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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 THULQADA 9, 1435 AH www.kuwaittimes.net UN’s OCHA Argentina beat marks World Germany 4-2 Humanitarian in World Cup Day in 2Kuwait final20 rematch Kuwait drops 4 spots in Max 48º Min 27º global competitiveness High Tide 05:14 & 20:23 State ranks lowest in FDA, IT, highest in controlling inflation, HIV Low Tide 13:14 40 PAGES NO: 16275 150 FILS By Sara Ahmed conspiracy theories KUWAIT: Kuwait dropped four spots on the World Congratulations Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Ranking for 2014-2015. Falling from 36 to 40 this year, Kuwait’s eval- to the nation uation highlighted problems with inefficient govern- ment bureaucracy, restrictive labor regulations, corrup- tion, access to financing and policy instability as among the top issues inhibiting the state’s global economic competitiveness. Kuwait recorded among the worst rankings in the By Badrya Darwish Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, falling far below the UAE (ranked 12), Qatar (16) and Saudi Arabia (24). It is listed as a transition economy. Other economies in transition on the global list include the Philippines (52), Algeria (79), Iran (83), Mongolia (98) and Bhutan (103). [email protected] The annual report evaluates nations using more than 100 indicators of competitiveness based on 12 pillars including institutions, infrastructure, macroeconomic osh, guys! I’m so overwhelmed and thrilled by environment, health and primary education, higher edu- the ranking of my country in the World cation and training, goods market efficiency, labor mar- GEconomic Forum’s Global Competiveness Report ket efficiency, financial market development, technolog- 2014. I was just mentioning yesterday in an article ical readiness, market size, business sophistication and about the fact that Kuwait is among the world’s top 10 innovation. Specific indicators cover the range of factors in diabetes. And today to cream the cake, we received impacting an economy’s ability to compete at the global the detailed report about all aspects of life in Kuwait. level and include such indicators as government bureau- The WEF Global Competiveness Report ranks, in sim- cracy, corruption, labor regulations, access to financing, ple mathematics, the best and brightest among the human resources and others. world’s nations in most fields such as foreign invest- Out of 144 countries, Kuwait ranked 135 in burden of ment, innovation, health, education, policy and regula- FNAYDEK, Lebanon: Sunni Lebanese mourners raise up their hands and weapons as others carry the coffin government regulation; transparency of government tion of governments, etc, etc, etc. of Sgt Ali Sayid who was beheaded by Islamic State militants during his funeral procession in his hometown policy making (103); quality of primary education (104); Continued on Page 13 in Akkar, north Lebanon yesterday. —AP Continued on Page 13 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 LOCAL

IICO translates Kuwait’s message KUWAIT: The International Islamic Charity Organization has translated Kuwait’s humanitarian message in extending a helping hand to impover- ished people around the world. The Kuwait-based charity’s work stems from the teachings of the Islamic faith and the generosity the people of Kuwait are known for. The United Nations ceremony of His Highness the Amir on September 9 as a ‘humanitarian leader’ and Kuwait as an international humanitarian hub is the result of many years of extensive efforts the country has pursued under the instructions of HH the Amir. The International Islamic Charity Organization has been one of the organs that has contributed to these efforts. After two donor conferences for the displaced KUWAIT: Dr Abdullah Al-Maatouq speaks during the event. — Photos by Joseph Shagra Mubashar Sheikh addresses the attendants. inside and out of Syria which helped raise USD 3.5 billion, some of the pledges made by Kuwait were carried out through projects, some of which were assumed by IICO. OCHA marks World Humanitarian Day The Kuwait Model Village in Turkey, a camp for displaced Syrians was constructed under the super- vision of IICO, consisting 1,000 homes, four schools, ‘Amir honoring recognition to Kuwait humanitarian track record’ two mosques and two clinics, with two similar proj- By Nawara Fattahova ple,” he pointed out. Kuwait has come a long way under the leadership of HH ects carried out in Jordan. An estimated 108 million people are in need of the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Following the success of the two international KUWAIT: The United Nations Office of the Coordination humanitarian assistance around the world. “We, in the The recognition the Amir of Kuwait will receive by the conferences, which had been accompanied by non- of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) celebrated World Arab region, have witnessed a horrifying increase in the UN Secretary General on the 9th of September in New government fund-raisers, Kuwait then proceeded to Humanitarian Day (WHD) at its premises yesterday. The numbers of Syrians displaced by the machinery of York is well deserved for his humanitarian role, generos- hold another meeting of donors under the chair- goal of the event is to raise awareness on humanitarian death and destruction. The number of victims of the ity and leadership. As an example, during 2013 and manship of UN Secretary General envoy for humani- workers around the world in addition to engaging the Syrian crisis alone has soared to 9.5 million IDPs and 2014, Kuwait has donated over $650 million to humani- tarian affairs, Amiri Diwan advisor and IICO chief local community in the WHD campaign. This celebration refugees, according to UN estimates, in addition to the tarian crises around the world,” he said. Abdullah Al-Matouq. — KUNA also aims to build a local movement to support a world hundreds of thousands who have been killed or gone “Eleven years ago, a bomb attack on the UN head- event. missing,” said Maatouq. quarters in Bagdad caused the loss of 22 lives from Dr Abdullah Al-Maatouq, UN Secretary General’s “Aid workers continue to provide humanitarian serv- NGOs and UN agencies in the line of duty, which show- Humanitarian Envoy, consultant of HH the Amir and ices, undaunted by the risks and challenges, but unfor- cases the risks humanitarian workers face. In 2008, the Chairman of the International Islamic Charitable tunately, some of these courageous individuals are UN General assembly marked August 19 to be World Organization, noted that the world celebrates this day falling on a daily basis. In 2013, 155 humanitarian work- Humanitarian Day and celebrate humanitarians around to remember those whose honorable humanitarian ers were killed, 171 activists were seriously wounded, the world. The slogan campaign for 2014 is “The World positions become evident when humanitarian anguish and 134 others were kidnapped, according to statistics,” Needs More Humanitarian Heroes”, which recognizes intensifies; conflicts and wars rage; storms and disasters he noted. “More recently, UNRWA lost 12 of its employ- the efforts and stories of those working in the field,” break out; blood becomes cheap; destruction and sabo- ees in the Gaza Strip during the Israeli aggression, and stated Mubashar. tage become commonplace; displacement becomes a many medical and civil defense teams were targeted as “The world is currently witnessing a critical time with global phenomenon and humanitarian crises become they tried to rescue the wounded and evacuate the four major humanitarian crises (Iraq, CAR, Syria and uncontainable. bodies of the victims. Hundreds of them have been South Sudan) and some forgotten crises like Yemen, “We are in this international humanitarian forum to killed by the perfidious Israeli bombardment,” he Palestine and Myanmar. In 2014 alone, 155 humanitari- register the noble and honorable humanitarian posi- explained. an workers were killed performing their duties, and tions of HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber “As the number of disasters increases, the world hundreds were injured or kidnapped. The safety and Al Sabah, and express to His Highness our highest and needs more heroes in the field of humanitarian action, security of humanitarians is deteriorating and constant- warmest appreciation and gratitude for the strong sup- and while it is the duty of the international community ly making them a target,” he concluded. port he lends to the efforts of international humanitari- to provide them with all forms of protection and securi- KUWAIT: Kuwaiti aid at the Za’atari Camp for an organizations and UN humanitarian agencies. It ty, the parties to the conflict must respect the neutrality Syrian refugees in Jordan.— KUNA gives us even more honor and pride to congratulate His of humanitarian action and help humanitarian workers Highness on the United Nations’ intention to name him to carry out their humanitarian duty,” he stated. “global humanitarian leader” in a few days and desig- nate Kuwait, the state of goodness and giving, as a Alleviating the suffering “global humanitarian center,” he added. Kuwait appreciates humanitarian work. “We respect This step comes in recognition of Kuwait’s humani- humanitarian workers around the world, and extend tarian track record, which is full of humanitarian and our hands to engage all international humanitarian development conferences and summits. “These have organizations in their projects in order to alleviate the mobilized regional and international efforts to assist the suffering of those affected by disaster - especially since poor and distressed everywhere; and in honor of HH the the people of Kuwait have grown accustomed to do Amir who spared no effort to launch humanitarian ini- good deeds and help others. They inherited these noble tiatives to address the repercussions of floods in human values from their ancestors and passed them Pakistan; earthquakes in Turkey, the Philippines and down from one generation to the next, although the Indonesia; desertification, drought and famine in people of Kuwait had limited financial resources,” con- Mauritania, Somalia, Benin and Niger; the conflict in cluded Maatouq. Mali; the Syrian crisis and other disasters and calamities Mubashar Sheikh, UN Resident Coordinator-UNDP around the world,” stressed Maatouq. Resident Representative, noted that this gathering is to recognize and honor all humanitarian workers around Remembering the dead the world who left their families, loved ones, lives and The event also remembered sad memories. “On this comfort zones to extend a helping hand to those in occasion we remember those who died 11 years ago on need, risking their lives in the face of danger and dis- Aug 19, 2003 in a treacherous and cowardly incident eases and working effortlessly to provide a better living that targeted the UN headquarters in Baghdad and standards for others. claimed the lives of 22 humanitarian activists, including “The humanitarian initiative is not a strange act for Homes at the Kuwait Model Village for Syrian the head of the United Nations mission at the time, Kuwaitis, since the first charitable organization was refugees in Turkey. Sergio Vieira de Mello, and injured tens of innocent peo- established in 1913. Nearly a hundred years later,

Support requested to oblige Israel on NPT KUWAIT: Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and General Conference in Vienna, Austria, this month. Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al- Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid stressed that Israel should Sabah sent written messages yesterday to member join the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear states of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Weapons as it is the only state that has not so far asking for their support for an Arab draft resolution joined it. forcing Israel to join the nuclear Non-Proliferation He pointed out that this move is a matter of urgency Treaty. and would ensure the establishment of Nuclear- The Arab draft resolution, which is about Israel’s Weapon-Free Zones in the Middle East as a main factor nuclear capabilities, is due to be submitted to the IAEA’s to maintain stability and security in the region. — KUNA Dutch Minister visits Kuwait BRUSSELS: Kuwait’s ambassador to the Netherlands, Hafeez Mohammed Al-Ajmi, met at the Hague yesterday with Henk Kamp, Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs. The two sides dis- cussed the excellent eco- nomic relations between the two countries and ways of enhancing them. Ajmi in a statement to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) underlined the importance of the Dutch Minister’s visit to Kuwait; which begins on Sunday and follows the visit of Dr Ali Al-Omair, Kuwait’s Oil Minister and Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs, to the Netherlands last June. He added that the Netherlands is the top trade partner of the State of Kuwait on the European level, where the volume of trade exchanges reached nearly three billion Euros yearly. — KUNA LOCAL THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 ‘Utopia’ jewelry brand enters Kuwaiti market Range available at all Damas stores

Mohammad Gazzaz, Regional Manager (right) with Majdi Abdullah, Damas Area Sales Manager at Arraya KUWAIT: Chief Executive Officer Anna Gaia with a Utopia necklace. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat Center during the launch. By Ben Garcia in Kuwait will be different to designs in the UAE modern touch of classical style pearl - more con- gold pearls. These are very attractive, and come so we stopped,” Gaia revealed. Gaia’s company market. “Kuwait’s market is quite sophisticated - temporary and playful. I combined it with pre- from Philippines and Indonesia. We combined started in Italy by her great-grandfather after the KUWAIT: Utopia, an Italian jewelry brand, was buyers are mostly locals, so our approach here is cious stones, gold and diamonds. We even used them with white pearls from Australia. Diamonds World War 2. The first collection her company launched and introduced yesterday at 21 Damas different compared to the UAE market. The UAE multicolor sapphires, rubies, emeralds and tan- and gold are also included - the result is really produced was called ‘Legato’ which is a criss- branches all over Kuwait. Anna Gaia, Chief is Westernized - they have visitors from all over zanite which is a very intense blue color. People amazing, just the way you see it,” she said. crossing of vine branches in Tuscan countryside. Executive Officer of the Utopia brand, was at the the world - but here we will be distributing think of pearls as a grandmotherly or boring, but One of the most successful lines her company event held at Damas Arraya Center along with designs based on local tastes. Expatriates too are this time they are lively and very colorful. We Pearl production produced was ‘Bolero’ inspired by the freshness Mohammad Gazzaz, Damas Regional Manager willing buyers, so we shall be catering to expats reinvented and mixed them with colors, so the Pearl products vary depending on the coun- of jasmine flowers. Gaia’s latest collection is and Fatina Arda, Damas Public Relations too,” she said. designs are gorgeous, fashionable and attractive try of origin and the condition of the sea/ocean called ‘Claire De Lune’. Claire De Lune is a poetry Manager. Gaia spoke to local media about her - really a timeless symbol of elegance,” Gaia stat- bed, their temperature and how fine the weather dedicated to moon. “Utopia pearls have identity - gorgeous collections and her passion in jewelry. Harmonious blend ed. is. “The best pearl and a favorite of Gulf peoples there is an imprint that is to be found in every “I am excited in this partnership with Damas in Utopia jewelry collections are the result of Women usually match jewelry with their are the yellowish or golden pearls from the jewelry collection. Pearl has a soul and each one Kuwait,” Gaia told Kuwait Times. renowned Italian creativity, with simple but attractive dresses. They also match them Philippines and Indonesia. The white pearls from is completely different. We want this uniqueness “We have been together for ten years in sophisticated styles - the expression of a harmo- depending on the occasion, mood or whether Australia are also very attractive and usually big. to come alive in our collections,” she promised. Dubai and Abu Dhabi, but only now we are mak- nious blend of classical and modern that reflects the event is at night or daytime. “We have kinds Tahiti and Polynesia produce stunning black Her Utopia brand is well-known all over the ing our presence felt within the Kuwaiti market,” the beauty of the jewelry and the beauty of per- of pearls that will match every occasion. People pearls. We tried cultivating pearls in the world with a strong presence in Europe, Middle she said. Gaia noted the approach to her designs son wearing it. “We want to give our customers a in this part of the world are interested in yellow Mediterranean Sea, but the result wasn’t good, East, Asia and the Americas. KD 265 million hospital CBK customer wins expansion contract signed ‘Trip Around the World’ KUWAIT: One lucky customer from The Commercial countries like the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon and Bank of Kuwait was chosen as the winner of the Qatar also participated in the campaign and winners Project finished in four years Priceless Arabia “Win A Trip Around The World” cam- were chosen from each country to go on this once in a paign from MasterCard. Hassan Habeeb Al-Qalaf was lifetime trip. The prize contains two airplane tickets, KUWAIT: The Health Ministry signed a the project is expected to be finished Hospital. The Jaber Ahmed Al-Jaber Al- the only winner chosen from Kuwait to enjoy an all- accommodation at premium hotels, airport transfers contract yesterday for designing, within four year. Sabah Hospital in South Surra will expense paid trip to London, New York, Sydney and and a guided tour in each city. equipping and maintaining the new include a 1,500 bed hospital, staff and Singapore. Qallaf used his @Tijari card outside of Kuwait which Farwaniya Hospital expansion project New projects doctor’s residency building, services To be able to participate in the ‘Win A Trip Around led him to win this amazing prize. It should be noted at a cost of KD 265 million. Health Currently, there are approximately and power building, laundry building, The World’ campaign, a customer must spend above KD that @Tijari is a savings account designed for customers Minister Ali Al-Obaidi said during the 15 public hospitals in Kuwait (not engineering workshop, medical gas 20 overseas with their MasterCard debit or credit card aged 15 to 21 years old with the intent to help establish and they will automatically enter the draw. Other Arab their future and pave the way to success. signing of the contract with Sayyed counting the armed forces hospital) building, ground water tank, a multi- Hameed Behbehani and Sons Co that with a 5,350 bed capacity. The Ministry storey garage, and a 3-storey under- the hospital includes all specialties, of Health plans to construct eight new ground car park building having allied medicine as well as school hospitals to raise total bed capacity to capacity of 7000 cars. The Jahra health services, in addition to a den- around 11,000 by 2016. Hospital expansion project includes tistry building which will have 100 Farwaniya Hospital’s expansion is the construction of 1,171 bed hospital specialized clinics as well as 30 clinics part of ambitious projects that include with seven distinct buildings including for school health. The project includes a new hospital expansion in Jahra, the main building, a dental center, an physiotherapy and outpatient build- expansions of the Amiri and Adan administration building, a service cen- ings, in addition to 27 operation the- Hospitals and a revamp of Al Razi and ter, two car parks, one for public with a aters and 233 ICU beds, Kuwait News Ibn Sina hospitals as well as the con- capacity of 2900 cars and one for hos- Agency (KUNA) reported. Obaidi said struction of the new Jaber Al Ahmed pital staff with a capacity for 1660 cars. In late July, Burhan International Construction Company, part of the Al Wazzan Group, won the main tender for the construction of the Jahra Hospital, expected to cost around KD 360 million.

Healthcare insurance Kuwait also plans to reform the public healthcare insurance by estab- lishing a public-private health care company that will issue all health insurance for expatriates. Currently, all expatriates are required as part of their residency to pay for state health insur- ance. Kuwait has also taken measures to begin separating public health care services provided for locals and expa- triates, with evening hours now assigned for expats and morning hours for locals in the Jahra gover- norate health sector. There is also a growing private KUWAIT: Minister Ali Al-Obaidi (right) and representative of Sayyed health sector, with more than 20 pri- Hameed Behbehani and Sons Co sign the contracts. — Photo by Fouad Al- vate hospitals and clinics providing a Shaikh range of services for both locals and expatriates in Kuwait. Authority distributes new housing units to citizens

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Public Authority for whose names are mentioned in the absentee’s name would not be includ- Housing Welfare (PAHW) will distribute announcement of eligible applicants ed in the next announcement unless the ninth batch of ‘government hous- to report to the PAHW headquarters in reasons for failure to turn-up have es’ in Sabah Al-Ahmad City, the author- South Surra, noting that they should been clarified. ity announced yesterday. carry necessary papers with them. The Separately, the PAHW reported A total of 210 houses, each of a authority warned that names of those signing a contract with a local compa- 600-square-meter space, will be hand- who would fail to show up would be ny to establish utility facilities and ed over to the citizens, PAHW said in a deleted from the list of citizens eligible public buildings as well as demarcat- statement yesterday. It called on those to be given residential units, that the ing separation lines of plots at the site of Abu Hlaifa residential project. The KD 2.194 million contract will Kuwait notifies WIPO of be implemented in 540 days, covering 171 plots, each of a 400-sq-m space. conventions endorsement Infrastructural work, as stipulated by the contract, includes building stores, GENEVA: The State of Kuwait yesterday delivered documents stipulating its power relay stations and a mosque. endorsement of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Paper price of the plot is set at KD Property and the Bern Convention of Protection of Literary and Artistic 15,000. Benefactors cannot relinquish, works. swap or sell the plot before 10 years The move will contribute to improving atmosphere for foreign invest- after taking delivery of the unit. ments in Kuwait, said Ambassador Jamal Al-Ghanim, Kuwait’s Permanent The State of Kuwait offers housing Delegate at the United Nations, in remarks to KUNA. It will also pave the units to citizens on basis of long-term way for Kuwait to join other treaties in this respect. soft loans. The units are either in the Moreover, the step will help in promoting Kuwait’s approach toward form of built houses or land plots. maintaining respect for rights of foreigners and boosting confidence in the With population growth, residential intellectual rights’ system in Kuwait, the envoy said. districts have been expanded and new The 1833 Paris convention tackles diverse issues such as patents, rights ones have been built with full, inte- of designing and trademarks. The other treaty addresses issues concerning grated utilities, public parks, clinics rights of composers, literary and intellectual producers. — KUNA and cooperative stores as well as other modern facilities. — KUNA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 LOCAL Kuwait among world’s highest with foreign born residents Ranks third behind UAE, Qatar

KUWAIT: According to the Pew Research Kuwait (60 percent) and Bahrain (55 per- India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. The for- Crime Center, the United Arab Emirates has the cent) - also are in the Arabian Gulf area. eign-born population has grown by Crime highest share of foreign-born people (84 Immigrants in the UAE and neighboring nearly 500% in recent decades, from 1.3 Report Report percent of its resident population). The countries come from many different million in 1990 to 7.8 million in 2013. next three highest - Qatar (74 percent), places, but the largest numbers are from Based on UN Population division data. Hit-and-run suspect caught

KUWAIT: A Syrian driver who hit an Indian family in Dhahr and escaped was arrested and charged with hit- and-run. The accident took place on King Fahd Road. The Indian man, his wife and their two children were taken to Adan Hospital for treatment of injuries they received.

Search for conmen An Arab accountant disappeared with KD 33,000 he was supposed to deposit in his company’s account. The com- pany’s legal advisor filed a complaint and the account- ant is being sought by detectives. Separately, a Kuwaiti citizen accused her two partners of conning her out of KD 39,000, but the two strongly denied the charge. The citizen told Hawally police that she owns a business of teaching trading in the stock market, and she had a part- ner who appointed his brother as manager. She said she was surprised by the disappearance of more than KD 39,000, and accused the two brothers of manipulating records. The two denied any wrongdoing and claimed that they spent the money on the project. Investigations Health area employee are underway. KUWAIT: Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah (right) and Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Sabah with held for theft the KFSD officials during the meeting. —KUNA Wife reported missing By Hanan Al-Saadoun An Iraqi man told Taima police that his 22-year-old wife PM receives KFSD officials went missing. Detectives are working on the case. KUWAIT: Interior Ministry Authorities solved the case of computer thefts from Sabah health area warehouses. The culprit is a citizen who works in the same depart- KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al- Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Acting Minister Cross-dresser arrested ment, and told authorities about a jakhour (animal pen) Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received at Seif Palace yester- of Justice Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al- Police in Mangaf asked a girl to stop her car, but when he stashed the stolen items. He said a driver and day a number of Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) offi- Sabah also attended the meeting. they were surprised by her attempting to escape, so two workers helped without knowing what they were cials, including Director General Maj General Yousef HH the Prime Minister lauded the high efficiency and they chased and arrested her. When they checked doing is illegal. A security source said all employees Abdullah Al-Ansari, Deputy Director General for Control distinguished efforts of KFSD staff towards their home- and Human Resources Development Brigadier Khaled land and citizens. The officials gave Sheikh Jaber detailed the ID, they were surprised to find she was a male in were suspected as detectives found that the warehouse Rakan Al-Mekrad, and Deputy General Manager for books about developing fire safety and protection stan- women’s clothing and makeup. He was also found was opened by a key, so all were questioned and the Prevention Sector Brigadier Khalid Al-Zaid. dards. —KUNA wanted on several cases. He was taken to criminal citizen confessed. The citizen had stolen 68 laptops detectives. from the IT center of the health ministry. Maids office, client row Hawally campaign 5,000 companies’ files Two citizens exchanged blows because of a dispute Hawally security carried out a traffic and security over a domestic helper who was reported absconding campaign, during which 29 people were arrested permanently suspended by one of them. A citizen returned the maid to an office for violating residency laws, 21 for absconding and which brought her from abroad, because he no longer 38 for carrying no identifications. Meanwhile, 58 Visa transfer condition changed wanted her. When the office owner refused to take her persons were arrested and sent to the deportation back, the sponsor filed an absconding complaint. The center. In addition, 386 reports were received, 80 office owner, in order to get out of trouble, attempted traffic citations were issued, and 352 traffic acci- KUWAIT: The Manpower Public Authority has permanently suspend- quoted in local Arabic dailies said to find another sponsor. Her original sponsor came to dents were handled. ed the files of 5,000 private companies for violating law number that by checking those companies’ know about it, so he went to him and things escalated 6/2010 which regulates private companies’ work. Unnamed sources files on the MSAL database, they to exchanging blows. Police are investigating. were found idle without being updated and the locations of many of them were missing, which would Passenger offended make them hard to inspect. The sources said that many of the con- A citizen who arrived at Kuwait airport accused an cerned companies did not actually employee of insulting him, when she asked him, need all the workers they sponsored, “What’s wrong with you, are you a fool?” as she so upon strict instructions from minis- Minister Hind thought he did not stamp his passport. He told ter Hind Al-Subaih, any company sus- Al-Subaih Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh police that the incident took pected to be involved in human traf- place while heading towards the exit. Police are ficking would be immediately referred for investigations. investigating. On another issue, a slight change was made to the conditions of transferring article 20 visas into 18 to work for the private sector which was opened Aug 17 for three months. The condition of having Drug dealer in police net to spend one year working for the last sponsor before transfer was Criminal detectives arrested a Jordanian man for selling changed to ‘spending a minimum of one year in Kuwait’. herbs, only to discover they were narcotic, and he was Meanwhile, Subaih stressed that it was time Kuwait’s demogra- sent to criminal investigators. The arrest happened after a phy imbalances were solved through fighting visa traffickers who citizen told criminal detectives that an expat conned her bring thousands of marginal and unnecessary workers to Kuwait, when he sold her medical herbs for KD 700, because which results in creating security problems and overwhelms public when she used them, she had strange feelings including services. —Al-Jarida, Al-Rai headache and tension. Detectives called the suspect and made an agreement to buy his herbs. They then arrested Sulfur warehouse him and went to his Salmiya flat and found herbal mate- rials, which they sent to criminal evidence and found fire put out: KNPC were illicit. The Jordanian denied knowledge of the herbs being narcotic. He was sent to the public prosecution. KUWAIT: Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) announced yesterday that it completed the process of extinguishing the fire that broke out at Al-Ahmadi refin- Domestic violence ery’s sulfur warehouse and occurred last Sunday evening. The official spokesman the Executive Vice President of A citizen beat his wife black and blue because she left the Support Services in KNPC, Engineer Khalid Al-Sanosi, told house without his permission. The battered wife went to KUNA the fire has been finally extinguished and was put Rumaithiya police station and told them she had to leave under control early yesterday morning. with her sister. When she returned, she found her husband He also explained that the fire took time to put out due to the presence of flammable substances, adding that at home, who was very angry and beat her. He is being there were no injuries reported amongst the firefighters summoned for questioning. —Al-Rai partaking in the operation. —KUNA EPA approves statement on environmental improvements ‘Green Line’ slams oil minister

KUWAIT: The Environment Protection Agency has con- ister to suspend Oil Minister Ali Al-Omair for allegedly pro- firmed the Cabinet’s statement on Kuwait’s improving viding false information during a recent Cabinet meeting record in the 2014 Environmental Performance Index, about the environmental situation in Kuwait. “Omair’s which ranks how well nations perform on high-priority report to the Cabinet was untrue and instead of getting environmental issues. information through accredited environmental bodies, he Kuwait achieved a “quantum leap” in the report con- gave false data about Kuwait’s environmental performance ducted by both the Yale Center for Environmental Law and index,” the group said. It pointed out that such incorrect Policy and the Center for International Earth Science information may be misleading to decision makers and Information Network at Columbia University, said an EPA that the minister should be held accountable for it. statement. Furthermore, the Green Line promised to hold a related The EPA went on to stress the validity of the statements press conference on Sunday and, called for considering it made by State Minister for National Assembly Affairs, as a formal report to the public prosecutor and the anti- Minister of Oil and President of the Supreme Council for corruption authority. the Environment Ali Al-Omair, saying that any counter arguments to his suggestions “defy the truth.” Furthermore, the full details of the improvements Kuwait has made on the report will be clarified in a press conference on Sunday, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported quoting the statement. The EPA added that it has taken legal action on those who have “distorted the facts” in their actions which have harmed the reputation and international position of Kuwait, warning that information on environmental affairs should be obtained from accurate sources.

False information The Green Line Group had urged the state’s prime min- Oil Minister Ali Al-Omair LOCAL THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 Deputy Amir welcomes Pearl Diving Journey participants

Lessons learned from ancestors’ struggle

KUWAIT: His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al- Jaber Al-Sabah held a function to welcome participants in the 26th Memorial Journey of Pearl Diving at Bayan Palace yesterday. The ceremony was attended by Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Public Authority for Youth and Sports (PAYS) Sheikh Ahmad Mansour Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The attendants also included PAYS Deputy Chairman Ahmad Al-Khazal, President of Kuwait Sea Sport Club (KSSC) retired major general Fahad Al-Fahd, KSSC board members and a number of Kuwaiti and Gulf boat captains and divers who par- took in the journey. HH the Deputy Amir, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and President of KSSC deliv- ered speeches on the occasion. Then divers displayed a number of memorial photos documenting their partici- pation in 26th Memorial Journey of Pearl Diving. Before leaving, the attending Omani divers presented a memorial gift to HH the Deputy Amir. The journey is organized each year by the KUWAIT: HH Sheikh Nawaf Al-Sabah, senior officials and the young divers in a group photo. — KUNA Committee of the Marine Heritage of the readiness to partake in an adventure to their ancestors developed during these He pointed out that the annual journey is Kuwait Sea Sport Club, under the Patronage revive it. times. a translation of Kuwaiti leaders’ directives of HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al- He also praised youth’s efforts to prove The young divers revisit the hardships regarding promotion and commemoration Jaber Al-Sabah. It was held this year from the memorial journey a real success and faced by Kuwait’s forefathers and celebrate of national and Arab Gulf heritage. August 14 to 21. wished the whole team more successes in the values instilled within them from their Meanwhile, Chairman of Kuwait Sea the future. HH the Deputy Amir also con- sacrifices. Values such as patience, coopera- Sport Club, the journey organizer, ret major Preserving heritage veyed to the attendants the greetings and tion, self-reliance and having faith in God general Fahad Al-Fahad said that the jour- In his speech, HH the Deputy Amir congratulations of HH the Amir Sheikh that holds true to this day. ney, thanks to the government support and underlined the importance of preserving Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. youth efforts, has become a major event national heritage and identity. He also He welcomed the participation of a num- Unlimited support after its impressive success in the past years. hailed the activities and events that are ber of divers from the Kingdom of Bahrain For his part, Minister of State for Youth He added the Club is keen on organiz- meant to revive and celebrate the traditions and Sultanate of Oman which embodied the Affairs Sheikh Salman cheered HH the Amir ing and sponsoring events that help shed of the ancestors who endured hardships depth of brotherly historic relations and HH the Deputy’s reception of the organ- light on and revive Kuwaitis’ sea heritage and risked their lives to pursue a decent life between the GCC countries. izers and participants in the journey. and raise awareness about the importance through their journeys in search of pearls in During the yearly memorial journey, He also expressed gratitude for Kuwaiti of marine life and ecosystem. In this regard, the waters of the Gulf. young participants are reminded of the diffi- leadership unlimited support to the event he unveiled a new campaign to educate HH Sheikh Nawaf spoke highly about culties Kuwaiti sailors faced before oil had which reminds the new generations of the people about to preserve the Kuwait youth’s loyalty to their heritage and their been discovered, along with the traditions hardships endured by the forefathers. ecosystem. — KUNA

Sheikha Hessa Al-Sabah Sheikha Hessa re-elected CAIRO: Council of Arab Businesswomen has re-elected Sheikha Hessa Saad Al- Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah for another four-year term as its president. This announcement was made yesterday during the fifth meeting of the council at the Arab League Headquarters in Cairo. Sheikha Hessa has been president of the council since its inception in 1999. Other than re-electing its president and its 24 members, the meeting also elected some of prominent businesswomen in the Arab world as honorary members for their supporting role to other businesswomen. These ladies are: Sheikha Aisha bint Salman Al Khalifa and Sheikha Aisa bint Ali Al Khalifa from (Bahrain), Muna Jamal Abdulnasser and Rawya Mensour (Egypt), Salwa Saleh Al-Shibani (UAE), and Ambassador Nancy Bakir (Jordan). The meeting also has cho- sen a number of leading women as advisors in the council for their long experi- ence in serving their commu- nities. Dr Hessa Majid Al- Shaheen from Kuwait was nominated to become an advi- sor for the council’s social affairs and GCC relations. As for the council’s coordi- nators, Hanan Al-Rifai, Najat Abdullah Dashti, and Bushra Al-Hazeem were chosen from Kuwait to coordinate the coun- cil’s various public relations activities and events. The meeting also discussed an administration report for (2010-2014) that shed light on all of the council’s activities in supporting women in the eco- nomic and trade fields. Another report was also tackled which focused on the council’s financial matters from budgets to investments. Arab Council of Businesswomen is economic association Arab non-governmental and not- for-profit operating under the auspices of the League of Arab States. It aims at creating closer links and cooperation in vari- ous economic sectors to achieve Arab economic inte- gration and strengthening eco- nomic relations between Arab businesswomen. — KUNA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 LOCAL

kuwait digest kuwait digest Gaza foray’s US war on IS

other side By Dr Hassan Jouhar

By Sami Al-Nisf he US administration is either extremely stupid and contradictory or is about to impose another satanic l-Fateh News Agency recently showed a report Tpolitical plot in the region. Either way, it is the Arab about Amir Ahmed, a 11-year-old child whose peoples who are going to pay a dear price. The US is Aparents were killed in the recent Gaza war, working on creating an international alliance to fight IS leaving him to take care of his five younger siblings. under a Security Council umbrella though IS is just a ter- The news agency actually interviewed him while he rorist group that does not represent any country or gov- was carrying his four-month-old sister. He said he ernment. Many countries, including UK, France, Italy, would teach her to call him Mom and Dad before he Canada and Australia immediately responded to US innocently remarked that he was very scared and did orders in this regard and the offensives will all be staged not know he would face this cruel life without his par- in Iraq and Syria, which is the bottom line of the whole ents. In fact, there are 1,500 other similar stories that thing. match the total number of children who got orphaned The US was one of the countries that supported during this recent foray or previous ones in Gaza. armed terrorist groups in Syria for four years providing Well, while we are in the process of evaluating the them with financial, logistic and armament support that directly and systematically pours in by Washington’s results of this war, we need to highlight the difference regional allies, namely from Turkey, Jordan and some GCC

between permanent and temporary ‘victories’. Some Al-Watan states. Israelis temporarily left their houses and returned to On the other hand, these groups grew and com- find them unharmed, which is the opposite of what menced their terrorist activity in Iraq in the presence of happened to 17,000 Palestinian houses that were US troops. Washington’s decision to dissolve the Iraqi completely destroyed and wiped out, instantly killing army made some of its generals turn into a nucleus for their inhabitants. Similar to Saddam’s rockets, 20,000 the IS ‘army’. This organization’s political and religious rockets were fired from Gaza without killing a single icons were those arrested by the Americans and the Iraqi Israeli. Ben Gurion airport was temporarily closed to government to be later on released in deals and under air traffic just the way any airport does when covered clear political pressure to start a series of US-supervised with thick fog, but was later reopened in full while the meetings with these organizations in Turkey and Jordan. ‘victorious’ side failed to have the ‘defeated’ Israelis kuwait digest US Vice President Joe Biden clearly spoke about the allow them open Gaza airport permanently, build a US strategy to divide Iraq and oust the Syrian regime. harbor, release prisoners or fulfill any of the many of Children of war And in just four years, IS turned into a richly-financed the demands they could have got through peaceful military force claiming to get such funds from oil they negotiations without any wars! manage to smuggle from Iraqi and Syrian oilfields and People are widely complaining in Gaza because of By Dr Mohammad Al-Shaibani export it to Europe and the US through Turkey despite the great experience the US and its European allies have the celebrations, shooting to express joy and distrib- housands of children were killed in wars in Syria, as well as equality between the principles of nationality in imposing economic sanctions and boycotts as well as uting sweets without any consideration for the feel- Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Somalia, as well as Palestine in and equality. monitoring banks and accounts in their own home coun- ings of over 2,100 martyrs and 10,000 wounded peo- Tthe past few years. Last year alone, 1,200 children, All that is absent from the lives of children, and even tries and the US capability to tap even the most secure ple and devastated 17,000 houses. Some of them along with their parents and entire families, were killed adults, in countries were struggles continue in their telephones and Internet used by heads of states and even said that ever since Hamas took over in Gaza, after Aleppo and other areas in Syria were attacked with ugliest shapes and forms. Diseases are spreading due to governments. they have been through three wars that failed to liber- chemical weapons. In Iraq, no lack of healthcare, and levels All of a sudden, the US government wants to fight IS ate any lands or achieve any demands. “The siege one is counting the hundreds of education, which is a right and impose economic sanctions on it, and all of a sud- went on and the Strip turned into a miserable large of thousands of children and of every child, are dropping, den, British and French leaders announce that IS affiliates prison, thanks to Hamas and Israel and their wars,” their families who were killed Children, whether the ones and kids are being deprived might be present on London and Paris streets! If the West they said. in recent years anymore. In from access to telecommuni- is sincere in launching war against IS terrorism, why don’t Some people believe that the public execution of Gaza, nearly 3,000 were killed who were killed and those who cation. they hold a press conference to declare information 18 young Palestinians was meant to terrify Gaza peo- during the most recent war, Children of war in our Arab about countries and individuals who have been funding ple and prevent them from complaining or rebelling. one third of whom are chil- are still alive in Arab countries, states, after the end of con- those terrorists, arming them and facilitating their entry Readymade accusations of treason are being made dren. never enjoy the level of luxury flicts, need a lot of care in through borders from Central Asia to Morocco, and who without trials and such public executions are to pre- Those children, whether order to help them put the has been buying the oil they stole if the target was really vent inquiries about the kind of victory achieved in the ones who were killed and that their peers in Gulf states hideous events that they launching a global war on terrorism?! experienced behind them. Gaza when Israelis only lost 60 people compared to those who are still alive in What is the secret behind the US’ secret operations in Arab countries, never enjoy That includes children who Syria? Do American fighters really target and strike IS 2,100 Palestinians. Celebrations have started while and Western countries do. the level of luxury that their lost a parent, relative, friend or positions or just take advantage to strike Syrian army those people’s blood is still wet. What kind of celebra- peers in Gulf states - relatively even a part of their bodies. positions to continue the plan set by the Obama admin- tions are they when one-third of Gazans are displaced - and Western countries do. The story of children of war istration two years ago? What is the secret behind quick- and thousands of orphans are dumped in the streets?! The standards of luxurious living in modern societies needs a lot of care from researchers, therapists and phi- ly and intensively arming the Kurdish peshmergas for A big victory was achieved in Gaza for sure, but the include providing materialistic requirements of life such lanthropists do adopt their cases and establish schools free while a $6-billion weapons deal for the Iraqi army question is: Was this victory over Israel or over the dis- as social security and healthcare, education, high living for them and homes that help them live a normal life was stalled though the amount had been paid in full tressed people of Gaza?! standards, consumer products and accessories, access again, and work on building their present and future. years ago?! —Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Anbaa to social networks and openness to other civilizations, — Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Qabas —Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Jarida

in my view Hamas abused political rivals in Gaza

By Abdullah Erakat

s support for the Islamist Hamas movement soars in Mending ties both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, members of But Fatah officials say that the cease-fire between Israel Athe rival Fatah movement charge they have been and Hamas is a good opportunity to mend the ties harassed, beaten, and in some cases, even killed by mem- between the two movements. bers of the Islamist Hamas movement. The allegations “Some mistakes were committed during the war that could threaten a unity government between Hamas and are not compatible with the reconciliation we have with Fatah that was inaugurated in June to heal the longstand- Hamas,” Fatah spokesman Abdullah Abdullah said. “We are ing rifts between the two factions. telling them that these things have to stop if we are to A Fatah government employee who nominally works continue working together as partners and respect this for the Palestinian Authority (PA) in Ramallah but lives in partnership.” Gaza spoke on condition of anonymity saying that he Abdullah said that political detainees from Fatah were feared Hamas would attack his family. He said that he was not allowed to leave prison during the war and others one of dozens of Fatah members who was mistreated by were placed under house arrest. Hamas during the recent fighting between Israel and “This was dangerous because the jails were potential Hamas. He said Hamas gunmen threatened to kill him sev- targets for the Israeli war planes,” he said. eral times for participating in activities run by Fatah, whose He also accuses Hamas of “mishandling humanitarian leader is Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. aid,” meaning keeping it for themselves instead of distrib- The government employee claims that “thousands” of uting it to the poor in gaza. Fatah supporters have been attacked physically or verbally since then. About 100,000 Gaza residents officially work for Barhoum says that Abdullah is simply lying the PA in Ramallah and continue to receive salaries, “Hamas did not do any of what it has been accused of although they are not able to fulfill their duties. during the war. We have no involvement in what is being The man says just before the Israeli assault on Gaza, said about it,” Barhom insisted. “Hamas has always held the Hamas did not allow him to leave the densely populated highest regard for Fatah.” Gaza Strip. Still, he said he considers himself to be a lucky He also denied that Hamas gunmen ever opened fire at man. On July 25th, he says his friend was shopping with his Fatah members during the war and challenged Fatah to children when masked men “shot and killed him in cold come forward with names of those men Hamas allegedly blood.” He is convinced the murderers were members of killed. Hamas because they had threatened to kill the man, a fel- “Many times, we asked for their names and till now low member of Fatah, a number of times. they have not told us who these people are,” said The Fatah government employee says that at least 30 Barhoum. “There are some in Fatah who want to create Fatah members were abused by Hamas during the fighting barriers between Hamas and Fatah and so they come up with Israel. Dozens of Fatah supporters were placed under with baseless accusations which benefit neither side.” house arrest. Several were shot in the leg. There have also The Fatah source living in Gaza challenged Hamas to been reports that some of the more than 24 Palestinians conduct an investigation into their treatment of Fatah dur- killed during the recent fighting as collaborators with Israel, ing the fighting with Israel. “Why have they prevented the may have been members of Fatah, not collaborators. press from covering some areas in Gaza?” he asked. “Hamas acted in the same barbaric way in 2009 and “Hamas should treat people better, not humiliate or hurt 2012 without ever giving any reasons,” the man said, refer- them.” ring to two previous conflicts with Israel. “Nobody can for- get the Fatah blood they spilled after their 2007 coup d’e- Relinquishing control tat.” Palestinian political analyst Abdelmajeed Sweilem says In June, 2007, Hamas took over Gaza and fought with he expects to see more tensions between Hamas and Fatah supporters. The International Committee of the Red Fatah, because Hamas has realized that it will have to relin- Cross said at least 118 Palestinians, most of them Fatah quish some of its control in Gaza. supporters, were killed, and 550 wounded. Since then, “We have yet to see real unity,” he said. He also said that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has not visited Hamas is more interested in “congratulating each other Gaza, fearing for his safety. over a victory than fulfilling its obligations and responsibili- “They are just closed minded, unethical racist people ties towards the unity government but namely the people.” who discriminate against non-Hamas people,” the Fatah A Palestinian delegation from all factions is scheduled source said. “Hamas supporters believe God has chosen to go to Cairo in the upcoming weeks for talks on out- them to be a negotiator on his behalf.” standing issues such as a seaport in Gaza. Kais Abdelkarim, Hamas officials vehemently deny all of these allega- one of the five negotiators, and a member of the small tions. Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, says he “You only have to look on the ground to see that we are believes the rift between Fatah and Hamas is temporary. having meetings, whether it is in Doha between (Hamas “We are in contact with both sides. We are doing our official) Abu Walid (Khalid Mashal) and Abu Mazen, best to contain it,” he said. Abu Leila, as he is known (Mahmoud Abbas), Cairo or Gaza,” Hamas spokesman Fawzi among Palestinians, says reconciliation is not in trouble Barhoum said. “What is official is the respect between us, because “both Hamas and Fatah are holding on to unity of the positive position, the understanding to work for the the Palestinian delegation for the negotiations.” benefit of all Palestinian people.” —The Media Line THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 Abe picks China-friendly Islamic militants killed hundreds of Iraqi troops lawmakers to key posts

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DONETSK: Local residents watch as a column of Ukrainian tanks travel in the Donetsk region yesterday. Beleaguered Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced yesterday that he and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had agreed a surprise truce in Ukraine’s four-month war with pro-Moscow rebels. But the Kremlin immediately denied any formal agreement and stressed that Russia played no role in the conflict despite Western claims that it has orchestrated the insurgency tearing apart the ex-Soviet state. — AFP Ukraine PM rejects Putin ceasefire plan Paris suspends delivery of warship to Russia over Ukraine KIEV: Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk yesterday of the first warship, named “Vladivostok”. Meanwhile, Ukraine will host US-led military drills later Germany, Lithuania, Romania and alliance partners Norway rejected a ceasefire plan unveiled by Russian President this month as Kiev’s army fights pro-Moscow rebels in the and Moldova will join US and Polish troops for the annual Vladimir Putin as an attempt to deceive the West about Military drills east of the country, the Polish defence ministry said yester- event in Ukraine, which is not in NATO. Moscow’s real intentions. The concern in France, which is suffering from record-high day. The US military-led exercises, dubbed “Rapid Trident 14”, “They will conduct cordon and search patrols and training “This latest plan is another attempt to pull the wool over unemployment and stagnant growth, is that it not only loses are to be held September 13-26 in western regions bordering missions during the first week, as well as medical evacuation the eyes of the international community ahead of the NATO the receipts from this sale but also that its credibility as a NATO-member Poland, the ministry said in a statement. and convoys and the detection and prevention of improvised summit and an attempt to avert the EU’s inevitable decision weapons exporter is compromised. Soldiers from fellow NATO allies Britain, Bulgaria, Estonia, explosive devices (IED),” the ministry said. — AFP to unleash a new wave of sanctions against Russia,” he said in a statement. “The best plan for ending Russia’s war against Ukraine has only one single element-for Russia to withdraw its troops, its mercenaries and its terrorists from Ukrainian territory.” His comments come despite Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko saying he and Putin had agreed on the peace plan aimed at ending the near five-month conflict in eastern Ukraine. The proposal, detailed by Putin on the eve of the NATO summit in Wales opening today, is due to be discussed on Friday by the so-called Ukraine Contact Group, which includes representatives of Kiev, separatist rebels, Moscow and the pan-european security body the OSCE. NATO is planning a rapid reaction force of thousands of troops to reinforce its eastern flank, a move Russia says is evi- dence of the alliance’s desire to aggravate tensions with Moscow.

