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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Qataris in US safe as Sandy strikes Around 1,200 citizens in US, says diplomat; Qatar Airways cancels NY, Washington flights Police beg New Yorkers BY MOBIN PANDIT & in one house and they have stored AZMAT HAROON bread, water and other items to evacuate such as flashlights because of DOHA: There are an estimated the storm,” he said, adding that NEW YORK: Powerful 1,200 Qatari citizens in the US he fears he might not be able to winds buckled a crane on a and, thankfully, there were no get in touch with them during New York skyscraper, giv- reports of any threat to their power outages. ing an alarming warning of safety from Hurricane Sandy Most of the Qataris in the the danger from Hurricane until going to the press late last US are students, while some are Sandy as authorities tried night. patients who are receiving treat- desperately to persuade peo- Besides, there are countless ments in various parts of the ple in high-risk areas to get expatriates here who are either country. to safety. from the US or have near and Others are tourists and busi- With power cuts already dear ones based there. nessmen, a Qatari diplomat hitting as winds strengthened All Qatar Airways (QA) flights based at the country’s embassy and sea levels rose, police to and from New York and in Washington, said. toured flood-threatened dis- Washington were in meanwhile Prominent Qatari businessman, tricts of the New York region cancelled yesterday, but the air- Abdul Hadi Al Shahwani, is also almost begging people to clear line said its Houston flights were in the US. He told this newspaper out. But tens of thousands of on track. from Ohio that he was safe. hurricane refuseniks resisted. “QA has daily flights to and The Qatari diplomat told this With America’s biggest city from New York and Washington, newspaper on the phone late last at a near standstill ahead of which have been cancelled, but evening that there were also some a predicted storm surge of up Houston flights are on track,” an fellow citizens who were in the US to 11 feet (3.5 meters), police airline official told this newspaper. to attend conferences. went to several towns and dis- In Qatar, many people were According to him, some 50 to tricts with loud speakers and upset when they had to change 60 Qataris from different parts of special buses trying to per- their travel plans after interna- the US had called up the embassy suade people to move. tional flights to the US as well as yesterday after reading the hur- Authorities issued a man- domestic flights (within the US) ricane alert posted on its website. datory evacuation order for were cancelled. “They basically wanted more 375,000 people but the vast “I had to change my flight information about the storm,” majority decided to brave out from New York to San Francisco said the diplomat. Sandy, which some experts said because of the storm,” Mellissa The Qataris in the US are could be the most powerful Mitchel, a resident of Qatar for spread across the country, from Strong waves wash over people in Milford, Connecticut, as Hurricane Sandy approaches the area yesterday. storm in more than seven dec- the last 12 years, said. the east to the west. Asked if the ades. Only 3,000 people, with Many expatriates in Qatar are Qatari embassy was involved in adding that so far no request for family had contacted the embassy numbers of staff members and 73 pets, had moved into the 76 concerned for friends and family evacuating nationals trapped in assistance had been made by any for assistance for being repatri- diplomats were provided for emergency shelters opened for members who are in the US and some hurricane-affected areas, of the Qataris in the US. ated home. assistance. the storm, New York Mayor have been calling them up. the diplomat replied in the nega- People living in the coastal Travel and tour trade sources Social media here was also Michael Bloomberg said. “My brothers and sister are liv- tive and said: “We are sticking to areas are being evacuated. “In said that some Qatari individu- abuzz with talks of three Qatari Malcolm Smith, a ing in the Long Island area with the local plan. We have to follow inner city areas, there could be als and families had travelled to students reportedly saving seven Democratic member of the their families, and that area is one the local authorities.” power outages for a day or flood- the US for vacationing during the Emiratis during the hurricane, state senate, estimated that of the main targets of Hurricane “However, we are ready to ing, so evacuation is not being long Eid Al Adha holidays. though this could not be inde- 80 percent of inhabitants of Sandy,” Sameer Ahmed, a provide any kind of assistance resorted to,” said the diplomat. In the meantime, the Qatar pendently confirmed. Rockaway Beach had decided Pakistani expatriate said. needed, including basic necessities He replied in the negative when embassy in US remained closed THE PENINSULA to stay put. AFP They have all gotten together like food and blankets,” he said, asked if any Qatari individual or yesterday, but emergency access See also page 9

All that remains Qatar Holding gets nod for Instant e-visas for delegates buying stake in of UN climate meet in Doha Harrods Bank DOHA: Delegates for the forth- channels, are expected to con- in January, February, June and BY SATISH KANADY coming UN Climate change verge in the country next month September to prepare for the conference (COP 18/CMP8) to for the conference. COP 18/ CMP8 and these mis- DOHA: The UK’s regulatory be held in Doha will get visas “Delegates will be able to obtain sions have permanently stationed body has given approval to for Qatar within seconds with a visas after they enter personal in Qatar, Al Khalf said. Qatar Holding for buying a con- new e-visa system in place, an details such as name, date of birth, He said that the UN experts trolling stake in Harrods Bank, official of the organising com- passport number, nationality, type appreciated the e-visa system the private banking arm of the mittee has said. of participation — and they will developed by Qatar and recom- luxury department store. “The new system, developed by be able to get visas within two mended it to the next participat- The investment fund of Qatar the IT committee in collabora- seconds,” Al Khalf told the daily. ing country. has appointed a new board for tion with officials of the Ministry Delegates, however, would need “We are going to monitor this the bank’s expansion plans, the of Interior (MoI), can issue as approval from the United Nations system and its deficiencies and see British newspaper Daily Mail many as 5,000 to 10,000 visas (UN) database before they get if we can use it for Fifa 2022,” he reported. online daily,” Hassan Al Khalf, Qatari visas. added. Qatar Holding’s acquisition is Deputy Director General of the “We faced problems when we The 18th session of the expected to unwind a trust struc- organising committee and head of tried to link our system with Conference of the Parties to the ture set up under the previous IT committee of COP 18/ CMP8 that of the UN because it was UNFCCC and the 8th session owner, reportedly under pressure was quoted as saying by Al Sharq outdated,” Al Khalf said, adding of the Conference of the Parties from the Bank of England follow- yesterday. that Qatar sent IT teams to the serving as the Meeting of the ing concerns over former owner’s Around 17,000 to 20,000 people UN headquarters to match the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol is ability to run a bank. Free Syrian Army fighters and residents near a building damaged from 194 countries, in addition to systems. to take place from November 26 “The Qatari owners of Harrods after a Syrian Air Force fighter jet loyal to President Bashar Al Assad more than 7,000 representatives The United Nations Framework to December 7, 2012 at the Qatar are poised to take full control fired missiles at Marat Al Numan near the northern province of Idlib of the civil society organisations, Convention on Climate Change National Convention Centre of the luxury store’s private 1,500 journalists, including 100 TV (UNFCCC) sent four missions in Doha. THE PENINSULA yesterday. See also page 4 banking arm, unwinding a trust structure set up under previous owner. The Qataris are hoping to expand the bank, which racked up a £1.7m loss in the year to Doha Bank may sell shares Kuwait arrests former MP 3.1 million perform Haj Ministers visit Pakistani girl the end of January 2012 after losses on one bad loan”, the daily DUBAI: Doha Bank, Qatar’s fifth-larg- KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait secret serv- MAKKAH: Muslim pilgrims completed LONDON: Pakistan’s interior minis- reported. est bank by market value, is consider- ice officers yesterday arrested promi- their final Haj rituals in the Saudi city ter and the foreign ministers of Britain A spokeswoman for the bank ing selling shares in London as part of nent opposition leader and former MP of Makkah yesterday as the annual pil- and the UAE visited the English hos- said it was ‘delighted’ with the a plan to boost capital by up to $1.6bn Mussallam Al Barrak for publicly criticis- grimage came to a close without any pital treating shot Pakistani schoolgirl Financial Services Authority’s in 2013, four banking sources said. The ing the state’s ruler, a rights official said. major incidents. The Saudi authorities Malala Yousafzai yesterday. (FSA) decision. lender may raise about a quarter of the “Members of the secret service arrested congratulated the pilgrims, who officially Britain’s Foreign Office said the trio also “A new board has been capital through an issue of global deposi- Barrak after they came to his residence numbered 3.1 million, on a “successful” met with the father of 15-year-old Malala, appointed to support this exciting tory receipts (GDR) on the London Stock and produced an official warrant issued by Haj season, despite a large number hav- who was shot in the head by the Taliban development”, the daily quoted Exchange with the remainder raised the public attorney,” director of the Kuwait ing entered holy sites without proper earlier this month as punishment for cam- her as saying. through a local rights issue, two of the Society for Human Rights Mohammad permits. paigning for girls’ education, in an attack THE PENINSULA sources said. See also page 13 Al Humaidi said. See also page 5 that shocked the world. See also page 11 TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER 2012 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Special treat for Traditional dance families, kids at DTFF festival Fun-filled activities lined up this year

DOHA: Red carpet and compli- walkers, arts and crafts stations, mentary community screenings kite flying, musical performances, are among the many events in storytelling, sports, beach games, store for families at the fourth photo opportunities, puppetry and Doha Tribeca Film Festival filmmaking activities. (DTFF 2012) to be held from Fatma Al Remaihi, Head of November 17 to 24. Programmes at DFI, said “DTFF Tailored especially for families was born out of a desire to bring and children to celebrate films, communities in Qatar together local culture and community, through film and cinema ini- Family Days at DTFF will trans- tiatives. Over the years, we have form Katara Cultural Village into continuously worked towards a buzz of fun filled creative activi- curating year round programmes ties from November 21 to 24. that appeal to film lovers of all DFI Family Days will host ages and enhance overall cultural red carpet screenings of Asterix appreciation” and Obelix: In Britain 3D and Bringing a true celebration of the closing night film Rise of the community involvement in Qatar’s Guardians 3D along with compli- cinematic landscape, the DFI Kids Dressed in traditional Indian attire, women dance to ‘Dandiya’ beats during ‘Mela 2012’ at Sealine Beach Resort yesterday. ‘Dandiya’ is a folk dance mentary community screenings Access Programme, supported in India performed using colourful sticks as props. SHAIVAL DALAL of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, by production assistants from Cinema Paradiso, The Braveheart Qatar University, Northwestern will take the Bride and Children University, Doha College, and the of Heaven at the Sony Open Air DFI Content Team, will feature Cinema on Katara Esplanade. a group of enthusiastic student Thieves drill their way into jewellery store Abdulaziz Al Khater, CEO of reporters-, who will cover aspects DFI, said: “DFI Family Days at of the age-appropriate events DTFF, has been specially cre- during the Festival. DFI will also DOHA: Two men have been of a tailor and it was he who trying the case. In a separate certificates so those who landed ated in line with our objective of host a DTFF Family Panel invit- accused of robbing a jewellery called the police after he spot- incident, investigations are on here on these visas so that they making the festival a truly com- ing young enthusiasts and fami- store by entering through a ted a mysterious hole in a wall into allegations about a private could get jobs elsewhere. munity event.” DFI Family Days lies to explore how artists express hole they drilled in the wall of a of his shop. company employee having forged Later, it was discovered that events will provide fun-filled themselves. Through demonstra- tailoring shop next door. The robbery, according to the signature of the owner to the signatures on the applica- opportunities for children and tions and hands-on participation, The robbers then managed to details available, had taken place acquire some work visas which tion forms for the work visas families to play, experience, and the panel will emphasise on the deactivate surveillance cameras after 11pm on a Thursday when he sold. were forged and the director of learn together. Each day will be a use of animation, dance, music, installed inside the jewellery store the tailor said he closed the shop The accused person worked in the company who was supposed different experience to discover and art to encourage audiences to making sure that the cameras did and went home. the finance department of a pri- to sponsor the workers hadn’t filmmaking activities, workshops discover their creative potential. not capture their pictures. He told the police during vate company and he got seven signed the documents, and knew and more. The events and programme The duo also did not leave any investigation that he happened work visas issued for the com- nothing about it. During the course of DFI at the fourth Doha Tribeca Film finger prints to leave behind clues to visit his shop for a while the pany and later sold them. The signatures had been alleg- Family Days, an array of cheer- Festival underscores Doha Film that would put the police on their next morning — a Friday — and At least five people from an edly forged by the accused, who filled activities and entertainment Institute’s year-round mandate to trail. as he entered he saw, to his utter Arab country managed to land also admitted to having stolen the events will be held across Katara, provide audiences with opportuni- They were, however, nabbed by shock, that there was a hole in here on the visas acquired by the company’s stamp. including live stage performances, ties for education and entertain- the law-enforcement agencies. the wall. accused through forgery. He confessed that he sold the workshops, play areas, face paint- ment in important community The shop located next to the And so he immediately called The accused is also alleged visas, Al Arab reported yesterday. ing , street performers and stilt spaces. THE PENINSULA robbed jewellery stores was that the police. A criminal court is to have issued no-objection THE PENINSULA Imams to raise awareness of environment as COP18 nears

DOHA: Imams in over 150 mosques in Qatar will hold lectures on the environment, joining community efforts to become more involved in cli- mate change action, as the COP18/CMP8 Conference, to be held in Doha next month, nears. As part of the drive to raise awareness of environmental issues among the public, and to make the United Nations Climate Change Conference inclusive, more than 150 mosques in Qatar will be reminding the community of their responsibility to care for the planet. The Holy Quran contains more than 1,500 verses that relate to the environment, and preachers in the country’s mosques will cite Fanar, the Qatar Islamic Cultural Centre, is joining the 150 mosques in these and more in their effort to Qatar that are taking part in spreading the message about environmental bring home the important role responsibility. that everyone has in helping to save the planet. abide by more environmentally preserving the environment. According to Mohamad Al friendly practices. These include Advocacy groups will meet on Missifri, the administration urging people to use less water December 4 to further convey affairs expert in the Minister’s and not to fell trees. the message. Office at Qatar’s Ministry of On November 27, state mosques The Ministry of Endowment Endowment and Islamic Affairs, will host afternoon lectures about and Islamic Affairs will also raise verses from the Holy Quran will preserving the environment and awareness among its employees, be used, as well as ‘sunnah’, or the natural resources, and limiting working at the same time to miti- words and actions of the Prophet energy consumption. Mosques gate energy and water consump- Muhammad (Peace Be Upon will host lectures on November tion internally and in Qatar’s Him), as imams urge people to 30 about climate change and mosques. THE PENINSULA

Businessman goes hi-tech to archive rare documents DOHA: A Qatari business- 60-piece collection was displayed also occupy a chief component man is currently working on at Mal Lawal. His uncle Ahmad of the archive, said Mohammad archiving his collection of Saleh Al Obaidly, who is also a Al Obaidly. The set of docu- important artefacts and his- businessman, showcased a col- ments which totals 16 had been a torical documents on Qatar lection of rare historical docu- product of 34 years of Ahmad Al through modern technology. ments that date back 300 years Obaidly’s collection which took Mohammad Abdullah Al at the expo. him to countries such as Saudi Obaildly, a participant at the They include correspondences Arabia, Turkey and India. recent Mal Lawal exhibition, is of their tribe with leaders in the “Mal Lawal expo was a good using technology to document Gulf region and the Ottoman chance to introduce Qatari chil- some historical collections such Empire, reflecting some details dren the history of their nation as swords, jewellery and other of the events of that bygone era. for them to have an idea how objects from his ancestors. They also reflect the his- their ancestors lived in the past,” “My business is related to tory of the Abadila tribe, whom said Mohammad Al Obaidly. technology and I’m aware of the Obaidly belongs to and who He encouraged Qatari families importance of using technology resided in Al Udeid area since as well as other people to collect in the information age so I’m the 16th century. This compila- historical objects and documents working to archive my collection tion of documents, to be trans- related to Qatar’s history. in 3D,” said Al Obaidly, whose lated in various languages, will THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER 2012 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 Huge turnout Low demand brings down fish prices for Eid events

DOHA: There was a huge turn- High demand for meat during Eid Al Adha takes toll on fish sales out for entertainment and cul- tural events held during the DOHA: Giving a brief respite to expatriates. Popular varieties like Eid Al Adha while many have customers reeling from soaring Rubeeb, Safi, Sheri and Zubaidi requested organisers not to fish prices in the country, the were available at half the prices limit such event for the festival prices have drastically fallen in that existed before the holidays. season. the central fish market due to One kilogramme of Rubeeb Qatar Tourism Authority low demand during the Eid Al was sold at QR18 in the central organised different events for Adha holidays. market yesterday while the same the four day Eid holidays at The prices fell by more than 50 cost QR38 in a hypermarket in many locations across the coun- percent for many popular varie- Doha. King fish (small) was avail- try and they received considerable ties, although they remained high able at QR15 and QR18 while the number of visitors. in most other outlets in the city, price was more than double in People liked the way how including the big shopping malls most outlets outside the central events were organised and have and hypermarkets. market. requested organisers not to limit The plummeting prices have Sheri was priced QR7, against such events for Eid but to con- been attributed to low demand, QR15 some other outlets. Many tinue such events regularly espe- especially from citizens. other popular varieties were also cially to development the tourism Qataris mostly evade the fish available at negotiable prices, industry in the country, reported market during Eid holidays with sometimes plummeting below an Arabic daily. a change in consumption pattern, QR10. QTA held events in collabora- in favour of meat. “The prices have fallen because tion with Ministry of Culture, This is more true about Eid Qataris are not coming to the Arts and Heritage, Katara, Souq Al Adha, in which animal sac- market these days,” said a vendor. Waqif, Qatar Museums Authority, rifice is an essential part of the Most vendors were willing to Sawt Al Rayyan and q.media. celebrations. Along with Qataris, offer attractive discounts in a Special Eid events attracted a number of expatriates also per- bid to win customers and sell out large crowds at places like form this ritual and distribute the their stocks. Katara, Heritage Village, Aspire meat of the slaughtered animals Big shopping malls have been Low turnout of customers at the central fish market. Zone, the Museum of Islamic Art among friends, neighbours and cashing in on the low prices in and major malls in addition to the relatives. the central market, by announc- Qatar National Theatre and Al Very few citizens were spot- ing promotions on a few varieties, hypermarkets across the city, citizens and expatriates now opt- The low prices in the central Rayyan Theatre. Mohamad Essa ted at the central market yes- while keeping the prices high for with exclusive outlets for fish has ing for outlets outside the central fish market are expected to con- Al Jabor, supervisor for activities terday, while the low prices others. had a damaging effect on the cen- market, irrespective of the high tinue until the end of the Eid holi- at the heritage village said that have attracted a good number of Proliferation of cozy malls and tral market, with more number of prices. days. THE PENINSULA they received over 300 visitors during the holidays until midnight especially families and children. Furd Shakdan, marketing man- ager at Hyat Plaza said, “for the last three days we received more Mowasalat set to start in-house than 90,000 visitors, I strongly Weathermen forecast more rains believe that this shouldn’t be lim- health check-ups for new recruits ited for Eid. This is raising busi- DOHA: The north and southern yesterday posted pictures of rain some part of the country today. ness at shopping malls and people parts of the country received from the area on social network- Visibility is expected to dip below DOHA: The medical section of decentralising its services allow- are enjoying. Some were even scattered rains yesterday ing sites. There were also uncon- 2,000 metres or less. Mowasalat will soon start con- ing some private hospitals and waiting for more than an hour accompanied by strong winds. firmed reports about a hailstorm The Department has forecast ducting the mandatory health health centres to conduct the for events to begin. Such events The Meteorology Department in the area. thunderstorms both inshore and check up for newly recruited mandatory check up for foreign could be organised during spring has forecast more rains today. The country experienced offshore with the Northwesterly workers of the company at is workers and their families. and winter when we experience “We have received reports strong winds in the earlier part of to Northeasterly winds blowing premises in the Industrial Area, The medial section at the best weather to develop tour- about rain in some parts of the the day, while a brief dust storm at speeds reaching a maximum an official has said. Mowasalat is equipped with all ism,” he added. north in the morning and in the lashed the city at around 10am. 25 knots to 35 knots. The service is expected to the facilities to provide the nec- Abu Sari, member of the south in the afternoon hours,” a However, the dust was cleared Temperature is expected to be launched next year in col- essary healthcare to the growing Lebanese band playing at differ- source from the Department said very soon as the wind speed dip slightly, hovering between 26 laboration with the Medical number of drivers and adminis- ent locations of the Eid events last evening, without giving fur- returned to normal levels. degrees Celsius and 32 degrees Commission, a local Arabic daily trative staff at the company, the said that every place attracted ther details. The Met office has forecast Celsius inside the city. reported yesterday. official was quoted as saying. huge number of people. Many residents of Al Khor more rains and dust winds in THE PENINSULA Medical Commission is now THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER 2012 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST

Red armbands for Tunisia police after Air strike, car ‘Islamist’ attack TUNIS: Tunisia’s security forces union called on its mem- bombs wreck bers to wear red armbands for three days starting yesterday, in protest against a suspected Islamist attack on a police officer. Wissam Ben Slimane, the secu- Syria truce rity chief of the Tunis suburb Manouba, told state television he was attacked by a hatchet-wield- 100 buildings flattened in heaviest raids ing assailant overnight Saturday to Sunday. BEIRUT/AMMAN: Syrian “This crisis cannot be solved Speaking from his hospital bed jets bombed parts of Damascus with more weapons and bloodshed where he is recovering from a cut yesterday in what residents said ... the guns must fall silent.” to the head, the officer said the were the capital’s fiercest air Although the military and sev- attack took place as policemen raids yet, at the end of what was eral rebel groups accepted the tried to stop a fight between ille- supposed to be a four-day truce. plan to stop shooting over Eid gal alcohol sellers and a group of “More than 100 buildings have Al Adha, which ended yesterday, Salafist Islamists in Manouba. been destroyed, some levelled to 500 people have been killed since “The attacker is still on the run the ground,” said opposition activ- Friday, according to the Syrian and an investigation is underway ist Moaz Al Shami. “Whole neigh- Observatory for Human Rights, to determine those responsible bourhoods are deserted.” an opposition organisation. and arrest them,” interior minis- Each side in the 19-month-old Damascus residents said yes- try spokesman Khaled Tarrouche conflict between President Bashar terday’s air raids were the heavi- said. Al Assad and rebels blamed the est since jets and helicopters first “The interior ministry is deter- other for breaking the truce pro- bombarded pro-opposition parts P eople gather at the site of an explosion in Damascus yesterday. mined to follow up the excesses posed by peace envoy Lakhdar of the capital in August. committed by these groups who Brahimi to mark Eid Al Adha. “Even electricity poles have wish to take the place of the Two car bombs rocked the capital been hit and they are lying among majority Sunni Muslims against a violence would not discourage also deeply divided, a problem state,” he added, alluding to the yesterday, state media reported. pools of water from burst pipes. leadership dominated by Alawites him. which their Western allies say radical Islamist groups. Brahimi also said after talks There is no food, water, electric- — a branch of Shia — has grown “We think this civil war must has complicated efforts to provide The national security forces with Russian Foreign Minister ity or telephones,” said Shami, increasingly sectarian. end ... and the new Syria has to be greater support. union released a statement Sergei Lavrov in Moscow that who said he witnessed three air The Observatory said that built by all its sons,” he said. “The The Syrian Foreign Ministry denouncing the attack on Slimane there was no immediate plan to raids in the northeastern suburb more than 200 Kurdish civilians support of Russia and other mem- released a statement after yes- and called on the civil society min- send UN peacekeepers to the of Harasta alone. were detained over the weekend bers of the (UN) Security Council terday’s car bombs, lambasting istry to “support the security forces country. State media said “armed ter- by “militants” and a Kurdish man is indispensable.” the Security Council for not con- and condemn acts of violence com- “I am terribly sorry ... that this rorist groups” had broken the died from wounds he sustained Russia and China have vetoed demning actions it said “encour- mitted against security agents.” appeal (for a truce) has not been truce over the four days in the during torture. three Western-backed UN draft aged terrorists to continue their Since the Tunisian revolution heard to the level we hoped it cities of Aleppo, Homs and Deir Rebels in Aleppo have fought resolutions condemning Assad’s crimes against the Syrian people.” in January last year that ousted would, but that will not discour- Al Zor and had detonated two car with Kurdish militants in recent government for the violence. The civil war continued to spill former president Zine El Abidine age us. It will not discourage us bombs in the capital yesterday. days, accusing Syria’s Kurds of Beijing, keen to show it does over Syria’s borders yesterday, as Ben Ali, radical Islamists have car- because Syria is very important One killed 10 people, including siding with Assad. Many Kurds not take sides in Syria, has urged mortar bombs landed in south- ried out a number of attacks in the and the people of Syria deserve women and children, near a bak- say they want to stay out of the Damascus to talk to the opposi- ern Turkey. A judicial source country, including against security our support and interest,” he told ery in Jaramana, a district con- violence by distancing themselves tion and meet demands for politi- in Lebanon said eight Syrians forces and on cultural events. a news conference. trolled by forces loyal to Assad. from either side. cal change and has advocated a were arrested near the border An Salafist-led attack on “I am deeply disappointed that The other was in Hajar Al Aswad, Brahimi, who met Russian transitional government. in possession of arms and one the US embassy in September the parties failed to respect the a neighbourhood where rebels are Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Big-power rifts have paralysed was charged with firing at the resulted in four people being call to suspend fighting,” U N based. in Moscow on Monday before fly- U N action over Syria, but Assad’s Lebanese army. killed and dozens wounded. chief Ban Ki-moon said. The conflict — which pits ing to Beijing, said the renewed political and armed opponents are REUTERS AFP

