ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER

Samsung’s Al Gharafa hold new Gear S Al Arabi 2-2 in can make calls QSL match

Business | 14 Sport | 22

Friday 29 August 2014 • 3 Dhul-Qa’da 1435 • Volume 19 Number 6172 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780

Emir attends Erdogan inauguration Obama to send Kerry to Hamas ‘gave Mideast over IS threat WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama said yesterday he would send his Secretary of State John Kerry to the Middle East to build support in the region against Islamic State (IS) Israel a taste jihadists. “I’m encouraged so far that countries in the region, countries that don’t always agree on many things, increasingly recognise the primacy of the threat that IS poses to all of them. And I’ve asked of its power’ Secretary Kerry to travel to the region to continue to build the coalition needed to meet this threat,” Obama told at a news conference. The US is intensifying its push to build an inter- Resistance only option: Meshaal national campaign against IS jihadist fighters in Iraq and Syria, including recruiting partners for DOHA: Hamas said yesterday to the war tactics adopted by potential joint military action, officials said. it has given Israel the taste of Hamas in the recent conflict,” “We are going to work politically and diplomati- its power and for the first time said Meshaal. cally with folks in the region,” Obama told report- Tel Aviv painfully realises that He praised Qatar and the Emir, ers yesterday. “And we’re going to cobble together its military cannot claim to be H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al the kind of coalition that we need for a long-term invincible anymore. Thani for their support. strategy as soon as we are able to fit together the Hamas’ fiery chief, Khaled He said Israel had put Hitler to military, political and economic components of that Meshaal, told a news confer- shame in their holocaust. Israel strategy.” It was unclear how many nations will sign ence that Israeli military’s claim is now a burden on the Jewish up. Britain and Australia are potential candidates, of indomitability is shattered by people all over the world, he said. US officials said. The US, the officials said, could act Hamas’ resistance in the seven- “Your leaders are telling you alone if necessary against the militants, who have week conflict. “This hasn’t hap- lies and taking you towards seized a third each of Iraq and Syria, declared open pened before,” Meshaal said, destruction. You can’t be safe war against the West and want to establish a hub according to Al Sharq. and secure with Israel’s policy of of jihadism in the heart of the Arab world. Meshaal said until the recent settlements,” Meshaal said in a Obama also said he has asked officials to pre- conflict, the battle with Israel was message to the people of Israel. pare a range of US military options for confronting always fought on the Palestinian “Our enmity with you is not IS militants in Syria but said his strategy is being land. “But this time we took the because of your religion. Our developed. He cautioned against speculation that he battle into their territory.” problem is Israel’s policy of occu- was on the brink of a decision to expand air strikes Lauding it as a biggest achieve- pation, Judaisation and settle- The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday attended the inauguration of against IS beyond targets being hit in Iraq. ment, the Hamas Politburo Chief ments. Stop these crimes and the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Palace of Cankaya in Ankara. AGENCIES said they had inched closer to problem will be resolved.” The Emir, along with many presidents, leaders and head of governments, also attended a See also page 4 achieving their pious objective of Meshaal challenged Israel and dinner banquet hosted by Erdogan in their honour. See also pages 2 and 4 claiming Al Quds (Jerusalem) and said force will be met with force. Al Aqsa Mosque from Israel. “We are not giving up our demand “We now firmly believe that for a sea port and airport.” resistance is the only viable He urged Egypt to open the option to achieving our goal,” said Rafa crossing. “This is your duty Meshaal. as a neighbour and brother,” Check meat, fish freshness before buying “So, as Palestinians and as he said of Egypt and urged the BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB Arabs we will, with all our force, international community to help products that are not fit for human consump- manufacturing and expiry before buying an work towards achieving that goal. rebuild Gaza. tion or have expired. To encourage people to item. In case of fresh meat and fish, people We are on the right track,” he Reiterating that resistance was DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality file complaints against earring retailers and should see, touch and feel to ensure the prod- added. sacred and the only viable option and Urban Planning has launched a mas- food outlets, the advertisement reads: “We are ucts are fit for consumption.” Meshaal said Tel Aviv had suf- to deal with Israel, Meshaal added sive awareness campaign, urging people to all with you, you are not alone”. For instance, he said the freshness of fish fered on two counts: The world that arms were part of it. check the freshness of meat and fish before When contacted, Mohammad Al Syed, can be ensured by opening its mouth and always thought that it was the “You cannot separate resist- buying. Head, Food Inspection Department, Doha checking whether it is red. Al Syed advised victim of Palestinian resistance ance and weapons,” he said. Apart from the public plea, hoardings along Municipality, said: “The campaign aims to people not to buy fresh fish and meat in bulk and that it was a powerful coun- Meshaal said it was an honour major roads across the country, including spread awareness about health and hygiene.” to keep them in refrigerators at home for a try at the same time — both the for Qatar that Israel had put it on Doha, also carry an easy-to-remember tel- However, he said it is not the result of any longer period. images now remain shattered. the list of hostile nations. ephone number 44266666 to lodge complaints issue or problem in the market. THE PENINSULA “The credit for the above goes THE PENINSULA against shops selling meat, fish and other food “Every customer should check the dates of Continued on page 2

Blackmailers arrested National Service: IS executes 150 Syria troops DAMASCUS: Islamic State (IS) militants killed more than 150 of Second batch the troops captured in recent fighting in northeastern Syria. It is the latest mass killing attributed to the extremists, activists said. ready for training The troops were either shot or slashed with knives. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said many DOHA: Training for the sec- soldiers killed were rounded up on Wednesday in the arid countryside ond batch of the national serv- near the Tabqa airfield, three days after IS fighters seized the base. ice programme will begin on A statement posted online and circulated on Twitter by IS support- Sunday at the Al Shamal cen- ers claimed the extremists killed “about 200” government prisoners tre, Al Sharq reports. The first captured near Tabqa. It also showed photographs of those it said were batch had around 500 citizens. the prisoners: Young men stripped down to their underwear marching The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim in the desert. bin Hamad Al Thani attended the graduation ceremony for the first 43 UN PEACEKEEPERS DETAINED batch and honoured graduates. In southern Syria, the United Nations said gunmen detained 43 of its peacekeepers during fighting on the Syrian side of the Golan WCMC-Q student Heights, adding another 81 were trapped in the area by the heavy clashes between rebels and Syrian troops. dies in accident The US accused Al Nusra Front of detaining peacekeepers. “The US condemns the detention of UN peacekeepers and violence target- DOHA: Jaber Al Adba, 20, a ing the UN Disengagement Observer Force in the Golan Heights by second-year student of Weill non-state armed groups, including UN Security Council-designated Cornell Medical College in Qatar terrorist group Al Nusra Front,” US State Department spokeswoman (WCMC-Q) died in a motorcy- Police have arrested 35 expatriates working with mobile phone sales and service shops in Qatar for blackmail- Jen Psaki said. THE GUARDIAN/AFP cle accident in Education City ing their customers — mostly women. Some of the men are seen with devices they used to download images on Wednesday. and videos from customers’ mobile phones. Report on page 2 Qatar Foundation (QF) con- firmed the death on its Twitter account but did not provide details. It said, “QF and WCMCQ com- munity send their heartfelt con- Tamween milk fit for human consumption: Ministry dolences and deepest sympathies to the family and friends of the DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality the cans of Tamween milk. Many citizens samples collected from various supply indicating to poor storage, which is a clear deceased student.” In a separate and Urban Planning has scotched responding to a Twitter posting sought an centres and none contained any worms or violation of the law, said the statement. tweet, QF said, “It is with great rumours about contamination of sub- immediate clarification from authorities. insects, said the ministry. However, worms or insects had not regret that QF and WCMCQ sidised milk distributed to Qataris In a statement yesterday, the ministry The 160ml can in which worms had been been found in any of the other cans in the announce that a WCMCQ student through rations (Tamween). said it had conducted a thorough investi- found was infected from outside, said the carton. has passed away as a result of a The ministry said all stocks of milk sup- gation into all quantities of the subsidised statement. The same product had been checked at motorcycle accident.” A condo- plied through Tawmeen were fit for human milk being distributed to citizens follow- It had the manufacturing date as various supply centres and no insects or lence meeting was held yesterday consumption and free from contamination. ing a complaint lodged by a citizen, who 1/11/2013 and expiry date as 1/11/2014, the worms were found, inside or outside the and WCMCQ postponed its White The clarification follows reports circu- claimed that he had found worms in one statement added. boxes, the ministry said, adding all the Court ceremony indefinitely. lating on social media over the past few of the cans. Inspectors also found many cans in remaining stocks were fit for consumption. THE PENINSULA days that worms were found in some of Laboratory tests were conducted on the same carton with fermented milk THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Turkish-Qatari ties praised Relations based on historic and cultural bonds, says Deputy PM Arinc DOHA: Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc yesterday said that Turkey’s relations with Qatar were based on strong historic and cultural bonds and Turkey considered Qatar a partner in the region, stressing that the security of the GCC benefits Turkey. In an interview with Al Sharq newspaper, Arinc noted that bilateral cooperation between the two countries covered the political, economic, cultural, defence and tourism sectors. He said dialogue at the high- est level was nurturing stronger www.swiss-belhotel.com bilateral relations and coopera- tion on regional issues. Tel He thanked the Emir H H Fax Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani for attending the inaugu- ration of Recep Tayyip Erdogan as the new president of Turkey Tel last evening. Fax The Emir also attended a din- ner banquet hosted by Erdogan in honour of the heads of state and other leaders. The Turkish deputy premier Tel noted that the Emir had visited The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and other leaders at the inauguration of Recep Tayyip Erdogan as President of Turkey at the Presidential Palace in Cankaya Fax Turkey twice earlier this year, in February and July. Erdogan’s last evening. last visit to Qatar was as prime minister, in December 2013. bilateral trade, which stood at and Iraq. Bilateral cooperation population, he added, was liv- Tel + 974 44298888 Dwelling further on bilateral $862m last year. He said the with Qatar helps bring stability, ing without basic amenities and relations, Arinc said Turkey two countries were working on peace and development a step more than three million people Fax viewed its relations with Qatar taking bilateral trade past the closer in the region, he added. were seeking refuge in neigh- as strategic. He added that $1bn mark. On the Syrian crisis, he said bouring countries. Syrian refu- Turkey was looking to bolster He said the Turkish gov- that the Syrian people had been gees in Turkey numbered more Tel ties in the military, economic, ernment was in close contact subjected to unprecedented than a million and the cost of investment and agricultural with Qatar on regional issues violence that had claimed the hosting them had crossed the Fax fields. He expressed his dis- such as the Palestinian issue lives of more than 200,000 peo- $3bn mark, he said. satisfaction with the level of and developments in Syria ple. More than half the Syrian THE PENINSULA

Tel Fax

Tel 35 held for blackmailing customers Fax DOHA: Be careful the next part with cash the images and websites,” the ministry’s state- The ministry has urged peo- www.doha.hilton.com time you give your mobile videos would be posted on social ment said. ple to be cautious while dealing phone handset for repair or networking sites. Through electronic search and with mobile phone shops and not Tel 44233333 974+ maintenance to a shop. The arrests were made by investigation, the CID’s Cyber leave pictures, videos and per- Transfer all private images, the Criminal Investigation Crime Combating Unit identi- sonal data on the phones when Fax 44233000 974+ videos and data from mobile Department (CID) of the fied the criminals and zeroed in handing them over for repair or phone or you could become a Ministry of Interior, a press on them. maintenance. victim of blackmail. statement issued by the ministry Sleuths from the CID later The ministry has also urged The police have arrested 35 said yesterday. raided many mobile phone shops people not to download any expatriates working with various The arrested are of various and checked devices and found applications through shops, mobile phone sales and service nationalities and include Asians photos of several citizens and especially programs like iCloud shops here for blackmailing their as well as Arabs. residents. The sleuths took into that allow the account holder to customers — mostly women. “The CID got intelligence custody 35 suspects and seized access data on all devices regis- The arrested had copied about some men taking per- their devices. During interroga- tered in their name. images and videos saved on cus- sonal images and files from tion, the suspects confessed to Copying data from others’ Tel tomers’ phones without their mobile phones of some citizens having copied images and data devices without their permis- knowledge and used them for and residents, especially ladies, stored in customers’ mobile sion is a punishable crime, the Fax blackmail. They demanded and extorting huge amounts of phones and laptops given to interior ministry said in its huge sums from the customers, money threatening to expose them for maintenance. Most of statement. threatening that if they failed to them on social networking the customers were women. THE PENINSULA Tel Fax People urged Tel to buy small Instagram Summer Market opens BY RAYNALD C RIVERA Fax quantities DOHA: Young Qatari entrepre- Continued from page 1 neurs take the spotlight in the Tel “There is no short- first ever “Instagram Summer Fax age of fresh fish and Market”, which opened yesterday meat in the market near the dancing fountain on the and we should buy Corniche. frequently instead of The evening market has been Tel buying and hoarding set up by Qatar Tourism Authority in bulk.” (QTA) in collaboration with Bedaya Fax The campaign in Center as part of Qatar Summer Arabic and English is Festival. It will be open between sponsored by Qatargas. 6.30pm and 10.30pm from Thursday Before Eid Al Fitr, to Saturday until September 28. Tel the municipality had Fifteen enterprising partici- Fax set up a special team pants who have start-up busi- to receive complaints nesses and market their products against outlets breach- via Instagram are taking part in ing health and safety the pioneering activity. rules. “This activity is good for young Foreigners having their photos taken at Akkas Eyes booth at the Instagram Apart from viola- Qataris to discover what they want tions related to meat, to do in life. This encourages them Summer Market, which opened yesterday on the Corniche. QASSIM RAHMATULLAH fish and their by- to be more creative and come up products (sausage, with ideas and provides invaluable from the originals, added the young was thriving, thanks to the power Tel smoked meat and oth- opportunities to start small busi- businesswoman. of Instagram. Fax ers), people can lodge nesses,” Amna H Al Buainain told At Akkas Eyes’ booth, visitors “Many Qataris have Instagram complaints against The Peninsula. — both nationals and residents — accounts which have been a very eateries, including fast Al Buainain, a student from Al can get photographed in traditional effective tool in business because it food joints, and out- Wakra, started her photography Qatari attire for QR25. Men, for promotes the brand fast through Tel lets selling sweets and business, Akkas Eyes, just two example, can wear a traditional cos- sharing in social mediam which Fax confectionery items, months ago. tume complete with a thobe, bisht, builds an effective network,” she on the same telephone “This business was inspired by gutrah and agal, as well as other said. number. the Souq Waqif that is going to accessories like the traditional dag- The Instagram Summer Market www.marriottmarquisdoha.com Civic inspectors open in Al Wakra city, where I live. ger and sword. The photo is taken is aimed at providing a platform for are doing the rounds I want to have a shop in the Souq in in a traditional majlis setting. Qatar’s entrepreneurs to showcase Tel + 974 44195000 of shops, checking to which old photos of Al Wakra will “Activities like this are good for their work and gather support and Fax + 974 44195100 ensure their compli- be displayed for tourists. Visitors Qatar so people can have a grasp of feedback from the local commu- ance with health and from outside Qatar will then see the our culture,” said Amira, another nity. It also helps transform virtual safety rules. culture of Al Wakra in the olden participant in the market. online business activity into reality Veterinarians are times,” she explained. Her booth offers Swarovski- and enables entrepreneurs to give a part of the team to Apart from having their pho- studded smartphone cases which concrete shape to their projects and check the quality of tos taken, people can find out the sell for QR300 to QR350. encourages them to possibly grow meat at butcheries. stories behind the old Al Wakra Although she started only six them beyond the online platform. THE PENINSULA photos and have copies reproduced weeks ago, Amira said her business THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2014 ISLAM www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 Prophet’s inexhaustible patience

BY SHAHUL HAMEED Prophet said, ‘Leave him alone and pour a bucket of water over it. You have been sent ne of the marvelous quali- to make things easy and not to make them ties of the beloved Prophet difficult’ (Bukhari, 6025) Muhammad (peace be upon Once a man approached the Prophet Ohim) was his infinite patience. seeking advice, and the Prophet said: God was with Prophet (PBUH), as “Do not get angry.” The man asked for He is always with those who patiently advice several times and the Prophet replied persevere: every time, “Do not get angry” (Bukhari, 48) God is certainly with those who patiently The questioner was probably one persevere. (Quran 2:153) disposed to a quick temper, and so the The Quranic word used for patience is Prophet (PBUH) was stressing the need sabr, and there is no English equivalent to control his anger. The Prophet (PBUH) for it. also said: “He who is deprived of forbear- We can convey the idea of sabr only ance and gentleness is, in fact, deprived of by phrases such as endurance against all good” (Muslim, 638) afflictions, patience with delay, perse- Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was a verance against hardships, steadfastness brilliant example of a man committed to in the face of setbacks, courage against his divinely appointed mission. hostilities, self-restraint against provo- We may remember the day of Makkah cations, will power against temptations, Victory: The Prophet (PBUH) reentered and equanimity or calmness of mind as the city after 10 long years of living in regards fortunes and misfortunes. Madinah, and practically there was no In all the meanings indicated by the opposition as he was accompanied by an above expressions, the Prophet (PBUH) overwhelming number of Muslims. The was a perfect model to his followers. whole of Makkah lay at his feet as he Indeed his life presents before us the marched in. His enemies stood in sur- shining example of a man of extraordi- render awaiting his verdict, and he could nary endurance: His father died before very well have cried “havoc” or “let slip his birth; his mother died when he was the dogs of war” as the triumphant com- only six years old; and his grandfather manders of those days used to do. who took up his guardianship also died Instead, in a historic break from soon. Then it was his uncle Abu Talib who the old tradition, the Prophet of Islam protected him. announced forgiveness and amnesty to all And when God appointed him His last his former enemies. He told them simply: Prophet, he was faced with the most bru- “You may go. You are a free people.” tal persecution and hostility from his own (Authenticated by Al Albani) people. But these harsh experiences of life Such kindness and generosity could did not make him a cynic; on the con- not have been in vain, as the whole of trary, they perfected his faith in God, the community of Makkah thereafter making him all the more strongly com- During the 13 years of his life in Makkah as the messenger of God, embraced Islam, a feat that could never mitted to his God-given mission. have been achieved by the use of force. The records of the Prophet’s (PBUH) Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) faced all forms of abuse, And certainly this superb act of forgive- life by his contemporaries bear testi- boycott, expulsion, and threats of physical violence. And yet he did not ness was in keeping with the Quranic mony that during the 13 years of his life injunction: Let there be no compulsion in in Makkah as the messenger of God, he budge an inch away from his mission. And all the while, he was gentle, religion. (2:256) faced all forms of abuse, boycott, expul- considerate, and sympathetic even to his enemies. Unfaltering loyalty to the cause of sion, and threats of physical violence. And God is the virtue of prophets. Prophet yet the Prophet (PBUH) did not budge Muhammad (PBUH) was a brilliant an inch away from his mission. And all model to all Muslims. His tranquility upon him, strengthened him circumstances, is evident from this teach- example of a man committed to his the while, he was gentle, considerate, and And imagine the day when the Prophet with hosts that you did not see, and made ing: “Strange are the ways of a believer for divinely appointed mission. So it is no sympathetic even to his enemies. (PBUH) had to leave his home, his city, lowest the word of those who disbelieved; there is good in every affair of his, and this wonder that he stood firm against all During the early days of his preaching, and his people and emigrate to another and the word of God, that is the highest; is not the case with anyone else except in the opposition and finally succeeded in win- the people of Makkah had approached place! The Hijrah, as the emigration from and God is Mighty, Wise. (9:40) case of a believer; for if he has an occasion ning over the hearts and minds of mil- him through his uncle Abu Talib and Makkah to Madinah is known, was a In the matter of complete reliance on to feel delight, he thanks (God); thus there lions. Living in a fast-moving, high-tech made very tempting offers to him, such great sacrifice and a painful decision for God and faithful submission to Him, the is a good for him in it, and if he gets into environment of “instant nirvana” and as the leadership of the City of Makkah, the Prophet (PBUH) at the time when he Prophet (PBUH) was an unparalleled trouble and shows resignation (and endures “preemptive redemption,” most people of the most beautiful girl in marriage, and undertook it. But his personal comforts, model to all Muslims. For he taught his it patiently), there is a good for him in it.” this postmodern world are programmed wealth of immense proportions. likes, and dislikes had no value in the face followers: “When you ask for anything, ask (Muslim, 2999) to brush aside a religion that insists on a The Prophet (PBUH) spurned all these of the immense task before him. it from God, and if you seek help, seek the The Prophet (PBUH) was always con- slow-paced, meditative, prayerful form of offers and said: One remembers the time when he and help of God. Know that if the people were siderate and understanding, even towards worship five times a day (salah), as well “I swear by the name of God, O Uncle, his Companion Abu Bakr were almost to unite to do you some benefit, they could those who were ignorant and arrogant as on a rigorous form of fasting during that if they place the sun in my right overcome by their pursuers in the Cave benefit you only with what God had recorded towards him. Indeed his gentleness and the daytime for a whole month (sawm). hand and the moon in my left hand in of Thawr. When Abu Bakr in dismay for you, and that if they were to unite to do patience with them earned their love and Also, Zakah and Haj are indicative of return for giving up this matter (call- told the Prophet (PBUH) that they were you some injury, they could injure you only respect, as God says in the Quran: Thus it the importance of practicing sabr in our ing people to Islam), I will never desist only two persons against the enemy, he with what God had recorded for you. The is due to mercy from God that you deal with daily life. And it is no exaggeration to say until either God makes it triumph or I told him with unflinching faith in the pens are withdrawn and the pages are dry.” them gently, and had you been rough and that our beloved Prophet (PBUH) has perish defending it.” This steadfastness Almighty not to grieve, as God was with (Tirmidhi, 1515) hard-hearted, they would certainly have amply demonstrated through his own life and constancy against temptations was them. God in the Quran admonishes the The source of the Prophet’s (PBUH) dispersed from around you. (3:159) that Islam (=submission) is sabr itself; unusual in an Arab of those days. Muslims: If you will not aid him (Prophet), courageous determination in the face An incident at the Prophet’s mosque sabr with the fortunes and misfortunes God certainly aided him when those who of all the traumatic experiences he suf- in Madinah demonstrates how lenient our Creator has apportioned to us in GRIEVE NOT, GOD IS WITH US disbelieved expelled him, he being the sec- fered was his strong faith in God and and kind the Prophet (PBUH) was to this world. For those who practice sabr In the matter of complete reliance on ond of the two, when they were both in the his dependence on Him. The Prophet’s ignorant people. Abu Hurairah reports: in Islam, there is always the unfailing God and faithful submission to Him, the cave, when he said to his companion: Grieve (PBUH) conviction that God was with “A bedouin urinated in the mosque promise and prospect of a never-ending Prophet (PBUH) was an unparalleled not, surely God is with us. So God sent down him when he was struggling with adverse and some people rushed to beat him. The world of felicity. www.onislam.net All deeds are based by intentions Sayings of the Prophet “Religion is very easy and whoever overburdens himself in “Actions are according determines its weight. The Prophet (peace your thoughts and impulses, you develop his religion will not be able to continue in that way. So you to intentions, and every be upon him) urges us to make sure that our the ability to be steadfast, you gain people’s should not be extremists, but try to be near to perfection one will get what they intentions are for the sake of Allah so that trust due to your sincerity and lack of hid- and receive the good tidings that you will be rewarded.” we do not fill our lives with hollow motions. den motives, and you rest assured that even Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 2, Number 38 intended. So whoever In this hadith, the Prophet (PBUH) uses when you make mistakes or things do not migration to highlight the importance of turn out as expected, the reward is secured migrates for the sake of “It is better for a leader to make a mistake in forgiving intentions. When you consider the sacrifices due to purity of intention. than to make a mistake in punishing.” Allah and His messenger, and risks an individual undertakes in migra- Pure intentions bring about internal the migration will be tion—leaving behind property, wealth, family, and external peace. Imagine a community Al Tirmidhi, Hadith 1011 and a home, it is easy to see why the Prophet where the internal substance of actions was counted truly for Allah (PBUH) used this example. unimportant and intentions were simply not “ Speaking truth before a tyrannical ruler is the best type and His messenger. And The early Muslims travelled on foot with taken into consideration. Every word and of Jihad (struggle).” whoever migrates for the nothing but the clothes on their back to a every action would make us wonder anx- Riyadh us-Saleheen Volume 1:195 new city where there were no assurances of iously, “What did they mean by that? How sake of worldly increase a comfortable future. However, as significant should I respond?” There would be hidden “...you should show courtesy and be cordial with each or to marry someone, then as migration is, the scale of that action mat- motives behind every word and action, and other, so that nobody should consider himself superior to ters less than its intention. It is possible for it would be up to every individual to guess another nor do him harm.” the migration will count someone to undergo the tremendous effort, what the implicit meanings were. People Riyadh-us-Saleheen. Hadith 602. for whatever it was for.” exhaustion, and upheaval of migration only would become frustrated when, despite the (Bukhari) to receive zero return on their investment best of intentions, things didn’t turn out for “Anyone who believes in God and the Last Day of compared to what could have been. the best. Actions would have no lasting effect Judgment should not harm his neighbour. Anyone who In the same way that an admirable deed on the soul, because they would not require believes in God and the Last Day should entertain his BY DR HAZEM SAID MAHA and is rendered worthless without intentions, a presence of mind and heart and could have guest generously. And anyone who believes in God and EZZEDDINE the smallest deeds can become huge. The been performed automatically. the Last Day should say what is good or keep quiet.” reward for a sincere deed is limitless, and Pure intentions bring about internal and will be multiplied according to the greatness external peace: peace from doubting, suspi- ach one of us lives with a purpose of the intention and the mercy of Allah. A cion, and anxiety; peace in our relationship Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 73, Number 47. that shapes our life and our actions. deed with a good intention is like a secret with Allah; and peace from being devastated When we take on a purpose for our between you and Allah. It is something that by unexpected results. Working towards “Each one of you should save himself from the fire by Elife, we strive to align our actions you can look forward to when you finally meet Allah-focused intentions is the first step to giving even half of a date (in charity). And if you do not and deeds to serve that purpose. In our Him, because only He knows the work you creating peace in our relationships and com- find a half date, then (by saying) a pleasant word to your search for peace with God, we first consider did in your heart to make sure the intention munity. Most importantly, pure intentions brethren.” the purpose of our creation and our life on was strong. So be sure to guard those inten- lead to a sense of peace with Allah. Intention Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, Hadith 394. earth. Secondly, we consider how to align tions well. helps us stay connected at all times with our our actions to serve that purpose. When Intentions are a transformative agent in life’s purpose. If our intentions were good “It is better for any of you to carry a load of firewood on our purpose and actions are in sync, we can our lives. The practice of constantly double- from the start, we can trust in Allah that his own back than begging from someone else.” approach a more peaceful and meaningful checking your intentions should become a he will count our efforts and accept our best Riyadh-Us-Saleheen, Chapter 59, hadith 540 existence. habit. When you renew your intentions, attempt. Every day, we can gain ground in Intentions are just as important as the your actions become filled with purpose. our race to Allah simply by checking in on “In the name of God, I put my trust in God. O God, I seek deed itself, if not more so. Our eyes can tell us Also, there are other effects of constantly our hearts. refuge in Thee lest I stray or be led astray or cause the form of an action, but only the intention renewing intentions: you gain control over www.onislam.net injustice or suffer injustice or do wrong or have wrong done to me!” Fiqh-us-Sunnah, Volume 2, Number 67b. FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2014 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST

Saudi top cleric Erdogan sworn in Turkey President warns youth of jihad calls Opposition CHP members walk out of parliament in protest RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s top Sunni cleric warned Muslim ANKARA: Turkey’s outgoing youths to steer clear of “calls premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan for jihad” issued on “perverted” was yesterday sworn in as pres- grounds, the official SPA news ident to extend his decade-long agency reported yesterday. rule, as opponents who accuse “Young people should not let him of authoritarianism walked themselves be influenced by calls out of the ceremony. for jihad ... on perverted princi- Erdogan, 60, took the oath ples,” said Grand Mufti Sheikh in Ankara to begin a five-year Abdul Aziz Al Sheikh, quoted by mandate in which he has vowed SPA. to build a “new Turkey” by push- “It is a great misfortune that ing through a new constitution our youths are being exploited to and driving on with an ambitious fuel sedition” and lured into war development programme. zones “under the pretext of jihad”, Deputies of the opposition he said. Those “endangering the Republican People’s Party (CHP) lives” of young Saudis have “diso- — who accuse Erdogan of violat- beyed God and have sinned.” ing the constitution — angrily The mufti, in comments on walked out of parliament just August 18, condemned Al Qaeda before he was sworn in. and Islamic State jihadists as the CHP deputy head Engin Altay “enemy number one” of Islam. hurled the rule book containing On Tuesday, the interior min- parliament’s procedures across istry announced eight arrests in the chamber as his MPs marched northwest Saudi Arabia on sus- out before Erdogan was sworn picion of recruiting young people in to thunderous applause from to join IS operations in Iraq and supporters. Syria. Erdogan has made clear he IS jihadists have seized vast wants to wield genuine executive swathes of Sunni territory strad- power as president after becom- dling Syria and Iraq. ing the first directly elected head The Custodian of the Two of state, taking 52 percent of the Holy Mosques King Abdullah vote in the August 10 poll. Turkey’s new President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) and outgoing president Abdullah Gul attend a handover ceremony at the Presidential Palace of bin Abdulaziz vowed on June 29: “I am the first president elected Cankaya in Ankara yesterday. “We will not allow a handful of by popular vote in our country’s terrorists, using Islam for per- history as well as the Turkish corruption allegations against his have ruled Turkey longer than its democracy, the principles and constitution after the 2015 legis- sonal aims, to terrify Muslims or nation’s 2,000 year-old history,” inner circle. modern founder Mustafa Kemal reforms of Ataturk, the principles lative election to invest the presi- undermine our country and its Erdogan said in a later cere- Gul, a former close comrade Ataturk, who established the of the secular Republic.” dency with more powers. inhabitants.” mony where outgoing president and co-founder of the ruling republic out of the ruins of the In line with tradition, he “We are faced with a man who Abdullah Gul handed him the Justice and Development Party Ottoman Empire. laid a wreath at Ataturk’s vast places himself above the law and Cankaya presidential palace. (AKP), appears now to have fallen He can serve two mandates Anitkabir mausoleum in Ankara, does not abide by any rule. This Jihadist group “I know that it’s a much bigger out with the feisty Erdogan and and so could theoretically stay saying that the “bond between kind of mentality is unaccept- responsibility and a bigger weight is expected to play no role in the in power until 2024, which would president and people” had weak- able,” said CHP leader Kemal claims beheading on me,” said Erdogan, accompa- next government. allow him to see in the 100th ened since Ataturk’s death in Kilicdaroglu. nied by his wife Emine. Immediately after the hando- anniversary of modern Turkey 1938. But opponents have accused Heads of state from a dozen of four in Sinai The election was a triumph for ver ceremony, Gul and his wife in 2023, and portray himself as Erdogan of seeking to under- nations in Eastern Europe, Africa, Erdogan — who first become pre- Hayrunnisa headed to the air- a historic figure to rival Ataturk. mine Ataturk’s secular legacy by Central Asia and the Middle CAIRO: An Egyptian jihadist mier in 2003 — after surviving a port and a life outside of politics Taking his oath of office, imposing a creeping Islamisation East attended the ceremony, the group yesterday released a video tumultuous 2013 that saw mass in Istanbul. Erdogan’s five-year Erdogan swore to “abide by the of society. Controversially, he Anatolia news agency reported. in which it claimed respon- anti-government protests and presidential term means he will constitution, the rule of law, wants parliament to change the AFP sibility for beheading four men accused of being “Israeli informants” before showing the victims’ decapitated bodies. In the video, militants belong- Nine killed in north ing to Ansar Beit Al Maqdis, considered the deadliest jihadist Somalia fighting UN warns of South Sudan famine group in Egypt, say they killed the men in the restive Sinai Peninsula BOSSASSO, SOMALIA: At JUBA: War-torn South Sudan Salva Kiir and his sacked deputy to supplying peacekeeping bases The army and rebels have both for assisting neighbouring Israel. least nine people were killed faces possible famine early next Riek Machar. “The single biggest and providing food for civilians. accused each other for the attack, Their bodies were found in in fighting yesterday between year, the UN chief in the coun- cause if there is a famine is the Lanzer said that all flights to which broke a day-old ceasefire Sheikh Zuweid town on August rival areas in Somalia’s usually try warned yesterday, as aid failure of the political leadership the northern oil town of Bentiu, deal, the fourth in eight months 20, two days after they were calm Somaliland region, resi- workers said the shooting down to resolve this crisis,” Lanzer said. had been suspended following of war. Over 45,000 civilians are abducted, security officials said. dents said, highlighting the fra- of a UN helicopter threatened Famine, if declared, could be the crash, as investigators exam- sheltering in the UN camp in The footage shows the kid- gility of security improvements efforts to save lives. expected at the end of 2014 or ined the craft’s black box flight Bentiu alone, some of more than napped men confessing to assist- anywhere in the Horn of Africa “We all are working very hard “more likely” in early 2015, he recorder. 100,000 civilians who have fled to ing Israel in a drone strike in July nation. to prevent a famine... but I am added. “If this type of threat contin- UN bases to escape the conflict. that killed three militants near Somaliland forces launched an very worried that we will not be The UN Security Council said ues, our services will grind to a Famine implies that at least the border with the Jewish state. offensive on a town where people able to prevent it,” UN aid chief the UN Mi-8 cargo helicopter was halt in Bentiu,” Wendy Taeuber, 20 percent of households face At the time, Egypt’s military said had inaugurated a man they said in South Sudan, Toby Lanzer, told downed Tuesday by an “attack” who heads International Rescue extreme food shortages, there is it had killed the extremists. was president of the newly auton- reporters. that killed three Russian crew Committee (IRC) in the country, acute malnutrition in over 30 per- After the confession, a omous Khatumo area. Officials Thousands of people have been members and injured another, said. cent of people, and two deaths per masked man reads a statement and many attending the occa- killed and more than 1.8 million but did not say which side was “Helicopter is the only way 10,000 people every day, according that threatens Israel and its sion in north Somalia fled to the have fled a civil war sparked by a to blame. in and out for both staff and to the UN’s definition. “collaborators”. nearby Ethiopian border. power struggle between President UN cargo helicopters are vital supplies.” AFP AFP REUTERS US seeks coalition against IS

WASHINGTON: The United welcomed the role of US war- States is intensifying its push Assad no ally in planes to attack the militants, to build an international cam- Syrian President Bashar Al paign against Islamic State Assad has warned that any jihadist fighters in Iraq and fight: Hollande strikes conducted without his Syria, including recruit- country’s permission would be ing partners for potential PARIS: French President considered an act of aggression, joint military action, Obama Francois Hollande (pic- potentially plunging any US-led administration officials said. tured), said yesterday oppo- coalition into a broader conflict Britain and Australia are sition forces fighting Islamic with Syria. The government of potential candidates, US offi- State militants in Syria and British Prime Minister David cials said. Germany said on Iraq should get more Western Cameron said it has not received Wednesday it was in talks with support but ruled out seeing a US request for air strikes. the United States and other Syrian President Bashar Al “This is not something under international partners about Assad as an ally. discussion at the moment,” a possible military action against Calling Assad an ally of the government spokeswoman said. Islamic State but made clear it jihadists, he said: “There is no “Our focus remains on support- would not participate. choice to be made between two ing the Iraq government and “We are working with our barbarisms.” “A large alliance is Kurdish forces so that they can partners and asking how they needed, but let’s be clear. Assad counter the threat posed by IS, might be able to contribute. is not a partner in the struggle against terrorism,” Hollande said for example with the visit of our There are a range of ways to in a speech to an annual conference of French ambassadors. security envoy to Iraq this week contribute: humanitarian, mili- Syrian rebel forces have been fighting Assad for more than and the provision of supplies to tary, intelligence, diplomatic,” three years with political backing from the West in a war that has Kurdish forces.” State Department spokes- cost 190,000 lives. But hardline Islamist groups have increasingly A spokesman for Australian woman Jen Psaki told reporters. dominated the anti-Assad struggle, posing a dilemma for Western Prime Minister Tony Abbott It’s unclear how many countries. “Today, we are seeing the consequences (of inaction said humanitarian aid in Iraq nations will sign up. Some such last year). The (Assad) regime continues without holding back could continue but declined to as trusted ally Britain harbour its policy of repression, refugees are amassing in neighboring say whether Australia would bitter memories of joining the countries and terrorist groups are gaining ground.” join US-led military action. US-led “coalition of the willing” “The danger is immense,” Hollande added. REUTERS “Our response to any request in the 2003 invasion of Iraq that from the United States, or included troops from 38 nations. other close allies and part- Others such as France refused against the militants, who for expanding its assault on ners, will be based on whether to join the action. The claims of have seized a third each of Iraq Islamic State, including the there is an achievable overall the existence of weapons of mass and Syria, declared open war possibility of air strikes on the humanitarian purpose and a destruction which spurred the against the West and want to militants’ stronghold in eastern clear and proportionate role for coalition to act were found to be establish a hub of jihadism in Syria — an escalation that would Australia as well as on a care- false. the heart of the Arab world. almost certainly be riskier than ful assessment of the risks,” The US, the officials said, Senior White House aides met the current US campaign in Abbott’s spokesman said. could act alone if necessary this week to discuss a strategy Iraq. While Iraq’s government REUTERS FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2014 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 Aid flows War likely to cost Israel dearly JERUSALEM: Israel may be painting a victorious picture of the war in Gaza, but 50 days of fighting looks set to cost it dearly on the political, economic and diplomatic fronts. Under attack by hawks in his cabi- into Gaza net for accepting a ceasefire which ended the violence on Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has seen his popu- larity plummet as the military operation, which began on July 8, dragged on for seven weeks. after truce On the military front, Netanyahu outlined Israel’s achievements — the destruction of a network of attack tunnels and the elimination Millions enjoy second day of peace of “approximately 1,000 terrorists,” among them senior military commanders. GAZA CITY: Vital humani- homes because of the fighting. He also listed the performance of the Iron tarian aid was arriving in Gaza At the Kerem Shalom com- Dome anti-missile system, which shot down yesterday as residents began mercial crossing, a steady trickle 735 rockets heading for populated areas, rebuilding their lives follow- of lorries were arriving early in which the army said equated to a 90 per- ing a devastating 50-day war the day, most carrying commer- cent success rate. Throughout the war, 70 between Israel and Hamas that cial goods, although some were people were killed on the Israeli side, 64 of experts say left no winners. transporting aid, bearing the logo them soldiers. Of the civilians who died, all Millions in and around the of the UN agency for Palestinian of them were killed by short-range mortar war-torn coastal enclave were refugees (UNRWA). shells which struck close to the border within enjoying a second day of peace “During the war we used to a range that Iron Dome cannot intercept. after the guns fell silent following come and go, but we were all “A small military victory but not one that is a permanent ceasefire agreement, bringing aid,” said a lorry driver strategic,” said Mark Heller, research fellow Palestinian collects a military equipment, which was left behind by Israeli forces during the ground allowing people to begin putting called Abu Amer. “Now I’m bring- at the Institute for National Security Studies offensive, east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, yesterday. their lives back together. ing goods for the shops in Gaza,” at Tel Aviv University. The truce, which went into he said as he watched his lorry As far as Hamas is concerned, “its only sirens wailing across southern and central to four billion dollars, experts say. Israel’s force on Tuesday evening, saw full of nappies being inspected. success was to have managed to survive,” he Israel, sending millions scrambling for cover defence ministry has demanded a grant for the warring sides agree to a “per- Other lorries were carrying said. But on the ground, the Islamist move- in cities as far away as Tel Aviv and on several a similar sum to restock on ammunition, manent” halt to seven weeks of furniture, fruits, and non-per- ment has chalked up a number of points. occasions in Jerusalem. including for its Iron Dome defence system. bloodshed in a move hailed by ishable foodstuffs, as well as what During the fighting, 64 Israeli soldiers were And the intensity of the fire also turned If it gives into the financial demands of Washington, the United Nations looked like water tanks. But there killed in what was the army’s heaviest losses the communities near the Gaza border into a powerful military lobby, the government and top world diplomats. was no sign of any construction since the 2006 war with Lebanon’s Hezbollah ghost towns, with thousands fleeing with could be forced to cut budgets elsewhere Under the deal, Israel agreed materials being brought in. militia. their families to seek shelter in other parts and increase taxes, bringing socio-economic to immediately lift restrictions On Wednesday, more than 200 And despite Israel’s intensive bombard- of the country. The fire prompted major US pressure on itself. On the diplomatic front, on fishing, allowing boats to work tonnes of aid from Saudi Arabia, ment which sewed death and destruction and European airlines to suspend flights to Israel’s offensive has put already tested rela- up to six nautical miles from the Oman and Turkey trundled into across the Gaza Strip, costing the lives of Tel Aviv’s international airport for two days tions with key ally the United States under shore in a move which went into Gaza from Egypt, entering via the 2,143 Palestinians, Hamas continued firing after a rocket landed close to one of its main severe strain. effect early on Wednesday. Rafah border crossing, an official rockets up to the last minute before Tuesday’s runways, in a development hailed by Hamas Harsh criticism from Israeli officials of top It also pledged to ease restric- at the frontier said. truce went into effect. Throughout the seven- as a “victory.” US diplomat John Kerry’s attempts to broker tions at the two crossings into A World Food Programme week conflict, militants in Gaza fired 4,591 But none of this has translated into polit- a truce prompted a strong rebuke from the Gaza, Erez and Kerem Shalom, (WFP) aid convoy arrived in Gaza rockets and mortar shells at Israel, of which ical gains, said Eyal Zisser of the Israeli Americans, as the State Department con- to allow the entry of goods, for the first time since 2007, also 3,650 hit the Jewish state and another 735 of Moshe Dayan Institute. The financial cost of demned the killing of innocent civilians in humanitarian aid and construc- crossing from Egypt, and carrying which were shot down. the operation in the third and longest Gaza incidents the UN attributed to Israeli bom- tion materials, in a move which enough food to last 150,000 people The bombardment regularly set air raid war in six years is estimated at around three bardments. AFP began yesterday. for five days, the Geneva-based Debate on crunch issues such agency said. as Hamas’ demand for a port and Another line of trucks took in an airport, and the release of pris- 150 tonnes of medicine and medi- Minister Benjamin Netanyahu its employees,” he said late on deputy foreign minister Tzahi would go ahead — “but only under oners, as well as Israel’s calls to cal equipment from Saudi Arabia, said Hamas had laid down very Wednesday. “It got nothing.” Hanegbi, a close Netanyahu our control”. demilitarise Gaza have been post- and 45 tonnes of health supplies clear conditions for halting its fire Ahead of a new round of talks associate. Hamas too claimed victory, say- poned for another month until arrived from an Oman welfare — but had not managed to get any in Cairo, at which such issues are “That will be our position which ing it had “stood firm in the face the sides resume talks in Cairo. organisation. Turkey also sent of its demands. to be debated, Israel was taking a we will present at the negotia- of the arsenal of Zionist terror- For now, the focus is cater- humanitarian aid, officials said. “Hamas wanted a port and firm stance. tions in Cairo.” ism” and had caused Israel heavy ing for the immediate needs of Both Israel and the Islamist airport in Gaza, the liberation “There will be no port, no air- Israel has consistently linked losses — a reference to the 64 the 1.8 million residents of the Hamas movement, the de facto of Palestinian prisoners, the port and no entry of materials Gaza’s crucial reconstruction soldiers killed in the fighting in Gaza Strip, nearly half a million authority in Gaza, hailed the mediation of Qatar and Turkey that could be used to produce with its demilitarisation, with Israel’s biggest military toll since of whom were forced to flee their ceasefire as a victory. Israeli Prime and the payment of salaries for rockets or build tunnels,” said Netanyahu saying the rebuilding 2006. AFP Gaza kids left orphaned by bloody war

GAZA CITY: “She will call me took him,” Amir recalled, watch- wounds sustained in the strike. She doesn’t sleep, she cries a lot Daddy and Mummy,” insisted ing Nur who is now sitting safely “I regained consciousness after and keeps calling for mum and 11-year-old Amir Hamad, next to him. the strike, with sand and pebbles dad,” Noha said. “We’ve been told cradling his infant sister in “I’ll look after my brothers and in my eyes. I really want to see she has to see a psychiatrist, but his arms after the Gaza war sisters. But I’m scared, because mum and dad again,” Bisan said. while the war was going on it was left him and his four siblings my parents are no longer here She was trapped for six hours impossible to move freely for fear orphans. to help me.” There are still adult under the rubble before paramed- of aerial and artillery bombard- Fifty days of bloody fight- figures in the family — the grand- ics found her and rushed her to ments.” Figures released by the ing in and around the wartorn mother and grandfather. hospital. Bisan’s 28-year-old sis- UN show that at least 373,000 Gaza Strip has cost the lives The grandmother Afaf Hamad, ter Noha, who is married, has Gazan children will need psycho- of nearly 500 children, but it 60, was displaced by fighting that taken her in. “She’s still haunted logical support in the wake of the has also turned hundreds more made almost half a million peo- and traumatised by the incident. seven-week war. AFP into orphans, who face a future ple homeless, but said deprived of their parents’ love. she would do whatever “I would rather be dead than to look after the five chil- without my mother and father,” dren. But she has no idea Amir told AFP, saying he would how she will fund their never forget that fateful moment education. “I’ll never leave on the second day of the war them, I’ll raise them as I when they were killed. did my daughter,” she said. “My parents were drinking “But how will we pay for their coffee in the evening after school?” A Palestinian man walks next to a truck loaded with goods after entering breaking the (Ramadan) fast, Bisan Daher, 8, lost both Gaza at the Kerem Shalom crossing yesterday. when a bomb fell onto our home,” parents and several broth- he said, recalling how an Israeli ers in an Israeli air raid in air strike hit their home in north- northern Gaza. ern Gaza. “I saw them lying on “We were all at home. Body of missing US student found the ground and knew immediately We don’t have anything TEL AVIV: A body found in a Jerusalem-area forest is that of they were dead,” said Amir, the to hide, no rockets. But missing American Aaron Sofer, Israeli police spokesman Micky oldest of the five children. His sis- they hit our house while Rosenfeld said yesterday. Forensics investigators were working to ter Lamis, just four-months-old, we were all inside. determine the cause of death, Rosenfeld said. is the youngest. “Now mum and dad Sofer, 23, was reported missing last Friday by a friend who was hik- Amir’s six-year-old brother Nur and my brothers are in ing with him. The young man was a Yeshiva student, studying in Israel. had laid motionless, his face cov- heaven,” she said, still AGENCIES ered in blood. “Two paramedics covered in bandages from

Over 600,000 Saudis eligible for housing aid

RIYADH: More than 600,000 Saudi or subsidised sales of land or housing units. progress by creating a straightforward, Arabian families have been found eligi- Analysts estimate roughly 60 per cent of transparent system for allocating aid. ble for housing aid under a new scheme Saudi families among the country’s popula- Applicants to Eskan were given two designed to ease a shortage of homes tion of about 20 million citizens do not own months to register on a website; among which has depressed living standards and their own homes, a high ratio for a rich conditions for receiving aid, they could not is politically sensitive for the government. country. Rising rents make it hard for even own a house or have received aid from a Out of a total of 960,397 applications the middle class to afford housing; many state-subsidised housing programme in under the scheme, known as Eskan, 620,889 Saudis do not meet qualifications for hous- the past. Applicants were given priority were found eligible, the Ministry of Housing ing loans from banks. After social discontent through a points system based on factors said in a statement. The announcement may prompted uprisings elsewhere in the Arab such as family size, monthly income and herald a new, government-backed surge of world in 2011, the Custodian of the Two age, favouring the most needy people. housing construction, if authorities can Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Families will pay for their subsidised overcome obstacles that have held back past announced a plan to build 500,000 homes in homes or land, or pay off their loans, in efforts to ease the shortage, including slug- the country over several years. Some $67bn monthly instalments over 10 years through gish bureaucracy and problems in obtaining of state funds were earmarked for the plan. a 25 per cent deduction of their monthly suitable land. But there has been only slow progress in income. The ministry did not say on Families obtaining assistance from Eskan fulfilling that promise; Eskan was launched Thursday how quickly aid would be extended are to receive state-subsidised home loans in March this year in an effort to accelerate to successful applicants. REUTERS FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2014 06 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

ESTABLISHED IN 1996

CHAIRMAN SHEIKH THANI BIN ABDULLAH AL THANI

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF KHALID AL SAYED [email protected]

ACTING MANAGING EDITOR HUSSAIN AHMAD [email protected]

EDITORIAL TEL: 44557741 / 44557743 FAX: 44557746 / 44557758 P. O. BOX: 3488, DOHA, QATAR E-MAIL: [email protected]

ADVERTISING: TEL: 44557837 / 780 FAX: 44557870 CLASSIFIED: 44557857 E-MAIL: [email protected]

SUBSCRIPTION / HOME DELIVERY TEL: 44557809 /839 FAX: 44557819 E-MAIL: [email protected] SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ANNUAL QR 675 6 MONTHS QR 340 Editorial

Assad isolated Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate

cores of men in briefs being paraded by Islamic State militants in long columns through the Syrian desert isn’t a pleasant site. What is more unpleasant is Swatching these Syrian soldiers’ bodies piled up after an In town halls, US lawmakers hear Islamic State-style execution. This is what the brutal militants did to about 200 men captured after the takeover of Tabqa, an air base in the Raqaa province of northern Syria. As world powers pussy-foot over the Jihadi threat, the voter anger over illegal migrants Islamists continue to massacre troops and civilians and whoever they think doesn’t conform to their version of Islam. BY GABRIEL DEBENEDETTI the polls in congressional elections due immigration have been merging with The United States, after a lot of cajoling, has been conducting in November. The anger and frustra- Republican worries about Obama’s hen Republican Rep Jeb tion expressed in the town halls sug- healthcare, economic and foreign poli- air strikes on IS targets in Iraq. Though the US military Hensarling sat down with gests there will be a fierce debate when cies, Oregon lawmaker Walden said. has its own estimates of how the air strikes are depleting colleagues and constitu- US lawmakers return to Washington on “It’s morphed into something bigger the strengths of the Jihadis, the situation on the ground is Wents at a recent Chamber September 8 and take up proposals to than a debate over fixing our broken different. The Islamic State is seemingly gaining in strength of Commerce lunch in Dallas, the first address a flood of child migrants cross- immigration system — it’s a piece of and continues its onward march. question he faced was whether Congress ing the southwestern US border. While the overall sense that things are on the planned to address immigration policy conservative anger has not approached wrong track in this country,” he said. Iraq has got rid of Nouri Al Maliki, who had even urged the and a burgeoning border crisis. the levels seen during the healthcare Hensarling said “there’s a lot of fear cooperation of Kurds to fight the Jihadis. Mount Sinjar was “I’m supposed to do this in 30 sec- debate in August 2009, when town halls about that, about a president who has probably witness to the most grotesque killings of Yazidis and onds?” he joked, noting the issue’s across the country were frequently dis- a pen and a phone, but doesn’t seem to Christians. The so-called ‘Caliphate’s reign of terror continues complexity. While he was optimistic rupted, members of both parties have have a copy of the Constitution.” unabated as the international community grapples with about long-term prospects for dealing been confronted on the issue. But Polis said even left-leaning vot- multiple crises in the Middle East and Ukraine. with border security and immigration, From border states like Texas ers are growing frustrated by the lack he said, “between now and the end of to less likely hot spots like Oregon, of progress in Congress on a long- But where is Syrian President Bashar Al Assad? While this Congress, I’m a little less sanguine Colorado, and New York, Democratic term policy fix. A bipartisan June 2013 his Foreign Minister Walid Al Muallem addressed a press about it.” and Republican lawmakers have heard immigration reform bill that passed the conference in which he virtually invited Washington’s It has been a question heard repeat- a steady stream of questions and com- Senate has been stalled in the House. intervention to tame the Jihadis, edly by lawmakers this month in “town plaints from voters — most pushing for Opinion polls show concerns about French President Assad was nowhere to be seen. hall” district meetings punctuated — a crackdown on illegal immigration and immigration extend to every region of The Syrian president seems to be and sometimes some worried about what they see as the country, although they are most Hollande’s dominated — by Washington’s inaction. acutely felt in the southwestern states inviting his own isolation by living concerns and “I hear it everywhere I go,” said near the Mexican border. Despite voter declaration that in a cocoon. angry outbursts Oregon Republican Greg Walden, concerns, political strategists from both A series of Assad cannot be And isolated he is. French over immigra- who travels the country in his role as parties say immigration is unlikely to President Francois Hollande executive actions tion policy and chairman of the National Republican be the deciding factor in any battle- an ally in the war yesterday declared that opposition on immigration the crisis caused Congressional Committee. ground midterm congressional race. by a flood of child “The anger is palpable,” Hensarling, Republicans must pick up six seats forces fighting Islamic State against terrorism that President migrants at the a six-term conservative congressman to reclaim control of the Senate in makes the Syrian militants in Syria and Iraq should Barack Obama southwestern who is often identified by colleagues as November, and are heavily favoured to get more Western support but plans to unveil border in recent a possible next Speaker of the House, pad their comfortable majority in the president’s ruled out the Syrian regime’s help. months. Those told Reuters. House of Representatives. next month could isolation Calling Assad an ally of the summer town Local media reported police were Only three Republican Senate con- jihadis, he said: “There is no further intensify the halls have pro- called to a meeting in Hollister, tenders — New Hampshire’s Scott complete. vided lawmak- California hosted by Democratic Brown, Michigan’s Terri Lynn Land, choice to be made between two debate. The policy ers a first-hand Rep Sam Farr after an audience mem- and Arkansas’ Tom Cotton — have run barbarisms. A large alliance is changes are likely glimpse of grow- ber shouted at Farr and the crowd about advertisements about immigration. needed, but let’s be clear. Assad is to fuel Republican ing discontent the dangers posed by the child migrants. Vulnerable incumbents have largely among Americans A town hall hosted by Democrat avoided potentially controversial town not a partner in the struggle against terrorism,”Hollande said accusations in a speech to an annual conference of French ambassadors. over US immi- Jared Polis of Colorado featured constit- halls that could force them to answer France is a permanent member of the UN Security Council that Obama is gration policy. uents shouting at Polis and each other, tough questions on the topic. overstepping his Seventy percent and applauding those who contradicted National Democrats believe roughly and a close ally of Washington. of Americans him, on a range of issues, most promi- two dozen House districts could see Even after Muallem’s virtual pleadings, the bruised West is authority. — including nently immigration, a local newspaper immigration play a role in November’s ignoring Assad, and he deserves it. The Islamic State poses the 86 percent of said “We’ve had seven town halls, and result, and pundits frequently point to biggest threat to his regime and with the West’s latest snub, Republicans — believe undocumented immigration is the number one issue Colorado’s competitive Senate race as Assad’s isolation is complete. immigrants threaten traditional US that comes up,” Polis told Reuters. the likeliest immigration battleground. beliefs and customs, according to A series of executive actions on immi- But the candidates in that contest If the Islamic State continues to weaken the regime, it is a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted in gration that President Barack Obama have sparred over other issues, and also the other Islamist groups,which have been fighting the mid-July. plans to unveil next month could fur- Republican Cory Gardner earlier this Syrian regime for more than three years, who will gain. But Those fears have been exacerbated ther intensify the debate. The policy month voted with a mostly Democratic at the same time they will have to upstage the Islamic State by the recent wave of illegal child changes are likely to fuel Republican bloc not to repeal Obama’s 2012 meas- lest it should take over the seat of power in Damascus. In both migrants from Central America. An accusations that Obama is overstepping ure providing a stay of deportations to cases, Assad’s isolation is complete• issue that had been simmering is now his authority. young undocumented migrants. hotting up as voters prepare to go to Conservative concerns over REUTERS The other side Quote of The Minsk understanding the day

KRAINE AND Russia are direct contact between both the lead- Moscow holds the key to such a nego- Russia will jeopardise the regional in a patch-up. It is an ers since the ceasefire came to an end, tiated way out, as it squarely responsi- nexus that Kremlin so desperately encouraging sign to say the and the Russian aid convoy crossed over ble for the uprising in eastern Ukraine. wants to build. What makes this new Uleast. The summit meeting into Ukrainian territory without Kiev’s Poroshenko’s insistence that establish- realisation of engagement more impor- between Russian President Vladimir permission. ing effective border controls is the only tant is that this summit has come just Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Though the estrangement and dis- way to end the bloodshed and stabilise days after German Chancellor Angela A large alliance is Petro Poroshenko in the Belarus cord is very much there what makes the region can go a long way in ensuing Merkel visited Kiev, and earlier had capital, Minsk, surprisingly enough has them deal impromptu is regional vul- a thaw in their bitter relationship. picked up the phone with Putin in her needed, but let’s be bred instant results. nerability. Both the countries have high The talks that were held under the pursuit to resolve the standoff. The nod to further the peace talks and stakes in the ongoing conflict — and auspicious of Moscow-led Eurasian Merkel’s suggestion to let Ukraine clear. Assad is not that too with a new ceasefire accord is the dimension of ethnic imbroglio Customs Union, which also includes be a special partner of Moscow’s a partner in the a good omen. Putin, on his part, exhib- and geostrategic equation is so criss- Belarus and Kazakhstan, were indeed Eurasia and at the same time be part ited genuine leadership when he assured crossed that sooner or later they have an opportunity for Putin to look at the of politically expanded Europe towards struggle against the crisis-torn republic that Moscow to come to terms. What is instantly broader picture of engagement and the east is an apt doctrine. If this wise would be forthcoming to attain an ami- needed is to stop the fighting in east- deal with Ukraine in a cordial man- realisation had dawned a year back, terrorism. cable solution, if and when the peace ern Ukraine and disarm the separatist ner. And that is exactly what he did. the upheaval could have been averted. Francois Hollande parleys are initiated. This was the first rebels in lieu for a political settlement. Brinkmanship at this point of time by KHALEEJ TIMES French President FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2014 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Isolate the head of IS, don’t target him IS has a distributed structure, so it may be more effective to target the middle layers of leadership, where most communication takes place, than to spend resources attempting to find its top leader.

