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TUESDAY 21 JULY 2015 • 5 Shawwal 1436 • Volume 20 Number 6498 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 UAE outlaws Gold rush as racial, religious discrimination DUBAI: The UAE has outlawed religious or racial discrimina- prices plunge tion, the state news agency WAM said yesterday, citing a decree by President H H Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The law aims in part to coun- to 5-year low ter Islamist militancy, particu- larly the practice known as takfir, whereby hardline Muslims label followers of other schools of Islam Demand for jewellery on the rise unbelievers, but it also outlaws insults against religions. BY SACHIN KUMAR back to jewellery shops,” said “The Law No. 02 of 2015 crimi- Biju Ramachandran, Regional nalises any acts that stoke reli- DOHA: Gold prices in Qatar Manager, Atlas, a gold jewellery gious hatred and/or which insult yesterday fell to five-year low, chain with three retail outlets in religion through any form of triggering huge rush by cus- Qatar and 60 in the Middle East expression, be it speech or writ- tomers for the yellow metal. and India. ten word, books, pamphlets or via Prices of one gramme of “Demand for gold is highly online media,” WAM said. 24-carat gold plunged to QR137, price-sensitive in Qatar. Offenders risk up to 10 years down 35 percent compared with Whenever prices fall, demand in prison or the death penalty if the peak days in October 2011 for jewellery goes up sharply. convicted of “takfirism” or Sunni when prices were around QR210. Similarly, demand goes down People try to help the injured after an explosion at a cultural centre in Suruc, Sanliurfa province, Turkey, yesterday. extremism, according to the text For the past one month when prices rise,” he added. of the decree distributed by WAM. 24-carat gold had been trading at After touching peak in the sec- It has declared Muslim QR143-QR145 and yesterday one ond half of 2011, prices of 24-carat Brotherhood a terrorist organi- gramme was trading at QR128 in gold in Qatar showed some sign Suicide bomb kills 31 in Turkey sation — the Brotherhood denies the local market. of moderation and oscillated any involvement in militant vio- “There is a huge rush for gold between QR180 and QR200 until ANKARA: A suspected TV footage showed several peo- toys for children and paint school lence — and taken part in US-led because of falling prices. We have September 2012. But prices rose Islamic State (IS) suicide ple lying on the ground covered walls.” Davutoglu said the blast air strikes on Islamic State insur- not seen 24-carat gold trading at to QR210 in October 2012, then bomber killed at least 31 peo- in blood and ambulances rush- aimed to undermine Turkish gents in Syria. The UAE is con- this level (QR137) in the past started declining and the trend ple yesterday in an attack on a ing to the scene. Prime Minister democracy. “This attack targets cerned about efforts by Sunni five years,” Joseph M P, Sales continues. Last year, prices were Turkish cultural centre where Ahmet Davutoglu pointed the us all,” he said, dispatching three jihadists to stoke sectarian ten- Manager, Sky Jewellery, told The around QR160-QR150. activists had gathered to pre- finger of blame at IS for what ministers to the southeastern sions in the Gulf with recent Peninsula. “The decline in gold prices pare for an aid mission in the was “clearly a terrorist attack”. region. “Daesh threatens not only blasts at Shia mosques in Saudi “Most customers are expatri- provides good opportunity for nearby Syrian town of Kobane. “Preliminary findings point to Syrian people but also Turkey,” Arabia and Kuwait. ates, with Indian and Egyptian customers like me. I am buying The blast ripped through the it being a suicide attack carried he added. buyers dominating the scene. gold jewellery for my daughter. centre in Suruc, a town across out by Daesh,” he said, using the The attack was followed by a Oil prices dip Demand is high for jewellery,” he It is better to buy jewellery now the border from Kobane, which Arabic acronym for IS. “But we suicide car bombing at a check- added. because I know gold prices will was later hit by a suicide car are not at a point to make a final point in Kobane, which killed two below $50 Gold prices in Qatar are falling, move up in the coming years. bombing — blowing out the win- judgement.” members of the Kurdish secu- taking cues from international “For me, gold is a long-term dows and starting a fire, wit- If confirmed, it would be the rity forces, according to Rami NEW YORK: Oil futures fell market. Yesterday, an ounce of investment,” said an expatriate nesses said. first such attack by IS fighters Abdel Rahman, Director, Syrian yesterday and US crude slipped gold in international market woman waiting for her turn to Most of the dead were univer- against Turkey, a regional mili- Observatory for Human Rights. below $50 a barrel intraday as plunged to $1,080 — the lowest buy jewellery at Malabar Gold sity students planning to enter tary power and Nato member. White House spokesman Josh ample supply, the prospect of level since February 2010. and Diamond showroom at Lulu Syria to help rebuild Kobane, Alp Altinors from the pro- Earnest condemned the “hei- more Iranian crude for export “A few days after Ramadan Hypermarket on D-Ring Road. occupied by IS for months before Kurdish HDP party said the nous” attack, as did Russian and a strengthening dollar com- and Eid Al Fitr are usually dull The recent price fall is driven being recaptured by Kurdish group of some 300 activists President Vladimir Putin, who bined to pressure prices. in terms of gold buying because largely by the strengthening of forces in January. Some 100 were who gathered in Suruc from labelled it a “barbaric act” and US refined-products futures customers buy most of it during the US dollar on the expectation wounded. across the country were from called for greater international also oscillated. An increasing the holy month. of interest rate hike by US central President Recep Tayyip Federation of Socialist Youth cooperation in fighting terrorism. supply of refined products, espe- “The recent fall in gold bank in the coming months. Erdogan, on a visit to northern Associations and most were stu- French Foreign Minister cially diesel fuel offered by Saudi prices has changed the trend THE PENINSULA Cyprus, condemned the attack as dents. “They were planning to Laurent Fabius joined in the con- Arabia, helped push US ultra-low and again brought customers Continued on page 3 an “act of terror”. build parks in Kobane, hand out demnation. AGENCIES diesel futures. AGENCIES

Libya planes Power outage forces 60 sink ship UN, EU endorse families to live outdoors near Benghazi nuclear deal BENGHAZI: Libyan war DOHA: Over 100 members of planes sank one ship and UNITED NATIONS: The nearly 60 Asian families have attacked a second yester- UN Security Council yesterday Signals from Iran been forced to live outdoor day near the eastern city of unanimously adopted a resolu- since Sunday night following Benghazi, military spokesmen tion, endorsing the deal on Iran’s contradictory: GCC power disruption at their resi- for the country’s internation- nuclear programme and cleared RIYADH: The six-nation Gulf dential complex. ally recognised government said a path to lift sanctions crippling Cooperation Council (GCC) The hapless lot includes around yesterday. its economy. protested at what it termed 50 children and 30 women. There was no independent It marks formal UN approval of “contradictory” signals from The complex at Fareej Abdul confirmation of the strike near the agreement reached between Iran since its nuclear accord. Azees, near Jaida Flyover, expe- the town of Mareesa, the latest and the permanent mem- GCC chief Dr Abdullatif Al rienced an outage around 8pm. attack on ships in Libya where bers of the council, plus Germany. Zayani said Iranian President Initially, some residents tried two governments and parliaments The passing of the resolution Hassan Rowhani was offer- to fix the snag by themselves. are fighting for control after the sets in motion a gradual process — ing to turn a “new page” with When they failed, they informed toppling of Muammar Gaddafi. conditional on Iran abiding by the Arab neighbours while Supreme customer care centre at Qatar “The vessel was sunk because it deal — that can terminate seven Leader Ayatollah General Electricity and Water had loaded fighters, weapons and UN resolutions imposing sanc- had pledged to keep up support Authority (Kahramaa). ammunition to support terrorism tions on Iran since 2006. for Shia opposition groups. Such Kahramaa staff arrived and in the eastern region,” Air Force The European Union also messages sent out “contradictory” said residents were not supposed spokesman Nasser Al Hassi said. approved the deal, a first step signals,” Al Zayani said in a state- to repair any faulty power sys- Mohamed El Hejazi, spokes- towards lifting Europe’s economic ment, adding Khamenei’s com- tems. The staff refused to attend Some tenants gather outdoor in the residential complex to beat the heat. man for Khalifa Haftar, top army sanctions against Tehran the bloc ments amounted to “unacceptable to the fault unless landlords commander of the internationally hopes will send a signal that the interference” in the affairs of talked directly to Kahramaa, and relatives last night. But most breathing problem around mid- recognised government based in US Congress will follow. Arab states. AGENCIES residents claimed, adding they of our friends have left the coun- night while they were beating the eastern Libya, said the strike also US President Barack Obama left without fixing the problem. try for holidays. heat on the open terrace. The targeted a second vessel carrying welcomed the resolution and said should become a blueprint for how “We spoke to landlords several “Most families, along with girl was rushed to a nearby pri- weapons in the same area. he expected a hostile Congress to the world deals with other crises times. We do not know whether their children, were forced to vate clinic and discharged after A military official in Mareesa “pay attention” to the broad con- such as in Syria and Yemen. they contacted Kahramaa or not. spent the day in their cars. medication. said the vessels were small ships sensus behind the deal. He hoped Iranian Ambassador Golamali It’s now 24 hours, and there is “The weather is too hot to The families live in three huge like fishing boats coming from the resolution would “send a clear Khoshroo told the council that no response from Kahramaa. The spend indoors without air-con- blocks in the complex. Most of western Libya, controlled by a message that the overwhelming Tehran was ready “to engage in families, along with children and ditioners. I spent over 15 hours them are from the Philippines, rival government challenging number of countries” recognise good faith” with its neighbours women, have been out in the hot in my car and cafeterias with my India and Bangladesh. the official administration based that diplomacy is “by far our in the region. But the deal has and humid weather for the past wife and kids today,” said another Weather charts showed Qatar’s in the east since losing Tripoli a strongest approach to ensuring been rejected by Israel and some 24 hours,” a member of one of the resident. According to another maximum temperature soared 47 year ago. “One boat was sunk, the that Iran does not get a nuclear countries in the Middle East families told The Peninsula. tenant, one of the children in degree Celsius yesterday. other is burning,” the official said, weapon”. have raised concern that it will “Some families went to friends his neighbouring flat suffered THE PENINSULA asking not to be named. In the council, ambassadors said strengthen Iranian influence in REUTERS the years of hard work on Iran the region. AGENCIES TUESDAY 21 JULY 2015 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME 11 workers injured Over 300,000 travel through HIA, in Industrial Area Abu Samra during Eid holidays DOHA: Hamad International Airport (HIA) and the Abu Samra border checkpost wit- road accident nessed huge rush of passen- gers leaving and entering the country throughout Eid holi- DOHA: Eleven Asian workers HGH, 13 were admitted for further days, said officials. were injured when two trucks treatment, three are at the critical More than 300,000 peo- collided in the Industrial Area care unit and 537 received treat- ple travelled in and out of the yesterday. ment at Al Wakrah Hospital. country through HIA and Abu Emergency services rushed to Ambulance Service at Hamad Samra between the 29th day the scene and the injured were Medical Corporation (HMC) of Ramadan and the third taken to Hamad General Hospital responded to 460 calls, including day of Eid, according to Col. (HGH), Al Sharq reports. 297 received from Doha area. Air Muhammad Rashid Al Mazroui, Five were treated for minor Ambulance was deployed to deal Director, Airport Passports injuries and others were admitted with one incident compared to six Department. to HGH. The cause of the mishap cases on the three days of Eid. A record 35,000 people and other details were not imme- Ambulance Service also received travelled on the 29th day of diately available. calls from Sealine, although no Ramadan. On the first day of The injured were among 1,126 serious cases were reported. Eid, around 27,000 people left patients treated at HGH and Al On the first day of Eid, HMC the country, followed by 25,000 Wakrah Hospital on the fourth day hospitals received 1,263, including on the third day. Travellers wait to check in at Hamad International Airport. of Eid Al Fitr. 500 children. The second day of Eid Among the passengers, Most cases were treated for saw 1,042 cases and 1,469 on the 34,000 arrived at HIA from GCC At Abu Samra checkpost, third day. And 10,000 people Services at the centre, said injuries caused by road accidents, third day. states, Al Sharq reports. 30,150 vehicles entered the left through the checkpost on most calls were received from heart problems, chest pain and Majority of the cases were Since the 28th day of country and 30,000 left during the first day of Eid and 11,000 6am to 8am and noon to 3pm stomach disorders. related to heat and stomach prob- Ramadan, 120 counters have the holidays. on the second day. during the Eid days. The centre A total of 589 people treated at lems. THE PENINSULA been dealing with the rush, Col. According to Capt Salah Al The National Command received 6,464 calls on the first Al Mazroui added. He said it’s Ahbabi, Officer In-charge at the Centre received more than day of Eid, 6,127 on the second compulsory for passengers to border checkpost, 7,100 passen- 18,000 calls on the emergency day and 5,976 on the third day. carry residence permit cards gers entered the country on the hotline 999 during the three days Al Sulaiti said majority of calls after renewing their visas, first day of Eid, 10,000 on the of Eid. Khalid Saad Al Sulaiti, were related to traffic accidents. Qatar praised for according to new regulations. second day and 13,050 on the Assistant Director, Emergency THE PENINSULA developing athletics Kilo Market may resume trading today CALI: Colombian Sports Minister Asian continent. DOHA: The Kilo Market and Andres Botero praised the Qatari Botero affirmed his keenness to a section of wholesale fruit experiment in the development of benefit from Qatar’s technical expe- and vegetable outlets at the athletics, highlighting the work riences in athletics, saying the state’s Central Market closed down of the Qatar’s leadership in the achievements are the result of work, yesterday following a fire, are sports sector. programmes and strategic vision. expected to resume trading Botero made the remarks during Both sides signed a memorandum today. a meeting with Dahlan Al Hamad, of understanding to enhance admin- Trucks carrying fresh sup- Vice-President, International istrative and technical communica- plies from Saudi Arabia, the Association of Athletics Federation tion to serve athletics in the two UAE and Bahrain arrived at (IAAF), President, Asian Athletic countries. the market in the morning and Association and Qatar Athletics Al Hamad said cooperation shops were waiting for approval Federation (QAF), on the sidelines of between Qatar and Colombia will from authorities to open for IAAF World Junior Athletics cham- ensure a prosperous future for trading, sources said. pionships that recently concluded in athletics in both countries and the “Officials yesterday told us Cali in Colombia. More than 1,200 world. that we could resume trade athletes from 150 countries took He said Qatar’s achievements are when the market receives fresh part. the outcome of sponsorship and sup- supplies of fruit and vegetables. Botero, a Member of International port of the leadership. “Now trucks are waiting at Olympic Committee, expressed He said QAF works constantly the market for wholesalers to Empty shops seen at Kilo Market which remained closed yesterday following a fire in the wholesale market pleasure at relations with Qatar in to honour Qatari sports at all plat- unload supplies. Most probably the previous day. ABDUL BASIT the field of sports and exchange of forms, expressing appreciation for business will begin tomorrow,” a ideas to serve interests of both coun- Colombia’s support for world athlet- trader at the Kilo Market told wholesale market outlets in from farmers and traders, it in Abu Hamour reportedly tries in sports in general and athlet- ics to develop the game. this paper yesterday. the morning. They had already was business as usual for them ‘rationed’ essential vegetables, ics in particular. He hoped that there will be joint Health officials at Ministry removed stocks from retail out- yesterday and labour camps, including tomatoes, as its stocks He stressed that Qatar is wit- work to serve champions for the ben- of Municipal Affairs and Urban lets on Sunday evening. eateries and restaurants also ran out fast in the evening, the nessing significant achievements in efit of Qatari, Colombian and Asian Planning removed entire stocks Since hypermarkets buy met their demand. sources added. athletics, taking development to the athletics. QNA of fruit and vegetables from fruits and vegetables directly A popular hypermarket THE PENINSULA Over 232,550 attend Eid festivities at Katara Cultural Village

DOHA: Eid Al Fitr celebra- tion continued on the fourth day, attracting hundreds of children and families at Katara Cultural Village and Souq Waqif yesterday. Katara hosted events for four days, starting from the first day of the Eid holidays. Over 232,550 people took part in the celebration. Activities begin at 7pm on each day with giveaways for children. A ‘Land of Inventions’ perform- ance is held in English and Arabic every day and the evening also features a display of fireworks. The Katara Fountain has been officially inaugurated as part of the celebration. Eid celebration also continues at Souq Waqif until Thursday. Walking ‘monsters’ were seen roaming around the venue, enter- taining children. Activities include face painting, air hockey, sumo wrestling, train rides and an F1 simulator game. THE PENINSULA Pic: Salim Matramkot TUESDAY 21 JULY 2015 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 Emir exchanges Eid greetings Qatar backs refugees in Iraqi Kurdistan with Widodo DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Foreign Minister, Barzani review situation of displaced Iraqis and Syrian refugees Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani exchanged Eid Al Fitr con- gratulations with Indonesian President Joko Widodo during a phone call yesterday. Qatar slams bombing in Turkish town DOHA: Qatar has strongly condemned the criminal bomb- ing in the town of Suruc in southeastern Turkey that killed 31 people and injured more than 100. In a statement yesterday, the Foreign Ministry stressed Qatar’s stance with Turkey in confronting criminal acts that destabilise security and terror- Masoud Barzani, President of Kurdistan Region of Iraq, with Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah in Arbil and (right) both sides sign an agreement. ise innocent people. Qatar confirmed support for ARBIL: Masoud Barzani, and matters of common interest. situation of displaced Iraqi peo- of Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin to support and provide humani- all security measures taken by President of Kurdistan Region Dr Al Attiyah affirmed Qatar’s ple and Syrian refugees in Arbil Hamad Al Thani coinciding Eid tarian assistance for those Turkey to protect its borders to of Iraq, yesterday met Foreign keenness to boost cooperation where Qatar, in coordination Al Fitr holidays, Qatar provided affected by the tragic situation, maintain security and stability, the Minister H E Dr Khalid bin and relations, especially in the with official entities, has provided support for displaced people and especially in Syria and Iraq. statement added. It also reiter- Mohamed Al Attiyah in Arbil. economic and investment fields material support to alleviate their refugees. He said support was extended ated Qatar’s stance on renouncing Talks dealt with relations and wished the region stability, suffering. Barzani thanked the In a statement, Dr Al Attiyah in coordination and supervision violence and terrorism in all their between Qatar and Kurdistan growth and prosperity. government and people of Qatar stressed that the initiative was of official authorities in Arbil. forms and manifestations what- Region, ways of enhancing them They also discussed the for support. Following directives part of Qatar’s continued efforts QNA ever their motives and causes. It expressed Qatar’s condolences and sympathies to the government and Turkish people and the bereaved families and wished the injured a speedy recovery. QNA Qatar Airways begins flights to Sialkot, Faisalabad Qatar Duty Free DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA) Karachi was launched by the has launched two new destina- airline in 1995, Peshawar in 1998, opens Samsung tions in Pakistan — Sialkot and Lahore in 1999 and Islamabad in Faisalabad. 2004. “A significant number of Experience Store On July 16, it commenced Pakistani expatriates are work- four weekly passenger services ing in Qatar and the GCC. The DOHA: Qatar Duty Free (QDF) to Sialkot where it operates launch of the new destinations has announced the opening of the freighter services. A day later QA will enable us to meet the grow- first Samsung Experience Store added Faisalabad to its Pakistan ing demand of these travellers,” in the Middle East at Hamad network with three flights a week. added Al Baker. International Airport (HIA). Both have joined Karachi, QA is operating Airbus A320 in The high-tech experiential hub Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar a two-class configuration of up to operated by QDF is a tech zone as QA’s routes served by non-stop 12 seats in Business Class and up allowing guests to experience flights from the airline’s Doha to 132 in Economy Class on the latest innovations from Samsung hub. new routes. and make use of Customer Multan will be added with With four new destinations on Service Desk for training and three flights a week on August 2. the horizon (Multan, Abha, Ras education about Samsung prod- “QA has a long-standing com- Al Khaimah and Durban), QA ucts, software upgrades, resolu- mitment to serve Pakistan and we will increase its global portfolio tion of application issues and any are delighted to operate a com- to 154 destinations across Europe, technical problems experienced prehensive route network cover- Asia Pacific, the Middle East, by passengers travelling through ing the length and breadth of the Africa, North America and South HIA. Keith Hunter, Senior Vice- country,” said Akbar Al Baker, America. It operates a modern President, QDF, said: “The store Chief Executive, QA Group. fleet of 162 aircraft. Ihab Sorial, Vice-President Indian Sub-continent, QA, with crew members and senior airport officials at Sialkot is an original and dynamic con- QA operates 45 flights a week Doha-Sialkot schedule International Airport after the arrival of the inaugural flight from Doha. cept and will appeal to those to four cities — double daily Tuesdays, Thursdays, wishing to experience world- flights to Karachi, Lahore and Saturdays and Sundays: Departs QR627 at 09,35, arrives in Doha Mondays, Wednesdays and 06:35; departs Faisalabad QR623 class technology in an interac- Islamabad, and three flights a Doha QR626 at 01.10, arrives in at 11:15 Fridays: Departs Doha QR622 at 09:45 and arrives in Doha at tive retail environment. week to Peshawar. Sialkot at 06:50; departs Sialkot Doha – Faisalabad schedule at 01:10, arrives in Faisalabad at 11:15. THE PENINSULA Australia swimming team trains at Aspire Zone DOHA: For the first time, The camp in Doha is a Australia’s 2015 world chance for our swimmers championship swimming to familiarise with the time team is training at Hamad zone and put final touches Aquatic Centre at Aspire to preparations in a highly Zone from July 19 to 29. professional environment at The team of interna- the state-of-the-art centre.” tionally recognised ath- For the past three years, letes regarded as one of Aspire has hosted three the world’s strongest, is small groups annually, who preparing for FINA World used its facilities for train- Championships to be held in ing, in addition to regu- , Russia. larly organising camps for The team’s Head Coach top-tier athletes and sports Jacco Verhaeren said: “I am clubs. pleased with our accommo- By providing a year-round dation and training facilities indoor climate-controlled in Doha. training facility, it aims to “Many of our swimmers nurture elite sporting talent, have used Aspire Zone in allowing athletes to compete Customers at Malabar Gold and Diamonds showroom at Lulu Hypermarket Some of the team members during a training session at Hamad Aquatic Centre. the past and its services at their maximum potential. on D-Ring Road last evening. SACHIN KUMAR and facilities are world-class. THE PENINSULA China data causes gold price fall

Continued from page 1 released by China last week that AEB wins ISO, OHSAS certifications Any increase in US interest showed Beijing has been buying rates will strengthen the dollar, less gold than analysts had fore- DOHA: The Arab Engineering certification process, AEB con- prompting more fund outflows cast. China is the world’s biggest Bureau’s (AEB) construction struction supervision manage- from gold and other commodi- consumer of gold and any slow- supervision department has ment system, which was in use ties to the dollar. Another reason down in its demand affects the received ISO 9001:2008, ISO since 2010, was audited in two for the slide in prices was data prices. THE PENINSULA 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001 stages. certifications — international First verified the construc- standards for quality, environ- tion supervision department’s mental and HSE management. compliance with ISO require- Winning such certifications ments, and the second verified Aqua Park launches membership highlights AEB’s commitment compliance of projects with IMS to ensure the highest quality Manual and Procedures. card system, updates website construction supervision man- Complete onsite audit was agement and HSE services for undertaken by ApPlus+Velosi. DOHA: Aqua Park has entitled to a 10 percent discount clients. At a ceremony at Crowne announced start of Eid events on food and beverage at restau- Developed by International Plaza Business Park Event with the launch of membership rants in the park, as much dis- Organization for Centre, Terry Armes, Country card and updated website. count on selected products at the Standardisation, ISO 9001:2008 Manager, ApPlus+Velosi, pre- It is the first water park in Mini-Market and large lockers is a standard for quality man- sented certificates to Ibrahim Qatar to start a membership card to be made available for QR20 agement, ISO 14001:2004 is the Mohamed Jaidah, Group CEO Officials with the three certifications. system as a loyalty programme instead of QR30. best practice standard related and Chief Architect, AEB. service. Seasonal membership The card is expected to attract to environmental management Jaidah said: “AEB has 49 years department comprises 300 qual- paramount importance to allows a person after paying a over 2,000 member during Eid and OHSAS 18001 is recognised of work experience in Qatar con- ified architects, engineers and operations of our construction one-time fee to access the park holidays and people can apply occupational health and safety struction market and employs project managers. It hands over supervision department,” Jaidah for unlimited number of visits online for membership or buy management system. 700 construction professionals. 25 projects annually. added. during the season and other ben- tickets to skip queues. As part of a five-month “The construction supervision The ISO certification is of THE PENINSULA efits as privileges. Card holder is THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 21 JULY 2015 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Iran: UN resolution not linked to ballistic missiles Revolutionary Guards voices concern

TEHRAN: Iran said its ballis- “We will never accept it,” he tic missile programme was not was quoted as saying by the semi- connected to the UN Security official Tasnim News Agency. Council resolution adopted yes- Iran’s hardliners are concerned terday that endorses its July that the new UN resolution would 14 nuclear accord with world effectively amount to agreeing to powers. previous resolutions on Iran that “The Islamic Republic of Iran will be terminated once sanctions is committed to implementing relief can be implemented, includ- its commitments... so long as” ing the ones that imposed restric- world powers keep their side of tions on the country’s military the agreement to lift sanctions programmes. in exchange for guarantees that They are also particularly wor- Tehran will not develop a nuclear ried that inspectors may gain programme, the foreign ministry some access to sensitive military said in a statement. sites under the resolution, which It said Iran would in any case becomes international law. “Even never seek a nuclear bomb, “in by simply looking at the deal you line with the historic fatwa (reli- can see some vital red lines of gious decree) of supreme guide the Islamic Republic have not Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who has been preserved,” wrote Hossein banned the use of weapons of Shariatmadari, editor-in-chief of mass destruction”. Kayhan, a newspaper closely asso- On its ballistic weapons, the ciated with Khamenei. ministry said: “Iran’s military “Iran has always said UNSC’s capacities, especially ballistic mis- resolutions are illegal, but by siles, are strictly defensive and, as accepting the new resolution they have not been conceived to we are approving them all,” carry nuclear weapons, they are said Shariatmadari, who was outside the scope and competence appointed by the Supreme Leader of the Security Council resolution”. and is widely regarded as the Under the terms of the nuclear leader of the hardline cohort. deal, Iran is barred from devel- Ahmad Bakhshayesh, a mem- oping ballistic missile capable of ber of the National Security and US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter and Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon (right) on the way to their press conference at the Israeli Defence Ministry carrying a nuclear warhead. Iran Foreign Policy Committee in par- in Tel Aviv yesterday. says it has built ballistic missiles liament, said the nuclear negotia- with a range of 2,000km, capable tions had veered too far into the of striking its arch-foe Israel. military sphere. N-deal does not prevent military option: Ashton The agreement faces opposi- Iran’s senior nuclear negotiator, tion in the US Congress and some Seyed Abbas Araghchi, dismissed Middle East states, including critics’ concerns and called the TEL AVIV: US Defence Secretary Ashton “We will continue in that tradition in officials as saying they were ready to begin Israel and Saudi Arabia, as well Security Council resolution an Carter visited Israel yesterday in a bid to ease improving our joint capabilities, our joint discussing such compensation, but Netanyahu as from the Revolutionary Guards “unprecedented achievement in concerns over the nuclear deal with Iran, sig- readiness, our joint planning,” he said. has been hesitant because he believes it would and other Iranian hardliners. Iran’s history”. nalling Washington was ready to boost mili- Yaalon expressed concern over militant signal acceptance of the agreement. The foreign ministry, refer- “The new UNSC’s resolution tary cooperation with the Jewish state. groups Iran is accused of backing, such as On his flight to Israel, Carter said the deal ring to the intrusive inspections would only ban missiles designed Israel was Carter’s first stop on a regional Lebanon’s Shiite militia Hezbollah, arguing does not preclude the use of military force to permitted under the accord, to carry a nuclear warhead (and) tour following last week’s historic agreement that the expected lifting of sanctions will stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, said: “Since there has never been Iran does not have a nuclear mis- between Iran and world powers, underlining worsen the problem. “We have to look at it though the agreement is designed to resolve nuclear activity at any military sile programme,” Araghchi told the importance of the relationship between the very carefully because they are going to have the issue diplomatically. site, Iran is certain there will state broadcaster IRIB in a live two countries despite frictions over the accord. more money in the current situation,” he said. “One of the reasons why this deal is a good not be any request to inspect interview. He added that after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has Carter also visited Israel’s northern border one is that it does nothing to prevent the mili- such sites” from the UN nuclear resolution is passed, “Iran will condemned the deal with Iran, arguing it is with Lebanon for an assessment of the threat tary option,” Carter said. “We are preserving watchdog, the International issue a statement, saying it still not enough to keep the Islamic republic from it says Hezbollah poses. and continually improving” such a military Atomic Energy Agency. considers previous sanctions and obtaining nuclear weapons that could be used Israel is believed to be the only country in option should Iran violate the terms of the The Islamic Revolutionary restrictions illegal”. to target Israel. He has also indicated that the Middle East with atomic bombs, although agreement, Carter said. Guards attacked the resolution The head of Iran’s nuclear military force remains on the table to prevent it has never confirmed that. In response to talk of military force, Iranian for interfering with the country’s organisation Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, though The grants the country about Foreign Minister said military operations and cross- and Iranian Foreign Minister experts say unilateral strikes by Israel appear $3bn in military aid annually in addition to that “the world sees last week’s agreement ing “red lines” set by Khamenei. Mohammad Javad Zarif, the highly unlikely for now. spending on other projects, such as the Iron in Vienna as a victory of diplomacy over war “Some parts of the (resolution) two main negotiators in Vienna, Despite the tension, Carter said Israel Dome missile defence system. and violence”. “Unfortunately there are still draft have clearly crossed the will attend a closed-door ses- remained “the bedrock of American strategy While there have been suggestions that people who speak of the illegal and illegiti- Islamic republic’s red lines, espe- sion of the parliament today to in the Middle East”. At a joint news confer- Israel could receive additional compensa- mate use of violence to attain their objective cially in Iran’s military capabili- brief lawmakers on the deal. The ence with Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon, tion to help it defend itself against the threat based on illusions and insist on maintaining ties,” top commander Mohammed deal must be approved by Iran’s he noted aspects of military aid the United it says the Iranian nuclear deal now poses, an ineffective option,” he said, according to Ali Jafari was quoted as saying National Security Council and States already supplies to Israel and said Netanyahu has so far shown no sign of tem- Iran’s state news agency IRNA. Carter is due shortly before the resolution was later by Khamenei. Parliament’s “there is a lot more that we can do” related pering his criticism. to meet Netanyahu today before travelling on passed in New York. role is not clear. AGENCIES to cooperation. Israeli army radio cited defence ministry to Jordan and Saudi Arabia. AFP

