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Sunday 15 June 2014 • 17 Sha’baan 1435 • Volume 19 Number 6097 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 15pc rise in Sponsorship travellers from Qatar to Brazil DOHA: The travel industry has reported 12 to 15 percent reforms on increase in the number of people travelling from Qatar to Brazil this season spurred by the FIFA World Cup in Sao Paulo. Quoting a senior official of the travel agents committee at the track: Qatar Qatar Chamber, a local Arabic daily reported yesterday that a number of Qatari businessmen had Geneva meet discusses report on Qatar obtained visas to travel to Brazil. The easy procedures to obtain DOHA: Qatar told a meeting of operative through the Ministry of an entry visa to Brazil and the the UN Human Rights Council the Interior,” he said. Regarding availability of direct flights from (UNHRC) in Geneva yesterday the employment contract, he said Doha to Sao Paulo have further that it is going ahead with prep- that it will govern the legal rela- boosted this trend, said the daily. arations to introduce “sweeping tionship between the worker and One travel agent has put the reforms” in the country’s spon- the employer and the contract growth in the number of travel- sorship and exit permit system. shall be officially endorsed. lers at 15 percent. Addressing the 26th session of “In the case that the contract Travel agencies have come out the Council, Director of the Human is concluded according to a fixed with attractive tour packages to Rights Department at the Foreign term, the employee shall have the cash in on the increased interest Ministry Sheikh Khalid bin Jassim right to move, after the end of the among citizens in the World Cup. Al Thani said the “state is consid- period specified in the contract, Costa Rica defender Oscar Duarte (left) heads the ball past Uruguay’s goalkeeper Fernando Muslera to score his They are available at prices rang- ering a new draft law based on to any party he opts to work with team’s second goal during a Group D football match at the Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza, Brazil yesterday. Costa ing from QR9,000 to QR12,000 work contracts under the name without the need for employer’s Rica won 3-1. In an earlier game, Colombia shrugged off the absence through injury of star striker Radamel Falcao which many citizens consider ‘the law of entry and residence of consent, but if the contract is to hammer Greece 3-0 in Group C. See also pages 26, 27 & 28 affordable, said the daily. expatriates in Qatar”. indefinite, the employee can move THE PENINSULA The session discussed the report to another job after five years presented by Special Rapporteur from the date of the contract on the human rights of migrants without the need for the employ- Francois Crepeau and his last visit er’s consent,” said Al Thani. to Qatar in 2013 to study the labour He said Qatar will introduce a conditions in the country. comprehensive set of measures Crepeau in his report has urged within the Qatari labour law to US sends aircraft carrier to help Iraq Qatar to review the sponsorship allow for the implementation of and exit permit system and rec- the new reform mechanisms. BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON: the North Arabian Sea and ear- Kirby described the deployment reporters, according to Agence ommended that expatriate workers On behalf of Qatar, he expressed The US is sending an aircraft lier this year were used in the as increasing Obama’s martial France Presse. Iraqi officials told be given the right to form trade thanks to the UN Special carrier and two guided missile Mediterranean following Russia’s flexibility “should military options the Guardian yesterday that Iran unions. The reported included 14 Rapporteur on the human rights of ships into the Gulf, bolstering sea invasion of Ukraine. The Bush’s be required to protect American had sent 2,000 advance troops recommendation to protect the migrants, for his report on his visit and air power before a possible air wing includes four squad- lives, citizens and interests in across the border to help the Shia rights of migrant workers in Qatar. to the state included in the docu- US strike on the jihadist army in rons flying F/A-18 Super Hornet Iraq”, rather than signalling an government of Iraq defend itself “The State of Qatar recently ment A/HRC/26/35/Add.1, valuing Iraq in the coming days. fighter jets, one squadron flying imminent strike. after the Iraqi army ran from announced that it is intending to the objectivity, professionalism, Defence Secretary Chuck EA-18 Growler jammer and elec- While Iran has in the past har- ISIL in Mosul this week. take sweeping reforms to provide transparency and non-selectivity Hagel ordered the USS George tronic-attack planes, and other assed US ships moving into the Obama’s contemplation of air further promotion and protection that characterised the report. HW Bush into the Gulf yester- maritime helicopters and early- Gulf, its President, Hassan Rowhani, strikes against ISIL creates the to the rights of migrant workers,” Addressing the interactive ses- day, a day after President Barack warning planes. yesterday indicated openness to prospect of US air power bolster- said Al Thani. sion, Crepeau praised big Qatari Obama indicated he would soon Rear Admiral John Kirby, the working alongside his country’s ing Iranian ground operations, an He explained that Qatar is con- corporations for the high stand- decide on air strikes against the Pentagon press secretary, said the decades-old adversary, signalling an awkward one given the animosity sidering the cancellation of the ards of living they provide to their Islamic State of Iraq and the Bush would be accompanied by alignment of interests in protecting the militaries of the two nations, current exit permit system which workers. He noted that the situ- Levant (ISIL), whose seizure of the guided-missile cruiser USS their mutual Iraqi partner. which are currently engaged in requires the employer’s approval ation in Qatar is unique in view Sunni Iraqi cities has violently Philippine Sea and the guided- “If we see that the United negotiations over Iran’s nuclear for the departure of the employee. of the high ratio of expatriates to upended the region. missile destroyer USS Truxton. States takes action against ter- programme, have long felt for “The system is to be replaced by citizens. THE PENINSULA The 103,000-tonne warship and The ships are expected to arrive rorist groups in Iraq, then one each other. THE GUARDIAN a new automated system to be Continued on page 5 its air wing had been patrolling in the Gulf this evening. can think about it,” Rouhani told See also page 6

Israeli PM: Three Qatar 2022 says corruption teens kidnapped reports a ‘deliberate attack’ by Palestinians DOHA: Qatar’s 2022 World Cup chiefs said yesterday that reports JERUSALEM: Israel holds the of corruption were a deliberate bid to undermine a FIFA inquiry Palestinian Authority responsi- into their bid. A statement released by Qatar’s Supreme Committee ble for the safe return of three for 2022 said the “leaks” were orchestrated, but did not say who by. teenagers kidnapped in the West The timing of the release of these allegations is no accident,” said Bank by a “terror organisa- the statement, highlighting that the reports coincided with meet- tion,” Prime Minister Benjamin ings between Qatar officials and FIFA investigation chief Michael Netanyahu said yesterday. Garcia. “It should be clear that these leaks are not an attempt to “Our young people have been shine light on the 2018/2022 bidding process. They are, instead, kidnapped by a terror organi- a flagrant attempt to prejudice an ongoing independent investiga- sation... there is no doubt about tion,” said the Qatar chiefs. that,” Netanyahu told reporters “While Qatar’s bid committee has honoured Mr Garcia’s request in Tel Aviv as a massive manhunt to let the process run its course, our right to a fair hearing has been for the three youngsters entered compromised by certain parties trying to influence Mr Garcia’s inves- its third night. tigation,” said the statement. Garcia is due to hand in his report to a The youngsters, one of whom FIFA adjudicatory chamber in July. FIFA President Sepp Blatter said also holds a US passport, are no decision on action will be taken before September or October. The believed to have been snatched Qatar chiefs insisted they have “nothing to hide.” “We have fully co- on Thursday night from the Gush operated in a completely open and transparent manner with FIFA’s Etzion settlement bloc between independent ethics committee investigation,” they added. AFP Bethlehem and Hebron, report- Pro-Russian militants look through the debris of an IL-76 Ukrainian military transporter which was taken down by edly while hitchhiking. They were pro-Russian rebels early yesterday, on the outskirts of Lugansk. studying at two Jewish seminar- Fertility rate among women ies in settlements in the southern West Bank. Their disappearance in Qatar falls: Report has prompted a huge search by Ukraine plane shot down, 49 killed the army and border police. DOHA: Fertility rate among women in Qatar has fallen signifi- Netanyahu said he placed KIEV: Pro-Russian separatists city of Luhansk, a centre of the sloping wheat field where the cantly over the past few years, shows data of the Ministry of responsibility for their safe return shot down an army transport rebellion against central rule that plane came down overnight near Development Planning and Statistics. The Qatar-Social Statistics on the shoulders of Palestinian plane in east Ukraine yesterday, began in April. Novohannivka, a village 20km 2003-2012 shows a gradual decline in fertility rate (for Qatari President Mahmoud Abbas and killing 49 servicemen and deal- “All those involved in cynical southeast of Luhansk. The tail women) from 4.1 in 2003 to 3.4 in 2011, while for non-Qatari his Palestinian Authority. ing a blow to a military cam- acts of terrorism of this magnitude section jutted up from the ground, women it fell from 2.6 to 1.9 during the period. Total fertility rate The three youths were identified paign to defeat the rebels and must be punished,” he said, declar- with pieces of the engines, fuselage per woman is the average number of children that would be born to yesterday as Gilad Shaer, 16, from hold the country together. ing today a day of mourning for the and other parts lying around it. a woman over her lifetime. The number of births increased during Talmon settlement near Ramallah; President Petro Poroshenko nine crew and 40 paratroopers The incident is likely to fuel this period, but the crude birth rate - the number of live births per Naftali Frenkel, 16, from Nof promised an “adequate” response killed. He later consulted with his tension between Russia and Kiev’s 1000 population in a given year-has reduced regularly, from 18.3 in Ayalon in Israel, and Eyal Ifrach, after the plane was hit by an anti- security and defence chiefs. main ally, the United States, 2003 to 11.3 in 2009. However, there was a slight increase starting 19, from Elad near Tel Aviv. aircraft missile as it came in to Charred debris was scattered which accuses Moscow of arm- from 2010, to 11.4, and reaching 11.9 in 2011. THE PENINSULA AFP land at the airport outside the for hundreds of metres over the ing the rebels. AFP See also page 2 SUNDAY 15 JUNE 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Infant mortality rate tumbles Neonatal mortality rate and deaths from circulatory system diseases dip

DOHA: Qatar has made significant according to statistics. Total fertility rate between 2003 and 2011, as from 1.8 per 1,000 progress in reducing the infant mortal- per woman is the average number of chil- people in 2003 to 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2011. ity rate, according to a report released dren that would be born to a woman over Statistical data indicated that the propor- recently by the Ministry of Development her lifetime. tion of deaths caused by tumours was 7.5 Planning and Statistics. The report shows a gradual decline in percent in 2003; in subsequent years, there The Infant mortality rate come down fertility rate from 4.1 for Qatari female in was a gradual increase in the rate of deaths from 10.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2003 2003 to 3.4 in 2011, while it reduced for non- from tumours to reach 9.9 percent in 2011. to 7.6 in 2011, says the report — Qatar-Social Qatari women from 2.6 in 2003 to 1.9 in 2011. Deaths caused by endocrine, nutritional Statistics 2003-2012. Meanwhile, the number of births and metabolic diseases were 10.1 percent of Infant mortality rate measures the increased during between 2003 and 2011, all deaths in 2003, compared to 7.4 percent number of deaths of infants under one year but the crude birth rate — the number of in 2011. of age in relation to total births. live births per 1,000 persons in a given year Deaths due to circulatory system diseases The neonatal morality rate has also come has reduced regularly, from 18.3 in 2003 to declined from 17.9 percent in 2003 to 13.6 down from 7.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 11.3 in 2009, then it has increased from 2010, percent in 2011. 2003 to 4.4 in 2011. to 11.4, reaching 11.9 in 2011. As for respiratory diseases, deaths Neonatal morality refers to the number of According to statistics, 1,949 deaths were increased from 2.7 percent in 2003 to 4.0 infant deaths during the first 28 days of life. reported in 2011, of which 673 were Qataris percent in 2007. The rate of deaths from However, the fertility rate among women and 1,276 were non-Qataris. external causes increased to 21.6 percent www.swiss-belhotel.com has reduced between 2003 and 2011, The deaths have reduced remarkably in 2011. THE PENINSULA Tel Fax

Tel Doctors complete UK-assisted ultrasound course Fax DOHA: Hamad International Training Center (HITC), a training facility run by Hamad Medical Corporation Tel (HMC), recently concluded a Fax training course in ultrasound techniques for non-radiology doctors. The course was organised in Tollfree conjunction with the College of Emergency Medicine in the Fax United Kingdom (UK CEM). The HITC and UK CEM ultrasound course is one of a Tel very few ongoing ultrasound courses of its type anywhere in Fax the world. It is the only ‘bedside ultrasound’ course taught in the region with clinical governance Tel and patient safety as the central Fax theme, with essential emphasis on training standards and col- laboration between emergency medicine and radiology. HITC Director Dr Khalid Abdulnoor Saifeldeen, and Chief of Emergency Medicine at HMC Professor Peter Tel Dr Khalid Abdulnoor Cameron with course participants. Fax Saifeldeen, HITC Director said, “HITC offers numerous courses www.doha.hilton.com aimed at continuously improv- brings four different entities was great and the instructors ache, but soon went into cardiac ing the efficiency and compe- together including the Hamad were very helpful. The skills arrest. I used the ultrasound Tel +974 44233333 tence of HMC’s healthcare International Training Centre, that we learnt through this technique taught in this course professionals, in line with the Emergency Medicine, UK course will definitely help us and found a life threatening Fax +974 44233000 organization’s values and objec- College of Emergency Medicine improve our services for the condition which was obstruct- tives of providing safe and high and Radiology Department. patients, especially for critically ing her lungs. We were able to quality healthcare services in a This maximises the resources ill patients who are unstable. administer the required medica- patient-centered environment.” available to our doctors so we Through this training, we are tion to her in time and it was Professor Peter Cameron, can provide our patients with now fully qualified to perform the ultrasound detection that Chief of Emergency Medicine the safest and most effective an ultrasound by the bedside of saved her life,” she added. at HMC said, “This course is an care.” the patient to detect life threat- HITC offers around 1,000 essential requirement in ensur- Dr Lubna Andraous, a sen- ening emergencies. This could courses in various medical disci- ing that we train our emergency ior specialist in the Emergency help us to save lives.” plines annually, 30 of which are physicians to maintain high Department, who completed the “A few weeks ago, I had a aimed at improving physicians’ Tel quality skills and clinically-gov- level two training of the ultra- 50-year-old female patient who efficiency. erned practices. This course also sound course said, “The course was complaining of a stomach THE PENINSULA Fax World Cup tent Tel ibq launches Fax summer

Tel campaign Fax DOHA: International Bank of Qatar (ibq) has announced the launch of its summer credit card campaign, which gives customers Tel an opportunity to earn 20 per- Fax cent of all their summer shop- ping back in ‘thanq’ points, under the bank’s travel based rewards programme. In a press statement Tel yesterday, ibq said that the offer available to existing Titanium, Fax Platinum and Signature card holders allows customers to earn additional ‘thanq’ points on pur- chases made in Qatar or overseas Tel from June 8 till August 31, 2014, Fax and provides new customers with another amazing opportunity to Ezdan Hotel unveiled the largest tent built specially for football fans who want to enjoy the World Cup enjoy benefits of the programme. matches being played in Brazil. The tent is spread over an area of 500 square metres and is equipped THE PENINSULA with giant screens in all directions. It can accommodate more than 1,000 persons.

Tel QNRF to support joint funding programme Fax DOHA: Qatar National focus on one or more endemic “We want to bring the best public health experts and Research Fund (QNRF) has and emerging viral infectious minds of the world together to researchers from renowned Tel teamed up with the National diseases affecting the MENA solve critical issues of direct global and regional institutions Fax Institute of Allergy and region including MERS, hepa- relevance to the MENA region gathered for the four-day work- Infectious Diseases (NIAID) titis C and E, influenza and HIV/ which will also add to glo- shop, and are among those eli- of the National Institute of AIDS among others. bal knowledge about endemic gible for funding under the new www.renaissancedoha.com Health (NIH) to co-sponsor a Commenting on the impor- and emerging viral infectious programme. They include scien- joint funding programme. tance of the joint-funding pro- diseases.” tists from The Johns Hopkins Tel +974 44195000 In partnership with CRDF gramme, QNRF’s Executive The announcement of the University and Harvard Fax +974 44195100 Global, the 2014 US-Qatar- Director, Dr Abdul Sattar Al collaboration was made at a University in the United States, MENA Collaborative Research Taie said, “Our goal with this recent QNRF-sponsored work- Toulouse University in France, Grant Competition will sup- new joint-funding programme shop entitled ‘The Endemic and representatives from some port teams of leading scientists is to foster new biomedical and Emerging Viral Diseases of of the MENA region’s leading from Qatar, the Middle East research collaborations between Priority in the Middle East and institutions including Weill and North Africa (MENA) leading researchers from Qatar, North Africa,’ held at the Four Cornell Medical College in region and the United States. other MENA countries, and the Seasons Hotel in Doha. Qatar. Their research projects will United States. International medical and THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 15 JUNE 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03

Minister lauds Attorney General meets Marzouki winners of Arabs dislike US, but most kids’ literature awards want to go there: Survey

DOHA: The Minister of Culture, Arts and Most respondents decry American family values Heritage H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari DOHA: A new Arab Opinion Afghanistan and a feeling that to evaluate American society for honoured yesterday the Index surveying the attitudes the US was opposed to Islam and a series of values. Most respond- winners of the State of Arabs towards the United Muslims. While those who looked ents said that the American soci- Award for Children’s States has found that the nation at the US positively said they ety suffers from flaws including Literature for 2013. is largely disliked in the region. believed it was a democratic coun- moral decadence, loose family Giving a speech at the Conducted by Arab Center try which respects human rights, ties, materialism and widespread event at Qatar National for Research and Policy Studies that it fights extremism and ter- crimes. The respondents also Theater, the Minister said (ACRPS) based in Doha and rorism. Others were impressed by equipped that these flaws also that Qatar had been active revealed at the three-day confer- Americas’ economic and political prevail in their own societies but in its support for children’s ence discussing the past, present power. Interesting about the sur- to a lesser extent. literature and culture in and future of Arab-US Relations, vey was the finding that despite a The survey found that Arabs general. He saluted the the survey found that 50 percent negative opinion about the US, it relied on the media — televi- Emir H H Sheikh Tamim of respondents had negative views was the favourite destination for sion, movies and films — friends bin Hamad Al Thani for about the United States, 26 per- education, medical care, work and and relatives to learn about his keenness to nurture cent saw it in a positive light, emigration. When given a chance Americans’ lifestyles. children. while 24 percent had no view. to choose between the US and At the conference, scholars also The Minister also The positive attitudes about the other countries like Russia for discussed the shift in policy of the praised the Father Emir US were concentrated in mostly travel, the overwhelming majority US administration towards Arab H H Sheikh Hamad bin the GCC countries while the of Arabs said they would go to US. countries. Tunisia’s President Dr Mohamed Moncef Marzouki (right) with Qatar’s Attorney Khalifa Al Thani for estab- negative attitudes where mostly Arab respondents were also “Economic problems have General H E Dr Ali bin Fetais Al Marri who is in Tunis to participate in the lishing the foundations of present in Iraq, Palestine, Yemen asked about their attitudes forced the Obama administration International Symposium on establishment of an international constitutional Qatar’s renaissance. and Egypt. towards democracy. Most men- to reduce its spending overseas While highlighting the The respondents’ reasons for tioned that regardless of its flaws, and explore regions where eco- court. role of the family in nur- disliking the US included its sup- the democratic system of govern- nomic gains could be maximised,” turing children culturally port for Israel, backing of corrupt ment is preferable to other forms. said Mahmoud Hamad of Drake and helping develop their and tyrannical regimes, interven- The survey pooled more than University in Cairo while present- capabilities, the Minister tion in domestic affairs of Arab 21,000 respondents across 14 Arab ing a paper — “A region long for- said that investing in chil- countries, being an occupying countries. gotten: The United States and the dren’s cultural needs is power in countries like Iraq and Respondents were also asked Arab World”. THE PENINSULA one of the pillars of Qatar National Vision 2030. He said that the minis- try was considering pro- ducing the winning works for theatre and staging performances in Qatar and abroad, adding that it will publish distinguished works that did not win. The State Award for Children’s Literature is divided into five fields. Two prizes related to children’s songs and electronic games were withheld as none was found deserving. In theatre, the prize will be divided equally between Syrian playwright Nour Addin Mussa Abdul Qadir Al Hashemi for Delegates at the conference on the Arab world and the US in Doha yesterday. (ABDUL BASIT) his work — “The Dreams Yard” and Egyptian play- wright Mohammed Miftah Madbouli Al Sharqawi for — “A Word and a Character.” For story writing, the prize will be divided between Tunisian writer Yousif bin Ali Rzouga for — “Children of the Moon” and Syrian writer Hassan Abdul Basit Al Judi for — “How to Become a Scientist.” QNA Applications open for farmers’ cooperative

DOHA: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce announced yesterday that it will start accept- ing applications from cit- izens willing to become shareholders of the Farmers’ Cooperative Association. The Ministry said that the value of the share is QR10, adding that it will continue accepting requests until June 26. Founding sharehold- ers will choose members of the founding commit- tee, which will coordinate with the technical com- mittee concerned with encouraging the par- ticipation of the private sector in food security projects. All citizens interested in obtaining a stake in the association can find all the information at http://farm- ers.mec.gov.qa. Applicants must be Qatari nationals, own a farm or a part of it. They must also not claim more than a 10 per- cent stake of the associa- tion’s capital. The announcement fol- lows the initiative by the Minister of Economy and Commerce H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani to set up the association, which seeks to boost food security projects. QNA SUNDAY 15 JUNE 2014 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

Two Commercial RAF, Lulu Hypermarket sign agreement Bank customers Charitable body and shopping chain come together for supporting humanitarian services win trip to World

DOHA: Shk Thani Bin Abdulla “RAF has been trying to con- Cup in Brazil Humanitarian Services Est tribute to enhancing humani- (RAF) and Lulu Hypermarket tarian duties by strengthening DOHA: Two customers of Co have signed an agreement to partnerships and relations in the Commercial Bank have won an exchange their experience and field of cooperation with differ- all-expenses-paid trip to watch support humanitarian services. ent organisations, as a commit- two matches of the FIFA World Signed on June 10, the agree- ment to social partnership and to Cup in Brazil. ment is meant to activate and achieve sustainable development The winners were selected in synchronize the cooperation in for the well being of Qatar,” Dr a draw held by VISA following implementing the programmes Ibraim added. a promotion campaign launched and activities aimed at serving Altaf expressed his joy over the earlier this year, said a press the community in Qatar, a press humanitarian and social part- statement yesterday. release said yesterday. nership between Lulu and RAF, To qualify for the draw, cus- At the signing of the deal, RAF which is considered one of the tomers had to make an inter- was represented by Dr Mohamed leading humanitarian organisa- national transaction using their Salah Ibraim, CEO of RAF Est, tions in Qatar and the Islamic Commercial Bank Visa Credit and Lulu Co by Mohammed Altaf, world. or Debit Card in January or CEO of Lulu Hypermarket Qatar. He added that Lulu is consid- February. Dr Ibraim said: “This agree- ered one of the important shop- The lucky winners are now set ment is part of the humanitar- ping malls in the Gulf, the intent for a once in a lifetime experience ian message conveyed by RAF of which has coincided with that to watch the World Cup Final Est to enhance the charitable of RAF in serving the society, RAF and Lulu Hypermarket officials exchange documents at the signing ceremony. in Rio de Janeiro and a group and humanitarian initiatives and to keep its social and economic stage match between Germany fulfillment of the social commit- stability and to reach a greater The agreement will allow RAF Through this agreement, Qatari society. RAF especially and Portugal. ment towards the Qatari commu- number of Qatari families living and Lulu take advantage of mate- RAF has been trying to achieve tries to serve Qatari society to Commercial Bank Credit and nity. It is an initiative that will here, to meet their essential needs rials, supplies and consumer pos- a greater social partnership, as achieve the principle of ‘charity Debit cards conveniently elimi- add to competition in the field of for which the agreement has been sibilities in humanitarian work in part of its service oriented and begins at home.’ nate the need to carry cash or charity.” signed. Qatar. humanitarian message for the THE PENINSULA write cheques and can be used for a wide range of transactions such as retail shopping, pay- ing bills, withdrawing funds at international ATMs, or making payments directly to overseas merchants. QIB to focus on drawing Qatari talent on career day Commercial Bank Credit and Debit cards are also chip & PIN enabled, protecting customers DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), with Qatar’s leading companies. “We are working to increase our level to invest in developing National resources. from card misuse. Qatar’s leading Shariah compliant During the exercise, the bank has of Qatarisation within the bank, hiring as In keeping with QIB’s strategic nation- Cardholders also benefit from lender, in association with the Ministry planned to present its vision and plans to many capable and talented nationals as we alisation plan, the bank is expected to FlyMiles, Commercial Bank’s loy- of Labour and Social Affairs, will host provide a clear insight to job seekers about can. We believe that QIB is one of the best increase the percentage of Qatarisation alty programme, where customers a career-day on Tuesday at Al Huda career opportunities. choices for individuals who would like to by the end of this year. can redeem their points to book Tower, West Bay from 8am. Khalefa Al Mesalam, Acting General build a career in financial services in Qatar As part of QIB’s commitment to invest flights to any destination, on any QIB will be offering details of employ- Manager, said: “QIB’s objective is very clear, and by holding such career days, everyone in people, the bank has also sponsored 28 date, and use any airline of their ment opportunities for local candidates at we are focusing our efforts on attracting gets the chance to find out all about this Qatari students who will become part of choice. the event. and developing Qatari talent to promote fascinating career option,” he added. the bank’s workforce upon successful com- Cardholders can also redeem The career-day is one of a series of simi- human capital in line with Qatar National Last year, QIB achieved 29 percent pletion of their education. their points at a wide range of lar events being organised by the Ministry Vision 2030.” Qatarisation at the year-end and continues THE PENINSULA retail outlets in Qatar. Dean Proctor, Commercial Bank EGM, Retail and Consumer Official visits Brazil security centre Banking, said: “Commercial Bank Credit and Debit Cards are convenient, safe and reward- ing to use. Customers not only benefit from our generous loy- alty programmes but also stand the chance to win outstanding experiences. We congratulate both winners and wish them an enjoyable trip to the World Cup in Brazil.” Isaac Thomas, General Manager – Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman, at Visa Inc., said: “Visa is delighted to offer two lucky Commercial Bank cus- tomers the sporting opportunity of a lifetime — a trip to the FIFA World Cup live in Brazil. “We are proud to roll out this promotion to support our part- The Director General of Public Security, Staff Maj Gen Saad bin Jassim Al Khulaifi, visited the ners like Commercial Bank who International Police Cooperation Center, which was set up as part of the World Cup 2014 in Brazil. deliver high quality services and Representatives of law enforcement agencies of different countries visited the IPCC to familiarise benefits to its cardholders. ” themselves with the mechanism of maintaining security during the World Cup. Staff Maj Gen Khulaifi THE PENINSULA also met the Brazilian Minister of Justice, Jose Eduardo Cardozo during the visit. Migration meet to begin tomorrow

DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) will organ- ise an international conference — Doha Dialogue on Migration 2014 — at Doha Marriot tomorrow and on Tuesday. According to the agenda, Doha Dialogue will begin with discussions about experiences from around the world. It will be attended by a delegation of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC), presidents of more than 25 Gulf, Arab, southeast Asian, and European national societies, and top officials of major Qatari government and private institutions and corporations. The participants will submit their recommendations at the conference to be officially opened tomorrow by the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs H E Dr Abdullah bin Saleh Al Khulaifi. The programme will be attended by reputed delegates including QRC Chairman Dr Mohamed bin Ghanem Al Ali Al Maadheed, the International Institute of Humanitarian Law (IIHL) President Professor Fausto Pocar, and IFRC Vice-President Dr Zhao Baige. Dr Al Maadheed said that this conference is a further step towards the goals of Qatar National Vision 2030, which seeks to ensure a high standard of living for all society members. QNA

Consumer protection meet today DOHA: The committee of undersecretaries and chiefs of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states’ consumer protection agencies will hold its fifth meeting here today to discuss consumer protection issues relat- ing to the trade cooperation committee’s decisions to promote and support GCC joint action. The meeting’s agenda would include discussing the unified consumer protection law and its regulations. QNA SUNDAY 15 JUNE 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 Injury-free 6 million work hours at Qatar Rail Railway honours Doha Metro Green Line project contractors and workers for the achievement

DOHA: The Qatar Railways their efforts last year. Highlighting the health and Company (Qatar Rail), Abdullah Al Subaie awarded safety standards that the com- announced that the company trophies to Jassim Al Ansari, pany applies, Qatar Rail CEO has achieved an unprecedented Green Line Project Director at said: “Qatar Rail has lately made 6 million work hours without a Qatar Rail’s Doha Metro, and many achievements in the field Lost Time Injury (LTI) at the Guenther Heilmayer, Project of quality, health, safety, and Doha Metro Green Line works. Director for PSH Joint Venture environment. The strategy of The feat achieved was a com- of Doha Metro led by PORR and Occupational Safety implemented pilation of the safe work done by including Saudi Bin Laden Group in Qatar Rail’s projects contrib- Qatar Rail’s construction contrac- and HBK. utes to avoiding incidents of any tors led by Austrian firm PORR Abdulla Al Subaie extended kind”. and its joint venture partners his appreciation to the alliance Jassim Al Ansari, Green Line Saudi Bin Laden Group and HBK. of companies executing Doha Project Director at Doha Metro On the occasion, a delegation Metro’s Green Line project “for said “the success is due to the from Qatar Rail led by Abdullah their efforts to maintain the work international standards followed bin Abdulaziz Turki Al Subaie, environment and meet interna- in health and safety at Qatar Rail. Managing Director and Chairman tional standards of quality, health, The contractors of the Green Line of the Executive Committee of safety, environment, and security project at Doha Metro were able Qatar Rail, and Saad Ahmed at the worksites”. to implement these standards in Al Muhannadi, Chief Executive Al Subaie said “the clear stand- their day-to-day work in order Officer of Qatar Rail, visited ards that Qatar Rail has adopted to accomplish this great success. Al Messila station site at the since the beginning of the Doha This will definitely add to the rep- Green Line project where they Metro project had a positive utation of the companies working were briefed on the progress of impact on the work environment on the Green Line project”. the work. as it gave the company the abil- The Doha Metro Green Line To mark the achievement, ity to complete the work safely, extends from Msheireb station in Qatar Rail honoured contractors thanks to the concerted efforts the east to the West Doha station Doha Metro Green Line project staff with certificates. and workers of the Green Line for and commitment of everyone”. in the west. THE PENINSULA