Ankara under pressure over Turkish police fire tear gas at banned secularist march ANKARA: Turkish police women draped in Turkish flags Although Prime Minister into another Iran or some kind water cannon into the crowd, hunger strike by fired tear gas and water cannon and carrying banners portray- Tayyip Erdogan won a third term of neo-Ottoman Empire. We are which included children and eld- to disperse thousands of secu- ing the country’s founding father in power last year with 50 percent against this,” said retired 64-year- erly men and women, as some larists protesting at a banned Mustafa Kemal Ataturk highlight of the vote, many secular Turks old Erdem Sevinc. people tried to storm the police Kurd prisoners rally in the capital yesterday a longstanding division in Turkish fear his socially conservative AK “We are here today to send a blockade. against what they see as an society between staunch secular- Party has Islamist tendencies message to those who are trying Some in the crowd threw ANKARA: The Turkish gov- increasingly authoritarian and ists on the one hand and more that threaten the secular republic to destroy the principles of this projectiles at the line of police, ernment is under increasing Islamist government. conservative religious Turks on founded by Ataturk. republic,” he said. prompting them to fire more pressure over how to tackle a The scenes of chanting men and the other. “They are trying to turn us The local government in tear gas and water cannon. People hunger strike by hundreds of Ankara, also controlled by pushed and shoved to get out of Kurdish prisoners across the Erdogan’s AK Party, banned the the line of fire while others were country as the protest nears its rally citing “intelligence” it would doubled up on the ground, cough- eighth week and their health be used for “provocation”, a move ing from the gas. deteriorates. protesters said was designed to Several young girls were car- Around 700 detainees at more silence government opponents. ried out of the crowd unconscious, than 50 prisons are surviving on “Why have they banned this drenched by the water cannon. salted or sweetened water and march? Because they are scared. “Why are they doing this? This vitamins alone in a strike that has They are scared of course,” said is really bad. We are citizens of gained momentum since it began 68-year-old Metin Alkan, sporting a this country, we are not enemies,” with several dozen detainees last black tie emblazoned with Ataturk’s said 21-year-old computer studies month. face. “Look at us, do we look like a student Melisa Cilli. “They want Among the strikers are several danger?” he said, laughing. another kind of system here, a leaders of the chief Kurdish party, Waving Turkish flags several dictatorship, with Erdogan as the the Kurdish Peace and Democracy thousand people gathered outside dictator,” she said. Party (BDP). They are accused of the old parliament building in Several hours later police ties to the outlawed rebel Kurdistan the city centre to try to march to removed the barricades allow- Workers’ Party (PKK), which has Ataturk’s mausoleum to mark the ing the crowds to march to the for decades sought autonomy for 89th anniversary of the founding mausoleum some three kilome- the Kurds. “The strikers’ situation of the Turkish Republic in 1923. tres away. is deteriorating with every day,” a “Resign government! Damn Erdogan was first elected a Human Rights Association (IHD) you Tayyip!” the crowd chanted, decade ago with an overwhelming official said, saying the inmates had referring to the prime minister. majority and has presided over a been mistreated but without pro- “The day will come when the period of unprecedented prosper- viding details. AK Party will give account to the ity, winning him admirers among He said the government needed people,” they shouted. Western nations keen to portray to act to bring about an end to the “We are Mustafa Kemal’s sol- Turkey as a democratic example protest, a call that was echoed in diers! Turkey is secular and will in a troubled region. But that suc- the press and by main opposition remain secular!” others shouted. cess story has been undermined by leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who But the marchers were kept growing criticism of the authori- implored the strikers to abandon back by a barricade of riot police tarian style of his rule. their action while also addressing Demonstrators run as police use tear gas to disperse them in central Ankara yesterday. who began firing tear gas and REUTERS the government’s role. “I am asking the party in power to be more sensitive to these peo- ple’s requests,” he was quoted as saying in Friday’s English- language Hurriyet Daily News. Residents blocked from returning to captured Libyan town Several dozen Kurdish detainees began the strike on September 12, the anniversary of a military coup TRIPOLI: Thousands of reminiscent of last year’s war. of destruction remains unclear. Walid on Sunday, three army pick Hours after taking control of in 1980, with a host of demands Libyans who fled fighting in the Uncertain of the damage their “After what happened in Bani up trucks mounted with weapons the town, militias - many from including the release of PKK leader former Gaddafi stronghold of homes may have sustained, some Walid you can say almost all of the stood guard, closing off the north the rival town of Misrata - fired Abdullah Ocalan and an end to Bani Walid will not be allowed have tried to go back — however population fled,” said Mohammed entrance to the town. A few dozen ferociously at empty public build- Kurdish language restrictions. to return home for several more the town remains closed off as Al Swai of the Libyan Relief civilian cars were parked in lines ings, crying “Bani Walid is free!” With the pressure on, Justice days until work was complete to security forces and officials say agency. “We will try to get them in front. in chaotic scenes. Minister Sadullah Ergin paid an make the town safe and restore they are working on making it back to their homes with the help “Each day when I ask if I “Some of the first fighters who unexpected visit Wednesday, on the services, officials said yesterday. safe and restoring water, electric- of the authorities.” can check on my house, they went in were a little young ... We eve of EidAl Adha, to an Ankara Militias aligned with the ity and communications. Local Governance Minister say ‘Tomorrow’,” resident are erasing this graffiti because it prison where strikers are being defence ministry took control “We want to make sure there Mohammed Al Hrari said the Abdelmanam, 20, said as he might cause an adverse reaction,” held and called on them to halt of Bani Walid — one of the last isn’t anything left over from the lack of services was one of the waited to see whether he could Sheikhi said, adding there would their action. “For the well-being of towns to fall to rebels in last military operation. Services were main obstacles: “How can people go through. He was refused entry. also be an investigation into reports your body, your health, your fami- year’s war — on Wednesday after destroyed,” army spokesman Ali go back if there is no water or Foreign reporters who arrived of houses being burnt down. lies: give up this action,” he said. fighting that has underlined the Al Sheikhi said. “We expect that power.” at the road block, in the area of The fighting erupted over a gov- He said the government was weakness of central authority a in about three days (residents) Aid workers said they had Wadi Dinar, were also not allowed ernment demand Bani Walid hand listening to the strikers and that year after dictator Muammar will be able to go back to Bani heard of a small number of the through to Bani Walid. over those who had kidnapped and it could allow Kurds appearing in Gaddafi was deposed. Walid.” displaced trying to return through “There is graffiti on the walls tortured Omar Shaaban, the rebel court to have the right to defend The violence sent thou- Fleeing residents spoke of no smaller roads. inside, it may incite strife,” army who caught Gaddafi hiding in a themselves. sands fleeing from the hilltop water or power and little food At a road block made up of large official Ahmed Salem said, with- drain in Sirte last year. AFP town of 70,000 people in scenes and medicine in town. The scale stones a few kilometres from Bani out elaborating. REUTERS TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER 2012 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05

Iran has no plan Israel to limit to shut Strait of Hormuz: Report DUBAI: Iran has no plan to close the vital shipping lanes of use of cluster the Strait of Hormuz, Defence Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi was cited as say- ing by state-run Press TV. Iranian officials have repeat- bombs in war edly threatened to close the strait, through which around 40 per- cent of the world’s sea-borne oil Detailed plan for Hezbollah offensive exports pass, in response to tight- ening sanctions on the country’s TEL AVIV: Israel would use a 1,200 people were killed in Lebanon, crude exports over the past year. lot fewer cluster munitions in mostly civilians, and 160 Israelis, State-run Iranian media any future war with Hezbollah mostly soldiers, died in the war. reported in July that parliamen- than it did in their 2006 con- If Israel carries out its veiled tarians had drafted a bill to try flict, even though it would go threats to attack Iran’s nuclear to stop oil tankers from sailing into southern Lebanon earlier programme, it could mean through the Strait of Hormuz in and harder, a senior Israeli mil- another war with Hezbollah. response to a European Union itary officer said yesterday. Israel sees the Shia militia as ban on Iranian crude imports that The disclosure confirms Israel the long arm of its enemy Iran. came into force on July 1. already has detailed planning for Israeli television has reported But Press TV reported on an offensive aiming to avoid some that 10,000 Lebanese sites are Sunday that Tehran had no plan controversial tactics used in the now listed as potential targets — to close the waterway. 34-day push against the Iranian- far more than Israel had on its “These two issues (closure of backed guerrillas. list in 2006. Palestinians inspect a crater following an Israeli attack in Al Bureij centre of the Gaza Strip yesterday. the Strait of Hormuz and sanc- Israel has not signed the Suggesting the depth of Israeli tions) are not related and are Convention on Cluster Munitions, intelligence penetration, the officer totally independent of each other,” whose adoption in 2008 was said there was “more than one it quoted the minister as saying. spurred partly by Lebanese casual- Hezbollah cell” in each of some 240 “The existing sanctions are ties of the bomblets, some of which Shia villages in southern Lebanon. 18 rockets hit southern Israel unjust, but they have pushed us lay scattered and unexploded until Some have guerrilla bunkers, forward and boosted our capa- they were accidentally detonated launch pads and arms caches. JERUSALEM: Gaza militants Yesterday’s barrage of rocket incursions and attacks carried bilities. We are strong enough to by civilian passersby. Israel hopes Lebanon can rein yesterday fired 18 rockets at fire followed hot on the heels of out by the occupation,” the group leave these sanctions powerfully “Due to a whole range of con- in Hezbollah, which acts like a southern Israel, ending several two late-night Israeli air strikes said referring to one of its own behind.” siderations — legitimacy, our state within a state. If not, the days of calm, with the armed which did not cause any injuries, militants. Iran’s oil minister said last non-indifference to the treaty, officer predicted a future war wing of the ruling Hamas move- Palestinian security sources said. The firing was the latest show week the country had a contin- effectiveness and other factors would be settled more quickly by ment saying it was revenge Although the Ezzedine Al of force from Hamas militants gency strategy to survive with- — cluster use is expected to be Israel, whose forces were fought after an air raid killed one of Qassam Brigades did not say how who have traditionally respected out oil revenues and would halt reduced in combat in the rural to a standstill in 2006. their men. many rockets it had fired, it named a de facto truce on firing at Israel, all its oil exports if pressure from areas,” the officer told foreign Israel had relied initially on It was the second straight at least five areas in southern Israel but who have in recent weeks, Western sanctions got any tighter. journalists. aerial bombing, shifting to a day in which militants had fired where it had targeted “military claimed several rocket attacks. Iranian threats to block ship- Speaking on condition of ano- ground offensive only after days of rockets at Israel in a confronta- sites” — Sufa, Kissufim, Beeri, Yad The latest round of tit-for-tat ping lanes arose in early 2012 nymity, he said “rural areas” meant withering guerrilla rocket attacks tion which began early on Sunday, Mordechai and Nahal Oz. violence began early on Sunday as US and European sanctions, “most of southern Lebanon”. on its northern towns. Next time, and effectively ended three days of And it posted a grainy video when Israeli troops crossed aimed at starving Tehran of The scattering of cluster bombs, the tanks and troops would go in calm after an Egyptian-brokered on their website which appeared the border into southern Gaza, funds for its nuclear programme, whether by artillery or the air “very early on”, the officer said. truce went into force at midnight to show militants launching nine prompting Hamas militants to tightened. force, would be “much reduced, Israel must also brace for attacks on Wednesday. rockets in the early morning. begin firing mortars at them, A heavy western naval pres- significantly reduced”, he said. on Israelis abroad, he said. Iran and “At least 18 rockets were fired “This shelling was in response Palestinian security sources and ence in the area is seen as a big Hezbollah is outgunned by the its Lebanese ally have been accused at Israeli territory, without caus- to the continuous Zionist bombing witnesses said. impediment to blocking the ship- technologically superior Israeli of several plots. Many may have ing injuries or damage,” police and terrorising of peaceful citi- Israel then carried out an air ping route, which is also the sole forces, but in 2006 it proved adept been foiled, but on July 18 a bomb spokesman Micky Rosenfeld zens, which most recently killed strike which killed Qara and export route for Qatari liquefied at fighting covertly and hitting in Bulgaria killed 5 Israeli tourists. said, saying the count was from Suleiman Kamel Al Qara, as well injured another Hamas militant. natural gas. Israeli towns with rockets. Some REUTERS midnight. as in response to the repeated AFP REUTERS Haj winds up without incident

MAKKAH: Muslim pilgrims Muslim pilgrims went on the Haj, as the deadly SARS had caused completed their final Haj ritu- one of the five pillars of Islam the death of a Saudi national, als in the Saudi city of Makkah which must be performed at least though Saudi health authori- yesterday as the annual pil- once in a lifetime by all Muslims ties at the time downplayed the grimage came to a close without who are able to do so. chances of an outbreak of the ill- any major incidents. Officials said about 120,000 ness at the Haj. The Saudi authorities con- police were deployed throughout The last remaining pilgrims gratulated the pilgrims, who offi- the five-day pilgrimage, along performed the stone-throwing cially numbered 3.1 million, on a with an equal number of health rituals yesterday in the Mina “successful” Haj season, despite a and sanitation employees, in what valley where they hurled rocks at large number having entered holy is considered the largest annual three pillars representing Satan. sites without proper permits. human gathering on earth. They then headed to Makkah “Everything went very well,” According to Saudi Health to perform the farewell circu- Makkah Governor Prince Minister Abdullah Al Rabia, the mambulation of the Ka’aba, the Khaled Al Faisal told reporters Haj passed without the spread of cube-shaped structure at the on Sunday, adding that this year’s any major illness or epidemic. Grand Mosque towards which pilgrimage was “the most success- In September, the UN health Muslims worldwide pray, before ful hajj season ever.” agency confirmed a mystery ill- leaving the kingdom. Last year, nearly three million ness from the same virus family AFP

P ilgrims circle the Ka’aba and pray at the Grand Mosque during Tawaf Al Wadaa (farewell tawaf) on the last day of the Haj in the holy city of Makkah yesterday.

Bahrain prosecutor appeals acquittal of police

DUBAI: Bahrain’s prosecu- On October 22, a Bahraini court 2011, after she was summoned by tor yesterday appealed against had acquitted a policewoman the police for questioning about the acquittals of a policewoman who was charged with torturing her links with Al Manar televi- accused of torturing a journal- female journalist Naziha Saeed, sion of the Lebanese Shia move- ist and two policemen tried for who is Manama’s correspondent ment Hezbollah. murdering demonstrators in for France 24 and Radio Monte In another case on September last year’s anti-regime protests. Carlo Doualiya, during last year’s 27 the court acquitted two police “The prosecutor general has crackdown on anti-regime pro- officers accused of killing two decided to file an appeal (after) a tests in the Gulf kingdom. Shiite protesters, Ali Al Moumin thorough review of the reasons” The court concluded that the and Issa Abdel Hasan, during the that led to the acquittals and after testimony of the victim was “con- crackdown on protests in 2011. studying the evidences against the tradictory” and “does not conform The court justified their accused in both the cases, a state- to the pathologist’s report.” acquittals on the basis of lack of ment issued by the prosecutor gen- The officer was prosecuted for evidence. eral Abderrahman Al Sayyed said. hitting the journalist on May 22, AFP TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER 2012 06 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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CHAIRMAN: SHEIKH THANI BIN ABDULLAH AL THANI A secret war EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: KHALID AL SAYED E-MAIL: [email protected] The Israeli air strikes on a Sudanese arms ACTING MANAGING EDITOR: HUSSAIN AHMAD E-MAIL: [email protected] factory show the immunity which the Jewish EDITORIAL: TEL: 44557741 / 44557743 state enjoys to act as a global policeman. FAX: 44557746 / 44557758 P. O. BOX: 3488, DOHA, QATAR. HE air strikes on a Sudanese arms factory by Israeli jets, which Sudan’s president Omar Hassan Al Bashir for the alleged crime of E-MAIL: [email protected] killed two people and triggered a fire which engulfed the factory, genocide. Khartoum has threatened to retaliate against the attacks. ADVERTISING: TEL: 44557837 / 780 FAX: 44557870 Tis a blatant violation of international laws and evidence of the It has no military capability to retaliate, which means its revenge will immunity which Israel enjoys to act as a global policeman. And the come in other ways, like doing brazenly what it has been accused of CLASSIFIED: 44557857 E-MAIL: [email protected] silence of the international community on the issue, especially their doing. Omar Al Bashir called Israel short-sighted for carrying out reluctance to condemn it, is proof of the double standards in inter- the attack. SUBSCRIPTION / HOME DELIVERY national affairs which some countries practise. Such open bias only The attacks will also bring Iran and Sudan closer. According to TEL: 44557809 /839 FAX: 44557819 serves to feed the skepticism and misgivings of people in our region Iranian news agency IRNA, two Iranian warships docked in Sudan E-MAIL: [email protected] about the fairness and justice of the international system. yesterday. The Yarmouk factory, which was hit, is one of two known state- It said the helicopter carrier Khark and the destroyer Shahid Naqdi SUBSCRIPTION RATES owned weapons manufacturing plants in the Sudanese capital. were carrying “the message of peace and friendship to neighbouring ANNUAL QR 675 Sudan has long been seen by Israel as a conduit for weapons smug- countries and were ensuring security for shipping lanes against marine 6 MONTHS QR 340 gled to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, via the Egyptian Sinai desert. terrorism and piracy”. Closer cooperation between the two countries But the attack on the arms factory will not help Israel achieve its goals can upset the diplomatic applecarts in our region. and on the contrary, can backfire. With its pervasive security mecha- The attack is part of a clandestine war which Israel has been wag- nism on the borders, backed by hi-tech gadgetry, Israel can effectively ing. According to Israeli media, the Israeli air force carried out at prevent any arms smuggling into its territory and the attacks on a least two secret operations in Sudan in January and February 2009. foreign country as a retaliatory or preventive measure is nothing but This means the secret war is likely to continue. an act of arrogance. Sudan too needs to refrain from supplying arms to Hamas, if the PUBLICATION The attacks and the silence of the international community can accusations are true. Khartoum has enough problems at home, and add to a sense of desperation in Sudan, which is feeling isolated after getting embroiled in the Palestinian issue in a way which costs it heav- the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for ily is not a wise diplomatic move, whatever the gains.

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Australia’s Asian focus the day Madonna USTRALIA’S Asian century white paper, released on Sunday, American singer has sent an unmistakable message to the outside world that it Awants to shift away from the “old countries” of Europe toward broader and deeper engagement with its neighbours in Asia, especially China and India. Given Asia’s rising significance in the world’s economic and security landscape, it is no surprise that the biggest country in the Southern Hemisphere seeks to benefit more from Asia’s economic and social progress. In fact, Canberra has increasingly sought to identify itself as a member of the Asian club in recent years. As the white paper highlights the scale and pace of Asia’s transfor- mation are unprecedented and the implications are profound, not just for Australia. Given China’s rising role in the region and beyond and its growing economic ties with Australia, it is also not surprising that China features prominently in the white paper, entitled Australia in the Asian Century. The new document has a more positive tone and reflects a more mature perspective toward China’s development and Australia-China relations than the defence white paper released in 2009, which adopted a hostile tone and viewed China’s rise as a threat to Australia. Among the many policy adjustments it has vowed to make to strengthen its “comprehensive, constructive and cooperative rela- tionship” with China, it has even proposed to teach Asian languages, Mandarin included, in Australian schools. This in itself is a commendable step, as it will certainly contribute to greater understanding between Australia and China. Deeper mutual understanding and greater mutual trust are needed if Australia and China are to advance their relations. In recent years, many Australians have realized that their country’s economy is increasingly dependent on China’s demand for Australian goods and the influx of Chinese students and tourists. Nonetheless, suspicion and criticism of China’s rise have also emerged in Australian society from time to time, which has prompted irrational reactions to Chinese investments in Australia. Yet, as the white paper admits, China was only Australia’s 13th largest investor by the end of 2011. According to the new document, Australia supports China’s participa- tion in the region’s strategic, political and economic development. But Canberra needs to do more to translate all the positive signals toward China in its new policy document into action. CHINA DAILY Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate Fertile ground in Syria

BY JACKSON DIEHL House in 2013: Jabhat Al Nusra. fighting units around Syria have bases and logistical networks to gained experience using them in from sources in Saudi Arabia Actually, the full name of the begun openly claiming to belong support attacks on American Iraq and Lebanon. They also have and other Persian Gulf states, OR more than a year, the Middle East’s latest jihadist ter- to it. On YouTube, videos show troops in Iraq, anti-Syrian politi- knowledge of and connections to its units are often better-armed Obama administration has ror movement, announced on an the residents of areas taken over cians in Lebanon, and Israel. Now the Syrian intelligence and secu- than secular forces, which have Fbeen assuring the world Al Qaida-linked Web site last by the rebels waving its flag and many of those rat lines have been rity apparatus.” been starved by Obama’s ban on that the downfall of Syrian dic- January, is Jabhat al-Nusra li- chanting its name. reversed, and the extremists are In fact, the group has special- US weapon supplies. tator Bashar Al Assad is “a mat- Ahl Al Sham Min Mujahideen “They have been able to take targeting Assad. ized in attacks on intelligence The result, says O’Bagy, is that ter of time.” Yes, its own Middle al Sham fi Sahat al Jihad, an extremist identity and really They do so because they were facilities. On Oct. 9, it staged a the character of Syria’s opposi- East experts warned, but how which means “Support Front give it a popular following in a never his natural allies — Assad’s sophisticated, three-stage assault tion has changed. “It’s no longer much time matters. The longer for the People of Syria from context of bloody civil war,” says Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite on an air force intelligence com- a pro-democracy force trying the fighting goes on, they said, the Mujaheddin of Syria in the Elizabeth O’Bagy, the author of a Islam, is considered heretical by pound outside Damascus. Earlier to bring down a dictatorship. It the more likely it is that what places of Jihad.” It was dismissed sobering study of Syria’s jihadists the Sunni jihadists — and because in the month, it claimed credit for no longer holds the moral high began as a peaceful mass opposi- at first as a hoax, or maybe as a for the Institute for the Study of they see an opening to rebuild a a string of bombings in Aleppo ground. They have muddied the tion movement would be hijacked concoction of Assad’s intelligence War. “They have become the most movement that was shattered in that targeted an officer’s club and waters.” by extremists, including allies of service. Now its black flag is rec- significant threat to long-term Iraq and Afghanistan. other government-held facilities, If the war drags on, Jabhat al- Al Qaeda. ognized, and often cheered, across stability in Syria.” One of the first contingents to reportedly killing dozens. Nusra will surely grow stronger. President Obama ignored that Syria, and its bearded, baggy- No, Barack Obama’s policies bolster Jabhat al-Nusra, O’Bagy Leaders of the Free Syrian It could begin to carve out a haven advice, ruling out measures that pantalooned fighters are at the alone did not create this mon- found, came from Fatah al Islam, Army, the mainstream rebel in the Syrian countryside where could have quickly brought down forefront of the critical battle for ster. It is, first of all, a creature a former Syrian intelligence cli- force that emerged from the al-Qaida operatives from around the regime — such as a no-fly zone the city of Aleppo. of Assad’s own regime, blowback ent that launched a battle in 2007 original protest movement, don’t the region could gather. It could — in favour of a year of feckless In the spring Jabhat al-Nusra from his years of sponsoring ter- to take over a Palestinian refu- support the jihadists or their try to get hold of Syria’s abun- diplomacy. But it turned out the had maybe 50 adherents, most rorist networks in Lebanon, Iraq gee camp near Tripoli, Lebanon. tactics. But as the war in cities dant stocks of chemical weapons. experts were right. So now the of them in hiding, and had and the Palestinian territories. “These individuals,” O’Bagy like Aleppo becomes more des- And it could start looking beyond consequence of Obama’s passivity claimed credit for only a hand- For more than a decade, Syrian writes, “received training in perate, Jabhat al-Nusra has pro- Syria for targets. You might say has a name, one that will surely ful of attacks. Now it may have intelligence allowed Al Qaeda and weapons and insurgency tactics vided precious reinforcements. it’s a matter of time. haunt the occupant of the White close to 1,000 core followers, and other jihadist groups to establish from the Syrian government and Thanks to generous support WP-BLOOMBERG TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER 2012 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 US presidential race is all about Ohio, or is it?

