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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 THULHIJJA 17, 1436 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Fifth edition of New Saudi oil Ralph Lauren Ronaldo nets banknotes no policy works hands over milestone goals longer in use in reclaiming helm at iconic as Madrid starting5 today market25 share fashion37 brand beat20 Malmo Most firms involved in visa Min 22º trading remain unpunished Max 40º High Tide 01:14 & 14:16 Low Tide Visa trafficker arrested • Govt accused of being selective 08:03 & 20:18 40 PAGES NO: 16654 150 FILS US finds KAC By B Izzak Palestinian flag flies at UN KUWAIT: Authorities yesterday ordered the arrest of a key visa trafficker who recruited 1,500 expatriates on discriminates fake work permits for KD 1,500 each, but a lawmaker charged that only a quarter of the more than 1,300 against Israelis companies involved in visa trafficking have been referred for prosecution. MP Saud Al-Huraiji criticized WASHINGTON: In a challenge to boycotts of Israel, the US the government’s handling of the issue, saying that the government has found that Kuwait Airways unlawfully dis- current government policy is not sufficient to end such criminated against a passenger traveling on an Israeli pass- abuses. port by refusing to sell him a ticket for a New York to Huraiji said that based on official statistics, authori- London flight. Eldad Gatt, an Israeli citizen, complained to ties have been selective in referring visa trafficking com- the Department of Transportation that in 2013 he was panies to the public prosecution for trial. He said that unable to buy a ticket from John F Kennedy Airport to based on figures he received from the interior minister, London Heathrow Airport through Kuwait Airways only 336 companies have been referred to the public because the airline’s online booking system prevented him prosecution out of 1,368 firms found involved in visa from selecting Israel as his passport-issuing country. trafficking. The department investigated and initially rejected The lawmaker said that the interior minister did not Gatt’s discrimination complaint, according to a statement explain what measures have been taken against the and letter provided by transportation officials. But when remaining companies and on what basis only a few Gatt appealed the department’s decision, the case was companies have been sent for criminal investigation. In reopened and the department ultimately concluded that his reply, the interior minister said that his ministry has the airline had violated a different federal law than the one been closely coordinating with the ministry of social initially cited by Gatt. “We considered Mr Gatt’s claim upon affairs and labor to bring to account paper companies an alternative ground ... which holds that an ‘air carrier or that have no activities but deal with visa trading. foreign air carrier may not subject a person, place, port, or MP Saadoun Hammad yesterday urged the govern- type of traffic in foreign air transportation to unreasonable ment to accept the resignation of Minister of Electricity discrimination’,” Blane Workie, DOT’s assistant general and Water and Public Works Ahmad Al-Jassar, saying counsel for enforcement said in a letter to the airline. NEW YORK: The Palestinian flag flies for the first time at the United Nations headquarters after it was that he will file to grill him if he does not quit. Continued on Page 13 raised in a ceremony yesterday. — AFP ( See Page 13) Continued on Page 13 Iran-Saudi tensions soar over hajj row, arms boat

TEHRAN: Iranian-Saudi tensions intensi- fied yesterday as Tehran threatened a “fierce” response over delays in repatriat- ing hajj stampede victims and the Saudi- led coalition said it had seized an Iranian boat carrying arms for Yemeni rebels. At least 239 Iranians died in last week’s tragedy near the holy city of Makkah and another 241 are listed as missing. Tehran has accused Riyadh of hindering its efforts to bring the bodies home. Iran’s foreign ministry spokeswoman said that among the missing was Ghazanfar Roknabadi, 49, the country’s former ambassador to Lebanon, a highly sensitive post. The two rivals in the oil-rich Gulf were already at odds over Iran’s support for This image posted on the official Twitter account of the Saudi Press Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen, which lies agency yesterday shows a confiscated Iranian fishing boat smug- on Saudi Arabia’s southern flank. gling weapons bound for Yemen. — AP Continued on Page 13 Hindu mob lynches Indian Muslim over Russia begins beef eating rumors Syria strikes NEW DELHI: A Hindu mob killed a Muslim man in India MOSCOW: Russia launched air strikes in war-torn over rumors that he had eaten beef, unleashing violence Syria yesterday, its first military engagement out- that police yesterday blamed on tension fuelled by politi- side the former Soviet Union since the occupation cians who seek strict protection of an animal many of Afghanistan in 1979. Russian warplanes carried Hindus consider sacred. While many members of India’s out strikes in several Syrian provinces along with majority Hindu community see cows as holy, beef is regime aircraft as Vladimir Putin seeks to steal US widely eaten by Hindus in parts of the south, as well as by President Barack Obama’s thunder by pushing a members of lower castes and minority Muslims and rival plan to defeat Islamic State militants in Syria. Christians. Tougher measures to safeguard cows are often But the United States said that Russian jets had tar- used as a rallying call by politicians seeking to win Hindu geted the Syrian opposition and not the IS group. votes, sometimes leading to Hindu-Muslim riots. “We have not seen any strikes against ISIL,” a US Mohammad Akhlaq, a blacksmith, died after being defence official said, referring to the IS group by an kicked and beaten with stones by at least 10 men in the alternative name. “What we have seen is strikes town of Dadri, 50 km from the capital, New Delhi, on against the Syrian opposition.” Monday night. A larger group had earlier gathered out- France also raised doubts over whether the side his home, accusing his family of secretly eating beef. Russian raids were aimed at IS amid Western con- “I screamed and shouted to tell the mob that we did not eat beef, and they should stop beating my father and my cerns that Moscow may be seeking to buttress brother, but they pushed me away,” his daughter, Sajida Syria’s embattled leader Bashar Al-Assad. Foreign Saifi, who watched the attack helplessly, told Reuters. Minister Laurent Fabius told reporters at the United Akhlaq’s son was taken to hospital with severe injuries. Nations that there “were indications that the The murder triggered clashes between Hindus and Russian strikes did not target” IS militants. The Muslims in the town, and extra police were deployed to Russian defence ministry had said earlier it keep the peace. The rhetoric about cow protection had launched surgical strikes against IS militants. emboldened some people to act as vigilantes, said police Putin, who earlier yesterday got parliamentary officer Anurag Kumar, who is investigating the lynching. permission to use force abroad, warned Moscow “The incident is shocking,” he said. “The Hindu mob felt would be hunting down IS militants before they tar- they had a licence to kill.” Opposition lawmaker Shashi get Russia. Putin also said Assad should be ready for Tharoor said in a Twitter message that the “horrific killing compromise with the opposition. “We are counting shows this meat bigotry has gone out of control,” and on his... readiness for compromise for the sake of his that Indians should be “free to eat what they want.” country and his people,” Putin said. He pledged that Akhlaq’s 46-year-old brother, Jan Mohammad Saifi, Russia would not get sucked into a protracted mili- said the family was baffled by the attack. “My brother was tary operation in Syria and called on other countries singled out. Why were we targeted? We don’t eat beef,” to join an intelligence task force Moscow is setting he said, blaming a local hardline Hindu organization for up with Iran, Iraq and Syria. inciting the violence. Continued on Page 13 Continued on Page 13 LOCAL THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 Prime Minister’s Envoy: National Day celebration at Expo marks future vision

MILAN: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah’s Representative, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah said Kuwait’s National Day celebration at Expo Milan 2015 marks its future vision and historical tradition. Addressing the celebration yesterday, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah said Kuwait’s participation in the world exhibition came at the behest of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- Jaber Al-Sabah due to the significance of its ban- NEW YORK: First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al- ner ‘Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life.’ He said Hamad Al-Sabah meets UN Special Representative to Syria Staffan de Mistura. — KUNA this banner reflects the hopes and expectations of several countries and people for decent life, Kuwait keen on Arab-African something which is embodied by the topic of the Kuwaiti Pavilion at the event: ‘Challenge of partnership: Foreign Minister Nature.’ Conveying the greetings of His Highness the NEW YORK: First Deputy Prime Minister and Nasser Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, high- Prime Minister, he said: “The National Day marks Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad lighted initiatives of His Highness the Amir a story of strategic success and a vision that Al-Sabah stressed that Kuwait has been exerting aimed at improving living conditions of the reflects the historical tradition of the State of efforts to establish strategic relations and coop- African people. Kuwait and its people’s insistence on challeng- eration between Arab and African countries. He explained how the Kuwaiti financial sup- Kuwait is always keen on contributing to port for the African countries were helping the ing and conquering natural obstacles impeding development of economies and advancement development in that continent, noting that development, modernity and growth in an of human resources for all friendly and brotherly KFAED was extending $200 million a year in the urban society that boasts of all elements of countries, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled said during a form of easy loans, so far extending around 49 modern life.” Ministerial Meeting of the Arab-African percent of the $1 billion pledge. He expounded on Kuwait’s success in estab- Coordination Committee, held on the sidelines Moreover, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Sabah said that lishing a modern state in the Arabian Gulf, where of the 70th UN General Assembly (UNGA) ses- KFAED extended $140 million for African coun- all elements of modern life, mainly water, food, sion in New York late Tuesday. tries in 2013-15, in addition to $154 million in power, education, health and environment serv- MILAN: Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah speaks His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- 2014-15, and $53 million for the 2015-16. The ices are available. Kuwait has set a model for civi- yesterday after inaugurating Kuwait’s National Day celebrations at Expo Milan 2015. — KUNA Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah’s participation in the fund reviewed the extension of $70 million in lized development based on democratic and tiatives, most recently for the benefit of Syrian The Kuwaiti delegation included Kuwait’s African summit that was held in the Ethiopian easy loans for African countries for the year constitutional rules, cultural and educational refugees and displaced Syrians within the bor- Ambassador to Italy Sheikh Ali Khaled Al-Jaber capital, Addis Ababa, as the first Arab leader to 2015-16, while assessing loans’ requests from advancement and close relations with regional ders of Syria, culminating in over the past three Al-Sabah, and Kuwait’s General Consul in Milan take part in an African summit “reflected keen- four African countries with a value of $73 mil- and world countries, he added. ness of His Highness the Amir to building a net- lion, the official added. years in hosting three international donors con- Abdulnasser Bu-Khadour, and General ferences in Kuwait, leading the UN to consider Commissioner of the Kuwait Pavilion at Expo work of cooperation between the African and Sheikh Ahmad, meanwhile, said Kuwait Modern nation Arab sides,” said Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled, who Public Investment Authority (PIA), entrusted Kuwait a center of humanitarian work and His Milan Faisal Al-Mutalaqem, besides a number of With the advent of oil to Kuwait in the 1940’s, Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- ministries’ undersecretaries, as well as heads of co-chaired the meeting with a representative of with managing another $1 billion, signed a MoU the country consecrated its benefits to provide Zimbabwe. with the China-Africa development Fund aimed Jaber Al-Sabah a humanitarian leader. the diplomatic and media missions. Kuwaitis with a commendable standard of living Kuwait hosted the Arab-African summit in at investing $400 million in Africa. He also said This distinction conferred on His Highness Kuwaiti TV’s official musical team presented a November 2013, which contributed to promot- the two sides would work on investing in infra- and implement development and growth pro- the Amir stems from his conviction that “all of us remarkable artistic show during the celebra- ing development and investment in the African structure, energy, agriculture and industry. PIA grams to advance the status of Kuwait as a mod- are partners responsible for making peace and tions, as the event also will witness a number of countries, he said. During the summit, Kuwait had already invested $96 million in Tunisia and ern nation, said Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al- providing growth and stability to people of the cultural activities related to Kuwait. The activities offered a $1 billion in easy loans to be chan- $88 million in Morocco. This is in addition to Sabah. He further said that beginning with the Earth,” said Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al- were broadcasted on both the Kuwaiti and neled through Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic PIA’s some $17 billion worth of investment in era of independence, Kuwait has followed a Sabah. Though Kuwait is tiny in size, it has a big Italian official TV channels. Development (KFAED) over five years, as well as Africa. steady policy of promoting international peace heart capable of giving to the needy and desti- The Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for Giftedness pledging another $1 billion to finance invest- He also said late Dr Abdulrahman Al-Sumait and harmony and working assiduously with the tute everywhere and continues to deal with and Creativity (SACGC) is prominently participat- ments in Africa and allocating a $1 million prize prize aimed at pushing economic and social international community to bring resolution to nature’s challenges to provide peace and securi- ing in the Expo by presenting inventions of tal- under the name of late Dr Abdulrahman Al- development in the African continent in order to the world’s conflicts and difficult problems. ty and prosperity for its people and the region, ented Kuwaiti youth, while the National Council Sumait, dedicated for development research in address poverty, hunger, water shortage, Moreover, Kuwait has over the time never he said. of Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL) is giving visi- Africa. Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled added that improving health care, tackling illiteracy and fair shirked from extending aid and comfort to other tors an idea on traditional crafts. around $493.75 million, or some 49 percent, of distribution of wealth. nations regardless of race, religion, language, or Senior officials SACGC is presenting two inventions including the pledges were disbursed for African coun- The board of trustees of the prize approved political affiliation, he said. In that vein, Kuwait tries. The African and Arab ministers discussed the subject of “Health” as the theme of the 2015 The Kuwaiti and Italian flags were raised, and a computer programming device by Engineer means of further promoting bilateral coopera- prize, and the deadline to submit applications is founded on 1961 the Kuwait Fund for Arab the national anthems of both nations were Nasser Al-Khaldi called “snow ball” and another tion, and reviewed outcome of meetings of sen- on December 31 2015, the Ambassador noted. Economic Development as the first of its kind played by the beginning of the celebration, invention involving a kit to open emergency ior officials and a memorandum of understand- The theme includes fighting contagious dis- fund to help other countries in their economic while the Italian Prime Minister’s representative, doors by inventor Hussein Bomejdad, official at ing over the 4th Arab-African summit, due in eases in Africa such as Ebola, HIV and Malaria, growth and development plans. Undersecretary at the Ministry of Justice wel- Kuwait’s pavilion Mohammad Al-Baqshi said. The Equatorial Guinea next year. providing well trained medical staff and equip- Over the years, the fund provided easy-term comed the guests of the event. pavilion also saw the participation of famous ment and establishing health clinics and hospi- loans to Arab and other developing countries, A number of senior Italian officials attended Kuwaiti chef Hanouf Al-Balhan, who expressed Living conditions tals in remote areas in the continent. The Arab- numbering more than a hundred, to the tune of the celebrations including Milan’s Mayor her happiness to take part in the event, mainly Meanwhile, the representative of the State of African ministerial meeting was also attended $20 billion to assist in financing sustainable Giuliano Pisapia, and Expo Milan’s commissioner, preparing the banquet held for the National Day Kuwait and Assistant Foreign Minister for the by Kuwait permanent representative to the UN development projects in these countries, he besides representatives of the countries taking celebration with the presence of the representa- minister’s office, Ambassador Sheikh Dr Ahmad Mansour Al-Otaibi. —KUNA said. He cited some of Kuwait’s humanitarian ini- part in the Expo with various pavilions. tive of the Italian President. — KUNA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 LOCAL

(From left) Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anas Al-Saleh, His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad KUWAIT: Senior officials and diplomats join Saudi Ambassador to Kuwait Dr Abdulaziz Al-Fayez during a ceremony Al-Sabah, Saudi Ambassador Dr Abdulaziz Al-Fayez and Acting Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh held by the Saudi Embassy to mark the Saudi national day. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Sabah cut the ceremony’s cake. Local currency bonds issued before year’s end to finance budget deficit: Minister Senior officials laud ties with Saudi Arabia, Hajj organization

KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anas Al-Saleh stated that Kuwait would issue Kuwaiti dinar bonds to finance budget deficit before the end of the current year or early next year. “The bonds would be issued in batches to allow for monitoring and assessing its impacts on the local market and the Central Bank of Kuwait’s reserves,” the min- ister told reporters on the sidelines of his par- ticipation in a ceremony held by the Saudi Embassy late Tuesday to mark the Saudi national day. “When necessity arises for moving to the second stage which is issuing US dollar bonds, we will take the decision without hesita- tion,” Saleh vowed. On the plans to rationalize spending in the state budget, the minister said that the planned measures focus on ending the lavish and unnecessary expenditure. Moreover, he assured that the state subsidy for some commodities would be rationalized, not abol- Information and Youth Affairs Minister Sheikh Salman Al- Former parliament speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun (second from ished. Humoud Al-Sabah (second from left) attends the ceremony. left) attends the event. Historical ties progress and prosperity. In the meantime, the great role by the Kingdom, led by King perity. Minister of Justice and Awqaf and Islamic Meanwhile, National Assembly Speaker Acting Prime Minister and Interior Minister Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, to serve the pil- Affairs Yaqoub Al-Sane underlined enormous Marzouq Al-Ghanem stressed the historical ties Sheikh Mohammad Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah grims. By the same token, Minister of Information arrangements the Kingdom makes for the Hajj with Saudi Arabia, which set a model to be fol- highly appreciated Saudi efforts for organizing and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh season. He expressed congratulations to the lowed. Amid the escalating events in the the Hajj. This role is undeniable, Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah Saudi leadership on the National Day. region, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are one front Mohammad Al-Khaled told reporters. He emphasized the deep-rooted bilateral relations. Furthermore, Sane stressed the geographical and Saudi Ambassador Dr Abdulaziz Al-Fayez (left) wel- and their peoples “are closer than brothers,” stressed that the country devotes all its powers Sheikh Salman noted that the Kingdom consti- historical ties, as well as common customs and comes National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al- Ghanim told reporters on the sidelines of the and potential for the Hajj. tutes a depth for the Gulf and the Arab World, traditions among the Gulf Cooperation Council Ghanem. ceremony. He wished the Kingdom more In a similar statement, Minister Saleh lauded wishing the country further progress and pros- member states. — KUNA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 LOCAL KD 50,000 compensation Two new land plots for ordered for oppositionist

By Meshaal Al-Enezi because of an article it published against housing in Salmi, Abdaly him. Barrak, a leading political opposi- KUWAIT: A court yesterday ordered Al- tion figure, has been jailed since last By A Saleh BSME project approval came in response to a request made Shahed newspaper to compensate for- June to serve a two-year sentence for The executive committee at the Public by MSAL’s Undersecretary Muttar Al-Mutairi mer MP Musallam Al-Barrak KD 50,000 offending His Highness the Amir. KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality’s Acting Director Authority for Applied Education and Training to make easier for investors renting stores in Ahmad Al-Manfouhi said the Municipal Council (PAAET) has approved the new BSME (Bachelor various co-ops to issue and renew their com- Embezzlement suggested allocating two new land plots in of Science in Mechanical Engineering) program mercial licenses. Separately, a court yesterday acquit- Salmi and Abdaly for the Public Authority for and referred it to the board of directors to get ted Firdous Cooperative Society’s chair- Housing Welfare to build 16,000 units. final approval before launching it and opening Doctor compensated man of board and treasurer of embezzle- the students’ registry at the faculty of technical The court of cassation yesterday ordered ment charges, said lawyer Dowaim Al- Study years studies. The program is expected to include annulling a previous decision to dismiss the Mowaizri, noting the court also ordered Kuwait University’s Faculty of Medicine is con- three major sections - manufacturing, dynam- former chairman of Kuwait’s doctors’ syndicate annulling a previous ruling sentencing sidering following in some countries’ steps and ics and mechanics. Dr Hussein Al-Khabbaz. The court listed him them to prison. reduce the total number of study years to six back on the medical board and compensated instead of the usual seven years by cancelling Co-op transactions him KD 50,000. The ruling came as the court Humidity either the preliminary or the seventh year through In a bid to cut red tape, the Ministry of believed that Khabbaz had been dismissed Meteorologist Essa Ramadan expect- merging repeated clinical majors. Informed Commerce and Industry agreed to directly from office in retaliation for his activities in sources added that the faculty’s deanship was cur- receive transactions from cooperative soci- fighting corruption and exposing financial and ed humidity to increase to high levels in rently studying possible effects on the students’ eties without having to contact the Ministry administrative violations at the Ministry of coastal areas and reach inland before it future prior to making its final decision. of Social Affairs and Labor (MSAL). The Health. Musallam Al-Barrak subsides again starting Saturday. Court postpones decision on 8 appeals KUWAIT: The Constitutional Court, headed by Judge Yosif Al-Mutaw’a, yesterday postponed its decision on eight con- stitutional appeals to October 21st. The appeals namely include the coeducation ban in educational facilities’ law. In a previous session, the court reviewed the constitutionality of some of the laws, amendment 24 for 1996, in regards to the higher education system in Kuwait University and other academic institutes, including private schools. —KUNA Kuwait to celebrate ‘elders’ day KUWAIT: Kuwait will participate today in celebrating the The two women arrested on charges of making a bogus mur- This handout photo shows six Asian nationals arrested yesterday for offering illegal inter- International Day of Older Persons, with advanced steps der claim. national calling services. achieved by the country in the provision of comprehen- sive care and the necessary health services for elderly people. Kuwait has been keen to provide the best care for the elderly segment through the enactment of legislation that guarantees them good standards of living as the Kuwaiti Constitution guarantees the right for this seg- ment stipulated in Article 11 stating that the State ensures aid for citizens in old age, sickness, or inability to work. It also provides them with social security services, social aid and medical care. —KUNA

In my view Don’t blame them

Rescuers recover the body of an Arab diver found dead yesterday.

By Talal Al-Ghannam

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et me say it loud and clear: the behavior of some of the tourists from the Gulf states is not acceptable Land has to change. Following the economic boom of 1970’s, hundreds of thousands of tourists from the Scenes from an accident site on Sixth Ring Road which left one motorist Scenes from a crackdown against reckless drivers in Ahmadi Governorate. region began coming to the western part of the world, injured. mainly in British and French cities, to spend vacations during summer and spring breaks. The numbers grew, as after the Lebanese civil war Duo held on bogus murder claim most tourists who would prefer going to Beirut switched their destination to Europe. The Gulf tourists have been generally big spenders, higher than any oth- er average tourists. The best thing with them was that By Hanan Al-Saadoun Home robbery Drifters targeted they would never stay behind. Therefore the host coun- A Syrian man accused six unidentified Ahmadi security department led by ties never had to cope with their any overstaying issue KUWAIT: Criminal detectives arrested two persons of breaking into his house and Brigadier Abdallah Saffah carried out an or their subsequent illegal employment. For this reason, Ethiopian women following a bogus claim stealing more than KD 40,000 and passports. expanded campaign against vehicles used in Gulf citizens are among the privileged to get a visa to about a citizen killing an Ethiopian woman. A security source said that the Syrian man’s reckless driving, known as ‘drifting’ during any European country even after the introduction of the An Ethiopian woman had called 112 and 12-year-old son was in the house when six the weekend. A security source said the cam- Schengen visa. They were quite welcome there. told them that a woman was killed by a citi- persons entered it, beat and tied up the paign targeted Wafra and industrial Fahaheel The problem lies with some of the Gulf tourists who zen, but investigations revealed that her child, and took KD 3,300 in cash and jewelry resulted in impounding 21 sports cars. disobey rules of the European or even Asian countries. claims were untrue. worth KD 1,800, besides three passports and Some of them think that they can do whatever they The two women were arrested at dawn civil IDs. Police are investigating. Separately, Cooperation want as if they are in their countries as the law in their yesterday, while immigration detectives a Syrian man told Ali Sabah Al-Salem police Kuwait Fire Services Directorate Public states is not well-implemented and reinforced. also discovered that they are wanted on three persons he knows kidnapped him Relations and Information Director Colonel Many become shocked when they are told not to do absconding charges. along with his sister and took them to Mina Khalil Al-Ameer received a delegation from harm to the environment, public utilities, animals and An earlier reported had indicated that Abdullah, where they were beaten and the National Guard Moral Guidance other facilities. They tend to ignore all such laws and Ahmadi prosecutor ordered an investiga- forced to sign papers without knowing their Department. The visit is part of the coopera- punitive measures against the violators and act as if the tion into a case of a bogus claim against an contents. tion protocol between KFSD and the matter was ok because in their countries this was a ‘no unknown person who called and said that National Guard command to exchange problem.’ a citizen killed his Ethiopian maid because Offensive nurse expertise. Many of the Gulf tourists as we have all seen on the she killed his infant son. A security source A Kuwaiti doctor told police that an social media have gone too far in their violations against said police went to the area and discovered Egyptian male nurse insulted her, and also Farmers union animals for example when we all saw the killing of the the call was a hoax. The phone from which made offensive remarks against Kuwait. She Interior Ministry’s Assistant goose which then became scrumptious lunch for such the call was made belonged to an elderly said there are witnesses who saw the inci- Effects of a fire that was reported at Undersecretary for Nationality and Passports violators. In the Gulf there are many laws that forbid and lady and said the number is hers but she dents. Investigations are ongoing the KOC Hospital yesterday. Major General Sheikh Mazen Al-Jarrah met criminalize such actions but are not enforced because claims she did not make the call, Al-Anbaa the chairman and members of the Kuwait the neonatal ward at KOC Hospital. The room the wasta (connections) is always there to back them up. daily reported yesterday. 3-vehicle crash Farmers’ Union as part of the interior min- was evacuated, and fire was put out quickly. Another unfortunate incident of some of the Gulf A three-way collision took place on Sixth istry’s keenness to remove all obstacles fac- tourists is aggression on the landscapes where many Illegal calls Ring Road. Subhan fire center responded ing farmers. Jarrah said several issues of Body found families were seen barbecuing on the green landscape Members of a gang consisting of six and freed a man trapped in one of the vehi- mutual concern were discussed including Kuwait Fire Service Directorate’s (KFSD) sea and when one officer rushed to that family to warn Asian nationals were arrested in Farwaniya cles. He was taken by paramedics. the estimation of workers’ percentages rescue divers recovered the body of an Arab them they invited him for the dinner. I do not blame yesterday on charges of offering illegal according to the level of work, as it was diver who worked for a maintenance compa- many European countries when they delay or make it international calling services in the area. Hospital fire noticed that the number of workers was ny in Doha port. The body was handed over to harder to give the visit visa because of what they see of The six are being processed for deporta- Ahmadi Fire Center put out a minor fire exaggerated, and some of them worked criminal evidence department officers. behaviors of some tourists. tion. that broke out in the air conditioning unit of elsewhere in violation of residency laws. Tourism is an important sector for both the tourist and the host country. You learn from each other and you appreciate other people’s way of living. And important- ly, you relax from the daily work routine. To be honest, Europe has been very hospitable to all the tourists including those coming from the Gulf region. What con- cerns me now is their gradually changed behavior. Despite the fact that the majority of the Gulf tourists are well-behaved, yet a small number who are ignorant can change the general attitude in the host country. During the past years, we have seen a welcome ges- ture by many European resorts that adapted to the needs of the Gulf tourists, which must be appreciated. Thus we see Arabic restaurants introducing Halal meat; places allocated for daily prayers and several such things. After all, respect others in order to be respected and act according to the laws and regulations set in the host countries and forget what many had used to do wrong in their own countries. KUWAIT: NSH Corporation launched a wider healthy heart awareness drive in its various locations, as part of the international campaign to spread awareness Until the next article insha allah about heart disease and stroke prevention. Employees said that NSH had been giving due attention for conducting awareness programs in the workplaces. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 LOCAL

Asian oil demand reached 31m bpd Kuwait contributes to regional

KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti oil analyst affirmed Al-Shatti mentioned that there are yesterday improvements of the Asian many challenges facing oil producers, peace, security: Chinese envoy market, saying that demand in Asia for oil including Kuwait, namely decline in has reached 31 million barrel per day Asian demand and a slowdown in devel- KUWAIT: Kuwait plays an apprecia- rently involved in 59 mostly infra- the number of Kuwaiti students (bpd), 33 percent of the global demand, oping countries’ markets as well as their ble role in keeping peace and secu- structure projects in Kuwait valued studying in China has been on the noting that the demand for oil will sluggish averages and the expansion in rity in the region, said the newly- at $7.4 billion. He further said that rise in recent years. increase, confirming at the same time the use of other sources of energy. The appointed Chinese ambassador to the Industrial and Commercial Bank On another note, the ambassa- recovery of the market. analyst added that current global Kuwait Wang Di yesterday. of China Limited has recently dor expressed his country’s delight Analyst Mohammad Al-Shatti stressed demand for oil stands at 94 million bpd, Reviewing Sino-Kuwaiti relations opened a branch in Kuwait and the at Kuwait’s amenability to the idea the importance of Asian markets to and the Asian market oil demand repre- over the years at a press conference giant Chinese telecom Huawei has a of the revival of the old Silk Road Kuwait due to being a vital importer of sents 33 percent, 31 million bpd of which held here at the Chinese embassy, sizable portion of the telecom mar- which will benefit both countries oil, representing a large portion to was produced in 2015. the ambassador noted that Kuwait ket in Kuwait. economically. He said that next year Kuwait’s revenues whose budget Al-Shatti said demand for oil in China was the first Gulf state to have marks the passing of 45 years since becomes affected by the fluctuating oil increased from 10.4 million bpd in 2013 established diplomatic ties with Chinese students China and Kuwait established diplo- prices, calling for considering the Asian to 11.3 million bpd in 2015, an increase China. In education, he said just a few matic ties, and that the embassy markets among the most significant ones of 600,000 bpd, stressing that decrease in He said China ranks as Kuwait’s days ago seven Chinese students here will hold a special celebration KUWAIT: Chinese ambassador to for the oil-producing countries as well as demand could take place in 2016, a sheer top exporter, and that Kuwait is a arrived in Kuwait to study at Kuwait of that event. The new ambassador Kuwait Wang Di speaks during a monitoring any changes. increase of 250,000 bpd. —KUNA major exporter of oil to China, not- University on scholarships offered Wang Di started his post in Kuwait press conference yesterday. ing that Chinese companies are cur- by the University, emphasizing that last September. —KUNA —Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat Fifth edition of banknotes no longer in use starting today

KUWAIT: The fifth edition of Kuwait’s banknotes will be releasing the national currency. In April of the same Several other coins, such as the Persian currency, withdrawn today and will no longer be used, while the year, the Kuwaiti dinar (first edition) was officially put the Ottoman Gold Lira and other little known ones, deadline to exchange them with the sixth edition ban- into circulation by 1961. named ‘Al-Sharkhi,’ ‘Abu Dbailah’ and ‘Al-Shahiah,’ had knotes will be made by the end of the working hours at The first edition, consisting of only five bill cate- been traded in Kuwait in the old times. the Central bank of Kuwait (CBK) of the same day. gories without the KD 20 bill, was then withdrawn by The fifth edition was first introduced into markets on May 31st 1982, as the second edition, which was Indian Rupee April 3, 1994, with banknotes bearing the sentence ‘in issued on November 17, 1970 and the third issued in When the natives developed their businesses, sail- God we trust.’ The six categories of the edition including 1980 came into full circulation. On 27th January 1986, ing to far countries such as India, and expanding the quarter, half, one dinar, five, ten and twenty dinar bills, CBK introduced the KD 20 dinar bill and announced craft of pearl-diving, the Indian Rupee became the all came with unique designs that are hard to be coun- that it will come into circulation on February 9, 1986. dominant currency. Kuwaitis were aware of the neces- terfeited. Meanwhile, the sixth edition was introduced Following the 1990 Iraqi Invasion and the occupiers’ sity to issue a national currency of international stan- into circulation by CBK on June 29, 2014, carrying burglary of huge funds of the Kuwaiti banknotes dards. In 1959, the Indian Government said in an offi- improved security features and using high quality deposited at CBK, the legitimate Kuwaiti authorities cial announcement that it was incurring heavy losses paper which permits an elegant yet secure design. during the occupation declared the Kuwaiti money in due to exportation of huge volumes of the Indian Kuwait flag is a main feature of the sixth edition circulation was invalid, replacing the monetary units money to the Arabian Gulf countries. In an attempt to bills, in affirmation of the national identity. Each paper with the fourth edition of the Kuwaiti bills in 1991. tackle this problem, New Delhi issued a different series shows the Kuwaiti desert and marine environment, of the currency for circulation in Kuwait and the Gulf. along with historic sites namely Failaka Island, the first Silver coins This step had nudged the natives of Kuwait to issue a minted coin bearing the name of Kuwait and heritage From a historic perspective, banknotes and coins national currency. sites such as the old Kuwaiti gate and industrial poten- have been in circulation in Kuwait since more than 200 The sixth edition of Kuwaiti dinars was granted the tials and zones, including an oil tanker and a refinery. years B C. This theory has been substantiated with dis- International Award for Best Banknote Issue by the The bills also bear other features, namely the covery of silver and copper coins, with engravings of International Association of Currency Affairs (IACA), dhows, the pearl diving, along with landmark struc- head of Alexander the Great, on Failaka island. Other during the Annual Currency Conference held in tures including Seif Palace, the National Assembly coins dating back to the times of the Seleucids Vancouver, Canada last May. building, Kuwait Towers, the Liberation Tower, the Kingdom have been discovered on the same island. The banknotes were awarded due to their unique Grand Mosque and the Central Bank of Kuwait head- In later times, namely in 1753, when the Kuwaitis design which is a mixture between traditional and quarters. settled in the country and chose Sheikh Sabah I as modern, as well as the security features they bear. their ruler, the natives sensed the need for coins for IACA also chose the bills because they included spe- First edition trade dealings. The first was called ‘taweelat Al-Hasa,’ cial marks to allow the blind to identify each bill. On October 10th, 1960, an Amiri Decree was issued resembling hair clips. It was in circulation in Al-Ihsaa Moreover, the sixth edition was also awarded the declaring that the dinar will be the basic denomina- for a long time before Kuwait was founded and later it Regional Banknote of the Year award of Asia, in the tion of the Kuwaiti currency, and accordingly, the was brought in for trading till 1790 when the Austrian High Security Printing Conference in Manila, the A combination of photos showing the old (fifth edi- Kuwaiti Monetary Council was set up, tasked with Riyal became the trading currency. Philippines. —KUNA tion) and new (sixth edition) one Kuwaiti dinar bill. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 FROM THE ARABIC PRESS

Al-Qabas Al-Anbaa The government’s Call for urgent lost role summit

By Qais Al-Usta By Saleh Al-Shayji

hile Dubai is getting ready to hold Expo 2020 ith the help of his younger brother, a 22- and is organizing huge workshops, and the year-old Saudi murdered his cousin, video- WQataris are getting ready to host the World Wtaped the killing and posted the video on Cup on November 22, 2022 in a unique precedence, as social media networks! The victim was a military man the World Cup is normally held during summer, and in the Saudi armed forces and the murderer killed Qatar was exempted because of high temperatures, him because he rejected his calls to quit his job and we in Kuwait do not know till this moment whether declare allegiance to the IS amir (leader). The story the Gulf Cup will be held on time or not! does not end there. They also murdered three others In the past few weeks, we were referring the reason on the same day - the first day of Eid Al-Adha, and to the clear differences between the football associa- killed a fifth victim while they were being arrested, tion on one hand and the government, represented by after a shootout with security forces, which resulted the Ministry of Youth Affairs and the Pubilc Authority in killing the elder brother and injuring the younger for Youth and Sports (PAYS) on the other. Matters now one and arresting him. became more complicated, as the international feder- What on earth would make such a young man ation sent a letter warning Kuwait against the continu- Al-Anbaa commit such a brutal murder by luring his own ation of violating international laws with regards to all cousin into the desert, tying him up and threaten- games, and set Oct 15 to suspend Kuwait sports, and ing to kill him unless he pledged allegiance to the we did not hear any government reaction so far IS amir despite the latter’s pleas to spare his life?! I towards this issue. believe this is not an individual case. It is rather a I know well the difference in viewing the issue of phenomenal one and a behavioral pattern that sports - some people support KFA while others blame dominates many young men. The fact that the story it and hold it responsible for all failures, yet where is has recurred in so many different ways and details the government role that is supposed to supervise all with various young men proves this. Many inexperi- sectors of the society? Why does not the government Subsidized fish enced young men who knows nothing about life or take a courageous decision to stop all foreign partici- religion have been giving themselves the right to pations instead of this slander and blackmail that it is issue fatwas and control others’ lives. Who is win- exposed to by some international bodies? And are we proposal rejected ning and who is losing in this equation? In fact, going to even win if we participate? I say enough dis- who is the believer and who is the infidel non- respect and let us spend the money on housing, until believer? deep-rooted solutions for sports are in place. KUWAIT: A state official in a depart- because adding unmerited products increase and discussing whether it is This absolutely calls for study, research, inspection PS: Demanding international committees to super- ment concerned with resolving the on the ration card does not present a artificial or not. and deep probing into the lives of these young peo- vise the hajj and holding Saudi Arabia responsible for problem of high zubaidi (silver pom- true solution to this problem - rather it The sources said the idea of the ple. Why have they turned into murderers? Who the stampede tragedy in which hundreds were killed fret) prices made a verbal proposal to is an additional burden on the general proposal is built on having a monthly made them so? What ideas have they been brought and injured is utter injustice. The presence of three a high ranking official at the Ministry budget, especially since it comes dur- share of zubaidi or other fish that have up to that made them willing to kill even them- million pilgrims in a small geographical spot to per- of Commerce and Industry to include ing a time the government is heading high demand and whose prices selves? For what cause do they do this? Why are they form rituals, with different cultures and customs, is a zubaidi in the ration card, so the artifi- to reducing its expenditure and exceed citizens’ affordability, because using religion as an excuse to kill? Were they the big problem. We pray for the innocent lives, but we cial increase in prices can be absorbed reconsidering the financing of the fish is considered among the main ones who chose such a path or someone took believe that the kingdom exerts tremendous efforts and guarantee families regular supply, subsidized products network. The products sought by citizens, provided advantage of their mental immaturity and behav- each year during the hajj season, and those who are informed sources said. sources added that the ministry can- that the supply department at the ioral disorders to turn them into stone-hearted not able to remove garbage from the streets of their However, the commerce ministry not counter the rise of a price of prod- ministry decides the share of each insensitive murderers? country are not qualified to teach the kingdom how rejected such a proposal as a populist uct by adding it to the ration card, but person and signs a contract with a These young people are time bombs walking to manage the hajj. Was the message delivered? I solution rather than a practical one, through checking the reasons for the supplier of this product. — Al-Rai around, mingling with people and carrying death hope so. wherever they go. Our Arab countries have been — Translated by Kuwait Times calling for urgent summits and meetings whenever even less dangerous threats pop up. What about these young murderers and their daily crimes? Why do not these countries call for a summit to discuss Al-Anbaa this topic, which is more dangerous and important than what many of those conferences and summits have been held for? Czars in Will our governments ever realize the threat or will they consider it as a temporary insignificant one, Arab countries as they might as well do?! — Translated by Kuwait Times

