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By Raynald C Rivera world in FTTH DOHA: The QR2.3bn Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre (DECC) will play a sig- nificant role in putting Doha on the global map as a major destination for business events when it opens its doors next month. Net penetration “The opening of DECC is sure to act as a catalyst to the development of the business events sector, which we estimate attracts 70 percent of Qatar’s visitors. Two-thirds coverage achieved: Ooredoo The welcome addition of DECC to Qatar’s venue portfolio will significantly contribute By Sachin Kumar at which users surf Internet and to Qatar’s status as a globally competitive send or receive data is likely to destination for business events,” said QTA DOHA: Qatar is expected to be double or triple in the near future. Director of Exhibitions Hamad Al Abdan. top in the world in terms of fibre- “Internet (speed) to homes The DECC is overseen by the QTA and to-the-home (FTTH) Internet has now reached 100 megabits. managed by Fira Barcelona International penetration by next year as all We have a plan to double or tri- and Elan Group. the residential and commercial ple this speed in the near future,” Continued on page 2 buildings will be connected with said Al Sayed. “In terms of mobile, A view of the interior of the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre which opens next month. fibre by the end of 2016. we have built 4G+. Recently we SALIM MATRAMKOT THE PENINSULA “Qatar is now one of the most have tested in our lab a new gen- highly penetrated countries in eration of 4G+ which takes speed term of fibre-to-the-home. I to more than 375 megabits and it think personally that by next year was very successful. In the future Qatar will be number one in the the mobile data and speed is going world in terms of fibre penetra- to reach 1 gigabits,” he added. Sudan sends ground troops to Yemen tion, because it is our programme Qatar was ranked first world- to connect every residential or wide on the indicator measur- building with fibre,” said Waleed ing the percentage of individuals ADEN: A battalion of Sudanese sided with the Houthis. Aden has remained a concern Arab forces, recently made some Al Sayed, Chief Operating Officer, using Internet in the developing troops arrived in Yemen’s south- Hadi escaped to Saudi Arabia as residents report that armed gains in the strategic Bab Al Ooredoo Qatar on the sidelines of countries in 2014 (91.5 percent) ern port city of Aden on Saturday, as the Houthis advanced towards men, including Islamist mili- Mandab strait and in Marib, a an event held yesterday. and first among Arab countries military officials said, bolstering Aden in March. Prime Minister tants linked to Al Qaeda, roam province east of Sana’a and home Fibre optic technology is the and second globally on the indica- Saudi-led Arab forces trying to Khaled Bahah returned from exile the streets. On Saturday, uni- to much of Yemen’s oil wealth. next generation of Internet con- tor measuring the percentage of keep out the Iran-backed Houthis after anti-Houthi fighters, backed dentified gunmen shot dead a But the Houthis remain in control nectivity to the home and business households with Internet (98 per- and curb the growing presence of by the Arab coalition, drove the UAE national at a shop in Aden, of much of the country, despite and currently over 75 percent of cent), according to the 2015 edition Islamist militants. Houthis and their allies out of the according to a local security almost daily air strikes. the Qatar is connected with fibre of the State of Broadband report. Aden, a strategic port and ship- city in July. source. The UAE state news At least 18 Houthi fighters and to home network. Qatar also came first among all ping hub, became the seat of the However, they have not man- agency WAM reported that a Saleh loyalists were killed in air “Two-thirds of the Qatar are Arab countries and 12th worldwide Yemeni government earlier this aged to restore security there. coalition soldier had died but strikes overnight on Taiz prov- already connected we have started on the indicator that measures year after the Houthis, a clan Islamist militant suicide bombers gave no further details. ince, south of Sanaa, medics said. our phase three around first quar- the percentage of individuals from northern Yemen, seized the killed 15 people in attacks on the The Arab coalition says its aim Meanwhile, a Yemeni govern- ter of this year and we believe by using Internet in 2014 (91.5 per- capital Sana’a and forced Presi- Yemeni government’s headquar- is to restore Hadi’s government ment spokesperson said yester- next year every single house, every cent) followed by Bahrain (91 dent Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi to ters and Arab coalition outposts to power in Yemen. At least 5,400 day Yemen’s government will single building is going to be con- percent) and UAE (90.4 percent). flee to the south. in Aden on October 6. people have died since it began an attend UN-sponsored talks with nected with fibre. So we will be In the same report, released by A military source in Aden “Our troops in Yemen are ready air offensive in March. the Houthis and supporters of number one no doubt,” said Al the UN Broadband Commission said that 300 Sudanese soldiers to do their military task under The Arab coalition spokes- former Saleh. “The decision has Sayed. “Phase three has scope for Digital Development, Qatar and officers arrived by sea on the command of the alliance mili- man confirmed the arrival of the been taken to attend (the talks) for the houses that have not been ranked 15th at the world level on Saturday. Their purpose was to tary leadership,” Sudanese army Sudanese troops to Arab televi- and a letter will be sent to the built yet,” he added. the indicator that measures the “help maintain security for the spokesman Brigadier General sion channels. They will join con- UN secretary-general (about Along with expansion in Inter- active mobile broadband subscrip- city against the Houthis and Ahmed Khalifa Alshami said. tingents from the United Arab that),” Rajeh Badi, the govern- net coverage, Internet users will tions per 100 inhabitants. Saleh,” the source said, referring “Sudan is committed to restore Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Bah- ment spokesman, said. also see significant increase in to former president Ali Abdul- legitimacy in Yemen.” rain on the ground. their Internet speed. The speed THE PENINSULA lah Saleh, whose supporters have The security situation in Hadi supporters, backed by REUTERS

Aid deliveries begin in Syria Obama orders steps towards lifting Iran sanctions WASHINGTON: President “I hereby direct you to take all accord is known, Obama said. able to certify that Iran has will rescind a raft of economic towns under Barack Obama ordered the US necessary steps to give effect to “This is an important day for fully complied with its end of sanctions imposed on Iran government yesterday to take the US commitments with respect all of us and a critical first step the bargain. because of fears that its nuclear steps towards lifting sanctions on to sanctions,” Obama said in a in the process of ensuring that Under the deal with world research program concealed plans ceasefire Iran, in accordance with the his- memorandum addressed to the Iran’s nuclear programme will be powers, Iran will dramatically to develop an atomic bomb. toric nuclear deal struck between US secretaries of state, energy, exclusively for peaceful purposes,” reduce its uranium enrichment The European Union’s foreign DAMASCUS: Trucks carrying six world powers and Tehran. commerce and the treasury. Secretary of State John Kerry program, surrender or dilute policy chief Federica Mogherini food and aid deliveries entered Obama’s directive comes 90 The measures will take added in a statement. most of its highly enriched fuel and Iranian Foreign Minister three Syria towns yesterday, days after the UN Security effect upon confirmation by the But no sanctions will be lifted and open its nuclear sites to Mohammad Javad Zarif were nearly one month after a cease- Council endorsed the accord Secretary of State that Iran has immediately — full relief will inspectors from the IAEA, the also set to make statements on fire agreement was reached signed in Vienna in July, a met its commitments under the come not on “adoption day” UN nuclear watchdog. the lifting of crippling sanctions between warring parties, sources milestone referred to as “Adoption so-called Joint Comprehensive but on “implementation day,” In return, the United States, on Tehran. said. Day.” Plan of Action (JCPOA), as the the point when the IAEA is Europe and other countries AFP Convoys of humanitarian aid entered Zabadani, near Syria’s border with Lebanon, as well as Fuaa and Kafraya in the coun- World Superbike Champion try’s northwest Idlib province. A member of Zabadani’s coun- Merkel to back Turkish EU bid cil said that aid had entered his town, while a Syrian secu- rity source on the ground said “three cars and one truck of aid in return for help on migrants entered” Fuaa and Kafraya. The six-month ceasefire, bro- ISTANBUL/BERLIN: German Chancel- experiencing, through a very disorderly kered by the United Nations, lor Angela Merkel offered Turkey the pros- and uncontrolled movement of refugees, to entered into effect on September pect of support for faster progress on its bid again achieve closer cooperation on many 24 and ended months of fighting to join the European Union yesterday in issues, both between the European Union between regime forces and oppo- return for cooperation in stemming the flow and Turkey, and between Germany and Tur- sition groups in the towns. of migrants and taking back those rejected key,” Merkel said after meeting the Turkish Under the agreement, the Red by Europe. Speaking in Istanbul at a joint premier. Merkel, who only 10 days ago reit- Crescent is to deliver aid to the news conference with Turkish Prime Minis- erated her opposition to Turkey joining the three areas as well as evacuate ter Ahmet Davutoglu, Merkel said Germany EU, said the talks were “very promising”. thousands of civilians from Fuaa could help accelerate the path to visa-free Faster Turkish accession may be hard for and Kafraya. travel to the EU for Turks and push forward some in her conservative party, long opposed Those evacuations would come Ankara’s protracted EU membership talks. to Turkish membership, to swallow. with safe passage for rebels and In return, she expected Turkey to agree Dubbed a “punch-bag” for her own party their families from Zabadani to more quickly to take in migrants sent back by some German media due to frustrations northwestern Syria. by the EU, so-called “readmission agree- over the refugee crisis, Merkel wants to But the evacuations and aid Jordi Torres of Spain on his way to victory at the World Superbike Championship under ments” that Davutoglu has said he will sign cement a European deal with Turkey on aid deliveries were delayed by road lights at the Losail International Circuit yesterday. See also page 26 BAHER AMIN up to only if there is progress on liberalising and closer ties in return for help in encourag- closures in Idlib province. the visa regime for Turks. ing refugees there to stay put. AFP “I think we have used the crisis we are REUTERS MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2015 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME FM meets new ambassadors GCC officials meet ahead of labour ministers’ session GCC citizenship, identity and unified stance on social risks on agenda

By Mohamed Osman

DOHA: The 37th meeting of the GCC under- secretaries at the social affairs ministries started yesterday and ends tomorrow. In Qatar, the Social Affairs Department is part of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah yesterday The agenda of the meetings includes issues, received new Brazilian Ambassador Roberto Abdullah who presented mainly GCC citizenship, launching studies on copy of his credentials. Dr Al Attiyah wished him success and relations sense of belonging, identity and citizenship in between both countries further progress. The Minister also received new the GCC states, studies on people’s disabilities Portuguese Ambassador Antonio Manuel Correa who presented copy of and unified GCC stance on social risks. The his credentials. meeting is to prepare ground for a meeting of the labour minister later this evening. Until noon today, the undersecretaries will continue their meeting. The ministers will hold a joint meeting with the undersecretaries tomorrow. The GCC undersecretaries holding their meeting yesterday. WISH webinar to At today’s meeting, the ministers will dis- cuss key issues, including a proposal to ban ation of employment of GCC citizens will also ties for sharing experiences in successful social domestic workers who have violated laws of be taken up for discussion by the ministers. projects in the member countries. one GCC state to get employment in another. They will also discuss recruitment policies The meeting will also discuss coordination discuss report on The ministers will also review a joint strat- of their countries with regard to expatriates, between the member countries on issues on egy to fight pressures put up by international alsada.com added. The meeting of the under- table in regional and global meetings. It will organisations with regard to domestic work- secretaries was chaired by Ahmed Nasser Al review a framework draft about social qual- ers’ situations, said Saudi Arabia-based news Nasser, Undersecretary at the Ministry of ity indexes for measuring social services, pro- website alsada.com. Labour and Social Affairs. grammes and activities offered in the area of hospital services This will be the 32nd meeting of the minis- He said at internal level, such meetings and social care, he added. ters in Doha. The annual report on the situ- exchange of visits have represented opportuni- THE PENINSULA DOHA: The World Innovation programme, will also speak dur- Summit for Health (WISH), a ing the seminar, where attendees global initiative of Qatar Founda- will explore the role the report tion (QF), will host a webinar to has had in influencing healthcare discuss a report published by the provision in the UK. UK’s Royal College of Physicians The year-long Safer Care identifying how hospital services Accelerator Programme will Qatar expos experiencing 35pc growth a year can adapt to meet the needs of bring together a global network patients now and in the future. of healthcare organisations to Continued from page 1 The webinar ‘Exploring the exchange insights, experiences, He said Qatar has witnessed a substantial future hospital’, will take place and data on patient safety, cul- increase in activity in the business meeting on October 20, as part of the minating in a global report. and exhibition sector, averaging 150 events a ‘Safer Care Accelerator’ series of So far, 18 organisations from year, with exhibitions experiencing an average Leading Health Systems Network six continents have joined the of 35 percent growth annually for the past (LHSN), a WISH initiative that effort, including Hamad Medical three years. The fifth Civil Defence Exhibition shares best practice and inspires Corporation and Sidra Medical and Conference from November 2 to 4 will be global health systems to provide and Research Centre. the first event to be hosted in DECC. safer care for patients. The programme is part of The 47,700sqm site includes a state-of- The webinar will focus on key WISH and Imperial College Lon- the-art exhibition hall, modular wall system, challenges facing health systems. don’s LHSN initiative. high-tech meeting and conference rooms, an Dr Mark Temple, Consult- Established in 2009, LHSN exquisite VIP hosting suite and a vast under- ant Physician and Nephrologist, has worked with 21 health sys- ground parking system. FROM LEFT: Jose Vicente, CEO, DECC, Jaber Al Ansari, Group CEO, Elan, Hamad Al Abdan, Director Heart of England Foundation tems in 11 countries, helping them The basement parking area, which is cli- of Exhibitions, Qatar Tourism Authority, Ricard Zapatero, Director of International Business, Fira Trust, Birmingham, will during overcome challenges they face in mate-controlled and can accommodate up to Barcelona, and Hamad Ali Abdulmalik, Executive Director, Building Projects in Lusail, at a press the online session discuss the providing high-value care to the 2,815 cars, is linked to Sheraton parking by conference at DECC. SALIM MATRAMKOT report, ‘Future Hospital: Caring populations they serve. an underground tunnel to allow more park- For Medical Patients’, published LHSN members compare per- ing space during big events, said Hamad Ali in 2013 by the college that repre- formance relative to their peers, Abdulmalik, Executive Director, Building the whole space is pillar-free making it more exhibitions and conferences’ agenda expand- sents over 30,000 physicians. learn from experts and front- Projects in Lusail. versatile than many other standard exhibi- ing to cater to the healthcare, education and Considered highly influential, line implementers during webi- Located in West Bay, the nucleus of Qatar’s tion halls. luxury sectors, to name a few. the report prompted the college nars and are active members in commercial district, the venue boasts five exhi- “As the region’s business tourism continues “With the addition and launch of DECC, to establish the ‘Future Hospital a community committed to care bition halls admeasuring 5,368sqm to 7,160sqm to grow significantly year on year, the addition Qatar is better equipped to meet this growth Programme’ to implement its rec- improvement and innovation. with the capacity to use space in its entirety as of DECC places Qatar in a prime position to and host more events that will continue to ommendations. one exhibition hall spreading over 29,000sqm, take a greater share of the GCC events mar- attract tourists to the country and Elan Group Sue Latchem, Lead for the THE PENINSULA thanks to a unique wall partition system. ket estimated over $1.3bn,” said Jose Vicente, is ready and committed to transforming this The impressive 18-metre-high ceiling is CEO, DECC. potential into reality,” said Jaber Al Ansari, the highest in the Middle East, supported “Tourism has been steadily growing in Qatar Group CEO, Elan. by a revolutionary cantilever roof, meaning in recent years in response to the country’s THE PENINSULA Rights network attends training

DOHA: The Doha-based Arab shadow reports mechanism. Network of National Human Institutions’ representatives Tunisia foreign Rights Institutions, in coopera- presented remarks on reports, rec- SEC nod must for charity bazaars at schools tion with Arab Human Rights ommendations and observations minister highlights Committee (Charter Committee) after discussion with the head and DOHA: The Supreme Educa- Permission from the finance charity bazaars must be properly organised a training workshop for members of the Charter Commit- tion Council (SEC) has asked all office and the Independent schools recorded and deposited in the Qatar relations its staff and members in Cairo. tee and experts. During the work- Independent schools to take its office at the SEC is required for school’s bank account. Arab Human Rights Commit- shop, participants stressed the approval before organising char- setting up a charity market, said The SEC has also asked all DOHA: Tunisian Minister tee Chairman Dr Hadi bin Ali Al need for exchanging experiences ity bazaars on their premises. the SEC. If donors put some con- Independent schools to comply of Foreign Affairs Taieb Bac- Yami gave a briefing on the com- and working on other workshops Such markets should not dition for spending their money, with the purchasing policies men- couche has underlined the depth mittee’s charter and its members. for employees and personnel of be used to give publicity to the it should be taken into account. tioned in the financial guidelines, of Qatari-Tunisian relations and The workshop aimed to edu- each institution in preparation for donors by naming some halls or If no conditions are set, then especially those related to pur- stressed his country’s keenness to cate participants on the Arab shadow reports for Arab Human buildings after them, Al Sharq the school will need permission chase orders. enhance cooperation in all fields. charter of human rights, its mem- Rights Committee. reported, quoting an SEC circu- from the SEC for spending the In an interview with Al Sharq, he ber states and a definition about QNA lar. proceeds. All the proceeds from THE PENINSULA highlighted fraternal and strong relations and said Tunisia seeks to further strengthen ties at all levels. He said relations and coop- eration can be further improved in all areas, including diplomacy, political, economic, cultural and tourism. On Qatar Friendship Hospitality Qatar attracts 7,346 trade visitors Fund Tunisia, he said it is an interesting and good experience, DOHA: Hospitality Qatar 2015 has Twenty-two gold, 38 silver and 99 bronze adding that coordination between attracted 7,346 trade visitors who came medals were awarded to chefs in 15 cat- both foreign ministries and to network with 120 exhibitors from 12 egories of Salon Culinaire, co-organised embassies must be more durable countries. by Qatar Culinary Professionals associa- to prove its feasibility and achieve Held from October 13 to 15 at Doha tion and supervised by World Association desired goals. Exhibition Center, the show featured Busi- of Chefs Societies for Africa & the Middle QNA ness-to-Business matchmaking platform, East (WACS). The three most talented Calon Culinaire, Mocktail competition and bartenders received medals and trophies India trade team food safety training workshops. The B2B in Mocktail competition. platform hosted 13 top hotels in Qatar as “I would like to commend Qatar Culinary to visit Qatar buyers, with 320 meetings with exhibitors. Professionals on the large number of con- Khalid Yousef, Business Development testants they enrolled for Salon Culinaire. DOHA: A business delegation Manager, Elegancia Events & Entertain- Such massive participation shows that local from Confederation of Indian ment, the Gold Sponsor of Hospitality chefs are hungry for such events and will- Industry (CII) is making a two- Qatar, said: “The hospitality sector in Qatar ing to showcase their talent,” said Chef day visit to Qatar from October is witnessing major growth and we would Thomas Gugler, Continental Director, 20. It will be led by Dr Naushad like to be part of it — that is why we chose WACS Africa & Middle East. The three- Forbes, President-designate, CII, to sponsor the expo. day certified safety training workshop con- and Director, Forbes Marshall, and “The show was successful; we were able ducted by Boecker, Salon Culinaire and includes officials of various firms. to network with a large number of trade Official Hygiene Sponsor, was attended Dr Forbes will address a plenary visitors and received several leads. Hos- by 370 professionals who received certifi- session of World Export Devel- pitality Qatar is the perfect platform for cates after attending sessions on ‘Induction opment Forum 2015, the Indian industry professionals to meet and net- to HACCP’ and ‘Induction to Basic Food embassy said in a statement yes- work, and supports the growth of the sector Hygiene Awareness’. terday. and Qatar’s economy in general.” THE PENINSULA Visitors at Hospitality Qatar 2015 which ended on Thursday. THE PENINSULA MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2015 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03

Minister to open Qatar International International Boat Show next month College Fair today

DOHA: Some 113 local and 85 local and global luxury boats on display in Lusail City from November 10 to 14 international universities are expected to participate in Qatar By Fazeena Saleem ful from a business perspective International College Fair which with sales of over QR80m and opens today at Qatar National DOHA: Eighty-five local and further prospective orders. The Convention Centre. international luxury boats will third edition will be no exception Minister of Education and be on display at the third edition as we have expanded its interna- Higher Education and Supreme of Qatar International Boat Show tional presence through promo- Education Council (SEC) Secre- (QIBS), which promises a 20 per- tions around the globe, said Faysal tary-General H E Dr Moham- cent expansion in all aspects from Mikati, Founder and CEO, Snow med Abdul Wahed Ali Al the previous year, according to Comms, who conceptualised the Hammadi will inaugurate the organisers. event. fair themed ‘Towards diversity The annual marine event from “We have many Qataris sign- to stimulate creativity and inno- November 10 to 14 will be held ing deals with prominent yacht vation’. under the auspices of Prime Min- brands to be their agents here. The three-day event with ister and Interior Minister H E “For instance, Ventura, a Brit- workshops and lectures aim to Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin ish yacht charter company, has raise students’ awareness about Khalifa Al Thani at Mourjan signed with Ali Misnad, a member opportunities in local and inter- Marinas in Lusail City. of Qatar Chamber of Commerce. national universities to apply It will showcase more than 120 FROM LEFT: Faysal Mikati, CEO and Founder, Snow Conceptual Communication, Erwin Bamps, CEO, Gulf Craft, “The internationally renowned for bachelor or postgraduate brands from 18 countries. Rashid Hamad Al Marri, Administration Director, NDSQ, Abdulaziz Al Zeyara, Director, Strategic and Organisation Blohm and Voss superyacht ship- degrees and check the SEC’s The Qatari maritime industry planning, Development Lusail City, Essa Hamad Al Mannai, Chairman, QIBS Board of Directors, Bengt Schultz, yard has signed up with Art scholarship options. will showcase companies such as COO, Saleh Al Hamad Al Mana Automobiles, Awn Zureikat, COO, Luxury Division, Ali Bin Ali Group, Ara Artin, Marine. Senior government officials, NDSQ (Nakilat Damen Shipyards Country Manager, Azadea Group, and Pantelis Stathis, Director of the show, during a press conference at Wyndham “Another Qatari shipyard – SEC officials, ministers, ambas- Qatar), Halul Boats, Balhambar Regency yesterday. KAMMUTTY VP Balhambar – was founded two sadors, schools principals, Boats and Al Udeid Boats. years ago and very recently Gais teachers, students, parents, Qataris make up a significant and fostering continued growth in Azimut, Sea Ray, Princess, Fer- Riviera. Speargun opened for business,” he academics, university directors, part of all Gulf state buyers of the maritime industry in Qatar reti, Riva, Gulf Craft, Sun seeker, Luxury boats will be displayed added. The show will be open on deans of colleges and media rep- yachts and maritime companies and the region,” Essa Al Mannai, Prestige, Itama, Benetti, Sunreef, on land and at seven stands weekdays from 2.30pm to 9.30pm resentatives will take part. and investment opportunities are Chairman, QIBS Board of Direc- Silver Yachts, Heesen Yachts, in water. The event expects to and during weekends between Cultural attaches’ offices of growing as a result. Ultimately, tors, told a press conference yes- Hullsquared, Lagoon, Amer attract around 15,000 visitors, an 12.30pm and 9.30pm. embassies in Qatar, the Minis- the mandate of the exhibition is terday. Yachts, Cranchi, Everglades, Sea- increase by 3,000 from last year. try of Administrative Develop- to play a pivotal role in promoting International exhibitors include line, Fountaine-Pajot and Scarab, “Last year’s show was success- THE PENINSULA ment, local entities concerned with scholarships will also par- ticipate. For the first time, many prestigious universities and institutions from Turkey, Spain and Malaysia are taking part, along with Qatar University, QU hosts workshop on weapons of mass destruction Hamad Bin Khalifa University and other Education City col- DOHA: A recent workshop on Committee for the Prohibition of Lieutenant Abulaziz Hamdan Al sion 1540 of 2004, and measures forward to continuing our col- leges, Community College, Police weapons of mass destruction Weapons (NCPW). Ahmad, Radiation Expert Dr Sal- adopted in the Conventions and laboration with universities and College, Ahmed Bin Mohammed brought together students from It aimed to orient students on wan Kamal Aboud, and members the Treaty on Non-Proliferation scientific research centres in the Military College, Joaan Bin Jas- Qatar University College of Law Qatar’s efforts to implement and Dr Ahmed Hassan Al Hamadi of Nuclear Weapons of 1970. fields of training and awareness.” sim Joint Command and Staff and Georgetown University execute tasks and responsibili- and Engineer Sultan Jassem Al NCPW Chairman Major Gen- The workshop follows an agree- College, Qatar Aeronautical School of Foreign Service Qatar ties emanating from the United Mouslemani; and SFS-Q Sen- eral Staff (Pilot) Nasser Moham- ment signed between QU and Colleges, College of the North (SFS-Q). Nations Security Council Reso- ior Assistant Dean for Faculty med Al Ali said: “We believe in the NCPW on this May 10 which will Atlantic — Qatar, and Doha The 5th Weapons of Mass lution 1540 of 2004 and conven- Affairs Dr Henrick Barth. necessity of cooperation and inte- provide opportunities for college Institute for Graduate Studies. Destruction Awareness Work- tions regarding non-proliferation Students learned about the gration between universities and students to engage on the issue The event will also feature shop was held at Qatar Univer- of weapons of mass destruction. committee’s goals and achieve- the committee for the prohibition through training workshops, educational institutions involved sity (QU), under the patronage It featured sessions moderated ments, issues surrounding weap- of weapons to cover weapons of internships, debates, participation in international exams such as of Chief of Staff of Qatari Armed by NCPW Member Abdellatif Ali ons of mass destruction, Biological mass destruction treaties along in conferences and other forums, TOEFL and IELTS. Forces Major General Pilot Al Abdulla. Weapons Convention of 1975, with their academic and applied and awareness campaigns. Ghanim bin Shaheen Al Ghanim. Presenters from the commit- Chemical Weapons Convention of aspects to reach a safe world free THE PENINSULA It was sponsored by National tee were Secretary-General First 1997, UN Security Council Deci- of these deadly weapons. We look THE PENINSULA Jazz Festival from October 28

By Sidi Mohamed

DOHA: Katara is gearing up to host the second edition of the annual Katara European Jazz Festival from October 28 to November 1. This was announced yesterday during a press conference organ- ised by Katara and the embassies of Austria, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. Cultural Village Foundation — Katara General Manager Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti said: “As an international genre of music, international jazz cap- tivates human senses and feel- ings. Katara, as a hub of cultures, Cultural Village Foundation — Katara General Manager Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim works to offer all kinds of musical Al Sulaiti with the envoys at a press conference. culture as boundless human lan- guage to boost cultural ties and fully embraces Katara’s vision and together different countries and promote cultural partnerships. spirit. Qatar, especially Katara, because “We expect to witness a spec- Performances will be held in the music is cultural link. tacular success of the festival, courtyard behind Katara’s Build- “France is participating for the which will be rich with perform- ing 5. The square bears a unique second time. We were one of the ances comprising global bands sense of intimacy and has hosted founding European countries of represented by renowned artists,” events. Each of the seven par- the event. We are happy to have he added. ticipating embassies will present two new European countries par- The envoys hoped that the one jazz group as representative ticipating this year — the Nether- event will see a significant visi- of their countries. lands and Spain — and I am sure tor turnout similar to that in the French Ambassador Eric Chev- in the future we will have more,” first edition and stressed that the allier told this daily: “The event he added. festival is a unique event which is important because it brings THE PENINSULA

Third Ajyal Youth Film Festival requires over 500 volunteers

DOHA: Over 500 volunteers are and the industry department, uted every step of the way, and we needed for the third Ajyal Youth among others. again welcome their involvement Film Festival to be held from Fatma Al Remaihi, CEO, Doha in our next edition.” November 29 to December 5 at Film Institute, said: “In the pre- Volunteers will be exposed to Katara. vious two years, our volunteers inner workings of a major cul- During the event, volunteers have played a leading role in the tural event, interact with guests will be on hand to events and ven- success of the festival. It provides and jurors of many nationalities, ues within Katara and help with community members with oppor- gain industry experience and festival operations. tunity to make new friends, inter- receive participation certificate Over 400 volunteers supported act with film industry experts and for involvement. Ajyal 2014 working with festival gain rich insights into the func- Interested candidates aged 18 departments, including theatre tioning of an international cul- and above can register on DFI operations, Ajyal Jury, red carpet tural event. website www.dohafilminstitute. assistance, transportation, mar- “We have been fortunate to com/filmfestival/volunteer keting, guest registration, accred- have such an enthusiastic team itation, guest relations, hospitality of volunteers who have contrib- THE PENINSULA MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2015 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Over 700 students, teachers Qatar-US ties reviewed attend Qatar leadership forum 130 workshops and speeches inspire participants to run their Model UN

DOHA: High school students and educa- vant issues related to diplomacy, media and run by students, for students — meaning the tors from across the world gathered in Doha business. The conference is one of the largest content is always relevant and engaging for recently to develop leadership skills at the annual professional development events in the the next generation of leaders. fourth annual Qatar Model United Nations Middle East, with over 700 students, teachers “QLC is a primary part of NU-Q’s commit- National Human Rights Committee Chairman Dr Ali bin Samikh Al and Media Leadership Conference (QLC). and mentors attending this year, up 40 per- ment to work with our local and international Marri yesterday met US secretary of state Special Representative for The event took place at Qatar National cent on last year’s successful event. partners for the ultimate goal of delivering International Labour Affairs Department Sarah Fox. Talks dealt with Convention Centre, hosted by Northwestern Perhaps unique to an event of this size, high-quality media and communications train- University in Qatar (NU-Q) and The Hague students are the driving organisational force ing for Qatar and the GCC.” cooperation on issues of mutual concern and means of activating com- International Model United Nations Qatar behind the conference, guiding event plan- The conference is an opportunity for MUN munication mechanisms in humanitarian affairs. (THIMUN Qatar). ning and delivering around half of training and media leaders from around the world Students participated in 130 workshops and workshops themselves. to meet or reconnect with their colleagues, speeches designed to inspire their leadership “QLC has established an important signa- exchange ideas and form new partnerships. instincts and provide them with skills and ture event, not only on Qatar’s dynamic edu- Teachers and mentors were also able to take QU professor among knowledge to run their own model United cational events calendar, but also in the wider part in Director’s Training Institute, which Nations (MUN). world,” said Dr Everette E Dennis, Dean and provides instruction on supporting students’ Topics ranged from practical instruction CEO, NU-Q. MUN and media studies activities. ‘175 faces of chemistry’ in areas such as organisation, research and “The conference’s consistent growth and speechwriting to wider discussions of rele- popularity reflect the fact that it is largely THE PENINSULA DOHA: Prof Hala Sultan Al Easa (pictured), Head, Chemistry and Earth Sciences Department, Col- Georgian expo lege of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University (QU), has been listed among the ‘175 faces of chemis- Ashghal begins road try’ by Royal Society of Chemis- try (RSC) in recognition of her achievements in the field. She was recognised for being project in east Al Aziziya a role model and an ambassador for the future generation of sci- DOHA: The Public Works of Othman Bin Affan Street is entists, and her contribution to Authority (Ashghal) has launched expected to end soon. A diver- building skills, knowledge and road development project phase sion on the left side of the street experience of young chemists to — 4 in east Al Aziziya to ease will start by November-end. Road achieve success in their profes- traffic jams. development work on Al Aziziya sional endeavours. Dr Eiman Mustafawi, Dean It also includes service roads Street has begun. Her additional contribu- of the college, said: “Congratu- for easy access to commercial Road and infrastructure devel- tions were as president of Qatar lations to Dr Al Easa on this outlets in the area. The project opment works in east Al Aziziya Chemical Society and a mem- much-deserved recognition. “It is important because it is being started last year and the project ber and the first Arab to chair is indicative of the quality of our executed in an area about 9km is expected to complete by the end Chemical Review Committee of faculty, which has positioned them from Doha City. The area is sand- of next year. The project costs United Nations Environmental as role models for their peers and wiched between Al Waab Street QR217m and includes building a Program through her participa- students, and as well-regarded in the north and Salwa Road in paved path 16km long and 16 to tion in establishing international contributors to national develop- Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti (second right), General Manager, Katara; the south. 32 metres long. protocols on the environment and ment strategies,” Dr Mustafawi Engineer Saadi Al Said (left), Director, Administration and Planning, Excavation works have begun It also includes building inter- agriculture to protect humans. added. The ‘175 faces of chemistry’ Qatar National Library; Ekaterine Meiering-Mikadze (right), Georgian to lay pipelines at several streets sections, traffic signals, street Prof Al Easa said: “I am pleased website was launched in celebra- Ambassador; and Shingo Tsuda, Japanese Ambassador, tour the ‘Writing in the area, including Othman lights and additional lanes for to have received the recognition tion of RSC’s 175th anniversary Cultures — Manusripts from Georgia’ exhibition at Katara yesterday. Bin Affan, Al Sulaimi, Usama Bin motorbikes and cycles, among which will encourage other scien- to be commemorated in February Zaid and Bin Amir. others. tists, especially my students, to be next year. KAMMUTTY VP Diversion on the right side THE PENINSULA Qatar’s next scientists.” THE PENINSULA

QDF, Carter Center to promote global health DOHA: The Qatar Development Fund (QDF) and the US-based Carter Center have signed a frame- work partnership agreement for cooperation in global healthcare and development projects and fighting diseases in poor and developing countries. The deal will specify common areas of action and general principles for management of initiatives and activities between both parties and identify vision and common goals, Qatar News Agency reported yesterday. It was signed by Ali Abdullah Al Dabbagh, Execu- tive Director, QDF, and Stephen Blount, Director, Special Health Projects, Carter Center. Officials sign the partnership agreement. The centre was founded in 1982 by former US president Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalynn, in part- developing countries to achieve one of the most nership with Emory University, to advance global important goals of sustainable development. peace and health. The agreement also seeks to facilitate exchange The deal aims to follow up and find opportuni- of information on related projects and promotion ties for cooperation to control diseases, implement of the partnership at the global level to encourage activities to develop healthcare in the countries of other parties to engage in development activities. It strategic importance to both sides. It also allows is valid for five years and can be renewed. exchange of experiences and information to achieve The signing ceremony was attended by Khalifa sustainable development goals. Jassim Al Kuwari, Director-General, QDF, Curtis The centre will provide technical expertise in the Kohlhaas, Chief Development Officer at the centre health sector and treatment of diseases and QDF and other officials. will give support to the health sector in poor and THE PENINSULA