Over 37,000 Qataris treated under insurance plan Chief of Staff meets Croatia president ZAGREB: Croatian President Ivo Josipovic has met Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Major General (Pilot) Ghanim bin DOHA: A total of 37,513 Qataris received The Seha call centre registered just over and The Cuban Hospital on the public pro- Shaheen Al Ghanim. treatment under phase two of Seha, the 3,800 calls in May, while 5,484 people stopped vide side. Private providers include hospitals Major General Al Ghanim also met Croatian Defence Minister Ante National Health Insurance Scheme, in the by the information booths. such as Al Ahli, Al Emadi Hospital and Doha Kotromanovic. They discussed bilateral and ways of developing them. first month since its launch on April 30, Seha also received some 200 member que- Clinic Hospital and polyclinics including Al QNA with an average of 1,210 Qatari men, women ries on Twitter and Facebook. Hayat Medical Centre, Al Jazeera Medical and children benefiting from the scheme Seha has also launched a Diabetes Centre, Al Ahmadani Medical Center and six every day. Management Programme to assist members branches of the Doha Healthcare Group as Another 34,990 Qatari women were treated who suffer from the disease in managing their well as Magrabi Optical outlets through Doha. under phase one of the scheme between July condition, providing support and education to The network continues to expand and latest 2013 and April of this year taking the total enable patients to live healthier lives and delay updates are available on the website at www. NHRC chief to meet UN rights official number of beneficiaries to 72,503. the onset of diabetes-related complications. seha.qa Continued from page 1 “The smooth rollout of Stage 2, with around The first month of Stage 2 saw the enroll- Coverage in Stage 2 includes both in-patient Qatar National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) Chairman Dr 1,210 patients passing through the system ment of 164 members in the programme which and out-patient services including preventa- Ali bin Sumaikh Al Marri paid a special tribute to Crepeau for his every single day, is a testament to the remark- is open to adult Seha beneficiaries who have tive care, emergency treatment, physiother- report, saying “the recommendations will be taken into consideration able professionalism of all involved and the been diagnosed with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. apy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, in the ongoing cooperation between the NHRC and the government high level of cooperation between Seha’s net- The number of public and private hospi- long-term care, radiology, ophthalmology, represented by ministries of labour and interior and UN Human Rights work of healthcare providers and the NHIC, tals and clinics included in the Seha provider laboratory testing and prescription medicines. Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the said Dr Faleh Mohammed Hussain Al Ali, network has doubled since from eight to 16 Coverage for dental services is expected to Arab Region.” Acting CEO of the National Health Insurance since the start of Stage 2. The Seha network begin later this month. The full schedule of Al Marri and Crepeau are set to meet on the sidelines of the session Company (NHIC) that owns, operates and currently includes Hamad General Hospital, benefits is available on the Seha website. to discuss enhancing cooperation between the two parties. manages Seha. Hamad Women’s Hospital, Al Wakrah Hospital THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 15 JUNE 2014 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Iraqi forces regain some territory Maliki vows to rout militants in visit to front-line Samarra; hundreds join in Basra to battle against ISIL

BAGHDAD: An offensive by territory around Samarra yester- mortar fire at the government insurgents that threatens to day with the help of Shia militia. protection force of the Baiji oil dismember Iraq seemed to slow “We have regained the initia- refinery, Iraq’s largest. yesterday after days of light- tive and will not stop at liberat- Masked jihadists under the ning advances as government ing Mosul from ISIL terrorists, black flag of ISIL aim to revive forces regained some territory but all other parts,” said Major- a medieval caliphate that would in counter-attacks, easing pres- General Qassim Al Moussawi, span a fragmenting Iraq and sure on the Shia-led govern- spokesman for the Iraqi military’s Syria, redrawing borders set by ment in Baghdad. commander-in-chief, pointing out European colonial powers a cen- US President Barack Obama areas the army had retaken on a tury ago and menacing neigh- said on Friday he was reviewing map with a laser pen. bours like Iran and Turkey. military options, short of sending Militants in control of Tikrit, Iranian President Rowhani, asked combat troops, to combat the insur- 45km north of Samarra, planted at a televised news conference gency. The United States ordered landmines and roadside bombs at whether Tehran could work with an aircraft carrier moved into the the city’s entrances, apparently the United States to tackle ISIL, Gulf yesterday, readying it in case anticipating a counter-attack by said: “We can think about it if we see Washington decides to pursue a government forces. Residents said America starts confronting the ter- military option after insurgents the militants deployed across the rorist groups in Iraq or elsewhere. overran towns and territories in the city and moved anti-aircraft guns “We all should practically north and advanced on Baghdad. and heavy artillery into position. and verbally confront terrorist Thousands of people responded Families began to flee north in the groups,” added Rouhani, a relative to a call by Iraq’s most influen- direction of Kirkuk, an oil-rich city moderate who has presided over tial Shia cleric to take up arms which Kurdish forces occupied on a thaw in Iran’s long antagonistic and defend the country against Thursday after the Iraqi army fled. relations with the West. the insurgency, led by the Sunni Security sources said Iraqi A senior Iranian official said militant Islamic State in Iraq and troops attacked an ISIL forma- earlier this week that Tehran, the Levant (ISIL). tion in the town of Al Mutasim, which has strong leverage in In a visit to the city of Samarra, 22km southeast of Samarra, driv- Shia-majority Iraq, may be ready Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki ing militants out into the sur- to cooperate with Washington vowed to rout the insurgents, rounding desert yesterday. against ISIL rebels. whose onslaught has put the The army also reasserted The official said the idea of Iraqi Shia men shout slogans in support for the call to arms in Baghdad yesterday. future of Iraq as a unitary state control over the small town of cooperating with the Americans in question and raised the spectre Ishaqi, southeast of Samarra, to was being mooted within the Adversaries since Iran’s 1979 rev- ISIL fighters who now prevail in granted him unlimited powers to of sectarian conflict. secure a road that links the city to Tehran leadership. For now, olution toppled the US-backed Shah, a string of Sunni cities and towns confront insurgents. Last week, The militant gains have Baghdad and the cities of Tikrit according to Iranian media, Iran the United States and Iran have long running south from Mosul. parliament failed to convene for a alarmed both Maliki’s Shia sup- and Mosul further north. will send advisers and weaponry, accused each other of meddling in “Samarra will not be the last vote on declaring a state of emer- porters in Iran and the United Troops backed by the Shia although probably not troops, to the Gulf and beyond, and have not line of defence, but a gathering gency due to a boycott by most States, which helped bring him to Asaib Ahl Al Haq militia helped boost Baghdad. cooperated on regional security point and launchpad,” he told mil- Sunni and Kurdish lawmakers. power after invading the country retake the town of Muqdadiya US officials said there were no issues for more than a decade. itary officers after Iraq’s s most In Basra, Iraq’s main city in the and toppling former Sunni dicta- northeast of Baghdad, and ISIL contacts going on with Iran over Militants attacked the convoy influential Shia cleric urged peo- mainly Shia far south, hundreds of tor Saddam Hussein in 2003. was dislodged from Dhuluiya the crisis in Iraq. of the custodian of the holy shrine ple to take up arms and defend the people volunteered to join the battle Oil prices have jumped over after three hours of fighting with Any initiative would follow a in Samarra, while he was en route country against the insurgents. against ISIL, heeding a call to arms fears of ISIL disrupting exports tribesmen, local police and resi- clear pattern of Iranian over- to Baghdad. Sheikh Haider Al “Within the coming hours, all by Grand Ayatollah Ali Al Sistani, from Opec member Iraq. dents, a tribal leader said. tures since the 2001 Al Qaeda Yaqoobi was unharmed, but 10 of the volunteers will arrive to sup- who commands unswerving loyalty But having encountered lit- In Udhaim, 90km north of attacks on US targets, which led his guards were killed, a source in port the security forces in their from most Iraqi Shias. The volun- tle resistance in majority Sunni Baghdad, Asaib and police fought to quiet US-Iranian collaboration Samarra hospital said. war against the gangs of ISIL. teers, of all ages, were due to be areas, the militants have now militants who earlier occupied the in the overthrow of the Taliban Maliki travelled on Friday to This is the beginning of the end given weapons and sent to a secu- come up against the army, which local municipal building, an offi- in Afghanistan and formation of Samarra, one of the cities tar- of them,” Maliki said. rity centre in Basra later yesterday. clawed back some towns and cial there said, and they directed a successor government. geted — though not seized — by Maliki said the cabinet had REUTERS

Drone strikes Egypt refers 13 to trial for Tahrir attacks on women in Yemen kill CAIRO: Egypt’s prosecu- Mubarak in 2011, the problem of tion service yesterday referred sexual harassment has worsened 3 suspected 13 men to trial for alleged sex in Egypt, with women regularly attacks on women at Cairo’s attacked during rallies by groups Tahrir Square, including during of men in and around Tahrir militants inaugural celebrations for new Square, the epicentre of protests. President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi. Hundreds of women protested ADEN: A drone strike killed It was the first time charges in Cairo yesterday against the three suspected Al Qaeda mili- have been made in the North assaults. Activists were outraged tants in Yemen late on Friday, a African country in connection this week after graphic video local official and a tribal source with mass sexual assaults. footage of a woman being sexu- said yesterday. The attacks took place on ally assaulted at Tahrir Square Yemen is the main strong- January 25, 2013, as Egypt went viral on YouTube, Facebook hold of Al Qaeda in the Arabian marked the second anniversary and Twitter. Peninsula (AQAP), one of the of the 2011 revolt, and on June 3 The footage, apparently filmed Islamist militant group’s most and June 8 this year as revellers using a mobile phone, shows a active wings. marked Sisi’s election victory and mob of men surrounding a young The strike targeted a vehicle inauguration, the prosecutor gen- woman, who was stripped and in the Mafraq Al Saeed area of eral’s office said. badly bruised in the assault. the Shabwa province in south- The 13 accused, including a It was unclear whether the ern Yemen, which the suspected minor, are charged with “kidnap- victim in the video was among militants were travelling in, the ping, raping, sexually attacking, those attacked during the pro- sources said. attempting to murder and tortur- Sisi celebrations. The United States acknowl- ing the women”, it said. The prosecution service said edges using drones in Yemen but If convicted of the charges, the police were searching for the does not oment publicly on the defendants could be sentenced to person who recorded the video practice. life imprisonment. as this action was against “public Wealthy Gulf neighbours and Since the uprising that top- morals”. the West fear for the stability Women chant slogans as they gather to protest against sexual harassment in front of the opera house in Cairo yesterday. pled long-time president Hosni AFP of Yemen, which shares a long border with the world’s top oil exporter, Saudi Arabia. Turkey defends actions Ten migrants die over consulate seizure in shipwreck off Libya ANKARA: Diplomats and sol- taken at the consulate but that diers trapped inside Turkey’s events unfolded quickly and that ROME: Italian sailors have consulate in the northern Iraqi Iraqi security forces stationed recovered 10 bodies of migrants city of Mosul had no option but around the building abandoned after their rubber dinghy sank to surrender this week after their posts as ISIL seized Mosul. off the Libyan coast, Italy’s navy hundreds of heavily armed “We gave an order (on Tuesday) said yesterday. Islamist militants surrounded to evacuate but our consul general Thirty-nine migrants were the building, the foreign minis- told us that they were safer inside rescued after the vessel sank on try said yesterday. the consulate. He said it was not Friday afternoon some 40 nauti- The seizure by insurgents from possible to evacuate under the cal miles from the Libyan coast, the Islamic State in Iraq and the circumstances,” Koru told report- the navy said, adding that the Levant (ISIL) on Wednesday of ers in Ankara. search for survivors continued 49 Turks, including special forces Hundreds of insurgents sur- yesterday. soldiers, diplomats and children, rounded the building the next day, A frigate and a patrol boat has prompted criticism of Prime he said, at which point the consul deployed to the scene, backed up Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s gov- general called Ankara again. by a helicopter and a merchant ernment for failing to foresee the “The militants were asking ship. An Italian tanker, which has danger and evacuate the consu- them to surrender in 10 minutes picked up some 700 migrants from late sooner. and said otherwise they would stricken vessels in recent days, The ISIL offensive threatens come in. We contacted our prime along with the 10 bodies, is headed to dismember Iraq and leaves minister and foreign minister towards Sicily where it is expected Turkey facing a widening Islamist immediately and the decision early today, the navy said. insurgency in two of its southern (to surrender) was made,” Koru Also yesterday, the Italian neighbours, with ISIL also mak- said. coastguard rescued some 300 ing territorial gains in Syria near “It wasn’t possible to con- migrants thought to be Syrians, the Turkish border. front such a large group with the including 93 children and six Turkish Deputy Foreign number of security personnel women, from a fishing boat near Minister Naci Koru said every inside the consulate.” Calabria in southern Italy. security precaution had been REUTERS AGENCIES SUNDAY 15 JUNE 2014 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 30 killed in 50,000 kids blast near Iraq border, face death in says Syria TV DAMASCUS: A bomb attack targeting a weapons bazaar in eastern Syria near the Iraqi S Sudan: UN border killed 30 “terrorists” yesterday, state television reported. “A big explosion hit a terrorist Appeal for $1bn to help children arms market in Mayadeen, killing 30 terrorists and wounding doz- JUBA: Tens of thousands of far attending to 1.9 million peo- ens of others,” the channel said. children in South Sudan could ple and had raised $740m out of a The Syrian Observatory for die this year without assistance total $1.8bn needed by December Human Rights gave a different from aid agencies, the United to address the humanitarian account, alleging a “bomb planted Nations said yesterday, as it crisis. in the car of an arms dealer” appealed for more than $1bn to “This leaves a gap of just over caused a series of blasts, as nearby help those hit by six months of $1bn — or only $1.50 per day for munitions exploded. civil war. each person to be assisted. With “At least eight civilians Fighting that erupted in sufficient resources, we will be were killed and 21 others were December has driven 1.5 mil- able to do much more,” he said. wounded,” said the Britain-based lion people from their homes, A UN Office for the group, which distributed amateur and seven million were at risk Coordination of Humanitarian video showing the aftermath. of starvation and disease, said Affairs response plan for South Just 80km from the Iraqi bor- Toby Lanzer, UN Humanitarian Sudan released yesterday said Women walk through damage and rubble in Aleppo’s Al Shaar neighbourhood yesterday. der, Mayadeen is controlled by Coordinator in South Sudan. that by December up to 1.5 million rebel groups, including Al Qaeda’s “Unless fighting ends and peo- people would have been displaced Syria affiliate the Al Nusra Front, ple can return to their homes within South Sudan and more Moderate Syria rebel officers quit that have been fighting the jihadist and resume their livelihoods, the than 835,000 would have sought Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. situation will continue to worsen,” refuge in neighbouring countries. ISIL is the same cross-border he said at the launch of a plan to Even if a new ceasefire took BEIRUT: Nine top officers Weapons shipped to Syria from to help tip the balance in the war group which has spearheaded a support 3.8 million people. effect, fighting and displacement from the moderate Free Syrian the West, but more significantly against Assad’s forces, which lightning offensive in neighbour- “The consequences could be had already “shattered the lives Army resigned yesterday over from Gulf countries, are usually is backed by Iran, Russia and ing Iraq this week that has seen dire: 50,000 children could die this of millions of people,” Lanzer told shortages and mismanagement sent to specific groups, rather powerful Lebanese movement militants sweep down from sec- year if they do not get assistance.” reporters in the capital Juba. of military aid from donor coun- than to the Supreme Military Hezbollah. ond city Mosul towards Baghdad. Government forces backing Warring parties have been tries to their uprising against Council, which was meant to Earlier in June, President A rebel spokesman from Syria’s President Salva Kiir and soldiers accused of blocking or interfer- President Bashar Al Assad. coordinate the rebel military Barack Obama said Washington Deir Ezzor province contested the loyal to his sacked deputy Riek ing in relief operations in South “We seek your (the rebels’) for- effort. would “ramp up” support for state television version, and said Machar violated the latest cease- Sudan, forcing aid agencies to giveness in resigning today, leav- Lieutenant-Colonel rebels, signalling a change in US the blast was a car bomb planted fire signed in May hours after resort to more expensive airdrops ing behind our responsibility as Mohammad Abboud said he and policy. by ISIL that killed at least 15 it took effect, with the contin- of supplies. chiefs of battlefronts and (opposi- the eight other rebel officers But, faced with successive mili- civilians in a street market. ued bloodshed compounding the “We need to the water ways to tion) military councils,” the offic- resigned because the “SMC has tary defeats around Homs and ISIL’s fighters in Syria have humanitarian crisis in the world’s be opened, it costs us 10 times less ers said in a statement. no role any more. Donor countries Damascus province, rebels say they been under attack by rival rebels youngest nation. to deliver relief to some locations Their resignation comes more have completely bypassed it.” lack the aid needed to change the since the start of the year. Lanzer said the seasonal rains by (river) barge than it does to than three years into an anti- Instead, donor countries have course of the war. “We are fight- They have been driven out of had set in and conditions for fly supplies into those locations,” Assad revolt, which saw protest- funnelled military aid, including ing both the army and the Islamic much of the northwest, but retain South Sudanese were deteriorat- Lanzer said. ers take arms against the regime US-made anti-tank missiles, to State of Iraq and the Levant control of the city of Raqa up the ing by the day. Earlier this week, East after the army and security forces factions of their choosing, Abboud (ISIL),” Abboud said, referring to Euphrates Valley from Deir Ezzor. “Cholera has broken out and African states threatened to unleashed a brutal crackdown said. “While we thank donor a jihadist group operating in Syria They have tried repeatedly to malaria is rampant and many slap South Sudan’s warring against dissent. countries for their assistance, it and Iraq that Syria’s opposition extend their area of control to the children are malnourished. sides with sanctions unless they Some Western military aid has been really insufficient, and turned against in January. Iraqi border to unite their forces Millions of people need emergency cease all military operations in has trickled into Syria in recent simply too little to win the fight,” “Yet we haven’t got the help we in the two countries. healthcare, food, clean water, the conflict which has sparked weeks, but overall the United Abboud said. need from countries who say they In Deir Ezzor province, one of proper sanitation and shelter to fears that it could spiral into States has been reticent to arm Rebels fighting Assad’s regime support our demands for democ- the main groups fighting ISIL has make it through the year,” he said. genocide. rebels over fears advanced weap- have repeatedly urged the West racy and a civil state.” been Al Nusra Front. Lanzer said aid groups were so REUTERS ons could end up in jihadist hands. to give them specialised weaponry AFP AFP SUNDAY 15 JUNE 2014 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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inally, the long wait is over. Millions of Afghans turned out for a second time yesterday defying Taliban threats to elect a successor to President FHamid Karzai. The run-off pitted former anti-Taliban Iranian nuclear deal fighter Abdullah Abdullah against ex-World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani. Abdullah and Ghani had emerged as the leaders out of eight candidates in an April election, triggering the run-off as neither reached the 50 percent threshold needed for can be reached outright victory. BY MOHAMMAD JAVAD ZARIF There were fears of deadly attacks from Taliban but the commitment to constructive engage- developed from scratch. This would take polls passed off without major incidents. Several world leaders ment has not changed. We are willing several years — not a few months. he nuclear talks between to provide assurances of the exclu- Even when Iran had the time for this, praised Afghans who defied the threats and went to the ballot Iran and the P5+1 pow- sively peaceful nature of our nuclear it did not opt for a bomb. Between 2005 box because of their dedication to a more inclusive, prosperous ers have reached a critical programme. Our proposed measures and 2013, when its relations with the and stable future. stage. I am reasonably con- are serious and would make a real dif- West and the IAEA were at rock bot- According to some poll pundits, Abdullah is likely to fident that by next month’s ference. But we will not abandon or tom, Iran had time, little international Tdeadline, we can reach a comprehensive make a mockery of our technological constraints, relatively relaxed moni- succeed Karzai, but whoever gets elected will inherit a agreement that will assure the world advances or our scientists, nor would toring and enough centrifuges to press troubled country plagued by an assertive Taliban insurgency that Iran’s nuclear programme will it be prudent or serve the interest of ahead toward a bomb. Furthermore, and an economy crippled by corruption and the weak rule of remain exclusively peaceful. All that is nuclear nonproliferation to expect us Iran had already paid the price of mas- law. Abdulla had garnered 45 percent of the vote in the first required is a sober appreciation of the to do so. sive, unjust sanctions that far exceeded election compared with 33 percent for Ghani. realities faced and a serious calculation And we have already delivered. those imposed on countries that have The future of Afghanistan depends on the new president. of alternatives. Illusions have in the past Within 100 days of my being appointed developed a bomb. Taliban is waiting for the full exit of US troops to unleash an led to missed opportunities and should as Iran’s nuclear negotiator, the first Despite all this, we did not take a sin- not be allowed to ruin the real prospect nuclear agreement in a decade was con- gle step toward a nuclear weapon. The all-out attack, and there are doubts about the preparedness of the historic deal before us. cluded with the P5+1. The International 16 security organs behind two consecu- of Afghan troops to take on a newly energized insurgent When current President Hassan Atomic Energy Agency has verified that tive US National Intelligence Estimates, group. In such a scenario, the new president will have to offer Rouhani and I were leading the Iranian we have kept up our end of the bargain. in 2007 and 2012, agreed. firm leadership and take resolute nuclear negotiating team almost 10 years Furthermore, the cooperation we now It is ironic that some in the West Millions of measures to vanquish the enemy. ago, just before the election of former extend to the IAEA has been recognised ignore all of this in favor of projecting Any dithering or indecision will President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, I as the best in years. We are prepared to the dangerous double myth that Iran presented a proposal to our Western maintain this trajectory. needs the bomb to protect itself and Afghans have be immediately seized by the counterparts that contained an array It would be tragically shortsighted if is only months away from getting one. voted in a run- enemies to capture Taliban. At the of measures designed by independ- illusions were to again derail progress It will be even more ironic if this hype same time, if the new president is ent, non-Iranian scientists to provide toward a historic achievement. There torpedoes a deal that is the surest and off to elect a able to make a strong beginning assurances that our nuclear programme will be no better time to put an end to safest way to preclude proliferation. and consolidate on those gains, would remain forever peaceful. the unnecessary nuclear crisis than now, Today, we have a unique opportunity Prodded by the Bush administration, when all sides have much to gain and in our negotiations with the P5+1 to put new president. Afghanistan will start its journey however, our counterparts demanded before the window of cooperation and in place long-term confidence-building There is hope towards a new dawn from which that we abstain from enrichment until pragmatic reason closes. measures, as well as extensive moni- there will be no turning back. at least 2015, effectively killing the Excuses for once again torpedoing toring and verification arrangements, and fear as The international community chances of a deal. Their mistaking our a deal, which can change the shape to provide the greatest assurance that will be willing to help in the constructive engagement for weakness, of our region, can certainly be found. Iran’s nuclear programme will forever a new leader rebuilding of the economy, but and opting for pressure and sanctions Prominent among them is the myth of remain exclusively peaceful. To over- to gain concessions, led to a change in “breakout.” For years, small but pow- come the obstacles to realising this his- is set to take the new president will have to Iran’s position, both by the ballot box in erful constituencies have irrationally toric achievement, we must look ahead, curb the scourge of corruption. the 2005 presidential election and the advanced the idea that Iran can pro- but we also cannot ignore the lessons control. That’s no easy task, but nothing is subsequent expansion of Iran’s peaceful duce enough fissile material for a bomb provided by the past. Comprehension easy in Afghanistan, and the new nuclear activities. in months. of how the cycle of lost chances has ruler will have to be as tough as Taliban in implementation of As we approach 2015, the outcome While reaching a realistic deal is been propelled by illusions is impor- policies. of past maximalism and obsession with the best available option for the West tant. Taking action to exit this cycle is sanctions is clearly evident. In the to prevent such a remote possibility, it crucial. The election also marks the end of Karzai’s rule, who is past 10 years, Iran has gone from 200 may be instructive to take that phobia As we enter the crossroads of turning standing down after 12 years in power marked by increasingly to 20,000 centrifuges, our enrichment at face value. Let’s put it to a logical the interim nuclear deal into a com- sour relations with the West. With his long experience, he is capacity has risen from 3.5 to 20 per- test. If Iran ever wanted to break out, prehensive solution, I urge my counter- certain to retain a hand in politics but has been tight-lipped cent and the Arak heavy-water research all IAEA inspectors would have to be parts to reciprocate our willingness to about his plans. reactor is less than a year from being expelled from the country. address concerns about our capabilities commissioned. Iran’s programme would then have to with appreciation of our demand for our Counting the ballot will take weeks. The preliminary result Nobody can rewind the clock. be reconfigured to make weapons-grade rights, dignity and respect. Most of all, I is due on July 2 and a final result on July 22. It’s also likely Sacrifices have been made. Capabilities fissile material, which would have to be urge them to refrain from allowing illu- that there will be allegations of fraud in the coming days, but are vastly different. Knowledge and converted to metal, be molded into the sions to derail the march toward ending reports yesterday said the election was generally fair. expertise have been attained. None of shape required for a bomb and undergo an unnecessary crisis and opening new There is genuine concern about the future of Afghanistan this can be wished or negotiated away. countless other complex weaponisa- horizons. after the US exit, especially due to the developments in Iraq Today, President Rouhani and I are tion processes. None of these capabili- WP-BLOOMBERG back at the negotiating table, and our ties exist in Iran and would have to be (The writer is Iran’s foreign minister.) where Sunnis and Shias are fighting after the US departure• The other side Quote of Syria’s Somalian future? the day