By Salah Al-Sayer

n 1967, Israel formed a national unity cabinet which Crime observes described as a ‘war government.’ It also Report Itook many exceptional measures and deployed its forces in a way that indicated an eminent aggression against its Arab neighbors, who also made the same Bag in mall arrangements and intended taking the initiative by attacking first to surprise Israel. However, the Soviet not a bomb Union’s ambassador to Cairo managed to talk Gamal Abdul Nasser out of such plans, and accordingly, Israel KUWAIT: Police rushed to a mall in Al-Rai following a call attacked and occupied many Arab territories, thank to about a suspicious bag found there. A security source said the Russian bear’s advice. precautions were taken, then a robot was used, and the In 1977, the late Egyptian president Sadat visited bag was inspected and found to not have any explosives. KUWAIT: This file photo shows a fishmonger at a stand in the Sharq Fish Market with a sign that reads Israel and this angered Arabs on Russian provocation Instead when opened, the bag was found to contain illicit ‘Kuwaiti fish.’ — Photo by Joseph Shagra from the Soviets. Arabs raced to hold a summit in drugs. The source thinks that a person may have dumped Libya, where they formed a resistance front led by the bag in the mall’s parking lot, adding that security cam- Soviet-allied countries like Iraq, Libya and Syria. The Expat teachers placed eras will be checked to identify the person who left it. In a front did not obviously resist Israel, but rather targeted similar incident, Jahra police rushed to a mosque in Saad Egypt, and thus the largest Arab country was boy- Al-Abdallah area after a call about an abandoned bag. cotted and expelled from the Arab League. on ‘rewards system’ Police did not find any explosives inside. In 1993, the late Palestinian president Yasser Arafat signed the Oslo Agreement with Israel, and once more, KUWAIT: Education Ministry Undersecretary Dr Haitham to parquet and that there were no changing orders. resistance defiance powers came back to light with ‘Belt’ suspect not a threat Al-Athari formed a committee chaired by Assistant Athari accepted in his answer to the secretary general of A ‘suspicious man’ carrying a belt attracted attention in new mottos and slogans this time, and were known as Undersecretary for General Education Fatima Al-Kandari to the authority Ahmad Al-Rumaihi that there is a delay in the ‘Resistance Axis.’ This axis was led by Iran, Syria, Oyoun. Jahra police were alerted by a citizen. Police, discuss applications of several expatriate employees sent completing the contract, most of which is due to work detectives and state security went to the area where Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis, who were lately for retirement to be placed on the “rewards system” after linked to other areas outside the ministry, and the justifica- joined by Russia in broad daylight in order to defend the man was seen next to a ‘transformer’ but did not their services are officially terminated by the ministry. tions of any time delay will be examined to determine the find anything suspicious. — Al-Anbaa the capital of resistance and respond to the victories Athari said the committee will decide the ministry’s need actual delay, then penalties mentioned in the contract will made by Decisive Storm. for the experience of these expat retirees in various special- be applied. Those countries and parties forming the resistance ties, and the possibility of using them by transferring them In another development, informed sources at the min- Bonds issue considered axis are led by gangs of political regimes that go along to the “rewards” category. istry of electricity and water said all transactions related to well with the neo-Russian czars in the Kremlin. This is a Meanwhile, 10 physical education halls built by the edu- the education ministry were stopped because it has not to cover budget deficit very painful fact Arabs can never forget or ignore as cation ministry in Hawally schools have come to the atten- paid its dues for more than a year. The sources said the they watch Arab blood being shed in Iraq, Yemen and tion of the Corruption Fighting Authority, which wanted ministry took this decision after several warnings were sent KUWAIT: The finance ministry is currently considering Syria, where Israel is fully coordinating with the resist- answers to 16 questions with regards to the contract. to the ministry and other government departments for issuing a first issue of bonds to cover deficits in inde- ance axis led by Russia! — Translated by Kuwait Times Athari answered all questions with the required docu- nonpayment, and they will also face suspension of their pendent governmental bodies, namely the Public ments, and denied that floors were changed from rubber transactions if they do not pay. — Al-Rai and Al-Jarida Institution For Social Security (PIFFS) and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), in addition to others which possess investable financial surpluses, said Zain Group participates in ‘Global Goals for informed sources, noting that the second issue of bonds would be offered for citizens and banks. Sustainable Development’ awareness campaign The sources explained that the bonds would be issued in Kuwaiti dinars before the end of this year. “This issue will be considered the first phase of funding Aligned with group’s sustainability agenda the general budget deficit estimated at KD 8.1 billion as per current fiscal year statistics,” explained the sources, KUWAIT: Zain Group, a leading sages will be circulated to Zain cus- Goals at the core of their business noting that one of the options being currently consid- mobile telecom innovator across the tomers in both Arabic and English, activities and take responsibility of ered was to use social security share of KD 1.5 billion in Middle East and Africa, has while a profile of the goals will be the circumstances around them, they the state budget and invest it in the government debt announced its support of a combined communicated via Zain’s social media can decide to move in a positive collecting the interest. effort with 26 mobile operator Groups channels and highlighting the opera- direction to the benefit of all.” Furthermore, the sources explained that the second to reach seven billion people in seven tor’s own initiatives with respect to The Global Goals campaign - with days with text messages of the Global sustainability. Project Everyone, Global Citizen, phase of bonds would be offered for bidding amongst Goals for Sustainable Development. The Global Goals feed right into action/2015, and UN agency partners local banks and citizens, and expected that the second The text message campaign that Zain Group’s own sustainability values - aims to reach seven billion people in issue would cover the government’s needs. — Al-Rai commenced on September 26 and and outlook given its own pledge in seven days. will run for a week until October 3, 2012 to reduce emissions from its Project Everyone is the brainchild 2015 will see 125 of individual opera- operations by 2020, as well as its cam- of English screenwriter, producer and Officials held tional mobile companies in over 100 paigns and engagements to protect film director Richard Curtis, with the countries around the world raise and improve the quality of lives in ambition to tell everyone in the world accountable over awareness of the Global Goals cam- communities in which it operates. about the Global Goals so they are paign along with Project Everyone best achieved. The project’s founding and Global Citizen, through texts and Highest level partners include Aviva, Getty Images, delayed projects numerous other communication Commenting on Zain Group’s par- Pearson, SAWA Global Cinema channels, including social media. ticipation in the Global Goals cam- Advertising Association, Standard KUWAIT: Well informed sources said that the cabi- This unprecedented collaboration paign, CEO Scott Gegenheimer said, Chartered, Unilever, and the Bill and net decided to dismiss some senior officials who of the world’s largest digital and “We are very pleased to see issues Melinda Gates Foundation. have failed to fulfill their duties in the development mobile companies supports the 17 such as poverty, inequality, and cli- All over the world, the project is plan projects, well-informed sources said. ambitious goals that were adopted by mate change being addressed at the being supported by hundreds of tele- Ministers had discussed during last Tuesday’s 193 world leaders at the United very highest levels of government vision, radio, poster and digital com- weekly meeting a follow-up report on the 2014- Nations on September 25, and are and corporations across the globe. panies, mobile phone and broadband aimed at ending poverty, fighting Zain has long believed that these providers, NGOs from all sectors, busi- 2015 development plan projects. inequality and injustice, and tackling issues need to be tackled in order to nesses, sports clubs, film and televi- “The cabinet recommended holding officials climate change for the next 15 years. sustain a viable future for everyone, lend our support to the dissemination lenges, though Zain Group has always sion production companies, record responsible for delay accountable,” added the Zain operations across all its markets and we have gone about making of this positive message.” believed in confronting such prob- labels, events, magazines and retail- sources, noting that 546 out of the total number will send texts about the Global Goals inroads in such pursuits in our areas Meanwhile, Jennifer Suleiman, lems and looking for solutions to ers, all of whom have agreed to carry of 955 projects were found lagging behind with a link to the campaign’s home- of influence. We support wholeheart- Head of Corporate Sustainability of them. We believe that if governments, the goals to their fans, customers and schedule, while 121 of them were 100 percent page, together with the global hash- edly the ambitions communicated in Zain Group said, “Our region and our companies, and individuals should users to help them become known all completed. — Al-Anbaa tag of the campaign. Bulk text mes- the Global Goals, and are happy to world are faced with many chal- place the Sustainability Development over the world. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 Finland: Next top choice Increasing suicide rates plague devastated Gaza for Iraqi asylum-seekers

Page 8P Page 10 NATO forces aid Afghan troops in Kunduz

KUNDUZ: NATO said yesterday its special enabled them to capture it within hours. forces joined Afghan troops in Kunduz to try to Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said push back Taleban insurgents who seized the the fall of the city on Monday-achieved by a city, repelled a counter-offensive and militant force significantly smaller than the advanced on the airport to shore up their army contingent-was “obviously” a setback but biggest victory in 14 years. Heavy fighting was the US believed Afghan authorities would be underway near the northern city’s airport, able to regain control. Cook added he was “not where government forces are holed up, high- sure it reflects any new assessment of the lighting the potent challenge the militants Taleban”, but several analysts see it as a game- pose after their lightning capture of Kunduz. changer for a group that many had believed The Taleban also captured the military hill- was fraying. top of Bala Hisar yesterday, tightening their grip on Kunduz and leaving all but the airport ‘Ghost town’ under the control of Afghan forces. The Despite the military build up, Kunduz Taleban’s occupation-now in its third day-raises remained largely under Taleban control-the troubling questions about the capabilities of first major urban centre in their grasp since Afghan forces as they battle the militants large- they were toppled from national power in ly on their own after NATO’s combat mission 2001. Fighters erected checkpoints across the ended last December. city and were seen racing stolen police, UN and The Afghan army was supposed to be bol- Red Cross vehicles. stered by its own reinforcements for the cam- Local bakeries were selling stale bread at paign to retake Kunduz, but Taleban ambushes inflated prices and residents reported woeful on convoys headed for the city meant that shortages of water, medicines and electricity, back-up troops were only trickling in. “The as many people hunkered down in their homes Taleban have laid landmines and booby traps amid frequent gunfire. “Kunduz looks like a around Kunduz, slowing the movement of con- ghost town. Only a few dare to go out-every voys of Afghan army reinforcements driving to few minutes you hear gunshots,” a local doctor, the city,” an Afghan security official told AFP. who did not want to be named, told AFP. NATO said the foreign special forces had “The Taleban this morning used loudspeak- reached Kunduz and US forces had conducted ers, telling people to reopen shops, but who three air strikes around the city since Tuesday would dare do that?” Insurgents, showing off to support the Afghan troops. The forces are seized tanks and armored cars, have issued comprised of US, British and German troops, a edicts against looting and vowed to enforce Western military source told AFP on condition Islamic sharia law. Rights groups say the KUNDUZ: An Afghan National Army soldier rests after he arrives in a camp, outside of Kunduz city yesterday. — AFP of anonymity, without specifying the number. Taleban have exposed civilians to grave danger But a government spokesman in Berlin said the by hiding in people’s houses and conducting wounded. The United Nations said the fighting provinces,” a senior Taleban source based in Even after years of training and equipment German troops who reached Kunduz on door-to-door searches for Afghan security per- has forced up to 6,000 civilians to flee the city. northwestern Pakistan told AFP. purchases-on which Washington spent a Tuesday left the city on the same day. sonnel or government staff. Kunduz province, which borders Tajikistan whopping $65 billion-Afghan forces have been The fall of the provincial capital, which sent In a televised speech on Tuesday Afghan Expanding insurgency and is a major transport hub for the north of unable to rein in the ascendant insurgency. thousands of panicked residents fleeing, has President Ashraf Ghani said the Taleban were The Taleban’s recent gains in Kunduz and the country, could offer the Taleban an impor- “Despite their many improvements in recent dealt a major blow to the Afghan military and using civilians as human shields, hampering neighboring provinces highlight that a large tant new base of operations. The fall of the years, (Afghan forces) remain a work in highlighted the insurgency’s potential to the counter-offensive since troops were trying and strategic patch of northern Afghanistan is city coincided with the first anniversary of progress,” said Michael Kugelman, Afghanistan expand beyond its rural strongholds. The to prevent casualties. Precise losses in the imperilled by a rapidly expanding insurgency. Ghani’s national unity government. It has expert at the Washington-based Woodrow Afghan security official said the militants had fighting were not known, but the Afghan “If air strikes increase, we might have to retreat renewed questions about Washington’s plan Wilson International Center for Scholars. “And slowly infiltrated Kunduz during the recent Eid health ministry said hospitals in Kunduz had so tactically from Kunduz, but we plan to expand to withdraw most US troops from Afghanistan given the extent of the Taleban threat, work in festival, launching a Trojan horse attack that far received 43 bodies and more than 330 the war towards neighboring Takhar and Balkh next year. progress isn’t good enough.” — AFP

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DUBAI/RIYADH: Pilgrims reported feeling the hands of their relatives slip away into the crowd on Thursday morn- ing when a crush at the Mina camp in Makkah killed at least 769 in the deadliest hajj disaster in a generation. Saudi Arabia has spent billions of dollars on making the world’s biggest gathering of people safe. For nine years, there had been no major disasters at the hajj, a much laud- ed success after a period from 1990-2006 when crowd crushes and fires that killed hundreds of people took place every 2-3 years. But Thursday morning’s crush - as millions GAZA CITY: A file picture taken on September 2, 2015 of people tried to reach three walls to pelt them with shows Gaza City’s well known street vendor Mohammed stones in a ritual intended to drive out Satan - proved that Abu Assi, selling corn at the sea side promenade. — AFP those preparations were inadequate for the world’s great- est crowd control challenge. “There was no way out. You saw parents leaving their Increasing suicide children and the elderly to survive,” said a Nigerian sur- vivor, Dahiru Shittu Ibrahim, 37. Saudi Arabia’s manage- ment of the annual pilgrimage has been a divisive issue in rates plague parts of the Muslim world for decades as the hajj has grown in scale and danger. devastated Gaza Last week’s deaths have brought accusations of culpa- bility, especially from Saudi Arabia’s regional rival Iran. GAZA CITY: Muammar Quider was set to marry, but he reached Iranian television has played video it says shows a motor- cade blocking streets as it travelled through Mina that his breaking point as he dealt with the unique pressures of life in MAKKAH: In this Tuesday, Sept 29, 2015 photo provided by the Saudi state news agency Saudi Press Agency (SPA), an the Gaza Strip. The 21-year-old Palestinian recently tried to kill morning. Critics of the Saudi government say the disaster may have been caused by authorities halting crowds to official from the Saudi Health Ministry talks to a victim who was injured in Thursday’s stampede during the hajj pilgrim- himself by swallowing rat poison. “All doors were closed for me,” age in Mina, as he visits a hospital. — AP he said after having survived and been treated, explaining that make way for a VIP. police had repeatedly arrested him and shut down his fruit stand, Saudi Arabia strongly denies this and disputes the depriving him of an income. veracity of the footage. Interior Ministry spokesman Major provides guides and other services for pilgrims. Mutawwif a street that divided into two and then later joined up Signs have emerged of an increase in suicides and suicide General Mansour Turki said police do not close the main staff work with police to schedule the movements of huge again. “We were surprised to see a large number of camp attempts in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian enclave run with an iron pilgrimage routes and no vehicles had passed in areas near crowds, with timetables posted around the camp at Mina residents moving in the direction opposite to those who fist by Islamist movement Hamas and devastated by three wars the crush any time after early Thursday morning. Witnesses in six languages. had just thrown stones at Jamarat, wanting to take a short with Israel since 2008. It is impossible to obtain official figures on have described police closing off roads, although they are If a delay occurs elsewhere, the police tell the Mutawwif, cut,” he said, adding that soon afterwards “all bodies the subject, which remains taboo in a territory where traditional not able to say why. Closing routes in one location is a who are then responsible for rescheduling movements. meshed into each other”. and religious values dominate. Police insist that it has not become standard measure to control crowds building up else- Saudi Arabia’s Health Minister Khalid Al-Falih suggested Somewhere in the crowd were the Pakistani parents of widespread. But a source within the security services told AFP on where. Saudi officials have suggested that the crush may that the disaster was caused by a failure to stick to the 22-year-old Muhammad Umar Arif from Lahore. “My moth- condition of anonymity that the numbers were “frightening”, say- have been caused by crowds failing to stick to the compli- schedule. “Some pilgrims moved without following instruc- er was holding my father’s hand, but then the hand ing there were cases on a “near-daily” basis. cated schedules laid out by its government to control the tions,” he said. slipped. And when she turned to look, he had fallen,” he Doctors have also expressed alarm over the number of movement of millions of people across the site. One African pilgrim, who did not want to be identified said. “You can just imagine what she must have thought at patients having ingested toxic substances, but they say the police An official inquiry into the disaster announced by King because he was still in Saudi Arabia, said he was with a that time, when she saw her lifelong companion lose his have the final word on the causes of such poisonings. Salman is to be carried out by Saudi officials alone. But large group heading towards the Jamarat through Mina on life.” — Reuters Mohammed Abu Assi has been among them, having spent sever- whatever the immediate cause of the bottleneck, it al days in a coma after swallowing poison. He said that “at 30 years appears to have taken place at a location not previously old, I did not even have enough to feed my young children”. “I pre- identified as a major choke point, suggesting that the ferred to die instead of seeing them die in front of me,” he said. Saudi authorities underestimated the work needed to Kurds capture ground make the hajj safe. Unlivable by 2020 Gaza is filled with desperation, particularly following last sum- Road block reports from IS in north Iraq mer’s conflict that left more than 100,000 people homeless and At midnight on Wednesday, two million pilgrims ended killed more than 2,200. The small territory of 1.8 million people the day’s 20-kilometre trek at Muzdalifah, a rocky plain east ERBIL: Kurdish forces said they drove Islamic State out of sev- mixed city, which sits outside the formal boundary of their faces an Israeli blockade and a closed border with Egypt, and of Makkah. There, they rested under the stars and gathered eral villages near the oil city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq yester- region on some of Iraq’s largest oil reserves, but to which they, rebuilding following the 2014 war has been extremely slow. pebbles for the next day’s ritual: hurling stones at three day after US-led coalition airstrikes targeted insurgent posi- as well as Turkmen and Arabs, lay claim. The peshmerga have Access to water and electricity is limited, while the unemploy- walls known as Jamarat, to reenact the stoning of Satan by tions overnight. The assault, which began at dawn, is the latest been widening a buffer around Kirkuk city in a series of offen- ment rate is among the highest in the world at 42 percent, accord- the prophet Ibrahim at a bridge. of a number of offensives to consolidate Kurdish control over sives, clearing more than 530 square kilometers over the past ing to the World Bank. More than 60 percent of young people do The stoning has long been the most dangerous part of Kirkuk and drive the militants away. It also brought the pesh- six months, according to the region’s security council. not have work, while 39 percent of the population lives below the the hajj, requiring a high level of coordination to ensure merga, the military forces of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan The peshmerga, who gained battlefield experience fight- poverty line and 80 percent depend on various forms of aid. The that huge crowds arrive and clear away in time for the next region, closer to the insurgents’ bastion of Hawijah. ing Saddam Hussein’s forces when the autocrat was in power, United Nations development agency said recently that Gaza group. Between 1990 and 2006, stampedes and crushes Kurdish counter-terrorism forces said in a statement they, are seen by the United States and its coalition partners as a could become uninhabitable for residents within five years. “The occurred regularly at the Jamarat site, killing hundreds of along with the peshmerga, had driven the militants out of vital deterrent against Islamic State, which wants to redraw social, health and security-related ramifications of the high popu- people. four villages southwest of Kirkuk. “At six in the morning, the the map of the Middle East. Iraq’s army is seen as highly inef- lation density and overcrowding are among the factors that may Much of the billions of dollars Saudi Arabia has invested peshmerga and counter-terrorism forces began to advance as fective and corrupt, and depends heavily on Iranian-backed render Gaza unliveable by 2020,” it said. The crisis is so acute that in crowd safety at the hajj has been spent upgrading the part of a plan to clear several more villages from Daesh terror- Shi’ite militias in its efforts to contain Islamic State. 52 percent of Gazans want to leave the territory, a recent poll Jamarat. Access routes were widened. Vertical tiers and ists and advance to the vicinity of the Hawijah district,” read Apart from the gains around Kirkuk, the frontline between showed, but closed borders prevent many from doing so. Some entry and exit points were added to increase capacity and the statement. Daesh is a widely used Arabic name for the peshmerga and Islamic State has hardly moved for months. have attempted the treacherous journey across the safety. Advanced crowd monitoring software and video Islamic State group, also known as ISIL or ISIS. The Kurds took Islamic State has not been able to take ground from the pesh- Mediterranean to try to reach Europe. cameras allow the authorities to control access, to make full control of Kirkuk last summer when Iraqi soldiers aban- merga since the U.S.-led coalition started bombing the insur- sure people do not arrive faster than they can leave. doned their bases in and around the city as Islamic State mili- gents. The Kurds already control most of the territory they ‘Nothing left for us’ Jamarat is not the only danger point. Before the masses tants overran around a third of the country including Hawijah, claim as their own, and have little incentive to push further Abu Assi said that the last straw for him was when police descend on the walls, they first camp at Mina, a dense, around 55 km to the west. into predominantly Arab towns and villages, except where closed his small seaside cafe named “Poor People’s Roots”-a play grid-like tent city built into the bottom of a narrow valley Kurdish leaders say they will never give up the ethnically they pose a direct threat to their region. — Reuters on the name of the fancier “Roots” hotel and restaurant nearby. and split into camps by nationality. The main danger at Hamas authorities regularly close stalls or shops they deem to be Mina for years was from fires in the tents, which could illegal. Abu Assi said he had lost all hope of providing for his fami- sweep across the camp, trigger stampedes and kill hun- ly, who live in a tiny flat of 30 square meters. “Everyone here, dreds of people. The authorities have invested in exten- young or old, lives in poverty,” he said. “When someone reaches sively upgrading the tents and making them fireproof in the point of preferring death over life, it means that nothing is left Mina. But less attention appears to have been paid to con- for us.” His father blames Gaza’s leaders, accusing them of doing trolling crowd movement there than at the Jamarat site nothing to help the population. “They know our children’s suffer- itself. ing, but they do nothing,” he said. “They repeat their slogan to us: Upgrades of Mina are difficult because although reli- ‘Be patient, o heroic people.’ The only thing they lead us to is gious tradition requires pilgrims to camp there, it is located death.”—AFP in a small area, bounded by steep rocky walls to the sides and other religious sites at each end. Keith Still, Professor of Crowd Science at Manchester Metropolitan University in Malian Islamist faces war Britain who helped redesign the Jamarat after a disaster in 2004, said there was criticism at the time that the upgrades crimes judges over at the Jamarat had not been extended to other areas. “For complex systems that flow in and out, if you make Timbuktu destruction one change along the way it can have knock-on and ripple effects elsewhere,” said Still. “Change any one part of sys- THE HAGUE: An alleged Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist militant tem with 3 million people, and there’s a danger of an acci- accused of ordering the destruction of treasured monuments in dent like this.” Mali’s fabled city of Timbuktu faced International Criminal Court judges for the first time yesterday. The case is the first to be Stoning the devil brought by the world’s only permanent war crimes court over the After dawn prayers on Thursday the pilgrims set off for KIRKUK: Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters drive their military vehicle after they reportedly captured several villages extremist violence that rocked Mali in 2012 and 2013. Ahmad Al- Mina and departed in groups throughout the day to “stone from Islamic State (IS) group jihadistst on the outskirts of the northern Iraqi oil capital. — AFP Faqi Al-Mahdi appeared in the dock at the tribunal in The Hague the devil” at the walls. At 9:00 am there was a crush of after being handed over by authorities in Mali’s neighbour Niger crowds at the northwest corner of the tent city, where on Saturday. Wearing a dark suit, white shirt and red tie, Faqi told roads leading toward the Jamarat converge. Thousands of judges he wished to be addressed in Arabic and to be referred to pilgrims met at the intersection of two streets, numbered by his full name. “My name is Ahmad Al-Faqi Al-Mahdi, I am from 204 and 223. Remaining 16 Turkish the Al-Ansar Touareg tribe,” said Faqi, sporting a sparse beard and Witnesses reported seeing security personnel block off wearing a pair of glasses. He declined to make any other state- a road leading to the Jamarat, then being overwhelmed by ment, saying he wanted to first consult his lawyers. waves of people continuing to press forward from within hostages freed in Iraq Faqi, a Tuareg leader also known as Abu Tourab, is accused of the camp. Others said they were caught between groups war crimes over the deliberate destruction of buildings at a of pilgrims moving in opposite directions. BAGHDAD: Sixteen Turkish workers who had been kidnapped Shiite villages in northern Syria, stop militants from travelling UNESCO-listed desert heritage site in 2012. Nicknamed the “City “The police started shouting at us ‘stop, stop’. They had in Iraq nearly a month ago were freed yesterday and are in from Turkey to Iraq, and cut the flow of “stolen oil from of 333 Saints”, Timbuktu, which is located around 1,000 kilometers made a human chain, blocked the main route and didn’t northeast of Mali’s capital Bamako, was overrun by Al Qaeda-affili- good health, Turkish officials said. The men were among 18 Kurdistan through Turkish territory”. allow pilgrims beyond that point,” said Shahid Ali, 50, from employees of major Turkish construction firm Nurol Insaat ated jihadists in the spring of 2012. Pakistan. Others reported seeing luggage in the street, In June of that year, the militants destroyed more than a dozen abducted on September 2 in the Sadr City area of north Syria truce which may have caused people to trip and the crowd to Baghdad, where they were working on a football stadium proj- Over the past 18 months, dozens of Turks have been kid- of the city’s mausoleums dating back to its golden age as an eco- press in. nomic, intellectual and spiritual centre in the 15th and 16th cen- ect. napped but later released in Iraq by the Islamic State (IS) A Nigerian provincial governor caught in the crush, Alh turies. Faqi was a leader of Ansar Dine, a mainly Tuareg group Two of them were released in the southern city of Basra two jihadist group, which overran large parts of the country last Samalia Dabai Yombe, said that he saw Saudi soldiers and which held sway over Mali’s desert north, together with Al-Qaeda weeks later. The release of the other 16 had been expected year. But Sadr City, where the 18 Turks were kidnapped, is a military vehicles create a barrier along one of the routes, in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and a third local group, until being after a video in which the kidnappers said their demands had stronghold of Shiite paramilitary forces opposed to the routed in a French-led intervention in January 2013. blocking his group from passing. Behind him, thousands of been met was posted online on Sunday. jihadists. people continued to press forward, unaware of the block- “Our 16 workers have just been received by our Baghdad A soldier was killed earlier this month when security forces ‘Step against impunity’ age. In heat of 47 degrees Celsius, he said, people begin to ambassador. I talked to some of them on the phone,” Turkish clashed with the Tehran-backed Shiite militia Ketaeb Hezbollah Judge Cuno Tarfusser informed Faqi of the charges against collapse. “Pilgrims were like sardines,” he said. “We had to Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu wrote on Twitter. “Thankfully, while searching for a person allegedly involved in the kidnap- him after verifying his identity and the language in which he is jump on dead bodies to get to a relatively safe place.” they are in good health and are preparing to return (home) as pings. The pair of Turkish workers released two weeks ago, one able to follow the proceedings. The judge set January 18 next year The authorities appear not have regarded the intersec- soon as possible,” he said. Ankara’s ambassador in Baghdad, of whom had health problems, were freed in Basra, a city some as the date for a hearing to determine whether Faqi will face trial. tion, where a main through-route met a sidestreet, as a Faruk Kaymakci, told AFP they were released south of the capi- 450 kilometers south of the capital. Born in Agoune, 100 kilometres west of Timbuktu, Faqi is danger spot. Street 223 was not monitored by cameras tal yesterday morning. The release seemed designed to project political might and described by the ICC as having been “an active personality in the provided by CrowdVision, a British company that provides “I can confirm they were released, around 60 kilometers rule out any suggestion that the kidnappings were perpetrated context of the occupation of Timbuktu” as the alleged leader of analytics technology to help the Saudi authorities reduce south of Baghdad, on the road to Karbala,” he said. “They are by a purely criminal extortionist organization. The remaining 16 the “Hesbah” anti-vice squad. the risk of crowd accidents in hajj locations, it said in an now in embassy vehicles, the Iraqi authorities will probably were held in the Baghdad area throughout their captivity, the A member of an Islamic court set up by the jihadists to enforce email. Turki, the Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman, said the have a few questions to ask them,” he said. Kaymakci later ambassador said. “They were moved to four different locations strict sharia law, he is alleged to have jointly ordered or carried out area was not closely monitored because it is an internal showed some of the hostages to the press in front of the but always in the Baghdad area,” Kaymakci said. the destruction of nine mausoleums and Timbuktu’s famous Sidi camp street, rather than a main through-route taking traf- embassy. Some looked tired but they seemed in generally Of the three conditions set by the kidnappers, the one per- Yahia mosque. In 2014 the UN cultural body UNESCO began fic from Muzdalifa to Jamarat. He believed it was neverthe- good health. taining to military developments in Syria appears to have been rebuilding Timbuktu with the Malian government and other inter- less partially covered by cameras on parallel roads. “These people are really contributing to the development of the key factor in the negotiations. A deal was reached last week national organizations after a 2013 French-led military operation Iraq,” he said, referring to the construction of the stadium in for a truce in an area where Syrian regime forces backed by drove the jihadists out of the city. The 10 million euro ($11 million) Crowd control Baghdad. “They are serving the people of Iraq.” The kidnappers Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah group, also supported by reconstruction project relies heavily on traditional building meth- The hajj is overseen by its own ministry within the Saudi had said Turkey must order rebel forces to stop besieging Tehran, have been battling Sunni Muslim rebels.—AFP ods and local cultural knowledge.—AFP government, with a department known as Mutawwif that INTERNATIONAL THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 Sole woman on Georgia’s death row gets executed First woman put to death in seven decades

JACKSON: The only woman on Georgia’s death row was executed early yesterday, making her the first woman put to death by the state in sev- en decades. Kelly Renee Gissendaner was pro- nounced dead by injection of pentobarbital at 12:21 am at the state prison in Jackson. She was convicted of murder in the February 1997 slay- ing of her husband after she conspired with her lover, who stabbed Douglas Gissendaner to NEW YORK: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump talks about his tax plan death. during a news conference. — AP Kelly Gissendaner, 47, sobbed as she said she loved her children and apologized to Douglas Gissendaner’s family, saying she hopes they can Republican candidates find some peace and happiness. She also addressed her lawyer, Susan Casey, who was among the witnesses. “I just want to say God back tax cuts for all bless you all and I love you, Susan. You let my DENVER: In the last US presidential campaign, from the tax rolls and allow them to send the IRS kids know I went out singing ‘Amazing Grace,’” Democrats blasted Mitt Romney’s tax plan as a a single-page form declaring “I Win!” Gissendaner said. giveaway to the rich - so this year’s Republican Prison Warden Bruce Chatman left the execu- candidates are being urged to focus on tax cuts Skewed to the wealthy tion chamber at 12:11 AM Records from previous to working-class Americans rather than the Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s plan is executions indicate that the lethal drug is wealthy. Yet the release of Donald Trump’s tax less flamboyant but reduces rates and raises administered within about a minute of the war- plan adds to the number of major Republican standard deductions enough to remove families den leaving the room. Gissendaner sang presidential candidates who propose to cut all making $40,000 and under. Florida Senator “Amazing Grace” and also appeared to sing taxes - but especially those for the wealthy - as Marco Rubio, meanwhile, would increase the another song before taking several deep breaths deeply, or deeper, than Romney proposed. child tax credit and lower the rate for families and then becoming still. The lesson Republicans this year seem to making less than $150,000 to 15 percent. Still, More than 100 people gathered in rainy con- JACKSON: Protesters sing outside of Georgia Diagnostic Prison. — AP have drawn is to simply stop worrying about Rubio would eliminate taxes on investment ditions outside the prison to support balancing the budget. The candidates’ plans gains, which is how most of the affluent make Gissendaner. Among them was Rev Della Bacote, Gissendaner was previously scheduled for ously damaged woman who has undergone a would blow open US deficits over the next most of their money, and Bush would lower top who said she is a chaplain at Saint Thomas execution Feb 25, but that was delayed because spiritual transformation in prison and has been a decade that economists estimate ranging from rates dramatically as well. Both of their plans are Hospital in Nashville and who spent several of a threat of winter weather. Her execution was model prisoner who has shown remorse and $3.6 trillion to $12 trillion. Oren Cass, who was skewed to the wealthy, like Trump’s, but less so. hours with Gissendaner on Tuesday afternoon, reset for March 2, but corrections officials post- provided hope to other inmates in their personal Romney’s domestic policy adviser, noted the for- Criticism of tax proposals that benefit the talking and praying. poned that execution “out of an abundance of struggles. They gave the parole board testimoni- mer Massachusetts governor had pledged to wealthy grates on conservative economists. “She was at peace with whatever was to caution” because the execution drug appeared als from several women who were locked up as make his tax cuts deficit-neutral by cutting tax They note that the top 1 percent already pays come,” Bacote said. Gissendaner’s three children “cloudy.” teens and who said Gissendaner counseled loopholes. Yet he was still savaged by more than a third of federal income taxes, so any visited with her Monday but weren’t able to see them through moments when they felt scared, Democrats who accused him of planning to large reduction would inevitably benefit them. her Tuesday because they were testifying before ‘Justice and mercy’ lost or on the verge of giving up hope. ignore over middle-class taxpayers for the bene- Still, Democrats are poised to exploit the issue. Pope Francis’ diplomatic representative in the Douglas Gissendaner’s family said in a state- “Each one of these candidates has a tax plan the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles, fit of the rich. US, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, on Tuesday ment Monday that he is the victim and that Kelly “You look at what Gov Romney did and you that would rip a multi-trillion-dollar hole in the Bacote said. The parole board is the only entity sent a letter to the parole board on behalf of the Gissendaner received an appropriate sentence. say, ‘There’s nothing to be gained from being federal deficit, which would likely have to be off- authorized to commute a death sentence in responsible that way,’” Cass said. “You may as set by cuts to programs important to the middle Georgia. pontiff asking for a commutation of “As the murderer, she’s been given more rights well do the plan that your base is going to love.” class, including Social Security, Medicare, infra- “Kelly embraced that the children were going Gissendaner’s sentence “to one that would bet- and opportunity over the last 18 years than she Trump initially hinted he might buck conserva- structure, and education,” said Eric Walker, a to talk to the Board of Pardons and Paroles,” ter express both justice and mercy.” He cited an ever afforded to Doug who, again, is the victim tive economic orthodoxy and raise taxes on the spokesman for the Democratic National Bacote said, adding that Gissendaner was able address the pope made to a joint session of here,” the statement says. “She had no mercy, wealthy. But he ended up releasing the most Committee. “We need a tax system that rewards to speak to her children by phone Tuesday. Two Congress last week in which he called for the gave him no rights, no choices, nor the opportu- aggressive tax cut of all candidates to date. The work instead of just wealth.” of Gissendaner’s three children had previously abolition of the death penalty. nity to live his life.” Tax Foundation, which favors lower taxes, esti- The Republican tactic now is to shrug off the addressed the board and also put out a video Gissendaner’s lawyers submitted a statement Kelly Gissendaner repeatedly pushed Owen mated that his plan would increase the deficit slam on the deficit, said Kyle Pomerleau, an econ- earlier this month pleading for their mother’s life from former Georgia Supreme Court Chief in late 1996 to kill her husband rather than just by $12 trillion. The foundation found more than omist at the Tax Foundation. “Republican candi- and talking about their own difficult path to for- Justice Norman Fletcher to the parole board. divorcing him as Owen suggested, prosecutors one-fifth of the plan’s benefit would accrue to dates aren’t looking to be revenue-neutral” any- giveness. Her oldest son had not previously Fletcher argued Gissendaner’s death sentence have said. Acting on her instructions, Owen the top 1 percent of income earners. more, he said. “They’re saying ‘let’s cut taxes for addressed the board. was not proportionate to her role in the crime. ambushed Douglas Gissendaner at Trump’s plan pointed to the power of tradi- everyone so we’re not accused of raising taxes for Various courts, including the US Supreme Her lover, Gregory Owen, who did the killing, is Gissendaner’s home, forced him to drive to a tional conservative thinking - that lower taxes everyone.’ “The Tax Foundation estimated that Court, denied multiple last-ditch efforts to stop serving a life prison sentence and will become remote area and stabbed him multiple times, are the best way to spark growth, and any skew Rubio’s plan would cost more than $4 trillion over her execution Tuesday, and the parole board eligible for parole in 2022. He also noted that prosecutors said. Investigators looking into the toward the wealthy is mainly a reflection of the a decade. Likewise, the foundation, whose esti- stood by its February decision to deny clemency. Georgia hadn’t executed a person who didn’t killing zeroed in on Owen once they learned of outsized amount of taxes the rich already pay. mates are often challenged by more centrist or The board didn’t give a reason for the denial, but actually carry out a killing since the US Supreme his affair with Kelly Gissendaner. He initially With his trademark showmanship, Trump vowed liberal groups, priced Bush’s cut at $3.6 trillion, or said it had carefully considered her request for Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976. denied involvement but eventually confessed to remove families making less than $50,000 $1.6 trillion when growth is factored in. —AP reconsideration. Gissendaner’s lawyers also said she was a seri- and implicated Kelly Gissendaner. — AP Raul Castro’s UN address

Esteemed heads of State and Government, resolve the debt issue, a debt already paid several times Distinguished heads of delegations, over. It would be necessary to build a new international Mister Secretary General of the United Nations, financial architecture, remove monopoly on technology Mister President, and knowledge, and change the present international eco- nomic order. The industrial nations should accept their his- The current instability prevailing in numerous regions of toric responsibility and apply the principle of “common but the world has its roots in the pervasive underdevelopment differentiated responsibilities.” The lack of resources cannot afflicting two-thirds of the world population. Fifteen years be used as a pretext when annual military expenses after the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals amount to 1.7 trillion dollars; absent a reduction of such progress is insufficient and unevenly distributed. In many expenses neither development nor a stable and lasting cases, unacceptable levels of poverty and social inequality peace will be possible. persist and even aggravate including the industrial nations. The gap between the North and the South widens, and Mr President, wealth polarization keeps growing. We realize that a long distance must still be covered to The reestablishment of diplomatic relations between achieve a real world association for development. No less Cuba and the United States of America, the opening of than 2.7 billion people in the world live in poverty. The embassies and the policy changes announced by President global infant mortality rate for children under five years of Barack Obama with regard to our country constitute a age is still several times higher than that of developed major progress, which has elicited the broadest support of countries. Likewise, maternal death in developing regions the international community. is fourteen times higher. However, the economic, commercial and financial Amid the existing economic and financial crisis, wealthy blockade against Cuba persists bringing damages and individuals and transnational companies are growing rich- hardships on the Cuban people, and standing as the main er while the number of poor, unemployed and homeless obstacle to our country’s economic development, while people increase dramatically as a result of the harsh so- affecting other nations due to its extraterritorial scope, and called “austerity” policies, and waves of desperate immi- hurting the interests of American citizens and companies. grants arrive in Europe escaping misery and conflicts that Such policy is rejected by 188 United Nations member others have unleashed. The resources needed for the states that demand its removal. implementation of the Agenda, lacking measurable com- Nevertheless, Cuba fulfilled the Millennium mitments and timetables, are inadequate to meet the sev- Development Goals and offered its modest cooperation to enteen objectives of sustainable development. other developing nations in various areas, something we If we wish to make this a habitable world with peace shall continue to do to the extent of our limited capabili- and harmony among nations, with democracy and social ties. We shall never renounce honor, human solidarity and justice, dignity and respect for the human rights of every social justice, for these convictions are deeply rooted in our person, we should adopt as soon as possible concrete socialist society. commitments in terms of development assistance, and Thank you - Provided by Embassy of Cuba in Kuwait New Hampshire’s Ayotte plays public foil to Cruz