Anti-govt protest in Istanbul Syria Kurds in Europe plans sanctions near complete against five Libyans control of BRUSSELS: The European Khalifa Haftar, commander in Union is preparing sanctions chief of the eastern forces and air Hasaka city against five Libyans accused force head Fakir Jarroushi. of blocking a UN-backed peace EU foreign ministers gave no BEIRUT: A Syrian Kurdish deal, Western diplomats said details of names, but EU foreign militia said yesterday that it was yesterday, after EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in near full control of the north- ministers agreed to pressure all told a news conference: “We are eastern city of Hasaka, expand- sides to negotiate. prepared to adopt sanctions, we ing its sway at the expense of Three senior militants who are considering names”. the Damascus government in have threatened violence against The European Union wants a the wake of an Islamic State any future unity government, as national unity government set up attack in the area. well as two military leaders who so that it can seek Libya’s formal Full control of Hasaka would be say their faction cannot abide approval for a naval mission to a major gain for the autonomous by any accord, will be hit with combat people-smugglers oper- Kurdish administration that is EU travel bans and asset freezes ating off the Libyan coast and fighting Islamic State in Syria in unless they change their position, responsible for a large migrant partnership with Washington. diplomats said. influx into Europe. Islamic State launched a major The European Union says a “We can’t just sit here while attack on the city on June 25, UN-backed deal is the only way tragedies are happening. If dia- Turkish riot police fire water cannon to disperse protesters during a demostration in Istanbul yesterday fol- focusing initially on government- to end the war between rival gov- logue is not bringing progress, lowing an explosion in the southern town of Suruc. A suspected Islamic State suicide bomber killed at least held southern Hasaka. The ensu- ernments vying for power in the it seems to me to be logical ing battle drew in the YPG, which oil producer four years after the to impose sanctions,” Spanish 31 people in an attack on a Turkish cultural centre where activists had gathered to prepare for an aid mission held northern Hasaka, resulting ousting of Muammar Gaddafi, and Foreign Minister Jose Manuel in the nearby Syrian town of Kobane. in the US-backed Kurds fighting will use sanctions to try to force Garcia-Margallo told reporters. Islamic State in close proximity all parties to negotiate. A confidential discussion paper to government forces shunned by Some Libyan warring factions drawn up by the EU’s diplomatic Washington. signed an initial United Nations- service and seen by Reuters sets YPG spokesman Redur Xelil sponsored agreement this month out a range of options for sanc- said the city’s defence was now to form a unity government and tions, including imposing a full Egypt gets three Rafale jets entirely in his group’s hands. “The end fighting. But the Tripoli-based oil embargo. But the most likely regime has collapsed. It could not parliament — the General National option is a blacklist of individu- ISTRES, FRANCE: Egypt President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, The deal is a much-needed protect the city and its continua- Congress — refused to attend. als with power and influence in yesterday took delivery of three who overthrew his Islamist prede- boon to cash-strapped France and tion has become symbolic in lim- Three militia leaders in Tripoli Libya’s ongoing internal conflict. Rafale fighter jets from France, cessor in 2013 and wants to break Paris hopes that by showcasing ited positions only,” he said. who support the GNC are set to The United Nations brought the first of 24 warplanes sold in a US monopoly over arms sales to French military technology it will The statement was at odds face sanctions. The highest profile factions together in the Moroccan a $5.6bn deal earlier this year. Cairo. The overall deal with Egypt prompt more orders for its pre- with state media reports indi- leader is Abdulrahman Suweihli, coastal town of Skhirat to sign Egyptian authorities took also includes contracts for mis- mier combat jet, which it strug- cating a strong performance by a Misrata politician tied to the an initial power-sharing agree- charge of the planes at an air siles and for an FREMM multi- gled for years to sell. the Syrian army in the battle Libya Dawn administration in the ment in July after months of base in southern France, and they mission frigate from naval group For a long period, France for Hasaka. State TV said the Libyan capital. He is also listed on negotiations. will be flown to Cairo by specially DCNS. However, the deal has was the only country to buy army had made progress against proposed UN sanctions held up by Under the plan, Libya will get a trained pilots today. sparked concern from campaign the Rafales from Dassault. Its Islamic State to the southeast of Russia and China. one-year government of national Cairo is hoping to boost its groups worried about Cairo’s military forces have ordered 180 the city, encircling its fighters and The other two Tripoli men accord. A council of ministers military presence as it faces an human rights record. warplanes and 137 have been killing a large number of them. are Salah Badi and Abdulraouf headed by a prime minister and unstable Libya to the west and Some have accused Paris of delivered. Attempts to sell the jet The YPG’s Xelil said his group Mannay. No details were imme- two deputies would have execu- threats from militants linked to double standards for freezing its to countries such as South Korea, had deployed in the southern diately available about the pair. tive authority. The House of the Islamic State group in its delivery of two Mistral-class war- Singapore, Morocco, outskirts of Hasaka, meaning it Two military leaders in the east Representatives would be the leg- Sinai Peninsula to the east. ships to Russia over the Ukraine and Brazil have seen the Rafale controlled all routes in and out of of Libya, who say their forces will islative body, a plan that ran into For Egypt, the agreement crisis but going ahead with the lose out to its foreign competitors. the city and had encircled Islamic not respect any peace accord, also opposition from the GNC. is also a show of support for Egypt deal. AFP State fighters inside. REUTERS face sanctions. They are General REUTERS TUESDAY 21 JULY 2015 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 EU seeks Yemeni fighters coalition to revive Mideast take Tawahi peace push

BRUSSELS: Inspired by from Houthis Europe’s role in a nuclear deal with Iran, the European Union wants to form a broader, UN-backed coalition to revive Car blast in Sana’a kills five peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. ADEN: Local fighters and to break from the north after Taking up a French proposal, EU army units backed by Yemen’s 25 years of unification, entered foreign ministers agreed yesterday exiled government have taken Tawahi, at the tip of Aden’s to try to create an “international control of Tawahi, the last dis- peninsula, late on Sunday after support group” more than a year trict of central Aden still held securing the Crater district. after the collapse of a US-brokered by the Iran-allied Houthi militia They took control of the tel- peace push envisaging a Palestinian and its allies, a spokesman for evision and radio buildings, and state co-existing with Israel. The the fighters said yesterday. army and security bases in fierce EU wants to open the door to more Assisted by Saudi-led air fighting, the group’s spokesman countries to get involved. strikes, the local forces broke Ali Al Ahmadi said. “This week tells us that diplo- months of stalemate in Aden Local fighters and Yemeni macy in the long run can deliver,” last week by suddenly seizing the army units are also battling the EU foreign policy chief Federica airport and advancing into other Houthis and Saleh’s forces around Palestinian children playing on a mini Ferris wheel in Gaza City. Mogherini said, referring to the parts of the port city held by the important military bases in Lahj deal in which Iran agreed to curb Houthis and forces loyal to ex- province, to Aden’s north, and in its disputed nuclear programme president Ali Abdullah Saleh. Abyan province, along the Indian in return for an end to sanctions. Late yesterday, a car blast out- Ocean coast east of the city. Israel in ‘abusive arrests’ of The EU foreign ministers’ side a mosque used by the Houthis Saudi-led coalition air strikes plan envisages obtaining formal in Sana’a killed five people and on Sunday night killed 20 civilians approval for the so-called sup- injured seven others, police in Saada, the Houthi stronghold port group at the UN General sources and medics said, and in northern Yemen, the coun- Palestinian children: HRW Assembly in New York in was swiftly claimed by the local try’s Houthi-controlled Saba September, then a UN Security branch of Islamic State group. News Agency, said yesterday, JERUSALEM: Human Rights said in a report giving details of the unrest that rocked Jerusalem Council resolution to set param- Yemen’s chaos has given more describing the raid as “a crime of Watch yesterday accused “abusive arrests” of six children. before and after a deadly July- eters for a peace deal. opportunities to Sunni jihadist aggression”. Israel of “abusive arrests” of “Forces have choked children, August war in the Gaza Strip. Part of the reason for seeking groups, who have consolidated Shelling by Houthi and pro- Palestinian children as young as thrown stun grenades at them, In the West Bank, 14-year-old an international coalition is the their hold over eastern parts Saleh forces in the Dar Saad dis- 11 and of using threats to force beaten them in custody, threat- girl Malak al-Khatib was violently deep internal divisions within the of the country and regard the trict of Aden on Sunday, which them to sign confessions. ened and interrogated them arrested on suspicion of throwing 28-nation EU over Middle East Houthis, who mostly belong to killed at least 43 people, was Israeli authorities failed to without the presence of parents stones at a road used by Jewish policy that limit its ability to take the Shia Zaydi sect, as heretics. indiscriminate and targeted an inform parents of their children’s or lawyers, and failed to let their settlers, HRW quoted her mother an active role. Saudi Arabia intervened in area where many displaced people arrest or whereabouts, the New parents know their whereabouts.” as saying. “Four soldiers beat her Participants in the Iran nuclear Yemen’s war on March 26 in an live, the international aid group York-based watchdog added, Israel’s army had no immedi- with something like a baton” accord were world powers Russia, effort to stop Houthi and pro- Medecins sans Frontieres said. drawing on accounts of several ate comment on the report. HRW during Malak’s arrest until she China, the United States, Britain, Saleh forces taking Aden, the “Over the course of just a few children detained during intense said the military and justice min- lost consciousness. “While on the France and Germany. EU dip- last city nominally controlled hours yesterday, Doctors Without unrest in east Jerusalem and the istry responded to its accusations ground, they kicked her and one lomats see a chance to involve by exiled President Abdrabuh Borders teams in ... Aden received West Bank late last year. and maintained that “security soldier stepped on her neck.” many more countries than those Mansur Hadi’s government, and 150 people wounded in reprisal HRW’s Middle East director officials had adhered to the law In every case HRW docu- in the Middle East Quartet — to restore him to power in Sana’a. attacks by Houthi fighters, among Sarah Leah Whitson urged the in all cases, including by inform- mented, the Palestinian fami- the United States, the United The Saudis fear that their main them women, children and the United States to pressure its ing the children of their rights”. lies said Israeli authorities “did Nations, the European Union regional adversary Iran will use elderly,” MSF said in a statement. Israeli ally to end what it said In one case, 11-year-old not inform parents of the child’s and Russia — that has promoted its alliance with the Houthis to Fighting continued between were long-standing “abusive prac- Rashid S, who was arrested in arrest and interrogated the chil- Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking project power into Yemen, even- local coalition-backed fighters tices”. The rights group issued Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem dren without permitting them to with little practical effect. tually threatening the southern and Houthi-pro-Saleh forces in the accusations as US Defence in November, said officers put a speak to a parent or lawyer prior Under the EU proposal, the border of the world’s No. 1 oil Taiz, a major central city north of Secretary Ashton Carter began bag over his head, kicked him and to the interrogation”. Three chil- permanent members of the UN exporting country. Aden, in Marib, a tribal area east a visit to Israel. verbally abused him in Arabic, dren “said they signed confessions Security Council, the larger Fighters from the Southern of Sanaa, and around Al Dhala, “Israeli security forces have according to the rights group. written in Hebrew after interro- European economies including Resistance, which wants the northeast of Aden. used unnecessary force to arrest Rashid was accused of throw- gators threatened them”. Spain and Italy, and Arab nations former state of south Yemen REUTERS or detain Palestinian children,” it ing stones during the months of AFP could play a bigger role. AFP TUESDAY 21 JULY 2015 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com EUROPE Europe seeks end British PM vows to ‘de-glamourise’ IS to deadlock on migrant-sharing Parents to get power to cancel children’s passports over IS fears; Internet firms urged to help BRUSSELS: EU ministers tried Monday to end a stalemate BIRMINGHAM: British Addressing those tempted to before an end-July deadline Prime Minister David Cameron join up, Cameron said: “If you to share the burden of 40,000 said in a keynote speech yes- are a boy, they will brainwash mainly Syrian and Eritrean terday that it was vital to “de- you, strap bombs to your body migrants who have landed in glamourise” the Islamic State and blow you up. If you are a girl, overstretched Italy and Greece. group and promised to clamp they will enslave and abuse you.” Justice and home affairs minis- down on extremists at home, The authorities must also prove ters arriving for talks in Brussels including non-violent ones. that “British” values such as the said they were making progress Cameron said Islamist violence rule of law “are good for every- toward a deal that has eluded the was driven by an ideology that is one”, he said, by enforcing pro- 28-nation bloc since an unprec- “not just subversive, but can seem hibitions on culturally sensitive edented migrant shipwreck in exciting”, but warned would-be issues such as forced marriage April that killed nearly 800 people recruits that they were simply and female genital mutilation. jolted them into action. “cannon fodder”. Cameron said that moderate “I think the gap is narrowing Speaking in the ethnically Muslims in Britain should speak in terms of the numbers we’d like diverse city of Birmingham, he out against Islamist militants, to reach today,” Ireland’s Minster promised further powers to tar- saying it was wrong to deny any for Justice and Equality Frances get anti-Semitic “conspiracy connection between their religion Fitzgerald told reporters as she theorists” and those justifying and acts of violence. arrived for the talks. terrorism by blaming Western He also demanded that Internet She said agreement has already foreign policy who helped radi- companies do more to help fight been reached on relocating 20,000 calise young people. the spread of radical ideologies. Syrian refugees living in camps Cameron also vowed to tackle An aim of the strategy will be overseas, but not on the 40,000 sectarian segregation in schools, to target “home-grown” militants. Syrian and Eritrean asylum seek- admitting that extremist ideol- Around 700 Britons are estimated ers who are in Italy and Greece. ogy can “gain traction because of to have travelled to Syria and Iraq EU leaders set the deadline for issues of identity and failures of to join IS militants, some of whom the end of July for a solution to integration”. have since returned. the issue when they met at a bad- Faced with an exodus of hun- Cameron said to meet that tempered summit in June. dreds of young people who have goal, the religious drivers behind More than 1,900 migrants have joined the IS group in Syria and extremism had to be acknowl- British Prime Minister David Cameron (right), looks at a computer as he speaks with Zahra Qadir, during a workshop died this year making the perilous Iraq, and fears of the risk posed edged and that moderate Muslim about ways to report suspicious on-line activity, at Ninestiles Academy in Birmingham, central England, yesterday, journey across the Mediterranean by those who return, the govern- voices needed to be heard. before delivering a speech on counter radicalisation. to Europe, while around 150,000 ment is searching for new solu- “Simply denying any connec- people have made the crossing, tions to tackle extremism and tion between the religion of Islam Cameron is preparing to extend prevent travel, he said. He added: “We need to define the International Organisation for radicalisation. and the extremists doesn’t work,” Britain’s fight against IS overseas The Muslim Council of Britain, tightly and closely what extrem- Migration said earlier this month. The speech by the Conservative he said. “It is an exercise in futil- by seeking parliamentary approval an umbrella group representing ism is rather than perpetuate a France and Germany agreed leader, who was re-elected in ity to deny that and more than to undertake anti-IS bombing hundreds of Muslim groups, wel- deep misunderstanding of Islam earlier in July to accept some May, set out the broad outlines that, it can be dangerous.” missions in Syria. Britain cur- comed the need to de-glamourise and rhetoric, which inevitably 21,000 refugees and asylum seek- of a five-year strategy that will Announcing a range of initia- rently only conducts airstrikes in the IS group and Cameron’s call facilitates extremists to thrive.” ers as part of EU efforts to deal include new legislation to be pub- tives, he singled out Internet neighbouring Iraq, although pilots for better integration and oppor- Interfaith group Faith Matters with the flood of migrants seek- lished later this year. companies for criticism. “When seconded to allied air forces have tunities for young people. broadly welcomed the strategy ing refuge from conflicts and pov- The bill will include powers to it comes to doing what’s right taken part in air strikes. But Secretary General Shuja but cautioned against placing erty across North Africa and the “put out of action the key extrem- for their businesses they’re Cameron also sought to take Shafi warned that the paths to the blame on religion. “Positing Middle East. ist influencers who are careful to happy to engineer technolo- direct action after a spate of cases extremism and terrorism are ideology as the main driver over- Other governments objected to operate just inside the law, but gies that track our likes and involving young Britons leaving “complex and varied”, expressing looks a multitude of factors that earlier EU proposals to establish who clearly detest British soci- our dislikes,” he said, without their families to link up with concerns that the prime minis- drives individuals towards violent mandatory quotas in meeting the ety and everything we stand for”, naming specific firms. IS militants they had contacted ter’s suggestions “will set new lit- extremism,” the group said in a targets. Ireland, Fitzgerald said, is Cameron said. “We must de- “But when it comes to doing through online social networks. mus tests which may brand us all statement. “The oversimplifica- proposing to take in 600 asylum glamourise the extremist cause, what’s right in the fight against The government would intro- as extremists”. tion of the drivers towards radi- seekers and 550 refugees even especially ISIL. This is a group terrorism we too often hear that duce a scheme to enable worried “Dissenting is a proud tradition calisation risk alienating swathes though it has the right to opt out of that throws people off buildings, it’s all too difficult — I’m sorry I parents to apply directly to get of ours that must not be driven of British Muslims. the programme under EU treaties. that burns them alive,” he said. just don’t buy that.” their child’s passport cancelled to underground,” he said. AFP/REUTERS AFP

UK scribes take Lawyers of German terror court action suspect want to quit

over police BERLIN: Germany’s land- hiding in their getaway vehicle, mark murder and terrorism a rented camper van. Zschaepe phone spying trial of the surviving member has stayed silent since the start of a neo-Nazi cell was inter- of her high-profile trial in May LONDON: London police were rupted yesterday after three 2013, held under tight security in accused yesterday of breaching public defence lawyers asked to the southern city of Munich. the human rights of three jour- be relieved of their duties. She had repeatedly clashed nalists working for Britain’s top- The lawyers had repeatedly with her three court-appointed selling newspaper by accessing clashed with the woman in the lawyers — Wolfgang Heer, their phone records in a bid to dock, 40-year-old Beate Zschaepe, Wolfgang Stahl and Anja Sturm find the source for a story which the surviving member of the alleged — and tried to fire them a year brought down a senior minister. killer trio called the National ago, unsuccessfully. Detectives from London’s Socialist Underground (NSU). Yesterday, the three lawyers Metropolitan Police used the The NSU is blamed for the asked to stop representing her. covert power to discover who had assassination-style gun murders The court adjourned its hearings leaked a police report to journal- of 10 people — eight men with to consider the request. Recently ists from the Sun tabloid in 2012 Turkish roots, a Greek migrant the court had appointed a fourth which revealed former minis- and a German policewoman — lawyer, Mathias Grasel. ter Andrew Mitchell had sworn between 2000 and 2007. It was not immediately clear at and insulted officers on duty Zschaepe is accused of aiding the whether the court would grant outside Prime Minister David killings and other crimes, includ- the lawyers’ request to quit, and Cameron’s Downing Street office. ing a nail-bomb attack in a Cologne whether this could force a mis- The three reporters have taken migrant neighbourhood which trial. Germany was shocked in their case to the Investigatory wounded at least 23, and 15 bank 2011 to find that the bloody mur- Powers Tribunal (IPT), a body robberies to finance the NSU. der spree — long blamed by police US soldiers stand line during the opening ceremony of joint military exercises in Yavoriv training ground, near the which examines complaints from The NSU’s two male mem- and media on migrant crime western Ukrainian city of Lviv, yesterday. Saber Guardian/Rapid Trident-2015 drill kicked off at the Yavoriv base, the public about unlawful use bers, Uwe Mundlos and Uwe gangs — was in fact committed close to the border with Poland. Some 2,000 soldiers from 18 countries including the USA, Poland and the United of covert techniques by public Boehnhardt, died in 2011 after by a far-right group with xeno- Kingdom will take part in the training. authorities. a botched bank robbery, in an phobic motives. The landmark case also comes apparent murder-suicide while AFP at a time Britain is wrestling with a high-profile debate over the sur- US leads military drills in Kiev veillance powers of the police and spies, and whether they infringe YAVORIV: Ukrainian and US commander Oleksandr Syvak told president. But the veteran on the public’s privacy. troops launched fresh drills the festive flag-raising ceremony. Russian leader — immensely The Sun had reported that Spain’s Socialists up poll ante yesterday near the war-torn His US counterpart Alfred popular at home for his patriotic Mitchell, who title was Chief Whip, country’s Polish border in a bid Renzi said the participating fervour while increasingly iso- responsible for keeping discipline with family support scheme to show unity and resolve in the countries — most of them Nato lated abroad — has done little to among legislators in Cameron’s face of an increasingly defiant members but also including such mask his views of eastern Europe Conservative Party, had referred to MADRID: Spain’s opposi- yet clear in what form it would Kremlin. former Soviet nations as Moldova being part of Moscow’s traditional police as “plebs” after they refused to tion Socialist party yesterday feature in its election programme. The annual Rapid Trident and Azerbaijan — “will prove an sphere of influence. allow him to cycle his bike through pledged nearly ¤6.5bn annually “A future Socialist government exercises involve 1,800 soldiers ability to cooperate as one unified Russia set nerves jangling the main gates of Downing Street. ($7bn) for vulnerable families if will set aside six times as much in from 18 countries and last for just force for stability”. across Europe by sending its He denied using that insult- it wins a national election later resources to counter poverty in under two weeks. Russia quickly condemned fighter jets screaming toward the ing term but did later apologise this year in which economic fac- our country,” party leader Pedro Their immediate aim is to build the war games as a threat to an skies of Baltic and Nordic nations for swearing. In the ensuing row, tors will play a major role. Sanchez said at a rally in Merida. morale and cohesion within the already shaky five-month truce with increasing regularity in Mitchell was forced to resign and Spain has emerged from a The ¤6.45bn-a-year plan would be ex-Soviet state’s outdated and agreement that aims to resolve recent months. Washington and last year lost a libel case against double-dip recession as one of the financed through indirect taxes. woefully underfunded armed one of Europe’s bloodiest conflicts Nato have denounced such steps the paper and the police officer fastest-growing economies in the Punished by voters for a weak forces — caught in a 15-month in decades by the end of the year. as both hostile and dangerous to involved in the confrontation. eurozone, but six years of down- response to the economic crisis east Ukrainian quagmire bat- Nato “should understand that civilian aircraft. Four other officers, who had not turn deepened social inequalities that began in 2008, the PSOE has tling pro-Russia militias that has such actions... may threaten The Kremlin counters that it is been present at the time but were have left many citizens failing to been trying to regain momentum claimed more than 6,500 lives. to disrupt the visible progress only doing what the United States responsible for the leak or fabri- benefit from the recovery and since a landslide national election But they also deliver a transpar- (made) in the peace process con- has been for decades — flexing its cating evidence about the incident, scarred by unemployment. win by the centre-right People’s ent message to the Kremlin about cerning the deep internal crisis military muscle in far-off coun- were sacked with one being jailed. The Socialist party (PSOE), Party (PP) of Prime Minister Washington and its allies’ deter- in Ukraine,” the Russian foreign tries to build a “unipolar world.” Detective Chief Inspector which has faced strong compe- Mariano Rajoy in late 2011. mination to thwart any expansion- ministry said. The launch of Rapid Trident was Tim Neligan, who led the police tition on the left from anti-aus- The PP, which is leading in ist ambitions Russian President Putin has always denied charges quickly followed by the Russian inquiry, told the IPT officers had terity party Podemos (‘We Can’), the polls, is now also leveraging Vladimir Putin may have. of orchestrating Ukraine’s sepa- navy’s announcement that one of been under “considerable pres- said it would introduce a “liv- the economic recovery to try to “These joint manoeuvres... dis- ratist revolt to unsettle the pro- its warships stationed off Ukraine’s sure” from senior political figures ing wage” scheme to help some appeal to voters, having brought play a broad support for Ukraine Western leadership that rose to Kremlin-annexed Crimean penin- and others to find out whether 730,000 families with zero income. forward tax breaks ahead of an in its struggle for freedom and power in the wake of last year’s sula would conduct live rocket fire there had been a conspiracy to Podemos previously suggested election likely to take place in sovereignty,” Ukrainian forces ouster of a Moscow-backed drills on Sunday. AFP get Mitchell sacked. REUTERS a similar scheme though it is not November. AFP TUESDAY 21 JULY 2015 AMERICAS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Cuban flag flies in Washington Historic new chapter begins after 54 years of enmity

WASHINGTON: The Cuban imprisoned by the past.” Monday of its new status, with flag proudly flew over Havana’s “We look forward to working diplomats awaiting Kerry’s arrival newly restored embassy in collaboratively to normalize rela- next month for the flag-raising. Washington yesterday for the tions with the Cuban government In another historic move, Kerry first time in 54 years as the two and the Cuban people after half a received Rodriguez for talks yes- nations relaunched diplomatic century of discord.” terday — the first time a top ties, turning the page on dec- At the flag-raising ceremony Cuban diplomat has visited the ades of hostility. at the Cuban embassy, Rodriguez State Department since 1958. In a historic ceremony attended warned the “challenge is great,” The restoration of diplomatic by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno but said Havana was willing to ties has been hailed by Cubans, Rodriguez, a crowd of more than move forward “in a constructive who hope to see an easing of tough 500 people cheered and shouted spirit.” economic conditions. “Fidel, Fidel” and “Viva Raul” as He called for the removal of “It’s a day to be celebrated, it’s the flag was raised by an honor the US economic blockade on an important day that will bring guard. Cuba which he said had “caused new opportunities,” said 18-year- They were referring to Cuba’s so much deprivation and damage old Cuban Adriel Gonzales, revolutionary leader Fidel Castro to our people.” who had the honor of raising and his brother Raul Castro, who The historic turnaround the Cuban flag outside the US is now the president of the com- between two bitter adversaries embassy in Havana. munist-run Caribbean island. has come at breakneck speed But both nations have cau- The United States and Cuba after Obama and Raul Castro tioned this is only a beginning, officially resumed relations at one in December agreed to normal- warning that overcoming decades minute after midnight, eliminat- ize ties, as Washington acknowl- of enmity will not be easy. ing one of the last vestiges of the edged that its policy of trying to One of the biggest areas of con- Cold War. effect change by isolating Cuba tention remains human rights, An American official confirmed had failed. with Washington pressing for Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez (second right) applauds as the Cuban flag is raised in front of the country’s that US Secretary of State John The Cuban banner first took an improvement in freedoms of Kerry will now visit Havana on its place in the columned mar- expression, religion and the press embassy for the first time in 54 years yesterday in Washington, DC. August 14. ble entrance hall to the State in the Caribbean island nation. He will be the first US secre- Department, hoisted before dawn Some Republicans have been compensation for American prop- than 50 years, calling it the main And while American diplomats tary of state to visit Cuba since between the flags of Croatia and sharply critical of what they see erty seized after the 1959 Cuban stumbling block to normalisation. will still have to provide notifica- 1945, sealing what will be a major Cyprus. It was then raised at the as US haste to cozy up with Cuba. revolution led by Fidel Castro. Washington also wants to tion of their travel, they will no foreign policy legacy of President embassy in Washington, which Senator and 2016 presidential Some 5,911 lawsuits have been ensure the return of several longer have to seek permission. Barack Obama’s eight-year until yesterday had been operat- hopeful Marco Rubio, the son opened in the United States seek- American fugitives wanted in the US charge d’affaires Jeffrey tenure. ing as an interests section. of Cuban immigrants, vowed on ing an estimated $7bn to $8bn. United States. Tough negotiations DeLaurentis will stay in post in White House spokesman Josh At the US embassy in Havana, Sunday to end diplomatic ties On Havana’s side, Raul Castro has eased one stumbling block with Havana until a new ambassador is Earnest said the new diplomatic however, where some 360 people with an “anti-American commu- urged Obama to use his executive the Cuban security presence out- confirmed, with his Cuban coun- ties were “yet another demon- including 30 Americans work, nist tyranny.” powers to “dismantle” the eco- side the US embassy in Havana terpart Jose Cabanas also staying stration that we don’t have to be there were few outward signs Another tough issue is nomic embargo in place for more already reduced. in place in Washington. AFP