mid-October momentum seems Obama still has to have slowed or stopped since Obama’s strong performances in a slight electoral the final two debates. National tracking polls have ebbed and flowed in a narrow range during map advantage the past week, with Romney keep- ing a slight lead in most. fuelled by his But in a Reuters/Ipsos national online tracking poll on Sunday, Obama opened a slight lead on slim lead in Ohio, Romney, 49 percent to 46 percent, among likely voters. but Romney On the state level, Romney’s surge put him slightly ahead in Florida and Virginia, but has not has steadily been enough for him to over- take Obama in the Midwestern closed the battlegrounds of Ohio, Iowa and Wisconsin. gap or moved Those three states alone, added to the states where Obama already has solid leads, would be enough slightly ahead for the president to win with 271 electoral votes. in some other “There is an illusion of volatil- ity that is created when you have 90 public polls coming out every battleground day,” Obama senior adviser David Axelrod told reporters last week. states. “The fact of the matter is, this race has been remarkably stable BY JOHN WHITESIDES over a long period of time.” Obama’s support level falls short ith one week of the magic 50 percent mark in left in the tight most national and swing state battle for the polls, a danger sign for an incum- White House, bent who is well known to voters it’s all about the and therefore could be unlikely to Wvital swing state of Ohio. Unless win the support of a majority of it’s about Colorado - or Iowa, or Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (right) and his running mate US Sen Paul Ryan (left) laugh as they watch a those who make late decisions. tiny New Hampshire. performance by the Oakridge Boys during a campaign rally at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Marion, Ohio. The close race has put a pre- Democratic President Barack mium on each campaign’s ability Obama and Republican challenger to identify and turn out their vot- Mitt Romney both have clear National polls show the race is Obama won Colorado by 9 per- Romney appears to have an The most heavily contested ers, and Obama’s camp has trum- paths to the 270 electoral votes a virtual dead heat, but Obama centage points in 2008, aided by advantage in Florida, where six prize remains Ohio, and both peted its edge in early voting in needed for victory - and they don’t still has a lead of at least 4 per- support from young and suburban of the last seven public polls have campaigns are concentrating their swing states and its effort to get all go through Ohio, the state that centage points in states that voters and the growing Hispanic shown him with a small lead. time and resources there. Obama both frequent and sporadic voters both sides have long viewed as key account for 237 electoral votes, vote, but he is virtually tied with RealClearPolitics puts Romney’s has an average lead in polls there to the polls. to capturing the White House. according to averages compiled by Romney there now. average lead at 1.8 percentage of 1.9 percentage points, according It is unclear how Hurricane Obama still has a slight elec- RealClearPolitics. Romney has a Romney’s path is tougher with- points, within most polls’ margin to RealClearPolitics. Six of the last Sandy will affect early voting toral map advantage fueled by his lead of at least that size in states out Ohio, but still possible. of error but symbolic of a trend nine public polls showed Obama along the East Coast - particu- slim lead in Ohio, but Romney has that represent 201 electoral votes. The former Massachusetts gov- toward the Republican, analysts with a slight edge. larly in Virginia. Bob McDonnell, steadily closed the gap or moved That gives Obama slightly more ernor has a slight lead over Obama say. “Once an incumbent loses a The other three showed a Virginia’s Republican governor slightly ahead in some other bat- leeway in the fight for the remain- in Florida and has pulled even grip on the race, it’s very hard to tie, including a poll released and a Romney supporter, has tleground states. Eight states ing 95 electoral votes available in with the president in Virginia. If get it back,” said Florida-based on Sunday by the Cincinnati vowed to extend early voting remain relative toss-ups. the eight toss-up states, all won Romney sweeps those two states pollster Brad Coker of Mason- Enquirer newspaper and the Ohio hours and restore power quickly Both candidates can construct by Obama in the 2008 election and adds Colorado, he would still Dixon. “Florida is gone for News Organisation. to voting facilities in the event of multiple winning scenarios, with - Colorado (9 electoral votes), need to win Iowa, New Hampshire Obama, from what I’m seeing on “The polling is so much closer outages. Obama’s Democrats have or without Ohio. And it’s now pos- Florida (29), Iowa (6), Nevada (6), and Wisconsin to capture the the ground here. The map seems than it was in 2000 or any other made early voting a focus of their sible that the tipping point could New Hampshire (4), Ohio (18), White House. to be expanding for Romney and close election year, so everything campaign and represent a major- emerge from another battle- Virginia (13) and Wisconsin (10). shrinking for Obama.” is hard to predict,” he said. ity of those casting ballots before ground, such as Colorado, where Obama is clinging to slight poll NEVADA SLIPPING AWAY The multiple electoral sce- Election Day. Obama and Romney are dead- leads - which typically are less FROM ROMNEY? narios have sparked speculation ‘AN ILLUSION OF But Romney’s campaign says locked in the polls. than the polls’ margins of error Of the eight toss-up states, about alternative outcomes such VOLATILITY’ early voting among Republicans “At this point, there are prob- - in five of those states with a Nevada appears the least com- as a 269-269 tie in electoral votes, Romney’s poll gains since his in the toss-up states is run- ably more electoral map scenarios combined 44 electoral votes: Ohio, petitive, with analysts and some which would leave the presidency strong performance in the first ning ahead of the party’s pace than there are undecided voters,” Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire strategists in both parties saying to a vote by the Republican-led debate on Oct 3 have been pow- in 2008, when Obama defeated said Lee Miringoff, a pollster at and Wisconsin. That would be it is moving toward Obama. House of Representatives. ered by growing voter confidence Republican John McCain. In Ohio, Marist College, which is conduct- enough to put him over the top. An NBC/Wall Street Journal/ Another possibility: one candi- in his ability to handle the econ- Republicans are out-performing ing surveys in key swing states. Even if he loses Ohio, Obama Marist poll on Thursday gave date wins the nationwide popu- omy, an increase in his favour- their share of registered voters in “In a 50-50 race ... everything could still get to 270 electoral Obama a 3-point edge in Nevada, lar vote, while the other wins the ability ratings and gains among absentee ballot requests and early and everywhere is going to mat- votes - and clinch the election and the last six public polls have electoral vote - and walks away women and independents. votes, the campaign said. ter,” he said. - by winning Colorado instead. shown Obama ahead. with the presidency. But Romney’s early and REUTERS A permanent ceasefire is the only hope for Syria

the first day. UN agencies, working with The US needs to the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, had pre- positioned tons of aid for displaced fami- change policy. Its lies and were able to dispatch two convoys to Homs. Dozens of Syrian civil society groups have been working to get medi- one-sided support cine, food and blankets to the informal shelters where homeless families are liv- for armed rebels ing in and around Damascus and Aleppo. Aleppo has been the focus of terrible recent clashes. It has fallen victim to may condemn the worst destruction of any major city in the world since 1945. Over a third of Syrians to years of its 2 million residents may have fled. According to Haytham Manna, the head of the National Co-ordination Body for bloodshed. Democratic Change in Syria, Aleppo’s BY JONATHAN STEELE tragedy began when rebels attacked the city without having the strength to win it; whole districts were then destroyed by he four-day ceasefire that went government counterattacks. into effect on Friday should have Manna lives in Paris but the rest of been the first good news from his 25-person executive lead opposition TSyria for several months. The groups inside Syria. They still believe the initiative came from Lakhdar Brahimi, best way to remove the Assad regime is the UN and Arab League’s special envoy, through a ceasefire and a political set- and was accepted by Bashar al-Assad’s tlement that provides for a democratic A boy looks up at a jet fighter after a strike in a residential area in the village of Kafranbel in Idlib, on Sunday. government as well as several opposition transition in which state institutions are commanders. reformed, not destroyed. They condemn Two Islamist groups rejected it out- the government’s indiscriminate use of and Obama produced the usual formulas attacks and new massacres in districts Russian, Chinese and Iranian diplomats right and both sides put conditions on air power in built-up areas but are aware that have yielded no breakthrough yet: on the edge of Damascus. Now come this have not yet produced their release. it. The government said it would respond of growing civilian criticism of rebel tac- Assad must go now, sanctions must be weekend’s ceasefire violations. Like some Once the US election is over, to rebel attacks and the rebels said the tics. Manna even claims to detect signs tightened, and support must increase of the rebels, the generals still believe Washington needs to change policy. One- government should not resupply its of fatigue among the armed opposition. for the armed opposition while ensuring military victory is possible. sided support for the armed opposition troops. The rebels seemed to be particu- He and his colleagues inside Syria con- weapons only go to “moderates”. There They have also poisoned the atmos- condemns Syrians to months, perhaps larly sceptical of any ceasefire since they sider diplomatic intervention the only was no mention of ceasefires, the UN, phere for talks, even if it means snub- years, of bloodshed. A Libya-style inter- appear to believe the military momen- solution. Russia and the US must reach a Brahimi, or a political solution. bing Russia, China and Iran. After vention would be a worse escalation. Far tum is with them, and they have always consensus to halt arms supplies and put On the Syrian government side there Russian pressure the government allowed better to junk the failed strategy both been wary of political negotiations unless pressure on each side to have a long-last- are severe obstacles. The ceasefire track Manna’s group to hold a conference in candidates followed in last week’s debate Assad first resigns. Although ceasefire ing ceasefire. This would be followed by is not new. Before Brahimi took over Damascus last month. But the day before and work with Russia and Brahimi on a violations have been numerous, there negotiations between the Syrian parties as Kofi Annan’s team had tried to nego- it opened, one of the group’s leaders, permanent ceasefire. Whatever disputes has been a slight overall drop in military well as talks among Syria’s neighbours to tiate truces in Homs, Rustan and Deir Abdelaziz al-Khayer, and two colleagues Obama has with Putin on other issues, he activity. Reports from Aleppo suggest the guarantee no outside power would under- el-Zour. Assad claimed to agree but his were detained by troops of the Airforce needs to work with the Kremlin on Syria city has been quieter and in other places mine the transition to a new system. It is a generals vetoed the plans. Since then the Intelligence, the most feared of the rather than provoke it. people had a brief respite, especially on tall order. In their recent debates Romney regime’s security chiefs have launched air security agencies. Repeated inquiries by THE GUARDIAN TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER 2012 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL Ruling party Chill descends on Germany close to win in Ukraine Observers condemn parliament poll

KIEV: Ukraine’s ruling party report said. Washington and EU was set yesterday for victory nations — fearful of creeping against the allies of jailed ex- Ukrainian authoritarianism — premier Yulia Tymoshenko had urged Yanukovich’s govern- after a legislative election ment to stage a clean vote that that international observers could prove its commitment to condemned as a setback for the values of the European Union the ex-Soviet state’s nascent that it hopes to join one day. democracy. The criticism by the OSCE is Prime Minister Mykola Azarov all the more bitter for Ukraine as predicted that the Regions Party it is due to take the chairmanship would win an outright majority of the body in 2013. in the new parliament following Tymoshenko’s party said it had a disappointing performance by conducted a parallel count which another opposition group organ- showed the Regions Party leading ised by the world heavyweight her faction by a much narrower boxer Vitaly Klichko. margin of just over four percent — “We expect these results to an outcome which had also been hold,” Azarov told reporters. “This predicted by exit polls. means that the Regions Party has Yanukovich’s Regions Party has scored a resounding victory.” 34.2 percent of the vote against But observers from the 22.5 percent for Tymoshenko’s A village surrounded by snow in Neudorf, Germany, yesterday. A cold spell brought fresh snow in many parts of Germany. Organization for Security and opposition party with 61 percent Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) of the precincts reporting in the issued an unusually strongly- proportional system that will worded statement describing the determine half the seats in the election process as a step back- new chamber. wards for Ukraine. The ruling party was also on Greek whistle-blower editor in the dock “Considering the abuse of course to win at least 114 seats out power, and the excessive role of of the 225 that are being deter- ATHENS: A prominent Greek are angry at a political class seen The centre-left Ta Nea news- media — which apart from Ta money in this election, democratic mined by first-past-the-post sin- journalist who published the as unwilling to crack down on the paper reprinted the list yester- Nea have avoided any mention of progress appears to have reversed gle mandate constituencies. names of more than 2,000 wealthy elite. day, devoting 10 pages to the those on the list — for failing to in Ukraine,” said OSCE special “We are expecting that the wealthy Greeks with Swiss Vaxevanis’s trial was adjourned accounts which were said to hold cover his magazine’s revelations coordinator Walburga Habsburg Regions Party will take the bank accounts appeared in soon after starting until Thursday. about ¤2bn until 2007. However, extensively. Douglas. majority in the new parliament,” court yesterday to stand trial He could face up to two years in the daily said it was not leaping The list has been named after “One should not have to visit a Azarov said. on charges of violating data prison if convicted. to any conclusions about the list’s Christine Lagarde, the head prison to hear from leading politi- Regions parliamentary faction privacy laws. “I was doing my job in the name “content nor the connotations of the International Monetary cal figures in the country.” leader Olexander Efremov said Costas Vaxevanis, editor of the of the public interest,” Vaxevanis it evokes in a large part of the Fund (IMF) who was the French Ukraine’s 2010 presidential he expected to control 230 seats “Hot Doc” weekly magazine, was told a crowd of supporters outside public”. finance minister when it was election — which saw Viktor in the 450-seat Verkhovna Rada arrested at the weekend for pub- court. “Journalism is revealing the It did not say why it had handed over. Yanukovich defeat Tymoshenko house of parliament. lishing the “Lagarde List” which truth when everyone else is trying decided to reprint the list and Hot Doc said the list was sent amid disappointment over “The Regions Party will have French authorities gave to Athens to hide it.” stressed there was no evidence to it anonymously and authori- the fruits of the 2004 Orange a majority either on its own or in 2010 so that the account hold- The list of 2,059 Greek account linking anyone on the list to tax ties have not confirmed its Revolution popular uprising — with help from MPs from the sin- ers could be investigated for pos- holders at HSBC in Switzerland evasion. authenticity. had been hailed by observers as gle mandate constituencies,” said sible tax evasion. features dozens of prominent “Ta Nea is publishing the list The controversy has high- the cleanest ever in the ex-Soviet Mykhailo Pogrebynsky of the Kiev The list — and the accompa- business figures including a hand- today. Will they be prosecuted?” lighted divisions in a near-bank- Union. institute of political research. nying saga of how it was passed ful of shipping tycoons, compa- Vaxevanis wrote on his Twitter rupt country now in its fifth year “Certain aspects of the pre- “This is the first time in from one senior official to the nies and two politicians. It also account. “Today, it’s not Hot Doc of recession, where austerity election period constituted a step Ukraine’s history that the ruling next and misplaced at one point includes a painter, an actress and that’s on trial but press freedom measures have taken a heavy toll backwards compared with recent party has won the legislative elec- without anyone apparently taking many listed as architects, doctors, in Greece, and truth.” on poorer sections of society. national elections,” the OSCE tions,” he added. AFP action — has riveted Greeks who lawyers, and housewives. Vaxevanis criticised Greek REUTERS

Search for missing Coalition govt UN agencies issue Atlas vetoed in Lithuania on Health and Climate GENEVA: Two UN agencies years. And since at least 1998, VILNIUS: Lithuania’s presi- have mapped the intersection there has been a strong seasonal dent yesterday vetoed a pro- of health and climate in an age pattern of dengue fever, transmit- posed coalition government, of global warming, showing that ted by mosquitoes, during periods saying one of the three parties there are spikes in meningitis of heavy rainfall in tropical and involved stood accused of seri- when dust storms hit and out- subtropical areas, killing about ous voter fraud in a weekend breaks of dengue fever when 15,000 people a year. election and was therefore unfit hard rains come. The joint project of the World to govern. Officials said yesterday that Health Organization and World President Dalia Grybauskaite’s their “Atlas of Health and Meteorological Organization, both surprise intervention cast a cloud Climate” is meant to be a tool for based in Geneva, says the likeli- of uncertainty over the aftermath leaders to use to get early warning hood of increasingly frequent heat of the election — which turned of disease outbreaks. waves hitting the planet is four to into a vote against austerity — Though the data or conclusions 10 times as often by 2050 — and setting up a possible standoff or aren’t necessarily new, the way they will probably most affect the new talks on forming a different in which they are presented may fast-growing vulnerable popula- government. sharpen governments’ ability to tions of ageing and urban people The party accused of fraud, respond to the threats posed by particularly in Africa, the Middle the Labor Party, strongly denies rising temperatures and changing East and Asia. wrongdoing. “The principle of the climate. Since 2005, for example, WMO Secretary-General presumption of innocence must be the atlas shows that the weekly Michel Jarraud said the atlas kept to,” said Viktor Uspaskich, number of cases of meningitis, is meant to translate and map the party’s leader. “The will of the which is spread by bacteria and information buried in the agen- people must not be spat upon”. germs, has risen when the dry cies’ technical documents “into The election put centre-left A teenager rides his bike past a road sign yesterday while taking part in the search for a 12-year-old British season hits sub-Saharan Africa, something which can be used by parties promising to ease the boy, who disappeared on October 27, on Porquerolles island, southeastern France. Sixty soldiers and three where it has killed an estimated the decision-makers directly.” impact of austerity in pole posi- civil security dog-handlers from Brignoles are paricipating in the search. 25,000 people over the past 10 AP tion to form a new coalition, but the president’s gambit gave Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius an opening to stay in power or have a role in a new coalition. The opposition Social Tensions high in Nigeria city after deadly church attack Democratic Party, the Labor Party and the party of an impeached former president held a meeting KADUNA, NIGERIA: church bombings, but Sunday’s flashpoint districts of Goni-Gora Sani Usman said the heavy pres- Boko Haram’s insurgency in in the early hours of yesterday to Nigerian troops patrolled the mob violence appeared so far to and Tudun-Wada. ence of troops was “to restore law northern and central Nigeria is discuss a coalition. streets of the northern city of have been limited to three deaths “There has been heavy mili- and order.” believed to have left more than But Grybauskaite said she Kaduna yesterday, a day after in the immediate aftermath of the tary deployment since yesterday The attack on the church dur- 2,800 people dead since 2009, refused to back a coalition which at least 10 people were killed suicide blast at St Rita Catholic following the attack. This morn- ing the morning service left at including killings by the security included Labor, which stands and 145 wounded in a suicide Church. ing two armoured cars and more least seven people dead in addi- forces. accused of buying votes during church bombing and reprisal Christian mobs had roamed troops arrived in these areas,” tion to the bomber, while at The group has claimed to the two rounds of voting. violence. the area near the church in the said Emmanuel Mayaki, a resi- least three people were killed in be seeking an Islamic state in “A party which is suspected Many residents remained Malali neighbourhood on Sunday dent of Goni-Gora. reprisal violence. Nigeria, though its demands have of gross violations in the elec- indoors as soldiers mounted after the attack, targeting peo- Another resident, Hadila The bomb attack wounded 145 repeatedly shifted. tion, which is suspected of false checkpoints and frisked motor- ple they presumed to be Muslims, Johnson, spoke of an increased people. Nigeria, Africa’s most popu- accounting and non-transparent ists and passersby. A number of including one man who was presence of soldiers and a number Although no group has claimed lous country and largest oil pro- activities cannot participate in businesses were also shut follow- burnt alive. of checkpoints. He said the roads responsibility for the church blast, ducer, is divided between a mainly the government’s formation,” the ing the attack. Yesterday, residents said road- leading to the church were cor- the incident was similar to pre- Muslim north and predominantly president told reporters. In June, Kaduna saw a heavy blocks were mounted around the doned off by soldiers. vious attacks blamed on Islamist Christian south. AGENCIES outbreak of reprisal attacks after scene of the blast and the two Military spokesman Colonel extremist group Boko Haram. AFP TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER 2012 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Obama, Romney cancel events over hurricane Storm grounds 12,000 US flights Sandy damage

WASHINGTON: US President oncoming storm but didn’t expect Barack Obama suspended to be home until late Monday could hit $20bn, campaign stops yesterday and afternoon. returned to Washington to At Washington’s Reagan say experts monitor the impact of Hurricane National Airport, Italian exchange Sandy, while Republican chal- student Joelle Carota, 21, said she WASHINGTON: Damage lenger Mitt Romney dropped has been waiting 36 hours for a from the massive Hurricane some events as well to show flight to Rochester in upstate Sandy battering the US East respect to the storm’s potential New York and is taking it with Coast could hit as much as victims. patient resignation. $20bn, disaster estimator More than 12,000 flights have Obama arrived in Florida on Eqecat said yesterday. been grounded as Hurricane Sunday night, coming a day early Eqecat said total damage Sandy thwarted travel up and to try to beat the storm. He was costs could run from $10bn to down the US East Coast yes- to have held a joint campaign $20bn, with insured damage of terday with powerful winds and event with former President Bill $5bn-10bn. blinding rain that could linger for Clinton. He ended plans to speak “Sandy is a large storm, days. That number is expected at a Florida university and can- impacting 20 percent of the to grow as the slow-moving celled another event scheduled for US population,” Tom Larsen, “Frankenstorm” churns its way today in Green Bay, Wisconsin. senior vice president, said in a inland after making expected “Due to deteriorating weather statement. landfall near Atlantic City, New conditions in the Washington That put the projected Jersey on Monday evening. area, the president will not damages of Sandy, which has Along the way the storm will attend today’s campaign event shut down public and busi- encounter a cold front coming in Orlando,” White House ness activity on much of the down from Canada that could spokesman Jay Carney said in a region from North Carolina to whip up as much as three feet of statement. Massachusetts, more in line snow. “The president will return with Hurricane Ike in 2008, Tens of thousands were to the White House to monitor A resident with his dog in tow, escapes his home as high tide, rain and winds flood local streets yesterday in and larger than Hurricane stranded as the mega storm’s the preparations for and early Lindenhurst, New York. Irene of 2011, which caused impact on air travel was felt as far response to Hurricane Sandy,” some $10bn in damage. afield as Asia and Europe, ruining he said. Obama will remain in Hurricane Sandy was pack- holiday plans, delaying business Washington today to follow the Romney believes this is a time Monday and was still headed to the president. Obama delivered ing maximum sustained winds trips and likely keeping scores storm’s impact and aftermath, for the nation and its leaders to Iowa for another event. pizzas to a local campaign office of nearly 150km per hour yes- of parents from getting home in the White House added. come together to focus on those “I want to mention that our in Florida on Sunday night and terday as it headed for the time to take their children out for Sandy, a massive storm bearing Americans who are in harm’s hearts and prayers are with all told volunteers that the burden coast, the National Hurricane Halloween on Wednesday. down on the US East Coast, has way,” said Romney communica- the people in the storm’s path. would increase for them because Center reported. Pablo Gomez decided to drive forced the evacuation of hundreds tions director Gail Gitcho. Sandy is another devastating hur- he would have to curtail his cam- Forecasters at the Miami- the 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) of thousands residents. Romney Romney had risked being ricane by all accounts, and a lot paign activities in the coming based NHC said the winds from New York to home in had planned to hold an event in seen as insensitive by continuing of people are going to be facing days. were intensifying as the storm Chicago after his 6:00 am Monday Wisconsin on Monday night and to campaign while Obama had some real tough times as a result Florida, Wisconsin and Iowa began to turn towards the US flight was cancelled. speak in Iowa and Florida today. stopped to focus on the hurricane, of Sandy’s fury,” Romney told sup- are all critical states in the mainland. “The drive is exhausting, but All the states are out of Sandy’s giving the incumbent a chance to porters in Avon Lake. November 6 election. Obama has “Maximum sustained wins they said I might not get back path but Romney does not want show off the powers of his office Clinton, who has been a pop- also cancelled events in the swing have increased to near 90 until Thursday,” Gomez, 41, said. to be seen focusing only on the and appear presidential. ular surrogate for Obama, will states of Virginia and Colorado mph... with higher gusts,” the Gomez left Sunday evening to campaign while a possible natu- Romney staged a campaign continue to hold events that he because of the storm. center said, citing data from avoid highway closures and the ral disaster looms. “Governor rally in Avon Lake, Ohio, on was to have done together with AFP/REUTERS its Hurricane Hunter aircraft. AFP

