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Garangao shopping Panel to complete QR6.03m raised sponsorship law study today to free 11 jailed DOHA: The Advisory Council’s Internal and External Affairs committee is expected to com- plete its study on the draft law regulating the entry, exist and loan defaulters residence of foreign workers at its meeting today. The committee met yesterday and discussed the draft law in the RAF radiothon a hit in 90 minutes presence of the Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh DOHA: Sheikh Thani bin QR370,00 to QR1.55m, Al Sharq Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Abdullah Foundation for reported. Thani. The Advisory Council in its Humanitarian Services (RAF) This was the first fund-rais- last session returned the draft law raised over QR6.03m in a one- ing campaign after RAF set up to the committee for further studies, and-a-half hour radio pro- a committee headed by Sheikh after many members expressed seri- gramme on Saturday which was Saud bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani ous concerns over some key provisions, the first in a series of campaigns to secure release of indebted citi- especially those related to exit permit planned during this Ramadan zens serving jail terms. and change of jobs of expatriate work- to secure release of 20 Qataris The other nine benefici- ers. The Minister of Labour and Social languishing in jail for defaulting aries have amassed loans Affairs H E Dr Abdullah bin Saleh Al loan repayments. of QR390,000, QR309,000, Khulaifi will attend today’s meeting, The beneficiaries will include QR252,000, QR542,000, QR Children buying Garangao dress at the Souq Waqif in Doha yesterday. Garangao is a traditional children’s Qatar News Agency reported. a Qatari youth who lost his 201,000, QR158000, QR446,000, celebration observed after the breaking of the fast on the 14th night of Ramadan. SALIM MATRAMKOT THE PENINSULA business and amassed debts of QR500,000, QR370,000, said the over QR1.55m and a divorced daily. woman with debts of over QR1.3m. TWITTER CAMPAIGN The programme titled ‘Abwab Parallel to radio programme, Kuwait names Saudi man as mosque bomber Al Rahma’ (Doors of Mercy) RAF conducted a fund-raising evoked a tremendous response campaign involving followers of KUWAIT: Kuwait yesterday not previously known to security The attack was the most sig- resident from listeners forcing the pre- its twitter account. identified the suicide bomber authorities and had flown out of nificant act of Sunni militant vio- named senters to extend it for half-an- Father a Qatari youth the late behind its worst militant attack the kingdom to the Bahraini capi- lence in Kuwait since 2005, when Abdul- hour from the original schedule Abdulla Nasser Al Kaabi donated as a young Saudi Arabian man, tal Manama on Thursday, state an Al Qaeda linked group calling Rahman of one hour. QR100,000 on his behalf to fully and said it had detained the news agency SPA quoted the inte- itself the Peninsula Lions clashed Sabah Aidan. The event on the Quran Radio, sponsor some cases while other driver of the vehicle that took rior ministry as saying. with security forces in the streets The inte- a member of Qatar Radio started donations were also pledged by him to a Shia mosque where he The timing of his arrival sug- of Kuwait City. Nine Islamists and rior minis- at 10.30pm and continued until his friends. killed 27 people. gests he had a network already four security force members were try, which midnight. It was presented by In another humanitarian Kuwait’s interior ministry in place in Kuwait. The Kuwaiti killed in the gun battles. had earlier Ahmed Fakhroo and Osama venture, the Qatar Charity has named the bomber as Fahd interior ministry said it was The bombing has sharply reported the Tawfeeq and supported by a started delivering Iftar meals to Suliman Abdul Muhsen Al Qabaa searching for more partners and heightened regional security con- vehicle own- Islamic preacher Dr Tariq Al expatriate single workers at their (pictured), and said he flew into aides in this “despicable crime”, cerns because IS appears to be er’s arrest, said Aidan, 26, was Hawas. camps in Industrial Area, in addi- Kuwait’s airport at dawn on adding Qabaa had been born in making good on its threat to step found hiding in one of the houses The money raised from the tion of its dozens of daily mass Friday, only hours before he det- 1992. Islamic State’s (IS) Saudi up attacks in the fasting month in the Al Riqqa residential area. programme will be sufficient Iftar gatherings spread across onated an explosives-laden vest Arabian arm claimed responsibil- of Ramadan. The ministry said Meanwhile, the Emir H H for the release of 11 citizens, who the city. at Kuwait City’s Imam Al Sadeq ity for the attack on the mosque, the driver of the Japanese-made Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al have varying amounts of bank Continued on page 3 mosque. where 2,000 worshippers were car, who left the mosque immedi- Thani will visit Kuwait today, loans to pay back ranging from THE PENINSULA Saudi Arabia said Al Qabaa was praying at the time. ately after bombing, was an illegal QNA reported. REUTERS

SEC: Don’t insist Qataris flock to Saudi on original certificates for Ramadan shopping DOHA: The Supreme Education DOHA: Qataris are flocking of customer base, he said. Council (SEC) has urged the to Al Ahsa in Saudi Arabia for Umm Khalid Al Marri was in ministries, government institu- Ramadan and Eid related shop- the market to buy dresses for tions and local and foreign uni- ping lured by lower prices. family members. She said there versities based in Qatar not to The markets in Al Ahsa are is a lot of variety in shops which force students and job seekers most popular for coffee, clothes, attracts women buyers from to submit originals of their sec- dates, cardamom, saffron, harees, Qatar. Qataris will continue to ondary school certificates along spices and other such products. visit Saudi Arabia until the prices with their applications. Apart from lower prices, vicin- of goods fall in Qatar. Students seeking higher ity of Al Ahsa town to Qatar is Khalid Al Marri said that studies and those applying for another trigger for Qatari citi- quality of goods in Al Ahsa are jobs are required to submit zens to drive to Saudi Arabian satisfactory despite lower prices. only the photocopies of their markets. Dammam in Saudi Apart from food items, garments certificates. Arabia is another favourite des- are also available at competitive Employers or universities can tination for a large number of rates. THE PENINSULA ask for the originals after the citizens for Ramadan and Eid application process is completed, shopping. said a circular issued by SEC’s A trader told Al Yaum, a Saudi Evaluation Institute. local daily, that Qataris prefer The SEC has advised students to go to Al Ahsa for shopping and job seekers not to submit the because it is very close from originals unless they got a confir- Qatar. It takes only two hours by mation that they are admitted or An anti-austerity protester burns a euro note during a demonstration outside the European Union (EU) offices in road and there are a variety of employed. THE PENINSULA Athens, Greece, yesterday. products at cheaper prices. Going to Saudi Arabia is not a new thing for Qataris. Every Crisis deepens as Greece shuts banks Ramadan they drive to Saudi RAMADAN towns in search of cheaper ATHENS: Greek Prime (ECB) subsequently left its announcement, Greeks raced to products. TIMING Ramadan Minister Alexis Tsipras Emergency Liquidity Assistance find functioning cash machines Ahmed Al Kuwari said that QUIZ announced yesterday that the (ELA) financial lifeline for Greek in an increasingly anxious run many food items and other Today’s Iftar: country’s crisis-hit banks will banks unchanged. on the banks, as speculation household products are available Answer a Simple Question 06:31pm Win a Gold Coin everyday be shut today and capital con- “This decision (by Eurogroup) mounted over impending drastic in Al Ahsa market at cheaper See page 15 trols imposed to prevent with- led today the ECB not to raise restrictions. rate compared to Qatar. Prices Tomorrow’s Imsak: drawals, after cash machines ELA for the Greek government “It’s more than obvious that of food items are very high in 03:07am ran dry. and made the Bank of Greece ask this (Eurogroup) decision has Qatar because of Ramadan. The emergency measures for the activation of measures of no other goal than to blackmail Citizens save a lot by buying were agreed at a cabinet meet- bank holiday and restriction of Greek people ... and to raise obsta- from here and it is not much far ing after a gathering of Greece’s bank withdrawals,” Tsipras said cles to the democratic process of from Qatar, he said. systemic stability council, called in a statement that also called the referendum,” Tsipras added Mohamed Al Jabbar, a trader after Eurogroup eurozone finance again for an extension to Greece’s in the statement. in Al Ahsa said Qataris have ministers refused to extend its current bailout programme. “People’s deposits are safe, been visiting Saudi Arabia for bailout beyond tomorrow, spark- The Greek stock market will totally safe. Equally safe is the the past several years. There is ing default fears over an IMF loan also remain closed today as part reimbursement of salaries and a huge difference in the prices of See page 4 repayment due the same day. of measures designed to pre- pensions,” he added. many items in Qatar and Saudi The European Central Bank vent fresh panic. Ahead of the AFP Arabia. Qataris make large chunk MONDAY 29 JUNE 2015 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME 4,000 to attend HMC wins five innovation awards QF Garangao DOHA: Hamad Medical for Placing Orders of Cerner Corporation (HMC) was Clients Worldwide. recently honoured with Dr Abdulwahab Al Musleh, event tonight five healthcare innovation Deputy Chief Medical Officer, awards at the sixth annual Clinical Information Systems DOHA: Around 4,000 people are expected Cerner Middle East Regional (CIS), HMC, said: “This is to attend Qatar Foundation for Education User Group 2015 Conference a great accomplishment for (QF) Garangao Night celebrations today at in Dubai. HMC and the staff working Al Shaqab Equestrian Centre in Education The awards were hosted hard to ensure we are reach- City. by the US-based Cerner ing international standards in This year the free community event, which Corporation, a global leader in healthcare information tech- falls on the 14th night of Ramadan, is being healthcare information tech- nology management. hosted by QF for a third time as part of its nology systems. “The awards demonstrate commitment to provide a year-round cultural The annual conference is a the high quality of CIS training activities to highlight and preserve the best of platform to recognise the most being delivered to HMC and Qatari traditions and heritage. inspiring healthcare technol- PHCC professionals in Qatar.” Garangao celebration is rooted in the Gulf ogy adoptions undertaken by HMC also received culture. It began as a daytime festival in tribal Cerner’s clients in the Middle ‘Achievement and Innovation communities as a reward and distraction for East. in Patient Care Delivery children during fasting hours. Three awards were jointly Award’ for implementation Among the main themes the festival pro- presented to HMC and Primary of Cerner’s St. John Sepsis motes are generosity, sharing and community Health Care Corporation Rescue Agent which enables spirit. (PHCC) — Highest Usage of healthcare organisations to This year QF will look to capture these val- Dynamic Documentation of reduce sepsis cases by detect- ues by offering activities that highlight the Cerner Clients Worldwide ing warning signs at an early event’s religious and cultural significance. placing HMC and PHCC as stage. Dr Abdulwahab Al Musleh (second right), Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Clinical Information Systems and While the traditional event is aimed at chil- leaders in the world for the HMC’s Health Information other HMC officials at the event. dren, QF has ensured that it caters to all mem- use of dynamic documenta- and Communications bers of the family so that the whole community tion (a clinical documenta- Technology Department was tasks, eliminating the need for an academic poster submis- The poster presented new can experience and enjoy Qatari heritage and tion tool); Top Ten Highest presented with the Best in human intervention. sion entitled ‘Innovating the approaches in enhancing Garangao values. Usage of Favourites Folders Innovation Award for devel- HMC’s Nursing Informatics Training Experience: Nursing patient healthcare delivery Engineer Saad Ebrahim Al Muhannadi, for Placing Orders of Cerner opment of an IT-Robot solu- Department was acknowledged Informatics Department through an innovative training President, QF, said, “Garangao is an annual Clients Worldwide; and Top tion that automates repetitive for outstanding perform- and the Clinical Information approach for the nursing staff. tradition that highlights the Qatari culture of Ten Lowest Usage of Search administrative and clerical ance, as represented through System Journey’. THE PENINSULA generosity and giving. “In this spirit, the QF family will again come together at Al Shaqab to provide educational and engaging activities for the public. “We look forward to welcoming thousands of families to Education City for an entertain- Ramadan: Ooredoo to double Kahramaa opens new service ing evening that will celebrate our national heritage.” During the event from 8pm until midnight, centre in Industrial Area the community will be transported back in time Nojoom point donations DOHA: Qatar General The centre aims to cater to at a souq, where children will hear traditional Electricity & Water Corporation the growing number of custom- stories and readings from the Holy Quran and DOHA: Ooredoo yester- vouchers starting at QR25 Redemptions can be made (Kahramaa) has opened a new ers and facilitate Kahramaa in participate in henna and face painting. day announced a special up to QR2,000. Whatever starting at 7,750 Nojoom service centre in Industrial implementing its corporate value Visitors to the centre will also be able to promotion to encourage customers donate, Ooredoo points for an Iftar meal for Area. of customer centricity, placing experience pony rides, a high performance the joy of giving that comes has announced it will match one and 6,250 for a Sohour The centre on Street No. 100 in customers at the heart of deci- equestrian display and a horse bouncy castle. with Ramadan. the donation. meal for one. Zone No. 56 became operational sionmaking to ensure a constant As a further display of embracing and pre- Donations made to Ramadan is a special Once the SMS voucher is yesterday. It is open from Sunday focus on their needs. serving Qatari culture, QF will organise tradi- Nojoom charity partners — time of year and one to received, members can visit to Thursday from 9am to 2pm The opening of the new centre tional games for children to enjoy with families, Qatar Charity, Sheikh Eid spend with family, which is the customer service at the during Ramadan. is part of Kahramaa’s constant including, Gaiss (hopscotch), Tagyah, (tug-of- Bin Mohammad Al Thani why throughout the month hotels to exchange with Iftar It is equipped with many facili- improvement efforts for its cus- war), Dahouri (wheel pushing) Gallinah and Charitable Association, also members can treat their and Sohour meal vouchers. ties to help customers, including tomers. Kahramaa adopts trans- Natou. known as Eid Charity and loved ones to Iftar and Nojoom members can log- a spacious waiting lounge. parency and always endeavours Families will also be able to sample Qatari Afif — will be doubled by the Sohour meals at participat- into their accounts via the With its easily accessible loca- to increase customer satisfaction dishes, including haris, luqaimat, khanfaroush, company for free. ing Nojoom partners’ includ- Ooredoo website or the app tion, the new building provides by applying constant development jarish and Garangao sweets and nuts. Members can donate ing Ritz-Carlton Doha, The to make redemptions. optimum convenience for custom- and improvement mechanisms. THE PENINSULA using their points for Torch, and La Cigale. THE PENINSULA ers and employees. THE PENINSULA MONDAY 29 JUNE 2015 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03

Qatar calls on Libya parties to sign deal DOHA: The Foreign Ministry expressed Qatar’s support to efforts for a successful Libyan dialogue under the auspices of the UN, leading to a national reconciliation government. In a statement, Ambassador Saad bin Ali Hilal Al Mohannadi, Director, Arab Affairs Department, said Qatar supports a political solution to achieve national reconciliation through dialogue leading to the formation of a national unity government to end the crisis. He called on all parties to sign the final agreement submitted by the UN as a good compromise that meets aspirations of the peo- A beneficiary receives his allowance from officials at the event. ple and guarantees Libya’s unity. www.swiss-belhotel.com He said Qatar welcomes Tel resumption of national dialogue in the Moroccan city of Skhirat. Fax He expressed Qatar’s concern QC initiative benefits over increasing violence in Libya and beyond its borders, referring to the deterioration of the eco- Tel nomic and humanitarian situa- Fax tion. Qatar will spare no effort 500 Somali families to support the Libyan people, he said, stressing Qatar’s solidarity QC office distributes sponsorship allowances with Libya and its people. QNA DOHA: The Qatar Charity families suffer. the holy month include pro- Tel QC delivers 400 Iftar Office in Somalia distributed Such initiatives can allevi- grammes at an estimated cost Fax sponsorship allowances of the ate the life’s burdens of many of QR38.2m targeting around meals daily at camps first quarter of 2015 to 500 of the needy and help them 1.5 million people in 40 coun- families from about 10,000 handle their needs during this tries. They include projects Continued from page 1 people sponsored by QC. blessed month, and are likely to allocated for the displaced in Tel + 974 44298888 The charity has decided to go to The distribution coincided cheer thousands of Muslims up Syria and refugees in neigh- camps having been convinced that with the advent of the blessed in Somalia. bouring countries in addition Fax many workers are unable to reach month of Ramadan to allevi- Mohamed Hussain, Director, to projects to meet the humani- Iftar tents in time due to trans- ate the life’s burdens of many QC Office, said; “QC spares no tarian needs of many people portation problems or work until of the needy including orphans, efforts to perform good deeds worldwide. Tel late hours of the day, according to indigent families, people with in all fields and seasons and QC always seeks to help the Fax Fauzi Osman of QC in charge of disabilities, students, teach- attaches importance to the needy and about 80,000 male the project. ers, preachers, and Imams of needy during such times and and female orphans it spon- Many workers would shy away mosques who are all sponsored occasions. The initiative high- sors worldwide. In Somalia, the from Iftar gatherings which are by QC. lights QC’s interest to satisfy number is around 9,000. This Tel crowded, especially those in the Among those present at Muslims’ needs and humanitar- ranks Somalia as the third Fax Industrial Area. the event was Qatari Chargé ian aspects in many countries.” country benefiting from QC The charity daily delivers 400 d’Affaires Hassan bin Hamza, He urged the sponsored sponsorships. Somali orphans Iftar meals at two labour accom- who was keen to distribute and those present to seize and are well taken care of by modations selected in coordina- some allowances to needy invest in such times. Sponsorships and Care Office. Tel tion with employers or camp families. QC’s this year’s campaign is During Shaaban, QC organ- Fax supervisors. Some 12,000 workers He expressed delight over entitled ‘Ramadan Al Basma’ ised an Umrah trip for out- are expected to benefit from the QC initiative, stressing that (Ramadan of Smiles) with an standing students from among www.doha.hilton.com project, launched three years ago. such initiatives are commend- estimated cost of QR58.2m for the sponsored orphans in “The project is being carried able and deserve our support. projects to be implement during Somalia, Indonesia, Mali, Niger Tel 44233333 974+ out in a planned manner and the QC’s programme in Somalia the holy month in and outside and Bosnia. camps are identified in advance. coincides with a time where Qatar. The initiative exceeds Quran memorisation and Fax 44233000 974+ Meal distribution does not take indigent families expect the costs of last year’s campaign good achievements at school more than a few minutes and work- assistance from those willing by QR14.6m and is expected to were among the criteria for ers are happy,” said a QC official. to satisfy their urgent needs benefit over two million people. selecting students. THE PENINSULA to face poverty thousands of Projects outside Qatar during THE PENINSULA

Training workshop held for surveyors Tel Fax DOHA: Under the patron of the Supreme Council of Health, the Accreditation Department of Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners Tel in association with Royal Fax College Canada International (RCCI) organised a training workshop for surveyors. The CPD Accreditation Tel Surveyors Training Fax Programme is a formal cer- tification to develop a quali- fied pool of national surveyors who will play a key role in the National CME/CPD Tel Accreditation System for Fax Qatar. Surveyors were selected from public and private health- care organisations and aca- Tel demic institutions to represent the healthcare sector. Officials and surveyors pose for a group photo at the event. Fax They were trained in the process of reviewing the sub- accreditation reports. Department continues to Framework. It held two work- mitted accreditation applica- The interactive workshop organise workshops in asso- shops ‘Accreditation Summit tions from CPD providers, included presentations, case ciation with RCCI to orient 4’ and ‘Pilot process training’ Tel conducting successful site studies and group discussions. stakeholders in the National earlier this month. Fax visits and writing professional The Accreditation Accreditation System and CPD THE PENINSULA Qatar ideally placed to boost digital businesses

DOHA: Qatar is ideally- growth rate of 44 percent. industry ecosystem, we look for- placed to advance digital Factors expected to drive ward to continuing to report on Tel businesses and society, as traffic growth include global trends, challenges they bring, Fax total Internet users in the increases in Internet users, and opportunities ahead,” said Middle East and Africa will personal devices, machine-to- Mohammad Hammoudi (pic- grow 1.6-fold to 425 million machine (M2M) connections, tured), General Manager, Cisco by 2019, or 27 percent of the faster broadband speeds, and Qatar. Tel population, due to growing the adoption of advanced video “We are entering into a Fax demand for mobile devices, services. very dynamic technological video and social networking, Social networking will be the era and the rapid increase in according to the 10th annual most highly-penetrated resi- connected devices will benefit www.marriottmarquisdoha.com Cisco Visual Networking dential Internet service in the industries, including manu- Index (VNI) Forecast 2015 Middle East and Africa, with facturing, transportation, oil Tel + 974 44195000 launched yesterday. 176 million users, or used by 81 and gas, utilities, government, Fax + 974 44195100 By 2019, there will be nearly percent of residential Internet healthcare, sports, entertain- 3.9 billion global Internet users, users. ment and education in terms up from 2.8 billion last year. “As consumers, businesses momentum, VNI is more rel- of increased efficiency, reduced In the Middle East and and societies in Qatar head evant now in its 10th year than costs, and improvement of the Africa, IP traffic will grow six- towards the digital era with the it was in its first. lives of citizens,” he said. fold by 2019, a compound annual Internet of everything gaining “For our customers and the THE PENINSULA MONDAY 29 JUNE 2015 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Contracting companies fined for safety violations at work sites DOHA: A misdemeanour court also ordered the compa- in residential areas and lay- court has imposed fines of up nies to rectify their violations. ing electricity and water to QR10,000 on several con- Violations were registered connection. tracting companies for violat- during routine inspections by Most of them have com- ing safety rules at work sites authorities. pleted work but did not remove and leaving behind equipment The companies were referred equipment. in unsafe condition after com- to the Public Prosecution and Some companies left equip- pleting projects. then to the court after complet- ment on sites in very unsafe Some companies were fined ing legal procedures. way threatening public safety, QR10,000 and others QR5,000 The firms were working on Al Raya reports. based on their violations. The road development projects THE PENINSULA Precautions advised for

Visitors at Qatar Airways kiosk at Landmark Mall. fasting kidney patients

DOHA: People with kidney dis- consult their physician before ease are advised to take pre- they decide to fast. Qatar Airways celebrates success cautions if they choose to fast Ayman Alawneh, a Dietitian during Ramadan. at HMC, said patients with kid- Chronic kidney disease (CKD), ney disease must consult their of Frequent Flyer Programme a long-term condition involv- dietitian to ensure adequate pro- ing gradual loss of kidney func- tection against potential compli- DOHA: Qatar Airways’ (QA) QA, said: “Based upon the success enjoy several benefits and serv- tion, can be categorised into five cations while fasting. Frequent Flyer Programme, of such initiatives in the past, we ices. They can earn and redeem stages based on severity. CKD He said many kidney disease Privilege Club, celebrated the have again completed our promo- Qmiles on any oneworld member affects about 13 percent of Qatar’s patients tend to overlook the success of a modern and stylish tion in Landmark, enabling ease airlines and earn Qpoints towards population. importance of maintaining a promotional kiosk at Landmark of access for those who wish to their tier status on all eligible “The category of severity of the healthy and balanced diet while Ma l l from June 18 to 27, coincid- learn more about our Frequent oneworld flights. disease can indicate if a patient fasting. ing with the start of Ramadan. Flyer programme, one of the They can also have access to will be able to fast safely,” said According to him, each kidney The kiosk provided visitors most generous airline reward Business Class priority check-in, Dr Hassan Al Malki, Senior disease has its dietary require- with a chance to enrol as club programmes.” preferred or pre-reserved seating Consultant, Nephrology and ment for Ramadan. members and offered informa- Membership of the programme and receive priority on standby Transplant, Hamad Medical “If physicians approve fasting Dr Hassan Al Malki, Senior tion to existing ones on latest offers benefits and services in flights. Corporation (HMC). for pre-dialysis kidney patients, promotions and services available accordance with oneworld tiers, Privilege Club Gold members “For instance, patients with Consultant, Nephrology and they should maintain a diet low in through the programme. Privilege Club Silver, Gold and receive all benefits of Privilege acute kidney failure should not Transplant, HMC. protein-rich foods to avoid impos- The kiosk also offered a special Platinum levels and their one- Club Silver plus access to Business fast until they fully recover. ing extra burden on their kidneys promotion to visitors who enrolled world equivalents. Class lounges, priority boarding, “However, CKD patients have “Haemodialysis (a type of renal that could lead to complete renal as club members — Double Qmiles The oneworld alliance includes extra baggage allowance and pri- different stages of nephropathy replacement therapy) patients failure and increase urea in their for all sectors travelled during airberlin, American Airlines, ority baggage handling. (kidney disease) and those diag- typically undergo dialysis three system,” he advised. the promotion period and as British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Privilege Club Platinum mem- nosed with stage three CKD or times per week and cannot fast “On the contrary, dialysis fast- track to the programme’s Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, bers have all benefits of Privilege higher are advised not to fast as due to IV fluid intake during the patients need to increase protein Silver tier if members reach at LAN, TAM Airlines, Malaysian Club Gold and access to First their kidneys fail to retain nor- procedure. intake, especially animal proteins, least 100 Qpoints by the end of Airlines, Qantas, Royal Jordanian, Class lounges, First Class priority mal rates of body fluids, mak- “However, they can fast dur- to compensate for the protein lost the promotion. S7 Airlines and SriLankan check-in and fast-track security ing them susceptible to further ing the rest of the week,” Dr Al during the dialysis process. Ehab Amin, Senior Vice- Airlines. lanes. renal dysfunction and damage,” Malki added. “Pre-dialysis patients should President, Commercial-Qatar, Privilege Club Silver members THE PENINSULA he cautioned. He also advised kidney trans- drink two to three litres of fluid Dr Al Malki stressed that plant patients to refrain from per day if the volume of urine they abstaining from food and water fasting due to their need to com- pass is within the normal rate, for long hours can lead to dehy- ply with prescribed medication otherwise they should reduce dration. CKD patients should dosages and times. their fluid intake to avoid water consult their physician to assess As many kidney transplant retention that could affect the the severity of their condition and patients are diabetic, fasting may heart and lungs,” Dr Al Malki potential risks associated with have a negative impact on their added. fasting. health. It is imperative that they THE PENINSULA

First week winners of Quality-The Peninsula draw

First week winners of Ramadan draw by Quality retail group and The Peninsula with Shahid (third left), Executive Manager of the group, and Hussain Ahmad, Acting Managing Editor, The Peninsula, at the newspaper’s office yesterday. ABDUL BASIT Vodafone debuts LG G4 smartphone DOHA: Vodafone Qatar metallic white. announced the debut of LG Its camera features an F1.8 G4 smartphone at its stores aperture lens which allows 80 in Villaggio and Landmark percent more light to hit the Mall and its eShop via http:// image sensor than in LG G3. The www.vodafone.qa/go/handset/ camera module is paired with new lg-g4-handset. IPS quantum display better in LG G4, successor to LG G3, every way than Quad HD display aims to provide consumers with in LG G3. an evolutionary experience and New for G4, manual mode set new rules in defining what allows photographers the ability a premium mobile device can to exercise more artistic expres- be. With LG G4, LG focused on sion by letting them control the delivering comfortable elegance, focus, shutter speed, ISO, expo- great visual and human-centric sure compensation and white bal- user experiences. ance for every shot. They can also LG G4 embodies human sensi- save photos in RAW and JPEG. bility visible in its slim arc exte- The camera is complemented by rior design and graphical user colour spectrum sensor, the first interface. The arc runs along the of its kind in a smartphone. entire body, highlighted by a dis- For selfies good enough to play with a subtle curvature. frame, LG included an industry- LG G4 is available in hand- leading 8MP front-facing camera crafted, full grain leather in for sharp, detailed portraits and leather brown, leather black, group shots. metallic gold, metallic black and THE PENINSULA HOME MONDAY 29 JUNE 2015 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05

Officials at the event. QDVC staff donate for Nepal victims

DOHA: QDVC yesterday announced a QR76,000 donation to Qatar Red Crescent for disaster relief and humanitarian programmes for Nepal earthquake victims. A month ago QDVC launched a campaign to support victims. Employees donated over QR50,000 and QDVC added half the amount, taking the total to QR76,000. “With over 100 Nepalese staff, we felt impacted by the earthquake. We are pleased to support QRC with this donation to enable it to carry out work,” said Sheikha Athba Al Thani, Chief Support Services Officer, QDVC. “We have supported our workforce by sending home those needed to be there and helping families of our employees affected by the tragedy.” Saad Shaheen M Al Kaabi, Director, Resources Mobilisation, QRC, said that the donation reflected the management and staff’s sense of humani- tarianism and belief in the cause of charitable organi- sations in Qatar.” THE PENINSULA MONDAY 29 JUNE 2015 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Tunisia to arm tourism police after killings Killer ‘grinned’ as he shot dead tourists on the beach