Obama woos Buhari Mitsubishi apologises to US after historic election prisoners of war WASHINGTON: Barack Obama is bringing safety and security and : Japan’s welcomed Nigeria’s freshly elected peace to his country.” Mitsubishi Materials made a president to the White House Buhari reciprocated the praise, landmark apology yesterday to yesterday, lending a personal saying US pressure helped ensure US prisoners of war forced to endorsement after the country’s the elections were “free, fair and work in its mines during World first ever democratic transition. credible.” “We will ever be grate- War II, seven decades after the Obama praised the March vote as ful,” he said. conflict. The Japanese govern- “an affirmation of Nigeria’s com- Obama said successful reforms ment only officially apologised mitment to democracy.” would mean that “Nigeria ends up to former American POWs He said the people of the oil-rich being an anchor, not only of pros- five years ago, and Mitsubishi’s and diverse nation “understand perity and stability” but, he said, the initiative appeared to be the that only through a peaceful politi- country “can also be an outstanding first of its kind by a Japanese cal process can change take place.” role model for developing countries corporation. Obama — facing criticism for not around the world.” Senior Mitsubishi executive including the continent’s most pop- Obama said he ready to discuss Hikaru Kimura presented a “most ulous country and biggest economy “how we can be helpful” in address- remorseful apology” to 94-year- on a Africa tour later this week that ing the issues that have held Nigeria old James Murphy of California, will take in Kenya and Ethiopia back. Still, he is unlikely to endorse one of just a few surviving US — turned on the charm, lavish- a dramatic ramping up of US mili- prisoners forced to work in Japan. ing praise on the former military tary activity against Boko Haram — Murphy accepted the “sincere, ruler. “President Buhari comes into fearing it could be used by the group humble” apology. “For 70 years office with a reputation for integrity as a recruiting tool and entangle since the war ended, the prison- and a very clear agenda,” he said. the United States in yet another US President Barack Obama meets with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in the Oval Office of the White ers of war who worked for these “And that is to make sure that he conflict. AFP House in Washington, DC, yesterday. Japanese companies have asked for something very simple, they asked for an apology,” he said. “We hope to extend Mitsubishi’s gracious coming forward at this time to all the other mines and factories who employed American Bush wants to slash size of govt, curb lobbying POWs against their will.” AFP

WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush Argentine said yesterday he would not Trump should apologise to replace two-thirds of retiring opposition wins federal employees, as the former Florida governor laid out plans to military families: McCain Buenos Aires poll overhaul what he called a bloated US government. WASHINGTON: Senator John McCain urged Republican pres- BUENOS AIRES: Argentina’s Bush detailed several proposals idential candidate Donald Trump yesterday to apologise to US business-friendly PRO party for combatting “the overspending, military families for saying prisoners of war are not heroes in his won the Buenos Aires mayoral the overreaching, the arrogance” first direct response to remarks by Trump. runoff yesterday, clinging to its of “Mount Washington” — the US Trump drew a barrage of criticism over the weekend after telling stronghold for a third consecu- capital that has, for conservatives, a Republican forum he did not think McCain, a Navy fighter pilot tive term ahead of presiden- become synonymous with bureauc- who was held prisoner for five years during the Vietnam War, was tial elections in October, but racy and waste. a hero because he was captured. McCain played down the personal prevailed by a smaller-than- In a speech in Tallahassee, attack in an interview with MSNBC, saying he didn’t think Trump expected margin. Florida, he proposed amend- owed him an apology, but said he owed one to the wider target of Outgoing mayor and PRO ing the US Constitution so that Jeb Bush delivers a speech, “Taking on Mt Washington” at Florida State his remarks. “I think he may owe an apology to the families of those presidential candidate Mauricio budget deficits would be prohibited, who have sacrificed in conflict and those who have undergone the Macri had sponsored the cam- University in Tallahassee, Florida, yesterday. and offered several other budget prison experience in serving our country,” McCain said. paign of his chief of staff Horacio reforms, but took particular aim The longtime Arizona senator and former presidential candidate, Rodríguez Larreta, who won 51.6 at the management of federal by 45 percent in the past decade. According to the Office of who himself has been called fiery and combative, struck a tone of percent of ballots cast yesterday, employees. “My first reform will be He wants to prohibit former Personnel Management, the federal restraint and humility in his reply. “The great honour of my life was official returns showed. That put placing a freeze on federal hiring,” members of Congress from engag- government employed 2,663,000 to serve in the company of heroes,” McCain said. “I’m not a hero.” Larreta only a few points ahead Bush said. “We will go by a simple ing in lobbying activities for six people in 2014, not including 1.4 Trump was addressing a gathering of religious conservatives in of ECO party candidate Martin three-out, one-in rule across the years following the end of their million members of the military Ames, Iowa, on Saturday, when the moderator referred to McCain Lousteau, who picked up 48.4 federal workforce, with exceptions term. Former senators and con- and 63,000 people in the legislative as a war hero. “He’s not a war hero,” Trump retorted. “He was a war percent with 99 percent of the for critical positions related to our gressmen often follow up time and judicial branches. hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.” vote counted. Larreta had been security and safety.” spent on Capitol Hill with stints This number has decreased since The real estate mogul and television personality has refused to expected to leave Lousteau trail- “Combined with other reforms, as lobbyists, offering their network a high in 2010, the year following apologise for the remarks, despite a chorus of criticism from his ing by a margin of 9 to 13 points. reducing the size of the bureauc- of contacts and considerable influ- the implementation of a stimulus own party, including calls from the other candidates for the 2016 With Buenos Aires, the PRO’s racy by 10 percent within four ence to business groups looking to plan after the great recession of Republican presidential nomination for him to drop out of the race. power base, accounting for about years is a realistic goal,” said the influence the legislative process. 2008-2009. Trump also continued to criticise McCain for not doing enough 8 percent of Argentina’s national Republican, who also wants to base The current lobbying ban is one Those vying for the US presi- to support fellow veterans. McCain told MSNBC he has fielded a vote, Macri would have hoped his pay on performance and make it year for former members of the dency are fine-tuning their plat- “flood of calls” from military veterans about Trump’s remarks and party would win by a wider mar- easier to fire federal employees. House of Representatives and two forms ahead of the primary “they are not happy.” “I think the point here is that there’s so many gin. He must drum up support The 62-year-old Bush — aim- for former senators. elections that begin in February men and some women who served and sacrificed and happened to elsewhere to win in the presiden- ing to be the third president from Bush would also like to dock the 2016. The first Republican debate be held prisoner,” McCain said in the interview. “Somehow to deni- tial elections on October 25. his family after his father and pay of the 535 elected members of is scheduled for August 6, with 10 grate that in any way is offensive, I think, to most of our veterans.” “I would like to thank Mauricio brother — also promised to rein Congress in the case of absentee- candidates to be invited. The presi- “It’s just totally inappropriate for Mr Trump to say that he doesn’t (Macri) for showing that it is pos- in Washington’s lucrative lobbying ism. “If you don’t come, you will dential election will take place in like to be with people who are captured.” REUTERS sible in Argentina... to transform business, which he said had grown not be paid for your time,” he said. November 2016. AFP reality,” Larreta said. REUTERS TUESDAY 21 JULY 2015 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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HE Turkish town of Suruc has become another Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate target of the egregious designs of the Islamic State militant group. A suicide bomber blew up amid a Tgroup of anti-IS activists in the southeastern town. The blast killed close to 30 youth who were preparing to go across to Kobane, which is across the border in Syria, for fear over ‘Jade Helm’ helping residents. The Syrian town for months had been under the control of IS militants till it was taken over by Kurdish forces in January this year. The attack inside Turkish territory comes amid fears of drill is very American a surge in the power of the jihadists who are using online media and Internet social forums to sway the minds of youth BY NOAH FELDMAN Republic would be sufficiently protected. force march into Washington unop- prone to Islamist propaganda. Over the last week, Turkey At the state ratifying conventions, there posed. Madison had to flee the battle and has arrested dozens of suspected IS militants. HEN Texans, including were calls for a constitutional amend- the city — and the British torched the The attack that has definitely shaken the Turkish Governor Greg Abbott, ment to protect against the danger of Capitol and the White House. establishment took place a day after Ankara announced that give credence to the pos- the standing army. Madison learned the lesson of sibility that the US mili- Those calls led to what became the Bladensburg. When the war was over, it has detained nearly 500 people trying to cross the border W tary’s Jade Helm 15 training exercise is Second Amendment: that “a well reg- and his popularity was at its peak, he from insurgency-ravaged Syria. Turkey, a member of the a pretext to occupy Texas and confis- ulated Militia, being necessary to the called for a small but permanent stand- North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato), detained 488 cate the people’s guns, it’s easy to dismiss security of a free State, the right of the ing army to provide for national defence people trying to enter the country from Syria and 26 who them as paranoid fantasists. And cer- People to keep and bear Arms, shall not — a view that he would have considered were trying to cross into Syria. tainly, those concerns are demonstrably be infringed.” The idea was that militias heresy before experience taught him the Ankara has maintained a liberal refugee policy by paranoid. But it’s paranoia that reflects a — self-regulating organizations of civil- limits of militia. quintessentially American concern about ians who trained to go to war as needed Subsequently, the US did in fact accepting 1.8 million Syrian refugees. In a quagmire over the the risks of a standing army — one that — were necessary to protect freedom grow into a continental and then glo- war in Syria, Turkey has been caught between following a goes back to James Madison, and is tied against tyranny. bal empire, expansion that couldn’t have strict border security policy so as not to let in jihadists and to the origins of the Second Amendment. In other words, because a standing happened had the nation relied only on keeping the ‘door open’ for refugees. For Madison, the worry about a stand- army would inevitably subvert a free militia and eschewed a standing army. The attack in Suruc should prompt ing army wasn’t minor. A standing army state, such a state required instead mili- And it’s maintained its character as a the Turkish government to further was understood tias to defend itself. A government that republic of a kind. But the power of the The suicide to pose an exis- banned militias would be trying to con- modern presidency vastly outstrips what ramp up security and add more muscle tential threat to solidate power under a standing army. Madison would have believed appropri- attack in a to its policy against the Islamic State. a self-governing The Second Amendment was intended ate. A president can make certain kinds Turkish town The suicide attacker targeted The Texans republic. The to keep the militia structure primary of war without Congress, as Barack the Amara Cultural Centre where who fret about paradigm case and permanent. Obama did for a time in Libya. could be a about 300 members belonging to was Rome, which Madison clung to the worry about The Texans who fret about the US the US Army had devolved from standing armies all the way into the War Army occupying Texas are thus doing the Federation of Socialist Youth precursor to a republic into an of 1812, when he was president. His war Americans the service of reminding Associations were staying. Most occupying Texas more violence unfree empire strategy was to invade Canada quickly, the nation of its anti-militaristic, anti- members of the group were university are thus doing ruled by Caesars before Britain could send troops to imperial origins. Their worry about by IS in students. Americans precisely because defend it, and force Britain to capitulate their guns is an imperfect echo of the the country. Controlling by terror has been the generals used the on trade restrictions that it had failed Second Amendment’s original purpose. strategy of the Islamic State. All its the service of army to coerce to remove despite years of US economic The gun-toting folks’ role as the nation’s the city into obe- sanctions. Because the US had almost unconscious conscience isn’t an accident. activities including kidnappings, and reminding the dience. Madison no standing army, the attack strategy In a general sense, they often share the gruesome public slayings are aimed nation of its cited Rome at relied mostly on militia. Those militia framers’ classical republican-libertarian at sowing fear. The latest attack the constitutional failed abjectly as an offensive force. Some values of self-government and the avoid- was targeted at youth who were devoted to rebuilding the anti-militaristic, convention in the refused to cross the border into Canada, ance of foreign entanglements. When the Syrian border town of Kobane. The militant group has sent anti-imperial course of assert- claiming that under the Constitution and country today updates those values to a message that destruction is its aim and anyone trying to ing that “the the laws of their states, militia could only the point of rejecting them, it’s impor- origins. means of defence be used in defence, not as an invading tant to know that we’re doing so -- and come in the way will be eliminated. against foreign force abroad. Others just turned and ran. to recognize the costs. Addressing a press conference in Ankara after the danger, have been always the instru- The result was a war that dragged And after all, the Jade Helm exer- attack, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkey’s ments of tyranny at home.” on indecisively until, after the defeat of cise is in fact to train the army in the policy against the IS made the terror group uncomfortable. And Madison believed that modern Napoleon’s army in Russia, the British techniques of occupation, a military This shows that IS has retaliated against Ankara’s policy of absolutist rule similarly depended on the were able to turn the tables and send training necessity born of US occupy- maintenance of standing armies by rul- invading forces to North America. The ing missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. cracking down on its members. ers. “Throughout all Europe,” he argued, militia did a bit better in defending It’s worth remembering that the British Turkey shares a 911-kilometre long border with Syria. “the armies kept up under the pretext against British attacks at Baltimore, Empire also occupied both -- with not Given the power of the group and its potential to recruit of defending, have enslaved the people.” Plattsburgh and eventually New Orleans. much more success than the US has had. online, one should not be surprised if it has members and But even the Constitution as drafted But elsewhere they performed abomina- Madison believed that empires occupy, sleeper cells inside Turkey. To control the proliferation of IS — which gave Congress, not the presi- bly, most famously at the brief, ignomini- republics defend. By that measure, the members and prevent more attacks presents a formidable dent, the power to declare war and raise ous Battle of Bladensburg, where they US is no longer the republic the framers an army — didn’t satisfy sceptics that the turned tail and let an invading British made. WP-BLOOMBERG challenge to the Turkish government. The other side Quote of An unsound recommendation the day BIG let-down amid an be granted only on the fulfilment of is a good chance that if the suggestion Facebook’s internet.org does (the report otherwise progressive certain conditions or the payment of a is implemented the consumer might be doesn’t seem to be in favour of this). narrative in the Department fee, or both. The DoT’s report is by no worse off for it. But before that, there is It’s heartening that the report repeatedly of Telecommunications’ means final and binding. Still, the stated a big question mark over whether dif- pitches for net neutrality, the principle of Arecent report on net neutrality is its logic behind such a suggestion is open ferentiating a domestic VoIP call from data equality that is important to ensure The (Israeli- recommendation to bring voice over to question. The report says telecom an international one is possible at all. the internet remains a level-playing field. internet protocol-based (VoIP) domestic companies “may become reluctant Bar this recommendation, the report At the same time, it shows pragmatism Palestinian) peace calling services, including applications to invest in expansion of broadband does seem to largely reflect a nuanced in saying that “enforcing net neutrality process is at a such as WhatsApp, under licensing. infrastructure” in an environment where understanding of the complexities of principle is a new idea and may throw The suggestion is that such services be apps that provide similar calling services today’s internet world. This is true even up many questions and problems as we standstill. regulated “through exercise of licensing eat into their revenues. Don’t telecom of its references to zero-rating schemes, go along,” and that this may require a The situation is bad. powers available under section 4 of the companies benefit from the apps that under which the user is offered data or process of oversight. The report is laced Indian Telegraph Act to ensure a level ride on whatever services they provide? access to some sites free of cost. True, with quotes, including this one from Europe should help playing field.” This does not straightaway Doesn’t more app usage mean more critics have taken the report to task for Archibald Putt: “Technology is domi- mean such calls will be chargeable. The data consumed, which in turn mean not recommending a ban on them. But nated by two types of people: those both parties to take more obvious implication is that such more revenues for telecom companies? there are novel zero-rating schemes who understand what they do not man- steps to overcome the applications can’t operate without the The recommendation could be where the user is given free data and age, and those who manage what they Laurent Fabius government’s permission, which might flawed on multiple grounds. One, there not a pre-selected bouquet of sites, as do not understand.” THE HINDU impasse. French Foreign Minister TUESDAY 21 JULY 2015 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Syrian refugees need more schools Last October, Turkey changed its policy of pretending the Syrians would be going home at any moment. Now Syrian children can register to attend Turkish schools, and about 220,000 live in full-service camps, with food, medical care and schools pro- since then 10 Arabic vided. Unofficially, there are many more — the most common guess is up to 2.5 schools have opened million — but many are afraid to register. After living in Syria, they don’t trust gov- ernments. So 90 percent of the refugees in Kilis. live among the general population. Those I met on a recent trip to the BY MARC CHAMPION Syrian border expressed gratitude at Turkey’s decision to accept them and ometimes, you meet an idealist. give them access to medical care. But Syrian refugees who fled from Kobane, wait in a line to get food at a refugee camp in Suruc district in Sanliurfa, Turkey. TOP LEFT: Syrian Fouad Sheikh Asana, a teacher they were treated as temporary guests, refugee Fouad Sheikh Asana, who began a popular school for refugee children in Kilis, Turkey. and former school inspector from without a right to apply for asylum. Until SAleppo, Syria, doesn’t think of last October, they couldn’t even regis- himself as one, which makes him the best ter for work papers, which meant the share hate.” native Turks who believe that Syrian says Matt Trevithick, an American kind. His extraordinary story made me Syrian children couldn’t go to Turkish That’s also why he sticks to the old- refugees are driving rental costs up and who worked on aid programmes in Iraq think in a different way about the refugee schools and the adults could get work regime textbooks (with a few excisions wages down. and Afghanistan. “They don’t come crisis that we in the developed world are only illegally. in the history department). He wants Asana’s big worry now is what will back,” he said. Trevithick is now direc- doing our level best to ignore. “We don’t want to settle; we want to go exactly the same standards as before the happen to his students when they gradu- tor of research at the Syria Research & In 2012, Asana fled Aleppo and stopped home,” said Asana. “But until we do, we war. He accepts money only from Turkish ate. This year, he said, Libya (of all coun- Evaluation Organization in Gaziantep, in the small Turkish border town of Kilis, need to live.” And what chance do Syrians charities that don’t set conditions on tries) will begin qualifying Syrian refugee the nearest big city to Kilis. He collects just 55 miles away. Many of his fellow have to one day create a successful, toler- what’s taught. There’s enough to pay the children in Turkey to move onto higher data from inside Syria for aid agencies refugees were children — as are just over ant, discerning country if their children teachers 500 Turkish Lira a month, he education. working there, so they can design and half of the 60 million people displaced by grow up without education? said. That’s about $190 — not enough for “We are a big number for Turkey to monitor programmes. conflict or persecution worldwide. And As winter approached, the local the teachers to live on. Asana asked for handle, so I think the best thing is for Deep down, I suspect Asana knows that he worried that with nothing to do all authorities in Kilis were sympathetic. help from Unicef but was told they could Europe to take some of these people,” the chances of rebuilding a “European” day, those kids would start to fight with When Asana went to ask for a building operate only in the refugee camps. said Asana. He’s perplexed about why it Syria in his lifetime — he’s 53 — are the local youngsters. So he found some to house his school, they gave him one. Last October, Turkey changed its policy isn’t happening and why Syrians have to approximately nil. tables, set them up in the town’s small By last year, 2,100 kids were attending of pretending the Syrians would be going risk their lives and pay criminal gangs to Nations aren’t idealistic — espe- central park, and, together with other classes there in three shifts a day. Asana home at any moment. Now Syrian children get them into these countries illegally to cially European ones in their current refugee teachers from Aleppo, started an had to turn away another 6,000. The lan- can register to attend Turkish schools, and apply for asylum. anti-immigrant mood. Yet self-interest open-air school for 1,200 of them. guage is Arabic, and the textbooks are since then 10 Arabic schools have opened in “There should be visas for our young would suggest that it makes sense to “I thought maybe we’d be here for four copies of the ones he used in Aleppo. Kilis. Asana’s school now operates a more people who want to complete their stud- help provide the money for charities to months,” he told me. Four years after the “There are no politics here,” he said humane two shifts for 1,300 children. All ies. Then they will be able to come back to pay Syrian teachers enough to live, and start of the Syrian conflict, an estimated when I asked about the curriculum and 10 of the new schools in Kilis are run by Syria when it’s safe again and rebuild it. to help Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and 100,000 Syrians now live in Kilis, a town the mix of religions among the students Turkish government administrators, with They will bring back European thought, other nations hosting very large num- with a native population of around 90,000. filing into the school outside his office. teachers and funds provided by the refugees qualifications, culture and ideas,” he says. bers of refugees with the means to pro- The park school proved to be too popu- There are kids from Alawite as well and charities. But the burden on Turkey In particular, he said, they would bring vide schools. That way, Syrians might lar. All the parents wanted their children as Sunni areas of Syria, said Asana, in for accommodating so many refugees is back a true understanding of democracy. not think their only recourse is to get to be educated and, outside the refugee a reference to the religion followed by huge: $5.5bn by April, according to the Unfortunately, sending students to to Europe. They may also grow up less camps that Turkey had set up, few Arabic President Bashar Al Assad and many government. (It has complained that the Western universities in the hopes they vulnerable to radicals and less resentful schools were available. Officially, there are of his supporters. “We don’t ask what rest of the world has added only $306m.) will return and transform their home of a West that ignored them. 1.8 million refugees in Turkey, of whom religion they are. We don’t want to Meanwhile, resentment is growing among countries has not worked out that well, BLOOMBERG Trump’s attack on McCain marks a turning point for him

Trump gave no indication be confronted seriously,” he said Trump has shown himself to Sunday that he had been chas- in a telephone interview. “It’s not tened by the latest controversy just a cancer on the Republican be a knot of contradictions. He or that he was ready to tone it Party and the conservative move- down, as Republican National ment. It’s a cancer on our poli- Committee Chairman Reince tics as a whole. . . . My personal disparages the Affordable Care Priebus asked him to do. view is that it ought to trigger a On ABC’s “This Week,” corre- fight for the soul and heart of the Act but has called for a universal spondent Martha Raddatz asked Republican Party and the con- Trump whether he owed McCain servative movement.” an apology. “No, not at all,” he Another prominent GOP national healthcare programme. He replied. He repeatedly accused strategist, who to speak can- McCain — who still bears the didly declined to be identi- calls himself pro-life after earlier physical scars from the torture he fied by name, counseled a more was subjected to during more than nuanced approach. Candidates saying he was pro-choice. five years in a North Vietnamese should prosecute the case against John McCain and Donald Trump prison camp — of having “done Trump, this strategist said. “But nothing” for veterans. they have to do that with a cer- BY DAN BALZ When Raddatz confronted tain amount of respect, with dis- has displayed so far, and many the first five states,” Musser said, on Saturday may have accelerated him with statements of condem- appointment in their voice, and Republicans said on Sunday that “he’s a factor, and he’s a factor it. “The fact that he has no filter nations by leaders of veterans not go over the top.” t was only a matter of time they believe his attack on McCain, with delegates.” is what some voters find appeal- groups, Trump said, “Well, maybe Trump’s harshest critic among before Donald Trump crossed R-Ariz, marks a turning point for Trump has benefited from ing, but it’s that lack of a filter they don’t speak to the same vets his fellow Republican candidates Ithe kind of line he did on Trump the politician. being cast as a not-quite-serious that could doom his presidential that I speak to.” He filibustered has been former Texas gover- Saturday, when he questioned Few would offer their views for presidential candidate, which campaign,” said GOP pollster throughout in the face of persist- nor Rick Perry. Even before the heroism of Sen John McCain, the record, owing to their posi- has allowed him to carry on as Neil Newhouse, who is working ent questioning. Saturday’s controversy, Perry had a Vietnam War POW. The ques- tions working for other candidates he has. His Republican rivals have for the super PAC affiliated with Raddatz asked whether, as aggressively criticised Trump for tion now is whether Candidate or a desire not to put themselves been tentative in attacking him former Florida governor Jeb Bush president, Trump would continue his comments on immigration. Trump is immune from the laws into direct conflict with Trump. for describing illegal immigrants but offered his comments only on to label an opponent as a “loser” Now, after the attack on McCain, of political gravity or soon will be One described Trump’s attack on from Mexico as “rapists” and behalf of himself. or “dummy,” as he has done as he says the businessman should isolated and regarded as an object McCain as “lethal.” Another said drug dealers, hoping he will col- Trump’s candidacy for the a candidate. “Look, when peo- get out of the race. of scorn or curiosity rather than he expects “a complete cratering” lapse under his own weight and GOP nomination is a knot of ple attack me, I let them have it That’s unlikely right now, and of presidential seriousness. of Trump’s support. Still another not wanting to get into a head-to- contradictions. He disparages back,” he said. “You say physical it still would leave Trump free to Since announcing his candidacy predicted that Trump would head scrap. The media, for all the the Affordable Care Act but has appearance. You know . . . peo- mount an independent candidacy last month, Trump has enjoyed a become “a niche candidate” and coverage and often critical com- called for a universal national ple are constantly attacking my next year. Perry’s motivation may swift rise, vaulting into the lead a sideshow to the main event. mentary given to Trump, have healthcare programme. He calls hair. I don’t see you coming to spring in part from his desire to in some national and state polls But others are less confident not subjected him to the kind himself pro-life after earlier say- my defence.” Then he again called raise his own profile in the hope in the crowded contest for the that Trump’s candidacy will take of scrutiny that often goes with ing he was pro-choice. He wants McCain “a dummy.” of qualifying for the first GOP Republican nomination. His sharp a nose dive, highlighting the com- being atop the polls. to expand Social Security ben- If Republicans — many pri- debate, which will take place on attacks on illegal immigrants bination of hope, fear and uncer- But every candidate who efits. He has repeatedly mocked vately and some publicly — agreed August 6 in Cleveland. from Mexico and his flamboyant tainty that has gripped the party becomes a serious contender for his opponents in the most per- that Trump has entered a new That debate promises to be style struck a nerve with voters since Trump decided to run. the presidency eventually has to sonal ways. Could someone like and more challenging phase of his dominated by the issue of Trump, who are angry with Washington Phil Musser, a GOP strategist cross a threshold of acceptability that unite the Republican Party candidacy, they differed on what and every candidate on that stage and with political double talk. unaffiliated with a campaign, said with the voters. That is meas- or the country? the right strategy should be for will have to weigh the political Trump has dominated cover- anyone with claims to know what ured not only in where candidates Such questions have been those who feel he is a threat to consequences of challenging him age of the race with non-stop the next turn is for Trump is only stand on issues or how authentic avoided, along with those of tem- the party’s hopes of winning the directly. Whether Trump will interviews and over-the-top guessing. “This guy has tapped they seem, but whether voters perament and judgment. What 2016 election. begin to weigh the consequences comments. He has proved to be a into a very virulent strain of the conclude they have the tempera- happened Saturday could give Steve Schmidt, who was sen- of his actions is another ques- skilled showman — a talent honed anti-establishment wing of the ment, character and judgment to licence to his rivals and his critics ior adviser to McCain in the tion. So far, there’s no indication on reality TV — who is able to Republican Party,” he said, while sit in the Oval Office. to subject his candidacy — what 2008 presidential campaign, says of a change of heart. But for the command attention with his com- adding that he finds Trump’s That day of reckoning was he says and how he says it, where Trump’s GOP rivals and others in candidate, the stakes have gotten bative verbal style. comments personally offensive. always coming for Trump if he he stands vs where he once stood the party must step up and con- noticeably higher after what he But there is more to becom- “If he’s got a message that works remained in the thick of the nom- — to the kind of scrutiny he has front him. “What he represents did on Saturday. ing president than what Trump for 15 percent of the people in ination contest, but his remarks largely escaped. has to be taken seriously. It has to WP-BLOOMBERG TUESDAY 21 JULY 2015 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / AFRICA Manila to base Burundi opposition urges boycott