WASHINGTON: New Hampshire Sen Kelly Ayotte is boldly taking group’s handling of fetal tissue for scientific research. President on a role most of her fellow Republicans have been unwilling to Barack Obama also has promised a veto. bear: Public foil to Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz. Readying for what could be a tough re-election bid in an increas- ‘Political games’ ingly swing state, Ayotte has challenged the firebrand Texas sena- “I am tired of the political games,” Ayotte said, arguing that tor as he has pushed the Senate to resist compromise and deny tying the abortion fight to the spending bill is a dangerous game taxpayer money to Planned Parenthood even if it means a gov- of “chicken,” even though she agreed with Planned Parenthood’s ernment shutdown. While other Republicans of the famously detractors. Ayotte, who also is the subject of vice presidential back-slapping Senate have opted to work against Cruz behind the buzz, is betting that pragmatism is appealing in the “Live Free or scenes, the 47-year-old Ayotte has been front and center as the Die” state. She has been popular there, but is watching her back as anti-Cruz. also-popular Democratic Gov Maggie Hassan is mulling a run In 2013, Ayotte confronted Cruz at a Republican caucus meet- against her next year. By taking on Cruz, Ayotte can counter ing, challenging him on some of the tactics that led to the 16-day, Democratic attacks that she is too conservative. partial government shutdown that year. Two years later, she sent “It’s almost risk-free politics in New Hampshire,” said Fergus him a letter asking pointedly how another shutdown could possi- Cullen, a former chairman of the New Hampshire Republican bly be successful for the GOP. Party. “She’s doing it deliberately, and I think it’s a good decision.” “During the last government shutdown, I repeatedly asked Her approach has also drawn the attention of her colleagues. Sen you what your strategy for success was ... but I did not receive an John McCain, R-Ariz, said Ayotte “has already acquired a reputa- answer,” she wrote. “I am again asking this question and would tion around here for personal courage. She’ll stand up to any- appreciate you sharing your strategy for success with all of us body.” McCain is familiar with New Hampshire and the state’s poli- before any damaging government shutdown becomes immi- tics, having won the state in the 2000 and 2008 Republican presi- nent.”Cruz did not respond directly, but he wrote in an editorial dential primaries. that Republicans are committed to “surrender politics.” “She is reflecting the majority view of her constituents,” he Unbowed, Ayotte stood on the Senate floor to ask “what is the said. Once a solidly red state, New Hampshire has supported a end game” as hardline conservatives like Cruz insisted on defund- Democrat in all but one presidential year since 1992. And ing Planned Parenthood in the spending bill. Democrats had Democratic turnout is typically much higher in presidential elec- enough votes to block the provision, which Republicans have tion years, making Ayotte’s re-election in 2016 a tougher prospect pushed after secretly recorded videos raised questions about the than her first winning Senate campaign in 2010. —AP INTERNATIONAL THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015

Radical left comes out of shadows at Labor conference

BRIGHTON: Addressing an anti-austerity meeting on cuts now have some genuine clout with Jeremy ning over the British public remains an overwhelming A series of trade union speakers, each trying to out- the fringes of the British Labor conference this week, a Corbyn as their new leader. “You’ve got Podemos in challenge given its resounding rejection of Ed do the last in passion, volume and hyperbole, had rabble-rousing MP led boisterous comrades in a chant Spain and Syriza in Greece, Bernie Sanders in America Miliband’s moderate-left policies in May’s general elec- already whipped the crowd into frenzy. It culminated of “the workers, united, will never be defeated”. In the and people looked at England and thought ‘where’s tion. with a call for “civil disobedience” by Bakers, Food and past, this would have been an anachronistic curiosity, the left-wing expression?’” said Julian Kett, 19, as he The new Labor leadership has promised to cut the Allied Workers Union national president Ian Hodson, but the tub-thumping politician was John McDonnell, sold Marxist newspapers outside the main conference deficit while ending austerity, but faces a tough job whose revolutionary fury was tamed only by a tem- Britain’s new shadow finance minister and darling of hall. convincing the electorate-or even some of its own peramental microphone. the hard-left. MPs-on its more leftist economic strategy. With Corbyn “We have to unite to fight-resistance is duty,” he “The wave of emotion in our movement at the ‘Wider trend of discontent’ and his allies now in charge of the party’s levers of said. “We will take the necessary action, which includes moment is absolutely tremendous,” he told the swelter- Far-left events were the new hottest ticket in town, power, many of the party’s MPs-particularly those loyal civil disobedience.” To roars from the audience, Fire ing Brighton Friends Meeting House on the sidelines of with noticeably stronger attendance than at meetings to the Blair legacy-are nervous, predicting decades out Brigades Union chief Matt Wrack said: “People are sick the party’s annual conference on the English coast. held by the centre-left think tanks of former prime of power. Simon Danczuk, MP for Rochdale, has to the back teeth of sneering politicians”. “There is no standing on the sidelines any more, there is minister Tony Blair’s “New Labor” era. Conference warned that the “lunatics had taken over the asylum”. He referred to copies of the party’s 1945 manifesto, one struggle. We want peaceful, non-violent direct attendee Talullah Gunputh, 22, said: “It would be great which were on sale at the back of he hall. “It says ‘the action,” he said at the meeting, attended by a mix of if we had Britain leading the push against austerity”. ‘Times are a-changing’ Labor party is a socialist party and proud of it. Its ulti- trade union stalwarts and youthful campaigners. “It’s sad that things are worse in other places like But leftist factions are reveling on centre stage. mate purpose is the establishment of the socialist Just months ago, such comments would have been Spain and Greece, but a lot of bad places in Britain are “This is our opportunity. Get our heads up, get the con- commonwealth.’ What a fantastic ideal!” Marxist Kett unthinkable from a leading British politician, reflecting shuffled under the carpet.” Owen Jones, a political fidence back, let’s take the rest of the movement with told AFP that he had “given up hope” on Labor before the seismic shift on the country’s left. But activists commentator, told AFP that “the Corbyn phenomenon us,” Scottish MP Neil Findlay told the crowd at the Corbyn. “The mood is there, times are a-changing,” he inspired by protest movements across Europe who is part of a wider trend of discontent that’s sweeping Brighton Friends Meeting House event, which was so said. “It’s not just a pipe-dream. This is happening in have taken to Britain’s streets to fight public spending the western world.” Despite the evangelical mood, win- packed that attendees spilled over into the garden. the context of a wider turn against capitalism.” — AFP Finland: Next top choice for Iraqi asylum-seekers ‘People here are civilized, calm and it’s quiet’ HELSINKI: After 25 days of winding through Europe on buses, trains, cars, a motorcycle and even a horse cart, Firas Afandi reached the end of the line: Finland. “For me, this is where I want to be,” the 48- year-old Iraqi electrical engineer said outside a reception center for asylum-seekers in a plush, leafy quarter of Helsinki, sighing deeply as he recalled his exhausting journey. “People here are civilized, calm and it’s quiet.” Finland, a country of 5.5 million people on the edge of the Arctic with vast expanses of forests and reindeer roaming the wilds, has suddenly and unex- BERLIN: Hundreds of migrants and refugees wait for their registration at Berlin’s cen- pectedly emerged as a top destination for Iraqis tral registration center for refugees and asylum seekers LaGeSo (Landesamt fuer who are crossing the Mediterranean to Europe Gesundheit und Soziales - State Office for Health and Social Affairs). — AP along with hundreds of thousands of others fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East and Africa. Some 11,900 Iraqis have applied for asylum in Tempers rise in Germany’s Finland this year, accounting for 70 percent of all claims. More than 8,600 arrived in September alone. crowded refugee centers This year only Germany, by far the biggest recipient of asylum-seekers, has seen higher numbers of BERLIN: A food queue fight in an overcrowd- “People really don’t want to be pho- Iraqis, who make up a small percentage of the ed German refugee centre this week escalated tographed,” said the camp’s deputy director migrants arriving in Europe overall. into a mass brawl pitting 70 Pakistanis against Gerd Schickerling of the charity Workers’ Last year, just 790 Iraqis applied for asylum in 300 Albanians, fighting with fists, sticks and Samaritan Federation. “They may have fled Finland and only 123 were approved. About 350 were rejected with more than 100 deported to Iraq pepper spray. By the time it ended, 14 people the Islamic State and fear those people are TORNIO: In this photo taken Thursday, Sept 18, 2015, refugees arrive in northwestern Finland. — AP were injured, including three of the 50 police watching them in Berlin too.” In the courtyard, and the remainder returned to other EU countries Insufficient to survive against asylum seekers.” Historically, Finland has called in to contain the riot in a former airport laundry hung from the windows of offices- where they first arrived. Some were given tempo- Others complain they are not treated well by had lower rates of immigration than other Nordic building housing 1,500 asylum-seekers from turned-bedrooms, children played football rary permits to stay on compassionate grounds, tak- authorities and the benefits given to newcomers countries. Only 6 percent of the population is for- 20 nations near the central city of Kassel. and men stood idly, smoking cigarettes and ing into account factors like age, illness or pregnan- are insufficient to survive in expensive and cold eign-born, compared to 16 percent in Sweden. Such disturbances have been rare, consid- killing time. In the foyer, dozens crowded a cy. Finland, and some complain about small meals at Saif Hussein, a 27-year-old boxer from ering that Germany has taken in around half a stand of the city’s migrant office seeking, with reception centers. Last week, four busloads of Baghdad who arrived in Helsinki two months ago, million asylum-seekers this year and put them the help of Arabic translators, health service Online rumors migrants who had traveled through Sweden said the relatively low number of immigrants is up in flats, army barracks, sports halls and tent cards, monthly cash payments, political asy- Finnish officials say the sudden increase seems jumped back on the buses after learning they had part of the reason he chose to come. “Finland is cities. Nonetheless, the mayhem Sunday lum, residency and work permits. to be partly driven by online rumors about quick crossed the unmarked border with Finland, said beautiful and nice and small,” he said. He didn’t served as a warning of how tensions can esca- Looking on from a distance, dejected, handling of asylum applications, generous benefits Markku Kohonen, chief of the regional border and want to stay in Germany or Sweden because late between often traumatized people from stood three Africans, who said they had wait- and an abundance of jobs. People making their way coast guard district. “there are too many people there and too many different cultures sharing densely packed ed for weeks in vain as Syrian refugees got through Europe often share information and tips “They simply said they didn’t want asylum in immigrants. There is more room here.” spaces as they battle tedium and uncertainty. fast-tracked. “African people, no. No paper, about their journeys on Facebook and other social Finland,” Kohonen said in a telephone interview. An all-time daily high of 645 asylum-seekers There has been trouble before. Six weeks nothing-only eat, sleep, everyday stress,” said media platforms. Immigration officials said an unusual anti-immi- arrived on Sept 22, and Prime Minister Juha Sipila, ago a 25-year-old refugee started a riot when Bamba Jaiteh, 19, of Guinea Bissau, in halting In reality, Finland’s reception for asylum-seekers grant protest at the border on Sept. 19 might have who recently said he’d open his own spare house he ripped pages from a Koran and threw them English. “Arab people, Syria people-one week, differs little from other EU countries, and its econo- been one cause. Hundreds of people, some wav- to refugees, says the influx is a “serious problem into a toilet in a centre in Suhl, central two weeks, their papers are finished. African my has entered its fourth year of recession. “We ing white-and-blue Finnish flags and placards and more challenging” than the ailing economy. Germany, according to police. The ensuing people, no. I don’t know why,” he added, don’t know where these ideas came from,” said demanding to “Stop Islamic Invasion,” formed a Afandi, who left Dujail a month ago, said he didn’t violence left six police and 11 refugees straining to contain his frustration. Hanna Kautto, a spokeswoman for the Finnish human chain across the road, blocking border traf- believe rumors he’d heard from other Iraqis about injured. Police this week, after viewing video Immigration Service. She noted that the average fic between the Swedish city of Haparanda and Finland paying 2,000 Euros to each asylum-seeker footage of the altercation, arrested 15 sus- ‘Damned to wait’ time for handling asylum applications is more than the Finnish city of Tornio before being moved on upon arrival, and realized he was in for a long pects on charges including attempted The camp is run by about a dozen charity six months and growing as the number of arrivals by police. In another protest last week, a bus with wait. He is Sunni and said he left the Shia town of manslaughter. staff and 1,700 volunteers who rotate shifts to increases. In neighboring Sweden, a popular desti- asylum-seekers was met by protesters firing fire- Dujail to escape persecution and “troubles,” but Germany’s police union Tuesday called for distribute donations, run medical and coun- nation, it’s about eight months. works and sounding loud horns. At least one wore did not elaborate further. “I know that it is difficult refugees to be separated by religion-especial- seling services and teach literacy and German. Yesterday, Kautto said that officials were tem- a white robe and a pointed hat to resemble those for people here - there are so many coming - but I ly between Christians and Muslims-and by But despite their remarkable effort, other porarily suspending decision-making on Iraqi and worn by Ku Klux Klan. Finland’s government have seen many friendly persons and I have been country of origin, to minimize the potential for migrants too said they were frustrated. “It’s Somali asylum claims because of “the ongoing strongly condemned what it called “racist protests helped,” he said. — AP conflict. Groups banding together by ethnici- crowded, the food is no good, I want to leave,” assessment of the security situation in Iraq and ty, creed or clan were “attacking each other said Mohammed Uzer, 15, who told AFP he Somalia.” Many Iraqis arriving in the Swedish city of with knives and homemade weapons,” said fled Pakistan after the Taliban killed his father. Malmo from Denmark earlier this month told AP union chief Rainer Wendt, calling for special “You don’t know who’ll come into your journalists they were on their way to Finland. Some protection for Christians, women and minors. room. My friend lost his mobile phone, his said they thought they would get residence permits Seven killed by multiple Critics argued segregating migrants sends clothes and 100 Euros ($112). And there’s a faster there. Others thought the chances of staying the wrong signal as Germany seeks to inte- Syrian, not a good guy, who’s always fighting, there permanently were greater. grate them into a pluralistic society, and that with words. I don’t understand, he speaks “In Sweden, maybe when your country is OK letter blasts in China portraying refugee centers as powder kegs Arabic.” Dr Jessica Karagoel of immigration they will take you back to your country and you will fed the arguments of far-right agitators. consultancy FaZIT said tensions tend to wors- lose your money, your everything,” said 23-year-old BEIJING: Seven people were killed yesterday above a residential district. The explosives were Islamic Studies expert Lamya Kaddor said en with “crowded conditions, lack of privacy Ghanem, who declined to give his full name when 15 letter bombs exploded in southern apparently placed in express delivery packages, mediators could help defuse simmering con- and the fact people from different countries because he was worried about being identified by China, state media said, with blasts reported in the official Xinhua news agency said. “The public flicts and rejected the idea that an “explosive often can’t communicate”. European authorities. “But Finland is very good. I multiple locations including government offices. security department has quickly started to work mix” had been brewing as the “populist chat- A study by her centre had found that “con- will love it. In Iraq, all people talk about Finland.” Police described the blasts, which injured 51 and has already determined it was a criminal ter” of xenophobes. Most mainstream politi- flicts are more likely where many people have His enthusiasm is not shared by everyone mak- people on the eve of China’s national day, as a case,” it quoted Liucheng police as saying. A “pre- cians agreed with her, and Interior Minister to share one bathroom or one shower”. “The ing the journey, which typically starts with people “criminal case”, ruling out a “terrorist act”. They liminary suspect” was named as M Wei, aged 33 Thomas de Maiziere later shot down the seg- extra stress comes from having to wait in a taking small boats from Turkey to the Greek said a 33-year-old local suspect had been identi- and living in the town of Dapu in the county. regation idea as “almost impossible right now foreign country, with little influence over the islands, then traveling northeast through Europe fied but gave no immediate motive and were “Currently, public security organizations are in practical terms”. process, a loss of control, no idea about how by foot and on trains and buses. Some who have seeking his arrest. The explosions occurred in at sparing no efforts to carry out investigation long it will take and what the outcome will reached the northern edge of Europe have turned least 13 locations in the rural county of Liucheng work,” it added. Liucheng County is under the ‘Everyday stress’ be.” Schickerling said that “considering what back around, seemingly disappointed with the in the Guangxi region, the Nanguo Morning administration of the city of Liuzhou. In recent One of Germany’s new refugee centers is they’re up against, being ‘damned to wait’, I welcome. News, a local newspaper, cited police as saying. years several disgruntled Chinese citizens have the former town hall of Berlin’s Wilmersdorf take my hat off to these people for staying so “I urge everyone not to come; it’s terrible here,” a They included a prison, a government office bombed local government offices and public district, an ivy covered Nazi-era building that peaceful”. He said his centre had seen no vio- man who identified himself as Ali from Baghdad’s and a shopping centre, it said. Pictures posted places to try to draw attention to their griev- houses 850 refugees, most of them men from lence at all, and that he saw no need for segre- southern Abu Dsher area said in a popular video online, which could not be verified, showed por- ances. In 2013 a man set off a series of home- war-torn Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. Burly gation. “Germany is open to all religions, and clip posted on Facebook. “Yes, it’s safe here, but toi- tions of six-storey buildings gutted and col- made bombs packed with ball-bearings outside security guards stood outside this week, that’s something we need to share and live,” lets are dirty, there are no clothes, food is expensive, lapsed, and streets littered with glass, bricks and a provincial government headquarters in north- checking the IDs of anyone walking in or out, he said. “We want to show that we’re all in the they offer only small amount of food at the camp, other debris. Other photos showed overturned ern China, killing at least one person and next to a sign reading “no photography”. same boat.” — AFP not enough even for a child.” cars, victims bandaged and laid on makeshift wounding eight. Xinhua said at the time he stretchers and plumes of grey smoke rising sought to “take revenge on society”. —AFP Europe’s migrant crisis, under the UN spotlight

UNITED NATIONS: The war in Syria and but above all we must look at root causes, in speech to call for a broad coalition against IS Europe’s migration crisis take center stage at countries of origin,” said Ban. At the Security that would include Syria’s army. the United Nations yesterday as world leaders Council, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov work to overcome deep divisions over how to will chair a debate on terrorist threats amid Global response confront the turmoil. Russia presides over a intense diplomacy over reaching a political Europe’s worst migration crisis since World special Security Council meeting on countering solution to the four-year war in Syria. Russia will War II looms large over this year’s gathering as terrorist threats that is bound to throw up propose a UN Security Council resolution on international efforts to end the war in Syria are sharp difference of views between Moscow and combating terror groups during the meeting, in disarray. On the eve of the migration talks, Washington over the crisis in Syria. Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov was Hungary urged the United Nations to set global UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon sepa- quoted as saying by the RIA Novosti news quotas on accepting migrants, saying it was rately hosts a meeting aimed at agreeing on a agency. unfair for Europe to take so many refugees flee- global response to the exodus of hundreds of This year’s UN debate kicked off with a pub- ing Syria. thousands of migrants to Europe, many of lic clash between President Barack Obama and “We suggest that all major players should whom have fled the war in Syria. The UN chief Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin over fighting the bear some burden. We should introduce some opened the General Assembly this week with a Islamic State group and the future of President world quotas,” Hungarian Foreign Minister call to Europe “to do more” to ensure migrants Bashar al-Assad. At a US-led counter-terrorism Peter Szijjarto told reporters. “Europe is not in a are treated with dignity as countries shut down summit on Tuesday, Obama bluntly declared shape to accept hundreds of thousands or even borders and police use water cannons to push that defeating IS jihadists in Syria “requires a millions of economic migrants,” Szijjarto said. GUANGXI PROVINCE: Investigators check the site of a series of blasts at a damaged building in back refugees. new leader,” pressing demands for Assad to Almost 300,000 migrants have entered Liucheng county in Liuzhou. — AFP “We should not be building fences or walls, step down. A key ally of Syria, Putin used his UN Hungary this year. —AFP THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 INTERNATIONAL Singapore holds two for trying to join IS

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s government comes amid concern that more youths in “The detentions of Shamin and Harith express support for the group throughout Asia into a province of a worldwide Islamic said yesterday that it has been holding the region are being radicalized by the underline the persistent ISIS threat and his imprisonment, and was planning to caliphate is a grandiose, pie-in-the-sky two of its citizens since August for Islamic State group and volunteering as the threat posed by self-radicalized travel to Syria and join the Islamic State dream,” Singapore Prime Minister Lee attempting to make their way to Syria to foreign fighters, with countries in the area Singaporeans,” the ministry’s statement after his release. Hsien Loong said in May. “But it is not so join the Islamic State group. Muhammad tightening security checks. said. “A few of the Singaporeans who have Harith had collected information on far-fetched that ISIS could establish a base Shamin Mohamed Sidek, 29, and Both individuals were “self-radicalized,” been detained had even been prepared to how to travel to Syria, even attempting to somewhere in the region, a geographical Muhammad Harith Jailani, 18, were the ministry said, using a term that indi- carry out terrorist attacks in Singapore.” recruit others to join the group, the min- area under its physical control like in Syria detained without trial under the country’s cates they were influenced by terrorism The ministry said that Shamin had been istry said. In May, Singapore detained two and Iraq, somewhere far from the centers Internal Security Act in separate cases, the without being affiliated with a radical sentenced in May to three months in jail teenagers for similar reasons. One has of power of state governments, where the Ministry of Home Affairs said in a state- group. Instead, Shamin and Harith had for inciting religious violence through pro- since been released, but is not allowed to governments’ writ does not run. That ment. exposed themselves to the Islamic State Islamic State group postings on social leave the country without permission. would pose a serious threat to the whole The announcement of the arrests through the group’s online propaganda. media. But it said that he continued to “The idea that ISIS can turn Southeast of Southeast Asia,” he said. — AP

Firebrand farm leader Patel vows to fight for India’s poor NEW DELHI: The head of a west Indian farming community vowed yesterday to lead India’s poor in challenging the coun- try’s decades-old quota system meant to make up for cen- turies of caste discrimination. Hardik Patel, a 22-year-old firebrand from Gujarat state, said he wanted to represent the 270 million Indians being left out of quota benefits, including guaranteed government jobs or university spots. He has already captivated millions in Gujarat with his demand that quotas be eliminated or extended to include his own Patidar caste, also known as the Patel community for the last name they share. “I am fighting for the Patels. But we want to include all oth- er backward castes in our battle for justice,” Patel said at a news conference, where he was mobbed by hundreds of sup- porters and a wall of television cameras and photographers. Patel’s ongoing campaign, drawing millions of youths and farmers to rallies over the past three months, has challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assertions of being a champi- on of the poor. Before becoming prime minister, Modi had served 12 years as Gujarat’s chief minister, and held the state’s development as a model for the nation to emulate. Patel said yesterday that he was holding talks with the leaders of other discontented castes within India’s ancient system of social hierarchy. Because quotas offer access to government jobs, schools and universities, they’ve become a huge political bargaining chip in this country of nearly 1.3 bil- lion people. In the last decade, several groups have led violent protests to demand that they, too, be counted at the bottom. He noted that, initially, his demands had been met with skepticism, as critics believed many Patels were affluent busi- nessmen who owned shops and other ventures across the country. But Patel said that was wrong, and many in Gujarat are living in abject poverty. Patidars make up about 20 per- KUNDUZ: An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier carries a colleague who was wounded during an offensive with Taleban insurgents.— AFP cent of Gujarat’s 63 million people and rely on seasonal farm- ing for their livelihoods. — AP US military in support of keeping troops in Afghanistan past 2016 Timing of new decision on troop levels unclear

WASHINGTON: In a potential major shift in policy, US military commanders want to keep at least a few thousand American troops in Afghanistan beyond 2016, citing a fragile security situation highlighted by the Taleban’s capture of the northern NEW DELHI: Hardik Patel addresses the media after city of Kunduz this week as well as recent militant inroads in holding a meeting of his newly formed Patel the south. Navnirman Sena (PNS). — AP Keeping any substantial number of troops in Afghanistan beyond next year would mark a sharp departure from President Barack Obama’s existing plan, which would leave Court sentences five only an embassy-based security cooperation presence of about 1,000 military personnel by the end of next year. to death for 2006 Obama has made it a centerpiece of his second-term foreign policy message that he would end the US war in Afghanistan Mumbai train blasts and get American troops out by the time he left office in January 2017. MUMBAI: An Indian court sentenced five men to death yester- About 9,800 US troops are in Afghanistan. But the top US day for a series of bomb blasts that ripped through packed trains commander in Afghanistan, Army Gen John F Campbell, has in Mumbai in 2006, killing nearly 200 people and injuring many given the administration several options for gradually reduc- more. Another seven people found guilty of involvement in the ing that number over the next 15-months, said US officials, attacks in India’s financial capital were sentenced to life impris- speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren’t onment by the special court, their defense lawyer told reporters. authorized to speak about plans still under consideration. The The 12 men were convicted of murder, conspiracy and wag- options all call for keeping a higher-than-planned troop pres- ing war against the country over the coordinated attacks that ence based on his judgment of what it would take to sustain killed 189 people and wounded more than 800. Defense lawyer the Afghan army and minimize the chances of losing more Wahab Khan said all 12 would appeal the verdict. “We still ground gained over more than a decade of costly US combat, believe they have been framed and the court has relied on con- they said. fessions and not on mitigating evidence,” he told reporters out- The timing of a new decision on US troop levels is unclear. side the court. Campbell is scheduled to testify to Congress next week on the The bombs were packed into pressure cookers and then security situation, including the effectiveness of Afghan securi- placed in bags and hidden under newspapers and umbrellas in ty forces after a tough summer of fighting. Meanwhile, the US the trains. The seven blasts ripped through the suburban trains military said it conducted two more airstrikes overnight on during the evening rush hour on 11 July 2006. “Many families Taleban positions around Kunduz. A US Army spokesman, Col lost their breadwinners that day and this judgement brings Brian Tribus, said coalition advisers were at the scene yester- some amount of relief,” Mahendra Pitale, who lost his left hand day, “in the Kunduz area advising Afghan security forces.” during one of the explosions, told AFP. In all, police charged 30 The Taleban’s takeover of Kunduz, a city of 300,000, marked people over the bombings including 13 Pakistani nationals, who the militants’ first capture of a major city since the US invasion along with four Indian suspects have yet to be arrested. ousted their government 14 years ago in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Republican critics of Obama’s approach ‘Some justice’ to transitioning from wartime occupation of Afghanistan to full Krishna Raghuvanshi, who led the investigation while head Afghan security control called the fall of Kunduz a predictable of Maharashtra state’s anti-terrorism squad, said he wished all of consequence of Obama’s calendar-based troop reductions. The the alleged conspirators had been caught. “There is, however, loss of Kunduz may prove temporary, but it has underscored satisfaction that we could get some justice and closure for the the fragility of Afghan security and hardened the view of those victims and for the city of Mumbai,” he added. who favor keeping U.S. troops there beyond 2016. Prosecutors said the devices were assembled in Mumbai and According to US officials, Campbell’s options would post- deliberately placed in first-class coaches to target the city’s pone any major cuts in troop levels this year and give him wealthy Gujarati community. They said the bombings were more leeway on the pace of any reductions next year. The intended as revenge for riots in the western state of Gujarat in options, officials said, include keeping as many as 8,000 troops 2002 that left some 2,000 people dead, most of them Muslims. there well into next year and maintaining several thousand Prosecutors accused Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar- troops as a counterterrorism force into 2017. The options e-Taiba of being behind the 2006 attacks, although a little- would allow for a gradual decline in troop numbers over the known outfit called Lashkar-e-Qahhar claimed responsibility. coming year, depending on the security conditions in Over the course of the nine-year trial, the court examined nearly Afghanistan and the capabilities of the Afghan forces, who sus- 250 witnesses. The accused were initially represented by Shahid tained heavy combat losses this year and last. Azmi, a Muslim rights activist and lawyer, who was mysteriously As far back as March, during top-level meetings at the killed by unidentified gunmen in 2010. — AFP Camp David presidential retreat, senior administration officials were leaving the door open to a small counterterrorism force in Afghanistan in 2017. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and the Republican-controlled Congress favor extending the U.S. mili- tary presence. Ghani has expressed worry about militants affili- ated with the Islamic State group trying to gain a wider foothold in his country.

Counterterrorism missions Both Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Secretary of State John Kerry have suggested the importance of the US continu- ing its counterterrorism missions in Afghanistan, even into 2017. During the Camp David meetings, Kerry said the admin- istration was concerned about reports that Islamic State mili- tants are recruiting in Afghanistan and that some Taleban were rebranding themselves as Islamic State members. Since then, MUMBAI: An Indian prisoner, convicted of involvement other US officials have cited the Islamic State as a potentially in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts, walks to a police van growing threat, and the Taleban have made inroads in the on his way to a special court. — AP southern province of Helmand. — AP THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 INTERNATIONAL

Bangkok bomb lawyer says client admits involvement

BANGKOK: The foreigner accused of country on the day of the attack. But Erawan shrine moments before the Followed orders tants or supporters of the Uighurs, an eth- planting a bomb at a Bangkok shrine after meeting his client on Wednesday, explosion. They said his confession, The suspect now appears more gaunt nic group who say they face severe perse- has admitted involvement in the dead- Schoochart reversed his position. “I met together with other security camera and with a shaven head. In other new cution in China, after Thailand forcibly ly attack, his lawyer said yesterday, Adem this morning for about an hour footage and eyewitness accounts, con- details of the still unclaimed attack, repatriated 109 of the minority in July. The reversing earlier denials of a confes- and he said he confessed voluntarily to firmed they had the right man-after earli- Schoochart said Mohammed relayed how move sparked international condemna- sion. The comments by lawyer planting the bomb,” the lawyer told er saying DNA evidence suggested it was he followed orders from another man, tion, particularly in Turkey where hardliners Schoochart Kanpai confirmed the Thai reporters outside the military barracks in unlikely to be him. Abdulah Abdullahman, and was unpaid. see the minority as part of a global Turkic- authorities’ version of the complex central Bangkok where the accused is Police say they believe the man in the Abdullahman is among more than a dozen speaking family. According to his lawyer, investigation into the August 17 blast detained. It was not immediately clear if yellow shirt wore a wig and glasses to other people-both foreigners and Thais- Mohammed is a Chinese Uighur who set- which killed 20 people. authorities were present during the disguise himself. In a briefing on Monday, wanted over the blast. Only two men- tled in Turkey while Mieraili is a Chinese Earlier this week Schoochart had Wednesday meeting. investigators released a series of four Mohammed and another man named as passport-holder with Uighur ethnicity. Thai questioned whether the man-whom On Saturday police said they were sketches showing how Mohammed Yusuf Mieraili-are in custody. authorities have not confirmed the nation- police have named both as Bilal now convinced that Mohammed, the first could have transformed his appearance Mystery still shrouds the motive for the ality of either man. They say they believe Mohammed and as Adem Karadag-had person to be arrested, was the same man from the initial suspect sketch which unprecedented attack, in which the majori- the blast was revenge for a crackdown on confessed. The lawyer said his client had seen in CCTV footage wearing a yellow T- showed a man with glasses and floppy ty of fatalities were ethnic Chinese tourists. people-smuggling gangs whose opera- previously insisted he was not in the shirt and placing a backpack at the hair. Speculation has centered on a link to mili- tions include the transfer of Uighurs. —AFP China buying Tibet’s loyalty, hopes to alter local minds ‘The strategy for Tibet is now shifting from repression’

LHASA: Ji Yunpeng misses hotpot din- ly moving toward luring sections of chalkboard crowned by the national side of the Tibetan plateau during the ners with his wife and daughter back the community and trying to work flag, the Communist Party emblem past decade, compelling former in Beijing and fights insomnia caused with those who cooperate with the and a portrait of President Xi Jinping. nomads to take on a sedentary by the high altitude in the Tibetan cap- authorities,” Tibet researcher Tsering School officials explained that all sub- lifestyle, but also giving them immacu- ital by playing computer games, and, Shakya said in an interview from jects are taught in Mandarin, China’s late two-floor villas with running water, occasionally, studying Tibetan University of British Columbia in official language, but that the curricu- latrines and biogas cookers. Buddhism. “It’s just out of pure intellec- Vancouver. lum includes mandatory Tibetan lan- Dawa, a 55 year-old herder reset- tual curiosity,” he said, aware that gen- For most Tibetans in exile, the guage. In Lhasa, Beijing has also paid tled in Lhoka prefecture’s Gongkar uine religious interest would be a region has been unlawfully occupied for housing projects, hospitals, an county, proudly showed visiting offi- breach of discipline in China’s nominal- by China since it was overrun by the amusement park, an $80 million stadi- cials and journalists how each mem- ly atheist Communist Party. People’s Liberation Army in 1951, and um and the Tibet Yak Museum, honor- ber of the family now has a separate Ji is in Lhasa on a three-year loan no material gains justify Beijing’s ing the “hairy cow” of the grasslands. room. “Even in my dreams I never from the Beijing municipal govern- repression. But even skeptics like “Beijing and Lhasa are still like two thought of having a house like this,” he ment to oversee the school curriculum Shakya acknowledge that “without its worlds apart,” Ji says. “But in a place like said. When repeatedly prompted in Tibetan classrooms. In return, he intervention, the disparities between this, where things are still backward, about what he misses from his old life, NEW YORK: US Secretary of State John Kerry (center), speaks during the gets a double salary and a shortcut up the development in Tibet and in China there is a sense of achievement in Dawa paused and stared at the offi- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting on the sideline of cials seated in his living room before the 70th session of the UN General Assembly. —AFP answering. “We have become selfish,” he said finally. “Now that living stan- dards have improved, eating a piece US gathers great Asian of meat doesn’t make me as happy as eating a potato once did.” democracies to its side The influx of tourists Looking ahead, the government NEW YORK: The United States took a moment month. South Korea’s foreign minister, Yun hopes to develop the mineral water Tuesday to gather the great Asian democracies Byung-se, said the meeting came “at a very industry, wool garment weaving to its side to reassure them of the strength of critical juncture, when the eyes of the world workshops and factories of byprod- their ties in the face of North Korean threats are set on the major challenges involving all of ucts of traditional Tibetan medicine and an assertive China. New threats from us.” He said the talks would send a “very clear” that will directly benefit the locals. Pyongyang, ominous economic signals and message to North Korea in particular not to Tourism development is, however, the China’s aggressive stance on its territorial provoke the allies. biggest priority. With plans to go from claims in the South China Sea and the Pacific 15.5 million tourists in 2014 - five have sent jitters through the region. Rocket test times Tibet’s population and most of President Barack Obama’s administration On October 10, North Korea will mark the them Chinese - to 20 million in the has long talked about a “rebalancing” in 70th anniversary of its ruling Workers’ Party next five years, the industry already is America’s strategic focus, the so-called “pivot and there has been speculation for months transforming Lhasa’s landscape. Four to Asia,” but has often been distracted by that it will celebrate with a long-range rocket huge pyramids of concrete and glass, crises elsewhere. Officials say 21st century test. Kim Jong-Un’s pariah regime is under the skeleton of a 2,000 room five-star America will be as much a Pacific power as an international sanctions, and Seoul and resort, are joining new shopping Atlantic one, but in recent months Syria, Washington have made it clear that they malls, karaoke parlors and theme Ukraine, Iran and Cuba have used up a lot of would see such a test as part of a banned bal- parks. diplomatic bandwidth. listic missile program. And even if the test Visitors sweep through chambers So on Tuesday in New York on the sidelines does not take place, tensions remain high in of the labyrinthine Potala palace and of the UN General Assembly, senior officials the region, with Pyongyang periodically esca- compete for space with local pilgrims from the United States, Japan and South lating its rhetoric and threatening all-out war at the iconic Jokhang temple. “There is Korea met to renew their ties and show a against its neighbor. LHASA: In this Saturday, Sept 19, 2015 photo, tourists take photos of the Potala Palace beneath a great deal of unhappiness and common front. Later in the day, Foreign US diplomats are loathe to describe their a security camera in the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Top-down develop- resentment among Tibetans over the Minister Sushma Swaraj of India, the world’s ties with the Asian democracies as a counter- ment has poured more than $100 million dollars into the region since 1952, but critics say that way their culture and religion is being largest democracy and a growing economic balance to a rising China, but Beijing is the Beijing’s obsession with social stability also has led to widespread human right abuses. —AP exploited,” said spokesman Alistair partner of the United States, was also to meet elephant in the room when the friends met. Currie of the London-based activist the party ladder. Nearly 6,500 civil ser- would be even greater.” In a sign of every step forward.” Robert Barnett, group Free Tibet, which is campaign- her US and Japanese counterparts. Most of the countries of the Asia-Pacific have vants like him have been dispatched to new confidence, authorities this leading academic of Tibetan studies at ing against foreign hotel chains in the “The primary purpose of this is to recog- deep economic ties with China, but many also manage hefty budgets and shape month invited a handful of foreign Columbia University in New York, autonomous region. nize that the region is going through certain have disputes, in particular over its maritime Tibet’s modernization. media organizations, including The questions whether the two-decade- challenges, but also faces major opportuni- territorial ambitions. They are the human face of top- Associated Press, on a tightly scripted old policy is truly benefiting Tibetans. Stability on the plateau ties,” US Secretary of State John Kerry said. In recent months, Chinese construction down development that has poured visit to showcase Tibet’s development, Economic gains of the development More than 140 Tibetans, men and Kerry cited negotiations for the Trans-Pacific crews have built air strips and docks on more than $100 billion dollars into the timed to the 50th anniversary of the have for decades gone largely to women, lay people and monks, have Partnership-a major free trade deal-as a reclaimed islands in the South China Sea region since 1952. Critics say that creation of the Tibet Autonomous migrants from China’s ethnic Han died since 2009 protesting Beijing’s chance to deepen economic ties, and North attempting to expand their control into dis- Beijing’s obsession with social stability Region. minority, who make up only 8 percent rule and demanding the return of the Korea’s rogue regime as an immediate danger puted waters. Last week, Obama welcomed also has led to widespread human of the Tibet’s 3.2 million inhabitants. Dalai Lama, who fled to exile in 1959 to the region. his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to the right abuses. But as incomes finally Strings-attached development Only recently, he said, have they start- following an aborted uprising by Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida White House and both men promised closer begin to increase across the Tibetan Ji oversees the $40 million dollar ed to trickle down to the countryside. Tibet’s elites against the Communist agreed, calling the security environment “very cooperation, as the world’s great powers cau- countryside, Chinese authorities are Lhasa-Beijing Experimental Middle “If you pour in money in that Party. Tibet’s security budget severe” and stressing the importance of the tiously circle one another. And even as the hopeful they can dispel international School, where many of the 2,500 stu- amount to an area that is fragile in its increased by 28 percent annually from US-Japan and US-South Korea military Chinese economy has stuttered, causing rip- criticism over their rule in Tibet while dents are from rural Tibet. Acting as ecosystem and social composition and 2007 to 2012, a similar pace as in alliances. After the first annual US-India-Japan ples through world markets, Xi has tightened winning the hearts of Tibetans and deputy to the head of Lhasa’s educa- you just remove barriers for migration, Xinjiang, home to the Turkic-speaking trilateral meeting, the US camp said: “The his grip on power, purging corrupt officials pulling some of their loyalty away from tion bureau, Ji explains how the pupils you attract income seekers, with a and Islam-practicing Uighurs. The per three countries agreed to work together to and cracking down on dissidents. Beijing the exiled Dalai Lama. are entitled to nine years of free huge negative effect and a domination capita spending in Tibet was 3.6 times maintain maritime security through greater remains a key partner in countering the North “The strategy for Tibet is now shift- schooling. of the economy,” Barnett said. the national average in 2012, said the collaboration.” This will include Japanese Korean threat, but its new assertiveness ing from the overall kind of repression As government minders watched, a Perfectly identical “new socialist vil- Center for Human Rights and forces joining Indian and US naval vessels on abroad risks throwing its delicately balanced that we have seen in the past to actual- Tibetan teacher wrote in Tibetan on a lages” have sprouted in the country- Democracy in Tibet. —AP the Malabar 2015 training exercise next US relationship out of kilter. —AFP

