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MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 RAJAB 3, 1434 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Sharif in Vendor’s Chris Brown’s ‘Killer’ Nadal talks to form suicide reflects scary curbside wins Madrid Pakistan despair of art irks LA title for fifth government7 Mideast14 youth neighbors38 triumph16 of 2013 MPs sharpen knives as Max 41º Min 30º grilling fever strikes High Tide 02:44 & 12:53 Opposition launches national campaign for constitution Low Tide 07:44 & 20:38 40 PAGES NO: 15807 150 FILS By B Izzak

Israel opens KUWAIT: In fast-paced developments yesterday, two lawmakers said they are filing to grill the ministers of oil and interior as Speaker Ali Al-Rashed said the grilling Gulf mission moratorium is over and called MPs for an emergency meeting. Also, a former opposition MP warned against JERUSALEM: Israel has opened a new diplomatic mis- dissolving the National Assembly now to hold fresh sion in the Gulf, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported yester- election on the basis of the controversial single-vote day, citing finance ministry costings for 2014 prepared law. MP Nasser Al-Marri said he will file to grill Oil for submission to the government this week. “The paper Minister Hani Hussein and MP Safa Al-Hashem said she is an economic plan for the next year and does not will submit a grilling against Interior Minister Sheikh name the location of the new mission,” Haaretz said. Ahmad Al-Humoud Al-Sabah today. Questioned by AFP, a foreign ministry spokesman would The new development came as speaker Rashed said say only that Israel “officially has no diplomatic represen- a moratorium on grillings has ended, opening the way tation in the Gulf”. In May 2010, then Israeli trade minister Binyamin Ben to start debating grillings before the summer recess Eliezer attended an international economic conference after MPs had earlier decided to postpone grillings until in Qatar. The first Israeli minister to visit the Gulf state the next term starting late October. Rashed described since Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni in Nov 2008. Qatar, the $2.2 billion penalty payment to US giant Dow increasingly influential in the region, broke off diplomat- Chemical as “highly suspicious” and said there must an ic ties with Israel and closed the Israeli trade mission in investigation at a very high level. Marri said in a state- Doha in protest against the Israeli military offensive in ment that he will file a request today to grill the oil min- Gaza in Dec 2008-Jan 2009. ister over the Dow payment as several other MPs sup- Besides Qatar, only Oman had established relations ported the surprising move. Hashem warned the interi- with Israel but they were broken in late 2000 after the or minister that he has to face the grilling or quit, while beginning of the second Palestinian intifada. In Jan MP Faisal Al-Duwaisan advised the minister to step 2010, then national infrastructures minister Uzi Landau, down as he will have no supporters. attended a meeting of the International Agency for Marri said in a statement that “we have sworn to Renewable Energy in Abu Dhabi. But the United Arab safeguard public funds and we will not allow the Dow Emirates stressed that his presence did not mean nor- payment to pass off easily”. “As a result, the malisation between the two countries. — AFP Independents Bloc met and assigned me to file to grill the oil minister over the payment,” he said. The lawmak- er said the grilling will tackle all the steps followed in KAC to buy 25 signing the deal with Dow Chemical from the idea of the investment, to feasibility studies followed by reviewing it by concerned councils and government jets, lease 13 approvals before the parliamentary opposition to the deal and eventually the Cabinet cancellation. KUWAIT: Kuwait’s national carrier is due to sign a multi- He said the payment of the huge penalty will not billion-dollar deal with Airbus to purchase 25 new air- pass off easily as all those responsible will be held to craft valued at $3.0 billion with the first delivery expect- account and there will be no forgiveness because the ed in 2019, a local newspaper reported yesterday. The issue relates to public funds which must be protected. deal will be signed “very soon,” Al-Watan newspaper Marri said that MPs have pledged to HH the Amir to said quoting sources close to decision-makers. Last ensure a quiet period but “we cannot remain silent on week Kuwait Airways Co (KAC) board of directors decid- this issue because the penalty payment was not debat- ed to choose an offer made by Airbus because it carried ed with the National Assembly which did not know any- a price tag $280 million lower than one made by thing about it”. The lawmaker said he will submit the Boeing, the report said. The deal includes 10 Airbus A- grilling request at noon. 350-900 and 15 A-320 neo and the delivery of the Several other MPs have strongly lashed out at the planes will start after six years, Al-Watan said. payment of the penalty to Dow, with some of them KAC made no comment on the report but its new vowing to grill the oil minister and others calling for a chairman Sami Al-Nasef told AFP in January, after parlia- debate in the Assembly and a more serious investiga- ment passed a bill to transform the airline into a com- tion to hold those responsible to account. It was not mercial company, that they planned to buy around 21 MANCHESTER: Manchester United’s Scottish manager Alex Ferguson kisses the Premier League trophy at immediately known why members of the pro-govern- new aircrafts within two years. In the meantime, KAC the end of an English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Swansea City at Old ment Assembly have become increasingly upset over will lease 13 big and small Airbus planes with the first Trafford yesterday. Ferguson said farewell to Old Trafford with a typically passionate speech after his side’s the government, but it appears that the way the two A320 due to arrive in July, Al-Watan said. — AFP 2-1 victory in his final home match in charge of the team. — AFP (See Page 20) Continued on Page 13 Branson swaps suit for skirt

SEPANG, Malaysia: British business poned in early 2011 after he injured him- magnate Richard Branson has lost his lat- self while skiing. There was no escape est job because of orange juice. The yesterday however, when Branson was New virus can Virgin Group founder had his legs recruited to serve coffee, tea and meals shaved, put on lipstick and squeezed on the five-and-a-half-hour flight. pass between into a red skirt to honor a bet by serving Though he kept his trademark beard, he as a flight attendant yesterday on an shaved his legs to show them off in black humans: WHO AirAsia trip from Perth, Australia, to fishnets beneath his red AirAsia uniform. Malaysia. But he earned a reprimand He topped off the outfit with bright red RIYADH: World Health Organisation (WHO) officials from AirAsia chief Tony Fernandes after lipstick, heavy eye make-up and his said yesterday it seemed likely a new coronavirus that he deliberately dumped a tray of orange blonde hair pulled back in a quiff. Photos has killed at least 18 people in the Middle East and juice on Fernandes’ lap. Branson lost a from the flight showed him chatting with Europe could be passed between humans, but only bet to Fernandes in 2010 after they passengers and serving food to after prolonged contact. A virus from the same family wagered that their Formula One racing Fernandes, who used to work for triggered the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory teams would finish ahead of each other. Branson in the music industry. Fernandes’ team landed two spots above Fernandes gleefully declared after MANAMA: A US Navy River Command Boat cruises off the coast of Bahrain’s Syndrome (SARS) that swept the world after emerg- ing in Asia and killed 775 people in 2003. Yesterday, Branson’s. yesterday’s flight on his budget airline Salman port, near the capital yesterday, one day before the start of the biggest But his stint as a stewardess was post- Continued on Page 13 exercise of mine countermeasure maneuvers in the Arabian Gulf. — AFP French authorities announced that a second man had been diagnosed with the disease after sharing a hos- pital room with France’s only other sufferer. Gulf navy drill not WHO Assistant Director-General Keiji Fukuda told reporters in Saudi Arabia, the site of the largest clus- ter of infections, there was no evidence so far the directed at Iran: US virus was able to sustain “generalised transmission in communities” - a scenario that would raise the spec- MANAMA: Vice Admiral John Miller, com- nuclear activities, it would block the strate- tre of a pandemic. But he added: “Of most concern ... mander of the US Fifth Fleet, said yesterday gic Strait of Hormuz, a major oil conduit. is the fact that the different clusters seen in multiple that a massive naval minesweeping exercise Miller said that “critical to the global econo- countries ... increasingly support the hypothesis that involving 41 countries was not directed at my... is a maritime environment that has when there is close contact, this novel coronavirus Iran. “It is not about Iran,” Miller said at a free-flowing commerce, ships can safely sail.” can transmit from person to person. “There is a need news conference in the Bahraini capital “If some nation puts mines into the waters for countries to ... increase levels of awareness,” he Manama, the fleet’s headquarters, saying then the global community has to get them said. the manoeuvres were “purely defensive”. from the waters as quickly as possible,” he Iran on Tuesday warned against any “provo- said, adding that the “newest technologies” A public health expert who declined to be identi- cations” in the Gulf as the US-led interna- will be used in the manoeuvres. fied, said “close contact” meant being in the same tional naval force began preparing for the Thirty-five ships, 18 Unmanned small, enclosed space with an infected person for a exercise. “Our message does not get to one Underwater Vehicles and more than 100 prolonged period. The virus first emerged in the Gulf country... it is about a secure maritime envi- explosive ordinance disposal divers will par- last year, but cases have also been recorded in Britain ronment,” Miller said. “It is purely defensive, ticipate in the anti-mine manoeuvres run- and France among people who had recently been in not provocative, and takes place in interna- ning until the end of May. Commodore the Middle East. A total of 34 cases worldwide have AirAsia group chief Tony Fernandes is served by British billionaire Richard tional waters.” Simon Ancona of the British Royal Navy said been confirmed by blood tests so far. Branson, who is dressed as a female flight attendant, while flying from Perth to The Islamic republic has warned that if it that more than 40 countries and 6,500 serv- Continued on Page 13 was attacked by the US or Israel over its ice members were taking part. — AFP Kuala Lumpur. — AFP MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 LOCAL Cabinet to discuss allowance law

KUWAIT: The Council of Ministers will their effects, in preparation for the NA discuss at today’s meeting the resubmis- Council session that will discuss the sub- sion of the children allowance law and ject on Thursday. Twelve MPs had earlier social allowances for Kuwaiti women filed an application requesting a special married to non-Kuwaitis. session. The secret session will start at 11 Government sources said the law was am and will focus on the Iranian Bushehr rejected because the government’s opin- reactor. Some MPs at the session are ion had not been sought by the commit- expected to request a discussion on the tees concerned and the state budget had subject of the Iranian spying cell, too, on already been approved. The sources which a final court decision had been added that an agreement will be reached made. with the council to resubmit the lease Sources said the cabinet, in the allowance law to the financial commit- Monday session, will be briefed about tee, and if the MPs insisted on voting the readiness of several parties con- during the Tuesday session, the govern- cerned with security and health - such as ment would vote against it. the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Meanwhile, the cabinet will be briefed Interior, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of about the readiness of the government Public Works and Civil defense - to deal KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah with National Assembly Speaker Ali-Al-Rashed yesterday. to deal with crises and disasters, and with crises and disasters. MOH warns of fake medicines on sale 420 cases detected in raids

By Hanan Al-Saadoun large quantities of forged marks of Assistant Undersecretary Dr ments are being sold without medicine and cosmetics which Omar Al-Sayed Omar said in a press license. KUWAIT: Pharmaceutical inspec- validity has expired, in some of the release that number of cases found He said he who violates the law tion administration at Ministry of private pharmacies and some pop- since last year amounted to about No 28 for the year 1996 shall be Health announced the detention of ular markets. 420, through 4,477 inspection sent to legal dept and then to pub- round were made. He warned pub- lic prosecutor for necessary action. lic not to respond to ads and buy Omar explained that pharma- based on those ads or through ceutical inspection is concerned of points of sales in some popular all kinds of inspections, where ever markets. medicine is store or kept in the He explained that those faked counting and practice its work pharmaceuticals usually are not through periodic and sudden active and sometimes have nega- inspection on pharmacies, hospi- tive and deadly results. Pointing tals, shops and stores for the safety that deaths worldwide caused by of all. All pharmaceutical must be such medicines amounts to about registered and analyzed to evaluate one million case. its efficiency, thereafter it can be He called upon all to read expiry marketed in the right way. He date on any medicine when buying added, as per WHO records, the size it as well as the cosmetics, calling of forged pharmaceuticals world- all to call upon pharmaceutical wide in 2010 estimated at $75 bil- inspection dept to check the medi- lion with an increase of 90 percent cine in case of confusion. from the year 2005, and thus earn- He further said that some unli- ings out of this illegal trade is far censed medicines to be dealt with more than trading in drugs, in Kuwait were confiscated and explaining that high prices of phar- some medicines smuggled from maceutical in some poor countries ministry of health stores and are has given chance to traders to being sold in pharmacies and pri- make use of the situation and vate shops and some food supple- smuggle forged medicine. National Guard training camp KUWAIT: Under the patronage of Guards carried out an exercise priate decisions on the spot. The the Undersecretary for National “Nasr 11” CPX11 at the Kathema camp was organized with the Guard, General Nasser Abdullah Camp. The camp trains command- cooperation of and in coordina- Al-Daie, and in the presence of Lt ers of all units of the National tion with the Kuwait Army, General Eng Hashem Abdul Guards in dealing with emergency Ministry of Interior, fire depart- Razzaq Al-Rifaie, the National cases and taking quick and appro- ment and the US Army. Al-Haifi opens training program on diabetes

KUWAIT: Health Minister Dr executing the programs in cooper- Center. Dr. Al-Haifi lauded the role Mohammad Al-Haifi inaugurated a ation with ministers besides gov- of JDC, considered one of the training program at the Dasman ernment and non-government most prestigious centers in the Diabetes Institute (DDI) that is organizations as a developmental medical field as a result of its dis- being organized in cooperation priority. tinguished training programs as with Joslin Diabetes Center of the Al-Haifi appreciated the role of well as research, and preparing Harvard Medical Sciences DDI as a major partner in the modern protocols for health care University. The program aims at health ministry’s program, and that is built on evidence. limiting the spread of diabetes. said its contributions and initia- Meanwhile, former health min- Minister Al-Haifi said during the tives will help Kuwaiti to stay ister and chairman of the consul- opening ceremony that efforts to abreast of the international tative scientific council at DDI, Dr. improve performance and steps advances in the field of health Hilal Al-Sayer, said diabetes and towards continued medical educa- care. It will help apply latest stan- obesity were considered among tion, formulated in coordination dards of quality health care for the most dangerous diseases, with the DDI and Joslin Diabetes diabetic patients. adding that DDI was currently Center (JDC), are being considered He said the cooperation pro- attempting to deal with the dia- a new start for national programs gram between DDI and JDC will betes issue through educating the in preventing and limiting the allow health care professionals to people, and backing it up with sci- spread of diabetes and other learn about the most recent devel- entific research through protocols chronic diseases. He said the opments, and benefit from the it signed with international institu- health ministry was committed to facilities and expertise of Joslin tions.

KUWAIT: Health Minister Dr Mohammad Al-Haifi with other dignitaries during the event. —Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 LOCAL Abu Gaith sues Kuwait to regain citizenship: Report Doctors predict ‘revived’ KUWAIT: A son-in-law of former Al- spokesperson for the terrorist organiza- Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden plans tion. “The interior and foreign ministries Filipina to wake up soon to sue the Kuwaiti government in an have already received word from Abu attempt to reclaim the citizenship he Gaith to renew his Kuwaiti passport or Husband spots tears, willingness to communicate was stripped off in the aftermath of face legal action,” said legal sources who September 11, 2001 attacks on the spoke to Al-Jarida on the condition of By Ben Garcia rolling down her eyes. I felt she could and it was about time for her to “This is a scientific miracle at all United States, a local newspaper anonymity. hear me, she could feel my presence deliver our second child. I was very levels,” beamed Zobi. “As soon as the reported yesterday quoting sources According to the report, Abu Ghaith’s KUWAIT: Three days after a Filipina and was trying her best to communi- happy. But my happiness changed woman was checked and declared familiar with the case. lawyer plans to file a case in the Kuwaiti was pronounced ‘clinically dead’ but cate, but she just couldn’t. According to uncertainty when I heard from our clinically dead, the maternity division was then successfully revived by doc- to the doctors, she will be fine and friend (a lady who was allowed to of the hospital was put on alert for a Kuwait had revoked the citizenship courts after the legal period for renewing tors, remains unconscious at the will wake up in a few hours’ time,” the accompany her inside the maternity caesarean,” said Dr Mohammad of Sulaiman Abu Ghaith after he was his passport expires, demanding that the Farwaniya Hospital. anxious husband told this reporter. casualty room), that she was vomit- Hassan, another doctor who super- seen in video footage that appeared fol- decision stripping him of citizenship be Kuwait Times visited her yester- The ‘miracle’ took place at the ing blood and was in danger and vised the operation. lowing the 9/11 attacks. In the footage, reverted and he be issued a new Kuwaiti day although she was still admitted he defended the attacks and threat- passport. Abu Gaith is on trial on terror- to the intensive care unit of the hos- ened reprisals for the subsequent ism charges in the United States where pital where she underwent a caesari- an operation for her second child. American invasion of Afghanistan. He he was moved earlier this year following The Filipina woman attracted has also been known since as a his arrest in Turkey. —Al-Jarida front-page attention yesterday when the doctors there announced they had successfully performed a ‘pre- mortem caesarean’ on a clinically dead Zuraida. ICM demands trial of At that time, Zuraida had no pulse or respiratory activity. However, as ex-PM on Dow fine the metaphor goes, miracles do hap- pen. The baby was successfully KUWAIT: An opposition political group last Tuesday that the PIC paid $2.2 billion removed from the mother’s womb through caesarian operation and demanded legal action against former after an agreement was reached which Zuraida was revived. She had prime minister Sheikh Nasser Al- saw nearly $300 million in delayed penal- reportedly suffered an acute blood Mohammad Al-Sabah and some mem- ties be called off in exchange of assur- pressure condition followed by a bers of his cabinet who it held responsible ances that there would be no further fall- cardiac arrest while she was being for procedures that led Kuwait to pay up a out for its operations in the region. checked at the casualty section. She coughed and spat blood, and was huge amount as penal compensation for The ICM reiterated in their statement immediately brought to the emer- canceling a joint venture deal a few years appearing on the front pages of local gency room where the baby was ago. newspapers yesterday their support to the successfully removed through In a statement released on Saturday, ‘vital oil project’, and commended the oil cesarean operation. the Islamic Constitutional Movement fur- minister at the time, Mohammad Al- Initially, the doctors noted that they could only save the baby but ther demanded prosecution of the Olaim, “for his positive steps in supporting after one last attempt to revive her, Supreme Petroleum Council members. the project from economic and technical she responded to the resuscitation The statement came a day after Kuwait standpoints.” to the delight of everyone in the paid $2.2 billion to Dow Chemical as per Several opposition groups in the mean- operation theater. the penalty clause for the canceled K-Dow time resumed their strong rhetoric against Zuraida, 36, is from Pikit South Cotabato, married to Marlon project. the government and the parliament dur- Verdadero from Cagayan Valley, KUWAIT: The maternity ward at Farwaniya Hospital is pictured here yesterday. —By Ben Garcia Dow Chemical had won last year an ing a sit-in at the Iradah Square. The event Philippines. The husband requested international court order stipulating that which took place Saturday night was the her wife’s family name to be with- Farwaniya Maternity Department only a miracle could save her. “The woman and her baby are the Petrochemical Industries Company, a first of many events scheduled as part of held until her condition improved. “I where Zuraida was admitted on According to the doctors, Zuraida’s now in stable condition,” he affirmed. wholly owned subsidiary of KPC, will have “public movements” that will continue do not want to cause anxiety to her Friday morning. Farwaniya Hospital heart stopped beating and she Verdadero is a Kuwait-based truck family back in the Philippines. So Manager Dr Hmoud Al-Zobi said the stopped breathing as well. I prayed driver for a company delivering food to pay a $2.16 billion fine for canceling a until a highly anticipated Constitutional please it would be better not to dis- 36-year-old Filipina who was nine hard for her to survive,” the husband items to Iraq. “It was a miracle for my contract to establish a $7.4 billion joint Court ruling on the single-vote decree. close her family name. The baby is months pregnant was hospitalized noted. wife, too, when she delivered our venture project. The Kuwaiti government Those who spoke at the most recent my second child with her. The little at 3:30 am on Friday in a critical con- “Declaring her clinically dead, she baby as I was still in Kuwait. My work had called off the deal to establish K-Dow gathering demanded the dissolution of boy is now alright and was breathing dition with extremely high blood was immediately rushed to be oper- sometimes requires me to stay in Petrochemicals in late 2008 under pres- the parliament that was elected as per the very well without oxygen, but I am pressure. ated upon to save the baby. The doc- Iraq for a week. I just came from a worried about my wife because it “I brought her to the hospital at tors managed to revive her heart two-day stay in Iraq last Wednesday. sure from the parliament, prompting Dow amended voting system, and called for has been three days now and there about 2:30 am because she experi- too,” Zobi was quoted as saying, not- I brought her to hospital last Friday, Chemical to sue for damages as per a new elections to be held as per the previ- has been no change in her condi- enced blood and the water dis- ing that a healthy 3.1-kg boy was so at least I was with her when it all penalty clause in the contract. ous system in which a voter was entitled to tion. She is still unconscious. But charged at that time. Of course I born simultaneously as his mother happened and I really pray that she The US-based company announced cast a maximum of four votes. —Al-Qabas when I visited her today, tears were knew that she was already in pain was resuscitated. will be okay,” Verdadero concluded. MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 LOCAL

kuwait digest the column Complicated The paradox Syrian conflict of our time By Aziza Al-Mufarrej

he Syrian conflict is a very complicated problem indeed, and one is puzzled what to say about it, Tespecially when we see the slaughtered and mutilated pictures of the Syrian people from both sides, the regime’s army and the Free Syrian Army By Fouad Al-Obaid (FSL). One also feels sorry for the culture of kill or be killed spreading in an Arab country, apart from the destruction that hit the cities and historical buildings which vouched for Syrian heritage. I visited Syria twice, and met those who bitterly [email protected] complained against the ruling Baath regime, against Twitter:@fouadalobaid President Bashar Al-Assad and against his tyrannical and oppressive policies. I saw many Syrian art works in which a margin of freedom was allowed as they spoke about corruption in some official departments. have often asked myself whether it is me who is I read about some activists who disappeared in insane, or whether it is this country that has a ten- detention centers and cells, and were kept from see- Idency to drive people mad. Contradictions are by kuwait digest ing their families and friends, and tortured. There were no means anything new, nor are they related to a spe- those who died and those who are waiting to die, yet cific country or a people. Rather, oddly this contradic- Syrians were better than they are now. tion does not become clearer than when I turn on the If the Muslim Brotherhood or Al-Qaeda group were Dow’s ice block radio while commuting to tune into the state funded able to come to power there, will people’s lives and and apparently sanctioned 99.7 Radio Kuwait FM. This property be safe? Will there be justice and equality channel is the epitome of this state orchestrated para- among Syrians regardless of their affiliations and reli- By Al-Saraff dox. gions? Excuse me, but I doubt that. The Brotherhood’s For those that have yet to understand what I am rule in Egypt is one party’s dictatorship, one failure fol- eza Shah, the father of Iran’s last imperial avoid losing out on the project. referring to, please be patient. Last week, I talked lowed by another. People are now killing each other. monarch before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Several political groups and media outlets about the contradiction in my editorial that touched Al-Qaeda’s rule in Afghanistan was an example of was reportedly approached by an American launched a war against the project in the mean- upon the stewardess of Egypt Air and her plight in R wearing the veil while working 30,000 feet above the oppression and horrible terror, slaughter and head official who complained about ‘corruption’ eating time for various reasons. severing all the time. There is a saying that goes ‘Hold up some of the financial aid that his country gives If you asked any of these parties to justify their ground. I concluded in that editorial that we, as a soci- ety, could either espouse modernity and globalization on to your current crazy one’, and it becomes the best towards development projects in Iran. position, the first party would explain that the with all that it has to offer, or we should stay conserva- under the circumstances, because to have a democrat- mega project was important for Kuwait’s ambitions He replied by comparing the financial aid with a tive in our culture, heritage and traditions against all ic and a just regime remains just a dream that will not block of ice which he receives and then hands over to improve non-oil revenues and enter the global be fulfilled in the short term. odds. to the minister of economy who gives it to the market. It is the later that becomes incomprehensible. How It is true that the situation in Syria was economical- treasurer, etc. By the time the ice block reaches the The party which supported the multibillion-dol- ly weak, and people’s standard of living was low. It is can a state that has an identity as conservative as project manager, its size stands reduced to half of lar penalty clause would say that it was to prove Arab Islam, still allow songs by notorious singers who true that the Syrian individual could only open his what it was to begin with. It would be too hard to that the government was serious about the project mouth at a dentist’s clinic. It is true that fear was so proclaim that they will showcase their sexuality in all determine who was responsible for that because it and it was necessary to ensure that the deal was widespread that you could feel it in the air. However, it its forms? They sing about drugs, sex and promiscuity was also true that there was security, and calmness halted at several points during its journey. signed. The government’s technical side would all day long on the airwaves. Ironically, if you keep prevailed all over the republic. This apocryphal story applies to the search argue that the project had already been subjected tuning the radio a wee bit, you may end up with the Yet, what is taking place now is a catastrophe. Who about who is responsible for the $2.2 billion fine to a thorough study and therefore Kuwait had to next channel, which is the Holy Quran radio. I am not amongst us was not affected by the image of an elder- paid in lieu of the canceled K-Dow deal. Seven sign it before a deadline after which the country saying that all songs are lewd or slanderous, though ly woman who could hardly walk while carrying the years ago, one party entertained the idea of enter- would have lost as the deal would have lapsed. when you listen to the lyrics you come to question the least of her belongings and tried her best to avoid the ing the project, and another started negotiations to Meanwhile, popular parties which wanted more point of covering up certain words in the songs when bombings and save her own life, all the while raising buy half of Dow Chemical’s assets that reached $7.5 time to study the deal would explain that the gov- the meaning is crystal clear. her hands in a prayer and crying that Bashar be billion. ernment had a history of suspicious conduct. The debate here is not limited to what one radio destroyed? Who amongst us was not moved when he In any purchase deal, the buyer either pays the Now, who is responsible for the K-Dow fine? No station in Kuwait is playing. After all, in this day and saw innocent children who were killed and became entire price, or makes an advance payment to one. That is the result that every investigations age, people can have access to any song they wish bodies covered with blood? Who amongst us did not prove his seriousness and goodwill. In the mean- committee formed to probe the deal will come out through the myriad musical platforms via the net. become sad when seeing beautiful youth whose lives time, a third party tried to pass the deal regardless with. The problem was not with the project itself, The debate is one centered on the lessons we are attempting to teach the upcoming generation in the were interrupted, their bodies lying bloated in the of the complications and restrictions involved, but the penalty clause, the legislators’ demands for fur- light of global revolts around what many are seeing as streets and their dreams of a bright future ended? some parliament members refused to pass it on ther study, or with the hasty decision to cancel the Who amongst us was not sorry for Syrian civilization’s blatant attacks against the very notion of family. In suspicions of profiteering and instead demanded deal. The problem was in the government’s man- the ‘West,’ same sex marriage is proposed as ‘develop- heritage while it was being destroyed due to bom- an extensive probe. agement mechanism and the corruption that we bardment? Who amongst us, after two years of fight- ment’. Sodomy is acclaimed and people rejoice in par- Meanwhile, a fourth party found that time was live with. If the project had not been called off, we ticipating in ‘Gay Parades.’ At the rate at which we are ing that has left 100,000 dead, does not want the revo- against Kuwait and therefore the deal needed to be would have been witnessing a similar drama right lution in Syria to end?— Al-Watan going, it would not be something that I would have a signed without waiting for legislative procedures to now but in the opposite direction. —Al-Qabas hard time imagining happening here. In a country that has a history of piety and social cohesion, the novel threats posed by foreign values kuwait digest are coming to damage the very fabric of our society. Stroll around any mall and you find a new generation that is bored and would do anything for some ‘fun’. Consequently, crime is rising at an alarming rate, as Demand for the youth don’t seem to believe there would be too many consequences should they fail to ‘behave’. more incentives I believe that a new heritage campaign should be initiated to remind citizens of their origins and ensure that they take pride in it. We should reaffirm our posi- By Dr Shamlan Y Al-Essa tive differences in the light of a globalized world that is coming to look like a pointless amusement park vil- he demands raised by the National Assembly lage. Society is much more than buildings, roads, and members have been rising at a maddening pace offices; it’s the culture that links all three together. Let Tand also an illogical one. These MPs still see us re-think the society we want to live in, and the one themselves as candidates and since they have a short we want our children to inherit. tenure left, they have to raise these demands from the Regardless of what we do, let us put a stop to the government to satisfy the public at the expense of the illogical paradoxes that ought not to be. public exchequer and the country’s economic future. These MPs put forth strange demands without shouldering any responsibility towards the country kuwait digest and its public funds. Among such demands is a pro- posal by MP Khalil Al-Saleh to establish an early retire- ment fund. Does the respected MP see the Kuwaiti state employees working long hours like their Chinese Life is simple, counterparts or working seriously like the Japanese? Are they doing their jobs well with honesty and dedi- we complicate it cation like the Germans? MP Faisal Al-Kandari is proud of supporting the social and children allowance law, a proposal to ByArwa Al-Wiqian increase the rent allowance, the housing loan and other demands. My question to the respected MP is ave you ever wondered if you really love your- this: what is the reason for all these increases? All self? Or whether you work hard enough to be these attempts have achieved is to appease the sim- Hhappy? Have you tried to broaden the percep- ple people by granting them funds they do not tion of love and nurture it through science and litera- deserve. All the officials in Parliament that serve their ture? Have you ever wondered whether you prefer people raise salaries and allowances according to the yourself to others when it comes to whom to love? inflation rate. So why give people all these incentives, Once you love your own self, you will love life. The while you know that the government subsidizes way you handle various problems reflects this love and everything starting from oil to food and others. how attached you are to life. Some people may stum- MP Abdallah Al-Tamimi asked the government to ble, suffer and feel pain, but they usually resume their journey when they get up because they realize that approve incentives for firemen. All such strange nothing is worth depriving them of the wish to carry demands made by parliament members were submit- on with life. Others immediately start feeling ted and published in Sunday’s newspapers. If we were depressed, blame it on luck and suffer endless mis- to calculate all the demands that the MPs put forth in eries. Such people turn their own lives and the lives of the last one or two months, we get the impression others into hell. that meeting all such demands will require to hike the Life is simple, you know. It is how we think that oil prices to over $200. Clearly, whoever makes such would make it easier or more sophisticated. It all demands does not read and or check out local, Arab depends on how we deal with various contingencies. or international reports that warn against the policy of Some of us are capable of changing, adapting, learn- excessive squandering of public funds, and oil prices ing and developing our own selves. Others always dropping below $100 will cause financial deficit in the blame luck, envy or, even, being bewitched for their budget. sufferings. I was very happy when I read that the government It’s all up to us, in the end. We sometimes forgive will return the social allowance law and the children people to release our souls and free ourselves from the of Kuwaiti women law, as I imagined that we have a limitations put by hatred and anger. We do it initially rational government that rejects appeasement moves for our own sake. of MPs. However, my joy was short lived because a Some of us, however, never forget others’ mistakes government source said the government was not and find no excuses for them. They keep reminding against the increases, but rejects the idea of bringing themselves of the pain they had been through and in these by law. Rather, it wants to introduce these in who caused it. Well, they can’t be more wrong. the form of a government decision made by the Civil They are doing more harm to themselves than to others. Souls with such negative feelings are repug- Service Council, as is the case with the increases, nant, self-destructive and are usually alienated and allowances and incentives that were paid to state cast away by others. employees. Once you love yourself, you will realize that you Finally, how will true reforms help build a produc- deserve happiness, and life will become better and tive and effective society in a backward country that more beautiful. When you wish well for your enemy, squanders funds from its lone resource to satisfy peo- this means that you have reached the highest levels of ple who are nothing but members of a consumption humanity, clemency and forgiveness. May all of us find society, one that survives only due to government’s happiness and peace and may love sweep the whole blessings? — Al-Watan world to replace greed. — Al-Jarida MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 LOCAL

KD250 minimum wage for private sector citizens to be mooted

KUWAIT: The acting secretary general of the Manpower and Government Restructuring Program (MGRP), Fauzi Al-Majdali, has revealed his intention of proposing a minimum wage of KD250 for Kuwaiti citizens employed in the pri- vate sector, after the MGRP recently found out that some were being paid as little as KD150 by certain companies. Al-Majdali stated that such companies should increase the salaries of their Kuwaiti employees. “It is illogical that the government should pay those citizens over and above the salaries they get. Is it logical that a citizen holding KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received the Foreign Minister of Algeria Mourad Medelci at Seif Palace yesterday. The meeting a university degree works from morning to was held in the attendance of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and the Kuwait Ambassador to Algeria Saud Al- evening for as little as KD 500?” he asked. Al- Doweesh. —KUNA Majdali also compared the salaries earned by citi- zens employed in the private sector with those earned by Kuwaitis working in the public sector, noting that bachelors with a university degree Kuwait Hajj quota to earn KD835 in the public sector but KD690 in the private sector. He pointed out that a married citi- zen with a university degree would get KD923 in the public sector and KD798 in the private sector. remain 8,000: Report “A bachelor diploma certificate holder gets KD739 in the public sector and KD 629 in the pri- vate sector, whereas a married person earns Expats urged to do pilgrimage from home countries KD820 in the public sector and KD723 in the pri- vate sector,” Al-Majdali added. By Nawara Fattahova Hajj refused to increase the quota for this quota will stay the same for at least The prices hiked dramatically through Kuwaiti pilgrims more than 8,000. two years. the years. “About 13 years ago the price KUWAIT: It seems that the Muslim expats So the expatiates were advised to go for Mohammed Abdulmaqsoud is a former was about KD 300 per pilgrim through living in Kuwait won’t be able to go for Hajj Hajj from their home country, as the quota owner of Hajj campaign who sold the cam- land, and KD 450 through air transporta- (pilgrimage) this and next year due to the of 8,000 only include 7,000 Kuwaitis and paign as it was dealing with expats only, tion. Every year the prices were increasing enlarging renovations taking place in Holy 1,000 Bedoons. This decision also causes who not go for Hajj. “About five or six years for about KD 50 to 100, thus during the last Makkah. These renovation works caused the closing up of some Hajj campaigns, ago there was no quota for pilgrims to Hajj, five years the prices increased up to KD that the Saudi authorities responsible for which were only dealing with expats, as and according to the reports of the 200, so it reached KD1200 for land way and Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs their KD 1750 for air way. This was caused due to total number was between 23-25,000 pil- the price hike of accommodation, trans- grims. About five year ago the Saudi gov- porting and even the food and beverage. ernment set a quota for the pilgrims from Furthermore the Ministry was decreasing Kuwait to 8,000 for Kuwaitis and open the number of expat pilgrims every year, till number for expats,” he told the Kuwait it reached 130 last year, which was very Times. More changes occurred then. “Also hard for any camping to handle,” he about five years ago the Ministry of Awqaf explained. So the campaign found other separated the pilgrims into Kuwaiti and for- solutions. “There are 75 official Hajj cam- eigners, and each campaign had to choose paigns in Kuwait. 50 of them are for only one of the two categories, instead the Kuwaitis only, while the rest are for expats, mixed campaign as it was in the past. So and some are for certain nationalities for our campaign had chosen the Kuwaitis, instance the Pakistani and other who only and this was for one year only and we had speak Urdu. Some campaign mixed togeth- great loses as we had only about 90 pil- er, while others sold or rent their campaign grims. So the year after we changed to to other campaigns. And more campaigns expatriates and we were successful, as we have to do this solution this year, as the had good reputation due to the excellent Ministry will apply new decision of having services that we were providing including a maximum number of pilgrims for each food three meals, accommodation, trans- campaign of only 100 pilgrims, which can’t MAKKAH: Muslim pilgrims stone a pillar symbolising the devil during the haj in this file portation, and others,” added be profitable for single campaign,” photo. —AP Abdulmaqsoud. Abdulmaqsoud pointed out. MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 LOCAL

215 arrested in crackdown

By Hanan Al-Saadoun

KUWAIT: Security sources revealed that criminal detec- tives carried out one of the largest campaigns covering cafes and suspected areas across all governorates of Kuwait. The campaign led by Colonel Mohammad Al- Sharhan resulted in the arrest of 215 homosexual boys and girls belonging to different nationalities, violators of residency law, drunkards, drug users, gamblers and peo- ple wanted in different criminal and civil cases. All the arrested people were sent to the concerned authorities.

Armed robberies Gas stations have become the target of armed rob- beries once again after an interregnum of a few months, when these stations were equipped with monitoring KUWAIT: (Left) Indonesian Ambassador Ferry Adamhar, Indonesia’s Economic Director for the Middle East Darmawan Suparno and a representative from cameras. Security sources said two men with covered the Avenues Mall during inauguration of the tourism promotion event at the Avenues Mall. (Right) Traditional dancers from the Sulawesi province of faces and armed with guns approached a gas station at dawn day before yesterday in Sulaibiya area and robbed Indonesia perform.—Photos by Joseph Shagra about KD 1300 from the Kuwaiti cashier at gun point. Asian arrested Indonesia eyes 40% rise Information administration arrested an Asian expat for possessing drugs meant for sale. After the police veri- fied that the suspect had prepared certain drugs for sale, they raided him in tourists from Kuwait and recovered some of the drugs in a search of his person. He confessed to having more drugs at 3-day tourism promotion event kicks off his residence. Police pro- ceeded to the suspect’s KUWAIT: The Embassy of the Republic of tional dancers from the Sulawesi province of Ambassador Adamhar added that water and diving is essential when they travel”, residence and found the Indonesia and Ministry of Tourism and Creative Indonesia. Five sets of traditional dances Indonesia’s economy has earned its rank commented Ambassador Adarnhar. “Security rest of the drugs which Economy launched its three-day tourism pro- paired with display of remarkable costumes among the top three countries which has an for tourists has always been a major priority totaled 270 grams of motion in Kuwait via a full day campaign at the took the attention of hundreds of shoppers. accelerated economic growth of 6.5 percent. and the government is much committed to its Heroin and 1000 drugs Avenues Mall Saturday. Indonesian Leaflets, flyers, video presentations comple- Within the Asia itself Indonesia needs to pro- guests. one can walk around the metropolis pills. These drugs were Ambassador to Kuwait Ferry Adamhar said that mented the performances and the chance for mote its profile in the region especially in and city limits safely,” added the ambassador. concealed in a secret a 30 percent surge in number of tourists from watchers to have their photos taken with the Kuwait. The country has a strategic location Tourism Indonesia hopes that more Kuwaitis hiding place in his room. He confessed to the charges Kuwait was remarkable and expected to rise to performers. which is also one of the biggest in size and visit Indonesia and not solely locus on its eco- and admitted he was trading in drugs. He and the drugs 40 percent this year. The ambassador said that the tourism sec- population and it hopes to play essential role in nomic effect but build and strengthen relation- were sent to the concerned authorities. The launch of the three-day tourism promo- tor does not only complement the country’s 2015 when ASEAN integrates and includes ships not just on government to government A police patrol in Ahmadi governorate arrested a tion kicked off with a ceremonial cutting of the economic growth but attention must also focus nations to a single economy, society, politics basis but on people to people as well. Tourism Kuwaiti man for possessing large pieces of Hashish and ribbon officiated by the Indonesian envoy, on the cultural values that builds relationships and more. Indonesia will also join the Travel World Expo two joints filled with drugs, apart from recovering KD Indonesia’s Economic Director for the Middle in a broader sense. Indonesia offers multiplicity “You have to see Indonesia to believe” what on June 14 at the Mishref Fairgrounds and a 960 from him. The suspect and the confiscated materials East Darmawan Suparno and a representative of regions, diverse cultures and traditions, it can offer to visitors. This year Tourism table top meets between local travel agencies were sent to the concerned authorities. from the Avenues Mall and followed by a color- dynamism in the society that appeals much to Indonesia promotes in addition to Bali, its div- and representatives from different tours and ful cultural presentation performed by six tradi- the younger generation. ing hubs in a tropical climate. “Kuwaitis love the travel companies in Indonesia. 240 arrested in Wafra campaign

By Hanan Al-Saadoun residency permits had expired. Nuwaiseeb police station com- The arrests and other actions mander Colonel Mutlaw Ghazi KUWAIT: A total of 240 people came as a result of an inspection and Al-Zur police station com- Liquor heist were arrested in Wafra Area for campaign led by Wafra Area mander Lt. Colonel Mohammad After a long chase which lasted hours, police arrested not carrying their identification commander Colonel Salem Sultan Al-Sahli also participated a Chinese suspect after his car was intercepted in the papers or found in violation of Juaithen, that started at 5 pm in the campaign. Mina Abdullah desert. He was having about 200 bottles the residency law, 25 traffic cita- and lasted till 7 pm on Thursday. The arrests came when the of locally made liquor at the time of arrest. tions were handed out and 45 Wafra police station com- personnel set up check points in people were arrested since their mander Colonel Sultan Al-Otaibi, these areas. Child killed, another hurt in Jleeb accident Asian maid leaps to death KUWAIT: A child died and another was and time of death. (Rai) back the number but the suspect seriously injured after they were run denied the allegations. She hung up over outside a park in Jleeb Al- Conman held at airport after he reportedly told her that he Shuyoukh on Saturday. Paramedics A man was arrested at the Kuwait wanted to end their relationship, and arrived at the scene, accompanied by International Airport on Saturday reported the case to the police. The police, shortly after the accident was when he returned from a vacation paid man was arrested as soon as he reported. They pronounced the two- for with money he stole from his girl- returned to the country and was taken year-old Kuwaiti boy dead on the friend. The Kuwaiti woman had report- to the proper authorities for further scene, and rushed a 10-year-old Saudi edly taken a KD40,000 loan and gave action. (Rai) boy to the Farwaniya Hospital where the money to the suspect who made he was admitted to its intensive care her believe that his family was going Drunk driver in custody unit. Police arrested the driver, a through serious financial troubles in A driver was arrested in a drunken Bangladeshi man, who remains in cus- his home country. A day after her state in Sulaibiya on Saturday after tody for investigations. (Rai) boyfriend left for what she thought backup police were called to bring the was his country in the neighborhood, angry man under control, according to Maid leaps to death the woman received a phone call from the police report. The Syrian man tried A domestic worker died in Abdullah a number outside Kuwait. The caller to drive away his American-made SUV Al-Mubarak on Saturday in a case clas- was none other than her boyfriend before police at a checkpoint could sified as suicide. Police and paramedics who was calling her while being heavi- search the vehicle. The man was even- rushed to a house in the area where a ly intoxicated. As she checked out the tually arrested after he abandoned his housemaid’s suicide was reported. The international code, she realized that car following a short pursuit and house owners said in the emergency the call was made from Thailand. At attempted to escape on foot. He was call that the Asian woman jumped that point, she decided to call one of taken to the area’s police station where from the roof of their house. Her his friends who told her that he had he was charged with driving under the employer told the police at the scene left with a group of friends on a paid influence, intoxication, and damaging that the woman had made several trip to Thailand; paid for with money public property as police patrol vehi- unsuccessful suicide attempts before. she had borrowed. Realizing that she cles sustained damage during the car The body was taken to the forensic has been duped, the woman called chase. (Rai) department after crime scene investi- gators examined the place. A case was filed for investigations. (Rai) Spate of road accidents Suicide attempt Meanwhile, Salmiya firefighters By Hanan Al-Saadoun Al-Adan Hospital. managed to talk out a Syrian man try- A car accident at Jleeb Al- ing to kill himself reportedly due to KUWAIT: A car accident at Al- Shoyoukh left a 48-year-old Kuwaiti depression because of the ongoing Mangaf opposite Sultan Center man with an injured left leg while a unrest in his home country. Officers resulted in a head injury for a 19- 51-year-old Egyptian suffered a spoke to the man immediately after year-old Kuwaiti man while an 18- fracture in his left leg in the same firefighters arrived at the scene after year-old Kuwaiti man suffered a accident. A 45-year-old Pakistani the man climbed atop a building hous- possible pelvic fracture. Both were expat also struck in the accident ing a mall and threatened to jump. The taken to the Al-Adan Hospital. complained of back pain. Three 33-year-old man was taken to the A car accident at Abdulla Al- ambulances with six technicians Salmiya police station after firefighters Mubarak Road 602, as one moves were at the site and took the brought him under control. He blamed towards the round about, left a 20- injured to the Farwaniya Hospital. the civil war in his home country for year-old Kuwaiti man with a frac- A 19-year-old Kuwaiti man suf- the financial troubles that his family tured right arm. He was taken to the fered a head injury besides a stab was experiencing in Kuwait. (Rai) Farwaniya Hospital. wound in the stomach and an A car accident at Fahaheel injury in the arm when fighting Drug overdose Expressway opposite Abu Al- broke out at Mangaf Block 1. He A man in his forties was found dead Hasayneh left a 24-year-old Kuwaiti was taken to the Al-Adan Hospital. inside his Jahra house recently. man with a serious head injury. He A fire that broke out in an apart- Preliminary investigations indicated was admitted to the intensive care ment at Hawally, Qutaiba Street, that a drug overdose was the cause of unit at the Mubarak Hospital. A 16- opposite the Pakistani School, left a death. The Bedouin (stateless) man year-old Kuwaiti girl suffered a 16-year-old Egyptian expat with an was pronounced dead by paramedics facial injury in the same accident, as injured left foot. A 25-year-old who reached the house accompanied did a 40-year-old Kuwaiti man who Kuwaiti man complained of dizzi- by police shortly after the incident was was left with a bleeding nose. ness as a result of the incident. Five reported. A preliminary medical test A 32-year-old Kuwaiti man suf- ambulances with ten technicians revealed that an unusually high trace fered a fracture in his right thigh in were on standby at the building of drug in the victim’s blood that indi- a car accident while on his way where the fire happened. Casualties cated that he could have probably from Saudi Arabia to Kuwait. A were taken to the Mubarak died of an overdose. The body was tak- Saudi ambulance rushed him to the Hospital. en for an autopsy to confirm the cause MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013

British fugitive 9 arrested over deadly Turkey border blasts nabbed by pool

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LAHORE: Supporters of former Pakistani prime minister and head of the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif celebrate the victory of their party a day after landmark general elections yesterday. —AFP Sharif in talks to form govt

US, India send congratulations ● Khan hails turnout, alleges rigging

LAHORE: Pakistani election winner Nawaz Sharif was in the Pakistani government that emerges tion. Sharif has vowed a pro-business talks yesterday to form a new government, with fixing from this election as equal partners in agenda to revive the feeble economy for the shattered economy and tackling Islamist militancy supporting a more stable, secure, and what will be his third term as prime minis- likely to be his two biggest challenges. Partial, unofficial prosperous future for the people of ter, a record in Pakistan, following two results from Saturday’s election represented a stunning Pakistan,” Obama said in a statement. He tenures in the 1990s. Asked how his time comeback for the wealthy 63-year-old tycoon who was congratulated “the people of Pakistan on in prison and exile had changed him, Aziz deposed as prime minister in a 1999 military coup and the successful completion of yesterday’s said it had “matured him and “made him spent years in jail and exile. Sharif appears to have done parliamentary elections. more thoughtful”. well enough to rule out the prospect of a weak coalition, “The United States stands with all Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as the party of former cricket star Imran Khan achieved Pakistanis in welcoming this historic was neck and neck with the outgoing its own breakthrough on an anti-corruption platform peaceful and transparent transfer of civil- Pakistan People’s Party on around 30 to that resonated with younger voters. ian power, which is a significant mile- 25 seats, a remarkable achievement given Khan’s party also looked set to take over the provincial stone in Pakistan’s democratic progress,” that it only won one seat previously, in government in the restive northwest, where he has he said. “By conducting competitive cam- 2002. Besides the national assembly, vot- vowed to end US drone strikes. Taleban violence marred paigns, freely exercising your democratic ers also elected four provincial assemblies the election campaign with attacks killing more than 150 rights, and persevering despite intimida- and Khan’s party emerged on top in people, including 24 on polling day itself. It remains tion by violent extremists, you have Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, putting PTI on track unclear whether Sharif will preside over any substantive affirmed a commitment to democratic to form a government on the frontline of policy change in the war on militants. While he has rule that will be critical to achieving the war against the Taleban. Khan wel- voiced support for peace talks with the Taleban, he has peace and prosperity for all Pakistanis for comed the high turnout as a step forward been less vocal against US drone strikes than his main years to come,” he said. for democracy but alleged vote-rigging in rival Imran Khan, and is considered a pragmatist with India’s Prime Minister Manmohan a televised statement from the hospital whom Washington can work. Singh congratulated Sharif on his bed where he is laid up with a fractured US President Barack Obama congratulated Pakistan “emphatic victory” and wrote on his offi- spine following a fall at an election rally and said Washington was ready to work “as equal part- cial Twitter page that he hoped to chart last week. ners” with the government that emerges. “My administra- “a new course for the relationship” “They placed election staff and admin- tion looks forward to continuing our cooperation with between the nuclear-armed neighbours. istration officials for rigging at various Afghan President Hamid Karzai yesterday places. Rigging was done in Punjab, in called on Sharif’s incoming government Karachi it was visible to everyone and in to help negotiate an end to the Taleban Sindh also,” he said. Khan declared he insurgency that has ravaged his country would go into opposition and said that if since 2001. Pakistan suffers from its own his party forms a government in Khyber homegrown Taleban insurgency. Pakhtunkhwa, they would turn it into a Pakistan, which has had three coups “model province”. “I want to assure that and four military rulers, is marking the the change has come in Pakistan, whatev- first time that one elected civilian admin- er others say. The foundation of a new istration will hand power to another after Pakistan has been laid,” he said. a full term in office. TV projections sug- The Bhutto clan’s PPP, which led the gested no single party would win an outgoing coalition, was heavily defeated absolute majority in the 342-seat national over its record of ineffectual administra- assembly. But Sharif’s centre-right tion over the past five years. Flanked by Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) was his brother and daughter, Sharif gave a well ahead with more than 115 of the victory speech late Saturday to hundreds chamber’s 272 directly elected seats, of jubilant supporters at PML-N head- according to various projections by pri- quarters in Lahore. “We should thank vate channels and as many as 128 accord- Allah that he has given PML-N another ing to Geo TV. chance to serve you and Pakistan,” he Sartaj Aziz, a senior PML-N official and said, after nearly 60 percent of the 86 former cabinet minister, said Sharif was in million electorate voted. “I appeal for all talks yesterday with some independent parties to come to the table and sit with MPs to get them on board and in discus- me and solve the country’s problems,” sions to work out “a few key portfolios” in Sharif said. Pakistan’s largest domestic the cabinet. The election was defined by observer mission, The Free and Fair the tanking economy, an energy crisis Election Network, said yesterday that the that causes power cuts of up to 20 hours polls were “relatively fair” despite some a day, the unpopular alliance in the US- irregularities and violence at the polling led “war on terror” and chronic corrup- stations. —AFP MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 INTERNATIONAL