BUJUMBURA: Burundi’s opposition has urged voters to follow their lead and boycott the frigates near presidential election scheduled for Tuesday, saying the vote will deepen political deadlock in a nation with a long history of political violence and ethnic disputed waters strife. President Pierre Nkurunziza’s $552m defence spending planned decision to seek a third-term in office has plunged the East MANILA: The Philippines will reopen Subic Bay -- one of the African nation into its worst cri- station fighter jets and frigates US’s largest overseas bases until sis since an ethnically charged on a former US naval base fac- it was shut down more than civil war ended in 2005. Though ing the South China Sea, where two decades ago -- and station street protests and a would-be it is engaged in a maritime row Filipino military assets there for coup were quelled, almost daily with China, a defence official the first time. violence has left the country said yesterday. Andolong said the military tense. They will be located in Subic has leased part of Subic Bay for A grenade exploded in the cen- Bay, some 200 kilometres from a 15 years and plans to use it as tre of the capital but caused no shoal off the northern Philippines a base for new equipment that casualties, deputy police spokes- controlled by Chinese forces, said will be bought over the next few man Pierre Nkurikiye said. Arsenio Andolong, the defence years as part of a modernisation Grenade blasts marred a June department’s public affairs chief. programme. parliamentary poll, which the The Armed Forces of the The first pair of a dozen FA-50 opposition also boycotted. Philippines “will use portions of fighter jets are scheduled to be Diplomats worry that the dis- Subic for the new assets coming delivered this year and the other order may see Burundi slide back in like the FA-50 (jets) and the 10 will arrive within two years, he into civil war, a frightening pros- new vessels that are arriving,” added. The military is still evalu- pect for a Great Lakes region still Andolong said. ating from where to acquire two scarred by the 1994 Rwandan “They (the Subic facilities) are new frigates. genocide in which about 800,000 ideal: it has a deep-water port, Subic Bay currently serves as a Tutsis and moderate Hutus were A man carries a metal gate on his bicycle in Bujumbura. the runways are perfect for the commercial port and tourist site killed. FA-50,” he added. facing onto the South China Sea Nkurunziza’s government withdrew from the race. not be sending election monitors he can run for five more years in Meanwhile, the Philippines is where China is locked in a dis- has pledged to push ahead with “I am urging Burundi citi- to Burundi because “the condi- office. proposing to spend a record 25 pute with the Philippines as well Tuesday’s election, ignoring calls zens not to go to polls this July tions are not conducive for cred- Months of talks between the billion pesos ($552m) next year as Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam and from the African Union (AU), 21 which are not democratic,” he ible, transparent, free and fair two sides have yielded almost no to purchase frigates, surveillance Taiwan over conflicting territorial United States and other Western told Reuters by telephone in the elections”. results, and the latest negotia- planes and radars to improve claims. powers for the vote to be delayed capital Bujumbura. Jacob Enoh Eben, spokesman tions broke down on Sunday when surveillance and detection in the Andolong said the South China due to growing insecurity. The electoral commission has for African Union Commission the government mediator did not disputed South China Sea, offi- Sea dispute was “one of the con- Officials have promised a free said opposition candidates names Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini- show up for discussions. cials said yesterday. The funds to siderations that was envisioned and fair election. are already on the ballot paper Zuma, said that if the vote went Government spokesman modernise the military are part when the (lease agreement) was Charles Nditije, leader of the and any votes cast for them will ahead the AU would meet to dis- Philippe Nzobonariba said the of President Benigno Aquino’s 3 signed”. He also said the “prox- Uprona party, which is part of the be counted. The commission also cuss the way forward. vote, which was delayed from trillion pesos ($66.24bn) budget imity” to Scarborough Shoal -- opposition Amizero Y’abarundi counted votes for the opposi- Opposition parties say June 26, would not be put back bill in 2016, his last year in office. a rich fishing ground that was coalition, called on foreign gov- tion in the parliamentary poll. Nkurunziza’s re-election bid is again and he urged Burundians Aquino is no longer eligible to run occupied by Chinese ships after a ernments not to recognise a vote Nkurunziza’s party won. unconstitutional and are boycott- to go to the polls “en masse to for a second term. standoff with the Philippines in in which Nkurunziza will stand An AU official on Monday con- ing the election race. The presi- express their legitimate will”. Manila said last week it would 2012 -- was another. AGENCIES unopposed after the opposition firmed the regional body would dent cites a court ruling declaring REUTERS US navy ship Japan PM defends security Kenya to welcome Obama ‘home’ rescues 11 change after support slides to a continent that feels ignored Philippine TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (pictured) KOGELO: When Barack father, the senior Barack partner not just for Kenya, but defended controversial security Obama visits Africa this month, Obama, a Kenyan government for Sub-Saharan Africa gener- fishermen bills that have sparked protests he will be welcomed by a conti- economist who died in a car ally,” Obama said last week. He MANILA: A US navy ship has from voters worried they vio- nent that had expected closer accident in 1982, 21 years after said he hoped to build on progress rescued 11 Filipino fishermen late the country’s pacifist con- attention from a man they claim fathering the future US presi- made in health, education and after monsoon rains caused stitution, after polls showed a as their son, a sentiment felt dent while living in Hawaii as a counterterrorism, and to encour- their boat to capsize in the drop in popular support for his acutely in the Kenyan village visiting student. age democracy and reducing South China Sea, the American government. where the 44th US president’s Many Africans wonder why corruption. embassy and provincial officials The security bills would allow father is buried. Obama has not made develop- US officials say the percep- in the Philippines said. Japan to exercise its right of col- “We thought the American ment on their continent more a tion Obama has ignored Africa is A photograph of last Sunday’s lective self-defence, or to defend government could at least bring priority in his two terms in office. unfair. They point to US efforts to rescue released by the US a friendly country under attack. some assistance to the area,” said “With his election, there was contain the Ebola virus in West embassy showed several of the They have been approved by the released on Saturday, after his Stephen Okumu Obewa, a teacher this huge euphoria and high hopes Africa and a $7bn continent-wide fishermen on the upper deck of lower house of parliament and ruling bloc pushed forward leg- in Kogelo village who works at that the US-Africa relationship initiative to expand electricity their boat with just the bow and will now be deliberated in the islation marking a dramatic shift Senator Barack Obama Primary would see substantive improve- supply that was launched in 2013. tail still visible above water. upper house. in the nation’s post-war defence School, named before Obama ments and the US would give But that is a tiny sum com- The USNS Impeccable, an “The legislation has been linked policy. reached the White House. more attention to Africa,” said pared to the many billions that ocean surveillance ship, was sail- to certain images, with some peo- The survey by Kyodo news “Maybe he is interested some- David Zounmenou, a research fel- China has been spending on ing to the northern Philippine ple calling it ‘war legislation’ and agency, conducted on Friday and how but we are not aware,” he low at the Institute for Security infrastructure in Africa, bring- port of Subic Bay when its crew talking about conscription. This Saturday, showed 51.6 percent said in a scruffy school with many Studies in South Africa. “But the ing roads, airports and railways to saw the partially submerged boat is wrong,” he said, asserting that disapproved of Abe’s govern- broken chairs and desks. record is very weak.” a continent with almost 1 billion in the water, a US embassy state- the legislation would decrease the ment. It was the first time Abe’s Obama wrote about a visit to Obama visits Kenya and people and an emerging middle ment said. risk of war rather than increase it. disapproval rating had topped 50 Kogelo in his 1995 book “Dreams Ethiopia later in July, his third class. The fishermen had sailed Asked if China’s military percent since he took office in from My Father”, which helped major trip to Sub-Saharan Africa The year Obama took office, from the northern coastal town assertiveness was behind the bills, December 2012, promising to bol- launch his swift political ascent. after travelling to Ghana in 2009 2009, was also the year China of Infanta on July 14 before bad he said the security environment ster Japan’s defences and reboot Some of the fame rubbed off and to Tanzania, Senegal and overtook the United States as weather struck on last Sunday was worsening but declined to the stale economy. on the village. Tourists turned up South Africa in 2011. He has also Africa’s biggest trade partner. morning, leading their boat to single out China by name. Abe said the numbers were and visitors often knock on the visited Egypt, and South Africa Nor does Obama have a signa- capsize, Juvin Solis of the provin- Support for Abe’s government “tough” and likely a result of mis- door of Mama Sarah, as Obama’s for Nelson Mandela’s funeral. ture African achievement, unlike cial disaster office said. fell nearly 10 points to 37.7 percent understandings over the bills. step-grandmother is known. “My hope is that we can deliver his two predecessors. “They were drifting to the south- in a poll by Kyodo news agency REUTERS Nearby is the grave of his a message that the US is a strong AFP west when the US vessel arrived and rescued them a few hours later,” Solis added. REUTERS Aquarium’s dophin baby Communist Suicide bomber kills two conference in at Nigeria checkpost China in Oct BAUCHI: At least two people had received two bodies and were BEIJING: China’s Communist were killed yesterday by a car treating three people for injuries. Party will hold a full meet- suicide bomb at a checkpoint On last Thursday, at least nine ing of its central committee in on the outskirts of Damaturu, people were killed in Damaturu October to set the course of the capital of Yobe state in northern by a young female suicide bomber world’s second-largest economy Nigeria, witnesses and a hospi- as worshippers gathered to mark for the next five years, state tal source said. the Muslim holiday Eid Al Fitr. media reported yesterday. The checkpoint is on a major Fifty people were killed by bombs Market economics have played highway that connects the on last Friday in another north- an increasingly important role city with Borno state capital eastern city, Gombe. since reforms began under Deng Maiduguri. Boko Haram controlled a Xiaoping in the late 1970s, in a The road and villages along swathe of land around the size of system dubbed “socialism with it are frequently hit by bombs Belgium at the end of 2014, but Chinese characteristics”, but the or raids by suspected members were pushed out of most of that country is still guided by a series of Islamist jihadi group Boko territory by Nigerian troops, with of Five-Year Plans. Haram. military help from neighbouring The central committee meet- “We were stopped by the army Chad, Niger and Cameroon. ing, or plenum, will be the fifth at a checkpoint. There was an But while they are dispersed, since President Xi Jinping SUV (sports utility vehicle) about the militants are still able to carry ascended to power as the rul- five cars away from us. out attacks in northern Nigeria ing party’s general secretary in I believe two people were in and neighbouring countries. 2012. that car ... One came out and President Muhammadu The Fourth Plenum held suddenly there was a loud sound Buhari has flown to the United last year focused on the legal and smoke filled the air,” Ahmed States and is due to meet with system, while the Third Plenum A baby bottlenose dolphin (top) swims beside his mother at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, Mohammed, who was driv- President Barack Obama to dis- in 2013 was centred on economic suburban Tokyo yesterday. The roughly-30kg-weight and roughly-1.3meters-long baby dolphin was born on ing towards Damaturu from cuss increased US military assist- reforms. July 16, 2015 and was the first dolphin to be born at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in four years. Maiduguri, said. ance to quash the insurgency. AFP A hospital source said they REUTERS TUESDAY 21 JULY 2015 PAKISTAN / ASIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Friendly fire kills 10 Afghan soldiers Two helicopters targeted Afghan outpost in Baraki Barak

PUL-E ALAM: A US airstrike investigation,” he added. But that figure is still signifi- killed up to 10 Afghan soldiers Logar's deputy police chief, cantly lower than previous years. y e s t er d ay at a n a r my c he c k p oi nt Mohammad Wara, also said 10 Last year it carried out 2,363 in a Taliban-infested province Afghan soldiers were killed and air strikes compared to a total of south of Kabul, one of the dead- four others were wounded but 305 raids in the first six months liest episodes of “friendly fire” provincial army commander, of this year, according to military from foreign forces in recent Abdul Razid Safi, said the attack statistics. years. resulted in eight fatalities. Yesterday’s incident comes The early morning raid in Amin said the targeted outpost as Taliban insurgents step up Baraki Barak district of Logar was “not a suspicious area”. attacks on government and for- province comes as coalition forces “The Afghan flag was waving at eign targets during their summer increase air strikes on potential the checkpoint in Baraki Barak offensive despite official efforts to militant targets despite a draw- when the Americans launched jumpstart peace talks. down of NATO forces after 13 their attack,” he said. Afghan officials sat down with years of war. But the Afghan defence min- Taliban cadres this month in The bombing marked the sec- istry said “armed insurgents had Murree, a tourist town in the hills ond such incident in the area opened fire on the coalition forces’ north of Islamabad, Pakistan, for since last December when a helicopters”, though it did not say their first face-to-face talks aimed NATO air strike killed five civil- if that had prompted the friendly at ending the bloody insurgency. ians and wounded six others. fire. They agreed to meet again “At 6:00 am (0130 GMT) today, Following the attack, an Afghan in the coming weeks, drawing two US helicopters attacked a army convoy dispatched to the praise from Islamabad, Beijing, checkpoint in Baraki Barak,” dis- site was ambushed several times Washington and the United trict governor Mohammad Rahim on its way by Taliban militants, Nations. Amin said. but they managed to retrieve the While “friendly fire” incidents “The checkpoint caught fire... dead bodies without any further involving foreign coalition forces and 10 Afghan army soldiers were casualties, Amin said. are a deeply contentious issue in A wounded Afghan soldier is treated after an air strike in Baraki Barak district of Logar province yesterday. At least killed,” he added, revising down US-led NATO forces ended Afghanistan, UN statistics show ten Afghan soldiers were killed in a “friendly fire” incident when NATO forces mistakenly launched an air strike on his earlier toll of 14. their combat mission in that the Taliban are responsible their army outpost in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan officials said. Civilian and military deaths in Afghanistan in December, leav- for most deaths. coalition airstrikes have been one ing local forces to battle the Civilians often fall victim to attacks, which critics partly to “friendly fire” incidents. capabilities, military investiga- of the most emotive and high-pro- Taliban alone, but a residual force such attacks, with almost 1,000 blame on the protracted delay A NATO airstrike killed five tors later said. file issues of the war, often pro- remains for training and counter- Afghan civilians killed during in the appointment of a defence US troops and an Afghan soldier Afghan soldiers are also some- voking fury from the government. terrorism operations. the first four months of the year, minister. in an accident during clashes with times blamed for such incidents. An American military official Despite the drawdown, the according to the UN mission in The crucial post has not been insurgents. In January, Afghan soldiers said he was “aware of an incident US carried out 106 military air Afghanistan. filled since Ghani came to power The incident could have been accidentally fired mortars at involving US forces in Logar strikes in June, a sharp jump President Ashraf Ghani's gov- last September. avoided if American forces had a wedding party that killed 17 province this morning”. compared to the previous month ernment has drawn criticism for Foreign forces are themselves communicated properly and women and children in the south- “This incident is under when it carried out 41 strikes. failing to end growing insurgent known to sometimes fall victim understood their aircraft's ern province of Helmand. AFP China, Taiwan ink landmark water deal China to prosecute TAIPEI: China and Taiwan Chen Fu-hai said at the signing Fujian. but Beijing still sees the island inked a landmark deal yester- ceremony. Water is set to begin pumping as part of its territory await- day that will see water pumped The heavily fortified Kinmen through the channel in two years ing reunification -- by force if aide to ex-president from the Chinese mainland to a archipelago is just two kilometres and will be able to deliver up to necessary. Taiwanese-controlled archipel- from the mainland and was heav- 34,000 tonnes of water per day by However tensions between BEIJING: A former senior of a high-profile crackdown on ago, in another sign of warming ily shelled by Chinese forces in the 2027. the two sides have eased since Chinese Communist Party offi- graft by current President Xi ties between the rivals. late 1950s during a 44-day assault Kinmen is currently home Taiwanese President Ma Ying- cial whose son died in a now Jinping that has deposed several The agreement will see water that killed 618 people. to just one water company that jeou came to power in 2008, notorious Ferrari crash in senior officials, notably former pumped from China's southeast- "Now Kinmen plays a pivotal relies on a desalination facility, pledging to boost trade links and Beijing is facing prosecution for security chief Zhou Yongkang. ern province of Fujian to the role in promoting peace across underground aquifers and a tiny allow more mainland tourists to corruption and trading "power Once a senior figure in China's 100,000 residents of Taiwan's the (Taiwan) Strait. The killing dam. visit. for sex", state media reported top advisory body, Ling's career Kinmen County by 2017. field has been transformed into a The company is able to process As a result, hundreds of thou- yesterday. was sent into a tailspin when his "The event is of historical bridge of peace," Chen said. up to 19,000 tonnes of water daily, sands of Chinese tourists have Ling Jihua -- once a close aide playboy son died after crashing significance when it comes to To complete the project, an which is 15,000 tonnes short of visited Kinmen each year, which to former president Hu Jintao -- his Ferrari in the Chinese capital forging a path toward peaceful underwater pipeline 11.5 kilo- demand. has added to the island's already has been expelled from the party in March 2012. relations between the two sides," metres (7.1 miles) in length will Taiwan split from China in 1949 stressed water supplies. and details of a possible criminal The incident scandalised Kinmen county magistrate be built to connect Kinmen and after a civil war and is self-ruling, AGENCIES case against him have been passed China despite a media blackout to legal authorities, Xinhua said. on reporting details of the acci- "Investigations found Ling seri- dent -- partly because two young ously violated the political disci- women, one nude and one par- pline and rules of the CPC," the tially clothed, were also injured agency reported, citing a statement in the crash. China's Internet Beijing arrests Uighur, bombing averted released by the ruling party's cen- users questioned how the son of tral committee. "He took advan- a party official could afford a car BEIJING: China has arrested a member of forgive me,” he said, breaking into tears. the World Uyghur Congress, slammed the tage of his posts to seek profit for worth a reported five million yuan its mostly Muslim Uighur ethnic minority The report said the man had been “caught” CCTV report, implying that authorities had others and accepted huge bribes (around $800,000). who planned a bomb attack after returning but gave no details of when he was arrested, used coercion. personally and through his fam- Ling's family faced further from a training camp in Syria, state media or what charges he faces. “For the sake of their family’s safety, ily," the report added. accusations on Monday, with said yesterday. Uighurs speak a Turkic language and many arrested Uighurs have no other choice than It also accused him of using his Xinhua reporting his wife was State broadcaster CCTV’s report was based complain of religious and cultural discrimina- to become propaganda tools for the Chinese position to commit adultery and also corrupt. "Ling violated on a prison confession from the man it iden- tion in Xinjiang, their homeland in northwest- government,” he said in a statement. benefit his wife's business. regulations on integrity and tified as “Aikebaier”, which a Uighur rights ern China, which has seen escalating violence A number of Uighurs have attempted to flee Party disciplinary officials self-discipline, accepting others' group dismissed as “propaganda”. in recent years. China in recent years, in what rights groups opened an investigation into money and belongings personally CCTV said that Aikebaier had travelled Beijing blames the unrest on Islamist say is an attempt to escape repression. Ling for "suspected serious dis- and through his wife, and sought to Syria via Turkey sometime after 2013 and terrorist groups seeking independence for Thailand this month deported some 100 ciplinary violations" -- normally benefits for his wife's businesses," received “bomb-making training”. the region, although many analysts are Uighurs to China, in a move which sparked a euphemism for corruption -- in Xinhua said. "Ling committed It was not clear when he returned to China, sceptical. protests in Turkey and was condemned by the December. The handing of his adultery with a number of women but he was shown in a prison vest with a Chinese state-run media have repeatedly United Nations refugee agency. case to prosecutors means he will and traded his power for sex. He shaved head, saying that he planned an explo- cited unnamed sources linking Uighurs to Chinese state media said that an unspecified almost certainly face trial, with should bear major responsibility sive attack on a shopping centre in the north- jihadist violence in the Middle East, without number of those deported were travelling to a guilty sentence and jail term for his family members' acts of ern city of Shijiazhuang. giving evidence. “take part in jihad”. AFP almost guaranteed to follow. seeking profits with the influence “I would like to say to my mother: please Dilxat Raxit, a spokesman for exiled group His prosecution comes as part of his position." AGENCIES

Pre-historic fun Dozens hurt in Nepal clashes KATHMANDU: Clashes “Clashes have occurred in sev- Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal between police and hundreds eral districts with hundreds of our Dahal, better as Prachanda, had of demonstrators left dozens supporters and more than 50 have to be escorted to safety in Siraha injured in central and southern been injured,” Laxman Lal Karna, district after protesters hurled Nepal yesterday during pro- an opposition lawmaker protest- stones during a discussion, said tests about the draft of a long- ing against the constitution said. district police chief Ram Kripal awaited new constitution, an “The police did not allow our Saha. opposition leader said. party workers to enter the dis- In the central district of Lawmakers tabled the draft in cussion venues,” said Karna, Nuwakot a petrol bomb was parliament last month after bick- from the regional Madhesi Nepal thrown at Finance Minister Ram ering parties struck an historic Sadbhawana Party. Sharan Mahat’s convoy while he deal to divide the country into Opposition parties have repeat- was en route to his constituency eight provinces, paving the way edly sought to draw up borders for public consultations, said his for a new federal structure. along lines that could favour press adviser Gajendra Bista. No The parties were spurred by historically marginalised groups one was injured. April's devastating earthquake to including the Madhesi community Lawmakers have fanned out reach agreement on the charter, living in Nepal’s southern plains across the quake-hit country which is intended to end years of bordering India. to collect feedback on the draft political limbo in the impover- Protesters in Rautahat district, constitution, which was intended ished country since a decade-long home to a sizeable Madhesi popu- to be the culmination of a peace Maoist war ended. lation, threw bricks and stones in process begun in 2006 when But as the government yes- brief clashes with security forces Maoist rebels laid down their terday began public discussions at one meeting, said local police arms and entered politics. on the draft, opposition lawmak- official Bhim Dhakal. But political infighting con- ers and their supporters -- some “Police has had to respond with founded efforts to hammer out hurling stones -- expressed anger 20 rounds of tear gas and batons... a deal, throwing parliament about a lack of detail on where to control the crowd and ensure a into disarray and crippling the and how the new internal borders safe environment for discussions,” economy. People gather around models of dinosaurs at a zoo in Islamabad yesterday, duing the Eid Al Fitr holidays. will be drawn. Dhakal said. AFP TUESDAY 21 JULY 2015 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA PM vows to protect workers Give crime details ‘No changes in laws related to workers without consulting trade unions’ against women: CM NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief insisted that Kejriwal had a right NEW DELHI: Pitching for of investment stop, then eco- Minister Arvind Kejriwal to ask these questions to Bassi “as the dignity of labour, Prime nomic activity stops, jobs are yesterday asked Police we are people’s representatives”. Minister Narendra Modi yes- threatened.” Commissioner B S Bassi to pro- “The chief minister has the terday said no law related Speaking at the session, a day vide details on crimes against right to ask these questions. to India’s workforce will be after labour leaders met Prime women in the national capital. It is also his duty to ask these changed without consulting the Minister Narendra Modi and him The Aam Aadmi Party leader questions.” trade unions while emphasis- to discuss various issues, Jaitley made the request at a meeting “Those whose salaries come ing on ensuring the interests said the government was working with Bassi at his office, four days from public funding must provide of both the employed and the hard towards ensuring a decent after the brutal murder of a teen- answers to the public,” Jain said. job-seekers. social security system for the aged girl made the city govern- According to Delhi government Launching two schemes at the workers. ment reiterate its demand for sources, Kejriwal also demanded 46th Indian Labour Congress Jaitley said it wasn’t suffi- administrative control over Delhi from the police chief a list of con- here, the prime minister said: cient to promote investments Police. stables with mobile numbers “so “Changes in our labour laws will and that actual money must “We asked Bassi to give us that policing in the city can be be carried out in concurrence with flow in for growth to take place. details on the number of FIRs improved”. the trade unions. Our engagement “A sluggish economy cannot cre- registered on the basis of com- After emerging from the meet- with trade unions will continue.” ate jobs. An overloading taxation plaints by women and FIRs not ing, Bassi said it was cordial and The prime minister said the system will not be able to create registered by police,” Delhi Home held in a professional way, keeping reason why the government jobs,” he said. Minister Satyendra Jain told the in view the law of the land. intended to pursue labour reforms At the meeting over tea on media. “Talks took place in a very cor- was to simplify laws so that they Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the inauguration of the 46th last Sunday, differences persisted Kejriwal asked Bassi to make dial and positive environment. I benefit and recognise the talent session of Indian Labour Conference in New Delhi, India, yesterday. between central trade unions and public the names of inspectors tried to present my view on the of the workforce. The purpose, the government over the conten- who were being repeatedly made role of police in society,” he said. he added, was also to ensure that worker and labour unions, just as to an online network. tious issues of contract labour heads of police stations, and Bassi said in the meeting he even the poorest understand their in the case of industry and indus- Earlier, Finance Minister Arun and minimum wages, besides the inspectors ignored for such post- informed Kejriwal that police rights and avail of them. trialists and the government and Jaitley also made similar remarks effort to recast the various labour ings, Jain said. Delhi Police, which took every incident of crime as He said laws alone can also not the country. pitching for managements and laws functions under the administra- a challenge and responsibility to bring about the desired objective, The schemes launched by the staff to work together and said Both the prime minister and tive control of and reports to the give justice to the victims. and only the combined efforts of prime minister yesterday were a sluggish industry can’t fetch the finance minister also pushed union home ministry - and not to “Delhi’s people are lucky that labour unions, industrialists and relating to a national career serv- investment, only an efficient for dignity of labour. the city government - has some they have got an independent government would lead to results ice portal and an improved insur- economy and growth will protect “There is a wrong habit which 1,500 inspectors who alone are police machinery in the city,” he which were in the interest of the ance scheme. Modi also said that labour’s interest. has crept in, we do not respect eligible to head police stations in said. Speaking on the incident nation’s economy. 4.67 crore workers had already “A high growth rate will always our labour enough,” Modi said. the city. in Anand Parbat area in which Modi said everyone must also been given a portable provident protect workmen and labour “As a society, we need to respect The police commissioner pro- the teenaged girl was stabbed to realise that there was little dif- fund account with just one uni- interest,” the finance minis- the dignity of labour.” vided to Kejriwal a list of 500 death, Bassi said investigation ference between the interests of a versal number connecting them ter said, adding: “If fountains IANS people who were murdered in was on. Delhi, saying the chief minister “Question of not being sen- must give their families too the sitive to this matter doesn’t ex-gratia he announced for the arise. Immediately strenuous family of the teenaged girl mur- efforts were made, culprits were dered last week. arrested. Our investigation is still ACB grills TDP “When we told him to give this on,” he added. Crime Branch will probe Louis list to the prime minister, Bassi Before meeting the chief minis- youth leaders said the prime minister did not ter, Bassi in the morning met Lt have time for all this and he was Governor Najeeb Jung and dis- HYDERABAD: The Anti- Berger bribery case: Goa CM too much preoccupied in other cussed ways to improve the law Corruption Bureau (ACB) of matters.” and order situation in the capital. Telangana yesterday questioned “He (Prime Minister Narendra After meeting Jung, Bassi said four leaders of youth and stu- PANAJI: The Crime Branch of New Jersey-based consultancy On last Sunday, Defence Modi) has no time for Delhi police were accountable to the dent wings of the Telugu Desam the Goa Police would conduct firm Louis Berger’s top officials Minister Manohar Parrikar said Police,” Jain quoted the police system and not to any individual. Party (TDP) in the cash-for- an initial probe into the alleged have already pleaded guilty to not one but two ministers received commissioner as saying. Jain IANS vote case. payment of $976,630 in bribes offering bribes to the tune of bribes, adding that the graft deal The ACB also grilled the driver to a state minister and officials $3.9m to secure contracts in Asian was struck in a bungalow in Goa. of TDP legislator A. Revanth by an international consultancy countries like India, Vietnam, Addressing party workers in Reddy, the main accused in firm, Chief Minister Laxmikant Indonesia and Kuwait. Margao, 35 km south of Panaji, AAP leader’s wife is DCW chief the case. Those quizzed include Parsekar said yesterday. While the settlement Parrikar also put the spotlight on Pullarao Yadav, Pradeep “I have spoken to the director announced by the Justice erstwhile chief minister Digambar NEW DELHI: Swati Maliwal, national capital would be my top Chowdary and Manoj of Telugu general of police and asked him to Department did not identify the Kamat, claiming that the deal wife of Aam Aadmi Party priority as crimes against them Yuvatha, Sudheer of Telugu Nadu direct the Crime Branch to con- politicians and officials who were could not have happened without leader Naveen Jaihind, yester- are increasing in the city,” said Students Federation (TNSF) duct the initial probe on the basis offered the bribes, the documents the knowledge of the finance min- day took charge as chairperson Maliwal, who was a member of and Revanth Reddy’s driver of which we will approach the revealed that the amount of ister. In 2010, Kamat also held the of Delhi Commission for Women the India Against Corruption Raghvendra Reddy. Central Bureau of Investigation,” $976,630 in bribes was paid during finance portfolio, while Churchill (DCW). anti-graft movement. Revanth Reddy and two oth- Parsekar told reporters here. 2009-2010 to a Goa minister and Alemao headed the public works Maliwal, an RTI activist, suc- Meanwhile, the Congress and ers were arrested by the ACB on Parsekar said he was “con- other officials. The consultancy department, the state govern- ceeds Barkha Singh. After the Bharatiya Janata Party criti- May 31 while offering `50 lakh as vinced” about the authenticity of firm was part of a consortium ment agency responsible for exe- assuming charge, Maliwal said cised Delhi Chief Minister Arvind bribe to nominated member Elvis the bribery charge because it was that eventually won a contract cuting the project. safety of women would be her top Kejriwal for appointing Maliwal Stephenson to vote for TDP-BJP made in the United States Justice to execute a water and sewerage Both Kamat and Alemao have priority. as DCW chief. candidate. IANS Department’s documents. project in Goa. denied their involvement. IANS “Safety of women in the IANS

SC notices on coal Vyapam the ‘grand mother fields to corporates of all scams’, NEW DELHI: The Supreme off from the subject auction and Court yesterday issued notice to the specified end-use as also the says Azad industrialist Naveen Jindal and issue of their merger be reviewed two of his companies engaged at the same, as regards specifi- NEW DELHI: Terming in steel and power production cation of end-use, would apply to Madhya Pradesh’s Vyapam on a plea by the central gov- Gare Palma IV/6, which is yet to scam the “grandmother of all ernment challenging the Delhi be put up for auction.” scams”, Leader of Opposition in High Court order directing the Appearing for the Jindal, senior the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi review of the merger of Utkal counsel Kapil Sibal told the court Azad yesterday said that it was 1 and Utkal 2 coal mines and the government decision would the people known to the BJP and change in their end use from affect their steel plant which they protected by the BJP who were steel to power. had set up by investing more than responsible for the killings. Justices Madan B Lokur, `20,000 crore. He said that they “Vyapam is the grandmother Justice Kurian Joseph and A K have introduced a technology that of all scams. Who is responsible Sikri also ordered the status quo was only of its kind in India, so for the 40 plus killings? Is it the thereby putting the status of two that the coal from the Utkal coal Pakistan army? Is it the ISI? Or mines in Chhattisgarh to as is fields could be used for manufac- is it the Naxals (Maoists)? It is where is basis. The matter will turing steel. the people known to the BJP and come up for hearing in second The court also issued notice protected by the BJP who were week of September. to Bikash Mukherjee, director of responsible. It was never before The court order came after Emta Coal Mines based in West Left wing protesters shout slogans against the ruling government, in New Delhi, yesterday. had India or the world seen a Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi Bengal, Karnataka and Punjab for scam where over 40 people who appearing for the government not complying with the September were witnesses or evidence had assailed the Delhi High Court 24, 2014 order by which the court been quietly killed,” Azad said in saying that “when you keep new cancelled the allocation of 214 coal an interview to the India Today end use you should have kept the mines and directed an additional No Vyapam, Lalit Modi threat: BJP news channel. earlier end use in mind”. levy of `295 per metric ton of coal Stating that the Congress won’t He said that the two Utkal extracted from exempted or oper- NEW DELHI: With the oppo- or danger that the BJP (govern- “Those bringing out documents let either of the houses function coal fields were given to Jindals ational mines. Rohatgi said that sition threatening to disrupt ment) will fall,” Sitharaman said. about the Dholpur Palace should until the BJP-led government for their steel plant but they were Emta group of coal mines have to the forthcoming parliament The Vyapam case relates to not give misleading information- obtains the resignation or sacks sourcing their coal from other pay about `3,000 crore. session over the Vyapam and pre-medical test results that were not based on facts,” she said. External Affairs Minister Sushma places as two coal fields had not Directing the hearing of the Lalit Modi issues, Commerce cancelled by the Madhya Pradesh “The property is in the name of Swaraj, Rajasthan Chief Minister become operational. matter on August 7, the court said Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Professional Examination Board Dushyant Singh, son of Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje and her Madhya “How could the high court sit that if Emta group pays money by yesterday said there was no (MPPEB) as these were found to Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, Pradesh counterpart Shivraj Singh over the decision arrived at by a that day, they would be exempted threat to the ruling BJP from have been rigged. and if recognising this, the Ashok Chouhan, he said Congress was technical body. How can there from personal appearance other- these alleged wrongdoings. The CBI is also looking into Gehlot (Congress) government ready for “battle” and would not be a challenge based on the pre- wise they would be present in “There is absolutely no threat the 49 mysterious deaths being took a portion for road construc- “give up” or “give in. amble a it is like challenging the the court. Rohatgi informed the to the Bharatiya Janata Party,” described as linked to the Vyapam tion, how can this right now not He said that though the deci- executive decision on the ground court that former CBI director Sitharaman said about the matter. be there anymore?” Sitharaman sion to disrupt the houses would of its being violative of the basic M L Sharma will head the SIT to Vyapam and Rajasthan’s Dholpur Sitharaman also refuted allega- asked. be taken on a day to day basis, structure of the constitution,” he investigate if the meetings which Palace controversies. tions that former IPL chairman “Not only that, but Dushyant Congress would follow the exam- asked, challenging February 11, then CBI chief Ranjit Sinha had “Madhya Pradesh Chief Lalit Modi and Rajasthan Chief as the rightful owner was also ple of the BJP, who over the 2G 2014 high court order. with coal block allocation accused Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ’s Minister Vasundhara Raje con- paid compensation by the Gehlot issue, held up functioning of the The high court had said: impacted the investigations in the stand was recognised and the CBI spired to convert the Dholpur government for the portion used entire monsoon session and win- “Consequently, we direct that coal block allocation scam cases. is investigating (the case). We are Palace, a government property, to construct road,” she added. ter session of parliament during Utkal B-1 and Utkal B-2 be taken IANS fully prepared. There is no threat into a luxury hotel. IANS UPA’s rule. IANS TUESDAY 21 JULY 2015 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 BJP rejects resignation Serial child offender admits to 15 killings of tainted ministers Modi seeks national consensus on land bill