hen former peace the rebels have fielded a large, well- factionalism, and agendas loose and error of judgement was compounded envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, ordered force armed with tanks and shifting, that led Brahimi to declare, by supporting what Brahimi has called a veteran of conflict heavy mortars. in an interview with the German news “the war effort instead of the peace Wresolution in the Middle More than 160,000 people have magazine Der Spiegel, that this “conflict effort”. The fear now is that Syria is East, issues a warning about the future been killed in the conflict, which grew is not going to stay inside Syria”. descending into a Somalia-style terri- of a civil war, it is a sign that what is out of protests against President Those countries, neighbours to Syria tory run partially by warlords, and that We see Abu Mazen being done is simply not enough. Bashar Al Assad in March 2011 that and those affected by the conflict within such a possible future poses a grave and the Palestinian Over the last four days, the Syrian are seen as having been inspired by it, which want to see an end to the con- threat to the Middle East. civil war has taken a dramatic turn. uprisings in the wider Arab world. flict must now redouble their efforts to There is already a humanitarian cri- Authority as The first major rebel attack with tanks Syrian army forces have consolidated find a political solution. Outside the sis caused by the three years of con- responsible for every and artillery has been reported in the their grip over central Syria but swathes immediate region and the Middle East, flict. The number of Syrian refugees south of the country, and appears to of its northern and eastern provinces several countries that have sought to registered in Lebanon exceeded one attack on Israel have been staged against an important are said to be controlled by hundreds foster a peace deal have in fact mis- million this April, in what the UN High Syrian army position in Deraa, which of rebel brigades including the Islamic judged the Syrian crisis; they expected Commissioner for Refugees called a emanating from their is due south of Damascus. From all State in Iraq and the Levant and other President Assad’s rule to crumble as “devastating milestone” for Lebanon, territory. accounts, this is the first time in the Islamist groups. It is this multiplicity of other leaders’ had done in the Middle itself a small country. Benjamin Netanyahu more than three-year-old war that rebel groups and forces, their links, East within the last five years, but this KHALEEJ TIMES Israeli Prime Minister SUNDAY 15 JUNE 2014 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Qatar 2022 is for entire Arab world our nations and our people, not just Qatar. The negative There is racism manifested against whoever is not European, and Blatter said as much recently, and Fifa will fight that campaign targeting racism. Other European countries and sports figures have disowned the racism Qatar is actually directed at Qatar and its bid to host the World Cup. These include France’s Michel Platini and Germany’s Franz Beckenbauer, directed against all who have both disclosed that they voted for Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup. Arab countries and So the negative campaign directed at Qatar is actually directed against all is being carried out Arab countries and is being carried out by Britain through newspapers like the Guardian, which is fabricating stories by Britain through against Qatar like those about mistreat- ment of workers. This media campaign newspapers. by Britain is meant to benefit Australia. Australia is guilty; it lost the bid to a small Arab country because the latter filed a BY JABER AL HARAMI bid that was far better than what it had filed. This small country promised the fter Fifa best World Cup tournament ever, using President modern technology not available even in Joseph Europe. Qatar does not have weather as ABlatter good as Europe or Australia in summer, announced on but it showed that with advanced tech- December 2, 2010 nology it could solve the problem of heat. that Qatar was to Moreover, when the World Cup was held host the World Cup File photo of Qataris celebrating after their country won the right to host the 2022 Fifa World Cup. in the US in 1994, temperatures there in 2022, a hidden soared well above 46 degrees Celsius, and war of sorts was bid for the 2018 event, for which Britain occupied its territory, but the free British clear: an organised campaign by these we never heard any calls for changing the declared and has had also bid, and Russia won it and media, as their ambassador in Doha countries using the media with a clear World Cup schedule as we are hearing been waged, mostly by the British media. Britain lost. referred to them recently in a statement agenda to hurt Arabs, with racism from the British media today. So when Even before the announcement, the Australia, among those bidding for the in which he said that his country stands against all Arabs. They want an Arab they lost the case about complaining about British media had campaigned to tarnish 2022 event, was not much different from with Qatar, did not call for Fifa to cancel country to lose the World Cup tourna- the heat, they launched into labour issues, the other contenders and help Britain win Britain, so it joined Britain to fabricate Russia’s right to host the 2018 World Cup ment. And the sad thing is some Arab and Qatar again showed its good inten- the right to host the World Cup in 2018. stories to discredit other countries in a finals. Why don’t we hear from UK’s free countries are supporting Britain and its tions and plans to protect workers’ rights, This was known and revealed by Fifa’s desperate attempt to get the 2022 event, media about Russia? Do they want to say media in this dirty campaign against an and they lost this case as well. They have outgoing general secretary, Michel Zen- and failed. that it is Russia’s right to invade another Arab country. This is a betrayal of all now come up with another fabrication and Ruffinen, who said that journalists from Then the war against Qatar intensi- country after failing to reach reconcilia- Arabs, who, even before the advent of we know they will lose this case as well, the Sunday Times disguised as business- fied, becoming racist and dirty, with the tion at the negotiating table? Islam, had always stood by each other. and they will still not rest but fabricate men invited him to a meeting with the media reporting one fabricated story after Not only that, the World Cup 2014 Let me try to clarify here that Qatar is more stories. aim of fabricating rumours to blackmail another, all organised by Britain. matches in Brazil started when some sta- hosting the World Cup not just for itself To blackmail another country just the other countries in the race so that the The British media should have focussed diums were still under construction, and but for all Arab nations. I will quote what because you lost a bid is unacceptable. tournament went to a European country. on Russia, which, like Britain, had bid for dozens of workers died while construct- our Father Emir, H H Sheikh Hamad bin Qatar, which is being branded as not a That one of those journalists that the 2018 event and won it, but it ignores ing these stadiums. Why is there no talk Khalifa Al Thani, said after winning the “free state” has thousands of British citi- turned up was also working with a com- Russia intentionally and focuses on Qatar about these stadiums or the workers who vote to host the World Cup, when he was zens working in it. mittee that was to chose who was to host knowing well that the committee that died building them? Even human rights still the Emir of Qatar. The leadership of Qatar has a clear world cup 2018 and 2022. voted for Qatar 2022 was the same that organisations based in Britain have not “This victory to host the World Cup is vision and a plan to realise that vision, Many would argue that Britain was not voted for Russia 2018, so if the vote for come out with a clear position on those a victory for all Arab countries,” he said, building a nation with ambitious projects contesting with Qatar to host the 2022 the 2022 tournament is discredited, that who died building Brazil’s stadiums, as if adding, “We aspire to be a sports estab- that would make it an attractive destina- event, but the same committee that voted of the 2018 event, in which Britain lost, these people were not human beings. And lishment of a high level that will give pride tion for many. The world trusted Qatar in for the host of 2018 event voted to pick would also be discredited and held again. even before Qatar started building a sin- to all Arab people.” a very competitive bid, said H H Sheikh the 2022 host, and gave the opportunity The British media empire is big gle stadium, the British media was full of That is the vision of Qatar, a victory Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir to a country outside Europe to host the and popular, with big newspapers like stories of hundreds dying while building for all Arabs, not just for Qatar. Whoever of Qatar, and it is for Qatar to treat this World Cup. Guardian that can achieve their aims. World Cup stadiums in Qatar. among the Arabs wants Qatar to lose the trust with honour. Russia, a European country, had also Russia attacked another country and What is happening against Qatar is right to host the World Cup is betraying THE PENINSULA Far-right lies threaten Colombia’s freedom How autocratic regimes keep democracy stable Without providing facts or figures, they claim we are headed for a BY CHRISTOPHER WALKER n 1947, George Kennan’s “X-Article” argued for a policy of con- tainment to combat the spread of Soviet influence. That policy Venezuelan-style catastrophe. would become the basic strategy of the United States throughout BY HÉCTOR ABAD Ithe Cold War. are such fundamental things as More than six decades later, in an under-appreciated twist, today’s birth control, gender equality and leading authoritarian regimes are turning “containment” on its head, ccording to the most gender education in schools and using massive resources and coordinated political efforts to chip away recent polls, former others, such as gay marriage, that at the rules-based institutions that have served as the glue for the president Álvaro Uribe are still battles we are far from post-Cold War liberal order, while checking the reform ambitions of Aand his puppet, Óscar winning. aspiring democracies and reshaping the way the world thinks about Iván Zuluaga, will win the elec- Another element of the far right democracy. tions on Saturday. His campaign, that looks set to gain is repre- Call it the “democracy containment” doctrine. deceitful but effective, will bring sented by the guild of cattle farm- Russia’s destabilisation of Ukraine, where Moscow has annexed the far right to power in Colombia, ers, headed by José Félix Lafaurie, Crimea and provoked a debilitating separatist rebellion in the eastern actively assisted by the utopian, who still defends feudal land own- part of that country, has dominated the news recently. But this action Chavist left – represented by ership privileges. Lafaurie was Presidential candidate Zuluaga (left) points as he faces President Juan should be seen for what it is: a Kremlin containment effort to pre- the bard William Ospina – and cleared by his friend the Inspector Manuel Santos during a televised debate in Bogota, Colombia on Monday. vent Ukrainians from achieving a democratically accountable govern- assisted (through blank votes) by General of having been among ment that would threaten Russia’s corrupt authoritarian system. The the Maoist left, represented by those who bribed an ex-minister drug traffickers who raised the country will be better off than Ukraine example is just one small part of a vast containment ambition senator Jorge Enrique Robledo. to change her vote so as to ensure prices of their land, and landown- if the zorros do. I will vote for led by the regimes in Moscow, Beijing, Riyadh and Tehran, which may Zuluaga is Uribe’s puppet in Uribe’s re-election. Lafaurie does ers who sympathised with the con- him convinced, without wincing, disagree on many things but share an interest in limiting the spread much the same way that Dimitri not deny that he financed paramil- vivir groups. They are the worst because he has run a sober, if not of democracy. The strategy has evolved in three key areas. The first Medvedev was Vladimir Putin’s itaries although, he makes clear, my region has given the country. entirely effective, administration. concerns institutions. Seeing regional and international rules-based when he placed Medvedev in the only as a way to protect himself Uribe has anointed Zuluaga, I have seen this once before and – bodies as a threat to regime interests, authoritarians have focused Kremlin while he (briefly) stood from guerrilla groups. and because of his surname his for those who always suspect ulte- their efforts on hobbling key institutions’ democracy and human rights down. According to the great lie PR people have dubbed him Z rior motives, I have not received, mechanisms. Within the United Nations, an “authoritarian fraternity” As an Italian politician once repeated a thousand times by for Zorro, which is why popular nor do I plan on receiving, any led by Security Council members China and Russia routinely blocks said, power corrupts those who the Uribistas, president Santos wisdom calls his followers zorros, kind of bribe. democracy-friendly measures on a range of issues. Iran, along with do not have it, as they are pre- is going to lead us into “Castro- or foxes. Now we must choose And if the zorros win, as seems China and Russia, is pursuing greater control of the Internet in inter- pared to do whatever it takes to Chavismo”, a kind of communist between a Santos, who is no saint to be equally likely at the moment governmental bodies worldwide. regain it. The strategy of lying has cocktail – half Castro, half Chávez. (though nor is he a devil), and a (the latest polls I have seen sug- As the authoritarians whittle away at democratic standards, they have worked and everything seems to What they fail to explain is why, Zuluaga, who is indeed very fox- gest a very close tie), a chapter of created their own clubs, such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation indicate that most Colombians since this has not happened in like in the sense of being cun- fear and uncertainty will begin. (SCO) and the Eurasian Customs Union, that mimic their liberal coun- have fallen for these tall campaign the last four years, it will do so ning, as cunning as his mentor, Will Zuluaga the fox govern by terparts but whose aim is to institutionalise authoritarian norms. tales and so will return Uribe to in the next four. Without provid- the mendacious Uribe. following to the letter the instruc- The second sphere relates to the containment of both young democ- power and, with him, the most ing facts or figures, they claim A wise queen of England once tions of his mentor and his most racies and middle-performing countries with reform ambitions whose fanatical representatives of the we are headed for a Venezuelan- said that one ought not to judge shadowy allies? democratic success would pose a threat to authoritarian regimes. Colombian far-right. Because, if style catastrophe, and for the men by their hearts, which are If he governs with them, the The third sphere of containment is in the realm of ideas. we don’t pinch ourselves before Maoists, towards a neo-liberal always obscure, but through their country will be pushed over the These regimes may not be ideological in the Cold War sense, but we vote, something even more one: the incredible thing is that actions; and Santos’s actions as edge and we will live through they understand the importance of ideas, which explains a good deal serious than lies will triumph in voters take as gospel two com- president have generally been years of hatred and butchery. about why they work so hard to try to prevent the emergence of these elections: a backlash against pletely opposing lies, although it is good, or more good than bad. Even those of us on the centre alternative ones within their own systems. With time, they have fine- the most precious gains of free- because of these lies that millions The social and economic could succumb in the anti-Com- tuned arguments that share the goal of creating an anti-American, dom in recent times. vote for Zuluaga, or don’t vote at achievements speak for them- munist crusade. But if Zuluaga anti-democracy narrative. While the authoritarians claim that their In fact, part of this far right all, or spoil their vote. selves, while Uribe-Zuluaga sup- is so like a fox that he has been massive international broadcasting ventures are needed to offer an has already taken control of one I know that Uribe and Zuluaga porters try to disprove it with able to hide in the right-wingers’ unfiltered view of their countries, it is telling that these state-led media of the state’s most important are not the same as the neo-Nazis lies and the left by over-reacting shadow while governing like an conglomerates devote so much of their programming to assailing the departments. It is there that an who have attached themselves and exaggerating. These last honourable conservative – they do West and the idea of democracy. ally of Uribe-Zuluaga, Alejandro to their campaign by way of the four years have been much bet- exist – like a decent conservative, We can infer from this that the emerging authoritarian doctrine Ordóñez, Colombia’s Inspector Inspector General and certain ter for Colombia than Uribe’s last and not a vindictive, bloodthirsty reflects the need for leaders in Moscow, Beijing and elsewhere to General (akin to a US attor- members of congress. But they four were, when everything was fanatic, there will be hope of sur- contain what they fear and do not possess: democratic accountability ney general) is fighting what do represent the worst of the fraught, tense, frenetic, bordering viving. Now, whoever wins, the and legitimacy. Given the stakes for the liberal order, the democratic they consider a Catholic crusade Antioquia region: key drivers of on criminal, the very best hunting fear and the anger are over. It is world will need to develop a serious “long game” sooner rather than against liberalism and modernity. the convivir, the government- environment for Zorro the fox. time for facts and hope. The proof later to respond to the growing challenge presented by the migration Among the rights they do not sanctioned auto-defence groups If Santos, for whom I plan to will be in the pudding. of the authoritarians’ illiberal norms beyond their borders. support and would like removed of the 1990s, beneficiaries of the vote, wins, I sincerely believe the THE GUARDIAN WP-BLOOMBERG SUNDAY 15 JUNE 2014 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL

Stubb to be Russia sending tanks to rebels: US next Finland Washington supports Kiev’s claim of Russian tanks, rocket launchers crossing the border PM, backs Nato

KIEV: The United States multiple rocket launchers from through multiple cities in eastern and was also the scene of pitched captured in a coordinated push membership accused Russia of sending tanks Russia among other heavy weap- Ukraine, including Snizhne, Torez battles on May 9 that killed more involving special forces that saw and rocket launchers to pro- ons and military equipment. and Makiyivka, Harf said. than a dozen people. rebels driven from the city’s seat LAHTI, Finland: Finland’s Moscow rebels in Ukraine as The United States has “infor- The same types of rocket The bustling port of half a of power they had reoccupied EU Minister Alexander Stubb, Kiev’s resurgent forces hoisted mation that Russia has accu- launcher was seen travelling million people provides access to about a month ago. who wants to cut taxes and take the national flag over a strate- mulated tanks of a type no through Lugansk. the main highway linking other The region’s main administra- his neutral country into Nato, gic rebel-held port amid fears of longer used by Russian forces Nato chief Anders Fogh regions with Russia and is the tion building in Donetsk remains won the leadership of his rul- possible Russian gas cuts. at a deployment site in south- Rasmussen warned that reports main export channel for coal and under rebel control. ing conservative party yester- Moscow said Ukrainian tanks west Russia, and some of these of pro-Russian groups in eastern industrial products fundamental Poroshenko rose to power in a day, putting him on track to had crossed the border into its tanks recently departed,” State Ukraine acquiring heavy weap- to Ukraine’s economic growth. snap May 25 ballot called after become prime minister later territory before being intercepted, Department deputy spokeswoman ons from Russia, including tanks, Ukrainian Interior Minister the February ouster of a Russian- this month. a day after Ukraine alleged that Marie Harf said. would mark a “serious escalation” Arsen Avakov said that federal backed leader by vowing to move British and US-educated Stubb, three tanks had crossed from “We are confident that these of the crisis if confirmed. forces led by the part-volunteer Ukraine closer to the West and end 46, a polyglot sportsman, will take Russia into its territory, under- tanks came from Russia,” she Poroshenko celebrated the National Guard had inflicted “heavy fighting that has claimed 270 lives. over Finland’s five-party govern- scoring the growing tensions added, noting that no Ukrainian “heroism” of soldiers hoisting the losses” on the rebels while see- But the battles have since only ing coalition after Prime Minister between Kiev and Moscow. tank units have been operating national flag over the strategic ing only four soldiers suffer light intensified and his calls for dialogue Jyrki Katainen steps down, pos- Ukraine’s President Petro in the area. rebel-held port of Mariupol. wounds. with more moderate separatist sibly as early as next Thursday. Poroshenko told his Russian coun- Earlier, she told reporters that He proclaimed the industrial But the prosecutor’s office also leaders have been mostly ignored. Finland holds a general election terpart Vladimir Putin that the a convoy of three T-64 tanks, Sea of Azov city the new tem- confirmed that three soldiers Poroshenko’s troubles have in April 2015. tanks’ crossing into the former several BM-21 or Grad multiple porary capital of Donetsk — an died late Thursday when they been compounded by the threat “This was a bold and surprising Soviet republic’s separatist east rocket launchers and other mili- eastern rustbelt region overrun were ambushed by the militia of Ukraine being cut off from eco- choice. The party has historically was “unacceptable”. tary vehicles had “crossed from by pro-Russian gunmen for the in the Donetsk region town of nomically-vital Russian gas ship- won elections with a centre-lean- Washington backed Kiev’s Russia into Ukraine”. past two months. Stepanivka. ments as early as Monday morning ing leader, but now they have claims, saying separatists in east- Internet videos had shown Mariupol has wavered between His deputy told reporters that because of a bitter price dispute. clearly picked the most right- ern Ukraine had also obtained the same types of tanks moving rebel and Kiev control for weeks 30 pro-Russian gunmen had been AFP leaning candidate,” said Mari K Niemi, a researcher at Turku University. In the vote, Stubb beat two rivals, Jan Vapaavuori and Paula Risikko, both Stubb’s colleagues in British royals turn out the current government. The change at the top of Finland’s government is not expected to lead to any imme- for Queen’s birthday diate policy changes, but Stubb reaffirmed his support for joining LONDON: Britain’s royals were Her actual birthday is on April Nato in the longer term. out in force on the Buckingham 21 but traditionally the mon- “We have to aim at maximis- Palace balcony yesterday to cel- arch has another in the summer ing Finland’s national security ebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s 88th months because the weather and being part of decision-mak- birthday. is usually better for open-air ing, and that happens best as a Some 32 members of the fam- celebrations. Nato member,” Stubb said after ily joined the monarch to watch Queen Elizabeth and her delegates at a congress of his a military flypast over central 93-year-old husband Prince National Coalition party elected London as part of her official Philip — himself in a bearskin him as their leader. birthday celebrations. hat — travelled to and from the “It is absolutely clear that we However, baby Prince George, ceremony in an open carriage, have to have a comprehensive whose first birthday is on July 22, despite a light drizzle. debate about that,” said Stubb, was not among them, his parents Their grandson William, his who has stepped up his support Prince William and Catherine father Prince Charles — the heir for Nato membership since the leaving him to wait a little to the throne — and the queen’s Ukraine crisis erupted. longer for his first palace balcony daughter Princess Anne rode to Stubb declined to say whether appearance. the parade on horseback in full he favoured a referendum on Earlier, on the Horse Guards military uniform. Front row, from left: Prince Charles, Duke of Cornwall, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince joining Nato. Opinion polls show Parade ground, senior roy- Catherine rode in an open Harry, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, along with other members of only one fifth of Finland’s 5.5 als watched the Trooping the carriage with William’s brother the royal family stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Trooping of the Colour Queen’s annual million people agree with him on Colour event, a lively ceremony Prince Harry and the princes’ birthday parade in London, yesterday. the issue. Finland shares a 1,300 that offers an annual dose of tra- stepmother, Charles’ wife km border with Russia, which ditional British pageantry with Camilla. the 70th anniversary of the D-Day waved goodbye to the crowds, New Zealander Samantha opposes NATO expansion. soldiers in scarlet tunics and After the parade, the royals landings — took part, flanked by Prince Philip, in jovial spir- Webster gave him a woolly scarf The current government’s pro- black bearskin hats marching in appeared on the palace balcony two Spitfire fighters from the its, was animatedly chatting to as a present but the prince then gramme states that Finland will formation. for the flypast, which saw modern conflict. Harry. joked that he didn’t want to carry not seek NATO membership dur- The parade, a hangover from Typhoon and Tornado fighter jets The Red Arrows, the Royal The monarch’s no-nonsense it about. ing its term but Stubb, who argues preparations for battle when col- roar above the crowds. Air Force’s aerobatics team, then husband turned 93 on Tuesday “He made us laugh when he that politicians have a responsibil- ours or flags were “trooped” down Britain’s last remaining airwor- left trails of red, white and blue with a typical lack of fuss. Guests said, ‘Could you hand it to some- ity to shape public opinion, says the rank so soldiers could recog- thy Second World War Lancaster smoke in the sky to round off the at a palace summer garden party one — I don’t want to lug it around he wants that stance to change nise them, marks the queen’s offi- bomber — which last week flew celebrations. were told to avoid wishing him a the garden!’,” she said. during the next parliament. cial birthday. over the French coast as part of As a smiling Queen Elizabeth happy birthday. AFP REUTERS

Opposition Tanzania police hunt for leader closes in on Rousseff bombers after blast ZANZIBAR: Tanzanian police port city of Mombasa, Sheikh ahead of vote yesterday hunted for suspects Mohamed Idris, who was killed amid tightened security a day by gunmen earlier this month. SAO PAULO: Opposition after an explosion at a mosque Zanzibar has been the scene of leader Aecio Neves, who vows in the busy capital of Zanzibar sectarian and political tensions in to shake up Brazil’s stagnant killed a Muslim preacher and recent years, although the island economy with fiscal austerity wounded several people. has been generally quiet for sev- and pro-market policies, is chip- The blast from a homemade eral months. ping away at President Dilma bomb was the latest in a series of In February two improvised Rousseff’s lead four months explosions on the Indian Ocean bombs exploded at Stone Town’s from election day, a poll pub- island, whose economy depends Anglican cathedral and a seafront lished yesterday showed. on tourism. bar popular with tourists, without Neves, a senator and former “We ask members of the com- causing any casualties. governor of Brazil’s second rich- munity for assistance in providing Last year suspected Islamist est state Minas Gerais, will be information that will lead us to attackers hurled acid into the nominated later on Saturday arrest,” the police said in a state- faces of two British teenage girls by his centrist PSDB party to ment yesterday. as they strolled through Stone run for president and challenge The blast area in Zanzibar’s Town, as Zanzibar’s Muslim Rousseff’s re-election bid. Stone Town was cordoned off majority were preparing to cel- Rousseff dropped to 32.2 per- yesterday as police scoured the ebrate the end of the Islamic holy cent this month from 34 percent area for clues. month of Ramadan. in a previous poll in April, while Some 5,000 Australians at a rally to oppose the delisting of Tasmania’s World Heritage forests in Hobart yesterday. Police named the victim as Some have blamed the hardline Neves climbed to 21.5 percent Sheikh Mohammed Abdalla Islamic group Uamsho, Swahili from 19.9 percent, the polling firm Mkombalaguha, who had recently for “The Awakening”, a minority Sensus said. The poll confirmed Australians rally for Tasmania forest arrived from the Tanga region on group that is believed to be grow- the results of other recent sur- the Tanzanian mainland. ing in influence, especially among veys that predict Rousseff will not Senior police chief Yussuf disaffected and jobless youth. win enough votes on October 5 SYDNEY: Thousands of is part of 120,000 hectares added each year, contributes around Ilembo said several suspects While the group denies involve- to avoid a bruising second round. Australians rallied yesterday last year to the Tasmanian A$8bn to the country’s GDP and had been questioned but none ment in any of the attacks, they Rousseff is still favoured to win against the proposed logging Wilderness area under the pre- employs more than 66,000 people, arrested. “We need help to find have widely succeeded in funnel- a runoff by 37.8 percent against of protected forests in rugged vious Labor government — cul- with Prime Minister Tony Abbott the thugs,” he said. ling cultural and political tensions 32.7 percent for Neves, but the Tasmania ahead of a Unesco minating a long battle waged by wanting more forest available. The attack coincided with into support for radical Islam. gap between them has narrowed World Heritage meeting where environmentalists. “We don’t support, as a govern- the opening of the Zanzibar The unrest had sparked fears to 5.1 from 6.7 percentage points in the issue will be discussed. “The Abbott government is ment and as a coalition, further International Film Festival, which of a tourist exodus from Zanzibar, April, according to the Sensus poll. The conservative government attacking the notion of World lockouts of our forests. We just has drawn a number of international which is famed for its pristine The polls suggest the October has asked Unesco to revoke its Heritage by proposing to log don’t support it,” he told a timber visitors, and bars and restaurants white-sand beaches and is heav- election could be the toughest for World Heritage listing for 74,000 iconic Tasmanian forests already industry function earlier this year. have also been packed with people ily reliant on tourism. the ruling Workers’ Party since it hectares of forest, claiming it was accepted as World Heritage,” said “We have quite enough national watching World Cup matches. Britain’s Foreign Office came to power in 2003. not pristine, and open it up to the Wilderness Society official Vica parks, we have quite enough No one has claimed responsibil- updated its advisory to citizens on Polls showing declining support timber industry. Bayley. locked up forests already. In fact, ity for the attack. Saturday, noting the attack and for Rousseff has boosted the Sao The annual World Heritage “With ancient trees up to 100 in an important respect, we have Zanzibari police spokesman warning of “an underlying threat Paulo stock market, which hit a Committee meeting starts today metres tall, these forests are the too much locked up forest.” Mkdam Khamis said the motive from terrorism.” seven-month high on Wednesday, in Doha, with up to 5,000 peo- Southern Hemisphere’s equiva- The government claims the for the attack was unclear. There have also been wider ten- as investors bet on a move away ple protesting the move outside lent of the Californian Redwoods.” area it wants delisted is already However, they were investi- sions surrounding this year’s 50th from state intervention in the econ- Tasmania’s state parliament in Australia’s timber industry has “degraded”, having been logged gating reports that the killed anniversary of Zanzibar’s union omy under Rousseff’s government. Hobart. an annual turnover of A$22bn before. preacher had links with a Muslim with mainland Tanzania. REUTERS The area slated for delisting ($19.7bn) of economic turnover AFP cleric in neighbouring Kenya’s AFP SUNDAY 15 JUNE 2014 ASIA / PHILIPPINES www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Oil rig spat: Beijing not to send army US strongly critical of China’s behaviour on claims

BEIJING: A Chinese offi- this is on a maritime route and around the rig. There are cur- cial said on Friday that China at some periods there have been rently multiple military vessels will never send military forces certain Chinese military ships in the vicinity of the rig,” he said. to the scene of an increasingly coming back from the south but The official said that on any ugly spat with Vietnam over an these have been far away” from given day, there were also Chinese oil rig in the South China Sea where the standoff round the rig navy warships in waters disputed and accused Hanoi of trying to has been taking place, Yi added. with the Philippines. force an international lawsuit. China claims about 90 percent Reiterating US criticism of A senior US official in of the South China Sea, but parts how China has handled maritime Washington dismissed the of the potentially energy-rich disputes with its neighbours, he Chinese statement as “patently waters are also subject to claims said China’s actions were “creat- ridiculous” and said Beijing had by the Philippines, Vietnam, ing serious frictions” in relations been using air force and navy Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan. with Washington. Protesters hold placards in front of the Chinese consulate office in Makati City yesterday. as well as coastguard assets “to Beijing stations military forces Vietnamese Prime Minister intimidate others.” on some of the numerous islands Nguyen Tan Dung said last month Scores of Vietnamese and it occupies in the Spratly and his government was considering Chinese ships, including coast- Paracel Island groups in the various “defence options” against guard vessels, have squared off South China Sea. China, including legal action, a Philippines protests Chinese reef around the rig despite a series of The Haiyang Shiyou 981 rig move the United States has said collisions after the Chinese plat- is drilling between the Paracel it would support. form was towed into disputed Islands and the Vietnamese coast. Yi Xianliang denied China was ‘reclamation’ for the fourth time waters in early May. Vietnam has said the rig is in its blocking any proposals by Hanoi Vietnam has accused China 200-nautical mile exclusive eco- for high-level dialogue or for a of sending six warships, but Yi nomic zone and on its continental special envoy to travel to Beijing. MANILA: The Philippines reclamation work,” he said in a outcrops are part of its territory. Xianliang, deputy director-gen- shelf, while China says it is oper- “I know that certain people in said yesterday it had filed a pro- brief statement. All four reefs were already eral of the Ministry of Foreign ating within its waters. Vietnam, perhaps because they test with Beijing for reclaiming He did not say if China had occupied by Chinese forces but are Affairs’ Department of Boundary The United States has not are trying to find another way to land on a disputed South China responded. also claimed by the Philippines. and Ocean Affairs, said that taken sides in the territorial resolve the problem, are creating Sea reef, the fourth such com- The Philippines previously filed China claims the Spratly Beijing had never sent military disputes but has been strongly certain conditions. The so-called plaint in three months. an objection against China in Islands along with nearly all of forces. critical of China’s behaviour in other route is the so-called law- The new protest over recla- April after monitoring large-scale the South China Sea, which con- “I can tell you very clearly that pressing its claims and called suit way,” he said. mation at the McKeenan Reef in reclamation and earth-moving tains vital sea routes and is also from May 2 to June 14, including for negotiated solutions. The US “If this spreading of rumours the Spratly Islands chain further activity on Johnson South Reef, believed to hold large mineral to when the (drilling) operations official called Yi Xianliang’s state- or distorting of facts is to achieve heats up an increasingly tense which it said might be intended resources. are complete, we have never, are ment “a weak attempt to obscure the aim of lodging a lawsuit, dispute over the waters where to turn the tiny outcrop into an The Philippines, along with not and will never send military what China is really doing.” then I have to say that this is a China has been accused of using island with an airstrip. Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia and forces. Because we are carrying “China has maintained a robust miscalculation.” bullying tactics against other It later announced a similar Taiwan have conflicting claims to out normal, civilian, commer- and consistent military presence The rig’s deployment triggered claimants. challenge over Chinese reclama- parts or all of the same territory, cial activities,” he told a news near the oil rig since its place- anti-Chinese riots in Vietnam last Foreign department spokesman tion at Gaven and Cuateron Reef. which has led to tense confronta- conference. ment on May 2, including flying month that killed at least four Charles Jose said the protest was China has previously brushed tions in recent years. “What I can tell you is that helicopters and planes over and workers. REUTERS filed last week. “They are doing aside such protests, saying the AFP

9 killed in Bangladesh Dawn fire razes school buildings refugee camp clashes in Malolos City

