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World record with balloons Allowances of Parents meet prosecutors, judges raised minister on DOHA: Qatari judges, assist- ant judges and Qatari members of public prosecution, includ- ing assistant public prosecutors will now get huge allowances exam results amounting to 120 percent of their monthly salaries. The government has, effective Call to revoke results rejected from yesterday, raised the allow- ances, Qatar News Agency (QNA) DOHA: A number of angry Several parents complained reported yesterday. parents of students who failed that the results had come as a The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim in the second term of the sec- shocker for them since their chil- bin Hamad Al Thani issued Emiri ondary school examination this dren were high performers and decisions No 80 and 81 of 2013 for year converged at the office very good students. increasing the allowance of Qatari of the education minister on At least one parent who gave judges, their assistants, members Tuesday and demanded that the his name as Faleh Al Hajri, a pub- of the public prosecutors and results be revoked. lic servant, said the Independent their assistants 120 percent of the The minister, who made the Schools were of no use. “We want salary without upper limit. parents wait for a while and met the old school education system Their existing allowances were with them later, put his foot down to be back where there were sep- 60 percent of the salary without and tried to pacify them, but said arate administrations for each any upper limit. in a determined tone the results level — primary, preparatory and THE PENINSULA were final and no alterations secondary.” were possible. “This is the sys- The parents said the second tem school, college and university term examination of the final year administrations follow the world of the secondary school examina- A car drives on a road while hot-air balloons fly over Chambley-Bussieres, eastern France, yesterday, in an Strong winds over. We cannot change the results tion was quite tough and questions attempt to set a world record with 408 balloons in the sky, as part of the yearly event “Lorraine Mondial Air to please you,” said the Minister of for some subjects were asked out Ballons”, an international air-balloon meeting. expected today Education and Higher Education of the course. H E Dr Mohamed Abdul Wahid Al “This was particularly true of DOHA: Strong winds are Hammadi, who is also Secretary- the chemistry and mathemat- expected again today and the General of the Supreme Education ics papers,” said a parent whose unstable weather could con- Council (SEC). The parents gath- daughter, he said, had failed in tinue until Saturday morning, ered at the tower in Al Dafna, both subjects. Syrian opposition plans to according to the Meteorology the headquarters of the SEC that The minister said that instead Department. houses the minister’s office. of paying attention to their chil- Northwesterly winds with Parents blamed the online dren’s education only after the speeds ranging from 18 knots to evaluation system for the high final examination, parents would form government after Eid 28 knots, reaching 30 knots an percentage of students who failed do better to monitor them the hour at times, could result in poor in the second term examination whole year. visibility in many places. of the final year of the three-year He said the local media had DOHA: Syria’s opposition plans and credible. It remains unclear, Jarba was quoted by Qatar Winds would gather momen- secondary school. wrongly reported that the pass to set up an interim govern- however, how any government in News Agency (QNA) as saying tum by noon and cause high sea The pass percentage in schools percentage in the secondary ment in August to run areas exile would exert authority on the the coalition realised that a solu- waves offshore. Temperature that follow the government cur- examination was 70. The fact under rebel control, an opposi- ground among the disparate rebel tion to the civil war would require would be between 43 and 46 riculum was 42 for science stream, is that the percentage varies tion official said yesterday. factions, which include an affiliate negotiation with the authorities. degrees Celsius. 41.2 for arts stream with French between 10 and 12. “There is a plan to form a gov- of Al Qaeda. But he wanted to see changes on However, a pleasant breeze language, and 62 for arts with How a student would perform ernment in exile 10 days after More than 100,000 people the ground in favour of the rebels could be expected during night, mathematics and science as extra in the second term would be Eid,” said Omar Kouch, a senior have been killed in Syria’s civil before any talks could start. and this is “due to the nature subjects. Independent Schools, amply clear from his first term leader of the Syrian National war and a proposed peace con- “The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim of the dry northerly winds,” the that had 1,140 students — the results, said the minister. “So, Coalition. ference, floated in May by the bin Hamad Al Thani has affirmed forecasters said. maximum among all the schools attention should have been paid “We have more than one can- US and Russia, shows no sign of that Qatar will always be with the THE PENINSULA —had 62.5 percent result. by you then.” didate for the prime minister materialising. Syrian people and will never give At special schools that teach He said rules allowed re-eval- post,” he added, following a visit The conference is meant to up supporting Syrians,” he told religion, for instance, the pass uation in the case of a student, to Qatar by a delegation led by establish a provisional govern- QNA. RAMADAN TIMING percentage was higher but only so parents who believe their chil- the coalition’s new leader Ahmed ment of national unity, includ- “Now, we will not go to any Todays Iftar three students appeared in the dren failed because their papers Al Jarba. ing figures from the opposition talks until the Free Syrian Army 6:21pm examination and two of them were not evaluated properly could The exiled opposition wants the and the current authorities, and and the other revolutionary passed. sit with an evaluator and see for US and European countries to to pave the way for elections. forces are strong on the ground Tomorrow’s Imsak In Qatar, children have 12 years themselves how their children supply it with advanced weapons But plans to hold it June or July and coherent, as they were eight 03:27am of schooling — six at the primary performed, but they must follow in the civil war against President unravelled after momentum on months ago,” Jarba said. level, and three each for prepara- due procedures. Bashar Al Assad, and is trying the battlefield swung in favour of REUTERS tory and secondary levels. THE PENINSULA to show them that it is united Assad. See also page 10

Cabinet orders Drive to catch stray cats, dogs Qatar appoints first female envoy police to end DOHA: Qatar yesterday appointed its first woman ambassador DOHA: The Ministry of in the person of Sheikha Moza bint Nasser bin Ahmed bin Ali Al Environment has com- Thani. The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yester- pro-Mursi sit-in menced a drive to catch day issued Emiri decision No 89 of 2013 appointing Sheikha Moza stray dogs and cats. bint Nasser bin Ahmed bin Ali Al Thani as Extraordinary and CAIRO: Egypt’s cabinet yester- The drive aims to protect Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Croatia. day ordered a police crackdown the environment and pub- The Emir also appointed five more Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary on protests by ousted president lic health and to minimise Ambassadors to various countries including Ahmed Abdul Rahman Mohammed Mursi’s loyalists, the chances of health haz- Mohammed Al Sunaidi (Central Africa), Mohammed Jaber Ahmed as European envoys headed for ards due to the surge of the Al Kuwari (Benin), Abdullah Ahmed Yousef Ahmed Al Mutawa Cairo to try to ease tensions stray animal population in (Kazakhstan), Ali Mubarak Said Al Mohanadi (Tajikistan) and between the army-installed gov- the streets. Abdullah Mohammed Ibrahim Al Derbasti (Paraguay). ernment and Islamists. The decision was taken THE PENINSULA The order to the interior minis- to achieve international ter raised the prospect of a danger- level as per directives of ous showdown just days after 82 the World Society for the Saudi prince loses Gaddafi jet court battle people were killed at a pro-Mursi Protection of Animals protest in Cairo. (ASPA). LONDON: A billionaire Saudi prince was ordered by a British It came as diplomatic efforts to Qatar has been divided court yesterday to pay a $10m commission on the sale of his private find a peaceful way out of Egypt’s into several zones and a jet to Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi, in a humiliating legal defeat for crisis gathered pace, with the EU team has been assigned to one of the world’s richest men. and Germany sending envoys to each area. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, a nephew of the Custodian of the Two Holy urge a peaceful resolution to the The stray animals are Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, had spent two days defending standoff. being registered and are himself in the witness box in a rare public grilling of a senior Saudi Adding to the tensions, judi- caught for mercy killings royal. Judge Peter Smith rejected the prince’s evidence on all key cial sources said prosecutors had or they will be sterilised points in the dispute, describing it in his written ruling as “confusing”, referred the Muslim Brotherhood’s and taken to safe shel- “unreliable”, “hopeless” and “pathetic”. The prince was being sued by fugitive supreme guide, Mohammed ters away from residential Daad Sharab, a Jordanian businesswoman with close ties to Gaddafi, Badie, to trial for allegedly inciting areas, Qatar News Agency who brokered the sale of the prince’s jet to the Libyan leader between the killing of protesters. AFP (QNA) reported yesterday. Workers catching a stray dog in Doha yesterday. 2002 and 2006. The prince, who is worth $20bn to $30bn, said he would See also page 7 THE PENINSULA appeal against the order to pay Sharab $10m. REUTERS THURSDAY 1 AUGUST 2013 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME ‘Hey’Ya: Arab Women in Sport’ expo goes to Manchester DOHA: ‘Hey’Ya: Arab Women in Sport’ and the UK, coordinated by the British competed in the 2012 Olympic Games in exhibition has opened at the National Council and QMA to forge new and sup- London. I am excited that the exhibition is Football Museum in Manchester, the port existing partnerships between both travelling to Manchester as part of Qatar UK, as part of Qatar UK 2013 Year of countries in the arts, education, sport and UK 2013 Year of Culture. I hope people of Culture. science, while promoting awareness and the UK enjoy learning about my country’s Commissioned by Qatar Museums appreciation of each country’s culture, culture as much as I did learning about Authority (QMA), Hey’Ya (Arabic for achievements and heritage. theirs.” Let’s Go) runs until October 13 and The project was shot over seven months Kevin Moore, Director of the National features works by the internationally starting in December 2011 when the Arab Football Museum (NFM), said: “We renowned photographer Brigitte Lacombe Games were held in Doha. With the sup- wanted to bring something different to and documentary filmmaker Marian port of the Qatar Olympic and Sports Manchester, a truly global sports city. Lacombe. Museum, Brigitte and Marian Lacombe “The NFM is committed to raising On display is a series of large-scale were able to set up their outdoor studio, awareness of the role women play in devel- photographs of Arab sportswomen, from working side by side, capturing athletes oping football and other sports, now and beginners to Olympians, from 20 Arab practising sports ranging from taekwondo historically, and is committed to breaking countries, shown alongside videos by to swimming and equestrian. down cultural and gender stereotypes. Marian Lacombe. Among them were a number of Qatari “This exhibition is part of a programme The exhibition was conceived by QMA girls, one of them Nada Mohamed Wafa, to display works of the world’s best pho- to encourage more Arab girls to partici- the first Qatari female swimmer to com- tographers and artists and is a continua- pate in sports and comes to Manchester as pete in the Olympic Games. tion of NFM’s collaborations with cultural part of the Qatar UK 2013 Year of Culture Nada said: “I am proud to be featured in institutions, such as QMA, from all round celebrations. The Year is a programme of this amazing exhibition. I enjoyed learning the world.” Nada, the first female Qatari swimmer to compete in the Olympic Games. cultural exchanges and events in Qatar about the UK’s culture last year when I THE PENINSULA 180 new students attend orientation Family support urged to for Academic Bridge Programme DOHA: Ninety percent of Academic Bridge Georgetown University School of Foreign Service manage diabetes in kids Programme (ABP) graduates successfully enrol in Qatar, Northwestern University Qatar and Texas universities here and abroad, says ABP Director A&M University Qatar, while the rest enter univer- Dr Miles Lovelace. sities in the UK and the US. DOHA: More than 1,000 kids largest centres in the region dedi- there is a deficiency of insulin, or “Ninety percent of those who graduate from the ABP is unique in pioneering a co-educational are treated at the Diabetes cated to the treatment and study the body does not respond cor- ABP have gone on to study at a university in Qatar, foundation programme which is new in the region, Care Programme for Children of diabetes in children. rectly to insulin, and is caused the US, the UK, or elsewhere,” said Dr Lovelace at and Dr Lovelace said a number of education consult- at Hamad Medical Corporation “The first explanation that a by factors such as family history the orientation for new students yesterday at the ants from Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi have shown and educating their fami- parent or caregiver is given is and genetics, low activity level, Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) building. interest in adopting the programme in their institu- lies plays an important role in that if they adhere to the treat- unhealthy diet and excess body As one of the centres of Qatar Foundation, the tions. “They come to ABP to see how the foundation treatment, says an expert. ment plan, the life of a child with weight. ABP was established in 2001 to give high school programme effectively works in a co-ed setting,” he Family support is an inte- diabetes can be normal. Dr Al Khalaf says it is a bal- graduates a transition from high school to univer- said. Around 180 new students attended yesterday’s gral part of well-managed dia- “They are told that diabetes ancing act. Parents and caregivers sity studies. It has served over 2,500 young men and orientation programme. They were introduced to betes care, said the Head and should not keep the child from need to understand the severity women through its foundation programme which facilities, policies and activities as well as administra- Senior Consultant, Paediatric achieving his or her highest goals. of their child’s condition, but the focuses on English language, maths, science and tors, faculty and staff who will be working with them Endocrinology/Diabetes Section Family support and understand- multi-disciplinary team must be computer subjects. throughout the upcoming year. Dr Mark Newmark, at Hamad General Hospital, Dr ing can make all the difference,” sensitive and ensure they don’t Now in its 13th year, ABP has accepted 250 stu- Assistant Director for Academic Affairs, presented Fawziya Ali Khalaf A Al Khalaf. says Dr Al Khalaf. scare or overwhelm the family dents, 80 percent of whom are Qataris as priority is a short presentation on most important elements “The diagnosis of diabetes in a About 85 percent of diabetic with information. given to Qatari students, he said. of ABP and university success. Hassan Zeidan, child may change the entire fam- children treated at Hamad ““We often need to highlight The remaining 20 percent are foreign students Admissions & Records Coordinator, explained stu- ily dynamic. General Hospital have type 1 that diabetes isn’t a transient from 17 countries, he said, adding members of the dent placement based on results of the Accuplacer “The first step in treating the diabetes. disease. Ensuring that family faculty have increased to 60 maintaining a ratio of test. Alia Khairat, ABP Student Services Officer, child is building a relationship It is usually first diagnosed members are educated on appro- one teacher to five students to ensure high quality discussed activities, policies and services provided with their family, or primary car- in children and young adults, priate diabetes management is teaching. Over 70 percent of ABP graduates pre- at ABP. Classes for the new academic year begin on egivers to ensure they are recep- although it can occur at any key to developing a management fer to enrol in Education City universities such as August 18. THE PENINSULA tive to receiving the information age. It is believed to result from routine. they will need to care for the auto-immune destruction of the “Our multi-disciplinary team child,” says Dr Al Khalaf. insulin-producing beta cells of will teach the parent or caregiver The programme led by Dr Al the pancreas, leading to increased about diabetes. We help families Khalaf cares for many diabetic blood glucose. create and use a diabetes manage- children, making it one of the Type 2 diabetes occurs when ment plan.” THE PENINSULA

Some of the interns with an official at Mathru Educational Trust for the Blind, Bangalore. CMU team developing software in India to help blind learn Braille DOHA: A group of students at Carnegie Mellon “It is a wonderful learning experience to work University in Qatar and Pittsburgh are conduct- with a multi-talented international CMU-Q team ing technology research projects in India that to make a positive difference,” said Aveed Sheikh. benefit the visually-impaired. The trust includes the Mathru School for the Eight students are spending the summer in Blind, a non-profit and voluntary institution founded Bangalore after being selected to join the 2013 in 2001 to educate and rehabilitate blind children iSTEP (innovative Student Technology ExPerience) and adults. In 2011, it launched a new centre edu- internship. Aveed Sheikh, a business administration cating children who are deaf and/or have multiple student at CMU-Q and his fellow Pittsburgh team- disabilities. mates, Madeleine Clute, Maddie Gioffre, Poornima “Mathru is an inspirational partner, we have rel- Kaniarasu, Aditya Kodkany, Vivek Nair, Shree ished working with the staff dedicated to teaching Lakshmi Rao and Avia Weinstein, have moved to differently-abled students,” said Lakshmi. Bangalore for the summer months and are working Blind students can also learn to write Braille in partnership with the Mathru Educational Trust through games and exercises using a slate and for the Blind. stylus. The device provides instant audio feedback iSTEP is a summer research internship pro- based on the user’s input and corrects mistakes. The gramme that provides the opportunity to conduct interns are working on enhancing existing modes technology research projects in underserved com- on the Braille Writing Tutor software by introduc- munities around the world. The 2013 team is work- ing Kannada (local language) and Hindi Braille, in ing on projects that support blind students learning addition to maths. Braille. They are further developing the software In addition to software development, they have device connected to a computer that allows blind been working with the trust to conduct interviews, students to learn the placement of different dots in user experience tests, and analyse data to under- a Braille cell. stand the technology’s impact. THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 1 AUGUST 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 P u s h f o r a u t o m a t i c First PV solar system installed A r a bic la ng uag e in Msheireb Downtown Project transcription system The system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 568 metric tonnes DOHA: Qatar Computing two reasons: First, it gets us Research Institute (QCRI) into contact with a world-class and EML European Media research organisation, especially Laboratory in Heidelberg, in the area of language-oriented Germany, have combined technologies, and second, we can efforts to develop an automatic add another extremely impor- Arabic language transcription tant language to our portfo- system. lio,” said Prof Andreas Reuter, Applications for automatic CEO, EML. “I am certain that language transcription are our joint activities will be for wide-ranging. Video and audio the benefit of both sides and content, from broadcast news mark the beginning of a long- programmes to lectures and term business and research meetings, will become search- relationship.” able, enabling knowledge shar- EML’s research and develop- ing. It benefits people who are ment expertise lies with speech hearing-impaired, and may processing technologies. It builds allow for the alternative com- automatic speech transcription munication of messages in noisy systems for speech messaging, environments such as airports, speech analytics, and media or quiet areas such as libraries. transcription solutions. “Our collaboration with EML EML has developed the EML is an ideal union of expertise in Transcription Platform, a scal- language technology research,” able speech recognition platform said Dr Ahmed Elmagarmid, that is language independent. Executive Director, QCRI. “The The goal of QCRI’s Arabic result of our cooperation opens language technologies team is to up numerous possibilities for develop technology, which helps Photovoltaic solar panels at the project site. the future of communication break down language barriers to enabling and information shar- improve access to information DOHA: Qatar moved a step The buildings are being “Adopting advanced clean tech- world’s first sustainable regen- ing. We look forward to further and the ability to communicate. forward in its commitment to installed with 2,072 photovoltaic nology such as solar energy in eration of a downtown area strengthening our relationship The team is undertak- sustainable development yester- panels and 37 inverters, feed- addition to traditional methods in a major city, is progressing with EML.” ing major research efforts to day, as it announced installation ing 463.4kWp (kilowatts at peak of climate management is a hall- well with infrastructure work “We are excited about the improve machine translation of the first photovoltaic solar power) of electricity and will mark of the Msheireb project now completed. Construction of collaboration with QCRI for and speech recognition for the panels in the initial phase of the feed directly into the power grid which will have one of the larg- the National Archive and the Arabic language and its dia- QR20bn Msheireb Downtown of the development, significantly est concentrations of LEED- Heritage Quarter is on track to lects through building language Doha (MDD) Project. reducing the buildings’ carbon certified buildings in the world be completed this year. models for different domains, or With the completion of the emissions. on completion. Innovations Unlimited ME uses, such as meetings, broad- final phase, the innovative system Photovoltaic solar panels use “Our partnership with was established in 2009 and has cast news or lectures. is expected to reduce total green- sunlight to generate electricity Innovations Unlimited ME to its headquarters in Doha, with a Collaboration between house gas emissions by 568 met- through the photovoltaic effect install advanced solar power branch office in Bahrain. QCRI and EML will rapidly ric tonnes which is equivalent to — the creation of an electric cur- within Phase 1 of the development It provides innovative renew- progress the development of 241,000 litres of petrol consumed rent within certain materials will help us move steadily towards able energy products and services high performance Arabic lan- each year. when they are exposed to light. achieving this goal.” for small and large projects. The guage components on the EML Installed by ‘Innovations Solar panels are designed to cap- When MDD is complete, the portfolio includes photovoltaic Transcription Platform, which Unlimited ME’, the roof-mounted ture this electricity so it can be project will comprise 5,200 solar solutions, solar thermal water would ultimately provide a rich photovoltaic modules will supply harnessed. panels across 8,400 square meters heating, solar cooling, building- source for Arabic language data a portion of electricity needs of Abdulla Hassan Al Mehshadi, of onsite energy production in the integrated photovoltaic, solar collection to further enhance the buildings within Phase 1 of the Chief Executive Officer at form of electricity and hot water. street lights and wind energy An expert working on the new QCRI’s speech recognition mod- landmark development. Msheireb Properties, said: Development of MDD, the solutions. THE PENINSULA system. els. THE PENINSULA Qatari sells car to pay for expat’s surgery

DOHA: A generous Qatari citi- from liver and stomach cancer. presenter. After listening to zen has sold his car to pay for the The patient needs an urgent the radio programme, the citi- medical expenses of an expatri- surgery abroad. zen rushed to Eid Charity and ate to the tune of QR160,000. The Ministry of Social Affairs donated his car whose price was The citizen listened an adver- has approved collection of dona- enough to cover the expenses of tisement on the radio programme tion for his treatment. the surgery (QR160,000), Al Raya Nasaim Al Khair sponsored by Eid As per procedures, donation reported yesterday. Charity. collected will be transferred to The patient is preparing to The advertisement said that a Egypt where the patient will travel to Egypt for surgery. 40-year-old expatriate living in undergo surgery through the He is expected to fly within a Qatar for 20 years was suffering Qatari embassy, said the radio few days. THE PENINSULA

Annual water games contest on Saturday

DOHA: The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) to 6pm, according to the organisers. is organising its annual Water Games Contest The organising committee has allocated awards 2013 at Al Arabi Sports Club swimming pool on for top winning teams in the competition which Saturday. includes entertainment and sports competitions. According to QOC organisers, the registration As per contest regulations, participants must have process was started a few days ago for participants. high skills in swimming and must be between 10 and They will compete in the one- day event from 3pm 15 years. QNA

Watermelons in demand

A watermelon vendor attending to customers at the Central Market yesterday. Demand for water melons has increased during Ramadan which has coincided with peak summer this year. SALIM MATRAMKOT THURSDAY 1 AUGUST 2013 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

Emir issues two decrees DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Biobank receives 500 supporters Hamad Al Thani yesterday issued Decree No. 33 of 2013 on the state guaranteeing Qatar General Electricity and Water’s obligations Leading research platform’s public recruitment backed by ‘citizen scientists’ arising from a water purchase agreement with Qatar Electricity and Water Company. DOHA: A large number of people have shared The Emir also issued Decree No. 34 of 2013, information on their health as well as biological ratifying an agreement on the establishment of samples at ‘Qatar Biobank’s inaugural six-month Global Green Growth Institute, signed in Rio de public recruitment’ for research. Janeiro on June 20 last year. It was revealed that 72 percent of participants The deal will take effect in accordance with the contributed to the health initiative because it was Constitution. recommended by friends and family. All authorities, each within their competence, The initiative has received 500 contributors, 68 shall implement both decrees, which will be pub- percent of whom are Qatari, to the state’s leading lished in the Official Gazette. QNA biomedical research platform, illustrated through actual visits to Qatar Biobank centre. Nasser Masoud Al Yami, 68, who was the 500th participant, said: “I heard about Qatar Biobank through a family member and have been eager to participate since. “The clinical staff demonstrated a high level of care starting from registration all the way to the final feedback session. “I am delighted to have received such a compre- hensive check-up, and I urge Qatar’s elder generation to lead the way,” he added. “It is important for us to set an example for our families by stepping forward and contributing to this worthy cause.” A staggering 96 percent of participants rated their experience at Qatar Biobank as ‘very positive’, which illustrates that the biobank’s participant-centred approach is paying off. Furthermore, recent analysis of contributor feed- Qatar Biobank focuses on the health of future generations. back demonstrates that the Qatari community is confident about the nation’s largest population-based Through its recruitment approach, Qatar Biobank an understanding of how to get involved in biobank- health initiative. aims to provide a model for public involvement in ing,” said Abderrahim. The biobank’s recently appointed Managing biomedical research. “We aim to educate the public which in turn Director, Dr Hadi Abderrahim, said: “Our relation- By inviting the public to contribute, it empowers enables them to relish the opportunity to partici- ship with the public is at the heart of what we do, the local community to take on an active role as pate. Then when they visit, we make every effort to and is critical to our success. ‘citizen scientists’, helping shape the health of future ensure they have a five-star experience; and we are “Our intentions are not just to get people through generations. extremely pleased to see that this message is actively the door, but are instead about engaging the wider “We don’t make assumptions that the public has being communicated by word of mouth throughout community.” any previous experience with biomedical research or the community.” THE PENINSULA Demand for rented pick-ups, cars rising BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB Usman said that given the at QR88,000 (after a discount of market situation, car dealers in QR4,000) with an advance order DOHA: Demand for rented Qatar across the board are mak- of one month, while the 4x2 mod- pick-ups and cars is on the rise, ing abnormal profit by charging els are readily available.” but the problem is there is a five to 10 percent higher prices Speaking about challenges in shortfall in the supply of pick- than other dealers in the neigh- car rental business, Usman said ups, says a representative of a bouring states. that accidents involving vehicles leading car rental company. “Prices of cars in Qatar are with no insurance and road per- With work on some mega infra- the highest in the Middle East. mits are frequent; as a result, the structure projects picking up Even the prices of budget-cars overheads of the company are momentum, car rental compa- (mid-segment saloon vehicles) increasing. nies are witnessing high demand, are QR3,000 to QR5,000 cost- “In some cases individuals especially for a particular brand of lier, while the price difference after meeting with accidents pick-up vans. However, local car for eight-cylinder Sports Utility do not turn up at the Traffic dealers, taking advantage of the Vehicles range between QR25,000 Department, and the company, in opportunity, are allegedly charg- and QR40,000,” he said. order to save time, is compelled to ing five to 10 percent higher prices Despite attempts, no senior repair the vehicles at its expense.” compared with those in other officials at local car dealers were Asked if the new rules for issu- GCC markets. available for comments. ing driver’s licences will have any “Enquires for rented vehicles, However, a sales executive at impact on car rental companies, especially for a particular brand of Abdullah Abdul Ghani Motors, he said: “The new rule that only pick-up manufactured by a lead- which is the sole importer of employees with driver’s visa can ing Japanese company, is high. We Toyota products in Qatar, said: take licences is a blow for all are not able to meet demand due “More or less our prices are com- companies. to shortfall in supply… We have petitive compared with prices in “It’s difficult to get visas the had placed some orders for the other markets in the region. The companies apply for, and the same a couple of months ago, but price range for Hilux pick-ups process of issuing drivers’ licence we were told that there will be no varies between QR77,000 and is time-consuming with theory shipment before September,” said QR92,000 depending on models classes, as a result many compa- Ziad Usman, Assistant General and their features. nies promote their staff as drivers Manager of Al Muftah, a leading “Hilux pick-ups (4x4), if or messengers.” car rental company. ordered in bulk, will be available THE PENINSULA QIC opens new branch in Al Khor