Syria Christian village breathes easier as army advances

GHASSANIYEH, Syria: The advance of lage of Shomariyeh where, two days earlier, In this agricultural village where people regime troops on the rebel stronghold of the regime army had routed rebel fighters. make a living by growing potatoes and cab- Qusayr in central Syria has come as a relief Ruined houses, rubble and charred bage, it was the fishermen who came to the for at least one village, mostly-Christian, walls show the ferocity of the fighting that rescue. “For the first month, they used to nestled on the shores of Lake Quttina. For took place there. “We had to cross the lake row in their old wooden boats, but then the first time in eight months, the villagers at night to look for mazout, petrol, mar- they bought motorboats to make transport of Ghassaniyeh do not have to make the garine and other food products. It was an easier,” Hassan said. But in spite of the risky trip across the lake to bring in fresh ordeal because armed men used to open regime’s advances, the war in the area is still food and supplies. Some 13 km northwest fire if, by chance they caught sight of a far from over, as there are another four of the rebel-held town of Qusayr, the cur- boat,” said Ahmad Al-Aalay, head of the rebel-held villages between Ghassaniyeh rent target of a regime offensive, a small municipality. An Islamist group called and Qusayr. “The army has to take them for road bordered by green fields of wheat dot- Kataeb Ahl al-Athr posted a video online on the siege to be completely lifted, but there ted with white poppies leads to Sept 15 2012 showing heavy-calibre are another 4,000 rebels they need to push Ghassaniyeh. The village is home to 8,000 weapons firing on a boat crossing the lake out of the area,” Hamdan said. He insisted Christians and a heterodox minority called at night, calling the passengers “shabiha”, or that the Syrian army had “liberated” the the Murshidiyeen, who emerged in Syria at pro-regime militiamen. area, but grew irritated when asked about the beginning of the 20th century. Lake Quttina, which sits next to the vil- the role played by Lebanese Shiite militant “For eight months, we were surrounded lage, is 12 km from Homs, the provincial group Hezbollah in the fighting. “Hezbollah by the rebels, who were set up in the vil- capital and Syria’s third city. Filled from the is further to the west, near to the Lebanese lages around us. They stopped us from Orontes river, the lake stretches across 61 sq border and not here,” he said using the road, so we only had the lake left,” km. “Because of the siege imposed by the In the past month, regime forces have said Ghassan Hamdan, the mukhtar (munic- rebels, I braved winds, waves and tornadoes ploughed significant resources into their ipal official) of Ghassaniyeh. Qusayr and to bring in the goods my village needed,” push on Qusayr, a strategic area on the road GHASSANIYEH, Syria: Syrian National Defence Forces (NDF) patrol this Ghassaniyeh are both part of Homs gover- said Hassan Bashir al-Mahmud, who owns a linking the capital Damascus to the coast, Christian-dominated village in the countryside of the rebel city of norate, a religiously-mixed province where boat. “One day, three men who were bring- passing through Homs province. Sitting on Qusayr on Saturday. —AFP Sunni areas rub shoulders with towns and ing bread drowned because of the bad cushions on the ground at the entrance to villages inhabited by Alawites, Christians weather,” added the young man, who used Ghassaniyeh sipping tea, Georges, a build- city of Tripoli in the north of neighbouring two days ago that the road was open, I and other minorities. Just two kilometres to stock up on supplies at the village of ing worker in his 30s, savoured the Lebanon, and this was his first visit home in dropped everything and came straight from Ghassaniyeh lies the remains of the vil- Debbine on the other side of the lake. moment. Georges had been working in the eight months. “When my family told me here,” he said. —AFP 9 arrested over deadly Turkey border blasts Syrian govt denies involvement in bombings

REYHANLI, Turkey: Turkey said yesterday it had columnist at Turkey’s Milliyet newspaper, argued the few remaining supporters of Assad’s regime, arrested nine people over bombings that killed 46 that it was late to warn against attempts to drag pledged this month to relaunch efforts to solve in a town near the Syrian border and warned Ankara into the Syrian conflict. “Turkey seems to the conflict, which the United Nations estimates Damascus a red line had been crossed. The Syrian be sinking into the Syrian swamp... It has become has killed 80,000 people since March 2011. government denied involvement in the twin car a stakeholder in this civil war by directly support- Davutoglu also said Ankara was looking at “con- bombs that sowed death in Reyhanli on Saturday ing the opposition,” he wrote. nections” between the Reyhanli attack and an but Ankara said it was holding suspects who had The Syrian opposition National Coalition said assault on a Sunni district of Banias, a confessed and accused Damascus of dragging the attacks were designed to drive a wedge Mediterranean city in Syria, this month where Turkey into its civil war. The attacks were the dead- liest case of what observers see as an increasing regionalisation of the conflict that started in ALEPPO: Rebel fighters fire at government forces in this northern city March 2011 and came as key brokers Washington yesterday. —AFP and Moscow made an unprecedented joint push for peace talks. “They want to drag us down a vile path,” Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Syria rebels release 4 at a rally in Istanbul, urging Turks to be “level- headed in the face of each provocation aimed at drawing Turkey into the Syrian quagmire.” Filipino peacekeepers Speaking during a visit in Berlin, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called the attacks a breach of DAMASCUS: Syrian rebels yesterday territory and will remain so even if the Turkey’s “red line” and warned that Ankara released four Filipino U.N. peacekeepers Israeli army is stationed there. We have the reserved the right to “take any kind of measure” in they abducted last week in a dramatic inci- right to go in and out of it whenever we response to the deadly bombings. dent that prompted warnings from the want and however we please,” he said. His Cranes were seen lifting debris from buildings Philippines that the nation could pull out its comments came in response to last week’s destroyed by Saturday’s blasts in Reyhanli, a major contingent from the Golan Heights. Israeli airstrikes on Syria which Israeli offi- Turkish hub for Syrian refugees and rebels. The Meanwhile, a Syrian official said President cials say targeted advanced Iranian missiles attacks provoked a backlash against Syrian Bashar Al-Assad’s troops have the right to intended for Hezbollah. refugees as dozens of cars were wrecked by ram- enter the Israeli-occupied Golan whenever The strikes marked a sharp escalation of paging crowds, according to witnesses. The attack they wish - a veiled threat at Israel to stay Israel’s involvement in the Syrian civil war sowed panic in Reyhanli, a town of about 60,000 out of Syria’s conflict. The four Filipinos, and raised fears that a conflict that has people. “I heard the first blast, walked out, think- seized Tuesday, were apparently unharmed, repeatedly spilled over Syria’s borders in the ing it was a missile being fired from Syria. Then I but will undergo a medical checkup and past 26 months could turn into a full- found myself on the ground, my arms and right stress debriefing, said Brig Gen Domingo fledged regional war. Syria has threatened leg hurting, my ears ringing. It must have been the Tutaan. to retaliate but the official response was rel- second bomb,” said Hikmet Haydut, a 46-year-old A statement issued by the rebel group atively mute. “Israel should understand that coffee shop owner who had minor injuries to his holding the peacekeepers - the Yarmouk the Syrian skies are not a picnic for anyone,” head and body. “I am alive, but all I have is gone.” REHANLI, Turkey: Mourning relatives cry during the burial for one of the 46 victims Martyrs Brigade - said the four were handed Zoubi warned, adding that Syria would Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay told a news over to a UN delegation in the border area retaliate. “We are a people who do not for- conference that nine people - all Turks -were killed in Saturday’s explosions near Turkey’s border with Syria yesterday. —AP yesterday, but provided no other details. get to retaliate against those who commit detained for questioning and that some had con- The peacekeepers are part of a U.N. contin- aggression against us, and we do not forget fessed involvement in the attacks, which also left between Turks and Syrians and called for more rights groups say at least 62 civilians were killed. gent that patrols a buffer zone between our martyrs or those who killed them.” dozens wounded. The suspects were said to robust international action against Assad’s regime. Erdogan, who earlier this month branded Syria and the Golan Heights, a plateau Israel Assad’s regime might be reluctant to belong to a Turkish Marxist organisation with Neighbours have been increasingly involved in or Assad a “butcher”, is due to meet US President captured from Syria in 1967. It was the sec- open a new front against Israel with his direct links to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s affected by the ever escalating conflict, which has Barack Obama in Washington on Thursday. The ond abduction of Filipino peacekeepers army already stretched thin in the dead- regime. Damascus rejected the allegations that it already left more than 80,000 people dead, hun- West swiftly denounced the attacks. UN leader since March, when 21 were held for three locked fight with the rebels. But he has a masterminded the attacks. “Syria did not commit dreds of thousands homeless and large parts of Ban Ki-moon said the perpetrators must be days by rebels fighting the regime of Assad. history of operating through proxies, such and would never commit such an act because our Syria’s main cities in ruins. In recent days, Israel is “brought to justice” and US Secretary of State John The Philippine foreign secretary has said as the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group values would not allow that,” Information Minister reported to have bombed Syria twice, Lebanon’s Kerry also condemned the “awful news”. But he would recommend withdrawing or radical Syrian-based Palestinian factions Omran al-Zohbi said. “It is Erdogan who should be Hezbollah militia has admitted it was fighting Ankara blamed the international community’s Filipinos from the peacekeeping contingent who can potentially launch attacks on Israel asked about this act... He and his party bear direct alongside regime troops and Jordan has warned silence for the failure to oust Assad. “The latest in Syria, but the final decision is up to the from the Golan. responsibility,” he added. that Syrians could soon account for 40 percent of attack shows how a spark transforms into a fire country’s president. Nearly 1,000 U.N. In the latest violence in the capital, NATO member Turkey distanced itself from its its population. when the international community remains silent peacekeepers are patrolling the Golan Damascus, six mortar shells struck a neigh- erstwhile ally soon after Assad started cracking Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, on a visit and the UN Security Council fails to act,” Heights. Other major contributors are India borhood causing damage and casualties, a down on pro-democracy protests in 2011. Ankara to Berlin, said it was “not a coincidence” the Davutoglu said in Germany. Erdogan has in recent and Austria. Croatia has recently withdrawn Syrian official said on condition of anonymi- has since become a rear base for the Syrian rebel- Reyhanli bombings occurred as international weeks ramped up his rhetoric against Assad, call- its contingent. The buffer zone had been ty because he is not authorized to brief lion, and Damascus has already been blamed for a diplomatic efforts to solve the Syrian crisis were ing him a butcher and accusing him of using largely quiet for four decades, but tensions reporters. The mortars hit the predominant- string of attacks on Turkish soil. Can Dundar, a intensifying. The United States and Russia, one of chemical weapons in the conflict. —AFP have risen there since the outbreak of the ly Alawite district of Mazzeh 86 during revolt in Syria more than two years ago. morning rush hour, he said. The Britain- In Damascus, Information Minister based Syrian Observatory for Human Iran press divided on presidential hopefuls Omran Al-Zoubi told a news conference Rights, an activist group, confirmed that yesterday that Syria has the right to enter mortars struck Mazzeh 86, but said it had no TEHRAN: Iran’s media was split yesterday currently chairs the Expediency Council, nation will back Mr Rafsanjani,” he wrote. Ahmadinejad at the interior ministry regis- the Golan Heights. “The Golan is Syrian Arab immediate reports of casualties. —AP over which candidate to back in next the highest political arbitration body, State newspaper Iran, which is by law for- tration centre, headlining “Zendeh baad month’s presidential election after a key whose members are appointed by the bidden from campaigning for any candi- Bahar,” (Long Live Spring), the campaign moderate and a powerful government fig- supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. date, headlined “all currents have come for- chant for Mashaei. Ahmadinejad is constitu- ure entered the fray. The front pages of the “Rafsanjani registering is a historic event. ward.” Several newspapers that support tionally barred from seeking a third consec- reformist press were plastered with pic- The country is currently facing special cir- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, carried utive term. In 2009 Khamenei had over- Netanyahu takes flak tures of former president Akbar Hashemi cumstances,” Ahmad Khoram, minister of a picture of Mashaei, the incumbent’s con- turned Mashaei’s appointment as first vice Rafsanjani, a moderate, while newspapers transport under Khatami’s government troversial aide and ex-chief of staff. Mashaei president, sparking a rift between the presi- over bed on a plane favouring the incumbent president touted wrote in an editorial published by Shargh. has been targeted by hardliners for the dent and conservatives loyal to the government candidate Esfandiar Rahim “There is a consensus among the emphasis he places on Persian civilisation, supreme leader. It is not clear whether JERUSALEM: Benjamin Netanyahu is Ahronoth, Israel’s biggest newspaper. Mashaei. The Iranian conservatives, who reformists towards Khatami and Rafsanjani while they favour a focus on Islamic values. Mashaei will be approved by the Guardians changing his mid-air sleeping arrange- Netanyahu’s office did not dispute have fielded the most candidates, did not and a healthy portion of conservatives who Khorshid (Sun) newspaper ran a front Council, the unelected body controlled by ments after a public flap over a the reported figures. It said he had been plump for anyone in particular, but warned are concerned about the future of the page picture of Mashaei alongside religious conservatives appointed by $127,000 custom-built bedroom for the unaware of the extra cost of installing that “the revolutionary current” faces a dual Khamenei. The council is tasked with vet- Israeli prime minister and his wife on a the double bed and partition and want- challenge from “deviationists,” a term used ting the candidates to ensure they adhere flight to London last month. Israel’s ed to arrive fresh for meetings with by ultra-conservatives for Mashaei, and to constitutional conditions of being faith- Channel 10 television reported the sum world leaders on the sidelines of the “seditionists,” referring to Rafsanjani who ful to the principles of the Islamic republic was tagged onto the $300,000 cost of funeral. The prime minister, it said, was enjoyed the backing of the reformist and its official religion, before announcing chartering an El Al Boeing 767 that flew entitled to a good night’s sleep on an movements. the final list of hopefuls no later than May the couple and Netanyahu’s entourage overnight flight after a busy day. But it Pro-reformist newspapers Etemad and 23. The conservative newspapers resorted of aides and bodyguards to former added, a sleeping cabin would no Arman published photographs of mostly to reporting that the registration British leader Margaret Thatcher’s longer be installed on his flights to Rafsanjani registering for the June 14 elec- was over and publishing around 40 names funeral. Europe. tion on the top halves of their front pages. of known politicians. Vatan Emrooz, a hard- News of the extra public expenditure, The Netanyahu bedroom touched a The oft-banned reformist dailies Shargh line newspaper said in its editorial that, “one for a 5-1/2-hour flight, caused an outcry particular nerve in Israel after news ear- and Bahar also dedicated front pages to of the most important messages of the on Israel’s social media and in its main- lier this year that the prime minister’s Rafsanjani, president from 1989 until 1997. coming election is that Mashaei and stream newspapers that coincided with office had an annual budget of $2,700 Bahar ran the headline: “An epic with Hashemi are one pole, the pole of anti-val- protests over government plans to raise to buy his favourite flavours from a Hashemi”. The reformist Aftab daily sug- ues (of the Islamic revolution) and the prin- taxes as part of an austerity budget. Jerusalem ice cream parlour. A post on gested that other moderate and reformist cipalists are the opposing pole.” “The record “Bibi is king, and in a monarchy, when Netanyahu’s Facebook page contained a candidates who registered for the election left by Hashemi, Khatami and Ahmadinejad the king and queen fly, price is no link to a website inviting people to sign will forfeit in favour of Rafsanjani. has shown that the office of the president is object,” said political commentator Sima a petition demanding he pay for the Meanwhile, newspapers that favour too critical to be left to anyone,” added the moderate candidates reported an advisory editor of the daily who is close to Saeed Kadmon, referring to the prime minister bed out of his own pocket. Nearly 4,000 TEHRAN: A selection of daily Iranian newspapers mainly front- by his nickname. “Where is the shame?” have signed since Channel 10 first broke council of reformists met with reformist ex- Jalili, the chief nuclear negotiator who also she wrote on the front page of Yedioth the news on Friday. —Reuters president Mohammad Khatami and ed by an image of Iran’s former president Akbar Hashemi registered as a candidate without any prior vowed to back Rafsanjani. Rafsanjani, 78, Rafsanjani are seen yesterday. —AFP announcement. —AFP MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 INTERNATIONAL

Rapes on rise in Somaliland, say medical officials

MOGADISHU: An upsurge of gang rapes declared independence from the rest of Many women do not wear the veil in public. the negative impact of rape,” she said. this may also be driving the increase in has hit the breakaway region of Somaliland Somalia in 1960, but it has not won interna- But now some religious leaders suggest The sexual attacks have brought the reported rapes, as women are aware of - a normally peaceful enclave considered by tional recognition as an independent state. that women remain closer to their homes to long-taboo subject into street conversa- services and more likely to seek help or many to be a sanctuary from Somalia’s Having escaped decades of conflict in avoid the rapes. “This is in fact a horrible out- tions and have provoked calls for a new report rape. However, police and rape vic- decades of violence. Knife-wielding young Somalia, Somaliland employs its own secu- break, raped and bleeding children are being approach toward rapists, instead of the tra- tims struggle to identify the culprits who are men follow women along the dusty streets rity and police forces, justice system and brought into hospitals every day,” said Nimo ditional clan-related legal solutions. Clan believed to be unlinked, making it hard for of Hargeisa, the capital of the region, drag- currency. It is seen by some neighboring Hussein Qowdhan, Somaliland’s deputy elders often let off rapists with softer pun- investigators to contain the violence ging them inside buildings to rape and rob countries as a bulwark against terrorism. It health minister. “It’s becoming out of control. ishments. In Somaliland, it is common for through arrests. them. Children are among the victims. At also has a reputation for successfully main- We must concentrate on fighting it.” Two the clans to make their own rulings to “You never know who’s to blame,” said least 84 women have been raped since the taining law and order for its population of young children were recent victims of the evade harsher sentences from the govern- Sadiya Hassan, a resident in Hargeisa, the beginning of this year, according to rights 3.5 million. gang-rape attacks, said officials. “It’s a disturb- ment judiciary. “We warn that the traditional capital of the breakaway region by phone. activists and medical officials. “This year is The outbreak of gang rapes in ing development, even children are being clan justice system (should) avoid solving “The attacks forced us to avoid walking more terrifying than last year when we were Somaliland began early this year and has raped by criminals,” said Fathia Hussein these cases, instead, courts must apply the while dark or through back roads.” “This is barely receiving two or three in each surprised local residents who blame gangs Ahmed, chairwoman of Somaliland’s nation- ruling to such cases,” said a statement from not easy to pinpoint exactly what triggered month. This year we are seeing a new victim of young men. Confronted by the spate of al human rights commission. “According to a a consortium of human rights groups in (the rapes) but the cost of marriage for for every day,” said a nurse at a hospital in attacks, police have arrested dozens of sus- report we have made, children are the most Somaliland. young people in Somaliland is too high and Hargeisa. She insisted on anonymity pects, but the rapes continue on Hargeisa’s affected.” She said rapes continue to haunt Unlike the rest of Somalia where women contacts between the opposite sex before because she is not authorized to release the streets and in back roads. Some of the vic- victims, as many women are shunned by avoid reporting crimes to law enforcement marriage is also frowned upon and the fact details. “It’s rampant and victims are being tims were beaten while others suffered some communities after being raped by agencies, women in Somaliland are increas- that many youths in the diaspora returned attacked at homes, streets or anywhere stabbings by the gangs. This could dent the gangs. Some are divorced by their husbands ingly reporting their cases to the hospitals to the country may also have contributed,” now,” she said. women’s freedom in Somaliland where they because of the rapes. “We are creating aware- and police. Hospitals are creating counsel- said Mohamed Abdillahi, a university pro- The northern region of Somaliland can drive and exercise many freedoms. ness among local communities to illustrate ing for victims of sexual attacks. Activists say fessor in Hargeisa city. —AP Borisov secures slim win in Bulgaria polls Snap polls unlikely to soothe anger

SOFIA: Bulgarian ousted premier Boyko Borisov’s party came first in tense elections yesterday but fell short of a majority, exit polls showed, setting the scene for politi- cal stalemate and fresh protests. Three months after the biggest demonstrations in years prompted the former bodyguard to tender his government’s resignation, Borisov’s ALICANTE, Spain: British fugitive Andrew Moran is arrested May 10, 2013 as GERB party won between 30.3 and he relaxed next to the pool of a luxury villa. —AP 33 percent of the vote, the exit polls showed. In second place was the socialist BSP party on between 25.3 British fugitive and 27.1 percent, followed by the Turkish minority party MRF on 6.5- 11.5 percent and the ultranationalist Ataka on 7.3-8.5 percent. nabbed by pool As a result of the lack of a clear result, it remains unclear how these MADRID: One of Britain’s most wanted assaulting a security guard and vaulting parties can form a government. The fugitives, armed robber Andrew Moran, over the dock. He fled the country and first official results were not expect- has been arrested at a luxury villa on the was later convicted in his absence. ed until late morning today, with the Spanish coast after four years on the run, Spanish police said Moran, who they allocation of parliamentary seats not police from both countries said yester- described as a “dangerous fugitive”, had until several days after that. Analysts “attempted to flee and violently resisted say that with no clear result, Bulgaria the officers”. Last November, he had evad- is likely to see a repeat of the ed arrest by shaking off Spanish officers in protests that rocked the country a car chase. Two handguns, 60 rounds of over the winter and forced Borisov ammunition and a machete were found at to throw in the towel. The protests SOFIA: Boyko Borisov, the leader of the Bulgarian conservative GERB party and a former prime the property in Calpe, a town popular with saw seven people set themselves on minister, casts his ballot at a polling station during the general election yesterday. —AFP expatriates, SOCA said. Moran, from fire, six of whom died. Salford, near Manchester in northwestern Six years after joining the and pensions at Ä138. Sergey Stanishev said the discovery 1990, was due to report its findings England, was on his country’s most wanted European Union, almost a quarter of Many voters feel that politicians was “preparation for the total falsifi- today. “This is the last chance of the list of criminals. Bulgarians live below the official spend too much time bickering and cation of the elections,” calling it a two big parties to show that they He was arrested in 2007 over the brutal poverty line, living standards are lining their own pockets and not “scandal unseen in Bulgaria so far”. can take responsibility,” teacher robbery two years earlier of £25,000 falling and poverty is on the rise. The enough tackling the country’s eco- Five opposition parties - exclud- Stayko Gudzhev, 57, said outside a ($38,000) from guards working for the economy grew just 0.8 percent in nomic problems, corruption and ing GERB - have commissioned an polling station in a well-to-do Royal Mail postal service in nearby Colne, 2012 and foreign investment has inequalities. Further poisoning the independent vote count by an neighbourhood in downtown in Lancashire. The guards were threatened slumped in recent years, sending atmosphere has been allegations of Austrian agency, and it is possible Sofia. “If they don’t do it, this will with a handgun, machete and a baseball unemployment up to almost 20 per- vote-rigging during the election that the official results will be chal- be the end of both GERB and BSP.” bat, and one of them was assaulted in the cent, according to unofficial esti- campaign, including on Saturday lenged. The Organisation for Asked if he hoped that elections raid. Moran’s co-accused, Stephen Devalda, mates. Monthly salaries in Bulgaria, the discovery of 350,000 illegal bal- Security and Cooperation in Europe would bring about change, was arrested at a hotel in the Spanish sandwiched between Turkey, Greece, lot papers at a printing firm whose (OSCE), which sent its biggest mon- Dimitar, a student, shrugged: resort of Marbella in 2011. Macedonia, Serbia, Romania and the owner is reportedly close to itoring mission to Bulgaria since its “Hope? I just want to finish my Matt Burton, SOCA’s head of investiga- Black Sea, are frozen at Ä400 ($520) Borisov’s party. Socialist party leader first post-communism elections in studies and go abroad.” —AFP tions, said: “Moran thought he could evade Andrew Moran capture fleeing to Spain, frequently chang- ing his appearance and using false identi- Pope canonises first saints of his reign day. Armed officers found him relaxing ties. Like his partner in crime Devalda and by the swimming pool when they raided the other armed robbers on the (agency’s) VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis yesterday created XVI. The new saints include Italian cobbler martyrs would be received. Islam is a sensitive the villa in the town of Calpe on the hit-list discovered, though, there’s no hid- the first saints of his reign, canonising some 800 Antonio Primaldo, who was killed along with an subject for the church, and Benedict stumbled Costa Blanca on Friday, Britain’s Serious ing place.” The agency said Moran would Italian martyrs who refused to convert to Islam in estimated 800 other Italians, who remain anony- significantly in his relations with the Muslim com- Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) said. be appearing in court in Madrid today as The 31-year-old absconded from his trial proceedings begin to extradite him to the 15th century, as well as a Colombian and a mous, in 1480 by Ottoman forces in the southern munity. “While we venerate the martyrs of for armed robbery in Britain in 2009, Britain. —AFP Mexican who founded congregations. Tens of part of the country for refusing to convert to Otrante, ask God to support the many Christians thousands of faithful gathered in a sun-drenched Islam. who still suffer from violence and give them the St Peter’s Square to attend the mass in which Shortly after his election in March, Francis courage and fate and respond to evil with good- Francis formally bestowed the sainthoods, which called for more dialogue with Muslims, and it was ness,” he said, referring to the persecution of Murder fuels fears of had been approved by his predecessor Benedict unclear how the granting of sainthood to the Christians. Francis used the occasion to take a firm stance against abortion for the first time homophobia in Russia since his election in March, calling for the “protec- tion of the embryo”. He called for legislation to MOSCOW: A 23-year-old man has been tor- third term in office. Putin, who prides himself “protect all human beings from the first moment tured to death in Russia in an apparent homo- on his macho image, has repeatedly denied phobic attack, investigators said yesterday, amid that Russia was violating gay rights. But homo- of their existence,” lending his support to a pro- growing fears by rights groups that anti-gay sen- phobia remains widespread and socially life march of some 30,000 that also took place in timents are on the rise in the country. The victim’s acceptable, and almost no public figures have Rome on Sunday. battered and naked body was found in the come out as gay. The new pope also canonised Colombia’s courtyard of an apartment building in the south- Russian parliament is considering passing a Laura di Santa Caterina da Siena Montoya y ern city of Volgograd on Friday morning, said a controversial national law banning “homosexu- Upeguila, and Mexico’s Maria Guadalupe Garcia spokeswoman for regional investigators. The al propaganda” among minors. Critics say the Zavala, who both died in the 20th century. The young man had suffered numerous injuries, bill’s wording is so vague that it could be used to including to the genitalia, and had been justify any kind of repression against gays. The two women founded religious orders and devot- sodomised with several beer bottles. “He was law is already in place in several regions includ- ed their lives to helping the poor, the sick and raped with beer bottles and had his skull ing Saint Petersburg. Putin also recently warned native peoples. The pope paid homage to di smashed with a stone,” Natalia Kunitskaya, a that Russia could change adoption agreements Santa Caterina da Siena Montoya y Upeguila, or spokeswoman for the Volgograd region branch with Western countries that are legalising gay “Madre Laura” - Colombia’s first saint - for respect- of the Investigative Committee, told AFP. marriage, such as France. Russia decriminalised ing the local culture and traditions while teach- She confirmed the attack was believed to homosexuality in 1993 and officially removed it have been a hate crime, in a rare admission from the list of psychiatric disorders in 1999. ing natives during her mission. He also praised from Russian law enforcement agencies on the Many ordinary Russians expressed horror at Guadalupe Garcia Zavala, whom he referred to as sensitive issue of homophobia in the country. the Volgograd murder. “I am wondering “Madre Lupita”, for “kneeling in front of the sick Two men aged 22 and 27 have been detained whether those State Duma deputies who... are on the hospital pavement to treat them with ten- in connection with the attack, the Moscow- now adopting a law against homosexual propa- derness.” Madre Lupita is Mexico’s second saint. based Investigative Committee said in a state- ganda realise that these beer bottles have essen- Hundreds of Colombians and Mexicans trav- ment on Saturday. One of the suspects has a tially been planted by them?” film critic elled to the Vatican for the event, with some criminal history, investigators said. The victim Alexander Timofeevsky said on Facebook. was drinking with the two men, apparently Nikolai Alexeyev, head of Gay Russia, a group Mexican nuns in the crowd sporting wide- while celebrating Victory Day which Russia advocating for gay rights, expressed concern brimmed sombreros. Many parents had also marks on May 9, they said. that the recent legislative initiatives could be brought their children along in the hope that the Regional investigator Andrei Gapchenko fuelling intolerance. “Homophobic hysteria is pope would bless them. Maria Rosales Gomez told Echo of Moscow radio on Saturday that being increasingly promoted in Russia,” he told from Mexico said she was convinced that Madre two men started beating the victim after he AFP. He said attacks against homosexuals are Lupita had worked a miracle 14 years ago, when told them he was gay. The Investigative widespread in the country but are almost never her sick baby boy recovered from an illness and Committee’s tersely-worded statement said investigated as hate crimes. investigators had opened a murder probe, “Slapping a taboo on many aspects of survived. Speaking before Colombia’s President without commenting on possible motives for human sexuality is a great way to build a dys- Juan Manuel Santos, the pope also underscored the killing. The attack comes at a time when functional society impregnated with hatred his support for reconciliation efforts between the rights groups are already worried about grow- and is used both by Putin and Muslim extrem- Colombian government and leftist guerrillas and ing discrimination against homosexuals as ists,” outspoken anti-Kremlin observer Yulia called for an end to “violence and insecurity” in President Vladimir Putin seeks to play up tradi- Latynina wrote in opposition newspaper VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis waves to pilgrims yesterday in St Peter’s Square at the Mexico, where thousands of people each year fall tional values in a bid to rally support during his Novaya Gazeta. —AFP Vatican at the end of a service. —AFP victim to drug violence. —AFP MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 INTERNATIONAL One by one, homes in California sinking ‘It’s a slow-motion disaster’

LAKEPORT: Scott and Robin Spivey had a sinking crews to redirect the subdivision’s sewage 300 feet Sen. Dianne Feinstein sent a representative the feeling that something was wrong with their home through an overland pipe as manholes in the 10- next day. Lake County, with farms, wineries and when cracks began snaking across their walls in acre development collapsed. Consultant Tom several Indian casinos, was shaped by earthquake March. The cracks soon turned into gaping frac- Ruppenthal found two small leaks in the county fault movement and volcanic explosions that tures, and within two weeks their 600-square-foot water system that he said weren’t big enough to helped create the Coast Ranges of California. Clear garage broke from the house and the entire prop- account for the amount of water that is flowing Lake, popular for boating and fishing, is the largest erty - manicured lawn and all - dropped 10 feet along infrastructure pipes and underground fis- fresh water lake wholly located in the state. below the street. It wasn’t long before the houses sures, but they could be contributing to another It is not unusual for groundwater in the region on both sides collapsed as the ground gave way in source. to make its way to the surface then subside. Many the Spivey’s neighborhood in Lake County, about “It’s very common for groundwater to shift its natural hot springs and geysers receded under- 100 miles north of San Francisco. “We want to course,” said Ruppenthal of Utility Services ground in the early 1900s and have since been know what is going on here,” said Scott Spivey, a Associates in Seattle. “I think the groundwater has tapped for geothermal power. Homeowners now RICHMOND: First lady Michelle Obama (left) delivers a commencement former city building inspector who lived in his four- shifted.” If the county can’t get the water and sewer wonder whether fissures have opened below their bedroom, Tudor-style dream home for 11 years. service stabilized, De Leon said all 30 houses in the hilltop, allowing water to seep to the surface. But speech at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Ky, Saturday, May 11, Eight homes are now abandoned and 10 more subdivision will have to be abandoned. The owners they’re so perplexed they also talk about the land 2013, as Kentucky Gov Steve Beshear (right) and university president Dr are under notice of imminent evacuation as a hill- of six damaged homes said they need help from being haunted and are considering asking the local Charles D Whitlock look on. — AP top with sweeping vistas of Clear Lake and the the government. The Lake County Board of Native American tribe if the hilltop was an ancient Mount Konocti volcano swallows the subdivision Supervisors asked Gov Jerry Brown to declare an graveyard. “Someone said it must be hexed,” said Mrs Obama: Seek out those built 30 years ago. The situation has become so emergency so funding might be available to stabi- Blanka Doren, a 72-year-old German immigrant bad that mail delivery was ended to keep carriers lize utilities and determine the cause of the col- who poured her life savings into the house she with different beliefs out of danger. “It’s a slow-motion disaster,” said lapse. On May 6, state Sen Noreen Evans, D-Santa bought in 1999 so she could live on the rental Randall Fitzgerald, a writer who bought his home Rosa, wrote a letter of support asking Brown for income. The home shares a wall with her neighbor, RICHMOND: First lady Michelle Obama urged She exhorted the graduates to apply the in the Lakeside Heights project a year ago. Unlike immediate action. The California Emergency Jagtar Singh - who had two days of notice to move Eastern Kentucky University graduates on same resilience and work ethic they showed sinkholes of Florida that can gobble homes in an Management Agency said Brown was still assess- his wife, 4-year-old daughter and his parents Saturday night to reach out to people with in school to their lives beyond campus to instant, this collapse in hilly volcanic country can ing the situation. before the hill behind the back of his home col- different political beliefs, saying the country cope with life’s ups-and-downs. “How are you move many feet on one day and just a fraction of On Wednesday, the state sent a water resources lapsed - taking the underside of his house and would benefit from the conversations. “If going to respond when you don’t get that job an inch the next. engineer and a geologist to look at the problem. leaving the carpet dangling. —AP you’re a Democrat, spend some time talking you had your heart set on?” she said. To the Officials believe water that has bubbled to the to a Republican,” Mrs Obama told about 600 soon-to-be teachers in the crowd, she urged surface is playing a role in the destruction. But education, business and technology gradu- fortitude when their students don’t respond nobody can explain why suddenly there is plentiful ates at the third and final commencement to their lessons - and urged the same forti- water atop the hill in a county with groundwater ceremony of the day. “And if you’re a tude for the business students when their shortages. “That’s the big question,” said Scott De Republican, have a chat with a Democrat. bosses pile work on them. Leon, county public works director. “We have a dor- Maybe you’ll find some common ground, Those are the times that will “force you to mant volcano, and I’m certain a lot of things that maybe you won’t.” claw and scratch and fight” to endure, she happen here (in Lake County) are a result of that, The first lady suggested that they visit sen- said. The White House said the first lady was but we don’t know about this.” Other development ior centers to benefit from the experiences of drawn to EKU as part of her initiative to sup- on similar soil in the county is stable, county offi- people with plenty of “life experience under port veterans and military families. EKU has cials said. While some of the subdivision movement their belts.” She also pointed them to religious gained national recognition for its efforts to is occurring on shallow fill, De Leon said a geologist congregations different than their own, say- help veterans advance their education, has warned that the ground could be compro- ing they might hear something in a sermon including its Veterans Success Center, which mised down to bedrock 25 feet below and that “that stays with you.” And she predicted they provides one-stop-assistance for advising, cracks recently appeared in roads well beyond the would learn something if they reached out counseling and job placement services. fill. “Considering this is a low rainfall year and the “with an open mind and an open heart.” “And A campus group took potshots at Obama fact it’s letting go now after all of these years, and goodness knows, we need more of that,” she administration policies ahead of Mrs. the magnitude that it’s letting go, well it’s pretty said. “Because we know what happens when Obama’s visit, handing out fliers bemoaning monumental,” De Leon said. we only talk to people who think like we do. the challenging job prospects for the new County officials have inspected the original We just get stuck in our ways.” The first lady graduates. “Good luck landing your first job,” plans for the project and say it was developed by a received thunderous applause from several said the flier from the EKU chapter of Young reputable engineering firm then signed off on by thousand people attending the ceremony in Americans for Liberty. “Only 47 percent of the public works director at the time. “I can only LAKEPORT: This photo shows the wreckage of the Tudor-style dream home of Robin a state that voted overwhelmingly against you will be able to find a job in your pre- presume that they were checked prior to approval,” and Scott Spivey who were forced to abandon after the ground gave way causing it her husband, President Barack Obama, in his ferred field, so I hope you’re still on good De Leon said. The sinkage has prompted county to drop 10 feet below the street in California. — AP two successful runs for the White House. terms with your parents.” — AP Prison for ex-dictator ‘Best Mother’s Day’ soothes Guatemala ever for freed GUATEMALA CITY: Former Guatemalan dic- is 50 years making the 80 years symbolic. The tator Efrain Rios Montt spent his first full day three-judge panel also ordered prosecutors to captive’s mom as a convict Saturday in a 16-by-13 foot cell continue investigating to bring all those with a small bed, bathroom and window, after responsible for abuses to justice. Until now, CLEVELAND: The mother of Gina DeJesus is cele- receiving a landmark 80-year sentence for only low or middle-level officials have been brating the “best Mother’s Day” ever yesterday after genocide and crime against humanity. It was a prosecuted for war atrocities. her daughter was freed with three other captives last steep fall for the now-86-year-old former On Monday, the same court will meet to week from a long imprisonment in a Cleveland strongman who ruled Guatemala from March discuss the compensation for the victims. home. DeJesus, 23, Amanda Berry, 27, and Berry’s 6- 1982 to August 1983, during the height of a Indians and activists applauded and some brutal civil war that killed 200,000 people, wept after hearing Friday’s ruling. But some year-old daughter were welcomed into their family mainly Indians. A tribunal on Friday ruled that are wondering if Rios Montt can successfully homes last week after an escape and rescue on Rios Montt knew about the slaughter of at appeal. Adding to their worries is the fact that Monday from the dungeon-like house. least 1,771 Ixil Maya in Guatemala’s western Guatemala’s current president, Otto Perez “This is the best Mother’s Day I could ever have,” highlands and didn’t stop it, handing down Molina, still refuses to acknowledge that said Nancy Ruiz when asked by a reporter last week the first genocide conviction ever given to a genocide took place. “It is painful to hear that how this year’s celebration of motherhood would dif- Latin American strongman in his own country. some are in a state of denial, but admitting it fer from those during the nine years her daughter The former general was transferred to is the first step for the country to heal,” Mack was missing after she vanished while walking home prison later that evening. “He is not comfort- said. “It is not over.” from junior high school. Mother’s Day has a changed able, but as a good soldier he is used to this,” Perez Molina’s name was brought up dur- meaning for Berry, who during 10 years in captivity said Rios Montt’s lawyer, Francisco Palomo, ing the trial when a former soldier accused DOSWELL: Flowers are placed on one of two newly dug graves at the who is expected to seek to have the ex-gener- him of ordering executions while serving in lost her mother and conceived and bore her own Doswell, Va cemetery where Boston Marathon bombing suspect al transferred to a hospital or to have his sen- the military in the Rios Montt regime. He child, who DNA indicates was fathered by accused Tamerlan Tsarnaev is buried. — AP tence be served under house arrest. called the testimony “lies.” In a late Friday kidnapper Ariel Castro, police and prosecutors said. Matamoros prison, where Rios Montt is now interview, Perez Molina told CNN’s Spanish- There was no homecoming for the fourth captive, Boston bombing behind bars, is located on a military base in language channel that there was no genocide, Michelle Knight, 32, the longest-held, who slipped Guatemala City where the former general despite the ruling being seen as the country’s into seclusion after being released from a hospital on spent time as a young cadet. It was built to first official acknowledgement that one took Friday. She shunned hospital visits from family mem- suspect’s burial legal house high-profile inmates who could be place. bers, some of whom believed she was a runaway unsafe in normal prisons. Authorities there say “When I said that Guatemala has seen no when she disappeared 11 years ago after losing cus- DOSWELL: The burial of Boston reviled and maligned,” Martha Mullen he has the right to spend two hours outside genocide, I repeat it now after this ruling,” tody of her young son, her grandmother said. Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan told The Associated Press in a telephone his cell each day, but guarded by officers. He Perez Molina said. “Today’s ruling is not final ... has the right to three daily meals, though fam- the decision will not be final until the moment The Cuyahoga County prosecutor is seeking mur- Tsarnaev appears to be legal, a law interview Friday. “But any time you can ily members can also bring him food. they run out of appeals.” Defense lawyer der charges, which could carry the death penalty, enforcement official said after examining reach across the divide and work with Most in Guatemala feel the sentence Francisco Palomo vowed to appeal the ruling, against Castro, 52, a former school bus driver who the paperwork needed to move the people that are not like you, that’s what prison represents a triumph after a long strug- saying it was unjust. Rios Montt has insisted police said induced several miscarriages by beating corpse to the Virginia site where he was God calls us to do.” gle in a country still recovering from a 36-year- he never knew of or ordered massacres while and starving Knight. quietly interred. The news that Tsarnaev Mullen said she was at a Starbucks civil war that ended with peace accords in in power. He began his career in the Castro is being held on $8 million bail on charges had been buried Thursday in a rural when she heard a radio news report 1996. “It’s very valuable to us, totally refresh- Guatemalan army in 1946 as a cadet. He he kidnapped and raped the three women while about the difficulty finding a burial spot Islamic cemetery in Virginia, hundreds of ing. We deserved it,” said human rights activist seized power in March of 1982 through a mili- keeping them locked up in a rundown Cleveland miles from his Massachusetts home, for Tsarnaev. “My first thought was Jesus Helen Mack. Genocidal massacres occurred tary coup, and held it for 18 months until he home stocked with ropes and chains. Knight was kid- shocked some in the southern communi- said love your enemies,” she said. Then was overthrown. before and after Rios Montt, “but the bulk of napped in 2002 at the age of 20; Berry in 2003 the ty, including officials who said they she had an epiphany. “I thought some- the killing took place under Rios Montt,” said Ricardo Mendez Ruiz, a Guatemala busi- hadn’t been informed. one ought to do something about this - Victoria Sanford an anthropologist at Lehman nessman and son of a military officer, called day before her 17th birthday; and DeJesus in 2004, But Caroline County Sheriff Tony and I am someone,” Mullen said. College-City University of New York who has the trial biased. “We have found out the Ixiles’ when she was 14. Castro forced Knight to deliver Lippa said late Saturday that officials had So Mullen, a mental health counselor spent about 50 months in Guatemala and par- side of the story, not the whole truth,” he said. Berry’s daughter, and he threatened to kill Knight if looked over the paperwork and the inter- in private practice and a seminary gradu- ticipated in excavations in at least eight mas- “We want to rise up to show the world that the baby died, according to a police report. Berry ment appears legal. He warned, however, ate, sent emails to various faith organiza- sacre sites. this decision is not hailed by everyone in told police her escape had been her first chance to that his small department lacks the mon- tions to see what could be done. She The long sentence was a message, activists Guatemala.” In Rios Montt’s trial, dozens of Ixil break free in the 10 years she was held, seizing an ey and personnel to provide round-the- heard back from Islamic Funeral Services said, that the previously untouchable and bru- Mayas stood up and testified of atrocities, opportunity during Castro’s momentary absence. clock stakeouts at the cemetery as of Virginia, which arranged for a funeral tal military structures need to be held such as mass rapes and killing of children by With the help of neighbors, she and her daughter deputies did Friday night, which passed plot at the Al-Barzakh cemetery. “It was accountable. Guatemala’s maximum sentence the military.— AP broke free, and police freed the other two women. without incident. an interfaith effort,” she said. “The Sheriff’s Office will offer the Mullen, a member of the United ‘Big healing process’ same amount of protection - no more Methodist Church, said she was motivat- The community has rallied around the women, and no less - to this site as any other ed by her own faith and that she had the with offers of help pouring in from around the world cemetery in Caroline County,” Lippa said full support of her pastor. “Nobody is and people offering cash, furniture and even use of a in a press release. The body of Tsarnaev, a without sin,” she said. “Certainly this was vacation home to help them rebuild their lives. 26-year-old ethnic Chechen from Russia, a horrific act, but he’s dead and what Three members of the Cleveland City Council had remained at a Massachusetts, funeral happened is between him and God. We have set up a fund to provide financial assistance to parlor since he was killed April 19 in a just need to bury his body and move for- the women. “It’s a big healing process that is begin- ward. People were making an issue and gunfight with police, days after the ning,” Councilwoman Dona Brady said on Saturday. bombings that killed three and injured detracting from the healing that needed Since it was established last week, the fund has more than 260. Cemeteries in several to take place.” The Islamic Society of raised more than $50,000, said Cleveland states refused to accept the remains. Greater Richmond didn’t respond to an With costs to protect the funeral home email seeking confirmation that it was Councilman Brian Cummins, who helped arrange the mounting, police appealed for help find- involved in the burial. Some local officials Cleveland Courage Fund, which is administered by a ing a place to bury him. have expressed concern that the grave non-profit organization. Cummins said the fund for The woman whose actions led to site could become a target for vandals the three women had received donations from peo- Tsarnaev being buried in Virginia said the and a shrine for those who sympathize ple across the United States, as well as Canada, anger from local officials, some cemetery with Tsarnaev. Tsarnaev’s younger broth- France and Australia. The money will be distributed neighbors and online critics has been er, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was captured to organizations to help the women pay for therapy, unpleasant, but she has no regrets. “I hours after the gunfight with police and doctor’s visits, housing and other expenses, can’t pretend it’s not difficult to be remains in custody. — AP GUATEMALA CITY: People celebrate the judge’s guilty verdict for Guatemala’s Cummins said. — Reuters former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt during his genocide trial.— AP

MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 INTERNATIONAL Violence, fraud, chaos top worries in Philippine polls 52m Filipinos registered to elect 18,000 officials