PORT EL KANTAOUI, Armed officers will be deployed began, Aroui told AFP, adding TUNISIA: Tunisia said yes- “inside and outside hotels”, that he is awaiting the results of terday it would arm tourism on beaches and at tourist and an inquiry. police and deploy hundreds of archaeological sites, the ministry “One person alone committed reinforcements as authorities said. the attack but others helped him moved to boost security after a Authorities have also for sure,” said Aroui, announcing jihadist gunned down 38 people announced plans to close 80 that the attacker’s mobile phone at a seaside resort. mosques accused of inciting had been found. Police on horseback and quad extremism. The gunman’s family has been bikes patrolled the beach at Port Friday’s attack saw a Tunisian interrogated by police. El Kantaoui north of Sousse student disguised as a tourist pull Ireland said yesterday three of where the worst jihadist attack out a Kalashnikov assault rifle its citizens were killed, and the in Tunisia’s history took place on hidden inside a beach umbrella dead also include a Belgian and a Friday. and open fire on holidaymakers Portuguese. Today, interior ministers from at the seaside hotel. As the painful efforts to iden- Britain — the country hardest hit The shooting wounded 39 peo- tify the dead continued, sev- — France and Germany will visit ple, six of who were still in “seri- eral British policemen arrived the seaside Riu Imperial Marhaba ous condition” yesterday, the yesterday at the morgue of the Hotel south of Tunis where kill- hotel’s Spanish management said. Charles Nicolle hospital in Tunis ings took place. Malek, 16, said he saw the gun- where the bodies of the victims The brutal attack by a lone man unleash the killing spree. were kept. People hold candles as they walk to the beach of the Imperial Marhaba Hotel, in Sousse, Tunisia, yesterday. gunman saw 16 Britons and one “I saw the guy put his para- The Foreign Office urged its German among those killed, and sol down in the sand, squatting citizens still in Tunisia to be of the health ministry’s emer- relatively low prices, Tunisia has happen anywhere,” French tour- dealt a heavy blow to the vital just like anyone would to set it vigilant, saying there was a risk gency services. long attracted European tourists. ist Safia told AFP as she walked tourism industry. up. But suddenly he grabbed a of further incidents, as Britain The attack was swiftly claimed But the industry — which along the beach in the resort area. Tourists gathered around bou- Kalashnikov,” he said. mourned the worst loss of life by the jihadist Islamic State accounts for seven percent of In the past four years, dozens quets of flowers laid in the sand, “Everyone stood up to see what in such an attack since the 2005 group, which marks today the GDP and almost 400,000 jobs — of police and soldiers have been one asking simply: “Why (did) was happening, and then we saw London bombings. first anniversary of its self- has been reeling since the 2011 killed in Tunisia in clashes and they die?” him shoot at the tourists, with a Of the 38 killed, Tunisia has declared “caliphate” in parts revolution that ousted dictator ambushes attributed to jihadists In Tunis, leaders of the North big smile on his face.” identified 20 of the victims’ Syria and Iraq. Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was — mainly in the western Chaambi African country scrambled to find Witnesses say the attack lasted nationalities so far, 16 of them The extremist groups has followed by a rise in jihadist Mountains. ways to bolster security. more than 40 minutes. Britons. since launched attacks around violence. Disillusionment and social The tourism ministry con- Interior ministry spokesman “We are taking the time we the world, including one three Shocked tourists have been exclusion have fuelled radicalism firmed plans to deploy 1,000 Mohamed Ali Aroui refused to need. There must be zero errors. months ago on the Bardo National leaving for home since Friday’s among young Tunisians, with the armed officers from July 1 to comment on allegations that We have taken the dental and Museum in Tunis that killed 21 attack, but some holidaymakers country exporting some 3,000 reinforce the tourism police, who police were slow to react. palm prints. Families have arrived tourists and a policeman. said they had chosen to stay. jihadist fighters to Iraq, Syria and will now also carry guns for the The police arrived “seven to from abroad to identify the bod- With its turquoise waters, “It was nobody’s fault. We are neighbouring Libya. first time. eight minutes” after the shooting ies,” said Naoufel Somrani, head stunning archaeological sites and scared... But this kind of thing can AFP

Heavy rains in Ankara Activists sailing Libyan rivals sit at same towards Gaza table at UN peace talks expect to be intercepted SKHIRAT, MOROCCO: Officials Nearly three weeks after UN envoy from Libya’s rival parliaments sat Bernardino Leon handed them a final JERUSALEM: Activists down at the same table for the first draft, negotiating teams have been sailing towards Gaza to time yesterday at the latest round trying to hammer out amendments challenge Israel’s block- of United Nations-backed peace while hardliners on the ground keep ade of the Palestinian ter- talks in Morocco — a move nego- fighting for a military victory. ritory are nearing their tiators saw as an important step to “This is definitely an important destination but expect to forming a unity government. step,” UN mission in Libya spokes- be intercepted, an Israeli Libya has two governments and man Samir Ghattas said. “We are television journalist parliaments, with the internation- working on the text that brings in with them reported late ally recognised government operat- the remarks of the two parties.” yesterday. ing out of the country’s east since The UN proposal calls for a one- “We have been at sea an armed alliance known as Libya year-long government of national for three days and we are Dawn took over the capital Tripoli accord in which a council of min- at a distance of no more and declared its own government isters headed by a prime minister than 200 kilometres from last year. and two deputies will have executive the Gaza Strip,” Channel A new round of talks among the authority. Two’s Ohad Hemo said in warring factions has been under- The House of Representatives will a broadcast from the deck way in the Moroccan costal town of be the legislative body, but the accord of the Swedish-flagged Skhirat since Friday, hosted by the also sees the creation of a 120-mem- A woman walks under heavy rain in the Turkish capital Ankara yesterday. Marianne of Gothenburg. United Nations in an effort to end a ber State Council, consisting of 90 The vessel is part of the conflict that threatens to break up members of the Tripoli parliament. so-called Freedom Flotilla the oil-producing nation. REUTERS III — a convoy of four ships carrying pro-Pales- Israeli diplomat makes rare trip to Egypt tinian activists including Arab Israeli lawmaker JERUSALEM: A senior Israeli ministry, came a week after Egypt reported, citing Egyptian for- Basel Ghattas, Tunisia’s diplomat made a rare trip to appointed its first ambassador to eign ministry spokesman Badr former president Moncef Egypt yesterday to discuss how Israel since 2012. The two coun- Abdelatty. Israel’s foreign minis- Marzouki and at least one to re-launch peace talks with tries signed a peace treaty in 1979. try also confirmed the visit in a European lawmaker. the Palestinians, which have Gold met senior Egyptian offi- statement. Israel and Egypt share “It’s not clear when we’ll been stalled since last year. cials to discuss “how to push the common concerns about militants arrive. Will we wait for the The visit to Cairo by Dore Gold, peace process forward,” Egypt’s active in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula. other three boats that are director-general of Israel’s foreign state news agency MENA REUTERS behind us or try to break through to the Gaza Strip first?” Hemo reported. In a similar bid to break the blockade in 2010, a pre- dawn raid by Israeli com- mandos on the Turkish ferry Mavi Marmara killed 10 Turkish activists. Several attempts since have been thwarted, but without bloodshed. Hemo said that the 50 passengers on the Marianne get twice daily briefings from the organ- isers on non-violent resistance to the Israeli commandos they expect to board the boat sooner or later. “We have seen on the sonar an unidentified ves- sel following us at a dis- tance of about 20 (nautical) miles and the assumption is that it is an (Israeli) naval ship,” he said. “It is clear to everyone that commandos will board somewhere before entry to Gaza,” he added. The Israeli government yesterday published a let- ter which will be handed to flotilla participants once they are in Israeli hands. AFP MONDAY 29 JUNE 2015 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Rowhani for Iran going back transparency on pledges at in judicial system nuclear talks DUBAI: Iran’s judicial system must become more transpar- ent and political crimes should be clearly defined, President Negotiations likely to miss deadline Hassan Rowhani said yester- day, in some of his strongest VIENNA: Iran is backtracking mechanics of monitoring Iranian comments on domestic reform from an interim nuclear agree- compliance with proposed limits since taking office. ment with world powers three on nuclear activities. The president, elected in 2013 months ago, Western officials “It feels like we haven’t with a promise to enact social suggested yesterday, as US and advanced on the technical issues reforms and create a more open Iranian officials said talks on and even gone back on some,” a political environment, has so far a final accord would likely run Western diplomat said on condi- seen his efforts thwarted by pow- past a June 30 deadline. tion of anonymity. erful conservative factions, par- Securing an historic agreement Another Western official traced ticularly in the judiciary. would end a more than 12-year the apparent backtracking to Speaking at a televised judicial nuclear standoff between Iran and a speech by Iranian Supreme conference in Tehran, Rowhani the West and open the door to Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for more transparency in suspending sanctions that have last week, in which he ruled out the prosecution of so-called politi- crippled Tehran’s economy. It freezing sensitive nuclear work in cal and security crimes that have could also help ease the diplo- the country for a long time. US Secretary of State John Kerry (second left) and other senior officials meet at a hotel in Vienna, Austria, yesterday. seen large numbers of Iranian matic isolation for an Iran that “His speech last week seems activists and journalists put has become increasingly assertive aimed at constraining (Iranian sanctions if Tehran fails to meet reporters on condition of ano- Kerry also met yesterday with behind bars. across the region. negotiators’) flexibility in the last its commitments under any nymity, said Washington was not the foreign ministers of France, “I hope we can define and codify Highlighting how much work stretch of the talks, as he has done future accord. bothered by Zarif’s plan to return Germany, Britain in Vienna, along political crimes during this gov- remains in the nuclear negotia- at a number of key intervals over Germany’s foreign minister told to Tehran overnight, saying it was with European Union foreign ernment, with the cooperation of tions, British Foreign Minister the last two years,” a Western reporters that Iran had promised always expected that ministers policy chief Federica Mogherini. the judiciary, and put forward and Philip Hammond said on arrival diplomat told Reuters, citing an to stick to the commitments it would come and go from Vienna Deputy ministers from Russia approve a bill so it is clear what in Vienna that major challenges internal government intelligence made in April. as the talks heated up. and China also joined. is a political or security crime,” remained, including on the assessment of Khamenei’s speech. “We were told that Iran stands “Zarif told the Secretary (of Zarif was also holding bilateral he said. parameters already agreed in But he added that Khamenei’s by the (Lausanne) parameters State John Kerry) yesterday that meetings with other members of Rowhani also took aim at the April in Lausanne, Switzerland. tendency to issue vague directives and that’s what we will of course he would be returning to Iran for the six-nation group. judiciary’s sometimes capricious “There are a number of dif- “could leave the negotiators with measure the Iranian side against,” a very short visit,” a senior US The United States, Israel and application of other laws, a phe- ferent areas where we still have some limited room to play with Frank-Walter Steinmeier told official said. Iranian media said some Western nations fear that nomenon that frequently disrupts major differences of interpreta- and to find creative solutions that reporters. Zarif would return today. Iran has been trying to develop daily life in Iran. tion in detailing what was agreed could help wrap up the diplomatic Iranian nuclear chief Ali Akbar An Iranian official told Reuters a nuclear weapons capability, but “Our judicial system must be in Lausanne,” Hammond told process.” Salehi said Iran was committed to that Zarif would “consult with Tehran says its programme is for transparent for everyone... even if reporters. The main differences are on the Lausanne agreement. the leadership” over the talks peaceful purposes only. the law is transparent, our judicial “There is going to have to be the pace and timing of sanctions “If the other party also remains in Vienna. In November, the seven nations processes must also be transpar- some give or take if we are to get relief for Iran and on the nature committed to the Lausanne French Foreign Minister involved in the talks set a late ent and accessible to the people,” this done in the next few days,” of monitoring mechanisms to agreement and avoids having Laurent Fabius, who arrived in March deadline for a framework Rowhani said. he said. “No deal is better than ensure Tehran does not cheat on excessive demands, a final deal is Vienna on Saturday, left for New agreement, which they ultimately “We can see that a single law a bad deal.” any agreement. within reach,” Iran’s Tasnim news York yesterday and was expected reached on April 2, and a June can have many interpretations, Other Western officials echoed US and European negotia- agency quoted Salehi as saying to return soon. 30 deadline for a comprehensive and the judge can make his own Hammond’s remarks, saying some tors also want to ensure there yesterday. Kerry and Zarif have met deal. presumptions when he delivers a of the backtracking involved the is a mechanism for restoring A US official, who spoke to repeatedly over the last two days. REUTERS verdict.” Rowhani has spent most of his political capital in the past two years selling nuclear talks with the West, cajoling a sceptical pop- Jailed American’s family lobbying for his release ulation and combating powerful factions opposed to his policy of VIENNA: Sarah Hekmati’s young son in August 2011 shortly before he was due and will stay through tomorrow’s deadline worried for Amir’s health as he seems to engagement. had it all figured out. He’d burst into to leave. Initially sentenced to death for for a nuclear deal, in the hopes of rais- have been suffering from a stubborn res- But in recent weeks, with those Iran’s notorious Evin jail with Superman espionage, Iran’s top court subsequently ing the profile of her brother’s case. Ali piratory illness for almost the past year. negotiations entering their final and Batman and free his uncle to bring reduced the charges and his penalty to 10 Rezaian, the brother of Jason, was also in They say Iranian officials told the State days, he appears to have turned him home to the United States. years in prison. Vienna this week. Department two years ago that under his attention to domestic issues. At this point the family of Amir Hekmati But the fates of Hekmati and three other “We really need to gain momentum and Iranian law Hekmati was eligible for Two weeks ago, he criticised feels it may need superhuman intervention Americans — Saeed Abedini, a Christian gain leverage, while they (Iran and the amnesty from his third year. And they law enforcement authorities for to free the former US Marine, who has pastor, Washington Post journalist Jason US) are sitting across the table from each insist his case should not depend on the cancelling several concerts at been imprisoned in Iran since 2011. Rezaian, and retired FBI agent Robert other,” Sarah Hekmati told AFP. outcome of the nuclear talks. short notice and without expla- “We’ve been struggling for four years Levinson who disappeared in Iran in 2007 The family have pleaded in letters with “Let’s say the 30th comes and things fail nation, even after the Ministry now, and we’re just exhausted,” Sarah — have all unwittingly become tied to Iranian leaders to release Hekmati as a or they go in the wrong direction, I don’t of Culture and Islamic Guidance Hekmati told AFP yesterday, describ- higher diplomatic stakes being played out humanitarian gesture during the holy want my brother to continue to languish had given them licences. ing how her brother’s incarceration has in Vienna. month of Ramadan. for something that has nothing to do with “When a licence is given, it taken its toll on the family with her father And they remain a potent symbol of the Their father, Ali, is now dying from a him,” Sarah Hekmati said. is completely inappropriate for now terminally ill, and her young children myriad of lingering concerns which the brain tumour. “Time is not on our side. My American TV personality Montel another body to cancel it without unable to grasp why their uncle is being West still has with Iran — from human father is suffering,” said Sarah Hekmati. Williams, also a former Marine, has also the right authority,” Rowhani said held by Iran. rights abuses to its alleged sponsorship of But a request to meet with the Iranian now taken up Hekmati’s case, seeking to in a televised news conference on Amir Hekmati, 31, who was born in the terror groups in the Middle East — even delegation in Vienna headed by Foreign draw greater attention to his plight across June 13. “In cases where the judi- United States to parents of Iranian ori- as global powers seek to tie down a nuclear Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has so the United States and “trying to make sure ciary wants to get involved, there gin, was on his first trip to Iran to visit deal. Sarah Hekmati and her husband far gone unheeded. their voice is heard.” must be legal justification for it his grandmother when he was arrested Ramy Kurdi arrived in Vienna this week The Michigan family are also increasingly AFP to do so.” REUTERS

Bodybuilding during Ramadan Egyptian female 12 students from Sudan dancer jailed for debauchery on way to Syria: Govt

CAIRO: A Cairo court yester- KHARTOUM: Twelve different countries have joined the day sentenced to one year in Sudanese medical students, ranks of groups like Islamic State jail an Egyptian female dancer most carrying Western pass- in Syria and Iraq, many of them who featured in a controver- ports, are believed to have crossing through Turkey. sial music video, accusing her travelled to Turkey with the Their journey raises fears of of inciting debauchery, a judicial intention of crossing into Syria additional foot soldiers or sym- official said. to join Islamist militant groups, pathisers carrying out attacks Reda El-Fouly was arrested the university’s dean of students on home soil similar to those in May after she appeared sing- said yesterday. launched over the weekend by a ing and dancing, and wearing a If confirmed by authorities, suspected Islamist in France, and revealing dress, in a video that the group would be the second by Islamic State-claimed attacks went viral on the Internet. of its kind from Khartoum’s on a Shia mosque in Kuwait and Her dancing partner and University of Medical Sciences a beach resort in Tunisia. director of the video, Wael and Technology (UMST), founded The latest apparent influx from El-Sediki, was also sentenced to by a Sudanese Islamist lawmaker, Sudan also raises concerns about one year in jail in absentia, the to head to Syria this year. the religious discourse that stu- official said. “Twelve students, nine male dents in Sudan, which itself pro- The verdict can be appealed. and three female, in the faculty motes a conservative brand of In April, an Armenian belly of medicine left for Turkey last Islam, may be subjected to. dancer, Safinaz, was sentenced Friday, most of them on Turkish A spokeswoman from Britain’s to six months in jail for insult- Airlines, without the knowledge of Foreign Office in London said: ing Egypt’s national flag during a Bahraini bodybuilders exercise during the holy month of Ramadan yesterday in the village of Barbar, west of their families,” Ahmed Babaker, “We can confirm that seven performance last year. the capital Manama. UMST’s dean of students, told British nationals have travelled AFP Reuters. to Turkey from Sudan. We are Babaker said seven carried providing consular assistance British passports, two carried and are working closely with the Canadian passports and one stu- Turkish police to establish their Saudi soldier killed in shelling from Yemen dent had a US passport. Two held whereabouts.” only Sudanese passports. A spokesman for the British “The fact that the students embassy in Khartoum said the DUBAI: A Saudi soldier was The shelling on Saturday militia and army units loyal to alliance began its operations. travelled to Turkey indicates embassy was aware that the seven killed and another wounded morning was directed at security Saleh, which control much of On Saturday, Houthi fighters that they are in the direction of had left on Friday. by shelling from forces loyal to guards in the southwestern Saudi Yemen, since March 26 in what fired missiles at storage tanks in joining Islamist extremist groups. Babaker said Turkish authori- former Yemeni president Ali border area of Jizan, according they say is an attempt to restore an Aden refinery, starting a large And the side that is closest to the ties had arrested three students Abdullah Saleh and Houthi to a statement by the Interior exiled President Abdrabuh fire, and 14 people were killed in Turkish border are areas under at an airport in Turkey, without rebels near the Yemen border, Ministry on SPA. Mansur Hadi. Saudi forces and clashes between the Houthis and the control of Islamic State,” specifying the airport. He said Saudi state news agency SPA An alliance of Gulf Arab the Houthis have been trading fire the Saudi-led forces near the he said. one of the 12 carried a diplomatic said yesterday. nations has been bombing Houthi across the border since the Arab southern port city. REUTERS Thousands of foreigners from Sudanese passport. REUTERS MONDAY 29 JUNE 2015 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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T HAS become clichéd to say that Greece is staring at disaster, at least a financial one at that. As thousands of Greeks formed queues in front of ATMs yesterday, they Iwere unable to access cash from their deposits. On top of that, the government declared that banks would remain closed Ceasefire between Russia from today. With a weak economy that is in an abyss, the Greek financial crisis has come to a point where it could lead to a social catastrophe. Many Greeks yesterday could not withdraw cash from ATMs and the banks are closed from today. So, what happens to people who need money for daily expenses? The fate and Ukraine is a fiction of those who need Euros for emergency purposes like medical treatment and urgent travel can well be imagined. BY JOHN MCCAIN lines hoping to escalate the situation. military dimension to achieving a politi- Greece has had years of an extremely bumpy economic ride So far, Ukrainian armed forces sup- cal solution. If Ukrainians are given the with output contracting substantially and the government ast weekend, I travelled with ported by volunteer battalions have assistance they need and the military trying to come out of the recession by imposing severe austerity Senators John Barrasso, R-Wyo, been able to hold their ground, and cost is raised for the Russian forces that measures. In 2011, Greece saw a steep rise in protests leading to Land Tom Cotton, R-Ark, to east- they have done so largely without the have invaded their country, Putin will ern Ukraine to meet with the coura- support of Ukrainian artillery and be forced to determine how long he can dramatic riots in the centre of the capital Athens. Amid public geous men and women fighting there tanks that have been pulled back from sustain a war he tells his people is not sector layoffs, private sector unemployment and reduced demand, for their country’s freedom and future. the front as stipulated by the Minsk happening. Greeks often let it out on the police force. I arrived on a solemn day as Ukrainian agreement. How long can we expect I urge anyone who sees Ukraine’s Tourism, which contributes significantly to state coffers, volunteers grieved the loss of two young these brave Ukrainians to abide by fight against a more advanced Russian was what the country has been leaning on for some time. With comrades killed by Russian artillery the an agreement that Russia has clearly military as hopeless to travel to meet ATMs drying up and banks closing, tourists have been advised to day before. They had lost another com- ignored? those fighting and dying to protect their rade a few days before that, and four It is time that the United States and homeland. These men and women have carry sufficient cash as even credit cards may fail to work due to more the previous week. our European allies recognise the failure not backed down, and they will con- difficulties the banking system is facing with liquidity. Germany Their message to me was clear: The of the Minsk agreement and respond tinue to fight for their country with or yesterday told German tourists travelling to the south European ceasefire with Russia is fiction, and US with more than empty rhetoric. without the US support they need and country to carry enough cash with assistance is vital to deterring further Ukraine’s leaders describe Russian deserve. them to meet their needs. Russian aggression. President Vladimir Putin’s strategy as a During my trip, the Ukrainians Greek Several rounds of talks between Along the front game of “Pac-Man” — taking bite after never asked for the United States lines, separatist bite out of Ukraine in small enough por- to send troops to do their fighting. government’s the Greek government and its forces backed by tions that it does not trigger a large- Ukrainians only hope that the United creditors have failed to break the Russia violate the scale international response. But at States will once again open the arse- whimsical deadlock over bailouts and debt ceasefire every this point it should be clear to all that nal of democracy that has allowed free decisions could repayments. No one in the day with heavy Putin does not want a diplomatic solu- people to defend themselves so many Tomorrow Greece is likely to artillery barrages tion to the conflict. He wants to domi- times before. West wants a and tank attacks. nate Ukraine, along with Russia’s other How we respond to Putin’s brazen spell more default on a 1.5-billion-euro payment return to the Cold Gunbattles are neighbors. aggression will have repercussions far trouble for due to the International Monetary a daily routine, No one in the West wants a return beyond Ukraine. We face the reality Fund, one of the largest lenders War. But we must and communi- to the Cold War. But we must recog- of a challenge that many assumed was the battered to the country. The international ties at the front nize that we are confronting a Russian resigned to the history books: a strong, bailout plan on which Greeks will recognise that we bear the brunt of ruler who seeks exactly that. It is time militarily capable state that is hostile to economy. vote on Sunday will formally expire constant sniper for US strategy to adjust to the reality our interests and our values and seeks are confronting fire and nightly of a revanchist Russia with a modern- to overturn the rules-based interna- tomorrow. a Russian ruler skirmishes. ized military that is willing to use force tional order that American leaders of Greece’s story of economic Yet while these not as a last resort, but as a primary both parties have sought to maintain mismanagement is long and tortuous. The country’s failing who seeks low-level cease- tool to achieve its neo-imperial objec- since World War II. financial system and crippled economy are the legacy of years of fire violations tives. We must do more to deter Russia Among the core principles of that fiscal imprudence. exactly that. It have occurred by increasing the military costs of its order is the conviction that might does Radical Leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was voted regularly since aggression, starting with the immediate not make right, that the strong should is time for US the Minsk agree- provision of the defensive weapons and not be allowed to dominate the weak to power by Greeks who hoped that someone belonging to a ment was signed other assistance the Ukrainians des- and that wars of aggression should be different stream of thought may bring an end to their woes. strategy to adjust in February, perately need. relegated to the bloody past. However, Tsipras has largely annoyed lenders and European to the reality Ukrainian battal- President Barack Obama has wrongly Around the world, friend and foe leaders by announcing a referendum on July 5 over the conditions ion commanders argued that providing Ukraine with the alike are watching to see whether the of the bailout programme. What is most worrying for Greece is of a revanchist said the number assistance and equipment it needs to United States will once again summon of Grad rocket defend itself would only provoke Russia. its power and influence to defend the the prospect of an exit from the Euro — popularly called Grexit. Russia. strikes and inci- Putin needed no provocation to invade international system that has kept the If Greece defaults and the results of the referendum egg it dents of intense Ukraine and annex Crimea. peace for decades. We must not fail this towards giving up the euro, what happens to the economy? artillery shelling Rather, it is the weakness of the col- test. Tsipras and his finance minister have been aggressive in their are increasing. lective US and European response that McCain, a Republican, represents approach to the crisis. They should not take hasty decisions that Their reports suggest that the sepa- provokes the very aggression we seek Arizona in the Senate and is chairman of could bring more trouble for the battered economy. Thinking ratists have moved their heavy weap- to avoid. Of course, there is no military the Armed Services Committee. ons and equipment back to the front solution in Ukraine, but there is a clear WP-BLOOMBERG wisely and astutely is the need of the hour. The other side Quote of Needed, a new urban vision the day RIME Minister Narendra Modi legislature and the executive. But has largely outsourced the public from rural areas to the urban peripher- launched his flagship Smart Mr. Modi’s urban-planning approach services to private companies, which ies continues at a rapid pace, resulting Cities Mission proclaiming contradicts that view and largely are replacing the labour force with in the mushrooming of slums and unau- Pthat governmental resonates with American-style mechanised technology. As a result, thorised colonies. According to Census intervention in planning the cities urbanism. The government is putting the job market has become saturated. 2011, some 65 million people live in would be minimal. He referred to the spotlight on smart cities and The unskilled workforce is caught up slums. The government’s response to a “bottom-up approach”, but did allowing the business community to in a low-wage job cycle. the issue in terms of planning to build I cannot resign not emphasise who exactly would lead the development. Let us take an Before pushing India on to a similar affordable housing for them is short- benefit from the cities. The approach example in the U.S. to figure out who American path, Prime Minister Modi sighted. Smart cities would simply insti- myself to Greece suggests that India is breaking away could benefit from the new urban plans must step back and re-think whether tutionalise the disparity within the cities from its Anglo-European architectural in India. In New York City, most of the his government should invest in smart instead of filling the lacunae. The last leaving the tradition, promoted by Jawaharlal commercial and residential buildings cities, or rather empower the existing decade of urbanisation did change the eurozone ... We Nehru in the 1960s with the projection from uptown to downtown Manhattan urban centres by means of policies that academic and policy consensus toward of Chandigarh as a template for urban are inhabited by the rich who can afford cater to poor and middle class Indians. urban centres, but ignored the fringes must find a planners. Nehru’s aim was to create the huge rents. They have installed For instance, at present almost every of these centres where those from the mixed-income cities with easy access biometric security systems to keep Indian city faces sanitation issues due poor and the lower-middle class who solution. to community infrastructure and to the ‘unwanted people’ — that is, the to the absence or inadequacy of drain- came in a large influx ended up. Manuel Valls institutions such as the judiciary, the poor — at bay. The city government age networks. The migration of people THE HINDU French Prime Minister MONDAY 29 JUNE 2015 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Who will take in climate change refugees?