DOHA: Qatar Insurance Company (QIC), as part of its ‘brand rejuvenation strategy’ to provide customer- friendly services, has opened a new branch at Al Khor. The new branch will be operating from Sundays to Thursdays from 7am to 7pm, but during Ramadan serv- ices can be availed from 9am to 2pm. The company has recently installed several automated insurance machines (AIMs) in traffic department offices and shopping malls through which insurance products and services can be availed with a 10 percent discount. “QIC management has stipulated to have branches in unique locations to better cater to the clients’ needs, and alter branches inside out to convey the company’s unique and fresh image in accordance with its brand rejuvenation strategy,” a press statement said. The new branch is located on the main Al Khor road after Lulu Hypermarket, focusing on the highest stand- ards of customer service and providing a complete range of insurance services and products. The inauguration was attended by senior QIC officials, and other dignitaries from Al Khor city and well-wishers. Group President and CEO, Khalifa Al Subaey, said: “QIC’s presence in Al Khor is not a coincidence. It is a measure of determination that the company has to cor- respondingly mark another milestone in pursuing excel- lence in service and Al Khor city is a definite best choice to demonstrate it. QIC aims at being the ‘first choice’ insurer in Qatar with world class service standards. In To achieve this, QIC is looking at expanding its offices to various parts of the country.” The Deputy CEO of QIC Group, Ali Al Fadala, said: “We are proud to add a new branch to our network. We are glad to be present in Al Khor and our goal is to provide our customers with the best possible insurance experience, and today this branch is not only defining QIC’s excellence through performance but also as an organization that has a deep-rooted intent to continue to pursue excellence and improve constantly to serve its customers.” THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 1 AUGUST 2013 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 Turkey protest Sudan may not block South’s oil exports Improvement in ties cited as reason

NAIROBI: Sudan hopes it allegations. Kenyan Foreign will not be forced to block vital Minister Amina Mohamed told crude exports from neighbour- Reuters the extended deadline ing South Sudan after recent was a “good sign.” “good steps” made to end a “When we have made sure that row over alleged rebel support, the Republic of South Sudan has Sudan’s second vice president stopped its support for these said yesterday. rebels there is nothing that will Sudan, the sole conduit for stand in front of our good rela- South Sudan’s oil exports, had tions,” Youssef said. threatened to shut down its pipe- South Sudan depends almost lines by the end of July unless entirely on oil exports for its gov- the Juba government gave up ernment budget and diplomats its support for rebels operating fear a shutdown could undermine across their border. South Sudan its stability. denies the accusations and the A pipeline closure would also Khartoum government has post- hurt Sudan’s economy which poned the shutdown by two weeks needs South Sudan’s payments of A Turkish protester holds a poster of Berkin Elvan, a 14-year-old boy who got hit by a gas capsule in the head by riot police and suffered skull to allow the African Union (AU) oil transit fees. Its currency fell damage, during an anti-government protest at Taksim Square in Istanbul, yesterday. to investigate its complaints. last week to a record low against “The good relations and the the dollar on the unofficial market good steps which have been taken after South Sudan itself reduced in the last two weeks or so I think oil flows because of the festering will help that oil to continue,” dispute. South Sudan president names new cabinet Sudan’s second Vice President Nicodemus Ajak Bior, an oil Al Haj Adam Youssef told leaders ministry official in Juba, said from Africa’s Great Lakes region South Sudan had ended its own JUBA: South Sudan President Kiir, the leader of the world’s Dau is one of the few to retain former information minister at a summit in Kenya. “We hope gradual shutdown and was pump- Salva Kiir named his new cabi- newest nation, last week fired his post, a key job for the oil-rich Barnaba Marial Benjamin to the that the oil will not be stopped ing around 160,000 barrels per net yesterday after sacking his Machar as well as all cabinet but deeply impoverished nation. post of foreign minister. again.” day, a level still below the roughly entire team last week, but has ministers and their deputies in Manyang, the new defence Many of the sacked ministers Youssef said Khartoum was 200,000 bpd it was producing yet to appoint a vice president, a the most dramatic change of minister, was among the founders were key figures in two decades “fully confident” rebels in south- before Sudan’s closure threat. decree on state media read. leadership since independence of the 1983-2005 rebellion against of war against the government of ern Sudan were still receiv- South Sudan’s foreign minis- Some are new appointments, two years ago. Kiir, who has had Sudanese government troops, a Sudan, which led to a 2011 ref- ing backing from South Sudan, ter designate, Barnaba Marial such as military strongman Kuol to juggle complex ethnic rivalries much feared guerrilla commander erendum in which South Sudan which seceded from its northern Benjamin, again rejected Manyang, currently governor of in his appointments, also slashed of the SPLM’s armed wing, the voted overwhelmingly to split neighbour in 2011. Juba too alleges Khartoum’s accusations but said troubled eastern Jonglei state, a third of ministries, combining Sudan People’s Liberation Army from the north and form a new Khartoum is supporting rebels in the two sides were still talking. who takes the key position of many together. (SPLA). nation. There was no word on its Jonglei state. “We will remain in com- defence minister, the decree read. Other ministers have been More than 100,000 people have when a vice-president would be Both Youssef and South munication and dialogue with But crucial absences include reshuffled, such as Martin Elia fled their homes from Manyang’s appointed. Analysts have said Sudan’s newly appointed foreign Khartoum.” Riek Machar, the sacked former Lomoro, previously minister of homeland of Jonglei in recent that while last week’s sackings minister, who also spoke at the Apart from oil, the neighbours vice-president, and Pagan Amum, animal resources and fisheries, months, fleeing bitter rounds were dramatic, the real test of summit opening, welcomed the have yet to decide on the owner- the suspended secretary-general who now becomes minister of of ethnic violence and battles the reshuffle will come from a AU’s intensified efforts to resolve ship of Abyei and other disputed of the ruling party, the Sudan cabinet affairs. between the army and rebels. resulting power struggle within the spat, including the naming of territories along their shared People’s Liberation Movement. Oil Minister Stephen Dhieu On Saturday, Kiir promoted the ruling party. AFP three generals to examine Sudan’s border. REUTERS 989 people killed in Iraq in July

BAGHDAD: Violence in Iraq people were killed, according to traitors by Sunni militants and killed 989 people in July, govern- official figures — 966 civilians, are frequently targeted in attacks. ment figures released yesterday 69 police, 38 soldiers and 355 Two people were killed by gun- showed, making it the deadliest insurgents. men in the same area where the month since April 2008. The killing continued yes- Sahwa fighters were attacked The dead comprised 778 civil- terday, taking the lives of 15 northeast of Baquba, while two ians, 88 police, 55 soldiers and people, including five Sahwa anti- bombings in Kirkuk province 68 insurgents, according to the Al Qaeda fighters, officials said. wounded five soldiers and a figures compiled by the health, Gunmen killed three Sahwa policeman. interior and defence ministries. militiamen and wounded a Gunmen also shot dead seven Violence also wounded 1,567 fourth in the northern province people and wounded eight in two people in July — 1,356 civilians, of Kirkuk. Two more were shot attacks in Baghdad province, and 122 police and 89 soldiers. dead near Baquba, also north of a car bomb wounded five people The figures make July the the capital. south of Tikrit. deadliest month since 2008, when The Sahwa, who sided with US And a suicide bomber attacked Iraq was emerging from a bloody forces against insurgents from an army patrol in Abu Ghraib, sectarian conflict. late 2006, helping to turn the tide west of the capital, killing a sol- In April of that year, 1,428 of the war. They are regarded as dier and wounding four. AFP

Libya PM decides against cabinet reshuffle TRIPOLI: Libyan Prime make-up of the government,” cabinet level in order to be able to Minister Ali Zeidan said yes- Zeidan told a press conference. react quickly to developments in terday he had decided not to The premier said he had taken the country. The committee will carry out an announced cabinet the decision after consulting comprise the ministers of interior, reshuffle aimed at resolving a his advisers and members of defence, foreign affairs and jus- political crisis and ending a wave the General National Congress tice, as well as the chief of intel- of violence. (GNC), the country’s highest ligence. Zeidan had announced “After examining the possible political authority. on Monday that he was going to repercussions of such a move, we But he said a “crisis commit- carry out a cabinet reshuffle. have chosen not to change the tee” would be created at the AFP Putin meets Saudi intelligence chief

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday held a rare and previously unan- nounced meeting with Saudi intelligence chief Prince Bandar bin Sultan to discuss the situation in the Middle East, the Kremlin said. “A wide number of questions regarding Saudi- Russia relations were discussed as well as the situation in North Africa and the Middle East,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian news agencies. Peskov gave no further details about the talks in the Russian capital, which come amid strained rela- tions between Moscow and Riyadh over the conflict in Syria. Saudi Arabia has been strongly supportive of the rebels battling the regime of President Bashar Al Assad. But Russia, to the fury of Riyadh and its Western allies, has refused to cut its cooperation with the Damascus regime. AFP THURSDAY 1 AUGUST 2013 06 Thoughts www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

Zakah is one of the five pillars of Islam and is a duty performed on The role of Zakah a regular basis. Zakah is not an option it is a compulsory act for all Muslims. It is a contribution paid once a year on savings of two and in Islamic society a half percent. This giving is to ‘cleanse’ your money and possessions from excessive desire for them or BY MUHAMMAD MOJLUM KHAN greed. The idea is, that by giving ince the institution of Zakah is a signif- this money you learn not to place too icant component of the Islamic econ- omy, its role therein is both diverse much importance on material wealth Sand far-reaching, not least because (cash and possessions). Zakah is the pivot of all public finance in Islam. However, for the sake of brevity and simplicity, the role of Zakah within an Islamic economy can be said to cover three spheres, namely the moral sphere, the social sphere Beneficiaries and the economic sphere. Let us briefly explain them below. he Holy Quran classifies the due recipients of Zakah under THE MORAL SPHERE the following eight categories. We have already mentioned the fact that “Zakah is for the poor, and the needy and those who the one of the main functions of Zakah is Tare employed to administer and collect it, and the new that it instills moral qualities and upright- converts, and for those who are in bondage, and in debt and service ness in man. Here, however, it is necessary of the cause of God, and for the wayfarers, a duty ordained by God, to consider the role of the Zakah insofar as and God is the All-Knowing, the Wise”. (Quran 9:60) the moral development of the Islamic man is Zakah can only be distributed to any of the eight eligible benefi- concerned in some detail. According to the ciaries that are mentioned in that verse. However, priority should Islamic economists, one of the most impor- be given to the poor and needy. Where there is no central authority tant roles of Zakah in the Islamic economic to administer Zakah, it can be paid directly to the needy. order is that it “washes away the greed and 1. The poor (Faqir/Fuqara) acquisitiveness of the rich”, thereby seeking Those without any means of livelihood and material possessions. to undermine the excessive and over-zealous 2. The needy (Miskeen) wealth accumulative attitude of some elements Those without sufficient means of livelihood to meet their of the society. basic necessities. For instance, those who, although may have a However, I should stress here that Islam job, a house and a car, but whose income is below the minimum is not anti-wealth, so to speak, but, on the requirement. contrary, Islam encourages the lawful seeking 3. The administrators of Zakah (Amil) of wealth. Nevertheless, Islam is against the Zakah and its significance - 2 Those appointed to manage and administer Zakah. This category excessive materialistic attitude which some is sub-divided into the following categories: people tend to exemplify. Group of people who go out to the society and determine those Nonetheless, man by nature is a selfish and any other society had ever been in the world social problems, by ensuring that the rich live who fall Fuqara and Miskeen categories. greedy creature, and as such is rarely content before.” (H G Wells, The Outline of History) up to their social responsibility by distribut- Those who collect the Zakah money. with his lot. The more man is given, the more Although the role of Zakah in the Islamic ing a portion of their wealth and fortune to The accountant of the Zakah money. he craves for. In short, his insatiable self knows economic order is both diverse and far-reach- the poor and the needy of the society at large. The administrator, manager, clerical worker or secretary who no bounds. Referring to such insatiable and ing, however at the societal level the primary puts the files in order. acquisitive nature of man, the Quran states: objective of Zakah is to eradicate poverty. THE ECONOMIC SPHERE Those who handle Zakah distributions. Rivalry in worldly increase distracts you until ye And this is a very significant objective which, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: Whoever The auditor who audits overall Zakah management and come to the graves. Nay, but ye will come to know! in my humble opinion, assumes even greater offers prayers but does not pay Zakah, his prayers administration. Nay, but ye will come to know! (Takathur 102: significance considering the fact that some of are in vain. (Al Mundhiri) 4. The sympathizers (Muallafat Quloobuhum) 1-4) the wealthier countries in the world happen Undoubtedly, one of the most significant Those whose hearts are inclined towards or have accepted Islam. Similarly the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to be Muslim yet, strangely enough, poverty roles of Zakah in an Islamic economic order 5. To free slaves (Riqab) remarked: Had there been two mountains of is rife in the Muslim world. Why? is that it “prevents the morbid accumulation Zakah can also be used to free slaves or captives. wealth for the son of Adam, he would have sought The simple answer is because in those coun- of wealth in a few hands and allows it to be 6. Those who are in debt (Gharimin) the third one; nothing but the earth can fill the tries wealth is largely controlled by a group diffused before it assumes threatening pro- Zakah can be used to pay off the debts of a person who has bor- belly of the son of Adam. (Bukhari) of elites who care less for the poor and the portions in the hands of its possessors.” That rowed to pay for basic necessities so that he/she can lead a normal In light of this, the role of Zakah in foster- needy. Worse still, these elites also avoid pay- is to say that Zakah ensures that wealth and life. Zakah can also be distributed to those in financial difficulties ing moral qualities and attributes in people ing Zakah so that the poor and the needy of property are not expropriated and controlled e.g. bankruptcy due to the loss of employment and heavy debt. in an Islamic society is exceptional because the society are literally forced to steal or beg only by a section of a society to the detriment 7. For the cause of God (Fisabillillah) it encourages and also impresses a sense of for charity. Not surprisingly, the situation or total exclusion of rest of the society. Zakah can be used to finance any form of struggle or work for moral responsibility on the rich to look after in Muslim countries today is both desperate As it happens, Zakah is a distributive the love of God. The following examples fall under this category, e.g. the poor and the less fortunate members of the and alarming not only because the elites of mechanism par excellence in that it seeks to Da’wah; building & developing society’s infrastructure; defending society, thereby seeking to suppress wanton those societies prefer not to pay Zakah but establish a society in which wealth, goods and Muslims, who are being oppressed; assisting poor travelers and greed, miserliness and selfishness in order to because they are flagrantly violating Islamic services are both equitably distributed and sponsoring a student’s educational expenses. create a society that is caring, loving, equitable commandments with regard to the obligation shared and Muslims care for one another, so 8. Those who are stranded during a journey (Ibnus Sabil) and just. In short, the role played by Zakah of Zakah. Perhaps they should ponder over that inequity and injustice is eliminated on Zakah can also be used to help a traveler facing difficulties in in developing and strengthening the moral the following words of Caliph Abu Bakr: “By the one hand while poverty and hunger are continuing his journey due to reasons such as loss of money or the qualities of “sacrifice and goodness and in sup- God, I will wage war against those who dif- alleviated on the other. break down of his vehicles, the repair of which he cannot afford. pressing evil qualities of selfishness and greed ferentiate between Salat and Zakah.” More The Quran constantly reminds the faithful The Prophet said: “If someone gives as charity so much as the among the people is no small contribution”. importantly, the Prophet (PBUH) said: He is that God commands justice and the doing of equivalent of a single date from honest earnings - and God accepts not a true Muslim who eats his full when his next good and avoidance of wrong. Muslims need to only what is honest - God takes it in the Right Hand, then makes it THE SOCIAL SPHERE door neighbor is hungry. (Al Albani) return to this message of justice, fairness and increase for the one responsible, just as one of you raises foal, until it At the societal level the primary objective Such is the importance of charity and Zakah equality. And the sooner they do the better. becomes as big as a mountain. of Zakah is to eradicate poverty. in Islam. In short, at the societal level, one of www.onislam.net “Islam has created a society more free from the most significant objective of Zakah is that Concluded widespread cruelty and social oppression than it seeks to eradicate poverty, the mother of all

manifestation of the belief in the unity of Muzdalifah, and Minaa — and sacri- God — all the pilgrims worship and obey fices an animal in commemoration of Islam : Basic Facts the commands of the One God. Abraham’s sacrifice. The pilgrim then At certain stations on the caravan shortens or shaves their head, and, after routes to Makkah, or when the pilgrim throwing seven stones at specific pil- ultimate forgiveness for sins, devotion, passes the point nearest to those sta- lars at Minaa on three or four successive The Haj and intense spirituality. The pilgrim- tions, the pilgrim enters the state of days, and heads for the central mosque age to Makkah, the most sacred city in purity known as ihram. In this state, where he walks seven times around the he Haj (pilgrimage to Makkah) Islam, is required of all physically and the certain ‘normal’ actions of the day sacred sanctuary, or Kaaba, in the Great is the fifth of the fundamental financially able Muslims once in their and night become impermissible for the Mosque, and ambulates, walking and TMuslim practices and institu- life. The pilgrimage rite begins a few pilgrims, such as covering the head, clip- running, seven times between the two tions known as the five pillars of Islam. months after Ramadan, on the 8th day ping the fingernails, and wearing nor- small hills of Mount Safaa and Mount Pilgrimage is not undertaken in Islam of the last month of the Islamic year of mal clothing in regards to men. Males Marwah. to the shrines of saints, to monaster- Dhul-Hijjah, and ends on the 13th day. remove their clothing and don the gar- Apart from Haj, the “minor pilgrim- ies for help from holy men, or to sights Makkah is the center towards which ments specific to this state of ihram, two age” or umrah is undertaken by Muslims where miracles are supposed to have the Muslims converge once a year, meet white seamless sheets that are wrapped during the rest of the year. Performing occurred, even though we may see many and refresh in themselves the faith that around the body. the umrah does not fulfill the obliga- Muslims do this. Pilgrimage is made all Muslims are equal and deserve the All this increases the reverence and tion of Haj. It is similar to the major to the Kaaba, found in the sacred city love and sympathy of others, irrespec- sanctity of the pilgrimage, the city of and obligatory pilgrimage (Haj), and of Makkah in Saudi Arabia, the ‘House tive of their race or ethnic origin. Thus Makkah, and month of Dhul Hijjah. pilgrims have the choice of performing of God,’ whose sanctity rests in that the pilgrimage unites the Muslims of the The simple garb signifies the equality the umrah separately or in combina- the Prophet Abraham built it for the world into one international fraternity. of all humanity in God’s sight, and the tion with the Haj. As in the Haj, the pil- worship of God. God rewarded him More than two million persons perform removal of all worldly affections. After grim begins the umrah by assuming the by attributing the House to himself, in the Haj each year, and the rite serves as entering the state of ihram, the pilgrim state of ihram. They enter Makkah and essence honoring it, and by making it the a unifying force in Islam by bringing fol- proceeds to Makkah and awaits the circle the sacred shrine of the Kaaba devotional epicenter which all Muslims lowers of diverse backgrounds together start of the Haj. seven times. He may then touch the face when offering the prayers (salah). in worship. On the 7th of DhulHijjah the pilgrim Black Stone, if he can, pray behind the The rites of pilgrimage are performed In some Muslim societies, once a is reminded of his duties, and at the Maqam Ibrahim, drink the holy water today exactly as did by Abraham, and believer has made the pilgrimage, he commence of the ritual, which takes of the Zamzam spring. The ambulation after him by Prophet Muhammad, may is often labelled with the title haji ; place between the 8th and the 12th between the hills of Safa and Marwah God praise them. this, however, is a cultural, rather than days of the month, the pilgrim visits the seven times and the shortening or shav- Pilgrimage serves as a penance - the religious custom. Finally, the Haj is a holy places outside Makkah —Arafah, ing of the head complete the Umrah. THURSDAY 1 AUGUST 2013 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Pressure rises on Tunisia govt to step down Education minister resigns

TUNIS: Tunisian Education troops in decades. Minister Salem Labyedh has A small roadside bomb exploded resigned, the prime minister’s yesterday south of the capital as a spokesman said yesterday, as pres- police patrol passed, but no inju- sure mounted on the Islamist-led ries or damage were reported. Last government to step down. Saturday, the day of Brahmi’s funeral, Protests against the moderate the capital Tunis was hit by its first Islamist Ennahda party intensified car bomb, but again no one was hurt. after last week’s killing of a leftist “We are facing two choices. Either politician, the second to be slain in six we confront terrorism together, or months, disrupting a political transi- we will distract the army and secu- tion that began when Tunisians top- rity forces with political battles that pled an autocratic leader in 2011. are much less dangerous than ter- Opposition parties, the larg- rorism,” Noureddine Bhiri, the prime est labour union and the secular minister’s spokesman, told a news Ettakatol party, the ruling Ennahda conference. party’s junior coalition partner, have Ennahda has softened its rejection Activists from a group called “Third Square”, which promotes a middle way in the rift between the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of the army’s all demanded the government’s of opposition demands in the face of overthrow of Egyptian President MohamMed Mursi, shout slogans as they gather to oppose both parties at Sphinx Square in Cairo yetserday. departure. increasing pressure. Labyedh, a secular independent, It said on Tuesday it was open had said he was considering resigning to the possibility of a new govern- after fellow leftist Mohamed Brahmi ment, but has firmly rejected the was shot dead on Thursday in an opposition’s demands that the tran- ‘Third Square’ movement takes middle path assassination the government has sitional Constituent Assembly also pinned on hardline Salafi Islamists. be disbanded. CAIRO: A few lonely Egyptian without reason and an intoler- Hosni Mubarak’s 30 years of leaders — a contrast to the rev- The opposition blames Ennahda. The body is just weeks away activists are trying to stake out ant Islamist movement which one-man rule in 2011. erence of their rivals. The minister of culture, Mehdi from completing a draft of a new middle ground in the nation- wants a theocratic state,” said Their banners carry the “They’ve created a space Mabrouk, also told local media he constitution to be put to a popular wide rift between an affronted Tariq Ismaeli, a 34-year-old civil faces of Mursi and Sisi crossed where the original attitude of was hoping to convince all ministers referendum. Muslim Brotherhood and engineer in jeans and red sneak- out in red and a blunt message: the revolution expresses itself, to resign. Prime Minister Ali Larayedh delighted supporters of the ers at a rally on Sunday. “Topple all who betrayed us. No where the aims of the revolu- “I hope to see the resignation of all will meet the head of the powerful army’s overthrow of President “We are trying to establish a to theocracy. No to the military tion are remembered. They’re members of the government in the Tunisian General Labor Union today Mohammed Mursi. new voice,” he said. junta. Yes to a civil state.” keeping an ember alive,” Ahdaf coming days,” he told the local Shems to discuss the political crisis and a Those rival camps have filled The rally in Cairo’s Sphinx They hope Sphinx Square Soueif, an Egyptian novelist radio station. “I hope these will be the new initiative to deal with the situa- the streets with myriad dem- square drew about 300 liberals, will become the kernel of a new endorsing the campaign, told last days I spend as the minister of tion, the prime minister’s office said. onstrators since General Abdel leftists and moderate Islamists opposition movement, though Reuters. culture.” While politicians feud, the The 600,000-strong union is calling Fattah Al Sisi ousted and jailed dismayed by Saturday’s car- their numbers are dwarfed by But for now, their message is army is struggling to contain Islamist for a compromise that would remove Mursi, Egypt’s first freely nage, when security forces the Brotherhood’s month-old being swept out of public view militants, who killed eight soldiers the current government and put a elected leader, on July 3. killed 80 Muslim Brotherhood vigil and one manned round by the sheer numbers of Egypt’s on Monday in a mountainous region technocratic government in place, Alarmed by the polarisation partisans in clashes at a protest the clock in Tahrir Square main opposing camps. near the Algerian border in one of but would not dissolve the Assembly. and alienated by both sides, camp set up to demand Mursi’s by supporters of the army’s When those at Third the bloodiest attacks on Tunisian REUTERS some Egyptians started up a restitution. intervention. Square’s first protest last “Third Square” movement pro- Ismaeli and his colleagues Third Square is attracting week heard that a huge pro- moting a middle way to avert have used Facebook and Twitter some attention, if mostly online. Sisi march was approaching conflict in the most populous to marshal several rowdy dem- Its Facebook page wins around the venue en route to Tahrir Arab state. onstrations in downtown Cairo, a thousand new “likes” a day Square, they scattered into the “We are stuck between two seeing themselves as heirs of the and is bedecked with jokes and night fearing a fight. bad options: an army killing popular uprising that ended cartoons lampooning political REUTERS