MANILA: Despite scattered killings regions grappling with power out- whole system is protected,” Tutaan supporters in southern Lanao del and fears of fraud, Philippine offi- ages, including the volatile south. said. “We are able to curtail the big Norte province, killing 13 people cials say they expect congressional About 1,000 portable generators threats and we don’t see any major including his daughter. It was the and local elections today to be rela- have been transported to problem- disruption.” The military has helped worst violence during the cam- tively peaceful after authorities atic areas. the government in urging candi- paign. took drastic steps to prevent chaos At least 233,000 public school dates to shun violence. An army Philippine elections have long in one of Asia’s most rambunctious teachers have been deputized as general took off with his troops been dominated by politicians democracies. More than 52 million election inspectors to help staff aboard two helicopters and belonging to the same bloodlines. Filipinos have registered to elect more than 36,000 polling centers dropped leaflets calling for peace- At least 250 political families have 18,000 officials in the midterm but 200 refused to be assigned in ful elections in Masbate, a central monopolized power across the country, although such dynasties are prohibited under the 1987 con- stitution. Congress - long con- trolled by members of powerful clans targeted by the constitutional BEIJING: The White House’s online petition site called “We the People” is dis- ban - has failed to pass the law played on a computer screen yesterday. —AP needed to define and enforce the provision. In 2009, 58 people, including 32 journalists, were mas- sacred in the country’s worst politi- Chinese take their cal violence that was blamed on rivalry between two powerful clans cases to Washington in southern Maguindanao province. Ana Maria Tabunda from the independent pollster Pulse Asia BEIJING: The poisoning of a college student administration’s commitment to open gov- said such dynasties restrict democ- 18 years ago recently re-emerged as a hot ernment and the code powering the applica- racy, but added that past surveys topic in China, but censors soon squelched tion has been made available to anyone, by her organization have shown the politically sensitive online discussions including other countries, who wish to set up that most Filipinos are less con- over whether the culprit may have eluded a similar system,” White House spokesman cerned about the issue than with punishment because of Communist Party Matt Lehrich said. The current threshold for the benefits and patronage they connections. Chinese looking for justice White House response is when a petition can receive from particular candi- found another way to keep the issue alive. gathers 100,000 signatures within 30 days - dates. Voters also often pick candi- They took it to Washington. up from lower thresholds that allowed for dates with the most familiar sur- Appealing to a White House online peti- too many frivolous petitions. The Malaysian names instead of those with the tion page, they soon gathered the 100,000 petition crossed that barrier, but has drawn best records, she said. signatures required for an official response, no response yet. Any hopes for US condem- “It’s name recall, like a brand. and - although there has been no response nation of the election results evaporated this MANILA: Posters and banners adorn a street near the voting precincts ahead of mid-term elec- They go by that,” she said. Vote- from Washington so far - news of the request week when the US State Department recog- tions in Manila yesterday. —AFP buying has also been a problem. revived talk about the case in China. Beijing nized the polling results, while acknowledg- The Commission on Elections police issued an explanation after weeks of ing allegations of irregularities. Still, support- polls, including half of the 24-mem- four towns in southern Lanao del province notorious for political ordered a ban on bank withdrawals silence, and state media chimed in with edi- ers feel they accomplished something. ber Senate, nearly 300 members of Sur, a province notorious for deadly killings. of more than 100,000 pesos torials. The petition “spoke out the dissatisfac- the House of Representatives and election rivalries, and will be In the latest violence, gunmen ($2,440) and the transportation of “The Chinese public went to a foreign site tions to the international communities suc- leaders of a Muslim autonomous replaced by police, officials said. killed five people and wounded more than 500,000 pesos ($12,200) to vent off their frustration, and that speaks cessfully,” virologist and the petition’s appar- region in the south, where Islamic “We are actually, I would say, two mayoral candidates in separate from Wednesday through today to of the loss of credibility of the Chinese gov- ent organizer, Kuan Ping Ang, said on her insurgents, Al-Qaeda-linked gun- 99.99999 percent prepared,” attacks Saturday in the south, curb vote-buying, but the Supreme ernment,” said Shen Dingli, professor of Facebook page. Shen said the White House men and privately run armies have Commission on Elections Chairman including incumbent Mayor Joelito Court stopped the move. The court American studies at Fudan University. page is one of a kind. “No other Western long been a concern. Sixto Brillantes told reporters. Jacosalem Talaid, who was wound- decision disappointed Brillantes, Started in 2011 as a project in open govern- democratic country has a site where the gov- The logistical nightmare has Military spokesman Brig Gen ed when about 10 men stopped his who said vote-buying will certain- ment for the Internet age, the Obama ernment promises to respond to a petition been compounded by worries that Domingo Tutaan said the 125,000- car and opened fire in Don Carlos ly happen. He advised voters who administration’s “We the People” site is a with 100,000 signatures,” he said. It has rap- some of about 80,000 automated strong armed forces, along with the town in Bukidnon province. Four are offered bribes by candidates work in progress that already has spawned idly become popular in China, where the counting machines, which are national police, have been placed police escorts were killed, police to take the money and run. “Get unintended consequences domestically, tightly controlled media and Internet put being used for only the second on full alert for any emergencies. said. Last month, about 15 men the money, then work for the prompting updates of the ground rules for a politically sensitive topics off limits. People time following 2010 presidential “Although there are pockets of vio- fired on a truck carrying town defeat of the one giving money,” successful petition. who bring their grievances to the central elections, may fail to work in lence, leading to some deaths, the Mayor Abdul Manamparan and his he said. —AP Though clearly intended for US citizens, government as petitioners are routinely the guidelines on gathering online signato- harassed, beaten and sent to labor camps as ries remain broad enough to hearten troublemakers - or locked up in what are Karzai calls for new Pak activists overseas who - frustrated with their known as “black jails” in a kind of extralegal own governments - hope to raise the inter- detention. Enthusiasm for the White House govt to back peace talks national profile of their cases. The site does site shows the lack of avenues at home to not ask for one’s nationality, and one only vent frustration, said David Zweig, professor KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai yesterday called on needs to be 13 or older and have a verified of social science at Hong Kong University of Pakistan’s incoming government to help negotiate an end email address to create an account to initiate Science and Technology. “There is no mech- to the Taleban insurgency that has ravaged his country for a petition or sign one. anism for the Chinese citizens to really nearly 12 years. Taleban militants use Pakistan’s border Malaysians have complained to the White express their views. It’s really as simple as areas as a refuge to launch attacks across Afghanistan’s House about election fraud in their country, that,” Zweig said. “The citizens are looking for south and east, and elements of the Pakistani state are drawing more than 222,000 signatures with- any strategies to make their grievances accused of providing tacit support for the Islamist in a week to become the site’s second-most known.” extremists. popular issue. Other petitions ask President It started with the case of Zhu Ling, a Pakistan is suffering from its own domestic Taleban Barack Obama to secure the release of two woman who was paralyzed for life from thal- insurgency and has accused Afghanistan of providing shel- abducted Orthodox Christian archbishops in lium poisoning during her third year at ter to some wanted commanders. “We hope that the gov- Syria and to urge a recount of votes in Tsinghua University in Beijing. No one was ernment paves the way for peace and brotherhood with Venezuela’s presidential elections. And in held responsible for the crime, and the cold Afghanistan and cooperates in fighting terrorism and sin- the past week, requests have poured in from case resurfaced in April in the wake of anoth- cerely rooting out terrorist sanctuaries,” Karzai said. China, where petitioning the central govern- er poisoning at Fudan University. The The two countries need to work together to be “saved ment in Beijing dates back to imperial eras, Chinese public demanded an investigation from the menace of terrorism”, he said in a statement, wel- but where nowadays the tradition is usually into one of Zhu’s roommates - who had long coming Saturday’s high voter turnout as a sign that people fruitless and sometimes perilous. been considered a suspect. They questioned wanted democracy despite threats from militants. The Some of the petitions are serious, and whether the original investigation was West sees Pakistan’s involvement as crucial to securing a SEOUL: Visitors watch giant lanterns yesterday during the Lotus Lantern some silly - as with many of the US-generat- squashed because of her family’s political peace settlement in Afghanistan, where the Taleban have ed requests, which include a demand to ties. Before there was any satisfactory fought against US-led troops since 2001. —AFP Festival to celebrate the upcoming birthday of Buddha on May 17. —AP build a “Star Wars”-style Death Star. The answer, Chinese censors began to remove Chinese petitions have asked Washington to posts and shush online commentators, effec- disclose assets held by Chinese officials’ chil- tively ending the discussion. But then some- dren residing in the US, and have urged one started the petition on the White House Detained American smuggled remembrance of the bloody Chinese govern- page early this month, and by last Monday it ment crackdown on the 1989 student had garnered more than 100,000 signatures protest in Tiananmen Square. Others have in about three days. Since then, about a in propaganda: North Korea asked for adjudication on the official recipe dozen more China-related petitions have for Lanzhou beef noodles, and on the debate appeared. Shi Shusi, a well-known media over whether the flavor of bean curd stew - a commentator, sees black humor in the flood SEOUL: North Korea delivered its most in- has been no sign yet of a high-profile Korea’s far northeastern region bordering and apparently hit it off with Kim, a die-hard Chinese breakfast staple - should be sweet or of petitions to the White House. “For a very depth account yet of the case against a American envoy set to make a clemency China and Russia. It didn’t elaborate on the basketball fan. Pyongyang hasn’t respond- salty. The petitions often are written in bad long time, the Chinese government has Korean-American sentenced to 15 years’ mission to North Korea, which has only students’ activities, however. Young leader ed to Rodman’s appeal on Twitter. Rodman English, and some are in Chinese. responded too slowly on social incidents. It hard labor, accusing him of smuggling in recently eased a near-daily, weekslong tor- Kim Jong Un has the power to grant special said after his trip to North Korea that he The White House says that, for now, it will has exhausted its credits,” Shi said. “The pub- inflammatory literature and trying to estab- rent of threats that followed greater U.N. pardons under the North’s constitution. planned to return in August to vacation give equal treatment to petitions from over- lic probably just need a place to vent their lish a base for anti-Pyongyang activities at a sanctions over Pyongyang’s February Earlier this week, former NBA star Dennis with Kim. The US has called for the North to seas. “‘We the People’ is just part of the resentment.” —AP border city hotel. Still, the long list of allega- nuclear test. The North’s statement said Bae Rodman attempted to use his friendship immediately release Bae. It relies on tions included no statement from Kenneth gave anti-Pyongyang lectures in China and with Kim on Bae’s behalf, asking the leader Swedish diplomats in Pyongyang to deal Bae, other than claims that he confessed “infiltrated” about 250 students into the city to “do me a solid” and release the American. with Bae’s case because the North and the Taiwan strengthens patrols and didn’t want an attorney present during of Rason, a special economic zone in North Rodman visited North Korea in February US have had no formal diplomatic relations his sentencing last week for what since the 1950-53 Korean War ended in a in waters near Philippines Pyongyang called hostile acts against the truce instead of a peace treaty. TAIPEI: state. S Korea’s presidency North Korea said in the statement that Taiwan yesterday sent four coastguard Taiwan’s government confirmed that web- Since the sentencing came during a Bae “set up plot-breeding bases in different and naval vessels to strengthen patrols in sites of several government agencies, includ- period of tentative diplomatic moves fol- sorry for sex scandal places of China for the purpose of toppling waters near the Philippines following public ing the presidential office, the defence min- lowing weeks of high tension and North (North Korea’s) government from 2006 to outrage over the shooting of a Taiwanese fish- istry and the coastguard administration, had erman by Filipino coastguards. “The govern- been hacked, after Internet attacks on Korean threats of nuclear and missile strikes SEOUL: South Korea’s presidential office apologised yesterday for a October 2012 out of distrust and enmity ment is determined to protect our fishermen,” Philippine government websites were report- on Washington and Seoul, outside analysts “very shameful” scandal involving a former senior official who was toward the” country. “He committed such cabinet spokeswoman Cheng Li-wen said in a ed Friday night. Several fishermen’s groups have said Pyongyang may be using Bae as fired midway through President Park Geun-Hye’s US visit. Yoon hostile acts as egging citizens of (North statement as a frigate and coastguard vessels said they plan to file a protest at the Philippine bait to win diplomatic concessions in the Chang-Jung, a former spokesman for Park, was sacked last week over Korea) overseas and foreigners on to perpe- set sail for the area where the 65-year-old fish- mission in Taipei today. Manila recognises standoff over its nuclear weapons program. allegations that he had sexually harassed a female intern-a Korean- trate hostile acts to bring down its govern- erman was killed Thursday. Beijing but not Taipei. North Korea repeated its denial of such American while accompanying Park on her May 5-9 trip. The presiden- ment while conducting a malignant smear Taiwan in a strongly-worded statement late In Manila Abigail Valte, a spokeswoman for speculation in the new statement, but the tial chief of staff yesterday said Yoon had been involved in an “embar- campaign against it. He was caught red Saturday demanded Manila apologise and President Benigno Aquino, said Saturday that pattern has occurred repeatedly. The rassing and unsavoury incident” and apologised to the victim and her handed.” compensate the victim’s family or face a freeze authorities had launched a “transparent and North’s state media described the state- family. North Korea refers to Bae as Pae Jun Ho, on the hiring of its nationals. It also asked the impartial investigation” into the incident. She ment from an unidentified Supreme Court “We offer our deepest apology to all South Koreans, the victim, her the North Korean spelling for his Korean Philippines to bring to justice the coastguards expressed hope that economic ties with Taipei spokesman as a response to US govern- family and Korean expatriates overseas for the incident,” Huh Tae-Yeol name. North Korea has faced increasing responsible and start negotiating a fisheries would not be affected and added that the ment and media assertions that the legal told a press conference, adding he had been left “speechless”. “This is international criticism over its weapons agreement. “If the Filipino government fails to coastguard crew involved in the incident had case against Bae was unreasonable and oth- an unacceptable and very shameful incident,” he said without elabo- development. Six-nation disarmament talks respond in a positive manner within 72 hours, been temporarily suspended from duty to er claims “that he was not tried in a trans- rating on its nature. Huh added that Lee Nam-Ki, the top spokesman involving the Koreas, the United States, the hiring of Philippine workers will be frozen,” ensure a fair inquiry. parent manner and (the North) was trying for Park and Yoon’s superior, had offered to resign to take responsibili- Japan, China and Russia fell apart in 2009. said presidential office spokeswoman Lee Taiwan’s government has come under pres- to use this issue as a political bargaining ty but did not say whether the resignation had been accepted. Several rounds of UN sanctions have not Chia-fei. sure from the opposition and the media to chip.” The spokesman said Bae, 44, could’ve Yoon returned to Seoul on Wednesday without accompanying Park encouraged the North to give up its small There are about 87,000 Philippine domestic take action, with the Philippines refusing so far faced death but the court reduced the on her trip to Los Angeles, the final stop of her US visit. Washington cache of nuclear devices, which Pyongyang helpers and other workers in Taiwan and they to apologise and saying the coastguard was penalty because he confessed. He was DC police told the South’s Yonhap news agency they were “investigat- says it must not only keep but expand to send home hundreds of millions of dollars a tackling illegal fishing. Philippine coastguard arrested in North Korea in November. ing the report of a misdemeanor sexual abuse” by an unnamed 56- protect itself from a hostile Washington. year. More than 50 bullets hit the 15-tonne spokesman Commander Armand Balilo said Bae, a Washington state resident year-old male suspect. A Washington police report obtained by Tensions have escalated since it conducted “Kuang Ta Hsin No 28”, killing skipper Hung Friday the incident took place in Philippine described by friends as a devout Christian Yonhap and The Washington Post said the suspect allegedly “grabbed its third nuclear test since 2006 in February. Shih-cheng. “This is nothing but a slaughter,” waters and the crew had been carrying out and a tour operator, is at least the sixth her buttocks without her permission”. Yoon denied the allegation, say- The human rights group Amnesty prosecutor Liu Chia-kai said after examining their duty to stop illegal fishing. “If somebody American detained in North Korea since ing he had merely “patted her waist” while drinking with the intern-a International has criticized Bae’s lack of the ship. President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday vis- died, they deserve our sympathy but not an 2009. The others eventually were deported college student in her early 20s-at a Washington bar Tuesday night access to a lawyer and called for his release. ited the victim’s family on an island off the apology,” Balilo told reporters. The victim’s son, or released without serving out their terms, and he had no sexual intent. “I implore her to forgive me if I had hurt Friends and colleagues say Bae was based southern city of Kaohsiung and promised to who was with his father and two other sailors some after trips to Pyongyang by promi- her due to differences in culture. I offer my apology to her,” the 56- in the Chinese border city of Dalian and pursue the strong protest against the on the boat at the time, has insisted they did nent Americans, including former presi- year-old said at a live TV press conference on Saturday. —AFP traveled frequently to North Korea to feed dents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. There orphans. —AP Philippine government. not cross into Philippine waters. —AP NEWS MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013

An Afghan boy flies his kite on a hill overlooking Kabul yesterday. Banned during the Taleban regime, kite flying is once again the main recreational escape for Afghan boys and some men. — AP

Branson swaps suit for skirt Continued from Page 1 was “glad to have gotten the bet over with and (was) looking forward to getting back that Branson’s skills as an attendant into my clothes”. “I always wanted to be an were “rubbish” and that he was being air hostess, but it looks like I have to get immediately fired. Branson disembarked back to normality,” Branson said. The flight in red flat ballet pumps and posed with a helped raise money for an Australian foun- handbag for waiting media. A cheerful dation for hospitalized children. Asked Branson, who was tasked with pouring how Branson rated as an attendant, beverages, serving meals and making Fernandes quipped, “Out of 10, maybe flight announcements, posed with one, for a bit of humor.” “I wanted to kill Fernandes and popped champagne after him actually” for spilling the juice, the stepping out of the plane at Malaysia’s Malaysian told reporters. “He looked at me, main low-cost carrier terminal south of I said, ‘don’t you dare,’ and the next thing I Kuala Lumpur. Fernandes said Branson know, he tipped the whole tray on me,” graduated as an AirAsia cabin crew mem- Fernandes added. “He and the girls ber “with flying colours”. AirAsia donated mopped it up, but I was walking around part of the money from ticket sales for the the flight in my underwear for a while flight to a children’s charity in Australia. because I didn’t bring another pair of Branson said in brief remarks that he trousers.” — Agencies New virus can pass between... Continued from Page 1 ly isolated becuase he presented “quite atypical” symptoms. He added in com- Saudi Deputy Health Minister for ments broadcast by BFMTV channel the Public Health Ziad Memish told reporters case suggested that airborne transmis- that, of 15 confirmed cases in the most sion of the virus was possible, though still recent outbreak, in Al-Ahsa district of unusual, and that the public “should not Eastern Province, nine had died, two be concerned” as there had been only 34 more than previously reported. Saudi cases globally in a year. Arabia’s Health Ministry said in a state- Fukuda, part of a WHO team visiting ment the country had had 24 confirmed Saudi Arabia to investigate the spread of cases since last summer, of whom 15 had the disease, said although no specific died. Fukuda said he was not sure if the vaccine or medication was yet available two newly reported Saudi deaths were for novel coronavirus, patients were included in the numbers confirmed by responding to treatment. “The care that the WHO. Memish added that three sus- is taken in the hospitals, in terms of using pected cases in Saudi Arabia were still respirators well, in terms of treating under investigation, including previous pneumonia, in terms of treating compli- negative results that were being re-exam- cations, in terms of providing support, ined. these steps can get patients through this The first French patient was confirmed very severe illness,” he said. Fukuda said as suffering from the disease on that as far as he knew all cases in the lat- Wednesday after travelling in the Gulf. est outbreak in al-Ahsa district were The second patient was transferred to directly or indirectly linked to one hospi- intensive care yesterday after the two tal. He added that Saudi Arabian authori- men shared a room in a hospital in Lille. ties had taken novel coronavirus very Professor Benoit Guery, head of the Lille seriously and had initiated necessary hospital’s infectious diseases unit, said health measures such as increased sur- the first patient had not been immediate- veillance systems. — Reuters MPs sharpen knives as grilling... Continued from Page 1 slated to issue its ruling on the single- vote decree. The announcement came a government totally ignored the day after opposition groups staged the Assembly in the Dow payment infuriated first of a series of rallies ahead of the cru- MPs. cial ruling as a number of speakers Former opposition MP Mohammad announced they will boycott the forth- Al-Dallal meanwhile warned against dis- coming polls if the court confirms the solving the Assembly ahead of the cru- controversial amendment to the elec- cial June 16 ruling of the constitutional toral law. court over the amendment of the elec- The coalition said in a statement that toral law which triggered the current the so-called emergency decrees, by standoff in the country. Dallal said that which the Amir issues legislation in the reports have been floated of a plan to absence of the Assembly, are paving the dissolve the Assembly and then hold a way for autocratic rule in Kuwait. Under new election on the basis of the amend- the Kuwaiti constitution, the Amir has ed electoral law in anticipation of the the right to issue legislation in the court’s ruling as an attempt to legalize absence of the Assembly to deal with the amended law. any emergency situation, but the oppo- In another development, the sition has insisted that this right is not Opposition Coalition yesterday said it open-ended and is subject to restric- has decided to launch a national cam- tions and regulations. The dispute over paign to highlight the violations against the amendment of the electoral district the Kuwaiti constitution from now until law stems from the argument over this June 16 when the constitutional court is issue. MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 ANALYSIS14

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By Karin Laub by the government of President Zine El Abidine with two more in the works for solar panels and case. Then he set up his stand to catch the morn- Ben Ali, the longtime authoritarian leader of olive oil packaging. But that’s not enough to ing rush hour trade of lawyers, government offi- n the day he chose to die, Adel Khedri Tunisia. Latifa stayed in the village with Issam and absorb all those with a high school education or cials and passers-by. woke up at 6:30 am, took his black back- Adel. Habib returned to Tunis to work. less. Even a university education may make no dif- From there, the picture of Adel turns fuzzy. Opack and headed down to the busy boule- Over the years, Latifa had Bilal, now 24, Hamza, ference. In Tunisia, about 230,000 university grad- Two waiters at the Cafe de la Justice said he drank vard where he worked as a cigarette peddler. It 20, and Omar, 17. The growing family squeezed uates are unemployed, making up one-third of heavily, but others reported that he sent money was the last in a series of odd jobs that had into one bedroom, while the second room served the jobless, according to the National Institute of home and wouldn’t have wasted it on alcohol. defined his hand-to-mouth existence for almost as a kitchen. Habib came home occasionally and Statistics. The Union of Unemployed University Two friends contend Adel had several relation- nine years. He couldn’t afford to pay bribes to get sent money when he could. It was never enough. Graduates puts the actual number of jobless ships, but his brother Issam said he was serious hired as a driver or a guard. The Tunisian army As a boy, Adel often railed against growing up graduates closer to 350,000, saying many have about a girl who worked as a maid in Tunis, whom didn’t need him. There were few factory jobs. And poor. When his parents pressured him to get a stopped looking for work. he could not afford to marry. The girlfriend agreed the owner at a fast food restaurant in neighboring job, he berated them for having children they The few jobs available are awarded through to speak by phone on condition of anonymity Libya had cheated him out of wages as a dish- couldn’t afford. Issam was the first of the Khedri nepotism and political connections, according to because she did not want the relationship to washer. brothers to quit school. He joined his father in union member Soheil Idoudi, 32, who has an become public. She is in her early 20s and says So on March 12, three weeks after his 27th 2003 in Tunis, where they had to hustle every day engineering degree but never worked in his field. she holds a three-year degree from Jendouba birthday, Adel left the dirty room he shared with to find construction work. His four college-educated siblings survive on odd University in economics and management. “Since his older brother in a Tunis slum for the tree-lined Adel’s last school was a 10-minute walk away jobs. The problem is especially acute because in I knew him, he was irritable and unsettled,” she Avenue Habib Bourguiba, once the stage for the from the family home in Souk al-Jumma, down a the Middle East, a job is often the first building said. “Recently, he was particularly nervous. We first of the Arab Spring uprisings. He stopped in dirt path and past a village coffee shop where block of adult life, as Adel soon found. Without a were always talking about how bad the situation front of the art deco Municipal Theater. He poured unemployed men smoke, drink and play cards in job, a young man cannot get married. And with- was.” gasoline over his body. Then he set himself on fire. the daytime. The school teaches 447 students, out marriage, a couple cannot live together. Issam said policemen frequently harassed his Adel died 19 hours later. One of his last words to a including 250 boarders from outlying areas, in a After years of moving between odd jobs, Adel brother by taking cigarettes for free. But Ratiba doctor at the burn center was “faddit” - slang for testament to Tunisia’s investment in educating all went to the capital in 2008 to join his father and Ben Othmane, a lawyer in the building next door, “fed up”. children. Yet many leave because their families brother. Habib was slowing down, plagued by his denied any such trouble, and called Adel “a nice Adel is one of 178 people in Tunisia who have expect them to help earn money, according to old shooting injury. He became a tea vendor, young man” who was troubled by his girlfriend’s set themselves on fire since the self-immolation principal Issam Ayari. Adel was one of them. earning half of what he would have made in con- jealousy. Adel was particularly despondent in two years ago of another high school dropout- A hand-written student ledger shows that struction. Habib died of cancer in Nov 2010, at January. He got a job as a dishwasher in a fast turned-street vendor launched the Arab Spring. Adel dropped out of school on April 20, 2004, age 55. A month later, street vendor Mohamed food restaurant in Tripoli in neighboring Libya, These two book-ends of a revolution that toppled toward the end of ninth grade. He was 18 and had Bouazizi set himself on fire. The Jasmine but left after two weeks when his boss didn’t pay four Arab dictators show how little has changed repeated two grades. Before quitting, he had Revolution erupted. Adel and Issam were excited. his full wages. in between for millions of jobless, hopeless 20- been absent for long periods and often failed to They joined the protests and burned pictures of It’s not clear what pushed Adel over the edge. somethings across the Middle East and North On Tuesday, March 12, he went to the boulevard Africa. The difficulty of finding a job, which helped as usual, drank his espresso with milk at the Cafe spark the unrest, is now a prescription for contin- de la Justice and told a waiter that his stomach ued turmoil. hurt - a frequent complaint. He reached the Youth unemployment worldwide is up to Municipal Theater on Avenue Bourguiba some- about 12.3 percent, in part because of the global time after 8 am. The avenue is a scene of frequent financial crisis that began five years ago. But some demonstrations, and police are permanently areas of the Middle East and North Africa suffer deployed there. Then waiter Khaled Hammami from more than twice that rate, because of stub- heard a woman scream outside Le Grand Cafe Du born labor market problems compounded by the Theatre. He and a customer, an off-duty police- turmoil of the Arab Spring. And the future looks man, rushed outside and saw Adel on fire. They even worse. In the Middle East, youth unemploy- grabbed a fire extinguisher and tried to douse the ment is expected to rise from 27.7 percent in 2011 flames. But it was too late. to 30 percent in 2018, the International Labor The sickening smell of burned flesh hung in Organization reported this week. In North Africa, the air. Dozens of people flocked to the scene, a slight increase is expected, from 23.3 percent to stunned. Some snapped pictures of the black- 23.9 percent. ened man sitting on the ground, with his legs out- Economists say fixing the problem will require stretched and his arms slightly raised. The photos broad and deep changes, such as overhauling appeared on the front pages of Tunisia’s newspa- education, slashing bloated public sectors and pers the next day. “Tunisians become inflamma- encouraging entrepreneurship. “There is no quick ble,” read the headline in the Al Anwar newspaper, solution that will address all the aspirations of one of several from that day that Issam keeps young people looking for jobs now,” said Masood under his mattress. Adel was taken to the Ben Ahmed, head of the International Monetary Fund Arous medical center. Issam saw him alive one last for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In time through a window into the burn unit. Adel the meantime, the numbers add up to a genera- was bandaged, and just his lips showed. tion in trouble. In Tunisia, 143 of the people who His mother Latifa, en route from Souk al- lit themselves aflame over the past two years, Jumma, arrived too late for visiting hours. She many of them unemployed, have died. Similar only saw her son’s body after his autopsy the next self-immolations have been reported in Algeria, day at Charles Nicolle Hospital, near Mellassine. Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Bahrain and Lebanon, Adel was buried on March 14 next to his father in though in smaller numbers. the village cemetery of Souk al-Jumma, a five- minute walk through green fields from his moth- A month after Adel’s death, five of the 20 beds Issam Khedri, 29, eldest brother of cigarette vendor Adel Khedri, tends to the cigarette stand at the Ben Arous burn center in Tunis held people er’s shack. Neighbors collected the money for the of his late brother in the Tunisian capital Tunis on April 14, 2013. — AP who had set themselves on fire, including two burial, including the unmarked grave’s concrete young men newly arrived from the poor provin- hand in homework. If he had gone on to 10th leader Ben Ali, who was overthrown in less than a cover. His mother visits every day, sitting on a low cial towns of Kasserine and Ben Guerdane. Self- grade, he would have taken a bus to a school 12 month. cinder block. She seems defeated. She hopes immolations make up about 25 percent of admis- miles away at a cost of 54 dinars ($34) per year. By Suddenly, a new generation could dare to Issam will get married one day, add a room to her sions, according to Dr Amen Allah Messaadi, the comparison, a job in construction pays 15 dinars a hope for freedom and jobs. The brothers voted for shack and start a family, moving back and forth center’s trauma chief. Some victims suffer from day ($9.30). Ennahda, a moderate Islamic party, in Tunisia’s between Tunis and the village just like his father. mental problems, but most are just like Adel - Adel and his four brothers were part of the first free election in Oct 2011. Ennahda won as But she says that “as long as the situation is like unemployed high-school dropouts in their 20s. “youth bulge” rippling across the Middle East and part of the political rise of the regionwide Muslim this, he will raise poor children”. The AP pieced together Adel’s story from inter- North Africa, a region of about 380 million people. Brotherhood, long suppressed by Western-backed Bilal is in his third and final year at Jendouba views with two dozen people, including his family In Arab countries such as Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, dictators. The new authorities were less aggres- University, studying business law. Hamza quit and friends; waiters, a lawyer and a witness at the Yemen and Jordan, those under 25 make up any- sive with street vendors than their predecessors. school. The chances of either finding work appear scene; a doctor and a psychiatrist at the burn cen- where from 40 to 60 percent of the population, But Ennahda failed to revive the economy, and slim. Omar, the youngest, is still in high school. ter, and local officials, including a school principal. largely due to improved health care over the the Khedri brothers quickly lost faith. During a school break in March, Omar worked at The AP also looked at photos from the scene. decades. But the economies of the region have Adel switched from construction to the slightly the cigarette stand in Tunis for two weeks. Adel’s life of struggle was in some ways a copy of not kept pace. The Arab world would have to cre- more lucrative trade of selling cigarettes on He found the job exhausting and the food bad. that of his father, Habib. Born in Souk al-Jumma, ate about 46 million jobs to bring unemployment Boulevard Bab Bnet, opposite the Finance “I want to stay in school,” he said. His mother about 150 km west of Tunis, Habib went to the down to the global average by 2020, according to Ministry and the courts. He set up his stand, a tray quickly interjected, “That depends on the finan- capital as a young man to find work in day labor. Elena Ianchovichina, the World Bank’s lead econo- balanced on two large cardboard boxes, next to cial situation.” In Jan 1978, he was wounded by gunfire in the mist in the region. Instead, economic growth has the entrance of a building of law offices. On week- In Tunis, Issam briefly took over Adel’s stand, left shoulder during a government crackdown on come in at well below the 6 percent a year days, Adel got up at around 6:30 am in a room of but has since returned to construction. He finds anti-poverty protests. required to achieve this, particularly in Arab 15 sq m, just big enough for two beds, a mattress, life unbearably lonely without his father and In 1980, Habib married his hometown cousin, Spring countries that saw a sharp economic a cooking gas canister and a TV. He washed his brother. He says getting married is out of the Latifa. The couple started out in a tiny room in downturn. face at a faucet in a courtyard outside. He walked question as long as he has to support his mother Tunis, just like the one Adel and his 29-year-old In Jendouba province, where Adel spent much 10 minutes to Boulevard Bab Bnet, and drank an and brothers. He remembers how he and Adel brother Issam were to share later. Several years of his childhood, unemployment is running at espresso with milk at the Cafe de la Justice. He talked after Bouazizi’s self-immolation. They later, the Khedris got a two-room concrete shack about 20 percent. His district of about 60,000 picked up his cardboard boxes from a night agreed it was “just inconceivable” that either of in Souk al-Jumma as part of a housing program people houses factories for car wires and sugar, guard, who stored them overnight under a stair- them would do such a thing. — AP MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 SPORTS

United’s Scholes to retire Mancini set for City exit Belkov wins Giro’s stage LONDON: Paul Scholes will quit playing at the end of the Premier League sea- LONDON: Manchester City are expected to dismiss manager Roberto Mancini son, the Manchester United midfielder said on Saturday. later this week, according to reports in the British media yesterday. The former England international first announced his retirement at the end MILAN: Bradley Wiggins struggled again on a dramatic ninth stage of Stories emerging in the Spanish press this week claimed that City are poised of the 2010-11 season but returned in January 2012 to extend his one-club the Giro d’Italia yesterday that saw Canada’s defending champion to replace the Italian with Malaga’s Chilean coach Manuel Pellegrini, and the career to 19 years and 716 appearances. “Yes, I am finally hanging up my boots Ryder Hesjedal lose time to overall leader Vincenzo Nibali. English Premier League club have so far failed to provide any clarification over for good,” he told United’s website (www.mufc.com). “Playing football is all I Katusha rider Maxim Belkov took the honors after leaving his com- Mancini’s position. have ever wanted to do and so to have had such a long and successful career panions from an early breakaway behind in the latter stages of the Speaking after City’s shock 1-0 loss to Wigan Athletic in Saturday’s FA Cup at Manchester United, under the greatest manager of all time (Alex Ferguson), 170km ride from Sansepolcro to Florence. final at Wembley Stadium, Mancini criticised his employers for not publicly has been an honor.” Ferguson, who this week confirmed his own retirement For 28-year-old Russian Belkov, who hails from Izhevsk-famous for addressing the rumors. after 26-1/2 years in charge at Old Trafford, said: “Paul is a truly unbelievable the production of Kalashnikov rifles-it was the first major victory of a Speaking to the media in his post-game press confer- player. He has always been fully committed to career which began in 2009. ence, he said: “You continue to talk about this for six this club and it has been a real privilege to work Belkov finished 44sec ahead of Carlos Betancur (Ag2r), who by mis- months and also in the last two weeks, too much. with him for so many years.” Scholes has not take raised his arms in victory as he crossed the line. The peloton con- “I don’t know why the club didn’t stop this, because I featured for United since January because of taining all the overall victory favorites came over the finish 1:03 didn’t think it was correct. I don’t think that it’s true.” As injury, but Ferguson confirmed he would play behind. The real drama, however, was going on in the Russian’s wake. well as their FA Cup final defeat, City failed to keep pace in the club’s final home game of the season, Astana team leader Nibali retained the race leader’s pink jersey but a with Manchester United in the defence of their Premier against Swansea City on Sunday. Ferguson and day after losing only 11secs to Wiggins in a 54.8km time trial the League title and were knocked out of the Champions his team will be presented with the club’s 20th Italian saw Wiggins struggle on the wet and slippery descent of the League in the group phase. Reports appearing on the English league title after the game, and race’s first category one climb, the Vallembrosa. websites of several British newspapers on Sunday claimed Scholes, who made his United debut against The Briton was left trailing and had to be paced back to the main that Mancini could even be sacked prior to his side’s next Port Vale in a League Cup tie in 1994, will peloton during a frantic 20km pursuit by three of his Sky team- league game at Reading on Tuesday.—AFP collect his 11th winners’ medal.—Reuters mates.—AFP Blue Jays down Red Sox

BOSTON: Adam Lind hit a tiebreaking Justin Verlander, and Cleveland’s Chris homer off Boston closer Junichi Tazawa Perez got Miguel Cabrera to hit a game- leading off the ninth inning to lift the ending groundout with two on to preserve Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-2 win over the the Indians’ win over the Tigers. Boston Red Sox on Saturday. Verlander (4-3) was erratic early, allow- It was just the fifth win in 16 games for ing three runs in the first two innings. He the struggling Blue Jays, who blew a 2-0 settled a bit after that, but the Indians took lead in the eighth. Lind belted a 2-2 pitch a 6-1 lead before Detroit closed the gap from Tazawa (2-2) into the center field with a four-run seventh. It was 7-5 when bleachers, sending Boston to its seventh Perez allowed an unearned run in the loss in nine games. ninth, but with men on first and second, Darren Oliver (2-1) got the win despite Cabrera hit a weak grounder to third to end giving up the tying run. Casey Janssen it. It was Perez’s sixth save. pitched the ninth for his 10th save in 10 Jimenez (3-2) allowed a run and three chances. He allowed a leadoff double, but hits in six innings, striking out eight with got the next three hitters. one walk. He’s won three straight starts for the first time since the Indians acquired YANKEES 3, ROYALS 2 him in a trade in 2011. Jhonny Peralta hit a In Kansas City, Vernon Wells hit a go- solo homer for Detroit. ahead two-run homer then made a long running catch that preserved a victory for RANGERS 8, ASTROS 7 Andy Pettitte and the Yankees over the In Houston, Adrian Beltre, Nelson Cruz Royals. Pettitte (4-2) showed off his mastery and Lance Berkman all homered to back of the Royals once more, allowing a run- another solid outing by Yu Darvish, and the scoring groundout by Lorenzo Cain and a Rangers held on for a win over the Astros. solo homer by Billy Butler in seven stellar Darvish (6-1) yielded three hits and innings. The 40-year-old left-hander gave three runs, leaving after the seventh with up five hits, struck out seven and improved an 8-3 lead. Matt Dominguez homered to 15-3 in his career against the Royals. twice off Darvish. James Shields (2-3) was hurt by a throw- Houston led 3-1 before it was done in by ing error on third baseman Mike Moustakas its bullpen during a six-run sixth inning by in the second inning that resulted in the the Rangers. Cruz, who also homered on Yankees’ first run. He also gave up Wells’ Friday night, got things going with his two- WASHINGTON: Hector Rondon No. 56 celebrates with Welington Castillo No. 53 of the Chicago Cubs after the Cubs defeated the Washington two-run shot in the fifth, moments after run homer off reliever Philip Humber (0-8) Nationals 8-2 at Nationals Park. —AFP Butler’s home run had staked Kansas City that tied it. Pinch-hitter David Murphy put to 2-1 lead. the Rangers on top with an RBI double. David Robertson struck out the side in Humber, who was moved out of the Cubs pound Nationals the eighth for the Yankees, and Mariano rotation this week, was rocked for five hits Rivera worked around a two-out double by and five runs while getting only two outs. WASHINGTON: Salvador Perez in the ninth for his 14th save Stephen Strasburg tory over Miami. Hyun-Jin Ryu (4-2) that was helped by a pair of fielding Domonic Brown added an RBI sin- to start the season. ATHLETICS 4, MARINERS 3 fell apart after one of third baseman allowed one run and five hits in 6 2-3 mistakes by left fielder Ryan Braun. gle in the seventh for the Phillies, In Seattle, Josh Donaldson, Daric Barton Ryan Zimmerman’s two errors and innings. The left-hander took a three- Bruce opened the seven-run third who snapped a three-game losing TWINS 8, ORIOLES 5 and Brandon Moss hit solo home runs and wound up dropping his fifth consec- hit shutout into the seventh before with a double off Hiram Burgos (1-1) streak. Lee (4-2) gave up six hits, In Minneapolis, Ryan Doumit homered, Jarrod Parker pitched into the seventh to utive decision as the Chicago Cubs Miguel Olivo homered. and capped it with an RBI double struck out three and walked two in Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau each had lead Oakland over Seattle. beat the Washington Nationals 8-2 Ethier’s four-hit game was first that made it 12-4. winning consecutive road starts for three hits, and the Twins beat the Orioles, Jed Lowrie had three hits and an RBI as Saturday. Edwin Jackson (1-5) worked since last Aug. 24-25, when he had the first time since August 2011. GIANTS 10, BRAVES 1 who lost for just the second time in seven the Athletics held on to snap a season-long into the sixth inning and hit a two- back-to-back four-hit efforts against Down 2-0, Arizona loaded the games. Vance Worley struggled through 5 five-game losing streak. Parker (2-5) didn’t run double for good measure. He the Marlins at Dodger Stadium - each In San Francisco, Madison bases with two outs in the seventh 1-3 innings, but a strong performance by give up a hit until Kelly Shoppach’s two- earned his first win under a $52 mil- of which included a home run. The Bumgarner struck out a season-high before pinch-hitter Will Nieves Minnesota’s bullpen enabled him to earn out, two-run homer in the fifth inning. lion, four-year contract he signed two-time All-Star is batting .403 11 over seven innings, Gregor Blanco grounded out. Jonathan Papelbon his first win in 13 starts dating to Aug. 1, Parker did give up another two hits and a after leaving Washington as a free against the Marlins in during his entered in the fifth as a pinch hitter pitched the final 1 2-3 innings for his 2012. Matt Wieters connected for the run before leaving in the seventh. agent, and ended the Nationals’ five- eight-year career. Kevin Slowey (1-3) and drove in four runs, and the San sixth save. Orioles. Worley (1-4) gave up 11 hits and Grant Balfour pitched the ninth for his game winning streak. gave up five runs, 11 hits and three Francisco Giants routed the Atlanta PIRATES 11, METS 2 five earned runs. He struck out one but sixth save. The Mariners had runners on Strasburg (1-5) set down Chicago’s walks in 4 2-3 innings. Braves. Bumgarner (4-1) gave up just threw 111 pitches. Making his season first and second with two outs, but Balfour first 11 hitters, six via strikeout. But four hits and walked two, snapping a In New York, Francisco Liriano REDS 13, BREWERS 7 debut for the Orioles, starter Steve Johnson got Kyle Seager to ground out to end the with two outs in the fifth, third base- string of four starts without a victory. struck out nine and pitched into the (0-1) cruised through the first two innings, game.-AP man Zimmerman’s off-target throw In Cincinnati, Jay Bruce homered Blanco had a three-run double and sixth inning to win his debut with before he began to get behind in counts put a runner on. Turned out to be his first time up, then doubled twice triple in setting a career high for RBIs. Pittsburgh and help the Pirates beat and the Twins took advantage. In four INTERLEAGUE Strasburg’s last inning, making for his during a seven-run burst as the Paul Maholm (4-4) lasted just 4 1-3 the New York Mets. Jordy Mercer innings, he allowed seven hits and six RAYS 8, PADRES 7 shortest outing of 2013. The NL All- Cincinnati Reds delighted a sellout innings and was charged with six homered twice and Jose Tabata had earned runs while striking out three. In St Petersburg, Evan Longoria hit a Star’s only win this season came April crowd, battering the Milwaukee runs on eight hits. four hits, including a two-run shot for two-run homer with two outs in the bot- 1 on opening day against the lowly Brewers. Six different Reds players the Pirates. Liriano (1-0), returning PHILLIES 3, DIAMONDBACKS 1 ANGELS 3, WHITE SOX 2 tom of the ninth inning off Padres closer Miami Marlins. drove in two runs each, including from a broken non-throwing arm, In Chicago, Mike Trout hit a two-run Huston Street, rallying the Rays to a victory. starting pitcher Mat Latos (4-0). The In Phoenix, Cliff Lee pitched seven allowed one run in 5 1-3 innings. He CARDINALS 3, ROCKIES 0 homer and Jerome Williams pitched into Street (0-2) retired the first two batters defending NL Central champions scoreless innings and Jimmy Rollins gave up six hits and two walks. the seventh inning to help the Angels beat in the ninth before walking Ben Zobrist on In St. Louis, Adam Wainwright moved five games over .500 for the drove in a pair of runs and Jonathon Niese (2-4) tied a career the White Sox. a full count. Longoria followed with his took a no-hit bid into the eighth first time this season. Philadelphia ended Arizona’s five- high by allowing eight runs in 4 1-3 Williams (2-1) allowed two runs and ninth home run, handing Street his first inning and wound up with a two-hit- Bruce led off a five-run second game winning streak. innings.—AP scattered seven hits in 6 2-3 innings. He blown save in nine tries this season. ter, leading the St. Louis Cardinals struck out three and walked one. After The Rays won their fourth straight, com- over Colorado. The Rockies had been MLB results/standings eight appearances out of the bullpen, ing back after Jesus Guzman’s pinch-hit hitless in 49 consecutive at-bats before Nolan Arenado lined a clean Williams made his second start in place of grand slam off Jeremy Hellickson helped Pittsburgh 11, NY Mets 2; Toronto 3, Boston 2; St. Louis 3, Colorado 0; Chicago Cubs 8, Washington 2; San Francisco 10, the struggling Garrett Richards, who was San Diego overcame a 6-2 deficit in the sev- hit to center field with one out in the eighth. Eric Young led off Friday Atlanta 1; Cincinnati 13, Milwaukee 7; Tampa Bay 8, San Diego 7; Cleveland 7, Detroit 6; LA Angels 3, Chicago White Sox 2; filling in for injured Los Angeles ace Jered enth. Cesar Ramos (1-0) got the win. The NY Yankees 3, Kansas City 2; Minnesota 8, Baltimore 5; Texas 8, Houston 7; Philadelphia 3, Arizona 1; Oakland 4, Seattle 3; Weaver. Jose Quintana (2-1) allowed three Rays moved up to .500 for the first time night’s game with a broken-bat sin- LA Dodgers 7, Miami 1. runs in the loss. He gave up five hits and since April 7. James Loney hit a two-run gle against rookie Shelby Miller, then American League National League struck out five. The White Sox committed homer as the Rays roughed up San Diego’s failed to put a runner on until Todd Eastern Division Eastern Division three errors in losing for the eighth time in Burch Smith in the second inning of his Helton walked with one out in the W L PCT GB Atlanta 21 15 .583 - 12 games. major league debut. The Rays scored six fifth inning a day later. The 49 at-bats NY Yankees 22 13 .629 - Washington 20 16 .556 1 runs on five hits and a couple of walks in is the longest hitless stretch since Baltimore 22 15 .595 1 Philadelphia 17 21 .447 5 INDIANS 7, TIGERS 6 the inning and drove Smith out of the Sept. 25-27, 1981, when the Los Boston 22 15 .595 1 NY Mets 14 19 .424 5.5 In Detroit, Ubaldo Jimenez outpitched game.—AP Angeles Dodgers went 50 at-bats Tampa Bay 18 18 .500 4.5 Miami 11 26 .297 10.5 without a knock, according to STATS. Toronto 14 24 .368 9.5 Central Division Central Division Wainwright (5-2) struck out seven St. Louis 23 12 .657 - for his second shutout of the season Detroit 20 14 .588 - Cincinnati 21 16 .568 3 Cleveland 19 15 .559 1 and sixth of his career. The Cardinals Pittsburgh 20 16 .556 3.5 Kansas City 18 15 .545 1.5 won for the ninth time in 10 games, Milwaukee 15 19 .441 7.5 Minnesota 17 16 .515 2.5 defeating Jhoulys Chacin (3-2). Chicago Cubs 14 22 .389 9.5 Chicago White Sox 14 20 .412 6 Western Division DODGERS 7, MARLINS 1 Western Division San Francisco 22 15 .595 - In Los Angeles, Andre Ethier had a Texas 23 13 .639 - Oakland 19 19 .500 5 Arizona 21 16 .568 1 pair of doubles among his season- Colorado 19 17 .528 2.5 high four hits, Dee Gordon hit a rare Seattle 17 20 .459 6.5 LA Angels 14 22 .389 9 San Diego 16 20 .444 5.5 home run and Los Angeles broke an LA Dodgers 14 21 .400 7 eight-game losing streak with a vic- Houston 10 27 .270 13.5

Nissan reveals Le Mans 24 Hours NISMO driver line-up DUBAI: Nismo Ambassador and Super ish at his first attempt in 2011 when he GT racer Michael Krumm will join GT became the first virtual to real racer to Academy winners and Nismo Athletes compete in the 24 hour race. Lucas Ordonez and Jann Jann Mardenborough is hot on Lucas’ Mardenborough at the Le Mans 24 heels and after narrowly missing out on Hours next month. a British GT title in 2012 he moved into The three drivers will unite to race a the FIA Formula 3 Championship this Greaves Motorsport Zytek-Nissan in the year in order to fast track his learning LMP2 class. This class has an entry of 22 curve and prepare him for the chal- cars, 15 of which are powered by the lenges of racing an LMP2 car at Le Mans. Nismo-tuned Nissan VK45DE V8 engine. When a driver was needed to partner LMP2 is expected to be the hardest Lucas and Jann the first choice was fought class at Le Mans this year so it is Michael Krumm. A Nismo driver of long vital to have a bulletproof driver line-up. standing, Michael is the perfect mentor BOSTON: David Ross No. 3 of the Boston Red Sox celebrates after crossing home Lucas Ordonez has already proved and team mate and he has had a life- plate to score and tying the game at 2 runs each against the Toronto Blue Jays. —AFP himself at Le Mans, taking a podium fin- long ambition to win at Le Mans. Michael Krumm all set to join GT Academy winners at Le Mans MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 SPORTS Nadal wins Madrid title

