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Kuwait crackdown on expat driving licences KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has begun cancelling the driving licences of foreign students who have graduated and work- ing housewives, tightening already strict rules for expatriates, a daily yesterday cited a top official as saying. The measure was taken because it was found that expats given licences as students had started working, and it was the same for some housewives, “which amounts to an act of forgery”, interior ministry assist- ant undersecretary for traffic affairs Major General Abdulfattah Al Ali told Al Anbaa newspaper. He estimated that “tens of thousands” of driving licences will be withdrawn. One more death from coronavirus in Saudi RIYADH: One more person has died and two more have fallen ill in Saudi Arabia from the new SARS-like coronavirus, MERS-CoV, the Saudi Health Ministry said yesterday. Saudi Arabia has been the country most affected by the respiratory-system virus, COSTLY with 46 cases, of whom 28 have died, data from the ministry showed. The latest death brings the worldwide death toll to 33, according to the World Health Organisation. US shoots down Syria ‘no fly zone’ idea WASHINGTON: The White House yesterday all but ruled out the notion of mounting a no-fly zone in Syria, bill- ing it as difficult, dangerous and costly, and unsuitable to halting close quarters LESSONS ground battles. Deputy national security advisor Ben Rhodes said mounting a no-fly zone in Syria posed significant logistical and stra- THE ISSUE tegic challenges. “You do not have the same types of air defence system that exist within Every year we see expatriate defend private tuition, saying it is nearly they bring them more money compared to the Syria. So in that regard, it’s more difficult.” impossible to make a good career without paltry salaries paid by most private schools. As Rhodes also argued that in many cases, schools in Qatar making tall claims scoring high marks since academics and the for students, they pay less attention in school rebels and forces supporting the Syrian about their academic achievements job market have become highly competitive thinking they can compensate through the regime were “fighting in some instances as pictures of their top-ranking the world over. Even a 95 percent score may evening tuition. block by block in cities” in a way that made not get them a seat in a quality higher edu- Private tuition can make students lazy since targeting particular forces difficult. students get splashed on the pages cation institution back home, especially in a the tutors have readymade answers to all the See also page 8 of local newspapers. This practice country like India. expected examination questions. Education is more common among Indian Whether private tuition is good or bad is becomes too exam-oriented and tutors who can Iran elections see big not the issue. Private tutors will continue to more accurately predict the questions emerge schools. In fact, these schools thrive as long as there are students seeking as heroes in the business. voter turnout have only a small role in the high their services. However, when such tuition Schools normally turn a blind eye to this becomes the norm, it reflects badly on the phenomenon because if they take tough action, DUBAI: Millions of Iranians voted scores achieved by their students. education system. they would be forced to pay their teachers to choose a new president yesterday, If anyone deserves applause in this If a student takes tuition in three subjects more. There is even a tacit understanding urged by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali race for marks, it is the parents — which is very common in Qatar — a parent between teachers and some schools that the Khamenei to turn out in force to dis- has to shell out an additional QR1,000 at the former will be allowed to earn some extra credit suggestions by arch foe the United who shell out huge amounts every minimum a month, which is more than the bucks through private tuition. States that the election would be a sham. year on private tuition. monthly tuition fee charged by some expatriate Some schools have banned teachers from giv- The 50 million eligible voters had a choice schools. Then what purpose are these schools ing tuition to their students in a bid to prevent between six candidates to replace incum- serving? It is a fact that the poor quality of malpractices associated with private tuition. bent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Having been classroom coaching is forcing many students Complaints are galore about some teachers vetted by Iran’s electoral authorities, none rivate tuition is now so rampant in to rely heavily on private tuition. harassing or discriminating against their stu- is seen a challenge to the Islamic Republic’s the country that it is hard to find a It is a vicious circle. If a teacher spends six dents for not joining their tuition classes or for 34-year-old system of clerical rule. student who has never gone for extra or seven hours in school, he/she would spend opting for another tutor. Polling stations closed five hours later Pcoaching. Traditionally, weak students an equal amount of time after school hours Many students and parents are privy to than planned in the capital Tehran because have gone for private tuition, but now it has teaching groups of students in the privacy of such incidents although they may not speak of large queues of people waiting to cast their grown into a parallel form of education. For their homes. It is natural that they and their up. There are teachers who are known for vote. Voting was extended by four hours in weakPAGE students, private 6 tuition is the only way students will get equally exhausted at the end bullying students to join their tuition classes. the rest of the country. With authorities to improve their performance, while for those of the day, which badly affects their perform- It is high time private tuition is controlled in estimating a turnout of over 70 percent, final who are considered intelligent, it is a shortcut ance in school the next day. Qatar, either by the schools or by education results are likely only this evening. to higher marks. Teachers are more sincere in their efforts in authorities. See also page 4 Most expatriate students and parents would the evening classes for the simple reason that See also page 2 AGENCIES

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Pics: Qassim Rahmatullah Selling academic excellence Students seeking high scores and those adjusting to a new school are fuelling a boom in private tuition

BY FAZEENA SALEEM “I give tuition to children from practice a lot of model questions in a school teaches her daughter schools and universities. I teach and past question papers. This and nine other students for an rivate tutors are thriving in them English, and sometimes helps in the examinations.” hour, three days a week, for which Doha as parents of Qatari political science and international Some parents send their chil- she charges QR250 a month. Pand expatriate students relations,” she said. dren to private tutors, even Teachers in Indian expatriate seek their services for “extra “Some Qatari children shift though they are scoring good schools who give private tuition coaching” to help them score high from Independent schools to grades, for interesting reasons. to their students in the school grades in exams. international schools. When they “My son is in grade six and he premises charge QR250 to QR300 Depending on their require- come to private schools they are has scored good grades. Yet I send a month. Some percentage of the ment and convenience, the stu- unable to meet the standards as him to a private tutor because he fee is given to the school man- dents choose study centres, group they have studied in Arabic and doesn’t study at home. When he agement for using the school classes held at a teacher’s house now they have to study in English. goes to a class, the lesson will be premises. or a teacher who makes home Also, students from Scandinavian revised,” said a working mother. “It’s not ethical for teachers visits. countries seek extra coaching in She sends her son to private to give tutorial sessions and take Fees for private tuition can vary English, mathematics and science tutors in mathematics, science a fee for it from the same stu- from QR50 to QR500 or more a as they have studied in their lan- and French once a week, for one dents whom they teach at school. month, according to the type of guages back home,” she added. and half hours. Because it’s their responsibility to the class. Some of the tutors no She said the learning cen- Indian parents and students, in coach students properly and guide longer work in a school, or are tre was planning to open a new particular, say they go for private them,” said an experienced Indian qualified but not in the teaching branch because of the increasing tuition because of the high level of teacher in a well-known school profession. number of students. competition in their country for a in Doha. Qatari students who move from An Egyptian father, who pays place in a good university. Some parents prefer to send Independent schools to interna- around QR1,000 a month for “Till the ninth grade I didn’t their children to private tutors tional ones look to improve their coaching for his child in three send my daughter for extra who do not teach their children linguistic skills in English. Other subjects, believes that private classes. Now the Indian Central at school. pupils, who have recently arrived tuition helps a student get better Board of Secondary Education “We decided to send my son as from countries where they were grasp of subjects. has introduced a Problem Solving we felt he needed extra coach- taught in other languages, too “We bring tutors home, because Assessment system, which will ing in some subjects, including seek private tutors in English my son needs extra coaching in include questions from all sub- mathematics. The teacher was and subjects like science and English, science and mathematics. jects in one paper. To attempt working at a school previously. mathematics. The teacher is not employed at this paper students need extra We pay QR200 a month and it’s Seeking extra lessons in science any school, although she is expe- coaching and more exposure and a group class, three days a week. and mathematics is also common rienced and qualified,” he said. practice,” said an Indian mother. His school also gives extra coach- among expatriate students. They His son, who studies in grade “There is more competition ing, but we chose to send the child claim private tutors help them seven, said: “We are taught at among Indian students; it’s very to a different teacher as that Pic: Salim Matramkot score better in examinations. schools, but we get extra coaching competitive, and they have to would give more exposure,” said need” to send them for private grade ten, but we don’t send them Still other students go for pri- from tutors. They give us individ- compete with exceptionally good an Indian father. tuition. to private tutors because we don’t vate tuition for unfamiliar sub- ual attention and help us improve students back home to enter a Interestingly, some parents “My children are going to an see any need for it,’’ said a father jects like French and Hindi. in special areas which could be college or university,” she added. who send their children to inter- international school for the past of two. Many expatriate students in beneficial at examinations. We A teacher who no longer works national schools say there is “no four years. The elder one is in THE PENINSULA international schools, however, don’t seek the help of private tutors. Teachers in some Indian schools here give private tuition in the school premises and the Stricter rules in offing for tuition centres students have to pay an extra fee for that. Some experienced teach- BY AZMAT HAROON where parents and children seek stop that. We can provide with a tuition centre, who did monthly salary of a teacher in ers say this is “unethical”. 100 percent marks in annual very limited services now.” not want his name in print these schools being as low as There are even websites that unning tuition centres exams conducted by India’s Zuhaib Sabir, business devel- because of fear that he might QR2,500. provide details of private tutors in Qatar may become Central Board of Secondary opment director of the Excellence invite the “wrath of the SEC”, This, according to him, is not who give one-to-one lessons. The tougher with the Education. Education Centre (EEC), said said the Council also needed to enough if the teachers have to sites mention the qualifications RSupreme Education With a desire to score higher that in recent years many tuition look into the issue of a number of provide for their families, which and experience of the tutors and Council (SEC) planning stringent than others, students resort to centres had emerged in Qatar, schools providing evening coach- is why they are always looking their email addresses. laws to regulate them. private tuition to prepare for making the business highly ing classes to students. for ways to make some extra The Peninsula spoke to a cross A new law being drafted by the exams, especially those enrolled competitive. The market for the “Although these classes are money. section of students, parents, SEC says that private education in high school, in grades nine to business was not big enough to meant to be for the weak stu- THE PENINSULA teachers and private tutors to centres need approval from the 12. Paying QR250 a month for sustain all those wanting a share dents, almost all students attend find the reasons behind the huge SEC before issuing certificates to extra coaching in one subject is of the pie, he said. these ccoachingoaching classes,classes,”” he demand for private tuition. students, and that their employ- not a big deal for them. In addition, limitations set by claimed,, adding tthathat tthehe con- A well-qualified expatriate ees should be sponsored by the In the case of Qatari students, the SEC made it difficult to gen- cept of schoolingchooling was chang- employed in an educational insti- centres. the majority of them join extra erate revenue, especially in view ing in thethe country withwith tution in a non-academic position, Those associated with the coaching classes a week before of the rising cost of running a schools oofferingffering morning who also teaches at a “private business say some private edu- exams, which take place four centre, he said. and eveningning classes.classes. training centre”, said there was cation centres had begun pro- times a year. “There is a lot of demand for He saidaid this was unfairunfair huge demand for private tutor- viding fraudulent degrees from However, some operators of short courses in English and to parents,nts, wwhoho hhadad to papayy ing in the country due to various foreign colleges and universities tuition centres say it is now a Arabic languages, but we are not tuition feesfees in addition to reasons. and some others were into the business in decline. authorised to offer such courses school fees.ees. more dubious trade of selling “Running a tuition centre under the licence we have,” Sabir Askedd who benebenefitedfited diplomas and degrees. This has primarily for school students said. monetarilyarily ffromrom these tarnished the reputation of tui- is not a lucrative business any- Hisham Abbassi, marketing eveningg classes, hehe said: tion centres, some of which have more. Things are getting worse director of EEC, pointed out “Of course,rse, it’s the teachersteachers been operating here for more with the high rents, and we don’t that the average cost of running as well aass tthehe scschools,hools, becausbecausee than 15 years. know what the SEC is planning the centre was above QR50,000, they arere runnirunningng tthesehese Qatari students who Rising rents and inability to for us,” said Sam Bashir, who most of which went towards rent classes withwith thethe approval move from Independent offer attractive salaries to teach- is associated with the National for the villa in which the centre of the administration. schools to international ers are the other challenges faced Education Centre (NEC). operates. Private tuitions at homehome by operators of tuition centres. Bashir said it was difficult for Most teachers in the private are bannedned bbyy the SESEC,C, ones look to improve According to the SEC, there tuition centres to hike their fees, education sector were either so this iss ththee alalternativeternative their linguistic skills in are 194 private education centres which, in the case of NEC, had retired teachers or part-time for them.”m.” English. Other pupils, providing coaching in adminis- remained more or less the same workers who charged anywhere Bashirir of NEC said tration and business-related for the past five years. between QR250 and QR350 an the mainain problem who have recently subjects, 31 teaching foreign He thinks that if things con- hour for one session at the cen- with a number arrived from countries languages, 30 giving tuition to tinue in their current direction, tres, Abbassi said. of expatriateatriate schoolchildren, 28 giving train- NEC would have to close down Operators say another prob- communityunity where they were taught ing in operating computers, and in a year or two. lem is finding good teachers for schools waswas in other languages, too two in translation, among others. “Many years back, the SEC the tuition centres as students the loww sal- seek private tutors, in Many say the practice of going told us not to provide MS expect them to teach better than ary offeredoffered for private tuition is most prev- Office courses or any lan- those in their schools. to teachers,eachers, English, science and alent in the Indian community, guage courses, so we had to Another official associated with thehe averageaverage mathematics. 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Darfur official No ban on Filipino domestic workers praises Emir KHARTOUM: Chairman of the Darfur Regional Qatar still hiring housemaids at $400 minimum wage, says ambassador Authority Dr Al Tijani Al Sisi has appreciated the role BY RAYNALD C RIVERA of the Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani DOHA: There is no ban on in supporting the Darfur Filipina household service work- peace process to fulfil its ers (HSW) and Qatar is still cherished targets. In a state- hiring them, the Ambassador ment aired over Sudan radio Crescent R Relacion clarified yesterday, Al Sisi said the yesterday. Darfur peace process has “There is no ban. It’s the moved to advanced stages. decision of Qatar to hire other nationalities. They are still hir- ing Filipino domestic workers PM discusses Syrian but in a very limited number,” Ambassador Relacion said developments in light of reports Qatar had DOHA: The Prime Minister imposed a ban on Filipina house- and Foreign Minister H E maids because of the $400 mini- Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem mum wage requirement of the bin Jabor Al Thani yester- Philippine government. day received telephone calls The envoy was speaking to from Arab League Secretary local media on the sidelines of General Dr Nabil Al Araby the 115th celebration of Philippine and U S Secretary of State Independence yesterday at the John Kerry. The cur- Embassy. rent situation in the region On whether this would affect with emphasis on the latest Philippine Ambassador Crescent R Relacion speaking during the celebration to mark the 115th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine other potential Filipino workers, developments in Syria were he said: “I think Qatar is a coun- Independence at Sheraton Doha Hotel yesterday. KAMMUTTY V P discussed. try with a very sound policy. I QNA hope this will not affect other cat- egories of (Filipino) workers. Just in case they won’t hire Filipino Municipality shuts HSWs because of the $400 mini- Filipinos mark Independence Day mum wage, it is an open market three beauty salons and if that would be their deci- sion we welcome that. We would DOHA: Filipinos in Qatar DOHA: The Al Rayyan like Qatar to engage our work- yesterday celebrated the Municipality’s female beauty ers here. We would like Qatar to 115th Anniversary of the salon control unit has closed continue to accept our workers Proclamation of Philippine down three women’s salons for here including HSW. I hope this Independence with activities non-compliance with health issue would be resolved in a very that showcased the rich his- regulations, a local Arabic daily amicable manner,” he said. tory and vibrant culture of the has reported. By invitation from the Qatari 7,107 island nation. The team conducted 50 inspec- government, a delegation from the The whole-day event opened tions last month, Al Watan Philippine Labour Department is with a flag hoisting ceremony reported yesterday. Salons who coming to Doha by next month at the new Chancery, during violated the health regulations for the second meeting of the which Labour Attaché Leopoldo would be fined up to QR18,200. joint labour committee of the B De Jesus, Vice Consul Kristine The Al Rayyan Municipality two countries, he added, and the F Bautista and Ambassador has allocated 27 specialised housemaid issue could be at the Crescente R Relacion read the inspectors to regularly inspect agenda. messages of Department of Labour women’s salons daily. The said He added that besides house- and Employment Secretary inspectors are tasked to monitor hold service workers there are Rosalinda Baldoz, Foreign Affairs all the salons even during vaca- many other issues to be discuss Secretary Albert F Del Rosario tion and public holidays. ed during the meeting. and President Benigno S Aquino The salons are monitored on The Ambassador is optimis- III, respectively. cleanliness, sanitation and ster- tic with the many projects on Speaking to the local media at Artists perform a traditional Philippine dance. lisation of salon tools and equip- schedule in the run up to Qatar’s the event, Ambassador Relacion ment and workers’ hygiene. hosting of World Cup 2022, more highlighted the celebration’s Affairs Secretary said we should followed heading to the Doha in attendance. Local Filipino Meanwhile the Municipality of Filipinos would be given the theme this year which was save and invest in our country to Sheraton where all the events dance group Banyuhay featured Al Daayen has removed 10 aban- chance to work in Qatar. “Kalayaan 2013: Ambagan Tungo achieve economic prosperity for were held from 8am to 10pm. some of the famous folkdances doned vehicles from Semaisme, “Qatar said they will be sa Malawakang Kaunlaran” all Filipinos,” he added. A Philippine folkdance suite such as Maglalatik, Pandanggo Al Sakhama, Al Ubaub areas, in employing one million additional (Independence Day 2013: Pitching He highlighted the good rela- opened the programme, in sa Ilaw, Singkil and Igorot dance, addition to removing 11,939630 workers leading to their World in Towards Inclusive Growth). tions between Qatar and the which dancers garbed in colour- showcasing the diversity of cul- gallons of sewage, Al Watan Cup 2022 hosting. I believe in the “This year’s theme is very Philippines with recent devel- ful Filipiniana costumes danced tures of different provinces in the reported yesterday. The admin- competence and work ethics of timely because we are at a time opments on the flag carrier of to the beat of the theme song of Philippines. istration acted upon some 256 Filipinos needed and looked for by when the Philippines is experienc- both countries. “Qatar Airways Choose Philippines- a prominent The event also featured trade requests for Pest Control Service employers in Qatar and I am very ing economic growth; we are one is planning on additional flights travel website on the places, food fair & food festival, magic show, and 129 requests were made for optimistic they are going to hire of the highest in GDP growth in to Clark International Airport and culture of the Philippines. face painting, children’s show, sanitation services in the areas. additional Filipino workers here. Asia, with 7.8 percent increase in likely this coming October, and It was followed by a parade singing and talent competition, The Automobile Department In fact in my projection months the first quarter this year,” he said. the same time Philippine Airlines of Filipino community organi- car show, flower show and a pres- in coordination with Cleaning ago, we will be doubling the “We should altogether help to is also planning to fly to Doha zations and a presentation on entation on Philippine tourism. A Department at the Ministry of number. There are some issues achieve economic prosperity for this coming November,” he said. the evolution of Philippine flag, medical mission and free haircut Municipality and Urban Planning we are now facing but I know we all. Our President is encourag- After a community breakfast evoking a sense of patriotism were also held at the venue. has removed as many as 7,638 can hurdle them,” he ended. ing us to unite while our Foreign in the Embassy, a motorcade on the thousands of Filipinos THE PENINSULA abandoned vehicles in different THE PENINSULA areas of the country during the campaign that was launched last year in June. Crowne Plaza Doha marks Philippine Day Mubarak Al Shafi, Director of General Cleanliness Department, said that the campaign was DOHA: Crowne Plaza Doha — The Business Park hotel cel- launched to get rid of abandoned ebrated the 115th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine vehicles because of health con- Independence on Wednesday at its Colleagues Dining Hall. cerns and environmental dam- “This is a fantastic way for us to learn the history and culture of age to the city. He said that the Filipinos. It is interesting to know the traditional celebrations of the Department was concentrating Philippines and how beautiful this country truly is,” Savino Leone, on general commercial streets General Manager of Crowne Plaza Doha, said in his welcome speech. and markets, among other impor- The guests were treated with traditional Filipino delicacies and tant areas. Al Shafi added that dishes. The highlight of the programme was a video presentation of “A the abandoned vehicles are being Staff of Crowne Plaza Doha — The Business Park hotel, with guests during Philippine Independence Day Tribute to Filipino Overseas Workers and Their Families.” stored at the Al Shafi warehouse. celebrations at its Colleagues Dining Hall. THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA British author’s books for kids portray Cafeteria catches fire diverse Qatari culture and traditions

DOHA: British author H children’s picture books. He is children’s books or on English Aitoro has launched three new also currently working on an speaking children’s programmes. children’s books that celebrate Arabic translation of the book The author aims to teach chil- diversity and global culture, which will be launched in the next dren through the collection about including that of Qatar. few months. the world and people so that they The Global Friendship series The Global Friendship series may mature into adults who are are a collection of picture books are a collection of five books aware about and open to different for children aged four to seven. which are an A to Z guide to dif- cultures and countries. Children The author has represented ferent countries of the world. The who are exposed to different cul- Qatar, Oman, Yemen and Arabic series aim to teach children about tures and learn about the positive and Islamic cultures within the different countries, cultures and aspects of different cultures grow book with sections on Arabic languages. up open minded and less inclined phrases, pictures of Qatari sites Aitoro used his knowledge to embrace prejudice or racist such as the Fanar, Museum of of different cultures and coun- views towards others. Islamic Art and children in tra- tries coupled with inspiration The three books from the Global ditional dress. and guidance from his daughter Friendship collection cover the Aitoro, the author and illustra- Amara to entertain and educate following countries: Kazakhstan, tor, said he was not satisfied with young children about the world. Luxembourg, Mexico, Nigeria, the lack of books about diversity The books serve as an introduc- Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, and global cultural available for tion for both children and parents Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, children to read. He decided to to learn about places and cultures United Kingdom, Vietnam, Fire broke out in a small cafeteria at Falcon petrol station on the D-Ring Road, yesterday. No one was injured address the issue by creating that they would not normally Western Samoa, Yemen and in the incident which happened around 2pm. ABDUL BASIT bright, fun and culturally diverse read about in popular English Zambia. THE PENINSULA JUNE 15, 2013 ON SATURDAY 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Middle East Big turnout in Iran presidential poll Reformists hopeful as voting extended by four hours Iranians in US have TEHRAN: Iran’s presidential race appears poised for a run- off vote next week after mil- lions of people queued until late their say in election last night across the country to elect a successor to Mahmoud WASHINGTON: Iranian-Americans and expatriates in the Ahmadinejad. Washington area streamed to polling stations yesterday to have Election officials at Iran’s a say in their homeland’s presidential election. interior ministry were yet to They cast ballots at the Pakistani embassy’s Iranian Interests announce final results but a Section in the well-heeled Glover Park neighbourhood of the US high turnout after a last-minute capital and at a mosque in suburban Manassas, Virginia. excitement caused by the reform- A diplomat barred a reporter from entering the Iranian Interests ists’ endorsement of a moderate Section where two uniformed agents of the US Secret Service candidate boosted the chances of — responsible for guarding embassy premises — kept a discreet a second round next Friday. presence outside. Hassan Rouhani, the moder- But from indoors, a few voters posted Twitter images of the poll- ate cleric backed by reformists ing booth hidden behind a draped Iranian flag, as well as a wet-towel and many opposition figures, dispenser for wiping off the blue finger paint used to mark ballots. and Tehran’s pragmatic mayor, Exiting the premises with Iranian ID papers in hand, most if Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, not all voters said they supported Hassan Rowhani, a moderate looked likely to emerge on top, cleric Iranian reformists hope will profit from a divided conserva- with the chief nuclear negotia- tive camp. tor Saeed Jalili, thought to be the “He’s pro young-generation,” said Najmeh Molaei, a sleep thera- favourite candidate of the clerical pist from Maryland who has lived in the United States for 20 years. establishment, falling behind. “I hope whoever comes into power will do something for the people.” From the moment the polls A young Iranian voter, who came to the United States two opened state-run TV broadcast months ago after eight years in Italy, said Rowhani was the only rolling coverage with a string of candidate backed by former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, interviews with people sympa- Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad casting his ballot in the presidential elections in Tehran, yesterday. disqualified from running this time. thetic to the system. Voting was RIGHT: Moderate presidential candidate Hassan Rowhani shows his ballot at a polling station. Declining to give her name, she thought the overseas Iranian vote initially due to end at 6pm local mattered because “people can say we still care about the country time but was extended for at least and that we’re going to vote whatever.” five hours. Record numbers of Iranian voters in the United States turned Speaking after casting his vote out for the 2009 election. AFP in Tehran, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, urged citizens to come out en masse to refute suggestions by American officials that the election in the Islamic Republic enjoyed little legitimacy. “I recently heard that some- one at the US national security council said ‘we do not accept this election in Iran’,” he said. “We don’t give a damn.” State-run media worked hard to convey the same message. “I am here to vote because of my leader Khamenei,” one Iranian told Channel 1 of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. “I’m happy to have a say in my country’s fate,” said another. A first-time voter said: “I’ve been in the queue for one hour to vote but that’s no pain, I can wait for hours.” A middle-aged man said: “Our beloved soldiers gave their life for this revolution Women show their inked fingers at a polling station in the city of Shahre-Ray. and became martyrs in the eight- year Iran-Iraq war so waiting for since people’s participation is a with the supreme leader, voted in Analysts believe rigging is An Iranian citizen living in the Washington DC area casts her vote at a hours in the queue is nothing in reaffirmation of their support late afternoon — breaking with less likely this year because mosque in Manassas, Virginia, yesterday. comparison to that. It’s my duty.” for the Islamic Republic ruling the convention that senior offi- Ahmadinejad is not running and Local news agencies reported system.” cials vote early as a sign of loyalty the current government does not that all six presidential hopefuls Among those voting was to Khamenei. support any of the candidates. One Tehran-based correspond- apply. Thus a picture published had voted and pledged to respect Ebrahim Yazdi, secretary-general Iran’s interior minister, Mostafa “Four years ago the violent ent described thousands of peo- by a conservative news agency the results. Jalili said: “Any can- of the Freedom Movement of Iran, Mohammad-Najjar, said the hours crackdown on peaceful protests ple queuing to vote but not on the showed a young woman with didate that people choose, and is a banned group that is critical of of voting were being extended that followed the presidential scale of 2009. Irregularities were virtually no head-covering, her confirmed by the count of the bal- the system. “Today’s election is because of a high turnout, state- election exposed the authoritarian reported. headscarf loosely tied at the back lots, should be respected by eve- about choosing between bad and run Press TV reported. It said nature of those who hold power Rouhani’s campaign com- of her head. ryone.” Ghalibaf, praised by many worse,” he told the semi-official turnout in Tehran Province was in Tehran,” said Faraz Sanei of plained that the name of a former Iranian women voting abroad for being a successful mayor of Mehr news agency. “Voting is a predicted to reach 70% - though Human Rights Watch. “Today, candidate who had withdrawn reported that they were able to the Iranian capital, promised national duty and a right given analysts look sceptically at official regardless of who becomes the earlier in the week was still on vote without wearing the hijab “fundamental changes” and a to you by God.” figures. country’s next president, one ballot papers. Iran’s interior despite normally strict rules focus on development and justice. At least three children of the Official statistics show that thing is clear: the legacy of unfair ministry said later that it had imposed by embassies. “People’s choice will be respected former president Akbar Hashemi more than 50 million Iranians elections, highlighted by the arbi- dealt with the issue. Access to The BBC, meanwhile, com- by me, too,” he added. Rafsanjani, who was disqualified were eligible to vote, among them trary disqualification of opposition Farda, a news website close to plained that Iran had launched Another conservative, Ali from standing, were also reported 1.6 million for the first time. In figures, detention of government Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, was a new campaign of intimida- Akbar Velayati, Khamenei’s top to have voted. Rafsanjani has pub- 2009, when Ahmadinejad won his critics, and heavy media censor- also blocked. tion against staff working for foreign policy adviser, said after licly backed Rouhani earlier in the second term, the opposition Green ship continues to deprive Iranians In a strange paradox, the state its Persian service in London. voting: “I request the entire week and voted for him yesterday. movement claimed victory and of the right to shape their coun- is so keen during elections to Relatives of 15 journalists have Iranian nation to come to the Ahmadinejad, who served for said the result had been rigged. try’s future.” showcase a country ostensibly been harassed, summoned for ballot boxes enthusiastically and two tempestuous terms marked Its leader, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Few western reporters were united despite it differences that questioning and threatened. elect their favourite candidate recently by deteriorating relations remains under house arrest. allowed into Iran for the poll. normal stringent rules do not GUARDIAN NEWS Erdogan makes conciliatory move to end Turkish protests