Filipino child miners risk Australia bid for seats on human rights council SYDNEY: Australia has launched a new bid to be tinction when it last held a non-permanent seat reporters in New York Tuesday. Malaysia lives in mines: HR group elected to the United Nations Security Council, on the Security Council from 2013-14, “most Airlines MH17 was down by a suspected with Foreign Minister Julie Bishop saying the noticeably through our advocacy of the down- ground-to-air missile over Ukraine in July last MANILA: Thousands of Filipino children, Baldoz told the Associated Press that the nation hoped to maintain its focus on interna- ing of MH17”. year, killing all 298 on board including 38 some as young as 9 years old, risk their lives government is working to stamp out child tional security. Bishop said in a statement yester- “Had we not been on the Security Council, Australian citizens and residents. Australia has by working in illegal, small-scale gold mines labor at the village level with programs to day that Australia would be a candidate for a I doubt very much we would have been able vowed to keep pushing for the prosecution of under terrifying conditions and the govern- keep children in school, provide them with Security Council seat in 2029-30 as she signaled to achieve that unanimous resolution that led those who shot down the flight. Bishop added ment has not done enough to protect them, health care, and give livelihoods to poor the country’s intention to also seek a spot on the to the presence of Australian authorities and that the decision to bid for a Security Council a human rights group said yesterday. A families, as well as push efforts to rescue UN Human Rights Council for 2018-20. Australian Federal Police in Ukraine to recov- seat was taken by new Prime Minister Malcolm Human Rights Watch report said the chil- child laborers and prosecute those who vio- dren work in unstable 25-meter deep pits or late anti-child labor laws. The foreign minister, who is in New York for er the bodies and the remains of the Turnbull, who ousted Tony Abbott in a political underwater along coastal shores or rivers, UN meetings, said that Australia served with dis- Australians killed on that flight,” Bishop told party coup two weeks ago. processing gold with mercury, a toxic metal Dark, deep shafts The 2029-30 term is the first available oppor- that can cause irreversible health damage. Mary Grace Riguer, executive director of tunity to nominate for a seat that is uncontested, Those who dive for gold stay underwater for the government’s Institute for Labor giving Australia the greatest chance of success several hours at a time in 10-meter deep Studies, said the government was trying to and minimizing the cost, she added. Opposition shafts, receiving air through a tube attached provide employment help to parents so Labor spokeswoman Tanya Plibersek supported to an air compressor. they can afford to send their children to the moves, saying “when we participate in these The New York-based group says it inter- school instead of having them work. multilateral organizations we enhance Australia’s viewed 135 people, including 65 child min- Several boys quoted in the report reputation as a good global citizen”. But she ers from 9 to 17 years of age, in eastern described the fear they felt when went expressed concern that Australia’s treatment of Camarines Norte and Masbate provinces down a dark, deep shaft for the first time. asylum-seekers held in offshore camps on the during field research in 2014 and 2015. The Dennis, now 14, said he was 13 when he Pacific islands of Papua New Guinea and Nauru Philippines had nearly 5.5 million working first went under water. could make the human rights bid “very difficult”. children in 2011, according to government “Sometimes, it feels like your eardrum is UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights statistics, with 3.2 million of them consid- going to explode. I stay underwater for one of migrants Francois Crepeau last week said he ered child laborers because they worked to two hours. (Once) the man above me was postponing a visit to Australia due to restric- long hours or in hazardous environments. gave me the warning that something was “Filipino children are working in wrong with the compressor, so I could tions on his access to detention centers and fears absolutely terrifying conditions in small- immediately go up,” the report quoted him that people who spoke to him could face legal scale gold mines,” said Juliane Kippenberg, as saying. “Sometimes if the machine leaks, reprisals. Bishop said she had spoken to Crepeau associate children’s rights director at Human I smell the fumes. Sometimes I feel dizzy and explained her country’s policies against asy- Rights Watch and author of the report. “The because it’s oil.” “Compressor mining” as it is lum-seekers arriving by boat, adding that the Philippine government prohibits dangerous known locally puts adult and child miners tough approach would “not at all” damage the child labor, but has done very little to at risk of drowning, decompression sick- bid. Australia has sat on the Security Council five enforce the law.” Labor Secretary Rosalinda ness and skin infections. —AP NEW YORK: Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop speaks during the 70th session times, with former Labor leader and prime minis- of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters. —AP ter Kevin Rudd leading the last push. —AFP NEWS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 Palestinian flag flies at UN for first time

UNITED NATIONS: The Palestinians raised their flag at the United the Al-Aqsa mosque,” Abbas told the Assembly. “Such actions will Nations yesterday for the first time as president Mahmoud Abbas convert the conflict from a political one to a religious one, thus called on the world body to grant them full membership. UN creating a explosive situation in Jerusalem and the remaining Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Abbas presided over the Palestinian occupied territory.” packed ceremony in the rose garden after the Palestinian leader A recent poll found that Palestinians are increasingly exasper- launched a searing attack at the General Assembly on Israel’s ated with his leadership and Israel’s right-wing government. A continued occupation. “In this historical moment, I say to my peo- majority favor a return to armed uprising in the absence of peace ple everywhere: raise the flag of Palestinians very high because it talks and two-thirds want Abbas to resign. In the runup to the is the symbol of our identity,” the 80-year-old Abbas told the speech, there have been reports that Abbas would use the crowd. “It is a proud day.” opportunity to drop a “bombshell”. Suggestions of what that Israel and the United States have dismissed the move as a could mean have included a complete withdrawal from the Oslo symbolic gesture that would not serve the cause of peace. But accords of the 1990s or the dissolution of the Palestinian Ban said symbols were “important” and could lead to action. Authority that those agreements created. While such an “Now is the time to restore confidence by both Israelis and announcement could potentially have a major impact, many Palestinians for a peaceful settlement and, at last, the realization analysts questioned whether Abbas would truly press ahead with of two states for two peoples,” he said. The red, black, white and it. green Palestinian flag was then hoisted under dark clouds that Instead, he told the UN that Israel’s refusal to commit to past threatened rain. The crowd broke out into cheers when it started agreements and release Palestinian prisoners, and continued to flutter in the gentle breeze. Jewish settlement activity in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, Dozens of people gathered in the West Bank town of were sapping Palestinian hopes of ever achieving an independ- Ramallah to watch the flag-raising by TV link. When the small ent state. “They leave us no choice but to insist that we will not crowd saw Abbas on the screen, they stood cheering and then remain the only ones committed to the implementation of these fell silent to hear him. The General Assembly voted Sept 10 to agreements, while Israel continuously violates them,” he said. “We allow the flags of Palestine and the Vatican - both have observer cannot continue to be bound by these signed agreements with Two-hundred-and-two skydivers from around the world set a record as they all link up thousands of feet status - to be raised at the world body alongside those of mem- Israel and Israel must assume fully all its responsibilities as an above Perris, California on Tuesday. The group formed the largest sequential skydiving formation. — AP ber states. The resolution was backed by 119 countries, with 45 occupying power.”Abbas said Palestinian patience “has come to abstentions and eight votes against, including Australia, Israel an end” and described the current situation as “unsustainable”. and the United States. Later yesterday, the UN chief was to chair talks with the Hindu mob lynches Indian Muslim... Abbas used his speech yesterday at the General Assembly to Diplomatic Quartet seeking a political settlement to the con- Continued from Page 1 Police arrested eight of the 30 people accused in appeal for “those countries that have not yet recognized the state flict. The peace process has been in the doldrums since the lat- Akhlaq’s murder, and sent a sample of meat from his of Palestine yet, to do so”. “Palestine, which is an observer state in est US diplomatic effort failed in April last year. In a shift, “They announced our family had slaughtered a cow in home for forensic tests to check if it was beef. Eating the United Nations, deserves full recognition and full member- Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the Arab League have been the village, and that provoked people to attack our beef is not illegal in India’s populous northern state of ship,” he said. Clashes in recent weeks between Israeli police and invited to the meeting, along with the foreign ministers of home.” Uttar Pradesh, where Dadri is located, although the Palestinians at the sensitive Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Russia, the United States and EU foreign affairs chief Federica Jerusalem have raised tensions and prompted Abbas to warn of Mogherini. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will India is the world’s largest exporter of beef and its fifth slaughter of cows is banned. Saifi said the family had the risk of a third intifada, or uprising. “I call on the Israeli govern- address the United Nations today and call on Palestinians to biggest consumer, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mutton in the refrigerator, and not beef, according to ment to cease its use of brutal force... particularly its actions at stop “incitement to violence”. — AFP government wants a nationwide ban on cow slaughter The Indian Express. But even if the family had been eat- and the beef trade, which is run mostly by Muslims. It has ing beef, that was no justification for murder, she said. “I clamped down on the illegal trade of cattle with Muslim- saw my father being killed and no one came to save majority neighbour Bangladesh, and two states ruled by him,” she said. “How can eating meat or beef become Iran-Saudi tensions soar over hajj... Modi’s party have tightened laws to protect cows. such a big crime?” — Agencies Continued from Page 1 tems and various items of launch-related equipment. Fourteen crew members aboard the ship were arrested, That prompted Riyadh to form a coalition of Arab nations to including the captain, identified as Bakhsh Jakal, it said. The Most firms involved in visa trading... combat the Houthis. “Saudi officials are failing to do their duties,” ship was registered to an Iranian named Hogan Mohammed Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a speech to Hout. It was licensed as a fishing vessel and was carrying Continued from Page 1 mentation of the jail term. The court also fined them KD graduating navy officers, following delays in the return of the papers indicating it was checked by port and customs officials 20,000 each. hajj dead, accusing some of the officials of “slyness”. “They in Iran’s southeastern Sistan and Baluchistan province, accord- Jassar submitted his resignation on Tuesday to the MP Hammad said that he has drawn the attention of should know that the slightest disrespect towards tens of thou- ing to the Saudi-led coalition. Photos released by the Saudi Cabinet after a court convicted him of squandering authorities to rampant financial and administrative viola- sands of Iranian pilgrims in Makkah and Madinah and not fulfill- coalition showed a large traditional wooden dhow with a public funds for authorizing a faulty contract in 2007, tions committed in the ministry of public works. The law- ing their obligation to transfer holy bodies will have Iran’s tough brown hull and blue-and-white superstructure. when he was a senior official at the ministry of electrici- maker said that a grilling against Jassar is ready and will and fierce reaction.” But an American description of the ship’s seizure conflicted ty. The court sentenced him along with 14 officials to be filed at the start of the new parliamentary term later His comments underscored Iran’s increased frustration at in some instances with the earlier account provided by the dismissal from service, two years in jail and asked them this month, and the issue of the 2007 contract will be Saudi Arabia’s refusal to allow a cargo plane into the kingdom to Saudi-led coalition. The US Navy’s 5th Fleet, based in Bahrain, to pay a bail of KD 1,000 each to suspend the imple- added to it. retrieve the dead and take them back to Tehran. Last week, said a member of the Combined Maritime Forces, a longstand- Tehran also claimed Riyadh had failed to issue visas for Iranian ing multinational coalition, intercepted the vessel in interna- officials who sought to travel to Saudi Arabia to facilitate the tional waters last Friday. An American guided missile destroy- repatriation of the dead and the injured. “The Islamic Republic of er, the USS Forrest Sherman, arrived to assist once the Iran has so far showed self-restraint and abided by Islamic polite- weapons were found aboard the dhow, a type of vessel com- Russia begins Syria strikes ness and brotherhood,” Khamenei added, urging the formation monly used in the Arabian Gulf and Indian Ocean. of a fact-finding committee by Islamic countries to investigate A search of the ship determined that it was “stateless” or Continued from Page 1 in Syria, where four years of bloodshed have killed more the causes of the stampede. not formally registered to any country, although it appears to than 240,000 people. It says the Syrian leader must go if Six days after the tragedy, many bodies have yet to be identi- have been coming from Iran, according to the US Navy. “Based Russia will also present a UN draft resolution to the the Islamic State group is to be defeated. Russia argues fied, and Iran fears that many of its people still unaccounted for on statements from the dhow’s crew, the port of origin of the Security Council on countering terrorism to build up the however that the West should support Assad in his fight may be among them. Khamenei’s remarks came hours after Iran dhow and its illicit weapons cache is believed to be Iran,” the fight against IS, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. against the jihadists. France said it had launched a probe summoned the Saudi ambassador for the fourth time since the Navy said, adding that the weapons included anti-tank arms Addressing the General Assembly for the first time in a into Assad’s regime for alleged crimes against humanity, stampede to demand the swift identification and repatriation of thought to be of Iranian and Russian origin. The dhow’s crew decade, Putin on Monday proposed creating a UN-backed saying it was forced to act in the face of “systematic cruel- bodies. Riyadh has accused Tehran of playing politics with tragedy. alleged that the vessel was bound for Somalia, which sits just coalition to fight the militants. Putin’s proposal is seen as a ty”. France, which is part of the US-led coalition, carried out Meanwhile, the coalition said it had seized a boat last across the Gulf of Aden from Yemen. They were allowed to direct challenge to Obama who has vowed to crush IS. its own first air strikes against extremist positions in Syria Saturday in the Arabian Sea, 150 nautical miles off the Omani depart once the weapons were confiscated, the US said. Most Washington has expressed concern that Moscow’s sup- on Sunday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights mon- port of Salalah, loaded with weapons destined for Yemeni of the weapons were dumped into the sea, though some were port for its Soviet-era ally may complicate operations of the itoring group said the bombs killed at least 30 jihadists. rebels. It said the boat, registered to an Iranian as a fishing ves- retained for further analysis by sailors aboard the American US-led coalition against the extremists. Kerry told Lavrov The Pentagon says Russia has in recent weeks sent troops, sel, was carrying 18 Concourse anti-armour shells, 54 BGM17 warship. The US released photos showing some of the seized earlier yesterday that Moscow’s move “is not helpful to that warplanes and other military hardware to Syria. anti-tank shells, 15 shell battery kits, four firing guidance sys- arms but not the dhow itself. — Agencies effort”, a senior US official said. Kerry said Washington Russia’s powerful Orthodox Church voiced support for would not oppose Russian strikes if they are “genuinely” Moscow’s decision to carry out air strikes in Syria, calling it intended to defeat the IS group. “Terrorist positions” were a “holy battle”. But many accused the Kremlin of a short- US finds KAC discriminates against Israelis targeted by the Russians in Hama and Homs provinces, and sighted approach. Alexander Konovalov, head of the they aided government air strikes in Latakia province, the Strategic Analysis Institute, said Russia was guided by a Continued from Page 1 interest of Kuwait in the enforcement of its laws in this case regime’s stronghold, a Syrian security source said. desire to end its diplomatic isolation and may not fully real- to be greater than the interest of the United States in the Putin is seeking to muscle his way back onto the world ize the long-term consequences of a military involvement By refusing to transport Israeli citizens to and from the US enforcement of its laws,” the letter said. “It is our view that stage after months of Western isolation following Russia’s in the Middle East. “We were going to Afghanistan for six and a third country that accepts Israeli citizens, in this case the US interest in providing nondiscriminatory access to air seizure of Crimea from Ukraine and support for a separatist months and stayed there for 10 years,” he told AFP, refer- the United Kingdom, the airline is in violation of the law, the transportation to an individual traveling from the US to a insurgency in the east of the ex-Soviet country. The Russian ring to a conflict that killed over 14,000 Soviet troops letter said. “We expect (Kuwait Airways) to sell tickets to and third country that allows that individual’s entry is greater parliament had approved Putin’s request to use force between 1979 and 1989. transport Israeli citizens between the US and any third coun- than Kuwait’s interest in applying its economic boycott of abroad after Assad asked Russia for military support. Putin’s Sixty nine percent of Russians are against Moscow’s try where they are allowed to disembark based on the laws Israel.” chief of staff Sergei Ivanov said the operation would be deployment of troops in Syria, with just 14 percent in of that country,” Workie said. The department said it is aware of another, similar com- limited in duration and ruled out ground operations by favor, according to a recent poll by the Levada Centre. The airline explained that it’s against the law in Kuwait to plaint. The department has given the airline 15 days to Russian troops. Putin had also sought permission from par- Yesterday’s news set social networks alight, with many do business with any Israeli citizen or company, and that respond. A range of enforcement actions are possible, liament to deploy military forces in Ukraine ahead of commentators predicting dire consequences for Russians. punishment for a violation could result in imprisonment and beginning with civil penalties. Kuwait Airways officials didn’t Russia’s annexation of Crimea last year. “Hide your sons,” one Russian, Zaira Abdullaeva, wrote on hard labor, according to the department. “We do not find the immediately respond to a request for comment. — AP Washington and its allies blame Assad for the mayhem Facebook. — AFP THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 ANALYSIS

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By Thomas Watkins and Guillaume Decamme

he Taleban takeover of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan this week dealt a stinging blow Tto the country’s security forces, in some ways mirroring an offensive in the Iraqi city of Mosul last year. In both cases, Western-backed security forces boosted with billions of dollars in training and equipment crumbled in the face of sudden assaults from a smaller contingent, leaving observers won- dering if the expense and effort was worth it. And in the aftermath of both defeats, experts questioned the leadership of the national govern- Russian strikes expose US Syria policy gaps ments. “It’s really a scary parallel to Mosul, it’s really uncanny,” said Patrick Skinner, director of special By Dave Clark potentially altering the balance of power in them to apply pressure on Assad to mod- an opening to insert themselves into the projects for The Soufan Group intelligence consul- Syria back in favor of Bashar Al-Assad’s erate his behavior. conflict. “We’ve called for direct military tancy based in New York. “A decade of spending ussia’s dramatic entry yesterday into regime, and Washington was looking at a intervention from day one. We’ve called unbelievable amounts of money, proclamations of the Syrian war has put the United fait accompli. Lavrov’s next move was clear, Perils of Inaction for a no-fly zone. We’ve called for a no-dri- an improving military... they were not supposed to RStates on the back foot once again he was to bring a motion before the UN The US administration’s domestic crit- ve zone. We’ve called for robust arming of be able to take Kunduz, and last year when Mosul and allowed Moscow to seize the military Security Council to coordinate “all forces ics, such as hawkish Senator John McCain, the Syrian opposition,” he said. “That’s fell, (the Islamic State group was) not supposed to and diplomatic initiative. As US Secretary standing up against Islamic State and oth- leapt on this apparent naivety. “This what I mean by ‘not enough happened.’ take that.” of State John Kerry was in New York trying er terrorist structures.” This would be a administration has confused our friends, That’s why four years later we’re in the sit- Afghan troops backed by limited US air support to coordinate with his Kremlin opposite plain victory for Assad, who invited the encouraged our enemies, mistaken an uation we’re in,” he said. launched a counteroffensive Tuesday to try to retake number Sergei Lavrov, a Russian officer Russians to join his battle to cling on to excess of caution for prudence and Speaking privately, diplomats from the Kunduz, a day after Taleban insurgents overran the contacted the US embassy in Baghdad. His power, and a defeat for the United States, replaced the risks of action with the perils US-led coalition say the Russian “escala- strategic northern city in their biggest victory since message was simple: Russian jets are which has demanded he step down. of inaction,” he said. “Into the wreckage, tion” effectively precludes stronger overt being ousted from power in 2001. Iraqi security about to launch air strikes in Syria, please The attacks came despite President into the wreckage of this administration’s military pressure on Assad. Meanwhile, forces also pledged to quickly retake Mosul after it stay out of their way. Barack Obama sitting down with Russia’s Middle East policy has now stepped the Arab allies dismiss Moscow’s argu- fell in June last year - but the city remains an IS Kerry quickly protested to Lavrov that Vladimir Putin on Monday at the United Vladimir Putin.” ment that working with Assad is the best stronghold. “The immediate response is ‘We’ll take it this was not in the spirit of Moscow’s Nations for 90 minutes of what both Frustration is also mounting among way to defeat the Islamic State. “They’re back,’” Skinner said. “Well, that’s not the point. The promise to agree a “de-confliction” mecha- camps called “business-like” talks. As late Washington’s allies in the Middle East, who calling for a coalition to fight Daesh, with government was supposed to be able to hold it.” nism to ensure Russian flights do not as one week ago, Kerry - despite being in support moves to defeat the Islamic State Iran and Russia and Bashar Al-Assad? Stephen Biddle, a military expert and professor at interfere with US-led operations. frequent contact with Lavrov - told group, but also want to see Assad kicked Without him there would be no Daesh. He George Washington University, said an important According to a senior US official, speaking reporters that Russia’s deployment of war out of office. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel created Daesh,” scoffed Jubeir, using the similarity between Kunduz and Mosul is that in both on condition of anonymity, Kerry told planes was consistent with the only Al-Jubeir, speaking to journalists in New Arabic acronym for IS. “He still trades with cases, the security forces had suffered from years of Lavrov the action was not helpful and “the defending their own base. And just hours York on Tuesday, was cautious not to criti- them. He buys oil from them. He allows corruption. “Military effectiveness is a lot more than de-confliction discussions need to begin before the strikes began he appeared on cize the United States alone, bemoaning a them to operate in large parts of Syria just having the right weapons and sitting through a immediately.” CNN to say that Russia’s involvement “lack of robust action by all of us.” But he while he attacks the moderate Syrian bunch of training classes,” he said. “When the chain But the strikes were already underway, could be an “opportunity” to persuade was clear on why the Russians had found opposition.” —AFP of command is politicized or corrupt, it’s very hard for them to generate combat motivation in the ranks.” Taleban audacity trumps weak defences In a draft paper touching on the problems America has training and equipping foreign fighters, By Hamid Shalizi and Kay Johnson army units or even special forces, were protecting the swift and well-planned assault on Kunduz, a city of Biddle notes that the US aim of having a profession- centre of a city, especially given the Taleban had threat- 300,000, was intended to show the Taleban’s new leader, alized allied force seldom jives with the goals of rul- nder cover of darkness, groups of Taleban fighters ened to take it earlier this year. “None of this should have Mullah Akhtar Mansour, is able to win in battle, a ing elites in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. In such carrying rocket-propelled grenades and automat- come as a surprise to the security forces,” said Omar spokesman said. “This is a message to those saying the places, leaders often try to ensure the personal loyal- ic weapons sneaked through fields and villages Hamid, head of Asia analysis for IHS Country Risk security Taleban had divided or weakened after Mullah Omar’s ty of the officer corps through corruption and crony- U ism. “Leaders of such states... cannot treat their mili- toward the northern Afghan city of Kunduz from four analysts. “Under any normal tactical thinking, the Afghan death,” Taleban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said. taries as disinterested defenders of the state against directions. Before sunrise, they had overrun at least eight forces would have put more seasoned troops in those He added that fighters who stormed Kunduz were foreign enemies; the armed forces are natural rivals of dozens of police perimeter checkpoints, each staffed positions.” Others noted that Kunduz officials had been under instruction to treat civilians well, admitting the and potential threats,” Biddle wrote. by 15-20 men, that were the sole protection for the city asking for reinforcements for months. “They asked for movement had made mistakes in the past, including centre, according to witnesses and senior Afghan offi- more troops but unfortunately did not get them,” said alienating the public with its brutal interpretation of Lack of Leadership cials. By sunset, the Taleban had effectively seized control Ghulam Bahawuddin Jilani, an Afghan politician. Islamic law. “There is a separate section within the Islamic Ahmed Rashid, a Pakistani author and journalist of their first provincial capital in nearly 14 years of war. Emirate of Afghanistan that will start its peaceful work who is an expert on the Taleban, told AFP the As details surfaced of Kunduz’s stunning capture, a Taleban Learn From Mistakes? later to invite people towards religion,” Mujahid said, Afghan forces numbered between 5,000 to 7,000 in picture emerged of a carefully coordinated insurgent On Monday morning, Kunduz had about 2,000 nation- using the formal term used to describe the Taleban. Kunduz but were routed by a much smaller Taleban assault, and of Afghan police and soldiers who were sur- al police and 3,000 soldiers protecting the city, backed by “They will not use any force or violence to force people contingent, perhaps of just 1,000 men. “The govern- prised, overwhelmed and unprepared to fight inside a about 1,000 militiamen linked to local power brokers, into following sharia (Islamic law). We have learnt lessons ment is totally disorganized and the defense min- major city. “The Taleban were attacking from several Kunduz police spokesman Sayed Sarwar Hussaini said. If from the past and will not repeat mistakes.” istry is in a shambles,” he said. “There was no strate- directions and we did not know what to do,” Kunduz the battle for Kunduz exposed Afghan government Whether the Taleban can hold Kunduz remains to be gy, no ability to defend the city. There is a lack of deputy governor Abdullah Danishy said. “The policemen forces’ weaknesses, it also proved a public relations coup seen. Government reinforcements have been stalled political leadership.” at the outposts were there to provide security, but not to for the Taleban’s tactical and strategic prowess. by Taleban disruptions to supply routes, but may arrive Similarly, in Mosul, many thousands of trained respond to such a large-scale attack.” U.S. and Afghan officials have this year sought to por- overnight. “I have no doubt the Afghan forces will Iraqi forces fighters melted away when confronted It was a frank admission that points to the limitations tray the Taleban as unable to take and hold major territo- retake Kunduz eventually,” said IHS’s Hamid. “But the with a far smaller attacking group of IS jihadists. But of Afghan security forces, numbering some 352,000, ry and weakened by confirmation of the death of the damage to the reputation of Afghan forces is already Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook cautioned upon which the United States has spent $61 billion to movement’s founder, Mullah Mohammad Omar. The done.” —Reuters against drawing parallels. “We are looking at unique- train and equip. That effort has been the main thrust of ly different situations; I am not sure you can compare Washington’s exit strategy from Afghanistan, nearly 14 these two directly,” Cook said. “The circumstances years after the United States led a military campaign to and the players are different.” drive the Taleban’s hardline Islamist regime from power Some experts also cautioned against making too for harbouring the al Qaeda network. swift of a comparison. Jawid Kohistani, a Kabul-based military analyst, stressed that Mosul has become an ‘It Was Too Late’ Islamic State stronghold that threatens other Iraqi Afghan reinforcements backed by US air support bat- cities. “But here in Kunduz, the whole province is not tled to retake Kunduz on Tuesday, but faced fierce resist- under Taleban control. And there is no threat to neigh- ance and were hampered by a reluctance to use attack boring provinces from Kunduz yet,” Kohistani said. A helicopters and heavy artillery in urban areas crowded Western official who asked to remain anonymous said with civilians. Some Afghan officials believe that lack of the Mosul comparison was “overblown” because the readiness for urban warfare was why Kunduz fell so Taleban have not yet demonstrated a strong desire to quickly once insurgents were inside the city limits. “This hold Kunduz. “Chasing away the security forces and is the first experience for Afghan forces to battle insur- posing for selfies is a very different thing from gents inside a major city,” said Abdul Wadud Paiman, a cementing control of territory,” the official said. —AFP member of parliament from Kunduz. “They might not have such training and that’s why they were confused and did not know what to do.” A senior Afghan government official agreed. “Once the All articles appearing on these Taleban were inside the city, it was too late,” said the offi- pages are the personal opinion of cial, who was familiar with Monday’s events. The U.S. and NATO training mission in Afghanistan declined immedi- the writers. Kuwait Times takes no ate comment on events in Kunduz, but a spokesman responsibility for views expressed defended the overall performance of fledgling Afghan therein. Kuwait Times invites read- security forces. “They’ve understandably struggled at ers to voice their opinions. Please times to adjust. In light of these challenges, however, send submissions via email to: opin- they’ve displayed remarkable courage and resilience,” said Colonel Brian Tribus. [email protected] or via snail Interviews with Afghan officials and witnesses in mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. Kunduz showed the swiftness with which the city fell. The editor reserves the right to edit The first attacks hit at least eight police checkpoints any submission as necessary. forming a perimeter around the city centre. Some ques- tioned why Afghan National Police, and not better-armed Afghan National Army soldiers arrive to start an operation outside Kunduz yesterday. —AP THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 SPORTS

Son suffers foot injury F1 season to start earlier Liverpool bench Sturridge LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur’s South Korea midfielder Son Heung- than planned next year LONDON: Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge, who scored his first goals of the season last week- Min’s fine start to his career with the London side has been halted by a end, will be left out of today’s Europa League tie against FC Sion, manager Brendan Rodgers foot injury, the club announced yesterday. LONDON: Next year’s season-opening Australian Formula said yesterday. The aim is to hold him back for Sunday’s Merseyside derby at Everton, who are Scoring three times in his first three games made Son an instant hit One Grand Prix in Melbourne will move forward to March four places above their neighbors. But Rodgers will be happy with England naming him on with supporters but he now seems certain to miss 20 after previously being listed for a later than usual start Thursday for their final Euro 2016 qualifying matches in a week’s time. at least the next Premier League game at on April 3, organisers said yesterday. “The change of the “He won’t be involved in the (Sion) game,” Rodgers told a pre-match news con- ference. “We’ll keep him fresh for the weekend. He’s still building his way Swansea City on Sunday as well as Thursday’s date is part of a number of changes on a provisional cal- endar issued by the World Motor Sport Council,” they said towards fitness.” Europa League tie in Monaco. in a statement on the official race website (www.grand- The England striker missed six months of last season in all with calf and “Son sustained a foot injury in a challenge prix.com.au). thigh injuries and then the first five league matches of the new campaign. during Saturday’s win v Man City and has The April 3 date would have been the latest start to a In his second game back last weekend he scored twice against Aston Villa, spent the past few days being reviewed,” championship since 1988. The governing International delighting Rodgers with the way he combined with new signing Danny Ings. Tottenham’s official twitter feed report- Automobile Federation (FIA) was due to publish the latest “If we can keep him fit, there’s a real good combination there. It was a real ed. “Our medical staff will monitor draft calendar later on Wednesday after ratification by its threat,” the manager said. Son’s progress during his rehabilita- World Motor Sport Council. “Our approach to this game will be how it’s been in the competi- tion in order to determine when tion so far. It’s an opportunity for players on the fringes,” Rodgers The previous draft had a record 21 rounds. he will be fit to return to training.” added, confirming that 18-year-old midfielder Jordan Rossiter will Singapore had objected to having its September race feature. He made his debut in a 1-1 draw with Bordeaux in the The 23-year-old was signed in the back-to-back with neighbouring Malaysia while teams last transfer window from Bayer opening Group B game. On the same day Sion beat Rubin Kazan 2- had also expressed concern about the effect on person- 1 to top the table. “It’s a game where we’re going to need to be Leverkusen for a reported 20.7 mil- nel if the August break was shortened from the usual lion pounds ($31.40 million). — Reuters patient,” Rodgers said. “Sion sit deep and then play a counter- three weeks. — Reuters attacking game.” — Reuters Dodgers pound Giants, Angels win

SAN FRANCISCO: Clayton Kershaw pitched seventh consecutive victory. Angeles Angels, an 8-1 winner over Oakland the big-money Dodgers to their third straight A few minutes after matching their longest on Tuesday. The New York Yankees, who lost to NL West title, tossing a 1-hitter as Los Angeles winning streak of the season, the Angels (83- Boston 10-4, maintains the top wild-card spot beat the San Francisco Giants 8-0 on Tuesday 74) moved a half-game ahead of the Astros with the Angels now second. Houston slips a night. (83-75) when Houston lost 6-4 at Seattle. half-game behind Los Angeles Kershaw allowed just a third-inning single Nick Tropeano (3-2) struck out 11 during 6 As for the AL West race, division-leading and struck out 13, and the Dodgers (88-69) 2-3 innings of three-hit ball for the Angels, Texas beat Detroit 7-6, and has a two-game advance to face the NL East champion New who have won 10 of 12 overall during their lead over the Angels and 2 1-2 over the Astros. York Mets in the best-of-five NL Division majors-best 18-8 run through September. The victory broke the Mariners’ six-game Series. Kershaw (16-7) finally got the best of The Angels remained two games behind losing streak. Robinson Cano hit his 20th his 2015 nemesis in their fourth matchup of the AL West-leading Texas Rangers (85-72), home run, a two-run shot in the sixth off Mike the year, striking out the side in order three who beat Detroit. The Minnesota Twins (81-75) Fiers that tied the game at 4-all. times and retiring the final 19 batters as the were rained out in Cleveland, dropping them 1 Dodgers snapped a four-game losing streak. 1-2 games behind Los Angeles in the wild- RANGERS 7, TIGERS 6 Don Mattingly’s Dodgers earned a third card race. Cole Hamels won his sixth consecutive straight playoff berth for the first time in fran- With four games in Texas to close the sea- decision, overcoming a shaky start to strike chise history, and did so by snapping a seven- son, the Angels are in control of their playoff out eight in six innings, and AL West-leading game losing streak at AT&T Park this year. It’s destiny no matter the result of the wild-card Texas snapped a three-game skid. also their sixth postseason berth in 10 years. race. Rebounding splendidly from an awful Texas’ lead in the division stretched to two Justin Ruggiano and A.J. Ellis hit back-to- August, the Angels have chased down the AL games, with the Angels leapfrogging Houston back home runs in the sixth to chase World leaders with five games to play. for second place - the Astros are 2 1/2 games Series MVP Madison Bumgarner (18-9), deny- back. Los Angeles starts a four-game series in ing the Giants their first 19-game winner in MARINERS 6, ASTROS 4 Texas Thursday to end the regular season. 18 years. Shawn O’Malley damaged Houston’s play- Adrian Beltre had three hits and drove in off hopes with a two-run, bases-loaded single two runs, including Shin-Soo Choo when they ANGELS 8, ATHLETICS 1 in the eighth inning that gave Seattle a come- had consecutive doubles in the fourth to Albert Pujols had an RBI double among his back victory. break a 6-all tie. Choo also had a two-run three hits, Erick Aybar drove in three runs and The Astros, who are still involved in two homer in the first. the Los Angeles Angels took over the lead for postseason races, were displaced in the Hamels is 6-1 in 11 starts since getting trad- the second AL wild-card playoff spot with their American League wild-card chase by the Los ed from Philadelphia at the end of July, and the Rangers have won his last nine starts after losing the first two. The lefty surpassed 200 innings for the seventh time in his career and 200 strikeouts for the fourth time. Buck Farmer (0-4), the second of six Detroit pitchers, retired the first six batters he faced.

RED SOX 10, YANKEES 4 Michael Pineda was hit hard at the start, and New York’s playoff push was delayed once again by its longtime rival as Boston got two homers and five RBIs from rookie catcher Blake Swihart. Rick Porcello (9-14) recovered neatly from a rocky first inning, and the Red Sox won their season-best fifth straight game to pass the Orioles for third place in the AL East. New York is running second in the division and was spared the possibility of the Blue Jays clinching the crown when they were rained out in Baltimore. Toronto will play a double- header Wednesday against the Orioles and needs only one win - or another Yankees loss - to wrap up its first AL East title in 22 years. Pineda (12-9) and the Yankees began the day looking to lock up at least a wild card, but that chance was washed away when Minnesota was rained out in Cleveland. New York needs two wins in its final five games - or some help - to reach the postsea- son for the first time since 2012.

