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MONDAY 20 JULY 2015 • 4 Shawwal 1436 • Volume 20 Number 6497 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 OPINION Vegetable, fruit PM attends first ship ceremony at Hamad Port After the Iran nuclear deal supplies to be he TIran nuclear deal has given hit after fire us more questions than Kilo Market shut over ‘toxic fumes’ answers. Will our fears and Dr Khalid Al-Jaber BY SATISH KANADY shops store soaps, detergents and concerns other chemical agents in large end or escalate further after DOHA: Supply of fruits and quantities. the deal? Will the pact help vegetables in Doha will be hit “Chances of toxic fumes affect- the US and the West to in a big way today as authori- ing the quality of food items are come out of its conflict with ties sealed wholesale outlets very high,” said a witness. the theocratic regime? We and cleared the entire stocks A retail merchant at Kilo Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, Minister of Transport would also like to know if of commodities stored at retail Market said officials, including and Hamad Port Project Steering Committee Chairman H E Jassim Seif Ahmed Al Sulaiti and other officials our region is being left alone shops in the Kilo Market, after health experts, arrived at the attend the welcome ceremony for the Zhen Hua 10, one of the largest heavy load carriers in the world, at Hamad to face its many conflicts, several wholesale shops next market shortly after the fire- Port yesterday. Report on page 3 wars and escalating crises. to the market were gutted in a fighters controlled the blaze. Is the Iranian regime going major fire yesterday. They sealed wholesale outlets to change overnight, forget- Kilo Market and the neigh- and removed entire stocks from ting all its practices and poli- bouring wholesale outlets retail outlets. cies of over 30 years to raise meet an estimated 90 percent Nearly half a dozen truckloads a white flag and send pigeons of Qatar’s fruit and vegetable of ‘contaminated’ vegetables and Iran N-deal sent to US Congress of peace to the neighbouring demand. fruits were removed from the countries? Sources told this daily market, after crushing them in WASHINGTON: The US State economic sanctions. Netanyahu on the Sunday morn- Shortly after signing the that health authorities at the public, sources said. Department yesterday trans- But critics, including Israeli ing US talk shows, Secretary of nuclear pact, the supreme Ministry of Municipal Affairs “Fruit and vegetable sup- ferred to lawmakers the complex Prime Minister Benjamin State John Kerry and Energy leader, Ali Khamenei, said and Urban Planning have also ply is certainly going to be hit, text of an Iran nuclear deal, fir- Netanyahu, say it still gives Secretary Ernest Moniz defended that “this will not change closed down another market at least for the next two days. ing the starting gun on what is Tehran ample chance to cheat the accord they helped negotiate. our country’s policy to con- nearby, leaving consumers to With two major markets closing set to be a bitter Congress battle. and find a covert way to arm itself “We’d love to see the Congress front the US administra- depend on the market in Abu down, consumers will be forced Top US administration officials with a nuclear bomb. listen carefully,” Kerry said on tion’s arrogance, and our Hamour. to depend on the only market are girding for a fight with the “This regime has just received CBS, as he prepares to face a support to our friends in the According to sources, officials in Abu Hamour,” said another Republican-controlled Congress, the dream deal,” Netanyahu said Senate panel on Thursday. region, including the peoples from the ministry sealed over retail vendor, who didn’t want which, while it cannot modify the on CBS’s “Face the Nation”. “We’re going to do our utmost of Palestine, Syria, Yemen, 20 wholesale and more than 130 to disclose his name. terms of the historic deal, can The deal, hammered out with to persuade people,” he added, Iraq and Bahrain”. Does this retail outlets at Kilo Market Regular customers of Kilo vote to approve or disapprove Tehran and six world powers over insisting that “the deal will mean that after the lifting of shortly after firefighters doused Market include labour camps, the accord. almost two years, “may block or stand ultimately on the fact that sanctions and the release of the blaze that ravaged nearly a supermarkets, eateries, cafete- “Day One of the 60-day review delay Iran’s path to one or two there’s unprecedented inspection, frozen billions, Iran will buy dozen wholesale shops. rias and wedding halls. period begins tomorrow, Monday, bombs for the next few years, unprecedented access, unprec- weapons and equipment to Witnesses said thick smoke As directed by authorities, July 20,” State Department assuming they don’t cheat, but edented restraint in their pro- re-export them to its allies from the site had enveloped the retailers washed their outlets spokesman John Kirby said, after paves their way to many, many gramme, which they’ve agreed to.” in the region? At the same vegetable market for hours. and kept the space clean and revealing the bureau had “trans- bombs after a decade or so,” he Kerry warned on CNN’s “State time, GCC states, Israel and Officials suspected the smoke tidy last night. mitted to Congress the Joint added. He insisted on ABC’s “This of the Nation” that the “real Turkey will arm themselves emanated from grocery shops They expect authorities will let Comprehensive Plan of Action, its Week” that it was “a bad deal” fear” of the Middle East “should more, bringing a new phase was toxic and did not rule out them resume business tomorrow. annexes and related materials.” and said he would tell visiting US be that you don’t have the deal. in hostilities that can result the possibility of vegetables and A wholesale dealer said Under the July 14 agreement, Defence Secretary Ash Carter If Congress doesn’t pass this, if in a redrawing of the map and fruits getting contaminated and authorities had asked traders Iran has agreed to dismantle that Washington and the other Congress were to kill this, then borders after the Sykes-Picot. becoming unfit for consumption. to meet officials at Kilo Market or mothball much of its nuclear powers should “hold out for a bet- we have no inspections, we have Continued on page 3 “We heard frequent explo- today. industry in return for an eas- ter deal.” no sanctions, we have no ability sions at the site. Most grocery THE PENINSULA ing and eventual lifting of biting In duelling appearances with to negotiate.” AGENCIES

BBC could be Eid: Hospitals receive part-funded by 1,469 new cases subscriptions DOHA: Hamad Medical two fire incidents in Abu Hamour LONDON: The BBC could be Corporation (HMC) hospitals and in Industrial Area. In both part-funded by subscriptions on received 1,469 patients on the cases, people sustained minor top of a licence fee in the future, third day of Eid, up by 200 from injuries and were treated. the culture secretary has said, the first day. Air Ambulance responded stressing that every option A total of 531 patients were to six cases, said Hussain would be open to discussion in treated at Hamad General Mohamed Kharmous, Assistant the government’s forthcoming Hospital (HGH) and 438 at Al Director, Ambulances Services, review of the corporation. Wakrah Hospital, mainly for HMC. Ambulance Service also John Whittingdale said such a injuries caused by road accidents, responded to 12 cases in Sealine, funding model could not be intro- chest pains and stomach disor- and transferred three cases of duced at present because there ders, including indigestion, Al injuries to HGH. Ambulance were no mechanisms to switch off Sharq reports. Al Wakrah Hospital Service has deployed four emer- certain BBC channels to people admitted 15 for further treatment gency response units in the area, who had not subscribed to them. and one at the intensive care unit with two SUVs to reach patients He told a BBC show: “It may due to a cardiac problem. fast. It has also provided 13 bicy- come in time and, at that time, Dr Nasser Huweidi, a consult- cles in crowded areas to provide it is possible that we could adopt ant at emergency department, first aid in case of an emergency. a part-funded by a compulsory said 30 cases were into various In Al Shamal, Ambulance fee and part-funded by subscrip- sections of HGH. Majority of Service received many calls and tion [system], but we’re not there patients were treated for prob- transferred one patient to Al yet. But we think it’s right that, lems related to overeating and Khor Hospital. Smoke billowing from a fire that broke out at Kilo Market in Wholesale Market in Abu Hamour yesterday. ABDUL BASIT at least, we should begin to think stomach disorders. Emergency service units about that question and whether Ambulance Service responded are also deployed at Hamad or not that’s a direction we may to 515 calls, mostly from Doha International Airport, Katara Abu Hamour fire damages about 12 shops wish to move in 10 years’ time.” area. About 60 percent of these Cultural Village and Aspire Zone. Earlier, Whittingdale were emergency calls, including THE PENINSULA DOHA: A fire broke out at Kilo Defence after spotting smoke shops in central market, no inju- announced a fundamental review Market in Wholesale Market in coming from shops in the market. ries,” the Ministry of Interior of the size of the BBC, what it does Abu Hamour yesterday after- They said the fire appeared to tweeted. Al Fazaa Police cor- and the way it is funded, and ques- noon, damaging nearly a dozen have broken out near the Omani doned off the area and traffic was tioned whether the corporation 43 die in rebel bombing of Aden shops, witnesses said. Souq. A Civic Defence team diverted. should continue to strive to be “all ADEN: At least 43 civilians were killed yesterday when Shia rebels No causalities were reported reached the spot and doused the “Six ambulance arrived and things to all people”. Unveiling the bombarded Yemen’s second city Aden, where Saudi-backed pro-gov- but some people sustained blaze by around 2.45pm. The dam- took the injured to hospital,” said government’s green paper on the ernment forces have made gains against the insurgents, a health minor injuries. Another fire was aged outlets included two super- Hussain Mohamed Kharmous, future of the BBC last week, he official said. More than 100 were wounded when the Dar Saad neigh- reported in a villa in Ain Khalid. markets involved in wholesale Assistant Director, Ambulance said the time was right to question bourhood in the north of the port city was targeted, local health chief No one was injured. business near the souq. Service, Hamad Medical “whether this particular range of Al Khader Laswar said. Pro-government forces sought to tighten Around 12.30pm, residents “Civil Defence managed to con- Corporation. THE PENINSULA services best serves licence fee control of Aden as the Iran-backed rebels resisted in some districts in Abu Hamour alerted Civil trol the fire broke out in some Continued on page 3 payers”. AGENCIES two days after the regime declared the city “liberated”. AGENCIES MONDAY 20 JULY 2015 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME MoI holds Eid events for expat communities

Colonel Abdullah Khalifa Al Muftah, Director, Public Relations Department at the ministry, presents the trophy to the Sri Lankan team which won the six-nation cricket tournament. Pictures: Salim Matramkot, Abdul Basit & Kammutty VP DOHA: The Sri Lankan expa- Complex in Al Khor. Earlier, the ministry had triates team lifted the trophy in Events at the complex included organised Ramadan Sports a cricket tournament organised performances by artists from Tournaments for companies in by the Ministry of Interior as India, Nepal, Bangladesh, orches- Barwa recreation city and Ras part of Eid celebrations. tra teams of Popins and Sariga, Laffan. Some 60 teams partici- The six-nation tournament was and traditional songs and dances. pated in cricket, football, basket- held between Indian, Pakistani, Safety, security and traffic ball and tug-of-war. Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi, awareness programmes were In the cricket final, City Nepalese and Qatari teams on also held by ministry officials. Engineering Company defeated the first and second days of Eid. Awareness films were shown to CCC Sumaisamah. In football In the final match, the Sri educate the public on traffic and final, Med Gulf grabbed the cham- Lankan team beat the Qatari pedestrian rules, fire safety and pionship against Carillion Qatar team and won the ‘Eid Al Qatari traditions. and in tug-of-war final, N Kom Fitr 2015 Six Nations Cricket Cultural events in Al Khor Tiger defeated City Engineering. Tournament.’ started at 5pm and ended at 10pm Col. Al Muftah said it was the Colonel Abdullah Khalifa on the first and second days of third annual event the ministry Al Muftah, Director, Public Eid. The closing ceremony at the organised on the occasion of Eid. Relations Department at the complex was attended by Col. The ministry always cares to keep ministry, presented the trophy Al Muftah and Lt. Col. Ahmad communication with all commu- to the winning team. Zayed Al Mohannadi, Director, nities throughout the year by The ministry also organised Community Police Department. holding cultural and entertain- two mega events, especially for Over 2,000 gifts were distrib- ment activities and awareness single workers in Asian Town uted by the ministry through raf- programmes, he added. and Barwa Workers Recreation fle draw. THE PENINSULA MONDAY 20 JULY 2015 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 Leaders send greeting cables Hamad Port gets first commercial ship to Colombia PM attends welcome ceremony, DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday sent a cable of con- follows up on port work progress gratulations to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos DOHA: Prime Minister and of the gigantic project on sched- on his country’s Independence Interior Minister H E Sheikh ule in accordance to its budget, Al Day. Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Sulaiti said. Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Al Thani yesterday attended a He said the cranes once Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani has ceremony to welcome the first installed and fitted at the first sent a greetings cable to Santos. commercial vessel at Hamad container terminal, the wharf will Prime Minister and Interior Port. be able to unload containers from Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah He inspected Zhen Hua 10, one the deck of the biggest cargo ships bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani of the largest heavy load carriers in the world. sent a similar cable to Santos. in the world, carrying the first Hamad Port is also preparing container of cranes for Hamad for two shipments of container QOC president New Port Project. cranes to increase the number of The Premier also followed up containers to eight by the year- invited to Second on progress and phases of the end. Qatar Ports Management project. Co. will transfer operations GCC Games Minister of Transport and the from Doha Port to Hamad Port project’s Steering Committee gradually. DOHA: Qatar Olympic Chairman H E Jassim Seif Ahmed The port will be partially Committee (QOC) President Al Sulaiti was present. opened for specific types of ships H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad The vision of Emir H H Sheikh and cargo ships by the year-end Al Thani has received an invi- Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and and fully operational in late 2016 tation to attend the second GCC the Premier’s follow-up are the to increase the capacity of Doha Zhen Hua 10 Games to be held in Dammam, main reasons for the completion Port. QNA The , one of the largest heavy load carriers in the world, at Hamad Port. Saudi Arabia, in October. QOC Vice-President Sheikh Saud bin Ali Al Thani and Secretary- General Dr Thani Abdulrahman Al Kuwari received the invi- tations, handed by Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee Fruit, vegetable vendors ‘dupe’ Scholarships for Executive Director Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Mosaed bin Abdulaziz during his visit to Qataris in 831 Doha. QNA consumers with rotten produce Traffic awareness DOHA: Many consumers monitor restaurants, fast have complained that ven- food chains, traditional bak- universities campaign begins dors at the vegetables mar- eries and sweet shops during ket are duping customers the Eid holidays. DOHA: Qatari students seeking scholarship to DOHA: The Traffic Department by mixing rotten vegeta- An official from the pursue higher studies will be able to select among has launched a three-day aware- bles and fruits with fresh Ministry of Municipality 831 universities in 33 countries in the 2015-2016 ness campaign to improve road produce, cashing in on Eid and Urban Planning said academic year. safety and reduce accidents, Al demand. they had booked many res- The Supreme Council of Education (SEC) has Sharq reports. Consumers are also wor- taurants for failing to comply chosen the universities from Arab, American and There will be no fine imposed ried about the unhygienic with health standards set by European countries, including 346 in the US and 92 for minor traffic violations during way traders store and han- the ministry, while storing in the UK, Al Sharq reports. the campaign and motorists will dle commodities, as not many food items. But no specific The list of universities is updated every two years receive Eid greetings. health inspectors are on duty reference was made to the to provide students with alternatives. The campaign aims to make because of Eid holidays. vegetable market. Other countries specified by the SEC include motorists aware about common Vegetables and fruits are Separately, health inspec- GCC states, Turkey, Switzerland, Sweden, Portugal, traffic violations so they do not sold in an unhygienic envi- tors from Doha Municipality Holland, Norway, Italy, Ireland, Germany, France, repeat them in future. ronment and vendors avoid conducted 1,351 visits, regis- Denmark, Canada, South Korea, Singapore, The department said the gov- cleaning their areas, Al Sharq tered 56 violations and closed Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, China, Australia, Iran ernment is not interested in col- reports. four outlets. Inspection and India. lecting money through fines but Many vendors wash all included vegetable and fruit Students can chose universities in the GCC states using them as a deterrent to vegetable and fruits in the shops to ensure if the pro- if their preferred specialisation is not available in ensure all road users’ safety. same bucket of water even duce were safe for human the country. when its colour changes into consumption. The scholarship office at Higher Education QDF opens sixth black due to the dirt. Before The campaign is not lim- Institute, SEC, is responsible for implementing washing, they keep vegeta- ited to food- related outlets, scholarship programmes to support students for Jamocha Cafe bles and fruits on the ground, but other places as well. their undergraduate and postgraduate studies at where more dirt is absorbed. Health inspectors also raid the best education institutions in Qatar and around DOHA: Qatar Duty Free Carts to transport vegeta- laundries, beauty salons and the world. (QDF) has announced the bles and fruits are too dirty barber shops. To be eligible for scholarship, an applicant should opening of its sixth Jamocha to carry any produce. Many The health monitoring be Qatari, must have a high school certificate or its Café at Hamad International vendors do not take care of sections at municipalities are equivalent in the past five years, must have an aver- Airport’s latest activity node on personal hygiene, although A worker washes vegetables in an open area in the market. receiving complaints from age of 75 marks in all subjects, especially in English Concourse C. they touch and sell fruits and customers around the clock. language or four points in IELTS. The café concept, created vegetables under the hot sun monitor the vegetable mar- In two shifts, they also The inspection campaign Scholarship recipient must not have a degree simi- by QDF to offer passengers a as they sweat. ket, including checking monitor auctions. Inspection continues throughout the lar to the required degree. unique experience, has five out- However, another report containers which transport is part of an intensified cam- holidays. The SEC said scholarships approval is competitive lets around the airport. The sixth said health inspectors vegetables and fruits. paign by municipalities to THE PENINSULA in terms of grades and the number of seats available is forecast to be the busiest due for each major, depending on the state’s needs and its prime location near the gates scholarships plans. in Concourse C of the airport’s It said scholarships will not include top-up bach- south node. “Jamocha has become elor’s degree, compressed crash courses, partial pro- a preferred brand for many of our Will Iran become a new policeman in Gulf? grammes and distance education. guests since the opening of our Higher Education Institute has expanded gen- first branch in 2014,” said Keith Continued from page 1 capitals. Or, will its regional Iran and avoided addressing the tunnel? It seems we will eral criteria for scholarships and conditions for Hunter, Senior Vice-President, Opinion is mixed about expansion be scaled back with all conflicts, sectarian wars have to wait for some mira- scholarships for Qataris to study English and other QDF. “By opening a sixth outlet whether the West has knelt the victory of the moderates and the regional unrest. The cle for things to change. How languages. we hope to give more passen- before Iran or the mullahs over the hardliners to trans- Obama administration has can we count on the prudence It has also elaborated on criteria for scholarships gers the opportunity to try the have accepted the deal to save form itself into a multiparty also ignored Iran’s support to and wisdom of Iranian lead- for Academic Bridge Programme in Qatar, diploma fair trade coffee with homemade the Islamic Republic. and democratic system that armed militias and its viola- ers and expect them to turn from College of the North Atlantic Qatar, bachelor’s sandwiches and snacks.” The key question is whether believes in peace, coexist- tions of human rights to come a new page in relations with degree in local universities, the foundation year in The six Jamocha cafés are sup- the agreement will reinforce ence and tolerance? The fact out with a scrawny pact that its neighbours considering the UK, community colleges in the US and the bach- ported by an in-house production Iran’s position and make it a is that Barack Obama, while will only delay Iran’s nuclear that it has invested in these elor’s degree abroad. facility to freshly produce food new policeman in the Gulf, seeking personal glory by acquisition for another 10 destructive sectarian conflicts Students can apply for scholarships at the SEC’s throughout the day to meet demand enabling it to maintain its clinching a deal, has ignored years. for over 30 years? website https://scholarship.sec.gov.qa and quality. THE PENINSULA influence in the four Arab decades of differences with Is there light at the end of THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA Ain Khaled villa partially damaged by fire

Continued from page 1 Some witnesses claimed that the fire broke out in a supermar- ket and spread to other shops. There was no official comment on the cause of fire. Thick black smoke coming out of the market could be seen from the Corniche. Social media was Volunteers pose for a group photo. abuzz with people talking about possible causes of the blaze. “I am at Abu Hamour petrol sta- tion. I can see big smoke on my Traffic awareness campaign held both sides,” a person tweeted. In DOHA: Reformed and United Philippine embassy. Ain Khalid, witnesses said Civil Guardians Brotherhood It was fifth year for the com- Defence rushed to the spot and International Inc. Legion pany and fourth year for the put out the fire in the morning. Qatar (RLQ) organised a traf- organisation to hold the event. On Saturday, four fire cases fic awareness and Iftar cam- The company provided food and were reported in the Industrial paign at Ramada Signal during drinks and opened its hall for over Area and Al Shafi Street in Al Ramadan. 170 volunteers to prepare and dis- Rayyan. About 80 accidents Al Jaber Opticians was the tribute Iftar packets. occurred on the third day of Eid, main sponsor of the event, sup- Within 20 minutes, about 2,500 including 12 accidents major ones, ported members of RLQ group, food packs were distributed at Al Sharq reports. A man died in Family Food Centre, iLove Ramada Signal and 500 in the an accident when two cars col- Qatar, Qatar Living Volunteers, Industrial Area. lided in Matar Qadeem. No details Pinoy Ads Qatar and the THE PENINSULA A villa partially damaged by a fire in Ain Khaled yesterday morning. MAYAN VAVALLATTE were available. THE PENINSULA MONDAY 20 JULY 2015 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST

Carter not offering new weapons deal to Israel 200km Caspian 120 miles Sea US Defence Secretary leaves for Tel Aviv, Jordan, Saudi Bonab : Main research centre Ramsar WASHINGTON: In the face offered no specifics. He added that compensating Israel,” Netanyahu of Israeli outrage over the Iran the US would “use the military said yesterday. “I guess the ques- : Uranium enrichment nuclear accord, the Pentagon option if necessary” to protect its tion you have to ask yourself is, : Uranium is moving quickly to reinforce allies, to “check Iranian malign if this deal is supposed to make enrichment : Main arguably the strongest part influence” and to ensure freedom Israel and our Arab neighbours of the US-Israeli relationship: of navigation in the Gulf. safer, why should we be com- : Heavy enrichment plant Military cooperation. The US-Israel defence relation- pensated with anything,” he told water reactor But officials say Washington ship has deepened in recent years, ABC’s This Week. “How can you : Nuclear waste has no plans to offer new weap- even as tensions between the two compensate a country, my coun- onry as compensation for the over how to contain Iran’s nuclear try, against a terrorist regime : Four Saghand Iran deal. programme has grown. that is sworn to our destruc- research reactors. Defence Secretary Ashton The US has invested hun- tion and is going to get a path to

Carter left for Tel Aviv yesterday dreds of millions in an Israeli air nuclear bombs and billions of dol- Nuclear site Conversion of : Yellowcake to push ahead with talks on ways defense system known as Iron lars to boot for its terror activi- yellowcake to production plant Research the US can further improve Dome, designed to shoot down ties,” he said. uranium Israel’s security — not just with short-range rockets, mortars The US and Israel have been reactor Iranian threats in mind, but an and artillery shells fired into holding talks on renewing a Th array of other challenges, includ- northern Israel from southern 10-year defence pact set to expire Military site e ing cyberdefense and maritime Lebanon and into Israel’s south in 2018. Under the current deal, Gu security. from the Gaza Strip. Israel receives about $3bn in mili- Uranium Gachin Israel also has expressed con- The US has worked with Israel tary aid from the US each year. mining lf cern that US sales of advanced on anti-missile systems and a That number is likely to increase weaponry to Gulf Arab states has wide range of other defenses. Two when the deal is renewed, and the potential of offsetting, to some years ago the Pentagon commit- possibly before then. : IAEA inspectors believe Iran has deeply researched topics degree, Israel’s qualitative mili- ted to providing advanced radars Obama has indicated he is open integral to a tom-bomb development, specifically: tary edge. for Israel’s fleet of fighter jets and to new ways of improving Israeli Aides said in advance of the KC-135 refueling aircraft, and security, but he has played down Parts of a fission bomb 1 3Documents trip that although Carter strongly making Israel the first country the idea that ending economic pen- High-explosive 12 detail how to produce hemispherical supports the Iran deal, he had no to buy the V-22 Osprey hybrid alties on Iran will drastically alter enriched uranium metallic bomb intention of trying to reverse Israeli airplane-helicopter. the balance of power in the region. opposition to it. Israeli Prime Just two months ago Obama’s principal military components Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has Washington announced a $1.9bn adviser, Gen Martin Dempsey, 2 53Use sphere denounced the deal as a mistake of arms sale to Israel for a range met with Netanyahu and Israeli 3 historic proportion. of missiles and bombs, includ- military officials just last month. of detonators to synchronize shock Carter is scheduled to meet ing bunker busters that can The Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman waves from high-explosives, to with Netanyahu and Israeli penetrate reinforced defenses to told reporters with him in Israel Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon, reach underground targets. Not that once an Iran nuclear deal was compress core to supercritical mass as well as with Israeli gener- included is the Pentagon’s biggest struck, Israeli and U.S. officials als, and visit troops in northern bunker buster bomb. needed to “quickly and compre- 3 3 Israel. He plans to stop in Jordan Israeli officials insist they are hensively” discuss the way ahead. Initiator produces burst of neutrons and Saudi Arabia, US allies whose not prepared to discuss American “It will be incumbent on both of needed to start chain reaction leaders also are worried about “compensation” for the Iran deal, us to make sure that we provide implications of the nuclear deal. saying that would imply acceptance the kind of reassurances that the 5: Used to Metal On the day the Iran accord of the accord. Israel believes there state of Israel has always counted assess how materials react under was announced, Carter issued a are loopholes in the deal that will on us to provide. But we are going Core case statement saying the US is “pre- pave the way for Iran to eventually to have to do the same thing with high pressure of nuclear blast pared and postured” to help Israel emerge as a nuclear power. the Gulf allies,” Dempsey said. Sources: IAEA, NTI, World Nuclear Association, New York Times © GRAPHIC NEWS improve its security, although he “Everybody talks about AP

59 militants killed in Sinai Nine Algerian soldiers killed AU troops in new offensive CAIRO: Egypt’s military said yes- backed by air support targeted sev- terday that 59 militants and seven eral terrorist dens on Saturday,” the in Qaeda attack soldiers were killed in fighting statement said, listing 14 sites where against Shabaab rebels in North Sinai the previous day, operations took place. On Saturday, ALGIERS: At least nine including three soldiers in a check- it had said 20 militants were killed Algerian soldiers were killed point rocket attack. in an assault on a jihadist hide-out, when Islamist militants MOGADISHU: African Union troops said immediate reports on casualties. The offensive The military is battling militants and posted on Facebook a video of air ambushed their patrol west of yesterday that they had launched a new was launched days after Kenyan government loyal to the jihadist Islamic State group strikes on a building and two trucks. the capital Algiers last week in offensive against Al Qaeda-affiliated Shabaab reports that a US drone strike in the region (IS) in North Sinai where an Islamist The army also said four militants one of the deadliest attacks in rebels in southern Somalia, vowing to flush the killed at least 30 Shabaab rebels, among them insurgency has surged over the past were captured and troops were still months, the defence ministry insurgents out of rural areas. several commanders. two years. It said a total of seven sol- counting “terrorists killed in the air said yesterday. The African Union Mission in Somalia, or It also comes several weeks after last month’s diers were killed on Saturday, after campaign”. Jihadists, mainly in Sinai, Al Qaeda in the Islamic AMISOM, said “Operation Jubba Corridor” was Shabaab assault on a AMISOM base which left previously saying three died in a have carried out a series of brazen Maghreb claimed Friday’s attack launched on Friday in the Bay and Gedo regions dozens of Burundian soldiers dead in one of the checkpoint rocket attack which was attacks, killing hundreds of members in the Ain Defla region in a state- south of the capital Mogadishu along with Somali single deadliest incidents since AMISOM soldiers claimed by IS. The statement also said of the security forces since the mili- ment posted on a social media government troops. arrived in Somalia eight years ago. troops killed 59 militants. tary overthrew Islamist president account that often releases its Officials and witnesses confirmed heavy fighting The Shabaab, meaning “youth” in Arabic, “The men of the armed forces Mohamed Mursi in July 2013. AFP communiques. was raging near the Shabaab strongholds of Dinsor emerged out of a bitter insurgency against Ethiopia, A security source on Saturday and Bardhere, and said the militants hit back whose troops entered Somalia in a 2006 US-backed had said 11 soldiers were killed. with a suicide car bomb attack against a convoy invasion to topple the Islamic Courts Union that Yesterday’s statement from the of Ethiopian troops, who are leading the offensive. was then controlling the capital Mogadishu. ministry was the first official con- “The operation will ensure that all the remain- Shabaab rebels continue to stage frequent firmation of the attack. ing areas in Somalia will be liberated and peace attacks, seeking to counter claims that they are “A detachment of the army was restored,” AMISOM said in a statement. close to defeat after losing territory in the face of targeted by a terrorist group. We A Somali military official in the region, repeated African Union and Somali government deplore the death of nine soldiers Mohamed Osman, confirmed heavy fighting offensives, regular US drone strikes against their as martyrs and two injured,” the between AMISOM and Somali troops on one leaders and defections. ministry statement said. side and the Shabaab on the other. Currently affiliated to Al Qaeda, there has Since Algeria’s conflict with “There are heavy clashes going on between been mounting speculation that the group could armed Islamists in the 1990s in our forces and Al Shabaab militia along the road shift its allegiance to the Islamic State group. In which more than 200,000 people that leads to Dinsor. The militants ambushed a a message marking Eid celebrations on Friday, were killed, it has become one of military convoy,” he said. Shabaab leader Ahmed Diriye — also known as North Africa’s most stable states Witnesses who live close to the battleground Ahmed Umar Abu Ubaidah — outlined plans for and is a key ally in the Western said a suicide attacker struck the convoy with a the group to increase its operations outside of campaign against Islamist mili- car bomb loaded with explosives. There were no Somalia and particularly in Kenya. AFP tancy in the region. But Al Qaeda-allied fight- ers under veteran commander Abdelmalek Droukdel, and rival Yemen unrest fighters who split to declare loy- alty to Islamic State, are still active in pockets of the country, mostly in remote mountain areas. One security source said Droukdel may have been involved in the ambush as a way to show Al Qaeda presence on the ground. Gunmen claiming loyalty to Islamic State, which controls swathes of Iraq and parts of Syria, have been gaining ground in neigh- bouring Libya, where a conflict between two rival governments has created a security vacuum. Islamic State has claimed two major attacks on foreign tourists in Tunisia. Authorities say gunmen in the Sousse beach resort attack last month and the March gun assault on the Bardo museum in Tunis were trained in jihadi camps in Libya. But an Al Qaeda-allied group Okba Ibn Nafaa has been A boy stands on a street littered with cooking gas cylinders after a fire and explosions destroyed a the most active, mostly along the nearby gas storage during clashes between fighters of the Popular Resistance Committees and Houthi border with Algeria, carrying out fighters in Yemen’s southwestern city of Taiz yesterday. attacks on the military and police. REUTERS MONDAY 20 JULY 2015 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 Blasts target Hamas, Islamic Jihad cars in Gaza No claims yet; probe under way