ISTANBUL/ANKARA: wide variety of grievances against respects judicial rulings and is Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan would go home. obliged to implement them,” said Erdogan told protesters yes- “You have stayed here as long Huseyin Celik, deputy chairman terday he would put redevel- as you could and have relayed of the ruling AK Party. “Until the opment plans for an Istanbul your message. If your message is judicial ruling is finalised there park on hold until a court rules about Taksim Gezi Park, it has will not be any action whatsoever on them, striking a more con- been received and evaluated,” on Gezi Park.” ciliatory tone after two weeks Erdogan said at a meeting of his A police crackdown on peace- of fierce anti-government AK Party. “Please now leave the ful campaigners in the park two demonstrations. Gezi Park and go to your homes.” weeks ago provoked an unprec- Erdogan again called on the Erdogan’s pledge at an over- edented wave of protest against hundreds of protesters still occu- night meeting with a delega- Erdogan and his AK Party - an pying Gezi Park to withdraw. But tion of his opponents was largely association of centrists and con- the atmosphere in their ram- symbolic as the government is servative religious elements shackle settlement of tents was required by law to respect the - drawing in secularists, national- defiant, with a hard core of dem- outcome of the court ruling ists, professionals, trade unionists onstrators still chanting for him brought by the environmentalists and students. to resign. trying to block the plan. A 26-year-old Turkish man Turkish mothers sing during a candle-lit vigil in memory of those killed during the recent demonstrations on Taksim Financial markets rose on But it contrasted with his ear- died yesterday from injuries sus- Square in Istanbul. hopes that environmentalists who lier defiance when he attacked tained during days of protests in oppose the construction at Gezi protesters who accuse him of Ankara, the fourth person to be meeting, Erdogan met a delega- The delegation welcomed what barracks. That commitment fol- Park would be satisfied. But with autocratic behaviour as “riff-raff” killed in violence in various cit- tion made up largely of actors they said was Erdogan’s promise lowed an offer on Wednesday of ruling party rallies planned for and insisted the plans would go ies which left some 5,000 injured, and artists but also including two to respect the outcome of the a referendum on the plans if the the weekend, it remained unclear ahead in the adjacent park. according to the Turkish Medical members of the umbrella protest court case filed against the plans court found in the government’s whether other protesters with a “Of course the government Association. At the overnight group Taksim Solidarity. to build a replica Ottoman-era favour. REUTERS JUNE 15, 2013 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 ON SATURDAY

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HE Obama administration has finally decided to act on Syria. After months of protracted deliberations, the administration said on Thursday it would Tnow arm rebels, having obtained proof the Syrian Transforming Syria’s war could government used chemical weapons against fighters trying to overthrow President Bashar Al Assad. Washington is also considering a no-fly zone in Syria, which would mark its first intervention in the two-year-old civil war. take more than arming rebels There is no doubt that Washington’s intervention deserves to be welcomed. Rebels are crying for any sort of help that BY PETER APPS and MYRA would make even a small difference on the ground in the face MACDONALD “military support” to the opposition. more effective strategy. In a conference call, Deputy National Syria’s largely Russian-built air of spirited fighting by the troops of Assad-Hezbollah combine. Security Adviser Ben Rhodes refused defences, Western officials and defence But the Obama administration’s decision to intervene is not F THE United States and allies gen- to specify what kind of support might analysts say, would be amongst the best influenced by a desire to bring victory to the rebels or by the uinely want to change the course of be made available - although he said Washington and its allies have faced Syrian regime’s alleged use of chemical weapons. In fact, it’s an Ithe war in Syria, it may take con- one key priority was to help ensure since the 1999 Kosovo war - even with- admission of its own mistake, a move to minimize the errors siderably more than simply supplying the rebels could act in a more cohesive, out the more potent S-300 missile sys- arising from its miscalculation. The retaking of Qusair by the faltering opposition with weaponry. coordinated manner. tem Moscow has threatened to supply to Western officials say they still believe “We have not made any decision to make any foreign intervention harder. Assad’s troops, with abundant help from Hezbollah henchmen, the ultimate endgame - and possibly pursue a military operations such as Nevertheless, three Israeli bombing and their preparation for recapturing all of the remaining the exit of Bashar Al Assad - will be a no-fly zone,” Rhodes said. “We still raids in recent months have shown that areas now under the control of the opposition, have both through a negotiated settlement. believe that the best thing we can do in it can be penetrated. shocked and surprised the Obama administration. It has upset In the meantime, however, they say terms of affecting the situation on the US B2 Stealth bombers and its calculations, and if left unchecked, could have repercussions the war is increasingly tilting in what ground is to strengthen the opposition.” Tomahawk cruise missiles could pen- for its interests in the region. The emerging Syria-Hezbollah- they see as the wrong direction, with A no-fly zone, he said, would bring etrate Syrian airspace with relative Iranian-backed Hezbollah fighters with it “considerable open-ended costs impunity - but a more concerted no- Iran combine can upend the current power structures in the entering the fray on Assad’s side. With to the United States and the interna- fly zone would probably require an Middle East. government forces advancing on Aleppo, tional community” and would be far onslaught in its first few days to destroy The battle in Syria has been going time may also be running out. more complex than in Libya. radar and missiles. President on for two years, and Arab countries, That, some He said the United States had con- Whether the United States and allies including Qatar, and the United analysts and tingency plans for much more direct have the appetite for that kind of opera- Barack officials believe, military action - but specifically ruled tion is far from clear. Nations were in the forefront of Obama’s may now push out “boots on the ground” - a ground The United States has considerable several initiatives to bring the fighting The war is Washington and campaign involving U.S. troops. air power in the region, above all at decision to to an early end. But those initiatives others towards The White House statement, some its airbase in Incirlik, Turkey. There arm rebels failed partly due to non-cooperation increasingly tilting much more direct analysts say, may have been as much are two aircraft carrier groups in the from the West, especially America, in the wrong military action, about signalling to Assad as anything Arabian Sea and one a short sail away in Syria has who were unwilling to arm Syrian perhaps targeted else - warning him further chemical in the Atlantic. direction, with airstrikes or a weapons usage would almost certainly In the past weeks Washington also come too late. rebels on the ground that they would Hezbollah fighters limited “no-fly spark much more serious action. sent F-16 jets, Patriot missiles and more end up in the hands of Islamists. As zone” over rebel Western officials say that some of than 4,000 troops to Jordan for a mili- rebels’ gains began to stall, Assad’s entering the fray on held areas near the equipment requested by the oppo- tary exercise, saying it might leave the position strengthened with ample help from Russia, Iran and Assad’s side. With the Jordanian sition - particularly portable missiles assets in place. Hezbollah. If Washington had agreed to arm the rebels when government forces border. that can shoot down planes - remains Some current and serving officers and the rebels were in a strong position, the current losses could What happens off the table, given worries over grow- officials have long suggested such weap- advancing on next may come ing Islamist influence and fears they onry could be used to enforce a “no-fly have been avoided and Assad could have been ousted. down to a per- might end up in the wrong hands. But zone-lite”, firing anti-aircraft missiles Even the US change of mind will not bring the war to an Aleppo, time may sonal decision for it is not clear whether the weapons the into Syria from Turkish and Jordanian early end. The US and Russia had previously agreed on a also be running out. President Barack West would be willing to send would be airspace to stop Assad’s aircraft attack- negotiated settlement to the crisis and the plan to impose a Obama. enough to tip the balance. ing rebel areas near the two respective no-fly zone will definitely be opposed by Russia. The presence Russian oppo- “Small arms and ammunition will borders. sition makes a Libya-style UN resolu- certainly not change the military bal- Syria’s radar coverage is widely seen of Hezbollah fighters in Syria has complicated and brought tion authorising force seem unlikely, but ance on the ground inside Syria,” says as patchy, concentrated around the new dimension to the war. Syria will see more bloodshed, Britain, France and others are increas- Mona Yacoubian, a former US State Russian naval base at Tartus and its confusion and chaos. The Obama administration faces the ingly signalling they might be willing to Department official now Syria analyst border with Israel, making intervening tough task of convincing its European allies that arming rebels act anyway given a strong US lead, like at the Stimson Centre in Washington in some areas easier than others. would be useful. It will have to win over sceptical allies such in the Kosovo war in 1999. DC. “The provision of sophisticated, A “safe zone” pushing some 20 km as Germany and explain to Russian President Vladimir Putin The Obama administration has yet heavy weapons could begin to change inside Syria might, some experts say, to fully explain what it meant when it (that), although that option is fraught be relatively easy to defend - although that the United States isn’t interested in starting a proxy announced on Thursday that Bashar al- with risks.” it might require air strikes on Assad’s war in Syria, nor in a victory for the rebels, but in forcing a Assad’s limited use of chemical weap- The use of targeted airstrikes, she ground forces to stop them moving for- settlement• ons had prompted it to decide to extend said, would be a bolder and perhaps ward in the zone. REUTERS The other side Quote of A healthier way of living the day AUDI Arabia is not only one been replaced with American-style fast taking some sort of regular exercise, even of sport or exercise. In truth however, of the world’s fastest growing food, including burgers, fries and sug- if not actively participating in organized most people who are overweight are economies. Unfortunately it ary drinks. All are fine in their place, but sports. The minister has warned that well aware of their problem. Clothes Sappears that we also have if eaten to excess, as they are in the US, whereas 20 years ago, the challenge start to fit tightly. Bending over to do up The British some of the fastest-growing waist lines. the result is obesity and all the life-style for medical professionals here, was still shoes becomes a bit of an effort. Indeed Research has demonstrated that as the diseases it brings with it, including diabe- infectious diseases, today they are faced sometimes, even walking for any reason- government refused standard of living has risen, people in tes and cardiovascular conditions. with ever more patients presenting with able distance induces perspiration and entry to this country the Kingdom have been eating greater The trouble is compounded by the chronic diseases, most particularly diabe- breathlessness. The saddest sight is quantities of food and moreover, food of reality that far too many people take far tes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol undoubtedly young boys who already to Edward Snowden the wrong kind. too little exercise. The Deputy Health and clinical obesity, which means a body carry around rolls of fat and who wad- preventively. Why? The traditional sources of nourishment Minister (Planning and Development) mass index greater than 25. Based on dle rather than walk. The medical future were organic products such as dates, Dr. Muhammed Khushaim, deplored 2007 statistics, 35 percent of Saudis are for them is surely bleak. If they are not Presumably because wheat and vegetables. While these can this situation when he told a seminar obese and this figure is only likely to have already diabetic, they very probably will still form a part of people’s diets, they this week, that only around a quarter of increased in the last six years. be and the strain on their hearts as they it doesn’t want to are no longer the healthy staple that our Saudis engage in any sort of sport at all. The ministry is launching a public move around kilos of extra body weight end up with another parents and grandparents knew. This compares, he said, with an average awareness campaign to try to encour- will, as like or not, tell on them in the end. Assange. Julian Assange Part of the problem is that they have of seventy percent in Western countries age more people to take up some form Arab News WikiLeaks Founder JUNE 15, 2013 07 Views www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ON SATURDAY Erdogan still fighting the Deep State

sees protesters as undemocratic, elitist Turkish premier’s losers, spreading chaos to undermine him. battles against old Erdogan no doubt thinks he has behaved towards protesters like a per- fect democrat. He does not see police elites are irrelevant, actions as brutal or coarse — rather he compares them to the old security tactics and his efforts to of Turkey’s military past. Erdogan doesn’t get it because he doesn’t listen. Like Russian President reframe protests as Vladimir Putin, his repressive paranoia has muzzled the media. part of that struggle Newspaper columnists Erdogan resents have been sacked, while Turkish TV has been pressured, through govern- is misguided or ment contracts and other cash matters, into broadcasting more or less what he deluded. wants to hear. This became obvious during protests — BY BEN JUDAH documentaries on penguins were broad- cast instead of live-feeds from Taksim urkish Prime Minister Recep Square. A score of national papers ran Tayyip Erdogan doesn’t get it. identical headlines. He doesn’t understand that Nor does Erdogan have anyone left the crowd filling Gezi Park in to listen to. Advisers who might offer the scruffy centre of Istanbul criticism or adversarial views have been People running away from clouds of tear gas police fired on them in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey. Tis the most precious creation of Turkey’s pushed aside — and a court of sycophants boom — an ambitious, creative, new gen- has been enthroned. Leading AKP mem- eration. Erdogan doesn’t see the beauty Erdogan is angry. He won three demo- to smash the military elite, unravelling Those protests brought hundreds of bers worry about incurring Erdogan’s in this kaleidoscope of mini-groups cratic elections with an increased major- a coup plot. thousands out onto the streets to block wrath. As a result, he is cut off from — Turkish and Kurdish, Marxist and ity and believes — not incorrectly — he There were mass arrests — the num- Erdogan from winning the election. reliable information. Kemalist, Armenian and Islamist — all has made life better for the poor and bers are huge. The plotters’ trials have Gigantic crowds in Ankara and Izmir One leaked US cable revealed: demanding that he listen to the public, made Turkey look more like them, less now sprawled to take in 530 defendants numbered more than 350,000 flag-wav- “Erdogan reads minimally, mainly the rather than bulldoze Istanbul. secular and more conservative. and 8,000 pages of indictments — much, ing secularists. Islamist-leaning press, instead he relies Instead he sees in Gezi Park protests Erdogan doesn’t get it because he is not all, fabricated. Erdogan smells conspiracy because, on his charisma, instincts and the fil- the work of plotters and foreign bank- still fighting his last battle — the secretive The result is more than 15 percent of until 2011, politics has been nothing tering of advisers who pull conspiracy ers, the opposition Republican People’s civil war within the elite. He sees shad- admirals and generals are in the dock. but conspiracy. These current protests theories off the web or are lost in neo- Party — even a mysterious international owy forces trying to unseat him among Yet, just as Erdogan seemed to have stunned him since plans to redevelop Ottoman fantasies.” “interest lobby.” the 20somethings of Gezi Park because, finally defeated the “Deep State,” these Istanbul’s Taksim Square, erect a gigan- Erdogan can’t grasp that the “Deep Erdogan is trapped in history. His bat- until recently, there were forces out to protesters have appeared across Turkey, tic airport and gargantuan third bridge State” has gone. For this new generation tle against the clandestine networks of get him. They were trying to topple his attacking his leadership and calling for over the Bosphorus were part of the AKP in Gezi Park, Erdogan’s battles against Kemalist generals — the moniker of the Justice and Development Party (AKP). his removal. election mandate in its recent big win. old elites are irrelevant, and his efforts adherents to the secular legacy of the This tactical war rattled and embit- He must have felt blind-sided by spon- There was never a secret, Erdogan’s to reframe these protests as part of that republic’s founder Mustafa Kemal — and tered him — and he fought back to attain taneous demonstrations because the last men claim that voting for the AKP in the struggle is misguided or deluded. their plainclothes allies, has been so long his goal of total victory. time similar mass protests in 2007 were 2009 mayoral election and the 2011 gen- For them, Erdogan is no longer the and bitter it has left him unable to see In 2011, while the world was transfixed organised by the military in alliance with eral elections meant rebuilding Istanbul. victim — he is the state. anything else. by the Arab Spring, AKP leaders moved the opposition Republican People’s Party. This is one key reason why Erdogan REUTERS The Washington intervention war Sharp approach to

While Secretary of State John Kerry had been The White House pushing for peace talks between the regime and the opposition, those plans remain on hold Iran intransigence appears to be erring as rebel losses mount. Discussions to be held in Geneva already BY STEPHEN HADLEY, of the UN Security Council and have been postponed once, and no rain date JOSEPH I LIEBERMAN Germany — should put forward on the side of caution. looks imminent. and JIM STEINBERG a bold, comprehensive settlement Some have criticised Kerry for getting offer that would be attractive to BY GAYLE TZEMACH LEMMON played diplomatically by the Russians, who nternational reaction to the the Iranian people and viewed as continue to make arms shipments to the latest round of unsuccess- more than fair by the interna- mmediately after Susan Rice was Syrian government, but others say that the ful nuclear talks with Iran tional community. named US national security adviser United States must first be seen as exhausting Imore than two months ago Should Iran reject this offer, and Samantha Power was tapped as all diplomatic options, even if they are lousy. has been disconcertingly muted. the US would then be in a strong IAmerica’s next ambassador to the UN, The improbability of a negotiated solution, Perhaps, after nearly a decade of position to rally the interna- Washington had a simple question: Could the combined with military losses for the rebels, stalled negotiations, the world has tional community for signifi- Obama administration’s two newest liberal has spurred discussion in the White House become numb to Iranian intransi- cantly tougher measures against hawks mold US foreign policy? And will the about what comes next. gence, a policy that is unlikely to Tehran. exit of current National Security Adviser Tom Moreover, the intervention of Iranian- change no matter who wins the In addition, the US needs to Donilon, the architect of Obama’s “pivot to backed Hezbollah fighters to buttress the country’s presidential election strengthen its position and cred- Asia,” mean a pivot toward a more energetic Syrian government’s forces has sparked fears yesterday. ibility across the Middle East intervention in Syria? in Washington that Tehran could actually US President Barack Obama. While Iran has been stone- to change the calculus of Iran’s Right now, the answer to that last question emerge from the conflict in a stronger posi- walling the international com- leaders. is: Nobody knows. The White House kicked tion in Syria. could speak even louder than it otherwise munity at the negotiating table, The Obama administration’s off this week with meetings to consider more- “If anything gets us moving, it will be the would. its nuclear programme has pro- recent re-engagement on Arab- aggressive options in Syria, including poten- Iran threat,” said the State Department offi- “The worst thing is to do something in a gressed — and is poised to make Israeli peace represents a valuable tially arming the rebels in either a modest or cial. “Right now Iran is winning the strategic very limited way that engages you a bit more, advances that call into question step, but others are needed — in a larger way. But if the US adopts a new Syria game in the region.” but has a very limited effect,” says Ross. the sustainability of US strategy. particular, much more decisive policy, State Department insiders agree that So far, however, the White House appears State Department officials asked Layman These advances include intro- action to hasten the end of the it won’t be because of Power or Rice — it will to be erring on the side of caution. A sec- and his colleagues this year to find out from ducing next-generation cen- Assad regime in Syria. be the work of Obama. ond State Department official said there was Gen Salim Idriss, who leads the opposition trifuges that can enrich much Even more directly, the Obama “Ultimately it has always been the presi- energy to do more — but “what ‘more’ looks FSA, what he needed in terms of more potent larger quantities of uranium more administration should signal dent’s decision,” said a State Department like is a completely different question.” nonlethal aid. The answer included commu- quickly, significantly reducing the unequivocally that the US is official, who also noted that Rice and Power Despite the very real concern about rebel nications gear, including radios and satellite time that Tehran will need to pro- prepared to take military action would inevitably receive credit or blame for losses and Iranian intervention, this official uplinks, to coordinate battlefield movements. duce a nuclear weapon. against Iran absent a diplomatic any policy evolution regardless of their impact. said, “I just don’t know when [US policy] will “I would honestly suspect that we are going Iran is also making progress on breakthrough. “If it changes, it is because he has changed change.” to see this before August 1,” Layman said, a heavy-water reactor capable of We are convinced that if diplo- his mind.” Both agree that Obama is not on the verge referring to increased nonlethal assistance. producing plutonium, which could macy with Iran fails, President So far, Obama remains reluctant to get of authorising a far-reaching and aggres- “I am not sure we are going to see arms this provide an alternate path to the Barack Obama is serious that all more involved in a conflict that is estimated sive new Syria policy. Caution, rather than summer, but I am 100 percent confident that bomb by the end of next year. options, including the use of force, to have killed more than 80,000 people and left energetic intervention, is still the president’s we are going to see more nonlethal stuff this When the International Atomic are on the table. more than 1 million displaced. Last fall, then- default position. summer.” Energy Agency issued its first Unfortunately, there are indi- secretary of state Hillary Clinton, then-CIA Some diplomatic veterans are concerned Layman noted that his team just last report on Iran’s nuclear activi- cations that the regime in Tehran director David Petraeus, and then-defence that splitting the difference will not bolster week finished coordinating the delivery of a ties, in June 2003, Tehran had no continues to doubt the seriousness secretary Leon Panetta had backed a plan to US influence. US-funded $8m shipment of nonlethal sup- working centrifuge facilities and of US intentions, which makes a arm the rebels. “If the objective is to affect the balance of plies to Idriss’ forces. This shipment included no stockpiles of enriched uranium. peaceful resolution less likely. The president said no, wary of leading the power, but to use minimal means, that doesn’t more than 200,000 halal meals, several hun- Ten years later, it has almost To counter this, the adminis- country into another intractable conflict after make any sense,” says former Ambassador dred personal medical kits, and field hospital 17,000 centrifuges at two com- tration should publicly announce a decade of wars. His scepticism was shared by Dennis Ross, who spent more than a decade supplies. pounds and more than six tons that it has plans for military Donilon, along with Vice President Joe Biden. helping to shape US policy in the Middle East In Layman’s view, such shipments simply of uranium enriched to 5 percent action against Iranian nuclear Rice, then ambassador to the UN, was also and served Secretary of State Clinton as a mark the beginning of Washington’s rela- purity; if further enriched, that and missile facilities, conduct said to be sceptical. special adviser on Iran. tionship with the Syrian rebels. He views the could produce some five nuclear military exercises in the region The US bureaucracy is currently divided Ross argues that the US should “be pre- food and medical supplies as a “pilot” that will bombs. in a systematic and sustained over how to respond to the worsening crisis pared” to consider deploying Patriot missiles prove that Idriss and the FSA can be trusted Iran also has a growing stock- way consistent with those plans, in Syria. On one side are those who see the along the Turkey-Syria border as part of a to distribute supplies to moderates without pile of uranium enriched to 20 deploy US military forces to pro- fight as a quagmire from which the US will not “limited no-fly” zone and says the same thing bolstering extremists. percent, which is significantly tect critical assets of our allies in easily be freed. On the other are those who say may have to be considered for Jordan. “If that is done successfully we can amp closer to weapons-grade. the region and prepare to close that looking irrelevant in the Middle East will On the idea of arming the rebels, Ross notes it up to the nonlethal aid that is communi- But given Iran’s accelerating down overseas Hezbollah cells eventually come back to haunt Washington. “it is only likely to be effective if it is done in cations equipment or night vision goggles or nuclear advances and refusal to and expose Iranian intelligence The State Department is out in front of a very significant way,” with training, funding radios that they have originally mentioned,” engage in meaningful negotia- agents. the White House and is pushing for arming and equipment part of the package. Layman said. tions, the time is fast approaching It is no longer possible to the rebels. The Pentagon is far less forward- “If you are going to go down this route, then And then, perhaps, weapons? when diplomacy will be of little or shrug off the ongoing diplomatic leaning, focused on the risks and potential pit- you ought to go down this route in a really “We are hopeful with the Rice and Power no value or credibility. impasse with Tehran. falls of lethal aid and potential military action. serious way. That means being prepared to shift that the White House is going to be lean- The US urgently needs to take The US and the international Joint Chiefs Chairman Martin Dempsey has shape the whole operation and with a very ing forward on Syria even more than they have several steps that will signifi- community must approach this publicly called intervention in Syria “very senior person, maybe a four-star [general] in been,” Layman said. cantly sharpen the choice faced crisis with the clarity, determina- difficult.” charge of it.” Coming days will tell. In the meantime the by Iran’s leaders. tion and urgency it demands and Shifting facts on the ground might empower Ross notes that lack of US military action to fighting continues. First, we believe the US — with deserves. those favouring more energetic intervention. date could mean that any greater intervention WP-BLOOMBERG the other permanent members WP-BLOOMBERG 08 JUNE 15, 2013 ON SATURDAY www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Middle East