BY CLINT HINOTE that must operate amid the pressures of combat, the Islamic State needs strong he Islamic State has been leadership. wounded. While the video In fact, the group appears to enjoy of the execution of reporter effective leadership at multiple levels, James Foley displayed the as evidenced by its adaptability, rapid group’s depravity, its timing growth, skilled strategic messaging and Talso suggests that recent counterattacks battlefield tactics that combine patience are having a significant effect on its lead- and boldness. It is reasonable to think ership. The group’s expansion has been that attacking the group’s top leader slowed, and some of its territorial gains would weaken the organisation, perhaps have been rolled back. Iraqi and Kurdish decisively. forces, aided by US air strikes, secured Killing or capturing such a leader has a much-needed strategic “win” in retak- rarely been decisive, however. While there ing the Mosul Dam. Are there other have been instances where such action ways to use this force mix to weaken the induced a form of organisational paraly- Islamic State and buy time for the Iraqis sis, it has also proven counterproductive. to regroup? When Saddam Hussein prioritised IS celebrated the removal of what it called ‘the limits of humiliation’, the border between Syria and Iraq created by the colonial powers, In 2006, the United States leveraged hiding over leading Iraq when his coun- as a prelude to the announcement of a ‘Caliphate State’ last month. a similar set of capabilities and alliances try was invaded in 2003, the Baath gov- to eliminate Abu Musab Al Zarqawi, ernment was paralysed, yet dangerous the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq. Using a elements remained and reorganised watershed event for an adversary, with — where most communication takes place coerced, but its components can still combination of human intelligence and themselves into a more menacing threat. unpredictable results. — than to spend resources attempting to cause pain. airborne surveillance, the United States Removing a leader is not a substitute for The attack on Zarqawi in 2006 did lit- find Baghdadi. While classified details might change found Zarqawi and killed him. At the a thoughtful strategy. tle to quell the wave of violence perpe- This leads to a third question: Is there the analysis, the available information time, this was thought to be a major blow In determining what to do about trated by Al Qaeda in Iraq, but Zarqawi sufficient intelligence to target Baghdadi? indicates that Baghdadi is an inspira- to Al Qaeda in Iraq that would do much Baghdadi, here are some key questions: received widespread honour as a mar- This is often the limiting factor in lead- tional leader who is not involved directly to reduce the violence being inflicted What is the role of Baghdadi and tyr. Given that the Islamic State appears ership attacks, which require reliable in battlefield tactics. Considering this, upon Iraq’s Shiite population. other leaders within the Islamic State? to exhibit tremendous skill at strategic information that can be difficult to get. disrupting Baghdadi’s leadership is not There is an enduring allure to the idea The effect of attacking an enemy leader communication, the United States needs Success usually involves a large and per- likely to be worth the cost in precious of capturing or killing an enemy leader. is roughly congruent with that leader’s to be cautious. sistent effort, combined with some luck. intelligence resources. Better to use those In chess, if you capture the king, you win role. Disrupting a tactical leader can How is the Islamic State structured? Perhaps most important, one cannot to identify and disrupt the Islamic State’s the game. Many assume the same holds shock and paralyse a small unit, but Some organisations are naturally more divorce these military questions from the middle layers, where strategic direction is true in the real world. this effect quickly fades once the unit vulnerable to an attack on their leader- overall goal. If the goal is to paralyse an translated into tactical action. A focused Given the capabilities in place and reorganises. ship, particularly ones that are tightly organisation, then one should attack its and sustained effort to damage this part the pressing need to weaken the Islamic In contrast, killing or capturing connected, require large amounts of leaders at all levels, as quickly as possible. of the organisation, therefore, would State, US leaders are surely asking them- a strategic leader might have little communication and rely on centralised Alternatively, if there is a possibil- have significant — perhaps paralysing — selves whether they should target the impact in the short term, but over time control. ity of dialogue — repellent as that may effects on the battlefield, further blunting group’s top leader, Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi. it could deny the adversary the vision The Islamic State has a distributed be — then attacking leaders can be its advance and buying time for Iraqis to At first glance, the answer would and inspiration it needs to stay vibrant. structure, so it may be more effective counterproductive. meet this dangerous challenge. appear to be yes. Like any organisation Eliminating a symbolic leader can be a to target the middle layers of leadership A leaderless organisation cannot be WP-BLOOMBERG

Why Hillary Clinton should keep her mouth shut UK’s exit from EU is in The Hillary hopefuls want her to hands of Scottish voters be, right now, the one thing she BY PETER SUTHERLAND he referendum on Scottish independence, due on 18 September, most definitely is not: The current comes at a time of growing opposition in the UK to remaining in the EU. This is significant because Scotland is the strongest president of the US. Tbase of pro-European sentiment in the UK. A poll conducted earlier this year determined that if a referendum on continued EU membership had been held in June in the UK as a BY MEGAN CARPENTIER they can be written about and whole, 47.1 percent would have voted to leave, with 39.4 percent voting aggregated, played and replayed, to remain. But a poll in February 2014 showed that in Scotland, 48.7 illary Clinton is not then analysed, dissected, allowed percent would vote for the UK to remain in the EU, with 35.4 percent going to save you. to cool and finally reheated for the voting to leave. Of course, it is premature to draw any firm conclusions She’s not your increasingly small Sunday talk from these figures. Hmother, your best show audience. The referendum on exiting the EU that David Cameron has proposed friend or your confessor; a time But pundits, reporters and may not take place, regardless of the success (whatever that may mean) machine to the 90s, the solution Clinton supporters want her to of his promised “renegotiation” of the terms of British membership. to the nation’s increasing divi- comment on everything and any- But as a result of various ostensibly minor issues, the likelihood of a siveness, or the correct variable thing – especially domestic issues British exit seems to be increasing – which fundamentally alters the Hillary Clinton says Putin’s actions are like what Hitler did in 1930s, during in a complicated equation that – because they want a specific importance of the vote in Scotland. equals 538; a reflection of what kind of comment: one they didn’t a private fundraiser in California in March. Given Cameron’s opposition to Juncker’s candidacy for commis- you want to hear, or the embodi- get from Obama. sion presidency, the abuse to which Juncker has been subjected by ment of what you want a “leader” In March 2007, she voted in a public statement about much of her Senate votes aligned with the the British press, and Hill’s lack of centrality within British politics, to believe. favour of a war-spending bill that anything going on in this coun- positions of the group. Cameron may be justifiably nervous when Juncker announces his What she is: a politician with required President Bush to begin try – much less about Ferguson, Through 2008, she had an aver- appointments to the new commission. Juncker, after all, has many two successful Senate cam- withdrawing troops from Iraq by given how deeply divided by race age lifetime 90 percent “Liberal senior politicians to accommodate, and their approval by the European paigns under her belt – both in a deadline; it passed almost com- the country remains and how Quotient” from Americans for parliament is no minor matter. Democrat-friendly New York – pletely along party lines but was much of that divided sentiment Democratic Action and a life- If Cameron’s advisers overestimated the support they might have and one ultimately unsuccessful subsequently vetoed by President she’d have to win over in both a time 8 percent rating from the received from Merkel and others, they clearly underestimated the presidential campaign; the former Bush. Democratic primary and a gen- American Conservative Union. power and effectiveness of the European parliament. For many months US secretary of state; an author; In certain liberal quarters – not eral election, if she did run and When it comes to her politi- it had made it clear that it had specific ideas about how it would the former First Lady of both just the erstwhile Puma factions secure the nomination. cal career, Clinton is a consum- exercise its new powers, granted by the Treaty of Lisbon, over the the United States and the state – there is a palpable disaffec- There’s no political upside to mate politician – she is, in the commission presidency. But the rapid post-election agreement among of Arkansas; a lawyer; a soon-to- tion with the Obama presidency Hillary Clinton doing anything parlance of the New York Times, the parliament’s major political groups to support Juncker caught be grandmother; a flawed human and, from the Brown statement right now except to remain as “no angel”. Cameron off guard. being; and, despite the fact that to his deportation policy to his noncontroversial as possible – So she isn’t going to resurrect Far from enhancing British influence, threats of withdrawal have she hasn’t even said if she plans drone programme to the dearth which, even on book tour, she disenfranchised Obama support- undermined the UK government’s credibility within the EU, as col- to run for office ever again, the of bankers languishing behind didn’t quite manage to achieve. ers’ passion for politics, and she’s leagues have become disinclined to engage in significant compromises frontrunner for the Democratic bars, there have been plenty of After all, she’s still outpolling not going to snap her fingers and with a UK that may not be a member in two years. Traditionally, presidential nomination in 2016 reasons for liberals to have lost her Democrat rivals by more than undo Obama’s extrajudicial killing EU heads of state and governments try to help one another with (if a vote were held today, which that hopey-changey feel. 50 points, and nationwide support policy, and she’s not going to go their domestic political problems. But there is a growing sense in the it won’t be). Into that expectation gap snuck for her is nearly 10 points higher back in time and support same European council that Cameron is abusing this goodwill. So why the relentless push the Ready For Hillary folks – who than for Obama – though down gender marriage any faster or get Thus, Cameron’s claim that Juncker’s election would make it more from reporters and pundits for reportedly aren’t coordinating from her tenure as Secretary single-payer pushed through. difficult to ensure the UK’s continued EU membership risks becoming Clinton to comment on the brutal with Clinton herself – as they of State, during which time she She’s not going to make grand a self-fulfilling prophecy. To present Juncker’s candidacy as a matter killing of Michael Brown and the hope to lay groundwork for her notably wasn’t running for office. pronouncements that mend race of high political principle, with Cameron heroically but unsuccessfully subsequent crackdown by police comeback. Several organisations relations – goodness knows her standing alone against the dark forces of federalism and centralisation, in Ferguson? The Hillary hopefuls want her attempted to measure Clinton’s supporters did their own damage could have only reinforced English feelings of alienation from Europe. Why does anyone expect a to be, right now, the one thing she place on the political spectrum to race relations in 2008 – and, That is less likely to be the case in Scotland. private citizen to say something most definitely is not: the current scientifically using her Senate even if she does destroy the glass If Cameron returns as prime minister after the general election in public about the heartbreak of president of the United States. votes. National Journal’s 2004 ceiling in 2016, gender inequality 2015, he will face an uphill battle in renegotiating the terms of British another family, about the need for Though she is ostensibly hawk- study of roll-call votes assigned will continue to exist. EU membership owing to resistance not only from his European part- healing at this time, about letting ing just a (sleep-inducing) mem- Clinton a rating of 30 in the She might be the first woman ners, but also from his own party, which is close to advocating British the law run its course? oir of her time in the foreign political spectrum, relative to the to be elected president one day – withdrawal. Indeed, it is difficult to see how a re-elected Cameron could Because, you know, President policy trenches this summer, and then-current Senate, with a rat- but 2016 is a long way off. maintain the Conservatives’ unity without endorsing a no vote in the Obama did say almost all of that has limited her public comments ing of 1 being most liberal and 100 Being the front-runner is great referendum on the outcome of his own renegotiation. two weeks ago. to foreign policy issues, some- being most conservative. but, to stay there, Clinton knows Britain’s EU membership will be one of the major issues at stake It would be easy enough to dis- how, Clinton still almost seems National Journal’s subsequent as well as anyone that she’s better in next year’s election. It would be a tragedy if British voters cast miss the Hillary-soundbite fever like the change some Americans rankings placed her as the 32nd- off to stay mum and let her sup- their ballots without fully understanding the European implications as part of the 24-hour cable-and- have been waiting for. most liberal senator in 2006 and porters make assumptions than of their choice. One thing, however, seems certain: if Scotland votes Internet news cycle: we want But as others have noted, 16th-most liberal senator in 2007. to open her mouth and prove her for independence in September, a referendum within the rump UK recognisable people to say moder- there is still virtually no politi- Interest groups also gave critics right. on continued EU membership would be even less likely to produce a ately controversial things so that cal upside for Clinton to issuing Clinton scores based on how well THE GUARDIAN victory for those who wish to remain. THE GUARDIAN FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2014 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL Russian troops fighting in Ukraine, says Kiev EU summit on Sunday to discuss further sanctions KIEV: Ukraine’s president yes- continue to roll over the border from Novoazovsk “to save their terday said that Russian troops into Ukraine. Such activity must lives” and were now reinforcing had entered his country in sup- cease immediately.” defences in the port of Mariupol port of pro-Moscow rebels who Poland’s foreign minister said further west, which a rebel leader captured a key coastal town, Russian “aggression” had created said was the separatists’ next sharply escalating a five-month- the most serious security crisis objective. old separatist war. in Europe for decades, and a top “Today we reached the Sea of Petro Poroshenko told a meet- Nato official said Russia had sig- Azov, the shore, and the proc- ing of security chiefs that the nificantly escalated its “military ess of liberating our land, which situation was “extraordinarily interference” in Ukraine in the is temporarily occupied by the difficult ... but controllable” after past two weeks. Ukrainian authorities, will keep Russian-backed rebels seized the “We assess well over 1,000 going further and further,” town of Novoazovsk in the south- Russian troops are now operat- Alexander Zakharchenko, prime east of the former Soviet republic. ing inside Ukraine,” said Dutch minister of the self-proclaimed Earlier, he said he had cancelled Brigadier-General Nico Tak, head Donetsk People’s Republic, said a visit to Turkey because of the of Nato’s crisis management cen- in an interview. “rapidly deteriorating situation” tre. “They are supporting separa- He said there were about 3,000 in the eastern Donetsk region, “as tists (and) fighting with them.” Russian volunteers serving in the Russian troops have actually been German Chancellor Angela rebel ranks. A Pro-Russian separatist walks past a destroyed tank at Savur-Mohyla, a hill east of the city of Donetsk, yesterday. brought into Ukraine”. Merkel said an EU summit on Ukrainian Prime Minister Russia’s defence ministry again Sunday would discuss the possi- Arseny Yatseniuk appealed to the denied the presence of its sol- bility of further sanctions. United States, European Union commanders’ orders, on tanks, a column of trucks filled with countryside near the village of diers in Ukraine, using language Rebel advances this week have and G7 countries “to freeze APCs and with the use of heavy ammunition, which was hit by a Krasnodarovka, in Russia’s Rostov redolent of the Cold War, even opened a new front in the conflict Russian assets and finances until weapons, (are) on the territory of sustained volley of Grad missiles. region. as two human rights advisers to just as Ukraine’s army appeared Russia withdraws armed forces, another country, cross the bor- “A column of Russian soldiers None of the men or vehicles President Vladimir Putin said to have gained the upper hand, equipment and agents”. der, I consider this an invasion,” was attacked by Grad rockets and had standard military identifica- more than 100 Russian troops virtually encircling the separa- Anton Gerashchenko, an Polyakova said. more than 100 people died. It all tion marks, but the reporter saw had died there in a single attack tists in their main strongholds of adviser to Ukrainian Interior Polyakova and Sergei Krivenko, happened in the city of Snizhnye in a Mi-8 helicopter with a red star on August 13. Donetsk and Luhansk. Minister Arsen Avakov, said on another member of the council, Donetsk province,” Krivenko said. insignia — consistent with Russian Western governments appeared Ukraine’s security and defence Facebook: “The invasion of Putin’s which has no legal powers and In southern Russia yesterday, a military markings — land next to a to be running out of patience with council said Novoazovsk and regular Russian army of Ukraine an uneasy relationship with the reporter saw a column of armoured nearby military first-aid tent. Moscow’s denials. other parts of southeast Ukraine is now an established fact!” Kremlin, said more than 100 vehicles and dust-covered troops, Asked if he was with the Referring to talks that Putin had fallen under the control of Despite Russia’s denials, a mem- Russian soldiers were killed in one of them with an injured face, Russian military, a man in camou- held with Poroshenko just two Russian forces, and a counter- ber of Putin’s advisory council on Ukraine in a single incident on about 3 km from the border with flage fatigues without any identify- days ago, British Prime Minister offensive by Russian troops and human rights, Ella Polyakova, said August 13, basing their informa- the part of Ukraine that Kiev says ing insignia who was in the area David Cameron said: “It is sim- separatist units was continuing. she believed Russia was carrying tion on eyewitnesses and relatives is occupied by Russian troops. of the tent, said only: “We are ply not enough to engage in talks It said Ukrainian govern- out an invasion of Ukraine. of the dead. The column was driving east, patriots.” in Minsk, while Russian tanks ment forces had withdrawn “When masses of people, under They said the men were in away from the border, across open REUTERS Ebola-hit countries meet for crisis talks Polish PM favourite ACCRA: Ebola-hit nations met said that it could take six to nine Mahama, the current ECOWAS had contact with the Liberian- for crisis talks yesterday as the months to bring Ebola under con- chairman, complained that secu- American man who first brought for top EU job death toll topped 1,500 and the trol, by which time the number rity measures taken by other the virus to Nigeria and who died World Health Organisation of infections could have passed countries to prevent the virus in a Lagos hospital on July 25. BRUSSELS/PARIS: Polish term expires, the sources said. warned that the number of cases 20,000. spreading, including travel bans, Port Harcourt, 435 kilometres Prime Minister Donald Tusk A senior source in Tusk’s Civic could exceed 20,000 before the As of August 26, 1,552 people had unfairly hit member states. east of Lagos and the capital of has emerged as clear favourite Platform party said for the first outbreak is stemmed. had been confirmed dead from “Currently in the sub-region, Rivers state, is the centre of for the key post of president of time on Wednesday there were Nigeria announced that the Ebola in four countries — Sierra Ebola is officially reported in four Nigeria’s oil industry. the European Council when EU “different outcomes” possible for virus had reached its oil-producing Leone, Liberia, Guinea and Nigeria countries and yet the entire West A number of airlines, including leaders meet for a special sum- the prime minister, “including the hub, dashing hopes that the coun- — while 3,062 had been infected. African sub-region of 15 nations Air France and British Airways, mit tomorrow, several sources option that Tusk takes one of the try had successfully contained it to But Aylward warned that the and even Africa as a whole of 54 have suspended their services to familiar with the selection proc- most important posts in Europe”. its biggest city, Lagos. actual caseload could be “two to nations has been stigmatised,” he Freetown and Monrovia, leading ess said. Whoever wins the post of Hopes were raised, meanwhile, four times higher than the number told delegates. to complaints that Ebola-hit coun- If confirmed, his appointment European Council president is of a vaccine for the haemorrhagic of cases you see reported”. As the meeting began, Nigeria’s tries were being increasingly iso- to chair and steer policymaking expected to also chair euro zone fever after British medical charity Health ministers from mem- health minister Onyebuchi lated. The WHO’s Aylward said it meetings of EU leaders, would be summits, even if he or she comes the Wellcome Trust and pharma- ber states of the West African Chukwu said a doctor in the south- was “absolutely vital” that airlines a victory for the 10 ex-communist from a non-euro zone country ceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline regional bloc ECOWAS met in the eastern city of Port Harcourt had resume flights because it was hin- central and eastern European such as Poland, a third source said. said safety trials on a new drug Ghanaian capital Accra to discuss become the sixth person to die of dering the emergency response. countries that joined the European “France accepted that in July,” the could begin as soon as next month. how to strengthen its response to Ebola and the first outside Lagos. A travel ban was “a self-defeating Union a decade ago which have person said. But Bruce Aylward, the WHO’s the devastating outbreak. The medic died on August 22, a strategy”, he added. demanded that one of the top Britain was first to endorse head of emergency programmes, Ghana’s President John day after treating a patient who AFP jobs go to a candidate from their Tusk publicly as a candidate on region. It would also consecrate Tuesday, hoping to balance out Poland’s rise as a major player in former Luxembourg premier Jean- the 28-nation bloc alongside EU Claude Juncker, a veteran advo- founders France and Germany. cate of deeper EU integration, who The pro-European, centre-right was chosen in June to head the German flyers face disruption from pilots’ strike Tusk, 57, has not acknowledged in executive European Commission public that he is a contender. against fierce British objections. FRANKFURT: Thousands walkout today if management did union announced there would be for early retirement provisions,” Two Brussels sources said cur- Prime Minister David of air passengers in Germany not meet its demands in negotia- a strike if an agreement is not Volkens said. rent council president Herman Cameron’s spokeswoman said face delays and cancella- tions on early retirement provi- reached today,” said the airline’s Germanwings said that out Van Rompuy, who chairs and Tusk shared Britain’s desire to tions ahead of the weekend as sions, Lufthansa announced that personnel chief, Bettina Volkens. of the 164 flights affected, 116 prepares EU summits, will con- reform the European Union. wage talks between pilots and the talks had failed. “We’re very disappointed that would be cancelled, hitting 15,000 sult fellow leaders on a package An economic liberal and advo- Lufthansa’s low-cost subsidi- “We regret the strike a strike could not be averted. passengers. deal in a round of telephone calls cate of free trade, Tusk’s weak ary Germanwings collapsed announcement by Vereinigung The impression we get is that a “The strike will primarily yesterday and today. point is that he speaks little yesterday. Cockpit,” Lufthansa said in a strike was already a done deal affect domestic flights, where “Van Rompuy is to call EU lead- English and no French, making it Just hours after pilots’ union statement. for Vereinigung Cockpit. It is passengers have the possibility to ers today and if no one is opposed harder for him to communicate to Vereinigung Cockpit said its “A few hours before the sched- not realistic to reach agreement switch to trains,” the carrier said. to Tusk there is a deal,” a person a wide audience. members would stage a six-hour uled talks were due to begin, the in just one day on a new model AFP involved in the process said, speak- Former Latvian Prime Minister ing on condition of anonymity. Valdis Dombrovskis was the likely Italian Foreign Minister fallback candidate if Tusk stum- Federica Mogherini, a centre-left bles or pulls out, the sources said. Standing tall socialist, would become EU foreign Former Estonian premier Andrus policy chief and Spanish Economy Ansip was also on the shortlist if Alleged ‘jihad Minister Luis De Guindos would the leaders want to give one of the succeed Jeroen Dijsselbloem as posts to a member of the small lib- recruiters’ held chairman of euro zone finance eral political family, they said. ministers when the Dutchman’s REUTERS THE HAGUE: Police in the Netherlands and Germany have arrested two men for allegedly recruiting jihadi fighters to go to Iraq and Syria, Dutch police said yesterday. Boko Haram camp in Nigeria shelled A woman was also held with YAOUNDE: Cameroon’s army has attacked the Nigerian Islamist the man arrested in Germany as group Boko Haram, shelling one of their camps across the border part of a long-running investiga- and killing “many” fighters, a security official said yesterday. tion, police said in a statement. The source said the army had shelled the camp on Wednesday evening, All three are from The Hague two days after the jihadist group had seized control of the town of and are accused of inciting hatred Gamboru Ngala on the border with Cameroon. “It was tanks stationed through social media and plotting on the frontier at Fotokol (on Cameroon’s side of the border) that shelled terror attacks, police said, likely the camp on the other side,” the source said on condition of anonymity. referring to help allegedly given “Seen from Fotokol this morning, Gamboru looks empty and smells to would-be Islamist fighters to of death,” he added. “Nobody knows how many Boko Haram members reach the Middle East. were killed, but it is obvious that many were.” “The two male suspects are sus- The shelling was confirmed by a local police officer. pected of recruiting for the armed “These were abandoned houses that they have occupied since they terrorist struggle in Syria and/ entered Gamboru. We think they still control the town, because there or Iraq and conspiring to commit are many of them and they didn’t all gather in the same place,” he said. murder with terrorist intent,” the Fotokol had returned to calm by Wednesday following days of panic statement said. as residents and Nigerian security forces fled there to escape the Boko Dutch police said they raided Haram attack on Gamboru. four homes as part of the Members of an association named “chancada” arrive in front of the Aquitaine Museum at Cours Pasteur in Boko Haram has faced minimal resistance from the military as it has operation. Bordeaux after crossing southwest France from Anglet to Bordeaux. They covered 250km in 10 days on stilts. stepped up attacks across northeast Nigeria. AFP AFP FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2014 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Protesting deportation Cameron in Scotland to talk against split 200 business leaders sign letter backing independence

GLASGOW: British Prime Minister David Cameron trav- elled to Scotland yesterday to make the business case for it remaining part of Britain as 200 business leaders signed an open letter backing independence. Questions over whether Scotland’s economy could do well alone have been at the heart of the campaign, with a rival group of 130 captains of industry claim- ing on Wednesday that independ- Anti-deportation protesters shout slogans in front of the White House in Washington yesterday. The protest, ence would be “bad for business”. organised by CASA, a non-profit organisation assisting immigrants, called on President Barack Obama to Scotland votes in three weeks’ stop deporting undocumented workers, parents and children. time on whether to end more than 300 years of union with the rest of the United Kingdom. Most opinion polls currently suggest the proposal is set to be The Scottish and British flags fly outside the Scottish Office in central rejected. London yesterday. Tory MP joins anti-euro party The “Yes” and “No” camps have traded statistics and accusations north of the border, where it be set by people “who truly LONDON: British Prime eurosceptics in the election. The prime minister promised on everything from whether only holds one out of 59 House of understand and care most” Minister David Cameron suf- Cameron called the move the referendum under pressure Scotland could keep using the Commons seats. about Scotland, not politicians in fered a heavy blow yesterday “deeply regrettable” and “self- from the powerful euroscep- pound to what share of Britain’s But he will re-enter the fray London, according to the letter. when one of his lawmakers, defeating” and vowed the tic wing of his party and to win national debt it should take on if by urging Scots not to turn their It added that independence Douglas Carswell, announced Conservatives would put up back voters from UKIP, which it broke away. backs on “one of the oldest and would provide “more opportuni- he was leaving the Conservative a “very strong” fight in the won May’s European Parliament Think tank Capital Economics most successful single markets in ties for our talented and deter- Party to join the eurosceptic UK by-election. elections, beating the Tories into yesterday warned that independ- the world” in a keynote speech to mined young people to stay and Independence Party (UKIP). But Carswell accused him of third place. ence could lead to significant cap- CBI Scotland, a leading business succeed”. Carswell is to resign his seat misleading voters over plans to That was the first British poll ital flight from Scotland’s finance lobby group, in Glasgow. The signatories range from big and stand as a UKIP candidate claw back more powers from victory for a political grouping industry. Cameron is set to say that business leaders such as Brian at an upcoming by-election which, Brussels ahead of a referendum other than the Conservatives and “The Scottish banking sec- Scotland does twice as much Souter — chairman of major if he wins, would make him their on Britain’s membership of the Labour for more than a century. tor is equivalent to around 1,250 trade with the rest of the United transport group Stagecoach and a first elected member of the House European Union, which will take “We have had a duopoly for percent of Scotland’s GDP, so the Kingdom as with the rest of the prominent donor to the independ- of Commons. place in 2017 if the Conservatives many decades,” said Carswell. Scottish Government would not world put together, according to ence campaign — to the owners of Polls suggest UKIP could take win next year. “We need choice and competition have the resources needed to sta- pre-released extracts of his speech. smaller enterprises such as guest a handful of seats and thousands “My position became unten- in politics.” bilise the sector in a crisis,” said He is also expected to highlight house owners. of votes from the Conservatives in able,” said Carswell. “The Carswell also slammed the London-based firm. “the opportunities that come from A day earlier, over 130 captains the 2015 general election, which Conservative leadership is not Cameron’s decision to rule out an “Accordingly, following a ‘Yes’ being part of something bigger”. of industry signed another open may increase the chances of vic- serious about change.” electoral pact with UKIP, point- vote, the wholesale relocation As the prime minister was set letter in The Scotsman newspa- tory for the opposition Labour He added that Cameron’s advis- ing out that the Conservatives of financial activity, including to arrive in Glasgow, The Herald per saying “the business case for party and defeat for Cameron. ers had told him Britain will not had been less reluctant to form banks, insurance firms and pen- newspaper published a letter from independence has not been made”. Experts say Clacton in the vote to leave the EU in the event a coalition government with the sion funds, seems likely.” Cameron 200 business people arguing that Many of the signatories to southeast of England is among of a referendum, because “we will centre-left Liberal Democrats fol- kept a low profile on the cam- an independent Scotland would Wednesday’s pro-union let- the Conservative seats most vul- give them (the voters) just enough lowing the 2010 general election paign trail due to his centre-right be better for business. ter worked for big name nerable to being captured by the to persuade them not to”. which remains in power. AFP Conservative Party’s unpopularity This is because policy would international firms. AFP

Obama’s pal heads to North Korea

SEOUL: American rapper Pras Michel, who being going there to explore something,” Michel told topped the charts in the 1990s with his band Reuters via telephone from Beijing. the ‘Fugees’, and is a friend of President Barack Michel’s hip-hop outfit which derived its name Obama, heads to North Korea today to watch a from the word “refugees”, a nod to the group’s wrestling match hosted by a Japanese politician Haitian-American makeup, is a favourite of Obama, and former pro wrestler. who once listed their song ‘Ready or Not’ as his The trip comes six months after a series of visits favourite. The two are friends. to the isolated country by flamboyant NBA star “I’m not sure what Dennis’ motives were, but Dennis Rodman, who made headlines when he he’s an athlete and basketball player and I’m an watched a basketball match and shared cigars with entertainer — there are two different agendas North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. and I’m purely going there to explore,” Rodman came in for criticism back in the United said Michel. States over his visits but Michel said he only wanted Michel is on a week-long trip of the country where to explore. he will watch a wrestling match hosted by Japanese “Honestly, I don’t know if Obama knows I’m going politician Antonio Inoki which features former NFL to North Korea. He’s probably going to know — and linebacker Bob Sapp and martial arts displays from at some point the State Department is going to know Korean and American fighters. — but this is not a political trip, this is just a human REUTERS

Licensed by US judge, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt marry in France LOS ANGELES: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt — one of Hollywood’s most famous celeb- rity power couples — are now husband and wife, after a wed- ding in France described as a “family affair.” The A-list Oscar winners were married by a US judge on Saturday in a small chapel at Chateau Miraval in the south- ern French village of Correns, a spokeswoman for the couple said. Jolie was walked down the aisle by her eldest sons Maddox and Pax. Her daughters Zahara and Vivienne threw petals, while the couple’s other two children Shiloh and Knox were the ring bearers. “It was very much a family A file picture from June 2, 2013 shows US actors Brad Pitt (right) and affair,” the spokeswoman said in a Angelina Jolie attending the world premiere of ‘World War Z’ at the Empire statement. Pitt and Jolie obtained a marriage licence in California from Leicester Square in London, Britain. a local US judge, who travelled to fell in love on the set of 2005 right.” Jolie — twice married and France to conduct the wedding, action film “Mr & Mrs Smith” — divorced before her wedding to the which was described as a “non- spawning the media phenomenon 50-year-old Pitt — took home an denominational civil ceremony.” of “Brangelina” that has domi- Oscar for best supporting actress Yesterday, Pitt was photo- nated celebrity journalism and for her portrayal of a rebellious graphed wearing a gold band the tabloids ever since. woman in a mental institution on his left ring finger during an Earlier this year, Jolie, 39, had in 1999’s “Girl, Interrupted.” She event in Britain to promote his told People that she and Pitt were has since played everything from new World War II film “Fury,” in “not really in a rush” to get mar- a fairy tale villain (“Maleficent”) which he plays a battle-hardened ried, adding: “We’re just waiting to a video game heroine (“Lara army sergeant. for it to be the right time with Croft: Tomb Raider”). The Tinseltown royal couple the kids, with work, when it feels AFP FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2014 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA

Japan confirms China asks first dengue fever cases TOKYO: Japanese health offi- cials said yesterday that three young people have contracted US to stop dengue fever, the first such infections in the country in nearly 70 years. The three are suspected of hav- ing contracted the disease when they were bitten by mosquitos in surveillance Yoyogi Park in central Tokyo, offi- cials said. The patients -- a man in his 20s in Tokyo as well as a teen Spying damaging ties: Beijing and woman in her 20s in Saitama Prefecture north of the capital -- BEIJING: China’s military yes- of this case are very clear.” The go to the same educational insti- terday told the United States to encounter has raised comparisons tution in Tokyo. end air and naval surveillance to an incident in April 2001, when None of them is in a life-threat- near its borders, saying it was a Chinese fighter jet collided with ening condition, officials said. damaging relations between the a US Navy EP-3 spy plane around The last domestic infection Pacific powers and could lead to 110 kilometres off Hainan. of dengue fever was in 1945, “undesirable accidents.” China’s military spending and although there are around 200 The US should “take concrete capabilities are increasing while cases annually among those who measures to decrease close-in the US military, long a pres- have travelled abroad, mainly in reconnaissance activities against ence in the region, strengthens Australian Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss (right) and Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai sign the Southeast Asia. China towards a complete stop,” its defence alliance with Tokyo, MoU in relation to the search for MH370 plane at the Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, yesterday. Dengue fever is not transmit- defence ministry spokesman Yang which is at odds with Beijing over ted directly from person-to-per- Yujun said at a monthly briefing. disputed islands in the East China son and symptoms range from Yang’s comments came with Sea. mild fever, to incapacitating high Beijing and Washington at odds Yang said US ships and air- Malaysia, Australia to share plane search cost temperatures, according to the over an incident last week in the craft had long been engaged in World Health Organisation. skies 220 kilometres off China’s “frequent, wide-range, close-in SYDNEY: Malaysia yester- Liow Tiong Lai told a news con- some 1,600km west of Perth. There is no vaccine or any Hainan island. reconnaissance activities against day said it would share with ference in Canberra that the two Australian Deputy Prime specific medicine to treat dengue The US said that an armed China.” Australia the cost of the latest countries would evenly split the Minister Warren Truss said that and patients should rest, drink Chinese fighter jet flew danger- Such missions “not only dam- effort to uncover signs of miss- costs of the new search phase, new information suggested that plenty of fluids and reduce the ously close to a US military air- age China’s security interests but ing Malaysia Airlines Flight estimated at up to A$52m. the jetliner may have turned fever using Paracetamol or see a craft, while China countered in also damage strategic trust and MH370, in the hope of unlock- “So it is important here that we south earlier than previously doctor, it says. a ministry statement carried on the bilateral relationship between ing modern aviation’s greatest would like to thank Australia for believed and that as a result, the Japanese officials say they have state media that the allegations China and the United States.” mystery. leading this search and we have search would focus on the south- not detected the dengue virus in were “totally groundless.” They could also “possibly lead Months of searches have failed so far committed and spent about ern area of the zone. mosquitos caught in Yoyogi Park “The location of the incident to undesirable accidents,” he said. to turn up any trace of the missing A$50m and we are also going to That information, he told but they will disinfect areas where is 220 kilometres from China’s China’s Global Times newspa- Boeing 777 aircraft, which disap- match the Australians in the ten- reporters, was based in part on an sufferers were bitten. Yoyogi Park, Hainan island,” Yang said yester- per, which is linked to the ruling peared on March 8, carrying 239 der cost for the search,” he said. attempt to map the position of the which sits next to the grand Meiji day. “It is not 220 kilometres from Communist Party, on Monday passengers and crew shortly after The latest phase of the search is plane at the time of a failed sat- Jingu Shrine and is one of cen- Hawaii in the United States and warned that Beijing could treat taking off from the Malaysian expected to start within a month ellite telephone call by Malaysia tral Tokyo’s biggest public green certainly not 220 kilometres from US surveillance flights as an “act capital of Kuala Lumpur. and take up to a year, focusing on Airlines on the ground to the jet- spaces, is popular with Tokyoites Florida. So the rights and wrongs of hostility.” AFP Malaysian Transport Minister a 60,000sq-km patch of sea floor liner. REUTERS and tourists alike. AFP End of row Indonesia fuel Thai court drops murder price hike push suffers setback charges against ex-PM JAKARTA: Indonesian presi- BANGKOK: A Thai court Chan-O-Cha, who was last week dent-elect Joko Widodo’s drive yesterday dismissed murder picked as prime minister of the to fast-track an increase in fuel charges against former premier Southeast Asian nation by a prices, one of his key election Abhisit Vejjajiva and his ex-dep- junta-appointed legislature, is pledges, have stumbled after uty over a bloody 2010 protest often described as the architect incumbent Susilo Bambang crackdown, months after a mili- of the 2010 crackdown. Yudhoyono said the conditions tary coup tipped the balance of “It’s 100 percent about poli- were not right at the moment to power in the politically divided tics -- soldiers are among those cut subsidies. nation. accused,” said Phayaw Akkahad, Widodo and Yudhoyono held Relatives of the victims criti- the mother of a nurse who was a two-hour, closed door meeting cised the surprise decision to drop shot dead in the grounds of a on the resort island of Bali on the case as politically motivated. Buddhist temple while treating Wednesday. The charges were brought to injured during the crackdown. Atop Widodo’s agenda when court under a previous govern- “My daughter was murdered. A he assumes the presidency on ment led by Abhisit’s rivals who woman like me will not give up,” October 20 is to address a bal- have since been ousted from office. she added. looning fuel subsidy bill that is Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop (right) shakes hands with her Indonesian counterpart Marty Natalegawa Scores of demonstrators died In August 2013 a court inquest eating up an already tight budget before their bilateral meeting in Nusa Dua on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali yesterday. They signed an agree- under Abhisit’s establishment- found that soldiers had used “high and threatening investor confi- ment drawing a line under a damaging espionage row and paving the way for the resumption of full defence backed leadership in street velocity machine gun” fire to tar- dence by widening the current clashes between mostly unarmed get victims including Phayaw’s cooperation. account deficit. “Red Shirt” supporters of fugi- daughter. Fuel subsidies cost the govern- tive former premier Thaksin No member of the armed forces ment around $20bn a year, or 20 Shinawatra and security forces has been prosecuted in connection percent of its total budget. firing live rounds in Bangkok. with the deaths. Widodo and Yudhoyono had Japan coastguard needs more funds A criminal court in the capital, Critics accuse Thailand’s courts discussed the possibility of intro- which previously agreed to hear of being politically influenced, ducing a fuel hike as early as the charges, ruled that it did particularly in favour of the September, two sources close to TOKYO: Japan’s coastguard That angered China, which It will also replace two jets not have jurisdiction in the case Bangkok-based elite. the matter said last month. is to ask for a doubling of its claims the chain as its own under with new ones and retire exist- against Abhisit and his then-dep- Prosecutors had accused “Last night I specifically budget to boost patrols around the name Diaoyus. ing patrol ships in favour of new uty Suthep Thaugsuban because Abhisit and Suthep of issuing requested (Yudhoyono) to nar- islands that are the focus of a Since the long-simmering dis- vessels to boost cruising distance they were holders of public office orders that resulted in murder row the budget deficit by raising dispute with China, officials pute flared anew, Chinese ves- and speed, the officials said. at the time and acting under an and attempted murder by the fuel prices,” Widodo was quoted said yesterday. sels and aircraft have regularly It also hopes to build a pier, emergency decree. security forces. by Antara news agency as saying. The agency will submit a approached the unoccupied accommodation for crew and It said the only court with the Chokchai Angkaew, a lawyer “He conveyed that conditions request to the government for islands, with Japan’s coastguard other facilities at its base in authority to consider the allega- for the plaintiffs, who include are not right at the moment to ¥50.4bn for the financial year in pursuit. Ishigaki island, the main jumping tions was the Supreme Court’s relatives of the victims, said they raise (fuel prices).” starting in April 2015, they said. The coastguard plans to add off point for the Senkakus. Criminal Division for Holders of planned to appeal against the dis- Raising fuel prices is a sensi- The move will come after one new jet aircraft to its fleet, 10 The measures are part of Political Positions. missal, adding: “It’s not over.” tive issue that could potentially two years of relentless tensions large patrol ships and four small efforts to push back against The ruling comes three months The country’s National Anti- unleash mass protests against with Beijing over the Tokyo- patrol ships, as well as to increase Chinese government ships loiter- after the military seized power Corruption Commission is now Widodo’s government within controlled Senkaku Islands, the number of personnel assigned ing in nearby waters and to cre- from Abhisit’s political opponents expected to consider whether the weeks of him taking office. which Japan nationalised in to the new large patrol ships, it ate an around-the-clock air patrol in a bloodless coup. pair abused their power with the REUTERS September 2012. said in a statement. system, officials said. AFP Army chief General Prayut crackdown. AFP

HK anti-corruption agency raids home of anti-Beijing media tycoon

HONG KONG: Anti- The raid on Lai’s home in an People’s Congress, is expected to Trade in his Next Media Ltd had also visited the home of dollars worth of advertisements corruption officers in Hong affluent avenue in Hong Kong’s announce its decision on Hong was halted after the stock fell as Labour Party lawmaker Lee from Apple Daily after they were Kong yesterday raided the Kowloon district came after Kong’s future on Sunday. much as 6 percent. Cheuk-yan and removed bank pressured by Beijing. home of Jimmy Lai, a media media said on Wednesday China Simon said five anti-graft This month, emails leaked to documents. Lee was among activ- HSBC and Standard Chartered magnate and outspoken critic of had decided to limit nominations officials had also searched his Hong Kong newspapers gave ists arrested on July 2 at a pro- said the decision to pull the Beijing who has supported pro- for the 2017 election to a hand- home. The city’s Independent details of payments that Lai made test billed as a rehearsal for the advertising was for commercial democracy activists through his ful of candidates loyal to Beijing, Commission Against Corruption to the pro-democracy Occupy Occupy Central movement. reasons. publications and with donations. which will likely escalate protests (ICAC) declined to comment. Central movement. A copy of a search warrant In July last year, Apple Daily Hong Kong, which returned to by pro-democracy activists. Lai owns Hong Kong-based The group has threatened to gave permission for the ICAC to said tens of thousands of copies Chinese rule from British colonial “The timing is not uncoinciden- media company Next Media, shut down Hong Kong’s financial search for items including bank of two editions of the newspaper administration in 1997, has been tal with this week in our opinion. which publishes Next Magazine district with protests if Beijing and electronic records related had been torched by masked men deeply polarised and hit by pro- If you wanted to cool things down, and the popular pro-democracy does not allow the 2017 election to payments or donations made at distribution points. tests over how its next leader will this is the last thing you would Apple Daily tabloid newspaper. to be fully democratic. It is not by Lai to Labour Party officials, Lai’s home was also rammed be chosen in 2017 - by universal do,” Lai’s top aide and spokesman Lai spoke briefly to media illegal in Hong Kong to receive including Lee. by a car and the assailants left suffrage, as pro-democracy cam- Mark Simon said. after the raid, confirming that political donations. This year, Next Media said a machete, an axe and a threat- paigners want, or from a list of The standing committee of the ICAC officials had left but he Lai’s Apple Daily newspaper HSBC Holdings and Standard ening message in the driveway, it pro-Beijing candidates. China’s parliament, the National declined to elaborate. reported that anti-graft officers Chartered had pulled millions of said. REUTERS FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2014 PHILIPPINES www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Philippines rebels Watch display oppose IS ‘virus’ Muslim rebel group condemns Jihadis in Iraq and Syria

MANILA: The Philippines’ members,” the Milf said in an edi- office in mid-2016. But he rejected largest Muslim rebel group has torial posted on its www.luwaran. an earlier draft and had the joint condemned extremist jihadis com website this week. committee prepare a revised in Iraq and Syria, and vowed “Frankly, it is the power, mod- version. to stop the spread of their erating line, and influence of the “It is this... fear (of) not being “virus” into the Southeast Milf that hinders the birth of a able to realise it (passage of the Asian nation. truly strong radical group.” Muslim autonomous law) for After decades of armed rebel- The Milf also said a planned whatever reason that the IS’ lion that claimed tens of thou- Muslim autonomous region that virus is much to be feared,” the sands of lives, the Moro Islamic is the centrepiece of the peace Moro Islamic Liberation Front Liberation Front (Milf) signed a deal would be a bulwark against warned. peace agreement in March that the ideology of the Islamic State, Two other Filipino Muslim commits it and the national gov- which is also known as ISIS. armed groups, the Abu Sayyaf ernment to share power in the The Moro Islamic Liberation and the Bangsamoro Islamic area. Front urged President Benigno Freedom Fighters (BIFF), have The Milf portrayed its moder- Aquino to approve a draft bill to recently vowed allegiance to the ate leadership as vital to stopping create the autonomous region, IS in video clips uploaded on the the savage ideology of Islamic which was submitted to him last Internet. State (IS) infecting the southern week by a joint committee of rebel The Moro Islamic Liberation Muslim regions of the mainly and government negotiators. Front (MILF) is a Moro and Catholic Philippines. The peace agreement had Lumad group formed in the 1960s “The Milf condemns barba- called for Aquino to submit the following the Jabidah massacre rism and savagery whether done bill to Congress earlier this year, to achieve greater Bangsamoro by other groups including the so the autonomous region would autonomy in the southern ISIS or even by its (Milf’s) own be in place by the time he leaves Philippines. AFP A Filipina store worker arranges a display of wrist watches in Manila, yesterday. The Philippine economy grew 6.4 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier amid strong performances of the industrial and services sectors. President to ‘President will survive impeachment’ Aquino hints at arrest visit Europe, MANILA: Malacañang is con- to the Disbursement Acceleration people, a majority of the Filipino fident President Aquino will Programme (DAP), parts of people, are with us in the ‘straight of another top fugitive US next month survive the impeachment com- which were declared unconstitu- path.’ So we believe that the plaints against him without tional by the Supreme Court. The President has not done any MANILA: After the fall of Dubbed as the “berdugo” MANILA: President Benigno having to move his allies in the third complaint was in connec- impeachable offense,” Lacierda retired army general Jovito (butcher), Palparan was arrested Aquino III said yesterday that House of Representatives to tion with the Enhanced Defence said. Palparan, President Benigno earlier this month in connec- he will visit four European junk the three cases that were Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) The DAP is still pending Aquino III hinted at the possible tion with the alleged kidnap- countries and the United States found sufficient in form. between the Philippines and the before the SC because the gov- arrest of another high-profile ping and serious illegal detention next month to seek more invest- “We certainly do not agree United States. ernment has filed a motion for fugitive. of University of the Philippines ments and strengthen bilateral with the allegations in the “When we say confident, then reconsideration. “We already have developments students Sherlyn Cadapan and ties. three impeachment complaints. there’s assumption… there’s this The President and his officials however we cannot disclose it Karen Empeño. In an interview with a local However, there is a process in the implication that we’re moving have defended the mechanism, now,” Aquino said in an exclusive Lee, on the other hand, was radio station, Aquino said he will House, and that’s a process dic- heaven and earth to do that. saying it accelerated the imple- interview with Bombo Radyo arrested last March for alleg- go to Spain, France, Germany and tated by the Constitution, so we What we’re saying is we believe mentation of programmes and aired yesterday morning. edly defrauding Pag-Ibig Fund of Belgium before heading to the respect the process,” presidential that the President has not com- projects listed in the budget by The President assured that almost P6.6bn. United States. The trip is tenta- spokesman Edwin Lacierda said mitted any impeachable offense using savings. pursuit operations against all Also arrested last March tively scheduled from September in a press briefing yesterday. and I’m sure… when they go The Enhanced Defence those with arrest warrants are were Benito Tiamzon, chairman 13 to 24. He said he will thank “As to ‘worried’? We’re not con- through sufficiency of substance, Cooperation Agreement was ongoing. of the Communist Party of the the European Union for lifting cerned about the impeachment when they go through the allega- signed to increase the rotational “Expect that our success Philippines, his wife Wilma, sec- restrictions on Philippine carri- complaint proceedings right now, tions of the impeachment com- presence of American forces in regarding this matter will con- retary general of the CPP, and five ers and for their aid to victims of although it is a very important plaints… they will see that there the Philippines in line with the tinue,” he said. other communist rebels. typhoon Haiyan. proceeding in the House. What is no merit (to allegations) the Visiting Forces Agreement and Some of the most wanted per- Three of the “Big 5” fugi- Aquino said he expects to have we’re more concerned with is President has committed an the Mutual Defence Treaty. sonalities have been arrested tives remain at large - former bilateral meetings with the lead- really how to address all the con- impeachable offense,” Lacierda In all three cases, the President this year including Ex- general Palawan governor Joel Reyes and ers of Germany and France. He cerns of the country that affect said. was accused of culpable violation Palparan and Globe Asiatique his brother, Coron Mayor Mario also said he plans to discuss the our countrymen,” he said. People were entitled to their of the Constitution and betrayal president Delfin Lee, two of the Reyes, and Dinagat Island Rep welfare of Filipino seafarers. Two impeachment complaints own opinions, he said. of public trust. so-called “Big 5” fugitives in the Ruben Ecleo Jr. THE PHILIPPINE STAR filed against Aquino were related “But, the greater Filipino THE PHILIPPINE STAR Philippines today. THE PHILIPPINE STAR

Sereno refuses comment on Aquino criticism

MANILA: Maria Lourdes better chance of surviving in the Sereno faced the media yes- county,” she said. She explained terday saying she does not that the judiciary’s ideal role is want to comment on President to go about its day-to-day proc- Aquino’s accusations against esses in speedily resolving cases, recent decisions of the conduct itself with professional- Supreme Court. ism and audit funds fearlessly. “I have enormous respect “This is how I think the for the president,” Sereno said Constitution has designed us to in a rare, televised conference be. I am trying to hew as much with a panel of journalists. “I as I can to that ideal model--to do not read anything into his a depoliticised Chief Justice,” statements.” Sereno added. Aquino, in an interview over The high court ruled Bombo Radyo yesterday, said against acts and practices the Supreme Court should not under Aquino’s Disbursement be allowed to meddle in govern- Acceleration Programme (DAP) ment affairs. last July, irking the presi- Sereno, however, chose to dent who criticised the court maintain her “dignified silence” of countering the country’s Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno speaks to media during a press and explained the role of the development. conference in Manila yesterday. judiciary as the most depoliti- “The reason why we have cised offices of government. not been able to exploit to the attention to constitutional proc- DAP as a reform intervention to “If we do not involve our- maximum our ability to build esses and the constitutional speed-up public spending and to selves into the muck and rake ourselves as a maximum is roles that are assigned to (the boost economic growth. of politics, then democracy has a that we have not paid sufficient three branches),” Sereno said. THE PHILIPPINE STAR 2014 Magsaysay awardee New traffic management plan foxes commuters MANILA: The new traffic government for not properly management scheme cover- informing commuters that ing provincial buses com- provincial buses will no longer ing from Southern Luzon, be allowed to enter Metro Bicol and Visayas Regions Manila and were ordered to has sown confusion among drop off their passengers in commuters during the first Alabang, Muntinlupa City. day of its implementation Commuters also complain of Educator Randy Halasan poses beside a bust in Manila, Philippines, yes- yesterday. added transportation expense. terday. Halasan is a 2014 Ramon Magsaysay Award recipient for emergent Elvira Medina of the Metro Manila is known for leadership in nurturing Matigsalug tribe to transform their lives through National Centre for Commuter its heavy traffic that stretches quality education and sustainable livelihood. Safety and Protection from Caloocan to Pasay. (NCCSP) blamed the AGENCIES FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2014 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN

Poll audit to last beyond Sept 2 Karzai packs up despite poll dispute KABUL: Afghanistan’s UN representative told President Hamid Karzai yesterday that Stalemate continues over successor the audit of a disputed elec- tion would not be finished by KABUL: Outgoing Afghan vying to succeed Karzai, are stuck September 2, when Karzai President Hamid Karzai has in a prolonged stalemate over who had hoped to see a new leader packed up all his personal pos- won the June 14 election, which inaugurated. sessions and is ready to leave has been engulfed in allegations The United Nations is super- the palace, his spokesman said of massive fraud. vising the audit of votes from a yesterday, even though the dis- Karzai, 56, has lived in the vast run-off ballot between the two puted election has failed to find palace complex behind multiple candidates, Abdullah Abdullah his successor. layers of rigorous security with and Ashraf Ghani. Both men Karzai, who has lived in the his wife Zinat and their three have claimed victory in an elec- former royal palace in central children, the youngest of whom tion meant to mark the country’s Kabul since 2002, has supervised was born earlier this year. first democratic transfer of power. the removal of his precious library Due to the threat of assassina- In a meeting with Karzai, UN of books from shelves inside his tion, he has been unable to travel envoy Ján Kubis told the outgoing heavily-fortified residence. freely around the country and has president a “rigorous and credible He is due to move into another instead hosted an almost constant audit required time, but could be house in the city, though it is series of meetings with Afghans completed around 10 September,” unclear how active he will be in ranging from feared warlords to said a UN statement. politics after ruling Afghanistan ordinary villagers. In a previous statement, Karzai for 13 turbulent years since the Under the constitution, he had said the inauguration of fall of the Taliban regime. is banned from standing for a Afghanistan’s new president must “The president has packed third term in office and he often take place a month after the origi- up already, days ago,” Karzai’s said that he is looking forward nal inauguration date of August 2. spokesman Aimal Faizi said. to retirement and to becoming “President Karzai is truly in “A lot of the furniture is staying a ‘citizen of Afghanistan’ who a hurry for a quick conclusion as it belongs to the palace, but his is ready to help his successor if of the election process,” Karzai personal belongings, everything asked. US Secretary of State John Kerry (left) listens to President Karzai during a joint news conference on August 8, 2014 spokesman Aimal Faizi said. and especially his books, which Karzai, who has publicly stayed “He has already done his pack- are very dear to him, are packed. neutral during the election, has ing. He is exhausted, like many “He has a good collection of pushed for the inauguration to be underway and the list of invitees an inauguration right after the from the June run-off, accused other Afghans.” books, all kind of new and very held next Tuesday -- even though is already prepared and we have president-elect is declared.” the audit of failing to clean out The audit of votes hit a snag old historic books -- that is Ghani and Abdullah both still shared the list with the two But the political crisis has fraudulent votes. on Wednesday when Abdullah’s already put in cartons and they claim to have won. candidates...if they want to add only deepened in recent days, The withdrawal undermined a team pulled its observers from the are all ready to leave the palace, Faizi said the inauguration names,” he said. with Abdullah pulling out a US-brokered deal in which both process, citing dissatisfaction with but they haven’t gone to the next would be a ‘domestic’ event “The president is doing his best UN-supervised audit of all eight candidates agreed to accept the the way that allegedly fraudulent place yet.” without foreign dignitaries due to have a responsible conclusion million votes. audit and for the winner to then votes were being handled. Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah to uncertainty over the schedule. of the election process before the Abdullah, who came far behind form a national unity government. REUTERS Abdullah, the two candidates “The preparations are end of this month, so we can have Ghani in preliminary results AFP

Sharif cancels Police file murder case against PM Sharif Turkey visit ISLAMABAD: Authorities parliament building in Islamabad the aggrieved,” the statement said. and protesters could leave. been grown thinner, leaving the ISLAMABAD: Pakistani yesterday filed a murder case to demand Sharif’s resignation. A senior police official said the The departure of Qadri’s highly area littered with rubbish and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif naming the prime minister as a The two-week showdown has report named 21 people, including organised supporters from the pro- reeking of human waste. cancelled yesterday his visit to suspect, officials said, to defuse rattled the nuclear-armed state Sharif and his brother Shahbaz test area in the heart of Islamabad Yet, in a show of defiance, some Turkey in light of the country’s a fortnight of anti-government and shaken Sharif’s govern- Sharif who is Chief Minister of would undermine Khan’s efforts protesters have dug graves at the ongoing political crisis. protests. ment 15 months into a five-year Punjab province, of which Lahore to breathe new life into his move- site to show they are prepared Sharif was set to attend the Army chief General Raheel mandate. is the capital. ment which many expect to fizzle to die for their cause. Khan, inauguration of new Turkish Sharif is mediating in a fortnight- As well as wide-ranging calls A week of on-off talks have out soon. appeared defiant, saying he would President Recep Tayip Erdogan. long political crisis that has para- for political reform, Qadri had made little obvious headway and The atmosphere in the capital not abandon his demands. Pakistani President Mamnoon lysed the government of Nawaz also demanded police bring mur- Qadri’s team said they had failed remained tense as security forces “I will not leave here. I will Hussain will represent his coun- Sharif, opposition leaders. der charges against Sharif over and the cleric made a final speech, sent reinforcements to surround not accept this monarchy. I want try in the event instead. “General Raheel has asked us the killing of at least 10 of his fol- telling protesters go home. the protest area, reflecting expec- real democracy,” Khan told his Mian Muhammad Nawaz to resolve the issue through talks,” lowers in clashes with police in Khan appeared isolated in his tations of possible violence or supporters. Sharif is the 18th and current said cricketer-turned-politician the eastern city of Lahore. struggle to bring down Sharif clashes after two weeks of bro- He wants Sharif to step down Prime Minister of Pakistan in Imran Khan. A statement from the prime after Qadri’s speech. ken ultimatums and unpredict- because he believes the prime office since June 2013. “I want to tell you all that I will minister’s office said orders had Both had warned that yesterday able twists. minister rigged the election. A veteran politician and indus- not disappoint you. Talks have been given to register a case. would be a decisive day in their As talks on how to resolve the Sharif, who denies that, won the trialist, he previously served as already started,” he added. “The federal government has efforts to bring down the govern- impasse repeatedly failed, the vote by a landslide, taking 190 of Prime Minister from November Thousands of protesters led by decided to authorise registration ment, but Qadri’s camp issued a crowd in the so-called Red Zone the 342 seats it came to power 1990 to July 1993. populist cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri and of model town First Information statement saying the government which includes Sharif’s home, after winning an election in May Khan have camped outside the Report (FIR) as per complaint of had met none of their demands parliament and embassies has last year. AGENCIES Eight killed in Karachi violence

ISLAMABAD: Eight peo- ple including a doctor and four Two scribes among 3 shot dead policemen lost their lives in the fresh wave of violence in QUETTA: Gunman opened Hussain Durrani said. February, with Baluchistan a Karachi, Pakistan’s Geo News fire on the offices of a domestic He said the third victim, a hotspot for violence. reported yesterday. private news agency in south- reporter, sustained serious inju- Seven reporters were killed Unknown gunmen shot dead west Pakistan yesterday, kill- ries and died of his wounds in in the line of duty in 2013, the Nadir Shah, an associated produce ing three people, including the hospital. report said, blaming the gov- of Jaag TV, in Zaman Town area two journalists, officials said. City police chief Abdul Razaq ernment’s “unwillingness to of Korangi. The incident occurred in Cheema confirmed the incident administer justice”. A policeman identified as Quetta, the capital of the res- and casualties. Four of the deaths occurred Abdul Rahim was gunned down tive Baluchistan province that No group has claimed the in Baluchistan, which is in Nayabad area of Lyari in the borders Iran and Afghanistan. attack and the motive remains wrecked by a long-running wee hours yesterday. “A gunman entered the unclear. separatist conflict that was Two other policemen were shot offices of the Online news Pakistan is one of the revived in 2004, with national- dead in Muslim Town area of New agency and began firing indis- most dangerous countries ists seeking to stop what they Karachi. criminately, killing the bureau in the world for journalists, see as the exploitation of the Both the policemen were chief, Irshad Mastoi, and media watchdog Reporters region’s natural resources and deputed at the Special accountant on the spot,” pro- Without Borders (RSF) said alleged rights abuses. Investigation Zone West. vincial home secretary Akbar in its annual report released in AFP AGENCIES

Calm at the shore

A man fastens a boat as the Sun sets over Ravi river in Lahore, Pakistan, yesterday. FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2014 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Record 15 million bank accounts opened Modi launches Jan-Dhan Yojana; project aims at tackling poverty by ending ‘financial untouchability’