Delivery of warship suspended France said yesterday “conditions” were not in place to deliver the first of two Mistral-class warships to Russia, a move planned later this year that has sparked controversy given the crisis in Ukraine. “The President of the Republic declared that, despite the prospect of a ceasefire which still remains to be confirmed and implemented, the conditions for France to deliver the first warship are not to date in place,” Francois Hollande’s office said in a statement, on the eve of a major NATO sum- mit. The situation in Ukraine is “serious... the actions taken recently by Russia in Eastern Ukraine go against the founda- tions of Europe’s security,” added the statement, issued after a meeting of France’s defence council. France agreed in 2011 to build and sell the two advanced helicopter assault ships to Russia for a total of 1.2 billion euros ($1.6 billion) with the first scheduled for delivery in October or November and the second in 2015. However, Hollande acknowledged in a recent interview in Le Monde daily that “if there was additional tension and it was impossible to find a way out, we would have to think about it”. That interview was carried out before widespread accusa- tions that Russia had sent troops into Eastern Ukraine. The United States has already taken aim at the proposed sales, with President Barack Obama expressing “concerns” and saying it would have been better to “hit the pause but- ton” on the deal. Since the beginning of the summer, some 400 Russian sailors have been training in Western France on the operation THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 INTERNATIONAL

Saudi religious police in rare apology after Briton beating

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s religious police video showing members attacking the man paying at a female-only cash desk. it was clear that his wife was accompa- Local press said the Briton is a con- issued a rare apology yesterday after man and his Saudi wife. Only women are allowed to pay at nying him, adding that mall security vert to Islam, a longtime resident of the members roughed up a British resident The video showed a commission females-only cash desks in the king- should handle such a situation. kingdom and married to a Saudi of Riyadh over paying at a women-only agent jump out of his car and attack the dom. A man accompanied by female “The commission apologises to the woman. cash desk. Briton and a woman in black abaya family members can stop at such desks resident and his wife,” it said, insisting Commission members enforce a The Commission of the Promotion of cloak outside a supermarket. so long as a woman deals with the the act was an “isolated” incident. It strict segregation of the sexes and have Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, The commission said in a statement cashier. said that four members involved in the traditionally forced women to cover known unofficially as Mutawaa, also that the investigation proved its patrol The commission said the patrol “had attack were pulled from the patrols from head-to-toe when in public. They vowed to punish the assailants, after an had violated instructions and “escalated” no authority” to question the man’s service and posted to desk positions in also patrol shops to make sure they are investigation prompted by a YouTube the incident after members spotted the right to pay at the desk, especially after areas outside the capital. shuttered during prayer times. —AFP Islamic militants killed hundreds of Iraqi troops Horrific and massive abuses

BAGHDAD: Militants from the personnel from Camp Speicher. sion for yesterday on the missing Investigation Islamic State group carried out a The group also posted graphic soldiers. However, acting Defense mass killing of hundreds of Iraqi sol- photos that appeared to show its Minister, Saadoun al-Dulaimi diers captured when the extremists gunmen massacring scores of Iraqi Execution sites denied any orders to abandon overran a military base north of soldiers after loading the captives The Human Rights Watch state- Camp Speicher. “Nobody issued a Baghdad in June, a leading interna- onto flatbed trucks and then forcing ment said the revised figure for the withdrawal order,” he said. tional watchdog said yesterday. them to lie face-down in a shallow slain soldiers was based on analysis Also yesterday, the UN envoy in The incident at Camp Speicher, ditch, their arms tied behind their of new satellite imagery, militant Iraq called for a public and inde- an air base that previously served as backs. videos and a survivor’s account that pendent investigation by Iraqi a US military facility, was one of the The grisly images, meant to sap confirmed the existence of three authorities into the fate of the miss- worst atrocities perpetrated by the the morale of Iraqi security forces, more “mass execution sites.” The ing soldiers and the recovery of the Islamic State group in its lightning and the number of slain troops number of victims may well be even remains of those killed. SANAA: Supporters of the Shiite Huthi movement with their faces painted in offensive that seized large swaths of could not be confirmed at the time. higher as more evidence emerges, The investigation is needed “to the colours of their national flag shout slogans rejecting the presidential locate and identify the remains of overture to replace the government and reduce a disputed fuel price hike any who may have been killed, and during an anti-government demonstration in Sanaa yesterday. —AFP to undertake all efforts to secure the release of any who may remain in captivity,” Nickolay Mladenov Protesting Yemen rebels said. In his weekly address to the reject presidential overture nation, outgoing Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said yesterday that a SANAA: Yemeni Shiite rebels and activists urged supporters to press on with a cam- took to the streets of Sanaa yesterday to paign in Sanaa to oust the government. number of “perpetrators” of Camp reject a presidential overture to replace the Zaidi fighters have been camped around Speicher atrocities have been government and reduce a disputed fuel the capital for the past two weeks and held arrested or killed and that “security price hike. protests throughout much of August to forces were pursuing” others. Al- Faced with increased pressure from the push for the government’s resignation. Maliki did not elaborate. Shiite rebels, who are also known as Huthis, Analysts say the rebels are trying to The onslaught by the Islamic and a deepening political crisis, President establish themselves as the dominant politi- State group has stunned Iraq’s secu- Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi announced the cal force in the northern highlands, where rity forces and the military, which measures on Tuesday. the Zaidi Shiites are the majority communi- melted away and withdrew as the The government has pledged that a 30 ty. extremists advanced and captured percent reduction in the fuel price hikes will The government initiative demands the key cities and towns. The militants take effect Thursday, its spokesman Rajeh dismantling of the Huthis’ encampments also targeted Iraq’s indigenous reli- Badi said. within and around the capital, describing gious minorities, including But the rebels, camped inside and out- them as a “cause for tension”. Christians and followers of the side Sanaa, rejected the initiative and yester- It also calls for bringing the northern province of Amran, where rebels have ancient Yazidi faith, forcing tens of day hundreds blocked main roads inside the TIKRIT: This file image posted on a militant website on Saturday, June 14, 2014, which has been capital after calls to protest sent through expanded their presence in past months, thousands from their homes. verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, appears to show militants from the al-Qaeda- radio. Demonstrators chanted slogans under full government control, as well as inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant with captured Iraqi soldiers wearing plain clothes Since then, the Islamic State rejecting the presidential offer and called for ending confrontations in nearby Jawf after taking over a base in Tikrit, Iraq. Human Rights Watch, said yesterday, new evidence indi- group has carved out a self-styled more protests. province. caliphate in the large area strad- cates the Islamic State fighters killed between 560 and 770 men captured at Camp Speicher, “Escalate! Escalate! We reject the initia- dling the Iraqi-Syrian border that it near the city of Tikrit. —AP tive,” read a banner carried by protesters. Huthi camps now controls. “The people want to topple corruption,” they The UN Security Council on Friday also In early August, the United chanted. The protesters cleared the road demanded the dismantling of the Huthis’ northern and western Iraq. Human Rights Watch said in late the New York-based watchdog said. States launched airstrikes on the after a blockade that lasted more than three camps, and for the rebels to pull back from According to Human Rights June that analysis of photos and “Another piece of this gruesome militant group in Iraq, in an effort to hours, an AFP correspondent said. areas they have occupied in recent months. Watch, new evidence indicates the satellite images showed that puzzle has come into place, with help Iraqi forces fight back against Security forces had cordoned off roads It threatened sanctions against groups Islamic State fighters killed between between 160 and 190 men were many more executions now con- the growing militant threat. leading to the government headquarters. blocking the political transition of the 560 and 770 men captured at Camp killed in at least two locations firmed,” said Peter Bouckaert, emer- On Tuesday, the Islamic State No confrontations were reported but some impoverished country. Speicher, near the city of Tikrit - a between June 11 and 14. gencies director at Human Rights group released a video showing residents complained about disruptions. Huthi on Sunday accused the Security figure several times higher than After the incident, the soldiers Watch. “The barbarity of the Islamic the beheading of a second “I am ill. I need to go to hospital but I Council of “supporting corruption and back- could not reach it,” said Mohammed Haidar, ing policies that lead to further poverty”. what was initially reported. were listed as missing, prompting State violates the law and grossly American journalist, Steven Sotloff, 30. Speaking at a cabinet meeting yesterday, Hadi’s initiative also stressed the need “to “These are horrific and massive their families to stage demonstra- offends the conscience.” and warned President Barack Hadi warned of “violence and chaos” and commit” to implementing decisions reached abuses, atrocities by the Islamic tions in Baghdad in an effort to pres- At yesterday’s parliament session, Obama that continuing airstrikes vowed that “we will work on achieving secu- through national talks, which concluded in State, and on a scale that clearly ris- sure authorities for word on their the soldiers’ families accused author- against the group in Iraq will be rity and stability across the country and we February with a call to turn Yemen into a es to the crimes against humanity,” sons’ fate. On Tuesday, dozens of ities of “selling our sons” by ordering met with the killing of more will not be lenient regarding the security of federation of six regions. Fred Abrahams, special HRW adviser, angry family members stormed into many of the soldiers to abandon Western captives. The footage - the capital Sanaa.” The plan has been rejected by both Shiite told reporters in the northern city of the parliament in Baghdad’s fortified their posts and leave Camp Speicher depicting what the U.S. called a The presidential initiative stipulates nam- rebels and southern separatists. Yemen has Irbil yesterday. Green Zone after scuffling with in civilian clothes. Once outside the sickening act of brutality - was ing a new prime minister within a week and been locked in a protracted transition since The al-Qaeda-breakaway claimed security guards, causing commotion base, hundreds were captured, con- posted two weeks after the release reducing a recent fuel price hike, two long-time strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh was in mid-June that it had “executed” and arguing with lawmakers. They tended Mohammed al-Assi, a repre- of a video showing the killing of demands of the rebels who accuse the gov- forced from power in February 2012 after a about 1,700 soldiers and military also forced the speaker to call a ses- sentative for the soldiers’ families. journalist James Foley. —AP ernment of corruption. deadly 11-month uprising. On the econom- The rebels’ spokesman, Mohammed ic front, the International Monetary Fund on Abdulsalam, dismissed the initiative as an Tuesday approved a $553 million loan for attempt to “skirt around the demands of the Yemen to help the struggling country sta- Yemeni people,” writing on his Facebook bilise its finances and boost growth. Policeman shot dead page that the rebels “do not agree to it”. The three-year loan aims to support the government in implementing a package of Push for resignation reforms, including the elimination of large The initiative comes after Zaidi Shiite fuel subsidies to reduce a drain on the state in Egypt’s restive Sinai rebel leader Abdulmalik al-Huthi on Sunday budget. —AFP

EL-ARISH: Gunmen shot dead an Egyptian cial said. gunmen opened fire, killing him on the Israel lobbies US anew as off-duty policeman yesterday in the restive The official said the 32-year-old first ser- spot in el-Arish, the provincial capital. The north of the Sinai Peninsula, a security offi- geant was walking home after work when official spoke on condition of anonymity Iran nuke deadline looms because he was not authorized to speak to reporters. JERUSALEM: Israel is lobbying world large delegation to two days of talks in Over a dozen policemen have been shot powers anew against any Iranian the United States ahead of the main, the central and possibly the last round in the same neighborhood, home to many nuclear deal that would let Tehran retain potential bomb-making tech- of talks between the world powers policemen, since last summer. nologies, a senior Israeli official said and Iran,” Steinitz told Israel Radio. Attacks have surged against police and yesterday as another deadline for the He saw no sign of Iran significantly soldiers in recent months as the govern- international diplomacy loomed. scaling back uranium enrichment, a ment has sought to root out militants in Negotiators hope for a comprehen- process that can make fuel for nuclear sive agreement by Nov. 24 under warheads, despite diplomatic out- northern Sinai. On Tuesday, 11 policemen which Iran, which denies seeking reach by its President Hassan Rouhani. were killed by a roadside bomb. nuclear weaponry, would curb its dis- “What Rouhani has done is concede The country has been battling Islamic puted activities in exchange for an eas- on all kinds of secondary issues, par- militants in the area for years, but the vio- ing of economic sanctions crippling its tial concessions, but protected the lence dramatically escalated after the mili- economy. project’s core, which is what threatens The next round of talks between six us and the whole world,” Steinitz said. tary’s ouster last July of Islamist President world powers and Iran is expected to “This means that in substance Iran’s Mohammed Morsi and its subsequent be held later this month in New York, positions have remained as tough as crackdown on his Muslim Brotherhood sup- possibly on the sidelines of the annual before, and if there is no dramatic porters. United Nations General Assembly. development in the coming month An al-Qaeda-inspired group called Ansar Yuval Steinitz, Israeli minister for then either there will be no deal - or strategic affairs, said in a radio inter- there will be a bad deal leaving Iran a Beit al-Maqdis has claimed responsibility for view he would head a government nuclear threshold state, and this is of a series of explosions and suicide attacks delegation to Washington next week course something we are not willing over the past year, mostly targeting police to press the Jewish state’s demand to accept.” Israel is believed to have officers and soldiers. The group claimed its that the Islamic republic be stripped the region’s sole atomic arsenal. attacks were revenge for the crackdown. of all nuclear capacity - something Steinitz led a senior Israeli nuclear Tehran rules out and many Western delegation to Washington in June, A senior militant from the group, Fayez diplomats deem unfeasible. ahead of the previous, July 20 dead- Abu-Sheita, was killed Sunday. He was sus- CAIRO: In this April 1, 2011 photo, activist Ahmed Douma chants slogans during a While not a party to the negotia- line for a deal with Iran, which was march to Tahrir Square demanding the prosecution of members of former President pected of kidnapping soldiers and plotting tions with Iran, Israel wields influence missed. Hosni Mubarak’s regime in Cairo, Egypt. In an unprecedented move, an Egyptian attacks against state and security institu- in foreign capitals given its veiled As then, Steinitz said this time the tions. The official said authorities expect a threats to launch preemptive war to Israelis would “share our position and judge has ordered prosecutors to investigate three activist lawyers over claims they prevent Iran getting the bomb. our intelligence information on this “rioted” in court when they demanded to see their hunger-striking client, Ahmed rise in revenge attacks following Abu- “Next week I will be leading a very matter with the Americans”. —Reuters Douma, who is serving a three-year prison sentence for protesting. —AP Sheita’s death. —AP THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 INTERNATIONAL After 3 decades, NC man freed from prison

RALEIGH: One of North Carolina’s longest-serving case put forth by prosecutors. announced his decision. Britt did not prosecute the because it was raining, Stellato said. He told the death row inmates was freed from prison yester- The ruling was the latest twist in a notorious men. Even if the men were granted a new trial, Britt commission that’s why his DNA may have been at day, a day after a judge overturned his conviction legal case that began with what defense attorneys said: “Based upon this new evidence, the state does the scene. Stellato said weather records show it because of new DNA evidence in the case. said were coerced confessions from two scared not have a case to prosecute.” Minutes later, Sasser didn’t rain the night Buie went missing or the next Henry McCollum, 50, walked out of Central teenagers with low IQs. McCollum was 19 at the made his ruling. day. Prison in Raleigh, hugged his mother and father time, and Brown was 15. The day-long evidence hearing included testi- Stellato also said the man repeatedly told her and thanked God for his release. His half brother, Defense lawyers petitioned for their release mony from Sharon Stellato. The associate director McCollum and Brown are innocent. Still, he denied 46-year-old Leon Brown, also had his conviction in after a recent analysis from the butt pointed to of the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry involvement in the killing, Stellato said. He said the a 1983 rape and murder overturned on Tuesday. another man who lived near the soybean field Commission discussed three interviews she had girl was alive when she left his house and that he Brown was expected to be freed later Wednesday. where Sabrina Buie’s body was found in Robeson over the summer with the 74-year-old inmate didn’t see her again. Buie was found in a rural soy- McCollum spoke briefly to reporters before get- County. That man is already serving a life sentence whose DNA matched that found on the cigarette bean field, naked except for a bra pushed up ting into the passenger seat of his father’s car, for a similar rape and murder that happened less butt. He was convicted of assaulting three other against her neck. A short distance away, police where a reporter had to show him how to buckle than a month later. women and is now suspected of killing Buie. The found two bloody sticks and cigarette butts. the seat belt. He had never used a seat belt of that The men’s freedom hinged largely on the local Associated Press does not generally disclose the The DNA from the cigarette butts doesn’t design. McCollum said he hoped to go home and prosecutor’s acknowledgement of the strong evi- names of criminal suspects unless they are match Brown or McCollum, and fingerprints take a bath. There will be changes to which he’ll dence of their innocence. charged. taken from a beer can at the scene aren’t need to adjust - particularly the Internet and cell- According to Stellato, the inmate said at first he theirs either, attorneys say. No physical evi- phones, he said. New evidence didn’t know Buie. But in later interviews, he said dence connects them to the crime. Both were Superior Court Judge Douglas Sasser over- “The evidence you heard today in my opinion the girl would come to his house and buy ciga- initially given death sentences, which were turned the convictions Tuesday, saying the fact negates the evidence presented at trial,” Johnson rettes for him. overturned. At a second trial, McCollum was another man’s DNA was found on a cigarette butt Britt, the Robeson County district attorney, said The man also told them he saw the girl the night again sent to death row, while Brown was con- left near the body of the slain girl contradicted the during a closing statement before the judge she went missing and gave her a coat and hat victed of rape and sentenced to life. — AP Obama vows US will not be intimidated by new beheading British hostage would be next BAGHDAD: President Barack Obama vowed yesterday that Obama has also ruled out any cooperation with the the United States would not be intimidated by the behead- Damascus regime against IS, for fear that it would drive oth- ing of a second American reporter but acknowledged the er Sunni rebel groups in Syria into alliance with the jihadists. fight against the jihadists would take time. Obama pledged that justice would be done to the ‘Despicable act’ Islamic State (IS) killers of 31-year-old reporter Steven British Prime Minister David Cameron said the video Sotloff, wherever they hid and however long it took. But he depicted an “absolutely disgusting, despicable act” and con- warned that eliminating the threat posed to the region by vened a meeting of security chiefs to discuss how to tackle the group from its bases in Iraq and Syria would take time. the IS threat. IS posted video footage on the Internet of Sotloff’s The masked executioner in the video spoke with a beheading, confirmed as authentic by Washington, which London accent and claimed to be the same man, confirmed sparked outrage around the world. by UK security services as a Briton, who beheaded Foley. It said the journalist’s killing, which comes on the heels “I’m back, Obama, and I’m back because of your arrogant of the beheading last month of another US reporter, James foreign policy towards the Islamic State,” the black-clad Foley, was in retaliation for expanded US air strikes against jihadist says, wielding a combat knife. its fighters in Iraq over the past week. “So just as your missiles continue to strike the necks of It warned a British hostage would be next unless London our people, our knife will continue to strike the necks of backs off from its support for Washington’s air campaign. your people,” he declares, before reaching round to cut his Obama said the whole world had been repulsed by the captive’s throat. barbarism of Sotloff’s murder but “we will not be intimidat- The militant condemns US air strikes against IS fighters MILWAUKEE: US Rep Paul Ryan takes questions from a panel of reporters Tuesday, at the Rotary Club of ed”. around both Mosul Dam in the north and the Shiite Milwaukee. Ryan blamed the Obama administration for contributing to the circumstances that led to the swift “Those who make the mistake of harming Americans will Turkmen town of Amerli further south, which dates the ascent of the Islamic State, a militant group that purportedly beheaded a second American journalist in two learn that we will not forget and that our reach is long and video to the past week. weeks. — AP that justice will be served,” he said. Obama said Washington At the end of the five-minute video recording, the mili- was determined to halt the IS threat to the region but tant threatens another captive, identified as Briton David warned it would depend on close cooperation with part- Cawthorne Haines. ners in the region. “We take this opportunity to warn those governments Ex-governor’s trial may He has previously admitted that his administration has that enter this evil alliance of America against the Islamic yet to develop a comprehensive strategy for tackling IS on State to back off and leave our people alone,” he says. both sides of the Iraq-Syria border. Britain has maintained a media silence about the kid- hinge on cryptic email Washington has ruled out any air strikes for now against napping of aid worker Cawthorne Haines and there were IS fighters on the Syrian side, where they hold a large few immediate details about when or how he was abduct- swathe of the east. ed. — AFP NEW HAVEN: Former Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland to Brian Foley. “I get it. Let’s you and I meet.” Rowland’s is scheduled to return to federal court almost a decade attorneys argue he was simply showing that he under- after pleading guilty to political corruption. stood that the Foleys wanted him to work for the nursing Rowland faces a conspiracy trial this time around, home business and not the campaign. accused of conspiring to hide political consulting work Foley is expected to testify that Rowland approached for two campaigns. Prosecutors say Rowland was paid the couple to offer his services as a political consultant. $35,000 for work on Republican Lisa Wilson-Foley’s 2012 He also is expected to testify that the amount of the pay- congressional campaign in money funneled through a ment was based on Rowland’s assertions that a rival can- phony contract with her husband’s nursing home chain. didate, Mark Greenberg, had offered to pay him $7,500 to He’s also accused of trying to set up a similar deal with $8,000 a month, which prosecutors say also was to be another Republican candidate. hidden. Wilson-Foley and her husband, Brian Foley, pleaded “Mr. Foley responded to this prospect by offering Mr. guilty March 31 to conspiring to make illegal campaign Rowland a consulting agreement with (the nursing home contributions that took the form of payments by Foley to chain),” prosecutors wrote in a court filing. “They then Rowland. negotiated Mr. Rowland’s rate by negotiating down from Rowland says he did nothing wrong. He has pleaded the rate Mr. Greenberg had ostensibly offered Rowland not guilty to conspiracy, falsifying records in a federal for his campaign activities.” investigation, causing false statements to be made to the Rowland could receive another federal prison sen- Federal Election Commission and causing illegal cam- tence if convicted. But not everyone believes that is likely. paign contributions. Prosecutors say the Foleys came up Hugh Keefe, a well-known trial attorney who has repre- with the plan to hide Rowland’s campaign role amid con- sented several high-profile politicians accused of corrup- cern they would be criticized if it were discovered they tion, said the Federal Election Commission often handles paid for advice from an ex-convict. Rowland served 10 cases like this one administratively, usually with a fine. months in prison after pleading guilty almost a decade “I think people can honestly ponder why the federal ago to accepting illegal gifts while in office. government is pouring time, money and resources into The Foleys are expected to testify against Rowland at this prosecution because it’s a relatively small amount of his trial yesterday and prosecutors say they have email money involved and John Rowland is now a private citi- evidence that supports their contention that Rowland zen,” said Keefe, who is representing several potential wit- was part of the conspiracy. nesses in the case. “By federal standards, it’s on the lower “Had a brief chat with Lisa,” Rowland wrote to an email end of the scale as far as crimes go.” — AP Twin tropical storms flank Mexico’s coast

MEXICO CITY: Tropical storm Dolly lashed Mexico’s northeast NHC said. Dolly, which formed in the southern Gulf of Mexico coast on Tuesday night, the US National Hurricane Center early on Tuesday, has already forced the closure of two of (NHC) said, bringing torrential rain and life threatening flash Mexico’s three major crude oil export terminals. floods. Dolly was blowing maximum sustained winds of 45 According to national water authority Conagua it was miles per hour (72 km per hour), but having made landfall the whipping up waves of up to 4 meters (13 feet) along the storm was expected to lose strength by yesterday evening, coast. State oil giant Pemex said in a statement that it was watching Dolly’s progress and if needed it would suspend its operations in the eastern states of Veracruz and Tamaulipas, including the Francisco Madero refinery, the country’s small- est. Cayo Arcas port had been shut since Sunday afternoon while the Dos Bocas hub was closed early on Monday, the Communications and Transport Ministry said. Mexico’s third major oil export terminal at Coatzacoalcos remained open. Dolly, the fourth named storm of the 2014 Atlantic hurri- cane season, was about 25 miles (40 km) south-southeast of Tampico in northeastern Tamaulipas state, the NHC said. Dolly was moving west at 9 mph, the NHC said. The storm is expected to bring up to 15 inches (38 cm) of rain across areas of Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon states. “This rainfall is expected to cause life-threatening flash floods and mud slides in areas of mountainous terrain,” the NHC said. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Norbert formed on Tuesday off southwestern Mexico, and was about 320 miles (515 km) southeast of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, the NHC said. Norbert was headed further out to sea, churning north- northwest at 8 mph (13 kph), the NHC said, blowing maxi- mum sustained winds of 45 mph. The NHC expected it to reach hurricane strength on Thursday. Mexico suffered its worst floods on record last September when tropical storms Manuel and Ingrid con- verged from the Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico, killing more than 150 people and causing damage estimated at around $6 billion. — Reuters THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 INTERNATIONAL

Security meeting in Nigeria as Boko Haram attacks intensify

ABUJA: Foreign ministers from Nigeria military that they had located the girls. Borno, residents said they were preparing But while some foreign mercenaries some analysts say a wider military and neighbouring countries met yester- Recent weeks have seen Boko Haram for the worst. “We live in fear of a possi- may form part of the guerrilla ranks response risked internationalising the day to discuss Boko Haram, as the mili- take and hold swathes of territory in ble Boko Haram attack on Maiduguri and violence has spilt across borders, conflict. —AFP tants’ rapid land grab intensified in the far northeast Nigeria, with the country’s mili- because of the speed with which they are northeast, raising fears for regional secu- tary seemingly unable to check their taking over towns and villages,” said local rity. advance. man Babagana Kolo. The one-day meeting of representa- On Monday, residents said the mili- “Our concern is soldiers are not able to tives from Benin, Cameroon, Chad and tants took over the town of Bama, 70 stop Boko Haram who take delight in Niger also includes officials from the kilometres (45 miles) from the Borno killing people. United States, Britain, France and Canada state capital, Maiduguri, sending hun- Boko Haram has been blamed for plus the African Union and United dreds of soldiers fleeing. But top brass thousands of deaths since 2009 but in Nations. disputed the claim and maintained that recent weeks has changed tactics, shift- Nigeria’s ministry of foreign affairs said they were still in control. ing from indiscriminate and retaliatory the talks were aimed at “reviewing hit-and-run attacks to seizing strategic progress” of earlier meetings in Paris and Fear in Maiduguri territory. London as well as the Africa Summit held The attack led to fears that Boko In a video obtained by AFP on August in the United States last month. In partic- Haram has Maiduguri in its sights and 24, the group’s leader Abubakar Shekau ular, it would examine “the extent of for- aims to make it the centre of a separate, claimed that the town of Gwoza in Borno eign assistance, including efforts by the hardline Islamic state. Andrew Noakes, state was now part of an Islamic Nigerian government, in the continued co-ordinator of the Nigeria Security caliphate. fight to... rout the Boko Haram insur- Network of analysts, warned that the The group is now thought to hold a gency”, it added. government was losing control of vast number of towns in an arc running from Regional powers vowed to play a parts of the northeast and a looming the Lake Chad area of northeast Borno, greater role against the Islamists after the humanitarian crisis. around the eastern border with mass kidnapping of more than 200 girls “Unless swift action is taken, Nigeria Cameroon, to the south of the state. from their school in northeast Nigeria in could be facing a rapid takeover of a It also reportedly holds at least one April, which caused global outrage. large area of its territory reminiscent of town in neigbouring Yobe and Adamawa International powers sent intelligence ISIS’s lightning advances in Iraq,” he said. states. Independent corroboration is ABUJA: Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister Aminu Wali (L) shakes hands and surveillance specialists and equip- “If Borno falls to Boko Haram, parts of impossible because of communication with Nigerian Ambassador to the United States Ade Adefuye (C) prior to and travel difficulties while the govern- ment to Abuja to help trace the missing (neighbouring) Yobe and Adamawa a ministerial security meeting between Nigeria and neighbouring coun- teenagers, 217 of whom are still being (states) can be expected to follow. Parts ment has officially denied ceding territo- held captive. But nearly five months on of Cameroon along the border area ry. Nigeria has repeatedly played up tries yesterday in Abuja. Foreign ministers from Nigeria and neighbour- from the abduction, Western diplomats would also probably be overrun.” what it says is the regional aspect of the ing countries met yesterday to discuss Boko Haram, as the militants’ have indicated that there has been little In Maiduguri, where thousands of insurgency, blaming foreign fighters and rapid land grab intensified in the far northeast, raising fears for regional progress, despite a claim from Nigeria’s people have fled violence from across overseas funding for the violence. security. —AFP Freed British parents reunited with ill son Extradition order against them lifted

MALAGA: The British parents jailed after taking having taken Ashya, who has a brain tumour, out been contacted by the court in Portsmouth and their critically-ill son Ashya King from hospital of a British hospital without doctors’ consent. would have to consult with the justice ministry enjoyed an emotional reunion with him at his Brett King had told reporters on Wednesday he before taking “the appropriate decisions” on cus- bedside in Spain yesterday, an official said. feared he would not be allowed to see Ashya tody of Ashya. Brett King, 51, and his wife Neghemeh King, because an English court has had legal custody The couple had been held under an interna- 45, saw their five-year-old son for the first time of the boy since last week when his parents took tional warrant for taking Ashya out of hospital in since they walked free, following the lifting of an him to Spain. Southampton, southern England after disagree- extradition order against them by British prose- He said he and his wife were longing to see ing with doctors about his cancer treatment. cutors. But officials warned the desperate par- the boy again after their four days in jail, saying Authorities issued the warrant fearing Ashya’s condition would deteriorate. “We just want to show love to him because without that there is no purpose to life,” a visibly shaken King told PARIS: French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve (2nd-R) welcomes reporters earlier on Wednesday, after being Meriam Rhaiem (L) upon her arrival with her daughter yesterday in Velizy- released. “He hasn’t got too many months to live Villacoublay near Paris. Meriam Rhaiem, 25, made headlines in March when and we’re locked away in a cell,” the 51-year-old she made an emotional appeal to French authorities to recognise her baby father told reporters. “We are just trying to speed things up to help him.” girl as “the youngest French hostage”. —AFP

Treatment and love French mum reunited with King said Wednesday he believed the radio- therapy treatment planned by doctors in son taken by jihadi father England would have turned Ashya into a “veg- etable”. “It is not the answer for a child of five. It is VILLACOUBLAY MILITARY BASE: A young with her in October last year, and had left too strong for a child,” he said. The Kings want French mother whose two-year-old daugh- France by road bound for Turkey, from Ashya to undergo an alternative treatment ter was smuggled out of the country by her where he called his wife regularly and called proton beam therapy. Brett King said the father and reportedly taken to jihadist cen- asked her to come and join them. family is selling its apartment in Malaga to fund tres in Syria arrived home yesterday after He had also said he planned to cross the therapy. they were reunited in Turkey. into Syria with their daughter to join the Al- Ashya’s brother Danny told the BBC he had Meriam Rhaiem, 25, made headlines in Nusra Front, which is Al-Qaeda’s official seen Ashya on Tuesday and that “physically he’s March with an emotional appeal to French Syrian affiliate. fine but emotionally he’s very confused,” authorities to recognise her baby girl as Cazeneuve told French radio on because he hasn’t seen his parents. “the youngest French hostage”. Mother and Wednesday that the father “had taken this The Kings’ legal troubles prompted an out- daughter arrived at Villacoublay air base child into the theatre of jihadist operations MALAGA: British parent Brett (C) arrives to the maternity ward at the Regional pouring of public support in Britain, where some outside Paris at 2:15am Wednesday (0015 in Syria”, adding she was “in danger every University Hospital in Malaga yesterday where five-year-old son, Ashya King, was 130,000 people signed a petition calling for the GMT) aboard a plane chartered by the day.” placed after Spanish police arrested his parents. The father of British brain tumour boy to be reunited with his parents. French interior ministry. He paid tribute to “a brave mother (who) sufferer Ashya King said yesterday he was being prevented from visiting his five- Prosecutors had said they suspected the par- “It’s a moment of great emotion with decided to get her child back.” ents of “cruelty,” but the British Crown the arrival of Meriam Rhaiem and her year-old in hospital, despite the lifting of an extradition order against him and his Prosecution Service said on Tuesday it was with- wife. —AFP daughter Assia, after months of waiting,” Radicalised in Mecca drawing the warrant as Ashya had been properly said Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve According to Rhaiem’s lawyer Gabriel looked after. who went out onto the tarmac to meet the Versini-Bullara, her husband had become ents must wait for a custody ruling to know “there was no minute that went by without our British Prime Minister David Cameron wel- plane. radicalised after travelling to Mecca, asking whether they can take him away from the hospi- hearts hurting to see Ashya”. comed news that the case had been dropped, He noted “the trials this young woman her to wear the veil, criticising her for work- tal to seek the alternative treatment they want- The hospital official told AFP the parents “can saying on his Twitter feed: “It’s important this lit- has endured, fighting hard for the return of ing or banning her from playing music to ed for his brain tumour. stay with him the whole time but they will not tle boy gets treatment & the love of his family.” her daughter who was kidnapped in cir- Assia. “They were able to see him without any prob- be able to take him out of the hospital until the Danny King told the BBC the family had cumstances which aren’t clear.” He thanked Like a number of European countries, lem. It was very emotional,” said an official at the custody issue is resolved”. received information on possible treatment in the Turkish authorities for their role in the France has expressed concern over radi- children’s hospital in the southern Spanish city The top health official for the Andalusia the United States, but he expected his parents family reunion which led to “the best possi- calised people leaving the country to fight of Malaga, who asked not to be named. region where Malaga is located, Maria Jose would choose to take Ashya to a clinic in Prague ble outcome”. Rhaiem, holding her child in in Iraq and Syria, with fears that they could The couple were detained on Saturday for Sanchez, told reporters her department had for proton beam therapy. —AFP a beige blanket and flanked by her lawyer pose a risk to domestic security on their who was also on the plane from Turkey, return. made no comment upon her arrival. According to official estimates, around Rhaiem, who lives in eastern France, had 800 French nationals or residents including Scorned former first lady said she was certain her French husband, several dozen women-have travelled to whom she is divorcing, and who is wanted Syria, returned from the conflict-ridden under an international arrest warrant, was country or plan to go there. in Hollande kiss-and-tell in Syria where he was seeking to join France unveiled a bill in July aimed at jihadists. The father was arrested last week- stopping aspiring jihadists from travelling end with their 28-month-old daughter to Syria. It includes a ban on foreign travel PARIS: A heated passion, a tumultuous and nothing more: Valerie and Francois,” mother of his four children, for Trierweiler er, Trierweiler was quoted as saying by Assia in Turkey, where he is still being held, of up to six months for individuals suspect- break-up and a desperate bid at reconcili- the weekly writes. who became the de facto first lady of the weekly. a French interior ministry source said. ed of radicalisation, and gives authorities ation: for the first time, France’s former Hollande’s office said it was “not France after he was elected in 2012, She became increasingly frustrated Assia’s father had failed to bring his powers to temporarily confiscate and inval- first lady spills the beans about her tem- aware” of the book’s publication. “So by despite the fact the pair were not mar- with the cabal surrounding Hollande as daughter home after spending the day idate their passports. —AFP pestuous relationship with President definition we have not read this book,” a ried. he campaigned for the keys to the Elysee Francois Hollande. source close to the Socialist leader told Hollande ‘de-humanised’ Palace. In a kiss-and-tell memoir, written and AFP. The glamorous journalist, now 49, In quotes carried by Paris-Match, According to Paris-Match, Stephane published in the utmost secrecy, Valerie got together with Hollande in 2005 while Trierweiler says that at the beginning, “it Le Foll, a close advisor and now govern- Global drive to stop jihadis Trierweiler charts the highs and lows of he was in a relationship with Segolene was electric between us when we were ment spokesman, told her: “If you want her time with Hollande, whose popularity Royal-herself a former presidential candi- together.” an evening with Francois, you have to go going to Syria and Iraq is already at historic lows and who could date-and the pair began a secret liaison. But Hollande changed, “de-human- through me.” suffer further embarrassment from the Hollande subsequently left Royal, the ised” as he got closer to the reins of pow- Then once elected, Hollande pulled PARIS: New laws make it easier to seize fought with the Islamic State group is new revelations. In extracts published further and further away. She recalls an passports. Suspected fighters are plucked accused in a deadly attack on a Jewish Wednesday by glossy magazine Paris- episode before a state dinner, when he from planes. Authorities block finances and museum in Belgium. Match, Trierweiler describes the bust-up asks her whether it takes her a long time shut down radical mosques. With each video that ricochets around in the presidential bedroom when news to be “beautiful”, to which she responds in And behind the scenes, Silicon Valley social networks, the militants gain new broke of Hollande’s affair with actress the affirmative. firms are under increasing pressure to wipe recruits. “If neglected, I am certain that after Julie Gayet. “At the same time, no one asks any- extremist content from websites as Western a month they will reach Europe and, after “I crack up. I don’t want to hear that, I thing else of you,” the president tells her, intelligence agencies explore new tech- another month, America,” Saudi King rush into the bathroom. I grab the little according to the weekly. nologies to identify returning fighters at the Abdullah said Friday, calling for a strong plastic bag with the sleeping pills,” she Trierweiler remembers another border. Governments from France to international response to the onslaught in recounts in an episode run in the maga- wounding episode, when a voter is Indonesia have launched urgent drives to Syria and Iraq. zine. caught on camera asking Hollande not to cut off one of the Islamic State group’s Britain has taken a particularly active “Francois follows me. He tries to marry the journalist, who is deeply biggest sources of strength: foreign fighters. role in censoring content deemed to break snatch the bag... The pills spill over the unpopular with the French. He just bursts At the heart of the drive is mounting con- the country’s strict rules against extremist bed and on the ground... I swallow what I out laughing, according to Paris-Match. cern that the organization is training the propaganda. UK officials recently revealed can. I want to sleep. I don’t want to live News of his affair with 42-year-old next generation of international terrorists. they have been granted “super flagger” sta- through the coming hours... I lost con- Gayet caused shockwaves in France in Those fears have gained urgency from tus on sites such as YouTube, meaning their sciousness.” January, and Trierweiler was hospitalised the group’s horrific methods: A British mili- requests to remove videos with grisly con- The 320-page book “is a cry of love as In this file picture, French president Francois Hollande and his for a week after Closer published pictures tant is suspected of beheading two tent or that encourage terrorism are fast- well as a slow descent into hell, a plunge companion Valerie Trierweiler wait for German President of Hollande arriving for secret trysts with American journalists, and a Frenchman who tracked. —AP into the intimacy of a couple. Two people Joachim Gauckand, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris. —AP the actress at a borrowed flat. —AFP

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 INTERNATIONAL Two S Korean soldiers die during training

SEOUL: Two young soldiers in South during a mock training exercise on how drill, soldiers had to spend an hour kneel- widespread public fury over a series of arrested for manslaughter after an initial Korea’s special warfare unit died during to survive when captured by enemies, ing down with their heads wrapped in deaths and suicides of young conscripts investigation showed Yoon had been training, the military said yesterday, fol- said a spokesman of the Special Warfare cloth and hands bound behind the back, caused by barrack-room bullying. repeatedly bullied. lowing a series of incidents and suicides Command (SWC). military officials said. “This is the first South Korea’s army chief of staff Kwon The case-revealed by rights activists that have unleashed public fury over bul- “They had breathing problems during time that we adopted the programme, Oh-Seong resigned last month to take in July-came on the back of two separate lying in the army. the mock captivity training when their which has been used by special warfare responsibility for the death in April of a suicides by army privates also in July, The two staff sergeants in their early heads were wrapped in cloth, and died units in the US, Britain and Australia,” it bullied soldier. and a deadly shooting spree in June in 20s, surnamed Lee and Cho, died after after being sent to hospital,” the quoted one official at the SWC. The 23-year-old private, surnamed which a sergeant shot dead five com- collapsing during training on Tuesday spokesman Lee Hong-Joo said. “There must have been some sloppi- Yoon, died of asphyxiation after being rades for taunting him. Conscripts, most night, a defence ministry spokesman Another soldier is being treated after ness in carrying out the training,” said struck in the chest by comrades during of them in their early 20s, account for the said. being injured during the training, he said another official quoted by Yonhap. The mealtime, with a chunk of food lodged in lion’s share of the military’s 690,000 They appeared to have suffocated without elaborating further. During the latest incident comes as the army faces his airway. Five young soldiers were later active personnel. —AFP Abe picks China-friendly lawmakers to key posts Japan PM names five women to new cabinet