Makkah cleric US vows military urges followers to back Syria support to rebels

DUBAI: A senior cleric in Islam’s holy city Makkah Syria rebels exhorted followers yesterday to support Syrian rebels by “all means”, the latest in a series of rhetorical attacks on President No decision yet on no-fly zone: Rice Bashar Al Assad reflecting ris- ing sectarian tension across DAMASCUS: The United Washington could continue to be the Middle East. States sharply toughened its regarded as an honest broker in His appeal came at a time line on Syria, promising rebels UN-backed preparations for the when momentum on the battle- weapons for the first time, proposed peace conference. field has been shifting in Assad’s after saying it had evidence “The American decision to arm favour, just a few months after the regime had used chemical armed terrorist groups demon- analysts wrote him off, mak- weapons, a charge Damascus strates... the direct involvement ing the prospect of his swift dismissed yesterday as “lies.” of the United States in the Syrian removal and an end to Syria’s The harder US line dismayed bloodbath,” state news agency civil war look remote in the near Moscow, which had been work- Sana quoted a foreign ministry future. ing with Washington to organise official as saying. The Sunni Muslim-led revolt a peace conference to try to end It “raises serious questions against Iranian-backed Assad, the 27-month conflict, and which about their good faith when it whose Alawite minority is a described as “unconvincing” the comes to finding a political solu- branch of Shia Islam, has taken intelligence on alleged use of the tion in Syria,” the official added. on sectarian overtones since the nerve agent sarin. The New York Times cited US open intervention last month It also prompted expressions of officials it did not identify as say- Civilians and Free Syrian Army fighters carry Syrian opposition flags and chant slogans as they walk past damaged of Lebanon’s Shi’ite Hezbollah concern from neutral countries ing that shipments to the rebels buildings during a protest against President Bashar Al Assad, in Aleppo, yesterday. guerrillas on Assad’s side. such as Sweden, which warned of would include small arms and In a sermon to worshippers at the risks of an arms race between ammunition, and anti-tank but Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mosque in the rival foreign supporters of the not anti-aircraft weapons. Mecca, Sunni Sheikh Saoud Al regime and the rebels. The Wall Street Journal reported Don’t repeat Iraq mistake: Russia Shuraym denounced Assad as a President Barack Obama’s that US military proposals also tyrant whose troops he said had administration announced late include a limited no-fly zone over MOSCOW: Russia said yester- presented by the Americans does chemical weapons against the raped women, killed children and on Thursday that it had reviewed rebel training camps that could day that US data on the Syrian not look convincing to us,” he told rebels. “Information about Assad’s destroyed homes over the past intelligence reports and concluded stretch up to 40km into Syria regime’s alleged use of chemi- reporters. use of chemical weapons has been two years. that Syrian regime forces had used from neighbouring Jordan. cal weapons was “unconvinc- “I would not want to make any fabricated in the same place as “All of that puts on the shoul- banned weapons, including sarin, in But France said such a plan ing”, and warned Washington parallels, I would not want to the lies about (Saddam) Hussein’s der of each one of us a share of attacks that killed up to 150 people. would not be viable without UN against repeating the mistake believe that this data can be simi- weapons of mass destruction” responsibility before God, on US officials refused to rule out authorisation, which would not be it made when invading Iraq lar to the situation with the vial in Iraq, Alexei Pushkov said on leaders, rulers, scholars, reform- moving towards arming rebels or forthcoming given Russia’s strong after falsely accusing Saddam that (US) secretary of state Colin Twitter. ers, thinkers and people to take imposing a no-fly zone, and said opposition. Hussein of stocking weapons of Powell brandished at the famous “Why would Assad use sarin ‘in a unified and conscious stand Washington would provide back- Meanwhile, incoming US mass destruction. Security Council meeting.” small amounts’ against the fight- against the mad (crackdown) on ing to the rebel Syrian Military national security adviser Susan The Kremlin’s top foreign pol- Ushakov was referring to a UN ers? What is the sense?! In order our brothers in Syria,” Shuraym Council. “The president has made Rice said yesterday there are icy adviser Yury Ushakov also said Security Council meeting in 2003 to prompt outside intervention? It said in a sermon broadcast on a decision about providing more “downsides and limitations” to the US decision to provide mili- at which Powell held up a vial that makes no sense,” he wrote. Saudi state television. support to the opposition. That imposing a no-fly zone in Syria tary aid to Syrian rebels would he said could contain anthrax as Ushakov said the chances of “By God..., our brothers need will involve providing direct sup- but more measures could be taken damage international efforts to he presented evidence of Iraq’s holding a Syrian peace conference more efforts and determina- port to the SMC. That includes to help rebels. end a conflict that has left tens alleged arms programmes. that Russia and the United States tion to be exerted to remove the military support,” deputy national Rice said the administration of thousands dead. Those weapons, cited by George proposed jointly in May would be merciless injustice and aggres- security adviser Ben Rhodes said, had decided to increase mili- The Syrian war will take centre W Bush’s administration as the hurt by Washington’s plans to sion through all means and with declining to elaborate. tary support to rebels because stage next week in Northern Ireland main motive for launching the provide military support for the no exceptions,” he told follow- Britain and France, which had President Bashar al-Assad had where global leaders — including US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, opposition. ers. “We tell our brothers in the already said publicly that they crossed “clear red lines” by Russian President Vladimir Putin never surfaced after the fall of the “Of course, if the Americans Levant to be patient.” believed the Syrian government using chemical weapons in the — gather for a G8 summit. Baghdad regime. truly decide and in reality pro- Saudi Arabia, the Sunni-ruled had resorted to use of its chemical 27-month-old conflict. Ushakov said US officials had The head of the Russian lower vide more large-scale assist- birthplace of Islam and a pivotal weapons stockpiles, welcomed the “We have been clear that we recently presented Russia with house of parliament’s foreign ance to rebels, assistance to the regional ally of the United States US announcement. are not excluding options but at new information about the alleged affairs committee went even opposition, it won’t make the against Iran, has been a major But Damascus dismissed this stage no decision has been use of chemical weapons against further than Ushakov, bluntly preparation of the international financial patron of rebels fighting the US accusation as “a state- taken,” said Rice. rebels by Syrian President Bashar accusing Washington of making conference easier,” said Ushakov. to oust Assad. ment full of lies” and asked how AGENCIES Al Assad’s forces. “What was up claims that Assad had used AFP REUTERS

Brotherhood Peacekeeper killed as Sudan base shelled, says UN chief backs fight KHARTOUM: A peacekeeper economically vital oil deal. Sudan last Sunday said it was spokeswoman Amor Almagro said. opening day match in Kadugli but against Assad, was killed and two others were “I condemn this shelling, freezing the oil deal, the buffer Rebels last targeted Kadugli announced on June 6 that they wounded as shells hit a United which killed one peacekeeper and zone pact and seven other deals in late April when they fired on were pulling out. Nations base in Sudan’s trou- injured two others,” Ban said, urg- with South Sudan over alleged the airport area. Now they have Club chairman James Musyoki denounces Shias bled South Kordofan state yes- ing Khartoum and the SPLM-N backing for rebels. shifted to the town’s west end. explained that “no one can guar- terday, UN chief Ban Ki-moon to immediately cease hostilities The SPLM-N have been fight- Sudan’s army’s spokesman antee we will be safe”. CAIRO: Egypt’s ruling Muslim said. and resume ceasefire negotiations. ing Sudanese forces for two years could not be reached for comment. Kadugli is co-hosting the Brotherhood blamed Shias Residents suspect stray fire hit The three Ethiopian victims are in South Kordofan, which the UN “The funny thing is that this tournament with El Fasher in for creating religious strife the base and that anti-government from the UN’s Interim Security says faces a major humanitarian was the safest area in Kadugli,” Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region. throughout Islam’s history, as rebels were targeting a nearby Force for Abyei (UNISFA), a crisis. The rebels could not be one resident said, asking for ano- Tanzania’s government warned the movement joined a call by football stadium scheduled to host nearby area disputed by Sudan reached for comment on Friday nymity. “I think they were tar- two teams from that country Sunni clerics for jihad against the opening matches of a regional and South Sudan, a separate but they have periodically shelled geting the stadium and the police against travelling to Darfur for the Syrian government and its tournament next Tuesday. statement from Ban’s spokes- Kadugli since late last year, caus- base near the stadium.” their matches. Shia allies. Khartoum accuses the Juba gov- man said. ing some fatalities. Another resident said he heard South Kordofan state governor In a striking display of the ernment in South Sudan of back- UNISFA has a logistics base in After the attack, about 20 staff- heavy weapons fire at the same Ahmed Haroun told worshippers religious enmity sweeping the ing the Sudan People’s Liberation Kadugli and Ban said two shells ers from various UN agencies in time as the shelling. “They want at a Kadugli mosque yesterday region since Lebanon’s Iran- Movement-North (SPLM-N) hit the office of a joint Sudan- Kadugli sought protection at the to disrupt (the) CECAFA” Club that CECAFA “will continue”, backed Hezbollah committed its rebels in South Kordofan. South Sudan-UNISFA unit World Food Programme office Cup, said the resident. said a resident who was at the forces behind Syrian President Tensions over the issue esca- tasked with monitoring a border which is designated as one of sev- Kenyan champions Tusker mosque. Bashar Al Assad, a Brotherhood lated this week, endangering an buffer zone. eral safe assembly points, WFP were scheduled to play in the AFP spokesman in Cairo said yester- day: “Throughout history, Sunnis have never been involved in start- ing a sectarian war.” Tagarod to counter Tamarod Until recently, Egypt’s President Mohamed Mursi Kuwait warns against was promoting rapprochement with Iran, the bastion of Shi’ite political power and in February he hosted the first visit by an protest over court ruling Iranian president in over 30 years. KUWAIT: Kuwait warned constitutional court, we will never But spokesman Ahmed Aref yesterday that it would not allow any rallies or marches out- said Hezbollah had launched a allow any unlicensed protest side Erada Square,” a statement new “sectarian war” last month marches over a court rul- from the Interior Ministry said, by joining Tehran’s other key ally ing next week which will say referring to a designated protest Assad in a fight that pits mainly whether a new electoral system area opposite parliament. Sunni rebels against a Syrian introduced by the country’s Any protesters who break the elite drawn from Assad’s Alawite ruler is constitutional. law will be dealt with “firmly”, minority, a Shia offshoot. The Emir H H Sheikh Sabah the statement on state news For that reason, Aref said, the Al Ahmad Al Sabah used emer- agency Kuna said. Brotherhood, which emerged gency powers in October last year The government said the new from oppression after the fall of to change voting rules, six weeks system, which cut the number military rule two years ago to run before the major oil producer was of votes per person to one from by far the most populous Arab due to hold parliamentary elections. four, brought Kuwait in line with state, had joined a call made on Opposition politicians boy- other countries. But opposition Thursday by leading Sunni clerics cotted the poll, and on the eve politicians said the decree was an for holy war in Syria. of the election tens of thousands attempt to stop them from form- Asked whether the Brotherhood of Kuwaitis marched in protest ing a majority or bloc in parlia- would urge Egyptians to travel against the decree. ment. Political parties are banned to the war, Aref said it was still The case is also sensitive in Kuwait and the four-vote sys- considering its position and would A man signs a Tagarod petition demanding the stay of Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi, outside Amr because it questions the emir, tem helped opposition MPs form coordinate with the other groups Bin Aas mosque in Cairo, yesterday. The Egyptian Islamic movement said they aim to collect seven million who is described as “immune and alliances in elections and gave at the conference. signatures in support of Mursi and his survival in power – countering the Tamarod ‘Rebellion’ campaign. inviolable” in the constitution. them more clout in parliament. REUTERS “Whatever the decision of the REUTERS JUNE 15, 2013 09 International www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ON SATURDAY

Two killed in Colorado fire Happy Birthday UK asks airlines song causes legal discord in US NEW YORK: Happy Birthday worldwide to to You is the subject of a fresh US legal dispute, with a pro- duction firm claiming the tune’s copyright owner has no exclusive right to the most block Snowden popular song in the English language. Good Morning to You Productions (GMTY) has ‘Britain does not want another Assange’ filed suit in a federal court in New York against Warner/ LONDON: Britain has asked discuss government communica- Chappell Music demanding airlines worldwide to block tions. Other airlines could not be that the government declare American Edward Snowden, who immediately reached or had no invalid its copyright over the leaked details of US government immediate comment. song, saying it belongs in the telephone and Internet surveil- The British alert was issued public domain. The lawsuit lance programmes, from board- by the UK Border Agency’s Risk also demands the return of ing any plane headed for the and Liaison Overseas Network, “millions of dollars of unlaw- United Kingdom, the Associated the AP report said. ful licensing fees collected by Press reported yesterday. Meanwhile, WikiLeaks founder defendant Warner/Chappell The Associated Press, in a Julian Assange said Britain has pursuant to its wrongful report out of Bangkok, said apparently barred Snowden from assertion of copyright owner- British officials confirmed a travel entering the country because it ship of the song,” the 26-page alert from its Home Office issued does not want “another Assange” A house sits undamaged in the aftermath of the Black Forest fire in Colorado. The fire is the most destruc- suit says. The production on Monday telling airlines to deny on its hands. tive in Colorado’s history, having consumed more than 15,000 acres as of yesterday while destroying 379 company, which is making a Snowden from boarding because Assange is approaching the homes. Two people have died. documentary on the tune, said “the individual is highly likely to one-year anniversary of his taking it was forced to pay $1,500 to be refused entry to the UK”. refuge in the Ecuadoran embassy use the song in order to avoid Snowden, a former US National in London, which he did to extra- being fined $150,000 for unau- Security Agency (NSA) contrac- dition to Sweden where prosecu- thorised use. A spokesman tor who travelled to Hong Kong tors want to question him over for Warner/Chappell declined before the programmes were allegations of rape. to comment. According to made public, revealed on Sunday “The British government Czech Prime Minister fights for GMTY, the tune comes from that he was behind leaked infor- refused entry to this country to a song called “Good Morning mation describing the American Edward Snowden preventively. to All,” which was composed government’s surveillance efforts. Why? Presumably because it in 1893 by sisters Mildred and Various airlines in Thailand, doesn’t want to end up with survival as top aides indicted Patty Hill, who sold the rights Malaysia and Singapore con- another Assange,” the Australian to Clayton F. Summy. The firmed the alert, according to the told AFP and other agencies in PRAGUE: Czech Prime Minister charged and the number is not his resignation”. Robert Slachta, song in its present form was AP, which said it learned of the an interview at the embassy. Petr Necas was fighting for sur- final,” he said, without detailing chief of the UOOZ anti-organised released in 1924 by Robert British letter to airlines from a “Snowden is a hero, his revela- vival yesterday after his top the other charges. He added that crime unit, said that 400 police- Coleman, setting off a series of photograph of the request seen tions are important to nearly eve- aides were indicted in a massive prosecutors would ask courts to men were involved in what is the legal disputes. at an airport in Thailand. rybody in the world. anti-graft swoop, with media hold all in police custody. largest anti-graft raid the cor- A spokeswoman for the Hong “The British government and opposition alike insisting The Czech CTK news agency ruption-prone Czech Republic Prince William Kong Airport Authority said it should be offering Snowden asy- his era is over. quoted a high-profile lawyer as say- has ever seen. has not received any notice from lum, not excluding him. The rule The rightwing premier, who ing Nagyova had asked his client, a “The police performed 31 ‘has Indian genes’ British authorities requesting of law has gone astray in the UK — refused to resign and vehemently former military intelligence head, searches and seized 120m-150m LONDON: Britain’s Prince that airlines block Snowden. this is another example. Assange defended his aides, has been sum- to tail Necas’s wife Radka late last koruna ($6.2m-$7.8m) and dozens William will become the coun- Snowden has said he plans to added: “The UK doesn’t want to moned for crisis talks by his left- year. Necas announced he was get- of kilograms of gold,” Slachta said. try’s first king to have proven stay in Hong Kong to fight any say no to the US in any circum- ist rival President Milos Zeman. ting divorced earlier this week. Prosecutors have also charged Indian roots after saliva sam- effort to bring him back to the stances — not in my case and not The scandal erupted when Ironically, Necas, a 48-year-old two former lawmakers from ples revealed direct lineage United States to face charges. in the case of Edward Snowden.” police swooped down overnight physicist, has made a high-profile Necas’s party — Ivan Fuksa and to the Commonwealth’s most A spokesman for Britain’s Assange and WikiLeaks insist on Wednesday and Thursday on anti-corruption drive a centrepiece Petr Tluchor — with bribery, and populous nation, the Times Home Office declined to comment that Britain’s real aim in seek- the cabinet office and the defence of his administration, in power suggested that their ex-colleague reported yesterday. DNA on the AP report as did a spokes- ing to deport him to Sweden is ministry as well as a bank, a villa since July 2010. His shaky minor- Marek Snajdr would be charged from the second-in-line to the man for British Prime Minister to send him to the United States. and several offices of businessmen ity governing coalition has so far too. “Maybe it’s him being in throne’s sample was linked to David Cameron. US officials could US Attorney General Eric with ties to Necas’s party. survived eight confidence votes, shock which makes him unaware that of a woman now known to not be immediately reached for Holder said yesterday that Jana Nagyova, head of Necas’s but fresh polls show the leftwing his career is over... but the sooner have been at least half-Indian, comment. Snowden was responsible for office, was charged with complic- opposition is poised to win the next he realises he can’t do anything according to researchers at Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd “extremely damaging” leaks and ity in the “abuse of power and election due in May 2014. but resign after Thursday, the the University of Edinburgh. It declined to confirm the British Washington was confident it will with bribery,” deputy chief prose- Necas, who heads the rightwing better for him and the whole had previously been assumed request or the AP report, say- bring him to justice. cutor Pavel Komar told reporters. Civic Democrats, told lawmakers country,” top daily Hospodarske that Eliza Kewark, the duke’s ing it was “inappropriate” to REUTERS/AFP “Seven people have been the he “will not listen to calls for noviny said. AFP great-great-great-great-great grandmother was Armenian, but DNA passed down the female line revealed that she ERT shutdown was at least half-Indian, the Norway becomes Times reported. University of Bid to deport Abu Qatada Edinburgh genetics expert Jim first Nato country Wilson, who carried out the tests, said the proof of William’s to draft women costs Britain $2.7m so far Indian roots was “unassail- able”. William and his wife the into military LONDON: Britain’s legal fight (SIAC) ruled last month that the Duchess of Cambridge, who are to deport Jordanian terror preacher, once dubbed Osama expecting their first child in OSLO: Norway’s parliament suspect Abu Qatada has cost bin Laden’s right-hand man in July, are yet to visit India. voted overwhelmingly yester- more than £1.7m ($2.7m) since Europe, should remain in custody. day to conscript women into 2005, the interior minister said In a surprise move in May, Two dead in North its armed forces, becoming the yesterday. Abu Qatada’s lawyer told the first European and first Nato Home Secretary Theresa May court that the preacher would Sea gas rig blast country to make military serv- said the £1,716,306 total includes return to Jordan voluntarily if THE HAGUE: Two peo- ice compulsory for both genders. more than £1m in Home Office its parliament ratifies a treaty ple were killed and one seri- “Rights and duties should be the costs and nearly £650,000 in the with Britain barring the use of ously injured yesterday in same for all,” said Labour lawmaker Islamist cleric’s legal fees. evidence obtained by torture. an accident on a North Sea Laila Gustavsen, a supporter of the Abu Qatada has been in and out The issue is at the heart of gas rig operated by France’s bill. “The armed forces need access of British prisons since 2002 as Britain’s long struggle to deport GDF Suez, the coastguard to the best resources, regardless of he fights successive government him to Jordan, where he faces said. “We received a call at gender, and right now mostly men attempts to send him to Jordan, a likely retrial over his alleged 0750 GMT that two people are recruited.” where he has been convicted of involvement in the planning of were dead and one seriously Norway has been at the fore- terror charges in his absence. terror attacks. injured after an accident dur- front in the fight for gender equal- To ministers’ horror he was Britain expects the treaty to ing testing of rig equipment,” ity, introducing measures such as released from his latest stint in be ratified by June 21. It has been coastguard spokesman Peter requiring all public limited com- A cameraman stands at a balcony of Greek state broadcaster ERT jail in November, but was arrested approved by both houses of the Verburg said. The injured panies to fill at least 40 percent of headquarters in the northern suburb of Agia Paraskevi in Athens. Prime again in March for allegedly Jordanian parliament but still man, of Dutch nationality, was their board seats with women. On Minister Antonis Samaras offered to hire a small number of workers breaching his bail conditions. needs to be signed off by King flown by helicopter to a hospi- Wednesday, the country celebrated A judge at Britain’s Special Abdullah II. tal in Leeuwarden where he to resume a public news broadcast, he said in a statement yesterday, a century since Norwegian women Immigration Appeals Commission AFP is in a stable condition. GDF in a concession to coalition partners angry over the shutdown of ERT. won the right to vote. Suez said that the accident Women make up half of the cur- occurred “during pressure rent government, and opposition tests on equipment” on the rig leader Erna Solberg is expected to around 100km northwest of become Norway’s second female the Dutch coast. There were prime minister in elections later 16 people on the rig at the this year, according to opinion polls Australia embraces new gender guidelines time, including the casualties. which indicate her Conservative Party and its allies will win a par- SYDNEY: Australia has embraced a grow- national guidelines concerning the collection the gender status on their personal records UK agrees more liamentary majority. ing global trend towards acknowledging of sex and gender information. matches the gender they live and how they are “This is historic. For me it is greater gender diversity with individuals The new guidelines state that “where sex and/ recognised by the community,” Dreyfus said. spending cuts fantastic to make history, for the now able to be referred to as “indetermi- or gender information is collected and recorded “These guidelines will bring about a prac- LONDON: British ministries armed forces and for women,” nate, intersex or unspecified” on official in a personal record, individuals should be given tical improvement in the everyday lives of have agreed to spending cuts Gustavsen said. documents rather than male or female. the option to select M (male), F (female) or X trans-gender, intersex and gender diverse peo- of £3.6bn ($5.7bn), the govern- Nato member Norway has Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said new (Indeterminate/Intersex/Unspecified)”. ple.” The move comes just weeks after a New ment said yesterday, leaving it reduced its armed forces since the national guidelines, which come into force on July They state that sex reassignment surgery South Wales ruled that sex does not just mean less than two weeks to wring end of the Cold War and spends 1, will make it simpler for people to establish or and/or hormone therapy are not pre-requisites male or female, which suggests terms like “sex over two-thirds of its £11.5bn heavily on technology to keep a change their sex or gender in personal records for the recognition of a change of gender in not specified” could become more prevalent. target from 10 remaining small but advanced military. held by government departments and agencies. Australian government records. Organisation Intersex International departments. Britain’s two- Women already serve in the “We recognise individuals may identify, and be When someone requests the sex on their Australia noted that many people who were party coalition government is military, but do so of their own recognised within the community, as a gender personal record be changed, Dreyfus said the intersex, either because they have the biologi- cutting spending to try to rein volition. They make up a tenth of other than the gender they were assigned at government would accept a statement from cal attributes of both sexes or lack some of the in a £114.2bn deficit expected the armed forces, according to the birth or during infancy, or as an indeterminate their doctor or psychologist, a valid Australian biological attributes considered necessary to in the 2015/2016 budget in ministry of defence. gender,” he said in a statement. “This should passport (which have allowed X under sex for be defined as one or the other, may still iden- the face of calls from the The change is not expected be recognised and reflected in their personal several years), or a state or territory birth tify as male or female. International Monetary Fund to force women to serve against records held by departments and agencies.” certificate or other document which shows Earlier this week, Nepal’s Supreme Court to invest more now to avoid their will but should help improve The move comes after the Australian their preferred gender status. ordered the government to alter passports so crimping a fragile recovery. the gender balance. Human Rights Commission in 2009 recom- “Trans-gender and intersex people in that trans-genders no longer have to describe AGENCIES REUTERS mended the government consider developing Australia face many issues trying to ensure themselves as male or female. AFP 10 JUNE 15, 2013 ON SATURDAY www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Asia

