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Friday 14 November 2014 • 21 Muharram 1436 • Volume 19 Number 6249 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 FIFA clears Qatar, no 2022 re-vote • 2018 tournament to stay with Russia • UK football association slams criticism in report Al Thawadi: Qatar PARIS: Football’s world gov- Netherlands and Portugal/Spain. never doubted erning body FIFA has cleared The report says that in an Qatar and Russia of any mis- A clean chit for attempt to “curry favour” with its clean record conduct and ruled out a re-vote Trinidad and Tobago official Jack for 2018 and 2022 World Cup Bin Hammam Warner, believed to control a RIYADH: Qatar has never tournaments. PARIS: The FIFA eth- block of FIFA executive votes, the doubted the “clean” record by An exhaustive report by the ics committee report again England bid team contravened which it won the bid to host FIFA ethics committee said there probed the role of Qatari bidding rules. The FA rejected the 2022 World Cup, Hassan was not enough evidence to justify Mohammed bin Hammam, a the criticisms. Al Thawadi, Secretary- reopening the process. former member of the FIFA The report also said that in General, Qatar 2022 Organising “The report identified certain executive committee banned Australia’s bid for 2022 “there are Committee, said yesterday. occurrences that were suited from football activity in 2012. certain indications of potentially “We were confident that any to impair the integrity of the In June, Britain’s Sunday problematic conduct of specific impartial investigation was to 2018/2022 bidding process,” said Times had alleged that he individuals in the light of relevant show that our record was clean the 42-page report released by had paid over $5m to officials FIFA Ethics rules.” and contains no irregularities,” Hans Joachim Eckert, Chairman around the world before the In a break with FIFA tradition, he said. of the committee’s adjudicatory vote to drum up support for both tournaments were awarded “We were confident of ourselves chamber. Qatar. at the same time, in 2010, leading and of the work we had done,” Al “... the occurrences at issue But the report says pay- to claims of horse-trading in the Thawadi said in Riyadh where were, in the chairman’s assess- ments were designed to bolster bidding process. world football leaders, including ment, only of very limited scope. his bid for the FIFA presidency As concerns grew, FIFA FIFA President Sepp Blatter, “The assessment of the in 2011 rather than to manipu- appointed Michael Garcia, a were gathered for the open- 2018/2022 bidding process, there- late Qatar’s 2022 World Cup former US federal prosecutor, ing evening of the Gulf Cup of fore, is closed for the ethics com- hopes. Qatar has always main- to head up the inquiry into the Nations. mittee,” he added. tained that he played no part tournaments. Meanwhile, Shaikh Salman Russian Sports Minister in its bid. AGENCIES His 350-page report was bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, Head, Vitaly Mutko, member of FIFA’s handed to FIFA on September 5, Asian Football Confederation Executive Committee, told TASS Association (FA) was accused based on interviews with over 75 (AFC), said: “I am satisfied that news agency: “I was sure that this of “violating bidding rules” in its witnesses and a dossier of more Qatar has been absolved of any is what would happen — our bid- attempt to win the right to host than 200,000 pages and audio misconduct.” ding campaign was honest.” the 2018 event which included interviews. AGENCIES THE PENINSULA The English Football joint bids from Belgium/the Edit on page 6 Continued on page 8 GCC-wide entry ban on deported expats IS ‘expanding in DOHA: Expatriates deported and Foreign Affairs in the emir- the names of smugglers, their expert told Gulf News. from a member country of ate. A report in the September modus operandi and other data. Citing cases, she said a man the Gulf Cooperation Council issue of Manafez Dubai said, the Gulf News, however, quoted an implicated in a drug case in Saudi 5 Arab countries’ (GCC) cannot enter any other new law is based on the GCC official from a legal consultancy Arabia was deported from the member states. security pact. firm as saying that the GCC-wide UAE without a trial, based on the BEIRUT: Islamic State (IS) leaders of ISIL” is not a new The GCC countries have begun “Moreover, the country which entry ban on deported expatri- judgment issued by a Saudi court. leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi phenomenon. It is a reminder to applying a law that bans foreign deports an expatriate will be ates is not automatic, except in Another man in South Africa, yesterday called for attacks in everyone in the region and the workers deported from any of the allowed to take the deportee’s fin- drug-related cases. “Otherwise, it who defaulted on alimony in Saudi Arabia in a speech pur- world of what their intentions six member states from entering ger prints and share information is applied on a case-to-case basis,” the UAE, wanted to relocate to ported to be in his name, saying are,” Psaki told reporters. the other member countries. with the other GCC countries,” the official said. Bahrain. his self-declared caliphate was Al Baghdadi urged supporters The Dubai-based English- said the newsletter. The security pact of 1994 of He had read about the law, expanding there and in four in Saudi Arabia to join the fight language daily, Gulf News, has It added that the GCC coun- the GCC was amended in 2012 so he found out if there was an other Arab countries. as the kingdom has joined the reported the above, citing a report tries are coordinating efforts and implemented to tackle major arrest warrant against him in the He said the US-led military US-led coalition in mounting air in an official newsletter of the to control drug trafficking by crimes such as drugs, money UAE and got his name cleared, campaign against his group in strikes against the IS group in General Directorate of Residency exchanging information, including laundering, murder, etc., another she added. THE PENINSULA Syria and Iraq was failing and Syria. Since IS began an offensive called for “volcanoes of jihad” in Iraq in June, Saudi Arabia has the world over. The authenticity sent thousands of troops to the Qatar, Saudi draw 1-1 in Gulf Cup of the speech, an audio recording border area. carried on IS-run social media The speech was not dated Libya: Blasts near could not independently con- but carried a reference to a firmed. The voice sounded simi- November 7 US announcement Egypt, UAE missions lar to a speech delivered by Al that President Barack Obama Baghdadi in July in a mosque in had approved sending up to 1,500 TRIPOLI: Bombs exploded the Iraqi city of Mosul, the last more troops to Iraq. Obama has near the Egyptian and the UAE time he spoke in public. said the US aims to degrade and embassies in the Libyan capi- The speech follows contradic- destroy IS. tal, Tripoli, yesterday but there Action from Qatar’s tory accounts out of Iraq after The jihadists have seized were no reports of casualties. match against hosts US air strikes last Friday about swathes of Syria and Iraq and in The UAE embassy was par- Saudi Arabia in their whether he was wounded. US offi- June declared a caliphate over tially damaged. The blasts fol- opening game of 2014 cials said on Tuesday they could territory it controls. Al Baghdadi low car bombs on Wednesday in Gulf Cup at King Fahd not confirm whether Baghdadi said he had accepted oaths of alle- towns under the control of the International Stadium in was hit in a strike near Falluja giance from supporters in Libya, internationally-recognised gov- Riyadh yesterday. The in Iraq. Egypt, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and ernment and elected House of match ended in a 1-1 In Washington, State Algeria. Representatives, based in the draw. Qatar play Yemen Department spokeswoman Jen “We announce to you the eastern city of Tobruk, which is Psaki said she could not confirm expansion of the IS to new coun- on November 16 and facing a challenge from a rival the video’s authenticity and said tries, to the countries of the Bahrain on November 19. government set up in Tripoli. the US and others were likely Haramayn, Yemen, Egypt, Libya, See also page 8 Story, more pictures to increase efforts to counter IS Algeria,” Al Baghdadi said. The on page 21 claims to represent Islam. speech was transcribed in Arabic Oil hits four-year “Clearly, the brutality, the and translated into English. low, at $78 rhetoric, efforts to incite, by any REUTERS

NEW YORK: Oil prices fell about 3 percent yesterday to four-year lows after govern- ment data showed US crude stockpiles surged at the delivery 17,819 court cases involved dud cheques in 2013-14 point for crude futures. The declines compounded losses DOHA: A fifth of the cases Qatari courts It cited yesterday the Annual heard and settled 7,846 cases. percent, of them. The misdemeanour court from Wednesday after comments heard in 2013-14 involved cheques issued Achievement Book released by the The traffic court heard 3,037 cases and of appeals heard 6,286 cases and settled 86 by the Saudi oil minister raised by people and entities without sufficient Secretariat-General of the Cabinet for settled 2,817 or 93 percent. The juvenile percent of them (5,400), while the lower fears the world’s top oil exporter balance in their accounts. 2013-14, providing details. Cases of dud court heard and settled 167. Some 823 cases misdemeanour courts heard 6,629 cases will not agree to output cuts at About 81,169 cases of different kinds cheques topped the list in terms of type, were filed in the environment court and and settled 94 percent of them (6,223). Opec meeting on November 27. were heard by the courts of all levels from the book said. The labour court heard 8,537 were settled. About 80 percent of the 81,169 There were 20,330 civil cases and their Brent was down $2.03 at April 2013 to March 2014. Of these, 17,819 disputes in the year and settled 3,977. case were settled, leaving a backlog of only disposal ratio was 63 percent. As for $78.35 a barrel by 2.19pm EST or 21.9 percent involved bounced cheques. The court at the Search and Follow-Up 20 percent. the family court, about 5,345 cases were (1919 GMT), after plumbing a The courts settled 17,302 cases of dud Department of the Ministry of Interior Appeals in some 522 criminal cases brought and some involved disputes over September 2010 low of $77.99. cheques, the ratio to the total being 97 per- which hears cases of violations of the law were brought to Qatar’s highest court, the inheritance. About 73 percent of the cases See also page 13 cent, local Arabic daily Al Raya reports. that regulates entry and exit of foreigners, Court of Cassation, which settled 323, or 62 were settled. THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

PM meets Venezuelan minister The Sound of Music to stage in Doha DOHA: Award-winning play their homeland of Austria faces multiple West End credits to “The Sound of Music” star- up to Nazi conversion during their names. They include Anna ring a cast of performers the Anschluss, just prior to the Lawrence as Liesl von Trapp from London’s West End will Second World War. and Isobelle Molloy (Louisa von be staged from November 26 The cast will star Lucy Trapp), who recently starred in to 29 at the Qatar National Hunter-James as Maria, the Disney movie Maleficent as Convention Centre (QNCC). who has performed in a host the ‘Young Maleficent’ alongside State Media in association of musicals in Dubai and Angelina Jolie as well as Jaydon with Popular Productions, one London, including Oliver!, Vijn (Friedrich von Trapp), of the most prolific producers of Blood Brothers, Fame, Annie Imogen Gurney (Brigitta von theatre in the region, is bringing and The Wizard of Oz. Paul Trapp), Tooey Morris (Kurt the Qatar Premiere of the criti- Robinson will play Captain von von Trapp), Madeline Banbury cally acclaimed stage play which Trapp whose credits include his (Marta von Trapp) and Mia will have six performances only. Olivier Award nominated per- Long (Gretl von Trapp). Considered by many to be formance as Don Lockwood in Featuring a host of lavish cos- the most successful movie musi- Singin’ In The Rain at London’s tumes and beautiful sets, a stun- cal in history, Rodgers and National Theatre and appear- ning live orchestra and starring Hammerstein’s The Sound of ances in Strictly Gershwin a large cast of 26 actors, The Music was the recipient of five (Royal Albert Hall) and High Sound of Music will come alive Oscars, including Best Picture. Society (Shaftesbury Theatre). at the 2,300-seat state-of-the- Its soundtrack stands in history Co-starring in the production art QNCC. as the best selling musical of all will be Amanda Goldthorpe- Ticket prices are QR250 time going Platinum more than Hall in the role of Mother (Silver), QR400 (Gold), QR650 12 times. Abbess and Christopher Blades (Platinum), QR850 (VIP) and The Sound Of Music recalls as Max Detweiler. QR1200 (VVIP). They can the touching memories of novice Playing the von Trapp chil- be booked online at Virgin nun, Maria and the von Trapp dren are a team of UK per- Megastores website. The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani with Venezuela’s Minister family, and their struggles as formers, many of whom have THE PENINSULA of Foreign Affairs Rafael Ramirez yesterday. Talks dealt with bilateral relations and means of enhancing them. ‘School buses 7 times safer than private cars’ Use of school buses and public transport will reduce accidents significantly, says safety expert BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB

DOHA: School children trans- ported by buses (driven by “competent commercial driv- ers”) are seven times safer than in private cars, said a senior road safety expert from the International Road Transport Union (IRU). “Compared to other develop- ing countries the GCC states, including Qatar, are doing better in terms of student transporta- tion. However, a study conducted in Australia showed that a stu- dent travelling by school bus is seven times safer than the one travelling with parents by private car,” said Haydar Ozkan, General Delegate at IRU. “The use of school buses and public transport system in Qatar will reduce number of vehicles and accidents significantly,” he said. The Director General of Traffic Department Brig Mohammed Saad Al Kharji (right), Ozkan, speaking to The Mowasalat CEO Khalid Al Hail (left), Secretary of the National Committee for Traffic Peninsula on the sidelines of a Safety Brig Mohammed Abdullah Al Malki (second right), and Director of Taxi and national seminar on road safety, Limousine Business Unit, Mowasalat, Ali Bahzad (second left), watching a Karwa bus said that the school buses are simulator during the National Workshop on Harnessing Road Safety in Road Transport safer not only because they are big Professional Operations at the Torch Hotel in Doha yesterday. SALIM MATRAMKOT Officals at the seminar. and stronger, it is largely because they are driven by professional represented by Karwa Driving including driving schools,” he drivers, who are generally believed the Ministry of Transport, in The seminar held panel dis- drivers who hold “Certificate of School), in collaboration with IRU. said. to be the main cause of the road collaboration with other con- cussions examining the ways Competence” in addition to com- Ozkan highlighted that most “Over 85 percent of the road safety problems in developing cerned authorities, like in and means of improving road mercial driver’s license. motorists are not aware about accidents occur due to human countries, can be turned into a developed countries, should safety in Qatar by understanding The one-day seminar on the behaviour and patterns of behaviour, so merely having a source of inspiration for other take appropriate measures. the main reasons of accidents. “Harnessing Road Safety in heavy vehicle drivers. “Given driver’s licence is not enough. motorists for good driving. This “Allowing anybody who only The IRU shared the findings of Road Transport Professional the size of the trucks and trail- So there should be a mandatory can be achieved through effec- holds a drivers’ licence is not a comprehensive research and Operations”, held under the ers, if the driver intends to take professional competency test tive regulation system coupled enough, rather there should be analysis made from 600 real patronage of the Minister of a right turn, he will occupy the and certification, especially for with especial training provided a mandatory professional train- road accidents based on 3,000 Transport, H E Jassem bin extreme left lane of the road. the commercial drivers, under to commercial drivers. ing and competence certifica- questions asked from each of Saif Al Sulaiti, was organ- So such kind of things should be the ambit of the Ministry of He suggested that for the tion for commercial driving to the accidents, in six European ized by public transport com- taught to other road users, and Transport.” commercial drivers to become be provided by the Ministry of countries. pany, Mowasalat (which was made part of the curriculum, He reiterated that commercial an example for other motorists, Transportation,” he said. THE PENINSULA

Health check-up Stars of Science finale tomorrow

DOHA: Four youth who have captivated audiences across the Arab world will compete to be named the region’s top innova- tor in the live finale of Stars of Science, Qatar Foundation’s ‘edutainment reality’ TV pro- gram on MBC4, tomorrow. The ranking of finalists Thieab Al Dossary of Bahrain, Sultan AlSubhi of Oman, Rania Bou Jaoudeh of Lebanon and Mohammed Al Housani of Qatar will be determined by a pub- lic vote and a jury deliberation in the live finale, which will air from the Stars of Science studios in Doha on MBC4 at 8pm Doha time tomorrow (5pm GMT). Viewers from all over the world The Supreme Council of Health yesterday conducted health check-ups for employees of the Qatar Tourism can submit their vote by SMS or Authority as part of the second phase of the ‘Health in Work Sites’ initiative. by landline to different numbers The Stars of Science finalists. based on country and mobile car- rier. In the live finale, finalists will be ranked based on voting from the (QSTP). The innovators’ resil- tirelessly to engineer, design and public and a jury deliberation. Visit ience, ingenuity and teamwork refine their projects with the Q-Post issues stamps to mark Handball tourney www.starsofscience.com/English/ are tested in challenges through- knowledge that some among them Vote to find out how you can vote. out the show as they develop their would be eliminated by a jury DOHA: The Qatar Postal Q-Post’s ongoing encouragement The stamps were designed in Stars of Science, now in its inventions from concept to com- of experts in weekly primetime Service Company (Q-Post) and documentation of the most collaboration between the design sixth season, pits innovators mercialisation with the ultimate episodes. yesterday issued a set of post- important sporting, economic teams of Q-Post and the organ- against each other in a competi- goal of winning funding for their A total of $600,000 will be age stamps on the occasion of and political events in Qatar. ising committee of the tourna- tion to turn their ideas into real- projects. awarded to the finalists based on Qatar hosting the 24th Men’s These distinctive stamps ment. Customers can now buy ity. Twelve candidates aged 18 to Stars of Science chose the the results of the public vote and Handball World Championship have been issued in five differ- stamp which are available at 30 come to Doha, where they are twelve candidates in an interna- jury deliberation. The live finale of early 2015. ent denominations as QR3, QR5, all Q-Post branches across the mentored by world-class engi- tional casting tour that considered Season 6 of Stars of Science will It is been launched as part of QR10, QR20 and QR30. country. THE PENINSULA neering and design experts at the thousands of applicants. Viewers be hosted by Khaled Al Jumaily. Qatar Science & Technology Park witnessed these candidates work THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03