the United States has “compacts of free The promises association” with the Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau to allow their citi- that nations are zens to come here. Australia and New Zealand have very small guest-worker programmes. Temporary protected status making ahead of or humanitarian visas might be available to some people for a limited time. the UN climate Assuming that most nations aren’t actually interested in taking in orders of magnitude more migrants than they summit in Paris in do now, the vast majority of those who will be displaced by climate change will December would simply have no place outside their own countries where they can go. The larg- est number of displaced people is likely still, according to to be from Bangladesh, but it’s hard to imagine that they will be welcomed in the International India, which has built a barbed-wire fence along parts of the border. Just southwest Energy Agency, of India is the low-lying island nation of Maldives. Before its president, Mohamed Nasheed, was deposed by a military coup lead the average in 2012, he rose to global prominence as a voice of endangered island nations by temperature to staging an underwater cabinet meeting to highlight his country’s likely fate. Last year, just before the military imprisoned rise by about 4.7 him again, he told me about his message to developed nations. “You can drastically degrees before the reduce your greenhouse gas emissions so that the seas do not rise so much,” he said. “Or when we show up on your end of the century. shores in our boats, you can let us in. Or when we show up on your shores in our BY MICHAEL B GERRARD boats, you can shoot us. You pick.” Tragically, if today is any foretaste, the owards the end of this century, if most likely outcome is that we will let current trends are not reversed, many of them drown. Witness the spec- large parts of Bangladesh, the Environmental activists display a banner calling for action on climate change as they arrive on St Peter’s Square prior to Pope Francis’ tacle of hundreds of thousands of people Philippines, Indonesia, Pakistan, fleeing civil war in Syria and repression T Sunday Angelus prayer at the Vatican. The activists included Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus and those of other denominations to urge Egypt and Vietnam, among other coun- in Eritrea; making their way to a country adoption of an ambitious legally binding global agreement on climate change at the forthcoming UN conference in Paris in December. tries, will be under water. Some small without much of a government, Libya; island nations, such as Kiribati and the and there being recruited by unscrupu- Marshall Islands, will be close to disap- International Energy Agency, lead the United States would take in 27 million from and where it can make the same lous traffickers who put them on boats pearing entirely. Swaths of Africa from average temperature to rise by about 4.7 people; Europe, 25 million; and so on. sort of living as before, such as from fish- pointed to Italy. Sierra Leone to Ethiopia will be turning degrees before the end of the century. Even as a rough estimate, this gives a ing, farming or herding. Its members may Thousands perish on these unsafe, into desert. Glaciers in the Himalayas Those promises are voluntary and non- sense of the magnitude of the problem: also wish to go together and re-create overpacked vessels (whose crews often and the Andes, on which entire regions binding, and if they aren’t kept, the ther- The United States has been granting their old communities. Yet most of the abandon them), and those who survive depend for drinking water, will be melt- mometer could go much higher. Which lawful-permanent-resident status to only habitable places on Earth are already the passage are not exactly welcomed ing away. Many habitable parts of the means our children and grandchildren about 1 million people a year for several inhabited, and moving a sizeable popula- with open arms. Europe is in a furore world will no longer be able to support will be confronting a humanitarian crisis decades. tion into an area that is already popu- over who will take them in, and anti- agriculture or produce clean water. unlike anything the world has ever faced. None of this would be popular, but it lated is not so easy. The most prominent immigrant fervour tends to rise with the The people who live there will not sit Absent the political will to prevent it, would be fair. Climate change results example of such a movement in modern number of people trying to enter, making passively by while they and their children the least we can do is to start planning from the cumulative emissions of green- history is Israel — a project that has a resolution especially difficult. starve to death. Tens or hundreds of mil- for it. house gases all over the world, because not gone smoothly. Technologies such Likewise, many people fleeing pov- lions of people will try very hard to go Rather than leaving vast numbers the gases stay in the atmosphere for a as desalination can make more areas erty in Bangladesh and oppression in somewhere they can survive. of victims of a warmer world stranded, century or more. International law rec- habitable, but they typically take a great Burmaare launching boats to Indonesia, They will be hungry, thirsty, hot — and without any place allowing them in, ognises that if pollution crosses national deal of money and energy, the very Malaysia and Thailand, and at least ini- desperate. If the search for safety involves industrialised countries ought to pledge borders, the country where it originated resource we have failed to conserve in the tially were being turned away. Australia piling into perilous boats and enduring to take on a share of the displaced popu- is responsible for the damages. first place. — a logical destination for people from miserable and dangerous journeys, they lation equal to how much each nation That affirms what we all learned in This problem will also require a new the small Pacific islands — intercepts will do it. They will cross borders, regard- has historically contributed to emissions the schoolyard: If you make a mess, you legal solution: Under current law, those incoming boats and sends their occupants less of whether they are welcome. And of the greenhouse gases that are caus- clean it up. The countries that spewed (or displaced by climate change have no rec- to camps it has established in Papua New in their desperation, they could become ing this crisis. According to the World allowed or encouraged their corporations ognised legal status. The 1951 Refugee Guinea, Nauru and (lately) Cambodia. violent: Forced migration can exacerbate Resources Institute, between 1850 and to spew) these chemicals into the air, and Convention applies only to people who are Maybe the idea of assigning refugees ethnic and political tensions. Studies 2011, the United States was the source of especially the countries that grew rich fleeing because of a well-founded fear of to the nations that caused the climate show that more heat tends to increase 27 percent of the world’s carbon dioxide while doing so, should take responsibility persecution. Nonbinding guidelines have to change can spur a less-pessimistic violence. emissions; the European Union, 25 per- for the consequences of their actions. If appeared on the treatment of people future. If we don’t want millions of peo- The United Nations says the maximum cent; China, 11 percent; Russia, 8 percent; they want to reduce the number of people who cross borders as a result of climate ple seeking haven here — or dying while tolerable increase in global average tem- and Japan, 4 percent. in need of new homes, they should reduce change (the Nansen Principles) and who they try — then the United States and peratures is 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit above To make calculating easy, let’s assume their emissions. are displaced internally (the Peninsula other industrialised countries need to pre-industrial conditions. (Small island that 100 million people will need new Finding suitable land for resettle- Principles), but these have no force of become far more aggressive in cutting nations argued for a much lower figure; homes outside their own countries by ment will be immensely difficult, because law. A few countries have special arrange- their greenhouse gas emissions. There is at 3.6 degrees, they’ll be gone.) But the 2050. (That number could be way off in it is not only a matter of responsibility ments to admit people from certain other still a little time to reduce the damage. promises that nations are making ahead either direction — we won’t know until or acreage. A population that needs to countries. They aren’t specifically for If not, it won’t just be environmental; it of the UN climate summit in Paris in it happens.) Under a formula based on move may want to go to a place that is climate-change refugees, but they could will be human, too. December would still, according to the historic greenhouse gas emissions, the geographically similar to where it came be used in that situation. For example, WP-BLOOMBERG

Gulf military structures a step forward Rousseff seeks US reconciliation

brigade of 5,000 men. The first exercise The overall Gulf missile shield consists two years after NSA spying was held in the UAE in 1983, and since of missile launchers, radar stations and BY ANNA EDGERTON AND MIKE DORNING 1986 the troops are finally stationed in American surveillance systems, which city of Hafar Al Batin in the Eastern already exist in the Gulf States as new razil is seeking a rapprochement with the United States as the Western Province of Saudi Arabia, where the generation Patriot systems, “PAC-3”, and Hemisphere’s two largest economies try to realign interests after a dec- GCC Peninsula Shield Force established High-rise “Thad” systems. ade of diplomatic skirmishes. Brazil president Dilma Rousseff is in New its headquarters. BYork for a five-day tour including San Francisco. It is her first official In December 2005, the size of DEALING WITH EMERGENCY travel to Washington since she cancelled a state visit in 2013 after allegations the force and the types of weapons CRISES the US had spied on her. expanded to become “Peninsula Shield It was not within the GCC countries’ Since then, Brazil’s economy has faltered and it’s now facing its worst reces- Joint Forces” with high military capa- ambition to engage in military operations sion in 25 years. As Rousseff’s popularity sinks to record lows, stronger ties with bilities of over 30,000 soldiers from six outside their territory, to spread their the US could help validate budget cuts and other tough fiscal adjustments the countries. troops over long distances. president has made this year, said Paulo Sotero, director of the Brazil Institute at After the collapse of the Arab security However, the strategic vision of the the Wilson Center. “Reconnecting with the United States in a productive way is system due to the occupation of Kuwait, decision makers to establish “a joint fundamental to convey this message to investors, that Brazil is changing direction,” we can say without exaggeration that the rapid reaction force” in the 30th GCC Sotero said by phone from Washington. President Barack Obama seeks a partner international security system was the first summit in December 2009, hit greatly for climate goals and diplomacy in the region, hoping to move past the fallout from line of defence of the GCC until December the desired goal compared to many uni- the spying scandal. Energy, defense, technology and trade are also expected to be DR ZAFER MOHAMMED AL AJMI 2000, when the GCC joint defence agree- tary non-military projects that were on the agenda for Tuesday’s bilateral meeting in Washington. Brazil, the world’s ment was signed in Manama, which was not successful. seventh-largest economy and a multiracial democracy, is a natural partner for the the transition from the military coopera- It is enough to see the disgraceful con- United States, Sotero said. Obama’s opening of relations with Cuba, and Rousseff’s t is often rumoured that the united tion stage to the unitary defensive stage fusion caused by the Houthis in Yemen effort to abandon a state-centered development model, creates further common Gulf mood is a receding cloud. Some to deter external challenges. and Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Iraq to ground and sets the stage for diplomatic and economic cooperation. IGulf countries do not want their Member states agreed to unify their send forces in a number of countries, and “People recognize that there are certain issues in the region and in the world security requirements to be ever sub- dealing with any “common threat.” Based even to some opposing factions to know that you cannot properly deal with unless you have Brazil with you, participating,” jected to regional considerations as a on that, an attack on any of them is con- the necessity of a rapid intervention from Sotero said. One such issue is climate change. Brazil is an influential voice among result of a strong feeling about their sidered an aggression on all and a threat well trained forces to deal with emergency developing nations, said Elliot Diringer, executive vice president of the Center for sovereignty. to one of them is a threat to all, requiring crises. Climate and Energy solutions in Washington and a member of the US delegation to However, the Gulf military reality says an initiative to help the abused and take The Gulf unity is not only political and the 1997 Kyoto climate talks. Obama may press Rousseff to act soon on ambitious just the opposite. We even say without fear any necessary action, including the use of economical, but it has also an innate social commitments for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, replicating an agreement that the unitary GCC military maturity is military force. and military nature, forming a target for on pollution the US administration forged with China last November. complete. This will be a wide open door to all Gulf reformers. Brazil reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 41 percent between 2005 and unify the GCC countries, regardless of its SINGLE MISSILE UMBRELLA The Gulf military establishment is 2012, according to government data, and has a mostly clean, hydropower-based form. I will try to address the history of Iran reached an advanced stage in dynamically increasing its shared technol- energy supply. While Rousseff defended environmental priorities in her first the GCC military structures. creating an arsenal of ballistic missiles, ogy and unifying its military, which helped term, her second term began during the worst drought in decades that dried up which made it incumbent upon the Gulf its constant maturity. reservoirs and forced the country to rely on dirtier, more expensive fossil fuels FIRST UNITARY STRUCTURE States to establish a parallel unified mis- Therefore, its strength has increased and biomass. The two countries are expected to sign a commitment to work In November 1982, the Supreme Council sile shield of protective networks com- and its weaknesses decreased, enabling it towards a successful December climate change summit in Paris. For Brazil, trade approved the establishment of the first posed of ground missile systems, able to to be considered the most stable entry to is the priority. Rousseff wants to promote manufactured products the country unitary structure between the GCC coun- drop any ballistic missile aimed at cities, achieve GCC unity. exports to the US including airplanes and machinery. Though Brazil has had a tries under the name “Peninsula Shield military bases, oil refineries and pipelines The writer is CEO of Gulf Monitoring trade deficit with the US since 2009, it’s a more desirable relationship than with Force,” which is the size of an infantry in the Gulf. Group. China, which focuses on commodities. WP-BLOOMBERG MONDAY 29 JUNE 2015 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com EUROPE / AMERICAS Beheading selfie ‘sent to Syria’ Attacker confesses to grisly crime in France

PARIS: The gruesome “selfie” investigators about the assault, investigation, one of the firm’s taken by a man who has con- which came six months after 17 employees said Salhi had dropped fessed to beheading his boss were killed in Islamist attacks in a crate of expensive materials, during an attack on a gas fac- Paris that began with the mas- was reprimanded by his boss and tor y in France was sent to Sy ria , sacre at the satirical magazine voices were raised. sources close to the investiga- Charlie Hebdo. Sources close to the investiga- tion said yesterday. Authorities can hold him with- tion said Salhi was radicalised The news emerged as Yassin out charge for 96 hours. His wife more than a decade ago after Salhi, 35, was being transferred and sister, who were both taken contact with Muslim convert from France’s second city of into custody on Friday, have been Frederic Jean Salvi — known as Lyon to Paris for questioning by released. Salhi rammed his van into “Ali” — who is suspected of pre- specialised anti-terrorist police. the US-owned Air Products fac- paring attacks in Indonesia with Salhi confessed to the grisly crime tory near Lyon on Friday in what Al Qaeda militants. earlier yesterday and has also President Francois Hollande said An autopsy on the victim has given “details about the circum- was a “terrorist” attack designed proved inconclusive, with experts Hungarian pensioner Brigitta Sinka, 87, poses with the trophy to celebrate her Guinness record of the stances” surrounding the killing, to blow up the whole building. unable to determine whether he according to sources close to the He was overpowered by a fire- was killed before being beheaded simultaneous chess game in Budapest yesterday, as she smashed a world record by beating 1920s Cuban investigation. fighter as he was trying to prise or decapitated alive. chess grandmaster Juan Capablanca. He left the police headquar- open a bottle of acetone in an Nearly six months after the ters in Lyon in a van escorted by apparent suicidal bid to destroy Charlie Hebdo massacre, the nine unmarked cars en route to the factory. attack raised painful memories the capital. The convoy stopped Police then made the shocking for France, which is still on high Supergranny sets chess record briefly at Salhi’s house to pick discovery of the severed head of alert for potential repeats. up his passport, where several Salhi’s boss, 54-year-old Herve Around 200 people in the BUDAPEST: After dec- I simply carried on,” she added. unaware of it before then, so I masked officers bundled him into Cornara, tied to the gates of the town of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier ades spent playing simulta- By late-yesterday, she was thought I’d have a go at beating his apartment, covering his face factory near two flags on which — where the attack took place neous chess, an 87-year-old already well over 13,600 games it,” she said. with a white cloth and fitting him were written the Muslim profes- — staged a minute’s silence in Hungarian pensioner clinched — clocking up over the week the Around a century ago with a bulletproof vest. sion of faith. the victim’s honour followed by a world record yesterday, by final few hundred games needed Capablanca played high-speed Investigators discovered on Valls told French television yes- a rousing and spontaneous ren- finally overtaking a total set to beat the old record — before simultaneous exhibition chess for Saturday that the married father- terday that the world was engaged dition of the French national by 1920s Cuban grandmaster calling it a day. “We feel privi- money but his games, despite being of-three had sent a photo of him- in a “war against terrorism”. “We anthem. Jose Raul Capablanca. leged to have been one of the counted, were undocumented. self and the severed head via the cannot lose this war because it’s Like the Charlie Hebdo attack- Almost 60 years since her many thousands,” said Jozsef Sinka however has meticulously WhatsApp messaging service to fundamentally a war of civilisa- ers and Islamist Mohamed Merah first simultaneous games, on Csabi, 37, who brought along recorded in scrapbooks every a number in Canada. tion. It’s our society, our civilisa- who gunned down soldiers and six boards side-by-side at a his teenage son to play Sinka, or game she has played — where, But officials warned the tion that we are defending,” Valls Jewish children in the southwest Chess Olympiad in 1957, Brigitta Auntie Bici (pronounced “Bitzi”) when, opponent, and result — each Canadian number might be a told iTELE rolling news channel. city of Toulouse in 2012, Salhi had Sinka overtook the magic as she is widely known. signed off by a witness. She hopes relay number and the intended France is facing “a major ter- been known to French security 13,545 number attributed to Since the 1950s, Sinka clocked the Guinness Records adjudica- recipient could be anywhere in rorist threat” which needs to services for “radicalisation” but Capablanca (1888-1942), one of up thousands of simultaneous tors will acknowledge her feat as the world. be fought “over the long term”, slipped through the net. the world’s best-ever players. games around Hungary playing an official world record. Hundreds of French citizens warned the prime minister. It’s Interior Minister Bernard “I wanted to stop for a moment at summer camps for schoolchil- Sinka, who has undergone have left for Iraq or Syria to wage not a question of whether there Cazeneuve said that Salhi had so everyone could reflect in dren hosted by her employer for three heart operations in recent jihad and Prime Minister Manuel will be another attack, but “when” been investigated for links to memory of Capablanca,” Sinka, many decades, a communist-era years, doesn’t plan to stop any- Valls said earlier that 1,800 people and “where”, stressed Valls. radical Salafists in Lyon, but was a former top amateur, said in a metal recycling firm. time soon. “I will keep going, as in France were “linked” in some It also emerged that Salhi and not known to have participated packed tent in a Budapest park In 2010, with her total around long as my health permits,” she way to the Islamist cause. Cornara may have quarrelled in terrorist activities and did not where she played the record- 9,000 games, a chess historian said, adding that she has already After several hours of silence, just two days before the killing. have a criminal record. breaking games. “There were told her that he had spotted committed to playing in several Salhi began to open up to According to sources close to the AFP so many people waiting for me Capablanca’s total in a biogra- school camps throughout the to move my pieces however, so phy of the Cuban great. “I was summer. AFP Second NY prison escapee captured NEW YORK: A convicted providing additional details. charged over the brazen break- that gathered outside the hospital murderer who escaped from a Sweat’s shooting brings to a out, and are accused of smuggling where Sweat was being treated. maximum-security New York head a spectacular, weeks-long tools and contraband items to the Several residents expressed their prison three weeks ago has been manhunt that saw hundreds of pair in hamburger meat. relief that the lengthy manhunt shot and captured, authorities law enforcement officers work- The escape triggered an intense had come to an end. and media said yesterday, two ing around the clock to scour manhunt involving about 1,300 Sweat was serving a life sen- days after his fellow escapee the rugged, remote area around personnel backed by sniffer dogs tence without parole for murder- was shot dead. the Clinton Correctional Facility and helicopters. ing a sheriff’s deputy in New York David Sweat was wounded just in upstate New York after the Matt was killed on Friday in state in 2002 when he was 22. 3km south of the Canadian bor- inmates busted out on June 6. the town of Malone, less than Matt was serving a sentence of der and taken to the hospital, sev- Sweat, 35, and Richard Matt, 16km from the Canadian bor- 25 years to life for the 1997 kid- eral television networks reported, 49, had escaped in an audacious der, after he apparently fired at napping and dismembering of his citing unnamed law enforcement act in which they used power tools a passing camper van. An autopsy former boss in a 27-hour ordeal. sources. The Bureau of Alcohol, to cut through cell walls, then found that he died from three bul- He fled to Mexico after he mur- A grab from Nasa TV shows the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the unmanned Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives crawled through pipes to emerge let wounds to the head after a US der and killed another American Dragon cargo capsule on board appearing to explode shortly after launching (ATF) confirmed on Twitter that from a manhole in the village of Customs and Border Protection there, before being sentenced to from Cape Canaveral, Florida, yesterday. Sweat had been captured. Dannemora, home to the sprawl- agent opened fire with a semi- 20 years and extradited back to “Sleep peacefully New York,” ing prison. automatic weapon. New York. Unmanned SpaceX rocket the federal agency wrote, without Two prison workers have been CNN spoke to a small crowd AFP explodes after launch 10,000 protesters MIAMI: An unmanned SpaceX of anomaly during first stage rocket exploded less than three flight,” the commentator said. minutes after liftoff from Cape Later, on Twitter, Musk said rally in Armenia Canaveral, Florida yesterday, in the Falcon 9 “experienced a prob- the first major disaster for the lem shortly before first stage YEREVAN: Some 10,000 protesters rallied fast-charging company headed shutdown,” referring to the phase in the Armenian capital yesterday, defying by Internet tycoon Elon Musk. of flight before the cargo ship police threats to forcefully break up the dem- The accident was the third in would have been able to separate onstration against the government’s contro- less than a year involving US and from the first stage of the rocket versial move to hike electricity prices. Russian supply ships bound for and reach orbit. The problem Protesters, who for a second week blocked the International Space Station, appeared to be linked to exces- the capital Yerevan’s main thoroughfare, and raised new concerns about sive pressure in the liquid oxygen refused to disperse despite a police ultimatum the flow of food and gear to the tank, Musk wrote. and President Serzh Sarkisian’s promise that astronauts living in orbit. The Dragon cargo ship was the government would shoulder the burden of Skies were sunny and clear for carrying 1,800kg of gear to the a controversial 16-percent hike in electricity the 10:21am (1421 GMT) launch space station, including a large prices. of the gleaming white Falcon 9 parking space, known as an Late in the evening, some 2,000 protesters rocket that was meant to propel International Docking Adaptor, opted to move to nearby Liberty Square to the Dragon cargo ship on a rou- designed to make it easier for an avoid confrontation with the police, but 8,000 tine supply mission, the seventh array of commercial crew space- vowed to stay on Bagramyan Avenue. for SpaceX so far. craft to dock at the orbiting lab Senior police officer Valery Osipyan said But two minutes, 19 seconds in the future. that “if people do not accept the proposal to into the flight, contact was lost. Three men are currently living restore public order on Bagramyan Avenue by A rescue team member inspects the scene of a bus crash on the E40 highway in Middelkerke, Belgium. Live television images from at the space station. Russian cos- 11 pm, then it will be us who will restore it”. SpaceX’s webcast and Nasa tel- monaut Mikhail Kornienko and He said many residents had complained evision showed a huge puff of American astronaut Scott Kelly about the noise and rubbish on the streets, smoke billowing outward for sev- began their year-long mission in Bus carrying British kids crashes also claiming that there were “armed provo- eral seconds, then tiny bits of the orbit back in March. cateurs” among the protesters. rocket falling like confetti against Earlier, station commander, MIDDELKERKE: A British bus with 34 bridge that the vehicle appeared to have hit Chanting “Armenia! Armenia!” and “No to a backdrop of blue sky. Russian cosmonaut Gennady children on board overturned and crashed as it swerved out of control. “One driver has robbery,” protesters vowed to keep pressu- “The vehicle has broken up,” Padalka, 57, set a new world on a motorway in Belgium yesterday, kill- been killed, the other is seriously injured. rising the government until their demands said Nasa commentator George record when he became the per- ing a driver. None of the children nor six Some of the children with light injuries have were fully met. “We will stay until we win. Diller. SpaceX’s live webcast of son who has officially spent the accompanying adults were seriously injured been taken to hospital and local medical cen- We don’t believe in the president’s bluff,” one the launch went silent as the longest amount of cumulative in the accident, which happened when the tres,” Janna Rommel-Opstaele, the mayor of of the protesters, 21-year-old student Hrayr rocket exploded. Moments later, time in space — 804 days. His driver lost control of the vehicle on a stretch the nearby coastal town of Middelkerke, said. Gevorkyan, said. a SpaceX commentator said the career includes one trip to the of the E40 motorway near the Belgian coast, She said the bus was operated by British “We will continue our fight. We don’t trust video link from the vehicle had Mir Space Station and four to authorities said. company NST, which organises school tours. in our authorities,” another protester, pen- been lost. “There was some kind the ISS. AFP The bus lay on its side beneath a concrete Britain’s Foreign Office said. REUTERS sioner Asya Gasparyan, said. AFP MONDAY 29 JUNE 2015 ASIA / AFRICA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Burundi to go ahead with polls Election commission rejects UN call to postpone elections

BUJUMBURA: Burundi’s was killed by accident by a com- Burundi. In Africa, boycott is polls set by the electoral commis- national electoral commission rade during a raid on a house. another way of doing politics,” he sion, the opposition said it would dismissed weeks of violence yes- The opposition on Friday said it said. The opposition boycotted not take part until conditions for terday and said all was ready a was boycotting the polls, claiming polls in 2010. “peaceful, transparent and inclu- day ahead of key polls in the it is not possible to hold a fair vote, Burundi was plunged into sive” polls were met. centralAfrican nation that the with over 127,000 people having turmoil in late April when Former colonial power Belgium UN warns should be postponed. fled into neighbouring countries, Nkurunziza launched his drive for has said it would not recognise UN Secretary General Ban fearing further violence. a third consecutive five-year term, the results of the elections, saying Ki-moon has called for the elec- Parliamentary and local elec- triggering widespread protests. it was “impossible” that the polls tions due today to be delayed after tions are set to be held yesterday, Opponents say his bid for could be held in an “acceptable the opposition said they would and a presidential vote on July 15. another term is unconstitutional manner”. President Ma Ying-jeou talks with a recuperating patient at a local hospital not take part, as Burundi faces Opponents say his bid for and violates a peace accord that The ruling CNDD-FDD’s youth in Taipei yesterday. its worst crisis since its civil war another term is unconstitutional paved the way to end 13 years of wing, the fearsome Imbonerakure ended nine years ago. and violates a peace accord that civil war in 2006. whose name means “The “Everything is ready in the paved the way to end 13 years of Civil society groups backed the Watchmen” or, literally, “Those country,” election commission civil war in 2006. boycott in a joint statement call- Who See Far”, has been accused chief Pierre-Claver Ndayicariye “All the opposition have unan- ing on voters to skip the “sham by the UN of waging a campaign Witnesses describe told reporters yesterday, saying imously decided to boycott the elections” and urging the inter- of intimidation and violence. all voting material had been deliv- elections,” said Charles Nditije, national community “not to rec- Several top officials -- including ered to voting centres, with over a key opposition leader, in a let- ognise the validity” of the polls. the deputy vice-president as well 11,000 polling stations across the ter signed by all the country’s “Thousands of Burundians as members of the election com- ‘hell’ of Taiwan country. opposition groups to the election have fled the country, a thousand mission and constitutional court Three people were killed over- commission. peaceful demonstrators were -- have fled the poverty-stricken, night last Saturday, adding to the But Ndayicariye said the com- arrested, tortured, and are cur- landlocked country. more than 70 killed in weeks of mission had not received any offi- rently languishing in jail,” the In a letter addressed to water park blast violence and a failed coup sparked cial notification confirming the statement said. Nkurunziza, second vice presi- by President Pierre Nkurunziza’s withdrawal from the vote, mean- Former colonial power Belgium dent Gervais Rufyikiri on last TAIPEI: Witnesses described added: “I saw lots of people whose bid to stay in power for a third ing that the election would there- has said it would not recognise the Thursday urged the president the scene at a Taiwan water skin was gone.” term. fore progress without delay. Votes results of the elections, saying it to “put the interests of the park as “hell” after a ball of fire Ambulances had struggled to One was shot while another cast for the opposition would is “impossible” for the polls to be Burundian people before your ripped through a crowd, with reach the scene, and victims were was killed in a grenade blast, therefore still count, he said. held in an “acceptable manner”. personal interests.” authorities putting the injured at carried away on rubber rings and according to witnesses. A soldier “This is nothing new in Criticising the timetable for the AFP more than 500 yesterday, almost inflatable dinghies as friends des- 200 of them seriously hurt. perately tried to get them out. The injury toll in the blast Bystanders poured bottles late Saturday, which came as of water on the scorched skin Leaders at barbecue coloured powder being sprayed of the injured. Trails of bloody on the partygoers ignited, more footprints leading away from the South Korea than doubled as officials began stage remained. to track down victims who had Around 1,000 spectators had taken themselves to hospital or been at the Color Play Asia event reports 32nd been ferried there by others. at the Formosa Fun Coast water Horrifying amateur video foot- park, just outside the capital age showed crowds of young rev- Taipei, according to officials. MERS death ellers dancing in front of a stage One male witness told local SEOUL: South Korea reported and cheering as clouds of green news channel CTI: “It started on an additional death from Middle and yellow powder covered them the left side of the stage. At the East Respiratory Syndrome at the “colour party”. beginning I thought it was part of yesterday, bringing its death But their joy turned to ter- the special effects of the party but toll to 32. However, the number ror when the powder suddenly then I realised there was some- of people diagnosed with the erupted into flames engulfing thing wrong and people started potentially deadly disease con- them in an inferno as they ran screaming and running.” tinued to stand at 182 as the screaming for their lives. Lee Lih-jong, deputy chief of country reported no addi- Some were dressed only in the health bureau of the New tional infection case overnight, swimwear and images from the Taipei City government, said 519 according to the Ministry of scene show many with severe people had been injured with 190 Health and Welfare. burns being tended by those who of them seriously hurt. The deceased was a 55-year-old escaped. The severely wounded are being patient, whose identity was with- One male student who sus- treated in intensive care units at held for privacy reasons, accord- tained minor injuries described 37 different hospitals. ing toSouth Korean Yonhap news the scene as “hell”. “The reason why the burns agency. “There was blood everywhere, were so severe was that in addi- Ministry officials said the death including in the pool where lots of tion to burns to the skin, there Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong take part in a local marked one of the rare cases with the injured were soaking them- were also injuries caused by burns performance as they arrive for a barbecue at a neighbourhood park in Singapore yesterday. Fifty barbecue the deceased having no existing selves for relief from the pain,” to the respiratory organs from events took place island-wide with the help of Australian volunteers to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations health conditions. he told reporters. the large amount of colour pow- between the two countries. Out of 32 MERS-related His visibly shaken girlfriend der inhaled,” Lee said. AFP deaths, 29, or 90.6 percent, involved people of old age or those with existing health conditions, such as diabetes or cancer, that Manila halts repairs on airstrip Gambia withdraws order were apparently worsened by MERS. MANILA: The Philippines has Herminio Coloma. Spratlys and the South China Sea, With the latest MERS death, halted the repair of its airstrip “This is part of our strategy even areas close to the coasts of the fatality rate of the disease in in the disputed Spratly islands for a rules-based and diplomatic its neighbours. Its claim is dis- to expel Lebanese tycoon the country climbed to 17.6 per- due to its pending suit at The approach where we have filed an puted by the Philippines as well cent, still lower than the over 40 Hague challenging China’s claim arbitration case with the UN tri- as Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam and BANJUL: The Gambian gov- to live and do business in the percent tallied globally until the over the waters, a presidential bunal,” he added. Taiwan. ernment has withdrawn its Gambia,” the government said outbreak here. spokesman said yesterday. The tiny airstrip on Pagasa The waters are a crucial sea expulsion of a powerful business in a statement read on television Out of the 182 people diagnosed The work on the airstrip had been largely used to bring in lane and rich fishing ground also magnate accused by the United late Saturday. with the disease so far, 59 still on Thitu island, which the supplies for the small town that believed to hold large mineral States of funding the Lebanese The expulsion order was lifted remained hospitalized with 15 of Philippines calls Pagasa and the Philippine government estab- resources. militant movement Hezbollah. after Tajudeen agreed to carry them currently in unstable condi- which hosts a small community, lished there to stake its claim over In 2013 the Philippines Lebanese-Gambian multi- out his activities legally, the state- tions, the ministry said. comes as China builds up outcrop- part of the Spratlys. asked The Hague, based in the millionaire Hussein Tajudeen, a ment added. So far 91 people previously pings in the waters into islands However the airstrip has dete- Netherlands, to declare China’s former close friend of President Tajudeen, owner of the nation- diagnosed with MERS have been that can host military facilities. riorated over the years, forcing claim invalid. Yahya Jammeh, had been ordered wide Kairaba supermarket chain discharged from the hospital. “The repair has been stopped the government to rely on ships Hearings -- looking at whether to leave the country earlier this and a Gambian resident for 16 Since the country confirmed its because we uphold the principle which must go through a gaunt- Manila’s complaint has legal merit month for “unacceptable business years, was the country’s main first or index case on May 20, over of keeping the status quo in the let of Chinese vessels to reach the as well as whether the court has practices that are detrimental to importer of rice and flour. 15,500 other people have been sub- areas involved,” said President island. jurisdiction over the case -- are the Gambian economy,” according The business is alleged by the ject to isolation for possible infec- Benigno Aquino’s spokesman China claims almost all of the set to begin next month. AFP to the presidency. US to be part of a multinational tion after coming in close contact But the government said last network that has generated mil- with MERS patients. Saturday that the decision to lions of dollars for Hezbollah, des- As of yesterday, 2,562 people expel the businessman and his ignated by the White House as still remained in isolation, mostly Fish feeding show associates had been “rescinded”. “among the most dangerous ter- at their own homes, as suspected “Mr Hussein and his associates rorist groups in the world”. cases, according to the ministry. are hereby allowed to continue AFP AGENCY Five killed in Nigeria blast KANO: At least five people was contemplating how to pass There was no immediate have been killed and 10 others through security checks at the claim of responsibility for the wounded after a suicide bomber gate when the bomb went off.” bombing, but Nigeria’s Borno blew himself up near a leprosy He added: “We took the bodies state, where the attack took hospital on the outskirts of and the injured to the specialist place, has been the hardest hit the northeast Nigerian city of hospital (in Maiduguri).” by the Boko Haram insurgency Maiduguri, emergency services Local resident Ibrahim Bulama which has left at least 15,000 said. said the bomber was one of three people dead. The blast occurred at around men who were dropped off near Boko Haram, which has been 5.30 pm (1630 GMT) on last the hospital by a SUV vehicle. fighting to establish a hardline Saturday when the bomber, who “They looked around for a Islamic state in northeast Nigeria tried to gain access to the hospi- while, obviously trying to sneak since 2009, has intensified its tal, detonated his explosives out- into the hospital,” Bulama said, campaign of violence in the last side the building. adding that the facility was being month. “Five people were killed and 10 guarded by civilian vigilantes Danlami Ajaokuta, a civilian others injured near the Molai lep- who are assisting the military vigilante fighting Boko Haram, rosy hospital when a male bomber in the fight against Boko Haram confirmed the hospital explo- blew himself up,” said Mohammed Islamist insurgents. sion and added that there had Kanar, regional coordinator “Suddenly, the explosives on been a failed suicide attack by for the National Emergency one of them went off. The other two women in Jakarna village, A female diver wearing a kimono swims to feed fish in a water tank during a feeding show at Shinagawa Management Agency. two fled in the confusion. Five about 40km from Maiduguri on Aquarium in Tokyo yesterday. “The bomber had wanted to people were killed and 10 others Saturday afternoon. get entry into the hospital but injured.” AFP MONDAY 29 JUNE 2015 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN 23 rebels killed in air strikes Local govt elections US also targets militants in eastern Afghanistan province bring hope to slum