1,295 families in three countries to benefit from ration packets DOHA: Sheikh Eid Charitable Foundation has selected Jordan, Mali and Comoros to distribute ration packets to families without breadwinners. A total of 1,295 families will benefit from the project, said Ali bin Khalid Al Hajari, Head, For- eign Projects at the foundation. The list includes 260 families from Jordan, 664 from Mali and 371 from Comoros. The packets will contain rice and edible oils in large quantities and for a family to last more than a month, he added. Each packet will cost up to QR400. The initiative is being launched Beneficiaries receive ration packets during a previous campaign. for the third year in a row. In the first year, the project attracted donations totalling In the second year, packets Donations could be made about QR2.26m. A total of 6,963 worth QR301,000 were distrib- through the foundation’s website families benefited — about 1,000 uted to 336 families in Somalia www.eidcharity.net or by send- from Sudan, 500 from Somalia, and 500 in Yemen. ing a text message on 923321 for 1,000 from Indonesia, 287 from So far, packets are being pro- QR50, on 920241 for QR100, on Pakistan, 1,500 from Yemen, 300 vided for families of orphans once 928601 for QR500 and on 928611 from Ethiopia and 1,844 from Pal- a year and the foundation plans for QR1,000. estine. to distribute on a monthly basis. THE PENINSULA MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2015 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 Qatar to host Examining history of US Islamophobia first Gulf Book by Georgetown University-Qatar professor delves into negative perceptions of Muslims Economic DOHA: A book trac- organisations. This interaction, Walther says, ing the history of She builds a clear is one that has “shaped a histori- American Islamopho- picture of US reac- cal legacy that remains with us Forum bia will be launched tions to, and involve- today. After 9/11, I saw negative DOHA: Under the patronage of this evening at Geor- ment in, major events stereotypes of Muslims that I Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin getown University- that were taking had already seen in the 19th cen- Hamad Al Thani, the current Qatar’s School of place in the Islamic tury European ideas of Islam so I chair of the Supreme Council of Foreign Service’s world, including the became interested in finding out the Cooperation Council for the public book store. break-up of the Otto- where these recurring negative Arab States of the Gulf (GCC), Its author, Pro- man Empire, Jewish ideas came from”. Qatar, will host the first Gulf fessor of History at life under Muslim By understanding the history Economic Forum on Sunday. Georgetown University-Qatar, authority in Morocco, American of the ideas of race, she argues, The two-day Forum will discuss Karine Walther (pictured), will attempts to aid Christians dur- “then we can begin to move away four main themes — the march of be at the store during the launch ing the Armenian Genocide (also from them”. joint GCC economic action, the at 6pm. known as Armenian holocaust or An Arab Studies Professor of role of private sector in sustain- The book — “Sacred Interests: massacres) and American colo- Columbia University has a word able development, economic and The United States and the Islamic nial policies in the Philippines. of praise for Walther’s book. information structural reforms World, 1821-1921” — is a widely The author examines the “This wide-ranging and learned in the GCC states and the future praised work. American role in the peace nego- book provides essential back- aspects of customs unification and It is about the deep history tiations after World War I (Paris ground for understanding the GCC joint market. of American Islamophobia and Peace Conference in 1919 which missteps and misunderstand- It aims to review regional and shows how negative perceptions announced the formation of ings in the dealings of the United international developments and of Islam and Muslims shaped US League of Nations; and the Treaty States with the Muslim world and challenges facing GCC states and foreign relations from the Early of Versailles). the Middle East over more than emphasising the need for more Republic to the end of World War Also examined is the American a century,” says Rashid Khalidi. work and effort to enhance eco- I. support for the Balfour Declara- Khalidi is Edward Said Pro- nomic integration for realising Early Republic is a reference tion of 1917 (the Declaration, as fessor of Arab Studies and Chair security and stability of countries to the US after the American we know, is about British support of the Department of History at in the region by increasing their Revolution (roughly from 1784 for establishment of a “national Columbia University. economic strength. to 1800). World War I ended by home” for Jewish people in Pal- “By showing how intimately The Forum will also discuss 1918-end. estine), and the establishment of connected Christianity has been the future prospects of the Gulf Dr Walther, an assistant pro- the mandate system in the Mid- to American understandings of economy in light of the economic fessor of history at Georgetown dle East. the non-Christian world, and how crisis, regional developments and University’s School of Foreign The mandate system refers this has frequently contributed to the decline in oil prices. Service, holds a PhD in history to a League of Nations mandate a patronising and condescending The event aims to enable the from Columbia University. granting legal status to certain attitude towards others, Walther private sector in GCC to increase To write the book, she has territories transferred from the The cover of the book, which is to be released this evening. has done a great service not only its contribution to develop- relied on research of American control of one country to another to historians of US foreign policy ment projects and gross domes- diplomatic archives and non- after World War I. statement announcing the book’s the book is an important under- but also to analysts of American tic product besides supporting government sources such as the The system led to the creation launch was released yesterday. standing of the crucial role the US culture,” Khalidi said. entrepreneurs in building GCC correspondence of protestant of new states after the dissolution It said that the outcome of played in the Islamic world during economies. missionaries and humanitarian of the Ottoman Empire. A press Walther’s in-depth research for the 19th century. THE PENINSULA QNA Qatar Biobank officials attend university course on biospecimen DOHA: Qatar Biobank, a mem- Organised with the University different groups involved in the Education Manager, Dr Nahla Al courses such as these provide international scientists, Qatar ber of Qatar Foundation for Edu- of Luxembourg and endorsed conservation, storage and study Afifi, completed the specialised us with the opportunity to learn Biobank aims to nurture the cation, Science and Community by the International Society of biospecimen. It covered tech- course along with Lab Supervisor, about international best practices local medical research culture Development, participated in a for Biological and Environmen- nical, scientific, legal and ethical Siham Al Yafei and Senior Lab and the future of biobanking. We and ensure that their standards prestigious biobanking academic tal Repositories (ISBER), the aspects of human and environ- Technologist, Eiman Al Khayat. then ensure that the knowledge is adhere to international best prac- course at the Integrated BioBank course encouraged the exchange mental biobanking. Afifi said: “As we embark on the transferred to our staff.” tices. of Luxembourg (IBBL) Institute. of knowledge and skills across Qatar Biobank’s Scientific and second phase of Qatar Biobank, Home to local, regional and THE PENINSULA MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2015 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST

50 held in Ankara 4 Israeli cities ban Arab bombing probe ISTANBUL: Turkish police arrested around 50 foreign nationals in Istanbul early yester- workers from schools day in a sweep targeting jihadists of the Islamic State (IS) group suspected of involvement in last weekend’s Ankara suicide bomb- Police given ‘stop-and-frisk’ powers on streets ings, reports said. The raid focused on several JERUSALEM: At least four quo, we will continue to do so,” emails to residents that mainte- apartments in the Pendik suburb Israeli cities, including the com- Prime Minister Benjamin Netan- nance workers and cleaners — on Istanbul’s Asian side, the NTV mercial capital Tel Aviv, have yahu said in public remarks to his many of whom are Arabs — would news channel reported. It did not banned Arab labourers from their cabinet, referring to the site that not be allowed into schools. indicate the nationalities of those schools, struggling to calm public is also revered by Jews as the Another city, Modiin-Macca- detained and questioned by police. fears fuelled by the worst surge of location of two destroyed biblical bim-Reut, midway between Tel The Dogan news agency said Palestinian street attacks in years. temples. Aviv and Jerusalem, said “minor- the suspects were preparing to Israel’s Interior Ministry, Netanyahu is to meet US ity members” — a term Jews in travel to Iraq and Syria to join IS. which oversees municipalities, Secretary of State John Kerry Israel often use for Arab citizens declined immediate comment in Germany in the coming week who make up 20 percent of the on the decision, condemned by a as part of an effort by Washing- population of eight million — 40 IS militants party representing the country’s ton to restore calm. would be banned from working Arab minority as racist. The Palestinian dead include in its schools. A Palestinian protester hurls stones towards Israeli troops during clashes killed in Syria Israel’s cabinet also imposed attackers wielding knives and Dov Khenin, a legislator from in the West Bank city of Hebron, yesterday. more security measures yester- protesters shot by Israeli forces the Joint Arab List, the largest BEIRUT: At least 40 Islamic day after further Palestinian during violent demonstrations. Arab party, said on Israel Radio Two of the alleged assailants in knife attacks. Pope Francis State fighters have been killed stabbings on Saturday, widen- The Israelis were killed in ran- that “under cover of anxiety, dan- attacks on Israelis over the past appealed for an end to violence in an air strike on their convoy ing police stop-and-frisk powers dom attacks in the street or on gerous measures of racist exclusion two weeks were Israeli Arabs. The in the Holy Land, urging Israelis in the Syrian province of Hama, that will effectively allow them to buses, and with parents demand- are being advanced”. others were Palestinians from and Palestinians to take concrete a UK-based monitoring group search anyone on the street. ing swift action to safeguard Spokesmen for Tel Aviv and occupied East Jerusalem and the steps to ease tensions. reported yesterday. Forty-one Palestinians and seven schools, cities have added more Rehovot insisted the ban would West Bank. “In this moment there is a need The attack, which took place on Israelis have died in recent street armed guards at their gates and apply to Jews and Arabs alike. But Israel, which has poured hun- for much courage and much forti- Saturday, also destroyed 16 vehi- violence, which was in part trig- police have increased patrols. Doron Milberg, director-general dreds of troops into its cities and tude to say ‘no’ to hate and ven- cles in the convoy, said the Syrian gered by Palestinians’ anger over Citing security concerns, Tel of the municipality of Rehovot, set up roadblocks in Palestinian detta and make gestures of peace,” Observatory for Human Rights, what they see as increased Jewish Aviv and the nearby cities of acknowledged that Arabs would neighbourhoods of East Jerusa- he told tens of thousands of people which monitors violence in the encroachment on Jerusalem’s Al Rehovot and Hod Hasharon be most affected by the decision lem, said that on Saturday four after a Mass in St Peter’s Square. country through a wide network. Aqsa Mosque compound. avoided using the word “Arab” in because “those who work con- Palestinians were shot dead and a “We are preserving the status announcing on their websites and struction ... are the minorities”. fifth seriously injured in thwarted REUTERS AGENCIES

Merkel in Turkey Iran grants IAEA inspectors greater access

VIENNA: Iran yesterday notified Iran had been a signatory to which enrich uranium, was part official told reporters. “We cannot the International Atomic Energy the protocol from 2003 until 2006 of the July 14 deal, known as imagine less than two months.” Agency that it would apply a pro- before pulling out of the agree- the Joint Comprehensive Plan Some have voiced hope that, tocol granting inspectors greater ment. Under the landmark deal of Action, between Iran and six once the nuclear stand-off is out access to its nuclear sites, a fur- struck in July, Iran pledged to dra- world powers. of the way, the United States and ther step in the implementation matically scale down its nuclear As well as slashing the number Iran can begin moves to improve of a historic deal struck with activities in order to render any of centrifuges at Natanz and relations in other domains. world powers, the UN nuclear effort to make an atomic bomb Fordo to around 6,000, Iran will But ties have, if anything, watchdog said. virtually impossible. have to satisfy the IAEA that its become more fraught, with Iran The announcement came as the In return, the world powers Arak reactor cannot be used for last week testing a ballistic mis- European Union’s foreign policy must finalise the mechanism for military purposes. sile and stepping up its military chief Federica Mogherini and Ira- lifting UN and Western sanctions. China has agreed to work with intervention to support Bashar Al nian Foreign Minister Moham- The EU was due to formally Iran and the United States to Assad in Syria. mad Javad Zarif were set to make announce the lifting of its puni- “modernize” Arak so that it can- Hardliners in both the US Con- a statement on the lifting of crip- tive measures yesterday, although not produce plutonium, which gress and the Iranian regime are pling sanctions on Tehran, as part this is not expected to take effect can be used in a bomb, US offi- opposed to a broader detente. of the so-called Joint Compre- before December. cials said. This week the United States hensive Plan of Action signed in On Thursday, the IAEA said it Iran has always denied seeking will begin to issue waivers to com- German Chancellor Angela Merkel with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Vienna in July. had completed on schedule gath- a nuclear weapon, which would panies seeking to trade with Iran Erdogan in Istanbul, yesterday. “Today, the director general of ering information in its probe dramatically alter the balance of in sectors touched by nuclear- the International Atomic Energy into Iran’s alleged past efforts power in an already unstable and related sanctions, such as trans- Agency was informed by the to develop nuclear weapons. The war-torn Middle East region. port, oil and banking. Islamic Republic of Iran that... agency’s chief Yukiya Amano is “We will start our actions when “Those waivers will be out and Iran will provisionally apply the expected to provide a final assess- the president gives the order,” issued so people will know what OIC condemns Qatif attack Additional Protocol to its Safe- ment on the investigation by Salehi said, estimating that the will be getting waived but it won’t guards Agreement, pending its December 15. Ali Akbar Salehi, work to comply with the JCPOA actually take effect until Iran JEDDAH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has con- ratification by the (parliament),” head of Iran’s nuclear agency, would take around two months. completes its steps,” an official demned Friday’s terrorist attack which targeted a mosque in the Saihat the IAEA said in a statement. was awaiting President Hassan With Iranian citizens restless said. town in Al Qatif province in eastern Saudi Arabia. Five people were The additional protocol is a Rowhani’s order to remove thou- for economic relief, Tehran has Today, envoys of the deal signa- killed and 9 were injured in the attack. voluntary agreement enabling sands of centrifuges from sites at said it hopes “implementation tories — Britain, China, France, Secretary-General Iyad Amin Madani reiterated OIC’s rejection of the IAEA to gain greater access Natanz and Fordo. day” will come quickly — in less Germany, Russia and the United acts of terrorism regardless of their sources and perpetrators. Saudi to Iran’s nuclear facilities and “What we need to accomplish than two months — but Washing- States — will meet in Vienna to Arabia announced on Friday that a militant was killed after he opened research, to ensure that no atomic is a huge task. We hope to start ton is more cautious. form a commission to oversee the fire randomly near a mosque in Qatif province killing five persons and material is diverted to any covert this week or next week,” he told “For us it’s important that implementation of the JCPOA. injuring 9 others. weapons programme — an aim state television. it’s done right, not that it’s done QNA denied strenuously by Tehran. Dismantling the centrifuges, quickly,” a senior administration AFP Kiir oblivious to peace deal: South Sudan rebel leader ADDIS ABABA: South years of civil war. Speaking to “Salva Kiir is acting as if there month Kiir ordered the number Sudan’s rebel leader Riek reporters in the Ethiopian capi- are no agreements,” he said. of regional states be nearly tri- Machar yesterday accused the tal Addis Ababa, Machar said “We see more violations every pled from the current 10 to 28, country’s president of ignoring violations of an internationally- day rather than moving forward rendering an agreed power-shar- and undermining a peace deal brokered August 26 ceasefire toward the implementation of ing formula redundant. aimed at ending nearly two had become commonplace. the agreement.” Earlier this AFP

Tunisia arrests rapper: Lawyer TUNIS: Police in Tunisia have arrested rapper Klay BBJ, his lawyer said yes- terday, two years after the performer was sentenced to jail for insulting a public servant. It was not imme- diately clear why Klay BBJ was detained on Satur- day, but interior ministry spokesman Walid Louguini told Mosaique FM radio it was at the request of the prosecution. A judicial source said, however, that the arrest could have been linked “to the consump- tion of narcotics”. If found guilty he could face up to five years in jail. But Klay BBJ, accord- ing to his lawyer Ghazi Mrabet, has denied using drugs. The rapper, born Ahmed ben Ahmed, was detained in Tunis along with two other people as they were preparing to attend a concert in Ham- mamet further south, said Mrabet. AFP MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2015 GULF / MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07

Iraq slaps arrest Iraqi forces advance warrant on trade minister on 3 fronts against IS over corruption BAGHDAD: The Iraqi judiciary said yesterday it had issued an Most of Baiji and its surroundings recaptured arrest warrant against Trade Minister Malas Abdulkarim Al BAIJI: Iraqi forces advanced on “There are still a few IS mem- incorporated into the Hashed Kasnazani on corruption charges. three fronts against the Islamic bers in there,” he said. Al Shaabi, began an operation “The central investigation State (IS) group yesterday, flush- “The security forces and yesterday aimed at surrounding court has issued an arrest war- ing out pockets of resistance in Hashed forces took up positions Hawijah. rant against the minister of and around Baiji and closing in to take control of some neigh- “The operation started in two trade and his brother on charges on Ramadi and Hawijah, officers bourhoods in Baiji, searching areas, one west of Kirkuk around of financial corruption,” judi- said. for bombs and booby-trapped Al Fatha and the other south of ciary spokesman Abdelsattar Iraqi security and allied para- houses,” an army major general Kirkuk near Allas oil field,” a Bayraqdar said in a statement. military forces last week launched said. major general said. The pair’s case has been trans- a broad offensive on Baiji, about He described the latest advance The Kurdish peshmerga forces ferred to a specialised anti-cor- 200km north of Baghdad. The city in the Baiji area as “the biggest were not directly involved in this ruption court in Baghdad, he said. and nearby refinery —the coun- victory since 10th of June 2014”, operation but they have mande Government officials could not try’s largest — have been one of when IS made massive territorial progress of their own in recent be immediately reached for com- the worst flashpoints since IS gains with a lightning offensive weeks, pushing southwest from ment. One of the minister’s advis- launched a sweeping offensive that saw Iraq’s federal forces col- Kirkuk, which they control. ers said he was attending a cabinet across Iraq’s Sunni Arab heart- lapse completely. A security coordination meet- session in Baghdad yesterday. The land in June 2014. Since they launched a coun- ing between federal and Kurdish statement provided no details on Anti-IS forces, including thou- ter-attack last year, government forces and politicians was held An Iraqi fighter from the Popular Mobilisation units, fighting alongside the accusations against the min- sands from the Popular Mobili- and allied forces have retaken all in Kirkuk, governor Najmeddin Iraqi forces, fires a heavy machine gun against Islamic State (IS) group as ister and his brother. But Iraqi sation (Hashed Al Shaabi) force areas south of Baghdad and oth- Karim said. they advance towards the centre of Baiji, some 200km north of Baghdad, media reports said Kasnazani is that includes many Tehran- ers north of the capital, including Iraqi forces also continued to yesterday. suspected of awarding contracts backed Shia militias, have the city of Tikrit. tighten the noose around Ramadi, without tenders to firms linked to reconquered most of Baiji and The government forces pushed the capital of the western prov- opposed to IS and US-led coali- from Anbar Operations Com- his Jordan-based brother Nehru, its surroundings. past Baiji on the main road lead- ince of Anbar, which IS captured tion air strikes. mand. a wealthy businessman who once “They are still combing some ing north to Mosul, cutting off IS in May this year. “Albu Farraj neighbourhood is A coalition spokesman said last had presidential aspirations. neighbourhoods of Baiji, including fighters holding the city of Hawi- Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Serv- under full control now. The city week the number of IS fighters Their father, a Kurd who once Tamim to the west and the mar- jah, east of the Tigris river. ice is leading operations around of Ramadi is completely isolated still inside Ramadi was estimated ran a militia backed by former ket area in the centre,” a police Army and police, backed by Ramadi, with backing from the from the northern side now,” said at 600 to 1,000. president Saddam Hussein to brigadier general said. hundreds of Sunni tribal fighters security forces, Sunni tribesmen Major General Ismail Mahalawi, AFP oppose peshmerga rebels, is the leader of the largest Sufi order in Iraq, the Kasnazani order. Sufism, which focuses on the mystical dimension of Islam, is widespread in Iraq. Orders that transcend the Sunni-Shiite divide 70 Tunisia hotels closed since militant attacks are organised around a grand master and meet to perform spe- TUNIS: At least 70 hotels have and more are expected to do the or indirectly. But it has been government would provide them neighbouring Algeria. Several cific rituals, which can include closed in Tunisia since September same,” he added. badly shaken by attacks on for- with a 200-dinar monthly subsidy countries evacuated their citizens music, dance and trance. after two deadly jihadist attacks Ben Salah said he expected eign tourists at the National (around ¤90, $102) and social from Tunisia after the beachside Malas and his two brothers on foreign tourists, and more are unemployment to climb as hotel Bardo Museum in the capital in security coverage for a renewable massacre in June and others, — Nehru and Gandhi — were expected to follow suit, an indus- staff would be forced out of work. March and a beachside massacre six-month period. including Britain, have warned arrested in the late 1990s, alleg- try official said yesterday. Joblessness already stands near the coastal city of Sousse The number of visitors from against travel to the North edly for forging Saddam’s signa- “The situation is very slug- at nearly 30 percent, with the in June. Europe have halved since January, African nation. Thirty of the 38 ture, but were released and fled to gish,” Radhouane Ben Salah, the number even higher among The attacks, claimed by the and international hotel chains tourists killed in June near Sousse Kurdistan, an autonomous region head the Tunisian Federation youths, and one in six Tunisians jihadist Islamic State group, cost have announced plans to close were British. Tunisia’s economy of northern Iraq. Their father is of Hotels, told private Mosaique lives below the poverty line. the lives of 22 and 38 respectively. over the winter season. has remained stagnant since the believed to have once had close ties FM radio. With reservations at The country’s key tourism Ben Salah said hotel owners This summer Tunisia’s 2011 popular uprising that toppled with Izzat Al Duri, who was Sadd- “no more than 20 percent, 70 sector contributes to 10 percent and the government had agreed to tourism industry relied mainly dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. am’s number two and is also a Sufi. hotels had to close since Septem- of gross domestic product, and look after employees who would on local holidaymakers or those ber because the lack of clients employs 400,000 people, directly be forced out of work. He said the from the region, namely from AFP AFP MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2015 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / AFRICA Typhoon lashes Philippines Malaysia condemns One killed, eight missing; 23,000 people evacuated; villages flooded China’s ‘provocation’ MANILA: A teenager was expected to flee as the now weak- crushed to death as powerful ened storm makes its way to the Typhoon Koppu tore down trees northern tip of Luzon, the Asian in South China Sea and houses and unleashed land- country’s largest island and home slides and floods across a wide to about half its national popula- BEIJING: China’s construction for civilian purposes, maritime area of the Philippines yesterday, tion of 100 million people. work on islands in the disputed research and to facilitate safe forcing thousands to flee. Aurelio Umali, governor South China Sea is “unwarranted navigation of ships in that area, At least eight other people of Nueva Ecija province that provocation”, Malaysia’s armed he added. have been reported missing and includes Pantabangan told ABS- forces chief said yesterday, in a Malaysia has generally adopted military and volunteer rescue CBN said rescuers saw two rare public comment about the a cautious line in its dealings with teams were dispatched to the human bodies floating in one of spat from a country which has its Beijing over disputed territory in rice-farming province of Nueva the flooded villages. However own claims in the seas. the South China Sea, in contrast Ecija where rivers burst their Lontoc said the two bodies have China’s relations with several to Vietnam and the Philippines, banks and flooded several villages, not been recovered. Southeast Asian countries, espe- which have railed against per- authorities said. Lontoc said three people in the cially the Philippines and Viet- ceived Chinese expansionism. “People are asking for help coastal resort town of Baler, near nam who have competing claims But two Chinese naval exer- because the floodwaters are ris- Casiguran, are missing after a in the South China Sea, have been cises in quick succession around ing. The rescuers cannot pen- large wave struck their house, and strained by Beijing’s increasingly the James Shoal, which lies inside etrate the area as of now,” Nigel three fishermen are also missing assertive tone in an area through Malaysia’s exclusive economic Lontoc, the assistant civil defence on Manila Bay. which $5tr in ship-borne trade zone, prompted Kuala Lumpur to chief for the region, said. A damaged seawall, caused by strong waves brought by typhoon Koppu, is The authorities warned heavy passes annually. Beijing’s move change its approach last year, sen- Television footage showed rag- seen in Ilocanos Norte town, San Fernando City, north of Manila, yesterday. rains could still trigger flash last year to step up the creation ior diplomats have previously said. ing brown rivers swallowing up floods and landslides in the Cor- of artificial islands, which it says Earlier this month China said homes and carrying off large Koppu made landfall before abangan Dam in the southern dillera, known for its spectacular are mostly for civilian purposes, it had completed lighthouses on debris including tree trunks. dawn on the remote fishing town foothills of the Cordillera, the rice terraces carved on the slopes has also drawn strong criticism Cuarteron Reef and Johnson ABS-CBN network showed a of Casiguran, whipping the coast country’s largest mountain range, of towering mountains. from Washington. South Reef in the Spratly islands photograph of blue-clad police with gusts of up to 210kms an with gusts of 185kms an hour. Lontoc said the rain-soaked “I would like to address the which will help maritime holding onto a rope and wading in hour for nearly seven hours before A big tree toppled and crushed mountains also posed a threat issue of the unwarranted provo- search and rescue, navigational chest-deep floodwaters to rescue moving inland. a house in Manila, killing a to the heavily populated central cation by the Chinese over the security and disaster relief. trapped residents. “Koppu tore off roofs of homes 14-year-old boy and injuring four Luzon region just north of Manila construction on the garrisoned Chinese Vice Foreign Minister The government said more made of light materials. Rivers other people, Alexander Pama, in the coming days. The weather islands of the South China Sea,” Liu Zhenmin, said these ligh- than 23,000 people had already overflowed, and the roads to the head of the National Disaster service said Koppu would weaken Malaysia Armed Forces chief houses would greatly help safety been evacuated from the path of area are blocked by downed power Risk Reduction Council, told further into a tropical storm by Zulkefli Mohd Zin said. in the South China Sea. Koppu, which also disrupted ferry pylons and trees,” Lontoc said. reporters in Manila. tomorrow. China has offered assurances services and aviation. It later crossed over the Pant- Officials said more people are AFP that their building work is also REUTERS

Many topics off limits Japan displays naval power in the Pacific

for Koreans at reunions TOKYO: An armada of carriers, to wage war such as force-project- SEOUL: When Ahn Yoon-joon, ters to answer, as their father cruiser, destroyers and subma- ing carriers. 86, meets his two younger sis- was a rich landowner in what rines gathered off Japan’s coast In a signal the Japanese navy’s ters this week that he has not became militantly socialist yesterday in a display of naval growing role in Asia will be heard from in more than 60 North Korea. power that showcased Tokyo’s accompanied by the US fleet’s years, there is much they won’t At the outbreak of the Korean latest warships and signalled wider engagement in the region, be able to talk about. War, Ahn, then an elementary wider engagement by the US the US Navy sent Vice Admiral A guide book distributed to school teacher, fled his home- Navy in the western Pacific. Nora Tyson, commander of the the elderly South Koreans cho- town, fearing North Korean The Fleet Review was the first powerful Eastern Pacific Third sen by lottery to meet family communist forces would con- major display of Japanese mili- Fleet to join Abe on his ship. members separated by the 1950- script him or kill him. tary hardware since Prime Min- Her presence comes after the 53 Korean War includes a long The two Koreas, bitter rivals ister Shinzo Abe won lawmakers’ US scrapped an administra- list of do’s and don’ts — mostly that remain in a technical state approval for legislation that for tive boundary running along the don’ts. of war, agreed to hold family the first time since World War international date line in the “You can’t ask everything you reunions for the first time since Two will allow Japanese soldiers Pacific that demarcates the oper- want to ask. This is not a reun- February 2014 after negotiating to defend their foreign allies. ating areas for the Seventh and ion, but just a meeting that’s the end of a standoff at their Abe is pursuing a doctrine of Third Fleets. staged,” said Ahn, who missed heavily militarised border. collective self defence with allies The change gives Tyson a com- out in lotteries for past reun- Under UN Security Council meant to give his nation a bigger Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force flagship and destroyer Kurama mand role in the western Pacific ions and said the restrictions resolutions imposed after the role in regional security in order (left) leads a fleet of navy vessels in Sagami Bay, off Odawara in Kanagawa and will allow the US to deploy have dampened his enthusiasm North’s missile and nuclear to counterbalance the military Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, yesterday. vessels quickly to trouble spots in for the upcoming trip. tests, only gifts worth 100,000 power of China. the region, the Chief of the Naval The booklet provided by the South Korean won ($88) or less Neighbouring China, which has Joining the Japanese navy were warship since World War Two. Operations, John Richardson, said Red Cross, which organises the are allowed. The reunion are strained ties with several South- vessels from India, South Korea, The 248 metres long flat top, in Tokyo last Thursday. reunions, advises South Korean politically important for the east Asian countries over territo- Australia, France and the United which was commissioned in May, “Admiral Tyson’s presence here participants not to press for South, where 66,000 people are rial claims in the disputed South States, including the Japan-based is a highly visible example of how is just a recognition that we are answers on topics such as the on a waiting list to see long-lost China Sea, has said it is wary of aircraft carrier, the 333 metres Japan is expanding its military trying to be as flexible as possible North’s political leadership or relatives, while the North also Japan’s changing defence posture. long USS Ronald Reagan. Alto- capability to operate overseas. to keep as many options on the living standards. seeks to maximise their domes- Abe, in an address after the gether 50 vessels and 61 aircraft The Maritime Self Defence table as possible so that we can be Ahn wants to ask how his tic propaganda value. maritime show, told sailors participated in the display. Force designates it as a destroyer as responsive as possible,” Rich- father died, but realises it could to gird themselves for future The centerpiece of Japan’s keeping it within the bounds of a ardson said. be politically sensitive for his sis- REUTERS missions and “to continue naval line-up was the Izumo hel- pacifist constitution that forbids to guard the nation’s peace.” icopter carrier, Japan’s biggest Japan from possessing the means REUTERS

Nigeria set to get a government LAGOS: Nigeria — Africa’s biggest economy, most populous nation Aceh churches to and number one oil producer — may get a government this week. Final screening of 36 ministerial nominees is due to take place from tomorrow, ending a lengthy process that has earned President shut after mob fury Muhammadu Buhari a less than flattering nickname. Buhari, dubbed “Baba Go Slow” for the time it has taken him to appoint ministers since he took office in May, will then assign the ACEH SINGKIL: Authori- “All houses of worship, candidates portfolios once they are approved. Ibe Kachikwu, the new ties in Indonesia’s conserva- regardless of the religion, need head of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, is a virtual tive Aceh province said to be in accordance with the certainty to serve as junior oil minister, after Buhari said he will yesterday several Christian laws of Aceh,” Bardan Sahidi, a personally oversee the ministry himself. Former army chief Abdul- churches would be shut down member of the provincial par- rahman Dambazau is in line for the defence portfolio. Former Ekiti this week, just days after a liament, said after attending a state governor Kayode Fayemi has been tipped for foreign affairs. mob burned down a church, meeting of political and reli- killing one person and injur- gious figures, including repre- Chinese police arrest 16 protesters ing several others. sentatives from the religious Tensions have been high affairs ministry in Jakarta. BEIJING: Sixteen local residents who protested construction of a among the ethnically and Local Christian groups pier in the Chinese southwest city of Beihai have been arrested for religiously diverse population were not immediately avail- disturbing social order, state media reported yesterday. of Aceh, raising the risk of able for comment. The move Protesters used bamboo poles, umbrellas, stones and water bottles further religious violence in comes after Muslim resi- to hit police officers, injuring more than 30, China News reported, Indonesia, the world’s most dents, including members of citing a Beihai government press conference yesterday. Ten residents populous Muslim population. the hardline group Islamic were also hurt and sent to hospital. The vast majority of Indo- Defenders Front, demanded The conflict erupted over a plan to build a maritime pier in Beihai, nesians practise a moderate that the local government Guangxi province. The pier will occupy 20 meters of beach and 4,000 form of Islam and Aceh is the shut down 10 churches, citing square meters of land reclamation, Pang Wenyun, head of Beihai only province to adhere to a lack of permits. maritime bureau, said at the press conference. Islamic Sharia law, putting it A mob of hundreds of people Local fishmen, concerned that the pier will lead to greater pollu- at odds with the rest of the burned down a small church tion at the beach, have tried to block the project. country. Aceh was granted in Aceh Singkil district last special autonomy as part of a week, forcing thousands of Japan ministers visit war shrine 2005 agreement to end dec- Christians to flee to neigh- ades of separatist violence, bouring villages. One Muslim TOKYO: Two cabinet ministers visited Japan’s Yasukuni war which allowed it to imple- member of the mob was killed, shrine yesterday, paying their respects at a venue seen by neigh- ment Sharia law. Christian police said last week, adding bouring countries as a symbol of Tokyo’s militarist past. groups in Aceh Singkil dis- that at least 10 people had Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a ritual offering on Saturday. trict, where the churches been detained on suspicion of South Korea reacted angrily to the latest visits and Abe’s offering, stand, had been consulted on inciting violence. The govern- saying the actions whitewash Japan’s past aggression. the matter, authorities said, ment has since deployed 1,300 Sanae Takaichi, the internal affairs minister and a close associate and members of as many as police and military person- of Abe, was among those visiting the shrine, which honours Japan’s six churches had agreed to nel to the area to patrol the war dead, including several senior military and political figures dismantle their houses of wor- streets and stand guard out- convicted of war crimes. Justice Minister Mitsuhide Iwaki went ship after admitting they did side churches. separately to Yasukuni. not have the required building AGENCIES permits. REUTERS MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2015 ASIA / PAKISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 New recruits Govt accuses Taliban of abuses Call for probe into widespread and grave human rights violations

KABUL: The Afghan govern- Some 100,000 residents fled the The report also said evidence October 3. Taliban fighters said ment yesterday accused the clashes, according to UN esti- suggested women had been sexu- they went into Kunduz under Taliban of carrying out human mates. ally assaulted by anti-government orders from their leader Mullah rights abuses during two weeks of “Our people recounted exam- armed fighters during the offen- Akhtar Mohammad Mansour to fighting for control of the north- ples of the atrocities committed sive, echoing earlier reports by win “hearts and minds.” ern city of Kunduz this month, by (the Taliban),” said Afghani- rights group Amnesty Interna- But many Kunduz residents even though insurgents say they stan’s Chief Executive Abdullah tional that female health work- who fled the fighting offered a sought to protect civilians. Abdullah at a press conference in ers and prisoners had been raped very different version of events. Though the Taliban only con- the capital Kabul yesterday. “It during the siege. At a hotel in Kabul last week, trolled the city for three days, shows no change in the behav- A Taliban spokesman rejected where dozens of women and fighting between the militants iour and politics of this criminal the commission’s allegations. their children were staying after and Afghan security forces con- group.” “Eliminating enemy person- escaping Kunduz city without tinued for two weeks, driving tens AIHRC is calling for the gov- nel and structures is part of war, their husbands, several women of thousands of residents to seek ernment to investigate what it however utmost care was taken in said they had heard rumours safety in neighbouring provinces. called “widespread and grave dealing with civilians and unwar- that armed fighters were sexu- At least 50 civilians were killed human rights violations” by mili- ranted trouble given to no one,” ally assaulting women in the city. and more than 350 wounded, tants during the battle for Kun- Taliban spokesman Zabihullah “This was one of the main rea- according to hospital records duz. Civilians were dragged out Mujahid said in a statement on sons I wanted to get my daughters compiled by the Afghanistan of their homes and killed in the last Friday. out,” said Nadra Nahrinwal, who Independent Human Rights Com- street, used as human shields, and In addition, at least 22 patients fled to Kabul in a car with her five Afghan National Army (ANA) recruits at their graduation ceremony in mission (AIHRC), though it says taken hostage by the insurgents, and staff were killed in a US daughters and son. the death toll is likely to be much said a report released by the com- air strike of a hospital run by Kabul yesterday. At least 1,300 ANA recruits graduated, following com- higher. mission on last Thursday. Medecins Sans Frontieres on REUTERS pletion of a three-month training programme at the Kabul Military Camp.