Qatar among Qatar University top 10 affected by diabetes to launch MA DOHA: The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), a global initiative of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community in journalism Development (QF), is highlight- ing the risk that diabetes poses to the region’s health and life- style on World Diabetes Day. New course to start from September As a disease that is particularly prevalent in the Gulf region, the DOHA: Qatar University (QU) others. Graduates of the program incidence of diabetes is as high as is planning to launch a Master me will be able to contribute 12-18 percent in the Middle East, of Arts in Mass Communication effectively to media policy and with Qatar, Saudi Arabia and programme, a first in the planning, and will have opportu- Oman appearing in the top ten country. nities to work in the media indus- most affected countries, accord- The Master of Arts in tries, particularly those operating ing to the International Diabetes Journalism, New Media and in an international context. Federation. Strategic Communication, To explore the demand for this WISH will put focus to this major in Mass Communication MA programme a survey has been urgent and increasing health pri- is planned to be initiated in conducted among representatives ority ahead of presenting exclu- September next year. The post- of media organisation in Qatar sive insights at the second summit graduate programme is pro- as well as interviews with poten- in February 2015. posed to offer specialisations on tial stakeholders in Qatar, which Professor Stephen Colagiuri, International Communication, indicated a significant demand for WISH’s Diabetes Forum Chair, TV and Radio Broadcasting, such an MA programme. will work with a leading team of Online/Print Journalism, An analysis survey has also experts from around the world to Strategic Communication and been undertaken to examine the produce evidence-based research Sports Journalism. importance of starting a Master’s that can help guide policymak- The MA programme will be programme in the QU College of ers and others responsible for mainly in English with electives in Arts and Sciences. The study the prevention and management the Arabic language. It will be the involved 96 QU male and female of diabetes. Results, findings first of its kind at a postgraduate students and alumni with ages and recommendations from the level at QU and the country. ranging from 25 to 34 years. Forum will be presented for dis- Recognising the contribution of The study found that 75 per- cussion at the Summit. mass media industry in Qatar and cent of the respondents were Professor The Lord Darzi GCC countries to local, regional very interested in joining the of Denham, Executive Chair and international socio-economic programme with its various con- of WISH and Director of the change; QU saw the need to centrations. The participants said Institute of Global Health expand expertise, training and that a Master’s programme would Innovation at Imperial College skills development and postgrad- help them find better employment of London, said, “World Diabetes uate programmes to cater to the opportunities in the field of media Day offers the chance to highlight growing industry. and public relations in the public to the countries of the Middle Set to potentially position QU sector. East that it is a looming global as a leading educational institu- Also, some of the female health crisis. The policy report tion in the GCC and the Middle respondents highlighted the con- that we will publish on diabetes East, the new programme is venience of undertaking such MA in February will provide recom- aimed at providing students with programme at QU rather than mendations for policymakers a critical understanding of the abroad because of family circum- to more effectively prevent dia- economic, social and political con- stances and the inconvenience for betes in their countries, and to texts of regional and global media travelling outside Qatar for a year also ensure effective treatment and major policy issues, creat- or more. When asked whether for those with the illness. It is ing a well-grounded generation such MA programme would our hope that healthcare leaders of students on communication enhance their career opportuni- from the region will adopt some policies and media planning and ties, 95 percent said it would be a of these recommendations for the encouraging scientific research in great boost for their future career benefit of their populations.” media and communication, among chances. THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2014 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ISLAM The Quran: A Book of guidance BY ASHRAF SALAH is from Allah, the Creator of the the Prophet (PBUH) used to com- (Yunus 10: 57) Allah orders us to the Quran and is skilled in doing so citron; its taste is delicious and its Universe. Quran literally means municate it to his companions and recite the Glorious Quran: ..And will be with the obedient and noble scent is pleasant. And the likeness he Glorious Quran is reading or recitation. Prophet asked them to learn it by heart. recite the Quran in a slow pleasant angels and the one who recites the of the believer who does not read the the final Book of divine Muhammad (PBUH) did not Though the Glorious Quran was tone and style. (Muzammil 73: 4) Quran in hesitance due to diffi- Quran is like that of a date; its taste guidance, revealed by receive the whole of it at one revealed piecemeal, yet the entire The virtue of those who recite culty will receive a double reward.” is delicious, yet it has no scent. And TAllah through His Last stretch. Revelations came to him revelation is one organic whole. the Quran and act upon it is (Bukhari) the likeness of a hypocrite who reads Prophet, Muhammad (peace and in fragments from time to time, It is the Word of God, revealed established in the Quran. Allah Moreover, we should also try to the Quran is like that of basil; its blessings of Allah be upon him). covering a period of 23 years. As to the last of the Prophets, says: Verily, those who recite the memorise the Quran or at least scent is pleasant, yet its taste is bit- Each and every word of this Book soon as he received a revelation, Muhammad (PBUH) through the Book of Allah, and perform Salat, some of it. The Prophet (PBUH) ter. And the likeness of a hypocrite angel Gabriel. Whenever and spend out of what We have says: Verily he who has nothing of that does not read the Quran is like there was a revelation, provided for them, secretly and the Quran in his heart, is like a that of a colocynth; its taste is bitter the Prophet (PBUH) got openly, they hope for a sure trade- house which has been destroyed.” and it has no scent. it inserted at its proper gain that will never perish. (Tirmidhi) (Bukhari and Muslim) place in the text revealed (Fatir 35: 29) The Quran will avail the good One should be sincere to Allah so far. There is indeed per- The Prophet (PBUH) said: believers on the day of judgement. alone when he is reciting the fect evidence, internal as The best of you is he who learns the This is clear in the following four Glorious Quran. The Prophet well as external, that every Quran and teaches it. (Bukhari) hadiths: (PBUH) says: Read the Quran and single word or verse or In another hadith, the Prophet 1. Read the Quran. For ver- through it seek the Face of Allah, part of a verse, and every (PBUH) explains the reward for ily it will come forth on the Day of Exalted be He, before there comes chapter that was revealed, learning or reading the Quran: Resurrection as an intercessor for a nation that implements it like an has been put where it Will not any of you go to the masjid its readers. (Muslim) arrow. They read it fast and they do belonged, by the Prophet and learn or read two verses from 2. The Quran is an intercessor not recite it slowly (to implement).” himself under divine guid- the Book of Allah (Glorified and (which by Allah’s permission) inter- (Ahmad and Abu Dawud). ance. The arrangement of Exalted be He)? For that is better cedes, and an opponent (which is) He also says: “Verily, the best of the Quran was thus a part for him than two she-camels, and truthful. He who appoints it as his people with regards to voices, is he of the divine scheme. The three (verses) are better for him leader, (then it) will lead him to whom you feel fears Allah when he Glorious Quran itself says: than three (she-camels), and four paradise. And he who puts it behind recites. (Darimi) It is for Us (Almighty Allah) (verses) are better for him than him, (then it) will lead him to the It is also recommended to read to collect it and to give you four (she-camels). And the number Fire. (Ibn Hibban, Bayhaqi and the Quran before others. Anas ibn (Muhammad) the ability to (of verses read in total) are better Tabarani) Malik (may Allah be pleased with recite it (the Quran ). than the same number of camels.” 3. Fasting and the Quran will him) said that the Messenger of (Al Qiyyamah 75:17) (Muslim) intercede for the person on the Day Allah (PBUH) said to Ubay ibn The Quran thus existed Also, the Prophet (PBUH) said: of Resurrection. Fasting will say: ‘O Ka’b (may Allah be pleased with in a complete and ordered There is no envy (acceptable) except My Lord! I prevented him from food him): Verily Allah has ordered me form in the memories of in two cases: a person whom Allah and desires, so accept my interces- to read upon you. He (Ubay) said: numerous companions has given the Quran and recites it sion for him.’ And the Quran will ‘Has Allah named me for you?!’ in the life-time of the throughout the night and through- say: ‘I prevented him from sleep dur- The Prophet (PBUH) said: ‘Allah Prophet (PBUH), and had out the day and a person whom ing the night, so accept my inter- has named you for me.’ He (Anas) also been reduced to writ- Allah has given wealth that he cession for him.’ And they will (be said: ‘So Ubay began to weep.’ ing on such materials as gives out throughout the night and allowed to) intercede. (Muslim) were available for writing throughout the day. (Ahmad, Tabarani, and Hakim) Of course those who recite the purposes in those days. (Bukhari and Muslim) 4. It will be said to the beholder Quran in the mosque gain many The Glorious Quran is Allah even rewards us for of the Quran: Recite, ascent and blessings. The Prophet (PBUH) mercy, healing and guid- every letter we recite from the rattil (recite slowly and distinctly) says: “There is not a group which ance for the believers; Quran. It was reported that the as you used to make tarteel in the has gathered in a house from the Allah says: And We send Prophet (PBUH) said: Whoever life of this world, for verily your level houses of Allah, reciting the Book down of the Quran that reads a letter from the Book of (in paradise) is at the last verse you of Allah, and studying it among which is a healing and Allah will receive a hasanah read.” Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi) themselves, except that tranquillity mercy to those who believe.. (reward) for it (i.e., his recitation), The Glorious Quran has its will descend upon them, mercy will (Al Israa 17:82) and the hasanah is multiplied by good effects on the believers in befall them, the angels will encircle And, in surah (chapter) ten. I do not say that Alif-Laam- this world as well. The Prophet them, and Allah will mention them Yunus verse No. 57, Allah Meem is (considered as) a let- (PBUH) says: Verily Allah raises to those who are with Him (i.e., the says: O mankind! There has ter, rather Alif is a letter, Laam nations by this Book (the Quran) angels). And he who falls short in come to you a good advice is a letter, and Meem is a letter.” and puts down (i.e., destroys) others action (in gaining knowledge and from your Lord, and a heal- (Tirmidhi and Darimi) by it.” (Muslim) memorising the Quran), whose lin- ing for that which is in your We should try to improve our And in another hadith, he eage will not hasten him (to do).” breasts, a guidance and Quranic recitation as the Prophet says: The likeness of the believer (Muslim) a mercy for the believers. (PBUH) says: The one who recites who reads the Quran is like that of www.onislam.net FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2014 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 Turkey frees radicals Islamic State to mint own coins BEIRUT: The Islamic State without charge after jihadist group announced yesterday it will start mint- ing its own gold, silver and copper coins for use in areas attack on US sailors under IS control in Syria and Iraq. ISTANBUL: Turkey yester- the United States and Turkey over “God willing, coins of several day freed without questioning the crisis in Syria — caused alarm types will be minted from gold, or charges 12 radical nation- in Washington. silver and copper,” the IS said alist protesters who attacked “We find it ugly and disturbing,” in a statement distributed on three US sailors in the centre US military spokesman Colonel jihadist forums. of Istanbul in an assault that Steven Warren told reporters The aim was to replace alarmed the American military. in Washington, describing the “the tyrannical currency sys- Several dozen members of attackers as “what appear to be tem that was imposed on the Turkiye Genclik Birligi (Turkish thugs on the street.” Muslims, and which led to Youth Union/TGB) attacked the The USS Ross had been their oppression”. visiting US sailors on Wednesday moored in the centre of the city The IS said its circulation of afternoon while their vessel the just beneath the Topkapi Palace, the new coins, to counter the USS Ross was moored in the the historic home of the Ottoman widely-used US dollar, would centre of Istanbul on its way back Sultans. free Muslims “from profiteer- from exercises in the Black Sea. Shore leave was cancelled for ing, satanical economic oppres- They threw red dye and sought the rest of the stay for the crew sion”, and it posted pictures of to force white sacks as hoods on after the incident, the Pentagon what the coins would look like. the sailors in the Eminonu dis- said. On one side, the words trict on the Istanbul waterfront, The Turkish foreign minis- “Islamic State” and “a The Dome of the Rock is seen in the background as a Palestinian reads the Holy Quran on a plaza in the Al Aqsa a popular tourist hub. try also condemned the incident caliphate following the model Mosque compound yesterday. The case of the 12 protest- saying it was “disrespectful” and of the Prophet (Muhammad) ers arrested over the action was “could in no way be tolerated”. (PBUH)” are engraved, as well referred earlier Thursday to the The USS Ross yesterday after- as the weight and value of the court of justice in Istanbul, the noon sailed out of Istanbul as coin. Dogan news agency said. planned and then through the On the other, various sym- However they were all later Dardanelles Strait towards the bols are used. released without charge and with- Aegean Sea, the Hurriyet daily The five-dinar gold coin Kerry in bid to cool out even being questioned by pros- said. shows a world map, while the ecutors, it added. The use of hoods in the protest Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem TGB chairman Cagdas Cengiz was a reference to an incident is portrayed on the silver said outside the courthouse that it from the 2003 Iraq war that out- 10-dirham coin. was “our duty as Turkish youths” raged many in Turkey when US The crescent is embossed on to attack the soldiers. forces in northern Iraq arrested one of the copper coins, while Jerusalem tempers “This protest was a salute to all a group of Turkish soldiers, forced three palm trees are engraved the oppressed nations. From now hoods over their heads and held on another. on, American soldiers will never them for three days. Unlike the modern form of have an easy time here. They will The incident inflamed national- the dinar used today in some Top US diplomat meets Jordan king, Netanyahu not be able to go around freely,” he ist sentiment in Turkey. Muslim countries, the ancient said, quoted by the Milliyet daily. The TGB claims to be loyal to dinars were made of pure gold AMMAN: Top US diplomat settlement activity in the city’s concerns over Israel’s actions, An MP for the mainstream the principles of modern Turkey’s and silver rather than less pre- John Kerry mounted a diplo- eastern sector and by reli- particularly in Jerusalem. secular opposition Republican founding father Mustafa Kemal cious metals. matic push yesterday to calm gious tensions at the Al Aqsa “The Palestinian position will People’s Party (CHP) also praised Ataturk and also staunchly Experts say the IS is financed surging tensions in Jerusalem compound, a site holy to both be made crystal clear: the Israeli the action. opposed the ruling Islamic-rooted mainly through extortion of through talks in Amman Muslims and Jews. violations are a red line and can- “These young people have done party co-founded by President local populations in areas it with Israeli Prime Minister Earlier, a tense confrontation not be tolerated — especially with what was necessary. Turks are Recep Tayyip Erdogan. controls, crude oil sales and Benjamin Netanyahu and erupted in the city’s Issawiya the tension and Israeli escalation hospitable but have always sided Its thinking is marked by vehe- ransoms for kidnappings. Jordan’s king. neighbourhood as about 100 resi- in Al Aqsa and Jerusalem,” Nabil with the oppressed,” said Suheyl ment anti-Americanism and it It is unclear how much pre- The meeting at King Abdullah dents, including schoolchildren, Abu Rudeina said. Batum. also strongly opposes Turkey’s bid cious metals the group has II’s palace came hours after talks tried to block a main road after Kerry also met King Abdullah, But the attack — which came to join the European Union. amassed. AFP between the US secretary of police closed off several neigh- who called for Israel “to put an amid tensions between Nato allies AFP state and Palestinian President bourhood entrances with con- end to its unilateral action and Mahmoud Abbas. crete blocks. repeated attacks against holy sites “They will focus on ways to A 11-year-old Palestinian boy in Jerusalem, especially those tar- restore calm and de-escalate was wounded when a non-lethal geting the Al Aqsa mosque com- tensions in Jerusalem,” State round fired by Israeli police hit pound,” his palace said. Department deputy spokes- him between the eyes during The monarch said there was woman Marie Harf said ahead of clashes. “no alternative to the estab- the talks in the Jordanian capital. The Palestinians have also been lishment of an independent The flurry of diplomatic activ- infuriated by a far-right Jewish Palestinian state”, with east ity followed new clashes in east campaign for prayer rights at Al Jerusalem as its capital, in order Jerusalem where Israeli police Aqsa, although Israel insists it to achieve peace. fired tear gas, sound bombs has no plans to change the dec- In a move likely to further and rubber bullets to disperse ades-old status quo. heighten tensions around Al Palestinian demonstrators. Israel’s Public Security Aqsa, Aharonovitch said late Months-long unrest in annexed Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch on Wednesday that he would east Jerusalem has in recent days said the authorities were on reinstall metal detectors at the spread to the occupied West alert for more unrest, after sev- entrances along with facial-rec- Bank and Arab communities eral attacks in recent weeks by ognition technology. across Israel, raising fears of a Palestinians wielding knives or “We’ll increase the supervision new Palestinian uprising. ploughing cars into pedestrians. of people entering the compound, Kerry and Abbas embraced and “I believe there will still be ter- both Jews and Muslims,” he said. had a brief whispered exchange ror attacks and other incidents in But Sheikh Azzam Al Khatib, as they met at the Palestinian the near future,” he said. head of the Islamic Waqf which leader’s villa in Amman. Abbas’s spokesman said runs the compound, rejected the Much of the unrest in ahead of the meeting that the idea. “This is unacceptable to all Jerusalem has been fuelled Palestinian leader was expected Muslims. It cannot be installed,” by Israeli moves to step up to tell Kerry of his growing he said. AFP Israeli security chiefs face off in bitter public spat JERUSALEM: A bitter feud be resolved between the security warning about the summer war, between Israel’s armed forces services,” a statement from his which erupted on July 8, and chief and the head of domestic office said. warned of the “deep mistrust” security hit the headlines yes- “We all have a national respon- which existed between the two terday after Prime Minister sibility for the security of the bodies. Benjamin Netanyahu rebuked State of Israel and we must con- “I never thought things would them for making their dispute tinue to fully cooperate for the reach this stage, but it has to stop public. security of Israel’s citizens,” he now,” he wrote. Details of the spat were plas- told them at the meeting, which In a related development, tered across Israel’s main news- was also attended by Defence Haaretz newspaper ran a story papers after Netanyahu’s office Minister Moshe Yaalon. in which senior police chiefs and issued a statement urging chief The extent of the dispute was officials in the public security of staff Lieutenant General Benny exposed on Monday night in ministry accused the Shin Bet of Gantz and Shin Bet chief Yoram “Uvda” — an investigative news failing to share information about Cohen to stop washing their dirty programme broadcast on Israel’s planned attacks and disturbances laundry in public. private Channel 2 television. at the flashpoint Al Aqsa mosque The quarrel between Gantz and In the programme, Shin Bet compound and in other areas of Cohen is centred on Israel’s pre- officials, who normally maintain annexed east Jerusalem. paredness for the 50-day summer a high level of discretion, claimed Top police officials have urged war in Gaza. they had warned the army ear- Netanyahu to pressure the agency But it emerged as the Jewish lier this year that Gaza’s Hamas into cooperating more fully with state struggles to control a rulers were possibly preparing the police, the paper said. growing wave of unrest in east a “strategic attack” in July, say- The Shin Bet did not comment Jerusalem which has spread to ing the army did not act on the on either report, but commenta- the occupied West Bank and information. tors had plenty to say. Arab communities inside Israel, But Gantz was furious, send- “With everything going on in with the army and the Shin Bet ing an angry letter of complaint the West Bank and Jerusalem ... at the forefront of ensuring public to Netanyahu on Wednesday, it would be best for the Shin Bet security. which was published yesterday in and the army to put their egos At a meeting with the pair on Israel’s top-selling Yediot Aharonot ... aside and focus on the job at Wednesday, Netanyahu “ordered newspaper. hand,” wrote Yoav Limor in the an immediate halt to publicly In it, he categorically denied pro-Netanyahu freesheet, Israel dealing with issues that should the agency had passed on any HaYom. AFP FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2014 06 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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FTER close to four years of weathering an international storm over its World Cup bid, Qatar stands vindicated. The FIFA Ethics Committee Ainvestigation has found there was nothing wrong in Qatar’s bidding process to host the FIFA World Cup in 2022. Will Obama fade or fight as The world football body in 2010 awarded the hosting rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar respectively. Republicans take over Congress? Former United States Attorney Michael Garcia was heading an investigation into the bidding process by the two countries. BY KAREN TUMULTY and represents the fulfillment of a promise And it’s not just slightly better, it’s a lot Yesterday’s statement that gave a clean chit to the hosts of the JULIET EILPERIN to Latino activists. better,” the official added. next World Cup and the subsequent one to be held in Qatar Those actions are a reminder that Obama’s stance is a marked contrast said it did not find any reason for holding another vote for the HEN his party got wal- even a lame-duck president whose from that of other presidents who have hosting rights. The statement, issued by FIFA ethics judge Hans- loped last week in the party has suffered a power outage on found themselves in his position. Joachim Eckert, said it could find no grounds for re-opening the midterm election, an Capitol Hill has the ability to make In the wake of the GOP takeover bidding process for the tournaments. Qatar had strived to bring Wunbowed President things happen. of the House in 1995, Speaker Newt Barack Obama declared that he would “He sees problems he wants to solve, Gingrich, R-Ga, became such a domi- the biggest celebration of football to the region by submitting a “squeeze every last little bit of opportu- and he’s going to use the tools that are nant figure that Bill Clinton felt it bid that detailed its plans of holding the tournament for the first nity” to push his agenda in the waning available to him to solve them,” said David necessary to assert that he was still time in the Middle East. Not only did Qatar’s success in winning years of his presidency. In the past few Axelrod, who was Obama’s top political “relevant here.” Even Obama took a the bid give a boost to the game in the country and region, it days, he has shown that he meant it. strategist and a former senior official more defensive and accommodating spawned a new sub-culture of sport here. On Monday, Obama leaned on the in his White House. “I certainly do not stance after the Republican romp in Qatar’s winning the rights to host the tournament made Federal Communications Commission expect him to curl up in a fetal position.” the 2010 midterm elections, saying at to protect “net neutrality,” with a blunt The actions also represent a politi- one point that “rumours of my demise the country and the region proud in anticipation of the biggest call for more regulation of high-speed cal calculation that there is little to be may be a little exaggerated.” festival of The Beautiful Game to be held here. The country internet providers. The idea that the big gained from accommodating the new The difference now is that Obama trumped Australia, Japan, South Korea and the United States telecom companies should not be allowed Republican majority in Congress, while will not be on the ballot again, and has to get the bid, which led to widespread to charge higher rates in exchange for there may be some potential benefit in his legacy in mind as he decides how to The FIFA jubilation and celebrations here. faster connections is an issue on which provoking them. spend his remaining time in office. Keeping in mind that the Obama campaigned “The president’s trying to pick some One way Obama’s presidency will be in 2008, but one fights and he’ll hope we’ll overreach,” remembered is for how it has changed report proves tournament is played in the northern that regulators — to said Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla, who is close the terms of engagement on issues hemisphere summer, Qatar hired the disappointment to House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. that he has made a priority, said White right Qatar’s international consultants who would of young voters and “It is a balancing act,” Cole added. House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer, not- claims that suggest ways to artificially cool the One reason the technology compa- “We’ve got to govern, but we’ve got to ing that future presidential candidates stadiums to keep players and spectators election turned nies — have thus do it without losing our conservative cre- of both parties will be competing for the far been reluctant dentials.” One reason the election turned constituencies that were key to Obama’s the 2022 comfortable. The Supreme Committee out so badly to implement. out so badly for Democrats is that parts two presidential victories. bidding for Delivery and Legacy, which is Then Tuesday, of their base did not show up at the polls. “If you need these voters to become tasked with organising the tournament, for Democrats Obama struck a “To everyone who voted, I want you to president, then in order to be presi- process was showed FIFA how it planned to cool the is that parts of potentially historic know that I hear you,” Obama said in a dent you’re going to have to be pro- playing arenas with the help of carbon- their base did climate deal with news conference the day after the elec- immigration, pro-economic fairness,” transparent. neutral technology. China. It brought tion. “To the two-thirds of voters who Pfeiffer said. He predicted “a world not show up at praise from envi- chose not to participate in the process where no climate denier will ever be Qatar has consistently maintained ronmental groups yesterday, I hear you, too.” president again.” that its bidding process did not break rules and met the needs the polls. who at times have In that sense, strategists say, con- But there is also a peril to a president of ethics and transparency. Responding to the FIFA clean chit, felt the president frontation might be a good thing for moving ahead without having Congress Hassan Al Thawadi, General Secretary of the Committee said has moved too Democrats as they prepare for the behind him. “You can issue all the execu- yesterday, “We were confident that any impartial investigation slowly on the issue, and a hail of criticism election of 2016, which will feature not tive orders you want. If you don’t have was to show that our record was clean and contains no from Republican leaders who are about only a presidential contest but also an any money to enforce them, they don’t to assume full control of Capitol Hill. electoral map that favors them in their go very far,” said Cole. “We’re going to irregularities. We’ve always been confident about the integrity of “The president continues to send a bid to retake the Senate. be pretty aggressive in using the power our bid. Today’s report was confirmation of that.” The Russian signal that he has no intention of mov- “We need to deliver for the folks who of the purse.” Republicans made it clear organisers of the World Cup also expressed satisfaction that the ing toward the middle,” said Sen. Mitch didn’t feel any reason to engage in the Wednesday they considered the presi- report had not implicated them of wrongdoing. McConnell, R-Ky, who will undergo a process” this year, said a senior admin- dent’s climate deal with Chinese presi- “We were always confident that there could be nothing which title change from minority leader to istration official, who asked not to be dent Xi Jinping unacceptable. majority leader in January. identified in order to discuss internal McConnell described himself as “par- would come out from this investigation,” said Alexey Sorokin, Meanwhile, expectations are that decision-making. ticularly distressed” by the agreement, the head of Russia’s 2018 World Cup organising committee. Obama’s soon-to-be-announced execu- “We have to have policy positions, or and contended: “It requires the Chinese Now there’s no looking back for Qatar and Russia as they go tive action on immigration will go as articulate our policy positions, that show to do nothing at all for 16 years, while ahead with their plans for the World Cups. far as possible, potentially protecting to this emerging electorate of young these carbon emission regulations are The report has not only proved Qatar right, it is going to add as many as 6 million illegal immigrants people, Latinos, single women, that the creating havoc in my state and other momentum to the country’s preparations for the Cup and its from the threat of deportation. The Democratic Party is fundamentally bet- states across the country.” move is certain to inflame the right, but ter for them than the Republican Party. WP-BLOOMBERG commitment to promoting the game. The other side Quote of Myanmar politics get more complicated as dictatorship ends the day HE conflict in Myanmar was Huge problems continue to beset over political progress. Most pointedly, unions and foreign investment. once easy to caricature: brutal Myanmar. Negotiations toward a grand Suu Kyi herself has been barred from The next wave of reforms threatens generals on one side, pro- cease-fire agreement with ethnic rebels becoming president. institutions and longstanding ways of Tdemocracy icon Aung San in the north are stuck. Several journal- Yet this mixed picture is about what doing business, challenging powerful Suu Kyi on the other. At this point, ists have been arrested recently, and one would expect to see at this stage interests both inside and outside the however, to sustain Myanmar’s halting one brutally killed in army custody. in Myanmar’s conversion from military military. At the same time, with elec- political opening, the world needs to Regime cronies still dominate the dictatorship. The country — whose tions due in a year, political jockeying adopt a less black-and-white view. economy, and, outside the energy sec- economy is about the size of Fresno, is growing more intense. Cease-fire China ... stands ready Abroad at least, Suu Kyi’s is still the tor, foreign investors haven’t followed California’s — has only just begun to prospects have faded in part because to become the first most-heeded voice on Myanmar. Her up an initial burst of enthusiasm with emerge from decades of isolation, bru- ethnic rebels worry a new government pessimism about ongoing reforms — signed deals. State policy continues to tal repression and underinvestment in might renounce or try to renegotiate dialogue partner ahead of her meeting with President discriminate against minority Rohingya areas such as infrastructure, health any peace accord. to sign with ASEAN a Barack Obama this week, she warned Muslims, tens of thousands of whom and education. The liberalizing meas- These challenges have no quick the world not to be “over-optimistic” are trapped in refugee camps. ures adopted thus far have been the answers. While there’s no justification treaty of friendship and about their progress — has energized Suu Kyi is also right to complain “easy” ones, in many cases requiring for preventing Suu Kyi from ascending cooperation. a chorus of critics in Washington calling that the military, which has reserved a little more than President Thein Sein’s to the presidency if she has the votes, for renewed pressure on the Burmese quarter of the seats in parliament for its signature: relaxing press censorship, even that wouldn’t guarantee progress. Li Keqiang regime. appointees, maintains an effective veto freeing political prisoners, allowing labor The Washington Post Chinese Prime Minister FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2014 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 How to see Time’s ban on the word feminist