Taekwondo show Chinese ships Myanmar monks urge in Japan waters

TOKYO: Three Chinese government ships sailed into waters around disputed peace after bloodshed islands controlled by Tokyo yesterday, for the first time since late May, Japan’s coast- guard said. The maritime sur- Clerics skirt call for restrictions on interfaith marriage veillance vessels stayed in the waters for about four hours, YANGON: Senior monks in “All Buddhist leaders and several monks had taken part in sailing out shortly before 2 Myanmar yesterday appealed Buddhists want to live peacefully, anti-Muslim attacks, others were pm. They were spotted inside for peace following a surge in without any conflict,” they said in mistaken for perpetrators as they the 12-nautical-mile zone off religious bloodshed in the former a statement read out by senior tried to intervene to halt the mob the Senkaku islands, which junta-ruled nation, in a joint monk Dhammapiya. violence. China calls the Diaoyus, in statement that stopped short of “All citizens of Myanmar sup- “We denounce reports (in the the East China Sea shortly condemning a wave of anti-Mus- port policies that encourage living media) that wrongly accuse and before 9.30 am. lim attacks. peacefully,” he said. harm the dignity of Buddhists and After two days of talks between Dozens of people were killed in Buddhist monks,” he said. Singapore fines more than 200 monks at a mon- religious riots in March in central At the same time, senior cler- astery near Yangon, the Buddhist Myanmar, where journalists saw ics distanced themselves from a British editor clerics accused media of tarnishing some men in monks’ robes wield- call from controversial Mandalay their image with allegations that ing sticks and knives during the monk Wirathu for restrictions on SINGAPORE: A British monks were at the forefront of the unrest. interfaith marriage. magazine editor has been violence. Dhammapiya said that while Senior monks said, however, fined $8,000 for spitting at a that the idea was not formally Singapore police officer after discussed at the meeting. an alcohol-fuelled Christmas Aid allowed into Kachin territory “We are only thinking how to party last year, his law- YANGON: The United Nations said yesterday that it had been live peacefully. We’re not think- yer said yesterday. Forgan allowed by the Myanmar government to deliver emergency aid ing to draft any law. It can cause Duncan, editor of Tiger to displaced people in rebel-held territory in the northern state much misunderstanding and Airways’ inflight magazine, of Kachin for the first time in nearly a year. A 10-truck UN-led division,” said Vimala, a senior was fined by a district judge convoy left on Wednesday with food and other essential items monk from Kabar Aye Buddhist on Thursday after he pleaded for about 5,000 of the tens of thousands of people displaced by University. guilty to the offence. “He has two years of violence in the far north of the country. The govern- “Muslims also do not need to be paid the fine. There will be ment and the rebels last month reached a preliminary ceasefire afraid. We have laws in this coun- no follow-up unless the pros- agreement in a bid to end a conflict that has forced about 100,000 try. People should not be afraid of ecution decides to appeal the people to flee their homes. each other but show respect for decision,” the lawyer said. AFP and value each other.” AFP South Korean Taekwondo experts perform martial arts during an event Appeal by Nobel for tourists at Gwanghwamoon square in Seoul yesterday. winner’s wife BEIJING: The wife of jailed Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo yesterday appealed to Peace could be years Call for US to let off Snowden President Xi Jinping to choose “justice” over “merciless HONG KONG: Two Hong have been more than 61,000 NSA the Obama administration not to oppression”, in a rare public Kong pro-democracy law- hacking operations globally, tar- penalise Snowden for what they statement since being placed away: Thai rebels makers yesterday urged US geting powerful “network back- said was serving the public good. under house arrest three President Barack Obama not bones” that can yield access to In a joint letter to the US presi- years ago. Liu Xia warned in KUALA LUMPUR: Rebels Thai National Security Council to prosecute Edward Snowden hundreds of thousands of indi- dent, they said Snowden may have a letter posted on her lawyer’s from Thailand’s restive south chief Paradorn Pattanatabut, for exposing secret surveillance vidual computers. “done liberal democracy a service Twitter account — days after yesterday said securing last- Bangkok’s lead negotiator, told programmes, as supporters pre- He said these included hun- by stimulating serious discussion her brother was sentenced ing peace could take years, reporters in Thailand yesterday pared for the city’s first major dreds of targets in mainland in many countries of the extent to to 11 years in prison — that acknowledging some insurgents that it would be a “test for them rally calling for his protection. China and Hong Kong and that which surveillance is acceptable”. rights violations jeopardised were trying to undermine ongo- during Ramadan whether they The United States has the US was “trying to bully” the “Obama should consider letting Xi Jinping’s recent calls for a ing talks through continued can control the violence”. launched a criminal investiga- city into expelling him before he him go,” Mo said in a press con- national renaissance. violence. He said Thailand would reduce tion after Snowden, a former could reveal details of alleged ference, while urging Beijing not More than 5,500 people have seal-off and search operations of CIA technical assistant, blew snooping inside the trading and to interfere if an extradition case Vietnam police died in the near decade-long houses, except to protect “soft the lid on the National Security financial hub. goes to the Hong Kong courts. insurgency in the Muslim-majority targets” such as teachers, scores Agency’s vast electronic surveil- The Post reported yesterday The Hong Kong government has arrest blogger region bordering Malaysia. of whom have been executed for lance operation. that Snowden had classified said there have been no reported Talks between the Thai govern- their perceived collaboration with The 29-year-old, who is in US documents showing specific hacking incidents involving data HANOI: Vietnamese police ment and representatives of the the Thai state. hiding in the southern Chinese machines being targeted by the leakage from its computers. have arrested an author and Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) Hassan said BRN would pro- city, has vowed to fight any bid NSA, including those used by gov- The Hong Kong and Chinese blogger for posting anti-gov- began on March 28 but have so far vide Thailand with “conditions” to extradite him. ernment officials and citizens. governments have yet to make any ernment comments online, failed to halt near-daily violence. within 10 days for a reduction in He told the South China Pro-democracy lawmakers comment about Snowden’s case. the latest in a crackdown A second rebel group, the Patani violence, but he did not elaborate. Morning Post newspaper there Gary Fan and Claudia Mo urged AFP on critics of the country’s United Liberation Organisation Five Thai security personnel Communist rulers. Pham (PULO), joined negotiations from were killed in a fresh spate of gun Viet Dao, 61, was arrested the second round. and bomb attacks two weeks ago, on Thursday at his Hanoi Talks could last “two or three which the government blamed on home and accused of breach- years” or even longer, said BRN insurgents seeking to disrupt the ing a law prohibiting “abuse representative Hassan Taib. fragile peace process. Don’t boycott of democratic freedom” “There is no indication how Despite two rounds of peace Japanese cabinet and “infringements against long it will take... We hope that talks since March, the bloodshed the state”, according to the all sides will be patient and see has raised questions over how polls, Nepal Ministry of Public Security. If these talks through,” he said in much control rebel leaders have the case goes to trial and Dao rare comments to foreign media. over radical militants. backs ‘Abenomics’ is found guilty, he could face “These talks are our best shot. Hassan acknowledged that leader pleads seven years in prison. War does not solve anything. This there were divisions with some KATHMANDU: Nepal’s TOKYO: Japan’s cabinet yes- The first two strands — or issue can only be solved through trying to undermine the negotia- interim government yesterday terday rubber-stamped a pack- “arrows” — came in the form of K Rouge victims negotiations; that is the only way tions, but said these were “mainly urged political parties not to age of government reforms massive public spending and a even if it takes a long time,” he individuals with their own inter- boycott long-awaited elections aimed at rebooting the economy, torrent of easy money from the sue politician added. ests” and he hoped those who set for November that have as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe central bank. Thailand and the rebels agreed wanted a resolution would join raised hopes of stability in the readied to explain the measures That drove the yen down and PHNOM PENH: Four sur- late on Thursday to scale back the talks. Himalayan nation. to fellow G8 leaders. boosted the stock market, which vivors of a notorious Khmer violence in the country’s south Among five demands made in Nepal’s chief justice, who heads In a video message posted on climbed around 80 percent, until Rouge torture prison yester- during the Muslim fasting month April, BRN has called for “libera- the caretaker government, called his official website, the premier the last few perilous weeks that day took a key Cambodian of Ramadan, which is expected to tion” from the Thai kingdom. on parties to meet officials and repeated pledges that he would have been marked by wild swings, opposition member to court last from July 9 to August 7. Thai negotiators have raised resolve any concerns about the make a tangible difference to including a 6.35 percent drop on for allegedly saying the jail Thailand earlier on Thursday, the idea of creating some form of November 19 polls, amid fears of Japan’s prospects after years of Thursday. was a Vietnamese fabrica- before the day-long talks, had locally-elected administration in a boycott. disappointing growth and debili- The architecture of the third tion, the victims’ lawyer said. expressed impatience at the con- the region. “Our main task is to hold elec- tating deflation. “arrow” was unveiled last week, Kem Sokha, deputy head tinuing insurgent violence. AFP tions in a free and fearless man- “I will restore a strong econ- a laundry list of aims including of the Cambodia National ner,” chief justice Khilraj Regmi omy. I pledge to increase the per- 2 percent GDP growth a year, Rescue Party, will face a civil said in a nationally televised capita gross national income by no boosting female participation in law claim of public defamation Thai protest speech. less than 1.5 million yen ($15,000) the workforce and an expansion after he purportedly said Tuol “Therefore especially I urge the over the next ten years,” he said. of infrastructure exports. Sleng prison was staged by the political parties to discuss their The drive to jump-start the “I would like women to be more Vietnamese, who ousted the issues with us and help us cre- world’s third largest economy has active in society,” Abe said in the Khmer Rouge in 1979. ate an election-friendly environ- been the dominant theme of the video posted last morning after his ment,” Regmi said. administration, in a programme cabinet endorsed the programme. Film-maker The interim government set a of measures dubbed “Abenomics”. AFP date for the polls late on Thursday given warning following months of political deadlock that has hampered the SINGAPORE: Singapore’s country’s recovery after a decade- attorney-general yesterday long civil war. issued a stern warning to an Political commentator Tilak S Korea’s former spy chief charged independent film-maker over Pathak said it was unclear SEOUL: South Korean pros- breached another which prohibits online videos in which two whether all of the major parties ecutors yesterday charged the government employees from tak- Chinese bus drivers accused would agree to take part, since former head of the country’s spy ing advantage of their position to police in the city-state of they were focused on fixing inter- agency with trying to influence electioneer. assaulting them. The two nal party problems. last year’s presidential election. The prosecutor’s office added were among four Chinese “All major parties are battling Ex-director of the National that it would not seek to have nationals sentenced to jail with internal factionalism and Intelligence Service (NIS) Won Won, who denies the charges, terms of up to seven weeks for dissents,” Pathak said. Sei-Hoon is accused of ordering placed in custody pending trial. organising Singapore’s first Nepalese politics has operated agents to post stories and com- Liberal opposition candi- industrial strike in nearly Police intervene as Thai government supporters confront activists wear- in a legislative vacuum since May ments under aliases attacking date Moon was defeated in the three decades. Lee Seng ing Guy Fawkes masks during an anti-government rally in Chiang Mai 2012 when the old parliament opposition candidate Moon Jae-In election by conservative Park Lynn’s conduct amounted province, northern Thailand, yesterday. An anti-Thaksin activist group was dissolved without producing on popular websites. Geun-Hye. to contempt of court, the has launched the ‘White Mask’ nationwide campaign in opposition a constitution, aimed at healing Seoul Central District Won stepped down as head of Attorney General’s Chambers to Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her brother, ousted deep divisions over the conflict, Prosecutors’ Office said Won the NIS earlier this year after said in a statement. Premier Thaksin. amid political disagreements. broke a law that bans NIS staff four years in charge. AGENCIES AFP from intervening in politics and AFP JUNE 15, 2013 11 Philippines www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ON SATURDAY Two die as ferry sinks off Burias Dozens hauled off the sea by fishermen, rescue workers; seven passengers still missing

MANILA: Fishermen and of two women were recovered “He said it happened so quickly. rescue workers hauled dozens from the water. It just went down in the dark- of people out of the sea after Coast guard volunteer Amadeo ness,” Alejandro said, adding the a ferry sank in the central Tan told ABS-CBN television that waters and weather were calm. Philippines yesterday, but at his wife, who was on the ship, The type of roll-on, roll-off least two passengers drowned, called him by her mobile phone ferry that sank is commonly authorities said. to say the boat had sank. used in the Philippines to trans- In the latest disaster to hit “She was already floating in the port people, vehicles and cargo the nation’s notoriously danger- water. I did not think twice and throughout the archipelago of ous sea transport industry, the we rushed to the site,” said Tan, more than 7,100 islands. ferry mysteriously sank in calm a resident of Masbate Island, the Alejandro said the ferry, the weather before dawn about 2km ferry’s destination. MV Lady of Mount Carmel, was from Burias island. Tan said his group rescued doz- not believed to have been over- Fishermen on small outrigger ens including his wife, who was loaded as it sought to make its motorboats were among the first unhurt but left traumatised by regular journey of about four to arrive on the scene and saved the incident. hours between the two major many lives, said local coastguard The ferry’s manifest listed 35 provinces of Albay and Masbate, deputy chief Bayani Belisario. passengers and 22 crew aboard more than 300 kilometres south- “They (the passengers) were but local civil defence chief Raffy east of Manila. floating in their life jackets and Alejandro said there could be as Sea accidents are common in the rescuers picked them out of many as seven people still missing. the Philippines due to poor safety the water,” Belisario said. Seven drivers and assistants standards and overloading. He said several people from who brought two buses and a The world’s deadliest peacetime the sunken ship were also able to truck aboard the roll-on, roll-off maritime disaster occurred near make the long swim to the shores ferry may not have been listed Manila in 1987 when a ferry laden of Burias on their own. because they travelled for free, with Christmas holidaymakers A navy plane and a coastguard Alejandro said. collided with a small oil tanker, ship, diverted from taking part in He said the cause of the sink- killing more than 4,300 people. maritime exercises in Indonesia, ing was not yet known but the In 2008, a huge ferry capsized joined the search and 55 people ship’s captain, who was among during a typhoon off the central were rescued throughout the those rescued, reported the ves- island of Sibuyan, leaving almost morning, according to the author- sel may have been unbalanced by 800 dead. Rescuers carry the body of a passenger of the MV Lady of Mount Carmel at the port of Masbate yesterday. ities. But Belisario said the bodies the buses and large truck. AFP

Loose firearms MNLF infighting stalls talks Cebu Pacific pilots in drop by 50pc MANILA: The number of loose firearms has been MANILA: A faction in the a faction led by Muslimin Sema Teresita Deles is expected to head mishap grounded reduced by about 50 percent Moro National Liberation Front has questioned the representation the government panel. following the election gun managed to stall the resump- of former MNLF chairman Nur Fontanilla, a member of the ban and Oplan Katok of the tion of peace talks with the Misuari in the talks. MNLF panel, said among the MANILA: The pilots of the Cebu Pacific aircraft that skidded Philippine National Police government, a ranking MNLF Misuari has been recognized issues that will be discussed are off and damaged runway lights of the Ninoy Aquino International (PNP). official said yesterday. and given an observer seat at the the two last remaining items of Airport (NAIA) have been grounded, a Palace official said yesterday. Records from the PNP- MNLF spokesman Emmanuel OIC representing the Bangsamoro the peace accord: coverage of ter- Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said that according Firearms and Explosives Office Fontanilla said the Organisation people in the Philippines. ritory and sharing of resources. to Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) Director General showed some 245,000 gun hold- of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has Fontanilla said Misuari is set to Fontanilla added the resump- William Hotchkiss III, the pilots of the Cebu Pacific plane have been ers have complied with regu- allowed the indefinite postpone- meet with the Indonesian ambas- tion of peace talks is an offshoot automatically grounded subject to the medical exam. lations to renew their expired ment of the tripartite preliminary sador on June 18 to discuss the of a resolution issued by the OIC “The incident will be submitted to the Aircraft Accident Investigation licences. Of the 613,657 gun talks between the government resumption of tripartite talks. that called on the Philippine and Inquiry Board and to the Flights Standards Inspectorate Service. holders with expired licences, and the MNLF pending resolu- Indonesia is brokering the government to synchronise the Additionally, the aircraft itself will be subject to a thorough maintenance some 245,000 have renewed tion of who should represent the talks between the government framework agreement forged by inspection. So we should wait for the results of that,” Valte said. She added their registration as of the first group in the Islamic body. and MNLF panels. The three-day the government and the Moro that the CAAP has initiated an investigation on the incident. week of June. Some 1.6 mil- “The issue on the representa- preliminary talks were supposed Islamic Liberation Front (Milf). Flight 5J-558 from Iloilo sideswiped the runway lighting at the NAIA lion firearms are registered tion has been raised so the tri- to discuss the final implementa- “The MNLF sees no con- Terminal 3 on Thursday afternoon after reportedly encountering a nationwide. partite talk between the OIC, tion of the 1996 peace agreement flict with the framework agree- strong crosswind. No passengers were injured in the incident, but the PNP spokesman Chief government and MNLF has been under the auspices of OIC. ment because it aims to address plane damaged five lights along Runway 6 of the airport. Superintendent Generoso reset to an undetermined date,” Misuari was supposed to the Bangsamoro problem in Nearly two weeks ago, another aircraft of the airline company veered Cerbo Jr said police will con- Fontanilla said. He declined to lead the four-man panel while Mindanao,” he said. off the runway of the Davao International Airport and nose-dived into tinue to implement Oplan give details but a source revealed Presidential Peace Adviser THE PHILIPPINE STAR a ditch. THE PHILIPPINE STAR Katok. Embassy seeks OFW passports MANILA: Overseas Filipino Environmentalists oppose burning of seized tusks workers (OFWs) in Saudi Arabia should submit their MANILA: Environmentalists to the general public from the illegal example. “The act of burn- passports to the Philippine asked environment officials yes- environmental authorities that ing waste no matter how small, embassy so that their work terday to oppose plans for the open burning is acceptable,” the granting it is just ceremonial, status can be corrected ceremonial burning of confis- groups said. does not legitimise it. And that’s before the deadline set by cated elephant tusks. The environmentalists said the underlying intent of the law, the Saudi government, Vice Over 30 clean air advocates, while open burning is acceptable, which the implementer must President Jejomar Binay said zero waste practitioners and the message that it may send uphold,” Pineda said. yesterday. environmental lawyers asked would not serve the objectives of Burning the tusks, the environ- Binay, presidential adviser Environment and Natural the Integrated Persistent Organic mentalists said, would cause emis- on OFW concerns, said the Resources Secretary Ramon Paje Pollutants Management Project sions and a violation of Republic Philippine embassy in Saudi and Protected Areas and Wildlife (IPOPs Project) that the DENR Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Arabia informed him that Bureau director Theresa Mundita is implementing. Waste Management Act and 10,461 OFWs in Riyadh and Lim to drop the plan. The project, financed by the Republic Act 8749 or the Clean Jeddah have yet to surrender The groups led by the EcoWaste Global Environment Facility Air Act. their passports for correction Coalition expressed support for and World Bank, aims to help “We trust that Secretary Paje as of June 8. the global effort to stop illegal the country meet its obligations and Director Lim will heed our “Our OFWs need to submit wildlife trade as provided under under the Stockholm Convention, earnest appeal and ensure that their passports immediately the Convention on International specifically in preventing emis- the people’s right to breathe clean so our embassy could update Trade in Endangered Species of sions from the open burning of air will not be relegated as the their work status or process Flora and Fauna (CITES), and to agricultural and municipal solid government meets its interna- their papers for repatriation,” put an end to elephant poaching. waste. tional obligations to put a stop to he said. “Even if the intent is only to Rene Pineda, president of illegal wildlife trade,” said Aileen “They should grab this A woman arranges confiscated elephant tusks at the rescue centre of the conduct ‘ceremonial burning,’ the Partnership for Clean Air, Lucero, acting national coordina- opportunity if they want to Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Centre in Quezon City yesterday. we remain anxious as this will said the burning of the confis- tor of the EcoWaste Coalition. continue working there or likely send a confusing message cated tusks would set a bad and THE PHILIPPINE STAR come home to the Philippines,” Binay added. Officials caught selling shabu Abra bombing probe demanded Lawyer among three MANILA: Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement BAGUIO CITY: Officials of two bombs dropped by the military House and residential houses. Agency (PDEA) arrested two villages of Abra yesterday peti- “exploded 40 metres from the They said that the bomb charged over blasts Barangay officials in separate tioned Malacañang to investigate hut of Matilde Sacgragon where exploded at least 60 metres from shabu buy-bust operations in the alleged indiscriminate bom- 14-year-old “John” and 17-year- Ponciano Culangan’s rice gra- MANILA: A lawyer and three prosecutor’s office, said Senior Tacloban City and Misamis bardment by the military, which old “Ken”, were gathering escar- nary and 120 metres away where other people were charged yes- Superintendent Richard Albano, Oriental. is pursuing New People’s Army got at the nearby rice field.” Rommel Teneza was plowing. terday in connection with twin director of the Quezon City Police PDEA director general (NPA) members who clashed The bombardment is part of the “We have in our possession the blasts in Quezon City last week, District (QCPD). He said the four Arturo Cacdac Jr identified with soldiers two weeks ago. pursuit operations of the Philippine bomb shells that we found in the with police officers alleging that suspects may be arrested once a the suspects as 37-year-old At least 27 officials of the vil- Army’s 503rd Infantry Battalion area as proof,” the village officials the suspects have a long-stand- court issues a warrant for their Reynaldo Homilda Abrematea, lages of Umnap, Buanao and against NPA members in the area. said in the petition. Even as the ing dispute with the purported arrest. Albano described the two a chairman of Barangay 50-A Lat-Ey in Malibcong town con- The military had assured that the Cordillera police reported of “aer- targets of the attack. explosive devices that went off in Youngfield, Tacloban City and demned the aerial bombings, bombardment was 500 metres ial bombings” after the clashes Lawyer Jesus Abeleda Jr, his Barangay Ramon Magsaysay as 39-year-old Karl Kris Ejem particularly the bombardment away from residential areas. two weeks ago, the Philippine partner Susan Bulda and two “improvised,” using the chemical Bautista, a barangay chair- on the Puro rice field in Lat-Ey The local officials, however, Army declined to acknowledge the other still unidentified men were dinitroluene or DNT that is used man of Barangay Tamboboan, in the morning May 31. The offi- said in the petition that one more bombardment and insisted that slapped with two counts of frus- as a precursor of the high explo- Claveria, Misamis Oriental. cials said that in their petition bomb was dropped 170 metres their targets were “legitimate.” trated murder and three counts of sive trinitroluene or TNT. AGENCIES to Malacañang that one of the from the Hydro-Electric Power THE PHILIPPINE STAR malicious mischief before the city THE PHILIPPINE STAR 12 JUNE 15, 2013 ON SATURDAY www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Pakistan / Afghanistan Musharraf held over Protest against Myanmar violence rebel leader’s death Anti-terror court puts him in 14-day judicial remand