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister remove social untouchability, if we Bank officials said the peo- Narendra Modi yesterday want to get rid of poverty, we have ple were provided zero-balance launched the union govern- to get rid of financial untouch- accounts. A film on “Financial ment’s flagship financial inclu- ability. We have to connect every Inclusion” was screened, the sion scheme “Pradhan Mantri person with the financial system,” prime minister unveiled a logo Jan-Dhan Yojana” (PMJDY), with he said. and a ‘mission document’ on the national rollout leading to the Referring to the bank nation- financial inclusion. He also dedi- opening of an astounding 15 mil- alisation of 1969, Modi said it was cated a mobile banking facility on lion bank accounts on a single day. done with the avowed objective of basic mobile phones to the nation. Modi said the project, launched spreading the reach of financial In fact, the overwhelming first- in a mission mode, aims at tack- system to the poor. day success led Finance Minister ling poverty by ending “finan- “But that objective had not Arun Jaitley, present on the occa- cial untouchability”. Under the been achieved till date. After 68 sion, to revise the earlier time- project, bank accounts and debit years of independence, not even table for the PMJDY. cards with an accident insurance 68 percent of India‘s population The Phase I of the scheme, cover of Rs1 lakh will be provided had access to banking,” he added. wherein 75 million account hold- to millions still without access to Modi described the occasion as ers were to be enrolled by August formal banking facilities. a festival to celebrate the libera- 14, 2015, has been brought for- With the government having tion of the poor from a poison- ward to January 26, 2015, Jaitley done extensive homework for the ous cycle. He said the scheme announced. The second phase, project’s rollout, Modi took pride was declared on August 15. “It wherein an overdraft of Rs5,000 in the numbers that exceeded the has been implemented in 15 days will be provided to each account target set for the day. and 1.5 crore people have been holder, will now commence from “Never before would insurance enrolled in a single day,” he added. Republic Day, January 26, 2015. companies have issued 1.5 crore Modi said there would be an “This whole exercise is aimed at (15 million) accident insurance additional Rs30,000 life assur- lifting the poor out of the poverty policies in a single day. Never ance cover for those opening bank line. After today’s breakthrough before in economic history would accounts before January 26, 2015. momentum, I don’t think it (Jan 1.5 crore bank accounts have been The prime minister said the Dhan Yojana) will stop,” Modi said. opened in a single day,” Modi said. nationwide success of the enroll- The Indian industry welcomed The figure is close to the popula- ment drive would give confidence the launch of the financial inclu- tion of the Netherlands. to government departments about sion scheme to empower the poor. “Never before has the govern- achieving their targets. “It is an innovative and much ment organised a programme of Modi had written a mail to over needed step in the right direction such scale — over 77,000 loca- seven lakh bank employees exhort- which will address the biggest tions — with the participation of ing them to help reach the targets national challenge, that is, eradi- so many chief ministers, union set for financial inclusion of the cation of poverty, through finan- ministers and officials. The suc- poor. He said a breakthrough was cial inclusion,” Confederation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi (second left) presents one of the first five bank account opening kits to beneficiaries cess is an inspiration for achieving required to overcome the vicious Indian Industry (CII) director while Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (left) looks on during the launch of the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana new heights,” Modi added. cycle of poverty and debt and it was general Chandrajit Banerjee said. programme in New Delhi yesterday. “If Mahatma Gandhi worked to achieved yesterday. IANS PM eyes nuclear energy pact on Japan trip Railway minister’s NEW DELHI: India is hop- India, which sees its weapons Shinzo Abe are also expected to establishing India as a strategic ing to win Japanese backing as a deterrent against nuclear- strengthen defence ties, speeding partner, although nuclear com- for a nuclear energy pact dur- armed neighbours China and up talks on the sale of an amphib- merce with the United States has son booked for ing a visit by Prime Minister Pakistan, has sought to meet ious aircraft to the Indian navy. since foundered because of con- Narendra Modi, and lure invest- Japan’s concerns and over the Abe is keen to expand Japan’s cern over India’s liability laws. ment into its $85bn market past month the two sides have network of security partnerships A civil nuclear energy pact while addressing Japan’s con- speeded up negotiations ahead of with countries such as Australia with India would give Japanese raping actress cern about nuclear proliferation. Modi’s visit. and India to cope with the chal- nuclear technology companies India has been pushing for an Modi and Abe will not seal an lenge presented by China. such as Toshiba Corp and Hitachi BANGALORE: In a fresh indulged by my political opponents agreement with Japan on the lines agreement at next week’s summit, The two leaders will agree to Ltd access to India’s fast-growing controversy for the Modi gov- for cheap publicity. As a case has of a 2008 deal with the United TV Tokyo reported yesterday, have their countries jointly pro- market as they seek opportuni- ernment, the son of Railway been registered against my son, States under which India was but the meeting will be closely duce mixed rare earth miner- ties overseas to offset a back- Minister D V Sadananda let the law take its course and jus- allowed to import US nuclear fuel watched for any progress toward als and metals, key elements in lash at home in response to the Gowda has been booked for tice prevail,” an upset Sadananda and technology without giving up a pact. Japanese officials were defence industry components and Fukushima disaster. rape and cheating on a com- Gowda said in Mangalore. its military nuclear programme. tight-lipped about prospects for modern technology, the Nikkei India operates 20 mostly small plaint by Kannada film actress Echoing his father, Karthik But Japan wants explicit guar- a nuclear deal. business daily said. reactors at six sites with a capac- Maithreyi. The Gowdas denied Gowda said in Kushalnagar that antees from India, which has not Modi travels to Japan tomor- Another focus is infrastructure, ity of 4,780 MW, or 2 percent of the charges yesterday, even as Maithreyi’s claims were false and signed the international Nuclear row for a five-day visit, his first with the Indian leader seeking its total power capacity, according Maithreyi was summoned by pictures showing them together Nonproliferation Treaty, to major bilateral trip since taking Japanese backing for the high- to the Nuclear Power Corporation police to record her statement were morphed. “Someone behind strictly limit nuclear tests and to over in May. The visit is being speed ‘bullet’ trains he promised of India Limited. The government but did not appear. her is trying to malign my father’s allow more intrusive inspections billed as an attempt by the two to voters in his election campaign. hopes to increase its nuclear “We have booked a case against clean image,” he said. of its nuclear facilities to ensure democracies to balance the rising But it is the nuclear pact that capacity to 63,000 MW by 2032 Karthik Gowda after the woman Meanwhile, Bangalore police that spent fuel is not diverted to weight of China across Asia. could transform ties in a way the by adding nearly 30 reactors. filed a complaint on Wednesday... summoned Maithreyi for record- make bombs. Modi and host Prime Minister deal with the United States did by REUTERS under Sections 376 (rape) and ing her statement. “We have sum- 420 (cheating),” Deputy Police moned Maithreyi to record her Commissioner T R Suresh said. statement. But she is not coop- Maithreyi accused the 30-year- erating and did not report to the 368 recruits join CRPF old Karthik Gowda of sexually police station throughout the day,” abusing and cheating her by get- circle inspector S Raghupathy of ting engaged to another woman R T Nagar police station said. Kudankulam N-plant to go after marrying her “secretly” on Police directed Maithreyi to go June 5 in Mangalore. for a medical test at the Ambedkar She made the charge on Medical College for Venereal commercial next month Wednesday after learning about Disease Research Lab to verify CHENNAI: The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) Karthik’s engagement to Rajashri her charge that Karthik sexually is expected to start commercial operations of its first 1,000 MW alias Swathi, daughter of industri- abused her a couple of times. unit at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) next month, alist Nanaiah, in Kodagu district. “We are waiting for the medi- said a senior official. “We have to get the AERB’s (Atomic Energy According to Maithreyi’s com- cal report. If she tests positive, Regulatory Board) permission to restart the unit. The meeting plaint, Karthik married her at his we will ask Karthik to take the with AERB is slated on August 30,” the official said. He said the house in Mangalore and promised test to ascertain if he had a unit, after restarting, would take around one week to reach its full her a public wedding after con- physical relationship with her,” power levels. He said all the mandatory tests have been completed vincing his parents. Raghupathy said. Instead of going and the reports have been submitted to AERB. India’s atomic power “I met Karthik in Bangalore in to the police station, Maithreyi plant operator NPCIL is setting up two 1,000 MW Russian reactors May through a common friend visited a temple and spent hours at Kudankulam in Tirunelveli district, 650km from here. The total and we became close over the in studios of local news channels, outlay for the project is over Rs17,000 crore. The KNPP is India’s weeks and had an affair after giving her version of events. first pressurised water reactor belonging to the light water reactor he assured he will marry me,” As a model-turned small-time category. The first unit attained criticality July 2013, which is the Maithreyi said in the complaint. actress, Maithreyi acted in a cou- beginning of the fission process. Sadananda Gowda said nei- ple of Kannada films like Surya The ther he nor his wife knew about Great with Ajai Rao and Maurya Kerala drops monorail project their son’s alleged secret wedding starring Puneeth Rajkumar, son of to Maithreyi. “It is a gimmick thespian Rajkumar. IANS THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala has decided to drop the proposed mono rail project planned for the state capital and Kozhikode on grounds of the high cost involved and will study the option of light metro instead, a minister said. Speaking to reporters here, after a high level meeting of experts, Public Works Minister V K Ebrahim Kunju said the decision was arrived to drop the project Saradha scam: CBI raids 22 locations because it was so expensive. “We had just one company who had NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: Probing the multi-crore rupee Saradha participated in the tender and the cost was high. Now we have scam, the CBI yesterday raided 22 locations in West Bengal and asked the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to prepare a Assam, including the residences of two former Assam ministers project report on light metro to replace the mono rail project and and a retired police chief and the offices of Kolkata businessman they would submit it in four weeks time,” he said. Sandhir Agarwal. The searches by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) took place Mars Orbiter completes 90pc of journey at seven locations in Kolkata, 14 in Assam (12 in Guwahati and two in Dhubri) and one in Mumbai, including the residence of Assam’s former CHENNAI: India’s Mars Orbiter spacecraft has completed 90 education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and former Assam director percent of its journey to the red planet while scientists are gear- general of police (DGP) Shankar Baruah, an official said in New Delhi. ing up to meet the challenge of restarting the onboard liquid fuel The other residences raided in Assam included that of Congress engine, an official said. “The spacecraft has completed 90 percent New Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) recruits perform drills legislator and former minister Anjan Dutta and singer Sadananda of its journey to Mars. On September 14, its trajectory would be during the passing out parade in Humhama, in Srinagar yester- Gogoi. In Kolkata, searches took place at the residences of former corrected,” a senior official of Indian Space Research Organisation day. A total of 368 recruits were formally inducted into the CRPF personal assistant to a Bengal minister, Bapi Karim and former IPS (ISRO), said. According to him, on September 24, the spacecraft officer Deben Biswas, the official said. after completing a 44-weeks training in physical fitness, weapon is slated to enter into the Mars orbit. The ISRO officials said the The CBI has till now registered 48 cases, including four in West handling, commando operations and counter insurgency. spacecraft and its payloads are in good condition. The Mars Orbiter Bengal and 44 in Odisha, in the alleged chit fund scam on the direc- was launched on November 5, 2013. IANS tions of the Supreme Court. IANS FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2014 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Opec oil output QE index dropped 333.04 points last week DOHA: Qatari stocks fell last also fell, although by a marginal terms of trading volume during Of the 43 listed companies 13 week with the main index of 3.12 percent, to 40,604 as com- the week , accounting for 34.99 ended higher in the week while Qatar Exchange (QE) dropping pared to 41,910 the previous week. percent of the total, followed by 30 fell. Qatar National Bank rises in August 333.04 points to 13,443.16 points The market capitalization fell, the banks and financial services topped in terms of the trad- yesterday, the last day of trad- too, albeit by a slight 1.47 percent sector, which accounted for 33.32 ing value with a share of 17.37 ing in the week. The drop was to QR719.42bn as compared to QR percent. Industries accounted percent in the total, Industries 2.42 percent. 730.2bn the previous week. for 12.39 percent and telecoms Qatar accounted for16.45 percent The trading value, however, Banks and financial services accounted for 8.40 percent and Masraf Al Rayan accounted on Libyan data rose 11.59 percent to QR4.86bn as counters led the trading value last Banks and financial services for 8.25 percent. compared to QR4.35bn the previ- week, accounting for 48.43 per- topped in terms of the number of The index fall was a high 428 ous week, QE data show. cent of the total, while industrial transactions in the week account- points (3.09 percent) in a single The trading volume, though, stocks accounted for 24.34 per- ing for 38.5 percent of the total. trading day on Thursday with Angola and Iran boost supplies slid by a huge 21.71 percent to 80.6 cent. Real estate shares accounted Industries accounted for 24.49 the market capitalization losing million shares (80,612,848 shares, for 14.73 percent, while telecoms percent. Real estate accounted for a massive QR17bn to QR719.42bn LONDON: Opec’s oil pro- cargoes of CLOV crude, a new to be exact) as against 102,971,015 stocks accounted for 4.55 percent 19.55 percent, and consumer goods from QR736.42bn the previous duction has risen in August stream operated by Total, have the week before. of the total. and services sector accounted for day (Wednesday). from July, a Reuters survey loaded in August, compared with The number of transactions The real estate sector led in 5.92 percent. THE PENINSULA found yesterday, as a recovery none in July. in Libyan supply held up and Iranian output climbed in Angola and Iran boosted sup- August following a few months plies, outweighing a further of lower sales, the survey found, decline in Iraq. on higher exports. Iranian output The survey also found Saudi and exports have risen since the Bahrain to meet Arabia and other core Gulf Opec start of the year, following a sof- producers kept output largely flat tening of Western sanctions on investors ahead and have not cut back to prop up Iran over its nuclear work. prices, which in August dipped to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the of sovereign bond a 14-month low near $101 a bar- United Arab Emirates, kept sup- rel, or to make room for higher ply to market largely flat, indus- DUBAI: Bahrain has chosen Libyan output. try sources said. In Saudi Arabia, four banks to arrange investor Supply from the Organisation high levels of domestic crude meetings before a potential long- of the Petroleum Exporting burning in power plants offset dated sovereign bond issue, said a Countries has averaged 30.15 lower exports, they said. document on Tuesday from lead million barrels per day (b/d) in Of the countries with falling managers for the kingdom’s first August, up from 30.06m b/d in output, the biggest drop of 140,000 debt issue in over a year. July, according to the survey b/d has come from Iraq because The kingdom hopes to benefit based on shipping data and infor- of a decline in oil exports from from historically low borrowing mation from sources at oil compa- its southern terminals due to rates and high investor demand for nies, Opec and consultants. weather delays. Gulf bonds, which are expected to The 12-member Opec pumps a Iraqi oil officials say the south- shake-off any negative impact from third of the world’s oil. In August, ern fields have not been affected regional unrest in Iraq and Syria, the largest increase has come by fighting in other parts of the to secure favourable terms for a from Libya, where supply is up by country. But violence has hit deal of up to 30 years duration. 100,000 b/d. Still, a linear recovery supply of Kirkuk crude from the Bahrain has chosen Citigroup, looks unlikely, analysts say, due north and shut down the Baiji The “Gear S”, Samsung’s first smartwatch able to make stand-alone phone calls. Gulf International Bank, Mitsubishi to continued conflict. “I think it refinery, keeping crude output UFJ and Standard Chartered to will continue, but with setbacks below Iraq’s potential. arrange the roadshows, which will and very slowly,” said Carsten Opec is not scheduled to meet Samsung unveils Gear S that can make calls begin on September 2, according to Fritsch, commodities analyst at to review output policy until the document. A dollar-denominated Commerzbank in Frankfurt. “It November and a dip in prices — SEOUL: Samsung Electronics earnings in its mobile division, the Gear S will start selling from bond of benchmark size — tradition- will not be a one-way street.” Brent crude reached $101.07 on Co Ltd yesterday unveiled what which led to weaker-than-expected October. It did not give details on ally understood to mean upwards of For now, increases in Libya, August 19, a 14-month low — has it said was the first smartwatch second-quarter earnings. pricing or where it will be available. $500m in total — could follow the Angola and Iran have put Opec’s not caused concern, according to capable of making and receiv- Samsung’s Gear S, differs from LG Electronics also announced roadshows, subject to market condi- output above the group’s nomi- delegates and ministers. ing calls without a mobile phone its predecessors with a bigger its new G Watch R smartwatch tions. The document described the nal target of 30m b/d for a second “The decline in crude prices is nearby, in the firm’s latest effort 2-inch (5cm) curved display and featuring a circular plastic OLED lifespan of the possible bond as ‘long- month. Involuntary outages, such due to seasonal fluctuations and to find a new growth driver. offers features like WiFi connec- screen, a stainless steel frame and dated’ without elaborating further. as in Libya, kept output below 30m will not last,” Iran’s oil minister, The world’s biggest smartphone tivity, pedestrian navigation and leather strap. LG said its G Watch The kingdom last sold a sov- b/d in earlier months of the year. Bijan Zanganeh, was quoted on maker has been pushing hard to a built-in GPS. This device will R will launch in key markets in the ereign bond in July 2013, when Another sizeable increase has Tuesday by Iranian news service develop the wearable devices mar- run on Samsung’s nascent Tizen fourth quarter, without indicating a it completed a $1.5bn deal with a come from Angola, where four Shana as saying. REUTERS ket as it looks to counter slowing operating system. Samsung said price. REUTERS ten-year lifespan that attracted orders from investors worth more than five times the final amount. Bahrain has been expected to come to the market for some time, and the choice of banks to arrange Saab carmaker the deal had been rumoured in JPMorgan probes possible cyber attack the market, albeit unconfirmed. fails in bid for Unlike other states in the Gulf NEW YORK: JPMorgan Chase “We are working with the network, signaling it was the vic- The New York Times reported late region with cash reserves due to & Co is investigating a possible United States Secret Service to tim of a cyber attack, two people on Wednesday that the networks of their hydrocarbon wealth, Bahrain receivership cyber attack and working with determine the scope of recently familiar with the incident said. JPMorgan and at least four other runs a budget deficit and uses the law enforcement authorities to reported cyber attacks against The bank has yet to determine US banks had been infiltrated in a bond market to fill the gap between STOCKHOLM: A Swedish determine the scope, a company several American financial insti- the severity, said the sources, who string of coordinated attacks this income and expenditure. In 2013, the court rejected yesterday a spokeswoman said yesterday. tutions,” FBI spokesman Joshua asked not to be identified because month, citing four people familiar kingdom’s deficit nearly doubled to request from the Chinese- The bank was taking additional Campbell said in a statement late they were not authorized to speak with the investigation. 410m dinars despite spending rising owned carmaker NEVS, which steps to safeguard sensitive or Wednesday. publicly about the matter. The attackers stole large quan- at its slowest rate since 2009. owns the financially-troubled confidential information, though Campbell did not name any Bloomberg News reported on tities of data, including checking Bahrain had been putting more Swedish brand Saab, to be it did not see unusual fraud activ- companies or give more details, Wednesday that Russian hackers and savings account information, cash into social programmes since placed in receivership until it ity at this time, company spokes- although media reports had were believed to have carried out though their motivation was not being hit by unrest. Roadshows could attract new financing. woman Trish Wexler said. named JPMorgan as one victim cyber attacks against JPMorgan yet clear, the Times reported, add- will held in Saudi Arabia and the National Electric Vehicle JPMorgan disclosed the inves- of the attacks. Other potential and another unnamed US bank ing that several private security UAE on September 2 and 3 respec- Sweden, the company established tigation after the FBI said on victims have yet to be named. in mid-August, resulting in the firms were hired to conduct foren- tively, while there will also be three in June 2012 to take over Saab’s Wednesday evening it was inves- Officials with the Secret Service loss of sensitive data. Authorities sic reviews of infected networks. days of meetings with investors in assets after bankruptcy, said it tigating media reports earlier in could not be reached for comment. were investigating whether the Reuters was not able to inde- the US between September 3 and had applied to the court to pro- the day that several US financial JPMorgan launched its investi- breaches were linked to recent pendently verify the details in the September 5. The schedule will con- tect itself from creditors. But the companies have been victims of gation after malicious software was attacks on major European banks, Bloomberg and Times reports. clude in London on September 8. district court of Vaenersborg in recent cyber attacks. recently discovered in the bank’s Bloomberg reported. REUTERS REUTERS south west Sweden said the appli- cation was incomplete. “The information in the NEVS file regarding planned financial New Sorento SUV solutions appear vague and is com- pletely undocumented,” the court DP World H1 profit up 26pc wrote in a statement. The com- pany said they would appeal the decision. “We will try again. Our DUBAI: DP World, one of the world’s “Our portfolio is well-positioned to capi- goal is to get more time for a reor- largest port operators, reported a 26 talise on the significant medium- to long- ganisation and we will of course percent rise in net profit for the first half term growth potential of this industry and consider every way to provide fur- of the year yesterday as its container vol- we continue to seek new opportunities in ther useful information,” NEVS umes and margins increased. the faster growing markets.” spokesman Mikael Oestlund said. The company, one of the more profitable By 2015, DP World expects to have about According to several Swedish assets of debt-laden Dubai World, posted 85 million TEUs of capacity globally, includ- media reports, NEVS has been a first-half net profit of $332m. This com- ing ports in which the company does not have negotiating with automakers pares with a profit of $264m in the cor- full control, and more 100 million TEUs of Mahindra (India) and Dongfeng responding period of 2013, it said. capacity by 2020, subject to market demand, (China) to raise funds to cover Two analysts surveyed by Reuters had it said. The company’s adjusted margin on substantial debts to suppliers. forecast DP World would make a profit of earnings before interest, tax, depreciation “The tripartite negotiations we between $290m and $300m. DP World’s and amortisation was 46.9 percent in the have with two global vehicle manu- revenue for the six months ended June 30 first six months of this year. facturers are still progressing, but was $1.66bn, up from $1.51bn a year earlier. “The near-term outlook remains encour- are complex and have taken more The company’s consolidated throughput in aging, however continued geopolitical time than we predicted,” the com- the first half of 2014 was 13.9 million TEUs issues may result in challenges as the year pany’s director Mattias Bergman (twenty-foot equivalent units), up 8.5 percent progresses,” Chief Executive Mohammed said ahead of the verdict. from a year earlier. This refers to volumes Sharaf said. The company, which has a NEVS said in its application to Models pose next to Kia Motors’ new Sorento sport utility vehicle (SUV) during its launch only at ports that DP World controls. portfolio of about 65 terminals across six the court it owed 400m kroner in Seoul yesterday. Kia Motors said that it aims to sell 270,000 new Sorento SUVs globally “The addition of new capacity and a continents, signed a $3bn loan deal last ($57m) to suppliers, according to next year, seeking to maintain its momentum in the US and other key markets. pick-up in global trade have resulted in a month, improving terms on its debt and news agency TT which obtained return to robust volume growth,” DP World raising funds for expansion. a copy of the document. AFP Chairman Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem said. REUTERS FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2014 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 Apple likely to Iraqi Kurdistan unveil new iPhones on oil shipments September 9 SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc invited media to a “special event” in its hometown of Cupertino, hit 8m barrels California, on September 9, when the iPhone maker is expected to unveil the latest versions of its Move likely to infuriate Baghdad best-selling smartphones. Apple’s typically cryptic invi- ANKARA: Iraqi Kurdistan regular book (of orders) in the tation read: “Wish we could say has shipped over 8 million bar- making,” one industry source more.” It came on a simple black- rels of oil from the Turkish port close to the matter said. and-white background dominated of Ceyhan since May, sources Tanker tracking on Reuters by the company’s familiar corpo- and energy officials said, as the showed four vessels in and around rate logo. autonomous region employs new the port of Ceyhan, including the The launch date had been tactics to establish independent Dynasty Aframax tanker and the widely reported. Apple was oil sales in defiance of Baghdad. larger United Carrier Suezmax expected to unveil larger 4.7-inch The 11th tanker sailed from the tanker. The United Carrier is man- and 5.5-inch screens for iPhones, a port yesterday, a Turkish official aged by the same Greek shipper move thought to be driven in part said, with the Kurdistan Regional the KRG has used for previous by the success of larger devices by Government now using a number sales. Two more from the same Employees of Deb El Food Products inspecting eggs at their processing plant in Thompsonville, New York. The rival Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. of smaller tankers as well as its fleet, the United Dynamic and US Commerce Department raised its estimate for economic growth to 4.2 percent yesterday, confirming the solid Tech blog Re/code also reported original 1 million barrel carri- United Emblem 1 million barrel rebound from the first quarter’s steep contraction. Apple may introduce its long- ers to evade Baghdad’s efforts to Suezmax vessels, are anchored less awaited smartwatch. block the sales. than 50 miles from Ceyhan, tanker Apple uses its September “The latest tanker carrying tracking showed on Thursday. events to showcase its most 250,000 barrels has just departed The Kurdistan Regional US growth much stronger in important products. The iPhone Ceyhan and the total amount Government began exporting accounts for half its business and shipped through the port has oil in May via its independent is gaining more prominence as exceeded 8 million barrels,” a pipeline, which links to the fed- tablet sales falter. Turkish official said. eral Iraqi pipeline at the Turkish The company that defined the The latest shipments are likely border. The Kurds have claimed Q2; jobless claims fall again smartphone industry has not to further infuriate Baghdad, the right to sell oil under Iraq’s introduced a new product since the which disputes the autonomous constitution, saying control over WASHINGTON: The US econ- Association of Realtors said its run below the US central bank’s 2 iPad in 2010. CEO Tim Cook has region’s right to export oil inde- natural resources is key for their omy rebounded more strongly Pending Home Sales Index, which percent target. Economists had promised new product categories pendently of central government. dream of independence and than initially thought in the leads home resales by a month or expected the second-quarter GDP for 2014. Software chief Eddy Cue Total shipments of more than 8 because Baghdad has responded second quarter with more of the two, increased 3.3 percent in July growth pace would be revised has called Apple’s product pipe- million barrels are much higher weakly to Islamist militants who growth being driven by domes- to its highest level in 11 months. down to 3.9 percent. The economy line the best he’s seen in decades. than previously reported. have overrun parts of the country. tic demand and less by restock- That was the latest indication contracted at a 2.1 percent pace But it remained unclear whether A senior KRG official in the Oil revenue is more important ing by businesses. that the housing market recovery in the first quarter. the company has another ground- regional capital Arbil said last than ever for the KRG, particu- Gross domestic product was back on track after falter- Gross domestic income, which breaking gadget up its sleeve. week it may quietly shift towards larly after Islamic State militants expanded at a 4.2 percent annual ing in the second half of 2013 in measures the income side of the Much of the pre-event specu- smaller vessels from the 1 million have advanced as near as 35km rate instead of the previously the wake of a run-up in mort- growth ledger, surged at a 4.7 per- lation has centred on the use of barrel cargoes it has previously west of Kurdish capital Arbil. reported 4 percent pace, the gage rates. The composition of cent rate, consistent with strong “sapphire” display screens said been sending. Baghdad’s persist- The militants’ advance towards Commerce Department said yes- growth in the second quarter was job gains during the quarter. That to be more scratch-resistant. ent efforts to block sales have Arbil has stunned the interna- terday, reflecting upward revisions even more encouraging, with the was the fastest increase since the Separately, some suppliers have deterred some customers, though tional community and prompted to business spending and exports. sources of growth broad-based. first quarter of 2012. said about screen production the number of cargoes finding Western oil companies includ- It combined with separate Domestic demand increased at This alternative growth measure snags that have raised questions buyers has also been increasing, ing ExxonMobil and Chevron reports showing a second consecu- a brisk 3.1 percent rate, instead of decreased at a 0.8 percent pace in about availability at launch time. with at least four delivered so far. to evacuate staff. But oil output tive week of declines in the number the previously reported 2.8 percent the first quarter. While personal Beyond the hardware, the next “Selling larger cargoes is harder,” from Iraqi Kurdistan, with the of Americans filing new claims for pace. It was the fastest pace since income growth for the first quarter generation of gadgets will incorpo- the KRG official said. “So they will largest producing fields like Taq unemployment benefits and a jump the second quarter of 2010 and sug- was revised down a bit, estimates rate new software features such as start exporting in smaller amounts, Taq miles away from the fighting, in home purchase contracts to give gested the recovery was becoming for the second quarter were more HomeKit, which will help manage and with smaller tankers.” has largely been preserved and in the economy a healthy glow. more durable after output slumped robust than previously believed. connected devices within the home, Turkish officials did not dis- some cases even increased. “The Separately, the Labour in the first quarter because of an Growth in consumer spending, and HealthKit, a central repository close the latest tanker’s name pipeline is pumping at 180,000 b/d Department said the number of unusually cold winter. which accounts for more than two- of health data and services. and said they were not informed currently. It’s not a capacity issue, Americans filing new applications The broad-based growth, how- thirds of US economic activity, was Apple has been discussing its about the buyer, but added that oil but the KRG has chosen to pump for jobless benefits slipped 1,000 to ever, will not be enough to spur unrevised at a 2.5 percent rate. “HealthKit” data service with pumping and exports have contin- at this level. Soon, this is planned a seasonally adjusted 298,000 last the Federal Reserve to start rais- Businesses accumulated $83.9bn health providers and apps devel- ued with no issues. to be increased to 200,000 bpd and week, underscoring the strength- ing interest rates as slack still worth of inventory in the second opers, people familiar with the “The eleventh cargo has more,” one source said. ening labour market fundamentals. exists in the labour market and quarter, less than the initially discussions say. departed. There seems to be a REUTERS In a third report, the National inflation will probably continue to reported $93.4bn. REUTERS REUTERS