Rights group Lebanon extends army chief’s term slams jail, BEIRUT: Lebanon’s defence Army Chief Jean Kahwaji’s post- Kahwaji’s term beyond his retire- minister extended the term ing as well as that of Army Chief ment age of 60, was made by lashing of the army chief yesterday of Staff General Walid Salman decree. Such steps are supposed to avoid a vacuum in military is a significant attempt to avoid to be approved by parliament, for Saudi leadership at a time when the further disarray, defence ministry but parliament failed to meet this country is facing violence linked sources said. month — another victim of the DUBAI: An interna- to Syria’s war and political “Lebanon has stopped several political stalemate. tional rights group con- paralysis. attempts to ignite strife on the Syria’s war, which has claimed demned the sentencing of Sectarian tensions in the domestic scene but no crucial more than 100,000 lives, has a Saudi Arabian website government of the small decision has been taken by the inflamed sectarian division in founder to be whipped Mediterranean state have fos- military establishment,” care- Lebanon, especially since the 600 times and jailed for tered instability at a time of eco- taker Defence Minister Fayez Lebanese Shia Hezbollah group seven years for violating nomic slowdown, militia violence Ghosn said in a speech to officers, joined Syrian President Bashar Islamic values, saying it and a Syrian refugee influx. according to the Lebanese army Al Assad in his two-year-old fight People gather during a protest to demand the ouster of the Islamist-dominated undermined the king- Prime Minister-designate website. against majority Sunni rebels. government, outside the Constituent Assembly headquarters in Tunis, yesterday. dom’s stated support for Tammam Salam has been unable “The ghosts of the civil war Sunni Lebanese have fought religious debate. to form a cabinet since March hover over our heads and threaten against Hezbollah fighters and A court in Jeddah when his predecessor quit, and the future of our country,” he said, Lebanese members of Assad’s handed down the sen- parliamentary elections have been referring to Lebanon’s 15-year own Alawite sect since the tence on Raif Badawi, who delayed until November 2014. civil war which ended in 1990. uprising-turned-war started in started the ‘Free Social The extension by two years of The extension, which takes March 2011. REUTERS Liberals’ website to dis- cuss the role of religion in Saudi Arabia, Saudi media reported on Tuesday. “This incredibly harsh sentence for a peaceful blogger makes a mockery of Saudi Arabia’s claims that it supports reform and religious dialogue,” said Nadim Houry, deputy Middle East director at US-based Human Rights Watch. The United States said it was deeply concerned about the case. “We believe that when public speech is deemed offensive, be it via social media or any other means, the issue is best addressed through open dialogue and honest debate,” State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told a briefing on Tuesday. Calls by Reuters to request comment from the Saudi information ministry were not answered. The world’s top oil exporter follows the strict Wahhabi school of Islam and applies Islamic law, or Shariah. Judges base their decisions on their own interpretation of religious law. REUTERS THURSDAY 1 AUGUST 2013 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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IMBABWEANS went to the polling booths in large numbers yesterday to elect their new leader. The election is significant because the world is watching The Root: Obama and the Zto see if Robert Mugabe’s thirty three-year rule of the country will come to an end. Both Mugabe, 89, and his main challenger, Morgan Tsvangirai, 61, say they’re confident of victory and will respect the results. That’s a good sign, and search for economic justice initial assessments say the polling was largely free and fair. Olusegun Obasanjo, the former Nigerian president heading an BY PENIEL E JOSEPH African Union observer team, said he thought the process had a framed copy of the original 1963 in this regard. King’s status as the civil been “peaceful, orderly and free and fair”. There is another March on Washington program in the rights movement’s prophet of nonvi- reason to believe that the polling would be fair. Both the main RESIDENT Barack Obama Oval office as a constant reminder of olence and racial justice allows us to candidates are part of the government. If Mugabe is current boldly acknowledged the connec- what people struggled for during the ignore and overlook his commitment Ption between institutional racism civil rights movement’s heroic period. to economic justice. In the aftermath of president, Tsvangirai is prime minister. Both have an equal and economic injustice during a New Noting “that was a march for jobs and the passage of the civil rights legislation access to the state machinery and will be in a position to York Times interview Sunday. Obama’s justice” and the “massive economic King moved north to Chicago, where he detect wrongdoing by the other party. robust comments on the links between component” to the historic demon- focused his attention squarely on the Yesterday’s election will end a power-sharing agreement racial justice and economic opportunity stration, Obama elegantly connected issue of poverty, which he blasted as arranged in 2009 by the 15-nation Southern African came on the heels of a week in which contemporary struggles for racial and an immoral blight in the richest nation the president tried, once again, to shift economic justice to this watershed event on Earth. Development Community after a disputed election the year the nation’s attention back to an econ- in American history. “When you think In 1968 King helped to organize a before. The agreement made Mugabe, who’s led Zimbabwe omy that is struggling for millions of about the coalition that brought about “Poor People’s Campaign,” a sit-in in since independence from Britain in 1980, as president and working-class and poor Americans. civil rights, it wasn’t just folks who Washington until Congress passed named Tsvangirai as prime minister. Since both leaders In the interview, Obama openly believed in racial equality,” observed meaningful employment and anti-pov- having agreed to respect the results, it’s unlikely that the discussed the fraying social contract Obama. “It was people who believed in erty legislation. The genius of King’s country will require foreign between government and citizens, a working folks having a fair shot.” vision resided in his appreciation of phenomenon he correctly observed Adopting the role of historian-in- America’s diverse racial and ethnic intervention to form the next as having occurred decades “before chief, Obama distilled the devastating character, so he purposely recruited Mugabe and government. the financial cri- impact that post-industrial transfor- poor whites from Appalachia, Mexican- his opponent The Mugabe- Tsvangirai was sis.” But then mations have had on the American Americans from the Southwest, blacks good for the country and their rule he went further, working class, shutting down whole from the Mississippi Delta and Native Tsvangirai have won praise from the international linking increas- industries that in an earlier era pro- Americans to highlight the plight of community. The most important Obama’s efforts ing economic vided jobs, benefits, homes and a way millions living in desperate conditions. agreed to respect anxiety and pov- of life for millions of people. On this King’s death in Memphis, Tenn., on the results of development was that Mugabe, to link the erty to national score, the president vowed to use all April 4, 1968, came in the midst of try- who was a pariah for the West, was contemporary race relations. of the power of the Executive Office to ing to help 1,000 striking black sanita- the election held rehabilitated, if not fully. The West “Racial tensions stimulate the economy in the face of tion workers in a local movement that yesterday. warmed up towards him and if the crisis of racial won’t get bet- intransigent Republican opposition in he considered an expression of the current rapprochement continues, injustice, poverty ter; they may get Congress. national crisis of race and democracy worse, because These words offer much-needed sol- that gripped the nation. all chances are that he will be like and unemployment people will feel ace, comfort and inspiration to the mil- Obama’s forceful acknowledgment any other world leader for the West, a stance from which to the March as if they’ve got lions of Americans who voted for Obama of the link between racial equality Zimbabwe will benefit immensely. to compete with in 2008 expecting bold leadership, racial and economic justice echoes King’s Also, during the life of the power-sharing government, on Washington some other group justice and democratic renewal in the understanding that these issues were Zimbabwe emerged from recession and inflation, which had is especially to get scraps aftermath of the disastrous George W. intertwined. The president’s unusual soared to 500 billion percent, slowed down, according to the from a shrink- Bush presidency. While conservatives candor on this vitally important mat- important as we ing pot,” Obama, may accuse Obama of fomenting “class ter deserves our praise, encouragement International Monetary Fund. The economy has expanded approach the 50th in Galesburg, Ill., warfare,” his comments acknowledge and action. His bold words should be every year since 2009, and according to Finance Minister observed to the the debilitating reality of race and pov- followed up by a stream of execu- Tendai Biti, the growth will be 3.4 percent this year. anniversary of the Times. On this erty in contemporary America. tive orders designed to promote jobs, It’s also praiseworthy that there was little violence demonstration. score the presi- Obama’s efforts to link the contem- racial justice and economic security for yesterday, while the previous election had seen much dent again made porary crisis of racial injustice, poverty Americans whom this economy has left bloodshed. Tsvangirai was leading the last election in 2008 the case that a and unemployment to the March on behind, including a candid conversa- growing economy is vital to the future Washington is especially important as tion about capitalism’s jagged edges before quitting ahead of a run-off vote, saying that more of American democracy. we approach the 50th anniversary of and its impact on poor communities than 200 of his supporters had been killed. His MDC won a What made these words resonate the demonstration. As civil rights activ- of color. The national commemoration majority in parliament. even more deeply was their timing, in ists organize a massive 50th anniver- for the March on Washington offers The future looks bright for Zimbabwe which is emerging the aftermath of the massive demon- sary demonstration scheduled to take the nation a rare opportunity for con- from its international isolation. The European Union has said strations that have gripped the nation place in the nation’s capitol Aug. 24, necting a national conversation on race in the wake of the Trayvon Martin the president words tacitly approve and and democracy to public policy that can it will lift sanctions imposed on Mugabe and his key allies if tragedy, and the historical context acknowledge these protests. transform democratic institutions and vote is credible. The EU will make its decision based on the Obama attached to his analysis. Martin Luther King Jr. remains an the lives of all of our citizens. judgment hundreds of election observers in the country • The president revealed that he keeps unappreciated champion of poor people WP-BLOOMBERG The other side Quote of EU’s Egypt concern the day GYPT is witnessing proactive come as a great consolation, at least, to either abandon their campaign or risk Cairo hoping that dialogue with both diplomacy. The interest of for the Muslim Brotherhood supporters the army’s direct intervention. the government and the opposition the international community who wanted their ousted leader to be With Ashton having met Mursi, and would help overcome the standoff in Eto broker an understanding heard. Ashton, after meeting Mursi at international demands for his immedi- the Northern African Arab country. Now, we will not go between the ruling military and the an undisclosed location, said that he is ate release getting a shot in the arm, it It is pertinent to note that not only agitating opposition on the streets is a well and enjoys access to newspapers is now time for both the interim admin- the US and Europe but also many of the to any talks until welcome development. The European and follwed developments. Though it istration and the opposition parties to regional and Asian countries, includ- the Free Syrian Union’s efforts in this regard are is not known as to what transpired sit down for a dialogue over the future ing Turkey, are pressing for a scaling outstanding. EU’s Foreign Policy Chief between the two and whether any of the country and evolve a way out. down of tension. They are, indeed, Army and the other Catherine Ashton, who for long had reconciliation strategy was discussed, it The fact is that Ashton’s visit to Cairo, right in believing that until and unless revolutionary forces been campaigning for a plausible way goes without saying that it will go a long where she had been camping for the a fully inclusive transition is brokered, out of the crisis and had also met Army way in scaling down tension on Tahrir last several days, has come close on socio-political issues would be far from are strong on the Chief General Abdel Fateh Al Sisi and Square, which had seen uninterrupted the heels of another high-powered dip- settled. At the same time, it is time for Interim President Mahmoud Adli, has protests for the last two weeks. The lomatic sojourn launched by European the Brotherhood to look at the broader ground and coherent, reportedly had a one-on-one discussion deaths has only hardened the military’s diplomats. Earlier, Washington too canvas of evolving politics in the coun- as they were eight with detained president Mohammed stance and it has warned political had sent in its special envoy, Deputy try, and desist from putting the cart Ahmed Al Jarba Mursi. The ice has been broken and will protesters from both sides of the divide Secretary of State William Burns, to before the horse. Khaleej Times months ago. Syrian Opposition Leader THURSDAY 1 AUGUST 2013 QATAR PERSPECTIVE www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 9 Palestinians caught up in Arab rulers’ fights

that oppression, poverty and mar- DR MOHAMED SALEH AL MUSAFAR ginalisation of the people of Sinai is behind these problems. It forgets that these problems he Palestinian people It is Egypt suffering instability have always been there, even have been subject to now. It is falling prey to the whims before Hamas took over Gaza. harm and oppression of some people and the greed and Why should the free men of Egypt Tthroughout history, with evil of others. Some of these peo- and its defenders make such false the exception of some eras of sta- ple live in Egypt while others live accusations? Do you not know that bility. This is why it is not easy for outside. Baghdad is also writhing, the security of Egypt and Palestine a writer to sum up the history of under Persian occupation. are interwoven? This fact was suffering of the people of Palestine The problems the people of mentioned by the late Egyptian within the limits of a weekly news- Palestine are facing now are geography expert Gamal Hemdan. paper article. what encouraged me to recall Do not the Egyptians know The history of Palestine and the poignant history of our Arab that enmity with the blockaded the suffering of the steadfast nation. The Palestinian people are Palestinians will harm Egypt’s Palestinian people are intertwined being subjected to a hateful smear security in both the long and short with conditions in the Arab world. campaign. They are undergoing term? In 1099, the Arab world, includ- ethnic cleansing, either through The Egyptian media says ing Egypt, the Levant and Iraq, killing or through forced evacu- Hamas entered Egyptian jails experienced its most shocking ation from Palestine as a whole. during the January 25 revolution divisions, amid chaos and ani- Apart from the Zionists, some to release its operatives and mem- mosities. Kings and Caliphs fought Palestinians are also behind this bers of Hezbollah and the Muslim each other and schemed against war. These Palestinians are sup- Brotherhood, including former one another. In the end, the Arab ported by some Arab rulers in dif- president Mohammed Mursi. people in Palestine were always ferent ways. The question now is: Is Hamas a victims of these fights. Palestinians are banished superpower that has commandos That year saw the Abbasid from Palestine with approval Palestinians offered their support for sure the sacrifices the people of Egypt should act in this manner. who know well the people impris- Caliphate take root and grow in from what has come to be called to the Egyptian army, especially in of Gaza have made for Egypt. The This is an unjust campaign that oned in Egypt’s jails? Does Hamas Baghdad, a Fatimid Caliphate do the Palestinian Authority, and the 1948 war. The people of Gaza question we must ask those who neither the Palestinian people nor have planes it could have used to likewise in Cairo and different silence from other Arabs. Some Strip and the villages surround- control the media and politics in the people of Gaza deserve. Media drop its commandos into the jails Arab emirates in the Levant. Palestinians were forced to leave ing it, in particular, did this. The the aftermath of the January 25 reports say the guards of former to carry out such an operation? That past could not be more their lands and live in the farthest people of Gaza were the first line revolution in Egypt is: Why do you Egyptian president Mohammed The media in Egypt says that similar to the present, when blood places on earth, including in Latin of defence for Egypt during the harbour all this hatred and launch Mursi were all from Hamas. I Hamas used to take huge amounts continues to be shed in the Levant America, Europe, Australia and 1956 war. They played this role for all these fierce smear campaigns think this piece of information of Egyptian petrol, gas and diesel just for one ruler to preserve his New Zealand, and not in the Arab the defence of both Palestine and against the people of Gaza? is humiliating for Egypt, its peo- in cooperation with the Muslim rule. All this blood is being shed countries. Egypt. Most of the military opera- This detestable campaign was ple and its Republican Guard. Brotherhood in Cairo and then only for Bashar Al Assad to con- Palestinians always had a big tions behind the defence lines of passed on by Anwar Sadat to the This means nobody should trust smuggle them to Turkey to ben- tinue to rule the Levant. He is hand in defending Egypt and the enemy were carried out by regime that followed him in ruling Egyptian soldiers to guard the efit from the difference in price. being abetted by the Persians, its security throughout history. Palestinian fighters in cooperation Egypt. Why should Palestinians president. What nonsense! the Russians and the terrible and Between 1163 and 1169, the French with the Egyptian army. be besieged either by Israel or No one in the media, how- Are Egyptians so stupid as to envious advocates of sectarianism. launched five campaigns against The people of Gaza offered their Egypt so that they go hungry ever, has ever mentioned that believe these claims? Do they not In acting like this, Assad imi- Egypt. It was the Palestinians who blood to defend Egypt during the and patients die on the border? I the most senior bodyguards of know that Gaza is blockaded by tates Radwan, whose rule of the confronted the French even before Six-Day War. The war aimed, can understand why Israel does former Egyptian president Hosni sea, land and air? Levant ended in its occupation they had reached Egypt. They first, to undermine Egypt. The this. At the end of the day, it is Mubarak were from America. The sorry thing is that the after it fell like a house of cards. were, however, defeated at the Palestinians, however, offered their an enemy. It wants all the people Egyptian media says the mili- Palestinian people are paying the He was abetted by the French. He end, which led to the arrival of the blood to prevent this happening. of Palestine, including the Israeli tary arm of Hamas is behind all price of these quarrels among enlisted their services to tighten French to Sinai and its occupation. The Egyptian government man- agents in them, to die. But I really the problems in Sinai. In saying Arab rulers. Will we ever see an his grip on this part of the world. In modern history also, the aged the Gaza Strip then. It knows cannot understand why the people this, the Egyptian media forgets end to this?

KHALED AL JABER Food strategy in a fluctuating economy he Gulf Cooperation of food grows in the light of this Power and psychoanalysis Council (GCC) countries ALI BAHZAD population growth. This econ- are now considering a omy is torn between the need to hen former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was Tnew food security strat- achieve the aspired food security, on a visit to the United States, renowned American egy that is expected to be imple- which aims at ushering in stra- host Charlie Rose asked him, ‘Why is there no mented in the next few months. tegic food reserves, and grow- Wdemocracy in Egypt?’ The strategy aims to deal with ing demand on food. Ushering “Simply because the people are not ready yet,” Mubarak fluctuating international prices and in additional amounts of food answered. food shortages, which pose a grave has become an urgent matter, This same argument is being repeated every once in awhile threat to many people, especially especially in the light of all this by leaders in Arab countries in a desperate attempt to avoid at a time when several Arab food unrest in the Middle East region. reforms and demands for change, and to stop the wheels of politi- producing and processing countries This unrest has also affected cal mobility that have started moving on the streets of Arab are witnessing political unrest and agricultural lands and suspended countries. This brought the rules of Mubarak, Ben Ali, Gaddafi economic destabilisation. several agricultural, fish and food and Ali Saleh to an end. It will also bring the rule of Bashar Al The new strategy includes industry development projects. Assad to an end soon. food storage, food processing and This has undermined the ability Psychiatry Professor exploiting agricultural land. It also of the region to be self-sufficient. Dr Nahla Nagi believes talks about rationalization of water The Social Sciences magazine, that it is impossible for Rulers in the consumption and achieving food which is released in the United rulers who remain in self-sufficiency in the Arab region Arab Emirates, described the food power for many years Arab region have as per population and economic problem as an “outstanding prob- to step down. She cites growth in this region. lem” with Arab economies. The two reasons for this. A study by the General magazine said the problem includes First, long-serving rulers their own cultural Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation the food gap and dependence on always feel they are great Council shows that the new strat- imports. and have big egos. They peculiarities. The egy will focus on food security in It said Arab countries import are arrogant and believe general and will include other food to the value of US$20 bil- that they are unique tribal culture of issues, such as achieving food self- lion or more every year. It added compared to other peo- sufficiency by utilizing available that Arab exports make up 5 per ple in their country. agricultural lands and water, agri- cent only of the volume of trade Nagi says these feelings some Arab countries cultural lands in abroad; creating between Arab countries and their make these rulers hold ports with storehouses for strategic other trading partners, while on to their thrones. She makes it necessary crops, and getting the private sec- agricultural imports make up 16 says this soon turns into tor and funding agencies involved per cent of this volume of trade. fear of being brought to in food security projects. The magazine expected the food account once they step for the chieftain A Gulf forum for partnership gap in the Arab world to jump down. and investment had earlier rec- The same applies to markets in a minor decline in the prices of to 50 per cent by the year 2050, Rulers in the Arab to stay in power ommended the creation of a new both Qatar and the United Arab grains and cooking oil. It said the which constitutes a real challenge region have their own alliance with the aim of launching Emirates. grains, oil seeds, milk, beef and for Arab governments while Arab cultural peculiarities. forever. Power cooperative projects, the establish- We witness exceptional develop- sugar products index had dropped populations continue to grow. The tribal culture of ment of strategic warehouses for ments in the Middle East region, to 211 points this month compared Other challenges include the some Arab countries food and factories and warehouses which have affected economic with 213 points last month. lack of balance among the various makes it necessary for means the chieftain for storage. systems in this region. Climatic This decline in some indicators production sectors in the Arab the chieftain to stay in Some companies from Qatar, the changes and expected natural dis- can be followed by hardships for countries and the low contribu- power forever. Power is above questioning. United Arab Emirate (UAE) and asters also have their toll on agri- some food industry projects, the tion by the agricultural sector in means the chieftain is Oman had already started study- cultural and industrial systems and thing that will hinder food secu- Arab economies as agricultural above questioning. He He cannot be asked ing the possibility of carrying out the economy in general. rity in society in the middle of all lands make up less than 5 per cent cannot be asked to step infrastructure projects related to Things have not stopped here. this unrest. of overall lands in the Arab world down. food factories to create a working Several international organiza- The fact that food consump- and between 10 and 20 per cent of In a recent study, to step down. environment conducive to produc- tions have already started review- tion in Arab countries exceeds Arab workforce can be found in Jassim Al Saadon says tion in this regard. The companies ing their strategies in relation to food production rates in them agriculture. There is also weakness that Arab rulers start their careers as reformists who initiate also started studying the possibility food, water and agriculture. These means that these countries will in other Arab economic, commer- renaissance projects. Soon, however, these rulers start to believe of establishing projects in Oman. organizations had to suspend some depend on food imports even cial and service sectors. This weak- that they are their own states, Al Saadon says. The projects include warehouses of these strategies until stabil- more in the future. ness has affected agriculture and Rulers start as reformists, but soon they end up confining for storage of grains, slaughter- ity returns. Even with this, some Arab countries had imported the production of food, beverages themselves to a small circle. They fail to see anything beyond this houses, and ports for export. simple efforts are still being made food to the value of US$23 billion and textiles in the Arab countries circle, being surrounded by the seductions of absolute power and The recommendations of the to push some production projects in the year 2000. Grains were on in general. enormous wealth, which make them hear only what they like to gathering underline the fact that that are in first stage. top of imported items in these The study recommends a recon- hear, and create their own world, where they are the centre of Qatar’s foreign investments in Political developments in the countries, followed by milks, oils, sideration of economic perceptions the state. Cities, universities, stadiums, squares and main roads the field of food security, as well region have left their major toll beef and sugar. The Arab countries with the aim of boosting growth must be named after them and after people they like. as those of Saudi Arabia and on the state of food security in it. combined had produced 153 mil- among Arab countries. It says Arab rulers in republics and kingdoms are not different. It is the United Arab Emirates, are This food security is a guarantee lion tons of food in 2012. This is these countries need to go beyond the extent to which they are ready to see themselves as their very large, these countries being of the continuity of societies in this small compared with the popula- their narrow understanding of own state that differentiates one ruler from another. This also the leading Gulf markets in food region. tion numbers in these countries. development by achieving full inte- depends on the number of years these rulers have been in power. security. The United Nations Food and Statistics expect the Arab coun- gration among them to solve the Al Saadon says Arabs have failed miserably in their develop- The recommendations say that Agriculture Organization had tries to spend US$16 billion in 2017. food shortage problem and usher in ment projects because such projects in their countries are always investments made for this purpose revealed that international food Food eats up the greatest portion in the necessary atmosphere for the dwarfed by the personal projects of these rulers. He says there amount to US$8 billion. The Saudi prices had dropped 1 percent this the spending of consumers. In 2012, development of agricultural lands. can be no development without the state. This is why there is market is one of the most attrac- month compared with last month spending on food reached US$83 It says Arab government need to regression and joblessness in Arab countries. tive in the region thanks to its large thanks to a reduction in the cost billion. encourage citizens to create new Above all, says Al Saadon, in Arab countries human beings are size and the growth happening in of milk and sugar production. The food economy is at a cross- human concentrations based on robbed of their dignity. its real estate and industry sectors. The organization also referred to roads as the need for all types agriculture. THURSDAY 1 AUGUST 2013 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Rivals deeply split despite peace talks Little hope from Israel, Palestine talks

JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH: in 2010 over settlement build- Israel and the Palestinians ing in the West Bank, which remain far apart over terms of Palestinians see as grabbing land any peace deal, officials from they want for a state that would both sides made clear yester- include the Gaza Strip and East day, a day after talks resumed Jerusalem, all territories captured in Washington for the first time by Israel in 1967. in nearly three years. Israel annexed East Jerusalem Israel’s lead negotiator, Tzipi in a move never recognised inter- Livni, said the parties “need to nationally. Palestinians want it for build confidence” after what their capital. she called an encouraging start Abed Rabbo said borders, which in Washington, and disputed a the Palestinians say must be based Palestinian demand to focus first on pre-1967 war lines, were “the on agreeing the frontiers of an first issue that must be resolved”, independent state. countering Israel’s demand that “The goal is to end the conflict,” all issues, including refugees and Livni said on Israel Radio. “It can- Jerusalem, should be tackled not be ended merely by setting a simultaneously. border.” “Putting all the dishes on the Yasser Abed Rabbo, who is table at once may be an attempt close to Palestinian President to undermine the process,” Abed A Free Syrian Army fighter positions a cannon inside a house in Jobar, Damascus, yesterday. Mahmoud Abbas, forecast “huge Rabbo said. difficulties” for the talks begun Israeli Finance Minister Yair after intense diplomacy by US Lapid defined the ultimate goal of Secretary of State John Kerry. negotiations as the creation of a Abed Rabbo, speaking on Voice Palestinian state in “the majority” 150 Syrian troops killed over two days of Palestine radio, cited Israeli of the West Bank, but said Israel settlement construction in the would keep three large settle- BEIRUT: Syrian troops executed after their capture, in last week came as two UN envoys Russian- and US-backed peace occupied West Bank and said ment blocs there, as well as East attacked rebel positions out- an act condemned by the main- visited Damascus to thrash out conference have faltered, gov- any further building there would Jerusalem. side Khan Al Assal yesterday stream opposition leadership. the ground rules for UN weap- ernment forces have launched scupper the negotiations. The Palestinians might even- as they seek to recapture the Khan Al Assal was the scene ons inspectors. They came away counter-offensives in the centre He was alluding to Israeli media tually accept this “because they northern town at the centre of of what both the government and with an agreement but UN chief and north, as well as around the reports that Prime Minister will have no choice”, the centrist rival chemical weapons accusa- the opposition say was a chemi- Ban Ki-moon has said he is still capital. Benjamin Netanyahu had cajoled minister said. “What we are look- tions, a watchdog said. cal weapons attack that killed 30 reviewing the details. The opposition has vowed to far-right allies to back the talks ing for is a fair divorce from the Fierce fighting erupted on the people on March 19. The oil refinery of the central step up efforts to capture the by pledging to permit more set- Palestinians, so that we can stand outskirts of the town, which the The Damascus government has city of Homs came under fire remaining government-held dis- tlement expansion. on one side of the border and they rebels seized on July 22 inflict- pressed for Khan Al Assal to be yesterday for the second time tricts of second city Aleppo. Kerry has said the negotiators on the other.” ing heavy losses on the army, the the focus of a planned UN inquiry in a week, the Observatory said. Six workers of a “scientific will reconvene in August, aiming Decades of peace negotiations Syrian Observatory for Human into a total of 13 allegations of Several of the refinery’s staff were research centre” — or military to achieve a “final status” deal sponsored by the United States, Rights said. chemical weapons use during wounded by “terrorist rocket fire,” research facility linked to the within nine months. Israel’s main ally, have failed to The army lost 150 soldiers over Syria’s 28-month civil war. the state SANA news agency said. defence ministry — in Barzeh, Previous peace talks collapsed resolve the conflict. REUTERS two days, 50 of them summarily The rebels’ capture of the town As UN efforts to convene a were killed in fighting. AFP

On the lookout Philippines UN officials to visit Syria likely to keep Golan troops chemical attacks sites UNITED NATIONS: UN While the initial inquiry will beyond August inspectors will go to Syria to focus on three sites, Nesirky said investigate three sites where UN leader Ban Ki-moon “remains MANILA: The Philippines said chemical weapons attacks have mindful of other reported inci- yesterday it would likely keep its been reported, the United dents and the mission will also 340 soldiers in the Golan Heights Nations said yesterday. continue to seek clarification from a s pa r t of a Un ite d Nations p ea c e- The Syrian government has the member states concerned.” keeping force, amid improved blocked the inspectors since call- The spokesman said the first security for the troops. ing for a UN inquiry into the use sites to be visited will include Foreign Secretary Albert del of the banned arms in March. Khan Al Assal, near the Syrian Rosario told reporters the UN “The mission will travel to city of Aleppo, where the govern- was close to fulfilling three con- Syria as soon as possible to con- ment reported a chemical weap- ditions on upgrading safety set temporaneously investigate three ons attack on March 19. It said by the Philippines that would of the reported incidents,” said at least 26 people, including 16 allow the Filipino soldiers to stay UN spokesman Martin Nesirky. government soldiers, were killed. beyond August 11. The announcement followed an The government, and its ally “The conditions look fine to accord reached with the Syrian Russia, have blamed Syrian me,” del Rosario said, adding he government when two UN envoys rebels for the attack. The Syrian had recommended to President went to Damascus last week. opposition says President Bashar Benigno Aquino that they stay According to diplomats, the Al Assad’s forces staged the for at least another six-month inspectors are being assembled in attack. The other two sites to mission. Europe now and could go to Syria be visited by the inspectors are “I still have to go back to the as soon as next week. Ataybah near Damascus, where president for his blessing but I The UN says that Syria, a suspected attack was staged in don’t think it will be a problem.” Britain, France and the United March, and Homs, where chemi- The Philippines is one of the States have informed it of 13 cal weapons are alleged to have major contributors to the UN alleged chemical weapons attacks been used on December 23, dip- Golan force, which has been mon- Lebanese soldiers patrol on their armoured vehicles the town of Majdal Anjar yesterday. One soldier was during the 28-month-old conflict. lomats said. AFP itoring a ceasefire between Syria killed and another wounded during an army patrol in search of a suspect in the town yesterday. and Israel there since 1974. Other countries have pulled out their contingents as violence from the Syrian civil war has spilt over into the area. Hezbollah exposed as The Philippines said in May Death for former Gaddafi minister that it was considering withdraw- ing, after two groups of Filipino MISRATA: A former minister legal proceedings will not meet troops were briefly kidnapped Iran tool: Zawahiri in the government of Muammar international standards. Libya’s by Syrian rebels in separate Gaddafi was sentenced to death weak central government is try- incidents. DUBAI: Al Qaeda leader Sunni extremists describe Shias yesterday for inciting violence ing to reform the judiciary while Both groups were released Ayman Al Zawahiri said that as rejectionists. The Safavids were against protesters during the struggling to stabilise the coun- unharmed, but the wounding Lebanese Shia militant group an Iranian imperial dynasty of the uprising that led to the Libyan try and tame the militias that of another Filipino soldier from Hezbollah had been exposed 16th and 17th centuries. dictator’s overthrow in 2011, his fought Gaddafi’s forces. The most shelling in June added to the as a tool of Iranian expansion- “It has been revealed to the lawyer said yesterday. prominent person facing trial security concerns. Del Rosario ism, in an audio message posted Islamic Umma (faithful) that In the first such ruling against is Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam. said one of the three conditions online yesterday. he is just an instrument in the a Gaddafi-era official, a court in Libya has appealed a ruling by set by the Philippines was that Zawahiri said that Hezbollah rejectionist Safavid plan that aims Misrata found Ahmed Ibrahim the International Criminal Court the total peacekeeping force leader Hassan Nasrallah’s public to spread the hegemony of the (pictured) guilty of undermining (ICC) to hand him over to the tri- return to its regular strength of acknowledgement in late April vali-e faqih,” he said, referring to national security and plotting the bunal, which wants to try him for 1,250 soldiers. that its fighters had intervened in Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah killing of civilians, the lawyer, leader’s fight to hold onto power. alleged crimes committed during Another was extra military neighbouring Syria in support of Ali Khamenei. Salim Dans, told Reuters. Gaddafi was captured and killed the 2011 uprising. equipment for the soldiers, and President Bashar Al Assad, a key Zawahiri also hit out at con- He said Libya’s supreme court in October 2011. Libya has challenged the ICC’s the third was that the Philippines Tehran ally, “tore off the mask he tinued “crimes” against Al Qaeda would have to confirm the ruling Libya’s new rulers, who aim to right to put Saif al-Islam on trial be able to review the mission always hid behind.” suspects held at the Guantanamo for the death penalty to be imple- draw up a democratic constitution on the grounds that it is planning every six months. “The jihadist uprising in Bay detention centre in Cuba mented. Ibrahim held several sen- this year, are keen to try Gaddafi’s its own proceedings. It argues the Del Rosario said he was confi- Muslim Syria has exposed the under US President Barack ior positions including education family members and loyalists at international court in The Hague dent the numbers in the peace- ugly face of Hasan Nasrallah, the Obama. “The (hunger) strike and information minister. He was home to show citizens that those has no jurisdiction because it keeping force would climb to 1,250 head of the rejectionist (Shia) of our jailed brothers exposes captured by Misratan rebel fight- who helped him stay in power for should intervene only if the local by October. Safavid (Iranian) plan for Syria,” the real ugly face of America,” ers in Gaddafi’s hometown Sirte, 42 years are being punished. legal system is not up to the task. AFP the Al Qaeda leader said. he added. AFP the last bastion in the former Human rights activists worry REUTERS THURSDAY 1 AUGUST 2013 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11