BBC inquiry begins as child Gun salute sex abuse scandal grows LONDON: An inquiry into the were aware of his conduct on the Dozens have come forward BBC’s culture and practices got broadcaster’s premises. since, triggering a crisis at the under way yesterday with the Meanwhile, Britain’s top police BBC described as a “tsunami of broadcaster reeling from alle- officer said complaints to various filth” by former Hong Kong gov- gations of child sex abuse per- forces while Savile was alive could ernor Chris Patten, who chairs petrated by Jimmy Savile, one have been put together to show a the corporation’s BBC Trust gov- of its biggest stars. “pattern of behaviour”. erning body. The probe begins a year to the Scotland Yard chief Bernard Police are dealing with around day since the death of Savile, the Hogan-Howe told reporters: “You 300 alleged victims and following eccentric presenter now consid- might have thought that people more than 400 lines of inquiry. ered one of the most prolific sex would at least have talked about Savile’s abuse “possibly spanned offenders in British history, with it and intervened. 50 years”, said Hogan-Howe. some 300 alleged victims coming “It does look as if from time to The police, the BBC and other forward in recent weeks. time people have been concerned, organisations “have had individual It also starts a day after 1970s they’ve made the start to inter- allegations that have not been put glam rocker Gary Glitter, a con- vene, but probably then they’ve together to actually show that victed paedophile, was questioned relied a little bit too much on his this person may well have shown on suspicion of sexual offences, reputation and his word that he a pattern of behaviour that’s been the first arrest in the widening did nothing. pretty awful,” he added. police probe into the activities of “Probably it appears that peo- Savile died aged 84 at his park- Savile and others around him. ple haven’t intervened when side penthouse in his home city of Janet Smith, a former Court of they’ve had suspicions.” Leeds, northern England. Appeal judge, is heading an inde- Ex-colleagues have said there The claims against Savile have pendent review into the British were rumours about the bachelor plunged the BBC into crisis and Broadcasting Corporation’s cul- throughout his lifetime, and seven destroyed the reputation of a man ture and practices during the dec- alleged victims filed complaints who, with his garish tracksuits ades that Savile worked for the to the police while he was alive and ever-present cigar, was one of national institution. -- though none led to his arrest. the most famous faces on British Canadian security forces soldiers perform a 21-gun salute during a Chief of Defence Staff change of com- Smith, who led the inquiry into However, an ITV documentary television from the 1960s through mand ceremony at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, yesterday. the British serial killer Harold earlier this month -- which took the 1980s. Shipman, will also examine its cue from a shelved investiga- Glitter, 68, was the first per- whether the BBC’s child protec- tion by the BBC current affairs son arrested under the operation, tion and whistle-blowing policies programme “Newsnight”, the sub- being taken from his plush central are fit for purpose. ject of another independent probe London home to be questioned. In addition, her remit includes -- saw a handful of women make He was bailed to return in mid- British tabloid veteran to lead the extent to which BBC staff abuse allegations. December. AFP Daily Mail ’s regional shake-up

LONDON: Tabloid veteran DMGT, the publisher of the Asset Management is also con- David Montgomery is leading Daily Mail, confirmed on Sunday sidering backing the venture, talks to consolidate Britain’s that it was in talks about according to sources close to the local newspaper sector using Northcliffe’s future in response talks. the Daily Mail’s regional unit to reports about a sale of the Trinity Mirror was not plan- at the heart of a group partly unit. ning to put its local newspa- owned by Trinity Mirror. Former Trinity Mirror chief per assets, which include the Daily Mirror owner Trinity executive Montgomery was lead- Liverpool Echo and Manchester Mirror said yesterday it could ing talks on the deal, which would Evening News, into the venture take a minority stake in a new value Northcliffe at about £100m when it is created, the sources group formed by combining ($161m), according to sources. said. the assets of privately owned Montgomery has played a key Analysts at Liberum Capital Yattendon’s Iliffe News & role in restructuring Europe’s said DMGT selling Northcliffe Media with Northcliffe’s 84 news- newspaper industry, firstly at would be seen as a positive, papers. Northcliffe is owned by Britain’s Mirror Group and then given the disproportionate nega- Daily Mail. as chief executive of European tive impact the unit has had on The local newspaper market, newspaper group Mecom. sentiment. in need of cost cuts to offset the He said a year ago that he “While DMGT could have sold loss of advertising revenues to the had formed a London registered the regional newspaper business Internet as well as falling circula- company with unnamed part- for 1.2 billion pounds several tions, is ripe for further consoli- ners called Local World, with years back, this is a ‘sunk cost’,” dation, analysts have said. the intention of investing in they said. Daily Mail’s shares were 0.5 European titles. “The important thing is they percent higher at 475.25 pence by Local World is the name of the exit it now. While not a game Graffiti and slogans are seen painted on Alt-na-reigh, the cottage owned by the late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile, 1309 GMT, while Trinity Mirror’s proposed new venture for the changer, it should have a positive in Glen Coe, Scotland, yesterday. shares were up 10.2 percent at British titles, reports have said. impact on perceptions.” 56.5 pence. Hedge fund manager Odey REUTERS TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER 2012 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES

Two dead as typhoon Arroyo refuses to enter Son-Tinh hits Vietnam HANOI: Two people were killed and thousands of homes damaged as Vietnam’s coast was lashed by Typhoon Son- plea on plunder charge Tinh, authorities said yester- day, after the storm caused deadly landslides and floods in Arroyo’s legal team questions legality of charge the Philippines. Strong winds destroyed large MANILA: Former Philippine a “not guilty” on Arroyo’s behalf However Arroyo won bail in tracts of crops, brought down sev- president Gloria Arroyo refused and asked the defence and pros- July this year, with the court say- eral power lines and ripped the to enter a plea yesterday on a ecution to return on December ing the case against her was weak. roofs off houses after Son-Tinh, graft charge that could see her 3 for a preliminary session dur- She was re-arrested early this which has been downgraded to a jailed for life, as she appeared ing which both sides will present month on the charge of conspir- tropical depression, made landfall in court wheelchair-bound and their list of witnesses. ing to defraud the state lottery in the north of the country late wearing a neck brace. Arroyo ended her time in to finance an election campaign, Sunday. Arroyo sat quietly as judge power as one of the country’s and could face life in jail if found Two people were confirmed Efren de la Cruz read the charge most unpopular presidents, amid guilty. killed, while two others were miss- that she had plundered 8.8m dol- allegations she had cheated to win Arroyo has been allowed to ing, an official from the National lars in state lottery funds during elections, embraced feared war- remain at the same military hos- Committee on Flood and Storm her time as president. lords as allies and was involved pital since being hit with the vote Control in Hanoi said, adding that One of Arroyo’s lawyers, in widespread corruption. fraud charge. it was the biggest typhoon to hit Ferdinand Topacio, said no plea Her successor, Benigno Aquino, She was placed on intensive Vietnam since the start of the was entered because her legal won a landslide election after care this month to clear a block- storm season, with wind speeds team had questioned the legal- vowing to fight corruption and age that prevented oxygen supply of up to 140 kilometres (87 miles) ity of charge with the Supreme prosecute Arroyo. to her heart. She is now recover- per hour. The wind also felled a Court, which had yet to issue a Government prosecutors ing from that condition. 180-metre television tower, the ruling on the motion. charged Arroyo with vote fraud in Arroyo is also facing a third tallest in northern Vietnam, in “This arrest, as we have said November last year for allegedly graft charge involving a deal with Nam Dinh City, according to before, is illegal and baseless,” rigging the 2007 senatorial vote. a Chinese telecom firm in which state-run Tuoi Tre newspaper. Topacio said. “It is a right of any- She spent most of the next her husband allegedly received Former Philippine president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, now a member in Vietnam is hit by an average of one accused not to enter a plea.” eight months under detention at kickbacks in exchange for her the lower house of Congress, sits on a wheelchair as she makes her way eight to 10 tropical storms every The Supreme Court is the high- hospital, where she was treated approving a national Internet towards the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court in Quezon City, Metro Manila, year, often causing heavy material est judicial body in the country. for a spinal disease that requires broadband network. yesterday. and human losses. However De la Cruz entered her to wear the neck brace. AFP AFP Japan PM says election can wait Thai cabinet reshuffle sees return of Thaksin loyalists TOKYO: Japan’s Prime likely to lose any vote. easing policy. Noda’s cabinet security costs. Minister Yoshihiko Noda made But the prime minister showed approved a $5.3bn fiscal stimulus But he has been coy on exactly BANGKOK: A cabinet reshuf- re-entered politics after a five- clear yesterday he was in no no sign of being cowed when he plan last week that economists when he will call the election for fle in Thailand has brought loyal year political ban against them rush to go to the polls, speaking delivered a policy speech at the said was too small to have much the lower house, which must be allies of self-exiled former Prime for electoral fraud ended in May. of the risk of a “political vac- opening of an extra parliament impact, and piled more pressure held by August next year. Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Other posts in the civil service uum” in a speech likely to anger session called primarily to pass a on the BOJ, which is expected to Analysts believe he is unlikely into the government led by his and police have gone to Thaksin an opposition that has urged bill needed to fund a 38.3trn yen boost monetary stimulus steps at to do so in the near future given sister, consolidating his grip loyalists including Paradorn him to keep a promise to call an ($474bn) deficit. Tuesday’s meeting. his party’s poor ratings in polls. on power as he bides his time Pattanathabutr, who was made election soon. “In order to fulfil my respon- Unless Noda wins opposi- “Noda wants to delay the day before making a serious effort secretary-general of the coun- The ruling Democratic Party sibility for tomorrow, I cannot tion backing for the funding bill of reckoning as long as possi- to come home. try’s National Security Council of Japan (DPJ) swept to power abandon jobs halfway to their Japan’s government could run out ble,” said political commentator Thaksin, ousted by the army in and this month said Thaksin was in 2009 and holds a slim major- completion,” Noda told the lower of money by the end of November, Harumi Arima. 2006, lives abroad to avoid a prison “like a brother”. ity in the powerful lower house of house. “We shouldn’t create at but there were scant signs that “Who would call an elec- sentence for abuse of power but For the time being, Thaksin has parliament, but the opposition’s will a political vacuum that would the opposition was ready to tion now knowing that over 100 is widely thought to be running not tried to interfere too much domination of the upper house cause policies to stall.” cooperate. parliament seats would be lost, Southeast Asia’s second-largest with the army and powerful judi- has it allowed it to block crucial Speaking on the eve of a review Noda had promised in August putting the party on the brink of economy from bases in Dubai ciary and risk stirring up a storm. budget deficit funding legislation. of monetary policy by the Bank to call an election “soon” in order collapse?” and elsewhere through Prime Also, plans to amend the con- The opposition Liberal of Japan, Noda also vowed to to secure opposition votes for Noda will wait until next sum- Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. stitution to facilitate his return Democratic Party (LDP) is using work with the central bank more another key piece of legislation mer to hold general elections A former telecoms tycoon who that threatened to galvanise the the issue to press Noda into call- closely to support the economy, - his signature sales tax increase together with upper house polls first became prime minister in opposition earlier this year have ing an early election, at a time using terms employed in the past plan designed to shore up state due in July, Arima added. 2001, Thaksin enjoys huge sup- been put on the back burner. when opinion polls show Noda is to pressure the central bank into finances saddled by swelling social AFP port among the rural masses but “Time is on Thaksin’s side, and has powerful enemies among the after a year the Shinawatras have conservative elite, the military decided to go slow because it’s bet- and royalist activists, all of whom, ter to be in the government than he says, undermined his govern- out of government,” Kan said. Taiwan arrests three ments or those of his allies. But in a reminder of instability Death toll from Myanmar unrest reaches 88 Thaksin has set no date for and a taste of what could be in suspected military his return which would be deeply store, an anti-government rally SITTWE: At least 88 people killed could be much higher. education and public services. divisive. Many analysts believe it on Sunday drew up to 10,000 peo- have been killed in sectarian “About 300 houses were burnt New York-based Human Rights could upset a fragile peace that ple led by Boonlert Kaewprasit, spies for China bloodshed in Myanmar this down in Pauktaw town on Sunday Watch on Saturday released sat- has been in place since the army a retired military officer, taking TAIPEI: Taiwan said yester- month, the authorities said yes- but there were no casualties in ellite images showing what it crushed protests by his support- aim at what he see as nepotism in day that three retired military terday, with more than 26,000 that incident,” said the official, described as “extensive destruc- ers in mid-2010 and about 90 peo- Yingluck’s administration. officers have been arrested on others forced to flee a wave of who did not want to be named. tion” in a mainly Rohingya ple were killed. But for now, Thailand’s highly suspicion of leaking military rioting and arson. Decades-old animosity between Muslim area of Kyaukpyu -- the For now, Thaksin is moving political army has shown no signs secrets to China, in what leg- Hundreds more homes were Buddhists and minority Rohingya site of a major pipeline taking gas his loyalists into position while of moving against Yingluck. islators described as one of the burned down over the weekend Muslims exploded in June after to China. Yingluck rides high in opinion The new cabinet line-up island’s worst espionage cases. as security forces struggled to the apparent rape and murder Virtually all structures appear polls and does not do anything leaves Finance Minister Kittirat Chang Chih-hsin, formerly in quell clashes between Buddhists of an ethnic Rakhine woman to have been wiped from the to antagonise Thaksin’s power- Na Ranong, a non-party finan- charge of political warfare at the and Muslims in the western state sparked a series of vicious attacks. landscape. ful enemies, in particular those cial market technocrat, in place navy’s METOC (meteorology and of Rakhine that have seen whole Myanmar’s 800,000 state- Other Muslims in Rakhine in the army. despite an outcry over his admis- oceanography) office, is among neighbourhoods razed. less Rohingya are viewed by the have also been swept up in the lat- “We are seeing a Thaksin ren- sion in August that he told “white those held, the defence ministry Four more deaths were United Nations as among the est violence, including the Kaman, aissance, with his top people being lies” about export prospects. said in a statement. reported, although they were most persecuted minorities on one of Myanmar’s officially recog- installed,” said Kan Yuenyong, The reshuffle comes ahead of a “Chang, who initiated contacts believed to be from earlier clashes. the planet. nised ethnic groups. director of Siam Intelligence Unit, censure debate next month that with Chinese mainland officials “Altogether 49 men and 39 Seen by the Myanmar govern- The UN estimates that 26,500 a private think tank in Bangkok. the opposition says will target while still serving in the navy, was women have been killed,” a gov- ment and many Burmese as illegal people have been displaced since The 23 new cabinet names Yingluck’s handling of floods in suspected of luring his former col- ernment official told the report- immigrants from neighbour- October 21, in addition to about endorsed on Sunday by King 2011 and a widely criticised rice leagues and making illegal gains,” ers, bringing the total death toll ing Bangladesh, they face tight 75,000 people already crammed Bhumibol Adulyadej include intervention scheme. it said. since June to about 180. Rights restrictions on their movements into squalid camps. six members of Thaksin’s dis- REUTERS Defence ministry spokesman groups fear the actual number and limited access to employment, AFP banded Thai Rak Thai party who David Lo confirmed two other former military officers have also been arrested in the case. Anti-North leaflets Lo did not say what kind of mil- itary information Chang allegedly sold to China but played down the Indonesia bomb plot highlights damage to Taiwan’s security, say- ing he had limited access to sensi- rise of intolerance: Experts tive information. Apple Daily newspaper said JAKARTA: The discovery bomb-making manual when they a total of eight former military of a bomb plot against the US arrested the men who they said officers had been arrested. embassy in Indonesia indicates were from a group called HASMI It quoted a retired naval gen- that the government’s reluc- -- the Sunni Movement for eral as saying the naval METOC tance to tackle a rising tide Indonesian Society -- in locations kept highly classified information of intolerance is emboldening across the main island of Java. such as maps and charts used by Islamist groups, analysts said It was the first time HASMI, the island’s submarines and other yesterday. which had previously taken part warships. Indonesia has been applauded in anti-Christian protests but is If China had such information, for a terrorism crackdown not a banned group, had been it could learn more about the launched a decade ago after bomb- linked to any violent plots. operations of Taiwan’s subma- ings in Bali that killed 202 people, “What we are seeing is non- rines, the ex-general warned. and there have been no successful violent groups taking the next “This has gravely endangered attacks against Western targets step into violence,” Todd Elliott, Taiwan’s security. It’s a shame since suicide blasts on Jakarta a Jakarta-based security analyst for the military,” legislator Lin hotels in 2009. at Concord Consulting, said. Yu-fang of the ruling Kuomintang However, anti-terror police at The apparent transformation is party told reporters. the weekend arrested 11 mem- a sign that hardliners have been Wung Ming-hsien, a professor bers of an Islamic group alleg- encouraged by the authorities’ at Taipei’s Tamkang University, edly targeting the US embassy, failure to crack down on groups said increased contacts between a consulate in East Java, and a who have targeted minorities, Taiwan and its former rival China Jakarta building that houses said Noor Huda Ismail from the South Korean activists release balloons carrying anti-North Korea leaflets at a park in the border town of over the past years had blurred the offices of US mining giant Institute for International Peace Paju, north of Seoul, yesterday. South Korean activists floated anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border a the line between friend and foe. Freeport-McMoran. Building. week after the North threatened military action over a similar propaganda exercise. AFP Police found explosives and a AFP TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER 2012 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 British, Pakistani, UAE ministers visit Malala Doctors say young activist making good progress

LONDON: Pakistan’s interior treating Malala, for taking care of recovery was Britain’s “absolute parents and two brothers gath- minister and the foreign min- her in a most professional man- priority”. ered around her bedside. isters of Britain and the UAE ner. As a result, she has made “The people of Pakistan have Doctors say the Taliban gun- visited the English hospital very good recovery in the past paid a high price from terror- man’s bullet travelled through her treating shot Pakistani school- few days.” ism and extremism,” he added. head and neck before lodging in girl Malala Yousafzai yesterday. He expressed gratitude to “We will stand by all those who, her left shoulder. Britain’s Foreign Office said Britain and the UAE for their like Malala, are courageously Before reconstructive surgery, the trio also met with the father support for Malala. defending the rights of women, in she must fight off an infection in of 15-year-old Malala, who was Malala needs reconstructive Pakistan and around the world.” the path of the bullet and recover shot in the head by the Taliban surgery after a bullet grazed her The UAE’s foreign minister her strength, which could take earlier this month as punishment brain, coming within centimetres Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al- months. for campaigning for girls’ educa- of killing her. Nahayan said his government Her skull will need recon- tion, in an attack that shocked “Malala’s incident should not had provided assistance because structing either by reinserting the world. be seen in isolation,” Malik said. its citizens were “appalled” by the bone or using a titanium plate. She was flown from Pakistan “She is a symbol of courage and attack on Malala’s school bus in Malala has received thousands on October 15 for treatment at a determination against the forces the Swat valley, a former Taliban of goodwill messages from around specialist hospital in Birmingham, of extremist ideology. stronghold. the world. central England, in an air ambu- “The attack on her was also “She is in our prayers,” he Former British prime min- lance provided by the United meant to tarnish the true face of said. “Malala’s courage inspires ister Gordon Brown, now a UN Arab Emirates (UAE). Pakistan and to discourage those us to reinforce our commitment education envoy, has said he will “I visited the Queen Elizabeth struggling for human liberties to rejecting ideologies rooted in meet Pakistan’s President Asif Hospital Birmingham today to and for the democratisation of intolerance and extremism.” Ali Zardari on November 9-10 enquire after the health of Malala our society. The hospital said the teenager to present him with a list of sup- and to convey messages of good “Let me reassure our interna- had spent a “restful” weekend porters worldwide for Malala’s A file picture of Malala Yousafzai. health and best wishes on behalf tional friends that such acts of surrounded by her family, who campaign for education. of the government and the whole cowardice will not deter us, and arrived in Britain last week. November 10 has been declared Pakistani nation,” said interior the whole Pakistani nation stands “She continues to make good a global day of action and some attend school. service describing life under the minister Rehman Malik. behind Malala and her cause.” progress,” it said in a statement. 850,000 people have signed peti- Malala rose to prominence Taliban’s hardline rule in the Swat “We are grateful to the hospital British foreign minister The hospital released a photo- tions backing Malala’s call for three years ago, aged just 11, valley in northwestern Pakistan. authorities, especially the doctors William Hague said Malala’s swift graph at the weekend of Malala’s millions of girls to be allowed to writing a blog for the BBC Urdu AFP

British woman held Punjab province to train wheat farmers: Officials in Pakistan on drug