Malaysia Airlines European stock markets posts $97.6m net loss in Q2 sink on Ukraine woes LONDON: European stock seeing no signs that this is going KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia markets sank yesterday as to change,” said Craig Erlam, Airlines yesterday reported claims of Russian troops actively market analyst at brokers Alpari. another financial loss and fighting in east Ukraine raised European stock markets had warned of poor second-half fears of an outright military traded mixed on Wednesday, as earnings, as passenger bookings confrontation between Kiev and investors paused after recent tumbled in response to the loss its former Soviet master. gains won on hopes of quantita- of two aircraft in separate dis- In London the benchmark tive easing stimulus measures asters this year. FTSE 100 index dropped 0.36 from the European Central bank. In a statement to the stock percent to 6,805.80 points and exchange, Malaysian Airline the Paris CAC 40 lost 0.66 per- EURO FALLS System Bhd (MAS) said its second- cent to 4,366.04 compared with In foreign exchange activity yes- quarter net loss grew to 307.04m Wednesday’s close. terday, the European single cur- Malaysian ringgit ($97.6m) from Frankfurt’s DAX 30 index shed rency fell to $1.3181 from $1.3195 a net loss of 175.9m ringgit in the 1.12 percent to 9,462.56 points, late in New York on Wednesday. same period a year earlier. hit also as data showed German The euro eased to 79.51 pence from The result was an improvement unemployment rose by 2,000 in 79.59 pence late in New York on from the net loss of 443m ringgit August, dashing expectations for Wednesday, while the pound rose it reported in the first quarter. a decline of about 5,000. to $1.6578 from $1.6576. The April-June earnings are “The stand-off between Russia “The euro gave up all of this A Qantas Airline aeroplane takes off at Sydney Airport yesterday. the first to fully reflect the impact and Ukraine has flared up once morning’s gains as investors pulled on sales of the unexplained dis- again with reports coming out out of the currency for fears of fur- appearance of Flight MH370 of Kiev suggesting fresh military ther intervention and sanctions Qantas opens door to foreign investors in March. The airline is set to incursions across the border,” said against Russia,” said Kash Kamal, be taken private by its majority analyst Tony Cross at trading firm analyst at Sucden Research. SYDNEY: Qantas Airways Ltd The so-called ‘Flying Kangaroo’ unit. The move will allow a foreign shareholder, state fund Khazanah Trustnet Direct. The Russian Asia’s markets mostly fell yes- is looking past its record annual has been bruised by high fuel costs, airline to take as much as a 49 per- Nasional Bhd, in a move to rouble sank to a five-month low terday, with investors unable to loss and predicting blue skies a strong Australian dollar, increas- cent stake — a major change from revamp its business — devastated of 36.75 against the dollar, and build on recent advances on the ahead, as a landmark change in ing international competition, and the previous 35 percent limit. “The this year by MH370’s loss and the Russian financial stocks plunged eve of key US second-quarter eco- Australian laws opens the door a domestic price war with arch- changes to the Qantas Sale Act shooting down of Flight MH17 on fears of the West unleashing nomic growth data. Tokyo fell 0.48 to foreign investment in the rival Virgin Australia Holdings. have removed a significant imped- over Ukraine in July. new sanctions. percent, Sydney lost 0.47 percent, airline’s international arm — its Qantas International has been iment for Qantas to be involved MAS said the MH17 incident Shanghai gave up 0.62 percent biggest headache. the biggest drag on the airline’s in long-term consolidation,” Chief had derailed “all the hard work GOLD RISES and Hong Kong lost 0.71 percent, A funding injection into its earnings, with its loss for the year Financial Officer Gareth Evans and effort” to regain market con- The price of gold — widely con- while Seoul finished on a flat note. international division would allow ended June 30 the largest among said here. fidence and sales it had put in sidered a safe-haven investment Global markets are however on Qantas to better compete on price the carrier’s divisions and dou- “By providing a separate sub- after the loss of MH370. — rose on the London Bullion a general uptrend as the US econ- and service offerings with rivals bling from a year earlier. sidiary you give an option for a The two tragedies are expected market to $1,292.0 an ounce com- omy shows regular signs of getting whom it says are bolstered by Aviation experts also point the foreign investor to take equity to hit earnings in the months pared with $1,282.52 an ounce on back on track, in turn sending New unlimited funding from wealthy finger at Chief Executive Alan directly in the international from July to December, as aver- Wednesday. York stocks to record highs. state backers. Joyce and his management team, business,” he said. Still, analysts age weekly bookings declined 33 Meanwhile, Germany’s fed- Yesterday, US stocks opened It would also support Qantas’ criticising ill-fated moves such as cautioned the airline against percent, with numerous flight eral statistics office Destatis said sharply lower as Ukraine crisis plans to re-configure its aging fleet, the rollout of its low-cost Jetstar expecting a rush of foreign inves- cancellations immediately after inflation in August stood just 0.8 worries surged, offsetting upbeat invest resources in popular routes subsidiary in an already crowded tors on its doorstep any time soon, the MH17 incident, said MAS. percent year-on-year, unchanged encouraging US economic growth and further enlarge its global net- Asian market. Joyce acknowl- with current alliance partner Seat load factors fell 6.7 per- from July. The preliminary flash and unemployment data. work, partly through its partner- edged that a record A$2.8bn Emirates seen as the only likely centage points to 74 percent, next estimate came after France By early-afternoon on Wall ship with Emirates Airline. ($2.6bn) annual net loss and candidate. to a 9 percent increase in capac- announced unemployment rate Street, Dow Jones Industrial Qantas said yesterday that it an underlying loss before tax of Joyce said that foreign invest- ity during the quarter. Operating had hit a record high last month. Average had slid 0.21 percent expected to return to profit some- A$646m were “unacceptable”, but ment was a long-term strategy, expenses rose 2 percent on higher Analysts said the statistics to 17,086.26, while the tech-rich time in the current financial year. vowed that “the worst is over”. and the focus remained on a A$2 fuel costs. The company’s shares from the eurozone’s two largest Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.14 The surprisingly positive outlook In the biggest restructure since billion turnaround programme will be suspended today ahead of economies had also weighed on percent to 4,563.23. The broad- gave the airline’s shares their Qantas was privatised two decades that includes stripping costs, freez- the announcement of its planned investors’ minds. “Things seem to market S&P 500 pulled back from largest one-day percentage gain ago, the airline is hiving off its inter- ing capacity and slashing 5,000 jobs. restructuring by Khazanah, a be going from bad to worse for the Wednesday’s record close, shedding in a year. national arm from its domestic REUTERS source said. REUTERS eurozone and as it stands, we’re 0.11 percent at 1,997.98. AFP FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2014 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

QE Indices Summary QE Index 13,443.16 3.09 % WORLD STOCK INDICES GOLD & SILVER EXCHANGE QE Total Return Index 20,050.35 3.09 % QE Al Rayan Islamic Index 4,627.6 3.33 % RATE QE All Share Index 3,417.26 2.50 % INDEX Day’s Close Pt Chg % Chg Year High Year Low QE All Share Banks & Financial 3,328.94 2.10 % Services GOLD Buying Selling QE All Share Industrials 4,565.56 2.18 % All Ordinaries 5621.334 -27.536 -0.49 5672.3 5072.7 QE All Share Transportation 2,214.34 3.06 % QR151.7778 US$ ...... QR 3.6305 QR 3.6500 QE All Share Real Estate 2,829.3 2.71 % Cac 40 Index/D 4363.71 -31.55 -0.72 4598.65 4080.6 QE All Share Insurance 4,095.86 0.81 % SILVER UK ...... QR 6.0038 QR 6.0878 QE All Share Telecoms 1,454.94 9.99 % Euro ...... QR 4.7726 QR 4.8389 QE All Share Consumer Goods & Dj Indu Average 17122.01 15.31 0.09 17153.8 14719.43 7,419.46 1.29 % QR 2.3203 Services CA$ ...... QR 3.3269 QR 3.3930 QE All Share Consumer Goods & 7,546.86 0.41 % Egypt Cma Gn Idx 1026.29 32.57 3.28 999.95 312.38 Services Swiss Fr ...... QR 3.9563 QR 4.0118 QE Market Summary Comparison Hang Seng Inde/D 24741 -177.75 -0.71 25243.16 21137.61 Yen ...... QR 0.0348 QR 0.0354 Aus$ ...... QR 3.3782 QR 3.4452 Today Previous day Iseq Overall/D 4790.74 1.07 0.02 5195.97 4497.23 CRUDE OIL 28-08-2014 27-08-2014 Ind Re ...... QR 0.0597 QR 0.0608 Index 13,443.16 13,871.21 Karachi 100 In/D 27774.43 -36.92 -0.13 30639.78 25273.11 Pak Re ...... QR 0.0354 QR 0.0361 Change 428.05 35.35 BRENT Peso ...... QR 0.0825 QR 0.0842 Nikkei 225 Index 15459.86 -74.96 -0.48 16164.01 13885.11 % 3.09 0.25 $ 102.70 SL Re ...... QR 0.0277 QR 0.0283 YTD% 29.52 33.64 S&P 500 Index/D 0 0 0 2005.04 1627.47 Taka ...... QR 0.0466 QR 0.0478 Volume 22,012,560 18,041,303 DUBAI Nep Re ...... QR 0.0373 QR 0.0380 Value (QAR) 1,678,026,880.43 967,885,331.05 Straits Times/D 3330.22 -11.24 -0.34 3387.84 2953.01 SA Rand ...... QR 0.3386 QR 0.3455 Trades 10,445 8,980 $ 101.13 Straits Times/D 3274.06 -8.82 -0.27 3291.83 2953.01 Up 04 | Down 37 | Unchanged 02

QATAR EXCHANGE | DAILY TRADING REPORT | 28-08-2014

INTERNATIONAL MARKETS A List of Shares from the world

COMPANY CLOSE NET VOLUME COMPANY CLOSE NET VOLUME COMPANY CLOSE NET VOLUME COMPANY CLOSE NET VOLUME COMPANY CLOSE NET VOLUME COMPANY CLOSE NET VOLUME NAME CHG TRADED NAME CHG TRADED NAME CHG TRADED NAME CHG TRADED NAME CHG TRADED NAME CHG TRADED

A C C-A/D 1491.7 -9.05 12627 Cipla-A/D 515 1.85 98465 Hind Unilever-/D 741.25 6.65 142735 Kilburnengg-T/D 32.1 2.3 17934 Orient Hotel-T/D 22 1.05 13809 Centrica/D 319 0.9 2614628 Aarti Drugs-B/D 741.1 -0.55 2240 City Union Bk-/D 77.1 -1.7 23991 Hind Motors-T/D 7.33 -0.05 16185 Kinetic Eng-B/D 40.95 -0.8 5914 Orient.Carb.-T/D 294 -0.05 2948 Gkn/D 351.5 -5.3 1096312 Aban Offs-B/D 708.6 -12.55 111498 Colgate-A/D 1539.8 3.25 117162 Hind Org Chem-/D 16.5 -0.45 50625 Kopran-B/D 60.9 -2.25 411974 Orient.Carb.-T/D 294 -0.05 2948 Hsbc Holdings/D 646.6 -2.7 7420142 Aegis Logis-B/D 341.25 16.1 27468 Container Cor-/D 1317.85 -10 12708 Hind.Petrol-A/D 458.1 4.25 283907 Lakshmi Elec-B/D 412 1.55 6079 Oudh Sugar-B/D 24.25 1.95 2164 Imperial Tobac/D 2588 9 300922 Ahmed.Forg-B/D 363.5 27.05 645927 Dai-Tichi Kar-/D 126.55 -0.65 11841 Hindalco-A/D 170.1 -1.9 696949 Lakshmi Mach-B/D 3928 39.3 1189 Punjab Chem.-B/D 107 3.55 4535 Kingfisher/D 299 -6 2127299 Alembic-B/D 40.25 -1.85 636492 Dcm Shram Ind-/D 120 -0.35 3616 Hous Dev Fin-A/D 1073.9 5.05 51947 Laxmi Prcisn-B/D 44.9 0.9 2120 Radico Khait-B/D 78.45 -4.1 62292 Land Secs Grou/D 1087 3 195506 Alkyl Amines-B/D 655 31.15 2254 Dhampur Sugar-/D 57.8 2.75 59752 I F C I-A/D 33.65 -0.65 788957 Lgb Broth-B/D 507.35 -8.15 4214 Rallis India-B/D 233.35 -2.9 44502 Legal & Genera/D 240.4 -0.9 3228701 Alok Indus-B/D 12.72 -0.42 5304572 Dr. Reddy-A/D 2951.1 27.95 21665 Idbi-A/D 76.1 -1.8 449434 Lloyd Metal-B/D 10.9 0.51 3506 Reliance Indus/D 501.15 -8.55 54073 Lloyds Bnk Grp/D 76.2359 -0.6 31497099 Apollo Tyre-A/D 165.2 -1.6 214200 E I H-B/D 108.3 2.8 234959 Ifb Agro-B/D 209 0.25 4545 Lok.Hous&Con-B/D 13.03 -0.1 47383 Ruchi Soya-B/D 39.85 -0.15 30940 Marks & Sp./D 437.3 -2.5 683993 Asahi I Glass-/D 92.45 4.65 125257 E.I.D Parry-B/D 209.5 -2.75 41861 Ifb Ind.Ltd.-B/D 263.1 -0.2 48717 Lumax Ind-B/D 412.55 -2.55 3075 S Bk Bikaner-B/D 594.95 -15.2 9763 Next/D 7111.5 -15 57915 Ashok Leyland-/D 36.55 -0.2 1121292 Eicher Motor-A/D 9706 -122.5 4542 India Cement-B/D 112.85 -0.85 204325 Lupin-A/D 1287 -0.6 46489 Saur.Cem-B/D 59.9 0.05 22600 Pearson/D 1114 -7 422187 Bajaj Hold-A/D 1344.05 -13.6 493 Electrosteel-B/D 26.3 0.8 185356 India Glycol-B/D 117.7 -2.35 12701 Lyka Labs-T/D 18.3 -0.95 224094 Tanfac Indust-/D 17.1 -0.6 21982 Prudential/D 1445.5 1 743801 Ballarpur In-B/D 15.45 -0.3 735273 Emco-B/D 36.15 -0.05 31361 Indian Hotel-A/D 96.35 3.45 146469 Mafatlal Ind-B/D 146.2 4.5 5661 Tanfac Indust-/D 17.1 -0.6 21982 Rank Group/D 161.81 0.1 9548 Bata India-A/D 1277.25 17.9 11811 Escorts Fin-B/D 3.26 0.07 9503 Indo-Tcount-T/D 144 0.5 32545 Mah.Seamless-B/D 356.55 2.45 40834 Thirumalai-B/D 94.1 -2.2 7498 Rentokil Initi/D 127.9 -0.3 318002 Bayer Crop-B/D 2392.75 -40.2 3459 Escorts-B/D 113.85 -0.5 181349 Indusind-A/D 583.7 7.25 103851 Maha Scooter-B/D 762.8 -14.3 1207 Timexgroup-T/D 15.64 0.04 40660 Rolls Royce Pl/D 1019.14 -13 1245463 Beml Ltd-B/D 567.55 27 3937 Essar Oil-T/D 124.8 3.05 170690 J.B.Chemical-B/D 209.95 -2.05 31414 Mangalam Cem-B/D 251.5 -3.85 26184 Tinplate-B/D 72.05 -0.5 39678 Rsa Insrance G/D 446.5 -0.2 586539 Bh Electronic-/D 2058.8 -25.45 183802 Eveready Indu-/D 98.1 4.15 233450 Jagatjit Ind-T/D 48.6 2 1612 Maral Overs-B/D 21.9 0.15 1300 Ub Engineer-B/D 11.9 -0.6 2281 Sainsbury(J)/D 303.1 -1.1 2489918 Bhansali Eng-T/D 17 0.25 21984 F D C-B/D 159 -3.45 122516 Jagson Phar-B/D 20.45 -0.75 15607 Mastek-B/D 190.3 -1.4 7505 Ucal Fuel-B/D 81 -0.05 11742 Schroders/D 2429 -16 62411 Bharatgears-B/D 65.45 0.85 2616 Federal Bank-A/D 120.8 -1 268470 Jbf Indu-B/D 135.6 -1.65 7802 Max India L-A/D 326.85 -3.15 17424 Ultramarine-B/D 68.75 -1.75 18297 Severn Trent/D 1954 9 118087 Bhartiya Int-B/D 349 -8.65 12451 Ferro Alloys-B/D 6.36 -0.28 59412 Jct Elect P -B/D 0.58 -0.03 38126 Mrpl-A/D 61.35 0.5 97285 Unitech P -A/D 21.75 -0.3 5265359 Smith&Nephew/D 1049 -1 325386 Bhel-A/D 240.75 11.55 960715 Fgp Ltd-B/D 3.53 0.15 3620 Jct Ltd-B/D 2.5 -0.06 83351 Nagreeka Ex-B/D 27.75 0.75 8534 Univcable-T/D 51.05 0.05 4280 Smiths Group/D 1306 -13 181790 Bom.Burmah-B/D 207.6 9.45 293637 Finolex-B/D 288.1 -4.1 12592 Jenson&Nich.-B/D 2.75 0 22530 Nahar Spg.-B/D 111.95 5.3 153949 Uppergsugar-T/D 40 0.35 5399 Standrd Chart /D 1224 -1 1766660 Bombay Dyeing-/D 68.5 -0.65 213009 Forbes-B/D 725 86.65 8247 Jik Indust-B/D 0.77 -0.04 52081 Nath Seeds-T/D 6.98 -0.36 12425 Tate & Lyle/D 674 -6 507077 Camph.& All-B/D 340 -7.2 20379 Gail-A/D 443.8 8.55 196299 Jindal Drill-B/D 226 -6.1 2143 Nation Alum -A/D 56.5 3.9 1233635 LONDON Tesco/D 246.45 -2.85 5766456 Canfin Homes-B/D 380 1.2 2245 Galada Power-T/D 14.25 0.08 2844 Jktyre&Ind-B/D 275.95 -5.6 31471 Navneet Edu-B/D 97.7 0.8 134046 Unilever/D 2648 1 779346 Caprihans-B/D 64.5 3 29225 Gammon India-T/D 29.1 -0.2 82040 Jmc Projects-T/D 131.65 -3.85 1520 Nepc India-T/D 3.46 -0.16 10516 3i Group/D 388.8 -2.9 113974 United Util Gr/D 891 -5.5 590366 Cast.Bo/D 348.95 3.1 42353 Garden P -B/D 43 -0.45 6021 Kabra Extr-B/D 60 -2.55 5932 Neuland Lab-B/D 339.65 1.65 11460 Assoc.Br.Foods/D 2862 -46 169698 Vodafone Group/D 206.8 -0.85 12234882 Century Enka-B/D 171.15 -10.45 18789 Godfrey Phil-B/D 2700 4.1 1252 Kajaria Cer-B/D 657 16.7 4273 Nrb Bearings-B/D 107 -2.5 63496 B Sky B/D 871.5 0.5 517479 Whitbread/D 4386 -21 105526 Century Text-A/D 593.15 -4.2 78613 Goodricke-B/D 176.4 -1.95 10480 Kakatiya Cem-B/D 107 -2.2 1746 O N G C-A/D 435.15 7.4 614362 Barclays/D 224.566 -1.25 11277195 Chambal Fert-B/D 56.4 -2.95 64503 Goodyear I -B/D 570.4 -0.55 4228 Kalpat Power-B/D 165.45 -5.85 17051 Ocl India-B/D 304 -1.3 1489 Bg Group/D 1192 -13 1093722 Chola Invest-B/D 408.5 6.05 1035 Hcl Infosys-B/D 78.2 -1.4 316238 Kalyani Stel-T/D 104 0.6 35058 Oil Country-B/D 46.9 -0.2 10008 Bp/D 482.5 -2.9 7553493 Chowgule St-T/D 17.85 0.85 18058 Him.Fut.Comm-T/D 13.41 0.28 667242 Kanoria Chem-B/D 45.7 1.4 46101 Onward Tech-B/D 54.55 -0.95 1950 Brit Am Tobacc/D 3533.5 2.5 493979 Cimmco-B/D 38.55 0 1751 Himat Seide-B/D 88.55 -2.25 79957 Kg Denim-B/D 16.9 -0.35 23869 Orchid Chem-B/D 72.55 -2.2 116078 Bt Group/D 384.1 1.3 3909585 FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2014 BREAK TIME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 17

Hercules (Adventure) SHOWING AT VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER 1 3D – 1.15, 5.15 & 10.15pm 2D – 11.00am, 3.30, 8.00pm & 12.30am TV LISTINGS TEL: 444933989 444517001 The November Man (2D/Action) 2 – 10.30am, 12.40, 3.00, 5.10, 7.20, 9.30 & 11.50pm Into The Storm (2D /Action) 3 – 10.00am, 12.00noon, 2.00, 4.00, 6.00, 8.00, 10.00pm & 12.00midnight 10:20 The Liquidator 08:00 News 13:00 How Do They 12:00 Bollywood Cut Lucy (2D/Action) – 10.00am, 2.45, 7.45pm & 12.15am 10:45 How It’s Made 08:30 News Do It? 13:00 World Television 4 The Expendables 3 (2D/Action) – 12.15, 5.00 & 9.45pm 11:10 How Do They Do It? 09:00 Al Jazeera World 14:20 Mythbusters Premiere - And So It Goes (2D/Comedy) – 10.00am, 2.30 & 7.00pm 12:00 Porter Ridge 10:00 News 15:10 Smash Lab Chale Chalo 5 From Bombay To Paris: Hundred Foot Journey (2D/Romantic) 12:25 American Chopper: 10:30 Inside Story 16:00 Superships 16:00 Zee Connect NOVO – 12.00noon, 4.30, 9.00 & 11.30pm Senior vs Junior 11:00 News 16:50 Eco-Tech Season 4 As Above So Below (2D/Horror) 13:15 American Chopper: 11:30 The Stream 18:05 How It’s Made 16:30 Hum Paanch 6 – 10.15am, 12.15, 2.15, 4.15, 6.15, 8.15, 10.15pm & 12.15am Senior vs Junior 12:00 News 18:30 Head Games 17:00 Word Match 19:20 Gadget Show 17:30 The Twosome The 7th Dwarfs (2D/Animation) – 10.00am, 11.50 & 1.40pm 14:30 Auction Hunters 12:30 101 East 19:45 How Do They 18:00 Gangs of 7 Elisa Khatafha Jameel (2D/Arabic) – 3.30, 6.15, 9.00 & 11.50pm 14:55 The Liquidator 13:00 NEWSHOUR 15:20 Dual Survival 14:00 News Do It? Haseepur Let's Be Cops (2D/Comedy) 16:10 Survive That! 14:30 Inside Story 20:10 Mythbusters 19:00 Hum Paanch 8 – 10.30am, 12.45, 3.00, 5.15, 7.30, 9.45pm & 12.00midnight 17:00 Fast N’ Loud 15:00 Marco Polo: A Very 21:00 Space Voyages 19:30 Jodha Akbar Guardians Of The Galaxy (IMAX 3D/Action) 17:50 How It’s Made Modern Journey 21:50 Powering The 20:00 Pavitra Rishta 9 – 11.30am, 2.00, 4.30, 7.00, 9.30pm & 12.00midnight 18:15 How Do They Do It? 16:00 NEWSHOUR Future 20:30 Kumkum Bhagya 22:40 Dark Matters: 21:00 Friday Night The November Man (2D/Action) – 11.00am, 3.30, 8.00pm & 12.30am 18:40 Gold Rush 17:00 News Twisted But True Premiere - Lagaan 10 Hercules (2D/Adventure) – 1.15am, 5.45 & 10.15pm 19:30 Classic Car Rescue 17:30 The Stream 20:20 Fifth Gear 18:00 NEWSHOUR 23:30 Moon 00:00 Best of Fear The 7th Dwarfs (3D/Animation) – 2.30 & 4.15pm 21:10 Auction Hunters 19:00 News Machines Files 1 Hercules (3D/Action) – 6.00pm; Avatharam (2D/Malayalam) – 7.45pm 21:35 The Liquidator 19:30 Fault Lines Salim (2D/Tamil) – 10.45pm 22:00 Classic Car Rescue 20:00 News 22:50 Fifth Gear 20:30 Inside Story Elisa Khatafha Jameel (2D/Arabic) – 3.00pm 23:40 Rods N’ Wheels 21:00 NEWSHOUR Let's Be Cop (2D/Comedy) – 5.30pm 01:20 Ultimate Air Jaws 22:00 News 10:00 Pitch Perfect 13:00 The Border 2 As Above, So Below (2D/Horror) – 7.30pm 02:10 Classic Car Rescue 22:30 Rebel Architecture 12:00 Down 14:00 Mega Factories MALL The Hundred Foot Journey (2D/Romantic) – 9.15pm 03:00 Fifth Gear 23:00 The Frost Interview Periscope 15:00 Ultimate Airport 14:00 Ghostbusters II Dubai Into The Storm (2D/Action) – 11.30pm 16:00 Barbershop 16:00 Master of Disaster What If (2D/Mystery) – 2.15pm; Hercules (3D/Action) – 4.00pm 18:00 Over The 17:00 Dangerous And So It Goes (2D/Comedy) – 5.45pm Hedge Encounters 3 The November Man (2D/Action) – 7.30 & 11.15pm 20:00 The Hungover 18:00 Hunter Hunted Games 19:00 Ultimate Airport Into The Storm (2D/Action) – 9.30pm 22:00 The Dubai What If (2D/Mystery) – 2.30pm; And So It Goes (2D/Comedy) – 4.15pm 09:00 Epl Manchester City 13:00 Good Luck Charlie Hitchhiker’s 20:00 Master of Disaster Vs Liverpool 13:45 Jessie Guide To The 21:00 Dangerous 1 As Above, So Below (2D/Horror) – 6.00pm 09:30 Uefa Champions 14:35 Win, Lose Or Draw Galaxy Encounters Avatharam (2D/Malayalam) – 7.45pm; Salim (2D/Tamil) – 10.45pm League Atheletic Vs 15:00 Gravity Falls 00:00 See No Evil, 22:00 Hunter Hunted The 7th Dwarfs (3D/Animation) – 2.30 & 4.15pm Napoli 15:25 Gravity Falls Hear No Evil 23:00 Caught In The 2 Let's Be Cop (2D/Comedy) – 6.00pm; Hercules (3D/Action) – 8.00pm 11:30 Epl Chelsea Vs 15:45 Mako Mermaids Act Leicester Violetta LANDMARK Into The Storm (2D/Action) – 9.45 & 11.30pm 16:10 12:00 Epl Netbusters 17:00 Robin Hood The Hundred Foot Journey (2D/Romantic) – 2.30pm 12:30 Epl World 18:30 Mako Mermaids Elisa Khatafha Jameel (2D/Arabic) – 5.00pm 13:00 Europa League 18:55 Mako Mermaids 3 Suniya Fi Masr (2D/Arabic) – 7.30pm Tottenham Vs Ael 19:20 Violetta 15:00 Epl Match Pack 20:05 Liv And Maddie 11:15 Charlie And 13:20 Swamp Brothers The November Man (2D/Action) – 9.30 & 11.30pm 15:30 Epl News 20:30 Jessie The Chocolate 14:40 Wildest Africa The 7th Dwarfs (3D/Animation) – 2.15 & 4.00pm 16:00 Meet The Boss 20:50 Dog With A Blog Factory 15:30 Gator Boys 16:30 Epl Legends Pires 21:15 Mako Mermaids 13:15 Thor: The Dark 16:30 Gator Boys 1 Suniya Fi Masr (2D/Arabic) – 5.45pm; Hercules (3D/Action) – 7.45pm 17:00 Epl Southampton Vs 21:40 Austin & Ally World 17:25 Too Cute! The November Man (2D/Action) – 9.30 & 11.30pm West Brom 22:00 Good Luck Charlie 15:15 Battle Of The Year 19:15 Tanked What If (2D/Mystery) – 3.00pm; Raja Natwarlal (2D/Hindi) – 4.45 & 9.00pm 17:30 Epl Tottenham Vs Qpr 22:25 A.N.T. Farm 17:15 Oz The Great 20:10 Treehouse Masters ROYAL 2 Into The Storm (2D/Action) – 7.15 & 11.30pm 18:00 English Sports News 22:50 Shake It Up And Powerful 21:05 Air Jaws And So It Goes (2D/Comedy) – 2.30pm 18:30 Football Today 23:10 Wolfblood 19:30 Man Of Steel Apocalypse PLAZA 20:00 Friday Night Preview 00:00 Violetta 22:00 Turbo 22:00 I Escaped Jaws The Hundred Foot Journey (2D/Romantic) – 4.30pm 21:00 Spanish League 00:45 The Hive 23:45 The Twilight 22:55 Tanked 3 Elisa Khatafha Jameel (2D/Arabic) – 7.00pm Getafe Vs Almeria 00:50 Art Attack Saga: Breaking 23:50 Animal Cops Let's Be Cop (2D/Comedy) – 9.30pm 23:00 Spanish League 01:15 Art Attack Dawn Pt. 2 Miami Valencia Vs Malaga 01:40 Jungle Junction As Above, So Below (2D/Horror) – 11.30pm

HYPER C RSO S W O RD 1234567 891011121314 4 Bit of chichi wear 32 Technology 5 Smashed standard named for 15 16 6 Like a common a Danish king printing process 33 “Calm down now …” 17 18 7 The Skywalker boy, 34 Massachusetts for short motto opener 19 20 21 8 Processes, as ore 36 Hitch horses 38 All-Star 18 22 23 24 9 Tennis star Petrova 10 Not suckered by consecutive times from 1967 to 1984 25 26 27 28 29 11 Inquiry made while half awake, maybe 40 “Where we lay 12 Mojave Desert sight our scene,” in 30 31 32 33 34 Shakespeare 13 Like some celebrities 42 Take up one more 35 36 blogged about by Perez Hilton time, say Yesterday’s answer 43 ___ Sendler, 37 38 14 Inn inventory heroine of W.W. II’s How to play Hyper Sudoku: 18 Chemistry Nobelist Polish Underground A Hyper Sudoku Puzzle is solved by filling the numbers from 1 to 9 into the blank cells. A Hyper 39 40 41 Hoffmann 44 Blocker working Sudoku has unlike Sudoku 13 regions (four regions overlap with the nine standard regions). In all 23 Hernando’s hundred regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is solved like with a receiver 42 43 44 45 24 Go gaga (over) a normal Sudoku. 45 Out of sight 25 English channel’s 47 “Like ___ Song” 46 47 48 49 50 51 nickname, with “the” How to play Kakuro: (John Denver hit) 26 Being with une The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any 49 With 51-Down, 52 53 54 auréole size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells unscented 27 King John sealed it like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, 50 Wind, in Chinese some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some 55 56 29 Direct, as a 51 See 49-Down cells will contain two numbers. confrontation 53 Midwest However, in a crossword the numbers reference 57 58 31 Israel Philharmonic clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! attachment? maestro They denote the total of the digits in the row or 54 Bearded ___ column referenced by the number. ACROSS 37 Novel followed up by “The (reedling) Within each Boyhood of Christ” collection of cells 1 Kid in shorts with a cowlick CEDI LLA ES I ASON - called a run - any 8 Soft soap relative 38 Out to lunch of the numbers 1 15 Twisting 39 Need for muscle contraction, OPENOUT NASTASE to 9 may be used 16 Industrial production unit briefly AMB L E G AMMA but, like sudoku, 40 Person who may work a lot each number may 17 What black licorice or blue 41 One having a ball? NU I AGESAGO OKD only be used once. cheese is, for many 19 What a parade may 42 Like a Madrilenian ELLE OSAGE MAAS Yesterday’s necessitate millionairess answer 20 Goulash 44 Apex ELY TGI JANN 21 Give the ax 46 Geology topic STEEDS ONIONS 22 Organ showpiece 47 Plot element? 24 Things that are put on … or 48 Singular publication BEAM GIGI Sherman’s Lagoon by Jim Toomey don’t go off 52 Line near the end of an COVE T I SAYSO 25 Sound of a belt infomercial 28 Agitates 55 Get limited access? BOLO AWE COHN 29 “Stand and fight” grp. 56 Finish line? DENT KN I TS SU E 30 Like agateware and 57 Rural parents graniteware 58 Sexual desire, END PADTHA I L I N 32 One might be made for the euphemistically EGOT I SM ABALONE shower DOWN 35 Goosed 1 Not much MA INE NEMESES 36 Consolation prize recipient 2 Singular SYSTEMS E ASE S 3 Rushing home? ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2014 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com CLASSIFIEDS