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani air Pakistan has been battling a Most foreign forces withdrew Most US forces withdrew from strikes yesterday killed 23 mili- homegrown Islamist insurgency from Afghanistan when NATO Afghanistan last year, leaving a colonies in Islamabad tants including foreigners in the for over a decade following the combat operations ended last small contingent of 9,800 troops country’s restive tribal regions late 2001 US-led invasion of year. Around 13,200 international to help train Afghan forces and ISLAMABAD: For years, city with a high literacy rate, the near the Afghan border, the Afghanistan, and in June last troops are part of a new training conduct operations against the David Boon, 26, a resident Christian community lags behind. military said, part of a massive year launched major campaign mission, while a small contingent Taliban and other militants. of France Colony, a slum in “I will work to improve educa- ongoing operation against the against Taliban and other mili- of US troops is separately fighting This includes around 3,000 Sector F-7/4 of Pakistani capi- tional facilities for my community Taliban. tant strongholds in the North the Taliban and other militants. US troops that operate outside tal Islamabad, was always and I will try to introduce techni- The strikes took place in Waziristan tribal area. The first air strike took place the new, two-year NATO train- concerned about his commu- cal education in the area,” he said. areas close to the border with Authorities have vowed to on Friday in Nuristan, an eastern ing mission. The activities of US nity’s problems but whenever “We live in the federal capital Afghanistan in Khyber and North intensify operations to take back province next to Pakistan that is special forces engaged in coun- he raised his voice, he never but there is no clean drinking Waziristan tribal districts. territory both in the border partially controlled by the Taliban. ter-terrorism operations have felt heard by the concerned water available in our colony. A “A huge ammunition dump was regions and other parts of the Another strike followed in not been made public and little authorities. number of houses do not have also blown up during the strikes country. Paktika last Saturday, a strong- is known of their activities. Now with the upcoming local electricity or gas connections. So in Khyber,” the military said in The military says it has killed hold of the Haqqani network In the first fighting season since bodies’ elections, Boon feels like I will focus on helping people get a statement, without giving the more than 2,700 militants since and other groups allied with the the official end of the NATO com- he has an opportunity to gain a basic facilities,” he said. identity of those killed or who the launch of the offensive a year Taliban. bat mission last year, the Taliban position and finally be heard by He said drug abuse is common they fought for. ago. A spokesman for US forces have made gains across the coun- the district administration. among young people in the slum Khyber is a known strong- At least “218 hardcore terror- in Afghanistan declined to say try and succeeded in overrunning “I am lucky that I managed and he hopes to organise positive hold for militants belonging to ists” were also killed and 347 offic- which troops were involved and 15 district headquarters, accord- to complete my BCom degree. activities such as sports to steer the Pakistani Taliban and its ers and soldiers lost their lives in the nature of the threat. ing to a senior Afghan security Most people in my community them away from a life of addiction. Lashkar-e-Islam faction. the ongoing operation, according “I’ll generally say coalition official. are illiterate. I have tried to offer “We live opposite the police station The area is remote and off-lim- to the military. forces for both,” Colonel Brian Additionally, support for them advice but they don’t lis- but drugs are openly sold in the its to journalists making it dif- The US air strikes also tar- Tribus said. Islamic State, or Daesh as the ten because I don’t have a formal slum because of which a number ficult to verify the army’s claims. geted militants who were threat- Six militants were killed in the group is known locally, has spread position,” he said during a cor- of young people become addicts,” The military began an offensive ening international coalition first air strike, according to an and the group is expanding its ner meeting of National Party in he said. in the area in October 2014 carry- forces near the border in eastern interior ministry report, which contingent of foreign fighters and France Colony yesterday. He expressed hope that as a ing out air strikes and using artil- Afghanistan, a US forces spokes- also indicated an al Qaeda opera- disenchanted Taliban militants. Local body elections, he feels, public representative he would lery, mortars and ground troops. man said yesterday. tive had been killed in the second. AGENCIES will allow him to resolve his com- have more clout with the police munity’s problems. “I filed my and he may be able to eradicate nomination papers for the seat of drug peddling from the slum. Vice Chairman of Union Council While the elections are non- Seaside fun (UC) 40,” he said. party based, David Boon is closely The UC includes Sectors E-7 associated with the National Party More taxi and F-7 with around 11,000 regis- and plans to continue working for tered voters, of whom some 3000 the party after the elections. permits will live in the France Colony. “A large On the party meeting yesterday, number of voters in this UC are in National Party Punjab President worsen traffic the France Colony so I feel like I Ayub Malik stated that his party have good chance of winning the has fielded candidates from mar- elections,” he said. ginalised segments of the society in Peshawar Boon’s post-election goals are in different UCs of Islamabad PESHAWAR: Despite launch not elaborate, focusing on some which is in line with the party’s of the traffic warden service by basic needs for his community. policy of supporting the subju- the police department the traf- He said that while Islamabad is a gated. INTERNEWS fic situation in the provincial metropolis of Peshawar is likely to worsen as the transport department continues to issue new vehicle permits with no concrete planning to overcome the existing problems. Nawaz Sharif to visit Some 2,000 fresh permits have been issued to taxi cabs during the past few months at a time Karachi next week when the existing roads have become insufficient for the huge ISLAMABAD: Pakistani could be taken and future casual- traffic. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ties be stopped. A reliable source in the trans- would visit Karachi early An initial comment by Senator port department said that the People cool off in the sea near Karachi yesterday. next week and review the Mushahidullh had suggested that new permits were adding to the report of the teams sent to the the current heatwave was the traffic problems because majority port city for fact-finding outcome of presence of unguarded of the newly permitted vehicles regarding deaths due to the Indian coal-based industries had come from different districts heatwave. established in Rajasthan as those and tribal regions and they were It is likely that the two- power plants disturbed weather supposed to go back to respective Federal Ombudsman wants member informal commission pattern in vast area. areas to reduce the burden on the comprising federal ministers Lt Prime Minister Nawaz roads in Peshawar. Gen (retd) Abdul Qadir Baloch expressed concern about the The source said that most of and Saira Afzal Tarar would lethargic behaviour of the Sindh the yellow cabs used to be ply in drastic changes in laws submit its report to the prime government that failed in taking the rural areas or on the roads minister yesterday while the prompt action to stall the worst of Hayatabad Township to avoid ISLAMABAD: To pro- ombudsman to bring it in accord- of Information laws, should be team of the Water and Power impact of the wave, the sources heavy penalties by traffic police, vide speedy relief to the peo- ance with the spirit of justice effectively strengthened in Secretary Yunus Dhaga and added. The Prime Minister but after getting the permits ple aggrieved by government envisaged in the Constitution of the light of Article 19-A of the Nepra chairman would brief House was satisfied with the these vehicles all of a sudden departments, the federal Pakistan. Constitution. the prime minister tomorrow emergency arrangements made came on the roads in cantonment ombudsman of Pakistan has “Over [the course of] time, a “The ombudsman should be (Monday) about their probe into by the Army/Rangers in Karachi and city areas. proposed drastic amendments number of deficiencies and lacu- bound to resolve the public com- the electricity supply situation by to provide relief to the heatstroke When contacted, RTA in the relevant laws. nas have been observed which plaints and issue his orders within K-Electric. patients. Secretary Niamatullah Khan said In his annual report to the need amendments or which are a period of 60 days, after the The sources in the PM House The prime minister would that about 1,400 permits had been president, the federal ombuds- otherwise necessary to improve receipt of the grievances to pro- said that Prime Minister Nawaz like to gather details of such issued to the taxi cabs which had man identified 22 points for adop- the working of ombudsman offices vide speedy relief to the aggrieved Sharif was in constant contact arrangements made by various increased the revenue of the pro- tion as changes in the existing for promoting good governance citizens,” it said. with the Met Office and weather organisations to the victims of vincial government. Ombudsman Laws. and strengthening grievance- It said a time limit should be experts to ascertain the climatic the heatstroke, the sources said. He said that these vehicles also The reforms have precisely redressal system, as also for fixed to file a review against the effects on the port city. The sources in PM House clari- plied on the roads in the past, urged on strengthening the standard of ombudsman laws in orders of the ombudsman and no He also asked the Minister fied that Prime Minister Nawaz but they did not contribute to institution with an affective role Pakistan,” the report said. review should be filed after 30 for Climate Change Senator was not scheduled to leave for the provincial kitty. He said that for the federal and provincial In order to add transparency days of the receipt of the ombuds- Mushahidullah Khan to conduct Karachi yesterday but he could now everyone would pay at least ombudsmen. The proposals have to the public sector working, man’s orders on a complaint by an a study on the harsh weather in travel to Karachi day after Rs2,100 per permit, also focused on the improve- the ombudsman role as a com- aggrieved party. Karachi and its surrounding areas tomorrow. INTERNEWS ment in the prevailing system of missioner under the Freedom INTERNEWS so that precautionary measures INTERNEWS

Prayer time 4,190 nomination papers filed for Islamabad’s LG polls ISLAMABAD: As many as 445 persons have filed nomina- weather. 4,190 persons have filed nomi- tion papers with the Election Another factor contributing to nation papers for the 79 union Commission of Pakistan while uncertainty is whether these elec- councils of the Islamabad for non-Muslim seats, 144 have tions will be held on non, party Capital Territory (ICT) for submitted nomination papers. basis as envisaged in the draft law the July 25 local government Scrutiny of the nomination that has already been passed by election. papers will be conducted on June the lower house of the parliament The number of nomination fil- 29 and 30. in March. ers is quite encouraging against As the electoral process has Political parties have shown the backdrop of seething uncer- entered crucial phase there is still no interest to interact with each tainty that is gripping the first a thick sheet of uncertainty grip- other with regard to their strat- ever electoral process of its ping the upcoming polls, as there egy on the draft law to be adopted nature in Islamabad’s history. is hitherto no indication from the when it is taken up most likely For general councillor seats, Senate- as to when or or not, it after the Senate, meets for 117th largest number of 2,004 persons will adopt the draft law on local session, starting from July 06. have filed nomination papers, government in the federal capital. However, it, is believed here whereas 575 for the seats of It goes without saying that that electioneering may pick chairmen and vice-chairmen there are three major reasons momentum after the issuance of the union councils. Similarly, that have barred the aspirants of of final list of contesting candi- for women seats, 568 nomina- the local government seats to con- dates early next, month. Largely tion papers have been submitted, fine to their homes: uncertainty attended Iftar parties are being followed by 454 papers by youth about the related law’s adoption, anticipated to woo voters in next councillor seats. ongoing month of fasting and few days. Muslims offer prayers during the fasting month of Ramadan in Herat yesterday. For Kissan seats, a total of lastly the extremely inhospitable INTERNEWS MONDAY 29 JUNE 2015 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Modi calls for second Iftar in Srinagar Green Revolution PM lays foundation stone for agricultural institute

RANCHI: Prime Minister generate employment to youths," Narendra Modi yesterday laid the prime minister said. stress on the need for sec- Modi also appealed to the farm- ond Green Revolution in the ers to use scientific methods for country. modern farming. He asked them "There is an immediate need to use micro irrigation to increase of Green Revolution in the coun- production of foodgrain. try. The Green Revolution should "I also appeal farmers to immediately start in eastern increase production of dalhan India including Jharkhand, Bihar, (pulses) as country still imports eastern Uttar Pradesh, West in large quantity of pulses. Bengal, Odisha and Assam," said There is government policy PM Narendra Modi Modi. to provide addition Minimum The prime minister was challenges will be addressed by Support Price (MSP) to promote addressing the people at Barhi in the IARI-Jharkhand, through pri- dalhan production in the coun- Orphan children at an Iftar in Jammu and Kashmir Rahat Manzil, Srinagar, yesterday. Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand oritised thrust areas of research, try," he said. after laying the foundation integrated with post-graduate The prime minister appealed stone of the Indian Agriculture education and extension pro- the farmers to avail the benefit of Research Institute (IARI). grammes, the release said. the Krishi Channel launched for IARI-Jharkhand would achieve "The government of India has the farming. Police arrest six venom smugglers inclusive agricultural growth started initiatives for the develop- He expressed his concerns through Integrated Farming ment of the region and decided over the Indian farmers lag- NEW DELHI: Six members The gang were riding two "This haul is worth at least 100 Systems (IFS) in the region, an to open the closed plants of fer- ging behind in comparison to of a suspected international motorbikes and carrying school crore (US$15m) on (the) inter- official release said here. tilisers at Sindri of Jharkhand other countries' farmers. Besides smuggling racket were arrested bags containing three bullet-proof national market. There are three The institute will attract the and Gorakhpur of Uttar Pradesh Modi, Agriculture Minister with an estimated US$15m of glass containers of the venom different containers with venom cream of post-graduate and doc- and opening new fertiliser plants Radha Mohan Singh, Jharkhand snake venom hidden in school when they were arrested by police in coco-cola liquid form, white toral students from all over India in West Bengal. The opening of Governor Draupadi Murmu and bags close to Bhutan border Saturday in Baikunthpur forest crystals and yellow granule form," and abroad to conduct region-spe- closed fertiliser plants and new Chief Minister Raghubar Das also in eastern India, officials said area of Jalpaiguri district in West P R Pradhan, divisional forest cific research. The major regional plants will help the farmers and present on the occasion. IANS yesterday. Bengal. officer said. AFP Truth will triumph in Has BJP conceded round one to Nitish?

NEW DELHI: After months Prem Kumar and Nand Kishore compulsions of the likes of Lalu general election he and his team of 'will it? will it not?', the Yadav. Prasad, they would like to see built. bar scam: Minister Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) By not naming any chief minis- Nitish Kumar as chief minister Although the BJP kept its has declared that - by political terial candidate, the party seems for a third term. winning streak after the Lok KOTTAYAM (KERALA): other cabinet ministers also took implication - Narendra Modi to have ensured that the inter- All constituents of the Nitish- Sabha election in states like Kerala Finance Minister K M bribe from the bar owners for still remains its best bet in the necine war the move could have led combine will transfer votes to Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Mani said yesterday that the re-opening the bars that were Indian electoral arena. triggered would be prevented. one account, which can't be said Haryana and put up an impres- truth in the "non-existent" bar closed under the state's new liq- Like the knight in shining But what is the guarantee that for the BJP-led army. sive show in Jammu and Kashmir, scam case will ultimately tri- uor policy. armour, he is expected - yet these leaders won't play dirty Clearly, the BJP has conceded its juggernaut halted in Delhi. umph, adding that he did no "I will react further once the again - to rescue the BJP from tricks to ensure the defeat of Round One to Nitish. The February 2015 election wrong. final verdict comes," Mani said. the demons which now and then supporters of rival aspirants to In the Bihar assembly election in Delhi proved to be a political Mani was reacting after After the Left opposition crop up in the form of assembly the chief minister's post so as to of 2010, the JD-U led by Nitish temblor in the heart of Indian reports hinted that the vigilance took up the issue in an unre- elections in different states with brighten their own prospects? Kumar won 112 seats with 22.61 democracy. The Aam Aadmi department director Vinson lenting manner, the Oommen varying degrees of significance in A BJP leader admitted to the percent votes while then ally Party hurricane notched 67 of the M Paul has finalised the report Chandy-led government asked the the larger Indian political system. deep divide in the Bihar unit. Sushil Kumar Modi steered the 70 seats, puncturing the BJP and exonerating Mani from the probe vigilance department to register The BJP in-charge for Bihar, "The BJP in Bihar is a divided BJP to victory in 94 seats (16.46 leaving it with just three seats. that his department conducted. a case against Mani and Kerala union cabinet minister Ananth house. To project a leader from percent). Lalu Prasad's RJD It was the first ever electoral "The truth will finally tri- Excise Minister K Babu. Kumar, said on June 16 that either the OBCs or upper castes won 22 seats (18.84 percent), the setback for Narendra Modi since umph and haven't we seen the The vigilance department although the BJP had several as chief minister candidate will Congress four (8.38 percent) and he came to rule Gujarat in 2001. way the entire script in this in its report has said there capable leaders in the state, it antagonise the other group. We Ram Vilas Paswan's three seats It was the Delhi disaster that non-existent case unfolded in a are no clinching evidences to would fight the upcoming battle are not in a position to project (6.75 percent). forced BJP leaders to think if pro- systematic manner... I was very substantiate the allegations. in the name of Modi. BJP's upper anyone against Nitish Kumar," Much water has flown down jecting Modi and party president confident because I know I have With the vigilance department caste leaders like C P Thakur, a senior BJP leader who did not the Ganges since Narendra Modi Amit Shah in Bihar would be a done no wrong," Mani told report- clearing the duo of the charges, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Rajeev want to be named said. strode to power at the centre on wise political decision. ers here. the focus is now on the vigilance Pratap Rudy and Radha Mohan On the other hand, the Janata the wings of the promise of 'ach- However, caste arithmetic and Mani's name surfaced in the court, which will give its opinion Singh are the prominent faces in Parivar has projected Nitish che din aane wale hain'. feuding Bihar leaders have again bar scam issue in October 2014 on the issue based on the inquiry the race for the top post. Kumar as its chief ministerial It is no secret that Modi has forced the BJP's hand. Will the after bar owner Biju alleged that reports. BJP's backward caste lead- hopeful, sending out a strong mes- lost at least some of the aura the gamble pay off? besides the finance minister, three IANS ers include Sushil Kumar Modi, sage that whatever the political media blitz in the run-up to the IANS

Braving the rain Two militants Karnataka legislature killed, four nabbed in set for stormy Meghalaya monsoon session SHILLONG: Two militants were killed in a joint operation BELAGAVI (KARNATAKA): the opposition's help in passing by the army and police and four The Karnataka legislature's the bills. militants were nabbed with a monsoon session, beginning "We have told all 122 mem- cache of explosives in two inci- here today, is set to be stormy bers to attend the full legislative dents in Meghalaya yesterday, with the opposition parties session here and in Bengaluru police said. resolving to corner the rul- later," Congress chief whip In the first incident, acting on ing Congress on several issues, Ashok Pattan told reporters. a tip-off, a joint team of the 19 especially suicides by sugar- Speaker Kagodu Thimmappa Dogra Regiment and Meghalaya cane farmers over non-pay- told reporters that the business Police intercepted the movement ment of dues and the lottery advisory committee will meet of unidentified Garo militants scam. today to decide on the session's in and around Pach Kilo area in The three-week session is duration and proceedings "as North Garo Hills district. being held in two phases - from many members want to be in Pach Kilo area is about 300 km June 29 to July 10 in this north- Bengaluru for campaigning in west of state capital Shillong. ern city, about 510 km from the civic body elections due on The militants fired at the Bengaluru, and from July 13 to July 28". security forces, triggering a gun- 24 in the state capital. "The committee will hold con- fight in which two unidentified Ahead of the session, the sultations with the lawmakers militants were killed, Inspector A pedestrian uses a plastic sheet to shelter from rain as he walks along a street in Allahabad yesterday. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and on the duration and business General of Police G H P Raju said. and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) to be conducted and put to vote Two pistols and rounds of have flagged off their padayatras in the absence of consensus," he ammunition, a mobile handset (marches) from Hubballi in sup- asserted. with 3 SIM cards and several port of the farmers' issues. Death of two sugarcane grow- documents and medicines were The twin marches will reach ers, one in Mandya district recovered from the site. Moderate quake in Bengal, Assam Belagavi today for a massive dem- and the other at Kalaburgi on In the second incident, four onstration at Suvarna Vidhana June 25 has put the Congress militants of the Assam-based SILIGURI: A moderate inten- The temblor occurred at 6.35 am Force (GREF) personnel. Soudha here to protest the state government on the defensive National Democratic Front of sity earthquake hit Assam with epicentre about 20 km north However, a fresh landslide at government's "anti-people" and as it has not been able to make Bodoland-Songbijit (NDFB-S) and the northern part of West of Basugaon in Assam. Shetijhora in Darjeeling district "anti-farmers" policies, rising sugar mills pay arrears to cane faction were arrested yester- Bengal yesterday, triggering Meanwhile, the road link has again snapped the link, police crime graph in Bengaluru, and growers. day morning in the state's East panic among people, authorities between West Bengal's Siliguri said, adding the GREF personnel delays in executing infrastruc- The multi-crore single lottery Jaintia Hills district. said. and Sikkim capital Gangtok were working on war footing to ture projects across the state. scam, which led to suspension The Bodoland militants - The quake measuring 5.6 on the remained cut off due to continu- restore the link.In north Bengal, As the government of Chief of Bengaluru's Additional Police Santosh Kharkekary alias K Richter scale was felt in Jalpaiguri, ous mudslides following overnight the quake was felt in Jalpaiguri, Minister Siddaramaiah has to Commissioner Alok Kumar, will Shimang, Bolashi Boro, Gambor Darjeeling, Alipurduar and Cooch incessant rainfall. Darjeeling, Alipurduar and Cooch secure vote-on-account on its also figure prominently during Gayari and Deimalu Basumatary Behar districts and people rushed The National Highway - 31(A) Behar districts, causing panic- budget proposals for this fiscal, the session, as the state gov- - were arrested by a joint police out of their homes in panic, the considered to be Sikkim's lifeline stricken people to rush out of the Congress has issued a whip ernment has decided to order a team from Assam and Meghalaya, India Meteorological Department was restored last saturday for a their homes. There was no imme- to all its lawmakers to attend the Central Bureau of Investigation Raju said. said. No loss of life or damage to brief period following efforts of diate report of death or damage assembly sessions without fail, probe retrospectively. IANS property has been reported so far. the General Reserve Engineering to property. IANS and is pulling all stops to secure IANS MONDAY 29 JUNE 2015 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com FEATURES Exercise in childhood yields rewards later Frequent snacking may give a pot arly age exercise helps not only to lose the rest serving as the control. Half of the high run- weight later but also positively impacts the ners and half of the control mice were allowed wheel willingness for exercise in adulthood. access when they were about 24 days old for a total belly, says study E “These results may have implications of 21 days while the rest of the mice were given no for the importance of regular physical education in wheel access. epeated snacking even in the absence of elementary and middle schools,” said lead author After three weeks, the researchers removed the hunger may put you at risk of unhealthy Theodore Garland, professor of biology in the wheels for seven weeks and then gave all the mice Rweight gain, says a new study. University of California, Riverside. wheel access for about two weeks. “Eating too frequently, especially when we “If kids exercise regularly through the school years They found increased adult wheel running on both are not hungry, is a major potential cause of then they may be more likely to exercise as adults the high runners and the control lines of mice during weight gain,” said study author Stephanie which could have far reaching positive effects on the first of the two weeks of adult testing. Fay who conducted the study at Queensland human health and well being.” “Although the positive effect of early life exercise University of Technology in Australia. “Modest levels of exercise can perhaps lower body lasted for only one week, it is important to note that “Excessive portion size and energy-dense mass without necessarily triggering homeostatic one week in the life of a mouse is equivalent to about foods are often blamed for weight gain but the compensatory responses in food intake. If this rela- nine months for humans,” Garland said. frequency of eating is a significant contributor tionship exists in humans it could prove of value for The researchers conducted their experiments on The study appeared online in Physiology & too,” said Fay, now based in London with the ultimately determining recommended daily exercise male mice, half of which were selectively bred for Behaviour. World Cancer Research Fund. criteria,” Garland said. high voluntary wheel running (high runners) with IANS For the study, the researchers offered volun- teers a chocolate snack right after they had as much as they wanted of a similar snack food. Three-quarters of the people involved, who were unexpectedly offered a second chocolate snack immediately after being given as much they wanted of another chocolate snack food, ate that one too. The researchers found that those who ate the most of the extra snack were more impul- sive, and more responsive to food reward. “They were also heavier (with a higher body mass index), which suggests that repeated snacking in the absence of hunger is a risk factor for weight gain,” Fay said. The study was published in the international journal Eating Behaviours. IANS

Nothing hits the spot at an outdoor Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon gathering quite like a beautiful slice 2 tablespoons olive oil Method: Watermelon is of sweet, juicy watermelon — a For the watermelon and salad: Cut the water- melon into 2-inch squares that are 1/3-inch thick. perfect food to toss into a salad or eat Sprinkle them lightly with salt on one side. Lay on its own, with an edible rind that the squares on flat surfaces that can fit inside the full of surprises zip-top bags. Seal, pressing out as much air as pos- makes you want to pickle. And yet, it sible. Place something on top of the bags that will provide gentle, even pressure, such as a plate with might be fun to work with the fruit in a few 15-ounce cans or a few bags of frozen peas on top. Freeze for 2 hours. unexpected ways. When the watermelon is ready, it will look flatter and have a denser texture. Transfer to a serving ot so long ago, restaurant chefs were bowl; add the frisee and toss gently. compressing watermelon at nearly every For the dressing: Whisk together the vinegar, turn. Ever wonder why? The technique sugar, lemon zest and juice, and oil in a liquid meas- Nconcentrates and intensifies the flavour uring cup to form an emulsified dressing. and colour. Pour half of the dressing over the watermelon and They use a vacuum sealer or sous-vide machine, frisee; toss gently to coat. Scatter the mozzarella but you can get similar results with the method cubes and coconut on top. described here. Serve right away; pass the remaining dressing at You’ll need one or two gallon-size zip-top bags. the table. Adapted from FabulousFoods.com. WP-BLOOMBERG Compressed Watermelon Salad

Ingredients (4 servings) For the watermelon and salad One 16-ounce block peeled, seedless watermelon Kosher salt 4 cups torn frisee 1 cup cubed whole-milk mozzarella 2 tablespoons raw, shredded coconut For the dressing 1/4 cup plain rice vinegar 1 tablespoon sugar

Dior oozes ‘bourgeois cool’ at Paris men’s fashion week

ior declared summer 2016 — whose daughter Kim and sportswear for its spring/summer the season of “bourgeois Kardashian is one of 2016 collection, with artistic director cool” at Paris men’s fash- Rousteing’s army of Kris Van Assche paying homage to Dion week on Saturday, while celebrity friends — were both the bomber jacket and the blazer. Balmain decked out its models as old- among the crowds. “I tried to redefine a new bour- fashioned adventurers. Men’s fashion now geois look — one that knows all its Balmain’s young creative direc- accounts for 40 per- parents’ rules, that understands ele- tor Olivier Rousteing, dubbed “Mr cent of Balmain’s sales, gance, but mixes these with the rules Popular” by Vogue, presented an but Rousteing justified of the street, with something cooler,” exploration-themed collection for the the decision to sneak a the Belgian designer said. French luxury label’s first ever mens- few female models onto The bomber jacket, a streetwear wear catwalk show, dressing his mod- the catwalk to show off staple, got a middle-class makeover els in caps, shorts and Greek sandals his new womenswear. in the collection by being embroi- with a khaki palette. “The womenswear dered with white roses — Christian Rousteing, 29, said after the show is really close to my Dior’s favourite flowers — while Van that “Balmain man” was someone menswear,” he said. Assche drove the culture clash home exactly like him: “Someone who is “For lots of brands, the by mixing camouflage fabric with the discovering the world, travelling as man and the woman diamond-shaped Argyll patterning an adventurer, trying to find new are really different, beloved of golf club members. treasures.” (whereas for me) it’s Bright orange made plenty of The show was one of the most the same DNA.” appearances on the catwalk, with hotly-awaited events of men’s fashion Dior Homme, mean- Van Assche adding splashes of red, week, and British Olympic diver Tom while, went for a blend yellow and blue, inspired by the work Daley and reality TV star Kris Jenner of traditional elegance of American artist Kristin McKirdy. Models present creations for Christian Dior.