MADRID: Rafael Nadal sealed his fifth meanwhile, lamented not being able title in seven tournaments since to be at his best physically after three returning from a seven-month injury gruelling three set matches against layoff as he claimed a third Madrid Grigor Dimitrov, Jo-Wilfred Tsonga Masters title with a 6-2, 6-4 win over and Tomas Berdych in the last three Stanislas Wawrinka yesterday. Nadal days. now has 55 career titles with 40 com- “I think he started really well. For ing on clay, an astonishing record sure I was not 100% physically and that prompted Wawrinka to describe mentally and even if I am feeling the Spaniard as a “killer” on clay completely fresh it is so difficult, so if courts. you are not then he completely kills Nadal, who holds a 9-0 career you,” admitted the Swiss. “He was record over Switzerland’s Wawrinka, always dictating the points and rolled through the first set thanks to against him if you are not 100% then two early breaks in little over half an it is impossible. “I was not injured, just hour. And after a little more resist- tired from the last two weeks. In the ance from Wawrinka in the second, second set I tried to make it more dif- Nadal broke again to go ahead 4-3 ficult and make him come the net a before serving out to claim his 23rd bit earlier in the point, but I think he Masters Series title. “The truth is that I was just too difficult and good for me am very happy and perhaps this vic- today.” The world number five started tory is even more special because of with intent as he broke Wawrinka in where we have come from,” said his opening service game and was Nadal who looks set to be the over- then gifted a second break when the MADRID: US player Serena Williams (left) and Russian player Maria Sharapova whelming favourite for a record world number 15 double faulted at MADRID: Spanish player Rafael Nadal (left) and Swiss player Stanislas pose with their trophy after the women’s singles final tennis match of the eighth French Open. “Last season was break point down in the third game. Wawrinka pose after their men’s singles final tennis match of the Madrid Masters. —AFP Madrid Masters. —AFP a difficult season and to play for me And Nadal went onto serve out was a dream. “This is the most the first set with little difficulty 6-2. However, he still couldn’t pressure Nadal a 4-3 lead. aggressive I have been in a match. “I Wawrinka, who won the title in the Nadal serve as the 11-time Grand And much to the home crowd’s Serena subdues Sharapova think these have been intense match- Portugal last weekend, did manage Slam champion wasn’t even forced to delight, Nadal served it out to extend es in which I have been able to play to keep the second set on serve early face a break point in the whole his remarkable record to 32-2 since to defend Madrid Open title well and, thanks to this excellent and even saved three break points to match, and in Wawrinka’s next service returning from his tendinitis injury in MADRID: World number one Serena just want to live the moment and the crowd, it has been easier.” Wawrinka, move 3-2 in front. game another double fault gave February.—AFP Williams racked up the 50th title of her dream every chance I get.” illustrious 18-year career when she Sharapova, 26, the French Open cham- thumped Maria Sharapova 6-1 6-4 to pion, has a woeful record against Williams. defend her Madrid Open crown yesterday. She has only beaten her twice in 15 Shakib secures Bangladesh win Williams’ victory, her fourth tournament attempts, and never on clay, with both vic- success of 2013 and only the seventh on tories coming almost a decade ago. BULAWAYO: Shakib Al Hasan starred with bat and ball for the clay since she turned pro in 1995, prevent- She did not seem too dejected by her SCOREBOARD second time in as many days, and this time his efforts secured ed Sharapova from leapfrogging her to the latest reverse to the American and said she victory for Bangladesh as they won the second Twenty20 interna- top of the rankings. was pleased with the way her preparations Scoreboard for the second Twenty20 international between Zimbabwe and tional against Zimbabwe to earn a share of the series. Shakib’s all-round performance had not been enough on It also showed the 31-year-old for Roland Garros were going. “At the end Bangladesh in Bulawayo yesterday: Saturday, when Bangladesh went down by six runs, but on American, a 15-times grand slam singles of the day I’m setting myself up opportuni- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat Zimbabwe Sunday he shone even brighter as the visitors ended their tour champion, is on red-hot form as she pre- ties to go out on the court and face her and Tamim Iqbal c S. Masakadza b Utseya 43 H. Masakadza b Abdur Razzak 2 with a 34-run win. Having struck 40 from 28 deliveries as pares her bid to add to her sole French play against her,” Sharapova told a news Shamsur Rahman c Waller b Utseya 2 V. Sibanda c Mahmudullah b Shafiul Islam 32 B. Taylor c Nasir b Shakib 15 Bangladesh posted 168 for seven in their 20 overs, Shakib Open title at Roland Garros starting later conference. Shakib c Sikander 40 S. Williams run out 16 claimed the crucial wicket of Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor this month. With the sliding roof over the “Obviously I wouldn’t be happy if I Mushfiqur Rahim lbw b H. Masakadza 17 and recorded figures of 4 for 22 from four overs. Zimbabwe gave Manolo Santana show court open to a wouldn’t set up those opportunities Sikandar Raza b Shakib Al Hasan 32 Nasir Hossain run out 27 M. Waller c Mominul Haque b Abdur Razzak 10 only the briefest hint that they would chase down a tricky target cloudless sky, Sharapova struggled to find because I do want to go on the court and I S. Masakadza c Nasir Hossain b Shakib 9 when Taylor added 40 in under four overs with opener Vusi her range as Williams battered winners to do want to face someone that’s number Mahmudullah c Sikander b Panyangara 1 Mominul Haque b Vitori 9 P. Utseya b Shafiul Islam 6 Sibanda, who made 32. However after Taylor skied a Shakib deliv- all corners to race into a one-set lead. one in the world and is playing tennis the N. Mushangwe b Shakib Al Hasan 0 ery and departed for just 15, the rest of his team trudged off at Sohag Gazi not out 8 The Russian world number two mount- way she does,” she added. T. Panyangara not out 1 regular intervals on their way to a final total of 134 for nine. “I ed a fightback at the start of the second set “So I am happy about the fact of getting Abdur Razzak not out 6 B. Vitori not out 1 don’t think we relaxed, I just don’t think we executed as well as but could not sustain it and Williams broke late into tournaments, winning tourna- Extras (lb-5, w-7, nb-3) 15 Extras (lb-6, w-4) 10 we did yesterday,” Taylor said. “The quality players that they do her for a fifth time in the match to secure a ments, getting to the finals. “If that means Total (for seven wickets, 20 overs) 168 Total (for nine wickets, 20 overs) 34 have came out and scored very freely, which is not surprising first title on red clay - the Madrid courts having to face Serena in the final that’s a Fall of wickets: 1-5 2-45 3-53 4-78 5-99 6-120 when the bowlers don’t land the ball in the right areas.” Shakib’s Did not bat: Shafiul Islam, Robiul Islam were blue last year - since the 2002 French pretty great challenge out there. I take it, 7-131 8-132 9-132 82-run partnership with Tamim Iqbal was at the heart of Open. because I’m a very big competitor.” Fall of wickets: 1-4 2-86 3-101 4-111 5-116 6- Bowling: Sohag Gazi 4-1-28-0 (w-1), Abdur Bangladesh’s innings as the tourists scored 99 from their first 10 “It’s not the ultimate title, but it’s a good Williams, the oldest player to hold the num- 152 7-152 Razzak 4-1-18-2 w-1), Shakib Al Hassan 4-0-22- overs, before tapering off in the second 10. Tamim found a sem- start in the right direction,” Williams, who ber one ranking, is 10th on the all-time list Bowling: P. Utseya 4-0-15-2 (w-1), B. Vitori 4-0- 4, Shafiul Islam 4-0-20-2, Mahmudullah 1-0-9- blance of form in hitting 43 from just 30 deliveries, providing the was upset by Virginie Razzano in the first for most career titles. Martina Navratilova 26-1 (w-2), S. Masakadza 2- 0-31-0 (nb-1), T. 0 (w-2), Robul Islam 1-0-13-0, Mominul Haque momentum that Bangladesh needed to end a trying tour on a round at Roland Garros last year, told a leads on 167, followed by Chris Evert with 2-0-18-0. high note. “After losing three straight games it’s been hard work Panyangara 4-0-42-1 (nb-1,w-1), N. news conference. 154 and Steffi Graf with 107. Sharapova has Bangladesh won by 34 runs for us to come back so all credit goes to the boys,” captain “I don’t know how many more (titles) I 29, third among active players behind Mushangwe 3-0-29-1 (nb-1, w-1), S. Williams Series tied at 1-1 after Zimbabwe won first Mushfiqur Rahim said. “Overall I thought it wasn’t an ideal tour for can win,” she added. “Like I say every day, Serena and her sister Venus Williams who 2-0-16-0, H. Masakadza 1-0-4-1 (w-1) T20 international by six runs on Saturday. us, but there are plenty of areas where we can improve and plen- who knows if I’ll ever win another title? I has 44.—Reuters ty that we can learn from this tour.”—AFP Curtain falls on shooting season

KUWAIT: A highly loaded shooting sport season came to a close Saturday afternoon with the closing ceremony of HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Shooting Tournament. Information Minister and State Minister for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al- Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah represented HH the Amir in the ceremony and said he was honored to be there. He said that the tournament had a special care from the Amir as he always supports heritage sports and his keenness on supporting youth and sportsmen. Sheikh Salman lauded the efforts of the organizing committee in preparing and carrying out the tournament activities headed by Engineer Duaij Al-Otaibi. He said this tournament was also distin- guished by the participation of shooters from the handicapped club as they com- peted in the 10m pistol and rifle, as well as Qatar’s shooting national team. President of the Kuwait Federation for Shahad Al-Hawal receives her winner’s cup from Sheikh Salman (left) and Sheikha Naeema. Sheikh Salman receiving a memento from Eng. Duaij Al-Otaibi. Women Sports Sheikha Naeema Al-Ahmad, President of the Arab Shooting Federation, Vice President of Kuwait Shooting Federation Eng. Duaij Khalaf Al-Otaibi, Results of the tournament are as follows: Secretary General of the Arab and Kuwait Shooting Federations Obaid Al-Osaimi and * In the 10M Air Rifle, handicapped (Men) * Trap - Women Turky Abdallah Al-Shimmari KSSF board members were also present. category: Shahad Al-Hawal Hamad Al-Hajiri Chairman of the Higher Organizing Nizar Ramadhan Mohammad Sarah Al-Hawal Mufarreh Al-Subaie Committee Eng. Duaij Al-Otaibi welcomed Mohammad Hawash Atab and Rasha Al-Fares * Central Pistol 25M - Men the guests and participants to the tourna- Atif Al-Dousari * Air Pistol 10M - Men Bader Al-Muhaini ment which was a fitting conclusion to a * In the 10M Air Pistol (Handicapped - Men) Hamad Abdallah Mohammad Adel very busy season full of achievements both Khalid Khulaif Suhail Jassim Talal Al-Shimmari technical and administrative. Tawfeeq Askanani Bader Al-Muhaini * 50M Free Pistol - Men Al-Otaibi, on behalf of the shooting Ali Khaleefa * Air Rifle 10M - Men Zaid Al-Thafiri community thanked HH the Amir for his * Skeet - Men Abdallah Al-Harby Khalid Al-Subaie continued support and patronage of this Saud Habeeb Mubarak Al-Subaie Bader Al-Muhaini Eng. Duaij Al-Otaibi annual tournament, in which more than Zaid Al-Mutairi Mohammad Abdelrahman * 25M Pistol - Women 200 shooters participated, along with Mansour Al-Rashidi * Air Rifle 10M - Women Huthama Al-Baghli shooters from Qatar and the Handicapped * Trap - Men Mariam Erzouqi Iman Bouland club. Abdelrahman Al-Faihan Zahra Al-Saffar Israa Bahman He said shooters competed in various Saud Al-Miqlid Shaimaa Buhamad * Archery Men Olympic disciplines marking the end of a Talal Al-Rashidi * Air Pistol 10M - Women Ahmad Al-Tameemi season full of international, Olympic, Arab * Double Trap - Men Huthama Al-Baghli Abdelaziz Bushehri and regional achievements that placed Fuhaid Al-Daihani Israa Bahman Mohammad Al-Musallam Kuwait’s name in international prominence. Mishal Al-Dhafiri Iman Bouland * Compund bow - Men Musallam Ibrahim Al-Otaibi said Kuwait shooters were able Saad Al-Mutairi * Rifle 50M, 3 positions - Men Salem Al-Saeed to win 71 international medals from their * Skeet - Women Abdallah Al-Harby * Archery - Women international, Olympic, Asian, and Arab Sheikha Al-Rashidi Mishaal Al-Tahous Hanna Al-Mayyas participations and the most important of Afrah Al-Rahman Khalid Al-Subaie Rajas Al-Hadad which is the second Olympic medal by Iman Al-Shamma * Rifle 50M - Prone - Men Mariam Jaafar Yaccoub shooter Fuhaid Al-Daihani in London 2012. He said the shooting sport has a full sched- ule of international events in preparations Meanwhile, young shooter Turky considered a record in his age group. He He said competition in this tournament for Reo de Janeiro, and hoped that all Abdallah Barak Al-Shimmari, who won said the shooter must have self confi- was very strong, especially that some of efforts be successful. Elementary school the gold medal in the 50M — Prone — dence and continue training, while he the shooters are highly experienced, and students from Mubarak Al-Kabeer area per- Men event, said he has been training for must put a goal in front of him and work “I am very happy to win first place”. formed folkloric and patriotic dances fol- 5 years as he started at the shooting to reach it. He said a good shooter must He gave to special thanks to his father lowing Eng. Duaij Al-Otaibi speech, then school, and continued on regular basis be a good listener to instructions that for encouraging and supporting him all winners trophies and prizes were distrib- until he reached this point. He said that will polish his skills and take him to the time enabling him to be at his very Turky Abdallah Al-ShimmarI is handed uted to the shooters. his achievement of (613 out of 630) is when he wants to be. best. the Cup by Adnan Al-Ibrahim. MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 SPORTS Alonso bags Spanish GP

BARCELONA: Ferrari’s Fernando Sebastian Vettel was fourth, 38.2 Alonso rewrote the Formula One seconds behind Alonso, and saw form book and turned up the heat his overall lead over Raikkonen cut in the championship battle by win- to four points. After five of the 19 ning his home Spanish Grand Prix races, the German has 89 points to for the second time yesterday. The Raikkonen’s 85 and Alonso’s 72. double world champion’s second Hamilton slipped to fourth over- victory of the season, and 32nd of all with 50 points after spending his career, made him the first driver the afternoon falling through the in 23 years of racing at Barcelona’s field as Mercedes — as expected — Circuit de Catalunya to win from again failed to live up to their elec- outside the top three grid posi- trifying qualifying pace. tions. The 2008 world champion end- Alonso, who won in Barcelona ed up out of the points in 12th and with Renault in 2006 and also in was even heard exclaiming that he Valencia last year at the European had been overtaken by a Williams - Grand Prix, took the chequered flag driven by last year’s winner Pastor 9.3 seconds ahead of 2007 world Maldonado - as a measure of how champion Kimi Raikkonen in a much he was struggling. PONTE VEDRA BEACH: Tiger Woods of the US plays his shot from the second tee dur- Lotus. The Spaniard, who started in “It was way too tough,” he told ing the final round of The Players Championship.—AFP fifth place with the Mercedes duo the BBC. “We have got a lot of work of Nico Rosberg and Lewis to do. We both went backwards, Woods and Garcia Hamilton locking out the front row, but I went back a long, long way seized third place through the third and I don’t know why. We will keep corner and had the crowd roaring going back to the drawing board tied for lead him on as he led after 13 of the 66 and see what we can do.” laps. “It was fantastically emotional Former champions Williams PONTE VEDRA BEACH: Tiger Woods and immediate step back with a bogey at the and the fans really helped because have failed to score a point in five Sergio Garcia moved into a tie for the lead 15th, but rebounded with birdies at the you feel the support from every- races with a car lacking aerodynam- with Swedish PGA Tour rookie David par-five 16th and par-three 17th, where his one,” said Alonso after doing his ic performance and Venezuelan Lingmerth early yesterday after they tee shot glanced off the pin. slowing down lap with a Spanish Maldonado, who finished 14th after returned to the Players Championship to After Lingmerth bogeyed the last fol- flag handed to him by a marshal. a drive-through penalty, had start- finish their suspended third rounds. lowing a poor tee shot, Woods grabbed a “We have only had five races and ed way back in 17th place. Former champions Woods and Garcia share of the lead when he birdied 16 but there have been some ups and In a race dictated by the quick- improved by a stroke in completing their missed birdie tries on the next two holes. downs but we know we have the wearing tyres, Alonso pitted four last four holes, while 25-year-old Lingmerth The finish put Lingmerth into a last- car to fight with the top cars and if times - the same as Vettel and lost one when he bogeyed the 18th to group pairing with Garcia, while Woods will SPAIN: Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso of Spain holds the trophy after we do well we can compete for the Massa - while Raikkonen made only stand on 11-under-par 205. play Sunday’s final round with Wittenberg. winning the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix at the Catalunya race- championship.” three trips to the pitlane. Lingmerth posted a three-under-par 69 Long-time rivals Woods and Garcia, who track in Montmelo. —AP Raikkonen, in the points for a Rosberg, who had also been on for the round, while Woods shot 71 and have been at odds with each other over the 22nd successive race and now just pole at the previous race in Bahrain not to lead again as Mexican rookie enth for Force India with McLaren’s Garcia 72. One stroke back were Sweden’s years, had a contentious moment on two short of Michael Schumacher’s where he finished ninth, led for the Esteban Gutierrez took over at the Jenson Button eighth after starting Henrik Stenson, who completed a 71, and Saturday. The Spaniard felt Woods did not all-time record, denied Ferrari a first 10 laps before facing up to the front for two laps in a Sauber amid 14th. Mexican team mate Sergio Americans Ryan Palmer (70) and Casey show him respect when the American pre- one-two finish with Brazilian Felipe inevitable. the pitstops before Alonso asserted Perez was ninth and Australian Wittenberg (70). pared to play his shot from within the trees Massa taking a distant third. The German, sixth at the finish himself. Daniel Ricciardo 10th for Toro Wittenberg, who competed last year on 40 yards away, eliciting a crowd roar when Red Bull’s triple world champion behind Red Bull’s Mark Webber, was Britain’s Paul Di Resta was sev- Rosso.—Reuters the Web.com Tour with Lingmerth, com- he pulled out his five-wood for a daring pleted a birdie-birdie-birdie finish to burst escape, as Garcia was making his swing up the leaderboard. from the fairway on the second hole. Two strokes off the pace was 49-year- “We did not talk about the situation,” old Jeff Maggert, who had completed his Garcia said when asked whether he had Pacers and Grizzlies win round before play was halted due to dark- cleared the air with Woods since the inci- ness following a day marred by bad weath- dent, adding he was pleased at not being INDIANAPOLIS: The Indiana rebounding edge and a 20-10 edge his best playoff performance of this Memphis coach Lionel Hollins said. er and threat of lightning. Tied for eighth paired again with the world number one. Pacers and Memphis Grizzlies both in second-chance points. postseason. Coach Frank Vogel “It’s not always pretty. Tonight on eight under par were Englishman David “I think it’s good for both of us. We don’t took 2-1 leads in their NBA confer- “That’s how we play Pacers bas- called it his best playoff game ever. wasn’t pretty, but it was pretty for Lynn (68) and Hunter Mahan (71). enjoy each other’s company,” said Garcia. ence semifinal series with victories ketball,” George said. “We just George finished with 14 points, us because we got the win.” Game Eight players came back to TPC “You don’t need to be a rocket engineer to on Saturday, as two of the league’s locked in, and it was just helping but he also had eight rebounds and 4 is today in Memphis where the Sawgrass to finish up, and Garcia took an figure that out.”—Reuters more modest teams got the better one another on the defensive end.” eight assists and caused plenty of Grizzlies are 18-1 since Feb. 8. of the New York Knicks and Indiana won despite a 28 for 80 consternation for Anthony and oth- “I’d rather take my chances with Oklahoma City Thunder respective- shooting performance that includ- ers on defense. where we’re sitting now and try to Kenseth passes Busch David West got off to a slow win all of our home games,” Hollins start but finished with 11 points said. “We got a long way to go, and and 12 rebounds and George Hill we got to keep battling.” for 1st Darlington win knocked down five 3s and he fin- Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant ished with 17 points. scored 25 points, but only two in DARLINGTON: Matt Kenseth is quickly Nationwide event here Friday night- lead- “We didn’t change much in the fourth quarter. A 91 percent showing how well he fits in at Joe Gibbs ing 107 of 147 laps - and was running terms of our physicality,” West said. free throw shooter in the regular Racing. Kenseth passed JGR teammate strong again after taking the lead from “We were a little bit more precise season, Durant missed two with Kyle Busch 13 laps from the end to win the older brother and pole-sitter Kurt Busch 74 defensively in terms of our commu- 39.3 seconds left. Durant also had Southern 500 on Saturday night, his third laps in. nication and we shored some 11 rebounds and five assists. victory in his debut season after a success- Kyle Busch stayed on top through sev- things up.” The Knicks had only one “It’s frustrating, but we can’t ful stint with Roush Fenway Racing. eral stretches of green-flag racing and player in double figures. Carmelo hang our heads,” Durant said. “We JGR president J.D. Gibbs knew he was through the first four restarts. But his Anthony scored 21, but the NBA have to keep playing and keep getting a champion in Kenseth. Still, even machine couldn’t keep up after Kenseth scoring champion went j6 of 16 improving. We just have to learn he’s been surprised with how fast the new went by. from the field, managed only two from it. We have to embrace the driver has come up to speed alongside Crew chief Dave Rogers said Busch had points and no baskets in the fourth tough times and get better from it. teammates Denny Hamlin and Busch. a cut right rear tire and only 12 pounds of quarter and finished well below his I believe in my teammates.” “He’s a good leader,” J.D. Gibbs said. pressure left when he went into the playoff scoring average of 29.3. The Thunder had their worst “Denny and Kyle really like having him garage. It’s the 11th time Busch has led at JR Smith gave it a go although scoring and shooting performance there and hearing what he has to say. And least 200 laps in a Sprint Cup race, yet he’s his shooting woes continued. He this postseason. Durant went 3 of on the track, he’s got a gift.” only won four of those. went 4 of 12, scored nine points 11 from the floor in the second He proved that again at Darlington, Busch left the track without comment. and walked directly to locker room half, and his teammates went a where Kenseth patiently sat behind Busch Hamlin, though, was pretty certain about when he was replaced midway combined 23 of 69 for the game. much of the race before the right adjust- his teammate’s mindset. “Yeah, he definite- through the fourth quarter. He is Reggie Jackson had 16 points ments to the car clicked. It didn’t hurt that ly won’t be happy, that’s for sure,” Hamlin 11 of 42 from the field in the and Kevin Martin and Serge Ibaka Busch, who led 265 of 367 laps, cut a right said. “But it’s tough when you have a car series. each added 13 for the Thunder, rear tire down the stretch that cost him. that was as dominant as his, then the last Amare Stoudemire looked rusty with Jackson and Ibaka also grab- Once Kenseth cleared his teammate, he run, whatever happens happens.” in his return, making just 3 of 8 bing 10 rebounds apiece. had clear sailing toward his 27th career Kenseth’s win came with Wally Brown eight shots-one a dunk, another Tony Allen had his best game in Sprint Cup victory. “I’ve got the good job calling the shots as crew chief. Ratcliff is on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to this series, scoring 14 points for and I’ve got the easy job,” Kenseth said. expected back for the next race after JGR end the third quarter-and finished Memphis. Jerryd Bayless added 11. with seven points and two Zach Randolph scored only eight “When they give me cars this fast, it’s a lot had penalties imposed by NASCAR rebounds. points but had 10 rebounds. of fun.” Hamlin completed his first full race reduced on appeal. The Knicks barely escaped the Memphis won despite not win- since suffering a compression fracture in a The best chance to defeat Busch ignominy of setting a franchise ning in the categories the Grizzlies vertebra in his lower back on March 24 and appeared to come from Kasey Kahne, who playoff record for fewest points in usually dominate. The Thunder finished right behind Kenseth. Jeff Gordon pressured his JGR rival on the restart after a game. The all-time low is 67. New outrebounded them 51-44, with a the fourth caution period. Kahne looked finished third in his 700th straight career York didn’t hit 68 until there was 14-5 edge on the offensive glass. start. Points leader Jimmie Johnson was like he had cleared Busch but the car got 1:39 left. The Thunder also outscored the fourth and Kevin Harvick fifth. loose and the back end slammed the wall. “Offensively, we just didn’t have Grizzlies 44-30 in the paint, with a Kenseth’s victory came without crew Kahne was not happy with Busch’s maneu- anything,” coach Mike Woodson 23-7 edge on fast-break points. chief Jason Ratcliff, who was suspended for ver. MEMPHIS: Marc Gasol No. 33 of the Memphis Grizzlies shoots said. “I thought defensively, we The Thunder didn’t score after the No. 20 Toyota having an illegal part in a “Three times this year me and Kyle had over Kevin Durant No. 35 of the Oklahoma City Thunder during hung in there and did what we Derek Fisher hit a 3-pointer with win at Kansas. contact and I had a chance, capable-win- Game Three of the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2013 had had to do, but we just didn’t 1:58 left, a shot tying for the Carl Edwards finished seventh, followed ning cars, it’s disappointing on the points NBA Playoffs. —AFP have any offensive pop and we eighth and final time at 81. The by Juan Pablo Montoya and Dale side and not winning some of these races,” ly. Indiana’s Roy Hibbert finished ed a season-high 33 3-point have to figure that out.” Grizzlies’ edge came from getting Earnhardt Jr. Ryan Newman rounded out Kahne said. “Whether he hit me or just with 24 points and 12 rebounds, attempts. “They outrebounded us, Memphis remained unbeaten to the line where they hit more the top 10. “This is a dream come true,” blew the air off, whatever it was, he blew while Paul George nearly came up they won the hustle today, the little at home in the postseason after a free throws (23 of 28) than Kenseth shouted on his radio. “Thank you his entry. I’m not sure what he was think- with another postseason triple things,” Carmelo Anthony said. “It all gritty but unspectacular 87-81 win Oklahoma City even took (12 of guys very much.” Hamlin might’ve thought ing on that.” Kurt Busch had hoped to go double, leading the Pacers to an 82- came down to us not scoring the over the Oklahoma City Thunder. 19). “They beat us in a lot of differ- the same thing after his second-place fin- from an upside-down finish when his car 71 win. basketball. ... We can’t beat anyone Marc Gasol scored 20 points ent areas tonight,” said Memphis ish. The driver missed four races because of went airborne late and crash-landed on Indiana limited the Knicks to scoring 71 points.” and hit two late free throws left to guard Mike Conley, who hit all four the injury and ran just 23 laps at Talladega Ryan Newman at Talladega last week to his 35.2 percent shooting from the If Indiana wins a fifth straight put Memphis ahead to stay. After free throws in the final minute. last weekend handing the car off to first Sprint Cup victory in two years at floor, allowed just three 3-pointers home playoff game on Tuesday, it struggling at the free throw line in “For us to come away with the win, replacement driver Brian Vickers. Darlington. He set a qualifying record to and forced 15 turnovers. And, of will head back to Madison Square Oklahoma City, the Grizzlies hit all we are very happy. We will take it, Hamlin’s finish was just what the team win the pole Friday and led 69 of the first course, the league’s No. 1 rebound- Garden with a commanding lead six at the line in the final 1:03 to but it just goes to show we have a needed as it tries to move up from 31st 73 laps before getting passed by brother ing team dominated the glass over a longtime rival. clinch it. “We just stayed after it lot of work to do. We have to do place when the week began into 20th, Kyle. again, finishing with a 53-40 HIbbert kept loose balls alive in like we’ve done all year long,” better the next game.”—AP where it’d be eligible for a wild card entry Kurt Busch struggled to stay close dur- into NASCAR’s championship chase. ing the unexpected long stretches of As Hamlin neared the end of the gruel- green-flag racing. He was sent a lap down ing 500 miles, crew chief Darian Grubb by Kyle on lap 279 and was part of a three- Clement ends Classic drought radioed his appreciation of the effort car dustup about 20 laps later that also Hamlin put forth in his first full race back. involved defending series champion Brad PARIS: Style Vendome gave emotional trainer “I’ve been trying to win one for 25 years and it’s winner. “He was always travelling really well and “I am extremely proud of you there, Keselowski and Casey Mears. Nicolas Clement his first classic victory at an emotional moment because you invest so much although the leader got a slight jump on him in the buddy. Just an awesome job hanging with There would be no joyous moment for Longchamp yesterday winning the French 2000 in the horses physically and mentally. “It is especial- straight he reacted really well and I won with some- it all day,” crew chief Darian Grubb radioed Kurt Busch here on the 10-year anniversary Guineas for his fifth successive victory. ly great that I train my first one for the owner Andre thing to spare even if the final winning margin was as they closed in on the finish. of his side-by-side final lap dual with Ricky Clement celebrated his first classic at the same de Ganay, who has been with me since the start. a neck,” he said. Refreshingly there were also new “Thank you so much. I appreciate it,” Craven as he finished 14th. Busch ended venue where at 27 he became the youngest trainer “You know he came with the ideal run under faces in the winners enclosure after the fillies race, Hamlin replied. Hamlin wasn’t sore, just up in second, .002 seconds behind in to train the winner of Europe’s most prestigious race Thierry and found that extra pace to prevail. For the French 1000 Guineas, as Flotilla overcame a bad worn out after leaving the car. “This is a Sprint Cup’s closest finish since it went to the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in 1990 with once I didn’t screw up. “What are the horse’s winter which had worried her connections by win- tough, grueling race,” he said. “Nothing to electronic timing in 1993. Saumarez. Jockey Thierry Thulliez brought the 7/1 plans...well first I am going to think about that over ning in a time of 1min 34.77sec, breaking the record hang our heads about coming up second The late accident at Talladega opened shot with a perfectly-timed run down the middle to a glass of champagne! But realistically it will either held by the legendary Zarkava in 2008. for second year in a row.” the door for the duo from Front Row win by a neck over the rank outsider Dastarhon, be the St James’s Palace Stakes or the French Derby Christophe Lemaire had to conjure up a great Kenseth had won three times here in Racing, David Ragan and David Gilliland to trained by Chantilly-based Swede Pia Brandt, with (over a mile and a quarter).” burst from Flotilla as the Fabre-trained Esoterique, the Nationwide Series, but had never come finish 1-2 in last week’s race. The pair the fast-finishing Andre Fabre-trained Intello third De Ganay was also tearful. “Well it’s hard to who had been supplemented for 27,000 euros, held closer than third in Sprint Cup. “I don’t couldn’t capitalize on that success at and Force Ten Gale, trained by Aidan O’Brien, imagine that I would be standing here with a grey a significant advantage with a furlong to go. know that I’ve had a win that feels bigger Darlington. Gilliland was 29th and Ragan fourth. Clement, who trained French Fifteen to take horse in yellow colours having won the French 2000 However, once Lemaire, who was winning his than this,” said Kenseth, who counts the 39th. second in last year’s English 2000 Guineas, was visi- Guineas after so many years of trying,” he said. “It is first French 1000 Guineas like trainer Mikel 2003 series championship and two Danica Patrick improved on her placing bly moved after the race. a very emotional moment and a special one to have Delzangles, got upsides Esoterique there was no Daytona 500s among his achievements. in her second Sprint Cup race at “Yes, my first Classic as the English refuse to say it trained by Nicolas.” doubt about who would win and last season’s No one matched Busch for most of the Darlington, finishing 28th three spots bet- the Arc de Triomphe is a classic,” the 49-year-old Thulliez was winning his first French 2000 Breeders Cup juvenile filly turf champion took the race. He had powered to victory in the ter than in 2012.—AP said with a tear trickling down his right eye. Guineas and he xpressed great admiration for the honors by a neck.—AFP MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 SPORTS Tito picks up at Barca Photo of the day where Pep left off

MADRID: Far from losing their cutting in August. edge after Pep Guardiola’s exit, Barcelona Real have also been forced to rely more eased to one of their most straightforward heavily than last term on Ronaldo. The La Liga titles as new coach Tito Vilanova Portuguese’s strike partners Karim fought off cancer to help steer them to a Benzema and Gonzalo Higuain have had a 22nd domestic crown. relatively barren run with only 23 goals Their fourth title in five years - sealed between them - Benzema has 10 and after Real Madrid’s 1-1 draw at Espanyol on Higuain 14 - after 36 matches compared Saturday - comes close to matching their with 42 at the same stage last season. record run of four straight triumphs from Barca stumbled as the second half of the 1991-94 when Dutchman Johan Cruyff campaign got underway and they were moulded Guardiola and the rest of the stunned by the news that Vilanova needed squad into the famous “Dream Team”. more treatment for cancer and would be With Guardiola relaxing in New York leaving for New York. after four spectacularly successful seasons, They suffered a 3-2 defeat at Sociedad in Barca amassed more points in the first half January and have since lost 2-1 at Real and of the campaign than any team before drawn at Valencia, Celta Vigo and Athletic them - 55 from a possible 57 - to storm 11 Bilbao. clear of Atletico Madrid and 18 ahead of Real had, however, long since given up stuttering champions Real. on the title and turned their attention to Appointing Guardiola’s assistant and the Champions League, the great obses- close friend Vilanova to replace him result- sion of the club and Mourinho. ed in a smooth transition helped by World They managed to dump Barca out of the Player of the Year Lionel Messi continuing King’s Cup with a fine performance at the to make the extraordinary appear routine. Nou Camp in late February only days The Argentina forward’s goal against before beating them 2-1 at the Bernabeu in Celta Vigo at the end of March meant he the league. became the first player to score in consecu- Vilanova returned to Spain to oversee tive games against every one of his club’s the final few weeks of the campaign and 19 rivals in the league. Barca’s latest title - they are an unassailable A hamstring injury sidelined him for seven points ahead of second-placed Real - three La Liga matches last month but he will prompt mixed emotions among play- has since taken his tally to 46 from 31 ers, coaching staff and fans. appearances - 12 ahead of Real forward There will be joy at immediately wrest- and great rival Cristiano Ronaldo - and ing the league crown back from bitter rivals Red Bull BC One All Star boy Pelezinho performs in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. www.redbullcontentpool.com Messi has his own record of 50 goals from Real mixed with relief that Vilanova appears last term well within his grasp. to be on the road to recovery and Eric Real’s title defence got off to a terrible Abidal’s liver transplant seems to have start when they lost two and drew one of been a complete success. Messi injured again but their opening four matches, although they However, there will also be huge frustra- did manage a 2-2 draw in October’s ‘Clasico’ tion that they missed out on a third against Barca at the Nou Camp. A steady Champions League triumph in five years stream of media reports detailing alleged thanks to this month’s humiliating exit at Barca win to spark party rifts between combative coach Jose the hands of Bayern Munich, their worst Mourinho and various members of the aggregate defeat in Europe. squad did little to ease the tension, and Failure in the all-important continental MADRID: Ronaldo’s revelation that he was unhappy competition has prompted talk of a possi- Not even an injury to prompted speculation Real’s top scorer ble squad overhaul in the close season, but Lionel Messi in the 2-1 victory over might seek an exit. with a number of promising youngsters Atletico Madrid yesterday could Mourinho, who seems likely to move on coming through from the B team whole- dampen Barcelona’s celebrations at at the end of the season, acknowledged his sale changes are unlikely. winning its 22nd Spanish League expensively assembled squad appeared to Due to his health issues, a question title. lack motivation against the lesser teams mark remains over Vilanova’s future, and he Messi started his first match in and they were also afflicted by the ‘curse of was the target of some criticism towards six rounds because of a recurring Andalusia’. the end of the season for a perceived fail- right hamstring injury, but he left Four of their five defeats have come in ure to react when Barca were under pres- the field in the 68th minute with the southern Spanish region - against sure. Nonetheless, with the likes of Messi in Barcelona trailing 1-0 to Radamel Sevilla, Granada, Malaga and Real Betis - his side, few would bet against Barca Falcao’s 52-minute goal and having and they squandered a 1-0 halftime lead in returning to the European summit before made all three substitutions. a shock 2-1 reverse at city neighbors Getafe too long.—Reuters However, Alexis Sanchez leveled in the 72nd and Atletico midfielder Gabi Fernandez scored an own goal in the 80th to restart Barcelona’s party for winning the title that was clinched when Real Madrid drew late Saturday. Barcelona’s hard-fought win keeps it on pace to match Madrid’s record haul of 100 points from last season. The Catalan club needs to win its remaining three matches to reach the mark. Messi’s early finish to the match meant he finally failed to find the net after having scored in a record 21 consecutive Spanish league appearances, smashing the old milestone that stood at 10. Atletico’s players lined up to pay MADRID: Barcelona’s Andres Iniesta (centre) in action with Atletico de Madrid’s Tiago Mendes from tribute to Barcelona with a guard Portugal (left) and Adrian Lopez (right) during a Spanish League soccer match. —AP of honor before the match. But had an extra man, the lead, and no with a little bit of luck, David Villa’s Champions League berth. Valencia with coach Diego Simeone declin- Messi to worry about. off-target strike taking a deflection moved one point ahead of Real ing to rest his starters for the Copa But Alexis linked up with Cesc off Gabi and squeezing into the Sociedad before the Basque club del Rey final against Madrid on Fabregas after a harmless throw-in, net. hosts Granada on Monday. NAPLES: Napoli’s Uruguayan forward Edinson Cavani (right) heads the ball and Friday, it was clear they were aim- working a one-two combination to Elsewhere yesterday, Roberto Barcelona, Madrid, and Atletico scores during the Italian Serie A football match between against Siena at the San ing to spoil the visitors’ title cele- break down Atletico’s defense Soldado scored twice to lead Madrid have already locked up the Paolo stadium. —AFP brations. before poking the ball home. Valencia to a 4-0 win at Rayo other three Champions League True to style, Barcelona con- Messi returned to the bench in Vallecano, provisionally lifting the berths. Real Betis, meanwhile, kept trolled possession in the first half, street clothes to watch his team- team into fourth place and giving Celta Vigo in the relegation zone Cavani on target for Napoli but it was unable to convert any mates’ complete their comeback it control of Spain’s final with a 1-0 win.—AP chances. Forward Cristian Tello MILAN: Edinson Cavani scored what may the spot in the fourth minute of injury time, went the closest when he picked have been his final goal in front of Napoli’s securing an 18th win of the season which up a loose ball on the left side of Spanish league results/standings fans in a 2-1 win over relegated Siena as kept the Biancocelesti in sixth, two points the area and flashed a curling strike just past the far post in first- Lazio and Udinese both won to boost their behind Udinese. Udinese have enjoyed a Rayo Vallecano 0 Valencia 4 (Soldado 28-pen, 34, Guardado 62, Valdez 90+2); Real Betis 1 (Ruben Castro 68) Celta Vigo 0; half injury time. Europa League hopes yesterday. roaring end to the campaign and veteran Atletico Madrid 1 (Falcao 51) Barcelona 2 (Sanchez 72, Gabi 80-og. Uruguayan international Cavani has been striker Antonio Di Natale continued his pur- Messi also threatened with his Played Saturday dribbling through the middle, but tipped to leave Napoli after a season in ple patch by scoring both the northerners’ Athletic Bilbao 2 (Aduriz 8, Llorente 79) Mallorca 1 (Dos Santos 81); Valladolid 1 (Javi Guerra 48) Deportivo la Coruna 0; the Argentina forward sent his best which his 28 league goals so far have secured goal to take his tally to 22 for the season. Osasuna 1 (Arribas 74) Getafe 0; Espanyol 1 (Stuani 23) Real Madrid 1 (Higuain 58). a runner-up finish behind Juventus and guar- Earlier yesterday Palermo and Siena fol- chance on goal sailing high over Played Friday the bar. Barcelona lost right back anteed Walter Mazzarri’s side Champions lowed in the footsteps of already-relegated Levante 0, Real Zaragoza 0. League football next season. Pescara. It means Palermo return to Serie B Dani Alves to an apparent injury in the 42nd minute, with Marc Bartra However Napoli’s fans had to wait until for the first time since their triumphant 2003- Spanish league table after yesterday’s early evening match (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): the 73rd minute for the equaliser after 2004 season in Italy’s second tier. replacing him. Barcelona 35 29 4 2 107 38 91 Vallecano 35 14 4 17 43 61 46 Fabrizio Grillo had given Siena a 36th minute Coach Giuseppe Sannino, sacked from his Bartra’s poor pass led to Atletico -champions Espanyol 35 11 11 13 43 47 44 opener, Cavani nodding home from close post by Palermo president Maurizio going in front. Gabi set up Falcao Real Madrid 36 25 6 5 96 37 81 Valladolid 35 11 10 14 46 50 43 range after Marek Hamsik’s free kick had Zamparini in September only to be re-hired after falling to the ground, leaving Atletico 36 22 6 8 62 30 72 Levante 35 11 9 15 36 53 42 caused chaos in the Siena box. in March after Gian Piero Gasperini suffered the Colombia striker to size up goalkeeper Jose Pinto and drive Valencia 35 17 8 10 62 50 59 Bilbao 35 11 8 16 40 61 41 Napoli looked to be heading for a draw the same fate, said he was unsure of his Osasuna 35 9 9 17 29 42 36 the ball under him for his 27th Sociedad 34 16 10 8 62 43 58 but when Goran Pandev dummied Lorenzo future. Granada 34 9 8 17 30 51 35 Malaga 35 15 8 12 49 45 53 Insigne’s pass from the right Hamsik collect- “It’s not the right time to decide my future league goal this season. Zaragoza 35 9 7 19 35 53 34 Real Betis 35 15 7 13 52 54 52 ed and coolly beat Siena ‘keeper Gianluca at the club, you can’t make decisions with When Messi walked off, seem- Deportivo 35 7 11 17 44 66 32 Getafe 35 13 8 14 42 52 47 Pegolo to secure the Neapolitans’ 23rd win of your heart. We have to sit down to discuss ingly to be checked by team doc- Celta Vigo 36 8 7 21 34 52 31 Sevilla 34 13 7 14 52 47 46 the season. many issues,” said Sannino. tors in the changing room, Atletico Mallorca 35 7 8 20 38 70 29 While Napoli have secured second place “Everyone needs to accept their part of looked poised to seal the win as it and the second automatic Champions responsibility for this. I am not a miracle League spot the fight for the league’s final worker.” He added: “We need people who are qualifying place continues between AC Milan not afraid to suffer and who love this shirt.” and Fiorentina. Genoa began the day with a four-point Porto break Benfica hearts Earlier Sunday Fiorentina’s 20th win of the cushion over Palermo but are now five points campaign, they beat Palermo 1-0, closed the ahead having played out a scoreless draw at gap to the seven-times European champions home to Inter Milan. LISBON: A stoppage-time goal from substi- television. “But we have to keep focusing never stopped fighting. “We looked for the to one point ahead of the Rossoneri’s later Inter were the last Italian club to win the tute Kelvin handed Porto a dramatic 2-1 because we still have another match to go victory until the last minute and got home match against Roma and guaranteed Champions League, in 2010, but having start- home win over fierce rivals Benfica on to seal the championship.” rewarded,” he added. “It’s been such a at least a place in next season’s Europa ed this league campaign positively the Saturday that put them on the verge of Porto had most of the possession in a tough championship and it will keep being League. Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Montella Nerazzurri are set for a finish just above mid- clinching a third consecutive Portuguese cagey affair but Benfica, who meet Chelsea so because we still have a final game to has been linked with a move to a bigger club, table and will not play in Europe next season. league title. in the Europa League final in Amsterdam play.” but he played down talk of a move to richer Andrea Stramaccioni’s side have been The two teams were undefeated going on Wednesday, scored from their first The champions travel to third-placed pastures. decimated by injuries in recent months and into the penultimate game of the season chance in the 20th minute. Pacos de Ferreira in their last fixture while “We are discussing the length of the con- this latest setback will heap further pressure and victory gave leaders Porto a one-point A long throw-in caused havoc in the Benfica host second from bottom tract. The most important thing is we remain on the 37-year-old coach. advantage over second-placed Benfica. home defence and Lima fired in from close Moreirense. together but also that we know exactly what Stramaccioni, however, claims to have the The majority of the Dragao stadium’s range after pouncing on an Ezequiel Garay The fans were on the edge of their seats our plans are,” said the 38-year-old. backing of Inter president Massimo Moratti 50,000-capacity crowd were ecstatic at the shot that skewed off a defender. throughout a tense ‘Classico’ that summed Lazio and Udinese made sure the fight for as he looks ahead to an improved campaign final whistle while visiting coach Jorge Porto hit back five minutes later when up a close-fought season. in 2014. the two Europa League places will go right Jesus sank to his knees in disbelief when Silvestre Varela’s low cross deflected off “We had to risk bringing someone like down to next week’s final round of games “We have a strong relationship which is 19-year-old midfielder Kelvin struck with a Benfica right back Maxi Pereira and into the Kelvin in, someone with his irreverence with 2-0 and 2-1 wins over Sampdoria and honest and sincere,” said Stramaccioni. “I’m Atalanta respectively. optimistic and convinced that we can lay the fierce, diagonal left-foot shot. net. who comes into a game like this and does Sergio Floccari gave Lazio a 10th minute foundations for a better campaign next sea- “This was an historic goal for me at the Coach Vitor Pereira, who shed tears of something outrageous like that,” Pereira lead and Antonio Candreva made it two from son.”—AFP start of my career,” Kelvin told Portuguese joy after Kelvin’s winner, said his Porto side said. —Reuters SPORTS MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 Newcastle sink QPR