GAZA CITY: Five near-simul- assure that the criminals will not taneous explosions in Gaza yes- escape punishment.” The explo- terday targeted members of the sions appeared to be intended as armed branches of Hamas and a warning rather than an attempt Islamic Jihad amid growing ten- to inflict casualties given the early sions between the Palestinian hour, as has occurred with previ- territory’s rulers and extremist ous incidents. opponents. A series of such attacks in recent There was no immediate claim months is suspected to have been of responsibility for the blasts carried out by Salafist extrem- that rocked an area in the north ists, some of whom claim links of Gaza City and destroyed five with Islamic State group jihadists, cars belonging to members of though experts have expressed the Ezzedine Al Qassam and Al doubts over whether there are any Quds brigades, the armed wings true ties between them. of Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Yesterday however marked There were no reports of seri- the first time Islamic Jihad was ous injuries. targeted. The extremists view Witnesses said the explosions the militant group as part of the that went off at around 6:30am establishment in Gaza. There appeared to have been caused have been growing signs of inter- by bombs placed underneath nal unrest in the Gaza Strip, with the cars parked in front of their Hamas engaged in a power strug- owners’ homes. Three of the cars gle with smaller extremist groups were said to have belonged to in the coastal enclave of 1.8 mil- members of Al Qassam and two lion people ravaged by three wars to members of Al Quds. with Israel in six years. According to witnesses, the Gazans who have gone to fight explosions occurred within an with the Islamic State group in interval of 15 minutes. Police Syria recently released a video working under Hamas, the calling for Hamas to be toppled Islamist movement that rules in the territory. Palestinians inspect a car after it was blown up in Gaza City yesterday. the Gaza Strip, did not say who Al Qassam and Al Quds they believed was responsible, but released a joint statement saying public buildings, officials, inter- Salafist groups have been of jihadist groups is growing, par- while others have been drawn vowed action against the culprits. “the culprits of the violence are national organisations and others angered by a Hamas crackdown ticularly among Gaza’s disaffected towards jihadist groups involved “This morning, saboteurs in the camp of traitors” with- seen as linked to the establish- and claimed in recent weeks that youth who have been particularly in a deadly insurgency against exploded several cars of (mem- out providing further details. ment in Gaza. around 100 of their members or hard hit by conflict, grinding Egyptian forces in the Sinai bers of) resistance movements in “Guilty hands are attempting to In May, mortar rounds were supporters were behind bars. poverty and soaring unemploy- Peninsula. Such fears have in part the Sheikh Radwan neighbour- attack the resistance by blowing fired at a base for Al Qassam in They also criticise Hamas for ment and feel let down by tra- led some to call for an easing of hood, causing material damage,” up its fighters’ vehicles, which an incident claimed by a group what they see as its lack of zeal ditional Palestinian nationalist the Israeli blockade against the Hamas police said in a statement. only serves the occupier and its calling itself Supporters of the in enforcing Islamic law as well movements. Gaza Strip in hopes that condi- “Security forces have opened objectives,” the statement said. Islamic State in Jerusalem, which as for its truce with Israel since Dozens of young Palestinians tions will improve. Gaza’s border an investigation and are search- Occupier refers to Israel. has also taken credit for recent last year’s war in the Gaza Strip. with few prospects have left with Egypt also remains strictly ing for those responsible. We A spate of attacks has targeted rocket fire into Israel. Experts warn that the appeal Gaza to fight in Iraq or Syria, controlled. AFP

Iraq poverty Bahrain summons Iran diplomat Qaeda offers to free Lebanon over ‘flagrant interference’ troops for female prisoners DUBAI: Bahrain summoned Iran’s acting charge d’affaires yesterday to protest against BEIRUT: Al Qaeda’s Syrian IS leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, beards, appeared in healthy con- its supreme leader voicing affiliate has offered to release as well as a wife of an Al Nusra dition inside a tent. support for “oppressed peo- three Lebanese soldiers in leader. Sixteen of the 25 Lebanese ple” across the Middle East exchange for an ex-wife of the Dulaimi’s background is com- soldiers and policemen who were including in Bahrain, state leader of the jihadist Islamic plicated as she reportedly belongs taken hostage near the border media said. State group and four other to a tribe that straddles Syria and with Syria in August 2014 are in The foreign ministry handed female prisoners. Iraq and she was said to have been the hands of Al-Nusra. “an official protest memoran- Al Nusra Front, which along closer to Al Nusra than her ex- The rest are held by Baghdadi’s dum” to Mortaza Sanubari with IS has held 25 Lebanese sol- husband’s rival jihadists at the Islamic State group. over “statements made by Ali diers and policemen hostage for time of her arrest. Since their capture, Al Nusra Khamenei against the king- almost a year, issued the offer in Shami’s face was not shown in and IS have repeatedly made dom of Bahrain”, BNA news a statement aired on Lebanon’s the interview, which MTV con- demands for the soldiers’ release, agency said. Khamenei said on MTV television on Saturday night. ducted as part of an arranged seeking the release of Islamist Saturday that the nuclear deal “If five of our sisters leave visit by family members to loved prisoners or the withdrawal of reached between Tehran and prison... we will hand over three ones held by Al Nusra in what Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement world powers would not alter soldiers in exchange,” said Abu it called “a cave in the Qalamun from the Syrian conflict. Iran’s support for the govern- Malek Al Shami, Al Nusra’s mountains”. The powerful Shia militia, ments of Syria and Iraq, nor its “emir” in the Syrian region of The channel showed footage of which is backed by Iran, is fighting backing for “oppressed people” Qalamun bordering Lebanon. the three-hour reunion between alongside forces loyal to President in Yemen and Bahrain, and the Among the five hostages he parents, spouses and even children Bashar Al Assad in the civil war Palestinians. named was Saja al-Dulaimi, of the hostages, many of them una- that has claimed more than 230,000 Iran has provided money and who was arrested in Lebanon in ble to hold back their tears. lives since it erupted in 2011. military advisers to support December and is a former wife of The hostages, all with long AFP President Bashar Al Assad’s regime in Syria against rebels it accuses Gulf Arab states of arming with Western conniv- ance. Iran has also strongly ‘Hamas members’ opposed Saudi-led military Turkey detains 488 for interventions against fellow held over West Shias in Bahrain and in Yemen. An impoverished Iraqi family reportedly living on $5 a day and living Bahrain’s foreign affairs in structures made up of scrap metal wash with water at their home undersecretary, Abdulla Bank murder trying to cross border Abdullatif Abdulla, said in Najaf yesterday. JERUSALEM: Palestinians Khamenei’s statements “repre- from a “Hamas military net- ANKARA: Turkey’s secu- to join the ranks of Islamic State sented a flagrant and unaccept- work” that allegedly killed an rity forces detained nearly 500 militants who have made gains in able interference in Bahrain’s Israeli in the occupied West people attempting to cross the Iraq and Syria. internal affairs”, BNA reported. Bank last month have been border from war-torn Syria on Turkish authorities have He called on Iran to put arrested, the Shin Bet internal Saturday, the army announced. fiercely rejected the accusations, “an end immediately to such Syria’s army battles security service said yesterday. “A total of 488 people were saying it is making every effort statements “ and respect “the It named seven Palestinians sus- detained by the land forces com- to secure a long border but no principles of good neighbour- pected of organising and carrying mand border units while trying tangible results can be obtained liness and non-interference rebels in Latakia out the June 29 West Bank shoot- to cross into Turkey from Syria unless Western states share in the internal affairs” of ing in which Malachi Rosenfeld and 26 while attempting to cross more intelligence about would- Bahrain. Manama accuses BEIRUT: Syria’s army said yes- The army said five villages and was killed and three others in a into Syria from Turkey,” the be jihadists. Tehran of backing Bahrain’s terday that it had stepped up air hilltops, including Beit Khadour, car with him were wounded. army said yesterday in a state- In an apparent bid to deflect Shia-led opposition which strikes and retaken villages in a Beit Zaifa, Tel alKhadar, and Jabal Four suspects were being held ment posted on its website. criticism, Turkish authori- has been demanding a con- new offensive on Islamist insur- al Rahmaliya, had been wrested by Israel, while Ahmad Najjar, a The army statement did not ties have arrested over the last stitutional monarchy and an gents in areas close to President back from the insurgents, bring- Hamas militant freed in a 2011 reveal the nationalities of those week dozens of suspected Islamic elected prime minister. Bashar Al Assad’s ancestral ing it closer to the border areas. prisoner swap for Israeli soldier detained. State militants. homeland in the northeastern The army had stepped up its Gilad Shalit, orchestrated and Turkey has often boasted of an Police escape blast coastal province of Latakia. campaign in the province since funded the attack from Jordan “open-door” policy championed by MILITARY PRESENCE Aerial bombardment had insurgents took the strategically where he still is, a Shin Bet state- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkey has also beefed up its in Shia village intensified over the past 48 hours located town of Jisr Al Shughour ment said. Two more suspects, and taken in 1.8 million refugees military presence on the border DUBAI: Authorities in in a bid to cut rebel supply lines in in April, strengthening their posi- including Maath Hammad who since the Syrian conflict started in recent weeks, deploying tanks Bahrain said an explo- rugged territory close to Turkey’s tion in a mountain range that allegedly pulled the trigger, were in 2011 but has repeatedly com- and anti-aircraft missiles there as sion yesterday as a police border, an army source was overlooks Alawite villages and being held by the Palestinian plained that it has been left to well as additional troops. patrol passed by in the Shia- quoted as saying on state media. close to Qardaha, hometown of Authority but questioned by the shoulder an unfair burden. The Turkish build-up follows majority village of Ekr was a Latakia province — home to the Assad family. Shin Bet, it said. Several hundred thousand the advance of Syrian Kurdish “terrorist act”, adding that Syria’s biggest port and a strong- The rough terrain and heavy Six members of the group were refugees are sheltered in camps forces who have made gains nobody was injured. The hold of Assad’s Alawite sect — has forests has allowed the Sunni from the town of Silwad north- along the border with Syria against the extremists in north- interior ministry said on been a key battleground of the con- jihadist rebels to resist heavy east of Ramallah. The seventh, but the vast majority of them ern Syria near the border. Twitter that an investiga- flict, which is now in its fifth year. Syrian army shelling and with- the father-in-law of one of the are scattered throughout the Cross-border smuggling is also tion was under way into the Sunni jihadists, include Al stand heavy aerial bombing, suspects and not identified as a country including the mega city common on the Turkish-Syria second such incident in 24 Qaeda’s Syrian offshoot the Nusra defence analysts say. A Syrian Hamas member, lives in nearby Istanbul. border, and tobacco is one of the hours. On Saturday, another Front, control many villages in army officer said the aim of the Kusra, the agency said. Turkey has long been under most frequently smuggled illicit police patrol was targeted in the borderlands north of the latest operation was to cut rebel Rosenfeld, 25, was shot while international pressure to tighten goods. The army also said 97 Krana, another village near government-held Mediterranean supply lines from the Turkish returning from a basketball game the security of its volatile 911km packs of cigarettes and 32.4kg of the capital Manama, it said. port city of Latakia and other border to the rebel held villages. to the Kochav Hashahar settle- (566 mile) border with Syria to hashish were seized on Saturday. AGENCIES areas dominated by Alawites. REUTERS ment where he lived. AFP cut the flow of jihadists who try AFP MONDAY 20 JULY 2015 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com EUROPE Hollande calls Desperate to migrate for stronger eurozone EU must do more: French president

PARIS: France wants a stronger, analysts have seen as a major flaw in more harmonised eurozone led by the euro. Under the 1992 Treaty of “a vanguard of countries”, French Maastricht, countries which share a President Francois Hollande said in common currency must obey rules an interview published yesterday. on borrowing and deficit spending. In the past week “the European But the Greek crisis saw one of the spirit prevailed” in addressing the 19 eurozone members notch up suc- Greek crisis, he told the weekly cessive worsening deficits and amass Journal du Dimanche. a mountain of debt. The problems But he stressed the need for “two were only addressed by bailouts from cornerstones” of a tighter, more the European institutions and the secure, eurozone, “an European eco- International Monetary Fund (IMF). nomic government” and “a specific Critics say the problem stems budget,” to deal with similar crises from a lack of centralised control in future over national fiscal policies, which French Prime Minister Manuel today are jealously guarded areas of Migrants climb through the windows of a train bound for Serbia at the train station in Gevgelija, Macedonia, yesterday. Valls added that this vanguard should sovereignty. include the six founding EU countries: In 2011, Delors said the crisis fac- France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, the ing the euro required member states Netherlands and Luxembourg. either to accept greater economic Both Hollande and Valls remained cooperation or a transfer of more Man’s body vague on the details of this initia- national powers to the European Court drops felony charge tive, with the prime minister, talk- Union’s centre. found as Greek ing in the southern town of Avignon, Hollande did not spell out his saying that “in the coming weeks” proposals in the interview but said France would have “the opportunity it was time to overhaul the euro’s against Greek statistics chief wildfires wane to take initiatives and make concrete governance. propositions.” “Sharing a currency is far more ATHENS: Greek judicial felony charges on Georgiou and withdrew the accusation ATHENS: Rescue workers “We are in the process of emerging than wanting (economic) conver- authorities dropped a felony and two other employees of regarding the felony which found the burned body of a from the Greek crisis, even though gence,” he said. charge against the head of the the Greek statistics agency on concerned accusations over the 47-year-old man as they brought it is difficult, and we must learn the “It’s a choice that 19 countries have country’s statistics agency, accusations that they falsified false inflation of Greek debt, under control wildfires that had lessons and go much further,” Valls made because it was in their inter- putting an end to an investi- the country’s 2009 fiscal data. said the court official, who was broken out on Friday around insisted. est. No government, by the way, has gation into accusations that The case stemmed from speaking on condition of ano- Athens and in other parts of Hollande was clear that member taken the responsibility of leaving the he artificially inflated the allegations by an ELSTAT nymity as the decision had not southern Greece, the country’s countries must do more. euro since its creation,” he said. country’s debt figures, a court employee, who was dismissed, yet been made public. fire brigade said. “We cannot stand still,” he said in “This choice calls for strength- official said. that Georgiou inflated the def- Georgiou will still face a trial The wildfires had largely the interview published alongside a ened organisation and, among the A veteran IMF statisti- icit numbers as part of what for a lesser charge of misde- retreated yesterday but firemen profile of Jacques Delors, the former countries which will decide it, a van- cian, Andreas Georgiou was that official said was a German- meanour on an as yet unspecified were still on the ground and the head of the European Commission. guard,” said Hollande. appointed head of ELSTAT in led conspiracy to justify harsh date, the official said, adding that risk of more fires remained high Delors, a former French econom- “France is willing to take part 2010 in an effort to restore the austerity measures to accom- this concerned whether there due to strong winds, the fire bri- ics and finance minister who turns because, as Jacques Delors showed, credibility of Greek statistics a pany a bailout. Georgiou has were issues with a short time gade said in a statement. 90 today, is one of the architects of the country becomes greater when it few months after the country’s denied any wrongdoing and during which he had worked The victim was an off-duty the euro. “I have proposed taking up takes the initiative in Europe.” debt crisis erupted. The then said that Greece’s decision to both at the IMF and ELSTAT. policeman who had gone missing Jacques Delors’ idea about euro gov- The idea of a eurozone parlia- Socialist government revealed ask its international partners Unreliable Greek statistics after going for a walk in an area ernment, with the addition of a spe- ment, to run alongside the current the budget deficit had been for help was based on statistics with frequent data revisions that was later hit by the fires, cific budget and a parliament to ensure European parliament, has already grossly underestimated. produced by his predecessors. have been blamed in part for local media said. A 58-year-old democratic control,” Hollande said. been mooted by economists such as In 2013, an economics crime “The judges... accepted pushing the country to a finan- died on Friday after inhaling His remarks touched on what Thomas Piketty. AFP prosecutor formally slapped the view of the prosecutor cial crisis. REUTERS fumes and suffering respiratory problems. Separately, two men were arrested on Saturday on suspicion of starting a fire that broke out northeast of Athens. They had lit a fire to smoke bees out of their Two civilians, soldier killed in east Ukraine fighting hives, police said. Forest fires are common dur- DONETSK, UKRAINE: Two and a female doctor was injured near Donetsk airport. several others injured during military spokesman Oleksandr ing summer in Greece. The fire civilians and a soldier have been when a shell hit the nearby N23 Basurin accused the govern- fighting in Vodiane, also near Motuzianyk told a press briefing. brigade said 74 separate fires had killed in the latest fighting in hospital, rebel authorities told ment forces of using 152 mm the airport, and also accused the “The situation around Donetsk broken out on several fronts in an eastern Ukraine, pro-Russian AFP. Another man was injured artillery, which falls within the rebels of using a tank and heavy has significantly deteriorated and area stretching from the island of rebels and the government said in the eastern rebel-controlled category of heavy weapons that guns proscribed by the truce, fighting in the area around Pisky Evia, northeast of Athens, to the yesterday, with Kiev warning suburb of Makiivka. both sides are supposed to have namely 152 and 122 mm artillery. and Avdiyika is on,” he added. southern Peloponnese. of a “deteriorating” situation in Eduard Basurin, an official with pulled back from the frontline A Ukrainian soldier had also Weapons with a calibre of over Most of the fires had retreated the rebel-held city of Donetsk. the separatist forces, accused the under a February ceasefire. been killed and seven injured 100mm were supposed to have or were under partial control, but A man was killed during shell- Ukrainian military of firing on The army, for its part, said in the last 24 hours, mainly on been removed from the battle an undergrowth fire that started ing Saturday night in Donetsk the area from the village of Pisky one civilian had been killed and Donetsk’s western outskirts, field under the truce. AFP on Saturday on the Ionian island of Zakynthos was still raging. The fires have added to the Acting it up worries of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ government, which has been focused on its struggle to obtain a new financial bailout from foreign creditors. REUTERS Russian politician gets Odessa post KIEV: The nomination of a Russian politician to a top post in Odessa has caused a flurry of controversy in the tense politi- cal atmosphere of the violent Ukraine conflict. Maria Gaidar, daughter of former Russian prime minister Yegor Gaidar, was nominated Friday as deputy to pro-West- ern former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili — who was recently named governor of the southwest Ukraine region of Odessa. Actors dressed as WWII soldiers take part in a battle reenactment of the raid of Rossana, a small vil- Gaidar, who is a vocal opponent lage near Cuneo in Italy yesterday. This year marks the 71th anniversary of the raid of Rossana, when of Vladimir Putin’s regime, has German and Italian fascist troops raided the village and captured many civilians and burned houses. faced plenty of backlash following her nomination. AFP Merkel defends treatment of weeping girl

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela off a heated debate on immigration policy be unable to shoulder the burden of all the Merkel yesterday defended her treatment after a video of the event went viral, Reem people fleeing war and poverty who would of a crying teenage Palestinian refugee told Merkel in fluent German that she and like to move to Europe’s top economy seek- following a storm of protest on social her family, who arrived in Rostock from a ing a better life. media. Lebanese refugee camp four years ago, faced Minutes later, Reem began to weep and Merkel told public broadcaster ARD that possible deportation. the chancellor stroked her head and tried to she had been honest and sympathetic with “It’s really very hard to watch how other comfort her in a way critics said appeared 14-year-old Reem, whom she met last week people can enjoy life and you yourself can’t awkward and cold. at a public discussion under the banner ... I don’t know what my future will bring,” “I think the gesture was fine,” Merkel, 61, “Living Well in Germany”. she said. said yesterday. During the exchange, which touched Merkel responded that Germany would AFP MONDAY 20 JULY 2015 AMERICAS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 George H W US, Cuba to Bush discharged from hospital WASHINGTON: Former US restore ties President George H W Bush was released yesterday from a Maine hospital where he had received four days of treat- ment after breaking a bone in his neck in a fall at his summer after decades home, his spokesman said. Bush, 91, fell on Wednesday in his family’s vacation home in Kerry to hold press meet today coastal Kennebunkport and was taken to Maine Medical Center WASHINGTON: At a minute Barack Obama, he and his Cuban in Portland. past midnight the United States counterpart Raul Castro agreed Spokesman Jim McGrath on and Cuba early last night abol- on December 17 to end their Twitter described the former ished one of the last vestiges of estrangement and put their coun- president as “very grateful” for the Cold War, restoring dip- tries on track towards a full nor- his care. lomatic ties frozen for half a malisation of ties. In a Thursday press confer- century. After a series of negotiations ence, his physician said that For the first time since 1961, in Havana and Washington, the Bush did not sustain any spinal the Cuban red, white and blue restoration of diplomatic ties has damage from the fall, though flag will fly over Havana’s newly come about just seven months it left him with a cracked C2 upgraded embassy in Washington, later. vertebrae. just a stone’s throw from the But both nations have cau- Bush, who has Parkinson’s dis- White House. tioned that this is only a begin- ease, was last hospitalised for a From the crack of dawn, the ning, warning overcoming decades week in December due to breath- standard with a white star will of enmity is not easy. A tricycle taxi with a US flag is parked on a street in Havana yesterday. ing difficulties. also be hoisted up to take its place There are “issues that we He served as vice president in a row of flags from around the don’t see eye-to-eye on,” State an improvement in freedoms of seized after the 1959 Cuban revo- section in Havana will also be during Ronald Reagan’s two world which adorn the State Department spokesman John expression, religion and the press lution led by Fidel Castro. Some upgraded to a full embassy, but White House terms before being Department’s imposing marble Kirby admitted Friday. in the Caribbean island nation. 5,911 lawsuits have been opened with little fanfare as diplomats elected president in 1988. entrance. The United States “wants to Some Republicans have been in the United States with an esti- there await the arrival of Kerry, Bush is the father of former In yet another historic ges- move beyond a Cold War-era sharply critical of the US haste mated value of $7bn to $8bn. who is due to officially hoist the President George W Bush and ture, US Secretary of State John approach to one of constructive to cozy back up to Cuba. On Havana’s side, Raul Castro American Stars and Stripes over former Florida Governor Jeb Kerry will also formally receive engagement as a way to support Senator and 2016 presidential has urged Obama to use his exec- the building later this summer. Bush, who is seeking the 2016 his Cuban counterpart Bruno and empower the Cuban people,” hopeful Marco Rubio, the son of utive powers to “dismantle” the Tough negotiations eased one Republican presidential nomina- Rodriguez for talks, before hold- analyst Ted Piccone from the Cuban immigrants, told CNN: “I economic embargo in place since stumbling block, top US diplo- tion. REUTERS ing a joint press conference Brookings Institution told AFP. would end the diplomatic rela- 1962, calling it the main stum- mat for Latin America Roberta around 1.45pm (1745 GMT). “Cuba needs the United States tions with anti-American com- bling block towards normalisation Jacobson said, after insisting that Rodriguez will earlier preside as an economic engine for its munist tyranny until such time between the two nations. American diplomats be allowed to Farc rebels free over a ceremony to mark the troubled economy and hopes to as they actually held a democratic Washington also wants to operate freely across Cuba. upgrading of the Cuban interests attract new foreign investment opening in Cuba.” ensure the return of several “The security presence out- Colombia soldier section to a full embassy. and human capital to update “This recognition somehow American fugitives wanted in the side the intersection has already BOGOTA: FARC guerrillas The remarkable turnaround its socialist model, but without sends a message to dissidents and United States. been reduced... such that we hope yesterday freed a Colombian in relations between the com- undergoing political reform.” others around the world that the Top of the list is former mem- people will not feel nearly the soldier after nearly two weeks, munist authorities in Cuba and “Building confidence and trust United States accepts the Cuban ber of the violent Black Panther same kind of presence or threat,” the president said, on the eve the US administration after five will be critical to the ability to form of government today as a revolutionary group, Joanne she told lawmakers. And while of a unilateral rebel ceasefire. decades of hostility has happened move forward,” he added. legitimate form of government,” Chesimard, wanted for the kill- American diplomats would still Lieutenant Cristian Moscoso at break-neck speed. One of the biggest areas of con- Rubio argued. ing of a New Jersey policeman in have to provide notification of “is free and in good condition,” In what will mark a foreign tention remains human rights, Another tough issue is com- 1973 and who has been hiding in their travel, they will no longer President Juan Manuel Santos policy legacy for US President with Washington pressing for pensation for American property Cuba since 1984. The US interests have to seek permission. AFP wrote on Twitter. AFP