and that when they are free, things will The meaning of change for women as a natural conse- quence.” The multitudes contained within ‘feminist’ is not “feminist” and “feminism” are confound- ing. And the debates over them, whether between second-wave feminists who find just debated and Knowles’ sexual self-presentation dis- concerting and her many third-wave dissected among adherents, over feminism’s priorities and solidarity or lack thereof with other movements, and over language and inclu- its adherents. sivity are rich, sometimes painful, and often productive. The Facebook As Roxane Gay wrote in her best-sell- ing essay collection “Bad Feminist,” “I openly embrace the label of bad feminist. and Tumblr sites I do so because I am flawed and human. I am not terribly well versed in feminist Women Against history. I am not as well read in key femi- nist texts as I would like to be. I have certain ... interests and personality traits Feminism have and opinions that may not fall in line with mainstream feminism, but I am still a become a place feminist. I cannot tell you how freeing it has been to accept this about myself.” where women who The meaning of “feminist” is not just debated and dissected among its adher- ents. The Facebook and Tumblr sites do not ascribe to Women Against Feminism have become a place where women who do not ascribe the movement to the movement discuss why, and in the process further try to define what these protean terms mean to them. The discuss why. Gamergate movement may have been, Ukrainian security agents wrap an activist of the Ukrainian feminist group FEMEN on the Independence Square in Kiev. for some of its participants, about ethics BY ALYSSA ROSENBERG in gaming journalism, but it also staged time even if some of that conversation is men. We teach girls that they cannot be hate men. And now, I think a lot of girls a high-profile fight over what femi- ime magazine has made a tra- being conducted through mass culture. sexual beings in the way that boys are. have had a feminist awakening because nism is and what feminist art criticism dition of asking readers which For Beyoncé Knowles, who released a Feminist: the person who believes in the they understand what the word means. consists of. word they feel they would be self-titled album last December and then social, political, and economic equality For so long it’s been made to seem like As plenty of observers have pointed Twell-rid of. And on the list this took it on a tour with her husband that of the sexes.” something where you’d picket against out, the issues that feminism is meant to time is the word “feminist,” which poll involved her standing behind the word That is a useful explication of both the the opposite sex, whereas it’s not about address are still painfully relevant: Susan conductor Katy Steinmetz dismisses in “Feminist” in giant, glowing letters, the basic principles of feminism and the con- that at all.” B Anthony could not have imagined online a rather flip fashion. “You have nothing meaning of the word seems to be drawn tradictions women must try to reconcile And Emma Watson, speaking at the harassment, and she would have been a against feminism itself, but when did it from Chimamanda Adiche’s TED talk, in pursuit of “social, political, and eco- United Nations, argued that feminism is less than productive participant in conver- become a thing that every celebrity had which Knowles quotes extensively in her nomic equality.” a men’s issue — and a men’s label — too. sations about the struggles particular to to state their position on whether this song “Flawless.” Taylor Swift’s declaration of feminist “I’ve seen my father’s role as a par- women of colour. But even if we are only word applies to them, like some politi- “Because I am female, I am expected identity in the Guardian this summer ent being valued less by society despite measuring the extent to which the words cian declaring a party?” she writes. “Let’s to aspire to marriage. I am expected hewed to that same basic statement of my needing his presence as a child as on Time’s list are vibrant and meaningful stick to the issues and quit throwing to make my life choices always keep- principles, and dispelled one of the per- much as my mother’s,” she argued. “I’ve terms, “feminist” is far too unsettled and this label around like ticker tape at a ing in mind that marriage is the most sistent myths that has dogged the move- seen young men suffering from mental contested a word to be tarred with the Susan B Anthony parade.” important thing. Now, marriage can ment since its early days. illness unable to ask for help for fear it staidness Steinmetz ascribes to it. This is lazy outrage bait. But I am bit- be a source of joy and love and mutual “As a teenager, I didn’t understand would make them look less ‘macho’… I’ve Our debates would be poorer for its ing anyway, because while Time could support, but why do we teach girls to that saying you’re a feminist is just say- seen men made fragile and insecure by a loss, and for the lost opportunity to grap- have trolled readers by calling a ban for aspire to marriage and we don’t teach ing that you hope women and men will distorted sense of what constitutes male ple with what women’s liberation really the word on “feminist” any time, the boys the same? We raise girls to see each have equal rights and equal opportuni- success. Men don’t have the benefits of looks like. magazine is considering it in a year when other as competitors, not for jobs or for ties,” she explained to Hermione Hoby. equality either. We don’t often talk about Rosenberg writes The Post’s Act Four web the conversation about the meaning of accomplishments, which I think can be “What it seemed to me, the way it was men being imprisoned by gender stere- channel covering culture and politics. the term is as rich as it has been in some a good thing, but for the attention of phrased in culture, society, was that you otypes but I can see that that they are WP-BLOOMBERG Myths mar image of trade unions Cyberattacks like

BY ELLIE MAE O’HAGAN causes internationally. In fact, it was thanks to the union movement that I started writ- he Daily Mail front page caught my ing about Latin America, after I attended a Cold War flaps eye yesterday: it announced that trade trade union conference where I learned that BY KATIE BENNER Tunions were now paying their mem- more than 2,000 human rights defenders and bers to go on strike. I confess to being almost activists had been assassinated in Colombia impressed at that infernal organ’s ability to since the 1980s. ears ago hackers planted malicious software on computer sys- alchemise scandals out of the prosaic, and it tems that control parts of the United States’ critical infra- got me thinking about the other myths that The government is subsidising trade union Ystructure, including pieces of the electrical grid, gas and water are commonly peddled about trade unions. activity systems. The malware, which the Department of Homeland Security Let’s have a look at six regulars, and give them It was unsurprising to many working in the warned about only last month, was dubbed BlackEnergy and traced a good old busting. trade union movement that the moment the back to the Russian government. Tories came to power in 2010, this particular Whatever they were up to, the cyber-infiltrators didn’t use the Trade unions pay their members to go on myth started doing the rounds. In 2011, the digital weapons they’d planted to do any damage. strike TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) published research “This suggests that attackers are collecting detailed information on This is a new one on me, but given it made stating that taxpayers paid £113m to trade systems and processes running the vital infrastructure of the US . . . to the headlines yesterday we may as well kick off unions. coordinate further attacks,” says Pierluigi Paganini, a security analyst who with it. Union members get their pay docked Passengers at a U-Bahn underground station The myth refers to “facility time”, the time publishes the blog SecurityAffairs. The DHS conjectured that attackers when they go on strike. They are exercising during a nationwide strike by Germany’s train given to union reps to do certain activities on planted the threat to deter a future US attack. (Remember Stuxnet?) a right to withdraw labour, not a right to drivers’ in Berlin. behalf of their union, without having their The BlackEnergy intrusion is the kind of stuff that national govern- get paid for taking a day off work. It’s why pay docked. These include negotiating with ments typically do in attacks against one another, but it was also remi- the miners’ strike ended — the miners just looks like it’s on the cards. But the truth is employers over pay and conditions, repre- niscent of a recent corporate hack that hit banking giant JPMorgan couldn’t live without a wage any more. The that unions are legally compelled to give seven senting workers in grievance and disciplinary last summer. Intruders nosed around the bank’s systems from June Daily Mail is referring to a union’s strike days’ notice to an employer before they ballot procedures, providing training, doing health to August, undiscovered and uninterrupted. They didn’t take sensitive fund, which is used to try to prevent members their members over a strike. Unions are not and safety work and attending training ses- information like credit card and Social Security numbers, the stuff getting into financial difficulties as a result “threatening” anything when they tell employ- sions themselves. As many union reps work in that sells for a lot of money on the black market. But they did leave of losing pay when they go on strike. Going ers they’re going to find out how their mem- the public sector, the TPA categorised this as malware in the network that could possibly let them further exploit on strike is a human right enshrined in the bers feel about striking; they’re just following “unions being subsidised by the government”. or control the company’s system any time they wanted. Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and trade union law. There may be circumstances Actually I’m not going to dispute the TPA’s BlackEnergy and the JPMorgan hack have given researchers, govern- unions are entitled to use funds to make up for where it is better for unions to ballot members research, I’m just going to add some extra ment authorities and corporate guardians ample reason to wonder if we’re the lost earnings that striking members face. confidentially (like if negotiations are under information. Research by the Labour party watching a nascent but significant shift in the security landscape - one It’s rather different to the Mail implying that way and the possibility of a strike might cause shows that when you include the private sec- that suggests that Corporate America is now subject to cyber-hacks and teachers face some kind of cash bonanza from tensions) but we’ll never know, because the tor, facility time costs £431m annually. But it cyber-attacks once reserved for governments and critical infrastructure. taking industrial action. Incidentally, the gen- law doesn’t allow it. also showed that facility time saves anything The recent hacks, as well as others involving Target and the United eral secretary of the Public and Commercial The second form of this myth is the idea from £476m to £1.1bn. That’s a reflection of States Postal Service, show that attackers can squat on a network, Services union, Mark Serwotka, donated that, for some unknowable reason, unions are savings made from fewer tribunals, sick days, undetected, for months. If motivated to do so, they could enter a sys- £80,000 of his own money to his union’s strike inherently bad for the economy. Given that accidents and dismissals, as well as higher tem, study it and learn how to do more than just steal information. fund after the executive voted against his offer over the last four years, unions have been productivity. David Cowan, a cybersecurity investor at Bessemer Venture Partners, to take a lower salary. Those union barons, eh? making the restrained demand for jobs and And perhaps that is why no employers have says it’s a trend he’s watching closely. Some security professionals believe economic growth, I’m not sure why so many made any serious calls for an end to facility we’ll see corporate attacks become more destructive over the next year. Unions are free to strike at the drop of media commentators are convinced they’re time, even though David Cameron promised Most criminals infiltrate a system to steal and sell data. It’s rare to a hat out to destroy society. Nevertheless, as many to “put a stop to it”. see an attacker try to shutdown or harm a company. Believe it or not, this country has the most publications show, there is a strong correla- “To take down a target, you put a price on your head,” says Jeremy restrictive trade union laws in the western tion between strong trade unions, low inequal- The unions do nothing for ordinary people Pickett, the head of threat research at the startup vArmour and a world. When strikes do happen, they’re the ity and thriving economies. Strong collective Actually this one’s true. Except for paid former infosec engineer at PayPal. “People hack for financial gain to result of a failure of negotiations, not commie bargaining agreements can also reduce the holidays, the eight-hour day, paid sick leave, make getting caught worthwhile. Ideologically motivated attacks only militants looking for a conflict. Remember the gender pay gap. bringing an end to child labour, fighting for occur in extremely polarised areas, like Iraq.” oil tanker drivers’ strike in 2012? That was equal pay, better health and safety regulation, But such attacks have happened, including a 2013 campaign that called after 18 months of intransigence from Unions just organise strikes fighting workplace discrimination, the unions disabled three of South Korea’s biggest banks. The malware was traced the employer — not that you would know that Unions do lots of other things too. For have done absolutely nothing. back to China, and investigators suspected that North Korea launched from the papers. example, the TUC has an impressive Union I suspect the biggest myth of all is that the the attack. Remember Anonymous? That clan of cyberhackers also Learn programme which trains people in public hate unions. Anyone who has inter- attacked US corporations back in 2010 to show support for Julian Unions are destroying the economy workplaces. In 2012, TUC Education provided acted with a union in their workplace can see Assange and Wikileaks. They tried to shutdown Amazon, PayPal, This particular myth comes in two forms: education and training for more than 52,000 the benefits. Perhaps that’s why a 2011 poll Visa and MasterCard. We’re living in what appears to be an increas- the first is that unions hold the country to union reps. Unite the Union helps domestic showed that trade union leaders were more ingly polarised world, where relationships between large countries like ransom by threatening to strike. Remember workers, often living in very difficult circum- trusted by the public than bankers, business the US, Russia, China and Iran are becoming increasingly strained. Francis Maude’s advice to fill up a jerry can stances, to learn English and IT so that they leaders, politicians and — lamentably for the That’s why Paganini likens the changing online threat to the arms when it looked like oil tanker drivers would can communicate with their families in their Daily Mail — journalists. Well now, isn’t that race and acts of espionage that marked the Cold War battle that go on strike? The government, flanked by the home countries and live a better life in the the funniest thing. Russia and the US waged after World War II and through the 1980s. press, like to stir up panic whenever a strike UK. All the major unions support social justice THE GUARDIAN WP-BLOOMBERG FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2014 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME / MIDDLE EAST US considers sending combat troops to Iraq IS seen as too strong compared to Iraqi army NEW YORK: The top-ranking Kurdish brigades, US troop levels government is reforming its army officer in the American military in Iraq will soon stand at 3,000. and reaching out to alienated said yesterday that the US is Even with potential US involve- Sunnis, Hagel said yesterday. actively considering the direct ment in ground combat looming, With the US-led air war use of troops in the toughest Dempsey and Defence Secretary against Islamic State jihadists upcoming fights against the Chuck Hagel said further troop relying heavily on Iraqi security Islamic State (Isis) in Iraq, less increases would be “modest” and forces, Hagel praised moves by the than a week after Barack Obama not on the order of the 150,000 new defence minister, Khaled Al doubled troop levels there. US troops occupying Iraq at the Obaidi, to shake up the top tier of General Martin Dempsey, the height of the 2003-2011 war. the army. chairman of the joint chiefs of “I just don’t foresee a circum- “This new minister of defence staff, indicated to the House of stance when it would be in our and this new government is Representatives armed services interest to take this fight on our- reconstituting the leadership of committee that the strength of selves with a large military con- the Iraqi security forces,” Hagel Isis relative to the Iraqi army may tingent,” Dempsey said. told the House Armed Services be such that he would recommend But should the Iraqi military Committee. abandoning Obama’s oft-repeated prove unwilling to take back “Al He cited Baghdad’s announce- A shell explodes in the Syrian city of Kobane, also known as Ain Al Arab, as seen from the Turkish border village pledge against returning US Anbar province and Ninewa prov- ment on Wednesday that 36 army of Mursitpinar, yesterday. ground troops to combat in Iraq. ince” — the majority of territory in officers had been sacked, saying Retaking the critical city of Iraq seized by Isis — or should the the move represented needed Mosul, Iraq’s second largest, and new Iraqi prime minister, Haider changes “across the top” of the re-establishing the border between Al Abadi, exclude Sunnis from army. Iraq and Syria that Isis has erased power, “I will have to adjust my “Those are fundamental Rebel holdout in Homs gets “will be fairly complex terrain” recommendations,” Dempsey said. changes,” he said. for the Iraqi security forces that Dempsey has previously Hagel said the defence minister the US is once again supporting, described Mosul as potentially was “moving” to create a national Dempsey acknowledged. the “decisive” battle of the war guard that would empower Sunni first aid in six months “I’m not predicting at this against Isis, an assessment backed tribes in western Anbar province, point that I would recommend by General Lloyd Austin, the US where the IS group has exploited BEIRUT: UN aid has reached devastating two-year siege of Yesterday, according to the that those forces in Mosul and Central Command chief who is local resentment of the Shiite-led the last rebel holdout in the cen- their stronghold. Observatory, the army shelled along the border would need to running the war. Austin signalled government in Baghdad. tral Syrian city of Homs for the Under a landmark agreement Waer, further bolstering the be accompanied by US forces, but last month that an Iraqi-led cam- The Pentagon chief also said first time in six months, activ- supervised by the United Nations, rebels’ suspicions. we’re certainly considering it,” he paign was months away, owing to the new Prime Minister Haidar ists and a monitoring group said a group of rebel fighters pulled Homs was once seen as the said. insufficient combat prowess on the al-Abadi had taken “steps in the yesterday. out of the city. “capital of the revolution” against With last week’s ordered US Iraqis’ part. right direction” to reach out to the “On Tuesday and Wednesday, But around 150,000 people, the Assad regime. troop increases, designed to aid The sacking of dozens of Iraqi Sunni population, but that more 30 trucks of aid arrived in Waer including tens of thousands who Over the past year, the out- Iraqi campaign planning against army commanders represents a political reform was required. for the first time in six months,” fled the fighting in Homs, remain gunned and underfunded rebels Isis and to prop up 12 Iraqi and positive sign that the Baghdad THE GUARDIAN Rami Abdel Rahman of the confined to the district of Waer, have lost a string of bastions Syrian Observatory of Human which the Syrian army continues across Syria, notably in Homs and Rights said. to bombard. Damascus provinces. Abdullah Al Homsi, an activ- Numerous attempts to reach a Also yesterday, the air force ist in the rebel-held district, said truce have failed, with each side bombarded the rebel-held village via the Internet that the trucks accusing the other of hobbling the of Saqba east of Damascus, killing brought 20,000 food parcels, sani- negotiations. at least nine civilians including Bomb blasts damage Egypt, tary equipment, rain shelters and UN-mediated talks are ongo- three children and four women, blankets. ing between the government and according to the Observatory. Another activist said in a video the rebels, according the Britain- “The regime is trying to reclaim message that the vehicles arrived based Observatory, but activists the (rebel-held, besieged) Eastern UAE embassies in Libya at night and also delivered “deter- have expressed doubts about the Ghouta area east of Damascus, gents, school supplies and gifts regime’s intentions. and there are air strikes there TRIPOLI: Two car bombs where it is largely in control. A Libyan security official, who from the United Nations”. “We have confidence in the every day,” said Abdel Rahman. struck near the shuttered Fajr Libya (Libya Dawn) is works for a unit in charge of pro- In May, forces loyal to President efforts of the UN but we fear the “But most of the casualties, Egyptian and United Arab a coalition of Islamist militias tecting embassy and diplomatic Bashar Al Assad recaptured regime is trying to use the UN to every time, are civilians,” he Emirates embassies in Libya’s which seized Tripoli in August staff, said police were investigat- the historic Old City of Homs retake Waer,” said Abdullah Al added. militia-controlled capital within after weeks of deadly fighting ing the bombing and studying from rebel fighters, ending a Homsi. AFP minutes of each other yester- with a nationalist group. footage from CCTV cameras. day, a correspondent and a UAE Nahayan, in a statement car- He also linked the attacks to official said. ried by state news agency WAM, “support” by the governments of Two guards posted outside the said the bombing “badly damaged” Egypt and Abu Dhabi for Khalifa empty Egyptian embassy com- the embassy and wounded three Haftar, a former general who has Morocco arrests four French Islamists pound were wounded in the first people in the area. launched an offensive on Islamists Abu Dhabi to raise blast, Libya’s LANA news agency The first bomb went off in a in Benghazi. RABAT: Morocco’s interior ministry said yesterday police had reported. car park close to the Egyptian “This is not the first time that arrested four French nationals in the city of Marrakesh and power tariffs Three more posted outside embassy, shattering several of the embassies of those two broth- Western Sahara’s Laayoune, who it said were linked to terrorist the empty UAE compound were its windows, the correspondent erly countries are targeted... due groups. DUBAI: The emirate of Abu wounded in the second, a senior reported. to their continued support for “Based on intelligence information ... police arrested four French Dhabi will raise raise electric- official said in Abu Dhabi. The second went off minutes Haftar’s forces,” he said. Islamists, including two with Polish and Rwandan origins, based in ity and water tariffs to fight Both governments are consid- later just outside the UAE mis- He said Islamist militias had the cities of Laayoune and Marrakesh and suspected of having links waste and limit rapid growth in ered hostile by the Islamist-led sion compound, wounding three accused Cairo and Abu Dhabi to terrorist organizations,” the ministry said in a statement. consumption, state news agency militias which seized Tripoli in non-Emirati guards, the official of supplying Haftar with weap- One of the arrested men espoused extremist ideology and had made WAM reported yesterday. August in an offensive during in Abu Dhabi said. ons and of helping him with air suspicious trips to Egypt and Yemen, while another had gathered Electricity tariffs for residen- which UAE warplanes carried out “This is an indication of the strikes. operational intelligence on public places in Morocco, the statement tial consumers will be hiked by strikes against them from neigh- state of lawlessness in the Tripoli Washington said Abu Dhabi added without giving details. between 10 and 40 percent with bouring Egypt. area,” the official said, speaking launched air strikes against mili- REUTERS effect from Jan. 1, WAM quoted UAE Foreign Minister on condition of anonymity. tia fighters from an Egyptian the body regulating utilities as Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahayan He said the blast showed base in August in a failed bid to saying. denounced the attack against his the need for greater support of prevent their capture of Tripoli Because of political sensitivi- country’s embassy as a “terror- Libya’s internationally recognised airport. ties, Abu Dhabi and other Gulf ist act” and blamed it on Islamist government, which took refuge The foreign ministry in Egypt, Citizens, residents economies have hesitated to militias Fajr Libya and Ansar Al in the remote east of the country which has denied participating in reduce the lavish state subsidies Sharia. after the militia takeover of the the raids, also denounced yester- they pay to keep electricity and Washington has blacklisted capital. day’s “terrorist bombings” water prices low. the radical Ansar Al Sharia “The unruly condition that we Egypt closed its embassy in welcome FIFA report But the plunge of global oil as a terrorist group for its are seeing will deteriorate further Tripoli in January and the UAE prices to four-year lows in the alleged role in a deadly 2012 if the extremist militias continue followed suit in May as security DOHA: M a ny cit i z en s e x pr e s s e d bid properly. Credit goes to the last several months has prompted attack on the US consulate in to control the Libyan capital,” he conditions in the capital deterio- their happiness on local social organising committee who did governments to look again at ways the eastern city of Benghazi, said. rated. AFP networking sites yesterday, wel- not leave any stone unturned to to save money and reduce waste. coming the FIFA report clearing win the bid for hosting the event,” REUTERS Qatar of corruption charges in another commentator said. the 2022 World Cup bid process. “Qatar should file a case against “We know very well that Qatar the people who pointed finger at is innocent and it has nothing to Qatar so no one can dare to make do with the allegation made by false allegations against us,” jealous people,” said a comment demanded another commentator. Qatar ready to posted on a social networking Alex Garina, a Filipino working site. in the construction sector, said he help host African “It is a day of joy for Qatar given was happy with the development by the final report exonerating it as it could expedite implementa- Cup: QFA chief from all allegations. It was a clear tion of the new sponsorship sys- conspiracy hatched against it. tem, which is being awaited by Continued from page 1 Qatar is above all attempts made many expatriate workers. Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al to malign its image. Qatar always “Qatar hosting the World Cup Sabah, President, Association of moves in right direction, no one would also mean more jobs, and National Olympic Committees, can derail it from right path. It I’m excited to witness the rare said Qatari “record is successful does not care what jealous people event which would be happening and honours the whole region”. are doing against it,” said another here in eight years’ time,” he said. Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin commentator. Another Filipino expatri- Ahmed Al Thani, Head, Qatar “Thousands of greetings for the ate, however, said he had doubts Football Association, said in a second time to our wise leadership whether Qatar could deliver statement: “If officially asked, and Qatari people. Go ahead, The despite its financial capability, as Qatar is ready to offer any help in Great Nation (Qatar)”, said a post. he felt eight years was too short hosting the African Cup due to its “To tell the truth, I was sur- a time to complete all the World strong relation with Issa Hayatou, prised to know the allegation. We Cup-related projects. President, Confederation of won the bid to host FIFA World “I think it doesn’t have enough African Football.” Cup properly, then why such prob- time to finish all the big projects Morocco has said its call for lem was created? God save us from although it has the money. a postponement was due to the their mischievous acts,” reacted Nevertheless, I’m glad that Qatar deadly Ebola pandemic, but the another commemorator. has been cleared by FIFA so that confederation edged the North Municipal workers clean up the debris as Libyan security forces inspect the scene of a car bombing outside the “I think there is no surprise for they can now push through with Africans out of the competition, United Arab Emirates embassy in Tripoli yesterday. most Qataris because they believe all these projects,” he said. with a heavy fine likely to follow. that Qatar deserves and won the THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2014 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09