NEW DELHI: The government Congress leader Ghulam Nabi various issues. yesterday rejected Congress Azad, who heads the opposition He added that it was the collec- demands for the resignation of a in the Rajya Sabha, said that he tive responsibility of the parties BJP minister and other leaders hoped that Modi would announce to ensure a smooth functioning embroiled in charges of corrup- the resignations of “scam-accused of parliament. tion and wrongdoing, even as ministers” before parliament But after the meeting ended, Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets today. it was apparent that the govern- called for a national consensus “Passing bills would (then) ment-opposition divide on the on the land bill. become very easy,” Azad added, controversial land bill is unlikely “The question of resignation giving a clear hint of the Congress to go away. does not arise. No one has done strategy. “The Samajwadi Party ... will anything illegal or immoral,” The Congress has been demand- continue to oppose it,” its leader Parliamentary Affairs Minister ing the resignations of Sushma Ram Gopal Yadav said. M Venkaiah Naidu told the media Swaraj and Raje over their alleged The meeting was attended by after an all-party meeting here. links with former IPL chief Lalit Azad, Ram Gopal Yadav, Janata “There is no question of accept- Modi, and of Chouhan over the Dal-United’s Sharad Yadav, ing any ultimatum from anybody,” Vyapam recruitment scam. Bahujan Samaj Party’s Satish he added, after the Congress Addressing the all-party meet- Mishra and CPI-M’s Sitaram pressed for the resignation of ing earlier, Modi called upon all Yechury among others. External Affairs Minister Sushma political parties to move forward Modi also met NDA partners Police officers escort Ravinder Kumar, who is accused of murdering and sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl, Swaraj as well as the chief min- on the land acquisition bill that yesterday evening. at a police station in New Delhi, yesterday. Police said that they are investigating whether the man may have isters of Rajasthan and Madhya has created a major national Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra been a serial child killer after he confessed to 14 more crimes. Pradesh - Vasundhara Raje and divide. Mahajan has also convened an all- Shivraj Singh Chouhan - for a “All party leaders should move party meet ahead of parliament’s smooth parliament session that forward on the bill,” he said. monsoon session. begins today. Minister of State for BJP leaders held a series of “Nobody can dictate terms to Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv meetings on last Sunday evening parliament. Parliament is sover- Pratap Rudy quoted Modi as to discuss the party’s strategy for HC says no to suspending eign,” Naidu said. “We are ready saying that his government was parliament. Modi also met party to discuss issues that the opposi- willing to accept all “good sugges- leaders and ministers last Sunday. tion wants to raise.” tions” from opposition parties on IANS hearing of Salman’s appeal

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Justice A R Joshi, however, this could not be done as no such Court yesterday rejected a declined to accept the appeal as CD of the trial court proceedings Three sailors murder convict’s appeal to both the sides in the actor’s case is available. MP’s wife killed maid put on hold the hearing on have agreed for an expeditious The matter will now come up Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s hearing in the matter. for further hearing on July 27. among four plea against the five-year jail Besides, in the intervenor’s Salman, 49, was convicted by NEW DELHI: Brutal beating sources said. term he has been sentenced to petition, the high court has not the sessions court on May 6 on booked for rape of servants by former parlia- Recording of Rampal’s state- in the 2002 accident case. passed any judicial orders. various charges, including cul- mentarian Dhananjay Singh’s ment will continue today. The intervention appeal, filed Seeking suspension of Salman’s pable homicide not amounting MUMBAI: Three Indian Navy wife led to one of the maids’ The court was hearing a case by a murder convict, whose plea appeal, the intervenor’s counsel to murder, and sentenced to five personnel and one civilian have death, a witness told the court against Bahujan Samaj Party has not been heard since 2009, Aparna Vatkar said it should years in jail. been arrested and booked for here yesterday. leader Dhananjay Singh, who is contended that matters con- not be heard until the separate He moved the Bombay High the molestation and rape of a Testifying as a prosecution facing trial on charges of destruc- cerning celebrities were heard petition filed by her client before Court challenging the conviction minor girl, a defence spokesper- witness in the maid torture tion of evidence in the torture out-of-turn, while other convicts another bench is decided by the and is at present on bail. son said here yesterday. case, 19-year-old Rampal told and murder of his maid. His wife like him were kept pending for high court. One pavement dweller was While two sailors have already Additional Sessions Judge Amit Jagriti Singh is facing murder long and continued to languish in Salman’s lawyer Amit Desai, killed and four others were been handed over and arrested Bansal during in-camera proceed- charges. prisons. meanwhile, demanded a CD of the injured when Salman’s Toyota by Mumbai police for investiga- ings that Dhananjay Singh’s wife Police said, Jagriti used to mer- He has also filed a separation trial court proceedings to enable Land Cruiser SUV ran over them tion, the third who is presently Jagriti Singh severely beat the cilessly beat her three domestic petition in the Bombay High them argue the appeal in the high as they were sleeping outside a out of the city on duty has been servants over even a small issue, helps. One of the maids died in Court making similar allegations court more effectively. bakery in suburban Bandra early recalled and ordered to return to which caused the death of one November 2013. and prayed that his own appeal Public prosecutor Sandeep September 28, 2002. face the law. of the maids in November 2013, IANS must be heard expeditiously. Shinde and Pradeep Gharat said IANS The fourth accused is a civil- ian, an employee of the Military Engineer Services, who has also been arrested. The move follows a complaint by the girl’s father who com- plained to police today against the Constitutional rights bill for transgenders in Lok Sabha four for molesting and raping his minor daughter over the past few THIRUVANANTHA to over 27,000 gender minorities transgender bill in parliament “to Sonia Gandhi and vice presi- “We should be included at the months. PURAM: Transgenders must in Kerala. stop the centuries of injustices, dent Rahul Gandhi support the stage of designing and formulat- The INS Kunjali’s Naval be provided constitutional Siva had introduced the private discrimination and persecution human rights of the transgender ing schemes for these commu- Provost Marshal and the Western rights like all other citizens of member’s Rights of Transgender faced by gender minorities” in community. nities. Due to non-acceptance Naval Command are extend- India, a host of political lead- Persons Bill, 2014 that will come India. “The bill should be passed and at homes, there are incidents ing full cooperation to police for ers and experts advocated here up in the Lok Sabha during the Former Kerala education min- gender minorities should get all of many transgenders running investigating the matter. yesterday. monsoon session. The Rajya ister M A Baby said transgenders benefits and protection,” said away from Kerala to neighbour- “This is absolutely unacceptable “I strongly believe that time Sabha has already passed the bill. too were human beings and “they Balaram. ing states,” said Christy. and we have shown no leniency. has come to stop centuries of “Many members of parliament deserve equal rights like any other CPI-M Lok Sabha member A Nisha Gulur, a transgender We immediately informed police oppression, stigma, denial and have expressed solidarity and I citizen”. Sampath said that as a progres- and advocacy officer for Kerala and handed over the accused,” an discrimination against all gender am expecting more support to “I support the bill and we should sive society, “we should make sure and Karnataka in the Pehchan official said. minorities,” Tiruchi Siva, a Rajya the bill. The historic law will be make sure it is not diluted,” said that transgenders have equal project, said Kerala has become IANS Sabha member from Tamil Nadu, passed in support of transgenders Baby, a CPI-M politburo member. rights granted under article 21 the first state to commission a said while addressing a meeting of very soon. I will not allow the bill Congress legislator V T to every citizen”. survey of transgenders and to transgenders here. to be diluted,” he said. Balaram said his party was the “No member of gender minori- draft a transgenders policy. “One day, you too will be MPs Rajesh Umadevi, director of first to support the Delhi High ties should be deprived of their life “Now we demand national and Speaker asks and lawmakers,” he said at the Sangama, an NGO working for Court verdict decriminalising or personal liberty,” said Sampath. state-level transgender welfare gathering of over 200 transgen- human rights of sexual minorities section 377 of the Indian Penal A transgender, Christy Raj of boards and ensure social inclu- for canteen ders at the Third Transgender from 1999, said the organisation Code, which deals with unnatu- Sangama, said, the community sion to sexual minorities under Habba, organised by the Sangama was involved in national advocacy ral sex. was “further marginalized within the umbrella word transgender,” subsidy report Pehchan project that reaches out to promote the passage of the He said Congress president the gender minorities”. she said. IANS NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan yes- terday said she will consult can- Rains in Chandigarh teen committee on the issue of subsidy being given to canteens Three kill woman for in parliament. Interacting with reporters after a luncheon meeting with leaders of parties in the Lok being ‘witch’ in Assam Sabha, Mahajan said the canteens are used not only by MPs but also GUWAHATI: Three youths Adequate police force has been by the entire staff of parliament, killed a 63-year-old woman in deployed in the village to ensure security personnel and media Assam yesterday after suspect- that there was no backlash. persons. ing her to be a witch, police said. “We have deployed forces in She said guests who come All three have been arrested. the village so that there is no to parliament also use canteen The incident took place in communal backlash between the facility. Bhimajuli village near Biswanath Adivasi and Karbi communities,” “How should we improve? Chariali around noon. the police official said. Whether we should leave subsidy Biswanath Superintendent of The government had off late and or not and if it is to be given, Police Manabendra Rai said the said it would bring an act with how it should be done? We will three Karbi youths suspected more punitive actions to check talk to canteen committee. The Adivasi woman Poni Orang of the menace. objective is that there should be being a witch. The state government is also improvement,” Mahajan said. “The trio forced Orang out of planning a special court to con- A reply to a Right to her house around noon yesteday, duct trial of cases related to Information query has revealed took her near a river and killed witch-hunting, in which 82 people that the central government faced her. They accused her of being a have died in the last five years. a loss of around `14 crore (over witch and alleged that it was due A draft bill prepared by the $2m) in 2013-14 on account of to her presence that many people state home department proposes subsidy given to over half a dozen in the village were falling ill,” Rai punishment ranging between canteens in the parliament com- said. three years to life imprisonment plex. Most food items served in “Police went to the spot after for those found guilty of brand- the parliament canteens are being informed by villagers and ing someone a witch and abetting priced very low compared to the arrested the three. They also suicide, apart from taking care of Commuters use an umbrella to protect themselves from heavy rains as they travel in a cycle rickshaw in rates they are sold at in the mar- recovered the weapon used to kill the victims. ket. IANS Chandigarh, yesterday. her,” the official said. IANS TUESDAY 21 JULY 2015 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Gold slumps to five-year low as dollar moves up Banks reopen, taxes rise NEW YORK: Gold prices Gold holdings plunged to their lowest in more China central bank gold holdings rise to 1,658 tonnes at than five years yesterday, at the end of June, up 57 percent from the last time it one point dropping 4 percent on adjusted its reserve figures more than six years ago aggressive selling out of China, Top 10 gold reserves in tonnes % of total reserves while the US dollar hit a three- 1 United States 8.1 74.2 as Greece pays to creditors month high on expectations for 2 Germany 3.4 68.0 higher US interest rates. 3 IMF 2.8 N/A Major US and European equity 4 Italy 2.5 67.0 Capital controls still in place; New bailout vote on Wednesday indexes posted modest gains. The dramatic sell-off in gold 5 France 2.4 66.2 ATHENS: Greece’s government came in a matter of minutes in 6 China 1.7 1.7

hiked taxes and began paying Shanghai. More than 3.3 million 7 Russia 1.3 13.4 billions of euros to its creditors lots of a key contract traded there, 8 Switzerland 1.0 6.6 yesterday, as banks reopened just far surpassing average daily volume days after the debt-laden country of about 30,000 contracts. 9 Japan 0.8 2.4 reached a reforms-for-cash deal The exact reason for the selling 10 Netherlands 0.6 57.7

with its European partners. was unclear. Recent strength in the Source: World Gold Council, People's Bank of China Greeks woke up to widespread US currency and expectations for V. Flasseur, 17/07/2015 tax rises — on everything from higher US rates have undermined sugar and cocoa to condoms, taxis the case for holding gold and other and funerals — as part of the tough precious metals, while analysts also China gold stash reform package agreed last week in noted that China imported a record exchange for a three-year bailout volume of gold in 2013 that has of up to $93bn aimed at keeping created an oversupply situation. up almost 60pc Greece from crashing out of the Still, the swiftness of the decline eurozone. surprised traders and resulted in in six years The nation’s banks were two separate trade halts in US gold thronged with customers after a futures. The spot price for gold was BEIJING: China’s official three-week shutdown estimated at $1,109.75 an ounce, after hitting gold reserves rose by almost to have cost the economy €3bn. a low of $1,088.50 overnight. 60 percent over the past six The banks were ordered to close “We have breached significant years, according to the first on June 29 to prevent mass cash support levels, we know US rate official data on the subject withdrawals that could have caused hikes are coming, there is no infla- since 2009. the financial system to collapse. tion and there is no catalyst to hold The central People’s Bank Banks are continuing to offer gold when other markets are doing of China (PBoC) said bullion only limited services — with a ban better,” Societe Generale analyst holdings rose to 1,658 tonnes as on most transfers to foreign banks Robin Bhar said. of the end of June, from 1,054 among the capital control meas- The dollar jumped to its highest tonnes in April 2009, the last ures still in place — but a daily cash since April 23 against a basket of time a figure was released. withdrawal limit of €60 has been Long queques seen as people enter a branch of a national bank in Athens yesterday. major currencies but was then flat China is the world’s largest relaxed. Bank tellers were dealing on the day. producer of the yellow metal, with a hectic stream of customers, The greenback posted its best but the 57 percent pace of many expressing frustration over Louka Katseli, the head of houses — where, in any case, it who are studying or undergoing weekly performance in about two increase marked a slowdown continuing restrictions on finan- Greece’s bank association, said isn’t safe — and we deposit it in medical treatment abroad. months last week after Federal in gold accumulation after cial services. “I came today to col- some €40bn have been withdrawn the banks, we will reinforce liquid- But most people remain unable Reserve Chair Janet Yellen reit- holdings jumped 75 percent lect my pension but unfortunately from Greek banks since December ity,” she told the Mega TV channel. to take out large sums, transfer erated that US interest rates will from 2003 to 2009. Bloomberg I could only get a small percentage by customers anxious over the Greeks are now able to withdraw money to other countries or open probably rise later in the year. News reported that China’s of it,” said Spyros Papasotiriou as safety of their deposits, seriously a maximum of €300 at once until new bank accounts. Global equity markets held gold purchases since 2009 were he left his bank in the northern damaging the banks’ ability to Friday, when a new weekly limit The capital controls are taking close to Friday’s three-week highs second only to those of Russia, Athens suburb of Neo Psychiko. function normally. She urged peo- of €420 takes effect. They can also a heavy toll on Greek businesses, and European shares approached citing figures from the PBoC “It’s a big hassle.” ple to bring their savings back to use their credit cards for foreign with 23 percent of firms saying seven-week peaks as Greece- and International Monetary Value-added tax (VAT) has gone the banks to support the crisis-hit purchases again, and certain excep- they are seeking to move their related fears continued to recede. Fund (IMF). AFP up from 13 percent to 23 percent financial system. “If we take out tions to the capital controls have headquarters abroad to improve The country’s banks reopened on a wide range of goods and serv- the money from our safes and our been introduced to help Greeks stability and cash-flow, accord- for the first time in three weeks ices, although the tax on medicines, ing to a survey released Monday following a deal to start talks on late May on the EBS trading plat- books and newspapers eased from by non-profit group Endeavour a new bailout. The pan-European form but last traded up 0.2 per- 6.5 percent to 6.0 percent. Tryphon Greece no longer in default: IMF Greece. FTSEurofirst 300 index rose 0.3 cent at $1.0870. The yen dropped Alexiadis, the new finance vice The austerity package caused a percent to its highest since late 0.2 percent to 124.38 to the dollar. minister in charge of tax, vowed WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund said yes- mutiny among lawmakers of Prime May. Yields on southern eurozone that “not a single euro from the tax terday that Greece was no longer in default on its loans after Minister Alexis Tsipras’s ruling On Wall Street, the Dow Jones government bonds — those consid- rise will escape state coffers”, add- remitting about €t2bn to make up for missed debt payments. Syriza party — forcing him to carry industrial average rose 30.6 points, ered most vulnerable to the Greece ing that “a wave of inspections will “I can confirm that Greece today repaid the totality of its arrears out a limited cabinet reshuffle on or 0.17 percent, to 18,117.05, the crisis — rose on signs of a return be launched” to prevent tax evasion to the IMF.... Greece is therefore no longer in arrears to the IMF,” Friday — and he faces a fresh chal- S&P 500 gained 2.64 points, or 0.12 to normality. Spanish and Italian in a country where the problem is said spokesman Gerry Rice in a statement. lenge on Wednesday when parlia- percent, to 2,129.28 and the Nasdaq 10-year yields both rose about 9 notoriously rife. Along with the tax Greece’s ongoing IMF support programme was frozen on June 30 ment must approve a second wave Composite added 9.12 points, or 0.18 basis points, to 1.92 and 1.89 per- hikes, the Greek government — led when the country, in the middle of tense negotiations with European of reforms tied to the rescue pack- percent, to 5,219.26. cent respectively. by the radical-left Syriza party that Union creditors on more funding, failed to make a key payment on age. Pro-government newspaper The Nasdaq hit a record on The yield on the 10-year US came to power in January promis- outstanding loans from the Fund. It missed a second payment on Avgi on Sunday said the vote would Friday after strong results from Treasury bond rose to 2.375 per- ing to end austerity — is also set to July 13 as the negotiations for bridge funding ahead of a huge third be a “crash test” that could even Google. Tech earnings will domi- cent, as the price fell 5/32 of a point. overhaul its ailing pension system bailout program for the cash-short nation were being finalised. result in Tsipras’s resignation. “If nate reports this week. Investment Crude oil prices edged lower. Brent as part of the reforms deal, and The repayments were finally made possible by a short-term loan there are new losses, in whatever bank Morgan Stanley’s shares rose crude was last down 37 cents a bar- launch privatisations it had previ- of €7.16bn granted by the European Union on Friday. AFP form, (Tsipras) will hand back his 1.2 percent following its results. rel at $56.73. US crude was down ously opposed. mandate,” the daily said. AFP The euro fell to its lowest since 50 cents at $50.39. REUTERS

Huawei first half revenue up 30pc US sets capital charges Saudi crude oil for largest eight banks exports fall to lowest in five WASHINGTON: The US back those activities. Since the Federal Reserve set yesterday rule was first proposed last year, tough new capital surcharges for all eight banks have taken action to months in May the country’s eight largest banks meet the new standards, trimming in a new post-economic crisis in-house trading divisions, cut- RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s crude effort to reel in “too-big-to-fail” ting exposure to certain high-risk oil exports fell to their lowest institutions. financial markets, boosting long- in five months in May despite But of the eight, only one is term funding levels, and adding to near record production, as the currently below the new capital their capital cushions. In December Opec kingpin turns itself into a threshold: JPMorgan Chase, which the Fed had made clear that seven major refined-fuels power and needs to come up with an addi- already met the new requirements. as domestic consumption rises. tional $12.5bn in capital by January Alone in falling short, JPMorgan Saudi Arabia, the world’s top 2019, when the new rules will be was said at the time to need around crude oil exporter, shipped 6.935 fully phased in. $22bn in new capital. million barrels per day (bpd) on Besides JPMorgan, the insti- The bank had been singled out in average in May, down from 7.737 tutions identified as global sys- a congressional report in November million bpd in April and the low- temically important banks and as having a particularly high and est since December, official data subject to the new rule are Bank risky exposure to the physical com- showed. of America, Wells Fargo, Goldman modity market. As crude exports slide, the Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of The threat of risky activity by Opec producer is offering cus- New York Mellon, Citigroup and the largest banks to the financial tomers millions of barrels of die- State Street. The rule is designed system became clear in the 2008 sel from new refineries as it turns “to reduce the risks posed by a financial crisis, when the govern- itself into a major supplier GSIB to US financial stability,” the ment was forced to prop up some of of refined oil products, poten- Fed said. the largest institutions to protect tially triggering a price war with The extra capital required would them from large losses and extreme Asian competitors as its exports help “to ensure that the GSIB has funding vulnerabilities. feed into a glut. sufficient capital to continue its Since the crisis, global banking Saudi Arabia’s massive refiner- operations during times of stress regulators have made extensive ies are now processing more of its and to protect the financial sys- efforts to identify “systemically crude at home, moving the coun- tem from the spillover risks of important financial institutions,” try into a tie with Royal Dutch People walk past a Huawei store in Beijing yesterday. Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei said yes- its failure.” Essentially, the new also called “too-big-to-fail” Shell as the world’s fourth-largest terday that revenue surged 30 percent year-on-year in the first half, helped by “solid” sales of smartphones rule requires banks to increase because their failure had the refiner and enabling it to export and growth in other business areas. Huawei said in a statement sales reached 175.9bn yuan ($28.8bn) on an their levels of equity to account potential to weaken the entire more fuel products than ever unaudited basis in the January-June period. for higher-risk activities, or to cut financial system. AFP before. REUTERS TUESDAY 21 JULY 2015 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 Germany, Iran pledge to revive economic ties German businesses eye exports to quadruple to €10bn

TEHRAN: Germany and Iran prospect that the sanctions will German magazine Der Spiegel, yesterday moved tentatively be removed. noting that German consumer towards reviving a once close Iran once produced more oil goods manufacturers could ben- trade relationship, anticipating than Saudi Arabia and was able to efit in a later stage. The trip is a the lifting of western economic extract more than 6 million bar- delicate one for Gabriel, in part sanctions against Tehran fol- rels per day in the 1970s, but its because of Germany’s close ties to lowing a landmark nuclear deal. output has fallen below 4 million Israel, Iran’s sworn enemy. Economy Minister Sigmar bpd over the past decade due to Israel opposed the deal struck Gabriel, making the first top the sanctions and under-invest- on Tuesday, under which sanc- level German government visit ment. “There is no country in the tions imposed by the United to Tehran in 13 years, indicated world where petrochemicals are States, European Union and that a ministerial-level meeting so easy to access and so inexpen- United Nations will be lifted of a long dormant German-Iran sive,” Zangeneh said. “I hope that in exchange for Iran agreeing economic commission would take German and Iranian firms can long-term curbs on a nuclear place early next year in Tehran. find each other.” programme. Gabriel signalled the move at a For decades, Germany was Gabriel said in Tehran on meeting with Iranian Oil Minister Iran’s biggest trading partner Sunday that closer economic ties German Economy Minister (left) in talks with Iran’s Oil Minister in Tehran yesterday. Bijan Namdar Zangeneh during in Europe. Last year, German with Iran depended on it improv- the visit, which is also the first to exports to Iran rose to €2.4bn in ing relations with Israel. the country by a senior member anticipation that the sanctions He also told his hosts that of a Western government since might be eased, but German Germany and other western the nuclear agreement last week. industry associations have said countries expected Iran to assume Renault mulls Iran launch of crossover Gabriel is travelling with a they could quadruple to €10bn “new responsibilities” following delegation of German industry within a few years. German the nuclear deal, including taking NEW DELHI: Carmaker good match for the (Iranian) its nuclear activities in return for representatives, who are keen to machinery, auto, chemicals, on a bigger role in promoting the Renault is weighing moves to market,” Detourbet said in an a lifting of sanctions. move back into the Iranian mar- healthcare and renewable energy peaceful resolution of conflicts, in introduce a variant of its new interview. “We have already pre- French rivals Renault and PSA ket, particularly the lucrative firms are likely to be the biggest particular in Syria. Indian-built Kwid mini-cross- sented the car to people, and Peugeot Citroen acknowledge they energy sector. beneficiaries of an opening up of Speaking at a joint news con- over to Iran, a senior executive they are interested,” the Renault will need to upgrade their outdated German exports to Iran hit the Iranian market. fernce with Gabriel, Iranian said yesterday. executive said. “But between the offerings to defend the strong mar- €4.4bn in 2005 but then slumped Wolfgang Buechele, chief exec- Foreign Minister Mohammad The model has already drawn interest and the decision to do it, ket positions they enjoyed before to €1.8bn by 2013 as the West utive of German industrial gases Javad Zarif did not touch on the interest from potential Iranian there is still some time.” sanctions were tightened in 2011. tightened the sanctions imposed group Linde, saw the greatest issue of Israel directly, but said: partners, said Gerard Detourbet, Carmakers including Renault, whose Iranian sales of over Iran’s nuclear programme. demand in the oil and gas sec- “Of course we have differing polit- the Renault-Nissan alliance vice- Volkswagen are scrambling to first-generation Logan sedans have However, the agreement between tor. “Especially German plant ical views. But we can talk about president who developed the rebuild their business in Iran fol- dwindled, unveiled the Kwid in India Iran and six world powers includ- and mechanical engineers could these differences of opinion.” Kwid’s new low-cost architecture. lowing the country’s breakthrough in May based on Detourbet’s “CMF- ing Germany has opened the benefit from it,” Buechele told REUTERS “This kind of car could be a deal with Western powers to curb A” vehicle platform. REUTERS Foreign investors try to tap into $400bn Iran economy LONDON/NEW YORK: A few inves- will obviously be a lot of money going in, also a lot of risk in the deal that has been said that he expects Iran will eventually by BAML, are Dubai real-estate company tors are racing to establish funds for hot money at first but then also others,” agreed, and the regime itself is not stable become a “destination” for his fund. In the Emaar Properties, Turkish oil refiner Iran following last week’s nuclear deal said First Frontier’s co-CEO, Richard enough to last another 50 years.” meantime, he is holding on to companies Tupras, Italian oil services company with world powers, and many others Adley, who plans to launch the fund in Both Renaissance Capital and the such as South African mobile network Saipem, and Saudi Arabian food and are tapping into multinationals already the next couple of months and aims to investment consultancy Ecstrat have firm MTN Group Ltd, which owns 49 packaging distribution company Savola present in the $400bn economy. have €100m invested by year-end. reported a sharp pick-up in demand for percent of Irancell, Iran’s second-largest Group. The agreement has made some seek “And then there is a big valuation gap Iran-related research from asset manag- mobile phone operator. Among automakers, Turkey’s Tofas a foothold in Tehran’s $100bn stock there, Iran has a lot of catching up to do ers preparing to make the leap. MTN Group told investors in April that Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi and Dogus market even before sanctions are lifted, when you look at other frontier or emerg- Some 780 million shares traded on the it expected to repatriate about $1bn in Otomotiv could get a boost, as well as although others are taking a more cau- ing markets,” said Adley, who estimates exchange on July 12, the latest data avail- accumulated dividends and a loan repay- French carmakers Renault and Peugeot . tious approach. Classified as an upper- valuations at a very cheap five to six times able on its website, representing about ment from its Iranian unit that had been Iran’s urgent need to upgrade its fleet middle income country, with a population earnings. $64.2m. Iran mirrors Saudi Arabia in that frozen by international sanctions once a of planes could bring a potential bonanza of 78 million and annual output higher First Capital are not alone. In April, both are diverse, geopolitically important nuclear deal was finalised. for Brazil’s Embraer, Europe’s Airbus and than that of Thailand or the United Arab British-based Charlemagne announced it markets with attractive demographics Multinational mobile phone companies, Boeing of the United States. Emirates, Iran is set to be the biggest had teamed up with a Tehran-based firm, and stable populations, said Asha Mehta, car makers and hospitality firms are seen Private equity firms will likely be economy to rejoin the global trading and Turquoise Partners, to establish funds portfolio manager at Acadian Asset as the most primed to benefit from the another early mover, either taking direct financial system since the break-up of the that will invest in Iranian securities. Management in Boston who runs $500m lifting of sanctions. ownership stakes in companies or pro- Soviet Union over 20 years ago. Others, like MENA Capital CIO Khaled in frontier market assets for institutional Bank of America Merrill Lynch said viding financing to businesses looking to Brokerage Renaissance Capital predicts Abdel Majeed, are also getting ready to investors. Yet with issues of access and it sees Turkey and the United Arab expand to take advantage of the young $1bn will flow into Iran in the first year invest, but worry that a dedicated country other trading logistics yet to be worked Emirates as likely beneficiaries from and well-educated populace. That will after sanctions end, although that is not fund carries too many risks at this point. out for direct investments, international Iranian foreign trade, which could likely lead to more corporate bond offer- likely to happen for months and may not Instead, Majeed is aiming to invest part companies already doing business in Iran increase to $200bn by 2020 from $80bn ings once the country is fully open to occur in one go. of his firm’s funds under management in will stand to benefit, at least in the short- now. Higher imports are likely going to international investors, analysts say. London-based boutique First Frontier Iranian shares - once the sanctions are term until restrictions fall away, said come from the machinery, vehicle, iron, “Firms like ours are now starting to Capital Ltd is in the process of setting up lifted. Joana Arthur, equity product manager steel, food and consumer goods sectors, check under the hood. There are a lot a sanctions-compliant fund dedicated to “At the moment it may be very mar- for London-based Ashmore, which has BAML said. Dubai’s real estate and hos- of assets there that are going to need Iran, hoping to allow investors to take a ketable, but at some point it will become approximately $1.2bn invested in frontier pitality sector could also see an influx of restructuring,” said AJ Mediratta, co- position in Tehran’s bourse before sanc- too expensive,” he said, adding that the strategies. Iranian cash and visitors. president at emerging market debt spe- tions are lifted. “This is a market where firm was starting its search for suitable Larry Seruma, portfolio manager of Specific companies that could benefit cialist firm Greylock Capital Management everyone is totally underweight and there local partners in Tehran. “And there is the $434m Nile Global Frontier fund, in the short-to-medium term, highlighted in New York. REUTERS