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former military leader Pervez Musharraf has been formally arrested on suspicion of mur- der despite winning bail in two other cases dating back to his 1999-2008 rule, a lawyer said yesterday Musharraf was head of state when the main rebel leader in the southwestern province of Baluchistan, Akbar Bugti, died during an army operation in August 2006. Musharraf, who returned from four years of self-imposed exile in March, has been under house arrest at his villa on the edge of Islamabad since April 19. “He has been formally arrested in the Bugti murder case,” his lawyer Ahmed Raza Kasuri said. “An anti-terrorism court has Pakistan’s former military leader Pervez Musharraf put him on a 14-day judicial remand... He will remain in cus- Mohammad Nadeem, a member In Pakistan only the state can Supporters of Jamat-ud-Dawa shout slogans during a protest in Islamabad, demanding that the Myanmar tody in his Islamabad house,” of the Quetta police team, con- initiate charges of treason, which government stop violence against Rohingya Muslims, yesterday. Kasuri added. firmed the formal arrest. can carry the death penalty. Kasuri said visiting police Musharraf is barred from leav- Bugti led an armed campaign officers from Quetta, the capi- ing the country, but his legal team to press for provincial autonomy tal of Baluchistan, questioned is hopeful of getting him bail in and a greater share of profits from Musharraf and completed the the Bugti case and permission for natural resources in Baluchistan. Punjab governor named Sharif set to paperwork on Thursday. him to go abroad. The death of the colour- “Musharraf had to appear in The two other cases against ful, British-educated chieftain ISLAMABAD: The govern- The sources also said that meet Khan court in Quetta but for security him are conspiracy to murder sparked angry protests in the ment of Prime Minister Nawaz Federal Tax Ombudsman Shoaib reasons the police team from former prime minister Benazir country. Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim Suddle is leading the contend- ISLAMABAD: In a rare Quetta came here to Islamabad,” Bhutto and his sacking of judges Opposition leaders at the time League-N has identified widely ers for the job of the Pakistani show of rapprochement, Kasuri said. in 2007. accused the Musharraf govern- respected retired judge of National Accountability Bureau Prime Minister Nawaz Quetta is one of the most The Supreme Court is hear- ment of targeting him. At least the Supreme Court, Khalilur chief. Under the constitution, the Sharif will receive rival troubled cities in Pakistan, hit by ing a separate petition from law- seven soldiers and 17 tribal insur- Rehman Ramday, for the gov- premier is bound to consult the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf Taliban violence, sectarian blood- yers demanding that Musharraf gents were also killed during ernorship of the Punjab prov- opposition leader on the appoint- chief Imran Khan today shed and attacks linked to a nine- be tried for treason for sacking fighting and air strikes. ince, official sources said here ment of the bureau chief. when he makes his maiden year separatist Baluch uprising. judges in November 2007. AFP yesterday. INTERNEWS appearance in the National Assembly to take the oath. Imran couldn’t take the oath on the first day of the session due to back injury after fall- ing off a forklift truck dur- ing his election campaign in Accountability needed on Kabulbank scam: UN Lahore. He was elected from three constituencies and lost UNITED NATIONS: More Council, UN Secretary-General bail out Kabulbank, which was been in the country since 2001. level than during Taliban rule the Lahore seat to assembly people must be held account- Ban Ki-moon described those later relaunched as the state-run Brothers of President Hamid despite efforts by the govern- Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, who will able for the 2010 collapse of sentences as “relatively light” and New Kabul Bank. Karzai and his first vice president, ment and international forces administer the oath to him. Afghanistan’s Kabulbank and said the convictions “must not “Robust and ongoing action, Mohammad Qasim Fahim, who to combat the trade, the United robust action on asset recov- signal the end of accountability particularly asset recovery and were both Kabulbank sharehold- Nations said last month in Fund set up for ery and financial regulation is in this scandal.” sound financial regulation, are ers, were spared jail sentences the Afghanistan Opium Risk essential to ease foreign donor The collapse of Kabulbank essential,” the UN report said. after a presidential decree last Assessment 2013. journalists worries and ensure continued triggered a financial crisis, civil “Demonstration of commit- year granted immunity to those High prices for opium, from aid, the United Nations said on disorder and a run on depos- ment to sound institutional and who returned funds. which heroin is made, are encour- KARACHI: Before the end yesterday. its, worrying foreign donors financial fundamentals will be “Corruption and the illicit aging farmers to grow poppies, it of his tenure as chief execu- An Afghan court sentenced and embarrassing the US and critical to ensuring sustained economy - including a rise in said. tive of the country earlier this 20 men in March, including the Afghan governments, which had international assistance.” poppy cultivation for the third US-backed Afghan forces top- month, Pakistan’s interim bank’s founder and chief execu- touted the bank’s credentials The court case was viewed year running - are chronic and pled the Taliban in late 2001 for prime minister Hazar Khoso tive, to between four and five as a modern lender integral to as a crucial barometer of debilitating to inclusive growth refusing to hand over Al Qaeda approved the establishment years in jail after $935m was sto- developing a tiny economy crip- Afghanistan’s commitment to and, ultimately, donor interest,” leader Osama bin Laden after of a welfare fund for journal- len from what was then the coun- pled by its long war record and stabilising the economy, less than the UN report said. the Sept 11, 2001, attacks on the ists in conflict zones. Seed try’s biggest bank. mismanagement. two years before the withdrawal Opium cultivation in United States. money of Rs10 million for the In a report to the UN Security The government was force to of most foreign troops that have Afghanistan is at a higher REUTERS fund will be provided by the information ministry through the Pakistan Electronic Explosives seized Media Regulatory Authority. The government will seek Afghan refugees’ contributions from media Islamabad takes up case houses and organisations. stay may be 198 measles extended of stolen data with US cases in Punjab ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has Washington, took up the matter PESHAWAR: With the dead- taken up with the US the issue with authorities there. ISLAMABAD: A total of line for the withdrawal of of billions of Pakistani intelli- Reports said that the US 198 new measles cases were refugee status of Afghans in gence reports allegedly stolen National Security Agency had reported in Punjab province Pakistan ending on June 30, by the US National Security stolen 13.5 billion intelligence in the past 24 hours, sources officials believe the government Agency. reports from Pakistan. s a id ye sterday. In L a hou r city, will have little choice other “Additional Secretary On drone strikes inside 28 cases were reported. Two than extending the stay of Naghmana Hashmi took up Pakistan, the spokesman said: children died in Hafizabad more than 1.6 million Afghans the issue with the US Charge “The prime minister has called district. Officials said the toll — at least for now. d’affaires Richard Hoagland for an end to strikes. On his had reached 144 in the prov- Officials said yesterday that to ascertain the veracity of the instructions, his special assistant ince, including 80 in Lahore registered refugees would lose news,” a spokesman at the Foreign met the US charge d’affaires to since January. Low measles their status and become illegal if Office said yesterday when asked convey a strong message that the vaccination coverage contin- they did not another extension. about reports that the US was strikes violate Pakistan’s sover- ues to threaten the lives of The previous government had stealing intelligence reports from eignty and are not in keeping with thousands in Pakistan, espe- given registered refugees six- the world over. international law or UN Charter cially in Punjab and Sindh month extension in January on Also Asad Majeed Khan, or the norms of inter-state rela- provinces. a request from Afghan President Pakistan’s Charge d’affaires in tions.” INTERNEWS Pakistani security officials display explosives and bomb-making mate- Hamid Karzai and the interna- rials seized near the Afghan border in Chaman yesterday. Meeting on tional community that has done next to nothing to feed and shel- detainees ter them. Ziaur Rehman, Commissioner KABUL: Afghan President Afghan Refugees, said over 1.6 Hamid Karzai met visiting million undocumented Afghans Afghan gains not yet sustainable: Dunford British Defence Minister were living in Pakistan and the Philip Hammond and dis- number would double if the gov- KABUL: The Nato commander in progress made since the Taliban regime was sustainable? I would say no, not until we cussed transfer of Afghan ernment withdrew the refugee Afghanistan yesterday warned that gains ousted in 2001. develop the procedures (and) the institutions detainees to the government. status of registered Afghans. secured in 12 years of fighting could be lost “The gains that we have made to date are necessary to sustain a modern national army.” According to a statement by Officials said that the Minister if donor nations cut back support when not going to be sustainable without contin- Dunford’s comments reflected concern the presidential palace media for States and Frontier Regions, troops leave next year. ued international commitment,” US General that Afghanistan is set for spiralling instabil- office, Karzai again insisted Qadir Baloch, was briefed on Billions of dollars in military and civilian Joseph Dunford told a group of foreign ity as 100,000 Nato-led troops withdraw and on freedom of Afghans in the issue and he would take up aid have been promised to Afghanistan after correspondents. President Hamid Karzai steps down ahead of the custody of British forces. the matter with the cabinet. the Nato-led combat mission ends, but many “We are not where we need to be yet”. a presidential election next year that could be Hammond said that the UK Pakistan has 1.6 million registered Afghans fear they will be abandoned by the “The continued presence of the interna- bitter and divisive. respected the Afghan stance Afghans, one million of them in war-weary international community. tional community politically, in development “If the elections are not perceived as inclu- and remained committed to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The UN US General Joseph Dunford said that and in security is necessary to sustain the sive, free and fair, there is certainly a chance transferring detainees once High Commissioner for Refugee further investment was needed to turn the progress that we have made over the last few that people would not be satisfied and that the legal issues had been has opposed forced return of the Afghan army and police into a modern fighting years. could result in violence,” Dunford said. resolved. AGENCIES refugees. INTERNEWS force that could protect its people and defend “Is the effort we have had to date AFP JUNE 15, 2013 13 India www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ON SATURDAY

World War II Import lobbies ‘derail’ oil exploration explosives Every petroleum minister is threatened, decision-making obstructed: Veerappa Moily found, defused

NEW DELHI: Petroleum on a sea of oil and gas and we’re going out (for oil imports). This to the Cabinet Committee on back to the government in the in Mumbai Minister M Veerappa Moily not exploring it” because of the cannot go on, it has to come to a Economic Affairs (CCEA) to form of increased share in the yesterday claimed that India’s “threats and obstructions”. stop,” Moily said. increase domestically produced fuel subsidy sharing mechanism, MUMBAI: The Indian Navy energy exploration activities Data show that after nine Pointing out that low inves- gas prices from current $4.2 per dividends and profits, corporates has safely disposed of 90 unex- are being derailed by “threats” rounds of activity under the tor sentiment in the last 4-5 million British thermal unit to themselves pocket the enhanced ploded ordnances, believed to be to ministers from the import government’s New Exploration years has been a dampener for $6.7mbtu. super profits. of the Second World War vin- lobbies, which want the country Licensing Policy (NELP), about increased exploration activity, He has been under attack from The BJP yesterday termed as tage, discovered during dredg- to remain dependent on oil and 80 percent area is yet to be Moily underlined the need for CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta “shocking disclosure” the remarks ing operations in the Mumbai gas imports, and “bureaucratic explored extensively. properly compensating producers. for proposing to hike natural gas of petroleum minister, while the Harbour over the past few obstructions”. If the imports continued in “We have to give the right price prices by 60 percent. CPM demanded a reversal of gov- days, a defence official said here “Every minister who is occupy- the current manner, the coun- (contractual),” the petroleum Reacting to the petroleum ernment policies concerning oil yesterday. ing this (petroleum) position is try would be staring in the face minister said. minister’s comments, Dasgupta supply. The recoveries were made during threatened. There is bureaucratic of importing nearly 100 percent He said that such high level of was quoted as saying: “He is a The Congress said it was for operations by two dredgers to widen delay and obstructions and also of its oil and gas requirements, import dependence meant that first class liar. Moily should go to Moily to explain his remarks. and deepen the main shipping chan- other lobbies that don’t want us said Moily. the country was always chal- court.” Bharatiya Janata Party spokes- nel which can improve capability to stop imports,” Moily told media “The decision making proc- lenged by the vagaries of inter- Earlier this week, Dasgupta person Nirmala Sitharaman said and facilitate movement of higher persons here. ess is obstructed, aborted, while national prices, compounded by told a leading daily that while the shocking disclosure by the oil tonnage and deeper draught vessels However, “Moily cannot be this work of the import lobbies factors like rupee depreciation the benefit of enhanced gas minister vindicates her party’s for the Mumbai Harbour. threatened,” said the minister. will work out to the detriment of against the dollar. prices that accrue to the state- stance. The Mumbai Harbour’s 34-km- He said the country is “floating the country. All our earnings are Moily said he has proposed run companies ultimately flow IANS long navigation channel serves the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), the Bombay Port Trust and also the Indian Navy. The capital project, taken up since April this year, has been Police foil Telangana severely hampered by the recov- ery of the UXOs (unexploded ordnance) from the channel. As a result, nearly 80 percent of march, hundreds held the channel deepening-widening work has been left pending. “The HYDERABAD: Amid in the evening, providing some JNPT requested the Indian Navy resounding cries of ‘Jai relief to the citizens. for assistance in safe disposal of Telangana’, police yesterday Home Minister Sushil Kumar these UXOs, which we have done,” foiled a march called by the Shinde and Congress General the defence official said. Joint Action Committee (JAC) Secretary in-charge of Andhra The disposal was done by an to seek a separate Telangana Pradesh Ghulam Nabi Azad expert team comprising explosive but protests across the city enquired with Chief Minister N ordnance disposal squad and the threw normal life out of gear. Kiran Kumar Reddy about the naval armament depot, he said. Hundreds of people includ- ‘chalo assembly’ march. The dredging operations are ing MPs, state legislators, lead- Hyderabad had turned into a being carried out by two Trailing ers of political parties, students, war zone with police sealing all Suction Hopper Dredgers, the lawyers, women and others were routes leading to the Andhra TSHD Queen of Netherlands arrested in Hyderabad and other Pradesh assembly to prevent pro- and TSHD HAM 318. According parts of Telangana. testers from laying siege to the to port officials, so far, recoveries Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) building. include 83 bomb shells, several has called for a shutdown in Telangana Sporadic incidents of violence missiles, grenades and bullets. today to condemn the crackdown. were reported from parts of the The officials said that though TRS chief K Chandrasekhara Rao city. Top leaders of JAC and leg- recovery of stray UXOs is routine demanded immediate release of all islators were arrested at various in and around Mumbai Harbour, those arrested. places for defying prohibitory this time the sheer quantity of the Traffic restrictions imposed in orders. cache was baffling. central Hyderabad were relaxed IANS A police officer fires teargas to disperse Pro-Telangana supporters during a protest in Hyderabad yesterday. IANS Nitish says situation difficult, BJP hits back at JD-U

PATNA: In a clear indication parties wanted the alliance BJP ministers, including Deputy towards a split in the BJP-JD-U to break, but they needed to Chief Minister Sushil Kumar combine, Bihar Chief Minister take decision “according to the Modi, skipped office for a second Nitish Kumar yesterday said situation”. straight day Friday. the situation in the alliance was Meanwhile, in the most direct BJP leader Sushma Swaraj now “difficult”, while the BJP charge so far, BJP’s Bihar presi- stressed that National Democratic accused his party of trying to dent Mangal Pandey accused the Alliance (NDA) needed to stick split it. JD-U of trying to destabilise his together to defeat the Congress. “The situation is difficult now,” party. “JD-U is trying to break “Only a united opposition can Nitish Kumar told the media the BJP in Bihar. This is objec- defeat Congress. Whenever oppo- when he was asked about rela- tionable and not good for democ- sition got united, Congress was tions between the two parties. racy,” Pandey told the media after defeated,” tweeted Sushma Swaraj, The chief minister then recited a meeting of BJP workers and leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha. an Urdu couplet: “Dua detey hai leaders including legislators and “Therefore, NDA’s unity is a histori- jeene ki, dawa detey hai marne ki ministers. cal necessity. We must do everything (they wish me well, but the medi- Pandey said several JD-U lead- to keep NDA united,” she said. cine they have offered will kill)”. ers, including ministers, legisla- Party leader Ravishankar Without taking names, he said tors and MPs, were in touch with Prasad said: “Our relationship is some BJP leaders wanted the BJP legislators in a bid to woo 18 years old, this whole idea came 17-year-old alliance between the them into the JD-U. into being with a collective wish to two parties in the state to con- “It is very objectionable that ensure good governance in Bihar.” tinue “but are not ready to listen JD-U leaders have approached Relations between the two par- us”. BJP legislators and persuaded ties hit a low after Nitish Kumar Nitish Kumar said Janata Dal- them to join JD-U. They also came out publicly against his United (JD-U) leaders will dis- assured them berths in the cabi- Gujarat counterpart Narendra cuss the state of affairs. net and other lucrative posts for Modi as the prime ministerial JD-U chief Sharad Yadav, their support,” he said. choice of the BJP. meanwhile, said neither of the The development came as most IANS

Two dead, 25 missing as boat capsizes Kerala chief minister in West Bengal sacks personal staff

KOLKATA: Rescue work- THIRUVANANTH been asked to step down till the ers battled heavy rains as they APURAM: Kerala Chief probe is completed. searched for survivors of a boat Minister Oommen Chandy, The Left had taken up the issue that capsized in West Bengal under intense criticism from following the revelation by a TV yesterday, killing at least two the Left opposition over his staff channel a few days back of calls people with 25 others still miss- members being in contact with made to Saritha S Nair, a woman ing, officials said. a woman charged with several in police custody for involvement The overcrowded boat was car- cheating cases, yesterday asked in several cheating cases. rying more than 45 people as well two of them to step down. The TV channel revealed that as livestock when it overturned, a “I have received a preliminary the woman had easy access to minister said. “At least two peo- report of the investigating officer. Jopan and others in Chandy’s ple died and 25 are missing after Based on that, I am removing two office. the ferry capsized in the Ganges,” of my staff members, and further Nair, since 2000, is alleged to Sabitri Mitra, the minister who is action would be based on the have been involved in mor than overseeing the rescue operation said. report of the probe, once investi- 13 cases of cheating. Her latest “A total of 19 people, including gation is completed,” Chandy said escapade was conducted under the a child, have so far been rescued.” in the assembly yesterday. name of Team Solar, a company Workers are trying to haul up Chandy’s personal assistant believed to have cheated numerous the wooden boat which overturned Teny Jopan — from whose mobile people of crores of rupees on the in strong winds near Malda dis- phone nearly 70 calls were made promise of supplying solar panels trict, 270km north of Kolkata. to the woman in a month’s time and putting up windmill farms. AFP — and his gunman Salim Raj have IANS JUNE 15, 2013 ON SATURDAY 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Business A350 completes maiden flight Ooredoo withdraws Competition for wide-bodied jets expected to dominate Paris Air Show bid for Vivendi stake TOULOUSE: Europe’s newest jetliner, the Airbus A350, suc- cessfully completed its maiden flight yesterday, stepping up the in Maroc Telecom battle with arch-rival Boeing for sales of a new generation of sleek, PARIS: Qatar-backed telecom price at or above recent mar- lightweight passenger aircraft. group Ooredoo has with- ket prices. The 50-day mov- Watched by more than 10,000 drawn its bid for Vivendi’s ing average for Maroc Telecom staff and spectators, the aircraft’s 53 percent stake in Maroc shares is Dh107.5. curled wing-tips sliced into clouds Telecom, leaving rival Gulf Ooredoo’s withdrawal ends above the Airbus factory in south- operator Etisalat as the a battle between two of the western France and flew over the remaining bidder. largest Middle East telecom Pyrenees mountains, with a crew of The sale of Morocco’s big- operators for a prize asset that six wearing orange jumpsuits and gest fixed and mobile telecom would have boosted both of parachutes. operator is an essential part their footprints in north and The flight, with two former of Vivendi’s year-old strategy sub-Saharan Africa. fighter pilots at the controls, lasted revamp to reduce its pres- Maroc Telecom offers fixed- about four hours and capped eight ence in telecoms and focus line, mobile and Internet serv- years of development estimated to more on its media businesses. ices in the kingdom and is one have cost $15bn. Talks between Vivendi and of Africa’s top telecom firms, “The aeroplane is behaving Etisalat are advancing well, with units in Burkina Faso, extremely well,” said British chief said two people familiar with Gabon, Mali and Mauritania. test pilot Peter Chandler, speaking the situation. The buyer will inherit a firm by radio link from an altitude of “A final announcement that has been a reliable cash 13,000 feet. could be made in the coming machine for Vivendi but has French co-pilot Guy Magrin took weeks as Etisalat has agreed seen slower growth in recent the controls for the take-off at 10:01 to remove some legal condi- years, analysts say, although local time (0801 GMT), giving the tions that were hampering its there is growth potential in plane air under its wings for the bid,” one of the people said. sub-Saharan Africa, where first time in front of a podium of Shares in Vivendi fell after sales and profits rose last year. airline chiefs who have ordered 613 The Airbus A350 XWB’s crew and Airbus President and CEO Fabrice Bregier attend a ceremony after landing following Ooredoo’s announcement and “Although Maroc Telecom aircraft. It touched down at 14:05 the first test flight from the airport of Blagnac, Southern France, yesterday. The test comes three days before the start were down as much as 3 per- represents a good fit for our local time, after flying past the of the Paris Air Show. The A350 uses light carbon-composite materials instead of aluminium, allowing airlines to make cent before recovering some global portfolio, it is no longer Toulouse production site. savings on fuel. It will have a capacity of between 270 and 350 passengers and is scheduled to enter service in late 2014. ground, but they were still the in the best interests of our “It is a great day for Airbus. A biggest loser on the French shareholders to continue to maiden flight doesn’t happen that Airbus hopes to catch up and also broadly but refused to relax. States, where industry sources say blue-chip index at 1447 commit capital to what has often. It is not like the auto indus- mount a challenge to the US manu- “I will still be nervous until it that United Airlines is negotiating GMT. “The two reasons we become a lengthy process,” try, where you launch a new model facturer’s larger, metallic 777 using comes back. I’m an engineer so I to upgrade and expand an existing pulled out were valuation and said Ooredoo Chief Executive every two years or even less,” said a later version of the A350. have to be connected to the ground order to 35 jets. frustration with the process,” Officer Nasser Marafih in a Tom Enders, the head of Airbus and make sure everything is fine,” Airbus initially dismissed the Jeremy Sell, Ooredoo’s chief statement. parent EADS. NEW STANDARDS he said during the flight. threat posed by the new generation strategy officer said. “We are thus withdrawing The long-awaited sortie is a mile- Airbus’s ebullient New York-born Competition for wide-bodied jets of mid-sized aircraft as it focused Sources told Reuters in May our offer and we will focus stone for Airbus as it battles against sales chief, John Leahy, lost no time is expected to dominate next week’s on building the world’s largest air- that Etisalat’s bid was higher our attention on generating Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner for sales of in talking up the plane’s benefits Paris Air Show, where the A350 liner, the A380 superjumbo. than Ooredoo’s, though it con- value in other opportunities a new generation of lightweight jets moments after its Rolls-Royce could steal attention with a brief But faced with burgeoning tained more conditions and across our global footprint made from carbon-plastic material engines opened up to full power. roar over the aviation industry’s Dreamliner sales, it changed tack needed more work than the through organic and acquisi- designed to save fuel and open up “Did you hear how quiet it was? largest showcase. and overhauled the design of the Qatari bid. The stake is worth tive strategies.” new long-distance routes. We are going to set new standards Airbus is finalising orders from A350 by adopting similar compos- ¤4.2bn at current valuations. Ooredoo is one of 11 telecom Boeing was quickest off the ... People round airports won’t even Singapore Airlines, Kuwait Airways ites technology in 2006. To boost Maroc Telecom shares stood firms bidding for a mobile mark with the revolutionary car- know we are taking off,” Leahy said. and Air France and may add a new sales, Boeing is expected to confirm at Dh98.7 yesterday. licence in Myanmar, one of the bon-composite technology and its Didier Evrard, a top European customer at the June 17-23 show, plans to build a larger version of its A third person familiar with last major untapped mobile Dreamliner has outsold the A350 missile developer who was selected analysts say. Dreamliner. It is also overhauling the situation said Vivendi had markets. with sales standing at 833 aircraft to run the A350 programme Evrard said that Airbus would its 777 with new engines and wings. indicated that it was seeking a REUTERS for 57 customers. because of its complexity, smiled soon add a customer in the United REUTERS

Sri Lanka’s rupee drops Moody’s puts India delays clearance Bahrain debt of Jet-Etihad tie-up

on watch NEW DELHI: Indian authori- sure that Etihad’s ownership pow- ties yesterday delayed approval ers in Jet remain in line with its PARIS: Moody’s credit rat- of a plan by Abu Dhabi-based plan to take a 24 percent stake ing agency put debt issued by airline Etihad to acquire a stake in the company’s expanded share Bahrain on watch yesterday, in Jet Airways, as they sought capital. warning of a possible down- more details on ownership of The delay comes as the grade because the country could the merged carrier. Congress-led government, which face strains over its debt given The Jet-Etihad deal, announced is desperately seeking foreign the weak outlook for oil prices. in April, is the first overseas investment to upgrade dilapidated Bahrain is a Gulf oil-producing investment in an existing Indian infrastructure such as highways country, but Moody’s warned that carrier since New Delhi eased and ports, has been promising to it could be entering a period of restrictions to allow foreign firms make it easier to conduct business making a loss on every barrel up to a 49 percent stake in the in India. of oil produced. The agency also country’s airlines. Etihad will Under the agreement, which warned that political and social pick up a 24 percent stake in Jet capped months of discussions tension could undermine confi- Airways under the agreement. between the two airlines, Jet dence and growth prospects. The government’s Foreign owner-founder Naresh Goyal will A vendor flips the ‘open’ sign inside a money exchange shop in Colombo. Sri Lanka’s rupee dropped to more The rating agency highlighted Investment Promotion Board retain 51 percent of the airline. than six-month low in the intra-day trade yesterday as foreign investors sold bonds as part of a broader sell- “the country’s rising government deferred the decision on the The Etihad investment will allow off in emerging markets on fears that loose global monetary conditions were about to end. debt burden, which introduces Rs20.6bn ($389m) deal — the Jet to reduce its hefty debt and uncertainty into the country’s largest foreign investment in the expand its global reach by using longer-term debt sustainability.” Indian aviation sector — saying it the UAE airline’s network. Saying that it had placed needed more information. In March, the foreign invest- “Bahrain’s Baa1 government “It (Jet Airways-Etihad pro- ment panel cleared a proposal by issuer rating on review for pos- posal) has been deferred. We AirAsia to set up a joint venture IMF cuts US growth forecast sible downgrade”, Moody’s said need more details of the effec- airline company with the giant that the oil price needed by tive control and ownership,” tea-to-steel Tata conglomerate WASHINGTON: The IMF spending could also reduce years, spending on major health- Bahrain to make a profit was ris- Economic Affairs Secretary and another partner. cut its US growth forecast for medium-term potential growth,” care programmes and Social ing and that this would have an Arvind Mayaram said here after Airlines had been wary of invest- 2014 to 2.7 percent yesterday, the IMF said. Security, absent additional effect on the budget. The agency the panel meeting. ing in India because of its infamous saying the economy is being The sequester cuts for this year reforms, is expected to increase gave three reasons for its rating India’s market regulator and red tape and the two foreign carri- held back by “excessively rapid have had one beneficial outcome, by two percentage points over the decision. competition watchdog has also ers’ investment had been seen as a and ill-designed” government cutting the fiscal deficit by a huge next decade.” That will cause the First, “the fiscal implications of sought more information from sign that India’s passenger market spending cuts. 2.5 percent, the Fund said. But deficit to begin widening and start Bahrain’s high and rising break- the domestic carrier about the was too big too ignore. The severe sequester cuts, that is likely too much in a short pushing the debt ratio back up. even oil price”. transaction. They want to make AFP aimed at closing the US deficit, period. “The deficit reduction in It suggested fundamental tax Secondly, “the outlook for lower are already taking up to 1.75 per- 2013 has been excessively rapid reforms as part of actions to trend economic growth in the centage points from this year’s and ill-designed,” it said. confront the longer term fiscal country over the medium term.” growth potential. “A slower pace of deficit reduc- shortfall, including eliminating And finally, “the impact of a And even though growth will tion would help the recovery at a many exemptions and loopholes, low-growth, high government pick up pace in 2014, it will still time when monetary policy has and introducing a value-added tax expenditure and weaker oil price US crude hits nine-month high be less than the 3.0 percent the limited room to support it fur- and a carbon tax. scenario on Bahrain’s long-term IMF previously forecast, due to ther,” the Fund said. The Fund held its growth fore- debt sustainability.” NEW YORK/LONDON: Brent US West Texas Intermediate to a the impact of the sequester, which Despite encouraging a looser cast for this year at 1.9 percent, The review of the rating would crude rose and US oil struck a nine-month high, exiting the $90 requires $109bn to be sliced from fiscal stance now, and despite the saying the pickup will only really focus on the extent to which nine-month high yesterday after to $97 a barrel range WTI had spending in the coming fiscal year. narrowing of the fiscal gap, the start toward the end of the year. the structure of the economy in news that the United States had held since May 1. In its annual report on the IMF still warned that Washington But it said the ongoing, if slow, Bahrain had been weakened, and authorised sending US weapons Front-month Brent futures United States, the International needs to do more to address its recovery was being driven by the the outcome of the study was to Syrian rebels sparked con- were on track for their strong- Monetary Fund called on longer term fiscal imbalances. recovery in the housing market expected within three months. cerns about Middle East supplies. est week since April, having hit a Congress to repeal the sequester, With the economy picking up, and improved corporate and However, Moody’s added that Though Syria is not a key high of $106.64 per barrel. Brent saying that stronger growth in gross US government debt was household balance sheets. it expected the rating attributed global oil supplier, investors are was last trading up 93 cents at the short term is important both projected to peak at 110 percent It credited the Federal to Bahrain to remain within the worried that an escalating civil $105.88 as of 12:04pm EDT (1604 for the US and global economies. of gross domestic product in 2015 Reserve’s aggressive quantitative range of investment grade rat- war could lead to unrest in oil- GMT). Brent had been bouncing “The automatic spending cuts and start to decline. “But the easing — its $85bn-a-month bond ings. Moody’s also warned that producing regions of the Middle between $99 and $105 for the past not only exert a heavy toll on longer-term debt profile remains purchases, to hold down interest “continued political and social East. The news pushed crude out eight sessions. US oil was up 98 growth in the short term, but the unsustainable,” the report said. rates — with keeping the economy tensions may dampen confidence of a sluggish trading range, send- cents at $97.67 a barrel, after ris- indiscriminate reductions in edu- “Despite the slowdown in on a sure footing as the govern- and investment in the economy.” ing global benchmark Brent to a ing to a high of $98.25. cation, science, and infrastructure growth rates over the past few ment slashes spending. AFP AFP more than two-month high and REUTERS JUNE 15, 2013 15 Business www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ON SATURDAY