Mitch McConnell Liberia lifts Ebola state of emergency elected US Africa pins hopes on trials of ‘miracle drug’ to be tested on patients in Guinea Senate leader WASHINGTON: Senate GENEVA: Liberia lifted its said this week new cases had Republicans yesterday state of emergency yesterday dropped from a daily peak of more unanimously elected Mitch , announcing huge gains in than 500 to around 50, confirm- McConnell as their chief and the fight with Ebola as Africa ing tentative announcements by the chamber’s majority leader pinned its hopes on trials for a experts worldwide of an apparent for the upcoming Congress, “miracle drug” to be tested on slowdown. after the party rode to victory patients in Guinea. Aid agency Doctors Without in last week’s midterm elec- The end of a raft of tough Borders, known by its French tions. As expected, McConnell restrictions — the clearest sign acronym MSF, said researchers will take over from cur- yet that authorities in Monrovia would test a promising antiviral rent Senate Majority Leader believe they are beating the drug and transfusions of survi- Harry Reid at the start of the epidemic — follows a dramatic vors’ blood in the first ever clini- new congressional session on recent drop in new cases. “I have cal trials on people with the virus. January 3. Reid, a Democrat, informed the leadership of the The tests in two of its treat- has held the post since his national legislature that I will ment centres in Guinea — due to party won the Senate eight not seek an extension of the state begin next month — are aimed at years ago. McConnell spokes- of emergency,” President Ellen rushing out an emergency ther- man Donald Stewart said the Johnson Sirleaf announced on apy, with results expected as early vote took place behind closed state-owned radio network ELBC. as February. doors in the US Capitol. The Sirleaf announced the emer- Ebola, transmitted through bod- 72-year-old Kentuckian was gency regime on August 6, speak- ily fluids, leads to haemorrhagic re-elected to a six-year Senate ing of “a clear and present danger” fever and — in an estimated 70 term on November 4, when from Ebola, which at the time had percent of cases in the current out- Republicans routed Democrats claimed around 1,000 lives across break — death. There is no specific and seized the Senate major- west Africa. Sirleaf said the relax- treatment regime and, as yet, no ity, along with tightening ation was “not because the fight licensed vaccine — although pos- their grip on the House of against Ebola is over” but because sible candidates are being tested Representatives. Reid, 74, was recent successes in battling the in Mali and elsewhere. Members from the New York State Nurses Association protest for improved Ebola safeguards, part of a national expected to be re-elected to epidemic had combined “to repo- The antiviral has been shown day of action, late on Wednesday in New York City. head Senate Democrats, albeit sition our efforts to sustain our to work on other viruses, but not in the role of minority leader. fight against the virus”. Ebola, said Annick Antierens, Ebola, which emerged in or plasma containing antibodies on non-human primates and Reid, as majority leader, will She added that Liberia had who is coordinating the trials for Democratic Republic of Congo in from survivors. availability. control the legislative agenda acted “decisively” by imposing the medical charity. 1976, is one of the most aggressive “We want to find out whether MSF is in discussion for a third of the 100-member Senate tough new regulations on closing “Either it is very efficient, and pathogens known to humankind, it works for Ebola, whether it is trial, on antiviral brincidofovir, in in coordination with the top borders, imposing curfews and then it is a miracle drug... (or) and victims tend to die a few days safe and whether it can be scaled Liberian capital Monrovia but has Republican in Congress’ lower quarantines, shutting schools and it is not efficient at all, and this after showing symptoms. up to reduce the number of deaths not yet been given the green light. chamber, House Speaker John restricting public gatherings. is very much possible. We have The target for a successful trial in the current outbreak,” said lead “Conducting clinical trials of Boehner. Official figures show Ebola has reason to believe that that is not in each of the treatments under coordinator Johan van Griensven. investigational drugs in the midst claimed more than 5,100 lives the case, but it is still very much consideration will be the patient The antiviral was selected of a humanitarian crisis is a new Bosnia controls across west Africa — 2,836 of possible,” she said and added that surviving for two weeks, said from a shortlist drawn up by experience for all of us, but we are them in hardest-hit Liberia — there could be “an intermediary MSF, adding that no one would be the World Health Organization determined not to fail the people of its air space with the real death toll thought result, whereby it’s promising and tested without informed consent. (WHO), which is overseeing the west Africa,” said Peter Horby, who to be up to three times higher. we’re not sure if it will be efficient Patients in the Conakry trial project, after a review of a wide would lead the Monrovia team. SARAJEVO: Bosnia took But the Liberian government for every patient”. will be administered with blood range of issues, including trials AFP control over most of its air space yesterday for the first time in 22 years as an inde- pendent state after finally establishing its own system of air traffic control. Because British woman jailed for sending Court sentences returning of Bosnia’s 1992-95 war, its air space was controlled by inter- national forces deployed to keep the peace, before passing cash to jihadist husband in Syria French jihadist for 7 years to neighbouring Serbia and Croatia in 2003 while Bosnia LONDON: A British woman who tried to send PARIS: A French man was sen- Nemmouche, a Frenchman who built up its own capabilities. ¤20,000 ($25,000) to her husband fighting with tenced to seven years in prison fought in Syria, was jailed in Djordje Ratkovica, director Islamic State (IS) group in Syria was yesterday yesterday for having joined an Belgium for the killing of three general of Bosnia’s Directorate jailed for 28 months and seven days. Islamist group in Syria, the first people at a Jewish museum in of Civil Aviation, said yes- Amal El Wahabi, 28, became the first person such ruling in France where Brussels. terday’s partial handover of in Britain to be convicted of funding the jihad- dozens more returning vol- But deradicalisation experts control marked the end of a ists following a trial in August, which heard how unteer fighters are being held argue that heavy jail terms and 10-year project to establish she persuaded a friend to smuggle the cash in her pending trial. housing all jihadists in the same Bosnia’s own air navigation underwear. Flavien Moreau, a 27-year-old prison, as is currently done, could management system and train The friend, Nawal Msaad, was found not guilty. described in court documents as a build resentment and incite fur- a staff of almost 400. Serbia She had been stopped in January at Heathrow determined Islamist militant, was ther radicalisation. and Croatia will continue to Airport, where she was trying to board a flight to convicted for joining the Islamist Darkanian declined to say control airspace over 10,000 Istanbul, with the bank notes concealed in a condom. group, a terrorism offence, more which group his client had joined metres (33,000 feet), which Sentencing El Wahabi at England’s Old Bailey than a year after he returned from but said it was neither Islamic Bosnia hopes to take over at central criminal court in London, judge Nicholas what he said was a 10-day stint in State nor Nusra Front. Both are the end of next year. “For the Hilliard said her drug dealer husband Aine Davis Syria with the unnamed group. listed as terrorist organisations. first time in its history, Bosnia had clearly gone to Syria to fight with IS. The sentencing, in line with Court documents said Korean- today conducted regional “I am also satisfied that you knew he was engaged a prosecutor’s recommendation, born Moreau, adopted at 15 flight control,” he said. in violence with guns for extremist religious and is likely to provide a benchmark months by a family in Nantes, ideological reasons and knew the money you were for dozens of other returned was a determined militant who Rare earthquake sending was destined for that purpose,” he said. jihadists, under surveillance or told his parents he had no prob- He said Davis had posted a profile picture on being held in French jails and lem dying for Islam and made shakes US states his WhatsApp social media account showing him whom officials view as a major several failed attempts to reach brandishing an automatic weapon, and also sent El security threat. Syria before succeeding in 2012. WASHINGTON: A shal- Wahabi other similar photos. “This is a purely punitive However, he told French media low 4.8-magnitude earth- The judge accepted that the jihadist had the idea response without any thought that he had left because smok- quake rattled large parts of to transfer the cash and El Wahabi had agreed for what awaits Moreau when he ing was against the group’s rules Kansas and Oklahoma late because she was “infatuated” with her husband, gets out,” said Pierre Darkanian, and he suffered withdrawal on Wednesday, a rare occur- with whom she has two children under five. But Moreau’s lawyer. despite having brought replace- rence for two US states he rejected calls to give her a suspended sentence. Another man, aged 26, was ment chewing gum. After serv- more used to tornadoes than “You even contemplated taking your children to sentenced to four years in jail ing briefly as a policeman, he tremors. The quake, which Turkey to be nearer their father, when it should including 18 months’ suspended surrendered his weapon to his hit at 3:40pm (2140 GMT), have been obvious to you it was in their interests sentence on a similar charge. commander, and left the country. was 5.4km deep and struck they should be as far away from him as possible,” French authorities say that His departure underscored close to Conway Springs in the judge said. “He had no true regard for you. Any An August 8, 2014 file picture shows Amal El Wahabi of around 1,000 jihadists who what lawyers say is a lack of prep- Kansas, the US Geological interest he had in you was only engaged when there left France for Syria, 118 have aration on the part of Western Survey said. The epicenter arriving at the Old Bailey court in central London. was some advantage to him.” AFP returned. volunteers often discouraged by was just 53km from Wichita, Judicial authorities, fear- difficult conditions, infighting the largest city in Kansas, ing attacks by returning jihad- between Islamist groups and even and 200km from Oklahoma ists, have taken a tough stance, torture at the hands of other mili- City. There were no imme- allowing them to be tried for tants in Syria. diate reports of damage or Miliband seeks to links to “terrorist” groups. Mehdi REUTERS injuries, local media said. Four land in prison over AGENCIES silence critics Germany Al Qaeda plot LONDON: British opposition Labour leader Ed Miliband sought to draw a line yesterday Fears mount over east Ukraine conflict BERLIN: A German court 2010 following a tip-off based on under a crisis over his leader- yesterday jailed four men for US intelligence. Police arrested ship, brushing off his critics DONETSK: International pres- the country. “According to our esti- concerned” by a possible return up to nine years for plotting to three of the men in April 2011 and insisting his party offers a sure on Russia was mounting mations, there are 8,000 Russian to full-scale fighting. detonate home-made bombs in a in Duesseldorf and the fourth in real prospect of change at next yesterday over claims it is send- soldiers, maybe more, on our terri- The US Ambassador to the UN, crowd on the orders of jihadist December in Bochum after months year’s general election. ing fresh military hardware into tory at the moment,” he said. Samantha Power, charged that militant network Al Qaeda. of surveillance. With just six months to go until eastern Ukraine which could fuel The skirmishes on the ground Russia “talks peace but it keeps The “Duesseldorf cell”, named Prosecutors said the four men the May vote, Miliband has been a return to all-out conflict. played out against a backdrop fueling war” as Washington warned after the western city where three had been experimenting to build rocked by reports of a plot by Labour After Nato accused Russia of rising Western concern over that the West could ramp up pun- of the men lived, had planned the a bomb, which they hoped to lawmakers to oust him and by poll of deploying tanks, troops and claims that Russia is dispatching ishing sanctions against Moscow. attack but not yet decided on a detonate in a large crowd, to be ratings suggesting that fewer than military hardware to the region, reinforcements to the east of the But Russia’s Deputy Ambassador target, the court found. followed by a second explosive one in five voters think he is up to Ukraine said four of its soldiers former Soviet state. to the UN, Alexander Pankin, The ring leader, Moroccan device when emergency services the job of prime minister. had been killed in the past 24 Nato’s commander in Europe, US described Nato claims of a Russian national Abdeladim El Kebir, 33, arrived on the scene. German- In a speech to supporters here, hours and 18 wounded. There General Philip Breedlove, said on military buildup in east Ukraine as was sentenced to nine years in Moroccan national Jamil Seddiki, Miliband insisted he had the “resil- was fresh shelling in the rebel Wednesday that “columns of Russian a “foray into propaganda”. jail for planning the attack and 34, received seven years and ience” to ignore the bad headlines stronghold of Donetsk yesterday equipment, primarily Russian tanks, Pro-Russian separatists in being a member of a terrorist German-Iranian Amid Chaabi, 23, and fight for those people who had afternoon after a quiet morning Russian artillery, Russian air defence east Ukraine have been fighting group. Prosecutors said Kebir had five-and-a-half, also for member- not yet seen the benefits of Britain’s with only occasional exchanges of systems and Russian combat troops” Ukrainian forces since April in a received orders from a senior Al ship in a terrorist group. economic recovery. “Shift work, fire, witnesses said. were entering Ukraine. war which has claimed more than Qaeda operative while at a weap- German Halil Simsek, 30, night work, zero-hours contracts, Rebels said three people were Later, Assistant Secretary- 4,000 lives. Moscow has repeat- ons training camp on the Afghan- received a four-and-a-half year 60 hours a week, two jobs, even injured in shelling in Donetsk on General Jens Anders Toyberg- edly denied involvement but Pakistan border. prison term at the end of the trial three jobs, to make ends meet — Wednesday. A senior Ukrainian Frandzen told an emergency openly gives political backing to German police started moni- that lasted more than two years for me, this election is about them,” security official claimed there were meeting of the UN Security the self-declared separatist state- toring his movements in early in Duesseldorf. AFP he said. AFP now thousands of Russian troops in Council that it was “deeply lets in the east. AFP FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2014 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES Australia tracking four Russian naval vessels Deployment of ships off north coast worries Abbott

BRISBANE: Australia said summits. A warship from of these ships when they are in yesterday that it is tracking Russia’s Pacific Fleet accompa- Australia’s approaches.” four Russian navy ships off nied former Russian president Former Australian army chief its north coast, a move Prime Dmitry Medvedev’s visit to San Peter Leahy, now director of the Minister Tony Abbott said was Francisco in 2010. National Security Institute at the a sign of Moscow’s military John Blaxland, an international University of Canberra, said the assertiveness with relations security expert at the Australian naval deployment was a “less than strained after the downing of National University, said having subtle demonstration of power”. Flight MH17 in Ukraine. ships off Australian waters was “I rather think it’s likely to be The appearance of the fleet “huff and puff” by Putin designed pre-planned and it’s more asso- coincides with Vladimir Putin’s to reinforce his “tough, he-man ciated with the G20 meeting in arrival at the G20 summit in image”. “This is a show of force, Brisbane rather than the com- Brisbane this weekend and follows a stage-managed event and is all ments from the prime minister,” a highly anticipated exchange for show,” he said. he told national radio. between the Russian leader and “People don’t go around doing “But I think Russia is sending Australian premier Tony Abbott this unless they feel insecure and us a message. And as I’ve said, it’s in Beijing. need to assert themselves. It’s less than subtle, but it’s saying it’s Putin’s presence in Brisbane was consistent with Putin’s chest-out, a maritime power, it’s got global Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi looks on as US President Barack Obama shakes hands after a questioned given Australia’s anger posturing behaviour. It bolsters reach, it’s got interests in this roundtable with members of parliament and civil society to discuss reform process, in Naypyitaw yesterday. at the downing of Malaysia Airlines his domestic credentials.” part of the world.” flight MH17 in July, in which 298 Abbott famously vowed to “shirt- Australian Foreign Minister people died in rebel-held eastern front” Putin — an Australian Rules Julie Bishop said Russia was enti- Ukraine, including 38 Australian football term in which a player tled to have ships in international Obama meets Suu Kyi, lawmakers citizens and residents. charges an opponent — in Brisbane waters. “So we have been aware of But the G20’s consensus was over the downing of MH17. The it for some time. We’ve been track- NAYPYIDAW: US President excellent discussion about this fronts, in other areas there has that he should attend despite pair met on the sidelines of the ing it and as far as I know, they Barack Obama met with democ- transition process that’s taking been a slowdown and backsliding Kiev and the West claiming the Apec summit in Beijing this week remain in international waters, she racy icon Aung San Suu Kyi place here in Myanmar around in reforms,” Obama said. plane was blown out of the sky without incident. told reporters, without specifying and other Myanmar lawmakers consolidating some of the gains “In addition to restrictions on with a missile supplied by Russia, “It’s not unusual for Russians the ship’s exact location. yesterday as he sought to turn that have been made but also freedom of the press, we con- an allegation Moscow denies. to deploy in the vicinity of major The US, a key Canberra ally around the Southeast Asian pushing the group (on democracy tinue to see violations of basic “Defence is monitoring Russian conferences and let’s not forget pursuing a “rebalance” to Asia, nation’s “backsliding” on much and human rights),” Obama said. human rights and abuses in the naval vessels that are currently that Russia has been much more now rotates hundreds of marines celebrated political reforms. Obama then met with his country’s ethnic areas, including transiting through international militarily assertive in recent to Australia’s north, a region seen The meeting was held in Myanmar counterpart Thein reports of extrajudicial killings, waters to the north of Australia,” times,” Abbott said yesterday in as strategic to countering China’s Myanmar’s capital as Obama took Sein after the East Asia Summit rape and forced labour.” the Australian Defence Force said Myanmar on the sidelines of the growing military might and ter- time out from a summit that had ended. The US leader set the tone Obama planned to speak out on in a statement. East Asia Summit. ritorial claims in the Pacific. been meant to heap praise on the for his three-day trip to Myanmar behalf of Muslim Rohingya minor- Australian media reports said “We’re seeing — regrettably — G20 leaders, including US country’s shift from army rule, with hard-hitting comments on ity in “all of his engagements”, his they include a “heavily armed” a great deal of Russian assertive- President Barack Obama, meet in but instead highlighted growing the pace of reforms in an inter- deputy national security adviser, cruiser and destroyer, a tug boat ness right now in Ukraine. Brisbane on Saturday and Sunday concerns over the transition. view with news website The Ben Rhodes, said. Around 140,000 and a refuelling vessel. Australia “So, it’s not really surpris- with boosting global growth the Obama met Suu Kyi, a fellow Irrawaddy published just before Rohingya languish in fetid displace- said the Russian navy has previ- ing and we are doing what you’d main theme, although Ukraine is Nobel laureate, and about a dozen he arrived on Wednesday. “Even ment camps in western Rakhine ously been deployed in conjunc- expect us to do. We are care- also expected to be discussed. other Myanmar lawmakers to as there has been some progress State after religious violence flared tion with major international fully monitoring the movements AFP discuss the reforms. “It was an on the political and economic two years ago. AFP

Malaysia Airlines Thai police ban British scribe’s book for ‘defaming’ royals steward fired BANGKOK: Thai police have and threatens Thailand’s mon- convicted of insulting the king, to silence political opponents. have previously banned other over ‘sex assault’ banned a British journalist’s archy,” said national police chief queen, heir or regent faces up to Since grabbing power in May, books deemed critical of the roy- book about politics in Thailand Somyot Poompanmoung in a 15 years in prison on each count. junta leader and now premier als including an unauthorised for “defaming” the monarchy, statement. Marshall’s book, which explores Prayut Chan-O-Cha has repeat- biography of the king, The King on passenger an official said yesterday, in a “The book is a danger to Thailand’s turbulent political edly vowed to crack down on any- Never Smiles, by Paul Handley. country with one of the world’s national security and peaceful and landscape including the taboo one who insults the monarchy. Phnom Penh-based Marshall KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia strictest lese majeste laws. orderly society.” The statement issue of royal succession, has Some experts believe that a said it was “ridiculous” that Airlines has sacked a crew The sale and distribution of added that anyone found breach- been banned under the printing struggle is unfolding to decide Thailand was banning a book in member without a hearing for A Kingdom in Crisis by freelance ing the ban imposed on Tuesday act rather than lese majeste leg- who will run Thailand when the the 21st Century. “Restrictions allegedly sexually assaulting a journalist and author Andrew could face up to three years in jail, islation — seemingly widening the more than six-decade reign of the on freedom of speech in passenger he was comforting MacGregor Marshall, formerly a fine of 60,000 baht ($1,800) and legal net to prevent debate about ailing king, currently in hospital Thailand can only worsen the for being scared of flying with based in Bangkok, has been destruction of the book. the monarchy. after a gallbladder operation, country’s political conflict. the disaster-prone airline, a banned in Thailand a month after Thailand’s revered King Critics say the law, section 112 eventually ends. What Thailand needs is debate union body said yesterday. it was published by London-based Bhumibol Adulyadej, 86, is pro- of the Thai criminal code, as well Discussion on succession is and discussion, not censorship The steward has been stuck in a Zed Books. tected by tough royal defama- as the 2007 Computer Crimes restricted in Thailand under the and repression,” he said. detention centre at Paris’ Charles “The content insults, defames tion rules under which anyone Act, stifles free speech and is used lese majeste law and authorities AFP de Gaulle airport since August, after the passenger told French authorities that he had assaulted her on a flight from Kuala Lumpur Christmas tree decoration to the French capital. The case is the latest setback China displays new stealth fighter for the struggling national car- rier, which was struck by twin ZHUHAI: China’s new stealth jet fighter rocketed skywards yes- tragedies this year when one of terday as Beijing puts on an unprecedented display of openness—and its passenger jets went missing military force — at the country’s premier air show. The black J-31 and another was shot down over rose in a nearly vertical climb on take-off in Zhuhai before circling conflict-torn east Ukraine. back and doing two rolls, in the aircraft’s first announced public Ismail Nasaruddin, president appearance. The plane’s existence has been the subject of rumour of the National Union of Flight and speculation for years, with photographs appearing increasingly Attendants Malaysia, said the frequently on military websites in recent months. Defence analysts 57-year-old steward was sacked say the J-31 is China’s answer to the United States’ F-35, though by a letter on August 22 just two the Chinese jet lags behind the American one technologically. The weeks after the purported inci- fighter’s Chinese name is “Falcon Eagle” and it is manufactured by dent took place. a unit of Aviation Industry Corp of China, whose defence arm uses “What Malaysia Airlines the slogan: “We are making the best weapons for guardians of the (MAS) did is a clear violation peace.” The plane’s debut comes amid tensions between China and of natural justice. There has not its neighbours over territorial disputes, particularly Japan which has been any hearing so far for the feuded with Beijing over a group of islands in the East China Sea. crew who is being held in Paris,” Ismail said. “MAS fired the crew Convicted ferry crew file for appeal based on the allegation,” he said. “They judged him guilty before SEOUL: Eight of the 15 surviving crew members of a South Korean the trial. This is injust.” ferry that capsized in April have filed for appeal against their convic- The Australian passenger com- A Filipino pours white paint as he finishes to make a Christmas tree for sale in a street in Manila yesterday. tions on negligence charges in the country’s worst maritime disaster plained to authorities about the Majority Catholic Filipinos are said to celebrate the longest Christmas in the world which in some places in more than four decades. The eight crew members, who had been incident after touchdown at Paris’ starts as early as September. given prison sentences ranging from five to 30 years, filed appeal Charles de Gaulle airport, saying papers yesterday, according to court records. Video footage of the she had told crew at the beginning crew escaping the sharply listing vessel after telling the passengers of the flight about her apprehen- to stay inside has sparked nationwide grief and anger. The families sion of flying with the airline in of the victims, many of whom were school children, have demanded the wake of the two disasters. The harsh penalties. The captain was sentenced to 36 years in jail on steward sat beside her and sexu- Bangladesh man gets death for war crimes Tuesday but acquitted of homicide for which prosecutors had sought ally assaulted her under the pre- the death penalty. He was not among the eight who filed for appeal. text of “comforting” her, she said. DHAKA: Bangladesh’s war told reporters after the verdict The centre-right party has Ismail urged French authori- crimes court yesterday sen- was handed down. called the court’s trials politi- HK protest leaders to fly to Beijing ties to allow the MAS crew mem- tenced a fugitive mayor to death Khokon, mayor of Nagarkanda cally motivated. During the war, ber to return home immediately for mass murder and rape during town, disappeared after he was Khokon was an official of the HONG KONG: Hong Kong democracy protest leaders said they if there was insufficient evidence the 1971 independence struggle charged last year, and the court main Islamist party, whose mem- will head to Beijing on Saturday in hopes of bringing their demands since his wife and three children against Pakistan, the latest oppo- “ordered the national police bers have also been tried and sen- for political reform to the Chinese authorities, but there are worries are under severe emotional and sition figure to face the gallows. chief and the district police chief tenced to death by the court. they will not be allowed into the country. Protestors, spearheaded financial stress. “We have to Zahid Hossain Khokon, a main to find and arrest him,” he said. Prosecutors said Khokon led a by the Hong Kong Federation of Students, have blocked key Hong ensure this crew gets some jus- opposition party official, was But Rahman said he believed the pro-Pakistani militia in his home Kong intersections for more than a month to press their demands tice. Why punish the crew when found guilty of 10 charges includ- 70-year-old had fled to Sweden town that opposed Bangladesh’s for fully free elections for the city’s next leader. Fruitless talks with he is not found guilty?” he said. ing forcibly converting minority where he was hiding out with independence. “He was directly the Hong Kong government almost a month ago have led to an The airline confirmed in a Hindus to Islam during the nine- relatives. Khokon is the second involved in the killing of some impasse and protest leaders plan to travel to Beijing to bypass the statement that the crew member month war. “He got the death official from the main opposition 50 people. He forced Hindus to unpopular local administration altogether. “The federation is going was no longer an employee but sentence for six charges and 40 Bangladesh Nationalist Party become Muslims and raped and to Beijing as a last resort and is not challenging Beijing’s authority declined further comment. years’ jail for four other charges,” (BNP) to be handed the death tortured women,” Rahman said and to harm the one country, two systems,” it said. AFP prosecutor Mukhlesur Rahman penalty for war crimes. ahead of the verdict. AFP AGENCIES FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2014 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Court issues arrest warrants for Khan, Qadri Opposition leaders outraged