Suspense mounts US declassifies surveillance order in Italy ahead of Berlusconi ruling ROME: Suspense mounted British daily reveals system that monitors ‘everything a typical user does on the Internet’ in Italy yesterday ahead of a court ruling for former prime WASHINGTON: The Obama is associated with certain ter- could “wiretap anyone, from you not convinced by what I have authorise this type of bulk col- minister Silvio Berlusconi administration yesterday rorist organisations.” The move or your accountant, to a federal seen” Leahy said. lection,” Leahy said. “What will which could upset the frag- declassified a court order to confront growing public and judge or even the president, if I Officials said the data gathered be next? And when is enough, ile coalition government in authorising collection of mil- congressional opposition to the had a personal email,” it said. from the programme has contrib- enough?” During the occasionally the eurozone’s third largest lions of US phone records, even secret programmes came as the Snowden, who is now stranded uted to the disruption of 54 terror tense hearing, the counsel for the economy. as it faced new disclosures about administration faced new disclo- in the transit area of a Moscow threats or events, including 13 on Director of National Intelligence Italy’s highest court is due to the reach of its secret electronic sures from Edward Snowden, the airport, fled the country after US soil. said the White House has willing rule on an appeal by the play- surveillance programs. former intelligence contractor at downloading NSA files that have Deputy FBI director Sean Joyce to consider changes to the how the boy billionaire tycoon against a Under mounting pressure from the heart of the controversy. made for one bombshell disclosure insisted that the telephone data secret program is conducted and tax fraud conviction in a case lawmakers, Deputy Attorney The latest documents obtained after another. programme, authorixed by the publicised. that first went to trial in 2006. General James Cole said the newly by him and published by the Since he disclosed the vast Patriot Act that came into law “We are open to re-evaluating Berlusconi at his last trial declassified order spells out how British daily The Guardian scale of the electronic surveil- shortly after the 9/11 attacks of this program in ways that perhaps was given a sentence of a year the government can use the call revealed the existence of a secret lance operations in June, public 2011, has played a crucial role in can provide greater confidence in prison and a five-year ban data obtained from telecom giants surveillance system known as sentiment in the US has shifted “closing the gaps and seams” of and public trust,” said DNI gen- from parliament, which has like Verizon. XKeyscore that allows US intel- against them. intelligence gathering. eral counsel Robert Litt. been suspended pending this “The terms under which the ligence to monitor “nearly every- At a hearing before the Senate “We must have the dots to con- Leahy appeared to welcome final appeal. government may access or use the thing a typical user does on the Judiciary Committee, Cole and US nect the dots,” Joyce said. the approach, adding that “there “Countdown” read a head- records is covered by (a) detailed Internet.” intelligence officers defended the Leahy was not buying it, saying are going to be some proposals to line in the Corriere della Sera court order that the DNI declassi- The Guardian said the hitherto data gathering program as neces- there would always be more “dots” changes in law.” daily, with analysts in the press fied and released today,” Cole told secret programme was the most sary to maintain national security, to collect and analyse. But his Democratic colleague saying the ruling could come senators. wide-reaching operated by the But the panel’s chairman, “The government is already Dianne Feinstein, chair of the any time between Wednesday That primary order “provides National Security Agency. Senator Patrick Leahy, sharply collecting data on millions of powerful Senate Intelligence and Friday. that the government can search XKeyscore’s existence proved questioned the usefulness of the innocent Americans on a daily Committee, warned against efforts the data only if it has reasonable the truth of Snowden’s earlier information gathered. basis, based on a secret legal that would severely hamstring US articulable suspicion that the tel- claim, denied by some US officials, “If this programme is not effec- interpretation of a statute that phone or Internet data collection ephone number being searched that before he quit the NSA he tive, it must end. And so far, I am does not on its face appear to operations. AFP Right-to-die: Britons lose legal battle LONDON: A British court yesterday rejected an appeal by a paralysed road accident victim and the relatives of a Snowden’s father to man who died after suffering locked-in syndrome for the right to euthanasia. visit Russia ‘soon’ The Court of Appeal dis- missed a challenge by Paul Lamb and the family of Tony MOSCOW: Edward Snowden’s had contacted him with an offer Nicklinson against an August father is seeking a Russian visa to go to Russia, which he had not 2012 ruling in the High Court and plans to visit his fugitive taken up for fear that he could be that Nicklinson did not have son in Moscow soon, the law- used to pressure his son. the right to ask a doctor to end yer helping the US intelligence He said he did not refuse the his life. leaker with his Russian asylum offer outright, however, and was The three judges hearing application said yesterday. considering the possibility of trav- the case said it was the role The plan by Lon Snowden was elling to Russia and even attend- of parliament to legislate on revealed after the father of the ing the 2014 Winter Olympics in such a subject. The law "relat- former National Security Agency Sochi. ing to assisting suicide cannot (NSA) contractor gave an inter- Speaking from a Washington be changed by judicial deci- view to Russian television and studio, he greeted his son, after sion", they said in a written said he wanted to see his son to the presenter said he had been judgement. be safe. alerted to watch the show, and “Today we agreed over the tel- told him to stay safe. ephone (together with Edward “Edward, I hope you are watch- Sikh gang guilty of Snowden) that I will put together ing this. Your family is well. We an invitation for his father to love you. We hope you are healthy, UK attack on general come to Russia,” lawyer Anatoly we hope you are well, I hope to see LONDON: A Sikh gang Kucherena told Russian news you soon, but most of all I want was found guilty by a British agencies. you to be safe. I want you to find court yesterday of slashing “I hope that it won’t take too a safe haven,” Lon Snowden said. the throat of the Indian gen- long to issue a visa,” he said. Lon Snowden said in the inter- Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe casts his vote as his wife Grace and daughter Bona look on in Highfields eral who oversaw the 1984 Edward Snowden has been view that he hoped his son would outside Harare yesterday. assault on Amritsar Golden staying in the transit zone of return home one day. Temple. the Sheremetyevo airport out- But he said that events over Two men and a woman were side Moscow since he flew in the past few weeks suggested that Zimbabwe votes in tense presidential poll convicted of attacking retired from Hong Kong on June 23 and there were no guarantees of a fair lieutenant general Kuldip has never formally crossed the trial in the US, and that he there- HARARE: Crisis-weary freely and fairly, there is no pres- and reluctant partner in an Singh Brar, 78, as he walked Russian border. fore agreed with his son’s decision Zimbabweans flocked to cast sure being exerted on anyone,” uneasy coalition for the past four through London’s West End Snowden, 30, is wanted on to remain in Russia. their ballots yesterday in a he said as he cast his vote in a years — has voiced concerns that entertainment district with felony charges by the US after “If it were me, I would stay in fiercely contested election Harare suburb. “So far so good.” the electoral roll has been rigged. his wife Meena on September leaking details of vast US surveil- Russia. And that’s what I hope overshadowed by accusations The veteran leader, a hero of The 61-year-old former union 30 last year. Another man has lance programmes but Russia has that my son will do.” of vote-rigging as President Africa’s liberation movement for leader, who was forced out of the pleaded guilty to the attack. refused to extradite him. The head of the Russia’s Robert Mugabe bids to extend his fight against white minority bloody election race in 2008 after The court heard the gang Snowden’s father could be Federal Migration Service, his 33-year rule. rule who then became an interna- 200 of his supporters were killed, targeted Brar in revenge for issued with a visa invitation by Konstantin Romodanovsky, told The 89-year-old firebrand, tional pariah, vowed on Tuesday told CNN he took Mugabe’s his leading role in the attack — a private individual or a hotel the ITAR-TASS news agency that Africa’s oldest leader, is running that he would step down if he promise to step down “with a Operation Blue Star — against which would then be processed his agency has not processed the for office for the seventh and per- loses. “If you lose you must sur- pinch of salt”. Sikh militants in Amritsar, by a Russian embassy. initial stage of Snowden’s applica- haps final time, after a series of render,” he said, insisting: “We US State Department spokes- northwest India, which left at In his interview to Russian tel- tion for temporary refugee status, violent crackdowns, economic cri- have done no cheating.” woman Jen Psaki voiced doubts least 500 people dead. evision channel Rossiya 24, Lon saying this could take up to three ses and suspect elections. Prime Minister Morgan about the way the election would AGENCIES Snowden revealed that the FBI months. AFP “I am sure people will vote Tsvangirai — his perennial rival be run. AFP

Spanish police bust fake Ferrari car racket

MADRID: Spanish police said yesterday they have broken up a racket by fraudsters who converted ordinary cars to resemble deluxe models such as Ferraris and sold them on the Internet. Officers raided two garages where the conversions were car- ried out near the eastern city of Valencia, a police statement said. They arrested eight people suspected of converting and selling the cars and seized 10 cars — 17 fake Ferraris and two imitation Aston Martins. “The supposed deluxe cars were advertised on two websites for about ¤40,000 ($53,000), compared to the more than ¤200,000 that an authentic model would cost on the legal market,” the police said. The suspects “themselves made the fibre-glass pieces to trans- form the cars” and faked the badges of the deluxe models to complete the job. “The final appearance of the supposed deluxe vehicles — in their external and internal design and even in the details of A view of several fake Ferrari cars displayed by the Spanish Police the engine — simulated to perfection the look of the original Department during a press conference in Madrid, yesterday. models,” the statement said. AFP

Spain train driver ‘doesn’t understand’ how he crashed MADRID: The driver of a don’t understand,” the driver “I tell you sincerely that I don’t Judge Luis Alaez released Spanish train that derailed Francisco Jose Garzon Amo know. Otherwise I would not Garzon on bail charged with killing 79 people told a judge told the judge when asked why have been so crazy as not to 79 counts of reckless homicide he “didn’t understand” how he hadn’t slowed down in time brake” earlier. after the initial hearing, while he failed to brake in time to to take a sharp bend near the His testimony made during a the court investigates. stop the crash, a recording northwestern city of Santiago closed-door hearing on Sunday The driver told the judge he of his court hearing revealed de Compostela. was recorded and an extract had braked, but by the time he yesterday. Asked again about what posted online by leading news- did so the crash was “inevitable”. “I can’t explain. I still caused him to crash, he added: paper El Pais. AFP THURSDAY 1 AUGUST 2013 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES US hikes military Beach clean-up aid to Philippines American spy planes monitoring China at sea MANILA: Washington will borders in view of recurring stand- the value of the information increase its military assistance offs with China over territory in gathered by the spy planes. to the Philippines by about two- the South China Sea. “We do have an interest in thirds, helping its oldest secu- The Hamilton-class high terms of what is going on with rity ally in Asia defend vast endurance cutter is the larg- our exclusive economic zone, maritime borders against what est and newest warship in the within our continental shelf, and it sees as Chinese assertiveness. Philippine Navy. The first two we want to know if there are any Philippine Foreign Secretary ships were acquired free of intrusions.” Albert Del Rosario yesterday said charge under the excess defence China claims nearly all of the the United States had increased articles, under which Washington sea, even waters close to the its military assistance pack- provides old equipment no longer Philippines and other neighbours. age from $30m next fiscal year in active use. But $25m was spent When asked if the spy plane to about $50m, the highest level to refurbish them. surveillance on China may jar since US troops returned to the The second cutter is to arrive with the United States’ insistence Philippines in 2000. next week in Subic Bay, a former of neutrality in the maritime dis- Rosario also said that US spy US Navy base 50km northwest of pute, Del Rosario emphasised the planes were providing crucial Manila, where it will be repainted close US-Philippine ties. intelligence on Chinese military before joining its sister ship on He pointed out the allies had a activities in disputed areas of the patrols. mutual defence treaty, which calls South China Sea. US Navy P-3 Orion surveil- on each party to help the other in “For military financing, it’s an lance aircraft frequently fly over times of external aggression. Thai soldiers wearing biohazard suits take part in cleaning operations at Ao Prao Beach on Koh Samet, Rayong, allocation that is worked out by areas that the Philippines says He also said the United States yesterday. An oil spill that has blackened beaches at the holiday island of Koh Samet is having an extreme the US Congress, and its usually are within its legal territory but was keen to maintain peace in the impact on tourism and could spread to the coast of the mainland and affect the fishing industry. for acquisition and maintenance,” where China has deployed mili- Asia-Pacific and ensure freedom Del Rosario told reporters. tary vessels, Del Rosario said. of navigation in the South China Rosario said the Philippines may “I think it’s of significant Sea, home to some of the world’s acquire a third Hamilton-class cut- importance for us,” he told busiest shipping lanes. ter to boost its efforts to patrol sea reporters, when asked about AGENCIES Floods force 24,000 to evacuate

YANGON: Nearly 25,000 people some of the disaster-hit places checkpoint. The situation has have been evacuated to make- because of the bad weather and returned to normal in Mae Sot shift camps after floods ravaged landslides,” he said, adding that city,” Pramote Chantasri, of Mae Bangladesh workers set factory afire eastern Myanmar, an official helicopters had been deployed. Sot City Municipality said. said yesterday, as relief teams Heavy rains also inundated “The worst was on Monday DHAKA: Hundreds of chief Omar Faruq said. “At one control, said a police officer, struggled to reach remote areas areas across the border in after four days of heavy rain in the Bangladeshi garment workers stage they walked out of the fac- Sanwar Hossain. inundated by water. Thailand. Seven Thai provinces mountains,” he said, adding the set fire to their factory yesterday tory and set the godown (ware- Fearing large-scale protests Floodwaters have risen dramat- remained flooded yesterday, the bridge between the two countries to demand a better bonus before house), which was on the ground ahead of Eid Al Fitr, the govern- ically after several days of heavy Interior Ministry said in its daily remains open. Parts of Thailand the country’s main Muslim fes- floor of the factory, on fire,” Faruq ment has asked factory owners to rain in Karen State, forcing thou- update. and Myanmar are inundated each tival, police said. said from the site. pay salaries and bonuses early. sands to flee to nearly 80 relief Three people have died since year during the monsoon period, Firefighters battled to control Protests over poor wages and According to local media, some camps, Chum Hre, director of the Monday after they were hit by which ends in October. the blaze which gutted the ware- benefits have hit Bangladesh’s gar- factories have told their workers social welfare, relief and resettle- trees felled by fast-moving water, Deadly floods in 2011 left more house on the ground floor of the ment industry, the country’s eco- that they might not be able to ment department said. it added. than 800 dead in Thailand, inun- factory at Mouchak, 40 kilometres nomic mainstay, since April, when make payments on time because of “Altogether 24,499 flood victims In Thailand’s western town dating swathes of the country north of Dhaka. a factory complex collapsed and shipment delays and non-payment have been evacuated” in Karen of Mae Sot, which borders the for months, deluging parts of the “The workers angrily protested killed more than 1,100 people. by buyers. State, he said, adding hundreds flood-hit area of Myanmar, waters capital and taking a heavy toll on at the amount of bonus they got The fire, which started at The country is the world’s sec- more had been displaced in Mon have receded in the town cen- the country’s lucrative manufac- from the owners for the upcoming about 2.30 pm at the five-storey ond largest garment manufacturer. and Rakhine states. tre but remain high in outlying turing industry. Eid Al Fitr festival,” local police Libas Textiles factory, was under AFP “It is very difficult to reach areas, especially near the frontier AFP

US tourist killed Six Philippine 18 indicted for Taiwan conscript’s death Hong Kong cleaver in Bangkok rebels die in clash TAIPEI: Taiwanese prosecu- confidence in the military. Our during his time in solitary con- attack injures 11 BANGKOK: An American tors indicted 18 military offi- only goal is to find the truth, to finement to prevent his death. tourist was allegedly stabbed with military cials yesterday over the death give the public an answer and One official was charged HONG KONG: A 57-year-old man to death by three Thai musi- of a young conscript who had hope Chung-chiu can rest in with transferring Hung to attacked passengers on a moving bus cians after he refused to stop MANILA: Six communist been subjected to “cruel and peace,” Tsao said. solitary confinement without in Hong Kong with a meat cleaver singing at a bar in a popular rebels led by a woman were abusive” punishment, in an Among those indicted, Chen authorisation. yesterday, injuring eleven, before he tourist resort. killed in clashes with Philippine incident that has sparked Yi-hsun, who oversaw Hung’s Prosecutors did not specify was finally brought down by his vic- Bobby Ray Carter, 51, died troops in the latest flare-up in widespread anger. punishment while in solitary what jail terms they were seek- tims, police said. after he was stabbed twice in one of Asia’s longest-running Corporal Hung Chung-chiu confinement, was charged with ing. Legal experts say the most The rare and bloody assault, in a the chest while his son Adam, insurgencies, the military said died of heatstroke on July 4, just abuse that led to the conscript’s severe charge is of abuse leading city which is usually considered one 27, suffered a stab wound to his yesterday. three days before the end of his death by imposing excessive to death, which is punishable by of the safest in the world, resulted in arm, during a fight with mem- Residents tipped off the mili- compulsory year-long military exercise on him. life imprisonment. 11 people being hospitalised with one bers of the house band from the tary late on Tuesday about nine service. His family said he was Major General Shen Wei-chih, Defence Minister Kao Hua- victim losing her little finger. Longhorn Saloon early yester- New People’s Army (NPA) rebels forced to do excessive exercise as the former commander of Hung’s chu stepped down this week The attack occurred at around day at Ao Nang beach in Krabi. who were trying to set up a sup- punishment for taking a smart- Brigade, deputy commander Ho after the case triggered dem- 7.30am local time on a highway in the Police said the three musi- port network in a village in the phone onto his base. Chiang-chung and four others onstrations outside the defence rural Tuen Mun district of the city, cians were arrested at the northern province of Tarlac, Chief military prosecutor gen- were charged with “collectively ministry and other allegations on board a coach hired by a local fruit scene and confessed to stabbing military spokesman Lieutenant- eral Tsao Chin-sheng said Hung, imposing illegal punishment of abuse and misconduct in the company to ferry employees to work. the Americans. Colonel Ramon Zagala said. 24, suffered from heatstroke after on a subordinate” and offences military. Four military officials “The man suddenly attacked a few Three other rebels escaped being subjected to “exercises that against personal liberty. have been detained by authori- of the female colleagues and a male Woman held for during the firefight that lasted were unbearable, cruel and abu- Ten other officials were ties on abuse charges in connec- colleague who were sitting on the back into the early hours of yesterday, sive” that resulted in his death charged with involuntary man- tion with the case, while punitive rows of the bus a few minutes after it Eid greeting he said. Zagala did not name their from multiple organ failure. slaughter for not noticing that measures have been imposed on set off,” police inspector Kelvin Ip told slain woman leader. “I am sorry that the case Hung’s health was failing and 26 others. reporters. KUALA LUMPUR: Police He said the six dead rebels caused public anger and shook not taking necessary measures AFP AFP yesterday arrested a woman were among only 19 NPA mem- who angered Muslims by bers believed to be still operating posting a video greeting for in Tarlac, adding that the tip-off the Eid Al Fitr holiday that supported the military’s view that Red Tide featured her dogs. guerrilla influence in the province Dog trainer Maznah Yusof had dwindled. Philippine province suffers is being investigated for “caus- The NPA insurgency was ing disharmony on grounds started by rebels based in Tarlac of religion”, lawyer Latheefa in 1969. The rebellion later spread power cut over unpaid bills Koya said, an offence punish- across most of the country and able by up to five years in jail claimed at least 30,000 lives by MANILA: About one mil- board of gross mismanagement in in Muslim-majority Malaysia. government estimate. lion people in the Philippines accumulating the debts. The video shows Maznah However, the military esti- endured an extraordinary The president of the national bathing and feeding three dogs mates the guerrillas’ nationwide blackout yesterday after a power provider, Philippine as the Muslim call to prayer ranks are down to about 4,000 power provider cut electricity to Electricity Market Corporation sounds in the background. fighters after a successful coun- an entire province over unpaid (PEMCI), said it had been forced Dogs are viewed as unclean ter-insurgency campaign, down debts dating back 15 years. to take the drastic action after in Islam. from a peak of roughly 26,000 in Hospitals, hotels and an air- years of unsuccessful negotia- the 1980s. port in Albay province were tions with Albay Electric. Sayyaf releases “Rather than have more forced to run on emergency gen- Electricity supplies resumed encounters (firefights) with the erators after power was severed to most residents in the province captive clerk NPA, we encourage them to give on Tuesday afternoon, while at 5 pm yesterday after negotia- up the armed struggle,” said businesses closed and residents tions between PEMCI and Albay ZAMBOANGA CITY: Abu Zagala. struggled amid steamy, tropical Electric Co-Operative that were Sayyaf gunmen released President Benigno Aquino had weather. brokered by Energy Secretary unharmed its captive male opened peace talks with the NPA’s The country’s electricity spot Jericho Petilla. But the 100 biggest clerk in downtown Jolo, Sulu, front organisation the National market operator cut off the power consumers, including hotels, facto- yesterday after the fam- Democratic Front, aimed at end- to Albay’s electricity retailer ries and department stores, were ily reportedly paid ransom, a ing the communist insurgency because of about P4bn ($93m) in still cut off. military official said. before his six-year term expires bills that had accumulated over And PEMCI president Melinda Colonel Jose Joriel Cenabre, in 2016. 15 years, the national government Ocampo said power to the whole commander of the 2nd Marine However the negotiations col- said. The retailer, Albay Electric province would be turned off again Brigade and Task Force Sulu, lapsed in April and last month Co-Operative, is collectively in seven days unless Albay Electric said Alrashid Maha Rojas was the chief government negotiator A fish farm in the seas off Tongyeong, 490 kilometres southeast of owned by all power consumers in began repaying its debt. released by his captors near resigned, citing his frustration Seoul, is full of fish that were killed by red tides that hit the nation’s the province. “If they cannot pay then we will the government wharf in Jolo. with the stalled talks. southeastern seas yesterday. Local and national government cut them off,” Ocampo said. AGENCIES AFP officials accused Albay Electric’s AFP THURSDAY 1 AUGUST 2013 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 First UK Muslim MP returns to take over as Punjab governor ISLAMABAD: Britain’s knowledge and how to run insti- power blackouts and growing mil- killed a Scottish boy and fled to “When I was elected the first a landslide victory in May elec- first Muslim lawmaker, who tutions — I can use it for the ben- itancy - a challenge Sarwar said Pakistan. Britain and Pakistan Muslim MP, I felt very proud,” tions in Pakistan. once faced down racist death efit of Pakistanis,” said Sarwar, 60, he was ready for. have no extradition treaty but Sarwar said. “I was representing Sarwar said he hoped to use his threats from his opponents, has who was born in Punjab. “I believe life is in the hands Sarwar stepped in to broker a all the people in my constituency. experience in Britain to improve returned to his native Pakistan “I can be a bridge between over- of God. If you are in politics, you one-off transfer in 2005. Like many They came from maybe 50 differ- education in Punjab, working as governor of the country’s seas Pakistanis and Pakistanis have to do the right thing and Pakistani immigrants, Sarwar left ent cultures and religions.” alongside UN special education most populous province, he said here and work for the betterment some people are not going to like his native Pakistan and followed his Sarwar did not stand in the last envoy and former British prime yesterday. of both.” it,” Sarwar, who served three future wife, Perveen, to Scotland British election, but his youngest minister Gordon Brown. Pakistan Mohammed Sarwar, a former Punjab is home to half of terms as a member of parliament 35 years ago to build a new life in son, Anas Sarwar, has followed in has one of the world’s lowest rates member of Britain’s parliament Pakistan’s 180 million people and for Glasgow, said by telephone a country which is now home to his father’s footsteps. He is now of literacy. representing the opposition is the country’s wealthiest prov- from Lahore. the biggest overseas community of deputy leader of the Scottish Britain has promised to Labour party, had to renounce his ince, thanks to its fertile fields Reflecting on his years in people with Pakistani roots. Labour party and MP for Glasgow give Pakistan 446m pounds British citizenship to take on the and industry in the booming city British politics, Sarwar said he He started off in the whole- Central, the seat his father previ- ($680.57m) next year in aid. largely ceremonial post in Punjab. of Lahore, home to an ancient had received death threats from sale sector, gradually expanding ously held. The biggest chunk will pay fees He was officially appointed on Mughal fort. racist groups and was also once his cash-and-carry grocery busi- Sarwar was appointed gover- for poor students and improve Tuesday. But like other parts of the threatened after helping bring ness into an empire makingms of nor by Prime Minister Nawaz schools in Punjab. ($1 = 0.6553 “Everything that I have learnt South Asian country, Punjab is Asian gang members to justice. pounds. In 1997, he won his first Sharif, who is himself from British pounds) in my time in Britain - the also plagued by unemployment, The men had tortured and election. Lahore, after his party swept to REUTERS Car attacked Kerry arrives in Pakistan ISLAMABAD: US 10 killed as Secretary of State John Kerry flew to Pakistan late yesterday to press the gov- ernment on eliminating Islamist militant safe-havens as US-led troops prepare rebels attack to leave Afghanistan. He arrived in Islamabad shortly before 9pm for meetings with President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif check-posts and army chief General Ashfaq Kayani today. Army controls Khyber after gunfight Helipads likely PESHAWAR: Fierce clashes The official said the area was on buildings between Pakistani security under the control of government forces and Islamic militants on forces and stable after the attack. LAHORE: Multi-storey Tuesday left 10 people dead in Pakistan has suffered heavy commercial buildings more northwest Pakistan close to the losses in attacks by Al Qaeda than 60 feet high in Lahore Afghan border, officials said. and Taliban-led militants fol- are likely to be ordered Dozens of armed insurgents lowing the siege of a mosque in by authorities to have a attacked check-posts in Khyber Islamabad by government forces helipad on the rooftop for tribal region with eight militants in 2007. rescue work in case of emer- and two soldiers killed in the The government says more gency. Though the Building ensuing gunfight. than 40,000 people have been and Zoning Rules 2008 are “The attack took place on posts killed in attacks and bombings silent on helipads and other near Bara river. Forces success- carried out by the militants. safety measures, authorities fully repulsed the attack after On Monday, dozens of heav- are working to amend them heavy fighting,” a security official ily armed Taliban fighters freed after the Lahore High Court said. “Eight militants were killed nearly 250 prisoners, includ- constituted a fire safety com- during the exchange of fire. Two ing hardcore militants, during a mission that seeks input soldiers also got martyred while sophisticated overnight attack on from the government to stem four others have sustained inju- a jail in northwest Pakistan that tragic incidents like the May ries,” he said. killed 13 people. AFP 9 fire at the LDA Plaza. “Had A security personnel inspects a car after unknown assailants opened fire on it in Quetta, the capital of restive there been a helipad on the Baluchistan province, Pakistan, yesterday. At least three people were killed. rooftop of the plaza, we would have rescued several people easily,” an official said. Police nab 47 escaped convicts Chinese firm to set up four Pakistan poll chief resigns PESHAWAR: Police in north- total of 252 prisoners got away, of But it was not clear how many energy projects in Pakistan west Pakistan have rearrested whom 47 were now back in custody. were present during the assault, ISLAMABAD: Chief 47 prisoners who escaped dur- “Until today, 47 prisoners have which began late Monday ISLAMABAD: A Chinese yesterday, Wang said the China Election Commissioner ing a sophisticated Taliban either come on their own or been and ended early Tuesday. The energy investment company has Power Corporation is ready to Fakhruddin Ebrahim quit attack on a jail that killed 13 rearrested by police,” Aamir Khan city in northwestern Khyber identified four energy projects invest in four power projects. yesterday, a week after the people, officials said yesterday. Khatak, a senior government Pakhtunkhwa province is close in Pakistan for immediate Explaining the proposed projects, Supreme Court ordered the The prisoners were held late official in Dera Ismail Khan city to Pakistan’s semi-autono- investment, but informed the he said the capacity of two coal- panel to hold presidential polls Tuesday and yesterday, with some said. Malik Qasim, prisons adviser mous tribal belt bordering government that the start-up of based power projects, to be set ahead of its original schedule. handing themselves in and others to the chief minister of north- Afghanistan where Taliban and these projects would depend on up in Thar, would be 900MW Ebrahim’s resignation comes caught in a police search opera- western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Al Qaeda-linked insurgents are tariff approval from Nepra. each with a total investment of after the commission and the tion, officials said. They included province, said that four women most active. As a follow-up to the recent $2.12bn and would require 10 mil- court came under fire from five women prisoners and a prisoners had handed themselves Among the dead were six police visit of Prime Minister Nawaz lion tonnes coal a year. lawmakers during a session female police constable who had in. A female police constable who officers, one civilian, two attackers Sharif to China, the Vice The projects would depend on of the National Assembly and been taken hostage. was freed by the Taliban after and four prisoners, officials said. President of China Power the mining in Thar as the com- Senate, with some demanding Armed with guns, mortars, she was taken hostage had also It was not the first time either the Investment Corporation, Zhiyig pany intends to start coal produc- that the chief election com- rocket-propelled grenades and reached safety, he added. Afghan Taliban or their Pakistani Wang, is in Islamabad as head of tion by 2015 and power generation missioner resign. Presidential bombs, the Taliban bombarded A jail official in the city con- counterparts have claimed prison a 15-member delegation, and has by 2015-16. He said the corpora- elections were scheduled by the prison in the town of Dera firmed the arrests. The Central breaks. In April 2012, nearly 400 started deliberations with officials tion would set up a 660MW power the commission for August 6, Ismail Khan before escaping with Prison in Dera Ismail Khan can prisoners escaped from a jail of Ministry of Water and Power, plant in Lahore and would engage and panel had rejected a gov- inmates after a three-hour shoot- hold up to 5,000 inmates and outside Pakistan’s northwestern Board of Investment (BoI) and the Punjab government for devel- ernment request to change out. Pakistani officials at the time around 300 were being held in town of Bannu during a similar the Planning Commission. opment, investment, construction, the date. However, the said that at least 248 prisoners had connection with attacks on secu- insurgent raid. During his meeting with BoI operation and management of the Supreme Court ordered the escaped but yesterday they said a rity forces and sectarian killings. AFP Chairman Mohammad Zubair power plant. INTERNEWS commission to hold elections on July 30 as sought by the federal government in a peti- tion. Ebrahim was appointed in July 2012 after then ruling Pakistan Peoples Party and opposition PML-N agreed on his name as part of a consti- Civilian casualties up 23pc in Afghan war tutional obligation that the government and opposition KABUL: Civilian casualties in remaining four or five percent of the Taliban for nearly 90 percent should jointly nominate the the Afghan war rose 23 percent civilian casualties were unattrib- of civilian casualties. It said that election chief. in the first half of this year due uted, caused mainly by explosive “a number of positive steps” it had to Taliban attacks and increased remnants of war, it added. taken to reduce civilian casualties Two ministries fighting between insurgents and While IED attacks remain the were having “a real result”. government forces, the UN said highest cause of civilian casu- The UN report was released as for JUI-F yesterday. alties, increased ground fight- Afghan President Hamid Karzai The increase reverses a decline ing between Afghan troops and held talks with visiting US special ISLAMABAD: The JUI-F’s in 2012 and raises questions about insurgents was the second leading representative for Afghanistan and strategy to delay until last how Afghan government troops cause and a new trend in the first Pakistan, James Dobbins, officials minute its decision to support can protect civilians as US-led half of 2013. The UN also recorded said. The two men discussed flag- PML-N’s nominee Mamnoon Nato troops withdraw from the a 76 percent increase in civilian ging efforts to start peace talks Hussain in the presidential 12-year war against the Taliban. casualties as a result of insurgents with the Taliban and the prospect election is going to pay it with The UN Assistance Mission targeting civilian government of a security deal between Kabul two posts in the federal cabi- in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said employees, government offices, and Washington that would allow net, it was learnt yesterday. 1,319 civilians died and 2,533 were district headquarters and other some US troops to remain beyond Although the Jamiat Ulema- injured as a result of the war from offices. There was no immediate 2014. Karzai suspended talks on i-Islam-F denies having any January 1 to June 30, up 23 per- reaction from either the Afghan any future US military presence “underhand deal” with PML- cent on the same period in 2012. The Director of Human Rights for UNAMA, Georgette Gagnon, displays the government or the Taliban, which to protest against the manner in N, sources said PML-N had UNAMA said there was a 14 usually deny targeting civilians. which a Taliban office opened in agreed to offer two minis- report on civilian casualties during a press conference in Kabul yesterday. percent increase in total civilian The UN report also recorded a Qatar in June, billed initially as a tries to the religious party deaths and a 28 percent increase in sharp decline of 30 percent in the step forward in peace efforts. as a reward for its support. total civilian injuries. Female civil- devices (IEDs), the Taliban weapon documented in 2011,” the report number of civilian casualties as a But last week he told top US JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur ian casualties rose 61 percent, most of choice, the leading cause. said. The UN said 74 percent of result of Nato air strikes, which military commander General Rehman said his party had caused by fighting on the ground “The rise in civilian casualties the casualties were caused by in the past have been a source of Martin Dempsey that he was extended “unconditional sup- between pro-government and in the first half of 2013 reverses insurgents, nine percent by pro- considerable controversy. ready in principle to let a residual port” to Hussain and the issue insurgent forces, the UN said in a the decline recorded in 2012, and government forces and 12 percent The International Security American force stay in the coun- of cabinet positions had not report. Child casualties were up 30 marks a return to the high num- as a result of ground fight- Assistance Force in Afghanistan try beyond 2014. been discussed. AGENCIES percent with improvised explosive bers of civilian deaths and injuries ing between the two sides. The welcomed the report and blamed AFP THURSDAY 1 AUGUST 2013 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA Juvenile verdict Deluged, man and beast in gang rape may be delayed Plea to reconsider juvenile status