“I’m not known for my use of colour, and in her work I’ve found a way to embed it, almost a way to infiltrate it,” he said. “We ended up doing a collaboration.” The results of that collaboration could be seen dangling from the hands of Dior’s models and swing- ing from their necks, in the form of large pendants using the bright colour scheme. Two thousand rose bushes were brought into the Paris Tennis Club for the show, where Chanel head designer Karl Lagerfeld was among the guests. AFP

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Jurassic World World Egg Throwing Championships still king of North America box office LOS ANGELES: The dino- saurs of Jurassic World stayed atop the cinematic food chain this weekend, snapping up another $54.2m to keep Pixar’s Inside Out in second place at the North American box office, estimates showed yesterday. Jurassic World completed its third weekend in US and Canadian cinemas with an over- all haul of $500m, shattering US and worldwide records, according to initial figures from Exhibitor Relations. The fourth film in the popular Jurassic Park series, Jurassic World returns to the island featured in the first installment. It follows an experiment to create an especially mean dinosaur and, unsurpris- ingly, things quickly go awry. The film just bested Inside Out, the well-received animated tale depicting the emotions inside the mind of a young girl, which pulled in another $52.1m in its second week. The movie — which is gener- ating major Oscar buzz — has so far taken in $185m in North America. Ted 2, the sequel to Seth A man has an egg smashed on his head to raise money for charity during the World Egg Throwing Championships and Vintage Day in Swaton, Britain, yesterday. TOP RIGHT: A boy loses MacFarlane’s 2012 hugely suc- in a game of Russian Egg Roulette. BOTTOM: An organiser watches competitors during the championships. cessful raunchy comedy starring Mark Wahlberg about an antiso- cial slacker teddy bear that comes to life, opened in third place at $32.9m. Another new film, Max, about a boy who adopts an ex- Handwriting not on the wall for fax machines military dog that had served in Afghanistan, opened in fourth PARIS: It may have slipped from its It is considered by some as a tool for disseminate some information during the place with $12.2m, despite scath- golden age into its golden years, but two older employees reluctant to learn new Fukushima nuclear accident. ing reviews and a low 38 percent decades into the Internet era the fax technologies, but the fact that it embraces “Per capita, the greatest fax use still critics’ approval rating on Rotten machine is still, perhaps surprisingly, handwriting — in particular signatures — occurs in Japan, especially among older Tomatoes. holding its place in many offices. has also helped the fax avoid obsolescence. people who grew up writing by hand, not Comedy Spy grabbed an esti- While it has been reduced to a small “Fax machines allow sending signed doc- typing on a keypad,” said Coopersmith. mated $7.8m in ticket sales for player in the rapidly growing world of uments, which are considered as originals, But it’s not just the elderly—many the fifth spot. The film follows a digital communications, “millions of peo- which isn’t the case with email,” said Jean Japanese users of varying ages favour the CIA analyst (Melissa McCarthy) ple still use fax machines daily worldwide Champagne, head of Sagemcom Canada, fax for allowing them to send off hand- who leaves her desk job to go deep and probably will continue to do so in the the unit of the communications equipment written notes using the thousands of char- undercover to avenger her former near future”, said Jonathan Coopersmith, company that markets fax systems. acters in the nation’s language. partner (Jude Law). an associate professor at Texas A&M Coopersmith noted that “in most coun- “For many people and small businesses, Earthquake thriller San Andreas University, who has written a book on tries, faxing is concentrated in certain faxing a written note or a form is easier starring Dwayne “The Rock” the history of the once ubiquitous office areas such as banking, real estate, legal than typing on a computer or smartphone,” Johnson took home $5.3m for sixth machine. communications and medicine — where a added Coopersmith. spot. Coming-of-age film Dope Even more surprising, people and com- written signature is necessary.” Nearly 1.2 million basic fax machines came in seventh place with $2.9m. panies continue to buy new fax machines. Regulations may in fact require faxing were sold in Japan in 2014, and sales are The prequel and third iteration “Sales are dropping regularly due to in some countries, he added. forecast to dip to 1.1 million this year, of the Insidious supernatural hor- emails, but the market is far from dis- Jean also pointed out that faxes offer according to the association of telecom- ror films, Insidious: Chapter 3, got appearing,” said Nicolas Cintre, deputy advantages in terms of confidentiality and munications companies. Europe is some- $2m in sales for the eighth spot. director in France for Japanese company security, another reason why the machines where in the middle, according to Brother’s Dystopian action flick Mad Brother, the market leader in fax machines. remain popular in the legal and medical Cintre. In France, some 40,000 basic fax Max: Fury Road starring Charlize Around 20 million fax terminals were fields. “It is nearly impossible to intercept machines were sold in 2013, according to Theron got $1.7m in ticket sales sold in 2005, manufacturers estimate, while fax transmissions. Documents cannot be the GfK market research company. for the ninth spot. sales today are on the order of several mil- manipulated,” he said. Though sales of simple fax machines are Rounding out the top 10 was lion. “The market is holding up. Those who The fax has aged better in some coun- A worker checking the line on dozens of fax declining, that does not necessarily mean Avengers: Age of Ultron, which predicted the death of the fax 10 years ago tries than others. In the United States, fax that faxes are disappearing. Instead, the fax machines in Taipei. pulled in another $1.6m, bringing were wrong,” said Cintre. machines have pretty much disappeared. is increasingly being wrapped into “multi- its total haul to $452.4m since its Part of the reason for the machine’s sur- Xerox, which built the first machine for the function” or “all-in-one” machines that are official US release in early May. vival is an attachment among “older gen- general public, stopped selling basic models essential feature of homes as well as offices, gaining popularity in the market. These Final figures will be released today. erations” who spent most of their careers several years ago. faxes are still in widespread use. They were offer consumers printing, scanning, pho- AFP using it, he said. But in Japan, where they’ve long been an even deployed by the authorities in 2011 to tocopying and faxing functions. AFP Rapper Kanye West soars at Glastonbury fest Ecuador releases GLASTONBURY: Kanye West a pop legend almost four times delivered an uncompromis- his age, delighted audiences at the ing headline performance at dairy farm in southwest England. 201 tortoises Glastonbury Festival late on Ezra’s sun-drenched set Saturday that ignited when the included hits Budapest, which he QUITO: Ecuador has released “new methodology for ecological US rapper left the Pyramid Stage premiered on a smaller set at the 201 tortoises on Santa Fe Island restoration of the archipelago,” to take to the sky for hits Touch festival two years ago, Blame It On in the Galapagos archipelago, which is located 1,000km off the The Sky and All of the Lights. Me, and a cover of Macy Gray’s where a similar subspecies went Ecuadoran coast. West was the polarising figure I Try. extinct more than 150 years ago. The project will also study the of Europe’s biggest green-field “His voice melts my heart,” Santa Fe is the former home changes that occur in the eco- festival, and the announcement 24-year-old fan Holly Harvey to Chelonoidis sp, a subspecies of system with the tortoises and of his appearance prompted thou- said after his performance on the giant tortoise which died out after animal’s coexistence with the sands to sign a petition against Pyramid Stage. The 22-year-old humans took a hefty toll on the approximately 6,500 land iguanas the choice of a rap act for the top may hail from the English county ecosystem, beginning in the 18th that live on the island, accord- billing. town of Hertford but his bass- century when pirates and bucca- ing to Danny Rueda, director of The multi-talented West, who baritone comes from somewhere neers decimated the population. Galapagos National Park. is married to reality TV star Kim in the Deep South. “We released in Santa Fe 201 Experts believe 14 subspe- Kardashian, proved the doubters Bacharach initially left the tortoises from the Chelonoidis cies of tortoises have lived on wrong by attracting a large audi- vocals to his singers for a medley hoodensis subspecies, which are the Galapagos Islands, of which ence who knew the words to many of songs that sound-tracked the from Espanola Island, and which three — including Chelonoidis sp of his tracks. He opened his set sixties and seventies, from I Say have morphological and genetic — are extinct. The last member of with Stronger, performed under a a Little Prayer to Trains and Boats similarities to the extinct sub- the extinct Chelonoidis abigdoni low lighting rig that compounded and Planes and I’ll Never Fall in species on the (Santa Fe) island,” subspecies, a tortoise known as the intensity of his rapping. Singer Patti Smith (left) smiles as the Dalai Lama speaks to the crowd Love Again. rangers from Galapagos National “Lonesome George,” died three Later Touch the Sky was aban- during her performance on the Pyramid Stage as he visits the Glastonbury The 87-year-old songwriter Park said. years ago. doned a few bars in, only to Festival of Music and Performing Arts on Worthy Farm near the village of took to the mic later in his set, The 201 tortoises, which were The Galapagos Islands are restart with West high above the Pilton in Somerset, South West England, yesterday. before leading the crowd in a released on Saturday, were raised a Unesco World Heritage Site stage in a breathtaking moment mass singalong of Raindrops Keep in captivity and are between four and are known for their unique of theatre. West, whose ego is saying the performance was A group of young children Fallin’ on my Head as, right on cue, and 10 years old. Of these, 30 have flora and fauna. The Pacific as well known as his songs, did “absolutely incredible”, although joined the US singer and producer light drizzle started. a radio transmitter that will allow archipelago was made famous not launch into any monologues, he added that West pitched the on stage for Happy, his huge seller The rain interrupted a day park rangers to follow the animals by Charles Darwin’s studies of a feature of some performances, show at existing fans. of last year. “Make some noise of sunshine. The warm weather in the wild. its breathtaking biodiversity, but he did proclaim: “You are now Pharrell Williams earlier in the for the English future on stage,” dried up most of the mud on the The park service described which was crucial in his devel- watching the greatest living rock evening had a huge crowd dancing he said. site caused by heavy downpours repopulating the island with tor- opment of the theory of evolu- star on the planet”. and jumping to hits Blurred Lines British singer-songwriter — a perennial feature of the event toises as “a conservation mile- tion by natural selection. Kieran Brooks, 21, agreed, and Get Lucky. George Ezra and Burt Bacharach, — on Friday. REUTERS stone” and said it signified a AFP Monday 29 June 2015 12 Ramadan 1436 Volume 20 Number 6476 Price: QR2

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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 Saudi foreign QFBA signs MoU with Dirassat reserves drop Business Academy to provide educational services in Islamic industry for Dirassat employees for fourth month

DOHA: Qatar Finance and a centre for Islamic banking in to $672bn Business Academy (QFBA), the region.” which operates under the aus- Dr Mohammed Ghayath DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s for- pices of the Qatar Financial Shaikha from Dirassat Company eign reserve assets fell for Center (QFC), has announced reiterated that a vision is nothing a fourth month to about the signing of a memorandum without the qualified and skilled $672bn as the kingdom grap- of understanding with the professionals necessary to make it ples with lower oil prices and Dirassat Company for Research happen and good employee man- the costs of Yemen’s war, and Consulting in Islamic agement to allow them to succeed. though the pace of the drop Banking, the leading provider Therefore, Dirassat is always slowed. of Islamic banking services and looking to sign progressive MoUs Net foreign assets fell about products in Qatar. According with cutting-edge international SR24.7bn ($6.6bn) in May, to the MoU, QFBA will provide organisations and consulting bringing their decline since a full range of education and firms to provide the best train- January to more than $50bn, training programmes in Islamic ing courses for the development the Saudi Arabian Monetary finance systems, Islamic bank- of existing work forces, upgrading Agency said in its monthly ing, leadership skills and busi- their competencies, implementing report. The reserves had ness management to a new Sheikh Fahad Faisal Al Thani Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Dr Abdulaziz Al Horr the company’s goals and support- plunged by SR180bn in the generation of professionals and Abdullah Al Thani ing Islamic banking growth. previous three months. experts. for both businesses and also the nurture and develop the talents of The QFBA offers a full range of King Salman, who came The MoU, endorsed by QFBA industry as a whole. Dr Abdulaziz Al Horr said: “We Qatari citizens and foreign resi- year-round courses, available in to the throne in January, has CEO Dr Abdulaziz Al Horr and Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin are fully aware that sustainable dents in Qatar. areas such as banking, insurance, started a bombing campaign Dr Mohammed Ghiyath Sheikhah Abdullah Al Thani, Chairman of development and the further- QFBA Chairman, Sheikh finance, Islamic finance, capital against rebels in Yemen and from Dirassat Company, con- Dirassat, said: “The MoU signi- ance of the finance and business Fahad Faisal Al Thani, said: markets and asset management, moved ahead with domestic firmed that QFBA will provide fies a step change for the financial environment constitute a vital “This MoU is only the beginning compliance and anti-money laun- spending plans, prompting the world-class training and edu- industry not just here in Qatar and on-going task which depends of lon gstanding partnership that dering, business & management, International Monetary Fund cational services to Derasat but the region. With the solid heavily on developing the skilled will pave the way for both parties as well as training for soft skills to predict a budget deficit this Company for developing human foundations of this significant human resource capable of trans- to work together in developing and foundation skills. year of 20 percent of economic capital in the Islamic banking partnership I am confident we lating our visions and dreams into future education plans and train- Islamic banking is one of the output. The government is industry. The MoU affirmed the can engage a new generation of reality. Thanks to QFBA’s quali- ing in a way that contributes to most prominent services for using its deposits at the cen- importance of cooperation and trained and skilled professionals fied and trained staff and the Qatar’s 2030 vision, which seeks Dirassat Company, which spe- tral bank to finance the short- coordination between the two with which to staff our growing support of the QFC and various to build a knowledge-based econ- cializes in Islamic economics and fall, though analysts say it may parties to implement the agreed banking and business sectors as agencies in the country, we are omy, in line with His Highness provides banking services in line soon turn to bond sales. training and educational pro- we move towards a future built on sparing no effort in providing the Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al with Islamic law. BLOOMBGERG grams to achieve true benefits knowledge and education.” best training services aiming to Thani directives on making Doha THE PENINSULA MONDAY 29 JUNE 2015 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Qatar’s May EU to Greece: trade surplus hits QR15.2bn

Door still open DOHA: The value of Qatar’s total exports goods amounted to QR24.8bn in May 2015, a decrease of 38.9 percent compared to May for bailout deal 2014. However, the total exports of goods increased by 4.7 percent this May, compared to the previous month, a preliminary data released Negotiating document to be published by the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics (MDPS) BRUSSELS: EU Chief the offer. noted yesterday. Executive Jean-Claude Juncker Greece’s future in the euro zone On the other hand, the imports launched a last-ditch drive yes- is in doubt and it has had to con- of goods in May 2015 amounted to terday to persuade Greece to sider capital controls to protect QR9.6bn, an increase of 10 per- agree a funding deal to save it banks as it heads for a default on cent over May 2014. However, on a from bankruptcy this week as a ¤1.6bn repayment due to the month on month (M-o-M) basis the Brussels insisted the “door is IMF on Tuesday. imports decreased by 9.3 percent. still open” for negotiations. The high-stakes brinkmanship In May 2015, the foreign mer- Appealing over the heads of has put pressure on European chandise trade balance, which the leftist government direct to Union institutions to demonstrate represents the difference between Greek voters, Juncker’s European their effectiveness and relevance, total exports and imports, Commission published what it and Juncker, a veteran premier of showed a surplus of QR 15.2bn, said was the sweetened offer that Luxembourg, has taken a lead in try- an decrease of QR16.7bn or 52.3 Greek negotiators were looking at ing to steer the 40-year-old Tsipras percent compared to May 2014. on Friday night in Brussels when to an accord, voicing irritation in However, the trade balance of they got news from Athens that recent weeks at repeated rebuffs. goods increased by QR2.1bn or 16 Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras Juncker has called a Monday percent compared to April 2015. had rejected the deal and would lunchtime news conference on the People line up to withdraw cash from an ATM outside an Alphabank branch in Athens yesterday. According to a QNA report, seek public endorsement of crisis. EU officials are not opti- the year- on- year decrease in his move in a referendum next mistic that Tsipras will shift but total exports was mainly due to yesterday. see it as the Commission’s role to lower exports of Petroleum gases “In the interest of transpar- keep seeking a deal. Tax hikes hit tourism industry and other gaseous hydrocarbons, ency and for the information of Donald Tusk, the president (LNG, condensates, propane, the Greek people,” Juncker said of the European Council, which PAROS: Alexis Kalaitzoglou terms. Yet even before the vote, rates are 30 percent lower than butane, etc), reaching 15.9bn in in a tweet, also issued in Greek, groups EU heads of government, makes a swift gesture to Greece is likely to default on a on the mainland. For example, May 2015, a decrease of 41.4 per- that linked to a 10-page document said he was also still working with describe what he thinks about debt payment, setting off a finan- they pay a VAT rate of nine per- cent, Petroleum oils & oils from of budgetary and other “prior leaders to keep Greece in the Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras: cial crisis that could damage an cent on food that could be raised bituminous minerals (crude) actions” by Athens that the EU, common currency area. the shopkeeper of this busy upcoming tourist season expected to 23 percent. “The sea and the reaching QR 3.6bn, and Petroleum European Central Bank and IMF EU Economics Commissioner tourist island pulls his leg back to be one of the most vibrant in tourism are the backbone of our oils & oils from bituminous miner- agreed were the conditions for Pierre Moscovici insisted he was and swings it forward as if to years. economy, if we touch that too, als (not crude) reaching QR 1.1bn. releasing new cash to Greece. not giving up hope. “To those who give Greece’s leader a good The creditors want to raise there is no future anymore.” In May 2015, Japan was at the The Eurogroup of eurozone wonder what’s next,” he tweeted, “1. kicking. VAT rates for services such as The anger of Kalaitzoglou top of the countries of destination finance ministers could have made Greece should stay in euro; 2. The Kalaitzoglou is angry because restaurants and hotels as well as and others underscores Greece’s of Qatar’s exports with QR 4.8bn, the deal at a meeting on Saturday door is still open for negotiations on his family’s shop of jams, honeys ending the tax breaks for islands dilemma as it flirts with an exit a share of 19.3 percent of total but instead took it off the table due latest EU Commission proposals.” and wooden handicrafts — part like Paros in the Cyclades. from the euro single currency: exports, followed by South Korea to what the Commission called “the That remark echoed comments of a wider tourism industry that The tax breaks are intended after five years of belt-tightening with QR 4.4bn (17.8 percent) and unilateral decision of the Greek by Michel Sapin, who succeeded is the only bright spot of Greece’s to make resorts more attrac- in exchange for bailout money, India with QR 3.1bn (12.5 per- authorities to abandon the process”. Moscovici as finance minister struggling economy — may be in tive and also shield poorer, more Greece needs to promise more cent). During May 2015, Motor Among elements in the pro- in Socialist president Francois for a rough ride. remote communities from the austerity to stay financially afloat. cars & other passenger vehicles posal, dated June 26 at 8pm (1800 Hollande’s French government, A rise in consumer taxes on higher costs of transporting But that pledge risks undermining were at the top of the imported GMT), were language on pensions as well as French Prime Minister Greek islands’ goods and serv- goods. Raising them would force the country’s already scant oppor- group of commodities, with QR that differed from a confidential Manuel Valls yesterday. ices such as the ones Kalaitzoglou businesses to jack up their prices tunities for economic growth. 0.7bn, showing an increase of 41.8 draft seen by Reuters earlier last The conservative government sells is one of the sacrifices credi- at the risk of driving custom- “We all know, the biggest percent compared to May 2014. In week, and a concession on VAT of Chancellor Angela Merkel in tors are seeking from Athens to ers away, or face a sharp drop in importer of currency is tourism. second place was Parts of aircraft for Greece’s vital hotel industry. Germany, Greece’s biggest credi- unlock bailout funds that will revenues. If tourism is hurt, it will have a and helicopters etc. with QR 0.5bn, The offer said hotels could charge tor, has not concealed a loss of allow Greece to remain in the “If the VAT rises to 23 per- knock-on effect on the economy, a showing an increase of 24.7 per- a reduced 13-percent tax, not the patience with Tsipras, the novice euro. The tax hike is one of the cent in all goods, we better jump recessionary spiral, and then how cent, and in third place was electri- standard 23 percent. premier elected in January on a sticking points thwarting a deal in the sea and be done with it,” will lenders be repaid?” said Paros cal apparatus for Line Telephony/ A Greek government official vow to end years of austerity. and prompting Tsipras to call a said the 62-year-old Kalaitzoglou. hotel owner George Mbafitis. Telegraphy, Telephone Sets etc. said Athens had not been sent REUTERS July 5 referendum on the bailout On Paros and other islands, VAT REUTERS In May 2015, United States of America was the leading coun- try of origin of Qatar’s imports with QR1.1bn, a share of 11.6 per- cent of the imports, followed by Giordano Thank China with QR1.0bn (10 percent), Vodafone named 23rd most valuable global brand and United Arab Emirates with QR0.9bn (9.6 percent). You campaign THE PENINSULA DOHA: Vodafone jumped to global prestige and expertise to innovation. We have consistently To ensure the best quality net- begins number 23 on the BrandZ list, our customers here in Qatar.” set new standards since and work for its customers, Vodafone Blackstone to released annually by Millward Vodafone also topped the raised the bar for our competi- unveiled its new state-of-the-art DOHA: Giordano, the global Brown and WPP. The global BrandZ list of UK’s most valua- tion at every step.” 4G+ in May 2015. The move tied advise Taqa on apparel retailer, has launched a telecommunications giant beat ble brands in 2015. “As the United Vodafone Qatar has introduced in with the company’s announce- “Thank You” campaign across out such iconic global brands as Kingdom’s most popular telecom various ground-breaking initia- ment that it has enhanced 65% $24bn debt the GCC that encourages peo- Louis Vuitton, Toyota, BMW, carrier, we bring the very best of tives in Qatar, including Vodafone of its networks infrastructure ple to express their gratitude Red Bull, Nike and HSBC in products, services and technology Red, Vodafone Falla, Vodafone making it Qatar’s fastest data DUBAI: Abu Dhabi National to a friend, family member or this year’s compilation of the to serve our customers in Qatar,” Passport and a suite of products network with the widest 4G+ Energy Co (Taqa), hired stranger. Every week during most valuable brands of the he said. “We see ourselves as the and services that are second to coverage. investment and advisory firm the holy month of Ramadan, a world. people’s strategic partner in the none. “As proud as we are of the Blackstone Group LP to review total of five winning stories per “As the second-largest mobile nation’s success.” Vodafone Red caters to its Vodafone brand’s global rank- options for its debt obligations, week will be chosen and the telecommunications group in the Speaking on Vodafone’s jour- high value customers, packed ing,” said Norris “our greatest two people with knowledge of nominated person will receive a world, we have always featured ney in the local market, Norris full of exclusive benefits such as satisfaction comes from bringing the matter said. Taqa appointed gift voucher. prominently on the BrandZ said: “When Vodafone launched unlimited calls, complimentary the latest and best services to our the US firm to review a range Giordano has been in the list,” said Marc Norris, Chief in Qatar, we completely changed valet parking, worldwide airport customers here in Qatar and all of options for its about $24bn of Middle East for over 20 years Commercial Officer of Vodafone the game by bringing much lounge access and other VIP over the world.” debt. and is eager to spread Ramadan’s Qatar. “We are proud to bring this needed choice, competition and services. THE PENINSULA BLOOMBERG message of generosity and com- passion across its customers in the region. Members of Giordano cus- Idle oil rigs tomer loyalty programme, World Without Strangers, can submit Pepsi, Lays launch a story of their gratitude to a loved one or a stranger via its Facebook page, Giordano Middle East. A jury from Giordano will Ramadan campaign select the meaningful stories and will be announced every Thursday DOHA: Building on their prom- makes me want to flash back and between 18th June and 15th July. ise to bring people together get inspired by the good old days, “Ramadan is a time for kind- and create joyful memories, to create great and exiting new ness and self-reflection but also a Pepsi and Lays launched their experiences in Ramadan today.” celebration of one’s family, friends Ramadan Campaign across the Jamal Bajandouh, famous Saudi and others. This is why Giordano region through the release of the football player stated: “I would like has started this campaign to help exclusive video clip featuring the to thank Pepsi and Lays for involv- people recognize and appreci- voice of Emirati singer Hussain ing me in this initiative marrying ate the people who have had an Al Jassmi. old and new eras, and I hope that impact on their lives,” said Ishwar Also starring celebrities from it will inspire consumers to create Chugani, Managing Director of old and new eras such as Jamal exiting experiences and build new Giordano Middle East FZE and Bajandouh, HaithamZaki and memories this Ramadan.” Executive Director of Giordano Hussain Al Jassmi, the video clip HaithamZaki, son of the late International. has been filmed using a one of a kind actor Ahmad Zaki stated: “I am The gift voucher will be worth technology marrying scenes from so happy to have contributed to QR300 and the winners can claim different movies to create a story. the campaign, and I am grateful to their gift vouchers at the nearest “This campaign’s objective is to Pepsi and Lays for bringing back Giordano store. “I’m excited to bring back the hype of Ramadan the memory of my father through read these stories that happen all and recreate the joy that used this emotional video clip and giv- around us all the time and even to light up the region and unite ing consumers the opportunity to then, we have no idea that they people together during this relive the old beautiful days.” are taking place and changing Holy month,” said Carla Hassan, PepsiCo will also be giving back people’s lives,” says Mr. Chugani. Chief Marketing Officer, PepsiCo to communities across the region to This programme is open to Middle East and North Africa. help those in needs. In Saudi Arabia WWS members in the Middle Stacked rigs along with other idled oil drilling equipment at a depot in Dickinson, North Dakota. Since November, Emirati singer Hussein Al and in partnership with Dar El Ber, East. However, it is not required the Opec cartel has held to a policy of unconstrained output, an approach many suspect is designed to flood Jassmi said: “I am so proud to be PepsiCo will be helping to feed the that the nominee is part of the global markets with more crude, push prices lower and punish rivals, including North Dakota, the second- associated once again with Pepsi, needy by donating 10 percent of the WWS programme as well. largest US oil producer. and featured in the clip. The video price of each Lays pack purchased. 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Dubai Holding Gulf markets appoints new managing decline; IPO director, CEO DUBAI: Dubai Holding, the investment vehicle of the emir- ate’s ruler, has promoted two members of management to the roles of managing director and boosts Egypt chief executive, the company said. CEO Ahmad bin Byat has been promoted to vice-chairman Qatar index falls 0.4 percent and managing director, accord- ing to a statement by Dubai DUBAI: Gulf share price and Amanat Holding dropped 4.4 Holding, which is owned by indexes fell yesterday in reac- percent. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid tion to the militant attacks in Abu Dhabi’s market index Al Maktoum. Kuwait and Tunisia and the slipped 0.9 percent as Aldar Byat holds several other posi- Greek debt crisis, while Egypt’s Properties retreated 2.9 percent. tions in Dubai, including chair- rose after an initial public share Qatar’s index lost 0.4 percent in man of telecoms provider du and offer by Emaar Misr was greatly a broad-based slide. director general of Dubai Creative oversubscribed. Also dampening the markets Clusters Authority, according to The attacks, which killed a total yesterday was the decision of the Dubai Holding website. of 66 people, did not appear to European Union governments to Chief Operating Officer Fadel represent any immediate threat refuse funding to Athens, which Al Ali will take over as CEO, it to the oil exporting economies appeared to make a Greek debt said. Ali is also chairman of the of the Gulf. The region does not default likely and increase the board at investment firm Dubai rely on foreign investment and chances of Greece leaving the Camels stand near turbines of the Adama wind farm in Adama, south of Addiss Ababa. International Capital and is a has huge resources which it can euro zone. board member of du, the Dubai devote to keeping the oil flowing. Global markets have been pre- Financial Services Authority, and The Kuwaiti dinar and other paring for a Greek exit for years Ethiopia harnesses wind power hotel operator Jumeirah Group, Gulf currencies barely moved and could probably now cope it said. The company holds assets in the spot and forward foreign with one, and Gulf economies valued at 130bn ($35.39bn), it said exchange markets yesterday, sug- are insulated from international ADAMA, Ethiopia: The wind damming the vast Blue Nile, with upcoming United Nations climate in the statement. gesting there were no major fund contagion by heavy government blows hard over Adama, a range turbines there providing over 90 change conference in Paris later flows. US dollar/dinar forwards spending. But global oil prices of rocky hills in Ethiopia’s high- percent of the country’s electric- this year. Almarai gets were quoted higher but well within might fall, and this would affect lands that provide the perfect ity production, and the southern Ethiopia said it plans to cut the range of the last few weeks. sentiment in Middle East bourses. location for one of the conti- Omo River. emissions by adopting cleaner final SR790m fire Nevertheless, the Kuwait The Saudi Arabian market nent’s largest wind farms. But the flow of rivers is sub- practices in agriculture, con- mosque bombing was the first index dropped 1.7 percent to 9,209 “In February, during the dry ject to rainfall that is erratic in struction and transport, as well compensation attack of its kind in the country, points as Petrochemical heavy- season, it is even difficult to stand Ethiopia. “We have an abundance as slowing deforestation. and the security breach damp- weight Saudi Basic Industries here,” said Solomon Yismaw, the of hydroelectric energy sources, While work continues on the DUBAI: Almarai, the Gulf’s ened sentiment among some of tumbled 4 percent. engineer in charge of 102 Chinese- but during the dry season and vast Renaissance dam on the Nile largest dairy company, said the retail investors who dominate However, telecoms group Zain built turbines each rising 70 when droughts happen the level of — the largest in Africa — Ethiopia the final amount of compensa- the Gulf markets and account for Saudi climbed 0.8 percent after metres into the sky, lining the the dam decreases,” said Solomon, is working to boost other green tion it would receive from its the vast majority of turnover. Etihad Etisalat (Mobily), whose horizon. who pointed out that the wind power projects, harnessing geo- insurer after a fire at one of its The main Kuwaiti stock shares remained suspended on The Adama wind farm opened turbines were immune to the dry thermal, solar and wind energy. bakeries last year was SR790m index edged down 0.2 percent as Sunday, said it had decided to last month, its 153 megawatt spells. “Wind farms are fast track ($210.6m), according to a bourse National Bank of Kuwait sank 1.2 increase provisions for “Zain account (MW) capacity making it the “At that time the wind will projects, we can construct filing yesterday. percent. receivables” by SR800m ($213m) in largest wind farm in sub-Saha- complement the dam. The wind is them within a short time,” said The Saudi Arabian company It came well off its intra-day the second quarter of 2015. ran Africa, and the latest of three especially strong during dry sea- Tahaguas Andemariam, consult- had already received 250 mil- lows, however, as Gulf Finance It did not elaborate, but Mobily giant Ethiopian wind farms. son, so wind and hydro comple- ant engineer and professor at the lion riyals from Arabian Shield House rose 3.4 percent after is embroiled in a SR2.2bn dispute The hills here, 100km southeast ment each other,” said Solomon. university of Adama. Cooperative Insurance Co in late signing a deal with India’s Adani with Zain Saudi over the applica- of the capital Addis Ababa, are Ethiopia’s energy needs are “Within 24 months we have March, which it booked in its Group which would help it exit tion of a 2008 contract under which 2,000 metres high. huge. Over 75 percent of Ethiopia’s constructed this big wind farm of first-quarter results. an industrial property project in Mobily would provide domestic Farmers using simple ox carts 94 million people, mainly those 153 MW—hydro would have taken This March award would be Mumbai. The company said it had roaming and site sharing services to plough the soil around the living in rural areas, are not con- much longer,” he said. offset against the amount agreed received $45m as part of exit pay- to its rival. Its decision to take pro- bases of the wind turbines offer nected to the national grid, and The 6,000 MW that the with the insurer on June 27, ments from the project developer. visions over the dispute could indi- a striking contrast between rural the country needs to increase its Renaissance dam will gener- which was net of policy excesses, Dubai’s market fell 2.2 percent cate a positive outcome for Zain. lives, little changed for centuries, electricity production by 20 to 25 ate will dwarf the output of the Almarai said in its statement. to 4,056 points, falling below its Egypt’s stock index, which had and the central government’s percent per year to meet rising Adama wind farm, but the con- It added that the settlement 200-day average at 4,082 points, been weakening for weeks, gained ambition to develop a modern, demand, according to figures from struction of the facility which would have a neutral effect on its a negative technical signal. 1.3 percent in a broad rally after climate-resilient economy. the country’s energy ministry. began in 2011 isn’t slated to finish second-quarter earnings as the Heavyweight Emaar Properties the Cairo exchange said the sec- Without its own reserves of Ethiopia has set a target of until 2017. award would be used to offset lost 2.8 percent and two stocks ond tranche of property company either gas or oil, Ethiopia is turn- slashing its carbon emissions Yet the Adama wind farm can “various partial assets write-off which dominated activity last Emaar Misr’s IPO was oversub- ing to its significant renewable by two-thirds within the next still power about 10 million effi- and goodwill amortisation”. It did week fell sharply: scribed about 36 times. energy potential to fuel its rapid 15 years, the most ambitious cient light bulbs. not elaborate. Amlak Finance slid 4.6 percent REUTERS economic development —including national goal yet presented to an AFP AGENCIES