No more Uighur militants in tribal areas: Pakistan Ex-general to become

BEIJING: Pakistan has elimi- ally in the region, has long urged fight Uighur militants, Asif said, ling there to become radicalised. Pakistan’s national nated all members of the Islamabad to weed out what it denying there was any difference Hundreds have died in unrest Uighur militant group the East says are militants from Xinjiang, of opinion between Beijing and in Xinjiang in the past few years. Turkestan Islamic Movement who are holed up in a lawless Islamabad on Pakistan’s efforts Exiles and activists say Chinese security adviser (ETIM) from its territory, but tribal belt, home to a lethal mix to tackle the problem. controls on the religion and cul- must remain vigilant to ensure of militant groups, including the “The fight against ETIM is our ture of the Uighur people is more they don’t return, the country’s Taliban and al Qaeda. own fight. It’s not only China’s a cause of the violence than well- KARACHI: Pakistan is about remain deeply suspicious of defence minister said in Beijing “We believe they’re all elimi- fight. It’s a joint fight against organised militant groups. to appoint a former general as India, and Sharif has had to yesterday. nated,” Pakistan Defence Minister ETIM, between Pakistan and China and Pakistan call each national security adviser, tight- reign in his ambitions. Domes- China blames ETIM for carry- Khawaja Asif told reporters on China, so there is absolutely no other “all-weather friends” and ening the powerful military’s tic political protests last year ing out attacks in its far western the sidelines of a security forum. difference of opinion on the elimi- their close ties have been under- control over security policy and forced him to rely more heavily region of Xinjiang, home to the “I think there (were) a small nation of ETIM from our tribal pinned by long-standing wariness negotiations with arch rival on the military for stability, and Muslim Uighur people, although number in tribal areas, they’re areas,” he added of their common neighbour, India, India, officials said yesterday. India elected hawkish nationalist many foreign experts doubt the all gone or eliminated. There are Some Xinjiang government and a desire to hedge against US Lieutenant General Naseer Narendra Modi as prime minis- group’s existence in a cohesive no more there.” officials have said they believe influence across the region. Khan Janjua, who retired from ter. “The army had advised the group. It is just as much in Paki- Pakistan is not doing enough to the military this week, will be PM against engaging Modi but China, Pakistan’s only major stan’s interests as China’s to prevent Uighurs from travel- REUTERS appointed national security he (Sharif) had insisted that he advisor soon and will accompany would pursue peace talks,” the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif official said. “He is very disap- on his trip to the United States pointed by Modi’s response and next week, one military official he has realized that perhaps the and two civilians said. advice he got then was correct.” The post is currently held by A senior minister in Sharif’s Chinese submarines can visit Sri Lanka: PM Sartaj Aziz, a civilian who is a cabinet said the army chief had close ally of Sharif. Aziz also pushed Janjua’s appointment SINGAPORE: Sri Lanka will The 66-year-old Wickremes- Wickremesinghe suggested Security Council. That aside, we holds the portfolio for foreign “for many months,” although allow future submarine visits by inghe returned to power earlier that some of the mistrust could run our own domestic and foreign affairs. Nawaz had preferred to keep China provided they are not too this year as prime minister of a have been avoided if India had policy. Our economic policies are “The army chief feels that his own man, Aziz. frequent, Prime Minister Ranil national unity government led by been kept in the picture about the more open than India,” Wick- Sartaj Sahib’s attention is “Now the army chief has con- Wickremesinghe said in remarks President Maithripala Sirisena, visit by the Chinese submarine, remesinghe said. divided,” a military source said. vinced the prime minister that published yesterday. who is from the rival Sri Lanka which was en route to deployment The Sri Lankan leader offered “So it has been decided that the military and the government “We have put out the criterion Freedom Party. in the Gulf of Aden. a cautious assessment of relations General Janjua will be appointed must ... work together,” the min- for visits by naval ships. Under Wickremesinghe, who had led “We have told India what our with New Delhi, saying “ties with the national security adviser ister said. Janjua’s appointment that, ships including submarines the United National Party since policies are. We have an agree- India are improving”. and Sartaj Aziz can give his full follows cooling relations between from all countries can visit Sri 1994, left for Colombo on Satur- ment that neither nation will do However, he indicated, allowing attention to the foreign office.” Pakistan and India, who were Lanka,” the prime minister said. day after a four-day visit here anything to harm the security foreign judges to join Sri Lankan Sharif has had rocky rela- due to hold talks in August but “As far as we are concerned, if that included meetings with, interests of the other country. judges in special courts to try tions with Pakistan’s powerful cancelled after India said it it is a friendly visit, we will inform among others, Prime Minister Subject to that, we carry on with war crimes, as suggested by a military, who deposed him in wanted to limit the scope of the the neighbouring countries and Lee Hsien Loong. our work,” he was quoted as say- UN human rights report, may be a 1999 coup during a previous talks to Pakistan’s support for we will spread out the (frequency Former president Mahinda ing. trickier. term as prime minister. He militancy on Indian territory of the) visits,” he said. Rajapaksa had angered New “We did have some problems The next priority was to swept into office again in 2013 and Pakistan insisted on more “The problem with the last visit Delhi by moving steadily closer with China on infrastructure restore the democratic institu- vowing to improve relations wide-ranging discussions. by a Chinese submarine was that to China, and last year’s subma- projects. (But) that’s a bilateral tions that, he said, had suffered between Pakistan and India, two Two senior government India claims it was not informed. rine halts by the Chinese Navy issue between Sri Lanka and under Rajapaksa. nuclear-armed rivals who have officials said that Janjua was So far, from what we found out, were seen as a tipping point in China. It doesn’t involve India. fought three wars since becom- respected for his previous post- that seems to be correct.” the Delhi-Colombo relationship. “We support India’s entry into IANS ing separate nations in 1947. ing in Baluchistan. But many in the military REUTERS Abducted German worker freed KABUL: A German aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan in August has been released safely, the German development agency US troop extension a lifeline to Kabul GIZ said in a statement. “We are relieved and happy that our staff member is free again,” KABUL: The United States’ robbed the country... We’ve seen a statement from the organisation said. decision to extend its military a year of hopeless governance and No details were released regarding the kidnapping, which occurred presence in Afghanistan beyond there is mounting pressure for a in downtown Kabul on August 17. 2016 has thrown the war-rav- fresh government.” The kidnapping was one of a series of attacks on foreign targets aged country’s government a At the heart of the prob- in the Afghan capital since the withdrawal of international troops much needed lifeline even as its lem, insiders say, is the unsta- from most combat operations last year. dysfunctionality, blamed for the ble power-sharing deal between REUTERS Taliban’s revival, shows no signs Ghani and Abdullah — only ever of abating. meant to be temporary arrange- It has been just over a year ment before a more permanent since Ashraf Ghani was sworn in solution was fleshed out by the as president as part of a US-bro- loya jirga (grand assembly) and kered unity government with his a fresh constitution. Fuel crisis halts aid main election rival, former anti- “When we first proposed a Soviet fighter Abdullah Abdullah, unity government it was to keep as chief executive. everybody on board so we have While the deal was hailed as a a united vision for Afghanistan,” supplies in Nepal breakthrough that had averted a said Ahmad Wali Massoud, an possible ethnic civil war, experts ex-ambassador who was close to KATHMANDU: After months Aid organisations say the fuel blame the political deadlock it former president Hamid Karzai. in makeshift shelters, earthquake crisis has severely hampered their created for allowing the Taliban Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah speaks during a press Instead, he argues, the govern- victim Bhim Bahadur Gurung is operations and the continued to regain momentum and unleash conference in Kabul yesterday. ment has descended into a debili- desperate to start rebuilding his shortage could cut off relief sup- a wave of violence not been seen tating factionalism — popularly house ahead of Nepal’s biting plies to communities in far-flung for years. derided as “one truck, two driv- winter, but a fuel blockade has areas of the country. The insurgents’ seizure of the important boost to the Afghan in Afghan violence has invoked ers”. left him unable to obtain vital The World Food Programme northern regional capital Kunduz army morale, it shows that the fears of a fresh Russian-US proxy Poor intelligence sharing construction supplies. Nearly six (WFP) said it had been forced to last month, though brief, was a world is not leaving them alone,” war in addition to the rivalries between officials in opposing months after a 7.8-magnitude halt distribution of relief goods stinging blow to Western-trained said retired general Atiqullah already being played out between camps across the country’s 34 quake killed almost 8,900 people and shelter supplies to 224,000 Afghan forces as they struggle to Amarkhil. But few are hopeful it Saudi Arabia and Iran, and India provinces has been blamed for and destroyed about half a million quake victims because of the maintain security after the end of can tilt the balance in favour of and Pakistan. the rise in unrest that saw civil- homes, thousands of survivors are shortage. The WFP’s helicop- Nato’s mission in December. government forces, with a pro- “What it is essentially saying is ian casualties reach a record high still living in tents and other tem- ter operations have only a week US President Barack Obama’s tracted stalemate seen as one pos- that the Americans and Nato will in the first half of the year. porary shelters, dependent on aid. of fuel left, she said. For three decision to keep 5,500 troops sible scenario, and rising proxy continue to bankroll the salaries The provincial governor of But the three-week blockade weeks, hundreds of protesters beyond 2016 has therefore been battles between opposing foreign of the Afghan army,” said Ahmed Kunduz, for example, was a of a major border checkpoint by have blocked a bridge crossing met with widespread relief by powers another. Rashid, a Pakistani author and Ghani man, while the powerful protesters who reject Nepal’s new in the town of Birgunj, Kath- officials and residents, who hope Russian President Vladimir Afghanistan expert. police chief was Abdullah’s pick constitution has sparked a fuel mandu, through which 60 per- it will prevent the country from Putin’s announcement this week “Obama’s statement wasn’t — sources close to the matter shortage and nationwide ration- cent of the country’s petroleum becoming a regional hub of terror that his country would create a tough enough on the corrupt say there was little coordination ing, with vital supplies unable to imports pass. and violence like Syria. joint task force with ex-Soviet leadership, which has squandered between the two. get through. IANS “The announcement is an states to defend against a spillover the opportunities given to it and AFP MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2015 10 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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A welcome decision Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate

S PRESIDENT Barack Obama’s decision to keep roughly 9,800 troops in Afghanistan in 2016, rather than reducing the number to 1,000 troops by the Uend of next year as Washington had previously planned, has come as a huge relief to the government in Kabul which has been struggling to thwart the advances What Afghanistan needs of a resurgent Taliban. It’s a decision that must be widely welcomed and was taken after considering the latest By Vanda Felbab-Brown, Ronald responsibility for the military losses. We effectively together despite the rapa- realities in Afghanistan. The exit of international troops had Neumann and David Sedney built security forces that depend on air cious desires of their supporters and emboldened the Taliban and weakened the Afghan forces. power and need continued intelligence opponents. Broader consultation with The insurgent group was able to capture more territory and he loss of the Afghan provincial and advisory support. But instead of the Afghan people is needed. capital Kunduz was a psycho- ensuring that these capabilities are The United States needs to continue though most of it had been recaptured by Afghan forces, logical shock to the Afghan available, we have severely limited air to step up to its own responsibilities, the extremists are proving too tough for the government Tpeople, a strategic and tacti- support, transferred key intelligence as well. Ground combat troops are not forces. Upsetting the current balance on the ground will cal defeat for both Afghanistan and the enablers to Iraq and created a patch- needed, but advisers and air power be dangerous for the country as it would wipe out most United States, and a tragedy for those at work system that left key areas, includ- must be kept in place and not reduced of the work done made by the US and Nato troops in the the Doctors Without Borders hospital ing Kunduz, without effective advisers. on some blind, years-old timetable. Air there. Yet the shock may prompt essen- Our withdrawals from these vital func- power must be available to preempt country. This factor must have prompted Obama to change tial changes. It is important to examine tions based on politically driven time- attacks and not confined, as it is now, his strategy. Though the continuation of the US forces will both Afghan and US responsibility for tables ignored reality on the ground, to desperate defence after attacks have not cause a drastic change in the situation and may not the disaster, what is happening now including Taliban capabilities and the begun. Afghan and foreign officials we bring stability, it will at least instill confidence in Afghan and what needs to be done. President embrace of the Islamic State by some spoke to foresee a crescendo of Taliban troops. Secondly, the Islamic State, after making advances Obama’s decision Thursday to maintain militants. attacks as international forces with- in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Libya, is trying to gain entry into existing US force levels into next year But Afghans need to understand that draw. An even bigger Taliban offensive was absolutely correct to achieve the US support is not, and should not, be a next year is likely to stretch battered Afghanistan. The terrorist group already has a presence in goal he stated of “sustainable Afghan blank cheque. Both the government and Afghan forces further. We have not some areas and further strengthening of the group would capacity and self-sufficiency.” the opposition need to work to improve ended a war, only left it to the Afghans open another front for Afghan forces whose hands are Kunduz, which has since been recap- their military, political and governance too soon. already full. tured by Afghan forces, was more than performance, and come together instead The United States should maintain its The decision to keep the just the first provincial capital to be of pulling the country apart. current forces and funding levels, which troops in Afghanistan is also, in taken by the The Kunduz setback does not mean are less than 10 percent of expenditures Taliban; its fall the war is lost. Elite Afghan comman- a few years ago, and focus on effectively Obama has a sense, an admission of defeat was highly sym- dos delivered by recapturing critical advising Afghan forces. A reduction of taken the right by Obama. He had painted a rosy bolic because it areas. Whereas Mosul in Iraq remains the US effort to a “pure” counterter- picture about the situation in the Afghans need to was the site of in enemy hands a year after it fell, Kun- rorism effort, still foreshadowed by the decision by war-torn country at the time of the Taliban’s last duz has returned to government con- president’s hope of getting to about half announding the drawdown – that understand that stand in 2001. trol. President Ashraf Ghani and Chief the current force level sometime next The poor initial Executive Abdullah Abdullah appear to year, would be disturbingly similar to delaying the Afghan forces were capable of US support is performance of be heeding the call to action. During what President George W Bush tried withdrawal of taking charge. That argument Afghan security our recent 10-day visit to Afghanistan, a decade ago. Such a premature draw- now lies punctured. Nobody knows not, and should forces and the each told us that they have agreed to an down would abandon Afghan forces US troops from when Afghan forces will be able not, be a blank tragic bombing accelerated appointment process. Five before they are ready, increasing the Afghanistan. to stabilise the country despite of a nongovern- new governors have been named, includ- risk that a renewed terrorist haven will all the training they received at cheque. Both the mental organi- ing three to critical provinces; further emerge. sation hospital appointments and the long-delayed Asking our allies to do jobs they are the hands of US forces. Compared government and in the midst of a replacement of numerous senior officers not equipped to do raises the risk of to that extensive tranining and chaotic response is promised and must happen quickly. more reversals such as Kunduz and the prolonged presence of foreign the opposition to the attack Appointments must involve effective tragedies like the hospital bombing. troops in the country, which was spent exclusively fighting need to work to sparked national individuals and cannot be merely politi- Obama’s decision to maintain forces the insurgents, the progress made against the Taliban could disappointment cal payoffs. Ghani has created a com- properly avoids preempting his suc- be considered modest. improve their in Afghanistan mission to investigate Kunduz, with a cessor’s choices about a difficult and and international mandate to recommend action, that evolving situation. That focus, and not President Ashraf Ghani too hasn’t succeeded much in his military, political concern. All this is led by opposition voices, including a a predetermined timetable, should mission of restoring governance and defeating the insurgents. came on the back former head of intelligence, though it continue to guide decisions throughout The country is still mired in corruption which has been the and governance of a dismal year in sadly lacks female members. the remainder of this administration. biggest hurdle in bringing the much-needed economic growth performance. which many more If government performance takes The president’s public determination so crucial to fighting the Taliban. His efforts for a negotiated Afghan civilians off, public confidence could begin to to maintain our current training and died than did so be restored. More remains to be done. advising effort until Afghan forces do peace between the government and the leading factions of the while international forces fought the Afghan power brokers, intent on not need such help will provide a needed Taliban too haven’t made any solid progress. Taliban, and the national unity gov- advancing personal agendas, seek to boost to both Afghans and our Nato It’s unlikely that the US will keep its troops in Afghanistan ernment, which came into office on a replace the government. They need to allies — some of whom have been ahead forever. The onus is on Ghani to initiate measures that will wave of hope a year ago, stalled on fill- be pressed to stand down. The effort of us in urging that we stay. And it is bring stability. It’s not easy. He will have the support of the ing essential positions and reforming to reduce predatory governance in the the right thing to do for our national international community provided he takes the right steps. governance. provinces and Kabul cannot be shoved interests. The United States and its allies share aside. Ghani and Abdullah must work THE WASHINGTON POST The other side Quote of Welcome deal with Russia the day HE growing ties between deals involving governments rather than Russia as well. Pakistan has a special in Pakistan so long as it faces a large Pakistan and Russia are a through incentives offered to private role to play in promoting stability in the price difference with domestic gas. For welcome development. An investors. The entry of Russia as a region, and a closer relationship with the pipeline that the Russians are offer- agreement to build a natural partner in our infrastructural growth is Russia should help further align our ing to build to be a real opportunity, the The two projects Tgas pipeline from Karachi to Lahore, thus a very positive step indeed. interests around the maintenance of mistakes of the LNG terminal must be capable of carrying gas in quantities It is helpful to remember though, that stability in Afghanistan and the elimina- avoided. A lot of homework will be nec- — the Zionist large enough to bridge the growing states do not get directly involved in tion of extremist threats from our midst. essary before gas flows can materialise, deficits in Punjab, is only the first step, the economic affairs of another coun- It is also important to bear in mind including price reforms, and the govern- and the takfiri — and more agreements to promote try without some sort of geopolitical that infrastructure investments, particu- ment ought to focus on these right away. trade and investment should follow. interest at work. In Russia’s case, larly in the energy sector, will not yield A proper model for importing the gas, want to achieve Pakistan has very large requirements these interests are clearly built around any benefit if they are not accompanied from third-party access rules to pipeline for infrastructure investment, and the promoting stability in Afghanistan, by domestic reforms, particularly in the capacity, and sharing of costs will need the same result: private sector will not be able to fulfil and choking extremist activity within pricing regime for natural gas and other to be developed. The project should destroying our these given the complex set of risks Pakistan. President Vladimir Putin has fuels. The case of the LNG import ter- also seek to eventually take input from in the country. Most of our future repeatedly warned of violence and mili- minal, which is continuing to function the Iranian gas supposed to be piped peoples and our infrastructure requirements are far tant activity in Afghanistan spilling over under ad hoc supplies, is a case in through the IP pipeline. Hassan Nasrallah more likely to be met through bilateral into Central Asia and potentially into point. Imported gas will be a non-starter DAWN societies. Hezbollah leader MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2015 OPINION www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Is Sanders a democratic socialist?

Sanders has called for huge growth in government regulation and spending. But he has stayed away from classic socialist ideas. And, in his speeches, Sanders has talked about socialism in modest, solidly American terms: It’s nothing more than the pursuit of fairness in a country now rigged by the rich.

By David Weigel and in New Hampshire, “is having a govern- “Bernie is the one,” said Levi Vivanh, David A Fahrenthold ment which represents all people, rather a freshman at Drake who’d seen another than just the wealthiest people, which Sanders speech. “He gets to the point of hen Senator Bernie Sand- is most often the case right now in this what people want. He’s right about tui- ers came to speak in Iowa country.” tion costs.” a few months ago, Drake Until recently, the word “socialist” But Vivanh wasn’t sure what Sanders WUniversity student Ian occupied a special place in American poli- meant when he talked about his broader Miller snagged a seat on the stage. It was tics: Along with “liar,” and “hypocrite,” ideology. “Democratic socialist . . . I don’t a close-up look at a historic campaign: it was a rare insult so low-down that it really know what that means,” Vivanh After decades where socialists were couldn’t even be used on congressmen. said. “It sounds like he’s more focused on the enemy, a “democratic socialist” had In 2011, for example, Alabama Rep Mo society. Is that what it means?” Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders and his wife, Jane O’Meara come to town as a serious candidate for Brooks (R) spoke the word on the House Sanders has been in elected office for Sanders, wave to supporters at a campaign fundraising reception in the Hollywood section president. floor in 2011 — referring to Democrats 34 years now. For that entire time, he has of Los Angeles, California. What a moment, right? as “socialist members.” There was a for- been arguing with people about whether Right? mal complaint, and Brooks retracted the the word “socialist” applies to him — and man, a poetry professor at the University by Democrats like Franklin D Roosevelt “Remind me what a socialist is?” Miller word. In the Congressional Record, it was what he thinks socialism actually means. of Vermont who has also worked as Sand- or Lyndon B Johnson — and super-size said last week. replaced by asterisks. “The members of In 1981, when Sanders ran for mayor of ers’s chief of staff in Congress. “I know them. A friend, Nik Wasson, tried to explain: this body choose to spend money that we Burlington as a far-left independent, he Bernie certainly thinks so.” Right now, for instance, the federal “A socialist is someone who believes the do not have,” Brooks said, officially. was tagged as a socialist by his enemies. As mayor, Sanders gave his small city a government provides health insurance government needs to be involved in a Even now, socialists seem to be one of Sanders embraced the term, said his “foreign policy,” and it was decidedly left- to seniors: Medicare. Sanders wants lot of aspects of the economy, and social the most distrusted groups in American longtime friend Stanley “Huck” Gutman, ist. He visited Nicaragua to meet Sandi- it to start providing it to everybody, a issues as well.” politics. In June, Gallup asked voters if partly as a way of showing his dislike for nista leaders. He spent his honeymoon national single-payer system that might “Okay,” said Miller, who was born in they could vote for a socialist for presi- the two mainstream parties. on a goodwill trip to Burlington’s sister cost something like $15trn. 1995. “Well, knowing what ‘democratic’ dent — if that socialist happened to be “The Democratic Party has too often city in the USSR. For another current example, govern- means — and now, knowing again what their own party’s nominee. Fifty percent been complicit in not serving the peo- He was elected to Congress, in 1990, ment — federal, state and local — pays for ‘socialist’ means,” he approved of the said no. Gallup asked the same question ple who vote for the Democratic Party. and seemed to relish his role as a skunk public school for every child who wants combination. “[Sanders] might want to to about 10 other groups — Jews, Mus- I think the Democratic Party pays too at the two parties’ picnic. it. Sanders wants to expand that to both see government have a heavier hand in lims, Mormons, evangelicals, atheists and much attention to Wall Street,” said Gut- “What do you think of socialism?” younger and older students. He would certain policies,” he said, but “he wants others — and socialists scored the worst. Sanders asked passersby outside the Cap- make preschool universal and make pub- everyone to have a say in it.” Still, for Sanders, this has proven to itol on his first day, according to a story lic college tuition-free. In the process, Sanders’s remarkable success this year be a ripe moment. One theory holds that in the Boston Globe. “What happens if he’d be giving Washington unprecedented — in spite of his label as a socialist — is US President Barack Obama may have we were in France? Does that panic you? new levels of control over these sectors. due to a mix of good politics and great helped pave the way. As mayor, Sanders Would you be afraid to go to France?” “He’s not a democratic socialist,” said timing. “The public battle over Obama’s social- But in the years since, Sanders has William Galston, an expert on domes- Twenty-four years after the end of the ism has probably left a lot of his millen- gave his small blurred the lines between himself and tic politics at the Brookings Institution. Cold War, many Americans no longer nial supporters inclined to embrace the Democrats. First he joined their caucus “He’s a social democrat. Seriously.” associate socialism with fear or missiles term on the theory that if Obama’s foes city a “foreign in Congress. Now he’s running for presi- Social Democrats, a separate entity — or with failure, food lines or empty don’t like socialism, there must be some- dent in their primary. And, when he talks in the field guide to leftists, are gener- Soviet supermarkets. A word that their thing good about it,” said Stanley Kurtz, policy,” and it was about what a “democratic socialist” is, he ally more moderate. By those definitions, elders saw as a slur had become a blank, a conservative scholar whose book “Rad- does not emphasise that old opposition to then, Sanders is actually making his own open for Sanders to define. ical-in-Chief” argued that the president’s decidedly leftist. He the two-party system. life harder, by mislabeling himself. And this year, Sanders (I-Vermont) ideology had been informed by hard-left In this campaign, in fact, some observ- Still, socialism is the label he’s stuck has tried to define it with an eye toward theorists. visited Nicaragua ers believe that Sanders is even wrong to with. Sanders’s friends worry about a moderate audience. Sanders doesn’t talk much about hard- call himself a “democratic socialist.” what’s coming: future attack ads aimed He has called for huge growth in gov- left theories. He often tackles questions to meet Sandinista That’s because there are official Demo- at that 50 percent of Americans who ernment regulation and spending. But about socialism with a joke — which is cratic Socialists — both in other countries wouldn’t vote for a socialist at all. he has stayed away from classic socialist only funny because times have actually leaders. He spent and in the United States — and they gen- So far, the toughest thing he’s faced ideas, like government takeovers of pri- changed. erally want something more aggressive was a mild rejoinder from Hillary Rod- vate industry. And, in his speeches, Sand- “Does anyone here think I’m a strong his honeymoon on than he does. The Democratic Socialists ham Clinton at the first Democratic ers has talked about socialism in modest, adherent of the North Korean form of in the United States want a system where debate. solidly American terms: It’s nothing more government? That I want all of you to a goodwill trip to workers or the government own factories “We are not Denmark. I love Denmark. than the pursuit of fairness in a country be wearing similar-coloured pajamas?” and other means of production. (This is We are the United States of America,” now rigged by the rich. he says. The joke assumes that Sanders’s Burlington’s sister different from a communist system, in Clinton said, after Sanders cited Den- So far, it’s worked — but Sanders still audiences no longer see old-style, Soviet which the government owns everything mark as an example of democratic social- hasn’t had to face an opponent deter- socialism as a threat but as a weird for- city in the USSR. in the people’s name.) ism in action. mined to use socialism against him. eign curiosity. Sanders doesn’t want that. Instead, She didn’t even use the s-word. Yet. “What democratic socialism means to Indeed, some of them aren’t even that what he wants is to take existing fed- me,” Sanders said during a recent speech curious about it. eral programmes — many established THE WASHINGTON POST Russia’s new kind of friends try to upend the narrative

said Zeman in May. Like Hungarian Prime Min- ister Viktor Orban, all of these Since the EU began, politicians have long found it men have domestic political rea- sons for offering verbal support to useful to blame “Brussels” for problems that they Putin: They want to ride the anti- European Union, anti- “estab- cannot fix. But there may be other motives, too. Czech lishment” wave that has washed across all of Europe, and to capi- President Milos Zeman’s close adviser ran the office talise on economic discontent. Since the EU began, politi- of Lukoil, the Russian oil company. cians have long found it useful to blame “Brussels” for prob- lems that they cannot fix. But there may be other motives, too. By Anne Applebaum to endorse Russian views of the the Soviet Union in the West — or Zeman’s close adviser ran the world. There was Vaclav Klaus, “useful idiots,” people who did the office of Lukoil, the Russian oil he World Public Forum’s the former Czech president, who same thing, unconsciously, usually company. Babis, who is also one of “Dialogue of Civilizations” called Putin’s Syrian adventure a out of ideological naiveté. the Czech Republic’s richest men, Tmeets every year on the “logical step.” But times have changed, and owns companies that consume a Greek island of Rhodes, under the There was John Laughland, direct parallels cannot be drawn. good deal of Russian gas. patronage of its founder, Vladimir political director of a Russian- Klaus, who is not an idiot, doesn’t But I shouldn’t unfairly single Yakunin. backed think tank, the Institute hide his financial links to Moscow. out Central Europeans, for there Until recently, Yakunin was for Democracy and Cooperation, The forum does not hide its links are many other Europeans who the chairman of Russian state who argued that the European to Russia, either. support Russian foreign policy railways and a close ally of Rus- Union was conceived by the CIA, Instead, they both seek openly with similarly mixed motives. sian President Vladimir Putin. as part of a US plot to subjugate to legitimise the anti-NATO, Former Italian prime minister Now he has been ejected from Europe. Plus dozens of others, anti-European, anti-Western Silvio Berlusconi maintains both Putin’s inner circle, but he still from all around the world. views of the Russian elite. In a bid a political and a financial relation- opened the forum in Rhodes this Once upon a time, we had a for respectability, the forum’s web People attend a festive concert marking the first anniversary of the Crimean ship with Putin. So does Gerhard month. When asked, he angrily vocabulary to describe organi- site even displays the many logos treaty signing, with a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin seen on Schroeder, the former chancellor denied rumours that a hushed-up sations like the forum or the of its distinguished “partner” a flag in front of St Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow. of Germany. These men aren’t idi- corruption scandal had led to his Institute for Democracy and organisations from around the ots either — but neither are they fall from grace. Only an “idiot or Cooperation. world. Not all of these partner- Czech finance minister, and Milos Babis called them “nonsense” secret agents, spies or traitors. a provocateur” could possibly say During the Cold War, we spoke ships are real: A spokesman for Zeman, the Czech president — and Fico called them “pointless.” At the same time, they are work- such a thing, he told a reporter of “front organisations,” such as the Council on Foreign Relations, once a regular at the forum — fre- Later, they shifted their rhetoric, ing steadily, in their own ways, from Politico. the World Federation of Trade whose logo appears on the site, quently echo or repeat Russian and began to point to the refugee to undermine Western security A few minutes later, he showed Unions or even the American told me that it does not support slogans, as occasionally does the crisis and radical Islam as the and support the spread of Rus- the same reporter his ¤140,000 communist party, which were the forum at all. But if you were Slovak Prime Minister, Robert “real” threats to Europe. “The sian authoritarianism in Eastern watch. allegedly independent but secretly just glancing, you’d never know it. Fico. In August and early Sep- refugee crisis threatens the Czech Europe as well as the Middle East. “If you want to buy something, supported with Soviet money. Even harder to categorise tember of 2014, all three argued Republic more than Russia,” said So what do we call them? We need what’s wrong with that?” Such groups were run by “agents are the actions of some genu- against Western sanctions on Babis in September. a new vocabulary for a new era. The forum also continued, as in of influence” — people who know- inely legitimate politicians. Russia, using similar language. “Islamist terrorism is a greater the past, to gather people willing ingly promoted the interests of For example, Andrej Babis, the Zeman called them “ineffective,” threat to Europe than Russia,” THE WASHINGTON POST MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2015 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / INDIA BJP pulls up leaders Violence in Kashmir after truck attack victim dies over beef remarks SRINAGAR: Violence raged in parts of the Kashmir yesterday after a victim of a bomb attack on Shah conveys Modi’s anguish to five party leaders a truck in Udhampur on October 9 died in Delhi, police and resi- NEW DELHI: Saying Prime The man, Mohammad Akhlaq, he gave none, and that he and dents said. Minister Narendra Modi was 50, was dragged out of his house Shah talked about upcoming Zahid Rasool Bhat, who was “upset”, BJP president Amit in Dadri area near Delhi and elections in Uttar Pradesh. being treated for serious burn Shah yesterday pulled up five lynched by a mob following Khattar, who stoked embar- injuries in Delhi’s Safdarjung party leaders whose controver- rumours that he killed a cow and rassment by telling a newspaper Hospital, died early yesterday, sial remarks on beef have embar- ate beef. His son was also seri- that Muslims must give up eat- a police officer said here. Some rassed it, informed sources said. ously injured. Akhlaq’s family ing beef if they wanted to live in reports said Bhat was 16 years old, The Bharatiya Janata Party denied the allegation, saying he India, also spoke on similar lines, while other reports said he was in president conveyed Modi’s only consumed mutton. saying his meeting with Shah was his early 20s. anguish in separate meetings Even as the killing ignited already scheduled. Bhat and another Kashmiri he held at the party office here widespread condemnation, some The hardline views by some from Anantnag district, Showkat with the five, including Haryana BJP leaders made comments that BJP leaders over beef and Mus- Ahmad Dar, 35, sustained major Chief Minister M L Khattar, the appeared to justify the grisly lims have come at a time when injuries when a mob hurled a sources said. murder. The BJP leaders who Modi is trying to woo voters in petrol bomb on their station- The others who faced Modi’s met Shah, however, claimed the Bihar assembly election on ary truck at Udhampur on the Kashmiri women walk past a police patrol after protesters clashed with wrath were ministers Mahesh they were not pulled up and that a platform of development and Jammu-Srinagar highway. police in Srinagar yesterday. Sharma and Sanjeev Baliyan, Lok they had only discussed party oneness. Udhampur District Magistrate Sabha member Sakshi Maharaj matters. The opposition wasn’t Shahid Chowdhary yesterday said and Uttar Pradesh legislator San- But a party source pointed out impressed by Shah’s admonition that murder charges had been and blocked the Jammu-Srinagar Bhat’s death as it failed to provide geet Som. that the only thread binding the of his erring BJP colleagues. added to the FIR against the five highway by burning tyres. security to the truckers. Shah reportedly told them that five were their comments on beef Spokesmen for the Congress, attackers arrested earlier. They They also pelted stones at The separatists have called for the prime minister was “upset” and related issues. Janata Dal-United and CPI called were first accused of rioting and security personnel who tried to a shutdown in Kashmir today. with the kind of remarks they After meeting Shah, Som said, the Shah meeting a cosmetic stoking communal passion. disperse them with tear gas, trig- Both the victims of the attack have made related to beef con- “We ... (discussed) party mat- exercise, and said it seemed to tAs news of the death in Delhi gering street battles. were flown to Safdarjung Hospi- sumption in the wake of last ters.” be a course correction amid the spread yesterday, mobs took to the Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz tal, which specialises in treating month’s murder of a Muslim man Sakshi Maharaj said no “expla- Bihar battle. streets in the southern district of Umar Farooq meanwhile said burn injuries. in Uttar Pradesh. nation” was sought from him and IANS Anantnag in the Kashmir Valley the government was to blame for IANS