DHAKA: Clashes in a refugee recover the bodies from the camp,” MALOLOS CITY: Two two- camp north of Dhaka killed at he said. One Bihari resident was storeyed buildings of a Catholic least nine people during festival brought to Dhaka Medical College school here, built in 1937 and celebrations yesterday. Hospital where he was declared had withstood the war, were The shanty town in Mirpur dead from shotgun injuries, police razed in a matter of three hours suburb is home to a community inspector Mozammel Hoque said. on Friday morning. of Bihari Muslims and authorities “Five other people were also Authorities placed the dam- said tensions there had been ris- brought to the hospital with shot- age at P20m in the fire that ing. Emergency services put the gun and burn injuries,” he said. razed the two buildings of the death toll at nine, including eight Assistant commissioner of Immaculate Conception School in the camp and another who was Mirpur police Kamal Hossain said for Boys (ICSB) located beside brought to a hospital in central yesterday’s clashes were triggered the old Malolos Cathedral, which Dhaka. The exact trigger for the by firecracker explosions mark- is now known as Basilica Minore incident was unclear. ing the Islamic festival of Shab-e- de Immaculada Concepcion. No “We can confirm the death toll Barat. “Tension has been building one was injured in the fire. The of eight people (in the camp). All in the area for some time. Early buildings housed classrooms for of them are Biharis,” fire service this morning clashes erupted preschool and elementary stu- director Mahabubur Rahman between Bengalis and Biharis dents and the social hall. said. Half a million Indian origin and also Biharis versus Biharis,” Msgr Pablo Legazpi, Immaculate Muslims have lived in refugee he said. Conception School for Boys rector, camps in the country since the Residents claimed that homes said that the fire struck at around 1971 war of independence against in the camp were torched by 3am on Friday and quickly spread Pakistan. Although not all came local Bengali Muslims. “Some 500 Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (left) and Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav shake hands during to the two old buildings. He said he from the Indian state of Bihar, Bengalis armed with machetes, a meeting at the Office of the President in Kathmandu yesterday. was able to move one of the school’s they are referred to as “Biharis” cleavers and hockey sticks service vehicles to safety, but five in Bangladesh. attacked our camp in the early others were burned. “Those were Anti-Bihari feelings run deep hours,” resident Mohammad Suu Kyi seeks support for charter change spared during the war and were among Bangladesh’s majority Shahjahan said. razed to the ground within hours,” Bengalis as the migrants sup- “They locked up four of our KATHMANDU: Myanmar two years ago. The 2008 constitu- change Myanmar’s charter, which Legazpi said, referring to the two ported Pakistan during the war. houses from outside and then set opposition leader Aung San Suu tion blocks anyone whose spouse also reserves a quarter of seats in buildings made mostly of wood. Most of the victims at the camp them on fire. “We were able to Kyi called on the international or children are overseas citizens parliament for unelected military Quoting reports from local fire- burned to death after their homes escape as our sidewall was built community yesterday to sup- from leading the country — a personnel. fighters and witnesses, Malolos were torched during the clashes, of bamboo, but those who lived in port her campaign to change a clause widely believed to be tar- “The movement for consti- Mayor Christian Natividad Rahman said. A photographer concrete houses could not get out military-drafted constitution geted at the Nobel laureate, whose tutional amendment is gaining said the fire started outside the inside the camp said he counted and died,” he said. that bars her from becoming two sons are British. ground,” she said. “It is very impor- school’s perimeter. nine bodies there, all of them with Shahjahan said the clashes president, and help prepare “a In a speech to Nepal’s parlia- tant that all our friends from all THE PHILIPPINE STAR burn injuries. were sparked as the Biharis fair playing ground” for elec- ment on Saturday, Suu Kyi said over the world keep aware of the Several people were injured marked the festival by explod- tions next year. she wanted to participate in developments in Burma and aware N-talks: Seoul envoy after police fired shotgun pellets ing crackers -- Bengali Muslims The former political prisoner- “genuine democratic elections, not of the fact there are those who are at the rioters, Rahman added. also celebrate the occasion, but turned-politician has been cam- just free but fair”. “Fair elections trying to divert attention from due in Moscow soon “The situation is now largely in recent years have rarely used paigning to amend the charter mean a fair playing ground,” she genuine political needs.” under control. But we could not firecrackers. AFP since she became a lawmaker added, explaining her campaign to AFP SEOUL: South Korea’s top nuclear envoy Hwang Joon-kook will leave for Moscow tomor- row for talks with his Russian counterpart Igor Vladimirovich Morgulov. The meeting aims to find Hong Kong police arrest 21 in ‘new town project’ protest ways on how to resume the six- party talks that seek to end the HONG KONG: Police used pepper spray to scat- protesters, while lawmakers were forced to suspend North Korea’s nuclear weap- ter protesters at Hong Kong’s government head- the meeting. ons programme, Seoul’s Foreign quarters in an angry rally against plans for a new Around 200 protesters then chained themselves Ministry said. “The two sides plan town development, with 21 arrested, officials said. together for a sit-in outside the building and anti- to have extensive discussions on Around 900 people gathered at the city’s harbour riot police were sent in to disperse them and make North Korea’s nuclear problems front government complex with some trying to force the arrests. A police spokesman said a “minimal level and issues related to the Korean their way into the building to oppose the project, which of force” was used to handle the protest. Peninsula,” the Ministry said. they say will displace villagers and turn farmland into He added police had acted to remove the protest- The planned visit marks housing estates — favouring property developers. ers upon a request from the Legislative Council — the Hwang’s first trip to Russia since Television footage showed protesters pushing over city’s top law-making body. Jasper Tsang, speaker he was appointed as the nuke envoy barricades and surging towards an entrance to the of the Legislative Council, condemned the protest. in early April, South Korea’s news Legislative Council as lawmakers met to discuss “We feel very regretful that some people disrupted agency (Yonhap) reported. Hwang funding for the development. Police cordons inside the committee meeting of the Legislative Council recently held a flurry of meetings and outside the building pushed back the rally late through such means,” he told reporters yesterday. with his US counterpart Glyn on Friday as protesters tried to prise the doors open Hong Kong suffers from a serious shortage of Davies, and Wu Dawei, China’s with bamboo sticks, shouting “Withdraw the plan.” housing and government leader Leung Chun-ying top nuke envoy, in a bid to discuss They managed to smash a hole in a glass panel, made increasing supply a policy priority when he ways to resume the long-stalled Police block demonstrators from the Legislative Council in Hong Kong yesterday. which police inside then used to pepper-spray took office in 2012. AFP six-party talks. AGENCIES SUNDAY 15 JUNE 2014 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN Attacks mar high turnout at Afghan vote More than 7 million cast ballots; final result on July 22

KABUL: Millions of Afghans attacks in cities, but at least 150 “unfortunately there were cases turned out to vote yesterday in security incidents including a of security forces involved in a presidential run-off election Taliban rocket that hit a house fraud, we have the evidence.” despite Taliban threats and vio- near a polling station, killing five On the eve of the run-off, UN lence that killed nearly 50 peo- members of the same family. head of mission Jan Kubis had ple ahead of the withdrawal of “Eleven police, 15 ANA issued a stark warning to candi- Nato troops later this year. (Afghanistan National Army) dates’ supporters not to resort to Officials said more than seven and 20 civilians were martyred,” the ballot-box stuffing that marred million people voted, a higher Interior Minister Omar Daudzai the 2009 election when President than expected turnout of 52 per- told reporters, adding that about Hamid Karzai retained power. cent based on an estimated elec- 60 militants were also killed in Karzai is due to step down torate of 13.5 million voters. fighting. “Election security was after ruling since 2001, when a The result, due out next month, better than the first round despite US-led offensive ousted the aus- will decide whether former for- level of threats being higher,” he tere Taliban regime for shelter- eign minister Abdullah Abdullah said. “People voted to reject the ing Al-Qaeda militants behind the or ex-World Bank economist militants. There were some casu- 9/11 attacks. Ashraf Ghani leads Afghanistan alties on our side, but the enemy US Ambassador James into a new era of declining inter- has failed.” Cunningham congratulated vot- national military and civilian Eleven voters in the western ers, but warned “allegations of assistance. province of Herat had their fin- fraud need to be addressed”. On the campaign trail, both gers — which were dipped in ink The two candidates came top candidates offered similar pledges to register their ballot — cut off of an eight-man field in the April to tackle rampant corruption, by insurgents, Deputy Interior first-round election, triggering build much-needed infrastructure Minister Ayoub Salangi said on the run-off as neither reached and protect citizens from violence. his Twitter account. the 50 percent threshold needed The high turnout may lend Afghan officials said the day for outright victory. legitimacy to the winner if the was proof that the security forces, Abdullah secured 45 percent of gap between the two candidates who have been trained by the the vote with Ghani on 31.6 percent. is clear, but Abdullah and Ghani US-led military coalition, will be “I want someone who can improve Independent Election Commission workers count ballots after the run-off vote, in Mazar-e-Sharif, yesterday. immediately raised fraud allega- able to protect the country when our economy, create jobs and tions after the polls closed and all foreign combat troops exit improve our lives,” said Janat Gul, weeks. The preliminary result is interfere in the election — in pub- Barack Obama said that if a close count could mean a con- Afghanistan this year. 45, a shopkeeper voting in Kabul. due on July 2 and a final result lic at least — though he is tipped the pact is signed, 9,800 of the tested outcome. “I am not making any predic- “If the economy is good there on July 22. to retain influence after handing 32,000-strong US deployment A smooth handover in tion, but initial study looks very will be no insurgency, everyone Ahead of the vote, the Taliban over power. His relationship with would stay in 2015. Afghanistan’s first democratic good for us,” Abdullah said after will be busy working, not fighting.” had threatened to kill voters and the US soured badly, and the next Priorities for the incoming transfer of power would be a polls closed, adding: “We know Harsh terrain and poor roads make officials, saying the election was president is likely to reset ties by president will be to stabilise the major achievement for the 13-year there has been fraud, you have holding an Afghan election a logis- an American plot “to impose their signing a long-delayed pact for faltering economy as aid falls, and US-led effort to establish a func- seen it, we have seen it.” tical challenge, with thousands of stooges”. some US troops to remain on a a fresh attempt to bring peace tioning state after the depreda- Ghani, who also stuck a confi- donkeys used to transport ballot Karzai, who is constitutionally training and counter-terrorism after decades of war by exploring tions of the Taliban era. dent note, called for a full inves- boxes to remote villages. barred from a third term in office, mission after this year. peace talks with the Taliban. The polling day saw no major tigation into vote-rigging, saying Counting the ballot will take has fulfilled his pledge not to Last month US President AFP

Lawmaker Govt to appeal ruling allowing Musharraf to leave shot dead by ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s gov- dating back to his 1999-2008 overturn the travel ban who is in her 90s, but was denied ernment yesterday appealed to rule. had briefly raised hopes by permission. the country’s Supreme Court “The federal government has Musharraf’s supporters of a The former ruler came to power bodyguard to overturn a decision allowing filed an appeal in the Supreme face-saving deal between civil- in a bloodless coup in 1999, depos- Pervez Musharraf to leave the Court,” Ahmad Raza Kasuri, a ian authorities and the powerful ing then-prime minister Nawaz QUETTA: A Christian law- country, his lawyer said, pro- member of Musharraf’s legal army that would ease tensions at Sharif, who won re-election in maker from Pakistan's trou- longing the ex-military ruler’s team said. a time when the country is fight- 2013 when Pakistan underwent bled southwestern Baluchistan legal woes. Musharraf has been bat- ing a resurgent Taliban. the first civilian handover of province was gunned down by The move came after a court tling several court cases since The former commando has power since its independence his own bodyguard yesterday in Karachi ordered the lifting his return -- including treason been staying with his daughter from Britain in 1947. as he tried to prevent him from of a travel ban imposed on the charges for imposing emergency in Karachi since April, where he Facing impeachment follow- shooting his nephew, police said. 70-year-old last year following rule in 2007 -- stoking tensions travelled for tests at a navy-run ing the 2008 elections, Pervez Handery Masih, a provincial his return to Pakistan in a failed between civilian authorities and hospital. Musharraf resigned as president member of parliament for the attempt to stand for election. the powerful military. He has been undergoing medi- and went into self-imposed exile governing National Party was Musharraf has said he wants Akram Sheikh, a senior lawyer cal treatment since January after in Dubai. He is also on bail in leaving his home in a suburb of the travel ban removed so he can who is the chief prosecutor in the Pervez Musharraf suffering from heart problems on three other cases linked to his Quetta when a policeman who visit his sick mother in Dubai, treason case, confirmed an appeal his way to court for a hearing. time in power including the had been his bodyguard for 13 but many in Pakistan see it as had come from the attorney gen- After his indictment for trea- 2007 assassination of opposition years shot him, Akbar Hussain a ruse to flee the country and eral’s office. (hearing) on Monday,” he added. son in March, Musharraf asked leader Benazir Bhutto. Durrani, a senior government avoid a litany of criminal cases “I hope it will be fixed for Thursday’s decision to to be allowed to visit his mother, AFP official said. Abddul Razzaq Cheema, the city's police chief, said: "The body- Airport attack protest guard had some personal dispute with Handery Masih's nephew and both had a brawl outside the Taliban transforming into residence of the lawmaker. "The bodyguard opened fire on the nephew as Masih came out of criminal enterprise: UN his home to stop him. He was hit in the neck and died on the way to hospital." UNITED NATIONS: The hectares of land cultivated with Cheema added that the body- Taliban’s reliance on extortion poppy in 2013. In the worst case, it guard was "loyal" and bore Masih and kidnappings, along with nar- said, Afghan officials expect $50m no personal enmity. cotics and illegal mining opera- yield from this year’s Helmand Another police official in tions, is transforming it from a poppy harvest. Quetta confirmed the killing and group driven by religious ideol- Another lucrative Taliban added: "Masih's nephew was also ogy into a criminal enterprise business is illegal marble min- wounded in the attack." hungry for profit, UN sanctions ing, which the monitors said is Punjab province governor monitors said in a new report. the second major revenue source Salman Taseer and minorities The latest annual report by in Helmand. “The Team has minister Shahbaz Bhatti, also a the UN Analytical Support and currently identified from 25 to Christian were assassinated within Sanctions Monitoring Team on 30 illegal mining operations in months of each other in 2011 for the Taliban was distributed to southern Helmand.” speaking out against the country's reporters on Friday. Most of the illegal mines are controversial blasphemy laws. “In addition to voluntary or near the Pakistani border, ena- Baluchistan, Pakistan's larg- forced donations from Afghan busi- bling the illegal miners to quickly est but least developed and most nesses outside the country as well smuggle the marble across the sparsely populated province, is as voluntary donations motivated frontier and move it onto the racked by a separatist insurgency, by religious or ideological convic- international market. The moni- Islamist militants, banditry and tions, the Taliban have established tors recommended that the sectarian violence between Sunnis a fairly sophisticated system to Security Council sanctions com- and Shias. AFP generate resources inside the coun- mittee warn UN member states Families of airport attack victims hold placards demanding proper investigation during a protest in Karachi yes- try,” the report said. about the Taliban’s use of illegally terday. Uzbek fighters were involved in the all-night siege of Karachi airport that killed 37 people. “Increasingly Taliban finances mined marble for financing. also rely on abductions of wealthy In Helmand, the Taliban’s businessmen for ransom.” The “Financial Commission” transfers report said executing civilians and its funds to the Quetta Shura, a Pakistan short of electoral symbols for parties aid workers helps the Taliban reas- group including the top Taliban sert their power. leadership, who arrange for the ISLAMABAD: As the number important role during the polls, An indication of such spiralling registered parties, 90 percent are Taliban revenue generation transfer of narcotics to Pakistan of political parties in Pakistan particularly for those voters who growth can be seen in the fact a ‘one man show’. is uneven. In provinces such for sale. The money is then trans- has mushroomed over the are unable to read or write, as that there are dozens of parties Since there is no law to de- as Nimroz and Kandahar, the ferred back to the Quetta Shura last five years, the Election they stand in for a candidate’s registered with the same prefix register a political party, regis- Taliban are financially self-sus- in cash or via “hawala” agents. Commission of Pakistan (ECP) name or party affiliation. or suffix — the Pakistan Muslim tration is valid for many political taining, while others depend on The monitors said the Taliban is facing administrative compli- Once a party is allocated League, for instance. parties that have virtually become payments from the central lead- spend 20 percent of the money cations in allotting an election a symbol — the tiger for the Similarly, following the success defunct or who do not have a ership. In Kandahar, the Taliban on fighting the government in symbol to each of the 281 parties. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, of the Aam Aadmi Party in India, leader anymore. Some argue that raise $7m to $8m a month from Helmand, while the Quetta Shura There are currently a total of for instance — it is considered at least five parties with the suf- it is easier to register a political narcotics, extortion and mining, get 80 percent to redistribute to 170 approved symbols within the ‘reserved’ for that party until it is fix or prefix ‘Aam Aadmi’ have party in Pakistan than to register the report said. needier Taliban elsewhere. ECP’s list, which is approved by voluntarily dropped or the party is sprung up in Pakistan. Due to the your child in school. The report includes details The Taliban has been under the president. Thus, the ECP says disbanded. You could argue that vot- ECP’s lenient laws regulating the There are no registration fees on Helmand, which it said is the UN sanctions since 1999. The it is mulling ‘out of the box’ solu- ers are spoilt for choice: The number affairs of political parties, there and all you need is an application, Taliban’s main province for gen- sanctions include an international tions in order to create distin- of officially approved political par- was almost 100 percent growth a copy of the party’s manifesto erating funds. Helmand is the asset freeze. Many individual guishable symbols for each party. ties has doubled during the last five in the number of parties in the and constitution along with a list top opium-producing region in members face UN travel bans and Election symbols play an years, jumping from 147 to 281. country since 2008. Among the of office-bearers. INTERNEWS Afghanistan, with some 100,000 asset freezes. REUTERS SUNDAY 15 JUNE 2014 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13

Beas tragedy: Modi warns of Water level lowered, but no bitter economic bodies found MANDI: The water level in the Beas river was lowered last steps ahead morning for the first time to locate the bodies of 16 missing students and one tour operator who were washed away in strong Financial prudence top priority: PM currents last week, rescue offi- cials said. But no bodies could be PANAJI: “Achche din” (good enterprise shown by bureaucrats traced for the second consecu- days) may not really be on the he had interacted with, especially tive day. horizon as Prime Minister when there was virtually no gov- In a massive operation, more Narendra Modi yesterday ernance for 10 years. than 550 rescue workers contin- warned of “tough decisions” and “For 10 years, there was no gov- ued their search for the sixth day. “bitter medicine” to set India’s ernance. Now I have to set things Over 50 divers from the National ailing economy right. right,” he said. Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Modi, who was addressing a “The bureaucrats I have met the Army, Navy and the Indo- meeting of party workers in Goa, want to do something for the Tibetan Border Police are involved also sought support from the peo- country. All you have to do is give in the search operation. Fifteen ple of India to help him take those them the incentive and freedom divers from Hyderabad joined in difficult decisions, which he said to work,” he said. yesterday. are the “need of the hour”. Modi also exhorted BJP work- “The water level in the three- “We will have to take tough and ers to work and take decisions Prime Minister Narendra Modi sits in the cockpit of a MiG-29 K on-board INS Vikramaditya in Goa yesterday. km river stretch near the acci- bitter financial decisions to put which lead to the betterment of dent spot was minimised at the the country on the path to good the nation, even at the cost of the lowest ebb for almost two hours fiscal health,” Modi said, adding party. by controlling inflow into it, but no that financial prudence was top He also announced the Sagar major success has been achieved,” priority. Mala project, which involves link- Aircraft carrier inducted into navy Jaideep Singh, commanding officer The prime minister said he had ing of coastal states via road and of NDRF, said. inherited a “bankrupt and hollow” rail. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister the carrier off the coast of Goa. build-up by an increasingly asser- He said the focus of yesterday’s economy from the erstwhile gov- Commenting on Goa-related Narendra Modi yesterday said “Why can’t we send our tive China. operation was to locate bodies ernment and its quick repair was issues, the prime minister said the country must be “self suf- defence equipment to other “Security of the country is our trapped under boulders. “Now we imperative. he had asked all ministries con- ficient” in its defence capabili- nation?” he said. top priority,” Modi was also quoted are sure, at least 95 percent, that He gave the analogy of how a cerned to put in extra effort to ties at a ceremony inducting a “We need to give immense by the Press Trust of India news the bodies are no more trapped in mother cares for her sick child to resolve Goa’s mining imbroglio Russian-built aircraft carrier importance to latest technol- agency saying. this three-km area.” underline his point. and said the state should work into the navy. ogy. This will help the nation,” “We want to see eye to eye The rescuers will todya deploy “However loving the child is, towards excelling in tourism so Modi said India should place he added. with the world. We don’t wish to side scan sonar, which can capture the mother has to administer bit- the country earns crucial foreign “immense importance” on devel- Russia handed over the 44,500- threaten others, neither do we pictures of the riverbed, to locate ter medicine to cure him,” said exchange. oping the latest technology as tonne INS Vikramaditya carrier wish to bow down before others.” the bodies. It will focus on the Modi, warning of tough times Over 8,000 party workers the navy looks to recover from to India late last year after a refit The new carrier is 284 metres 15-km stretch of the river down- ahead. attended the meeting along with a string of deadly accidents and that overran by five years and long and is designed to carry 30 stream, from the Larji hydropower This is in sharp contrast to Goa Chief Minister Manohar other mishaps. went vastly over budget, damag- aircraft. Standing about 20 sto- project dam to Pandoh dam, Singh the “Achche din aane wale hain” Parrikar, Lok Sabha MPs Shripad The premier, considered a hard- ing ties between the countries. reys tall from keel to the highest added. (Good days are round the corner) Naik and Narendra Savoikar line nationalist, swept to power Russia is India’s largest arms point, the vessel has 22 decks. Official sources said an slogan which the BJP had used and state party president Vinay last month on a pledge to reform supplier. With over 1,600 personnel on unmanned aerial vehicle, deployed liberally in its campaign for the Tendulkar. the economy and boost manufac- India last August unveiled a board, Vikramaditya is akin to a by the NDRF to locate the bodies, 2014 Lok Sabha election, in which Modi later formally set the ball turing and local production. domestically produced carrier, floating city, with nearly 100,000 couldn’t operate fully due to some the party won an unprecedented rolling for the construction of a “Why should we import defence and the INS Vikramaditya is its eggs, 20,000 litres of milk and 16 flaws in the satellite link. majority. new bridge across the Mandovi equipment? We must be self suf- second, intended to shore up the tonnes of rice, among other things, In the first four days of the Modi said he was pleasantly river, off Panaji. ficient,” Modi’s office tweeted country’s defence capabilities as consumed every month. operation, eight bodies were recov- surprised by the energy and IANS him as saying while on board it seeks to counter a military AGENCIES ered, most of them either trapped under rocks or buried in the river- bed silt within a three-km radius of the accident spot at Thalaut, on the Chandigarh-Manali National Railways to launch Highway 21 in Mandi district. Businessman accused of molesting Preity Zinta About 25 parents and fam- ily members of the missing stu- cleanliness drive MUMBAI: One of India’s top on Friday,” Mumbai police officer process of my fight for respect Rakesh Maria said an investiga- dents, who are camping here since Bollywood actresses, Preity Vijay Mane told reporters. at my workplace,” Zinta said on tion was under way. Monday, are losing hope of getting NEW DELHI: Indian Railways Zinta, has filed a police com- “She wrote that both of them Twitter. “We will be recording the state- the bodies of their kin. will undertake a major cleanli- plaint alleging that she was were sitting together at the In her long post, Zinta added ments of the witnesses,” Maria Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief ness drive at all important sta- molested, abused and threat- Mumbai Wankhede stadium on “this time I was left with no option told news channel CNN-IBN. Minister N Chinna Rajappa yes- tions and on passenger trains ened by a former boyfriend at May 30 when they had an argu- but to take this stern step as this Police have lodged an initial terday reached the mishap site to across the country over the an Indian Premier League (IPL) ment over something, following incident happened in front of way case of “outraging the modesty of monitor the search operation. next two weeks. cricket match, officials said which he threatened her, pushed too many people... I’m sure the a woman”, intimidation and inten- “Our divers are basically fac- In a statement, railway author- yesterday. her and used bad language against witnesses will speak the truth and tional insult, local media reported. ing the problem of poor visibility. ities said platforms, toilets, wait- Zinta accused businessman Ness her,” Mane said. I trust and believe that the police Zinta and Wadia, scion of the The riverbed is full of mud and ing and retiring rooms and other Wadia, who co-owns the Kings XI Zinta issued a statement yes- will do their job fairly and quickly.” Wadia group, a conglomerate with silt. There are also big boulders areas where there is passenger Punjab IPL team with the actress, terday describing it as a “difficult Wadia also issued a media interests in real estate, textiles and rocks. It’s only through feeling interaction would be covered of abusing her after the pair got time”. statement expressing “shock” and a low-budget airline, called that they are recognising objects under the campaign to be headed into an argument while watching “This is not easy for me and over the complaint and said the off their five-year relationship in lying beneath,” National Disaster by zonal headquarters. their team play the Chennai Super my intention is not to harm any- “allegations against me are totally 2009. They continue to be business Management Authority vice chair- Major passenger trains passing Kings on May 30. one, but only to protect myself false and baseless”. partners, according to local media. man M Shashidhar Reddy said. through the earmarked stations “We received Zinta’s complaint and stand up for myself... in the Mumbai Police Commissioner AFP IANS are also proposed to be cleaned thoroughly, and divisional railway managers will check one station every day for the next two weeks. “The objective of this drive is to make a visible impact in the CBI is overburdened, says minister passenger areas on cleanliness,” said the statement. NEW DELHI: Union personnel, public grievances and of the agency, which has 580 IANS Minister of State in the pensions, told the media after vacant posts and Rs470m in Prime Minister’s Office, visiting the CBI headquarters outstanding financial liabilities. Jitendra Singh, yesterday here. The other issues brought to said the Central Bureau The minister said he had a Singh’s notice were capacity of Investigation (CBI) was formal meeting with CBI offi- enhancement of the Central overburdened due to a large cials, who briefed him about Forensic Science Laboratory, 700 cadets pass number of vacant posts. vacant posts, delayed infra- upgrading of the CBI Training “The CBI is facing a number structure projects and financial Academy as a centre of excel- out from Indian of problems, including poor liabilities of the agency. lence, and training given to infrastructure, which will be Through a PowerPoint pres- foreign police officers at the Military Academy taken up one by one,” Singh, entation, CBI officials apprised academy. who is the minister of state for Singh about the functioning IANS DEHRADUN: A total of 700 cadets passed out from Indian Military Academy (IMA) here yesterday. Of them, 636 joined Women’s protest the Indian Army while the remaining were foreign cadets, an official said. The foreign cadets were from Bhutan, Ethiopia, Papua New Guinea and Afghanistan. After the passing out parade, the 636 cadets got their lieutenant’s pips. The IMA has trained 55,000 officers in its 81 years of existence. The largest number of new officers come from Uttar Pradesh (121) followed by Haryana (62) and Uttarakhand (57). The Sword of Honour was awarded to Vishnu Pitambaran of Kerala. Nepal army chief General Gaurav Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana was present at the pass- ing out parade along with IMA Commandant Lt-General Manvendra Shah and army train- Policewomen try to stop Congress party workers in Madhya Pradesh from reaching the chief minister’s ing command chief Lt-General residence while staging a demonstration in Bhopal against increasing crimes against women under Sanjeev Mandok. the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in the state. IANS

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HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER A herd of wild elephants stray close to Kolabari village in Naxalbari, some 50kms from Siliguri, West Bengal, yesterday. Indian forest guards along with local villagers used firecrackers to scare away the wild elephants, following sighting of the herd which created unease among local villagers. MUSCAT 36/31 Partly cloudy 39/32 Partly cloudy MAKKAH 35/24 Partly cloudy 36/27 Partly cloudy KUWAIT 43/27 Partly cloudy 45/29 Clear BAHRAIN 44/29 Partly cloudy 45/29 Clear SANAA 32/16 Partly cloudy 30/16 Partly cloudy RIYADH 43/29 Clear 44/30 Clear Poachers kill famed giant Kenyan elephant DUBAI 40/29 Mostly cloudy 38/28 Mostly cloudy BAGHDAD 41/28 Clear 41/26 Clear NAIROBI: One of Africa’s “with great sadness” for one of the seemingly insatiable demand elephants were poached last largest elephants has died after the “most iconic and well-loved for ivory in far off countries, a year alone for their tusks, THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW being shot by poachers using tuskers.” great life lost so that someone far which rake in thousands poisoned arrows in Kenya, The death of the elephant, away can have a trinket on their of dollars a kilo in Asia, HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER wildlife officials said as they the latest in a surge of the giant mantlepiece,” Tsavo Trust said in according to the Convention

ATHENS 31/22 Partly cloudy 31/22 Clear mourned the loss of an “old mammals killed by poachers for statement released late Friday. on International Trade in WASHINGTON 28/16 Clear 32/23 Clear friend.” their ivory, came a day after “Rest in peace, Old Friend, you Endangered Species of Wild SYDNEY 17/09 Chance of rain 17/10 Clear The elephant famed for his wildlife regulator CITES warned will be missed,” it added. Fauna and Flora (CITES). LONDON 18/10 Cloudy 16/10 Cloudy giant tusks, known as Satao and entire elephant populations are Poachers had hacked off the The famed elephant lived in a PARIS 21/14 Partly cloudy 21/14 Clear aged around 45, was wounded dying out in many African coun- elephant’s face and stolen the vast wilderness stretching over a ISTANBUL 27/19 Partly cloudy 27/19 Partly cloudy by poisoned arrows in May in tries due to poaching on a massive tusks, but conservationists who thousand square kilometres (400 MANILA 31/26 Thunderstorm 32/26 Chance of storm Kenya’s vast southeastern Tsavo scale. had followed Satao for years square miles), a major challenge DHAKA 39/29 Mostly cloudy 39/29 Chance of storm national park. “It is with enormous regret that identified the body from the ears for rangers from the govern- DELHI 40/33 Partly cloudy 41/32 Partly cloudy The Tsavo Trust, which works we confirm there is no doubt that and other signs. The carcass was ment-run Kenya Wildlife Service ISLAMABAD 44/30 Clear 44/32 Partly cloudy to protect the wilderness and its Satao is dead, killed by an ivory found earlier this month. (KWS) to patrol. animals, announced the death poacher’s poisoned arrow to feed More than 20,000 African AFP Jazz singer Experts cast doubt on Bing Bang bolstering discovery