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Newcastle 2

LONDON: Newcastle guaranteed their Premier League survival yes- terday with a vital 2-1 win at already-relegated Queens Park Rangers. With just one relegation slot still to be filled, Alan Pardew’s side are now six points above the bottom three and cannot be caught by both Wigan and Aston Villa, who play each other on the final day of the season. Newcastle fell behind to an early LONDON: Southampton’s Nathaniel Clyne (left) vies for the ball with Sunderland’s penalty from Loic Remy, the France Jack Colback (right) during their English Premier League soccer match at the striker Pardew had tried to sign in Stadium of Light. —AP January, but were level soon after- wards via a spot-kick of their own, Sunderland sweating on safety converted by Hatem Ben Arfa. Yoan Gouffran capitalised on a terrible defensive error to put the Stoke. Di Canio was down to the bare visitors in front and Newcastle held bones in terms of selection with Craig on despite playing the final nine Sunderland 1 Gardner having joined Stephane minutes a man down after goal- Sessegnon on the suspended list and with keeper Robert Elliot was sent off. both Lee Cattermole and Steven Fletcher There was an early opportunity LONDON: Newcastle United’s English defender James Perch (left) vies with Queens Park Rangers English injured the lack of depth in his squad was for the home side when Gouffran Southampton 1 midfielder Shaun Derry (right) during the English Premier League football match. —AFP exposed by a bench boasting little or no impeded Andros Townsend, but Premier League experience. Southampton Bobby Zamora’s free-kick cleared French midfielder Ben Arfa took attempted clearance, sending it the six-yard box and Ben Arfa did dominated the first half and Simon the crossbar without causing Elliot the penalty himself, blasting high straight to Gouffran, who lofted his well to set Gouffran up only for his Mignolet had to make a fine reaction save any alarm. QPR were awarded a into the top corner to give goal- shot into the net from long-range. resulting shot to miss the target. SUNDERLAND: Sunderland remain in dan- to keep out Jay Rodriguez’s 32nd-minute penalty when Junior Hoillett took keeper Robert Green no chance. Bosingwa was hauled off at half Suddenly Newcastle were down ger of relegation from the Premier League snapshot and was then grateful to see on Mathieu Debuchy and went Papiss Demba Cisse thought he time by QPR boss Harry Redknapp to 10 men when goalkeeper Elliot, after Jason Puncheon’s late strike gave Rickie Lambert scuff another effort wide of down on the left of the box. had headed Newcastle in front with but Newcastle were forced into a having previously been booked for Southampton a 1-1 draw at the Stadium of the far post four minutes later. Debuchy was adjudged to have a thunderous back-post finish after change themselves within a few kicking the ball away, handled out- Light yesterday. Mignolet was even more relieved with tugged his opponent’s shirt but it Debuchy had picked him out but a minutes of the restart, with Cheik side his area - a decision he strong- Paulo Di Canio’s team took the lead three minutes of the half remaining when looked a harsh decision and Yohan raised flag for offside ruled it out. Tiote replaced by James Perch. ly disputed before being shown thanks to Phil Bardsley’s goal midway Lambert managed to control Steve Davis’ Cabaye was booked for telling ref- Elliot was required to make a Debuchy did well to nick the ball another yellow and the red that fol- through the second half, but the Black Cats driven cross, but failed to get any power eree Lee Probert so. smart save to deny Hoillet and the away from Bobby Zamora after lowed. were pegged back by Puncheon’s equaliser into his close-range shot. Remy made no mistake from the goalkeeper had to punch away a Jermaine Jenas had delivered a Veteran goalkeeper Stephen with 14 minutes remaining. Sunderland might have taken the lead spot, sending Elliot the wrong way corner shortly afterwards as QPR cross from the right and Hoillett Harper replaced Ben Arfa for the The draw moved Sunderland four points early in the second half when Danny Rose to give QPR an 11th-minute lead. enjoyed a spell of pressure. came close to an equaliser with a final nine minutes, which saw the clear of third bottom Wigan, but the FA fired the ball towards Danny Graham, only Probert evened things up when he Bosingwa gifted Newcastle the low shot that just eluded Elliot’s 10 men hold out to claim the Cup winners could narrow that gap to just for the striker to completely miss his kick as awarded Newcastle an equally lead in the 35th minute when his right-hand post. points, although Townsend came a point if they can follow their shock win his wait for a first goal since his January debated spot-kick after Jose back pass was too short for Green QPR needed Derry’s clearance close to an equaliser in stoppage over Manchester City at Wembley with move from Swansea went on. Bosingwa tugged Ben Arfa’s shirt and Jonas Gutierrez was able to off the line to stop them falling fur- time with a dipping drive that just another surprise success in their game in The hosts went ahead in the 68th seven minutes later. half block the goalkeeper’s ther behind following a scramble in cleared the crossbar.—AFP hand at Arsenal on Tuesday. minute when Adam Johnson slid the ball to Di Canio and company will be desper- Bardsley and the defender smashed a ately hoping for an Arsenal victory which right-foot shot across Artur Boruc which would condemn Wigan to relegation and deflected in off Jos Hooiveld. Norwich boost avoid the need for Sunderland to get However, Southampton were level eight something from their last match of the sea- minutes later when James Ward-Prowse son at Tottenham next weekend. crossed from the left for Puncheon to pow- EPL survival Southampton are five points above the er a header towards goal. relegation zone and are almost certain to Mignolet saved well but the Saints mid- LONDON: Norwich stay up, although they are not mathemati- fielder reacted first to poke the rebound City all but guaran- cally safe ahead of their last match against into the roof of the net.—AFP teed their Premier Norwich 4 League survival with a breezy 4-0 win at EPL results/standings home to West Bromwich Albion West Brom 0 Everton 2 (Mirallas 6, 60) West Ham 0; Fulham 1 (Berbatov 33) Liverpool 3 (Sturridge 36, 62, 85); yesterday that left Manchester Utd 2 (Hernandez 39, Ferdinand 87) Swansea 1 (Michu 49); Norwich 4 (Snodgrass 25, them six points clear Holt 62, McAuley 65-og, Howson 90) West Brom 0; QPR 1 (Remy 11-pen) Newcastle 2 (Ben Arfa 18- of the relegation pen, Gouffran 35); Stoke 1 (Nzonzi 3) Tottenham 2 (Dempsey 20, Adebayor 83); Sunderland 1 places. Robert Snodgrass gave the home side the lead mid- (Bardsley 68) Southampton 1 (Puncheon 76). way through the first half before Grant Holt, capitalising on Played Saturday a woeful mistake by West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster, and Aston Villa 1 (Benteke 14) Chelsea 2 (Lampard 61, 88) a Gareth McAuley goal made the game safe, with Jonny Howson adding a late fourth. English Premier League table after yesterday’s matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals The victory sent Chris Hughton’s side up to 12th place in against, points): the table and means they will be assured of avoiding rele- Man Utd 37 28 4 5 81 38 88 Newcastle 37 11 8 18 45 67 41 gation if third-bottom Wigan Athletic, the FA Cup winners, - champions Southampton37 9 13 15 48 59 40 fail to win at Arsenal tomorrow. It was a third consecutive Man City 36 22 9 5 62 31 75 Fulham 37 10 10 17 47 60 40 LIVERPOOL: West Ham United’s Joey O’Brien (right) and Everton’s Kevin Mirallas defeat for Steve Clarke’s West Brom, who nonetheless Chelsea 37 21 9 7 73 38 72 Aston Villa 37 10 10 17 45 67 40 battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match at Goodison remain in eighth place and are guaranteed to finish the Tottenham 37 20 9 8 65 46 69 Sunderland 37 9 12 16 41 53 39 Park. —AP season no lower than ninth. Arsenal 36 19 10 7 67 36 67 Wigan 36 9 8 19 44 67 35 Both sides made changes in the goalkeeping depart- Everton 37 16 15 6 54 38 63 Reading 36 6 10 20 41 67 28 ment, with John Ruddy replacing Mark Bunn for Norwich Liverpool 37 15 13 9 70 43 58 - relegated Moyes says goodbye to and Foster starting for West Brom in one of five changes to West Brom 37 14 6 17 48 52 48 QPR 37 4 13 20 30 59 25 the team beaten 1-0 at Manchester City in mid-week. Swansea 37 11 13 13 47 48 46 - relegated Goodison with victory Foster was the first goalkeeper to be tested, pushing West Ham 37 11 10 16 41 51 43 Note: Top four clubs qualify for the away a well-struck shot from Anthony Pilkington in the Stoke 37 9 14 14 33 44 41 Champions League and the bottom three 25th minute, but moments later, the visitors fell behind. blank block from a fierce Victor Anichebe Ryan Bennett headed down a Holt cross from the right Norwich 37 9 14 14 38 56 41 sides are relegated shot 10 minutes later after Mirallas had Everton 2 and although Foster raced out quickly to thwart Wes evaded several challenges with a danger- Hoolahan, the ball span wide to Snodgrass, who showed ous run across the penalty area. superb composure to steer the ball into the roof of the net Ferguson confirms Rooney West Ham finally came to life on the from an awkward angle on the left. West Ham 0 half-hour mark and Kevin Nolan forced The Scotland international’s goal sparked joyous cele- wants Man United transfer Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard to make a brations at Carrow Road and Hoolahan almost doubled the smart diving saw to his left with an angled hosts’ lead with a vicious 25-yard shot just before half-time, MANCHESTER: Wayne Rooney took some League last 16 home game against Real shot. Nolan, the West Ham captain, did well only for Foster to athletically push it away. of the gloss off Alex Ferguson’s Old Trafford Madrid in March, with England team-mate LIVERPOOL: David Moyes’s final home to get a shot away from a difficult high ball However, any hopes of a West Brom fightback quickly farewell party yesterday after the United Danny Welbeck playing in his place. match as Everton manager ended in a 2-0 moments later but Howard never looked evaporated shortly after the hour as two calamitous defen- sive errors took the game beyond them. manager confirmed the striker has asked to He has also been obliged to play in an Premier League victory over West Ham yes- worried. A last-ditch block from James Foster was the first culprit, miscuing an attempted clear- leave the club for the second time in three unfamiliar midfield role in recent weeks, terday thanks to two goals from Kevin Collins denied Fellaini just before the half- ance after rashly rushing to the edge of his area in the years. Ferguson, who retires at the end of due to top scorer Robin van Persie’s status Mirallas. time and West Ham manager Sam the season, dropped Rooney for the 2-1 as the club’s number-one striker. Allardyce, who this week agreed a new deal 62nd minute and allowing Holt to run the ball into an emp- Moyes, who will replace Alex Ferguson ty net. Three minutes later, McAuley inadvertently headed win over Swansea City in his final home Rumours that Rooney had asked to in charge of English champions Manchester with the London club, responded to his game, and said the England international leave the club again first emerged shortly a Snodgrass free-kick into his own goal, before Howson United at the end of the season following side’s first-half showing with the introduc- had not been in the right frame of mind to after Ferguson announced on Wednesday curled in a fine goal in the last minute to leave Norwich all the retirement of his fellow Scot, was tion of Carlton Cole after the break to give play. “I don’t think Wayne was keen to play that he was leaving Old Trafford after a but certain of their place among the English elite.—AFP applauded by all four stands before-kick off them more attacking threat. because he’s asked for a transfer and he record-breaking 26-and-a-half-year spell in However, it was Everton who should wants to think it through in his mind. I which he has won 38 trophies. and had his name sung throughout by have scored in the 53rd minute when a think that’s a good idea,” Ferguson told Sky Ferguson’s successor, David Moyes, gave Everton fans in recognition of his 11 years Baines cross from the left picked out Sports. “We’re not going to let him go. I Rooney his professional debut at the age of as the Merseysiders’ manager. think maybe he’s a little bit frustrated that 16 when he was at Everton. Rooney joined And his Everton players, inspired by Osman at the back post who shot across he’s been taken off once or twice in the last United in a £27 million ($42 million, 31.9 Belgium international Mirallas, produced goal from a tight angle. Everton got their few weeks.” million euros) transfer two years later and an emphatic performance befitting the 50- second goal on the hour mark though, with Asked to confirm that Rooney had sub- although Moyes sued him over remarks year-old’s final home game at Goodison. Mirallas making it a double. mitted a transfer request, Ferguson replied: that appeared in the player’s autobiogra- Everton almost took the lead in the Gibson threaded an inch-perfect pass “Yes, he’s asked, yeah.” He added: “We have phy in 2006, the pair later reconciled. fourth minute when a dangerous corner for Mirallas who cut inside on to his right refused it. I think he should go away and With 197 goals in 402 appearances, from Mirallas was cushioned back across foot and struck a long-range shot which think it over again. He wasn’t happy about Rooney is the fourth-highest goal-scorer in goal by Marouane Fellaini, but Sylvain deflected off James Collins and past being taken off a few times this season, but United’s history, and has won five Premier Distin sliced his volley wide. Jaaskelainen. a Wayne Rooney in top form wouldn’t be League titles, two League Cups and the The home fans only had to wait another Everton were rampant, and Osman was taken off.” Asked if Rooney would stay at 2008 Champions League title in his time at two minutes though as winger Mirallas fin- twice denied by brilliant saves from the club, Ferguson replied: “It’s not my deci- the club. He is also England’s fourth-high- ished off a superb passing move to put Jaaskelainen in the West Ham goal as the sion now.” Rooney, 27, first asked to leave est goal-scorer, with 35 goals from 81 inter- Everton ahead. home side looked to increase their advan- national appearances. His status as one of United in 2010, when he accused the club Leighton Baines escaped down the left tage as the second half wore on. of failing to match his ambitions, only to United and England’s most high-profile and he passed the ball inside to Fellaini West Ham substitute Joe Cole forced change his mind and sign a new five-year players means there are only a handful of Howard to make a diving save with a curl- contract. Although he was not included in clubs in the world with sufficient means to who-via a touch from Steven Pienaar-teed ing effort in the 80th minute before Osman United’s match-day squad yesterday, he match his salary aspirations should he ever up Mirallas and he drilled a low shot into took part in the post-match celebrations decide to leave the club. He is currently the corner of the net. saw his low shot gathered by Jaaskelainen. after the squad were presented with the reported to earn £250,000 a week. Darron Gibson went close with a dip- Hammers striker Andy Carroll struck the Premier League trophy and was also seen He has been linked with United’s local ping long-range effort which landed on the woodwork with a header from a Matthew to share a brief on-pitch embrace with rivals Manchester City and big-spending roof of the net shortly afterwards, while Jarvis cross late on. But Everton held on to Ferguson. French club Paris Saint-Germain in the past. Leon Osman forced West Ham goalkeeper claim a victory which ensured they finished LONDON: Norwich City’s Grant Holt (center) is chal- Speculation about his future was Rooney’s former United team-mate Gary Jussi Jaaskelainen to save a shot from dis- above city rivals Liverpool for the second lenged by West Bromwich Albion’s Claudio Yacob (left) sparked after he was left out of the United Neville, who is now a television pundit, tance in the 13th minute. consecutive season, something they have and Jonas Olsson during the English Premier League starting XI for the crucial Champions urged him to reconsider. —AFP Jaaskelainen made a brilliant point- not done in the top flight since 1937.—AFP soccer match at Carrow Road. —AP Alonso bags Newcastle Spanish GP sink QPR

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OLD TRAFFORD: Manchester United players celebrate with their manager Alex Ferguson (center) as he holds the Premier League trophy after the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Swansea City. — AFP United give Ferguson fitting farewell

In an emotional post-match speech, in charge and the number of major trophies Scholes’ final season in the game, with the for- United fans, who also found time to poke fun Ferguson, who will be succeeded by Everton he has won, respectively. mer England international not having at local rivals Manchester City and their man- Man United 2 manager David Moyes, praised all at the club The 75,000-plus crowd had also been appeared since late January, and there was an ager Roberto Mancini, the subject of increas- during his 26 years in charge. issued with flags-red for United, white for the obvious willing among team mates and sup- ingly frenzied speculation that he is to be “I had bad times here and the club stood by few thousand visiting supporters-while one porters alike for the popular midfielder to sacked by the club. me, the players and fans did too. Your job now side of the stadium displayed a mosaic which mark his farewell with a goal. It took just four minutes of the second half Swansea 1 is to stand by our new manager,” said spelt out “Champions” during the pre-match The closest he came was in the 25th for Swansea to equalise, with their first mean- Ferguson. festivities. minute when Hernandez slipped through a ingful attack, as Michu scored from six yards As a typically torrential Manchester after- There was such an air of celebration and neat pass but Scholes failed to make decent with a spectacular, twisting volley from noon dampened proceedings-if not the reminiscence around Old Trafford that one contact with an 18-yard shot that was easily Nathan Dyer’s cross; a goal followed, MANCHESTER: Rio Ferdinand’s first league mood-the fixture that marked Ferguson’s final burning issue hardly registered-the fact that stopped by Gerhard Tremmel. moments later, by Wayne Routledge almost goal in five-and-a-half years ensured Alex home game was always to be largely irrele- England striker Wayne Rooney was not even Indeed, Hernandez was influential in most putting the visitors in front as he exchanged Ferguson was given a winning send-off, vant, with the manager having won his 13th named among the substitutes by Ferguson. of United’s best attacking moments before passes with Michu and rolled a shot just wide thanks to a 2-1 Premier League victory over English league title two weeks earlier. News emerged this week that, for the sec- finally giving his team a 39th minute lead of the far post. Swansea at Old Trafford, in the veteran man- But the significance of the occasion made ond time in two years, Rooney had recently when Ashley Williams deflected a van Persie Pablo Hernandez’s near-post shot was well ager’s final home game in charge of the club. for an electric atmosphere at Old Trafford as requested a transfer, one initially rejected by free-kick into his path. The Mexican forward saved by David de Gea and Chico Flores Swansea’s Michu had equalised an opening the teams came out and created a guard of Ferguson who clearly made his feelings slid in with a well-timed shot that beat the appealed for handball after his shot struck goal from United forward Javier Hernandez honor for the retiring manager. known in his penultimate ever United team dive of Tremmel. Nemanja Vidic before Scholes took his leave, and a day of celebration seemed destined to Ferguson made a low-key entrance in the selection. Hernandez had struck the underside of the replaced by Anderson, after 65 minutes. end in minor disappointment until circumstances, taking his place on the United Instead, all eyes on the pitch were cast bar after just four minutes and volleyed just Danny Welbeck almost played in Ferdinand, who signed for Ferguson in July bench for the 1,499th time as manager, as a towards Paul Scholes, the 38-year-old United over later in the half while van Persie’s crisp Hernandez and Anderson shot just wide from 2002, appeared on the end of Robin van club employee held up the electronic substi- midfielder, who had similarly announced he is 18-yard strike forced Tremmel into conceding the edge of the area until, fittingly, a player Persie’s 87th minute corner and shot home tutes’ board to display the figures “26” and to retire at season’s end and was handed a a corner just before the break. But events on who has been alongside Ferguson for a from six yards. “38”-the number of years Ferguson has been start by Ferguson. Injuries have ravaged the field were of secondary importance to decade settled the contest.—AFP Sturridge slams treble Tottenham in top four fierce shot from range that Stoke goalkeeper as Reds down Fulham Asmir Begovic was happy to tip over his Stoke 1 crossbar. LONDON: Daniel Sturridge hit They had the ball in the net after 16 min- a hat-trick as Liverpool won 3-1 utes, but Dempsey was flagged offside after Fulham 1 at Fulham yesterday but he back-heeling the ball into the net following couldn’t prevent the Reds from Tottenham 2 Kyle Walker’s shot from an Aaron Lennon finishing a second successive cross. Tottenham did draw level after 20 min- campaign below Merseyside utes when a clearance from Marc Wilson suc- rivals Everton. ceeded only in finding Dempsey and, with Liverpool 3 Begovic out of position, the midfielder flight- The blue half of town cele- STOKE-ON-TRENT: Tottenham Hotspur ed the ball beyond him with a shot from 25 brated David Moyes’s final improved their chances of playing yards. home game in charge of Champions League football next season with Stoke put up strong resistance as Everton with a 2-0 win over West Ham that ensured they will end the a hard-earned 2-1 victory over Stoke City at Tottenham threatened to take control. season in sixth, one place above Liverpool. the Britannia Stadium yesterday. Stoke, who Robert Huth was booked for bringing down In a season that promised much before faltering as so many before played the second half with 10 men after the Bale, and tempers frayed over a disputed them had done, Sturridge’s treble, after Dimitar Berbatov had given dismissal of their Scotland midfielder, Charlie throw-in that led to a Bale free-kick from Fulham a first-half lead, was indicative of Liverpool’s season. Adam, took an early lead through Steven which Tottenham almost claimed a second Sturridge, like his team, has been brilliant on occasions, but there Nzonzi. Tottenham goal. haven’t been enough of those for either player or club this season. But Tottenham levelled with a goal from Begovic did well to parry Michael For a time it looked as if this would be another frustrating day at Clint Dempsey and scrambled the crucial Dawson’s header from the kick but was then the office for the visitors despite contributing the lion’s share of the three points with a late decider from Togolese booked for dissent by referee Kevin Friend, pretty passing football on display in the first half hour that was pleas- striker Emmanuel Adebayor. who soon after showed the yellow card to ing on the eye but abjectly ineffective. Victory lifted Tottenham into fourth place, Adam for a reckless challenge on Jan Berbatov awoke the occasion from the sense of meaningless end- the last qualifying position for the Champions Vertonghen. Adam earned jeers from the vis- of-season procession in the 33rd minute by heading home a deep League; two points ahead of Arsenal, who iting fans, who had not forgotten his feud cross from the right by Sascha Riether. face FA Cup winners Wigan Athletic on with Bale over a tackle that put the Wales Fulham came into the game all but mathematically safe from rele- Tuesday. Tottenham arrived knowing that player out of the game for three months with gation but even the unlikely prospect that they could still go down-to they could not afford to drop points. a damaged ankle. do so they would have to lose their final game at Swansea by at least Chelsea’s 2-1 win at Aston Villa the previous The former Liverpool midfielder began the day, inspired by record-breaking midfielder second half with another illegal challenge on 10-0 — failed to fire them into top gear. Frank Lampard, meant only Arsenal were Vertonghen, leaving the referee no option Their lead lasted only three minutes before Sturridge provided a catchable. but to send him off for a second bookable champagne moment, taking down a long punt from Andre Wisdom, But the visitors found themselves trailing offence on 47 minutes. juggling the ball over Aaron Hughes’s head before turning the before they had time to settle, and with the It left Stoke to play the second half with 10 defender on the outside and rasping a drive into the roof of the net. ground still buzzing from celebrating Stoke’s men, manager Tony Pulis replacing former He put the Reds in front just past the hour mark as a shot from 150th anniversary. Tottenham winger Matthew Etherington with Brazilian Phillipe Coutinho deflected kindly into his path, providing Adam took a superbly flighted free-kick a defender, Andy Wilkinson, in an attempt to the former Manchester City and Chelsea striker with a close-range from the right touchline after Ryan Shotton hold onto a point. tap-in. was fouled by Dempsey, and the ball was met Tottenham found it difficult to penetrate a Fulham raised their game and Pepe Reina made good saves from by a fine near-post header from Nzonzi that determined Stoke defence, although Bale Berbatov and Hughes but Sturridge sealed their fate five minutes LONDON: Fulham’s Dimitar Berbatov (right) competes with Liverpool’s went in off the woodwork. shot narrowly wide on 74 minutes, but they from time after a slide rule pass from Coutinho played him in to chip Jamie Carragher during their English Premier League soccer match at Tottenham were quick to respond, with eventually found the stroke of luck they nonchalantly over Mark Schwarzer. —AFP Craven Cottage. — AP Footballer of the Year Gareth Bale delivering a needed to win. — AFP Australia budget blues in land of mining boom Page 24

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ATLANTA: In this Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 photo, a message advertises the frequency of new merchandise arriving at an H&M store as a shopper passes by outside in Atlanta. The rising death toll from the building collapse that killed more than 1,000 garment workers in Bangladesh on April 24, 2013, may force Western brands to make a choice: Stay and work to improve conditions. Or leave and face higher costs, similar or worse worker conditions in other low-wage countries and criti- cism for abandoning a poor nation where per-capita gross domestic product is just $2,000 per year. — AP EU to thrash out tax clampdown Austria seeks to preserve banking secrecy for nationals

BRUSSELS: As tens of millions languish on the ment to combatting tax evasion, which is ille- rivals have said three conditions must be met EU Tax Commissioner Algirdas Semeta has On normally dominant eurozone issues, the dole with EU austerity blamed for deepening gal, and tax avoidance, which occurs when indi- however, including respecting Austria’s bilateral said he expected a breakthrough on the auto- talks are expected to see go-aheads for the dis- recession, finance ministers will switch their viduals and companies take advantage of legal tax agreements with Switzerland and matic sharing of customer bank data. bursement of three billion euros ($3.9 billion) in focus Tuesday from bailout negotiations to the loopholes. Liechtenstein, and a requirement that authori- Agreement is expected on a legal update loans to Cyprus via a rescue fund set up in the pursuit of a trillion-euro annual tax-fraud bounty. Britain has made the issue a priority of its ties identify the financial owners of shell corpo- covering savings taxation that has been stalled wake of the Greek financial collapse. European Union governments are looking to presidencies of the G7 and G8, and Britain’s rations and trusts. since 2008, plus a mandate to negotiate with The ministers are also expected to give the ready a package that will scrap national bank- Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne A statement from Vienna also reiterated that Switzerland and other third parties on the green light to another 7.5 billion euros of the ing secrecy laws, and are called to overcome said: “It is vital that both developed and devel- “Austrian banking secrecy for resident taxpay- exchange of bank account information. agreed Greek package between May and June, holdout opposition from Austria after oping countries collect the tax that is due to ers must not be affected.” The Alpine republic, European Commission chief Jose Manuel following checks on conditions imposed in Luxembourg said it would loosen its policies at them.” The ministers are meeting on Tuesday especially its vocal Finance Minister Maria Barroso wrote to EU heads last week to say that negotiations with the IMF. a May 22 summit of leaders on the issue. following talks among the 17 eurozone states Fekter, has repeatedly called for closer investi- the principle of cross-border sharing of infor- No final decision is expected, however, on The drive to uncover revenues stashed away on Monday evening taking stock of progress on gations of “the real tax havens”, citing British- mation should be applied to all types of state easing Portugal’s long-term repayment terms in offshore accounts is backed by other non-EU bailouts for Cyprus and Greece. Austria is seek- dependent territories such as the Channel revenues. The EU has been tightening up on tax on its bailout after a deal was struck on Ireland. governments in the Group of 20 major interna- ing a compromise that would preserve banking Islands, Gibraltar and the Cayman Islands. She evasion and money laundering since the 2008 New Italian Finance Minister Fabrizio tional economies. On Friday at G7 talks in secrecy for its nationals but open accounts held has previously also warned that the clamp- global financial crisis highlighted the problem Saccomanni is expected to reassure his col- England, ministers including US Treasury by foreigners to scrutiny. down on money-laundering risks freeing gov- alongside the reckless speculative fever that leagues that Rome is fully focused on taming Secretary Jacob Lew firmed up their commit- Chancellor Werner Faymann and domestic ernments to “snoop” into bank accounts. sparked banking and economic crises. the country’s high debt levels. — AFP Scottish economy strong Higher turnover continues to attract money to Kuwait enough to quit Britain DUBAI: Kuwait, the measure advanced 0.8 down from Saturday’s four-week high. The percent to its highest finish since October banking sub-index dipped 0.4 percent, while 2009. Investors have been committing more investors booked recent gains in mid-caps; the LONDON: Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond inward investment in Europe, outpacing every said fewer people were aware of the rapid cash to local stocks since a stand-off between retail index fell 1.3 percent and insurance has told AFP in an interview that the economy other aspect of the UK, including London.” progress on renewable energy. parliament and the government abated fol- stocks shed 1.1 percent. can prosper outside the United Kingdom, He added: “If George Osborne tells you that “We’re one of Europe’s leading renewable lowing parliamentary elections in December. Oman’s benchmark added 0.2 percent. despite dire warnings from London about the the sky is blue, I’d have a look up and see if it is or countries in terms of both our own conversion to risks of independence. not because anything he says, just do the oppo- renewable power but also our lead in offshore “The increase in value traded should serve Large-cap Bank Muscat rose 0.5 percent on Salmond insisted that Scotland’s “increasing site.” wind and wave and tidal technology which is to induce more confidence in the market and hopes that the lender may recover some of the profile internationally,” as a result of the calling of Salmond, the 58-year-old leader of the cen- very, very important for us for the future.” add to the stimulants fuelling the rally,” said losses from a cyber bank heist, which cost it an independence referendum to take place in tre-left Scottish National Party (SNP), said Salmond said he was also proud of the “high- Fouad Darwish, head of brokerage services at nearly $40 million in provisions; it said on September 2014, had helped to attract foreign Scotland was increasingly seen as a destination ly successful” life sciences and pharmaceuticals Global Investment House. Sunday that it was considering its options to investment. As Scotland gears up for the referen- for modern industries. sector, with companies such as LifeScan, a In Abu Dhabi’s bourse rose to a fresh 54- recover the money. dum campaign, the pro and anti camps are “What we’re actually finding is that Scotland’s Johnson and Johnson company, who now do all month high yesterday as banks extended Elsewhere, large-caps helped Egypt’s thrashing out what leaving the UK would mean increasing profile, internationally, is an advan- of their global research on diabetes in Scotland. gains, while strength in international markets bourse hit a 10-week high, advancing 0.8 per- for the Scottish economy. tage. People are often thinking about Scotland On September 18, 2014, Scottish voters will bolstered sentiment on most regional bourses. cent. Telecom Egypt and Commercial Some analysts fear an independent Scotland and certain investments for the first time. be asked the yes/no question: Abu Dhabi’s First Gulf Bank rose 2.1 percent International Bank gained 1.6 and 1.1 percent would rely too heavily on its offshore oil industry, “Once we get onto people’s radar, then we’ve “Should Scotland be an independent coun- and National Bank of Abu Dhabi added 1.6 respectively. while its banking sector took a huge hit in the got the international agencies which are con- try?” Polls show that a majority of voters are cur- percent. The banks are up 27.2 percent and ABU DHABI financial crisis. British finance minister George trolled by the Scottish government which can rently opposed to independence. 33.0 percent in 2013 respectively. The index rose 1.1 percent to 3,404 points. Osborne warned last month that an independ- offer people not just incentive packages but But Salmond argued that Scotland going “Abu Dhabi banks are still attractive - there’s DUBAI ent Scotland would sacrifice control over much more importantly the skills they’re looking for to alone was the logical economic choice. no reason why they shouldn’t be trading at The index gained 0.3 percent to 2,185 of its economy if it continued to use the pound do the job.” Salmond said life sciences, energy “We control our economic strategy. What we similar levels to other regional banks,” said points. sterling. and business outsourcing, in addition to financial don’t control just now is demand management Amer Khan, fund manager at Shuaa Asset KUWAIT Osborne also cautioned that the uncertainty asset management, “are our key growth areas in the economy-an economy in Scotland and the Management, saying that in terms of price-to- The index rose 0.8 percent to 7,828 points. over Scotland’s future was hitting foreign invest- and will continue to be so”. rest of the UK which is desperately suffering from book ratios, there was room for further gains. EGYPT ment. The man leading the independence drive Business outsourcing is “one of our big spe- a demand deficiency at the present moment and Dubai’s benchmark climbed 0.3 percent to The index gained 0.8 percent to 5,447 scathingly dismissed the comments, arguing cialities”, he said, adding it was “entirely wrong” that’s a real problem,” he said. a fresh 42-month high. Mid-caps led gains; Air points. that Scotland’s growing profile in its own right to think that was a glorified term for call centres. “For all that, we now have lower unemploy- Arabia rose 2.8 percent and Dubai Islamic Bank QATAR was paying dividends. “Scotland is having a lot of “The skills that are deployed are quite differ- ment than the UK as a whole.” The Scottish econ- added 2.1 percent. The benchmark ended flat at 8,848 points. success with investment,” Salmond told AFP in a ent from that,” he said. omy grew by 0.5 percent in the last quarter of Dubai Islamic has completed a share swap OMAN telephone interview. Salmond was speaking after French manage- 2012, while the British economy as a whole con- with mortgage lender Tamweel, in which it The index advanced 0.2 percent to 6,265 “George Osborne came to Scotland about 18 ment services firm Webhelp TSC announced the tracted by 0.3 percent. provided 10 new shares in the bank for every points. months ago and said that he’d been speaking to creation of 400 new jobs, boosting their work- The SNP used to advocate joining the euro 18 of Tamweel’s, according to a bourse state- BAHRAIN people who were thinking about not investing in force in Scotland to 3,400. currency post-independence but now says con- ment on Sunday. Tamweel slipped 1.6 percent. The measure gained 0.4 percent to 1,139 Scotland. While Scotland’s still considerable reserves of tinuing with sterling would be the “best starting In Saudi Arabia, the index shed 0.4 percent, points. — Reuters “Since then we’ve topped the league on North Sea oil and gas were well known, Salmond point”. —AFP MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 BUSINESS Higher Gulf dependency on China’s oil demand US becomes more self-dependant on energy

KUWAIT: A specialized economic report has April, although coming down from the strongest month. Thirdly, the report noted that the soft anticipated that the Gulf, China’s major trade growth in nearly two decades of 92.9% YoY in official PMI (Purchasing Managers Index) partner, will continue to benefit from the March. The “overinvoicing” is evident as exports showed that the manufacturing sector was bare- nation’s oil demand. The report, prepared by the are inconsistent with cargo volumes, and as ly in expansion as it eased from 50.9 to 50.6. One Kuwait China Investment Company (KCIC) also Hong Kong imports from China were significant- should not read the export data as positively as expected the Gulf’s reliance on China to grow in ly lower. they look, however, the resilient growth in the medium-to-long term, especially as the US Secondly, the trade data of China’s peers all imports illustrates a far more substantial story. becomes more self-dependant on energy. pointed to an opposite trend. In emerging Asia, China is one of Asia’s largest trade-reliant The report added that Chinese monthly eco- Taiwan’s exports contracted 1.9% YoY in April, economies: it depends on exports to fuel its eco- nomic data for March showed that the world’s and South Korea’s exports were flat for the first nomic growth. But the economic slowdown in second-largest economy eased. However, the twenty days of April. Furthermore, external the developed countries has been sapping the PARIS: Members of French royalist and nationalist group Action Francaise hold ban- first set of economic indicators in April looks demand from the US and the EU was weak last growth of the nation’s export sector. — KUNA ners as they march on the Avenue de l’Opera in Paris to commemorate Jeanne d’Arc positive, at least at first glance. (Joan of Arc) yesterday. Banners read, “The Republic is in crisis, destruction of the Chinese trade figures suggest that the family, loss of sovereignty, 11% unemployment, millions of underemployed, massive Chinese economy is picking up, the report immigration. Join Action Francaise.” — AFP added, pointing out that export growth rebounded from a 10.0% year-on-year (YoY) increase in March, to 14.7% YoY in April, while Paper cuts leave Finnish analysts expected only a slight pick-up in growth of 10.3% YoY. economy hurting Imports also accelerated, from 14.1% to 16.8% YoY in April, whereas consensus was a HELSINKI: In the wake of mobile giant cardboard plant in the Chinese region of slight deceleration of 13.9% YoY. This data indi- cates that China is growing both on the domes- Nokia’s spectacular fall, another pillar of Guangxi. In Uruguay it’s investing 1.3 bil- tic front, as demand for imports rose, and that the Finnish economy is struggling to lion euros with Chilean partner Arauco in the economy is supported by a better external adapt to the digital age: The paper indus- a giant pulp plant. environment, as demonstrated by the accelera- try. As the distribution of everything from The strategy will “increase the packag- tion of exports. magazines to airline tickets shifts online, ing and pulp sector as a part of revenue, Yet, it is not the case, at least for the latter major Finnish paper suppliers are scram- but not quickly,” Taittonen said. Industry part. Sure, exports have accelerated, but there bling to find new sources of revenue. observers doubt packaging will become are several indications pointing otherwise. First, The industry employs some 40,000 a significant source of growth. it is widely assumed by analysts that Chinese people, a figure that has dropped by China, for example, needs more pack- exporters have been “overinvoicing”, i.e. declar- more than a third over the past decade, aging for its consumer products, but “at ing higher payments for a lower amount of but which still accounts for between 1.5 the same time industrial production is goods shipped to customers in order to hide and two percent of employment in the moving to Asia, so it’s a question (for capital flows to China, which are otherwise sub- country. Finnish companies) of maintaining their ject to rigid capital controls. This is especially Paper plant closures have become production levels” rather than growing true for exports to Hong Kong, which made up NEW DELHI: An Indian rickshaw driver waits for customers at an intersection in the Old commonplace across Europe as con- them, said Lauri Hetemaeki, director of about 18% of total Chinese exports in the last twelve months, it said. Quarters of New Delhi yesterday. The Indian government forecasts the economy will grow by at sumers use the Internet and digital the European Forest Institute in the east- least six percent in this financial year, which began April 1, after estimated expansion of five devices for a growing range of services, ern town of Joensuu. Meanwhile, UPM The report went on saying that exports to Hong Kong grew by more than 57.2% YoY in percent last year - its slowest rate in a decade. — AFP sending demand for printing paper tum- has its sights set on bioenergy, combined bling. Despite the fall in demand, the with a strategy of expanding into markets Finnish paper and forestry industry main- where paper demand is still growing. tains an advantage: an abundance of The company has invested 400 million Bank Muscat mulling Qatar postpones resources. Finland boasts four hectares of euros to build a paper and labelling plant options to recover forest per inhabitant, around 10 times in the Chinese city of Changshu. At home, listing of $12b more than the European average. it’s spending 150 million euros on the first card fraud money But companies still struggle to find refinery in the world that produces biofu- ways to make this advantage work for it els from crude tall oil, a byproduct of investment company in the global economy of today and pulping coniferous trees. DUBAI: Bank Muscat, the main victim of a $45 million global tomorrow. UPM-Kymmene, the world’s Henri Parkkinen, an analyst at OP- cyber heist, is examining all options to recover the money it lost DUBAI: A planned stock market list- Bankers and analysts have ques- biggest maker of magazine paper, in Pohjola, sees energy and pulp as the two in an unprecedented fraud brought to light by US authorities. ing for Doha Global Investment Co, a tioned the Qatar stock market’s abili- In a globally coordinated campaign, hackers broke into two January announced 850,000 tonnes in sectors “with the biggest growth poten- $12 billion Qatari investment compa- ty to absorb such listings. The bench- unidentified payment processing companies in India that han- capacity cuts this year. The seven percent tial” for UPM. The global economic crisis ny backed by assets from the Gulf mark index fell 5.5 percent over the dled the prepaid debit cards for two Middle Eastern banks, state’s sovereign wealth fund, has two months after the initial reduction affected plants in Finland, has contributed to the sector’s woes, wip- including Bank Muscat, US prosecutors said on Thursday. Germany and France. ing billions off its value on the Helsinki been postponed, a senior bourse announcement of the Doha Global The payment processing firms were EnStage Inc, which oper- official said yesterday. IPO as retail investors sold stocks to Another industry heavyweight, Stora stock exchange. Since May 2007, shares ates from Bangalore, and ElectraCard Services, which is based in Qatar unveiled plans to create the set aside cash for Doha Global Enso, in February lowered its capacity for in Stora Enso, UPM Kymmene and Metsae Pune, several sources told Reuters. Bank Muscat had outsourced investment company in February and shares. newsprint paper to 475,000 tonnes, Board have lost more than half their its card processing functions to EnStage, according to the said that sovereign fund Qatar Institutional buying has helped resulting in the shutdown of two facilities worth. After posting mixed results in the sources. Holding will transfer $3 billion of the index to recover from April’s in Sweden. A quick fix is unlikely to be first quarter, the stock has traded side- The Omani lender reported in February that its pre-paid travel assets into the Doha Global, with a three-and-a-half-month low. It is now around the corner. “There is no significant ways. Stora Enso is at its highest in more cards were hit by fraud, forcing it to take a 15 million rial ($39.0 similar amount raised in an initial up 5.8 percent this year, though it change within sight,” said Harri Taittonen, than a year since releasing its results on million) loss provision. “Bank Muscat is aware from press reports public offering (IPO) on the Qatar still lags behind other Gulf markets an analyst at Nordea. April 23, but the rise came against a back- that a number of arrests in different jurisdictions have taken Exchange. such as Dubai. The industry is hoping growth in other drop of low expectations, Parkkinen said. place in relation to the prepaid debit card fraud incident which The IPO has been postponed Doha Global’s IPO was scheduled market segments will offset the inex- How to use the Finnish forestry we disclosed on Feb. 25 and 26,” it said in a brief statement to the “until all requirements and approvals for May and was to be open only to orable decline in printing paper. Stora resources and find the products of the stock exchange yesterday. from the concerned authorities are citizens, companies and institutions Enso and Metsae Board (formerly M-Real) future are the two crucial questions fac- “We reiterate that we are exploring all avenues of recovery so obtained”, Hussein Ali al-Abdullah, in Qatar. is betting on the packaging sector. ing the industry in the years ahead, as to protect shareholder interests and will advise the markets acting chairman of both Qatar Foreign investors will be able to “There is still potential, because digital Taittonen said. Hetemaeki of the accordingly if there are any material developments in this Holding and the bourse, said in a buy the shares only after the compa- devices can’t compete and cardboard is a European Forest Institute suggested it regard.” statement. ny is listed on the market. A new date good alternative to plastic,” said might follow a path similar to Nokia, It gave no additional information in the statement on the Qatar is planning a wave of new for the IPO will be announced in the Taittonen, noting that demand would rise which once shed blue collar jobs as it measures taken to recover the funds. listings as the gas-rich state seeks to local news media, Abdullah said, in line with economic growth. Stora Enso moved away from manufacturing. The other bank involved hit by the cyber attack, National share its wealth with its citizens. without providing additional details. is focused on investing outside Europe. “Maybe Finland’s strength will be in serv- Bank of Ras Al Khaimah (RAKBANK), said on Friday that none of State-owned Qatar Petroleum aims Credit Suisse, the Swiss bank in The group is pouring 1.6 billion euros ices linked to different forestry products,” its customers had lost any money as a result of a cyber fraud to offer shares in four of its business- which Qatar’s sovereign fund is a key es in the coming years, Abdullah said shareholder, is advising on the Doha ($2.1 billion) into a combined pulp and he said. — AFP which resulted in a loss at the Gulf bank in 2012. — Reuters this month. Global IPO. — Reuters

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IILM treads fine line in designing maiden sukuk

SYDNEY: The International Islamic said Ayhan Keser, executive vice presi- A second Malaysian lender is also need to demonstrate it is much tighter barring any creditor, investor or share- Liquidity Management Corp (IILM) faces dent at Turkey’s Albaraka Turk , one of considering its participation, with the than that. Spreads above 50 bps could holder from seizing company assets or a delicate task as it designs its maiden the market-making banks. country’s central bank pushing for deci- affect the IILM’s effectiveness and credi- petitioning for bankruptcy proceedings. sukuk: it must make the issue attractive “These primary dealers are given the sions to be made soon, the source said. bility, said the head of treasury at a This clause is considered robust as it has enough for investors to buy, but not so right to purchase the issued sukuk in the Luxembourg, where the sukuk will be Bahrain-based Islamic lender. “Below 50 been tested in the courts, said the attractive that most of them buy to hold. primary market, have the responsibility domiciled, has one confirmed primary is good - a quarter (0.25 percentage Luxembourg-based banking source. Whether it gets the balance right will to set the secondary market and actually dealer while another is still working on point) would be great.” A high rating gives the sukuk prefer- affect the development of Islamic money buy and sell the bonds to form a market the paperwork, according to a banking Jason Kabel, head of fixed income at ential treatment under new Basel III market trading in the Gulf and southeast price,” Keser said. source familiar with the discussions, who Bank of London and the Middle East, said: international banking guidelines, and Asia over the coming year. Standard Chartered is another pri- declined to be named because of the “I would expect a bid-ask spread of rough- this could help Islamic banks boost their The Malaysia-based IILM, backed by mary dealer, accoding to Standard and sensitive nature of the issue. ly 25 bps, providing the issue is large capital adequacy ratios. nine central banks and monetary agen- Poor’s. The bank declined to comment No specific date has been given for enough to ensure sufficient liquidity. “The IILM sukuk will also have a posi- cies as well as the Jeddah-based Islamic on its role. The participation of other the first or subsequent sukuk issues, and “If the secondary market operates as tive effect on balance sheet manage- Development Bank, has said it plans to banks in the primary dealer network the IILM did not respond to Reuters expected it will show that this instru- ment for the banks. Since the said sukuk issue up to $500 million of dollar- appears less certain, however. Qatar questions. Another key issue for the IILM ment is the ideal liquidity tool for many would be zero risk-weighted, the capital denominated sukuk in the second quar- Islamic Bank , the Gulf state’s largest sukuk, which are expected to have matu- funds and companies.” ratio of the bank would also be raised,” ter of this year, and eventually expand sharia-compliant lender by assets, is still rities of up to one year, will be their bid- The IILM has gone to considerable said Albaraka’s Keser. the programme to as much as $3 billion. considering whether to take part, ask spreads in the secondary market. lengths to win a high credit rating for its Investment-grade sukuk from the Its issues will be based on a very dif- according to its chief executive. If the issues are too small relative to sukuk: A-1 from S&P. Its Luxembourg IILM could also be used as collateral for ferent premise than other sukuk. Other “We will probably be. It’s still under demand, many investors may end up structure uses two entities, one holding interbank transactions and central bank issuers design their sukuk merely to discussion,” group chief executive Baseel buying and holding them rather than long-term assets and the other issuing financing, according to a study by attract investors and raise money cheap- Gamal said in Doha earlier this month. trading them, making price discovery the short-term certificates. Malaysia’s central bank. ly; the IILM’s mission is to create a highly Bank Islam, Malaysia’s largest standalone difficult and resulting in wide bid-ask IILM documentation seen by Reuters The many potential uses of the sukuk liquid tool which Islamic banks will trade Islamic lender, is awaiting internal spreads that hurt their function as a shows the sukuk will be backed by sover- underline the difficulty of the IILM’s task, to manage their short-term funds. approval from its sharia board, according store of value. eign assets from member countries, however. If banks buy the sukuk to bol- To ensure trading of the sukuk around to a source at the bank who declined to Other international sukuk often trade which some analysts believe could ster their balance sheets or use as collat- the world, the IILM has signed agree- be named as he is not authorised to with bid-ask spreads ranging from 80- include aircraft and real estate. eral, they may not trade the instruments ments with eight primary dealer banks, speak to the media. 100 basis points, so the IILM paper will The IILM statutes include a provision - limiting their liquidity. —Reuters

Japan yen devaluation will Plans to export US lead to global deflation By Hayder Tawfik economy that relies on manufacturing industry is exporting its excess supply to gas stir debate apan will ultimately come out of the one another. The global economy needs vicious deflationary slump only consumptions rather than productions or Jwhen the Yen is allowed to weaken a let’s say inflation. The recent weakness of lot? One of the main external cause of the Japanese Yen has already forced cen- Drilling boom boost US natural gas production Japanese deflation has been the continu- tral banks around the world to cut interest ous foreign direct investment in China. rates in the hope of devaluing their cur- WASHINGTON: A domestic natural gas boom determine that projects are in the public interest now?” Ladislaw asked. Natural gas results in fewer Domestically Japan has an excess of rencies. It started with the ECB swallowing already has lowered US energy prices while stok- before granting export permits to countries that carbon emissions than other fossil fuels such as domestic supply capacity that has been its pride and cutting interest rates and ing fears of environmental disaster. Now US pro- do not have free-trade agreements with the US. coal or oil, but still leaves a significant carbon talking of further cuts on the way. India, ducers are poised to ship vast quantities of gas Moniz, a physics professor and former top offi- footprint. Environmental groups also worry that Australia, South Korea and some East overseas as energy companies seek permits for cials at the department in the Clinton administra- more fracking could harm drinking water supplies European followed shortly. Without any proposed export projects that could set off a tion, is widely seen as sympathetic to the natural or cause other problems. doubt the Bank of Japan’s new policy has renewed frenzy of fracking. gas industry. At a Senate hearing last month, he Kevin Book, an analyst for ClearView Energy called the “stunning increase” in natural gas pro- Partners, a research and consulting firm, predict- unleashed a competitive devaluation Expanded drilling is unlocking enormous reserves of crude oil and natural gas, offering the duction a “revolution” that has led to reduced ed that the administration will approve some new around the world and more to come. potential of moving the country closer to its emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases that exports, but nowhere near the 20 projects that What are the implications of a deval- decades-long quest for energy independence. Yet cause global warming. are pending before the Energy Department. ued Japanese Yen? as the industry looks to profit from foreign mar- A recent study commissioned by the depart- “Everything we see from the administration A disorderly weakness of the Yen will kets, there is the specter of higher prices at home ment concluded that exporting natural gas would suggests they embrace the idea of a small first- lead to excessive volatility and disorderly and increased manufacturing costs for products benefit the U.S. economy even if it leads to higher allocation” of LNG export permits, Book said. movements in exchange rates that can from plastics to fertilizers. domestic prices for the fuel, as is likely. Michigan- “They are looking for some subset to test the mar- have adverse implications for economic Companies such as Exxon Mobil and Sempra based Dow Chemical Co. and other manufactur- ket.” US officials also must consider competition and financial stability in particular for the Energy are seeking federal permits for more than ers have criticized that study, saying it relied on 2- from countries such as Canada and Australia, Eurozone members. Also it will raise con- 20 export projects that could handle as much as cerns from monetary authorities around 29 billion cubic feet of natural gas a day. If the world that the Japanese monetary approved, the resulting export boom could lead action might reduce the competitiveness to further increases in hydraulic fracturing, a of other leading currencies, consequently drilling technique also known as fracking. It has paving the way for a currency war. In allowed companies to gain access to huge stores recent months the euro has risen strong- of natural gas underneath states from Colorado another cause of the internal deflation. A ly in value against the yen, the US dollar, to New York, but raised widespread concerns devaluation of the Yen is way over due and the British Pound, increasing the about alleged groundwater contamination and and should lead to a reduction of both price of Eurozone exports and threaten- even earthquakes. The drilling boom has helped sources of deflation and unfortunately ing economic recovery as the 17-mem- boost US natural gas production by one-third will lead to a much bigger problem and ber bloc emerges from the worst of its since 2005, with production reaching an all-time that is a global deflation. The Japanese financial crisis. A strong appreciation of high of 25.3 trillion cubic feet last year, according old grave system of savings by the public the euro against major currencies would to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. and the private has to be dismantled if impact disproportionately on southern In recent months, however, production has Japan ever needs to get out of the defla- European countries with large deficits, begun to level off as the glut of natural gas keeps US prices down. In response, producers have tionary circles. A devalued Yen will tem- whose exports were particularly price begun pushing to export the fuel to Europe and porarily create inflation and a boom in sensitive. It is the same for the main Asia, where prices are far higher. Japanese competitors in Asia and China. exports but a deflation will come back if Approval of all the projects currently under the domestic savings carry on piling up. The immediate implication has been review by the Energy Department could result in Because of the staggering foreign the big outflow of Japanese capital into the export of more than 40 percent of current US direct investments in China over the the world financial markets in anticipa- production of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, which decades and Japanese direct investments tion of further weakness of the Yen. This is gas that’s been converted to liquid form to throughout the world in particular has lead to big rally in high yield bonds make it easier to store or transport. Japanese producers of exportable goods either issued by governments or corpo- The prospect of a major expansion of US gas whose direct investments, driven by the rates and also a big rally in the equities in exports has tantalized business groups and law- COVE POINT: This undated aerial file photo provided by Dominion shows the Dominion strong yen, are having the most deflation- Japan and other developed markets. makers from both parties, and they’re urging the Liquefied Natural Gas (LGN) facility in Cove Point, Md. A domestic natural gas boom ary impact on the global economy. As There is a big possibility that the devalua- Obama administration to move faster to approve already has lowered US energy prices while stoking fears of environmental disaster. —AP long as the Yen stays strong this keeps tion of the Yen, capital outflow and a the projects as a way to create thousands of jobs their domestic operating costs prohibi- global competitive devaluation will cre- and spur economic growth. Increased exports also year-old data that doesn’t account for increased where new LNG export terminals also are being tively high relative to China and other ate another bubble in the financial mar- would help offset the nation’s enormous trade demand for natural gas by manufacturers, truck- proposed. The facilities cost billions of dollars and countries in Asia such as Thailand that has kets. It is a bit early for this so my advice deficit. But consumer groups and some manufac- ing fleets and power plants. take years to complete. attracted billions of dollars of Japanese for international investors is to stay long turers that use natural gas oppose expanded Dow, which uses natural gas to power its Only one US license has been granted so far, to direct investments. equities and avoid bonds. exports, saying they could drive up domestic plants and make products from plastics to phar- Houston-based Cheniere Energy Inc. for an export A more important source of a defla- Hayder Tawfik - Executive Vice President prices and make manufacturing more expensive. maceuticals, has argued against unfettered terminal in Louisiana’s Cameron Parish. Proposals tionary threat around the world is the over of Asset Management, at Dimah Capital- Many environmental groups also oppose LNG exports and said that could lead to price spikes to build plants from Maryland to Texas and capacity and excess supply. Globally, every [email protected] exports because of fears that increased drilling that could harm the U.S. economy. Oregon are pending from energy giants such as could lead to environmental damage But John Felmy, chief economist for the Exxon Mobil and Conoco Phillips, as well as “Exporting natural gas will have serious impli- American Petroleum Institute, the largest lobby- Virginia -based Dominion Resources Inc. and cations for public health, the environment and cli- ing group for the oil and gas industry, said Canadian-based Veresen Inc. mate change,” said Michael Brune, executive restricting trade to control prices “is bad for the The Energy Department has promised to Stock markets ride high, director of the Sierra Club. “Building these termi- economy” and could result in lower domestic decide on a case-by-case basis, but must finish nals means lots of new fracking, and more frack- investment and production, hampering jobs and wading through nearly 200,000 comments filed beware of a fall: Experts ing means more risks for Americans.” economic growth. “We cannot and should not on a study last year that concluded more exports Bill Cooper, president of the Center for build around a wall around United States,” Felmy would translate to net economic benefits for the PARIS: Optimism is blowing through stock Some hold that it is an artificial bull mar- Liquefied Natural Gas, an industry group, called said. Whether to approve natural gas exports is “a US. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., chairman of the markets around the world, lifting many of ket driven by huge amounts of money natural gas a safe, clean-burning alternative to huge question that’s facing the federal govern- Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, them to record high levels but this contrasts pushed into economies by central banks. coal and oil. “LNG exports are a huge opportunity ment right now,” said Sarah Ladislaw, an energy said officials should seek a “sweet spot” for LNG with widespread economic gloom and leads Others say that the rises are justified because for the United States economy, our workers and analyst at the Center for Strategic and exports - allowing enough to spur drilling and some analysts to wonder if some of it is just investors are anticipating a recovery of the our geopolitical relationships” with countries such International Studies. Expanded exports not only increase gas supplies, but not enough to create hot air. world economy and a recovery of those as Japan that are seeking to import natural gas, could raise natural gas prices, but also could hin- export-driven price hikes. Records have been created with increas- stocks which have fallen heavily. Cooper said. “LNG exports will create jobs, der development of renewable forms of energy Under the right approach, energy companies ing speed since the beginning of May. The “The dichotomy between the real econo- increase government revenue and benefit con- such as wind and solar power that do more to can “make enough money to continue producing, main DAX index in Frankfurt has reached a my and the financial sphere is widening and sumers.” The administration has not said whether combat climate change, Ladislaw said. US manufacturers have an affordable, stable sup- new record high level, and the markets in this is worrying,” commented Guillaume it will approve the projects. The issue is among “How do you put yourself on a pathway to ply of natural gas, and the environment is not London and Tokyo have returned to the lev- Garabedian, a portfolio manager at French the main challenges for Ernest Moniz, President reduced (carbon) emissions over the longer term only protected, but actually benefits from greater els reached in October 2007 just before the brokers Meeschaert Gestion Privee. Barack Obama’s nominee to be energy secretary. while not killing this golden goose which is pro- use of natural gas and lower CO2 emissions,” financial crisis began. He held that that stock markets were ris- Federal law requires the Energy Department to viding low-cost energy to the United States right Wyden said. —AP Wall Street in New York is leading the way ing mainly because central banks had been and sets a fresh record almost every day. But applying highly accommodating monetary the stock market in Paris lags behind. The policies, reducing their key interest rates, and main CAC 40 index has just risen to the level pushing huge amounts of liquidity into the Sony back in the black on cheap yen, healthier sales last reached in the middle of 2011 and is far financial sector. TOKYO: Sony Corp. is back in the black expects the recovery to continue, and Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. product, as well as the PlayStation video- below the record high level of almost 7,000 All classes of assets have been boosted by for its fiscal fourth quarter, recording a projected a 50 billion yen ($505 million) Sales for the January-March period rose game console, once a must-have for hol- points set in October 2000, and still trails the this, even the riskiest assets such as debt 93.9 billion yen ($948 million) profit, with profit for the fiscal year through March 8 percent to 1.7 trillion yen ($17 billion), iday shopping. Chief Financial Officer 4,332 points registered just before the col- bonds issued by crisis-hit countries in south- big help from a weaker yen that boosts 2014, up 16 percent. mainly from a favorable currency rate. Masaru Kato said that despite the return lapse of Lehman Brothers bank in the United ern Europe which are able to place their overseas earnings. A weak yen helps Japanese Sony’s annual earnings were better than to profitability, the company’s electron- States in September 2008. bonds despite still being in difficulty. The Japanese electronics and enter- exporters, and the dollar has gained 20 its own forecast for a 40 billion yen ($404 ics sector, including camcorders and dig- Analysts at Swiss Life private investment The rise of asset prices could even lead to tainment company also dragged itself percent against the yen in recent million) profit, and that of analysts sur- ital cameras, was struggling compared managers commented recently that the mar- a new financial bubble, some analysts are back to profit for the fiscal year ended months. The favorable exchange rate is veyed by FactSet at about 33 billion yen to its entertainment projects. kets “are swimming in the midst of paradox”, beginning to warn. March 31, following four straight years of expected to continue in the coming ($333 million). In an effort to achieve a “We must answer to the challenge of questioning the strong rises at a time when At Capital Spreads, Jonathan Sudeira said red ink. It reported Thursday annual months because of the policies of Prime turnaround, Sony has been shedding making our electronics business prof- the global economic situation is a long way that “despite the efforts of the central banks, earnings of 43 billion yen ($434 million), Minister Shinzo Abe, who took office last jobs and selling assets and parts of busi- itable, no matter what,” he said. The from being stabilised and is even deepening the volume of trading is falling and the high a reversal from a loss of 457 billion yen year. Sony had sunk to a 255.2 billion yen nesses in recent years. recent weaker yen, which will make Sony in some places, including in Europe. levels reached by some shares is beginning ($5.7 billion) the previous year - the loss for the January-March period in The brand has lost much of its glam- products cheaper abroad, was almost In financial circles, experts give various to look unjustified for traders who are being worst in the company’s nearly seven- 2012, slammed by its money-losing TV our as the maker of the Walkman certain to work as a big plus, and Kato explanations for the rise of stock markets in asked at the same time not to take account decade history. Tokyo-based Sony business and competition from rivals portable music player, a pioneering welcomed it. —AP mature economies. of the economic situation.” —AFP MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 BUSINESS Australian Treasurer says deficit ‘uncomfortable’