Man found dead in Demi Before attacks, gunman sent friend Islamic verse CHATTANOOGA: Hours Abdulazeez’s family offered 6 miles (10 km) away, where he Moore’s pool before the Tennessee shooting condolences to the families of the killed four Marines before he that killed five US servicemen, “victims of the shooting our son himself was shot dead. LOS ANGELES: A 21-year-old the suspected gunman texted a committed on Thursday.” Three people were wounded, man drowned in the swimming close friend a link to an Islamic “There are no words to describe including a sailor who died on pool of the Beverly Hills home verse that included the line: our shock, horror and grief,” they Saturday. The US Navy iden- of actress Demi Moore, news “Whosoever shows enmity to said in a statement. tified the sailor as Navy Petty reports said yesterday. a friend of Mine, then I have “The person who committed Officer 2nd Class Randall Smith Police arrived at the scene in declared war against him.” this horrible crime was not the of Paulding, Ohio, who left behind the early hours and found a man The gunman’s family said in son we knew and loved,” they said, a wife and three young daughters. who was being treated by para- a statement late on Saturday he adding “for many years, our son “He was an awesome young medics, the Los Angeles Times had suffered from depression, and suffered from depression,” and man,” said Smith’s step-grand- said, adding that the man was that they had experienced shock that “his pain found its expres- mother, Darlene Proxmire. “He pronounced dead at the scene and horror over the violence. sion in this heinous act.” loved his wife and children. He soon after. The suspect’s friend said he The family said they were loved the Navy.” Moore was not at home at thought nothing of the text mes- cooperating with authorities and Abdulazeez, an engineer, went the time, the newspaper quoted sage at the time, but now won- added that now was not the time to the Middle East in 2010 and Sergeant A Bone of the Los ders if it was a clue to Thursday’s to say anything publicly beyond visited several countries, said Angeles Police Department as rampage in Chattanooga, which expressing sorrow for the victims the first friend. He then went to saying. has re-ignited concerns about the and their families. Jordan in 2014 to work for his “From what I understand it radicalisation of young Muslim While a firm connection uncle, and lived with his uncle and was a staff member,” he added. men. between the 24-year-old suspect A family pays its respects at a memorial set up in front of the Armed Forces his grandparents there, he said. Celebrity website TMZ, citing “I didn’t see it as a hint at the and radical Islam has not been Career Center/National Guard Recruitment Office that was attacked by the After Abdulazeez returned, he law enforcement sources, said the time, but it may have been his established, the shooting follows a gunman, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. seemed more mellow, less inter- man did not know how to swim way of telling me something,” the series of attacks or thwarted ested in partying. “That is part of and appeared to have slipped and friend told Reuters on Saturday. attacks in the United States He later bought three assault Gaza and the civil war in Syria, what drew us closer. He was a guy fallen into the pool. He requested anonymity for fear and other countries by Muslims rifles on an online marketplace he said. The other friend said who wanted to settle down and Police are investigating. of a backlash. claiming to be inspired by Islamic and used them for target practice, Abdulazeez had always talked get his life going. That connected Moore, 52, has starred in mov- The suspect, Mohammod State or other militant groups. they said. about the Middle East, “but I’d us,” he said. ies including the hit “Ghost” Youssuf Abdulazeez, a Kuwaiti- Abdulazeez returned from a “That trip was eye-opening say his level of understanding The night before the attack, just (1990) and “G.I. Jane” (1997). born naturalised US citizen, was trip to Jordan in 2014 concerned for him. He learned a lot about and awareness really rose after after 10pm, the friend received a She was previously married to killed in a gunfight with police. about conflicts in the Middle the traditions and culture of the he came back.” text message from Abdulazeez Ashton Kutcher and before that The Federal Bureau of East and the reluctance of the Middle East,” said one of the two US authorities said Abdulazeez with a link to a Hadith, or Islamic to Bruce Willis. Investigation (FBI) is investigat- United States and other coun- friends, the person who received sprayed gunfire at a military teaching: http://sunnah.com/ AFP ing the attack as an act of terror- tries to intervene, according to the text message. recruiting centre in a strip mall nawawi40/38. He showed Reuters ism, but said it was premature to two friends who knew him since Abdulazeez was upset about the in Chattanooga, then drove to the text message on his phone. Replica of ship speculate on the gunman’s motive. elementary school. 2014 Israeli bombing campaign in a Naval Reserve Center about REUTERS arrives in Canada, to leave for France QUEBEC CITY: A replica of the Hermione, the 18th-cen- Outrage as Trump trashes tury ship that brought French General Lafayette to America, sailed to Canada Saturday on the last leg of its North McCain’s war hero status American journey before its voyage back to France. WASHINGTON: Donald Trump, captured. I like people that weren’t on her Twitter account. “I have a The faithful reproduction of known for his incendiary rhetoric captured, okay?” The 69-year-old brother that just returned from the majestic French frigate fired on the 2016 campaign trail, lobbed has never served in the US military. Afghanistan a month ago. Glad he its cannon 20 times as it arrived his latest verbal grenade late on He went on to assert that McCain can come home to this being said in the port of Lunenburg, not far Saturday, dismissing the military “graduated last in his class” at the about his father and his service,” from the city of Halifax, at around record of Senator John McCain, a US Naval Academy in Annapolis in she added. 10am (1300 GMT). former prisoner of war. the late 1950s. Trump’s remarks triggered The frigate was greeted by The flamboyant billionaire busi- McCain, 78, the 2008 Republican immediate political uproar, as other hundreds of well-wishers in nessman, reality TV star and presidential candidate against top Republicans defended McCain’s Lunenburg, a village of fewer than Republican presidential contender Democratic rival Barack Obama, military record — and in the proc- 3,000 inhabitants, who had gath- said McCain — a decorated aviator was captured during a bombing raid ess tried to cash in on their rival’s ered to witness the awe-inspiring who was tortured in a prison camp over Vietnam in October 1967. He did faux-pas. “@SenJohnMcCain is an sight. “Look at this huge crowd for five years — did not deserve hero not personally react to Trump’s com- American hero, period. I’ll denounce — all lovers of sailing ships,” said status for his Vietnam War service. ments, but his daughter, 30-year- any attack against his service and Nicolas Chapuis, France’s ambas- “He’s not a war hero,” Trump told old broadcaster Meghan, expressed anyone else who wears the uniform. sador to Canada. a gathering of social conservative outrage. -SW,” said Wisconsin Governor The Hermione replica departed activists in the Midwestern state of “I can’t believe what I am reading Scott Walker, who, like Trump is France’s western coast in US presidential hopeful Donald Trump addressing a press conference Iowa. this morning. Horrified. Disgusted. seeking the Republican presidential mid-April. AFP at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. “He’s a war hero because he was There are no words,” she wrote nomination. AFP MONDAY 20 JULY 2015 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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S Muslims all over the world celebrate Eid Al Fitr Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate after a month of fasting, their brethren in Yemen are stuck in war and deprivation. Eid didn’t bring Aa lull in fighting in the country. On the contrary, the fighting intensified, and the coming days, unfortunately, threaten to be as bleak as the days that have passed by. Why Congress should Yesterday, bombardment in Aden by the Houthi militia and forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh killed 43 people and injured 173. Clashes continued in the city’s northern districts of Dar al-Saad and Sabr, and in Maashiq in Crater district as fighters backed by a Saudi- vote ‘no’ on Iran led coalition pushed to seize the remaining parts of Aden. Earlier, fighters and Yemeni army forces loyal to exiled BY ERIC EDELMAN and RAY began in 2013. The administration soon — will be rolled back quickly and will not President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi had seized Aden’s TAKEHY brandished the notion of a one-year be easily reconstituted. The European oil airport and other central areas in a sudden advance last breakout period that would allow Iran embargo, international banking restric- week that broke months of deadlock in the city. Houthis are FTER two years of painstaking to maintain a substantial enrichment tions and efforts to segregate Iran from diplomacy, the Obama admin- apparatus, in effect abandoning the goal the global economy will be suspended. on the retreat under the relentless onslaught of Saudi-led istration has finally concluded of preventing development of an Iranian And the notion that USbusiness will coalition. Aa nuclear agreement with nuclear capability in favor of managing be left out of the commercial march to The Iran-backed Houthis had chosen the path of war Iran. A careful examination of the Joint its emergence. The much heralded one- Iran because congressionally imposed and refused to withdraw from areas they have captured Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) year breakout period will only shrink USsanctions will remain in place is to pave the way for the restoration of the legitimate reveals that it concedes an enrich- over time as the JCPOA concedes that itself undermined by a loophole in the government in Sanaa. The Saudi-led coalition began its ment capacity that is too large; sunset Iran can begin phasing out its primitive deal allowing “non-USentities that are clauses that are too short; a verification centrifuges in favor of more advanced owned or controlled by a US person to campaign in March in a bid to reverse months of advances regime that is too leaky; and enforce- ones. Even more troublesome is the engage in activities with Iran that are by the Houthis after they moved from their northern ment mechanisms that are too suspect. agreement’s stipulation that after its consistent with this JCPOA.” stronghold last year, capturing the capital Sanaa and No agreement is perfect, but at times limits expire, the “Iranian nuclear pro- The JCPOA stands as one of the most pushing south to Aden. the scale of imperfection is so great that gram will be treated in the same manner technologically permissive arms-control Yemen’s Arab neighbours fear the judicious course is to reject the deal as that of any other non-nuclear weapon agreements in history. All is not lost, More than that Iran will use its alliance with and renegotiate state party to the NPT.” This means that however, and with sensible amendments a more stringent Iran can proceed with the construction the accord can be strengthened. The 80 percent the Houthis to project influence into one. The way for of an industrial-sized nuclear infrastruc- United States should return to the table the kingdom’s southern neighbour, this to happen is ture similar to that of Japan. At that and insist that after the expiration of the of Yemen’s 25 ultimately threatening the Saudi No agreement is for Congress to time, Iran could easily sprint to the bomb sunset clause, the P5+1 and Iran should million people border. They also believe the advance perfect, but at disapprove the without risking timely detection. vote on whether to extend the agreement of the Houthis will aggravate JCPOA. In the coming weeks, the administra- for an additional 10 years. A majority Prior to the tion will justify its concessions by pro- vote every 10 years should determine the now need sectarian violence in Yemen, further times the scale 2013 interim fessing that the agreement establishes longevity of the agreement, not an arbi- some form of undermining the country’s stability of imperfection accord, the Obama an unprecedented inspections regime. trary time-clock. Further, the JCPOA humanitarian and allowing jihadist groups like Al is so great that administration’s The verification measures of the JCPOA has usefully stressed that all of Iran’s Qaeda to consolidate there. the judicious position rested on rely on “managed access” whereby the spent fuel from its heavy-water reac- aid. The Arab world’s most relatively sensi- International Atomic Energy Agency has tor will be shipped out permanently. impoverished nation is caught in a course is to ble precepts. The to first offer credible evidence of unto- A similar step should be taken with United States ward activity and then negotiate with Iran’s enriched uranium. The revised vortex of war which has destroyed reject the deal insisted that, Iran for timely access to the suspect agreement should also limit Iran to the large swathes of the country. The only solution to the and renegotiate given Iran’s prac- facility. This certainly falls short of the first-generation centrifuges and rely on crisis lies in a change of stance of the rebels. The Houthis tical needs, it inspection modality pledged by Energy “anytime, anywhere access.” These and must abandon their aggression and allow the return of a more stringent should only have Secretary Ernest Moniz, the administra- other such measures could help forestall the government. Past agreements must be honoured and one. a symbolic enrich- tion’s chief nuclear physicist, who said an Iranian bomb and stem the prolifera- Tehran must stop its support to the rebels. ment program of in April that “we expect to have any- tion cascade in the Middle East that this a few hundred where, anytime access.” Under the cur- agreement is likely to trigger. The loyalist forces have made huge gains in the past centrifuges, and that the Islamic repub- rent arrangement, the likely response At this late date, the only way that the few days. Following their advances, the exiled government lic could not be considered a member of to Iranian mischief will be prolonged agreement can be reopened and amended of President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi declared the area the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty negotiations mired in arcane detail over is for Congress to first reject it. At that “liberated” on Thursday. But the pro-government militias (NPT) in good standing until it secured at least a three-week period. time, the Obama administration or its failed to capture the last remaining rebel stronghold in the the trust and confidence of the inter- In as little as a few months, Iran will successor can return to the table and national community in the peaceful for all intents and purposes no longer confess that given the absence of a bipar- city - the Tawahi peninsula in the south. nature of its program. These were not be a sanctioned country. Although tisan foundation of support in the United It’s time for the world to intervene in Yemen. The UN just USaspirations but also the position elaborate and protracted procedures States, key provisions of the agreement says more than 3,200 people, half of them civilians, have of members of the “P5+1” powers — the are in place for the re-imposition of the have to be reconsidered. At the end of been killed in the conflict. Another one million civilians five UNSecurity Council members plus UNSecurity Council sanctions resolu- such a process, the United States may have been displaced and more than 80 percent of Yemen’s Germany. tions, the economic sanctions imposed yet be able to obtain a viable accord that 25 million people now need some form of humanitarian These prudent parameters were over- by the European Union and the United reliably alters Iran’s nuclear trajectory. taken by a cavalcade of concessions that States — always the most essential ones WASHINGTON POST aid. The other side Quote of Iran deal shows diplomacy can work if given a chance the day T IS heartening to see Iran and international nuclear non-proliferation ice-breaking telephone conversation refused to accommodate each other’s P5+1 countries - the United States, regime and contribute to building peace between US President Barack Obama concerns and thought only of their own Britain, France, Russia and China and stability in the Middle East. and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani interests. plus Germany - have finally reached While Teheran has insisted its nuclear in September 2013. Hence, this victory of diplomacy Ia comprehensive nuclear deal. The program is for peaceful purposes the Since then, rounds of intensive talks should drive home the message that Sharing a currency parties concerned have been engaged West has distrusted its words fearing have been held between Iran and the resorting to force is not the right way in the latest round of talks over the past the program could be used to produce P5+1 group aimed at a final deal in to resolve a dispute and the parties is far more than 20-plus months and they should be nuclear weapons. Since it involves the which Iran would allow its sensitive involved should give diplomacy every wanting (economic) applauded for their strong political will interests of many regional and global nuclear activities to be put under the chance to secure a solution. The world and the spirit of diplomacy, which have players and has a formidable bearing scrutiny of international nuclear inspec- has come thus far along the road lead- convergence. It’s resolved the issue peacefully. People on geopolitics in the Middle East, it has tors in exchange for the lifting of West- ing to a historic breakthrough on the a choice that 19 around the world can now heave a sigh proved a complicated issue to reach an imposed sanctions. The Vienna deal Iranian nuclear issue. Hence, it is essen- of relief as the international efforts to agreement on. would not have been secured without tial that the parties concerned do what- countries have made defuse the long-standing impasse over Since 2002 on-and-off talks Iran and the Western countries both ever it takes to uphold the hard-won because it was in the Iranian nuclear issue have finally between Iran and the world pow- making compromises over some sen- result and tie up any loose ends that paid off. The landmark deal, signed in ers had dragged on without any sign sitive issues. Nor would an agreement may squander what has been achieved. their interest. Francois Hollande Vienna on Tuesday, will help stabilize the of a significant breakthrough until the have been reached if both sides had CHINA DAILY French President MONDAY 20 JULY 2015 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 N-deal could herald major changes US-Iran engagement could shift regional power balance as Rowhani and moderates get big boost from nuclear deal. For ordinary Iranians, the most important issue is whether the lifting of sanctions will improve their daily lives.

BY BABAK DEHGHANPISHEH Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin news outlets expressed scepticism about Netanyahu called the deal a “historic both it and the intentions of the world n unlikely group in the mistake” while Saudi Prince Bandar bin powers, while moderate politicians and Middle East has found com- Sultan, who served as the ambassador news outlets portrayed it as a big oppor- mon ground in recent days: to the US for more than two decades, tunity for the country. Saudi Arabia, Israel and wrote that it would “wreak havoc in the Khamenei’s response has been ambig- hardliners within Iran have Middle East”. uous: he thanked the negotiating team Aall made clear they consider the land- While the US is unlikely to abandon but has not given the deal a ringing mark nuclear deal between Tehran and its traditional allies, engaging Iran for endorsement. Supporting the negotiators world powers a very bad idea. the first time in years could shift the was a political risk and by avoiding overt All of these players feel a direct threat balance of power in the region, observ- approval of the final deal, he can avert to their power and influence as a result ers say. And despite Khamenei’s anti- criticism if it falls apart, observers say. of last Tuesday’s agreement. US rhetoric, Iranian officials will need to “He is giving himself a lot of plausi- For the first time in more than three work with their American counterparts ble deniability,” said Abbas Milani, the decades, Iran, a country with a highly as the deal is implemented. director of the Iranian Studies program educated population of some 80 million “The entire history of this region in at Stanford University. “He’s hinting to and huge oil and gas reserves, is poised the past four decades has been based the more radical elements not to attack to rejoin the international community on the assumption that Iran is outside the deal too aggressively but he’s also and the result could be profound change the region. That there is a tight alliance not telling them not to attack it. He’s both inside and outside the country. “The between Arabs and the United States for keeping his options open.” geopolitical structure of the Middle East managing the Middle East that doesn’t There is a lot at stake: President is changing,” said Saeed Leylaz, a prom- include Iran,” said Vali Nasr, the dean of Hassan Rowhani and his moderate allies inent economist based in Tehran who the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced have received a huge boost from the deal. worked as an advisor to former president International Studies and a former advi- In street celebrations after the Mohammad Khatami. “And Iran’s geopo- sor to the US State department. “The announcement, many Iranians praised litical importance is increasing.” nuclear deal does change that. Whether Rowhani and Foreign Minister Many observers say the Islamic the Arabs should be worried about it is Mohammad Javad Zarif with slogans and Republic is likely to use the influx of an open question but they’re definitely placards. The question now is whether cash from the lifting of sanctions to sta- shocked by it and are reacting to it.” moderates can use that political capi- bilise its damaged economy, but Saudi But it is perhaps inside Iran where tal to deliver on Rouhani’s campaign Arabia and Israel are concerned it will the impact of the deal will be felt most. promises to improve human rights in further destabilise the region by shor- The taboo of talking to the “Great the country and reform the economy, ing up proxy military forces with extra Satan”, the term Iranian officials have observers say. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the morning prayers for the Eid Al Fitr weapons and funds. used to refer to the United States for There are two key elections coming at the Imam Khomeini grand mosque in central Tehran. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali years, has been broken. That presents a up next year: one is for the majles, or Khamenei, the highest authority in Iran, threat to hardliners who see Iran’s anti- parliament, where dozens of moderate massive victory that had not been possible it’s going to be a motor to push the econ- did little to alleviate these concerns in a American stance as a pillar of the 1979 candidates have been prevented from before,” said Nasr. “The question is — can omy on its own,” said Leylaz, the econo- fiery speech marking the end of the holy Islamic Revolution. running by the Guardian Council, a gov- they translate this into victory in upcom- mist. He added: “We are not going to have month of Ramadan on Saturday. “The symbolic impact of making a deal ernmental vetting body, since 2008. If ing polls in Iran?” a noticeable quick change in the Iranian He said the nuclear deal would not is much bigger in Iran than in the United the Council tries that in next year’s vote, For ordinary Iranians, the most impor- economy.” change Iran’s policy in supporting allies States,” said Nasr. “The idea of shaking it could provoke strong reactions from tant issue is whether the lifting of sanc- That could be problematic for mod- in Syria, Iraq, Bahrain, Yemen, Lebanon hands with the so-called Great Satan, Rowhani or the millions who voted for tions, which have battered the economy, erates and hardliners in the country and among the Palestinians. arriving at an agreement with them, him, observers say. will improve their daily lives. The sanc- alike as the deal has raised expectations “The policies of America in the region the symbolism of the foreign minister Potentially even more significant is an tions are only part of the problem, observ- greatly among Iranians that their lives will are 180 degrees apart from the policies huddling with the American secretary election for the Assembly of Experts, a ers say. The Iranian economy is also improve. “The key is if they don’t see the of the Islamic Republic,” Khamenei said. of state — these really change the entire body that selects the Supreme Leader. hamstrung by aging infrastructure, poor dividends of this deal or engagement with Iran’s extensive involvement in con- political narrative in Iran.” This Assembly, which will serve for eight management and widespread corruption. the global community then exuberance flicts across the region has left America’s Reaction to the deal highlighted the years, may select the next one, possibly “Removing the sanctions is going to and expectation can very quickly turn into long-standing allies questioning why a splits between moderates and hardlin- altering Iran’s course for years to come. take a big obstacle out of the way for the frustration and anger,” said Nasr. “And deal was struck at all. ers in Iran. Conservative politicians and “The moderates have now delivered a Iranian economy but it doesn’t mean that that’s the challenge.” REUTERS Lee’s new novel shows US just how far it hasn’t come Released not even a month after a white supremacist entered a church in South Carolina and killing nine black people, Go Set A Watchman is timely.

BY CHLOE ANGYAL and sentenced for the rape of a white woman. The woman in question, Mayella arper Lee’s newly released Ewell, has led a life of poverty and abuse Go Set A Watchman, which at the hands of her father, and she’s to be was written before To Kill pitied, Atticus tells the jury in his clos- A Mockingbird, but takes ing arguments. But not to the extent of place after, is many things. killing an innocent man, Tom Robinson, HIt’s at once a sequel and a prequel, in to protect her reputation. “I’m in favour which we see both the narrative roots of Southern womanhood as much as any- and the temporal ageing of beloved char- body,” Atticus has told his sister, “but acters — most importantly, Atticus and not for preserving polite fiction at the Scout Finch. It’s a story about the crush- expense of human life.” ing realisation that parents are humans, The polite fiction is that white women with flaws and prejudices that mortify feel no desire toward black men, and that and disgust the ones who love them white men never molest their daugh- A German edition (left) of Haper Lee’s novel ‘Go Set a Watchman’ next to an English edition at the Hugendubel book store in Munich. most. It’s a partial answer to the ques- ters. That proper women in Maycomb tion generations of readers have asked are, in the words of the anti-segregation in the name of white womanhood is not Maycomb: “the Newlyweds,” “the Diaper She has realised that it is hard to muster since Mockingbird was released in 1960: speaker who addresses the local Citizen’s a thing of the past. And as Dylann Roof Set,” “the Light Brigade” — who can only the exit velocity required to truly leave what kind of a woman would Scout grow Council meeting in Watchman, “fresh demonstrated in Charleston, the myth talk about weight loss — and the still- your hometown and to wholly throw off up to be? And it is, like Mockingbird, a white Southerners” in need of protection that white women must be defended single “Perennial Hopefuls.” the prejudices — racism, sexism, classism critique of Southern white womanhood — violent protection, if need be — from from black men lives on, with deadly It’s in the scene where we meet all — that you learned there. It might even and the ways in which it oppresses and black men by white men. In the antebel- consequences. these women that we’re reminded that be impossible. It’s a message of despair, constrains all but the lucky and stubborn lum South, during Reconstruction, and Watchman takes place less than two white women were just as capable of not of hope; one that Ta-Nehisi Coates, few — and sometimes even them. under Jim Crow, the polite fiction was decades after the trial of Tom Robinson; racism as white men, as they mock their whose already-influential book Between Released not even a month after used to justify the murder of black men Scout is 26, and has moved away to maids and hope aloud that a black man The World and Me was also released a white supremacist entered a black and the terrorising of black communi- New York City. Back in Maycomb on an will be tried for murder rather than this week, would recognise. And though church in Charleston, South Carolina ties. It was believed by white men, and annual visit, she rebels, as she always manslaughter, in the interests of a more it was penned long ago, it remains strik- and declared, before opening fire and deployed by white women: at the end has, against the strictures of Southern “exciting” trial. In Watchman, Southern ingly timely. The sexism that constrained killing nine black people, “You rape our of the rape trial in Mockingbird, Scout womanhood. As a child, she’s a tomboy, womanhood is constraining, boring, and the women of Maycomb lives on — in the women,” Go Set A Watchman is also realises that “Tom Robinson was a dead and Maycomb’s adult women continually venal. In Mockingbird, Southern woman- South and everywhere else. So does the remarkably — depressingly — timely. man the minute Mayella Ewell opened criticise her unfeminine ways. When she hood is deadly. racism that turned their model of wom- When Dylann Roof’s words were her mouth and screamed.” grows up, she laments that she must now At the end of Watchman, Scout has anhood into a deadly weapon. Not just in reported, my mind flew to the fictional As Jessie Daniels of Racism Review “go into the world of femininity, a world discovered that even her saintly father the hateful corners of the Internet where Maycomb, Alabama, where Scout Finch points out, in discussing the police killing she despise[s].” As an adult, she still — a moral compass of Maycomb and for white nationalism festers and infects men grows up, and where, in Mockingbird, of Jonathan Ferrell, a black man who in chafes against the constraints of white generations of American readers — is like Dylann Roof, but out in the sunlight, she watches as her father tries and fails 2013 crashed his car and approached a Southern womanhood, inwardly mocking not immune to racism, “Maycomb’s usual too. And if Atticus Finch isn’t immune, to defend a black man who is framed white woman for help, this overreaction and pitying the women who have stayed in disease,” and that perhaps he never was. then none of us is. REUTERS MONDAY 20 JULY 2015 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / AFRICA Pro-China politician to run for president Taiwan’s ruling party picks Hung to regain support

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s ruling backed her last month. women are currently the major Kuomintang (KMT) officially The KMT candidate is tra- contenders, with veteran Tsai the endorsed pro-China candidate ditionally endorsed by applause clear favourite. Hung Hsiu-chu yesterday to from members, rather than a If either won it would be the run for president next year, as vote. first time a woman led the island. the deeply divided party faces a “As long as we stand together, Hung, currently deputy parlia- battle to regain public support. we can win the election,” said mentary speaker, saw her popu- Known as “xiao-la-jiao” or “lit- Hung, in a week which saw five larity soar after she put in her tle hot pepper” for her straight- KMT legislators who had criti- nomination bid. talking style, Hung is one of two cised the party expelled. But it has since dipped on con- main female presidential candi- She sought to allay fears over cern over her China message. dates, in elections likely to see her China policy -- which has Taiwan split from China in the country’s first woman leader alienated some in her own party 1949 after a civil war and is self- voted in. -- taking a more moderate line. ruling, but Beijing still sees the But Hung’s conservative views “We will bear people’s opin- island as part of its territory fly in the face of voter sentiment ions in mind and give priority to awaiting reunification -- by force as fears grow over increased Taiwan’s interests, and continue if necessary. Beijing influence. fighting for the peaceful develop- The KMT espouses a “one Concern about the island’s ment of both sides,” she said. China, different interpretation” warming ties with China was one Hung will take on Tsai Ing-wen, model, tacitly agreed with Beijing reason behind the Beijing-friendly chairwoman of the Beijing-sceptic and known as the “1992 consen- KMT’s rout in November local main opposition the Democratic sus”, which avoids a declaration elections, a barometer for the Progressive Party (DPP), with of independence but asserts the presidential vote next January. Taiwan’s China policy at the heart island’s sovereignty. With the party tipped for of the duel. Hung, however, has historically another defeat, KMT big hitters “Her nomination is the begin- taken a pro-unification stance. have sat on the sidelines, leaving ning of challenges to come,” said President Ma Ying-jeou said unlikely Hung the only candidate. analyst Tung Chen-yuan, pro- “We must do everything we can to Taiwan’s ruling Nationalist Kuomintang Party (KMT) presidential candidate Hung Hsiu-chu (centre), KMT Chairman Members gave applause and a fessor at the National Chengchi safeguard the 1992 consensus,” he Eric Chu (left) and Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou (right) wave with heart-shaped lights at a party congress in Taipei, standing ovation to signal their University in Taipei. said. Hung said she would “abide Taiwan yesterday. Taiwan’s ruling Nationalists yesterday nominated pro-China Hung Hsiu-chu as its candidate for endorsement of her nomination “How she will consolidate sup- by the 1992 consensus” if elected presidential elections in January 2016. after chairman Eric Chu proposed port from strong factions is a big president. her at a KMT party congress in problem.” “Hung had to make a com- has caused concern,” said analyst stagnating Hung also sought to during her own childhood. Taipei, the final rubber stamp Other candidates are also set promise on cross-strait policy Tung. appeal to the grassroots in her Party chairman Chu urged after the standing committee to enter the race, but the two which is very controversial and With Taiwan’s economy speech by referring to poverty unity at the congress. AFP US backs Philippines on S China Sea Public support plunges for Japan

MANILA: The Philippines Coloma told, citing the European raised alarm at China’s reclama- yesterday hailed the growing Union, Australia, Japan and fel- tion of outcrops in the Sea to prime minister over defence bills international support for its low members of the Association create islands that could house efforts to counter China’s claims of Southeast Asian Nations. military facilities. TOKYO: Support for the gov- newspaper, which has been criti- for review, but the lower house can to most of the South China Sea. Coloma cited recent remarks China claims most of the South ernment of Japanese Prime cal of the nationalist premier. override any conflicting verdict. The comments from a presi- by leading US senators praising China Sea, even up to the coasts of Minister Shinzo Abe has plunged Japan’s lower house of parlia- The approval was seen as a dential spokesman came as the the Philippine efforts to resolve its neighbours. The Philippines, as to an all-time low after it pushed ment on Thursday passed contro- victory for nationalist PM Abe US Pacific Fleet released pho- the matter peacefully and calling well as Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam unpopular defence bills through versial security bills that would and other right-wingers, but the tographs of its commander in a on the US to continue to maintain and Taiwan, all have their own parliament despite public anger, expand the role of the military issue has galvanised public opin- surveillance flight over the sea, peace in the region. claims. The Philippines, which according to a new poll. and could see Japanese troops ion and opponents say the bills are where tension is rising between The Philippines earlier this has one of the region’s weakest Public approval for the cabinet fighting abroad for the first time unconstitutional and undermine Manila and Beijing. month argued its case before a militaries, has been improving slumped to 35 percent — its low- since the Second World War. 70 years of national pacifism. Herminio Coloma, spokesman UN-backed tribunal in the Hague, defence ties with its close ally the est point since Abe came to power The change marks a historic The day before the Thursday for President, said many nations challenging China’s claim over United States. at the end of 2012 and down turning point for Japan, which vote, as many as 60,000 people agreed that the dispute “must most of the resource-rich sea. Philippines said last Thursday seven points from two weeks ago has used its well-funded military took part in a rally outside par- go through legal process as sig- China has refused to take part in it would reopen a US naval base — according to a poll published frequently for disaster relief mis- liament where scuffles broke out natories to the UNs Convention the proceedings and called on the that was closed more than 20 Sunday in the Mainichi Shimbun. sions but has kept out of combat with police and two men in their on the Law of the Sea”. “We Philippines to agree to bilateral years ago, stationing its own mili- Meanwhile, the government’s zones because of a clause in its 60s were arrested on suspicion of welcome the growing support talks instead. The Philippines and tary hardware at Subic Bay facing disapproval rating surged eight US-imposed constitution. The bills assaulting officers — a rarity in for the position of our country,” other countries have also recently South China Sea. AFP points to 51 percent, added the have been sent to the upper house orderly Japan. AFP

Zumba dancing record Chinese cop S Korea’s NIS spy in kills man BEIJING: Chinese police shot hacking scandal dies dead one man and injured another during an apparent SEOUL: A South Korean boost Seoul’s cyber warfare capa- protest at a construction site intelligence official has been bilities against Pyongyang and not in central China, police said found dead in an apparent sui- for any domestic monitoring. yesterday. cide amid a growing political Opposition legislators, however, Around a dozen people on scandal over a covert hacking argued the NIS has used the pro- Saturday “gathered at a construc- programme used by the coun- gramme to spy on South Koreans. tion site in the city and blocked try’s spy agency, police said Lee Chul-Woo, a ruling party construction vehicles amid dis- yesterday. legislator who heads a parliamen- putes”, said police in the city of The 45-year-old from the tary intelligence committee, said Luoyang. National Intelligence Service Lim had purchased and run the Officers killed a man after the (NIS) was discovered dead in his hacking programme, which allows some of the group -- who were not car last Saturday near Yongin, users to track smartphones and carrying firearms -- “assaulted about 40 kilometres (25 miles) computers by installing spyware. the police,” and attempted to grab south of Seoul. In a copy of his will released by their weapons, they added, saying Police said the man, identi- police, Lim insisted the NIS had two warning shots had been fired. fied only by his family name Lim, not spied on South Koreans and Another man was injured and is apparently took his own life after apologised for deleting files relat- in hospital. leaving a handwritten will in his ing to the programme. “I deleted The reason for the dispute was car giving details of how the NIS information that created misun- not given. had used a controversial hacking derstandings about our counter- Chinese farmers often protest programme. terrorism and covert operations outside building sites attempting Government and NIS officials on North Korea... It was a mistake to win compensation for seized Filipino residents participate in a Zumba class in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record in Mandaluyong have admitted purchasing the on my part. But there is nothing land, which local governments yesterday. Residents broke the record for the largest Zumba class with 12,975 participants in a single venue. programme from an Italian com- to be worried about over any of sell to developers as a source of pany but say it was only used to my actions.” AFP income. Regular police in major Chinese cities began patrolling with guns for the first time last year in response to a deadly mass knifing New offensive against Shebab Four die, thousands flee blamed on separatists from the northwestern region of Xinjiang. MOGADISHU: African Union “The operation will ensure It also comes several weeks State-media has reported a troops said yesterday they had that all the remaining areas in after last month’s Shebab assault number of fatal shootings by police launched a new offensive against Somalia will be liberated and on a AMISOM base which left as floods hit Philippines since the policy was enacted. Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shebab peace restored,” AMISOM said dozens of Burundian soldiers Officers in the city of Xian rebels in southern Somalia, in a statement. dead in one of the single dead- MANILA: Four people were officers said. Social welfare and last month shot dead a man who vowing to flush the insurgents “There are heavy clashes liest incidents since AMISOM killed and thousands forced to relief agencies are delivering aid allegedly attacked several people out of rural areas. going on between our forces and soldiers arrived in Somalia eight flee their homes as floods inun- to affected areas while the public at a train station with a concrete The African Union Mission Al-Shebab militia along the road years ago. dated large parts of the north- works department is preparing brick. in Somalia, or AMISOM, said that leads to Dinsor. The mili- Shebab rebels continue to stage ern Philippines, the government to repair damaged infrastruc- In May, the shooting of a man “Operation Jubba Corridor” was tants ambushed a military con- frequent attacks, seeking to coun- said yesterday. ture, said President’s spokesman at a train station in northeast launched last Friday in the Bay voy,” he said. ter claims that they are close Heavy monsoon rains lashed Herminio Coloma. China prompted a media outcry and Gedo regions south of the Witnesses who live close to to defeat after losing territory the largely agricultural provinces Although no storm is forecast about the apparent use of exces- capital Mogadishu along with the battleground said a suicide in the face of repeated African for days, bringing floods that left to hit, the government weather sive force by police. Somali government troops. attacker struck the convoy with Union and Somali government roads impassable and led about station warned that “monsoon State-media later released Officials and witnesses con- a car bomb loaded with explosives. offensives, regular US drone 3,000 people to be evacuated, gov- rains which may trigger flash showed footage of Xu brawling firmed heavy fighting was raging The offensive was launched strikes against their leaders and ernment officers said. floods and landslides will be expe- with an officer before being shot. near the Shebab strongholds of days after Kenyan government defections. At least four people died as a rienced,” in northern Philippines. Gun violence is comparatively Dinsor and Bardhere, and said reports that a US drone strike There has been mounting spec- result of the rains, including a Tropical Storm Linfa inundated rare in China, where the govern- the militants hit back with a sui- in the region killed at least 30 ulation that the group could shift six-month old boy who was bur- whole towns in the north, ment tightly restricts ownership cide car bomb attack against a Shebab rebels, among them sev- its allegiance to the Islamic State ied by a landslide in the north- although no fatalities were of firearms. AFP convoy of Ethiopian troops. eral commanders. group. AFP ern province of Pangasinan, the reported. AFP MONDAY 20 JULY 2015 PAKISTAN / ASIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Holiday celebrations Pakistan accuses India of more ceasefire violations Eid festival marred by heavy firing from across border