Tibetan election Delhi CM slams Modi, seeks control of police

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Min- of a 23-year-old woman here in be kidnapped from a crowded ister Arvind Kejriwal yesterday 2012. She had then pleaded help- place. The toddler was kidnapped demanded control over Delhi lessness citing that Delhi Police from near her home and raped Alleged rapist Police and said he won’t let Prime was not under her control — an by two teenagers during a sud- Minister Narendra Modi “sleep issue which continues to be a sore den power outage in the area last attacked by peacefully” over rising crime in point between Delhi’s AAP gov- Friday night. She was found at a the capital. ernment and the central govern- nearby park early last Saturday. victim’s family “I am no Sheila Dikshit. I won’t ment. Kejriwal said Delhi Police, In the second case, the five- NEW DELHI: A day after let even PM (Modi) sleep peace- which reports to the union home year-old was raped by three men a two-and-half-year-old was fully,” Kejriwal said after meeting ministry and the Lt Governor, in east Delhi’s Anand Vihar. allegedly gang raped, her rela- Lt Governor Najeeb Jung, refer- had become ineffective because of Kejriwal informed Jung — the tives yesterday attacked one ring to the former Delhi chief which there was no fear among two have been having a war for of the accused in hospital, minister. “Why didn’t he (Modi) criminals. months over jurisdictional issues prompting Delhi Police chief visit the families of rape victims “Give Delhi Police to us for a — that of the 31,000 FIRs regis- B S Bassi to assure action was Tibetans living in exile cast their vote in the 16th Tibetan Parliamentary when he can go abroad?” the Aam year and see how we fix it. And if tered since 2012, police had filed being taken and to appeal for election, at a polling station in Dharamsala, in the northern state of Aadmi Party leader asked. you can’t hand over the charge of chargesheets in only 13,000 cases. calm. Himachal Pradesh, yesterday.Tibetan parliamentary elections are held The remarks came after a tod- entire Delhi Police, let us handle Kejriwal lamented that every The incident took place dler and a five-year-old child were it in east Delhi,” he said. time there was a crime against when one of the two accused, every five years to choose a political leader and members of parliament. raped in two separate incidents “If law and order does not women, the usual police refrain both minors who are in police here. Kejriwal announced a spe- improve (in that period), take it was that they had filed an FIR. custody, was taken for a medi- cial meeting today of the Delhi back from us,” he added. Meanwhile, Congress activ- cal check-up to Sanjay Gandhi cabinet over women’s safety. Referring to the gang rape of ists protested outside Kejriwal’s Hospital — where the victim Dikshit, who ruled Delhi for the two-and-a-half-year toddler residence in Civil Lines area to is also admitted — yesterday Water racket: CBI arrests 15 years before being defeated by in west Delhi, the chief minister denounce his remarks on Sheila afternoon, said a police official. Kejriwal, faced public wrath over said the state of women’s safety Dikshit. “The accused, however, the horrific gang rape and death could be imagined if a child could IANS didn’t receive any injury and is perfectly fine,” he said. two railway officials Meanwhile, urging people to remain calm, Delhi Police NEW DELHI: The CBI yester- of his son’s company in the scam. Two juveniles held for toddler’s rape Commissioner B S Bassi said, day arrested two Indian Railways The CBI suspected that the “We live in a civilised society, officers, Sandeep Silas and M S private catering companies could NEW DELHI: Two juveniles to the girl’s family, police said. A case under Section 363 anger should be kept in con- Chalia, who have been facing a have paid illegal remittances to were arrested yesterday in The juveniles and the victim (punishment for kidnapping) trol.” probe in a case relating to sup- the officer through the company connection with the gang rape of were present at a religious event of the Indian Penal Code and Bassi also hit out at political ply of inferior-quality packaged run by his son for favours shown a toddler in west Delhi’s Nangloi in the neighbourhood on Friday the Protection of Children parties for “politicising rape drinking water in premium to them for supplying inferior area, a senior police official said. night, police said. from Sexual Offences Act was cases”. “There is no jungle raj trains. quality packaged drinking water The two-and-half-year-old “Eighteen teams were formed registered last Saturday. in Delhi. We are answerable to According to a CBI release, on premium trains. child was kidnapped from near and around 250 locals questioned The two juveniles, however, did the home ministry,” he said, in Sandeep Silas is a 1984-batch On Friday, CBI registered a her home and raped by two throughout the night in the case, not turn out to be the ones whose what is seen as reply to Chief Indian Railway Traffic Service case against Chalia, Silas and teenagers during a power outage after which police zeroed in on image was captured on a close Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who (IRTS) officer. seven private companies under in the area last Friday night. a few suspects. Later, the two circuit television footage, which called police ineffective and M S Chalia, the second officer, the provisions of the Prevention Both the accused, aged juveniles were apprehended,” said was repeatedly flashed by several demanded its control. came under the scanner of the of Corruption Act. around 17, live in the same Deputy Commissioner of Police TV news channels. IANS CBI for the alleged involvement IANS neighbourhood and are known (West) Pushpendra Kumar. IANS

Empowered women National flag ‘Conspiracy’ behind turmoil: Badal to fly 100 feet GURDASPUR: Amid tension in ful forces who are trying to repeat Violence in parts of south-west high at Kullu many parts of Punjab following the black days (of militancy) in Punjab, following the sacrilege the desecration of the Sikh holy the state,” Badal told media per- incident, has left two people dead KULLU: The week-long Kullu book Guru Granth Sahib, Pun- sons after a function in Dadu Jodh and many others injured. The Dussehra celebrations, begin- jab Chief Minister Parkash Singh village of Gurdaspur district. Malwa belt has remained tense, ning October 22, will have a new Badal yesterday said he saw a “Such agencies had divided the amid protests and road block- attraction this year in a huge tri- “deep-rooted conspiracy by some people on sectarian lines in the ades in the last one week. The colour flying high atop a 100-feet- powerful forces” trying to revive past also. Now again, they are try- protests have been led by radical tall flagmast at the mela site, an militancy in the state. ing to create a wedge between the Sikh groups. official said yesterday. Badal said “some forces inimi- people by fanning such incidents. The chief minister appealed to Deputy Commissioner Rakesh cal to the state were hell-bent on But it is the moral duty of every all political parties to join hands Kanwar, the chief organiser of destroying the hard-won peace in Punjabi to defeat their nefarious in thwarting any attempt at push- the centuries-old Kullu Dusse- Punjab”. designs by keeping a strict vigil ing the state back into religious hra, said that the flag will be put “It is part of a deep-rooted con- at every religious place across the turbulence. up at the initiative of the state spiracy on behalf of some power- state,” Badal said. IANS government and it will be taken down when the festival ends on October 28. The monumental flagmast would be dedicated to the courage and valour of the soldiers who tirelessly defend the Naidu invites KCR to Amaravati event country’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, Kanwar added. HYDERABAD: Setting aside residence and handed over the in the presence of both states’ With this, Kullu will join select the bitterness in their relations invitation for the ceremony on governor E S L Narasimhan. 40 places in India where the tri- due to cash-for-vote scam, And- October 22, when Prime Minister The two leaders were engaged colour has been installed atop hra Pradesh Chief Minister N Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay in a bitter war of words after a 100-feet-tall flag masts by the Chandrababu Naidu yesterday foundation stone for Amaravati. legislator of Naidu’s Telugu Desam Flag Foundation of India. The met his Telangana counterpart K This was Naidu’s first visit to Party was caught red-handed in first such high-flying flag in the Chandrasekhar Rao to invite him Telangana CM’s residence after May while trying to bribe a nomi- state, this will be a huge 20 feet Members of Durga Vahini, the women’s wing of hardline Hindu organi- for the foundation stone laying bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh nated MP of Telangana to make by 30 feet in dimension, Kanwar sation Vishwa Hindu Parishad, take part in a procession after a self- ceremony of the new state capital. and also the first one-to-one him vote for the party candidate. said. defence training camp in Bhopal yesterday. Naidu, who flew in from meeting between the two chief IANS Tirupati, drove to KCR’s official ministers. They had met earlier IANS MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2015 EUROPE / AMERICAS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Nato, allies to begin biggest military exercise The 28-nation alliance seeks to adapt to multiple threats, resurgent Russia

BRUSSELS: Nato and its allies more dangerous world”. Some of After more than a decade of Nato’s problems too and Nato components, allowing it to become and outside Nato borders, poten- will open their biggest military the North Atlantic alliance’s most Nato-led combat operations in member Turkey shares borders fully operational next year. It is tially helping to stabilize post- exercise in more than a decade senior officials will descend on an Afghanistan, the US-led military with Syria and Iraq. part of a 40,000-strong rapid- conflict governments in Libya today in a show of strength in air base in southern Italy for an alliance is shifting to defend its Russia’s intervention in Syria reaction force. or Syria, what Nato calls ‘crisis the central Mediterranean that aircraft and helicopter showcase territory, but the focus has been has complicated an already com- Yet it is just one step, with management’. takes place as Russia seeks to today, facing questions about how on its eastern border following plex scenario, testing the alli- some military experts calling it “We may not need a reinforced reassert itself across the water to react to a Russian threat no Russia’s annexation of Crimea ance’s ability to deter a newly a ‘mobile trip wire’ that would land brigade for the south, you in the Levant. longer just on its eastern flank. in 2014. assertive Moscow without seeking simply slow down any Russian could easily see how maritime, air While the exercises were “Nato needs a strategy for its Much of Nato’s efforts have direct confrontation. advance. Even its deployment is or special operations forces might planned long before Russia’s south, what is going on in this gone to reassure newer, east- “We used to talk the eastern the subject of debate, with some be useful,” said Douglas Lute, the build-up in Syria and are inde- arc of instability, from Iraq to ern members that the alliance threat and the southern threat, members, such as Poland, seeing United States’ envoy to Nato. pendent of events, the escalation North Africa,” said Britain’s can deter a resurgent Russia. but now the two have merged,” its role only for Nato’s eastern Despite the east-south debate, of conflicts across North Africa ambassador to Nato, Adam The 28-nation alliance has set said one Nato official. flank, supporting Nato’s funda- Nato’s planners of the Trident and the Middle East are chal- Thomson. “We also need to agree up small command and control Nato’s efforts at deterrence in mental role of collective defence. Juncture exercises proved to be lenging Nato to react to multiple across the alliance on a long- centres flying Nato flags from the east have produced one pow- Warsaw sees the spearhead prescient because they are not threats on its borders. term approach to Russia.” Estonia to Bulgaria, which can erful new tool that exercises will force as going some way to meet- about reacting to an attack on a Committing 36,000 troops, Russia, which conducted major be backed up by rapid-reaction test out: a 5,000-strong “spear- ing its appeals for Nato to per- Nato ally. In the fictitious training 230 military units, 140 aircraft exercises with more than 45,000 forces in the event of an attack. head” force that can deploy in less manently station thousands of scenario, a UN Security Council and more than 60 ships over five troops earlier this year and also But Libya’s collapse, the rise than a week. troops on its territory because of resolution authorises a Nato mis- weeks, Nato and its allies want held drills in the Mediterranean of Islamic State militants, Syr- The exercises, named Tri- the crisis in Ukraine. sion to help protect a threatened to show they can act in what before conducting its air strikes in ia’s civil war and the European dent Juncture, aim to certify the Others, including the United state and to safeguard the seas. British defence minister Michael Syria, has been invited to observe Union’s failure to stabilise its spearhead force, which has air, States, France and Britain, are Fallon has called “a darker and the exercises. southern neighbourhood are now maritime and special operations willing to see it be used in Turkey REUTERS Migrant backlog builds in Balkans Jeb and Trump clash BERKASOVO/LJUBLJANA: Balkans, lashed by autumn winds over 9/11 remarks Buses packed with migrants and rain and with winter on its backed up on Serbia’s border with way. Sefic said he believed Croatia, WASHINGTON: Republican should take out (Syrian President Croatia on Sunday, their passage Serbia and Macedonia would also presidential candidate Jeb Bush Bashar Al Assad), then Russia to western Europe slowed by a have to take measures to slow the transitioned from defence to should take out ISIS, as though it new diversion through Slovenia, flow. In Serbia, tempers frayed as offense yesterday after criticism was some kind of board game and which vowed to limit the influx. overstretched police officers tried from rival Donald Trump that his not a serious approach,” he said. Many spent the night on the to keep order around a kilometre brother, former president George Trump doubled down on his buses, wrapped in warm clothes short of the border, where some W Bush, carried some blame for comments during an appearance and blankets against the autumn 40 buses packed with migrants the September 11, 2001, attacks. on “Fox News Sunday,” using a cold, waking to dense fog and were stacked up in the village Trump, the flamboyant front- oft-repeated Jeb Bush phrase - another hours-long wait around of Berkasovo. On reaching the runner in the 15-candidate that his brother “kept us safe” — a kilometre from Serbia’s western border, migrants disembark and Republican field, once again pro- against him. “Jeb said ‘we were border with the European Union. cross by foot. voked a tit-for-tat with Bush on safe with my brother. We were Slovenia said it would only “This part of the trip has lasted Friday by saying his brother must safe.’ Well the World Trade Cen- accept as many as are able to exit 20 hours, and we’ve been here for share some of the blame for the tre just fell down,” Trump said the country into Austria. “Croatia almost 12 hours,” said Khair, 40, attacks that occurred during his on Fox. “I’m not blaming George asked us to accept 5,000 migrants a former sales manager from the first year in office. Bush, but I don’t want Jeb Bush per day, but Austria told us they Syrian capital, Damascus. “What “Look, my brother responded to say ‘my brother kept us safe,’ can accept at maximum 1,500,” can we do? We’re here and we to a crisis, and he did it as you because September 11th was one Bostjan Sefic, state secretary at Migrants and refugees wait to enter a registration camp after crossing the have to wait.” Some climbed over would hope a president would of the worst days in the history of the Slovenian Interior Ministry, Greece-Macedonia border near Gevgelija yesterday. a wire fence into an apple orchard do,” Bush said on CNN’s “State this country.” told a news conference. and corn field to forage for food. of the Union”. “The great majority Bush has defended his brother’s “We cannot accept unlimited Europe’s prosperity, security and EU members Croatia and Slov- “We’ve been here for 20 hours; of Americans believe that. And I actions after the Sept. 11 attacks, numbers of migrants if we know “Christian values”, forging ahead enia have both said they will not we need water, food, there are don’t know why he keeps bringing but his campaign has kept its that they cannot continue their with a unilateral crackdown in stop migrants from crossing pro- women, babies in the bus,” said a this up.” distance from the unpopular journey.” Some 3,000 migrants, the absence of EU unity. viding Austria and Germany also bus driver who gave his name as Bush said Trump’s comments president indelibly linked to the many of them Syrians fleeing war, The arrival of a projected keep their doors open. Miroslav. “Who on earth coordi- about the September 11 attacks unpopular Iraq war. entered Slovenia from Croatia on 700,000 migrants this year to But while Slovenia says it nates this? It’s a mess.” The EU called his credibility into ques- He mocked Trump’s comments Saturday after fellow EU member Europe’s shores, fleeing war and wants to limit arrivals to around has agreed a plan, resisted by tion. The former Florida governor and likened them to blaming Hungary sealed its southern border poverty in the Middle East, Africa 2,500 per day, upwards of 5,000 Hungary and several other ex- attacked Trump’s foreign policy President Franklin D. Roosevelt with Croatia at midnight on Friday. and Asia by boat and dinghy daily are crossing from Greece Communist members of the bloc, credentials and compared his grip for the World War Two attack on Hungary’s right-wing gov- across the Mediterranean and into Macedonia and then Serbia. to share out 120,000 refugees on international issues to a real- Pearl Harbour. ernment says the mainly Mus- Aegean seas, has exposed deep Aid agencies are concerned among its members. ity television show the billionaire “Next week, Trump is probably lim migrants pose a threat to and often ugly divisions in the EU. about backlogs building in the REUTERS businessman formerly hosted. going to say that FDR was around “Across the spectrum of foreign when Japan attacked Pearl Har- policy, Trump talks about things bor,” he said. “It’s what you do that — as though he’s still on ‘The after that matters. And that’s the Canada polls today Apprentice,’” Bush said on CNN. sign of leadership.” Swiss right set for record “Talking about Syria — saying ISIS REUTERS seats in parliamentary polls GENEVA: The Swiss populist right was set for record seats in yester- day’s parliamentary elections amid concerns over migration, shifting Reker elected Cologne mayor the balance in the legislature towards the right, according to projec- tions. The Swiss People’s Party looked set to seize nearly a third of BERLIN: Cologne mayoral candidate Henriette Reker, who was seats in the lower house, the national broadcaster RTS said after votes stabbed while campaigning by a man opposed to letting migrants had been fully counted in more than half of the country’s 26 cantons. into Germany, was elected yesterday, according to provisional results. The party, known for its virulent campaigns against immigration, the Reker, who is recovering after Saturday’s attack which police labelled European Union and Islam, was expected to grab 65 of the 200 seats a “racist political” act, won 52.7 percent of votes cast, according to the in the lower house, up from the current 54 and beating its previous municipal results with three quarters of the ballots counted, putting record high of 62 seats after the 2007 election. It was however only her on track to becoming the German city’s first female mayor. expected to take 28 percent of votes — a clear improvement over the Standing as an independent, the 58-year-old trained lawyer also 26.6 percent it won in 2011, but below its 2007 record of 28.9 percent. becomes the first female mayor of the western German city which has Along with advances made by the centre-right Liberal Party, Swit- a significant Muslim minority. zerland’s third largest party, which was seen taking three additional Reker, who was unknown on the national level before the attack, seats in addition to its current 30, SVP’s gains should tip the scale was responsible for refugee issues in Cologne, Germany’s fourth-largest in parliament from the centre-left towards a centre-right majority. city with 980,000 inhabitants. Reker was said to be in a satisfactory The Socialists, the country’s second largest party, were meanwhile condition in hospital yesterday, the day after the attack which came seen shedding two of its current 46 seats, while the Greens and Green Canada’s Prime Minister and Conservative leader Stephen Harper at a CDU information stand in a market in the city. Four other people Liberal Party were seen losing five and six seats respectively. speaks at a rally in Newmarket, Ontario, yesterday. Canadians will go were wounded in the incident, one seriously. Colombia, rebels reach deal to search to the polls for a federal election today. AFP for tens of thousands missing in war

HAVANA/BOGOTA: The Colombian government and leftist FARC rebels have agreed to two measures they say will help find tens UK unveils £5m plan to combat ‘poison’ of extremism of thousands of people who have disappeared during 50 years of war, as the two sides take the final steps toward a peace deal. The LONDON: Britain’s Prime Minister David closer working between Internet companies ment forum and with practical support and agreement, reached late on Saturday, addresses a key issue at the Cameron yesterday pledged £5m to root out and police to remove online propaganda, using funding to tackle these deep-rooted issues. negotiations, which reached a major breakthrough in September the “poison” of extremists like Islamic State systems currently employed against child “The scale of the task is immense and that when then two sides vowed to sign a deal by March. Colombia’s (IS) that target the alienated and vulnerable abuse images. is why we need everyone to play their part.” attorney general estimates 52,000 people have disappeared during in British communities. There is also set to be a clampdown on The strategy will also establish a joint Latin America’s longest war, which has killed some 220,000 peo- The funds ($7.7m) will support local initia- extremism in prisons and universities, and industry and government group to tackle the ple and displaced millions. Victim groups say between 70,000 and tives, campaigns and charitable organisations incentives for schools to integrate pupils bet- proliferation of extremist content online. 100,000 people may have gone missing. this year in a so-called “national coalition” ter. The new strategy will set out “our new According to recent research by British- against radicalisation. “We need to systemati- approach to tackle this poison”, Cameron said. based think-tank the Quilliam Foundation, Hollande’s approval ratings fall again cally confront and challenge extremism and The plan will target “violent and non-vio- the Islamic State produces 38 unique pieces the ideologies that underpin it, exposing the lent” extremism, support mainstream voices, of high-quality propaganda every day — PARIS: French President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister lies and the destructive consequences it leaves and address the segregation and feelings of which spread on social networking websites Manuel Valls have seen their approval ratings fall again this month, in its wake,” Cameron said yesterday. alienation that provide “fertile ground” for and target IS sympathisers and supporters with Hollande’s hitting its lowest level this year, according to an Ifop poll “We have to stop it at the start — stop this radical ideologies. across the world. released yesterday. The share of respondents satisfied with Hollande fell seed of hatred even being planted in people’s The premier warned however that the scale “The past 18 months has seen a big change to 20 percent from 23 percent in September, in the survey for the news- minds and cut off the oxygen it needs to grow.” of the challenge was “immense”. “At the core is in the way that extremists use the Internet to paper Le Journal du Dimanche. It had stood at 29 percent in January, The pledge came on the eve of the launch building a national coalition of all those indi- target their radical ideology directly at young when Hollande was praised for his handling of Islamist militant attacks of the Conservative government’s counter- viduals and groups who are united in their minds,” the government added in the state- in Paris. Prime Minister Manuel Valls received a positive rating from extremism strategy, which will also include determination to defeat extremism and build ment. Cameron had already vowed earlier this 36 percent of respondents, down from 39 percent in September and 53 a broader crackdown on extremist content a more cohesive society. year to “de-glamorise” IS militants and clamp percent at the start of the year. online. “We will do everything we can to support down on extremists in Britain. AGENCIES The strategy is widely expected to include them — through my new community engage- AFP

MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2015 FEATURES www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 2016 Chrysler 200C: For real-world drivers, good gets much better

By Warren Brown at a Fiat Chrysler Automobiles event to select a comparatively lowly 2016 Chrysler theory: Most of us have graduated 200C sedan as this column’s subject car. from the zoom-zoom philosophy Blame my late father. I once drove McDonald’s shifts that characterizes so much of home to New Orleans in a super-expensive to new cooking Athe coverage of the global car automobile, easily costing more than his industry. $200,000 house, thinking I would impress In our daily driving lives, we are not ter- him. He looked at me, looked at the car and oil with reduced ribly concerned about a car that finishes a bluntly asked two questions: “How many of quarter-mile run in 12.2 seconds at 119.5 your readers can afford that? How many saturated fat levels mph vs another that does the job in 12.3 reporters at The Washington Post can afford seconds at 118.1 mph. that?” cDonald’s announced yes- Nor are most of us obsessed with moving And that is why you see mostly afford- Mterday that it has completed from 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds, nor are able, or somewhat reasonably affordable, monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert, elec- with front-wheel or all-wheel drive and is the transition of the frying oil many of us eager to spend an extra $8,150 cars in this space. Welcome the 2016 tronic parking assistance, and onboard navi- marketed in four trim levels - LX, Limited, used at all its restaurants in the for a “full carbon-ceramic brake package,” Chrysler 200C midsize family sedan, the gation featuring an 8.4-inch touch screen. S and top-line C. GCC to a sunflower and canola nor in parting with as much as $89,035 for top of the Chrysler 200 line, but this model I drove this one more than 300 miles Engine/transmission: The Chrysler 200 oil blend. The new oil will have a a car that can reach its full performance equipped with a base 2.4-litre, four-cylin- without once worrying about 0-to-60 accel- comes standard with a 2.4-liter, 16-valve significant impact on the nutri- potential only on a sanctioned racetrack. der petrol engine and costing $33,195 fully eration times. I was grateful that it ran in-line four-cylinder gasoline engine with tional value of McDonald’s fried The real world: Most of us are automo- loaded. quite well on 89-octane petrol, getting up variable valve timing (184 horsepower, 173 products, not least a 37 percent bile enthusiasts. At least, we are enthusi- Several things: It moves from 0 to 60 to 36 miles per gallon on the highway. pound-feet of torque). The engine is linked reduction in saturated fats. astic about the cars we buy with our own mph in 6.8 seconds, unimpressive next to And even with its four-cylinder engine, to a nine-speed automatic transmission. A “The change to the new oil blend money, the ones we use to routinely trans- supercar stats but still fast enough to get it was no slug. It had enough get-up-and- 295-horsepower gasoline V-6 is available delivers on our long-standing port our loved ones, the cars we drive to you into trouble in most jurisdictions. It has go for most of us - 184 horsepower and along with all-wheel drive. commitment to cater customers’ and from jobs that pay most of us nothing one of the most elegant, best-equipped mid- 173 pound-feet of torque delivered to the Capacities: Seating is for five people. varying lifestyles and diets. This near the money needed to afford an $89,000 size car interiors available. It can tirelessly front wheels via a nine-speed automatic Cargo room with all seats in place is 16 marks a new milestone follow- or an even more expensive (think nearly and smoothly cruise high-speed highways transmission. cubic feet. The fuel tank holds 15.8 gallons ing our earlier initiative through thrice that much) performance automobile. at 70 mph and stop surely on dry roads An all-wheel-drive version, with a 3.6- of gasoline. Flex fuel (85 percent ethanol, which we brought down trans fats Instead, most of us who do buy new cars within 110 feet of the spot where you apply liter gasoline V-6 (295 horsepower, 262 but hard to find) works, as does 89-octane in our fried food to almost 0 per- — barely 15 percent of the USpopulation, the brakes at that speed. pound-feet of torque), is available. gasoline. cent,” commented, Kamal Saleh which is a generous assessment — are I love the Chrysler 200, now in its second Mileage: I got 36 miles per gallon in Al Mana, Managing Director of Al lucky to afford the financing of the coun- year on sale in the United States. It was highway driving. Mana Restaurants & Food Co, the try’s current average new-car transaction well received in its first year on sale here. Safety: Standard equipment includes owner and operator of McDonald’s price of $33,560. And the car industry’s I expected Fiat Chrysler to succumb to a Nuts & Bolts ventilated front and solid rear disc brakes; restaurants in Qatar. financial reporting indicates that most of once-typical Detroit pattern and just stick Bottom line: The 2016 Chrysler 200C is four-wheel anti-lock braking assistance; McDonald’s is in the process of us aren’t paying cash. We’re accumulating a new model-year number on the latest an excellent value for families looking for a emergency braking preparation and post- updating the nutritional informa- debt, often taking as long as seven years car. It didn’t. comfortable, safe and fuel-efficient midsize collision safety system; tire-pressure moni- tion of the food it serves in the to pay off. Exterior and interior styling are discern- sedan that also imparts class. toring; traction and stability control; and GCC. This data will continue to be I think about these things when I hear ibly improved. The new car, especially the Ride, acceleration and handling: It side and head air bags. available on McDonald’s packag- colleagues “enthusing” over high-priced, top-line C version, has an overall luxury gets good marks in all three areas, meaning Recommended option: The Safety Tec ing, tray mats and on mcdonald- high-powered cars that can move super- feel. “Fully equipped,” in this case, refers to it would satisfy most of us. advanced electronic safety suite ($1,295). sarabia.com, as part of the brand’s fast in a world that practically cannot a suite of advanced electronic safety equip- Head-turning quotient: It is pretty Pricing: The 2016 200C starts at $27,225 commitment to provide all infor- accommodate them with any regularity to ment - advanced brake assistance, rain- inside and out, with a well-crafted interior. in US. Price as tested is $33,195 including mation required for customers justify their value. Some of those colleagues sensitive windshield wipers, lane-departure Body style/layout: The Chrysler 200 is a total $4,975 in options. to make informed choices about laughed at me last week when I bypassed warning and lane-keeping assistance, a mid-size sedan with four side doors and their food. the available speedy, more expensive metal automatic high-beam control, blind-spot traditional notchback trunk. It is available THE WASHINGTON POST THE PENINSULA

Why flossing Traditional kimonos get rock ‘n’ roll makeover may do more By Ammu Kannampilly decades and believes change is critical to its future in fashion. okyo fashion week drew to a close at the “What we need to do now is evolve the kimono. We harm than good weekend showcasing a new twist on the cannot just do what previous generations have already kimono, as the Japanese classic makes a done,” Saito said. Tquiet comeback into women’s wardrobes. “We need to respond to the street... to alter tradi- lossing is supposedly done to get rid of In a departure from the heavy silk usually used to tional designs and make something which suits wom- pieces of food and plaque from between make the traditional garb, designers are turning to en’s lives today without losing the traditional appeal.” Fyour teeth, which if left to fester, can other fabrics such as jersey, wool and even denim to In a nod to labour-intensive Japanese traditions, cause inflammation and disease. reinvent the kimono. Saito’s kimono — which can cost more than one mil- But flossing requires a high level of dexterity “The kimono is fashion... it shouldn’t be presented lion yen ($8,300) — are all made by hand, from the and if wrongly done, will do more harm than as old-fashioned,” said celebrated designer Jotaro dyeing stages to stitching, printing and embroidery. good, according to Robin Seymour, emeri- Saito. However, they showcase innovative patterns and tus professor of dental sciences at Newcastle “I want to spread the message that kimono can be incorporate modern touches, such as fur-lined hoods, University, the Daily Mail reported. worn every day, it’s something people can wear like while he uses a wide range of materials from utilitar- Instead of removing plaque, most people end they wear modern clothes, not... something that makes ian fabrics like denim and polyester to luxurious silk. up pushing the plaque between their teeth down them feel like they are in a costume,” Saito said. In his debut showing Saturday night at fashion underneath the gums and leaving it there. Kimono, which translates as “something to wear”, week, heavy-metal rocker Yoshiki collaborated with a Another common error is using a sawing was originally an umbrella term that covered a range Kyoto-based brand on body-hugging kimono, slashed action to drag the floss back and forth. This of garments worn by Japanese men and women for to miniskirt-length and worn with stilettos, leather does not remove plaque effectively but it can centuries, but has now come to signify an outer robe collars and high-heeled boots. traumatise the gums. tied with a wide sash known as an obi. The dyed-blonde co-founder of the band X Japan — “I think a far better approach is to brush The kimono’s decline dates back to the late 1800s who opened the show with a piano recital from Swan thoroughly, ideally with a powered toothbrush, when Japan’s rulers opened up the country to modern Lake — used leopard-print fabric and gold netting in then use an interspace or interdental brush to influences after hundreds of years of self-imposed his designs and said he wanted to see women wear clean between the teeth and finish off with an seclusion, signalling a shift that would see future gen- his kimono to concerts. alcohol-free mouthwash,” Seymour was quoted erations embrace western clothing. “I tried to combine rock & roll with tradition,” he as saying. The garment never quite recovered its popularity said. “We do have a traditional line as well but today Antiseptic mouthwashes have been shown to thanks to a prohibitively high cost that can run into I emphasised... the newer version.” be particularly beneficial for cleaning between the thousands of dollars, compelling many brides to the teeth. rent rather than purchase kimono for their weddings. Tied up in knots “Using a mouthwash is going to be as good as While kimono-clad women are still a regular sight Kimono’s many layers and complex knots mean flossing, and as most also contain fluoride there in major urban centres, the complicated garment many women need to turn to classes or watch instruc- are additional benefits in terms of protecting tends to be reserved for special occasions rather than tional videos on YouTube. teeth from decay,” Seymour added. daily use. “It’s ridiculous. There is no need for so many rules.... “I would always advise using an alcohol-free A key reason is that wearers have to master a com- Let’s make things simpler,” said Souta Yamaguchi, a mouthwash as there is no benefit to alcohol in plex sequence of knots to tie the kimono tightly, which freelance fashion director who styles the kimono with terms of efficacy but there is a potential risk intimidates many curious women into either taking urban street wear in his work for retailers. of oral cancer,” he warned. lessons for months or opting for simpler western garb. “Let’s look at creating (a kimono) which can be Look for a mouthwash which contains The downturn has prompted government officials worn with a single belt, instead of so many different cetylpyridinium chloride or CPC. It binds to keen to preserve traditional culture to come up with strings and knots.” proteins in the mouth and creates a protective schemes like Kyoto’s “kimono passport” which gives Although purists initially reacted to designers’ lining which can continue working for up to wearers discounts at stores and restaurants in the innovations with alarm, the tide has turned in recent 12 hours. ancient capital. years, said Manami Okazaki, author of Kimono Now. There are around 500 different types of bac- But observers said the fashion industry’s renewed “Traditionalists were very critical at first when they teria in the mouth and some are more sensitive interest may do more to ensure its survival. saw what designers were doing but now they have to certain antibacterial agents, so a mouthwash realised that... these modern versions can work as a which contains both CPC and essential oils, like Leopard print and fur bridge to attract younger customers,” Okazaki said. A model displaying a creation by Japanese rock star the Dentyl Active range, is ideal. Designer Saito, born into a family of kimono-dyeing “The hope is that once you introduce young people and kimono designer Yoshiki at the Yoshikimono IANS artists in Kyoto, has worked with the garment for two to kimono made by contemporary designers, they will first collection during the finale of the Tokyo Fashion Week in Tokyo.

eventually develop an interest in the traditional kimono too.” At a show by local label, Matohu, whose jackets and dresses are inspired by ancient techniques, kimono-clad Beniko Kinoshita said she used to borrow the garment from her mother before sav- ing up to buy her own. “I used to wear the kimono on special occasions but now I wear it every day... I find it appropriate for all situations,” said the 39-year-old Kinoshita. “I wish more people wore kimonos... you can only learn and realise (how special) a kimono is once you actually wear it.” AFP MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2015 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

Prayer Timings Weather Hazy to misty at places at first becomes hazy and partly cloudy with Fajr 04.17 am Zuhr 11.19 am Maghrib 05.06 pm Minimum: 29o C Maximum: 35o C Shorook 05.34 am Asr 02.37 pm Isha 06.36 pm chance of rain at places HIGH TIDE 09:00 - 19:45LOW TIDE 01:15 - 16:30 maybe thundery at times and humid by night. Spanish women knit blankets for displaced in Syria

MADRID: Working at home or hud- ahead of yesterday’s deadline for getting Latin America and other European dled together in cafés, women of all ages them to the Madrid-based association, nations — who heard about the initia- across Spain have furiously knitted hun- said Marta Blanco, one of those who set tive online. dreds of blankets to send to war-torn up the Facebook group. “There is a lot of love delivered in each Syria before cold weather begins follow- Blanco, a 44-year-old Madrid architect blanket that is here,” said Amer Hijazi, ing an online appeal for help. who has a blog about knitting, set up the president of the Syrian People Support Every night for the past week, a team Facebook page with two other knitting Association as he stood in front of a pile of some 20 women and girls have met bloggers on September 4 after learning of multi-coloured handmade blankets. in a café in the heart of Villaverde del of the association’s appeal for donations The association, which was founded in Rio, a town of white-washed houses near of blankets. 2011, will ship the blankets to Syria at the Seville, to finish their blankets. Television newscasts at the time were end of the month. The group on Friday sent 50 blankets flooded with images of desperate Syrians They will be distributed to several of varying sizes that they had knitted to risking their lives to try to reach Europe camps in mountainous areas in Idlib the Syrian People Support Association, and she said he wanted to do something province in northwestern Syria where a small NGO in Madrid, which will ship for people who had remained behind in little aid arrives, said Hijazi, 49, who has them to camps for displaced people inside Syria. lived in Spain for 25 years. Syria. “We could buy blankets, everyone has The average minimum temperature in They usually gather once a week to used blankets they could donate. But the the region in January is just above freez- make blankets for local homeless people idea is to say ‘we have not forgotten you, ing. but when they learned of the movement we know there is a war and you are suf- “The only means they have to warm to knit blankets to send to Syria they fering’. It’s not just about giving shelter,” themselves are their clothes and blan- could not resist taking part, said Coral she said. kets. This is why blankets are so impor- Benitez, a 59-year-old housewife who Within days of being set up, the Face- tant,” said Hijazi at the association’s office coordinates the knitting group. book group had attracted over 1,000 where a Syrian flag is hanging up. “We don’t look at colour, nor race, members. Local chapters of the group Each blanket will be wrapped in plastic nor religion. It doesn’t matter if we are were set up in about 50 Spanish cities, with a label in both Spanish and Arabic Catholics and they are Muslims. We have charged with collecting and sending the that reads: “We Are With You”. knitted for people who are sitting in the blankets to Madrid. Four million people have fled the war P resident of NGO “Syrian People Support Association” Amer Hijazi folds a handmade cold.” Several hundred blankets were sent in Syria and another 6.5 million are dis- blanket donated by people from Spain, in Madrid, yesterday. Over 4,000 people signed up to a Face- directly by knitters to the association’s placed inside Syria itself, according to the book group for people interested in mak- cramped office in a residential street in UN refugee agency, UNHCR. sofa or alone proudly holding up their me,” said Olga Lopez, a 48-year-old ing blankets to send to Syria dubbed “The Moratalaz, a working class neighbour- Members of the Facebook group have finished blankets. “I saw the images of Madrid mother of two teenagers who Blanket of Life” since it was launched at hood in eastern Madrid. posted pictures of themselves knitting the refugees, those parents with their knitted a blanket together with three the beginning of September. A handful have come from people from with others in outdoor squares, at children fleeing war and it seemed co-workers. They knitted about 1,450 blankets outside of Spain — the United States, home with their families sitting on the very painful. I thought that could be AFP