Singapore raps 20 banks in rate-rigging Iran ramps up investigation SINGAPORE: Singapore yes- terday censured 20 banks, wheat buying including top global lenders, over attempts to manipulate local benchmark rates — part of a widening rate-rigging scandal Tehran pays cash in advance being investigated by financial regulators worldwide. LONDON/HAMBURG: Iran sufficient supplies of wheat at The Monetary Authority of has ramped up its campaign to times of political uncertainty to Singapore (MAS) said a year- import wheat, buying more than avoid bread shortages. long review found that 20 banks 800,000 tonnes in two weeks in The European Union and the — including Bank of America, what some traders said was a United States have imposed JP Morgan Chase and Standard drive to ensure adequate sup- sanctions aimed at discouraging Chartered — had insufficient plies for a possibly tense period Tehran’s nuclear programme. internal controls and risk man- after yesterday’s election. Iran insists that its atomic pro- agement which allowed traders This is the first presidential gramme is for peaceful purposes. to attempt manipulation. poll since a disputed 2009 con- The sanctions do not target “MAS has censured these test led to months of unrest in food or animal feed shipments, but banks and directed them to adopt the oil-producing country of 75 financial measures have frozen measures to address their defi- million people. Iranian companies out of much of ciencies,” the city-state’s central Traders believe Tehran has the global banking system, which bank said in a statement. Traders work at their desks in front of the DAX board at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange yesterday. paid a significant premium for have hindered payments. “The banks are required to at least 200,000 tonnes of wheat Iran has oil revenues of billions report their progress to MAS this week, adding to the previ- of dollars in local currencies fro- on a quarterly basis and conduct ous week’s purchases of 600,000 zen in bank accounts in countries independent reviews to ensure European stocks eke out gains tonnes of bread-making wheat such as Turkey and India, which the robustness of their remedial and 60,000 tonnes of animal feed trade sources said were likely to measures.” LONDON: Europe’s top stock by a surging yen and jitters over meanwhile, the price of gold wheat from Germany and the have been tapped for the latest MAS, the city-state’s cen- markets managed small gains an end to central bank stimulus. retreated to $1,379.75 an ounce Baltic and Black Sea regions. buying campaign. Those accounts tral bank, said 133 traders from yesterday as traders began Analyst Michael Hewson from $1,385 on Thursday. Some traders said 300,000 can be used to make food pur- these banks were found “to have to look ahead to a US Federal at CMC Markets UK said the Traders digested news of a tonnes or more of 12.5 percent chases in other countries as the engaged in several attempts to Reserve meeting next week rebound on European markets sharp fall in the number of people protein wheat — suitable for sales are deemed to be for human- inappropriately influence the that could provide indications initially had little steam, but in work in the eurozone during bread — may have been bought in itarian goods. benchmarks”. for when it may scale down picked up when data showed US the first quarter that left employ- the latest purchases. “The pace of A European trader said sepa- Three-quarters of these trad- monetary stimulus. consumer confidence dropped in ment across the single currency buying has been truly incredible,” rately: “Iran is no longer paying ers have resigned or been fired, London’s FTSE 100 index of June. Markets have been on a roll- bloc at its lowest level in more a European trader said. “Iran is for wheat using letters of credit while the rest face disciplinary leading shares edged up 0.06 per- ercoaster the past few weeks on than seven years. still looking for more.” as ever fewer banks are willing actions including loss of bonuses cent to end the day at 6,308.26 the phasing out of the US Federal Eurostat, the European Union’s Iran, once a wheat exporter, is to process Iranian trade finance. and demotion. points, in Paris the CAC 40 rose Reserve’s massive monetary stimu- statistics agency, said the number forecast to need at least 3 million “Iran is having to pay cash and The MAS crackdown is the 0.19 percent to 3,805.16 points and lus, known as quantitative easing. of people in work in the 17 nations tonnes of imports in the season exporters are demanding 20 per- latest in a global campaign by in Frankfurt the DAX 30 index This programme, under which that use the euro fell 0.5 percent in starting in summer. “Iran has a cent payment up front and will financial regulators to curb mal- climbed 0.40 percent to 8,127.96 the Fed purchases government the first three months of the year large supply requirement with not load anything until the vessels practices in the setting of bench- points. Milan added 0.23 percent and corporate bonds, has freed up compared with the final quarter of market talk that its harvest is not are fully paid for.” Traders said mark rates, which has resulted but Madrid’s IBEX 35 dipped 0.01 funds and has been credited with 2012 to a seven year low. as good as expected,” a trader said. the latest deals were in multiple in banks such as Royal Bank of percent as data showed the coun- propping up global equity markets Spain’s public debt meanwhile The latest deals were believed currencies. Scotland, UBS and Barclays pay- try’s debt hit a new record. in recent months. surged to 88.2 percent of annual to be for shipment in August, The Middle East based trader ing fines worth millions of dollars. European markets had ridden Worries about the scale of the economic output, up by 15.2 per- September and October, trad- said Iran was estimated to have MAS ordered 19 of the banks out a bumpy session on Thursday Bank of Japan’s stimulus measures centage points from a year earlier, ers said. “Iran’s elections are paid the equivalent of $315 to $320 to set aside deposits ranging from following heavy losses in Tokyo have also sent markets swooning. the central bank said. among their considerations for per tonne. European traders put Sg$100m ($80m) to Sg$1.2bn for on investor fears of central banks In foreign exchange deals, US stocks sagged, with the Dow these purchases and they want to the price at around $330 a tonne. one year. ING Bank NV, UBS AG pulling the plug on their extraor- the European single currency Jones Industrial Average down ensure they have sufficient stocks By contrast, Tunisia paid $274.68 and the Royal Bank of Scotland dinary stimulus measures. dropped to $1.3344 from $1.3372 0.43 percent to 15,110.58 points. after the outcome,” a Middle a tonne for wheat this week. The had the highest deposit require- Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei late in New York on Thursday. The broad-based S&P 500 lost East-based trade source said. trader said Iran was using big ments due to the “severity of 225 index rallied 1.94 percent, The dollar fell to 94.24 yen from 0.38 percent to 1,630.08, while the Other Middle Eastern coun- ships, capable of carrying 60,000 attempts” by their traders to rebounding from a massive sell- 95.31 yen Thursday. tech-rich Nasdaq Composite shed tries, including Tunisia, have also tonne cargoes, called panamaxes. influence the rates. AFP off in the previous session stoked On the London Bullion Market 0.41 percent to 3,431.15. AFP made special efforts to ensure REUTERS

QATARI MARKET Tunisia gets Bond Coupon Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P Qatar Govt 5.15% 4/9/2014 USD 103.56 0.71 % Aa2 AA $1.2bn funding Qatar Govt 3.125% 1/20/2017 USD 104.44 1.84 % Aa2 AA Qatar Govt 6.55% 4/9/2019 USD 121.13 2.61 % Aa2 AA from IDB Qatar Govt 5.25% 1/20/2020 USD 114.38 2.84 % Aa2 AA Qatar Govt 4.5% 1/20/2022 USD 109.25 3.26 % Aa2 AA TUNIS: Tunisia has won $1.2bn Qatar Govt 9.75% 6/15/2030 USD 157.50 4.77 % Aa2 AA in funding from the Saudi-based Qatar Govt 6.4% 1/20/2040 USD 122.50 4.88 % Aa2 AA Islamic Development Bank (IDB), aimed at backing indus- Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 113.50 4.87 % Aa2 AA trial, agricultural and trade Qatari Diar 3.5% 7/21/2015 USD 104.00 1.56 % Aa2 AA projects in the country whose Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 111.75 3.14 % Aa2 AA finances have been weak since a Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 104.75 1.59 % A1 A- revolution two years ago. Comqat 3.375% 4/11/2017 USD 102.88 2.58 % A1 A- The IDB funding line will include loans and grants, the QIB 3.856% 10/7/2015 USD 104.38 1.91 % NR NR Tunisian prime minister’s office QNB 3.125% 11/16/2015 USD 103.25 1.75 % Aa3 A+ said in a statement. The funding QNB 3.375% 2/22/2017 USD 103.63 2.34 % Aa3 A+ line will be for three years, with Doha Bank 3.5% 3/14/2017 USD 103.75 2.45 % A2 A- disbursements of $400m each Qtel 3.375% 10/14/2016 USD 104.50 1.97 % A2 A /*- year until 2015. The North African country, Qtel 7.875% 6/10/2019 USD 125.00 3.25 % A2 A /*- which has also signed a $1.7bn Qtel 4.75% 2/16/2021 USD 107.13 3.67 % A2 A /*- standby-loan agreement with the Qtel 5% 10/19/2025 USD 105.00 4.47 % A2 A /*- A woman displays MegaHouse Corp’s tablet device for kids ‘tap me’ at the International Tokyo Toy Show 2013. International Monetary fund, is Rasgas 5.5% 9/30/2014 USD 105.00 1.54 % Aa3 A struggling with rising inflation, a Rasgas 5.832% 9/30/2016 USD 107.25 3.48 % Aa3 A big external deficit and an uncer- tain political outlook. Tunis is also Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 108.38 3.96 % Aa3 A Tablets and smartphones steal in talks with Qatar about the SOVEREIGNS Gulf state making a deposit at Bond PDA* Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P the Tunisian central bank “with the scene at Tokyo toy show easy conditions”, Prime Minister Abu Dhabi Govt 5.5% 4/8/2014 USD 103.63 0.95 % Aa2 AA Ali Larayedh said last month. Abu Dhabi Govt 6.75% 4/8/2019 USD 124.38 2.25 % Aa2 AA The assassination in February of Dubai Govt 6.7% 10/5/2015 USD 108.75 2.76 % NR NR TOKYO: A toy helicopter cre- it at the time can now make their by children aged between four and opposition politician Chokri Belaid Dubai Govt 4.9% 5/2/2017 USD 105.63 3.34 % NR NR ated from cannibalised smart- childhood dream come true at a eight, with built-in parental con- triggered the worst street violence Dubai Govt 7.75% 10/5/2020 USD 120.38 4.45 % NR NR phones was among the main reasonable price.” trols, including a timer that lim- since the revolution. Elections attractions at a huge toy show The mini machine retails at its use. “When the timer reaches expected towards the end of this Dubai Govt 6.45% 5/2/2022 USD 111.63 4.82 % NR NR in Tokyo yesterday, where pro- around 4,700 yen ($50), a price the set time, the tablet shows a year will create fresh uncertainty. Qatar Govt 4% 1/20/2015 USD 104.31 1.27 % Aa2 AA ducers were targeting the young company spokeswoman Kiyoko sleeping face instead of turning The IDB has also given Tunisia Bahrain Govt 6.273% 11/22/2018 USD 114.00 3.43 % NR BBB and the young-at-heart. Hayasaki said came from its use off,” Itagaki said. “Children can’t a financial guarantee to issue a Bahrain Govt 5.5% 3/31/2020 USD 104.50 4.72 % NR BBB The motor that makes a tel- of bits of mobile phones. bring tablets to their parents and sukuk worth $600m before 2014, Egypt Govt 5.75% 4/29/2020 USD 85.50 8.58 % Caa1 CCC+ ephone vibrate provides the “We were able to set the price say ‘hey, the power is off. Turn it the statement from the prime power for the rotor blades on the at this relatively cheap level on please’.” Despite its price tag of minister’s office said. Tunisian Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 105.00 3.71 % NR BBB-

Nano-Falcon, which its makers because we took some key parts 20,790 yen ($219), MegaHouse aims finance minister Elyess Fakhfakh *Periodic Distribution Amount say is the world’s smallest radio- from stocks that are widely avail- to sell 100,000 “tap me” in the com- said Tunisia planned to issue its IMPORTANT NOTE: controlled helicopter. able in the market for smart- ing 12 months. first sovereign sukuk, or Islamic Published by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, P O Box 57, Doha, Qatar which The 6.5-centimetre (2.4-inch) phones,” she said. US toy maker Mattel was bond, this year to raise $700m. is licensed and regulated by Qatar Central Bank and Jersey Financial Services machine weighs just 11 grammes Elsewhere at the exhibition, toy showing off its Apptivity Monkey, The government, led by moder- Commission. Information quoted is from publicly available sources or proprietary data (0.385 ounces), has a range of just makers were showcasing tablet a fluffy monkey designed to hold ate Islamists, is keen to develop and subject to change. HSBC accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising out of five metres (15 feet) and can fly computers specifically for small Apple’s iPhone — and protect it Islamic finance, which was the use of all or part of this material. This information is general and does not take into account individual circumstances, objectives or needs. The price of bonds can and for five minutes, but its makers children. “Children like to emu- from over-enthusiastic toddlers, neglected for ideological reasons by does fluctuate. The secondary market for bonds may not provide significant liquidity say they are feeding the fantasies late what adults do, and a survey who can press buttons on the Ben Ali’s government. A Tunisian or may trade based on prevailing market conditions. Past performance is not a reliable of adults who never really grew up. said 90 percent of tablet compu- creature’s limbs to create music. sukuk issue could potentially indicator of future performance. You should consider these matters and consult your “Japan’s ageing population ter users let their children use Japan’s Takara Tomy has a attract large amounts of Islamic financial advisor prior to making any investment decisions. made us think of developing a their tablets,” said Yuki Itagaki, stand for the iPhone that dances funds from the wealthy Gulf. toy targeting adults,” said Naoki a spokeswoman for MegaHouse, a along to the music it is playing. The state budget deficit is Nakagawa, head of sales at maker subsidiary of major Japanese toy The International Tokyo Toy expected to rise to around 5.9 per- CCP. “Ten or twenty years ago, maker Bandai Namco Holdings. Show runs until tomorrow at cent of gross domestic product this helicopter-toys could cost a lot of MegaHouse’s “tap me” is a tab- Tokyo Big Sight in the Japanese year from 5.1 percent last year. money. Those who couldn’t afford let specifically developed for use capital’s bay area. AFP REUTERS 16 JUNE 15, 2013 ON SATURDAY www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Business Views Cows block path towards If only Britain had joined the euro Canada-EU free trade deal BY ROD NICKEL and PHILIP BY WILL HUTTON Watching from the sidelines, Canada’s third-biggest consumer. Canadian pig farm- BLENKINSOP largest meat plants, owned by US based ers are also seeking their own duty-free Cargill Inc, Brazil’s JBS SA, Maple Leaf quota for pork, rather than sharing a quota en years ago this week Gordon Brown said no to joining alvaging a free-trade deal between Foods Inc and Olymel LP, stand as potential with other countries, said Gary Stordy of the euro. It is an anniversary on which Bank of England Canada and the European Union winners. European dairy producers, such as the Canadian Pork Council. Governor Mervyn King, Ukip’s Nigel Farage, Unite’s Len after four years of talks will the world number one and Parmalat SpA Cheese is another contentious issue, given TMcCluskey and the Guardian’s Larry Elliott, along with require skilful pasture politick- owner, Lactalis, Bongrain SA and coopera- Canada’s status as the world’s seventh big- most of the British economic establishment, can agree. On this, ing to pacify beef and dairy cow tives FrieslandCampina and Arla Foods gest cheese consumer. Brown was right. Elliott set out the establishment consensus in a Sfarmers who see more risk than opportunity. Amba, also want access to high-income Almost all the 320,000 tonnes of cheese classic piece this month on his alternative history of what would The difficulties underline how challeng- Canadian consumers. that Canadians consumed last year was pro- have happened had Britain joined. Essentially, he says, there ing bilateral and regional trade deals are If the EU boosts access for Canadian duced at home, with European imports just would have been a bigger boom in the run-up to 2007 and a more to reach, and how groups like farmers beef, it will face pressure to do the same 13,000 tonnes. disastrous bust. Britain would now be struggling to maintain its can punch above their weight. Canada’s for the US in any future US-Europe trade Pekka Pesonen, Secretary General of the membership as anti-EU sentiment mushroomed, prompting its Conservative government has made trade deal, while Canada knows new access for EU farmers association Copa-Cogeca, said eventual exit, dramatising the inherent unsoundness of yoking a priority, but has yet to deliver a major European dairy will come into play in talks a mooted Canadian offer to nearly double disparate economies into one inflexible currency. deal. For the EU, a deal with Canada would on a Trans-Pacific trade partnership. imports of European cheese by allowing in But there is a more optimistic, alternative history. The first be a first with a country in the G7 group of In Europe, the situation is similar. another 12,000 tonnes per year was far too obvious point is that Britain could have joined the euro only if a industrialised nations and a possible tem- Agriculture makes up barely 2 percent of EU low. Smith, a second-generation British referendum had been won. plate for a EU-US agreement. gross domestic product, but absorbs some Columbia dairy farmer, said Canadian farm- The European Central Bank would have needed to look more Privately, sources close to the talks say 40 percent of the EU’s budget. Farming lob- ers want to see no increase in quotas of like the US Federal Reserve, with more scope for fiscal and mon- the two sides are not far apart. But after bies are strong, able to shut down national foreign products and no tariff reductions. etary activism. The Germans would doubtless have insisted, in months of deadlock and with trade talks capitals with tractor blockades and to influ- The Canadian government, falling in pop- return, that the EU banking system be more conservatively man- with other partners on the horizon for both ence voting in rural constituencies. ularity, cannot weaken protection for the aged. The last decade would have been very different. Imports sides, the potential $28bn accord could just Looking at specific issues, farmers in dairy farmers without drawing fire from the surged and exports sagged; the economy outside banking, which as easily fall apart in weeks. Ireland, which exports 90 percent of its beef, separatist provincial government in vote- made goods and services to be sold abroad, either stagnated or A deal would offer new markets for mostly to other EU countries, fear being rich Quebec. shrank. Much of the best of UK manufacturing was auctioned off Canadian grains, beef and pork and for undermined by cheaper Canadian supplies, McIlroy, the former Canadian trade advi- to foreigners. Inside the euro, at a highly competitive exchange European cheese, as well as give EU com- given that Canada imposes fewer costly sor, said the deal must get done this month rate, Britain’s exports would instead have soared, and its traded panies more freedom to bid on Canadian regulations on its cattle industry. or it may “crater,” because EU talks with goods sector would have expanded, not shrunk. Regional cities government contracts and extend patent The Canadian beef industry says it is the US begin next month, taking the focus would have boomed around sustainable activity rather than prop- protection on European-made pharmaceu- not worth setting up separate production away from Canada. erty and credit. The euro’s rules would have meant a less reckless ticals. Yet Irish farmers see threats from lines to ensure meat achieves EU standards “Trade agreements have a certain life,” fiscal policy, and banks would have been more constrained in expanded beef imports from Canada, and unless it can export a significant annual vol- he said. “They either get done in a certain lending for property. They would have had to lend proportionately Ottawa is trying to appease both dairy ume. Canada is the world’s seventh-largest number of years or they don’t happen.” more to fast-growing real enterprise, reinforced because the new farmers and export-focused beef ranchers. beef and veal exporter, and the EU is the REUTERS rules would have required them to lend in a more balanced way. In any case, both Britain and Europe are now wrestling with depressed economic activity caused by overstretched bank and com- pany balance sheets. Germany and the stronger EU countries are plainly wrong in their overemphasis on austerity as a solution, but surely right to argue that the only long-term solution is for the whole of Europe to move to their productivist, stakeholder capitalism. British mainstream commentators see the obvious fissure between the stronger European north and the weaker south as proof positive that the euro is fatally flawed. But suppose countries like Greece or Ireland rise to the German challenge? There are encouraging auguries in both. If so, notwithstanding excessive austerity, they could weather the crisis, and become stronger. There is plainly a chance one or more countries could leave, but there is a greater chance the system in some form will hold — it is in too many countries’ interests to avoid failure. Then expect a pan-European recovery to begin in the second half of the decade that will gather strength in the 2020s. Inside the euro for the last decade, the economic and political debate would have necessarily moved on. Having won a historic referendum decisively affirming Britain’s future in Europe, the Blair government would have had to think in European terms about how to produce, invest, innovate and export. Sure, there would have been problems. But Britain outside the euro in 2013, with endless spending cuts, the biggest fall in real wages for a century, 500,000 people relying on food banks, and a weak unbal- anced economy, is hardly a land of milk and honey. Emboldened by his referendum victory, Blair could have sacked Brown before the disastrous second phase of his chancellorship and lacklustre prime ministership. Blairism would have morphed into a new form of European social democracy, fashioning British- style stakeholder capitalism. UK politics would not have moved so decisively to the right, with conservatives preaching free-market Thatcherism while the left clings to a bastard Keynesianism. A single currency demands disciplines and painful trade-offs: But floating exchange rates after a financial crisis are a transmis- sion mechanism for bank-runs and beggar-my-neighbour devalu- ations. Magic bullets do not exist. Had Britain joined, both we and Europe would have been better placed, and Larry Elliott would now be writing about how better to get Britain to innovate and invest under a fourth-term Labour government. A better world all round. THE GUARDIAN Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate No quick fix for corporate tax as pressure to act builds