SERVICES

ACCOUNTING SOFTWARES A/C MAINTENANCE & SERVICES CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE EDUCATION ARTECH 4BHF
"DDPVOUJOH
1FBDIUSFF
2VJDL#PPLT
%ZOBDPN
SAMA COOL %BD&BTZ
5BMMZ
104
#BS
$PEF
'JYFE
"TTFUT
4PGUXBSFÚT *OTUBMMBUJPO
.BJOUFOBODF
".$

0O
$BMM
BOE
4FSWJDJOH
PG
BMM
LJOET
Tel: +974 44375654 E-mail: [email protected] PG
4QMJU
1BDLBHF
6OJUT
'$6
")6
737
VOJU
BOE
$IJMMJFST
"O
JOJUJBUJWF
PG
4BNB
(SPVQ
8--
5FM
44433199 ADVERTISING OVERSEAS .PC
66797555 'BY
4444 7709 - &NBJM
[email protected] NEWSPAPER GEM ADVERTISING & PUBLICATIONS BLASTING AND PAINTING (Overseas Newspaper Advertisements) 5FM
44442001

(4.
55783303 M. PALLONJI QATAR 10
#09

&NBJM
NQBMMPOKJ!RBUBSOFURB ATTESTATION 5FM
44606822
'BY
44606977
(4.55879234

BICYCLES & WATER SPORTS

SKATE SHACK "M
"JO


4BMXB
3PBE
'PS
%JSFDUJPO
DBMM
5FM
446-92532 (4.
552-47885/779-36152 - XXXTLBUFTIBDLDPN BLINDS, CURTAINS AND UPHOLSTERY

CARPET

KASHMIR HANDICRAFT EMPORIUM )BOENBEF
$BSUQFUT
)BOEJDSBGUT

'VSOJUVSF
"M
.JSHBC
4USFFU
"M
/BTFS
5FM
44432761
(4.
55553407

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

AL MUTWASSIT CLEANING & PEST CONTROL ,IBSBCB
4USFFU
#FIJOE
8IJUF
.PTRVF
5FM
44367555 'BY
44367999 (4.
55875920/55860432 PRESTIGE GENERAL SERVICES (FOFSBM
$MFBOJOH
GPS
7JMMBT
'MBUT
4PGB
$BSQFUT
'MPPS
5JMFT
.BSCMF
1PMJTI
%BJMZ
8FFLMZ
.POUIMZ

:FBSMZ
$POUSBDUT (4.
66752291 5FM
44323040 'BY
44131012 &NBJM
QSFTUJHFQBSUOFS!ZBIPPDPN

XXXQSFTUJHFHFOFSBMTFSWJDFTDPN

AL SADEQ TRAD. & MAINTENANCE CO. (FOFSBM
$MFBOJOH
GPS
7JMMB
'MBU
#VJMEJOH
$BSQFU
4IBNQPPJOH
4PGB
4FUT
.BSCMF
1PMJTI
.BOQPXFS
4VQQMZ

1FTU
$POUSPM

%BJMZ
8FFLMZ
.POUIMZ

:FBSMZ
$POUSBDUT

)PVST
4FSWJDF 
(4.
33020107/33020108 5FM
4436068 'BY
44353336 &NBJM
BMTBEFR!IPUNBJMDPN
BMTBEFR@!ZBIPPDPN CAPITAL CLEANING COMPANY W.L.L. $PNQMFUF
(FOFSBM
$MFBOJOH
4FSWJDFT
GPS
0ME
BOE
/FX
7JMMBT 5FM
44582257 .PCJMF
33189899/ 55565328/77609026 E-mail: [email protected]

AL SAFINA AL KHALEEJIA TRD. & CONTG. W.L.L. "MM
LJOET
PG
DMFBOJOH
NBJOUFOBODF
XPSLT

QBJOUJOH 1MFBTF
DPOUBDU

30209670/55465373 E-mail: safi[email protected]

COMPUTER TRAINING CENTRE

FAMILY COMPUTER CENTRE "M
3BZZBO
$PNQMFY
3BZZBO
3PBE 5FM
44435361/44370779 - 'BY
44449130

COMPUTER & IT

HELPLINE GROUP OF COMPANIES $FSUJûDBUF
BUUFTUBUJPO
GSPN
*OEJB
6,
64"
"VTUSBMJB
(VMG
$PVOUSJFT
BOE
$BOBEB

8F
IBWF

ZFBST
FYQFSJFODF

BQQSPWFE
"HFODZ (4.
77711129
5FM
44351974/44919213 - www.helplinegroups.com ASIA ATTESTATION & TRANSLATION SERVICES CENTRE 4JODF

-FBEJOH
%PDVNFOU
-FHBMJTBUJPO
BOE
5SBOTMBUPST
*OEJBO
$FSUJûDBUF
"UUFTUBUJPO
JO

8PSLJOH
%BZT
.PCJMF
ELECTRONICS 
4PûUFM
'JSTU
'MPPS
/P
5FM
 QUEENS LAND SERVICES #VTJOFTT
4FUVQ
BOE
4QPOTPSTIJQ
%FCU
$PMMFDUJPO
3FBM
&TUBUF
4FSWJDFT
DENTAL .PC
77776917 &NBJM
[email protected] AL MASA DENTAL COMPLEX ART & HANDCRAFT SUPPLIES %3
4BFFE
.PIBNNFE
"CEFMLIBMFL
.4
1SPTUIPEPOUJDT
0QQPTJUF
7JMMBHJP
5FM
44513289
'BY
44693086 COLOUR NOTE CO. AL MASA DENTAL COMPLEX 4VQQMJFST
PG
"SU

)BOEJDSBGU
DMBTT
BDUJWJUJFT
GPS
4DIPPMT

/VSTFSJFT
%3
4BNJ
,IBMJM
&MNPSTJ
&MTIBSPVE
.4
3FTUPSBUJWF
44322868, 44430640, 77181874 OFYU
EBZ
EFMJWFSZ
5FM
'BY
(4.
%FOUJTUZ

&OEPEPOUJDT A/C MAINTENANCE & 0QQPTJUF
7JMMBHJP
5FM
44513289
'BY
44693086 SERVICES AL MASA DENTAL COMPLEX %3
.PIBNNFE
/BWFFE
:BXBS
(#
(FOFSBM
4DPQF
%FOUJTU
3BKJW
(BOEIJ
6OJWFSTJUZ
PG
)FBMUI
4DJFODFT 
0QQPTJUF
7JMMBHJP
5FM
44513289
'BY
44693086

DECORATION For advertisements, For advertisements, YATHRIB DECORATION & FURNITURE W.L.L. call: 44557857 (ZQTVN
#PBSE
%FDPSBUJPO
$FJMJOH
8PSLT
1BSUJUJPO
KPCT
BSF
BU
ZPVS
call: 44557857 DPOWFOJFODF
6TJOH
RVBMJUZ
NBUFSJBMT
$BMM
77841241/55570692 E-mail: [email protected] FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2014 CLASSIFIEDS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19

SERVICES

REAL ESTATE FLORIST IT SOLUTION MOVERS AL MUFTAH SERVICES & RENT A CAR WLL $
3JOH
3PBE
.BJO
0GûDF
5FM 44328100/44442003, 'BY
44414339

.VTIFSJC
#SBODI
0GûDF
5FM
44326840/ 44426649, 'BY
44312899 &
.BJM
SBD!RBUBSOFURB
8FCTJUF
XXXSBDRBUBSDPN ADAM REAL ESTATE COMPANY "M
,VXBSJ
#MHE
UI
'MPPS
"M
4BEE
/FBS
4FCTUBJO
3FTU
5FM
44366932
'BY
44366931 (4.
55500789 / 55803731 APOLLO REAL ESTATE 4BMXB
3PBE
(4.

55864352/55506803/ 55872145 5FM
44689522 XXXBQPMMPQSPQFSUJFTPOMJOFDPN
&NBJM
BQPMMPQSPQ!RBUBSOFURB

RENT A CAR GOLDEN WINGS DOOR TO DOOR FURNITURE 8PSMEXJEF
%PPS
UP
%PPS
4FSWJDF
,FSBMB

*OEJB

/FQBM


1IJMJQQJOFT
0GûDF)PNF4UPSBHF

3FMPDBUJPO APOLLO FURNITURE 5FM




 4BMXB
3PBE
5FM
44689522 (3 Lines) XXXBQPMMPGVSOJUVSFPOMJOFDPN NORTH OCEAN COMPANY W.L.L. 8PSMEXJEF
EPPS
UP
EPPS
4FSWJDF
"JS4FB-BOE
1BDLJOH

3FNPWBMT
1SPGFTTJPOBM
0GûDF
4IJGUJOH
4UPSBHF
$BMM 4437 4437/6695 3737 GARDENING &NBJM
QBDLONPW!OPSUIPDFBO4$.DPN
XXX
OPSUIPDFBO4$.DPN

AL TAMOOH GARDENS MARBLE &OKPZ
ZPVS
(BSEFO
1MBOOJOH
%FTJHOJOH
1SFQBSBUJPO
1MBOUBUJPO
BOE
.BJOUFOBODF
&WFSZUIJOH
SFMBUFE
UP
(BSEFOJOH
$BMM
"INFE
4BNJ
70136032/55089846 BECKINGHAM MARBLE 5VSLJTI
.BSCMF
4QBOJTI
.BSCMF

*UBMJBO
.BSCMF
BWBJMBCMF
GPS
TBMF
$BMM
33126121 GLASS COATING MANPOWER SUPPLY APOLLO ENTERPRISES $SZTUBM
#POE
(MBTT
$PBUJOH
"HBJOTU
5IF
4VOÚT
)BSNGVM
3BZT
)FBU
3FTJTUBODF
4BMXB
3PBE
5FM
44426664 (4.
55830870/33599574 &NBJM
[email protected]

GENERAL TRADING SERVICES

Software Lab Qatar 10
#PY


%PIB
2BUBS

4PGUXBSF Labs Tel: +974 44622703, 44622705 GSM: 66836037 &NBJM
HPQJOBUI!TPGUMBCRBUBSDPN
8FCTJUF
XXXTPGUMBCRBUBSDPN HR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR QATAR) á
%PDVNFOU
.BOBHFNFOU
4ZTUFN

á
*OWFOUPSZ
.BOBHFNFOU
4ZTUFN

á
1MBOU
.BOBHFNFOU
4ZTUFN Expertise and capability to develop any kind of Software to suit your specific business needs!!!

IT TRAINING AL SULAIMAN RENT A CAR .BJO
0GûDF
%Ú
3JOH
3PBE
5FM
44911711/44911710 'BY
44911699. &NBJM
JOGP!BMTVMBJNBODBSDPN
.VTIFSJC

'BY

"M
,IPS

'BY
 AL MUFTAH RENT A CAR WLL .BJO
0GûDF
%Ú
3JOH
3PBE
5


#SBODI
"JSQPSU


(SBOE
)BNBE

"[J[JZB

MASSAGE 3BT
-BGGBO

"M
,IPS

&
.BJM
SBD!RBUBSOFURB

8FCTJUF
XXXSFOUBDBSEPIBDPN KOTTAKKAL AYURVEDIC MASSAGE CENTRE LEADERSHIP LIMOUSINE SPIRAL DUNES SOLUTIONS W.L.L. "ZVSWFEJD
.BTTBHF
1IJMJQQJOF

5IBJ
.BTTBHF 
)PVS
4FSWJDF

3FOU
"
$BS
8FC
BOE
.PCJMF
%FWFMPQNFOU
"OJNBUJPO
#SBOEJOH

4PGUXBSF
/FBS
#BESJZB
4JHOBM
#JO
.FINPPE .BJO
0GûDF
4BMXB
3PBE

5FM
44440112 %FWFMPQNFOU
Mob: 55712761 - E-mail: [email protected] 5FM 44360061 (4. 33453697 (4.
33047637

&NBJM
BCPEBIJTI!IPUNBJMDPN Website: www.spiraldunes.com INTERNATIONAL MASSAGE CENTER (AYURVEDIC) JABRCO RENT A CAR *OEJBO

5IBJMBOE
3FKVWBOBUJPO
#BDL

+PJOUT
1BJO
8F
IBWF
NBOZ
WFIJDMFT
MJLF




NPEFMT
GPS
SFOU
XJUI
B
DPNGPSUBCMF
INVEST IN QATAR 1BSBMZTJT
3IFVNBUJD
%JTFBTFT
)PNF
4FSWJDFT
0QQPTJUF
QSJDF
PO
EBJMZXFFLMZ
BOE
NPOUIMZ
.BJO
PGûDF

(4.


#SBODI
IMMIGRATION SERVICES "M
+B[FFSB
57
#JO
0NSBO
5FM 44218166 (4. 77702421 #BSXB
7JMMBHF

(4.

&NBJM
KBCSDPDPNQBOJFT!IPUNBJMDPN MEDIHERB (INDIAN/THAI AVAILABLE) LEADER MIDDLE EAST W.L.L. 4FQBSBUF
4FDUJPO
GPS
(FOUT

-BEJFT
#BDL
/FDL

+PJOU
$BSF
*OEJBO
OASiS RENT A CAR AND TRANSPORTATION 'PS
GBTU

SFMJBCMF
#64*/&44
4&561
-0$"-
410/4034
5SBEF
"ZVSWFEJD
.BTTBHF
)PMJTUJD
3FKVWFOBUJOH
.BTTBHF
'BSFFK
"M
/BTBS
/FBS
Y06
R&/5
M03&
T)"/
A CAR W*5)
O"4J4
'BY: 44130033 -JDFODFT
+PJOU
7FOUVSFT
1VCMJD
3FMBUJPOT
7JTBT

3FBM
&TUBUF
4FSWJDFT .JENBD
3"5FM 44690363 (4. 66167700 www.mediherbqatar.com 5FM
44130011/44130022 (4. 55157587 (Rental)/ 55129615 5FM
+974 55745147 &NBJM
CJ[RBUBS!ZBIPPDPN
(Transportation) 3FOUBM!0BTJT$BST$PN

0BTJT$BSTDPN NURSERY NICE RENT A CAR HELPLINE GROUP OF COMPANIES 4PMVUJPO
GPS
5SBOTQPSU

-FBTJOH
BMM
UZQFT
PG
WFIJDMF

)FBWZ
&RVJNFOU 8F
QSPWJEF
"
UP
;
TVQQPSU
GPS
UIF
$PNQBOZ
'PSNBUJPO
$PNNFSDJBM
5FM
44413392 (4.
55514223 'BY
44317896 8FCTJUF
niceqatar.com 3FHJTUSBUJPO
130
4FSWJDFT

3FBM
&TUBUF
4FSWJDFT
$BMM
/PX
&NBJM
[email protected]/ [email protected] 77711129/44351974/44919213 - www.helplinegroups.com REGENCY FLEETS "
3FHFODZ
(SPVQ
$P 4QFDJBM
$PSQPSBUF
MFBTJOH
BOE
3FOUBM
SBUFT
1SJDF
JODMVEFT
$PNQSFIFOTJWF
*OTVSBODF
JEWELLERY .BJOUFOBODF
3FQMBDFNFOU
7FIJDMF
FUD
%SJWFO
CZ
7BMVFT
&NBJM
JOGP!SFHFODZüFFUT DPN

5FM
44433822/44554046
'BY
44554047 Branches: "JSQPSU

5FM
44153086 #FWFSMZ
)JMMT

5FM
44122131 .PWFOQJDL
5PXFS

4VJUFT
5FM
44966107/30122300 CANARA JEWELLERY "M
.BOTPVSB
#JO
%JSIBN
4USFFU
AVIS RENT A CAR 5FM
44422071, 44357283
&NBJM
DBOBSBKFXFMMFSZ!ZBIPPDPN .BJO
0GûDF
BU
"M
4IBSJG
5SBEJOH

$POUSBDUJOH
$P
#MEH
BU
DBOBSBKFXMMFSZ!HNBJMDPN

XXXDPN UIF
KVODUJPO
PG
"JSQPSU
4USFFU
BOE
4VIBS
4USFFU
3PBE
5FM
44667744 / 44622180
'BY
44657626

MEDICAL SERVICES BUDGET RENT A CAR THE LITTLE HANDS NURSERY 5IF
#FTU
$BS
3FOUBM
4FSWJDF
JO
2BUBS
"HF
HSPVQ

NPOUIT
UP

ZFBST
4FQBSBUF
DMBTTFT
GPS
CBCJFT
UPEEMFST

TUVEFOUT
)FBE
0GûDF

44310411
"JSQPSU
"SSJWBM

44153048 XJUI
TQBDJPVT
QMBZ
BSFB
#SJUJTI
.BOBHFNFOU

$BNFSB
1SPUFDUJPO
-PDBUJPO
/FX
Airport Departure - 44622678/55808638 (24 Hrs) 4BMBUB

"M
.BBIFE
4USFFU
BU
UIF
CBDL
PG
#JSMB
1VCMJD
4DIPPM
(4.
55312803 NATIONAL CAR RENTAL PARTY ITEMS & $BST

8%T

1JDLVQT

#VTFT

$IBVGGFVS
%SJWF
BALLOON DECORATION $BMM
5547 8150/5547 8151 PARTY KINGDOM &NBJM
JOGP!OBUJPOBMRBUBSDPN /FBS
+BJEBI
'MZPWFS
/BTSBMMBI
$FOUSF
GO RENT A CAR 5FM
44353501/ 44366431 $PNQFUJUJWF
3BUFT
GPS
$BS
3FOUBM

-FBTJOH
E-mail: [email protected] 5FM +974 44325500 'BY

44375753
(4.
33697075/ 66971703/55241629 &NBJM
JOGPHPRBUBS!HPSFOUBDBSNFDPN PORTABLE/CHEMICAL TOILETS AL DAR CAR RENTAL 
)PVST
#JO
0NSBO
"INFE
#JO
"MJ
4U
10
#PY

BEAM CONSTRUCTION 5FM
44877789
(4.
55599972/55732070

'BY
44866637 /FBS
"M
4BMJZB
4QPSUT
4UBEJVN
5FM
44901760 'BY
44901566 BMEBSDBSSFOUBM!IPUNBJMDPN (4.
33138018 &NBJM
[email protected] COUNTRY RENT A CAR - BARWA AL WAKRA METAL REPAIRS "
DBS
IBT
B
DIPJDF
PG
WFIJDMFT
UP
TVJU
ZPVS
OFFET
4QFDJBM
DPTU
QSPWJEF
OJDF
TFSWJDF
UP
PVS
DVTUPNFS
POULTRY 8IBUÚT
NPSF
$PNQSFIFOTJWF
.BJOUFOBODFT

3FQMBDFNFOU
7FIJDMF
$PNF
UP
ZPV
BU
BGGPSEBCMF
SBUFT
FUD
5FM
44154467 (4.
55440424 &NBJM
DPVOUSZSFOUBDBSRB!IPUNBJMDPN APOLLO ENTERPRISES SIGNATURE DOHA COMPANY AL TAMOOH GARDENS 0QFO
GPS
ZPV
8F
QSPWJEF
B
#VTJOFTT
7JTB
WBMJE
GPS

NPOUIT  #FM[POB
1PMZNFSJDT

5FM
44426664 5FM
+974 4411 1560 / +974 4411 1561 / +974 4016 5555 (4.
55871914/ 55524897 &NBJM
BQPMMP!RBUBSOFURB

%VDLT
BOE
3BCCJUT
'SFTI
GSPN
'BSN
0SHBOJD
'FFE
CHAUFFEUR RENT A CAR 55820652 .PC
+974 33510958 &NBJM
TJHOBUVSFEPIB!HNBJMDPN JORVJSZ!BQPMMPDIFNJDBMTDPN %FMJWFSZ
UP
ZPVS
-PDBUJPO
:FBSMZ
BOE
.POUIMZ
XJUI
PS
XJUIPVU
ESJWFS
.PCJMF
$BMM
&OH
"ZNBO
55591973 5FM
44445456

&NBJM
JOGP!DIBVGGFVSRBDPN FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2014 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

SERVICES FOR RENT

RENT A CAR APOLLO REAL ESTATE Doha’s leading Real Estate Agency can offer you a wide selection of available EUROPCAR - Moving Your Way properties. Apartment to compounds and office space. Give us your requirements and let us find Head Office at C-Ring Road, Tel: 44660677 Airport Arrival: 44153331/55827766 Airport Departure: 44621188/ you a place that fits. With over 30 years experience in Doha, we know the market. 55849587 E-mail: [email protected] Qatar’s first Real Estate Company under British Management SCAFFOLDING Call: Office: 44689522, Maureen 55864352 Abubakar 55850815, Peter 55506803, Dexter 55872145 APOLLO ENTERPRISES SCAFFOLDING DIVISION www.apollopropertiesonline.com Contract/Hire/Sale - Salwa Road. Tel: 44693334 Fax: 44416274 GSM: 55521089/55560246/55536285 www.apollo-qatar.net - E-mail: [email protected] ANNOUNCEMENTS COSMOS TOOLS & INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES CO. W.L.L Scaffolding & Ladders. Tel: 44151824, 44315500 Fax: 44151825/ LOCAL MOVERS SUN RAYS CONTRACTING 44214809 GSM: 66537470 E-mail: [email protected] Showroom: Beside Doha Stadium, near to Clock R/A. Light Weight Blocks/ The Chinese team is presented with the winners’ trophy of the 23rd FIBA Asia U18 Championship at Al Gharafa MALZAMAT QATAR W.L.L. For moving Tiles - Sanitarywares Steel & Aluminium Scaffolding Sale, Hire & Contracting Porcelain Tile/Egyptian Stadium yesterday. Pictures: Baher Amin Tel: 44504266 Fax: 44502489 GSM: 66715063 household items www.malzamatqatar.com E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Marble/ Chinese Granite/ and office Gypsum Work SERVICED OFFICE furniture and Installation ceramic works and plumbing, China win third waste moving. plastering and block works. Call: 55878123 Call: 33551346/70253346 WE BUY Asian U18 title BUYING We buy all kinds We buy all kinds of used household East Asian giants outclass Iran 66-48 items. Office Furniture, of used household Electric and items and Electric/ DOHA: China outclassed Iran electronics items.. Electronic like 66-48 in the final of the 23rd Fridge, FIBA Asia U18 Championship SPORTS A/Cs, Freezer, TV & Fridge, Washing at Al Gharafa Stadium yester- Computers. day, securing their 11th gold Machines, TV etc.. medal — third in a row — in the event. Call: 55505773 Call: 55878123 Zhou Qi, the most accomplished player in the entire competition, made his appearance on the court only at the beginning of the sec- ond quarter. But by then China had ascertained their dominance Pen.Mag on the proceedings, racing ahead Every Sunday to Thursday to a double-digit lead. Much credit for that lead went Tel: 44557857 to Zou Yuchen — who accounted The Chinese team poses with the winners’ trophy after the presentation for 14 of China’s 22 points in the ceremony at Al Gharafa Stadium yesterday. first quarter, including scoring half of the points in China’s sear- time on the court to finish with a provides a lot of boost to their ing 16-0 run that helped the East game-high 16 points. morale in the days to come,” he Asian giants break away from the “We came in with a certain said. SERVICES early equal sparring. plan to win the gold. And I think “This team is a work in Mohammad Yousof Vand ended we executed most of our plans progress. We do expect them to Iran’s barren run with a slam well,” said Chinese coach Fan Bin serve Chinese basketball in the TRANSLATION SERVICES dunk but it didn’t spark even an who won his second FIBA Asia future. But they still have a lot to iota of a fight back from Iran. U18 Championship gold in three learn,” Bin added. Zou Yuchen went on to finish editions. Navid Rezaeifar’s 13 points was HELPLINE with 15 points, handing over the “It’s very important for the the only ray of hope for Iran. C-Ring Road, Near Gulf Times. mantle to Zhou Qi, who used his boys to finish with the gold. That THE PENINSULA Tel: 44919213 Mob: 77711129 - www.helplinegroups.com SHEEN SERVICES W.L.L. Approved by Qatar Government. New Salata, C’Ring Road.Tel: 44148360 Mob: 30098966 E-mail: [email protected] Cook hurt by criticism TRAVEL

ACME HOLIDAYZ Services: Holiday Packages, Cruises, MICS, Airline Ticketing, Hotel & Resorts Luxury Tours, Medical Tours, Travel Insurance, Fixed Departure, Condo/Chateaux, Yacht Rental. from ‘friend’ Swann Call: 77909154/70324717 [email protected] www.acmeholidayz.com