Greek film on male ego wins Coen and McDormand reveal London Film secret to enduring married life

Festival award ROME: One of Hollywood’s most brothers’ films, including the 1996 “I think people who are not in enduring couples, acclaimed crime thriller Fargo, for which she the film industry always think LONDON: Greek filmmaker actress Frances McDormand won an Academy Award. that would be an issue,” says Athina Rachel Tsangari scooped of Fargo fame and her director Coen reveals that after their Coen, shrugging off the assump- the top prize at the BFI London husband, Joel Coen, revealed the first collaboration he always had tion. “But when you work in the Film Festival Awards on Satur- secret to a strong marriage. his wife — whom he calls ‘Fran’ industry, you know how these day, while Oscar-winning actress Like good movies a good mar- — in mind when creating female scenes get constructed. It’s make- Cate Blanchett was honoured riage comes down to storytelling, roles. believe and it’s your job to make with a fellowship. McDormand, 58, told reporters Then came the ques- it believable.” Tsangari’s film Chevalier, which on the opening day of the Rome tion about the recipe for a McDormand, on the other deals with the male ego and macho film festival, flanked by 60-year- happy marriage. “No pressure, hand, says that, although she has rivalry showcased by six men on old Coen of the renowned Coen darling,”McDormand said, turn- never been jealous, she has been a boat competing in wacky mas- brothers film-making duo. ing to her partner of 32 years. envious of her husband. “I envied culinity contests, won the praise The two met in New York in After contemplating his the power he had over his career of Oscar-winning director Pawel 1983 when McDormand audi- response for a moment, Coen because his work is self-generated Pawlikowski, president of the offi- tioned for the Coen brothers’ declared he would “plead the whereas in my job you always have cial competition jury, who called debut feature Blood Simple. 5th amendment,” asking his wife to wait around for someone to Tsangari a “brave and original Before McDormand auditioned, instead to answer. give you the role”. filmmaker”. Coen confessed that they “were “I think it’s having different The role of a producer is “a bit It beat diverse competition losing hope of finding anyone for stories to tell each other,” she more complicated” said McDor- from entries including Cary the role.” said. “Although we have often col- mand, who both produced and led Fukunaga’s Beasts of No Nation, a With jokey ease, McDormand laborated on films, we have both the cast of the 2014 HBO mini- chilling portrait of child soldiers, reminded her husband that she had really autonomous careers series “Olive Kitteridge”. and Office, a “financial world-set initially said she couldn’t make and so we have always had new The pair are now preparing for musical” from Hong Kong crime the callback audition because she things to tell each other.” the release of the Coen Brothers’ director Johnnie To. had “promised to watch her then She also referred to the 21 latest period comedy “Hail, Cae- “With great formal rigour and boyfriend make his two-line debut years spent raising their son, call- sar!”, which stars McDormand irresistible wit, Athina Rachel on a TV soap.” ing it “the most exciting part” of among a star-studded cast and is Tsangari has managed to make a “That’s why you hired me,” she the relationship. set for release in 2016. film that is both a hilarious com- jokes, “because I said no.” Coen Over her long career, McDor- In the meantime, the couple edy and a deeply disturbing state- admits that although this may be mand has played a number of say they are looking forward to ment on the condition of western partly true, it was her talent as romantic leads, which led to entering “yet another new phase humanity,” Pawlikowski said. US actress Frances McDormand (right) and her husband, US director Joel an actress that got her the part. another personal question: Had of their relationship” now their Blanchett, meanwhile, received Coen attend a photo call for Close Encounters at the 10th annual Rome Since then, McDormand has jealousy ever crept into the rela- son Pedro has grown up. her fellowship award from Lord of Film Festival, in Rome, Italy. appeared in many of the Coen tionship? AFP the Rings actor Ian McKellen at a ceremony hosted by musician and former Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker. The 46-year-old Australian actress’s latest film Truth — a Family divided by Korea’s turbulent story about investigative journal- ism and politics — had its Euro- pean premiere on Thursday, a day after the star walked the red car- past seeks comfort in reunion pet at the festival to promote the much-praised Carol, in which she SEOUL: The members of fami- Korean conflict, which sealed the and lumber yards providing raw plays a married woman embark- lies split and then permanently division between the two countries. materials to fuel Tokyo’s World ing on a lesbian romance in 1950s separated by the 1950-53 Korean Most died without having a War II efforts. New York. War carry many sad memories chance to see or hear from their In the end his entire family “The pedigree and the list of and stories, but few that are as families on the other side of the relocated, including his parents, people who come before me is unique and dramatic as Park border, across which all civilian three brothers and younger sister. rather daunting but I’m really Yun-Dong’s. communication is banned. Days before the Japanese sur- excited,” Blanchett had said days One of the lucky South Kore- But Park’s family history is rendered in 1945, Soviet troops earlier, after being told she was to ans selected to take part in a rare very particular. took over the island, and Park and receive the accolade. family reunion to be held in North He is what is known as a his family suddenly found them- American filmmaker Robert Korea next week, the 90-year-old “Sakhalin Korean” — a commu- selves — and their fate — under Eggers won the Sutherland award is bracing for an emotional meet- nity whose ordeal began in the new administration. for “original and imaginative first ing with the family of his younger 1940s and outlasted both the The Japanese on Sakhalin were Park Yun-Dong (left) talks to his wife as he sits in his apartment in Ansan, feature” with The Witch. brother, who died four years ago. Korean War and the far longer repatriated and nearly two thirds south of Seoul. “There won’t be another time. I’m Cold War that followed. of the Koreans on the island AFP old and I know we won’t be meet- Park was born in 1925 in joined them in the hope of finding War, the plight of the Sakhalin brother took, moving to the North ing each other again,” Park said Pyeongchang, now a well-known opportunities in Japan’s post-war Koreans became starker. in 1960 to study medicine. in his small, neat apartment in ski resort in the east of South reconstruction. The Soviet Union had no diplo- In the hope that the politi- Ansan, about 40km south of Seoul. Korea which will host next year’s The roughly 43,000 Koreans matic ties with the South Korea cal winds would shift, the rest “I want to tell them how impor- Winter Olympics. who wanted to return home faced and — with the Cold War gath- of the family stayed, embarking tant it is that the two sides of the At the time, the Korean penin- a dilemma as the Korean penin- ering pace — Seoul was wary of on what would turn into half family don’t forget about each sula was under Japanese colonial sula was now divided along the allowing back thousands of peo- a century of stateless exile on other,” he said. “And I want them rule and when he was 18, Park 38th parallel into the Soviet-con- ple whose loyalties might not be Sakhalin. “We felt totally aban- to know about the family history, was among 150,000 Koreans trolled North and US-controlled guaranteed. doned,” he said. “Our one desire about what happened to us.” forced to relocate to Sakhalin — South. “So, the only return option was was to go home, but our home- Millions of people were sepa- an island off the far eastern end As the division hardened and to North Korea,” said Park. And land refused us.” rated during the three-year of Russia — to work in coal mines then cemented with the Korean that was the option his younger AFP Monday 19 October 2015 6 Muharram 1437 Volume 20 Number 6588 Price: QR2

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By Satish Kanady reached $480.5m, 22 percent less than DOHA: Under the patronage of Emir H H the value recorded during the first nine Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Minis- DOHA: Qatar topped the M&A activi- months of 2014 and the lowest first nine try of Energy and Industry will organise the 6th ties in the Middle East during the month total since 2012. Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable (AMER6) first nine months of this year. Qatar’s Nadim Najjar, Managing Director, in coordination with the International Energy overseas acquisitions accounted for 55 Mena, Thomson Reuters, said: “The Forum (IEF). percent of Middle Eastern outbound value of announced M&A transactions Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E M&A activity, while acquisitions by with any Middle Eastern involvement Sheikh Abdulla bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, Saudi Arabian and UAE companies reached $33.7bn during the first nine is scheduled to open the Roundtable on Novem- accounted for 27 percent and 11 per- months of 2015, 23 percent more than ber 9, in the presence of a large number of energy cent, respectively. the value registered during the same ministers from Asia as well as many interna- The total value of outbound deals period in 2014 and marking the best tional energy organisations. from the region for the first nine annual start since 2010.” H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, the months of the year stood at $17.2bn and “Middle Eastern equity and equity- Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman Qatar’s share was more than half of it. related issuance totalled $2.6bn dur- of AMER, said that the 6th round of this bian- The region’s outbound M&A activity ing the third quarter of 2015, a slight nual meeting will be held at a very critical time, was up 57 percent from the first nine decline from the second quarter of in view of the recent developments in the energy months of 2014 , the highest first nine- this year. Middle Eastern debt issu- industry. He said AMER6 is particularly signifi- month total since 2009. ance reached $16.1bn during the third cant since Asia is home to the world’s largest oil Thomson Reuters’ quarterly invest- quarter of 2015, more than double the and gas reserves and most of the world’s energy ment banking analysis for the Middle Lanxess AG by Aramco Overseas Co activity in the region. Follow-on and value raised during the previous quar- consumers. Invitations have been sent to 30 min- East region noted China, Germany and BV. Bank of America Merrill Lynch convertible offerings accounted for 15 ter,” he added. isters from Asian countries that are members of UK were the most targeted nations in topped the 9M 2015 announced any percent and 40 percent, respectively. In respect to investment banking the International Energy Forum, he said. terms of M&A deals for the first nine Middle Eastern involvement M&A Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PSJC raised fees, not one investment banking com- Sheikh Mishal bin Jabor Al Thani, chairman months of the year. With 29 percent, league table with $7.8bn. $137.2m from a follow-on stock offer- ponent saw year-over-year percentage of the AMER6 Organising Committee said that China was the most targeted nation, Despite the quarterly decline of ing in September, the largest equity gains during the first nine months the Ministry of Energy and Industry had made followed by Germany and UK. equity capital markets (ECMs), Mid- offering in the region during the third of 2015, with equity capital markets all necessary arrangements to ensure the suc- Energy & power was the most active dle Eastern ECM increased 6 percent quarter of 2015. HSBC took first place underwriting declining 3 percent cess of the prestigious event. He added that most sector, accounting for 31 percent of year-on-year to reach $5.5bn during in the 9M 2015 Middle Eastern ECM compared to last year, while fees from of the ministers invited had already confirmed Middle Eastern involvement M&A. the first nine months of 2015, marking ranking with an 18.3 percent market completed M&A transactions totalled their attendance, as well as senior officials from The largest deal with Middle Eastern the best first nine months by proceeds share. $177.6m, a 1 percent decline from the international organizations, such as Opec, IEF, involvement during the third quarter raised since 2012. Ten initial public According to estimates from Thom- first nine months of 2014. OAPEC, GECF, OFID and IEA. of 2015 was the $3.1bn offer for the offerings raised $2.5bn and accounted son Reuters/Freeman Consulting, Mid- synthetic rubber business of Germany’s for 45 percent of first nine-month dle Eastern investment banking fees THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2015 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Commercial Bank delivers QR1.34bn net profit Net operating income up 4pc to QR3.05bn and total assets increase 4.3pc to QR119.2bn for nine-month period

DOHA: The Commercial Bank Despite these challenges, Qatar’s The continued successful execu- decreased marginally to 2.5 per- tomers were up by 3.8 percent public sector continues to offer QSC reported a net profit of economy continues to diversify, tion of our strategy means that cent as compared to 2.6 percent to QR73.4bn, compared with good opportunities”. QR1.34bn for the nine-month recording the highest non-oil Commercial Bank remains well in the same period in 2014. QR70.7bn a year ago. The bank’s subsidiary in Tur- period ended September 2015, GDP growth rate in the GCC positioned to generate value even The Bank’s net provisions for Investment securities is up key, Alternatifbank delivered compared to QR1.55bn for the region. Commercial Bank’s strat- as we expect the growth of our loans and advances were QR544m 35.1 percent to QR18.4bn com- an18.4 percent increase in net same period in 2014, a decrease egy, guided by its Board of Direc- markets to moderate. Commercial for the nine months, up 44 per- pared with QR13.6bn for the same profit to TL 116 million for the of 13.7 percent. The bank’s net tors, enables it to take advantage Bank delivered a solid perform- cent from QR377m for the same period in 2014. The increase is nine months ended September operating income rose by 4 per- of Qatar’s growing private sector, ance for the nine-month period period in 2014. The non-perform- mainly in Treasury bills issued 2015 (TL 98million for 2014). cent to QR3.05bn and total assets utilising our 40 year heritage of of 2015. The bank’s UAE associ- ing loan (NPL) ratio has reduced by the Central Bank and govern- National Bank of Oman (NBO), are up 4.3 percent to QR119.2bn servicing the financing needs of ate partner United Arab Bank to 3.6 percent and the coverage ment bonds. the bank’s associate in Oman, on year-on-year. growing companies in Qatar and has experienced difficult market ratio increased to 81.3 percent as Abdulla Saleh Al Raisi, Com- achieved a net profit of OMR Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali bin the region.” conditions resulting in prudent at September 30, 2015, compared mercial Bank’s Chief Executive 43m, an increase of 16 percent Jabor Al Thani, Chairman of the Commenting on financial per- provisioning during the period, to 68.3 percent a year ago. Officer, said, “The dynamics of over 2014. Board of Directors of Commercial formance, Hussain Alfardan, which has affected our net profit.” Impairment provisions on our markets mean that we are United Arab Bank, another Bank, said, “The global economy Commercial Bank’s Vice-Chair- The bank’s net interest income the Bank’s investment portfolio seeing a growing range of oppor- associate in the UAE, delivered a continues to adjust to the chal- man and Managing Director was QR1.9bn for the nine months, reduced to QR25m for the nine tunities for Commercial Bank. net profit of Dh72m for the nine lenges of a lower oil price, a con- said, “Commercial Bank has 2 percent lower than the same months ended September 30, The private sector is becoming an months, which is lower by 85 per- tinuation of low global interest continued to build on its strategy period of 2014, mainly due to a compared with QR43m for the increasingly important driver of cent over the same period in 2014. rates, and a moderation in emerg- of creating sustainable value for reduction in asset yields atAlter- same period in 2014. Qatar’s economy, as well as those ing markets’ economic growth. our customers and shareholders. natifBank. Net interest margin Loans and advances to cus- of our other markets, whilst the THE PENINSULA

WFE annual QA’s Qatarisation Deutsche Bank plans conference programme welcomes major restructuring opens today more than 200 nationals BERLIN: Scandal-plagued Deut- ment in money-laundering. DOHA: The three-day annual DOHA: Qatar Airways’ ment Programme, Airport sche Bank, Germany’s biggest The Supervisory Board resolved general assembly of The World Al Darb Qatarisation Pro- Operations Management Pro- lender, yesterday announced a at an extraordinary meeting in Federation of Exchanges (WFE) gramme has welcomed more gramme, Jossor Programme major business and management Frankfurt to restructure execu- will begin at the Kempinski than 200 nationals to its nine and the Massey University shake-up that would “funda- tive committees and senior man- Marsa Malaz hotel here today. educational and training pro- MBA Programme. mentally change” its leadership agement. The guiding principle Exchange chiefs from around grammes for 2015. Nabeela Fakhri, Qatar Air- structure. was “to reduce complexity of the the world will be speaking and As part of the ever-expand- ways Senior Vice-President, The announcement came bank’s management structure, attending the event, including the ing programme which is now Human Resources Employee after Deutsche Bank this month enabling it to better meet client heads of the major international in its fourth year, each individ- Services said, “Al Darb Qatari- braced employees for bonus cuts, demands and requirements of exchange groups, the leading ual will be supported by one of sation Programme will provide announced its biggest quarterly supervisory authorities”, the bank exchanges of the BRIC economies the 159 performance coaches our nationals with guidance loss in about a decade and warned said in a statement. and leaders of WFE-affiliated to maintain their on-job train- and support throughout that even dividends could be “Deutsche Bank rarely under- organisations, such as clearing ing and development plan. their journey in the aviation scrapped. went such a fundamental reor- houses and the post-trade sector. New joiners include engi- industry and help them The bank has been undergo- ganisation in its history,” said Representatives of global neers, cadet pilots, graduate acquire the skills and knowl- ing a massive shake-up after its Paul Achleitner, chairman of the regulatory agencies, supervisory developees, sponsored stu- edge they need to help them co-chief executives Anshu Jain Supervisory Board. “This also authorities, sovereign wealth dents and direct hires, all of succeed in their chosen career and Juergen Fitschen resigned in requires tough decisions.” funds and major buy-side firms whom will be provided with path with the Skytrax Airline June over a tangle of scandals and Cryan said that “we want to will also be present and taking a customised programme to of the Year. missed profit targets, replaced by create a better controlled, lower an active part, according to the help them meet their profes- The Al Darb programme new co-CEO John Cryan. cost, and more focused bank that Federation’s official website. sional needs and career aspi- works to provide talented The investment and retail bank delivers long-term value to share- Key topics to be debated at this rations. nationals with a unique expe- is mired in around 6,000 differ- holders and great experiences to year’s meeting will include SME The nine Al Darb training rience and on prospective by ent litigation cases and was fined clients”. “The new structure and funding, progress on the G20 programmes include National providing career develop- in May a record $2.5bn for its management team are essential to financial reform agenda, develop- Scholarship Programme, ment opportunities working in involvement in rigging interest getting this done. I am delighted ments in derivative, commodity Cadet Pilot Programme, Qatar Airways offices world- rates. It has also faced probes by to welcome six new members to markets, evolving market struc- Aircraft Maintenance Engi- wide such as in the UK, the Swiss authorities for suspected the Management Board to form tures and trends in risk manage- neering Programme, Sum- USA, Switzerland, Austria and price fixing on the precious met- the team that together will build ment, compliance and governance. mer Internship Programme, the United Arab Emirates. Participants at the Al Darb Qatarisation als market, and US investigators a better Deutsche Bank.” Graduate Development Pro- Programme. have looked at its Moscow branch THE PENINSULA gramme, Aviation Manage- THE PENINSULA on suspicion of possible involve- AFP QCS conference on November 16 Air France to go ahead with DOHA: The Ministry of Environ- ment and Public Works Authority (Ashghal) have announced that 2016 job cuts despite protests the Qatar Construction Specifica- tions (QCS) conference will hold PARIS: Air France will go Human Resources Manager “Less than that.” “If negotiations on November 16. ahead and cut hundreds of jobs Xavier Broseta had his shirt are successful by the beginning The conference will be associ- as planned next year under the ripped off as he clambered over of next year, we can avoid ated with launch of new edition first part of a restructuring plan barriers to escape, helped by secu- implementing 2017’s plan B. “The compiling the American Soci- that has triggered violent pro- rity guards, while another execu- events on October 5 upset a lot of ety for Testing and Materials tests, the chief executive of Air tive had his shirt and jacket torn people... and highlighted the need (ASTM) code and QCS code 2014. France-KLM said yesterday. in the scrum. to negotiate.” The conference will be The remaining cuts planned for Air France plans to cut 2,900 The violence — in which seven addressed by the Minister 2017 can still be avoided if nego- jobs over 2016 and 2017, and in people were hurt, including a of Environment H E Ahmed tiations with unions are success- the interview, De Juniac said security guard who was knocked Mohamed Al Humaidi and Dr Officials at the meeting. ful before the start of next year, that next year’s portion of the unconscious — earned a sharp Mohammed bin Saif Al Kuwari, Alexandre de Juniac said in a joint restructuring plan was already rebuke from President Fran- assistant undersecretary for labo- interview with RTL radio, LCI underway. He remained evasive cois Hollande, who said it could ratory and standards at the Min- of the QCS 2014 by construction construction. The organisers of the television and the Le Figaro daily. about the exact number of job cuts harm the country’s image. “Social istry of Environment. companies since last May. conference have launched the web- The struggling airline’s restruc- next year — which will mainly dialogue matters, and when it’s The one-day conference will be The feedback on the QCS 2014 site www.qcs2015.com for receiving turing plan — unveiled on October involve voluntary departures interrupted by violence and dis- attended by a number of experts, will be considered in the prepara- queries and feed backs from com- 5 after pilots rejected a proposal — saying they would represent putes take on an unacceptable consultants, engineers, contrac- tion of the sixth edition of QCS panies, engineers, consultants and to work longer hours — made “less than a third of the total” of form, it can have consequences for tors and project managers from which will be launched in 2016. The other interested people. headlines around the world when the planned 2,900 layoffs. Asked the image and attractiveness” of the government and private sec- conference will also include two executives were manhandled by whether this would represent the country, he said. tor. It will discuss implementation sessions about concrete and road THE PENINSULA furious workers. nearly 1,000 posts, he responded: AFP

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MOF last month also launched a 180bn Many economists expect the central hotels, spas, retail, entertainment venues and cruise ment remains weak, said Yu Bin, Premier Li Keqiang said that with yuan fund with China’s biggest banks bank to further cut interest rates ships. head of the micro economy research the global economic recovery losing and financial institutions to invest in and the reserve requirement ratio by “We are truly honored to have been chosen and department at the State Council’s steam, achieving domestic growth of PPP projects. Yu also called for the year-end. Yu also said China should entrusted by PAR Technology as their authorized and Development Research Centre. around 7 percent is “not easy”. central bank to be alert to macro- implement fiscal, taxation and financial exclusive distributors in Qatar,” said Firas Afani, Vice- China needs to speed up its 172 President Xi Jinping also acknowl- economic adjustments lowering the policies to encourage companies to President of Key Business Solutions Qatar. “With the hydropower projects, develop 800 edged “concerns about the Chinese cost of finance for companies and allow merge and restructure, and allow country’s rapidly diversifying economy, other business million mu (53 million hectares) of economy” but sought to allay them for credit growth, while maintaining a bankruptcies to solve the problem of sectors such as hospitality, retail, and leisure establish- high-standard agricultural land and in a written interview with Reuters. prudent monetary policy. over capacity. ments are flourishing.” increase investment in rural roads, The Chinese government has taken “Given the short-term rising REUTERS THE PENINSULA MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2015 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 QE launches Ooredoo, QBIC launch GWCS rights ‘Digital and Beyond’ issue trading DOHA: The Qatar Exchange (QE) successfully launched the trading for the Rights Issue of Incubator for creation of start-ups, tech-focused firms Gulf Warehousing Company (GWCS) yesterday. The bourse DOHA: Ooredoo and Qatar Busi- ambitions of our younger genera- tive ideas’ in the digital space, said in a statement that the ness Incubation Centre (QBIC) tion. We believe that the ‘Digital and provide seed-funding for the launch of rights trading went yesterday announced part- and Beyond’ incubator within aspiring entrepreneurs. FROM LEFT: Ooredoo Qatar COO Waleed Al Sayed, CEO Sheikh Saud bin not only very smoothly from a nership to launch ‘Digital and QBIC could play a central role for The first wave of ideas to be technical standpoint but it was Nasser Al Thani, QDB CEO and QBIC Chairman Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Beyond’ incubator. The incuba- Qatar, creating our own ‘Silicon assessed will include innovative also a resounding success with Khalifa and QBIC CEO Aysha Al Mudahka at the signing ceremony held at tor will encourage the creation Valley’ of start-ups and develop- digital ideas focusing on customer over QR1.1m worth of rights of a new range of start-ups and ers, and enabling young Qataris experience, healthcare, education, the Ooredoo headquarters in Doha yesterday. Salim Matramkot exchanged in 65 trades. technology-focused businesses. to propel their ideas for new busi- sport, smart living and other Qatar Exchange Chief Execu- After signing of the partnership nesses to a global audience,” said areas. Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Kha- LeanStartup Program, is being tive Officer Rashid Al Man- agreement, Ooredoo and QBIC Sheikh Saud bin Nasser Al Thani, In addition, Ooredoo will man- lifa, QDB CEO and QBIC Chair- introduced with a more special- soori said: “We are delighted to launched a national contest for CEO of Ooredoo Qatar. age a 251sqm space within QBIC, man said, “QBIC and QDB are ised focus as the number of new expand the QSE product offering new start-up ideas. The one-year agreement, which that will provide a modern work- committed to developing the SME entrants increases. As QBIC is for investors with the trading of The incubator will empower includes the option to renew ing space for these start-up entre- sector in Qatar, and by supporting expanding into more sector-spe- rights. This successful launch will young people to start and grow a every year, will enable Ooredoo preneurs. technology-focused businesses, we cific incubators, at the “Digital comfort issuers that the trading diverse range of companies. to contribute to the development Waleed Al Sayed, Chief Operat- will play a major role in offering and Beyond” incubator we are of rights is a viable mechanism It will include three zones of Qatar’s economy, by support- ing Officer (COO), Ooredoo Qatar, employment, enrichment and now looking for entrepreneurs to increase their capital and designed specifically for start-ups, ing economic diversification, new said, “Ooredoo has helped to drive development opportunities for with tech-savvy ideas, and inno- we already look forward to the a community zone for relaxation business creation and encourag- innovation and development in young people. With the support vative approaches to the ever- upcoming issues which are at and regeneration, a collaboration ing entrepreneurialism. Qatar throughout its history, of Ooredoo, we will be able to offer evolving digital world.” various stages of shareholder or zone to encourage communica- It will also reduce the time to and in recent years —because of the kind of environment that ena- Young people with a creative regulatory approval”. tion and teamwork and private market for new digital products the power and versatility of the bles start-ups to grow and flour- idea for a new digital product or As per Qatar Financial Mar- zones for meetings and innovative and services in Qatar, and open Ooredoo Supernet and Ooredoo’s ish, and transform digital ideas service can submit their concepts kets Authority regulations, the thinking. new business opportunities for support for a range of dynamic into international business oppor- via a special page on the QBIC trading of GWCS rights will take “Ooredoo is making every effort Ooredoo in adjacent markets. smart services — we have played tunities.” website or through a link to that place over 10 trading sessions and to ensure that Qatar achieves its Through the partnership, a key role in the growth of knowl- Aysha Al Mudahka, QBIC CEO page on the Ooredoo website. will end on October 29, 2015. vision of being a truly smart soci- Ooredoo will form a committee edge-based enterprises and new said: “We are pleased to witness The GWCS will begin its ety, driven by innovation and the to evaluate and select ‘disrup- start-ups.” how our flagship Program, the THE PENINSULA QR458m ($126m) rights issue that will boost the company’s capital by 25 percent on Novem- ber 8, Reuters reported. The issue will see stock holders offered one new share for every World Statistics Day: Simplified census findings to be unveiled four shares held, with those own- ing shares at the close of business on October 12 eligible, it said in a DOHA: With the slogan “Better international statistical agencies for exchange of views, ideas, Census of Population, Housing, lish partnership relations and bourse filing. Data, Better Lives”, Qatar will in addition to dignitaries at expertise associated with the and Establishments 2015 will be effective cooperation between the Shareholders at that date who celebrate the World Statistics the ministries, business sector “Data Revolution for Post-2015 unveiled. Ministry of Development Plan- do not wish to subscribe to all Day tomorrow. entities, universities, research Development”, and its statistical This Census, conducted by the ning and Statistics and the rest their rights can trade them on The Ministry of Develop- centres, and NGOs. implications on the sustainable Ministry of Development Plan- of the country’s ministries and Qatar Exchange starting from ment Planning and Statis- Representatives from the development agenda, and use of ning and Statistics in cooperation agencies. Sunday until October 29, the fil- tics (MDPS) will organise the United Nations, Arab and Islamic official statistics in the planning with MMUP, intends to provide On the sideline of the World ing added. GWCS’ shareholders World Statistics Day Forum organisations, and national for sustainable development. a proper database to carry out Statistics Day Forum, the min- approved the rights issue in Sep- in the presence of Prime Min- experts and officials from the The World Statistics Day cele- comparisons, projections of demo- istry will organise a show of the tember, in which the company will ister and Interior Minister country’s different ministries bration comes upon request of the graphic data, and the communi- main images and tools used dur- sell 11.89 million shares at a price H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser and agencies will be guest- United Nations General Assembly, ty’s social, economic and urban ing the census conducted in Qatar of QR38.5 each. Shares were trad- bin Khalifa Al Thani, who will speakers at the forum. The during its 69th ordinary meeting characteristics. in previous decades. ing at QR63 at 0855 GMT, around deliver the forum’s inaugural forum aims at spotlighting the held on June 3, 2014 in New York, The forum is also an opportu- The World Statistics Day the same level as on October 12. speech. importance of official statistics when all the member-states were nity to pinpoint the concerned Forum will also highlight Qatar’s Rights issues in the Gulf region The forum will be attended in the formulation of policies, invited to celebrate this occasion ministries’ needs for statistical interest in the census regard- are usually priced at steep dis- by a number of ministers and and monitoring of development once each five years. data that are necessary to the ing the overall planning for the counts to the market rate. senior officials in the country, achievements. During the forum’s sessions, formulation of sectorial strate- future. and invitees from regional and It will also be an occasion the findings of the Simplified gies for 2017-2022, and to estab- THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA

GE brings region’s first Private sector credit heavy-duty 9HA turbine up by 25.2pc in Aug DOHA: In an effort to avoid HA orders in the Middle East and blackouts and meet the power North Africa Region and the 20th DOHA: Qatar banks’ private QR156bn a year ago. The total needs of nearly 190 million peo- and 21st worldwide. sector credit surged by 25.2 per- assets edged up to QR1.05 trillion ple, the Punjab government in “We are committed to meeting cent to QR406bn year-on-year in from QR948bn recorded in August Pakistan is working to provide the growing demand for power to August this year. The private sec- 2014. The total assets crossed the more affordable, reliable power as drive industrial growth and all- tor deposits increased by 9.9 per- one trillion threshold for the first quickly as possible. To help reduce round economic progress as well cent to QR345bn in August 2015. time in December 2014. the estimated 5 gigawatt (GW) as to promote the welfare of our Qatar Central Bank’s (QCB) Qatar’s total money supply energy shortfall, GE will provide people,” says Ahad Khan Cheema monthly monetary bulletin for (M1) rose to QR125bn, or 3 per- two high efficiency 9HA.01 gas CEO, Quaid-e-Azam Thermal August indicates net foreign cent, in August 2015 on year-on- turbines and associated equip- Power Limited, on behalf of the assets of Qatar banks declined year basis. The country’s average ment, in its first such order in Government of Punjab. The groundbreaking ceremony of Bhikki power plant. by a huge 48.1 percent to QR69bn movement in money supply (M2) the Middle East and North “The Bhikki combined cycle during the month, from QR133bn continued to grow by 6.2 percent Africa region, to Harbin Electric, plant is a strong example of recorded a year ago. In contrast, to QR520bn in August, from a longtime business associate, for technical collaboration between 9HA heavy duty gas turbines in mission-critical it is to bring net domestic assets jumped by QR367bn recorded a year ago. the new 1.1 GW Bhikki combined GE and Harbin in providing the the Mena region to the Bhikki the latest technologies. Address- 26.5 percent to QR451bn from M1 measures a country’s most cycle power plant. Harbin will most advanced combined cycle plant in Pakistan demonstrates ing the shortage of electricity is QR356bn in August 2014. liquid components of the money handle engineering, procurement power plant solutions,” said Guo our keenness to deliver the best- imperative to boost the industrial The Qatar banking system’s supply, as it contains cash and and construction of the plant. Yu, Chairman of HEI. in-class solution for supporting infrastructure of the country and net domestic credit rose by 31.9 assets that can quickly be con- The Bhikki plant will generate Mohammed Mohaisen, Presi- the country in meeting its energy to promote the well-being of the percent (QR142bn) to QR589bn verted to currency. M2 includes the equivalent power needed to dent & CEO, GE Power Genera- requirements using the most effi- people. Through our technology from QR446bn a year ago. The savings deposits, money market supply more than six million Paki- tion Products Middle East and cient technology available today.” collaboration for Bhikki, we are data suggested the central bank’s mutual funds and other time stani homes, and is likely to be North Africa, added: “The 9HA Sarim Sheikh, President and confident of setting a new indus- total assets declined to QR205bn deposits which are less liquid and the largest, most efficient power gas turbine is an industry game CEO of GE Pakistan, said: “As try benchmark in the country’s in August from QR215bn for but can quickly converted into plant in Pakistan. It is expected changer bringing significant a committed partner in the all- power sector.” the same month in 2014. The cash or deposits. to enter commercial operation in enhancements in productivity round progress and development net international reserves also 2017. This project marks the first and efficiency. Providing the first of Pakistan, we understand how THE PENINSULA declined to QR147bn from THE PENINSULA Dangerous downward spiral of deflation puts ECB in tight spot FRANKFURT: Falling prices in the the form of an extension of the central concerns about the inflation outlook and The ECB calculates that inflation rates “premature to discuss” a new QE pro- eurozone are turning up the heat on the bank’s bond purchase programme, known risks from emerging markets, stressing of close to but just under 2.0 percent are gramme, Coeure said. Nevertheless, “it is European Central Bank to prevent the as quantitative easing or QE, the expert again that the ECB was ready to do more conducive to healthy economic growth. certainly our duty to be prepared to cope single currency area from slipping into a said. “But it looks most likely that the if needed. “We still see it announcing a Draghi has repeatedly said that the with all kinds of contingencies,” he added. dangerous downward spiral of deflation. ECB will hold fire on more QE, as a pick-up in the pace of its asset purchases ECB would be ready to take further The head of the Austrian central But many ECB watchers say they do number of governing council members before long, if not at this meeting then stimulative action if necessary. And bank, Ewald Nowotny, said the ECB was not expect the guardian of the euro to appear to be in ‘wait and see’ mood,” perhaps following the December meet- analysts believe that such action could “clearly” missing its inflation target. take any action just yet when its deci- Archer said. ing,” McKeown said. take the form of an extension of the QE While acknowledging that sharp falls sion-making governing council convenes A number of top ECB policymakers, QE is an ambitious scheme, launched programme beyond September 2016 or in commodity and oil prices — factors in Malta this coming week. including Draghi himself, have recently in March, to buy more than €1 trillion an acceleration or increase in the total outside the central bank’s control — were Consumer prices in the eurozone insisted it is too early to judge whether ($1.1 trillion) worth of public sector bonds amount of bonds purchased. the main cause, “core inflation rates are slipped by 0.1 percent in September, further action is needed. to pump liquidity into the system at a But executive board member Benoit clearly below our target,” Nowotny said. according to data published by Eurostat. Also by December the ECB will have rate of €60bn per month until Septem- Coeure recently said it was too early to Commerzbank economist Michael That “heaps pressure on the ECB to compiled its own new staff forecasts, ber 2016. speculate about such a move, pointing Schubert said he did not expect Draghi step up its stimulative action at its meet- which could well bolster the case for While falling prices might appear out that only a third of the current QE to announce any new measures on ing” on Thursday, said IHS Global Insight more stimulus. “Recent comments from to be good for consumers, they can be programme had been executed so far. Thursday. But he was “likely to stress analyst Howard Archer. governing council members suggest that poisonous to the economy, because they And with the beneficial effects of a the central bank’s readiness to adjust the With area-wide interest rates cur- the ECB may not be ready to increase its may persuade consumers to delay pur- range of other policy measures — unprec- duration, volume and structure of the QE rently at what ECB chief Mario Draghi policy support when it meets” in Malta, chases in the hope of lower prices, in turn edented amounts of liquidity and his- purchase programme if need be.” perceives to be their lower end, any addi- said Jennifer McKeown of Capital Eco- prompting companies to hold off invest- torically low interest rates — still only tional easing action would likely take nomics. But Draghi would likely reiterate ment and hiring. gradually making themselves felt, it was AFP MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2015 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS VIEWS Alibaba lobbies to stay off Worst behind us, but US blacklist for fakes