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani opp- for me to live in jail ... but I tell you, osition leaders reacted with Nawaz Sharif, that you will have to outrage yesterday after a court pay a heavy price for my arrest.” issued arrest warrants for a top The anti-terrorism court also politician and a firebrand cleric issued warrants against 33 oth- who led protests in the capital ers for storming parliament and of Islamabad aiming to topple trying to take over the Pakistan the government. Television building, taking it off An anti-terrorism court issued air and beating up the station’s the arrest warrants for opposi- journalists. tion leader and former cricketer “The anti-terror court is Imran Khan and cleric Tahir Ul meant for trial of terrorists, not Qadri late on Wednesday. The politicians,” Khan’s spokesman, warrants accused their support- Shireen Mazari, said. “Imran ers of storming parliament and Khan’s party will not allow police the state television building on to arrest him.” September 1. Anti-terrorism courts are The warrants may provoke often used in Pakistan for non- fresh unrest at a time when the terrorism related cases because country is struggling to rebuild its they are faster and more efficient image. Thousands of protesters than regular courts. led by Khan and Qadri demanded “This is a politically motivated, the resignation of Prime Minister vengeful case against us,” Qadri’s Nawaz Sharif over allegations of party leader, Raheeq Abbasi, said. corruption and vote-rigging in the “The whole world knows that the An October 11, 2014 file picture shows populist cleric Tahir Ul Qadri speaking with media representatives during an anti-government protest outside May 2013 polls. PTV attack was a set-up.” parliament in Islamabad. RIGHT: Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan gestures to supporters during an anti-government protest near the The rallies turned deadly in The demonstrations came at a prime minister’s residence in Islamabad yesterday. September when demonstrators difficult time for Pakistan, already clashed with police in a central plagued by an Islamist insurgency, down because he believes the The demonstrations in the analyst, said the judge was prob- complex. The accused can go to a area near government buildings sectarian tension and recurrent prime minister rigged the elec- capital eventually ended in late ably not influenced by the govern- higher court to seek bail before and embassies. Three people were power shortages, with many peo- tion. Sharif, who denies the October after numbers shrank ment in his decision to issue the the arrest takes place,” he said. “I killed. “I have just heard the good ple deeply unhappy with the gov- charge, won the vote by a land- and Khan and Qadri said they arrest warrants, since apprehend- do think the government will wait news about my arrest warrant,” ernment’s performance since it slide, taking 190 of the 342 seats would go on nationwide tours to ing Khan and Qadri would rein- to act to implement the order to Khan said, addressing protesters came to power. in the first democratic transfer of drum up support. vigorate their followers. give (Khan and Qadri) time to late on Wednesday. “It will be easy Khan wants Sharif to step power in Pakistan’s history. Rasul Baksh Rais, a political “The Pakistani system is very seek bail.” AGENCIES

Vigil for Baloch Martyrs Day Ghani heads to Pakistan today KABUL: Afghan President from the fight against the Taliban. continues to use “proxy forces” to Ashraf Ghani will make his “Both sides are very interested in destabilise Afghanistan. first state visit to neighbour- seizing the opportunity presented A foreign office spokeswoman ing Pakistan today, seeking to by the political transition,” US in Islamabad said Ghani’s two- improve ties that are crucial to ambassador in Islamabad Richard day visit would start today. his hopes of reviving Taliban Olson said this week. “There is Afghan cricket board spokesman peace talks as US troops end quite genuinely a basis for a new Mohammad Aziz Gharwal said their 13-year war. relationship between Afghanistan the two leaders plan to attend a Ghani and Pakistan Prime and Pakistan. Both sides are aware match between Pakistan A and Minister Nawaz Sharif are of this historical moment and mak- Afghanistan A tomorrow. expected to attend a cricket ing efforts to seize it.” Ghani, who emerged as presi- match between the two countries Pakistan was one of only three dent after a long dispute over in Islamabad on Saturday, officials countries to recognise the hard- fraud-mired elections, has said said, in a public demonstration of line Taliban regime that ruled that seeking peace is his first pri- better relations despite fraught Kabul from 1996 until 2001 when ority after decades of conflict in cross-border tensions. it was deposed by a US-led inter- Afghanistan. The Taliban, which Both nations accuse each other national military coalition. dismissed the Afghan election as of allowing militants to shelter Former Afghan president a US plot, has often said they will in the border regions and launch Hamid Karzai routinely accused fight on until all foreign troops bloody attacks that threaten Pakistan of continuing to fuel the have left Afghanistan. regional stability. Taliban insurgency to destabilise About 12,500 US-led troops will But diplomats say that Ghani’s his country, a charge Islamabad stay on into next year on a Nato Relatives of missing Pakistanis hold up a portraits of loved ones during a vigil for Baloch Martyrs Day in presidency, which started in denies. The long-standing ten- training and support mission. Karzai Quetta yesterday. A campaign group formed by the relatives say as many as 2,000 people have disap- September, presents a major sions between the two countries also pursued peace talks with the peared from across the country, many from the restive southwestern province of Baluchistan. opportunity at a time when US-led were highlighted last week when a insurgents, but preliminary efforts Nato troops are withdrawing US Pentagon report said Pakistan collapsed last year. AFP Power struggle delays Afghan govt formation

KABUL: Weeks after a new Afghan presi- continue bankrolling Afghanistan with bil- wants to be seen as a new leader who can dent was sworn in, a tussle for power means lions of dollars in aid. honour a pledge to appoint officials based it could be weeks — if not months — before But he appears increasingly unlikely to on merit. But at the same time, he cannot a cabinet is in place, the last thing his gov- meet that deadline. Aides to both teams risk making dramatic changes that could ernment needs as it gears for foreign troops say there is a tussle over 26 positions, with upset a fragile balance of interests holding to leave after 13 years of war. no agreement on who leads the army and the government together. President Ashraf Ghani took office in police, who heads the intelligence agency The contest for positions is fuelling rivalry September after a bitter row with rival and who controls the country’s finances. among supporters and frustrating plans to Abdullah Abdullah, who initially claimed “It is impossible for the whole cabinet tackle a looming fiscal crisis and a culture victory in the presidential election but later to be set up before the London conference of corruption that is crippling institutions. agreed to form a unity government. because of the contradicting views between “Personalities are not being talked about As part of a US-backed deal, the two both camps,” said Ahmad Sayedi, a Kabul- right now. It’s too early to talk about names,” agreed to work together, with former for- based analyst. “We expect the new cabinet said Daud Sultanzoy, an adviser to Ghani. eign minister Abdullah as chief executive, to be in place by the spring next year.” Abdullah’s spokesman said the two sides but several weeks on there is still no agree- The deadlock is a worry for Afghanistan’s were at odds over how to interpret the terms ment on the make-up of the government. foreign backers who spent more than a dec- of their power-sharing deal. “President Ashraf Ghani is aiming to assemble a function- ade encouraging democratic governance Ghani’s team has a different understanding of ing government before a British-sponsored while US-led troops battled the Taliban. the deal to share power equally and that’s why conference in London in early December, Ghani, seeking to strike a balance in a forming a new cabinet hasn’t yielded results where he will seek to convince donors to country long divided along ethnic lines, yet,” said Mujeeb Rahimi. REUTERS

Taekwondo match Housing shortage in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: While new citizens continue to pour into Islamabad, city managers seem to have fled to high ground and left common citizens to drown. The gap between demand and supply of housing units in Islamabad has been increasing with every passing year, creat- ing a severe bubble in housing prices and land values. Meanwhile, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has miserably failed to address the housing needs of lower and mid- dle segments of the city’s population. Unofficial figures based on a 2011 Census Department housing survey and recently-released details of units provided by the CDA and private developers sug- gested that there is a shortfall of nearly 90,000 housing units. According to the 1998 census, Islamabad’s population was 800,000. This has since risen to over two million, according to recent estimates, largely due to migration from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. According to CDA estimates, since its establishment the Afghan girls compete in a Taekwondo match in Herat yesterday. authority has provided only 50,000 housing units. The authority Women were banned from participating in sports by the then- also estimates that private land developers added 80,000 hous- ruling Taliban regime, that was forced from power in 2001, as part ing units in the last 10 years. Similarly another 70,000 housing units have been added in unplanned areas. The CDA planning of a raft of measures that kept women uneducated and out of the wing says each housing unit is estimated to accommodate seven public domain. individuals. Using this base estimate, the CDA planning wing puts the housing shortage at 90,000 units. INTERNEWS FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2014 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA Surgeon held ‘No linkages between over botched religion and terrorism’ sterilisations RAIPUR: Indian police announced they had detained Modi calls for ‘genuine’ global fight against terrorism the doctor behind botched mass sterilisation surgeries that left NAY PYI TAW: Prime Modi also said the challenges Policy’ into the ‘Act East Policy’. 13 women dead, as campaigners Minister Narendra Modi yes- of terrorism and extremism “No other forum is so critical called for urgent reform of the terday spoke strongly on the have increased and we “have for peace, stability and prosper- government’s family planning issue of terrorism at the East to ensure that cyber and space ity in Asia-Pacific and the world,” programme. Asia Summit, calling for a “gen- remain a source of connectivity he said of the East Asia Summit RK Gupta was seized for ques- uinely international partner- and prosperity, not new theatres which brings together more than tioning amid mounting anger ship against all terrorism” and for conflict”. 18 leaders — the 10 Asean lead- over the tragedy in central to reject any linkage between In reference to the territorial ers and eight others, including the Chhattisgarh state where women religion and terrorism. conflicts in the South China Sea, US, China, Russia, South Korea, were paid to undergo a procedure On day three of his engage- he said: “Following international Japan and Australia. He suggested that also left dozens in hospital, ments in the Myanmar capital, law and norms is important for that countries could “start major senior police officers said. Modi also spoke of the need to peace and stability in South China initiatives on energy partner- The doctor carried out 83 oper- maintain peace and stability in Sea as well.” ship, for example, in the area of ations in just five hours on the the South China Sea. He met a “In a world of inter-dependence solar energy with the objective of impoverished women, who were string of leaders, including first and globalisation, there is no bringing affordable, clean energy paid Rs1,400 ($23) at a state-run time meetings with Russian Prime option but to follow international within the reach of all”. camp in Bilaspur district at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Minister Dmitry Medvedev, laws and norms,” he said. Modi said a “balanced Regional weekend. Medvedev at the Asean Summit in Naypyitaw yesterday. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Referring to the Ebola virus Comprehensive Economic “He has been taken into cus- Indonesia’s Joko Widodo. outbreak in West Africa, he said Partnership (RCEP) agreement tody. He will be produced in the Addressing the East Asia it has highlighted the importance which gives equal emphasis to President Vladimir Putin in Asian countries, including from court in the afternoon today. He Summit, Modi said India sup- of international cooperation in goods and services, could be a December in New Delhi. Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, is likely to be arrested soon after,” ports the East Asia Summit combating pandemics. springboard for regional integra- He also met China’s Li and and also shook hands with US police inspector general Pawan Declaration on the Islamic State Modi informed the gathering tion and prosperity”. Widodo during separate delega- President Barack Obama who Deo said from Bilaspur. jihadist group. that India has contributed $12m The RCEP trade agreement tion level talks. called him “a man of action”. Police were planning to seize The rise of jihadist group in the efforts against Ebola. is being negotiated by the EAS Modi addressed the Indian In Australia, he would be hold- equipment used during the opera- Islamic State, which indulges in On India’s outreach to countris. Ahead of the summit, diaspora in the evening before ing more meetings with world tions, Deo said, amid fears that brutal killings and has declared Southeast Asian countries, Modi Modi began the day with a bilat- heading for Brisbane in Australia leaders and then after a bilat- it was contaminated before the a caliphate in areas overrun by it said his government has moved eral meeting with Medvedev, for the G20. Over the past two eral with Australian leader Tony operations were carried out. in Syria and Iraq, is a major cause with “a great sense of priority that comes ahead of the bilateral days, Modi has met a host of Abbott, he would fly to Fiji. Gupta said he was under pres- of concern in the world. and speed” to turn the ‘Look East summit meeting with Russian leaders from the Southeast IANS sure from the state government to perform the operations, while also blaming the drugs used. “It was not my fault — the administration pressured me to meet targets,” the doctor was quoted by NDTV as saying as he Five armymen get life sentence over staged shootout was being detained on Wednesday night. “The surgeries went well SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: court martial” but the sentence district, were gunned down by In the aftermath of the alleged Abdullah welcomed the award but the problem was with the Five armymen have been was subject to confirmation. the armymen near the Line staged shootout, protests and of sentence in the case. medicines given to the women,” awarded life sentence for a The five armymen were identi- of Control (LoC) in Machil clashes with security forces “The army has handed out life he also alleged. staged shootout in 2010 in fied as Colonel Dinesh Pathania, May 3, 2010. erupted in the Kashmir Valley. sentences to seven, including the The state government has which three youths were killed Captain Upendra, Havildar The army had then claimed Police investigation established CO (commanding officer), in the banned the sale of six drugs used in Machil area of Jammu and Devender, Lance Naik Lakhmi that the youths were Pakistan- that two men, Abbas Hussain Machil fake encounter case of during the operations over con- Kashmir’s Kupwara district, and Lance Naik Arun Kumar. trained guerrillas who were killed and Bashir Ahmad, who worked 2010. This is indeed a welcome cerns they were substandard, the army sources said. The sources said the army does while trying to infiltrate into the with the army, lured the three step,” the chief minister posted PTI said. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, not take such instances lightly Kashmir Valley. youths in the name of providing on Twitter. Sterilisation is one of the most however, in a tweet said that seven and justice was being delivered But when pictures of the slain them jobs. But they were taken “I hope we never see such popular methods of family plan- army personnel were awarded life speedily after start of the court youths were published in newspa- to Machil and killed in cold blood. Machil fake encounter type of ning in India, and many state gov- terms for the incident. martial proceedings. pers, their families and relatives The families of the deceased in incidents ever again and let ernments organise mass camps Army sources said the five Shezad Ahmad, Muhammad identified them as three missing 2010 demanded a trial in a civil this serve as a warning to those where rural women can undergo men, including two officers, were Shafi and Riyaz Ahmad, all from youths who had no connection court. But the army opted for a tempted to try,” he added. the usually straightforward sentenced by “summary general Nadihal village in Baramulla with militancy. general court martial. IANS procedure. AFP

Namaste Dalai Lama Sonia targets govt, says Nehru’s ideology under attack

NEW DELHI: Congress President Sonia Gandhi launched a strong but veiled attack on the BJP-led govern- ment, saying a determined bid was being made to decimate the contri- bution of Jawaharlal Nehru, who was the epitome of secularism. Addressing a gathering at the Talkatora stadium here to celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of Nehru, Sonia Gandhi said there was an attempt not only to target the per- sonality of Nehru, but also his ideology, vision, struggle and contribution. Party Vice-President Rahul Gandhi also hit out at the Narendra Modi government, saying “the country was being ruled by angry people”. Both Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi used the occasion to galvanise the party, following its debacle in the Lok Sabha election and reverses in the Haryana and Maharashtra assembly polls. Without naming the Bharatiya Janata Party or its affiliates, Sonia Congress President Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh attend a function to mark the 125th birth anniversary Gandhi said there was a need to cre- celebrations of Jawaharlal Nehru in New Delhi, yesterday. ate a public movement to preserve the ethos of tolerance for which Nehru resolve that we will give a new force them on their issues and relate to their As part of its efforts to resurrect struggled all his life. to the legacy of Nehru in the present joys and sorrows. “He would not have Nehru’s legacy and brighten its elec- “We have to go with a resolve that context,” Sonia Gandhi said. hesitated to say that ‘fight commu- toral fortunes, the Congress is organ- A devotee listens to the teachings of Tibetan we will fight those individuals, ide- She said if Nehru was present, he nal forces on all sides, become brave ising a series of events including an spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in Dharamsala ologies and institutions who want to would have asked party workers to be secular soldiers to preserve the soul of international conference Nov 17-18. yesterday. The Dalai Lama delivered lectures destroy the edifice of liberal India given united, strengthen the party organi- India’. Are you ready to do all this?” The party has not invited Modi and covering Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland of the by Nehru. We have to go with a new sation, go to people and connect with Sonia Gandhi asked the party workers. the BJP for the event. IANS Middle Way at the request of a group of Koreans. AAP names 22 candidates for Delhi elections Complete Gulberg trial

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party A police case was filed against Bharti but After the December 2013 elections threw (AAP) became the first to name candidates AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal stood by him say- up a hung house, the Bharatiya Janata Party in three months: SC for the coming Delhi assembly elections, the ing the minister had done no wrong. failed to form a government despite winning list of 22 including former controversial law The names of Kejriwal, his confidant Manish 31 seats and with one seat held by its ally NEW DELHI: The Supreme hearing would not pronounce minister Somnath Bharti. Sisodia — who too was a minister in the AAP Akali Dal. Court directed the Ahmedabad- the judgment. The situation Three of the others were ministers in the government — and former social welfare min- The AAP formed a minority govern- based trial court to complete arose as the trial court judge 49-day-old Arvind Kejriwal government: ster Rakhi Birla do not figure in the first list. ment with the backing of the eight-member within three months the trial who was hearing the matter has Satyendra Jain (health), Saurabh Bhardawaj An AAP leader said that the party wanted Congress party. over the 2002 post-Godhra retired and a new judge has been (transport) and Girish Soni (labour). to get busy with its election campaign ahead of The BJP won all seven Lok Sabha seats in Gulberg Society massacre, appointed. The new judge has While 12 of the 28 candidates who won in others — a la 2013 when it put up a stunning Delhi in May this year while the AAP stood in which 35 people including been given three months’ time December 2013 have been fielded in their con- show by winning 28 of the 70 seats in Delhi. second. The Congress was mauled and finished former Congress parliamentar- to complete the trial. There are stituencies, the other 10 had finished a close “Like in 2013, we want our candidates to third in six places and fourth in the seventh. ian Ehsan Jaffri were burnt alive 73 accused in the case. The apex second, said a party leader. focus on their constituencies,” the source said. Kejriwal and the AAP have already plunged and 31 people went missing. court is monitoring nine Gujarat Bharti, who will again contest from Malviya The AAP had been repeatedly demanding into election campaign and have expressed The bench of Chief Justice HL riot cases that were probed by Nagar in south Delhi, got into a huge row after fresh elections in Delhi ever since the capital confidence that they will be able to overcome Dattu, Justice Madan B Lokur the Special Investigation Team he landed up at the house of some Africans in was put under President’s Rule in February the BJP challenge. The BJP is equally confi- and Justice MY Eqbal reiterated appointed by the court and his area who were accused by locals of indulg- after Kejriwal quit over his government’s fail- dent of defeating the AAP. its earlier order that the trial headed by former CBI director ing in flesh trade. ure to pass the Jan Lokpal bill. IANS court judge upon completing the RK Raghvan. IANS FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2014 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13