NEW DELHI: The verdict rape case knew what he was doing on the juvenile accused in the and what were its consequences December 16, 2012 gang rape thus he should not get the shield here is likely to be put on hold of the Juvenile Justice Act. as the Supreme Court yester- The court also said that it will day fixed August 14 for hear- examine the maintainability of ing a plea seeking his trial in Swamy’s petition as Luthra con- a regular court instead of the tended that there could not be Juvenile Justice Board. any third party intervention in a Janata Party chief Subramanian criminal matter involving a state Swamy has petitioned the apex and an individual. court, challenging the law fix- While saying that it will exam- ing 18 as the age of juvenile, and ine the maintainability of the the court yesterday asked him to plea of a third party coming in inform the Juvenile Justice Board the criminal proceedings, Chief that it will hear the petition on Justice Sathasivam observed: August 14. “The ASG is right that in crimi- Swamy moved the public inter- nal matters a third party is not est litigation seeking reframing allowed.” of section 2(k) of the Juvenile However, the court was told A man carries cow dung cakes in a basket as he wades through the flooded banks of the Ganga in Allahabad yesterday. Justice (Care and Protection of that it should consider the matter Children) Act, 2000 which says, as it involved larger public issue. “juvenile” or “child” means a The government, in its person who has not completed 18 response to Swamy’s plea, said: year of age. “The brains of adolescents, (espe- Mamata rules out division of West Bengal Additional Solicitor General cially those in the age group of Siddharth Luthra told the apex 16-18 years) as also young adults, court bench of Chief Justice are not only more prone to risk KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief of ‘Gorkhaland’ in north Bengal. through a tripartite agreement. when those who have respon- P Sathasivam, Justice Ranjana taking behaviour, but are also not Minister Mamata Banerjee The GJM wants parts of Moreover, the GJM had agreed sibility behave irresponsibly,” Prakash Desai and Justice capable of weighting pros and yesterday ruled out division Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri dis- to it. The elections to the GTA Banerjee said. Ranjan Gogoi that he would cons of their actions and control- of her state, even as life in tricts of northern West Bengal were duly held and its representa- “Why has this decision been accordingly instruct the public ling their emotions as those of the Darjeeling Hills remained to be made part of the proposed tives elected and the hill council taken at a time when the gen- prosecutor to inform the Juvenile older adults.” paralysed for the third day Gorkhaland. had started functioning,” said eral elections are approaching? Justice Board that it should not “Therefore, it may not be in response to a shutdown The GJM launched an indefi- Banerjee, adding “Darjeeling is The Congress, in its manifesto pronounce its verdict scheduled assumed that the committing of called by the Gorkha Janmukti nite shutdown in Darjeeling part and parcel of Bengal...There five years back, had committed for August 5. a heinous and brutal offence such Morcha (GJM) demanding the Hills from Saturday while its is no question of division”. Telangana formation, but why Swamy’s petition said that for as rape is an indicator of emo- creation of ‘Gorkhaland’. chief Bimal Gurung on Tuesday Attacking the Congress on the has this decision been taken now the purposes of criminal law juve- tional and intellectual maturity as A day after the Congress resigned as the chief executive Telangana issue, Banerjee said it when the elections are knocking nile accused should not be “emo- this would be contrary to estab- Working Committee and the of the Gorkhaland Territorial smacked off “divisive politics”. on the doors? Simply because it tionally and intellectually” more lished developmental and neuro- United Progressive Alliance Administration (GTA) — an “I am not averse to Telangana, will add a few more seats?” she than 18 years. science research findings”, the approved the carving out of autonomous and elected hill devel- it is their prerogative. But what if said. “I condemn this attitude and Seeking the trial of the juvenile government said in its affidavit Telangana from Andhra Pradesh, opment council. But Banerjee said other states start making similar am shocked at the decision. For accused in the fast track court filed by Vivek Joshi, joint secre- the GJM announced it will there was no question of dissolv- demands? Will the Congress allow political purpose and vendetta, hearing the case against four tary, women and child develop- call on Union Home Minister ing the GTA or dividing the state. all these demands and break the our constitutional obligations adult co-accused, Swamy said ment ministry. Sushilkumar Shinde to press for “There is no question of dis- country into pieces? It is most should not be jeopardised.” the juvenile accused in Delhi gang IANS the creation of a separate state solving the GTA. It was formed unfortunate for the country IANS 18 passengers missing, two dead as bus falls into canal

CHANDIGARH: A state gov- Ludhiana, about 50km from here. the time of the accident. ernment-owned luxury bus car- Fatehgarh Sahib district police While the bus was taken out of rying at least 20 passengers fell chief Gurmeet Singh Chauhan the canal in the day, only one body into the Bhakra canal in Punjab said the swift currents in the was recovered from inside. The early yesterday and two bod- canal carried the bus three km remaining passengers are likely ies were recovered, police said, downstream. to have been swept away in the adding that some more people Police officials said they could fast current of the canal. may have drowned. not ascertain the exact number At least 42 passengers boarded The Punbus from Amritsar of casualties as it wss hard to the Delhi-Amritsar bus from depot was on its way from Delhi recover the bodies. Delhi but some got off on the way, to Amritsar when it fell into the A spokesman of Chief Minister Punjab Roadways officials said. canal around 2am close to the Parkash Singh Badal’s office said The chief minister announced floating restaurant near Sirhind that all passengers may have an ex-gratia grant of Rs100,000 to town along National Highway drowned. Officials said that 20-25 next of kin of each of the victims. No.1 between Ambala and passengers could be in the bus at IANS

Martyr remembered Senior Congress legislator attacked in Kerala

KOCHI: A senior Congress legislator was assaulted yester- day in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district by a group of people whom the legislator described as activists of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). “There were lot of people and I could recognise some. But many of the attackers were not from here. I have come to know that they are RSS workers,” alleged K Sivadasan Nair, who is undergo- ing treatment at a government hospital in Aranmula, near the district headquarter town of Pathanamthitta, about 105km from here. The attack took place when the legislator was going to inaugurate a temple festival in Aranmula. Speaker of the Kerala Assembly G Karthikeyan has asked state Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan to conduct a probe. Condemning the incident, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said strict action would be taken A member of the Kamboj Sabha organisation places garlands on a against Nair’s attackers. statue of Indian Sikh independence activist Shaheed Udam Singh The Congress party has called in Amritsar yesterday on the freedom fighter’s 73rd martyrdom for a dawn-to-dusk shutdown anniversary. in the district today to protest the attack. IANS THURSDAY 1 AUGUST 2013 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 JNU student attacks classmate with axe, kills self

NEW DELHI: In a sensational cam- being a hub of radical thinking and left- An incensed Akash tried to fire at her trauma centre, and he died after a few Kamla Mitra Chenoy, professor in pus crime, a student of Jawaharlal ist ideology. with the locally-assembled pistol. But hours. Roshani was taken to Safdarjung JNU School of International Studies, Nehru University calmly walked into a Akash, 23, seemed well prepared for that did not work. Hospital, where she is still in critical con- said Akash was not happy with the lack classrom armed with an axe and a pis- the vicious attack as he was armed with He then drank the poison and pounced dition,” a senior police officer said. of response from the girl. tol yesterday, asked a girl to walk out a pistol, an axe, a knife and a bottle con- on her with the axe, hitting her five times “We have recovered a country made “The JNU staff is very upset this inci- with him and, when she refused, axed taining poison. on the head. Before her stunned class- pistol, a bottle of poisonous substance and dent happened. We are shocked,” he told her and drank the poison. He walked into room number 213 of mates could react, he took out his knife an axe from the spot,” the police officer IANS. A senior doctor at the Safdarjung He died while the girl is battling for the School of Languages, in between two and slashed his own neck. said. A student said a besotted Akash had Hospital said: “We are trying our best. her life. classes when not many students were The assailant and victim both slumped been pursuing Roshani for the last two She is in a very critical condition”. The incident took place at around present, and screamed at Roshani, 22, to the ground bleeding. years. Both the attacker and the victim Police officials said a four-page note 11 am in the sprawling JNU campus of asking her to accompany him. “Akash was taken to All India were from Bihar and were in the third written in Hindi has been recovered from India’s premier university known for Roshani declined. Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) year of the Korean language course. the spot. IANS Andhra erupts in fury over division Violence, shutdown disrupt life in Rayalseema HYDERABAD: The coastal Telangana, a new Indian state CHINA Andhra and Rayalaseema regions erupted in fury yes- India’s Congress party has approved the creation of its 29th state, New Delhi terday, a day after the United Telangana, which is to be carved out of Andhra Pradesh. INDIA Progressive Alliance coordina- tion committee agreed to the Hyderabad will remain the common capital for both states division of Andhra Pradesh for a period of 10 years. 500 miles and the formation of a separate 500 km Telangana state. The politicians in the two regions, however, appear to have Adilabad reconciled to the fact as unlike Tuesday, when one MP and four state legislators had announced Karimnagar Nizamabad their resignations, no public rep- TELANGANA resentative quit yesterday. Medak Warangal Congress party leaders from Khammam the two regions held a meeting Hyderabad with Chief Minister N Kiran Rangareddy 100 miles Kumar Reddy to discuss their Nalgonda 100 km future course of action but dif- ferences among them were vis- Mahbubnagar Bay of ible. Some state ministers went Bengal on record saying that resignations will serve no purpose. Ministers and legislators from ANDHRA Rayalaseema gave a new twist by PRADESH ANDHRA PRADESH TELANGANA demanding that capital of ‘Rayala (before break up) Andhra’ (Andhra Pradesh) should 85 mln (2011) Population 35 mln (2011) be built in their region and they 275,045 sq km Area 114,800 sq km should also get due share of river 23 Districts 10 waters. 42 Parliament 17 Even the main opposition seats Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Chennai chief N Chandrababu Naidu has United Andhra Pradesh activists tear down a statue of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi while protesting the accepted the reality of two states. formation of Telangana state, in Ananthapur, yesterday. In his first reaction to the deci- Congress and set afire the statues total response in all major towns. sion, he said there was noth- of former prime ministers Indira Opposing the division of the ing wrong in having two states Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. state, students and activists of but the Telugu-speaking people One of the statues was various groups took to the streets. should remain united. demolished. Road transport came to a Federal minister for splitting UP The former chief minister Paramilitary forces and police standstill while shops, business demanded that the centre build a used force and fired teargas establishments and educational NEW DELHI: Close on the administrative point of view, a Pradesh which witnessed six dis- new city at par with Hyderabad to shells to disperse protesters who institutions remained closed in heels of the UPA government’s state of over 200 million people, trict magistrates in 12 months, be the capital of Andhra Pradesh. attacked government and private the two regions, usually referred decision to carve out Telangana 72 districts, over 800 blocks is just Ramesh said: “The size of Uttar Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen property and pelted stones on to as Seemandhra. from Andhra Pradesh, Rural not governable. It is my personal Pradesh and the administrative (MIM), a key political force in security personnel. Effigies of Congress president Development Minister Jairam view. The state’s politics is a sepa- and the political interference in Hyderabad, which had opposed A man attempted self-immo- Sonia Gandhi were burnt dur- Ramesh yesterday favoured rate issue.” the administration are destroying the state’s division, said it would lation in Anantapur. Policemen ing the protests. The protestors restructuring of Uttar Pradesh. Ramesh’s comments came the state. No chief minister would be active in both the states rescued him and he was taken to raised slogans of ‘Jai Samaikya Ramesh said: “If a debate on hours after BSP chief and former know the names of 72 districts for protection of the rights of hospital, where his condition was Andhra’ and squatted on the reorganisation of states is to be Uttar Pradesh chief minister by heart.” minorities. stated to be critical. roads. They also demanded the held, priority should be given to Mayawati renewed her demand “Bihar has been reorganised. Tension prevailed in Anantapur Protests rocked both the resignation of public representa- reorganisation of Uttar Pradesh for splitting the country’s biggest Madhya Pradesh has been reor- town of Rayalaseema as protes- regions as the shutdown called tives, irrespective of their party because the current structure of state into four parts. ganised. Reorganisation of Uttar tors, opposing the state’s divi- by Samaikya Andhra Joint Action affiliations. the state is ungovernable.” Citing his experience during his Pradesh is long overdue,” he said. sion, ransacked an office of the Committee (JAC) evoked near IANS He said: “Purely from an last week’s visit to Unnao in Uttar IANS

Petrol, diesel Trinidad to chair world Ramleela panel New police boss to work PORT-OF-SPAIN: Ramleela, greater understanding of Ramleela “As a result, performance and prices hiked the enduring saga of Ram, his as an inherent world cultural her- excellence are no longer about for women’s safety trials and tribulations and his itage and that countries involved individual players and adminis- NEW DELHI: Oil market- final triumph that provides the in promoting Ramleela would trators. It’s about coordination NEW DELHI: The new being encouraged to come for- ing companies yesterday raised climax for the annual Dussehra begin the process of archiving and and orchestration across bor- police chief of India’s capital ward and report crime, rape diesel and petrol prices respec- festival, is set for a major revival sharing the spirit and the eter- derless boundaries. To thrive in said yesterday his top priority complaints jumped 148 percent tively by 50 and 70 paise a litre, among the Indian diaspora nal message of Ramleela globally,” these in both academia and prac- was making the city safer for between January 1 and March 24 excluding taxes. with Trinidad & Tobago being added Gooptar who served as the tice, one must optimise the per- women after the fatal gang- this year from the same period in The new rates came into force selected as the first chair of the principal of the Tunapura Hindu formance of the global Ramleela rape of a student sparked vio- 2012, police records show. from midnight. newly-created World Ramleela School from 1999 to 2009. He also community — from the smallest lent protests. Women in Delhi have been State-run Indian Oil Council. has a doctorate on “The Impact of group to the largest international Bhim Sain Bassi said he wanted demanding better street light- Corporation (IOC) said the This follows the first Indian Movies on the Identity of organisations,” he explained. to ensure women “feel safe any- ing, safer transport and changes depreciation of the rupee and International Ramleela East Indians in Trinidad”. Noting that the UN had where, anytime” in New Delhi, in the way they are treated at hardening of crude prices in the Conference held earlier this Gooptar said the confer- declared Ramleela a World often dubbed India’s “rape capi- home and outside. international market had neces- month at the University of the ence was fully supported by the Heritage Festival, Gooptar said: tal” by local media and home to Bassi also defended an adver- sitated the hike. West Indies, St. Augustine. National Ramleela Council, the “It is hoped that this conference nearly 17 million people. tisement issued on Tuesday by “Since the last price change, the Ramleela was brought here Ministry of National Diversity and its outcome would serve as “Women’s safety is our top- Delhi police which encouraged international price of petrol has in 1845 when the East Indian and Social Integration, the a reminder and impetus to lead- most priority. We will do every- readers to donate to a police fund gone up. The INR-USD (rupee- Diaspora forged a new life in Ministry of Multiculturalism, the ers, at the local and international thing possible to ensure the safety to help homeless children before dollar) exchange rate, however, Trinidad and Tobago. They prin- University of Trinidad and Tobago levels, that it is time to make of women,” he said at a news they turn to crime. has marginally appreciated. The cipally came from Uttar Pradesh (UTT) and the University of the decisions that will contribute to conference. The advert in The Times of combined impact of these factors and Bihar between 1845 and 1917 West Indies. the promotion and preservation The force has been under India showed a photo of a boy has warranted a price increase to work on the sugar and cocoa The conference theme was: of Ramleela as a World Heritage scrutiny since the December 16 with a caption that read: “Help of petrol by Rs0.70 per litre,” the plantations and its first setting “Ramleela In The Global Village: Festival. Among the highlights of attack on a physiotherapy stu- him learn how to chop an onion. country’s largest OMC said. was under a huge cedar tree in Traditions, Innovations and the conference was the participa- dent on a moving bus in Delhi, Before someone teaches him how The new petrol prices for New Cedar Hill, Princes Town. Future Directions”. Minister of tion of Molly Kaushal, an asso- which brought widespread anger to chop a head”. Delhi will be Rs.71.28 per litre, “The major aim of the confer- National Diversity and Social ciate professor at New Delhi’s about endemic sex crime to “One should not go just by the Kolkata at Rs.78.64 per litre, ence was to promote the concept Integration Clinton DeCouteau Indira Gandhi National Centre the boil. wordings of the advert,” Bassi Mumbai at Rs.78.61 per litre and of Ramleela as a cultural herit- delivered the opening address. for the Arts. She is currently The incident highlighted the said. “It’s a thoughtful ad which Chennai at Rs.74.49 per litre. age not only for Trinidad and Gooptar felt that such global heading the Janapada Sampada appalling safety record of Delhi, is trying to urge parents to incul- A sharp depreciation in the Tobago but internationally,” said efforts favoured organisations and Division of the Centre devoted which had more than twice as cate the right values in children value of the rupee has made oil Primnath Gooptar, who chaired individuals who can effectively to the study of cultural heritage, many cases of crime against so that they do not deviate from imports costlier and put pressure the three-day event. reach out and collaborate with folklore and lifestyle. women in 2011 as the commer- the right path.” on marketing firms. IANS “I believe this would lead to a their partners across the seas. IANS cial hub Mumbai. With women AFP THURSDAY 1 AUGUST 2013 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