ISLAMABAD: In its efforts “The farmers will also be edu- November 1 to 15. performance of their operational late sugarcane crop this season charges has baby to maximise food security, cated about the best available During which the PAD teams duties, Hameed added. the wheat crop will suffer and so ISLAMABAD: A British the Government of Pakistan’s varieties of seed as the low qual- will start working with farmers, “Timely sowing is an important will the yield. woman, held in Pakistan on eastern province of Punjab has ity seed.” and only then the agricultural factor. This experience will help in During the second phase of charges of drug smuggling, has devised a plan to significantly “Lack of awareness about community may be able to avoid good seed germination, and ulti- the wheat sowing season, sug- been sent back to prison with enhance wheat yield by impart- modern technology was affecting the problems that were certain to mately improve yield productiv- arcane crushing will commence her newborn daughter after giv- ing training to the farmers. productivity,” said PAD District hit the crop. ity,” said the agricultural experts. and then farmers will be able to ing birth in a hospital, a British The two-tier plan promises Officer Faisalabad Chaudhry The next phase will start from Some agriculture experts sow wheat. legal group said Sunday. 40 percent increase in per acre Hameed. November 16 to December 31, believed that the changing “If we speak technically, 60 Khadija Shah, 25, is being held yield, according to the Punjab At present, the province had during which these teams along weather pattern allowed delays percentof sowing will now be fall- on charges of trying to smuggle Agriculture Department (PAD). geared up to guide farmers on with agriculture experts will visit in sowing. ing in the late sowing category heroin worth nearly $5m onto a The plan included timely wheat wheat crop, production tech- fields to educate farmers about The declining per acre yield and suffer reduction in yield,” flight to Britain. cultivation on the vacant land nology, recommended varieties the use of pesticides and fertilis- demands urgent government Mahmood added. She gave birth to her baby girl from the crops of maize and veg- of wheat, pesticides treatment, ers to enhance yield averages, he attention, said Arshad Mahmood, The growers also demanded Malaika a few weeks ago but was etable crops. requirement of fertilisers and added. an agriculturist. the government of smooth supply returned from hospital to Adiala According to PAD, the ideal irrigation methods, he added. PAD Department of He added that sowing the crop of fertilisers and pesticides with prison near the capital Islamabad. time for wheat sowing commences The first sowing phase of Agriculture Extension will early carried more benefits like cheaper price. The birth was not reported until from November 1. wheat cultivation will start from supervise the teams during the better yields, but because of the INTERNEWS Sunday. The baby has had no immuni- sations and has already had to be Factory fire hospitalised when she developed severe diarrhoea in the unsani- tary prison, said British legal Media-related cases in group Reprieve. “To keep a baby behind bars is truly barbaric. Baby Malaika is Pakistan courts on rise weak and suffering from terrible health problems while Khadija faces execution. No mother would ISLAMABAD: Cases pertain- of the SC Registrar, Federal wish this scenario on their worst ing to the media are on the Investigating Agency (FIA) and enemy,” Reprieve investigator rise in the superior courts of Islamabad police are also probing Sultana Noon said in a statement. Pakistan as several have been TV anchors for doing talk shows Shah has two other young instituted in this regard since with Senator Faisal Raza Abidi’s, children. After a period of incar- June 2012. in which he tried to defame the ceration when their mother was Since the start of the lawyers’ chief justice of Pakistan. Taking arrested in May this year, they movement, relationship between notice of private TV channels were freed into the care of a the superior courts and media has allegedly ridiculing the judici- relative. been cordial and the chief justice ary; on August 6 the court had Mothers are frequently impris- of Pakistan has taken most of the ordered PEMRA to provide a list oned with their children while high profile suo motu notices on of such TV programmes. A three- their cases are heard in Pakistan’s the basis of news reports. member bench of the apex court, congested legal system. Similarly, due to efficient headed by CJP himself observed Criminal cases can take years coverage by the media which that TV channels were now air- to complete. has highlighted observations of ing press conferences and pro- REUTERS judges, public image of the judi- grammes against the judiciary, ciary is much better today than and that the court was aware of 10 militants killed in other institutions of the state. But certain talk shows that were aired despite this it has been noticed for the sole purpose of maligning army operation that court’s proceedings related to the judiciary. Same bench is also in Baraq Tehsil media have been dominant since hearing the case against alleged June 2012. obscenity on TV channels. ISLAMABAD: At least ten The court on June 15 took suo In this month, Islamabad High suspected militants were killed motu notice over an interview Court as well as the Lahore and six others injured yesterday of business tycoon Malik Riaz High Court (LHC) have directed when Pakistani gunship heli- Hussain by Dunya TV on June 13 PEMRA not to allow airing of copters pounded suspected mil- and issued notices to the two TV any television programme or itant hideouts in Bara Tehsil of anchors who conducted the inter- talk show in which judges and Pakistan’s restive Khyber tribal view as well as the media group’s the institution of judiciary are region, officials said. owner. defamed. The assault followed an earlier Likewise, the court on In the last week, the apex court Pakistani firefighters attempt to control a fire at a five-storey chemical factory in Karachi on Sunday. clash in the Akakhel area of Bara September 25 indicted the chief had also discussed the role of Tehsil which had left one soldier editor of an English magazine for media during the hearing of dual dead and three injured, the offi- scandalising and disrespecting the nationality case. Meanwhile, the Moderate quake cials added. judiciary by publishing a news court has taken up two senior Drone attacks affect Pakistan’s According to the officials, report about an email allegedly journalists’ petition for the for- hits Islamabad armed militants ambushed a secu- written by the SC registrar to mation of a commission about the anti-terror efforts: Minister rity convoy leading to a deadly seek tax returns and verification accountability of media persons. ISLAMABAD: A moder- clash between the militants and of receipts from British compa- The SC last week sought com- ate 5.5-magnitude earthquake ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s fed- Pakistani Taliban, Malik said she security forces. The clash resulted nies which had provided services plete details along with transcript struck northwestern and north- eral Interior Minister Rehman was the pride of Pakistan and that in the death of a soldier while thee to Dr Arsalan Iftikhar. of TV programmes before issu- ern Pakistan the Sunday. Malik demanded a halt to US the people awaited her return others were wounded. A two-member bench of the ing notices to media persons and Tremors felt in several cities, drone attacks in Pakistan, after a full recovery. Following the clash, security apex court, headed by Justice anchors. The court has also taken but officials said there were no adding that, the attacks were Malik said the police had forces assisted by gunship heli- Jawwad S Khawaja had framed up 12-year-old petition of MQM immediate reports of damage or rendering Pakistan’s efforts offered protection to Malala on copters targeted militant hideouts charges against two journalists in which the party had questioned casualties. to countering terrorism three separate occasions, adding, in Akakhel area, killing ten mili- - Mohsin Beg and Samar Rao, the policy of state-run PTV. The epicentre was on the coun- ineffective. her father had refused security. tants and injuring six others, the production editor of the maga- On the other hand, Shahid try’s border with Afghanistan In an interview to a US-based The minister said Malala was official sources said. zine - for publication of false Orakzai, a freelance journal- and Tajikistan at a depth of 201 television channel, Malik said that attacked by two men who were Officials said security forces news regarding Supreme Court ist, last Wednesday filed a peti- kilometres (125 miles), regional despite having all the resources, both Afghan nationals, adding also destroyed four militant bases Registrar Dr Faqir Hussain. All tion in the Supreme Court, with meteorological chief S. Mushtaq the United States was not making that, they had come to Mingora and claimed to have arrested Pakistan Newspapers Society a request to suspend an order Shah said. sufficient gains in Afghanistan. with the help of a man named 15 suspects as the offensive (APNS) and Council of Pakistan of the Islamabad High Court The quake was felt in several Moreover, the minister said a Ataullah, a resident of Swat. continued. Newspapers Editor (CPNE) have wherein PEMRA was directed to northwestern cities including military operation was not a solu- He said the police was look- Meanwhile, another soldier tried to settle the matter but the impose a ban on live telecast of Peshawar, Nowshera, Mardan tion to the problem of militancy in ing for both the attackers, add- was also killed in a road side court did not stop contempt pro- any offensive press conference or and Charsadda and also in the any region in the country. ing that, Malala and her family bomb explosion in Tehsil Bara’s ceeding against the alleged con- programme about the chief justice northern town of Chitral, he On a question about Malala would be provided with maximum Shalobar area during a search temnor journalists. of Pakistan. said. Yousufzai, the teenage Pakistani security upon their return. operation, the officials added. Likewise, on the direction INTERNEWS AFP activist shot in the head by the INTERNEWS INTERNEWS TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER 2012 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA PM’s new team gets cracking Opposition questions Jaipal Reddy’s removal from oil ministry

NEW DELHI: A day after government was open to revise technology, but reports sug- Scindia said: “It is a very impor- Prime Minister Manmohan the passenger fares. gested that he was unhappy over tant ministry and it is a very big Singh unveiled a fresh look of “We are open to revising pas- his removal from the oil minis- challenge, a very big charge.” his government, the new min- senger fares if it is needed to try and did not take over his new The rejig that sought to jet- isters got cracking yesterday, improve services... the aim is ministry. tison perception of passivity in with some making known their not to earn profits,” Bansal said Among the ministers of state governance comes just ahead intent to push through reforms. shortly after taking charge. who took charge were Congress of two critical assembly elec- However, the opposition, par- He said he would discuss the spokesperson Manish Tewari, tions in Himachal Pradesh and ticularly the Bharatiya Janata issue with the full Railway Board who got independent charge of Gujarat. Party (BJP), was not impressed, today and then take it up with information and broadcasting, a BJP leader M Venkaiah specially criticising the shifting Prime Minister Manmohan ministry earlier held by Ambika Naidu, meanwhile, sought an of S Jaipal Reddy from the oil Singh. Soni. answer from the government ministry and Salman Khurshid’s “We want to run the railways Tewari said his job was not to for Reddy’s removal from the oil elevation to external affairs. on sound financial principles,” regulate the media, but to ensure ministry, saying there are alle- Probably realising that the he said on the issue over which a level playing field for everyone gations that he was shunted out UPA-II government has less than the UPA had differences with and highlight the policies of the due to pressure from an indus- 18 months to boost its sagging its former ally, the Trinamool government. trial group. image before it meets the elector- Congress. Jyotiraditya Scindia took over “A person like him was sud- ate as per schedule in May 2014, Besides Bansal, others to as the new minister of state with denly removed and was placed in Newly appointed Union Minister for Law and Justice Ashwani Kumar (left) with some of the ministers took over assume charges of their min- independent charge of the power unimportant science and technol- outgoing law minister and newly appointed Union Minister for External Affairs, their new responsibility yesterday, istries Monday included M ministry, a portfolio earlier held ogy. People and media are saying Salman Khurshid, during a handing over of office in New Delhi yesterday. which was otherwise a restricted Veerappa Moily, who has been by Shushilkumar Shinde, now the this was done due to the pressure holiday in view of the Balmiki given petroleum. home minister. of industrial groups. The govern- “Khurshid has been upgraded “good people should have been Jayanti. Moily said he would work to “It is a daunting challenge, and ment should give an answer about in a way and made external affairs promoted”. While new External Affairs turn the challenges faced by the I look forward to the support and this. This is an important issue. minister. If a minister is accused India Against Corruption activ- Minister Salman Khurshid had oil sector into opportunities. guidance of ministry officials and What was the reason behind his of graft, he should be removed ist Arvind Kejriwal too joined hit the ground running on Sunday “Decisions will be quickened colleagues in other departments,” removal?” he said. from government. Another min- those slamming the government within hours of his being sworn- and efforts will be made not to the young MP from Madhya Samajwadi Party’s Ram Gopal ister, whose name figures directly over the new ministers. “Jaipal in, those who took charge of their keep things pending. There is Pradesh told reporters soon after. Yadav was critical of Khurshid’s in the coal blocks allocation scan- Reddy - known to be honest - ministries yesterday included $50bn worth of foreign invest- Describing the power sector as elevation and continuance dal, is still in government though kicked out. Salman Khurshid - new Railway Minister Pawan ments waiting,” he said. “extremely strategic and impor- of Sriprakash Jaiswal in the there was talk that he would be corrupt - promoted. That’s UPA,” Kumar Bansal, who said that the Jaipal Reddy got science and tant” for the nation’s economy, government. removed,” Yadav said, adding that he tweeted. IANS

UP cop accuses IAEA team inspects nuclear plant after radiation leak seniors of corruption

LUCKNOW: An Uttar Pradesh JAIPUR: A team from the returned to work. Police officer yesterday alleged UN’s nuclear watchdog began a In a second incident in July, that top officers of the force safety inspection yesterday at a another four maintenance work- were corrupt. The state police power plant in northern India ers at the plant were exposed to chief dismissed his allegations where dozens of workers were tritium radiation while they were as baseless and wild. exposed to radiation in separate repairing a faulty seal on a pipe. V K Sharma, posted as deputy leaks earlier this year. India is engaged in a drive superintendent of police (DSP) in The inspectors were touring the for nuclear power, with a host the 38th Battalion of Provincial Rajasthan Atomic Power Station of plants based on Russian, Armed Constabulary (PAC) in to “review the programmes and Japanese, American and French Aligarh, charged Director General activities essential to plant oper- technology under consideration of Police A C Sharma and Etah ation based on the IAEA safety or construction. Senior Superintendent of Police standards and on proven good The country’s growing economy (SSP) Ajay Mohan Sharma with practices”, said a statement by is currently heavily dependent on seeking money for every work the watchdog. coal, getting less than three per- that was brought to them. The 12-member team from cent of its energy from its existing Sharma alleged that he was the International Atomic Energy atomic plants, and the govern- being harassed with frequent Agency was in India at the ment hopes to raise the figure to transfers and the Etah SSP was request of the government. The 25 percent by 2050. working under pressure of work- IAEA said it was the first time But environmental watchdogs ers of the ruling Samajwadi Party. that New Delhi had issued such have expressed concerns about The police chief’s office lashed an invitation to the Vienna-based safety in India, where small- out at the DSP and accused him body. scale industrial accidents due to of “speaking a bundle of lies”. The inspection, which will last negligence or poor maintenance In a statement issued by the until November 15, will examine are commonplace and regulatory public relations officer of the police working practices and safety pro- bodies are often understaffed and chief, it was said that the the DSP cedures as well as the condition of underfunded. was making “false and wild allega- equipment. tions”. The statement said that in The visit came just over three KUDANKULAM PROTEST the past too the DSP had misbe- months after managers at the haved with seniors and had been plant revealed that more than Police yesterday foiled an People arrive in a packed bus to attend a protest demanding the closure of Kudankulam Nuclear plant in Chennai careless in work. Sharma was sus- 40 workers had been exposed to attempt by cadres of MDMK, yesterday. Reports state that police arrested hundreds of people to prevent them from joining the protest. pended earlier for indiscipline. tritium radiation in two separate VCK and anti-nuclear power leaks over the summer. plant activists to lay siege to the The first accident occurred state secretariat in Chennai by a procession to the state sec- procession when the police took Idhithakarai are against the plant Three held for cricket on June 23 when 38 people were taking them into custody, police retariat to lay siege to it. They them into custody. fearing for their lives after the exposed during maintenance said. were demanding closure of the A huge contingent of police was Fukushima nuclear accident in betting in New Delhi work on a coolant channel at the According to police, Kudankulam Nuclear Power deployed enroute to prevent any Japan last year. NEW DELHI: Three people were plant in the town of Rawatbhata Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Project (KNPP) being set up at untoward incident. Meanwhile, villagers of arrested for betting on a cricket in Rajasthan state, senior plant Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko, Tirunelveli district around 650 India’s atomic power plant oper- Idhinthakarai held a human match of the Champions League manager Vinod Kumar said. Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi km from here. ator Nuclear Power Corporation chain protest in the sea against T-20 tournament played in South Two of them received radia- (VCK) leader Thirumavalavan Members of political parties of India Ltd (NPCIL) is setting the atomic plant and demanded Africa, police said yesterday. tion doses equivalent to the and hundreds of their party and anti-nuclear organisations up two 1,000 MW atomic power withdrawal of cases filed against “Rajesh Gupta, Mohd Yameen and annual permissible limit, he said, cadres and members of anti- assembled at the Raja Rathinam plant at Kudankulam. the protesters. Gopi Kishan Goyal were appre- but all those involved have since nuclear power groups took out Stadium here and took out a People of neighbouring village AGENCIES hended while betting on a match between Highveld Lions and Sydney Sixers on Sunday, near Tilak Bazar at Lahori Gate in cen- Saffron harvest tral Delhi,” said a police officer. Media industry The gang had taken bets for Tension simmers as 10 over `500,000 on the match, police said. Six mobile phones, a televi- can be worth sion and six phone SIMs have been protestors injured in Assam recovered, said the officer. During $100bn: Experts the tournament, the gang handled GUWAHATI: About 10 women gradually. “Some women came bets for more than `5.5m, he said. NEW DELHI: It is possible protesters were injured in a today (Monday) and picketed the to make the Indian entertain- police baton-charge yesterday Dhubri police station demanding ment and media industry worth in Assam’s Dhubri district, the release of eight youths whom Australia state opens $100bn, experts said yesterday. gripped by tension after protes- the police picked up last night. This was stated at ‘India - The tors, irate at failure to arrest As the situation turned violent, office in Mumbai Big Picture’, the Confederation of assailants of a Durga Puja the police chased them away by MUMBAI: Aiming to Indian Industry’s (CII) Media and pandal decorator, clashed with kind of mild lathi charge. A few of strengthen trade with India, Entertainment Summit here. police last week. them might have received minor Australia’s state of Victoria In his opening remarks, Amit Though no violence has been injuries while being chased away,” opened its second business office Khanna of CII, said all stakehold- reported since Saturday, the situa- Raut said. in the country here yesterday. ers should work out a good road- tion turned tense after some women “We have clamped the night To mark the opening, a `1bn map. “$100bn is not an impossible protestors gathered at the Dhubri curfew - from 5pm to 5am - so agreement was signed between target,” Khanna said. police station demanding release of that the miscreants cannot take Victorian company SenSen and Uday Shankar, CEO of Star some youths, picked up by police advantage of the situation,” Raut Mumbai’s L&T IDPL to deliver India, pointed out the hurdles in Sunday night for their alleged said, adding that a close vigil has video-based, through CCTVs, data achieving the target. “We may involvement in Wednesday’s clash. been maintained by forces. analytics technology to the latter. have notions of having achieved The women also accused police The state government has sent The technology would be a great deal but we are far below of being biased against one com- two columns (approximately 200 deployed at road toll posts across in the industrial pecking order. munity. As the protest turned personnel) of the army to control India and address the major prob- “In television, we need a lot violent, police carried out a baton the situation, and the troops had lem of traffic congestion in the more content. Talent is another charge to disperse the crowd, carried out flag marches since country. issue.” Yet, “a $100bn is a target leading to about ten women Friday in the troubled areas. Louise Asher, Victoria’s MP worth achieving”. protestors getting injured. Besides the army columns, six and Minister for Innovation, Andy Kaplan of Worldwide Kashmiri women empty their baskets of saffron flowers at a saffron Additional Director General companies of central paramilitary Services, Small Business, Tourism Network, Sony Picture TV, said field in Pampore, some 25 km south of Srinagar yesterday. Pampore is of Police A P Raut, who has been forces and some battalions of the and Major Events, officially threw innovation was the key to make known for its high quality saffron production. Kashmir is the only place camping in Dhubri to oversee the Rapid Action Force (RAF) also open the office at Nariman Point the Indian media industry near the situation, said that the situation is have been deployed in the district. in south Mumbai in afternoon. in India, and one of the few places in the world, where saffron grows. target. IANS under control now and improving IANS AGENCIES TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER 2012 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13

Vodafone Rayyan Bank Industries NakilatQatar Islamic Barwa Gulf HoldingComm. Bank Int. Islamic Qatar Bank of Qatar Bank

180,146 8.96 183,747 26.35 217,439 149.30269,600 15.49 9,522 76.60 187,419 28.35 40.-62 25.00 226,867 72.30 9,926 51.90 Doha Bank plans selling Thunderbird launched shares in London Bid to boost capital by up to $1.6bn

DUBAI: Doha Bank, Qatar’s declined to comment on specific to issue GDRs was put on hold by fifth-largest bank by market details of the bank’s plan but said the regulator in 2009. value, is considering selling that it is ultimately up to share- Doha Bank originally hired shares in London as part of a holders to decide on the capital J P Morgan Chase for the 2009 plan to boost capital by up to increase. issue, the four sources said. The $1.6bn in 2013, four banking The lender said last month U S bank is likely to be involved sources said. that it could increase its capital in the current process, but multi- The lender, part-owned by the 50 percent by the first quarter of ple lenders were making informal Gulf state’s sovereign wealth fund, 2013 to help to finance its expan- pitches for a role in the new offer- may raise about a quarter of the sion plans. It has a market value ing, the sources added. capital through an issue of global of about $3.2bn. It was not known whether depository receipts (GDR) on the Arqaam Capital analyst Jaap other banks had been hired as London Stock Exchange, with the Meijer last month said that Doha advisers. remainder raised through a local Bank’s capital base is “very tight”. The Qatar Investment rights issue, two of the sources A rights issue with shares Authority (QIA), the state fund, said, speaking on condition of priced at a 30 percent discount owns a near-17 percent stake in Royal Enfield motorcycles Senior Vice President Shaji Koshi with the new Thunderbird 500 during its launch anonymity because the matter will help to raise about QR4.1bn Doha Bank, according to the lend- in Ahmedabad, India, yesterday. has not been made public. ($1.13bn), Meijer wrote in a er’s 2011 annual report. A GDR is a certificate that rep- research note, adding that the “The rights issue will be suc- resents a block of shares in a com- bank’s core Tier 1 capital ratio cessful if they get the blessing pany. GDRs are often issued by would fall to 9.6 percent by the of the QIA. A lot will depend firms in emerging market states end of 2013 without a capital on whether the fund is willing Fitch warns of threat from Kuwait unrest to allow foreign investors to buy increase. to participate in the offering,” a the stock more easily. At the end of March the bank’s banker with a European lender PARIS: The ratings agency sovereign rating, the second- “universal right” to freedom of Doha Bank’s capital levels are Tier 1 ratio was 10.7 percent. Its said. Fitch warned yesterday that a highest rating by Fitch, would assembly. lower than its Qatari peers and capital adequacy ratio (CAR) Qatari banks are expected to surge in public unrest in Kuwait withstand additional instability, Riot police used rubber bullets, proceeds from the share issue are stood at 13.3 percent, against the benefit from the country’s break- could threaten the Gulf state’s Gamble said. tear gas and stun grenades and expected to be used mainly to help Qatari central bank’s minimum neck expansion plans and many solid sovereign rating. “However, a serious escalation beat hundreds of demonstrators to plug that shortfall. requirement of 10 percent. have already tapped debt capital “Recent popular protests of public unrest could threaten to break up the protest, which “The bank needs to boost capi- One US bank source said that markets this year to raise cash for suggest a radicalisation of the the rating. Much will depend on the opposition described as the tal and that’s the main reason for a part-GDR offering by Doha long-term lending. political scene in Kuwait,” Fitch how the authorities respond, and largest demonstration in the the rights issue,” one Gulf-based Bank would make steep discounts This includes Doha Bank, analyst Paul Gamble wrote, whether large-scale violence is Gulf state’s history. The Kuwaiti banking source said. “If they end unlikely. which raised $500m from a bond while noting that the oil-rich avoided,” he added. opposition said yesterday that it up raising more than a billion dol- Any plans to issue shares in sale in March. It was advised by country’s external balance “is Over the weekend, 100 pro- would push ahead with protests lars comfortably, some of it could London has to be approved by J P Morgan and Morgan Stanley the strongest of all Fitch-rated testers were hurt in weekend until the government meets its be used for expansion purposes.” the Qatar Central Bank, sources Inc. countries.” clashes with police in Kuwait as demands for reform. Chief Executive R Seetharaman said, adding that a previous plan REUTERS That meant the country’s “AA” the demonstrators defended the AFP MasterCard unveils Arabic Oil firmer as Sandy identity shuts US refineries DOHA: With an objective to create enhanced brand affinity LONDON: Brent crude oil they are forced to stay indoors,” among Arab consumers in the steadied around $110 a barrel Varga said. Oil came under pres- Middle East and North Africa yesterday as Hurricane Sandy, sure from falling stock markets (Mena), MasterCard, has which forecasters said could be as investors focused on weak unveiled its new Arabic identity. the largest storm ever to hit corporate earnings. Reflecting the region’s open the North American mainland, The FTSE Eurofirst 300 index yet deeply rooted culture, the approached the US East coast. of top European shares followed new logo maintains MasterCard’s Fifty million people from the Asian markets lower, dropping corporate identity but also fea- Mid-Atlantic to Canada were in 0.5 percent in early trade. The tures alongside the new Arabic the path of the storm and several euro fell 0.3 percent to $1.2890, brand name. The initiative will large oil refineries began to shut the lower end of its recent range lead to enhanced brand awareness down in anticipation of floods and between $1.28 and $1.31, waiting amongst potential consumers in power outages across the region. for bailout prospects for Spain addition to helping MasterCard Oil analysts said Sandy was and Greece to become clear. directly engage with Arabic likely to depress US oil con- Hurricane Sandy was expected speaking consumers. sumption as commuting and road to slam into the East Coast today. Raghu Malhotra, division presi- transportation fell and flights to The CME suspended floor trading dent, Middle East and North and from East Coast airports on Monday at its NYMEX world Africa, MasterCard Worldwide, were cancelled. US crude oil headquarters ahead of the storm, said: “Our new Arabic identity demand would fall as refineries although electronic dealing will will reinforce our brand’s lead- close but US oil products demand operate normally. ership position in the Middle rise in anticipation of shortages. Phillips 66 started shutting East and North Africa and will Brent futures for December its 238,000 barrel per day (bpd) also help consumers in the Arab were up 50 cents at $110.05 by refinery in New Jersey, while world connect better with the 1305 GMT after earlier hitting an three others cut rates. The rate MasterCard brand.” intra-day low of $108.51, down cuts come after a rise of nearly 6 MasterCard has been at the $1.04. Brent posted a 0.5 percent million barrels in US crude stocks forefront of developing inno- loss last week. US crude was in the week to October 19. vative Islamic payment solu- down 30 cents at $85.98, while US heating oil and RBOB tions. The recently launched Al US petrol and heating oil futures gasoline futures and their crack Hilal Bank Qibla MasterCard were both up sharply. spreads rose as speculators Credit Card is a fine example “Hurricane Sandy is about to expected fuel supply to tighten of MasterCard’s product inno- close schools, public transport and bet on wider price spreads vation for a prominent Islamic systems, businesses and markets, between products and crude. financial institution. including the NYSE and floor “Markets will be watching for The new credit card is a first of trading on NYMEX, definitely for reports of damage to energy infra- its kind in the world as it incor- today and possibly tomorrow,” said structure, notably refineries, post- porates a digital compass, which oil analyst Tamas Varga at broker- Sandy given the state of extremely at the press of a button locates age PVM Oil Associates in London. low gasoil inventories as we move the Qibla, the direction a Muslim “When life stands still, the effect into winter season,” Deutsche Bank must face while praying. should be bearish for oil prices as analysts said. THE PENINSULA consumers consume less oil when REUTERS