BY JOHN O’DONNELL and fiercely resisting change to their His suggestion for a ‘Common a country-by-country basis as commitment was raised in Dublin probably tightening and applying HUW JONES low-tax regimes which attract for- Consolidated Corporate Tax Base’ banks must do. in April, when Britain’s finance the existing rules, but I don’t think eign investment, and states such made scant progress, with coun- The reform is supported by the minister joined his German and there will be wholesale change,” urope’s leaders are talk- as Britain and Germany, wary of tries such as Ireland worried it EU’s Commissioner in charge of French peers to announce a push said Christopher Morgan, head of ing tough about making driving away big employers. would lead to a single EU tax rate. regulation, Michel Barnier, and for greater bank transparency. tax policy at accountants KPMG. companies pay more tax Taken at face value, the global One official compared its Britain’s opposition Labour party. When deeper discussion among EU finance ministers will meet Ebut they are expected to political direction is clear. “When chances of success with mount- By forcing large companies to a wider group of EU ministers in Luxembourg next week, a few take only baby steps for fear of you don’t like some behaviour but ing a “manned mission to Mars”. disclose how much tax they pay to began the following morning, a days after the G8 summit, but alienating big business during an they are legal, you need to change Vieri Ceriani, head of fiscal which country, Barnier hopes they Saturday, Osborne had already officials predict the focus will be economic slump. the law,” Pascal Saint-Amans, the affairs at the Bank of Italy, was a will be shamed into paying more. left, replaced by a junior minister. elsewhere. Schemes used by Starbucks, OECD’s head of tax, told Britain’s little more optimistic. “All big companies, including Tax campaigners are critical of “The mega billions from mul- Apple, Amazon and others, oper- House of Lords this week. He likened tackling tax avoid- the ones in the news recently such Britain. London will cut corporate tinationals going away at the ating within existing law to mini- Recent political pledges to act ance by multinationals to “the 30 as Apple, Google and Amazon, tax, allowing for effective rates as expense of the poor taxpayer mise taxes, have prompted British have come as a welcome surprise years war, with battles won and should be required to say how low as 6 percent and offer exemp- won’t be a subject for discus- Prime Minister David Cameron to the European Commission’s battles lost”, but said conditions much they pay in taxes and to tions for oversees subsidiaries. sion this time,” said one official. to put the matter on the agenda top tax official, Algirdas Semeta, were more favourable now, par- whom,” he said. “This will be an “There are a lot of delaying “Ministers want to focus on areas when he hosts a meeting of lead- who has struggled for years to get ticularly due to positive noises important step in the fight against tactics and wriggling out,” said where they can get results and ers from the Group of Eight lead- noticed. from the US. corporate tax evasion.” Arlene McCarthy, a British mem- that’s not one.” ing industrialised nations on June “I have laid out a comprehen- EU lawmakers are scepti- “It’s important to get agree- ber of the European Parliament That view is echoed by Russia’s 17-18. sive approach to attack corporate cal about the public pledges and ment internationally otherwise who has also pushed for more Deputy Finance Minister Sergei The issue of aggressive tax tax avoidance from all angles,” question whether Germany and there will be pressure on individ- transparent company account- Storchak, after peers from the ‘planning’ will then go to the said Semeta. “Member states now Britain are serious about tax ual countries to act alone, which ing. “Countries need to have the G20 countries discussed profit Group of 20 global powers, need to follow through on this — reform. would not be a good result,” said backbone to do it.” shifting by multinationals earlier including China, when a lead- to prove that they are as deter- “This high-level talk doesn’t Mary Monfries, head of tax policy The developments are being this month. “There are many pit- ing think tank, the Organisation mined to stop tax avoidance as seem to stack up with what’s going at PwC. closely watched in Luxembourg, falls,” he said. for Economic Cooperation and they say they are. It’s about clos- on,” said Sharon Bowles, an influ- “What could happen, with so where the government fears such “We may undermine competi- Development(OECD), outlines ing loopholes between national tax ential member of the European much public expectation building interference. There is little hint tiveness of national jurisdictions steps next month to tackle it. laws, tightening anti-abuse pro- Parliament from Britain’s junior up around the G8, the OECD and of compromise from the tiny and national corporations. In the Lawmakers and officials pre- visions, strengthening transpar- coalition Liberal Democrat party. the G20, is some disappointment European state, whose citizens sphere of taxation and coopera- dict progress will be slow. ency... and cracking down on tax Bowles, who like other law- around what can be achieved and are Europe’s richest. tion, the process will be very slow Europe is torn between the havens,” he said. makers has the power to sharpen how quickly. An expectation gap For now, Frieden has little rea- and I don’t think we need to force demands of small countries such Semeta’s limited success so far new EU rules, wants companies could be very damaging.” son to be concerned “What we it”. as Luxembourg and Ireland, points to a difficult path ahead. to publish details of activities on A question mark over London’s will get is incremental change, REUTERS JUNE 15, 2013 Classifieds www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 17 ON SATURDAY

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Old foes India South Africa reach semis and Pakistan renew rivalry Proteas eliminate West Indies after rain-hit match ends in a tie today BIRMINGHAM, United CARDIFF, United Kingdom: Cup semi-final tie with Australia Proteas fast bowler Dale Steyn, Kingdom: India and Pakistan South Africa scraped their at Edgbaston, saw South Africa playing his first match of the tour- clash in a Champions Trophy way into the semi-finals of the go out following a pool loss to the nament following a side strain, match in Edgbaston today Champions Trophy on supe- Aussies. saw his initial delivery driven for that promises high-voltage rior net run-rate after their And in 2003 the Proteas, then four by Chris Gayle. action despite the academic rain-marred match against the the World Cup hosts, bowed out But Gayle, fell for 36 when nature of the contest. West Indies in Cardiff yesterday when a failure to correctly inter- Chris Morris produced a sharply What was expected to be the ended in an extraordinary tie. pret the D/L sheet saw them tie seaming delivery that ‘stopped’ in marquee battle of the eight- The West Indies, who had to with Sri Lanka, rather than win, the pitch which the powerful left- nation tournament tickets for win this match to go through to in Durban. hander could only guide to Faf du the match were sold out within the last four, were exactly level on South Africa opener Colin Plessis at point. hours of going on sale last South Africa’s the Duckworth/Lewis system for Ingram was named man-of-the- Marlon Samuels smashed a six November has been reduced to Colin Ingram rain-affected matches at 190 for match for his 73 off 63 balls, and two fours off three succes- a dead rubber. (right) hits a six six off 26.1 overs. including two sixes and six fours. sive McLaren deliveries before World Cup champions India as West Indies’ But Australian umpires Rod His innings was at the heart of handing out similar treatment to are already through to the wicketkeeper Tucker and Steve Davis then a Proteas total of 230 for six in a Robin Peterson as he scored 31 semi-finals after winning both Johnson Charles decided the rain was too heavy rain-reduced 31 overs. runs off just nine balls. AFP group B matches so far, while looks on during to continue and took the players Pakistan have crashed out of the 2013 ICC off the field for the final time at Scoreboard the race with two successive Champions 7.43pm local time (1843 GMT). defeats. Trophy One Day Crucially, off what turned out SOUTH AFRICA J Charles c De Villiers b Steyn ...... 16 But sporting contests International to be the last ball of the match, C Ingram c Dw Bravo b Pollard ...... 73 D Smith lbw Peterson ...... 30 between the arch-rivals are with West Indies then ahead of never irrelevant for players and (ODI) at the H Amla c Gayle b Samuels ...... 23 M Samuels b Steyn ...... 48 their D/L target, Kieron Pollard millions of fans across the globe Cardiff Wales A B de Villiers c Da Bravo b Rampaul ...... 37 Da Bravo (run out-Amla/McLaren) ...... 12 was caught for 28 by Dale Steyn J P Duminy c Charles b Dw Bravo ...... 2 K Pollard c Steyn b McLaren ...... 28 as heroes turn villains or vice- Stadium at third man off Ryan McLaren F du Plessis (run out-Dw Bravo) ...... 35 Dw Bravo (not out) ...... 8 versa depending on the result. in Cardiff, and his exit swung the match D Miller c Sammy b Dw Bravo ...... 38 D Sammy (not out) ...... 0 As India look to smoothen south Wales, back to parity. R McLaren (not out) ...... 7 Extras (LB-5, W-7) ...... 12 rough edges ahead of the semi- yesterday. The Proteas joined already- R Peterson (not out) ...... 0 Total (for 6 wkts in 26.1 overs) ...... 190 finals, Pakistan will play for qualified India as one of the two Extras (B-2, LB-4, W-9) ...... 15 Fall of wickets: 1-35, 2-75, 3-87, 4-104, pride hoping to build on the semi-finalists from Group B. Total (for 6 wkts in 31 overs) ...... 230 5-162, 6-190. 2-1 series success in India in For South Africa, often dubbed Fall of wickets: 1-80, 2-124, 3-128, 4-153, Bowling: Duminy 3-0-29-0 (1w); Tsotsobe December-January. ‘chokers’ a charge levelled at them 5-221, 6-229. 6-0-37-0 Steyn 6-0-33-2 (5w); Morris 4-0-30- “I don’t think the Indian team by West Indies captain Dwayne Bowling: Rampaul 6-0-37-1 (3w); Best 5-0- 1 (1w); Peterson 4-0-22-1; McLaren 3.1-0-34- has ever played a dead game,” Bravo on Thursday -- for throw- 35-0 (2w); Narine 7-0-47-0; Sammy 2-0-18-0; 1. skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni ing away promising positions, this Dw Bravo 5-0-43-2 (2w); Samuels 2-0-14-1; Result: Match tied. said, referring to the huge fan result was in marked contrast to Pollard 4-0-30-1 (2w). Man-of-the-match: Colin Ingram (RSA). following his side enjoys. “The some dramatic exits from previ- WEST INDIES Note: Rain reduced this match to 31 overs per match is also important to ous global tournaments. C Gayle c Du Plessis b Morris ...... 36 side. improve in the areas we want For example, their 1999 World to.” Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore added: “It’s an Essex 20 all out Trott an injury important match. It’s certainly Warner ‘lucky’ to be available not a dead game for us and we doubt for New will look to give our best.” in worst total Pakistan were let down for Ashes, says CA chief Zealand match by poor batting, having been since 1901 bowled out for 170 by the West Indies and then dismissed for MELBOURNE: David Warner for his part Worcestershire before the Ashes LONDON: English county CARDIFF, United Kingdom: 167 by a depleted South African (pictured) is lucky to be avail- in the inci- after pleading guilty to breach- side Essex yesterday posted Jonathan Trott could miss attack missing frontline strike able for Ashes selection and the dent, which ing their rule on ‘unbecoming their lowest total since 1901 England’s must-win Champions bowlers Dale Steyn and Morne batsman’s attack on England’s occurred behaviour’. after Lancashire bowled them Trophy match against New Morkel. Joe Root was “despicable”, early on The left-hander, once touted out for just 20. Zealand in Cardiff with a quad Skipper Misbah-ul Haq and according to Australian cricket Sunday as a possible Test vice captain to Essex were already behind injury. Nasir Jamshed were the only board chief James Sutherland. after replace Shane Watson after the by 125 runs after the Red Often criticised for slow- batsmen to offer resistance in Sutherland also said Warner’s Australia’s burly all rounder stepped down Rose made 398 in their first scoring, the South Africa-born the two games, which put the team mates should be held to Champions from the post earlier this year, innings in a second division batsman has nevertheless been hard-working bowlers under account for being out drink- Trophy was also fined A$5,750 last month county championship match at a reliable source of runs in the additional pressure. ing with the opener at the defeat by for a Twitter outburst against two Chelmsford. 50-over format, scoring over 2,500 Misbah, who top-scored with Birmingham pub in the early England. prominent Australian cricket But Lancashire ripped runs at an impressive average of an unbeaten 96 and 55 in both hours of Sunday morning. British journalists. through the Essex batting, dis- 52.56. matches, conceded the batting “David Warner has done a des- media “I think he’s very lucky,” missing six batsmen for ducks. England view the Warwickshire failure cost his side dearly. picable thing but I also hold the reported that the “unprovoked Sutherland said of Warner’s avail- Top scorer was opener Jaik right-hander, who bats at number “There are a lot of positives team into account here,” Cricket physical attack”, in the words of ability for the Ashes. “It could Mickleburgh with 10. three, as their one-day anchor to take from this tournament,” Australia chief Sutherland told the England and Wales Cricket have been a lot worse, couldn’t it? Veteran seamer Glenn man, providing a launch-pad for he said. “We bowled and fielded reporters in Brisbane yesterday. Board, was triggered by Root “What counts is his actions Chapple took five for nine from more dynamic batsmen later in very well, but the batting has “There were other people there wearing a fancy dress wig in going forward in the future and 7.2 overs while Kyle Hogg took the innings. not been good. The batsmen are with him and those who were Australia’s green-and-gold colours we’re watching those very closely. four for 11. “Jonathan had a tight right much better than what they there need to take account of that as a beard. “He’s under no illusions to Lancashire won the game by quad and we thought the best have done here.” and so does the team as a whole Warner is alleged to have tried which direction his career is an innings and 105 runs. thing to do was to get him off Misbah, whose side was as well. to grab the beard and then swung heading at this moment. Lancashire captain Glen before things got significantly taunted by fans after the loss “There’s not a lot that is good a punch before other players “He’s making some pretty Chapple was thrilled with the worse,” said England assistant to South Africa, insisted the that happens at 2.30 in the morn- intervened. ordinary decisions and getting win. coach Richard Halsall. team were still very motivated ing at a pub or a nightclub.” Cricket Australia said himself into trouble and bringing “There is no way to describe The assistant coach added: “We to perform well against India. Warner issued an apology on Warner would miss the rest the game, his teammates and the that. Things don’t happen like have to have a look at him tomor- “When a team plays the way Thursday after being suspended of the ongoing Champions team down and that’s not going that, maybe once in 20 years,” row (Saturday) at training and we have, criticism is bound to until the first Ashes Test on July Trophy and Australia’s two tour to be tolerated much longer.” said Chapple. AFP we don’t know yet if he’ll be fit.” come,” he said. AFP 10 and fined A$11,500 ($11,000) matches against Somerset and REUTERS AFP Mayhem at Merion as course conquers Open stars

ARDMORE, PENNSYL- due to recent heavy rains or its test of time and it’s challenging early in the second round, drop- VA NI A: US Open leader relatively small length. the best players in the world.” ping a 30-foot birdie putt at his Phil Mickelson began his sec- Instead, Merion inflicted may- As heavy rains dried up, quaint second hole, the par-4 12th, and ond round yesterday facing a hem on the field of 156, frustrat- and quirky Merion turned from following with a chip-in from a malevolent course at Merion ing some and shattering others as maid into a monster of Dr. Jekyll greenside bunker at the par-3 that already tested the talents players faced up to 32 holes yes- and Mr. Hyde proportions. 13th. of such rivals as Tiger Woods, terday due to storms that wiped “As the week wears on and the Donald, seeking his first major Adam Scott and Luke Donald. out more than four hours of play conditions get a little bit dryer, a title, looked on form to improve Merion’s dense rough and firm on Thursday. little bit firmer, I think the course upon his best US Open finish, a Luke Donald greens mixed with brisk winds “We are all struggling because is going to get even more difficult share of 12th in 2006 at the only of England to punish every errant shot, the it’s such a penalizing golf course,” and the scores are going to hover major where he has never cracked reacts after 6,996-yard layout ending any Mickelson said after round one. very close to par,” Mickelson had the top 10. notions it might be vulnerable “It’s a course that’s withstood the predicted. But Merion would take revenge. making a England’s Donald was the low Donald took a bogey at the 15th putt for birdie man in the clubhouse, his two- and another at the par-5 second. on the third over par 72 in round two following He birdied the par-3 third, but hole during the finish of a 68 in the morning then made four bogeys in a row Round Two putting the former world number starting at the fourth, where his of the 113th one on level par 140. bid to chip over a bunker put him US Open “You try not to panic in US in it and he needed an eight-foot at Merion Opens. You just take it as it putt to swave bogey. Golf Club comes,” Donald said. “You are “The pins were a lot more in Ardmore, going to make mistakes. I’ve got tucked. They were difficult to get Pennsylvania, to minimize those mistakes over to,” Donald said. “I didn’t play the yesterday. the next two days.” par-5s well. The other bogeys I A second-round 71 by Aussie didn’t feel I made too many mis- John Senden put him on 141. takes. It’s just a tough golf course.” American Billy Horschel, who World number one Woods, a won his first PGA title in April at 14-time major champion seeking New Orleans, was two-under for his first major title since the 2008 the round with four holes to play US Open, finished 36 holes on 143 Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, Tiger Woods of the United States and in only his second major. Donald after a second-round 70. Adam Scott of Australia walk with their caddies off the 17th hole. shared the lead with Mickelson AFP 20 JUNE 15, 2013 ON SATURDAY www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Sport

Handball: Al Sadd celebrate winning Emir Cup

Al Sadd players celebrate winning the Emir Cup. Al Sadd beat Al Qiyadah 23-21 in the final held at Al Gharafa Indoor Hall on Thursday night. Sheikh Saud bin Ali Al Thani, Vice President of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), handed over the gold medals, the winner’s trophy and QR300,000 to Al Sadd. Al Qiyadah went home richer by QR250,000. Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the QOC Secretary General, and Ahmed Abdulrab Al Shaabi, president of Qatar Handball Association were also present.

Beckham to return to China Under-pressure Brazil with Victoria, say reports BEIJING: Recently retired football superstar David Beckham will be joined by his wife Victoria during a seven day visit to China next week, reports said yesterday. The 38-year-old former England captain will be attending a Chinese face Japan in opener Super League football match, reports said, during a visit arranged as part of his role as ambassador for China’s top league. Beckham, who announced his retirement last month after winning the French league title with Paris Saint-Germain, will attend public 2013 Confederations Cup: Neymar wary of Asian giants events with former Spice Girl Victoria after his arrival in Beijing on Monday, the Oriental Sports Daily newspaper said. “Posh Spice” will also join her husband at a charity auction event in BRASÏLIA: Brazil and coach the 1989 Confederations Cup and the capital on June 23, the sohu.com website said. Luiz Felipe Scolari cannot help the logistical challenge has been a Beckham’s involvement in the Chinese game is focused on developing but have one eye on next year’s tough one, raising concerns about the sport at grassroots level, officials say. The presence of his glamor- World Cup on home soil, but if whether the country can produce ous wife on the trip is likely to see media interest soar. the acid test is 12 months away 12 top notch venues for the World After spending the first day of the trip in Beijing, Beckham will then the countdown starts today Cup. head to the eastern city of Nanjing, before a brief visit to Shanghai, when the Selecao take on Japan The opening match at the sohu.com said, citing organisers. He is expected to visit the local CSL in their Confederations Cup Estadio Nacional affords resi- teams in both cities. opener. dents of the capital a rare chance Beckham will then spend three days in the eastern city of Hangzhou, Scolari led the Selecao to their to watch top-drawer football as culminating in him watching local team Hangzhou Greentown play fifth World Cup, a coronation the city currently lacks a top- Beijing Guoan on June 22, the Oriental Sports Daily said. sealed in Tokyo 11 years ago. flight team. He will then head to Beijing to attend various events with his wife. But the fact he is back for a The hosts will move on first to The visit is the second of three that Beckham is making to China second spell at the helm is evi- Fortaleza then Salvador for their during the season, which runs from March to November. dence of the degree to which remaining group encounters with He is also being tasked with promoting the Chinese league, whose impatience and concern rule Mexico and Italy. image has been battered by corruption scandals in recent years. hearts and minds across this If the Selecao win Group A, But on his first visit in March, Beckham said his key goal was not to giant footballing nation given a they will then travel to Belo repair the sport’s image, but to help develop youth football in China. clutch of disappointing showings Horizonte -- scene of England’s Beckham, who is known as “Little Becks” in China, also said he was at major events ever since. 1950 World Cup upset at the not being paid for his new role. Scolari has insisted since hands of the United States -- for As well as the corruption issues, Chinese football has endured a tor- returning to the fold last a June 26 semi-final against either rid time on the pitch, with the national team crashing out of qualifying November, ironically a matter reigning South American cham- for the 2014 World Cup. of days after predecessor Mano pions Uruguay or African cham- Beckham has visited China several times in the past, mainly on Manezes’ Brazil side spanked pions Nigeria, assuming world football tours with his previous clubs, which include Real Madrid and the Japanese 4-0 in a friendly in champions Spain win Group B. Manchester United. He also featured at the closing ceremony of the Poland, that the Confederations Should Scolari’s men only take 2008 Olympics. REUTERS Cup is a sideshow and that he second place in the pool phase cannot deliver a second dose of they would face a likely Spanish alchemy overnight. test in Fortaleza on June 27. Yet the pressure is on as the If Brasilia is off the beaten four-time Asian Cup champions track in terms of Brazilian foot- should provide a stiff test before balling tradition, nonetheless further showdowns with Olympic striking parallels can be seen conquerors Mexico and three- between the city and the national time world champions Italy. team. Brazil’s star man Neymar Brazilian national football team goalkeeper Diego Cavarieli goes for the The city is a paean to modern says the hosts will not take the ball during a training session in Brasilia yesterday. Brazil will face Japan architecture, a realised dream Japanese, coached by hugely- in a Group A match of the 2013 Confederations Cup today. for former President Juscelino experienced Italian Alberto Kubitschek, who determined in Zaccheroni, lightly, given the the mid-1950s that the capital hosts are now safe in the knowl- said Barcelona-bound Neymar. “Brazil have a very strong team should be based in the very heart edge they have booked their World Japan say they won’t be caught and we need to make sure they of the country rather than remain Cup berth and can also draw on napping as they were in Poland, don’t dole out a repeat of what in Rio. the likes of Manchester United but will need to keep an eye on they did in Poland,” said mid- Kubitschek came up with the favourite Shinji Kagawa. in-form striker Fred, who has five fielder Yasuhito Endo. slogan “50 years of progress in “Japan are a tricky proposition goals in his last six internationals “We will be out to make a much five,” his era coinciding with the Australian football player Robbie Kruse (centre) autographs a football for and not to be underestimated. -- including two against England better impression this time with first great Brazil side which, with fans along with team-mate Mark Schwarzer during a Socceroos public Keisuke Honda and Kagawa are in friendly tussles in Wembley -- more at stake.” a teenage Pele on board, lifted appearance in Sydney yesterday. Australia will face Iraq in Sydney on superb players and the team as where England won 2-1 and Rio, The tournament is the first their first World Cup in Sweden June 18 with victory booking them a spot at the 2014 World Cup. a whole mark you very tightly,” which ended 2-2. major event hosted by Brazil since in 1958. REUTERS Ronaldo hints at Real Madrid rift Schuster new Malaga coach MADRID: Real Madrid star MADRID: Malaga have agreed to appoint former Schuster guided the nine-times European cham- Cristiano Ronaldo threw fur- Real Madrid boss Bernd Schuster as their new pions to a second successive league title in 2008 but ther doubt over his future in coach, the club said yesterday. was sacked midway through the following football Spain yesterday by suggesting Schuster, 53, comes in to replace Manuel Pellegrini, season. he has not penned a new deal. who said he was leaving the Spanish club last month He took over at Turkish side Besiktas in June 2010 “All the news about my renewal and is widely expected to be appointed as the new but quit the following March, continuing a pattern with Real Madrid are false,” coach at Manchester City. of inconsistent, short spells as a manager, and has Ronaldo tweeted, without elabo- Local media have reported that Schuster’s appoint- not coached since then. rating. The Portuguese’s current ment was being held up until the club finally agreed Chilean Pellegrini led Qatar-owned Malaga to a deal is due to expire in 2015. the ending of their agreement with Pellegrini. sixth-placed finish in La Liga and to the quarter- Ronaldo has been linked with Malaga said in a statement on their website (www. finals of the Champions League in their debut cam- a move to big-spending French malagacf.com) that they would present Schuster, paign in the competition. clubs Paris Saint-Germain who had agreed a five-year contract, as their new Malaga should have qualified for next season’s and Monaco. Even former club coach next week, Europa League but they have been banned from Manchester United have been The former West Germany midfielder spent most European competition for a season because of over- mentioned as potential buy- of his playing career in La Liga with Barcelona, Real due payments to rivals clubs and the Spanish tax Argentina’s Lionel Messi waves ers, four years after he left Old and then Atletico Madrid. authorities. Brazilian striker Neymar at a upon arrival for a training session Trafford. Two weeks ago, Real press conference in Brasilia He coached in Spain, with second division Xerez An appeal against the ban was rejected by the president Florentino Perez denied and top-flight sides Levante and Getafe, before he Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in a detailed at Mateo Flores Stadium in yesterday. Brazil face Japan Guatemala City yesterday. reports that Ronaldo had rejected today. took over at Real Madrid as Fabio Capello’s replace- report unveiled in front of the media on Tuesday. a new contract. REUTERS ment in 2007. REUTERS JUNE 15, 2013 21 Sport www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ON SATURDAY Hewitt stuns Del Potro to reach Queen’s semi-finals Murray on course for third title after 6-4, 7-6 victory over Becker