Saudi Arabia to Oil slips below $78, awaits Opec move double natural Rise of US crude stocks at Cushing and worries about China slowdown hit market sentiments gas output NEW YORK: Oil prices fell raised fears the world’s top oil market’s reaction confirms just China’s economy lost momen- But the most powerful Opec about 3 percent yesterday to exporter will not agree to output how bearish sentiment is. Even tum in October, with factory member, Saudi Arabia, has in 15 years four-year lows after Chinese cuts at the Organisation of the with decent numbers like these, growth dipping and investment refrained from backing a cut, data showed further economic Petroleum Exporting Countries’ the market can’t rally,” said Kyle growth hitting a near 13-year prompting speculation that it ACAPULCO: Saudi Arabia, slowdown and US government (Opec) meeting on November 27. Cooper, managing director at IAF low, reinforcing expectations of is more concerned with keep- the world’s top oil exporter, will data showed US crude stock- The US government’s Energy Advisors in Houston. a slower increase in fuel demand. ing market share than support- double its natural gas output by piles surged at the delivery Information Administration said Heating oil also fell about 3 Developing economies had been ing prices. “We do not set the oil 2030 but plans to keep all of it at point for crude futures. stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, percent and gasoline blendstock a major support for oil over the price. The market sets the prices,” home to fuel domestic growth, Brent was down $2.03 at $78.35 delivery hub for US crude rose 1.7 RBOB tumbled 4 percent after past decade, but demand is now Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi the country’s oil minister said. a barrel by 1919 GMT, after million barrels for the week ended the inventory data. Oil prices has failing to keep up with increas- said on Wednesday. “Within the next decade, Saudi plumbing a September 2010 low November 7, while gasoline stocks slumped some 30 percent since ing supply from North American Commerzbank oil and commod- Arabia will more than double its of $77.99. US crude fell $2.45 to surged 1.8 million barrels. Brent hit a June high above $115 shale production. ities analyst Carsten Fritsch said gas production,” the country’s $74.73 a barrels, after going as Those numbers overshad- on fears of an oil glut. Demand for oil from members some traders understood his com- Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi told a low as $74.53, also a trough from owed the overall drop of 1.7 mil- Worries about No 2 economy of the Opec will drop to 29.2 mil- ment to mean that Saudi Arabia gathering of energy ministers and September 2010. lion barrels in crude inventories China added to the market’s woes lion barrels per day (bpd) next would let prices fall further. “That company executives at a natu- The declines compounded and a surge in refinery runs after data showing slower factory year, almost 1 million bpd less is sort of benign neglect — at least ral gas conference in the Pacific losses from Wednesday after com- and a 2.8 million-barrel draw expansion and a near 13-year low than current output, the cartel that is what the market thinks,” resort city of Acapulco. ments by the Saudi Oil Minister in distillate stocks. “To me, the in investment growth. forecast this week. Fritsch said. REUTERS Naimi said the kingdom will put the bonanza to use to meet its own rising energy demands, including both power generation IMF says low oil prices and water desalination, as well as developing its growing mineral industry. “Saudi Arabia currently has no plans to export its gas or to boost global growth get into the (liquefied natural gas) business,” he said. WASHINGTON: The fall in oil financial markets. It also noted In his first public remarks since prices to their lowest levels in that lower oil price is a double- global crude oil prices dived to more than three years should edged sword, hurting countries four-year lows near $80 a barrel, give a boost to the sagging world dependent on crude exports Naimi reaffirmed the kingdom’s economy, the International which are already experiencing longstanding policy of seeking Monetary Fund said. slower growth, especially Russia. stable global markets, dismissing In a report to the G20 group “Downside risks continue to talk of a “price war” but offer- of leading industrial powers be associated with geopolitical ing no insight on his response to ahead of the leaders’ summit in tensions, further corrections in tumbling crude prices. Brisbane this weekend, the IMF financial markets, low inflation Saudi Arabia has the world’s said the world economy still faces in some advanced economies, low fifth-largest natural gas reserves stiff headwinds from a number potential growth globally, and sec- at 291 trillion cubic feet (tcf), of areas, particularly sluggish ular stagnation in advanced econ- according to the US Energy growth in Europe. omies, and US monetary policy Information Administration. But after a nearly 20 percent normalization,” the report said. Naimi said a “conservative” fall in prices since September, On Wednesday, US Treasury estimate of the kingdom’s gas the Fund said, “all else equal, Secretary Jacob Lew raised pres- reserves is 300 tcf. the recent appreciable fall in oil sure on Europe’s leaders ahead While he said crude oil will prices, if sustained, will boost of the summit, criticising “sta- power the global economy for growth.” tus quo policies” and warning “many decades to come,” he said The report stuck to the IMF’s that “the world cannot afford a the rising importance of natural 3.3 percent pace of world growth European lost decade.” gas is a welcome development. for this year, and 3.8 percent The world cannot “rely on the “There was a time when the next year, citing weakness in United States to grow fast enough night skies of the eastern prov- the eurozone, more threats from to make up for weak growth in IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde (right) is welcomed by Queensland Governor Paul de Jersey in Brisbane, ince of Saudi Arabia were lit up geopolitical tensions and potential major world economies,” he said by the flaring of this gas,” he said. Australia, yesterday. The two-day G20 leaders summit begins in Brisbane tomorrow. sharp corrections and volatility in in a speech. AFP “No more.” REUTERS

Egypt to repay DP World to buy EZW for $2.6bn in Dubai asset shuffle debts to foreign DUBAI: DP World said it would payment forward in exchange for in December. The cash from the The asset shuffle also keeps move and made a compelling case pay $2.6bn to major shareholder more time to meet a much larger Economic Zones World (EZW) Dubai in control of its ‘crown to Dubai World this asset is best oil firms within Dubai World for its EZW logis- payment scheduled for 2018, as deal, coupled with other sales, jewel’ assets. The emirate has placed in the same ownership as tics infrastructure firm, easing well as other inducements. should mostly cover the May pay- been highly protective of state DP World.” the burden on the state con- The conglomerate, which ment, a source with knowledge of companies such as DP World The acquisition, which needs six months glomerate ahead of a $4.4bn agreed a $25bn restructuring in the matter said. and Emirates airline, which could shareholder approval and will be debt repayment next year. 2011, has struggled to meet an Yuvraj Narayan, DP World’s have been privatised to raise the funded from cash reserves and CAIRO: Egypt plans to repay The deal is the latest example asset sale plan underpinning the finance head, defended the deal cash to repay its full debt burden existing loans, would increase all of its $4.9bn debt to foreign of Dubai’s ‘asset shuffle’, where original debt deal because it was when asked if it had been pres- estimated at $85bn between 2015 the port operator’s earnings by oil and gas companies within profitable state-owned firms have hard to find buyers in the wake of sured into buying EZW. and 2019 alone. 15 percent and generate a return six months, the oil ministry said bought assets from those still the global financial crisis. “It is no secret they (Dubai Narayan said a sale, which of more than 7 percent on capital yesterday, a move it hopes will struggling after the emirate’s debt Most of the sales completed World) were going to do some includes the Jebel Ali port and employed in its first full financial prompt them to boost explora- crisis at the turn of the decade. since then have been with other degree of sale of assets at prices about $859m of EZW’s debt, to year. Shares in DP World, 80.45 tion and ease the worst energy Dubai World is due to repay Dubai entities, most notably the which were both responsible someone else would have been a percent owned by Dubai World, crunch in decades. $4.4bn in May, but is in negotia- luxury Atlantis hotel sold to and attractive,” Narayan told “strategic risk to DP World”. closed 2.7 percent higher. Egypt has delayed payments to tions with creditors to bring this Investment Corporation of Dubai reporters. “So we preempted any such REUTERS oil and gas firms as its economy has been hammered by almost three years of instability since a popular uprising ousted Hosni Eurostar to buy Siemens e320 trains Mubarak. Arrears began to accumulate QE index edges 1.02pc before the revolt, but worsen- ing state finances saw the debts mount to billions of dollars while the government diverted gas ear- up in past week marked for export to meet domes- tic demand. DOHA: Qatar Exchange Trading volume increased by Gas production has stead- (QE) benchmark index edged 10.45 percent to reach 66 million ily declined in Egypt while con- 1.02 percent up in the past shares , while number of trans- sumption keeps rising, but firms week to close at 13,729 points. actions rose by 33.88 percent to have been reluctant to increase Transportation and real estate 40,576 . investment in exploration and sectors were the main support. Market capitalisation rose by production, particularly in costly The industrial stock Gulf 1.17 percent to reach QR742bn at offshore areas, until the govern- International, which was included the end of previous week. ment repays them. in the MSCI’s emerging market The banks and financial serv- The ministry said in a state- index early in the week, added ices sector led trading value dur- ment that Egypt planned to bor- 0.24 percent during the week. Of ing the past week accounting for row $2bn to help it finance the the four stocks, which received 28.25 percent of the total trad- repayments, seeking to repay 60 increased weight by the MSCI, ing value, followed by real estate percent of the arrears by year- two ended flat, and two advanced. sector and the industrials. Barwa end. “This offering comes as one of Commercial Bank and Doha real estate led trading value dur- the short-term measures taken by Bank, those received increased ing the week, accounting for the government to pay the (inter- weighting in the rebalancing, 16.22 percent of the total value, national oil companies’) arrears,” ended flat. While QNB and followed by QNB (10.72 percent) Oil Minister Sherif Ismail said in Industries Qatar, the other two and Gulf International services the statement. gained added weight in the rebal- (9.57 percent) He said state oil and gas boards The business premier class coach of Eurostar’s new Siemens e320 train is seen at St Pancras station in ancing act, advanced 3.16 percent Thursday, the benchmark index EGPC and EGAS were holding central London, yesterday. Eurostar, the company that runs passenger trains through the Channel tun- and 0.36 percent respectively. edged 0.05 percent up. Banking further talks with the companies, nel between London and Paris, said it would buy seven additional e320 trains from Siemens for about Trading value during the and financial services; con- in parallel with repayments, to $473m. The company placed an order for 10 in 2010, the first of which is due to enter commercial serv- week increased by 35.51 percent sumer goods and services; and “manage their expectations”. ice next year, enabling the company to add new routes. to reach QR3.98bn compared to Industrials sector declined. REUTERS the previous week’s QR2.93bn. THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2014 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

India food subsidies Buffett’s US supports India food Food security has been an issue of contention in the WTO trade facilitation agreement. India has one of the largest Berkshire scheme to revive WTO food subsidy programmes in the world. buys P&G’s Expenditure on food subsidies In billion rupees 2014/15: Duracell Victory for PM Modi ahead of first G20 summit 1200 1150 billion rupees NEW YORK: Warren Buffett’s NEW DELHI/ of all aspects of the Bali pack- no major revision of the original 1000 Berkshire Hathaway Inc said WASHINGTON/GENEVA: age would be a major boost to the WTO deal struck last December, yesterday it would buy Procter India and the United States WTO, enhancing our ability to which provided for India’s food 800 & Gamble Co’s Duracell battery settled a dispute yesterday deliver beneficial outcomes to all stockpiling to be shielded from unit in a stock swap, taking that had paralysed the World our members.” legal challenge by a “peace clause”. over a business the billionaire Trade Organisation and risked The International Chamber of A source familiar with the 600 has supported for nearly two derailing a $1 trillion package Commerce (ICC), which has said negotiation said the compromise decades. of reforms of global customs streamlining customs procedures replaced the “constructive ambi- 400 The transaction calls for P&G procedures. could add $1 trillion and 21 million guity” about the duration of the to receive about $4.7bn of its own The deal, which needs to be jobs to the world economy, said peace clause with clear language 200 shares that Berkshire now owns. backed by all 160 WTO members, the breakthrough would open the that it would remain until a per- P&G would infuse $1.8bn in cash has resurrected hopes that the door to new trade talks. “Today’s manent solution was found. 0 into Duracell before the expected trade body can now push through breakthrough is a real victory for The peace clause is subject to FY 1991/922000/01 2014/15* closing in the second half of 2015. those reforms, opening the way up all of us: governments, consumers disclosure requirements that India Chief Executive Officer AG for further negotiations. and business,” said ICC Secretary has not yet met and also requires Food as a percentage of major subsidies Lafley is streamlining the India had plunged the WTO General John Danilovich. that its policy does not distort Cincinnati-based P&G by shed- into the deepest crisis in its The breakthrough is the second trade. 100 ding slow-growing brands and 20-year history in July by vetoing a at the WTO in days, following a Modi instructed aides early last focusing on about 80 businesses deal on streamlined customs rules US-China pact to cut tariffs on IT week to strike a deal. 80 that generate most of its profit due to a lack of progress on its products, also billed as a $1 tril- “From Modi’s perspective, it’s and revenue. Tide laundry deter- demands to be allowed to stock- lion advance. It also comes hot on a major victory to say we’ve got gent and Pampers diapers are pile food without observing the the heels of a US agreement with an indefinite stay of execution on 60 among its better-known products. usual WTO rules on agricultural China on carbon emissions. our food subsidy scheme,” said 45% The addition of Duracell, subsidies. That put the WTO’s The US-Indian deal is likely to Frederic Neumann, co-head of whose batteries are known for future in doubt just months after be hailed as a victory for India’s Asian Economics Research at 40 their copper-coloured tops, gives it appeared to have overcome dec- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, HSBC in Singapore. Buffett a familiar name to add ades of stalemate on the issue at a who has stressed the importance In a recent disclosure to the 20 to Berkshire’s stable of more meeting in Bali in Indonesia. of ensuring that its 1.25 billion WTO, India said its state food than 80 businesses, including “This breakthrough represents people have enough to eat. His procurement cost $13.8bn in 2010- Benjamin Moore paint, the Dairy a significant step in efforts to get tough stance had also risked iso- 11, part of the total of $56.1bn it Queen fast-food chain and Heinz the Bali package and the multilat- lating him at his first G20 sum- spends on farm support. Wheat FY 1991/922000/01 2014/15* ketchup. Also, Buffett would avoid eral trading system back on track,” mit of world leaders in Brisbane, stocks, at 30 million tonnes, are a big tax bill that his Omaha, WTO director general Roberto Australia, this weekend. more than double official target Source: Government of India * Estimated budget expenditure Nebraska-based company might Azevedo said. “Implementation But the compromise included levels. REUTERS incur if it sold its P&G shares on J P 3/ /20 the open market. Berkshire has said it paid just $336 million for its 1.9 percent stake in P&G, which totaled about 52.8 million shares as of June 30. Panasonic recalls 300,000 batteries India inks tax info pact P&G stock dipped 0.2 percent to $89.32. The Duracell purchase is a TOKYO: Panasonic is recalling battery packs for tablet PCs sold igniting due to a manufacturing “brilliant move” for Buffett, said more than 300,000 rechargeable to corporate customers overseas, condition.” with St Kitts and Nevis Doug Kass, who runs Seabreeze battery packs used for tablets and and almost 208,000 packs for its Since August, there have Partners Management in Palm laptops in Japan and overseas due “Let’s Note” laptop computers due been four cases of fire involving UNITED NATIONS: At a time and prosecution. The agreement Beach, Florida. “Warren loves to concerns they may catch fire, to safety concerns. Panasonic battery packs that had when the focus is on illicit income would also include information on mature and durable consumer the company said yesterday. A company statement said: “The yet to be recalled, in Japan and stashed away in foreign accounts, banking details, ownership infor- brands that produce predictable The electronics giant is recall- batteries are being recalled due to London, according to Kyodo News India yesterday entered into an mation of companies and informa- cash flow. Duracell fits the bill.” ing more than 107,000 rechargeable a rare possibility of overheating or Agency. AFP information exchange pact with tion relevant to administration of Berkshire has owned P&G the Caribbean islands nation of domestic laws and taxes in both stock since P&G bought Gillette Saint Kitts and Nevis that is the countries. Co in 2005. Buffett had invested regarded as a safe haven for off- India has also signed informa- in Gillette since 1989. shore funds. tion exchange pacts on tax mat- Buffett was about half- The agreement is modelled on ters with a number of tax-haven way through a 14-year stint on other tax information exchange locations including Bahamas, Gillette’s board when that com- agreements and would cover Bermuda, Liechtenstein, Gibraltar, pany agreed to buy Duracell for taxes imposed by both countries. British Virgin Islands, Isle of Man, $7bn in stock in 1996. That’s more It would include information on Cayman Islands, Jersey, Macau, than twice what Berkshire is pay- domestic tax laws of each country Liberia, Argentina, Guernsey and ing, after accounting for the cash in terms of assessment, tax claims Monaco, among others. IANS infusion. REUTERS

Participants at the ‘Digitization in Retail’ conference. Developing capabilities must for retail sector to tackle digitisation challenge DOHA: The fundamental chal- digitised marketplace by devel- has capital to invest in technology lenges facing retailers against oping multi-channel capabilities and innovation. Qatar can con- the backdrop of rapid digiti- to keep pace with changing con- tinue to acquire investment and sation of the retail landscape sumer behavior. intellectual property. and the growing shift towards “Digital technology is funda- A presentation on “Cloud and mobile-based financial solutions mentally changing the world of Mortar – How to Cope with the that aggregate multiple pay- retail,” said Doha Bank CEO R Informed Consumer” was made ment methods were among the Seetharaman. “Technology is no by Joseph Noujaim, CEO of key issues that came under the longer seen as an operational sup- Bloomerangs. Noujaim said, “The spotlight at the ‘Digitization in port function but instead as a key focus for retail stores must be on Retail’ conference hosted by driver of competitive advantage. developing interesting solutions Doha Bank, on Monday. The challenge for retailers is how for the business, rather than for Doha Bank Managing Director to adapt to this changing environ- the consumer. In order to make Sheikh Abdul Rehman bin ment and align their offering to their stores more responsive to Mohammad bin Jabor Al Thani evolving technology trends and consumer interest and expecta- attended the conference which consumer preferences.” tions, retailers must look to take was held under the theme The evening sessions waso- advantage of the latest technolo- ‘Digitizing the Retail Experiences pened by Alpesh B Patel, Deal gies to enhance their in-store and New Payment Solutions for Maker, Global Entrepreneur experience.” Consumers’. The conference gath- programme who spoke on Thomas Huigens, CMO of ered leading regional and inter- “Technology and investment.” He iKajo.com, offered a glimpse into national experts from across the said companies such as Ali Baba how innovative payment solutions banking, retail and e-commerce are going to create more wealth can help provide a seamless shop- sectors to explore how conven- for investors as they are more ping experience for the consumer. tional retailers can compete in a into retail. He also said that Qatar THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2014 MARKET www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15

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[email protected], [email protected] FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2014 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT PSA worlds kicks off today Four Pakistan players qualify; Qatar’s Tamimi takes on Mosaad

Qatar PSA World 2014 DOHA: Pakistan will have five players in the first round of the 2014 PSA World Championship Championship for the first time since Lucas Serme (left) of Round One 2003. France and Qatar’s Today’s matches Yesterday Farhan Mehboob, Farham Syed Azlan Amjad [1] Gregory Gaultier (Fra) vs [Q] Andrew Zaman and brothers Aamir Atlas and in action during the Wagih (Egy) at 5.30pm on GC Danish Atlas Khan came through quali- qualifying round Mazen Hesham (Egy) vs Nafiizwan Adnan fication at the Khalifa Tennis and Squash of the PSA World (Mas) at 1.00pm on GC Mohamed Complex to join compatriot Nasir Iqbal in Abouelghar (Egy) vs Karim Ali Fathi (Egy) at Championship 2.00pm on GC [9] Omar Mosaad (Egy) vs the main draw. 2014 at Khalifa [wc] Abdulla Al Tamimi (Qat) at 6.30pm on The quartet booked their place in the International CG [16] Mathieu Castagnet (Fra) vs [Q] Rex first round of the prestigious competition Tennis and Squash Hedrick (Aus) at 1.00pm on C1 courtesy of some dominant performances, Complex. Serme Alister Walker (Bot) vs [Q] Aamir Atlas Khan with Mehboob and Zaman completing 3-0 won 3-0 (11-1, 11-1 (Pak) at 2.00pm on C1 wins over Kuwait’s Bader Al Hussaini and and 11-2). The main Cameron Pilley (Aus) vs Joe Lee (Eng) at American Chris Gordon, respectively. draw matches begin 3.00pm on C1 The Khan brothers show their spirit [7] Peter Barker (Eng) vs Chris Simpson to come through testing encounters with today from 1pm. (Eng) 4.00pm on C1 England’s Jamie Heycocks and fellow com- Qatar’s Abdulla Al [6] Borja Golan (Esp) vs Leo Au (Hkg) patriot Tayyab Aslam. Tamimi will take on 8.30pm on GC Aamir Atlas Khan, the former World Omar Mosaad at Henrik Mustonen (Fin) vs [Q] Greg Lobban No.14, was given the toughest test during 6.30pm. (Sco) at 3.00pm on C3 Fares Dessouki (Egy) vs [Q] Farhan Zaman qualification, taking five games to get past (Pak) at 5.30pm on C1 Heycocks to earn a first round encoun- [13] Marwan Elshorbagy (Egy) vs Olli ter with Alister Walker while Danish, Tuominen (Fin) at 6.30pm on C1 the youngest qualifier at just 20, will face [12] Miguel Rodriguez (Col) vs Shaun Le German World No.10 Simon Rösner. World Championship too Roux (Rsa) at 7.30pm on C1 “This is my first time in the World Zahed Mohamed (Egy) vs [Q] Ben Coleman Championship and I’m very happy to win (Eng) at 8.30pm on C1 today to get into the main draw,” said Adrian Grant (Eng) vs [Q] Piedro Danish. close to call, says Jahangir Schweertman (Ned) at 4.00pm on C3 “I hope to do my best against the best [4] Ramy Ashour (Egy) vs [Q] Ivan Yuen players in the world and get the experi- DOHA: Pakistani squash legend year’s event will be a battle of wills. (Mas) at 7.30pm on GC ence of playing against them. The World Jahangir Khan, who dominated the “There are five players who are all in Tomorrow matches Championship is huge, my uncle Jansher sport during the 1980s and claimed with a serious chance of winning it and [3] Nick Matthew (Eng) vs [Q] Raphael won it eight times and I hope to one day the coveted World Championship it is very close between them all,” said Kandra (Ger) at 17.30 on GC win it as well and make my country title on six occasions, believes the the 50-year-old. Gregoire Marche (Fra) vs Alan Clyne (Sco) at proud.” 2014 World Championship which gets The 23-year-old Egyptian Mohamed 12.00 on GC Nasir Iqbal (Pak) vs [Q] Charles Sharpes Elsewhere there was delight for young underway in Doha, today will be one Elshorbagy goes into the tournament (Eng) at 12.00 on C1 English duo Ben Coleman (23) and of the most hotly contested in recent as hot-favourite, while Nick Matthew [14] Saurav Ghosal (Ind) vs Steven Finitsis Charles Sharpes (22) as they eased into years. is aiming to defend his crown. (Aus) at 13.00 on C1 the main draw, while Dutch player Piedro Khan, who won five consecutive titles Frenchman Gregory Gaultier is [15] Karim Abdel Gawad (Egy) vs Abdullah Schweertman pulled off the biggest upset from 1981-1985 before adding his sixth determined to end his four-final losing Al Mezayen (Kuw) at 14.00 on C1 of the qualification round to defeat Danish in 1988, knows exactly what it takes to streak while Ramy Ashour and Amr Max Lee (Hkg) vs [Q] Farhan Mehboob (Pak) World No.62 Kristian Frost Olesen 3-1. come out on top in the most competi- Shabana are hoping to upset the odds. at 15.00 on C1 THE PENINSULA tive tournament on tour and thinks this THE PENINSULA Nicolas Mueller (Sui) vs Ryan Cuskelly (Aus) at 13.00 on GC [5] Amr Shabana (Egy) vs Adrian Waller (Eng) at 19.30 on GC [8] Daryl Selby (Eng) vs Stephen Coppinger Momen aims to ‘lock’ his opponents! (Rsa) at 20.30 on GC Ong Beng Hee (Mas) vs [Q] Peter Creed DOHA: (Wal) at 14.00 on GC Macau Open 2014 winner different plan, one that never crossed Eddie Charlton (Eng) vs Tom Richards (Eng) Tarek Momen has set a plan to win the minds of the greatest squash players at 17.30 on C1 the PSA World Championship in of all time. I’ve decided to finally put that [10] Tarek Momen (Egy) vs Omar Abdel Qatar which kicks off here today. Electronics Engineering Degree of mine Aziz (Egy) at 18.30 on C1 The Egyptian who recorded his first to good use, AND NOW I could safely [11] Simon Rösner (Ger) [Q] vs Danish Atlas ever win over compatriot Omar Mosaad say I have completed the final stages of Khan (Pak) 19.30 on C1 on the PSA World Tour to take home programming a software to lock all of Campbell Grayson (Nzl) vs [Q] Lucas Serme the 4 Macau Open aims to put his engi- my opponents in their hotel rooms with (Fra) at 8.30 on C1 neering knowledge to good use in Qatar. a Master Key that only responds to my Mahesh Mangaonkar (Ind) vs [Q] Lance The 26-year-old has come up with voice with the help of a voice recognition Bedoes (Nzl) at 3.00 on GC his own, very different, master plan for system that I designed of course,” he [2] Mohamed Elshorbagy (Egy) vs [Q] Muhd World Championship success. posted on facebook post on November 11. Asyraf Azan (Mas) at 5.30 on GC “I’ve put in so much effort the last “I’m proud to announce that the soft- Qualifying Results few months with one target ahead of me ware is now fully functioning so basically [1] Rex Hedrick (Aus) bt Todd Harrity (Usa) 3-0 THE WORLD OPEN TITLE. I thought I’ve got the upper hand here and I can (11-7, 11-9, 11-5) ; [9] Charles Sharpes (Eng) I should come up with a completely assure you that I’LL BE THE WORLD bt Ali Bader Al-Ramzi (Kuw) 3-0 (11-9, 11-4, OPEN CHAMPION this year without 11-5) ; [11] Andrew Wagih (Egy) bt Shehab even breaking a sweat,” he adds. Essam Hosny (Egy) 3-0 (walkover); [8] Farhan “So let’s bring it on guys. Zaman (Pak) bt Bader Al Hussaini (Kuw) 3-0 “P.S: I think Squash TV should bring (11-4, 11-6, 11-6); [6] Asyraf Azan (Mas) bt Muhammad Yousaf (Pak) 3-1 (9-11, 11-5, in extra cameras to cover the action Tarek Momen of Egypt relaxes after a 11-9, 11-7) ; [15] Ivan Yuen (Mas) 3-1 Aqeel at The Movenpick Hotel — with PSA training session at Khalifa International Rehman (Aut) (10-12, 11-8, 11-7, 11-8) ; World Tour.” Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha Lance Beddoes (Nzl) 3-0 [10] Jens Schoor Momen will begin his Doha cam- yesterday. (Ger) (11-7, 11-4, 12-10) ; [4] Raphael Kandra paign against compatriot Omar Abdel (Ger) 3-0 Ammar Altamimi (Kuw) (11-7, 11-6, Aziz in the first round of the World 12-10) ; Farhan Mehboob (Pak) bt [3] Chris Championship tomorrow. added Momen, who graduated in Gordon (Usa) 3-0 (11-8, 15-13, 11-8) ; [14] Ben Coleman (Eng) bt Adil Maqbool (Pak) 3-0 Speaking to The Peninsula after a 2010 from the American University (11-7, 11-5, 11-6); [13] Danish Atlas Khan training session here yesterday Momen in Cairo. (Pak) bt Tayyab Aslam (Pak) 3-1 (11-3, 7-11, said: “I read everybody has their own His post have so far being shared by 11-2, 11-5) ; Piedro Schweertman (Ned) bt plan to win the Championship. So I 26 people on facebook and some have [7] Kristian Frost (Den) 3-1(6-11, 15-13, 11-4, wanted to have my plan.” tweeted it. 11-7); Aamir Atlas Khan (Pak) bt [5] Jaymie He disclosed that his facebook cham- “Wow! That is smaaarttt; squash Haycocks (Eng) 3-2 (9-11,11-9,9-11,11-3,11- pionship post is a joke. champion and an engineer perfect 9); [12] Greg Lobban (Sco) bt Ahmed Hassan A facebook picture post of Tarek “No one should take it (locking with combination,” wrote one facebook use (Zim) 3-0 (walkover); [16] Peter Creed (Wal) bt Momen with his ‘Master Key’ and his Ahmad Alsaraj (Jor) 3-2 (11-13, 11-7, 6-11, a Master Key) seriously. But I am an on Momen’s post. 11-8, 11-9); [2] Lucas Serme (Fra) by Syed smart phone. Electronics Engineering, that’s true,” THE PENINSULA Azlan Amjad (Qat) 3-0 (11-1, 11-1, 11-2)