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has many innocent civilians were in 1947. A border ceasefire agreed accused India of another breach martyred,” the statement said, in 2003 has largely held, with of their ceasefire in the disputed referring to the Islamic festival occasional violations reported Kashmir region, after report- which ends Ramadan. from both sides. ing the death of four civilians in Pakistani officials earlier said After months of stalemate earlier cross-border shelling. Indian fire last Wednesday and and recriminations in their rela- Indian troops opened fire last Thursday killed four civilians, one tionship, Indian Prime Minister Saturday in the Poonch sector in Kashmir itself and three near Narendra Modi and his Pakistani of the Line of Control (LoC), the the town of Sialkot close to the counterpart Nawaz Sharif spoke region’s de facto border, using border. for about an hour while visiting small arms, rockets, mortars “Pakistan lodges protest at the the city of Ufa in Russia for a and heavy machine gun fire, said provocative act, which is against summit on July 10. a foreign ministry statement in the spirit of the understanding Modi accepted an invitation Islamabad. reached at the Ufa meeting, and from Sharif to visit Pakistan The statement was issued hopes that the Indian government next year, raising hopes of an late last Saturday, days after would observe the understanding improvement in perennially dif- Islamabad summoned the Indian reached between the two sides ficult relations. ambassador after what it called during 2003,” its latest statement While Sharif did attend Modi's an Indian spy drone was shot said, referring to the Saturday inauguration in May last year, down in Kashmir. incident. relations soon cooled amid flare- “It is deeply regretted that once Muslim-majority Kashmir has ups in violence along the border again the ceasefire violations by been divided between India and in Kashmir. Afghan children play with plastic guns as they celebrate on the second day of Eid Al Fitr, on the outskirts of the Indian troops are being com- Pakistan, but claimed in full by The two countries have fought Jalalabad city in eastern Nangarhar province, yesterday. mitted during the Eid holidays, as both, since the two countries two wars over the Himalayan was done by them last year, when gained independence from Britain region. AFP

Bangladesh Afghans forced to flee as front lines shift flag turns into KUNDUZ: Every day they The new refugees are also a homes — more than in any single There are fewer refu¬gee camps They include a refugee crisis in prayer rug escape the war zones by car, bleak symbol of how the shape of year since the war began, U.N. today than before the fall of the the country’s east, where about by boat and on foot. Young the fight has changed since the refugee officials said. The number Taliban, but the crisis is just as 225,000 Pakistanis have fled a DHAKA: An image of a man and old, they carry clothes and U.S.-led NATO mission formally is likely to equal or surpass that debilitating to communities. The military operation unfolding in using the Bangladesh national blankets, pots and pans, and ended combat operations last this year, they added. And about fortunate find shelter among rela- border areas. Pakistan has also flag as a prayer rug has sparked an abundance of fear. To get to year. Afghan security forces, now 40 percent of the displaced are in tives and friends — the poor host- expelled tens of thousands of criticism on Facebook and other this sweltering northeastern backed by less American air sup- the northeast, a higher percent- ing the poor. The unfortunate end Afghan refugees this year, putting social media platforms, a media Afghan city, they pass through port, are engaged in more fierce age than in any other region. up on scorching patches of bar- more pressure on relief agencies. report said yesterday. a chaotic landscape of skir- ground battles with insurgents, One family that fled was ren earth where the next meal “Afghanistan in transition is It was not clear where the photo mishes and land mines. trapping civilians in the paths Jamillah’s, whose tent was perched is uncertain. Some just sit inside still very fragile,” Howard said. was taken but some assumed that Some die along the way. Others of mortars, rockets and bullets. near Bibi Gul’s on Kunduz’s south- their rickety tents, praying for a “The reality on the ground for it was taken at Chittagong's Zohur arrive broken by bullets or shrap- With the Taliban fragmented and ern edge. She said she remembers foreign aid agency to appear. the people is that life is not get- Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium dur- nel. Most are penniless, humili- new militant groups surfacing, the Taliban fighters arriving and “We are all waiting here for ting better for them. In fact, it’s ing the third one-day between ated and tormented by the loss of including the Islamic State, the seizing her house as the conflict assistance,” said Bibi Gul, who getting worse.” Bangladesh and South Africa. relatives and property. And they number of front lines has surged entered her village. She remem- said her husband, a laborer, was The Taliban regime never had Shorodindu Chakrabarty struggle to comprehend how their around the country. Civilian casu- bers her husband’s protests, then killed last year by a mortar round. control of all northern areas, shared the photo on a social once-peaceful lives have been alties are at record levels. the militants’ ultimatum: “If you “In my whole life, I have never and the north has mostly been networking site and said, “The upended. “You have a different kind don’t leave, we will kill your sons lived in such a pathetic situation.” peaceful since the U.S.-led inter- national flag has been turned into “This is the first time we’ve of fighting going on now,” said in front of your eyes.” Help, though, is hardly on the vention in 2001. But this spring, ‘Jainamaz’ (prayer rug). The flag's ever fled our village,” said Bibi Catherine Howard, acting head of So the family quickly grabbed way. The embattled government, the Taliban staged numerous stature has been enhanced!” he Gul, whose spirit seemed as the United Nations’ humanitarian what belongings they could itself dependent on Western offensives in the region, in what wrote. fragile as the tent in a desolate operations in Afghanistan. “Now, carry and walked for two hours assistance, is ill-equipped to deal Afghan officials said was an effort Journalist Supriti Dhar wrote: field that is now her home. “The you’re seeing a more indiscrimi- to Kunduz. They settled in the with humanitarian emergen- to carve out a safe haven. Last “The national flag is on the floor, bombs don’t understand who is nate use of mortars in populated craggy field, along with thou- cies. With the expansion of front month, its fighters arrived at the used as Jainamaz... I am cheesed the enemy and who is the friend.” areas, and an increasing number sands of other escapees. The next lines, many remote villages are outskirts of Kunduz and were off.” “It’s nothing but (one’s) greed Across Afghanistan, tens of of women and children impacted.” day, Jamillah said, she sent her unreachable by aid workers. repelled only after the govern- for getting unlimited number thousands of people are once More than 10,000 Afghan civil- 10-year-old son, Abdul, back to And after nearly 14 years of ment brought in reinforcements of 'hurs' (maidens in heaven)!” again on the move. It’s a grim ians died or were injured in 2014, fetch their livestock. Hours later, conflict — and with crises in Syria, from around the country. another person commented. deja vu of the years of civil war UN says. she said, a village elder called to Iraq and South Sudan compet- At a hospital in Kunduz, the Liberation War museum trus- and Taliban rule, when masses of The exodus has now reached say her house had been destroyed ing for the world’s attention and only trauma facility in the north- tee Akku Chowdhury wrote: Afghans flocked to refugee camps. levels unprecedented since the by mortars and rockets. And dollars — “donor fatigue” has set east, patients bear the scars of the “Very sad to see the Islamic State What’s different now is that much Taliban regime’s demise in late Abdul was killed, along with their in, aid workers say. Halfway into changing battlefront. mindset is setting in.” of this desperate migration from 2001. Nearly a million Afghans — cow and several hens. the year, the United Nations has In the first five months of this Many, however, did not find rural areas to cities is unfolding in about 3 percent of the population “Some of the elders buried received less than one-third of the year, doctors treated three times anything wrong about it. Afghanistan’s northeast, reflect- — have been driven by conflict to my son,” Jamillah said listlessly, $405 million it has rquested from as many patients for conflict- They argued that there was no ing the conflict’s shift from con- other parts of the nation. seated under a tent with her two the international community to related injuries as in the same problem as both the national flag ventional fighting zones in the Last year, more than 180,000 remaining sons, a 3-year-old and respond to Afghanistan’s various period last year. and the ‘Jainamaz’ were ‘holy’. south and east. people were dislodged from their an 8-month-old. humanitarian problems. WASHINGTON POST IANS Online birth registration in Pakistan Suu Kyi invokes father’s legacy ISLAMABAD: UNICEF, in in district Thatta, Sindh, by early Balochistan with only 7 percent. cooperation with Pakistan’s August. “The main reason behind the YANGON: Myanmar’s Aung provincial governments of The aim of this pilot project low birth registration rate in San Suu Kyi invoked the mem- Sindh and Punjab, along with is to grant newborns an identity Pakistan is lack of accessibility, ory of her assassinated father Telenor Pakistan, will launch a right from their birth which is no availability of required serv- yesterday, describing upcoming pilot mobile registration project their fundamental right, she said. ices and most of all tedious and elections as an opportunity to to facilitate parents to register The UNICEF child protection lengthy document filling proce- continue his legacy and bring births of new-born in one click. chief further stated that accord- dures,” she said. real change to the former junta- It is estimated that over 60 mil- ing to the Pakistan Demographic In remote areas, parents travel ruled nation. lion children under the age of five and Health Survey (PDHS) 2012- long distances to register their The November 8 poll will be the are deprived of legal identity in 13, the national birth registration child’s birth. first general election in a quarter Pakistan. rate of children under the age of Also, because of predominantly of a century to be contested by her Sarah Coleman, child protec- five was 33.6 percent which is low literacy rates they find it dif- National League for Democracy tion chief at UNICEF Pakistan, worrisome. ficult to fill the registration forms, (NLD), which is expected to make said the pilot project for mobile She said currently, Punjab is on she said. “We use technology to huge gains at the ballot box if the birth registration will launch in top with 77.2 percent followed by ease birth registration so every vote is free and fair. district Pakpattan, UC Kaliana in Sindh with 25.1 percent, K-P with newborn gets its fundamental The democracy icon’s position Punjab by the end of July and in 19.8 percent, AJ and K 24 percent, right of individual identity,” she as foremost opposition leader two UCs - Gharo and Dhabe Jee Gilgit Baltistan 23.3 percent and said. INTERNEWS stems both from her years of dogged defiance under house arrest and her status as daughter of independence hero Aung San. Known affectionately as Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi pays homage to her father, FDI drops by 58 percent in Pakistan ‘Bogyoke’ (General), Aung San late General Aung San and other martyrs, at the Martyrs’ Mausoleum during led Myanmar's battle for inde- the 68th Martyrs’ Day in Yangon, Myanmar, yesterday. pendence from Britain. But he KARACHI: Foreign direct government meanwhile watches economy. China invested $229.5m was gunned down by local rivals achieve full independence, it NLD patron Tin Oo announced investment (FDI) in 2014-15 as a bystander ignoring the fact in FY15, much below than pre- alongside eight other independ- languished for decades under a yesterday that the party had more than halved to $709m, one that almost all regional countries ceding year’s $695.8m. The gov- ence leaders in July 1947, just brutal, isolationist and paranoid adopted the motto: “Vote for the of the worst annual figures, the are getting billions of dollars in ernment has signed a $45bn months before his dream was junta which crushed opposition NLD for real change”. State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) FDI. agreement with China for invest- finally realised. and locked up Suu Kyi for the best “When asked if we want power, said on Thursday. The worst year in more than ment in Pakistan, but the out- “The NLD believes that we part of two decades. we have clearly said we want it,” It was a sharp decline of 58 a decade regarding the FDI was come has so far been insignificant. have a responsibility to the mar- The Nobel Peace Prize laureate Suu Kyi said adding, “According percent when compared with FY12 when it fell to $820m, but In 2014-15, the highest FDI tyrs who were killed before they was released from house arrest in to democratic politics we are best the preceding fiscal year’s FDI of FY15 proved even worse with landed from the United States finished their duty to achieve 2010 and a year later the military able to serve the people only if we $1.667bn. $709m. ($238.7m), followed by $222.4m independence. NLD has been handed power to a quasi-reform- have official power.” It is surprising that FDI has While the domestic investment from the UAE. formed to fulfil that duty,” she ist government, prompting the But however well her party dried up when the government is in the same ugly shape, analysts It suggests that $690m - or 97 said in a speech to supporters at lifting of most western sanctions fares, Suu Kyi has little chance claimed to have pulled the econ- said the situation is extremely percent of the total FDI - came her Yangon party headquarters and promises of a return to full of taking the country’s top post. omy back from the edge. embarrassing for the govern- from just three countries. marking the 68th anniversary of democracy. A clause in the current consti- In May 2015, the FDI was a ment which loves to tell people On the other hand the high- her father's assassination. The NLD won national polls in tution bars those with a foreign negative $7m. In June, it fell that economy is about to pick up. est withdrawal of $175m was by “This country will only be 1990 by a landslide, while Suu Kyi spouse or children from becom- further to minus $94m indi- Banks invest 96 percent of their France followed by Saudi Arabia developed if it's really changed,” was under house arrest, but the ing president. Suu Kyi’s sons are cating that no country was investment in government papers which withdrew $128m. she added. military prevented it from taking British, as was her late husband. ready to invest in Pakistan. The which is non-productive for the INTERNEWS While Myanmar went on to power. AFP MONDAY 20 JULY 2015 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA Govt likely to put off Odisha beach controversial land bill Monsoon session of parliament expected to be stormy

NEW DELHI: The mon- government. Amendment Bill, 2014, the soon session of parliament is With little hope of getting it Delhi High Court (Amendment) expected to be stormy, which passed, the government is rather Bill, 2015, and the Electricity is why the government is likely focusing on re-promulgating the (Amendment) Bill, 2014. to put off the controversial ordinance for the fourth time. Crucial among the nine bills land bill this time, sources said The opposition Congress sent pending in the Rajya Sabha are yesterday. out a warning yesterday, say- those related to GST, the Whistle The joint parliamentary com- ing the government must make Blower Protection (Amendment) mittee -- which was supposed to “scam-accused” ministers resign Bill, 2015, the Prevention of table its report on the first day of if it wants to get bills passed. Corruption (Amendment) Bill, the monsoon session tomorrow-- “Hope Prime Minister 2013, and the Juvenile Justice is set to seek an extension of two (Narendra) Modi announces res- (Care and Protection of Children) more weeks to finalise the report, ignations of scam-accused minis- Amendment Bill, 2015. the sources said. ters... Passing bills would become The new bills which the gov- “The report will not come very easy,” Leader of Opposition ernment plans to introduce immediately... while any final in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi include the Consumer Protection decision will depend on when the Azad said yesterday. (Amendment) Bill, 2015, for report is tabled, the bill is unlikely The list of government busi- changes in consumer protection to be taken up in this session,” a ness, according to sources, has 35 laws; Arbitration and Conciliation Bharatiya Janata Party leader items, including nine bills pending (Amendment) Bill, 2015, to set- A man strolls along a beachfront during rains in Odisha. India recorded above-average rains in June but fore- said. in the Rajya Sabha and four in the tle commercial disputes out- casters have said the rains, critical for about half of the nation’s farm land that lacks irrigation facilities, would With the 19-day session Lok Sabha. Besides, 11 new bills side courts; the High Court and remain subdued in large parts of the country during the first half of July. expected to see an uproar over are to be introduced, as per the Supreme Court Judges (Salaries issues ranging from the Vyapam government’s plan. and Conditions of Services), scam to the Lalit Modi contro- Bills pending in the Lok which seeks to redress their long- versy, sources said there was Sabha include the land bill, the pending demand of high court Eject ministers a feeling that the land bill will Scheduled Castes and Scheduled judges of one rank one pension. Special security for only increase troubles for the Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) IANS to pass bills: Modi’s Bihar visit Congress to PM PATNA: A high-level meet- campaign for the forthcom- NEW DELHI: The Congress Complaint against Delhi Jammu-Srinagar ing was held here yesterday to ing state assembly polls from yesterday said the government review security arrangements Muzaffarpur. should announce resignation highway closed for Prime Minister Narendra “The Bihar government will of “scam-accused” ministers if Modi’s visit to Patna and his go for unprecedented secu- it wants to get the bills passed CM for police slur JAMMU: The Jammu- rally in Muzaffarpur scheduled rity cover during Modi’s rally in the monsoon session of Srinagar national highway was for July 25, officials said. in Muzaffarpur,” a state home parliament. NEW DELHI: A police com- corrupt practices. But these peo- closed yesterday as heavy rain “Top officials of Bihar and department official said. “Hope Prime Minister plaint was lodged yesterday ple say you can’t lodge a case triggered landslides in Ramban intelligence agencies discussed Although Modi’s security (Narendra) Modi announces against Delhi Chief Minister against members of the Delhi district of Jammu region. the security arrangements is looked after by the Special resignations of scam-accused Arvind Kejriwal after he alleg- Police. If a ‘thulla’ of Delhi Police “Landslides triggered by heavy for Modi’s visit to Patna and Protection Group (SPG) - the ministers... Passing bills would edly referred to police by the asks a roadside vendor for money, rain in Panthal and two other the Muzaffarpur rally on last nation’s elite commando force become very easy,” said Leader derogatory term ‘thulla’. a case should not be registered places in Ramban districts have Saturday,” an official of the state - the Bihar government has of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha The complaint was lodged in against him... this is not accept- led to the closure of the Jammu- home department said. directed some of its senior offic- Ghulam Nabi Azad. Govindpuri police station in south able,” Kejriwal said. Srinagar national highway,” a According to officials, Modi ers to prepare special security Opposition parties are bracing Delhi. Reacting to Kejriwal’s remark, senior official of the state traffic will arrive here by a special arrangement for his rally, the up to put the government on the The complainant, police consta- Delhi Police Commissioner B S department said. plane from Delhi and launch official said. mat on a range of issues, includ- ble Harvinder, said he was hurt by Bassi said he could not believe “Road restoration operations Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayay “Bihar will be on full alert dur- ing the Vyapam scam in Madhya Kejriwal’s choice of words. any person would use such a word. are on and we are hopeful the Rashtriya Gramin Joyti Yojna ing Modi’s rally,” said a police Pradesh, the controversy sur- “I respect Arvind Kejriwal. I “I believe all institutions and highway will be re-opened,” he and inaugurate the new campus officer of additional director gen- rounding former Indian Premier didn’t expect such words from instrumentalities of the state said. of IIT-Patna. eral rank. League chief Lalit Modi and the him,” Harvinder said. must have respect for each other. “All the vehicles and passengers Modi would also attend two Modi’s rally at Gandhi Maidan land bill, in the monsoon ses- Kejriwal had on July 17 used There can be nation-building only travelling on the highway are safe. other functions in the Bihar here was rocked by serial bomb sion of parliament beginning last the word ‘thulla’ to describe Delhi when we have mutual respect for Those intending to undertake the capital before leaving for blasts on October 27, 2013. Modi Tuesday. policemen in an interview to TV each other. I refuse to believe that journey are advised to get in touch Muzaffarpur, around 70 km was then the BJP’s prime min- The session is on till Aug 13 and news channel India Today. the honourable chief minister has with our traffic control rooms in from Patna, to address a public isterial candidate. At least five the opposition wants answers on “A case can be lodged by the said any word of this sort,” Bassi Jammu and Srinagar before the meeting. people were killed and nearly 100 controversies around Bharatiya Anti-Corruption Branch against said. journey,” he added. Modi is likely to launch injured in those blasts. Janata Party ministers and chief anyone for being involved in IANS IANS the Bharatiya Janata Party’s IANS ministers. IANS

Showers of blessings Two ministers Women form quarter of may have taken bribes: Parrikar CPM members in Tripura PANAJI: Defence minister AGARTALA: Women consti- of party members has gone up by Manohar Parrikar yesterday tute 26.49 percent of the CPI- 2.14 percent,” he added. said two ministers from Goa, M’s members in Tripura, much A central committee member including the then public works more than the some 10 percent of the Communist Party of India- department minister, may have nationally, a party leader said Marxist, Dhar said: “Quality of accepted bribes from a global yesterday. party members is a big issue for consultancy firm for a water “Around 26.49 percent of the us. Our rectification move is on developmental project in Goa in 89,570 members in Tripura are and this is an endless task. To 2010. women,” state party secretary maintain quality of membership The firm has since admitted to Bijan Dhar told the media. is also a non-stop endeavour.” a US government agency to pay- “The percentage of women At the national level, around ing a bribe of nearly one million members of the party was always 10 percent of the total of 10.58 dollars or about `6.3 crore. higher in Tripura compared to the lakh members (as per 2015 party “The project was related to national proportion,” he added. Congress data) are women. Japan International Cooperation Dhar said that after the last Dhar also expressed appre- Agency. Therefore, the then state conference in 2014, the hension over the growth of the PWD minister may be involved; number of party members rose Bharatiya Janata Party, Rashtriya and since the project also deals to 87,691 from 76,636. These fig- Swayamsevak Sangh, Indigenous with financial approval, there is ures came out after the annual People’s Front of Tripura, likelihood of another minister’s renewal of party membership. Indigenous Nationalist Party of involvement,” Parrikar said while The women membership rose Tripura and Amara Bangalee in addressing a meeting of party to 26.49 percent this year from Tripura. “These are divisive forces workers in Margao, 35 km from 25.76 percent last year. and their political work creates Panaji. “Despite the death of 527 party division among various communi- The then PWD minister members and leaders, 260 mem- ties and ethnic groups, disturbing Churchill Alemao has refused to bers expelled and 3,546 unwilling peace, tranquility and integration comment on the allegations, say- to renew the membership during among the people,” he said. Fire servicemen spray water on devotees during the annual Rath Yatra, or chariot procession, in Puri. The ing he has “no idea what state- the past one year, the strength IANS religious procession commemorates the journey by Hindu deity Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister ment the media is quoting”. Portions of the US govern- Subhadra, in specially made chariots. ment’s Justice Department doc- uments, quoted in the national media, said two top officials of international consultancy firm Louis Berger allegedly offered New cyprinid fish species discovered in Kerala a bribe of $976,630 to an Indian minister and government officials THIRUVANANTHA and Applied Zoology’. The new wing or fin, as refers to elongated length. The fish is edible and can barb has received Zoo bank reg- in 2010 to secure the five-year PURAM: A new cyprinid fish, freshwater fish was collected pectoral fin. Describing the new be an ornamental fish. ister number from International Goa Water Supply and Sewerage Puntius Dolichopterus has from a stream.“It is character- fish, Plamoottil said the body is It’s congeners (relative spe- Commission of Zoological Project. The two company officials been discovered in Kerala’s ized by the longer pectoral fin, silvery, dorsal fin is light orange cies) are Puntius nigronotus, Nomenclature, the official body pleaded guilty to paying the bribe. Kayamkulam city. shorter dorsal fin, unusually red, pectoral and anal fin greenish Puntius viridis, Puntius nelsoni approving the new names of Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant The new fish species was dis- elongated dorsal spine, longer yellow, ventral fin yellow, caudal and Puntius parrah found in animals. Parsekar on last Saturday covered, named and described head, lesser number of lat- fin dusky and an inconspicuous Kerala, Puntius dorsalis found in “Six specimens of this new demanded a Central Bureau by Mathews Plamoottil, head of eral line scales and pre-dorsal dusky spot present on 21 and 22 Chennai and Puntius chola and fish have been deposited in the of Investigation probe into the the department of zoology, Baby scales,” said Plamoottil. scales. Puntius sophore residing in the Government Museum (Zoological bribery allegations and said he John Memorial Government The name of the new fish “doli- The spine of dorsal fin in this water bodies of the Ganga river. Survey of India) at Port Blair, would write to Prime Minister College, near Kollam city, chopterus” was coined from two fish is rigid, strong and long. They “All these fish were compared Andaman and Nicobar Islands,” Narendra Modi on this. according to the latest issue of Greek words ‘dolikhos’ meaning have a pair of small barbels. They and examined for proving the said Plamoottil. IANS ‘International Journal of Pure elongated and ‘pteron’ meaning are between 7.3 and 8.7 cm in identity of this new fish. This new IANS MONDAY 20 JULY 2015 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13