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister members such as Chief Cabinet campaign chief. tionship on common issues con- Shinzo Abe picked two veteran law- Secretary Yoshihide Suga, Finance Tanigaki, 69, is from a moderate fronting international society,” Suga makers with friendly ties to China for Minister Taro Aso, 73, Economics wing of the LDP that favours better told a news conference as China top party posts yesterday in an Minister Akira Amari, 65, and Foreign ties with China. He was also an archi- marked the anniversary of its World apparent signal of hope for a thaw in Minister Fumio Kishida, 57, signalling tect of a plan to hike the sales tax in War Two victory over Japan. chilly ties with Beijing and a summit policy continuity. two stages to curb Japan’s huge pub- Former vice defence minister with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Abe’s new line-up faces a number lic debt. Implementation of the sec- Akinori Eto takes over from moderate The change in executives in Abe’s of challenges, including how to ond stage is now in doubt due to a conservative Itsunori Onodera as Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was repair ties with China that have been string of gloomy economic data. defence minister. He also assumes a twinned with a cabinet reshuffle in frayed by rows over disputed territo- Veteran lawmaker Toshihiro Nikai, new post responsible for national which Abe gave the health and wel- ry and Japan’s wartime history, and 75, who also has close ties with security reform as Abe pushes ahead fare portfolio to a reform-minded whether to go ahead with a planned China, was appointed to a second with efforts to ease the limits of lawmaker, kept core ministers and sales tax rise next year despite signs top party post. Outgoing administra- Japan’s pacifist constitution on its HONG KONG: Former Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa (R) speaks boosted the number of women in an the economy is faltering. tive reform minister Tomomi Inada, military. during a press conference in Hong Kong yesterday. Tung supported the The little-known Eto, who is close standing committee of China’s rubber-stamp parliament who on August 31 to Abe, belongs to a group of law- ruled out public nominations for Hong Kong’s next chief executive in 2017, makers advocating visits to Tokyo’s with candidates for the city’s top job to be approved instead by a Beijing- controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war backed committee. — AFP dead, although his office said he has not visited the shrine this year. China rejects ‘interference’ over Abe’s pilgrimage there in December outraged China, where HK after US pledges support the shrine is viewed as a symbol of Japan’s past militarism. Abe has since BEIJING: China stressed yesterday that it which allows civil liberties not seen on avoided visiting the shrine in person. Eto has policy expertise, political would tolerate no foreign interference in the mainland, including free speech and analyst Ito said, but added: “He will Hong Kong affairs, after the United the right to protest. not have a lot of influence. The mes- States said it supported “universal suf- The NPC standing committee deci- sage from the appointments to the frage” in the territory. sion “represents an important progress two party posts is stronger.” The “constitutional reform of Hong in the development of democracy in Abe has not revamped his cabinet Kong is China’s domestic affair which Hong Kong”, Qin said. “To safeguard the since returning to office in December brooks no interference from the out- lasting prosperity and stability of Hong 2012, a record for a post-World War side”, Chinese foreign ministry Kong serves the common interests of Two premier. That means dozens of spokesman Qin Gang told reporters at a the international community including veterans in his male-dominated LDP regular briefing. the US.” were eager to be tapped for a post. Qin was responding to comments China hopes the international com- Abe, who has made a push to get made by State Department spokes- munity will see the issue “from a positive more women into the workforce a woman Jen Psaki in Washington on and objective perspective”, Qin added. linchpin of his “Abenomics” growth Tuesday supportive of pro-democracy Asked to react to the continuation of a plan, appointed five female ministers, protesters in Hong Kong, a semi- British parliamentary inquiry into Hong equalling a record set by Junichiro autonomous region of China. Kong, Qin underlined that the region Koizimi in 2001. “The United States supports universal was no longer under London’s control. Yuko Obuchi, 40, daughter of a suffrage in Hong Kong in accordance “It is not the Hong Kong of before former prime minister and mother of with the Basic Law and the aspirations of 1997,” he said, adding that its matters are two, takes over as minister of trade the Hong Kong people,” Psaki told part of China’s domestic affairs. TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front row C) poses with cabinet members during a and industry, while LDP policy chief photo session after their first cabinet meeting at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo Sanae Takaichi, 53, an Abe ally and reporters, referring to Hong Kong’s mini- “We are opposed to any interference yesterday. Abe named five women to his new cabinet yesterday, leading by example in a country former minister for gender equality constitution. from the outside in any forms,” he said. economists say must make better use of its highly-educated but underemployed women. — AFP in his first cabinet in 2006, was The standing committee of the “This position is resolute and clear.” named minister of internal affairs and National People’s Congress, China’s rub- Separately, Hong Kong’s first post-han- effort to polish his image. “A positive economic cycle is kick- 55, a close conservative ally of Abe, communications. ber-stamp parliament, said Sunday that dover leader yesterday urged activists to In a move welcomed by Tokyo ing off,” Abe told a news conference became LDP policy chief. His message, however, was some- Hong Kong citizens would be allowed to cooperate over political reforms. stock market players, Abe drafted after the new line-up was announced. “He is sending a strong message what mixed since some of the elect their next leader in 2017 — but Tung Chee-hwa, the 77-year-old for- Yasuhisa Shiozaki, 63, a proponent of “We’re only halfway through in to China that he wants to improve appointees, including Haruko candidates must be chosen by a pro- mer British colony’s chief executive from an overhaul of Japan’s Government reforms and we need to deal with ties. Not only Tanigaki but Nikai have Arimura, new minister in charge of Beijing committee and must win the 1997 until 2005, said at a press confer- Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), to new challenges. I reshuffled my cab- good ties with China,” said political women’s issues and the falling backing of more than half of the com- ence in Hong Kong that activists should head the ministry of labour, health inet so that we can tackle these analyst Atsuo Ito. birthrate, are known for promoting mittee members to stand. make compromises and stop “pointing and welfare, which oversees GPIF. challenges boldly and vigorously,” highly conservative, traditional family Only two or three will be allowed to fingers” at Beijing. The fund is finalising plans to he added. “The biggest challenge Mixed message on women? values. stand for election. Democracy activists “Hong Kong is our home,” Tung said. boost the weighting of domestic now is ... to revive the regions of Abe has signalled that he hopes Abe, who surged to power prom- say the rules mean China will be able to “We have to work together. “The only stocks in its portfolio. Japan.” to meet Chinese leader Xi at an Asia- ising to revive the economy and bol- ensure that only pro-Beijing candidates way out is through working together Abe also gave women almost a In a bid for party unity, the Pacific leaders gathering in Beijing in ster Japan’s security stance in the can contest the vote. hand in hand. Otherwise there will be no third of the posts in his 18-minister hawkish Abe tapped outgoing November. face of a rising China, has seen his Britain handed Hong Kong back to end to the bitter squabble and the paral- cabinet to show his commitment to Justice Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki, “Japan and China both have support slip to around 50 percent, China in 1997 under an agreement ysis.” —AFP promoting women as part of his his predecessor as LDP leader, for responsibility for international peace still high for a Japanese premier “Abenomics” growth strategy. the key party post of secretary-gen- and prosperity. It is vital to develop a but off early peaks of around 60 But he retained powerful cabinet eral, the LDP’s de facto election forward-looking, cooperative rela- percent. —Reuters Explosion at Japan Thailand picks team for steel plant, 15 hurt talks with Muslim rebels TOKYO: At least 15 people were explosion came after other fire trou- injured yesterday after an explosion bles earlier this year. No one was hurt at a steel plant in central Japan, the in separate incidents in January, June latest in a series of accidents at the and July at the same plant. The inci- BANGKOK: Thailand will assemble a peace military junta said yesterday. ward” and that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan- site. Television pictures showed dents prompted the mayor of Tokai, a negotiating team by the end of the week to Udomdet Sitabutr, secretary-general of the ocha will appoint team members to lead the clouds of black smoke billowing from city of about 100,000 people, to for- revive talks with Muslim separatists whose National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), Thai delegation. the Nippon Steel and Sumitomo mally ask the steelmaker to draw up a insurgency in the south of the country has as the junta is formally known, said talks, bro- “We will have soldiers, lawyers and aca- Metal facility in Tokai, which employs plan to deal with any safety problems. cost thousands of lives in the past decade, the kered by Malaysia, would “definitely move for- demics on the team,” Udomdet told reporters. 3,000 people. Mayor Atsuo Suzuki submitted the The insurgency is based in Pattani, Yala and A spokesman for the Aichi prefec- request twice in the wake of separate Narathiwat provinces in Thailand’s so-called tural police said the fire department incidents, according to local media. “Deep South”. Thailand is a mainly Buddhist had been alerted to a problem at the Four incidents this year were related country and resistance to central government plant at 12:46 pm (0346 GMT). to power blackouts, the company rule in the three Muslim-majority provinces A Tokyo-based spokeswoman for spokeswoman said, adding that has existed for decades, resurfacing brutally in the world’s number-two steelmaker Wednesday’s problem was caused by 2004. said the blast injured its workers and another issue. More than 6,000 people have died since those from partner firms. All 15 “The fire broke out during the then, according to Deep South Watch, which injured people were taken to hospital, process right before coal is thrown monitors the violence. Successive govern- according to a Tokai city emergency into a coke oven,” she said. Unlike in ments have failed to quell the unrest. The official. neighbouring China, industrial acci- start of talks in 2013 was lauded by some “We don’t know the severity of dents are relatively rare in Japan rights groups, and academics. Others were their injuries,” he told AFP. Five people where safety measures are usually sceptical, saying that the government was suffered serious injuries from appar- strictly enforced. talking to the wrong rebel group. ent smoke inhalation and burns, Last month, the plant announced The talks stalled months before the previ- national broadcaster NHK reported. It preventative measures, including set- ous civilian government became engulfed by added that police would investigate ting up a committee to investigate street protests late last year, in a political crisis the case over possible professional details of past incidents and over- that climaxed with a court ordering Prime negligence that resulted in injury. hauling the site’s power supply sys- Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to step down on Factory workers were trying to tems. May 7. deal with smoke rising from a coal The plant manufactures a wide The military seized power weeks later in a storage unit near a coke oven before range of steel products, from high- May 22 coup. Udomdet said Malaysia had the blaze erupted, according to NHK, quality steel sheets for vehicle bodies identified the right group to bring to the next citing police sources. to products for canned food as well as round of talks. “There was a small explosion that various kinds of steel pipes. BEIJING: Chinese children look at weapons used by the Japanese military in World “Malaysia has found the real people War II at an exhibition about the war, in Beijing yesterday. Chinese President Xi was caused by a fire at a coke oven,” The company’s Tokyo-listed shares behind the problem who are ready to talk to another Tokai city official told AFP. closed down 1.6 percent at 274.9 yen Jinping and all six other members of the Politburo Standing Committee, the coun- us,” he said, without giving further details. Coal-based coke is a key ingredient as the broader Japanese market try’s most powerful body, made a rare public appearance yesterday to commemorate “The peace talks will definitely move for- used in the steelmaking process. The added 0.38 percent. —AFP 69 years since Japan’s surrender at the end of World War II. —AFP ward.” —Reuters NEWS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 UAE calls for global fight against terror US citizen jailed over Saudi ‘terror cell’ DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates called yesterday for a too, including Yemen, Somalia, Libya and Afghanistan - coordinated international effort to tackle the “global countries it said “also suffer from the radical ideology scourge” of terrorism, raising particular concern about and incitement to violence emanating from ISIL and Al- the threat posed by the Islamic State militant group that Qaeda,” using another acronym for the Islamic State has seized large swaths of Iraq and Syria. The US-allied group. Gulf nation has provided backing for some of the Sunni US officials say the Emirates and Egypt were behind rebel groups fighting to topple President Bashar Al- airstrikes against Islamist-backed militants in Libya last Assad in Syria, and its companies have made significant month. The UAE has not publicly confirmed it was investments in Iraq. It has taken a firm stance against involved, and its statement yesterday made no further Islamist movements such as the Muslim Brotherhood mention of Libya. that have sought to benefit from the regional tumult of Separately, a Riyadh court jailed 24 people, includ- the Arab Spring. ing a US citizen, for up to 27 years yesterday for forming In its appeal, the Emirati Foreign Affairs Ministry a “terrorist cell” and attempting to attack Saudi and expressed its “deepest concerns and strongest condem- Bahrain, state media said. The defendants, sentenced to nation of terror acts and criminal practices of violent at least two years in prison, also include one Yemeni citi- extremists.” It blasted the Islamic State group for killing, zen, while the rest are all Saudi nationals, said the offi- terrorizing and displacing civilians, ransacking property cial SPA news agency. The US citizen, who was not and destroying religious and historical sites. The mes- named, was jailed for 17 years. The special court found sage appeared to be directed in part at its Western allies them guilty of “forming a terrorist cell that plotted ahead of a meeting between US President Barack attacks against oil pipelines... and some citizens” and Obama and other NATO leaders in Wales today. disobeying the kingdom’s rulers, with some of them The UAE has deployed troops in support of the travelling to join wars abroad. NATO-led mission in Afghanistan and last year became Members of the group had also “attempted to carry the first Arab state to open a diplomatic mission to the out a terrorist attack in the kingdom (of Saudi Arabia) alliance. “On the eve of the NATO summit in Wales, the and Bahrain,” site of a Shiite-led uprising against the UAE stresses the need for cooperation and coordination Sunni regime. Massive protests lasted one month until a amongst the international community, taking advan- nationwide crackdown which was backed by Saudi-led tage of the existing institutional framework,” it said. “As Gulf forces that rolled into Bahrain in support of the rul- terrorism is a global scourge that knows no borders and ing Al-Khalifa family in March 2011. The defendants draws from all parts of the world, the international com- were also convicted of training for armed combat and munity must work towards a unified strategy to face possessing weapons and ammunition “in a bid to A giant wooden hippopotamus created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman floats in the Thames in London this issue at all levels.” undermine security” as well as “financing terrorism,” said yesterday. The sculpture named HippopoThames is 21-m-long and is on display until Sept 28 as part of the The Emirates is a seven-state federation that includes SPA. Totally Thames festival. — AFP the oil-rich capital of Abu Dhabi and the Middle East’s Their identities were not disclosed and it was unclear commercial hub, Dubai. It said it supports regional and if their trial was linked to those of dozens accused of international efforts to fight terrorism “and is deter- belonging to Al-Qaeda or of involvement in the wave of Kuwait drops 4 spots in global... mined to stand firm against all extremist threats.” In unrest unleashed by extremists in 2003. In 2011, Riyadh addition to tackling extremist threats in Iraq and Syria, it set up specialised terrorism courts to try the extremist Continued from Page 1 are falling; banking systems seem more robust, even if called for international action elsewhere in the region who include Saudis and foreigners. — Agencies financial reform has not yet been completed; and intensity of local competition (114); effectiveness of access to credit, while still limited, is slowly recovering.” anti-monopoly policy (131); number of procedures to Though government spending on mega projects start a business (131); pay and productivity (104) and and tenders has resulted in a growth in optimism in Egypt religious body wants almost dead last for FDI and technology transfer (141). Kuwait, the WEF report clearly indicates the many On the positive side, Kuwait ranked 1 out of 144 on structural problems the country continues to face in belly-dancing show banned inflation; mobile phone subscriptions (3) gross national trying to develop its economy. “The leading economies savings (3) and [lack of] HIV prevalence (1). in the index all possess a track record in developing, CAIRO: Egypt’s top religious body demanded yester- belly dancers, instructors and fun-loving amateurs fly The report is one of the most widely read on global accessing and utilizing available talent, as well as in day that a new belly-dancing TV show be suspended to Egypt from as far as Japan, the United States and competiveness indicators. In its introduction, the WEF making investments that boost innovation....These for “corrupting morals” and serving “extremists” who Australia to learn more about the art and get a sense report notes that the world is finally “emerging from smart and targeted investments have been possible could use it as a pretext to depict Egyptian society as of the culture in which it originated. the worst financial and economic crisis of the past 80 thanks to a coordinated approach based on strong col- anti-Islamic. The call by Dar al-Ifta, the top body that In its statement, Dar al-Ifta said the show “serves years and returning to a pre-crisis situation: large inter- laboration between the public and private sectors,” the advises Muslims on religious and life issues, follows extremists who take such matters as a justification to est rate spreads for public debt in hard-hit countries report said. others criticizing the show called “Dancer”. But the promote the idea that society is fighting religion”. But debate over it isn’t all about it being too racy for tele- the criticism of the show goes beyond that. Critics of vision - it’s part of a concerted effort by Egypt’s gov- the show are clerics who also opposed Islamist Congratulations to the nation ernment to show its both challenging Islamists as a President Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Continued from Page 1 Transparency of government policy making didn’t rank political forces while still respecting the country’s Brotherhood group, who were toppled last year by much better at 103. more-conservative values. the military. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi, It has 100 indicators and 144 countries are judged Haha! Effectiveness and anti-monopoly? Everything is a “Dancer” aired only once on the Cairo and People who led the ouster of Morsi after mass protests, has according to these measures. monopoly. You don’t need to know the number. Keep it a satellite television network. A famous belly dancer portrayed himself as standing up against extremism For Kuwait, we sucked in investment. Why should an secret, don’t tell the neighbors. But I’ll tell you it’s 114 out of known as Dina was among a three-member panel and the political use of Islam. But while battling investor come to Kuwait with all the doors closed in his face 144. There’s monopoly even in foreigners buying pickup that chose the most-talented dancers, many of whom Islamists, Sisi also has tried to show himself as repre- - starting from a 51/49 percent partnership with a citizen to trucks in Kuwait, called ‘vanettes’. were not Egyptians. In an advertisement, the network senting a “true Islam” and serving as a guardian of getting a visa for his workers that needs a miracle to stand- There are monopolies on many things here, if you are said the winner would receive the title “the best belly “society’s morals”. Sisi’s government has banned some ing in long queues to get a license for his company, while he interested you can go to the ministry of commerce and find dancer in the world”. The contestants also shouted at books and movies to do that. can do all this on the phone or online in the UAE for out about them. So if there is monopoly, how would you each other and fought in the advertisement in the tra- Anti-Muslim Brotherhood cleric Muzhir Shahine instance. So we ranked beautifully in this, 141 out of 144 create competition? No wonder we rank so low, 114 out of dition of Western-style reality shows. The network ran and a group of professors Al-Azhar, a Cairo university countries. Bravo. 144 on intensity of competition. an announcement Tuesday saying it postponed the prestigious in the Muslim world, issued a statement Let’s jump to another indicator - education. No need for Technology - no need to tell you. We are a buying show’s second episode over the country mourning criticizing the belly-dancing show as part of “attacks me to tell you about education - you all know that it needs nation, not an inventing nation. We ranked beautifully on the killing of security forces in a militant attack in on society’s values,” while also trying to compare it to revamping. We are using a curriculum that was developed in the numbers of mobiles people have - 3 out of 144. northern Sinai Peninsula. atheism and homosexuality - which a large number of the 1950s until now in our schools. We don’t want to enter Imagine. So the nation puts its energy - since there is noth- Belly dancing has been famed in Middle Eastern conservative Egyptians perceive as taboos. The clerics into the corruption of the education system in Kuwait. If you ing else to compete with - to talking on the phone. But to countries for centuries, though many Egyptian con- also hired a lawyer to file a lawsuit to suspend the live here, you know about it. We ranked something like 104 congratulate you guys, we are number one in low instances servatives now believe it immoral. Many belly dancers program. “Why some insist on embarrassing the state out of 144 in quality of primary education, 40 places better of HIV. We don’t have it. And also we ranked beautifully in here say Egyptian movies - in which belly dancers are ... especially that the country is heading to decisive than investment. national savings - untouched and closed in world banks. We often characters who only lust after men and their parliamentary elections,” their statement Tuesday Bureaucracy, guys. Bureaucracy. Bureaucracy. We also are number 3. money - is to blame for the negative image. Foreign read. — AP ranked 135 out of 144 in ‘burden of government regulation’. So congratulations to the nation on this beautiful report. 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By Richard Lein

ATO has been a bugbear for the Kremlin, a mon- strous threat used to keep Russians in line, but NMoscow’s nightmare is now coming true as a new Cold War hangs over Europe, analysts say. At a summit in Wales on Thursday and Friday NATO leaders are expected to approve the deployment of thousands of NATO troops and military equipment to Eastern Europe. That is a major set- back for Moscow, which since the end of the Cold War has sought an end of military blocs on the continent, then to keep NATO weak and as far away from its border. Russian policymakers have an almost visceral hate for NATO, feeling that the West reneged on understandings at It’s no longer safe to recline your seat the end of the Cold War that military blocs would disappear. The bitterness was compounded when NATO expanded By Scott Mayerowitz To boost their profits, airlines have been adding more Boston. Then on Monday night, on a Delta flight from New into former Moscow-led Warsaw Pact countries in 1999. rows of seats to planes in the past few years. Southwest York to West Palm Beach, Florida, a woman resting her More joined in 2004, including three Baltic states which had queezed into tighter and tighter spaces, airline pas- and United both took away one inch from each row on cer- head on a tray table got upset when the passenger in front been forcibly incorporated into the Soviet Union. Now NATO sengers appear to be rebelling, taking their frustra- tain jets to make room for six more seats. American is of her reclined his seat, hitting her in the head. That plane is pushing the limits of its 1997 agreement with Moscow to Stions out on other fliers. Three US flights made increasing the number of seats on its Boeing 737-800s was diverted to Jacksonville, Florida. The passengers on not create bases and station troops in the new NATO mem- unscheduled landings in the past eight days after passen- from 150 to 160. Delta installed new, smaller toilets in its both the United and Delta flights were already sitting in bers. gers got into fights over the ability to recline their seats. 737-900s, enabling it to squeeze in an extra four seats. And premium coach sections that have 4 inches of extra The reasons for Russia’s fear of NATO expanding are more Disputes over a tiny bit of personal space might seem pet- to make room for a first-class cabin with lie-flat beds on its legroom. There were 14,903 flight diversions by US airlines “paranoid than military-political”, said Alexander Konovalov, ty, but for passengers whose knees are already banging transcontinental flights, JetBlue reduced the distance in the 12-month period ending in June, according to an AP head of the Strategic Analysis Institute, as the military readi- into tray tables, every inch counts. “Seats are getting closer between coach seats by one inch. analysis of Department of Transportation reports. That ness of the alliance has dropped considerably in recent together,” says Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Airlines say passengers won’t notice because the seats means 41 flights a day on average make unscheduled land- years. Flight Attendants, which represents 60,000 flight atten- are being redesigned to create a sense of more space. ings at other airports. The government doesn’t break out dants at 19 airlines. “We have to de-escalate conflict all the Southwest’s seats have thinner seatback magazine pock- the reason for diversions, but industry experts say the vast Bugbear Fable time.” ets, Alaska Airlines shrank the size of tray tables, and majority occur because of bad weather or mechanical “For Russia NATO has had a clear and important internal There are fights over overhead bin space, legroom and United moved the magazine pocket, getting it away from problems. And diversions remain a tiny portion of the 6 political function - to be a bugbear,” Konovalov told AFP. where to put winter coats. “We haven’t hit the end of it,” passengers’ knees. But passengers aren’t just losing million annual flights in the US - less than a quarter of a “The fable that NATO is tightening its ring around Russia can Nelson says. “The conditions continue to march in a direc- legroom; they’re losing elbow room. Airlines sold 84 per- percentage point. be used to explain to the population why pensions are not tion that will lead to more and more conflict.” Airlines today cent of their seats on domestic flights so far this year, up The decision to divert is up to the pilot. Delta enough to live on in a country drowning in petro-dollars,” are juggling terror warnings in Britain, the Ebola outbreak from 81 percent five years ago and 74 percent a decade spokesman Morgan Durrant says the crew must determine said the analyst. This fear of NATO is just for public consump- in Africa and an Icelandic volcano erupting and threaten- ago, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. if the person is going to cause harm to others or has terror- tion, he added, for the leadership it is a means of maintain- ing to close down European airspace. Yet, the issue of dis- That means there are fewer and fewer empty middle seats ist intentions. It can cost an airline $6,000 an hour, plus air- ing power. ruptive passengers has captured the world’s attention. on which passengers can spread out. port landing fees, to divert the standard domestic jet, And then there is the military-industrial complex. “Our It’s getting to the point where the pre-flight safety according to independent airline analyst Robert Mann. military chief of staff and defence intelligence agency are videos need an additional warning: Be nice to your neigh- Problems “These costs are among the reasons why airlines ought to people who served during the Cold War and have an inter- bor. The International Air Transport Association calls unruly The latest spate of passenger problems started Aug 24, be arbitrating these in-flight issues instead of diverting, not est in a confrontation along the lines of the Cold War,” said passengers “an escalating problem,” saying there was one when a man on a United flight prevented the woman in to mention the significant inconvenience to all customers independent defence analyst Pavel Felgenhauer. “They incident for every 1,300 flights in the past three years. The front of him from reclining thanks to a $21.95 gadget and possible disruption of onward connections,” Mann know how to drum up money for defence, thinking up trade group would not share detailed historical data to called the Knee Defender. It attaches to a passenger’s tray says. threats,” he told AFP. But there are disturbing signs they may back up the assertion that this is a growing problem. table and prevents the person in front from reclining. A Ben Baldanza, CEO of Spirit Airlines, says that if airlines have begun to believe in those threats themselves, such as a Today’s flying experience is far from glamorous. Passengers flight attendant told the man to remove the device. He install seats that can recline, passengers should have the recent ban on senior officials leaving the country. “That’s wait in long lines for security screening, push and shove at refused, and the passenger one row forward dumped a right to recline. Of course, Spirit and Allegiant Air are the paranoia,” said the analyst, who is critical of the Kremlin. the gate to be first on board, and then fight for the limited cup of water on him. Three days later, on an American only US airlines to install seats that don’t recline. “People Putin justified the annexation of Crimea in March as a overhead bin space. They are already agitated by the time flight from Miami to Paris, two passengers got into a fight, should lose the emotion,” Baldanza says. “We’ve never had move to prevent NATO from taking over Sevastopol, the they arrive at their row and see how cramped it is. again over a reclining seat, and the plane was diverted to to divert because of legroom issues.” —AP home port of its Black Sea Fleet it had been leasing from Kiev, despite NATO having long ago put Ukraine’s effort to join the alliance on ice. China brooks no opposition in HK clampdown ‘NATO in our Backyard’ “NATO remains a military alliance, and we are against hav- ing a military alliance making itself at home right in our back- By Felicia Sonmez China’s most powerful organ, so when it the central government continues to behave ther away”. Nonetheless the Party’s decision yard or in our historic territory,” Putin said at the speech speaks, it speaks with authority.” in this way,” he said. will ultimately prevail, experts say. In Hong marking Crimea’s incorporation into Russia. “You know, I just eijing’s denial of open elections for Kong, Occupy Central activists initially prom- can’t imagine us going to Sevastopol to visit NATO sailors. Hong Kong’s next leader demonstrates ‘Crisis of Governance’ System ‘Cannot be Trusted’ ised “wave after wave” of demonstrations, Most of them are fine guys, but better they visit us in Bthe ruling Communist Party’s desire for Residents of Hong Kong enjoy rights not The move is also likely to have repercus- but the group’s co-founder Chan Kin-man Sevastopol than we them.” Analysts say that Russia’s barely complete political control and its resolve to seen on the mainland, including freedom of sions in Taiwan, to which the defeated admitted to AFP on Tuesday that they were covert military intervention in eastern Ukraine, which quash any opposition, whatever the cost, expression and assembly, as well as an inde- Nationalists fled at the end of China’s civil powerless to overturn Beijing’s decision. Moscow vehemently denies, is aimed at keeping Ukraine out observers say. The standing committee of pendent legal system. But there are signs war in 1949 and which Beijing considers a Ray Yuen, a 20-year-old student who of NATO. The Kremlin “above all wants to make the Ukrainian China’s rubber-stamp parliament on Sunday some of those rights are beginning to be cur- renegade province. Beijing has a standing waited outside a Hong Kong hotel to boo authorities understand that Russia is right next to them, and ruled out public nominations for Hong Kong’s tailed, especially media freedom, with physi- offer of reunification with Taipei along the NPC official Li Fei, was adamant the cam- that what Ukraine is doing doesn’t change its geographic sit- next chief executive in 2017, with candidates cal and cyber-attacks on Hong Kong-based lines of the “one country, two systems” mod- paigners would protest “until the end of uation,” said independent analyst Sergei Mikheyev. But by its for the city’s top job to be approved instead journalists critical of Beijing, and independent el that applies in Hong Kong. But Lai Chung- time” - but acknowledged that power rests intervention in Ukraine, much as in Georgia and Moldova by a Beijing-backed committee. The move by website House News shutting its doors last chiang, a lawyer and rights activist who in the Party’s hands. “I believe the Chinese where Moscow has also supported breakaway states, “we are the National People’s Congress (NPC) drew month. Surya Deva, a professor at the City played a major role in Taiwan’s unprecedent- government will not give us true democra- have achieved the opposite of our objectives,” said fury and pledges of a mass sit-in by Hong University of Hong Kong, said Beijing wants ed student-led movement earlier this year, cy, but we’re still here,” he said. “We know Konovalov. “We are pushing them into NATO,” he said. Kong’s pro-democracy campaigners, who say to “control the political governance in Hong told AFP: “The example of Hong Kong has what democracy means, we are not sheep.” Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said last week Beijing is working to weed out any potential Kong”. clearly told lots of people in Taiwan that the Fudan University’s Shen insisted there was the government was submitting a bill to parliament to end critics of the Communist Party. But the NPC’s decision violated both the political mechanism of ‘one country, two sys- no room for debate following Sunday’s the country’s non-aligned status. Yet the view from the But the authorities dismiss such protesta- city’s Basic Law and the 1997 joint declaration tems’ does not work and cannot be trusted.” announcement. “That’s the end. No ‘next’,” he Kremlin is still that it is NATO that is acting provocatively. In a tions, insisting that a popular vote between between the British and Chinese govern- He Weifang, an outspoken law professor said. “Beijing announced the legal decision, surprise announcement Moscow said on Tuesday that it the chosen contenders fulfils their pledge of ments, he argued, and was “likely to prove at Peking University, warned on his Sina so what can they do? If they protest, they would adopt a beefed-up new military doctrine setting the “universal suffrage”. Some experts say any counterproductive”. “Hong Kong is going to Weibo microblog that “right now, before our will be sent to jail. This is a country ruled by military alliance as a top threat to the country, adding a dis- expectations Beijing would loosen its grip in face a crisis of governance in the near future if eyes, we are obviously pushing Taiwan fur- law.” —AFP concerting new layer of tensions ahead of the NATO summit. the former British colony - where London The alliance boosting its military presence along Russia’s appointed its leaders, and which returned to borders “is evidence of the desire of US and NATO leaders to China in 1997 - were unrealistic in the first continue their policy of aggravating tensions with Russia,” place. The decision came as Chinese Mikhail Popov, the deputy head of Russia’s National Security President Xi Jinping rolls out a national crack- Council, told the state RIA-Nostic news agency. More than down on dissent since taking office last year, troops, Felgenhauer said Moscow is really concerned that a with authorities suppressing online debate NATO missile shield in Europe could easily be converted into and detaining activists. “The mainland has its offensive rockets. He compared it to the Soviet concerns of view, which will not be shaped by the Hong Pershing II missiles in Western Europe in the 1990s. “This isn’t Kong people,” said Shen Dingli, a professor at a bogeyman to scare the people,” said Felgenhauer. —AFP Shanghai’s Fudan University. Mainland authorities, he said, “want to have a person that will listen to Beijing”. The pro-democracy activists, he added, “cannot persuade Beijing, because these people don’t All articles appearing on these listen to Beijing”. China’s political system is pages are the personal opinion of controlled by the Communist Party, and while it has long permitted elections at the the writers. Kuwait Times takes no village level, it typically keeps a tight grip on responsibility for views expressed the process, with approved candidates often therein. Kuwait Times invites read- running unopposed. There are no direct polls ers to voice their opinions. Please at higher levels. The State Council, China’s cabinet, reasserted Beijing’s control over send submissions via email to: opin- Hong Kong in a policy “white paper” in June. [email protected] or via snail Jia Qingguo, associate dean of Peking mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. University’s School of International Studies, said the NPC decision was “absolutely neces- The editor reserves the right to edit sary” to end debate in Hong Kong. “If the NPC any submission as necessary. makes its decision very clear, this will help In this picture taken on Aug 31, 2014, Benny Tai (right) and Chu You Ming, co-founders of the Occupy Central move- stabilise Hong Kong,” he said. “The NPC is ment, rally with democracy activists next to the Hong Kong government complex. —AFP THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 SPORTS

Giro champion Quintana Lithuania outraged by Shehzad-Dilshan religious out of Vuelta after crash anthem cut at WCup chat under investigation VILNIUS: Lithuania yesterday formally demanded that the International ISLAMABAD: Religious comments by Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad to Sri MADRID: Favorite Nairo Quintana was taken to hospital after abandoning the Basketball Federation (FIBA) stop cutting short its national anthem at the Lanka player Tillakaratne Dilshan after their one-day international last Saturday Vuelta a Espana having crashed for the second day in a row, organizers said yes- are being investigated by the Pakistan Cricket Board. While the players were terday. The 24-year-old Colombian, winner of the Giro d’Italia earlier in May, had ongoing World Cup in Spain. FIBA have imposed a 75-second limit for the walking back to the dressing room in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, Shehzad was caught crashed in Tuesday’s 10th stage individual time-trial. That cost him the race lead national anthems ahead of matches, spiking about a quarter of Lithuania’s hymn. “Cutting the anthem short shows a lack of respect for our country, on camera telling Dilshan “if you are a non-Muslim and you turn Muslim, no as he finished more than 4min down on stage winner Tony Martin of Germany to matter whatever you do in your life, straight to heaven.” Dilshan’s reply was not drop to 11th overall. But he went down again in a group crash just 20km into yes- and the FIBA is being very inflexible. Sports bureaucrats should come to their senses,” foreign minister Linas Linkevicius said yesterday. The move audible, and Shehzad went on to say, “Then be ready for the fire.” Shehzad was terday’s 153.4km 11th stage from Pamplona to San Miguel de Aralar and decided summoned to PCB headquarters in Lahore on Wednesday and enough was enough. “Nairo Quintana felt pain in his right has sparked outrage in Lithuania, a basketball-mad Baltic nation of three million currently ranked world number four by FIBA. Linkevicius said that asked about his comments, board general manager media shoulder and was taken to hospital by ambulance to Agha Akbar told the Associated Press. “Ahmed has informed evaluate if there are any fractures,” said a Movistar according to FIBA, it cuts all national anthems to 75 seconds “due to TV rea- sons and the comfort of athletes”, claims Lithuania has dismissed as being the PCB that it was his personal chat with Dilshan, and there team statement. Quintana had begun Tuesday’s was nothing more to it,” Akbar said. “What we understand is absurd. The foreign ministry sent a formal letter to FIBA secretary general 36.7km race against the clock with a 3sec lead over that no Sri Lanka Cricket official or our own manager lodged Alberto Contador and was within touching distance at Patrick Baumann, saying that playing only a part of the anthem “upset any complaint.” However, Akbar said the PCB was still investi- the first time check following an early climb. But he many Lithuanians and provoked the media to express discontent”. The gating the matter. Dilshan was born to a Muslim father and a crashed on the descent and went on to lose more than men’s squad won bronze at the 2010 World Championship and were run- Buddhist mother and was known as Tuwan Mohamed Dilshan. 3min 30sec to the Spaniard, who began yesterday’s stage ners-up at last year’s European Championship. So far, they have won two He shed his Muslim name shortly after his international with a 27sec advantage over Alejandro Valverde. games and lost one at the World Cup in Gran Canaria where up to three debut in 1999 and took up the name Tillakaratne Quintana’s abandonment continues a sorry season for the thousand fans clad in the national colours of yellow, green and red arrived Mudiyanselage Dilshan with an ethnic Sinhalese- favorites at Grand Tours. —AFP to support their heroes. — AFP Buddhist identity. — AP

MLB CAPSULES Dodgers trounce Washington Nationals

LOS ANGELES: Clayton Kershaw pitched eight strong innings for his major league-leading 17th win and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals 4-1 Tuesday night. Kershaw (17-3) gave up one run and three hits, walked two and struck out eight to win his third straight start. He also lowered his baseball-best ERA to 1.70. Doug Fister (12-6) lost his third consecutive start. He went five-plus innings, giving up 10 hits and four runs. Bryce Harper homered in the seventh for the Nationals’ only run of the game. It was the first homer by a lefty against Kershaw this season. With the win, the Dodgers (78-61) moved one game behind the Nationals (78-59) for the National League’s best record. Kenley Jansen pitched a hitless inning for his 39th save.

TIGERS 4, INDIANS 2 JD Martinez hit a three-run homer off closer Cody Allen in the ninth inning, lifting Detroit to the win. Martinez’s one-out shot over the center-field wall bailed out the Tigers, who had been unable to get a clutch hit for eight innings. But in the ninth, Torii Hunter drew a leadoff walk from Allen (5-4), Miguel Cabrera singled, and after Victor Martinez flied out, JD Martinez connected for his 19th homer. Phil Coke (3-2) pitched 1 1-3 innings and Joe Nathan worked the ninth for his 29th save. Detroit’s come- back kept the Tigers on the heels of first-place LOS ANGELES: Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon (right) can’t reach a Kansas City in the AL Central. Carlos Santana hit a single by Los Angeles Dodgers’ Adrian Gonzalez as Los Angeles Dodgers’ Dee Gordon runs two-run homer for Cleveland, which has dropped by during the fifth inning of a baseball game on Tuesday, Sept 2, 2014. — AP the first two in this critical four-game series. Astro to accomplish that feat since Lance Berkman BLUE JAYS 8, RAYS 2 MARINERS 6, ATHLETICS 5 in May 2008. Altuve’s homer in the third extended Jose Reyes hit a three-run homer for Toronto, James Paxton pitched shutout ball into the Houston’s lead to 4-0 and was his sixth straight and R A Dickey gave up two hits in seven innings. eighth inning and Seattle held off a late rally by plate appearance with a hit. Peacock (4-8) gave up Reyes’ ninth home run broke a 2-all tie in the fourth Oakland, handing the Athletics their fifth loss in six three runs and four hits while earning his first win inning and sent the Blue Jays to their third win in a games. Paxton (5-1) gave up three hits through the since July 8 at Texas. Houston has won four of its row. Danny Valencia also homered off Rays starter seventh. Ahead 6-0, he got chased in Oakland’s last five. Gordon Beckham had three hits for the AL Jeremy Hellickson (1-3). Pinch-hitter Dioner Navarro three-run eighth, and the A’s nearly got even in a West-leading Angels, who had won six in a row. CJ added a two-run shot off Cesar Ramos in the eighth. harried ninth. Seattle closer Fernando Rodney took Wilson (10-9) was tagged for five runs in 3 1-3 Jose Bautista’s streak of homering in five straight over with a 6-3 lead and retired the first two batters. innings. games ended, but he had two singles and an RBI for He then gave up consecutive doubles to Derek Toronto. Dickey (11-12) gave up two runs. Norris and pinch-hitters Brandon Moss and Sam GIANTS 12, ROCKIES 7 Fuld before retiring Josh Reddick on a grounder for Buster Posey homered, doubled twice and METS 8, MARLINS 6 his 40th save. The A’s remained 4 1/2 games back of drove in four runs, rallying San Francisco to the David Wright broke out of his offensive woes the first-place Angels, who lost at Houston. Seattle is road win. Posey’s solo homer in the sixth keyed a with three hits and three RBIs, leading the Mets to third in the AL wild-card standings. Oakland’s Sonny three-run burst as the Giants erased a 7-1 deficit to the victory. Juan Lagares reached base five times, Gray (13-8) gave up six runs in five innings. remain on the heels of the Dodgers in the NL West. including a career-high four hits, stole two bases, He hit a two-run double in a six-run seventh. scored three runs, and drove in two for the Mets, CARDINALS 6, PIRATES 4 George Kontos (4-0) kept the Giants in striking dis- who pounded out 16 hits. Marlins slugger Giancarlo Adam Wainwright earned his 16th win and tance with 1 2-3 scoreless innings until the bats Stanton hit his 35th home run and second in two matched his career best with three RBIs, carrying the could heat up. Josh Rutledge had a two-run triple games against the Mets. He drove in two runs to Cardinals to the victory. The bottom of the order was in the third and DJ LeMahieu followed a two-run give him 101 RBIs, becoming the first Marlins player the difference in the fourth win in a row for the NL homer for the Rockies, who have the worst record to drive in 100 runs since Dan Uggla had 105 RBIs in Central leaders. Eighth-place hitter Peter Bourjos in the National League. Reliever Matt Belisle (4-7) 2010. Christian Yelich had three of the Marlins’ 11 singled twice and drove in a run, and seventh-place got the loss. hits. Brad Penny (1-1) took the loss. Jonathon Niese hitter Daniel Descalso walked twice and scored (8-10) pitched six innings for New York, and Jenrry twice. Wainwright (16-9) prevailed despite allowing PHILLIES 4, BRAVES 0 Mejia worked the ninth for his 22nd save. Kyle Kendrick allowed three hits in seven SAN DIEGO: Jedd Gyorko #9 of the San Diego Padres throws over Miguel Montero #26 of three home runs to match his career worst. He left after Starling Marte’s two-run shot shaved the lead innings, Carlos Ruiz homered and drove in two WHITE SOX 6, TWINS 3, 10 INNINGS the Arizona Diamondbacks on a double play attempt during the fourth inning of a base- runs, and the Phillies shut out the struggling Tyler Flowers’ first career multihomer game lifted ball game at Petco Park on September, 2, 2014. — AFP to 5-4 with none out in the seventh. Pat Neshek pitched the ninth for his fifth save. Russell Martin Braves. One day after Cole Hamels and three reliev- the White Sox to the win. Dayan Viciedo hit a tiebreak- and Jordy Mercer also homered for the Pirates, who ers threw the first combined no-hitter in Phillies ing solo shot in the 10th against Lester Oliveros (0-1). have lost three in a row. Jeff Locke (6-4) got the loss. history, Kendrick (8-11) and relievers Ken Giles and Flowers added his second two-run shot of the night SWIMMING Antonio Bastardo were dominant in the three-hit later in the inning as the White Sox won for just the ROYALS 2, RANGERS 1 shutout. The Braves, who began the night 1 1/2 fourth time in their last 14 games. After rookie Kennys Salvador Perez hit a scorching liner off the glove games behind the NL wild-card leaders, have lost Vargas gave Minnesota a 2-0 lead in the first with a Hardy tries to retrace her of third baseman Adrian Beltre for a single, allowing three of four. With two straight shutout losses, they 423-foot homer, Flowers tied it in the second with his Jarrod Dyson to score the go-ahead run in the eighth haven’t scored in 24 consecutive innings. Jason 11th homer. An errant pickoff attempt allowed pinch- roots after stormy years inning for Kansas City. Jason Frasor (4-1) left runners Heyward had two doubles. Atlanta’s only other hit runner Aaron Hicks to advance to third base in the on the corners in the eighth against his former team, was a third-inning single by Andrelton Simmons. ninth, but Chicago’s Daniel Webb (6-4) recovered and SINGAPORE: After years of turbulence, hoping for next year.” With Hardy missing and Aaron Crow worked around a two-out single in Braves left-hander Mike Minor (6-9) allowed three got Kurt Suzuki to fly to right. Jake Petricka pitched Jessica Hardy has gone full circle, returning to from Beijing, Rebecca Soni stepped up and the ninth for his third save of the season. All-Star runs in 7 1-3 innings. the 10th for his 11th save. the event that launched her rocky swimming filled the void as America’s top female breast- closer Greg Holland was unavailable after pitching career. Once the world’s premier female stroker, winning gold in the 200m and silver three consecutive days. The Rangers’ Derek Holland CUBS 7, BREWERS 1 PADRES 2, DIAMONDBACKS 1 Jake Arrieta pitched six solid innings and the Cory Spangenberg’s first big league home run breaststroke swimmer, the American has set in the 100m. Soni won three individual world and counterpart Jeremy Guthrie pitched to a stale- Cubs handed the Brewers their seventh straight came on the first pitch he saw as a pinch hitter with her sights on regaining her mantle after a titles in 2009 and 2011 and defended her mate through seven innings before the Royals broke through against Michael Kirkman (0-1) in the eighth. loss. Shortstop Elian Herrera made two errors that one out in the ninth inning and gave San Diego the choppy few years when everything seemed 200m title in London before joining forces helped the Cubs score four runs in the first inning, victory. Spangenberg, hitting for Cameron Maybin, against her. Hardy qualified for the 2008 with Hardy in the medley relay team. The Royals’ Nori Aoki and the Rangers’ Daniel Robertson drove in the game’s other runs. and Milwaukee went on to match its worst skid of connected against Brad Ziegler (5-3), sending a drive Beijing Olympics but never made it to the Now that Soni has retired, Hardy has the season. Since owning a 2 1/2-game lead in the to the home run porch down the right-field line at Chinese capital after she was told she had resurfaced as her country’s top 100m breast- RED SOX 9, YANKEES 4 NL Central on Aug. 19, the Brewers have lost 10 of Petco Park. Spangenberg made his big league debut tested positive for the banned steroid clen- stroker and is looking to make up for lost Xander Bogaerts homered among his four hits 12. Arrieta (8-5) gave up one run and five hits. on Monday, hitting a two-run single and making two buterol at the US trials. The offence normally time. “I just focused more on freestyle cause I and fellow rookie Mookie Betts also went deep dur- Milwaukee’s Yovani Gallardo (8-8) allowed a season- nice plays at third base. Kevin Quackenbush (3-3) carries a two-year ban but the Californian got a little sick of training with her everyday ing a big night at the plate, powering Boston to the high seven runs and eight hits in five innings. pitched the ninth for the win. — AP was given a reduced penalty when she was and always having her at every meet I went win. Daniel Nava hit a three-run shot to back Joe able to prove that she taken a nutritional to,” she said, with a laugh. “It was great to bal- Kelly’s first win with Boston. Betts had three hits and supplement that had been contaminated by ance myself out as an athlete to be so suc- slumping Mike Napoli hit two sacrifice flies for the MLB results/standings the manufacturers. cessful in sprint freestyle too. “I broke my first last-place Red Sox, who have won eight of their last But the World Anti-Doping Agency (100m breaststroke) world record 10 years 11 road games. A furious Brett Gardner got ejected (WADA) lodged an appeal, demanding that ago, nine years ago in that. So it’s always on a frustrating - and sometimes embarrassing - Baltimore 5, Cincinnati 4; Detroit 4, Cleveland 2; Boston 9, NY Yankees 4; Philadelphia 4, she be given a two-year penalty and banned been there and it’s always going to be there night for the Yankees, who began the day four Atlanta 0; NY Mets 8, Miami 6; Toronto 8, Tampa Bay 2; Chicago Cubs 7, Milwaukee 1; Kansas from competing at the 2012 London for me.” Hardy has also found inspiration from games out of a playoff spot before losing their fifth City 2, Texas 1; Chicago White Sox 6, Minnesota 3 (10 innings); Houston 8, LA Angels 3; St. Olympics. The case was only resolved in 2011 the new generation of breaststrokers, spear- in seven games following a five-game winning Louis 6, Pittsburgh 4; San Francisco 12, Colorado 7; Seattle 6, Oakland 5; LA Dodgers 4, when the International Olympic Committee headed by Lithuanian teenage sensation streak. Rookie right-hander Shane Greene (4-2) was Washington 1; San Diego 2, Arizona 1. and the Court of Arbitration said she had Ruta Meilutyte, who won the gold medal in hit hard and chased in the third inning. Kelly (1-1) American League National League served her punishment and could compete London aged just 15. allowed three runs in 6 2-3 innings. Eastern Division Eastern Division in London. But then the oddest thing hap- Now 17, Meilutyte holds the current world W L PCT GB Washington 78 59 .569 - pened, the Californian failed to qualify in her record for the event and shows no sign of ORIOLES 5, REDS 4 Baltimore 80 57 .584 - Bud Norris pitched six shutout innings, Nelson Atlanta 72 67 .518 7 pet event - the 100 meters breaststroke - slowing down. Last month, she won two NY Yankees 70 66 .515 9.5 Cruz notched his career-high 91st RBI during a four- Miami 67 70 .489 11 compounding her worst fears. Fuelled by gold medals at the Youth Olympic Games in run first, and the Orioles beat the Reds. Jonathan Toronto 70 67 .511 10 NY Mets 65 74 .468 14 China then hopped on a plane and flew to anger and disappointment, she made the Schoop homered for the Orioles, who extended Tampa Bay 67 72 .482 14 Philadelphia 64 74 .464 14.5 team in the 4x100m freestyle and went on to Berlin where she won gold in the European their lead in the AL East to a season-high 9 1/2 Boston 61 77 .442 19.5 Central Division win a gold medal in London, in the medley championships. And now she is back in Asia, games. Baltimore endured two rain delays totaling Central Division St. Louis 75 63 .543 - relay. ready to line up against Hardy in Singapore, a Kansas City 76 61 .555 - more two hours and withstood an eighth-inning Milwaukee 73 65 .529 2 Now 27, her focus is back on her favorite prospect that has excited the American. Detroit 76 62 .551 0.5 grand slam by Jay Bruce to notch its seventh win in Pittsburgh 71 67 .514 4 stroke, having lost none of her confidence. “She’s great. I didn’t know who she was until Cleveland 70 66 .515 5.5 nine games. Norris (12-8) allowed four hits. Zach Cincinnati 66 72 .478 9 “I’ve had the opportunity to break a ton of she won medals, so it was quite the wake up Britton worked the ninth for his 32nd save. Chicago White Sox63 75 .457 13.5 world records. I think 12 world records in my call,” Hardy said. “Every time I race her so far, Cincinnati’s Mat Latos (5-4) yielded five runs and a Minnesota 60 78 .435 16.5 Chicago Cubs 63 76 .453 12.5 career and won 27 international medals,” she she’s so gracious and she’s so appreciative of season-high 10 hits over five innings in his first loss Western Division Western Division told Reuters in an interview before the inau- that. And it’s really fun to race people like since July 27. LA Angels 83 54 .606 - LA Dodgers 78 61 .561 - gural Singapore Swim Stars meet. “So it’s not that. “And I have never raced anyone in my Oakland 79 59 .572 4.5 San Francisco 76 63 .547 2 something I take for granted, but it kind of entire career who takes the 100 breast out ASTROS 8, ANGELS 3 Seattle 74 63 .540 9 San Diego 66 71 .482 11 gives me confidence moving forward, I faster than me, so having someone wake me Jose Altuve had four hits for the second straight Houston 60 79 .432 24 Arizona 57 81 .413 20.5 expect that every time, so that’s what I’m up makes that a really fun race.” — Reuters game and Brad Peacock threw 6 1-3 solid innings, Texas 53 85 .384 30.5 Colorado 55 84 .396 23 leading Houston to the win. Altuve became the first THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 SPORTS Welker suspended

ENGLEWOOD: The Denver Broncos will be working the middle of the field. And if without Wes Welker for the first four games Sanders moves inside, that opens up play- of the season after the NFL said the receiver ing time for rookie Cody Latimer or Bubba violated the league’s performance-enhanc- Caldwell opposite flanker Demaryius ing drug policy. Normally, the league Thomas. “I have no doubt that Wes will announces such violations on Monday. remain focused on his preparations for the News of Welker’s ban didn’t come down season and stay in excellent shape during until late Tuesday, after the league offices his time away from the team,” Fox said. had closed and the Broncos had already Even before Welker’s ban was issued, the finished drawing up blueprints for their Broncos were facing a daunting first month opener against Indianapolis, undoubtedly to open the season. Kicker Matt Prater has with Welker playing a prominent role. been suspended for the first four games for ESPN first reported Welker’s suspension, an alcohol-related violation of league rules saying the violation had to do with and leading tackler Danny Trevathan is out amphetamines. Welker told the Denver for the first three games with a broken left Post in an email that he was “as shocked as leg. Welker will miss games against everyone at today’s news.” He noted he’s Indianapolis, Kansas City, Seattle and meticulous about what he puts in his body Arizona. All four teams won 10 or more and would “never knowingly take a sub- games last season. stance to gain a competitive advantage in The Seahawks and Colts both feature any way.” The 11th-year pro who’s been the physical defensive backs that roughed up NFL’s top slot receiver over the last decade the Broncos’ receivers at the line of scrim- added that he never concerned himself mage in wins over Denver last season. with the league’s drug rules but now real- Adept at getting open in 1-on-1 coverage izes those policies “are clearly flawed.” and finding the holes in zones, Welker hit it While it takes multiple violations of the off immediately with Manning last year ENGLEWOOD: Houston Texans punter Shane Lechler (9) leads the Texans in a stretch drill during a joint practice between the Denver Broncos league’s substance-abuse policies to trig- after spending six seasons in New England and the Texans in Englewood, Colo. — AP ger a suspension, a four-game ban is issued with Tom Brady. Welker was excused from for a single violation of the NFL’s ban on practices for two days last month, appar- performance-enhancing substances. ently to meet with league officials about NFL coaches, players mingling Welker’s suspension will cost him roughly his pending suspension. He then played in $706,000 in base salary. “Tonight’s news a preseason game against Houston on Aug regarding Wes is very disappointing, but 23, when he sustained his third concussion we understand the league’s authority in since Nov 17. Welker returned to practice more in their locker rooms this area,” coach John Fox said in a state- Monday but declined comment afterward, ment. “While it’s unfortunate to not have saying he had to rush to a team function. him to start the year, I have full confidence His latest head injury came when he NEW YORK: Sean Payton walks through the manner and in team meetings. I’ve been doing guy,’” Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said. in our wide receivers and expect that group tried to duck following a catch over the locker room to leave motivational tools for play- the bed check every single night at the hotel, “You want to make sure that they know that. You to continue playing at a high level.” middle and absorbed a helmet hit by DJ ers. Ron Rivera practically lives there. Jim and just knocking on their doors and making ask them to do a lot of things and you get a lot of Welker played a key role in the two Swearinger. Swearinger’s hit knocked Harbaugh barges into the bathroom to rush sure that they’re OK, busting their chops a little feedback when you go through there and talk to greatest statistical offenses in NFL history: Welker from the game and drew a 15-yard players to meetings. Gone are the days when bit if they’re awake.” them.” Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid the 2007 New England Patriots and last penalty and the wrath of Manning. The NFL locker rooms were a players-only domain. The events in Miami were the focal point of a learned the open-door policy from Hall of Fame year’s Broncos. He caught 73 passes for 778 quarterback raced up to say some choice More coaches are making their presence felt in a meeting between the NFL Players Association coach Bill Walsh. Reid also connects with his play- yards and a career-high 10 TDs despite words to the swaggering safety, drawing place they weren’t always welcomed. “That lock- and league officials in the offseason. The NFL ers through a leadership council that includes a missing the last 3 1/2 games of last season. his first taunting penalty of his career. He er room is our locker room,” Rivera said. “I have a wants more supervision in the locker room to representative from each position group. He returned for the playoffs and had 18 was later fined $8,268. “Obviously, I’m con- vested interest in the locker room.” Some coach- ensure players respect each other. “The locker “They can come to our office, we can go in the catches for 160 yards and a TD. Without cerned about Wes,” Manning said after the es pass through the locker room only occasion- room is part of the workplace,” Robert Gulliver, locker room,” Reid said. “There are no walls, every- Welker, Peyton Manning will have to lean game. “I didn’t like seeing him come out of ally - New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin and the league executive vice president for human thing is free, coaches go in and mingle. Players, I more on speedy wide receiver Emmanuel the game with a blow to the head. He had Tampa Bay’s Lovie Smith - while some are regu- resources, said during a panel discussion at the think, appreciate that. I go in there and don’t feel Sanders, who’s played in the slot before, or one of those last year that kept him out for lar visitors, stopping to chat with players and NFL’s career development symposium this sum- any walls there, no sneaking around, and they tight end Jacob Tamme, who filled the role a while.” Welker will now be out of action socialize with them on their turf. Rivera used to mer. “Football is special and iconic, but we have feel free coming up and talking to us.” Some at times last year when Welker was out. until Oct 12, when the Broncos visit the follow the old-school philosophy because he to treat it as a place of work.” coaches are more comfortable in the locker room Tight end Julius Thomas is also better Jets. — AP played for Mike Ditka in Chicago. Iron Mike That means coaches have to make sure than others. “I’ll go in every day just to see the stayed out of the Bears’ locker room, leaving his they’re aware of the culture in their locker rooms. guys,” New York Jets coach Rex Ryan said. “I mean, players to rule there. If they see any problems, they have to address they get intimidated because I’ll be in shorts and But Rivera crossed that imaginary “Do Not them immediately. “There should be no closed that’s about it because we have our sauna and Enter” line last year and became a fixture in the doors in terms of how you do it,” Philadelphia whirlpool and I’ll get in there. These are my guys. room. His approach worked. The Carolina Eagles coach Chip Kelly said. “We’re just continu- I’m comfortable wherever I am in that building. Panthers won the NFC South and Rivera was the ing to emphasize what we emphasized a year They’re used to seeing me in there and in the hot NFL coach of the year. “The biggest mistake I ago. We don’t have any rookie shows, never have tubs and the cold tubs and whatever.” made my first two years was not being around,” done that stuff. We’re trying to get a bunch of Payton occasionally pops into the New Orleans Rivera said. “I still have guys that when they see guys who are good people.” Kelly encourages his Saints’ locker room to leave things such as a porce- me, they say, ‘Whoop. The man is in here.’ And, assistants to visit with players in the locker room. lain doll at a locker of a player he wants to exhibit they shut up. I don’t care. It’s our locker room.” He stresses togetherness and has no tolerance more toughness. Sometimes Payton leaves a lami- When a bullying scandal erupted amid the Miami for players who don’t put the team first. “The nated card with an inspirational passage from a Dolphins last year, coach Joe Philbin said he more people get along and share the same vision speech or text. Sometimes he drops off baseball didn’t know about it. In part, that was because and aspirations, the more you’re going to get to bats with the inscription “bring the wood” before Philbin didn’t visit the locker room. He let the where you want to get to,” Kelly said. games against physical teams. Former players like players police themselves. Many coaches say they build camaraderie in Rivera and San Francisco’s Harbaugh blend in the locker room. After ripping into players at nicely. “You have to get to know their environ- Lesson learned practice, they find this can be a good place to ment, get to know what’s going on in their world “I have a better rapport, chemistry, with the soothe bruised egos. “You go in (and say), ‘It’s just with Twitter, with music, socially,” Rivera said. players,” Philbin said recently. “I’ve spent more football. It’s nothing personal - we’re just talking “There’s so many things that go on with these time communicating with them in a one-on-one about your football stinks; you’re a pretty good players that we didn’t have.” — AP NFL suspends Irsay, fines $500,000