EU wants Glencore concessions on Xstrata deal

BRUSSELS: EU antitrust told Glencore about its concerns regulators. Zinc is used in metal regulators have told trader on Friday and has given the alloys, especially in applications Glencore to offer concessions in world’s largest diversified com- where it can prevent corrosion. its zinc operations to ease con- modities trader until Tuesday Industry analysts said the most cerns about its planned $33bn to come up with concessions, the likely concession could be the buy of miner Xstrata, a person source said. disposal of Xstrata’s San Juan de familiar with the matter said Neither Glencore nor Xstrata Nieva refinery in Spain, the largest yesterday. had any comment. zinc production unit in the world. The European Commission, The European Commission Another option would be for which handles competition regu- was not immediately available for Glencore to review its offtake deal lation in the 27-member European comment. with world No. 1 zinc producer Union, is currently examining the Analysts say the combined com- Nyrstar. The deal with the Belgian deal and has set a November 8 pany could have 50 percent of the company was extended last year deadline for its decision. European market for zinc, making and is due to expire in 2018. The EU competition watchdog that a logical area of concern for REUTERS TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER 2012 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Ford workers in trouble Gulf should cut state spending growth: IMF Surplus could turn into deficit by 2017

DUBAI: Most Arab oil export- “A rapid deterioration in the global ing countries in the Gulf should economy could bring about develop- plan to reduce growth in gov- ments similar to what the region ernment spending to make their experienced in 2009, including a budgets more sustainable, as sharp fall in oil prices and disrup- their combined surplus could tions to capital flows,” the IMF said. turn into a deficit around 2017, In a downside scenario, the IMF the International Monetary Fund assumed a $30 oil price drop that said yesterday. started in 2013 and lasted through “While expansionary fiscal poli- the medium term. cies helped the region weather the “The GCC in aggregate would global financial crisis, given the under the downside scenario go healthy economic expansion cur- into deficit by 2014, and all GCC Workers on the assembly line of Ford B-Max at Ford factory in Craiova city, 240km west of Bucharest, yesterday. Belgium was in shock yester- rently under way, the need for economies would run fiscal deficits day after US auto giant announced plans to close its Genk plant, threatening 4,300 jobs as slumping demand across Europe leaves companies continued fiscal stimulus is dimin- by 2017,” it said. with too much capacity. ishing,” the IMF said in a report. Bahrain and Oman would stand “Most GCC countries should out with budget deficits of 16 per- therefore plan to reduce the growth cent of GDP, but Saudi Arabia would rate in government expenditure in also reach a double-digit deficit, the the period ahead.” report estimated. Egypt secures oil supplies for rest of year In 2011, total state spending in Most Gulf countries have used oil the six Gulf Cooperation Council windfalls to build up their external economies — Saudi Arabia, the assets, which would let them keep LONDON: Egypt has secured oil supplies in major cities erupted several times this Negotiations with EGPC, however, will run United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, spending even if their budget bal- for the rest of the year, despite fears about year when tankers were unable to discharge to the 11th hour, close to the delivery dates, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain — jumped ances turned negative. its ability to make payments, from a small oil products for several weeks when letters several sellers said, and some terms could still by some 20 percent in dollar terms, “Although most GCC countries number of Western suppliers who have of credit did not come in time. change. “The contract is seen as the starting the IMF said. Governments were have sufficient savings to cushion agreed to deliver unusual grades of crude “I do not know if we will be doing any more point for negotiation,” said a market source responding to unrest in the Middle even a sizeable shock, a prolonged for hefty premiums, market sources said. deals with them,” one trader said. “There are frequently involved in deals with Egypt. East by boosting social spending. drop in oil prices could test available The country has been struggling to import not a lot of banks willing to confirm credit The malleable contracts also allow EGPC The GCC’s combined fiscal surplus buffers,” the IMF said. oil since the 2011 revolution due to govern- with the Egyptian National Bank.” to make up for previous payment delays as reached 13 percent of gross domes- Under its baseline scenario, the ment deficits and resulting constraints on its Under the tender, Shell and Petraco will well. tic product last year, the IMF esti- GCC’s combined, public external ability to get credit, stemming largely from each be expected to deliver 2 million barrels “Demurrage will not get paid this year or mated, and it is projected to remain assets are projected to exceed $3 the high cost of providing fuel subsidies. of Basra Light in November, traders said. next year,” said the same market source. “But at roughly that level this year. trillion by 2017; in the downside sce- After several attempts, Egyptian state oil Egypt usually buys small quantities of the you bump into your close Egyptian contact But the leap in spending lifted nario, they would be $2.2 trillion but company EGPC has completed most of its Iraqi crude, but the Mediterranean market in London, and the next tender is awarded the oil price levels needed to bal- still above a projected $1.9 trillion fourth-quarter crude purchasing tender and has ample supply of long sour grades, which to you at a special price to make up for it.” ance budgets to record highs, mak- at end-2012, the IMF said. is set to award Petraco, Shell and JP Morgan made the medium-sour Basra grade more A requirement in the tender contracts ing the countries more vulnerable In 2011 those assets, which with November and December delivery dates attractive to both sides. for sellers to provide a performance bond, to a downturn. Oil export receipts include sovereign wealth fund hold- for around 6 million barrels, traders said. JP Morgan will supply two million bar- while by no means new, has also started to be account for over 80 percent of gov- ings and central bank reserves, “Well, I guess for a margin some are will- rels of Omani crude in December. Omani problematic for some in dealing with Egypt, ernment revenue in the region. were estimated at about $1.6 tril- ing to risk selling to them,” said one trader. is rarely sold in the Mediterranean, and a several traders said. “Along with continued increases lion or over 110 percent of GDP, the Shell is likely to have negotiated even bet- quantity was probably already in storage at The bond, amounting to 5 percent of in government spending, fiscal report showed. ter terms due to its long history as a pro- the Egyptian port of Sidi Kerir, one trader the total value of the cargo, is designed and external surpluses are, with The IMF also said further delev- ducer in the country, said another trader who said. The Basra cargoes were bought at to protect EGPC in case of non-delivery. unchanged policies, projected to eraging and retrenchment by participated in the tender. dated Brent minus $2.50-$3.50 on a cif basis, Several firms decided against participating decline in 2013 and beyond, with the European banks, which have been In the past six months, foreign banks have one source close to EGPC said. in the latest tenders because the rising cost combined fiscal surplus turning to hit by the sovereign debt crisis in cut the number of direct credit lines to Egypt Other recent offers on the grade were around of opening such a bond at a bank, on top deficit around 2017,” the IMF said. their region, could lead to liquidity and hiked their charges for opening letters dated Brent minus $3.00 cif Mediterranean for of charges for letters of credit, were too It noted that the outlook for oil pressures in the GCC. of credit. November cargoes, a cheaper price for a longer burdensome. prices was extremely uncertain. REUTERS Protests over shortages at petrol stations journey, explained a trader. REUTERS

Greek banks shares plunge on recapitalisation Doha Bank takes part

ATHENS: Shares in Greek their holdings of national debt. greatly devalued Greek bonds for recapitalising the Greek banks, banks plunged, dragging down The ministry also said that bonds issued by the new European being kept going with various in World Energy Forum the entire Greek stock market results for the banks for the sec- Stability Mechanism “was ruled forms of funding on especially yesterday on new tensions over ond quarter of this year would out”. easy terms from the European DUBAI: R Seetharaman (pic- recapitalisation of Greek banks be delayed by a month until Stock market dealers said that Central Bank, is far behind tured), Doha Bank Group CEO, and delays to quarterly results. November 30 because of delays this caused banks share to plunge, schedule. participated in a panel discus- The Greek banking sub index in recapitalisation. dragging down the entire Athens Recapitalisation hangs on sion at the recently concluded plummeted 13.59 percent over The ministry made its stock index. completion of the latest audit World Energy Forum, held in unresolved recapitalisation, tied announcement shortly after Greece hopes to help recapi- and agreement on extra budget Dubai. Seetharaman addressed to last-minute efforts to complete a meeting between Finance talise its banks, hard hit by the action and reforms between the forum focusing on the conditions for new debt funding Minister Yannis Stournaras and national debt, deep recession Greece and the International Changing Dynamics of the Gulf to avert bankruptcy for Greece. the Greek banking federation on and flight of capital, with money Monetary Fund, European states towards green mission. And the main market index Monday to discuss the urgent from the next instalment of res- Union and ECB. Without pay- He said: “Considering that 30 was showing a fall of 5.88 percent plight of the banks. cue funds from the IMF and EU, ment of the next instalment, percent of all Green House Gas in afternoon trading after the The ministry said that at the which still hangs on completion Greece faces bankruptcy next (GHG) emissions and 60 percent finance ministry said that Greek meeting, the possibility that of new reforms. month. of fossil fuel-related emissions are banks would not be able to swap Greek banks could swap their The critical matter of AFP from the use of oil and gas, with a further 5 percent added due to the exploration, production, process- ing/refining and transportation German electric cars of these fuels, only 10 percent of BMW to recall companies in high impact sectors such as oil & gas have adopted 7 Series for a good or advanced response to climate change risk. While the transmission flaw UK, European Union and the US have now developing manda- energy, he said: “Bioenergy, mainly DETROIT: Bayerische tory requirements to be complied used for traditional cooking and Motoren Werke AG’s BMW of with, in relation to carbon trading/ heating in developing countries, cur- North America affiliate said it green house emissions, many GCC rently represents over 10 % of global will recall 45,500 of its 7 Series member countries have proposed energy supply. Direct solar energy, luxury sedans from model years a minimum target of 5 percent contributes only a fraction of one 2005-2008 to correct a flaw that energy procurement from renew- percent , geothermal energy rep- could cause a parked vehicle to able energy sources by 2020. In resents less than 1 percent, hydro- roll away. line with this, projects are now power contributed 16 percent and BMW said automatic transmis- underway with more than 9000 wind energy met close to 2 percent sions may not remain in “park” MW either under construction or of total global energy supply.” position due to a software prob- in planning stages – dominated by Focusing on the climate change lem on cars equipped with keyless solar and wind energy.” impact in the GCC, Seetharaman ignition and the Comfort Access He stressed the importance of said: “The rising sea levels will option. public policies within the GCC to affect coastlines and marine life The cars are designed to auto- expand or constrain renewable severely and could impact the effi- matically shift the transmission energy development over the ciency of desalination plants that to park when the driver presses coming decades. He said: “Close to are the only source of water in the the Stop/Start button to shut off 80 percent of the world’s energy GCC region. Secondly, rising tem- the engine. In some cases, if the supply could be met by renew- peratures translates into increas- driver presses the button two or able sources by mid-century if ing water demand and, with falling three times in succession, the sys- backed by the right enabling pub- freshwater levels and increasing tem may shift the transmission to A woman passes Opel Ampera electric cars on a street in Essen, Germany, yesterday. Opel Ampera is part lic policies.” salinity in sea water, water scarcity neutral rather than park. of an electric car fleet in the car-sharing-project ‘RuhrAuto e’, which should bring people to use electric cars. Comparing the contribution of is a fearsome prospect.” REUTERS the major sources of renewable THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER 2012 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 17 Cook ready for India’s challenge England captain aims to win Test series in India for the first time in 27 years

MUMBAI: England’s new Test team keen to make amends for captain Alastair Cook said yes- the humiliating 4-0 defeat in terday his team was determined England last year that dethroned to defy history and win a Test Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men as series in India for the first time the number one Test side. in 27 years. Cook wanted his team to pre- England last won a series on pare for the Test series, which Indian soil way back in 1985 opens in Ahmedabad on November when David Gower’s men came 15, by winning the three preced- from behind after losing the first ing warm-up matches. Test to win 2-1, but Cook said the “There is no better way to pre- upcoming four-match series will pare than win these matches,” be keenly fought. he said. “They are not merely “This is undoubtedly a huge warm-up games, they are first- challenge for us,” Cook told class matches. We need to get reporters after the squad arrived used to the conditions as early as in Mumbai for the double-leg possible.” tour which also includes two The first warm-up match Twenty20 games and five one-day against India ‘A’ starts at the internationals. Brabourne stadium in Mumbai “History suggests it is hard to today. win in India. After all we have This will be followed by another not won a series here in almost three-day fixture in Mumbai and 30 years. a four-day game in Ahmedabad. “But we have a great squad The four back-to-back Tests determined to do well. We are will be held in Ahmedabad, aware of the challenges and look Mumbai, Kolkata and Nagpur. forward to the series. The tourists, who will also play “It is going to be a huge series two Twenty20 matches after the because it is between two very Tests, will go home for Christmas good sides. Both sides have world- before returning in the New Year England captain Alastair Cook (right) speaks as Team Director Andy flower looks on during a press conference in Mumbai, yesterday. The England cricket class players and whoever handles for a five-match one-day series. team is in India to play a four Test match series which starts on November 15. RIGHT: India A captain Suresh Raina gestures during a training session the conditions better will win.” Meanwhile, the third umpire at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) in Mumbai, yesterday. Cook, 27, took over as skipper will be called upon to check for after Andrew Strauss retired at a no-ball after dismissals as part the end of the last home series of a series of amendments to against South Africa, which the the rules of cricket due to come tourists won 2-0 to take over from into force today, the ICC said Pietersen set to end England exile England as the top-ranked Test yesterday. side. Previously, the third umpire MUMBAI: Kevin Pietersen’s who lost their world number one retired after the South Africa out of these next two weeks so The Essex opener has previ- would only be asked to adjudi- England exile following a con- Test status to South Africa in series. we’re ready.” Suresh Raina, who ously led England in two Tests in cate if a decision was referred to troversial text-message row will August, in their quest to win a “He is here to score runs and skippers India A, will battle it out Bangladesh in 2010 when Strauss him by the on-field officials, but end today when he plays against Test series in India for the first pass on the experience of Indian with fellow left-hander Yuvraj chose to rest, but the India series will now immediately check the India A in a three-day match. time since 1985. conditions to the younger players Singh for the number six spot in will be his first as a full-time fairness of a delivery “following The flamboyant middle-order England, who last won a Test in the side.” the Test team’s batting order. captain. any mode of dismissal that is not batsman was dropped for the series in India under David Gower England, who arrived in India Yuvraj has made a fairytale It was in India in 2006 that permitted off a no-ball”. third and final Test against South in 1985 and lost their number one yesterday after a three-day train- comeback to the Twenty20 side Cook made a memorable Test The ICC said in a statement: Africa at Lord’s in August after status to South Africa in August, ing camp in Dubai, play three following cancer treatment and is debut, scoring 60 and an unbeaten “If the delivery was not a fair he admitted sending provocative will be boosted by Pietersen’s warmup matches before the four- now hoping to play his way back 104 in Nagpur after being flown delivery, the third umpire shall texts to the opposition. return. Test series starts in Ahmedabad into the Test reckoning as well. in from the ‘A’ tour of the advise the on-field umpire by two- “Kevin will play tomorrow and Pietersen, the squad’s pre- on November 15. “He is my role model. I would West Indies to replace Marcus way radio who should recall the bat at number four,” England mier batsman with 7,076 runs India A have not included love to see him back in whites,” Trescothick. dismissed batsman, indicate that coach Andy Flower told report- in 88 Tests at an average of a frontline spinner, denying Raina said. “I have some very good memo- the batsman is not out and signal ers in Mumbai yesterday. 49.48, smashed a brilliant 144 in England practice against the slow “I want that (number six) spot ries of India,” he said. “It is a great no-ball.” Pietersen had been left out of England’s last Test on Indian soil bowlers who are likely to have a too but I’d rather not dwell on place to play cricket and there is The new playing conditions, the touring party but earlier this in 2008 and knows the conditions big say in deciding the Test series. who it will go to. It’s up to the a lot of passion for the game here. which also include new rules for month he was added to the squad well as an IPL player. “We’re not in charge of who selectors who they want to pick.” “I look forward to doing well playing day-night test matches, following meetings with Flower, “I spoke to KP this morning they pick or what they pick,” said “I was there in England last here but all of us will have to con- will be introduced at the start of captain Alastair Cook and other and he is desperate to get going opening batsman Cook. year and I feel the pain of los- tribute with bat and ball if we are the Sri Lanka and New Zealand senior players and members of the and we are desperate to have him “We’re in charge of what we do ing that series 4-0,” added Raina. going to win.” series which gets underway in management team. back,” said Cook who took over and we’ll have to get the best out “I want to give some of that pain England will face a home Pallekele today. AGENCIES His return will boost England, as captain when Andrew Strauss of that game and we’ll get the best back.” AGENCIES Pakistan insists Wade gets nod over Haddin T20 league plans are on for South Africa Test course

SYDNEY: Matthew Wade was KARACHI, Pakistan: named yesterday as Australia’s Pakistan cricket authorities wicketkeeper for the opening insisted yesterday that prepara- clash against South Africa in tions were well on course for a Brisbane next week, suggesting Twenty20 league with interna- Brad Haddin’s Test career could tional stars in March next year. be at an end. The Pakistan Premier League Haddin, 35, has been resurgent -- devised on the pattern of in recent months, leading the leagues in India, Australia, Sydney Sixers to the Champions Bangladesh and Sri Lanka -- is League Twenty20 title on Sunday, New Zealand captain Ross Taylor addresses a press conference in Kandy, seen as a key step towards reviv- but Australia’s five-man selection yesterday. New Zealand start their tour with a T20 match against Sri Lanka ing international cricket in the panel opted for a man 11 years in Pallekele today followed by five One-Day Internationals and two Tests. country, suspended since a deadly his junior. RIGHT: Sri Lankan Twenty20 captain Angelo Mathews. militant attack on the Sri Lankan Australia’s 12-man squad team bus in 2009. includes an expected top-six The incident prompted inter- batting line-up, with Ed Cowan national teams to shun tours to to open with big-hitting David Pakistan on security fears, forcing Warner, followed by Shane Kiwis keen to improve Pakistan to play their home series Watson, 165-Test veteran Ricky Australia’s Test captain Michael Clarke speaks during a team announcement at neutral venues in the United Ponting, skipper Michael Clarke press conference in Sydney, yesterday. RIGHT: South Africa’s Test cricket Arab Emirates, England and New and Mike Hussey. captain Graeme Smith reacts during an arrival press conference in Sydney, Pallekele T20 record Zealand. Spinner Nathan Lyon was yesterday. PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf included along with pace bowl- PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka: contests and will figure only in said work on the league was pro- ers Ben Hilfenhaus, Peter Siddle, New Zealand will be deter- the Tests. Sri Lanka also made a gressing well. James Pattinson and Mitchell thoroughly deserving of his reten- achieved a maiden Test-series vic- mined to erase bitter memories few changes as all-rounder Angelo “The response so far is very Starc in an attack with signifi- tion,” he said. tory in Australia in 2008-2009, of the Pallekele ground when Mathews was named the new good,” Ashraf said. “The issue of cant depth. But Inverarity held out an olive and Smith said this could have they clash with Sri Lanka in a T20 captain in place of Mahela number of teams and players has “You need to pick your best branch to Haddin, whose last helped put the Proteas on track one-off Twenty20 international Jayawardene, who stepped down still to be decided but it’s in the squad for the conditions you’re Test appearance was in Adelaide for the world top ranking. today. after his team’s defeat against planning stage.” going to face and the opposition against India in January. “I think it is something we The Black Caps’ campaign in the West Indies in the World Meanwhile, disgraced former you’re going to face and I believe “While Matthew has been thrived on. I think to beat the recent World T20 ended at Twenty20 final. Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad we’ve done that for this Test retained as the Test ‘keeper, Brad Australia in those stadiums... the same venue when they lost all New Zealand (from): Ross Asif said yesterday his appeal match,” said Clarke. remains a player of significant is something that I don’t think their three Super Eights matches, Taylor (capt), Trent Boult, against a seven-year ban for “I think we’ve got a very strong interest,” he insisted. South Africans had dreamt of for including two in the tie-break Andrew Ellis, James Franklin, spot-fixing will be heard by the squad for this Test match.” South Africa jetted into a very long time,” he told report- ‘super over’. Ronnie Hira, Rob Nicol, Tom Court of Arbitration for Sport in Wade made his debut in Australia Sunday aiming to con- ers. After a three-day warm-up Ross Taylor’s team tied their Latham, Brendon McCullum, February. Barbados in April against the solidate their position as the against Australia A in Sydney games against eventual winners Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, The 29-year-old was jailed by West Indies and posted a cen- number one Test team, which from November 2, the Brisbane the West Indies and runners-up Adam Milne, Jacob Oram, Tim a British court in November last tury in the third Test in Dominica they earned in August with a Test begins on November 9, the Sri Lanka before suffering defeats Southee, Bradley-John Watling, year after being found guilty of after Haddin left the tour for series triumph in England. second at the Adelaide Oval on in the one-over eliminator. Kane Williamson. corruption charges over deliber- family reasons. South Africa coach Gary November 22 and the last on New Zealand, who will also play Sri Lanka (from): Angelo ate no-balls during the Lord’s Test Chairman of selectors John Kirsten said there were “no major November 30 at the Waca in five one-day internationals and Mathews (capt), Nuwan against England in August 2010. Inverarity said both Wade and surprises” in the Australia line- Perth. two Tests on their month-long Kulasekara, Dilshan Munaweera, Asif, who returned to Pakistan Haddin presented compelling up, but skipper Graeme Smith Australia squad: Michael tour, return to the Pallekele sta- Tillakaratne Dilshan, on Sunday, told reporters he had cases for inclusion. said the team were under no illu- Clarke (capt), David Warner, dium without key players Daniel Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh taken his case to the Court of “Since then (the West Indies) sions as to the difficulty of beating Ed Cowan, Shane Watson, Ricky Vettori and Martin Guptill. Chandimal, Jeevan Mendis, Arbitration for Sports. he has played and gained valuable Clarke’s men on home soil. Ponting, Mike Hussey, Matthew Experienced left-arm spinner Lahiru Thirimanne, Thisara “My appeal against the ICC experience in England, the UAE “We understand that this is Wade, James Pattinson, Peter Vettori is missing the tour due to Perera, Shaminda Eranga, ban will be heard in February and Sri Lanka. As a young player, a big challenge for us coming to Siddle, Mitchell Starc, Nathan an injury while opener Guptill has Akila Dananjaya, Sachithra next year and I hope that I will getting better by the month, he is Australia,” he said. South Africa Lyon, Ben Hilfenhaus. AFP been rested for the limited-overs Senanayake, Upul Tharanga. AFP get justice.” AGENCIES TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER 2012 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Arsenal target last eight League Cup figures fifth in list of targets identified by Arsene Wenger