JD-U, RJD, NCP and Congress Delhi building collapse kills five will campaign jointly in Bihar Faulty drainage repairs blamed NEW DELHI: Rescuers in guys without any proper checks,” PATNA: The Janata Dal- the capital yesterday plucked leading to poor foundations and United (JD-U), Rashtriya the body of a little girl from the structural work, he said. Janata Dal (RJD), Congress ruins of a collapsed four-storey The Delhi government has and the Nationalist Congress building, increasing the death ordered an investigation and a Party (NCP) have decided to toll to five. detailed report from the local campaign jointly for the upcom- The body was discovered after administration within seven days, ing Bihar assembly polls from workers in neon orange safety while a police complaint has been August to counter the BJP-led vests and hard hats used earth- registered against “unknown NDA. moving equipment, shovels and persons” for causing death by The decision was taken after bare hands to shift mangled negligence. JD-U president Sharad Yadav heaps of steel and concrete from The accident is the latest in a met Bihar Chief Minister Nitish the building that caved on late long line of deadly building col- Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Saturday night in New Delhi. lapses in India, some of which Prasad here and discussed the “The body of the small girl was have highlighted shoddy con- likely strategy of the grand alli- pulled out from the debris,” joint struction standards. ance against Bharatiya Janata commissioner of New Delhi police A massive influx of people Party-led National Democratic Dependra Pathak said, adding to cities in search of jobs and a Alliance (NDA) for the upcom- that eight others were injured in shortage of cheap housing have ing polls. the incident. “We’ve got our fin- fuelled the construction of ille- “We have decided that grand gers crossed and hope there are gal buildings across the country, alliance of JD-U, RJD, Congress no more bodies in the debris,” he often with sub-standard material. and NCP will campaign together said, adding that rescue efforts Millions also live in dilapidated or jointly against the BJP-led would continue in the congested old buildings, many of which cave NDA,” state JD-U president Vishnu Garden neighbourhood of in during rain. Vashisht Narain Singh said here ramshackle residential blocks in President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday. western Delhi. yesteday condoled the deaths in Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar, Pathak said faulty drainage a building collapse in Delhi. Personnel of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and other officials clear the rubble of a collapsed after a hiatus of 20 years, came repair work in the area and rain In his message to Delhi Lt four-storeyed building adjacent to a residential building that was damaged by its collapse in New Delhi, yesterday. together for a poll campaign in had weakened the building, add- Governor Najeeb Jung, the presi- Bihar last year during the assem- ing that the flouting of construc- dent also called upon concerned “Please convey my heart- Rashtrapati Bhavan statement. An 11-storey apartment tower bly by-polls. tion norms and “natural wear and authorities to provide all possi- felt condolences to the families In February a newly-built house being built in Tamil Nadu came In early July, Nitish Kumar’s tear” also contributed to the col- ble aid to the bereaved families of the deceased. I wish speedy in the northern state of Uttar crashing down last July following ruling Janata Dal-United lapse. “These buildings are really as well as medical assistance to recovery to the injured persons,” Pradesh collapsed and killed 13 heavy rain -- killing 61 people, launched ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ old and built by local, unqualified the injured. Mukherjee said, according to a people as they slept. mostly labourers. AFP (knock on every door) campaign to reach out to millions of voters ahead of the assembly elections. Nitish Kumar - who was declared the chief ministerial candidate of the JD-U, Rashtriya Police use water cannons Janata Dal, Congress and NCP Parrikar should focus on national combine - launched the campaign here and state JD-U leaders and against AAP protesters workers kick-started it simul- security, not Goa affairs: Congress taneously from 10,000 locations across Bihar. NEW DELHI: Police sprayed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind The door-to-door campaign PANAJI: The Congress in violations have taken place on the The “mahasampark abhiyaan” water at hundreds of AAP activ- Kejriwal on last Saturday called is the brainchild of Prashant Goa yesterday took potshots border since July 15”. is a nationwide campaign by the ists who staged a noisy protest on the victim’s family and Kishore, Prime Minister at Defence Minister Manohar “We demand that at this junc- Bharatiya Janata Party to reach here yesterday against alleged announced a compensation of `5 Narendra Modi’s erstwhile key Parrikar for spending time in ture, the defence minister should out to the party’s cadre. Parrikar police inaction over the brutal lakh to her family. strategist during the last Lok the state, meeting party work- show more concern towards has been participating in the murder of a young woman. The AAP leader also hit out at Sabha polls. Last month, Nitish ers, even as border tensions national security and jawans campaign since last Saturday. Some 250 Aam Aadmi Party the police, saying they needed to Kumar launched a high-tech between India and Pakistan rather than the ‘mahasam- The defence minister has also members staged the demonstra- report to the Delhi government. ‘Badh Chala Bihar’ (Bihar mov- simmer. park abhiyan’ in the state,” Goa been criticized by the opposition tion near the Delhi Police head- Delhi Police now reports only to ing forward) initiative to directly In a statement issued here, Congress secretary Durgadas in the past for camping in Goa quarters in the heart of the city. the central home ministry. reach out to the masses and seek the party’s state unit said that Kamat said in the statement. over extended weekends. As some of them tried to break The Delhi government has their ideas and suggestions for the Parrikar, a former Goa chief “We condemn the attitude of “Six ceasefire violations have through a police cordon, the police ordered a magisterial inquiry into state’s development. That move minister, was “busy participating Parrikar, who seems more inter- taken place since July 15, 2015, sprayed water at them, effectively the case. The city government has too was credited to Prashant in a ‘mahasampark abhiyaan’ in ested in playing Goa’s weekend killing two and injuring 15,” the dispersing them. also sought a report from Delhi Kishore. IANS Goa” even though “six ceasefire chief minister.” Congress statement said. IANS The AAP was protesting Police. “Delhi Police comes under against what it said was police the prime minister,” Kejriwal said, inaction that led to the murder on referring to the home ministry’s last Thursday of a young woman control over Delhi Police. who was repeatedly stabbed by “Either they (central govern- allegedly two neighbours after ment) should devote time to GST bill report in Rajya Sabha this weekend she objected to their verbal abuse. improve the law and order situ- The woman had earlier com- ation in Delhi, or they should plained against the assailants, hand over Delhi Police to the state NEW DELHI: The Select local levies owing to implement- climate. By subsuming most indi- passed by the Rajya Sabha with saying they stalked her. government.” Committee of the Rajya Sabha ing GST. rect taxes levied by the central a two-thirds majority and then The AAP said the police needed Delhi Police Commissioner B S on the Goods and Services Tax The Select Committee headed and state governments, such as be ratified by at least 15 state leg- to probe the issue without any Bassi said yesterday that he will (GST) Bill is to present its by BJP member Bhupendra Yadav excise duty, service tax, VAT and islatures before being sent to the political influence. “The only rea- call on Chief Minister Arvind report on the last day of the met here on last Friday to delib- sales tax, the new regime pro- President for his assent. son the girl died is due to police Kejriwal today and discuss the first week of the monsoon ses- erate on the bill. poses to facilitate a common mar- The other major piece of leg- inaction,” an AAP supporter said brutal murder of a young woman sion of parliament beginning The union government has set ket across the country, leading to islation the government intends at the protest site. in the capital. next Tuesday. the target to reform India’s indi- economies of scale and reducing to take forward is the land bill - “Despite complaints from the “I will meet Kejriwalji and A source here said that the rect tax regime from April next inflation through an efficient sup- the Right to Fair Compensation girl, they didn’t take the matter the principal secretary over the committee is likely to ask the gov- year, and had earlier proposed 100 ply chain. and Transparency in Land seriously. We now want the police issue,” Bassi told the media. ernment to allow states to impose percent compensation to states The passage of the bill to Acquisition, Rehabilitation and to investigate the matter and take “I will explain to them that we their own taxes on cigarettes and for first three years. become a law is a lengthy process. Resettlement Bill, 2015 - which action against the killers.” are trying our best to deal with tobacco products as well as com- The GST is seen as the key to Being a constitution amend- is being considered by a joint com- Meenakshi, a Class 11 student, the case, and there is no inaction pensation for five years to cover facilitate industrial growth and ment bill, which was passed by mittee of both houses. was murdered in central Delhi’s on our part,” he told reporters. their losses due to abolition of improve the country’s business the Lok Sabha, it needs to be IANS Anand Parbat area. IANS

Tripura capital flooded Serial rapist killer arrested in Delhi for 15 child slayings

NEW DELHI: In a replay condition was normal. If needed, body was found in an abandoned of the chilling Nithari kill- we will opt for a brain mapping house. Police also found a driv- ings, a man has been arrested test along with his psychological ing licence issued in the name from south Delhi for sexually profiling,” the DCP said. of a man named Sunny, who at assaulting and killing at least Police established Ravinder that time was being interrogated 15 children since 2008, police Kumar’s involvement in seven in another case in Kanjhawala said yesterday. His latest vic- such cases. The victims were police station. tim was a six-year-old girl a mostly from Delhi’s outer areas Sunny revealed that he recently few days back. like Begumpur, Kanjhawala, had a scuffle with Ravinder The 24-year-old man, Samaypur Badli, Mundka and Kumar, who ran away with his Ravinder Kumar, was arrested Vijay Vihar. motorbike and also snatched his last Thursday for raping and “This brings back memories of driving licence. “We launched a murdering the six-year-old girl the Nithari murders of 2005 and manhunt and nabbed Ravinder in Begumpur area of south Delhi. 2006 in Noida, where many young Kumar from Kanjhawala area. “On July 14, we received a girls reported missing were mur- On being questioned, Ravinder missing complaint about the dered by Surinder Koli,” the confessed to having murdered minor girl in Begumpur, and police official said. many more children earlier,” arrested Ravinder Kumar after During interrogation, Ravinder Last year, Ravinder was investigation last Thursday,” Kumar told police that he would arrested for assaulting a minor Deputy Commissioner of Police lure children, both boys and boy in Begumpur. Vikramjeet Singh said. girls, with toffees or money, take He abducted the boy near his “During interrogation, he con- them to isolated spots and rape house and then fled after slitting fessed and revealed that he sexu- them before murdering. He then his throat. ally assaulted and killed 14 other dumped the bodies in drains or He assumed the boy was dead, children since 2008,” buried them in fields. The DCP but he was saved as police found Ravinder Kumar, hails from said that on July 14, a complaint him bleeding in a septic tank of Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh, was lodged at Begumpur police an under-construction building, A newspaper distributor pedals his bicycle through a flooded street during a heavy downpour in Agartala, in lived in Karala village in Delhi. station of a minor girl miss- the DCP said. the northeastern state of Tripura, yesterday. At the time of arrest, his mental ing. During a search, the girl’s IANS MONDAY 20 JULY 2015 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Italy’s Renzi touts huge tax cuts worth €50bn over 5 years ROME: Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (pictured) yes- terday said his newly announced GCC petrochemical prices plan to slash taxes over the next three years was a pact with citi- zens that went hand-in-hand with needed reforms. In an interview with RAI state television, Renzi said he had spent decline in June, early July six months preparing his plan — announced on Saturday — to abol- ish a hated property levy next year Most commodity chemical prices are trading lower than May-June highs and make further tax cuts in the future. “I propose a pact to Italians: DOHA: The petrochemical prices dropped If the reforms go forward we will be in June and early July driven by oil price able to lower taxes by €50bn over weakness and return of supply after com- five years,” Renzi said. He included Renzi’s government has already pletion of seasonal cracker shutdown in cuts made since he took office at lowered taxes for low earners and Asia and the GCC region. Most commod- the beginning of last year. His term reduced a regional corporate levy ity chemical prices are trading lower than ends in 2018. on labor, measures valued at about May-June 2015 highs with ethylene down The prime minister’s linking of €15bn. That suggests Renzi sees the (-15 percent), HDPE (-6 percent), LDPE tax cuts and reforms may be a bid overall cuts promised for the next (-10 percent), LLDPE (-9 percent), poly- to temper parliamentary opposition three years amounting to about propylene (-10 percent), benzene (-10 per- to the institutional overhaul, which €35bn ($38 billion). cent), styrene (-18 percent), polystyrene (-6 includes a constitutional change to But the government still must percent) and ethylene glycol (-14 percent), strip the Senate, where Renzi has cut billions of euros in state spend- Investment Bank SICO’s monthly round up a narrow majority, of lawmaking ing to fund past tax reductions or on GCC petrochemical sector said. powers. Coupled with the new elec- there will be automatic increases The Saudi Petrochemicals Sector Index toral law passed in May, the con- in excise and value-added taxes. (SASEPETR) declined 6.2 percent during June, stitutional reform are designed to Next year, because of a court ruling, performing in line with the broader Tadawul bring more stable governments and Italy must give state employees pay benchmark, which also fell 6.2 percent. KSA more efficient lawmaking. Other raises for the first time since 2010. petrochemical stocks broadly ended the month promised reforms include changes “Renzi still has to tell us where on a negative note. Among the large-cap names the concerned authorities and other parties. Chemical for the production of high perform- to the justice and tax system and he will get €51bn,” Renato Brunetta, SABIC (-7.7 percent), Tasnee (-18.2 percent), The companies operate a plant for a produc- ance polyethylene SABIC completed all the the public administration. chief whip for Silvio Berlusconi’s Saudi Kayan (-8.3 percent) and PetroRabigh tion of Acetic Acid and Acetic Anhydride and requirements to form the JV Company with On his Facebook page, Renzi opposition Forza Italia party in (-10.3 percent) underperformed the index Vinyl Acetate Monomer; both the plants are a total investment of $ 640mn for the tech- said the cuts would build con- the Chamber of Deputies, told while SAFCO (-1.2 percent) and Yansab located in Jubail Industrial City. nology and the plant construction,which will sumer confidence and make Italy the La Stampa newspaper. The (+3.5 percent) outperformed. In the mid-caps The deal is expected to close in Q3, 15 and be finaced through a mix of self-funding and more competitive as the eurozone’s €51bn figure given by Brunetta, an space, Sahara Petrochemicals (-8.5 percent), Sipchem intends to finance the acquisition commercial loans. third-biggest economy pulls out of economist, is his estimate of Italy’s Petrochem (-7.8 percent) and Alujain (-9.3 per- through its own resources in addition to Islamic Saudi’s Sadara Chemical is to hold an initial a three-year slump. revenue shortfall should Renzi’s cent) underperformed the index. Financing Facilities. Sipchem currently owns 76 public offering next year without a premium. Without mentioning details, plan be adopted. Also interviewed In Qatar, Industries Qatar gained 5 percent, percent equity in each of International Acetyl Saudi Kayan pushed back maintenance Renzi told RAI he “had the num- by La Stampa, Economy Minister outperforming the broader Qatar Exchange Company and International Vinyl Acetate work at some of its plants by six months to bers to bring home the plan and to Pier Carlo Padoan sounded more (QE) index by 3.7 percent. Company. After the completion of this trans- March next year. The shutdown will have a continue to lower debt”. cautious than Renzi. Instead of say- Saudi Arabia’s Sipchem signed an agree- action, Sipchem equity in both companies would negative earnings impact of SAR 340mn, as Italy’s public debt of more than ing the tax on primary residences ment to acquire the equities investment increase to 87 percent. Saudi Arabia’s Tasnee per company estimates. The earlier announced 130 percent of national output is would be abolished next year, of Ikarus Petroleum Industries Company delayed commercial start-up at ilmenite plant shutdown schedule for 4Q15 was: Ethylene second only to Greece’s in the euro- as Renzi has, he said it would be (Kuwaiti Company) in two of its Sipchem to 2H16. Commercial production at ilmenite glycol/ ethylene oxide (EG/EO) plant for 60 zone, and the failure to come up “revised with the introduction of affiliates, namely, International Acetyl smelting plant has been delayed until 2H16. due days starting from 01 Oct 2015, polycarbonate with convincing measures to plug a local tax”. Company (11 percent) and International Vinyl to changes required to resolve technical issues. unit for 75 days, amines unit for 65 days. The the revenue shortfall would put the Also part of Renzi’s programme Acetate Company (11 percent), for an esti- Tasnee said it would be difficult to determine change in schedule will lead to upward revision country on yet another collision are cuts to corporate taxes from mated value of $100.2m. The purchase would the financial impact of the delays at the plant. of 2015 estimates and downward revision in course with the European Union’s 2017 and to personal income and be conditional on obtaining the approval of SABIC signed 50-50 JV with SK Global 2016 estimates. THE PENINSULA strict spending rules. pension taxes from 2018. REUTERS Taxes hiked as Greece prepares to reboot economy

ATHENS: Greece prepared in parliament on Wednesday to yesterday to restart its strug- approve a second wave of reforms Merkel to gling economy with a revamped tied to its economic rescue. government, a bank reboot and Pro-government newspaper a new round of tax hikes agreed Avgi on Sunday said the vote would discuss debt after months of fraught confron- be a “crash test” that could even tation with its creditors. result in the prime minister’s res- changes after Banks are set to reopen today ignation. “If there are new losses, after a three-week shutdown esti- in whatever form, (Tsipras) will mated to have cost the economy hand back his mandate,” the daily bailout review some €3bn in market shortages said. and export disruption. Tsipras’ coalition holds 162 BERLIN: German Chancellor Crisis-hit Greeks will also have seats in parliament, but in last Angela Merkel said it would be to endure widespread price hikes Wednesday’s vote, only 123 gov- possible to talk about changing with a broad batch of goods and ernment MPs backed the bail- the maturities of Greece’s debt services — from sugar and cocoa out — just over the minimum 120 or reducing the interest Athens to condoms, taxis and funerals — required to sustain a minority has to pay after the first suc- now taxed at 23 percent, up from government. cessful review of the new bail- 13 percent. Nearly a quarter of Syriza’s law- out package to be negotiated. To sweeten the pill, the tax on makers — 39 out of 149 —failed to “Greece has already been given medicines, books and newspa- support the reforms bill, which relief. We had a voluntary hair- pers falls from 6.5 percent to 6.0 passed thanks to solid support cut among the private creditors percent. from opposition parties. and we then extended maturities With Greeks now able to with- The leftist government has once and reduced interest rates,” draw up to €420 at once per week, agreed to raise taxes, overhaul its Merkel said in an interview with people will be spared the ordeal of ailing pension system and commit German public broadcaster ARD. queuing daily at ATMs in the sum- to privatisations it had previously “And we can now talk about mer heat, which thousands did for opposed, in exchange for a bailout such possibilities again ... Once three weeks for a mere allowance of up to €86bn over the next three the first successful review of the of €60 per day. But capital controls years. The draconian agreement programme to be negotiated has remain largely in place, including —accepted by a party that came to A man cleans the pavement in front of a closed Attica Bank branch in Athens, Greece, yesterday. been completed, then exactly this a block on money transfers to for- power in January promising to end question will be discussed — not eign banks and a ban on the open- austerity — came after over 61 per- now, but then,” she said. ing of new accounts. Greece last cent of Greeks on July 5 rejected being restored,” Sapin told the To Merkel stressed that a classic week had to agree to a tough fiscal further cuts in a referendum called Vima weekly. German Economy Minister attacks debt ‘haircut’ was out of the ques- package to earn a three-year bail- by Tsipras himself. The Greek crisis exposed a rift tion as long as Greece remained out from its international credi- The prime minister’s critics between the eurozone’s top pow- a member of the eurozone: “That tors and avoid crashing out of the accuse him of kowtowing to black- ers, Germany and France, on how Schaeuble’s proposal for Grexit can happen outside a currency eurozone. mail by Greece’s creditors, who had far to apply austerity to meet fiscal union but it can’t happen in a For the first time in months, threatened to expel the country goals. French President Francois BERLIN: German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel criticised currency union.” technical teams representing the from the euro. “The commission Hollande on Sunday called for the Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble in a television interview She said Finance Minister creditors — the European Union, is prepared for everything... We euro’s governance to be “strength- yesterday for suggesting that Greece could quit the eurozone Wolfgang Schaeuble’s suggestion the European Central Bank and have a Grexit scenario, prepared ened”, calling for “the addition of a temporarily. Schaeuble has said that Greece could take a five-year that Greece could take a “time- the International Monetary Fund in detail,” European Commission specific budget and a parliament to “time-out” from the eurozone to address its economic problems, out” from the eurozone had been — are expected in Athens next head Jean-Claude Juncker had ensure democratic control”. but Gabriel hit out at the idea in a sign of rising tension within considered but the eurozone had week to assess the state of the warned on July 8. The Kathimerini Commentators say the lack the coalition between his Social Democrats (SPD) and Chancellor turned its back on the idea. “The economy. newspaper on Sunday said the of centralised governance over Angela Merkel’s conservatives over the Greek debt crisis. “In my only option is to go down a com- The austerity package caused a “Grexit” plan, which also entailed national fiscal policies — a jeal- opinion it wasn’t sensible to make this suggestion as a German mon path with Greece, or to con- mutiny among lawmakers of the Greece’s expulsion from the ously-guarded sovereignty area suggestion,” said Gabriel, who is also Vice Chancellor, in extracts jure up a chaotic situation because ruling radical Syriza party, forc- Schengen Treaty, had been secretly for member governments — is a of the interview released ahead of broadcast by the ZDF channel. there would be no common deci- ing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras prepared in less than a month by a major flaw in the single European Gabriel said that Schaeuble, a member of Merkel’s conservatives, sion among the finance ministers to carry out a limited reshuffle on 15-member European Commission currency. Greece is also scheduled had provoked the SPD, their junior coalition partner. “I’d say one or the leaders. So the option was Friday. team. Monday to repay €4.2bn to the should have done that differently, especially as he knew that we also on the table but we chose Even so, most analysts and even French Finance Minister Michel European Central Bank (ECB). Social Democrats are only prepared to talk about Greece leaving the another option,” Merkel said. government officials say early elec- Sapin on Sunday insisted that the For this purpose, the EU on eurozone solely in the case that the Greeks want that themselves,” Greek banks are due to reopen tions are now inevitable, and are “real humiliation would have been Friday approved a short-term Gabriel said. While Schaeuble has said the proposal was agreed on Monday after having been shut likely to be held in September. for Greece to have been kicked out loan of €7.16bn, which will also with the coalition partner, SPD leader Gabriel said he had learned for three weeks but people will Tsipras — who barely has time of the euro.” enable Athens to repay debts to about the details of the proposal only after it had been floated in still only be able to withdraw a to eat or sleep, according to his “There was a real confidence the International Monetary Fund negotiations in Brussels. REUTERS limited amount of cash and capital mother — faces a fresh challenge problem... now this confidence is outstanding since June. AFP controls will remain. REUTERS MONDAY 20 JULY 2015 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 Lockheed to German minister lands buy Sikorsky for over $8bn in Iran with trade team WASHINGTON: Lockheed Martin Corp, the largest US weapons maker, has agreed First high-ranking western politician to visit after N-deal to buy United Technologies Corp’s Sikorsky Aircraft unit, BERLIN: German Economy and South Korean firms in the policymakers,” he said. the maker of Black Hawk heli- Minister Sigmar Gabriel flew resources-rich Gulf state due to “I will repeatedly make this copters, for over $8bn, a source to Iran yesterday, becoming the Western sanctions. clear during my visit.” familiar with the negotiations first top Western official to visit Iran and the P5+1 group — Iran and Germany were his- said yesterday. The two compa- the country since world powers Russia, the United States, China, torically close trade partners nies plan to announce the deal and Tehran reached a historic Britain, France and Germany — but business dropped off as a today, said the source. nuclear deal. struck the agreement with Iran result of the sanctions, declining It will be Lockheed’s larg- Gabriel, who is also Chancellor after a 13-year stand-off over its to €2.4bn last year from around est acquisition since it bought Angela Merkel’s deputy and disputed nuclear programme. €8bn in 2003-2004, according to Martin Marietta Corp for about energy minister, embarked on The international agreement German figures. Schweitzer said $10bn two decades ago, and the the three-day trip with a “small finalised in Vienna aims to ensure bilateral trade could quadruple first major strategic move for delegation of representatives from the Islamic Republic does not in the next two to three years to both United Tech Chief Executive companies, industry groups and obtain nuclear weapons. around €10bn. Officer Greg Hayes, who was ele- the sciences”, his ministry said in In exchange, the country of German business leaders have vated to CEO from finance chief a statement. 78 million people will be given pointed to pent-up demand in in November, and Lockheed CEO Gabriel is due to hold talks step-by-step relief from crippling modernising Iran’s industrial Marillyn Hewson, who took over with Iranian President Hassan international sanctions. infrastructure, particularly in the her job in January 2013. Rouhani, three ministers, the Schweitzer called for German oil sector, as presenting lucrative Officials at United Technologies head of the central bank and the companies to be given legal pro- opportunities. declined comment. No comment chamber of commerce follow- tection for upcoming investments Engineering, chemical, phar- was immediately available from ing Tuesday’s landmark nuclear made in Iran in case Tehran vio- maceutical, car part and railway Lockheed. REUTERS agreement, German news agency lated the terms of the nuclear companies are all eyeing big con- DPA reported. After Tehran, he deal and a trade embargo were tracts. Iran has the world’s fourth Boeing warns will travel to the southern city of imposed again. “Such a frame- largest oil reserves and the second German Minister for Economy Sigmar Gabriel (right) speaks with Iranian Isfahan. The long-delayed nuclear work would give companies the in gas, meaning it has the biggest Vice-Minister for Oil, Amit Hossein, in Tehran, Iran, yesterday. pact “lays the foundation for nor- necessary legal security to return combined energy deposits. of maintenance malising economic ties with Iran to Iran,” he told DPA. However, critics called on on the condition that the steps set Gabriel later told Bild news- Gabriel not to lose sight of human an inhumane regime”. chapter of Reporters Without after panel falls out in it are now implemented”, paper in an article to be pub- rights in the race to rebuild trade “When he signs contracts, Borders, Christian Mihr, told Gabriel said in the statement. lished today that long-term ties ties. The uncle of 26-year-old he should think about the peo- Bild it would be “disastrous” if on WASHINGTON: US avia- The head of the German with Tehran would depend on Iranian Reyhaneh Jabbari, who ple sitting in prisons, about the Gabriel’s visit “economic interests tion giant Boeing said it has Chambers of Commerce and Iran recognising Israel. “Israel’s was hanged last year for killing regime critics, the tortured, the were put ahead of human rights asked airlines to address a Industry, Eric Schweitzer, accom- right to exist must no longer be a former intelligence officer to condemned,” Fariborz Jabbari, a and press freedom”. maintenance issue after a pas- panying Gabriel, called the trip questioned. Truly strong, stable ward off what she said was an member of Berlin’s large Iranian He urged Gabriel to call for the senger jet’s landing gear panel “an encouraging sign” for compa- relations will only develop when attempted rape, told Bild that exile community, said. release of incarcerated journalists fell after takeoff and fell on a nies that lost ground to Chinese this is acknowledged by Iranian Gabriel was “doing business with The head of the German and bloggers. AFP Shanghai suburb. The sheet of metal weighing 60 kg plunged to the ground shortly after Air France Flight 111 took off from Shanghai headed for Paris on Return of Iran oil may cause more Opec tensions Monday, Boeing said. No one was injured in the LONDON: The return of oil Iran pump one third of global oil analysts say. Richer Gulf produc- said Jassem al-Saadun, head The organisation appeared to Boeing 777 incident. “We’ve been from Iran following the land- — is mindful that Iranian oil could ers, led by Opec kingpin Saudi of Kuwait’s Al-Shall Economic shrug off calls from some mem- working real closely with our mark nuclear energy deal with worsen a global supply glut and Arabia, remain eager for the cartel Consultants. “If Iran, Venezuela, bers, including Iran, for a “reason- customers and have provided world powers could create fresh depress oil prices further. to preserve valuable market share Algeria and Libya — all of which able” oil price of between $75 and guidance on how to make any tensions within Opec but may Opec decided at its last meet- and force out high-cost US shale need to pump more — enter into $80 per barrel. maintenance required,” spokes- reinforce the cartel’s output ing in Vienna in June to maintain producers with lower oil price a dispute with the Gulf producers, Oil is forecast to languish at an man Chris Villiers said. “It does strategy, analysts say. output levels, extending its Saudi- levels. “Clearly there is a divide then it could be the end for Opec,” average of just above $62 per bar- not affect the structural integrity The historic agreement in backed strategy to preserve mar- between the countries on this he warned. rel next year, according to French of the landing gear nor the safety Vienna on Tuesday aimed at ket share and fend off competition new policy of seeking new mar- Danske Bank analyst Jens bank Natixis. Hittle cautioned that of the flight.” ensuring Iran does not obtain a from booming US shale. ket share,” Ann-Louise Hittle at Naervig Pedersen said such coun- low price levels could slow down He said Boeing was treating the nuclear bomb, and which paves the Oil prices sank last week, hit consultancy Wood Mackenzie said. tries had been “really hit” by low US shale energy production and incident “with utmost concern way for the removal of sanctions by the Iran nuclear deal and the “So it could be a contentious oil prices. make room for returning supplies and urgency.” and the gradual return of Iranian strong dollar, raising jitters among (Opec) meeting and there could be But he added: “Their collec- from Iran — provided that global The panel, which Villiers oil to the global market next year. some Opec members who next pressure for an emergency meet- tive power is probably not great energy demand does not falter. stressed was not part of the land- The Islamic republic’s exports meet on December 4. ing before December.” enough to turn the mind of Saudi “When we look at fundamen- ing gear structure itself, is one of could reach a potential 2.4 million London Brent oil slid to about Faced with stubbornly low Arabia and the core members of tals (of supply and demand) in the the parts that open and close as barrels per day (bpd) in 2016, from $56 per barrel and New York’s prices, Algeria’s energy minister Opec in the Middle East.” next year, with prices at this level the landing gear deploys. 1.6 million bpd in 2014, according West Texas Intermediate dropped Salah Khabri indicated to state In June, Opec’s collective out- we do expect to see a much slower Boeing has issued a service to data from economist Charles to around $52 a barrel. news agency APS last week that put ceiling was left at 30 million growth in US oil supply,” she said. bulletin to the fleet providing Robertson at investment bank Poorer Opec members Angola, an emergency Opec meet could bpd — where it has stood for three “So there might actually be instructions on how to resolve Renaissance Capital. Algeria and Venezuela — whose be needed. “The real problem and a half years — despite an oil some room for Iranian production the issue. The Organisation of the budgets are heavily reliant on starts when Opec members begin price collapse between June 2014 to start up, as long as oil demand The problem has to do with the Petroleum Exporting Countries oil revenues — may again argue to fight for quotas amid oversup- and January that slashed precious growth holds up and continues.” fasteners that hold the panel in — whose 12 members including for less output to support prices, ply and market share disputes,” revenues. AFP place. AFP

Pepper as a concierge China unveils norms for Altice denies interest Internet finance in Slim’s KPN stake BEIJING: China has rolled out a raft of policies and meas- AMSTERDAM: European tel- billionaire Patrick Drahi, Altice ures to support innovation and ecoms and cable firm Altice has has been on a buying spree for the minimise risk to ensure healthy no plans to bid for the 21 per- past 18 months that has resulted development of Internet finance, cent stake in Dutch rival KPN so far in the purchase of four Xinhua News Agency reported. owned by Carlos Slim’s America companies and a bid for smaller To promote the sound and Movil, Altice’s chief executive French rival Bouygues Telecom, steady progress of the online was quoted as saying by a Dutch which was rejected. finance industry, the country will newspaper. Industry observers say that regulate market order and further Dexter Goei made the com- KPN, the former Dutch state tel- clear regulatory responsibilities, ments after America Movil said ecommunications monopoly and according to the guidelines jointly in its half-year results on Friday one of Europe’s smaller telecoms released by ten central govern- that its stake in the Dutch fixed- players, is undercapitalised and ment ministries and industry line and mobile operator was up ripe for a takeover. regulators, including the People’s for sale. America Movil’s bid for KPN Bank of China, the Ministry “We’re not interested,” Goei three years ago was thwarted by of Industry and Information told De Telegraaf newspaper. a shareholding foundation —com- Technology, the Ministry of “We are very focused on the inte- mon among Dutch corporates Finance and China Securities gration of (France’s) SFT and designed to protect them from Regulatory Commission. Portugal Telecom and the clos- hostile takeovers. The guidelines highlight over- ing of the takeover of Suddenlink Any hostile approach now could all requirements for authorities in from America.” still face the same obstacle. SoftBank’s human-like robot named “Pepper” welcomes a customer as a concierge at an entrance of Mizuho supporting Internet finance. QNA Controlled by Franco-Israeli REUTERS Financial Group’s Mizuho bank branch in Tokyo. More Spanish banks to be swallowed up due to high costs