WHITE SOX 4, ROYALS 2 Eric Hosmer and Kendrys Morales homered and Johnny Cueto threw six quality innings, but Kansas City lost to Chicago. The Royals, who have lost four of their last five, fell behind 3-0 after Adam Eaton drove a two-run homer into the bullpen in right field off Cueto (10-13) in the fifth inning. Cueto lost for the third time in his four September outings and gave up three runs and eight hits over six innings. He struck out two and walked two. Kansas City got within 3-2 in the sixth when Hosmer and Morales hit back-to-back homers off Chicago starter Jeff Samardzija (11-13), who SAN FRANCISCO: Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (right) hugs catcher AJ won for the second straight time after losing Ellis (17) after beating the San Francisco Giants 8-0 in a baseball game. — AP nine of his 10 previous outings. The runs were the first the Royals scored in 17 innings during starter David Buchanan to earn his first win consecutive starts, allowed one run and seven a three-game stretch that included Kansas City since 2007 with Baltimore. The lefty struck out hits in seven innings. Miami pulled even at 2 in being shut out 1-0 in 11 innings by the Duda with runners on second and third to end the eighth on Martin Prado’s run-scoring sin- Chicago Cubs on Monday night. the fifth. gle off Alex Colome (7-5). Brad Boxberger ANAHEIM: Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Chris Bassitt throws during a baseball game pitched the ninth for his 39th save. against the Los Angeles Angels. — AP CUBS 4, REDS 1 BRAVES 2, NATIONALS 1 Miguel Montero doubled home a pair of AJ Pierzynski hit two home runs and rookie DIAMONDBACKS 4, ROCKIES 3 runs during Chicago’s four-run first inning, and Matt Wisler threw seven strong innings as Pinch-hitter Phil Gosselin singled in the MLB results/standings Dan Haren pitched into the eighth following a Atlanta beat Washington for just its fourth win winning run after Colorado reliever Brooks long rain delay. in 17 tries against the Nats. Wisler (7-8) picked Brown walked the bases loaded in the 11th up the victory, giving up one run while strik- inning. Boston 10, NY Yankees 4; Philadelphia 4, NY Mets 3; Atlanta 2, Washington 1; Chicago Cubs 4, The Cubs already have clinched a spot in ing out four and walking two. Gosselin knocked in Paul Goldschmidt from Cincinnati 1; Tampa Bay 4, Miami 2; Texas 7, Detroit 6; Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City 2; the NL wild-card game for their first playoff Rookie Arodys Vizcaino recorded his eighth third base with one out after Brown (1-3), the Arizona 4, Colorado 3 (11 Innings); LA Angels 8, Oakland 1; Milwaukee 4, San Diego 3; Seattle berth since 2008. They trail Pittsburgh by three save in nine chances. With runners on first and eighth of nine pitchers for the Rockies on the 6, Houston 4; LA Dodgers 8, San Francisco 0. games for home-field advantage. The Pirates’ second and no outs in the ninth, Ian Desmond night, walked the three batters he faced in the American League National League game against first-place St. Louis was rained out on Tuesday. The Reds lost their season- bunted into a 2-5-4 double play. Vizcaino then inning. A.J. Pollock, Goldschmidt and David Eastern Division Eastern Division struck out Matt den Dekker to end it. Tanner Peralta reached base after Brown threw 11 W L PCT GB NY Mets 89 68 .567 - high 10th in a row, their longest slump since they dropped 11 straight in 1998. Roark (4-7), who rejoined the Nationals’ rota- straight balls. Christian Friedrich gave up the Toronto 91 65 .583 - Washington 80 77 .510 9 tion in September, took the loss. He handled winning hit. Randall Delgado (7-4) pitched a NY Yankees 86 71 .548 5.5 Miami 69 88 .439 20 PHILLIES 4, METS 3 everyone in the Braves’ lineup except scoreless top of the 11th. Boston 77 80 .490 14.5 Atlanta 63 94 .401 26 Darin Ruf hit a three-run homer, Odubel Pierzynski, who was 3 for 3, giving up just five Baltimore 76 80 .487 15 Philadelphia 60 97 .382 29 Herrera had four hits and Philadelphia hits and two runs in 6 2-3 innings. He struck BREWERS 4, PADRES 3 Tampa Bay 76 81 .484 15.5 Central Division out four, walked one and hit a batter. Jean Segura hit a go-ahead, two-run homer Central Division snapped New York’s franchise-record 11-game St. Louis 99 58 .631 - road winning streak. in the sixth inning to help Jorge Lopez win his Kansas City 90 67 .573 - Pittsburgh 95 62 .605 4 RAYS 4, MARLINS 2 major league debut. Lopez (1-0) allowed three Minnesota 81 75 .519 8.5 Lucas Duda hit two homers for the NL East Chicago Cubs 92 65 .586 7 Asdrubal Cabrera hit a go-ahead two-run runs and eight hits in five innings, struck out Cleveland 77 78 .497 12 champion Mets, who hadn’t lost away from Milwaukee 67 90 .427 32 home since Sept. 6, at Miami. Duda hit a two- homer in the eighth inning, a one-out drive off seven and walked two. The 22-year-old’s con- Chicago White Sox 74 83 .471 16 Bryan Morris (5-4), to push the Rays to 12-6 in tract was selected a week earlier from Double- Detroit 73 84 .465 17 Cincinnati 63 94 .401 36 run shot off Ken Giles on an 0-2 pitch in the Western Division ninth before Giles retired Travis d’Arnaud for interleague play this season. A Biloxi, where he went 12-5 with a 2.26 ERA in Western Division Adam Conley gave up two runs and five 24 starts. Texas 85 72 .541 - LA Dodgers 88 69 .561 - his 14th save in 18 chances. San Francisco 82 75 .522 6 Bartolo Colon (14-13) allowed three runs hits over six innings for the Marlins, who had a The Brewers trailed 3-2 going into the sixth. LA Angels 83 74 .529 2 five-game winning streak end. Miami dropped Khris Davis singled to left and Segura hit a one- Houston 83 75 .525 2.5 Arizona 76 81 .484 12 and eight hits in five innings for his first loss to San Diego 73 84 .465 15 the Phillies since Aug. 30, 2014. He beat them to 0-8 in road games against American League out homer off Tyson Ross (10-12) into the bal- Seattle 75 83 .475 10.5 teams this season. cony on the third level of the Western Metal Oakland 65 93 .411 20.5 Colorado 66 91 .420 22 four times this season. Adam Loewen (1-0) retired the only batter he faced in relief of Tampa Bay’s Matt Moore, bidding to win Supply Co. Building in the left-field corner. —AP THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 SPORTS Penguins stop Lightning

PENNSYLVANIA: Evgeni Malkin and Sergei Scott Hartnell also scored for the Blue Jackets. Plotnikov each had a goal and an assist, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 35 saves. Austin the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Watson and Barret Jackman scored for the Lightning 4-2 on Tuesday night in an exhibi- Predators. Nashville starter Pekka Rinne made tion game at the Cambria County War 12 saves on 14 shots before being replaced Memorial Arena in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. by Carter Hutton, who allowed three goals on Patric Hornqvist added two assists for the five shots. Penguins, and Matt Murray made 29 saves. Adam Clendening and Ian Cole also scored. BLUES STONE STARS Jonathan Drouin and Brian Boyle scored In Dallas, Texas, Brian Elliott made 25 saves for Tampa Bay. Lightning goaltender Kristers as the St. Louis Blues defeated the Dallas Stars, Gudlevskis made 12 saves on 14 shots. 4-1. Dmitrij Jaskin, Vladimir Tarasenko, Scottie Reserve Kevin Poulin stopped eight of 10 Upshaw and Troy Brouwer scored for St. Louis. shots. Tampa Bay picked up Poulin off waivers Mattias Janmark scored Dallas’ lone goal. Antti from the New York Islanders on Sunday. The Niemi stopped 24 of 28 shots. game was part of the Kraft Hockeyville pro- motion to find American communities in non- FLAMES DEFEAT AVS NHL markets that support the sport. In Calgary, Alberta, Jonas Hiller and Karri Johnstown was the home of the fictional Ramo combined to make 29 saves in the Flames’ Charlestown Chiefs in the 1977 cult classic 2-0 win over the Colorado Avalanche. Jiri Hudler “Slap Shot,” a film about a minor league hock- scored both of Calgary’s goals. Colorado goal- ey team that brawled its way to a champi- tender Calvin Pickard made 30 saves. onship. OILERS ROUT COYOTES SABRES EASE PAST MAPLE LEAFS In Edmonton, Alberta, Anton Lander’s hat Evan Rodrigues scored two goals to lead trick led the Oilers to a 4-0 win over the the Buffalo Sabres to a 4-0 win over the visit- Arizona Coyotes. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins ing Toronto Maple Leafs. Jack Eichel and Matt scored Edmonton’s other goal. Anders Nilsson Moulson also scored for the Sabres. Eichel, the and Ben Scrivens combined to make 20 saves second overall pick in last June’s draft, had a for the shutout. Nilsson made 11 saves in short-handed breakaway goal. Robin Lehner 29:21, and Scrivens stopped nine shots in made 24 saves for the shutout. Toronto goal- 29:25. Arizona goaltender Anders Lindback tender Jonathan Bernier allowed three goals made 28 saves. on 17 shots. His replacement, James Reimer, made 14 saves on 15 shots. JONES STYMIES CANUCKS In San Jose, California, Martin Jones made JETS DOWN SENATORS 30 saves to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 2-1 BRAZIL: In this May 12, 2015 file photo, US surfer Kelly Slater competes in the 2015 Rio Pro World Surf League competition at Barra da Tijuca In Winnipeg, Manitoba, Mark Scheifele’s win over the Vancouver Canucks. Tommy beach in Rio de Janeiro. — AP goal two minutes into overtime completed Wingels and Brent Burns scored for the Sharks. the Winnipeg Jets’ 4-3 comeback win over the Burns’ goal at 7:43 of the second period was Ottawa Senators. the game-winner. Jared McCann scored Rio’s sewage-filled waters The Jets entered the third period trailing 3- Vancouver’s only goal. Ryan Miller made 20 0, but Blake Wheeler and Drew Stafford scored saves on 22 shots. before Andrew Ladd’s goal with 52 seconds health threat for surfers left in regulation tied it at 3. DUCKS BEAT KINGS Winnipeg’s Ondrej Pavelec made 22 saves. In Los Angeles, California, Corey Perry Milan Michalek, Zack Smith and Jean-Gabriel scored two goals, including the game-winner RIO DE JANEIRO: Rio’s sewage-filled waters are During the World Surf League event in May, least in the last 10 years, where we’ve had an Pageau scored for Ottawa. Senators goal- 43 seconds into overtime, as the Anaheim not only a problem for next year’s Olympics. top surfers like American Kelly Slater complained issue with water pollution,” WSL spokesman Dave tender Craig Anderson stopped all 17 shots he Ducks beat the Los Angeles Kings, 2-1. Organizers of Brazil’s stop on the World Surf openly about falling ill because of the contami- Prodan told AP from the sport’s office in Los faced in 29:06 before being replaced by Anaheim possessed the puck for the League hope to move their event from a beach at nated water. Angeles. Prodan said a shark attack in July in Andrew Hammond. Hammond allowed four entirety of the overtime session. The Ducks Barra da Tijuca to a clean beach further west. Fontes said that planning to move the event South Africa forced officials to cancel a WSL goals on 12 shots. cycled the puck until Rickard Rakell found The Rio suburb of Barra da Tijuca is the main started only a month ago. He said permits are event. “If there is an issue, whether that’s sharks Perry standing alone in the low slot to set up venue area for South America’s first Olympics. needed and there could be stumbling blocks in South Africa or water pollution in Brazil, the BLUE JACKETS STING PREDATORS the game-clinching goal. Though surfing isn’t an Olympic event, Rio’s using the beach called Grumari, which is located sport pivots off the recommendations of the In Nashville, Tennessee, Brandon Saad Anton Khudobin made 31 saves for water pollution is also causing health concerns in a nature reserve. surfers,” Prodan said. “If the issue involves the scored two goals to lead the Columbus Blue Anaheim. Kyle Clifford’s goal with 1:01 left in for the sport. Teco Padaratz, another Rio event organizer, health and safety of our athletes, we don’t have Jackets to a 5-2 win over the Nashville regulation accounted for all of Los Angeles’ “I hope we can put on some pressure to fix was adamant about finding a better venue. “Rio’s them out there.” Predators. Ryan Johansen, Nick Foligno and scoring. Jhonas Enroth made 28 saves. — AP this pollution,” Rio event organizer Xandi Fontes water pollution cannot go on like this,” he said. Rio Olympic organizers acknowledge it will be told The Associated Press on Tuesday. An inde- “Surfers love Rio. No one wants to leave. All they impossible to clean the area’s waters by the time pendent study by AP published two months ago want is clean water.” The World Surf League the Games open in 10 months, a promise they showed high viral levels from untreated sewage organizes 21 top competitions yearly - 11 for made in winning the Olympic bid in 2009. in all of Rio’s Olympic water venues, where 1,400 men and 10 for women. It also runs dozens of Officials will use stop-gap measures to swimmers, rowers, sailors, canoeists and triath- junior events and special events. retrieve floating rubbish from Guanabara Bay, the letes will compete next year. Earlier this week, officials of the 2020 Tokyo venue for sailing. But the viruses will remain. The surfing area near the Olympic venue was Olympics proposed surfing, baseball and softball The Switzerland-based International not studied by AP, but a nearby lagoon abutting and several other sports for inclusion in the Olympic Committee has declined to endorse the new Olympic Park is severely polluted Japanese Games. The International Olympic testing for viruses, which can cause stomach because of chaotic urban planning and a lack of Committee will announce the decision in Rio in and respiratory ailments that could cost an ath- public sanitation that stretches back decades. August 2016. “I don’t recall another incident, at lete a gold medal. — AP South Africa braces up for spin challenge on India tour

NEW DELHI: South Africa is not only the world’s top test side, it is also acknowledged as the team that tours best. But that will not lessen the challenge of performing against spin on slow Indian pitches during its upcom- ing 72-day tour, when it plays three Twenty20 games, five one-day internationals and its first ever four-test series against India. South Africa coach Russell Domingo understands the difficulty that India poses but is hoping Indian Premier League experience will help the players adjust quickly. “We know India is going to be tough in these conditions,” Domingo said ahead of the ‘Mahatma Gandhi-Nelson Mandela Series’. “They have some young players who are good. It will be a tough challenge for us. A lot of (our) players have played in the IPL so we do understand what is required in these con- LOS ANGELES: Anaheim Ducks defenseman Cam Fowler (center) battles with Los ditions.” World Cup-winning captain Angeles Kings defenseman Christian Ehrhoff (left) of Germany, and left wing Tanner Mahendra Singh Dhoni will lead India in the Pearson during the second period of a preseason NHL hockey game. — AP limited overs leg after retiring from tests, in which Virat Kohli is captain. South Africa has three different captains, who each play in all formats. T20 captain Faf Bangladesh du Plessis sees that as an advantage on such a NEW DELHI: South Africa’s Imran Tahir (left) stretches during a practice session in New Delhi. long tour with test captain Hashim Amla and South Africa will play three Twenty20 internationals, five one-day internationals and four Tests one-day captain A.B. de Villiers also getting during their 72-day tour of India. — AP tour in limbo respite like him. India team director Ravi Shastri acknowl- Dharamsala match will be followed by two “Three captains are working beautifully for edges that the Proteas can prove a handful. more T20s at Cuttack and Kolkata next week. MELBOURNE: Australia’s test cricketers also given out alerts. This is a very rare us,” Plessis said. “There’s always a fresh mind “We know what we are up against,” Shastri The ODIs will be in Kanpur (Oct. 11), Indore have been sent back to their home incident in Bangladesh but one has to coming into things. There has not been one said. “They’re a stiff opposition. They play well (Oct. 14), Rajkot (Oct. 18), Chennai (Oct. 22) states to train while awaiting a deci- understand the difference between instance where one individual has had a dif- in overseas conditions, better than any other and Mumbai (Oct. 25). The tests will be sion on whether their tour of this and a cricket team that is given ferent perspective; the great thing is we play side in world cricket. They travel better than played in Mohali (Nov. 5-9), Bangalore (Nov. Bangladesh will proceed amid increas- blanket security.” all the formats together, continuously learn any other team, and their record shows that,” 14-18), Nagpur (Nov. 25-29), and New Delhi ing security concerns. Australia captain Steven Smith, from each other.” Shastri said ahead of the series. The (Dec. 3-7). — AP The team was scheduled to depart wicketkeeper Peter Nevill and spinner In India, spin is usually decisive. Much will on Monday for a two-test series but Nathan Lyon were among those who hinge on how the Proteas’ batsmen play was told to stay back after the turned out for training for New South against slow bowlers like Ravichandran Australian government warned of a Wales state on Wednesday ahead of a Ashwin and Amit Mishra, and on how the West Indies fail to qualify potential security risk from militants in domestic one-day tournament. Imran Tahir-led spin attack can challenge the the Asian nation. Fast bowler Peter Siddle and all- likes of Kohli and Dhoni. for 2017 Champions Trophy A security delegation sent by rounder Glenn Maxwell had also South Africa’s strength, though, lies in its Cricket Australia to Bangladesh over returned to training in Melbourne, a pace bowling. Premier paceman Dale Steyn LONDON: The declining fortunes of West years, plagued by chaotic mismanagement the weekend has since returned home Cricket Victoria spokesman said. has in the past helped win tests on Indian soil Indies cricket hit a new low yesterday when and rows over player contracts. and was to report to local authorities A decision on whether the tour will by big margins. He grabbed 5-23 to dismiss the Caribbean team failed to qualify for the Last year, West Indies abandoned their on Wednesday, prompting speculation go ahead has to be made soon India for a measly 76 at Ahmedabad in 2008 2017 Champions Trophy in England. planned tour of India and just two days ago, Restricted to the world’s top eight-ranked they suspended coach Phil Simmons after he the tour will be cancelled. The because Australia is scheduled to host and then took 3-91 and helped complete an sides, the West Indies missed out on the lucra- criticised the selection policy for next month’s innings win. In 2010, he took 7-51 and 3-37 to Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has New Zealand in a three-test series, tive event after slumping to ninth place yes- tour to Sri Lanka. Their spot in the 2017 offered a higher level of security for starting in early November. again carve out an innings win at Nagpur. terday’s cut-off date. Champions Trophy was effectively taken by Australia’s players and urged the tour The security concerns in Bangladesh “We will go with what has worked for us in Their failure to qualify marks the first time Bangladesh, whose last appearance at the to go ahead. could also impact on Australia’s quali- the past,” allrounder Jean-Paul Duminy said the West Indies will be missing from any of tournament was in 2006, although they fin- But at the same time the Australian fying campaign for the soccer World after the tourists lost a practice T20 game cricket’s three big limited-overs events-the ished seventh in the rankings, just ahead of security delegation was in the country, Cup. Australia are due to play a return against an India A side in New Delhi on 50-overs World Cup, the Champions Trophy Pakistan. Australia, India, South Africa, New an Italian aid worker in Dhaka was shot qualifier in Bangladesh in November Tuesday. “We’ve relied on our pace bowlers to and the Twenty20 World Cup. West Indies are Zealand, Sri Lanka and Pakistan also qualified, dead in an attack claimed by Islamic after beating the southern Asians in do the job for us and I don’t think we will one of just three teams to have captured all along with the host-nation England, who State. Perth earlier this month. think any differently going into the first (T20) three titles, winning the 50-over World Cup in were automatically granted a place. The 2017 “The situation is now different after Football Federation Australia said game (at Dharamsala) on Friday. 1975 and 1979, the Champions Trophy in Champions Trophy will take place from June the death of the Italian national,” BCB they were closely monitoring the situa- “We’re not thinking too far down the line in 2004 and the Twenty20 World Cup in 2012, 1-18, with the eight qualified teams separated president Nazmul Hassan Hassan told tion in Bangladesh and seeking advice the series. Hopefully things will go well. If they but have fallen on hard times. into two pools of four, and the top two from reporters in Dhaka on Tuesday. from security experts and government don’t, we can reassess what is going to work Once the most dominant force in world each group advancing to the knock-out “The UK and US governments have authorities. — Reuters for us in the conditions,” Duminy said. cricket, West Indies have struggled in recent phase. — Reuters THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 SPORTS

BAGSHOT: England players warm up during a training session at Pennyhill Park outside London. England will play Australia during their Rugby World Cup match on Saturday. — AP England draw inspiration from Marseille ’07

LONDON: The return of Nick Easter to the defending champions but limped past the prised us was the physicality of the encounter,” piece. They were particularly dominant in the Australia ahead three minutes from time but England fold has added extra resonance to United States and were humiliated 36-0 by said Australia’s Adam Ashley-Cooper, another scrum, where Australia were shoved back- sent a long-range penalty wide. talk of “Marseille 2007” as the Rugby World South Africa before scraping into the quarter- survivor of the game who could play at wards and penalised, allowing Jonny The Wallabies were later criticised for Cup hosts look for inspiration ahead of finals on the back of less than impressive vic- Twickenham on Saturday. “They were on the Wilkinson’s boot to edge England 12-10 attempting the shot at goal instead of going Saturday’s do or die clash with Australia. tories over Samoa and Tonga. front foot in terms of the physical battle.” ahead. for a lineout in the corner- something Easter, now 37, played number eight in that In a familiar-sounding backdrop, coach They certainly were, smashing into the England’s current captain Chris Robshaw memorable game and could feature on Brian Ashton was vilified for his tactics and breakdown and counter-rucking with a feroci- COLLECTIVE EFFORT might allow himself a wry smile about the Saturday after being fast-tracked into the selection, not least for playing a recent rugby ty previously unseen in the tournament. Sheridan, who now lives in southern next time he is pressed on the dying minutes squad to replace the injured Billy Vunipola. league convert at centre-Andy Farrell, now the Mighty lock Simon Shaw, captain Phil Vickery France, has never accepted the individual glo- of last week’s Twickenham defeat against The seasoned campaigner wasted little England backs coach. and flanker Lewis Moody were relentlessly ry showered on him after that demolition job. Wales. In the context of all that had gone time in reminding his team mates of what aggressive, and when Easter tired, England “It’s a collective thing and it worked as well as before, England scrumhalf Andy Gomarsall happened eight years ago and how a victory TRANSFORMED unleashed a fired-up Lawrence Dallaglio. in any game I can remember,” he told The described his side’s famous victory as “unreal”. over Australia can change everything for a Australia had cruised into the last eight and “We were like rabid dogs hunting the ball,” Sunday Times. “Some of the crucial scrums in Asked how they had achieved it, he said: side that is now battling to avoid an ignomin- went into the game as strong favourites, but said Easter. “After the South Africa game we important areas of the pitch went especially “Sheer grit and bloody-mindedness.” A few ious pool-stage exit after losing to Wales last within minutes of the kickoff it became appar- had rediscovered our mojo. We felt (that) if we well, which put even more pressure on them.” hours later France-surprise losers in their week. “There are similarities. Our mind-set ent that something had happened to England. could intimidate them we would have a It was pressure the Australians could not opening game against Argentina-produced against Australia in Marseille was to go out The Reuters report of the time described chance, and it worked.” Despite the aggres- handle, though their typically tenacious atti- their own Lazarus moment by knocking out and attack them,” Easter said after his call-up them as “transformed from Parisian poodles sion, Australia reached halftime 10-6 ahead tude and some rare wayward kicking by tournament favourites New Zealand. England this week. “There can be no backward step this trampled underfoot by South Africa into thanks to a Lote Tuqiri try. But England’s pack, Wilkinson kept the scores close despite the went on to beat France in their Paris semi- weekend either. There just can’t afford to be.” snarling Marseille mongrels”, and it was the led by an inspired Andrew Sheridan, eventual- almost one-way traffic in the second half. final before losing again to South Africa in England entered that year’s tournament as Wallabies on the receiving end. “What sur- ly ground their rivals into the dust at the set- Stirling Mortlock even had the chance to put the final. — Reuters Wales braced for another bruising game against Fiji

CARDIFF: Wales are prepared for another huge physical confrontation when they meet Fiji in their third Rugby World Cup Pool A match, forwards coach Robin McBryde said yesterday. The Welsh are in buoyant mood following their 28-25 win over England but know their depleted and battered team must front up again in Cardiff on Thursday against a Fiji side with nothing to lose. “They are a very physical team,” McBryde told a news conference. “They have big runners with gas and physicality. “We know it’s going to be a very physical battle and they won’t hold anything back against us. It’s their last chance of getting a big scalp.” Wales fought back to beat England by play- NEW YORK: Indiana Fever guard Briann January (left) steals the ball from New York ing smart rugby in the closing stages of the match. Liberty guard Tanisha Wright (30) during the second half in Game 3 of the WNBA bas- “The most positive thing for me as a coach was our ketball Eastern Conference finals at Madison Square Garden. — AP problem-solving on the pitch,” McBryde said. “The replacements really did their job, brought a lot of accuracy. We finished strongly and turned Fever and Lynx to things round in the scrum.” Preparations have been limited due to the turnaround and Wales coach Warren Gatland hinted that players who did not meet in WNBA Finals show enough intensity would be dropped for a game in which victory would put them within NEW YORK: Four years ago, Tamika Catchings ting here means a lot for the organization, for my touching distance of the last eight. and the Indiana Fever came into the WNBA Finals team.” Almost everyone thought Minnesota “There’s a bit of a balance with regards to how as a huge underdog to Minnesota. would be playing for a championship. It was the much work we can do between the games,” Catchings and her squad put forth an incredi- preseason favorite to win a third championship McBryde said. “But the intensity in training was ble effort to pull off the upset, knocking off the in five seasons, and the Lynx nearly have there yesterday. Warren’s words gave the players all Lynx in four games to win their only champi- Olympians at every position, headlined by Maya the motivation they needed and we have the right onship in franchise history. Moore. Still, Catchings has found a way to will mind-set.” Now the Lynx stand in the way again of the her team to victories. Indiana is 8-2 in elimination The Welsh squad received a visit from former Fever, who, as Catchings put it, weren’t even games the past four seasons, and Catchings is a world boxing champion Joe Calzaghe at their train- expected to make it out of the first round of the main reason why. She’s averaged 20.4 points in ing base on Tuesday evening. “It was good for the playoffs. The series will begin Sunday in those contests. She had 14 points and a bunch of boys to talk to Joe,” McBryde said. Minnesota. “Nobody thought we’d win the first key defensive plays in the win over the Liberty “He has stayed loyal to his roots. He thrived on series,” Catchings said. “No one thought we’d win on Tuesday night. this round. No one thinks we’ll win the finals. She’ll have her hands full with the Lynx and being the underdog. It was great to have a bit of We’re not done yet.” Catchings, who announced Moore. The 2014 MVP came up with a huge respite from rugby and talk to one of the greatest she’s retiring at the end of next season, has defensive play at the end of Game 2’s win over boxers in the world.” willed her team to victories. The Fever won the Phoenix, and then hit the game-winning free Fiji beat Wales at the 2007 World Cup, their only final two games in the opening round against throw with 1.5 seconds left after a foul call that win over the Welsh in 10 meetings, but McBryde Chicago. Then, against New York, the Fever the league later said never should have been said the mentality in the side now was completely swept the final two contests, rallying from an 18- made. She finished with a playoff career-best 40 different. “It is the resolve we have, the consistency point deficit in the second quarter in Game 2 to points. “You just keep playing until the last horn,” in the squad and the resilience that is in the team,” force Tuesday’s contest, which they won 66-51. Moore said. “I was just anticipating them passing he said. “The players have been there before.” “This is awesome,” Catchings said. “If you had the ball inside and just tried to get a deflection. The diminutive Matthew Morgan will start at asked me before the season if I’d be sitting right That’s what I’ve been trying to do all year, lead fullback against Fiji following injuries to Leigh here, we’re going to try, I don’t know. To be sit- my team in deflections.” — AP Halfpenny and Liam Williams and McBryde expects him to excite the home fans. “Matthew’s strengths are evident for all to see,” he said. “He’s like a Welsh player of old, swinging the hips and producing that CARDIFF: Wales’ lock Dominic Day passes the ball during the captain’s run training session at Bae back in Korea little bit of magic. I think the crowd will enjoy see- the Millennium Stadium on the eve of the Pool A match between Wales and Fiji at the Rugby for Presidents Cup ing that.” — Reuters World Cup 2015. — AFP SEOUL: South Korea’s Bae Sang-moon arrived tions. With the country still technically at war France seek boost ahead of Irish clash home yesterday ahead of next week’s with the North after the 1950-53 Korean War, Presidents Cup and the golfer told reporters all South Korean men between 18 and 35 LONDON: Philippe Saint-Andre wants a domi- the Canada game in Milton Keynes. 124. Saint-Andre, though, has given some key he was keen to play a big role in the event must complete two years of military service. nant French performance in their World Cup “Apparently cameras are mandatory, so next players a rest. Fijian-born wing Noa Nakatici and before he downs clubs and picks up a rifle to Bae told reporters yesterday at Incheon match against Canada which could see fly-half time I’m getting upset, we’ll go under the show- No 8 Louis Picamoles, who have played both begin mandatory military service. Airport he was sorry for the controversy and Frederic Michalak become his country’s all-time ers.” However, Saint-Andre accepts his side will pool games and the warm-up tests before will sit The 29-year-old lost a legal battle earlier was “glad to be back home”. “I will do my best best points scorer in the tournament. have to go up a notch against a Canada side that the match out. The absence of Nakaitaci allows this year to defer his conscription after he was before joining the military.” The French coach-who ends a controversial showed a marked improvement in the 23-18 loss the first blooding at this level of Remy Grosso. charged with violating South Korea’s military Bae failed to qualify automatically for the three year reign after the World Cup-is hoping to Italy last weekend from the one mown down “Louis played the three friendlies in the lead- service regulations. biennial United States v Internationals tourna- he will not have to repeat his Alex Ferguson by a relentless Irish surge of attacks in the open- up to the World Cup, then two matches with a Bae, who has won twice on the PGA Tour, ment but was one of Nick Price’s two captain’s hairdryer moment in last week’s game against ing 50-5 thrashing. four-day turnover, just as Noa Nakaitaci,” opined failed to secure an extension to his overseas picks. The event will be staged in Asia for the Romania. “We have to be better in the rucks,” said Saint- Saint-Andre. travel permit after the Military Manpower first time from Oct. 8-11 at Incheon’s Jack A woeful first-half performance provoked the Andre. “In modern rugby, there are 150-180 “They need some recovery time - to gain back Administration (MMA) said he had not spent Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, where Bae has 48-year-old former France captain into a dress- rucks per match, so we have to be more accu- some freshness - and will work on other skills in enough time out of South Korea in 2014 to already won twice on the domestic tour. Bae ing-room rant during the break which was rate. “I expect my team to be better in this area the next few days.” Canada coach Kieran qualify as an overseas resident. said his season had been overshadowed caught on camera. France pulled away in the and show more discipline today.” Crowley is the only handler at the tournament to He was allowed to stay in the United States somewhat by the legal battle. second period from 17-6 up to prevail 38-11. But Michalak, who resumes his halfback partner- have won the Webb Ellis trophy as a player. while his legal challenge against that decision “There were times when I was suffering so was pending but a court in his home city of much and couldn’t stay focused,” Yonhap News they still trail Pool D leaders Ireland by a point. ship with Toulon team-mate Sebastien Tillous- He has established a side with some useful Daegu backed the MMA in July and Bae imme- quoted Bae as saying. “Things didn’t always go “A coach needs to be able to scream when Borde that Saint-Andre prefers, should garner backs and DTH van der Merwe’s try against the diately agreed to return and fulfil his obliga- the way I wanted.” —Reuters needed, and to congratulate his players when the three points he requires to pass Thierry Italians is certainly one of the best of the tourna- things are going well,” said Saint-Andre ahead of Lacroix’s World Cup points national record of ment so far. —AFP THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 SPORTS Wenger under fire over European ‘calamity’

LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsene Arsenal great Ian Wright said the game, which saw Olympiakos prevail on time we’ve got a massive hill to climb.” loss at home to Monaco in the last 16, Wenger found himself attacked from all Frenchman had made a “big mistake”. English soil for the first time after 12 con- Wenger has built his reputation on the defeat by Olympiakos highlighted sides yesterday after his selection deci- “For somebody who’s not playing secutive defeats. Arsenal may have his success in establishing Arsenal as what have become habitual failings for sions backfired to leave his team facing often-and this is a must-win game-how shared the back page of The Sun with Champions League perennials, leading Wenger’s men, who have lost six of their an embarrassing group-stage exit in the can you put Ospina in goal? You’ve got to Chelsea-beaten 2-1 at Porto-beneath the them to the competition’s group stage last 12 Champions League home games. Champions League. Wenger elected to question the manager there,” Wright, banner “EURO TRASH”, but whereas the 18 times in succession and to the knock- Ospina’s blunder was the latest in a pick David Ospina instead of first-choice Arsenal’s second-highest all-time goal- Premier League champions’ trip to out phase for the past 15 seasons. long line of avoidable individual errors goalkeeper Petr Cech at home to scorer, said on BT Sport. Portugal represented their toughest But their record in recent years has that have hurt Arsenal in Europe, while Olympiakos on Tuesday, but the “I think that’s a big mistake. Why not Group G assignment, Arsenal’s biggest been one of diminishing returns. They Alfred Finnbogason’s 66th-minute win- Colombian committed a first-half howler, start with Petr Cech, simply because of battles are still to come. Their next group were beaten finalists in 2006 and semi- ner arrived just a minute after Sanchez palming a corner into his own net, as the experience he’s got? Because we have fixtures are a double-header against Pep finalists in 2009, but have gone out in had equalised. Arsenal lost 3-2 to register a second con- to win this game. Arsenal have to win this Guardiola’s formidable Bayern Munich, in- the last 16 for the last five seasons in a “The Ospina mistake and conceding secutive Group F defeat. game.” form Robert Lewandowski and all, who row. the third goal like they did is a disaster,” “OOPSPINA” was the headline in Cech, an £11 million ($16.7 million, eliminated Arsenal in the last 16 in both Paradoxically, Arsenal fared better in said former Arsenal defender Martin British newspaper the Daily Mirror, while 14.9 million euros) signing from Chelsea, 2013 and 2014. the Champions League when Wenger’s Keown. “I can’t remember a more disap- the Daily Express said the former Nice was Wenger’s only close-season recruit ability to invest in new players was hin- pointing European result for Arsenal.” To goalkeeper had committed a “calamity” and the calamitous cost of rotation in the ‘DISASTER’ dered by the cost of the Emirates compound matters, Arsenal lost Laurent and The Sun said Wenger’s men had been Champions League has revealed serious Should Arsenal fail to win at least one Stadium. Koscielny to a hamstring injury “humiliated”. Wenger claimed afterwards shortcomings in Arsenal’s squad. of those games, they will face elimina- Now free to splurge money on global in the second half, weakening them that Cech had been left on the bench due Wenger made six changes for the tion at the group stage for the first time stars like Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez, yet further ahead of Sunday’s home to a “slight (fitness) alert” prior to group opener, a 2-1 defeat at unheralded since 1998. “Normally we’re out by the Arsenal curiously look more vulnerable game against Premier League leaders Saturday’s 5-2 win at Leicester City, but Dinamo Zagreb, and five for Tuesday’s quarter-final, last 16,” added Wright. “This than ever. Echoing last season’s fatal 3-1 Manchester United. —AFP Humbled in CL, English aim to restore pride in Europa League

LONDON: While Premier League games this month, a poor run that League only worsened on Tuesday minnow Maccabi Tel-Aviv on sides struggle in the Champions has increased pressure on manager when Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea lost matchday one. League, the Europa League offers Brendan Rodgers. 2-1 at FC Porto, the team where Here are some more things to Liverpool and Tottenham the Liverpool midfielder James the Portuguese manager made his know about Thursday’s Europa chance to restore some credibility Milner called for calm and backs mark by winning Europe’s most League matches: for English teams competing in Rodgers before the match against coveted title in 2004. Europe. Tottenham heads south to Sion at Anfield. “A lot of things that London-rival Arsenal fared even ‘CLUB 50’ BECKONING FOR visit Monaco in search of a second have been said are disappointing worse, falling 3-2 at home to HUNTELAAR straight win in Group J, while and frustrating really because you Olympiakos, for a second straight Schalke striker Klaas Jan Liverpool hosts Group B leader see how close they went to win- loss that left it bottom of its quali- Huntelaar was rested last weekend Sion, seeking its first victory after ning the league a couple of years fying group. and will be itching to score against visiting Greek side Asteras Tripoli in Group K. The Dutch forward needs two more goals to take his tally in UEFA competition to 50, matching the likes of Alfredo Di Stefano and Didier Drogba and joining a group of only 13 players who have achieved the feat. Schalke opened its Europa League campaign with Kuwaiti female shooters an impressive 3-0 win at APOEL but the club’s last two European games grab two medals in Rabat at home ended in defeat to Chelsea and Real Madrid. Andre RABAT: Kuwaiti female shooters Asmaa the three Kuwaiti female shooters. Al- Breitenreiter’s side is currently on a Al-Qatami and Shahd Al-Hawal won Qatami has managed to win the silver five-game winning streak across all Tuesday a silver and a bronze medal medal despite her short experience in the competitions. respectively in the 12th Arab Shooting game, Al-Otaibi told KUNA. Championship currently held in the He also spoke highly about the firm FLYING FIORENTINA Moroccan capital. Al-Qatami placed sec- determination and remarkable perform- Fiorentina coach Paulo Sousa ond and got the silver medal after losing ance of Shahd Al-Hawal who has not par- returns home to Portugal to face the final to Lebanese shooter Bassel Rai ticipated in tournaments in the past year Belenenses with the Tuscan squad who won gold. and a half due to a sustained injury. Al- surprisingly leading Serie A. Meanwhile, Al-Hawal won the bronze Otaibi also praised the unlimited support Often called “piccolo Mou,” the medal after defeating her compatriot and to Kuwaiti shooters from His Highness the young Mou, in deference to Jose sister Sara Al-Hawal in the semi-final. In Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Mourinho, Sousa was an unpopu- statements to KUNA, President of Kuwait Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince lar choice when he was hired to Shooting Sport Federation (KSSF) and Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah replace Vincenzo Montella in June Arab Shooting Federation Duaij Al-Otaibi and His Highness the Premier Sheikh Jaber - although that was mostly due to lauded the outstanding performance of Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. —KUNA his past a player for hated rival Juventus. Sousa’s best move was signing lit- tle known Nikola Kalinic from Nuno: Valencia still NETHERLANDS: Athletic Bilbao’s Spanish midfielder Mikel Rico takes part in a training session Ukrainian club Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk with teammates on the eve of the UEFA Europa League Group L football match against AZ for 5.5 million euros ($6 million), a have plenty to prove Alkmaar. —AFP move that paid off when the Croatia striker scored a hat trick in Sunday’s 4- 1 over previously perfect Inter Milan. MADRID: Valencia’s 1-0 victory at (domestic) league,” he told a news confer- drawing 1-1 at Bordeaux. ago and then with the players that Manchester clubs United and Kalinic also scored in Fiorentina’s Olympique Lyonnais in Champions ence. “But we can be happy and proud of Spurs has found its stride and have left the club it is going to City both play on Wednesday opening Europa League match in League Group H on Tuesday revived their the work we are doing,” added the won four of five games across all take time to get back to that night looking to bounce back from Group I but Basel - Sousa’s former campaign after a defeat on the opening Portuguese, whose credentials have been competitions in September, includ- point,” Milner said. “But with losses in their Champions League club - battled back for a 2-1 win. matchday but coach Nuno is aware they questioned following the team’s stutter- ing a 4-1 win over Manchester City patience he has shown he is a top- openers. The more established Giuseppe still have work to do to win over some dis- ing start. “The main thing is that we all on Saturday to topple them from class manager and with the play- That means in six combined Rossi is expected to lead Fiorentina’s gruntled fans. believe we are doing things well. We have the top of the Premier League ers we have we can get to where Champions League matches attack against Belenenses as he Back in Europe’s elite club competition to show belief and work a great deal so standings. Liverpool, however, is we want to be.” English teams have managed one regains his form from the latest in a after a two-year absence, Valencia are sec- that we can achieve success in the future.” struggling with two wins in five English woes in the Champions sole win, a 4-0 rout Chelsea dealt series of knee injuries. —AP ond in the section on three points from After the match in Bilbao, Valencia two games, three behind leaders Zenit St have a couple of weeks to regroup during Petersburg, who beat them 3-2 at the the international break before they host Mestalla two weeks ago. Malaga on Oct. 17. The following week Al-Hilal rue missed chances Nuno and the players have been sub- they host Ghent in the Champions League jected to some sustained whistling during before a crunch La Liga clash at Atletico a series of below-par performances in La Madrid on Oct. 25. Liga and they are eighth after managing Valencia were runners-up in Europe’s as Al-Ahli snatch 1-1 draw only two wins in six outings in Spain’s top elite club competition in 2000 and 2001 flight this term. but financial problems over the following They face a difficult trip to play Athletic decade forced them to sell many of their RIYADH: Al-Hilal were left to rue a missed penalty, awarded in contro- Bilbao on Sunday and Nuno said that best players and they have struggled to versial circumstances, as they were held to a frustrating 1-1 home while the team should be proud of their compete for titles. draw in an incident-packed AFC Champions League semi-final first leg achievement in Lyon there was plenty of However, last year’s takeover of the by Emiratis Al-Ahli. room for improvement. club by Singapore billionaire Peter Lim A stale match burst into life in the second period, with Brazilian “We are not euphoric and we have to has raised hopes they can return to the Lima putting Al-Ahli ahead with a strong 57th minute header only for focus now on our next match in the top in both Spain and Europe. —Reuters his compatriot Ailton to grab a share of the spoils with a headed goal of his own eight minutes from time. “We struggled in the first half and we made several wrong deci- sions,” Al-Hilal manager Georgios Donis bemoaned after receiving crit- Terry’s continuing icism for his 3-5-2 formation. “Things improved in the second period as our performance was better despite conceding a goal from one clear attack while we missed absence a mystery several scoring chances include the penalty kick.” LONDON: When Chelsea captain John Terry Instead of glamour matches against the likes of The penalty, awarded on the hour mark, had incensed Al-Ahli. signed a new one-year contract last May he could Arsenal and Porto, his only appearance recently Defender Salmeen Khamis picked up the ball to throw back to his goal- hardly have envisaged sitting impotently on the was in front of barely 10,000 people for a League keeper believing it had trickled out of play over the goalline only for sidelines for half of the new campaign as his Cup tie at third-tier Walsall. the referee and his assistant to award a penalty after deciding the ball beloved club stuttered to one of their worst starts For the big games, England international Gary was in fact still in. Television replays showed the ball was over the line. in years. Cahill has been partnered in central defence with But Brazilian midfielder Carlos Eduardo could only send the spot In the wake of another poor defensive per- the 20 year-old Frenchman Kurt Zouma. kick against the post, much to the ire of the bulk of the 53,268 fans at formance by Jose Mourinho’s team while losing 2- Neither impressed in the two most recent the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh. 1 away to Porto in the Champions League on matches against struggling Newcastle United and The visitors retreated thereafter as last year’s runners-up threw on Tuesday, pundits and supporters alike are ques- Porto as Chelsea conceded two goals each time. reigning AFC Player of the Year Nasser Al Shamrani but they lacked flu- tioning how long the manager can continue to They have already lost more matches than in the idity and composure in the final third before Ailton headed home a ignore a player he once described as ‘untouchable’. whole of last season. With right-back Branislav corner late on. Before meeting the Portugese club where he Ivanovic given the captain’s armband and looking Still Al-Ahli, seeking to reach a first ACL final and become the first made his name, Chelsea’s manager was forced to completely out of sorts, critics are wondering how UAE representatives in the Asian club showpiece in a decade, held out admit that none of his players came into that cate- long it can be before the Terry is recalled. for a draw and were optimistic of progressing from the second leg on gory now, which he proved by leaving out Player “What must John Terry think as he watches Oct. 20 after claiming an away goal. of the Year Eden Hazard, the previously reliable from the substitutes’ bench while Ivanovic seem- “We knew the match would not be easy and Al-Hilal are a big team Nemanja Matic, Brazilian midfielder Oscar and ingly survives error after error, match after match?” and we struggled to control all of the proceedings,” their coach Terry. After playing for every minute of the 38 asked the Daily Telegraph on Wednesday. Cosmin Olaroiu, formerly with the Saudis, said. Premier League games last season, it was the “The reason remains a mystery,” the Daily Mail “The result is positive, but it is not enough to qualify as we must fourth time in five matches that the club captain wrote of Terry’s continued absence. “Can they be start working and preparing for the second leg. We hope that we can has been left sitting among the substitutes. much worse with Terry at the back? He would take advantage of playing the second match at home in order to quali- In only the second game of the season he had bring leadership and organisation at least.” fy to the final.” Chinese champions Guangzhou Evergrande will host RIYADH: Al-Hilal’s player Ailton Jose Almeida (left) fights for the suffered the ignominy of being taken off at half- At 34, it is generally accepted that Terry may Japanese treble winners Gamba Osaka in the first leg of the other ball against UAE’s Al-Ahli player Habib Al-Fardan (right) during time as the defending champions lost 3-0 to have lost a little pace, but many observers believe semi-final later yesterday. —Reuters their AFC Champions League semi-final football match. —AFP Manchester City. his vast experience would compensate. —Reuters THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 SPORTS Late Aguero penalty seals Man City’s win