NOBLESVILLE: The NFL suspended Jim Irsay for the first six games of the season and fined him $500,000 for violating its personal conduct poli- cy, coming down hard on the Indianapolis Colts owner Tuesday just hours after he pleaded guilty Denver Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker to a misdemeanor stemming from an embar- rassing March traffic stop. Commissioner Roger Goodell said Irsay is barred from team facilities, practices and games and cannot represent the Heyday over for ‘Tampa Colts at NFL meetings or events. The fine is the maximum allowed under league rules. “I have stated on numerous occasions that owners, 2’: Demise of a defense management personnel and coaches must be held to a higher standard than players,” Goodell EDEN PRAIRIE: True innovation in the NFL can after developing it together in Minnesota. The be tough. Successful schemes breed imitations catchy nickname for this derivative of the told Irsay in a letter released by the NFL. “We dis- and force opponents to adjust. Eventually, Cover 2 zone strategy, defined by two safeties cussed this during our meeting and you even for the soundest of systems, the code is splitting the deep halves of the field in pass expressed your support for that view, volunteer- bound to be cracked. Consider the case of the coverage, stuck during Tampa Bay’s time as an ing that owners should be held to the highest “Tampa 2” defense. “You’re not going to shock NFC power. The roots, however, traced to standard.” people when you throw out the Tampa 2: ‘Oh, Pittsburgh with head coach Chuck Noll and The 55-year-old Irsay pleaded guilty to a mis- my gosh. How do we attack this?’ Because defensive coordinator Bud Carson two demeanor count of driving while intoxicated that’s all they’ve been doing for quite a few decades before that. Dungy was a young and acknowledged during his appearance years now,” said Dallas assistant coach Monte defensive back then for the Steelers. “People before a Hamilton County judge that he was Kiffin, who directed and perfected the defense identified it with Tampa, but there was noth- under the influence of the painkillers oxycodone under Tony Dungy with Tampa Bay. ing different. We didn’t make any changes and hydrocodone when he was arrested March When Minnesota replaced Leslie Frazier from the 1975 playbook,” Dungy said. “There 16 near his home in the Indianapolis suburb of with Mike Zimmer as head coach this season, isn’t too much new in the game of football Carmel. Irsay did not comment outside the yet another team discarded the Tampa 2 as its that hasn’t been done before.” courtroom, but he apologized to Colts fans in a basic strategy. The Vikings gave up the most With tackle Warren Sapp, linebacker prepared statement. “I am committed to do points in the league last year, and some veter- Derrick Brooks and safety John Lynch, those everything in my power to turn this whole expe- an players complained about predictability. Buccaneers teams had quite the backbone. “Sometimes we’d line up and Aaron Rodgers “You can have the blueprints, but if you don’t rience into a positive event for myself, my family is calling out our defense as we’re lining up,” have the parts they don’t work,” Brooks said. and the community,” he said. “In retrospect, I defensive end Brian Robison said. “Players play the game. Systems don’t.” Seams now know that the incident opened my eyes to The Vikings installed the Tampa 2 in 2006, in the coverage, though, were easier to issues in my life that needed addressing and when Detroit (Rod Marinelli) and Kansas City exploit without Hall of Fame players like Sapp helped put me on the path to regain my health. (Herm Edwards) were also getting it going and Brooks defending. Dungy and Edwards I truly hope and pray that my episode will with new head coaches. Chicago was playing moved from the sideline to the TV studio. The help in some small measure to diminish the stig- it well under Lovie Smith, as was Tampa Bay increase in three-wide receiver and two-tight ma surrounding our country’s terrible and dead- NOBLESVILLE: Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay enters Hamilton County court in Noblesville, with Kiffin, the defensive coordinator. During end sets, plus elite quarterback play, mini- ly problem of addiction. It is a disease.” Irsay’s Ind on Tuesday, Sept 2, 2014. — AP that pinnacle season, Dungy guided mized the effectiveness of the Tampa 2. case was closely watched around the NFL - not submit to drug testing during his probation and Super Bowl. Irsay became the Colts owner in Indianapolis to a Super Bowl victory over Then there was the rule changes designed least among players - because there are few Smith’s Bears. Kiffin and Marinelli still teach it to stem head and neck injuries, with stiffer successfully complete a substance abuse reha- 1997 after the death of his father, Robert Irsay, examples of the league punishing an owner like bilitation program. Less than 48 hours after his and a lengthy legal battle with his father’s sec- with the Cowboys, and Smith and Frazier have penalties for hits on defenseless receivers. Irsay. Detroit Lions president Tom Lewand was returned it to the Buccaneers, but evidence of Opponents, thus, became more emboldened arrest, the Colts said Irsay had entered a treat- ond wife. Forbes magazine has estimated Irsay’s suspended for 30 days and fined $100,000 in ment facility. net worth at $1.6 billion. He has helped build the the Tampa 2’s use around the NFL these days to run routes across the middle without an 2010 for violating the NFL’s personal conduct is scant. enforcer like Lynch waiting to punish them. Irsay’s driver’s license also was suspended for Colts into a top NFL team over the past decade policy following his guilty plea to driving while Ten years ago, this was an ideal base “Lynch would knock the hell out of you,” Sapp one year by Judge J. Richard Campbell, who behind quarterback Peyton Manning, now with defense. Teams could rely on a four-man pass said. “You can’t do it anymore. That’s the ques- impaired. A player with a first-offense misde- asked Irsay about his history of prescription drug Denver, and was a key player in the drive to rush up front more than blitzing. In turn, out- tion I have for Lovie. How do you plan on meanor DUI would not be suspended and would troubles. “Yes, I’ve had it in the past ... when I was bring the Super Bowl to Indianapolis two years side linebackers and cornerbacks dropped doing what we did to take away the middle of be fined no more than $50,000 under terms of dealing with the effects after having surgery,” ago. into coverage zones, with the middle line- that field?” Even during the heyday, Tampa 2 the collective bargaining agreement with the Irsay answered. Andre Miksha, the Hamilton He is working with some success to rebuild backer backpedaling into the crease between teams didn’t run it all the time. More like half NFL Players Association. County chief deputy prosecutor, said Irsay’s case the team behind young quarterback Andrew the safeties to make deep passes difficult. of the plays, at most. Offenses are too sophis- Police said an officer spotted Irsay driving wasn’t handled differently than the roughly Luck while coping with a divorce that follows a Sure tacklers from the back seven were ticated to stay the same every snap. Down, slowly, stopping in the roadway and failing to 1,100 other intoxicated driving cases the office decade-long separation from his wife of 33 assigned to gaps in the line for run support, distance, time and score dictate calls as much use a turn signal. Officers said he had trouble handles each year. He said the “vast majority” of years. Irsay told the judge he is still under the freeing the front four to focus on one each. as anything. Smith said he’d like to blitz about reciting the alphabet and failed field sobriety such cases end in plea agreements. He also said care of a doctor and an orthopedic specialist Scoring against a Tampa 2 was going to one-third of the time this season. tests. Various prescription drugs were found in the terms of Irsay’s plea agreement are typical who prescribe medications for him. Under terms require patience. “We did a lot of things that Still, Frazier, eager to work with Pro Bowl his vehicle, along with more than $29,000 in were simplistic. We never worried about the tackle Gerald McCoy and linebacker Lavonte for a person who faced first-time driving while of his probation, Irsay must provide officials with cash. Irsay acknowledged in 2002 that he had intoxicated charges in the county just north of all current medication prescriptions. The NFL size. The defense was built on quickness,” David, said he has “no doubt” the Tampa 2 is become dependent on painkillers after several Kiffin said. still viable. “We feel like we have the founda- Indianapolis. said Irsay will be subject to ongoing treatment, years of orthopedic operations but said he had Irsay had resumed his duties with the Colts at counseling and testing as determined by doc- Smith, Marinelli and Edwards were tion on this defense to make it work,” Frazier overcome the problem. Irsay will be on proba- Buccaneers assistants in the late 1990s under said. That’s the key, of course. “It’s not about the NFL draft in May and even made an unsuc- tors. Irsay, who is active on social media, is also tion for a year and is prohibited from drinking or Dungy and Kiffin, who took the system south the Xs and Os. —AP cessful personal pitch to his fellow owners on forbidden from discussing the Colts or NFL on possessing alcohol during that time. He must behalf of Indianapolis’ bid to host the 2018 his Twitter account. — AP THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 SPORTS Rosberg-Hamilton duel returns to its roots MONZA: The Formula One duel between Nico are still plenty of points to be won before then, so signed an extension yet. “We’re close,” Alonso said. top speeds of 340 kph (211 mph), Monza is the Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton returns to its roots it’s far from over yet.” “We’re working on it.” Alonso joined Ferrari in 2010 fastest circuit on the calendar, as well as one of the this weekend at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza. and is still seeking his first title with the Italian oldest - with the Italian GP one of only four races to The Mercedes rivals developed their now incendi- Ferrari forever team. “Winning is the most important thing for have survived from the first year of F1 in 1950. The ary rivalry when they raced karts in Italy more than Fernando Alonso is tired of reading about spec- every athlete but there are also other things that layout of the Monza track - long, high-speed a decade ago. Rosberg enters with a 29-point lead ulation that he’ll leave Ferrari. “I don’t like certain can make you happy,” he said. “Ferrari’s passion is straights followed by slow corners - also requires over Hamilton in the drivers’ standings - the rumors. They create stress for me and the team,” enough on its own to fill you with pride. And (new heavy breaking. “It is extremely difficult in Monza biggest it has been all season. to get a perfect lap because it is almost impossible A big part of that gap was built in the Belgian to hit every curve and every chicane in the way you GP two weeks ago, when Rosberg finished second want,” three-time Monza champion Sebastian and Hamilton claimed the German driver acknowl- Vettel of Red Bull said. edged that he had deliberately crashed into him The main straightaway in Monza was originally early in the incident-packed race. The two drivers part of a banked high-speed oval circuit. “The attended a meeting at the team’s headquarters in biggest challenges at Monza nowadays are the England last week, where Mercedes said Rosberg braking zones,” Ricciardo said. was disciplined after accepting responsibility for “The first chicane is the ultimate example: You’re the collision. Still, it remains to be seen how coming down at the highest speed an F1 car will Mercedes will handle the tensions at Monza, the reach all year and you’re braking into one of the fastest circuit in F1. With Red Bull driver Daniel tightest corners you’ll take all year. “Added to that Ricciardo claiming his third win of the season in you’re doing this with the least amount of down- Belgium, Mercedes might want to install team force you’ll have all year, which means the car orders to safely secure the drivers’ championship. tends to slide around quite a bit as well as taking Here are some things to know entering the 13th longer to stop,” Ricciardo added. “You can’t afford race of the 19-event season: to lock a brake but equally you can’t lose time by being too eager on the pedal. It demands that you Lewis looks back are really focused all of the time.” Hamilton won the Italian GP from pole in 2012 but struggled to a ninth-place finish last year. “The Italian roots Italian Grand Prix is always a special one for me in Ricciardo was born in Australia to parents of terms of the memories I have there, going right Italian origin, so Monza is a special stop for him. “As back to my early career,” the British driver said. “The SPA: Mercedes-AMG’s British driver Lewis Hamilton (left) and Mercedes-AMG’s German driver Nico a kid when we watched races on TV, dad always karting championships used to race in Italy quite Rosberg collide at the Spa-Francorchamps ciruit during the Belgium Formula One Grand Prix. — AFP rooted for Ferrari, like all the Italians in Australia,” often and it’s also where I met Nico, so that’s where he said. “Although things have changed now that our rivalry really began. “My aim for the weekend, Alonso told the Gazzetta dello Sport. “I’m honored team principal Marco) Mattiacci wants to change I’m with Red Bull.” Ricciardo is third in the stand- of course, is to claw back the gap in the drivers’ that other teams have stated that they want me and be more aggressive. That makes staying more ings, a distant 64 points behind Rosberg, and does- championship,” Hamilton added. “It’s as big as it’s but I’ve been repeating for a year now that I want attractive.” n’t expect to close the gap too much this weekend been all season so I’ve got a lot of work ahead of to stay on with Ferrari. I’ll stay through 2016 and if considering how fast the Monza track is. “I don’t see me but anything can happen in this sport. I won’t possible even longer.” Alonso’s contract with Ferrari Full throttle who can give Mercedes any bother,” Ricciardo told give up until the flag drops in Abu Dhabi and there expires after the 2016 season, but he hasn’t he With average speeds of 250 kph (155 mph) and the Gazzetta. — AP Ali Ayed chasing glory in Taiwan

KUWAIT: This weekend, the world’s best bas- ketball shooters, playmakers, centers and for- wards will put it all on the line when they par- ticipate in head-to-head battles at the Red Bull King of the Rock world championship. Taiwan will welcome the world’s toughest basketball players in 2014 when the Red Bull King of the Rock World Finals move from Alcatraz to the prison exercise yards of Samasana Island on September 6. Ali Ayed the winner from Kuwait has been England captain Alastair Cook training hard for this final, he spent all sum- mer working on tactics and physical strength. “I know it’s not going to be a walk in the park England’s Cook vows in Samasana that’s why I intensified my physi- cal and mental training and hopefully that to carry on to WCup pays off. I’m expecting tough competition but I’m ready for the challenge,” said Ali Ayed. Now in BIRMINGHAM: England captain Alastair Cook goal to try to win the World Cup in Australia. insisted he still wanted to lead the side at the He added: “I know that seems a bit far- its fifth year, the one-on-one basketball com- World Cup despite conceding the team’s fetched at the moment when we’re losing petition is a global sporting fixture executed chances of triumphing at next year’s tourna- games of cricket, but there are a lot of really in truly iconic and unique surroundings. ment were “far-fetched” following another maul- good players in that changing room. “If we can The players will go head-to-head on an ing by India. The reigning world champions improve at the rate we need to improve, we’ve outdoor court using a single elimination tour- inflicted a humiliating nine-wicket defeat upon got a chance.” England, beaten heavily for the nament bracket. Each game will last 5-min- England in the fourth one-day international at third match in a row, will try to avoid further utes with running cloak and a coin toss will Edgbaston on Tuesday to take an unbeatable 3- embarrassment in the series finale at determine first possession. A 15-second shot 0 lead in the five-match series. India dismissed Headingley tomorrow. “Maybe for a few of these clock and standard 2 and 3 points as per the England for just 206, a total that owed much to guys, it’s the first time it’s happened that we’ve hoops rules. A player committing 5 fouls will number seven Moeen Ali’s 67. lost as badly as this and it’s a true test of charac- be disqualified. If fouled in the act of shooting They then coasted to victory with more than ter for the whole team, really,” Cook said. a successful basket, player gets the one addi- 19 overs to spare after Ajinkya Rahane, whose tional point and possession changes. Injury 106 was his maiden ODI century, and Shikhar World Cup focus time-out will be 2 minutes at referee discre- Dhawan (97 not out) put on 183 for the first Former England captain Michael Vaughan tion. A tie after regulation leads to 2 minutes wicket. Defeat saw England suffer a fifth loss in has criticized the team’s “old-fashioned” overtime (coin toss for first possession). 11-0 their last six ODI series. England only have a diet approach to one-day cricket. But Cook said the skunk rule applies game over. Ali Ayed, winner from Kuwait of limited overs cricket between now and the problem was more fundamental than that. “I start of the World Cup in Australia and New don’t think it’s been our mind-set really,” he said. Zealand in February. But their chances of lifting “I think it’s been our lack of execution of fairly the trophy for the first time in what will be 40 basic skills at the moment with our batting.” One Talking basketball, there is years’ of trying look as remote as they have since explanation often advanced for England’s poor they made the last of their three losing appear- record in 50-over cricket is that everyone ances in the final in 1992 - the only previous involved in the English game puts so much occasion when the tournament was staged more emphasis on Test cricket. nothing lost in translation ‘Down Under’. However, Cook said: “You only have to look at Former England off-spinner Graeme Swann the dressing-room to see whether it matters or recently urged Cook to quit one-day cricket and not now. “Just because you put huge impor- BILBAO: The guy who tells Ukraine what plays to of English is helpful at the tournament, where the meetings at the hotel, other team officials translate concentrate solely on Tests. But Cook, whose tance on Test cricket doesn’t mean one-day run speaks English. So does the guy who tells the public address announcer and entertainment acts what he’s writing on the board for Coronado and Liz. nine on Tuesday meant he has gone 38 innings cricket doesn’t count. “We’ve got a World Cup in Dominican Republic what their opponents will do. speak it, as does the official conducting the “So if Zippy’s talking, they’re just whispering in their without an ODI hundred, faced similar calls to six months. That’s our big focus now. “There is Yet, not much is getting lost in translation at this postgame news conference for a coach and player ear, ‘this is what he’s saying,’ so it works pretty stand down as Test skipper from half-a-dozen no Test cricket for six months, so it is very impor- international tournament - everyone at the from each team. For a team such as Finland, whose smoothly,” said Bayno, an assistant with the Toronto former England captains earlier in the season, tant.” Meanwhile India captain Mahendra Singh Basketball World Cup speaks hoops. “We know bas- players are taught English starting in the third grade, Raptors. They can do the same in the heat of a only to lead the team to a 3-1 series win over Dhoni was left to reflect on a “complete game”. ketball terms,” Ukraine point guard Pooh Jeter said. it’s an easy adjustment. But some creativity is need- game, though things are more rushed. “For those India. Cook, asked if he would be England’s cap- “With the World Cup coming up, it is very impor- And if that fails, there are other tried-and-true meth- ed when not everyone can understand it, such as two, like if I have a teaching point, I’ll tell one of the tain at the World Cup, replied: “If I’m allowed to tant we start doing well outside the subconti- ods. “I’m Italian. I use hand signals,” Ukraine coach the case with the Dominican Republic. South Florida Spanish-speaking coaches, and I speak broken be, yes. “I don’t have a say on selection, but I’ve nent,” said Dhoni, who led India to triumph on Mike Fratello said. coach Orlando Antigua and two members of his Spanish, so through the course of the three or four captained for three-and-a-half years with the home soil at the 2011 edition. — AFP The Ukraine squad is symbolic of why nearly staff are bilingual, as is most of the team. However, weeks we’ve been together I’ll have the key words in everyone in the sport is fluent in basketball. Jeter is a staff members Bill Bayno and Pat Zipfel only speak Spanish that they understand,” Bayno added. “But California kid who briefly played in the NBA. Fratello English, and players Juan Coronado and Victor Liz anything that’s complex, I’ll tell one of the Spanish- Alonso to extend is a New Jersey native hired by Ukrainian federation just Spanish. So when Zipfel, a longtime NBA speaking coaches, or they’ll just tell them them- president Alexander “Sasha” Volkov, who played for advance scout, goes over the opposition during selves.” —AP him with the Atlanta Hawks. Fratello got the lan- Ferrari’s contract guage concern out of the way at his first meeting with players after taking over Ukraine’s national MILAN: Fernando Alonso hopes to been courted by McLaren, who are team in 2011. If you didn’t get what I just said, he extend his Ferrari contract beyond the switching to Honda power next year. “I told them, don’t nod your head like you did. “You end of 2016 and reckons he could have have a contract for another two years can’t be afraid to say, ‘I don’t understand,’” Fratello 10 more years of racing in Formula One. and as I always say on the subject of said. Now it’s left up to the two assistant coaches on The Spaniard was quoted on the Ferrari rumours and to ensure calm, what I want the bench who speak both languages to make cer- website on Wednesday as telling is to continue for the necessary years,” tain players can’t mess up because of a mix-up. reporters at the Maranello factory ahead said Alonso. “Let’s see if that can happen, “Their assignment is, if you don’t think our guys of the Italian Grand Prix that he had no but for the next two years at least, there understand what I’m saying, it’s your job to tell them desire to leave, despite persistent media is no problem.” what I just said, and if we walk out and they don’t do speculation. “It’s a year now that I’ve Alonso said winning was important it and they don’t understand, it’s your fault,” Fratello been saying I want to stay at Ferrari and but Ferrari, the sport’s most successful said. Whether encouraging a teammate or trash talk- extend my contract. That’s my wish, I and glamorous team down the decades, ing an opponent, no one seems to have a problem - repeat it every two weeks, at the end of could offer a lot more than that. “There is not even players who don’t speak the language of every race, yet it’s never said,” declared a passion for this team, which as a driver the country on their jersey. the 33-year-old double world champion. means you are already proud of what you “Talk of other teams has never come are doing, independent of the results,” he This should be advantage from my lips, in fact it’s always been the explained. “The most important thing is Besides superior talent, the Americans are one of opposite”. to fix the things that are not going well the few teams that only have to worry about what to Alonso joined Ferrari from Renault, on the car and in the team and to do say, not how to say it, since everyone on their roster where he won his titles, in 2010 and has everything that is needed. “(Team princi- was raised in the United States. Teams are allowed been three times a runner-up in the pal Marco) Mattiacci also shares this one naturalized player, many times ending up an championship since then. However, he desire to change things and to be more American-born, raised or educated one who has and the team have not won a race since aggressive in our approach to our work. gone overseas to play professionally. That’s the case he triumphed in his home Spanish Grand This renewed will to win makes staying at with Jeter, who formerly played for BC Kyiv in BILBAO: Kenneth Faried (center left) and Klay Thompson, right, of the US (left) duel for the ball Prix in May last year and the Spaniard has Ferrari even more attractive.” —Reuters Ukraine and was later asked to join the national with New Zealand’s Isaac Fotu (center) during the Group C Basketball World Cup match, in team. Though not mandatory, a working knowledge Bilbao northern Spain on Tuesday, Sept 2, 2014. — AP THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 SPORTS Wozniacki wallops Errani to reach semi-finals

NEW YORK: Caroline Wozniacki used her aggressive rhythm and figure out where to throw the ball and groundstroke game to near perfection on Tuesday what to aim for,” she said. Wozniacki did not take and pummeled Italy’s Sara Errani 6-0 6-1 to reach long to adjust and ended up winning 57 points to a the semi-finals of the US Open. The 10th seed mere 26 for the overmatched Errani. reached the last four at a grand slam for the first Errani, accustomed to keeping the ball in play time since 2011 by beating Errani at her own strate- long enough to profit from an unforced error, tried gy, engaging in long baseline rallies but using supe- to force the action by approaching the net, but rior power to open the court and find lanes for win- Wozniacki whistled winners over her, past her and ners. Dane Wozniacki walloped winners of all vari- occasionally right at her. Errani came to net 20 times eties, belting 26 of them to just 12 for her Italian and won only half those points. “She is much opponent, who looked dazed and confused at times stronger than me physically. I think that was the on court. most important difference today,” said the 13th The match ended when an Errani forehand hit seed. “She don’t miss a ball. “I tried to change my the net tape and flopped back on her own side of game in the second set and come more to the net. I the net and the strains of “Sweet Caroline” began to was trying but was difficult.” Wozniacki, a finalist at serenade Wozniacki over the loudspeaker. “It’s been the 2009 US Open, reigned for 67 weeks as number a pretty up and down year for me,” said Wozniacki, one back in 2010 and 2011 but is still seeking her whose two-year relationship with world number first grand slam crown. one golfer Rory McIlroy ended this year just days Standing in her path to a return to a slam final is after their wedding invitations were sent out. “To be China’s unseeded Peng Shuai, who was equally here in the semi-finals of the US Open once again is impressive in routing 17-year-old Swiss Belinda an incredible feeling. Definitely, hard work pays off. Bencic in the lower half of the women’s draw where I’m here and I’m so happy.” the leading seeds have vanished in upsets. “She’s The match began inauspiciously for Wozniacki, been playing well. She’s playing aggressively,” who struggled with the warm winds that blew Wozniacki said of Peng, who has lost in their last five through the stadium. She hit an ugly double fault meetings while winning one set. “She’s strong from on her second serve of the opening game and had both sides. She’s been serving well. It’s going to be a to fend off four break points to hold serve. “Love-40 NEW YORK: Caroline Wozniacki, of Denmark, returns to Sara Errani, of Italy, during the quarterfinal difficult match.” “But it’s going to fun,” added a smil- isn’t really a good start, but it was really windy and it round of the 2014 US Open tennis tournament on Tuesday, Sept 2, 2014. Wozniacki defeated Errani ing Wozniacki, happy to be back on the main stage just took me a few serves to kind of get into the 6-0, 6-1. — AP with a real shot at a major title. — Reuters Federer marches on, youth movement stalls at US Open Cilic, Simon in five-set marathon

NEW YORK: Roger Federer rolled into the quar- ter-finals of the U.S. Open for the 10th time in 11 years on Tuesday, while experience finally got the better of youth at the year’s final grand slam. Five-times champion Federer powered his way past Spain’s Roberto Bautista 6-4 6-3 6-2, the 33- year-old raising his record on Arthur Ashe Stadium court to a dazzling 25-1. Facing Federer for the first time, the 26-year-old Spaniard quick- ly found himself 5-1 down in the opening set to the 17-time grand slam winner, who then eased off the gas and coasted to an unflustered NEW YORK: US Ryder Cup Captain Tom Watson speaks at the US Ryder Cup Captain’s straight sets win in just under two hours. Picks News Conference on September 2, 2014 in New York City. — AFP On another sweltering day at the US National Tennis Center, three emerging talents and Battle lines drawn; Ryder potential grand slam winners of the future were finally ushered to the Flushing Meadows exit. Chinese doubles specialist Peng Shuai routed Cup wildcards announced 17-year-old Belinda Bencic 6-2 6-1, Tomas Berdych thrashed 20-year-old Austrian Dominic LOS ANGELES: The final pieces of the Ryder Cup and win the Ryder Cup,” said the 28-year-old. Thiem 6-1 6-2 6-4, and Frenchman Gael Monfils jigsaw were slotted into place on Tuesday as “This is a redemption year for a lot of guys that schooled 23-year Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 7-5 holders Europe, who will be hosts and heavy were on the team.” While the highly motivated 7-6(6) 7-5. Monfils put aside his showman antics favorites later this month, and the United States Americans will be looking for redemption at for a more workmanlike approach to his fourth rounded out their 12-man teams with three Gleneagles, the Europeans will strive to maintain round match and it resulted in victory over the wildcard picks. European captain Paul McGinley, the iron grip they have established on the tro- player dubbed “Baby Fed” for his all-around spoilt for choice, ultimately went for seasoned phy so often in the past two decades. Yet game that resembles Swiss maestro Federer’s. Cup veterans in Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood McGinley, who described himself as “a very lucky Frenchman Monfils, seeded 20th, returns to along with 39-year-old rookie Stephen man” on Tuesday because of the strength of the quarter-finals for the first time since 2010 for Gallacher. Later in the day, McGinley’s counter- players at his disposal for his three captain’s a date with Federer. “He’s got easy top 10 poten- part Tom Watson opted for a blend of experi- picks, is preparing his team for a strong chal- tial,” said Federer of Monfils, who has yet to drop ence and form by announcing Keegan Bradley, lenge on home soil. a set. “He’s a great mover. He’s got a wonderful Hunter Mahan and Webb Simpson as his three “We are playing against a very, very strong serve, really, which nobody really talks about picks. American team led by a very, very strong indi- While both captains expressed delight and vidual in Tom Watson,” the Irishman said at because of his athletic movement which stands strong faith in their teams, the Americans will go Wentworth on the outskirts of London. “I for one out so much. “His issues have really been just his into the Sept. 26-28 matches at Gleneagles in am under no illusions how difficult the task fitness and his setbacks he’s had because of Scotland with a record of seven losses in the last ahead is going to be, and the players will, as injury. Then sometimes maybe not wanting to nine editions. “The Europeans, on paper, have well, too, and they do know already. “On the play sometimes because of reasons only he can been touted as being the favorites and we are positive side, we have three players who will add explain. “I think I can speak on behalf of so many the underdogs but I have a fundamental belief a lot to the nine who have already qualified and players: We love watching him play.” in my team,” Watson told a news conference in make the European team as strong as it needs to New York after announcing his selections. “More be to take on the might of America.” The ‘Amazing time’ importantly, our players have a fundamental European team bristles with strength. Led by It was not all joy for the French contingent on belief in themselves that they can go and win Northern Irish world number one Rory McIlroy, Tuesday with Gilles Simon losing to big-serving the Ryder Cup.” they boast four of the game’s top-five ranked Croat Marin Cilic. Cilic and Simon have played a Watson felt that the stinging defeat suffered players. The Americans arguably have greater combined 49 five-setters in their careers so it by the Americans in the most recent edition, at depth with nine of the top 20. was no surprise that Tuesday’s meeting between Medinah outside Chicago in 2012, would serve the two went the distance. Cilic had won a five- as his team’s greatest motivation. “I can tell you Bitter memories set marathon over Simon earlier this year at the that all the players I have talked to, every one of However, very few of the Europeans have Australian Open and it was the 14th seeded them without a doubt, had one thing to say NEW YORK: Roger Federer of Switzerland returns a shot against Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain been scarred by bitter memories at the Ryder Croatian coming out on top again 5-7 7-6(3) 6-4 about the Ryder Cup,” said the 64-year-old, who Cup while only three of Watson’s players-Phil during their men’s singles fourth round match on Day Nine of the 2014 US Open on September 3-6 6-3. was captain when the US last won on foreign Mickelson, Jim Furyk and Mahan-have ever 2, 2014. — AFP soil, at The Belfry in 1993. “They want to go back experienced what it is like to win the trophy. All While Cilic and Simon battled it out for over and they want to make amends for what hap- three played on Paul Azinger’s triumphant US four hours in the heat, Federer, Monfils, Berdych, Roberta Vinci and 14th-seeded Lucie Safarova, not.” Peng will next meet former world number pened at Medinah two years ago. “From our team at Valhalla in 2008 and Cup veterans Peng and 10th seed Caroline Wozniacki con- on her way to reaching her first grand slam sin- one Wozniacki, who used her aggressive standpoint, our team has that one focus. The Mickelson and Furyk also featured in the aston- served energy by registering straight-sets wins. gles semi-final in 37 attempts. groundstroke game to near perfection in a 6-0 6- Europeans played great in the last round in 2012 ishing last-day comeback at Brookline in 1999. Peng, 28, delivered a 64-minute master class to “This is amazing time for me,” said Peng, who 1 victory over Italy’s Sara Errani. The 10th-seeded and that was a hard loss for the American play- “Europe has flat-out kicked our butt the last 2013 junior world number one Bencic in an has won 16 doubles titles, including this year’s Dane, engaging Errani in long baseline rallies ers and it still sticks with a lot of them.” 10 or 15 years and that’s just the way it is,” said unlikely quarter-final between unseeded play- French Open, but is still chasing her first singles but using superior power to open up the court Mahan, who will play on his third US Cup team ers. The Chinese had rattled off three impressive crown. “A lot of tennis. It’s a long time, the career. and find lanes for blasting home winners, roared ‘Meltdown at Medinah’ at Gleneagles. “We have a great challenge ahead upsets in a row from the second round, ousting It’s tough sometimes. I’m thinking to give up and to victory in a brisk 65 minutes at Arthur Ashe Two years ago in what became known as the of us but we’re extremely motivated and we fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska, 28th seed stop play because I don’t know if I can make it or Stadium. — Reuters ‘Meltdown at Medinah’, the US threw away a have a lot to prove among each player.” commanding four-point lead on the final day to Englishman Westwood will be making his ninth RUGBYL-SUPER PREVIEW lose by 14-1/2 points to 13-1/2. Bradley, an successive Ryder Cup appearance, and he American version of Poulter because of his pas- believes it is becoming increasingly more diffi- sion for the Ryder Cup and ability to raise his cult to make the European team. “It just gets game in the white-knuckle atmosphere of the harder and harder to make every couple of team competition, was a rookie in 2012 and years,” said Westwood. “The strength and depth Time is right for title would dearly love to bury memories of that loss. on tour, it’s phenomenal now. When you look at “I’ve made no secret of how important this the people that missed out, you can’t argue that team is to me and how bad I want to go back it’s strong guys.”- Reuters ‘favorites’ St Helens Matfield in for Australia LEEDS: Australian coach Nathan Brown insists “There have been a lot of twists and turns in the retirement having won 26 caps for England, 14 test; Bismarck benched any one of six teams could be in the privileged league this year. Warrington had a super three- for Great Britain and played at the last three position St Helens find themselves in - but he’s month period; at the beginning it was us, then World Cups. Sinfield beat Australian quartet MELBOURNE: South Africa coach Heyneke Lambie join uncapped Warren Whiteley, captain adamant none quite knew the importance of Leeds, Wigan have had a spell as have Cameron Smith, Ben Barba, Cooper Cronk and Meyer has shaken up his pack for Saturday’s of the Johannesburg-based Super Rugby team perfect timing as much as his side. St Helens Huddersfield and Castleford too,” said Brown. Nate Myles to the 2012 Golden Boot and will not Rugby Championship test against Australia in the Lions, on the bench. “We were always plan- moved to within a point of winning the second “The competition is more open than ever feature against the Kangaroos and New Zealand Perth, benching hooker Bismarck du Plessis and ning in moving our personnel around during trophy on offer in Europe this season - the Super before and there are so many sides that can play in the Four Nations later this year. restoring Victor Matfield to the second row. the competition,” Meyer said in a team release. League League Leaders’ Shield - with victory well. I said earlier in the season that Cas weren’t “This is a decision I have taken a great deal of Adriaan Strauss will start at hooker alongside “The only new player in the team is Warren, over Challenge Cup final winners Leeds Rhinos and wouldn’t be a flash in the pan. Then you time over and it has been the toughest of my promoted prop Tendai “The Beast” Mtawarira in whom I’m very happy for and excited to see a revamped front row as the Springboks look to what he can do. He covers all three positions in last week. Results also conspired to go their way have Wigan, Leeds, Huddersfield, Warrington. professional career,” Sinfield said. “I have always overcome the scrum problems that dogged the loose trio and can make an impact later in as Warrington Wolves and Huddersfield Giants “The reality for us is in the past four weeks we loved playing for my country, whether for them in two tight victories over Argentina. the game. “Saturday’s test against Australia will played out a 24-24 draw against each other have changed the way we have played and it is England or Great Britain, and it has been a privi- Matfield returns after missing the first two take a massive effort from every member of our while Wigan Warriors fell to a shock defeat at all about getting better so when we come into lege and honor to lead my country for the last matches of the southern hemisphere tourna- squad. We’re not looking at their recent result Widnes Vikings. the play-offs we are as prepared as we can be. two seasons.” Meanwhile relegated London ment through injury, replacing young lock against New Zealand and we know they will be Had Castleford Tigers not beaten Bradford Taking the League Leaders’ Shield would be a Broncos, who travel to Salford Red Devils on Lood de Jager, while Morne Steyn starts at fly- a tough opponent.” Bulls then they would already have their hands good reward for the players.” Castleford host Sunday, have recruited a player from the division half in place of Handre Pollard. In other changes Australia were crushed 51-20 by the All on the League Leaders’ Shield - but they moved Wakefield Wildcats on Sunday knowing nothing they will enter next season in Sheffield Eagles to the starting side named on Wednesday, Blacks at Eden Park in their last match and to within four points of St Helens with two but a win will do to take the League Leaders’ centre Matt Garside from the Championship. Marcell Coetzee comes off the bench to replace South Africa will fancy their chances of continu- matches left with a 32-18 victory. Still a point at Shield race down to the last regular season And coach Joe Grima, a former assistant at openside flanker Juan Smith with Jan ing the hosts’ winless start to the tournament at home to Warrington today would secure match while Leeds and Wigan bid to bounce Parramatta, Cronulla and St George in the NRL, Serfontein dislodging Damian de Allende at Perth’s Subiaco Oval, where the Springboks Australian Brown, who coached St George in the back as they meet each other. said: “Matt will bring some great Championship outside centre. Props Trevor Nyakane and have won four times and drawn once in nine NRL, and the Saints a first-place finish before the It will mark the first match since Rhinos cap- experience to the Broncos. He came highly rec- Marcel van der Merwe, and utility back Pat matches since 1998. —Reuters play-offs - and he believes they fully deserve it. tain Kevin Sinfield announced his international ommended.” — AFP THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 SPORTS

Russia to reduce number Photo of the day of foreign players

MOSCOW: Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko into the knockout stage from a relatively announced yesterday that Russia will easy group. gradually reduce the number of foreign Mutko has expressed an opinion that players, the prevalence of which in the the high number of foreigners harms the country’s sports clubs has been seen as national (football) squad which desper- harming the performance of national ately needs to improve its performance teams. He said his ministry has drafted for the 2018 World Cup, which Russia legislation that would give it complete will host. The 55-year-old minister, who control over the number of foreigners is also a member of the executive board playing in every sport in Russia. “We’re of world football ruling body FIFA, has interested to have the homegrown play- compared the negative effect of foreign ers at the leading positions in the coun- players in Russia to the situation in try’s clubs,” Mutko was quoted as saying England, who also crashed out following by ITAR-TASS news agency. the World Cup group stage. Foreign The number of foreign players in the players currently form the backbone of country’s Premier League football clubs Russian Premier League’s top sides: would be decreased to six, while the ice reigning champions CSKA Moscow, last hockey, volleyball and basketball clubs season’s runners-up Zenit St Petersburg, would be able to include only three on Spartak, Dynamo and Lokomoiv their rosters as of 2018 according to the Moscow. proposal. The bill is expected to become There are 11 foreign footballers on law early next year. It will give the gov- the 23-man roster of Zenit, including ernment the means to impose its will on Brazilian star Hulk, Spanish midfielder football club owners, who have repeat- Javi Garcia and Argentinean centre-back edly opposed the idea. Ezequiel Garay, while 13 of 25 Spartak With foreign players helping generate Moscow players are non-Russians. interest and attendance, club owners CSKA’s Ivory Coast striker Seydoy have instead called for a complete can- Doumbia was the Russian League’s top Jorge Martin (ESP) races during Red Bull Rookies Cup 2014 at Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom. — www.redbull.com cellation of limits on foreigners. Mutko scorer last season with 18 goals, while acknowledged that reducing the num- the Swedes Rasmus Elm and Pontus ber of foreigners in club sports is a diffi- Wernbloom, Israeli Bebras Natcho and cult objective but would take into con- Finn Roman Eryomenko are currently EU weighs up Russia sideration the view of each sports feder- the club’s key midfielders. ation. “But we’re not going to adjust our- German forward Kevin Kuranyi spear- selves to every single club owner’s ambi- heads Dynamo Moscow’s attack, sup- tions,” he insisted. ported by France playmaker Mathieu “There’s no alternative to a strict limit Valbuena, while Congo star Christopher World Cup boycott (on foreigners),” he said. The minister’s Samba conducts the club’s defense initiative came just after Russia’s national together with Brazilian Douglas and for- football team flopped at the World Cup mer Manchester United fullback BRUSSELS: European nations have discussed Times quoted the document as saying that in European Commission spokeswoman Pia in Brazil, where they failed to make it Alexander Buttner. — AFP hitting Russia with sporting sanctions including addition to economic sanctions “thought could Ahrenkilde said yesterday. The EU limited a boycott of Vladimir Putin’s showpiece 2018 also be given to taking coordinated action with- Russian access to European capital markets, football World Cup as a penalty for stoking the in the G7 and beyond to recommend suspen- banned the sale of arms and “dual use” materials Defiant Welbeck out to crisis in Ukraine, sources and reports said yester- sion of Russian participation in high-profile with possible military and civilian uses, and lim- day. Moscow could also face suspension from international cultural, economic or sports events ited the sale of technology for the oil sector. Formula One races and other sporting events, (Formula 1 races, UEFA football competitions, After Ukraine said yesterday that it had prove doubters wrong under long-term plans circulated among 2018 World Cup, etc).” Russia is also staging the agreed a ceasefire in the conflict, European LONDON: New Arsenal striker Danny said Arsenal would suit him. “I believe the European diplomats alongside proposals for world swimming championships next year. Commission spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic said Welbeck is determined to prove that he is style of play the manager’s got and the immediate economic sanctions. any decisions on sanctions would “take into worth the 16 million pound ($26.36 mil- boys play and with the magnificent play- Leaders of the 28-nation EU on Saturday Economic sanctions account the developments on the ground.” Putin lion) the Premier League club spent on ers in midfield slotting balls through, I can asked the European Commission, the bloc’s British and German politicians called for said yesterday that he hoped a final deal to the transfer deadline day to sign him run on to the end of those balls and slot executive arm, to draw up new sanctions in Russia to be stripped of the World Cup in July, resolve the crisis could be struck during talks from Manchester United. Several Arsenal them away,” he said. “It’s exciting times for response to claims that Russia has sent troops following the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight scheduled for Friday. But the fact that European fans have voiced doubts about the sign- me. It’s great to be a part of this club and into neighboring Ukraine. A European source MH17 over Ukraine, allegedly by a missile fired nations are now discussing a possible sports ing on social media, and Welbeck was it’s a team that I’ve always watched in the told AFP that the World Cup boycott idea was in by pro-Moscow rebels. Putin in July promised an boycott is designed to hit Russian prestige. one of the players singled out for criti- Premier League. I’ve envisaged myself a “working document discussed by the member “unforgettable” World Cup, building on the suc- British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said at cism after England’s dismal World Cup playing in this team before. For it to finally states” detailing options for the economic sanc- cess of this year’s Winter Olympics in Sochi in the time that Putin would “exploit” the World campaign in Brazil, but the 23-year-old happen is very exciting.” tions, “but as a possibility for later on, not now.” what will be Russia’s most ambitious sporting Cup and that it would make the West look weak was defiant. “This is the next stage of my Welbeck’s move was given enthusiastic The paper was circulated to diplomats from project since the fall of the Soviet Union. The “if we’re not prepared to pull the plug.” However, development - to come to Arsenal - to backing by former United team mate Rio European countries this week, before member new economic sanctions being considered by FIFA executive committee member Theo really show people what I can do as a Ferdinand. “Welbeck is a top signing for states take a decision on what sanctions to the EU are expected to build on the same four Zwanziger reportedly dismissed the proposal at footballer and hopefully get to the place Arsenal. Good business done by them. If impose, possibly by tomorrow. The Financial areas targeted by the last round of sanctions, the time. — AFP where I want to be,” he told the Arsenal he gets that trust to be no.1 striker at AFC website (www.arsenal.com). “I’ve been at he will flourish & explode,” the 35-year-old United ever since I was a little boy and I defender, who signed for Premier League had a great time there. Coming to club Queen’s Park Rangers in July after 12 Italy try to rebuild after Arsenal is the right decision. I can’t be years at Old Trafford, said on Twitter. any happier at the moment,” he said. Currently on international duty with Welbeck became surplus to require- England, who faced Norway in a friendly humiliating World Cup ments at Old Trafford as new manager yesterday, Welbeck joined up with his new Louis van Gaal brought in Colombian team mates to prepare for the league striker Radamel Falcao on loan from match at home to Manchester City on ROME: Italy’s bid to rebuild after a humiliating Monaco but the England international Sept 13. — Reuters World Cup faces its first test today in the shape of a Dutch squad also embarking on a new era. With new coach Antonio Conte having eschewed the services of Liverpool recruit Mario Balotelli, Italy will be at far from full strength for a friendly at Bari that will serve as a warm-up to tricky competitive encounters for both sides. Italy face Norway in Oslo next week while the Dutch travel to the Czech Republic in their first Euro 2016 qualifiers. The match against a Dutch side that reached the semi-finals in Brazil offers the Azzurri the opportunity to reclaim some pride after the morale-shredding ignominy of exiting the World Cup at the group stage. Conte has vowed to lead the national squad back to what he regards as its rightful position at the top of the global game, despite bemoaning a lack of playing resources he blames on the number of foreign strikers playing in Serie A. Balotelli is suspended for the trip to Norway and SAINT DENIS: French national soccer team players stretch during a training session Conte has declined to elaborate further on at the Stade de France in Saint Denis, outside Paris yesterday. — AP whether that was the main reason for the striker not being included in his first squad. The first New-look Spain ready black player to represent Italy at a major tourna- ment has been subjected to criticism in his home country over what was perceived as a for test against France poor attitude during the unsuccessful World Cup campaign. Although Conte has refused to talk specifical- AMSTERDAM: Dutch national football team’s coach Guus Hiddink (center) coaches his team during PARIS: After their abject failure at the World Cup, defender, a veteran of over 100 caps, as he a training session ahead of the friendly match against Italy at the Amsterdam Arena. — AFP Spain have a new look as they begin prepara- arrived for the squad get-together this week. ly about Balotelli, some of his comments about tions for the defense of the European character being more important than playing finals in Brazil. “Succeeding Louis after a superb Huntelaar and Rafael van der Vaart. Feyenoord Championship with a friendly against France France reputation enhanced ability have been interpreted as a sign he may World Cup is an enormous challenge,” Hiddink playmaker Jordy Clasie and and Aston Villa today. Just over two months on from their In contrast to Spain, France came out of the regard Liverpool’s new signing as more trouble said. “But I have experience and that doesn’t defender Ron Vlaar also miss out. The friendly group-stage elimination as World Cup holders in World Cup with their reputation greatly than he is worth. Other notable absences frighten me. I’m taking over a team in good should be interesting for tactics aficionados with Brazil, coach Vicente del Bosque takes a squad enhanced, a narrow quarter-final defeat to even- include injured playmaker Andrea Pirlo, who has health which knows what it is doing.” A combi- Conte’s Italy set to switch to a 3-5-2 line-up while that is a mixture of familiar faces and potential tual winners Germany coming after some impres- hinted he could extend his international career nation of injury and illness means Hiddink, 67, Hiddink’s Holland are expected to abandon the stars of the future for the match at the Stade de sive performances in the group stage. Coach into the Conte era, and defenders Giorgio will begin his second stint as national coach same formation favored by Van Gaal and return France, the venue for the Euro 2016 final. Xavi Didier Deschamps is now embarking on a two- Chiellini and Andrea Barzagli. without big names Arjen Robben, Klaas Jan to a more traditional back four. —AFP Hernandez and Xabi Alonso, veterans of the side year run of friendlies before France hosts Euro Italian officials are hoping Chiellini will be fit that won Euro 2008, the 2010 World Cup and 2016, where they will be expected to feature in time to play in Oslo. Inter Milan striker Pablo Euro 2012, have retired from international foot- prominently with a squad that is a healthy mix of Osvaldo dropped out earlier this week due to a ball, following in the footsteps of David Villa. youth and experience.Indeed, Deschamps only groin injury, forcing Conte to call up the quixotic Brazil legend Zico to coach Pepe Reina, Fernando Torres and Juan Mata made three changes to his World Cup squad for Fabio Quagliarella, a player the coach rarely were all omitted, while fitness problems of vary- the game and Sunday’s friendly against Serbia in in the Indian Super League ing degrees have ruled out Gerard Pique, Andres Belgrade, with one the return of fit-again selected last season when they were both at Iniesta and Javi Martinez. Of the new faces, five Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda in place of Italian champions Juventus. During his three- season, three-title reign at the Turin giants, NEW DELHI: Brazilian legend Zico has signed tives of the club, owned by a group of football- are uncapped and four are aged 23 or under, the retired Mickael Landreau. Lyon striker up to coach a team in the Indian Super loving Goa businessmen, will travel to Brazil including Valencia striker Paco Alcacer. Others, Alexandre Lacazette and Barcelona defender Conte had to endure fierce abuse at most other Serie A stadiums. League, joining other former stars in the new soon to help Zico complete visa formalities. like 28-year-old Atletico Madrid midfielder Raul Jeremy Mathieu have also been recalled with franchise-based venture to be played later Other former stars who have confirmed Garcia, have had to wait a little longer for their Arsenal duo Olivier Giroud and Laurent Koscielny He is expecting a warmer reception in his new role but insists he will not be reining in the this year. Zico, 61, who played in three World their participation as player or coach include opportunity. They all join 22-year-old Atletico injured. But Deschamps has admitted that his Cups and has coached around the world, will Italian great Alessandro Del Piero, France and midfielder Koke, who went to the World Cup but starting line-up against the reigning European fiery touchline antics that have become part of manage the Goa franchise for the 10-week Juventus striker David Trezeguet, his compa- is now expected to take on extra responsibility. champions may be the same as that which took the former international midfielder’s brand. “I “It’s a team for now with a view to two years to the field against Germany at the Maracana in like the players to feel my presence, the referees tournament that begins in October. The tour- triot Robert Pires, Spaniard Luis Garcia, and down the line,” explained del Bosque after Rio de Janeiro on July 4. “We have two matches and the opposition too,” he said this week. “I nament has been modeled along the lines of England goalkeeper David James. The league unveiling his squad, with the aim of today’s very close together but the team which starts have always been like that. If you are born round cricket’s cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) is backed by India’s Reliance Industries, con- match being to prepare for their opening Euro today will be close to that which started against it is difficult to become square.” Conte wants an and hopes to raise football’s profile in the trolled by the country’s richest man Mukesh 2016 qualifying Group C fixture against Germany,” said Deschamps, who added that his Italy in his own image, saying this week that his cricket-mad nation. Ambani, sports management giant IMG and Macedonia in Valencia on Monday.”We have priority is to make sure his team are “as competi- ideal international should be “humble, proud Zico, one of Brazil’s great exponents of “the Rupert Murdoch’s Star TV. India, ranked a low- come up with a squad that is a consequence of tive as possible in two years.” There will of course and ... mean.” beautiful game” who played in World Cups ly 150th in the world, has been dubbed a our bad performance, (but) the World Cup has be no Franck Ribery, the Bayern Munich winger from 1978 to 1986, signed the contract in Rio “sleeping giant” by world governing body not left any effects nor do I think we need to who missed the World Cup with a back injury and New start for Dutch de Janeiro on Tuesday, a statement from Goa FIFA president Sepp Blatter. But the English change our way of acting in the future.” Defender has now retired from international football to the Holland are also under new management franchise said. “FC Goa is proud to announce Premier League draws big TV audiences and Sergio Ramos, another survivor from Euro 2008, surprise of many. France lost 2-0 to Spain at the with the vastly experienced Guus Hiddink hav- that the legendary Brazilian football player team owners are hoping to replicate the suc- called for La Roja to get back to basics. “We are Euro 2012 quarter-finals and finished second Zico has agreed to be the manager of their cess of the IPL, the domestic Twenty20 cricket going to try to get back to what we were and for- behind La Roja in qualifying for the World Cup, ing taken over from Louis van Gaal following the latter’s departure for Manchester United on the team that will play in the Indian Super League,” tournament that attracts some of the game’s get about the success we have had because we drawing 1-1 in Madrid and then losing 1-0 at the statement said. It added that representa- biggest names. — AFP can’t always live off that,” said the Real Madrid home in Paris in March last year. —AFP back of the Oranje’s exhilarating run to the semi- Wozniacki wallops New-look Spain Errani to reach ready for test semi-finals18 19against France THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