READING, United Kingdom: FA Cup. But for a club that is club that means an awful lot to Jack Wilshere’s comeback desperate to reacquire the win- me. helped quieten dissent at ning habit, no competition can be “Arsene Wenger has done an Arsenal but frustrations will treated lightly. unbelievable job and it looks like return if Arsene Wenger’s side The match will provide Andrei they have a real opportunity to fail to reach the quarter-finals Arshavin with the chance to press do well this season with the team of the League Cup at Reading his claims for more action. he has got. today. The Russian appeared as a late “This will be the first time Wilshere had been scheduled to substitute against QPR, replacing I’ve faced them as a manager, make his return after a 17-month Gervinho -- who was injured 12 although when I was chief scout Barcelona’s football player Lionel injury absence at the Madejski minutes after coming on -- and under Steve Coppell, we played Messi poses with the Golden Boot Stadium but, having unexpect- played a decisive role in Mikel them in the Premier League.” trophy in Barcelona, yesterday. edly started in the 1-0 home vic- Arteta’s wining goal. McDermott will have to do Messi won the trophy for scoring tory over Queens Park Rangers Similarly, Theo Walcott, without midfielder Jem Karacan, the most goals in Europe’s domestic on Saturday, he will be rested. whose contract situation as he is set to be ruled out for up leagues last season. Wenger said: “After a game like remains unresolved, will be to six weeks with the knee injury that, I will certainly not play him anxious to impress on a rare that kept him out of Saturday’s on Tuesday. Will I play him (at start after finding himself side- thrilling 3-3 draw at home to Manchester United) next week? lined in recent weeks. Fulham. Messi heads I don’t know.” The game is sure to be a special The 23-year-old, who was out Wilshere’s withdrawal will be one for Reading manager Brian for four months earlier in the just one of several changes made McDermott, as he will be facing year because of an ankle injury, Ballon d’Or by Wenger as the manager rotates the club that gave him a start in underwent scans this week after his squad. professional football. sustaining the injury during a 1-0 Yet despite the fact the line-up The 51-year-old came through defeat at Liverpool earlier in the shortlist will bear only a passing resem- the youth ranks at Arsenal and month. blance to the side that faced QPR, made his debut for them in 1979 He confirmed the bad news via PARIS: Fresh from hitting his Arsenal’s continuing seven-season before becoming a regular in the his Twitter account. 300th career goal in a weekend trophy drought means that expec- 1980-81 season, playing up front “For those asking, looks like swamping of Rayo Vallecano, tations remain high. with Alan Sunderland. I’m going to be out for around six Barcelona icon Lionel Messi Chelsea’s John Obi Mikel (left) is shown a yellow card by referee Mark The competition figured fifth He left the Gunners in 1984 -- weeks. I’m gutted to be injured heads a 23-strong shortlist for Clattenburg during their English Premier League match against Manchester in the list of five targets identi- having played 72 games -- after again but it could have been a fourth FIFA/France Football United at Stamford Bridge in London on Sunday. The FA has launched an fied by Wenger at the club’s ran- falling out of favour, but bore no worse,” he wrote. Ballon d’Or (Golden Ball) award. investigation against Clattenburg after Chelsea accused the referee of corous AGM last week, trailing ill will to the north London club. “Thanks for all of your mes- National team captains and verbally abusing two of their players in Sunday’s 3-2 defeat by Manchester behind the Premier League, the “It was a good draw and I was sages and support, it means a lot head coaches plus international United. Champions League, qualifying for really pleased it’s at our place as and I’ll be back on the pitch as media representatives selected by the Champions League and the well,” said McDermott. “That’s a soon as I can.” AFP the French magazine will deter- mine who wins the accolade, with Argentina’s Messi favourite to FA launches land the award again at a pres- entation on January 7. Real Madrid hit five to probe into A three-man final shortlist will be unveiled on November 29 along Chelsea referee with the three-strong shortlists for best coach, best female star and best women’s coach. stay in title shake-up complaint Messi has scored 73 goals for Barcelona in all competitions this MADRID: Gonzalo Higuain Wednesday’s 2-1 Champions Ronaldo took advantage to carve LONDON: The English Football year, leaving him just two short and Cristiano Ronaldo both League defeat at Borussia open the home defence and gift Association has launched an of Pele’s 75 for Santos and Brazil scored twice as Real Madrid Dortmund. Higuain his second of the evening investigation into an official in 1959. cruised to a 5-0 victory at The Argentinian striker did not and sixth league goal of the season complaint from Chelsea after Messi’s main rival again Mallorca on Sunday night to take long to repay that faith when on 69 minutes. the club accused referee Mark appears to be 2008 player of the keep up the pressure at the top he pounced on a defensive error Three minutes later Higuain Clattenburg of verbally abusing year Cristiano Ronaldo but Spain of La Liga. by Mallorca’s Anderson Conceicao was the provider for Ronaldo, two of their players in Sunday’s keeper and fellow Real Madrid Jose Callejon got the fifth as to hit the opener after only seven when both needed only one defeat by Manchester United. legend Iker Casillas is another Real remained in fourth posi- minutes. touch to turn a counter-attack “The FA has begun an inves- strong candidate after his role in tion, a point behind Malaga in Luka Modric also returned to into Madrid’s fourth. Substitute tigation relating to allegations Spain’s retention of their Euro third, and eight behind leaders the starting eleven, replacing the Callejon added the final goal from made following Sunday’s fixture at crown. Then there are Barcelona’s Barcelona, who crushed Rayo injured Sami Khedira, and he was close range in the last minute. Stamford Bridge between Chelsea mercurial midfielders Xavi and Vallecano 5-0 on Saturday, and involved in much of Madrid’s bet- Atletico responded well to and Manchester United,” it said Andres Iniesta as well as Brazil’s second-placed Atletico Madrid. ter play. Mallorca’s best chance Barca piling on the pressure at on its website (www.thefa.com) superstar Neymar. Ronaldo has now scored in of the first period fell to Emilio the top with a 5-0 romp at Rayo yesterday. Ivory Coast veteran striker eight consecutive games for N’Sue who almost surprised Iker Vallecano twenty-four hours ear- The affair is likely to plunge Didier Drogba is also on the list Madrid -- 14 goals in total and 11 Casillas from long range before lier. They were always the bet- English football, which is only just after helping Chelsea win the in the league. Ronaldo doubled the lead on 21 ter side in the Vicente Calderon, recovering from one damaging cri- Champions League. Manchester Meanwhile, Radamel Falcao minutes. recording a 12th consecutive vic- Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward sis surrounding Chelsea, straight United’s Wayne Rooney is the scored to make it 10 in the league The Portuguese star was on tory in all competitions. Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after back into a new one involving the only English player in the list. for him, as Atletico Madrid beat hand to finish a sweeping move Joao Miranda, with a glancing scoring against Mallorca during the European champions. Chelsea Vying with Spain’s Vicente del Osasuna 3-1 to stay level on points that saw the ball switch from header, and a Raul Garcia strike Spanish League on Sunday night. host United again in tomorrow’s Bosque for the coaching acco- with Barca. left to right, from Mesut Ozil to gave Atletico a two-goal advan- League Cup fourth-round match lade are Roberto Di Matteo of “Last season we were 10 points Angel Di Maria, passing through tage after 35 minutes before La Liga results and the clash may take on extra Chelsea; Manchester United’s clear with fewer games to play Higuain before Ronaldo finished Roland Lamah pulled one back Results from the La Liga matches on Sunday significance given the controversy longserving Alex Ferguson; and we said the league was still calmly. for Osasuna, who stay bottom of night surrounding Sunday’s encounter. former Barca coach Pep open, so we have to think the Madrid continued to control the table, just before half-time. Chelsea said Clattenburg, who sent Guardiola; Jupp Heynckes of Athletic Bilbao 1 Getafe 2 same and keep on picking up proceedings in the second period Falcao finished off any threat off two home players - Branislav Bayern Munich; Jurgen Klopp of points,” said Real Madrid coach restricting the home team’s Osasuna posed on 73 minutes Atletico Madrid 3 Osasuna 1 Ivanovic and Fernando Torres - in Borussia Dortmund; Germany’s Jose Mourinho. attacking options with clever pos- when he turned in a Juanfran Levante 3 Granada CF 1 the highly-charged 3-2 Stamford Joachim Loew; Roberto Mancini Mourinho returned Higuain session play. cross for an incredible 17 goals in Real Mallorca 0 Real Madrid 5 Bridge defeat, used “inappropriate of Manchester City; Real’s Jose to the starting line-up after As Mallorca grew more frus- 11 consecutive games in all com- language” towards two players. Mourinho; and Italian handler favouring Karim Benzema in trated space began to appear and petitions. AFP Real Zaragoza 2 Sevilla 1 REUTERS Cesare Prandelli. AFP Murray blames compressed calendar for pullouts

ATP rankings WTA rankings PARIS: Andy Murray pre- Djokovic ATP Paris Masters to perceived the traditional rest week before dicted scheduling trouble for started the year player demands the year-end finals is making life ATP World Tour rankings yesterday (last WTA rankings yesterday (last week’s Results from the first day of the ATP Paris future late-season ATP events by defending his -- squeezed an complicated. week’s positions in brackets): positions in brackets): Masters yesterday (x denotes seeding): once the World Tour Finals Australian Open First round extra two weeks “It’s probably going to affect 1. (1) Roger Federer (Switzerland) 12315 1. (1) Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) 10595 leave London after 2013, with title and boasts Alejandro Falla (COL) bt of play out of the a couple of the tournaments, the new compacted annual cal- a circuit-lead- calendar, yield- but that’s what happens when 2. (2) Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 11970 2. (2) Maria Sharapova (Russia) 10045 Florian Mayer (GER) 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 endar likely to force some hard ing 70-11 match Julien Benneteau (FRA) bt ing an ending on you take a couple of weeks off 3. (3) Andy Murray (Scotland) 7690 3. (3) Serena Williams (US) 9400 choices among players. record going into Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6-4, 7-5 November 12. the Tour. It’s never going to be 4. (4) Rafa Nadal (Spain) 6905 4. (4) Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) 7425 The fourth-ranked Scot spoke Paris. Jerzy Janowicz (POL) bt Philipp “With the way perfect. before his second-round start With the race Kohlschreiber (GER) 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 the schedule is “Basel, Valencia (the same

5. (5) David Ferrer (Spain) 5610 5. (5) Angelique Kerber (Germany) 5550 at the Paris Masters, a week for the final two Kevin Anderson (RSA) bt just now, I think week), and Paris and having a 6. (6) T Berdych (Czech Republic) 4985 6. (7) Sara Errani (Italy) 5100 after leaving organisers in Basel, spots in the year- Thomaz Belluci (BRA) 6-2, 6-1 when the Tour week off and then playing the Switzerland, high and dry by end event going Carlos Berlocq (ARG) bt Finals moves Tour Finals is fine. But it’s going

7. (7) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) 4710 7. (8) Li Na (China) 5095 withdrawing with a back injury down to the wire Denis Istomin (UZB) 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 from London to to be tough to play all three back 8. (8) J Martin Del Potro (Argentina) 3990 8. (6) Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) 5085 from that event. in Paris before Andreas Seppi (ITA) bt a different con- to back with obviously most guys’ Now Paris Bercy and tour- Monday’s start Martin Klizan (SVK) 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (7/5) tinent I think main priority wanting to be fresh 9. (9) Janko Tipsarevic (Serbia) 3100 9. (9) Samantha Stosur (Australia) 4135 nament director Guy Forget is of the eight-man there are big for the finals.” 10. (10) Juan Monaco (Argentina) 2775 10. (10) Marion Bartoli (France) 3740 paying the price as well with the wrap-up, injury retirements fig- issues potentially with that,” said Murray pronounced himself fit injury absence of world number ure in the equation as well. Murray, third seed at the Bercy after two weeks of no tournament 11. (11) John Isner (US) 2565 11. (11) C Wozniacki (Denmark) 3685 one Roger Federer, which leaves In Valencia a week ago, London arena behind Djokovic. play following his loss to Djokovic 12. (13) Richard Gasquet (France) 2550 12. (12) Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) 2900 Novak Djokovic on course to top contenders Jo-Wilfried Tsonga “Guys (who could qualify seven, in the Shanghai final. 13. (12) Nicolas Almagro (Spain) 2435 13. (13) Nadia Petrova (Russia) 2725 the year-end rankings for the sec- and Janko Tipsarevic both quit eight or nine) are not going to fly “I had a full week rest after ond straight year. first-round matches in pain. all the way to a different conti- Shanghai, which I needed,” said 14. (15) Milos Raonic (Canada) 2300 14. (14) D Cibulkova (Slovakia) 2495 Djokovic lost the ranking to the Murray said that with the nent if there is a chance you’re the US Open and Olympic cham- 15. (14) Marin Cilic (Croatia) 2210 15. (15) Maria Kirilenko (Russia) 2463 Swiss on July 9 after 53 weeks London season-ender start- not going to get in (the year-end pion who admits that his focus is when Federer won his seventh ing next Monday without a gap event), not find out until Sunday on the London week after failing 16. (16) Kei Nishikori (Japan) 2000 16. (16) Roberta Vinci (Italy) 2400 Wimbledon title. between the end of Paris and probably and potentially have to to complete a year ago owing to 17. (17) S Wawrinka (Switzerland) 1955 17. (17) L Safarova (Czech Republic) 2125 But the ATP said that Federer the first round-robin match in play on Tuesday.” injury. ended any chance of a return to the British capital, players are The finals are to stay in London “I just started to build up my 18. (21) Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukraine) 1935 18. (18) Julia Goerges (Germany) 1965 the year-end top spot as he lost unlikely to be willing to risk play- at least until 2013 but the venue training gradually. We came here 19. (18) P Kohlschreiber (Germany) 1830 19. (19) Kaia Kanepi (Estonia) 1929 the weekend Basel final to Juan ing three weeks in succession. thereafter is subject to big-money on Friday so I have had pretty Del Potro and then withdrew That was not the case until this negotiations. decent preparation for the tour- 20. (19) Gilles Simon (France) 1815 20. (20) Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) 1841 from Paris with niggling injuries. year, when the ATP -- bowing Murray said that not having nament, which is good.” AFP TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER 2012 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 McIlroy, Woods cause fan frenzy in China The world number one beats Woods in exhibition match

ZHENGZHOU, CHINA: Rory McIlroy beat Tiger Woods by a single shot yesterday in a big-money 18-hole showdown between the world’s top two before a frenzied Chinese audi- Red Bull-Renault driver Mark Webber of Australia (fourth right) and team- ence whose enthusiasm literally mate Sebastian Vettel of Germany (centre), together with team principal knew no bounds. Christian Horner (second right) and technical director Adrian Newey (third Crowd etiquette crumbled left), celebrate with the team crew after winning the Formula One Indian as the golfers played out their Grand Prix 2012 at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida, on the “Duel at Jinsha Lake” for a prize outskirts of New Delhi on Sunday. pot reportedly worth $2m. Fans jumped the ropes, stole balls and clogged up the fairways to get a better vantage for photographs. World number one McIlroy and Red Bull need three 14 times major winner Woods had both flown in late Sunday for the one-day event after playing else- where -- McIlroy having come perfect races: Chief second at the BMW Masters in Shanghai, and Woods finishing NEW DELHI: Red Bull need in the constructors’ champion- fourth at the CIMB Classic in three “perfect” race weekends ship, but it is only 13 points in sweltering Malaysia. to ensure a third straight driv- the drivers’.... We have managed But the players had any tired- ers’ and constructors’ world to eke out a gap and, considering ness quickly extinguished by a championship double after where we came from four races surreal and lavish opening cer- Sebastian Vettel’s victory in ago, it is impressive. emony in Zhengzhou, in China’s India, says team chief Christian “But we have to keep that inland east. Horner. momentum going. It is the first They were greeted by drum Germany’s Vettel, winner of the time Seb has won four races in majorettes, fireworks and title in 2010 and 2011, cruised to succession and it was an incred- speeches from local dignitar- his fourth consecutive victory on ible performance from him this ies before clanging a ceremo- Sunday, leading the Indian Grand weekend. nial Chinese gong and having Rory McIlroy (right) of Northern Ireland holds the winner’s trophy as he poses with Tiger Woods of the US and Prix from start to finish in a dom- “With 75 points available from their handprints and autographs Feng Changge, Chairman of Henan Harmony Group, after the matchplay exhibition event at the Jinsha Lake Golf inant display. three races, it is going to be cru- immortalised in clay. Club in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, yesterday. The 26th win of his career cial for us to have perfect week- McIlroy carded a five under par gives Vettel a 13-point lead over ends now.” 67 on the 7,039-yard, par-72 lay- his nearest challenger, Fernando Horner was unfazed by Alonso’s out at the Jinsha Lake Golf Club, the pair last met in Turkey two players stood on the first tee, people, capital of Henan prov- Alonso of Ferrari, who finished bullish talk that he will win and world number two Woods weeks ago. with stewards and security try- ince and one of the eight ancient second at the Buddh International at Interlagos in Sao Paulo on registered a 68. “I got off to a good start,” the ing and failing to stop the bois- capitals of China. But the line- Circuit after starting fifth on the November 25 to take his third It was remarkable scoring Northern Irishman said. “And just terous crowds bursting through up of luxury cars parked around grid. world championship crown. given the chaotic crowds con- tried to keep my nose in front.” the ropes. the clubhouse -- including Rolls- Red Bull enjoy a healthy “Talk is cheap at the end of the stantly taking photos, letting Woods told reporters that “This is certainly not like most Royces, Bentleys, Ferraris, Aston 91-point lead in the constructors’ day,” he said, when reminded that their phones ring and refusing to it was a “great match”. The Mondays,” Woods said afterwards, Martins was pure Monaco. championship over Ferrari. Alonso has said he is “100 per cent stand still or be quiet even as the American added: “It was a lot of smiling. “It’s been a different one, A luxury yacht even sailed But speaking after Vettel’s con- convinced” he will win the cham- players were swinging. fun and a great exhibition. I think hasn’t it? I wouldn’t say it was serenely across a lake in front of summate triumph in the heat and pionship again this year. Leisure helicopters were parked everyone enjoyed it.” crazy out there. The word I would Woods as he played an approach dust of New Delhi, Horner warned “I think it is down to what you alongside putting greens, models China is seen as the next fron- use is ‘enthusiastic’,” McIlroy said. shot. Away from the hoopla of the against complacency as he looked do on the track,” said Horner. in revealing evening gowns stood tier for golf and the fans clearly “It’s good to see so many people made-in-China event, Ernie Els forward to the final three races “We can all prophesy but it is a on tees, and enthusiastic specta- love it, though are mostly oblivi- out there. So many people that said the McIlroy-Woods rivalry of the season in Abu Dhabi, the question of our focus now being tors were tackled to the ground ous to norms of behaviour, as follow golf and want to watch us was shaping up into a fascinat- United States and Brazil. on Abu Dhabi to extract the most as they attempted to out-sprint shown when they broke through play. I hope that continues.” ing duel. “We certainly cannot afford to out of the car, the drivers, the security guards. the ropes and invaded the driv- The sheer decadence of the “Tiger’s got all the experience be complacent because Fernando strategy, and the reliability that McIlroy grabbed an immedi- ing range as McIlroy and Woods occasion, coinciding with the in the world and Rory’s got all the Alonso keeps turning up,” said we can. ate birdie at the first hole, after warmed up. launch of multi-million-dollar power in the world right now, he’s Horner, after Vettel and his Red “It is going to be a question of struggling to keep a straight face Soon after there were comical “Golf Villas” to be built around got all the momentum,” the four- Bull team-mate Australian Mark having three perfect weekends.” in posing for photos as he tried to scenes as spectators sprinted on the golf course, was in vivid con- time major champion said. Webber sandwiched the Spanish Horner said Red Bull would stare Woods down, boxing-style. and purloined all the expensive trast to the stark industrial con- “They’re really stirring the pot driver in second place. have to be at their best to deny He was never headed, thus golf balls as the players attempted urbation of Zhengzhou just a few between the two of them and I “He (Alonso) drove a strong Alonso and his Ferrari team. gaining a modicum of revenge to leave. kilometres down the road. think it’s good for golf,” Els said. race today and it was a shame “Fernando is a quality driver for his seven-stroke defeat when The melee continued as the It is home to around 10 million AFP we couldn’t keep Mark (Webber) and Ferrari are a quality team ahead of him, as he had a KERS and they are doing a strong job,” issue from lap 20. he said after the Indian Grand McIlroy to have “We have got a great lead now Prix. AFP upper hand against Lorenzo ‘liberated’ Woods, says Donald by MotoGP title win HONG KONG: Luke Donald unstoppable rise to the top con- PHILLIP ISLAND, yesterday tipped world number trasts with Woods’s own shaky Australia: New world MotoGP one Rory McIlroy to have path in recent years. champion Jorge Lorenzo says the upper hand in a poten- The American’s victory at his he feels liberated after winning tially mouth-watering battle last major came shortly before his a season-long battle with the for supremacy with US legend career nosedived amid a scandal powerful Repsol Honda team to Tiger Woods over the coming surrounding his private life which claim his second premier class years. saw the American drop out of the title. FROM LEFT: Golfers Ian Poulter of England, Graeme McDowell of McIlroy, 23, has won two majors top 50. Lorenzo clinched the world Northern Ireland, Luke Donald of England, Lee Westwood of England in as many years and is viewed by However, three PGA Tour wins championship after rival Dani and Ernie Els of South Africa pose for photographers by one of the many as the heir apparent to the this year have propelled him back Pedrosa crashed on the second lap bronze lion statues outside the HSBC headquarters during a media 36-year-old Woods, who won the up the rankings. of Sunday’s Australian MotoGP at event in Hong Kong yesterday. The golfers, on a stop over to Hong last of his 14 majors at the US South African Ernie Els, who Phillip Island, ending a chance to Open in 2008. will also be playing at the HSBC catch his fellow Spaniard in the Kong, will play at the 2012 WGC-HSBC Champions at Mission Hills Woods said last week he was Champions 2012, said McIlroy final two races of the season. across the border in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong. looking forward to a “decade” and Woods were evenly matched. The Spanish Yamaha rider only Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo of battles with the Northern “Tiger’s got all the experience had to avoid a mistake to carry off of Spain celebrates becoming Irishman, who beat the American in the world and Rory’s got all the the victory after Casey Stoner’s World Champion after finishing world number two yesterday at power in the world right now, he’s Repsol Honda team-mate Pedrosa second in the MotoGP class at I thrive on being world the “Duel at Jinsha Lake” exhibi- got all the momentum,” the four- crashed out. the Australian Motorcycle Grand tion match in Shanghai. time major champion said. Lorenzo led Pedrosa by 23 Prix at Phillip Island on Sunday. “Rory has the upper hand,” “They’re really stirring the pot points going into the penulti- number one: McIlroy said world number three Donald, between the two of them and I mate Phillip Island round and adding that Woods still had many think it’s good for golf.” just needed to finish three points home for the final race of the sea- years left in him. Flamboyant English golfer more than his compatriot to seal son with no extra pressure, said CHINA: Rory McIlroy believes McIlroy feels his A-game trumps “They’re phenomenal. They Ian Poulter said that the rivalry the world title ahead of the final he had learned the hard way how becoming golf’s world number that of his rivals. have star power,” the English would generate worldwide inter- race in Valencia on November 11. to succeed in the class. one has lifted his game to new “The status (of being world golfer said at a media event for est in the sport. He said this season’s title had “When I first came into heights and that he will be number one) adds pressure but the HSBC Champions 2012, which “It’s an interesting rivalry that been more of a challenge than MotoGP I needed to learn from hard to beat at next month’s it’s one that I thrive on,” McIlroy, will be played at Mission Hills in will go on for a long time,” Poulter his first MotoGP championship my mistakes, know my limits and Singapore Open. who won his second major at this southern China from November said. two years ago because of the two- try not to go over the limit, so for The 23-year-old Northern year’s US PGA Championship, 1-4. Meanwhile, The 2015 Solheim pronged Repsol Honda threat of this reason I am very proud of my Irishman heads a quality field said in a statement. Donald added that McIlroy had Cup, the women’s equivalent of Pedrosa and Stoner. evolution and so very grateful to at the $6m tournament from “I know I can be hard to beat a good chance of matching his the Ryder Cup, will be held at “It’s been a big emotion because my team,” he said. November 8-11 that also includes when I’m at my best, so I go into own unique feat of topping both the St Leon-Rot Golf Club near this year has been tougher than “I feel emotional for the tough- American Phil Mickelson and every tournament knowing that the US and European money lists Heidelberg, an hour’s drive from my first world title (2010) because ness and the hard competition. three-times winner Adam Scott if I play well then I have a good in the same year. Frankfurt. I knew my competitors were I needed to be strong and really of Australia. chance of winning.” “Rory is emulating what I did “It will be a fantastic experi- stronger and more constant this focused. For this reason I now Louis Oosthuizen will also be McIlroy finished runner-up at last year... congratulations to him ence for our golf in Germany,” said year, and I knew I had to be more feel liberated of the weight off among the contenders at the the BMW Masters in Shanghai if he pulls it off.” Sandra Gal, a member of the vic- constant than them,” he said. my shoulders,” he added after the Sentosa Golf Club, but a confident at the weekend. REUTERS McIlroy’s seemingly torious 2011 European team. AFP Lorenzo, who will now return win. AFP TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER 2012 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