Jimmy Scott WASHINGTON: Astrophysics. The detection was these images were captured by Spergel queried whether what Agency’s Planck telescope, pub- Astrophysicists are casting made with the help of a telescope the telescope, they claimed. the BICEP2 telescope picked lishes its results. doubt on what just recently was called BICEP2, stationed at the If confirmed by other experts, up really came from the first That telescope observes a dies, aged 88 deemed a breakthrough in con- South Pole. some said the work could be a moments of the universe’s exist- large part of the sky — versus firming how the universe was “Detecting this signal is one of contender for the Nobel Prize. ence. “What I think, it is not cer- the BICEP2’s two percent— and LOS ANGELES: Jazz singer born: the observation of gravi- the most important goals in cos- But not everyone is convinced tain whether polarized emissions carries out measurements in six Jimmy Scott — famed for his tational waves that apparently mology today,” John Kovac, leader of the findings, with skepticism come from galactic dust or from frequencies, according to Spergel. unusually high soprano voice rippled through space right of the BICEP2 collaboration at surfacing recently on blogs and the early universe,” he said. “They should revise their caused by a rare genetic con- after the Big Bang. the Harvard-Smithsonian Center scientific US journals such as “We know that galactic dust claim,” he said of the BICEP2 dition — has died, US media If proven to be correctly identi- for Astrophysics, said at the time. Science and New Scientist. emits polarized radiations, we team. “I think in retrospect, they reported. He was 88. fied, these waves — predicted in The telescope targeted a spe- Paul Steinhardt, director of see that in many areas of the sky, should have been more careful Scott died in his sleep on Albert Einstein’s theory of rela- cific area known as the “Southern Princeton University’s Center and what we pointed out in our about making a big announce- Thursday at his home in Las tivity — would confirm the rapid Hole” outside the galaxy where for Theoretical Science, addressed paper is that pattern they have ment.” He went on to say that, Vegas, the reports said, without and violent growth spurt of the there is little dust or extra galac- the issue in the prestigious British seen is just as consistent with the contrary to normal procedure, revealing the cause of death. universe in the first fraction of a tic material to interfere with journal Nature in early June. galactic dust radiations as with there was no external check of the James Victor Scott was born in second marking its existence, 13.8 what humans could see. “Serious flaws in the analysis gravitational waves.” data before it was made public. Cleveland, Ohio, on July 17, 1925. billion years ago. By observing the cosmic micro- have been revealed that trans- When using just one frequency, Philipp Mertsch of the Kavli He was one of 10 children. The apparent first direct evi- wave background, or a faint glow form the sure detection into no as these scientists did, it is impos- Institute for Particle Astrophysics Scott began his career in the dence of such so-called cosmic left over from the Big Bang, the detection,” Steinhardt wrote, cit- sible to distinguish between and Cosmology at Stanford 1940s, recording with the Lionel inflation — a theory that the scientists said small fluctuations ing an independent analysis of the gravitational waves and galactic University said data from Planck Hampton Orchestra, Charlie universe expanded by 100 tril- gave them new clues about the BICEP2 findings. emissions, Spergel added. and another team should be able Parker and others. lion trillion times in barely the conditions in the early universe. That analysis was carried out The question will likely be set- to “shed more light on whether it He also crossed over into blink of an eye — was announced The gravitational waves rip- by David Spergel, a theoreti- tled in the coming months when is primordial gravitational waves rhythm and blues, reaching the in March by experts at the pled through the universe 380,000 cal astrophysicist who is also at another, competing group, work- or dust in the Milky Way.” top of the charts with Everybody’s Harvard-Smithsonian Center for years after the Big Bang, and Princeton. ing with the European Space AFP Somebody’s Fool — though it was bandleader Lionel Hampton, and not Scott, who was credited on the record label. His distinctive, high voice was traced to Kallmann’s Syndrome, a rare genetic condition that meant Saint-Louis festival takes he never reached puberty, stunt- ing his growth and leaving his voice undeepened by age. Jazz back to African roots Scott began recording under his own name in the 1950s. Although he never became a household SAINT-LOUIS: Once a lively star who says he plays blues “with Senegalese jazz guitarist Herve name, his work influenced later French colonial trading port, a touch of jazz, a touch of soul, Samb was invited back to Saint- musicians, including Madonna, the sleepy city of Saint-Louis a touch of funk and a touch of Louis after last playing at the fes- who once said “Jimmy Scott is the in West Africa’s Senegal bursts gospel”, was anything but melan- tival alongside Peterson in 1993 only singer who makes me cry,” into life for just a few days a cholic on the closing night of the when he was just 14 years old. according to The Washington Post. year during the annual summer festival on Sunday. “The goal was to bring back A legal dispute led to his jazz festival. Initially hidden behind dark together two exceptional guitar- 1963 album “Falling in Love Is From dusk, jazz from the open- shades, Peterson opened on the ists 20 years afterwards. This Wonderful” being pulled from the air concert blends with African keys with a more than 10-minute year’s edition is all about the shelves. Scott largely withdrew rhythms, and drifts off the shores cover of Johnny Nash’s I Can See comeback,” said Mame Birame from the music business, only to of the tiny island where the festival Clearly Now, occasionally needling Seck, who selects the artists. re-emerge in the 1990s with new is held down the normally tranquil the few audience members still Twisting his hips in serpentine recordings and performances banks of the Senegal River. sitting stiff in their chairs. motions, Samb performed long, until recently. His 1992 album “All This year’s headline act, He then reached for a cherry-red emotional call-and-response ses- The Way” was nominated for the African-American blues singer electric guitar for an adrenaline- sions with his saxophonist and Grammy Awards. Lucky Peterson, would be hard filled two-hour set peppered with drummer. Among the instruments AFP pressed to find a venue more numbers from his new album The in his band was the “Sabar” — a tra- Blues singer Lucky Peterson plays on stage at the Saint Louis jazz festival evocative of the suffering of slaves Son of a Bluesman, prompting a ditional west African drum set orig- in Saint Louis. transported to the Americas, heartfelt encore. “Lucky was like inally used to communicate between widely thought to have inspired a man possessed. The energy was villages many kilometres apart. culture who don’t know our music years amid budget constraints. the blues more than 100 years ago, streaming out of his pores,” Ibrahima “He played his butt off,” said in depth. It needs to be reversed so While the budget this year than Saint-Louis. Diop, the festival president, said. Peterson, summing up Samb’s per- it’s driven by us,” he said. was “just a sliver” of the 205 mil- The pastel-coloured, rectangu- Organisers have been seeking formance afterwards. For Samb, The “comeback” theme also lion CFA Franc ($424,800) that lar shops and houses lining the to boost the participation of local jazz, which began as a fusion between applies to the event itself. Now in was sought, according to Diop, river were once the warehouses artists, partly to break down the African and European rhythms, can its 22nd year, Africa’s biggest jazz ticket sales have climbed in 2014 for gum, ivory as well as slaves, local perception that jazz and still be inspired by African music. festival has in the past seen greats to around 5,000 and hotels were bound for the Atlantic trade. blues music, despite humble ori- “Many fusion projects are driven like Herbie Hancock but audience booked months in advance. But Peterson, a former child gins, is elitist. by musicians outside of African numbers had dipped in recent REUTERS Sunday 15 June 2014 17 Sha’baan 1435 Volume 19 Number 6097 Price: QR2

www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 EU, Russia, QA, Miami-Dade talk investment plans Ukraine agree Qatar Airways CEO holds talks with Miami-Dade Country Mayor on business opportunities to discuss DOHA: Miami-Dade County gateway in the United States Mayor Carlos Gimenez and and is responsible for over 20 senior officials held a high-level million international passengers Kiev’s EU deal meeting with Qatar Airways each year. Qatar Airways will fly BRUSSELS: The European Chief Executive Officer, Akbar four round-trip routes each week Union and Russia agreed to Al Baker, to discuss new trade, between Doha and Miami. hold high level talks, including business and investment oppor- “Qatar Airways’ membership Ukraine, on Kiev’s expected tunities in Miami recently. in the oneworld alliance will allow signing of an EU free trade Qatar Airways, a member of the Miami gateway to also serve agreement after Moscow the oneworld Alliance, began connecting flights from destina- warned last week it would the four-times-weekly service tions throughout the American retaliate with measures to pro- to Miami on June 10, between southeast and South America. tect its economy. Miami International Airport Qatar Airways looks forward to Ukraine’s government is set and the newly opened Hamad building a strong relationship to sign the free trade agreement International Airport, in Doha. between Miami and Doha,” added with the European Union on June The airline’s CEO was on-board Al Baker. 27, over the objections of Russia, the maiden flight and led a del- “These two great cities have so which fears the agreement will be egation, including the Director of much to share and learn from one harmful for its own economy. Miami Airport, Emilio Gonzalez; another. We can now look forward Last November, the EU rejected the Vice Chairman of the Greater to introducing many more US an idea of trilateral talks with Miami Visitors and Convention travellers to Doha and develop- Russia on Ukraine’s EU associa- Bureau, senior officials from the ing a strong conduit for trade and tion agreement, a deal that would airline and also a group of inter- commerce, via our award-winning mark a historic Westwards shift national media. World’s Best Business Class,” the by the former Soviet republic During the visit, Al Baker said Qatar Airways CEO said. away from Russia’s orbit. that the airline planned to bring Qatar Airways offers travellers The current offer still does not new opportunities to Miami by from Miami an exciting network give Russia a say on the shape investing in the community and of destinations to fly to, including of Ukraine’s agreement, it only helping boost trade, tourism and Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez in Miami recently. cities across Africa, Asia, and the opens the way for trilateral con- business links between Qatar and Middle East via its Doha hub. sultations on the consequences of Miami. US gateways to choose from, since has been a great ally in our efforts partnership between Qatar The airline operates a modern the deal. But it still appears to be “Qatar Airways is looking for- we now fly out of six major hubs to bring Qatar Airways to Miami Airways and Miami, along with fleet of 134 aircraft to 142 des- a partial concession on the part of ward to how this new route will in the country,” said Al Baker. and we are proud to offer an addi- the airline’s plans to bring new tinations globally, including des- the EU to better engage Moscow. enhance our excellent offering “Miami has always been a global tional boost to the local economy.” jobs and visitors to the city. tinations in Europe and South In a phone call to Russian to passengers, providing even city; a crossroads of commerce, Mayor Gimenez also expressed Miami International Airport America. President Vladimir Putin on greater flexibility in the number of art and culture. Mayor Gimenez his enthusiasm for the new is now Qatar Airways’ sixth THE PENINSULA Friday, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso offered to raise the level of con- sultations with Moscow on the Ukraine agreement to a politi- cal, from an expert one, the Commission said in a statement. Alitalia board gives Enterprise Qatar offers new SMEs “They (Barroso and Putin) dis- cussed the upcoming signature on 27 June of the Association green light to Etihad rating, accreditation programme Agreement and the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area with Ukraine,” the statement MILAN: The board of strug- fear could be seriously penalised DOHA: Small and Medium business performance, requisitely AbdulBasit Al Ajji, Manager said. “As a way to dispel any con- gling Italian airline Alitalia has by the deal. Enterprises (SMEs) supported by EQ through its suite of the SPX Department at cerns, President Barroso offered approved a tie-up proposal with Detailed talks on all those Development Company of programs Enterprise Qatar, said: “Local President Putin the possibility to the Emirati carrier Etihad issues were set to continue ‘Enterprise Qatar’ is now Commenting on the new SMEs should take full advan- pursue the ongoing bilateral talks Airways, a company statement despite Friday’s green light. offering a new SME Rating & programme, Omran Hamad tage of Enterprise Qatar’s latest with Russia at technical level as said on Friday. Del Torchio, quoted by Italian Accreditation Programme to Al Kuwari, Enterprise Qatar’s programme in order to diagnose well as to hold political level con- Alitalia Chairman Roberto news agency ANSA, said after assist entrepreneurs and SMEs Chief Executive Officer, said: their company’s financial and sultations, associating Ukraine,” it Colaninno and Chief Executive Friday’s talks that negotiations to capitalise on contracting “We are very excited about this business health.” said, adding Putin agreed. Officer Gabriele Del Torchio are with banks on Alitalia’s debt bur- opportunities and in improving programme, which is one of the SMEs applying for the pro- The political level talks may charged with negotiating details den were “continuing in the right their business processes. The cornerstones of EQ’s support to gramme, will undergo a com- involve EU Trade Commissioner of the deal with the Abu Dhabi direction.” SME Rating and Accreditation SMEs. We encourage all SMEs prehensive assessment on all Karel De Gucht and possibly airline, said the statement issued “It takes time, since it involves will be an independent certifica- to apply, as we are in advanced aspects of the business including Russia’s economy minister, offi- after a marathon meeting late in a large sum. But everyone clearly tion issued by Enterprise Qatar discussions with key Government financial performance, , quality cials said. Ukraine’s association the night. wants to reach a solution with in collaboration with Dun & and non-government companies, of management, business model agreement with the EU has Etihad has for months been Etihad,” it said. Bradstreet. as well as financial institutions efficiency and efficacy, and mar- been at the heart of the conflict negotiating to buy up to 49 On the jobs front, new talks Through the implementation of that are committed to support- ket potential. The rating process between Moscow and Kiev, which percent of the stricken Italian between Alitalia management the new programme, Enterprise ing Qatari SMEs and are willing would include submission of data led to the Russian annexation of flag carrier, which is facing and unions were set for Monday, Qatar aims to help SMEs gain to provide services to rated com- by the applicant followed by the Crimea in March and the sub- bankruptcy. Italian media said. access to government, semi- panies as well as access a growing site visit and detailed interac- sequent pro-Russian separatist But talks have stumbled over Italian Transport Minister government and private business segment of the business commu- tion with management. Prashant uprising in eastern Ukraine. Alitalia’s heavy debt load and Maurizio Lupi warned earlier opportunities. nity. This also facilitates the proc- Kumar, Associate Director at Dun Under pressure from Moscow, forecast cuts to some 2,200 jobs, this week that negotiations would Through the rating process, ess for all parties involved as it & Bradstreet, mentioned Rating which wants Ukraine to become out of a total of 12,800, as part have to be wrapped up by mid- SMEs will also be able to under- provides a database of rated SMEs and Accreditation is a key step part of its own Eurasian union, of the deal. July on the tie-up with Etihad, stand internal gaps and chal- by sectors. Enterprise Qatar is in the development of a vibrant former Ukrainian President Officials in northern Italy which he said was prepared to lenges related to their business pleased to team up with Dun & SME eco-system. DD&B offers Viktor Yanukovich renounced have also raised concerns over invest up to €1.25bn in Alitalia and institute required improve- Bradstreet to offer small busi- Rating services in more than 200 plans to sign the EU deal last the potential impact on Milan’s by 2018. ments, enhancements and ness owners this useful Ratings countries across the world. November, just days before the Malpensa airport, which they AFP interventions to enhance their & Accreditation programme.” THE PENINSULA signing ceremony. REUTERS

GM recalls more than half a million Camaros, safety crisis deepens

DETROIT: General Motors recall of Cobalts and other small switch-related recalls on late- several high-ranking executives in Co recalled 511,528 Chevrolet cars involved an ignition switch model vehicles (which) raises the legal, engineering and public Camaros on Friday for an igni- in which a bump of the key fob questions about how perva- policy groups. tion switch problem similar to could turn off the engine, disa- sive the problem is and why GM’s 3.1 million switch- the defect linked to at least 13 bling power steering and airbags. it is taking so long for GM to related recalls are a fraction of deaths in Chevrolet Cobalts and That defect, first observed by act,” said Representative Henry the record 16.5 million cars the other models. GM engineers in 2002, was not Waxman of California, the senior automaker has recalled this GM said it was aware of minor reported to consumers for years. Democrat on the House Energy year in 38 actions. That’s about accidents but no fatalities from Chief Executive Mary Barra in and Commerce Committee that as many cars as the entire auto the Camaro, a sporty two-door recent months overhauled the is investigating GM. industry expects to sell this year car. It said the Camaro switch way GM handles safety recalls. Barra will be joined by Anton in the United States. The switch defect differed from the problem The Camaro recall bloats the Valukas, chairman of GM’s out- problem in this recall, of Camaros in the Cobalts, but a consumer number of GM vehicles sum- side law firm Jenner & Block, from model years 2010 to 2014, is advocate said GM still should moned back for switch-related who conducted a months-long “not at all related to the Cobalt,” have recalled the Camaros sooner. problems to more than 3.1 million investigation that detailed deep GM safety spokesman Alan Adler GM said a driver’s knee could as Barra prepares to return to flaws in GM’s internal decision- said in an interview. “The con- bump the Camaro key fob and Congress next week to give more making process. The so-called dition here is a switchblade key” move the ignition switch out of testimony on the earlier recall. Valukas report, made public last in which a key pops out of the the “run” position, causing the “It is troubling that GM con- week, triggered the departures key fob when a small button is engine to shut off. The earlier tinues to announce ignition of 15 GM employees, including depressed. REUTERS A 2014 Chevrolet Camaro in Thurmont, Maryland. SUNDAY 15 JUNE 2014 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Qnbn and ECB stimulus MEEZA sign may avoid agreement DOHA: Qatar National Broadband Network (Qnbn) has signed a strategic partner- ship agreement with MEEZA, a Qatar Foundation joint ven- deflation: QNB ture and leading provider of IT solutions and end-to-end services, said a press statement Monetary push good for eurozone yesterday. The joint-press statement DOHA: The European Central to the real economy. While set- said that the agreement will Bank (ECB) monetary stimulus ting negative interest rates is an ensure greater differentiation may avoid eurozone deflation, unprecedented step for a major for MEEZA’s core retail services, said Qatar National Bank (QNB) central bank (Denmark and such as disaster recovery, cloud in its weekly analysis yesterday. Sweden have recently had negative data storage and data centers. The ECB announced a package rates with no major impact on the Qnbn’s network connectivity of monetary stimulus measures domestic economy), this may not will offer MEEZA passive fiber recently. The package includes be the most significant measure point-to-point (P2P) connectivity lowering the deposit rate to -0.1 taken by the ECB. Excess reserves with dedicated and geo-redundant percent — the first time that the have been trending downwards as links will also cover operational ECB will charge commercial banks banks have been repaying their aspects and periodic maintenance. for depositing excess reserves at borrowings from previous ECB The P2P network links directly the central bank. It also included a long-term refinancing operations. to a central office through a new programme to provide banks The most significant measure Officials at the signing ceremony. dedicated fibre, offering distinct with cheap funding to encour- taken by the ECB, is the Targeted flexibility, cost-efficiency and age lending to the real economy. Long-Term Refinancing Operation high-volume symmetrical band- The aim is to provide a monetary (TLTRO), QNB has said. This width when compared to shared stimulus to avoid deflation within provides cheap funding for banks, Klondike, Dyarco ink new deal medium networks. Qnbn’s fibre the eurozone. the quantity of which depends on optic infrastructure will connect These new measures are impor- the size of the banks’ loan book. DOHA: Thermal management has since developed, proofed and manufacturing and trading. MEEZA’s main Data Centres tant to prevent deflation but more Specifically, banks could initially solutions provider Klondike validated its core technology which Achu, the General Manager of (M-VAULT 1 and M-VAULT 3) may need to be done if the current borrow from the ECB up to 7 per- Technologies has signed a mem- is now primed and ready to move Dyarco International Group, said: at Qatar Science and Technology trends of negative foreign inflation cent of their outstanding loans to orandum of understanding with into the commercialisation phase. “Companies such as Klondike who Park (QSTP) and M-VAULT 2 at and weak domestic demand con- non-financial private sector and Dyarco International Group as a Founded in Dublin, Ireland, this have a similar business culture Umm Qarn. tinue. The new policies are likely households (excluding mortgages). precursor to establishing a joint is the first international venture become ideal potential targets and Ghada Philippe El-Rassi, CEO, to reduce the spreads between The size of this entitlement is venture in Qatar. undertaken by Klondike. fit in our strategy to add value to MEEZA, said: “Qnbn’s network Italian, Greek, Portuguese and around €400bn. With Dyarco’s more than 20 Robert O’Malley, Director, our growth as well as the SME seg- infrastructure will provide a Spanish bond yields (the so-called Overall, TLTROs entitle banks years’ of experience in the service Klondike Technologies said, “We ment of this country in general.” national-level platform to drive periphery) and those on German to borrow up to €850bn cheaply consultancy industry in Qatar, the hope to create a strong and last- Speaking in Doha during his the various ICT applications and bunds, while the Euro is likely to and on very generous conditions. move marks an essential part of ing partnership with the reach trade mission to Qatar, Irish advanced technologies employed weaken if the inflation outlook By way of comparison, excess Klondike’s strategy to establish a and local expertise necessary to Minister of State with special today by MEEZA to provide improves. liquidity at the ECB, which may permanent footprint in Qatar and best serve our clients. We intend responsibility for Trade and end-to-end turnkey IT solutions Unlike earlier ECB measures be affected by the negative deposit the region. The announcement was to grow our team and add new Development, Joe Costello said: “I further supporting the telecom- which aimed at saving the euro, rate, stands below €100bn. The made during the recent Enterprise skills as a result of this positive am delighted to welcome this MoU munications sector in Qatar.” the ECB approved this package aim of such large scale operation Ireland Trade and Investment development.’’ between Klondike Technologies and Qnbn’s network infrastructure on June 5 because of the dete- is to improve lending to the real Mission to Qatar and Oman. Dyarco is formally a partner- Dyarco. This announcement builds enables high-bandwidth services, rioration in the economic out- economy. If slow lending in the Klondike Technologies’ team of ship between Al Faisal Holding and on the significant achievements by including mobile backhaul to resi- look, especially in the form of low eurozone is due to supply con- experienced engineers specialises another prominent Qatari Group, Klondike since they entered the dential and business customers. inflation. Eurozone inflation has straints as banks are unable to in developing thermal solutions Ebrahim Al Neama & Sons Holding Qatari market just two years ago The state-of-the-art network is been steadily declining, falling to obtain funding at reasonable costs, for the telecom, broadcasting and Group. Both Groups are well estab- with demonstration installations expected to support the latest 0.5 percent in May, well beneath then TLTROs should help resolve renewable energy sectors. The firm lished and have diversified busi- in two major international compa- productivity applications, services the ECB target of below, but close the problem. entered Qatar two years ago and ness interests, including industrial nies.” THE PENINSULA and content. THE PENINSULA to, 2 percent. Moreover, the out- Going forward, the report look for inflation is worsening: expects further declines in the the ECB has revised down its spread of Spanish, Italian and forecast for 2014 inflation to 0.7 periphery bonds in general over percent and expects low inflation German bonds. The new measures Kahramaa to launch to persist over the medium term. are likely to improve the growth Siemens, Mitsubishi finalise Alstom plan This risks re-enforcing the state outlook in the eurozone, reduc- desalination plants of low inflation or possibly even ing the default risk premium of MUNICH/PARIS: Germany’s and Mitsubishi would take joint Two separate sources said deflation. Absent proactive mon- periphery countries and therefore DOHA: Qatar General Siemens and Japan’s Mitsubishi and equal stakes in Alstom,” he Siemens and Mitsubishi would be etary intervention, the Eurozone the yield they pay. Furthermore, Electricity and Water Heavy Industries are putting said, adding that these holdings offering about €9bn in cash under is at risk of turning into Japan TLTROs have no penalties for Corporation (Kahramaa) is set the finishing touches on a joint could reach 5 to 10 percent each. the turbines offer. That compares with a prolonged period of defla- breaking the lending conditions, to launch to giant desalination offer for Alstom’s turbine busi- “Having the government take a to the €12.35bn ($16.9bn) offered tion and slow growth, made worse except an early repayment in plants. The first plant, with a nesses that includes a cash ele- majority stake is not something by US conglomerate General by a declining population. The September 2016. This still gives production capacity of 35 million ment of roughly €9bn ($12.25bn), being considered.” Electric for all of Alstom’s energy threat of Japanification prompted banks a two-year window for a gallons, will be launched at Abu sources close to the bidders said. Alstom would keep control of its assets, including turbines, renew- the ECB Governing Council to act carry trade by borrowing cheaply Fatas in May 2015. Ali Saif Al Under the complex offer, energy transmission and renewa- ables and grid operations. “The decisively and, significantly, in a from the ECB and lending to Malki, Director, Kahramaa, said which would counter an existing bles activities, which would not be offer can’t be compared with that unanimous manner. periphery sovereigns and corpo- the second desalination plant will $17bn offer from US conglomer- part of the Siemens-Mitsubishi of GE as they’re so different in The most headline-grabbing rates at higher yield. The outlook be launched in 2017. The capacity ate General Electric for Alstom’s bid. In a second step that one nature,” another source close to measure was the lowering of the for the euro depends on whether would be 130 million gallons. power arm, Siemens would source described as “completely Mitsubishi said. interest rate corridor leading to a the new measures by the ECB can The plants will help Kahramaa acquire Alstom’s gas turbines independent” of the turbines deal, Siemens, Alstom, Mitsubishi negative deposit rate. The ECB is provide a positive boost for infla- to ensure smooth distribution of business while Mitsubishi would Siemens and Alstom would com- and Bouygues all declined com- hoping that, by charging banks for tion. If inflation improves, then the piped water for several days, in the inject cash and industrial assets bine their rail activities. ment. A GE spokeswoman said: depositing their excess reserves at Euro is likely to weaken further on event of any unprecedented event into a joint venture in steam tur- It is still unclear what stakes “We are very confident in our pro- the ECB, they would have a strong lower real interest rates. hitting the production chain. bines, the sources said. the two firms would have in this posal.” Under the proposed offer, incentive to lend more money THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA As part of the deal, Mitsubishi business. If the French govern- which is expected to be rubber and the French government would ment took a stake, one senior stamped by the supervisory board take equal stakes in Alstom, source said Berlin would also of Siemens on Sunday evening, acquiring a portion of the 29 consider buying shares in order Alstom would have a future in percent holding of French group to stay at “eye level” with Paris in the energy business and be at the Bouygues, union representatives a group combining the high-speed center of a European rail cham- said after meeting with Economy ICE and TGV train activities of pion — both potentially attractive Minister Arnaud Montebourg. Siemens and Alstom. “What is prospects for the French govern- “The minister described being discussed is an industrial ment. “GE could still win a deal Mitsubishi’s offer... Clearly, and commercial partnership in but for that they would have to this is an alliance scheme that turbines,” one source familiar do what the French government counters GE’s proposal,” said with the matter said. “But it’s wants, in other words come up Gabriel Artero, CFE-CGC union not enough for a deal to make with an alliance rather than a representative of France’s steel- sense on paper. You need to see buyout,” one source close to the workers federation. “The state the stars align.” matter said. REUTERS SUNDAY 15 JUNE 2014 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 Yemen inflation Infosys founder plays down exodus rebounds, Murthy ignores management exits; talks on innovation central bank BANGALORE: Infosys has chairman of the company yester- business increases, Murthy said. enough senior managers to run day, told an annual shareholders Infosys, like its local rivals Tata reserves sink the business even if more execu- meeting. The annualised rate of Consultancy Services and Wipro, tives leave India’s second-largest attrition at Infosys — the number has relied for decades on labour- DUBAI: Yemen’s annual infla- IT services exporter, its founder of staff leaving or retiring — was a intensive, low-margin contracts tion rose to 7.6 percent in said at the company’s 33rd record 18.7 percent at end-March, from Western clients including March, the highest this year, annual general meeting yester- 2.4 percentage points higher than Citigroup and BT Group Plc. “The while central bank reserves day, after a spate of staff exits a year earlier, out of a workforce silver bullet for this company and continued to erode in April, offi- triggered concerns about a lead- of more than 160,000. this industry in the medium to cial data showed as the govern- ership vacuum. The departures included at least long term will be how much of ment faced public anger at the N R Narayana Murthy, in his 11 top executives, some of whom what we do today can be done economy’s poor performance. last address as chairman, played were responsible for key business faster and cheaper by employing President Abd-Rabbu Mansour down the departure of at least sectors at the company, which was intelligent software agents,” he Hadi replaced several top min- 11 senior executives since he was founded by Murthy and six other said. isters on Wednesday amid ris- brought back from retirement in engineers in 1981. Infosys shareholders are bet- ing popular discontent fuelled in June last year to help regain mar- “Some had been identified as ting on Sikka, who will take over part by weeks of power cuts, high ket share, saying some of them low performers by the external on Aug. 1 from current CEO S D prices and long queues at petrol were low performers. evaluation agency and the board. Shibulal, to turnaround the com- stations. Infosys has for the first time Some were evaluated to be low pany by tapping opportunities in Inflation rose from 6.7 percent picked an outsider Vishal Sikka, performers by senior manage- new technology areas including in February, which was its lowest former senior executive at German ment,” Murthy said, playing down cloud computing and mobility. level since December 2012. Core software company SAP AG as concerns of the management exo- Sikka, 47, is considered to be an inflation, which excludes volatile CEO, as it seeks to boost sales of dus on the company’s growth. innovator in the global software prices of food, tobacco and qat high-margin services and stem a Infosys, a pioneer in India’s industry. A computer scientist by leaf, hit a 19-month high of 10.7 staff exodus. “We are confident $100bn-plus outsourcing industry, training, he was key in develop- percent in March against 8.8 per- that we have enough budding was taking several steps to bolster ing and marketing SAP’s flagship cent in February. Clothing and leaders to handle any eventuality innovation and tap new technolo- product, HANA, which helps firms footwear price inflation has been of some more people leaving us,” gies, as “commoditisation” of the analyse large amounts of data Outgoing Infosys Chairman N R Narayana Murthy addresses AGM yesterday. running at over 30 percent for the Murthy, who stepped down as the company’s core IT outsourcing quickly. REUTERS past four months, standing at 37.6 percent in March, up from 30.8 percent in the previous month. Food inflation accelerated to 4.8 percent year-on-year in March from 4.4 percent in February, the Spain to sell 49pc of airport operator US seeks $10bn from Citi data showed. Compared to the previous MADRID: Spain announced markets worried about Spain’s have to be subtracted from the NEW YORK: The Justice charged that the banks falsely month, living costs in Yemen, it will sell a 49-percent stake debt crisis. Spain’s stock market €16bn valuation, he told the paper. Department has asked Citigroup claimed the investment vehicles where a third of the population in state-owned airport opera- has climbed by about 12 percent The resulting net estimate of for more than $10bn to settle were low-risk when many were live on less than $2 a day, jumped tor AENA, taking advantage of so far this year, however, as inves- AENA’s value is €5bn, of which claims the bank misled inves- linked to risky mortgages that 1.3 percent in March, the fastest a renewed optimism on finan- tors are lured by the prospect of a 49 percent would be €2.45bn, the tors on mortgage-backed bonds ended up defaulting. rise since September 2012. cial markets to raise billions of gradual recovery since the econ- paper said, describing it as the sold before the 2008 financial JPMorgan Chase in November Reflecting the government’s euros. omy emerged in mid-2013 from biggest Spanish privatisation in crisis, a report said. agreed to pay $13bn to settle failure to secure oil pipelines Prime Minister Mariano five years of stop-start recession. 15 years. US prosecutors broke off talks several mortgages suits with the against bomb attacks, the cen- Rajoy’s conservative government AENA, which runs 46 airports “Today we approved the launch with Citi and are preparing a law- Justice Department. tral bank’s gross foreign asset approved the long-delayed sale of and two heliports in Spain and of the operation,” the minister for suit against the bank after the Bank of America is report- reserves slipped for a fifth con- a stake, reportedly worth nearly another 15 airports abroad, most public works, Ana Pastor, told a financial giant offered less than edly in talks with the Justice secutive month to $4.7bn in April, €2.5bn ($3.4bn), in one of the in Mexico, is worth “easily” €16bn, news conference after the minis- $4bn to settle the case, Bloomberg Department on a similar deal for their lowest level since June 2012. world’s largest airport managers. its President Jose Manuel Vargas terial meeting put a rubber stamp News reported. $12bn or more. That would fol- Crude oil exports, which account Plans for a partial privatisa- told leading daily El Pais in an on the deal. News of the Citi case follows low a $9.5bn settlement with the for around 70 percent of govern- tion of AENA were first revealed interview last week, basing his Initially, a 21-percent stake other multi-billion dollar gov- Federal Housing Finance Agency ment budget revenue, jumped 39 by the former Socialist govern- estimate on the value of similar in AENA would be placed with ernment settlements with major over mortgage-backed securities percent year-on-year to $249m ment in 2011, but they had to be airport assets abroad. private investors, after which a banks over their sale of mortgage- sold by BofA to mortgage giants in April, but that was after 10 delayed as investors struggled AENA carries a debt of more 28-percent stake would be floated backed securities before the hous- Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. straight months of hefty declines. to find the money on financial than €11bn, however, which would to the public, she said. AFP ing bust. The government has AFP REUTERS