SYDNEY: Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan admitted September, which opinion polls suggest will be won by ter how uncomfortable that is politically.” “But coming with that has been a very strong and yesterday it was politically “very uncomfortable” to fail the conservative opposition led by Tony Abbott, Swan Swan first announced the backdown on the budget high Australian dollar. “And that strong and high to return the budget to surplus as forecast, but blamed said voters could question why the surplus had not surplus in December, and he has since confirmed rev- Australian dollar has caused an unprecedented set of unprecedented shortfalls in government revenue. been achieved. enue writedowns of at least Aus$17 billion (US$17 bil- circumstances in terms of the tax collections for the Swan, who will deliver his sixth annual budget on But he said he was faced with the choice of cutting lion) for the 2012-13 financial year. Commonwealth Government through last year and Tuesday, said a year ago that the national accounts spending to the bone to maintain the surplus, a course The Treasurer defended the government’s handling early this year.” should come out of deficit this financial year. But a fall which would affect jobs, or explaining the fall in rev- of the mining-powered economy, saying Australia was The high dollar has squeezed domestic industries at in tax revenues has forced him to delay the surplus. enue forecasts. in “good shape” but the high Australian dollar had a time when fluctuating commodity prices due to cool- “What has changed has been a fundamental write- “I’ll take my medicine; I’ll accept the politics of dragged on the economy. ing Chinese growth have seen export earnings fall. down of revenue, which is unprecedented, which this are very uncomfortable,” he said. “But getting “We have outperformed every other developed Swan said the government planned to return to sur- couldn’t be forecast or predicted,” Swan told the Nine the big economic decisions right to support economy over the past five years and we will continue plus, and the timeline for this would be revealed in the Network. As the country prepares for elections in Australian jobs is what people expect of me, no mat- to do that over the next few years,” he said. budget papers released on Tuesday evening. —AFP

Nissan FY2012 net income at 342.4 billion yen

DUBAI: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. yesterday Nissan solidified its position as the lead- announced financial results for the twelve- ing automaker for electric vehicles and month period ending March 31, 2013. zero-emission mobility during the fiscal Nissan faced a range of challenges during year. More than 62,000 Nissan LEAF units fiscal year 2012, yet fourth quarter prof- have been sold worldwide since the prod- itability enabled the company to achieve uct’s launch. During 2012, Nissan launched its full-year net income target. Nissan also production in the U.S. and the U.K. to generated strong free cash flow and increase the ability to grow global sales. strengthened its balance sheet during FY2012. FY2013 Outlook Nissan filed the following results with The global sales forecast for fiscal year 2013 is the Tokyo Stock Exchange, based on for- 5.3 million units, an increase of 7.8%. Nissan plans eign exchange rates of JPY 82.9/USD and to launch several new vehicles during fiscal 2013; JPY 106.8/EUR, the average rates for the fis- among them will be the first new model of the cal year ending March 31, 2013: Datsun brand. ● Net revenues of JPY 9.63 trillion (USD Based on this sales outlook and an exchange 116.16 billion, EUR 90.17 billion) rate of JPY 95/USD and JPY 122/EUR, the follow- ● Operating profit of JPY 523.5 billion ing is Nissan’s pro forma outlook for the fiscal year (USD 6.31 billion, EUR 4.90 billion) ending March 31, 2014: ● Ordinary profit of JPY 529.3 billion ● Net revenue is forecast to be JPY 11.2 trillion (USD 6.38 billion, EUR 4.96 billion) (USD 117.89 billion, EUR 91.80 billion); ● Net income of JPY 342.4 billion (USD ● Operating profit is expected to be JPY 700 4.13 billion, EUR 3.21 billion) billion (USD 7.37 billion, EUR 5.74 billion); In FY2012, global sales reached a ● Ordinary profit is expected to be JPY 665 bil- record-high of 4.914 million units, up 1.4% lion (USD 7.0 billion, EUR 5.45 billion); and over FY2011. Ten new models were ● Net income is forecast to be JPY 420 billion launched to global markets, including the (USD 4.42 billion, EUR 3.44 billion). new Altima in the United States; Sylphy in Due to changes in reporting standards, China; and the Note in Japan. Nissan will use different methodology to Carlos Ghosn, Nissan President and account for its financial results from fiscal Chief Executive Officer, said: “Fiscal 2012 2013 onward. Specifically, Nissan will shift was marked by both successes and chal- to the Equity Method accounting proce- lenges for Nissan. We ended the year with a dures starting in fiscal 2013 for the joint sound balance sheet, record global sales, venture between Nissan and Dongfeng in an improved brand, and an expanded pres- China. Though net income reporting will ence in critical growth markets. Equally remain unchanged under the new account- important, we have taken countermeasures ing method, henceforward income state- that will enable us to navigate the head- ments will no longer include Dongfeng- winds that lie ahead and resume significant Nissan’s results in revenues and operating growth. As we enter the third year of the profit. Nissan Power 88 mid-term plan, I am confi- Based on the new reporting method, dent we have the right strategy in place to Nissan today filed the following forecasts deliver on our business objectives.” with the Tokyo Stock Exchange, based on Looking at sales performance in global foreign exchange rates of JPY 95/USD and markets, sales in the US were up 5.4% to JPY 122/EUR, for the fiscal year ending 1.14 million units. Sales volume in China, March 31, 2014: where sales of Japanese brands have been ● Net revenue is forecast to be JPY 10.37 impacted by the bilateral territorial dispute, trillion (USD 109.16 billion, EUR 85.0 bil- declined 5.3% year-on-year to 1.18 million lion); vehicles. Across Europe including Russia, ● Operating profit is expected to be JPY sales were 660,000 units, falling 7.5%. In 610 billion (USD 6.42 billion, EUR 5.0 billion); Japan, sales were down 1.3% to 647,000 ● Ordinary profit is expected to be JPY units. Strong results were reported in other 645 billion (USD 6.79 billion, EUR 5.29 bil- markets, including Thailand, Brazil, and the lion); and Middle East; sales totalled 959,000 units, up ● Net income is forecast to be JPN 420 16.3% over the prior year. billion (USD 4.42 billion, EUR 3.44 billion).

Australia budget blues in land of mining boom

SYDNEY: As China’s economy slows and terms of cutbacks will be too damaging,” Australia begins its painful transition away said Harmon. from a decade-long mining boom, If opinion polls are reliable, Prime Treasurer Wayne Swan will have little to Minister Julia Gillard’s Labor party is on offer voters seeking an election-year track to lose power in a landslide to the spending spree. Tony Abbott-led conservatives come The government has spent months September. priming the public for a significant plunge It is a situation that confounds out- in revenues-due to sluggish corporate tax siders according to economist Stephen earnings-when Swan unveils his final Koukoulas, formerly Gillard’s senior eco- budget before Australia goes to the polls nomic adviser. “Globally people are saying on September 14. ‘Gosh, what are you guys worrying about? The stubbornly high Australian dollar You’re growing, you’ve got minuscule lev- has been fingered as the culprit, squeez- els of government debt, you’re in the ing domestic industries at a time when fastest-growing region in the world,” fluctuating commodity prices due to cool- Koukoulas told AFP. ing Chinese growth have seen export “‘You’ve got 5.5 percent unemploy- earnings slide. ment, you’ve got government debt that’s Australia, the standout resilient econo- 10 percent of GDP, your deficit’s one per- my during the financial crisis, is showing cent of GDP. What on earth is bugging you signs of fatigue. The central bank Tuesday guys?’” slashed interest rates to a record low 2.75 According to Harmon, who arrived in percent to stimulate activity. Australia from austerity-hit Ireland just The China-driven mining industry, long nine months ago, the government made a its major asset and economic engine, is rod for its own back by repeatedly approaching an investment peak and a “fetishising” the political imperative of a bumpy transformation lies ahead as budget surplus. triple-A credit-rated Australia seeks alter- To justify reneging on that promise native sources of growth. Harmon said Labor had been forced to Swan’s economic stewardship through resort to “the language of ‘let’s share the the global downturn earned him pain’”-the last thing voters want to hear in Euromoney’s Finance Minister of the Year an election year, and rhetoric that jars in 2011, and he boasted that Australia with reality. would again beat the world-this time by “Australia is a million miles away from returning to surplus in 2013. any of the catastrophic scenarios that oth- What a difference 12 months can er countries find themselves in,” said make. “What has changed has been a fun- Harmon. damental writedown of revenue, which is “While there are plenty of bumps in unprecedented, which couldn’t be fore- the road potentially-Chinese demand, cast or predicted,” Swan told the Nine housing market issues-the country has Network on Sunday as he defended his more than the ability to absorb that. decision to delay returning to surplus. “The economic realities are very sound Swan said he was ready to “take my med- indeed. Unfortunately the political issue icine” politically for the decision.”Getting the (of a deficit) is resonating with the public.” big economic decisions right to support Nick Economou, politics analyst from Australian jobs is what people expect of me, Monash University, said voters had largely no matter how uncomfortable that is politi- stopped listening and had only “a sort of cally,” he said. macabre interest to see how the con- Rather than the splurging typical of an demned are going to behave as they go election year, Sydney University econo- to their execution” on budget night. mist Colm Harmon said the budget was “The voters have made up their minds likely to be a “bland affair” aimed at and it’s all over,” said Economou. “In poli- “dampening the sense that somebody’s tics people are never satisfied, it doesn’t lost control of the steering wheel”. matter what you do. And the worst thing “Anything by way of spending would you can say to them is ‘You’ve never had it be unbelievable; anything too dramatic in so good’.” —AFP MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 BUSINESS Will Fed taper their assets purchase program?

NBK WEEKLY MONEY MARKETS REPORT KUWAIT: The major action for the week est level since in over five years, signaling Greek Officials Expressing Hope That due to negative real yields. The UK appears cerns and that the government will take happened on Thursday night as Dollar final- labor market resilience in the face of fiscal the Economy Is Recovering to be suffering from a decline in the relative steps to mitigate fallouts of the sharply low- ly broke against the Yen through the psy- austerity implemented since the begin- Greece Finance Minister Yannis profitability of its foreign investments. er yen chological 100 level and signaled to the rest ning of the year. Initial claims for state Stournaras was quoted this week saying On a different level, the continued dra- of the market that the USD bull trend is still unemployment benefits fell 4,000 to an that he foresees Greece returning to capital matic decline in the Euro zone tail risk has People Bank of China Worried about intact. adjusted 323,000, the lowest level since markets in 2014 when rescue funds from its been hurting the Sterling lately, as we had Inflation and Growth As investors were giving up on further January 2008. Economists had expected a latest bailout programme run dry, if it witnessed last year the massive inflow from According to the People Bank of China, USD strength during the past couple of drop to 335,000. A better indication of the achieves a primary budget surplus and pos- the Euro zone due to the safe haven status China cannot be blindly optimistic about weeks, the US dollar bullish move came employment state in the US is the four- itive rates of growth first. of the UK. the outlook for inflation at a time when almost a week after the latest US payroll week moving average for new claims, For the first time since the eruption of Asia uncertainties remain in areas such as prop- numbers. On Thursday night, Euro, Yen and which dropped 6,250 to 336,750-the low- the crisis in October 2010, when Greece was Japanese Investors Finally Buying erty and farm-produce prices. In its first- Sterling tumbled along with the rest of the est level since November 2007. forced to go to the EU and IMF for financial Foreign Bonds quarter monetary policy implementation G10 versus the USD. The main driver The US budget Deficit likely to continue assistance, 10-year-bonds closed below According to the weekly portfolio data report, the PBOC said “China will continue remains whether the Fed might taper their Shrinking. 10% earlier this month, reflecting improved released from the Ministry of Finance, to pursue a prudent monetary policy to Quantitative easing program sooner than The shrinking of the US federal deficit budget figures and optimism that Greece is Japanese investors net-bought •204.4 bil- keep prices stable”. As the central bank expected as employment data has been has been an important and over-looked meeting the terms of its bailout agreements lion of foreign bonds in the week of April remains concerned about inflation, the coming stronger than expected along with factor in the US recovery. The congressional 22nd and net-bought •309.9 billion of for- comments suggest the central bank is a stronger moving average. budget office is now reporting strong rev- reluctant to loosen monetary policy even After a volatile week, the focus is likely to enue collection, up by 16% since the start with low inflation and a growth slowdown. shift back to the US next week with the of the fiscal year in October 2012. Add to it This week, data showed the consumer release of March retail sales, industrial pro- the sequestration and other reductions in price index rose 2.4% in April, below the duction and CPI inflation. If the data exhibit expenditures; this is seeing the deficit nar- government’s 2013 goal for a fourth a relatively weak tone, this may take some row. Additionally the government agency straight month. of the enthusiasm off from last week’s Fannie Mae has also said it will make a USD Trade data on the other hand were bet- employment report and keep markets 59.4 bn dividend payment to the govern- ter than market expectations in April with inclined to doubt the scope for a near-term ment in June. Combined, both develop- exports rising 14.7% year on year versus tapering of Fed QE program. ments are expected to give president 9.2% consensus and up from 10% the On the foreign exchange side, currencies Obama until roughly October to address month before. Import growth was also closed the week with a stronger Dollar the debt ceiling. Italy Industrial Output Falls eign bonds in the week of April 29th. While strong at 16.8% year on year versus con- across the board. On Thursday, the Bank of Industrial production fell in Italy more Japanese investors have been net-sellers of sensus 13%. England delivered an unchanged policy Europe & UK than economists expected in March. foreign bonds in the previous six consecu- decision, in line with expectations. After Positive Euro Zone News Albeit A Output decreased 0.8% from Februyary tive weeks since mid-March even after BoJ Commodities both the Industrial Production numbers German Slowdown when it fell 0.9%. The number was higher governor Kuroda introduced unprecedent- Gold Remain Under Pressure and the BoE, Sterling attempted a higher The positive tone continues in Europe than expected as economists had expected ed monetary policy easing on April 4th, it The massive decline in Gold couple of move, but the reaction was fairly muted. for a second week in a row. According to a drop of 0.3%. seems that Japanese investors are slowly weeks ago ignited Demand for physical After reaching a high of 1.5599, the Pound German newspapers, the ECB is looking at On a yearly basis, the number dropped starting to react to the new monetary poli- gold, especially coins and jewelry. Indeed, ended the week close to the lowest level buying bad loans from southern Europe to by 5.2% lower than in the same month last cies. In addition, Japanese investors net- retail investors rushed to take advantage of seen during the week of 1.5358. relieve the pressure on banks in crisis- year. The Italian economy has shrunk for six sold •2.2 trillion of foreign bonds in April. the suddenly discounted prices to buy After being investors’ favorite trade dur- stricken countries. Part of the scheme consecutive quarters, since the middle of However, •2.4 trillion was from banks, physical gold, especially coins. Purchases ing the past couple of days, the Euro plum- would be to buy asset-backed securities, 2011. Another fall in GDP in the first quarter which flows do not have impact on the cur- were more than able to absorb the liquida- meted by the end of the week to a low of which allow banks to pass on credit risk to would make it the longest recession the rency market. On the other hand, life insur- tion of gold and put a support under the 1.2986 following a stronger USD across the other investors in order to free up capital country has suffered since the Second ance companies were actually net-buyers $1,400 level. The concerns arise about the board. for lending. The plan would help to miti- World War. of foreign bonds (•437.9 billion). sustainability of such a nature of demand; In the commodity complex, Gold prices gate the effect of new regulations, which On Thursday, Japan’s economy minister for instance, buyers who might have been remain shaky with prices dropping by the require banks to boost capital and liquidity The UK is still in a Negative said the yen’s rapid descent against other looking for much lower price levels could end of the week to a low of $1,420. Physical buffers. environment major currencies reflects a recovery in the have been prompted to act by the sudden- gold prices on the other hand remain sup- Looking to the German trade data for On Thursday, the Bank of England deliv- US economy as well as improvements in ness of the price slump. The same might ported in Asia around 4% higher than the March, imports and exports rose slightly ered an unchanged policy decision this Japan under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. have been the case for buyers who might Bullion trading prices. after falling in February, suggesting the week , in line with expectations. Unlike the Additionally, Amari reiterated Japan’s posi- otherwise have bought later in the year. Oil prices remain strong on the back of a country is picking up again after a contrac- Fed, the Bank of England is unlikely to shift tion that the country isn’t engaged in cur- This missing demand will be felt if the Fed strong US equity markets in addition to the tion at the end of 2012. In the First quarter, to less easing anytime this year, so investors rency-market manipulation. With the yen decides to taper its QE program in the next ongoing Middle East tensions. exports remained under pressure from can’t price much in terms of relative mone- falling so sharply, however, concerns are June meeting. weak demand in the Euro zone. While Yen- tary policy tightening. Also the Sterling has also growing in Japan that it will further Jobless Claims, Lowest Level since weakness is likely to remain a problem for been negatively correlated with risk push up the prices of imported items and Kuwait November 2007 German exporters, problems in Europe appetite. Looking at the balance of pay- could pinch the household sector. Finally, Kuwaiti Dinar at 0.28545. The USD-KWD Jobless Claims in the US fell to the low- might resurface later on in the third quarter ments, inflows remain exceptionally weak Amari said that he is aware of such con- opened at 0.28545 on Sunday morning. TMC reports net revenues India IT watchdog probes of 22 trillion Yen for 2013

TOKYO: Commenting on the results, TMC growth. We believe that the driver for sus- breach in global ATM heist President Akio Toyoda said: “In the fiscal tainable growth is ultimately ever-better year ended March, we experienced cars, and we are launching cars developed increased sales of our vehicles mainly in with this mindset. We are also making Customers affected by this sophisticated crime North America and Asia, and, coupled with progress in reforming our manufacturing the results of company-wide profit technologies and vehicle development MUMBAI/ BANGALORE: The Indian govern- its security was not compromised. contracts in the world in 2011, according to processes under the Toyota New Global ment’s cyber watchdog is investigating how EnStage, which is incorporated in industry data. Architecture and I am convinced that the the computer systems of two companies that Cupertino, California, but has operations India-based IT vendors, who rely on the positive cycle defined for our business in based in Bangalore, is the company that trust of global clients to handle sensitive data, the Toyota Global Vision is now gradually are part of the country’s vast IT services indus- but steadily taking shape.” try were breached in a global ATM heist that processed card payments for Bank of Muscat are dominated by companies providing sup- Major factors contributing to the saw $45 million stolen from two banks in the of Oman, according to a source close to Bank port services to the global financial industry. increase in operating income include the Middle East. of Muscat. Bank of Muscat lost $40 million in a Eddie Schwartz, chief information security offi- positive effects from marketing activities EnStage Inc, which operates from coordinated heist on Feb. 19, according to cer for RSA Inc, a firm that helps banks fight generating 650 billion yen, cost reduction Bangalore, and ElectraCard Services, based in Thursday’s indictment. “Our customers were payment card fraud, said that it is not surpris- efforts saving 450 billion yen and currency the Indian city of Pune, processed card pay- adversely affected by this sophisticated ing that hackers would target banks that rely fluctuations of 150 billion yen, which offset ments for the two banks that were hit in the crime,” EnStage CEO Govind Setlur said in a on Indian firms to process transactions. the negative effects from related expenses theft, several people familiar with the situa- statement in the Times of India newspaper. Schwartz, who is based in Washington, said of 300.0 billion yen. tion said. A statement obtained by Reuters from a there is not as much government oversight in For the fiscal year ending March 31, “We are investigating the technical aspect,” company spokesman said: “Since the time the India as there is in the United States and improvement activities, we booked operat- 2014, Toyota expects consolidated vehicle Gulshan Rai, director general of the Indian ing income of 1.32 trillion yen. We have sales of 9.1 million units, consolidated net Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), faced many challenges since 2009 but have revenues of 23.5 trillion yen, operating part of the department of electronics and learned valuable lessons, including the income of 1.8 trillion yen and net income of information technology, told Reuters by need for Toyota to maintain sustainable 1.37 trillion yen. phone yesterday. “What kind of breach has happened in the system, how did it happen, what processes are in place, and the entire technical aspect Airlines bankroll sports we will look at,” he said, adding that the glory to win market dogfight agency had started its investigation on Saturday. ISTANBUL: Turkish Airlines has added German “big buzz” an airline gets for bankrolling sports US prosecutors said on Thursday that hack- highflier Borussia Dortmund to its sponsorship glory. But a famous name comes with a price, ers broke into two card processing compa- roster, taking fierce competition with Gulf car- experts say, especially when economies flush nies, raising the balances and withdrawal lim- riers from the skies to the world’s premier foot- with petrodollars are on the hunt for exposure. its on accounts that were then exploited in ball stadiums. In football, Dubai-based Emirates is now coordinated ATM withdrawals around the After mythic clubs Barcelona FC and patron to Paris St.Germain, AC Milan and has world. Manchester United, Dortmund is the third long backed Arsenal, whose home field was The prosecutors did not name the two football giant to be sponsored by THY, which is named Emirates Stadium in a game-changing companies but said one was based in India vying to dominate the airways with just-as 2004 deal worth $200 million. and the other in the United States. According ambitious Gulf carriers, such as Emirates and Emirates will also sponsor 15 of Formula to a US official and a bank employee, who Qatar Airways. The deal, estimated in the tens One’s 19 Grand Prix over the next five seasons. both spoke on condition of anonymity, of millions of euros, is well timed, coming just “It is very simple-sports sponsoring is very suc- ElectraCard Services was the company that as Dortmund secured its place in an all- cessful because people tend to remember processed prepaid travel cards for National German Champions League final against sports more than anything else,” said Boutros Bayern Munich on May 25, in what sports ana- Boutros, the head of Emirates’ Corporate Bank of Ras Al Khaimah PSC (RAKBANK). RAK- lysts said was a Bundesliga resurgence. Communications. “We also sponsor festivals, BANK suffered a $5 million coordinated heist In this Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013 file photo, a person inserts a debit card into an ATM “In our pursuit of marketing our product expositions and concerts but nobody seems at ATMs around the world on Dec 21 last year, machine in Pittsburgh. A gang of cyber-criminals stole $45 million in a matter of hours and shaping our brand, we have taken on to pay attention to that,” Boutros said, noting according to the US indictment. by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards and then draining cash sports to represent our face to the public,” said that passenger numbers rose more than ten- Ramesh Mengawade, the chief executive of machines around the globe, federal prosecutors said Thursday, May 9, 2013. —AP THY chairman Hamdi Topcu. Crowned best fold since 2000 when the company first start- ElectraCard Services and its parent company, European airline in 2011 and 2012, Turkish ed sponsorships. Opus Software Solutions, could not be incident occurred, EnStage has retained inde- Western Europe. “Hackers view India as a tar- Airlines is expanding furiously and chalking up According to chief executive Ahmad bin reached through his assistant or by email on pendent security experts to analyse the intru- get. It’s got a fast-moving economy, a fast- clear victories in an industry known for cut- Said al-Maktoum, Emirates sets aside $227 mil- Saturday. sion and to recommend enhancements to its moving IT infrastructure,” Schwartz said. throat rivalries worthy of the Premier League. lion every year for sport sponsorships. ElectraCard is based in a plush office park information security infrastructure. EnStage Cyber security experts said the global scope The airline carried 39 million passengers in Turkish Airlines, which entered the fray near the airport on the outskirts of Pune, a has implemented both these enhancements and speed of the $45 million bank theft was 2012 — Emirates carried 34 million-and paid much later, chose “eye-catching sponsorships... fast-growing city in western India that is a hub as well as additional monitoring capabilities.” unprecedented. The global gang had opera- $20 billion for some 200 Boeing and Airbus at the expense of short term profitability,” said for the IT and auto industries and is home to Setlur was travelling and could not be tives in 27 countries who fanned out to thou- jets in a frantic push to carry 96 million passen- Emre Akcakmak, a senior analyst from East several universities. A security guard at the reached for further comment yesterday. The sands of ATMs in a matter of hours, withdraw- gers by 2020, when it hopes Istanbul will have Capital. But the effort was worth it, he said, office park, where tenants include IBM, would company appears to occupy an entire floor in ing money using fraudulent prepaid debit beaten Madrid and Tokyo to host the Summer with THY’s passenger numbers and profitabili- not allow in a Reuters journalist without an an office in central Bangalore. An employee cards, according to U.S. prosecutors. The US Olympics. ty rising remarkably over the years. appointment yesterday. who did not want to be identified said that Justice Department gave details of the heist on The idea is to advertise a “good product to The competition never lets up however, Unlisted ElectraCard had a net loss of 90.2 about 250 people work in the office but did Thursday in an indictment against eight men provide us with visibility across the world,” said with companies running the risk of “looking million rupees ($1.65 million) on net sales of not give further details. accused of being the New York cell of the less famous or less attractive” if they step out Ali Genc, deputy chairperson at the airline. The 535.4 million rupees for the fiscal year that Bank of Muscat has not commented on organization. The department said seven of the push has already paid off, at least on the web, of the game, Maltese warned. ended in March 2012, a sales decline of 1.6 the case. Police in Pune and Bangalore did men have been arrested. with a television ad featuring basketball super- In November, Qatar Airways replaced THY star Kobe Bryant and Lionel Messi, the football in a surprise jersey deal with Barcelona worth percent, according to a report by ratings not immediately have information on the The ringleaders of the global operation living legend, viewed over 100 million times. 170 million euros. And unsurprisingly, Qatar agency Crisil. matter when reached yesterday. were believed to be outside the United States, “Sport sponsorships is like fireworks,” said Airways will also stamp its logo on the 2022 MasterCard bought a 12.5 percent stake in The breach in security at Indian opera- but US prosecutors have declined to give Lionel Maltese, a marketing professor at Aix World Cup when home city Doha hosts the ElectraCard in 2010, ElectraCard has said. tors is a blow to the country’s multi-billion details, citing the continuing investigation. Marseille University in France, explaining the huge event. —AFP MasterCard, the network under which the dollar information technology industry, Germany is the only other country so far to cards used in the heist were issued, has said which received about half of all outsourcing announce arrests. —Reuters BUSINESS MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 GCC residents believe localisation by govts are effective

DUBAI: A ‘Nationalization in the GCC” poll conduct- employed in sales and marketing (33%) or IT ities extra impetus, momentum, direction and drive. competitive when it comes to training and experi- ed by Bayt.com, the region’s number one job site, departments (21%), with the majority holding In the GCC in particular, Bayt.com’s online recruit- ence (14.5%), as well as perceptions they may favor has revealed that sentiment suggests that GCC resi- supervisory (31%) or managerial (25%) positions. ment platform has facilitated the entire process of a select few limited industries for employment pur- dents feel that GCC nationals are given generous 22% occupy entry level positions, and 5% are in meeting nationalization objectives and targets pan- poses (10%). support by their governments. In fact, according to their company’s C-level roles. industrially by making it faster, easier and more effi- When asked whether they believe that the cur- the poll, the general perception is that national citi- Over a third of the poll’s respondents (36%) cient to source top national talent across career lev- rent workplace localization policies in their country zens are given “very much support” by the govern- believe that the best way to find national talent is els. We liaise very closely with each country’s univer- are effective, half of polled professionals think they ment as far as job search is concerned as stated by through dedicated regional jobsites. Social media is sities and top employers alike to ensure our recruit- are effective indeed: 22% responded with ‘yes, very’, 42% of respondents, with only a quarter (26%) also a popular method for finding national employ- ment platform readily accommodates local recruit- and 28% stated ‘yes, to an extent.’ However, 14% claiming that nationals receive no support. 35.6% ees (24%), as are university career fairs (12.3%). On ment targets from the internship and fresh gradu- claim that the policies are ‘not effective at all’, and claim that they believe the government does in fact the other hand, newspaper ads (7%), alumni centers ate stage through to mid-management and senior 16% believe that they are ‘not very effective’. intervene in the hiring of local talent within their (6%) and local job fairs (7%), as well as some of the managerial level roles and requirements.” More than Respondents feel that hiring levels for national tal- company, however, 42% state the opposite, where dedicated local government sites are seen to be rel- half of the companies based in the GCC (52%) have ents could be most improved if nationals had they claim that the government does not play a atively less effective for discovering local talent. firm policies for hiring nationals, as opposed to the access to better educational and vocational training part in that respect. “At Bayt.com we have been assisting corpora- 32% that don’t (16% of respondents did not know facilities (24%), if there were better coordination With regards to talent availability and ease of tions in the GCC large and small, both local and whether or not their companies have firm policies). between the government and the private sector sourcing and hiring, almost half of the respondents international, to meet their nationalizations targets Yet, the results of the poll show that the number of (22%), or if there were better incentives for the pri- (52%) feel it is easy for employers to source national for the better part of the last decade,” said nationals working in companies varies widely, with vate sector from the government (16%) and better talent. Moreover, when compared to expatriates, SuhailMasri, VP of Sales, Bayt.com. “Most of the 37% claiming that local talent makes up 0 to 5% of coordination between educational institutes and respondents believe that national citizens receive region’s top employers whom we liaise with on a their workforce, and 18% stating that their compa- companies (15%). better pay (46%), receive more support from the daily basis are already actively mobilized to source, ny comprises of 75 to 100% nationals. The biggest Data for the Bayt.com “Nationalization in the government (23%), and are promoted faster (11%). attract and retain national talent across career levels issues relating to hiring local talent are seen to be GCC” poll was collected online from March 15 - Only, 11% believe that local talents are paid less and job roles and this initiative should serve in perceptions they may want less hours or more pay May 2, with 2,213 respondents covering six GCC than their expat counterparts. Most local talents are effect to give their nationalization targets and activ- (39%); and perceptions they may be relatively less countries. Honda Alghanim launches exclusive promotion at its new service center

KUWAIT: Alghanim Motors, the new Honda car dealer in Kuwait, has announced the launch of an exclusive promotion for all Honda vehicle owners under warranty. The promotion includes free oil change, vehicle check-up and car wash services, giving customers peace of mind and satisfaction in their Honda vehicle. Alghanim Motors’ new Service Center is located in Shuwaikh adjacent to Alghanim Industries head office; opposite to the Classical Car Museum. All Honda owner vehicles under warranty are welcome to bring their cars to the new service center to benefit from this limited time offer. While the car is being serviced, customers have the option of spending time in the new waiting area that is solely created for Honda Alghanim Etihad Airways named customers. The waiting area is equipped with TV screens, laptops, free Wi-Fi, PS3 gaming stations, massage chairs as well as complimentary Arabic ME’s leading airline coffee and dates. The new Honda Alghanim Service Center is committed to upholding DUBAI: Etihad Airways has received the “December, for example, saw the launch prestigious title of Middle East’s Leading of our new ‘Etihad Wi-Fly’ inflight high- Airline at the World Travel Awards Middle speed, broadband internet and mobile East, for a remarkable seventh consecutive phone connectivity service. We are pro- year. gressively rolling this service out and our The accolade was one of three awards entire fleet will be equipped with connec- won by the national airline of the United tivity by the end of 2014. Arab Emirates during the black tie event “We are also continuing to make signifi- held at Dubai’s Le Royal Meridien Beach cant investments in our premium lounges, Resort & Spa last night. featuring a range of exclusive services Etihad Airways was also recognised for designed to make the journey more relax- uine Honda spare parts as well as Honda’s quali- pany always seeks to meet customer and mar- the Middle East’s Leading Airline First Class ing and enjoyable. ty motor oil to maintain every vehicle’s high lev- ket needs by providing the highest quality of and Middle East’s Leading Cabin Crew. “The hallmark of Etihad Airways is the el of performance and peace of mind. products and services for complete customer The World Travel Awards was estab- warm and generous hospitality that is Alghanim Industries gained its reputation as satisfaction. lished in 1993 to seek out and reward the drawn from the traditional Arabian culture a solid and trusted company in Kuwait after Honda Alghanim’s exclusive offer is for a limit- very best travel organisations in the world, in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and, of which, acknowledging the elite organisations in we are extremely proud,” Mr Hogan said. Honda’s international standards of providing years of steadfast leadership in the local market. ed time only and exclusive for all Honda vehicle their respective fields through a global vote Graham E. Cooke, World Travel Awards high quality service and products. Alghanim According to international standards, Alghanim owners under warranty. Benefit from the promo- by travel professionals. The World Travel President & Founder, said: “Etihad Airways Industries has long applied those same guide- Industries offers the highest level of customer tion by visiting Honda Alghanim’s Service Center Awards has achieved top industry status has enjoyed the most impressive twelve lines that exude quality, care and proficiency on satisfaction making the company a reliable force in Shuwaikh adjacent to Alghanim Industries and been named by the Wall Street Journal months yet in its 10 year history. Its strate- all its workings, businesses and activities. The that has accumulated a large, ever-growing cus- main office; opposite to the Classical Car as the “Oscars of the Travel Industry”. gy of organic growth and savvy partner- new Honda Alghanim service center offers gen- tomer base in the region. In addition, the com- Museum. The offer is valid until May 31, 2013. James Hogan, Etihad Airways’ President ships, coupled with an unrivalled commit- and Chief Executive Officer, said: “On behalf ment to quality and service, has delivered of the whole Etihad Airways’ team, I am record results and soaring passenger delighted to accept the title of Middle growth. Al Tijari announces winners of daily draw East’s Leading Airline. Everything we do is “We congratulate Etihad Airways for focused on giving our guests the best pos- winning ‘Middle East’s Leading Airline’, KUWAIT: Commercial Bank of Kuwait held the Al Najma Account Daily sible travel experience. ‘Middle East’s Leading Airline First Class’ draw on 12th May 2013. “Through organic growth, codeshares and ‘Middle East’s Leading Cabin Staff’ at The draw was held under the supervision of the Ministry of Commerce and equity stakes, we expanded our net- World Travel Awards Middle East Ceremony & Industry represented by Abdulaziz Ashkanani. work to a total of 248 destinations across 2013.” The winners of the Najma Daily Draw are :- the globe in 2012, offering greater flexibili- The success at the World Travel Awards The Commercial Bank of Kuwait announces the biggest daily draw in ty and choice for our guests. follows another triumph for the airline this Kuwait with the launch of the new Najma account. Customers of the bank “Complementing this expanding global week. At the 2013 Business Traveller Middle can now enjoy a KD 7,000 daily prize which is the highest in the country network, we are continuously investing in East Awards, on May 5, Etihad Airways took and another 4 mega prizes during the year worth KD 100,000 each on dif- innovation to ensure our guests benefit home the titles for Airline with the Best ferent occasions: The National Day, Eid Al Fitr, Eid Al Adha and on the 19th a customer can get one chance for winning instead of KD 50. from the latest advances in technology and First Class and Airline with the Best of June which is the date of the bankís establishment. Commercial Bank of Kuwait takes this opportunity to congratulate all design,” he said. Frequent Flyer Programme. With a minimum balance of KD 500, customers will be eligible for the lucky winners and also extends appreciation to the Ministry of Commerce daily draw provided that the money is in the account one week prior to the and Industry for their effective supervision of the draws which were con- Burgan Bank Q1 underlying daily draw or 2 months prior to the mega draw. In addition, for each KD 25 ducted in an orderly and organized manner. performance remains solid Etihad Airways and Air KUWAIT: Burgan Bank Group reported forming loans (net of collateral) ratio to yesterday KD 15.6 million net profits for gross loans stands at 2.1%. the first quarter of 2013 after taking KD 5 Majed Essa Al-Ajeel, Chairman of million in precautionary provisions. Burgan Bank Group, said: “we are very France strengthen ties Operating Profit before provisions grew proud with the underlying performance by 12% to reach KD 29.8 million compared that reflects the soundness of our strategy to KD 26.6 million reported for the first execution. Burgan Bank Group is growing DUBAI: Strategic partners Etihad Airways and quarter last year. faster than the economy and still outper- Air France have announced a number of new forming the market almost on all metrics. codeshare destinations in Africa, Asia, The decision to take extra precautionary Australia and Europe for summer 2013. provisions reflects our adopted approach The expansion of codeshare services fol- to cope with current adverse market con- lows last October’s strategic agreement ditions, and by implementing prudent between the respective national carriers to measures encouraged by the Central Bank foster closer commercial ties, build an of Kuwait.” “All leading indicators continue on the expanded global network, and deliver unri- right trajectory to sustain a solid operat- valled travel options for customers. ing performance while maintaining our Now placing its EY flight code on Air France prudent approach toward striking the flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG), right “risk & reward” balance,” added Mr. Oslo and Stockholm, Etihad Airways expects Al-Ajeel. to build on the existing joint codeshare routes “On behalf of the board, I take this from Paris-CDG to Bordeaux, Copenhagen, opportunity to thank our customers and Madrid, Nice and Toulouse. shareholders for their confidence in our Subject to further regulatory approvals, capabilities. I would also like to thank our Etihad Airways expects to be able to place its Majed Essa Al-Ajeel executive management team for their EY code soon on Air France flights between Underlying performance for the first leadership and the excellent execution of Paris-CDG, Lisbon and Marseilles. The UAE quarter 2013 reflects the solid financial the corporate strategy, and to our staff for flag carrier flies twice daily between Abu and operating performance of the group. their continued support and commit- Dhabi and Paris. Net income excluding the KD 5 million in ment,” concluded Al Ajeel. Air France is placing its AF code on Etihad Paris-CDG and Abu Dhabi, and onwards to connectivity, making the journey easier and provisions charges equates to KD 20.4 mil- The consolidated financials encompass Airways’ daily flights from Abu Dhabi to the Colombo, Mahé (Seychelles) and Male more enjoyable, increasing choice, and seam- lion reflecting 16% Year-on-year growth. the results of the Group’s operations in Sudanese capital, Khartoum, and to two cities (Maldives). lessly integrating operations over each air- Burgan Bank Group’s international Kuwait, and its share from its regional sub- in Australia - Melbourne and Sydney. The Dominique Patry, Vice President line’s respective hub, continues to underpin operations continue to operate on a sidiaries, namely Jordan Kuwait Bank, Gulf French carrier expects to be able to place its International Affairs and Alliances at Air our strategy for building a world-class global growth mode and increased contribution Bank Algeria, Burgan Bank - Turkey, Bank AF code shortly on Etihad Airways services France said: “Our strategic partnership with network.” to Group’s revenue to reach 58% which is of Baghdad, Tunis International Bank, in Etihad Airways continues to flourish and, as a In addition to the codeshare with Air in line with the diversifications policy in which Burgan Bank owns a majority stake between Singapore and Brisbane. faster economies. Burgan Bank Group’s in. Burgan Bank Group has one of the Furthermore and subject to regulatory result of the expansion of codeshare services, France, Etihad Airways has 42 other codeshare balance sheet remains strong, Capital largest regional branch networks with approvals, Air France foresees placing its AF our travellers now have enhanced access to agreements in place with airlines across the Adequacy ratio stands at 18.57% while liq- more than 216 branches across Kuwait, code on routes between Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi and to key cities in Africa, Australia world. Codeshare partnerships, along with uidity ratio stands at 32.5%. Asset quality Turkey, Jordan, Algeria, Iraq, Tunis, Kathmandu. Asia and Europe.” equity acquisitions and organic growth, form continues to improve in which non-per- Lebanon and Palestine. The airline already places its AF code on Kevin Knight, Chief Strategy and Planning the three pillars of Etihad Airways’ expansion Etihad Airways’ operated flights between Officer at Etihad Airways, said: “Enhancing plans. MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 technology For banks in cyber heist, how to get money back?