List of last ten World Series winners List of last ten winners in Major League Baseball’s World Series: Giants win World Series 2012 San Francisco Giants 4, Detroit Tigers 0 2011 St. Louis Cardinals 4, Texas Rangers 3 2010 San Francisco Giants 4, Texas Rangers 1 San Francisco edge Detroit 4-3 to claim second title in three seasons 2009 New York Yankees 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 DETROIT, Michigan: Crafting 2008 Philadelphia Phillies 4, Tampa Bay a World Series sweep with mas- Rays 1 terful pitching and clutch hits, 2007 Boston Red Sox 4, Colorado Rockies 0 the San Francisco Giants won 2006 St. Louis Cardinals 4, Detroit Tigers 1 a second Major League Baseball 2005 Chicago White Sox 4, Houston Astros 0 title in three seasons yesterday with a 4-3 victory over Detroit. 2004 Boston Red Sox 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0 The Giants routed Detroit four 2003 Florida Marlins 4, New York Yankees 2 games to none in the best-of- seven final and after a 2010 Series triumph over Texas won the club’s Scutaro’s seventh championship overall, five of them coming before the team moved from New York in 1958. title dream “I’m numb to the fact we’ve won two World Series in the past three years. I’m kind of speech- comes true less,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. DETROIT, Michigan: Marco “It’s amazing. I’m proud of a Scutaro had dreamed of win- group of guys who were not going ning the World Series since he to be denied. I couldn’t be prouder was an 18-year-old Venezuelan of a group who played the game teenager who came to the so well.” United States to play minor- Ryan Theriot, who won a World league baseball. Series last year with St Louis, Two days before his 37th birth- scored the title-winning run for day, Scutaro made his dreams the Giants in the 10th inning on come true by hitting a single a single by Marco Scutaro, who San Francisco Giants’ third baseman and World Series MVP Pablo Sandoval holds the MVP trophy and keys to his new Corvette after Game 4 of the to right field that scored Ryan made the key hit two days before World Series at Comerica Park in Detroit, yesterday. The Giants won 4-3 in 10 innings, sweeping the Detroit Tigers 4-0 to win the World Series. RIGHT: Theriot the winning run yester- his 37th birthday. The San Francisco Giants celebrate after defeating the Detroit Tigers. day as San Francisco beat Detroit Theriot singled to right field, 4-3 in 10 innings to win the World advancing to second base on Series. Brandon Crawford’s sacrifice San Francisco became the 21st title run. “I was ready for the that had dominated the previ- only had been hitting 2-for-9 in With the game deadlocked 3-3 bunt and raced home on a two-out team to capture the throne in a moment,” Sandoval said. “I was ous two games began to wither. the World Series, had smacked and two outs, Scutaro slapped a single by Scutaro, who has played sweep and kept the Tigers search- waiting for the opportunity so I With San Francisco trailing for a two-run homer in the third single just deep enough to allow for six different clubs in 10 major ing for their first World Series pulled everything together.” the first time in the World Series, inning to give the Tigers a 2-1 Theriot to score from second base. league seasons. crown since 1984. The Giants were often on the Buster Posey blasted an off-speed advantage and end a run of 20 “What makes it so special is the “It was fitting for him to get the “I’m a little bit flabbergasted brink of elimination in the play- offering from Detroit pitcher Max scoreless innings for Detroit. way we did it,” Scutaro said. “We game-winning hit,” Bochy said. to be honest,” Tigers manager offs, winning the last three games Scherzer into the left-field stands San Francisco had not trailed were always against the wall. I “Those two did a great job for us.” Jim Leyland said. “I would never of their first post-season series for a two-run homer that gave in 56 playoff innings, winning the told my team-mates, ‘I don’t want Giants relief ace Sergio Romo have thought the Giants would against Cincinnati then needing the Giants a 3-2 lead in the sixth last three games of the National to be against the wall.’” entered in the bottom half of the have swept us, but it happened. to take the last three against St. inning. League finals and the first three The Giants spent much of their 10th and struck out leadoff hitter It’s a freaky game. It happened. Louis to reach the World Series. Scutaro had led off the sixth World Series games by a com- playoff run on the brink of elimi- Austin Jackson, pinch hitter Don So be it.” “When our backs are on the with an infield single down the bined run total of 32-4. nation but overcame game after Kelly and Tigers slugger Miguel San Francisco third baseman wall, that’s the time when we’re third base line and Posey made it That post-season streak with- game on the edge to capture their Cabrera for the last outs to ignite Pablo Sandoval was named Most having fun,” said Sandoval. pay off with his blast just inside out trailing was the second-long- second championship in three a victory celebration. Valuable Player of the World “A lot of guys are loose and the foul pole to put Detroit behind est run in major league history, seasons after beating Texas in the Series. relaxed and it just seemed like all once more. behind only a 60-inning stretch by 2010 World Series. Baseball: World Series result The Venezuelan slugger nick- the pieces fit together,” said San But Delmon Young answered the 2004 Boston Red Sox. “I’m so glad that I am living Yesterday’s result from the World Series, named “Kung Fu Panda” blasted Francisco’s game-four starting for the Tigers in the home half San Francisco took a 1-0 lead this experience,” Scutaro said. Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven three home runs in the Giants’ pitcher Matt Cain after yester- of the sixth by smashing the first in the second inning when Hunter “I played with a lot of guys who championship final: game-one triumph and had 24 day’s match. pitch he saw from Cain into the Pence bounced the ball over the spent a lot of years in the big San Francisco 4 Detroit 3 (10 innings) total hits in the playoffs includ- A cold and windy night turned right-field stands for a solo homer center-field wall for a ground rule leagues and they never made it (San Francisco win series 4-0) ing six homers, five doubles and damp when rain arrived in the to equalize at 3-3. double and scored when Brandon this far,” he added after yester- 13 runs batted in during the fifth inning and the pitching skill Cabrera, the star slugger who Belt tripled to right field. AFP day’s win. AFP NBA champs Miami Heat St. Louis Rams’ wide receiver Chris Givens (right) celebrates his touchdown in front of begin title defence today New England Patriots’ cornerback Devin WASHINGTON: LeBron McCourty during the James had yet to claim an NBA first quarter of their championship when he arrived NFL football game at in Miami two years ago, boldly Wembley Stadium in predicting multiple title runs London, yesterday. with Heat team-mates Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade. Now, as the NBA prepares to open its 67th season today, “King” James is coming off a crowning achievement, having won his first NBA title with the Heat last June and then guiding the US Olympic team to London gold in August. Falcons humble Eagles Now the Heat look to repeat and James, whose spectacular high-leaping skills have made him the NBA’s most dynamic playmaker since Michael Jordan to remain unbeaten won six titles with Chicago in the 1990s, vows to back up his boasts PHILADELPHIA, NFL results field goals for the Giants, who and prove he is no one-hit wonder. Pennsylvania: Matt Ryan con- took a 23-0 lead with the aid of Green Bay 24 Jacksonville 15 “I’ve accomplished a lot of goals nected on three first-half touch- Dallas mistakes. but I’m still not satisfied with Miami Heat’s LeBron James dunks against New Orleans Hornets’ Greivis down passes to lead Atlanta to a Miami 30 NY Jets 9 New York’s Jason Pierre-Paul Vasquez (left) and Ryan Anderson in the first half of their exhibition basketball what I’ve done so far,” James 30-17 victory over Philadelphia Cleveland 7 San Diego 6 intercepted Cowboys quarterback said. “We can be better than we game in Miami, Florida on October 26, 2012. yesterday that saw the Falcons Tony Romo and ran 28 yards for a were this past season. We have remain the NFL’s only unbeaten Indianapolis 19 Tennessee 13 touchdown in the second quarter the potential to be a lot better. team. New England 45 St. Louis 7 and Stevie Brown came up with That is scary.” Lakers’ lineup that includes new players, it would be tough to sit Ryan connected on 17 of 20 Atlanta 30 Philadelphia 17 two interceptions and a fumble The Heat have added 37-year- big man Dwight Howard and star there and just double-team me all passes for 197 yards in the first recovery for the Giants, who old guard Ray Allen, the all-time guard Steve Nash, both seeking game long,” Bryant said. “It’s just half and finished the day with 262 Chicago 23 Carolina 22 improved to 6-2. NBA leader in 3-point shots who their first NBA crowns. not going to happen.” yards as the Falcons improved to Detroit 28 Seattle 24 The Cowboys battled back in must face his former Boston “Dwight’s defensive presence is The Lakers and Heat must still 7-0 -- the best start in franchise the second half, but had the final Pittsburgh 27 Washington 12 team-mates when they visit for probably the greatest I’ve seen in contend with the Oklahoma City history. heartbreak of seeing a 37-yard today’s opener, and veteran for- the history of the sport,” Bryant Thunder, powered by three-time Julio Jones had five recep- Oakland 26 Kansas City 16 catch in the end zone by Dez ward Rashard Lewis to a cham- said. “Steve’s a great playmaker. NBA scoring champion Kevin tions for 123 yards and a touch- NY Giants 29 Dallas 24 Bryant that looked like a touch- pionship roster. Steve’s IQ and ability to quar- Durant and star guard Russell down in the win, in which the down disallowed because his hand Denver 34 New Orleans 14 “You can feel the excitement,” terback, it’s not something I can Westbrook, although they’ll be Falcons scored on their first six touched the end line out of bounds Wade said. “You can see the naturally do. without last season’s NBA Sixth possessions. as he came down. difference.” “All the pieces fit. We all do Man of the Year James Harden. Michael Vick, once the face of The Eagles, who were coming New England gave British NFL James matched Jordan as the different things. We just have to Harden was traded on the the Falcons franchise and now the off a bye week, fell to 3-4. fans a sight of Tom Brady at his only players in history to win an keep doing the things we have eve of the season to Houston, Eagles’ star signal-caller, com- “That was an embarrassing dominant best, steamrolling St. NBA title, Olympic gold and be been doing our entire careers.” where he’ll join a team hoping pleted 21 of 35 passing attempts performance,” said Eagles coach Louis 45-7 at Wembley Stadium. named the NBA regular-season Bryant, 34, has played 1,161 Taiwanese-American star Jeremy for 191 yards and a touchdown. Andy Reid, whose team lost com- The Patriots reached the end and NBA Finals Most Valuable regular-season games and 42,377 Lin can continue to work the Asante Samuel, who recorded ing off a bye week for the first zone on each of their first five pos- Player (MVP) in the same year. minutes and has two years worth magic he showed last year with 25 interceptions and went to three time in his tenure. “I’m stating sessions and set an NFL record “I don’t think about what the $58.3m remaining on what could the Knicks. Pro Bowls as an Eagle before he the obvious. We need to get better. by accumulating more than 350 other greats have accomplished,” be his final NBA deal. While the Thunder’s young was traded to the Falcons for a I need to do a better job. This is yards of offense for the 17th suc- James said. “I have to make my Having Howard and Nash as stars are the NBA’s wave of the draft selection in April, couldn’t fixable. We have the talent.” cessive contest. own name.” teammates figures to give him future, San Antonio remains in resist crowing after the victory The New York Giants won a Brady passed for 305 yards. Meanwhile across the con- better shooting chances and, the title hunt with veteran player over his former team. wild one in Dallas, forcing six Rob Gronkowski was a favorite tinent, Kobe Bryant will try to the Lakers hope, another title Tim Duncan, France’s Tony “We’re 7-0 over here baby,” turnovers and fending off a fierce target, catching eight passes for match Jordan’s career title total opportunity. Parker and Argentina’s Manu Samuel said. “If I was over there Cowboys rally for a 29-24 victory. 146 yards and two touchdowns. with a revamped Los Angeles “Those guys are such fantastic Ginobili. AFP now, they have to go to work.” Lawrence Tynes booted five REUTERS

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MUSCAT 31/24 Clear 30/23 Mostly sunny MAKKAH 38/26 Mostly sunny 37/26 Clear KUWAIT 31/16 Clear 30/16 Mostly sunny Dahlia flowers are covered in frost in Kupferzell, Southern Germany, yesterday. Meteorologists forecast further winter weather for the next few days. BAHRAIN 33/26 Mostly sunny 31/26 Clear SANAA 24/09 Mostly sunny 22/08 Mostly sunny RIYADH 29/17 Mostly sunny 30/17 Clear DUBAI 34/27 Clear 34/23 Clear Halloween apps BAGHDAD 28/15 Clear 27/16 Mostly sunny ‘Skyfall’ breaks Bond’s UK box office record

THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW LONDON: “Skyfall” set the Michael G Wilson and Barbara The plot also puts veteran for a spooky record for the biggest UK week- Broccoli said in a statement. “It is actress Judi Dench, 77, at the HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER end box office takings of any particularly thrilling as the UK is heart of the action as Bond’s and safe night ATHENS 21/17 Mostly sunny 22/18 Mostly sunny James Bond film, its producers home to James Bond and it being boss M, and introduces Spanish said yesterday. the 50th anniversary year.” Oscar-winner Javier Bardem as a TORONTO: Whether it’s WASHINGTON 09/05 Rain 14/09 Chance of showers The 23rd official cinematic The film, which had its royal flamboyant villain complete with tracking the safety of trick-or- SYDNEY 29/16 Mostly sunny 32/14 Partly sunny adventure of the suave, but bru- world premiere in London last dyed blond hair. treaters, finding a last-minute LONDON 10/05 Partly sunny 10/05 Chance of rain tal 007, earned £20.1m ($32.36m) week and opens in the United Marking 50 years after the first costume or giving your house PARIS 13/03 Chance of rain 12/08 Clear after opening last Friday at States on November 9, brings Bond film “Dr. No” premiered in a haunted vibe, there is a 587 cinemas across the United together Daniel Craig on his London in 1962, ‘Skyfall’ has been Halloween app for it. ISTANBUL 21/15 Thunderstorms 20/15 Chance of storms Kingdom and Ireland. third outing on Her Majesty’s hailed by the critics as a trium- Although Hurricane Sandy will MANILA 32/24 Mostly sunny 32/23 Mostly sunny “We are absolutely over- secret service with British direc- phant return to form after 2008’s disrupt Halloween along the east DHAKA 30/20 Mostly sunny 30/19 Clear whelmed with the reaction to tor Sam Mendes making his fran- tepidly received “Quantum of coast of the United States, mil- DELHI 30/17 Clear 30/17 Mostly sunny Skyfall this weekend,” producers chise debut. Solace.” REUTERS lions of children across the coun- ISLAMABAD 29/14 Clear 29/14 Clear try are expected to celebrate the spooky holiday. While children are eager to go trick-or-treating, parents are concerned about the safety of their children. The Trick or E-readers grapple with a future on the shelf Tracker app from Iconosys lets parents monitor the location of their children by providing loca- SINGAPORE: Amidst our Robin Birtle, who runs an e-book tion updates which arrive via text growing love affair with the publishing company in Japan. messages. tablet, spare a thought for its “Kids won’t need this.” “It allows not just mom and dad increasingly shelfbound sibling: Companies giving up the ghost to find the kids, but the kids to the e-reader. include Japanese tyre maker find mom and dad,” said Wayne Take Taiwan’s E Ink Holdings Bridgestone Corp which ended Irving, CEO of California-based Inc, which makes most of the e-paper production this year Iconosys, adding that children can monochrome displays for devices after six years in the business, also send a distress signal, which such as Amazon.com Inc’s Kindle blaming falling prices and the instantly sends their location to and Barnes & Noble Inc’s Nook. rising popularity of tablets with a parent. After five years of heady growth LCD displays. Its partner Delta The Android app, which is free during which shipments rose 100- Electronics Inc also said it was until Halloween, also sets a maxi- fold, it got a jolt at the end of 2011 pulling out. mum distance that the child can when monthly revenues dropped Qualcomm Inc, which snapped stray from home, and notifies the 91 percent in two months. up two startups and launched parent when they have gone too “The bottom fell out of the mar- several devices including the far. ket,” says E Ink Chief Marketing Kyobo Reader in South Korea, Although some apps are Officer Sriram Peruvemba. told investors in July it would branded for Halloween, others not E-readers initially benefited now focus on licensing its Mirasol linked to the spooky holiday per- from their reflective displays, display technology. form similar functions, including which can be read in sunlight UK-based Plastic Logic said it Life360. The free app for iPhone and require very little power. But had stopped making e-readers and Android devices lets parents the success of Apple Inc’s iPad, and was now looking to license create routes ahead of time. improved backlit displays, power- its display technology for devices A spokesperson for Life360 said saving technologies and new such as credit cards. parents should ensure their chil- smaller tablets all point to one That leaves E Ink, which this dren’s phone has a fully charged thing: the e-reader has become a year bought one of its few remain- battery with GPS turned on, and transitional technology. ing competitors, SiPix Technology, From left: An Amazon Kindle, a Bookeen Cybook Odyssey, and a Sony Reader, all of which use technology they should set ground rules with Think the harpsichord, in pole position. Not all the news developed by E Ink, are pictured at E Ink Corporation in Cambridge, Massachusetts. their child on how often they replaced by the piano. Or Apple’s is bad. should be checking in. iPod music player, which helped A new generation of e-readers If choosing a costume is prob- popularise the MP3 player until with front lighting, which allows For one thing, Apple has stolen to tempt manufacturers with, it was only in the late 1990s that lem, a free app called Digital Dudz the arrival of the iPhone, which reading in the dark, is hitting the a march in the United States, from a music stand with a built- physicist Joseph Jacobson thought lets users create an instant cos- could play music but also do a lot market. The Kindle Paperwhite saying that 80 percent of the in e-reader to a traffic light. Says of mixing a dark dye and parti- tume using their smartphone, a of other things. sold out quickly and that device country’s “core curricula” is avail- CEO Liu: “I’ve told our people cles of white titanium dioxide in T-shirt and some duct tape. Now electronic paper compa- and the basic $69 Kindle e-reader able in its digital bookstore. And that in five years non e-reader microcapsules. Stimulated by an The app features animations nies like E Ink are scrabbling for are the No. 2 and No. 3 top sell- while educational institutions are applications will be as big as the electrical charge- a process called such as a live beating heart new ways to sell the technology ing products on Amazon, based on investing in e-books, they’re not e-reader applications.” electrophoresis - one or other filmed during open heart surgery or in some cases, are pulling the unit sales. Amazon also recently necessarily investing in e-reading This makes sense, analysts say. would move to the top to form and erratically moving eyeballs. plug entirely. launched Kindles in two big new hardware. “We have dialed back our take on shapes. Users can incorporate the anima- A recent survey by the Pew markets - India and Japan. In Singapore, for example, them,” said Jonathan Melnick of Even then it took seven years tion into their costume by mak- Research Center found that of E Ink’s revenues have picked one university library has dedi- Lux Research. “But we still think and $150m for the company he ing a cut out in the T-shirt and those Americans over 30 who up somewhat from late last year cated 95 percent of its budget to the technology is going to have a founded, E Ink, to create its first securing the smartphone with read e-books, less than half do so and Chief Executive Scott Liu is e-books. But the country remains future. It’s just not going to be in e-reader, and another two years duct tape. on an e-reader. For those under promising good numbers when one of the few where the Kindle e-readers.” to tease out production problems “Double tap on the heart and 30, the number falls to less than the company announces quarterly is not available, suggesting that But not all are so optimistic. for its first customer Sony Corp. it turns into maggots. Double tap a quarter. results on Wednesday. those e-books are not being read Not only has E Ink been out- And then it took Amazon’s heft again and it turns into snakes,” Analysts have cut forecasts, But E Ink is betting its future, on dedicated devices. flanked by the emergence of the to persuade the public to adopt explained Digital Dudz creator sometimes dramatically. IHS not on consumers buying more E Ink also hopes to see its tablet, it’s also been slow to inno- the e-reader by adding a com- Mark Rober. iSuppli predicted last December e-readers, but elsewhere - includ- technology in more devices vate. Although the screens of the pelling range of books, wireless To get into the Halloween spirit there would be 43 million ing education, an area it sees as than e-readers. Over the years latest Kindles refresh faster than connectivity and the promise of an app called Pumpkin Pal, which e-readers shipped in 2014. When essential to growth. E Ink displays have appeared in earlier models, critics say they instant downloads. costs 99 cents, lets people create it revised those numbers last It has started to focus on add- watches, on a Samsung cellphone still look a little old-fashioned E Ink says it is undeterred and their own virtual jack-o-lanterns. month, the estimate was lowered ing features for classrooms, such keypad and on USB drives. alongside displays from Apple or intends to play a more central Users can carve custom designs by two thirds. as a master device to control One e-ink sign in Japan sur- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. role in any new industry it finds a into their virtual pumpkins then By contrast, Morgan Stanley which pages students look at, pre- vived the 2011 earthquake and “I don’t see any significant foothold in. “For our new products set their iPad in their window as in June doubled its estimates for venting them from flipping ahead tsunami and was able to display improvements in the technology we will no longer be a component a last-minute decoration. 2013 tablet shipments, predict- to, for example, an answers page. emergency contact and route in the past few years,” says Calvin player,” said CEO Liu. Another app, Halloween Sound ing 216 million compared with Amazon this month announced information long after other Shao of Fubon Securities. Its chances of success are lim- Shelf, provides soundtracks to its February 2011 forecast of 102 a push to get Kindles into U.S. powered-displays fell dark. E Ink’s own history is not ited, says Alva Taylor, who uses E create a haunted environment, million. schools, selling e-readers at bulk Peruvemba travels the world to encouraging. It took a long time Ink as a case study for his classes such as ghostly laughs, fright- “Frustratingly for the E Ink discount. trade shows peddling an impres- for e-ink to emerge: Xerox had at the Tuck School of Business at ening screams and thunder and guys, it’s a transition device,” says But it will be an uphill battle. sive array of prototypes he hopes dabbled in it since the 1970s but Dartmouth College. REUTERS lightning. REUTERS