Turkish Open Scores Aspire Academy, Mumtaz and coach Szczyrba sign deal Scores from the European Tour Turkish Open at the par-72 course yestrerday in Antalya 63 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain) 63 Ivan Bravo, Director General of 64 Ian Poulter (Britain) 64 Aspire Academy, Qatar’s most 65 Brendon De Jonge (Zimbabwe) 65 ; Tyrrell successful high jumper Mutaz Hatton (Britain) 65 ; Wade Ormsby (Australia) 65 Essa Barshim and his coach 67 Oliver Fisher (Britain) 67 ; Stephen Stanisław Szczyrba pose for a Gallacher (Britain) 67 ; Hennie Otto (South picture at the Aspire Auditorium Africa) 67 ; Branden Grace (South Africa) 67 ; Romain Wattel (France) 67 ; Edoardo Molinari after signing an sponsorship (Italy) 67 ; Marc Warren (Britain) 67 ; Danny agreement in Doha yesterday. “I Willett (Britain) 67 ; Andy Sullivan (Britain) 67 believe that the most important relationship in sports is between a coach and an athlete. Mutaz and NBA Results Szczyrba have proved that they Washington 107 Detroit 103 are a very successful team. We Atlanta 100 Utah 97 take pride in their success and Oklahoma City 109 Boston 94 achievements for Qatar. We want Indiana 81 Miami 75 to support them in every way they want us to support them achieving Orlando 97 NY Knicks 95 their goals. Mutaz is a role model New Orleans 109 LA Lakers 102 for our students, they look up to Portland 130 Denver 113 him and he is proof that you can Phoenix 112 Brooklyn 104 achieve a lot if you work hard and if you have the support of a great Houston 113 Minnesota 101 coach like Stanisław Szczyrba,” Bravo said. NHL Results Toronto 6 Boston 1 PICTURE BY: ABDUL BASIT Anaheim 6 Los Angeles 5 FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 Rohit’s world-record 264 fashions Indian victory 27-year-old registers highest ever individual ODI score

KOLKATA: Stylish Rohit and Tilakratne Dilshan depart- Sharma authored a dream ing by the 10th over. At 48/4, the return to big-time cricket by tourists needed a miracle to make Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq (right) leaves the ground with his team- cracking a world record indi- the game competitive. mates on the fifth day of the first Test match after beating New Zealand vidual score of 264 as India Skipper Angelo Mathews and at the Zayed International Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi yesterday. toyed with a hapless Sri Lanka Lahiru Thirmanne put on 118 for to register an emphatic 153- the fifth wicket, but that was too run win in the fourth one-day little and too late, and only pro- international match at the Eden vided some respectability to the Gardens here yesterday. islanders’ innings. Pakistan complete The 27-year-old Sharma, who There was another 50-run had to pull out midway into the partnership for the sixth wicket England tour in August following between Thirmanne and Thisara a finger injury, scripted one of the Perera, but once they left, wick- New Zealand rout biggest comeback celebrations the ets fell at regular intervals and it game has ever seen to propel the was all over with 6.5 overs yet to ABU DHABI: Pakistan con- partnerships at the end of our hosts to a mammoth 404/5 before be bowled. tinued to dominate at their innings gives us confidence for 30,000-odd mesmerised fans at For India, Dhawal Kulkarni adopted home in the United the rest of the series. the majestic Eden Gardens that (4/34) ran through the middle Arab Emirates by defeating “It would be nice if we could recently completed 150 years. order. New Zealand by 248 runs in the win the toss, bat first, and put Needing to score at a daunt- In the 47th over, Sharma hit opening Test of the three-match some scoreboard pressure on ing 8.1 runs per over to upstage Shaminda Eranga over long-on to series in Abu Dhabi yesterday. Pakistan.” India, the visitors never came surpass Sehwag’s 219, the previ- Starting the day needing two The victory against New anywhere close to accepting the ous highest ODI score. wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the Zealand also made Misbah-ul- challenge and were bundled out Opening with Ajinkya Rahane, series, Pakistan, who are forced Haq the most successful Pakistan for only 251 in 43.1 overs, as the Sharma propelled the Indians to to host matches in the UAE due captain with 15 wins, ahead of home side took a 4-0 lead in the Eden’s biggest total, as he scored to security concerns back home, Javed Miandad and Imran Khan five-match series. the lion’s share of the 155-ball, dismissed the visitors for 231 in on 14. The winning run has also In fact, the entire Sri Lankan 202-run stand with skipper Virat the second innings on the fifth helped the 40-year-old Misbah, team scored 13 less than Sharma, Kohli for the third wicket. He morning. who was panned for a lack of who is now the only batsman to added another 128 with Robin New Zealand leg-spinner Ish runs, silence his critics. score two ODI double hundreds Uthappa for the fifth wicket. Sodhi (63) showed plenty of resil- “It’s a young team, nobody — having plundered 206 against Sharma did give a few chances. ience to notch his second half cen- expected us to perform like this,” Australia last November in He was dropped at four by tury in Tests but was the last man a relieved Misbah said. Bengaluru. He is also surpassed Thisara Perera, enjoyed another to fall, out leg before to paceman “Sometimes you have to be Virender Sehwag’s 219, the exist- life by Seekkuge Prasanna after Imran Khan. patient. It was an absolute disas- ing highest ODI score. completing his double ton and Resuming on 174 for eight, New ter for me, I didn’t get any runs The Sri Lankan reply started Lahiru Thirimanne let go another Zealand lost their penultimate in Sri Lanka and in the one-day off on a poor note, as they lost chance with the batsman on 222. wicket when leg-spinner Yasir series against Australia, but I kept opener Kusal Perera without any Notwithstanding the charmed Shah (3-74) bowled Mark Craig calm through that.” REUTERS runs on the board in the very life, the crowd savoured all the (28) in the second over of the day India’s Rohit Sharma reacts after reaching his century at the Eden first over. The islanders suf- thrills and enjoyment, incessantly with a sharply turning delivery. Scoreboard Gardens in Kolkata yesterday during the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka. fered further jolts with Dinesh capturing Sharma’s heroics with Sodhi, the highest scorer in Chandimal, Mahela Jayawardene their cameras. IANS New Zealand’s second stint, added Pakistan (I innings): ...... 566 for 3 decl. 54 runs with Trent Boult (19 not New Zealand (I innings): ...... 262 Scoreboard out) for the final wicket to delay Pakistan (II innings): ..... 175 for 2 decl. Pakistan’s celebrations. New Zealand (II innings): India T Dilshan c Raina b Binny ...... 34 Zimbabwe fight back Fresh from inflicting a 2-0 T Latham c Shah b Babar ...... 20 A Rahane lbw b Mathews ...... 28 D Chandimal c Raina b Binny ...... 9 defeat on Australia, Pakistan B McCullum lbw b Shah ...... 39 CHITTAGONG: Ro Sharma c M Jayawardene b N Kulasekara264 M Jayawardene lbw b U Yadav ...... 2 Zimbabwe’s top order came good to put up a have continued their dominance K Williamson st S Ahmed b Hafeez ...... 23 A Rayudu b Eranga ...... 8 A Mathews st Uthappa b A Patel ...... 75 strong reply to Bangladesh’s huge first innings total of 503 on the against New Zealand, all three R Taylor lbw b Shah ...... 8 V Kohli run out (Prasanna, Chandimal) ...... 66 L Thirimanne c Kohli b Kulkarni ...... 59 second day of the third and final Test in Chittagong yesterday. wins coming without their two C Anderson lbw b I Khan ...... 23 S Raina c M Jayawardene b Mathews ...... 11 T Perera c Uthappa b Kulkarni ...... 29 Opener Sikandar Raza remained unbeaten on 54 and Hamilton main strike bowlers — banned off- J Neesham c S Ahmed b R Ali ...... 0 R Uthappa (not out) ...... 16 S Prasanna c A Patel b Kulkarni ...... 11 Masakadza was on 51 as the tourists reached 113-1 by stumps, still spinner Saeed Ajmal and injured B Watling b R Ali ...... 0 Extras (NB-1 W-10) ...... 11 N Kulasekara c Rayudu b Kulkarni ...... 0 trailing by 390 runs with nine wickets in hand. paceman Junaid Khan. M Craig b Shah...... 28 Total (for 5 wickets, 50 overs) ...... 404 A Mendis c K Sharma b A Patel ...... 4 The pair added 104 for the unbroken second wicket after opener New Zealand captain Brendon T Southee b Babar ...... 5 Fall of wickets: 1-40,2-59, 3-261, 4-276, S Eranga (not out) ...... 12 Brian Chari was caught behind off Rubel Hossain without scoring. McCullum was well aware of I Sodhi lbw b I Khan ...... 63 5-404 Extras (LB-6 W-10) 16 Rubel had earlier shone with the bat, making an entertaining what was in store for the visitors T Boult (not out) ...... 19 Bowling: N Kulasekara 9 - 0 - 89 - 1; A Math- Total (all out, 43.1 overs) ...... 251 45 off 44 balls to help Bangladesh post their highest total against in the remaining Tests, with the Extras (B-1 LB-2) ...... 3 ews 8 - 1 - 44 - 2(w-3); S Eranga 10 - 0 - 77 - Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-31, 3-42, 4-48, 5-166, Zimbabwe, surpassing the 488 in Chittagong in 2005. second match starting in Dubai Total (all out, 70.3 overs) ...... 231 1(nb-1 w-3); K Perera 5 - 0 - 43 - 0(w-1); S 6-218, 7-219, 8-229, 9-233, 10-251 After nine wickets had fallen for 452 runs, Rubel smashed four on Monday. Fall of wickets: 1-57,2-61,3-69,4-111,5- Prasanna 10 - 0 - 70 - 0; A Mendis 7 - 0 - 70 - Bowling: U Yadav 8 - 0 - 38 - 2(w-3); S Binny sixes and two boundaries during a last-wicket stand of 51 with Jubair “Obviously we were clearly 112, 6-112, 7-121, 8-138, 9-177, 10-231 0(w-1); T Dilshan 1 - 0 - 11 - 0(w-1) 8 - 0 - 55 - 2(w-1); D Kulkarni 10 - 1 - 34 - 4; Hossain. Openers Tamim Iqbal (109) and Imrul Kayes (130) had second in this Test match,” Bowling: R Ali 11 - 1 - 48 - 2; I Khan 10.3 - Sri Lanka K Sharma 9 - 1 - 64 - 0; A Patel 7.1 - 0 - 51 - laid the platform for a big total on Wednesday and Shakib Al Hasan McCullum said at the presenta- 1 - 37 - 2; Z Babar 24 - 6 - 48 - 2; Y Shah 18 K Perera c K Sharma b U Yadav ...... 0 2(w-2); S Raina 1 - 0 - 3 - 0 led Bangladesh’s batting charge on the second day with 71. AFP tion ceremony. “Spin is a threat - 1 - 74 - 3; M Hafeez 7 - 0 - 21 - 1 but so is reverse swing. The Nishikori beats stand-in Ferrer, now must wait

LONDON: Japan’s Kei Should Murray win in straight Near sell-out crowds at the full repertoire of fiercely struck Nishikori surged to a three-set sets he would top the group, O2 Arena had not been treated groundstrokes and silky drop victory over alternate David but any other result would send to a three-setter this year at the shots to run Ferrer into the Ferrer at the ATP World Tour Federer through as group winner ATP World Tour Finals before ground. Finals yesterday and must with Nishikori runner-up and the yesterday’s action but when After converting his first set now wait anxiously to see if he Scot packing his bags. Ferrer stepped in for a brief point in the second set with has done enough to reach the Nishikori found out shortly cameo role the likelihood was a backhand winner, Nishikori semi-finals. before walking on court that that he would provide a toe-to- raced ahead in the decider The 24-year-old lost the open- Ferrer would be on the other toe battle. against a tiring opponent who will ing set to the gritty Spaniard, a side of the net, not the big-serving Ferrer, beaten in nearly three return home around $85,000 late stand-in for injured Milos Raonic, and it took him time to hours by Nishikori in the quar- richer for his brief appearance in Raonic, but played beautifully adapt. ter-finals of the Paris Masters, a London. after that to seal a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 “It was really difficult to make result that scuppered his hopes Earlier doubles second seeds win — his second in Group B after this adjustment — they told me of qualifying for the year-ender Daniel Nestor (Canada) and also beating Andy Murray. one hour before the match, it by right, hit back from a break Nenad Zimonjic (Serbia) beat The result was enough to guar- was tough to change tactics but down to snatch a high-quality Spaniards Marcel Granollers antee six-time champion Roger I’d prepared well and I’m happy opening set. and Marc Lopez in a decid- Federer a place in the semi-finals to win today,” the Florida-based From then on, however, US ing set tiebreak but it was not even before the Swiss walks on world number five said. Open runner-up Nishikori showed enough to keep them afloat in court to face home favourite “The third set was almost why he has become a trailblazer the tournament after two losses. Murray in the evening session. perfect.” for Asian tennis, unleashing his REUTERS Unstoppable Djokovic eyes top spot ATP Tour Finals LONDON: Novak Djokovic to win to be certain of making managed to get back in the first moved within touching distance the last four at the prestigious set,” Djokovic said. Results of ending the year as the world season-ending event. “I swung through my shots and Results from the fourth day of the ATP number one after crushing Stan After demolishing Cilic for he made a lot of unforced errors. World Tour Finals on Wednesday Wawrinka 6-3, 6-0 at the ATP the loss of two games on He wasn’t close to his best and I Tour Finals on Wednesday. Monday, Djokovic has lost only succeeded very well with what I Group A Singles Djokovic needs to win all three five games during his first two wanted to do.” Tomas Berydch (CZE x6) bt Marin Cilic (CRO of his Group A matches to ensure matches. Berdych’s win over Cilic meant x8) 6-3, 6-1 he will hold off Roger Federer He has won his last 29 indoor Djokovic was unable to guarantee Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) bt Stan Wawrinka in the race for first place and matches, including 12 in a row at his place in the last four whatever (SUI x3) 6-3, 6-0 the Serb secured the second of the Tour Finals, and he remains his result, unlike Wawrinka, who Group A Doubles those victories with a ruthless on course to become the first started knowing a victory would Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA/USA x1) bt 65-minute rout at London’s O2 player since Ivan Lendl in the send him into the last four with Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau (NED/ROM Arena. 1980s to win the Tour Finals three a match to spare. x5) 6-7 (4/7), 6-3, 10/6 The reigning Wimbledon years in a row. But Djokovic had dominated Japan’s Kei Nishikori reacts after scoring a point against Spain’s David Lukasz Kubot/Robert Lindstedt (POL/SWE champion will be guaranteed top “It was a great match, no ques- his head to head match-up with Ferrer during their ATP World Tour Group B singles match at the O2 x8) bt Alexander Peya/Bruno Soares (AUT/ spot if he beats Tomas Berdych tion. The opening three games Wawrinka, winning 15 of their 18 Arena in London yesterday. BRA x3) 6-4, 3-6, 10/6 tomorrow in a match he also has were quite long but after that I meetings. AFP FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2014 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Wathelet bags top prize on day one Belgian rider powers Conrad de Hus to win, Qatari pair impress in opening 5* class

DOHA: Producing a flaw- as expected in the Grand Prix but less run, Belgian rider Gregory instead Zinedine, rode a careful Hot-favourite Beerbaum Wathelet yesterday powered round with his young stallion to Conrad de Hus to the top prize collect one time fault. of €90,500 on day one of the His rivals for the title, Great Longines Global Champions Britain’s Scott Brash with Hello switches horses Tour event in Doha . Sanctos and Sweden’s Rolf-Göran Wathelet and Conrad de Hus Bengtsson with Casall ASK, DOHA: In a dramatic twist, fight for the 2014 title with World proved to be deceptively quick at both jumped clear though they the Longines Global Champions No1 Scott Brash of Great Britain Al Shaqab Arena as they sealed elected not to jump-off to save Tour Ranking Leader Ludger and the in-form Rolf-Goran their win against a tough field. their horses for the Grand Prix Beerbaum yesterday announced Bengtsson of Sweden. The second place went to tomorrow. Hans-Dieter he won’t compete his favoured “It will be very difficult to Germany’s Daniel Deusser and First to go, Denis Lynch of Dreher from top mount Chiara at the final, stay ahead until the end,” said Cornet D’Amour who had looked Ireland set the pace in the jump- Germany cel- crucial event of the season at Al Beerbaum. “The chances would unbeatable while the ever-smiling off with All Star 5 in a time of ebrates on Shaqab Arena. have been more secure with Poruguese Luciana Diniz and Fit 41.16s. day one of Instead the World No2, who Chiara, but that’s how it is. I am For Fun clinched the third spot. Reigning German champion the Global currently leads the Championship looking forward to Saturday, I will Earlier in the evening, German Daniel Deusser and Cornet Champions Tour by just 12 points, will ride his less try my best. It’s not over yet!” rider Hans Dieter Dreher and D’Amour then wiped nearly two at Al Shaqab experienced horse 10 year-old With Brash and Bengtsson Callisto claimed victory in seconds from Lynch’s time to take Zinedine, Beerbaum confirmed. fielding their top horses, Hello Arena in Doha the opening CSI5* class of the the lead in 38.34s. Beerbaum said: “The mare suf- Sanctos and Casall ASK, yesterday. Longines Global Champions Tour Wathelet and Conrad de Hus, fered a light colic. Although the Beerbaum’s narrow lead has of Doha event. who became an Internet sensa- PICTURES BY: vet gave his okay for a start, I become even more precarious and Home stars Ali Yousef Al tions in Paris this summer when BAHER AMIN won’t start with her.” the German star’s title hopes now Rumaihi - astride Gunder - and Conrad’s bridle fell off mid-round, Beerbaum went on to say that rest with his young stallion. Khalid Mohammed Al Emadi - took over the lead with a great he does not wish to risk the health Beerbaum was widely tipped riding Utascha SFN - finished round in 37.67s from the middle of his horse. as hot-favourite for the big second and third respectively. of the draw. Diniz did her best to “She is fine today, but still on win tomorrow, but this last- In the feature competition of catch the time, but slotted into medication and it’s not fair to minute switch of horses for the the day, the first round, built 3rd. compete her here,” the German final showdown will make the by Italy’s Uliano Vezzani, was a Earlier in the opening CSI5* added. Championship race much closer. sweeping, attacking course that class competition yesterday, Beerbaum is in a three-man THE PENINSULA took advantage of Al Shaqab’s Uliano Vezzani’s welcoming course massive arena. offered a few opportunities for a Many of the star riders had daring turn-back and that’s how their Grand Prix horses in the the top three really made their competition which served as a mark. Delestre with Stardust Quinhon season, came tantalisingly close Gregory generous introduction to tomor- Italy’s Luca Maria Moneta and came close, but no one could catch with Gunder but had to settle for Wathelet row’s battleground. the reliable Jimy held on to the the 2014 Asian Games gold-medal 2nd this time in 29.10s. of Belgium Of the 40 starters, an incredible lead with a time of 31.22s from winning Qatari team member. The Longines Global competes 20 went through to the jump-off third to go in the draw until The experienced Hans Dieter Champions Tour of Doha Grand during the which shows the world-class cali- Qatar’s Al Emadi shaved over a Dreher benefitted from his late Prix highlights will be broadcast Global bre of the riders present at this, second off the Italian’s time to fin- draw and knew exactly what he on Eurosport tomorrow, with live Champions the final event of the season. ish in 30.11s. had to do, riding a neat round and coverage shown from 3.15pm CET Tour in Doha Championship leader Switzerland’s Jane Richard stopping the clock at 28.88s. on beIN Sports, Al Kass, Horse & yesterday. Germany’s Ludger Beerbaum, Philips with Pablo de Virton, Gerco Qatar’s Ali Yousef Al Rumaihi, Country TV, GCT TV, Equidia Life who announced earlier yesterday Schroder of the Netherlands with who won a CSI5* class in and ClassHorseTV. that he would not compete Chiara Amarillo and French rider Simon Valkenswaard earlier in the THE PENINSULA