Officials after signing the agreement. Stork Oryx JV bags seven-year contract from Qatar Shell DOHA: Stork Oryx Turbo downtime of their installations are extremely proud to include Machinery Services LLC has to an absolute minimum. Stork Oryx Turbo Machinery been awarded a seven-year Richard Janmaat, Vice- Services as a local supplier to contract by Qatar Shell for the President, Turbo Machinery the Pearl Gas to Liquids facility overhaul of rotating equipment Services at Stork stated: “I am in Qatar. I am delighted to see at the Pearl GTL site situated confident that this contract Stork bring their global experi- in Ras Laffan Industrial City award reflects Stork’s commit- ence and expertise to Qatar in a (RLIC). ment to developing our relation- joint venture with Oryx. Such a The contract includes minor ship with Qatar Shell and to transfer of knowledge and tech- and major overhauls of steam successfully delivering a service at nology is in line with our ambi- turbines, compressors, pumps, the highest levels of productivity, tion, shared by our partner Qatar blowers, expanders and fans from fastest response times, and with Petroleum, to increase the local various manufacturers, which are maximum attention to HSSE and content of our contracting. This scheduled to be done during turn- quality standards. directly supports the Economic around events. As an independ- Stork has been a supplier to Development pillar of the Qatar ent service provider, Stork Oryx Shell for over 30 years. Over time, National Vision 2030.” Turbo Machinery Services has Stork has offered Shell a range Abdulla Mannai, Founder experience with servicing almost of services and gained extensive and Managing Director at Oryx all brands of steam turbines, com- experience in the turnaround stated: “We are delighted that we pressors and pumps. of rotating equipment and fully have been entrusted and awarded Stork offer comprehensive understands the complexities and this contract by Qatar Shell. experience in the overhaul of challenges of these projects. By supporting local companies rotating equipment and the ideal As part of Oryx Energy Projects Qatar Shell is creating a location of the ultramodern Oryx & Services, Oryx Engineering sustainable environment for Engineering Solutions Centre, sit- Solutions (OES) has built a mar- local industry to further develop, uated in Ras Laffan, Qatar. ket leading platform to deliver ensuring that world class stand- At this centre, state-of-the-art world class services through ards and know-how are trans- tools and machines deliver out- combining local knowledge, out- ferred and available locally to standing services on a wide vari- standing infrastructure, techni- the industry. We are committed ety of equipment, with effective cal capability and partnering with to work with Qatar Shell in deliv- responses and short lead times leading specialists. ering on this trust and growing enabling customers to maxim- Rob Sherwin, Deputy Country our relationship.” ise their productivity and keep Chair for Qatar Shell said, “We THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 15 JUNE 2014 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Pemex under lens Australia’s China will enhance unemployment rate at 5.8pc SYDNEY: Australia’s unem- LatAm investments ployment rate remained steady at 5.8 percent for the third straight month in May, data Development projects get more Chinese funds showed last week, with the total number of jobs falling in a SANTA CRUZ DE LA than 6 percent growth in recent purchase of raw materials and mixed outlook for the economy. SIERRA: China, whose pres- years and has plans for major sale of manufactured goods have The figures from the Australian ence in Latin America until infrastructure work. made China the second trading Bureau of Statistics contrasted now was largely based on an “China is particularly attracted partner of a number of countries with analysts’ expectations of a appetite for raw materials, is by industrialisation projects that in the region in recent years. And rise in the jobless rate to 5.9 per- diversifying investments by the country needs over the next in 2009, China became Brazil’s cent with 10,000 new positions financing much needed develop- 10 years and which cost an esti- number one trading partner, created. ment projects, analysts say. mated $42bn,” Dabdoub said. ahead of the United States. “The labour force report for At a summit, opening Saturday Chinese companies have “Until recently Bolivia did not May was softer-than-expected in Santa Cruz, the G77 + China expressed interest most nota- consider China a partner, it was at face value but the details were group of developing nations meets bly in building a railway from very wary,” Dabdoub said. “But better,” ANZ senior economist on its 50th anniversary to pro- Bolivia to Brazil, connecting the now there is more trade, and, Justin Fabo said. “While employ- mote economic development. Atlantic and Pacific oceans, as in fact, we’ve just acquired a ment declined unexpectedly in Delegations from 133 countries well as in road and river connec- satellite.” May, there might be seasonal and some three dozen heads of tion projects. In Brasilia, Chinese Bolivian President Evo Morales adjustment issues given that state will be in attendance. Foreign Minister Wang Yi last December travelled to China employment has fallen in May in “China now acts in a different recently announced his country’s with several ministers to attend six of the past seven years.” way with South American coun- interest in increasing its invest- the launch of Tupac Katari, A total of 4,800 positions were tries,” said Gabriel Dabdoub, pres- ments and relationship with Latin his country’s first telecommu- lost last month. Full-time jobs ident of the chamber of commerce America and the Caribbean. nications satellite. China pro- jumped by 22,200, but part-time of the Santa Cruz region, Bolivia’s And although Chinese vided $102.2bn in loans to Latin positions fell by 27,000 to take the economic engine. The Asian pow- President Xi Jinping will be nota- American countries between number of people employed in the erhouse “no longer aims at only at bly absent from the Santa Cruz 2005 and 2013, particularly to country to 11.564 million. buying raw materials, it wants to summit, he plans to participate Venezuela and Argentina. Last Emilio Lozoya, CEO of Mexican state-run oil company Pemex, The participation rate — which get into investing in industrialisa- mid-July in Brazil in a BRICS year, alone, China loaned Latin addresses members of the House of Representatives in Mexico City. measures the proportion of adults tion,” Dabdoub said. meeting of emerging economic American governments, public A committee of the House of Representatives is investigating contracts in work or looking for it — slipped Bolivia, Latin America’s poor- powers Brazil, Russia, India, enterprises and private compa- obtained by Pemex, its subsidiaries and affiliates. Citigroup said in from 64.7 percent to 64.6 percent. est country, has experienced more China and South Africa. Mass nies $20.1bn. AFP late February it had discovered some $400m in fraudulent loans at its The Australian dollar eased Mexican unit Banamex. slightly to 93.75 US cents after the data was released, before retracing its losses. Fabo said the underlying trend for jobs growth was expected to slow as hiring intentions in the S&P revises Britain outlook to stable from negative second-quarter moderate. Economists have also been con- LONDON: Standard & Poor’s sovereign credit ratings for Britain. consumption. “We see improving consumption, as productivity per- falling unemployment and inflation cerned that a recent weakness in lifted its outlook on Britain’s “The outlook revision reflects our credit and capital market con- formance underpins real wage close to the (Bank of England’s) consumer confidence following credit rating to stable from neg- view of the robust and broaden- ditions as supportive of growth, gains and tradables sectors, both 2.0 percent target, have contin- a tough federal budget, that cut ative, citing the broad recovery ing recovery in the UK economy, along with an expected gradual in services and manufacturing, ued in the UK economy” since the back on government welfare and and progress in consolidating and the further progress that the resumption of positive real wage continue to recover.” agency’s last review in December. spending, could weigh on firms’ public finances, and confirmed government is making on consoli- gains,” it noted. “We anticipate Earlier on Friday, rival agency “Fitch expects the recovery in employment plans. its top ‘AAA’ assessment. dating public finances,” it said in a that the UK’s economic recovery Fitch had affirmed its AA+ credit major advanced economies, includ- The latest figures are not “Standard & Poor’s Ratings statement. will continue to broaden, benefit- rating for Britain and gave it ing the eurozone, the UK’s larg- expected to shift the Reserve Services revised its outlook on the S&P forecast that the British ting the public finances.” a “stable” outlook, citing also est trading partner, to strengthen Bank of Australia away from its United Kingdom to stable from economy would expand by almost S&P added: “We expect the the country’s accelerating eco- gradually in 2014-15, while emerg- outlook of a “period of stability” negative,” it said in a statement. 3 percent in 2014, and by 2.5 per- domestic economy to continue to nomic recovery. Fitch noted that ing markets growth will be broadly for interest rates over the next The agency also affirmed its cent in 2015, propelled by busi- expand, and rebalance away form “favourable macroeconomic trends, stable, avoiding the risk of sharp few months, UBS senior econo- ‘AAA/A-1+’ long- and short-term ness investment and private a pre-crisis reliance on private including strong GDP growth, slowdown,” it said. AFP mist George Tharenou said. AFP Another BNP SocGen sets up sukuk executive departs under US pressure programme in Malaysia

NEW YORK: Another top BNP SINGAPORE: Societe Generale expand the bank’s operations in Paribas executive has resigned as (SocGen), France’s third-larg- the Middle East. the French bank tries to satisfy est bank by assets, will set up RAM Ratings gave the bond US regulators seeking to punish a 1bn ringgit ($311.3m) multi- programme a AAA(s), or stable, it dearly for alleged violations of currency sukuk programme in rating but gave no details on the US sanctions, sources said. Malaysia, the second conven- sukuk tenure, structure or when Dominique Remy, who has held tional bank to do so in as many a first issuance might occur. a number of senior posts, resigned weeks. The announcement comes in mid-May after New York state Sukuk are growing in popularity a week after Bank of Tokyo- banking regulator Benjamin as a funding choice for corporates Mitsubishi UFJ, a unit of the Lawsky named him as one of the and sovereigns across the globe, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, 12 officials who should step down with Malaysia a preferred juris- set up a $500 multi-currency due to their roles in the scandal. diction as the largest and most sukuk programme in Malaysia. News of Remy’s departure fol- liquid Islamic capital market. Such new issuers are crucial lows Thursday’s announcement The programme would issue in Malaysia’s efforts to interna- that Chief Operating Officer sukuk through a wholly owned tionalise its Islamic capital mar- Georges Chodron de Courcel would subsidiary of SocGen, a structure kets, which remains dominated retire. Lawsky had also pressed for featuring back-to-back sharia- by domestic issuers. International Chodron de Courcel’s departure. compliant contracts that would firms represent less than 10 per- Remy, 60, joined Paribas bank in provide investors legal recourse to cent of total issuance. 1979 and has held various posts in the French lender, Kuala Lumpur- An accommodative tax regime finance and commodities. US regu- based credit ratings firm RAM and strong demand from local lators and BNP Paribas executives Ratings said in a bourse filing on investors have made Malaysia an are trying to hash out a settle- Thursday. Reuters reported last attractive market for issuers from ment following charges the bank year that SocGen was considering as far away as Kazakhstan, but big breached US sanctions against issuing $300m worth of sukuk in names could encourage even more Iran, Sudan and Cuba. AFP Malaysia, with proceeds used to firms to tap the market. REUTERS

US, Australia talk trade

FROM LEFT: US Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew, Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen and Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott at a press meet in Washington. They discussed trade and other business coop- eration between the two countries. SUNDAY 15 JUNE 2014 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

Why Uber will not fail Central banks are not just the way Groupon did to clean up after a crisis BY BEN THOMPSON BY BARRY EICHENGREEN determining whether regulators have failed But the disagreement among experts shows ber Technologies recently raised $1.2bn at about a $17bn to do their part? And is monetary policy a that the search for simple rules is futile. valuation, a number that has raised quite a few eyebrows. ith Jeremy Stein’s return sufficiently subtle instrument to address the Here as elsewhere, central bankers have To be sure, there are reasons to doubt Uber’s long-term to his academic post at resulting risks? no alternative but to consider the broader Usuccess, but that doesn’t make it a bad investment. Harvard at the end of May, In the wake of the global credit crisis, the context and rely on their judgment. The first objection to Uber’s valuation is that the total taxi and the US Federal Reserve answer to the first question is not in doubt. Finally, there is the question of whether limousine market is only worth around $11bn in the US. Perhaps Board lost its leading There is a clear victor in the “lean versus monetary policy is the right instrument to it’s worth double that worldwide. Surely Uber isn’t going to simply Wproponent of the view that monetary pol- clean” debate. Central banks cannot con- use in response to the risks arising from capture the entire market without competition? icy should be used to lean against financial centrate only on cleaning up after crises; financial instability and, if so, how aggres- The problem with this objection is the assumption that Uber excesses. the costs of financial instability are too high. sively to use it. will only ever be a taxi replacement. There is another way to look Stein’s view, expressed in a speech Rather, as recent events have amply shown, In fact, exactly the same debate raged at Uber: as a general purpose logistics company that just happens earlier this spring, is that central banks the monetary authority must lean against then. On one side were Fed governors who to transport people. In this view, the taxi market is just one of should be less aggressive in their pursuit excesses as they develop. argued that the only effective way to rein in many markets that Uber will take over, making its addressable of full employment in an environment of That leaves the question of how to detect financial excesses was to raise interest rates. market much larger than $22bn. Uber has experimented with heightened financial risk. His position is the existence of excesses, and the question On the other side were officials, like everything from delivering Christmas trees to offering Manhattan a refutation of former Fed chairman Alan of what, exactly, to do about them. Stein George Harrison of the Federal Reserve courier services; within this context, humans are just another Greenspan’s doctrine that the central bank proposes focusing on risk premiums in the Bank of New York, who worried about the type of package to be delivered. should not adjust policy in response to bond market. When yields on risky bonds impact on the broader economy and pre- More broadly, technologies that effectively subsume entire financial sector excesses, but instead should decline toward those on safe assets, it is ferred to use other instruments to address industries usually turn out to be extraordinarily valuable (I call concentrate on reacting to any problems fair to conclude, he argues, that someone financial imbalances. Of the two views, these “obsoletive” technologies). Consider the PC: It took over that subsequently arise. is taking on excessive risk. The problem, Harrison’s was the more sophisticated. The the typewriter industry, but to have measured the PC’s potential The question is whether Stein’s new then, is how to determine exactly when risk problem was that the Fed’s macro-pruden- according to the market size of typewriters would have been view is justified. In principle, the answer premiums are too low. tial instruments were undeveloped. remarkably shortsighted. Similarly, revenue and profits from is straightforward. If a central bank has Some suggest focusing on rapid increases The implication is clear: central banks smartphones are much greater than those enjoyed by feature- two policy targets, then it needs two instru- in the volume of bank and nonbank lend- should focus on developing more effective phone manufacturers, largely because the use cases for smart- ments: monetary policy to influence aggre- ing to the non-financial private sector as macro-prudential instruments. They should phones are far broader. There’s a chance that Uber fits the same gate demand, and regulatory policy to limit an indicator that lending is growing riskier. widen the regulatory perimeter – that is, mold, and if so, its potential valuation could be 10 times greater financial risks. Others recommend monitoring the lev- they should work to bring nonbank financial than the $17bn currently raising eyebrows. In practice, however, the answer is more erage ratio, particularly the ratio of capi- institutions under their regulatory umbrella. Ten-times returns are exactly what venture capital and growth complicated, because the question has tal to assets in the banking system, on the They should use the resulting instru- funds are looking for; venture capital is all about mispriced option- several components. What should mon- grounds that banks are the weak link in the ments and powers preemptively. And they ality, and this round is a great example of just that. First off, from etary policymakers do when regulators are financial chain. should adjust monetary policy to address a pure dollars-and-cents perspective, the downside for investors prone to falling down on the job? In par- These suggestions are all indicative of potential financial risks as a last resort, not is by definition capped at $1.2bn, while the upside is much greater. ticular, should they raise interest rates? central bankers’ instinctual desire to reduce as their first line of defence. The reality, though, is even less risky. This investment is almost To what indicators should they look when complex decision-making to simple rules. THE GUARDIAN certainly for preferred stock; as long as Uber exits for more than $1.2bn, investors are getting their money back. If rumours about Uber’s excellent financials are to be believed, then any future liquidity event will be worth far more than that. After all, even Groupon has a market cap of more than $4bn. I used Groupon as an example on purpose. There’s a sense that Groupon’s decline from a post-initial public offering market capitalisation of $16.7bn stemmed from the fact that it offered an undifferentiated product that was done in by competition. Uber’s critics suggest the same will befall the would-be logistics company. But I’d argue that this comparison is flawed, if for no other reason than Groupon’s competitors have largely disappeared. In fact, I was once a Groupon bull, largely because I expected Groupon to outlast its competition: While daily deals would be commoditised, there would always be an advantage that would accrue to the market leader, based on just how willing -- or, more likely, unwilling -- consumers and brands would be to tolerate managing multiple options. Honestly, how many daily deals e-mails are too many? Plus, there are entire industries -- con- sumer packaged goods, especially -- built on the idea that, in the consumer market, commodities can be sustainably differentiated by brand, channel, distribution, etc. Instead, the problem with Groupon was the entire premise of its business. In short, daily deals were a terrible deal for small businesses, and, in the long run, not that terribly attractive to customers, which meant the cost of getting more and better daily deals eventually became prohibitive (Groupon’s sales force costs were through the roof). In this respect, Uber stands in stark contrast: Drivers are getting a great deal with Uber (and Lyft Inc and all the other competitors), and consumers are using Uber more over time, not less. In other words, I believe Groupon lost most of its valuation because it had a bad value proposition for both users and especially small businesses, not because it faced too much competition. If I’m right, and Uber versus Lyft plays out the same way as Groupon versus LivingSocial, then only Uber will be left standing (a la Groupon), but standing on top of a much healthier industry. There is a decent chance that Uber’s critics are right. I still have friends giving me grief for being bullish on Groupon. However, I think my reasoning was (and is) sound: You can differentiate in consumer markets with low barriers to entry. Add that to the obsoletive nature of Uber’s product, along with an understand- ing of how venture valuations work, and $17bn ends up looking downright reasonable. WP-BLOOMBERG Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate

UK housing market measures hark back to a pre-bubble age

BY LARRY ELLIOTT borrowers find the market too parties did not think what was providers of mortgages, operated a higher level of relative poverty relative to incomes, has nothing hot or when the Bank of England happening to the price of a home as a cartel, all offering the same than all but four other EU mem- to do with a shortage of hous- ritain has form when it decides that there is a spillover in Stoke Newington or Dulwich rate. bers. In the same year 4.0 million ing and everything to do with a comes to housing bubbles. into the rest of the economy was remotely interesting. The new arrangements children, 31 percent of the total, combination of exceptionally low Since the early 1970s, and jacks up interest rates in Since 1997 the Bank of announced by Osborne in lived in households below the pov- mortgage rates, and subsidised Bthere have been power- response. England’s Monetary Policy Thursday’s Mansion House speech erty line after housing costs were access to mortgage credit.” ful booms that have been followed The problem with interest Committee, headed by the hark back to this prebubble age. taken into account. Neither Osborne nor Carney by painful busts. Between them, rates, though, is that they are a Governor of the Bank of He is trying to boost the sup- Osborne’s critics, such as thinks there is going to be a rapid George Osborne and Mark Carney blunt instrument. Threadneedle England, has been responsi- ply of homes by forcing councils the free-market Institute for increase in the number of new are trying to avoid a fourth. Street could kill off the property ble for setting interest rates at to free up brownfield sites for Economic Affairs, say that he houses built. The problem is simple. Britain boom by raising borrowing costs the level necessary to achieve development. And he is giving needs to be bolder by giving Both know that an increase in is a relatively small island with to punitive levels, but it has to the overall inflation target for the Bank back the power to give developers the right to build on interest rates is inevitable at some a relatively large – and growing be aware that there will be col- the economy that is set by the orders to lenders about how much the green belt, which is more than point, and the Bank’s governor – population. It has tough plan- lateral damage to the rest of the Chancellor each year. they can lend to first-time buyers. twice the size of Britain’s urban went out of his way on Thursday ning controls that prohibit devel- economy. The Bank of England is the The Bank’s financial policy footprint. to warn that this might be sooner opment on green belts around the And with output only just back UK’s central bank and is respon- committee meets next week to Osborne acceded to the chan- than people think. country’s major cities, and it has to the levels it was at before the sible for issuing notes and coins in consider whether rising house cellorship in the continuing wake What concerns them is that a tax system that provides incen- economy plunged into recession the nation’s currency, the pound prices present a significant risk of the financial crisis. He set him- household debt is at high levels tives for people to buy bricks and six and a half years ago, both sterling. and what – if any – action is self the target of reducing the despite the efforts of many bor- mortar. Osborne and Carney want inter- On the supply side, the 1950s warranted. UK’s deficit to the point that, in rowers to reduce their financial Even in normal circumstances, est rates to be the weapon of last saw the number of new council But the proposed shake-up of the financial year 2015–16, the exposure since the crash. keeping demand and supply in resort. homes peak at 300,000 a year. planning will at best result in total public debt would be falling Loan to income ratios for first- balance is hard to achieve, which What we have instead is a Greater affluence also led to more 200,000 homes being built. The as a fraction of GDP. time buyers are already at record is why house prices have tended walk down memory lane to the private homes being built, so that prospect of a return to the days Others say that supply is not levels. Clearly rates are not going to rise more quickly than the cost 1950s and 1960s. Back then, gov- by the mid 1960s house building when 400,000 homes were being the issue at all. Danny Gabay, to remain at 0.5 percent for ever. of living overall. ernments of both left and right peaked at more than 400,000 a built each year looks a long way of the economic consultancy Given that even relatively mod- But it is when money becomes took action to boost supply and year. off. Fathom, says the number of new est rises in rates will hurt, the aim cheap and readily available that restrict demand, with the result There were also measures for The poverty line in the UK is homes has been increasing at 0.6 is to use macro-prudential tools the fun really starts. Demand that house prices rose only gen- curbing demand. The Treasury commonly defined as being 60 percent a year, precisely the same (as credit controls are now called) surges, driving up prices, leav- tly in the first 25 years after the and the Bank used an array percent of the median household rate at which the population has to limit both the pace at which ing borrowers and the banks second world war. of credit controls to limit how income. been increasing. borrowing costs rise and the level that lend to them vulnerable to There were no property much lenders could provide and In 2007–2008 13.5 million peo- The problem, Gabay says, is all that they have to rise to. Hence a crash. booms and no property busts. how much individuals could bor- ple, or 22 percent of the popula- on the demand side. “The high the walk down memory lane. That crash comes either when Fashionable London dinner row. Building societies, the main tion, lived below this line. This is level of house prices in the UK, THE GUARDIAN SUNDAY 15 JUNE 2014 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com GECM & TENDERS

GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS MAP (GECM) Every Sunday German inflation hits 4-year China inflation at UK unemployment total low in May four-month high falls to 2.16m BERLIN: German inflation dropped BEIJING: China’s consumer inflation Japan current account data US stocks fall sharply LONDON: The UK jobs market to the lowest level in four years in edged up to a four-month high of 2.5 May, official data showed on Friday, shows biggest trade deficit NEW YORK: The US stock market continued to improve in the three percent in May while factory price raising concerns of deflation risks for April had its worst day in five weeks months to April, although the deflation eased, reinforcing signs of in the euro zone. Compared with TOKYO: Japan logged its biggest rate of wage increases slowed stabilisation in the economy. Thursday. The S&P 500 SPX +0.31pc the same month of previous year, trade deficit for the month of April sharply, official figures show. The China’s consumer price index (CPI) fell 17.68 points, or 0.9pc, to consumer prices in the Europe’s as imports of fuel and electronics number of people out of work rose 2.5 percent in May from a year 1,870.85. The Dow Jones Industrial largest economy increased by parts outpaced shipments fell by 161,000 to 2.16 million, earlier, quickening from a 1.8 per cent Average DJIA +0.25pc dropped 0.9 percent in May, down from an of cars, leading to a smaller- bringing the unemployment rate rise in April. Tuesday. more than 200 points at one point annual inflation rate of 1.3 percent than-expected current account down to 6.6pc. and closed off session lows, down in April, German Federal Statistical surplus, Ministry of Finance data Office (Destatis) said, adding that it 167.16 points, or 1pc, to 16,446.81. showed on Monday. The trade was the lowest inflation rate since The Nasdaq Composite COMP deficit stood at 780.4 billion yen June 2010. +0.30pc ended the day down 31.33 (US$7.61 billion) in April, up 10.2 points, or 0.8pc, at 4,069.29. percent from the same month a World Bank cuts India GDP year earlier. growth forecast to 5.5pc for 2014 NEW DELHI: The World Bank lowered India’s gross domestic product (GDP) Fitch downgrades growth forecast for 2014 to 5.5pc South Africa outlook compared with 6.2pc estimated in Australian dollar hits Argentina’s monthly inflation January. The bank also cut its global four-week high after JOHANNESBURG: Fitch continued to ease in May growth forecast amid weaker outlooks better data ratings agency on Friday BUENOS AIRES: The Argentine for the US, Russia and China, while revised the outlook on South SYDNEY: The Australian government said Friday inflation calling on emerging markets to Africa to negative from dollar hit a four-week continued to ease in May thanks strengthen their economies before the stable and affirmed its credit high against the US dollar, to a battery of measures taken Federal Reserve raises interest rates. helped by positive business rating at ‘BBB’, near the to tamp down consumer and confidence data and a bottom of the investment- wholesale prices following recent run of good Chinese grade scale. January’s devaluation. economic figures. At 0700 Inflation as measured by the AEST on Wednesday, the consumer-price index rose 1.4pc local unit was trading at in May from April, Economy 93.74 US cents, up from Minister Axel Kicillof said in a news 93.65 cents on Tuesday. conference.