CARDIFF: With friends like UNIFORMS Graeme Swann, England cap- tain Alastair Cook may feel he has no need of any enemies. England suffered a massive 133-run defeat by world cham- pions India in the second one- day international in Cardiff on Wednesday, effectively the first of what is now a four-match series following Monday’s total washout in Bristol. Opening batsman Cook made 19 off 33 balls as England, chas- ing a rain-revised target of 295 off 47 overs, were bowled out for just 161. Former England off-spinner SAFETY TRAINING Swann, now a commentator with BBC Radio’s Test Match Special, said Monday that England “do not have a cat in hell’s chance” of win- ning the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand early next year. He also urged Cook, whose orthodox approach many pundits England skipper Alastair Cook (left) and former England off-spinner believe is ill-suited to the white Graeme Swann in happier times. ball game, to quit one-day cricket completely. summer I’ve had,” the 29-year-old effort if they were to be World Until December, Swann was Essex left-hander added. Cup contenders. a team-mate of Cook before Meanwhile Cook, whose self- “Obviously, if we play like that dramatically retiring during confessed stubborn streak saw we’re not going to win many EUROPE TEXTILES & TAILORING England’s 5-0 Ashes hammering him continue as Test captain, was games of cricket. All kinds of Uniforms, Suites & T-Shirts. Experienced Staff in Australia. adamant he would lead the team “But the talent in the changing and Fast Delivery. Call: 33482310/44182043 And coming towards the end at the World Cup, where England room is there..It’s frustrating. We STATIONERY & OFFICE E-mail: [email protected] of a season where several former will try to lift the trophy for the weren’t quite at the races and I SUPPLIES England captains said Cook first time in 40 years of trying. don’t quite know why.” WATER TANK CLEANING should resign as Test skipper, “I am a little bit (disappointed) England actually made a good OFFICE EXPERTS only for both he and the team to — because he (Swann) is a good start at Sophia Gardens after Regular Supplier of Office Stationery & Supplies, IT Products recover to beat India 3-1, Swann’s friend of mine, and has been a Cook won the toss, reducing and Consumables and other General Consumables. We do AL MUTWASSIT CLEANING & PEST CONTROL comments did not go down well. supporter,” Cook said. India to 19 for two. But apart fast deliveries - An initiative of Sama Group W.L.L. Kharaba st, Behind white Mosque. “I don’t think it’s that helpful - “It’s not helpful at this time, from Cook’s opening fifty stand Tel: 44433199 - Fax: 4444 7709 - Email: [email protected] Fax: 443679 99 especially from a so-called friend,” because I am going to be captain with debutant Alex Hales, who 55875920/55860432 GSM. said Cook. in this World Cup.” top-scored for England with 40, TRANSPORTATION “He’s entitled to his opinion. However, Cook accepted and Chris Woakes’s return of four CAPITAL CLEANING COMPANY (But) it’s not ideal for me, espe- England would need to improve for 52, little else went right for CROSS ROAD FOR TRANSPORT Cleaning Water Tanks & Pest Control. cially when you get through the vastly on Wednesday’s lacklustre England. AFP Specialist for Heavy Machine inside & outside Qatar. GSM: 55565328/ 33189899/ 77609026 Tel: 44582257 Mobile: 77950000/55985000 E-mail: [email protected] FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21 Question Sharapova, Wawrinka mark hangs over Button’s future LONDON: Jenson Button’s reach US Open third round Formula One future is look- ing increasingly uncertain after McLaren boss Ron Dennis yes- World number two Simona Halep and Venus Williams also march on terday said he was keeping an eye on other leading drivers who might become available. NEW YORK: French Open Button, the 2009 world cham- champion Maria Sharapova and pion with Brawn, has been at Australian Open winner Stan McLaren since 2010 and is in the Wawrinka survived some shaky final year of his current contract. moments Wednesday to book The 34-year-old Briton, win- their third-round berths at the ner of 15 Grands Prix, is the most US Open. experienced driver in Formula Sharapova, who lifted her One, having made his debut in fifth Grand Slam title at Roland 2000, and is currently eighth in Garros this year, fought back the championship with 68 points. from a set down in a gritty 4-6, Danish rookie team-mate 6-3, 6-2 win over 95th-ranked Kevin Magnussen has scored only Romanian Alexandra Dulgheru. 37 but has outqualified Button The fifth-seeded Russian was repeatedly and, at 21, is seen as a reluctant to blame the windy face of the future. conditions in the cavernous Dennis told the official for- Arthur Ashe Stadium court for mula1.com website that he was her difficulties, which included 46 satisfied with the current line- unforced errors. up, and both were capable of And after two hours and 26 winning in a competitive car — minutes on court — in a match which McLaren have been unable that began in hot sunshine and to provide this year. ended under the floodlights — she Despite that, he said they had her 17th three-set win of the needed to “be responsible enough season, the most on the WTA to appreciate that McLaren will Tour. always make efforts to hire the “It was difficult,” Sharapova best drivers available. said. “Obviously the conditions “Jenson and Kevin represent an were tough. You start in the sun, excellent blend of capable experi- you finish under the lights. ence and youthful promise, and “Overall I felt like in the end we’re very happy with both of I was in much better shape than them,” he added. “The fact that she was and I could have played we’re keeping an eye on what a another few sets. Mentally that few other drivers are up to in no helped me a lot.” way contradicts that, because, as Sharapova and Wawrinka were I say, if opportunities arise, we’ll the day’s headliners as two-time appraise them — we always have defending women’s champion and we always will.” Serena Williams and the top men Media reports have repeat- Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer edly linked McLaren to Ferrari’s and Andy Murray all had the day Fernando Alonso, who had an off. unhappy season at the team Wawrinka, the third seed from alongside Lewis Hamilton in 2007 Switzerland, turned back the and fell out with Dennis. challenge of Brazilian left-hander Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland celebrates his win over Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil during their US Open men’s singles match at the USTA Billie Jean King The Spanish double world Thomaz Bellucci 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 National Center in New York on Wednesday. RIGHT: Maria Sharapova of Russia reacts after winning a point against Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania champion has a contract at (7/1) to become the first men’s during their US Open women’s singles match on Wednesday. Ferrari until the end of 2016 but seed into the third round. there are likely to be performance Wawrinka was untouchable on clauses in the small print. his serve through two sets, not He starts to play better.” The two-time winner, who World number two Simona empty in three straight appear- Ferrari, who have not won facing a break point until Bellucci The tension seemed to get to hadn’t made it past the sec- Halep needed less than an hour to ances, he defeated US wildcard a drivers’ title since Kimi broke him twice to take the third. Wawrinka at least briefly when ond round the past three years, book her third-round berth, with Harrison 6-2, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2. Raikkonen in 2007, are currently The Brazilian broke Wawrinka he told one loud courtside fan to reached the third round with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Slovakian South African Kevin Anderson third in the constructors’ stand- in the third game of the fourth, shut-up. a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Timea Jana Cepelova. rallied from a break down in the ings and only 10 points clear of but the Swiss broke back to knot But he was able to get back on Bacsinszky. Halep was broken early to trail final set to defeat Uruguay’s Pablo resurgent Williams in fourth the set at 3-3. After holding at the attack. Fourth-seeded Pole Agnieszka 0-2, but won 12 of the next 13 Cuevas 6-3, 6-7 (3/7), 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 place. McLaren have not won a love for a 5-4 lead, Wawrinka “The fourth set I tried to focus Radwanska became the tourna- games to secure the win. (7/1) in just over four hours. race since 2012 and failed to get had two match points against on my game,” he said. “I was ment’s biggest upset victim, fall- Sixth-seeded German But three men’s matches on the podium entirely last year. Bellucci’s serve in the 10th game more aggressive at the end of the ing 6-3, 6-4 to China’s Peng Shuai. Angelique Kerber also advanced were cut short by injury However, Honda are returning but couldn’t convert either. match.” Peng avenged a loss to on cue, downing Russian Alla retirements. to the sport as McLaren’s engine He grabbed the tiebreaker by Most of Wednesday’s men’s Radwanska at the 2011 Australian Kudryavtseva 6-2, 6-4. Wimbledon quarter-finalist partners next year and, while the throat, however, and finished action was wrapping up the first Open where the Chinese player Men’s sixth-seed Tomas Marin Cilic of Croatia advanced Button has close ties to the manu- it off with a service winner after round, and the exits of Steve had held two match points. Berdych of Czech Republic when a right ankle injury forced facturer and to Japan, are said to two hours and 36 minutes with Johnson and Ryan Harrison Poland’s Radwanska, a former brought Lleyton Hewitt’s 62nd Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis to be pushing for an “A List” driver. the hands of the clock creeping meant just three American men Wimbledon finalist who counts Grand Slam appearance to a retire while trailing 6-3, 3-1. Asked whether McLaren would toward 1 am. “I was playing really reached the second round — the this year’s Australian Open quick end, downing the former Spain’s Feliciano Lopez be prepared to “move mountains” well,” Wawrinka said of his spar- fewest in US Open history. among two other Grand Slam world number one, and 2001 advanced when Croatian Ivan to get their man, whoever he kling start. “I was really aggres- American women were keep- semi-final spots, was left to pon- champion, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. Dodig retired with cramping and might be, Dennis replied: “Well, sive and serving really well. ing the home flag flying, and five- der why she has never made it Seventh-seeded Bulgarian muscle cramps also left Johnson that depends on whether you “When you drop your level a time Grand Slam champion Venus past the last 16 in nine US Open Grigor Dimitrov finally ended his unable to continue against Japan’s respect drivers’ contracts or not, little against Bellucci, it’s tough. Williams did her part. appearances. US Open jinx. After coming up Tatsuma Ito. AFP and I do.” REUTERS Youth Olympics close with spectacular ceremony

NANJING: An emotional “Youth is the prime time of life. Movement,” the IOC President capacity crowd of 60,000 people Seize it as time waits for no one. added. Final Medals Tally bid goodbye to the second Youth Now the time has come for us to Nearly 3,800 athletes from 202 G S B Total Olympic Games at the Nanjing part and I would like to say to nations competed for 222 gold China 38 13 14 65 Olympic Sports Centre here all the young people, ‘you are the medals in 28 sports. There were yesterday. hope of the future and the future many top-level performances. Russia 27 19 11 57 The closing ceremony of the belongs to you. May Nanjing 2014 And just like the first Youth Mixed-NOCs 13 12 14 39 event featured up to 2,000 per- remain forever etched in your Olympic Games in Singapore, United States 10 5 7 22 formers and as a fireworks show mind. China will always welcome hosts China ruled the competi- France 8 3 9 20 lit up the sky above the venue you,’” he said. tion and topped the medals tally Japan 7 9 5 21 — the message was: “See you in IOC President Bach con- with 65 medals, including 38 golds Ukraine 7 8 8 23 Buenos Aires in four years”. gratulated the participants. and 13 silvers. The Youth Olympic Games “Thousands of athletes from China’s collection in Nanjing is Italy 7 8 6 21 flame was finally put out in a around the world thrilled us with bigger than their haul in 2010. In Hungary 6 6 11 23 charged atmosphere as Chen their performances. They showed Singapore, their tally stood at 56 Brazil 6 6 1 13 Weiya — one of the world’s most us the Olympic values of excel- medals — containing 30 golds and Azerbaijan 5 6 1 12 respected choreographers and lence, friendship and respect on 16 silvers. Great Britain 5 5 10 20 directors of major events — put and off the field. These young ath- Russia repeated their Singapore Poland 5 0 1 6 together another entertaining letes came to Nanjing to compete. show, taking the second place South Korea 4 6 5 15 programme of lights, music and But they also came here to learn, with 27 golds, 19 silvers and 11 songs that was titled “Youth In to make friends and to experience bronze medals. The mixed team Australia 4 3 14 21 Full Bloom”. the joy of sport on a global stage,” had a creditable third spot with Belarus 4 3 0 7 International Olympic he said. 39 medals, including three golds Ethiopia 3 3 2 8 Committee (IOC) President He also extended his deep International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach delivers and 12 silvers. The United States Chinese Taipei 3 3 2 8 Thomas Bach declared the 12-day gratitude to the Nanjing Youth a speech during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic of America and France moved up Thailand 3 2 3 8 extravaganza of young athletes Olympic Games Organising Games in Nanjing, China, yesterday. but South Korea, who were third Lithuania 3 2 2 7 closed. China’s State Council Committee. four years ago, slipped to the 13th North Korea 3 2 0 5 Premier, Li Keqiang, was the “Tonight is a time to give He made special mention of the sports federations and various spot. guest of honour at the closing thanks. Thank you to the role played by the 20,000 smiling national Olympic committees. Ukraine, Italy, Hungary, Brazil Kazakhstan 3 1 4 8 ceremony. people of Nanjing for their won- and ever-willing-to-help volun- Thank you for supporting the and Azerbaijan rounded out the Croatia 3 1 1 5 “The success of Nanjing 2014 derful hospitality. Thank you teers. “A special thank you to young generation of athletes top 10. Jamaica 3 1 0 4 has been created by young people to the Chinese authorities for the great team of volunteers for and allowing them to pursue In all, 80 nations bagged a Iran 3 0 3 6 from all over the world. They once their support for these games. their dedication and enthusiasm,” their dreams. Nanjing has been a medal or more in the Youth Germany 2 8 15 25 again proved the value of youth A big thank you to our friends he said. great host and the 2014 Youth Olympic Games this year. The Bulgaria 2 4 0 6 and reminded us that young at the Nanjing 2014 Organising “These games would have not Olympic Games will leave a medal-winning nations are four people are our future,” Keqiang Committee for all they accom- been possible without the passion- long and lasting legacy for the less in Nanjing, compared to 84 Uzbekistan 2 3 3 8 said. plished,” Bach said. ate support of the international city, country and the Olympic in Singapore. QOC Romania 2 3 0 5 FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2014 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Al Gharafa hold Al Arabi 2-2 QSL’s game of the week lives up to billing; Al Wakra, Al Ahli also post victories

DOHA: Al Gharafa managed coolly put the ball in the back of to salvage a 2-2 draw against Al the net. Arabi through a controversial On Wednesday Al Gharafa penalty at the Thani Bin Jassim head coach Marcos Paqueta had Stadium yesterday. said that Al Arabi often play some The game, which was billed as of the most entertaining matches the Qatar Stars League’s (QSL) in the league, and he was certainly match of the week, certainly lived proven right yesterday. up to expectations and was played In yesterday’s other matches, at a furious face despite the swel- Al Wakra beat Al Shamal 1-0 tering conditions. via a penalty at the Saoud Bin Al Gharafa’s Al Gharafa playing at home Abdulrahman Stadium and Al Lisandro Lopez opened the scoring through A. Ahli had a strong showing against shoots for goal Majeed in the 13th minute, but Qatar SC. as two Al Arabi Paulinho quickly equalised for Al Home side Qatar SC started the players rush to Arabi in the 22nd minute. scoring at the Suheim Bin Hamad stop him during Imoh Ezekiel then gave Al Stadium through Algerian inter- a QSL match Arabi the lead in the 27th minute. national Rafik Halliche in the at Al Gharafa The game in the second half eighth minute but Al Ahli equal- Stadium raged from end to end with both ised in the 43rd minute. Just two yesterday. teams battling hard and creating minutes later, M. Khamis put Al chances. Ahli ahead. The third goal came Picture: Baher Al Gharafa finally found their in the second half. Amin second goal when M. Salem THE PENINSULA brought down Abdul Ghani Muneer with a careless tackle. QSL Results Although replays clearly Al Wakra 1 (M. Moutouali (Penalty) 72) Al showed the incident had taken Shamal 0 place outside the box — the ref- eree sent Salem packing with a Al Gharafa 2 (A. Mazeed 13, Nene (Penalty) second yellow card, followed by a 64) Al Arabi (Paulinho 22, I. Ezekiel 27) red card, and gave a penalty. Qatar SC 1 (R. Halliche 8), Al Ahli 3 (M. Nene made no mistake and Abdullah 43, M Khamis 45, D. Kaluyituka 69) Arsenal qualify again, Bilbao oust shambolic Napoli

PARIS: A goal by Chilean star in the last 10 minutes when we defending — and Ibai Gomez wanted to play in the Champions Alexis Sanchez saw Arsenal were down to 10 men.” saw the hosts to victory after League, and we will miss not scrape into the Champions His Besiktas counterpart, Slovakian Marek Hamsik had being in it, but we have to League group stages on the former Croatia national given the visitors the lead early raise our heads,” said the Wednesday as they beat a handler Slaven Bilic will have to in the second-half. 27-year-old. plucky Turkish outfit Besiktas content himself with the Europa It ended the hopes of Napoli’s “I saw the footage of the goals, it 1-0 in their play-off second leg League. Spanish boss Rafael Benitez is really silly to concede goals like clash for a 1-0 aggregate victory. “Of course we are gutted, of adding another Champions that, but we made errors and we Arsene Wenger’s side managed because we played good in both League title to the one he won weren’t able to deal well enough to hold on despite being reduced games and are close to qualifying with Liverpool in 2005 and leaves with their counter-attacks.” to 10 men — like the first leg when for the Champions League against only two Italian representatives Sweden’s Malmo, beaten in Aaron Ramsey was red-carded — great opponents,” Bilic told Sky in the competition, champions the 1979 final by Nottingham after Mathieu Debuchy was sent Sports. Juventus and runners-up Roma. Forest, and German outfit Bayer off for a second bookable offence “Those couple of chances Bilbao’s victory highlights how Leverkusen eased through, the in the second-half. we had to score, but we didn’t. the balance of power in European latter also ensuring Germany has “We produced the perform- Congratulations to Arsenal. They club football has shifted as Italy’s four clubs in the draw. ance we wanted — on the tacti- had the experience and quality up strength has waned. But Bulgarian side Ludogorets cal side, on the technical side, and front when needed.” There will be four Spanish sides Razgrad needed a shootout to on the mental side,” said Arsenal While Arsenal have regu- in the group stages — holders Real earn their place among the big manager Arsene Wenger, who larly graced the group stages, Madrid, beaten finalists Atletico boys, beating Steaua Bucharest may still have to sign a striker as and indeed the knock out phase, Madrid and Barcelona being the 5-4 on penalties. Frenchman Olivier Giroud will be Spanish side Athletic Bilbao others. While Ludogorets are likely to out for up to four months after will experience something they Hamsik, a key player for Napoli be cannon fodder in the group undergoing surgery on a broken haven’t done in 16 years as a come since 2007, refused to overstate stage they will also earn a lot Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez (left) celebrates with team-mate Santi Cazorla tibia. from behind 3-1 win over Italian the impact of the loss but was of money by reaching that after scoring a goal against Beskitas JK during their UEFA Champions “We were at the level that was opponents Napoli saw them to a furious at the manner in which stage and they along with the oth- League play-off second leg match at the Emirates Stadium in London requested tonight against a good 4-2 aggregate win. they had conceded the goals. ers will learn who they will face yesterday. team, but we couldn’t finish the A double by Aritz Aduriz — “No, it is not a tragedy, but it in the draw in Monaco yesterday. game off and that made it nervous aided by some shambolic Napoli hurts, the players like the club AFP Platini rules England name Man United’s out running Rooney as new captain for FIFA LONDON: Manchester United him well and he called him The striker Wayne Rooney (pic- Ginger Pirlo. It would be nice if tured) will take over from he turned out like that,” Hodgson presidency Steven Gerrard as England said. “I was impressed with him captain, manager Roy Hodgson last year and he has an awful lot MONACO: UEFA President announced during a press con- to offer. He is a very talented Michel Platini ruled himself ference at Wembley Stadium player.” out of the running for the most yesterday. It is the first squad that powerful job in football yester- The 28-year-old forward Hodgson has named since the day, saying he “could not con- has won 95 caps since making World Cup and the first since vince himself” that opposing his debut against Australia in 34-year-old Gerrard and fel- incumbent Sepp Blatter for the UEFA President Michel Platini (left) and FIFA President Sepp Blatter February 2003, scoring 40 goals, low veteran midfielder Frank FIFA presidency was the right and was also named captain of Lampard, 36, announced their thing to do. United two weeks ago. international retirements. Instead, the former France convince myself that I had to go “But we do want a FIFA that He succeeds Liverpool mid- Glen Johnson, Luke Shaw, international told a packed news to FIFA. It’s really that simple,” works better, with more trans- fielder Gerrard, who stepped Michael Carrick, Ross Barkley, conference in Monte Carlo that said Platini of his decision. “My parency and solidarity and is down after England’s group-phase Theo Walcott, Jay Rodriguez and he would offer himself instead for will is to run for a new term more respected by those that exit at the World Cup, and will Adam Lallana were among the re-election as UEFA President, a of office for the presidency of love football. begin his tenure as permanent that I will take massive pride in players who missed out on a place role he has held since 2007. UEFA. “I have looked Sepp Blatter captain in next week’s friendly doing. in the 22-man squad due to injury. Platini, 59, had already told “I told the chairmen this morn- in the eye. I have told him I no at home to Norway. “I would obviously like to thank AFP the chairman and general sec- ing this a choice from my heart, longer support him and there “I think Wayne’s an obvious Roy and the coaching staff for retaries of UEFA’s 54 member based on football and based on should be change,” he added. choice and he certainly deserves having the belief and confidence nations that he would not be my passion,” added Platini. Asked if he decided not to run it,” England manager Hodgson in me to do the job.” England Squad standing against the 78-year-old “We have big projects ahead at against Blatter because he knew told journalists. Hodgson made the announce- The England team for friendly Swiss, who is expected to seek UEFA and I have the motivation he could not beat him in an elec- “His commitment to the cause, ment at the same time that against Norway and open- a fifth term at the helm of the to carry them out before one day tion race, Platini disagreed. his experience, the fact he’s he unveiled his squad for ing Euro 2016 qualifier against world governing body when the moving on to something else, but “I don’t think you can say that. already captained England in the Wednesday’s game against Switzerland: election is held next June. now is not the time, or my time When I ran for the UEFA presi- past, and now he has the respon- Norway and England’s opening Goalkeepers: Fraser Forster (Southampton), The Frenchman said he had for FIFA, not yet.” dency in 2007 Lennart Johansson sibility at Manchester United — 2016 European Championship Ben Foster (West Bromwich Albion), Joe Hart deliberated for months before Platini, who is a Vice-President was the President and that was all these factors weighed on my qualifier against Switzerland in (Manchester City) deciding against standing, but of FIFA and sits on the FIFA no mean feat to beat him, so I thought process. Basel on September 8. Defenders: Leighton Baines (Everton), Gary still believed change was needed executive committee, said he had can’t be accused of being afraid,” “I had a long conversation with There were four uncapped Cahill (Chelsea), Calum Chambers (Arsenal), at FIFA and it was time Blatter made his decision “without the he said. “I think Blatter will run him and he’s prepared to accept players in the squad in the shape Phil Jagielka (Everton), Phil Jones (Manchester went. slightest shadow of regret”. again, but although I helped him the pressures that the England of new Arsenal defender Calum United), Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur), John The Swiss has held the FIFA Just before the World Cup in 1998, 2002, 2007 and 2011, he captaincy brings, because it’s Chambers, Tottenham Hotspur Stones (Everton) presidency since 1998 and has started last June, Platini called no longer has my support and I quite important to make sure the left-back Danny Rose, Newcastle Midfielders: Jack Colback (Newcastle United), indicated he will stand again, for a “breath of fresh air” at FIFA hope there will be a challenger, person to whom you’re offering United midfielder Jack Colback Fabian Delph (Aston Villa), Jordan Henderson despite criticism that the game and said he no longer supported but I don’t know. While respect- the captaincy is ready to take on and Aston Villa midfielder Fabian (Liverpool), James Milner (Manchester City), Alex and FIFA have been tarnished by Blatter’s position as President. ing the work of the President, we that responsibility.” Delph. Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) Raheem Sterling allegations of corruption during He returned to that theme need a strong FIFA executive In a statement published on Colback’s selection came as a (Liverpool), Andros Townsend (Tottenham his reign. yesterday saying: “Some of you committee to work as a counter- the Football Association website, surprise and follows the 24-year- Hotspur), Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) “I have thought long and hard expected me to attack FIFA balance. The President should Rooney said: “To be named as old central midfielder’s close- about this over many months today, but that is not my goal not be omnipotent,” Platini said. England captain is a dream come season move to Newcastle from Forwards: Rickie Lambert (Liverpool), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Daniel Sturridge but I have never managed to here. REUTERS true for me personally and of formative club Sunderland. (Liverpool), Danny Welbeck (Manchester United) course my family. It is something “I spoke to someone who knows FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23

FINA Results Men’s 1500M Freestyle Gergo Kis, Hungary, 14:50.24 Velimir Stjepanovic, Serbia, 14:50.92 Oussama Mellouli, Tunisia, 14:51.87 Women’s 400M Individual Medley Katinka Hosszu, Hungary, 4:20.83 - WR, WC Mireia Belmonte Garcia, Spain, 4:25.85 Caitlin Leverenz, US, 4:29.59 Women’s 100M Freestyle Inge Dekker, Netherlands, 52.61 Marieke D’Cruze, Australia, 53.18 Lena Kruendl. Austria, 53.93 Men’s 200M Freestyle Thomas Fraser-Holmes, Australia, 1:41.92 Velimir Stjepanovic, Serbia, 1:44.01 Pawel Korzeniowski, Russia, 1:44.16 Women’s 50M Breaststroke Alia Atkinson, Jamaica, 29.12 Breeja Larson, US, 29.87 Hrafnhildur Luthersdottir, Israel, 30.67 Men’s 100M Breaststroke Daniel Gyurta, Hungary, 57.04 Cody Miller, US, 57.25 Marco Koch, Germany, 57.59 Men’s 100M Butterfly Katinka Hosszu of Hungary celebrates her world record feat in Chad le Clos, South Africa, 48.70 the 400m individual medley on the final day of the 2014 FINA Tom Shields, US, 49.23 World Cup series opener at Hamad Aquatic Centre in Doha Konrad Czerniak, Poland, 50.55 yesterday. RIGHT: Hosszu after getting her World Cup record Women’s 100M Backstroke bonus. PICTURES: ABDUL BASIT Katinka Hosszu, Hungary, 56.02 Darnya Zevina, Ukraine, 57.80 Carolina Colorado Henao, Colombia, 58.60 Men’s 50M Backstroke Eugene Godsoe, US, 23.22 Bobby Hurley, Australia, 23.51 Christian Diener, Germany, 23.52 Women’s 200M Butterfly Mireia Belmonte Garcia, Spain, 2:03.39 Fantastic Hosszu smashes Katinka Hosszu, Hungary, 2:04.48 Franziska Hentke, Germany, 2:04.55 Men’s 200M Individual Medley Thomas Fraser-Holmes, Australia, 1:53.92 Marco Koch, Germany, 1:54.45 Cody Miller, US, 1:55.45 Women’s 400M Freestyle two more records in Qatar Mireia Belmonte Garcia, Spain, 4:00.91 Julia Hassler, Lie, 4:06.04 Daryna Zevina, Ukraine, 4:12.04 The Hungarian swimmer ends Doha trip with $42,500 in prize money Men’s 50M Freestyle Josh Schneider, US, 21.07 BY RIZWAN REHMAT Konrad Czerniak, Poland, 21.43 while Leverenz settled with a Katinka Hosszu in action G Richard Bovell, Trinidad and Tobago, 21.43 time of 4:39.59. Women’s 200M Breaststroke DOHA: Hungarian swimming “I’ve had a great start in Doha. during one of the races in superstar Katinka Hosszu yes- I feel unstoppable, it has given me Doha yesterday. Breeja Larson, US, 2:20.71 terday smashed two more world a confidence rush. I hope I can go Hrafnhildur Luthersdottir, Israel, 2:23.70 Laura Sogar, US, 2:25.90 records to wind up her Doha faster,” Hosszu said after another trip with an overall haul of day of medals and high praise Women’s 100M Individual Medley seven gold medals and an aston- from a huge crowd at Hamad Katinka Hosszu, Hungary, 57.34 ishing sum of $42,500 in prize Aquatic Centre. Aleksandra Urbanczyk, Poland, 59.46 money at the opening leg of the On day one on Wednesday, Caitlin Leverenz, US, 59.75 2014 FINA World Cup series. Hosszu picked up four gold med- Men’s 200M Backstroke The 25-year-old, who picked up als to go along with a bronze. Christian Diener, Germany, 1:50.20 four gold medals on Wednesday, For Hosszu, yesterday’s suc- Tom Shields, US, 1:51.40 broke her own record in the cesses included the gold medals Hayate Matsubara, Japan, 1:51.95 women’s 400m individual medley in the 100m and 400m individual Women’s 50M Butterfly by shaving off 200th of a second medley, 100m backstroke, silver Inge Dekker, the Netherlands, 25.27 yesterday. in the 200m butterfly and bronze Marieke D’Cruz, Australia, 25.64 By virtue of her win yester- in the 50m butterfly. Katinka Hosszu, Hungary, 26.38 day, Hosszu picked up another Hosszu won the 100m IM with Mixed 4X50 Free paycheck of $10,000 for breaking a time of 57.34secs which was the world record, her third in two slower than the world best mark Austria, 1:34.47 days. she set in the heats (57.25) in the China, 1:36.43 Not the one to waste con- morning session yesterday. Switzerland, 1:36.81 fidence-boosting rhythm in Dutch swimmer Inge Dekker the pool, Hosszu retained her also sparkled in the pool, winning race but missed the world record impressive form to top the seven- two gold medals (100m freestyle (and the $10,000 check) by just a The Top Three Top Earners at FINA World Cup in Doha swimmer 400m field ahead of and 50m butterfly) while Olympic couple tenths of a second. DOHA: Here’s a list of top earners after two days of competitions second-placed Mireia Belmonte champion and South African star “I wanted to try for the world Swimmers in Doha at 2014 FINA World Cup series opener held at Hamad Aquatic Garcia and Caitlin Leverenz with Chad le Clos could muster only record, but it was really hard. I’ll Centre in Doha (read under as rank, athlete, country, total money a time of 4:20.83. one win (men’s 100m butterfly). try it in Dubai,” Le Clos said after Men earned): Belmote Garcia clocked 4:25.85 Le Clos won the 100m butterfly the 100m butterfly race yesterday. 1. Chad Le Clos (RSA), 54 points Men “With big races like this, it’s 2. Thomas Fraser-Holmes 1 Thomas Fraser-Holmes, Australia, ...... $6,000 about getting results and points. (AUS), 48 points 2 Chad le Clos, South Africa, ...... $4,500 This is a great venue and I look forward to competing here in 3. Daniel Gyurta (HUN), 48 2 Tom Shields, USA, ...... $4,500 December,” the tall South African points 4 Christian Diener, Germany, ...... $3,500 added. Women 5 Daniel Gyurta, Hungary, ...... $3,000 Spanish star Belmonte Garcia 5 Velimir Stjepanovic, Serbia, ...... $3,000 also enjoyed a fine outing yester- 1. Katinka Hosszu (HUN), 189 7 Eugene Godsoe, USA, ...... $2,500 day, grabbing two gold medals points (women’s 200m butterfly and the 2. Inge Dekker (NED), 60 points 7 Marco Koch, Germany, ...... $2,500 400m freestyle). 9 George Bovell, Trinidad & Tobago, ...... $2,250 3. Mireia Belmonte (ESP), 45 Hosszu will now be heading to points 9 Konrad Czerniak, Poland, ...... $2,250 the UAE - for the second stop of 11 Roland Schoeman, South Africa, ...... $2,000 the World Cup series - with sat- Chad le Clos isfaction writ large on her face up cash totalling $6,000. South 12 Gergo Kis, Hungary, ...... $1,500 of South Africa knowing she managed three world Africa’s London Games hero Le 12 Josh Schneider, USA, ...... $1,500 celebrates records and 10 podium presences Clos managed a sum of $4,500 12 Bobby Hurley, Australia, ...... $1,500 winning the 100m in Doha, including seven gold over two days. 12 Cody Miller, USA, ...... $1,500 medals. Dekker earned $6,000 with four butterfly race at 12 Pawel Korzeniowski, Poland, ...... $1,500 The winner of the 2012 and wins as did Fraser-Holmes. Women Hamad Aquatic 2013 editions of the World Cup Each event gives prize money Centre in Doha. will be aiming for a hat-trick of to the top three, $1,500 to the 1 Katinka Hosszu, Hungary, ...... $42,500 titles. Hosszu is the comfortable winner, $1,000 to the swimmer 2 Inge Dekker, Netherlands, ...... $6,000 leader of the overall ranking with who finishes second and $500 to 3 Mireia Belmonte Garcia, Spain, ...... $5,500 189 points. third. The world record bonus is 4 Breeja Larson, USA, ...... $3,500 By virtue of her world record worth $10,000. smashing form, Hosszu emerged “The World Cup is a great 4 Marieke D’Cruz, Australia, ...... $3,500 as a runaway leader in terms of opportunity for swimmers to 6 Alia Atkinson, Jamaica, ...... $3,000 money also. make money and compete at the 6 Aleksanrda Urbanczyk, Poland, ...... $3,000 Thanks to her three world same time. Athletes get forgot- 6 Daryna Zevina, Ukraine, ...... $3,000 records (worth $10,000 each) over ten between the Olympics and the the two days - Hosszu also cre- World Cup is a great opportunity 9 Julia Hassler, Liechtenstein, ...... $2,000 ated history in one of the heats to keep competing,” Hosszu said 9 Caitlin Leverenz, USA, ...... $2,000 on Wednesday - the Hungarian after her two-day performances 9 Hrafnhildur Luthersdottir, Iceland, ...... $2,000 pocketed a handsome overall tally in Doha. 12 Evelyn Verraszto, Hungary, ...... $1,000 of $42,500 in just two days. “A lot of people ask me if I’m 12 Carolina Colorado Henao, Colombia, ...... $1,000 In the men’s competitions, afraid of burning out but I’m OK. Australia’s Thomas Fraser- As long as I like what I do, I’ll 12 Danielle Villars, Switzerland, ...... $1,000 Holmes - who posted two wins keep doing it. 15 Franziska Hentke, Germany, ...... $500 yesterday (200m freestyle and “That’s all that matters,” she 15 Laura Sogar, USA,...... $500 200m individual medley) - picked added. THE PENINSULA