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DUESSELDORF: Argentina’s Federico Fernandez scores his side’s third goal during the friendly soccer match between Germany and Argentina in Duesseldorf, Germany yesterday. — AP Argentina trounce Germany 4-2

DUESSELDORF: Angel di Maria set up day. Denmark captain Daniel Agger, to get past the group stage. Coach second half, with Capello also handing scored the winner in the 63rd minute, region of Crimea into the Russian three goals and scored the fourth him- who last week left Liverpool to return Fabio Capello handed a debut to debuts to 21-year-old Rubin Kazan knocking the ball in from inside the league system. self as Argentina trounced Germany 4-2 to Copenhagen club Brondby, gave the Dmitry Poloz, who has scored three midfielder Magomed Ozdoev and 25- penalty area when Artem Hromov’s in their friendly game yesterday to get a Danes the lead from the penalty spot goals in six games for Rostov this sea- year-old Spartak Moscow defender shot took a deflection. Moldova goal- US 1 Czechs 0 small measure of payback after losing late in the first half, and the home side son, but it was Kerzhakov who grabbed Sergey Parshivlyuk. Dynamo Moscow keeper Ilie Cebanu prevented a bigger Alejandro Bedoya scored in the to the host in the World Cup final. had plenty of chances to increase their the limelight. The Zenit St Petersburg defender Granat made it 4-0 on 80 min- loss for his team as he made some 39th minute, and a youthful US soccer Argentina was up 4-0 after just 50 min- advantage. Nicklas Bendtner, left out of forward notched his 27th goal for his utes, scoring his first goal for his coun- impressive saves, including late on team started the four year cycle of utes to dampen the home side’s World the original squad but called in as country after six minutes, passing try with a thundering header. “The when he kept out a fierce shot from preparation for the 2018 World Cup Cup title celebrations in its first game injury cover, was lively in attack but Vladimir Beschastnykh’s previous important thing is that a number of Artem Fedetskyi. For Ukraine, the nar- with a 1-0 win over the Czech Republic since winning the final 1-0 in extra time Turkey equalized through Olcay Sahan record tally, when he headed past young players got the opportunity to row margin of victory is unlikely to pro- in Prague yesterday night. Three play- in Brazil in July. Di Maria set up Sergio after 55 minutes. Bursaspor’s 19-year- Azerbaijan keeper, Kamran Agaev, fol- make their debuts. Today I understood vide a boost for a team faced with a dif- ers made their US debuts, with 21- Aguero in the 21st minute, Erik Lamela’s old defender Tufan then rifled a late ficult Euro 2016 group that also con- year-old forward Joe Gyau playing the outstanding volley in the 40th, and winner to give Turkey a scarcely- tains Spain, Slovakia and Belarus. entire match, 23-year-old defender Federico Fernandez’ headed goal two deserved victory. Denmark host INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES Ukraine’s first qualifier is at home to Greg Garza entering in the 63rd, and minutes after the interval. Di Maria Armenia in Copenhagen in their open- Slovakia on Monday before games 18-year-old midfielder Emerson crowned his performance in the 50th ing Euro 2016 qualifier on Sunday, against Belarus and Macedonia next Hyndman coming in four minutes later. with a chip over substitute Germany while Turkey travel to Reykjavik to start lowing a fine left-wing cross by Dmitry that a new generation is appearing in month. Bidding to qualify for a first Hyndman made his debut last month ‘keeper Roman Weidenfeller. Andre their campaign away to Iceland on Kombarov. His 28th goal arrived five Russia and they have a future,” Capello major tournament, Moldova plays away with Fulham in England’s second tier. Schuerrle pulled one back two minutes Tuesday. minutes later. He deftly deflected the told reporters. Russia will get their Euro to Montenegro on Monday. On a day The US went ahead when goalkeeper later before Mario Goetze, who scored ball past Agaev, following a good pass 2016 qualifying campaign underway that saw confusion over a potential Petr Cech, dropped from Chelsea’s the winning goal in the World Cup final, Russia crush Azerbaijan 4-0 from Villarreal’s Denis Cheryshev. on Sept. 8, when they face ceasefire in the fighting in the east of starting lineup by manager Jose made it 4-2 in the 78th. Alexander Kerzhakov became Russia, who were playing at the Liechtenstein at the Khimki Arena. Ukraine, the match in Kiev’s near-emp- Mourinho, sent the ball upfield to Russia’s record goalscorer with a double Khimki Arena, just north of the capital, ty Olympic Stadium was free of crowd Vladimir Darida. Mix Diskerud stripped Turkey 2 Denmark 1 against Azerbaijan in a 4-0 friendly win put the result beyond any doubt five Ukraine 1 Moldova 0 trouble. The Football Federation of the midfielder and dribbled right back Meanwhile, teenage defender Ozan in Moscow yesterday. Sergey minutes before halftime. Ignashevich, Ukraine put aside the country’s trou- Ukraine will meet FIFA and UEFA repre- at Cech. The goalkeeper made a diving Tufan scored his first goal for Turkey in Ignashevich and Vladimir Granat were who was making his 101st appearance bles to beat Moldova 1-0 in a friendly sentatives later this month in an stop, and the ball ricocheted to second-half stoppage time to give his also on target in Russia’s first game for Russia, scored his sixth international yesterday that served as a warm-up for attempt to resolve a conflict with the Bedoya, who scored on a left-footed side a 2-1 win over Denmark in their since their disappointing showing at goal with a header. Both sides made European Championship qualifying. Russian Football Union, which has shot for his second goal in 33 interna- friendly international in Odense yester- the Brazil World Cup, where they failed numerous changes throughout the Dynamo Kiev striker Roman Bezus absorbed clubs from the annexed tional appearances. —Agencies Makarova downs Azarenka to book US Open semi-final

NEW YORK: Ekaterina Makarova reached the first Grand Australian Open, French Open or Wimbledon. Williams has Slam semi-final of her career yesterday with a 6-4, 6-2 victo- won all five of her career meetings with Pennetta, the most ry over former world number one Victoria Azarenka. “I’m recent a straight-sets win on the hardcourts of Cincinnati feeling amazing-finally I’m in a semi-final,” said the Russian where Williams claimed her fifth title of 2014. Pennetta is in left-hander, who had failed in four prior major quarter- her fifth US Open quarter-final, trying to match her semi- finals. “It’s a great feeling.” Azarenka, a two-time Australian final run of last year. She claimed the biggest title of her Open champion who was runner-up to Serena Williams at career in March at Indian Wells, and Pennetta bristled at the Flushing Meadows the past two years, gained the first break suggestion that she was virtually destined to lose to of the match for a 3-2 lead in the first set. Williams-even though she hasn’t taken a set off the But Makarova broke back immediately and broke the American since their first meeting in 2008. “Of course, she’s Belarusian again in the final game to pocket the set. better than me,” Pennetta said. “But I still believe I can beat Azarenka, slowed earlier this season by injury, was under her.” pressure throughout the second, facing break points in her first two service games before Makarova broke her for a 4-2 Williams wary of Pennetta edge.A testy bounce of her racquet earned Azarenka a Williams, stung by her Grand Slam failures this year, isn’t warning, and the release of tension did little good. taking anything for granted. “I think the older she gets, the Makarova broke her fading opponent again in the final better she plays,” Williams said of Pennetta-who like herself game, taking the match when Azarenka fired a forehand is 32. “We played in Cincinnati. I won. But she played well. wide. In the immediate aftermath of the tie, Azarenka’s This is a new week ... she’s going to come out ready to fire spokesman told reporters that the player had suffered food and play again.” Williams suffered an injury scare on Tuesday poisoning and had been vomiting in the run-up to the as she and sister Venus were knocked out of the doubles, quarter-final. Makarova will face either world number one taking a timeout to have her right foot and ankle taped but and five-time champion Williams or 11th-seeded Italian appearing unhindered by any discomfort after that. The Flavia Pennetta on Friday for a place in the title match. other women’s semi-final was set on Tuesday, with former Williams is trying to become the first woman since Chris world number one and 2009 runner-up Caroline Wozniacki, Evert in the 1970s to win at least three straight titles at the 10th seed, booking a meeting with unseeded Chinese Flushing Meadows. Peng Shuai. Peng, like Makarova, is in a Grand Slam semi- However, the American has faltered in the year’s first final for the first time, joining Li Na and Zheng Jie as the NEW YORK: Ekaterina Makarova, of Russia, returns a shot to Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, during the quarterfinals three majors, failing to get out of the fourth round at the only Chinese to make it so far at a major.- — AFP of the 2014 US Open tennis tournament yesterday. —AP India’s car industry shifts to faster lane

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KUALA LUMPUR: Shoppers walk under colorful lanterns hanging at a shopping mall in Shah Alam yesterday. — AP Euro-zone business growth wanes UK service industry expands at fastest pace LONDON: Euro-zone business grew at the slowest rate in eastern Ukraine’s Donbass region, uncertainty about France, the bloc’s second-biggest economy, activity ing from the BoE and the Federal Reserve in the United this year in August and retail sales plummeted in July the situation on the ground remained. declined for a fourth month while business activity in States - where an ISM services PMI due today is expect- as escalating tension between Russia and Ukraine sub- The Kremlin later said the presidents had agreed on Italy’s service sector unexpectedly shrank for the first ed to show a slight slowing of growth - markets also dued spending and investment, surveys showed yes- steps towards peace but a ceasefire had not been time in five months. are focusing on when the ECB will loosen policy. terday. Signs of slower growth, coupled with firms cut- agreed between Moscow and Kiev because Russia is In another sign of weakness, retail sales across the Speculation the ECB is preparing to buy assets ting prices at an even faster rate but still failing to drum not a party to the conflict. World markets jumped after region fell 0.4 percent in July as expected, the first spiked after bank President Mario Draghi said last up sales, will add to pressure on the European Central the initial declaration before trimming gains - Britain’s drop this year. In Britain, the services industry expand- month the bank was prepared to respond with all its Bank ahead of its monetary policy meeting today. top share index touched a 14-1/2-year high. ed at the fastest pace in nearly a year last month, sug- available tools if inflation - which was just 0.3 percent “The euro area is still just about expanding but the gesting some companies were struggling to keep up in August - were to drop further. The composite output direction is downwards and the risk is we get more of Data down with demand, a factor the Bank of England is likely to price PMI, which has been sub-50 since April 2012, fell the same as we move through the next few months as Markit’s Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index note as its ponders when to raise interest rates. to a three-month low of 48.9 from July’s 49.0 as firms the geopolitical factors weigh heavily,” said Ken Wattret (PMI), which is based on surveys of thousands of com- While no change is expected at its Monetary Policy cut prices to drum up trade. at BNP Paribas. “It’s pretty obvious the ECB is worried, panies across the region and is seen as a good gauge Committee meeting today, the BOE is widely touted to A Reuters poll of economists last week gave a medi- and rightly so. The pressure will continue.” of growth, fell to an eight-month low of 52.5, well be the first major central bank to raise interest rates - an 75 percent chance the ECB will launch a quantita- Optimism about the future among service firms, below July’s 53.8. That final reading was also weaker although not until early next year. “The UK domestic tive easing program by March, buying asset-backed which dominate the bloc’s economy, fell to its lowest than a preliminary estimate of 52.8, although it was economy continues to roar ahead,” said Rob Wood, securities in a bid to prevent deflation and jump-start level this year amid rising tension over Ukraine that the 14th month above the 50 line that denotes chief UK economist at Berenberg Bank. “A small 25 economic growth. The euro zone PMI for the service triggered sanctions from the West and countermea- growth. basis point hike in interest rates, when it comes - we industry fell to 53.1 from 54.2 in July, below a prelimi- sures from Russia. Although the Ukrainian president’s The euro zone economy stalled in the second quar- expect February next year - is unlikely to have much nary 53.5. The business expectations sub-index staged press office said yesterday he had reached agreement ter and private sector growth in Germany, Europe’s effect on the pace of expansion.” its biggest one-month fall since the tail end of the with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on a “permanent ceasefire” powerhouse, eased to a 10-month low in August. In Although a move upward in rates seems to be near- financial crisis. — Reuters

Egypt activity expands in August UAE markets lead gains, Dubai’s Emaar rebounds CAIRO: Business activity in Egypt grew at its Egypt PMI survey. “There are a lot of chal- sharpest rate in eight months in August, a sur- lenges ahead, but we remain optimistic that vey showed yesterday, as the economy growth will gain pace in the last months of MIDEAST STOCK MARKETS rebounded strongly from the initial shock of this year and into 2015.” cuts in energy subsidies last month. Egypt’s DUBAI: Bourses in the United Arab Emirates outperformed the region First Gulf Bank and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, which rose 2.2 and economy has been hit by more than three Output, new orders grow yesterday as Dubai developer Emaar Properties rebounded after prof- 2.0 percent respectively. Investment firm Waha Capital jumped 3.4 per- years of political and economic turmoil fol- Egypt raised fuel prices by up to 78 percent it-taking and Abu Dhabi’s Waha Capital jumped after securing $575 cent after announcing a hedging deal on half of its shares in U.S.-listed lowing the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni in July in a long-awaited step to cut energy sub- million in fresh funding. Dubai’s main index rose 1.1 percent to a aircraft leasing company AerCap. Waha Capital said the deal would Mubarak after 30 years in power. sidies and ease the burden on the govern- three-month closing high of 5,172 points as shares in Emaar gained provide it with additional funding of $575 million, which would be The government is walking a fine line in ment’s swelling budget deficit. The cuts pushed 2.2 percent. The stock had dropped 3.0 percent on Tuesday after surg- used to partially repay debt and fund new investments. an attempt to boost revenues and cut its up prices and hit business activity in July, but ing 13.7 percent in the two previous sessions. deficit while luring investors. Increased out- the government has said it expects the econo- Emaar, the emirate’s largest listed developer, plans to float its malls QATAR, SAUDI put and a sharp rise in new orders last month, my to grow by more than 3 percent in the cur- unit this month in a deal likely to raise 8 to 9 billion dirhams ($2.18- Qatar’s bourse edged up 0.7 percent, recovering further from a 3.0 however, appeared to suggest that confi- rent fiscal year ending next June, from an $2.45 billion) and will reserve 10 percent of the offered shares for its percent drop last Thursday, when funds tracking MSCI’s frontier mar- dence was beginning to return. The HSBC expected 2 percent for the last fiscal year. own shareholders. The company reiterated yesterday that only ket index sold local stocks en masse as part of gradual rebalancing Egypt Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for Egypt is targeting economic growth of up investors holding its stock at the end of trading on Sept 10 would which followed Qatar’s upgrade to emerging market status in May. the non-oil private sector stood at 51.6 points to 5.8 percent in the next three years with the qualify for priority allotment. Mobile phone operator Ooredoo, which tumbled 10 percent during in August, its most marked improvement deficit staying at around 10 percent of gross Shares in bourse operator Dubai Financial Market, which may bene- Thursday’s sell-off, was the main support and rose 2.9 percent. since December 2013. Purchasing activity domestic product (GDP). The PMI survey of fit from higher turnover thanks to the IPO of Emaar’s subsidiary, However, with the recovery almost complete, the market may stall, overall increased at the fastest pace since data around 350 private-sector firms showed that jumped 5.0 percent. “The mood is good in the UAE equity markets,” said Henin from The National Investor. “It’s a kind of wait-and-see situ- collection began in April 2011. output rebounded strongly in August, with said Sebastien Henin, head of asset management at The National ation,” he said. “In the coming days we will have the report from FIFA Readings above 50 indicate expansion, the related subindex reaching 53.5 points, its Investor in Abu Dhabi. “The Emaar unit’s IPO was a pleasant surprise and in case there is bad news the market might suffer.” FIFA is investi- while those below 50 point to contraction. most marked increase in eight months, after for investors.” Emaar had initially announced plans for the IPO in March gating its earlier decision to award the 2022 soccer World Cup to Qatar “After last month’s setback, the strong scores shrinking to 48.7 points in July. The subindex but without a clear timeline. On Sunday, it said it would float the unit following allegations of graft, which the Doha government denies. for output and orders are encouraging,” said for new orders also hit an eight-month high, in September. Fund managers think Qatar remains very unlikely to lose the hosting Simon Williams, Chief Economist for the reaching 52.8 points in August, compared to Abu Dhabi’s index added 1.0 percent on the back of large lenders rights, but the issue could cause concern in the market. — Reuters Middle East at HSBC, commenting on the 48.5 the previous month. — Reuters BUSINESS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 UAE business activity growth hits record high

DUBAI: Business activity in the United Arab began in August 2009. “Risks may be starting to rise, but for now this points in August. Emirates’ non-oil private sector grew at the The seasonally adjusted index remains above is a boom in full flow.” UAE firms saw output Output prices rebounded after falling for fastest pace on record in August, helped by sharp the 50-point mark which separates growth from growth accelerate to 62.2 points in August from four months, with the index up at 51.0 points gains in output and new business, a purchasing contraction, the survey of 400 private sector firms 61.6 points in July. New orders growth picked up in August from 49.5 in July. The rate of input managers’ survey showed yesterday. The HSBC showed. “The September PMI data only strength- to 66.4 points in August, the highest rate since price inflation quickened to 56.0 points, the UAE Purchasing Managers’ Index, which measures ens our expectation that the economy will contin- November 2013. Growth in new export orders highest level since May 2012. Detailed PMI the performance of the manufacturing and serv- ue to perform well over the remainder of the year quickened to 64.0 points, the highest level since data is only available under license from Markit ices sectors, climbed to 58.4 points in August and into 2015,” said Simon Williams, chief econo- the series began in 2009. Job creation across the and customers need to apply to Markit for a from 58.0 in July and the highest since the series mist for Middle East and North Africa at HSBC. UAE’s non-oil private sector remained at 53.4 license. —Reuters

Corruption costs poor countries $1.0tn a year

PARIS: Corruption, fraud and money-laun- If policies were put in place to combat dering cost poor countries a total of $1.0 corruption by means of financial secrecy, trillion a year, the anti-poverty organization deals on natural resources and money- ONE said in a study released yesterday. The laundering, the cost of corruption could be group, founded by U2 rock group singer reduced “dramatically”, the report said. The Bono, said the misuse of funds resulted in head of ONE in France, Friederike Roeder, $38-64 billion a year in uncollected taxes said that the untapped funds could be alone. This in turn cost 3.6 million lives a “invested in health care, food security and year that could be saved if the missing essential infrastructure, and thereby save money were wisely invested, non-govern- millions of lives.” ment organization ONE estimated. “It is The organisation listed four fronts nothing short of a trillion-dollar scandal,” where it said action could be taken. First, said the report, recommending action on G20 leaders who will meet in Brisbane, four fronts. The study was published Australia, in November, should ensure that before finance ministers from the G20 the ownership of companies and trusts be group of leading countries meet in made public to prevent them from being Australia on September 20 and 21. To put used to launder funds for the benefit of the $1.0 trillion (750 billion euros) in per- anonymous criminals and corrupt individu- spective, ONE said that it was equivalent to als, ONE said. It also argued that natural the annual profits all the 86 biggest pub- resources companies should be forced to licly quoted companies in the world. publish full details of their activities to dis- It blamed the loss on “a web of corrupt courage the theft of resources from poor activity that involves shady deals for natural populations. resources, the use of anonymous shell com- Exchanges of tax information should be panies, money-laundering and illegal tax automatic, to enable developing countries evasion.” “Massive sums are being taken out to collect taxes due. Governments should of developing countries’ own budgets and also be obliged to publish full and open economies, preventing them from financ- accounts so that citizens could hold them KOLKATA: Taxis are seen parked along a roadside in the Indian city of Kolkata. Taxi drivers in Kolkata have stayed off the roads in ing their own fight against extreme poverty, accountable for money received and how it a protest against recent changes to transport laws and allegations of poor treatment by police in the city. —AFP disease, and hunger,” the study said. is spent, the report said. —AFP

India’s car industry Brent climbs towards $101, pulls away from 16-mth low SINGAPORE: Brent crude rose towards dollar-denominated commodity. shifts to faster lane $101 a barrel yesterday, pulling away from a 16-month low hit in the previous session, US crude stocks supported by encouraging US manufactur- US crude oil and refined product stock- ing data. Benchmarks on both sides of the piles were forecast to have dropped in the India has just 15 cars per 1,000 people Atlantic plummeted the day before on a week to Aug. 29, with crude oil stocks pro- stronger dollar and the prospect of slowing jected to have fallen by 1 million barrels, a oil demand growth in China and Europe. preliminary Reuters survey of seven ana- NEW DELHI: After two years of shrinking Indian tion began, the middle class expanded and an percent increase. But Japanese carmaker Honda U.S. manufacturing activity hit a nearly lysts showed on Tuesday. The weekly oil sales, automakers are moving back into the fast affordable array of foreign vehicles became was the star in percentage growth terms, with 3-1/2-year high last month and construc- inventory report from industry group lane as the economy picks up, although analysts available. sales climbing 88 percent. tion spending rebounded strongly in July, American Petroleum Institute (API) due at say it may be a few years before the industry But lack of dealerships, poor customer service “The festive season has already set in and will data showed, raising hopes of higher oil 2030 GMT. goes full throttle again. Car sales grew for a and products ill-suited for India’s potholed roads bring further cheer,” Honda senior vice president demand in the world’s biggest consumer of The more closely watched report from fourth straight month in August in what analysts deterred buyers. However, even during the lat- Jnaneswar Sen said. SIAM deputy director-gen- the commodity. “The weak factory data in the US Department of Energy’s Energy say heralds a brisk religious holiday season-the est slowdown, the foreign luxury segment grew eral Sugato Sen said the Indian industry was set China and Europe led to concerns over Information Administration (EIA) is due on two-month period ahead is seen as an auspi- sharply, and now BMWs, Audis and Mercedes- to “clock positive numbers” for the year to March demand destruction, and that’s why prices Thursday. Both reports have been delayed cious time to buy. “The consumer mood certain- Benz sedans proliferate at fancy malls. Experts 2015, reversing a six-percent contraction last dropped,” said Avtar Sandu, a senior com- by a day due to Monday’s holiday. A pro- ly seems better for the industry with the elec- say first-time buyers will still be the big growth year. While SIAM has given no growth projection modities manager at Phillip Futures in longed shutdown of the Buzzard oilfield in tion” of a new right-wing government in May, driver for many years. India has just 15 cars per for the year, analysts forecast an eight-to-12-per- Singapore. “The oil market is mainly driven the North Sea could help to ease a glut of Deepak Rathore, director of Delhi-based consul- 1,000 people, according to industry figures- cent rise in passenger car sales. by the demand side now. We don’t see crude that has built in the Atlantic basin. tancy Emerging Markets Automotive Advisers, among the lowest rates in the world. China in With “pent-up demand and an overall posi- many issues on the supply side, and at the The 200,000 barrel-per-day field may be told AFP. comparison boasts 60 per 1,000; in Brazil it is 200 tive (consumer) outlook, the car segment can moment investors are hardly paying any shut for “up to 10 consecutive days” starting “The strength of total sales numbers is and in the United States, 800. log up to 12 percent growth”, said Abdul Majeed, attention to all the geopolitical events from Aug. 30 when output was last stopped, increasing month-to-month. But it’s only some Though some cities like Delhi boast shiny, partner at global consultancy Price Waterhouse going on,” he said. Brent crude for October Calgary-based Nexen said on Tuesday. of the well-established carmakers benefiting-the albeit congested, new subway systems, rush- Coopers. Rathore said car sales growth could hit delivery was up 37 cents at $100.71 a barrel Buzzard is closely watched by oil traders rest are still struggling.” All this adds up to a hour public transport is an ordeal and people 15 percent next year-a figure he described as by 0307 GMT, after closing down $2.45 at worldwide as it is the biggest contributor to cheerier backdrop for the annual conference of are in no rush to abandon their cars, which are “not bad”, though far shy of the 30-percent its lowest settlement since May 1, 2013. the Forties oil stream, the largest of the four the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers widely seen as status symbols. “We need our cars growth posted as recently as 2010-2011. US crude was trading 39 cents higher at physical crude grades that underpin the (SIAM) in New Delhi today. Automakers have to get places-there’s me, my son, my daughter- But for a number of foreign carmakers that $93.27 a barrel. The contract had settled Brent benchmark. EU officials proposed lined up a slew of launches to drive demand and in-law and my wife-she doesn’t drive but she have bet big on India, investing billions of dol- $3.08 lower than Friday’s close, the lowest sanctions on Tuesday to starve Russian nudge consumers off motorcycles into low-cost sometimes needs the car,” said Delhi construc- lars in plant and equipment to offset struggling since Jan. 14. There was no trading in the firms of cash as punishment for Moscow’s cars while getting existing owners to upgrade to tion firm owner Ravi Katyal, whose family owns Western markets, the news from Asia’s third United States on Monday because of the role in Ukraine, where rebels said they were larger sedans and SUVs. four cars. largest economy still isn’t good. Ford India’s Labor Day holiday. A stronger dollar storming a key airport. Russia’s oil output Until the 1990s there were just a few models domestic sales dropped 15 percent in August weighed on oil prices, after the currency rose 1 percent to 10.52 million barrels per on sale in India. Among them were the bulky Pent-up demand while GM reported a 37 percent slide. “The les- rose to its highest since July 2013 against a day (bpd) in August, showing that energy Ambassador modeled on Britain’s 1950s-era Car sales of Japanese-controlled market son is it doesn’t matter how much a market is basket of major currencies on Tuesday. A supplies so far have not been affected by Morris Oxford-which has just halted production, leader Maruti Suzuki leapt 27 percent year-on- expected to grow, what you do in that market stronger greenback makes it more expen- sanctions over the country’s military inva- to the dismay of retro-auto buffs-and the zippier, year in August. South Korea’s Hyundai, Maruti’s decides your fate-whether you have the right sive for oil importing countries to buy the sion of Ukraine. —Reuters boxlike Maruti 800. As India’s market liberaliza- nearest rival in the Indian market, reported a 19 products,” said Rathore. —AFP

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Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. UAE Exchange Centre WLL Syrian Pound 2.860 Philippine Peso 0.006429 0.006709 Nepalese Rupees 3.895 Sierra Leone 0.000070 0.000076 Malaysian Ringgit 91.005 Singapore Dollar 0.224679 0.230679 ASIAN COUNTRIES COUNTRY SELL DRAFT SELL CASH South African Rand 0.020618 0.029118 Japanese Yen 2.723 Chinese Yuan Renminbi 46.750 Australian Dollar 242.43 239.43 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001906 0.002486 Indian Rupees 4.736 Thai Bhat 9.910 Canadian Dollar 266.30 267.30 Taiwan 0.009421 0.009601 Pakistani Rupees 2.797 Turkish Lira 131.285 Swiss Franc 316.40 314.40 Thai Baht 0.008616 0.009166 Srilankan Rupees 2.192 Euro 378.15 379.15 Nepali Rupees 2.953 US Dollar 285.20 288.20 Arab Singapore Dollar 228.760 Sterling Pound 476.30 479.30 Bahrain Exchange Company Hongkong Dollar 36.897 Bahraini Dinar 0.751633 0.759633 Japanese Yen 2.77 2.79 Bangladesh Taka 3.687 Egyptian Pound 0.037849 0.040949 Bangladesh Taka 3.685 3.955 COUNTRY SELL CASH SELLDRAFT Philippine Peso 6.545 Iranian Riyal 0.000079 0.000080 Indian Rupee 4.724 5.024 Thai Baht 8.929 Europe Iraqi Dinar 0.000182 0.000242 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.191 2.626 Irani Riyal transfer 0.271 Belgian Franc 0.007432 0.008432 Jordanian Dinar 0.398987 0.406487 Irani Riyal cash 0.273 Nepali Rupee 2.952 3.487 British Pound 0.466810 0.475810 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.000000 1.000000 Pakistani Rupee 2.798 2.790 Czech Korune 0.005478 0.017478 Lebanese Pound 0.000138 0.000238 GCC COUNTRIES UAE Dirhams 77.572 78.18 Danish Krone 0.046213 0.051213 Moroccan Dirhams 0.023111 0.047111 Saudi Riyal 76.284 Bahraini Dinar 759.08 761.15 Euro 0.369080 0.377080 Nigerian Naira 0.001156 0.001791 Qatari Riyal 78.601 Egyptian Pound 39.89 40.49 Norwegian Krone 0.042036 0.047236 Omani Riyal 0.736308 0.741988 Omani Riyal 743.110 Jordanian Dinar 405.90 411.55 Romanian Leu 0.085069 0.085069 Qatar Riyal 0.077792 0.079005 Bahraini Dinar 759.800 Omani Riyal 741.70 749.00 Slovakia 0.008236 0.018236 Saudi Riyal 0.075577 0.076277 UAE Dirham 77.905 Qatari Riyal 78.76 79.31 Swedish Krona 0.036683 0.041683 Syrian Pound 0.001773 0.001993 Saudi Riyal 76.18 76.58 Swiss Franc 0.303790 0.313990 Tunisian Dinar 0.161142 0.169142 ARAB COUNTRIES Turkish Lira 0.131981 0.138981 Turkish Lira 0.131981 0.138981 Egyptian Pound - Cash 42.00 UAE Dirhams 0.076831 0.077980 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 39.908 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Australasia Yemeni Riyal 0.001289 0.001369 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.335 Australian Dollar 0.257057 0.268557 New Zealand Dollar 0.232030 0.241530 Tunisian Dinar 164.580 Rate for Transfer Selling Rate Jordanian Dinar 403.970 Al Mulla Exchange US Dollar 285.000 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 1.919 America Canadian Dollar 263.455 Syrian Lira 2.038 Canadian Dollar 0.256584 0.265084 Sterling Pound 473.415 Currency Transfer Rate (Per 1000) Morocco Dirham 34.001 US Dollars 0.281700 0.286400 Euro 379.460 US Dollar 285.400 US Dollars Mint 0.282200 0.286400 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Swiss Frank 312.305 Euro 377.250 Bahrain Dinar 758.565 Pound Sterlng 472.050 US Dollar Transfer 285.950 Asia UAE Dirhams 78.020 Euro 377.740 Bangladesh Taka 0.003306 0.003906 Canadian Dollar 263.350 Qatari Riyals 79.160 Sterling Pound 472.680 Chinese Yuan 0.045009 0.048509 Indian Rupee 4.724 Saudi Riyals 76.265 Canadian dollar 262.820 Hong Kong Dollar 0.034786 0.037536 Egyptian Pound 39.890 Jordanian Dinar 402.555 Turkish lira 131.770 Indian Rupee 0.004490 0.004891 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.190 Egyptian Pound 39.805 Swiss Franc 312.860 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000020 0.000026 Bangladesh Taka 3.687 Sri Lankan Rupees 2.190 Australian Dollar 266.650 Japanese Yen 0.002640 0.002820 Philippines Peso 6.535 Indian Rupees 4.718 US Dollar Buying 284.750 Kenyan Shilling 0.003223 0.003223 Pakistan Rupee 2.790 Pakistani Rupees 2.815 Korean Won 0.000270 0.000285 Bahraini Dinar 759.550 Bangladesh Taka 3.678 GOLD Malaysian Ringgit 0.087378 0.093378 Philippines Pesso 6.511 UAE Dirham 77.700 20 Gram 245.000 Nepalese Rupee 0.002948 0.003118 Cyprus pound 700.020 Saudi Riyal 76.250 10 Gram 124.000 Pakistan Rupee 0.002721 0.003001 5 Gram 64.000 Japanese Yen 3.740 *Rates are subject to change THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 BUSINESS The Kuwaiti dinar’s value

SPECIAL REPORT

By Basil J Al-Yousifi oil rich country has a strong balance sheet Kuwaiti gold undervalued currency has both an upside from other developed countries that enjoy and according to The World Bank, the Gross Further investigation into the value of the and a downside, the upside is that Kuwait’s an undervalued currency like the United ver the past 28 years, the Kuwaiti Dinar Domestic Product (GDP) in Kuwait was worth Kuwaiti dinar lead us to the CBK annual report oil, gas and petrochemical exports gain a Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt at a (KD) has averaged 0.292 fils against the $183.22 billion in 2012. with hopes of understanding the bases of val- competitive price advantage making regional level and Asian countries like China, OUS dollar (USD), despite economical The Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) theory uation. According to the CBK, effective May Kuwaiti exports more attractive to interna- India, Taiwan and Malaysia. Simply, we sell growth and crises. According to the Central is commonly used to establish the required 20, 2007 by virtue of the Decree No. 147/2007, tional markets. The downside is that all more for less and we pay more for less. Bank of Kuwait (CBK) their policy “aims at main- adjustments needed to any currency the KD exchange rate was re-pegged to an government foreign assets are inflated taining and enhancing the relative stability of exchange rate against the other and indicat- undisclosed weighted basket of international leading to false financial positions. In addi- Summary the KD against other currencies, and shielding ing whether the base currency is overvalued currencies. The report also declares that with tion all new government investments Governments around the world continu- the domestic economy against the impacts of or undervalued by comparing the cost of the accordance to the Amiri Decree of July 4, would carry higher cost due to the under- ally battle to fight inflation and maintain imported inflation”. same basket of goods or services in the two 1978, gold is valued at KD 12.500 per fine valued currency. their currency value; generally the value of The Kuwait Central Statistical Bureau (KCSB) countries. ounce. Baring in mind that the last time the On the flip side, an undervalued currency the currency is based on the economy per- reported that the inflation rate in June of 2014 Based on The Economist’s Big Mac Index dollar was tied to the gold standard was in translates to paying more on imports which formance and reserves or assets. The was 2.90 percent. The average between 1995 (BMI), which takes the McDonald’s Big Mac as 1973 and the fixed value at the time was contributes to inflation. Unfortunately, Kuwait Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) theory sug- and 2014 was 3.06 percent, reaching an all-time its basket of goods and compares the price $42.22 which would have benchmarked the is extremely dependent on imports especially gests that the Kuwaiti dinar is undervalued high of 11.64 percent in 2008 and a record low through the world, indicating the variance in exchange rate at KD 0.296 per dollar. in terms of consumer goods. by 27.1 percent and considering that the of -1.15 percent in 1998. currency values compared to the actual Amazingly the Kuwait Central Bank has The playing fields would be equal if official gold price in Kuwait has not been In Kuwait, the main components of the exchange rates. managed to keep the exchange rate close to Kuwait’s domestic industries were more adjusted since 1978, the PPP theory indica- Consumer Price Index (CPI) are: housing (26.8 Despite the criticism of The Economist’s Big our estimated benchmark over the past 28 developed diverting demand to local made tion is logical. Although Kuwait is gaining a percent), food (18.3 percent), transport and Mac Index (BMI), the McDonald’s Big Mac is a years reaching a high of 0.276 in 2011 and a products, this not being the case; the result competitive advantage in oil sales the communication (16.1 percent) and household great specimen because of the inputs that are low of 0.306 against the dollar and averaging is that local industries struggle further as economy is negatively impacted by the goods and services (14.7 percent). The index required to achieve the same end result 0.292 over the same period. Unfortunately the they try to compete with goods imported higher cost of investment and cost of living. also includes other goods and services (9.9 per- around the world. The price of the burger takes CBK has only published the exchange rates cent), clothing and footwear (8.9 percent), edu- into consideration the local or regional raw from 1986 to 2013. cation and medical care (4.7 percent) and bever- materials, manpower and other business In 1978, the price of 1 gold once was Kuwait Energy posts ages and tobacco (0.6 percent). expenses. The argument about cheap labor $193.40 but the price was pegged at a fifth of With such fluctuations in inflation rates and affecting the ratio is debatable, because what the price equaling to $42.22 @ 0.296 the esti- worldwide economic instability, it’s a wonder is cut in base pay is made-up by other expens- mated equivalent of KD 12.500. Over the past revenues of $72.3m how the CBK has managed to keep an average es like residency, insurance, housing and trans- 35 years the price of gold has risen to reach in exchange rate against the dollar all while portation. 2013 $1204.50 per ounce of gold. KUWAIT: Kuwait Energy said that it real- region, the company said in a press state- “shielding the domestic economy against the Today Kuwait’s market exchange rate is Should the government revalue its gold to ized revenues of $72.3 million in the sec- ment. Average daily working interest pro- impacts of imported inflation”. Or has it? 0.282 Kuwaiti Dinars (KD) to every $1; as a fifth of its vale as it did in 1978, Kuwait’s gold ond quarter of 2014, indicating that aver- duction of Kuwait Energy rose by 5.6 per- opposed to the BMI exchange rate of 0.206 KD reserve would be valued at $240.9 per ounce age daily working interest production cent, while revenues increased by 7.4 per- The purchasing power to every $1. (KD 71.306 @ 0.296) which would increase the reached 23,720 barrels of oil equivalent cent compared with revenues of the pre- of the Kuwaiti dinar Based on the BMI of January 2014, Kuwait’s declared value of gold from KD 31.7 million to per day (boepd). Financial results of the vious quarter, the statement added. In today’s market the value of a currency is currency is undervalued by 27.1 percent and KD 181 million instantly increasing the current second quarter of 2014 stressed outstand- Compared to the corresponding period a based on several factors, but generally it’s followed by neighboring United Arab Emirates value of the Kuwaiti dinar. ing position of Kuwait Energy as one of year ago production and revenues are up based on the country’s economy, supply and (UAE) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) independent companies that achieves a 9 percent and 12.6 percent respectively, it demand of that currency, reserves of gold at 29.2 percent and 36.5 percent respectively The effect of an undervalued dinar rapid growth in power sector in the MENA added. —KUNA and other foreign currencies. Kuwait being an against the dollar. From the government’s perspective an Turkish inflation Bank of England set to hold exceeds forecasts rates at record low 0.50%

ISTANBUL: Surging food prices fuelled a tion. “Given that the current elevated LONDON: The Bank of England is set to keep the first increase in interest rates will take come of its latest interest rate gathering in rise in Turkish inflation in August, data levels of inflation affect the medium- interest rates at a record-low 0.50 percent this place. “As we have argued for a while, it Frankfurt amid growing anxiety over the eco- showed yesterday, and central bank min- term expectations adversely ... all rele- week, as it eyes slowing inflation before next would be wise to consider the timing of nomic outlook. Markets are looking to the utes showed that monetary policy-set- vant institutions’ involvement with the ters are concerned that the cost of food fight against inflation is deemed crucial,” year’s election, analysts say. Both Britain and May’s general election-history shows that it is ECB to open the QE cash floodgates after the could hurt the economy. The bank has the bank said in the minutes. the separate euro-zone are worried about rare for rate hikes to occur very close to latest consumer price data showed the euro- vowed to keep monetary policy tight, “It was mentioned that an active for- unduly low inflation, but this is a much big- polling days.” Markets are nevertheless zone, with inflation of 0.3 percent, was flirting and the minutes of its monthly meeting eign policy might be helpful in contain- ger problem in the single currency area watching for any signs of when the BoE will with deflation, analysts said. held last week showed that it is con- ing risks to food prices,” the minutes where growth is far less buoyant. The upshot cerned rising food prices driven by added. Deputy Prime Minister Ali is an overall climate of talk that monetary drought may, in tandem with geopoliti- Babacan said on Tuesday that inflation conditions in Britain could be tightened next cal risks, limit any near-term rise in con- may overshoot the central bank’s latest year, while in the euro-zone they may soon sumer confidence and loan demand. forecast of 7.6 percent this year but that be eased. The Turkish Statistics Institute said the weather rather than interest rates The Bank of England’s rate-setting consumer prices rose 9.54 percent year- were to blame. Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which on-year - almost double the bank’s year- The central bank’s target rate for infla- concludes its two-day September meeting end 5 percent target rate - and 0.09 per- tion was fixed long ago in a government today, is likely to leave its quantitative easing cent month-on-month, confounding program, but the bank revises its fore- (QE) cash stimulus at £375 billion ($622 bil- economists’ consensus forecast in a cast with each quarterly inflation report. lion, 473 billion euros). The MPC was divided Reuters poll for a 0.1 percent fall on the President Tayyip Erdogan, who was inau- in August for the first time in more than three month. “The upward risks to inflation gurated last week after more than a years, with two policymakers breaking ranks continue to be pronounced,” said HSBC decade as prime minister, has been a fre- to call for a quarter-point rise from 0.50 per- Bank strategist Ali Cakiroglu, pointing to quent critic of the central bank, arguing cent-where rates have stood since March an increase in taxi rates from September that high interest rates cause high infla- 2009. The panel voted 7-2 in favor of no as one source of upward pressure. “We tion and calling for deep cuts. see food group price rises were signifi- Domestic producer prices rose 0.42 action, citing “insufficient evidence” of infla- cant in the CPI inflation,” he said. percent on the month, for an annual rise tionary pressures. Consumer food and non-alcoholic drinks of 9.88 percent, the data showed. prices rose 0.89 percent on the month, Istanbul’s main share index rose 0.76 per- British inflation slows the data showed. The central bank has cent to 81,320 points but lagged the 1.12 Policymakers will be mindful this month of said in recent months that high percent rise in the broader emerging a further easing of inflation, which has held processed food prices, particularly for markets index. below the bank’s official 2.0-percent target so bread and cereals, have been a factor in Global stocks and emerging market far this year. Britain’s 12-month inflation Turkey’s stubborn inflation. currencies were pushed higher by hopes slowed to 1.6 percent in July from 1.9 percent that a ceasefire in Ukraine announced by in June. The central bank hinted last month Fighting inflation President Petro Poroshenko would that an interest rate rise might have to wait Last week the central bank unexpect- reverse a recent escalation in the conflict for as long as pay lags behind a robust recov- edly cut its overnight lending rate, in a between Kiev and pro-Russian rebels in ery of the economy. move seen as having little easing impact Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region. The lira The BoE, led by Canadian Mark Carney, LONDON: This picture shows the rotating sign outside New Scotland Yard, the head- and more as a signal to a government firmed to 2.1632 against the dollar, com- halved its forecast for wages growth this year quarters of the Metropolitan Police. London’s world-famous Scotland Yard, the 22- keen for rate cuts that it is supporting pared with 2.1750 late on Tuesday. The to just 1.25 percent from an earlier estimate storey, 600,000-square-foot (56,000-square-metre) office block, has been put up for the economy. In the minutes of its policy benchmark 10-year government bond of 2.5 percent. “The recent weakness of wage sale for £250 million ($412 million). —AFP meeting, the bank said other institutions yield fell to 9.1 percent from 9.21 percent growth and inflation, as well as signs that the should play their part in fighting infla- on Tuesday. —Reuters housing market recovery is fading, have in begin to increase rates as Britain’s economic The Bank of England launched its quantita- fact strengthened the case for leaving rates recovery outpaces sluggish growth in the tive easing program in March 2009, under on hold for a few more months,” said Capital neighboring euro-zone. which it created cash to buy previously issued Iran eyes refining capacity Economics analyst Samuel Tombs. The British economy grew by 0.8 percent in assets such as government and corporate He added: “There has not been an obvious the second quarter of this year, matching its bonds in order to stimulate lending and eco- DUBAI: Iran hopes to boost its oil refining Refinery capacity expansions and gov- trigger over the last month for any MPC output from the previous first three months. nomic activity, and keep inflation on target. capacity to 3 million barrels per day by 2018 ernment efforts to curb fuel use have cut members to change their vote at Growth in the 18-country euro-zone, however, The BoE, which has bought a huge slice of the from 1.9 million now with the opening of Iranís imports over the last three years. Iran September’s meeting.” Many economists do ground to a halt in the second quarter, national debt, pumped a total of £375 billion new refineries as the OPEC member seeks had said it wants to become a major fuel not expect an increase before Britain’s gener- dragged down by France and Germany. into the economy under QE, but the last to reduce its dependency on imports of oil exporter. ‘Iran’s crude oil refining capacity al election in May 2015. “We are reasonably installment of asset purchases was completed products, Iranian media reported. Iran has is to reach 3 million barrels per day in four confident that next week’s MPC decision will ECB mulls QE stimulus in late 2012. Britain is a member of the had to increase its refining capacity over the years as the Petroleum Ministry plans to result in no change to the stance of policy,” Separately today, the European Central European Union but not the single currency past few years due to Western efforts to sell petroleum products rather than crude said Investec economist Philip Shaw. Bank (ECB), currently operating a record low euro-zone bloc, which nevertheless is the prevent it from importing fuel as part of oil,’ Iran’s oil ministry website Shana report- “However, what is far from clear is when key rate of 0.15 percent, will reveal the out- nation’s biggest trading partner. —AFP sanctions over Tehran’s nuclear activities. ed. —Reuters BUSINESS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 Maduro replaces Venezuela’s longtime oil chief CARACAS: President Nicolas Maduro has As part of what Maduro called a new assign- who had been hoping that recent economic cold to such moves, Ramirez had the ear of Instead, the president focused on what replaced Venezuela’s longtime oil boss and eco- ment for the 50-year-old engineer, Ramirez was pain would spur a pro-business tilt will lose a Maduro, knew the ins and outs of the oil- he called five “revolutions” in diverse areas nomic czar, sidelining the most-prominent voice designated foreign minister and given a newly potential ally. dependent economy like nobody else and to bring the government closer to its sup- within his administration for pragmatic reforms created position of vice president for political In recent weeks, Ramirez had been promising had carved out a power base at PDVSA porters among the poor and boost produc- to tackle a deep economic crisis. Rafael Ramirez sovereignty. Maduro’s Cabinet shuffle Tuesday policies that in many ways seemed to veer away from which many believed he could exe- tivity. “We must assume this new phase had served as oil minister and president of the night was widely anticipated after his ministers from the past 15 years of increasing state control cute a much-needed overhaul. In the end, with strength,” he said. Ramirez, who was state-run oil giant PDVSA for more than a collectively offered their resignations two weeks over the economy. These included an unpopular Maduro may have calculated such moves expected to make a rare visit to Wall Street decade, earning a reputation as a loyal servant ago. But few Venezuelans expected such a dra- plan to raise gas prices - the world’s cheapest - were too costly politically - at least for now. this month to meet with foreign investors, of the late Hugo Chavez’s socialist revolution. He matic demotion for Ramirez, who looked on and unify three official exchange rates that have Opposition protests in the spring left 43 will be succeeded as head of PDVSA by saw his power within the government expand long-faced as the president thanked him for his been fueling the Bolivar’s freefall in the black dead by the official count; Venezuela’s engineer and career oilman Eulogio Del dramatically a year ago when Maduro tapped past service in front of an audience of top mili- market, bleeding currency reserves and stoking Bolivar has lost more than half its value in Pino. Del Pino has sat on the PDVSA execu- him as vice president for economic policy, giving tary and civilian officials at the presidential inflation running over 60 percent. the illegal black market during his 16- tive board for more than a decade, and him effective oversight of everything from the palace. Ramirez’s loss of responsibility for the month presidency, and essential items such most recently served as vice president of country’s foreign currency reserves to the price world’s largest oil reserves and 95 percent of Opposition protests as soap and sugar have become impossible exploration and production. Asdrubal of gasoline. Venezuela’s export earnings means investors While hardliners and military insiders were to find with any regularity. Recent polls Chavez, an engineer and cousin of the late show that support for Maduro has slipped president, will step in as oil minister, while below 40 percent. During the three-hour current Finance Minister Rodolfo Marco televised address, Maduro provided scant Torres, a low-profile army general, will take details of the economic reforms that he’s over Ramirez’s job as top economic policy- been promising for weeks. maker. — AP