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Diplomatic Abdul Aziz The Pearl Ghuwailina Al Ghanim Al Mansoura Musheireb Al Sadd & Bin Dirham New Mirqab thought. Al Salata ISLAMABAD 30/26 T-storms 31/26 Chance of storm AFP Source : http://www.alasmakhrealestate.com/ Queen’s speech for third world war revealed LONDON: It is the Queen’s speech — codenamed Wintex-Cimex 83 — which Prince Andrew, then a helicopter destroyed and the prime minister killed. hospital medicine stores were looted. that nobody ever wants to hear. was drawn up by top intelligence, defence pilot with HMS Invincible, is, the Queen The potential Queen’s speech was Defence chiefs had concluded that In 1983, senior British civil servants and Home Office staff. It is revealed in a explains, already in action and “it is this written as in real life the UK ambassa- Nato would have to launch a nuclear drafted a message they envisaged the cache of secret documents released today close bond of family life that must be our dor to Moscow warned that the warlike strike first or face defeat by the over- monarch might have to deliver to the by the National Archives, which evokes greatest defence against the unknown”. rhetoric of Yuri Andropov, general sec- whelming force of the USSR, code- nation on the eve of all-out nuclear war the shadow of nuclear Armageddon that Other files show the government rowed retary of the Soviet Communist party, named Orange. “The enemy is not the with Russia. hung over Britain 30 years ago. with the British Medical Association over had become “profoundly disturbing”. soldier with his rifle nor even the airman The message, rousing and bleak in The address begins by recalling her last its estimate that Britain would suffer 33 Against this backdrop, the war planners prowling the skies above our cities and equal measure, was prepared during a broadcast, when “the horrors of war could million casualties in a nuclear attack, produced a scenario in which a bellicose towns but the deadly power of abused secret government exercise designed to not have seemed more remote as my fam- with more than one million dying from new USSR leadership had taken control technology,” the Queen continued in test Britain’s reaction to international ily and I shared our Christmas joy”. the blasts in London alone. A top secret and launched attacks on West Germany, her address. “But whatever terrors lie developments that tilted the world to She continues: “Our brave country must briefing for whichever leader won the 1983 Scandinavia, Italy and Turkey. Chemical in wait for us all the qualities that have the brink of a third world war. In it, the again prepare itself to survive against general election explained how the Cobra and nuclear strikes would be next. helped to keep our freedom intact twice Queen would describe the “madness of great odds. I have never forgotten the room in Downing Street was equipped The scenario imagined half a million already during this sad century will once war” and “the deadly power of abused sorrow and pride I felt as my sister and I with facilities to trigger the launch of people heading for the hills of Wales and more be our strength.” technology” and call on Britain to sum- huddled around the nursery wireless set nuclear missiles, and advises the incom- the West Country to escape bombings in She signs off: “As we strive together to mon the spirit of two world wars in its listening to my father’s inspiring words on ing prime minister that if a Soviet strike which thousands had already died. Violent fight off this new evil, let us pray for our battle to survive. that fateful day in 1939. Not for a single looms she or he should disperse ministers anti-war protests convulsed London and country and men of goodwill wherever The extraordinary speech forms part moment did I imagine that this solemn around the country to form “embryo gov- military bases in Scotland, while alcohol they may be. God bless you all.” of a chilling 320-page war games scenario and awful duty would one day fall to me.” ernments” to take control if London is sales across the country rocketed and THE GUARDIAN

Namesake to retrace Gravitational tide secret of Saturn’s weird moon PARIS: Enceladus (pictured), the second largest planet of the a white moon of Saturn with Solar System, squeezes Enceladus’ Amelia Earhart’s flight ice-spewing volcanoes, owes its innards, causing friction whose strangeness to tides of gravi- heat allows the water to remain WASHINGTON: A namesake and distant relative of Amelia tational forces exerted by its in a liquid state. Earhart is making plans for a symbolic recreation of the ill-starred mother, a study said yesterday. Long debated, the notion has 1937 flight around the world in which the pioneering aviatrix went Discovered in 1789 by William now gained the support of com- missing. Herschel, Enceladus measures parisons of the icy plume as the Amelia Rose Earhart, 30, a TV weather anchor in Colorado and only 504 kilometres across, yet moon crawls around Saturn on an self-help blogger who has been a pilot since 2004, intends to set off in is one of the great oddities of the egg-shaped orbit. June 2014 from Oakland, California on her two-week, 14-stop, 25,000 Solar System. When Enceladus is closest to nautical mile journey. With her as co-pilot in a single-engine turboprop Its surface is a gorgeous white Saturn, the plume is at its dim- will be Arkansas businessman Patrick Carter, on a route that will see shell of ice, rather than asteroid- mest, a sign that the fractures them in Brazil, Senegal, Nigeria, Djibouti, India, Thailand, Australia pocked rock and dust, and the are being closed up by a mighty and Papua New Guinea. surface is pristine except for a gravitational pull from the giant Once completed, Earhart expects to be “the youngest woman to fly network of fractures near its south mother planet, and so relatively around the world in a single-engine aircraft,” according to the project’s pole. These cracks — dubbed “tiger little water escapes, according to website (www.flywithamelia.org). stripes” — emit fountains of water the new study. “Aviation plays an integral role in my life and I hope to share some of vapour that instantly turn into icy When Enceladus is at its far- that joy with others through this adventure,” said Earhart in a state- grains on contact with the chill thest point from Saturn, the ment Wednesday at the EAA AirVenture fly-in in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. vacuum of space. plume is several times brighter, The late Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly the Atlantic solo Some astrophysicists conclude suggesting that the fractures open in 1932, vanished on July 2, 1937 with navigator Fred Noonan near that the worldlet harbours an out — rather like an unclenched Howland Island during the mid-Pacific leg of their flight around the ocean of saltwater, which in turn fist — and more water is disgorged. world. She was 39. makes it a good candidate as a The evidence comes from 252 Earlier this year, an expedition to find source for life. But how can a sub- infrared images taken by US the wreckage of her twin-engine Lockheed surface sea exist, if the ambient explorer probe Cassini during its Electra claimed to have detected a section temperature is close to absolute lonely swings around the planet. of its fuselage using sonar equipment. zero — -273 degrees Celsius — and They provide “strong evidence The International Group for Historic the Sun is a distant dot? that tidal forces do play an impor- Aircraft Recovery suspects Earhart and The answer, say theorists, lies tant role in controlling Enceladus’ paper, led by Matthew Hedman of white surface. The ice may also Noonan may have landed, and possibly with a phenomenon called tidal plume activity, perhaps by chang- Cornell University in New York. be the origin of one of the rings of survived some time, on tiny uninhabited forces. ing the width of the conduits Many of the icy grains from Saturn that give the gas giant its Nikumaroro, in the Kiribati atoll. They argue that the gravita- between the surface and various Enceladus fall back on its sur- special beauty, according to some. AFP tional pull exerted by Saturn, underground reservoirs,” says the face, which explains its dazzling AFP Thursday 1 August 2013 23 Ramadan 1434 Volume 18 Number 5778 Price: QR2

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DOHA: The GCC region’s hos- Q2 of 2012 revenue of QR179.17m. pitality sector has been show- This shows that four-star hotels’ ing strong growth due to rising income was less because they are business tourism, says a report not the venues of international by the Kuwait Financial Centre. conferences and meetings. Hotel room revenue of the sec- Critics, therefore, argue that tor is poised to soar to a record given the situation much of the $25bn by 2016, from $17.83bn revenue of the five-star hotels in 2011, the Centre, known as might have come from confer- Markaz, said in a report released ences and meetings and the stay recently. of their foreign delegates. Presently, meetings and exhi- Since these meetings and con- bitions that are being organized ferences are mainly organized by have boosted business tourism in the government, this simply means the region. “Meetings and exhi- that indirectly the revenues of the bitions have emerged as the pri- five-star hotels came from Qatar mary driver for business tourism itself, argue critics. in countries like the UAE and They further point out that if Qatar,” Markaz said. meetings and conferences are the Although the report doesn’t main driver of the growth in the give details, figures released number of business visitors, proper A woman walks past the logo of Honda Motor Co displayed outside one of the company’s dealerships in Tokyo, yesterday. Honda by Qatar’s tourism promotion facilities for such events should at said its net profit of 122.4bn ($1.2bn) for the fiscal first quarter through June was down seven per cent from 131.7bn yen when com- agency, Qatar Tourism Authority least be made available. pared to the same period the previous year. (QTA) suggest 61,406 non-GCC “The tariffs of five-star hotels visitors arrived in Qatar in the (which are mainly the venues of second quarter (Q2) of this year. international meetings and confer- According to QTA, more than ences) are very high here, as com- 60 percent, or 43,000, of these pared to other GCC states, and QIIC net profit visitors were here for business. there are hardly any proper facili- Ooredoo launches Business Interestingly, the ratio of busi- ties for extempore translations and ness visitors in Qatar was higher video and audio conferencing avail- increases at an incredible 70 percent in the able,” said a critic. second quarter of 2012, as some There is only one big hall (Qatar Fibre broadband service 41,000 of a total of 57,334 visitors National Convention Centre) for to QR35.8m were business visitors. international conferences, and the DOHA: Ooredoo has launched large files, and easily engage with no unbudgeted expenses. DOHA: Qatar Islamic Insur- If the Markaz report is to be problem with five-star hotels, aside its new business fibre broad- their customers through social To increase Internet accessibility ance Company (QIIC) has dis- believed, a vast majority of these from high tariffs, is that bookings band service, providing small media. Businesses will also be able around offices, business customers closed the semi annual financial business visitors might have been are not easily available. and medium-sized businesses to enhance their IT costs by mov- can also purchase additional Wi-Fi statements for the period end- delegates invited by the govern- The hotels are mostly booked with the country’s fastest-ever ing their IT infrastructure to the access points at QR800 per con- ing June 30, 2013. The financial ment to attend various meetings for weddings and conferences so and most reliable connection to Ooredoo Cloud virtual computing nection, including installation and statements revealed a net profit and conferences. there is always a clash over book- the Internet. platform, delivering remote back with no ongoing fees. of QR35.8m compared with And most of these conferences ings for such events and those for All of Ooredoo’s existing busi- up, and managed voice and sup- Ooredoo is deploying Business QR34.8m for the same period and meetings are held in five-star weddings, according to a critic. ness customers will be able to port services. Fibre on a zone-by-zone basis last year, the company said in a hotels. “This means that the dele- Meanwhile, the revenue of enjoy ultrafast broadband speeds Ooredoo will automatically across Qatar in order to reach statement posted on QE website gates didn’t pay for their stay here. Dubai hotels and hotels apart- that are five to 10 times faster upgrade and connect all current the greatest number of custom- yesterday. It is rather the Qatari government ments had soared to a record high than the existing copper wire ASDL broadband customers over ers as possible. Ooredoo plans to The company’s earning per that paid,” said a critic. of 9.8bn dirhams ($2.69bn) in the connection – at no extra charge. the coming months. Once con- connect all business customers by share (EPS) amounted to QR2.39 QTA figures for the second first half of 2012, up an impres- Ooredoo has a long tradition of nected, existing customers on the mid-2014, enabling them to seam- as of June 30, 2013 as against quarter (April to June, 2013) say sive 22 percent over the same supporting small businesses, and 1 Mbps plan will be upgraded to 10 lessly migrate their services to QR2.32 for the corresponding the revenue of five-star hotels in period of 2011, according to Dubai now they will be able to connect Mbps, 2 Mbps to 20 Mbps, and 4 Ooredoo’s Business Fibre. period in 2012. the quarter was QR766.59m, up Department of Tourism and at speeds that were traditionally Mbps to 40 Mbps. Customers will Rolling-out Business Fibre is 19.7 percent over the same period Commerce Marketing (DTCM). only available to large enterprises, be upgraded without paying any the next step in Ooredoo’s mas- QOIC net profit of 2012 when the revenue was Guest numbers in Dubai’s helping to boost Qatar’s knowl- extra monthly fees. terplan of covering all homes and QR615.77. hotels and hotel apartments rose edge based economy. The plans offer unlimited businesses in the inhabited areas at QR13.1m The revenue of four-star hotels by 10 percent in the period to Business Fibre’s faster speeds usage. Business customers can use of Qatar with fibre optic networks in this period was much less at more than five million. enable businesses to enhance the Internet with the confidence by the end of 2014. DOHA: Qatar Oman Invest- QR185m, up only 3.2 percent over THE PENINSULA their office productivity, transfer of reliable connection speeds, and THE PENINSULA ment Company (QOIC) reported a first half net profit of QR13.1m for the period ending June 30, 2013, according to a Qatar Exchange notification yesterday. This figures represents an Dreamliner back in air, Qatar Electricity and UDC profit up 5pc to QR389m increase of 3.15 percent in its net profit over QR12.7m reported for Water Co profit rises DOHA: United Ahmed bin Nasser the same period in 2012. The com- says Qatar Airways Development bin Faleh Nasser Al pany’s earning per share (EPS) DOHA: The Board of Directors of Qatar Company (UDC), Thani (pictured), was QR0.416 as of June 30 com- FRANKFURT/DOHA: A Qatar Airways 787 Electricity and Water Company chaired one of Qatar’s chairman of the pared to QR0.404 for the corre- Dreamliner grounded last week amid reports of a prob- by H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah, leading develop- board. “Our out- sponding period in 2012. lem with an electrical panel in the aircraft has resumed Chairman of the Administrative Control ers, recorded a net standing results are flying, the airline said yesterday. The jet, known as and Transparency and Chairman of the profit of QR389m largely attributed Qatar bourse index A7-BCB, landed in Frankfurt 20 minutes behind sched- company, adopted the interim condensed for the second to Qatar’s economic ule at 2pm (1200 GMT) after an almost six-hour flight financial results for the first half of the fis- quarter of this growth and stability rises by 0.39pc from Doha, and passengers reported a normal flight. cal year 2013 (from January 1 to June 30), year. The figure under the leadership “Everything was totally fine except for the lateness. They and the balance sheet for period referred represents 5 per of His Highness DOHA: Qatar Exchange con- didn’t tell us anything about any technical problems,” said to after it is reviewed by the auditors of cent increase over Sheikh Tamim Bin tinued upswing trend yester- an elderly female passenger, who declined to give her name. the company M/S Deloitte & Touche the net profit of Hamad bin Khalifa day, adding 37.62 points (0.39 “They just said the lateness was due to other planes and The financial statements revealed a net QR370m posted in Q2, 2012. Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar.” percent) to advance to 9,704.98 that this plane is the best of its kind out there.” profit of QR637m same as in 2012. The earn- Net profit attributable to UDC’s chief executive officer points from 9,667.36 on Tuesday. Last week, Qatar Airways said the jet was out of service ing per share (EPS) amounted to QR6.37 in owners of the company stood at Ebrahim Mubarak Al-Sulaiti said: Among the top gainers were for what it described as a “minor” technical issue. It said 2013 same as in 2012. The first six months QR325m, compared to QR299m “Our financial results for the first Qatar National Bank which was the aircraft had not caught fire. of 2013 witnessed an increase of 2.3 percent during the same period last year. half of 2013 reflect solid perform- up 2.37 percent to QR177, Qatar In a statement yesterday, Qatar Airways said a delay in sales (QR1,405m, as against QR1,373m Showing growth across its vari- ances by the company and its sub- Islamic Bank rose 0.58 percent in shipping a replacement part from Boeing “caused an for 2012) and an increase of 4 percent in ous portfolios, UDC posted a sec- sidiaries, and we are confident we to QR68.90, Ooredoo gained 1.67 extended grounding” of the Dreamliner, one of six in its gross profit (QR624m as against QR600m ond quarter earnings per share of will keep up this momentum in percent to QR139.80 and Qatar fleet. The airline did not say what part was needed or what for 2012). QR 0.96, up 8 per cent from the the second half of this year.” Fuel was up by 1.59 percent to problem occurred, but stressed it was committed to safe The results confirm the success of the same period last year of QR0.89. He added: “As we move from QR268. operations. “Qatar Airways takes all matters affecting the company and its Board of Directors in the Q2 gross profit was reported at strength to strength, we remain The banking and financial sec- safety of its passengers seriously,” it said. constant quest to achieve the best results QR508m, compared to QR451m focused on finding the best value tor index was up 1.20 points, the Qatar Airways said several replacement parts were with a financial interest in the development for the same period last year. for our shareholders, while staying insurance sector index was up required for the repair. After the delayed part arrived, the of the company’s performance and increase “I am pleased with our perform- responsive to the needs of our clients, 1.42 points and industrial sector 787 needed three days of “post-assembly and testing” before their investments. ance as we continue to post excel- investors, residents and retailers.” rose 0.27 points. resuming service, the airline added. REUTERS THE PENINSULA lent financial results,” said Sheikh THE PENINSULA QNA THURSDAY 1 AUGUST 2013 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Iran grants Syria $3.6bn credit to buy oil products Deal to help ease credit crunch and financing expensive imports with foreign currency

AMMAN: Syria and Iran U.S. and European Union finan- interest and a long grace period, have shrunk by around 30 per- by limiting the need to pay for ties with Syria to help it with- signed a deal this week to acti- cial sanctions imposed after the the official said. cent since the conflict began two imported products and foodstuffs stand Western economic sanc- vate a $3.6bn credit facility to crackdown on protests at the Syria’s economy has been hurt years ago. with scarce foreign currency. tions and sealed a free trade deal buy oil products to shore up start of the crisis. Its main sup- by depletion of foreign reserves “It’s a strong psychological and The pound has crashed as low that granted Syrian exports a low President Bashar Al Assad’s plier of petroleum products by sea that were estimated at around political message of support from as one-sixth of its pre-crisis value 4 percent customs tariff. Tehran war battered economy, officials has been Iran. $16bn-$18bn before the crisis. The Iran. They are not just giving you against the dollar, leading to ram- used to supply Damascus with up and bankers said yesterday. Another $1bn credit line to country had been earning some a specific loan but they are giving pant inflation. Currency traders to a $1bn worth of oil products on The deal, which was agreed in Damascus has already been $2.5bn a year from oil exports you funds over a long period and say the pound plunged to 300 similar credit terms in the early May and will allow Iran to acquire extended to buy Iranian power before the crisis. (you can) draw as much as you to the dollar earlier this month 1980s before Syria became an oil equity stakes in investments in generating products and other With the economy on a war want on items you choose,” said before recovering to around 200. producer. Syria, is part of Iran’s broader goods in a barter arrangement that footing and military costs spiral- Samir Aita, a prominent Syrian “There will be less demand on Last January, Tehran agreed support for Assad in his battle has helped Syria export textiles, ling, Syria has been forced to rely economist living abroad. the dollar when the state gets during a visit by Syrian Prime against a two-year insurgency by phosphates and some agricultural increasingly on new credit lines “The credit facility will allow oil products and flour from Iran Minister Wael Al Halki to deposit mainly Sunni rebels. produce such as olive oil and citrus from its main allies. Russia, Iraq Syria to spend much needed funds and we export to them textiles $500m in Syria’s central bank “This will help Syria to import products, trade officials say. and China have provided support now tied up on other areas,” he and some foodstuffs,” said Essam vaults to prop up the local cur- petroleum products that the “This will allow Syria to import — sometimes in the form of bar- added. Although the financing deal Zamrick, deputy head of the rency, banking sources say. The country needs,” said a Syrian Iranian products up to this ceiling, ter deals — but not on the scale provides short-term relief for Syria, Damascus chamber of industry. latest credit facility deal was wel- trade official, referring to the with almost half to buy electric- of this week’s deal with Tehran. it will push up the long-term debt Last year Iran and Syria arranged comed by a cash-starved business credit facility. Underlining the ity equipment for the sector,” the Syria’s Deputy Prime Minister of a country that once prided itself a petrol-for-diesel swap, but the loss community that has little access acute nature of Syria’s financial trade official, speaking by phone Qadri Jamil held talks in Moscow on a low national debt, bankers say. of Syria’s main oil producing areas to Western financial systems problems, he said authorities had from Damascus, told Reuters. last week about a possible Russian Bankers say the credit facilities, in the east meant that Damascus under sanctions. tried to set a ceiling of $4bn on Alongside the favourable loan to Damascus but no agree- that will be channelled through the no longer has the light crude it The deal will also open the door the deal. deferred payment terms of those ment has been announced yet. state-owned Commercial Bank of produced nor the extra petrol and to wider Iranian investments in Syria is short of diesel for its financing facilities, Damascus has The latest deal should also ease Syria and Iran’s Bank Saderat, naphtha it used to export. infrastructure projects such as army and fuel to keep the econ- been in talks for months to secure financial demands on an economy could also reduce the mounting Nevertheless, Iran has steadily power plants and heavy industry. omy running, partly because of a loan of up to $2bn with low whose $60bn GDP is estimated to pressure on the Syrian pound expanded long-standing economic REUTERS QE market cap up Fed maintains bond-buying by 4.44pc in July programme,

DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) real estate sector accounted for keeps rates gained 429.42 points, or 4.63 15.68 percent, while the consumer percent during July 2013, goods & services sector and trans- WASHINGTON: The US as compared to the previ- portation sectors accounted for Federal Reserve left unchanged ous month, to close at 9,704.98 11.14 percent and 6.39 percent near-zero interest rates and points. Trading value during respectively. The telecoms sec- its massive bond-buying pro- July decreased by 39.08 percent tor’ stood 5.12 percent and the gramme yesterday, saying to reach QR 5.35bn compared to insurance sector accounted for growth was modest in the June’s QR8.7bn. 3.72 percent. world’s largest economy. Trading volume decreased by The real estate sector led the The Fed said that the easy- 47.93 percent to reach 122m, as trading volume accounting for money monetary policy would be against 234m, while the number 29.89 percent of the total, followed appropriate as long as the unem- of transactions fell by 32.16 per- by the banking and financial serv- ployment rate remains above 6.5 cent to reach 66,237 as compared ices sector, which accounted for percent. Wrapping up a two- to 97,644 transactions during 28.61 percent. The industrial sec- day policy meeting, the Federal June. tor accounted for 11.12 percent. Open Market Committee said it Market capitalisation rose by While the consumer goods and would continue to buy $85bn in 4.44 percent at the end of July to services sector, which accounted bonds per month to help tamp reach QR 533.7bn as compared for 10.66 percent, the trans- down longer term interest rates to QR510.9bn at the end of June. portation sector and telecoms that have been helping support The banking and financial accounted for 10.48 percent and growth, and in particular the services sector led trading value 6.40 percent respectively. housing market recovery. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading yesterday. during July, accounting for 34.91 Trading days during July were Pointing to economic growth percent of the total, followed 23, against 20 trading days in “at a modest pace during the first by industrials sector, which June. half of the year,” the FOMC said it accounted for 23.05 percent. The THE PENINSULA would keep buying mortgage-backed European shares close higher securities at a pace of $40 billion and longer-term securities at a pace of LONDON: Europe’s main stock $1,314.50 an ounce from $1,324.15 announcing an agreed bid worth QATARI MARKET $45bn Treasury per month. markets closed in the green yes- on Tuesday. £3.4bn to buy British electrical Bond Coupon Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P By reinvesting the mortgage- terday in cautious deals before Asian markets mostly fell in engineering firm Insensys. Qatar Govt 5.15% 4/9/2014 USD 103.19 0.43 % Aa2 AA backed securities and rolling the outcome of the US Federal the final hours before investors Banking giant BNP Paribas saw over maturing Treasury secu- Reserve’s latest monetary pol- discover the Fed’s plans for its its stocks lift 1.64 percent to 48.63 Qatar Govt 3.125% 1/20/2017 USD 104.38 1.82 % Aa2 AA rities, the Fed said it “should icy meeting, dealers said. massive stimulus programme. euros after a better-than-expected Qatar Govt 6.55% 4/9/2019 USD 119.75 2.77 % Aa2 AA maintain downward pressure on London’s FTSE 100 index of Markets digested a raft earnings report. Aerospace group Qatar Govt 5.25% 1/20/2020 USD 112.50 3.10 % Aa2 AA longer-term interest rates, sup- top blue-chip companies ended of economic data in Europe. EADS reported strong overall fig- Qatar Govt 4.5% 1/20/2022 USD 106.75 3.57 % Aa2 AA port mortgage markets, and help the session 0.76 percent higher Unemployment held at record ures for the first half and a name Qatar Govt 9.75% 6/15/2030 USD 157.50 4.75 % Aa2 AA to make broader financial condi- at 6,621.06 points. highs in the 17-nation eurozone in change to Airbus. Its shares rose Qatar Govt 6.4% 1/20/2040 USD 117.75 5.16 % Aa2 AA tions more accommodative.” Frankfurt’s DAX 30 added a June but there was some hope of by 1.4 percent to ¤44.88. Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 109.50 5.11 % Aa2 AA The Fed reiterated that it slight 0.06 percent to finish at an improvement as the numbers In Asia, Tokyo closed down 1.45 would keep its accommodative 8,275.97 points, while the CAC of those out of work fell slightly, percent on profit-taking after the Qatari Diar 3.5% 7/21/2015 USD 104.25 1.31 % Aa2 AA monetary policy “for a considera- 40 in Paris rose 0.15 percent to official data showed. The overall previous day’s gains. Seoul lost Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 110.50 3.30 % Aa2 AA ble time” after the asset-purchase 3,992.69 points. eurozone jobless rate came in at 0.16 percent and Hong Kong fell Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 104.88 1.17 % A1 A- program ends “and the economic Despite the gains in London, 12.1 percent, unchanged from May, 0.32 percent, while Shanghai rose Comqat 3.375% 4/11/2017 USD 103.38 2.41 % A1 A- recovery strengthens.” Barclays closed down 1.17 percent the Eurostat data agency said. 0.19 percent in value. QIB 3.856% 10/7/2015 USD 104.50 1.75 % NR NR The economic picture was to 287.9 pence as investors con- On a more upbeat note, the On Wall Street, US stocks were QNB 3.125% 11/16/2015 USD 103.38 1.62 % Aa3 A+ further brightened by the ADP tinued to react to news of a vast number of unemployed people fell also higher. In midday trading, the QNB 3.375% 2/22/2017 USD 103.00 2.49 % Aa3 A+ National Employment Report, £12.8-billion hole in the British by 24,000 to 19.26 million, accord- Dow Jones Industrial Average was which showed private employ- bank’s balance sheet. Barclays has ing to Eurostat. up 0.44 percent, the broad-based Doha Bank 3.5% 3/14/2017 USD 103.25 2.55 % A2 A- ers added 200,000 jobs in July, a market capitalisation of around In company news, shares in S&P 500 added 0.47 percent, while Qtel 3.375% 10/14/2016 USD 104.63 1.88 % A2 A maintaining June’s pace. It £35.48bn. The stock had already France’s PSA Peugeot Citroen the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Qtel 7.875% 6/10/2019 USD 123.63 3.39 % A2 A offered hope the government’s plunged by 5.74 percent on Tuesday. surged and ended the day up 6.7 Index increased 0.41 percent. Qtel 4.75% 2/16/2021 USD 105.38 3.92 % A2 A comprehensive employment In foreign exchange activity, the percent at ¤9.60 on results show- Today investors will digest inter- Qtel 5% 10/19/2025 USD 102.00 4.78 % A2 A report tomorrow could show a euro rose to $1.3269 from $1.3261 ing an almost halving of losses est rate decisions from both the Rasgas 5.5% 9/30/2014 USD 105.75 0.49 % Aa3 A recent run of fairly strong job in New York late on Tuesday. in the first six months. Shares Bank of England and the European Rasgas 5.832% 9/30/2016 USD 106.75 3.56 % Aa3 A gains extended to July. On the London Bullion Market, in French group Schneider rose Central Bank. AGENCIES AFP Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 108.50 3.92 % Aa3 A the price of gold fell back to 3.1 percent to close at 59.81 after SOVEREIGNS Bond PDA* Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P Abu Dhabi Govt 5.5% 4/8/2014 USD 103.50 0.30 % Aa2 AA Abu Dhabi Govt 6.75% 4/8/2019 USD 121.63 2.63 % Aa2 AA Dubai Govt 6.7% 10/5/2015 USD 108.88 2.48 % NR NR India proposes new steps to stem rupee slide Dubai Govt 4.9% 5/2/2017 USD 105.50 3.33 % NR NR Dubai Govt 7.75% 10/5/2020 USD 117.25 4.87 % NR NR NEW DELHI: India yesterday stepped up He also promised the government would vast diaspora of over 25 million Indians abroad Dubai Govt 6.45% 5/2/2022 USD 109.63 5.07 % NR NR its battle to halt the rupee’s plunge, proposing further relax foreign direct investment rules to bolster exchange reserves. He said the gov- Qatar Govt 4% 1/20/2015 USD 104.50 0.91 % Aa2 AA to raise funds abroad through “quasi-sover- to encourage inflows from abroad and take ernment might make a sovereign bond issue Bahrain Govt 6.273% 11/22/2018 USD 113.25 3.51 % NR BBB eign” bond issues and curtail some imports to fresh steps to promote exports and reduce “but I will not rush into any decision”. Bahrain Govt 5.5% 3/31/2020 USD 102.38 5.07 % NR BBB reduce its huge current account deficit. imports. The government is battling to narrow India’s rupee woes have heightened specu- Finance Minister P Chidambaram made a record current account deficit — the broad- lation the nation could be headed for a crisis Egypt Govt 5.75% 4/29/2020 USD 85.25 8.68 % Caa1 CCC+ the announcements as the currency sank to est measure of trade and investment flows. of the sort it suffered in 1991, which forced a Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 104.00 3.86 % NR BBB- Rs61.20 to the dollar — within a whisker of its The deficit has been a key factor pressuring bailout by the International Monetary Fund. *Periodic Distribution Amount IMPORTANT NOTE: lifetime low of 61.21, hit earlier in July. “The the rupee, along with a sharply slowing econ- In an interview published this week, veteran Published by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, P O Box 57, Doha, Qatar which balance sheets of some of our public-sector omy and fears of a reduction in US stimulus economist Arvind Panagariya warned India’s is licensed and regulated by Qatar Central Bank and Jersey Financial Services units are quite strong to raise funds abroad— that has spurred investor flows to emerging foreign exchange reserves were too low. On Commission. Information quoted is from publicly available sources or proprietary these would be quasi-sovereign issues,” markets. “We have to look at goods which we Tuesday, the central bank kept benchmark data and subject to change. HSBC accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising Chidambaram told reporters here. can produce and need not import in such large interest rates on hold and sounded more out of the use of all or part of this material. This information is general and does not take into account individual circumstances, objectives or needs. The price of bonds “Quasi-sovereign” means buyers of the quantities (such as electronics) or goods which dovish than expected on monetary policy, can and does fluctuate. The secondary market for bonds may not provide significant issues would have the Indian government’s are clearly non-essential which some may call sending the rupee into a new downward spiral. liquidity or may trade based on prevailing market conditions. Past performance is not guarantee against default. “We need to stabi- luxuries,” Chidambaram said. The currency’s weakness is the latest blow a reliable indicator of future performance. You should consider these matters and lise the rupee,” the Harvard-educated lawyer India, the biggest buyer of gold, has already for the scandal-tainted coalition of Premier consult your financial advisor prior to making any investment decisions. told a news conference marking one year since sought to reduce imports of bullion which is Manmohan Singh, which is keen to see the he took over the finance ministry for a third the second largest contributor to the current economy pick up before elections due in 2014. time in his long political career. account deficit after oil. The government is Singh, accused of policy inaction throughout The rupee rallied after Chidambaram’s reit- also mulling relaxing foreign borrowing rules most of his time in office, pledged in a speech eration of India’s determination to defend the and ways to draw investments from global to accelerate economic reforms and act “boldly currency, strengthening to Rs60.40. sovereign wealth funds, and deposits from the and decisively”. AFP THURSDAY 1 AUGUST 2013 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 Opec oil output falls on Libya, Iraq turmoil Production at new low in July