MADRID: High costs and low returns volumes are simply not high enough to weighed down by low profitability and activity to kick off again as margin pres- capital of 10 percent. It also has soured real could soon spur a new wave of con- sustain the sector at its current size,” Jose heavy exposure to property loans that sures on the industry increase. estate assets of more than 27 billion euros, solidation in Spain’s banking industry, Carlos Diez, economy professor at Alcala turned sour during the crisis. Before the crisis, which led to a €41.3bn which are proportionally the highest in where the number of banks has already de Henares University near Madrid, said. Popular has been racing to grow restructuring of Spain’s banking indus- Spain at around 25 percent of total loans. dropped to 14 from 55 since the 2008 The banks that are the most likely tar- abroad, with purchases announced in try, the volume of credit flowing from But the bank’s strong small business port- financial crisis. gets in this process are below the top tier the United States and others expected the banks to the economy was close to folio may attract suitors with Caixabank, A new round of mergers could take in Spain, where Santander and BBVA, the in Mexico or Portugal. But such small- 2 trillion euros and the banks’ average Spain’s biggest bank by domestic assets, that total down to just single digits, two largest, were able to ride out Spain’s scale deals may not be enough to prevent profitability, or return on equity, was 20 high on the list. Caixabank is strong in retail putting the country on a par with Britain economic crisis partly because of the it being swallowed up, a senior Spanish percent. After the crisis, the volume of banking and made an informal approach to and France. It would also cut a swathe international spread of their businesses. bank executive said. Former savings credit has shrunk by €500bn and return Popular in 2012. “Popular would comple- through a still bloated retail banking The biggest among the handful of banks such as Liberbank, and unlisted on equity dropped to a third of what it ment it well given its corporate business network that, according to the Bank of banks now under threat is Banco Popular, BMN and Ibercaja will also be under the was, well below the banks’ cost of capital. and by giving it access to Galicia, where Spain, had the most branches per capita senior banking sources said. The bank is microscope from mid-2016, when ana- As of March, Popular has a return of (Caixabank) has a smaller presence,” one in Europe as recently as 2013. “Business ranked sixth by domestic assets but is lysts and economists expect the merger equity of less that 3 percent and a cost of investment banker said. REUTERS MONDAY 20 JULY 2015 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS VIEWS

US government investment Corporate China debt at will drive innovation BY NOAH SMITH $28.8tn in five years: S&P hould the government be an angel investor? Mariana Mazzucato thinks so. The University of Sussex economist BY UMESH DESAI are blunt instruments. said the company struggled to economy, would be easier if inef- and author of the bestselling book “The Entrepreneurial “When the credit taps are find profitable capital projects ficient companies were allowed SState” argues that government funding is essential to eijing may have opened, risks rise that the to invest in, so put money into to fail, so markets can price debt the research and development that creates the companies of averted a crisis in money is going to ‘problem- short-term bank products that effectively. tomorrow. That includes funding for basic and applied its stock markets atic’ companies or entities,” guaranteed returns. Meanwhile, policymakers research -- an example would be the Defense Advanced Research with heavy-handed said Louis Kuijs, RBS chief “The risk for these (capital) have said they want market Projects Agency (DARPA) funding that created much of the intervention, but the economist for Greater China. programmes is so high and the mechanisms to play a bigger Internet -- and also funding for startups that develop their tech- Bworld’s biggest corporate debt China’s banks made 1.28tn yuan rate of return so low that we role in credit pricing, but in nology in-house. pile - $16.1tn and rising - is a ($206bn) in new loans in June, have to make the best decision practice have baulked at the Talk to an American conservative, however, and you’re likely to much greater threat to its slow- well up on May’s 900.8bn yuan. for our investors (by) purchas- consequences, effectively bailing get a very different answer. You’ll probably hear about Solyndra, ing economy and will not be so The effect of policy easing ing bank products. Last year, we out companies in trouble, as it the government-backed solar company that went belly up in 2011 easily managed. has been to reduce short-term made profits thanks to the sale did last year when state-backed after receiving $535m in government loan guarantees. Corporate China’s debts, at interest costs, so lending for of CNR shares,” said Gao. Shanghai Chaori Solar Energy You probably won’t hear about Tesla-- a company that obtained 160 percent of GDP, are twice stock speculation has boomed, Much of the new lending is Science and Technology Co Ltd a $465m low-interest loan from the US and is a wild success, push- that of the United States, hav- but there is little evidence loans going to China’s notoriously defaulted on a bond coupon pay- ing the boundaries of energy-storage technology while achieving ing sharply deteriorated in the are being used for profitable inefficient state-owned enter- ment. Rapid debt growth, opac- an enormous market capitalization. Despite success stories like past five years, a study of over investment in the real economy, prises (SOEs) as part of the gov- ity of risk and pricing and very Tesla, it’s failures like Solyndra that stick in the minds of people 1,400 companies shows. And the where long-term borrowing ernment’s fiscal stimulus. high debt to GDP are a hazard- who assume that the government always gets everything wrong. debt mountain is set to climb 77 costs remain high, and banks “They are lending more to ous combination, Standard & Well, now people like Mazzucato have a little more evidence in percent to $28.8tn over the next are reluctant to take risks. fund infrastructure projects, Poor’s says. their arsenal. A recent paper by Sabrina T Howell, an assistant five years, credit rating agency Meanwhile, manufacturers’ and some may be done by SOEs Meanwhile, it took an unprec- professor of finance at New York University, examines what hap- Standard & Poor’s estimates. debts are increasingly dwarfing where leverage is increasing as edented series of measures to pens to companies lucky enough to get government loans. Her Meanwhile, Beijing’s policy their profits. The study found a result,” said Tao Wang, UBS arrest the plunge in China’s findings support the notion that the “entrepreneurial state” can interventions affecting cor- that in 2010, materials compa- head of China research. stock markets, which are worth play a big role in helping innovative companies succeed. porate credit have so far been nies’ debts were 2.8 times their “Prices are declining and just over $8tn and are a minor- There’s a problem with simply showing that companies that get mostly designed to address a core profit. At end-2014 they revenue is slowing, and in this ity pursuit for the relatively government support do well. The government may simply “water different goal - supporting eco- were 5.3 times. For energy com- environment you cannot force wealthy. Tackling corporate the green spots” by funneling resources to companies that didn’t nomic growth, which is set to panies, indebtedness has risen too quick a deleverage - that debt might make that seem like need them and would have done just as well -- or better -- with- fall to a 25-year low this year. from 1.1 to 4.4 times core profit. would lead to a hard landing,” child’s play. out them. But Howell’s research gets around this problem using a It has cut interest rates four For industrials, from 2.5 to 4.2. said Wang. “Managing the debt market is popular form of statistical analysis called “regression discontinuity times since November, reduced S&P expects China’s compa- probably more dangerous than design.” the level of reserves banks must LOW RETURNS nies to account for 40 percent of the stock market because the Meanwhile, when the US Department of Energy’s Small Business hold and removed limits on how Gao Hong, investor rela- the world’s new corporate lend- scale of the debt market is big- Innovation Research program tries to decide which companies to much of their deposits they can tionship principal at railway ing in the period through 2019. ger, and without any high-pro- support, it ranks them and gives support to all the applicants that lend. Though it wants more equipment maker Jinxi Axle But quantity is not the only file default, the moral hazard is fall above a certain cutoff. But that cutoff is arbitrary; a company of that credit going to smaller Co, which has seen its debt-to- problem. Getting credit to the a significant issue,” said David that barely makes it isn’t much different from one that falls just companies and innovative areas core profit multiple triple to most efficient companies, where Cui, BofA Merrill Lynch analyst. below it. It’s just luck. Howell compares the performance of the of the economy, such measures 10.25 between 2010 and 2014, it has the most impact on the REUTERS lucky companies with the unlucky ones. This is the kind of simple but powerful statistical analysis that has been gaining popularity in the economics profession in recent years. It’s hard to measure success, so Howell looks at a number of different characteristics. First, she looks at startups’ success in getting venture capital down the road. She finds that even very small grants can hugely boost a firm’s chances of obtaining VC funding. This finding should calm the fears of people who think that government angel investing is crowding out VC. It looks like the two are acting as complements, with govern- ment taking on the super-early-stage risk and handing things off to venture capitalists in later stages. Howell finds that grant recipients are more likely to go public or to be acquired, allowing private individuals to capture much of the return from the gov- ernment’s activity. Howell also tracks grant recipients’ real performance. Government grants substantially increase companies’ chances of making something that actually sells and increase the amount of patents they generate. Those companies are not, however, less likely to fail. Government grants, it seems, can help with growth, but they can’t create good ideas out of thin air. Why would government funding help make young companies more likely to grow? One possibility is that grants may simply tip the scales in a winner-take-all market, giving lucky companies the jump they need to out-compete the unlucky ones. An alternative explanation is that very young companies are severely financially constrained. These companies are the youngest of the young, with unproven technologies and business plans. Even venture capitalists, who seek out risk, may balk at the uncertainty. Howell finds support for the second theory. The effect of govern- ment grants is much stronger for younger companies and those with less-proven technologies. In addition, the effect is stronger when financing conditions in the economy are tight or when ven- ture capital itself isn’t doing well. In other words, government grants really do look like they are providing financing that the private sector can’t. So here we have a bit of evidence in favor of the theory of the “entrepreneurial state.” It’s just one paper, of course, and there will be others. But the US should take the idea seriously, especially now that public-sector research funding has been slashed. If government really is as big a driver of innovation as these economists think, we could be in big trouble if this trend continues. BLOOMBERG Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate

In robo-adviser wars, executives dish it out online

BY JUSTIN FOX I have faith that careful readers account and don’t sign up for an This sounds like a valid enough the interest spread. a little hard to take, but both it and reporters will see Wealthfront auto-deposit of at least $100 a approach to bringing in custom- That complaint actually does and Betterment offer what appear ifferent industries have for what they are: spin artists. I’m month pay a monthly fee of $3. ers who aren’t sure at first how seem to have validity -- here’s to be useful services. The fact that different modes of com- loathe[sic] to play this game, but At that rate, Nash pointed out, much money they can or want to Schwab’s response, which, in a they’re publicly battling over how petition. In some, it’s my PR team insisted that I set the “an investor opening an account commit. At Wealthfront, the rule telltale sign that the firm hasn’t low their fees are is a wonderful Dall about price. In oth- record straight. at $100 would be paying an annual had been that you simply couldn’t entirely bought into the robo- change from the investing envi- ers, it’s about quality. And in still Wealthfront is Silicon management fee of 36 percent in open an account with less than advising ethos, is not on Medium. ronment of 15 to 20 years ago. others, it’s all about how well you Valley’s leading entrant in the the first year.” $5,000. But Nash couches it in language Back then, it was all about super- know your customers. robo-adviser wars. Its execu- Well, yeah, but who would open The company dropped that so sanctimonious as to be a lit- star fund managers. But in the young field of robo- tive chairman and co-founder, an account with $100 and then minimum to $500 this week, tle off-putting. An example: “I But these are also both ven- advising -- automated investing Andy Rachleff, is a former part- not keep adding money to it? Let’s which occasioned CEO Nash’s now find myself hoping we never ture-capital-backed firms that services that let algorithms do ner at the venture-capital firm take a more realistic scenario Medium essay. Wealthfront also lose our identity the way Charles will be expected to turn a profit the work of financial advisers Benchmark and its CEO, Adam where you put in $50 a month. said it won’t charge a manage- Schwab has.” one of these days. They appar- -- it’s apparently going to be all Nash, is a former LinkedIn vice Assuming no investment gains at ment fee on accounts of under That’s sort of the Wealthfront ently plan to do that by harvest- about how aggrieved your chief president of product. Betterment all, that gets you to a 6.4 percent $10,000. That’s a great deal for ethos. Its management ranks are ing large piles of money on which executive officer can sound in a is based in New York City, was co- fee the first year, a 3.2 percent small investors. It’s also a loss peopled mostly with tech-indus- they will charge annual manage- long post he writes on the blog- founded by Stein while he was still fee the second, a 2.1 percent fee leader that could eventually leave try veterans, and it positions itself ment fees for eternity. publishing platform Medium. in business school at Columbia, the third, and so on. Those are Wealthfront saddled with a lot of as the antithesis of Wall Street. At Wealthfront, the fee is 0.25 Actually, it’s not all about and more or less created the robo- pretty big fees, but (a) they’re not small accounts on which it loses Betterment has some back- percent; at Betterment, it’s a slid- that -- price seems to be pretty adviser category when it opened 36 percent and (b) they decline money, money it will have to get ing from such old-line financial ing scale -- 0.35 percent if you important, too. But the aggrieved- for business in May 2010. rapidly as you put in more money. from somebody else. firms as Northwestern Mutual auto-deposit $100 a month, 0.25 post-on-Medium competition is Betterment CEO Stein was Writes Betterment’s Stein: That’s the thing about fees. and Citigroup, and its manage- when your balance passes $10,000, for real, and for the moment responding to a Medium post The vast majority of these cus- They’re irritating, but they’re also ment ranks are full of former 0.15 when it passes $100,000. Jonathan Stein of Betterment from earlier that day, in which tomers are in trial with us, and transparent. In fact, in a Medium Wall Streeters (. It too has had Those fees are lower than is winning. “In a marketing ploy Wealthfront’s Nash waxed we want them to commit more post in March, Wealthfront’s its moments of we’re-changing- what a human adviser charges, designed to bait us to respond aggrieved about monthly fees in of their assets to us. We believe Nash tore into Charles Schwab the-world obnoxiousness, but in but they still add up -- and and thereby invite the press to general and the monthly fee that in the power of behavioral finance, for launching a “no- fee” robo- general it presents itself some- they don’t include the (modest) pay attention to them,” he wrote Betterment charges small inves- and reducing fees has been shown, advising service that appears to what more matter-of-factly than expense ratios on the underlying Tuesday, “Wealthfront made tors in particular. by our own data and by many aca- make money by putting part of Wealthfront does. exchange-traded funds that your knowingly inaccurate statements Betterment customers who demic studies, to be a powerful the funds in a low-interest-rate You can probably tell by now money is sitting in. about Betterment.” He continued: have less than $10,000 in their motivator. cash account and profiting from that I find Wealthfront’s rhetoric BLOOMBERG MONDAY 20 JULY 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 17 ‘This is no longer The Wild West’, Greipel wins Tour 15th stage says Froome Team Sky rider Froome retains yellow jersey, Quintana in second place VA LENCE, France: Tour de France leader Chris Froome VA LENCE, France: Andre accused journalists of failing to Greipel confirmed he was the Tour de France keep up with the times yester- sprint king at this year’s Tour VA LENCE, France: Results day saying cycling had moved de France when the German from the 15th stage of Tour on from the ‘Wild West’ era outpowered his rivals to win the de France, a 183km ride from when disgraced Texan Lance 15th stage yesterday. Mende to Valence yesterday: Armstrong raced. The Lotto-Soudal rider 1. André Greipel (GER/LOT) 3h56min 35sec The 30-year-old Briton, who clinched his third stage win on (average: 46.4 km/h) faced more doping-related ques- the Tour this year ahead of his 2. John Degenkolb (GER/GIA) at 0:00 tions after the stage, pointed the compatriot John Degenkolb finger at some in the media after 3. Alexander Kristoff (NOR/KAT) 0:00 (Giant-Alpecin), with Norwegian being doused with urine during Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) 4. Peter Sagan (SVK/TIN) 0:00 Saturday’s 14th stage. taking third place at the end of 5. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR/MTN) 0:00 It was the latest in a succes- a hilly 183km ride from Mende. 6. Ramunas Navardauskas (LTU/CAN) 0:00 sion of incidents in which he and Greipel launched his sprint 7. Christophe Laporte (FRA/COF) 0:00 his Sky teammates, particularly with about 200 metres left and 8. Michael Matthews (AUS/ORI) 0:00 Australian Richie Porte, have held off Degenkolb to bag his been targeted by disgruntled fans 9. Davide Cimolai (ITA/LAM) 0:00 ninth stage win on the Tour. accusing them of racing unfairly. Briton Chris Froome retained 10. Florian Vachon (FRA/BSE) 0:00 And when Froome was asked if the overall leader’s yellow jersey 11. Jarlinson Pantano (COL/IAM) 0:00 he could understand similarities after staying safe in the bunch all 12. Jan Bakelants (BEL/ALM) 0:00 being drawn between himself and day in an unchanged top 10 in the 13. Paul Voss (GER/BOA) 0:00 the shamed Armstrong, he was general classification. 14. Paul Martens (GER/LNL) 0:00 indignant. The Team Sky rider leads 15. Bryan Coquard (FRA/EUC) 0:00 “If people are led to believe Colombian Nairo Quintana of these performances are not legiti- Overall Standings Movistar by 3:10 with American mate, that’s what’s going to push 1. Chris Froome (GBR/SKY) 59hr 58min 54sec Tejay van Garderen (BMC FROM LEFT: Norway’s Alexander Kristoff, Germany’s John Degenkolb, and Germany’s Andre Greipel sprint them to start booing, punching, 2. Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) at 3min 10sec Racing) in third place, 3:32 off ahead of the finish line at the end of the 183 km fifteenth stage of the 102nd edition of the Tour de France cycling spitting or throwing urine on the pace. race, between Mende and Valence, southern France yesterday. Greipel won the stage. 3. Tejay Van Garderen (USA/BMC) 3:32 riders, that’s my point,” he said, Froome, who had urine thrown 4. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) 4:02 before rounding on French tel- at him by a spectator on Saturday, de France stage wins, Briton finishing fourth, having also col- but the sprinters’ teams control- 5. Alberto Contador (ESP/TIN) 4:23 evision commentators Laurent praised the ‘fantastic atmosphere’ Mark Cavendish never contem- lected points in the intermediate led the gap and reined them in, Jalabert and Cedric Vasseur. 6. Geraint Thomas (GBR/SKY) 4:54 during the stage. plated victory, being dropped sprint. Lotto-Soudal setting him up per- Both had cast scorn on 7. Robert Gesink (NED/LNL) 6:23 “None of that silly stuff hap- early on with numerous other rid- Tinkoff-Saxo rider Sagan, who fectly for the sprint. Froome’s dominant win in pened today,” said Froome. ers including last year’s runner- finished second in four occasions Italian Matteo Trentin tried 8. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/AST) 8:17 Tuesday’s stage 10 summit “Thousands and thousands of up Jean-Christophe Peraud, who in this Tour, has 360 points to his luck solo with a brutal accel- 9. Tony Gallopin (FRA/LOT) 8:23 finish with Jalabert saying it people are the heart and soul of crashed heavily on Friday. Greipel’s 316. eration 3.3 km from the line but 10. Bauke Mollema (NED/TRE) 8:53 made him “feel uneasy” while this race. As I said (those people The group crossed the line “I think the green jersey is he was caught with 1.2 km left. 11. Warren Barguil (FRA/GIA) 11:03 Vasseur remarked that he responsible for the incidents) are more than 15 minutes behind gone, Peter is too strong, he’s in Monday’s 16th stage is a 201- 12. Romain Bardet (FRA/ALM) 13:10 thought the Briton’s bike was a minority of people. Today was Greipel. the breakaways. He deserves it,” km trek from Bourg de Peage to “riding itself”. 13. Mathias Frank (SUI/IAM) 13:26 great, the support on the road was Slovakian Peter Sagan kept said Greipel. Sagan featured in Gap featuring two second cate- But Froome hit out at both, fantastic.” his grip on the green jersey for the day’s breakaway that built a gory climbs and a tricky descent 14. Samuel Sanchez (ESP/BMC) 14:21 pointing out that their profes- Looking to add to his 26 Tour the points classifications after three-minute lead over the pack to the finish. REUTERS 15. Pierre Rolland (FRA/EUC) 14:58 sional racing careers coincided with cycling’s darkest doping years, when Armstrong won seven Tour titles that he was later Tour director hits out at reporting stripped of for cheating. Jalabert was found in retroac- tive testing in 2013 to have used the banned blood-booster EPO as Team Sky guarded by police while Vasseur once raced for Armstrong’s US Postal team. MENDE, France: Tour de doping. Five police officers were the beginning of his career, but “Times have changed, everyone France director Christian guarding Team Sky’s bus before claimed he stopped in 1998 after knows that. This isn’t the Wild Prudhomme blamed the media the start, though no incident the Festina drug scandal. West, that was 10-15 years ago,” for aggression aimed at yel- occurred. “As a neo-professional, I unfor- said Froome. low jersey holder Chris Froome “The lads are scared,” said tunately have to ... admit that I “Of course there are still going as the Briton’s Team Sky were Team Sky sports director Nicolas tried to ride using EPO,” he told to be riders who take risks (by protected by police before the Portal. Danish broadcaster TV2, refer- doping) in this day and age, but start of yesterday’s 15th stage. Such incidents, however, are ring to a banned blood-booster. they are the minority. Froome had urine thrown at not uncommon in cycling, where “I have tried to take it. I prob- “It was the other way around him by a spectator on Saturday, athletes are particularly exposed ably haven’t taken it in the 10-15 years ago. There’s no reason four days after his Sky team mate as they ride unprotected along amounts that would have pro- in this day and age for that type Richie Porte was punched dur- roads lined by thousands of fans. duced results,” he added. of suspicion to continue. ing the first mountain stage of the In the second edition of the The 42-year-old said he stopped “I was aware that Richie’s been three-week race. race, in 1904, Maurice Garin and doping himself in 1998, when the punched and spat at, Luke Rowe Froome said “irresponsible” Lucien Pothier were set upon by Festina drug scandal on the Tour was spat at, I obviously had urine reporting caused the incidents, a four masked men who had jumped de France almost brought the thrown at me. view shared by Prudhomme. out of a car. race to its knees. “That’s already an outrage, it’s “There is a correlation between In 1975, Belgian great Eddy He denied claims by Michael unacceptable.” what is said in the papers, on TV, Merckx was punched by a spec- Rasmussen that he had smuggled Froome has long spoken out on the radio, and what happens by tator while climbing up the Puy the doping substance Synacthen against doping and even called the side of the road,” Prudhomme de Dome.More recently, dis- to the Danish team inside the for authorities to conduct more told reporters ahead of yester- graced Lance Armstrong hired a Olympic Village -- and used it out of competition testing. day’s 183-km ride between Mende bodyguard after he said he had himself -- in Athens in 2004. And he said he’s at a loss as to and Valence. received death threats. “You can go in and look at my what else he can do to remove the Doping suspicions have been In 2009, New Zealand’s Julian results in the period until the suspicion surrounding him. aired after Froome humiliated his Dean and Spaniard Oscar Freire Festina scandal. They are not “I don’t see what else I can do main rivals in the first Pyrenean where shot at with air guns dur- impressive. After the Festina other than speak up about it and stage, with French TV pundit ing the 13th stage. scandal I never wanted to touch let people make up their own Laurent Jalabert, a former Vuelta Sometimes, however, the rider any” banned substances, he said. minds about our performances winner, saying the Briton’s per- is the aggressor. Rasmussen quit the 2007 Tour and not look up to ex-riders who formance made him feel uneasy. In 1984, during a Paris-Nice de France when he was wearing are part of this (doping) genera- “They set the tone and peo- stage, Frenchman Bernard the race leader’s yellow jersey tion and only knew one way of ple believe what they see in the Hinault swung at a protester and admitted in 2013 that he had cycling. media,” said Froome. from a neighbouring shipyard used banned drugs between 1998 “As I said yesterday (Saturday), In 2013, a French senate inves- after a crowd of demonstrators and 2010. Hoj won the Danish it was particular individuals. I’m tigation revealed that Jalabert encroached onto the road. national championship in 1998 Lotto Soudal team rider Andre Greipel of Germany celebrates after cross- not saying the media in general, had failed a retroactive test for Meanwhile, Danish former pro- and finished in the top 10 in the ing the finish line to win the 15th stage of the 102nd edition of the Tour there’s been some fantastic cover- the banned blood booster EPO in fessional road cyclist Frank Hoj road race at the 2004 and 2008 de France yesterday. age from media of the racing, as 1998. Jalabert never confessed to on Sunday admitted to doping at Olympic Games. AGENCIES it should be. US bump Canada from top of Pan Am medals table

TORONTO: The United States finally Caitlin Leverenz and Sierra Schmidt Parrino cracked a two-out, walk-off sin- nudged Canada from top spot on the Brazil team had the other US golds, touching first in gle in the bottom of the ninth to give the Pan American Games medal table on a members, the 200m individual medley and 800m Americans a dramatic 6-5 win over Cuba. sweltering yesterday that saw scorching winner of the freestyle. Canada, meanwhile, cruised into the conditions and sizzling performances. gold medal in The United States was also on fire on title game easing past Puerto Rico 7-1. As temperatures climbed into mid- the rhythmic the wrestling mat, getting gold from 2012 It was also a productive day for Brazil, 30s Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) and officials gymnastics Olympic champion Jordan Burroughs in the 2016 Olympic hosts picking up gold in issued a heat alert the red-hot Americans ribbons final, the 74kg weight class, Kyle Snyder in the both men’s and women’s windsurfing gold, were piling up podiums across the city. celebrate 97kg division and Zack Rey in the 125kg. group all-around rhythmic gymnastics, Laura Zeng, 15, won the rhythmic during the The United States have dominated the men’s 4x100m medley relay, Henrique gymnastics all-around, 2012 Olympic 2015 Pan Pan Ams, topping the medal standings at Rodrigues in the men’s 200m individual champion Kim Rhode struck gold in the every Games since 1955 and winning over medley and Yane Marques, bronze medal- Am Games women’s skeet, Khatuna Lorig hitting the 2,000 more medals than the next closest list at the London Olympics, taking top in Toronto, bulls eye in women’s individual archery nation Cuba. spot in the modern pentathalon. and Paige Railey sailed away with gold in Canada, For a week, Canada had refused to con- The athletics competition opened the women’s laser radial. yesterday. cede to their southern neighbours until with Peru’s Gladys Tejeda winning the But it was American swimmers who Saturday when the United States took women’s marathon, a challenging course made the biggest splash, snatching three over at the top with 50 gold and 135 total through Toronto’s High Park, beating out of six gold medals on offer on the last day free and 4x100m freestyle relay and a a really fantastic job. We kept building medals. 2011 Pan Am gold medalist Adriana Da of competition in the pool. bronze in the 50m free, Coughlin saved every single day and we got closer as a With eight more days of competition, Silva in hot, humid conditions. Natalie Coughlin, a 12-time Olympic her best for last, reaching the top of the team and had a lot of fun swimming as Canada holds onto second with 48 gold “Today would be described as some- medallist and the Games’ biggest name, podium in the final women’s event. well.” and 122 medals overall. what discomfort,” said TO2015’s Dr. Julia finally got her first Pan Am gold help- “I had a really successful meet, I did Allison Schmitt, winner of five medals The rivalry looks to pick up steam in Alleyne. “During these types of heat ing the United States to victory in the exactly what I was set-up to do on my at the 2012 London Olympics, was also the second week on several fronts. warnings we increase our staff at venues 4x100m medley relay. path next year to the Olympic Games,” part of the relay effort, collecting her The United States set up a showdown so that we have more staff to attend to After settling for silver in the 100m said Coughlin. “As a team, I think we did third gold medal to go along with a silver. with Canada for baseball gold after Andy heat-related illness.” AGENCIES MONDAY 20 JULY 2015 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Davis Cup Quarter- final Results PARIS: Latest Davis Cup Murray carries Britain to World Group quarter-final results: Great Britain 3 France 1 At Queen’s Club, London (grass - outdoor) Friday Davis Cup semi-finals Gilles Simon (FRA) bt James Ward (GBR) 6-4, 6-4, 6-1; Andy Murray (GBR) bt Jo- Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 7-5, 7-6 (12/10), 6-2. Saturday World No. 3 beats Gilles Simon as Britain enter last four after 34 years Andy Murray/Jamie Murray (GBR) bt Jo- Wilfried Tsonga/Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 4-6, LONDON: Andy Murray 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 6-1. clinched Great Britain’s first India come Sunday Davis Cup semi-final berth in Andy Murray (GBR) bt Gilles Simon (FRA) 34 years as the world number 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3, 6-0; James Ward (GBR) three’s gritty victory against from behind vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) - not played Gilles Simon gave his country an Australia 3 Kazakhstan 2 unassailable 3-1 lead yesterday. to down New At Marrara Sporting Complex, Darwin Murray defied the aches and (grass - outdoor) pains assailing his body after playing for three successive days Zealand Friday at Queen’s Club to grind out a CHRISTCHURCH, New Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) bt Thanasi 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3, 6-0 quarter- Zealand: India claimed both Kokkinakis (AUS) 6-4, 6-3, 6-3; Aleksandr final success. reverse singles to snatch a Nedovyesov (KAZ) bt Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 7-6 The Scot’s 23rd win from dramatic 3-2 victory over (7/5), 6-7 (2/7), 7-6 (7/5), 6-4. 25 Davis Cup singles matches New Zealand in their Davis Saturday secured a first victory over old Cup tie yesterday. Sam Groth/Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) bt Andrey rivals France since 1978 and took Victory in the Asia-Oceania Golubev/Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) 6-4, Britain back to the last four for second round tie qualifies India 7-6 (7/4), 6-2. the first time since 1981. for the World Group play-offs Sunday It was a herculean three hour in September. Sam Groth (AUS) bt Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) and 26 minute effort from the New Zealand went into the 6-3, 7-6 (8/6), 4-6, 7-6 (8/6); Lleyton Hewitt exhausted Murray and, having final day in Christchurch with (AUS) bt Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) 7-6 ended Britain’s 77-year wait for a 2-1 lead only to find them- (7/2), 6-2, 6-3 a homegrown male winner of the selves totally outplayed, with Argentina 3 Serbia 0 Wimbledon singles title in 2013, the two reverse singles settled he now has his sights on another in straight sets. At Tecnopolis, Buenos Aires memorable milestone. Somdev Devvarman (pic- (clay - indoor) After wiping away some tears tured), who lost his first sin- Friday of joy, Murray, who won both sin- gles game on Friday in five sets, Leonardo Mayer (ARG) bt Filip Krajinovic gles matches and the doubles with made amends in his second (SRB) 6-4, 6-2, 6-1; Federico Delbonis (ARG) brother Jamie, said: “It feels unbe- outing when he saw off Marcus bt Viktor Troicki (SRB) 2-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, lievable to get through. I used up Daniell 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 sending 6-2. my last ounces of energy. the tie into a decisive fifth and Saturday “It wasn’t looking good in the Britain’s Andy Murray (centre) celebrates with his team-mates after beating France’s Gilles Simon in a Davis final match. Carlos Berlocq/Leonardo Mayer (ARG) bt second set. I was making too Cup world group quarter-finals singles match at the Queen’s Club in London yesterday. Daniell, a Viktor Troicki/Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) 6-2, many mistakes but I didn’t care doubles spe- 6-4, 6-1. how I played. I just wanted to win. line-up by selecting Richard from his run to the Wimbledon At that point it looked bleak for cialist who Sunday “The whole weekend been fan- Gasquet instead of Simon. semi-finals, looked mentally and Murray, who had been mired in won Saturday Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs Viktor Troicki tastic. This team has done amaz- But he stuck with the world physically spent as his recent sluggish mediocrity. with part- (SRB); Federico Delbonis (ARG) vs Filip ing things. We are punching above number 11, which was good news exertions finally caught up with Yet the two-time Grand Slam ner Artem Krajinovic (SRB) our weight.” for Murray, who had won 12 of his him against Simon, who had an champion somehow shook off his Sitak, was a Britain haven’t won the Davis previous 14 meetings with Simon. extra 24 hours rest after being lethargy to secure a vital break late change Belgium 5 Canada 0 Cup since 1936 and their last final Simon was in good form on left out of the doubles. in the eighth game, forcing a tie- for the sin- At Sportpark Krokodiel, Middelkerke appearance came in 1978, but they grass however, having made the Simon was forced to call for a break that he won after a superb gles after (Ostend) (clay - outdoor) have a golden opportunity to end Queen’s Club semi-finals and the medical timeout when he hurt his fightback from 4-1 down. Kiwi number Friday those barren runs this year. Wimbledon quarter-finals before right knee after slipping at 4-3 in Revitalised, Murray broke in one Rubin Steve Darcis (BEL) bt Frank Dancevic (CAN) Britain will host Australia in routing James Ward in the open- the first set. When Simon even- the opening game of the third set, Statham 3-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-3; David Goffin (BEL) bt Filip the last four in September, with ing rubber on Friday. tually resumed he wasn’t mov- again two games later and a third pulled out of Peliwo (CAN) 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. a final showdown against Belgium Having ended Roger Federer’s ing so well, but Murray couldn’t time with a brilliant lob to leave the reverse Saturday or Argentina awaiting if they see run of 116 unbroken service games take advantage and he wasted the stunned Simon trailing by two singles with Ruben Bemelmans/Kimmer Coppejans (BEL) off Lleyton Hewitt and company. at Wimbledon, Simon had no two break points to allow the sets to one. influenza. bt Daniel Nestor/Adil Shamasdin (CAN) 7-5, Australia were also the oppo- reason to feel intimidated by the Frenchman to serve out the set. Murray had all the momentum Yuki Bhambri then closed 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. sition when Britain last won a Murray serve and the 30-year-old Boosted by the rush of adrena- now and he landed the knockout out the tie, taking just one hour semi-final in 1978. made a flying start with a break line from that escape, Simon pun- blow with two breaks early in the 49 minutes to complete a 6-2, Sunday France captain Arnaud in the third game. ished another sloppy game from fourth set to complete one of the 6-2, 6-3 win over New Zealand Kimmer Coppejans (BEL) bt Frank Dancevic Clement had hinted he might For much of the first two sets, Murray to break at the start of most tenacious wins of his career. hope Michael Venus who had (CAN) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3; Steve Darcis (BEL) bt make a late change to his singles Murray, just a week removed the second set. AFP earlier beaten Devvarman. Filip Peliwo (CAN) 6-4, 6-3. Venus had a break point to go ahead 4-2 in the third set but could not convert and then WTA Swedish Vintage Hewitt guides Australia into semis had two break point chances to equalise at 4-4. Open Result MELBOURNE: Ageing tour his back on the grass court to stirring fightback for Australia, week when Kyrgios rounded on “I felt I played well. It was BÅSTAD, Sweden: Result warrior Lleyton Hewitt ban- deafening cheers from a raucous who were 2-0 down after the the country’s high performance a game which had to be won,” from final day of the WTA ished a tumultuous week for home crowd before being mobbed opening day when young guns chief Pat Rafter with a stinging Bhambri said. Swedish Open on Sunday (x Australian tennis by guiding by his whooping team-mates. Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi post on Twitter. “It’s so rare for India to win denotes seeding): his team into the Davis Cup “I love the back-against-the- Kokkinakis, dubbed ‘the Special Hewitt will retire after the a tie after losing a doubles. I Final: Johanna Larsson (SWE x7) bt Mona semi-finals yesterday with vic- wall situation. That’s what we K’s’ in Australia, both flopped in next Australian Open in January, can’t remember us doing that. Barthel (GER x4) 6-3, 7-6 (7/2). tory in the final singles against had after day one,” the two-times the singles. so guiding his team into the final “It was good to have (team Kazakhstan. grand slam champion said in a Australia’s number one Bernard four for the first time since 2006 captain) Anand Amritraj on WTA Bucharest Australia will meet Britain for courtside interview. Tomic was absent, booted from will be a treasured moment for the sideline he was so calm and a place in their first final since “We had to rally together and the team after a public tirade a player who has bled for his helped me play well today.” Open Results 2003 after the hard-bitten former find a way to get the win. I’ve against the country’s tennis country since his 1999 Davis Cup India now face a team from BUCHAREST: Results from world number one trounced always said some of my greatest administration at Wimbledon. debut. the first round of the World the final day of the WTA Aleksandr Nedovyesov 7-6(2) 6-2 wins are in Davis Cup and some But the controversial 22-year- The win was also a triumph for Group from earlier in the year, Bucharest Open on Sunday (x 6-3 in the Darwin sunshine. of my toughest losses are in Davis old’s arrest in Miami after a noisy team captain Wally Masur and while New Zealand will remain denotes seeding): After Nedovyesov blasted Cup so I’m going to enjoy this one. hotel room party was to prove a big-serving battler Sam Groth, in the Asia-Oceania Group One Final: Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK x7) past the baseline to surrender, This is what dreams are made of.” huge distraction and followed fur- who proved the most unlikely of in 2016. AFP bt Sara Errani (ITA x1) 7-6 (7/3), 6-3. 34-year-old Hewitt slumped on Hewitt’s win completed a ther controversy earlier in the heroes. REUTERS Bartomeu re-elected as Barcelona President