Morgan Stanley Q2 Blackstone, Corsair clinch revenue jumps $4bn deal for

NEW YORK: Morgan Stanley driven by derivatives and prime reported a stronger-than- brokerage, which offers services First Eagle expected second-quarter profit to hedge funds and other profes- NEW YORK: Private equity as its bond and equities trading sional investors, Chief Financial firms Blackstone Group LP and businesses handily outperformed Officer Jonathan Pruzan said on a Corsair Capital have agreed to those of its Wall Street rivals. conference call. acquire a majority stake in First The results capped a robust Pruzan, who replaced Ruth Eagle Investment Management, quarter for big US banks — Porat in March after she left for valuing the company at around Goldman Sachs Group Inc a similar role at Google Inc, also $4bn including debt, First Eagle excepted — although many relied said the bank had received “posi- announced yesterday. more on cost cuts and lower legal tive feedback” from clients on a New York-based First Eagle expenses than Morgan Stanley, Moody’s upgrade of the bank’s manages approximately $100bn which achieved strong results in credit ratings in May. in investment assets. The firm most of its businesses. Moody’s said the upgrade — the has seven mutual funds with “The quarter looked really good, only two-notch increase among the $74bn in assets under manage- uncomplicated and straightfor- 13 global banks it assessed —was ment, according to Chicago-based ward across all the board, which is based on the bank’s increased busi- PayPal President and CEO Dan Schulman (centre) joins employees, customers and Nasdaq staff while ringing the Morningstar. what really stood out,” said Marian ness diversification, prospects for bell at Nasdaq yesterday in New York City. While only thirty-three percent Kessler, co-portfolio manager of improved profitability and lower of its funds have returned among the Becker Value Equity Fund in earnings volatility. the top quartile of their peers Portland, Oregon, which manages On an adjusted basis, Morgan for the past five years, the firm’s about $3.3bn in assets. Stanley’s revenue from trading top-performing mutual fund, the Morgan Stanley Chief Executive fixed-income, currency and com- PayPal jumps in first trades $893m First Eagle Gold Fund, has James Gorman has been focusing modities rose 25 percent to $1.27bn beaten 95 percent of its category on equities trading and — partic- in the three months ended June 30. NEW YORK: Shares in PayPal Markets said PayPal is a “unique” the incumbent card-based sys- for the past one, three and five ularly — wealth management as Fixed-income trading dragged jumped yesterday in the first opportunity for investors because tems (MasterCard/Visa).” years, according to Morningstar. profit drivers for the No. 6 US bank on the earnings of other big Wall day after being spun off by eBay, it has the potential to disrupt the The spinoff, announced last “We will support First Eagle’s by assets as stricter regulations Street banks during the quarter as with the online payments group market for personal and online year, came after months of pres- management and employees as and capital requirements make it concerns ranging from the Greek seeing a market value higher payments. sure from activist investor Carl they seek to provide outstand- more difficult to trade bonds. debt crisis to the timing of a long- than its former parent. BMO analyst Paul Condra, in a Icahn, who had assailed eBay for ing investment performance and Revenue in the bank’s equities awaited US interest rate hike kept In early trades, PayPal was up note to clients, called PayPal the poor management and claimed service to their clients,” Joseph trading business jumped 27 per- traders on the sidelines. Morgan 5.1 percent at $40.35, equating to “only truly disruptive consumer that keeping eBay tied with PayPal Baratta, Blackstone’s global head cent to $2.27bn on an adjusted Stanley’s institutional securities a market capitalisation of more payment network with scale and depressed the value of both units. of private equity said. basis, beating arch rival Goldman, business — which includes both than $49bn. Meanwhile eBay rose strong brand recognition.” eBay acquired PayPal in 2002 Blackstone and Corsair had which reported revenue of $2bn. bond and equity trading - accounted 0.86 percent to $28.35, giving the He said it was “uniquely posi- for roughly $1.5bn in shares, inte- been in negotiations to acquire Goldman had come out on top in for 52.2 percent of overall revenue auction giant a value of some tioned not only as a beneficiary grating the payment service that the company for several months, the two preceding quarters. in the quarter, up from 49 percent $34bn. of growth in electronic payments had already been widely used for as first reported in April. Strength in equities trading was a year earlier. REUTERS Analysts at BMO Capital but also as a quasi-disruptor of online auctions. AFP REUTERS TUESDAY 21 JULY 2015 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS VIEWS

Tesla’s clean energy takes off Will world economy see from where Toyota left off BY BARRY L RITHOLTZ fast paced growth again? esla has rocked the world of high- performance automo- biles with the introduction of its new “Ludicrous mode.” BY NOAH SMITH technology from advanced coun- There is really only one time- intangibles that are harder for The internal-combustion engine business may never be tries, China was able to carry tested way for a country to get poor countries to imitate, and Tthe same. et’s step back and take out the most stupendous mod- rich. It moves farmers to facto- harder to grow quickly. Regular readers of mine usually know at least two things about a look at global eco- ernization in history, moving ries and imports foreign manu- But here’s the problem: me: First, I believe that all predictions are silly, more about market- nomic development. hundreds of millions of farmers facturing technology. When you manufacturing is shrinking. ing than actually trying to figure out what comes next. Second, I In the last two or from rural areas to cities. That move surplus farmers to cities, Although the total amount of am a fan of sleek, go-fast machines, preferably beautiful ones from three decades, we’ve in turn powered the growth their productivity soars -- this is physical stuff that humans make Italy, Germany or the UK. Lseen a remarkable phenomenon. of resource-exporting coun- the so-called dual- sector model keeps expanding, the percent of Meanwhile, I am going to break with both of these traditions Since the Industrial Revolution, tries such as Brazil, Russia and of economic development pio- our economic activity that we to make a forecast about the future of the automotive industry. a few countries in Europe, North many developing nations that neered by economist W. Arthur put into making physical goods Gasoline-powered cars are toast. They are over, finito, kaput, the America and East Asia raced sold their oil, metals and other Lewis. So far, no country has keeps going down. This may walking dead who have not yet realized they are goners. It is highly ahead of the global pack and resources to the new workshop reached high levels of income partly be because manufac- likely that in your lifetime, you will no longer see the mass manu- maintained their lead for much of the world. by moving farmers to service turing has been a victim of its facturing of gasoline-powered automobiles. My guess is that by of the 19th and 20th centuries. jobs en masse. Which leads us to own success -- the sector has 2035, if not sooner, the majority of automobiles sold in the US and That confounded the predic- Quick Take China’s Pain conclude that there is something grown so productive that it’s Europe will no longer be gasoline powered. tions of basic models of eco- Points unique about manufacturing. now pretty cheap to make all Tesla and Toyota have been the two companies driving much of nomic growth, which say that The problem is that China’s What is manufacturing’s spe- the stuff we need. the technology changes for clean alternatives to gas-powered driv- national living standards should recent slowdown from 10 per- cial property? It may be much If manufacturing becomes a etrains. What Tesla has done with its “Ludicrous mode” upgrade converge over time. Only since cent annual growth to about 7 easier to import foreign technol- niche activity, the world’s poor for the Model S is figure out how to put almost all of the power in the 1980s, has the rest of the percent is only the beginning. ogy in manufacturing than in countries could be in trouble. its system to all four wheels at once without melting its engine- world been catching up, and The recent drops in housing other activities. Harvard econ- China might have been the management components. catching up fast. Global growth and stock prices are harbingers omist Dani Rodrik has shown last country to hop on board The Tesla P85D with the complete 90kWh “ludicrous” upgrade has been strong-- usually more of a further economic modera- that if you just look at manu- the industrialization train. In costs about $100,000. The upgrade gives it a 0 to 60 mph time of 2.8 than 3 percent, often even tion. That is inevitable, since no facturing, countries’ productiv- that case, India, Africa, Latin seconds. To put that into context, to get that sort of acceleration higher. And developing coun- country can grow at a break- ity tends to rapidly converge America and the Middle East from a car previously required a Porsche 918 Spyder (0-60 in 2.3 tries have grown much faster neck pace forever. And with -- poor nations are very good at might get left behind. This seconds) or a Bugatti Veyron (2.6 seconds) or a Koenigsegg One than developed ones, helping to the slowing of China, Brazil copying manufacturing tech- is what Dani Rodrik at the (2.5 seconds). They each cost $1.1m, $2.9m and $3.8m respectively. make global income distribution and Russia have been slowing as nologies from rich countries. UK’s Overseas Development You can save some money by buying a Lamborghini Huracan much more equal. It looks like well -- the heyday of the BRICs But in services, productivity Institutestates. Rodrik con- ($237,250), or the Ferrari 458 Italia ($239,340) but both are slower the old economic models are (Brazil, Russia, India and China) doesn’t tend to converge. This cludes: “As domestic rather than the Tesla. That makes the McLaren 570s a relative bargain working after all. is over. may be because manufacturing than global trends drive growth, at $184,900, but it too, is slower than the Tesla. But can it last? The main But the really worrying ques- technologies are embodied in significant heterogeneity in Meanwhile, think about what this does to the high-end segment engine of global growth since tion is: What if other nations the products themselves and in long-term performance across of the auto market. Tesla founder Elon Musk could put a sexier body 2000 has been the rapid indus- can’t pick up the slack when the machines that are used to developing countries is likely.” on the Model S -- low-slung, fat tires, gull-wing doors and steal trialization of China. By chan- China slows? What if China make the products, while service In other words, the remaining share from Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, Porsche, Bentley and neling the vast savings of its is the last country to follow businesses get their productiv- poor countries might not be able Bugatti. Or, he can sell entire drive trains to those companies and population into capital invest- the tried-and-true path of ity from organizational mod- to catch up, as China is doing. let them clad the cars with their own bodies. Whatever happens, ment, and by rapidly absorbing industrialization? els, human capital and other BLOOMBERG the sports-luxury market just had a huge shot fired across its bow. These major shifts take time. To get an idea of how long a para- digm change takes in an entrenched industry like carmakers, con- sider these few facts about the Toyota Prius. It was the first mass-produced hybrid vehicle in the world. Originally introduced as a compact sedan -- weight and power were always issues -- it has grown along with the underlying tech- nology. Now it is a midsize hatchback, rated by the Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board as among the cleanest vehicles sold. Of the 7m hybrids that Toyota has sold since 1997, almost 5m have been Priuses. Meanwhile, Toyota proved with the Prius that a reasonably priced hybrid electric could be a practical vehicle for the ordinary household. Tesla has taken the baton from Toyota, building a true, pure plug-in only electric car. The ramifications are far reaching. This issue is more than fodder for discussion at car shows and among enthusiasts; it is going to affect many of the world’s largest companies -- automakers such as GM, Ford, Fiat Chrylser, VW, BMW, Honda, Mercedes, Nissan, and Hyundai; oil companies such Exxon Mobil, Conoco Philips, Shell, BP; and all of the many support businessess in exploration, drilling and shipping. There also are implications for tech companies such as Google and Apple, which have considered building autonomous, advanced technology vehicles. Or perhaps one of the automakers ponies up the $35bn to buy Tesla. But someoneshould. How might this play out during the next few decades? The incremental changes of better reliability and longer range have reached critical mass in the 15 years since Toyota began selling the Prius worldwide. Other automakers from Porsche to Ford have to be watching for the day when Tesla can manufacture and sell a million cars per year. If they were smart, they would be playing catch-up full on. The gas-assisted hybrid -- think Prius or Chevy Volt -- is a transitional vehicle to the fully electric-powered automobile. Gasoline won’t go away anytime soon. A massive infrastructure for refueling vehicles still exists. Diesel is still needed for long-haul truckers, whose heavy cargo loads and long-distance routes are now impractical for electric battery power. At least for now; at some point in the future, though, that too will change. Electric-vehicle technology is no longer a novelty. It is inevitable that we will see a series of innovations that are going to invert this business -- automakers, energy suppliers and the whole infrastruc- ture that supports cars that run on fossil fuels. BLOOMBERG Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate

US business counts on lifting of Iran’s trade sanctions

BY JIM SNYDER and BEN sanctions in lobbying registration Even the US Chamber of Lobbying on the pact, though, from the Treasury Department, OPTICS PROBLEM BRODY forms filed with Congress, which Commerce, which calls itself is “outside the playing field” for said Richard Nephew, a pro- If Iran becomes “a danger to in May passed legislation allowing the biggest lobbyist on behalf of most companies, he said. gram director for sanctions America, I don’t care if you’re ircraft manufacturers, it a chance to block or endorse Americanbusiness interests, says Under the deal, multilateral and energy markets at Columbia selling airplane parts or breakfast oil drillers and other any agreement with the Islamic it has no position on the pact. imposed to University’s Center on Global cereal, there’s an optics problem businesses may benefit Republic. “I don’t foresee us speaking curb its nuclear ambitions would Energy Policy. in selling to Iran,” Dickstein said. Afrom the lifting of trade For all the money they spend up on the issue until at least gradually lift as the country Nephew said he didn’t expect Even so, a number of compa- sanctions on Iran. lobbying, businesses tend to avoid after it goes through Congress,” allows inspectors to tour facilities executives though to try to sell nies and business groups kept a But you aren’t likely to hear it taking a public stance on sensi- spokesman Josh Miller said in an and sells off uranium that could the deal because they tend to close eye on the talks. from them. tive partisan issues, analysts said. e-mail. “There’s just too much be used to make weapons. avoid congressional fights like Almond and pistachio growers Companies including Boeing They’re wary of being viewed still in question for the Chamber As the sanctions end, the busi- this one that deal with sensitive have taken a particular interest in Co. say they are reviewing the as opportunistic, searching for to speculate at this point.” ness opportunities will grow. The national security issues. the issue. Iran’s pistachio crop was nuclear pact reached last Tuesday financial rewards from unsavory Tom Collina, director of policy deal, which was the result of “They don’t want the repu- worth more than $1bn last year, as it heads toward what promises actors. What’s more, lawmakers for the Ploughshares Fund, a non- almost two years of talks between tational risk of being seen as comparable to what US farm- to be a contentious congressional aren’t likely to view their opin- proliferation group that supports Iran and six other countries, doing business with bad people,” ers grew. US pistachio exports review, but most have opted to ions as particularly valuable on an the pact, said companies from oil allows US airplane companies to Nephew, who previously served to Europe, where Iranian goods avoid public statements. issue of national security. producers, car companies and cell sell to Iran, which has a bad air- as the sanctions expert for the are curtailed though not neces- “We are reviewing the agree- phone makers may be interested craft safety record. US team negotiating with sarily banned, are worth another ment but until the US govern- ECONOMIC DECISION in investing in Iran. It also allows Iranian carpets Iran, said in a phone interview $300m annually, according to the ment gives us further direction, it “This is not going to be at But generally businesses are and pistachios access to the US Wednesday. American Pistachio Growers, a would be premature to comment,” the end of the day an economic too risk averse to step in such market. Even if new markets do open, trade group. The deal says the US said a one-sentence statement decision,” said William Reinsch, a partisan and political fight, he Other American businesses will companies’ willingness to par- will “license the importation into from Boeing. president of the National Foreign said. still be restricted under sanctions ticipate in them may hinge on the United States of” pistachios The reticence isn’t for lack of Trade Council, a Washington- that were imposed in the 1990s in the long-term success of the from Iran. interest in Iran, a country with based group whose mem- BIG COUNTRY response to Iran’s alleged support deal, said Jason Dickstein, the Blue Diamond, a California- nearly 80 million citizens. Already, bers include Chevron Corp., Richard Sawaya, executive of terrorist activities. government affairs representa- based cooperative that sells more than 20 groups and compa- Caterpillar Inc., General Electric director of USA Engage, a coa- tive for the Washington-based almond products in 90 countries, nies -- including almond coopera- Co. and other large multinational lition that opposes unilateral FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES Aviation Suppliers Association, spent $70,000 lobbying Congress tive Blue Diamond Growers and companies. “They aren’t going to sanctions, said, “Everybody is But foreign subsidiaries of US whose members may be among in the past two years on Iran, energy giant Exxon Mobil Corp. reach an agreement so we can sell interested, because it’s too big of companies may be able to do busi- the biggest beneficiaries of the among other issues. -- have reported monitoring Iran more stuff.” a country.” ness in Iran if they get permission deal. BLOOMBERG TUESDAY 21 JULY 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 17 US continue surge at Pan Am Games Host Canada in second spot with 54 gold medals, ticket sales cross 1 million mark

TORONTO: The heat and the The 15-year-old could add two United States charge up the Pan more titles to her haul today with American Games medal table the club and ribbon finals. both continued yesterday, as “I want to become the best officials celebrated a victory by world-class gymnast that I can surpassing the one million tick- become,” said Zeng, who won ets sold mark. a bronze in the individual all- The united States, who passed around at last year’s Youth Canada on the medal table on Olympic Games. Saturday, padded their lead by “As much as I love getting the adding eight gold medals to push medals, I haven’t really been their total to 59 and 160 overall focusing on medals. as the hosts settled into second “It’s more about myself and on 54 gold and 142 overall medals. showing what I can do.” Brazil are third followed by The high point of the day for Colombia, who surged past Cuba Canada came on the trampoline and Mexico into fourth courtesy where 2012 Olympic champion of three gold medals on the golf Rosie MacLennan successfully course. defended her Pan Am gold and Having spent the first week of Keegan Soehn won the men’s. the July 10-26 multi-sport fest Canada ended the day with a leading the medal standings, dramatic 10th inning 7-6 decision Canada gave locals plenty of rea- over the United States to defend son to open their wallets and their Pan Am baseball title. come out and cheer. Canada and the United States The Americans, however, will also play for women’s basket- cashed in yesterday striking tri- ball gold after contrasting semi- ple gold at the canoeing venue and final wins. double gold in rhythmic gymnas- Linnae Harper drained two tics and equestrian eventing. clutch free throws with 7.7 sec- With temperatures again nudg- onds left to give the United States ing into the mid-30s Celsius (95 a 65-64 comeback win over Cuba Fahrenheit), Canada got the day while Canada demolished Brazil off to a sizzling start with Evan 91-63. Dunfee winning the men’s 20km Colombia ruled at the golf race walk ahead of compatriot course sweeping all three gold Inaki Gomez while Mexico’s medals, Marcelo Rozo winning Maria Gonzalez took the women’s the men’s title, Mariajo Uribe the title. women’s and the team gold. No athlete was hotter, however, Argentina cruised to two golds than American Laura Zeng who on the final day of the sailing Laura Zeng of the United States of America reacts on the podium to her gold medal in the gymnastic rythmic ribbon final during the 2015 Pan Am added hoop and ball apparatus competition, while , Games at the Toronto Coliseum in Toronto, Canada, yesterday. RIGHT: Casper Bilton of Canada celebrates his goal in a 28-25 win over the Dominican gold to her all-around rhythmic Ecuador and Puerto Rico also Republic in the men’s handball preliminary round during the 2015 Pan Am Games at Exhibition Centre yesterday. crown. clinched titles. REUTERS Pacquiao downplays Arum criticism, says in ‘self-rehab’

GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines: Manny Pacquiao downplayed criticism from promoter Bob Arum yester- day after the injured Philippine boxing hero missed a doctor’s visit for a shoulder injury, say- ing he was carrying out his own rehabilitation. Arum hit out at his own boxer last weekend for missing a rehab visit and said he has no idea when “Pacman” might fight again after his right shoulder was hurt fight- ing Floyd Mayweather in May. “I respect Bob Arum. He’s just like a father to me. I believe he’s just voicing out his concern (for) me and I appreciate it. I don’t take it negatively,” Pacquiao said Philippine boxer Manny Pacquiao listening while on the carpet with France’s players cycle Wattbike exercise bikes during a Rugby Union World Cup 2015 training camp below in a statement. boxing promoter Bob Arum (left) on arrival in Los Angeles, California for the La Grande Motte glacier (alt 3032m) in Tignes, southeastern France, yesterday. “But he has nothing to worry the Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao press conference ahead of about (regarding) my injury. I’m their fight in Las Vegas in this March 11, 2015 file picture. doing the rehab myself. I’m recov- ering faster than expected.” Pacquiao had surgery on May adding: “I can now raise my right programme. “When you have an 7 to repair a tear to his right arm.” operation like that you’ve got to Boks Matfield, Coetzee rotator cuff sustained in the The Filipino, winner of an get into rehab. You’ve got to get unanimous points defeat against unprecedented eight world titles the doctor to look at it and to Mayweather in the richest fight in separate weight divisions, did guide you as to the kind of rehab of all time in Las Vegas. not respond to his American pro- that you’ve got to do,” Arum said. He cancelled a scheduled moter’s remark that as far as he Pacquiao is regarded as a doubtful for All Blacks check-up with his surgeon Neal was concerned the boxer is “not national hero in the Philippines ElAttrache at the Kerlan-Jobe an active fighter’. and has parlayed his fame into JOHANNESBURG: Acting of a fourth consecutive Rugby unavailable Van der Merwe. “Flip Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles Just days after missing the July a career in film, commercial South Africa captain and lock Championship title with a 39-18 always puts his body on the line on July 4, prompting sharp 4 appointment, Pacquiao travelled endorsements and even election Victor Matfield and flanker home win over Argentina last for the Springboks and it will be criticism from the 83-year-old to Indonesia in a much-publicised as a congressman. Marcell Coetzee are doubtful weekend while South Africa lost great to have him back in the head of Top Rank promotions, trip to film a television advertise- He has also used his boxing for a Rugby Championship clash 24-20 away to Australia. fold.” who said “he’s not acting very ment and visit a Filipina on death renown to pursue other interests, with New Zealand this weekend, South Africa coach Heyneke Meanwhile, Wallabies back professionally”. row who is seeking clemency. becoming a Christian preacher the team doctor said yesterday. Meyer is scheduled to name Matt Giteau will miss this week’s Pacquiao did not say if he was Arum insisted that Pacquiao’s and professional basketball coach Craig Roberts told a media his starting line-up and eight Rugby Championship Test in receiving medical advice or treat- first priority should have been his and player despite criticism that briefing at the Springboks’ hotel replacements Wednesday. Argentina with a sternum injury ment from another doctor but appointment with his LA surgeon he is devoting himself to too many in a Johannesburg suburb that Matfield is standing in as skip- picked up against South Africa, said his situation was improving, to decide on his rehabilitation projects. AFP Matfield has a hamstring strain per while captain and centre Jean the Australian Rugby Union said and Coetzee a knock on the knee. de Villiers recovers from knee yesterday. “Victor and Marcell are doubt- reconstruction surgery. Chest scans cleared Toulon- ful for this weekend, but neither De Villiers played 20 minutes based Giteau of any serious dam- of them are in doubt for the World of an exhibition match between age after Saturday’s game against Cup,” said Roberts. the Springboks and a World XV the Springboks but team officials Defending “A call on their availability for in Cape Town two weeks ago -- said they have opted to rest the Champion, German the New Zealand match will be his first appearance since being 32-year-old for the next stage of Arthur Abraham made only later this week.” injured in Wales last November. the tournament. (left) celebrates his The doctor said tighthead prop He also turned out for Western “I know how desperate victory over chal- Jannie du Plessis and loose for- Province last Saturday in a Currie Matthew was to play and con- lenger German ward Schalk Burger picked up Cup warm-up match and came tinue to contribute to this group Robert Stieglitz knocks during a weekend loss to through unscathed. over the next week, his leadership during the World Australia in Brisbane and they “The plan was never for Jean and presence off the field will be Boxing Organization will be assessed at today’s train- to play against Australia and New missed,” Wallabies coach Michael (WBO) Super ing session. Zealand,” stressed Meyer. Cheika said. Middle weight title The Springboks and All Blacks “Although Victor and Schalk “It’s disappointing to lose him fight at the Gerry square off Saturday before a sell- are injured, we are not going to for this round. However, know- out 62,000 Ellis Park crowd in rush him back.” ing he will be right to go for the Weber Stadium in the second round of a southern As Meyer grapples with a Bledisloe series (against New Halle, Germany, on hemisphere championship short- never-ending injury list, he has Zealand) is reassuring for the Sunday. ened to three rounds because the added lock Flip van der Merwe group and our fans. World Cup begins in September. to a squad that now numbers 50. Nick Cummins and Nic White World title-holders New The coach welcomed the were also added to the squad on Zealand started the pursuit change of heart by the initially Sunday. AGENCIES TUESDAY 21 JULY 2015 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Tour de France 16th Stage Results Thomas survives scary Results from the 16th stage of Tour de France, a 201km ride from Bourg-de-Péage to Gap, on Monday: 1. Rubén Plaza (ESP/LAM) 4h30min 10sec (average: 44.6 km/h) 2. Peter Sagan (SVK/TIN) at 0:30 crash as Plaza wins stage 3. Jarlinson Pantano (COL/IAM) 0:36 4. Simon Geschke (GER/GIA) 0:40 5. Bob Jungels (LUX/TRE) 0:40 Chris Froome maintains overall lead as his team-mate avoids disaster 6. Christophe Riblon (FRA/ALM) 0:40 7. Daniel Teklehaimanot (ERI/MTN) 0:53 GAP, France: Britain’s Geraint 8. Thomas De Gendt (BEL/LOT) 1:00 Thomas survived a terrifying 9. Luis Ángel Maté (ESP/COF) 1:22 crash on a hair-raising descent 10. Thomas Voeckler (FRA/EUC) 1:22 as Ruben Plaza won yesterday’s 11. Pierrick Fedrigo (FRA/BSE) 1:54 16th stage of the Tour de France. 12. Andriy Grivko (UKR/AST) 1:54 Chris Froome finished in an 13. Serge Pauwels (BEL/MTN) 1:54 elite group of favourites to main- tain his 3min 10sec lead over 14. Michal Golas (POL/ETI) 1:55 Nairo Quintana but his team- 15. Imanol Erviti (ESP/MOV) 2:19 mate Thomas came close to dis- 16. Marco Haller (AUT/KAT) 2:40 aster on the 201km ride from 17. Daniel Navarro (ESP/COF) 3:27 Bourg-de-Peage to Gap. 18. Adam Hansen (AUS/LOT) 4:07 Young Frenchman Warren 19. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR/MTN) 4:14 Barguil lost control on a dan- 20. Nélson Oliveira (POR/LAM) 4:14 gerous corner and bumped into Thomas who was knocked over Overall Standings a sheer drop, hitting his head on 1. Chris Froome (GBR/SKY) 64h47min 16sec a lamppost as he went over the 2. Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) at 3:10 edge. 3. Tejay Van Garderen (USA/BMC) 3:32 Incredibly, the tough Welshman 4. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) 4:02 climbed back onto the road and 5. Alberto Contador (ESP/TIN) 4:23 after a swift change of bikes, he Great Britain’s Christopher Froome, wearing the overall leader’s yellow 6. Geraint Thomas (GBR/SKY) 5:32 carried on, losing only 38sec by jersey, and Great Britain’s Geraint Thomas (right) ride during the 16th the finish and holding onto his stage of the 102nd Tour de France race, between Bourg-de-Peage and 7. Robert Gesink (NED/LNL) 6:23 sixth place overall. Gap, yesterday. 8. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/AST) 7:49 “I’m OK, I just hit my head on a 9. Bauke Mollema (NED/TRE) 8:53 lamppost but I’m alright,” said the “It was a matter of who breaks best finish at the Tour, finishing 10. Warren Barguil (FRA/GIA) 11:03 chirpy 29-year-old, who reacted the latest, he (Barguil) was will- seventh. 11. Tony Gallopin (FRA/LOT) 12:02 with typical dry humour. ing to take great risks, he took out “It’s the most important win 12. Romain Bardet (FRA/ALM) 13:10 “It was a hard right and I was Geraint Thomas and almost took of my 15 years as a professional,” just following the wheel and then out himself.” said the 35-year-old Plaza. 13. Mathias Frank (SUI/IAM) 14:23 all of a sudden Barguil went into A French TV commentator Sagan took the defeat well: 14. Samuel Sanchez (ESP/BMC) 15:18 me. following on a motorbike said “Maybe my time is coming.” 15. Pierre Rolland (FRA/EUC) 15:55 “I feel alright for now. I guess Thomas looked “groggy” but fine Behind the breakaway, Van 16. Jarlinson Pantano (COL/IAM) 17:04 the doctor will ask me my number as he remounted. Garderen’s BMC team had picked 17. Andrew Talansky (USA/CAN) 23:15 and date of birth soon,” he added, That drama happened almost up the pace of the peloton coming 18. Serge Pauwels (BEL/MTN) 24:18 jokingly claiming to think his 20 minutes back from Spaniard into the final climb before Alberto 19. Thibaut Pinot (FRA/FDJ) 31:54 name was Chris Froome. Plaza’s stage victory as the Sky- Contador’s Tinkoff-Saxo outfit “A nice Frenchman pulled me led peloton had shown no interest pushed hard on the ascent. 20. Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA/ALM) 36:29 out but I lost my glasses as well. in chasing a 23-man breakaway. Contador himself attacked near given he had to change bikes after They don’t even make them any Lampre’s Plaza attacked with the top of the climb, but Froome clambering back up onto the road. more.” 18km left on the final climb — managed to reel him back in, only The big loser, though, was Barguil blamed the crash on an 8.9km-long second-category for reigning champion Vincenzo Frenchman Tony Gallopin, who American Tejay Van Garderen, ascension with an average gradi- Nibali to take the opportunity to started the day ninth but seemed claiming the BMC man had ent of 5.6 percent. accelerate away himself. to lose his bottle on the descent bumped into him before he lost He crested the summit, 12km The Italian had eeked out and lost 3min 39sec to drop control. from the finish, with around a 15sec gap to the rest of the out of the top 10, with Barguil “I’m sorry. Just before the bend, a minute’s gap to nine chas- favourites at the top and by the benefitting. Tejay Van Garderen touched me ers as the breakaway group had finish he had snatched back a In the breakaway group, with his shoulder and my finger splintered. morale-boosting 28sec on what Australian Adam Hansen was the slipped off the brake,” said the Peter Sagan led the chase and has otherwise been a disappoint- first to strike out for home inside 22-year-old. came home second at 30sec — ing defence of his title as he sits the final 50km before Austrian But Van Garderen saw things taking his fifth runners-up spot eighth overall. champion Marco Haller caught differently. on a stage this year as his two- Nibali, known for his dare- him. “Warren was trying to come year wait for a Tour victory drags devil descending, was clear of the But they were both hauled back Spain’s Ruben Plaza Molina celebrates as he crosses the finish line at over the top of me. I was trying on. drama behind him but Thomas early on the final climb and after the end of the 201km 16th stage of the 102nd Tour de France race in to keep my position and stay safe,” Colombian Jarlinson Pantano showed great bravery in carry- several tentative attacks, Plaza Gap yesterday. said the 26-year-old, third overall was third at 36sec while Eritrean ing on and only losing 38sec by managed to make one stick. at 3min 32sec. Daniel Teklehaimanot earnt his the finish — an incredible effort AFP Quintana blasts irritating outsiders after collision