CARACAS: In this file photo, Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro (left) speaks with Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez before the start of a press conference at Miraflores presi- dential palace. — AP LVMH and Hermes call truce in ‘handbag war’

PARIS: A long and bitter battle that has libel. The agreement signed on Tuesday gripped the luxury goods industry and night ended all legal proceedings pitted two of France’s richest families between the two groups, they said in a against each other came to an unexpect- joint statement issued yesterday. ed end yesterday when LVMH and Hermes agreed to a truce. Under the Divorce deal, LVMH - the world’s No. 1 luxury LVMH, which began building up its group, controlled by billionaire Bernard stake in Hermes in 2007 and 2008, could Arnault - agreed to relinquish most of its made a capital gain on its holding of 23.2 percent stake in Hermes and not to around 3 billion euros, analysts estimat- acquire any shares in its smaller rival for ed. “This clears up the situation and it is the next five years. one of the few divorces in which both It effectively buried the possibility the partners are winners,” said Mario LVMH could make a full takeover bid for Ortelli, luxury goods analyst at Bernstein. the 177-year-old maker of Birkin and JP Morgan Cazenove said in a note: Kelly handbags. Such a prospect has “LVMH has found an elegant way out of boosted Hermes’s stock, which has been what was a deadlock.” trading at a price-to-earnings ratios of The deal marks the first time Arnault - about 30 times in recent years, a 70 per- whose LVMH has gobbled up more than cent premium to the industry average. 60 brands in the past two decades, Shares in Hermes fell nearly 10 percent including sizeable ones such as Roman to 236.5 euros in early trading yesterday, jeweler Bulgari - has abandoned the pur- wiping out 2.8 billion euros ($3.7 billion) suit of a prized target. It was first pro- off its market value - equal to around posed by Franck Gentin, head of Paris 350,000 Birkin handbags based on an commercial court, in July and details average price of 8,000 euros. were finalized rapidly over the past week, “The speculative premium has disap- sources close to the two groups said. peared,” said Barclays France director Traders had long speculated LVMH Franklin Pichard. The deal, under which was planning a full takeover bid even LVMH agreed to redistribute its stake in though the Hermes family created a Hermes to its shareholders, ends four shield in 2011 in the form of a holding years of legal warfare between the luxu- company with 50.2 percent of its share- ry titans, dubbed the “handbag war” by holder capital. The entity received first the press. In 2010, LVMH revealed it had right of refusal on shares representing built up a 17 percent stake in its rival another 12.6 percent of capital and tied through a series of equity derivatives up many of its shareholders for two instead of straightforward share purchas- decades. Analysts said the deal would es, which prevented it from having to allow for a re-rating of LVMH shares, flat declaring them. since Jan. 1, and up 3 percent yesterday. Hermes - one of France’s last major LVMH stock has underperformed the lux- independent luxury group, still controlled ury goods industry in the past 18 months by its founding Hermes family - vehe- over concerns about declining cognac mently protested at having its arch-rival sales in China and slower sales growth at as its biggest external shareholder. The its main profit generator Louis Vuitton. French stock market regulator AMF fined Analysts also noted that LVMH would LVMH last year for failing to properly dis- lose dividends from Hermes which repre- close the stake-building and Hermes sented around 1.5 percent of its group launched legal action against LVMH on earnings per share. The distribution of allegations of insider trading and stock Hermes shares will be completed no later price manipulation. LVMH fought back than Dec 20, 2014, the joint statement with proceedings against Hermes for said. — Reuters

PARIS: Models present creations by French designer Jean Paul Gaultier for Hermes during the Spring/Summer 2007 ready-to-wear collections. — AFP THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 Business25 Swiss economy most competitive once again GENEVA: The European Union is becoming more competitive but to take sixth spot. EU states such as Romania, Portugal and Latvia and transparency. Switzerland, Singapore and the United States are the three econo- were among those rising up the ranks of competitiveness. Greece, India has been sliding down the rankings since 2009, let down by mies to beat, an annual survey by the World Economic Forum said which is still bringing up the rear for the EU, in 81st place globally, basic healthcare and education, red tape, high business taxes, poor yesterday. The Global Competitiveness Report published by the jumped 10 places up the rankings from 91st last year. technology and a rigid labor market. Russia’s new-found competitive Geneva-based body, which is most famous for gathering politicians Greece was helped by improvements in its goods and labor edge was sharpened by improvements to domestic competition and and billionaires for an annual exchange of views at the Alpine resort markets and a sharply reduced budget deficit, which improved the business sophistication that came befornoe the Ukraine conflict. of Davos, showed the same 10 countries filling the top 10 spots for outlook despite still very high levels of government debt. “All this Reverberations from that conflict - sanctions and the impact at least the third year running. suggests that the implemented reforms are starting to pay off,” the on the gas trade, with knock-on effects on public funding - could Switzerland’s slick efficiency, innovation and macroeconomic sta- report said. China climbed one rank to 28th, Russia jumped 11 to blunt it again in the future, the survey said. A major brake on com- bility kept it on top for a sixth year in a row, although it was marked 53rd spot, while India slid 11 to 71st and became the least competi- petitiveness for many advanced economies, including the United down for the difficulty of finding qualified workers. “A potential tive BRIC economy, 14 places behind Brazil. States, Japan and many EU countries, was doubt about their mac- threat to Switzerland’s competitive edge might be the increasing dif- Bottom-ranked this year was Guinea, lately in the news for being roeconomic environments. In that category, the United States ficulties faced by businesses and research institutions in finding the the source of the world’s most deadly Ebola outbreak. The Forum talent they need to preserve their outstanding capacity to innovate,” bases its assessment on a dozen drivers of competitiveness, includ- was ranked 113th worldwide, slightly better than 117th last year. the report said. ing institutions, infrastructure, health and education, market size The leaders in macroeconomic stability were Norway and Qatar, The United States muscled into third place ahead of Finland and and the macroeconomic environment. The report also factors in a both blessed with energy bonanzas that have pushed GDP above Germany, while Japan leapfrogged Hong Kong and the Netherlands survey among business leaders, assessing government efficiency $100,000 per head. - Reuters Investors expect banks to raise $67.02bn after tests Italian, Greek and German banks most at risk LONDON: The European Central Bank’s land- of an “extreme” outcome that would require Popolare di Milano, the sixth most likely to fail, mark review of euro-zone banks will have to banks to raise over 100 billion euros fell from and Banco Popolare, the fourth most likely to ask lenders to raise an additional 51 billion 18 percent in October to 8 percent now, but fail. euros ($67.02 billion) to be credible with mar- investors’ average expected capital demand Greece’s Piraeus, Eurobank and Alpha Bank kets, a Goldman Sachs survey of large institu- is now 23 billion euros higher than in October were also among the top ten most likely fail- tional investors has found. The survey of 125 The 51 billion euros investors say is needed ures along with Germany’s Commerzbank, institutional investors from across the globe takes account of capital that banks have al- Portugal’s BCP , Austria’s Raiffeisen Zentral- also found that nine of the 130 banks be- ready raised, including 47 billion euros they bank, and Spain’s Banco Popular Espanol. ing tested were expected to fail, with capital have raised since October. The ten banks seen “There have been several reports out recently MANILA: This photo shows cargo containers stacked next to cranes at the port in shortfalls most likely at Italian, German and as most likely to fail include six that have al- with different views on the outcome of the Manila. – AFP Greek banks, according to a document circu- ready raised capital. Three quarters of inves- exercise, in this phase there is speculation in lated by Goldman Sachs on Tuesday night. tors surveyed said they expected the exercise the market,” a senior Greek banker said. “Greek Philippines wages war on The ECB is examining whether banks have to be positive for bank valuations, with banks banks have high capital buffers as a starting properly recognized losses in a bid to finally set to “outperform” the broader equities mar- point.” draw a line under doubts about euro zone ket once the results are announced. Euro-zone Fokion Karavias, senior general manager at crooked customs agents lenders’ balance sheets before it becomes banks have traded at lower valuations than Eurobank, the country’s third-largest lender MANILA: Standing near mountains of lucrative corruption opportunities they their supervisor on Nov. 4. Results are expect- their US peers in recent years. by assets, told Reuters his bank was partici- goods destined to be smuggled through offer. Sevilla joked that the bribery is so ed around Oct 17. Producing a result that is pating in the exercise “with confidence”, while the Philippines’ biggest port, the nation’s rampant and well-known that corrupt in line with market expectations is key for the Greek, Austrian banks in focus Alpha and Piraeus declined to comment. Com- customs chief admits that being on the traffic police regard customs officers as ECB, since previous rounds of EU bank tests in Perceptions of Greek, central and eastern merzbank said it does not comment on indi- frontline of the president’s war on graft is great targets for bribes. “The police will 2010 and 2011 were roundly discredited for European and Austrian banks have deteriorat- vidual studies and referred to a statement by overwhelming. “I’ve never seen anything say your racket is even more lucrative capital demands and failure rates that were far ed most since October, the survey said, while finance head Stephan Engels made when the like it,” John Sevilla said, commenting on than ours, so you must pay up,” he said. less than what investors deemed reasonable. investors’ views on Spanish banks have im- bank published its quarterly results on Aug 7 a pervasive culture of bribery, extortion Part of Sevilla’s clean-up strategy is “The ECB is clearly perceived to have han- proved. Their shares did not suffer yesterday, and stealing at a government agency old-fashioned internal law enforcement. dled the process well thus far, resulting in an when the benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 banks who said the bank felt “well positioned to pass that collects revenues equivalent to 20 Sevilla has placed 65 customs personnel increase in credibility assigned to the exercise,” index was up 1.32 percent by 1119 GMT. Greek these tests”. Spain’s Popular declined to com- percent of the nation’s budget. “There’s under investigation for irregular import Goldman’s report noted, pointing out that 89 and Italian banks are seen as most likely to fail, ment but had previously said it would pass the no secret about the fact that this is not an transactions, and another was banished percent of investors now expect the tests to according to the survey. Italy’s Monte dei Pas- tests. Raiffeisen said it was “most confident” that agency which inspires a lot of trust and to a far-flung port over persistent allega- be credible, up from 70 percent in a previ- chi, seen by investors having the highest risk the bank will pass the stress test. BCP declined confidence among our people.” tions of wrongdoing, aides said. Sevilla is ous Goldman survey in October. Expectations of failure, declined to comment as did Banca comment. —Reuters But Sevilla, a former Goldman Sachs also seeking to expand the 3,600-mem- executive, has bold plans for systemic ber bureau by 1,000 staff, while bringing change that are showing early signs of in new senior officials and rotating per- success. President Benigno Aquino, who sonnel in key posts so they cannot build has made fighting graft a central tenet of corruption networks. his administration, appointed Sevilla to But he said the key to overhauling head the bureau in December last year the agency was building transparency after launching a scathing verbal assault by bringing its outdated or non-existent on customs personnel. “Where do these computer networks into the 21st century. people get the gall,” Aquino said in his Sevilla, who has a Master of Public Affairs annual State of the Nation address as from Princeton University in the United he accused customs staff of “heedlessly States, has begun publishing every single permitting the smuggling of goods, and trade transaction on the bureau’s web- even drugs, arms and other items”. site. “It’s very important to show we are Aquino said customs personnel’s not trying to hide something,” he said. greed cost the country at least 200 billion He is also using IT to detect fraud pesos ($4.6 billion) in lost revenues each and other forms of misconduct within year—at least two percent of the coun- transactions. “It’s very transactional, so try’s economic output. Several months to monitor whether we’re doing our job later, the then-customs chief resigned properly we really need to drill down to after being charged over a separate cor- the level of individual import transac- ruption scandal involving the alleged tions,” he said. theft of government funds. He was replaced by Sevilla, who Quick results was then a finance undersecretary and Sevilla said the reforms had achieved well regarded for his earlier career with some quick results, with collections in the global financial giants, including Gold- first eight months of 2014 up 17 percent man Sachs in Hong Kong and Standard from a year earlier. “The feedback is cus- & Poor’s in New York. “I was not prepared toms is more efficient now... There is less for this. I was not prepared to come into corruption, fewer people are asking for customs at all,” the 45-year-old said, hold- bribes,” Sevilla said. But he admitted that ing his head in mock woe during a recent the bureau is still likely to miss its full-year tour of customs headquarters and Ma- target of 408 billion pesos, acknowledg- nila’s main port. ing that there is a long way to go. Tens of thousands of containers are Victor Abola, program director for stra- stacked at the port, and Sevilla pointed tegic business economics at the Manila- out that overwhelmed customs staff based University of Asia and the Pacific, inspect, on average, just 0.1 percent of said Sevilla was on the right track. “I think SYDNEY: Shoppers carry their bags while walking through the central business district yesterday.—AFP them. He said officials taking bribes to as- he’s a credible customs collector,” Abola sess lower taxes, or outrightly using their told AFP. But he said that with Aquino positions to extort money from import- limited by the constitution to serving a Fall in exports slows Australian growth ers, were the other major problems. single term of six years, reforms need to SYDNEY: Australia’s economy said more recent figures showed The weaker figures had been ects approach completion,” ANZ be “institutionalized” to withstand any lost pace in the second quarter of business conditions improving “a flagged by the Reserve Bank, senior economist Felicity Emmett Temptation potential backsliding under a new presi- 2014 after a sharp fall in exports little” and consumer confidence which on Tuesday kept interest said. “Moreover, the non-mining Customs district collectors earn the dent from 2016. “No president can just saw growth expand by just 0.5 recovering “a fair bit”. rates at a record low of 2.5 percent recovery remains tentative with equivalent of just $1,140-1,600 a month, appoint one person and expect him to percent following a strong start to “Looking ahead, ideally, the for its 12th straight meeting. The the structural weight of the fall- according to the bureau, but their jobs do wonders, Abola said. “There’s no silver the year, data showed yesterday. non-mining part of the econo- central bank has sought to main- ing terms of trade and lower pub- are highly sought after because of the bullet.” —AFP Annual growth was 3.1 percent, my would see a further pick-up tain an accommodative monetary lic spending likely to weigh on figures from the Australian Bu- to grow a bit above-trend for policy as the country moves away growth for some time.” reau of Statistics said, compared a while... we may not be quite from a mining investment boom Hockey was encouraged by the with a year-on-year expansion of there yet, but we are I think slowly that has helped the economy consumption figures, which were 3.5 percent in the first-quarter. building a foundation for better avoid recession for more than two not as weak as some had forecast, Growth came in at to 1.1 percent performance,” Stevens added. The decades. While the housing sector saying it was a “good thing to see in the three months to March. Australian dollar broadly looked has grown strongly in the low in- that the household sector held in Analysts had expected a slight- through the data, edging up terest-rate environment, the labor the last quarter”. “So what we are ly softer reading of 0.4 percent slightly but staying below 93 US market has been showing mixed seeing is momentum building in for the second-quarter to take cents. signs of recovery. the non-mining side of the econ- growth for the year-to-date to 3.0 The slower growth rate was The unemployment rate omy and this is a welcome trend. percent. “Overall, these are pleas- mostly driven by a fall in net ex- spiked to a 12-year high of 6.4 But we have to do more to drive the ing figures but we are not com- ports, which declined by a sea- percent in July, while other indi- economy,” he said. placent,” Treasurer Joe Hockey sonally adjusted 0.9 percentage cators pointed to a turnaround A plunge in consumer senti- said. “The unemployment rate points in the three months to in companies’ hiring intentions. ment after a tough federal budget is still too high. We’ve got to get June. Australia’s key commodity Economists said the GDP figures in May—which cut back on govern- economic growth above trend in exports, particularly iron ore, have showed the transition towards ment welfare and spending—had order to start to bring the unem- also been hit by a sharp fall in pric- non-resources-led growth was sparked fears Australians would ployment rate down.” es this year. Inventories support- taking place, although the shift tighten their purse strings. National Reserve Bank of Australia gov- ed growth in the quarter, adding remained “tentative”. Australia Bank senior economist JAKARTA: In this photo, an attendant fills up the tank of a motorbike at a gas ernor Glenn Stevens said in a 0.9 percentage points, while final “The drag from the wind-down David de Garis said the GDP data suggested “people kept spending station in Jakarta, Indonesia. The first item on the to-do list of Indonesia’s next speech following the data release consumption contributed 0.3 per- in mining investment still has a from their incomes and didn’t close president is one that successive leaders have struggled with, and could be his that the first and second-quarter centage points. long way to run and is likely to their wallets”. “If anything, the rate toughest: how to wean the country off fuel subsidies that make gasoline almost readings together “suggest a Shift to non-mining growth be much sharper over coming of spending picked up a little bit,” as cheap as bottled water. —AP picture of moderate growth”. He ‘tentative’ quarters as large-scale LNG proj- he said. —AFP THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 Business26 Inflation in MENA continues to remain high GCC witnesses reduced growth, global oil demand weak KAMCO GCC ECONOMIC RESEARCH

A report prepared by KAMCO Research that analyzes after having dropped to 3.8 percent in 2013. The growth percent in 2013 to 2.6 percent in 2014, on the back of and 2014 will be no different. Non-oil sector grew by 5.4 the MENA and GCC Economic trends and outlook and will be led by the non-oil private sector, which is expect- normalizing global oil demand and accelerated growth percent in 2013, and is expected to expand faster in 2014, provides a detailed analysis of the current economic ed to expand by 6 percent in 2014 on the back of KSA’s in Kuwait’s non-oil sector. During 2013, weak oil demand led by rising growth in the real estate, construction, and situation in each country in the GCC as well as a brief on economic diversification efforts. Oil sector, which con- and increasing production from non-OPEC nations had tourism sectors. As a result, despite an expected flatten- the equity markets performance in line with economic tracted by 0.7 percent in 2013 due to weak oil demand resulted in a contraction (-2 percent) of the nation’s oil ing in oil production, UAE’s overall economy is expected changes. Growth in the MENA region declined to 2.2 and increasing production from non-OPEC nations, will sector in 2013. However, with global oil demand recover- to grow by 4.4 percent in 2014, &4.2 percent in 2015. percent in 2013, as oil exporting countries like Libya, grow by 0.9 percent in 2014 as global economic recovery ing and oil prices remaining high, oil sector will remain Economic diversification, especially in Dubai, will be Iran, and Syria faced increased geo-political turbulence, helps oil demand and oil prices remain elevated due to flat or grow marginally in 2014. This, coupled with a pro- boosted as UAE steps up investment in social and physi- along with transition economies like Egypt and Jordan. the ongoing Iraq crisis. jected 4.5 percent growth in the non-oil sector, will help cal infrastructure in the run to Expo 2020. Real estate and GCC region also witnessed reduced growth as global oil PMI remains in expansion mode, but is below the the overall economic output expand by 2.6 percent this construction sectors will the biggest beneficiaries of the demand remained weak, and productionfrom non-OPEC 2011 high as prices have come under pressure in 2014 year. Even though the growth will be higher than 2013, multi-billion dollar specialty projects being launched, nations increased. Growth in 2014 is expected to reach due to weak foreign demand. Manufacturing and con- it will remain below the 2011 and 2012 levels of 6.3 per- while trade activity is expected to triple between 2013 3.2 percent (driven by the growing non-oil sector), but struction sectors will continue to lead non-oil growth, cent and 6.2 percent, respectively. and 2020, from Dh 1.39 trillion to Dh 4 trillion. would still remain below its average of 4 percent growth with infrastructure spending slated to go up by 25 per- With international food prices easing, Kuwaiti infla- Real estate and construction sectors have recovered achieved in the last four decades. cent in 2014. Inflation in the Kingdom had shot-up from tion has been declining since 2012; the trend has con- from the 2008 crisis, and are leading the non-oil growth. Inflation in MENA region continues to remain high 2.9 percent in 2012 to 3.5 percent in 2013, as food and tinued this year as well, with inflation remaining stable Their growth will be stimulated by projects worth $313 (11.5 percent) as geo-political turbulence in oil import- housing rental prices went up by 5.7 percent and 3.4 per- in the 2.7-3.0 percent range and ending June at 2.9 per- billion that are currently under construction across the ing nations like Egypt drove-up energy prices. On the cent, respectively. However, 2014 has seen a reversal in cent. However, a rise in public expenditure (and wages), infrastructure, residential and non-residential sectors. other hand, political stability has ensured that inflation in the trend, with inflation down from the peak of 4.0 per- correction of international food prices, and an expected Real estate recovery also led the surge in equity markets GCC nations remained stable despite a recovering hous- cent in April 2013 to 2.7 percent in June 2014. uptick in housing rent in H2 2014 will mean that an- (DFM & ADX) in 2013; however, June 2014 has marked ing market. GCC GDP growth came down from 6.4 per- Oil exports has declined in 2013 on weak oil demand; nual inflation will end up between 3-3.5 percent in 2014 the easing of equity markets as investors concerns cent in 2012 to 4.1 percent in 2013, as weak oil demand as well, the import bill is also declining due to falling in- (IMF’s forecast is 3.4 percent). around overheating of the real estate market are back. and increasing production from non-OPEC nations led flation in the US and Europe, but the fall in import value Current account balance declined in 2013 as oil ex- With the central bank maintaining its 1 percent inter- to flattened oil production. Non-oil sector, however, con- est rate, money supply will continue to rise. However, tinued its robust performance with an expectation to real estate recovery is being accompanied by rising grow by 5.7 percent in 2014 after registering a growth of housing prices, which have pushed inflation to 2.1 per- 5.4 percent in 2013, as GCC nations continue with their cent in May 2014, up from 0.9 percent a year ago. With diversification efforts. Non-oil growth will accelerate economic recovery strengthening, housing prices are as infrastructure spending rises in the run-up to Dubai likely to create upward inflationary pressure, and overall 2020 Expo and Qatar 2022 World Cup, and real estate inflation might touch 2.5 percent in 2014. This, coupled and tourism sectors in the UAE strengthen. Expansion of with increasing private sector lending (especially to the the non-oil sector is emerging as the key driver, and will construction sector), might prompt the central bank to help overall GDP growth reach 4.2 percent in 2014. tighten the currently accommodative monetary policy, Moreover, fiscal stance remains expansionary in na- including introducing more home loan caps in-line with ture to drive non-oil growth and reduce dependence the ones already introduced. on oil revenues. However, with growth in oil revenues Given its lower dependence on oil revenues, UAE has flattening amid rising non-oil spend, fiscal balance is -ex managed to buck the trend of declining FDI inflows to pected to go down from 9.9 percent of GDP in 2013 to GCC. Increased infrastructure investment, growing tour- 8.3 percent in 2014; on the other hand, current account ism, and Expo 2020 is likely to boost foreign investor balance will decline from 20.2 percent of GDP to 18.3 confidence further, and help FDI inflows rise above $10.5 percent in the same time as imports rise on the back of billion level achieved in 2013. overall economic recovery. Inflation in the GCC region has remained under 3 percent despite increased liquid- QATAR ity levels, as housing and food prices have remained low. The continuation of the moratorium on gas produc- Money supply went up from $1.05 trillion in Q1 2013 to tion in North Field might lead to contraction of the hy- $1.19 trillion in Q1 2014, as central banks maintained drocarbon economy; however, the planned $200 billion low interest rates, leading to elevated private lending spend on infrastructure development (new airport, sea- and consumption levels. GCC equity markets had a bull port, metro, etc.) will see the non-hydrocarbon sector ex- run in 2013, led by UAE’s DFM & ADX indices, which were pand by 9.4 percent in 2014 and by 11 percent in 2015. up 107 percent and 63 percent y/y. As well, H1 2014 has is unlikely to offset the drop in oil revenues, and current ports slowed by 2.6 percent. With oil markets expected High growth in the non-hydrocarbon sector will ensure also witnessed robust performance, but markets seem account balance will fall below $100 billion by 2016, as to soften, trade- and current account- balance is likely that overall GDP growth remains in the ~6-7 percent to be easing-off in May & June with a cyclical correction per IMF. to decline through 2016, though remain healthy. More- range in 2014-15. Double digit GDP growth, seen prior setting-in and profit booking by investors, and also due TASI’s has been up each month since September over, expenditure was up 12.2 percent in 2013-14, but to 2012, is unlikely to return unless Qatar decides to ex- to concerns of overheating in UAE’s real estate sector. 2013, and crossed 9,900 in June 2014, a level last seen most of it was directed towards public sector wages and pand gas production in the North Field. before the onset of the 2008 crisis, driven by elevated oil subsidies, which need to be curbed. On the other hand, Key risk factors in the GCC region: prices and rising liquidity levels. As well, corporate earn- CAPEX growth was muted as project delays continued, a OMAN Prolonged political uncertainties and domestic un- ings were up 3.5 percent in 2013, led by steady growth in situation that needs to be controlled in 2014-15. Oman’s GDP growth is likely to moderate from 5.1 rest could delay the implementation of infrastructure the heavyweight banking (3.9 percent) and petrochemi- Fiscal position will remain healthy with a surplus of percent in 2013 to 3.4 percent in 2014. The reduced pace development plans, resulting into cost escalation of cal (2.7 percent) sectors. Going forward, with improving $37.8 billion in 2013-14. But the strong fiscal position is of growth is attributable to contraction of the oil sector, these projectst hereby putting additional pressure on economic fundamentals, corporate profits and earnings more a result of elevated oil prices and under-spending which will witness negative growth of -0.7 percent in state budgets. Oil and gas remains the backbone of all can be expected to rise further in 2014. on infrastructure development, as opposed to a funda- 2014, as Oman has used most of its easily recoverable the GCC economies which indicates that any significant As compared to other GCC peers, TASI index was the mentally strong and well-diversified economy. Short- oil reserves and future growth can only be driven by in- decline in oil prices would have a direct impact on GDP third best performer with annual returns of 25.5 percent term fiscal position will remain stable, but continued de- creased adoption of enhanced oil recovery techniques. and revenues thus hampering or delaying capital expen- despite a significant decline in average daily volumes. pendence on oil revenues can lead to reduced long-term The non-oil sector, on the other hand, will expand by 5.4 diture in key sectors. Further, GCC economies continue During 2014, Tadawul continued on the positive trajec- growth potential. Despite the revival in earnings and af- percent in 2014 as Oman spends $78 billion on the de- to be driven by the energy sector. Although there are ef- tory with 1H gains of 11.5 percent coupled with signifi- firmation of the Aa2 rating by Moody’s, trading activity velopment of social & transport infrastructure as part of forts to diversify and grow the non-oil sector, fiscal chal- cantly higher average daily traded value. Moreover, the has been muted due to moderate economic growth, and its Vision 2020 aimed at economic diversification. lenges remain as these sectors need additional capital market is currently trading at a P/E of 18.3x on the back lack of market catalysts. Moreover, corporate earnings and the efforts to improve fiscal sustainability. Although of higher earnings reported for the first quarter of 2014 have recovered from the 2008 crisis, and stood at $5.7 BAHRAIN stabilizing, the debt turmoil in Euro Area remains a key coupled with positive investor sentiments and healthy billion in 2013, up 13 percent from $5 billion in 2012. As Growth in 2013 was driven by the normalization of risk for the MENA countries given the importance of Eu- corporate outlook. The P/BV multiple also inched up to well, S&P affirmed its “AA/A-1+” long- and short-term for- output in the Abu Sa’afah oilfield which led to robust rope as a major trade partner. Generating jobs in the pri- 2.17x during June 2014. As a result of higher valuations, eign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Ku- growth in oil sector. However, 2014 will see a change in vate sectors for the rapidly growing young population yields declined to 3.15 percent at the end of 2013 and wait with “a stable outlook.” trend, as increased infrastructure spending will push the remains a challenge. further to 3.07 percent in Jun-14. non-oil economy to grow by 4.4 percent in 2014 while UAE oil sector growth will remain flat (in line with oil produc- SAUDI ARABIA KUWAIT A well-diversified economy has helped UAE outpace tion). As a result, the overall economic output will ex- KSA’s GDP growth will rebound to 4.4 percent in 2014, Kuwait GDP growth is expected to recover from 0.8 the growth of most of its GCC peers in the past few years, pand by 4.7 percent in 2014.

Joyalukkas presents BMW 3 series to ‘Golden Carnival’ promotion winner

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VIVA’s employees donate blood in collaboration with Central Blood Bank

esponding to the Central Blood Bank’s call for more the Kuwaiti society. “Donating blood is a simple life changing act that can save by every eligible person.” VIVA strongly believes in being an blood, VIVA, Kuwait’s fastest-growing and most devel- In collaboration with the CBB, VIVA has arranged for many lives. It is significant to VIVA that it initiates such activi- integral part of the Kuwaiti society, and this is reflected Roped telecom operator, organized a blood drive for its blood donation clinics to be setup at its main headquarters ties for its employees to take part in, and contribute to through its various corporate social responsibility programs employees in collaboration with the Central Blood Bank at Olympia Towers yesterday. Ayman Salem Al Mutairi, Kuwait and to its people’s health. Blood donations will that are aligned with the needs and interests of it, with the (CBB); an initiative that reiterates its commitment towards Senior Corporate Communications Manager at VIVA said: always be a crucial contribution that should be considered aim to work towards a better and more prosperous Kuwait.

Principal of ILOA to receive CBSE National ‘Best Mentor Award’ Greetings rs Asha Sharma, the Principal of Ain. In 2013 for her travel convenience, she 1. Teacher’s reputation in the local com- field of education and selected her to confer ILOA, will be conferred the coveted was granted four schools to mentor and munity. the CBSE ‘Best Mentor Award’ for the year njoy your birth- M“CBSE National Best Mentor monitor in Kuwait namely, Indian Central 2. His/her academic efficiency and 2013 after getting feedback from the day and everyday Award” today (4th School, Indian Public School, Jabriya Indian desire for its improvement. schools mentored by her. Eto the fullest. A September, 2014). School and India International School. Since 3. His /her genuine interest in and love She will be honored by Smt Zubin Irani, happy birthday is a She is a National then she has been paying one visit per term for children. the Honorable Minister of Human Resource part of a happy life. Teacher Awardee for to these schools. 4. His/her involvement in social life of Development (HRD), Govt of India on Greetings coming from the year 2007. She This award is in the form of National the community. September 4, 2014 at Delhi. your friends and was chosen as a men- CBSE and Mentor awards, where the board Mrs Sharma quoted saying that her main She is a woman blessed with patience, Dinalist team. tor of four schools in recognizes and rewards merit, commit- objective as a mentor is to monitor the func- wisdom and confidence. It is her determi- UAE namely, Our ment, perseverance and hard work. Board tioning of Continuous and Comprehensive nation and perseverance that has helped Own English High also considers the involvement of school Evaluation (CCE) in these schools and to col- her boost her own professional develop- School, Al Ain; Our with CBSE programmes and comprehen- laborate with the principals and teachers for ment. ‘Bolo Ta Ra Ra Ra’ Own English High sive school excellence. The names of the betterment and for the sole purpose of The management, staff and students of School, Sharjah; Indian High School, Abu awardees are selected on the basis of fol- imparting quality education to all. CBSE rec- ILOA are very proud of her achievement ndian Cultural Society presents ‘Bolo Ta Ra RaRa’ on Sept Dhabi and Oasis International School, Al lowing considerations: ognized her valuable contribution in the and wish her all the best. 5 with great playback and Sufi singer Daler Mehndi - a Ilive concert at Dahiya indoor stadium 7pm. Summer Festival on at EC until September 13 ithin the activities of the summer festival cur- rently going on at the Entertainment City, the WTouristic Enterprises Co. (TEC)’s PR and media department manager, Sager Al-Bader stressed that out of TEC’s keenness on providing various recreational services and that the special summer offers on admission tickets would go on until September 13. Al-Bader reminded this summer festival offers one free ticket with every three ‘Youth, Your Opinion’ tickets of any category and three free tickets with each five. He also noted that the city would receive visitors on KUWAIT: Head of Public Relations and its regular summer working hours from 5:00 pm to 1:00 Information at Touristic Enterprises am and that Mondays are allocated for ladies only. Company (TEC) said the company is keen on maintaining contacts with all media, Pravasi Bhartiya Divas while announcing the hosting of the “youth, your opinion” program which will he Government of India has decided to hold the be broadcast on Alrai TV Thursday (today) next Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD-2015) at at 5 pm, at the Entertainment City, which is Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat in January one of TEC’s facilities. T The team of Director Sarah Baen, 2015. Producer Fatima Rashid, and Presenter The effort would be to have more meaningful and Asrar Al-Saeed will film a clip for the pro- interactive sessions that would address the issues and gram about the exciting and quick games Mustafa Al-Najjar will present clips during concerns of the overseas Indian community effectively. that youths love. The presenter will ride the the program as well as activities for the Since 2015 marks the hundredth anniversary of the games and convey her experience through crowd. He said the city welcomes people all return of the greatest “Pravasi”of all, Mahatma Gandhi the camera. week long from 5 pm until 1 am, bearing in from South Africa, it is desired that PBD-2015 would be Al-Bader said that program announcer mind that Monday is women only day. celebrated in a grand way. Aware Center - Sept calendar of events

Welcome to Kuwait scarf you’re welcome to bring it. Cameras are allowed. Children modern technology combined with traditional artisan crafts- orientation for newcomers are welcome. This tour meets directly at the Grand Mosque manship from Tunisia, Syria, Morocco, Egypt & contributions 04 Sep 2014, 7 pm. from Kuwaiti designers. This tour meets directly at the Arab Second annual These orientations are free of charge & provide an opportuni- Guided Tour: House Of Mirrors Organization Headquarters. Cameras are welcome. Limited ty for newly arriving Westerners to meet the AWARE team & dis- 15 Sep 2014, 5 pm. Seats. Advance reservations are required at Military Logistics cover the many services designed to assist with cultural adjust- The House of Mirrors is home to the family of the late [email protected] Registration Deadline: Tuesday, ment & settling comfortably in Kuwait. The Orientation is divid- renowned artist, Khalifa Al-Qattan. His wife has spent vast September 23, 2014 Kuwait summit ed into 3 segments; which are: Segment 1) About AWARE: in this amounts of time creating scenes on the walls, the floors & even segment, we will talk about the AWARE Center & the activities the ceilings to showcase what can be done with broken pieces Guided Tour: Bait Al Othman Museum oving, maintaining and sustaining naval, air that we offer & how these activities can help benefit the Western of mirror & glass when accompanied by an artists’ touch. Enjoy a 29 Sep 2014, 5 pm. and ground forces officially supported by the Expatriate to make their stay in Kuwait more comfortable. cup of tea, an artful snack & a guided tour to view the splendors Inaugurated by the Amir of Kuwait, His Highness Sheikh MKuwait Armed Forces, represented by the Segment 2) About the Local Culture: this segment is entitled of this ‘bedazzled’ home. Cameras are welcome. Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, on April 8, 2013, this Logistics & Supply Authority (J4), the 2nd annual “Know Thy Kuwaiti Neighbor”. In this segment, we will talk about Fee: KD 3 per person. This is an adult only tour for 8 partici- Museum hosts rare historical items & antiques for old Kuwaiti Military Logistics Kuwait summit will take place on 23 Life in Kuwait & share some tips regarding socializing with the pants. houses. Decorating the walls of its Art Gallery are paintings & and 24 September 2014 at the Radisson Blu, Salwa. locals, their beliefs & values, safety tips, Culture Do’s & Don’ts, eti- Advance reservations are required at belongings of Kuwaiti Artists. There are also the crafts & quette when visiting Kuwaiti Homes, & much more. Segment 3) [email protected] Kuwaiti dhow models on display. Fee: KD 2 per person. Children below 14 years & Pets are not allowed. Limited Seats. EMBASSY OF INDIA Advance reservations required at [email protected] he Embassy of India will Aware Short Lecture and Documentary remain closed on 7th 30 Sep 2014, 7 pm. TSeptember, 2014, Sunday, on Hajj is an international pilgrimage to Mecca that attracts up account of Onam. However, need- to three million Muslims annually. The speaker will discuss its ed/emergency services relating to historical significance, describe the major rites that comprise Consular, Visa and Labour wings the pilgrimage, and share some of the sentiments that would be available to the visiting service seekers. Muslims experience in this trip of a lifetime. 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This is a Henna, Hajj Documentary, Arabic Calligraphy. Your RSVP is Please send them to 11/2 tour of one of Kuwait’s most famous landmarks. Ladies are Guided Tour: Arab Organization Headquarters kindly requested at [email protected]. Address: Surra, required to cover - long sleeves and long ankle length skirt, oth- 27 Sep 2014, 9:30 am. Block 3, Hamad Al Roomi Street, Villa 84. E-mail : [email protected] erwise the mosque will provide a cloak. If you have your own This tour is a marvel of innovative architecture displaying [email protected] THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 Technology28 Gamaing Nintendo launches

with 12 characters LOS ANGELES: Pikachu and Link will low you to enhance the overall expe- be among the first characters coming rience,” said Fils-Aime. “It’s a different to “amiibo.” Nintendo announced Friday approach from Activision and Disney, that 12 characters will initially be part of which is more to unlock something in Environmental its upcoming toy-game franchise set for the game. You’re going to want to have release later this year. In addition to the your ‘amiibo’ figure because it’s going to “Pokemon” and “Legend of Zelda” leading allow you to enhance your skills, upgrade men, the starting line-up will include Ma- your character and take the experience rio, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, over to a friend’s house.” disasters Samus Aran, Kirby, Fox McCloud, Marth, Nintendo first unveiled “amiibo” at the the “Wii Fit” Trainer and the Villager from Electronic Entertainment Expo in June. “Animal Crossing.” The company plans to release more fig- The figures in the “amiibo” toy-game ures over the next year and include “ami- line will each cost $12.99 and work in ibo” functionality in future games, as well tandem with several of the Japanese as compatibility with its handheld Nin- gaming giant’s upcoming titles, be- tendo 3DS system. ginning with “Super Smash Bros.” “We The Kyoto, Japan-based company is wanted to make sure that the breadth of hoping the figurines will help boost its characters we had for the initial ‘amiibo’ bottom line and sales of its beleaguered line-up supported the fan favorites, as Wii U console, which has been on the rise well as showcase the variety of people since the May release of “Mario Kart 8.” Nintendo speaks to - from kids to adults,” Despite the success of the latest install- Nintendo of America President Reggie ment in the cartoony Nintendo racing se- SEATTLE: In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, fans dressed in costume pose for a photograph, while waiting in anticipa- Fils-Aime said in an interview. “For ex- ries, Wii U sales still trail behind the Play- tion to play the action-packed Wii U game Hyrule Warriors before its September 26 launch as part of an off-site event during PAX ample, you’ve got a character like Marth Station 4 and Xbox One consoles from Prime 2014. —AP Photos from the ‘Fire Emblem’ series. We thought rivals Sony Corp and Microsoft Corp. “Call exposing Marth to a wider collection of of Duty” and “Assassin’s Creed” publishers consumers through ‘amiibo’ made a ton Activision and Ubisoft Entertainment re- of sense, but, of course, we had to have cently said they wouldn’t bring the new Mario, Princess Peach and Donkey Kong installments of those popular series to in that initial line-up, as well.” the Wii U later this year. Similar to Activision’s “Skylanders” “In the end, I want the very best of and “Disney Infinity,” the characters’ vir- every single publisher’s content on our tual histories will be stored on the plastic platform,” said Fils-Aime. “We believe figures and transmitted through the Wii we’ll get there as we grow the install base U GamePad, the controller for the Wii U of the system. Make no mistake: The con- console that features a touch-screen and sumer knows they can get high-quality near field communication (NFC) capabili- games on the Wii U console. That’s why ties. Unlike the Activision Blizzard Inc and our business is up almost double over Walt Disney Co franchises, the “amiibo” last year.” Nintendo will be showing off figures will work with several games from upcoming games like “Super Smash different genres and won’t be required to Bros,” “Hyrule Warriors” and “Captain SEATTLE: In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, from left, SEATTLE: In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Morgen play the games. Toad: Treasure Tracker” at PAX Prime, a Uyq Nguyen poses with Andrew Hosking, dressed as Ganondorf, at Gage, left, dressed as Saria, slashes through hundreds of enemies “Our vision is to have these ‘amiibo’ four-day celebration of gaming that kicks an off-site event during PAX Prime 2014.— AP Photos while playing Hyrule Warriors, during PAX Prime 2014.—AP Photos figures be your playable friends that al- off Friday in Seattle.—AP