GERMANY: Sergio Aguero’s 90th- minute penalty sealed Manchester City’s 2-1 comeback win at Borussia Moenchengladbach yesterday in the Champions League to continue the Germans’ spot-kick misery in Europe. Having opened their debut Champions League campaign with a 3-0 defeat at Sevilla, which includ- ed two penalties, Gladbach remain bottom of Group D as they search to replace ex-coach Lucien Favre. City are now third only on goal- difference after leaders Juventus enjoyed a 2-0 win at home to Sevilla on Wednesday as Manuel KAZAKHSTAN: Galatasaray’s Sinan Gumus (center) is challenged by Astana’s Pellegrini’s Citizens bounced back Georgi Zhukov as referee (left) watches the situation during the Champions from their opening 2-1 defeat at League Group C soccer match. —AP home to the Italians. After striker Lars Stindl had put Gladbach ahead at Borussia Park, City came from Three own goals as Astana behind as Andreas Christensen’s own goal put the English team lev- and Galatasaray draw 2-2 el before Aguero’s winning spot- kick. The win breathes life back into ASTANA: Resilient Astana scored their halftime, but fired straight into the City’s European aspirations as they first Champions League goals-both by hands of Astana goalkeeper Nenad Eric. bounced back from their 4-1 maul- opponents putting through their own The game really came to life in the ing at Tottenham Hotspur in the net-and collected their first point in a 2- closing stages and Astana pulled level Premier League on Saturday. 2 draw with Galatasaray in a match that after 77 minutes when Hakan Balta put The result is a set back for GERMANY: Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling (left) and Moenchengladbach’s Mahmoud Dahoud featured three own goals in the last 13 through his own net when Galatasaray Gladbach, who suffered their first (right) challenge for the ball during their Champions League Group D soccer match. —AP minutes yesterday. keeper Fernando Muslera parried a shot defeat under caretaker coach Galatasaray midfielder Bilal Kisa right on to him and then could not stop Andre Schubert after two saved a penalty from Gladbach’s come out for the second-half after his shot into the back of the marked his first appearance in a it going past him for the equaliser. Bundesliga wins since Favre quit on Raffael, who harmlessly pushed his aggravating a leg injury the defen- Gladbach net after the ball deflect- European competition match when he Astana’s joy was short-lived though as September 20 after five German shot to the England goalkeeper’s sive midfielder had picked up in ed off Gladbach’s Christensen. opened the scoring in the 31st minute of their goalkeeper Nenad Eric scored an league defeats. This was Borussia’s left to invite the save with 20 min- the Spurs’ defeat. City got the crucial penalty their Group C match, sending the ball own goal in the 86th minute when he first European match at this level utes gone. Stindl put Gladbach ahead when Fabian Johnson fouled into the bottom right-hand corner with turned a cross-cum-shot from Sinan for 37 years and their first defeat to It was poetic justice after the when Julian Korb’s pass found him Aguero in the area and the striker a spinning left-footed shot from more Gumus over his own goal-line. English opposition at home on the Brazilian had appeared to dive unmarked in the area and his shot sent Sommer the wrong way and than 30 metres out. With 88 minutes showing on the continent in six matches. over Nicolas Otamendi’s out- wrong-footed Hart on 54 minutes. tucked his shot into the bottom The goal came from a pass by Wesley clock, Muslera punched out a cross Only a superb early save pre- stretched legs. Only a superb save City drew level 11 minutes later right-hand corner. vented City taking an early lead Sneijder who narrowly failed to open the but only as far as Roger Canas, stand- from Hart on 33 minutes denied Martin Demichelis’ shot was Only some heroics from the when Wolfsburg goalkeeper Yann Raffael, then Germany winger cleared from behind the line by bloodied Swiss goalkeeper at scoring in the fourth minute and then ing at the edge of the area. His first- Sommer blocked Aguero’s shot Patrick Herrmann, as Gladbach Korb. His centre-back partner Aguero’s feet in the dying minutes had two more scoring chances before time header was met by defender with his hip in a reflex save. kept up the pressure. Otamendi fired home the weak saved City from leaving Germany the break. Lionel Carole but instead of clearing At the other end, City’s Joe Hart City captain Yaya Toure failed to punt out of defence and volleyed with a bigger win. —AFP Lukas Podolski also had a chance to he sliced the ball into his own net to double Galatasaray’s lead just before make it 2-2. —Reuters CSKA down 10-man PSV

MOSCOW: Russian league leaders CSKA performance in the second period.” After the interval the 1988 European cham- Moscow bounced back from their Champions CSKA, who needed to win to keep alive their pions picked up steam and in the 53rd minute League opening Group B defeat when they chances of qualifying for the knockout phase, a Luciano Narsingh forced CSKA ‘keeper Igor defeated 10-man Dutch champions PSV feat they haven’t achieved since 2011-12, got Akinfeyev into a diving save with a shot from Eindhoven 3-2 at home yesterday. off to a lively start as Musa put them 1-0 up 12 metres. A strike from Nigerian forward Ahmed Musa after seven minutes, firing the ball home off a Seven minutes later Adam Maher, who nar- and a brace by Ivory Coast sharp-shooter well-served corner from former Manchester rowly avoided straying offside, sent the ball Seydou Doumbia set CSKA on their way to a United midfielder Zoran Tosic. across the goalmouth for Lestienne and he narrow victory that put them equal on three In the 21st minute Doumbia made it 2-0 for reduced the arrears tapping it into the points with the other three teams in their the Red Army side when he met a pinpoint unguarded corner. group. cross by Mario Fernandes from the right and In the 68th minute Narsingh found the Manchester United came back to defeat his 10-metre header went under the crossbar unmarked Lestienne at the edge of the area Wolfsburg 2-1 at Old Trafford as home sides past the outstretched hands of PSV ‘keeper and the Belgian midfielder hammered the ball have now won the first four pool matches. Jeroen Zoet. into the top right-hand corner. Belgian Maxime Lestienne was twice on target Fifteen minutes later CSKA were awarded a PSV poured forward in attack seeking the for PSV but it wasn’t enough for the visitors. penalty after Zoet brought down Tosic in the equaliser, but their hopes went up in smoke “We played well in the first half. Maybe we area and Doumbia netted his second of the with 10 minutes to go, when Arias was sent off earned the lead a little too easy,” said CSKA match sending the visiting ‘keeper the wrong for a second bookable offence. CSKA who coach Leonid Slutsky. “But in the second half way from the spot. have suffered 1-0 defeats in both their previous everything went a bit astray and we had a Doumbia missed a chance to score his third home meetings with Dutch sides in the nervous ending due to our own slackness. “Of a minute before the break, when Santiago European Cup, were able to protect their course I’m happy with the result but there’s Arias fouled Musa in the box, but his second advantage and chalked up their first points of also a certain displeasure because of our poor spot-kick went inches over the crossbar. the group phase. —AFP

Champions League tables MADRID: Benfica’s Goncalo Guedes (right) challenges Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak (left) during the Champions League Group C soccer match. —AP PARIS: UEFA Champions League tables after yester- day’s matches in Groups A, B, C and D (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Tempers flare as Group A Real Madrid 2 2 0 0 6 0 6 Paris SG 2 2 0 0 5 0 6 Benfica triumph Malmo FF 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 Shakhtar 2 0 0 2 0 7 0 MADRID: Benfica inflicted Atletico started and finished by Correa as he blast- Group B Madrid’s first home defeat in the ed home Antoine Griezmann’s cute layoff. PSV Eindhoven 2 1 0 1 4 4 3 Champions League since 2009 as they Diego Simeone’s men should have Manr United 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 came from behind to move top of Group C been out of sight by half-time as Martinez CSKA Moscow 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 with a 2-1 win yesterday. headed against the bar and then Correa Wolfsburg 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 However, the Portuguese champions’ fired over with an open goal after Julio victory was overshadowed by the behav- Cesar had smothered another Martinez Group C iour of some of their travelling fans, who effort. Benfica 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 threw flares at Atletico supporters after However, Benfica turned the game on Nicolas Gaitan’s equalising goal. its head nine minutes before the break Atletico 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 Angel Correa had fired the hosts into a when Nelson Semedo’s cross was only Galatasaray 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 LVIV: Shakhtar’s Vyacheslav Shevchuk (right) challenges for the ball with deserved lead midway through the first cleared as far as Gaitan and the long-time Astana 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 half. However, Atletico were made to pay Atletico transfer target showed why he is a PSG’s Serge Aurier during the Champions League Group A soccer match. —AP for a series of missed chances as Gaitan man in demand with a brilliant left-footed Group D levelled and Benfica snatched all three finish into the far corner. PSG remain unbeaten Juventus 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 points with a brilliantly executed counter- The goal sparked angry scenes on and Sevilla 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 attack finished off by Goncalo Guedes just off the field as Benfica fans hurled flares after victory in Donetsk Man City 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 after the break. Benfica now lead Atletico onto the Atletico fans sitting in the tier M’gladbach 2 0 0 2 1 5 0 by three points, although the Spaniards below them. LVIV: Paris Saint-Germain maintained their Former Chelsea centre-back Luiz then remain two points clear of Champions The game was quickly restarted by unbeaten start to the season yesterday as popped up on 23 minutes to put the visitors Group E League newcomers Astana and Italian referee Gianluca Rocchi, but the they cruised past Ukrainian side Shakhtar two goals to the good when he prodded Barcelona 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 Galatasaray, who drew 2-2 in Kazakhstan Portuguese club are likely to face further Donetsk 3-0 in Champions League Group A. home a corner with his right thigh. Leverkusen 2 1 0 1 5 3 3 earlier yesterday. action from UEFA. Laurent Blanc has overseen an almost Shakhtar upped their workrate and tem- BATE Borisov 2 1 0 1 4 6 3 Atletico produced their most impres- That goal was the first Atletico had con- perfect start to the French champions’ cam- po in the second half and carved out several Roma 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 sive opening 45 minutes of the campaign, ceded at the Calderon in seven paign, and first-half goals from Ivory Coast chances, notably from 22-year-old Maksym but their profligacy in front of goal proved Champions League games stretching back full-back Serge Aurier and Brazilian defend- Malyshev, who missed the target from close Group F their downfall as they failed to kill the to March 2014. er David Luiz put last season’s quarter-final- range, and Brazilian Alex Teixeira, who was Bayern 2 2 0 0 8 0 6 game off. And they were caught out again just six ists in control. denied by PSG’s German ‘keeper Kevin Olympiakos 2 1 0 1 3 5 3 The hosts had a strong appeal for a minutes into the second half by a blister- Zlatan Ibrahimovic helped make the Trapp. Dinamo 2 1 0 1 2 6 3 penalty waved away early on when Tiago’s ing Benfica counter-attack as Gaitan result certain on a counter-attack in the But with time running out, Ibrahimovic Arsenal 2 0 0 2 3 5 0 well-struck shot appeared to hit Andre picked out a Guedes run at the back post 90th minute after a pass from substitute broke the offside trap on a swift counter- Almeida on the hand. and he squeezed a shot past Oblak from a Javier Pastore released the Sweden captain attack and saw his touch helped into the Group G A rare mistake by former Benfica goal- narrow angle. to run through on goal, the decisive final net by Croatian defender Srna for the capi- Dynamo Kiev 2 1 1 0 4 2 4 touch coming off Shakhtar captain Darijo tal side’s third goal. keeper Jan Oblak nearly handed his for- The final 35 minutes were played FC Porto 2 1 1 0 4 3 4 Srna. The Ligue 1 leaders, who host arch-rivals mer side the opener moments later as he almost exclusively in the Benfica half as Chelsea 2 1 0 1 5 2 3 The opener came after just seven min- Marseille on Sunday, now have two wins Maccabi 2 0 0 2 0 6 0 was beaten to the ball by Guedes as he Atletico attempted to prevent a first home utes at the Arena Lviv, where Shakhtar are from two in Group A and are level atop the rushed from his line, but Filipe Luis got defeat in the Champions League under hosting games because of the ongoing section with Real Madrid, who they meet Group H back in time to clear off the line. Simeone. However, they were denied by a conflict around Donetsk in the east of the next at the Parc des Princes. Zenit 2 2 0 0 5 3 6 Former Porto striker Jackson Martinez stunning double save from former country. While the two sides are well placed to then had his first sight of goal as he Brazilian international Cesar as he some- Aurier ghosted into the box and rose progress to the last 16, that match will be Valencia 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 hooked the ball over the bar from Gabi’s how parried Tiago’s deflected effort and above the static Shakhtar defence to plant a crucial in helping decide who finishes first Gent 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 fine cross. Atletico went in front on 22 got back on his feet to turn Correa’s fol- firm header into the bottom corner with and therefore avoids another group winner Lyon 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 minutes thanks to a great team move low-up effort behind. —AFP ‘keeper Andriy Pyatov well beaten. in the first knockout round. —AFP Rio’s sewage-filled Fever and Lynx waters health to meet in threat for surfers WNBA Finals

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SWEDEN: Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League Group A football match against Malmo. — AP

MALM1: Cristiano Ronaldo surpassed 500 career Madrid coach Rafael Benitez. James Rodriguez or Gareth Bale while Los Blancos as the right-back’s half-volley with the outside of his goals and tied Raul as Real Madrid’s all-time leading “Hopefully, he has no limits. I said he was unques- were also without injured defensive pair Sergio foot bounced back off the crossbar with Wiland well scorer with a double in the Spanish giants 2-0 win tionable in the past and his merit is what he has done Ramos and Pepe. beaten. Mateo Kovacic fired just wide with the sec- away at Malmo yesterday. in far less time than the rest. That adds more value to Malmo, European Cup runners-up in 1979, made a ond half only five minutes old but Madrid were given Ronaldo, 30, netted his 500th and 501st goals to what he has achieved.” reasonable start with skipper Markus Rosenberg and a scare when Rosenberg sent a header skipping just propel Madrid to victory against the Swedish champi- The double also moved Ronaldo ahead of Raul as Anton Tinnerholm testing Real goalkeeper Keylor wide of the target. ons in the Group A clash, also extending his record the top goalscorer for the 10-time European champi- Navas from distance. Malmo’s hopes of salvaging something were dealt Champions League tally to 82. ons in the Champions League with 67. But Madrid gradually asserted their dominance as a big blow when Peruvian left-back Yoshimar Yotun Additionally, the Portuguese star pulled level with Ronaldo reached the 500-goal landmark in his the first half wore on with Ronaldo, scorer of a hat- was dismissed for a second booking on 78 minutes. Raul on 323 goals for Madrid despite playing over 753rd game with 118 goals coming during his time at trick in an opening 4-0 win over Shakhtar, drawing a Only the heroics of Wiland prevented Ronaldo 400 games fewer for Los Blancos than the Spanish Manchester United, five while at boyhood club pair of saves from home ‘keeper Johan Wiland in from adding to his haul shortly after as the Swede legend. Sporting Lisbon and 55 for Portugal. quick succession. flung himself to his left to tip over a goalbound strike However, according to club records Ronaldo is The victory left Madrid with a maximum six points Malmo failed to heed those warning signs and with another stunning one-handed save denying the already Madrid’s top scorer of all-time as they add a from two games and ahead of Paris Saint-Germain, 3- paid the price on 29 minutes when Isco slipped a ball Portuguese again a few minutes later. goal officially awarded by the Spanish league to Pepe 0 winners over Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine, on goal through to an unmarked Ronaldo who calmly fired But Ronaldo eventually wrapped up the victory in in a 2-1 defeat of Real Sociedad in 2010. difference. past Wiland to extend his Champions League goals the final minute of normal time, stabbing home a “He has surpassed Raul, who was a phenomenon With Sunday’s Madrid derby against Atletico on record to 81. Dani Carvajal was desperately unlucky Lucas Vazquez cross from close range to write his and that shows that he has scored a lot of goals,” said the horizon, Rafa Benitez opted against rushing back not to add to the lead a few minutes before half-time name into Real’s record books. — AFP Mata magic gets Man Morata, Zaza on target, United up and running Juventus down Sevilla MANCHESTER: Juan Mata scored right-back and it was courtesy of one goal and made another as the Ecuadorian’s sleepiness that TURIN: Alvaro Morata opened the scoring into a pre-match friendly with Marseille, was Manchester United came from Wolfsburg went ahead. on the stroke of half-time and Simone Zaza making a great impression on the 32,908 hit his maiden Champions League goal at spectators given his two-month absence behind to beat Wolfsburg 2-1 yes- Darting in from the right flank, the death as Juventus dominated a listless from competition. terday and kick their Champions Caligiuri laid the ball off to Max Sevilla 2-0 to go top of group D yesterday. The German was given rousing applause League campaign into gear. Kruse before running into the box Juventus, last season’s beaten finalists, wel- when he deftly chested down a long ball at Beaten 2-1 at PSV Eindhoven in for the return pass and, with comed Unai Emery’s Europa League champi- the left byeline to set up Dybala, but the their opening game two weeks Valencia the only defender not to ons to Turin looking to prove that the poor Argentinian wasted the opportunity in front ago, Louis van Gaal’s side fell step up, the Wolfsburg winger domestic form that has seen them slump to of goal. Sevilla went on a rare counter when behind to a fourth-minute Daniel had all the time he needed to 15th in Serie A is simply a blip. By the end of skipper Jose Antonio Reyes stole possession Caligiuri goal at Old Trafford place a shot past David de Gea. a completely one-sided encounter, it from Morata to set up Kevin Gameiro, but it before Mata rode to the home Old Trafford was silenced, but became apparent that Sevilla’s own domes- came to nothing. team’s rescue. The Spain midfield- before long Wolfsburg were strug- tic woes are likely to pose a much bigger Juventus finally broke the deadlock on 41 er won and scored a 34th-minute gling to get out of their own threat for them this season. minutes when Morata rose above the Sevilla penalty and then set up Chris penalty area. After just 30 seconds Paul Pogba spurned defence to meet Cuadrado’s delivery from Smalling with a stunning impro- a great chance for the hosts when he mis-hit the right byeline and beat Rico down low at vised flick eight minutes into the ELECTRIC MARTIAL Morata’s chip over a thankful Sergio Rico’s his far post. It was Morata’s second goal in second half to give improving Mata saw a goal-bound shot MANCHESTER: Wolfsburg’s Brazilian defender Naldo (left) clashes in crossbar. the competition this season after his late United a fourth consecutive victo- headed over the bar by Dante and the air with Manchester United’s English forward Wayne Rooney If fans thought it was a flash in the pan, winner at Manchester City. they would be soon mistaken. Juventus set- Juve resumed where they had left off ry. United are back on top of the fired a snapshot straight at Diego during the UEFA Champions League Group B football match. —AFP tled quickly and were in complete com- after the interval and created two quick Premier League for the first time Benaglio, Bastian Schweinsteiger The Spaniard took the kick ghosted in to beat Benaglio. mand, annulling the threat of the listless chances immediately after the restart. in two years and their defeat of curled over and Anthony Martial himself-as Rooney, United’s regu- Shortly after, De Gea had to Spaniards as they went about laying the Giorgio Chiellini’s long ball from midfield Wolfsburg, coupled with PSV’s 3-2 shot wide with his left foot after lar penalty-taker, looked on-and save at his near post from foundations for Morata’s opener four min- found Dybala on the run but the diminutive loss at CSKA Moscow, left them in explosively bursting between tucked it into the bottom-left cor- Caligiuri, but with United stand- utes from the interval. striker’s deflected toe poke was blocked by a four-way tie for first place in Dante and Ricardo Rodriguez. ner. Mata then picked out Depay ing firm, Wolfsburg coach Dieter After Pogba’s early chance, Brazilian Rico’s legs, while Pogba found space and Group B ahead of their trip to the The Frenchman electrified the for a shot that Benaglio blocked Hecking turned to his bench, Hernanes came close with a 30-metre drive time to fire a bicycle kick effort well over the Russian capital on October 21. crowd every time he got the ball with his legs and, after Ashley sending on Nicklas Bendtner that went just wide of Rico’s upright. Minutes crossbar from the edge of the area. Wolfsburg finished the game and in the 26th minute he danced Young had come on for Valencia and Andre Schuerrle for the last later right-back Andrea Barzagli set Juan Cuadrado’s movement and pace was too strongly but could not prevent a to the byline before picking out at half-time, the former Chelsea 20 minutes. It coincided with a Cuadrado free with fans screaming at the much for French left-back Benoit fourth successive defeat in Wayne Rooney, only for the United man created the crucial second loss of composure in the United Colombian to set up Morata, who was Tremoulinas, and on 64 minutes the on-loan unmarked running through midfield. Chelsea forward skipped by two players to England, which left last season’s captain to blaze the ball over from goal with an arresting piece of midfield brought on by Van German Cup winners and 12 yards. Mata was also keeping Morata ultimately lost possession, but the set up Patrice Evra deep on the left but the improvisation. Gaal’s decision to send on Phil ease with which Juve were creating space Frenchman’s low delivery for Dybala yards Bundesliga runners-up without a Wolfsburg’s defenders on their Schweinsteiger’s mishit shot Jones for Schweinsteiger, but win in three matches. Luke Shaw’s toes and after he had picked out was worrying for the visitors. Moments later, from goal was deflected out. from outside the box looked to be despite Wolfsburg pressing- after a great exchange of passes Paulo Emery made two quick substitutions, graphic double leg break at PSV Memphis Depay for a header that bouncing behind Mata, but Schuerrle drilling a shot across has forced United into a defensive failed to trouble Benaglio, he pro- Dybala sent a superb left-footed curling Ciro Immobile replacing Gameiro and United’s number eight jutted out goal and Rodriguez whipping a effort just wide of Rico’s right-hand post. Vicente Iborra coming on for Steven reshuffle that has seen Antonio voked the penalty with a cross that his leg and back-heeled the ball free-kick narrowly wide-United Midfielder Sami Khedira, making his first N’Zonzi, although the changes made little Valencia come into the team at struck Caligiuri’s outstretched arm. into the box, where Smalling held on. — AFP appearance since hobbling off 25 minutes difference. — AFP Euro-zone falls back into deflation amid pressure Page 23

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CALIFORNIA: The Tesla Model X, with its upward swinging rear doors is parked between two cars, at the company’s headquarters on Tuesday, Sept 29, 2015, in Fremont, Calif. — AP Tesla unveils its Model X SUV

Special gadgets include a ‘biodefense’ air filtration button

FREMONT: Elon Musk, Tesla’s charismatic CEO has “biodefense” air filtration button. “We’re trying to be a unveiled the company’s hotly anticipated sport utility vehi- leader in the catastrophic defense scenarios,” joked Musk, cle, the Model X, bringing an electric-powered vehicle to a who also founded Space X, a space exploration company. segment known for its gas guzzlers. “Any type of car can go Musk, who has a large family, mentioned his twins as he electric. We showed - you can do it with a sedan and now highlighted the SUV’s three rows of seats before an audi- we’re going to do it with a SUV,” the 44-year-old South ence of several hundred people. African said at a launch party Tuesday evening at Tesla’s This 4x4 “goes so fast it’s wrong,” he said, boasting of Fremont, California factory. its ability to accelerate from zero to 60 miles (100 kilo- The Model X, which is hitting the road two years later meters) an hour in 3.2 seconds and its 250 mile (400 than initially planned, complements the company’s only kilometer) range on a single charge. That acceleration other vehicle, the Model S sedan. With a price tag of beats a top-of-the-line Porsche Cayenne Turbo S, which $130,000 (116,000 euros), the Model X is nearly double the takes 3.8 seconds to reach that speed, and costs $70,000 cost of the sedan. The X has a surprisingly round- $157,000 in the United States. Tesla expects to sell a ed and tapered profile for an SUV compared to the more total of 50,000 to 55,000 vehicles this year, and has massive frames and rectangular lines of its competitors. ambitions of expanding sales to more than 500,000 This car is full of gadgets. The wing doors can be units by 2020. To do that, it wants to roll out a smaller, opened from a distance, with sensors adjusting the angle more affordable car, the Model 3, in two years. It is sup- to avoid other cars parked close by, and there is a special posed to be priced at $35,000. — AFP Self-effacing billionaire behind rising Asian beauty brand

SEOUL: South Korea is known around the world for Inspired by Korean parking stamp ink that was lasting Samsung phones, kimchi and Hyundai cars, but ask that and consistent, AmorePacific’s patented cushion is a type of question in Asia and the answer might equally be “air cush- sponge saturated with sunscreen, foundation and various ion” compacts. One of the country’s most valuable compa- ingredients for anti-aging and moisturizing. Using a puff to CALIFORNIA: Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors Inc introduces the Model X car at the company’s headquarters on nies and richest individuals, both little known in the West, apply the concoction from the sponge onto the skin quickly Tuesday, Sept 29, 2015, in Fremont, Calif. — AP owe their financial success to a range of beauty products achieves the sought-after dewy look that usually requires that have developed an almost cult-like following among considerable practice or training. It is gradually finding its the young in East Asia. way into the West as well. After AmorePacific created the AmorePacific, which began decades ago selling camellia cushion category, others followed suit including Lancome, Americans shift away hair oil made in a traditional Korean kitchen, has in recent which launched its own cushion foundation this year. In years ridden a wave of enthusiasm for all things Korean cre- June, AmorePacific signed a partnership agreement on the ated by the popularity of K-pop music and TV melodrama. cushion technology with Parfums Christian Dior. But it also succeeded by bringing convenience to that which Suh, 52, who took over running the company from his from traditional jobs is typically time-consuming and difficult to learn: the beauty father 18 years ago, stands out in South Korea’s aloof and regime. Forbes ranked AmorePacific 28th on its listicle of the nepotistic business culture for humility and openness. His WASHINGTON: More than 42 million Americans are part of the sparked concern that these workers lack the traditional social world’s 100 most innovative companies this year, a league father, Suh Sung-whan, was a merchant in Kaesong city, independent workforce, representing a shift away from tradition- safety net of conventional employees, such as employer-paid table to which Samsung or other well-known South Korean then famous for Korea’s most business-savvy merchants but al jobs as more people join sectors such as the “on-demand” health insurance, sick leave and disability coverage. Roughly six conglomerates didn’t make the cut. Profit surged 46 percent which became part of communist North Korea after the economy, a study showed yesterday. The study by MBO Partners in 10 said that working independently was their choice entirely during the first half of this year to 564.3 billion won ($472 Korean War. Suh said that during his 20s his father gave him covers a variety of professions, but a growing portion of those are and nearly 80 percent of the independents said they were happi- million) on sales of 2.9 trillion won ($2.4 billion). difficult jobs at the company, such as assigning him to the made up of young workers taking “gigs” with startups such as er working, the consultancy found. Some 45 percent said they Its share price has skyrocketed nearly 4-fold since the worst-performing sales team and making him responsible ride-sharing giant Uber or delivery services like Instacart. The believed they made more money working on their own than beginning of 2014, making AmorePacific’s chief executive for chasing payments from customers that were habitually number earning a substantial part of their income from inde- they would in a traditional job. Suh Kyung-bae Korea’s second wealthiest individual behind late with paying their bills. He said that taught him that pendent work was estimated at 30.2 million in 2015 - 17.8 million Those working independently were split on whether the Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee. South Korea is the compa- every job is important and the value of humility in dealings full-time and 12.4 million part-time. lifestyle carries more risks - 48 percent said being independent ny’s mainstay market but sales have taken off elsewhere in with others. But he believes the biggest lesson he has The survey found another 11.9 million Americans are “occa- carries more risks than traditional employment, and 32 percent Asia, particularly in China. Despite the sudden rise, Suh, the learned from years of doing business in Asia is that “we don’t sional independents,” bringing the total number to 42.1 million. said the risks were roughly equal. A solid majority of independent self-effacing son of the company’s founder, said he believes know anything.” The total includes many traditionally independent workers workers said they were satisfied with their situation, compared in “slow learning.” “There are two types of innovation. One is “Because we don’t know, we need to do research. including accountants, doctors and real estate agents. But much with 47 percent of traditional workers, MBO said. The report said fast following the great products in the world. The other is Because we don’t know, we should be curious. Because we of the growth is coming from “sharing economy” platforms that the number of independent workers in America is expected to the process of slow learning through tests and runs. The sec- don’t know, we should respect local people,” he said. allow people to work flexible hours, said Gene Zaino, founder grow from 30.2 million to roughly 37.9 million in 2020, in part ond type of innovation is important,” Suh said at a press con- AmorePacific’s beauty philosophy is to emphasize the and chief executive of MBO, which provides services to inde- due to businesses seeking flexibility and also because young ference earlier this month. “Innovation can’t be accom- important of difference, seemingly at odds with South pendent workers. “We think most of the occasional independents adults are more comfortable in the lifestyle. plished through one or two super stars.” Korean society’s obsession with cookie-cutter Barbie doll work in the sharing economy, along with a large number of the Adding occasional independents, the projected number of US He cited the company’s popular air cushion compacts, eyes and noses achieved through plastic surgery. But that part-timers,” Zaino said. adults working independently will grow to an estimated 54 mil- which changed Asian women’s skincare and makeup rou- message is likely to be essential as the company prepares to While the study does not break down sectors, Zaino said lion or nearly 45 percent of the private, non-farm workforce, the tines. About 50 million of the cushions have been sold since bring Asian beauty products to men and women in the anecdotal evidence suggests “more than a third” of the total group said. “The independent workforce is thriving, and we’re their introduction in 2008. Before the air cushion compacts, Middle East, South Asia and US. The company aims to first number of independents work in the on-demand economy. The predicting that it will expand at more than five times the rate of liquid makeup foundation came mostly in a bottle or stick target cities with over 10 million people. In China, it seeks to 2015 numbers are little-changed from 2014 - probably because the overall hiring growth in the United States in the next five and applying the right amount to the skin for a sheer look cater to growing numbers of online shoppers. “The big pic- some independents are moving to traditional jobs as the labor years,” said Zaino. “Independent workers are a key driver of the was tricky, let alone retouching or adding another layer such ture in our strategy is to blend the different beauty of Asia market firms-but have grown considerably since the survey American economy, producing $1.15 trillion in revenues each as sunscreen. into our brands,” Suh said. — AP began in 2011, MBO said. The trend toward on-demand jobs has year, and we expect this number will continue to grow.” — AFP THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 BUSINESS Trading in the spotlight; Glencore seeks way out Problems in Singapore show scope of difficulty

LONDON: As Glencore’s stock went into free fall which began as Marc Rich in the 1970s and was ting its use of coal and copper? Glencore has in August in the face of heavy debts and shrink- renamed Glencore in the 1990s - could “blow out pledged to cut its net debt to $20 billion from ing earnings, its chief Ivan Glasenberg had a the lights in 2015”. $30 billion so even if copper and coal prices defiant message - traders can beat weak com- In the second quarter, oil trading still per- remain low and its earnings drop, it can service modity prices during market downturns. But formed well but Glencore blamed “market head- its debt and keep an investment grade rating. while analysts and investors were trying to fig- winds in aluminum and nickel” for lower than But there are also a myriad of unknowns which ure out how trading could save a company in cri- expected trading earnings of $1.1 billion, down are atypical for a FTSE 100 company. Most ana- sis, several traders were leaving the firm after from $1.5 billion in the first half of 2014. lysts say that even though they understand what industry sources said were trades that However, if a year ago trading represented 40 Glencore’s mining division, their models are of failed to reward the big risks taken and the large percent of the overall adjusted earnings before no use to calculate forward earnings of the trad- amounts of capital employed. interest and tax (EBIT), this year trading made ing division as Glencore discloses very little, like The departures of Edmund Lau and Tay Meng almost 80 percent of EBIT in the first half. private rivals such as Vitol. Yee from Glencore’s fuel oil desk in Singapore in What confuses the market further are huge August and this month’s departure of the global Brave bet commodities inventories that Glencore traders head of fuel oil, London-based Yannick Fedele, Reliance on trading is set to rise in the second are sitting on. The inventories stood at $18 bil- came after Glencore bet big in the world’s top half when Glencore expects it to deliver $1.4- lion as of June 30, down from $19.5 billion a fuel oil and ship refueling market in Singapore. $1.5 billion on the back of improvement in met- year earlier, but whether they are oil or copper Industry sources say Glencore, together with a als and agriculture. “Trading is often similar to or aluminum is anyone’s guess. Technically, number of rivals, wrongly bet on a bull market betting. Glencore has done it well for decades inventories could be added to Glencore’s debt - for fuel oil. Sources close to Glencore say money and they have one of the most talented teams. bringing the total to a huge $50 billion - wasn’t actually lost, the products desk would But to actually guarantee certain performance although the company argues inventories could expand and Fedele’s departure was not linked to for trading is a bit brave,” said a top executive at be sold and turned into cash at any moment the events in Singapore. a rival. Glencore well knows that trading is a risk- and therefore should not be counted as debt. But whatever the result, it shows that the bet taking business. When in 1993, the founder of “All inventories are fully hedged. So in case they on trading as a savior in a crisis is far from straight- Glencore and US fugitive Marc Rich tried to cor- were to be sold overnight, the company would forward and will require all the skill and experi- ner the zinc market, the attempt went wrong, mitigate all price risks,” a source close to the ence of hundreds of traders to prove that costing the company $170 million. company said. Glencore’s unique model works. Glasenberg’s However, confusion over the way trading model was based on expanding the huge mer- Black box operates has repeatedly caused huge volatility of chant of oil, coal, metals and grains into produc- It led to a revolt against Rich and a manage- Glencore’s stock even in the absence of hard tion by borrowing over $30 billion to buy coal and ment buyout, which saw the company renamed news. The stock tanked 29 percent on Monday copper mines. The idea was simple - during com- Glencore and Glasenberg ultimately taking over. after bank Investec said it saw a scenario under modity price booms coal and copper generate More recently, Glencore lost up to $300 million which Glencore would direct all its earnings huge returns. During downturns, trading would in a very volatile cotton market in 2011. toward debt repayment. Last week, Goldman pay the bills as it thrives on market volatility. Glencore was not the only casualty and many Sachs said that because Glencore’s trading relied As mining normally generates around three rivals were also hurt. Beyond 2015, Glencore is heavily on short-term credit, its financing costs quarter of Glencore’s earnings, trading was gen- confident it can earn even more from trading would soar if it were to lose its rating. Glencore erally ignored by the market after Glencore’s with its own estimates ranging between $2.7 points that it had available undrawn credit facili- record $10 billion share placement in 2011, billion and $3.7 billion a year as it boosts its ties and cash of as much as $10.5 billion at the which turned Glasenberg and fellow traders into presence in key markets. Glencore trades over end of June, compared to its $3 billion minimum billionaires. But as commodities began their three percent of oil globally. threshold requirement. “Even if we were to lose slide last year, trading came under the spotlight. Glencore market jitters focus on a straight- our investment grade rating, the overall costs for In March, Glasenberg predicted confidently that forward dilemma: will the company earn the group would increase by just $5 million a oil trading the historic core of the company enough to service its debt when China is cut- year,” one source close to Glencore said. —Reuters Ooredoo ‘Shamel’ offers Japan output shrinks unlimited calls and SMS TOKYO: Japanese factory production fell unexpectedly for a second month in August, data showed yesterday as a slowdown in China and weak domestic spending hit Prime KUWAIT: Ooredoo Kuwait, a member iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, Samsung S6, Minister Shinzo Abe’s efforts to kickstart the world’s num- of the international Ooredoo Group, is Samsung S6 Edge, Samsung S6 Edge ber three economy. 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Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. GOLD Saudi Riyals 81.580 Asia 20 gram 226.690 Jordanian Dinar 427.235 Bangladesh Taka 0.003505 0.004105 10 gram 116.040 ASIAN COUNTRIES Egyptian Pound 38.610 Chinese Yuan 0.046098 0.049598 Japanese Yen 2.527 5 gram 58.700 Sri Lankan Rupees 2.150 Hong Kong Dollar 0.037000 0.039750 Indian Rupees 4.608 Indian Rupees 4.607 Indian upee 0.004385 0.004775 Pakistani Rupees 2.898 UAE Exchange Centre WLL Pakistani Rupees 2.899 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000017 0.000023 Srilankan Rupees 2.148 Bangladesh Taka 3.889 Japanese Yen 0.002439 0.002619 Philippines Pesso 6.473 Nepali Rupees 2.860 Kenyan Shilling 0.002869 0.002869 Singapore Dollar 213.190 COUNTRY SELL DRAFT SELL CASH Cyprus pound 577.500 Japanese Yen 3.520 Korean Won 0.000245 0.000260 Hongkong Dollar 39.090 Australian Dollar 196.18 Syrian Pound 2.605 Malaysian Ringgit 0.066951 0.072951 Bangladesh Taka 3.894 Canadian Dollar 229.47 Nepalese Rupees 3.875 Nepalese Rupee 0.002902 0.003072 Philippine Peso 6.473 Swiss Franc 316.73 Euro 344.28 Malaysian Ringgit 68.910 Pakistan Rupee 0.002838 0.003118 Thai Baht 8.344 US Dollar 303.15 Chinese Yuan Renminbi 48.020 Philippine Peso 0.006329 0.006609 Sterling Pound 462.68 Thai Bhat 9.315 Sierra Leone 0.000069 0.000075 GCC COUNTRIES Japanese Yen 2.57 Turkish Lira 100.240 Saudi Riyal 80.830 Singapore Dollar 0.209195 0.215195 Bangladesh Taka 3.892 Qatari Riyal 83.262 South African Rand 0.015743 0.024243 Indian Rupee 4.578 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001861 0.002441 Omani Riyal 787.290 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.165 Bahrain Exchange Company Taiwan 0.009102 0.009282 Bahraini Dinar 804.970 Nepali Rupee 2.856 UAE Dirham 82.525 Thai Baht 0.008093 0.008643 Pakistani Rupee 2.901 COUNTRY SELL CASH SELLDRAFT UAE Dirhams 0.08248 Europe ARAB COUNTRIES Arab Bahraini Dinar 0.8056 British Pound 0.452392 0.461392 Egyptian Pound - Cash 40.650 Egyptian Pound 0.03860 Czech Korune 0.004494 0.016494 Bahraini Dinar 0.796374 0.804374 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 38.717 Jordanian Dinar 0.4312 Danish Krone 0.041550 0.046550 Egyptian Pound 0.038152 0.040982 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.414 Omani Riyal 0.7872 Euro 0.334880 0.342880 Iranian Riyal 0.000084 0.000085 Tunisian Dinar 155.360 Qatari Riyal 0.08358 Norwegian Krone 0.031651 0.036851 Iraqi Dinar 0.000192 0.000252 Jordanian Dinar 427.680 Saudi Riyal 0.08086 Romanian Leu 0.076928 0.076928 Jordanian Dinar 0.423288 0.430788 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 2.020 Slovakia 0.009032 0.019032 Syrian Lira 2.160 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.000000 1.000000 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Swedish Krona 0.032008 0.037008 Morocco Dirham 31.723 Lebanese Pound 0.000151 0.000251 Swiss Franc 0.304829 0.315029 Moroccan Dirhams 0.020500 0.044500 Turkish Lira 0.096658 0.106958 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Rate for Transfer Selling Rate Nigerian Naira 0.001250 0.001885 US Dollar Transfer 302.950 US Dollar 228.200 Omani Riyal 0.780463 0.786143 Australasia Euro 341.880 Canadian Dollar 228.065 Qatar Riyal 0.082502 0.083715 Australian Dollar 0.204210 0.215710 Sterling Pound 460.790 Saudi Riyal 0.080150 0.080850 Sterling Pound 460.590 New Zealand Dollar 0.186594 0.196094 Canadian dollar 226.420 Euro 342.735 Syrian Pound 0.001284 0.001504 Turkish lira 99.950 Swiss Frank 295.710 America Tunisian Dinar 0.151404 0.159404 Swiss Franc 312.800 Bahrain Dinar 804.725 Canadian Dollar 0.220392 0.228892 Turkish Lira 0.096658 0.106958 Australian dollar 213.580 UAE Dirhams 82.845 US Dollars 0.298850 0.303350 UAE Dirhams 0.081501 0.082650 US Dollar Buying 301.750 Qatari Riyals 90.835 US Dollars Mint 0.299350 0.303350 Yemeni Riyal 0.001369 0.001449 BUSINESS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 News in brief Saudi Arabia stabilizes, Egypt bourse edges up DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s stock market stabilized yesterday, supported by firmer petrochemical shares after oil prices stopped falling, while Egypt’s bourse edged up in response to an improved global market environment. The Saudi stock index was up 0.2 percent in modest turnover after 45 minutes of trade with Saudi Basic Industries adding 0.3 percent. It and other petrochemical stocks had sagged on Tuesday because of weak oil prices, but yesterday, oil was slightly above where it was on Tuesday afternoon in the Gulf, with Brent crude just above $48 a barrel. However, miner Ma’aden remained soft after this week’s global sell- off in commodity-related shares; it dropped a further 1.0 percent. Egypt’s index climbed 0.5 percent after Asian and European bourses rose. Among active stocks, investment firm Qalaa Holdings added 3.2 percent after a local news- paper reported it was expected to finalize the sale of its stake in Misr Glass Manufacturing within a few weeks, part of a series of asset disposals. Qalaa had earlier said the sale was expected to close in the second quarter of this year.