GAP, France: Tour de France overall and with little chance of a afraid, I thought I’d go straight he thought his name was Chris contender Nairo Quintana podium finish, let alone winning (over the edge).” Froome. branded Warren Barguil as the race, should not have been American Van Garderen saw “A nice Frenchman pulled me Movistar irritating after the young rubbing shoulders with the over- things very differently, though. out but I lost my glasses as well. team rider Frenchman caused a frighten- all contenders on such a tricky “Some riders were definitely They don’t even make them any Nairo ing crash on a difficult descent descent that is known for its taking big risks. I was just trying more.” Quintana yesterday. crashes. to stay on the wheel I was on,” The descent into Gap is infa- (right) of The 22-year-old Barguil lost “Almost every time we come said the BMC team leader. mous and before Thomas’s crash, Colombia, control on a tight corner on the here there’s a crash in this race,” “But a lot of riders were try- several riders suffered hairy wearing break-neck downhill run into the said the 25-year-old Colombian. ing to come over the top and take moments not only on that same the white finish of the 201km 16th stage “Today we only just escaped. over positions, taking way too big corner but several others too. jersey for from Bourg-de-Peage to Gap and “There are riders who, with risks. That’s how Geraint Thomas Barguil himself almost went off best young knocked Geraint Thomas off the nothing to fight for, get in the took a fall. Warren Barguil took the road in the Thomas incident. rider, road. middle and irritate those of us him out. I was just glad to get And in a scary portent, Thomas celebrates The Welshman hit his head on fighting for the general classifi- down safely.” had actually spoken of the dan- a lamppost as he fell off a sheer cation and cause crashes. Thomas, who has a history of ger of that “dodgy” descent in his on the drop into vegetation. “I only just escaped.” crashing, typically reacted with BBC column before the race. podium But a supporter pushed him Barguil himself blamed Tejay dry humour to the incident. “Riding at the 2003 Tour, Lance after the back up to the road and he car- Van Garderen for bumping him “Everyone knows it’s a dodgy Armstrong had to go off the road 16th stage ried onto the finish, incredibly los- before he lost control. descent, I just got taken out — and ride across a field to avoid of the ing only 38sec to those who’d been “I’m sorry. Just before the bend, 100 per cent it was a mistake (by Joseba Beloki, who had fallen off 102nd Tour around him before he fell. Tejay Van Garderen touched me Barguil),” he said. ahead of him. de France “I’m OK, I just hit my head on with his shoulder and my finger “I feel all right for now. I “And the last time the Tour race in Gap a lamppost but I’m alright,” said slipped off the brake,” said the guess the doctor will ask me my rode it, in 2013, Froome and yesterday. the chirpy 29-year-old. 22-year-old. name and date of birth soon,” he (Alberto) Contador had to go off But Quintana said Barguil, 10th “I couldn’t break. I was very added before jokingly claiming the road too.” AFP India’s Dutch field hockey coach says he has been sacked

NEW DELHI: India’s prepa- team’s high performance director had been sacked, insisting he was Netherlands to a silver medal over the coach was hitting prepa- rations for next year’s Olympic Roelant Oltmans had been asked unaware of the coach’s plans. at the 2012 London Olympics, rations for the Olympics. field hockey were thrown into to take over. “He was supposed to join the replaced Australian Terry Walsh “It definitely affects us,” the turmoil yesterday after chief “Don’t ask me anything, team on July 17, but he is not back who resigned over a pay dispute player said. “It affects our train- coach Paul van Ass (pictured) ask Hockey India,” van Ass yet,” said Batra. “We have no idea in October last year. ing, our performance and our said he had been sacked just five told the news agency from the where he is.” Walsh left three weeks after preparation. months after taking charge. Netherlands. “I did not step aside. A high-powered committee of guiding the men’s team to the “It takes time for players to Speculation over the I was asked to go. Hockey India is due to meet on Asian Games title that earned build a rapport with the coach. So Dutchman’s future arose when “I had been told that (Hockey July 24 to decide the future course India a direct entry to the 2016 if the chief coach is changed every he failed to report for an ongoing India boss) Dr Narinder Batra of action. Olympics. other day it is bound to affect our national training camp. does not want me to be the coach Batra has denied media reports The foreign coaches who have performance. He also did not submit his any more. Roelant called me and that he had a heated argument served the Indian team over “If van Ass is not coming, we report on the team’s perform- informed me about this. with van Ass in Antwerp over the last 10 years are Spaniard are back to square one.” ance in the recent World Hockey “I am yet to get an official con- team tactics. Jose Brasa, Australians Ric India won the last of their eight League in Antwerp, Belgium, firmation, but I expect to get it The Dutchman was appointed Charlesworth, Michael Nobbs and Olympic men’s field hockey gold where India finished fourth. by the end of this week. That is Indian coach in February, the Walsh, Germany’s Gerhard Rach medals at the Western-boycotted Van Ass told the Press Trust of precisely the reason why I did not sixth foreigner to hold the post and van Ass. Moscow Games in 1980. India he had been fired a week turn up for the camp.” over the last decade. PTI quoted an unnamed senior They have not won a major after the league ended and the Batra declined to say if van Ass Van Ass, who coached the player as saying the uncertainty world title since then. AFP TUESDAY 21 JULY 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 Australia’s Smith back at number one 26-year-old, who has hit six centuries in his last eight Tests, regains top Test spot

LONDON: Australia’s Steven opening partner remained in 10th Smith has regained top spot ICC Test Rankings spot, while Michael Clarke, the in the International Cricket Australia captain, has dropped Council’s Test batting rankings Leading ICC Test player rankings as of July 20 after the second Ashes three places to 20th. following a man-of-the-match Test at Lord’s. ( Read as rank, change in ranking, player, team, rank- England’s Joe Root moved display in his side’s commanding ing points, average, highest ranking points): down two places to sixth. 405-run win over England in the Batting Meanwhile Australia left-arm second Ashes Test at Lord’s on 01 (+01) Steven Smith AUS 936 58.52 936 vs ENG at Lord’s 2015 paceman Mitchell Johnson has Sunday. 02 (-01) AB de Villiers RSA 908 52.09 935 vs AUS at Port Elizabeth 2014 climbed three places to fourth Smith made a Test-best 215 in 3 (-) Hashim Amla RSA 891 52.78 907 vs PAK at Abu Dhabi 2013 position in the ICC’s Test bowler Australia’s first innings 566 for 04 (+01) Kumar Sangakkara SRI 874 58.04 938 vs ENG at Kandy 2007 rankings after taking six for 80 eight declared and added a quick- at Lord’s. 05 (+01) Angelo Mathews SRI 860 51.67 877 vs NZL at Christchurch 2014 fire 58 in their second innings That left the 33-year-old with during a victory which saw the 06 (-02) Joe Root ENG 850 54.02 884 vs AUS at Cardiff 2015 299 Test wickets in a 68-match tourists level the five-match 07 (-) Younus Khan PAK 829 54.07 880 vs SRI at Lahore 2009 career and Johnson will be eyeing series at 1-1. 08 (-) Kane Williamson NZL 813 45.70 860 vs ENG at Lord’s 2015 a significant landmark when the The 26-year-old had been 09 (+12) Chris Rogers AUS 793 44.33 793 vs ENG at Lord’s 2015 third Ashes Test gets underway at dethroned as the world’s leading 10 (-) David Warner AUS 764 46.86 880 vs IND at Adelaide 2014 Birmingham’s Edgbaston ground Test batsman by AB de Villiers on July 29. Bowling after he was twice out for 33 One more wicket will see in Australia’s 169-run defeat by 01 (-) Dale Steyn RSA 905 22.55 909 vs WIS at Centurion 2014 Johnson become only the fifth England in the Ashes opener in 02 (+1) Trent Boult NZL 814 27.12 825 vs ENG at Lord’s 2015 Australian to take 300 Test wick- Cardiff. 03 (+1) Yasir Shah PAK 810 24.81 810 vs SRI at Pallekele 2015 ets after leg-spin great Shane However, the in-form Smith 04 (+3) Mitchell Johnson AUS 801 27.71 849 vs PAK at Dubai 2014 Warne (in second place on the — who has now scored six hun- 05 (-) Stuart Broad ENG 800 29.62 801 vs AUS at Cardiff 2015 all-time list on 708 wickets), and dreds in his last eight Tests — 06 (-4) James Anderson ENG 787 29.73 847 vs WIS at Barbados 2015 the pace trio of Glenn McGrath has regained first place from (in fourth place on 563), Dennis 07 (-1) Vernon Philander RSA 780 21.95 912 vs IND at Johannesburg 2013 de Villiers and leads the South Lillee (in 20th place on 355) and Africa star by 28 ranking points 08 (-) Rangana Herath SRI 752 30.17 851 vs Pak at Colombo (SSC) 2014 Brett Lee (in 25th place on 310). in the ICC standings. 09 (-) Morne Morkel RSA 727 29.35 776 vs AUS at Cape Town 2011 Johnson currently lies in 28th Smith’s current rating of 936 is 10 (-) Tim Southee NZL 713 31.63 799 vs WIS at Jamaica 2014 place overall, eight wickets behind the highest of his career and the the tally of late England fast 10th highest all-time achieved by who, in the first of the innings of Rogers climbed 12 places bowling great Fred Trueman, any batsman in the ICC system. the match, made a Test-best 173 into ninth spot on 793 points, the very first cricketer to Australia’s Steve Smith acknowledges the crowd after reaching his double The Lord’s Test also saw a and followed up with an unbeaten 20 behind New Zealand’s Kane take 300 Test wickets when he century during the second Ashes Test, at Lord’s on Friday. career-high gain for veteran 49 in Australia’s second innings Williamson. reached the landmark in 1964. Australia opener Chris Rogers 254 for two declared. David Warner, Rogers’s AFP Steyn closing in We had our backsides Lord’s Test was a on 400-wicket smacked, says England coach nightmare for milestone CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh: LONDON: England had their Dale Steyn will join a select “backsides smacked” in the group of bowlers to claim 400 humbling 405-loss to Australia England: Pietersen wickets with the South African in the second Ashes Test at paceman requiring four scalps Lord’s on Sunday, according to LONDON: The Lord’s Ashes in the two-Test series against their coach Trevor Bayliss. Test was a nightmare for Bangladesh to reach the The hosts crumbled to 103 England but they should resist milestone. all out in around three hours pressure to make wholesale “To take 400 Test wickets is on the fourth day as a rampant changes, former batsman something that is extremely Australian side levelled the series Kevin Pietersen (pictured) special,” South Africa captain in emphatic fashion. said yesterday. Hashim Amla told reporters yes- “It was pants down and back- England collapsed to 103 all terday on the eve of the first Test sides smacked,” Bayliss told out on the fourth afternoon to in Chittagong. reporters. “We were outplayed in slump to a 405-run loss and “We know he has been a spe- this game. Australia levelled the series at cial bowler for us in crucial times “It’s never a great start when 1-1 on Sunday. and probably in every match that they’re 300 for one and we were “There’s no getting around it, he has played for us he has made always chasing the game from Lord’s was a nightmare for us,” some contribution. there.” Pietersen said. “Hopefully if he gets there dur- Australian Bayliss led England “Nothing went to plan for next Test will be that 10-fold,” ing this series; there is no doubt to a surprise 169-run victory England and we were outplayed said Pietersen, an ambassador that everybody will really enjoy in the opening test in Cardiff, from the start. for Paddy Power. the success that he gets because his first match in charge of the “That said, I’ve seen people “Pressure of that magnitude we know the amount of work that team. screaming for wholesale changes can make and break people, so he has put in and the impact he “We knew the Australians and blaming this and that, but finger’s crossed it’s the former as has had on this team.” would come back hard in this everyone needs to step back and we simply can’t afford for them Shaun Pollock is the leading match, and they will be full of relax. We’re 1-1 against arguably not to score big runs.” South African wicket taker in confidence now they’ve got their the best team in the world.” Jonny Bairstow could be called tests with 421. A-game back,” the 52-year-old Pietersen said his former into the side following a pro- Steyn, who has played 78 tests said. team-mates, particularly sen- lific run of form for his county since his debut against England in “What we’ve got to do is go ior players like captain Alastair Yorkshire. 2004, and fellow seamer Vernon into the third game and worry Cook, Stuart Broad, James “Jonny Bairstow is waiting Philander were drafted back into about what we’re doing, not what Anderson and Ian Bell, would in the wings and it wouldn’t the test squad having been rested they’re doing.” be desperate to put things right. surprise me if we saw him at during their 2-1 ODI defeat to England recovered from 30 for “Admittedly it was the man- some point during this series,” Bangladesh. four in their first innings to score ner of the defeat which was most Pietersen said. “He’s been in South Africa were left reel- a respectable 312, although it was England’s assistant coach Paul Farbrace (left) chats with coach Trevor damaging, but I know just how superb form.” ing by the shock ODI defeat but well short of Australia’s massive Bayliss during the second Ashes Test, at Lord’s on Saturday. much those boys will be hurting Pietersen expects Bell to prove Amla, who has scored 6,757 test total of 566 for eight declared right now and how desperate his quality at his home ground of runs at an average of 52.78, hoped after they won the toss. “I don’t think in this game we together with the other selectors they’ll be to get back to winning Edgbaston, the venue for next to extend their unbeaten away “I was very happy in our first were quite as consistent with our on Tuesday to discuss that.” ways,” he said. week’s third Test. test record — which dates back batting innings — 4-30 is not a lines and lengths and that just Bayliss also defended England “Guys like Belly, Cooky, Broady “For England to win in to Sri Lanka in 2006. great start, but I thought we allowed the Australian batters to all-rounder Ben Stokes, who was and Jimmy have so much experi- Birmingham our top order need “We have been playing good played well to finish up with over get on top.” run out during the second-innings ence in Ashes series and they’ll to start scoring, that’s no secret,” test cricket over the last couple 300,” Bayliss said. Batsmen Adam Lyth, Gary collapse after committing the car- be pressing to the lads that this Pietersen said. of years,” he added. “I don’t think we used the Ballance and Ian Bell are all dinal error of failing to ground his series has a long way to go yet.” “But I expect Belly to come “From my perspective we have new ball terribly well on the first under pressure for their places bat. “Ben Stokes is a good player Batsmen Adam Lyth, Gary out with a point to prove on a lot of new faces mixed with a morning and we just let them get in the team for the next test at now and as time goes by I think Ballance and Bell are under his home ground. He’s a class lot of guys who have played many away.” Edgbaston starting on July 29. he’s going to have a great career pressure for their places follow- act and having batted together Test matches. I’m hoping the new Bayliss admitted his team’s “We’ve got a meeting on for England,” Bayliss said. ing a run of low scores. for many years, he’ll be doing guys get an understanding of what bowling at Lord’s was not good Tuesday and I’m sure there’s “He’s a guy that’s got plenty of “Adam Lyth and Gary everything to get it right come test cricket is like in Bangladesh enough. some things to be spoken about,” energy and he brings a lot to this Ballance, if they weren’t already Edgbaston and if anyone can and for some of us (senior play- “If you look at the two matches Bayliss said. team, not just with bat and ball under enough pressure just play- produce something special, he ers) to put in some big perform- our bowling down in Cardiff was “I’m not going to say any- but in the field as well.” ing in an Ashes series, then this can.” REUTERS ances to allow them to grow in very consistent,” he said. thing just yet. I’ll wait until I get REUTERS Test cricket.” REUTERS Even Messi needs rest, Barcelona coach Luis Enrique says

LOS ANGELES: The logistics with the media, the team having excused Messi, Neymar, goal- Washington DC. and that can affect the team Maria Bartomeu as president of of Barcelona’s North American been cheered upon arrival at their keeper Claudio Bravo, midfielder They will play Fiorentina in negatively.” the club by their members. tour are tough enough, coach hotel by a gaggle of Barcelona Javier Mascherano and fullback Florence on August 2 as part of the Although the tour includes such Incumbent Bartomeu saw off Luis Enrique makes no apolo- fans. Dani Alvez from the tour after same International Champions potentially distracting sidelines rival Joan Laporta in an election gies for letting stars including Asked if he owed those fans they competed in the Copa Cup exhibition tournament. as meetings with NBA super- that Bartomeu called early, when Lionel Messi skip the pre-sea- a chance to see players like America. “As a trainer, the truth is star Kobe Bryant as well as with tensions within the club were son excursion. Argentinian superstar Lionel “The bottom line is, these play- I would rather not do tours,” members of the NBA champion running high because of poor The Spanish giants landed in Messi and Brazilian Neymar, ers need to rest.” Enrique admitted. Golden State Warriors, Enrique relations between Enrique and Los Angeles on Sunday to begin Enrique said his first duty was After taking on the Galaxy, Like many other managers, and Iniesta are both keen to get Messi. preparations for a three-match to get those players some much- the Champions League win- he finds the travel demands and the focus on the field. Enrique declined to address the tour that opens with a game needed time off. ners will travel north to take on other details take time away from “As far as training goes, the election on Sunday, while Iniesta against ’s “That’s simple to answer,” he Manchester United at the home training. beginning is very important,” said he hoped the resolution Los Angeles Galaxy at the Rose said. “We have to give a certain of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers “Even though the countries can Iniesta said. “That is what counts would allow the club to focus on Bowl tomorrow. minimum number of days of on Saturday. be great and it can be great to because you have not trained for trying to repeat the stellar feats Enrique and captain Andres vacation for players to recover They complete their US swing travel, things like the change of a long time.” of last season, when they won the Iniesta were fresh off the bus from a season that is seemingly against English champions time zones can have repercussions The team travelled shortly treble of Champions League, La from the airport when they met eternal,” said Enrique, who has Chelsea on July 28 in suburban and you can have fewer trainings after the re-election of Josep Liga and Copa Del Rey. AFP TUESDAY 21 JULY 2015 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Sterling to get FIFA sets an election date as game time for Man City against Roma Blatter finally rules himself out MELBOURNE: Raheem Sterling, the most expensive English footballer in history, will President’s election in February 2016, Platini to decide in two weeks play for his new club Manchester City against AS Roma in Melbourne, manager Manuel ZURICH: FIFA chiefs yesterday recom- days after a former FIFA vice-president, Pellegrini said yesterday. mended proposals to reform the scandal Jeffrey Webb, appeared in a New York The 20-year-old completed his tainted world football body and a special court and denied taking millions of dollars move to the 2014 election on February 26 to replace presi- of bribes. champions from Liverpool last dent Sepp Blatter who finally declared he Webb, from the Cayman islands, was week in a five-year deal worth will not be a candidate. among the seven people detained in Zurich. an initial £44m that could rise to On a dramatic day Blatter was show- US authorities have charged 14 people £49m. ered with fake dollar bills by a British in all -- soccer officials and sports business Sterling will now be seen play- comedian at the start of a press confer- British come- executives -- over more than $150 million ing in Manchester City’s sky blue ence at which he fielded questions about dian known in bribes paid to secure television and mar- shirt for the first time in the the corruption storm that has engulfed as Lee Nelson keting contracts for football tournaments. International Champions Cup at FIFA. (unseen) Swiss authorities are in parallel investi- the Melbourne Cricket Ground The veteran FIFA president -- who has gating the award of the 2018 and 2022 World today. throws ban- been in charge since 1998 -- hailed the Cups to Russia and Qatar respectively. Pellegrini said it was important knotes at FIFA reforms being recommended but refused Candidates for the FIFA presidency for his marquee signing, whom he to fall in line with one of the key proposals President Sepp have until October 26 to put their names rates as “one of the best attacking and declare his salary. Blatter as he forward. players in world football”, to get He was also repeatedly asked about arrives for a So far only Brazilian football great Zico some playing time for his new club whether he would stand for office again news confer- has officially declared himself. But Platini, ahead of the new English Premier and finally said: “I will not be a candidate ence after the the UEFA president, is considered the League season next month. for the election in 2016 and there will be Extraordinary favourite to take over if he decides to “I think that Raheem worked an election for a new president. I cannot FIFA Executive stand. with Liverpool for three days in be the new president because I am the old Committee “He has been pleased to hear a lot of the same way as the other inter- president.” Meeting at words of support from some of the world’s national players, so he will play Potential candidates are already plan- the FIFA leading football decision makers,” said some minutes,” Pellegrini told ning campaigns for the most high profile headquarters UEFA spokesman Pedro Pinto. reporters. job in sports politics. in Zurich, The 60-year-old Frenchman has been “I know him because he played French favourite will Switzerland, boosted after getting verbal support from against us for the last two seasons announce within a fortnight whether he yesterday. four of the six regional confederations but I think that it is important for will throw his hat into the ring, according that make up football’s world body, the him to try to have some minutes to a source close to the UEFA president. source close to the UEFA leadership said. with our team as soon as he can. “He (Platini) is seriously considering Only the Confederation of African “I know the way he has played running. He will make a decision in the Football (CAF) -- led by Blatter ally Issa at Liverpool. It’s different, of next two weeks maximum and then make Hiyatou -- and the Oceania confederation course, when he’s working with an announcement,” the source said. is not backing Platini. our squad, but he’s a very young A US corruption investigation which The UEFA president has been a vocif- player with a lot of ambition and led to the arrest of seven FIFA officials in erous critic of Blatter as the corruption for me that’s very important.” Zurich on May 27 has left world football scandal has escalated. The Jamaican-born Londoner reeling and sparked widespread demands In a statement, Platini welcomed the assumes the most expensive for radical change. -- who is a notorious prankster and most introduction of term limits, higher stand- proposed FIFA reforms but gave no indi- English footballer mantle from Blatter, who has been FIFA president for recently disrupted rapper Kanye West’s ards of governance at all levels of football cation about his election plans. Andy Carroll, who moved from 17 years, won a fifth term as president two performance at the Glastonbury Festival structures including confederations and “We must now make sure that the Newcastle to Liverpool for £35 days after the police raid. But on June 2 he -- as he threw fake dollars at him before member associations as well as individual reforms outlined today will be undertaken million but never lived up to the produced his equally stunning announce- being hauled away by security guards. disclosure of compensation,” a statement in a swift and effective manner,” he said. tag. ment that he would stand down. Blatter hailed the moves toward reforms said. Platini backed Prince Ali bin Al Hussein, Pellegrini is also expected to “I had, with my conscience, to do some- that government leaders around the world Some sponsors have called for a figure of a former FIFA vice president from Jordan, give some game time to the club’s thing for FIFA,” Blatter said after an exec- as well as football administrators have the stature of former UN secretary general when he stood against Blatter in May. other new signings, midfielder utive committee meeting which set the new demanded. Kofi Annan to head the reform group. The prince could again be a candidate in Fabian Delph, Turkish striker election date. A task force led by an independent Blatter called the reform proposals February’s election. Enes Unal and former England FIFA had been engulfed in “a tsunami”, chairman would look at measures includ- “important” but refused several demands Chung Mong-Joon, another former FIFA youth international Patrick he acknowledged at a press conference ing “enhanced centralized integrity checks by journalists to disclose his salary. member from South Korea, is also consid- Roberts either on Tuesday or delayed by British comic Simon Brodkin for executive committee members, the The executive meeting came just two ering a run. AFP against Real Madrid in the Melbourne tournament on Friday. Manchester City warmed up for the ICC tournament with a Milner scores in 1-0 win over Australian sister club Melbourne City with Frenchman Samir Nasri getting a late winner on the Gold Coast on Saturday. Liverpool’s 2-0 win Roma beat Real Madrid 7-6 on penalties after the opening ICC ADELAIDE, Australia: James said Liverpool manager Brendan game finished scoreless at the Milner scored again as Liverpool Rodgers. MCG on Saturday. downed Adelaide United 2-0 “The pressure and intensity in Pellegrini, echoed the concerns yesterday to win both their the game was excellent. of Real Madrid manager Rafael pre-season games in Australia “Young players understand and Benitez about the state of the before the new English Premier know if they work hard and show MCG pitch which has been heav- League season. the correct personality they’ll get ily used by the Australian Football England midfielder Milner, a chance. League for their club matches this who joined on a free transfer last “ looks like he could season. month from Manchester City, was be a Liverpool player for many “Yes, I am concerned ... we on target in the 67th minute for years. I know it’s pre-season but know it is not in the best shape,” the second time in four days for he has shown all the qualities and he said. Liverpool in Australia. temperament and he’s only 18. “I hope that the pitch will be at Milner, capped 53 times by “Jordon Ibe, I think this could least in normal conditions.” his country, scored Liverpool’s be a big season for him. He’s only The packed off-season sched- winner in a 2-1 victory over 19.” ule for City includes matches in Brisbane Roar on Friday. Fellow Liverpool fully stretched Vietnam and Germany before new recruit sealed Adelaide’s defence, with Gomez they return to Manchester but the victory with Liverpool’s sec- sweeping along the left flank and goalkeeper allayed ond goal in the 88th minute to cap the lively Divock Origi a constant fears there was too much travel a strong all-round performance threat. Adelaide did not mount a involved in their Premier League Los Angeles Lakers basketball star Kobe Bryant (left) and Barcelona team captain Andres Iniesta Lujan (right) by the Merseyside giants before genuine attack until 25 minutes preparation. pose with other members of the FC Barcelona football team before a training session at the StarHub Stadium 53,000 at the Adelaide Oval. into the game. They can credit “The manager’s had a few pre- in Carson, California, yesterday. Barcelona will play the LA Galaxy in an International Champions Cup match “I thought the performance two super low saves by goalkeeper seasons in his life so he knows tomorrow. was very good tonight against Eugene Galekovic for keeping the how to prepare a team,” he said. another well-organised team,” game scoreless at halftime. AFP AFP Mexico, advance to Gold Cup semi-finals EAST RUTHERFORD, revenge and an eighth trip to blasted the ball into the left side kicks for them to escape. was voted 2005 and 2013 Gold Cup United States: Mexico and the finals of the biennial North of the net for the victory, deliv- Each team missed two of its Goalkeeper of the Tournament, Panama advanced to a Gold Cup American regional football cham- ering the only loss of the event first three penalties. Armando made two saves in the penalties semi-final showdown with tri- pionship when they meet again on for Costa Rica, which reached Cooper and Harold Cummings session, the decisive one set up umphs on Sunday, one thanks tomorrow in . the World Cup quarter-finals last each scored for Panama to open by teammate Valentin Pimentel’s to a dramatic save and the other That winner earns a berth in year in Brazil. rounds but and goal to start the ninth round. on a penalty kick after a contro- next Sunday’s final at Philadelphia Costa Rica coach Paulo Radanfah Abu Bakr answered to Penedo then went back inside versial call. against the winner of Wednesday’s Wanchope said he did not feel as keep going. the woodwork and dove to his left Mexican captain Andres other semi-final between Jamaica if his job was in jeopardy after the saved the on Peltier’s shot. Guardado scored the lone goal and holders United States. defeat. seventh-round shot of Alberto Penedo lifted his right hand from the spot in the 124th minute After more than two hours of “I do not feel out of the team Quintero to put the Canaleros and deflected the ball off the to lift Mexico over Costa Rica 1-0 goal-less football, Guatemalan by being eliminated,” he said. “My on the edge of elimination but crossbar and out, dooming the while Panama goalkeeper Jaime referee Walter Lopez whistled players should be proud of how Trinidad and Tobago’s Daneil Soca Warriors’ dreams of match- Penedo denied in a hotly contested foul on Costa they played. Some of them were Cyrus booted his next shot ing their Cup-best run by reach- the ninth round of penalty kicks Rica’s Roy Miller following exhausted.” over the crossbar to extend the ing the 2000 last four. as the Canaleros advanced 6-5 Mexican striker Oribe Peralta Panama and Trinidad and drama. “Every moment has its sensa- over Trinidad and Tobago after hurling himself onto the ground Tobago were even at 1-1 through “The key moment was when tion and own emotion,” Penedo a 1-1 draw. trying to reach a crossing pass. extra time, giving (Cyrus) took his kick and if they said. “Each one is divine in the Luis Tejada (10) of Panama cel- “I feel real joy because today “I’m happy with the effort Panama the lead in the 37th made it they win,” Penedo said. moment.” ebrates his goal with team-mate was a real blessing to be able of the players,” Mexican coach minute but Trinidad and Tobago “The referee told me that and I Panama advanced to a third Blas Perez (7) against Trinidad to advance to the next round,” Miguel Herrera said. “We were equalizing on a Kenwyne Jones thought ‘Ugh,’ but then he missed consecutive semi-final, having & Tobago during the quarter- Penedo said. superior. We made an important header in the 54th minute. and we went on to win and now lost to the United States in 2011 finals of the 2015 CONCACAF After losing 2-1 to Panama step.” And while Panama advanced, we can all smile.” before beating Mexico in 2013, Gold Cup at MetLife Stadium in last year’s semi-finals, six- The phantom foul brought it took a save-or-lose situation Penedo, the 33-year-old Los only to fall to the Americans in on Sunday. time champion Mexico will seek Guardado to the spot and he in the seventh round of penalty Angeles Galaxy netminder who the final. AFP TUESDAY 21 JULY 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