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The prelimi- nary rounds - Stage One - will Stanley Cup Champions LOS ANGELES: The Los The Kings struck first in the victory, three of their four wins Kreider scored a powerplay goal begin tomorrow and will be con- Angeles Kings reclaimed the opening period through Justin were decided in overtime and they by sending a cross-ice pass from tested by 128 players. List of the National Hockey Stanley Cup yesterday with a Williams, who won the Conn overcame incredible odds to make Ryan McDonagh into the back Stage Two will feature 128 play- League’s Stanley Cup champions: double overtime win over the Smythe Trophy as the Most the final, playing the maximum of the Kings net. The Rangers, ers and will begin on 20. The final 2014 - Los Angeles Kings def. New York New York Rangers that capped Valuable Player in the playoffs, seven games in all three series en appearing in the Stanley Cup will be on June 27. Qatar has the Rangers 4-1 one of the most remarkable but the Rangers got goals form route to the final. Final for the first time in two dec- rights to host the World Pool- 2013 - Chicago Blackhawks def. Boston Bruins postseasons in National Hockey Chris Kreider and Brian Boyle In the first round, they roared ades, briefly grabbed the lead with Billiard Association championship 4-2 League history. during a four-minute span late back from 3-0 behind to beat the a short-handed goal from Boyle consecutively until 2017. 2012 - Los Angeles Kings def. New Jersey With both teams close to in the middle frame to move in San Jose Sharks. In they next with 25 seconds to play in the sec- The championship is sponsored Devils 4-2 exhaustion, broken sticks scat- front. round, they came from 3-2 down ond period when he sent a wrist by Qatar Olympic Committee 2011 - Boston Bruins def. 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Detroit Red series victory with a 3-2 win in before the teams slugged it out in see off the defending Stanley Cup Gaborik fired a wrist shot under- pionship is sanctioned by World Wings 4-3 Game Five. overtime. champion Chicago Blackhawks. neath Lundqvist’s pads before Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) The winning goal came cour- New York goalie Henrik “It wasn’t easy by any means. both teams came inches from and Asian Pocket Billiard Union 2008 - Detroit Red Wings def. Pittsburgh tesy of defenceman Alec Martinez Lundqvist made 48 saves for the The past two months have been winning the game in the first (APBU). Penguins 4-2 almost 15 minutes into the second Rangers while Jonathan Quick the most physically exhausting overtime period. Thorsten Hohmann of 2007 - Anaheim Ducks def. Ottawa Senators overtime, triggering a wild cel- turned away 28 shots for the I’ve been in in my career,” said McDonagh hit the post for the Germany rallied from behind 4-1 ebration as Kings captain Dustin Kings, who claimed their second Quick. “To overcome all the chal- Rangers and Tyler Toffoli struck to defeat Antonio Gabica of the 2006 - Carolina Hurricanes def. Edmonton Brown raised the Stanley Cup title in three years. lenges and adversity ... our group the crossbar for the Kings. Both Philippines 13-7 to win last year’s Oilers 4-3 above his head. “This team never quits,” said is pretty special so it means a lot.” teams hit the pipes again in the championship. The winner of the 2005 - Season canceled due to labor dispute “We always had the confidence. Kings center Jeff Carter. Williams gave the Kings a second overtime before Martinez 2014 World 9-ball Championship 2004 - Tampa Bay Lightning def. Calgary We just had a bad start to the first “People have been talking about 1-0 lead when he backhanded a found the back of the net and will receive $30,000. The runner Flames 4-3 series,” said Kings defenceman it all playoffs but unless you are in loose puck between the legs of ignited the party in Tinseltown. up will receive $15,000. The total 2003 - New Jersey Devils def. Mighty Ducks Drew Doughty. “But we never that room you don’t really realize Lundqvist after a scramble near “I just saw there was a loose prize fund is $200,000. of Anaheim 4-3 gave up, we were fully confident what it’s all about and it’s pretty the New York net six minutes puck in my own end and I just Hosts Qatar will have six play- 2002 - Detroit Red Wings def. Carolina that we were going to get to this amazing.” after the opening faceoff. tried to get it in our forwards’ ers in Stage Two while 20 cuesits Hurricanes 4-1 point and I am so happy right While the 4-1 series outcome New York got on the board hands and Toffoli a great shot,” will compete in the preliminary now.” suggested the Kings romped to late in the second period when explained Martinez. REUTERS stage. THE PENINSULA Cricket: Draw held for All Blacks clinch series

DUNEDIN: New Zealand exploded for three tries in the second half to beat England Ramadan Tournament 28-27 yesterday in their sec- ond test at Otago Regional DOHA: The draw for the 1st Euphoria Sports Michael Scallon, Stadium in Dunedin and clinch West End Park Challenge Cup Challenge Cup and Tournament Director their three-match series with a and Ramadan Tournament, Mohammed Gul Khan conducted match to play. scheduled to be held at West Tournament the draw ceremony. Fullback Ben Smith, who pro- End Park stadium, was held on Group A: Khan XI, Khetco CC, Shah CC, Q “I am delighted to inaugurate duced a brilliant try-saving tackle Friday. Chem the first tournament draws for on Manu Tuilagi in the first half, The Challenge Cup will begin Group B: Yasco Riders, Deccan Warriors, Al the West End Park Challenge Cup Julian Savea and Ma’a Nonu all tomorrow and will include 16 Jabor Cricket Club, Citi Exchange Strikers. and Ramadan Tournament,” Al crossed for the home side in the teams from the Qatar Cricket Group C: Gulfar Cricket Club, Master CC, Mana said. second spell after they had been Association’s (QCA) B and C Qtickets XI, Al Noof Cricket Club “It is clear there is a large 10-6 down at halftime following a Divisions. Group D: Gulf Contracting, United Challengers, appetite for cricket with places furious start by the visitors. The tournament will be a Gurvey Lions, CNAQ, Dare Devils. for both tournaments filling up Flyhalf Aaron Cruden slotted Twenty20 tournament with in a matter of days. It is a privi- a conversion and two penalties, teams divided into four pools of Ramadan Tournament lege to host both tournaments while his replacement Beauden four teams each. The finalists of Group A: Kerala XI, Chaudhry Xi, Wings XI, Al and I’m sure the teams will be Barrett added a conversion and the Challenge Cup will qualify Henzab, BCC, Challenge Cup Finalist 1. delighted at the prospect of play- a penalty for the home side who for the Ramadan Tournament, Group B: Al Feroz, DCC, Qatari Diar, CBQ, Raval ing at the professional facilities at now have an 16-match unbeaten which will start from July 6 and County, Challenge Cup Finalist 2. West End Park Stadium. I would streak. Australia’s Ben McCalman (second left) tackles France’s Louis Picamoles include 12 teams — 10 from the like to wish each team the best of Winger Marland Yarde, full- with the help of team-mates Michael Hooper (left) and Kurtley Beale dur- QCA A Division and the two overseas players to bolster their luck and look forward to following back Mike Brown and Chris ing the second Rugby Union test match at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Challenge Cup finalists. squads. the action closely throughout the Ashton scored tries for England, yesterday. Australia won 6-0. The winners of the twenty- The organisers hope that summer,” he added. while Owen Farrell, who was twenty tournament will win some international names can be The West End Park Challenge sinbinned for a professional foul QR50,000 and the runners-up attracted to play cricket in Qatar. Cup will begin at 7:00pm tomor- midway through the second half, will get QR25,000 in prize money. West End Park Chairman row. Entry is free for the public. slotted three conversions and two The teams can include four Mana Al Mana, Director of THE PENINSULA penalties. Australia edge France The All Blacks are now unbeaten in 32 tests in New MELBOURNE: Australia Playing in Melbourne, heart- West End Park Zealand, a run stretching back prevailed 6-0 over France in a land of Australian Rules football, Chairman Mana Al almost five years and have won dour, try-less contest yesterday the Wallabies appeared deter- Mana (second right), 28 of their 30 internationals since to seal the three-test series 2-0 mined to kick away possession, Director of Euphoria they clinched their second World and leave a subdued Melbourne but derived little advantage Sports Michael Cup in 2011. crowd cold. from the tactic, and blew sev- Scallon (left), and They had bumbled to a 20-15 In a low-quality clash littered eral promising drives with poor Tournament Director victory in the first game at Eden with handling errors, second half execution. Mohammed Gul park last week and been under penalties to flyhalf Bernard Foley France executed the first Khan during the pressure from coach Steve and scrumhalf Nic White were promising move, however, a kick draw ceremony Hansen and captain Richie enough for the Wallabies to seal a forward in the third minute for the Challenge McCaw to lift their performance scrappy win despite perfect con- sparking a foot-race between Cup and Ramadan under the roof in Dunedin. ditions under the closed roof of Foley and fullback Brice Dulin to Both, however, would have been Docklands stadium. the line, but the Wallabies flyhalf Tournament. ruing their side’s start with all of Having allowed the Wallabies prevailed by inches to cut off the The Challenge England’s first half points came to do what they pleased in the chance. Cup begins from in a blistering opening 10 minutes 50-23 opener in Brisbane, a more The Wallabies were contro- tomorrow while when they denied the All Blacks resolute Les Bleus, complete with versially denied what would have the Ramadan the ball and the home side fell 10 changes to the starting lineup, been the match’s opening try to Tournament from foul of referee Jaco Peyper, which had the better of a scoreless first number eight Ben McCalman on July 6. allowed the visitors to kick down- half, though rarely posed any video review in the 22nd minute, field for attacking lineouts. attacking threat until a last-gasp prompting howls of derision from REUTERS raid in the final minutes. the stands. REUTERS SUNDAY 15 JUNE 2014 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Pedrosa excels to take pole for Catalunya GP Honda rider ends compatriot Marquez’s winning streak

MONTMELO, Spain: Spain’s Dani Pedrosa, on a Honda, Catalunya GP Grids took pole position for today’s Catalunya MotoGP as he fin- Starting grids for the Catalunya ished ahead of Yamaha rider motorcycling Grand Prix meet- Jorge Lorenzo and team-mate ing after qualifying yesterday at Marc Marquez, the champion- Montmelo: ship leader, yesterday. MotoGP Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber bites his racket during his semi-final It was the 45th pole position for 1. Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Honda) 1min 40.985sec, match against Alejandro Falla of Colombia at the ATP Gerry Weber Open the former 250cc world champion 2. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/Yamaha) at 0.115sec, tennis tournament in Halle yesterday. and his 26th in MotoGP as he 3. Marc Marquez (ESP/Honda) 0.150, 4. timed 1min 40.985sec to outpace Stefan Bradl (GER/Honda LCR) 0.235, 5. compatriots Lorenzo, by 0.115sec, Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 0.305, 6. Aleix and Marquez, who is chasing Espargaro (ESP/Yamaha Forward) 0.323, 7. Federer on course for a seventh straight victory, by Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) 0.352, 8. Bradley Spanish MotoGP rider Dani Pedrosa of Repsol Honda in action during 0.150sec. Smith (GBR/Yamaha Tech3) 0.506, 9. Yonny the third free practice session at the Montmelo Circuit in Barcelona Pedrosa’s performance ended Hernandez (COL/Ducati Pramac) 0.686, 10. yesterday.BOTTOM: Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo (left) of Spain the pole position winning streak seventh title in Halle Pol Espargaro (ESP/Yamaha Tech3) 0.692, 11. talks to Honda MotoGP rider Marc Marquez after the qualifying session. of Marquez, who walked away Andrea Iannone (ITA/Ducati Pramac) 0.766, HALLE: from a crash towards the end 12. Alvaro Bautista (ESP/Honda Gresini) 1.039. Defending champion of the session, and will be the Roger Federer will bid for a Halle Open Semi- first time since Motelgi last year Moto2 seventh Halle title today after Marquez will not start at the 1. Esteve Rabat (ESP/Kalex) 1min 46.569sec, beating Japan’s Kei Nishikori finals Results front of the grid. 2. Mika Kallio (FIN/Kalex) at 0.571sec, 3. 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) in the semi-final Results from the Halle Open He will carry a healthy 53-point Maverick Vinales (ESP/Kalex) 0.623, 4. Sandro of the grasscourt tournament men’s singles semi-final matches lead over Rossi into Sunday’s race Cortese (GER/Kalex) 0.698, 5. Jonas Folger yesterday. yesterday. at the Montmelo circuit while (GER/Kalex) 0.875, 6. Mattia Pasini (ITA/Kalex) Swiss Federer, ranked fourth in Pedrosa is just one point fur- 0.957, 7. Thomas Luthi (SUI/Suter) 1.025, 8. the world, will meet 69th-ranked 2-Roger Federer (Switzerland) bt 4-Kei Nishikori ther back in the championship Johann Zarco (FRA/Caterham Suter)1.026, Alejandro Falla in the title match (Japan) 6-3 7-6(4); Alejandro Falla (Colombia) standings. 9. Sam Lowes (GBR/Speed Up) 1.031, 10. after the Colombian earlier upset bt Philipp Kohlschreiber (Germany) 5-7 7-6(5) Germany’s Stefan Bradl will Dominique Aegerter (SUI/Suter) 1.035, 11. Luis Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4. lead the second row as he fin- Salom (ESP/Kalex) 1.096, 12. Franco Morbidelli in the first semi-final. career ATP final, after losing to ished fourth fastest at 0.235sec on (ITA/Kalex) 1.219. Kohlschreiber, the 2011 win- Ivo Karlovic of Croatia last year a Honda LCR, with Rossi along- Moto3 ner, fell 5-7, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 to the in Bogota, in only his second side him, 0.305sec slower than 30-year-old South American. appearance at Halle after losing Pedrosa. 1. Alex Marquez (ESP/Honda) 1:50.232 Federer, 32, kicked off his to Federer in the 2010 first round. Another Spaniard, Aleix (track record), 2. Enea Bastianini (ITA/KTM) at grasscourt campaign in Halle Kohlschreiber, ranked world Espargaro, who was fastest in 0.618sec, 3. Alex Rins (ESP/Honda) 0.680, 4. as he bids for a boost ahead of 27 and the 2011 champion, was Friday’s practice on his Yamaha Brad Binder (RSA/Mahindra) 0.792, 5. Niklas his latest assault on Wimbledon feeling the effects of his quarter- Forward, completes the second Ajo (FIN/Husqvarna 1.076, 6. Isaac Vinales where he has been champion on final clash on Friday when he was row. (ESP/KTM) 1.128, 7. Miguel Oliveira (POR/ seven occasions. taken to three sets by compatriot In qualifying for the Moto2 Mahindra) 1.224, 8. Efren Vazquez (ESP/ Halle was the site of his only Dustin Brown before prevailing Grand Prix, Spain continued to Honda) 1.239, 9. Jack Miller (AUS/KTM) 1.249, title in 2013 and is the tourna- 18-16 in the third set tie-break. dominate the weekend as Esteve 10. John McPhee (GBR/Honda) 1.267, 11. ment where he first appeared in Brown had shocked world Rabat rode his Kalex bike to pole Jakub Kornfeil (CZE/KTM) 1.435, 12. Niccolo 2005 as a 19-year-old. number one Rafael Nadal in Antonelli (ITA/KTM) 1.461. position. AFP For Falla, it will be his second straight sets. REUTERS Contador leaves Froome Wei, Xuerui enter Japan Open finals behind in Dauphine race TOKYO: Malaysian badmin- ton superstar Lee Chong Wei Japan Open (pictured) and China’s Olympic FINHAUT EMOSSON, champion Li Xuerui roared to Results Switzerland: Spaniard Alberto Criterium du the men’s and women’s finals at Results from the semi-finals of Contador grabbed the lead in the Japan Open yesterday, living the Japan Open in Tokyo yester- the Criterium du Dauphine Dauphine Results up to their world number-one day: (x denotes seeding) yesterday with a desperate 1. Lieuwe Westra (NED/AST) 4hr 32min 51sec, billings. Men’s singles attack on the final climb of Lee tamed Japan’s Kenichi 2. Yury Trofimov (RUS/KAT) at 07secs, 3. Egor Lee Chong Wei (MSA x1) bt Kenichi Tago (JPN stage seven that leaves Britain’s Tago 21-15, 21-17 in the men’s Silin (RUS/KAT) 16, 4. Alberto Contador (ESP/ x4) 21-15, 21-17. Chris Froome trailing by eight TIN) 1:33, 5. Andrew Talansky (USA/GRM) 1:51, semi-finals, gearing up for a fifth seconds. Japan Open title. Hu Yun (HKG x8) bt Jan O Jorgensen (DEN x3) 6. Ryder Hesjedal (CAN/GRM) 1:53, 7. Chris 21-13, 19-21, 21-15. The double Tour de France Froome (GBR/SKY) 1:53, 8. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/ Li, competing in her first Women’s singles winner, laid down a psychologi- AST) 2:11, 9. Romain Bardet (FRA/ALM) 2:16, Japan Open, struggled in the cal marker for this year’s race, as 10. Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI/IAM) 2:19, 11. second game but outlasted Asian Li Xuerui (CHN x1) bt Sung Ji Hyun (KOR x4) he attacked Froome with 2km to Jürgen Van den Broeck (BEL/LTB) 2:24, 12. champion Sung Ji-Hyun of South 21-15, 23-21. run on a brutal beyond category Wilco Kelderman (NED/BKN) 2:32, 13. Richie Korea 21-15, 23-21 in the women’s Tai Tzu Ying (TPE x6) bt Liu Xin (CHN) 15-21, climb with the Sky rider desper- Porte (AUS/SKY) 2:54, 14. Leopold König (CZE/ last-four round. from the outset against Tago, 24, reporters after stretching his 21-19, 21-9. ately clinging on but unable to APP) 3:01, 15. Mikel Nieve (ESP/SKY) 3:06 Lee faces Hong Kong veteran whom he beat in the Japan Open head-to-head record against the Men’s doubles protect his overall lead. Hu Yun in the men’s final on final last year. After his lead was Japanese to 17 wins and one loss. Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan (INA x1) “It’s a result that gives me con- Egor Silin just behind in third on Sunday. Hu outlasted Denmark’s narrowed from 17-11 to 18-15, the When Japan beat Malaysia 3-2 bt Hirokatsu Hashimoto/Noriyasu Hirata (JPN) fidence and confirms all the work a 160km run from Ville-La-Grand European champion Jan O two-time Olympic silver medallist in the Thomas Cup men’s team 21-8, 21-10. I’ve done. I’m on the right track to Finhaut-Emosson, just across Jorgensen 21-13, 19-21, 21-15. scored three straight points. championship final in New Delhi Lee Yong Dae/Yoo Yeon Seong (KOR x5) bt but there are still 20 days until the Swiss border. Li’s final opponent is Taiwan’s In the second game, Lee three weeks ago, Lee whipped Angga Pratama/Ryan Agung Saputra (INA) the Tour de France which is the The Dutch time-trial cham- Tai Tzu Ying, ranked seventh in kept the lead as wide as seven Tago 2-0. 21-16, 21-14. big objective for the season,” said pion overtook the two Russians the world, who put down Chinese points after 3-all. After 19-17, “I have not tuned up well since Women’s doubles: Contador. in the final 200m after the trio player Liu Xin 15-21, 21-19, 21-9. he smashed a shot in and sent the Thomas Cup and my con- Dutch rider Lieuwe Westra broke away from an earlier 14 The 31-year-old Lee -- who another rolling over the top of dition is not so good,” Lee said. Reika Kakiiwa/Miyuki Maeda (JPN x4) bt Jung won a sensational stage as he man escape. Contador arrived has already won three events in the net to win the match. “But I want to win every match Kyung Eun/Kim Ha Na (KOR) 15-21, 21-19, collapsed across the line with 1min 31secs later in fourth while the top-flight World Superseries “Too strong,” Tago, the world in front of me. I wish to improve 21-13. Russia’s Katusha rider Yury Froome settled for the seventh this year in Malaysia, England number-four, shouted at Lee as myself step by step and peak for Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi bt Jang Ye Trofimov second and team-mate position. AFP and India -- led the first game the Malaysian was talking to the 2016 Rio Olympics.” AFP Na Jang/Kim So Young (KOR x5) 21-9, 21-17. Rain mars fine start by Al Anabi in Thunder Valley

BRISTOL: Shawn Langdon that go last in the order generally for everybody,” said the Al Anabi claimed fifth while Khalid Al have the best conditions and yield team’s driver before hoping for a Balooshi secured seventh spot the quickest runs before rain hurt solid performance. for the Qatar Al Anabi Racing the session. “The Al Anabi team will Top Fuel team as rain forced “We made a kind of conserva- work hard to be ready to race on Qatar’s Al Anabi started off well at the Thunder the cancellation of qualify- tive run so we would be in position Sunday [today]. I thank everyone Valley National before rain forced cancellation ing session at the 15th annual to make a run at that No.1 quali- on our team for their hard work.” of qualifying session on Friday night. Ford NHRA Thunder Valley fier,” Langdon, the reigning world Al Anabi Racing operates out Nationals, here on Friday night. champion, said. of multiple locations in both the In the afternoon session before “It’s unfortunate that the rain United States and Qatar. the rains came, Langdon made a came, because I think we had an H E Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad very solid first pass of the week- excellent shot at getting the No. Al Thani’s has created increased end with a 3.893-second effort at 1 qualifier spot,” he added. international awareness of the 316.75 mph and was fifth quickest “Our team made a good start State of Qatar while highlighting of the first session. to the weekend,” Al Balooshi said the nation’s international sports Al Balooshi was seven-thou- following the session. outreach. sandths of a second behind his “We made good runs in the Alan Johnson is a 15-time team-mate and was seventh. first round so we could try to get NHRA champion in various The afternoon runs placed both the No. 1 qualifier at night. The capacities, including crew chief, drivers in perfect position for the rain came and we did not get to team owner and team manager. night qualifying session — the cars make the run, but it is the same THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 15 JUNE 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 West Indies’ Ton-up Sangakkara saves duo to make Test debut

PORT OF SPAIN: West Indies have made two changes to their batting line-up ahead of the sec- Sri Lanka from follow-on ond Test against New Zealand, beginning tomorrow at Queen’s Park Oval. Southpaw’s maiden century at Lord’s takes visitors to 415-7 over hosts Following the batting failures which contributed to a 186-run defeat inside four days in last LONDON: The evergreen mammoth 575 for nine declared week’s first Test in Jamaica, Kumar Sangakkara struck his Scoreboard after the 23-year-old Root had the selectors have summoned 36th test century, and first at England (I innings): ...... 575-9 decl made 200 not out. uncapped batsmen Jermaine Lord’s, as he guided Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (I innings): On a flat pitch that had few Blackwood and Leon Johnson past the follow-on mark to fin- D Karunaratne c Prior b Jordan ...... 38 demons despite gloomy over- at the expense of opener Kieran ish on 415 for seven on the third K Silva c Prior b Anderson ...... 63 head conditions, the visitors lost Powell and experienced middle- day of the first Test against K Sangakkara c Prior b Moeen ...... 147 opener Kaushal Silva (63) early order man Marlon Samuels. England yesterday. M Jayawardene lbw Broad ...... 55 on, having added a single run to Blackwood, a 22-year-old The 36-year-old, the eighth L Thirimanne c Robson b Anderson ...... 2 his overnight score during the Jamaican right-hander, has aver- highest run scorer in Tests, had A Mathews (batting) ...... 79 second day.. aged 40.38 in first-class cricket never reached three figures at P Jayawardene c Bell b Plunkett ...... 6 The diminutive batsman had over the past three seasons and the home of cricket and achieved N Kulasekara c Prior b Jordan ...... 9 already been troubled by one finished the 2014 campaign for one of the few milestones missing R Herath (batting)...... 0 James Anderson bouncer and his island strongly with innings from his glittering career after Extras (B-7, LB-1, W-6, NB-2) ...... 16 then failed to get his bat down of 94 and 118 in the regional final lunch. Total (for 7 wkts) ...... 415 while evading another, allowing against the Windward Islands in Sangakkara went to three fig- Fall of wickets: 1-54 2-151 3-277 4-289 Matt Prior to grab a sharp chance St Lucia. ures by smashing part-time spin- 5-385 6-400 7-413. behind the stumps. Johnson has some senior ner Joe Root through cover before To bat: N Pradeep, S Eranga Jayawardene, two places ahead international experience, featur- being embraced by close friend Bowling: Anderson 24-6-73-2 (w-1), Broad of his partner on the all-time ing in a three-nation One-Day Mahela Jayawardene. 24-7-60-1 (w-1), Jordan 27-4-98-2 (w-1), run scoring list, was less flu- International tournament against The pair put on 126 for the Plunkett 30-2-113-1 (nb-2, w-3), Moeen ent but still managed to fight Bermuda and hosts Canada in third wicket before Jayawardene 16-2-56-1, Root 3-1-7-0. his way through to a 47th test Toronto in 2008. fell for 55 but Sangakkara and half-century. The 26-year-old Guyanese left- captain Angelo Mathews saw off He fell leg before wicket to hander averages 33.18 from 50 the new ball to steer the tourists Mathews was 79 not out at the Stuart Broad after England had first-class matches since making past their initial target of 376. close while Rangana Herath was taken the new ball while Lahiru Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara celebrates after reaching his century his national debut as a teenager Sangakkara fell nine runs unbeaten on nought. Thirimanne went for two, clip- during the third day’s play in the first cricket Test match against England in 2004. later, giving debutant all-rounder Sri Lanka started the day on ping Anderson to debutant Sam at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London yesterday. Both have previously repre- Moeen Ali his first Test wicket. 140 for one in reply to England’s Robson at square leg. REUTERS sented the West Indies at under- 19 level. Samuels, the 33-year-old vet- Indian youngsters look to shine in eran of 52 Tests, pays the price for failing to score in both innings at Sabina Park, his first “pair” in Test cricket. Dhaka with World Cup in sights Kiwis are likely to be unchanged following the victory in Kingston DHAKA: India’s fringe players in the IPL and first class and Bangladesh series. “Playing in the first Test. will have a chance to impress so you need to give a chance to against Bangladesh in their Test squads the selectors in the build-up to youngsters as the World Cup is home conditions won’t be that West Indies: Denesh Ramdin next year’s World Cup when coming up,” Raina told reporters easy. Bangladesh is a good team. (captain), Chris Gayle, Kraigg they begin a short one-day in Dhaka yesterday. We have a young side so it will be Brathwaite, Kirk Edwards, series tour to Bangladesh today. “It’s a great platform for them competitive.” Darren Bravo, Jermaine The visitors are without eight to cement their places in the For Bangladesh, it will be Blackwood, Leon Johnson, regulars, including captain Indian team,” he said. their first series under new Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Kemar Mahendra Singh Dhoni and the Just four members of the coach Chandika Hathurusinghe, Roach, Jerome Taylor, Sulieman prolific Virat Kohli, for the three squad -- Cheteshwar Pujara, who has been handed a two-year Benn, Shane Shillingford, Jason day-night matches, which will all Ajinkya Rahane, Stuart Binny contract following the recent Holder, Shannon Gabriel. be played at the Sher-e-Bangla and Wriddhiman Saha -- will fly departure of Australian Shane New Zealand: Brendon stadium in the capital Dhaka and to England later in the month Jurgensen. “My main goal is to McCullum (captain), Tom led by Suresh Raina. for a marquee tour compris- make sure that when my tenure Latham, Peter Fulton, Kane When asked whether India ing five Tests, five ODIs and one two years is finished, Bangladesh Williamson, Ross Taylor, Jimmy India’s captain Suresh Raina (left) shares a light moment during a were weakened by the absence of Twenty20. are in a good position to win Neesham, B.J. Watling, Tim training session in Dhaka yesterday. India’s fringe players will have a its top players, Raina said: “I don’t “It is a good opportunity for matches at home and away,” the Southee, Ish Sodhi, Mark Craig, chance to impress the selectors in the build-up to next year’s World think so.” all the young players who are former Sri Lankan opening bats- Trent Boult, Corey Anderson, Cup when they begin a short one-day series tour to Bangladesh. “The young Indian team is part of this tour,” Pujara, 26, man said at a press conference Hamish Rutherford, Luke Ronchi, coming up. They have done well said after being named for the earlier this week. AFP Neil Wagner. AFP