BARCELONA: Josep Maria to other leading European clubs, signing of Brazilian star Neymar Bartomeu was re-elected as are owned by their members — from Santos. Bartomeu, who had President of European and of whom there are more than been the Vice-president, stepped Spanish champions Barcelona 150,000 in total — and elections up to replace Rosell but in May a after seeing off rival Joan are usually held every six years. court ordered him to stand trial Laporta (pictured right). However, this election was along with the club in the Neymar Bartomeu, 52, polled 25,823 called a year early by Bartomeu case. votes (54.63 per cent) with at a time when tensions inside the Laporta, 53, also criticised Laporta, a former President, win- club were running high because Bartomeu’s more nuanced stand ning 15,615 votes (33.03 per cent). of poor relations between Barca on Catalan independence which Other contenders were busi- coach Luis Enrique and star is in stark contrast to his own nessman Agusti Benedito 3,386 player Lionel Messi — something position. votes (per cent) and lawyer Toni that was remedied in dramatic He has spent the past eight Freixa with 1,750 (3.70 per cent). fashion when they won the tre- years dabbling in politics, and With 47,720 votes counted, ble of Champions League, La Liga said he wants Barca to return to the election had the third high- and Copa del Rey in the spring. the “values” of his previous term est turnout in Barcelona history The team’s success on the that he appointed Pep Guardiola in office, with an emphasis on — only 2010 with 57,088 votes field and the club’s success off in the coaching job in 2008 — a bringing through players from La and 2003 with 51,618 have been it, with Barcelona returning decision which sparked a trophy- Masia, the club’s renowned youth greater. a record profit of 608m euros laden spell of success — although academy, and bringing back the Bartomeu, who took over as ($650m), meant Bartomeu was his financial record has been Unicef logo on team shirts. president early last year after the favourite to beat the challenge criticised. He also said that he would look his predecessor Sandro Rosell of Laporta. Laporta attacked Bartomeu for to sign French international mid- stepped down, will lead Barcelona “We must continue to be standing despite facing criminal fielder Paul Pogba from Juventus for the next six years. the number one club and these charges along with Rosell. — he is also a reported target of Polls opened at 9am local time six years are very important,” Rosell, a former ally of English side Manchester City. (0700 GMT) with almost 110,000 Bartomeu said after casting his Laporta’s before the two fell out Barcelona are currently serving Josep Maria Bartomeu celebrates his victory in the FC Barcelona members entitled to vote. vote on Saturday morning. in 2005, resigned last year when a FIFA-imposed transfer ban that presidential elections in Barcelona on Saturday night. Barcelona, just like their great Laporta was in charge from investigations began into alleged means any new signings cannot rivals Real Madrid but in contrast 2003-10 and it was to his credit misappropriation of funds in the play for the club until 2016. AFP MONDAY 20 JULY 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19

Digne’s late Dempsey hat-trick powers strike lifts PSG over Benfica

TORONTO, Canada: Lucas Digne scored in the 79th minute to lift French cham- pions Paris Saint-Germain to USA to 6-0 rout of Cuba a 3-2 victory over Benfica on Saturday in the International Champions Cup friendly Gold Cup: Barnes nets match winner in Jamaica’s 1-0 win over Haiti tournament. Digne unleashed a powerful left-footed shot that substitute BALTIMORE: Clint Cup knockout match between goalkeeper Paulo Lopes could Dempsey’s first international Caribbean rivals on a Giles Barnes barely get a hand to, securing hat trick sparked defending goal in the seventh minute and a the victory before a crowd of champion United States over stalwart defensive effort to deny 17,843 at BMO Field, home of Cuba 6-0 on Saturday, propel- Haiti the equalizer. Major League Soccer’s Toronto United States for- ling the Americans to the semi- “I’m very proud of my team,” FC. Teenaged midfielder Jean- ward Clint Dempsey finals of the Gold Cup football Schaefer said. “All of our players Kevin Augustin in the 29th tournament. (8) scores past Cuba go over the limit.” minute and Brazil’s Lucas The 32-year-old former Fulham goalkeeper Disovelis Elsewhere, Giles Barnes Moura from the penalty spot striker nodded in the opening goal Guerra (21) during scored the only goal in the sev- in the 64th also scored for in the fourth minute, tucked in a the second half of the enth minute and Jamaica edged Paris Saint-Germain, while penalty kick in the 64th minute CONCACAF Gold Cup Haiti 1-0 on Saturday, advancing Brazilians Anderson Talisca and scored on a sliding right- quarter-final match at the “Reggae Boyz” to a Gold Cup and Jonas scored for the footed flick in the 78th to seize M&T Bank Stadium semi-final against holders United Portuguese champions. the scoring lead in the biennial on Saturday. United States. Talisca’s 34th-minute strike North American championship. States defeated Cuba The first knockout stage match made it 1-1, while Jonas con- “It feels good. I have gotten them 6-0. between two Caribbean rivals in nected in the 42nd minute to for my club before. Obviously, I’m the biennial North American put Benfica ahead. After a fortunate. I wouldn’t be able to football championship’s history clumsy challenge by Benfica’s put the ball in the back of the followed a 6-0 US rout of Cuba Jardel brought Christophe net without my teammates,” said in the day’s other quarter-final. Nkunku down in the box, Dempsey. “You always want to Barnes, a striker for the Moura equalised, convert- score as many goals as you can. Houston Dynamo of Major League ing the ensuing penalty with But the main thing is we won the 47 career goals put him second keep up the pace.” Ongoing work match Mexico’s record six Gold Soccer, slid in a low angled shot a right-footed shot that saw game.” on the all-time US list, 10 shy of by US and Cuban political lead- Cup crowns, stretched their win past a Haitian defender and goal- Benfica keeper Julio Cesar dive By routing their long-time Cold Landon Donovan’s record. ers to restore diplomatic rela- streak over Cuba to nine matches keeper Johnny Placide. the wrong way. War political rivals before 37,994 “He’s hungry for goals and he tions is vital for both nations, and improved to 9-1-1 all-time Haiti forced Jamaican goal- The Portuguese side nearly fans at the home of the NFL has two more meals,” Klinsmann said Gonzalez, whose team one against the Communist island keeper Ryan Thompson into three grabbed an equaliser in the Baltimore Ravens, the Americans said of Dempsey, adding with a day might not have defectors. nation. A title repeat would see first-half saves and sent another 87th, but Nelson Oliveira’s advanced to a Wednesday laugh of the player’s first US hat “I believe that what our two the Americans clinch a berth in scoring attempt just off the out- shot was pushed over the ball matchup in Atlanta against trick, “It took him long enough.” countries are doing is very impor- the 2017 Confederations Cup in side edge of the woodwork. And by goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu. Jamaica, a 1-0 winner over Haiti Striker Gyasi Zardes scored in tant,” Gonzalez said. “For us in Russia. The Americans must play the Haitians kept the pressure on PSG manager Laurent in a later quarter-final. the 14th minute, Aron Johannsson football it’s very important. We this year’s Gold Cup champion for in the second half, but could not Blanc, still resting many of his “We are definitely the under- chipped in over Cuban goal- could improve because of this.” the spot if they do not reclaim the crack Jamaica’s defense. top players, was pleased with dog,” Jamaica’s German coach keeper Diosvelis Guerra in the Five players were absent from trophy. Haiti matched its best-ever the victory by a youthful squad. Winfried Schaefer said of the 32nd minute and Omar Gonzalez the Cuban squad following reports “The confidence grows over Gold Cup showing, having also “The young players played clash with a US squad coached netted another goal in the 45th of defections. The team also dealt time as the tournament goes on,” reached the last eight in 2002 well,” he said. by German Jurgen Klinsmann. minute as the US took it’s most with visa troubles at the begin- Dempsey said. “Hopefully our best and 2009. Based in New Jersey for their “This is difficult.” lopsided Gold Cup triumph ever ning of the tournament. ball is yet to come.” The “Reggae Boyz” had never North American visit, PSG next Today’s quarter-finals send against a Cuban side depleted by “Credit to them for dealing Cuba, ranked 70 spots below won a Gold Cup knockout stage play Fiorentina on Tuesday Mexico against Costa Rica and defections. with the situations they had the USA at 104th in the world match before, falling three times before matches against Chelsea Panama against Trinidad and “The players who were not to deal with in getting here,” by FIFA, settled for matching its in the quarter-finals and twice in and Manchester United. Tobago. here for us, they do not mean Dempsey said. “We were sharp best Gold Cup run by reaching the semi-finals when only four Benfica will play Fiorentina, Dempsey’s six Gold Cup goals anything to us. They have chosen from the start. We knew we had the last eight. The Cubans were teams advanced out of the group Major League Soccer’s New make him the man to catch for another path,” said Cuban coach to put in a professional perform- ousted in 2003 and 2013 by the phase. Jamaica’s best Gold Cup York Red Bulls and Mexico’s the Golden Boot scoring award. Raul Gonzalez. “Our players were ance and we did.” Americans. finish was a share of third in 1993. Club America. AFP The Seattle Sounders forward’s ready but in the end they couldn’t The Americans, trying to Jamaica won the first Gold AGENCIES

Jamaica’s defender Wes Morgan (right) in Reform pressure mounts on action against Haiti’s forward Kervins Belfort during the second half of their CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter final FIFA ahead of presidential vote match at M&T Stadium in Baltimore, MD, USA, ZURICH: FIFA’s leadership The 79-year-old Swiss, the most The US Senate also debated sponsors to take a stand against on Saturday. Jamaica meets today to decide the date powerful figure in sport by many the FIFA scandal this week, corruption and put the game back won. of a vote to replace president counts, is to announce a date for highlighting the extent of the on track,” ITUC general secretary Sepp Blatter as a corruption a new election after today’s execu- world football body’s tarnished Sharan Burrow said. storm inflicts ever worsening tive committee meeting. The vote reputation. The Transparency damage on world football. will be held in Zurich sometime Coca Cola said in a letter to International advocacy group has The meeting takes place just between December this year and the International Trade Union also called for FIFA’s reforms to two days after Jeffrey Webb, February 2016. Confederation (ITUC) that it has be handled by an independent until May a FIFA vice president, Following some ambiguous called for an independent com- body. made his first appearance in a comments in media interviews, mission chaired by an “eminent” Blatter could announce that New York court to deny charges Blatter will be pressed to make person to undertake reforms, the measures such as limits on terms that he accepted millions of clear that he is standing down. confederation said. for FIFA executive members and dollars in bribes for marketing He did not use the word “resign” “We are calling for this greater disclosure of salaries of deals. He was released on $10m when he announced that a new approach out of our deep commit- top officials will be voted at the bail. election would be held. ment to ethics and human rights Congress. Webb is one of 14 football offi- FIFA also faces mounting and in the interest of seeing Fifa However, critics say this cials and business executives fac- pressure to quickly start reforms succeed,” said the letter. ITUC has will not be enough to ease the ing charges in the United States. and Blatter is also expected to called for a figure such as former storm. He was one of seven FIFA officials announce what measures could UN secretary general Kofi Annan Even FIFA’s existing eth- detained in a raid on a Zurich be proposed to the special election to head a reform commission. ics committee called this week hotel ahead of the world body’s congress. Fast food giant McDonald’s said for greater powers to improve congress in May. Two days later Top sponsors, such as Coca it has called for FIFA to make transparency in its dealings. It Blatter was reelected to a fifth Cola and McDonald’s, have called “meaningful changes to restore wants to be able to name officials term but within four more days for radical changes in the way the trust and credibility with fans and accused of misconduct and to give he announced he would organise multi-billion dollar world body is sponsors alike.” more details on why a decision a new election. run after many years of scandal. “It is now time for the other was taken. AFP Everton manager frustrated over Chelsea pursuit of Stones

SINGAPORE: Everton Barclays Asia Trophy final at not a selling club in that respect.” manager Roberto Martinez Singapore’s National Stadium, Despite seeing his side lose the expressed disappointment on Martinez appeared to be clearly final of the pre-season tourna- Saturday following reports that unhappy with Chelsea’s open pur- ment, Martinez said he believed Chelsea were looking to increase suit of Stones. “First of all, we the club was moving in the right their bid for defender John pride ourselves of playing a cer- direction in their build-up to the Stones after their initial offer tain way and educating our young new Premier League campaign. for the England international players in a manner that they are “We are working in order to was rejected. always going to get attention from fulfil our potential. I think that It was reported on Friday that elsewhere and that is always a in the last two years we have been the Premier League champions compliment. A footballing com- very brave in giving young players had made an offer of £20m for the pliment,” said the Spaniard. opportunities to develop impor- 21-year-old, who joined Everton “The other side is the disap- tant roles and we want to carry from Barnsley in 2013 and signed pointment of seeing a football on doing that,” he said. a five-year extension with the club making such a statement to “We want to be strong and Goodison Park club last year. the press and making it so openly. as competitive as we can. That That offer was turned down I don’t think that is the way we is the only focus I have today. I but subsequent reports in British would do it at Everton. am disappointed with the result media have indicated that Chelsea “We would not speak about a but delighted with the attitude would continue to bid for Stones player that is registered at another and with the positive points that Portugal’s players celebrate during the podium ceremony after winning the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in until they were successful. club and there is no issue from our we can take into building upon Espinho yesterday. Speaking after his team were point of view: John Stones is an towards the start of the season.” beaten 3-1 by Arsenal in the Everton player, full stop. We are AFP MONDAY 20 JULY 2015 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Bianchi funeral to be held in Spieth makes his move as Nice tomorrow PARIS: The funeral of Jules Bianchi, the French Formula One driver who died after spending nine months in a coma following a crash at last sea- Dunne steals Open show son’s Japanese Grand Prix, will be held in his home city of Nice tomorrow. Bianchi, 25, who died on Friday, Irish amateur shares fairy-tale lead on remarkable day at St Andrews had been fighting for his life under controlled medical condi- ST ANDREWS, Scotland: tions in the Centre Hospitalier Jordan Spieth surged through Universitaire hospital in Nice, a gridlocked British Open lea- southern France. derboard as a third straight He is the first Formula One major title loomed large but he driver to perish from a racing had to share the spotlight with accident since triple world cham- Irish amateur Paul Dunne at pion Ayrton Senna in San Marino St Andrews after a remarkable in 1994. day’s action yesterday. His funeral will be held at 0900 The 21-year-old American, bid- GMT at the Sainte-Reparate ding to become the first man to cathedral in the old part of Nice win the year’s first three majors city. since Ben Hogan in 1953, began The gifted young driver’s death the delayed third round in the sparked a flood of tributes from chasing pack and lost ground his pitlane colleagues and the early on but he stormed home world of politics. with a seven-birdie, six-under 66 Bianchi joined Marussia in 2013 for an 11-under total, one off the and competed in 34 grands prix, lead. notching two world champion- Dunne, a year older but inhab- ship points — still the team’s best iting a different golfing planet to result. Masters and US Open champion Bianchi suffered a traumatic Spieth, ended a crazy day of low brain injury when his car careered scoring in a three-way tie at the off the rain-drenched Suzuka cir- top on 12-under par 204 with cuit during the Japanese Grand Australian Jason Day and 2010 Prix on October 5 and smashed British Open champion Louis into a recovery truck at around Oosthuizen. 200km an hour. Clearly on course for the ama- His death ended a promising teur’s silver medal after a nerve- career that he hoped would see less 66, Dunne remains in serious him join the elite ranks of Ferrari, contention to become the first something the young driver said amateur to win the British Open he felt “ready” to do three days since Bobby Jones 85 years ago. before the race in Japan. At this most unusual of Opens, Born in Nice in 1989 to Italian anything seems possible, parents, Bianchi had racing in his With flags hanging limp like genes. His grandfather Mauro had damp tea towels — a huge con- been a well known Formula Three trast to Saturday’s gales that and endurance driver in the 1960s. wiped out the third round and His father Philippe for years forced a first Monday finish since managed a karting track near 1988 — an eclectic mix of major the Paul Ricard circuit near winners, amateurs and nearly- Marseille, in southern France, men tucked into the Old Course where Jules made his debut as a birdie banquet with relish. race car driver. There were 37 sub-70 rounds, But his death also recalled although the one notable excep- Paul Dunne of Ireland reacts after his birdie putt on the 15th hole during the third round of the British Open on the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland, another tragic piece of family his- tion was Spieth’s fellow American yesterday. RIGHT: Jordan Spieth of the US acknowledges the crowd after making his par putt on the 18th green during the third round of the British tory: his geat-uncle Lucien, who Dustin Johnson, the overnight Open yesterday. competed in 17 grands prix, was leader, who collapsed to the day’s also killed in a crash while racing second=worst round, a miserable patient today, let them come to 66 means he smashed the previ- you ask it to do, it’s just there are under, although the day’s best in 1969 at the age of 34. AFP three-over 75. me, and once I figured out my ous lowest 54-hole total for an more people watching and more round was that of Marc Leishman Spieth struggled to make putting, it did,” world number two amateur at the Open. cameras.” whose eight-birdie 64 was just much headway early on and was Spieth, still on for an unprece- Incredibly, however, he was Day, whose US Open bid was one short of matching the major clearly getting frustrated when he dented calendar year grand slam, not the only player yet to join the scuppered by vertigo, made up five record. He ended nine under. dropped a shot at the ninth. told a news conference. paid ranks remaining in the hunt strokes during the day in a round Major winners Justin Rose, But the Texan regained his Asked about the magnitude of for the Claret Jug as American of 67, as did Oosthuizen. Adam Scott and Retief Goosen already legendary composure to what he is chasing, he added: “It Jordan Niebrugge’s 67 took him At various stages of a head- also put themselves in the mix respond with three consecutive hasn’t come up in my head while to nine-under. spinning afternoon with puts dis- for what promises to be a clas- birdies at the 10th, 11th and 12th I’ve been playing yet. “I saw that I was tied for first appearing left, right and centre, sic conclusion to the 144th Open and sunk another at the 15th “I can’t speak for tomorrow on the 10th green and I said to five or six players shared the lead, with the top 25 players separated before pocketing pars at the final given it’s the last round, and if I my caddie how cool is it to leave including double Open champion by five shots. “There are so many three holes — smiling and joking have a chance coming down the the Open on Sunday, even if it’s a Padraic Harrington who rolled in players who can still win this,” his way round with Sergio Garcia stretch, if it creeps in, I’ll embrace different type of Sunday,” Dunne a 45-foot monster birdie at the Oosthuizen said. “It’s going to be who is nine under after a 68. it. I’ll embrace the opportunity.” said. 16th. I think one of the tightest Opens.” Jules Bianchi “I kind of just wanted to stay Dunne’s bogey-free six-under “The golf ball still does what He carded a 65 to reach 10 REUTERS Zimbabwe down India by 10 runs, level series 1-1 HARARE: A gritty Zimbabwe picked a wicket apiece that helped overcame a below-par India by Scoreboard the visitors restrict Zimbabwe to 10 runs to draw their two-match 145/7. Twenty20 International (T20I) ZIMBABWE M Vijay b Cremer ...... 13 In reply, India got off to a poor series at the Harare Sports Club H Masakadza c Uthappa b Sandeep Sharma 19 R Uthappa c&b Williams ...... 42 start, losing openers Ajinkya here yesterday. C Chibhabha b Kumar ...... 67 M Pandey lbw Cremer ...... 0 Rahane (4) and Murali Vijay Opener Chamu Chibhabha’s Sikandar Raza c Samson b Sharma ...... 8 K Jadhav (run out) ...... 5 (13) early. While skipper Rahane fighting knock of a 51-ball 67 S Williams c and b Patel ...... 17 S Binny c Chibhabha b Cremer ...... 24 ran himself out, Tamil Nadu star lifted Zimbabwe to 145/7 in 20 C Coventry lbw Binny ...... 4 S Samson c Waller b Mpofu ...... 19 Vijay was bowled by leg-spin- overs. In reply, India managed C Ervine b Kumar ...... 7 A Patel c Williams b Muzarabani ...... 13 ner Graeme Cremer, who also only 135/9 in the allotted 20 M Waller (not out) ...... 6 B Kumar (run out) ...... 9 removed Manish Pandey (0). overs to lose their second T20I P Utseya c Patel b Sharma ...... 1 M Sharma (not out) ...... 3 Karnataka batsman Uthappa match. G Cremer (not out) ...... 0 Sandeep Sharma (not out) ...... 1 found boundaries at will even Robin Uthappa’s breezy knock Extras (B-5, LB-1, W-9, NB-1) ...... 16 Extras (B-1, W-1) ...... 2 though others were failing. He of a 25-ball 42 gave India immense Total (for 7 wkts in 20 overs) ...... 145 Total (for 9 wkts in 20 overs) ...... 135 hit nine fours before offering a impetus but the visitors were Fall of wickets: 1-28, 2-48, 3-85, 4-113, Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-57, 3-57, 4-61, 5-69, return catch to left-arm spinner reduced to 69/5 in nine overs. 5-132, 6-139, 7-142. 6-105, 7-117, 8-124, 9-131. Williams. Middle-order batsman Stuart Binny (25), debutant Sanju Did not bat: Chris Mpofu, Taurai Muzarabani. Bowling: Utseya 3-0-18-0; Muzarabani 3-0- Kedar Jadhav (5) found himself Samson (19) and Axar Patel (13) Bowling: Kumar 4-0-26-2; Sandeep Sharma 23-1; Mpofu 3-0-26-1; Chibhabha 1-0-9-0; short of the crease at the bowler’s gave India a lot of hopes but their 4-0-39-1; Binny 2-0-14-1; Sharma 4-0-28-2; Williams 4-0-31-1; Cremer 4-0-18-3; Sikandar end while taking a Binny’s dou- contributions were not enough. Vijay 2-0-9-0; Patel 4-0-23-1. Raza 2-0-9-0. ble. Taurai Muzarabani’s direct Zimbabwe came into the match INDIA Result: Zimbabwe won by 10 runs. throw from deep mid-wicket desperate to salvage some pride A Rahane (run out) ...... 4 Series: Two-match series drawn 1-1. forced India to slump to 69/5 in as they were blanked 0-3 in the ninth over. One-Day International (ODI) medium-pacer Sandeep Sharma- to young left-arm spinner Axar Thereafter, Binny (24) and series and also lost the first T20I delivery to wicketkeeper Robin Patel. young Kerala wicketkeeper- by 54 runs. Uthappa off the second ball of the The hosts’ innings struggled batsman Samson (19) forged a They found their hero in right- third over. even in the death overs with 36-run stand for the sixth wicket hander Chibhabha, who registered Later, medium pacer Mohit Charles Conventry (4) failing to to revive India’s hopes. his fourth T20I fifty and waged Sharma reduced Zimbabwe to trouble the Indians as he was But Cremer struck again, tak- a lone battle as Indian bowlers 2/48 in the sixth over by getting ruled leg before wicket (LBW) ing his third wicket as Binny took wickets at regular intervals rid of Sikandar Raza (8), who against all-rounder Binny. offered a catch to Chibhabha. to keep the hosts in check. The captained the hosts after regular Chibhabha also perished, being Axar and Samson did their best 28-year-old in-form batsman skipper Elton Chigumbura got bowled by medium fast bowler but it was not enough. completed his half-century in 38 injured. The right-handed bats- Bhuvneshwar Kumar. For Zimbabwe, Cremer was deliveries and hit nine fours dur- man played but not with enough Bhuvneshwar repeated his act the pick of the bowlers as he ing his stay. force to beat Samson at deep when he dismantled the stumps of gave away only 18 runs while tak- Chibhabha, who scored two fif- third man. Craig Ervine (7). Lower-order bat ing three wickets in four overs. ties in the three-match One-Day Chibhabha found support from Prosper Utseya (1) was dismissed Christopher Mpofu, Williams and Zimbabwe captain Raza Butt (left) shares the series trophy with India International (ODI) series, and Sean Williams (17) and they by Mohit. Muzarabani picked up a wicket captain Ajinkya Rahane after the second and final T20 game of the series, Hamilton Masakadza (19) started managed a 37-run third-wicket For India, Bhuvneshwar and apiece that forced India to com- at Harare Sports Club in Harare yesterday. positively. But India drew the first partnership that ended when the Mohit took two wickets each, plete the tour with a solitary loss. blood when Masakadza edged a left-hander offered a return catch while Binny, Sandeep and Axar IANS MONDAY 20 JULY 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