Proud locals say star is born in Zach Johnson wins British Ireland’s Dunne

GREYSTONES, Ireland: While the world of sport was asking ‘Paul, who?’, nobody in Greystones Golf Club was the Open in thrilling play-off least surprised by Paul Dunne’s audacious bid to become the first British Open amateur win- Second Major title for American, Spieth misses out on extra holes by a shot ner since 1930. As members swapped the office for the club bar yesterday, it was ST ANDREWS, United standing room only in the County Kingdom: Zach Johnson won US golfer Zack Zach Johnson Wicklow clubhouse to watch the the British Open yesterday, Johnson holds Irish youngster, who began wow- emerging victorious from a grip- the Claret Jug, Factfile ing locals as a 10-year-old, take ping four-hole playoff against as he celebrates the lead into the final round at St Andrews, United Kingdom: Factfile on Louis Oosthuizen and Marc winning a play- St. Andrews. Zach Johnson who won the 144th British Leishman. off on the final “If you had asked any of the Open at St Andrews yesterday: It was the 39-year-old day to win the members here last Wednesday if American’s second major title win British Open Golf ZACH JOHNSON (USA) they’d be surprised if Paul finished after he triumphed at the 2007 Championship in the top 10, I’d say the major- Born - February 24, 1976 Masters. at St Andrews, ity of people would have said ‘no’,” “It sounds beautiful. It still Scotland, Britain, Age - 39 said David Fry, who looks after sounds extremely surreal. The yesterday. the club’s under-15 team, all of Birthplace - Iowa City, Iowa tone to it is very humbling. I feel BOTTOM: US whom are now aiming to become blessed to be the champion and the next Paul Dunne. amateur golfer Home - St. Simons Island, honoured to be part of the history “We all know the talent is Jordan Niebrugge of this game,” Johnson said. College - Drake University there, it was just a case of when Jordan Spieth, meanwhile, shows off his sil- it was going to come through. I missed getting into the playoff by ver medal at the Turned pro - 1998 would be shocked if he doesn’t presentation cer- one shot and thus saw his hopes Joined PGA Tour - 2004 become a star and hopefully a shattered of becoming just the emony after being southern (Irish) Rory McIlroy.” second player to win the Masters, the top amateur PGA Tour Victories - 12 In the club foyer, a photograph US and British Opens in the same with a final round of a teenage Dunne alongside a Major wins - 2 (2007 Masters, 2015 year of 70. list of achievements underlined British Open) Johnson, Oosthuizen and that potential, with barely enough Leishman all finished with totals room to cram in his collection of of 15-under 273 after Johnson and miss. Louis is a buddy, a friend his score. Spieth came to grief regional, national and European Leishman had 66s and Oosthuizen and a tremendous competitor.” with a bogey at the 17th as his honours. Upstairs locals roared as a 69. The playoff followed a sensa- Triple Crown dream died, but Dunne fought back with two bird- That forced the first British tional day of aggressive shot-mak- Leishman held firm at 15 under ies in three holes after dropping Open playoff since Stewart ing under the drenching Scottish and they were joined in the playoff shots on his first two as a micro- Cink defeated Tom Watson at rain when it soon became clear by Oosthuizen, who sunk a six- phone gaffer taped to the televi- Turnberry in 2009 and the first from the nature of the early footer at the last for a birdie. sion piped commentary around three-way playoff since 1999 when scores that the Open crown would AFP the packed clubhouse. Many oth- Paul Lawrie triumphed. go to the lowest of the low. ers had decided as late as Sunday It was a gripping end to what The three-way overnight lead night to hop on a ferry to cheer had been an enthralling day that held by Oosthuizen, Justin Day British Open on in Scotland. saw a packed leaderboard go ham- and Irish amateur Paul Dunne was St Andrews, United Kingdom: Collated “After I watched him in prac- mer and tongs at grabbing enough immediately shattered when the final scores and totals in The 144th Open tice, I told everyone in the club Championship at St Andrews yesterday (Gbr & birdies to take possession of golf’s understandably nervy Irishman to put money on him making the Irl unless stated, par 72) ((a) denotes amateur): most coveted trophy. bogeyed the first two holes from cut because he was just hitting Played over holes 1, 2, 17 and 18, which he never recovered. 273 Zach Johnson (USA) 66 71 70 66, the ball so well,” club professional Marc Leishman (AUS) 70 73 64 66, Oosthuizen and Johnson immedi- Johnson and Adam Scott came Karl Holmes told national broad- Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) 67 70 67 69 ately distanced themselves from charging out of the pack as the caster RTE from St. Andrews, as Leishman with opening birdies to rain showers came and went, but Zach Johnson won the four hole the 22-year-old’s progress domi- Playoff with a score of -1 his bogey. the packed leaderboard was as nated TV, radio and newspaper Johnson then went clear with fickle as the weather, and pre- 274 Jason Day (AUS) 66 71 67 70, Jordan front pages. a birdie at the second, but he hit dicting who would emerge trium- Spieth (USA) 67 72 66 69 “He was always an exceptional a poor approach to the notorious phant at the end of the day was 277 Justin Rose 71 68 68 70, Sergio sportsman, he excelled at tennis, 17th, the Road Hole, and bogeyed, nigh-on impossible. Garcia (ESP) 70 69 68 70, Danny soccer, Gaelic (football). He was only for Oosthuizen to miss a Spieth was well in the hunt, but Willett 66 69 72 70, Jordan of those annoying kids who is just Niebrugge (a) (USA) 67 73 67 70 four-footer to get back on level a double-bogey at the par-three really good at everything. His life terms. eighth had him chucking his ball 278 Adam Scott (AUS) 70 67 70 71, is obviously going to change dra- It all came down to the famous away in anger. Brooks Koepka (USA) 71 70 69 68 matically after today.” 18th hole with its historic town Others fell away too as they 279 Anthony Wall 70 71 68 70, Oliver His dream of becoming the first centre backdrop, and a par failed to keep up in the unrelent- Schniederjans (a) (USA) 70 72 70 amateur to win the title since was enough for Johnson with ing birdie stakes and it all came 67, Brendon Todd (USA) 71 73 69 1930 quickly evaporated on poor 66, Ashley Chesters (a) 71 72 67 69, Oosthuizen narrowly missing down to a dogfight down the back back nine that left him six-over Martin Kaymer (GER) 71 70 70 68, an eight-footer to force sudden nine with the punishing six last Luke Donald 68 70 73 68, 280 Hideki par for the day and six-under death. holes holding the key to victory. Matsuyama (JPN) 72 66 71 71, for the tournamentBut, having “To don my name on that tro- Leishman pushed his nose in Robert Streb (USA) 66 71 70 73 watched their man show remark- phy is humbling and surreal,” said front with six holes of his round 281 Retief Goosen (RSA) 66 72 69 74, able composure to shoot three Johnson, whose superb wedge- to play and he made a drive for Greg Owen 68 73 71 69, Branden sub-70 rounds before Monday’s play and putting were key to his glory only to lose his outright Grace (RSA) 69 72 73 67, Stewart disappointing 78, the US univer- win. lead by missing a four-footer at Cink (USA) 70 71 68 72, James sity graduate was given a standing “It has been a week of patience, the 16th. Johnson sunk a snak- Morrison 71 71 70 69, Phil Mickelson ovation in his home clubhouse as courage and trust. I can’t play any ing, downhill 20-footer for birdie (USA) 70 72 70 69, Russell Henley he tapped his final putt. better than I did. I just stayed in at the last to get to 15 under and (USA) 74 66 72 69, Padraig “Unbelievable, it’s been the ful- it, waited for the opportunities it was up to Leishman, Spieth, Harrington 72 69 65 75, Marcus filment of what he’s done for years and made a few putts. Day and Oosthuizen coming up Fraser (AUS) 74 69 68 70, Patrick and years,” said 68-year-old Nigel “I don’t like seeing it end on a behind him to match or better Reed (USA) 72 70 67 72 Robinson. REUTERS Ram outlasts Karlovic to win ATP Newport title

Newport, United States: American Rajeev Ram won his ATP Croatia Open second ATP Tour title at the Umag, Croatia: Results from first day of Australia faces tough task same place where he captured the ATP Croatia Open in Umag yesterday (x Swiss tennis player his first, defeating Croatian Ivo denotes seed): Karlovic to win the ATP Hall of First round makes his speech against Britain: Hewitt Fame Championships. Fabio Fognini (ITA x5) bt during the offi- Ram outlasted second seed Jirí Vesely (CZE) 6-4, 6-4 cial launch of the DARWIN, Australia: Team as the Australian team’s non- Karlovic 7-6 (7/5), 5-7, 7-6 (7/2) to warrior Lleyton Hewitt says playing captain next year, said Aljaz Bedene (GBR) bt Lundu Community take the title six years after win- it will be tough for Australia after Sunday’s triumph that he Mate Delic (CRO) 6-4, 6-3 Childcare Centre ning his only prior ATP crown on to win this year’s Davis Cup knows it will be a tricky chal- the same Newport grass by beat- to have done so after saving a in the area of after learning their semi- lenge for his youthful side. ing countryman Sam Querrey in match point in the tournament, Chief Chitukula final opponents will be Andy “We’re on the tougher side of the final. the other being Denis Istomin at in Malawi’s capi- Murray’s Great Britain in the draw,” he said. “To say that I felt like I’d be the Nottingham. tal city district of September. “Argentina play Belgium in winner at the end of the week .... Ram saved a match point in Lilongwe, yes- Australia, 28-time winners, the other half, which is prob- I had no idea,” said Ram, who will defeating top seed Isner in the terday. Federer, fought back from 0-2 down ably the weaker section.” move into the top 100 of the ATP opening round and saved two founder and to overhaul Kazakhstan 3-2 The never-say-die Hewitt, Rankings on Monday. “The first more in ousting French fifth seed President of the in Darwin on Sunday with who is aiming to add to the win was more elation, this one is Adrian Mannarino in the quar- Roger Federer 34-year-old Hewitt winning Davis Cup titles he won in more satisfaction just because I ter-finals. For Karlovic, it was Foundation, the fifth and decisive singles 1999 and 2003, said that over did it again.” another heartbreaker at Newport supports educa- rubber. the past three or four years the Ram will jump from 161st into after dropping last year’s Hall of tion projects in World number three Murray event had been as big as any the top 90 after taking the top Fame final to Australian Lleyton Switzerland and set up a potentially epic Davis Grand Slam for him. prize of $84,250 (77,750 euros). Hewitt. the region of Cup semi-final against them “When I make my schedule, He joins John Isner and Bryan Karlovic, 36, settled for his southern Africa. when he spearheaded Great everything has worked around Shelton as the only Americans eighth ATP runner-up showing Britain’s 3-1 quarter-final win the Davis Cup and trying to get to win multiple Newport crowns. after having earlier this year col- over France in London. the most out of myself,” he said. Ram, 31, became the sec- lected his sixth title, that coming Hewitt, who will take over AFP ond ATP champion this season at Delray Beach. AFP 11:15am El Talat 12:15pm, Nee-Na Pixies Talat Genisys (2D/Action) Pixies Adventure) Terminator Genisys(3D/Action) Terminator Genisys(3D/Action) (2D/Hindi) 10:30pm &12:30am Arabic) & 5:00pm 10:15pm &12:00midnight The LastSurvivors 10:00pm &12:30am Baahubali Baahubali Neena (Malayalam) Bajrangi Bhaijaan Maari 2:00pm SCREEN 3 SCREEN 2 The Gallows(2D/Horror) Terminator Genisys(2D/Action) SCREEN 1 5:30 &9:30pm Bin Roye(2D/Urdu) SCREEN 3 6:45 &8:45pm SCREEN 2 SCREEN 1 SCREEN 3 4:00 &5:45pm SCREEN 2 SCREEN 1 SCREEN 10 SCREEN 9 SCREEN 8 SCREEN 7 SCREEN 6 The Gallows(2D/Horror) SCREEN 5 SCREEN 4 SCREEN 3 SCREEN 2 Hayaty Mebahdela(2D/Arabic) Minions SCREEN 1 Baby Blues By Jerry Scott andRick Kirkman Scott Baby Blues ByJerry Syndicate York New Times /The International Arts Cartoon Sudoku. a normal like solved is Sudoku aHyper Otherwise, once. only appear 1to 9can from numbers the regions Inall regions). standard nine the with overlap regions 13 (four unlike Sudoku regions has Sudoku Hyper A cells. blank 1 to 9intofrom the numbers by the filling solved is Puzzle Sudoku A Hyper Sudoku: Hyper play to How HYPER 22 MALL NOVO ROYAL PLAZA LANDMARK ASIAN TOWN (2D/Arabic) (2D/Animation) (Tamil) (2D/Malayalam)

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BY JIM SHAHIN the videos. But I found I had to watch carefully, because the kernels can blacken quickly and unevenly. Once you get the hang of turning it nternet videos and cookbook recipes make grilling corn seem as roughly every two minutes, the corn tans deeply and somewhat more easy as basic arithmetic. Cob on the fire (plus) cob off the fire evenly. (Some deviation, as a mathematician might say, is a welcome (equals) classic summer bite. But the ear of corn I was holding thing.) Perhaps predictably, the corn that went on dry came off dry, Imight as well have been a calculus problem. while the soaked ear was moister. Its char added depth to that picnic Why? Because after studying those videos and recipes, I was more mainstay, corn and bean salad, whose lime-accented sprightliness was confused than ever. Each method is different, but all promise the same subtly set off by deeply caramelized and even blackened kernels. With outcome: perfection. its wonderful grill flavour, this corn is for the char heads. To determine once and for all the best way to cook corn, I challenged Smoking the corn creates the mysterious flavour that only smoke myself to cut through the elephant’s-eye-high thicket of information can, but it’s important to grill it a little first. Otherwise, the corn might and get down to the basics. That’s where things really got complicated, over-smoke before the kernels are cooked to the desired tenderness. and where the calculus comes in. Throughout an entire month, I tested Again, the soaked corn out-performed the non-soaked corn, maintain- more than 30 ears of corn in every conceivable way: husks on. Husks ing more moisture and flavour. The evocative smokiness is wonderful off. Wrapped in aluminum foil. Placed directly in the embers. On the on its own but works even better in familiar side dishes to add an cold side of an indirect fire. And on and on. enigmatic quality. Which it did for, of all things, the much-maligned I learned several lessons along the way, many applicable solely to the creamed corn. To be clear, I’m talking here of homemade creamed corn. method being tested. Two of the lessons, though, could be applied to all. There is such a thing, and it is fabulous. And it transcends all vestiges One: Soaking corn in water before putting it over a fire is never a of childhood yuckiness when lashed with the flavour of wood-smoked, bad idea. The kernels of water-submerged ears invariably came out bronzed kernels. This is corn candy for smoke freaks. plumper and juicier than those that went straight to the fire. Cooking in the husk turned out to be my favourite technique. It can Two: Perfection might be in the palate of the beholder. Each method be done using any of the methods I’ve described, but it is particularly accentuates differents aspect of flavor and texture. So depending on well suited to cooking right on the embers. Some recipes will tell what kind of corn lover you consider yourself — a smoke freak, char you to use twine to secure the husk after removing the silks. Don’t. head or kernel worshiper — there is a method for you. What happens to twine in a fire? Burns up. Then what? Husks come Initially, I tried each method five ways: soaking the corn, not soaking, undone, corn burns. Use aluminum foil instead to bind the husk at flavouring with butter, flavouring with olive oil and not flavouring at all. the pointy top of the cob. Use long-handled tongs to move the corn The flavourings, frankly, seemed only to complicate things. Whether frequently. Even then, the ear will be a patchwork of char, bronze and charred, smoked or steamed, each ear took on too much of the flavor untouched blond. The resulting textural differences, though, add up of the fat to truly spotlight the taste and texture of the corn. to spectacular flavour. So I dropped them entirely and could finally concentrate. Cooking in the husk mates smoking, grilling and steaming and cre- Every chomp into the glorious seasonal vegetable became a rumina- ates the most heady aroma and a flavour that seems to hark back to tion on tiny differences. This one was juicy but a little starchy, that the field where the corn was picked. Regardless of your flavor profile, one benefited from a caramelized char but was a tad dry. Which was cooking in the husk, while the most challenging method, is the most the perfect ear of corn? rewarding, and the resulting corn is best eaten on the cob with what- When wrapped in aluminum foil, I found, a soaked ear of grilled ever you want to put on it — including nothing at all. corn tasted practically irrigated. Its kernels squirted. The downside There was a touch of madness about this whole thing, a fever that was that the grill flavour was more a whisper than a shout. Still, it broke one evening with that revelation about the folly of perfection. was detectable. Another downside was that after a few bites the corn It’s about what you like, and sometimes I like the char flavour of direct tasted slightly starchy, not as sugar-sweet as some of the other ver- grilling, sometimes the juicy burst of foil-wrapped corn, sometimes the sions. That was probably due to a lack of caramelizing, which occurs field-fire aroma of smoked corn. Just depends on my mood and how I when the corn is singed by fire. Yet what more or less amounted to a am going to eat it. form of steaming produced a fabulous, straight-ahead corn flavour that The key was cooking each properly. All of the methods, I should note, a little butter or olive oil slathered on — afterward — only enhanced. produced corn that was great with butter and salt — but only after it Kernel worshipers will love this version because it plumps the kernels came off the grill. Pretty simple conclusion, right? Somehow, we need to to practically bursting, awarding deep pleasure to rows of munching. complicate things before we can know how profound simplicity can be. Grilling corn naked over a fire — no husk, no foil — looks simple on WP-BLOOMBERG

Rolling walkers ease outdoor walks for lung disease patients

BY ROXANNE NELSON should be considered for selection of a COPD patients’ walking speed in indoor and for the greatest length of time. On walking aid.” tests. Those studies include one by Vaes’ average, they covered 1,262 meters (1,380 rolling walker, known as a The rollator is basically a sturdy frame own group, which found the draisine to yards) and walked for almost 19 minutes. rollator, can help people with with three or four wheels, handlebars and be a promising aid to people with mobil- With the draisine, participants cov- chronic obstructive pulmonary a built-in-seat that individuals push in ity problems. ered an average 586 meters (641 yards) Adisease (COPD) walk outdoors front of them as they walk. The rollators But those results may not reflect how and walked for just under eight minutes. more easily and for a longer time, accord- can be fitted with baskets for carrying useful the devices are for more realistic Walking unaided, they averaged 985 ing to a small trial in The Netherlands. personal items. outdoor, self-paced walking, the authors meters (1,077 yards) and 14.5 minutes. Compared to when they walked COPD, a condition often associated write. In the current study, the research- In addition, the rollator got the high- unaided, or used a bicycle-like device with smoking that can include emphy- ers wanted to test the draisine against est marks from participants for comfort, called a draisine, COPD patients in the sema, chronic bronchitis, or both, affects the rollator in “real life” outdoor settings. safety and security. study walked much further and reported 4 to 9 percent of U.S. adults, depending The study included 15 individuals with COPD expert Dr David Mannino, who feeling much better using the rollator. on region, according to the Centers for COPD who performed three self-paced was not involved in the study, pointed “We have shown that the use of a rol- Disease Control and Prevention. outdoor walking tests on two consecutive out that activity is important for COPD lator can be beneficial for patients with People with COPD have difficulty days. In the first test, participants walked patients. moderate and advanced COPD, in terms breathing and become fatigued easily, so unaided, then in the second and third “Anything that increases activity is of outdoor walking distance and time,” their daily activities are often restricted tests they used the rollator or draisine good, and different things work for dif- said lead author Dr Anouk W Vaes, from by an inability to walk far. They may use in random order. ferent people,” said Mannino, a professor Center of Expertise for Chronic Organ oxygen tanks, or inhaled drugs to open The participants had to walk as long of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Failure, Horn. their airways, but there is no cure for as possible at their own pace, and the Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the “However, not all patients benefit from the condition. test ended when they needed to stop or University of Kentucky in Lexington. its use,” she said. “Therefore, we believe Vaes and colleagues note in the journal at a maximum cutoff time of 30 minutes. SOURCE: bit.ly/1HS3IOI Respirology, that the needs, daily use and degree of Respirology that past research has found When using the rollator, individuals online July 5, 2015. acceptance by the patients with COPD both rollators and draisines can improve were able to walk the longest distance REUTERS

New York Fashion Week: Men’s most valuable player, John Varvatos

BY ROBIN GIVHAN and that’s what mattered. The blank is focused on a softer jacket shoulder, loft space on the western edge of bracing colors and a broader range of ashion is not a sport, but it Soho was transformed with hun- performance sportswear as an alter- does require a team effort dreds of black umbrellas suspended native to the likes of Nike or Under to succeed. And during the from the rafters and a runway Armour. Finaugural New York Fashion covered in taupe and black ribbon The designer was not on hand to Week: Men’s, designer John Varvatos striped fabric. Major retailers set- talk up the collection, but his brother, (pictured) was the most valuable tled into front-row seats. Top editors Jerry Lauren, who oversees menswear, player. perched on bleachers. Celebrities was there to point to the lighter fab- His Thursday night fashion show rolled in. rics and to boast about the uptown- served as the finale to four days of Varvatos has traditionally debuted downtown range of customers who runway presentations and tableaux his collection in Europe, but he shifted embrace the brand. vivants. It was not the most provoca- the entire production to New York in Tommy Hilfiger also mounted a tive collection. It wasn’t even one of order to give this city’s menswear presentation of brightly coloured his strongest, as he played on mostly week a fashion brand with a large suits from the brand’s tailored collec- one note: the skinny striped suit of footprint — one that would resonate tion — clothes more likely to be seen the British rockers who landed in with a wide audience, including the in Europe than here in the States California two generations ago and few international editors who came where the company is more focused exerted their influence over the music in for the collections. the brand offered a repeat of what had on sportswear. scene. American menswear has only a already been seen — on mannequins But none had the resonance of John The suits were skinny. The jackets handful of major names that are rather than live models. Varvatos, whose collection did more were short. The pants were tight. The associated with fashion — rather than Ralph Lauren showed his Polo divi- than make a sales pitch for its own models had long, flowing hair or art- athletic wear, suits or denim. Calvin sion at the company’s Madison Avenue worth. It helped to underscore the fully mussed short locks. Klein’s Italo Zucchelli debuted his col- offices — a world away from the hub rising value of this city’s menswear But the show exuded importance lection in Italy as usual. In New York, of the men’s shows. For spring, Polo overall. WP-BLOOMBERG

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SAN FRANCISCO/LONDON: Scientists are about to embark on the biggest search yet for alien life, sweeping the skies for signals of civi- lisations beyond our solar system with $100m from a Russian billionaire and the backing of physicist Stephen Hawking. Whether we are alone in the universe has engaged minds down the ages, and the recent discovery that there may be tens of billions of habitable planets in our galaxy alone has added urgency to finding an answer. “There is no bigger question. It’s time to commit to finding the answer — to search for life beyond Earth,” Hawking told reporters at the programme’s launch in London yesterday. Some of the world’s largest radio tel- escopes will be used to scan for distinc- tive radio signals that could indicate the existence of intelligent life. Astronomers will listen to signals from the million star systems nearest to Earth and the 100 closest galaxies, although they do not yet plan to send messages back into space. Hawking said some form of simple life on other worlds seemed very likely, but the existence of intelligence was another matter, and humankind needed to think hard about making contact. “A civilisation reading one of our mes- sages could be billions of years ahead. If so, they will be vastly more powerful and may not see us as any more valuable than Russian entrepreneur and co-founder of the Breakthrough Prize, Yuri Milner (left), and British scientist Stephen Hawking attend a press we see bacteria,” he said. conference in London yesterday, where they annouced the launch of Breakthrough Initiative, a new project to attempt to detect life in The 10-year project, dubbed the Cosmos. RIGHT: US astronomers Frank Drake (top) and Geoffrey W Marcy at the press conference. Breakthrough Listen, is funded by Russian Internet entrepreneur Yuri Milner, himself a physicist by train- “If we’re alone, we need to cherish including in computing power and tel- Parkes Observatory in New South Wales Scientists say the fact that humans ing, who made his fortune from savvy what we have,” he said. “The message is, escope sensitivity, $100m will go much and the Radio Astronomy Observatory have developed radio signalling early investments in startups such as the universe has no backup.” farther than in the early 1990s, the last in Green Bank, West Virginia. Milner makes it a good bet that others may Facebook Inc. The new project dwarfs anything else time SETI had significant funding. plans to book about two months a year use it as well. He said he aimed to bring a Silicon in the field, known by the acronym SETI The advances allow scientists to moni- at each site, a boon to scientists who nor- “It doesn’t tell you anything about the Valley approach to “the most interesting for the “search for extraterrestrial intel- tor several billion radio frequencies at a mally might get two days a year on the civilisation, but it tells you a civilisation technological question of our day”. ligence”. Globally, less than $2m annually time, instead of several million, and to telescopes. is there,” said Frank Drake, another of Milner became fascinated by the notion is spent on SETI, said Dan Werthimer, search 10 times more sky than in the The team, led by scientists such as the project’s supporters. of extraterrestrial life after reading an adviser to Milner’s project who directs early 1990s. Peter Worden, who until earlier this Drake, together with Sagan, sent the astrophysicist Carl Sagan’s “Intelligent the SETI@home programme affiliated Any signals the scientists detect will year directed the NASA Ames Research first physical message into space in 1972, Life in the Universe” as a 10-year-old in with the University of California in have been created years ago, perhaps Center, will organise the radio signals the Pioneer plaques on board the Pioneer Moscow. Berkeley, which asks volunteers to run even centuries or millennia earlier. Radio they find, make the data public, and 10 US spacecraft. He believes other civilisations could software on their home computers to signals take four years simply to travel examine it for patterns. In addition to checking for radio sig- teach us how to handle challenges such analyse data. between Earth and the nearest star out- The goal lies less in understanding the nals, Breakthrough Listen will hunt for as allocating natural resources, he said in side our solar system. signals than in establishing whether they light signals using a telescope at the Lick an interview. And if we don’t find them, MORE BANG PER BUCK Breakthrough Listen will book time at were created by intelligent life rather Observatory in California. we can learn other lessons. Today, due to technology improvements, radio telescopes, including at Australia’s than natural phenomena. REUTERS Swan Upping takes Want to speak Australian? Just abbreviate SYDNEY: Travelling to former Australian prime minister biscuit and chocolate become by Gillard who described it as Australia and want to fit in? Or Julia Gillard. “footy”, “biccy” and “choccy” — “hilarious!”. However, she noted to counting number just trying to understand your Hawkins said yesterday the key and the general response has been it omitted “chuck a sickie” which mates from Down Under? The to speaking Aussie is to shorten amazement at how many common means to take a sick day off work. Sydney pastor behind a video words where possible — a practice words are shortened in everyday “She’s probably the queen that has gone viral explaining which means that even Australia use. of Aussie slang actually,” he of birds in Thames the local lingo might be able to itself is condensed to “Straya”. “For anyone who’s visiting, an admitted. help. “There wasn’t a lot of thought essential is ‘G’day, how ya going?’. “Some of the stuff that she Josh Hawkins put the three- behind it to be honest,” he told You can have a full conversation comes out with is what we like to STAINES, ENGLAND: minute clip entitled “How to AFP of the video. with just that,” said Hawkins, a call a bit bogan (uncouth). 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Today, it is a way of collecting article deleted data and assessing young cygnets for injury or disease. NEW YORK: The top two “Swan Upping is the way of editors of the New York-based monitoring the welfare of the gossip site Gawker resigned yes- Thames swans,” Barber, who leads terday, protesting the removal the so-called Swan Uppers, told of an article about a media Reuters. executive’s private life. “It dates right back to the Gawker, which bills itself “the 12th century when swans then source for daily Manhattan media were eaten, they were an impor- news and gossip,” announced the tant food; but of course today resignation of Tommy Craggs, the it is all about conservation and executive editor of Gawker Media, education.” Captured swans wait to be and Max Read, editor-in-chief of From their boats, each flying measured and checked on the Gawker.com. flags and pennants, the teams banks of the River Thames, west of The pair said they were quit- round up the swans on the London, yesterday. ting because of the site’s manag- Thames, shouting “All Up!” when ing partners’ decision to delete a brood of cygnets is spotted. They bring the birds ashore — the controversial post. sometimes flapping — where adult “The decision to remove (the swans are counted and cygnets article) is an unacceptable and are weighed, measured and exam- unprecedented breach of the edi- ined before being released. torial firewall, and turns Gawker’s After the five-day journey claim to be the world’s largest that takes the Swan Uppers independent media company into, from Sunbury near London essentially, a joke,” Read said in a to Abingdon near Oxford, the letter to staff. Queen’s Swan Marker will write a Gawker made news earlier A beluga whale sprays water on visitors during a summer attraction at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium report. Last year, markers ringed this year when staffers voted to in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo, yesterday. Tokyo’s temperature climbed over 34 degrees Celsius yesterday. 120 cygnets. REUTERS unionize. AFP