LONDON: Opec crude output output has come from Libya. hit a four-month low in July Protests at oilfields and terminals as unrest and conflict in Libya have cut supply further to around and Iraq disrupted supplies, a 1.15m b/d, according to sources in Reuters survey found yester- the survey. day, a further unplanned cut- Iraq’s exports have slipped to back bringing supply closer to 2.25m b/d in July, according to the organisation’s target. shipping data. Iraq’s Sunni insur- Supply from the Organisation of gents are targeting its northern the Petroleum Exporting Countries pipeline, while technical problems has averaged 30.25m barrels per in the south have also weighed on day (b/d), down from 30.38m b/d supply. in June, the survey of shipping data The world’s fastest-growing and sources at oil firms, Opec and exporter in 2012, Iraq is at risk of consultants found. seeing its output decline this year. A file picture of visitors looking at aircraft models at the EADS booth during the ILA Berlin Air Show in Selchow near Schoenefeld south of Berlin. The survey further illustrates Supply in Nigeria, increasingly that internal strife is undermin- disrupted by oil spills and theft ing supplies from African Opec from pipelines, remains under Job cuts loom as EADS changes name to Airbus producers and putting a brake downward pressure and, accord- on the plans of Iraq, Opec’s sec- ing to the survey, posted a small ond-largest producer, to expand decline in July. Supply also fell in PARIS: EADS will take the are forced to do it: the defence potential collision course with The name EADS — originally exports — propping up oil prices. Angola due to export scheduling name of its flagship brand business is ... shrinking in the German government over the European Aeronautic, Defence “These outages come at a time hiccups. Airbus and target higher profits Europe,” he said. allocation of jobs for Airbus A350 & Space Co — was never widely when global crude demand is by combining defence and space The company also warned the jets, in a dispute that shows few recognized and the group has reaching its seasonal peak,” said IRANIAN EXPORTS units, Europe’s top aerospace move could lead to restructur- signs of easing. long discussed changing its name Harry Tchilinguirian, head of Iranian crude exports were group confirmed yesterday, in a ing charges later in the year - a People familiar with the mat- to Airbus. But politics have until commodity market strategy at estimated at around 1m b/d move that could involve job cuts. standard sign ahead of layoffs. ter say Airbus is unwilling to give now made it difficult to tinker with BNP Paribas in London. “As such, in July and its supply to mar- Nine months after giving in to But it also deferred the politically guarantees over the share of work Europe’s leading symbols. they help to put a floor under the ket stable at 2.65m b/d. US and political opposition to his attempt sensitive decisions until after on the latest jet as long as Germany Enders hopes the decision to Brent price at circa $100.” European sanctions on Iran have to merge with UK arms firm BAE German elections in September holds back a development loan. unite under a globally recognized In July, involuntary curbs by more than halved its exports since Systems, Chief Executive Tom by promising to carry out a more Berlin, for its part, wants guaran- brand will galvanize the rest of Iraq and Libya have outweighed early 2012. Enders declared civil jets the detailed review of the proposals tees about work on future projects. the business from space rock- extra crude from top Opec With Brent crude above the main “growth engine” for EADS in the second half. “The German government will ets to helicopters and encrypted exporter, Saudi Arabia, which $100-mark favoured by Saudi investors, who pushed shares to The changes will come into work closely (with EADS) during communications. industry sources say has refined Arabia and most other members, new highs. effect starting from Jan. 1, allow- the upcoming restructuring proc- Eurocopter, the world’s largest more crude and sent more to Opec at its last meeting held in After unveiling a strong ing time for what could be lengthy ess and will place great impor- commercial helicopter maker, domestic power plants to meet May agreed to keep the output batch of commercial earnings talks with unions. “To keep the tance on Germany’s interests as will also be renamed Airbus demand for air conditioning. target of 30m b/d. that included a rise in Airbus company economically success- an industrial location,” Economy Helicopters. Opec’s July output is the lowest The group is not scheduled to order targets, Enders did not ful, the restructuring must take Minister Philipp Roesler said. The decision to co-opt the since March 2013, when the group meet again until December and rule out job cuts in the group’s place in a socially acceptable EADS was formed in 2000 from Airbus brand risks unsettling a pumped 30.18m b/d, according to has effectively left short-term 45,000-strong defence and space way,” Ruediger Luetjen, head of a merger of French, German and delicate balance between EADS Reuters surveys, and leaves sup- market management to Saudi operations, which will be based the company’s European works Spanish assets that incorporated and the main Airbus division, ply a mere 250,000 b/d above its Arabia, which tweaks supply in Germany. council and a representative of passenger jet maker Airbus, where CEO Fabrice Bregier is output target of 30m b/d. informally depending on demand. “It (the reorganisation) means trade union IG Metall, said. founded three decades earlier and widely seen as Enders’ successor. The most notable drop in Opec REUTERS some real restructuring, but we The company is already on a now a global rival to Boeing. REUTERS China, India gain upper hand as potash cartel crumbles

MUMBAI/BEIJING: break-up, which comes just ahead no. Why should I buy at such a Agriculture in China and India of this year’s contract negotia- high level when prices are bound will be the biggest winner after tions expected in the next month. to correct by much more?” Russia’s Uralkali walked away “This will up-end the market India and China are the world’s from one of the world’s two big price ... it strengthens our hand in leading producers and consum- potash cartels, paving the way the next round of pricing talks,” ers of grains and among the larg- for consumers to demand hefty said Kong Xuan, investor rela- est sugar and oilseeds farmers. price cuts. tions officer at Sinofert, China’s India has to import all its potash The two Asian countries largest fertiliser distributor. while China imports about half account for around 30 percent of Potash prices could drop by its annual requirements of 10-11 global demand for crop nutrient as much as 25 percent this year, million tonnes. potash, and had been forced to Uralkali said on Tuesday, to about “Considering ongoing develop- swallow high prices for a decade in $300 per tonne. The Russian firm ments, I think sellers will accept a market dominated by Uralkali’s now plans to boost production in a our demand and cut the price,” Belarus Potash Company (BPC) bid to increase sales to India, Brazil said US Awasthi, managing direc- and Canpotex, a North American and China, where it will ship more tor of Indian Farmers Fertiliser producer group. than 2.5 million tonnes in 2013, up Co-operative (IFFCO), which Uralkali ended its joint venture from 2 million last year. buys through Indian Potash Ltd. with Belaruskali on Tuesday, cit- “(Uralkali) has thrown a bomb Uralkali’s focus on volumes will ing a deadlock over sales and said by saying prices will go down to leave Canpotex owners — Potash it would export via its Swiss- $300 per tonne,” a senior execu- Corp of Saskatchewan, Mosaic Co based unit. Chinese state-owned tive at an Indian fertilizer firm and Agrium Inc — little choice but trading companies held urgent said. “Today if you ask someone to to follow. meetings yesterday to discuss the buy potash at $370, they will say REUTERS

MasterCard profits rise

A file picture of an employee standing behind a MasterCard logo during the launch of the international credit card issuer’s first ATM transaction in Myanmar, in Yangon. MasterCard Inc reported a higher-than- expected 21 percent rise in quarterly profit yesterday as more people used cards to make payments. THURSDAY 1 AUGUST 2013 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

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Baseball Results Milwaukee 6 Chicago Cubs 5 Pittsburgh 2 St Louis 1 Snedeker aims for first Pittsburgh 6 St Louis 0 Baltimore 4 Houston 3 Cleveland 7 Chicago White Sox 4 Philadelphia 7 San Francisco 3 Detroit 5 Washington 1 Boston 8 Seattle 2 WGC victory at Firestone Atlanta 11 Colorado 3 NY Mets 4 Miami 2 Tampa Bay 5 Arizona 2 Mickelson, Woods and defending champ Bradley to compete in Ohio Texas 14 LA Angels 11 Milwaukee 3 Chicago Cubs 2 Kansas City 7 Minnesota 2 AKRON, Ohio: Brandt Toronto 5 Oakland 0 Snedeker has yet to win Cup concern LA Dodgers 3 NY Yankees 2 one of the elite World Golf Phil Mickelson (left) San Diego 4 Cincinnati 2 Championships (WGC) titles and Keegan Bradley for Price but the in-form American talk during a practice goes into this week’s WGC- round prior to the World Bridgestone Invitational firmly Golf Championships- over injured Cumpton installed among the favourites. Bridgestone Invitational Snedeker joined Tiger Woods, at Firestone Country Oosthuizen Phil Mickelson and Matt Kuchar helps Pirates Club South Course in as the only players with multiple AKRON, Ohio: The decision PGA Tour wins this season with Akron, Ohio, yesterday. by former British Open cham- his victory at the Canadian Open Mickelson has won pion Louis Oosthuizen to take thrash Cards on Sunday, and he is close to the 42 events on the PGA two months off golf to heal PITTSBURGH: Rookie spectacular form he displayed at Tour including five assorted injuries has given Brandon Cumpton pitched the start of this year. major championship International captain Nick seven scoreless innings for his In his first five tournaments titles (three Masters Price “concern” ahead of the first major-league victory and of 2013, Snedeker recorded four titles, 2004, 2006, 2010, October 3-6 Presidents Cup. Andrew McCutchen hit a two- top-threes, including a two-shot PGA Championship, South African Oosthuizen, run home run to spark the triumph at the Pebble Beach 2010, and the British who lies second in the Pirates in the second game of National Pro-Am, before he was Open, 2013). Bradley International points stand- a doubleheader to win 6-0. The sidelined for five weeks because of has won three events, ings, does not expect to return Pirates won the first game 2-1. a sore rib cage. with his most famous to action until the European The Pirates moved to the top of “It feels like two completely triumph at the 2011 Tour’s September 26-29 Alfred the NL Central standings, 1-1/2 different years for me,” the fast- PGA Championship. Dunhill Links Championship in games ahead of the Cardinals talking, ever-smiling American Bradley is the defending Scotland. with the victory. told reporters while preparing for “I spoke to him about four Meanwhile, Roberto Hernandez champion at Firestone. today’s opening round at the lush, or five days ago, and he’s not pitched his first complete game tree-lined Firestone Country going to play until the Dunhill, of the season and the American Club. which is the week before the League East-leading Tampa Bay “First part of the year, I Presidents Cup,” Price told Rays improved to a 21-4 record couldn’t do anything wrong. I Long regarded as one of as I ever have and want to make course I like, and I’ve had a little reporters at Firestone Country in July with a 5-2 victory over was playing fantastic, and I got the best putters in the game, sure I stay focused this week and bit of success on it.” Club yesterday ahead of this Arizona. injured. Snedeker sealed victory by three next week,” the American world Fellow American Keegan week’s WGC-Bridgestone Tampa Bay (64-43), who have “I’ve been fighting to get myself strokes at the Canadian Open to number two said yesterday, refer- Bradley will be defending the title Invitational. gained nine games in the stand- back to the way I was at the earn his sixth career title on the ring also to next week’s PGA he claimed by one shot last year “So we really won’t know if ings, clinched their best month beginning of the year. I’m not say- circuit. Championship, the season’s final after closing with a superb six- he’s match-fit or not until the ever and produced the best record ing I’m there, but I’m close.” “It feels great to get a win, to major. under-par 64. week before, and being one in July since the 1941 New York validate all the hard work I’ve put “I want to make sure I give Meanwhile, four-time Major of the top four or five players Yankees (25-4). in over the past three months myself every chance to play well winner Ernie Els has confirmed that I have on the team, it’s a Boston Red Sox’s rookie right- Past Winners where I haven’t played my best because I’ve been playing some of he will take part in the $800,000 concern. hander Brandon Workman and know that I’m working on the my best golf the last few months, Venetian Macau Open for the first “But I said to him, ‘just get struck out nine and allowed just 2012 Keegan Bradley (US) right stuff,” the 32-year-old said. as you’ve seen and as the results time in October. healthy first.’ That’s the most one run in six innings as Boston 2011 Adam Scott (AUS) “Now I get to try and do it all have shown.” Els will be seeking to continue important thing. I don’t really rebounded from a loss one night 2010 Hunter Mahan (US) over again (this week).” Woods is always among the a run of recent good form fol- want him to injure himself earlier that knocked them out of 2009 Tiger Woods (US) Snedeker faces several other pre-tournament favourites head- lowing a June win at the BMW further.” first place. They beat Seattle 8-2. in-form players in the 73-man ing into the WGC-Bridgestone International Open in Munich. Oosthuizen withdrew from Tampa Bay defeated the Red 2008 Vijay Singh (FIJ) field at Firestone, among them Invitational, having won the elite The 43-year-old South African the British Open at Muirfield Sox to take a half-game lead 2007 Tiger Woods (US) British Open champion Mickelson WGC event a record seven times. is a regular on the Asian circuit halfway through his opening in the AL East on Monday, but 2006 Tiger Woods (US) and Woods, who has won a sea- “This is one of my favourite and will be hoping to add the round earlier this month with Boston was able to keep pace 2005 Tiger Woods (US) son-high four times on the 2013 courses,” said the world number Macau trophy to two previous a recurrence of a neck-related behind Workman who was mak- PGA Tour. one and 14-times major champion, Tour wins. injury. ing just his third Major League 2004 Stewart Cink (US) Left-hander Mickelson, who who has recorded a staggering 11 "I am excited to be playing in It was the third time this year start. 2003 Darren Clarke (NIR) has not competed since clinching top-10s finishes in 13 appearances Macau. I have never been there he had been forced out with Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury 2002 Craig Parry (AUS) his fifth major title in the British at the tournament. before but have heard many good the injury, having also quit the and Jarrod Saltalamacchia all 2001 Tiger Woods (US) Open at Muirfield nine days ago, “There is nothing tricky about things about the tournament as Byron Nelson Championship in homered to lead Boston’s offense. 2000 Tiger Woods (US) believes he is playing some of the it; everything is right in front of well as the city itself," he was May and the US Open in June. Elsewhere, in another match, best golf of his life. you. And the fans do a great job quoted as saying in an Asian Tour REUTERS Los Angeles Dodgers beat New 1999 Tiger Woods (US) “Right now I’m playing as well of supporting the event. It’s a golf press release. AGENCIES York Yankees 3-2. REUTERS

Fans que overnight to buy Britain’s Ennis-Hill out Super Rugby final tickets of worlds through injury WELLINGTON: Super Rugby finals fever reached LONDON, England: Hamilton yesterday with fans Olympic heptathlon cham- A file picture dated queuing overnight to purchase pion Jessica Ennis-Hill has 04 August 2012 tickets to the Waikato Chiefs withdrawn from next month’s shows Jessica Ennis showdown with Australia’s athletics world champion- of Britain during the ACT Brumbies on Saturday. ships because of injury, she Javelin Throw of the The Chiefs won the title last said yesterday. Heptathlon event year and advanced to their sec- Ennis-Hill was provisionally during the London ond successive final after a tense named in the Great Britain 2012 Olympic 20-19 victory over the seven- squad on Tuesday for the Games Jessica time champion Canterbury competition in Moscow from Ennis-Hill pulled out Crusaders last Saturday. August 10-18, despite strug- of the IAAF World As top qualifiers during the gling with an Achilles problem Championships in regular season they had the for the last few months. Moscow due to an right to host the final. But she said in a British Achilles injury. Tickets to the general pub- Athletics statement: “Up until lic went on sale at 0800 local now, we have been focusing on yesterday (2000 GMT Tuesday) managing the pain so I can and local media reported train and get myself in shape to that some fans had arrived go out there to win in Moscow at Waikato Stadium late on -- which has meant not focus- Tuesday and withstood chilly ing on finding a cure for the triumph but was disappointed up the risks of further damage overnight conditions to ensure injury. not to be going to the Russian to the ankle and the aim now they were able to snap up “The time has come now to capital. was to prepare for Ennis-Hill to tickets. stop chasing fitness and look to “To say I am gutted is an compete indoors in 2014. The local Waikato Times cure the problem.” understatement -- no ath- British Athletics perform- newspaper said early yester- Ennis-Hill, 27, was one of the lete likes to miss the oppor- ance director Neil Black sup- day the queue for the 13,000 stars of the London Olympics tunity to compete at a major ported the decision, which available tickets for the final, last year and her victory in the Championships -- they don’t leaves just one British woman stretched several hundred seven-event competition made come round that often,” she competitor in the heptathlon, metres down the road. her one of Britain’s most rec- said on britishathletics.org.uk. Katarina Johnson-Thompson. The Chiefs said in a state- ognisable sports stars. Ennis-Hill’s coach, Toni The 20-year-old competed in ment yesterday they had She competed at last Minichiello, said in the same London last year and finished already sold 12,000 tickets to weekend’s Diamond League/ statement: “It’s not been the 15th. their season pass holders. Anniversary Games meeting easiest or simplest of decisions. Ennis-Hill is the latest The Canberra-based at the Olympic Stadium in east “The pain management did high-profile withdrawal from Brumbies arrive in New London with her ankle heavily not improve and Jessica was the event after Olympic 800m Zealand today. strapped, finishing fourth in the able to compete in London champion David Rudisha of The team only arrived back 100m hurdles and eighth in the but the next few days have not Kenya also pulled out through in Australia from Pretoria, long jump. seen enough improvement that injury. where they beat the Bulls 26-23, The athlete from Sheffield, would have made completing Sprint events have been hit on Monday. northern England, said she was the two-day, seven events of the after Jamaica’s Asafa Powell REUTERS happy to have competed again heptathlon possible.” and US runner Tyson Gay at the scene of her Olympic He said he also had to weigh tested positive. AFP THURSDAY 1 AUGUST 2013 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Devvarman stuns Dolgopolov The Indian sends the defending champion out; Harrison defeats Hewitt 6-3, 7-5

WASHINGTON, United States: Indian qualifier WTA Carlsbad Somdev Devvarman eliminated CARLSBAD, United States: Results defending champion Alexandr yesterday from the second day of the Dolgopolov 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) yes- $795,707 WTA hardcourt tournament at terday at the $1.76m ATP and Carlsbad (x denotes seed): WTA Washington Open. First Round World number 129 Devvarman, Coco Vandeweghe (USA) bt a two-time US college champion Alexandra Kiick (USA) 6-1, 6-2 ranked 104 spots below Ukranian Carla Suarez (ESP x8) bt ninth seed Dolgopolov, advanced Sachie Ishizu (JPN) 6-4, 6-3 to the round of 16, where he could face US eighth seed John Isner on Urszula Radwanska (POL) bt Marina Thursday. Erakovic (NZL) 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 “I’m very happy. That guy Sesil Karatantcheva (KAZ) bt is a tough player, no question,” Julia Goerges (GER) 6-3, 7-5 Devvarman said. “I played really Laura Robson (GBR) bt well. in the beginning. he gave me Ayumi Morita (JPN) 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 a couple errors to break him. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) bt “He fought back in the second Germany’s Angelique Kerber returns a serve to USA’s Irina Falconi Tamira Paszek (AUT) 6-0, 6-0 set. I was serving well. It kept during their singles match at the Citi Open WTA tennis tournament in me in the match. I gave myself Washington, DC, yesterday. RIGHT: India’s Somdev Devvarman in action looks on his serve. It was just against Ukraine’s Alexandr Dolgopolov during their singles match at Hantuchova confidence.” the Citi Open ATP tennis tournament in Washington, USA, yesterday. Devvarman, who went to India after Wimbledon to work with opens Carlsbad a Chennai-based charity called Sugita 6-2, 6-2 and Marinko Uzbek Denis Istomin 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 “Life is a Ball,” feels on top of his Matosevic ousting Russian 15th (11/9). He gets Bulgarian 11th campaign with game. seed Nikolay Davydenko 6-4, 7-5. seed Grigor Dimitrov in the third “I’m pretty sharp,” he said. Another Aussie qualifier, round. “Physically for sure.” Samuel Groth, blasted 10 aces “It was stressful but I’m glad to a bang American Ryan Harrison but lost as Canadian fourth seed get through,” Querrey said. ousted Australian former world Milos Raonic hit nine of his own Women’s top seed Angelique ATP and WTA Washington Selected Results CARLSBAD, United States: number one Lleyton Hewitt 6-3, in a 7-5, 6-4 triumph. Kerber of Germany connected Daniela Hantuchova roared into 7-5 to book a second-round match Japanese second seed Kei on only 39 percent of her first Women’s First Round: the second round of the WTA against Argentine top seed Juan Nishikori, a career-best 11th in serves but still dominated US Alize Cornet (FRA x4) bt Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 6-1, 6-3 Southern California Open yes- Martin Del Potro, a two-time the rankings, will open with a sec- qualifier Irina Falconi 6-2, 6-3 to Mona Barthel (GER x6) bt Stefanie Voegele (SUI) 6-2, 6-2 terday with a 6-0, 6-0 thrashing Washington winner and the 2009 ond-round match today against book a second-round date with Angelique Kerber (GER x1) bt Irina Falconi (USA) 6-2, 6-3 of Austrian Tamira Paszek in US Open champion. US wildcard Jack Sock, who beat American Melanie Oudin. Monica Niculescu (ROM) bt Taylor Townsend (USA) 6-3, 6-0 the first round. If Del Potro advances, he would Dutchman Igor Sijsling 6-4, 6-2. “It was difficult after such a Slovakia’s Hantuchova, who Heather Watson (GBR) bt Alexandra Mueller (USA) 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 6-3 face 20-year-old Aussie Bernard “I’m going to just go out and long time without matches,” said needed just 47 minutes to dis- Sorana Cirstea (ROM x5) bt Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 7-5, 1-1 retired, right thigh injury Tomic in the round of 16. Tomic play my game,” Sock said. “If I’m Kerber, who included a five-day patch Paszek, set up a second- advanced with a 6-1, 6-3 victory playing well, I think I have a shot Majorca vacation in her post- Caroline Garcia (FRA) bt Anna Tatishvili (GEO) 0-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 round clash with second-seeded over Belgium’s David Goffin, at a lot of guys.” Wimbledon break. “I can improve Madison Keys (USA x8) bt Michelle Larcher de Brito (POR) 7-5, 6-3 Agnieszka Radwanska, and also avenging a first-round loss last Nishikori, who has never played more.” Ekaterina Makarova (RUS x3) bt Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 6-4, 6-2 warmed up for her marquee dou- year at Wimbledon. or practiced with Sock, is rated a Britain’s Heather Watson ral- Alison Riske (USA) bt Vania King (USA) 6-3, 7-5 bles match today with former “I played not so bad,” Tomic title threat by Del Potro. lied past US qualifier Alexandra Men’s Second Round world number one Martina said. “Very tough conditions. Very “He is another big favorite to Mueller 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 6-3 and Somdev Devvarman (IND) bt Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR x9) 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) Hingis. difficult to play 100 percent on win the tournament,” Del Potro will play for a quarter-final berth Bernard Tomic (AUS x14) bt David Goffin (BEL) 6-1, 6-3 Swiss great Hingis will be play- these courts because it’s so hot said of Nishikori after a practice against French fourth seed Alize ing her first WTA match since Sam Querrey (USA x6) bt Denis Istomin (UZB) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (11/9) and so humid.” session with him. “He is playing Cornet. 2007 when she and Hantuchova Grigor Dimitrov (BUL x11) bt Xavier Malisse (BEL) 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 Two other Aussies won as well, really well.” “It was a tough match,” Watson play first-round doubles against with wildcard James Duckworth US sixth seed Sam Querrey said. “I’m just glad I’m alive for Marinko Matosevic (AUS) bt Nikolay Davydenko (RUS x15) 6-4, 7-5 Julia Goerges of Germany and downing Japanese qualifier Yuichi saved four match points to outlast another day.” AFP Milos Raonic (CAN x4) bt Samuel Groth (AUS) 7-5, 6-4 Darija Jurak of Croatia. AFP