By John Ruwitch

HINESE e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd bull run not quite here is lobbying hard to stay off the US Trade Representative’s blacklist after coming under renewed pressure this year By Ambareesh Baliga 20 percent this week after Jaguar Land lower. Corporate earnings growth is likely to Cover suspected counterfeits sold on its shopping platforms. Rover North America announced that US remain sluggish in Q2FY16 as well. Slower Re-inclusion on the USTR’s annual list of the world’s most HE Nifty closed the week up sales rose 61 percent year-on-year to 6,850 economic recovery will have its bearing “notorious markets” for sales of pirated and counterfeit goods, nearly 3 percent at a seven-week units in September. Meanwhile, Maruti lost on the results. The oil and oil derivatives while not carrying direct penalties, would be a blow to the com- high of 8,189, comfortably above nearly 7 percent as the Renault Kwid launch segment may continue showing better prof- pany’s efforts to shed perceptions that its sites are riddled with the psychologically important heightened fears of competition in the its thanks to lower input costs. Although fakes and that its anti-piracy policies are inadequate. It could also support level of 8,000. The rally entry-level segment. Although September earnings expectations for FY16 have been hurt Alibaba’s beleaguered share price. Twas supported by global markets that turned auto sales numbers displayed muted growth, toned down due to a below-normal monsoon Two Alibaba sites — the business-to-business platform Alibaba. bullish on expectations of US interest rates the festive season is three weeks late com- and the global economic slowdown, quicker com and the hugely popular Taobao Marketplace — were on the remaining low for longer than previously pared to last year and an inventory build-up transmission of rate cuts, improved festive USTR’s “Notorious Markets” list from 2008.Alibaba.com was thought, amid weaker-than-expected US will happen in October. I won’t be surprised season demand and government spending removed in 2011. Taobao was taken off in 2012 for its “notable economic data and a surprise rally by com- to see stronger numbers then. would drive the earnings outlook going efforts” to work with rightholders to clean up the site. modities. Closer home, sound bites from Power lenders were in focus this week on ahead. At 16x one-year forward earnings, On September 10, the USTR called for public input as it for- New Delhi seem to suggest the government reports state governments may take over the Nifty is trading at reasonable valuations mulates its latest list, expected in the coming months. At least wants to be seen as being proactive to mend the debt of power distribution firms. Pub- and is near its 10-year average multiples. three industry bodies have publicly responded with criticism of the economy. lic sector banks could be the beneficiaries After a long time, the primary market Alibaba, alleging counterfeits remain widespread on its sites and Market sentiment remained upbeat dur- if this is implemented. The RBI reduced will witness some activity with the 11.5bn that the company is difficult to work with or inefficient when ing the week on account of various factors. risk weightage and rationalized loan-to- rupee offering by Coffee Day Enterprises. seeking redress. A number of commercial banks announced a value (LTV) ratio for individual housing The valuation of 67bn rupees seems too The company’s new government affairs chief, Eric Pelletier, who reduction in their base rate after a steeper- loans, which is positive for banks and hous- high, considering it is a holding company took up the post in June, has sent two formal letters to the USTR than-expected 50 basis points cut in the RBI ing finance companies as this will increase and profits are still elusive for the main cof- this month, including a rebuttal of the industry group criticism. repo rate. The base rate reduction will bring demand for low-cost housing. Fitch and the fee business despite focused expansion for Last week, Pelletier and an Alibaba lawyer met with an inter- down interest costs on working capital loans International Monetary Fund downgraded the last 15 years. agency working group coordinated by the USTR to discuss Ali- in the coming months and augurs well for India’s GDP forecast, but the silver lining is Key macroeconomic data to be announced baba’s anti-counterfeit efforts, a source with knowledge of the corporates. that India stands out among global markets this week include CPI and WPI for Septem- matter said. US Federal Reserve minutes were as an oasis of growth. ber and IIP data for August. Among global In his letters, Pelletier says Alibaba has gone above and beyond released during the week. Fed officials indi- The coming week marks the official events, Greece faces a deadline on Oct. 13 in dealing with the problem, but that primary responsibility for cated that it is prudent to wait for clarity beginning of the September quarter earn- to repay about $503m in loans to the Inter- policing and deterring infringements rests with brand owners, on outlook and most participants see lift- ings season, starting with Infosys on Mon- national Monetary Fund. according to copies seen by Reuters. off conditions met this year. This boosted day. Infosys has been surprising markets The Nifty is trading near the crucial He said the company had made it easier this year for brands foreign inflows in emerging market econo- for the past 2-3 quarters. The management resistance of 8,200 and is still in the broad to remove listings of suspected fakes while toughening penalties mies, including India. As a result, the rupee is expected to maintain its FY16 revenue range of 7,800 — 8,200. If it trades above for merchants who violate company policies. traded strong and closed at 64.77 against growth guidance. However, management 8,200 levels for a few days, we could expect “When you step back and look at our overall efforts to combat the dollar. A statement by Prime Minis- commentary on the business environment the markets to get into the next leg of the illicit activities, our track record is clear. We are certainly not ter Narendra Modi on the rollout of the would be interesting especially after HCL rally, and mark the beginning of a new bull perfect, and we have a lot of hard work ahead of us...we will con- Goods and Services Tax next year further Technologies issued its second profit warn- run. I don’t expect that to happen quickly tinue to do everything we can to stop these activities,” he wrote. boosted confidence. German Chancellor ing this quarter. Other companies expected without convincing data at the ground level. The American Apparel and Footwear Association pressed Angela Merkel’s visit to India confirmed to announce results next week include TCS, Consolidation in this broad range should the USTR to re-instate Taobao on the blacklist due to Alibaba’s that India is an important trading partner, HUL and Reliance Industries. Indusind provide investors with trading opportuni- “unwillingness to make serious reforms” and failure to address the and kept spirits high. Bank reported better-than-expected results ties. organization’s concerns. Automaker Tata Motors gained nearly this week, but the stock corrected to close REUTERS The AAFA opposed the de-listing of Taobao in 2012, but had not recommended re-listing the site until now, AAFA spokeswoman Catherine Michael said. Four years of talks “were not productive and did not lead to progress of fixing the problem”, she said. Alibaba says the AAFA has refused recent requests to meet to discuss the concerns. The Trademark Working Group, which includes some Fortune 500 and other major brands, and ANDEMA, a Spanish anti- counterfeiting association, that counts 70 companies including Levi’s and Camper among its members, also criticized Alibaba’s processes for removing suspected listings of fakes. Several brands contacted by Reuters, including Burberry and Adidas, declined to comment directly on the issue. Privately, some industry sources say Alibaba has made patchy progress in fighting fakes and can be less-than-helpful with smaller brands or those with which it has no special agreements or memoranda of understanding to work together to combat intellectual property rights violations. “It was a mistake to take them off of the ‘notorious markets’ list,” said one source at a Western sports brand who declined to be identified because the brand works with Alibaba. In May, Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and other luxury goods firms owned by Paris-based Kering SA, launched a lawsuit against Alibaba in New York for the second time in less than a year, con- tending the online shopping titan knowingly made it possible for counterfeiters to sell the products. Pressure on Alibaba has not only come from industry. In January, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC), a Chinese government regulator, criticized Taobao for counterfeit goods listings. It also issued a “white paper” blasting Alibaba for failing to crack down on illegal activities on its sites, although later confirmed the document carried no legal weight. Alibaba said the methodology in the reports was flawed. USTR spokesman Andrew Bates said the agency was reviewing submitted comments. The list is expected to be published some- time between December and the end of March. In an interview last week with Chinese news agency Xinhua, Alibaba’s founder and chief executive Jack Ma said the company’s customer complaint rate was a low 0.0116 percent, lower than that of bricks-and-mortar shops. “I don’t believe success can built on dishonesty,” it quoted Ma as saying. REUTERS Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate How Wal-Mart squeezes workers in groceries By Lydia DePillis the layoffs would start on Decem- The latest losses highlight the of the warehouses and is a tenant Stop & Shop, and Giant Foods as and Philadelphia. Pennsylvania’s ber 6, 19 days before Christmas.” role privately held C&S — which in the other, which Muckle says a result of the downsizing and minimum wage is still $7.25, while N the early afternoon of C&S planned to shift opera- bills itself as the biggest grocery the landlord wanted to use for relocation of C&S-run facilities. Prince George’s County recently October 6, a couple of lawyers tions to non-union facilities in distributor in the country, with another purpose.) Some of that is due to C&S’s raised its floor to $11.50 by 2017. from a company called C&S Pennsylvania, where any displaced $28bn in revenue — has played The drama unfolding in Prince use of technology; the company In an attempt to get C&S and IWholesale Grocers arrived Maryland union workers lucky in the shift. The company has George’s County has repeated invests in robots that are able to Safeway to reconsider, the Team- at the union hall of Teamsters enough to snag an opening would expanded rapidly in recent years itself dozens of times over the past pick up and deliver boxes, which sters plan to hold a rally on Friday. Local 639 in Northeast Washing- almost certainly be paid less — by assuming the warehousing few decades, as struggling grocery can render the majority of posi- Teamsters International Presi- ton. union warehouse jobs pay a base and shipping operations of large chains in the highly competitive tions in a warehouse obsolete. (It’s dent James Hoffa sent a letter Phil Giles, the union’s vice rate of $41,000 a year, plus over- grocery chains, and then working industry have sought to cut costs not the only one; Amazon and asking for a six-month delay, and president, was already worried. time and benefits, which is about with the grocers to lower labour by taking a two-step process to Kroger have also been leaders in the union has solicited expres- Ever since C&S’s Collington Serv- $10,000 more than the national costs, even if it means moving shake off their unionised work- automating their fulfilment.) sions of support from politicians ices unit took over warehouse median. Teamster truckers are operations elsewhere. forces. The cuts started with Giant such as Rep. Chris Van Hollen. operations for Safeway, the work- paid a minimum of $57,000, about “As we have over the years, “People have been selling off Foods workers. In 2010, Giant Some local officials say that in ers who moved goods in and out $15,000 higher than the median, C&S serves our supermarket their assets, to let the whole- announced that C&S would be the 1990s, when taxpayers helped of two facilities in Landover and according to the Bureau of Labor customers from where we can saler take care of it. And then taking over its warehouse in Jes- Safeway build its warehouse, they Upper Marlboro, figured their Statistics. meet their needs most effectively the wholesaler moves away,” said sup. The union negotiated a 50 would have entertained the idea jobs might be at risk. What Giles C&S declined to say whether its and efficiently,” the company Mark Wulfraat, president of the percent reduction in staff, with of finding a creative way to keep didn’t expect is that the ware- pay is lower at non-union facili- said through spokesperson Wade Montreal-based logistics consult- pay cuts and health-care price the facility open. During the sum- houses would be shut down and ties, only that its compensation Gates of the international PR ing firm MWPVL, which tracks hikes for the approximately 200 mer, Baker announced promising 700 people might find themselves varies based on location and is firm Burson-Marsteller. “Safe- openings and closings of distribu- who remained. Two years later, economic indicators that showed out of work. often incentive-based. Still, the way made and was subject to real tion centres. “It kind of puts an C&S shut down the dry goods the county was coming out of “They didn’t beat around the move to shutter warehouses in estate decisions necessitating the arms-length relationship between warehouse entirely, saying it could its prolonged economic rut. For bush,” Giles recalled. “They gave Maryland is another blow to a relocation of this work.” the retailer and the union. This is save $13.5m a year by moving the the first time since taking office me a WARN notice” — a required once-strong union sector that has Safeway offered little further definitely a labour strategy that’s operations to its high-tech facility in 2011, the county experienced document formally notifying bled members and forfeited bene- explanation. “The decision to sell unfolding.” in York, Pa. year-over-year job growth of workers of a pending layoff — fits in recent years with the entry is part of our long-term strat- Nationwide, Teamsters officials Over the years, that’s where more than 4,000 jobs without any “said that Safeway had decided of non-union grocery competitors egy to support our retail stores estimate that 6,700 union jobs much of the warehousing work for major losses. to sell the property, they (C&S) such as Wal-Mart, Whole Foods, more effectively,” said spokes- have disappeared over the past the Northeast has settled, outside had to vacate the premises, and Harris Teeter and Wegman’s. man Craig Muckle. (It owns one two decades at grocers like A&P, union strongholds in Pittsburgh WASHINGTON POST MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2015 MARKET www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

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Beijing promotes low-paid college grads to start-up CEOs

SHANGHAI: Quitting her job as as a lasting engine of China’s economic highs last year, the number seeking work and college prep schools. “In terms of manager, Zhu Jiang, roots for his ten- receptionist, joining rock bands and growth,” Premier Li Keqiang said in in the formal job market appeared to helping the job market, this sort of thing ants, but he’s no evangelist. “I do not chancing her tattoo arm at small January. “I will stoke the fire of innova- shrink. is of marginal benefit,” said Geoffrey encourage all students to start up busi- business ventures would once have tion with more wood.” Cynics say pushing student entrepre- Crothall, communications director at ness. Being a successful entrepreneur branded college graduate Ding Jia as In addition to warm words, many are neurship is mostly about helping officials China Labour Bulletin. “They are going requires some characteristics that not a rebel in China. Now she can claim receiving training, subsidies, free office meet targets while heading off political to price themselves into the ground, and everybody can possess.” Many venture state endorsement as a “creative”. space and other support from district unrest among disaffected students, the so the wages they can afford to pay their capitalists doubt the incubators do much “I haven’t had a formal job in years,” governments and universities. demographic behind the 1989 Tiananmen staff are going to be very low as well.” good, since Chinese bureaucrats with said Ding, 31, sitting in her tiny coffee Optimists hope the next Jack Ma or Square protests. While official data is scant, failure little or no experience running private and cocktails bar on a trendy Shanghai Mark Zuckerberg will emerge from this A busy entrepreneur, on the other rates appear unsurprisingly high. firms lack the skills to pick successful street. pool, but sceptics say the policy is setting hand, counts as both employed and as a “They have very poor management business plans. “I think it’s really mis- She has no regrets, but no illusions up inexperienced kids for failure. new business registration. skills,” said Cui of Dragonomics. “Most guided,” said Gary Rieschel, founder of either. “Entrepreneurship can be a really The aim is to help shift China’s factory- Parker Liu, currently COO of a mobile of the businesses run by college students Qiming Ventures, which has invested in hard experience,” she said. “Profits can based economy towards knowledge-driven technology startup in Beijing, began I observe, only a few of them succeeded.” numerous successful Chinese start-ups be so thin.” services, and address unemployment launching new companies before he grad- The University Students Venture Park including Alibaba. In the week she spoke, she and dozens among Chinese college students. Most uated. He said district officials regularly in northern Shanghai was designed as an “A university is a terrible place to learn of nearby businesses were forced to close private employers have little use for scoured entrepreneurship events seek- incubator for college students consider- how to start a company,” said William temporarily by city officials on a regular fresh graduates from crowded domestic ing startups to subsidise, often on the ing a start-up. The lobby is decked out Bao Bean, another China venture capi- sortie to enforce regulations. universities, who consequently can earn understanding that the company would in a sunny palette and garnished with talist with a long history of investing in While most parents might warn their less than skilled factory and construction register in their district. inspiring slogans about creativity; outside Chinese tech start-ups. children off high-risk, low-reward self- workers. Liu said he had received small subsidies a large sign reads “Dream Community”. What is needed, critics say, is a dis- employment, preferring jobs in govern- A Peking University study found that from district governments and helped Some have turned their dreams into a mantling of the policy barriers that ment or state-owned enterprises, Ding entry-level salaries in Shanghai averaged introduce officials to other startups, but modicum of success. make life tough for the private sector, says her Shanghai nurse mother and cab just 3,241 yuan ($511) a month — a pit- was doubtful about the benefits. The free rent, accounting services and such as weak legal protection for new driver father were supportive. tance in a city with one of world’s 10 most “The real problem is the money doesn’t internet access helped Jiang Gongbao ideas, restricted access to capital, and That attitude finds an echo in high expensive property markets. come with education ... These govern- launch his Long Ai marketing company, labyrinthine regulations that enable cor- places; recent graduates who start their Chinese surveys show 20-30 percent ment officers, they didn’t know much which has lasted long enough to hire a rupt officials to prey on small enterprises. own businesses are being hailed in state of college students now aspire to entre- about entrepreneurs or start-ups, but few employees. Jiang said he understands “Some countries make mistakes by media as a new creative class that will preneurship or self-employment, and they know a lot about political evalua- the risks, but regards them learning trying to pick favourites and pick pre- build China’s Silicon Valley. Cui Ernan, labour analyst at Gavekal tions. They have a quota.” opportunities. “Failure is not a bad thing, ferred technologies,” said Robert Zoellick, “Creatives show the vitality of entre- Dragonomics, said official data suggests Liu said the support also encouraged as the process to start up a business is former World Bank chief, in an interview preneurship and innovation among the they are following through. Though too many into sectors with low barriers to always meaningful,” he said. in Shanghai. people, and such creativity will serve undergraduate numbers swelled to record entry, such as e-commerce, mobile games, The incubator’s deputy general REUTERS MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2015 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BREAK TIME

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18 19 20 EL IOTNESS INB NET CEO 21 22 NOINTERESTLOANS ALTERNATEROUTES 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 BEAT INGARETREAT 30 31 32 33 34 SALESASSISTANTS NIE POG 35 36 37 ARC PLEASES I R 38 39 40 RUNSACROSS DAME UPI SHIATSU TAX 41 42 ETC CANTEEN AGE 43 44 45 46 DOE ANTHERS YES Yesterday’s answer 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE 55 56 57 DOWN 27 St. Teresa of ___ 1 The “S” of GPS: Abbr. 28 Sumptuousness Easy Sudoku Puzzles: Place a digit from 1 to 58 2 Where Samson slew the 29 Luncheonette sandwich, for 9 in each empty cell so every row, every column Philistines short and every 3x3 box contains all the digits 1 to 9. 59 60 61 3 Like a sch. before middle 31 Lenin’s land, for short school 32 1040A, e.g. 4 “What ___ is new?” ACROSS 35 Sexagenarian’s favorite Beatles 33 Surrounding glow 5 Campaign pro 34 ___ Mawr 1 Snoozes song? 6 Says “@#%!” 36 Old Russian space station 7 Shortly 38 Spanish Mrs. 7 Some 4x4s 37 Not against 11 Certain airport shuttle 39 Fine glove material 8 Japanese sashes 41 Number of little pigs 14 Navy captain’s favorite Beatles 40 Lift : elevator :: ___ : truck HYPER SUDOKU 9 Prefix with directional 42 Expansion song? 41 ___ incognita 10 Old, worn-out horse, 43 “A” as in Athens 17 Empty nester’s favorite Beatles 42 Language in which “yes” and informally song? “no” are “ja” and “nein” 44 Bull or Celtic 11 Flora and fauna of a region 45 Isle of ___ 18 Use a stopwatch on 43 Mexican chili pepper 12 Deprive of courage 46 Signs, as a contract 19 Also: Fr. 46 Apr. 15 addressee, for many 13 Look at, in the Bible 48 “It’s ___!” (birth 20 When planes are due in, for 47 Letter-shaped beam 15 Ending with dino- announcement) short 48 ___ acid 16 Watery eye discharge 49 “We Need a Little 21 Sound before a dog bites 51 Where workers may get the 21 Astronomer who discovered Christmas” musical 22 Math whiz, in Wall Street lingo shaft? the main moons of Jupiter 50 Summer coolers 23 Cries to divas 55 Author’s favorite Beatles song? 22 Vice-presidential family of 51 Appearance 27 Photo collection 58 Early riser’s favorite Beatles 1989-93 52 “You’ve never had ___ 30 Wall painting song? 23 Rivals of Audis good” 31 Dangling tissue near the tonsils 59 Shipping magnate Onassis 24 ___ Valley, European 53 Prefix with -algia steelmaking region 32 With the shaded squares of 60 Pirates’ assents 54 Sea eagles 25 Region 35-Across, subject of this 61 Oscar nominations, e.g. 56 Big TV brand puzzle 26 Certain airport shuttle 57 Letter between pi and sigma

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How to play Hyper Sudoku: A Hyper Sudoku Puzzle is solved by filling the numbers from 1 to 9 into the blank cells. A Hyper

Sudoku has unlike Sudoku 13 regions (four regions overlap with the nine standard regions). In ZITS all regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is solved like a normal Sudoku.

How to play Kakuro: NOVO SHOWING AT The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any KAKURO SCREEN 1 Crimson Peak (2D/Drama) 11:30am 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 & 11:55pm VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells SCREEN 2 Momentum (2D/Action) 11:00am, 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00 & 11:00 pm TEL: 444933989 / 444517001 like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, SCREEN 3 The Curse of Downers (2D/Horror) 10:00am, 2:00, 6:00 & 10:00pm some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some Before We Go (2D/Action) 12:00, 4:00, 8:00 & 11:55pm cells will contain two numbers. SCREEN 4 The Walk (2D/Drama) 10:00am, 2:20, 6:30 & 11:15pm However, in a crossword the numbers reference Infinitely Polar Bear (2D/Animation) 12:30, 4:40 & 9:00pm clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! SCREEN 5 Hotel Transylvania (2D/Animation) 10:00am, 11:50am, 1:40 & 3:30pm They denote the total of the digits in the row or War Pigs (2D/Action) 5:20, 7:25, 9:30 & 11:45pm column referenced by the number. SCREEN 6 Ahwak (2D/Arabic) 10:00 am, 12:20, 2:40, 5:00, 7:20, 9:40pm & 12:00am Within each SCREEN 7 Pan (2D/Adventure) 10:00am, 12:15, 2:30 & 4:45pm collection of cells Knock Knock (2D/Thriller) 7:00, 9:30 & 11:45pm - called a run - any SCREEN 8 The Martian (2D/Action) 10:30am, 1:10, 3:50, 6:30, 9:10 & 11:50pm of the numbers 1 SCREEN 9 Crimson Peak (2D/Drama) 10:30am, 1:00, 3:30, 6:00, 8:30 & 11:00pm to 9 may be used SCREEN 10 Crimson Peak (2D/Drama) 12:15, 4:45 & 9:15pm but, like sudoku, Momentum (2D/Action) 10:15am, 2:45, 7:15 & 11:45pm each number may only be used once. MALL

Yesterday’s SCREEN 1 The Fighter (2D/Telugu) 2:00pm answer The Curse of Downers (2D/Horror) 5:00pm Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate Before We Go (2D/Action) 7:00pm Momentum (2D/Action) 8:45pm Life of Josutty (2D/Malayalam) 10:30pm SCREEN 2 Infinitely Polar Bear (2D/Animation) 2:15pm; Hotel Transylvania (2D/Animation) 4:00pm War Pigs (2D/Action) 5:45pm. Crimson Peak (2D/Drama) 7:30pm & 11:30pm ALL IN THE MIND Stung (2D/Comedy) 9:45pm SCREEN 3 Rudhramedevi (2D/Tamil) 2:00pm; Ahwak (2D/Arabic) 5:00pm; Can you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal, Pyaar Ka Punchnama (2D/Hindi) 7:15 & 11:15pm War Pigs (2D/Action) vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards. 9:30pm LANDMARK SCREEN 1 The Fighter (2D/Telugu) 2:00pm; Infinitely Polar Bear (2D/ Animation) 5:00pm; The Curse of Downers (2D/Horror) 6:45pm Life of Josutty (2D/Malayalam) 8:30pm Momentum (2D/Action) 11:30pm SCREEN 2 Hotel Transylvania (2D/Animation) 2:15pm Before We Go (2D/Comedy) 4:00pm; War Pigs (2D/Action) 5:45 & 9:45pm; Crimson Peak (2D/Drama) 7:30 & 11:30pm SCREEN 3 Rudhramedevi (2D/Tamil) 2:30pm Stung (2D/Comedy) 5:30pm Hoy en la Historia Hotel Transylvania (2D/Animation) 7:15pm Ahwak (2D/Arabic) 9:00pm The Wedding Pullav (2D/Hindi) 11:15pm October 19, 2005 Hurricane Wilma became the most intense Atlantic hurricane on ROYAL PLAZA record. The fifth Category 5 storm SCREEN 1 Hotel Transylvania (2D/Animation) 3:00pm of the season, it caused 62 deaths Before We Go (2D/Comedy) 5:00pm; Crimson Peak (2D/Drama) in Mexico, Cuba and Florida 7:00 & 9:15; War Pigs (2D/Action) 11:30pm SCREEN 2 The Wedding Pullav (2D/Hindi) 2:30 & 8:30pm 1845: Wagner’s opera Tannhauser was The Curse of Downers (2D/Horror) 5:00pm premiered at Dresden, Germany War Pigs (2D/Action) 6:45pm; Momentum (2D/Action) 11:00pm 1935: The League of Nations SCREEN 3 Infinitely Polar Bear (2D/Animation) 2:30pm imposed sanctions against Italy Ahwak (2D/Arabic) 4:15pm; The Martian (2D/Action) 6:30pm Momentum (2D/Action) following its invasion of Ethiopia. 9:00pm Stung (2D/Comedy) 11:00pm The Second Italo-Ethiopian War ended in May 1936 ABODE, ANNEX, APARTMENT, ARCHITECTURE, ATTIC, ASIAN TOWN BALCONY, BASEMENT, BLUEPRINT, BUILDING, 1970: BP announced the first major oil Rudhramadevi (Tamil) 10:00pm & 12:45am BUNGALOW, CABIN, CASTLE, CEILING, CONDOMINIUM, find in the North Sea CONSTRUCTION, COTTAGE, DECOR, DESIGN, The Wedding Pullav (2D/Hindi) 4:00pm DEVELOPMENT, DOORS, DUPLEX, DWELLING, EDIFICE, 1995: A Moscow museum unveiled Life of Josutty (2D/Malayalam) 4:00, 7:00, 9:30 & ELECTRICS, EXTENSION, FOUNDATION, FRAMEWORK, art treasures taken from Germany by 10:00pm GARAGE, GAZEBO, HEATING, HOUSE, LIGHTING, LODGE, Soviet troops after World War II The Fighter (2D/Telugu) 4:00, 6:30, 7:00 & 9:30pm LOFT, MANSION, MEZZANINE, PALACE, PLANS, PLUMBING, RESIDENCE,ROOFING, ROOMS, WALLS, Picture: Newscom © GRAPHIC NEWS WING. MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23 Steele retains lead at PGA De Kock, Morkel power SA to Tour, Rose in the hunt