State firms China easing may prop up stocks, but risks rewarding speculators falsified SHANGHAI: China’s mon- need to stabilise Chinese bourses In addition, there’s the prob- Even a private survey that sug- a continued equity collapse revenue, profit: etary easing at the weekend after they lost 20 percent over the lem that the rally isn’t helping gested a tentative recovery had would knock a percentage point was aimed at stopping a stock course of just a few weeks. with China’s slowing growth. begun among Chinese firms in off China’s GDP growth sim- China auditor market stampede, but has some “The government appears In most economies a bull mar- the second quarter took care to ply by cooling currently over- economists worried that pol- eager to maintain a bull market ket is welcomed for its “wealth discount the impact of the stocks heated financial sector activity,” icy is being used to prop up an to expand the capital market and effect,” stimulating investment rally. wrote Mark Williams of Capital BEIJING: Some of China’s big- equity rally that was not based reduce reliance on bank lending,” and spending in other parts of “Of all of our indicators, it Economics in a research note. gest state firms were found to on fundamentals and has not wrote Standard Chartered econo- the economy. is capex that should respond “But the rapid expansion have falsified revenue and prof- done much economic good. mists in reaction to the cuts. The Chinese rally has had no most positively to the boom in of leverage over the past year its, while some state lenders Yet, they have also warned “Although the use of mon- such effect. Even as stock mar- equities prices — yet capex saw means that a sharper economic doled out loans to unqualified that not taking action could have etary policy for that purpose is kets saw their net capitalisation only a minor uptick, as did loan slowdown is possible...the major borrowers, the nation’s audi- major impact on investor senti- questionable.” increase by $7.6 trillion in 12 demand,” wrote the authors of downside risk to China’s econ- tor said amid an intensifying ment and do disproportionate Part of the problem is that even months to $11.5 trillion — larger the China Beige Book quarterly omy is that a wave of defaults crackdown on corruption. damage to the wider economy. by giving investors the impres- that the country’s entire gross report. linked to stock market losses Fourteen state-owned com- The decision to cut both lending sion that the central bank will use domestic product in 2014 — retail But just because the rally hasn’t leads to a surge in counterparty panies, including State Grid rates and reserve requirements at monetary easing to stem losses sales figures have declined stead- done much good doesn’t mean the risk and a freezing of credit Corp, Cosco Group and China some banks on Saturday was seen could be seen as encouraging fur- ily, and business investment has crash can’t do much damage. markets.” Southern Power Grid Co, falsi- as almost entirely driven by the ther one-way speculation. stayed weak. “A ‘best case’ scenario is that REUTERS fied 29.8bn yuan ($4.8bn) in rev- enue and 19.4bn yuan in profits, the National Audit Office said in a statement on its website yes- Bank managers sentenced terday. The office issued its 2014 work report yesterday, along with Jain didn’t mislead central several statements and audit reports for individual companies. A key focus of the National Audit Office’s work last year bank: Deutsche Bank CEO was revealing violations in the approval, allocation and manage- BERLIN: Deutsche Bank AG acted “negligently” and that Jain ment of public funds, state-owned said co-Chief Executive Officer may have misled the central bank, assets and resources, the office Anshu Jain didn’t mislead the Financial Times reported. said in the statement. The com- Germany’s central bank during Deutsche Bank may be vul- ments come amid an anti-graft an investigation of Libor rigging. nerable to additional action by campaign by President Xi Jinping “Mr Jain disputes as base- authorities and the Bafin report — who calls corruption a threat to less the allegation that he mis- concludes that special “banking the Communist Party’s survival— led the Bundesbank in his 2012 supervisory measures” should be that has snared about 100,000 offi- interview,” Michael Golden, a considered for the Frankfurt- cials in the past two years. Deutsche Bank spokesman, said based firm, according to the news- Inadequate due diligence and in an e-mailed statement. “He paper. The FT also reported that violations in decision-making pro- understood Bundesbank’s ques- Pacific Investment Management cedures had cost the firms as much tion about when he first learned Co, one of the lender’s biggest as 1.64bn yuan in wasted resources of rumours of possible IBOR rig- clients, incurred losses when one and 35.4bn yuan in “losses or idle ging to mean rigging at Deutsche of the bank’s traders tried to assets,” the auditor said. Bank itself which he learned of in manipulate ISDAfix, a derivatives The statement said 4bn yuan 2011, not rigging in the market- benchmark being scrutinised by had been recouped from the state- place which was publicly reported US watchdogs. owned companies and more than on in 2008,” Golden said, referring Deutsche Bank announced 250 people had been penalized. the interbank offered rate. earlier this month that Jain, The audit office handed over 56 A view of the headquarters of Iceland’s Kaupthing bank in Reykjavik. Eight managers and executives German financial regulator 52, is stepping down and will be serious cases to “relevant depart- of the failed bank were sentenced for their role in the market manipulation of share prices ahead of the Bafin, which last month completed replaced in July by supervisory ments,” it said. collapse of the country’s financial system. its review of Libor rigging, found board member John Cryan. BLOOMBERG Deutsche Bank senior managers BLOOMBERG MONDAY 29 JUNE 2015 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS GDB planning AIIB to take concrete shape this week debt swap Founder members will sign articles of agreement; China to have largest share in the bank to delay SHANGHAI/BEIJING: One are the most prominent nations role as the world’s second-larg- percent stake to become the others. The think-tank had pro- of China’s biggest ever foreign not represented in the bank. est economy were blocked in fourth-biggest member after posed the creation of the bank in maturities policy successes will take con- China has said it has left the door Washington. “The United States China, India and Russia, accord- 2013 as an institution that balances crete shape today when del- open for them to join. only has itself to blame,” said the ing to a finance ministry draft China’s political and economic pri- egates from 57 countries sign “It’s a huge diplomatic and diplomat, from a country which document seen by Reuters earlier orities, CCIEE officials said. SAN JUAN: Puerto Rico offi- an agreement on the Asian strategic win for China,” said has signed up to the AIIB, speak- this month. “The AIIB has made a lot of cials are considering offer- Infrastructure Investment Malcolm Cook, a senior fellow at ing on condition of anonymity. Australia said last Wednesday progress so far in its preparatory ing to exchange Government Bank (AIIB) in Beijing. the Institute of Southeast Asian Asian countries are expected it would contribute A$930m work, but this is only the first step Development Bank bonds due The founding members of the Studies in Singapore, said of the to own up to 75 percent of the ($719.36m) over five years to in a long road ahead,” Chinese in the next three years for new China-backed AIIB will sign arti- AIIB. bank while European and other become the institution’s sixth Finance Minister Lou Jiwei said debt with longer maturities cles of agreement that decide each “(But) the fact that so many nations will own the remainder. largest shareholder. in a commentary published on to help ease the island’s cash member’s share and the bank’s have signed on will mean that Each Asian member will then be Indonesia will be the eighth- the website of the official People’s crunch, according to a person initial capital. the management of the AIIB will allotted a share of that 75 percent largest shareholder in the AIIB Daily newspaper on Thursday. with direct knowledge of the The multilateral institution, be quite complicated...The more quota based on their economic size, with an investment of $672.1m “It will require a lot more discussions. seen as a rival to the Western- countries you have on board, the two Japanese sources have said. over five years, its finance minis- effort to bring the AIIB up to The GDB, which lends to the dominated World Bank and Asian more interests will be at play and The AIIB will begin with try said yesterday. the standards of global financial commonwealth and its munici- Development Bank, was initially more each member will of course authorized capital of $50bn, even- China says it will not hold veto institutions.” palities, has about $140m of opposed by the United States want the institution to serve their tually to be raised to $100bn. power within the AIIB, unlike the Apart from backing the AIIB, obligations maturing August 1, but has attracted many promi- own interests.” China is likely to hold a 25-30 World Bank where the United China has also pledged billions of according to data compiled by nent US allies including Britain, One senior Western diplomat percent stake, while India will be States holds a limited veto. dollars to the Silk Road fund and Bloomberg. Germany, Australia and South in Beijing said China had felt it the second-biggest shareholder The AIIB is the brain child of the “One Belt, One Road” ini- The bank wants to push out Korea. Other founding members had no choice but to set up its with a possible 10-15 percent, del- influential Chinese think-tank tiative, which are also aimed at maturities on securities coming include most Asian nations and own bank after repeated attempts egates at a meeting to finalise the China Centre for International funding infrastructure to increase due from 2015 through 2017 as its countries from the Middle East to reform existing institutions new bank’s articles of agreement Economic Exchanges, or CCIEE, trade and connectivity between available cash dwindles, accord- and South America. like the International Monetary said in May. which is helmed by former vice Europe and Asia. ing to the person, who asked not Japan and the United States Fund to take into account China’s Germany plans to take a 4.1 premiers and ambassadors, among REUTERS to be identified because the talks are private. The lender had $778m of net liquidity as of May 31, down from Chile shipping $2 billion in October. It may run out of cash by September 30 Airbnb raises unless Puerto Rico issues $2.9bn of oil-tax bonds or if the bank can $1.5bn sending delay maturities by exchanging its debt. its values to An oil-tax bond deal would help repay debt the highways authority owes the GDB and $25.5bn boost the bank’s available funds. Exchanging GDB debt is another NEW YORK: California-based way the bank can improve its Airbnb, the online accommoda- liquidity. tions hub, has arranged to raise Distressed-debt investors that $1.5bn, sending its value up to hold GDB bonds are beginning to $25.5bn, a source close to the organize a creditor group to repre- deal said yesterday. sent them in negotiations, accord- A group of American and ing to two people with direct Chinese investment funds were knowledge of the discussions. The involved in the discussions which group would focus on the maturity are aimed at expanding Airbnb’s extension and prepare for other offerings in Asia, according to scenarios in the event that the the source, who asked not to be development bank threatens to named. default, said one of the people. The funds are General Atlantic, Separately, the island’s main Tiger Global Management, Kleiner electricity provider is also hit- Perkins Caufield & Byers, GGV ting a wall. The utility, known as Capital, Horizon Ventures and Prepa, is on the hook for a July 1 from China Hillhouse Capital bond payment and is in negotia- Group and China Broadband. The tions with creditors over restruc- deal could be announced as soon as turing its $9bn of debt. next week, the same source added. David Millar, a representative It would be among the big- for the GDB at Sard Verbinnen gest corporate capital infusions & Co in New York, declined to by a tech firm, among the likes comment. of VTC Uber ($2.8bn), China’s BLOOMBERG online giant Alibaba ($1.6bn) and A view of shipping containers and ships in Valparaiso port, Chile, yesterday. Facebook ($1.5bn) before it went public. At $25.5bn, Airbnb, which does not own a single hotel, would be worth more than hotel giants Marriott ($20.90bn), Starwood Big buyers keep loving loans little ones hate ($14bn) and Wyndham ($10.01bn). Hilton Worldwide is valued at NEW YORK: Here’s a question high-yield loans, which aren’t bonds and more cash to ensure loan inflows,” Adam Richmond, of historically low yields amid a $27.7bn. in the debt markets: Why do regulated as securities and trade investors can get repaid in a a credit strategist at Morgan seventh year of record Fed stimu- Launched in San Francisco in institutions keep pouring cash in an antiquated process of phone timely fashion during a period of Stanley, said in an email message. lus. Institutions can earn a higher 2008, the home rental company into US speculative-grade cor- calls, messages and, sometimes, big outflows, even if it takes a lit- The issue of daily redemptions yield on the top-rated portions of has boomed to a community of porate loans, while mutual-fund faxes. While buyers may emerge tle longer to complete trades. isn’t a big concern for buyers of these deals than other similarly more than 35 million travellers buyers can’t flee fast enough? fairly quickly, it takes almost And mutual-fund investors CLOs, which lock up investor rated assets, while hedge funds in more than 34,000 cities. Investors from pensions to three weeks on average to settle may return to the debt if they money for longer periods of time. and others receive fatter premi- Airbnb continues to clash with hedge funds are piling into collat- trades, compared with three days start having faith that bench- Institutions have bought $56.5 ums to buy the riskiest slices. local authorities in cities such as eralised loan obligations at a near or less for many bonds. mark yields will rise steadily as billion of such deals this year, Mutual-fund investors, mean- New York and Paris. record pace this year, buying debt “This suggests that there can inflation picks up and the US approaching last year’s record pace while, pulled $423m in the past Since it is not publicly traded, backed by pools of the loans that’ve be a substantial timing mis- economy accelerates. These loans of $60.8bn in the first six months week, showing they don’t have faith Airbnb does not have to publish been sliced into pieces of varying match between investor redemp- have floating-rate benchmarks, of the year, Wells Fargo data show. in the loans just yet, Wells Fargo its figures. But its sales have risk and return. At the same time, tions from daily liquidity mutual which may be more of a draw if Apollo Global Management is data show. Aside from all the tech- surged from $250m to $850m in individuals keep yanking money funds and the subsequent sell- the Federal Reserve actual hikes currently marketing a $1.1bn CLO nical risks of how easily and quickly just two years. from loan mutual funds, bringing ing of loans by fund managers,” interest rates for the first time that’ll be 2015’s biggest, accord- you can trade, there’s a more fun- It takes three percent of the the year-to-date withdrawals to Barclays analysts Bradley Rogoff, since 2006 this year. ing to a person with knowledge damental concern as well: corporate transaction from the property $7.9bn, according to data compiled Eric Gross and Anthony Bakshi “I would expect if rates keep of the deal. defaults have already started to tick owner, and 6-12 percent of the by Wells Fargo & Co. wrote in a report on Friday. rising, and especially as we get The motivation for these buy- up, and they could accelerate if eco- transaction from the traveller. It’s understandable for individ- Of course, many of these funds close to the first rate hike, to ers comes down to a very simple nomic growth were to slow. AFP ual investors to be wary of these have revolving credit lines, hold start seeing somewhat consistent desire: returns in yet another year BLOOMBERG

Swiss construction workers strike Vietnam to end investment curbs

HANOI: Vietnam said yester- currently in the process of easing could become more active in day it will end restrictions lim- business regulations and a long- the future. The decree will also iting the stake foreigners can running privatisation drive, which encourage Vietnamese companies own in some locally listed com- the government hopes will keep to pay attention in a more com- panies, the latest move by the supporting economic growth. petitive market.” communist country to open up The decree does not clearly The Bloomberg news agency to overseas investments. state when the restrictions will said there are believed to be In a decree posted on the gov- be lifted, allowing foreigners to around 30 Vietnamese companies ernment’s website, Hanoi said it take complete control of affected where foreign ownership is cur- planned to scrap rules currently companies, or give details or how rently already at the 49 percent forbidding foreigners from owning many or what type of firms will threshold, quoting Hanoi based more than 49 percent of a com- be exempt. VNDirect Securities JSC. pany. “For (some) public compa- Analysts cautiously welcomed “As soon as the limits are nies... the percentage of foreign the announcement, saying foreign raised, you will see a rush to ownership is unrestricted, unless companies and individuals would buy in the blue chips,” Patrick the company’s charter stipulates likely jump on an opportunity Mitchell, the head of institutional otherwise,” the decree said. to further invest in the booming sales at VinaSecurities JSC, told Vietnam’s economy grew by Southeast Asian nation. “It is good Bloomberg. 6.28 percent in the first half of decision made at the right time,” Data compiled by Bloomberg this year, racing along at its fast- Le Dang Doanh, a prominent econ- estimates overseas investments in est rate since 2008, official figures omist and one of the architects of Vietnamese stocks have reached released last week showed. the country’s reforms, said. $135.6m in 2015 through June 25, But it remains dominated by “Foreign investors could bring heading for the ninth straight Swiss construction workers carry a banner demanding to reduce the retirement age to 60 years during a huge and often sclerotic state- more money and capital to the year of purchases. demonstration in Zurich. owned enterprises. Hanoi is Vietnamese stock market, which AFP MONDAY 29 JUNE 2015 MARKET www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

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Hipsters can work near homes as Brooklyn offices come up

BY DAVID M LEVITT I would describe as its industrial and Greenpoint to the Queens all around the neighbourhood.” a fashion photography studio market can provide,” he said at roots.” border. That’s more than all the A development partnership near Moskovits’s site. Adidas, a conference Thursday in down- hen Toby Moskovits, the head of devel- office space in Manhattan’s 1 including Normandy Real Estate the sneaker company, recently town Brooklyn. “I don’t see that Moskovits was opment firm Heritage Equity World Trade Center, the Western Partners, Royalton Capital and made a deal for a design studio changing any time soon.” a little girl and Partners, is in a vanguard of real Hemisphere’s tallest building. Princeton Holdings saw a simi- upstairs from where the Brooklyn The vacancy rate for the about her grandfa- estate entrepreneurs betting on Moskovits and her part- lar void in Bushwick, where they Brewery makes its beer, according 17 million square feet of offices in ther repaired offices in a part of Brooklyn that ners in 2012 bought the vacant plan to convert a former financial to Crain’s New York Business. downtown Brooklyn plummeted WArmy uniforms in a factory near can’t seem to build residences fast lot on Williamsburg’s Kent printshop at 333 Johnson St. into In the neighbourhood’s most to 3 percent from 10 percent in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg water- enough. Their projects will begin Avenue and North 12th Street a mixed-use project with 100,000 ambitious project, Two Trees the past three years, according to front, the area was well into its to meet growing demand from where she intends to put her square feet of “imaginative office Management Co plans about Reed. That’s enabled developers at decline as an industrial centre. a generation of workers who no 400,000-square-foot, nine-story and flex space.” 600,000 square feet of offices as some new projects to raise rents. Now, a couple blocks away, longer see the borough as a place building. She received $65m in “What we’d really been looking part of its redevelopment of the At Dumbo Heights, a 1.2 million- she’s planning what may be the to sleep between commutes to and financing from Madison Realty for is something that has enough old Domino Sugar plant on the square-foot development in prop- borough’s first ground-up specu- from Manhattan. Capital to help fund the project. scale to it where you can really waterfront. Conversion of the his- erties once owned by the Jehovah’s lative office project in four dec- “A number of developers have Moskovits saw the need for provide an opportunity for the toric refinery building into work Witnesses, Jared Kushner and his ades. The building she calls the woken up to the long-term oppor- offices the year before the pur- food and beverage community, the space is about three years away partners are asking more than $60 Williamsburg Generator won’t be tunity here” for offices, said chase, when she owned a retail artist community and the com- from completion. The Domino a square foot for offices, Reed said. your father’s workplace, with just Tucker Reed, president of the property on North Sixth Street mercial users, who desperately complex will be mostly residen- The price is close to the average desks, phones and computers. In Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, that houses an American Apparel want to have the ability to oper- tial, with plans for more than asking rent in Manhattan’s mid- Moskovits’ Brooklyn, an office can a business advocacy group. “We’re store. ate their businesses in Bushwick,” 2,200 apartments. town south, the tightest US office accommodate light manufactur- starting to see the market react “On the second floor was a said Paul Teti of Morristown, New Rental buildings are still more market and a magnet for technol- ing, or space for product testing. to that.” gaming company,” she said while Jersey-based Normandy. attractive for real estate compa- ogy companies such as Google Inc “You look at the 1800s in According to the Brooklyn sipping tea at the Wythe Hotel, In Williamsburg, known more nies given the costs of construct- and Facebook Inc. Brooklyn, and think about Chamber of Commerce — whose a converted 19th-century factory for its artisan eateries, vintage ing offices, said Jason Muss, Carlo Scissura, the Brooklyn the names on the streets — president a year and a half ago nearby. “I remember walking into clothing stores and music venues developer of projects including Chamber of Commerce presi- Havemeyer, Roebling, the amount begged real estate executives to the building and I could have been than dedicated office space, some the Brooklyn Renaissance Plaza dent who urged a conference of of industrial innovation that took “please build offices!” — more in Silicon Valley — great open high-profile companies have man- mixed-use tower downtown and developers in early 2014 to con- place here,” said Moskovits, 38. than three million square feet of space, the guys had Adirondack aged to find a home. Vice Media the Oceana residential complex sider offices, said that while he “Developers and owners are work space are being constructed chairs. And I asked where these Inc, publisher of Vice Magazine, in Brighton Beach. loves Moskovits’s project and the reacting to a movement that I or converted from other uses guys lived and they said in moved last year from a small “The cost of building first-class upturn in conversions, it’s not think had been under way for five in an area from Red Hook up Williamsburg, and we have lots warehouse to one about twice office buildings would require enough. years, and that’s a return to what through Williamsburg, Bushwick of friends tucked above bodegas as big. 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EUGENE, Oregon: Justin Gatlin moved closer to a world US Championships sprint double and Allyson Felix broke through to win a stirring Results Song Andong poses after being selected 172nd overall by the New York women’s 400 metres at the US EUGENE, United States: Islanders during the 2015 NHL Draft on Saturday. trials for the world champion- Principal results on ships on Saturday. Saturday at the US Athletics Gatlin cruised through the Championships, selection 200 metres preliminaries in 19.92 meeting for the IAAF World China-born Andong seconds to move into semi-finals Championships August 22-30 in Beijing: and finals and a chance to face Justin Gatlin world record holder Usain Bolt of competes Men 200M qualifiers for semi-finals: Jamaica in both the 200 and 100 1. Justin Gatlin 19.92 (wind +1.7); 2. Isiah Song drafted in NHL in the men’s at the worlds in Beijing in August. Young 19.99 (+1.7); 3. Dedric Dukes 20.15 200m during He has a bye for Beijing in the (+1.8). SUNRISE, US: Song Andong had been eight years since I had day three 100 and did not run the event in 400M Final: 1. David Verburg 44.63, 2. became the first China-born seen Chinese hockey and it was of the 2015 Eugene. LaShawn Merritt 44.66, 3. Vernon Norwood player to be drafted into the tremendous how far it’s grown. USA Outdoor But talk quickly turned to 44.80. National Hockey League when I am sure they will keep trying Track & Field that race, where the US will 1,500M Final: 1. Matthew Centrowitz the New York Islanders chose to catch up to Europe and North Championships send a team of Gatlin, Tyson 3:37.25, 2. Robby Andrews 3:38.75, 3. the sturdy defenceman in the America and Russia.” Gay, Trayvon Bromell and at Hayward Leonel Manzano 3:38.76. sixth round of the entry draft The Islanders are owned by Mike Rodgers to the world Field on on Saturday. Chinese-born Charles Wang who 400M Hurdles Final: 1. Bershawn Jackson championships. Saturday The Islanders took Song with was not at the draft table on 48.29, 2. Johnny Dutch 48.43, 3. Kerron “It is going to be hard to beat the 172nd pick in the annual draft Saturday. in Eugene, Clement 48.44. those guys,” Gatlin said, knowing Oregon. which showcases the best college China is bidding to host the Bolt has not been at his best this Pole Vault Final: 1. Sam Kendricks 5.75m, and junior players from leagues in 2022 Winter Olympics and the year. 2. Brad Walker 5.60M, 3. Jacob Blankenship North America and Europe. next Olympic ice hockey tour- Olympic 200m champion Felix 5.60M The Edmonton Oilers took nament is going to be held in has a decision to make after run- Women 200M qualifiers for semi-finals: Connor McDavid with the first Pyeongchang, South Korea. ning down Nastasha Hastings 1. Jenna Prandini 22.18 (+2.8); 2. Candyce overall pick on Friday but the Song’s humble beginnings in to win the US 400 title in 50.19 McGrone 22.38 (+2.8); 3. Kyra Jefferson selection of Song a day later was hockey began in Beijing when he seconds. 22.53 (+0.6). also significant because he was joined a league after his mother Hastings took second 50.25 and 400M Final: 1. Allyson Felix 50.19, 2. born in Beijing and began his suggested he pick a sport to try. Phyllis Francis third in 50.67. Natasha Hastings 50.25, 3. Phyllis Francis hockey there in youth leagues At age 10 he moved with his Francena McCorory, the year’s 50.67. and tournaments before his fam- family to the Toronto area and fastest in the event, finished 100M Hurdles Final (-0.1): 1. Dawn ily moved to Canada. at 15 he went to New Jersey fourth in 50.88 and will miss Harper-Nelson 12.55, 2. Keni Harrison “I am really honoured to be the to play high school hockey for the team unless Felix decides third in the 200m. Dawn Harper- leaping 7.12 metres to outdistance 12.56, 3. Sharika Nelvis 12.59. first,” the 18-year-old Song said. Lawrenceville School. to run the 200 at the world Nelson, the London Olympic sil- Olympic champion Brittney Reese 3,000M Steeplechase Final: 1. Emma “Being the first Chinese player He has played both defence and championships. ver medallist, beat a high quality (6.97m). Coburn 9min 15.59sec, 2. Stephanie Garcia is a lot of pressure from people forward but prefers defence as his Felix has a bye to Beijing in the field in the women’s 100m hur- David Verburg edged world 9:23.48, 3. Colleen Quigley 9:24.92. back home. Good pressure. It will favourite player is recently retired shorter event and after her vic- dles, running 12.55 seconds to champion LaShawn Merritt for motivate me to be a better player. former Detroit Red Wing Nicklas Hammer Final: 1. Amber Campbell tory on Saturday is eligible to run nip collegian Keni Harrison by a the men’s 400m title. Verburg Make them proud.” Lidstrom. 72.36m, 2. Deanna Price 72.30M, 3. either the 200 or 400 there. hundredth of a second. clocked 44.63 seconds with Song captained China’s “What I want to do is rally Amanda Bingson 70.60M. A 400-200 double would be Sharika Nelvis, who had run Merritt running 44.66. under-18 team that competed people behind me. Not focus on nearly impossible because of the the year’s top time of 12.34 in In a battle of training partners, Discus Final: 1. Gia Lewis-Smallwood in the International Ice Hockey myself but do something good for schedule. Friday’s heats, claimed the final Bershawn Jackson beat Johnny 63.09m, 2. Whitney Ashley 62.21m, 3. Federation’s II-B world champi- Chinese hockey,” he said. Felix tried the double under a spot for Beijing in 12.59. Dutch for the 400m hurdles win Shelbi Vaughan 60.76m. onships and his NHL connection Song follows a healthy list of more favourable schedule at the Former world champion Tianna in 48.29. Third went to Kerron Long Jump Final: 1. Tianna Bartoletta headlines the growth of hockey players of Asian descent to suit 2011 world championships, fin- Bartoletta added another season’s Clement, like Jackson a former 7.12m (-0.4), 2. Brittney Reese 6.97m (-0.1), not just in China but in other up in the NHL, including Larry ishing second in the 400m and best in the women’s long jump, world champion. REUTERS 3. Janay DeLoach 6.95m (+1.1). Asian countries like Hong Kong, Kwong who was the first Chinese Thailand, Japan, Taiwan and even Canadian in the league. Kwong the former Portuguese colony of played one NHL game in March Macau. 1948 for the New York Rangers “When I started playing there against the Montreal Canadiens. weren’t a lot of people there,” he Other former NHLers of Asian said. “There wasn’t much support descent include Paul Kariya, for the game. Richard Park, Devin Setoguchi “Last year when I went back, it and David Tanabe. AFP