Egypt to search for crude in Iraq in first foreign venture CAIRO: Egypt will search for oil outside its own bor- ders for the first time after signing an agreement with Kuwait Energy for part of a concession in Iraq, its oil NEW DELHI: Photo shows a view of an under construction residential building complex in Gurgaon, a suburb of New Delhi, India yesterday. India’s central bank on Tuesday minister said yesterday. Kuwait Energy will give up 10 cut its key interest rate by half a percentage point, aiming to spur economic growth as inflation cooled to the lowest since November. — AP percent of a concession in Basra, southern Iraq, for exploration by Egypt’s state oil company, Tarek Al- China cuts requirements to boost property sector Mullah said in a statement. “The agreement opens up the space for the oil sector to find sources of oil out- BEIJING: China yesterday said it will cut the or so, with slowing sales leading to an as sales and market sentiment improved, a the last couple of months, annual growth side Egypt for the first time, following the example of minimum downpayment level for first- overhang of unsold apartments and affect- rare bright spot in an otherwise gloomy in property investment in the first eight many other countries,” Mullah said. Financial support time home buyers in many cities, stepping ing demand for everything from steel to economic outlook. In a separate move yes- months of the year slowed to 3.5 percent, from Gulf states such as Kuwait has helped Cairo keep up support for the sluggish property mar- home appliances and furniture. “The terday, the housing ministry asked local the lowest since early 2009, while new its economy afloat and ease an energy crisis after the ket and stumbling economy. It was the relaxed rule is helpful but the impact will governments to increase financial support construction starts plunged by nearly 17 military ousted former President Mohamed Morsi of second measure in two days to fire up con- not be immediate because the main rea- to home buyers funding their purchases percent, impacting commodity markets the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013 following mass sumption following a government deci- son for high inventory in some cities is bad with housing provident funds. worldwide. protests against his rule. Morsi’s government was sion to halve the tax on the sale of small location and transportation,” said David Ji, Yesterday’s move is the latest step blamed for energy shortages shortly before his ouster. cars. The central bank and banking regula- Greater China head of research & consul- Favorable policy aimed at supporting a sector seen as piv- Egypt has gone from exporting energy to being a net tor said they would be lowering minimum tancy at Knight Frank. Still, analysts do not expect a full-blown otal to economic growth. The government energy importer as domestic production has failed to downpayments for first-time home buyers “The new rule will likely stimulate turnaround in the property market any eased restrictions on foreigners purchasing keep pace with rising demand. to 25 percent, from the previous 30 per- demand from buyers who are already time soon, as the huge overhang of unsold property in August, though the impact of cent, in cities that do not have restrictions observing on the sideline and help them to homes discourages construction and that was seen as limited. The lower down- France to cut corporate, on purchases. get into the market,” Ji added. The property investment in all but the biggest cities. payment requirements will not apply in The move is intended to “support rea- sector accounts for 15 percent of China’s “The move shows the government’s obvi- certain big cities such as Beijing, Shanghai income taxes in budget sonable consumption of housing”, the gross domestic product, so even modest ous intention to stabilize the property mar- and Shenzhen that have imposed restric- PARIS: The French government will cut taxes for a total of People’s Bank of China and the China signs of improvement would relieve some ket. We expect favorable policies to be sus- tions on buying to prevent bubbles. Cities 11 billion euros ($12.3 billion) next year, according to Banking Regulatory Commission said in a pressure on the economy, which is expect- tained in the property market until proper- relaxed home purchase restrictions last budget plans that aim to loosen up an economy burdened statement on the central bank’s website ed to expand at its slowest pace in a quar- ty investment starts to recover,” said prop- year to support economic growth with only with high unemployment and weak growth. The budget yesterday, dated Sept 24. China’s property ter of a century this year. Home prices rose erty analysts at Haitong Securities. While first-tier cities keeping the rules detailed yesterday in a Cabinet meeting is the first under sector has hit a weak patch in the last year for a fourth consecutive month in August home sales and prices have picked up in unchanged. — Reuters President Francois Hollande to meet the government’s deficit targets. The government plans 9 billion euros in corporate tax breaks to boost hiring and investment. The amount is part of a 40 billion euros plan staggered from Euro-zone falls back into 2014 to 2017 to support French business. Income taxes will be cut by 2 billion euros. The budget is a “confirma- tion” that the government intends to “put public finances in order”, the government spokesman Stephane Le Foll said yesterday. France is trying to bring the deficit within deflation amid pressure the EU limit of 3 percent of gross domestic product by 2017. The 2016 budget estimates a deficit of 3.3 percent next year, down from 3.8 percent this year. Since Hollande’s election in 2012, EU authorities have allowed Consumer prices falling once again due to cheap oil France to twice delay the date by which it would bring its deficit within the EU target. BRUSSELS: Euro-zone inflation unexpectedly fell to negative stabilizing. “The slowing effects on inflation brought on by prices tanked, official figures showed yesterday, in a devel- 0.1 percent in September, data showed yesterday, suggest- the fall in energy prices will be temporary,” Jens Weidman, opment that’s likely to ratchet up pressure on the European UK house price growth ing a dangerous spell of falling prices could be returning to the head of Germany’s central bank and an ECB board mem- Central Bank to give the region more stimulus. The 0.1 per- Europe. The return to negative territory will add to pressure ber said Tuesday. Analysts however think the ECB will have to cent annual decline reported by Eurostat, the EU’s statistics picks up in September on the European Central Bank to increase its huge stimulus increase its massive Quantitative Easing stimulus program to office, was widely anticipated following the recent drop in LONDON: British house price growth accelerated in program which is meant to ward off deflation and keep the ensure the slip into negative territory is only temporary. The global oil prices. Energy prices were a whopping 8.9 percent September and there were signs the market in London economy on track. Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg had Eurostat statistics agency also said Wednesday that euro- lower in September than the year before, more than the 7.2 is heating up again, mortgage lender Nationwide said expected a zero rate after a gain of 0.1 percent in August. zone unemployment was unchanged at 11 percent in percent drag registered in August. yesterday, adding to evidence the housing market has Earlier this month, ECB head Mario Draghi warned that August. Unemployment in the euro-zone has fallen steadily The impact of energy costs is evident in the fact that, regained momentum. House prices rose 0.5 percent inflation in the 19-country euro-zone could turn negative in from the 12.1 percent peak reached in 2013. when they are stripped out of the calculations, consumer month-on-month in September, slightly more than the coming months, even if only temporarily. In March, the Crisis-hit Greece again posted the highest rate of unem- prices were 1 percent higher in the year to September. If expected in a Reuters poll and up from 0.4 percent in ECB launched a more than one-trillion-euro stimulus plan ployment in the euro-zone at 25.2 percent in June, the latest food, alcohol and tobacco are also taken out, the euro-zone’s August. An annual basis, they rose 3.8 percent, from running through to September next year in order to get data available. On the path of economic recovery, Spain so-called core inflation rate stood at an unchanged 0.9 per- 3.2 percent last month. The figures are the latest to inflation closer to its 2.0 percent target. “It looks like being a posted a still high 22.2 percent, though this was down from cent. Though anticipated, the negative headline rate is likely show Britain’s housing market is picking up after a dip long and arduous slog before euro-zone consumer price 24.2 percent a year ago. to be a disappointment to policymakers at the ECB who this last year. Official data this week showed British mort- inflation gets up near the ECB’s target rate,” said Howard French unemployment crept higher to 10.8 percent from year launched a 1.1 trillion euro ($1.2 trillion) stimulus pro- gage lending increased last month by the greatest Archer of IHS Global Insight. “Indeed, it looks increasingly 10.4 percent a year ago, keeping the pressure on President gram in the hope of getting inflation back toward target. The amount since 2008. Nationwide said house price unlikely to happen until 2018,” he said. Francois Hollande who has vowed to forego running for a ECB aims for an inflation rate of just below 2 percent. growth in London accelerated sharply in the third The fear is that deflation could become entrenched if second term if the trend is not reversed. German unemploy- For a while, the stimulus appeared to be helping to quarter, hitting 10.6 percent compared with 7.2 per- consumers delay purchases in the hope of buying products ment remained at historically low level of 4.5 percent, as bring inflation back up. It weakened the euro, making cent in the second. “The data in recent months pro- cheaper later, which in turn prompts companies to hold off measured by Eurostat. “While the euro-zone’s unemploy- imports pricier, and it helped boost the economy by mak- vides some encouragement that the pace of house investment, creating a vicious circle of falling demand and ment rate has edged down over the past couple of years, ing exports more competitive and keeping borrowing rates price increases may be stabilizing close to the pace of fewer jobs. The ECB’s scheme initially appeared to work, progress has been slow,” said Jack Allen, of Capital low. In April, a four-month run of negative inflation came to earnings growth,” Nationwide Chief Economist Robert slowly pushing inflation back up in core euro-zone Economics, adding that any jobs recovery “will continue at a an end. Falling prices sound good in principle and can be, if Gardner said. economies such as France and Germany. But the rise has sluggish pace.” temporary - many economists think the current period of now stalled in Germany, the euro-zone’s biggest economy, weak or negative inflation is a boon to economic activity where inflation stood at zero. Consumer prices falling since it’s largely due to weak oil prices. Lower fuel costs The ECB believes that the present fall in prices is driven Also, consumer prices across the 19-country euro-zone mean consumers and businesses have more money to primarily by cheap oil and will end with energy prices now fell in September for the first time in half a year as energy spend elsewhere. — Agencies Sainsbury profit upgrade cheers UK supermarkets Shares jump up to 14.7 percent

LONDON: British supermarket Sainsbury’s raised its profit fore- “moderately ahead” of analyst forecasts, although it will still be Critics argue the quarterly improvement does not detract cast and posted better-than-expected quarterly sales yesterday, down from the 681 million pounds made in 2014-15. Bernstein from the big strategic issues Sainsbury’s faces: deflation, intensi- sending its shares soaring on hopes the worst may be over for analyst Bruno Monteyne said this was a change of tone from fying competition, wages and other cost increases. And some the battered sector. Sainsbury’s, which has shown greater Sainsbury’s. “It has tried to take a cautious message up to now, argue the shadow of Tesco looms large. “We do still harbor a resilience to competition from discounters Aldi and Lidl than its that it will go ‘toe to toe’ with whatever price investment any- particular concern that should (Tesco) ‘get its act together’, then “big four” British rivals, said underlying sales fell in the second one else makes. That it is talking up guidance is now showing Sainsbury may be particularly vulnerable to attrition,” said Shore quarter to the end of September, but not by as much as feared. they are more confident in their strategic position,” he said. Capital analyst Clive Black. Earlier this month, Morrisons posted The supermarket said that meant it was on course to beat the Coupe’s strategy, outlined in November, sought to stem the a 2.4 percent fall in second quarter like-for-like sales. In August average analyst forecast of 548 million pounds ($831 million) flow of shoppers to discounters with price cuts and improve- Asda reported a 4.7 percent slump in underlying sales for its for 2015-16 underlying pretax profit, sending its shares up 14.7 ments to product quality and availability and customer service, first quarter, describing the fall as its “nadir”. Tesco will give an percent, the biggest intraday rise since February 2007. financed by cost savings and dividend reductions. update on its second quarter on Oct 7. — Reuters CHENGDU: An attendant of a service station fills up a After two years of sector downgrades, the upbeat readout car in Chengdu, in China’s southwestern province of also boosted the shares of rivals Tesco and Morrisons by up to Sichuan. — AFP 5.4 percent and 6.8 percent respectively. Asda, the other big German unemployment steady at four supermarket, is owned by Wal-Mart. One of Sainsbury’s China to halve car purchase major institutional shareholders welcomed the “very solid” record lows as economy recovers taxes amid flagging sales update. “No fireworks, just running a tight ship in a tough, but BEIJING: China said yesterday it will halve purchase taxes stabilizing, environment,” he said. Sainsbury’s sales at stores FRANKFURT: German unemployment remained at his- decreased by 87,500 to 2.708 million and the unemploy- on vehicles with small engines, in an attempt to boost sales open more than a year fell 1.1 percent, excluding fuel, in the 16 torically low levels in September as the recovery in ment rate fell to 6.2 percent in September from 6.4 per- in the world’s largest car market where demand has weak- weeks to Sept. 26. That was a seventh quarterly decline in a row Europe’s biggest economy stayed on track, data showed cent in August, the labor office noted. But unemploy- ened. Car sales in China have been falling for five straight thanks to fierce competition with rivals that has contributed to yesterday. But analysts warned of possible fallout from ment tends to fall in the autumn as students who have months since April as expansion of the world’s second- lower prices. the massive influx of refugees, along with potential neg- signed on for the summer holidays go back to school or largest economy has slowed. The cut effective from today’s Analysts had on average expected a decline of 1.3 percent ative knock-on effects from the pollution-cheating scan- university or find training places. Growth of German applies to passenger cars with engines of 1.6 liters or less after a 2.1 percent fall in the first quarter. Sainsbury’s Chief dal engulfing auto giant Volkswagen. The German unem- gross domestic product (GDP) picked up in the second and seating fewer than ten people, the finance ministry Executive Mike Coupe highlighted volume growth of just over 1 ployment rate-which measures the jobless total against quarter, the labor office said. said in a statement. The policy-which sets the sales tax at percent and an increase in transactions. “The two things are the working population as a whole-stood at 6.4 percent “The latest indicators point to similar momentum in five percent-will last until the end of next year, it added. pretty encouraging and a slight improvement on the previous in September, unchanged from August and the lowest the third quarter as well .. (and) the labor market contin- Number plate restrictions in some major cities to ease traf- quarter ... The trend’s in the right direction,” he told reporters. He level since German reunification in 1990, the Federal ues to develop favorably,” it said. fic gridlock and volatility on China’s stock exchanges have also noted the decline in average basket spend in supermarkets Labor Office said in a statement. ING DiBa economist Carsten Brzeski said the slight weighed on demand. Industry group the China Association had continued to stabilize. “But you can’t get away from the fact In concrete terms, the number of people registered as rise in the seasonally adjusted jobless total should not be of Automobile Manufacturers reportedly said it expected that it continues to be a very challenging trading environment unemployed in Germany edged up by a seasonally overrated. “This is probably the effect of the summer sales to decrease this year. The tax incentive comes after and the competitive dynamics haven’t gone away,” he said. adjusted 2,000 to 2.795 million, the Federal Labor Office vacation ending in September in more regional states China’s state council said Tuesday it would offer support for Coupe does not expect deflation, which he said was 1.5 to 2 said. Analysts had been penciling in a decline of around than normally and not a sign of a structural weakening “new energy” cars, by lifting license restrictions in an percent in the quarter, to abate until the early part of 2016 at 5,000. In raw or unadjusted terms, the jobless total of the labor market,” the expert said. —AFP attempt to “cultivate new economic growth drivers”. the earliest. Sainsbury’s said it now expects 2015-16 profit to be BUSINESS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 Returns-starved investors brace for leanest year since 2008 Do investors play safe or gamble in Q4?; Fed in focus

LONDON: Global investors limp into the US Treasury bonds - have historically been tion to the wind in the fourth quarter and activist investor Carl Icahn is convinced that a emerging market currencies,” they added. The fourth quarter of a volatile 2015 nursing the seen as cash-like havens and have posted attempt to claw back their losses? Or do they serious downturn is looming. “I am more dollar was the best-performing asset of all in worst financial market returns since the credit returns of 6.2 percent and 2.5 percent, respec- hunker down and ensure that the damage hedged than I have ever been,” Icahn told the third quarter, rising 6 percent against a bust and banking collapse of 2008 and with tively. In the three months to September, they done in the previous three doesn’t get any Reuters in an interview this week. Equities had basket of major counterparts on expectations few hopes of making up ground before the rose 0.4 percent and 3.0 percent, respectively, worse? Certainly, the investment backdrop got a lousy quarter, and not just in the emerging the Fed will soon lift US rates and as investors end of the year. Of 21 major financial bench- with US-based government-Treasury funds dramatically more challenging in the third world. The S&P 500 had its worst three-month sought a safe port in the emerging market marks tracked by Reuters, only two are up so drawing seven straight weeks of inflows total- quarter. The volatility in those three months performance in four years and Japan’s Nikkei storm. far this year as slowing growth - most worry- ing $10 billion, according to Lipper data end- accounts for most of the year-to-date damage had its worst since the three months after That is the tide the dollar doubter HSBC is ingly in China - an emerging market crisis and ed Sept. 23. investors have suffered, and in some cases all. Lehman Brothers collapsed in late 2008. swimming against, almost alone. This week, it prolonged uncertainty on when US interest Only German and Italian government The biggest year-to-date declines have issued even more bullish euro forecasts, call- rates might rise have slammed markets bonds joined the dollar and Treasuries in posi- been in copper (-21 percent), emerging mar- Dollar’s crown slipping? ing for $1.14 at the end of this year from $1.05 around the world. tive territory during the quarter. That leaves ket equities (-18 percent) and Brent crude oil (- Investors in other markets suffered much previously, and $1.20 at the end of next from The exceptions - the US dollar and 10-year investors in a quandary: Do they throw cau- 16 percent), the data show. Billionaire US bigger losses in the three months to Sept 30. $1.10. But anti-consensus calls that bold are Chinese A shares listed in Shanghai plunged few and far between, especially with Fed Chair nearly 30 percent and Brent crude oil shed a Janet Yellen’s finger hovering over the rate quarter of its value. Analysts have been falling hike trigger. New York Fed President William over themselves in recent weeks to issue the Dudley said on Monday that rates will “proba- most bearish outlook on commodities and bly” rise this year, perhaps as soon as October emerging markets. Among the most notable if the economy continues to improve. But “lift was Goldman Sachs’s note earlier this month off” expectations have been consistently that oil could fall as low as $20 a barrel. Such dashed for well over a year now. dramatic price swings often herald an immi- “There is not enough global growth to go nent reversal. JP Morgan Asset Management’s around and the Fed realizes it,” Jeffrey Gundlach, strategists aren’t alone in retaining a positive who oversees DoubleLine Capital said. “If we are outlook for the fourth quarter, arguing that talking about global GDP and you gave me an investors have simply gotten too bearish. over and under number, I will always take the “Given that we consider US recession risk to under number,” Gundlach said. The deteriorating be low, the returns offered by higher-quality global outlook will force the Fed to wait until high yield credit are now attractive relative to next year, he said. In its latest Global Financial equity,” they wrote in a recent client note. “We Stability report published on Tuesday, the IMF keep our optimism on the US economic out- warned that emerging market firms, which have look and as such remain overweight devel- amassed a record $18 trillion of debt, need care- oped market equities versus emerging mar- ful monitoring as the era of record low interest kets, and overweight the US dollar versus rates nears its end. — Reuters

TOKYO: Pedestrians walk in front of a share prices board showing the numbers on the Nikkei 225 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo yesterday. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange gained 457.31 points to 17,388.15 at closing.— AFP Oil down on large US crude stockpile build

LONDON: Oil prices slipped yesterday after pressure is coming from ongoing high OPEC an unexpectedly big build in US crude inven- crude production, led by Saudi Arabia and tories, further evidence of an oversupply that Iraq, and expectations of global stockbuilds has helped halve global spot prices over the for an extended period,” said Societe Generale last year. US crude oil stockpiles rose 4.6 mil- oil analyst Michael Wittner. Analysts polled by lion barrels in the week to Sept 25, the Reuters said oil prices would remain American Petroleum Institute (API) said, well depressed, forecasting an average Brent price above a modest increase of 100,000 barrels of $58.60 a barrel in 2016, well below $62.30 that analysts polled by Reuters had forecast. expected last month. Investors awaited official weekly inventory Inaction by the world’s largest crude figures from the US government’s Energy exporter Saudi Arabia to prop up prices has Information Administration (EIA) due later to helped it build market share, a Reuters analysis see if they confirmed the API data. US crude, shows. Saudi exports to Asian and European also known as West Texas Intermediate or consumers reached multi-year highs in the first WTI, was 15 cents lower at $45.08 a barrel by half of the year. Saudi Arabia is banking on a 1040 GMT, on course to end September down rise in world oil demand and slower growth in 11 percent. Brent crude oil was 9 cents lower non-OPEC oil supply, meaning it is unlikely to at $48.14 a barrel, heading for a near 9 per- change its stance on not cutting production cent fall this month. any time soon. The chief executive of commod- Brent traded in a very narrow 60-cent ity trader Vitol, Ian Taylor, said yesterday he was range in early trade yesterday, partly reflect- seeing signs that global oil supply and ing low volume ahead of the week-long demand were beginning to balance out. “This Chinese National Day holiday starting today. is beginning to happen ... Demand is very If this range were to be maintained for the strong, you can see US production beginning rest of the session, it would be the narrowest to come down,” he said, declining to give a daily range since May 2014. “The downward forecast for oil prices. — Reuters Gold heads for biggest quarterly loss in a year

LONDON: Gold eased yesterday, staying on track vate employment report for clues about the for its biggest quarterly loss in a year as the dol- economy and timing of a rate hike. Spot plat- lar strengthened and the market awaited clarity inum was up 0.7 percent at $919.74 an ounce, on the timing of a hotly anticipated US interest but has fallen nearly 15 percent on the quarter. rate rise. Platinum regained some ground after The metal was hit last week by news of plunging to its lowest since December 2008 the Volkswagen’s falsification of US vehicle emission previous day, but remained set for its biggest tests, which some believe could affect demand quarterly loss in seven years on fears of a for diesel cars. Platinum is widely used in emis- demand fallout from the Volkswagen emissions sions-controlling automotive catalytic convert- scandal. ers, particularly for diesel engines. Gold has fallen 4 percent since July in a fifth The market is also suffering from a dearth of successive quarter of losses, its longest quarterly platinum jewelry buying in China, and from ris- run lower since 1997. Spot gold was down 0.4 ing supply from South African producers, who percent at $1,122.90 an ounce at 0930 GMT, are ramping up output after last year’s unprece- while US gold futures for December delivery dented five-month strike. “On the supply side were down $4.90 an ounce at $1,121.90. The there is plenty of metal in the market because metal has come under pressure from expecta- producers are having to sell as much as possible tions that the US Federal Reserve is on track to to rebuild their balance sheets after last year,” hike interest rates this year, potentially lifting the Mitsubishi analyst Jonathan Butler said. “In the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion short term at least, the condition of oversupply while boosting the dollar, in which it is priced. in platinum is likely to prevail.” Palladium has “(The drop) is mostly related to investors stay- gained as investors believe demand for gasoline- ing on the sidelines, waiting for the rate hike to powered cars could increase. The metal is set to happen so it is out of the way,” Capital Economics log its best month since July 2013, up 10 percent, analyst Simona Gambarini said. “It’s not the best though it was still headed for a narrow quarterly time to get into the gold market, when you know loss. Spot palladium was up 1.1 percent at there will be a rate hike.” Traders will be eyeing a $660.75, while silver was up 0.1 percent at $14.63 speech by Fed Chair Janet Yellen later and a pri- an ounce. — Reuters BUSINESS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015

Winners from Al Sayer Rental Cars with Al Sayer Group Board of Directors Award winners from Group Service Division with Al Sayer Group Board of Directors Al Sayer group holds Outstanding Customer Service Award ceremony

KUWAIT: Al Sayer Group Holding held event. Speaking during the OCSAR Awards Outstanding Customer Service Awards ceremony Mubarak Naser Al Sayer CEO said Ceremony as part of the long-term commit- “The OCSAR - derived from the first letter of ment towards best in the business customer each word in the title OUTSTANDING CUS- care. Al Sayer Group Board of Directors Faisal TOMER SERVICE AWARD RECOGNITION. And it Bader Al Sayer Vice Chairman and Mubarak is a reflection of the importance that we attach Naser Al Sayer CEO, Paul Reynolds COO, to it that the people who achieve the best CSI. Business Directors, Group Managers and An increasing number of outlets securing supervisory grade employees attended the 100% is remarkable and this time and in the future they will be recognized with a new award - the DIAMOND Award.” Apart from the Diamond Award other Top performing teams well of course the financial performance to of the Group earned OCSAR Gold, Silver and give a long term, sustainable business model. Bronze Awards for their contribution towards The Group’s biggest achievement is to have excellent customer care. The Management successfully built a true culture for excellent appreciated the teams for achieving better customer service and the Group’s mission is to results and marking a positive growth with 53 “Only sell the best products, with outstanding locations above 95%, 41 above 97% and an Aftersales service”. amazing 11 locations with 100% in compari- Outstanding Customer Service Awards Ceremony The Group’s customer care initiatives, facili- son with last year’s result where 42 were Silver and Bronze Awards. Minimizing and Sayer Customer Charter. In this category 36 of ty expansion, employee training and develop- above 95% and 30 above 97%. handling complaints is a relentless pursuit by the outlets won Gold Award. Al Sayer Group ment will benefit from the ongoing SAP soft- The Chairman’s Award for “Most Trusted” everyone. The chairman’s award is about those Facilities have been a major differentiating fac- ware implementation project across the trad- was presented to 58 of the Group’s locations. facilities that managed to create the highest tor and the Group is committed to attaining ing and non-trading units of the Group. SAP is Trust Level Is the measure of the trust our cus- level of confidence from customers. highest standard in presentation of facility the globally renowned enterprise software to tomers, reflected by customer’s perception of The Vice Chairman’s Award for Best Facility premises. manage business operations and customer the treatment they get and it stands for team is presented for The Best Environment across Al Sayer Group mission Statement calls for relations and the implementation at Al Sayer efficiency and effectiveness to handle cus- all Al Sayer Group Holding Company centers us to be the “Best in the Business” across sever- Group will facilitate enhanced efficiency, inte- tomer complaints. 13 outlets earned Diamond and buildings measured based on the adher- al dimensions. This takes account of the view grated information, enhanced reporting, bet- Al Sayer Group Vice Chairman Faisal Bader Award for securing 100 score, 29 outlets were ence to standard guidelines and the role of of the Company by our customers, or employ- ter customer service, data security and strong Al Sayer & CEO Mubarak Naser Al Sayer awarded Gold and 8 outlets each received employees in the implementation of the Al- ees, our suppliers and the local community, as platform for continued growth. Saudi new oil policy works in reclaiming market share Saudi sticks to strategy, sources say it is working

LONDON: Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia is slowly customers in Asia in the first half of 2015. Since about 1.01 million bpd, according to a Reuters regaining market share following its 2014 deci- 2007, this is the second-highest Saudi exports in analysis of International Energy Agency data. sion to no longer support prices, data shows, but the first half of the year to those countries, EIA has a long way to go if it wants to go back to the analyst Rebecca George said. The peak was in Exports, demand key indicators larger levels it has seen in the past. Saudi Arabia 2012 when 4.6 million bpd was exported in the Saudi Oil Minister Ali Al-Naimi said in June the led a shift by the Organization of the Petroleum January-June period. strategy is working and sources say the kingdom Exporting Countries in November 2014 to weighs a range of factors to determine its success. defend market share against competing sup- Saudi ‘concern’ While it is not an official target, whether or not plies, rather than cut output to prop up prices as More Saudi crude is heading to the United Saudi exports are more or less than 7 million bpd they had for years. Oil is trading below $50 a bar- States although market share is still under pres- over a period of time is a basic indication of the rel, less than half its level of June 2014. But sure in the largest oil user. health of Saudi market share, Saudi oil sources Riyadh says the strategy is working and OPEC The United States imported 1.076 million say. Saudi figures to July show its crude exports officials point to stronger growth in world oil bpd of Saudi crude in June according to EIA have been above 7 million bpd in every month of demand since the policy shift and to slower data, up from 788,000 bpd - the lowest since 2015 except May. They fell below 7 million bpd in growth in non-OPEC supply. Crude exports from 2009 - in January 2015. But average exports in seven months of 2014, having exceeded that rate Saudi are on the rise from a 2014 low. the first half are lower than a year ago. in every month of 2012 and 2013. “Based on their own reported crude export Nonetheless, the uptrend in 2015 may provide Revisions in world oil demand and non-OPEC numbers for first-half 2015, the Saudis do appear some comfort to Saudi oil officials, who accord- supply are also important considerations, an CHIBA: Shareholders arrive at a Toshiba shareholders meeting at the Makuhari to have reclaimed some of the market share they ing to two industry sources were alarmed when industry source said. “Look at demand first,” this Messe in Chiba yesterday. — AFP lost during 2014,” said David Fyfe, head of Saudi crude exports to the U.S. fell below 1 mil- source said. “Then look at the supply, but you research at trading firm Gunvor and a former lion bpd in August 2014. have to look at the marginal barrels - how was it senior analyst at the International Energy “That was like a watershed when the Saudis affected since the oil price drop? That’s how you Toshiba executives face Agency. Figures from the US Energy Information said ‘we can’t allow this to fall any lower,’” an know the strategy is working.” As well as Saudi Administration (EIA) and the IEA point to Saudi OPEC watcher with access to Saudi oil policy- exports, those factors are moving in favorable investor wrath over exports to major consumers in Asia and Europe makers said, declining to be identified. Saudi directions for Riyadh. The IEA expects world reaching multi-year highs in the first half. officials had started thinking about the market demand in 2015 to grow by 1.71 million bpd, a Exports year-to-date to the US have risen, but share strategy in late 2013, industry sources said. five-year high, and together with other forecast- accounting scandal remain under pressure. The shift became public knowledge when OPEC ers sees slower non-OPEC supply growth. Saudi According to a Reuters analysis of Saudi data in November 2014 refused to cut supplies Arabia shows no sign of changing course, seeing CHIBA: Toshiba executives yesterday Japan-one cannot say clearly what they on its exports and production, and using IEA despite falling prices. the strategy as long-term. faced the wrath of shareholders who are thinking.” estimates of world product demand, Saudi Despite rising in 2015, US imports of Saudi Despite 2015’s success, next year promises a crude exports have amounted to around 8.1 per- crude are far below previous highs. Saudi further challenge if sanctions are lifted on Iran demanded an explanation after one of Yesterday shareholders approved cent of the global market since November 2014, exported more than 2.2 million bpd to the and fellow OPEC rival Iraq boosts exports further. Japan’s best-known companies was ham- plans to cut the size of Toshiba’s board after falling to 7.9 percent in 2014. To be sure, United States in May 2003 and now meets “It’s probably taking more time than they (the mered by a billion-dollar accounting while appointing more outside directors, the comparison of crude exports with estimated around 15 percent of total US imports, down Saudis) thought for the strategy to bear fruit,” said scandal. Nearly 2,000 shareholders a move welcomed by some. global product demand is not perfect, but it pro- from a third in the early 1990s. Fyfe of Gunvor. “That said, the process of re-bal- turned up to an investor meeting outside “The company seems to be making vides a rough indication of the changes in Saudi Saudi Arabia is also exporting more crude to ancing has begun.” “A truer test of Riyadh’s ability Tokyo, peppering a new management efforts to change past practices so I think market share using publicly available and up to major consumers in Europe this year. Shipments to reclaim market share may come in 2016. Next team with questions about the affair they are going in the right direction,” said date data. More than half of Saudi crude exports in the first half of 2015 to European members of year they’ll likely see a leveling off in domestic which led to the resignation of Toshiba’s 65-year-old Hiroshi Yajima. Best known head to Asia and the EIA said on Sept. 9 Saudi the Organization for Economic Cooperation and demand from their new refineries, but potentially president and seven other top executives for televisions and electronics, Toshiba’s Arabia had maintained its Asian market share, Development (OECD) were the highest since also some extra competition from Iranian and in July. “There are many admirable peo- vast business was dented by the financial exporting 4.4 million bpd of crude to seven big 2006 averaged at 4,153 kilotons per month, or Iraqi barrels.” — Reuters ple working at Toshiba who must have crisis, while the 2011 Fukushima disaster expressed concerns about what was squashed demand for atomic power at going on-who ignored them, who killed home in a big blow to the firm’s key their opinions?” demanded one share- nuclear division. Top executives com- Middle East fund managers holder who identified himself by the sur- plained of “shameful results” that could name Kodama. not be made public, and a company- New president Masashi Muromachi’s hired panel found they masterminded heavily favor UAE equities deep bows to the audience-a common the years-long scheme to hide poor act of contrition among Japanese execu- results. The affair was one of the most tives-seemed to do little to persuade damaging accounting scandals to hit DUBAI: Middle East fund managers favor United raise allocations there and none to cut them. ical industry earnings, which are sensitive to oil investors that he could overhaul the 140- Japan in recent years. It came to light as Arab Emirates stock markets over other bourses Sebastien Henin, head of asset management at prices, and a lack of clarity over how the govern- by a large margin as the region struggles with Abu Dhabi’s The National Investor, said that after ment will manage fiscal policy with oil so cheap year-old firm’s corporate culture. the country adopted a long-awaited cor- low oil prices and an unstable global environ- falls in recent months, the valuations of UAE remain major concerns for funds. Shareholder Takayuki Otake called on porate governance code aimed at ment, a monthly Reuters survey shows. Gulf stock stocks were attractive for the first time since 2012. The latest survey also showed managers Toshiba’s new boss to reveal what he improving firms’ transparency. markets are in a difficult period as cheap oil slash- “The UAE has a diversified economy compared to remained positive on Egypt despite that market’s knew about the scheme, sparking Another investor voiced concern that es the state revenues of energy exporting coun- the rest of the region - this is important with oil poor performance this year, with the Cairo index applause among other investors. “I truly the scheme-which saw profits fraudulently tries and begins to tighten liquidity in banking prices under pressure,” he said. down 18 percent year-to-date. Thirty-three per- regret what happened,” said Muromachi, boosted on paper by about $1.2 billion systems. But the survey of 15 leading investment Fund managers also cited expectations that cent of managers said they expected to raise allo- who temporarily cut his salary in since the 2008 global financial crisis-would firms, conducted over the past 10 days, shows Dubai, with close trading ties to Iran, would bene- cations to Egyptian equities and none to cut response to the affair, and who noted he attract huge lawsuits against Toshiba and them still prepared to put new money into UAE fit from the lifting of international economic sanc- them, compared to ratios of 33 and 7 percent in was cleared of any wrongdoing. further damage its share price. “I need to stocks. Some said the start of the reporting sea- tions against Tehran in coming months, as well as the previous month’s survey. A company-hired panel found top know whether it’s time to cut my losses son for third-quarter corporate earnings in late the peg of the UAE dirham to the US dollar, which The threat of depreciation of the Egyptian executives pressured underlings to and sell the shares before they just October could be the trigger for such allocations. insulates foreign funds from the currency risk pound, delays in pushing through economic inflate Toshiba’s bottom line for years. become pieces of paper,” a retired woman Fifty-three percent of fund managers in the faced in many emerging markets. Within the Gulf, reforms and projects promised by the govern- Mitsuro Nagai blamed the problem on in her sixties told AFP, noting it was her latest survey said they expected to raise equity the second most favored stock market is Saudi ment, and domestic security worries have hurt Japan’s rigid “salaryman” culture and a first time attending the meeting. Toshiba’s allocations to the UAE in the next three months, Arabia, but by a much smaller margin. Thirty-three the market. But Henin said many funds were still general tendency not to challenge boss- Tokyo-listed shares have lost 40 percent while none expected to cut them. That was the percent of managers expect to raise equity alloca- looking ahead to an uptrend in corporate profits es. “The salarymen are too obedient to since the scandal broke in early April. They biggest bullish balance for UAE equities since the tions there and 20 percent to cut them; in the pre- and the promise of stronger economic growth. authority,” the shareholder said. “This closed up 2.91 percent at 300 yen ($2.50) survey was launched in September 2013. In the vious month, the ratios were 27 and 13 percent. “From a fundamental view, all the ingredients are happens everywhere but especially in yesterday. — AFP previous month’s survey, 40 percent expected to The Saudi market’s heavy exposure to petrochem- there,” he said. — Reuters BUSINESS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015