NEW YORK: Because the sums were large said. Those contracts include industry markets accordingly if there are any filed a class action against Heartland jurisdiction over any litigation. But and such attacks are relatively new, the security standards, which are required by material developments in this regard,” the Payment Systems after the processor experts said the requirements that credit two Middle East banks hit in a $45 million the major credit card payment networks, statement said. Officials at enStage did announced in 2009 that hackers had com- card companies impose on banks and ATM heist face an uncertain path in trying in this case MasterCard. not respond to requests for comment on promised the data for more than 100 mil- processors are global in nature. Federal to recover their losses, financial, insurance In most security breach cases, the pro- Saturday. EnStage CEO Govind Setlur said lion credit cards. prosecutors will also seek restitution for and legal experts say. Oman-based Bank cessing company in question did not fully in a statement in the Times of India his A federal judge in Houston, Texas, dis- the banks from the defendants arrested of Muscat lost $40 million and United comply with the standards, said Doug company had implemented security missed almost all of the claims in 2011, in the case, though the amount of funds Arab Emirates-based National Bank of Ras Johnson, vice president for risk manage- enhancements since the attack. finding that the banks were bound by available likely won’t approach the total Al Khaimah PSC (RAKBANK) lost $5 million ment policy at the American Bankers In the RAKBANK case, the processor is their contracts, which included regula- amount of stolen money. in the global heist, US prosecutors said on Association. However, even if the proces- India’s ElectraCard Services, according to tions set by Visa and MasterCard that The US Justice Department indicted Thursday. Computer hackers broke into sor failed to comply with security stan- people familiar with the situation. govern how banks can seek relief after a eight people it said had withdrawn cash third-party companies that processed dards, banks may still be unable to get ElectraCard Services said in a statement breach. The banks’ appeal is pending. in New York, and prosecutors seized hun- transactions for prepaid debit cards back their money. That is because the yesterday that data appeared to have Bank of Muscat and RAKBANK could also dreds of thousands of dollars in cash and issued by the banks, the prosecutors said. contracts between processors and banks, been compromised outside its “process- seek payment from their insurers under bank accounts, along with luxury watch- Then, gangs in 27 countries withdrew the under terms set by credit card companies ing environment.” MasterCard has said it their general policies. es and a Mercedes sport utility vehicle. money from cash machines in two coordi- like MasterCard or Visa, typically limit the cooperated with law enforcement in the Some banks also have additional But the New York cell was just one part of nated hits, one on Dec 21 last year and processor’s liability. “They can’t make investigation and said its systems were security coverage for cyber crime, a coordinated global heist. US prosecu- the other on Feb 19 this year. everybody whole, or they’ll be out of not compromised in the attacks. although experts said the market for tors have not said where the ringleaders While details of what happened are business,” said Michael Klaschka of The banks can still try to sue the such policies is still relatively immature. It of the gang were based. The prosecutors still sketchy, experts said the banks could Integro Insurance Brokers, which has processors for negligence or other claims, is not known if Bank of Muscat or RAK- said the gang targeted prepaid debit bring claims against the processing com- many financial institutions as clients. “The but their success may be limited by their BANK carried cyber insurance. The insur- cards issued by the two banks, using panies in court, or they could file claims bank may have very little recourse against contracts, which include regulations that ers, in turn, could also press claims hackers who broke into the payment pro- with their insurers and those of the pro- the credit card processor.” lay out specific fines and dispute resolu- against the processors, or the processors’ cessing companies to raise account bal- cessing companies. “There’s no hard and In the hit against Bank of Muscat, the tion procedures mandated by the credit own insurers. “It’s certainly possible that ances and withdrawal limits for the cards. fast rule,” said Dan Karson, the Americas processor is enStage Inc, based in card companies. Such lawsuits have the bank could be left holding the bag,” The heist did not compromise the chairman of Kroll Advisory Solutions. Cupertino, California, a source close to proven difficult to win, according to said Frederick Rivera of law firm Perkins accounts of any individual customers, “We’re in very much a new cybersphere of the Bank of Muscat said. In a statement Joseph Burton of law firm Duane Morris Coie, an expert in financial services litiga- unlike in cases of identity theft. In those finance, and allocating liability is still very yesterday, Bank of Muscat said it was in San Francisco, an expert in financial liti- tion in the United States. cases, customers are typically made much evolving.” Any claims by banks examining its options to recover the mon- gation. US federal courts have generally, A complicating factor is that the banks whole by their financial institution or against the processing companies would ey. “We reiterate that we are exploring all but not unanimously, found that banks are located in the Middle East, while one credit card companies, which in turn seek depend on the contracts between the avenues of recovery so as to protect are restricted to contractual remedies. of the processors is based in India, mak- to be made whole by the company that two parties, Karson and other experts shareholder interests and will advise the In one major case, card-issuing banks ing it unclear which courts would have was breached. —Reuters Google+ struggles to attract brands Some businesses neglect to update SAN FRANCISCO: To mark the Cinco de Mayo holi- Many businesses do build outposts on Broady, the Chief Executive of Thismoment, which day this year, Domino’s Pizza festooned its Google+, eager to benefit from its integration with develops social marketing campaigns and Web Facebook page with a string of posts, including an Google’s popular Internet search service. Some pages for brands such as Coca Cola and Intel. image of a Mexican-themed guacamole pizza that corporations have even used its online video fea- Gretchen Howard, Google’s director of global garnered over 2,000 “likes”. But visitors to Domino’s ture for splashy product launches. But the flurry of social solutions, said the company was working its companion Google+ page on that day found less commercial activity common on other social net- way down a “wish list” of features that businesses festive fare: The most recent post was from Oct works - from restaurant promotions to movie trail- have been asking for. Over the past year, it has 2012. Two years after introducing its social net- ers - is harder to spot on Google+, raising ques- rolled out a tool that allows software developers work, Google Inc is struggling to win over the tions about its ability to rival Facebook or Twitter to connect with a brand’s page, though that has so RIGA: Photo taken on May 10, 2013 shows a person at the entrance of a brands and businesses that have been its most as a thriving online community. far been offered only to a limited group of part- DEAC converted Soviet military bunker where 12 m below ground lie rooms loyal customers in the Internet search market. Google does not provide detailed information ners. That’s not to say Google+ hasn’t had its share packed with top-of-the-line servers. — AFP For Google+ to thrive, it is vital to draw in on user activity. But the level of consumer engage- of success stories. Howard points to examples household names, not just to lay the groundwork ment on other social services, such as Facebook, such as automaker Fiat’s launch of its new Panda for potential future business, but also because Twitter and Pinterest, is “orders of magnitude high- car using “Hangout” video conferencing, and the Cloud computing silver users of the site have come to expect being able to er” than on Google+, Gilboa says. Still, he noted 40,000-member baking community page created follow, comment on or even vent about their that a key benefit of Google+ for Warby Parker is by chocolate company Cadbury. According to lining for Russian firms favorite brands. Progress has been slow. Rival serv- the way it adds social capabilities to other Google Google, more than 100 brands on its social net- ices from Twitter to Amazon.com Inc are increas- services, such as YouTube videos his company pro- work have amassed more than 1 million followers. RIGA: Russian police marched into a small of the cloud: they have justified concerns ingly competitive in vying for corporate attention duces. And Google’s search engine, the most popular company’s office in Moscow and told about giving up physical control over their and marketing budgets, while technical shortcom- An informal survey by Reuters showed that of in the world, is a big draw. Businesses who have everyone to sit down and wait to be inter- data and potentially having it lost or ings of Google+ have put off some companies the 100 most valuable global brands in 2012 registered with Google+ often get extra visibility viewed. They left hours later with all the accessed by others. accustomed to the flexibility of Facebook, market- ranked by Millward Brown, a media research firm in search results, with a portion of the results page computers. “You can imagine how much of Cloud companies have gone to great ing and corporate executives say. owned by ad giant WPP, 72 have a presence on displaying information from their Google+ profile. a problem it was. We had no backups,” said lengths to reassure clients their data is safe, The biggest problem for Google+ is that many Google+, compared with 87 on Facebook. Search ads that incorporate Google+ information - the owner of the trading business who and the sector is now booming globally as more consumers use Twitter and Facebook - and However, roughly 40 percent of the brands with such as the number of users who follow a brand - asked not to be named. “We didn’t get any- companies look to cut costs. And IT firms in they log in to Facebook for much longer periods. A pages on Google+ have either never posted any have a 5 to 10 percent better click-through rate thing done for a week as all of our files Latvia say they are seeing a gust of Russian Google spokeswoman said Google+ has been content, or do so infrequently. Seventeen brands, than regular search ads, said Howard. “Right now, were gone and we had no email,” he told customers seeking a bright silver lining in used by millions of brands and businesses, and including Nike and Pepsi, had not posted to their the value isn’t in the network itself, it’s in what it AFP. With the police able to easily seize the cloud - the security afforded by moving that the benefit of the service extends beyond Google+ page in more than a week. The can do for the search results,” said Greg Finn, direc- equipment, such raids are a persistent fear their data out of the easy reach of police. Google+ Web pages, by providing brands with McDonald’s Google+ page did not have a single tor of marketing at search engine optimization for Russian entrepreneurs. “They want to protect their data from gov- social capabilities that enhance Google’s other posting. A spokeswoman for the fast-food chain firm Cypress North. But cloud computing offers them a new ernment interference and competitors,” products. Google+, which was first introduced in said only that the company was “not active” on Google has never articulated how, or even if, it tool to reduce the risks by moving their said a Latvian IT expert who also asked not June 2011, has roughly 135 million users that it Google+. intends to make money off its social network. But data out of the country, often into Latvia, to be named. “The easiest way to do it is says actively use its website news stream, and “In my personal network, I have very few peo- analysts say the goal is to prevent migration of an ex-Soviet state that affords convenience move it outside of Russia, the primary data about 500 million that have set up Google+ ple who are actively using Google+,” said Dan Internet users to Facebook and other social net- for Russian businessmen. Cloud computing itself or at least a copy.” accounts at some point, according to the compa- Nguyen-Tan, vice president of sales and marketing works, while improving its core search advertising refers to the process of getting software, Fast Market Research expects overall ny. Still, Facebook has 1.1 billion users who engage for San Francisco-based bicycle company Public business and possibly providing a new source of storage, computing power and other serv- Russian IT spending to grow by 11 percent with the service at least once a month, while Bikes, which does regular promotions on income. While Google+ does not feature any ads ices via the Internet from remote data cen- in 2013 to $24.4 billion. Cloud computing Twitter has 200 million. Facebook but has not created a Google+ page. now, Pivotal Research Group analyst Brian Wieser tres rather than the memory in one’s own still accounts for a sliver of that. According The average US visitor to Google+ spent 6 min- “That could be a reason why I haven’t thought said attracting major brands could be the first step computer. to market research firm IDC, it totalled utes 47 seconds on the site in March, versus more about it as an effective tool.” to an important, high-margin revenue source. Many people use cloud-based email around $120 million in 2011. But it is grow- than 6 hours on Facebook.com, according to Some also complain that Google+ is too restric- New ad space inside Google-owned websites is services such as Gmail and Hotmail, or ing by roughly 50 percent per year. The Nielsen Media Research, though the data does not tive a canvas. Its profile pages are more limited particularly valuable because it doesn’t need to Dropbox or IDrive for storage, which are Latvia-based company DEAC has sought to include activity on the social networks’ mobile than on Facebook or Twitter because they don’t share revenue, as Google must do when its net- accessible from any Internet-connected tap into that growth, boasting a 46 percent apps. “The main reason we are more active on support iFrame, a Web standard that allows multi- work places ads on other websites. “If you’re device and ensure data is not lost if one’s increase in sales last year with more than Facebook than Google+ is because that is where ple Web pages to be embedded within a main Google, you really want to have more owned and computer is damaged or stolen. The cloud 500 projects in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. our customers and our target demographic are page. “I don’t think that Google+ has enough cre- operated properties,” said Wieser. “That’s a won- also allows companies to avoid making The firm says on its website that by using spending their time,” said Dave Gilboa, the co- ative options for brands to be able to marshal a lot derful, high-margin piece of inventory.” Google+ is expensive up-front capital investments in its data centres “Russian clients can diversi- founder of online eyewear company Warby Parker. of resources and activity around it,” said Vince a means to that end, he said.— Reuters hardware and software and to quickly scale fy their administrative and technical risks up the services they provide to clients. But and reduce their IT expenses by 40 per- businesses often first perceive the dark side cent.” — AFP Rocky road for electric car market

WASHINGTON: The road has gotten electric car.” A report by JD Power and of the consumer,” without the price electric vehicles which need constant Kaspersky protects bumpier for electric cars. Coda its partner LMC Automotive found tag of electric cars. charging. “The US power grid is not Automotive, one of what had been a battery-powered vehicles’ share of US Jason Kavanagh, engineering edi- capable of supporting that,” he told promising crop of electric car start- auto sales was just 0.08 percent in tor at the research firm Edmunds.com AFP. “You would need a multitude of virtual machines ups, filed for bankruptcy protection 2012, and predicts this will reach only said recent surveys suggest pure small nuclear power stations to sup- this month, and said it would reor- 0.47 percent by 2015. electric vehicles are unlikely to get port that recharging.” ganize around the electric storage Only about three percent in the past one percent of the US market, Chevrolet cut production of its DUBAI: Kaspersky Lab presents Kaspersky used in modern corporate IT infrastructure. market. High-end electric car maker survey said their next vehicle would even by 2040. The lack of range and Volt last year amid soft demand, and Security for Virtualization 2.0, the latest Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 2.0 Fisker Automotive, which has had likely have a battery-electric power- long recharging times are key factors. is reported to be working on a less version of its security solution for virtual has several features that make the protec- financial woes for months, train. VanNieuwkuyk said consumers “Sitting around for eight hours wait- expensive version. Toyota and Honda machines using the VMware platform. tion of virtual machines efficient. For announced meanwhile it was laying are held back by a lack of plug-in ing for your (Nissan) Leaf to charge also scaled back plans for all-electric Integration with new features in VMware’s example Network protection. It is a tool for off 75 percent of its workforce, raising charging stations, concerns about up is not exactly a selling point,” he vehicles for the US market. And vCloud Networking and Security means scanning incoming, outgoing and internal the prospect of defaulting on US gov- the range of the vehicle before it said. “EVs have a sitting-on-your-ass Chrysler chief executive Sergio the new solution now offers additional traffic to detect network intrusion ernment loans. Electric cars are still needs recharging, and especially the factor that conventional cars do not.” Marchionne said recently the compa- functionality to detect and protect against attempts is a necessity for both physical coming to market from luxury maker high cost. At the same time, the ana- More important, said Kavanagh, is ny stands to lose $10,000 on every network intrusions. The product’s anti-mal- and virtual networks. Protection from mal- Tesla, and from major automakers lyst said, gasoline-powered cars “are that the US electric power system battery-powered Fiat 500 it sells in ware protection has also been significantly ware using Kaspersky Security Network is such as General Motors, Nissan and improving enough to meet the needs cannot support large numbers of California. enhanced thanks to real-time threat infor- another useful feature available in others, but the outlook has become There are a few bright spots, how- mation provided by the Kaspersky Security Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 2.0. murkier. ever. Tesla Motors posted its first-ever Network. Malware presents one of the most preva- Analysts are divided on the out- quarterly profit, of $11 million in the Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 2.0 lent threats for both physical and virtual look, but few believe President first quarter as revenues rose 83 per- also continues to deliver the best balance systems. The Shared Cache feature Barack Obama’s goal of getting one cent from the prior quarter. Tesla is of malware protection and network per- improves the performance of protection. million electric cars on the market by banking on its Model S, which sells formance using agent-less protection As soon as Kaspersky Security for 2015 will be met. “It’s not like people for upwards of $60,000, by offering designed specifically for virtual machines. Virtualization 2.0 has scanned a file on one are clamoring for these vehicles,” said special financing and leasing deals All network traffic scanning is off-loaded to virtual machine and identified it as clean, Rebecca Lindland, analyst with Rebel with a guaranteed resale price. The a single virtual appliance, ensuring organi- this verdict will be saved in the applica- Three Media, and member of a com- car, which has an estimated range of zations reap the maximum resource effi- tion’s cache. If, in the future, the Kaspersky mittee studying barriers to electric more than 320 km, was given a top ciency from their virtual environment. Lab solution detects similar files on other cars for the National Academy of rating by Consumer Reports. Nissan Virtualization tools are currently in virtual machines, it will not have to waste Sciences. Lindland said her view that has boosted sales of its all-electric growing demand with small, medium- time on scanning and will use the provided Americans “just don’t see how an Leaf to over 5,000 in the first quarter, sized and large businesses. Unfortunately, verdict. electric car can fit into their lifestyle. overtaking the Chevrolet Volt, which at the same time, companies often forget Per core’ licensing model helps to We continue to be risk-averse in has seen sales sputter. Brett Smith, that virtual machines are vulnerable to define the right number of software licens- investing in new technology in our analyst at the University of Michigan’s cyberthreats and need the same level of es needed to protect the company virtual cars.” Center for Automotive Research, said protection as standard workstations. infrastructure. The Kaspersky Security Mike VanNieuwkuyk of the he is not surprised by the slow Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 2.0 is Center feature provides a single adminis- research firm JD Power & Associates progress in the electric car market. the first solution that provides integration tration console from where IT specialists said more people are aware of the DETROIT: Tesla presents an “engineering view” of their Model S “There was an enormous electric with the VMware vCloud Ecosystem can monitor the status of all protected electric cars on the market “but there sedan showing the underlying technology during the first vehicle hype,” he said. “In a way that Framework component of VMware vCloud workstations in the company, both physi- is still a low number of consumers press preview day at the 2011 North American International was good because it helped push the Networking and Security, which is widely cal and virtual. who say they would purchase an Auto Show in this Jan 10, 2011, file photo. — AFP technology.” — AFP MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 HEALTH & SCIENCE

Dar Al-Shifa Clinic welcomes Dr Asifa Ehsani A virus ravages

KUWAIT: Dar Al-Shifa Clinic announced specialties dealing with the female yesterday the jining of Dr Asifa Ehsani at reproductive organs in their pregnant the Obstetrics and Gynecology and non-pregnant state, from Damascus Department. This new appointment is in University. In addition to that, she a Saudi family line with Dar Al Shifa’s strategy in pro- received intensive training on InVitro viding optimum healthcare services to Fertilisation (IVF), a process in which to its patients and enhancing patients’ fertilize an egg outside the human body and is then implanted back into the Rumors, grief and new questions uterus. This process is used to help those couple having trouble conceiving. Dr. HOFUF, Saudi Arabia: On the third day after his investigating the latest outbreak. jut pale rocky outcrops carved by the elements Ehsani also received awards for being a father’s death from a respiratory infection, Much of the attention has focused on the pri- into outlandish shapes. former member of Harvard medical Hussein al-Sheikh began to feel feverish. Shortly vate Al-Moosa General Hospital in Hofuf, Ahsa’s school, Kuwait Institute for Medical spe- afterwards, says the 27-year-old Saudi, “I was main town, where many of those infected, CALAMITY cialization and the Syrian Physician almost dead”. including Mohammed Al-Sheikh, were treated in There was little sign in the Al-Moosa General Organization. Hussein, who had often visited his father’s the intensive care unit. A senior WHO official Hospital’s reception area late on Saturday that it Dr. Ehsani is one of the experts in bedside in his last days, was admitted to inten- said on Sunday it appeared likely that the virus was at the centre of a global health concern. treating cases that include antenatal sive care in a hospital in Dhahran, in the Eastern could be passed between people in close con- Visitors, doctors and nurses hurried down the care of normal and high risk pregnancy Province oil heartland of Saudi Arabia. tact. corridors. Two women in black hijab waited with and delivery; fertility and recurrent Then his brother, Abdullah, and later his sis- WHO Assistant Director-General Keiji Fukuda their babies outside a door marked “vaccination abortions, along with treating irregular ter, Hanan, fell ill, obtaining treatment in hospi- said, however, that there was no evidence so far room”. menstrual cycles, ovarian cases, as well tals in the nearby oasis district of Al-Ahsa. Their that the virus was able to sustain “generalised Hussein al-Sheikh said he believed his father as providing antenatal and gynecologi- father Mohammed, it has since emerged, was transmission in communities”, a scenario that contracted novel coronavirus in the hospital’s cal ultrasound diagnosis. In addition, Dr. probably a victim of what doctors believe was would raise the spectre of a pandemic. intensive care unit and that he then caught it Ehsani is well experienced in detecting, novel coronavirus, the new SARS-like disease A public health expert, who declined to be there himself during the hours he spent visiting diagnosing and treating all gynecologi- that first emerged in the Gulf last year and has identified due to the sensitivity of the matter, his father in the days before he died on April 15. cal cases along with delivering pre-con- gone on to claim 18 lives, nine of them in the said “close contact” in this context meant being But Malek al-Moosa, the hospital’s general ceptional consultation. kingdom. in the same small, enclosed space with an infect- manager, denied this suggestion and said he Commenting on her appointment, There is international concern, because it was ed person for a prolonged period of time. believed the patients were in fact exposed to a Dr. Ehsani said: “I look forward to pro- a virus from the same family of pathogens that Mohammed Al-Sheikh, who suffered from common source of the virus outside Moosa vide more success to the Obstetrics and triggered the outbreak of Severe Acute diabetes and had been admitted to hospital General Hospital. gynecology department and I am a firm Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) that swept the with a high fever and low blood sugar never Fukukda of the WHO said it was not yet clear believer in providing patients with com- world after starting in Asia in 2003 and killed 775 knew what had infected him. He lost conscious- how the virus was transmitted. Dr Asifa Ehsani plete, thorough information on their people. ness two days before he died. “The doctors said Of the four members of the Sheikh family cases, and using the best resources pos- Some of the deaths from the new virus were they didn’t know what was wrong,” said Hussein. who fell sick, only one, Abdullah al-Sheikh, 33, experience and standards to meet their sible in order to provide the most opti- in Britain and France, including cases in which “During his first two days in intensive care he has so far been tested positive for novel coron- utmost needs. mum healthcare solutions.” victims had recently travelled from the Middle could talk and eat by himself and go to the avirus. Dr Ehsani holds a doctor of Medicine “I am sincerely proud of becoming East. A total of 34 cases worldwide have been washroom. But then it got worse. He was on the Samples from Mohammed, Hussein and Degree from Bulgaria and is a master’s part of a well-established and reputable confirmed by blood tests so far. “My tempera- highest level of oxygen and they had to drug Hanan are still being tested but Moosa said it degree recipient in Obstetrics and medical institution such as Dar Al-Shifa ture was really high, my blood oxygen levels him. He left without saying goodbye,” he said, was likely that they also had the virus. A poster- Gynecology, the two surgical medical Clinic,” added Dr. Ehsani. were very low. I was so tired I couldn’t walk for referring to his death. sized portrait of Mohammed Al-Sheikh, a 56- days and any kind of activity made me cough,” In the wake of rumours about the extent of year-old former employee of the national oil said Hussein, a PhD student who studies in the virus in Ahsa last week, some families of peo- company Saudi Aramco, is displayed in the Canada. To avoid spreading infection, he wore a ple who were hospitalised said they had been Sheikh family’s reception room, where three of green face mask. asked by authorities not to speak to media. his 10 children sat to describe what they call the Separated from the big cities of Riyadh and “calamity” that has hit their family. “Our father’s SLEEPY OASIS Dammam by large stretches of desert, Ahsa is a dream was that we should all live in one house World Health Organisation (WHO) experts pretty area famous for its date farms. Drive with a big garden. He had started building it and this week visited Ahsa, a sleepy oasis of around a through its dusty villages and goats appear graz- finished almost 50 percent. This is just killing us,” million people, to work with Saudi authorities in ing beneath the palm fronds. Between the trees said Hussein. —Reuters Second French coronavirus case confirmed, victim moved to ICU

PARIS: A second diagnosis of the Germany. There has so far been terday as his breathing deterio- first patient presented “quite new SARS-like coronavirus has little evidence of direct and sus- rated. atypical” symptoms and had not been confirmed in France, the tained human-to-human trans- His case suggests that air- been isolated immediately. Health Ministry said yesterday, in mission of nCoV - in contrast to borne transmission of the virus is Health officials screened 124 peo- what appeared to be a case of the pattern seen in the related possible, though still unusual, ple who had come into contact human-to-human transmission. Severe Acute Respiratory said Professor Benoit Guery, head with him and carried out labora- The new infection was found Syndrome (SARS) virus, which of the Lille hospital’s infectious tory tests on at least five, includ- in a 50-year-old man who had killed 775 people in 2003. diseases unit. “Fortunately, this ing three medical staff. shared a hospital room with The first nCoV case in France, remains a virus that is not easily All came back negative except France’s only other known suffer- confirmed on May 8, is a 65-year- transmitted,” Guery told the the fellow patient, who had been er, the ministry said in a state- old man who fell ill after return- BFMTV channel. “I don’t think the in “close and prolonged contact” ment. Health experts are con- ing from Dubai late last month. public should be concerned - it when they shared a hospital Brown bear Pyros in Melles, near the border between France and Spain. The cerned about clusters of the new Both French patients are in hospi- has been out there for a year and room in nearby Valenciennes number of bears roaming the Pyrenees remained stable at a minimum of 22 coronavirus strain, nCoV, which tal in the northern city of Lille, we have 34 cases globally.” between April 27 and 29, the last year, thanks largely to the continued virility of Pyros, the undisputed was first spotted in the Gulf and where the younger man was He said the second French ministry said. daddy of the colony. At 24, Pyros is close to the average life expectancy for has spread to France, Britain and transferred to intensive care yes- case had occurred because the French authorities are now brown bears but he still had the energy to father three cubs by two different broadening the screening effort mothers during 2012, according to a report by French state conservation to include anyone who has been body, the ONCFS. — AFP in contact with the second con- firmed case. The virus, known as nCoV- Smartphone app helps EMC, is a cousin of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), fight obesity: Study which killed nearly 800 people in the Far East in 2002-03. The new virus is known to have killed at PARIS: Using a simple smartphone applica- obese men and women and monitored tion to photograph one’s meals is a useful them over four weeks in a small-scale pilot least 18 people, mostly in Saudi slimming aid for the overweight, according study. The volunteers accessed the app Arabia. The latest French victim to an experiment reported yesterday. The more than five times a day on average, and shared a hospital room with a 65- app, designed by British doctors, aims at recorded 2.7 daily “episodes” of eating and year-old man for three days promoting “food memory” so that people drinking. before the latter was diagnosed recall what they have eaten and are Over the study period, the participants with the virus, which it is thought encouraged not to snack on high-calorie lost 1.5 kilos (3.3 pounds) on average. Six he contracted while on holiday in treats. The app has three parts: lost a kilo (2.2 pounds) or more and four Dubai last month. Professor before eating food or drinking a bever- lost between zero and one kilo (2.2 Benoit Guery, a specialist in infec- age, the user snaps a picture of what is pounds), although the other two gained tious diseases at the hospital, said about to be consumed. weight, by 100 and 400 grammes (3.5 the transmission between after finishing the meal or drink, the ounces and 14 ounces) respectively. patients should not be taken as user then looks at the picture that was tak- “Raising awareness of eating and weight an indication that the virus was en, and answers questions about the con- loss achieved suggest this approach could more contagious than previously sumption experience: “Did you finish it all?” be fruitful,” said University of Liverpool thought. “Thankfully it is not and “How full are you now?” investigator Eric Robinson. comparable to SARS,” he said. “It before further meals, users also look “Given that our trial was a very brief has been circulating for a little back at the file of pictures that have been intervention with little contact time and no less than a year, and we’re at 34 taken in the course of the day, and get a nutritional advice or support, this is a reported cases, whereas with text message urging them to remind them- promising finding.” The work was unveiled PARIS: French Social Affairs and Health Minister Marisol Touraine (center) takes part in a press SARS it only took a few months to selves of what they have already eaten. The at the European Congress on Obesity in conference after visiting the French Health Protection Agency (Institut de veille sanitaire, InVS) get to 8,000 cases.” — AFP researchers recruited 12 overweight or Liverpool, northwestern England.—AFP yesterday.—AFP Spacewalking repair halts station leak - for now

CAPE CANAVERAL: Astronauts made a space agency said it appeared the repair tion’s six-member crew was not in dan- sive frame that holds the solar panels on eight of these power channels, and all rare, hastily planned spacewalk to fix a was a success. ger from the leak. “I will tell you that the left side. NASA officials remain mysti- seven others are operating normally. serious ammonia leak at the But the following weeks will be the we’re happy. We’re very happy,” Joel fied as to why the leak erupted. Life for the space station residents International Space Station, and the US test. Authorities have said the space sta- Montalbano, NASA’s deputy space sta- Managers wanted to deal with the leak has been pretty much unaffected since tion program manager, said Saturday. while it was fresh and before Marshburn Thursday’s ammonia shower. The loss of “We didn’t see any obvious signs of a returns to Earth today. The ammonia an additional power channel, however, leak, but it’s going to take some time ... pump was the chief suspect going into could threaten science experiments and for us to look at the system, evaluate the Saturday’s spacewalk. Engineers deter- backup equipment. system and make sure we did, indeed, mined there was nothing to lose by Ammonia already had been seeping stop the leak.” installing a new pump, despite the lack ever so slightly, but the flow increased Montalbano expects it will take “a of visible damage to the old one. The dramatically Thursday. Montalbano did good four weeks, five weeks, maybe entire team - weary and stressed by the not know, as of Saturday evening, how even a few weeks longer.” “Obviously, the frantic pace of the past two days - much ammonia was lost. Another space- longer you go, the more confidence you gained more and more confidence as the walk will be needed to replenish the get,” he told reporters. The space agency 5 1/2-hour spacewalk drew to a close supply. Marshburn has been on the never before staged such a fast, with no flecks of ammonia popping up. space station since December and is set impromptu spacewalk for a station crew. “Gloved fingers crossed,” space sta- to return to Earth late Monday, along Even during the shuttle program, tion commander Chris Hadfield of with Hadfield and Russian Roman unplanned spacewalks were uncommon. Canada said in a tweet from inside. “No Romanenko. Cassidy is a new arrival, on Christopher Cassidy and Thomas leaks!” he wrote a half-hour later. The board for just 11/2 months. By coinci- Marshburn installed a new pump after astronauts had trained for just such an dence, the two Americans performed a removing the old one suspected of emergency scenario before they rocket- spacewalk at this troublesome spot spewing flakes of frozen ammonia ed into orbit. This area on the space sta- before, during a shuttle visit in 2009. coolant two days earlier. They uncovered tion is prone to leaks. “This type of event is what the years CLEVELAND: Marchers represent Cleveland at the AIDS Healthcare “no smoking guns” responsible for the The ammonia coursing through the of training were for,” Hadfield said in a Foundation’s “Keep The Promise On AIDS” March and Rally, on leak and kept a sharp lookout for any icy plumbing is used to cool the space sta- tweet Friday. “A happy, busy crew, work- Saturday in Cleveland, Ohio. — AP flecks that might appear from the mas- tion’s electronic equipment. There are ing hard, loving life in space.” — AP MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 HEALTH & SCIENCE Utah to be first to use dual model health exchange

SALT LAKE CITY: The federal government has governor said Sebelius told him in February she sentatives, he ultimately decided a combined state approved Utah to become the first state to have a hoped to find a way to say yes to Utah’s proposal. and federal effort would work best. By being able to dual-model health insurance exchange in which the “That’s proven prophetic,” he said. “We’ve found a focus on the small business marketplace, Utah can state and the federal government divide responsibil- way to get to yes with this announcement today.” move forward with expansion plans that had been ities. The plan allows Utah to continue to run its Health and Human Services granted the request on hold due to the uncertainty that came with the existing health insurance marketplace for small busi- after carefully review, agency spokesman Fabien passage of the health care overhaul, Herbert said. nesses, a system that lets employees pick health care Levy said. Until now, states have been choosing from These health insurance marketplaces are plans in an online exchange. The federal government three options: Federally run exchanges in which required under the Affordable Care Act, which goes will run the state’s individual exchange. The two mar- states default to the US government, a plan selected into effect Jan. 1. Consumers will be able to start ketplaces will operate independently of each other. by 26 states including Arizona, Texas and Montana. signing up Oct. 1 for coverage that takes effect next Gov. Gary Herbert first requested this arrange- State-run exchanges in which states operate their year. Utah’s marketplace, called “Avenue H,” allows ment in February, and the two sides had been nego- own marketplaces, a plan chosen by 17 states includ- small businesses to offer their employees the oppor- tiating since. Gary Cohen, head of the Center for ing Nevada, Colorado and Idaho. tunity to select health care plans in an online Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, Federal-state partnerships in which the two sides exchange that resembles websites that sell airline announced the agreement’s approval in a letter sent work together, a plan chosen by seven states includ- tickets. About 340 small businesses use the to the governor Friday. ing Delaware, Iowa and New Hampshire. exchange, covering 8,000 employees and their fami- Other states will have the option to consider this Utah’s model is different in that the two sides will lies. Utah should be given credit for putting “skin in model after the US Health and Human Services work totally independently of each other - Utah as it the game” and for being willing to engage the feder- approves an official rule, a process that usually takes continues to improve and expand its small business al government in creating a plan, said Jason several months, allowing Utah’s deal to go forward. exchange created in 2009, and the federal govern- Stevenson, education and communication director Herbert said in a conference call with media Friday ment in creating a marketplace where regular resi- for the Utah Health Policy Project, a non-partisan, that it was an important and historic day for Utah. dents can go to buy health insurance. nonprofit health research and advocacy organiza- He emphasized that the state didn’t back down in Utah was in a unique position, being one of two tion. “They were looking for a willing partner and negotiations. For example, he said, Utah made sure states, along with Massachusetts, with existing Utah has stepped forward,” Stevenson said. But the the government knew it would not share informa- exchanges. But unlike Massachusetts, Utah’s market- organization has concerns that the division between tion about its residents or businesses with a federal place offered no plans for individuals. Utah’s state-run business exchange the federal indi- database. “They’ve granted us everything that we Massachusetts has opted to continue to oversee vidual marketplace could prevent Utah residents TOKYO: A western lowland gorilla named asked for, and for that I’m grateful,” Herbert said. He its existing marketplace. Utah previously considered from figuring out what option is best for them. For “Momoko” (left) holds her baby at Tokyo’s applauded Health and Human Services Secretary expanding the marketplace to offer plans to individ- instance, Avenue H doesn’t screen participants to Ueno Zoo yesterday. The baby, whose sex has Kathleen Sebelius for her willingness to work with uals. But Herbert said in February that after meeting see if they are eligible for Medicaid, Stevenson not been revealed yet, was born to the 29- Utah in crafting a plan that works for both sides. The with staff, legislators and insurance industry repre- said.—AP year-old mother on April 24. — AFP WHAT’S ON MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 Lu&Lu announces winners SEND US YOUR u&Lu Hypermarket, INSTAGRAM PICS the largest retail and Llifestyle shopping hat’s more fun than clicking a beauti- destination in Kuwait has ful picture? Sharing it with others! Let announced their winners other people see the way you see of the car promotion W “Dream it Drive It” which Kuwait - through your lens. Friday Times will was conducted as a part feature snapshots of Kuwait through Instagram of celebrating their feeds. 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Photography exhibition he Embassy of India, Kuwait in association with National Council of Arts, Culture & Letters is Torganizing an exhibition of photographs of Islamic monuments of India by Benoy K Behl, Art - Historian & Photographer at Al-Edwani Hall, Dahiyat Abdullah Al-Salem. The exhibition is being inaugu- rated at 1900 hrs on 21 May, 2013. The exhibition shall be kept open till 27 May 2013 from 0900 hrs to 1230 hrs and 1700 hrs to 2100 hrs. All are cordially invited to the exhibition. IMAX Warba Bank hosts students from IMAX film program Monday: the Australian College of Kuwait ** 9:30am Showtime Available for Groups Flight of Butterflies 3D 10:30am, 8:30pm Tornado Alley 3D 11:30am, 5:30pm, 7:30pm To The Arctic 3D 12:30pm, 9:30pm Born to be Wild 3D 6:30pm

Tuesday: ** 9:30am Showtime Available for Groups Tornado Alley 3D 10:30am, 6:30pm, 8:30pm Flight of Butterflies 3D 11:30am, 9:30pm To The Arctic 3D 12:30pm, 7:30pm Born to be Wild 3D 5:30pm

Wednesday: ** 9:30am Showtime Available for Groups To The Arctic 3D 10:30am Tornado Alley 3D 11:30am, 6:30pm, 9:30pm Flight of Butterflies 3D 12:30pm, 7:30pm n line with its commitment to train and develop the ber of students that we have proudly hosted to more than which follows the international standards in the working Journey to Mecca 5:30pm next generation of youth leaders, Warba Bank recently 130 till date. During their visit they expressed great inter- system along with the bank’s strategic plans to develop Born to be Wild 3D 8:30pm Ihosted a group of students from the Australian College est in the products and services offered by the bank, espe- the expertise of staff in the area of quality ??customer of Kuwait (ACK). During a field visit along with college cially the recently launched ‘Voice Recognition’ service. service.” supervisors, students were given a tour of the call centre Students also learned about the other unique internation- Warba Bank has added Voice Recognition capability to Thursday: and learned about the significant role it plays in serving al standard communication facilities and skills applied by its telebanking service 182-5555. Warba is among the first ** 9:30am Showtime Available for Groups customers. the call center.” banks in the country to offer this service in Arabic and ACK has chosen Warba Bank as a certified destination Al Bukhari added: “Reflecting the bank’s goal to con- English, which enables customers to conduct banking Flight of Butterflies 3D 10:30am, 5:30pm, 8:30pm for its students as its call centre has highly qualified and tribute towards building a successful society and a prom- transactions using voice commands. Customers can call Born to be Wild 3D 11:30am experienced officers, able to teach ACK trainees about the ising future, Warba Bank continually seeks to build rela- the Warba Bank call center to find out more about the Tornado Alley 3D12:30pm, 7:30pm, 9:30pm latest developments in the industry. tionships with leading educational institutions in Kuwait.” Bank’s latest products and services, in addition to receiv- Commenting on the visit, Ahmed Al Bukhari, Call Concluding Al Bukhari added: “Since the establishment ing information on their balance and deposits, customers To The Arctic 3D 6:30pm Centre Manager - Retail Banking Group, said: “We are of the bank and call centre, the call centre receives consid- can also apply for new accounts, credit cards or personal pleased to welcome this group of students from the erable attention from the management of the bank. This finance (Murabaha), or even register in the short messages Friday: Australian College of Kuwait., which brings the total num- attributes towards the application of latest technologies Service (SMS) for free. Fires of Kuwait 2:30pm Tornado Alley 3D 3:30pm, 5:30pm, 8:30pm To The Arctic 3D 4:30pm, 7:30pm Flight of Butterflies 3D 6:30pm Born to be Wild 3D 9:30pm

Saturday: ** 9:30am Showtime Available for Groups Flight of Butterflies 3D 10:30am, 1:30pm, 8:30pm Tornado Alley 3D11:30am, 2:30pm, 5:30pm, 7:30pm, 9:30pm To The Arctic 3D 12:30pm, 6:30pm Born to be Wild 3D 3:30pm Mrs. Sophy John Mrs. Sapna Raoof Mrs. Indulekha Suresh Journey to Mecca 4:30pm India International School Notes: completes 11 glorious years All films are in Arabic. For English, headsets are available upon request. Mazen Al Mhanna receiving the Award from Graham Cooke, President & ndia International School is entering its 12th year “Fires of Kuwait” is in English. Arabic headsets are Founder, World Travel Awards with pride and enthusiasm. The school manage- ment is constantly aiming for laurels and reputa- available upon request. I tion by providing quality education. Film schedule is subject to changes without notice. Sheraton Kuwait receives We are conscious of the room for improvement in some areas, such as academics and discipline, and are Kuwait’s leading hotel award taking positive measures towards improving them. For the benefit of the children and the institution, heraton Kuwait, a luxury collection General Manger of the Sheraton Kuwait we are making some important changes in the admin- Write to us hotel has been awarded “Kuwait’s says of the award: “we are very proud to istrative set up of our institution. As part of this effort, Sleading hotel” for the third year in a have won the “Kuwait’s leading hotel some of the senior teachers have been promoted to row at the World Travel Awards 2013 Award” for the third consecutive year. this Vice-Principal Posts. Their names are given below. Middle East ceremony that was held at Le prestigious award attained bears the efforts Principal F.M Basheer Ahmed and Senior vice Principal Send to What’s On Royal Meridien Resort & Spa on 5 May of all associates and their eagerness to Narinder Kaur congratulated them on their promo- 2013. The award was proudly received by deliver first-rate service , comfort and opu- upcoming events, birthdays or Mazen Al Mhanna , Director of Sales & lence to all guests”. tion. Another step in our initiative towards progress celebrations by email: Marketing at Sheraton Kuwait and Four Through the last 47 years, numerous Points by Sheraton Kuwait in a glittering awards and accolades have been earned by (and high success rate) in all fields has been taken by [email protected] gala event hailed as “The Oscars of the Sheraton Kuwait which has set a bench- introducing the new version of cyber school system Salim Fax: 24835619 / 20 Travel Industry”. mark in the history of hospitality in Kuwait this year. We are also planning on introducing smart Fahed Abushaar, Area director and and the region. boards in the classrooms very soon. WHAT’S ON MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 Greetings Embassy Sebamed on Information

EMBASSY OF AUSTRALIA Instagram The Australian Embassy Kuwait does not have a visa or immigration department. reetings All processing of visas and immigration and con- matters in conducted by The Australian Ggratula- Consulate-General in Dubai. Email: info.aus- tions to my friend [email protected] (VFS) Faisal who recent- [email protected] (Visa Office); Tel: ly got married to +971 4 355 1958 (VFS) - +971 4 508 7200 (Visa Shaima. May the Office); Fax: +971 4 355 0708 (Visa Office). In couple live a Kuwait applications can be lodged at the dream to blossom Australian Visa Application Centre 4B 1st Floor, flowers of bless- Al-Banwan Building Al-Qibla Area, Ali Al-Salem ings in their beau- Street, opposite the Central Bank of Kuwait, tiful life. With the Kuwait City, Kuwait. Working hours and days: choicest wishes 09:30 - 17:30; Sunday - Thursday. Or visit their from Sherif Ismail. website www.vfs-au-gcc-com for more informa- tion. Kuwait citizens can apply for tourist visas on-line at www.immi.gov.au/e visa/e676.htm. n n n n n n n e are glad to inform you that we launched our site on instagram. EMBASSY OF CANADA Follow us on @sebamedkuwait and (hashtag)#sebamedkuwait and The Embassy of Canada in Kuwait does send us your shots involving all family members and be the lucky W not have a visa or immigration depart- winner of a valuable prize from Sebamed products. ment. All processing of visa and immi- gration matters including enquiries is conduct- ed by the Canadian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Individuals who are interested in working, studying, visiting or immigrating to Canada Air India turnaround plan should contact the Canadian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, website: www.UAE.gc.ca or www.going- tocanada.gc.ca, E-mail: abdbi-im- beginning to work: Sinha [email protected]. The Embassy of Canada is located at Villa 24, Al-Mutawakei St, Block 4 in Da’aiyah. Please visit our website at www.Kuwait.gc.ca. The Embassy of Canada is Airline hosts fest for travel agents open from 07:30 to 15:30 Sunday through Thursday. The reception is open from 07:30 to 12:30. Consular services for Canadian citizens are provided from 09:00 until 12:00, Sunday through Wednesday. n n n n n n n EMBASSY OF CYPRUS In its capacity as EU Local Presidency in the State of Kuwait, the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus, on behalf of the Member States of the EU and associated States participating in the Schengen cooper- ation, would like to announce that as from 2nd October 2012 all Schengen States’ Consulates in Kuwait will use the Visa Information System (VIS). The VIS is a central database for the exchange of data on short- stay (up to three months) visas between Schengen States. The main objectives of the VIS are to facilitate visa application proce- dures and checks at external border as well as to enhance security. The VIS will contain all the Schengen visa applications lodged by an applicant over five years and the decisions taken by any Schengen State’s consulate. This will allow applicants to establish more easily the lawful use of previous visas and their bona fide status. For the purpose of the VIS, applicants will be required to provide their biometric data (fingerprints and digital pho- tos) when applying for a Schengen visa. It is a simple and discreet procedure that only takes a few minutes. Biometric data, along with the data provided in the Schengen visa applica- tion form, will be recorded in the VIS central database. Therefore, as from 2nd October 2012, first-time applicants will have to appear in person when lodging the application, in By Sajeev K Peter a prolonged fiscal crunch. The airline is formance and flight schedules. express the gratitude of the airline to order to provide their fingerprints. For subse- expected to achieve positive EBIDTA International traffic handled at Indian the travel agents who contributed sig- quent applications within 5 years the finger- ndia’s national carrier Air India’s turn- (earnings before income, taxes, depreci- airports also went up to 37.8 million nificantly to Air India’s success in prints can be copied from the previous appli- around plan has begun to work with ation and amortization) in the results for during Jan-Nov 2012 as against 36.20 Kuwait. “We thought of sharing our suc- cation file in the VIS. The Cypriot Presidency Ithe airline reporting a profit for the the financial year 2012-13, the govern- million during the corresponding period cess story with the travel agents,” he would like to assure the people of Kuwait and last quarter of the financial year, said Air ment survey said. The airline registered of the previous year, the survey said. said. “As a pioneer in the aviation indus- all its permanent citizens that the Member India Kuwait’s Country Manager yester- ‘an all-round enhanced performance’ A large number of guests including try, Air India started its operations to States and associated States participating in day. Addressing a function titled ‘Air like on-time performance at 85 per cent, top officials from various travel agencies Kuwait in the 1960s. Ever since, many the Schengen cooperation, have taken all India Fest’ at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, passenger load factor at 70.9 per cent in Kuwait attended the fest, which was players have come and gone. The indus- necessary technical measures to facilitate the hosted by the airline to honor the travel and yield at Rs 4.31 per revenue passen- marked by music and dance perform- try has also become increasingly com- rapid examination and the efficient process- agents in Kuwait, Ajay Sinha said the air- ger kilometer. ‘For the first half of the ances, games and competitions. Raffle petitive today,” Sinha said, adding that ing of visa applications and to ensure a quick line has started making profits in all sec- year, performance has been in line with draws and spot competitions were held India’s flag carrier continued to maintain tors including the Gulf sector. the target set in the turnaround plan,’ it and several prizes were given away to its position in Kuwait. Indian Embassy and discreet procedure for the implementa- According to a recent economic sur- said. Talking specifically about the participants and winners. Nita Bhatkar Second Secretary Hoti Lal and Yousef Al- tion of the new VIS. vey, Air India has begun to receive posi- Kuwait sector, Sinha said, the airline anchored the show. Bader of House of Travels addressed the tive cash flows, taking the airline out of managed to maintain its on-time per- Sinha said the fest was organized to fest too. n n n n n n n EMBASSY OF SOUTH AFRICA ACK receives The Embassy of the Republic of South Africa will be closed on Tuesday, 28 May recognition for 2013, for an official event. The Embassy will resume it’s normal working hours on Wednesday, Foundation 29 May 2013, from Sunday to Thursday. Please note that the Working hours will be from 8h00 to Skills Program 16h00 & the Consular Section operation hours will n line with the Australian College of Kuwait’s be from 8h30 to 12h30, for any emergencies (ACK) strategic plan and objectives aimed at please contact: 94924895. offering quality education to its students, the col- I n n n n n n n lege has announced a major development in the changing of the “English Language Studies Program” EMBASSY GREECE to the all-encompassing “Foundation Skills Program”. The Embassy of Greece in Kuwait has the Reflected in the new name, the program is aimed at pleasure to announce that visa applica- providing a firmer educational base on which stu- tions must be submitted to Schengen Visa dents can build their subsequent courses of study in Application Centre (VFS office) located at 12th multiple areas. floor, Al-Naser Tower, Fahad Al-Salem Street, Al- Fugoura opens showroom in Kuwait Formerly, the program’s objective was to assist Qibla area, Kuwait City, (Parking at Souk Watia). For and further develop students reading & writing skills information please call 22281046 from 08:30 to ugoura Clothing is with regards to the English language. However, the 17:00 (Sunday to Thursday). Working hours: proud to announce new model will now include English, mathematics, Submission from 08:30 to 15:30. Passport collec- physics and computing skills, all regarded as crucial the inauguration of tion from 16:00 to 17:00. For visa applications F in the development of students educational and its first showroom in please visit the following website career pathways. Kuwait. On that regard, www.mfa.gr/kuwait. Dr. Sa’ad Al Omari, Dean of Academic Affairs, Fugoura’s creator Abbas highlighted that “a combination of changes to the Abu Al-Hassan explains n n n n n n n curriculum and to the structure of the department EMBASSY OF SOUTH KOREA that introducing his fash- have been prioritized during the last year and have The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in ion line in one of the most had the effect of raising the quality of our offerings, important markets in the Kuwait will organize 2013 K-POP Contest on streamlining operations in the department and con- Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 6:00 pm. The aim Arabian Gulf rejoin was tributing to a significant increase in student enroll- made possible through of the contest is to provide an opportunity to the ments this year, our highest yet”. participants to showcase their exciting talents to the the belief of his business Dr. Sa’ad then added: “In addition to this, ACK is partner Hana Al-Kashef, a audience. Everyone is encouraged to participate in happy to announce that the Foundation Skills the contest. Application forms can be downloaded longtime customer and Program has acquired international recognition and from the Embassy’s website: http://kwt.mofa.go.kr owner of the Hanaya endorsement from a number of overseas institu- (Select English from the menu at the top of the Fashion Company. she tions, namely: TAFE Queensland, SkillsTech Australia page then Bilateral Relations) or visit the “Korean became the official spon- & Central Institute of Technology (Queensland)”. Culture Diwaniya” Facebook Group. Interested appli- sor for the Fugoura show- The Australian College of Kuwait will open for cants must send their application forms to room located at the Hilton new applicants on Sunday, May 19th, 2013. [email protected] by 24 May 2013. Kuwait Resort - Al-Mangaf. TV PROGRAMS MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013

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The Pooh 21:10 Couples Who Kill 19:40 Bondi Vet 01:20 Johnny Test 17:45 Superships 14:45 Jake & The Neverland Pirates 22:00 Deadly Sins 20:10 Shamwari: A Wild Life 02:10 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien 18:35 Prophets Of Science Fiction 15:00 The Little Mermaid 22:50 Who On Earth... 20:35 Cheetah Kingdom 03:00 The Amazing World Of 19:30 X-Machines 15:25 Doc McStuffins 23:40 I Almost Got Away With It 21:05 Roaring With Pride Gumball 20:20 Things That Move 15:40 Higglytown Heroes 22:00 Karina: Wild On Safari 03:25 Regular Show 20:45 Things That Move 15:55 Zou 22:25 Karina: Wild On Safari 03:50 Ben 10: Omniverse 21:10 The Gadget Show 16:20 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 22:55 My Cat From Hell 04:15 Scooby-Doo! Mystery 21:35 How Tech Works 16:45 Lilo And Stitch Incorporated 22:00 X-Machines 17:10 Doc McStuffins 04:40 Powerpuff Girls 17:40 Jake & The Neverland Pirates 00:00 BBC World News 05:05 Evil Con Carne 18:10 The Hive 00:10 Indian Ocean With Simon Reeve 00:20 Cash In The Attic 05:30 Cow & Chicken 18:20 Zou 01:00 Newsday 01:05 Gok’s Fashion Fix 06:00 Casper’s Scare School 18:50 Mouk 01:30 Our World 01:55 DIY SOS 06:30 Angelo Rules 00:00 Stitch 19:00 Animated Stories 02:20 Daily Cooks Challenge 07:00 Dreamworks Dragons Riders 00:45 A Kind Of Magic 02:00 Newsday 03:20 Celebrity MasterChef Of Berk 01:30 Emperor’s New School 02:30 Asia Business Report 03:45 Vacation Vacation Vacation 07:25 Johnny Test 02:15 Replacements 02:45 Sport Today 04:30 Bargain Hunt: Famous Finds 07:45 Scooby-Doo! 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Kuwait