LONDON: Lleyton Hewitt Pellegrini rolled back the years as the Australian moved into the named new Queen’s Club semi-finals with a surprise 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 victory over Argentine third seed Juan Man City Martin Del Potro yesterday. Hewitt is a four-time Queen’s champion and this year he is bid- manager ding to become the oldest man to win the pre-Wimbledon warm-up LONDON: Manchester event, surpassing American leg- City yesterday said they end Jimmy Connors, who lifted had appointed Malaga coach the trophy aged 30 years and 284 Manuel Pellegrini (pictured) days in 1983. to take over from Roberto He will fancy his chances after Mancini, earmarking him as seeing off world number eight del the man to bring long-term Potro to claim his first win over success to the English Premier a top 10 player since he defeated League club. Juan Monaco in Valencia last The confirmation of his October. appointment came after “I’m still hanging in there. The Pellegrini said he had a verbal last four or five years have been agreement to move to north- tough with surgeries, but men- west England, after nine years tally I feel fresh,” Hewitt said. in charge at Spanish club “I’m enjoying competing with Malaga. the best players in the world. I Britain’s Andy Murray returns to Germany’s Benjamin Becker during their quarter-final A statement on the club’s played really well, I’ve got better match at the Aegon Championships at the Queen’s Club in London, Britain, yesterday. website mcfc.co.uk said the with each match this week.” RIGHT: Australia’s Lleyton Hewitt and his son walk off the court after Hewitt’s win against 59-year-old Chilean had joined The former world number one, Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro during their quarter-final match. on a three-year contract and who made his first appearance at would take up his role from Queen’s as a 17-year-old in 1998, is June 24. well into the twilight of his career title after the defending cham- “I am delighted to accept this and his lowly spot at 82 in the pion defeated Czech second seed Queen’s Results Federer progresses at Halle hugely exciting opportunity,” world rankings reflects his dimin- Tomas Berdych 7-5, 7-6 (7/4). Pellegrini said. LONDON: Collated results ished status. Cilic won in bizarre circum- HALLE (SAALE), Germany: “The club has a clear vision from the fifth day of the ATP But the 32-year-old former stances last year when his final tournament at Queen’s Club Five-time winner Roger for success both on and off Wimbledon champion enjoyed opponent David Nalbandian was yesterday (x denotes seeding): Federer outclassed Germany’s the pitch and I am commit- notable victories over highly- disqualified for kicking an adver- Mischa Zverev 6-0, 6-0, yes- ted to making a significant regarded Grigor Dimitrov and tising board into the shins of a Quarter-finals: Marin Cilic terday to book his place in the contribution. (CRO x5) bt Tomas Berdych former Queen’s champion Sam line-judge in frustration at losing semi-finals of the Halle Open. “Everything is in place for (CZE x2) 7-5, 7-6 (7/4); Lleyton Querrey en route to the last eight. a point. The world number three will Manchester City to continue to Hewitt (AUS) bt Juan Martin It was the first time Hewitt had The Croatian fifth seed is now now face Tommy Haas, who beat be successful and I am excited del Potro (ARG x3) 6-2, 2-6, won three successive matches at just two wins away from becoming him in last year’s final, after the to be able to work with such a 6-2; Andy Murray (GBR x1) bt a tournament since his run to the the first player to retain the tro- veteran German saw off France’s talented squad, the executive Benjamin Becker (GER) 6-4, 7-6 final in Newport, also on grass, phy since Andy Roddick in 2005 Gael Monfils 6-7 (4/7), 6-3, 6-3. team and the board to deliver (7/3); Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA last July. after a dominant display against The 31-year-old Federer for fans who are renowned for x4) bt Denis Kudla (USA) 6-3, Aided by two Del Potro double world number six Berdych. wrapped up the match against their steadfast support.” 6-2. faults, Hewitt earned two break “I served really good in the cru- the world number 156 in just 39 Manchester City won their points at 3-2 and took the first cial moments and got free points. minutes. first league title since 1968 in set in style, unloading a forehand I’m really happy to be through,” Halle “You never go on to court aim- 2011/12 but although they fin- winner that flashed past the Cilic said. ing for such a score. I’m surprised ished runners-up last season Argentine. Andy Murray remains on track HALLE, Germany: Results to have managed it today,” said to rivals Manchester United, He finished off the set in style, for a third Queen’s Club title after from day five of the ATP Halle Federer, who earned just the sec- the campaign was viewed as a breaking again as he nailed a vol- the world number two booked his Open yesterday (x denotes ond “double bagel” whitewash of disappointment. ley on set-point. semi-final place with a 6-4, 7-6 seeding): his career. Mancini was sacked at the Del Potro showed his grass (7/3) victory against Germany’s Quarter-finals: Roger Federer His first was inflicted on end of the season after City’s court pedigree when he won Benjamin Becker. (SUI x1) bt Mischa Zverev Argentina’s Gaston Gaudio in Swiss player Roger Federer FA Cup final defeat to Wigan the bronze medal in the London Murray last won the pre-Wim- (GER) 6-0, 6-0; Tommy Haas the semi-final of the Shanghai serves during his match against Athletic and following failure Olympics at Wimbledon last year bledon warm-up event in 2011 and (GER x3) bt Gael Monfils indoor tournament on November German Mischa Zverev at the to progress beyond the group and he hit back emphatically the US Open champion is eyeing (FRA) 6-7 (4/7), 6-3, 6-3; 14, 2005. ATP Gerry Weber Open in Halle, stage of the Champions League with two breaks in the first three another morale-boosting tri- Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) bt In Halle, the Swiss was even Germany, yesterday. for the second successive year. games of the second set. umph as he prepares for his latest Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER x6) more efficient than in his open- City chairman Khaldoon Al That was enough to take the assault on the All England Club. 6-3, 6-2; Richard Gasquet (FRA ing 6-3, 6-3 victory over another Mubarak said: “Manuel is a set, but Hewitt broke for a 3-1 Murray had no signs of rust x2) bt Florian Mayer (GER x8) German qualifier, world number final and then for the title,” he hugely experienced and suc- lead in the decider. when he swept aside both Nicolas 6-3, 7-6 (7/4). 166 Cedrik-Marcel Stebe, in 67 added. Federer, who has won a cessful manager with a proven Hewitt’s deep groundstrokes Mahut and Marinko Matosevic on minutes. record 17 Grand Slams, is still out track record. were keeping the towering del Thursday and this was another “I expect a completely differ- to win his first trophy of the sea- “We have been greatly Potro off balance and he broke encouraging outing against the Nuremberg Open ent opponent (in Haas) tomor- son and now has 41 wins and just impressed throughout the again to seal the win before invit- gritty Becker. row (Saturday). (Having played five defeats on the grass at Halle. selection process by his phi- ing his son Cruz onto the court Next up for Murray is French Semi-finals: Andrea Petkovic just two hours over two matches) France’s Richard Gasquet, the losophy, his attitude and his to celebrate the victory with him. fourth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, (GER) bt Jelena Jankovic (SRB could be an advantage as well as a world number nine, went through commitment to the long term Hewitt’s semi-final opponent who cruised to a 6-3, 6-2 win x1) 6-4, 6-3; Simona Halep disadvantage,” said Federer. to the semi-final with a 6-3, 7-6 development of Manchester (ROM x7) bt Lucie Safarova is Marin Cilic, who remains on against 20-year-old American “I see it as above all the oppor- (7/4) victory over German world City.” AFP (CZE x5) 6-3, 0-6, 6-2. course to retain the Queen’s Denis Kudla. AFP tunity to play for a place in the number 33 Florian Mayer. AFP Rossi sets the pace in Barcelona

BARCELONA: Valentino tried two settings that didn’t Rossi gave his faltering season Catalunya Grand Prix Free Practice Times work so well. We stayed with the the urgent kickstart it needed same tyres for the whole practice Yamaha BARCELONA: Leading times from yesterday’s free practice ses- yesterday when he topped the sions ahead of the Catalunya Grand Prix tomorrow: to understand why they are drop- Factory times in practice for tomorrow’s ping in this weather so we could Racing’s Catalunya Grand Prix. MotoGP solve this problem that I think Italian rider With track temperatures 1. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 1min 42.297sec, 2. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/Yamaha) at 0.049sec, 3. all the riders are having,” said Valentino soaring towards the 50-degree Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Honda) 0.148, 4. Cal Crutchlow (GBR/Yamaha Tech3) 0.195, 5. Alvaro Bautista Lorenzo. Rossi mark, the nine-time world cham- (ESP/Honda Gresini) 0.455, 6. Marc Marquez (ESP/Honda) 0.560, 7. Nicky Hayden (USA/Ducati) “We have to try and improve performs a pion clocked 1min 42.297sec 0.593, 8. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) 0.691, 9. Stefan Bradl (GER/Honda LCR) 0.708, 10. Aleix the bike in order to let me have wheelie during with Yamaha team-mate Jorge Espargaro (ITA/Aprilia) 0.907. more confidence, then I can stay the second Lorenzo in second at 0.049sec Moto2 in the middle of the 42 second MotoGP free while world championship leader 1. Pol Espargaro (ESP/Kalex) 1:46.985, 2. Thomas Luthi (SUI/Suter) at 0.174, 3. Alex De Angelis (RSM/ mark which is my target. practice of Dani Pedrosa was back in third, Speed Up) 0.425, 4. Scott Redding (GBR/Speed Up) 0.553, 5. Takaaki Nakagami (JPN/Kalex) 0.657, “We don’t focus so much on the the Catalunya 0.148sec off the pace. After a dis- 6. Jordi Torres (ESP/Suter) 0.691, 7. Johann Zarco (ESP/Suter) 0.736, 8. Dominique Aegerter (SUI/ classification because not all the astrous home race in Mugello riders kept on the same tyres dur- Grand Prix at Suter) 0.744, 9. Esteve Rabat (ESP/Kalex) 0.784, 10. Mika Kallio (FIN/Kalex) 1.163. that saw him crash out on the ing the practice, a new tyre can the Catalunya Moto3 first lap after a collision, Rossi give you half a second or more. racetrack in hit back yesterday as the Italian 1. Luis Salom (ESP/KTM) 1min 52.054sec, 2. Isaac Vinales (ESP/FTR Honda) at 0.285sec, 3. Alex We have to trust the pace and the Montmelo, eyed becoming the most success- Marquez (ESP/KTM) 0.295, 4. Maverick Vinales (ESP/KTM) 0.419, 5. Alex Rins (ESP/KTM) 0.657, 6. pace is good, one of the best of near ful rider at the Montmelo track Efren Vasquez (ESP/Mahindra) 0.944, 7. Niccolo Antonelli (ITA/FTR Honda) 0.982, 8. Miguel Oliveira the grid.” Barcelona, in the history of the sport. (POR/Mahindra) 1.102, 9. Brad Binder (RSA/Suter Honda) 1.250, 10. Jack Miller (AUS/FTR Honda) Lorenzo, the winner in Italy yesterday. He won once in the 125cc series 1.348. in the last race, has an unbro- in 1997, then claimed 250cc wins ken four-year podium run at in 1998 and 1999, one 500cc vic- “It is just Friday but I am very is great to be back on top,” he said. Montmelo. tory in 2001 and five MotoGP vic- happy to be in front, although Reigning world champion The Mallorcan was second in tories in 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 we have still a lot of work to do. Lorenzo had been fastest in the 2009 and 2011 and claims two and 2009. “I love this track; it is We have to decide which tyre to morning session in front of his premier class victories, 2010 and one of the best. The M1 (bike) is use and we have some corners home crowd, 0.023secs ahead of 2012. always great here in Catalunya,” and sections where we have to compatriot Pedrosa. Lorenzo also has one 250cc win said Rossi. improve for tomorrow. Anyway, it “We started very well but we at the track in 2007. AFP 22 JUNE 15, 2013 ON SATURDAY www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Sport Under-pressure Brazil face Japan in Cup opener (see page 20) Malkin agrees to $76m James, Wade power Heat extension with Penguins

PITTSBURGH: Russian for- past Spurs in game four ward Evgeni Malkin has agreed an eight-year $76m contract extension with the Pittsburgh NBA: The defending champions bounce back to level series at 2-2 Penguins, the National Hockey League team announced yesterday. SAN ANTONIO: LeBron Miami looked nothing like the who were looking to take a stran- The league’s reigning most val- James had a game-high 33 points team that was humiliated 113- glehold on the series after their uable player, Malkin has a year and 11 rebounds and Dwyane 77 in game three as once again dominating victory on Tuesday. left on his current contract but Wade scored 32 as the Miami they displayed their ability to “It is one game,” Duncan said. his new deal, which begins in the Heat defeated the San Antonio make sensational recoveries from “We will make adjustments and 2014-15 season will run through Spurs 109-93 in game four of the defeats. see what happens next game.” until 2022 and has an average NBA finals yesterday. The Heat are now a perfect Parker was playing with a sore annual value of $9.5m. Wade had his first 30-point 6-0 following a defeat in the post- hamstring he injured in the previ- “He’s a caring player, a hard- game of the play-offs and Chris season and all six wins have come ous game. working player,” Penguins general Bosh finished with 20 points and by double digits. Miami hasn’t “It was kind of weak. I didn’t manager Ray Shero told report- 13 rebounds for the Heat, who lev- lost back-to-back games since know what to expect, so the first ers. “I believe his best days are elled the best-of-seven champion- January 8 and 10. three or four minutes, I was ahead of him.” ship series at 2-2. “Our guys understand the testing it,” said Parker, who was Malkin, the second overall pick The defending NBA cham- challenge,” said Heat coach Erik scoreless in the second half. “The in the 2004 NHL draft behind pions Miami made sure the Spoelstra. “We are not expecting first half, it felt OK. The second Alex Ovechkin,has been named league showdown would return for it to be easy at this level.” half, I think I got fatigued a lit- to four NHL All-Star games and to Florida for at least a game six Tony Parker had 15 points and tle bit. has twice been the winner of the on Tuesday. Pivotal game five is 11 assists and Tim Duncan fin- Spoelstra decided to shake up Art Ross Trophy for the league’s tomorrow in San Antonio. ished with 20 points for the Spurs, his lineup by starting forward top points scorer. Mike Miller. James also made Over seven seasons 26-year-old good on his guarantee to play bet- forward has averaged more than a ter after a dismal performance in point a game and scored 217 goals, the game three loss. including a career high 50 during “I was just going as hard as I the 2011-12 campaign. could until the tank was empty,” “I’m so happy,” Malkin said on a James said. conference call. We’re still young,” Miami outscored the Spurs Malkin said. “We are a group who 28-17 in the fourth quarter after wins Stanley Cup before and I the teams were tied 49-49 at the believe we will win again.” half. Last year the Penguins locked The Heat’s Big Three James, up their other superstar and Wade and Bosh combined for 85 former-MVP, Sidney Crosby to points which was just eight less 12-year contract extension keep- than the entire San Antonio team. ing the dynamic core of their “When Bosh, Wade and James team in place well into the next score like that ... it is hard to beat decade. them,” said Spurs coach Gregg The move is the second major Popovich. deal completed by the Penguins “All of them provided us with who on Wednesday inked a two great energy defensively and year extension with head coach that got us off to a good start,” Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade dunks against the San Antonio Spurs Dan Bylsma. The Penguins were LeBron James (right) of the Miami Heat goes up for a shot against Spoelstra said of his star trio. “We during the fourth quarter in game four of their NBA Final series in San swept 4-0 by the Boston Bruins Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs. understood this was a survival Antonio, Texas, yesterday. in this year’s Eastern Conference game. AFP Finals. REUTERS

Athletics beat Yankees in Buoyant Bolt confident of 18-inning game

OAKLAND: The Oakland negotiating trials for Moscow Athletics beat the New York Yankees 3-2 in a marathon game OSLO: Usain Bolt dispelled any A top-three finish would see that went 18 innings yesterday. concerns over his early-season him qualify for the 100m and A’s rookie Nate Freiman hit form by blasting to a convinc- 4x100m relay team. a walk-off single with the bases ing victory in the 200m at the There is no need to impress on loaded off Yankees closer Mariano Bislett Games. Bolt the dangers of the national Rivera to decide the game. But the Jamaican sprint star, trials, after Blake beat him in the It was Oakland’s 11th consecu- a six-time Olympic gold medal- pre-Olympic champs over both tive win at home this season and list and world record holder in distances, although the two are completed a 3-0 sweep against both the 100 and 200m, faces the unlikely to meet in the June 21-23 the Yankees, who grabbed an daunting prospect of having to Kingston meet. early lead when second baseman negotiate the Jamaican national “Now I’m heading back to Robinson Cano hit a two-run trials to compete in the 100m in Jamaica and will prepare for the homer in the first inning. the August 10-18 World Athletics world championships,” said Bolt Both teams used six relievers in Oakland Athletics’ Coco Crisp Championships. after his victory late Thursday. “I a game that took more than five (left) congratulates team-mate The one big stain on Bolt’s stel- love to compete at home. and a half hours to finish. Nate Freiman after Freiman hit lar career came in the stifling “I’ll go to the trials to try to win, Rivera, baseball’s all-time saves the game-winning single during South Korean heat and humid- but it’s all about the qualification.” leader, broke Freiman’s bat on the the eighteenth inning of their ity of Daegu at the 2011 worlds, a Bolt certainly impressed over play but the Oakland player still MLB American League game false start seeing him automati- the 200m in Oslo, setting a new got enough on it to bring home against the New York Yankees cally disqualified from the blue Bislett Stadium meet record of the winning single. at O.co Coliseum in Oakland, riband event of track and field. 19.79sec despite cold conditions “I’ve used that bat for quite a yesterday. Training partner and compa- and the fact that European cham- while. If it’s going to break, that’s triot Yohan Blake was crowned pion Churandy Martina was dis- a pretty good way for it to go,” new world 100m champ and as qualified for a false start in the said Freiman. Ryan Zimmerman homered such earns the right to enjoy a lane outside the Jamaican. Usain Bolt (right) of Jamaica competes to win the men’s 200m during In another game that went to and drove in three runs as the wildcard entry into the Moscow “It’s always good to have some- the Diamond League athletics at the Bislett Stadium in Oslo, late on extra innings, the Chicago Cubs Washington Nationals posted a worlds. one in front of you,” he said. “You Thursday. Bolt banished any blues he felt from losing to Justin Gatlin needed 14 to beat the Cincinnati 5-4 win over Colorado. Rockies It means Bolt returns home for can focus on who’s ahead and they over 100m last week by scorching to an impressive victory in 19.79sec. Reds 6-5 with pinch hitter Julio left fielder Carlos Gonzalez, a debriefing with his coach Glen lead you through the bend.” Borbon delivering a walk-off sin- center ielder Dexter Fowler and Mills before tackling the ultra- Bolt said the race had left him gle with two outs. shortstop Troy Tulowitzki all left competitive world of Jamaican feeling like he was “in pretty good “You have to be very powerful you cannot focus on one person Borbon delivered the sin- the game with injuries. 100m running, despite having 200m shape”. to beat me off the curve,” he said, because you never know who’s gle after Starlin Castro had led Zimmerman hit a two-run twice run under the qualify- “It’s my favourite event, and adding that in better weather going to show up the next day,” off with a single and stole sec- homer in the third then added ing time of 10.15sec already this the race shows that I’m not in as conditions the race “would defi- he said, citing Gatlin’s loss to ond before moving to third on a an RBI double in the eighth. season. bad shape as I thought. nitely have been 19.50sec”. Frenchman Christophe Lemaitre groundout. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated The victory, with his closest just days after his Rome victory. “I was ready from the ninth Texas 3-1, handing the Rangers rival, Norwegian Jaysum Saidy “You have to focus on putting inning on,” said Borbon. “It was a third successive loss at home. Ndure, finishing more than half everything together. my first walk-off, so it was defi- Texas pitcher Yu Darvish struck a second away, was a welcome “If I lose a race, it’s back to the nitely worth the wait.” out nine in seven innings of a no tonic after his defeat by American drawing board... But I’m never decision. Justin Gatlin in the Rome meet of worried about losing a race Baseball Results Meanwhile, Yankees superstar the Diamond League. because at the world champion- shortstop Derek Jeter has been That brought his tally to just ships I show up and get it done.” St Louis 2 NY Mets 1 cleared to resume full baseball five losses in his professional He added: “Definitely my goals Chicago Cubs 6 Cincinnati 5 activities and run on his surgically career since taking the world remain the same: to be the best Washington 5 Colorado 4 repaired left ankle, the team said. of sprinting by storm at the in the world and win three gold Oakland 3 NY Yankees 2 Jeter was examined in Beijing Olympics in 2008, includ- medals in Moscow. Baltimore 5 Boston 4 Charlotte, North Carolina, by ing defeats by compatriot Asafa “And my dream is also to break San Francisco 10 Pittsburgh 0 doctor Robert Anderson, who Powell and American Tyson Gay. 19 seconds in the 200m. Kansas City 10 Tampa Bay 1 performed the initial surgery But Bolt insisted that sprinting “It’s all about winning. If I run after Jeter broke his left ankle was not about personal rivalries. 20sec flat to win gold at the world Toronto 3 Texas 1 Bolt arrives at the Bislett Stadium in an electric Formula 1 car in Oslo in last year’s American League during the IAAF Diamond League meeting. “Year after year, people come championships, I’d be happy,” Bolt Philadelphia 3 Minnesota 2 Championship. AGENCIES to try to beat Usain Bolt. But said. AFP JUNE 15, 2013 23 Break Time www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ON SATURDAY

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MOSCOW: On June 16, 1963, and was a Communist Youth numerous glitches which were she vomited during the flight. Valentina Tereshkova became (Komsomol) leader at her tex- only made public after the fall of This information was also kept as Man of Steel the first woman to fly into space tile factory in the historic city the Soviet Union. under wraps in order not to spoil in a scientific feat that was a of Yaroslavl, around 280km from “A problem appeared on the the triumph of the first woman LOS ANGELES: Man of whenever I needed it.” major propaganda coup for the Moscow. first day of the flight,” Tereshkova in space. Steel, the latest iteration of the Man of Steel begins with Soviet Union. Tereshkova was not allowed to said at a press conference in Star Tereshkova’s landing also Superman series, landed on the Superman’s birth as Kal-El on the Two years after Yuri Gagarin’s confide even in family members, City, home to a cosmonaut train- prompted concerns at mission big screen yesterday with the planet Krypton. As the last hope historic first manned flight, who only learnt of her exploit ing centre, earlier this month. control. She had difficulty in guid- hopes that the dark, action- for his society’s survival amid an Tereshkova blasted off in a when Moscow announced it to “Due to a technical error, the ing her spaceship and her com- heavy film can revive the clas- insurrection, his parents send him Vostok-6 spaceship, becoming a the entire world. spaceship was programmed not munications were cut off just sic comic book superhero as a to Earth where he is raised as national heroine at the age of 26. When she blasted off from for a landing but for taking the before descent began, Soviet gen- Hollywood franchise. Clark Kent in Smallville, Kansas. She remains the only woman the Baikonur cosmodrome in ship into a higher orbit,” she eral Nikolai Kamanin, who was in But director Zack Snyder, who By framing Man of Steel as a ever to have made a solo space Kazakhstan, another Soviet said, meaning that the ship was charge of the space sector at the is best known for 2007 action coming-of-age story, Snyder is flight. spaceship, Vostok-5, was already heading further and further from time, revealed later. film 300 and 2009 superhero also able to tap the science-fiction In April 1962, officials narrowed in orbit for two days, piloted by Earth. Tereshkova catapulted out of flick Watchmen, said that it was unique to Superman that other down the candidates for the flight cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky. The error was corrected, but her space capsule — as was then a delicate balance staying faith- superhero stories, like Batman, to five. In a top-secret process, During her three-day mission, chief constructor Sergei Korolyov standard procedure — and para- ful to Superman’s story without do not have. they picked two engineers, one Tereshkova circled Earth 48 asked Tereshkova not to tell chuted down to land in Altai in retreading earlier film and tel- “He’s able to look at human- school teacher, one typist and times. On the first day, she com- anyone. “I kept the secret for 30 southern Siberia. evision versions. “I think a mis- ity objectively because he’s not one factory worker who had per- municated with Bykovsky and years,” she said. But mission control did not take would be to consciously ask, human, and that element com- formed 90 parachute jumps: this even sang him songs. Their com- Tereshkova wrote in her offi- know Tereshkova’s location for ‘What mistakes have they done bined with the sci-fi school made was Tereshkova. munication was then interrupted cial report that her spacesuit two hours after she landed, space- in the past?’ That type of reactive me really go after that aspect of After seven months of intensive as the two spaceships moved fur- hurt her leg and that her helmet ship constructor Boris Chertok approach — that’s going to end in it as hard as I could,” he sal elaid. training, they chose Tereshkova, ther away from each other. weighed down her shoulders and admitted in his memoirs. disaster,” Snyder, 47, said. The film documents the young who grew up in a peasant family Her flight experienced scratched her head. She also said Rescuers finally found her “The way we looked at it was life of Clark Kent from bullied and tens of kilometres away from the like, ‘Let’s say we just found these sensitive schoolboy to itinerant expected spot. comic books under our bed and loner endowed with otherworldly Tereshkova has said in inter- this character, Superman, seems strength, laying the ground- views that during the landing her pretty cool to make a movie work for a consistent, relatable nose smashed against the visor of about,’” he added. Superman that Snyder said he her helmet and she had to cover The Superman comic, which wanted in the character. up the bruise with make-up at artist Joe Shuster and writer “We didn’t have to have this official ceremonies. Jerry Siegel debuted in 1938, has crazy transformation go on when After her accomplishment, the been brought to the big and small he became Clark Kent,” he said. second woman to go into space screen about a dozen times, most “He’s not even aware of it ... I feel in 1982 was also from the Soviet notably in the four-film series like in a weird way, he’s also easier Union, Svetlana Savitskaya. In starring Christopher Reeve from to hook onto because he’s coming 1983 the first American woman, 1978 to 1987. from the same point of view all Sally Ride, followed. Man of Steel tells the origin the time.” Since then more than 40 story of the DC Comics super- Snyder also said he leaned on women from the US have gone hero, played by British actor Clark Kent’s all-American val- into space, but just one other Henry Cavill, setting up the film ues and farm-boy upbringing Russian, Yelena Kondakova, in as a springboard to reboot a fran- by Jonathan (Kevin Costner) 2004 and 2007. chise that failed to take off in and Martha Kent (Diane Lane) Doctor Yelena Dobrokvashina 2006 with director Bryan Singer’s when it came time for Superman trained for 14 years for space and Superman Returns. to emerge to save the planet from was set to take part in an all- Studio Warner Bros enlisted Kryptonian warlord General Zod. female mission with Savitskaya director Christopher Nolan “He’s like a first-responder. ... that was eventually dropped. — whose three Batman films He’s a volunteer in a lot of ways, “It was probably because of grossed more than $2bn world- and I think that because he’s that male chauvinism,” Dobrokvashina, wide between 2005 and 2012, ultimate, selfless character, you end now employed at the Institute of according to box-office tracker up (with) a personality type that Medical and Biological Problems Boxofficemojo.com - as a producer goes along with that,” Snyder said. that works with cosmonauts, said. and story writer to help shepherd “I think as soon as you start to “When we were training at the film along. work on him it’s going to be muddy Star City, the space industry “He treated me probably how and weird,” Snyder said about his chiefs were divided: some sup- he would want to be treated,” reluctance to modify Superman ported the all-female project, Snyder said of Nolan. “If I had from his comic book origins. Russian President Vladimir Putin presents flowers to Soviet cosmonaut, the first woman in space, Valentina while others could not stand the a problem he was there to say, “There’s a pure thing inside of Tereshkova, during their meeting in Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, yesterday. idea.” ‘What’s going on? What about the Superman character.” AFP this?’ offering advice and counsel REUTERS