Prime gaming convention kicks off

SEATTLE: The Penny Arcade Expo is in full swing in in Seattle downtown Seattle. The fan-centric celebration of gam- ing began Friday at the Washington State Convention Center. The four-day long event is expected to be at- tended by 85,000 gamers and will include concerts, game tournaments, freebies and previews of upcom- ing titles. Tickets to this year’s 10th annual PAX Prime event sold out less than two hours in May. The inaugural PAX, named after founders Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik’s “Penny Arcade” online comic series, was first held in 2004 in Bellevue, Wash- ington, and attended by about 3,300 fans. During the next 10 years, the event took over the convention cen- ter and spawned similar events in Boston and Australia, SEATTLE: Hundreds of spectators fill an exhibition hall to watch a round of the League of Legends champion- as well as the upcoming PAX South event in San Anto- SEATTLE: Lois, 13 months, is photographed by her ship series video game competition, Friday.—AP Photos nio, Texas. mother Amanda, right, as she shows off her costume “If you live, breath and eat gaming, it’s really the of Chun-Li, from the video game Street Fighter, at the only place to be this weekend,” said Jonathan MacPher- Penny Arcade Expo, a fan-centric celebration of gam- Gamaing Review son, who traveled from Vancouver, British Columbia, to ing.—AP Photos attend the convention for his third time. He said he was most excited to try out “Evolve,” the upcoming four- versus-one multiplayer shooter from Turtle Rock Stu- dios. A few game creators used their PAX Prime panels on Friday to announce moves into the next generation ‘Sims 4’ aspires of gaming: PopCap Games said it was bringing the addictive pinball-inspired puzzler “Peggle 2” to the PlayStation 4 to greatness and fails on October 19. The game was previously only available for the Xbox One and Xbox 360. “Super Meat Boy” de- LOS ANGELES: I knew I’d have dozen expansion packs. It’s been are totally fluid, whether you want velopers Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes teased issues with “The Sims 4” the mo- a successful formula for the quirky to stretch a Sim’s waistline or living a touch-screen-centric follow-up to their popular plat- ment I realized it wasn’t possible to life simulator series, one that now room.Unlike their predecessors, this form called “Super Meat Boy: Forever.” Team Meat said buy a dishwasher for the fabulous feels cruelly antiquated in the era breed of smarter, more emotional the game would be available for tablets and PCs. couple I’d created to live their vir- of downloadable instant gratifica- Sims are able to multitask and strive tion. Despite that monumental for various aspirations, ranging from “Saints Row” developer High Voltage Software re- SEATTLE: Video gamers play ‘Magic 2015 - Duels of tual little lives to the fullest in Oasis the Planeswalkers’ from Wizards of the Coast on both deficiency, this “Sims” is remark- finding a soul mate to becoming a vealed it was driving an edition of 2013’s “Saints Row 4” Springs, one of the game’s two idyl- ably more intuitive at the start. The best-selling author. When big aspi- to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles, as well as sides of a partition, in a booth at the Penny Arcade lic neighborhoods. The cost wasn’t Expo, a fan-centric celebration of gaming.—AP Photos developers at Maxis have made rations are achieved or more simple an expansion pack titled “Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell.” a concern. I was flush with Simo- it easier than ever to get a house- whims are fulfilled, Sims are now The next-gen crime romp is set for release January 27. leons - the game’s goofy currency hold up and running by introduc- granted points for much-needed re- Several publishers are giving PAX Prime attendees - from selling their novels and mas- ing streamlined tools to craft dys- wards, like the ability to skip meals hands-on time with upcoming games, like Ubisoft’s terpieces in the mail. VIt’s that the functional virtual cartoons, as well or get promoted more quickly at “Far Cry 4,” Insomniac Games’ “Sunset Overdrive” and oh-so-convenient appliance was as build their homes. The controls work.—AP Nintendo’s “Super Smash Bros.” On the show floor, a among dozens of features the de- space called the Indie Megabooth is showcasing titles velopers had left out of the latest specifically from independent developers, such as the edition of Electronic Arts’ virtual space shooter “Galak-Z” from 17-Bit. dollhouse franchise. Despite craft- “There’s an interesting personal element here that ing Oasis Springs’ next Jackie Col- you can’t get online,” said Zach Aikman, an engineer at lins and Damien Hirst, my couple 17-Bit who also organizes the Seattle Indies Expo a few was resigned to scrubbing their blocks away at the Melrose Market Studios. “You’re able dishes in a sink. It’s at that point to meet the developers and find out how their actual I knew “Sims 4” had let me - and personalities carry over into the games they make.” Alma and Jimbo - down. The gaming industry could use camaraderie this The problem with “The Sims 4” week following several reports of developers and other SEATTLE: In this photo taken with a fisheye lens, a (Electronic Arts, for PC, $59.99) is personalities in the gaming community being harassed group of friends from Edmonton, Alberta wearing that after nearly 15 years, “Sims” online. PAX Prime has posted policies against violence, hoods to promote the upcoming “Magicka 2” video fans are keenly aware of EA’s busi- This undated publicity photo released by Electronic Arts/Maxis shows harassment and illegal drug use. The convention’s or- game, play the Nintendo video game Super Smash ness model of later releasing a the video game, “The Sims 4.”—AP Photos ganizers declined to be interviewed for this story.—AP Bros.—AP Photos THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 Technology29 In light New Samsung phone with of celebrity hacks, side display for holidays how to protect data BERLIN: Samsung’s new smartphones aren’t as the flashlight and the stopwatch, akin to such as home entertainment systems. getting bigger, but one will have a side dis- what Apple offers in the iPhone’s Control Cen- play for quick access to the flashlight, Twitter, ter with a swipe up from the bottom. More competitive news and frequently used apps. The Galaxy Samsung didn’t announce prices or spe- The new phones were announced amid ex- Note Edge was announced at a trade show cific release dates. In the US, last year’s Galaxy pectations that Apple will unveil new iPhones in Berlin yesterday, alongside the new Galaxy Note 3 went for about $700 without a con- next week. The iPhone 6 is expected to feature Note 4 phone, which lacks the side screen, and tract, or $300 with one. Prices are likely to be a 4.7-inch screen, up from the current 4 inches, a virtual-reality headset called Gear VR. They similar when the Note 4 comes out in October to make it more competitive with larger smart- are due for release this fall, in time for holiday through all four national carriers in the US. The phones made by Samsung and other compa- shopping, and aim to compete with Apple’s Edge will likely cost more. The Edge and the VR nies. There has been speculation that Apple new iPhones due to be unveiled next week. will be out some time in the fall. Analysts said may also unveil an iPhone with a 5.5-inch The Edge uses Samsung’s flexible-display the new display feature could cut both ways. screen. Samsung’s Galaxy S5, which came out technology, which came out with much fan- “An edge-based display will give Samsung’s in April, has a 5.1-inch screen. The Note is Sam- fare last year but has seen little use beyond a smartphone clear differentiation in a crowded sung’s line of larger phones and emphasizes note-taking with an included stylus. The Note phone and a fitness device with displays that market,” said Ian Fogg, an analyst covering 4 will have a 5.7-inch screen, the same as the Environmental were slightly curved. With the Edge, the Kore- the mobile industry at IHS in London. “But for Note 3. The Edge’s screen is 5.6 inches. an electronics company is offering a practical Samsung to maximize the potential of an edge Both will have a 16 megapixel rear camera use for the curvature. While the main screen display it needs third party apps to support and 3.7 megapixels on the front. The front remains flat like previous phones, the right the display with additional Samsung-specific camera will be able to take sharper selfies edge extends and curves until it reaches the functions,” he said. than the typical camera phone. They also will disasters back. That creates a side display so informa- If the South Korean giant wants to avoid let more people fit into selfies by stitching tion such as weather and time can be seen paying developers to kick start the develop- multiple images together. SAN FRANCISCO: Ex-Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the iCloud at the 2011 from the side when the phone is laid on a table ment of such apps, it might have to make the Meanwhile, Samsung will sell the Gear VR Worldwide Developers Conference.—AP - such as a nightstand next to the bed. feature standard across its broad smartphone headset as a companion to the Note 4. It won’t With the side display, the phone’s camera portfolio, said Fogg. Samsung made the an- work with the Edge or other phones. The Note NEW YORK: The theft of nude photo- ally, that involves getting sent a code 4 attaches to the headset, which has sensors to functions more like a stand-alone, point-and- nouncements at the IFA trade show, one of the graphs from celebrities’ online accounts as a text on your phone or an email. A gauge the head’s position and tells the phone has thrown a spotlight on the security hacker who has your password would shoot camera, as the shutter button and other world’s longest-running showcases for con- which part of a 360-degree image to display. of cloud computing, a system used by a still need physical possession of your functions appear on top when the phone is sumer electronics and home appliances. It can be used to give people an immersive growing number of Americans to store phone to get the text. held horizontally. Developers of other apps In recent years, the German capital has be- experience with concerts, aerial footage and personal information over the Internet. Most major cloud services, includ- will be able to specify how the side display come a popular home for technology startups, games. But video and other content will need On Tuesday, Apple acknowledged the ing Apple’s iCloud, Google Drive and gets used. The side display also provides one- making the IFA a popular location for compa- to be adapted for the device. Samsung says it security breakdown and blamed it on Dropbox, offer this kind of protection. tap access to various apps normally found on nies to launch the latest mobile gadgetry as expects to have content partnerships in place intruders who were able to figure out Amazon’s Cloud Drive is the notable the home screen, as well as to functions such well as innovations in more traditional fields by the time the device goes on sale.—AP usernames and passwords and bypass exception. But you usually have to acti- other safeguards. The company said vate the extra layer of protection. Apple it found no evidence of a widespread is urging its users to switch to stronger problem in its iCloud or Find my iPhone passwords and to enable the two-step Apple says its systems not to blame services. But the theft of the photos authentication feature in the aftermath raises questions about the protection of the celebrity hacking attacks. of data stored beyond a person’s own for celebrity photo breach computer or mobile device. Q: How can I tell if my phone or If celebrities’ photos aren’t safe, then computer is uploading information SAN FRANCISCO: The week before a crucial has resulted from any breach in any of Apple’s ers as smartphones increasingly become the whose are? Some key questions and to the cloud? launch of its new iPhone, Apple Inc said inti- systems including iCloud or Find My iPhone.” repository for far more sensitive healthcare, answers about files that are stored re- A: You had to have signed up and mate photos of celebrities including Oscar- The celebrity hacking that came to light banking and personal data. motely: agreed to the cloud services’ terms, but winner Jennifer Lawrence were leaked online over the long Labor Day weekend neverthe- “Every great innovation is convenient but that might have happened long ago, as through the apparent hacking of individual less ranks among the highest-profile public fi- also a big opportunity for the bad guys in Q: What is the cloud? you were setting up your device. If you iCloud accounts. Apple rushed to restore con- ascos for Apple in recent years. Apple’s iCloud the world,” said Marc Maiffret at security firm A: The cloud is a way of storing pho- are not sure if you have opted in, check fidence in its systems’ security, saying the ce- service allows users to store photos and other BeyondTrust. Cyber security experts say the tos, documents, email and other data your phone’s settings. With iPhone lebrity photo scandal that also ensnared swim- content and access it from any Apple device. perpetrators possibly gleaned the celebrities’ on faraway machines. Amazon, Apple, photos, for instance, if you have Photo suit model Kate Upton, actress Kirsten Dunst Security in the cloud has been a paramount email addresses and mounted a long-term Google and Microsoft all offer cloud- Stream turned on, that means you are and possibly dozens more was the result of concern in past years, but that has not stopped phishing attempt - a relatively straightforward based storage. Smaller companies like storing your photos on iCloud. Check targeted attacks on accounts storing personal the rapid adoption of services that offer reams attack through which hackers gain access to Dropbox and Evernote do, too. your settings under iCloud. On An- data and not a direct breach of Apple systems. of storage and management of data and users’ accounts by getting them to click on a The practice saves space on com- droid phones, check the Auto Backup “We have discovered that certain celebrity content off smartphones and computers. Re- compromised URL or Internet link. The photos puters, smartphones and tablets and settings under Google+ in Google set- accounts were compromised by a targeted at- gardless of how the leaking of nude celebrity were posted on image-sharing forum 4Chan, allows users to access the same infor- tings. tack on user names, passwords and security photos actually happened, the timing could prompting Lawrence’s representatives to de- mation from any device. And if you lose questions, a practice that has become all too not have been worse for Apple as it prepares scribe their release as a “flagrant violation of your phone, for example, you don’t lose Q: Is my financial information at risk? common on the Internet,” Apple said in a state- to launch a new iPhone next week. It also un- privacy” and contact law enforcement authori- your vacation pictures. The drawback is A: Yes, if you use the same password ment. “None of the cases we have investigated derscored the longer-term risks for mobile us- ties.—Reuters that you are putting your information for online banking that you do for other somewhere else, so you run the risk of sites and if you don’t have multi-factor a hacking attack on those systems and identification on your banking website. accounts. But generally, financial information is among the most protected online. In- Q: Is it secure? formation is encrypted, or scrambled, A: For the most part, yes. Compa- in transit. You can tell if a site does that nies invest a lot to ensure that custom- if you see “https” rather than “http” be- ers’ private information stays private. fore the website address. “The short answer is the cloud is often more secure than other storage,” says Q: Will my photos and other infor- Rich Mogull, CEO of security research mation remain on the cloud even af- and advisory firm Securosis. But that ter I delete them? doesn’t mean the system can’t be com- A: They should not. Settings vary promised. “There are a lot of attackers for different cloud services, but most who have a lot of time,” Mogull says. of them delete information from the cloud when you delete something from Q: How can individuals make their your phone or computer, at least once data more secure? the device has had a chance to sync VIVA to bring A: You need passwords to access with the online service. You can check your accounts, so choosing a strong online, however. All the cloud storage the latest of technology one is important. providers have websites you can sign to Kuwait Tim Bajarin, an analyst at technology into to check out what information is KUWAIT: VIVA, Kuwait’s fastest-growing and most research firm Creative Strategies, rec- being stored. “If you want that extra developed telecom operator, announced yester- ommends having different passwords feeling of being safe, make sure it’s de- day that it will be attending the IFA Berlin 2014 for each online account you hold, so a leted online,” says technology analyst exhibition as the only Kuwaiti telecom company breach in one system won’t compro- Patrick Moorhead of Moor Insights & to be present, taking the lead in showcasing world mise another. It is also important to Strategy. exclusive devices and technology to customers in have a number and punctuation mark Kuwait. VIVA will also launch a special hashtag on in each password or a creative spelling Q: How do I opt out of cloud storage? its Twitter and Instagram social media accounts of a word to make it harder to guess. A: Check your phone or computer ‘#VIVA_IFA’ covering the exhibition which is set to Also, avoid using common words or no- settings if you don’t want your photos take place from 5 till 10 September 2014 in Berlin, table birthdays as passwords. A strong and documents stored online. There Germany. password is particularly important if are other ways to store information, VIVA will be accompanied by leading technolo- you store sensitive information online. including using an external hard drive gy bloggers, Frankom and iTunesQ8, who will work Another way to make your infor- or your device’s own storage. “If you re- hand in hand with VIVA to share exclusive product mation harder to hack is called multi- ally want to be safe, keep confidential reviews of the devices revealed at the exhibition. factor, or two-step, identification. That information off your service provider Ducati accelerates VIVA will be the only Kuwaiti telecom company to means the first time you log onto an ac- and back it up to an external hard drive witness the debut of the latest devices such as the count from a new device, you are asked the old-fashioned way,” Gartner analyst Samsung Note 4. for a second form of identification. Usu- Avivah Litan says.—AP its racing Commenting on this participation, Abdulrazzaq Bader Al-Essa, Director of Corporate Communica- tions at VIVA said, “Our presence at the IFA Berlin ambitions with EMC 2014 is the ultimate opportunity to explore emerg- DUBAI: EMC has announced that it is Ducati team members will be able to ing trends and experience the premieres of new partnering with the Ducati Corse racing access and share the information stored technologies and products. It is also essential to team to support the company’s informa- on Isilon through EMC’s Syncplicity so- maintain the level of quality service we offer our tion technology strategy for the 2014/15 lution - an enterprise-grade online file customers. Taking the lead in presenting Kuwait racing season. The technology rollout is sharing and mobile collaboration tool. with the newest devices and all that the world of designed to help the team to make faster, Syncplicity enables data files to be se- technology has to offer is the approach VIVA has real-time use of the information gener- curely shared across a variety of devices, adopted since inception, and will continue to fol- ated at the trackside with the goal of ac- including mobile, in a manner that com- low”. celerating Ducati’s ambitions in this year’s plies and is compatible with Ducati’s ex- The IFA Berlin is the global trade show for con- MotoGP World Championship and Super- isting IT infrastructure. Through Syncplic- sumer electronics and home appliances which fea- bike World Championship campaigns. ity, relevant Ducati team members will be tures an estimate of 1,500 exhibitors and witnesses From September 2014, Ducati will able to access and share the information more than 240,000 visitors. The IFA exhibition is rely on the EMC Isilon scale-out Net- they need, when they need it, helping to home to the latest products and innovations and work-attached Storage (NAS) solution create more efficient and effective op- the only global trade show that offers a compre- to consolidate, manage and analyze its erations and communications within the hensive overview of the international market and vital performance data, including en- team. attracts the attention of trade visitors each year gine fluid-dynamics, test archiving and In addition to its technology imple- from more than 100 countries. bike telemetry. This powerful, efficient mentation, EMC is supporting Ducati VIVA’s core business strategy focuses on taking and simple storage platform is central to through direct sponsorship of its MotoGP the lead in presenting customers with the latest Ducati’s data-led approach to racing and and Superbike World Championship cam- products and the best of services. The IFA Berlin will allow it to discover valuable insights paigns that will see EMC’s logo featured visit reinforces the company’s commitment to ex- NEW YORK: In this May 10, 2014 file photo, Jennifer Lawrence attends the around how it can shave valuable milli- on Ducati’s race-day bikes as well as on ecuting this strategy and to providing customers “X-Men: Days of Future Past” world premiere.—AP seconds off its racers’ track times. team vehicles and associated marketing. with a differentiated experience. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 HEALTH & SCIENCE

British Ebola victim discharged from hospital

LONDON: A British nurse infected with Ebola while Pooley, who spent 10 days in the hospital, was given on to get sick, so it is a massive mix of memories.” help of family and friends at his home in East Anglia, working in Sierra Leone was discharged from a the drug ZMapp, which was also used on two US south east England, and that there were no plans to London hospital yesterday after recovering from the missionaries who also recovered. “I wish that the lev- ‘Like a fish tank’ return to Africa any time soon. “They incinerated my disease following treatment with the experimental el of care I’ve received here could be provided there,” Pooley found out he had the disease from a World passport so my mum will be pleased to know I can- drug ZMapp. “I was very lucky,” said William Pooley, the hospital quoted Pooley as saying. Health Organization (WHO) doctor, following a not go anywhere at the moment,” he joked. who had been working as a volunteer in one of the The nurse admitted “I was worried I was going to blood test. “He was in personal protective equip- International medical agency Doctors Without worst hit areas and was flown out of Africa on a spe- die”, but said he had no regrets about flying out to ment so I knew it was bad news,” he said. “It was a bit Borders said Tuesday the world was “losing the bat- cially-equipped British military plane. “I had some Sierra Leone to help deal with the outbreak, which disturbing to get that diagnosis but I had been half tle” to contain Ebola as the United Nations warned of unpleasant symptoms but nothing compared to has so far killed more than 2,000 people across west expecting it because I had been feeling sick. I was severe food shortages in the hardest-hit countries. some of the worst of the disease, especially when Africa. “I have mixed memories, some great memo- worried about my family, I was scared.” Pooley The organization, also known by its French name people end up dying,” said Pooley, who has been the ries and some horrible memories - lots of people described the isolation tent at The Royal Free Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), told a UN briefing in only Briton reportedly infected. dying,” he said. “But also some wonderful memories Hospital as being “like a fish tank... with very little pri- New York that world leaders were failing to address The Royal Free Hospital, the only facility in Britain of people going home, people showing massive spir- vacy”, and said that being allowed out was a “special the epidemic and called for an urgent global biologi- with a high level isolation unit that can host Ebola it and cheer, despite the horrible conditions, the truly moment”. cal disaster response to get aid and personnel to patients, said the treatment had been “successful”. heroic people that I worked with, people that went He added that his recovery will continue with the west Africa. — AFP

Rural hospitals pushed to close as healthcare system changes

SAN FRANCISCO: In January, Linden 2012, Linden’s admissions dropped to Texas native Richard Bowden suffered a just over four patients a day on average, mild stroke. Within minutes, medics had from about 10 patients in 2007, accord- taken the 68-year-old to the local hospi- ing to state data. Fewer than one person tal emergency room, less than a block per hour came to the emergency room from his house. “They checked me out in 2014. real good,” said the former city councilor, whose East Texas community of nearly Revenues come down 2,000 has relied on the Linden hospital Linden had 1,988 residents in the since the 1960s. 2010 census, down nearly 12 percent in Shortly after returning home, a decade. Good Shepherd blamed losses Bowden learned he would outlast the on a paucity of patients and federal cuts hospital itself: the facility was about to to reimbursement in Medicaid and close because there weren’t enough Medicare. For example, Medicare pay- patients. “It blindsided me,” he said. “It’s ments were cut 2 percent as part of the 15 miles to the next hospital. Out in the sequestration federal budget battle in country, that seems like a long way.” 2013. Larger health systems with a vari- Small, rural hospitals like Linden have ety of services and fewer Medicare always struggled to remain viable, but patients can try to shift offerings, raising things are getting worse, fast. Rural revenue by providing specialty surger- communities are shrinking at a time ies, such as a hip replacement, or oncol- when healthcare providers are being ogy services. But smaller hospitals with pressured to cut costs and release fewer resources have less flexibility. patients sooner. Implementation of the Affordable Twenty-four rural hospitals have Care Act may exacerbate the problem closed across the county since the start for small facilities.”Revenues are coming of 2013, double the pace of the previous down and expenses are not coming KABUL: In this photograph, an Afghan municipal worker drags a carcass of a stray 20 months, according to the North down as quickly,” said George Huang, dog following a poisoning drive on the outskirts of Kabul. (Inset) Louise Hastie Carolina Rural Health Research Program. municipal securities research director at plays with dogs in the courtyard of the Nowzad Dog Shelter. — AFP photos “Even with community support, invest- Wells Fargo Securities. “The smaller guys ment in quality personnel and equip- have fewer resources available to them.” ment, patient activity was not at a sus- The federal government historically has tainable level,” Steve Altmiller, president supported rural hospitals. Since 1997 it and chief executive of Linden hospital’s designated many as “critical access” facil- Trapped, then poisoned: owner, Good Shepherd Health System, ities, recognizing that their small size said in a statement announcing the clo- meant they could only focus on essen- sure. “The decision to close the Linden tial medical services. Such hospitals got facility, while difficult, is one that is extra federal funds. Kabul’s ruthless dog cull occurring across the country.” Last year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of ‘At a tipping point’ Inspector General recommended the 17,600 dogs poisoned by municipal workers Now the Affordable Care Act, better government tighten rules on critical known as Obamacare, is bringing addi- access hospitals to save money. That KABUL: Cornered against a wall and with a steel hook tional pressure. Obamacare is designed would likely to cut the number of such pushed around his neck, the dog emits a savage howl to fold the poor and uninsured into the facilities by two-thirds. Funding for the in a desperate attempt to fight free, but poison will healthcare system, but changes in how poorest also is changing, as the soon be forced into his mouth as Kabul’s cull of strays the federal government pays for the dis- Affordable Care Act cuts payments for claims another kill. About 17,600 dogs were poisoned advantaged are already pressuring the indigent care, in the expectation that last year by municipal workers in the Afghan capital in hospitals that cater to them, such as many impoverished and uninsured will an effort to protect residents from disease and to con- rural ones. Reformers are eager to see move to Medicaid. But 23 states have trol the rocketing population of canines that roam the some hospitals close, including many not expanded Medicaid, fearing it could city’s streets and open ground. out in the country. They argue that good eventually leave them with financial The method of killing is brutally effective. Teams of care in the form of clinics and modern burdens. So in those states, a gap in fed- dog-catchers wearing orange suits use long steel ambulances can tend to residents much eral support for the poor has emerged. hooks, wooden bars and large nets to ensnare their better than decades ago, undercutting Hospitals in states that don’t expand prey with practiced skill. A heavy boot is put on the the need for local emergency rooms. Medicaid will see their profit margins dog’s neck, and a spoon is used to press deadly strych- Investors are being warned of the drop by a few percentage-points by nine into the mouth and gums. Then the dogs are tied change. Standard & Poor’s Ratings 2021, reported research firm The to ropes, and die within an hour in spasms of agony. Service in August concluded that the Advisory Board Company. “For many, Alternatively, poisoned meat is left out at night and by nonprofit hospital sector is “at a tipping that could be the difference between morning the ground is littered with corpses. point” from the drop in the number of being profitable, and being in the red,” The dogs, sometimes showing the final flickers of patients cared for. Moody’s Investors the firm wrote on its website in July. life, are thrown into the back of a truck and dumped Service reported hospital revenue The majority of rural residents in the on waste tips on the city outskirts.”Every day, after growth and operating margins are at all- United States live in states which are not evening prayers, we do this mass poisoning program, time lows. Fitch Ratings wrote that the expanding Medicaid, reported the working until 10:00 pm, and we come back at 3:00 Affordable Care Act has accelerated the North Carolina Rural Health Research am,” said dog-catcher Islamuddin. “We find these dogs, KABUL: In this photograph, an Afghan municipal worker looks on as carcasses of stray dogs transition of patients out of the hospital Program. A majority of the 24 hospitals poison them and dump them where they will be are unloaded from a truck following a poisoning drive. and into clinics by tightening reim- closed since the start of 2013 are in buried.” Like many residents in the Pul-e-Charkhi kept as guard dogs or for organized dog fights rather who runs the Nowzad animal rescue shelter in Kabul. bursements and emphasizing technolo- those states.”In states that are not neighborhood where he works, Islamuddin has no than as domestic pets.”They attack people going to “But the cull only means that new packs of dogs gy. expanding Medicaid, we’re seeing hos- qualms about killing dogs as part of a city policy that is the mosque and children walking to school. They replace the dead ones within weeks, and they are “There is a big transition happening,” pitals close. The finances are just not widely seen as a necessary health precaution. spread disease,” said Nasser Ahmad Ghori, director of more likely to have rabies as they come down from said Mark Claster, president of invest- working out,” said Tim Jost, Washington the Kabul city sanitation department. “It is difficult to the mountains. The only answer is to trap, neuter, vac- ment firm Carl Marks & Co and vice and Lee University School of Law profes- Rabies risk control them as they are in such great numbers, more cinate and release the dogs-and we are working with chairman of North Shore-Long Island sor. It is uncertain how many strays have rabies in than 100,000, I guess, and increasing. Citizens have the authorities to set that up. People may not think Jewish Health System board of trustees. Kabul, but the disease is much feared as it is often fatal been complaining more, and in the past few months animal welfare is important in a country like “I don’t think smaller hospitals are pre- Long live fewer hospitals to humans if they are bitten or scratched by an infect- we have been running out of poison. We have to do Afghanistan, and the government does have other pri- pared, and I don’t think they can be. I Making healthcare more affordable ed dog. Riaz Gul, from the nomadic Kuchi tribe that something.” orities. But the truth is many Afghans are appalled by don’t think they have the economic and efficient is a good thing, say ana- has a small camp in Pul-e-Charkhi, believes his 12- the daily massacre. We just have to change the minds wherewithal.” lysts. As the dominant provider in the year-old son’s recent death was caused by a dog bite. Neutering solution? of the officials.” One Kabul resident, Ghazal Sharifi, a marketplace, hospitals have “become “He was bitten on his arm, and then after about 50 Ghori said plans to neuter dogs to stop breeding or dentist, told AFP how she had befriended a stray dog A paucity of patents incredibly inefficient,” because there days he started to seem crazy and get ill,” he said.”I to launch a rabies vaccination program were being that had six puppies near her workplace-and one day Good Shepherd acquired Linden was less incentive to keep costs down, took him to a doctor and mullah, but to no avail, and considered in consultation with veterinary and health she discovered them all being poisoned. “The workers from the city nine years ago and spent said Jason Hockenberry, health policy he died. Of course, I am scared of the dogs. About 200 officials, but no other practical solution was currently laughed at me as I held the dying bodies,” Sharifi said. $6 million on renovations, including and management professor at Emory’s of them live in packs in this area.” available.”We have 30 people on duty culling dogs full- “This inhumane cruelty to animals is un-Islamic. I saw revamping the emergency room. “It was Rollins School of Public Health. One in Wherever the dog-catching team works, locals time because they cause us so much trouble,” he said. dogs being thrown into a truck even when they were very modern,” said Linden Mayor five hospitals, over 1,000 at least, will gather to watch the animals be trapped, poisoned and Animal welfare experts dismiss the cull as wanton- still just alive, piled one on top of another. I keep hav- Clarence Burns. The hospital’s net rev- close by 2020, forecasted Ezekiel then die a slow death. Dogs are regarded as unclean ly cruel-and futile. “We agree there is a major problem ing nightmares about the scene. I just want this to enues grew from almost $8 million in Emanuel, a White House health policy in Islam, and in Afghanistan they are generally only of too many dogs,” said Louise Hastie, a British expat stop.” — AFP 2006, the year after the acquisition, to special advisor who helped shape the $13.3 million in 2010, according to Texas Affordable Care Act. Department of State Health Services “Long live fewer hospitals. Welcome data. to the new age of digital medicine,” But operating losses were constant Emanuel wrote in his book, Reinventing Guinea detects Ebola in new region and accelerated, along with bad debt, American Health Care. Clinics can more which grew to nearly $3 million in 2012 efficiently take on many duties per- from $990,000 in 2006. By 2013, the little formed by hospitals, leaving hospitals US warns outbreak out of control hospital had a cumulative $11 million in to focus on the severely ill, he said. losses under Good Shepherd, according Emanuel predicts the first hospitals to CONAKRY/DAKAR: Guinea’s government said yester- DiakitÈ, head of Guinea’s Ebola task force. He insisted in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Nigeria, Senegal and to the nonprofit’s financial statements. go will be smaller ones, which already day that Ebola had spread to a previously unaffected the outbreak was being contained. Democratic Republic of Congo. The cases in Congo, Good Shepherd declined to discuss operate with less than half of their beds region of the country, as US experts warned that the The nine confirmed cases were in the town of which include 31 deaths, are a separate outbreak finances with Reuters. Public statements filled. When Linden closed, less than 20 worst ever outbreak of the deadly virus was spiraling Damaro in the Kerouane region, with a total of 18 unrelated to the West African cases, however, the by the company, financial records in percent of its beds were occupied on out of control in West Africa. Guinea, the first country people under observation, the health ministry said in World Health Organization has said. bond disclosures, and the state of Texas any given night. to detect the hemorrhagic fever in March, had said it a statement. The latest outbreak started after the data describe changes over the years. For Linden resident Bowden, the was containing the outbreak but authorities arrival of an infected person from neighboring Outbreak not under control Two trends hurt the hospital: the next trip to the hospital would certainly announced that nine new cases had been found in Liberia, the ministry said. Guinea has recorded a total In a stark analysis last week, the WHO warned that number of patients shrank, as did hospi- be longer, although it would be in an the southeastern prefecture of Kerouane. of 489 deaths and 749 Ebola cases as of Sept 1. the Ebola epidemic in West Africa could infect more tal reimbursements from Medicare and emergency vehicle that is a different The area, some 750 km (470 miles) southeast of President Alpha Conde urged health personnel to than 20,000 people and spread to 10 countries. It out- Medicaid, two primary payment sources technological breed from when the lit- the capital Conakry, lies close to where the virus was step up their efforts to avoid new infections. “Even for lined a $490 million roadmap for tackling the epi- for rural facilities. Further issues lay tle hospital was built. For decades he’s first detected deep in Guinea’s forest region. The epi- a simple malaria, you have to protect yourselves demic. Doctor Tom Kenyon, director of the US Centers ahead, including changes in federal heard ambulances “ripping up to the demic has since spread to four other West African before consulting any sick person until the end of this for Disease Control’s (CDC) Centre for Global Health, funding for indigent patients and rural hospital.” Now that it is closed, he says, it countries and killed more than 1,500 people. “There epidemic,” Conde said in a televised broadcast. “We said yesterday the outbreak was “spiraling out of con- hospitals. In the six years leading up to has been real quiet. — Reuters has been a new outbreak in Kerouane but we have had started to succeed but you dropped the ball and trol” and he warned that the window of opportunity sent in a team to contain it,” said Aboubacar Sikidi here we go again.” Cases of Ebola have been reported for controlling it was closing. — Reuters THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 HEALTH & SCIENCE

Filipino nurse from Saudi Arabia positive for MERS MANILA: A Filipino nurse who flew symptoms of infection from MERS home from Saudi Arabia last week has since arriving home tomorrow. She tested positive for Middle East respira- and her family are quarantined in a tory syndrome, the Philippines’ second hospital in southern Davao City await- case of the dangerous coronavirus. ing results from further tests. Philippine Health Secretary Enrique Ona said authorities were testing all Ona said yesterday that results of a test 249 passengers from Saudi Arabian done in the 37-year-old nurse’s work- Airlines Flight 870, which the nurse place in eastern Saudi Arabia’s boarded in Dammam, and the 143 pas- Dammam city came out positive after sengers from Cebu Pacific Flight 997, she arrived home. which took her from Manila to General He said the nurse had not shown Santos city. — AP

Family dinners help kids cope with cyber bullying

NEW YORK: Like victims of face-to-face stance use problems, according to results bullying, kids who experience internet bul- in JAMA Pediatrics September 1. lying are vulnerable to mental health and Almost 20 percent of the kids reported substance use problems - but spending an episode of depression, while around five more time communicating with their par- percent reported suicide attempts or mis- ents may help protect them from these use of over the counter or prescription harmful consequences, a new study sug- drugs. Teens who were often cyber bullied gests. were more than twice as likely to have For example, the researchers found, reg- been drunk, fought, vandalized property, ular family dinners seemed to help kids or had suicidal thoughts, and were more cope with online bullying. But they say talk than four times as likely to have misused time with parents in cars or other settings drugs as those who were never cyber bul- can also help protect against the effects of lied. One survey question asked how many cyber bullying. “In a way, cyber bullying is times each week the teen ate the evening more insidious because it’s so hard to meal with his or her family. As the number detect,” said lead author Frank J Elgar of the of weekly family dinners increased, the dif- Institute for Health and Social Policy at ferences in mental health issues decreased. McGill University in Montreal. “It’s hard for parents to know where kids “It’s hard for teachers and parents to are spending time online on their smart- pick up on,” Elgar told Reuters Health by phone, laptop or other device,” said Spotting a pet in a hot phone. He and his team used voluntary, Catherine P Bradshaw of the Johns Hopkins anonymous survey data from more than Bloomberg School of Public Health in 18,000 teens at 49 schools in Wisconsin. Baltimore. “It’s more challenging for parents car creates tough choices About one in five students said they’d been to be able to monitor,” she said. Bradshaw bullied on the Internet or by text messag- wrote a commentary that was published in ing at least once over the past year. “The the same issue of the journal, along with LOS ANGELES: Imagine walking to your car after run- good news is that most of the kids in this the researchers’ paper. “We don’t know ning errands and spotting a dog, panting and help- sample from Wisconsin had not been cyber exactly what those parents were talking less, shut inside a hot car. Smashing the window might bullied,” Elgar said. Cyber bullying was about at dinner, but we do know they were be your first impulse, but calling police or animal con- more common for girls than for boys, for spending more time together face to face,” trol will protect you from injury and possible lawsuits, kids who’d been victims of face-to-face bul- she told Reuters Health by phone. Family experts say. Hundreds of pets die each year when lying, and for those who themselves had discourse can happen in many settings, they are left in closed cars that rapidly become deadly bullied other kids in person. Cyber bullying including at dinner or while driving around on hot days, estimated Dr Jules Benson, chief veteri- tended to increase as students got older. in the car, she noted. “If parents want to try nary officer for Petplan pet insurance. He cited insur- Youngsters who’d been cyber bullied were to figure out how many nights a week ance claims, veterinarian records and other data. “This more likely to also report mental health should I turn off the TV and spend time just doesn’t need to happen,” Benson said. “Nobody problems like anxiety, self-harm, thoughts with my kids, it’s nice to see data on this,” means for it to happen. It is preventable.” of suicide, fighting, vandalism and sub- she said. — Reuters Every minute counts when an animal is inside a hot car, but authorities encourage people to call 911 instead of breaking in. Those who do cause damage rescuing animals wouldn’t be charged unless there is Double mastectomy doesn’t evidence of criminal intent, but dog owners could choose to sue, prosecutors said. “California state law boost cancer survival allows police and humane and animal-control officers to do what is reasonably necessary to remove an ani- WASHINGTON: Women fighting cancer in survival rates between the three main surgical mal from a vehicle if it is in immediate danger,” Los one breast don’t benefit from having both interventions used in breast cancer: a single Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Deborah breasts removed, according to new research or a double mastectomy, or a lumpectomy to Knaan said. “The law does not mention civilians.” out Tuesday that found long-term survival removing only the cancerous tissue, followed Attempting a rescue yourself can also lead to injury, was equivalent after targeted surgery plus by radiation therapy. The study found that in said Bill Johnson, executive director of the National radiation. Hollywood star Angelina Jolie 2011, just over 12 percent of patients diag- Association of Police Organizations. famously announced last year she had a dou- nosed with a breast tumor opted for a double ble mastectomy to reduce her risk of one day mastectomy, compared to just two percent in Dogs at most risk to 120 degrees, which can be lethal in minutes. that every second counts and people have to do what developing breast cancer, because she has a 1998. “You may be trying to help the dog, but the dog Because dogs can’t sweat, they can’t control their is right,” said Sgt Eric Gripp, who made the online post. genetic mutation that substantially increases However, “we can now say that the aver- doesn’t know who you are. And you don’t want to get body temperature in intense heat, leading to exten- Nancy Hassel has been trying to deter hot-car breast cancer risk. And a growing number of age breast cancer patient who has bilateral yourself hurt,” he said. States’ anti-cruelty laws are used sive organ damage, heatstroke or suffocation. deaths for years. As president of the networking women have begun choosing the most radi- mastectomy will have no better survival than to prosecute people who endanger their animals. The To stem the deaths, the Philadelphia Police group Long Island Pet Professionals, she tells stu- cal surgical option-the double mastectomy, to the average patient who has lumpectomy Animal Legal Defense Fund said 15 states have laws Department created a campaign about the dangers of dents taking her classes on responsible dog owner- remove all breast tissue-after a diagnosis, plus radiation,” said lead author Stanford forgetting pets and kids in hot cars, an effort other ship: “If you see something, do something.” Animal even when cancerous tissue was found only medical professor Allison Kurian. Of the nearly that go further by prohibiting leaving pets in hot cars and giving first responders an extra layer of protection municipalities have undertaken. The agency put a welfare agencies largely work to inform the public in one breast. But the researchers aimed to 190,000 study subjects diagnosed between drawing of a broken window on its Facebook page, because there’s a lack of awareness about the dan- determine whether evidence showed double 1998 and 2011, 55 percent had a lumpectomy against possible lawsuits. It takes just 10 minutes for the inside of a car to reach 102 degrees when it’s 85 with the message: “You’re never too busy to remem- ger of a hot car. “People often don’t realize how hot mastectomies led to longer lives for this cate- followed by radiation therapy, 38.8 percent ber - and if you forget - the PPD will gladly open the the inside of their cars can get and how fast that gory of breast cancer patients. had a single mastectomy, and 6.2 percent had degrees out, even with the windows cracked, the window for you!” Philadelphia police urge people to happens,” said Stacy Wolf, the ASPCA’s senior vice It was the first study to directly compare a double mastectomy. — AFP American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said. In half an hour, the temperature will soar call 911 so officers can rescue pets, “but we also realize president of anti-cruelty. — AP TV PROGRAMS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

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Yun insists that the more than five years of Edition 03:15 Limitless-PG15 12:00 European tour weekly 10:20 Say Yes To The Dress development reflects the struggle for balance 17:35 Bargain Hunt 05:00 The Runway-PG15 12:30 Live PGA European tour 07:00 Riddle-PG15 11:10 Cake Boss between the historical accuracy necessary for ‘1965’ to 00:00 Mega Bridges 14:30 Inside The PGA Tour 11:35 17 Kids And Counting 09:00 Salmon Fishing In The 15:00 Golfing World resonate with older audiences who lived the events 01:00 Big, Bigger, Biggest Yemen-PG15 12:00 Little People, Big World first hand, and the story strength needed to attract 02:00 Sea Patrol 16:00 European tour weekly 12:25 Oprah: Behind The Scenes 00:00 The Possession-PG15 11:00 The Runway-PG15 younger demographics. 03:00 World’s Toughest Fixes 16:30 Live PGA European tour 13:15 Your Style In His Hands 02:00 Special Ops-PG15 13:00 Limitless-PG15 04:00 Hunter Hunted 19:30 Inside The PGA Tour 14:05 The Next Great Baker “What we have finally got is very much a commer- 00:05 Big School 04:00 Into The Blue-PG15 15:00 Cash-PG15 05:00 Showdown of The 20:00 Golfing World 14:55 Brides Of Beverly Hills cial proposition, one that sits somewhere between 00:35 Eastenders 06:00 Europa Report-PG15 17:00 Salmon Fishing In The Unbeatables 21:00 Trans World Sport 15:20 Cake Boss ‘Crash’ and ‘Argo’, and has every chance of appealing 01:05 Doctors 08:00 Terminal Velocity-PG15 Yemen-PG15 06:00 Banged Up Abroad 22:00 European tour weekly 15:45 What Not To Wear outside Singapore,” Yun told Variety. 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It is not a political film, nor a 13:00 Street Monkeys 00:00 Inside The PGA Tour 20:05 Brides Of Beverly Hills propaganda film. ‘1965’ is about how fragile racial har- 05:40 The Green Balloon Club 00:30 European Tour Weekly 14:00 What Would Happen If 01:30 Birdsong-18 20:30 Cake Boss mony can be, and how we can take it for granted.” 06:05 Little Human Planet 01:00 Currie Cup 15:00 The Best Job In The World 04:30 Hold Fast-PG15 21:00 90 Days To Wed Private sector finance is provided by Zingshot 06:10 Show Me Show Me 03:00 AFL Premiership 2014 15:30 The Best Job In The World 06:30 The Lady-PG15 21:55 Something Borrowed, 06:35 Gigglebiz 05:30 AFL Premiership Highlights Productions, The Number 8 Yard and Pinnacle 16:00 Car SOS 00:15 Grosse Pointe Blank-PG15 09:00 Darling Companion-PG15 Something New 06:50 The Green Balloon Club 06:30 NRL Full Time Enterprise. The producers are in negotiations with all 17:00 Outback Wrangler 02:00 Father Of The Bride Part II- 10:45 Stardust-PG 22:20 Something Borrowed, 07:15 The Weakest Link 07:00 Total Rugby three of Singapore’s exhibition-distribution majors 18:00 Shark Men PG15 13:15 The Lady-PG15 Something New 08:00 After You’ve Gone 07:30 NRL Premiership concerning the film’s local release next year. No sales 19:00 The Best Job In The World 04:00 Splash-PG 15:30 Hide Away-PG15 08:30 Big School 09:30 AFL Premiership 2014 agent has yet been attached — Reuters 19:30 The Best Job In The World 06:00 Thunderstruck-PG 17:00 Darling Companion-PG15 09:00 Eastenders 12:00 Total Rugby 20:00 Car SOS 08:00 Something New-PG15 18:45 Les Miserables-PG15 09:30 Doctors 12:45 LIVE NRL Premiership 21:00 Outback Wrangler 10:00 Father Of The Bride Part II- 21:30 Bringing Out The Dead-PG15 10:00 Last Man Standing 15:00 Currie Cup 22:00 Shark Men PG15 23:30 The Paperboy-18 10:50 Monty Halls’ Island Escapes 17:00 Indycar Highlights 11:40 After You’ve Gone 23:00 9/11 Rescue Cops 12:00 Ski Patrol-PG15 18:00 WWE Bottom Line 00:00 Violetta 19:00 WWE NXT 00:45 The Hive 20:00 WWE Main Event 00:50 Art Attack 02:00 Buried-PG15 21:00 Total Rugby 01:40 Jungle Junction 03:45 You Got Served: Beat The 21:30 NRL Full Time 02:30 Violetta World-PG15 22:00 Live Super League 03:15 The Hive 05:30 The Next Three Days-PG15 03:20 Art Attack 07:45 Superman: Unbound-PG 03:45 Art Attack 09:00 The Words-PG15 04:10 Jungle Junction 11:00 The Way Way Back-PG15 04:20 Jungle Junction 13:00 Down The Shore-PG15 00:00 ICC Cricket 360 04:35 Jungle Junction 15:00 Stolen-PG15 00:30 Caribbean Premier Leaue 04:45 Jungle Junction 17:00 The Words-PG15 Highlights 05:00 Art Attack 19:00 Grown Ups 2-PG15 01:30 England Women v South 05:25 Art Attack 21:00 Jackass Presents: Bad African Women T20I Highlights 05:50 Mouk Grandpa-18 02:30 ICC Cricket 360 06:00 Jessie 23:00 Trance-R 03:00 England Women v South 06:25 Disney Sing-Along African Women T20I Highlights 06:45 Hannah Montana 04:00 Caribbean Premier Leaue 07:10 I Didn’t Do It Highlights 07:35 Sabrina: Secrets Of A 05:00 Caribbean Premier Leaue Teenage Witch Highlights 07:55 Win, Lose Or Draw 01:00 Turboosters 08:20 Suite Life On Deck 02:30 Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes 06:00 Caribbean Premier Leaue Highlights 08:45 A.N.T. Farm United 09:05 A.N.T. Farm 04:15 Twigson 07:00 ICC Cricket 360 07:30 England v India ODI 09:30 Sonny With A Chance 06:00 A Cat In Paris 09:55 Sonny With A Chance 08:00 Kong Return To The Jungle Highlights 08:30 England v India ODI 10:15 Suite Life On Deck 09:30 The Legend Of Secret Pass 10:40 Suite Life On Deck 11:15 Cher Ami Highlights 09:30 ICC Cricket 360 11:05 That’s So Raven 12:45 The Missing Lynx 11:25 That’s So Raven Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Hateful 14:30 The Happy Cricket 10:00 England U -19 v South Africa U-19 Highlights 11:50 A.N.T. Farm 16:00 Barbie Of Swan Lake 12:15 A.N.T. Farm Eight’ set with the Weinstein Co 18:00 The Legend Of Secret Pass 11:00 Caribbean Premier Leaue Highlights 12:35 Good Luck Charlie 20:00 Astro Boy he Weinstein Company is re-teaming with Quentin 12:00 ICC Cricket 360 13:00 Good Luck Charlie 22:00 The Happy Cricket 13:25 Jessie Tarantino on his upcoming Western “The Hateful 23:30 Barbie Of Swan Lake 12:30 Natwest T20 Blast Highlights 13:30 England v India ODI 13:45 Jessie TEight” with shooting starting in January and a release Highlights 14:10 Austin & Ally set for the fall of 2015. The announcement is not a surprise, 14:30 England v India ODI 14:35 Win, Lose Or Draw given that all of Tarantino’s films have been distributed by Highlights 15:00 Mako Mermaids Bob and Harvey Weinstein, first through Miramax with 15:30 ICC Cricket 360 15:25 Disney Sing-Along “Reservoir Dogs” and then through TWC. 16:00 Caribbean Premier Leaue 15:50 Hannah Montana The post-Civil War actioner will be shot on 65mm film 00:00 The Expatriate-PG15 Highlights 16:10 Violetta and have the widest 70mm film release in over 20 years 02:00 From Prada To Nada-PG15 17:00 Caribbean Premier Leaue 17:00 High School Musical 2 with the initial release in 70 mm, followed by releases in 04:00 Sky Force-FAM Highlights 18:40 Get Frozen 35mm and DCP formats. Richard Gladstein, Stacey Sher 06:00 What To Expect When You’re 18:00 Caribbean Premier Leaue 18:55 Hannah Montana and Shannon McIntosh will produce the film and the exec- Expecting-PG15 19:20 Violetta Highlights utive producers are Bob and Harvey Weinstein along with 08:00 The Guilt Trip-PG15 19:00 ICC Cricket 360 20:05 I Didn’t Do It 10:00 Cloudy With A Chance Of 20:30 I Didn’t Do It G Mac Brown. “We are incredibly excited to begin produc- 19:30 England U -19 v South Africa tion on ‘The Hateful Eight, as we know this picture will be Meatballs 2-PG U-19 Highlights 20:50 I Didn’t Do It 12:00 What To Expect When You’re 21:15 I Didn’t Do It as innovative, brash and of course fun as all Quentin proj- Expecting-PG15 21:40 I Didn’t Do It ects prior,” Bob and Harvey Weinstein said. “There is, quite 14:00 One Direction: This Is Us-PG 22:00 Good Luck Charlie simply, no other filmmaker like him, and we are as proud as 16:00 The Guilt Trip-PG15 22:25 A.N.T. Farm ever to continue this partnership that started over twenty 17:45 Life Of Pi-PG 22:50 Shake It Up years ago.” A teaser trailer for the film was attached to last 20:00 World War Z-PG15 00:10 Hoarding: Buried Alive 23:10 Wolfblood month’s release of Robert Rodriguez’s “Sin City: A Dame to THE POSSESSION ON OSN MOVIES HD ACTION 22:00 Resident Evil: Retribution-18 01:00 Body Bizarre 23:35 Wolfblood Kill For.” — Reuters Classifieds

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CROSSWORD 657 STAR TRACK

Aries (March 21-April 19) Libra (September 23-October 22)

Intense focus on your career can find you mercilessly cutting back and get- Obtaining and exchanging information is an important aspect of today. You ting down to the essentials regarding your professional direction. You will may be very forceful in what you say and think just now. With all of this emotional energy, have a sense of being almost driven to pursue your course and succeed. Perhaps you will you could speak or communicate very well-you have a great mental drive. Your positivism want to take a class or have someone guide you with a new skill or technique. This could be lets you get right to the point and you have little patience with those who do not tend to a time when what you think you need for inner growth and change may not agree with business. You have plenty of enthusiasm and warm up to things and people quickly. You your progress in the business world. You may not appreciate all of the intensely personal have an inner self-confidence that burns with its own light. Figuring things out and looking stuff that is boiling up now. It is best to get your lessons learned now-it will help to decrease for the best solution to problems are just where you love to spend your energies now. You frustrations later. Deal with situations as they appear and ask questions if someone is not have a heightened interest in health and diet, as well as an urge to get your personal things easily understood. Relax with your loved one this evening. organized into a rational system.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Scorpio (October 23-November 21)

Philosophizing, or expressing your theories, is an inborn talent and you are in A supervisor or some senior worker steps in to create some sort of change in love with grand gestures and long thoughts. Someone may bring up a subject of interest direction today. This is a go-with-the-flow sort of day and gives you plenty of opportunities today and you may want to explore. You enjoy fair, just, frank and broadminded persons as for success in problem solving. Later today, you may consider restructuring your finances. well as long conversations with your friends touching on a variety of subjects this after- You want a better sense of personal security for the future. Just as important is the way you noon. You dare to dream big. You are very tolerant and accepting of differences and may are using all your resources. Your financial obligations may or may not increase just now, find yourself promoting your own ideas much of this day. Your sense of inner direction is but your way of handling these obligations will change-for the better. However, because of good and should lead to some ideas for future monetary opportunities. Later today you some inside information, it looks as though your finances will show significant improve- will be able to make a great deal of headway on your personal projects. You will find a way ments-soon. Take time to review your goals and perhaps some of the methods by which around almost any obstacle. you reach those goals.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)

Obtaining and exchanging information takes on an emotional significance Your willingness to give credit to others that deserve recognition is com- for you. Learning the experience of others will help you in your own decision mendable and higher-ups have noticed. You may also go beyond the making. The power of organization on a social scale regarding business, politics, etc., seems assigned and expected tasks asked of you today. Help may be needed and you just jump in to take on an important aspect. This may mean that you are a concert pianist and have and lend a hand. Your eagerness to take the risk and make a decision-above and beyond ACROSS DOWN social obligations to play before a charity or perhaps some performance before an educa- your job identity-will bring you recognition. Today is a self-expression day. You will find oth- 1. The habitation of wild animals. 1. A thermionic tube having two electrodes. tional group. Professionally speaking, it is very important to exhibit superior social skills, ers listening to your particular ideas. A good conversation with those you love is possible 4. Of or related to the cornea. 2. The twelfth month of the civil year. particularly if you travel and perform out of the country. Most certainly, this is a wonderful this evening. Teach others to share their experiences by listening-you enjoy your family. 11. An amino acid that is found in the central 3. Causing or able to cause nausea. time to discipline your mind through study, education or writing. You will have many expe- Seek advice and support from your family and encourage your family to seek your advice nervous system. 4. Comb-plate or locomotor organ consisting riences to write about and the outcome will be intriguing and positive. and support as well. Family members enjoy a strong bond. 15. 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im Kardashian West was presented with the wrong trophy at the GQ Men of the Year Awards. The 33-year-old reality TV star was accidentally handed Pharrell Williams’ Solo Artist of the Year gong Kinstead of her Woman of the Year accolade at London’s Royal Opera House. After realizing she’d been given the wrong prize once she was backstage, Kim said: “It says it’s for Pharrell. I was taking pictures with it - I hope no one notices.” However, despite the trophy blunder, the ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ star has already decided the stunning gong will take prime position next to her husband Kanye West’s 21 Grammy Awards. She said: “I will be putting [the GQ trophy], I dunno, maybe next to Kanye’s Grammys.” Meanwhile, the brunette beauty caught a flight from Los Angeles to London yesterday with her rapper spouse and their 14-month-old daughter North, but Kim admits she was heartbroken when she was forced to leave the little one with her nanny at the hotel while she and Kanye attended the glamorous event last night. She is quoted by Mail Online as saying: “She’s [North is] amazing. She didn’t want us to leave the hotel room tonight, because she’s still on LA time, so she was wide awake. So that’s hard but we’re rushing home to her tonight.” Diaz’s creepy phobia

Lohan demands special seating at GQ awards indsay Lohan demanded to be seated at a table full of guys at the GQ Men of the Year Awards. The 28-year-old actress attended the Lceremony at the Royal Opera House in London where she presented the Best Chef prize to Tom Kerridge. However, she sent organizers into a spin by reportedly getting her team to demand she be placed with men because she gets on better with the opposite sex than she does with women. A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “Lohan’s people were clear that she wanted to be on a table during the lengthy awards sur- rounded by men. She gets on bet- ter with guys and had spent time putting together a sexy look so wanted to be admired.” Organizers also reportedly had to keep Lindsay away from her ex-fling Jamie Dornan - who is now married to Amelia Warner. The ‘Mean Girls’ star listed the ‘50 Shades of Grey’ actor - who won the Vertu Breakthrough Award - as one of her past con- quests as part of her rehab treat- ameron Diaz has a phobia of cockroaches. The ‘Sex Tape’ actress admits her fear of insects, particularly cockroaches, is so bad ment and bosses wanted to ensure that she actually gets “embarrassed” about it. When asked on BBC Radio 1 what her biggest phobia is, the beautiful blonde the pair didn’t run into each other. Cadmitted: “I really don’t like insects. I hate cockroaches especially. I really don’t wanna be around a cockroach. Like it freaks me Lindsay was just one star among a out on such a level that I’m embarrassed actually. “I’m not a very fearful person. Like, I don’t mind spiders. Spiders don’t scare me. I galaxy in attendance including love snakes. I know they’re not insects but that’s something a lot of people have phobias of. But cockroaches really freak me out.” Johnny Depp, Kim Kardashian West Cameron’s ‘Sex Tape’ co-star Jason Segel also confessed to having an aversion to the insect as he shared an amusing anecdote about and her husband Kanye West, one time he was attacked by a cockroach at home. He said: “One time I came home and there was a cockroach in my house. I went to Bradley Cooper, Ringo Starr, go get it and it flew. It’s a flying cockroach. So now I’m engaged in this battle with it. It’s a huge, huge, huge thing. In the morning I Pharrell Williams, Jonah Hill, Cara woke up and there was a giant metal bowl and a broom because I had basically made myself a suit of armor out of kitchen utensils.” Delevingne and Rita Ora. Not to be outdone, Radio 1 presenter Nick Grimshaw recalled the time he found a mouse in his London flat and he caught it in a bowl, only to leave it there so he could watch ‘The X Factor’ with his house mates.