NORTH CAROLINA: Brendan Argentine Emiliano Grillo’s tee victory over India in Rajkot Steele shot a three-under-par 69 shot. McIlroy had just played a to retain the lead after the third chip shot from next to the green round of the Frys.com Open on at the driveable par-four 17th Southpaw hits ton, Morkel claims four wickets as Proteas take 2-1 lead Saturday, while world number when Grillo’s drive landed only a three Rory McIlroy endured couple of feet from the surprised RAJKOT, India: Quinton de Indian captain Mahendra another mediocre day on the the Briton, who clearly received Kock hit 103 and Morne Mor- Singh Dhoni then put on 80 for greens in Northern California to no warning. kel claimed four for 39 as South the third wicket with Kohli before slide out of contention. European Ryder Cup team Africa brushed aside India by 18 he was removed by Morkel for 47 Steele, on 14-under-par, holds mate Rose had a better day. runs in the third One Day Inter- with his team still needing 78 off a one-shot advantage over fellow “Today was a test of patience,” national in Rajkot yesterday. 49 deliveries. Americans Andrew Loupe (63) the 2013 US Open champion said De Kock, the 22-year-old left- Morkel sealed India’s fate by and Kevin Na (64), with world after a bogey-free round. handed opener, took advantage dismissing Kohli and Ajinkya number seven Justin Rose (68) “I think I did the bare mini- of a flat pitch to notch up his Rahane off successive deliveries among a group of eight two shots mum required to keep believing seventh one-day century – the in the 46th over, both batsmen back on a crowded leaderboard at and give myself a good chance fourth against India – that lifted being caught at deep mid-wicket the Silverado Resort. tomorrow. It’s going to take some- the Proteas to 270-7. by David Miller. McIlroy shot a mediocre 71 to thing pretty good to pull through India were restricted to 252-6 Suresh Raina fell for a second slip eight strokes from the lead and win.” in reply, despite half-centuries successive zero, holing out in the in an event he is only playing as Steele, seeking a second PGA from Rohit Sharma (65) and deep against leg-spinner Imran part of a deal he made with the Tour win, started the day with Virat Kohli, who returned to form Tahir. PGA Tour to play an exhibition in a two-shot lead but could not with 77, his first substantial knock South African captain AB de Turkey three years ago. extend his advantage despite the after 12 barren one-dayers. Villiers lauded his batsmen, espe- He said he would use the final benign conditions. The win handed the tourists a cially de Kock, for the team’s vic- round to hone his game for the Loupe picked up shots early and 2-1 lead in the five-match series tory. upcoming stretch on the Euro- late en route to the best round of with the last two games to be “It was a very special batting pean Tour. the day and a share of the course played in Chennai (October 22) performance,” he said. “Quinton “It was another one of those record in the opening event of the and Mumbai (October 25). answered a lot of questions on South days that nothing really went for 2015-16 PGA Tour season. South Africa had won the open- how valuable he is to the side. Africa’s me, I just couldn’t get anything He birdied the first five and ing game in Kanpur by five runs “We were looking at 250 to be a Quinton going, got a little frustrated,” the last four holes to move within and India drew level at Indore par score, but we managed more de Kock McIlroy told reporters. sight of his maiden tour victory. with a 22-run victory. than that. And the way we fought celebrates “I’m going to try and play a He has never finished better than Morkel was supported by spir- back with the ball was special.” after scoring good round tomorrow, but one fourth on the Tour. ited fielding by his team-mates in Dhoni said the target of 270 his century eye on this and one eye further South Korean-born Na is seek- hot and humid weather which tied was gettable even on a pitch that against India down the road. ing his second tour win after sev- down the free-stroking Indian became two-paced as the match during their “I’m looking at the three tour- eral near-misses since his lone batsmen. went on. third ODI naments I’ve got coming up, which triumph in 2011. Sharma, who hit 150 in a losing “South Africa batted when the in Rajkot, are important to me because I He jumped into contention with cause in the first match in Kan- wicket was at its best,” he said. yesterday. want to try to win the Race to a six-foot eagle at the par-five pur, shared a 72-run stand for the “When our turn came, the wicket Dubai again.” 16th, and added a tap-in birdie at second wicket with Kohli after kept getting lower and slower and He also had a narrow escape the last. Shikhar Dhawan had fallen for 13. it became difficult to play the big when he was almost struck by REUTERS Scoreboard shots. “Also there was not much spinner Axar Patel’s next over. dew in the evening, which made Farhaan Behardien smashed SOUTH AFRICA INDIA it easier for the South African a last-ball six off Bhuvneshwar Q de Kock (run out) ...... 103 R Sharma c&b Duminy ...... 65 bowlers. There are still two more Kumar to return unbeaten on 33. D Miller c Rahane b Harbhajan ...... 33 S Dhawan c de Villiers b Morkel ...... 13 games to go and we will look to The one-day series will be fol- H Amla st Dhoni b Mishra ...... 5 V Kohli c Miller b Morkel ...... 77 bounce back.” lowed by four Test matches. F du Plessis c Kumar b M Sharma ...... 60 M Dhoni c Steyn b Morkel ...... 47 Earlier, Faf du Plessis (60) Meanwhile, leader of Pati- A B de Villiers lbw Patel ...... 4 S Raina c Miller b Tahir ...... 0 shared a third-wicket stand of 118 dar Anamat Andolan Samiti J P Duminy c Raina b M Sharma ...... 14 A Rahane c Miller b Morkel ...... 4 with de Kock to lift the tourists to (PAAS), Hardik Patel, has been F Behardien (not out) ...... 33 A Patel (not out) ...... 15 205-2 in the 39th over when India detained by Rajkot police while D Steyn (run out) ...... 12 H Singh (not out) ...... 20 hit back with three quick wickets he was trying to go to attend the K Rabada (not out) ...... 0 Extras (B-2, LB-1, W-8) ...... 11 to make it 210-5 in the 41st. India-South Africa ODI cricket Extras (W-5, NB-1) ...... 6 Total (for 6 wkts in 50 overs) ...... 252 Du Plessis, who was caught off match. Total (for 7 wkts in 50 overs) ...... 270 Fall of wickets: 1-41, 2-113, 3-193, 4-206, a Mohit Sharma no-ball when Hardik, who had threatened to Fall of wickets: 1-72, 2-87, 3-205, 4-210, 5-216, 6-216 on 16, was dismissed by the same protest from inside the cricket 5-210, 6-241, 7-264 Bowling: Steyn 10-0-65-0 (w1); Rabada 10-0- bowler to a catch at third-man, stadium along with Patidars to Bowling: Kumar 10-1-65-0 (w2); M Sharma 39-0 (w3); Morkel 10-1-39-4 (w1); Duminy triggering the slide. press for their demand of reser- 9-0-62-2 (nb1; w2); Harbhajan 10-0-41-1 8-0-46-1 (w3); Tahir 10-0-51-1; Behardien De Kock was run out in the vation for Patidar community, has (w1); Mishra 10-0-38-1; Patel 9-0-51-1; Raina 2-0-9-0. 40th over after a misunderstand- been detained along with three of 2-0-13-0. Result: South Africa won by 18 runs. ing with de Villiers, who was him- his associates. self given leg-before in left-arm AGENCIES Brendan Steele putts on the 18th green during the third round of the Frys. com Open on Saturday at the North Course of the Silverado Resort and Scandal-hit Pakistan coach hopes team will Spa in Napa, California. IPL loses title sponsor bounce back against England Harvey, Murphy shine DUBAI: Head coach Waqar NEW DELHI: India’s cricket Younis vowed that Pakistan will officials yesterday announced bounce back from almost losing a new sponsor for the scan- the first Test, saying yesterday it as Mets outwit Cubs dal-hit Indian Premier League was unacceptable to allow under- (IPL) after Pepsi pulled out of dogs England to threaten a win. NEW YORK: Matt Harvey face either the Kansas City Roy- the glitzy Twenty20 tourna- Pakistan were lucky not to pitched well into the eighth and als or the Toronto Blue Jays in the ment. go 1-0 down in the three-match made a few fielding gems as the World Series. Outfielder Curtis Chinese mobile company series in Abu Dhabi on Saturday New York Mets beat the Chicago Granderson’s RBI single in the Vivo is set to take over as after they succumbed for just 173 Cubs 4-2 on Saturday in game one fifth inning gave the Mets the sponsor of the eight-team runs in their second innings. of the NL Championship Series. lead for good in front of a crowd franchised competition, Board Debutant leg-spinner Adil Second baseman Daniel Mur- of 44,000 at Citi Field stadium. of Control for Cricket in India Rasheed triggered the collapse phy and Travis d’Arnaud belted Harvey has been the subject of (BCCI) said after a meeting. with 5-64 while paceman James solo home runs and Murphy an innings limit debate for weeks “The IPL title sponsor- Anderson and spinner Moeen Ali capped off another brilliant per- as he completes his first season ship right has been assigned grabbed two wickets each. formance with a diving snag on a following elbow surgery. On Sat- to M/S Vivo mobiles. Vivo is That gave England a challeng- hot grounder before throwing to urday, he recorded an out beyond to give the bank guarantee in ing 99-run target in a possible first for the final out of the con- the seventh inning for the first next ten days,” a BCCI state- maximum of 19 overs. They fell test. “I found it early and kept time since August 11 and only the ment said, without giving short by 25 runs after umpires with it. I was able to mix pitches sixth time in 31 starts. details. The board confirmed called the match off eight overs up,” Harvey said. Harvey also helped his own last week that it was in dis- early due to bad light. Harvey, who faced the Cubs cause in the sixth by getting the cussions with Pepsi to find a The second Test starts in Dubai just once in 2015 and went seven first two outs of the inning on solution to some “concerns” from Thursday with Waqar defi- scoreless innings, struck out nine, fielding plays. raised by the global drinks ant. “Yes, its a big relief not being allowed four hits and walked two He was hit by line drive from maker, without detailing the 0-1 down and I am confident that in 7 2/3 innings. Dexter Fowler but managed to problems. Pepsi secured the my side will bounce back,” said Murphy has now hit homers scoop up the ball and still make sponsorship rights for five Waqar. “Before the series started in a career-high three straight the throw to first to get the out. years from 2013 for nearly it was their (England) own ver- games for the Mets, who are play- He also threw out Schwarber Rs4bn ($62m). The company dict that they were underdogs but ing in their first Major League as the Cubs’ batters went down has not given reasons for now we are the side which have to Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq (left) and Younus Khan at the end of baseball playoff semi-final series without much of a fight in the withdrawing from the deal. stage a comeback.” the first Test against England in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. since 2006. inning. But the IPL has been hit by Pakistan put up a mammoth The winner of the series will AFP scandals, including allegations 523-8 declared on a flat Sheikh of corruption and match-fix- Zayed Stadium pitch with Shoaib land will have their tails up. Fair match. I have always been proud ing, that critics say has sullied Malik hitting an epic 245 in his enough we will get Yasir back but of my Test team. We have played the sport’s reputation in India. first Test in five years while Asad after their near-shocking per- well as a Test team for some time A Supreme Court- Shafiq scored 107 and Mohammad formance they will be thinking now and have always put up a New York Mets’ appointed panel in July sus- Hafeez chipped in with 98. that they can compete. good fight in a constructive way.” starting pitcher pended two teams from the But Alastair Cook played the “Credit to England, the way Pakistan beat Australia 2-0, Matt Harvey IPL for two years over illegal third longest innings in history to they set the field and put pres- drew 1-1 against New Zealand, reacts after betting, throwing the compe- hit 263 in 836 minutes and helped sure on our batsmen on the last beat Bangladesh 1-0 and won 2-1 retiring the tition into turmoil. The BCCI, England score 598-9 declared, day. That’s the right tactic as in Sri Lanka in their last four Chicago Cubs which oversees the hugely taking a first innings lead of 75 they surpassed our total in the series. in the 7th inning popular tournament, also runs. first innings and their leg-spin- “In the last three years we have in game one of announced yesterday that it Waqar said Pakistan missed ner bowled well and our batsmen been performing well in the Tests the NLCS at Citi was seeking bids for two new leg-spinner Yasir Shah, who was committed some silly mistakes.” but unfortunately that was miss- Field, New York teams to replace those sus- ruled out of the first match with a Waqar admitted he was ing in our game. They shouldn’t pended for two years. back spasm but has since regained relieved yet disappointed. have come that close,” said Waqar, on Saturday. AFP full fitness. “If you look at the overall pic- who blamed poor shot selection Waqar believes England will ture then yes it’s a relief. But for the batting failure. be buoyant, though: “Yes, Eng- that’s not the way to finish a Test AFP MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2015 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Argentina and Top stars set for classic encounters Australia reach Squash: Qualifying rounds of the PSA and WSA event begins from October 29 in Doha semi-finals CARDIFF: Argentina stunned DOHA: The qualifying rounds of finals will be held on November Egypt’s Ramy QATAR CLASSIC PSA an injury-depleted Ireland with the Qatar Classic Championship 6,” added Rasmi. Ashour (left) in WORLD SERIES an early onslaught and finished - the second stop of the 2015-16 In the PSA section, three-time action against at a canter to secure an emphatic PSA World Series season – will World Squash Champion Ramy Draw 43-20 victory yesterday that sent compatriot take place on October 29 and 30, Ashour heads the list of competi- [1] Mohamed Elshorbagy (EGY) v [WC] them into the Rugby World Cup Mohammed El officials of Qatar Squash Federa- tors heading to Doha. Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi (QAT) semi-finals for the second time. tion (QSF) said here yesterday. Shorbagy dur- James Willstrop (ENG) vs [Qualifier] Even the Six Nations champi- “Thirty two players will be com- Ashour defied all logic and ing the final Max Lee (HKG) vs [Qualifier] ons of the last two seasons could peting in the qualifying rounds for belief as he completed his hat of PSA World Stephen Coppinger (RSA) vs [7] not halt the unstoppable march of two days. Eight players will make trick of World Championship Championship Simon Rösner (GER) the southern hemisphere as the it to the main draw from the qual- crowns following a mesmeris- at the Khalifa [5] Ramy Ashour (EGY) vs [Qualifier] impressive Pumas joined New ifying. The 32 players in the main ing encounter with World No.1 International Marwan Elshorbagy (EGY) vs Chris Simpson (ENG) Zealand and South Africa in the Tennis and draw will consist of eight quali- Mohamed Elshorbagy in front of Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) vs Tarek Momen (EGY) last eight. fiers, 24 seeded players and wild- a capacity crowd at the Khalifa Squash Blistering two-try opening Cameron Pilley (AUS) vs [4] Miguel Angel card holders,” said Gamal Rasmi International Tennis & Squash and closing salvos allied with the Complex in Rodriguez (COL) Technical Secretary of QSF and Complex last year. assured place-kicking of flyhalf Doha, in this [3] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) vs [Qualifier] who is also the media-in-charge The duo will be looking to November Nicolas Sanchez earned Argen- Mazen Hesham (EGY) vs [Qualifier] of the combined PSA and WSA recapture the form of that event 22, 2014 file tina a Twickenham meeting with Daryl Selby (ENG) vs [Qualifier] event. when they set foot in Qatar again picture. Australia. Rasmi said that the matches on October 31, for what will be [Qualifier] vs [8] Peter Barker (ENG) Australia’s last gasp win over will supervised by eight referees the 14th consecutive year of PSA [6] Omar Mosaad (EGY) vs Karim Abdel Scotland made it an all Southern Graham Waters ( Australia), John World Tour action in Doha. women’s squash to Doha - with tion president Nabeel Bin Ali. Gawad (EGY) Hemisphere semi-final line up for Massarella (England), Jamshed With all of the world’s top play- the women’s PSA World Series “Qatar continues to grow as a Tom Richards (ENG) vs [Qualifier] the first time in Rugby World Cup Khan (Pakistan), Ralf Harenberg ers, including Nick Matthew, Gre- returning to the Khalifa Stadium squash nation year-on-year and Fares Dessouki (EGY) vs Saurav Ghosal (IND) history. (Germany), Tomas Forter (Aus- gory Gaultier and Miguel Angel for the first time since 2011. we are delighted to continue our Borja Golan (ESP) vs [2] Nick Matthew (ENG) Australia’s 35-34 victory over tria), Wayne Smith ( Canada), Rodriguez, in the draw the 2015 2011 champion Nicol David will support of the PSA World Tour Women’s Draw WSA World Series the Scots at Twickenham saw Marko Podgorsek (Poland) and Qatar Classic has the potential be aiming to continue her domi- for another year in what is a them seal a semi-final berth [1] Raneem El Welily (EGY) vs Joshana Srikant Seshadri (India). to deliver the same drama and nant form, having taken six of the brand new era of joint-governance “I am very happy, we have met Chinappa (IND) “Matches of the main draw, excitement witnessed in the venue previous seven titles available in for the sport.” our second objective, which was Amanda Sobhy (USA) vs [15] Dipika Pallikal (IND) in both the PSA and WSA, will 12 months ago and this season will Qatar, but will be up against new Meanwhile, Talal Al Mawlawi to play seven games at the World start from October 31 and the also see the return of top level World No.1 Raneem El Welily in has been appointed as Tourna- [13] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) vs Cup,” Pumas coach Daniel Hour- what looks to be a compelling ment Director while the Market- Habiba Mohamed (EGY) cade said. women’s draw. ing Committee will be headed by Line Hansen (DEN) vs [6] “We played very good rugby. Nicol David of Malaysia Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) in action at the Qatar The joint-event will bring over Imad Hashim. We played the rugby we wanted 100 of the world’s finest squash Various other committees have [5] Laura Massaro (ENG) vs [Qualifier] to, not for 80 minutes but in par- Classic Squash at Khalifa practitioners to Doha for a jam- been formed for the smooth con- [Qualifier] vs [16] Emily Whitlock (ENG) ticular at the beginning and at International Tennis and packed week that will see over 100 duct of the championship includ- [10] Emma Beddoes (ENG) vs [Qualifier] the end.” Squash Complex in this file matches played out over six days ing Players Services, which will [Qualifier] vs [4] Alison Waters (ENG) Early tries from centre Matias picture of October 19, 2011. to the delight of the tournament have Alaa Eldeen Allouba as the [3] Camille Serme (FRA) va [Qualifier] Moroni and winger Juan Imhoff organisers. chief, while Rashad Badawi and [Qualifier] vs [9] Annie Au (HKG) silenced the passionate Irish fol- “We’re very pleased to wel- Tarek Emam will look after the lowing in the 72,316 Millennium [12] Rachael Grinham (AUS) vs Heba El come the best squash players in Finance and Venue. Torky (EGY) Stadium crowd and when Sanchez the world to Doha once again for The PSA will be sending two kicked the first of his five penal- [Qualifier] vs [7] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) what promises to be a fantas- representatives for the tourna- ties, the Pumas were 17-0 up after tic tournament, building on the ment, Alex Gouh and Lee Beachel, [8] Nour El Tayeb (EGY) vs Victoria Lust (ENG) 14 minutes. success of last year’s astounding where the total prize money is [Qualifier] vs [14] Jenny Duncalf (ENG) Ireland fought back with tries World Championship, and to wel- $128250. The prize money for the [11] Nouran Gohar (EGY) vs Salma Hany from replacement winger Luke come the best female players back WSA event is $95,000. Ibrahim (EGY) Fitzgerald in the 24th minute to Doha for the first time since Nicolette Fernandes (GUY) vs and flanker Jordi Murphy shortly 2011,” said Qatar Squash Federa- THE PENINSULA [2] Nicol David (MAS) after the break to cut the deficit to 20-17, but three points was as close as the Irish would get. Sanchez kept the scoreboard ticking over and clinical finish- ing from fullback Joaquin Tuculet and Imhoff for tries in the last Qatari sailors continue domination at Doha regatta 11 minutes ensured Argentina would match their breakthrough DOHA: Qatar Waleed Al Shar- lone female competitor in the sec- Zealand is in the tenth place while achievement of reaching the last shani continued his consistent tion. India’s Neelanand Ramakrishaan four in 2007. run of good form in the Qatar But there was setback for the is in the 12th spot. “The result just reflected the Sail 2015 to maintain his place local sailors in the Laser Radial Sailors from 14 countries tour de force demonstrated by at the top in the Laser Standard as overnight leader Faris Al Bakri including Argentina, UAE, Aus- the southern hemisphere teams category. of Qatar slipped from the top to tralia, Belgium, Great Britain, this weekend,” Ireland coach Joe The day also saw local sailors share the first place with Ali Bou- Serbia, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Schmidt said. dominate in the Laser 4.7 finish- hamud of Kuwait. Italy, New Zealand, UK, Singa- “We didn’t get the start we ing in the top three. Incidentally Bakri and Bouha- pore, Spain and hosts Qatar are wanted, but I’m incredibly proud Yesterday, Al Sharshani fin- mud are the only male competi- vying for top honours in differ- of how we got back into the con- ished with a nett score of 5 at the tors in the category while the four ent categories. Sail Qatar 2015 is test. When you try a bit too hard, end of six races and closing fol- other sailors are females. one of the two races Qatar Sail- you get loose, and they have tre- lowing the overnight leader were Meanwhile in the Optimist ing & Water-Sports Federation mendous speed merchants to Kazakhstan duo of Ruslan Janga- class, the local sailors could not (QSWSF) is hosting this month. take advantage.” Ireland deserved zou (10) and Vladimir Chshankin make much of an impact in a field From October 23 to 31 QSWSF credit for their comeback because (15), in a field which has 12 sailors of 34. will also host the IODA Asian and for the first quarter-of-an-hour, it vying for the top category. The Singapore squad, which Oceania Championship. looked like Argentina would romp In the Laser 4.7, Abdulrah- has landed in Doha with a big The QSWSF said top sailors into the semi-finals on the back of man Ajineh, Ali Al Muftah and contingent, have taken a grip over from Asian and world will be seen a stunning display of total rugby. Mohammed Al Sewaidi have the the top places. in action in the championships. Hammering into contact and local fans a lot to cheer about The Singapore sailors are hav- So far 16 countries have con- transferring the ball at pace as the trio held to the overnight ing a field day in the Doha waters firmed their participation in the through the hands of backs and position at the top. which can gauged from the fact IODA Asian and Oceania Cham- forwards alike, it took only four Ajinesh has a nett score of five that nine places are occupied by pionship and a few of them are minutes for Moroni to score in and Muftah and Al Sewaidi, have them. likely to do so in the coming days. Action from the second day of the sailing regatta Sail Qatar 2015 organ- the corner after a sweeping move. 12 and 13 against their names. The next non-Singapore sailor, ised by Qatar Sailing & Water-Sports Federation (QSWSF). Amina shah from Kuwait is the Sebastian Menzies is from New THE PENINSULA AFP EPL: Four-goal Wijnaldum gives Newcastle United first victory NEWCASTLE, United King- we played good, ENGLISH PREMIER a hell of a lot bet- Norwich revolt, cracking a shot Newcastle dom: Georginio Wijnaldum plun- but at end of the ter in our next against the post from 30 yards, United’s dered four goals as Newcastle game, we only LEAGUE RESULTS game.” and the visitors equalised in the Dutch United thrashed Norwich City had one point. London: English Premier League result Newcastle 20th minute when Martin Ols- yesterday: midfielder 6-2 at St James’ Park yesterday “Every day we showed four son’s delicious left-wing cross was Newcastle 6 (Wijnaldum 14, 26, 66, 85, Georginio to belatedly claim their first win work hard to get changes to the stabbed home by Mbokani. of the Premier League season. the result we got Perez 33, Mitrovic 64) Norwich 2 (Mbokani team thrashed Wijnaldum restored Newcas- Wijnaldum 20, Redmond 34) Wijnaldum was a member of today (Sunday).” 6-1 by Manches- tle’s lead six minutes later with a celebrates Playing today (1900 GMT): the Holland team that had failed Norwich were ter City on their downward header from Sissoko’s after scor- Swansea vs Stoke to qualify for Euro 2016 earlier in 3-2 down at previous outing clipped cross and Perez made it ing his the week, but he shrugged off the half-time, having Played on Saturday: -- in which Ser- 3-1 when he found the bottom-left fourth goal, disappointment with a brilliant scored through Chelsea 2 (Costa 34, Hutton 54-og) Aston gio Aguero had corner at the second attempt fol- Villa 0 Newcastle’s quadruple that eased some of the Dieumerci scored five goals lowing a block by Olsson. sixth, during pressure on Newcastle manager Mbokani -- mak- Crystal Palace 1 (Cabaye 25-pen) West -- with Rob Elliot But Newcastle’s defensive frail- Ham 3 (Jenkinson 22, Lanzini 88, Payet the English Steve McClaren. Ayoze Perez and ing his full league notably replacing ties were exposed again just 48 90+4) Premier Aleksandar Mitrovic also found debut -- and Tim Krul in goal seconds later when Olsson’s deep League foot- Everton 0 Manchester United 3 the net, while Moussa Sissoko Nathan Red- (Schneiderlin 18, Herrera 22, Rooney 62) after the Dutch- cross from the left was adroitly ball match played his part with four assists, as mond, who also man ruptured side-footed home on the volley by Manchester City 5 (Sterling 7, 29, 45+3, against Newcastle secured a league victory hit the post in Bony 11, 89) Bournemouth 1 (Murray 22) knee ligaments Redmond. After Wijnaldum had Norwich at the ninth attempt ahead of next the second half. Southampton 2 (Fonte 21, Van Dijk 37) on international cleared a header from Newcastle City at St weekend’s trip to northeast derby But despite a Leicester 2 (Vardy 66, 90+1) duty. The hosts old boy Sebastien Bassong off the James’ Park rivals Sunderland, who replaced strong start to Tottenham 0 Liverpool 0 went ahead in the line early in the second half, the in Newcastle- them at the foot of the table. the second period Watford 0 Arsenal 3 (Sanchez 62, Giroud 14th minute when hosts scored a fourth goal of excep- upon-Tyne, “I thought the front four were they ended up 68, Ramsey 74) Sissoko picked up tional quality in the 64th minute. north east excellent, especially ‘Gini’,” said well beaten, leav- West Brom 1 (Berahino 54) Sunderland 0 a loose ball on the Sissoko led a break from New- England, McClaren. ing Alex Neil’s edge of the box castle’s right-hand corner flag yesterday. “I’m so pleased for everyone at side just three and threaded a that culminated in him flighting the club. We’ve had to be patient, points above the relegation zone pass through to Wijnaldum, a a pass to Mitrovic, who chested Newcastle the fans especially.” in 16th place. close-season signing from PSV the ball down, let it bounce, and won the game Wijnaldum told Sky Sports: “It’s never nice when you con- Eindhoven, who steered a low lashed it past John Ruddy with 6-2. “Of course we needed the win. cede six,” said Neil. “We need to shot into the bottom-left corner. his left foot. We played a few games when regroup and make sure we defend Robbie Brady sounded the AFP MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 ‘Unbelievable’ lap gives Marquez Aussie title Grand Prix of Australia: Spaniard claims 24th MotoGP win, Lorenzo cuts gap on leader Rossi with second spot PHILLIP ISLAND, Australia: turn 10 and went on to win his race. “My plan on the last two GRAND PRIX OF Spanish Repsol Honda rider first premier-class race at Phil- laps was to try to push a little bit Marc Marquez slipped past Jorge lip Island. more... but it was difficult to man- AUSTRALIA RESULTS Lorenzo on the final lap to win a “Marc made an unbelievable age and honestly I didn’t believe PHILLIP ISLAND: Collated results from the thrilling Grand Prix of Australia last lap,” Lorenzo said. that I would get to Jorge. motorcycling Grand Prix of Australia yesterday: as the race for the world champi- “I tried to close the door but I “But I pushed 100 percent on MotoGP onship tightened at Phillip Island just couldn’t win. the last lap and in the end it is a 1. Marc Marquez (ESP/Honda) 40 minutes yesterday. “Here, with the rear tyre that great win for me, for Honda. 33.849 seconds, 2. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/ Defending world champion spins so much it’s always difficult “After a difficult season it’s Yamaha) at 0.249 sec, 3. Andrea Iannone (ITA/ Marquez, coming off the pole, to have grip in the corners, so this always great to (finish) on top,” Ducati) 0.930, 4. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) pipped his fellow Spaniard by result was very good.” he added. 1.058, 5. Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Honda) 5.062, 0.249 seconds for his fifth win of Last year Marquez crashed out The top four riders staged an 6. Maverick Vinales (ESP/Suzuki) 6.800, 7. the season, with Italian Ducati on the 19th lap while leading off exhilarating tussle, with wheel- Cal Crutchlow (GBR/Honda LCR) 9.375, 8. Pol rider Andrea Iannone third. the pole. on-wheel passing manoeuvres Espargaro (ESP/Yamaha Tech3) 18.401, 9. Aleix Valentino Rossi finished fourth In the 2013 race he was disqual- on the sweeping turns thrilling Espargaro (ESP/Suzuki) 20.039, 10. Bradley and had his world championship ified after ignoring a mandatory the 32,000-strong Phillip Island Smith (GBR/Yamaha Tech3) 20.657. lead cut to 11 points over his Mov- pit stop in the middle stages of crowd in one of the best races in World Championship standings istar Yamaha team-mate Lorenzo the race. recent years. (after 16 of 18 races) with two races left at Malaysia’s “I had a great last lap. I don’t Just a second separated the 1. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 296, 2. Jorge Sepang and Valencia. know where I pulled that time four as they swept across the fin- Lorenzo (ESP/Yamaha) 285, 3. Marc Marquez Lorenzo had looked as if he out from but it was what made ish line. (ESP/Honda) 222, 4. Andrea Iannone (ITA/ would hold on for victory until the difference for us,” a delighted Rossi, 36, the seven-time world Ducati) 188, 5. Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Honda) 165, 6. Bradley Smith (GBR/Yamaha Tech3) Marquez swept beneath him on Marquez said after winning the champion in the premier class, 158, 7. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) 153, 8. battled to the end in his record- Cal Crutchlow (GBR/Honda LCR) 107, 9. Danilo equalling 328th GP to make his Spanish MotoGP rider Marc Marquez of Repsol Honda Team celebrates Petrucci (ITA/Ducati Pramac) 97, 10. Pol Espar- 16th podium on his 19th trip to on the podium after winning the Grand Prix of Australia at Phillip Island, garo (ESP/Yamaha Tech3) 96. Australia. near Melbourne yesterday. Moto2 But the Italian legend was 1. Alex Rins (ESP/Kalex) 39min 00.084sec, edged out by the greater speed 2.Sam Lowes (GBR/Speed Up) at 6.633, 3. on the straight of Iannone’s rider place at Motegi last weekend young Spanish Suzuki rider Mav- Lorenzo Baldassarri (ITA/Kalex) 10.408, 4. Ducati. “The results could have despite riding with a broken left erick Vinales sixth. Takaaki Nakagami (JPN/Kalex) 15.536, 5. Xavier been better but this is OK too,” hand. He showed the benefit of The race for the world cham- Simeon (BEL/Kalex) 16.205, 6. Luis Salom (ESP/ Rossi said. the extra week’s recovery to get pionship between Rossi and Kalex) 17.241, 7. Johann Zarco (FRA/Kalex) “It could have been better if I home at Phillip Island, one of only Lorenzo goes down to the final 20.456, 8. Mika Kallio (FIN/Speed Up) 21.883, would have been able to overtake two tracks on the circuit where two races in Malaysia and Spain. 9. Alex Marquez (ESP/Kalex) 24.473, 10. Randy Iannone in the last lap and it was he had not previously won in the In yesterday’s other races, Krummenacher (SUI/Kalex) 24.559. a shame I wasn’t able to stay on premier class. Spain’s Alex Rins led through- Moto3 the podium.” Iannone, who claimed his third out for a commanding victory 1. Miguel Oliveira (POR/KTM) 37 minutes It was 22-year-old Marquez’s podium of the year and first since in Moto2. Portugal’s Miguel 34.742 seconds, 2. Efren Vazquez (ESP/Honda) 24th MotoGP win in his 52nd Mugello, had an eventful race, Oliveira won an incident-packed at 0.132sec, 3. Brad Binder (RSA/KTM) 0.161, start. dicing with Marquez and Rossi Moto3 GP to keep the world title 4. Jorge Navarro (ESP/Honda) 0.170, 5. Jakub But he cannot defend his world throughout the 27 laps after being race alive after championship Kornfeil (CZE/KTM) 0.288, 6. Romano Fenati Spanish MotoGP rider Marc Marquez (front) of Repsol Honda Team over- title this year as he trails Rossi by hit on his race helmet by a stray leader Danny Kent spectacularly (ITA/KTM) 1.006, 7. Philipp Oettl (GER/KTM) takes countryman Jorge Lorenzo of Movistar Yamaha MotoGP to win 74 points with just two races left seagull on the second lap. crashed out during the race. 6.200, 8. Isaac Vinales (ESP/KTM) 6.253, 9. the 2015 Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island, near Melbourne yesterday. in the season. Marquez’s Repsol Honda team- Alexis Masbou (FRA/Honda) 6.322, 10. Remy Marquez finished in fourth mate Dani Pedrosa was fifth with AFP Gardner (AUS/Mahindra) 7.567.

Ferrer leads year-end Djokovic crushes Tsonga to win Shanghai crown contenders at SHANGHAI: Novak Djokovic expands his rankings points tally Austrian Open handed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga a to 16,785, nearly double the 8,750 6-2, 6-4 beating yesterday as the of second-placed Murray, and will world number one claimed his finish world number one for the VIENNA: Spanish scrambler third Shanghai Masters title to fourth time in five years. David Ferrer (pictured) leads brutally strengthen his rule over Tsonga could only shake his a pack of year-end contenders men’s tennis. head in admiration at the “really back to Europe as the points The one-sided victory in one impressive” Serb after hardly Winner Novak race for the ATP World Tour hour and 18 minutes at the Qi managing to get a foothold in Djokovic (left) Finals heats up at next week’s Zhong Stadium gave Serbia’s what was his second final of the of Serbia and Austrian Open. Djokovic his ninth trophy of a year. “Today there is nothing to runner-up The indoor event at the season in which he also won three say. He’s playing a lot better than Stadthalle has been upgraded out of four Grand Slam finals. everybody, I think. He’s really Jo-Wilfried to an ATP 500 series, with Djokovic’s serve was broken consistent,” said the Frenchman. Tsonga of double the ranking points on once but he broke the floundering “You have to be in your best France hold offer compared to last year Tsonga four times, collecting his shape to beat him anyway, and their trophies when Andy Murray won the 10th title in China on the back of everybody knows that it’s not after the men’s title as a wild card. a 17-match winning streak includ- easy to play your best tennis every singles final for Ferrer, provisional sev- ing 22 straight sets. match. “Yeah, I think his level is the Shan ghai enth in the race to London Djokovic was similarly domi- just better than everybody for the Tennis Masters - four places nant over Andy Murray in the moment.” at the Qi Zhong remain open semis and has looked untouch- After a rock-star welcome Tennis Center in the field able in both Shanghai and Bei- complete with dry ice and ear- in Shanghai with three jing, where he beat Rafael Nadal splitting music, Tsonga was yesterday. weeks of play to win his sixth China Open last quickly in trouble and he nerv- remaining - week. ously netted on break points in will need to “I think I’ve played the best the first and third games to go recover after tennis ever in these two weeks in 3-0 down. losing in the terms of back-to-back. Honestly, Some rare Djokovic errors gave a break point and go 2-1 ahead. Djokovic 5-4 ahead and serving applause, more points and, on this Shanghai sec- that’s how I felt,” said Djokovic, Tsonga a break of his own but he Djokovic held his first three for the match. form, more silverware. ond round in who was showered with golden immediately handed back the service games to love, ramping The Serb did not need asking “I’m not thinking about being a surprise to confetti at the victory ceremony. initiative to the Serb, who calmly up pressure on the Frenchman, twice, grabbing the first match unbeaten till the rest of the year. Australian Bernard Tomic. “Energy-wise, I was great. served out to love for 6-2 and a but Tsonga held firm and he point when Tsonga put a lob long, But, yes, that’s an option. It’s a But chasing the Spaniard I didn’t get tired. I always had one-set lead. unleashed a crunching forehand and then soaking up the acclaim possibility,” Djokovic said. in the sprint to London are plenty of intensity, concentration, Tsonga hammered his second to stay in front 4-3. from the below-capacity, early “But I’ll still try to keep the rivals including second seed high performance level from the ace of the afternoon to get off The Frenchman stared down evening crowd. kind of a philosophy and approach Kevin Anderson, number first match in Beijing to today’s the mark in the second set, and five break points in the second The Paris Masters and World where the next match matters.” three John Isner of the United match.” then two service winners and two set but on the sixth, he finally Tour Finals in London now await States and fourth seed Jo-Wil- Top-ranked Djokovic now more aces helped him neutralise cracked with a double fault to put the Serb – and no doubt more AFP fried Tsonga, who beat Rafael Nadal in the Shanghai semi- finals. The trailing trio stand 10th through 12th in the points Jankovic wins Hong Kong Open chase to the season wrapup starting November 15. Ferrer HONG KONG: Former world held firm, breaking three serves Kerber would also have quali- will be wary as he opens in the number one Jelena Jankovic from her rival in the second set fied for Singapore had she not first round against compatriot sealed the Hong Kong Open yes- despite having the same number lost to Jankovic, who was prepar- Albert Ramos, who knocked terday after beating Germany’s of her own broken, leading to a ing to end her own season. Roger Federer out of an open- Angelique Kerber 3-6, 7-6, 6-1 in a tense tie at 5-5. She said in the post-match ing match in Shanghai. thrilling comeback from the brink Jankovic eventually prevailed press conference that she is still Anderson starts with tough, of defeat. in the tiebreak as her stressed “trying” for Singapore for the tattooed Austrian Andreas After ousting American legend 27-year-old rival began fighting rest of the season but it also Haider-Maurur, while Isner Venus Williams in the semi-final, fatigue in her attempts to deliver depends on how a back issue Serbia’s Jelena plays a qualifier and Tsonga the Serb battled hard to gain good serves. plays out. Jankovic cel- will be fighting jet-lag when victory against Kerber and take The emboldened Jankovic went Meanwhile, Poland’s Agnieszka he takes on Tommy Haas in ebrates with revenge for a three-set defeat in on to seal the game, and won six Radwanska secured a slot in the a highlight of the first round. the champion- Wuhan just a few weeks ago. out of the seven games in the WTA Finals with a straight-sets Vienna handed the ever- ship trophy “It was a tough fight against third set. victory in the final of China’s green German a wild card after her victory Angelique... it’s amazing,” Janko- “I am lucky to win tonight... Tianjin Open yesterday. and boosted local interest in over Germany’s vic told reporters after a match the third set was very much The 6-1, 6-2 win by the world the event substantially along Angelique that lasted two hours and 28 min- in my favour because her level number six over the much lower the way. Kerber during utes. dropped. She got really tired,” ranked Montenegrin Danka Canadian Milos Raonic, the women’s sin- Jankovic started off in Victo- Jankovic said. Kovinic ensures her place at the another outside London con- gles final at the ria Park under pressure from the Jankovic had edged past Wil- WTA Finals in Singapore next tender, was forced out of the WTA Hong Kong German and had her first serve liams, a seven-time Grand Slam month. field with the hip injury which Open in Hong broken. A forehand error in the winner, in a 7-5, 6-4 victory a day The second-seeded Pole broke bothered him in China this Kong yesterday. seventh game pushed her further before, dimming the American’s five times without being broken week. behind before Kerber sealed the hopes of securing enough points herself to dismiss Kovinic in just AFP opening set at 6-3. to make it to the top eight for the 58 minutes. But the 30-year-old Jankovic WTA finals in Singapore. AFP MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2015 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