Qatar’s Hannadi wins silver Qatar Team races against time to prepare new F-4S Molgaard boats for Doha Debut

DOHA: The Qatar Team took delivery of a pair of new Molgaard race boats from Sweden on the eve of scruti- neering and administration for the Grand Prix of Middle East and mechanics and other team members were embroiled in a race against time to prepare the new race craft for their first on- water action in Doha Bay today. Supported by the Qatar Marine Sports Federation (QMSF), team drivers Mohammed Al Obaidly and Khalid Abdullah Al Kuwari are taking part in the competitive UIM F-4S Trophy and there will be two 20-minute support races today and tomorrow, preceded by practice and qualifying sessions. The pair currently hold sixth and seventh places in the points’ standings. Qatar’s Hannadi Salem (left) silver medal winner at the Arab Shooting Al Obaidly is relishing the Championship in the 10m Air Pistol event poses for a picture along with prospect of racing in his new gold medal winner Yamina Lulat (centre) of Algeria and Wadha Al Boleshi Molgaard. He said: “We are of Oman at the Losail Shooting Range yesterday. Around 250 shooters delighted with the new boats, they arrived at one in the night are taking part in the championship. Apart from hosts Qatar, Oman, Qatar Team mechanics work on the new F-4S boats for the Grand Prix of Middle East. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Lebanon and Sudan are (Thursday) from Sweden. We slept for just maybe three or four taking part in the nine-day event which will conclude on November 19. hours and have been working on Landsnes of the Motorglass Team them since then. are tied in third place, nine points 2014 Grand Prix of Middle East “My last boat was too short adrift of the Australian girl. F1 list of starters 63 Khalid Abdullah Al Kuwari (QAT) Qatar and the handling was not that While the two F-4S Trophy 1 Alex Carella (QAT) Qatar Team Team good. This one, for sure 100%, races are likely to be overshadowed Flood-hit Genoa cancels 2 Shaun Torrente (QAT) Qatar Team 78 Mickus Sigitas (LIT) Team Nautica will be better with the handling. by the battle for F1 H2O honours 88 Bincheng Wu (CHN) China CTIC Team Acceleration will be better and and the expected tussle between 7 Philippe Chiappe (FRA) China CTIC Team 96 Mohammed Al Obaidly (QAT) Qatar Team Khalid and I both think we can the Qatar Team’s Alex Carella and 8 Xiong Ziwei (CHN) China CTIC Team Italy-Argentina match achieve much better results and Shaun Torrente and their interna- 9 Yousef Al Rubayan (KUW) F1 GC Atlantic 2014 F-4S Trophy Standings performances with these new tional rivals, there is no disputing Team 1 Mike Szymura (DEU) F1 GC Atlantic Team MILAN: Heavy rains in recent “Friday at 5pm (1600 GMT) boats.” that the F-4S Trophy is the life- 10 Duarte Benavente (PRT) F1 GC Atlantic 55 pts days in the flood-hit city of is really our only practical win- Al Obaidly and Al Kuwari face blood and future of H2O Racing. Team 2 Briney Rigby (AUS) Team Sweden 30 pts Genoa have forced the cancel- dow of opportunity to stage the stiff competition for honours in The list of drivers who have 11 Sami Selio (FIN) Mad-Croc Baba Racing 3 Joakim Halvorsen (NOR) Team Nautica lation of tomorrow’s rugby Test match. Otherwise it will have to the F-4S Trophy. Germany’s Mike graduated to the pinnacle of Team 21 pts between Italy and Argentina, be cancelled.” Szymura claimed two first and racing from the F-4S Trophy 12 Filip Roms (FIN) Mad-Croc Baba Racing 3 Jan Andre Landsnes (NOR) Motorglass officials said yesterday. Heavy storms are predicted one second place from the opening includes Jesper Forss, Filip Roms Team F1 Team 21 pts “The ITA v ARG test match for Genoa on Saturday. Cimbrico two race meetings in Qatar and and Xiong Ziwei, all of whom 14 Jonas Andersson (SWE) Team Sweden 5 Jesper Forss (SWE) Team Sweden 20 pts won’t be played on Saturday due added that the decision was taken China and takes a 25-point lead will be present on the starting 15 Jesper Forss (SWE) Team Sweden to meteo alert in Genoa,” said a following hours of meetings with over young Aussie female racer grid for tomorrow’s Grand Prix. 6 Khalid Abdullah Al-Kuwari (QAT) Qatar 18 Bartek Marszalek (POL) Motorglass F1 Team 14 pts short statement on the Twitter officials from the city, including Briney Rigby into the Doha race Organising an event of the scale Team feed of the Italian rugby federa- those tasked with guaranteeing weekend. and grandeur of the Grand Prix 7 Mohamad Al Obaidly (QAT) Qatar Team 24 Francesco Cantando (ITA) Motorglass F1 tion (FIR). Officials said they public safety. Norway’s Joakim Halvorsen of Middle East is no mean feat 13 pts Team were now studying the possibility “The decision was made of Team Nautica and Jan Andre and officials from H2O Racing 8 Nikita Lijcs (LVA) Mad-Croc Baba Racing of moving the match to “Friday at because of the very strong pos- rely on the vital support of QMSF 33 Ivan Brigada (ITA) Caudwell Racing Team 12 pts 5pm (1600 GMT)” but told AFP sibility of heavy rain on Saturday. personnel on the ground in Qatar 34 Tomas Cermak (SVK) Caudwell Racing 9 Bincheng Wu (CHN) China CTIC Team 7 if this was not possible the match Security officials felt that hold- 2014 Grand Prix of to ensure that everything runs 50 Marit Stromoy (NOR) Team Nautica pts “will have to be cancelled”. ing the match then posed just smoothly before. Today, the three 51 Erik Stark (SWE) Team Nautica 9 Morgan Jernfast (SWE) Team Nautica 7 Officials said the match would too much of a risk.” Italy began Middle East qualifying sessions for the F1 H2O Today’s Schedule F-4S Trophy list of starters: pts not be moved from the initial their November Test series with teams takes centre stage from 10 Mike Szymura (DEU) F1 GC Atlantic Team 9 Mohamed Al-Mehairbi (ARE) Team Abu venue of the Luigi Ferraris sta- a morale-boosting 24-13 win over 09.00-10.00 F1 free practice 3.30pm, but this is preceded by Dhabi 7 pts dium in Genoa. Samoa in Ascoli last week. But 10.10-10.30 F-4S free practice a hectic morning of free practice 29 Ronny Mathys (SUI) Mad-Croc Baba Racing Team 12 Rashed Al-Remeithi (ARE) Team Abu “We can’t even consider moving after moving on to Genoa at the 10.40-12.00 F-4S time trial for both the F1 and F-4S crews, 35 Jan Andre Landsnes (NOR) Motorglass Dhabi 4 pts to another venue, it would be too start of the week, the Azzurri 14.30-14.50 F-4S race one – 20mins F-4S time trials and the first of F1 Team 13 Ronny Mathys (SUI) Mad-Croc Baba complicated,” FIR media spokes- were forced to train indoors due 15.30-16.30 F1 qualifying the F-4S Trophy races, starting man Andrea Cimbrico said. to poor conditions outside. AFP at 2.30pm. THE PENINSULA 41 Briney Rigby (AUS) Team Sweden Racing Team 0 pt FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

Germany out to revive Euro campaign today

BERLIN: World champions Gibraltar only played their Germany are chasing a big first international in September win over minnows Gibraltar in after finally being accepted as Nuremberg today as they bid a UEFA member and the tiny to turn around the rocky start British overseas territory on the to their Euro 2016 qualifying southern tip of Spain only has a Saudis boys carry flags during the opening ceremony of the 22nd Gulf Cup in Riyadh yesterday. campaign. tiny pool of amateur players from Germany were brought crash- which to choose. ing down to earth following their Manager Allen Bula would be Brazil 2014 triumph by slumping happy with a low-scoring defeat, to a 2-0 defeat to Poland, then but says it is not his side who are conceded a last-minute equal- under pressure. iser in the 1-1 draw with Ireland “We’re playing against the Qatar fight back to earn last month to leave them third in world champions, so for me this Group D. is already a dream come true,” The Germans lag three points admitted Bula. behind the Poles and Irish in the “I told the boys, they should table and a big win is expected just enjoy the match. by the hosts against Gibraltar “Germany have not yet been draw in Gulf Cup opener before the world champions’ convincing in their qualification friendly against Spain in Vigo campaign, so the pressure is on next Tuesday. our opponents, not us.” Poland and Ireland have Most of his squad are ama- Majid’s equaliser snatches a point from Saudi Arabia already both posted 7-0 wins over teurs, who combine jobs such as the group’s bottom side Gibraltar firemen, accountants and customs RIYADH: Qatar displayed in their qualifiers and the hosts officers with their training, and great character against Saudi need a similarly big score at have failed to score yet in their Arabia in the opening match Nuremberg’s Grundig Stadium three qualifiers while leaking 17 of the Gulf Cup yesterday to to boost their goal difference. goals. come back from a goal down to Germany are missing injured “This isn’t an easy task,” admit- secure a draw at the King Fahd midfielders Marco Reus, Julian ted Bula. Stadium here. Draxler and captain Bastian “We have been drawn in the Yemen and Bahrain played Schweinsteiger, but the world strongest qualifying group and out a goalless draw in the second champions want to make sure of the defeats have affected us. game of the night. the win. “So far, we have faced teams With the support of a vocifer- “We’ll go into the game against with two or three top players, now ous home crowd behind them, the Gibraltar with full concentration we are up against Germany, who Saudis started strong and creat- and all seriousness,” promised have 23 world-class players. ing most of the chances early on. head coach Joachim Loew. “Goetze, Mueller, Neuer, they It took some time for Qatar to “We know we’re clear favour- are superstars who we only know calm their nerves but Fahad Al ites and that is exactly how we from television. Of course, that Muwallad made them pay before want to step out against them.” makes my players nervous, but we that. Even with key players injured, want to make a good impression In the 37th minute, the Saudi and Loew looking to rebuild in Nuremberg.” AFP winger latched onto a cross by his defence after the retire- throwing himself feet-first to ments of Philipp Lahm and give the hosts the lead, which they Per Mertesacker, tiny Gibraltar, Euro 2016 would maintain for the remaining Qatar’s Ibrahim Majid (second from right) celebrates with his team-mates after scoring a goal during the opening who have lost all three games Qualifying Fixtures period of the first-half. Gulf Cup match against Saudi Arabia at the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh yesterday. so far, should not present any Whatever coach Djamel problems. Friday’s Matches Belmadi said to his Qatari team “We take our opponents very Group D during the break seemed to have half of the game but, eventually, organised in the second-half,” the seriously even if their last games Georgia vs Poland at Tbilisi worked because they came out had to settle for a draw. Algerian said. have not been so successful,” said Germany vs Gibraltar at Nuremberg much more positive in the sec- After the match, Belmadi “I am not satisfied but the 1-1 Germany assistant coach Thomas Scotland vs Republic of Ireland at Glasgow ond-half and began pushing their applauded his boys’ fighting draw is not a bad result. We played Schneider. Group F opponents onto the back foot. performance. well in front a hostile crowd and “What is important is to have In the 53rd minute Qatar “It was difficult for us in the a strong Saudi side. a good game and if we win 5-0 or Hungary vs Finland at Budapest got the equaliser when Ibrahim first-half,” he said. “But we con- “We will try to fix our problems 6-0 and the boys play well, that’s Romania vs Northern Ireland at Bucharest Majid headed home. And then, trolled the match better in the in the next match,” he added. ok for us. Greece vs Faroe Islands at Piraeus Al Annabi really piled on the second-half. Our players lacked Qatar next play Yemen on “There is no reason for us to Group I pressure. experience and then I had to make Sunday and face Bahrain on Qatar’s coach Djamel Belmadi be careless. We want to get the Portugal vs Armenia at Faro Qatar continued to create some changes, which helped.” Wednesday. gives instructions. three points to put our qualifica- Serbia vs Denmark at Belgrade numerous chances in the latter “We were definitely far more THE PENINSULA tion back on track.” Clubmates Neymar, Messi on target as Netherlands fail to impress again

PARIS: Barcelona team- mates Neymar and Lionel Messi were both on target as Brazil and Argentina claimed international friendly wins on Wednesday but strug- gling Netherlands slumped to another defeat. In Istanbul, Brazil defeated Turkey 4-0 as coach Dunga celebrated a fifth successive win since taking the hotseat fol- lowing his country’s traumatic World Cup. The match, played out in front of a packed Sukru Saracoglu, also saw Turkey suffer a sixth match without a victory. Neymar opened the scoring after 19 minutes when he picked Brazil’s Neymar reacts during a friendly match against Turkey at the Fenerbahce Sukru Saracoglu Stadium up a cross from Fernandinho in Istanbul on Wednesday night. RIGHT: Argentina’s Lionel Messi reacts to a comment by a fan in the before dribbling the ball into crowd during a friendly against Croatia at Upton Park in London on Wednesday night. the area and stabbing it past a static Suleyman Demirel in the Argentina came from behind games for Croatia, who have Mexico in his first appearance Turkish goal. to beat a second-string Croatia won their first four Euro 2016 in three years, was Holland’s Five minutes later it was 2-0 2-1 in London. qualifiers, but defeat was miti- fourth in five games since the when defender Suat Kaya put Tevez last played for gated by the fact coach Niko World Cup. through his own goal under Argentina at the 2011 Copa Kovac had left his entire first In other friendlies, Belgium pressure from Luiz Adriano who America, having been frozen XI back in Zagreb to prepare for beat Iceland 3-2 while Estonia was trying to reach a cross from out by former coach Alejandro Sunday’s encounter with Group edged Norway 1-0. AFP Danilo. Sabella, but he made his come- H rivals Italy in Milan. Willian steered in the third back at the home of his old club Messi’s goal was the 45th of International just before the interval after a West Ham after being recalled his international career. Neymar cross was not cleared by new coach Gerardo Martino. “Our goals were really nice Friendly Results with the Barcelona star add- The Juventus striker came goals and they came after At Amsterdam ing his second on the hour on as a substitute for Sergio mounting pressure,” said mark after a neat one-two with Aguero, who cancelled out Martino. “We still have to Netherlands 2 (Sneijder 49, Blind 74) Mexico Willian. Anas Sharbini’s early opener for improve a lot, but there were 3 (Vela 8, 62, Javier Hernandez 69) “I think I’m in the best form Croatia with a fortuitous equal- some positive things.” At London of my career though I can’t be iser before Lionel Messi scored In Amsterdam, the Argentina 2 (Ansaldi 49, Messi 57-pen) satisfied. I shall keep on working the winner with a 57th-minute Netherlands lost 3-2 to Mexico, Croatia 1 (Sharbini 11) hard to get even better, to keep penalty. four days out from a crucial At Istanbul on helping Barcelona and the Argentina have now won Euro 2016 clash against Latvia Turkey 0 Brazil 4 (Neymar 20, 60, Kaya Brazilian national side,” Neymar three and lost one of their four which could lead to the resig- 24-og, Willian 44) told Globo TV. friendly games since their 1-0 nation of coach Guus Hiddink Carlos Tevez ended his loss to Germany in the World should the Dutch lose again. At Brussels three-year international exile Cup final. Wednesday’s loss, which saw Belgium 3 (Lombaerts 10, Origi 62, Lukaku as World Cup runners-up It was a first defeat in five Carlos Vela score twice for 73) Iceland 1 (Finnbogason 13) FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2014 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BREAK TIME

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LONDON 13/08 Rain 13/08 Chance of showers was released from its mother geous where we are now,” Biebring will unlock details about how the Backed up by a helicopter PARIS 12/09 Rain 12/08 Fog ship Rosetta on Wednesday as it said. planets — and possibly even life overhead, firefighters armed ISTANBUL 16/12 Mostly cloudy 15/11 Cloudy orbited comet 67P/Churyumov- In the shadows, Philae’s solar — evolved. The rock and ice that with tranquillising guns MANILA 28/24 Mostly cloudy 30/24 Chance of storm Gerasimenko, in the climax of a panels, which were meant to make up comets preserve ancient combed the area in the Seine- DHAKA 30/17 Clear 30/18 Clear 10-year mission for the ESA. power the probe when its batteries organic molecules. et-Marne district near the DELHI 27/14 Partly cloudy 26/13 Clear But harpoons to anchor it to run out today, get only an hour and Comets date back to the forma- French capital. ISLAMABAD 24/11 Clear 24/10 Clear the surface failed to deploy and a half of sunlight a day, instead of tion of the solar system some 4.6 Authorities ordered resi- it bounced twice before floating the expected six to seven hours. billion years ago. Scientists suspect dents to stay indoors and chil- to rest two hours later. The ESA The probe could try to use comets delivered water to Earth dren were kept at school, as needs to analyse data beamed half its landing gear to hop out of when they collided with the planet several people came forward a billion kilometres back to Earth the shadows but ESA will need aeons ago. saying they had seen the tiger to pinpoint its location. to know more exactly where it The ESA said even without the on the prowl. “Where we are is not entirely is before attempting the risky drill, the Rosetta mission — which “We have been running after where we wanted to be,” lead manoeuvre, scientists at the costs about €1.4bn — was relaying it since this morning, police lander scientist Jean-Pierre ESA’s space operations center in groundbreaking data and images. officers are trying to intercept Biebring told a news conference. Darmstadt, Germany, said. REUTERS it,” a police source said. Town hall official Cedric Tartaud-Gineste said: “We are calling on residents to be care- ful, not to leave their homes and to stay in their vehicles.” “Anyone who sees the tiger Iranian blues and jazz bands should call the police or the fire service,” he added. He said that a security cor- don covering an area about find fans in Tehran the size of four or five football TEHRAN: Behzad Omrani Omrani’s distinctive gruff voice memories of Iran’s eight-year long pitches had been set up around grew up in Tehran, in a house and six-piece band have taken war with Iraq. a wooded area near the small ringing to the sounds of his those influences onto the stages “The brother is covered with town of Montevrain, some 40 father’s record collection — of Tehran, a considerable achieve- blood. The brother will rise, like kilometres east of Paris. mostly the twangs and twirls of ment in a country where some call the sun into a house,” sings front- Around 60 firefighters American Country and Western. America the “Great Satan”. man Omid Nemati. and police officers have been Years later he formed Bomrani, Five-member band Pallett has Pallett’s songs pop up on Spotify deployed in the search, as well one of the Islamic Republic’s first been finding similar success with and iTunes but band co-founder as a dog trained in tracking country-blues bands, and one of a its jazzier fusions of clarinet, cello Rouzbeh Esfandarmaz said he does bears and large game. handful of groups that has started and double bass. not know who is selling the royal- Police are also using ther- disrupting the local music scene Both bands’ musical styles are a ties to use the songs, or getting mal cameras in a bid to find with performances a world away refreshing alternatives to generic money from them being played. the tiger, which is estimated from Iran’s traditional rhythms. pop that is breaking out in other “We get no money and we don’t to weigh in at 70 kilogrammes, “I really like Johnny Cash, parts of the music scene. But the even know who is selling them ... according to the town’s mayor Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan, John subject matter of their songs is less Whoever it is, I hope that they get Christian Robache. Denver, B B King, Gogol Bordello, likely to jolt traditionalists in the what they deserve!” he joked. They A woman spotted the animal Eric Clapton and Roger Waters,” Islamic state. have to resort to making money in a supermarket car park in Chandra Bahadur Dangi (left) from Nepal and Sultan Kosen from Turkey the 29-year-old said by phone from “A Thousand Tales”, one of the old-fashioned way at home, Montevrain last morning. pose for photographers in London yesterday. the Iranian capital. Pallett’s most popular songs, is selling 60,000 copies of their first “My wife saw it this morn- His father brought his records infused with imagery of soldiers CD, “Mr. Violet”. ing,” Jean-Baptiste Berdeaux, back from his studies in Tennessee. and revolutionaries, evoking REUTERS who manages the Intermarche supermarket, said. Tallest and shortest men “She didn’t get out of the car and called me to say ‘I think I saw a lynx’,” he said, adding she meet on Records Day took a photo of the animal and the couple then alerted nearby LONDON: The world’s tallest stooped down to shake hands with police officers. and shortest men came face to 74-year-old Dangi opposite the Some people playing tennis face — well, face to shin — yes- Houses of Parliament in London. nearby also saw the animal terday to celebrate the 10th Kosen said: “Even though he sloping by. annual Guinness World Records is short and I am tall, we have Authorities said they were Day. had similar struggles through- hoping to catch the animal Turkey’s Sultan Kosen, who out our lives and when I look into alive. stands 2.51 metres (eight feet, nine Chandra’s eyes I can see he is a “If it’s possible, we’ll try and inches) tall, met Chandra Bahadur good man.” put it to sleep. If it becomes Dangi from Nepal, who measures As well as being the tallest man, dangerous or aggressive, the just 55 centimetres (21 and a half Kosen’s hands are the biggest in order will be given to kill it,” inches). the world — an impressive 28.5 police said. Kosen, a 31-year-old farmer, centimetres from the wrist to the It is as yet unclear where the tip of his middle finger. tiger comes from. Meanwhile Dangi, who makes Authorities have made placemats and head straps for vil- enquiries at a big-cat wildlife lagers carrying heavy loads, is the park 30km away. shortest adult ever certified by Suspicion initially fell on a Guinness World Records. circus that had set up its tent “I’m so pleased to be a Guinness at the supermarket car park record holder. Thanks to this I a few days ago, but the mayor have visited many countries and said it “did not have a tiger.” met many people. I really love it.” Behzad Omrani (centre) of Iranian band Bomrani performs at a concert in Tehran. AFP AFP