Delevingne gets feisty at award ceremony ara Delevingne bit Jourdan Dunn’s bottom at the GQ Men of the Year Awards. The cheeky supermodels were messing around at the ceremony at the Royal Opera House Cin London on Tuesday night in front of their friend and fellow fashionista Daisy Lowe, who captured the funny moment and shared it on her Instagram account. Daisy captioned the snap: “Yes. I’d like a bite too @caradelevingne @officialjdunn #gqmoty (sic)” Cara and Jourdan got up close and personal before the event even began. All three ladies were dressed in very sexy outfits for the occasion, as Cara slipped on a see-through Burberry navy lace gown, which showed off her long legs and almost exposed her breasts. Daisy opted for a grey jumpsuit by Barbara Casasola, while Jourdan went for a sexy black Zuhair Murad num- ber which emphasized her slim figure. The mother-of-one didn’t stay out late though, as she admitted that she had to be up early to send her four-year-old son, Riley to school in the morning. She told her Twitter followers last night: “Congrats to all the winners tonight at the GQ awards, I’m now off to bed because my son starts his 1st day at school tomorrow X (sic).”

J-Lo’s secret Brook opens up on weapon ennifer Lopez says sleep is her “weapon” of choice to her childhood stay looking young. The singer and actress claimed Jthat getting a good night’s rest is a priority in her life elly Brook has opened up about “violent and horrific” memories from her for staying healthy and retaining her good looks. She con- childhood. The 35-year-old actress has revealed that although she fessed to OK! Magazine: “Sleep is my weapon.” The 45-year- Kenjoyed some aspects of growing up on a council estate in Kent, South old ‘On The Floor’ singer - who recently broke up with her East England, she used to dread the weekends as a child as it meant going to boyfriend of almost three years, Casper Smart - has man- the local pub with her parents who often got too drunk, resulting in regular aged to successfully retain a youthful glow by ensuring she fights. She explained: “I used to dread the weekends growing up, Sundays gets enough sleep and by not skimping on cleanser. especially. “Sunday was pub day. We used to have a roast dinner every Sunday, Talking about her routine, she said: “I try to get eight hours and every other Sunday it would be burnt. “My parents would spend too long a night. I think what works best [for anti-ageing] is sleep, in the pub, come home angry and eat the burnt Sunday lunch. Then there water, and a good cleanser.” Despite being a mother to six- would be a fight and the police would be called. Or my dad would drive off in year-old twins Maximilian David and Emme Maribel, his truck.” The actress admits she remembers one occasion when the police Jennifer said she always makes time to rest in the evening took her father - who died from cancer in 2007 - away kicking and screaming. so that she is in the best possible condition for her children Speaking in an extract from her autobiography ‘Kelly Brook - Close Up’, printed and career. She added: “I think it’s very, very important. You in The Sun newspaper, she said: “One of the worst times was when my dad know, because I have the twins and because I work a lot, came back from the pub and started throwing furniture around, while Mum it’s a very, very important thing to take care of myself.” ‘Iron and I huddled out of the way. “My mother, Sandra, called the police and my Man’ actress Gwyneth Paltrow and model Heidi Klum have dad, Kenneth, tried to climb out of the window to escape. He broke his leg try- also stressed the importance of sleep, especially since they ing to avoid them and they had to carry him down the stairs. It was one of the have had children. While Heidi admitted that she often most traumatic events in my childhood.” However, it wasn’t just her parents’ gets up to 10 hours sleep a night by going to bed at the rows that Kelly had to witness. She added: “As kids we would be in the local same time as her four children, Gwyneth joked about the pub ... From a very young age I would see fistfights, shouting matches. I’d hear impact which a lack of sleep has on her appearance. She terrible language and see so much violence. “I remember one bloke having his quipped: “For me, sleep is a major thing. I don’t always get head smashed against the bar, his nose exploding and blood pouring every- it, and when I don’t, I look like I’ve been hit by a truck.” where. It was disgusting, so violent and horrific.” lifestyle THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 GOSSIP

""!  $  !!   aomi Watts has teamed up with Tommy Hilfiger. The ‘King Kong’ star has signed on as global ambassa- Ndor for the US brand’s limited edition handbag for Breast Health International which aids the charity’s ‘Fund For Living’. The 45-year-old actress - who joins current ambassadors RenÈe Zellweger, Carla Bruni, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer and a host of other women - stars in the latest campaign which was shot in her LA home by famed photographer Patrick Demarchelier and features the stunning blonde carrying the blue pebbled-leather accessory complete with a signature red, white and blue keyring. Naomi told WWD: “The Fund for Living takes care of people and their very specific needs. “Those people that need extra help-like taking care of their children, getting to the doctors, the little details. Can you imagine having to deal with that level of crisis and then trying to maintain a life if you’ve got children? This just helps with managing things, having that extra support.” In addition to the wonderful cause, the Academy Award nominee added that she is also a huge fan of the multi-functional bag which is useful in transitioning from daywear to eveningwear. Naomi explained: “It’s a really functional bag. You can use it for work, and you can use it for going out. I hate having to change my bag.” The bag will be available from the brand’s website from September 25 and from certain Tommy Hilfiger stores globally for October 1. The handbag is priced at $299, with $100 from every purchase going to the Fund for Living program.

     ggy Pop has teamed up with Sailor Jerry to create his own clothing line. The I‘Passenger’ hitmaker has designed a range of three exclusive items entitled ‘The Flash Collection by Iggy Pop’ - including a version of the singer’s iconic demin vest - for the spiced rum brand which will be released in October. It is the second time Sailor Jerry have launched a Flash Collection - an annual collaboration between the label and a like-minded artist - after The Clash’s Paul Sinomon designed a limited edition leather jacket for the clothing line in 2013. Iggy said: “When I was asked to be involved with the latest Flash Collection, I was intrigued right away. I fell in love with the pin-ups. “Sailor Jerry’s pin-ups are the best. Bringing his stuff to life for a collection of limited edition clothes was something I totally wanted to be a part of “. Sailor Jerry’s Global Brand Director, Enda O’Sullivan, added: “Having Iggy Pop on board for this year’s Flash Collection is a huge deal for us. “Iggy is not only a talented musician, but also a respected style icon whose rebel- lious approach to life is exactly what Sailor Jerry stands for. “Having seen initial designs, we are really excited about Iggy’s vision and can’t wait to unveil the collec- tion in Miami this October”.

Vince Vaughn for ‘The Politician’? ince Vaughn is set to star in ‘The Politician’. The V‘Wedding Crashers’ star is attached to take on the lead role in the upcoming Columbia come- dy about a scandal-hit politician, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The script - which was written by Matthew Bass and Theodore Bressman - tells the story Osbourne’smum of a Washington, DC politician who gets caught up in a scandal with a group of prostitutes and is forced, along with his underachieving accomplice, to go on the run from the FBI, US Marshals and a gang of drug dealers. Michael Dowse, who directed current roman- is her style icon tic comedy hit ‘What If’, is on board to helm the project elly Osbourne uses her mother, Sharon, for style inspiration. while Seth Rogen is to produce alongside his Point KThe 29-year-old ‘Fashion Police’ star said her mother - for- Grey Pictures partners Evan Goldberg and James mer ‘X Factor’ judge Sharon Osbourne - has inspired her Weaver and veteran producer Mark Gordon. Vaughan fashion sense because she educated her on what to wear as she     recently wrapped filming on Peter Billingsley’s action grew up. When asked by Closer Magazine who influenced her comedy ‘Term Life’ and is rumoured to style, Kelly said: “My mum. She’s taught me so much about fashion be joining the cast of the highly and how to dress. I’m very grateful to her because she allowed me anticipated second season of to experiment when I was younger.” The fashion designer also said      HBO series ‘True Detective’. that her biggest challenge in regards to her style has been her Dowse’s previous films fluctuating body shape, although it has opened up doors to the harrell Williams wants to “inject purpose” into songs. The ‘Happy’ hitmaker include cult hockey comedy type of clothes that she can wear. She admitted: “My body has Pbelieves there’s more to him than just making catchy tracks because his main ‘Goon’ - which starred changed as I’ve got older, so I get to wear things I’ve never been objective is to create music that makes people feel good. Speaking to the Wall Sean William Scott, Jay able to before. “I’m one of those dorks who’s always loved wearing Street Journal, he said: “It took me a minute to find my purpose. I knew something Baruchel and Liev a backpack! I’m becoming a little more classic these days, though. was missing, and then I realized, ‘OK, you’re able to make music; now you have to Schreiber - and his My red-carpet outfits can be quite feminine.” The ‘Dancing With inject purpose.’ I want to make music with something extra to it - a holistic property. “I breakthrough feature The Stars’ finalist went on to confess that she finds style to be want to make it feel good. I’m not the only one doing this ... the distinction between ‘It’s All Gone Pete Tong’, extremely important in representing her personality: Kelly said: “I sounding amazing and feeling amazing - that’s the thing. People, I think, are looking which won several just think individuality is important. Fashion is a way of expressing for a feeling.” Meanwhile, 41-year-old singer - who has written songs for the likes of awards at the US yourself. Sometimes, I like to wear something ugly and style it up Robin Thicke and Daft Punk in the past - credits his five-year-old son Rocket for his Comedy Arts Festival. It to make it pretty. “It sounds insane, but when I first dyed my hair, I success, but also thinks a change in the music world has helped too. He explained: “I is so far unknown as to looked in the mirror and finally felt like me.” just think the world felt cold for a second and we were making music that was cal- when shooting will lous. The internet is responsible for all this connectedness, but bad news travels begin on ‘The Politician’. faster than good. People were inundated with tragedy and travesty, and then it was like, what are we so mad about?”

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ony Bennett wants to work with Lady Gaga “as many times as possible in the future.” The T88-year-old singer has teamed up with the ‘Applause’ hitmaker, 28, on the upcoming jazz album ‘Cheek to Cheek’ and admits he’s keen to collaborate with her again because they get along so well. Speaking to the Daily Mirror newspaper, he said: “There were no moments of craziness or eccentricity when I was with her. She said that when she was 13 and singing jazz, ‘Nobody ever paid any attention to me.’ We get along great and she’s just such a good impro- vised jazz singer. I think the public are going to say, ‘I knew she could sing well but I didn’t know she could sing THAT well’. “I just love her and want to work with her as many times as possible in the future.” Meanwhile, the legendary singer is preparing for his forthcoming world tour and admits he has no plans to retire just yet because he’s feeling physically better than ever and loves being up on stage. He explained: “I have so many things I’d still like to do. Here I am at 88 years old and I still feel I can get better. No, I’m not retiring - I still have a lot to learn.” ‘Cheek to Cheek’ is released on September 23. —Bang Showbiz lifestyle THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 JustinMUSIC & MOVIES Bieber charged with assault in Canada

op star Justin Bieber was arrested and “Beauty and a Beat,” has been a favorite chart-toppers. The singer’s latest arrest no contest in July to misdemeanor vandal- and charged with assault and dan- paparazzi target and has attracted more could add to his legal woes in Los Angeles, ism for pelting a neighbor’s home with Pgerous driving over the weekend attention lately for his legal run-ins than his where Bieber is on probation after pleading eggs. Arrests, even if abroad, generally trig- after an incident near a small Canadian ger an inquiry into a possible probation town, police said on Tuesday, in a case that violation, said Reaver Bingham, the deputy could complicate the singer’s probation in chief of field services at the Los Angeles Los Angeles. The charges came after two County Probation Department. drivers got into a “physical altercation” on Bingham declined to say whether the Friday, Perth County Ontario Provincial department was investigating Bieber’s lat- Police said in a release. est arrest, citing privacy laws. This year, R&B A minivan and an all-terrain vehicle had singer Chris Brown spent 80 days in a Los Comedian Joan Rivers collided near Stratford, Ontario, the town Angeles jail after admitting to a probation where Bieber grew up. Bieber, 20, was visit- violation following a 2013 arrest in ing the Canadian province with Selena Washington for punching a fan. Brown still on life support Gomez, the pop singer and former Disney pleaded guilty on Tuesday to misdemeanor TV star. The two have been in a four-year, assault in that case. on-and-off relationship. “Justin Bieber and Bieber’s arrest in Canada came weeks omedian Joan Rivers remained on life support on Selena Gomez’ peaceful retreat in Stratford after he pleaded guilty to careless driving Tuesday after being hospitalized in serious condi- this weekend was unfortunately disrupted and resisting an officer without violence in Ction due to cardiac arrest last week, her daughter by the unwelcome presence of paparazzi,” Florida, part of a deal to resolve allegations Melissa said. Rivers, 81, was hospitalized in New York Bieber’s lawyer, Brian Greenspan, said in an he was caught drag racing in a after she stopped breathing during outpatient surgery emailed statement. Lamborghini under the influence of drugs on her vocal cords at a Manhattan clinic. “On behalf of “This has regrettably resulted in charges and alcohol. In January, he was charged my mother and our family, we are extremely grateful for of dangerous driving and assault.” Bieber, In this March 19, 2013, file photo, singer Justin Bieber performs during a concert at with assaulting a limousine driver in all the love and support we’ve received. At this time, she whose songs include the hits “Boyfriend” Bercy Arena in Paris. — AP Toronto. The case is ongoing. — Reuters does remain on life support,” Melissa Rivers said in a statement. She added that her mother would be overwhelmed by the kindness people have shown and thanked every- A minute with: one for praying for her mother. Rivers, an actress and stand-up comedian known for her acerbic brand of humor, has been at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan since Thursday. Comic Jon Stewart on not flubbing his first film Life support is provided to a patient to keep vital organs such as the brain, heart, lungs, liver and kidneys working. It can involve medications or devices to keep the heart pumping or a ventilator to help with breath- ing. “Most often when a doctor puts a patient on life support, I would imagine that means they are on a venti- lator and possibly some other combination for the sup- port for the heart and the kidneys,” Dr. Steven Simpson, a critical care specialist at the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, said in an interview. Although Rivers is 81, he added that age is not as important as the care given immediately after cardiac arrest. “What makes much more of a difference is the duration of the arrest and the success or failure of the initial resuscitation,” he said. “Statistically age just doesn’t weigh as heavily as you might think.” A doctor will grad- ually wean a patient off life support as the condition improves. Rivers, who once described herself as the “plastic sur- gery poster girl” and joked about her numerous proce- dures, stopped breathing after suffering cardiac arrest. A representative for the comedian said media reports that her family was planning to sue the endoscopy clinic where she was treated were not true. During her lengthy career, the husky-voiced, Brooklyn-born comedian won fame for her put-downs and was known for asking, “Can This image released by Open Road Films shows from left, Gael Garcia Bernal, First This image released by Open Road Films shows Gael Garcia Bernal in a scene from the we talk?” Rivers wanted to be an actress but got into Assistant Cameraman Michael Burke, and Jon Stewart on the set of “Rosewater.” film, “Rosewater.” — AP photos comedy after writing sketches for television’s “The Ed Sullivan Show.” A career in stand-up followed. She later aving hosted late night television’s satirical “The sion. It is ultimately about the cost of oppression, not only dous affection and respect for the guy and I wanted to do worked as a regular guest host for Johnny Carson on Daily Show” for 15 years, comedian Jon Stewart grew for those that are held, but for those that are perpetrating right by it. NBC’s “The Tonight Show.” Haccustomed to a daily churn that he says “forgives that. It comes at a really steep cost on both sides. Q: I heard you were in Jordan filming and you are in When she started her own late-night talk show in sloppiness.” Now, he has crafted his first feature film in a your hotel room and you flip on the TV and you see a 1986, on the rival Fox network, it caused a falling-out more meticulous fashion, and hopes it will not be more per- Q: Why did you decide to take on the direction and film by (‘Daily Show’ correspondent) Aasif Mandvi. with Carson that lasted until he died in 2005. Rivers’ show manent evidence of his own idiocy. screenwriting rather than give it to someone with A: Aasif? Wait, how do you know that? I think the only was canceled after seven months. Rivers also had an His directorial debut is the drama “Rosewater,” the story expertise? person I told that to was Aasif. Emmy Award-winning daytime talk show, “The Joan of Tehran-born Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari, who was A: I think because I felt so close to it. We approached it Q: He told me not to tell you where I got it. Rivers Show,” and later hosted “Fashion Police,” comment- imprisoned and tortured in Iran at the hands of a man who from the beginning, when Maziar asked me to get involved A: Oh my god, that is hilarious. ing on the unfortunate red carpet choices of celebrities. smelled of rosewater. Stewart advocated for Bahari’s release with it through the galleys of the book. The idea was to con- Rivers won Donald Trump’s reality TV show “The and then invited him to his nightly show. Stewart, 51, spoke trol the material as best we could. We went through the Q: Did you take that as some sort of sign about inde- Apprentice” in 2009 and starred in the reality TV program to Reuters about the man who moved him, taking the film process of sending it out to this screenwriter and that pendent filmmaking? “Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?” —Reuters to the Toronto International Film Festival and a strange screenwriter, and we were trying to balance getting the A: I tell you what, it was kind of a punishing schedule, we encounter in a hotel room in Jordan. experience of people with alacrity, trying to get this thing didn’t have a great amount of money, it was 100 degrees, it done. I felt it was a very relevant story and I didn’t want it to was Ramadan. We shot the movie backwards, we were Q: How do you think “Rosewater” will resonate with be the kind of movie you saw 15 years later. It came out of doing night for day. It was one of those things where you the Toronto audience? maybe an impatience with the film development process were very much off your axis. There was not much sense of A: Hopefully they will feel a real connection to Maziar. He being slightly more ponderous than I imagined it was. a grounding or a foundation and I came back into my room is put in this extraordinary situation and his ability to main- and turned on the TV and there is Aasif Mandvi with this tain his humanity throughout is what is extraordinary about Q: What was the most sobering challenge? beautiful story, Indian food and him as a chef in a restau- him. And his sense of still being able to see absurdity. He is A: Honestly, I think it was feeling the responsibility to not rant, and it was like comfort, it was comfort food. It was a a very mischievous guy and reclaiming that was his way for fuck the film up. I felt like Maziar was really trusting me with very nice taste of home, which helped dramatically at those him to reclaim his humanity. Maybe also the cost of oppres- something that was very personal to him. I have a tremen- times. — Reuters Bangladesh bans English titles for local movies uthorities in Bangladesh Association, said the government in our notice board,” he told AFP have banned local film- had instructed the industry to yesterday. Amakers from giving their ensure that all future homegrown Gulzar said that up to 90 per- movies English titles after a spate releases have Bangla names. cent of the new movies which are of recent Bangla blockbusters “Immediately after we received registered with his association with titles such as “Honeymoon” the information ministry order, each month have English names, and “I Don’t Care”. Mushfiqur we duly informed all the directors calling the phenomenon an “epi- Rahman Gulzar, general secretary that they could not use English demic”. “A new myth has been of the Bangladesh Film Directors’ titles. We’ve also pasted the order created that films with English titles do good business here,” he added. The four biggest Bangla box office hits released during the recent Eid Al-Fitr holiday peri- od had English names-”The Hero- Lambert, Bryan, Urban early Daughter of Robin Williams The Superstar”, “Honeymoon”, “Welcome 2” and “I Don’t Care”. returns after online harassment Local film critic Awlad Hossain CMA nomination leaders said directors prefer to give their he daughter of the late Robin Williams has returned to iranda Lambert, Luke Bryan and Keith Urban are the initial top movies English titles “just to cre- Twitter after she quit the social media website over online nominees for this year’s Country Music Association Awards. ate some buzz”. “They think it’ll Tharassment she suffered following the suicide death of the MThe country stars have three nominations apiece, including Oscar winning actor. Zelda Williams, 25, an actress who is one of add extra value to the film and entertainer and album of the year, after five categories were announced the comedian’s three children, posted the words “thank you” on draw teenagers to the cinemas,” yesterday by Darius Rucker and Little Big Town on ABC’s “Good Twitter on Monday and linked it to a quote from actor and play- he said. An information ministry Morning America.” The remainder of the nominations will be revealed at wright Harvey Fierstein that appeared to take aim at online bully- official, speaking on condition of a news conference later in the morning. ing. “Never be bullied into silence,” the quote said. “Never allow anonymity, confirmed instruc- George Strait and Lambert’s husband, Blake Shelton, join Lambert, yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your tions had been handed down to Bryan and Urban as entertainer of the year nominees. Lambert and life; define yourself.” Zelda Williams announced she was going to Bangladeshi shoppers walk past a film poster advertising the directors’ association. “The Bryan are seeking their first win in the category, the CMA’s top honor. quit using Twitter on Aug 12, the day after her father’s body was Bangladeshi film “Most Welcome 2” in front of a cinema hall at a aim is to uphold our local culture,” Shelton, Dierks Bentley and Eric Church had two nominations apiece discovered at his San Francisco Bay-area house. shopping mall in Dhaka yesterday. — AFP he told AFP. — AFP after the early announcement. Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley will She made the decision after at least two Twitter users sent to host the Nov 5 awards. — AP her Twitter account graphic photos that were visually manipulat- ed to look like pictures of a dead Robin Williams, according to media reports at the time. Zelda Williams had also complained of negative online comments from some other Web users. “Deleting ‘How to Train Your Dragon 3’ pushed to 2017 this (Twitter application) from my devices for a good long time, maybe forever,” she wrote on Twitter on Aug 12. reamWorks Animation has made the announcement while disclos- lion in the US and another $426 million Arnold aboard. Returning voice cast A number of Web users posted messages to support for Zelda delayed the third “How to Train ing that “How to Train Your Dragon 2” internationally. includes Jay Baruchel as Hiccup, Williams after her father’s death and after she quit the site. Robin DYour Dragon” movie another year, had crossed the $600 million worldwide DreamWorks said the third film will America Ferrera as Astrid and Cate Williams, who won an Oscar for his role in the 1997 drama “Good setting a release date of June 9, 2017. mark on Labor Day-making it the high- come from the same creative team as Blanchett as Valka. “How to Train Your Will Hunting,” was one of the world’s most well known stand-up DreamWorks and Fox, which handles est grossing animated film of the year. the first two films, with writer/director Dragon 3” is the first film to be dated for comedians. In one of his most recent roles, he starred in the CBS distribution of the DreamWorks toons, The “Dragon” sequel took in $174 mil- Dean DeBlois and producer Bonnie that weekend. — Reuters show “The Crazy Ones.” — Reuters lifestyle THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 MUSIC & MOVIES Venice Film Review ‘Cymbeline’

ne might expect the plottiest of boss of the Briton Motorcycle Club, rather than Shakespeare’s plays to make the plod- an ineffectual king among Romans, though he Odiest of big screen adaptations, but still dotes on his daughter the way King Lear With “Cymbeline,” as before, he preserves the did Cordelia, and presumes her lost, as Romeo text even while updating everything else, did Juliet, after she drinks a dram of a wears- incorporating handguns, motorcycles and a off poison. full line of Apple products into a play that barely has room for all of its own intrigues. Key tension Meant to seem modern, the interpretation The echoes and comparisons continue on feels more out-of-time than ever, but holds down the line, as Cymbeline’s second wife (Milla Jovovich) is a wicked queen, a gender flip on Hamlet’s remarried mother (with Bill Pullman even popping up briefly as Posthumus’ ghostly dad). The play integrates actual gender flips into the text as well, a la “As You Like It,” when, rather than murdering the presumed-unfaithful Imogen as Posthumus has ordered, Pisanio (John Leguizamo) sug- gests she reinvent herself as a man. The actual plot is far too convoluted to concern ourselves with here, other than to observe that Almereyda seems to have missed the key ten- sion, which is princess Imogen’s defiant deci- sion to marry the penniless man she loves, Actress Milla Jovovich signs autographs as Posthumus, rather than the one her father has she arrives for the press conference of the chosen for her, Cloten (Anton Yelchin), from movie “Cymbeline”. which much misunderstanding and blood- shed results. our interest, thanks to a cast Lionsgate Adapting the play himself, the helmer has Grindstone can leverage when it releases in opted to focus more on the somewhat ridicu- Spring 2015. lous fidelity test ridiculous first to imagine a An unusually original later work from a loving 21st-century man challenging another playwright known for borrowing his storylines to seduce his wife, as Posthumus does from popular literature and history, then ele- Iachimo, and still moreso in how quickly he From left, actors Anton Yelchin, John Leguizamo, Milla Jovovich and director Michael Almereyda pose for photographers during the pho- vating them through his own extraordinary believes her to have fallen when Iachimo to call for the movie Cymbeline at the 71st edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, yesterday. —AP gift for language, “Cymbeline” mostly appears reveals that he has discovered “a mole cinque- matographer Tim Orr (a longtime David beheadings, the action builds to a big crescen- the two white boys he’s raised are not his own to be a case of Shakespeare recycling himself. spotted” upon her breast. Still, it’s satisfying to Gordon Green collaborator). The film dazzles do where all the misunderstandings are made flesh and blood, but Cymbeline’s long-lost Today, the equivalent might be pop-culture see Posthumus’ resulting anger transferred with its colors and textures, practically wor- clear-and then some-in a final scene so scion. As Imogen, Johnson, soon to be seen in magpie Quentin Tarantino capping off his Kenneth Anger-like to a leather-clad biker shipping those jet-black leather jackets, while improbably overloaded as to seem comical. “Fifty Shades of Grey,” makes a terrific modern career with a pic that recycled the best set- gang, and entertaining to discover how he letting Ed Harris’ eyes express what no mono- Standing around like the surviving suspects in equivalent of a kingpin’s princess-like daugh- pieces from each of his earlier films. handles other contempo touches, like refusing logue possibly could. (Though he preserves “Clue” or another murder-mystery chamber ter, if not a very convincing boy. Yelchin In “Cymbeline,” we get a Iago-like trickster to pay a tribute by offering a bag of silver Shakespeare’s original verse, Almereyda has play, each of the characters spills his secrets, sounds a bit too whiney to play Cloten, but in Iachimo (Ethan Hawke), who wagers sullen Hershey Kisses instead. stripped the play down to only the most interrupting the bloodbath we so dearly crave would clearly make a great Hamlet, while Posthumus (Penn Badgley) that he can seduce Having learned a thing or two from Baz essential dialogue, filling the remaining space and delivering a giant group hug in its place- Posthumus is an odd role to delegate to per- his wife Imogen (Dakota Johnson), then fakes Luhrmann, Almereyda substitutes guns for with slick music and moody slow-motion.) but not before Posthumus gives the still-drag- haps the ensemble’s least known player. the evidence by taking iPhone selfies and daggers and picks his locations carefully, cre- disguised Imogen a good elbow to the face, “Gossip Girl” pretty boy Badgley interprets the sneaking a peek at her intimate parts while ating a rich, sultry-looking environment within Spilling secrets earning a big laugh at a moment when the role as a wood-carving, skateboarding emo she sleeps. which to stage the drama-something very Still, “Cymbeline” is no “Hamlet” when it audience hardly knows what to make of type, though in the year of beardy hipsters, he For the film, Imogen’s father Cymbeline (Ed much missing from his earlier “Hamlet,” and comes to material. Though laced with the ele- things. looks nearly a decade out of fashion and Harris) has been reinvented as the tough-guy owing largely to the contributions of cine- ments of tragedy, including suicides and Funnier still is Delroy Lindo’s revelation that behaves centuries out of sync. — AP ‘Bypass’

From left, actor Yusaku Mori, composer Chu Ishikawa, director Shinya Tsukamoto, actor Lily Franky and actor Tatsuya Nakamura pose for photographers during a photo call for Nobi (Fires on the Plain) at the 71st edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Tuesday.—AP

here are horrors-of-war movies Tamura is forced into the Philippine wilds sense of texture. That he saves for the (“Come and See”), and then there are when both his commanding officer and corpses, which pile up in one grand, stom- haracterization is the principal element left younger sister Helen (Lara Peake). Just as his TWorld War II horror movies (“Dead the army field clinic refuse to shelter him. ach-churning setpiece where Tamura and on the roadside in “Bypass, “Frustratingly devoted g.f. Lilly (Charlotte Spencer, warmly Snow”), and judging by “Fires on the Plain,” He must fend for himself, surviving off his compatriots stumble upon an Cechoing the promise of writer-director ingenuous) makes an unwelcome pregnancy it’s not entirely clear whether Japanese blackened yams at first, and eventually on American tank (unseen, though whether Duane Hopkins’ 2008 debut “Better Things” with- announcement, Tim begins to experience omi- splatter director Shinya Tsukamoto under- human flesh. for budgetary or creative reasons remains out building on it, this technically adroit but sty- nous symptoms-headaches, skin rashes, vomit- stands the difference. The “Tetsuo: The The entire film is designed as a subjec- unclear). listically overwrought film casts rising star ing-of a potentially fatal illness. (Again, it’s an Iron Man” helmer claims to have long tive firsthand account of the hallucinatory Suddenly, it’s a squib-bursting, karo- George MacKay as a put-upon teen whose over- unspecified one, leaving the viewer to forge a dreamed of filming Shohei Ooka’s 1951 hell this soldier experiences, wandering syrup-drenched bonanza, as limbs go whelming familial responsibilities in the wake of possible connection to his mother’s death.) With novel, already adapted far more artfully by the jungle, deathly ill and on the brink of missing, extras juggle handfuls of entrails his mother’s death steer him toward a life of enough woes already on his plate to fill several Kon Ichikawa, but . Despite the credibility starvation. Unfortunately, Tsukamoto is an and army boots mash animal brains strewn crime. Yet the pic’s human drama and class com- novels written by Sapphire, Tim must also man- across the battlefield, all blanketed by mentary are frequently obscured behind a age the spiralling chaos of his criminal activity. a Venice competition slot imparts, “Fires” actor of severely limited range. Smeared in morass of lens flares and slow-motion imagery, This is territory as heavily trodden as it is sim- feels more giallo than arthouse. thick black grease, his performance smoke machines and backlit for dramatic which don’t make Hopkins’ chosen gangland ply heavy, but that’s not to say it can’t elicit from- Reminiscent of the stretch where amounts to clunky pantomime, ranging effect. From the excessive, unconvincing milieu any less familiar. Commercial auds are like- the gut feeling if observed with enough compas- Teuton hack Uwe Boll tried to earn back between stunned disbelief and wide- makeup to the sheer glee of finally having ly to heed the advice of the title, though further sion and acuity. Hopkins’ script, however, never some respect by directing pics about eyed, silent-movie shock, making it tough a classy excuse to indulge some grand festival slots await. gets under the increasingly welted skin of its Auschwitz and Darfur, Tsukamoto’s pas- to get inside the character’s head. guignol, it all looks like one of those ama- UK cinema is presently rearing a strain of relentlessly victimized protagonist. Riddled with sion project represents an earnest attempt teur zombie movies that used to get writ- hard-edged arthouse crime thriller that contin- standard-issue expletives, it presents Tim’s hellish to make a statement, held back by some Classy excuse ten up in Fangoria magazine-and that’s ues to prosper at international festivals without existence without the sporadic glimmers of of the B-movie helmer’s own worst Scripted in a hyper-linear, dot-to-dot before the cannibalism subplot kicks in. finding much of an audience at home: Often too curiosity, humor or release afforded by real life instincts. Serving as both lead actor and sequence which leads little room for sub- It doesn’t take an enormous budget or grimy or brutal for the specialty market, they’re even at its darkest hours, while also neglecting his own d.p. (alongside Satoshi Hayashi), text and absolutely none for background, fancy directorial moves to make a power- nonetheless too deliberate or esoteric to pass essential particulars of his personality or circum- Tsukamoto shoots mostly handheld in a the film has a straightforward “and then ful war story, but it’s nigh impossible with- with the Danny Dyer-favoring genre crowd. Finer stances that could bring the character into relief. spastic, jump-cut style, seldom lingering this happened” feel, as if someone were out a solid script as foundation. Tsukamoto films than “Bypass” have fallen between these (Does he himself listen to the swarming, stately

‘Fires on the Plain’ ‘Fires long enough for us to absorb, sometimes directing straight out of the novel itself would do well to study Sam Fuller’s early stools, and Hopkins’ team will be counting on the electronica and insertions of dubstep that per- switching up angles mid-glance just to without the intermediary step of adapta- work, especially “The Steel Helmet,” to see growing profile of the charismatic, robustly vade the soundtrack, or is that just the director’s keep things jittery. tion. Whether thinking of Elem Klimov how pressure-cooker character scenes good-looking MacKay to help them net distribu- mood-driven preference? Such details matter.) He plays private Tamura, a writer who’s (“Come and See”) or his spiritual soulmate, invite audience identification. Instead, he’s tor interest. Still, the film is far from a star vehicle: MacKay plays Tim with fine, committed stoicism, been drafted into a losing war, uncomfort- Terrence Malick (“The Thin Red Line”), the invested in sound effects and shocking MacKay, like the other members of the film’s but there’s no inner life for the actor to animate; able with killing but forced into doing a helmer tries to incorporate occasional visuals, assuming the best way to give us a strong ensemble, is a mere component in the needless to say, the same goes for the film’s sub- great many uncomfortable things over the glimpses of the surrounding wildlife, but taste of war is to pummel us with as many director’s overall tapestry of highly aestheticized sidiary players. unhappiness. “Better Things,” with its nods to the course of the film. Suffering from a serious cuts everything together with such hasty, of its sensory horrors as possible. That’s not standard-bearers of British social realism via the Virtues line up case of tuberculosis when we meet him, disorienting abandon that we never get a war, that’s torture. — Reuters formal rigor of Bruno Dumont, was arguably the The final impression is one of commendably more austere work, but also a less distancing one. strenuous human-interest storytelling without Though filmed in and around the Northern much humanity to fuel it. Matters aren’t helped town of Gateshead, “Bypass” isn’t heavy on envi- by Hopkins’ and skilled d.p. David Procter’s deci- ‘Testament of Youth’ to world ronmental specifics. Hopkins’ intent is to convey sion to shoot proceedings in the sleek, height- the decayed sense of social identity and econom- ened style one might associate more with luxury ic standing across England’s de-industrialized car advertising, as colliding light sources some- premiere at London Film Festival satellite towns, collectively visualized here as an times bleach the frame into near-inscrutability. A ames Kent’s “Testament of Youth” will Nick Hornby from Cheryl Strayed’s account of airless network of unyielding concrete and motivation of sorts for this affectation comes world premiere at the BFI London Film her 1,100-mile solo hike along the Pacific Crest snaking motorways to nowhere in particular. when Tim admits to a doctor that he has a nega- JFestival, where it plays as the Mayor of Trails. Other Gala screenings include Alan Living in a place that has so little sense of self, tive reaction to bright lights, though the film’s London’s Centerpiece Gala screening. The pic, Rickman’s “A Little Chaos,” Jon Stewart’s young Tim (McKay) has essentially followed suit; crystallized visual texture and often painstakingly which is based on Vera Brittain’s memoir of “Rosewater,” Xavier Dolan’s “Mommy” and Nuri nonetheless, with his father absent and his moth- asymmetrical framing still feel divorced from the World War I, stars Alicia Vikander, Kit Bilge Ceylan’s “Winter Sleep.” Alongside “The er bedridden, he’s pushed into premature adult- character’s perspective. Harington, Hayley Atwell, Emily Watson and Falling,” the Official Competition lineup hood when his older brother Greg (Benjamin Chris Barrett’s splintered editing is similarly Dominic West. The film is one of 16 world pre- includes Peter Strickland’s “The Duke of Dilloway) is sentenced to 18 months in prison for artful but overworked, while the helmer’s exces- mieres at the fest, which also include Carol Burgundy,” Daniel Barber’s “The Keeping burglary. sive reliance on slow-mo at moments of key reve- lation or devastation smacks of pomposity. Morley’s “The Falling,” Randall Wright’s Room,” Francois Ozon’s “The New Girlfriend,” Ominous symptoms Hopkins remains a director to watch, and “Hockney: A Life in Pictures” and Tom Harper’s Christian Petzold’s “Phoenix,” Mohsen One year later, Mom has passed away (of “Bypass” doesn’t want for startling technique or “War Book.” Makhmalbaf’s “The President” and Julius what, we’re never informed), Greg has been vivid standalone images, but rarely do these Among the Headline Gala screenings are Avery’s “Son of a Gun.” As previously paroled and Tim has taken his lead into the virtues line up with the emotional response the the thriller “Whiplash,” about a young jazz & Children,” starring Adam Sandler and announced, the fest opens with “The Imitation underworld, selling stolen goods in the hope of film is chasing from scene to scene-as drama drummer under the tutelage of a ruthless Ansel Elgort with a voiceover by Emma Game,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch and generating enough income to keep social servic- goes, it’s a kitchen sink exquisitely coated in mir- maestro, starring Miles Teller and J.K. Thompson, and real-life drama “Wild,” starring Keira Knightley, and ends with “Fury, which es away from him and his surly, school-skipping rorball shards. — Reuters Simmons, Jason Reitman’s “Men, Women Reese Witherspoon, adapted for the screen by stars Brad Pitt. —Reuters Comedian Joan Rivers still on life38 support THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

A 25.3-meter in length’s giant rabbit made of plastic and wood and designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, is displayed during an art exhibition in Taoyuan county on September 2, 2014. The organizer said the rabbit is the sec- ond piece of art work following the rubber duck by Florentijn Hofman for the coming Mid-Autumn Festival or the Moon Festival and will be displayed between September 4 and 14 at the Taoyuan military base. — AFP Playing music helps sharpen kids’ brains he founder of a Los Angeles-based non- icy domains, particularly in an era when these profit that provides free music lessons to sorts of enrichment activities are being Tlow-income students from gang-ridden aggressively eliminated from our schools. neighborhoods began to notice several years Martin approached the National Institutes ago a hopeful sign: Kids were graduating high of Health, seeking to learn if there was a con- school and heading off to UCLA, Tulane and nection between music and the educational other big universities. That’s when Margaret achievements of the program’s 2,000 stu- Martin asked how the children in the Harmony dents. The NIH put her in touch with Kraus, Project were beating the odds. who studies the changes in the brain that Researchers at Northwestern University in occur through auditory exposure. Many of Illinois believe that the students’ music train- Harmony Project’s students have no interest ing played a role in their educational achieve- in pursuing professional music careers, Martin ment, helping as Martin noticed 90 percent of said. them graduate from high school while 50 per- cent or more didn’t from those same neigh- More confident borhoods. A two-year study of 44 children in Ricardo Torriz, 13, wants to be an engineer. the program shows that the training changes He took up the trumpet and is learning salsa, jazz and classical music. “I wanted to take up the trumpet so I could play in a band like my dad,” he said. Researchers studied the stu- dents over two years, attaching scalp elec- trodes to monitor changes in their brains. Test subjects were selected at random from those on a waiting list to enter the program, hope- fully ensuring all test subjects would be equally motivated to work hard. One of the researchers’ key findings was that one year of musical training didn’t make a difference in brain changes. Two years did. “We know that a fundamental characteristic of the nervous system is our ability to change Arielle Dominguez, from left, Elizabeth Lopez, Andres Lopez, Azariah Wright and Katie Bella play their trumpets during a lesson offered as we age, as we interact with our environ- by Harmony Project. —AP photos ment. But we can’t be changing every second the brain in ways that make it easier for said. Kraus said studies like hers are challeng- learning music sort of brings all of that into a or you’d have a very unstable system,” Kraus youngsters to process sounds, according to ing because researchers need to follow sub- package for them,” said Mary Luehrsen of the said. At the Harmony Project one afternoon results reported in Tuesday’s edition of The jects for years in order to track changes in the National Association of Music Merchants last week, the building quickly began to fill Journal of Neuroscience. That increased ability, brain. She said more and larger studies need Foundation, which awards scholarships and with a cacophony of sounds of clarinets, trom- the researchers say, is linked directly to to be done in a variety of districts around the research grants for the study of music, adding bones, oboes and other wind instruments as improved skills in such subjects as reading and country to “help us understand what are the that the results make the point that music players warmed up. At an adjacent building, speech. most effective forms of learning and how training should be an important part of all cellos were being tuned. But, there is one catch: People have to actu- might learning be tailored for an individual school curriculums. Adelina Flores, whose 11-year-old daugh- ally play an instrument to get smarter. They child.” The latest findings are striking a chord April Benasich, a professor of neuroscience ter, America, was a test subject, said she can’t just crank up the tunes on their iPod. with supporters of such programs who say at Rutgers University who was not involved in wasn’t surprised by the results. Her daughter Nina Kraus, the study’s lead researcher and music is frequently the first cut for school the study, said previous research by Kraus has had already told her she was getting better at director of Northwestern’s auditory neuro- boards looking to save money. demonstrated the value of music is improving math because playing music had taught her science laboratory, compared the difference to concentration, memory and focus in children. to divide notes into fractions and count them that of building up one’s body through exer- The value of music Benasich, who researches early brain develop- out in measures. “She’s improved a lot Ernesto Cerna casts a shadow on the wall cise. “I like to say to people: You’re not going to “Over and over, we’ve learned that children ment, said the study’s findings are “a game- through this,” Adelina Flores said, adding, “And as he leaves after his cello lesson. get physically fit just watching sports,” she need rich, multisensory environments, and changer for both the scientific and public pol- she’s grown to be more confident too.” — AP

Kevin Santiago, from left, Liam Larsen and Esmeralda Martinez blow on their Cello instructor Leah Metzler, left, helps LewaNana Pinkney put her fingers in Karina Reyes, left, and Damaris Marquez, right, share a laugh with their trom- trombone mouthpieces during their trombone lesson offered by Harmony Project. the right spot on the fingerboard during a cello lesson. bone instructor Shelly Suminski during a lesson.