RESULTS: Race One - WSBK Haslam, Torres share honours in Qatar 1. Jordi Torres, ESP, Red Devils Roma Aprilia RSV4, 33’40.833 2. Jonathan Rea, GBR, Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R, +0.726 3. Tom Sykes, GBR, Kawasaki Racing WSBK: Rea comes agonisingly close to creating a new points record in one season ZX-10R, +6.579s 4. Chaz Davies, GBR, Aruba.it Racing Ducati 1199R, +7.889s 5. By Rizwan Rehmat Michael van der Mark, NED, PATA Honda sneaked past the Briton on the to please in the end. “Amazing CBR1000RR, +13.512s 6. Leon Haslam, final stretch. The small winning fight, yes. Honestly it was a lit- GBR, Red Devils Roma Aprilia RSV4, +17.755 DOHA: Britain’s Leon Haslam margin meant it was a double win tle disappointing because we had 7. Xavi Fores, ESP, Aruba.it Racing Ducati and Spaniard Jordi Torres won for Aprilia in the season finale. electronic problems. Some con- 1199R, +23.590s 8. David Salom, ESP, the final two races of the 13th Rea, who ended the season with nections were not correct,” Sykes Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R, +26.417s and last round of the 2015 World 548 points, wasted the chance of said. 9. Leandro Mercado, ARG, Barni Ducati Superbike Championship but setting a new points record (552 “That’s why we were losing so 1199R, +26.489s 10. Sylvain Guintoli, FRA, world champion Jonathon Rea set by Colin Edwards in 2002) much ground, It is a bit of shame. PATA Honda CBR1000RR, +27.979s 11. came agonisingly close to creating ended when his KRT suffered a A lot of passing but we were still Ayrton Badovini, ITA, BMW Italia S1000RR, a new points record in one season. technical problem on lap 6. able to stay calm. You know the +28.120s 12. Randy de Puniet, FRA, Voltcom Haslam, who finished in sev- Haslam was pleased with the strength of the Ducati. We gave Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 +34.064s enth spot in race one yesterday, outcome of the season. a bit of space to those guys but I 13. Gabor Rizmayer, HUN, Team Toth BMW whizzed past compatriot Chaz “It was a good race. For me, don;t consider to be the best week. S1000RR, +1m 09.123s 14. Christophe Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati there were technical issues and It has been a fantastic second half Ponsson, FRA, Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R, SBK Team) to seal his second win some races were not that good. of the season. +1m 10.996s 15. Gianluca Vizziello, ITA, of the season in a time of 33 min- But in Qatar, it was such a fan- Earlier in In race one last night, Grillini Kawasaki ZX-10R, +1m 13.892s 16. Alex Phillis, AUS, Grillini Kawasaki ZX-10R, utes 45.745 seconds. tastic team effort. A big thanks after a sea-saw battle between +1m 30.797 17. Imre Toth, HUN, Team Toth The Red Devils Roma rider saw to the guys,” Haslam said Tores and Rea, the former pro- BMW S1000RR, +1 lap Britain’s Tom Sykes repeat his Davies said: “I am happy to be duced a late surge to nail his win third-place finish in the first race second I had no idea whether he with a time of 33 minutes 40.833 Did not finish by ending the final 17-lap race of (Haslam) was part of the group. seconds. 18. Niccolò Canepa, ITA, Althea Ducati the season only 0.0388 seconds It was nearly a win for me coming Torres’ maiden win in World 1199R, 10 laps completed 19. Roman behind Haslam. into the last corner. One mistake SBK helped Aprilia maintain its Ramos, ESP, GO Eleven Kawasaki ZX-10R, Davies, who was placed fourth in the whole race but being sec- 100 percent record of podium fin- 7 laps completed 20. Alex Lowes, GBR, in race one, ended race two 0.110 ond in the championship makes ishes at the Qatari venue Voltcom Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000, 6 seconds behind Haslam who me really happy.” Sykes was hard Rea, who grabbed the lead for laps completed 21. Leon Camier, GBR, MV Agusta F4 RR, 0 laps completed a brief while on lap 11, finished 0.726 seconds. Sykes, who was Race Two - WSBK in the lead until lap 11, failed to 1. Leon Haslam, GBR, Red Devils Roma maintain his promising start. From left: Tom Sykes, Torres Jordi and Rea Jonathan during the 2015 Aprilia RSV4, 17 laps 2. Chaz Davies, GBR, The Briton finished 6.579 seconds World Superbike Championship (WSBK) awarding ceremony held at Aruba.it Racing Ducati 1199R, +0.110s From left: adrift of Torres. Losail International Circuit yesterday. BAHER AMIN 3. Tom Sykes, GBR, Kawasaki Racing Sofouglu For Rea, the 2015 world cham- ZX-10R, +0.388s 4. Michael van der Kenan, pion, it was his 65th podium fin- Mark, NED, PATA Honda CBR1000RR, Smith Kyle ish. too excited right now. I think it Sykes struggled to explain his +7.653s 5. Sylvain Guintoli, FRA, PATA and Zanetti Davies (Aruba.it Racing – becomes more exciting in the sec- sluggish finish. He said: “I don’t Honda CBR1000RR, +14.487s 6. Leandro Lorenzo dur- Ducati SBK Team) finished in ond race,” he added. know. You are entitled to your Mercado, ARG, Barni Ducati 1199R, +19.363s 7. Randy de Puniet, FRA, Voltcom ing the World fourth spot while with Michael Rea, riding a Kawasaki ZX- opinion. There was no problem Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000, +22.468s SuperSport van der Mark (Pata Honda World 10R, said: “I gave 200 percent in honestly. If there was bit of more 8. Niccolò Canepa, ITA, Althea Ducati Championship Superbike Team) secured the fifth that race. I can’t thank my guys control, I would have done better. 1199R, +22.530s 9. David Salom, ESP, spot. Haslam completed the top 6 enough. They worked really hard. That’s racing. Honestly we could podium Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R, +27.596s 10. riders from race one. I tried to save my tyres. It was so have had a better fight I wasn’t ceremony. Ayrton Badovini, ITA, BMW Italia S1000RR, “It was a really incredible race. difficult to pass. I was committed able to pick up the bike. Hopefully +29.294s 11. Christophe Ponsson FRA My team pushed a lot this week,” to a move. I went far right and we can rectify that problem.” Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R, +1m 02.181s Torres said. “It was my first had that moment (with Torres) I 12. Gianluca Vizziello, ITA, Grillini Kawasaki win. It feels incredible. I am am proud of my guys.” THE PENINSULA ZX-10R, +1m 05.246s 13. Gabor Rizmayer, HUN, Team Toth BMW S1000RR, +1m 05.256s 14. Imre Toth, HUN, Team Toth BMW S1000RR, +1 lap 15. Alex Phillis, Smith edges Sofuoglu AUS, Grillini Kawasaki ZX-10R, +2 laps Did not finish 16. Roman Ramos, ESP, GO Eleven Kawasaki ZX-10R, 16 laps completed 17. to win WSS battle QMMF Racing Jordi Torres, ESP, Red Devils Roma Aprilia Team rider Mika RSV4, 16 laps completed 18. Jonathan Kallio in the pad- Rea, GBR, Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R, 5 DOHA: Britain’s Kyle Smith title at Magny-Cours, defended laps completed 19. Leon Camier, GBR, MV dock ahead of the produced a slick ride to post his his second-place finish, saying no Agusta F4 RR, 5 laps completed 20. Alex maiden win in the final race of rider could produced a ‘perfect’ Australian Grand Lowes, GBR, Voltcom Crescent Suzuki the World Supersport Champion- race. Prix yesterday. GSX-R1000, 0 laps completed ship under lights at Losail Inter- “Actually we chose a hard tyre, WSS national Circuit. Today we rode on a hard circuit 1. Kyle Smith, GBR, PATA Honda The Honda rider, who started but we (still) made the podium,” CBR600RR, 16 laps - 30’44.036 2. Kenan from the fifth spot on the grid, Sofuoglu said. “We did not win the Sofuoglu, TUR, Kawasaki Puccetti ZX-6R, grabbed the lead after a slow start race but sometimes you can’t play +0.971s 3. Lorenzo Zanetti, ITA, MV Agusta but finished the season finale in perfect,” he added. RC F3 675, +1.074s 4. Lucas Mahias, a time of 30 minutes 44.036 sec- Zanetti said he struggled with FRA, MG Yamaha YZF R6, +3.575s 5. onds. ‘engine problems’. PJ Jacobsen, USA, CORE Thailand Honda In a tense battle that saw lead- “That was an important finish,” CBR600RR, +6.271s 6. Nico Terol, ESP, ership change hands a few times, Zanetii said. Kallio misses out on podium MV Agusta RC F3 675, +6.553s 7. Roberto Smith surged ahead of Turkish “We had a problem with the Rolfo, ITA, Lorini Honda CBR600RR, giant Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki engine. We started well in the +19.988s 8. Alex Baldolini, ITA, ATK#25 Puccetti Racing) in the nine lap season but I had a problem in my MV Agusta F3 675, +26.605s 9. Marco and remained at the top after a mind. I do not know if I would be finish at Australian GP Faccani, ITA, Kawasaki Puccetti ZX-6R, tense final lap. continuing (with MV Augusta) +26.901s 10. Fabio Menghi, ITA, VFT World Champion Sofuoglu, who next year,” Zanetti said. DOHA: QMMF Racing Team of the track, but it turned out urday in the fight for a good grid Yamaha YZF-R6, +37.648s 11. Dominic dropped to third after lap nine, “It was a amazing season. I rider Mika Kallio scored eighth that the 24-lap race distance was position were much faster than Schmitter, SUI, GO Eleven Kawasaki recovered lost ground to finish want to thank the team. Speed place at the Australian Grand an even tougher challenge than us,” said Kallio. ZX-6R, +37.655s 12. Sergio Gadea, ESP, second just 0.971 seconds adrift of was not bad, I tried to push but Prix, but was not entirely happy qualifying practice. “For me, this is something Lorini Honda CBR600RR, +1m 09.489s Smith. For Sofuoglu who wrapped everyone wanted to win. I am on with the way the race went. Starting from tenth on the really strange. I don’t understand 13. Nacho Calero, ESP, CAT/exit Kawasaki up his 4th World Supersport the pdoium and that was impor- After a start from the second grid, he was 14th and 15th on the those tyres at all. The rider was ZX-6R, +1m 11.089s 14. Abdulaziz crown this year, it was his 69th tant. In the end, for me and the row on the grid, the 32-year-old first two laps, but then dropped the same, the bike and the tyre Binladin, KSA, Kawasaki Puccetti ZX-6R, career podium in second spot. team, we need to wait,” he added. held fourth and fifth place on the out of the point rankings and fin- was the same, even the weather +1m 14.627s 15. Kevin Manfredi, POR, CIA Italy’s Lorenzo Zanetti - riding Lucas Mahias (3.575 seconds opening laps, but realized quickly ished the race in 18th place. and track conditions were not Insurance Honda CBR600RR, +1m 31.901s for MV Augusta - completed the behind), Patrick Jacobsen (6.271 that it was not his day to fight for “From the beginning of the really different but we still lost 16. Stefan Hill, GBR, CIA Insurance Honda top three, finishing 1.074 seconds seconds), Nicolas Terol (6.553 a podium finish. race, our lap times were com- one second of our lap time. I CBR600RR, +1 lap behind Smith. seconds), Roberto Rolfo (19.988 An unexplainable lack of rear pletely different to Saturday, like expected to be much faster and Did not finish “Stunning ride, yes. It was the seconds), Alex Baldolini (26.605 tyre grip cost him between half half to one second slower and we in a better position in the race, 17. Kevin Wahr, GER, SMS Honda last race of the season. Nothing to seconds), Maro Faccani (26.901 a second and one second per lap don’t know why. Everything was but we couldn’t follow the front CBR600RR, 11 laps completed 18. lose,” Smith said after the 15-lap seconds) and Fabio Menghi and there was little he could do to exactly the same as yesterday on guys at all. For the first two, three Christian Gamarino, ITA, GO Eleven race. “Great to be on the podium. (37.648 seconds) completed the prevent his strongest rivals from the bike, but I didn’t have enough laps, I manage to stay on the same Kawasaki ZX-6R, 11 laps completed 19. I want to congratulate my sister top in the final race of the super- attacking. grip on the rear with the same rhythm, but after that I dropped Gino Rea GBR, CIA, Insurance Honda who got a baby boy yesterday,” the sport season. Team-mate Julian Simon had tyre, whereas some other riders a lot of speed,”he added. CBR600RR, 6 laps completed 20. Aiden 24-year-old added. hoped to be able to solve his prob- were able to keep the same pace. Wagner, ITA, CIA Insurance Honda Sofuoglu, who clinched the THE PENINSULA lems in the last left-hand corner The guys we were beating on Sat- THE PENINSULA CBR600RR, 1 lap completed Cudlin sparkles as Qatari riders Al Naimi, Al Malki impress at Losail

DOHA: Popular Australian rider before closing out 10.972 seconds “I am happy to get this result Muyini finished third as he did Alex Cudlin on Saturday night behind Cudlin. Australian but I hope to be 100 percent in the in race one. overcame a dodgy stomach to Qatar’s Saeed Al Sulaiti (17.356 rider Alex next round and get the victory,” “I am very happy with my two win the second race of the night seconds adrift of Cudlin) was Cudlin in the veteran Qatari rider said. victories of the day. This is great in what was round two of the fourth while Germany’s Nina action in the “I want to thank Ooredoo for for my championship title hopes,” Qatar Superbike Championship Prinz completed the top-five for their support and I look forward Bin Ladin said. round two (QSBK). the night (17.528 seconds behind). to the next round,” Al Naimi said American rider Shelina Moreda of the Qatar Winner of race one earlier in In the first two laps of the race, about his sponsors. emerged first in the women’s her the evening, Cudlin produced a Al Malki took the lead but slipped Superbike In the veterans category, Ian category in race two. similar clever run in race two to third on lap three as Al Naimi Championship Maud emerged first followed by “This race was better than the also as the Australian edged put pressure from second spot. (QSBK) on Christopher Bell and Martin previous one,” Moreda, who saw arch-rivals Mashel Al Naimi and Moments later Cudlin regained Saturday. Bexon in second and third spots Victoria Kis take the honours in Nasser Al Malki. control of the proceedings and respectively. It was the same story race one, said. Cudlin finihsed the 15-lap race finished the race in top spot. in race one. “It was so hot today but it is with a time of 30 minutes 47.808 “I am very happy to get this ian revealed. “I had a good fight create a gap so that I can boost In race two of the Qatar Super- awesome to race here in Qatar. to bag maximum of 50 points from result,” Cudlin said. with Nasser and Mishal and then my championship title hopes,” he sport Championship (QSS), Saudi Thanks to QMMF, FIM Women two races. “I am surprised because before about lap six, I came into the lead added. star Abdulaziz Bin Ladin picked in Motorsport and my mechanics Al Naimi, who was the fastest the race I felt really sick, I don’t and saw that nobody was behind “I have a 20-point lead so hope- up his second win of the night that I had a great time today,” she rider in qualifying on Friday, fin- know why. It was my stomach,” me,” Cudlin said. fully next round, I can do another ahead of Qatar’s Fahid Al Sowaidi. added. The next round for Qatar ished 2.259 seconds behind Cudlin. Cudlin explained. “Race two was not like the first double,” Cudlin said. The Saudi rider who started Superbike (QSBK) and Qatar Al Malki, who has ridden for “I didn’t feel really good. I race. I didn’t have my best lap In race two, Al Naimi faced on pole, took the lead until the Supersport (QSS) will be held on Qatar Endurance Racing Team thought that maybe in the race time on my bike, so I just contin- problems with his Honda bike checkered flag and gave no chance November 6 and 7. in the past, remained a constant I would take it easy and finish ued with my pace and in the last and ‘couldn’t push’ to catch up to Al Sowaidi to overtake him. threat for the two top riders third or second,” the Austral- two laps I pushed maximum to with Cudlin. Saudi Arabia’s Ahmed Al THE PENINSULA MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27 Qatar promotes Doha 2016 Worlds in Japan Organisers working closely with UCI to make next year’s event a successful one, says Sheikh Khalid

DOHA: Officials from Doha 2016 “The photos fans sent to us UCI Road World Championships must carry a fun caption. It could Record attendance at met with top cycling officials and be posted on Facebook or Twit- fans over the last two days at ter or event Instagram,” Amani Utsunomiya Forest Park where Al Dosari, Managing Director of 2015 Japan Cup Cycle Road Race Doha 2016, said at Utsunomiya the Dukhan road race took place. Forest Park. The organisers of the 2016 UCI “The photos must mention “@ DOHA: Qatar Cycling Federation (55km) victory went to Vergel Road World Championships to be UCIDoha2016 or add the hash- in cooperation with Qatar Chain Delfin (Pinoy Roadies Qatar), held in Doha, had erected a pro- tag #UCIRWCDoha2016,” Amani Reaction organised another race second was Abdulaziz Almohan- motional booth at the event venue added. in the series of Ooredoo Cycling nadi (Qatar Cyclists) and third in Tochigi Prefecture ahead of the During her interview with CRT For All events. Aaron Bruce. Men B category Asian Tour event. Radio, she explained about the The riders had to tackle with (78km) which was the biggest was The Doha 2016 Booth invited Mass Event, which will take place only course in Qatar which fea- won by Mohamed Lamine (Qatar cycling enthusiasts visiting the in Doha 2016, and she invited all tures hills. National Junior Team) ahead of event venue to take part in a the fans to join. The start and finish was near Farhan Farizi (Qatar National hugely popular ‘Doha 2016 Selfie Furthermore, dozens of cycling Dukhan Beach, and the route Cadets) and Andreas Dopfer. The Contest’ that was a major hit enthusiasts visited the Doha 2016 was set on to highway to Umm strongest category Men A (78km) at 2015 Richmond Road World Booth in pelting rain over the last Bab and back which is constantly was dominated by Qatar national Championships held in the United 2 days. Due to the fact that Japan going up and down. team and won by Abdullah AFIF States late last month. Cup Cycle is hugely popular event, After 55km on the highway, the (Qatar National Senior Team) in “The Organizing committee last year about 80,000 spectators riders passed the finish line to front of Mohamed Abdelhakim of Doha 2016 has been working attended it in Utsunomiya Forest make additional lap in the north (Qatar National Junior Team) closely with UCI to make sure Park venue. A total of 5 UCI world oil fields of Dukhan, which are and Moosa Said (Qatar National that next year’s event continues teams, 2 pro-continental teams also more technical and feature Senior Team). in the same successful vein,” said and 7 continental teams are com- some small hills. The awarding was done by Sheikh Khalid bin Ali Al Thani, peting this year. The total distance of the race, Dr Mohamed Al Kuwari, Dr Organizing Committee Chairman, The latest promotional event Sheikh Khalid bin Ali Al Thani, Organizing Committee Chairman, UCI which was running in hotter Abdulaziz Al Kuwari (both Qatar UCI Road World Championships- comes a week after Doha 2016 Road World Championships Doha 2016. weather than usual for this time Cyclists), Saadon Al Kuwari (vet- Doha 2016.” kicked-off a one-year countdown of the year, was 78km. eran Qatari car racer) and Ibra- Our team is in Japan and from to the 2016 UCI Road World a road race and time-trial for men fans in Japan,” Dr Mohammed There were five categories in him Mohammed (QCF). there they will visit more coun- Championships which will be held under-23, junior men and junior Al Kuwari, Organizing Commit- the race. There are more and more rid- tries to promote our event,” he in Doha next year. women. tee Deputy Chairman, UCI Road The women’s B category (55km) ers on the roads of Qatar each added. The October 9-16 event will The championship will make its World Championships-Doha 2016, was won by Jenn Wicks-Hancock year, this time more than 150 rid- Cycling fans, who visited the bring together dozens of teams debut in the Middle East. Qatar said. (J&J Racing) ahead of Eulogy Van ers participated, which is greatest Doha 2016 booth Utsunomiya and thousands of cycling fans to will become the second country in “We have delivered the mes- Dyk (Carbon Wheels Racing) and number to date. Forest Park, inquired about the the Qatari capital. Asia after Japan to host the UCI sage about our event, telling fans Aoife Boyce (Qatar Chain Reac- The next event in the series contest and were urged to take The event consists of a road Road World Championships. that Doha is preparing to host tion). The women’s A (78 km) of Ooredoo Cycling For All will their best shot with theme of 2016 race, a team time-trial and a time- “We have received an over- an event with unique facets since grade won Isora Sosa Cabal- be on November 6 at the Shamal UCI Road World Championships. trial for elite men and women and whelming response from cycling the UCI Road World Champion- lero in front of Emily Kelly And Sports Club. ships have never been held in the Carmel Lord (both Qatar Chain Middle East before,” said Ahmed Reaction). In Men’s C category THE PENINSULA Al Hemaidi, Organizing Com- mittee Executive Director, UCI Road World Championships- Doha 2016. Earlier, Doha 2016 delegation attended the Dream Bike Tour Korea which was organised by Fortuna Inc. The five-day event was held from Korea to Andong, with par- ticipants from different countries of Europe, Korea and Australia. The organizing committee tries to make use of regional opportu- nities to best promote the event at the Asian continent level. Fans are seen outside the 2016 UCI Road World Championships promotional Booth at Tochigi Prefecture. The podium winners at the Ooredoo Cycling For All. THE PENINSULA Stuttering Marseille Controversial Celta Vigo’s goals help forward Nolito (second right) Hanover, held by Lorient celebrates his goal with team- Stuttgart climb PARIS: Stumbling Marseille FRENCH LIGUE 1 RESULTS mates during dropped points again yesterday Paris: French Ligue 1 results yesterday: the Spanish as they were held to a 1-1 draw by BERLIN: Hanover and Stuttgart Marseille 1 (Batshuayi 22-pen) Lorient 1 league football Lorient at the Stade Velodrome match against climbed out of the Bundesliga rel- in Ligue 1. Michel’s side took the (Moukandjo 37) egation zone yesterday thanks to Villarreal CF at El lead thanks to a Michy Batshuayi Bordeaux 0 Montpellier 0 controversial goals. Madrigal Stadium penalty midway through the first Hanover’s revival continued half but Benjamin Moukandjo lev- sion and the chances, but we still in Villareal as midfielder Leon Andreasen’s elled for the visitors before the lack a finishing touch,” added yesterday. winner sealed a 1-0 victory at interval. Marseille’s on-loan Newcastle Cologne, although replays showed Marseille’s failure to build on United winger Remy Cabella. there was a clear handball. an encouraging performance in “The season is advancing but it After Japan midfielder Hiro- losing 2-1 at Paris Saint-Germain is not over yet. We need to start shi Kiyotake fired in a cross, in their last outing before the winning quickly. Once we get a Andreasen steered the ball home international break leaves them result we will have more confi- at the far post on 38 minutes with without a win in six matches in dence.” Celta Vigo go joint top, Atletico the help of his upper arm, despite all competitions. Elsewhere yesterday, Bordeaux furious protests from the Cologne They continue to languish in were held to a 0-0 draw at home defence. 16th place in the table and are six by struggling Montpellier on an “I offered to lend my glasses to points adrift of Lorient, with the emotional day as they mourned down Sociedad in La Liga the linesman, but he didn’t see Bretons provisionally up to eighth the passing of their former France it either,” fumed Cologne coach having lost just one of their last international goalkeeper Domin- MADRID: Celta Vigo moved level 10 men early in the second half followed with the hosts unable Peter Stoeger after referee Bas- six outings. ique Dropsy, who succumbed to with Real Madrid and Barcelona when Ivory Coast international to break down the visitors as tian Dankert missed the handball. OM were looking for revenge leukaemia earlier this month. at the top of La Liga thanks to defender Eric Bailly was shown a Atletico sat back, but tempers Hanover goalkeeper Ron-Rob- for a 5-3 defeat at home to Lorient On Saturday, Paris Saint-Ger- Nolito’s last-minute winner in a second yellow card. flared in the final stages as Diego ert Zieler pulled off a great save last season and they took the lead main warmed up for their Cham- 2-1 victory at 10-man Villarreal Yet, despite Celta’s domination Reyes was first to be sent off for to deny Cologne’s French striker in the 22nd minute when Belgian pions League clash with Real yesterday. of possession, the hosts levelled taking his protests towards ref- Anthony Modeste in the dying striker Batshuayi converted from Madrid by beating Bastia 2-0 in Atletico Madrid are now within through Denis Suarez’s deflected eree Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva stages to rescue the win which the spot after Francois Bellugou Corsica thanks to two second-half two points of the leaders as Anto- effort 23 minutes from time. too far. left his team 14th in the table. had been penalised for handball. goals by Zlatan Ibrahimovic. ine Griezmann and Yannick Fer- Marcelino’s men couldn’t hold Villanueva then turned down Hanover are now unbeaten in However, the away side were PSG are still unbeaten this sea- reira Carrasco handed them a out for a point, though, as Spanish strong penalty appeals for the their last three games, which fol- back on level terms eight min- son and remain five points clear controversial 2-0 win at nine-man international Nolito swept home hosts in stoppage time as Jose lowed five straight defeats, while utes prior to half-time as Nicolas of surprise nearest challengers Real Sociedad. his sixth goal of the season on the Maria Gimenez appeared to bring Cologne drop to sixth in the table. Nkoulou got caught underneath a Angers and Caen, who both won Villarreal had started the rebound after Orellana’s initial down Jonathas. Stuttgart shot up from 18th high ball and his Cameroon col- away from home, 2-1 at Toulouse weekend as leaders, but a second effort came back off the bar. To rub salt into the home to 15th thanks to Daniel Didavi’s league Moukandjo took advantage and 1-0 at Reims respectively. consecutive defeat sees them slip Later, Atletico piled the pres- wounds, Atletico broke upfield second-half winner which sealed to score. Saint-Etienne are fourth after down to fifth. sure on former Manchester and Fernando Torres played in their 1-0 victory at home to Ingol- Marseille were unable to find a easing to a 2-0 win at home to Real Madrid remain top on goal United manager David Moyes Carrasco to score his first goal stadt, but replays showed he was winner in the second half, leaving bottom side Gazelec Ajaccio with difference and travel to Celta next as Real Sociedad remain above for the club. in an offside position. Michel to admit his frustration Robert Beric and Kevin Monnet- Saturday in a top-of-the-table the relegation zone only on goal “Gimenez threw himself to Stuttgart were without Serey after the game. Paquet both on target, but Rennes clash. difference with just one win in the ground in a heroic act and Die for the last ten minutes after “The statistics are in our can go back above Les Verts on Villarreal enjoyed the better of their opening eight games of the touched the ball,” said Atletico the Ivory Coast defensive mid- favour, but the result is against goal difference if they beat Nice the early stages, but were hit by a season. “I said to the players at boss Diego Simeone. fielder was shown a second yel- us. It’s like that in every match. It yesterday. A late Rafael equaliser sucker punch four minutes before the end that their effort deserved “The referee saw he touched low card. Ingolstadt’s Australia seems incredible because we have earned Lyon a 1-1 draw at Monaco half-time when Fabian Orellana more,” said Moyes. the ball and not the player.” striker Mathew Leckie had his an average of 20 shots per game,” on Friday after the principality curled home a superb opener from “They deserve a bit of luck that Jonathas then saw two yellow early penalty attempt saved by said the Spaniard. club had taken the lead through outside the box. they didn’t get.” cards in a matter of seconds as the feet of Stuttgart goalkeeper “Lorient are a good team but on-loan Chelsea midfielder Mario The visitors could have been Griezmann brilliantly accel- he lost his cool with the officials Przemyslaw Tyton. On Saturday, in many phases of the game we Pasalic. Elsewhere this weekend, even further ahead at the break erated beyond the Basque side’s to leave Moyes with two unnec- Bayern Munich became the first played better.” Nantes beat struggling Troyes 3-0 as Pablo Hernandez’s chipped defence on nine minutes before essary suspensions to cope with team to win their opening nine “There is a lot of disappoint- and Guingamp held Lille 1-1 in effort drifted just over and Nolito dinking the ball over Geronimo for next weekend’s crucial clash Bundesliga games the summer. ment at only taking one point, Brittany. hit the post. Rulli to open the scoring against at Levante. especially as we had the posses- AFP Villarreal were then reduced to his old club. A tepid 80 minutes AFP AFP Monday 19 October 2015 6 Muharram 1437 Volume 20 Number 6588 Sport Price: QR2 Ton-up De Marquez pips Kock guides Lorenzo to win SA to victory in Australia

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DOHA: Al Arabi have Brazilian equalise after a sustained period a fine individual effort from just striker Junior Dutra to thank as of Lekhwiya pressure. outside of the box on the 39th he capped a brilliant individual Arabi looked to counter the minute. performance to give his side a Lekhwiya dominance of the ball The Slovakian had just quali- stunning 3-2 victory over defend- on the break, and looked a con- fied for next summer’s European ing champions Lekhwiya at the stant threat from the constant Championships, and the mid- Qatar Stars League (QSL), yes- running of Dutra and strike part- fielder was mobbed by his team- terday at Al Sadd Stadium. ner Paulinho. mates as Lekhwiya completed the Al Arabi came flying out of the The former Torino man was comeback. The first half ended traps and grabbed a shock lead winning a fair share of the aerial with Lekhwiya 2-1 up. through Junior Dutra in the 1st battles against Chico Flores of Al Arabi looked to get back into minute. Lekhwiya. the tie and started the second half The striker pounced on a The Cops quickly shook them- strongly. A well delivered Ali uncharacteristic defensive error selves out of their poor start Jasemi free kick was pushed out to slot home to give Arabi the with Yusef Msakni grabbing the by Cops keeper Amine Lecomte. lead. The Brazilian was rightly equaliser in a well worked passing Arabi quickly got struck back mobbed by his team-mates as he move, with South Korean Nam an equaliser in the 60th minute celebrated. Tae Hee supplying the crucial through Junior Dutra. Lekhwiya took their time to get assist for the Tunisian interna- The Brazilian finished from a back into the tie and finally had tional scoring his sixth goal of the tight angle much to the joy of the their first chance of note on the season. travelling Arabi fans. 14th minute. The QSL champions quickly Zola’s side grew in confidence Stiker Mohammed Muntari got found their form, and just and took a deserved 3-2 lead in his feet all wrong, in what could moments later took the lead the 65th minute with Dutra com- have been a golden chance to through Vladamir Weiss with pleting his hat-trick. The powerful run and well placed finish was greeted by rapturous support by the vocal Lekhwiya’s Youssef Msakni (left) in action against Paulo Sergio of Al Arabi during their Qatar Stars League Arabi fans. However the tie took (QSL) match at Al Sadd Stadium in Doha yesterday. Pics: Abdul Basit a turn for the worse in the 75th minute when Lekhwiya captain Karim Boudiaf was rightly shown Qatar Sports Club held on till Jaish scored three goals in 14 min- a straight red card for a cynical the end of the first half, with Al QSL RESULTS utes to wrap up a commanding elbow on Dutra. Sadd leading 1-0. Al Sadd bt Qatar SC 2-1 4-1 victory over Al Gharafa. That The energetic Dutra was taken Al Sadd started the second El Jaish bt Al Gharafa 4-1 goal spree included a two goals off to a standing ovation from the half with a real determination to Al Arabi bt Lekhwiya 3-2 in two minutes from Morrocan Arabi fans, the Brazilian had put double their advantage. Within Round 6 Fixtures striker Abderazzaq Hamedallah. in a real shift for the dream team. minutes Hassan Haydoos hit the October 22: Mesaimeer vs Al Gharafa had won all their Arabi continued to dominate post from a tight angle on the Al Kharaitiyat at Al Arabi Stadium (17:30) three matches going into the tie the ten men of Lekhwiya, and had 46th minute. The pressure was Al Wakrah vs Al Gharafa at and they took the lead when Yasin a host of chances to extend their mounting on Qatar Sports Club, Lekhwiya Stadium (17:30) Chikhaoui converted from the lead. The pick of which came from with Hamza Sanhaji drawing a penalty spot on the 31st minute. El Jaish vs Lekhwiya at Lekhwiya Stadium Ali Jasemi in the 85th minute, the good save with a headed effort El Jaish had looked threatening well worked move was comfort- on the 48th minute, the result- October 23: Al Sailiya vs Umm Salal at Al but they weren’t able to convert ably taken by Amine Lecomte. ing corner was skewed wide from Arabi Stadium (17:30) their chances. Perhaps the biggest concern for Mohammed Kasola. Al Sadd vs Al Khor at However, they got back into the Djamel Belmadi was that striker Al Sadd eventually broke the Al Sadd Stadium (17:30) tier spectacular fashion through Mohammed Muntari was stretch- Kings resistance on the 53rd Al Ahli vs Qatar SC (19:45) at Romarinho on the stroke of half- ered off late in the tie. The Qatari minute, Mohammed Kasola was Al Sadd Stadium time. international looked in consider- on hand for the second goal head- October 24: Al Rayyan vs With fifteen minutes left on the able pain, and could be out for a ing from a well delivered from Al Arabi at Al Arabi Stadium (17:30) clock, El Jaish found their form few weeks. Nadir Belhadj freekick. With the with three goals to put the tie Earlier, Al Sadd survived a late tie essentially over Sadd comfort- Sadd keeper Muhannad Hussein. beyond doubt. scare to register their fourth win ably retained possession of the Qatar Sports Club grew in The first came in the 73rd of the season defeating Qatar ball, however the Kings did have confidence with their goal, and minute through the good work Sports Club 2-1 in an end to a chance to get back into the tie. immediately placed Sadd under of Mohamed Methani. Two min- end encounter at the Jassim Bin On the 65th minute Moucine pressure. Moucine Iajour’s pace utes later Hamedallah was back Hamad Stadium. Iajour blazed over from close unsettling the normally solid Sadd amongst the goals converting The match sprang into action range, the Moroccan really should defence. Despite a late flourish from the penalty to increase his as Sadd took the lead as early as have hit the target for his side. from Qatar Sport Club, Sadd held team’s advantage. Qatar SC’s Kooky Yong (right) and Nadir Belhadj of Al Sadd vie for the the 2nd minute through Bra- Iajour finally grabbed a well- on for all three points. The result The final goal scored in the ball possession during the Qatar Stars league (QSL) match at Al Sadd zilian striker Luiz Muriqui, who deserved goal on the 78th minute leaves the Kings without a win 87th minute was a team effort. Stadium in Doha yesterday. proved to have an eventful first to give his side a lifeline in the tie. in any of their first five matches half for the wolves. The well placed effort beating of the season. In other match, El THE PENINSULA

QATAR MASTERS Qatar Masters: 100-day countdown begins PAST CHAMPIONS 2015: Branden Grace DOHA: The 100-day countdown fun outdoor activities for kids and 2014: Sergio Garcia to the 2016 Commercial Bank grown-ups alike. Abdulla Saleh Al 2013: Chris Wood Qatar Masters, one of the region’s Raisi, CEO of Commercial Bank, biggest golf and family events on commented: “We are constantly 2012: Paul Lawrie the calendar begins today with striving to enhance the tourna- 2011: Thomas Bjørn the Qatari organisers confident ment’s offering to create an unfor- 2010: Robert Karlsson of delivering another successful gettable experience for fans.” and 2009: Alvaro Quiros event. families year after year.” The 19th edition of the tourna- Commercial Bank Qatar Mas- 2008: Adam Scott ment, organised by the Qatar Golf ters has evolved over the years to 2007: Retief Goosen Association (QGA), Qatar Olym- provide Qatar’s communities with 2006: Henrik Stenson pic Committee (QOC), Doha Golf an opportunity to come together Club and long-term title sponsor, and enjoy one of the region’s big- 2005: Ernie Els Commercial Bank, will be staged gest sporting events.” 2004: Joakim Haeggmann at the Doha Golf Club from Janu- Tickets are expected to go on 2003: Darren Fichardt ary 27 to January 30. sale this week, and will be avail- In addition to the four-day golf able at Virgin Megastores (in 2002: Adam Scott action on-course the Commercial store and online), Doha Golf Club, 2001: Tony Johnstone Bank Qatar Masters boasts one of Ticket Master, Time Out Tickets, 2000: Rolf Muntz the largest public entertainment Q Tickets and more. 1999: Paul Lawrie villages in the country, for visitors Day and season passes will Young golfers mark 100-day count to 2016 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters at the Doha Golf Club yesterday. of all ages. The village will feature be available for purchase, giving 1998: Andrew Coltart an exclusive shopping boulevard, access and fun-packed activities. numerous food and beverage out- For information could be gained has been hosted by Doha Golf ing desert-type Championship producing a bit of dramatic golf It was Grace’s second win lets, outdoor seating, live scoring from www.qatar-masters.com. Club. The annual tournament Course, which has proven to be late on the fourth evening of the in four starts this season that and a huge screen showing the Hospitality packages are also is sponsored by The Commercial one of the longest par 72 courses European Tour-sanctioned event. brought an additional $416,000 for action throughout the weekend. now available through the tour- Bank and is held at the beginning on the tour. Grace won his sixth European his efforts over the weekend at Elsewhere the Trick Shot Boys nament’s official website, qatar- of each year as part of The Euro- Branden Grace won the last Tour title with a dramatic one- DGC which was hosting the 18th will entertain with their unique masters.com/hospitality. pean Tour. Many of the world’s edition. He became the fourth shot victory over Scotland’s Marc edition of the event. brand of golfing comedy, and the Since 1998 the prestigious top golfers compete on Doha South African to win the $2.5m Warren at the Doha Golf Club family zone will be packed full of Qatar Masters golf tournament Golf Club’s unique and challeng- Qatar Masters but not before (DGC). THE PENINSULA