Omar McLeod (centre) jumps a hurdle to win the 110m hurdles next to Dwight Thompson (left) and Hansle Parchment in Spain’s Pablo the National Trials at Larrazabal National Stadium in kisses the Kingston, Jamaica, on winner’s Saturday. trophy during the ceremony of the BMW International Open golf tournament in Eichenried near Munich, southern Germany, McLeod shines at 110m hurdles yesterday. KINGSTON, Jamaica: Omar Jamaican National Trials Results easy looking 22.60 seconds to lead McLeod ran a world leading the qualifiers into the finals. Spain’s Larrazabal wins time of 12.97 seconds to capture Men’s 110m hurdles (wind: +1.0 m/s): 1. Omar McLeod 12.97secs, 2. Hansle Parchment 13.08, Olympic Games 100-metre sil- the men’s 110 metre hurdles at 3. Andrew Riley 13.35. ver medallist Sherone Simpson the Jamaican national trials on 800m: 1. Ricardo Cunningham 1:47.15, 2. Jo-Wayne Hibbert 1:47.50, 3. Adrian Tulloch 1:49.52. was next with 22.62 seconds, beat- Saturday night. ing two-time Olympic gold med- second Munich title Discus: 1. Fedrick Dacres 63.23m, 2. Jason Morgan 61.89m, 3. Chad Wright 61.42m. The 21-year-old McLeod, who Long Jump: 1. Damar Forbes 7.98m (wind: -0.2 m/s), 2. Kamal Fuller 7.73 (wind: +2.6 m/s), 3. allist Veronica Campbell-Brown is the US college 60-metre indoor Denroc Dixon 7.70 (wind: +3.1 m/s). 22.75 seconds. MUNICH: Pablo Larrazabal seven-under par 65 thanks to sprint champion, was overjoyed Christine Day continues to won his second BMW five birdies and an eagle on the Women’s 800m: 1. Natoya Goule 1:59.63, 2. Simoya Campbell 1:59.92, 3. Kimarra McDonald as he shattered his personal best set the pace in the women’s 400 International Open crown by 11th to give him the clubhouse 2:02.08. time of 13.21 seconds by 0.24 metres as she won her semi-final one shot after firing a six-under lead, but Larrazabal’s interven- seconds to take the world lead- Hammer:, 1. Daina Levy 63.03m, 2. Natalie Grant 62.29m, 3. Vanessa Levy 50.29m. heat in 50.38 seconds, just holding par final round in Munich tion denied Stenson the title. It’s ing time over France’s Pascal off 20-year-old Shericka Jackson yesterday. a fourth win on the European Martinot-Lagarde (13.06). set for Beijing in August where his semi-final heat of the men’s who ran a personal best 50.65 The Spaniard was five shots Tour for Larrazabal and a second “It is just a scintillating feeling,” he will compete in the 2015 World 200 metres, the best of the night, seconds. adrift of England’s overnight at Munich’s Eichenried Golf Club he said. Championships. He plans to pre- while Nickel Ashmeade looked in Favourite Stephenie Ann leader James Morrison heading after he won the event in 2011, “I am tremendously happy with pare for Beijing by competing in great form as he won his heat in McPherson won her semi-final into day four, but he carded an beating Sergio Garcia in a play- my performance. I knew once I the Diamond League circuit of 20.23 seconds. easily in 50.90 seconds while unblemished fourth round 66, fea- off. Overnight leader Morrison, had the perfect wind I knew I events. Commonwealth Games cham- Anastasia Le-Roy, Chrisann turing six birdies, to pip Sweden’s however, fell away with a five-over could run under 13 seconds. For the first time Jamaica will pion Rasheed Dwyer, World and Gordon, Sonikqua Walker, Henrik Stenson by a single stroke 77 to finish in a six-way tie for “It was great to do it right here have two women who are auto- Olympic Games medallist Warren Shericka Williams and Bobby- on 17-under par. 11th place on 11-under par. in front of my home crowd,” he matic qualifiers in the 800 metres Weir and Jermaine Brown also Gaye Wilkins-Gooden will join The 32-year-old Larrazabal Chris Paisley of England was added. at a global championship after advanced to the final. the battle on the final day of the went out at breakneck speed, two shots adrift of his compa- Olympic Games bronze med- NCAA champion Natoya Goule With Friday’s 100-metre national trials. sinking five birdies on the front triot Morrison at the start of allist Hansle Parchment was (1:59.63) and Simoya Campbell champion Shelly-Ann Fraser- Meanwhile, in the men’s discus nine to put him right into conten- play, and he was denied a share of second in 13.08 seconds, while (1:59.92) both ran personal best Pryce pulling out Saturday due throw, Jason Morgan had to settle tion. And as his rivals fell away, a second place when his long birdie Commonwealth Games champion times. Kimarra McDonald was to a virus, her training partner for second place as former world crucial 15-foot birdie on the 16th attempt on the 18th fell just short; Andrew Riley was third in 13.25 third in 2:02.08. Elaine Thompson signalled she is junior champion Fedrick Dacres saw off the challenge of Stenson. he had to settle for third place seconds. Julian Forte ran a superb per- ready to take over the mantle in claimed win with a toss of 63.23 The Swede, ranked number on 15-under, two shots behind McLeod said he is now getting sonal best 20.04 seconds to win the 200 metres after running an metres. AFP seven in the world, fired a Larrazabal. AFP MONDAY 29 JUNE 2015 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Wimbledon Djokovic turns attention to Quotes LONDON: Who’s saying what at Wimbledon in yester- day’s media day: “I’ve always enjoyed watching him. Playing against him has been cool at times, not always Wimbledon after Paris loss so much fun. A feisty competitor, one of the toughest I always had to play against.” Defending champion from Serbia to face Kohlschreiber in today’s opener - Roger Federer on Lleyton Hewitt, the 2002 Wimbledon champion who is appearing at LONDON: Novak Djokovic the All England Club for the insists his heartbreaking French last time before retirement Open final defeat has been con- “Waffles. I was a bit annoyed signed to history as he begins his because somebody said I should Wimbledon title defence today. have named her Katniss. The world number one had Katniss, Hunger Games. I was stayed resolutely out of the spot- in this frame of mind where I light since his Roland Garros thought Waffles was so smart upset by Stan Wawrinka ended that she already knew her name his latest bid to complete the after two days, so I couldn’t career Grand Slam. change it. So Waffles Katniss But the Serb says he is fired up Robson.” to defend his Wimbledon crown - Britain’s Laura Robson going just as he was in 2011 when he slightly off-message. captured his maiden title in “I have a dance team, a competi- London. tive dance team!” “I needed some time off, more - Serena Williams explains mentally rather than physically,” why she and three pals made said eight-time major winner From left: Novak Djokovic of Serbia during a press conference in the Main Interview Room ahead of the Championships 2015 at The All England a video of themselves sing- ing and dancing to “So Long, Djokovic who faces world number Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon, yesterday. Roger Federer of Switzerland attends a training session ahead of the Wimbledon. Rafael Nadal of Spain Farewell” from the “The 33 German Philipp Kohlschreiber practises at Wimbledon. Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland smiles during a press conference. in a tough opener today. Sound of Music” as motivation “I know it could have been for Wimbledon useful to play a couple of official Garros in 2009. World number sabotaged by a combination of featuring losses in the second, Wimbledon Champions “I think it’s a fun story, for matches on grass, but it’s not the two and seven-time Wimbledon back pain and an inspired Grigor first and fourth rounds. sure. I think it was great that I LONDON: Recent Wimbledon first time I’m coming straight into champion Federer, who won the Dimitrov in the quarter-finals. Nadal joked that he was coming won the French Open, because men’s and women’s singles Wimbledon.” last of his 17 majors at the All But the 28-year-old world into Wimbledon fully attuned to at least it’s a positive story for champions ahead of the 2015 Djokovic’s loss to Wawrinka in England Club in 2012, is seeded to number three, fresh from a being on grass. my shorts. But that’s it. Now tournament which starts at we back to normal, back to all Paris was just his third defeat in meet Djokovic in the July 12 final. record-equalling fourth Queen’s “I played golf,” he smiled as he the All England Club today: 44 matches this year. He will be 34 in August -- the Club title, believes he’s playing recalled how he spent his time at white.” Men’s With the Australian Open oldest man to win Wimbledon in better than when he secured his home in Mallorca last week. - French Open champion Stan already under his belt, the shat- the modern era was Arthur Ashe historic Wimbledon triumph. Despite Wawrinka’s second 2014: Novak Djokovic (SRB) Wawrinka on his now famous, tering loss ended his chances of who was 31 years and 11 months “Physically I’m definitely in a major title at the French Open, 2013: Andy Murray (GBR) if garish, red and white plaid going on to become just the third when he triumphed at the All better place than I was then and the dominance of the sport’s four 2012: Roger Federer (SUI) shorts which became a hit at man in history -- and first since England Club in 1975. I’m using my variety much bet- heavyweights is unlikely to be seri- 2011: Novak Djokovic (SRB) Roland Garros 1969 -- to clinch a calendar Grand Federer fervently believes that ter,” said Murray, who begins ously threatened at Wimbledon 2010: Rafael Nadal (ESP) “I love to look good for you Slam. another Wimbledon is not beyond his campaign against Mikhail where Lleyton Hewitt, in 2002, 2009: Roger Federer (SUI) guys. I got my hair curled and But such Paris disappoint- him and he was buoyed by his Kukushkin of Kazakhstan. was the last champion from out- 2008: Rafael Nadal (ESP) everything.” ments have previously worked in eighth Halle title last weekend. Two-time champion Rafael side the “Big Four”. - Maria Sharapova on her 2007: Roger Federer (SUI) his favour. “If I look at last year, I see more Nadal is seeded 10 -- his lowest Wawrinka has never got beyond well-groomed appearance on 2006: Roger Federer (SUI) His 2011 semi-final loss to the positives than actually the position for a decade. the quarter-finals, while fifth- media day -- she explained she Roger Federer at Roland Garros heart-breaking loss in the final,” The nine-time French Open ranked Kei Nishikori can only 2005: Roger Federer (SUI) had just finished a photo-shoot ended a 41-match win streak that said Federer, defeated in five sets champion was beaten for only the boast a fourth-round best. Women’s before facing the media year. by Djokovic in 2014. second time in his Paris career World number six Tomas 2014: Petra Kvitova (CZE) “I play golf.” However, just four weeks “I didn’t expect myself to right by Djokovic in a morale-sapping Berdych was runner-up in 2010 2013: Marion Bartoli (FRA) - Rafael Nadal on how he pre- later, he defeated Rafael Nadal away make the final. It goes to quarter-final loss. but has since only made the quar- 2012: Serena Williams (USA) pared for Wimbledon to secure a first Wimbledon title show that last year, I wasn’t play- He then clinched the Stuttgart ter-finals on one occasion. In the 2011: Petra Kvitova (CZE) and then went on to his maiden ing great and I made the finals.” grass-court title which only rest of the top 10, David Ferrer 2010: Serena Williams (USA) US Open triumph. Federer starts his campaign proved to be a false dawn as just has a best of a last-eight spot as 2009: Serena Williams (USA) Djokovic is also the most con- against Bosnia’s Damir Dzumhur, days later the 29-year-old was does US Open champion Marin sistent of the top players at the who he beat in the French Open losing to Alexander Dolgopolov Cilic while Milos Raonic, who 2008: Venus Williams (USA) majors -- the last time he failed third round. in his Queen’s opener. recently underwent foot surgery 2007: Venus Williams (USA) to make at least the quarter-finals Andy Murray, the 2013 cham- His recent trips to Wimbledon was a semi-finalist in 2014. 2006: Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) of a Grand Slam was at Roland pion, saw his 2014 campaign have also been chastening affairs, AFP 2005: Venus Williams (USA) Ailing Kvitova Ferrer pulls out hopes for of Wimbledon Wimbledon tonic LONDON: David Ferrer has been forced to withdraw from Wimbledon on the eve of the LONDON: Wimbledon cham- tournament after the Spaniard pion Petra Kvitova hopes her Petra Kvitova suffered an elbow injury. return to the All England Club of the Czech Ferrer, 33, was due to face Republic in will prove the perfect tonic Britain’s James Ward in the first Serena Williams of the US leaves action during a as she battles to recover from round of the grass-court Grand following a practice session at training session illness. Slam, which starts today. Wimbledon yesterday. Kvitova’s Wimbledon prepara- on the eve of But the eighth seed, a tions were thrown into disarray the Wimbledon Wimbledon quarter-finalist in when the Czech world number Championship. 2012 and 2013, has decided against two was forced to withdraw from risking further damage to the Wimbledon Order the warm-up event at Eastbourne elbow. last week due to a virus. “David Ferrer has withdrawn of Play The two-time Wimbledon win- from the Gentlemen’s singles due ner was confined to her bed for to an elbow injury,” a Wimbledon LONDON: Wimbledon order several days and she is still not statement read yesterday. of play on the show courts completely over the bug. The former French Open today, the first day of the 2015 Deprived of valuable match and finalist’s place is taken by tournament at the All England Club (x denotes seeding): practice time on grass, Kvitova, lucky loser Luca Vanni, with who hasn’t played since her the Italian due to face Ward Centre Court (1300BST) French Open fourth round exit south-west London. Over the She has suffered three succes- tomorrow. Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) vs Philipp Kohlschreiber on June 1, knows she could be vul- last five years, the powerful left- sive Grand Slam exits before the Ferrer could have been a poten- (GER); Maria Sharapova (RUS x4) vs Johanna nerable to a shock defeat in the hander has won the title twice, in quarter-finals and decided to take tial quarter-final opponent for Britain’s Andy Murray does exer- Konta (GBR); Stan Wawrinka (SUI x4) vs Joao early stages at Wimbledon. 2014 and 2011, while also reach- a two-month break after losing 2013 champion Andy Murray, and cises at the practice courts at Sousa (POR) But the 25-year-old believes a ing the 2010 semi-finals and twice her passion for the sport. his withdrawal may also prove a the All England Tennis Club in Court One (1300BST) return to the scene of the great- making the last eight. I just felt exhausted and tired boost for Rafael Nadal, who was Wimbledon, southwest London, Serena Williams (USA x1) vs Margarita est moments of her career will In contrast, Kvitova has never from everything,” she said. scheduled to meet his compatriot yesterday. Gasparyan (RUS); Simone Bolelli (ITA) vs Kei provide a much-needed cure to gone beyond the semi-finals at “It was a really tough decision in the last 16. AFP Nishikori (JPN x5); Grigor Dimitrov (BUL x11) her ailment. any of the other three Grand for me to miss the two big tourna- vs Federico Delbonis (ARG) “For sure, it’s really nice to be Slams -- so it is little surprise ments during March. Court Two (1130BST) back. I really missed it all year. that she has embraced being “But I feel much better than Nick Kyrgios (AUS x26) vs Diego Schwartzman I’m glad that I can play here back at Wimbledon 12 months before. I’m really happy to be (ARG); Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) vs Lleyton Hewitt again,” Kvitova told reporters at after her rhutless rout of Eugenie back on the court and doing what (AUS); Alison Riske (USA) vs Lucie Safarova (CZE Wimbledon yesterday. Bouchard in the final. I love. x6); Heather Watson (GBR) vs Caroline Garcia “Unfortunately I got sick in “It’s going to be special,” Kvitova “That’s important. I recharged (FRA x32) Eastbourne. Of course, the prepa- said when asked how she will feel some batteries, for sure.” Court Three (1130BST) ration, because I was sick, wasn’t when she walks out on Centre The biggest threat to Kvitova’s perfect. Court for her first round tie bid for a third Wimbledon crown Marin Cilic (CRO x9) vs Hiroki Moriya (JPN); Xu Yi-Fan (CHN) vs Ana Ivanovic (SRB x7); Daniel “I missed a few days of practice, against Kiki Bertens on Tuesday. will come from world number one Gimeno-Traver (ESP) vs Milos Raonic (CAN x7); but that’s how it is. “My parents are coming as Serena Williams, who is seeded to Madison Brengle (USA) vs Venus Williams (USA “Every day is better. So I hope well. They get an invitation. It’s meet her in the final. x16) on Tuesday I will be 100 percent nice to have them here. The five-time Wimbledon win- ready. “It was a really great journey ner is chasing a calendar Grand Court 12 (1130BST) “I’ve had these experiences through the tournament last year. Slam, but Kvitova defeated Serena Anett Kontaveit (EST) vs Victoria Azarenka (BLR before. I can still be able to Holding the trophy was great. in Madrid this year and doesn’t x23); Go Soeda (JPN) vs John Isner (USA x17); compete. That’s the best memory. fear the American. Danka Kovinic (MNE) vs Samantha Stosur (AUS “The pressure, the nerves, “I’m really looking forward to “I never beat her before. So for x22); Lucas Pouille (FRA) vs Kevin Anderson are going to be there for sure. It stepping out there. The feelings me that was a good match. I really (RSA x14) doesn’t matter whether I was sick and the nice memories will be played well,” Kvitova said. Court 18 (1130BST) or not.” stronger than the nerves.” “I knew what I had to do. That’s Liam Broady (GBR) vs Marinko Matosevic (AUS); Kvitova’s confidence that she Kvitova has endured a difficult the key if I want to beat her. But Belinda Bencic (SUI x30) vs Tsvetana Pironkova can make a quick transition to period since parading the Venus it’s still a long way before I’m Serbia’s Novak Djokovic (left) and Spain’s Rafael Nadal chat as they (BUL); Luke Saville (AUS) vs Richard Gasquet grass is understandable given Rosewater Dish around Centre going to meet Serena here.” leave practice courts at Wimbledon. (FRA x21); Shelby Rogers (USA) vs Andrea her supremacy on the lawns of Court last year. AFP Petkovic (GER x14) MONDAY 29 JUNE 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 Four-star Prasad puts SL in driving seat in Colombo Home side left with a target of 153 runs after Azhar Ali scores hundred Shane Warne

COLOMBO: Seamer Chandimal pouched five catches Warne warns Dhammika Prasad claimed four and also brought off a stump- wickets to put Sri Lanka on top ing, while debutant fast bowler Anderson, in the second Test in Colombo Dushmantha Chameera claimed yesterday despite a defiant cen- three wickets in an impressive Sri tury from Azhar Ali. Lankan display in the field. Broad of fierce Pakistan, who trailed by 177 on Azhar was reprieved twice dur- the first innings, were bowled out ing his marathon vigil that lasted for 329 in their second knock by eight hours and 33 minutes, in ‘sledging’ tea on the fourth day to leave the which he faced 308 deliveries and hosts a target of 153 runs to level hit just six boundaries. LONDON: Australia great the three-match series. Azhar had added four runs to Shane Warne has told England But heavy rain washed out play his overnight score of 64 when he new-ball duo James Anderson in the final session, setting the was dropped by a diving Kumar and Stuart Broad to expect stage for an absorbing final day on Sangakkara at first slip off plenty of “sledging”, or verbal a wearing P Sara Oval – provided Prasad, a catch that Chandimal abuse, to come their way during the forecast of more bad weather could have attempted. the upcoming Ashes series. proves wrong. When he moved to 114, Azhar Anderson has contrasted the Pakistan won the first Test in was saved by a television review sporting atmosphere which pre- Galle by 10 wickets. after umpire Sundaram Ravi vailed during England’s recent Azhar anchored the Pakistan had declared him leg-before off series with New Zealand to the innings with a watchful 117, his Prasad. ‘needle’ that existed during the ninth Test century, but found lit- But the Pakistan number three last Ashes campaign, which tle support at the other end as was stumped soon afterwards Australia won 5-0 on home soil the last six wickets tumbled for when he tried to hit left-arm in 2013/14. 55 runs. spinner Rangana Herath out of Infamously told by Australia Wicket-keeper Dinesh the stadium. captain Michael Clarke to “get Azhar said Pakistan were not ready for a broken fucking arm” Scoreboard out of the Test despite the modest during the first Test in Brisbane target given to Sri Lanka. while batting as a tailender, Pakistan (I innings): ...... 138 “This kind of a total can be a bit Anderson said he hoped the lat- Sri Lanka (I innings): ...... 315 dodgy because we can come back est series between the arch-rivals Pakistan (II innings): with a few early wickets,” he said. could be played in the same spirit Mohd Hafeez c Sangakkara b Mathews ...... 8 “We could have been in a better as England’s series with New Ahmed Shehzad c Chandimal b Prasad ....69 position if we had not lost wickets Zealand. Azhar Ali st Chandimal b Herath ...... 117 at a crucial stage. “That was a really positive Younis Khan c Chandimal b Mathews ...... 40 “We should have got a lead of series and the nature of both Misbah-ul Haq lbw Prasad ...... 22 around 230 or 240. Still, there Sri Lanka’s Dhammika Prasad (centre) celebrates with wicketkeeper Dinesh Chandimal after dismissing Pakistan’s sides’ cricket was helped by the Asad Shafiq c Chandimal b Chameera ...... 27 are runs on the board to defend. Sarfraz Ahmed (right) during the fourth day of their second Test match at the P Sara Oval Cricket Stadium in spirit the game was played in,” There is a lot in this pitch for Anderson said Wednesday. Sarfraz Ahmed c Chandimal b Prasad...... 16 Colombo yesterday. Yasir Shah b Prasad ...... 0 spinners and if they bowl in the However, retired leg-spin star Zulfiqar Babar (not out) ...... 7 right areas, anything can happen Warne, in a column for Britain’s Junaid Khan c Chandimal b Chameera ...... 3 tomorrow.” “If we bat positively, I think we Younis, who had hoped for The band obliged but Misbah Sunday Times newspaper, Wahab Riaz lbw Chameera ...... 6 Pakistan will miss pace spear- can reach there easily,” he said, a big innings in his 100th Test did not last long at the crease wrote: “Are you for real Jimmy? Extras (B-2, LB-2, W-5, NB-5) ...... 14 head Wahab Riaz, who batted yes- adding a bit of advantage was lost appearance, had scored 40 when as he was trapped leg-before by Seriously! This is the Ashes and Total (all out) ...... 329 terday but is unlikely to bowl due due to the rain in the final session he edged Angelo Mathews to Prasad for 22. I can tell Jimmy now that he is Fall of wickets: 1-9, 2-129, 3-202, 4-234, to a hairline fracture in his left of the day. Chandimal, ending a 73-run stand Pakistan lost Asad Shafiq after going to cop it from the Aussies 5-274, 6-301, 7-303, 8-313, 9-323. hand sustained while batting on Pakistan, who started the for the third wicket with Azhar. lunch when he was caught down more than anyone. When he’s Bowling: Prasad 29.3-3-92-4 (w1); Math- the opening day. day on 171-2, lost the important Misbah, seemingly disturbed the leg-side by Chandimal off batting, it will be 11 against one ews 11-5-15-2; Herath 34-7-89-1 (w3); Sri Lanka’s Prasad said the wickets of Younis Khan, play- by a band playing in the stands, Chameera for 27, triggering a col- in the middle. Chameera 18.5-1-53-3 (w1, nb3); Kaushal target of 153 runs would not come ing his 100th Test, and skipper requested the umpires to stop lapse from a comfortable 274-4. “I reckon Michael Clarke and 25-3-76-0 (nb2). easily, but insisted his team had Misbah-ul Haq in the morning the music, saying it upset his The third and final Test begins his team will carry on from the the batsmen to get them home. session to go to lunch at 244-4. concentration. in Pallekele on July 3. AFP last (Ashes) series and give it to Jimmy and Stuart Broad.” Warne added: “There isn’t any- one in world cricket who doesn’t know about Stuart Broad’s con- Australia ease to Ashes-tour opening win cerns with the short ball. “When either of those two CANTERBURY: Daniel Bell- Fellow opener Joe Denly made rain briefly halted play with Kent, (Anderson and Broad) bat, the Drummond’s sparkling hun- a brisk 22 before he was bowled bottom of the Second Division of Aussie fielders will be like koalas dred for Kent could not prevent middle stump by first change England’s County Championship, round a eucalyptus tree.” Australia winning the opening Peter Siddle. 203 for four. Meanwhile Broad, in comments match of their Ashes tour by 255 Former England batsman Rob But when the match resumed given to British newspapers pub- runs at Canterbury yesterday. Key had anchored Kent’s first they lost four wickets for 30 runs lished Sunday, said England would Almost 40 years to the day since innings 280 – made in response in slumping to 233 for eight. not win the Ashes by “out-sledg- England great Colin Cowdrey to Australia’s imposing 507 for Harris, who finished with figures Kent’s Ben ing” Australia. made a match-winning 151 not eight declared – with 87. of two for 59 in 14 overs, struck Harrison “We have to be aware that they out for Kent against Australia But Key could only manage 14 again to have Sam Bilings caught (right) hits out will be aggressive towards us, but on the same St Lawrence ground, on Sunday before, for the second in the gully by Shaun Marsh. to be caught we have to look them in the eye Bell-Drummond delighted a new time in the match, he fell to leg- Leg-spinner Steven Smith, by Australia’s and be up for a battle but I don’t generation of fans with an innings spinner Fawad Ahmed. now better known as the world’s Ryan Harris think we have to rise to it,” Broad of 127. Bell-Drummond, however, number-one ranked Test bats- (not pictured) said. However, the 21-year-old’s accelerated in style after getting man, took two wickets for nine on the final “You have seen in the past cou- effort was in a losing cause with to lunch on 66 not out. runs in two overs as Adam Ball day of their ple of months guys playing with Kent, set an improbable 550 for He was especially severe on and Ben Harmison, younger smiles on their faces and playing four-day victory, bowled out for 294 in their Ahmed, taking 18 off one over brother of Ashes-winner Stephen, aggressive, free-flowing positive practice second innings shortly after tea from the leg-spinner including both carelessly holed out. cricket, and that is how we will on fourth and final day yesterday. a cut four, a straight-drive six, Australia-born but England match in beat Australia. We won’t beat After Australia had declared another cut boundary and a clip qualified Mitchell Claydon enter- Canterbury, them by out-sledging them,” he on their overnight 322 for four, off to the mid-wicket rope. tained another good crowd with yesterday. added. opener Bell-Drummond – out Bell-Drummond wasn’t fin- a 25-ball fifty that included two Broad said the fact that for a duck in the first innings – ished with Ahmed as a pull for soaring straight sixes off Smith England had recently appointed looked in good touch. four and two successive sixes, in before falling to Ahmed. Australian Trevor Bayliss as their He struck three fours in an three balls from the spinner saw Australia have one more new coach would give the series over from fast bowler Ryan him to a 92-ball hundred. four-day match, against Essex an extra edge. Harris including a fine straight He was eventually lbw to in Chelmsford starting on The first Ashes Test starts in drive. Harris. Not long afterwards, Wednesday.he Ashes. AFP Cardiff on July 8. AFP Rasmi claims easy win at Doha squash

DOHA: Gamal Rasmi stormed kicked off on Friday. This year’s to an easy win over Hassan Radisson Blu-Olympic Sports Results championship is the 15th edition Omar to move into the next Sadam Mehaweh bt Fahad Zaman (3-2) 8-11, 11-9, 11-5, 8-11, 11-6; Mohamed Fayz bt of the professional and amateur round of the Radisson Blu- Mohamed Alsami (3-0) w.o; Omar Ashraf bt Stefano Urline (3-0) 11-3, 11-1, 11-6; Umari Zaman squash championship held under Olympic Sports Squash tourna- bt Mohamed Galal (3-0)11-0, 11-6, 11-2; Wael Abdurahman bt Paul Mckeowan (3-0) 11-7, 11-6, the guidance of Qatar Squash ment in Doha, yesterday. 11-3; Mohamed Hazem bt Mohamed Shahid (3-0) 11-6, 11-3, 11-6; Matt Pearson bt Mauricio Federation (QSF). In the Men’s over-45 category Suores (3-0) 11-3, 11-4, 11-5; Gamal Rasmi bt Hassan Omar (3-0) 11-2, 11-1, 11-1; Ahmed Players are competing in the played at Radisson Blu Squash Alyan bt Ahmed Tamimi (3-0) 11-0, 11-0, 11-3; Haytham Goudah bt Russel Frame (3-0) 11- over-45 years, Under-9, Under- court, Rasmi, eased to a 11-2, 0, 11-2, 11-3; Amin Mohamed bt Imran Raja (3-2) 6-11, 11-7, 1-11, 11-6; Mohamed Nayel bt 11, Under-13, Under-15, Under-17 11-1, 11-1 win over Omar with an Shehab Saher (3-0) 11-6, 11-9, 11-2; Yohan Peddev bt Mohamed Bilal (3-0) 11-4, 12-10, 11-4; and Under-19 besides men’s level aggressive display. Hamad Al Amri bt Mohamed Galal (3-0) 11-1, 11-2, 11-4; Mahmoud Fayez bt William Roland (3- A, men’s level B and ladies event. In other matches, Sadam 0) 11-2, 11-6, 11-0; Omar Ashraf bt Ziyad Rahim (3-0) 9-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-5; Umair Zaman bt Matches of the opening Mehaweh and Mohamed Fayz Amen Mohamed (3-0) 11-9, 11-7, 11-5. rounds of the junior category also moved in to the next rounds are being staged at the Khalifa after taming their respective International Tennis and Squash opponents. games to advance into the next were among the other players to Complex, while the semi-finals Action from the second day of Radisson Blu-Olympic Sports Squash Mehaweh defeated Fahad round. enter the next stage. and finals will be played at the Championship, yesterday in Doha. PICTURE BY: BAHER AMIN Zaman while Fayz prevailed over Umari Zaman, Gamal Rasmi, Around 100 players are taking Radisson Blu Hotel’s squash Mohamed Alsami in straight Yohan Peddev and Omar Ashraf part in the championship which courts. THE PENINSULA MONDAY 29 JUNE 2015 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Paraguay stun Brazil to reach semis Selecao lose shootout and crash out of Copa America; winners face Argentina next