BCCI to form panel to study Johnson leads Australia to court ruling MUMBAI: The Governing Council (GC) of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here yes- terday decided to abide by the Lodha Committee verdict and 405-run rout of England will constitute a panel to study the order suspending two fran- chises and banning two team officials. Hosts crumble to 103 all out on fourth day as tourists level series 1-1 The Supreme Court-appointed Lodha Committee on July 14 sus- LONDON: Mitchell Johnson pended Chennai Super Kings led Australia’s attack as they Scoreboard (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals for thrashed England by 405 runs two years from the IPL in the spot to win the second Ashes Test Australia (I innings): ...... 566-8 decl A Cook c Nevill b Johnson ...... 11 fixing and betting scandal that at Lord’s yesterday to level the England (I innings): ...... 312 G Ballance c Nevill b M Marsh ...... 14 rocked the cash-rich Twenty20 five-match series at 1-1. Australia (II innings): I Bell c (sub-S Marsh) b Lyon ...... 11 tournament in 2013. England, set what would have C Rogers (retd hurt) ...... 49 J Root b Hazlewood ...... 17 Former CSK team official been a new fourth-innings record D Warner c Cook b Ali ...... 83 B Stokes (run out-Johnson) ...... 0 Gurunath Meiyappan and Royals of 509 for victory, collapsed to 103 S Smith b Ali ...... 58 J Buttler c Nevill b Johnson ...... 11 co-owner Raj Kundra, both of all out after tea on the fourth day. M Clarke (not out) ...... 32 M Ali c (sub-S Marsh) b Johnson...... 0 whom were earlier found guilty Left-arm fast bowler Johnson M Marsh (not out) ...... 27 S Broad c Voges b Lyon ...... 25 of betting, were banned for life took three for 27 as England were Extras (LB-5) ...... 5 M Wood (not out) ...... 2 from any cricketing activity. dismissed in a mere 37 overs. Total (for 2 wkts dec) ...... 254 J Anderson b Hazlewood ...... 0 “BCCI respects the verdict of It was only the ninth time Did not bat: A Voges, P Nevill, M Johnson, M Extras (B-4, LB-1) ...... 5 the Lodha Commission and will in the 138-year history of Test Starc, J Hazlewood, N Lyon Total (all out) ...... 103 abide by their decisions, in toto. cricket a side had won by more Fall of wickets: 1-165, 2-210. Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-23, 3-42, 4-48, 5-52, The members recognised that than 400 runs. Bowling: Anderson 7-0-38-0; Broad 8-2-42- 6-64, 7-64, 8-101, 9-101, 10-103. there is an urgent need to under- This was also Australia’s third 0; Ali 16-0-78-2; Wood 10-3-39-0; Stokes Bowling: Starc 7-3-16-1; Hazlewood 8-2-20- stand the impact of this decision highest margin of victory over 3-0-20-0; Root 5-0-32-0. 2; Johnson 10-3-27-3; M Marsh 3-2-8-1; Lyon and the wider ramifications for England in terms of runs follow- England (II innings): 9-3-27-2. BCCI in detail, so as to uphold the ing wins by 562 runs at The Oval A Lyth c Nevill b Starc ...... 7 Result: Australia won by 405 runs. paramountcy of the game in our in 1934 and 409 runs at Lord’s in country,” BCCI Secretary Anurag 1948 in teams which boasted bat- match to secure a draw. who made 87 in the first innings, Thakur said. ting great Don Bradman. But just seeing out Sunday’s fell for nought when he failed to Meiyappan is the son-in-law “I couldn’t have asked for a bet- play proved far beyond England beat Johnson’s powerful throw of former Board of Control for ter performance,” said Australia as for the third straight series, from mid-wicket. Cricket in India (BCCI) President captain Michael Clarke. they were unable to win two Tests England, 64 for five at tea, lost and current International Cricket “The intent from our batsmen in a row. their sixth wicket to the first ball Council (ICC) chairman N. through the second innings was Opener Adam Lyth, out for a after the break when Jos Buttler Srinivasan. Kundra, an Indian- great and the execution from the duck in the first innings, could was caught behind off Johnson. origin British businessman mar- bowlers was spot on.” only manage seven on Sunday Four balls later they were 64 ried to Bollywood actress Shilpa Australia’s fast bowlers are before pushing at a lifting ball for seven when Moeen Ali fell for Shetty, owned 11.74 percent of appreciably quicker than their from Mitchell Starc he was caught a duck when he fended a lifting shares in Royals before he gave England counterparts and sheer behind by debutant wicket-keeper Johnson ball to short leg. them away in March earlier this pace was responsible for several Peter Nevill. Stuart Broad hit out in an year. wickets as the home side suffered Cook, who batted for nearly six innings top score of 25 before fall- “The IPL GC hence authorised the latest in a long line of top- hours during his 96 in the first ing to Lyon and the match ended the chairman, Shri Rajeev Shukla, order slumps. innings, had the temperament when paceman Josh Hazlewood to constitute a working group “To not back up our win at required for the situation. ripped through James Anderson’s which will study this verdict, in Cardiff is incredibly frustrating,” But his technique deserted him defence to bowl England’s last consultation with all our key advi- said England captain Alastair when he tried to cut Johnson’s man for a duck. sors and explore all the possible Cook. fourth ball of the innings without Earlier, Australia took their measures to be adopted, with an “Over the last few games, we moving his feet and was caught overnight 108 without loss to 254 objective to protect the interests have been three down for 40-odd behind for 11. for two before captain Michael of all the stakeholders involved,” and that is an area of concern.” Mitchell Marsh, who replaced Clarke declared shortly before Thakur said in a statement. After Australia declared their the dropped Shane Watson for this lunch. This group will submit within second innings on 254 for two, it match, struck first ball Sunday The only concern for Australia six weeks a report on its findings meant England had to top the when he had the struggling Gary was when opener Chris Rogers, and recommendations to the GC highest fourth innings total to Ballance caught behind. who made a Test-best 173 in the which will then deliberate and win a Test — the West Indies’ 418 Ian Bell could have been out first innings, retired hurt follow- share their views with the work- for seven against Australia at St twice before, on 11, he gave a bat ing a dizzy spell just two overs ing committee of the BCCI for John’s in 2002/03 — if they were pad catch to substitute Shaun into the day’s play. further action. to go 2-0 up. Marsh at short leg off spinner However, he was later seen The Supreme Court-appointed The more realistic if still diffi- Nathan Lyon. watching the match from Justice Mukul Mudgal panel to cult task for England, 1-0 ahead in England were now in dire Australia’s dressing room balcony. probe the 2013 IPL spot fixing Australia’s Mitchell Johnson celebrates taking the wicket of England’s the five-match series after their straits at 48 for four. Steven Smith was named man- and betting scandal had found Jos Buttler on the fourth day of the second Ashes Test, at Lord’s Cricket 169-run win in the first Test The last thing England needed of-the-match for his Test-best 215 Meiyappan and Kundra guilty of Ground in London yesterday. in Cardiff, was to bat out the Sunday was a run out but that is in Australia’s first innings 566 for betting in its report submitted on remaining 155 overs left in the what they got when Ben Stokes, eight declared. AFP November 17, 2014. IANS Sarfraz, Yasir star in Pakistan’s big victory COLOMBO: Sarfraz Ahmed seven boundaries in his 74-ball scored 77 and Yasir Shah Scoreboard knock. grabbed four wickets as The gutsy wicket-keeper put Pakistan thrashed Sri Lanka PAKISTAN L. Thirimanne c Sarfraz b Rahat ...... 56 on 72 for the third wicket with by 135 runs in the violence-hit Ahmed Shehzad c Pathirana b Malinga...... 44 U. Tharanga st Sarfraz b Yasir ...... 16 Hafeez and 61 for the fourth with third one-day international in Azhar Ali (run out)...... 49 A. Mathews c Malik b Yasir ...... 4 Shoaib Malik to boost the total, Colombo yesterday. Mohammad Hafeez c K. Perera b Pathirana 54 D. Chandimal b Imad...... 18 before he was run out in the All-rounder Mohammad Sarfraz Ahmed (run out) ...... 77 T. Perera c Anwar b Yasir...... 12 45th over. Malik, watched from Hafeez made up for a year-long Shoaib Malik (not out) ...... 42 M. Siriwardana (run out) ...... 2 the stands by his tennis-playing ban on bowling due to a sus- Mohammad Rizwan (not out) ...... 35 S. Pathirana c Anwar b Yasir ...... 19 Indian wife Sania Mirza, struck pect action with a polished 54 Extras (B-4, LB-1, W-8, NB-2) ...... 15 L. Malinga b Imad ...... 6 an unbeaten 42 from 29 balls and as Pakistan piled up 316-4 after Total (for 4 wkts in 50 overs) ...... 316 N. Pradeep (not out) ...... 3 shared an unbroken fifth-wicket electing to bat in the day-night Fall of wickets: 1-93, 2-124, 3-196, 4-257. Extras (B-4, LB-1, W-5, NB-1) ...... 11 stand of 59 with Mohammad match. Bowling: Mathews 8-0-52-0; Pradeep 9-0- Total (all out in 41.1 overs) ...... 181 Rizwan (35 not out). Leg-spinner Yasir then shone 47-0 (w3); Malinga 10-0-80-1 (nb1); Pathirana Fall of wickets: 1-33, 2-42, 3-82, 4-93, The pair smashed 21 runs in with the ball as Sri Lanka were 10-0-49-1 (nb1); T. Perera 10-0-63-0 (w4); 5-130, 6-142, 7-144, 8-170, 9-172, 10-181. the last over, bowled by Lasith bundled out for 181 in 41.1 overs Dilshan 3-0-20-0 (w1). Bowling: Irfan 7-1-32-0 (nb1; w1); Anwar Malinga, to leave Sri Lanka chas- on a slow pitch at the Premadasa SRI LANKA 5-0-24-2; Rahat 7-0-35-1 (w2); Malik 5-0-28- ing the highest total in the series stadium. K. Perera c Sarfraz b Anwar ...... 20 0; Yasir 10-1-29-4 (w1); Imad 7.1-0-28-2 (w1). so far. The match was interrupted T. Dilshan c Azhar b Anwar ...... 14 Result: Pakistan won by 135 runs. Sarfraz, who was named man of for 30 minutes in the second the match, said he was delighted session with Sri Lanka on 158-7 take a 2-1 lead in the five-match in the second innings, but we to contribute to the big win. when stones thrown apparently series. need to improve in batting, bowl- “It was a great team effort,” from outside the stadium landed Pakistan players and fans ing and fielding. We can’t afford he said. “I am really very happy on the field near a Pakistani declined to blame Sri Lankan to panic. Just need to have faith with my batting and ‘keeping. fielder. authorities and fans at large for in the boys.” Yesterday Azhar came and told Match referee Javagal Srinath the disturbance, instead point- Hafeez’s fourth score of 50-plus me he wanted me to bat higher of India immediately ordered the ing the finger at a small group of in the last six one-day innings in the order. I said okay.” players off the field as anti-riot spectators. built on a 93-run opening stand “I am just happy everything police squads evacuated specta- Lahiru Thirimanne, who top- between Ahmed Shehzad (44) and clicked for me and the team.” tors from two blocks of stands scored with 56, was the only Sri skipper Azhar Ali (49). Pakistan had won the opening near the giant scoreboard. Lankan batsman to offer resist- Hafeez, 34, had on Friday been match in Dambulla and Sri Lanka “The umpires decided to sus- ance as the rest of the batting banned from bowling for a year by took the second in Pallekele. pend play after a player com- collapsed. Opener Kusal Perera the ICC after his action was ruled Ninth-ranked Pakistan need plained that a stone had landed was the next highest contributor to be illegal — for the second time a series win to remain in con- near him,” a police source at the with 20. in the last eight months. tention for a place in the eight- grounds said. Sri Lankan captain Angelo But the former captain ensured nation Champions Trophy in The match, which was wit- Mathews admitted his team was he contributed with the bat with England in 2017. nessed by Pakistan batting great outplayed by Pakistan. a stroke-filled half-century to fol- Sri Lanka, currently ranked Zaheer Abbas — the current “I am pretty disappointed,” he low his 103 in the opening match fifth, are assured of taking part President of the International said. “But it must be said that of the series. in the tournament. Cricket Council (ICC) — resumed Pakistan outplayed us in all three Sarfraz, promoted to number The fourth match will be played Pakistan’s Yasir Shah (right) celebrates with his team-mate Mohammad after the short break and departments.” four from lower down the order, at the same venue on Wednesday. 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loppy, fatty, savoury, starchy and delicious. Do you really need any other reasons to make this utterly satisfying and summery grilled sausage and potato dish? S And it doesn’t get much easier than this. You start by tossing a whole mess of new potatoes with olive oil and salt, then setting those on the grill until the skins get just crunchy while the insides get soft. Meanwhile, on the other side of the grill you drop down a disposable foil pan filled with beef sausages, sun-dried tomatoes, whole garlic cloves, sliced onions and bell peppers. By the time the potatoes are ready, the sausages and veggies are bubbling, the juices and fats having created their own sauce. Smash a few potatoes onto each serving plate, then spoon the sausage mixture over it. Crazy comfort on a plate. And because the recipe is easily doubled, this is a great choice for feeding a crowd. Grilled Sausages With Potatoes and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Start to finish: 45 minutes Servings: 4

Ingredients 1 pound sweet or hot beef sausages, each link halved 1 large yellow onion, cut into 1/2-inch rings 2 green or red bell peppers, cored and cut into rings Heat one side of the grill to medium, the other side to low. side of the grill. Cook for 25 to 30 minutes, turning often for evening 1 head garlic, cloves peeled In a 9-by-13-inch disposable foil pan, combine the sausages, onion, browning, or until the skin is lightly browned and crisp and the flesh 7-ounce jar oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, mostly drained peppers, garlic cloves and sun-dried tomatoes (with about 1 tablespoon is tender. Ground black pepper of the oil from the jar). Sprinkle lightly with pepper, then toss well. To serve, set several potatoes on each plate and lightly smash with 1 pound new potatoes Set the pan over the warmer side of the grill and cook, turning the the back of a fork. Spoon the sausage mixture over them, then sprinkle 2 tablespoons olive oil ingredients regularly, until the vegetables are tender and the sausage with a bit of cheddar cheese. Kosher salt is cooked through, about 30 minutes. Nutrition information per serving: 810 calories; 510 calories from fat (63 Grated cheddar cheese, to serve Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the potatoes and olive oil, tossing percent of total calories); 57 g fat (16 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 95 mg cho- to coat evenly. Sprinkle liberally with salt, tossing again to coat. Use lesterol; 1,040 mg sodium; 48 g carbohydrate; 7 g fiber; 14 g sugar; 25 g protein. Method tongs to place the potatoes directly on the grill grates on the cooler AP High blood pressure danger equal for slim and obese BY KATHRYN DOYLE regardless of their weight status,” cm (34.6 in) in women for white, Colangelo said. black and Hispanic ethnicity, and hough previous research has The new study included 3,657 for Chinese ethnicity, less than 90 suggested high blood pres- nonsmoking men and women with cm (35.4 in) in men and less than Tsure may be more danger- no heart disease, diabetes or can- 80 cm (31.5 inches) in women, ous for thinner people, a new study cer before the study began. The according to the authors. finds the cardiovascular disease researchers analyzed data on these Trained technicians collected risks are similar – and high - for participants from a long-term height, weight, waist circumfer- the lean, overweight and the obese. study of about twice as many peo- ence and blood pressure measures “Some studies done in the ple, begun in 2000. at the start of the study, and called past 30 years suggested that for Unlike many studies that group to check in about any hospital the adverse outcomes associ- people by weight only, or by body admissions, procedures, cardio- ated with hypertension – such as mass index (BMI), a measure of vascular diagnoses or deaths every heart attacks and stroke – lean weight relative to height, the cur- nine to 12 months for an average or normal weight people with rent study also included waist cir- of 10 years for each participant. cardiovascular disease events dur- Previous studies, which found under control is important for hypertension had worse out- cumference. Waist size indicates At the start of the study, 1,054 ing the study, and for every weight greater risk for leaner people with reducing the risk of cardiovas- comes than overweight or obese the degree of fat around the torso, people fell in the healthy BMI category, those with high blood high blood pressure, had included cular disease events, Colangelo people with hypertension,” said which is linked with heart disease range, 1,568 were overweight and pressure were more likely to suffer smokers, people with diabetes and said. lead author Laura A Colangelo of risk. 1,172 were obese or very obese. one than those without high blood cancer, Colangelo noted. “First, by adopting a healthy the Feinberg School of Medicine The researchers divided their Most people with a healthy pressure, the study team reports Smokers tend to be leaner but lifestyle - which includes losing at Northwestern University in subjects into seven groups based weight also had a waist cir- in Hypertension. also have more cardiovascular weight if overweight or obese, Chicago. on BMI (underweight, healthy, cumference within the optimal Healthy-weight people with no events, which may have affected reducing sodium in the diet, not “Such a finding might cause one overweight, obese and very obese) range, whereas almost all obese high blood pressure had the low- the results, so they excluded smok- smoking and increasing physical to infer mistakenly that high blood and waist circumference, using people had a nonoptimal waist est risk for cardiovascular events ers from the new analysis, she said. activity,” she said. “And second, pressure is not important for the ethnicity-specific parameters in circumference. like heart attack or stroke. Obese “The results in this case still by adhering to the treatment and overweight or obese but is impor- both cases. Almost 350 of those with a people without high blood pressure showed normal weight people with medication management pre- tant for lean or normal weight For example, a healthy or healthy weight had high blood had a higher risk, and healthy- hypertension have similar(ly) high scribed by one’s physician.” people,” she said. “optimal” waist circumference is pressure, compared to more than weight and obese people with high absolute risk as obese people,” she SOURCE: bit.ly/1HfBPkf “We are saying that high blood less than 102 centimeters (40.16 550 of those in the obese category. blood pressure had equally high said. Hypertension, online June 15, 2015. pressure is important for everyone, inches) in men and less than 88 In total, there were 273 risks, the researchers found. Getting high blood pressure REUTERS

Art School Presents Fashion Show Manish Malhotra to add ‘old world charm’ to a fashion week

ce fashion designer Manish Malhotra is set Ato present Couture Soiree, an evening remi- niscent of the old world charm from the 1950s, at the forthcoming Amazon India Couture Week 2015 here. “At Amazon India Couture Week, I will bring to you Couture Soiree, an evening reminiscent of the old world charm from the 1950s, when western fashion was being revolutionised and fashion shows had a sense of an intimate experience and luxury,” said Malhotra in a statement. “Guests at the viewing would come to witness iconic moments in fashion. This finale show at the couture week is going to be a departure from what you’ve seen, with an intimate setting as we are going to present a preview of our limited edition Manish Malhotra London Label.” “It is even more special to me as it also marks creating a niche for stylists, he has added unadul- Models present creations by fashion students of an art school during the show ‘Alles so schoen bunt hier’ the celebration of successful 10 years of my label terated sparkle to leading actresses’ wardrobes with (Everything nice and colourful here) at the Burg Giebichenstein in Halle an der Saale, Germany. Manish Malhotra in August 2015,” he said. his dazzling collections for over 25 years now. Known to be the frontrunner in Bollywood, Best known for his bridal wear, strong sense of col- our and revival of the crafts sector, the designer’s dedi- cation to his aesthetics has catapulted him to fame. “We are delighted to announce that India’s most popular designer Manish Malhotra, who has the biggest brand recall amongst GenNext, will be adding an interesting third dimension to the Amazon India Couture Week 2015” said Sunil Sethi, president, Fashion Design Council of India. . “His magical drapes and captivating cuts will add perfection to a week of pure indulgence,” Sethi added. Spanning five days, Amazon India Couture Week 2015, will be held from July 29 to August 2 at the Taj Palace Hotel here. IANS $#' " # %$ !" ! &   ! "  MONDAY 20 JULY 2015 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

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China hosts 19th RoboCup Prolonged standing as bad as sitting

LONDON: While health det- riments associated with sitting for long stretches of time at the office are well documented, it has been found that jobs that require people to stand for long may be equally harmful for health, shows research. Nearly half of all employees worldwide are required to stand for more than 75 percent of their workdays. Prolonged standing is associated with short-term adverse health issues, including reports of fatigue, leg cramps, and backaches, which can affect job performance and cause significant discomfort. People watch a robot dancing during an exhibition at the 19th RoboCup in Hefei, Anhui province, central China, yesterday. Teams from 47 countries and regions compete in the event The new study published in the until July 23. RIGHT: A robot falls as others compete in a soccer match at the RoboCup 2015. journal Human Factors suggests that, over time, this type of sus- tained muscle fatigue can result in serious health consequences — musculoskeletal disorders and back pain. “The work-related mus- culoskeletal implications that can be caused by prolonged standing Box office: Ant-Man tops with $58m are a burden not only for workers but also for companies and soci- LOS ANGELES: Marvel’s Ant- “No one else could take what is film career on a high note and crowds. To that end, the domes- Out racked up $11.6m for a fourth ety,” said Maria Gabriela Garcia, Man landed with a solid $58m really an obscure character and marks the second biggest open- tic audience for Ant-Man was 28 place finish, bringing its North doctoral candidate at ETH Zurich. at the weekend box office, while launch it in such a big way,” said ing for director Judd Apatow, percent comprised of families. American gross to $306.4m. For the study, the research- Trainwreck’s Amy Schumer Hollis. “It’s a sign that they’re behind only Knocked Up’s $30.7m Fifty eight percent of ticket buy- Among art house releases, ers asked participants of two age put her own raunchy spin on doing so much right and that it’s debut. Crowds were primarily ers were male, 59 percent were Woody Allen’s Irrational Man groups to simulate standing work romantic comedies to the tune a brand that has overwhelming comprised of women, as females adult, and 13 percent were teens. pulled in $188,115 on five screens for five-hour periods. Participants of a $30.2m debut. momentum.” represented 66 percent of ticket In its second weekend, during its first weekend, for a could take brief seated rest breaks It marks Marvel’s 12th consec- Universal’s Trainwreck bested buyers. Universal produced the Universal and Illumination per screen average of $37,623. and a 30-minute lunch. utive first place opening, although initial projections which had it comedy for a modest $35m, so it Entertainment’s Minions cap- Also opening, Mr. Holmes with The authors found evidence of Ant-Man isn’t at the level of other, debuting to roughly $20m. The should make a healthy return on tured runner-up status, pulling Ian McKellen as an aging super significant long-term fatigue fol- bigger-name costumed heroes like story of a commitment-phobic its investment. in $50.2m. The Despicable Me sleuth, grossed an estimated lowing the five-hour workday, even Captain America, Thor, and Iron woman who falls for a sports That’s a fraction of the $130m spin-off has racked up $216.7m $2.5m on 363 screens, for a per when it included regular breaks, Man, all of whom performed bet- doctor got a boost from strong that Marvel spent on the story of stateside since it debuted, while screen average of $6,856. and that adverse symptoms per- ter out of the gate with their solo reviews and a long and wind- a thief (Paul Rudd) who becomes selling boatloads of merchandise. Overall box office numbers are sisted for at least 30 minutes fol- adventures. ing promotional tour that saw a hero after donning a suit that In milestone news, Jurassic still being tallied, but it looks like lowing a seated recovery period. Going into the weekend, some Schumer doing everything from gives him the powers of an arthro- World became just the fourth film ticket sales will be up more than Moreover, young adults ages 18 analysts expected Ant-Man to top posing provocatively with C3PO pod. The superhero film will lean in history to top $600m domesti- 30 percent over the same period to 30 were just as likely to expe- $60m, but its opening is similar to to sexting Katie Couric’s husband. heavily on foreign crowds as it cally. The dinosaur thriller added last year. It marks the sixth con- rience long-term fatigue as were The Incredible Hulk, which earned “Amy Schumer is absolutely looks for profits. Internationally, $11.4m to take fifth place on the secutive weekend of gains, a sign workers over the age of 50. an initial $55m on its way to a a star,” said Nick Carpou, Ant-Man opened in 37 markets, box office chart and propel its that business is booming at the “Current work schedules for $134m US haul. Universal’s domestic distribu- including Mexico, the UK, France, North American total to $611.1m. multiplexes. That cuts both ways, standing work may not be ade- Disney distribution chief Dave tion chief. “Based on exit polling, and Russia, pulling in $56m. Meanwhile, Inside Out pushed as Disney and Marvel discovered. quate for preventing fatigue accu- Hollis admitted that he wished after the humor, she’s the second Ant-Man, which employs a past $300m domestically, join- “It’s great for the business, but mulation and this long-lasting the movie had done a little bet- biggest reason people went out more tongue-in-cheek, lighter ing Toy Story 3 and Finding Nemo what it means is that it’s more muscle fatigue may contribute ter, but still praised Marvel as a to see the film.” tone than most superhero mov- as the third Pixar film to reach competitive,” said Hollis. to musculoskeletal disorders and model of consistency. Trainwreck kicks off Schumer’s ies had hoped to pull in younger that mark. Domestically, Inside REUTERS back pain,” Garcia added. IANS Video game The Witcher enchants world

WARSAW: Poland’s new ambassador is a scar-faced hit man armed with two swords and potions against monsters and dragons. His name is Geralt, hero of a Polish role-playing video game bewitching the world. The Witcher is the brainchild of Warsaw-based CD Project Red, one of a growing number of cut- ting-edge Polish IT firms out to Australian surfer Mick Fanning being attacked by a shark during the Final dominate global gaming. of the JBay surf Open in Jeffrey’s Bay yesterday. It sold four million copies of the game worldwide at ¤60 ($67) a piece in the couple of weeks after Surfer escapes shark its May release. The earlier two instalments in the Witcher series have sold some eight million cop- ies since hitting the market in attack in South Africa 2007 and 2011. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is one JEFFREY’S BAY, SOUTH ‘White Lightning’, told Fox Sports. of the best games ever made,” said AFRICA: Australia’s triple “I punched him in the back”. “I website Gamespot of the game champion Mick Fanning sur- instantly just jumped away. It that is the top seller in most of vived a shark attack in yester- kept coming at my board and I was the 109 countries where it was day’s final of the World Surf kicking and screaming. I just saw released. League’s J-Bay Open, fighting fins. I was waiting for the teeth.” “They created the largest open off the circling predator with After the shark apparently world in the history of video his fists before returning safely swam away, the shaken three times games and filled it with realistic to shore. world champion headed towards dialogue and characters that are Fanning was paddling out to the beach and was picked up by a full of life,” said leading Polish Marcin Iwinski, co-founder of CD Project Red company which created computer game “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt”, ride his first wave when the uni- support craft. The incident, which game developer Pawel Miechowski at the headquarters of the company in Warsaw, Poland. dentified species of shark sur- was broadcast on live TV, led to of the game’s creators. faced next to him, knocking the the cancellation of the final against “Plus the graphics are stagger- success of Polish video games to said. The Warsaw-based “11 bit” video game to show war from 34-year-old off his board. compatriot Julian Wilson. ing,” the 32-year-old said. The Eastern European sensibility: “We studios has the hallmarks of an the perspective of civilians try- “I was just sitting there and I felt “We are incredibly grateful series was even mentioned by US bring something new to the table, IT start-up. ing to survive in a besieged city, something just get stuck in my leg that no one was seriously injured President Barack Obama during a breath of fresh air, creativity.” Around 40 video game devel- as opposed to elite soldiers. rope, and I was kicking trying to today,” the World Surf League a visit to Warsaw last year, after The country’s video-game opers sit in the open-plan office The game, which came out late get it away,” Fanning, nicknamed (WSL) said. “Mick’s composure he received the second instalment industry is one of the biggest located in a 1970s building by a last year, won dozens of prizes and and quick acting in the face of as a symbolic gift to smash dated in Europe, according to Daniel noisy expressway in an industrial topped a weekly sales chart com- a terrifying situation was noth- stereotypes of Poland as a dreary, Sadowski, cofounder of the Nitreal part of town. piled by the digital video games ing short of heroic and the rapid grey, ex-Communist country of Games studio and an instructor at They are all men, most of them distribution platform Steam. response of our water safety per- vodka and horse-drawn carts. the Polish-Japanese Academy of bearded, and under 30. Dressed At one point in May, the sonnel was commendable. “I confess, I’m not very good Information Technology. in faded T-shirts and jeans, they various versions of The Witcher South Africa’s waters are among at video games, but I’ve been “There are around 500 inde- are busy coding, drawing and test- took up three of the 10 slots on the most shark-infested in the told that it is a great example of pendent video game studios ing ideas next to walls covered in the Steam chart, while another world. A swimmer was killed by Poland’s place in the new global in Poland, compared to maybe project sketches, cartoons, and Polish game — Dying Light by the a Great White shark at Albatross economy,” he said at the time. around a dozen in Germany. calendars with game release dates. Techland studio in the western Point close to Jeffrey’s Bay in 2013. CD Project Red cofounder Every year around 100 Polish Their last project, This War of city of Wroclaw — came in at spot REUTERS Marcin Iwinski attributes the games hit the global market,” he Mine, was the first role-playing number five. AFP