Fitzpatrick ready for pros Scott, McIlroy begin Kaymer pursuit PINEHURST: World number PINEHURST: British teen one Adam Scott and Rory Matthew Fitzpatrick is making McIlroy launched their chase of his last weekend as an amateur record-setting US Open leader golfer one to remember. Martin Kaymer yesterday at The 19-year-old Englishman, Pinehurst as third-round scores who will launch his professional soared in the afternoon heat. career at next week’s Irish Open, Germany’s Kaymer finished six has sealed low amateur honours strokes clear of the field after 36 Russell Henley (left) at the US Open by being the only holes, firing back-to-back 65s for of the United States one to make the cut at Pinehurst. a US Open record start 10-under and amateur Matthew “Overall just happy to make par 130. Fitzpatrick of England the cut,” Fitzpatrick said. “Then “A six-shot lead is a big lead,” look on from the 13th just to push on from there. At Kaymer said yesterday. “The chal- tee during the third the minute it’s just try to keep lenge is just to keep going because round of the 114th on making cuts and taking it from it’s only half-time right now.” US Open at Pinehurst there, really.” Still, Kaymer’s effort had rivals Resort & Country Club, Fitzpatrick, the reigning US comparing him to Tiger Woods, Course No. 2 yesterday Amateur champion, earned praise the injured 14-time major cham- and plaudits from his playing pion who began a run of four in Pinehurst, North partners for the first two days, major wins in a row with a 15-shot Carolina. reigning British Open champion romp at the 2000 US Open. Phil Mickelson and 2013 US Open “Tiger Woods 2000 is here. He winner Justin Rose of England. just looks like Martin Kaymer “He’s obviously a great player this week,” said US PGA veteran and I wish him well,” Mickelson Bo Van Pelt. said. Scott began his round 10 “Matt played really well,” Rose strokes off Kaymer’s record pace said. “He’s a wonderful putter.” while the Aussie’s playing partner, Fitzpatrick exchanged congrat- US 20-year-old Masters runner- ulatory messages with his sport- up Jordan Spieth, and McIlroy, 5-under par. I will just take it as it every hole if you’re not careful so “Terminator” movie character, ing hero, England’s Joe Root, after the two-time major champion comes.” Keegan Bradley, the 2011 stick to the game plan,” Bradley for his unwavering precision and US Open Round 2 the cricketer smashed his first from Northern Ireland, were each PGA Championship winner is said. composure under pressure. double century at the Test match nine adrift. the only major winner any closer Kaymer, a 29-year-old from In seven events with a 36-hole Leaderboard against Sri Lanka on Friday at “If I can put together a couple and he starts eight strokes off the Dusseldorf, seeks his second lead, Kaymer has four wins and Leaderboard after the second Lord’s. of good rounds, I might be able to lead, saying it is too soon to start major title after taking the 2010 two runner-up efforts. round of the 114th US Open at “I found out he had done his creep up on him,” Scott said. watching Kaymer. PGA Championship. He is com- “He’s as dialed in as I’ve seen,” Pinehurst Resort yesterday double century and that was “The US Open is a difficult test “It’s way too early,” Bradley ing off a Players Championship Bradley said. “He’s just very M Kaymer (Germany) -10 18 obviously very impressive,” and there are still a lot of holes said. “Even par will go a long way victory last month that snapped steady. He doesn’t seem to get too B Todd -4 18 Fitzpatrick said while refering to to play.” today. A couple under could go a a three-year win drought on top- up and down. That’s a pretty good K Na -3 18 Root’s splendid knock. Japan’s Toru Taniguchi, who really long way. It’s like shooting level tours. combination for the US Open.” And his third round yester- fired a 72 and a 73 to start, shot 63 or 64 at a regular event.” American Brendon Todd, McIlroy, who won the B Snedeker -3 18 day started early enough for him an 88 while US Amateur winner Scott and Bradley said a solid making his US Open debut, 2011 US Open and 2012 PGA B Koepka -2 18 to catch a telecast of England’s Matthew Fitzpatrick of England round Saturday could produce a was second on 136 and in the Championship, likes what he sees D Johnson -2 18 World Cup football opener against took a 78, both signs of how wrong rise on the leaderboard as others final third-round pairing with in Kaymer as well. B de Jonge (Zimbabwe) -2 18 Italy. things could go. stumble in the difficult conditions Kaymer. Americans Kevin Na and “He’s an incredibly hard K Bradley -2 18 Fitzpatrick went 71-73 along- “The golf course is going to on unforgiving turtle-backed Brandt Snedeker were another worker,” said McIlroy. “I see him H Stenson (Sweden) -2 18 side stars Rose and Mickelson be a lot more difficult,” Kaymer greens with sand and weeds stroke adrift. Kaymer has been all the time on the range. I see over the first two rounds at for- said. “I got a bit lucky. I’m not awaiting off-target shots. called “The German-ator”, play- him all the time in the gym. So M Kuchar -1 18 midable Pinehurst. AFP really excpecting to shoot another “There’s a double (bogey) on ing off Arnold Schwartznegger’s he’s put the work in there.” AFP R McIlroy (Northern Ireland) -1 18 SUNDAY 15 JUNE 2014 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Australia’s fighting spirit not enough as Chile win 3-1 After Sanchez’s early goals, Cahill fires back as Socceroos go down battling CUIABA: Chile got the vic- at Cuiaba’s brand A heavy defeat Jara but this time headed over. tory they needed if they are to new Pantanal looked on the Any hopes of securing a have any chance of progressing arena, domi- cards for the point vanished when substitute from a daunting Group B when nated by Chile’s Socceroos but Beausejour drilled a low strike they held off a strong Australian “Red Tide” of Chile sat back into the far corner in stoppage fightback to emerge 3-1 winners fans, the South and allowed them time. in another open and entertain- Americans looked to settle. Even so, the outcome was a ing World Cup match yesterday. to be coasting to Australia’s victory of sorts for Australia Alexis Sanchez put Chile a comfortable record goalscorer coach Ange Postecoglou, hired in ahead from close range after 12 victory when Cahill got above October to rejuvenate an aging minutes and two minutes later Sanchez and Gary Medel to team only to be faced with one of Jorge Valdivia made it 2-0 with Valdivia scored in head powerfully the toughest groups in December’s a well-struck shot as the South quick succession. Chile’s Jorge Valdivia celebrates home and the draw. Americans looked in control. “The ambience his goal against Australia. striker was denied “The good thing is that we Australia fought back strongly, really helped the again moments believe in our football, we believe though, and Tim Cahill replied team establish its authority to later when his low strike was in our structure,” said Cahill, who with a trademark header after go after those goals at the begin- saved by Claudio Bravo. scored his 33rd goal for Australia. 35 minutes and thought he had ning,” Chile’s Argentine coach The lowest-ranked team of “Last week they were ques- equalised with another early in Jorge Sampaoli said. the 32 in Brazil began the second tioning whether we could create the second half only to have it Charles Aranguiz neatly kept half strongly with Cahill’s bullet chances - we did create quite a ruled offside by an excellent lines- the ball in play on the right with header ruled out and then veteran lot.” man’s decision. defenders scrambling to block him midfielder Mark Bresciano forc- After the tougher-than- Both sides went close in an and he chipped into the middle ing Bravo into another sprawling expected challenge from end-to-end second half before where Eduardo Vargas and Mile save, this time one-handed low to Australia, Chile recognised that Jean Beausejour grabbed a third Jedinak jostled for the header, the his left. they need to do better to get to for Chile in stoppage time, and ball falling for goalscoring talis- Australia had a let-off when the next stage. They play Spain in they will now have to try to get man Sanchez to poke home. Alex Wilkinson got back to clear Rio de Janeiro on June 18. something from games against Chile were quickly two up, off the goalline from Vargas but “This is good to correct things Spain or the Netherlands, who carving through Australia’s Chile could not relax. and we need to play more com- thrashed the holders 5-1 earlier defence before Sanchez squared Cahill again demonstrated his plete games to face the strong Australia’s captain Tim Cahill celebrates after scoring a goal against Chile in the day. for Valdivia to rifle into the roof of renowned aerial ability when he teams ahead of us,” Sampaoli said. at the Pantanal Arena in Cuiaba. Amidst the 40,000 spectators the net from the edge of the box. climbed above his marker Gonzalo REUTERS Beckenbauer calls off trip Fallen hero Casillas seeks forgiveness CURITIBA: World champi- had replaced the self-proclaimed to know how to face this type of taking big decisions. ons Spain’s 5-1 mauling by the “Special One.” situation. Particularly since the former to finals Netherlands was especially Yet, Casillas did play in both “I need to receive the criticisms Real boss took charge following symbolic for the disastrous role the Copa del Rey and Champions I know I will receive and think the first Euro success in 2008, after ban played by captain and talisman League and ended the club sea- about training and think about Spain’s game has been based of three consecutive major tour- son on a high by lifting Real’s the next game.” on control of the ball and not FRANKFURT: Franz nament victories Iker Casillas. 10th European Cup, a feeling he Yet, so out of character was conceding. Beckenbauer has cancelled a The 32-year-old was clearly at described as even greater than his performance that there may They have kept 10 consecutive trip to the World Cup in Brazil fault for the Netherlands’ fourth winning the World Cup. not even be a next game for clean sheets in knockout games after being banned by FIFA goal, slotted home by Robin Van His chances of winning more Casillas. and, when they most needed him, for failing to co-operate with Persie, and was earlier booked for silverware come July 13 now seem “If I play or be left on the bench Casillas has always proved the a probe into Qatar’s bid for his protests after claiming he had remote, though, as Casillas was the manager will decide. All I can security blanket. the 2022 tournament, media been fouled by the Manchester beaten more times in a rampant do is train well,” he added. In 2008 he saved two Italian reported Saturday. United striker as he flapped to 46 minutes from the Dutch than Del Bosque has always been penalties as Spain finally over- Beckenbauer, 68, who won allow Stefan de Vrij to make it he had been in his previous two fiercely loyal to those that have came their run of falling at the the World Cup as a player and a 3-1. major tournaments. succeeded at previous tourna- quarter-final stage on their way manager, said he would not feel The Real Madrid stopper has Spain will now almost certainly ments, including Casillas at last to a first tournament win in 44 welcome in Brazil after being hit endured the most difficult 18 need to win both their remaining year’s Confederations Cup despite years. with a 90-day suspension over month stretch of his illustrious games against Chile and Australia the fact he hadn’t played a com- He made a fine stop with his his refusal to speak to ethics career. just to set up a likely meeting petitive game with Real for six outstretched foot two years later investigators. Dropped by Jose Mourinho with Brazil in the last 16. months. to prevent Arjen Robben winning “I won’t be going to Brazil,” said in his final season in charge at “I am the first one to ask for Yet, the manner in which the the World Cup for the Dutch and Spain’s goalkeeper Iker Casillas Beckenbauer. “I am basing that the Santiago Bernabeu, Casillas forgiveness,” he admitted. Dutch ripped apart the Spanish was a hero in another penalty reacts after the Netherlands’ fifth decision on the fact I will not be failed to reclaim his place ahead “It wasn’t my best game by methodology for that glorious six- shootout in 2012 at the Euros to goal at the Fonte Nova Arena in welcomed by FIFA.” of Diego Lopez in La Liga this a long way because I wasn’t up year run in just one half of foot- deny Portugal in the semi-finals. Salvador on Friday. Beckenbauer, who was a mem- season even once Carlo Ancelotti to the task required and I have ball could force Del Bosque into AFP ber of the FIFA executive board in 2010 when the votes were cast to award Russia the 2018 finals Ribery says he and Qatar the 2022 edition, had originally planned to go to Brazil Defeat could herald end of an era rejected French for the semi-finals. Alan Sullivan QC, the deputy SALVADOR: Spain’s domina- their campaign added Spain’s vet- game victory over Croatia. steroid injection chairman of the independent tion of world football, which has and avoiding the eran midfielder Referees chief Massimo FIFA Ethics Committee’s adjudi- seen them win three trophies in fates of France in Xavi. Busacca insisted Nishimura had catory chamber said Beckenbauer the past six years, could be at an 2002 and Italy in It was a per- been justified in awarding the RIO DE JANEIRO: France’s would not have been allowed end after their hopes of retain- 2010 in defend- sonal humiliation spot-kick after an alleged foul by star winger Franck Ribery yes- access to any stadium under the ing the World Cup took a huge ing champions for Casillas, 33, Dejan Lovren on Brazilian striker terday said he refused a cor- terms of his ban. knock when the Netherlands going out at the one of the stars Fred. tisone injection that French “Franz Beckenbauer cannot inflicted their worst defeat in 51 group stage, face of the team that “He had a very good position,” experts claim could have saved participate in any football-related years. a real challenge won the 2008 and said Busacca, referring to a photo his World Cup place because he activity, which includes, amongst Robin van Persie and Arjen from highly-rated 2012 European of the incident which appeared believed it was bad for him. other things, being invited to Robben each scored twice as a Chile. Championships to show Lovren’s hands making Ribery’s comments deepened a attend or attending on a pri- rampant Netherlands humiliated The South and 2010 World contact with Fred. battle between the French camp vate basis any football match in Spain in a 5-1 trouncing in their Americans joined Cup. “When he saw the hands doing and Bayern Munich on the eve Arjen Robben celebrates after any capacity,” Sullivan said in a opening group game, a rerun of the Dutch on “I have to ask something he makes it (the of the country’s opening World statement. the 2010 World Cup final. three points after scoring a goal against Spain on forgiveness for decision).” Cup Group E match against Beckenbauer refused to coop- It was the heaviest defeat suf- beating a stub- Friday the match we But no sooner had Busacca Honduras. erate with Michael Garcia, the fered by any defending champions born Australia played in general sprung to Nishimura’s defence “It’s not good,” Ribery said former US federal prosecutor at a finals and the Spanish press side 3-1. and me in particular,” he said. “I than officiating was again under of the cortisone steroid injec- who headed an investigation in did not refrain from slamming a Mexico beat Cameroon 1-0 was not good enough.” scrutiny as Mexico took on tion that French team doctor the votes for the Qatar vote and side they have had the habit of in Group A, but claimed they Even van Persie was shocked Cameroon. Franck Le Gall had wanted him another that awarded the 2018 eulogising over for the past six should have had two more on the by the scale of the defeat. Mexico’s Oribe Peralta scored to take to ease his crippling back World Cup to Russia. years. scoresheet as referees’ decisions “It could have been five, oh, the only goal of a rain-lashed pain. A formal investigation of “Spain is like the remains of an again inflamed the World Cup yeah, it was five, but it could have Group A game in Natal, securing Le Gall said on Thursday that the Beckenbauer case has been empire that knows it is near its debate. been six, seven or eight goals, in a precious three points for Miguel Ribery had withdrawn from the started by investigatory chamber end,” mused a columnist in the Van Persie made an incred- my opinion,” the Manchester Herrera’s side. squad because he was afraid of member Vanessa Allard. Barcelona-based daily Sport. ible dive to send a looping header United star said. But the main talking point injections. The international spotlight has A jubilant van Persie, who over Casillas to level the game just It was the “greatest” night for after the game was Colombian The Bayern Munich and fallen on Garcia’s investigation scored one of the best goals seen before half-time. Dutch football, he added. referee Wilmar Roldan, who German national team doctor following allegations reported by at the World Cup, said it was one “We didn’t react well to van The walloping of Spain eclipsed chalked off what looked like two Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt the Sunday Times newspaper that of greatest football nights for the Persie’s second goal -- they were more refereeing controversies on valid Mexico goals in the first half. retorted the next day that Ribery a former Qatar football boss and Netherlands. euphoric and they hammered the second day of competition. “The referee has taken two would be playing at the World FIFA vice-president, Mohamed Spanish goalkeeper and captain us,” said Spain coach Vicente del FIFA officials earlier defended goals off us but we go away with Cup if France had used his calf’s bin Hammam paid more than five Iker Casillas took the blame for Bosque. Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura three points and in top spirits,” blood extract. The product used million dollars to get support for what he called his worst night. “We did everything wrong in after he awarded Brazil a bitterly- Mexico coach Miguel Herrera by the German doctor is banned the emirate’s bid. AFP Spain’s hopes of rescuing the second half, it was a debacle,” contested penalty in their opening said. AFP in France. AFP SUNDAY 15 JUNE 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.comq 27

France’s young guns hoping to erase memories of 2010 Cup Honduras are expected to provide very physical first test for Les Bleus FACTBOX PORTO ALEGRE (BRAZIL): France play Honduras in a Group E match France begin their quest to wipe Where: The Beira-Rio stadium, Porto Alegre away the pain of an embarrass- ing showing at the World Cup Capacity: 48,849 in 2010 when they begin their Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil) campaign in Brazil against Honduras today. Probable teams: Winners in 1998, Les Bleus France: 1 - Hugo Lloris, 15-Bacary Sagna, nearly suffered another disas- 21-Laurent Koscielny, 5-Mamadou Sakho, trous exit in their playoff against 3-Patrice Evra, 14-Blaise Matuidi, 19-Paul Ukraine just to qualify as they Pogba, 8-Mathieu Valbuena, 6-Yohan Cabaye, had to overcome a 2-0 first leg 9-Olivier Giroud, 10-Karim Benzema. deficit before advancing 3-2 on aggregate. Honduras: However, that comeback has 18-Noel Valladares, 21-Brayan Beckeles, marked a turning point in Didier 5-Victor Bernardez, 3-Maynor Figueroa, Deschamps’ time in charge that 7-Emilio Izaguirre, 2-Osman Chavez, 8-Wilson has led to wave of optimism sur- Palacios, 19-Luis Garrido, 15-Roger Espinoza, rounding the country’s batch of 11-Jerry Bengtson, 13-Carlo Costly. young stars and that has been Key Stats stoked by 4-0 and 8-0 thrash- ings of Norway and Jamaica France won the World Cup in 1998 and were respectively in pre-tournament LEFT: A picture of the French runners-up in 2006, losing in the final on friendlies. national team taken in penalties. “We’ve gone through a rebuild- Clairefontaine, near Paris. ABOVE: Honduras have appeared in two tournaments - ing phase because people still Honduras’ national team head 1982 and 2010 - but have yet to win a game. associate the team with Knysna coach Luis Fernando Suarez. They failed to score a goal in South Africa in in South Africa (when the players 2010. went on strike) and the way in which we exited the tournament,” stemmed from our run of good enough for him. It’s unfortunate occupying Ribery’s normal role physical combat.” Honduras went to war with neighbouring El striker Olivier Giroud said. results and our qualification ver- that he won’t be with us, but we’ll on the left. However, forward Jerry Salvador when political tensions between the “The French public hasn’t for- sus Ukraine.” do our best to ensure that he’s “I am happy with how I played Bengston believes they are capa- two countries came to a head during World gotten what happened and we’re Giroud will battle with proud of our performances.” in the warm up games...I hope to ble of not just ruffling some Cup qualifiers. The conflict is known as “the going to show them that we can Antoine Griezmann for a place Griezmann has followed up get a lot of playing time.” French feathers but actually win- Soccer War”. keep our flag flying high during in Deschamps’ starting line-up in an impressive season with Real Honduras are expected to pro- ning the game. French coach Didier Deschmaps was a key the World Cup.” place of Franck Ribery, who was Sociedad in La Liga with three vide a very physical first test for “We are very positive. Obviously player in the France team that won the World “The majority of players weren’t ruled out of the tournament by an goals in four appearances since Deschamps’ men. we can beat France, this is foot- Cup in 1998. in that squad, and we’d rather ongoing back injury. making his debut for the senior The Central Americans were ball and anything can happen, but look to the future rather than the “Franck has had back problems French side in March. reduced to 10 men in a 0-0 draw we are conscious that we will have Honduras coach Luis Fernando Suarez is a past. What we’ve achieved over for weeks, and hadn’t trained very However, Giroud, who scored in a friendly against England in to play a very good match,” said Colombian who previously managed Ecuador the past few months has been much with us. It wasn’t a huge 22 goals for Arsenal this sea- their final warm-up game last the 27-year-old. - Honduras’ opponents in Group E. extremely encouraging. There’s surprise,” added Giroud. son, believes he deserves to weekend in a match in which “We need to concentrate for the Previous meetings: The two sides have been a groundswell of support “We have to leave all that to start as the central striker with Deschamps commented the 90 minutes and take any chances never played each other before. for our team, which has obviously one side; it’s already been difficult Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema Hondurans showed “aptitude of that come our way.” AFP FACTBOX All eyes on Lionel Messi as Switzerland play Ecuador in a Group E match Where: The Brasilia national stadium, Brasilia Capacity: 69,349 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) Argentina kick off campaign PROBABLE TEAMS: Switzerland: 1-Diego Benaglio; 2-Stephan Lichtsteiner, 5-Steve von Bergen, 20-Johann Djourou, 13-Ricardo Rodgriguez; 8-Gokhan Inler, 11-Valon Behrami, 10-Granit Xhaka, RIO DE JANEIRO: Lionel 23-Xherdan Shaqiri, 14-Valentin Stocker; 19-Josip Drmic Messi will be attempting to FACTBOX cement his legacy as an all-time Ecuador: 1-Maximo Banguera; 4-Juan Carlos Paredes, 2-Jorge Guagua, 3-Frickson Erazo, Argentina play Bosnia-Hercegovina in great when Argentina tackle Lionel Messi 10-Walter Ayovi; 16-Antonio Valencia, 8-Edison Mendez, 6-Cristian Noboa, 7-Jefferson Montero; their World Cup Group F match Bosnia-Hercegovina in their 13-Enner Valencia, 11-Felice Caicedo World Cup Group F opener in Where: The Maracana, Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro tomorrow. Capacity: 74,738 Trophies, plaudits and indi- Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Swiss look to shine vidual honours have rained PROBABLE TEAMS down upon the record-shredding Argentina: 1-Sergio Romero; 4-Pablo 26-year-old Barcelona sensation Zabaleta, 17-Federico Fernandez, over the past few years, but a sig- against Ecuador 2-Ezequiel Garay, 16-Marcos nature showing at a major inter- Rojo; 5-Fernando Gago, 14-Javier national tournament still eludes Mascherano, 7-Angel Di Maria; 10-Lionel BRASÏLIA: Switzerland will with Borussia Dortmund and then him. Messi, 9-Gonzalo Higuain, 20-Sergio look to justify their top seed tag with Bayern Munich, believes his Although he was a member of Aguero which raised many eyebrows side are capable of a big showing the Argentina team that claimed Bosnia: 1-Asmir Begovic; 13-Mensur ahead of the draw for the World and he has a better squad than Olympic gold in Beijing in 2008, Mujdza, 4-Emir Spahic, 3-Ermin Bicakcic Cup finals when they take on the one he took to the 2010 finals. success in the World Cup and the on the right side of an extrava- the Maracana with an ankle (or 15-Toni Sunjic), 5-Sead Kolasinac; South American side Ecuador “We have had a very good prep- Copa America has proved harder gantly gifted three-man frontline, injury, but Argentina’s strength 20-Izet Hajrovic, 7-Muhamed Besic, in Brasilia tomorrow in their aration so far. We do have the to come by. usually alongside Gonzalo Higuain in depth in attacking areas is 8-Miralem Pjanic, 10-Zvjezdan Misimovic opening Group E clash. potential to qualify for the round A four-time Ballon d’Or-win- and Sergio Aguero. such that Paris Saint-Germain’s (or 23-Sejad Salihovic), 16-Senad Lulic; While outside Switzerland of the last 16. That is our goal. ner and three-time European With Real Madrid’s Angel di Ezequiel Lavezzi is on hand to 11-Edin Dzeko there may have been snorts of Then there are no limits. champion with Barcelona, Messi’s Maria, man of the match in the deputise. Key stats: Lionel Messi has not scored derision at their seeding, there “Being an optimist by nature I devastating ability cannot be Champions League final, also Bosnia are the only tourna- a goal at the finals since his World is a lot of expectation within the say we are better than 2010 and questioned, but without suc- darting forward from midfield, ment debutants in Brazil and will Cup debut in Germany in 2006 when country that a team with a core therefore yes we will reach the cess with Argentina, there will it ensures that Messi is not the become the 77th nation to take Argentina beat Serbia and Montenegro of players from the side that won last 16.” always be an asterisk against his sole focus of opposition defend- part in the sport’s most prestig- 6-0 and he netted their sixth as a the Under-17 world title in 2009 Hitzfeld, who said earlier in achievements. ers’ attentions, but he rejects any ious competition. substitute. in Nigeria can become the first the week he thought it unlikely But while his previous World notion that Argentina are a one- While they lack major tourna- Sergio Aguero scored both goals when Swiss team to reach the quarter- that there would be a first ever Cup experiences in 2006 and 2010 man team. ment knowhow, they impressed Argentina beat Bosnia 2-0 in a friendly finals since 1954. European victory in South proved unfulfilling, there is a feel- “I don’t think the Argentina in European qualifying and with in the US city of St Louis last November Ecuador will be treated with America, will look to the wizardry ing that 2014 should be Messi’s national team depends on me — 30 goals they were the fourth- in their second meeting. the respect that comes from of 22-year-old Xerdan Shaqiri for time. far from it,” he said recently. highest scorers in the UEFA zone having finished ahead of Copa creativity and 21-year-old striker Bosnia emerged as an independent As an 18-year-old in 2006, he Napoli striker Higuain is a behind Germany, the Netherlands America champions and 2010 Josip Drmic. nation out of the breakup of former scored once off the bench against doubt for tomorrow’s match at and England. World Cup semi-finalists Uruguay Ecuador will principally look Yugoslavia, founded a national football Serbia and Montenegro, while in Edin Dzeko and Vedad Ibisevic in South American qualifying. to Manchester United winger federation in 1992 and joined FIFA in 2010 Diego Maradona’s tactics will spearhead Susic’s attack Their players will be extra Antonio Valencia, whom coach Today’s World Cup 1996. left him overburdened as the sole at the tournament, where the motivated to emulate their pred- Reinaldo Rueda appointed cap- Bosnia coach Safet Susic was once a creative force in an unbalanced Matches Balkan nation will also come up ecessors in 2006 and reach the tain in the wake of his close friend gifted forward who scored 21 goals in 54 4-1-3-2 formation. against Iran and Nigeria. last 16 as a tribute to their leading Benitez dying. GROUP E internationals for the former Yugoslavia Now, though, he has been given Dzeko is expected to face scorer Christian Benitez who col- However, while he remains Switzerland vs Ecuador, Estadio Nacional, including a hat-trick in a 4-2 friendly win everything he needs to succeed, Argentina despite missing a lapsed and died last year playing from the side that reached the Brasilia at 19:00 over Argentina in Belgrade in 1979. with coach Alejandro Sabella warm-up watch against Santos for his Qatari club. last 16 in 2006 his experience France vs Honduras, Estadio Beira-Rio Porto carefully crafting his team to put Under-21s and will be eager to Previous meetings: The teams have However, Switzerland’s highly- pales into insignificance com- Alegre, at 22:00 Messi in an optimal position to replicate the season-ending form played twice with Argentina winning both respected German coach Ottmar pared to that of midfielder Edison thrive. GROUP F that saw him score nine goals in times. Hitzfeld, who is in his last tour- Mendez who at 35 and with 111 Having abandoned attempts Argentina vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, 11 matches as Manchester City Last meeting: November 18 2013, St nament before retiring from the caps is appearing at his and his to recreate Barcelona’s system, Maracanã - Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, pipped Liverpool to the Premier Louis, Missouri (friendly) - Argentina 2 sport that has seen him lift the country’s third World Cup finals. Sabella now asks Messi to line up Rio De Janeiro at 01:00 League title. AFP Bosnia 0 Champions League twice once AFP Sunday 15 June 2014 17 Sha’baan 1435 Volume 19 Sport Number 6097 Price: QR2

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Costa Rica stun Uruguay Standings Central Americans rally to score two goals in three minutes in 3-1 win TEAMS P W D L GF GA Pts FORTALEZA, Brazil: The Read as Match played, Won, Draw, Lost, Goals World Cup hopes of Uruguay, Costa Rica’s Oscar for, Goals against and Points who were missing influential Duarte (second GROUP A striker Luis Suarez, were kept right) celebrates BRAZIL 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 in check by Costa Rica who with team-mates MEXICO 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 hit three second-half goals to after scoring their CROATIA 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 humiliate the former champions second goal during 3-1 in Fortaleza yesterday. CAMEROON 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 a Group D match Uruguay, fourth-place fin- GROUP B ishers in South Africa in 2010, at the Castelao SPAIN 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 were expected to battle Italy and Stadium in Fortaleza NETHERLANDS 1 1 0 0 1 5 3 during the 2014 FIFA England for one of the two quali- CHILE 1 1 0 - 3 1 3 World Cup. RIGHT: fying places that offer access to AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 the competition’s second round. Greece’s forward GROUP C But that prospect has been Georgios Samaras made far more difficult which (right) vies with COLOMBIA 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 throws Group D wide open ahead Colombia’s mid- GREECE 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 of the England vs Italy clash in fielder Abel Aguilar CÔTE D’IVOIRE ------Manaus. during a Group JAPAN ------Edinson Cavani gave Oscar C match at the GROUP D Tabarez’s side a first-half lead Mineirao Arena in COSTA RICA 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 from the penalty spot, but Belo Horizonte. URUGUAY 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 Uruguay fell apart early in the second half when Joel Campbell ENGLAND ------and Oscar Duarte helped give ITALY ------Costa Rica a 2-1 lead. in the 23rd minute were given a Forlan then had Navas scram- distance, beating Muslera with a GROUP E Six minutes from the final boost when the referee pointed bling back towards his goalline as diving header from a tight angle. SWITZERLAND ------whistle, Uruguay’s defence slipped to the spot after skipper Diego a deflected shot from the striker Replays suggested Duarte may ECUADOR ------up again when Marcos Urena was Lugano was manhandled from crept dangerously towards the top have been inches offside, but there FRANCE ------allowed to run in and roll the ball behind by Junior Diaz as a prob- corner of the keeper’s net. was no doubt this was a different under ‘keeper Fernando Muslera. ing cross came into the area. Uruguay survived another Costa Rican side from the open- HONDURAS ------Tabarez left Suarez on the Navas guessed right, but the scare minutes after the restart ing half. GROUP F bench in a bid to give the Liverpool Costa Rican goalkeeper was not with Muslera forced into action Minutes later Campbell was ARGENTINA ------striker more time following an quick enough to stop Cavani’s at his near post to stop Duarte’s given enough space to unleash a BOSNIA ------operation to repair damage to spot-kick from squeezing inside header after another free kick drive from nearly 30 metres that IRAN ------the meniscus in his left knee just his left-hand post. from Christian Bolanos caught inched just wide of Muslera’s NIGERIA ------three weeks ago. Uruguay survived a scare on the Uruguayan defence unawares. upright. Six minutes from time, GROUP G Diego Forlan, 35, started along- the half hour when the ball fell to Costa Rica were edging closer a superb defence-splitting pass side Paris Saint Germain striker Giancarlo Gonzalez after a prob- and when a dummy run into the from Campbell found Urena who GERMANY ------Cavani and when he nodded ing free kick was whipped in, but area drew two defenders Arsenal ran in virtually unchallenged to PORTUGAL ------Cristian Rodriguez’s cross into the the defender’s side-footed shot forward Campbell latched onto a roll the ball under the advancing GHANA ------path of Diego Godin the Atletico was deflected out of play. cut back from the byline to slam Muslera from a tight angle. USA ------Madrid defender beat goalkeeper Costa Rica came close to level- an angled drive past Muslera Uruguay pushed hard to reduce GROUP H Keylor Navas from close range, ling when a corner was whipped from just inside the area. the arrears, but tempers flared in BELGIUM ------only to be ruled offside. in from the left, Godin blocked Three minutes later Duarte the closing minutes when Maxi ALGERIA ------Cavani fluffed a volley minutes Muslera and the ball sailed just stunned Uruguay when he ran Pereira saw red for upending later but the south Americans past the head of Fulham striker in to beat Christian Stuani to Campbell near the corner flag. RUSSIA ------began to build momentum and Bryan Ruiz. another free kick whipped in from AFP KOREA ------Worldcup Photo of the day Colombia shrug off Falcao absence to beat Greece 3-0

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil: and the end result was a little bit James Rodriguez rounded unfair.” It took Colombia just five off a convincing 3-0 win for minutes to send their fans wild. Colombia over Greece as the With Falcao watching from the South Americans made light of stands, great work down the right the absence of injured striker by Juan Cuadrado outwitted the Radamel Falcao in their open- Greek defence and a step over by ing Group C match at the World Gutierrez saw the ball come to Cup yesterday. Armero. Full-back Pablo Armero had The 27-year-old fullback fired given the Colombians -- appear- in a weak shot which took a ing at their first finals since 1998 deflection off a defender and past -- the lead in the fifth minute ‘keeper Orestis Karnezis. while Teofilo Gutierrez’s 13th goal The goal sparked an energetic for his country shortly before the goalline celebratory dance routine hour mark wrapped up the three which drew in the players on the points. bench as well. Rodriguez, nicknamed the ‘new Greece, whose leading striker kid’ as he is seen as the succes- Kostas Mitroglou was left on the sor to legend Carlos Valderrama, bench as he battles for full fitness known as ‘the kid’, rounded off after suffering a knee injury, had an impressive performance with little to offer up front. a sweet left footed shot in time However, one bustling run from added on. Celtic’s Georgios Samaras set up Armero’s goal was the fastest Panagiotis Kone but he had to in Colombia’s five appearances stretch for the ball and his effort at a World Cup finals, beating curled harmlessly wide. the 19 minutes it took another Kone made a far better fist of defender Francisco Zuluaga to it right at the end of the first- score against Uruguay in the 1962 half as once again Samaras’s finals in Chile. physical approach unnerved the Greece’s Portuguese coach Colombian defence and laid the Fernando Santos conceded that ball back to his team-mate. the Colombians had been worthy The 26-year-old fired in a pow- winners. erful shot towards the top right “They caused us a lot of prob- hand corner but Colombian goal- Greece’s Orestis Karnezis watches as the ball goes into the net in a goal scored by Colombia’s Pablo Armero (unseen) during their 2014 World lems from the opening minutes,” keeper David Ospina produced a Cup Group C match at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, yesterday. Colombia won 3-0. said the 59-year-old. superb two handed diving save to “We did get back into the game deny him. AFP