Aspire Academy logo to feature Cancer victim Metsu on AZF-owned club KAS Eupen’s jerseys facing ‘match of his life’ PARIS, France: Former Senegal coach Bruno that gives strength and inspiration to others, that DOHA: Belgium’s second Metsu (pictured) once told his players they were is a powerful thing,” he said about the French division football club KAS playing the match of their lives as he sought to defender who has come back from a life threaten- Eupen, owned by Aspire Zone motivate them, but now the 59-year-old cancer ing liver transplant. Foundation (AZF) will have sufferer knows exactly what that feels like. Metsu enjoyed a modest playing career before an the Aspire Academy logos When he led unfancied Senegal on their World equally unspectacular start to life as a coach until printed on their new jerseys Cup debut during the opening match against cham- his African adventure began in 2000 when he took when the new football season pions France in 2002, few could have predicted over the Guinea helm for two years before moving begins soon. what would happen next. to Senegal. He led the country to their Aspire Academy will be the Not only did Papa Bouba Diop’s first and only African championship main sponsor for the club as goal defeat France in one of the tour- final, six months before the World part of the overall deal of own- nament’s greatest upsets but their Cup, where only a penalty shootout ing the club. unmistakeable long-haired blonde defeat in Mali against Cameroon Many Aspire Academy coach guided the team to the quarter- denied them a historic triumph. and Football Dreams players finals where the fairytale finally came Now his own personal triumph is in are associated with the first to a proud conclusion with a narrow defying modern science and battling team of KAS Eupen for the defeat by Turkey. to live as long as possible. 2013/2014 season. The logo Ten years later in October 2012, “When someone gives you three will feature on the front of the after feeling ill in Dubai and being months, you fight to go further,” said club’s jerseys. rushed to hospital, Metsu was told Metsu who has gained 2kg in recent In June 2012, a delegation AC Milan’s forward Stephan El Shaarawy (right) and Manchester City’s he was in a terminal phase of cancer weeks after losing 17kg since his of senior officials represent- Spanish midfielder Javi Garcia vie for the ball during the Audi Cup match and suffering from the disease in his diagnosis. ing AZF including Ivan Bravo, in Munich, southern Germany, yesterday. City won 5-3. Besides AC Milan liver, lungs and colon. “You tell yourself, you, you’re not Director General of Aspire and Manchester City, the Audi Cup consists of of Bayern Munich and “They gave me three months” he going in three months and if you beat Academy, Andreas Bleicher, FC Sao Paulo, which will take place over two days in Munich. told sports daily L’Equipe this week me, it won’t be easy. Advisor international affairs after recently returning to France with his wife “In February, we didn’t notice that I had pneu- AZF, and Josep Colomer, and three young children. monia and I had chemo on top of it. I stayed 10 days Director of Aspire Football “It was an enormous shock. I was with Viviane, between life and death. That was the most difficult Dreams, signed the deal with Spurs deal for Champions League my wife and we were crying as we left the hospital. fight that I have known. the Belgian club chairman You think about your kids and everyone around “90 per cent of people don’t survive this situation Dieter Steffens. Soldado done: Results you. but I had a incredible desire to survive. The agreement, which Results from the Champions League third “I started chemotherapy almost immediately and “I have learned a lot about myself and family stipulates that AZF oversees Valencia chief qualilying round, first leg matches on when I went to the hospital I was in a wheelchair, I values. Today I can watch my children grow up and the management of the foot- Tuesday: was so weak but there was no question of giving up. I have had nine months of happiness at their side ball-related activities of KAS “Often as a coach, you tell your players ‘today is and it’s so much better than football. Eupen, further develops the LONDON: A deal between Shakhter Karagandy (KAZ) 3 the match of your life’. But no, it isn’t! Today, yes, “These kind of challenges can also bring a lot too. Aspire Academy and Aspire Valencia and Tottenham Skënderbeu (ALB) 0 I am playing the match of my life. You see things differently. You take on a completely Football Dreams (AFD) initia- Hotspur for the sale of Spain “I wanted to tell my story or rather my testi- new way of thinking and how to be strong, like tives of AZF. striker Roberto Soldado has Austria Vienna (AUT) 1 Hafnarfjördur (ISL) 0 mony. When I saw a programme on Eric Abidal, Abidal.” AFP AFD, a unique and fasci- been completed, the La Liga Nomme Kalju (EST) 0 Viktoria Plzen (CZE) 4 nating humanitarian football club’s president told local media project, specifically targets yesterday. Dynamo Tbilisi (GEO) 0 developing countries on three However, the 28-year-old will Steaua Bucharest (ROM) 2 Argentina to play in front of the continents – Africa, Asia, and not be allowed to join the Premier Basel (SUI) 1 Maccabi Tel Aviv (ISR) 0 Latin America – and aims at League club until a problem with Pope in friendly against Italy identifying the future talents his agents has been resolved, Nordsjaelland (DEN) 0 of world football. Through Amadeo Salvo said in the daily Zenit Saint-Petersburg (RUS) 1 BUENOS AIRES: Barcelona star Lionel Messi will be part of an international scholarships, the El Mundo. Argentina squad to face Italy in a friendly in Rome next month to selected individuals from the “The deal with Tottenham has PAOK Salonika (GRE) 0 be watched by Pope Francis, coach Alejandro Sabella announced on developing countries are given been completed. A problem with Metalist Kharkiv (UKR) 2 Tuesday. the opportunity to improve Soldado’s agents has come up and PSV Eindhoven (NED) 2 Lionel Messi walks off the pitch The four-time World Player of the Year is among the 22-strong squad their ability levels whilst receiv- the player will not leave the club Zulte Waregem (BEL) 0 before their friendly against picked by Sabella on Tuesday night to play in the match on August 14. ing a well-rounded education until a solution has been found,” Lechia Gdansk in Gdansk on Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, is the former Archbishop at Aspire Academy or Aspire Salvo said. Dynamo Zagreb (CRO) 1 Sheriff (MDA) 0 Tuesday. The match finished of Buenos Aires and a lifelong supporter of Argentinian top flight club Senegal. THE PENINSULA Spanish media reports put the San Lorenzo. Lyon (FRA) 1 Grasshoppers Zurich (SUI) 0 2-2. transfer fee at €30m. REUTERS Francis, was elected as the Pope in March this year. AFP THURSDAY 1 AUGUST 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23 Australia undecided on Warner Clarke’s men under pressure as team arrives at Old Trafford for the third Test

MANCHESTER: Australia England’s bowlers who are in Arthur are pondering whether to recall form. controversial batsman David But that would mean Australia reaches deal Warner for their must-win third coach Darren Lehmann having Australia’s captain Ashes Test against England at to give up on at least half of his Michael Clarke Old Trafford starting today. chosen first-wicket duo of Shane listens to former with Cricket Top-order batting has long been Watson and Chris Rogers. player Shane Australia’s Achilles heel and so it A middle order berth could be Warne (left) Australia over proved in a crushing 347-run sec- found for Warner if Australia drop ond Test defeat at Lord’s, where Phil Hughes or Steven Smith fails during a training sacking the tourists were skittled out for to recover in time from a back session before just 128 in their first innings. injury that saw him miss training today’s third Ashes SYDNEY: Former Australia England lead the five-match on Tuesday. cricket Test match coach Mickey Arthur has series 2-0 and Australia need to Australia’s batsmen, none against England come to a financial settlement win in Manchester if their hopes of whom including world class at Old Trafford with Cricket Australia (CA) of regaining the Ashes are not to strokeplayer and captain Michael cricket ground following his sacking from be extinguished -- a drawn series Clarke, have yet made a hundred in Manchester. the national team last month, would see holders England retain this Ashes, are assailed by con- Australia are the two parties said in a joint the urn. flicting advice, be it “play your trailing 2-0 in the statement yesterday. Australia, following a 4-0 series natural game” or “bat time”. five-match series The South African was reverse in India earlier this year, For Rogers, who has scored just having lost the first replaced by Darren Lehmann have suffered six successive Tests 89 runs in four innings this series, two Tests. just over two weeks before the defeats for the first time since the example of former Australia Ashes series with England began 1984 -- they last lost seven in a opener Justin Langer, a team- on July 10 after a string of poor row in the 19th Century. mate at Western Australia, is one results and ill-discipline in the Warner missed the first two he hopes to follow in Manchester. squad. Tests of the current series having “It’s just to fight,” Rogers said He launched an unfair dis- been suspended in the run-up to yesterday. “There were times Jackson Bird and left-armer leading bowler in the series along- and Root (180) steadying the ship missal claim, demanding $3.6m the Ashes for punching England’s playing at WA, and we weren’t Mitchell Starc are vying to side England spearhead James after top-order collapses in both in compensation or reinstate- Joe Root in a Birmingham bar doing so well, and that was Justin replace Pattinson while, given Old Anderson with 13 wickets. innings, indicated they can cope ment, saying he was forced to after Australia lost a Champions Langer’s motto.” Rogers added: Trafford’s reputation for ‘turn- Complacency and Kevin without the South Africa-born take legal action because Cricket Trophy match to their arch-rivals “You’ve got to fight as hard as you ing’ pitches, Australia also have Pietersen’s calf-injury appear to shotmaker. Australia officials had failed to last month. can, try to stay out there and not some tricky decisions regarding be England’s two biggest current Meanwhile Leicestershire’s get in touch with him following Instead the 26-year-old opener surrender your wicket -- which spin bowling. problems. James Taylor, called up as cover his sacking. joined up with Australia A for we’ve probably been doing a little Do they field two spinners, and Dealing with the compla- for Pietersen, made a hundred However, a confidential set- whom he made 193 against South bit too easily.” if they stick with only one, do they cency point, Anderson, on his against Australia while guesting tlement has now been agreed. Africa A in Pretoria last week It always seemed unlikely an replace teenager Ashton Agar, Lancashire home ground this for Sussex last weekend. “Both Mickey and CA agree before becoming embroiled in a Australia pace attack with a his- wicketless at Lord’s on a spin- week, said: “We have to concen- England have also added tow- that it is unfortunate that the sledging row with the home side’s tory of injury problems would last friendly surface, with unlucky off- trate on winning this game and ering Surrey fast bowler Chris dispute was not settled prior wicketkeeper. the whole of the Ashes. spinner Nathan Lyon, left out of not looking too far ahead in the Tremlett -- who starred on the to the issuing of legal proceed- Former Australia captain So it was no great surprise the first two Tests? series.” 2010/11 Ashes tour of Australia ings,” they said in yesterday’s Ian Chappell is adamant that, when James Pattinson, who England have called up left- The fact England won by such -- to their squad and he will be statement. if selected, Warner must open played at Lord’s, was ruled out of armer Monty Panesar into their a huge margin at Lord’s with- looking to put pressure on the “Both parties agree that a res- as that would give him the best the rest of the tour with a stress squad to supplement the off- out a major contribution from likes of Stuart Broad. olution now is in the interests of chance of imposing his game on fracture of the back. breaks of Graeme Swann, joint Pietersen, hundreds from Ian Bell REUTERS the Australian cricket team and cricket generally in Australia. “Cricket Australia appreciates the efforts that Mickey applied to his coaching role, and wishes England’s James Australia seek him the very best in his future Taylor (left) and career.” Kevin Pietersen In a separate statement, look on during a Arthur added: “I am very happy training session Warne’s help with the financial settlement before today’s we have reached with Cricket third Ashes cricket Australia. It was a real pity I Test against MANCHESTER: Australia off-spinner Graeme Swann, as had to launch legal proceedings Australia at Old are to call on Shane Warne to the Manchester ground has a but I’m glad we came to a settle- Trafford. Taylor advise their spinners ahead of deserved reputation for taking ment without the need to pro- the make-or-break third Ashes turn. It was at Old Trafford in was called up ceed with potentially expensive Test at Old Trafford -- where 1993 where Warne, making his as a back-up for and protracted litigation.” the leg-spin legend delivered the Ashes debut, saw his first ball He added: “For me this was Pietersen who has ‘ball of the century’ 20 years ago. pitch outside leg-stump and then never solely about the money, I been struggling Warne, in England as a televi- spin viciously across Mike Gatting just wanted to be treated fairly with a knee injury. sion commentator, has been asked to clip the top of the England and with dignity and respect. to have a word with 19-year-old batsman’s off-bail. I have significantly reduced left-armer Ashton Agar and off- The delivery was soon labelled my claim as it has been settled spinner Nathan Lyon by former ‘the ball of the century’. tonight and is not dragging on team-mate turned Australia Warne would go on to win six at any significant cost.” coach Darren Lehmann ahead of successive Ashes series, finishing Arthur was the first non-Aus- a match the tourists, 2-0 down in with 708 Test wickets after help- tralian to coach the team when Pietersen passes fitness test the five-match series, must win to ing to secure a 5-0 series white- appointed in 2011 following their keep their Ashes hopes alive. wash at Sydney in January 2007. 3-1 home Ashes defeat. MANCHESTER: England batsman Kevin their most explosive batsman reacts to the fitness “We’d be made not to use Shane “When you see it in a compila- Australia have suffered a run Pietersen looks poised to play in the third Ashes test before naming their team at the toss today, with Warne and talk spin bowling to tion of sporting moments, that is of poor results recently, includ- Test against Australia at Old Trafford from today good weather forecast despite Wednesday’s rain in him,” said Lehmann. “It’s not pretty cool and it makes me feel ing losing a Test series 4-0 in after recovering from a calf injury. famously wet Manchester. so much technical with him. humble and think how lucky I was India. Pietersen has been struggling since the second James Taylor, who has two caps and scored an It’s more the mental side of it, to be there and how lucky it was They have also been troubled Test at Lord’s but batted in the indoor nets for unbeaten century against Australia playing as a the fields you want for certain to happen,” Warne told cricket. off the pitch, with four players almost an hour yesterday and then had a short fit- ringer for Sussex in last week’s tour match, has been players.” com.au as part of 13 great Ashes suspended in India for failing to ness test on the soggy outfield, with strapping filled included in the squad in case Pietersen is ruled out. Concerningly for Australia, moments. provide their thoughts on how with a liquid visible on his leg. England lead the five-match series 2-0 and will Agar went wicketless on a helpful A stunned Gatting stood his Australia could improve in an “Pretty good,” captain Alistair Cook told a retain the Ashes with a win or a draw. pitch during a crushing 347-run ground for several seconds with e-mail, and David Warner sus- news conference when asked about the chances of Pietersen barely contributed in the first two Tests defeat by England in the second former Australia captain Richie pended for punching England’s Pietersen playing. “He has gone through training yet England still edged the tourists by 14 runs at Test at Lord’s. Benaud, himself a highly accom- Joe Root in a bar. REUTERS the last two days and done everything we asked of Trent Bridge before humiliating Michael Clarke’s Meanwhile Lyon, having plished leg-spinner, remarking him. Fingers crossed.” England will wait to see how men by 347 runs at Lord’s. REUTERS seemingly established himself as during his television commentary: Australia’s premier spinner, has “Gatting has absolutely no idea yet to play in this Ashes after what has happened to him -- and Savour the win, Afridi Former being left out for the first two he still doesn’t know.” Australian fast Tests in favour of the teenager. Gatting said: “The reason I bowler Glenn But both sides could yet field stayed there wasn’t because I was urges Pakistan McGrath (left) two spinners at Old Trafford, shocked but because I didn’t hear poses for a with England having added left- anything. Normally you hear the KARACHI: All-rounder Shahid Afridi yesterday urged Pakistan to picture next armer Monty Panesar to a squad ball hit the stumps, but it didn’t, savour their one-day and Twenty20 wins over the West Indies and to his wax already containing in-form it just lifted the off bail.” AFP forget allegations of fixing. figure during Pakistan beat the West Indies 3-1 in the five-match one-day series, a publicity and clinched both the Twenty20s on the tour which finished on Sunday. event at Zimbabwe, India to make But the wins were clouded by controversy after British newspaper Madame The Mail on Sunday claimed the one-day matches could be investigated changes for 4th ODI by the sport’s international anti-corruption unit. Tussauds Asked about the claims, Afridi said: “I don’t know about any allega- wax museum BULAWAYO: India have remained tight-lipped about their inten- tions, but I would say ‘Savour the win when you have done well and in Sydney tions but Zimbabwe expect to face a changed team when the two forget any other thing’.” yesterday. sides meet in the fourth one-day international in Bulawayo today. Team manager Naveed Cheema denied the allegations. The McGrath The Indians have already taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the “These are baseless allegations and anyone can investigate,” said wax figure will five-match series, having shown a strong desire to win by naming Cheema. “The discipline of the players was exemplary and that showed go on display the same XI throughout the tour so far. on the results.” at Madame However with the series already decided, Zimbabwe captain Off-spinner Saeed Ajmal also urged people to give Pakistan credit. Tussauds Brendan Taylor anticipates a few new faces in the Indian line-up “Sometimes they must appreciate us,” he said. “Why people take in Sydney. over the next two matches at Queens Sports Club. our wins lightly and allege strongly is unfathomable.” McGrath, 43, “I’m sure they might experiment with a few players,” Taylor said. Pakistani cricket has an unenviable history of corruption and fixing. played 124 “They’ve got some quality players who haven’t even played. Three international players served jail terms in England for arranging Tests taking “Like ourselves, I’m sure there are a few guys to try out and see no-balls to order during the Lord’s Test of 2010. Afridi said Pakistan’s 563 wickets. how they’re going to front up.” wins were much-needed after a lacklustre tour of South Africa and a He was Three of the four Indian players who are yet to see action in the poor Champions Trophy performance earlier in the year. series are uncapped in one-day cricket, with Ajinkya Rahane the odd named the “This win was very much needed after what happened in South man out having played 16 ODIs. Man of the Africa and England and I am sure this will go a long way in improving Meanwhile, Taylor confirmed that Zimbabwe are likely to stick to the image of the team and the players,” said Afridi, who became the Tournament their tactic of fielding three specialist seamers and suggested that first batsman to hit 400 international sixes. at the 2007 Timycen Maruma could replace one of Zimbabwe’s misfiring bats- Pakistan next tour Zimbabwe in August where they play two T20s, World Cup. men. REUTERS three one-dayers and two Tests. 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COLOMBO: Tillakaratne Dilshan narrowly missed a sec- ond successive century as Sri Lanka whipped South Africa by 128 runs in Colombo yesterday to wrap up the one-day series South Africa’s Chad le Clos bites his gold medal at the men’s 200m butterfly 4-1. victory ceremony during the World Swimming Championships at the Sant The hosts, already holding a Jordi arena in Barcelona, yesterday. RIGHT: Winner Missy Franklin of the US decisive 3-1 lead, piled up 307-4 poses with her gold medal at the women’s 200m freestyle victory ceremony. after electing to take first strike and then shot the Proteas out for 179 in 43.5 overs in the day-night match at the Premadasa stadium. Le Clos wins gold; AB de Villiers played a cap- tain’s knock of 51, but could not prevent South Africa from being condemned to their 13th defeat in Franklin bags title 15 one-dayers on Sri Lankan soil. The tourists were struggling at BARCELONA, CATALONIA: third title in Barcelona when 137-8 when Ryan McLaren hit 29 South African swimmer Chad she touched the wall in a per- and Aaron Phangiso an unbeaten le Clos celebrated the one year sonal best of 1min 54.81secs with 18 down the order to boost the anniversary of his Olympic 200 Italy’s Federica Pellegrini taking total. metres butterfly gold in perfect silver at 0.33sec back and France’s Seamer Suranga Lakmal and fashion yesterday as he added Camille Muffat claiming bronze off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake the world title in the event in 0.91sec adrift. marked their first appearance in Sri Lanka cricket team members pose for photographs with the winning ODI series trophy after their one-day Barcelona. “I’m extremely happy. That was the series by sharing five wickets. international cricket match against South Africa in Colombo, yesterday. Sri Lanka won the series 4-1. The 21-year-old, who beat leg- my first PB of the meet and my Ajantha Mendis claimed three for end Michael Phelps on the wall in first time under 1min 55 so I’m 36. the Olympic final, clocked 1min excited,” said Franklin after her Opener Dilshan, who hit an African bowlers wilted in steamy Scoreboard 54.32secs with Poland’s 2005 world win. unbeaten 115 in the fourth game conditions. champion Pawel Korzeniowski Sun Yang of China won a sec- in Pallekele on Sunday, plun- Left-handed Thirimanne and SRI LANKA JP Duminy lbw b Dilshan ...... 15 0.29 behind and China’s Wu Peng ond consecutive men’s 800 metres dered 13 boundaries before he was Dilshan put on 163 for the sec- T Dilshan b McLaren ...... 99 F du Plessis c Sangakkara b T Perera ...... 6 third at 0.37 back. freestyle gold in Barcelona his bowled for 99 by McLaren in the ond wicket after Kusal Perera was K Perera c de Kock b Morkel ...... 9 AB de Villiers c Mathews b Mendis ...... 51 “It is the first time I have won second title of the week follow- 39th over. caught behind off Morne Morkel L Thirimanne c Duminy b Phangiso ...... 68 F Behardien c Mathews b Lakmal ...... 1 a world title so it is a landmark ing Sunday’s triumph in the 400 “I am a bit disappointed at in the fifth over. K Sangakkara (not out) ...... 75 D Miller c Sangakkara b Lakmal ...... 0 moment for me,” beamed Le Clos. freestyle. missing my century, but these South Africa lost wickets in A Mathews c Miller b Tsotsobe ...... 23 R McLaren c Mathews b Mendis ...... 29 “I wanted to win this title to Olympic champion in London things happen in cricket,” said a heap to plunge to 85-6 by the T Perera (not out) ...... 17 M Morkel b Mendis ...... 0 mark the anniversary of my last year at 400 and 1,500 metres, Dilshan. “But I think McLaren 20th over, with Senanayake and Extras (LB-8, W-8) ...... 16 A Phangiso (not out) ...... 18 Olympic title. Sun touched in a time of seven bowled that over very well. Lakmal grabbing two wickets Total (for 4 wkts in 50 overs) ...... 307 L Tsotsobe b Lakmal ...... 3 “It is the exact same day that I minutes 41.36 seconds, with “I am really enjoying my cricket each. Fall of wickets: 1-13, 2-176, 3-212, 4-257. Extras (W-11) ...... 11 won the gold last year and almost American Michael McBroom these days. When I get a start, I The Proteas were 60-1 in the Bowling: Morkel 10-0-78-1 (w5); Tsotsobe Total (all out in 43.5 overs) ...... 179 to the hour, so it is a very special taking silver in 7:43.60 and Ryan want to make it count. This has 10th over when the dismissal of 10-2-52-1; McLaren 10-0-47-1 (w1); Behard- Fall of wickets: 1-35, 2-60, 3-61, 4-69, 5-85, day for me to win the world gold.” Cochrane of Canada bronze in been a good series for me. I have star batsman Hashim Amla for ien 4-0-28-0; Duminy 7-0-46-0; Phangiso 6-85, 7-137, 8-137, 9-171, 10-179. Quadruple Olympic champion 7:43.70. batted, bowled and fielded well.” 18, leg-before to Senanayake, trig- 9-0-48-1 (w2). Bowling: Lakmal 5.5-0-24-3 (w1); Mathews Missy Franklin of the USA pow- South Africa’s Cameron van der Lahiru Thirimanne, promoted gered a middle-order collapse. SOUTH AFRICA 4-0-32-0; Senanayake 10-2-29-2; Dilshan ered to her third gold with victory Burgh won the men’s 50m breast- to number three, scored 68 and Lakmal removed Farhaan Q de Kock b Senanayake ...... 27 10-0-41-1 (w3); T Perera 5-1-17-1 (w1); in the women’s 200m freestyle stroke gold to avenge his defeat to Kumar Sangakkara was unbeaten Behardien and David Miller in H Amla lbw b Senanayake ...... 18 Mendis 9-2-36-3 (w6). final. Australia’s Christian Sprenger in on 75 off 45 balls as the South the space of three balls. AFP Franklin, 18, claimed her the 100m final. REUTERS Eljaish confirm striker Benitez Real Madrid make £85m died of a heart attack bid for Bale: Report DOHA: Ecuador striker Christian Benitez died of a heart attack, his Qatari club MADRID: Spanish giants Real Madrid have the Spanish club are due to play in a pre-season Eljaish confirmed in a state- made a £85m bid for Tottenham Hotspur mid- tournament, to broker a deal. Bale’s family were even ment yesterday. fielder Gareth Bale (pictured), according to a said to have met Levy earlier this week to persuade Benitez had died suddenly in report on Skysports.com, yesterday. him to allow the player to go, even though he has Qatar on Monday at the age of 27. According to Sky Sports, the offer has been on reportedly not submitted a formal transfer request. “The official medical reports... the table for more than a week, with The Daily Mirror claimed Levy was (received by Eljaish) stated that the Welshman, who has reportedly holding out for the best price for Bale the sudden death was caused expressed his intention to leave, becom- and would be prepared to bring back by heart failure,” said a club ing frustrated with the lack of activity. Luka Modric, who left White Hart statement. Yesterday, the 24-year-old left Lane for the Bernabeu last year in a “(The club) will transfer the Tottenham Hotspur’s training ground similarly drawn-out transfer saga. body of the late player to Ecuador after reportedly telling manager Andre France legend and former Real player immediately after finishing Villas-Boas of his desire to join Real Zinedine Zidane, currently an ambas- all legal procedures which are Madrid, according to Sky Sports sources. sador for the Spanish capital club, was applied in the state of Qatar,” it Bale spent around five hours at the reported as saying: “If he (Bale) has said. club’s training base, during which time expressed a desire to join Madrid, then “The family and wife of the he is said to have informed Villas- Tottenham should give him permission late Benitez will also be trans- Boas of his intentions amid mount- to speak with us. ferred to attend the funeral cer- ing rumours about a lucrative move to “The chance to play for Real Madrid emony,” it said, promising that Ronny Benitez, brother of Ecuador international striker Christian Benitez, Real Madrid in a possible world record might only come around once in a play- “farewell and transfer of the body cries during a mass in Mexico City, on July 29, 2013. INSET: Christian transfer deal. er’s lifetime -- and it’s understandable will be at the highest level that Benitez of America celebrates the first goal against Pumas during their Villas-Boas said during the club’s pre- that Gareth doesn’t want to miss out meets the late player’s name and Mexican Clausura Tournament quarterfinal match on May 11, 2013. season visit to Hong Kong last week on it.” reputation.” that they were in talks with the highly Real and Spain goalkeeper Iker The statement added that officials visited Benitez’s family Benitez was considered a rated player, who scored 26 goals last season, about Casillas added that Bale would be welcomed as he the club will “bear all expenses in Doha to offer their support. key part of Colombian coach a new contract. was “one of the top three or four players in Europe”. of transferring the body from Benitez, who was top scorer Reinaldo Rueda’s Ecuador team He said he was optimistic of reaching agreement But former Tottenham star Glenn Hoddle sug- Doha by private aircraft” as well last season with Club America, that is hoping to qualify for next on a deal but fuelled speculation that Bale would gested that Bale could be better served by staying in as bearing the expenses of the had just signed for the Qatari year’s World Cup in Brazil, sit- leave the club after saying that there was currently England and building on his impressive performance Ecuadorian national team doc- outfit and had travelled to the ting third in the South American no agreement. from last season. tor who travelled to Doha. club to undergo a medical before qualifying group. Spurs chairman Daniel Levy has also been “It’s one thing setting a standard, it’s keeping the The club also confirmed that completing his move. AFP/THE PENINSULA reported as having set up a meeting with Real presi- standard which is the hardest thing, the consist- dent Florentino Perez in Miami next week, where ency,” he said. AFP/THE PENINSULA