CONCEPCION, Chile: Brazil’s penalty shoot-out jinx struck Brazil face again on Saturday as Paraguay sent them crashing out of the Copa America in a stunning familiar autopsy repeat of their 2011 upset of the five-time world champions. after early exit Striker Derlis Gonzalez was SAO PAULO: Brazil’s Copa the hero for Paraguay, slotting a America exit against Paraguay second-half penalty to level the has plunged them into the match at 1-1 before then stepping doldrums again and sparked up to rifle home the decisive spot- a well-worn debate about how kick to clinch a 4-3 win in the to restore the national side to shoot-out. its former glory. It marked another bitter A year after they were ham- defeat for Brazil, who went out mered 7-1 by Germany in the to Paraguay at the same stage of World Cup, the post-mortem the competition four years ago, following another tournament when they also lost on penalties. exit is going over some familiar Brazil’s hopes of avenging ground. that loss soon unraveled in the The diagnosis — like a year shoot-out, when terrible misses ago — is that with few truly by Everton Ribeiro and Douglas great players and a chaotic Costa handed the initiative to the domestic game, the system Paraguayans. needs remodelling from the Paraguay skipper Roque Santa ground up. Cruz gave his team nervous “Getting knocked out on moments when he squandered penalties again can’t hide the the opportunity to clinch victory reality,” newspaper columnist with his side’s fourth spot-kick, Paraguayan players celebrate after defeating Brazil in the quarter-final of the Copa America at the Estadio Municipal Alcaldesa Ester Roa Rebolledo Juca Kfouri wrote in the Folha blazing high over the bar. in Concepcion, Chile, on Saturday night. de S.Paulo yesterday. But Gonzalez, 21, who had “We lack players, we lack a buried an emphatic 72nd-minute “It is preparation, a good expe- the break and soon had Brazil team, we lack a coach, while penalty to level the game, made rience,” Dunga said. creaking in defence. at the top there is an excess of no mistake with his side’s fifth “We would like to win but it Gonzalez forced a save from incompetence.” kick before being mobbed by is a great lesson, learning for the Jefferson at the near post with a Kfouri, like many other fans, delirious team-mates. highest purpose of the tie as we rasping free-kick after 50 min- blames the Brazilian Football “To see my team-mates with look at the World Cup in 2018.” utes, and the Brazil goalkeeper Confederation (CBF) and tears in their eyes, you can’t put Brazil had looked on course was again pressed into action in Dunga, the coach who took over a price on that,” Gonzalez said. for a place in the last four after the 61st minute, diving to parry two weeks after their World “Nobody trusted in us when dominating the first half, and took away Paulo Da Silva’s header. Cup humiliation last year. we arrived here. But we’re a very the lead on 15 minutes through The Paraguay pressure reaped Dunga’s position does not united team and we have more to Robinho. its reward on 70 minutes when seem in danger after Saturday’s give in this tournament.” A sweeping counter-attack a cross into the Brazilian area 4-3 penalty shootout defeat by Paraguay will now play ended with the ball transferred ended with a penalty. Paraguay, but he is hardly pop- Argentina in the semi-finals to Dani Alves on the right, who Brazil defenders Thiago Silva ular. His defensive playing style tomorrow, a rematch of their first once again whipped in a perfect and Dani Alves both jumped for and a lack of personal charm round game which finished 2-2. cross and Robinho was on hand to the same ball and when Silva was in what is one of the country’s It was a disastrous end to a tuck away a close-range finish for adjudged to have handled, Cunha highest-profile jobs have won miserable tournament for Brazil, his 28th international goal. pointed to the spot. him few friends. who had arrived in Chile desper- Paraguay struggled to contain Gonzalez, the FC Basel striker, The same could be said for ate to atone for their humiliat- Brazil for much of the half and showed composure that belied his the CBF. The organisation ing exit at last year’s World Cup, regularly incurred the wrath of years to bury the ensuing pen- was criticised after the 7-1 when they were thrashed 7-1 by Uruguayan referee Andres Cunha, alty into the side-netting beyond Germany defeat for not pausing Germany in the semi-finals. who produced yellow cards for Jefferson. With Brazil powerless to take stock and for failing to Brazil coach Dunga attempted Bruno Valdez and Pablo Aguilar to wrest back the initiative the understand that Brazilian foot- to put a positive spin on his team’s in the opening 45 minutes. match went to penalties, and ball has gone backwards. elimination, insisting it would Yet having been largely out- Gonzalez held his nerve once Brazilian players react after the penalty shoot-out during their Copa Critics called in vain for benefit the squad as they pre- played in the first half, Paraguay more to put the 2011 runners-up America quarter-final match against Paraguay in Concepcion on Saturday. wholesale changes, with a pared for the 2018 World Cup. threw caution to the wind after into the last four. AFP revamped and slimmed down domestic calendar, new blood at the head of the CBF, and an independent league system run by the clubs. Dunga blames virus for Brazil’s woes According to former great Tostao, a member of the 1970 CONCEPCIÓN, Paraguay: confusion among members of his last year’s World Cup semi-final Brazil when you win or when you World Cup winning team, the Brazil coach Dunga blamed a squad, with midfielder Filipe Luis drubbing by Germany, overseeing lose. We will try to get better and cause of Brazil’s current prob- mystery virus for his team’s telling reporters he was unaware 10 consecutive wins in friendlies better. Many great players have lems lies with a new generation shock Copa America exit to of any mass illness among his leading up to the Copa America. failed on penalties. of players that lacks the mercu- Paraguay on Saturday night as team-mates. But those results merely cam- “If it was easy a lot of people rial talents of the past. the most successful footballing “I didn’t know anything about ouflaged the same problems could do my job, but it’s not ... It’s “In addition to scant indi- nation on the planet struggled that,” the Chelsea player said. that existed at the World Cup, useless to cry about it.” vidual and collective quality, to digest another tournament “Some of the other guys might a dearth of creative flair and an Dunga meanwhile acknowl- the selecao lives with the com- setback. have had a problem, but I didn’t.” over-reliance on Neymar. edged the deeper problems facing plex of enormous expectation Dunga said as many as 15 Goalkeeper Jefferson however Brazil needed a late, Neymar- Brazil as they attempt to reclaim and responsibility created by members of his squad had been backed his manager. “Everyone inspired goal to squeeze past Peru their place at the summit of the Brazilian football’s history,” he affected by the virus, which he woke up with a fever, headache in their opening game, and were global game. wrote in the Folha de S.Paulo. said had disrupted preparations and body aches,” he said, before then derailed 1-0 by Colombia in “We all have to think about “Players who have no great for the quarter-final against the playing down the extent to which their second match. Brazilian football,” he said. “We star quality lack confidence and Paraguayans. it had affected the result. Neymar’s frustration boiled can’t ignore the fact that other emotional balance in decisive “I’m not making excuses, but For the second Copa America over resulting in the four-match teams have got a lot better.” games. They bottled it.” around 15 players had viruses in succession, Brazil exited at ban that ended his participation Dunga, who captained Brazil’s Dunga blamed the defeat on which limited our training,” the quarter-final stage to the in the tournament. Brazil fared 1994 World Cup-winning side, also a virus he said struck down Dunga said. Paraguayans on penalties. slightly better in a 2-1 win over called on demanding Brazilian some players before the match “Some had headaches, back While Dunga talked about a Venezuela, before Saturday’s loss fans to be more patient as new but added that the loss would pain, body aches. Some players mystery virus, others will be left to Paraguay. players developed. toughen up his young squad for felt it more than others and had asking whether Brazilian football “We knew from the beginning “There’s a new trend in Brazil the upcoming World Cup quali- to reduce training, some players in general is on its sick bed. it would not be easy,” Dunga said. where a player plays two games fiers, which begin in October. vomited. Today was a game where Dunga had looked to have “We had many victories but we and becomes a star,” he said. Brazil have never failed to Brazil’s coach Dunga leaves the we needed speed and we didn’t been nursing the Selecao back still were not happy. We will try “After two games he either qualify for the World Cup and hotel in Concepcion yesterday. have it,” he added. to health as the team recovered to come back and react. becomes the best in the world or the pressure this time around Dunga’s explanation caused from the traumatic humiliation of “There’s always pressure on the worst in the world.” AFP will be great. “This tournament was very important in getting players Paraguay hero’s uncle dies after winning penalty used to playing the qualifiers,” Jara faces probe the coach said moments after the loss. “We wanted to win but SANTIAGO: Chilean defender proceedings after the complaint Paraguayan striker Derlis Gonzalez it was a great lesson for the Gonzalo Jara could face expul- by the Uruguayan Football kicks the ball during the penalty qualifiers and that is our main sion from the Copa America Association against Gonzalo Jara shootout in Concepcion on Saturday priority.” REUTERS after authorities opened dis- of Chile’s national team,” a state- night. Gonzalez converted the ciplinary proceedings against ment said. decisive penalty to send Paraguay the player on Saturday for The statement added discipli- past Brazil into the Copa America attempting to shove a finger nary chiefs expected to issue a semi-finals. The moment should have into Uruguay striker Edinson ruling on Jara’s fate before today’s forever been remembered in ecstasy Cavani’s backside. semi-final showdown with Peru. for the Paraguay international. But Jara triggered a wave of revul- Sources said 29-year-old Jara, unfortunately, it turned into a tragic sion after images captured his who plays for German side Mainz, one for Gonzalez and his family. lurid assault on Cavani moments could face a five-match ban. According to Paraguayan newspaper before the Uruguay striker was CONMEBOL meanwhile con- Ultima Hora, Gonzalez learned from sent off for retaliation dur- firmed it had received a com- his wife shortly after the match’s ing a stormy quarter-final last plaint from the Chile Football conclusion that his 44-year-old uncle, Wednesday. Federation regarding the con- Irrazabal Manuel, died of a heart A statement from South duct of Uruguay’s players in the American football’s governing match. Uruguay finished the game attack while celebrating Gonzalez’s body CONMEBOL confirmed with nine men. “This complaint conquering moment on the pitch. on Saturday that a case had now will be examined once the 2015 Afterward, Gonzalez tweeted “Why been opened against Jara follow- Copa America has finished, as today uncle? Why? You left me after ing allegations made by Uruguay the national team of Uruguay has a heart attack because I gave you so A dejected Brazilian supporter as they argued against sanction been eliminated and any discipli- much joy and so much happiness. I reacts at the end of the Copa for Cavani. nary action that may be imposed, can’t believe it.” America quarter-final match in “The CONMEBOL Disciplinary if any, would not impact the ongo- Concepcion yesterday. Unit has initiated disciplinary ing competition,” it said. AFP MONDAY 29 JUNE 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27

Final four offer fascinating England, Japan advance contrasts, global spread

EDMONTON: The Women’s World Cup semi-finals promise to World Cup semi-finals more thrills and excitement, bringing together three power- houses of the game along with Canada’s dreams end as Iwabuchi puts defending champions through surprise package England. In Montreal tomorrow, Germany, world champions in VA NCOU V ER: England ended 2003 and 2007, take on the United host Canada’s dream at the States, triumphant in 1991 and Women’s World Cup 2-1 on 1999 and winners of the last three Saturday to advance to their Olympic gold medals. first semi-finals at the tourna- Then on Wednesday in ment where they meet defend- Edmonton, defending world ing champions Japan, 1-0 champions Japan face an England winners over Australia. team that on Saturday upset Early goals from Jodie Taylor hosts Canada to reach the last and Lucy Bronze dampened the four for the first time. cheers of the capacity 54,027 Tournament organisers — and crowd in BC Place Stadium and perhaps the leaders of FIFA — kept England on track after los- may regret that Canada failed to ing their opening game of the progress and certainly the crowd tournament against France. in Edmonton will be well below England follow on from their the capacity 56,000 that was first win in a World Cup knock- expected for a semi featuring the out game against Norway in the host nation. last 16. But looked at globally, the last “They’re history makers again, four provides the tournament only the third ever English team with a good mix of quality and to get to a semi-final, we join that contrasting styles, along with a ‘66 and ‘90 club,” said coach Mark decent geographical spread with Sampson referring to the England one team from North America, men’s team. an Asian team and two European “The dream’s over, it’s not nations. how we imagined it to end,” With Africa and most of South said Canadian counterpart John America still playing catch-up in Herdman. the women’s game, having three “We hadn’t written the script England’s defender different continents in the last to be 2-0 down that early. Gutted, Lucy Bronze (right) four is as good as it could get. gutted for all of Canada. celebrates with team- While the success of England, “They (England) were hard mate Steph Houghton whose FA have become arch- to break down. They went for it, after scoring a goal enemies of Sepp Blatter’s FIFA, good on them, they got their tac- against Canada during is hardly likely to have brought tics right and won the match.” a quarter-final match cheers to the suits watching from Earlier Japan outplayed a gritty the world governing body’s Zurich of the Women’s World Australia but needed an 87th headquarters, those working to Cup at the BC Place minute goal from substitute Mana spread the popularity of the wom- Iwabuchi to advance in their Stadium in Vancouver en’s game may have a different quarter-final game in Edmonton. on Saturday. ABOVE: view. The champions play England Mana Iwabuchi of England have been relatively in Edmonton on Wednesday Japan celebrates slow to catch on to the growing as former two-time winners after scoring a goal popularity of the women’s game, Germany and the United States against Australia at with the attention paid to their also play for a place in the final the Commonwealth squad and competitions incompa- in Ottawa after beating France Stadium in Edmonton rable to the popularity the female and China respectively on Friday. on Saturday. RIGHT: version of the sport enjoys in, say, England were gifted the Canada’s Marie-Eve the United States. opener after 11 minutes follow- Nault reacts at the The London Olympics in ing a howler by defender Lauren end of the World Cup 2012 changed that, with 70,000 Sesselmann who proved to be the quarter-final match in crowds watching Britain’s team weak link in Canada’s back line. Vancouver. at Wembley, and many old stere- The 31-year-old Sesselmann otypes about the women’s game miskicked the ball and fell over, were challenged. allowing Taylor to race towards Japan are formidable foes goal past the onrushing Canadian 155th international goal. “To play replaced by Siobhan Chamberlain Matildas goalie Lydia Williams finally got the winner from close though and start as clear favour- defenders to finish off. under that pressure and come for the first time in the England proved solid as she pushed Japan range, to condemn Australia to ites. While they needed an 87th Just three minutes later the away with a semi-final place in goal at the World Cup. captain Aya Miyama’s shot on another defeat after losing the minute goal to beat Australia 1-0 hosts were in disarray as Bronze a World Cup, I’m delighted for Melissa Tancredi and Sophie goal over the bar on 33 minutes. Asian Cup final last year by the on Saturday, the quality of their headed in a Fara Williams’ free everyone in England today,” said Schmidt both missed chances for Just before the break Australia same scoreline. possession football and slick pass- kick. captain Steph Houghton. an equaliser before the final whis- had a chance to break the dead- “They have already won a ing have been unmatched at this But captain Christine Sinclair “We’ve been on a big journey tle ended the World Cup dream lock only for Kyah Simon’s long World Cup and Asian Cup, sil- tournament. pulled one back three minutes since Mark took over 18 months of the Olympic bronze medallists. range effort to go straight into the ver at the Olympics, you can Germany overcame a hugely before the break following a ago it all came down to this game The Japanese were danger- hands of Ayumi Kahori in goal. tell, their chemistry’s fantastic, impressive France in a penalty blunder by Karen Bardsley in the and everyone ran themselves into ous early but had little to show Australia allowed their best they’re technically superb,” said shootout and their brand of England goal. the ground, there was a lot of for their efforts during the first chance go abegging when a Australia coach Alen Stajcic. fast, controlled attacking foot- Ashley Lawrence fired towards pressure on us from the crowd, 20 minutes in their game at the Mizuho Sakaguchi error on 54 The Matildas, ranked 10th, ball should produce an exciting the near post, but Bardsley let from the supporters.” Commonwealth Stadium. minutes let Sam Kerr through return home after getting encounter with a talented and the ball out of her grasp into Bardsley was replaced five min- Forward Shinobu Ohno threat- but her tame effort went straight past the knockout rounds for the athletic U.S team that finally the path of Sinclair, Canada’s utes after the break after she ened for the ‘Nadeshiko’ but hit at Kahori. first time in their history by beat- began to look close to their best all time leading goal scorer, who suffered an allergic reaction that over the crossbar, and soon after Sasaki brought on Iwabuchi for ing Brazil 1-0 in the last 16. in their 1-0 quarter-final victory made no mistake firing in her left her with swollen eyes and was sent just wide. Ohno after 72 minutes and she AFP over China. REUTERS Baku looks to future after delivering golden Games

BAKU: Pop diva Lady Gaga’s allowed others to gain a deserved birthday arrived during the rendition of ‘Imagine’ at the place in the spotlight and they Games, the Azerbaijanis delivered European Games opening cer- delighted in it. big time and allowed his brain- emony lit the touchpaper that British starlet Amber Hill, a child to gain currency, so much so put human rights issues on the self-assured 17-year-old skeet that apart from the four already backburner and ushered in a markswoman, unemployed in the running for 2019 two cities dream fortnight for both con- 43-year-old Cuban defector Ivan approached him during the event troversial hosts Azerbaijan and Trevejo, who won fencing gold to declare an interest in hosting Pat Hickey, President of the for France 19 years after he took it. European Olympic Committees. Olympic silver in Atlanta, and The Irishman also has the Major concerns over the rights super heavyweight boxing cham- crucial support of International record of President Ilham Aliyev’s pion Joe Joyce, who lives with his Olympic Committee president government, with Hickey tar- blind mum and has a fine arts Thomas Bach. geted for allowing the Games to degree, were just some who shone. “He (Bach) believes in these be held there, and belief the inau- Azerbaijan gave a good account continental Games for two rea- gural Games themselves would be of themselves and had Aliyev and sons: each city who hosts these a collector’s item bedevilled the his 20 strong motorcade — bring- Games is a potential candidate for lead-up. ing the rest of the traffic to an the Olympics,” Hickey said. The Games — labelled by one obedient standstill — speeding “The other reason is that these newspaper as ‘The Games of from venue to venue so he could Games can act as qualifiers for Shame’ — end, however, with present the medals. the Olympics. arguably Azerbaijan having suc- The success of the Games, “If you take judo, an athlete cessfully presented a far more though, is not going to propel has to travel the world at great positive image to the world, albeit them impetuously into launching expense to gain points towards at a cost of several billion dollars, a third bid for Baku to host the qualifying for the Olympics when and the European Games brand Olympics — they failed to make it would be simpler and cheaper assured as six cities are vying for the short list on the previous two for them to do that at one Games.” the 2019 edition. occasions. Hickey even got his wish to On the sporting front the three “Any country or city that bids Fireworks light up the sky over the Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2015 European Games present Taylor with her gold Olympic divas of Jade Jones in for the Olympics comes after a in Baku yesterday. medal after earning a hug from taekwondo, and boxing duo Nicola thorough review,” said Azerbaijani Aliyev up in the stands. Adams and Katie Taylor added Sports Minister Azad Rahimov. of time to decide. We have to look I think we’ll have enough time for Rahimov, who revealed all the “I’ve known Pat (Hickey) for European Games gold to their “The city is ready for the at how much infrastructure we consultancy process. sports venues from the Games years now it’s great to have an London triumphs. Olympics. The deadline (for the need to build. We will do deep “We will submit a detailed will be available to the public and Irishman so high up and put that The absence of the track and 2024 Olympics) is September 15 research on how many sports report to the government as to free of charge. medal round your neck,” said field and swimming stars also so we still have a certain amount complexes we have to construct. whether to bid or not,” added For Hickey, whose 70th Taylor. AFP Monday 29 June 2015 12 Ramadan 1436 Volume 20 Number 6476 Sport Price: QR2 Gatlin cruises Paraguay stun in US trials Brazil to reach heats Copa semis

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Qatar Motor and Dakar star Nasser Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) President Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah poses for a tops at Italian Baja picture with officials of FIA World Touring PORDENONE ITALY: Nasser maintained their lead in the FIA Car Championship Saleh Al Attiyah of Qatar World Cup for Cross-Country and drivers at at topped in the 22nd Italian Rallies with a solid third overall Paul Ricard Circuit. Baja, round five of the FIA and the final place on the podium. Qatar’s iconic Losail World Cup for Cross-Country The Polish duo of Marek International Circuit Rallies, which took place over Dabrowski and Jacek Czachor will stage the final five special stages and finished reached the finish in fourth over- round of the FIA at Pordenone in north-eastern all in their Team Orlen Toyota World Touring Car Italy on Sunday. Hilux. Championship Overdrive Racing Toyota Russian Aleksandr Zheludov (WTCC) in November. Hiluxes finished second, third and and Anton Nikolaev ran an fourth overall. Overdrive Toyota Hilux under the The Brazilian duo of Reinaldo Protech Motorsport banner and Varela and Gustavo Gugelmin won held third at the start of the final one stage and led the way for the stage before suffering technical Belgium-based team with second issues over the closing kilometres. overall, a mere 1min 24sec behind It was a superb stage for race winner Al Attiyah. Russian Overdrive Racing: Vasilyev was Losail Circuit to stage driver Vladimir Vasilyev and second quickest, Zheludov was navigator Konstantin Zhiltsov third and Dabrowski finished joined Overdrive Racing for the fifth. It meant that Toyotas filled first time for the Italian event and first, second, third and fourth places after two stages. 2015 Italian Baja Al Attiyah stormed back into WTCC round in November contention on the repeat run of the morning’s stage and the Final Positions Qatari beat Varela by 1min 24sec Rally star Sebastian Loeb features in the WTCC series 1 Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah (QAT)/ to take an overall lead of 45 sec- Matthieu Baumel (FRA) Mini All4 onds over the Brazilian. The third Racing 3hr 59min 44sec fastest time was sufficient for PARIS: Qatar’s iconic Losail motorsports,” Ribeiro said in a 2 Reinaldo Varela (BRA)/Gustavo Zheludov to reach the overnight International Circuit will stage QMMF President statement released yesterday. Gugelmin (BRA) Overdrive Toyota Hilux halt in the final podium position. the final round of the FIA World Nasser bin “I would like to emphasize the 4hr 01min 08sec Vasilyev and Dabrowski held Touring Car Championship Khalifa Al Attiyah important of working with an 3 Vladimir Vasilyev (RUS)/Konstantin fourth and fifth overall, courtesy (WTCC) later this year, it was (left) yesterday International team of competi- Zhiltsov (RUS) Overdrive Toyota Hilux of similar finishing positions on announced yesterday. after signing tors, officials and participants,” 4hr 03min 34sec the third stage. According to details released an agreement he added. 4 Marek Dabrowski (POL)/Jacek Al Attiyah was again quickest by Qatar Motor and Motorcycle with Francoise He presented Al Attiyah with Czachor (POL) Overdrive Toyota Hilux on Sunday morning’s 84.68km Federation (QMMF), the Qatar Rebeiro, a pictured signed by all WTCC 4hr 06min 47sec selective section and the Qatari leg will be held on November drivers as acknowledgement of extended his outright lead to 1min Managing 5 Miroslav Zapletal (CZE)/Tomas 26 and 27 under lights at Losail their excitement at coming to a 09sec over Varela, who set the Director of Ourednicek (CZE) H3 Evo 7 4hr Circuit. night race in Qatar. second quickest time. WTCC and Euro 10min 21sec The 12-round champion- Mehdi Bennani and Ma Qing Al Attiyah duly confirmed vic- ship is contested by names like Sports EEL, Hua are frontrunners in the 6 Benidiktas Vanagas (LTU)/Sebastien tory by the margin of 1min 24sec nine-time world rally champion at Paul Ricard series and became the first driv- Rozwadowski (POL) Toyota Hilux 4hr with the quickest time in the final Sebastien Loeb, ex-F1 racers Circuit. ers from Africa and China respec- 15min 03sec stage. THE PENINSULA Tiago Monteiro and Gabriele tively to win in the WTCC when Tarquini, WTCC title winners they took a race win each in 2014. An Overdrive Rob Huff and Yvan Muller, Dakar of the championship that has races I am grateful for the continuing Citroën, Honda and LADA all Toyota Hilux hero Tom Coronel, experienced scheduled in Argentina, Morocco, support of the Emir H H Sheikh field factory teams in the WTCC, makes a splash campaigners Rickard Rydell and Hungary, Germany, Russia, Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al while Chevrolet has endorsed a James Thompson, plus reigning Slovakia, France, Portugal, Japan, Thani,” Al Attiyah added in the car built to the new-for-2014 at the Italian champion José María Lopez. China and Thailand. statement. technical regulations, which Baja. Toyotas QMMF President Nasser “I am very excited and look- Ribeiro said he was ‘extremely require the use of mass-produc- finished second, bin Khalifa Al Attiyah yester- ing forward to having the WTCC delighted with the partnership’ tion five-door cars fitted with 1.6- third and fourth. day signed an agreement with teams at Losail international and he expected ‘good collabo- litre direct injection turbocharged Qatar’s Nasser Francoise Rebeiro, Managing Circuit for their first ever night ration with the QMMF team at engines and a number of aerody- Saleh Al Attiyah Director WTCC and Euro Sports race,” Al Attiyah said in a state- Losail International Circuit’. namic aids. of Qatar won EEL, at Paul Ricard Circuit. ment released yesterday. “The addition of Qatar to the Several private drivers and the round five This year’s leg will be the first “I promise my full support and WTCC Calendar ensures that teams also take part and contest a of the FIA World of three to be staged at Losail my team will work closely with this is a true world champion- trophy supported by the WTCC’s Cup for Cross- Circuit, QMMF said yesterday. WTCC to ensure an excellent and ship with representative from official tyre partner, Yokohama. Country Rallies. Qatar leg will be the last round unforgettable racing experience. all over the world in the field of THE PENINSULA Communicating with Becker Qatar defeat Austria in Beach Volleyball Worlds Action from Beach Volleyball World not cheating, says Djokovic Championships 2015 match between LONDON: Wimbledon cham- did con- not receive coaching during a Qatar and Austria in pion Novak Djokovic has denied cede the match (including the warm-up). Apeldoorn, Netherlands accusations of cheating despite practice Communications of any kind, on Saturday. Qatar admitting top players routinely is wide- audible or visible, between a recorded a convincing break the rules by communicat- spread. player and a coach may be con- 2-1 victory over Austria ing with their coaches during “I don’t strued as coaching.” (21-14, 21-15 and matches. think But Djokovic said it wasn’t Tennis governing body rules that we’re unfair if there was some kind 15-13). With Saturday’s forbid coaches from instructing cheating, of communication with a coach victory over Austria their players in the middle of I don’t because so many players indulge Qatar improved their matches. think in the practice. chances of qualifying But Djokovic’s coach Boris that’s how “Of course there are certain for the second round of Becker (pictured) has revealed you can rules but also there are times the event. The team is the Serb’s back-room staff “have call it,” when the team of the player com- scheduled to lock horns our ways” of signalling to the Djokovic municates with the player when against Brazil next world number one on court “to said. “I think with all the cam- he gets to go and take the towel and take on Australia tell him it’s good or it’s bad”. eras pointed out to him (Becker) in the corner, which is closer to today. The 2015 Beach With Djokovic due to start his and to the box, I think you would the box, or in different ways,” he Volleyball World Wimbledon title defence against already notice if he would just added. Championships are a Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber kind of go kick serve, slice, to do “I think it’s all fine as long as beach volleyball double- on Centre Court today, he was the backhand or forehand. it’s not regular, I think it just gender event, which quizzed about the trend for on- “But we can’t pretend like depends. are held from June 26 court coaching when he faced that’s not happening in tennis. “Also that’s up to the chair to July 5 in The Hague, the media for the annual cham- “Of course there are situations umpire or supervisor to decide Amsterdam, Rotterdam, pions’ press conferences at the All when it happens, and not just with if somebody’s breaking the rules England Club yesterday. the top players, with everybody. or not. and Apeldoorn, The 28-year-old rejected sug- “This is a very competitive “I think as long as it’s some- Netherlands. gestions his on-court communi- sport. You’re alone on the court.” thing that you can tolerate, let’s cation with Becker represents The on-court coaching rule say, within the ways of communi- a significant rule breach, but he clearly states; “Players shall cation, I think it’s fine.” AFP