KNCC PROGRAMME FROM THURSDAY TO WEDNESDAY (09/05/2013 TO 15/05/2013) SHARQIA-1 THE CALL (DIG) 3:45 PM JAVA HEAT (DIG) 1:00 PM THE CALL (DIG) 6:00 PM JAVA HEAT (DIG) 3:00 PM THE CALL (DIG) 8:15 PM NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 5:00 PM THE CALL (DIG) 10:30 PM JAVA HEAT (DIG) 6:45 PM THE CALL (DIG) 12:45 AM RISE OF THE ZOMBIES (DIG) 8:45 PM JAVA HEAT (DIG) 10:45 PM 360º- 1 RISE OF THE ZOMBIES (DIG) 12:45 AM SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 12:30 PM SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 2:45 PM SHARQIA-2 SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 5:00 PM WELCOME TO THE PUNCH (DIG) 12:30 PM SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 7:15 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 2:30 PM SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 9:30 PM WELCOME TO THE PUNCH (DIG) 5:00 PM SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 11:45 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 7:00 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 9:30 PM 360º- 2 checking any time. Contact: WELCOME TO THE PUNCH (DIG) 1:30 PM MATRIMONIAL 99852361 (C 4415) MUHALAB-1 WELCOME TO THE PUNCH (DIG) 3:45 PM 12-5-2013 JAVA HEAT (DIG) 1:15 PM WELCOME TO THE PUNCH (DIG) 6:00 PM Looking for brides working JAVA HEAT (DIG) 3:15 PM WELCOME TO THE PUNCH (DIG) 8:15 PM JAVA HEAT (DIG) 5:15 PM WELCOME TO THE PUNCH (DIG) 10:30 PM in Kuwait for Hindu Ezhava Jeep Mitsubishi (ASX) 2011, RISE OF THE ZOMBIES (DIG) 7:15 PM WELCOME TO THE PUNCH (DIG) 12:45 AM brothers 32 and 27 year old dark gray color, full options, JAVA HEAT (DIG) 9:00 PM Mulam Chittra (stars) from excellent condition, RISE OF THE ZOMBIES (DIG) 11:00 PM AL-KOUT.1 Kottayam, Kerala. If interest- 68000km, price KD 3,300/-. IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 2:15 PM MUHALAB-2 ed please contact. Email: Contact: 66729295. IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 4:45 PM (C 4406) SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 1:45 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 7:15 PM [email protected] SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 4:00 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 9:45 PM (C 4412) THE CALL (DIG) 6:15 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 12:15 AM 11-5-2013 KIA Sorento - SE Jeep, SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 8:15 PM model 2006, full options, SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 10:30 PM sky blue color, excellent AL-KOUT.2 Proposals invited for a born SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 1:30 PM condition, price KD 1,750. FANAR-1 again Christian girl, 31 years, SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 1:30 PM SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 3:45 PM Contact: 50994848. SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 3:45 PM SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 6:00 PM 165cm height, working in (C 4407) THE CALL (DIG) 6:00 PM SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 8:15 PM Kuwait Multinational 7-5-2013 SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 8:15 PM SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 10:30 PM Company, completed B.A SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 12:45 AM SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 10:30 PM Literature and Masters in SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 12:45 AM BAIRAQ-1 Management Hospital. SITUATION WANTED FANAR-2 IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 1:30 PM Interested parents of profes- WELCOME TO THE PUNCH (DIG) 1:00 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 4:00 PM sionally qualified boys work- 9 years Kuwait experienced RISE OF THE ZOMBIES (DIG) 3:00 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 6:45 PM ing in India or abroad please Indian house driver avail- WELCOME TO THE PUNCH (DIG) 5:00 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 9:15 PM able from 9th of June 112 RISE OF THE ZOMBIES (DIG) 7:00 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG-3D) 12:05 AM contact: Email: WELCOME TO THE PUNCH (DIG) 9:00 PM [email protected] (C 4410) onwards. Sponsor release RISE OF THE ZOMBIES (DIG) 11:00 PM PLAZA 9-5-2013 money no need, preferred WELCOME TO THE PUNCH (DIG) 1:00 AM SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 5:30 PM to work for a small family. SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 7:45 PM Contact: 90049716. MARINA-1 SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 10:00 PM (C 4413) THE PUBLIC AUTHORITY JAVA HEAT (DIG) 12:45 PM FOR SALE 13-5-2013 FOR CIVIL INFORMATION WELCOME TO THE PUNCH (DIG) 2:45 PM LAILA JAVA HEAT (DIG) 4:45 PM IRON MAN 3 (DIG) 5:45 PM Automated enquiry about the WELCOME TO THE PUNCH (DIG) 6:45 PM NO THU+FRI Nissan Infiniti G37 2009 JAVA HEAT (DIG) 8:45 PM model, 3.7 liter, excellent Civil ID card is IRON MAN 3 (DIG) 8:15 PM CHANGE OF NAME WELCOME TO THE PUNCH (DIG) 10:45 PM NO THU+FRI condition, automatic, origi- JAVA HEAT (DIG) 12:45 AM IRON MAN 3 (DIG) 10:45 PM nal paint, 6 cylinder, 6 CD NO SUN+ TUE+WED changer, mobile connectivi- I, Yodati Mahesh, holder of 1889988 MARINA-2 AJIAL.1 ty, rear view camera and Indian Passport No. SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 1:30 PM EMMANUEL (DIG) (MALAYALAM) 6:30 PM scanner, sunroof, sand col- H0552947 hereby change EMMANUEL (DIG) (MALAYALAM) 9:30 PM THE CALL (DIG) 3:45 PM or, cruise control, GPS, as my name to Yedoti SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 5:45 PM Mahesh. (C 4411) AJIAL.2 good as new. Has run SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 8:00 PM 9-5-2013 Prayer timings SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 10:15 PM SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 5:30 PM 60,000 kms, Price KD SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 12:30 AM SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 7:45 PM 6,500/-. Contact: 99742340. SAMEER ABOO ELNEEL (DIG) 10:00 PM (C 4414) Fajr: 03:29 ACCOMMODATION AVENUES-1 13-5-2013 NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 1:00 PM METRO-1 Shorook 04:58 NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 3:00 PM EMMANUEL (DIG) (MALAYALAM) 6:30 PM Sharing accommodation NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 5:00 PM EMMANUEL (DIG) (MALAYALAM) 9:30 PM Two Mitsubishi L300 long Duhr: 11:44 panel delivery vehicles white available for decent bache- NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 7:00 PM lor/family, non-smoking, NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 9:00 PM METRO-2 color, 2004 model, 225,000 Asr: 15:20 NO TELL MOTEL (DIG) 11:00 PM GREEKU VEERUDU (DIG) (TELUGU) 6:45 PM km, price KD 1,300/- and one big room, Amman THU+FRI+SAT 2007 model, 201,000 km, Street, opposite to Al- Maghrib: 18:231 AVENUES-2 NAGARAJA CHOLAN, MA, MLA (TAMIL) 6:45 PM Rashid Hospital. Contact: THE CALL (DIG) 1:30 PM price KD 2,300/, fully main- NAGARAJA CHOLAN, MA, MLA (TAMIL) 9:45 PM tained by Al-Mulla, ready for 66232356. (C 4408) Isha: 19:57

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CROSSWORD 188 STAR TRACK

Aries (March 21-April 19) Libra (September 23-October 22)

You are very expressive and outgoing when it comes to your feelings and Take advantage of these days to make extra money—it seems you are emotions. Be careful about wearing your heart on your sleeve, however. on an uphill swing financially. You may see an opportunity and jump in early this morn- Creativity of all kinds is available to you—music, drama, art, poetry. Also, animals and children ing. There could even be something new to learn. Make sure the money gains come by play a large role in your day. Perhaps you will give the animals a bath or care for them in some the sweat of your brow, not some super great scheme. There is a chance you could be way. You are driven to excel in any form of physical and creative expression—sports, theatrics, mislead with some moneymaking gimmick that could backfire. Watch out for those arts and crafts, whatever. This urge to express yourself, to speak out and be heard, takes you unbelievable deals. This moneymaking opportunity may be a big block garage sale. Your into many an interesting situation. You could be successful in working with the arts and the- intuition is high today—listen before you leap. You may be friendly and popular, but for ater, in sports or with the ultimate self-expression: children. You may find yourself a guide and today, you must curb your tendencies to flirt. When you set your mind to any task, much teacher to others at this time. can be accomplished.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Scorpio (October 23-November 21)

You could find that your special gift for bringing people together, Something really has your mind whirling within. You could be trying to regardless of age or feelings, plays an important part of this day’s activity. This is a vital understand a situation today in order to know the truth of a matter. You may be investigating day with lots of action. You take the time to organize your thoughts and you express your and psychoanalyzing much of this day. You have a keen interest in metaphysics and intuitive very own humor as well. Perhaps you will be entertaining or helping others to entertain. insights and you could be on the right track with your detective work, yet have no proof to You may have been volunteered to be the one in charge of some club activities. You have back your feelings. The proof will come soon—you must, for now, busy your mind with other a natural sense of organization and come across as disciplined and careful—perhaps a lit- things. Secrets, taboos and mysteries appeal to a deep instinctive yearning. You feel a love of tle too sober. You may ignore anything that is not tied down and practical. Emotions tug order and law—an appreciation for responsibilities and duty. Problems are valued for the les- at your heartstrings. You have support from your family members for whatever you sons they represent, rather than perceived as obstacles. This evening you will find some fun become involved with just now. conversations with new people.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)

Your passion is high and your creative juices are flowing, ready to apply to Relaxing and enjoying this day is in order. You could find yourself a bit pen- any work you want to undertake. If you give your best effort now, considerable sive around others but work around the house or in the yard can make you feel success may follow. It is an excellent time for a day trip or for visiting friends. Why not take an a great deal of satisfaction. You seem to have created pleasant surroundings in and around elderly person out for a drive in the country he or she will probably enjoy the sunshine and your home today. The need for emotional security may be great at this time, though you ACROSS somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient. some time away from his or her regular surroundings. A difference of opinion may come to should not pressure a partner into doing things just to please and satisfy you. It is a good idea to check all the facts before jumping to a conclusion today. Companionship with others is 1. Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to 2. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of your attention but do not try to force an issue during this time. Today can be both pleasant and fun. Doing just about anything with friends or family will bring much joy. This is also an excel- favorable this evening and you should take every opportunity to be with friends or loved ones. but larger than a mouse. the Old World. You can be in touch with your most personal emotions, usually filling you with a sense of con- 4. Marked by utter benignity. 3. The fourth month of the civil year. lent time to engage in activities with the opposite sex. It is also a good time to give mom a call! Love relationships are exalted. tentment and peace. 11. Toward the mouth or oral region. 4. A distinct and often subordinate group 15. How long something has existed. within a group. 16. A republic in southeastern Europe. 5. Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical 17. A quantity of no importance. regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful Cancer (June 21-July 22) Capricorn (December 22-January 19) 18. Light informal conversation for social fruits. CAPRICORN occasions. 6. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in You seem determined to move in one direction today. Don’t push too hard—you Obtaining and exchanging information becomes most important today. 19. Decisively defeated in combat. western Asia. could become difficult. You are to be honored for your determination to complete Being more involved with neighbors keeps you in-touch and up-to-date with 21. Coming into existence. 7. Chew the fat. what you have begun, but if this is a personal project, do not include others in your time schedule. This the important changes in the community as well as the best maintenance people. You may 23. (Jungian psychology) The inner self (not 8. Neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece is a great time to clear away the cobwebs and complete any creative task that has been left unfinished. push to eliminate the pesticides this year, at least in coordinating some group approval. You are the external persona) that is in touch with the of material worn (mostly by men) under a col- You will be able to add a new touch or polish to a project and complete your task in no time. Your inter- in a festive mood and desirous of having a good time with friends and family today. unconscious. est in professional success is great and you could find yourself analyzing your choices up to now with Communicating with long-distance associates and engaging in social functions with close lar and tied in knot at the front. friends is enhanced throughout this day. The group may all have a common incentive, which 24. Someone who consumes food for nourish- 9. The feeling of being bored by something perhaps new thoughts about some future changes, taking notes and preparing ahead. A pleasant envi- ronment encourages you to have a party or family get-together—a most enjoyable evening. can mean anything from crusading to expression in some form of art. The real creativity just ment. tedious. now may be in the planning and the presentation. 25. Improved or corrected by critical editing. 10. A Mid-Atlantic state. 27. A person who designs and writes and tests 11. A member of the Iroquoian people former- computer programs. ly living between Lake Chaplain and the Saint Aquarius (January 20- February 18) 29. Type genus of the Alaudidae. Lawrence River. Leo (July 23-August 22) 33. A sculpture representing a human or ani- 12. (the feminine of raja) A Hindu princess or Unsolved problems or mysteries may catch your attention. You could be All that hard work you have been doing lately needs to be put behind you mal. the sleuth in your family and discover the truth behind a mystery that has been puzzling the wife of a raja. today. In the future, take care to schedule your time as you would a budget. In other words, you for some time. You demonstrate great understanding and sensitivity to the needs of oth- 38. Type genus of the Gliridae. 13. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian must have some play or quiet time to think and refurbish your energies. Work now to schedule ers. You are able to cut through the red tape and get at what is behind and beneath some 39. A member of a North American Indian mythology. in some special time for yourself and enjoy your surroundings. This may mean a nap, exercise very personal problems. This is fortunate in that it allows some very important healings to people living around the mouth of the 14. An informal term for a father. or visiting with a long-distance friend or family member. Others could take advantage of your occur. Contact with neighbors and friends is enjoyed this afternoon. Problems with muscle Colorado river. good nature and you could end up resenting the time and effort loss. This is, however, a lucky 20. A Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or soreness or arthritis may be annoying but through exercise and muscle rubs, you will day. You may receive some recognition or special attention regarding your particular skills. Do 41. A public promotion of some product or Scotland or the Isle of Man. notice the problem is less bothersome. Movies, books and all forms of escape could prove not take an important relationship for granted today. This evening is the best time to nurture service. 22. Right-hand page. very enjoyable this evening. the relationship. 43. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit 26. A label made of cardboard or plastic or juice. metal. 44. Leave someone who needs or counts on 28. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing you. wholly or in part. Virgo (August 23-September 22) Pisces (February 19-March 20) 47. Title for a civil or military leader (especially 30. Relating to or near the ulna. in Turkey). 31. Make a dent or impression in. You are particularly energetic today and involving yourself with some You may find that someone close to you is supportive of your ideas and may even want to join you in one of your projects today. You could be out shopping for a new 48. (British) Diesel oil used in cars and lorries 32. State in northeastern India. form of vigorous exercise this morning will properly channel your good thoughts. You may find you and your family tending to chores quickly this morning so that you can go some- piece of clothing for a party or an upcoming event this afternoon. There is inspiration from a with diesel engines (from d(iesel) e(ngine) 34. A genus of delicate ferns belonging to the r(oad) v(ehicle)). where unusual this afternoon. You may glean profound insights. This is a powerfully ener- friend that encourages you to be curious and expressive. It may be a good time for a style family Osmundaceae. change—this is no joke. Secrets appeal to a deep instinctive yearning, but take care not to con- 50. Widely distributed lichens usually having a getic time that instills great ambition in you. You will probably feel great support from 35. Sour or bitter in taste. those around you for whatever activity you may choose or join in now. You will be much tribute to gossip or encourage gossip. Learning what makes people tick turns you on but an grayish or yellow pendulous freely branched 36. An angry disturbance. more aware of your personal needs and those of others. You can see what is going on and untruth could be spread without your knowledge. You may find yourself being put to good use thallus. 37. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan you may commit yourself to correcting, protecting or improving a situation. This could by your friends later today; you could be helping someone move. A meal together later this 51. A recurring sleep state during which River. involve security, relationships or health. evening brings much laughter. dreaming occurs. 40. A trivalent metallic element of the rare 52. The wood of the sabicu which resembles earth group. mahogany. 42. A fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can Word Search Yesterday’s Solution 55. Turn pale, as if in fear. be seen from a distance. 57. A dead body that has been brought back 45. An order of dicotyledonous plants of the to life by a supernatural force. 59. A member of the Wakashan people living subclass Asteridae. on Vancouver Island and in the Cape Flattery 46. Genus of Australian woody vines having region of northwestern Washington. showy red or purplish flowers. 63. A farewell remark. 49. A piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed 66. A genetically engineered anti-TNF com- or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the pound (trade name Enbrel) consisting of face. receptors that bind TNF. 53. An informal conversation. 67. A platform built out from the shore into 54. A benevolent aspect of Devi. the water and supported by piles. 56. Rub elbows with. 68. A Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) 58. The Jewish rite of circumcision performed describing the siege of Troy. on a male child on the eighth day of his life. 71. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agricul- 60. Small genus of Eurasian aquatic perennial ture and patron of scribes and schools. herbs. 72. A room or establishment where alcoholic 61. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a drinks are served over a counter. skewer usually with vegetables. 73. The slender spear of the Bantu-speaking 62. Scale-like structure between the base of people of Africa. the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly. 75. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrat- 64. According to the Old Testament he was a ed silica of variable color. pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel 76. The compass point that is one point north (9th century BC). of due west. 65. An account describing incidents or events. 77. Small genus of cormous perennials of 69. One of the five major classes of Mexico. immunoglobulins. 78. A small cake leavened with yeast. 70. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine. DOWN 74. A toxic nonmetallic element related to sul- 1. East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a fur and tellurium. Yesterday’s Solution

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he 36-year-old singer gave birth to her first recently revealed she has fears about losing her but loves the challenge. She said: “Nobody told and partner Gerard Pique’s son Milan four baby weight. She said: “You wonder if you’ll ever me it would be this hard. It takes a lot of energy Tmonths ago and loves seeing how he get your body back. I’m still a few pounds over. but I love it. There’s a lot of joy and fear. “Being a reacts to the world around him. She said: “He’s But I do Zumba. Even during pregnancy, I did it mother is surreal. It’s a whole new experience to great. He’s so mellow, but he’s very alert, too. It’s almost to the end. But now with ‘The Voice’, I me, and I’m just discovering it second by second. like he knows what’s going on around him. He don’t have time. When I have a day off I want to “And having him here, it’s great, it’s a new thing, knows when someone comes in the room or be with Milan.” The ‘Underneath Your Clothes’ it’s another part of me and my loved one. He’s comes out. He’s something.” However, Shakira singer added she is finding motherhood tough accompanying me so I don’t feel alone.”

he 19-year-old model sister of Lindsay Lohan says she takes pride in her family, despite the frequent drama surrounding them, but Kelly Clarkson defends Thopes her work can distract from the fame that comes from being Lindsay’s sister. She told The Daily Beast: “[I hope] that my dedication to work outshines any name that is attached to me. I’m proud to be a Lohan and I will always will be.” Ali, who recently signed a contract Pink against critics with the Wilhemina model agency in New York, wants to be known for he ‘So What’ hitmaker was left upset at having to her dedication to her job rather than her family name. She said: “I just cancel a concert - part of her ongoing The Truth want to be known for being dedicated and being true to myself. I think About Love world tour - in Birmingham, middle working really hard and being on time will pay off in the end.” Ali T he 20-year-old singer has an on/off expecting. I’m sure he’ll love it too.” After England, recently after being struck with the illness and chose to be a model rather than following in her famous actress sister’s relationship with the ‘Baby’ hitmaker Selena and Justin, 19, recently spent time when some fans hit out at her, Kelly took to her WhoSay footsteps because it felt “natural”. She explained: “I love the diversity, I Tand while they haven’t clarified the sta- together in Norway, her friends and family page to defend the singer. She sarcastically wrote: just love how everything is always changing and growing. You are con- tus of their love life, she admitted all the urged her to dump Justin for good. A source “@pink how dare you only work 364 days this year. I stantly learning new things.. “I would love to branch out and [start a attention surrounding them hasn’t made recently said: “We did everything we could can’t believe you got sick. That never happens to any- clothing label] down the line. Definitely yes.” their time together easy. She told InStyle: “[It to keep them apart but he was so persist- one....ever. You’re so lazy #nameonepersonthathasher- was] crazy and very intense. It’s uncomfort- ent. “It’s really unhealthy they have such a schedule, singswhileflying,andisamom ....seriously peo- able that everywhere I go, people know. I turbulent relationship at such a young age. ple. Tired of seeing everyone giving her crap. We’re all don’t like that. “I have to go through the He leaves her in floods of tears constantly. human. Relax (sic).” Pink recently reached out to her emotions and feel it out. I’m doing my own “She has had a really difficult year or so deal- fans in a series of posts on Twitter, to explain what hap- thing, being with my friends, and he’s doing ing with the tense emotions that come with pened. She wrote: “With deepest regrets I had to cancel very well too.” The ballad ‘Love Will dating him. We thought she had finally bro- my first show of the tour tonight in Birmingham. I have Remember’ on her new album ‘Stars Dance’ ken free. But he has persuaded her to take an ear and respiratory infection. I am not a person that is about Justin and Selena thinks he will him back again. There’s not much we can do takes cancellations lightly and I apologize to anyone approve. She said: “That’s the most personal about it - but we are going to try.” Another who was inconvenienced by my illness. “Thanks to all track on the record for sure. I think it’s a friend added: “She spent the last year of my genuine people out there sending love (sic).” The sweet way of releasing it. It’s not an aggres- their relationship an emotional wreck. And 33-year-old star also had a statement published on her sive approach to what people are probably we can see no end in sight to this.” official website, which read: “It is with great regret that P!nk has been forced to postpone her concert tonight at Birmingham’s LG Arena. After Beyonce treats crew to a £17,000 party

he 31-year-old singer splashed out on alcohol aplenty for her backing dancers at the Champagne bar at the Andaz Hotel in Liverpool Street, east London, following Tthe conclusion of her sixth show at The O2. A source said: “Beyonce wanted to say thanks to all of the backing dancers, crew and everyone else involved with putting on the six shows. “Between the lot of them they managed to drink their way through more than £17,000-worth of booze in just a few hours. “They got stuck in as they knew they had a few days off afterwards. They were still in there at closing time at 4 am.” Despite the big night out, Beyonce still has gigs to play on her ‘Mrs. Carter Show World seeking Tour’ including the last of three dates in is proud of her family medical Manchester, North West England, tonight advice this (09.05.13) and another show in London on afternoon she June 1, but she was keen to let her crew has been indulge after the “pressure” of preparing for advised that she her London concerts. The source added cannot perform to The Sun newspaper: “They are only tonight. “The pro- part-way through her ‘Mrs Carter’ moters have asked tour, but the pressure was on in ticket holders for London and she was chuffed they tonight’s show to all helped her put on a good show.” retain their tick- ets. Further announcements regarding a replacement date Paris Hilton has four will follow. “All other UK dates on ‘The Truth About wisdom teeth pulled out Love Tour’ will not be affected.” Ali Lohan

Randy Jackson quits ‘American Idol’ he 56-year-old music producer - who is Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban with Justin the only original judge on the panel of Bieber, Selena Gomez, Pink and Diddy. A Tthe show - has made the decision not to source said: “The judges don’t have real chem- return next season because he wants to focus istry, and there’s no real stand out contestant. on his other interests. He told E! News: “Yo! Yo! “That’s why they want to go big next season, Yo! To put all of the speculation to the rest, and you can’t get any bigger than Justin after 12 years of judging on American Idol I Bieber. The executives are calling it their dream he 32-year-old socialite was left in anaesthetic wearing off. She tweeted: have decided it is time to leave after this sea- team because who wouldn’t tune in to see agony after undergoing the proce- “Just finished. They had to remove all 4 of son,” he says. “I am very proud of how we for- Justin and Selena, Pink and Diddy? Pink has Tdure to remove her unneeded gnash- my wisdom teeth. Still feeling dizzy from ever changed television and the music indus- been approached in the past and turned it ers and has taken to her bed to recover the anesthesia, hopefully the pain won’t try. It’s been a life changing opportunity but down as well as Diddy, who wanted too from her major dental work. She wrote on be that bad (sic)” Paris - who is known for I am looking forward to focusing on my much money. It will cost a fortune to get Twitter: “Laying in bed. Can’t sleep. Hurts her flawless looks - was also worried the company Dream Merchant 21 and other them, but the show has gotten so stale so much to get four wisdom teeth pulled teeth removal would leave her with business ventures.” It was recently that Fox is desperate for a revamp - out at once. In so much pain. #Brutal swollen cheeks. Writing on Twitter, she claimed that bosses at Fox are plan- they’re willing to pay to put ‘Idol’ #IHateGoingToTheDentist (sic)” The blonde said: “Getting my wisdom teeth removed ning to replace all four judges, back on top.” beauty was predicting a painful day ahead tomorrow. So scared. Hope it doesn’t hurt Randy, Mariah Carey, after having all four of her wisdom teeth too much & hope I don’t end up having removed and was nervous about the chipmunk cheeks! (sic)” lifestyle MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 ‘Fast & Furious’ cast roars into London

he cast of “Fast & Furious” sped into London for the world premiere of their sixth film that Tis set in the British capital, vowing to keep racing despite the exit of director Justin Lin. Surrounded by souped-up cars and dancers in mini-shorts, the “Fast & Furious 6” stars packed a blue carpet in Leicester Square to promote the lat- est film in the street-racing franchise that has grossed $1.6 billion since 2001. The film is the fourth directed by Taiwan-born Lin who is credited for resurrecting a franchise that was almost written off before becoming one of Hollywood’s most lucrative movies and ranked the 22nd biggest fran- chise globally. Lin said he was delight- ed the franchise had evolved to be so successful and that he was bowing out after filming the latest fast-paced adventure in Diesel Vin central London with British Hobbs offers to clear the group’s as tantamount to a love story after singer Rita Ora counting criminal records so they can return to reuniting his character with his child- down a race through the live in the United States if they help hood sweetheart and bringing the streets. “It is only the third him catch Shaw whose assistant is gang back together as a family. “It is film in history to shoot in Toretto’s presumed-dead lover Letty an action film that refuses to sacrifice Piccadilly Circus. That Ortiz, played by Michelle Rodriguez heart and family,” he told reporters. meant everything to us,” Lin who rejoins the cast. Diesel and the rest of the cast, includ- told Reuters television. Paul Walker The film, which opens in Britain on ing Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, and Lin’s debut in the franchise, “Tokyo Drift”, May 17 and the United States on May Jordana Brewster, are expected to grossed $158 million worldwide while ticket sales 24, delivers back-to-back car racing feature in the seventh “Fast & Furious” for his 2011 film “Fast Five” jumped to about $628 stunts with one scene featuring film which is due out next year. million globally. “Fast 6”, one of the most anticipat- Diesel smashing his car through the Lin, 42, however, is backing out, ed films of the summer season critical to Hollywood nose of a flaming Soviet-era cargo air- wanting a break from the fast pace studios, again features Vin Diesel as Dominic craft during takeoff. Another car set by the film’s maker, Universal Toretto, a now retired professional criminal. chase scene featuring a tank crushing Pictures, which is owned by Comcast He reunites his crew to help Diplomatic Security dozens of cars along a Spanish high- through its subsidiary NBCUniversal. US actresses Jordana Brewster (left) and Michelle Rodriguez arrive at the Service agent Luke Hobbs, played by Dwayne way ends with a breathtaking stunt Filming is due to start later this world premiere of “Fast and Furious 6” at the Empire cinema in Leicester Johnson, track down a mercenary organisation led that had the audience laughing in year.”I can’t wait (to see it) as a fan,” Square in central London. — AFP by Owen Shaw (Luke Evans). Gina Carano disbelief. Diesel described the movie said Lin. — Reuters New Yorkers get pumped up for bike sharing Rasasi plans to open

n a parking lot near the East River on offer, as well as the annual pass- stores in Kuwait in Manhattan, Adriana Alltari es. After trying a demonstration asasi Perfumes, one of the leading complete luxurious look, in harmony with Igathers her courage, lifts her feet model of one of the blue bikes, names in the regional retail land- our vision and philosophy. It will showcase off the ground and wobbles away David Dartley, a 38-year-old artist, Rscape offering a wide range of our entire range of unique fragrances and on New York’s latest mode of public was sold on the idea. Oriental and Western fragrances, today products to meet discerning consumer transport: a bicycle. Alltari, a 32- “I expect to ride them a lot to go announced aggressive expansion plans in requirements and preferences from across year-old engineer, was taking part in to meetings in the middle of the day Kuwait, which will result in more opening Kuwait.” The company’s business has grown free bike riding classes as the Big to go to other offices. It will be better for the company in Kuwait Apple makes final preparations for a than the subway or a taxi, or walk- in the near future. program that will revolutionize a ing,” he said. “I’ll be able to go to a With the new stores, city known more for traffic jams of bar and have some drinks at night Rasasi would have a total yellow cabs and other vehicles of and I won’t have to worry about bik- of two new stores in the four-wheeled variety. On May ing myself home after: I can leave Kuwait, complementing 27, thousands of blue “Citi Bikes,” the bike.” New York has gradually the stores across named after their sponsor CitiBank, come to embrace the bicycle under Mubarakiya, Fahaheel, will appear in high-tech stations health-conscious Bloomberg. Jleeb Al-Shuyokh, Manar around the city in a sharing pro- But the crowded and sometimes Mall, Magateer Center, Al- gram modeled on successful proj- traffic-clogged streets are often con- Jahara, Manshar Mall, Lulu ects in Paris and other cities around A participant in a “Learn to Ride— Adult Class” organized by Bike sidered a hazardous environment for Qurain, Qurain City Center the world. For Alltari, who got New York for adults learning to ride a bicycle May 3, 2013 in New the cyclist. and Sahari Mall. turned off cycling by a series of York. — AFP Dartley said he wasn’t worried. Salim Kalsekar, crashes when she was eight years but fun,” she said. “I fell so many people have paid the approximately “Once these bikes are on the streets, Managing Director of old, the road to bicycle heaven is times when I was a kid, I decided I $100 rider’s annual fee. drivers are going to calm down and I Rasasi Perfumes, said: shaky. Taking her lesson against a will never ever get on a bike. But Initially, New York will get some think everyone is going to be safer,” “Rasasi Perfumes has been backdrop of the Brooklyn Bridge, here I am.” City officials said Thursday 6,000 bicycles. The target is 10,000 he said. Elizabeth Haddad, a 26-year present in Kuwait since she zigzagged, but found herself the launch date will be the big spread across 600 stations, which old writer, said “biking in New York is 1996, and have been an integral part of steadily since its inception three decades steadily improving. Memorial Day holiday on May 27. will leave only China’s Hangzhou, scary and can be dangerous.” But Kuwait fashion and cultural environment ago and currently operates over 115 stores The class of about 20 adults, However, at first, only annual pass with 60,000 bicycles, and Paris with with a helmet, “it is a really good since then. We are committed to expand across the region. Rasasi manufactures a mostly women, was busy ahead of holders will get to ride, while every- 20,000 “velibs,” boasting more. The option,” she said of the Citi Bike our presence here, and our plans to be wide range of Oriental and Western per- the roll-out for Mayor Michael one else, including those looking for New York program will give cyclists effort. “I’ve done it in France. They’re present in the region is part of our wider fumes with a strong distribution network Bloomberg’s twice-postponed proj- the free quick rides, joins in on June free-of-charge rides lasting up to 45 great.” So far, the New York bikes expansion.” spread across the world and a retail net- ect. Alltari said classes were booked have only one thing missing, 2. Already, nearly 300 stations have minutes, but make them pay for any He added: “Our new outlets will offer a work throughout the Middle East. solid in March and April. “It is scary, been installed and more than 8,000 more, with daily and weekly tickets Haddad said: “the basket.” — AFP Malabar Gold & Diamonds opens second outlet in Kuwait

alabar Gold & Diamonds 90th group’s second outlet in Kuwait and 29th outlet in Souk Al-Watya, Maliya, in the Middle East. MKuwait was jointly inaugurated The showroom displays an extensive by Col Ali Hamdan Zayd Al-Dihani - collection of gold, platinum and dia- Traffic Dept, Satish C Mehta, monds in exquisite designs and styles to Ambassador of India to Kuwait, Sheikh suit the tastes of today’s international Duaj Salman Al-Sabah and Bishop customers. Their latest range of jewelry in Camillo Ballin - Apostolic Vicar of gold and diamonds specially designed Northern Arabia in the presence of for the festive season will also be avail- Shamlal Ahamed - Managing Director - able at this showroom. International Operations Malabar Gold & The group also announced their inau-

Unlimited, Ethnix- hand crafted designer jewelry, Divine- heritage jewelry, Precia- precious gem jewelry and Starlet- kids jewelry to suit any budget and occasion. Malabar Gold & Diamonds, one of the world’s fastest growing jewelry chains, has seen rapid growth in just 20 years of operations, currently operating 90 retail outlets, manufacturing facilities and sup- ply chain divisions spanning 7 countries. Targeting to have 220 outlets by 2015, the group is planning for an aggressive expansion and intends to open its 100th outlet in Kolkata in the month of August. In Kuwait, they are all set to open anoth- er outlet in Lulu Hypermarket, Dajeej Diamonds, Abdul Salam K P - Group gural offers that last until May 17, 2013. shortly. Executive Director - Malabar Gold & On every purchase of gold jewelry worth This year, Malabar Gold & Diamonds Diamonds, Mayinkutty C - Director - KD 250, the customers can avail a gold has marked another milestone by declar- Malabar Gold & Diamonds, Basheer coin absolutely free and on buying any of ing its latest CSR policies during its 20th Abdulla - Director - Malabar Gold & their timeless and elegant diamond jew- out any loss. Any 22 ct old gold orna- gms of gold coin with absolutely no mak- anniversary celebrations. The group will Diamonds, Afsal Khan - Regional Head - elry worth KD 250, three gold coins can ments purchased from GCC can be ing charges. All these offers are valid until allocate 10 percent of its profits for the Kuwait - Malabar Gold & Diamonds, be gained. exchanged with Malabar Gold & 17th May 2013. benefit of the needy and several projects Ranjith Kumar - Regional Head - Dubai - Old ornaments purchased from any of Diamonds designs by paying only mak- To mark this occasion, the jewelry including environment conservation, Malabar Gold & Diamonds, Lukman Alavi the jewelers in GCC can be exchanged ing charges ensuring they don’t lose any chain has unveiled more designs in their women empowerment as well as to sup- - Asst. Branch Head - Malabar Gold & with the brand new enchanting collec- value on the rate of gold. The customers branded jewelry segment; Era- Uncut port the medical and educational sectors Diamonds on May 11 2013. This is the tion of Malabar Gold & Diamonds with- also get a fantastic opportunity to buy 8 Diamond collection, Mine- Diamonds for the less fortunate in the society. lifestyle MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013

Parade-goers are seen on Allen Parkway during the 26th Annual Houston ton Art Car Parade on May 11, 2013 in Houston, Texas. — AFP photos us o ArtH Car Parade

Arty cars are seen on Allen Parkway. ‘Django Unchained’ back in NBC bringing back ’70s Chinese movie theaters cop drama ‘Ironside’ BC is ordering up a new comedy for fall from “Whitney”) as a ladies’ man who wants to help a circle X-Files,” will be back in “Crisis,” a drama about a bus full “Scrubs” creator Bill Lawrence and an updat- of friends who are not so successful with romance. of high school students who are kidnapped. Ning of the ‘70s cop drama “Ironside.” The NBC also announced Friday that it has axed its news Sean Hayes, the former “Will & Grace” actor, will revived “Ironside” stars Blair Underwood as the para- magazine “Rock Center with Brian Williams,” as well as star as a gay divorced dad in “Sean Saves the World.” lyzed lawman who uses a wheelchair. That memo- “Go On,” a rookie comedy starring Matthew Perry that But yet another new fall comedy has already lost its rable character was originally played by Raymond had a promising start before its ratings collapsed. On leading lady. Parker Posey has left “The Family Guide,” Burr. Another new drama, “Chicago PD,” is from pro- Thursday, the network said it is canceling fellow rook- according to a person close to the project who ducer Dick Wolf (“Law & Order”). It will serve as a ie comedies “Up All Night,” “Guys with Kids” and “1600 wasn’t authorized to discuss it publicly and spoke on companion piece to “Chicago Fire,” which premiered Penn.” NBC had also announced five new series the condition of anonymity. Posey had starred as a this season. including a drama, “Believe,” from producer JJ Abrams, divorced mom with an 11-year-old son who idolizes The Lawrence-produced comedy, “Undateable,” and a comedy adaptation of the Nick Hornby novel, his blind father. NBC’s entire fall schedule will be stars Chris D’Elia (from the just-canceled NBC sitcom “About a Boy.” Gillian Anderson, onetime star of “The unveiled Sunday. — AP

In this file photo, actor Leonardo DiCaprio poses for a photo call dur- Chris Brown’s scary curbside ‘Southland,’ ‘Monday ing a press conference to promote his new film “Django Unchained” in Tokyo. — AP Mornings’ uentin Tarantino’s violent slave-revenge movie “Django art irks LA neighbors Unchained” returned to Chinese theaters yesterday, about a rammy-winning musician Chris Brown’s Qmonth after it was pulled on opening day for unspecified neighbors are unhappy with what some canceled by TNT “technical reasons.” The rare suspension order on April 11 by the Gare calling frightening art he’s chosen to outhland” is no more. The gritty movie’s importer, China Film Group Corp, led to speculation that the have painted along the curb of his Hollywood police show has been canceled by Hollywood film had run afoul of Chinese censors despite weeks of Hills home. A neighborhood group said the gri- TNT, which picked the series up after promotion. “Django Unchained” reportedly already had some violent macing, sharp-toothed, red-eyed goblins painted “S it was canceled by NBC, the cable network told scenes cut and had been cleared by China’s rigorous censors, who along a retaining wall have been scaring local TheWrap on Friday. The network also canceled generally remove violence, sex and politically edgy content. children, and is an eyesore to boot, the Los the medical drama “Monday Mornings” on “The new version is one minute shorter than the previous one,” said Angeles Times reported. “There are lots of babies, Friday. “Southland,” which revolved around the a manager at a UME Cineplex cinema in Beijing. The manager, who lots of children, and they’re literally frightened. Los Angeles Police Department, ran for five sea- gave only his surname, Wang, speculated that a nude scene might It’s like devils on the wall - big scary eyes and big sons. scary teeth, and just the whole vibe is not what have been cut. Calls to China’s regulatory agency, the State “TNT has made the difficult decision not to we’re used to,” Patti Negri, president of the Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, were renew ‘Southland’ for another season. We are not answered. Hollywood Dell Civic Association, told the news- paper. enormously proud of ‘Southland,’ which stands “Django Unchained,” which won two Oscars, stars Leonardo as one of the best police dramas ever made,” the DiCaprio as a plantation owner and Jamie Foxx as a freed slave who LA city code officials responded to complaints about the monster art and cited the “Run It!” network said in a statement. “Executive produc- trains to become a bounty hunter and demands his wife’s freedom ers John Wells, Chris Chulack and Jonathan before the US Civil War. China has become the second-biggest movie singer $376 for unpermitted and excessive sig- nage. Under city ordinances, it’s illegal to create Lisco, along with creator Ann Biderman and our market behind the US with sales of $2.7 billion last year, according to partners at Warner Bros. Television, have given the Motion Picture Association of America. While Hollywood is eager murals on most private properties. Though that didn’t stop Madonna from painting her Chris Brown us five seasons of powerful, unforgettable story- for a slice of this market, directors are having to accept the altering of Hollywood Hills home in red and yellow stripes in Brown to “tone it down and be a better neighbor.” telling, for which we are deeply grateful. their movies if they show China in a bad light, or to make them suit- the 1990s. Brown’s tumultuous relationship with singer We also want to thank the amazing cast for able for all ages in the absence of a classification system in China. Brown has been ordered to remove the goblin Rihanna and foul-mouthed Twitter presence have their impassioned, no-holds-barred performanc- Earlier this year, some Chinese moviegoers were left confused paintings within 30 days, but his attorney Mark given him a bad boy reputation. Brown won a es, and the production team for their tenacity because of awkward cuts to the James Bond feature “Skyfall” that Geragos said the musician is not backing down. Grammy in 2011 for Best R&B Album with shooting on the streets of real-world Los included unflattering references to the sex trade in the Chinese territo- “They are trying to suspend the First “F.A.M.E.” and was arrested shortly after the 2009 Angeles. We wish everyone associated with ry of Macau. Then “Cloud Atlas” was shown in Chinese cinemas minus Amendment,” Geragos said. Geragos alleges awards ceremony for assaulting Rihanna. “I know ‘Southland’ the very best.” Earlier this year, 38 minutes that included gay and straight love scenes. China is even neighbors are harassing Brown, and have also a $300 fine is probably pocket change. But hope- “Southland” star Ben McKenzie signed on for the getting American studios to sanction alternative versions of films spe- made parking complaints about him and called fully and maybe, he’ll just see the light and decide CBS pilot “The Advocates,” about a female lawyer cially tailored for Chinese audiences, such as “Iron Man 3.” The Chinese animal control. to be a good neighbor,” Negri told the Times. and a male ex-con who team up as “victim advo- version features local heartthrob Fan Bingbing - absent from the ver- In a telephone interview with The Associated “We’re happy to have him - if he just tones it cates.” Regina King has also signed on for the sion showing abroad - and lengthy clips of Chinese scenery. — AP Press Saturday, Negri said all she wants is for down.” — AP ABC pilot “Divorce: A Love Story.” —Reuters lifestyle MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013

‘Imaginary Worlds’ Giant plant sculptures on display in Atlanta

The Atlanta Botanical Garden exhibit “Imaginary Worlds,” features 19 monumental sculptures, each created from thousands of groomed annuals growing within an invisible metal armature. — MCT photos maginary Worlds: Plants Larger Than Life” opened staged sprawling competitions around the world in this skinny legs that look like they might be kin to those Saturday at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, featur- curious art and science, was interested in creating exhi- singing California raisins. “Iing 19 sculptures festooned with 118,000 living bitions scaled for smaller sites such as the Atlanta Each is made up of carefully pruned annuals planted plants. Days before the exhibition opened, excited Botanical Garden. into soil-and-sphagnum moss-filled netting that blan- guests moved about the 30-acre garden trying to dis- “I said, ‘I want first dibs, I want to be the first to do kets the steel forms. Different types of plants are juxta- cover each of the fanciful creations. No one seemed this exhibition,’” Matheson recalled. “We’ve never done a posed to create texture and patterns that define the deterred from the task when facing the unfinished, look of each creation. For instance, Earth Goddess con- headless giant cobra or by the workers standing atop sists of more than 40,000 plants, including potato vine, the dreamy noggin of the 25-foot-tall Earth Goddess, sedum, fan flower, lantana, Joseph’s coat and petunias. preparing for a crane to hoist her final sections into Built-in irrigation systems are hidden inside it and place. other large pieces, keeping them watered daily. Smaller A gaggle of Red Hat Society ladies whipped out tiny ones simply have to be sprayed with a hose. The roots digital cameras and cellphones to click images of a of modern mosaiculture extend to 16th-century Europe, shaggy ogre who looked like an escapee from “Shrek.” where wealthy landowners commissioned elaborate three-dimensional gardens or “embroidery beds.” The art later evolved into more sculptural and three-dimen- sional forms. The term mosaiculture was first employed in France in the 1860s. Matheson said strong word of mouth will determine the show’s success, pointing out that Montreal Botanical Garden drew 700,000 in 2000 for the first mosaiculture competition on the power of such buzz. “You can look at that and say it’s one of those magnetic exhibits,” she said. Even if “Imaginary Worlds” scores an overwhelming success, it won’t be extended. By the end of the six-month run in October, the annuals will be get- ting played out. But the Earth Goddess will remain at the edge of the Cascades Garden, where water streams out of her palm into the pool below, for several more years. (Matheson doesn’t like to call anything in the garden “permanent.”) Down the sidewalk, schoolkids jumped for joy as they Earth Goddess, which the garden bought, will be came upon a pair of dancing fish that spouted water replanted next spring, and Matheson hopes she will while spinning circles in Howell Fountain. “Whoa!” they along for the ride, in addition to the makings of the become an icon at the attraction. But before that she’ll shouted, as if they’d uncovered the world’s largest Chia cobras and ogre, were sections for six rabbits, two but- be transformed into the Ice Queen for the next edition Pets. “Awesome!” Mary Pat Matheson smiled sunnily. The terflies, a unicorn, a dog and a trio of rotund berries on of “Garden Lights, Holiday Nights.” — MCT garden’s president and CEO for nearly a decade has cul- tivated the idea of the city’s Midtown green spot as an “outdoor museum,” a prime setting for exhibitions and summer exhibit that’s plant-centric, so this is particular- other cultural programming. ly exciting to us, to show how you can take art and Diggin’ in: She seeded that notion with a 2004 show of Dale sculpture and enhance it with plantings.” Thus, the Chihuly glass sculptures that attracted 425,000 visitors Midtown attraction beside Piedmont Park will host the in eight months, beginning a string of strong-drawing, first major mosaiculture show in the US. Even though Fresh flowers for Mother’s Day warm-weather exhibits amid the pristine plantings. few in these parts know what mosaiculture is exactly. othing says “thank you, Mom” or “thank you, BFF” And last winter, a season when the garden used to And even though Matheson and her development like a fresh bouquet of flowers, especially in an ease into a hibernation interrupted by few visitors, it staff had to raise $2 million, easily the garden’s biggest Narrangement you create yourself. When you hand drew 168,000 in its second year of the holiday light exhibit budget to date. But then everything about pick and personally arrange flowers, you know they are show “Garden Lights, Holiday Nights.” “Imaginary Worlds: Plants Larger Than Life” is big. The fresh and have not been sitting in a floral cooler for days. So Matheson was on it when tipped by a Canadian sculptures were transported by 15 refrigerated trucks In May, fresh-cut flowers are abundant, including tulips, colleague a couple of years ago that International during a 20-hour drive from Montreal to Atlanta. Earth daffodils, hyacinths or roses - from your own garden or Mosaiculture of Montreal, a nonprofit group that has Goddess alone commanded four tractor-trailers. Also favorite florist or food store. Unique containers bring added drama to your floral arrangements, so look in your closets and cabinets for some of those thrift store or yard sale pieces you stashed away. Tins, pottery, odd china ‘Rules of Engagement,’ ‘Golden Boy,’ and glass make perfect posy partners. Here are some tips on ‘CSI: NY’ and ‘Vegas’ canceled by CBS choosing quality flower stems and some photos that show how to arrange them, courtesy www.iBulb.org, a non-profit flower bulb information center. Pick a palette. Consider one of these pleasing color combina- tions: lavender and blue, passionate purples, sunny yellows, vintage pastels or rosy reds. Sense the scent. Some flowers, especially hyacinths and lilacs, have a powerful fragrance that can over whelm - mentally think of women who wear too much perfume and how it impacts you when you walk by them. Keep flower perfumes to a minimum when you entertain in a tight space. Pair flowers carefully. Avoid combining daffodils - or any other members of the Narcissus family - with other flower types.Narcissi exude a slimy substance that shortens the life span of other flowers by clogging their water uptake chan- nels. Bet on buds. Extend the life of your tulips by purchasing them when the flower heads just start to open - the bud should be closed, but with the color of the flower evident. Before arranging tulips, condition them by re-cutting the base of the stem with a clean, sharp knife; this opens up the flower’s water uptake channels. Cut flower food is not nec- essary for tulips.With proper care, tulips should open and hours. Mix and match. Fruit and flowers create an eye- BS has canceled “CSI: NY,” Vegas,” “Golden Boy” and Friday nights earlier this year. Its original Tuesday night last from three to seven days. Keep tulips away from heat catching arrangement, but as fruit ripens, it emits ethylene “Rules of Engagement.” “CSI: NY,” a spinoff of CBS’s timeslot was taken by “Golden Boy,” which has now also sources such as direct sunlight, radiators, lamps and televi- gas, which can shorten the vase life of some flowers. Think Cpopular “CSI,” had run for nine seasons. “Vegas,” a fresh- been canceled. The comedy “Rules of Engagement” was in sions. To keep tulips standing up nice and straight in the of thou. When you make bouquets for others, make an man drama starring Michael Chiklis and Dennis Quaid, pre- its seventh season. Earlier Friday, CBS picked up six pilots, vase for a longer length of time, pre-stretch them by wrap- extra one for yourself - it helps you stop and smell the roses miered last year to promising numbers, but its numbers fell including the Chuck Lorre comedy “Mom” and “Crazy Ones,” ping in newspaper and setting in water for the first 24 in life, and that’s good any day of the year. —MCT off. In a discouraging sign for the series’ fate, it was shifted to a comedy starring Robin Williams. — Reuters ‘Django Unchained’ back in Chinese movie theaters

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Rajasthan

Fashion Week

Models showcase creations by designers Ritu Kumar and Sharad Raghav during a fashion show at the Rajasthan Fashion Week (RFW) 2013 in Jaipur. —AFP photos