The legend lives on: The Mercedes-Benz G-Class

KUWAIT: Over 35 years of production 8-cylinder biturbo meters more torque. Turbocharging stainless steel underguard, AMG sport and the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, or The new 8-cylinder powerplant in results in maximum power and torque stripes along the sides and a protective- Gelandewagen, still remains the undis- the G 500 can point to an exclusive her- being delivered at lower engine speeds, strip insert in black aluminium look putable king of the GCC roads. Abdul itage. It is based on the new generation this being to the benefit of not just trac- underscore both the dynamics and Rahman Albisher & Zaid Alkazemi of V8 engines developed by Mercedes- tive power and performance, but also exclusivity of the special model. The G Company, the authorized General AMG that have already coaxed excep- fuel economy. The new G 500 acceler- 63 is fitted with exclusive 53.3 cm (21- Distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Kuwait, tional levels of performance out of the ates to 100 km/h in 5.9 seconds (previ- inch) 5-twin-spoke light-alloy wheels in has the full range available in showrooms Mercedes-AMG GT and Mercedes-AMG ously: 6.1 seconds) and has a combined matt black with high-sheen spokes and including the G 500, G 63 AMG, G 65 AMG C 63. For use in the G-Class, the V8 has NEDC consumption of 12.3 litres per 100 295/40 R 21 wide-base tyres. The G 65 as well as the new AMG EDITION 463 spe- been modified to deliver 310 kW (422 kilometers (previously: 14.9 l/100 km). has an exquisite look with identically cial model which will be arriving before hp) with torque of 610 Nm. Other stand- sized, ceramically polished 5-twin-spoke the end of the year. out attributes include a spontaneous Lower fuel consumption light-alloy wheels. All Mercedes-Benz G-Class models response and high tractive power made The engines in the other G-Class Having proved hugely popular with now offer up to 16 percent more power possible, for example, by two tur- models have likewise been upgraded: many customers, the G 500 4x42 show and up to 17 percent lower fuel con- bochargers, which instead of being con- The AMG G 63 now delivers 420 kW (571 car is set to enter series production. In sumption. The range includes the G 500 figured on the outside of the cylinder hp) instead of 400 kW (544 hp) with the superlative-studded history of the G- with a new, powerful 4.0-litre V8 biturbo banks, are arranged between them in torque of 760 Nm. Instead of 450 kW Class, the G 500 4x42 is the new high- engine. All engines are compliant with the V - the so-called “hot inside V”. (612 hp), the 12-cylinder powerplant in light in the model range. the latest Euro 6 emissions standard. A This layout allows a compact design, the AMG G 65 now puts out 463 kW (630 The technical package consists of the new suspension setup together with optimal response and low exhaust emis- hp) with torque of 1000 Nm. G 500 and capacity has been raised by 100 kg to two AMG models, too, sport a all-wheel-drive powertrain including more sensitive ESP(r) control results in sions. High efficiency is ensured by AMG G 63 are equipped as standard 1550 kg. In addition, the G 500 is redesigned instrument cluster. portal axles and the new 4-litre V8 twin- increased driving stability, safety and Mercedes-Benz’s use of piezo direct with an ECO start/stop function that optionally available with a new adaptive turbo engine with an output of 310 kW road comfort. The exterior and interior petrol injection with spray-guided com- reduces fuel consumption and emissions damping system with Sport and New choice of colors (422 hp). Also new is the chassis with have also been given an upgrade. The bustion. Maximum strength with lowest by switching off the engine when the Comfort modes. This provides a signifi- A new color package is available for dual spring/damper struts and exclusive AMG EDITION 463 and the G possible weight is guaranteed by the vehicle is at rest, eg in a traffic jam or at cantly more agile on-road performance customers wishing to give their AMG G- adjustable damping. In the interior of 500 4x42 are also being launched. aluminium crankcase of the V8 engine. traffic lights. As is typical of the G-Class, in Sport mode with undiminished off- Class an even more personal look. There the G 500 4x42, occupants enjoy com- “Few cars are ingrained into a region’s The cylinder bore surfaces feature the new models retain the familiar stur- road capability while at the same time are exclusive exterior paint finishes in fort and an ambience on a par with a heritage quite like the G-Class. The vehi- Daimler’s NANOSLIDE(r) technology, dy basis of body and ladder-type frame, reducing the typical SUV roll in corners. solar beam, tomato red, alien green, luxury saloon. In view of the key data for cle choice for both dignitaries and sports which makes them twice as hard as con- which still offers generous reserves to As already familiar from the AMG vari- sunset beam and galactic beam. the chassis and powertrain, it seems extremists alike, the G-Class is affection- ventional cast-iron liners. This minimises cope with the increased power. Also ants, the 7G-TRONIC PLUS automatic Detachable parts such as mirrors, front more than logical that the off-road world ately regarded and hugely popular both internal friction and fuel demand. retained is the unrivalled off-road per- transmission in the G 500 models now and rear bumpers, wheel arch exten- starts for the G 500 4x42 where other throughout the GCC. Whether climbing formance with permanent all-wheel also features a manual transmission sions, the ring around the spare wheel vehicles give up. the sandy dunes or commanding atten- Technical data of the G 500 drive, low-range gearbox and three dif- mode. This mode, which can be conve- cover as well as the roof are painted in The new “G” also puts in an absolute- tion on the road, the G-Class is an instant- Cylinders V8 ferential locks that can be engaged/dis- niently activated by pressing the “M” obsidian black. The interior topstitching ly convincing performance on the ly recognizable, truly iconic model,” said Cylinder angle 90 degrees engaged while on the move. button, allows the driver to savor the is color-matched to the paintwork. asphalt. Owing to the considerably Michael Ruehle, CEO, Abdul Rahman Valves per cylinder 4 high available torque and to use the wider track of the portal axles com- Albisher & Zaid Alkazemi Company. Displacement 3982 cc Optimised ESP steering-wheel shift paddles to decide New AMG edition pared with the series-production car Mercedes-Benz’s classic off-roader is Bore x stroke 83.0 x 92.0 mm The standard suspension setup has just when to change gear. With the new EDITION 463 special (+264 mm), the large 22-inch 325/55 R beginning a new chapter in a success Cylinder spacing 90 mm been revised with optimized shock model, Mercedes-AMG is giving the G 22-sized wheels and the adjustable story that spans more than 35 years. Compression ratio 10.5:1 absorbers for improved control of body Enhanced inside and out 63 and G 65 an impressive sporty look. damping with its Sport mode, the With its continuously improved technol- Output 310 kW (422 hp) at movements and even greater on-road Visually, the new G 500 models are The exquisite interior specification enhanced G-Class drives through bends ogy and high-class equipment specifica- 5250 to 5500 rpm ride comfort. An adapted ESP(r) setup especially easy to identify by their includes a two-tone instrument panel, so dynamically that the occupants feel tion, this all-terrain icon has consistently Torque 610Nm at 2250 makes enhanced driving dynamics pos- restyled bumpers and now standard two-tone seats in high-quality designo as though they are in a sports car rather satisfied the highest expectations of off- to 4750 rpm sible and, as a result, increased driving flared wheel arches in the vehicle color. leather with side bolsters in carbon-look than a cross-country vehicle. This also road fans. True to this tradition, a new Compared with the previous 5.5-litre stability and road safety. Optimizations On the inside, the G 500 feature an eye- leather and contrasting topstitching, applies to outings on unsurfaced slopes 4.0-litre directly injected V8 biturbo naturally aspirated V8 unit, the new 8- to ASR and ABS result in improved trac- catching instrument cluster in two-tube seat and door centre panels in a dia- or snow-bound roads, in which case the engine is now celebrating its world pre- cylinder biturbo engine puts out 25 kW tion while shortening the stopping dis- look with 11.4 cm multifunction display mond look, carbon-fibre trim and door performance of a high-powered rally miere in the G-Class. (35 hp) more power and 80 newton tance when braking. The front-axle load and redesigned pointers and dials. The pulls in nappa leather. On the outside, a car kicks in. Multinational China executives feel chill wind, not hot growth China’s economy officially growing at 7 percent

SHANGHAI: China’s economy is officially growing commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said headache for some local executives who say head- at a brisk clip of 7 percent, but many locally based earlier in the month it expected its total value of quarters use GDP data to set revenue and profit executives at multinationals say they wouldn’t transactions - one of the most closely watched met- targets. know it from the performance of their businesses. rics for e-commerce companies - to be lower than A China-based executive in the heavy By China’s standards 7 percent is already the weak- previously thought in the July-September quarter machinery industry said orders at his firm and est annual growth in 25 years, but on the ground because of lower spending. Growth in China’s auto affiliates were down about 50 percent from a the slowdown in the world’s second-biggest econo- market, the world’s biggest, slowed to a standstill in year earlier, mainly because of the sluggish real my is being felt more acutely in many sectors, even August, compared with 7.7 percent growth a year estate market, and he had his work cut out get- those driven by consumer spending, which govern- earlier. If it turns negative, it would be the first fall ting that message across to head office. “I am ment data says is growing around 10 percent. since the market took off in the late 1990s. now increasingly sending news articles that “How can China’s economy be growing at 7 per- The gap between official growth figures and the highlight weaknesses in the economy to HQ to cent?” said an executive at a Western conglomerate situation on the ground in many sectors is posing a make them understand our situation.” — Reuters that does business with a wide range of Chinese and foreign firms in China. He said his business was- VIVA launches the third n’t growing that fast, and those of his clients didn’t US hotel chains circle Cuba as appear to be, either. Reuters spoke to 13 executives E-Auction on its website in charge of China operations at international firms, visitors surge, restrictions ease and nine said they felt they were operating in an environment where the economy was growing NEW YORK: The race for Cuba’s beach-front is on. Diaz at an industry conference in the Peruvian KUWAIT: VIVA, Kuwait’s fastest-growing presented annually by VIVA. Executives from major US hotel chains have capital, Lima.In the 1950s Cuba was an exotic and most developed telecom operator, has Anyone over 21 years old can join the between 3 and 5 percent. The nine included those from the banking, con- stepped up their interest in the Communist island playground for US celebrities such as Frank announced the launch of its online auction auction who has access to a KNET account in recent months, holding informal talks with Sinatra and Ava Gardener, as well as ordinary for the latest release of VIVA platinum and an existing Kuwait mobile phone line. sumer goods manufacturing, advertising, heavy machinery and commercial property sectors. One Cuban officials as Washington loosens restrictions tourists, who travel led there en masse on cheap phone numbers. The third VIVA E-Auction, To register for the VIVA E-Auction, visit on US firms operating there. Executives from flights and ships from Miami. A recent relaxation which is fully automated, has been http://www.viva.com.kw, where the executive at a shopping mall operator said he was seeing flat sales growth compared with a year earli- Marriott International, Hilton Worldwide and of some of the restrictions on US travelers has launched on 28 September and will end on Registration costs KD 150, which is payable Carlson Hospitality Group, which runs the encouraged over 106,000 Americans to visit Cuba 27 October 2015. through KNET, and is refundable. Winning er, while three in the education, healthcare and e- commerce industries said revenues were still grow- Radisson chain, are among those who have held so far this year, more than the 91,254 who arrived This third round of VIVA’s E-auction has bidders will then be contacted by the VIVA talks with Cuban officials in recent months, they in all of 2014, according to data compiled by been organized as a result of the outstand- VVIP Team for the next step. To find out ing in double-digits. “It’s very possible that GDP is getting boosted by factors we don’t see, such as said. “We’re all very interested.” said Ted tourism professor JosÈ LuÌs PerellÛ of the ing success witnessed by previous E-auc- more about this E-Auction, please visit one Middleton, Hilton’s senior vice president of devel- University of Havana. Overall, tourist arrivals are tions, where a substantial number of pre- of the 69 VIVA branches, or the VIVA web- government spending on infrastructure,” said an executive at a Japanese clothing wholesaler. “If opment in Latin America. “When legally we’re up nearly 18 percent this year after a record 3 mil- mium number were sold making it one of site at www.viva.com.kw, or call VIVA’s 24- allowed to do so we all want to be at the start- lion visitors in 2014, making Cuba the second- the most highly anticipated opportunities, hour call center on 102. that’s the case, money isn’t circulating to the broad- er economy.” line ready to go.” most popular holiday destination in the Zhou Hao, senior economist at Commerzbank The United States and Cuba restored diplo- Caribbean behind the much-smaller Dominican AG in Singapore, said it wasn’t only businessmen matic relations in July after decades of hostility. Republic. US hoteliers expect the number of US China, Iran to put brakes struggling to see 7 percent growth. “Many tradition- Washington chipped away further at the half- visitors to balloon if all travel restrictions are axed. ally reliable indicators such as power output and rail century-old trade embargo this month, allowing “If and when the travel ban is lifted. We estimate on crude price recovery freight have shown a serious deviation from GDP certain companies to establish subsidiaries or there will be over 1.5 million US travelers on a growth,” he said. “Nobody knows what’s the real joint ventures in Cuba as well as open offices, yearly basis,” said Laurent de Kousemaeker, chief NEW YORK: Global oversupply and more stay low for some time to come until the economic growth.” China’s economy grew 7 percent stores and warehouses in Cuba. The United States development officer for the Caribbean & Latin Iranian production are likely to keep a lid on market rebalances and stocks begin to fall. wants to strike a deal that lets US airlines sched- American region for Marriott. De Kousemaeker in the second quarter, according to the National oil prices next year, offsetting any slowdown “Prices may have bottomed in the trading ule Cuba flights as soon as possible, a State accompanied other Marriott executives, includ- Bureau of Statistics, and the government expects in US shale output, a Reuters poll showed range experienced over the past four weeks,” Department official said last week, amid specula- ing chief executive Arne Sorensen, to Havana in full-year growth to be about the same. yesterday. Benchmark North Sea Brent crude Energy Aspects analyst Rhidoy Rashid told tion that a US ban on its tourists visiting Cuba July to meet with representatives of manage- is expected to average $58.60 a barrel in Reuters Global Oil Forum, but added that a could be eased. ment companies and government officials. Strong pockets 2016, slightly above the $56.63 seen so far rapid recovery in the market was unlikely. To be sure, there are pockets of the economy, this year, but well below the forecast of “Prices must hold at this range for around the Restrictions lifted Hospitality the buzz word such as education, healthcare and entertainment, $62.30 in last month’s poll, the Reuters sur- coming six months in order for rebalancing US hoteliers are not currently allowed to Even if sanctions were lifted soon, Cuba tradi- where growth momentum remains strong. Official vey of 31 analysts showed. Fifteen of the 28 to occur properly.” invest in Cuba, and the Caribbean island officially tionally has been slow to approve foreign invest- retail sales data through August are still up more analysts polled in both the August and Any increase in oil supply from Iran, if eco- remains off-limits for US tourists unless they meet ment projects, making it unlikely that US hotels than 10 percent from a year earlier, though signs September surveys cut their 2016 forecasts, nomic sanctions are lifted on Tehran, would special criteria such as being Cuban-Americans or would be popping up immediately. Rivals from are emerging that consumer spending is slowing, while 10 kept them unchanged. The poll put extra pressure on prices. “Iranian produc- join special cultural or educational tours. Foreign Canada and Europe have seized the opportunity, spooked perhaps by the summer’s sharp declines in forecast Brent would average $55.30 in 2015. tion is likely to pick up pace next year once companies have to partner with a Cuban entity to operating and investing in Cuban hotels and the stock market. Xie Zongyao, chief operating offi- US crude is projected to average $54.10 a the country has been certified to have com- do business and US hoteliers expect they will resorts, alongside Cuban government partners, cer at Shanghai’s Super Brand Mall, one of barrel next year, down from a forecast of $57 plied with the terms and conditions in the have to do likewise if and when US restrictions for years. Spanish hotel operator Meli· Hotels Shanghai’s largest shopping malls, backed by in the August poll. nuclear agreement by the International are lifted. While they wait for the politicians to International SA, is aiming to have 15,000 rooms Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Group, said sales had Oil prices have collapsed over the last Atomic Energy Agency,” Vyanne Lai of iron out their differences, US hotel bosses are in Cuba by 2018. It currently has 13,000 rooms via shown a slowdown over the past two months after year, falling from a high above $115 a barrel National Australia Bank said. “A slowing conducting fact-finding missions in Havana and 27 joint ventures. posting double-digit growth in the first half of the in June 2014 to a low of almost $42 in Chinese economy might (also) affect investor holding getting-to-know-you meetings with gov- London + Regional Properties Ltd, a UK hotel year. “Consumers are more cautious when buying August this year. Underlying the drop in confidence and drag oil prices lower.” Official ernment officials in Cuba and various European and real estate development firm, agreed a deal high-end brands, instead opting to buy better-val- prices is a huge oversupply as Middle East oil figures show US oil production has begun to cities. This week, Middleton, along with execu- this summer for an 18-hole golf course, hotel and ue products,” he said. exporters have fought for market share with decline in response to lower oil prices, but the tives from Carlson and Wyndham Worldwide condominium project with state tourism enter- “Performance (in the last few months of 2015) is US shale producers, increasing stockpiles poll suggested that this would do little to sup- Corp., which runs the Ramada chain, are meeting prise, Palmares SA, which has a 51 percent stake not expected to be better than the first half, so we worldwide. Most analysts expect oil prices to port the market short term. —Reuters with Cuba’s Deputy Tourism Minister Luis Miguel in the project. —Reuters will come up with more solutions to drive sales.” E- technology THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 World first ‘drone-port’ planned in Rwanda

KIGALI: It sounds like science fiction: ruler President Paul Kagame dreaming of ‘Bold, radical solutions’ we have available to tackle infrastructure chal- common across the continent even in the Unmanned drones carrying emergency turning the capital Kigali into a regional hub “Africa is a continent where the gap lenges in Rwanda,” Junior Sabena Mutabazi remotest of places. medicine zooming above the rolling hills of for investors and multinational companies. between the population and infrastructural wrote in a the pro-government New Times Rwanda. But proposals-including one by Government efforts have rapidly pushed growth is increasing exponentially,” Foster said newspaper. ‘Flying robots’ eminent British architect Norman Foster plan mobile phone and internet coverage across at the project launch earlier this month. “The Rwanda, small, tightly controlled and where Drones, it is argued, could do the same exactly that, to set up “cargo drone routes the landlocked nation, but the rolling land- dearth of terrestrial infrastructure has a direct there is only modern infrastructure in key hubs, where a lack of roads has made access tough. capable of delivering urgent and precious scape of a nation dubbed the “land of a thou- impact on the ability to deliver life-giving sup- offers the chance to test case cargo drones “Cargo drone routes have utility wherever there supplies to remote areas on a massive scale”, sand hills” means physical access to some plies, indeed where something as basic as before possible expansion into wilder, less are lack of roads,” the project proposal said. “Just with the East Africa nation of Rwanda chosen areas is more of a challenge. The proposal-by blood is not always available for timely treat- developed countries on the continent. “The as mobile phones dispensed with landlines, as a test case. architecture firm Foster + Partners, the Swiss ment. We require immediate bold, radical solu- Droneport project is about doing ‘more with cargo drones can transcend geographical barri- “Specialist drones can carry blood and Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne tions to address this issue,” Foster said. The pilot less’, capitalizing on the recent advancements in ers such as mountains, lakes, and unnavigable life-saving supplies over 100 kilometers at and its linked Afrotech company-hopes to project is slated to begin next year, with three drone technology-something that is usually rivers without the need for large-scale physical minimal cost, providing an affordable alter- see drones with a three-metre (10-foot) “drone-port” buildings due for completion by associated with war and hostilities-to make an infrastructure.” Jonathan Ledgard, from Swiss- native that can complement road-based wingspan able to carry deliveries weighing 2020, enabling the drones to cover almost half immediate life-saving impact in Africa,” Foster based Afrotech - an initiative aiming to “help deliveries,” the proposal reads. Rwanda, left in 10 kilograms (22 pounds). Drones with a six- of Rwanda’s countryside. While Rwanda’s gov- said. Those developing the project point out pioneer advanced technologies in Africa at ruins after genocide in 1994, has rapidly metre (19.5 foot) wingspan, capable of carry- ernment has yet to comment on the proposals, that in many parts of Africa, too remote to massive scale”-knows the challenges, having rebuilt with the government pushing initia- ing payloads of 100 kilograms (220 pounds) people have welcomed the plan. “The introduc- establish telephone landlines, mobile technolo- worked as a journalist in trouble spots across tives to boost technology and the powerful are planned to follow by 2025. tion of drones can add to the many solutions gy leapfrogged that step, with mobiles now the continent for the past decade. —AFP Google counters Apple with Nexus phones, new gadgetry Tech giant unveils new smartphones

SAN FRANCISCO: Google fired back at Apple on to stream content wirelessly from the internet, with nectivity hiccups. Chromecast Audio promised to Tuesday with a pair of new smartphones, a “convert- smartphones or tablets serving as controls. The provide a low-cost way for people to outfit homes ible” tablet and other gadgetry ahead of the year-end company also introduced Chromecast Audio, a pen- with Internet “smart” stereo systems, according to holiday shopping season. The California tech giant dant sized device designed to plug into stereo Gartner analyst Brian Blau. “It is an interesting play unveiled two new Nexus smartphones with speakers for streaming music, podcasts, YouTube or on having your music anywhere you want,” Blau enhanced features including fingerprint sensors and other audio content through home sound systems. said. Both new Chromecast devices kept the $35 improved cameras aimed at the high end of the mar- “Now you have a simple way to amplify your experi- price of the earlier version. Gartner analyst Werner ket dominated by Apple and Samsung. Google said it ence to the biggest devices in the home,” said Rishi Goertz saw the new Google offerings as aimed was partnering with South Korea’s LG for its 5.2-inch Chandra of the Chromecast team. mostly at the consumer market, and playing catch- screen Nexus 5X, and with China’s Huawei for its up with devices launched by rivals. “The major SAN FRANCISCO: A reporter takes a picture of new Google devices on dis- “phablet” sized 5.7-inch Nexus 6P. Spotify tunes in innovation was around the Pixel,” Goertz said after play during a Google event on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, in San Francisco. Both handsets will be sold unlocked, with Google Chandra announced that the mobile app of the presentation. “Everything else was pretty hoping to capitalize on a trend in the US and other music-streaming service Spotify will work with much catch-up. I was hoping for a little more dis- Google is countering the release of Apple’s latest iPhones with two devices markets away from smartphone subsidies as part of Chromecast Audio, which avoids Bluetooth con- ruption.” —AFP running on “Marshmallow,” a new version of Android software designed to long-term contracts. “We care about making sure steer and document even more of its users’ lives. —AP there are affordable, high quality smartphones for users around the world,” said Sundar Pichai, the Google driverless car drivers Google product chief who is slated to head the com- pany’s largest unit under a reorganization announced ride a career less traveled earlier this year. The phones, which aim to showcase the Google Android operating system, were available for ordering in the United States, Britain, Japan and MOUNTAIN VIEW: After a friend recommend- Robotic controls Ireland, with more countries to be added next week, ed that he join a secret Google project six years The job requires a sense of adventure, Google said as it unveiled the phones at a San ago, Brian Torcellini suddenly found himself on something Torcellini acquired when he began Francisco media event. The Nexus 5X starts at $379 the road to an occupational oxymoron. He to surf in high school. His other passions for US customers and the 6P starts at $499. became a driver in a driverless car. Torcellini, 31, include spear fishing and scuba diving, which leads a crew of test, or “safety,” drivers who are he likens to the sensation he gets when he Marshmallow powered legally required to ride in Google’s fleet of 48 climbs into one of Google’s self-driving cars robot cars. They only take control in emergen- and pushes the button that activates the The devices will feature the new Android operat- cies. Otherwise, they make observations that vehicle’s robotic controls. “When you go scuba ing system known as Marshmallow, which allows help the Internet company’s engineers pro- diving and take a moment to really think for fingerprint sensors for unlocking and other fea- gram the cars to navigate the roads without about it, you realize you are doing something tures including Android Pay. The phones are priced human assistance. that isn’t supposed to be humanly possible: below the premium devices from Apple such as the “A lot of people go to work and sit in a cubi- you are breathing underwater,” Torcellini says. new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, and similar offerings cle,” Torcellini says. “Our cube just happens to “It’s the same kind of feeling you get in one of from Samsung. With the Nexus-branded devices, move around the roads. And if we are success- these cars. It’s not supposed to be humanly Google is able to control much of the hardware and ful, we are going to put ourselves out of a job.” possible.” While the engineers who are pro- software in a manner similar to Apple, which has its The driverless cars already have logged more gramming the robot cars have technical back- own operating system. “We try to push the next than 2 million miles in six years of sometimes grounds, most of the test drivers don’t. generation of computing forward; to do that we tedious testing on private tracks, highways and Torcellini worked in a drug store ware- build hardware,” Pichai said of Google making its SAN FRANCISCO: An attendee inspects the new Nexus 5X phone during a Google city streets located mostly near Google’s house while getting his degree in political sci- own branded devices. media event on September 29, 2015 in San Francisco, California. —AFP Mountain View, California, headquarters. ence at San Diego State University. He The new software allows for a voice-command- The vehicles have traveled more than half dreamed of pursuing a career writing about ed Now On Tap virtual assistant to be summoned that distance in automated mode, with one surfing. He ended up at Google in 2009 after a by holding down the home screen button. Google test driver in place to take control of the car if friend who worked for the company suggest- makes Android mobile software available free to the technology fails or a potentially dangerous ed he interview for an opening on a then- device makers, but makes its Nexus line to show- situation arises. Meanwhile, another driver sits secret project. Espinosa, 27, was working in a case capabilities of the operating system. While in the front passenger seat typing notes about bicycle shop before he was hired as a test Android is used on some 80 percent of smart- problems that need to be fixed and traffic sce- driver two-and-half years ago. Stephanie phones worldwide, many devices use older versions narios that need to be studied. “I don’t want to Villegas, 28, was a swim instructor, knife of the software with carriers often slow to release compare myself to an astronaut, but it kind of sharpener and bond trader before becoming upgrades. feels like that sometimes,” says Google test driv- a test driver. Other test drivers are military vet- er Ryan Espinosa while riding in an automated erans and former photographers. They all Convertible tablet Lexus that recently took an Associated Press share at least one thing in common: Spotless The Pixel C is the first tablet built ground-up by reporter on a 20-minute ride around town driving records. Google and is seen as an alternative to the iPad Pro without requiring any human intervention. unveiled this month and Microsoft’s Surface. The “C” If the technology advances as Google envi- ‘Dozens’ of test drivers in the name stands for “convertible” because it fea- sions, the only people sitting in driverless cars Before they are entrusted with the cars, tures an optional keyboard that doubles as a cover by 2020 will be passengers looking for an easier Google’s test drivers must complete three- and connects magnetically for laptop-computer way to get around. Even fewer test drivers will week training courses. The drivers are taught style use. “We think the Pixel C tablet and keyboard be working because the driverless cars will be to take control of the robot car whenever experience really unlocks ways to play and be pro- completely autonomous, eliminating the need there is any moment of doubt or danger. ductive across one device,” Google’s Andrew Bowers for the vehicles to be equipped with steering Google employs “dozens” of test drivers but said while showing off the new hardware. wheels or brake pedals. Everything will be con- won’t reveal the precise number. It’s likely Pixel C tablet will be available in time for the trolled through a combination of sensors, around 100 because California law requires year-end holidays at a starting price of $499, with lasers, software and intricate maps - a vision two test drivers per vehicle, and Google’s fleet the keyboard priced at $149, according to Google. that could very well leave many of Google’s test currently consists of 25 pod-like cars and 23 Google unveiled an upgraded version of its popular SAN FRANCISCO: New Google devices are displayed during a Google media event on drivers looking for a new line of work. Lexuses. —AP Chromecast device that plugs into television screens September 29, 2015 in San Francisco, California. —AFP Retro videogame fans flock to Tokyo: The Golden oldies

TOKYO: Tossed aside as outdated junk by Atarashi. “A large number of our customers ‘Under-appreciated art form’ tridge selling for around $100,000 last year, game,” he said. “The games we played in our some, old videogames such as Donkey Kong are aged between 30 and 50, and they come Vintage editions still make up only a tiny according to its eBay listing. Their value youth would likely elicit the greatest and Pac-Man are now getting a new lease of to buy games either for the sake of nostalgia part of the world videogames market-esti- depends on rarity, condition and popularity. amount of nostalgia.” This has not been lost life in Tokyo’s vibrant Akihabara district, as or to build up a collection they started when mated to be worth more than $90 billion Experts say fans particularly like games that on videogame makers, who have started growing numbers of die-hard fans seek out they were younger,” he said. “Old games are and growing fast-but avid collectors will pay are part of a series, such as The Legend of offering revamped versions of vintage vintage classics to relive their youth. Inside more addictive and offer a real sense of huge sums for specialist items. Prices for Zelda and Japanese role-playing games like games in their online stores, such as Super Potato, a famed retro videogame store, achievement when a player finishes. I think rare classics have soared, with one example Final Fantasy and DragonQuest. Nintendo’s Super Mario 3: Mario Forever. devotees browse isles packed with everything that’s one of the reasons for their success.” of the Nintendo World Championships car- For some, they are an artform-even New Others are also including access to older from Legend of Zelda figurines to immaculate- York’s Museum of Modern Art started col- games in new products. At the Tokyo Game ly packaged old Sega Mega Drives, while lecting older video games in 2012 and plans Show in September Sony said its new Super Mario toys dangle from the ceiling over- to acquire dozens of titles in the coming streaming service, PlayStation Now, will head. years. Patrick, a 27-year-old graphic design- allow customers to play games released “It was our generation, it was our thing,” er from Australia, said he has built up a col- years ago, such as God of War. In June, said Matt, 35, over the constant ping and buzz lection of around 1,000 games. “To me Microsoft also announced it would be offer- of videogame theme tunes emanating from games are an under-appreciated art form,” ing “backward compatibility” for hit older the screens lining the walls. “At that age, when he told AFP inside the Super Potato shop. titles including Borderlands on its new-gen- computer games were first coming out, there “With a lot of the old games you have to use eration Xbox One consoles. This cuts the was nothing else like it,” the Briton said, adding your imagination, which I think is really cost of producing new games and reduces that buying retro games was one of the main cool.” For others, they bring back memories the danger no one will buy them, said Lisa reasons he came to Japan on holiday. Vintage of the excitement of playing for the first Hanson, managing partner of gaming mar- games have been hitting headlines this year: time. “I remember playing my brother’s ZX ket research firm Niko Partners. “It short-cuts huge parties were held to celebrate the birth- Spectrum and not even really knowing the marketing process and there is a ready days of Pac-Man and Super Mario, while what it was,” said Matt, who was around 10 group of gamers waiting to play,” she said. videogame-themed film “Pixels” has grossed when videogames started becoming popu- For die-hard fans, spending hours investi- more than $200 million worldwide. lar. “You’d go to your friend’s house and gating obscure old games is part of the fun, Big business has been swift to cash in on play-now people just sit at home on the but experts warn off anyone who thinks col- the trend, with Microsoft and Sony among Internet. It’s not the same.” lecting vintage games could be a get-rich- those releasing products to appeal to older quick strategy. “You need a lot of knowl- players. As the home of Nintendo and Sega, Childhood nostalgia edge... to make it viable,” said Jason Moore, Japan has long been a paradise for gamers Clay Routledge, an associate professor at whose online store retrogames.co.uk claims and now Tokyo is becoming a global hub for the North Dakota State University and an to have the largest catalogue in the world collectors of specialist old titles. Mandarake, a expert on the psychology of nostalgia, said with some 40,000 games. “For every rare retro games shop nestled among the crowd- old videogames can be a particularly potent game, there are thousands which are virtual- ed, neon-lit streets of Akihabara district, has TOKYO: A customer checks used videogame consoles of Game Boy Color at a trigger because they are interactive. “Often, ly impossible to sell and knowing small dif- seen foreign customer numbers soar in the shop ‘Super Potato’ in Tokyo. —AFP nostalgia is not about the specific game but ferences like label variations and box types past five years according to staff member Kota about the social experiences involving that is vital if you’re going to do well.” —AFP HEALTH & SCIENCE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 UK to attempt first womb transplants ‘There’s an innate desire for women to carry their own baby’

LONDON: Britain will attempt to carry out its a womb, while others lose the organ as a result reported elsewhere, but neither resulted in a first womb transplants after a clinical trial of cancer. Smith said it was “heartrending” to live birth. The first, carried out in Saudi Arabia in enabling 10 women to undergo the procedure meet those women affected. Ten women will be 2000, ended in failure after three months when was approved, doctors said yesterday. Surgeons selected for the trial subject to certain criteria the uterus became necrotic and had to be hope to replicate the success of the world’s first- being met. They must be aged 38 or under, removed. ever effective womb transplant, conducted on a have a long-term partner and be a healthy The second, carried out in Turkey in 2011, 36-year-old woman in Sweden who gave birth weight. However surgeons currently only have entailed a uterus that was transplanted from a last year. More than 100 women have been funds for “one or maybe two cases” said Smith, deceased donor, resulting in a pregnancy that approved as potential recipients ahead of the adding that they were “desperate” for more miscarried within six weeks. Sophie Lewis, 31, trial which is set to start in the first half of next funding to complete the £500,000 (677,000 hopes to be among the first to undergo the JOHANNESBURG: File photo shows a patient undergoes a pin prick blood test year, after ethical approval was granted by the euros, $759,000) trial. In a six-hour operation transplant in Britain, The Times reported. “To be inside a mobile healthcare clinic parked in downtown Johannesburg. — AP Imperial College London. participants will receive a womb from a donor told at 16 you can’t have children, and then to The procedure has previously also been who is classed as brain dead but whose heart is be given the opportunity to feel your baby WHO ramps up HIV drug push with attempted in Saudi Arabia and Turkey but in still beating. grow inside you-it’s too much to say no to,” she both cases did not lead to live births. Richard told the newspaper. Ahead of the trial, embryos call for early treatment for all Smith, a consultant gynaecologist at the Queen ‘Feel baby grow inside you’ will be created and frozen using each woman’s Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital in London, will In the transplant in Sweden, the replacement eggs and sperm from her partner. The women GENEVA: Everyone with HIV should be deaths and 28 million new infections by lead a team of surgeons carrying out the trial organ came from a live donor a 61-year-old must take immunosuppressant drugs to pre- given anti-retroviral drugs as soon as pos- 2030.” The move will lead to a sharp following 19 years of research. “There’s an family friend of the recipient who had been vent their body from rejecting the womb, which sible after diagnosis, meaning 37 million increase in demand for ART medicines, innate desire for many women to carry their through menopause seven years earlier. The will be removed either six months after the people worldwide should be on treat- which are typically given as a three-drug own baby and this procedure has, potentially, baby boy was born by Caesarean section at 31 birth or after the woman has had a second ment, the World Health Organization cocktail to avoid the risk of the virus the capacity to satisfy that innate desire,” Smith weeks last October to a woman whose genetic child. If successful, the baby would be delivered (WHO) said yesterday. Recent clinical tri- developing resistance. told BBC radio. condition meant she was born without a womb. by Caesarean section to prevent the donor als have confirmed that early drug use Major suppliers of HIV drugs include Around one in 5,000 women is born without Two other transplant attempts have been womb undergoing the strain of labour. — AFP extends the lives of those with the AIDS- Gilead Sciences, ViiV Healthcare, which is causing virus and cuts the risk of disease majority-owned by GlaxoSmithKline, and transmission to partners, the WHO said in multiple Indian generic manufacturers. a statement setting out the new goal for The medical charity Medecins Sans Walking while its 194 member states. Under previous Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) wel- WHO guidelines, which limited treatment comed the WHO’s “treat-all” plan, which it working may to those whose immune cell counts had believes will prevent many HIV-positive fallen below a certain threshold, 28 mil- people in poorer countries from falling lion people were deemed eligible for through the treatment net. ease muscle pain anti-retroviral therapy (ART). MSF said its experience showed that a All people at “substantial” risk of con- third of people who were diagnosed with NEW YORK: For many office workers, their job has tracting HIV should also be given preven- HIV, but not eligible to start treatment, literally become a pain in the neck. While standing tive ART, not just men who have sex with never returned to the clinic. The charity desks are becomingly an increasingly popular men, the WHO said. The new guidelines also warned that making the new recom- option for those who suffer physical discomfort at are a central plank of the United Nations mendation a reality would require dra- work, a researcher at McGill University in Quebec agency’s aim to end the AIDS epidemic matically increased financial support says her study of treadmill workstations show by 2030. “Everybody living with HIV has from donors and governments. The WHO them to be potentially more beneficial and able to the right to life-saving treatment. The estimates that by 2020 low- and lower- help diminish work-related musculoskeletal disor- new guidelines are a very important step middle income countries will need $18.4 ders. Kinesiology researchers at the Occupational towards ensuring that all people living billion annually for the expanded HIV Biomechanics and Ergonomics Lab in Laval, with HIV have immediate access to anti- fight. However, fast-tracking the response Quebec’s Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital, led by retroviral treatment,” said Michel Sidibe, should yield economic returns of $15 per McGill professor Julie Cote, are studying ways to executive director of UNAIDS. dollar invested, based on improved reduce or even prevent muscular and skeletal “According to UNAIDS estimates, health and infections averted. Since it stresses and pains. Cote was the laboratory direc- expanding ART to all people living with began spreading 30 years ago, AIDS has tor for a Masters thesis, by Larissa Fedorowich, HIV and expanding prevention choices killed around 40 million people world- which shows that walking while working on a Protect your kids from falling can help avert 21 million AIDS-related wide. — Reuters computer may lead to healthier muscular pat- terns. The research was published this year in the European Journal of Applied Physiology. flat-screen TVs, researchers warn “There are studies recently that show that you NEW YORK: Toppling televisions can severely we see as pediatric neurosurgeons,” said Dr lose weight because you would exert more calo- injure or even kill small children, especially John C Wellons of Vanderbilt University ries, but we were more interested in knowing toddlers - and these accidents are likely to Medical System in Nashville, Tennessee. about the muscles that do the work. The muscles become more common because today’s larg- Wellons coauthored an editorial accompany- in the neck/shoulder region are the ones that feel er, thinner TVs are more easily toppled when ing the new review in the Journal of the pain and experience fatigue,” says Cote, an not mounted properly, researchers say. “The Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. A crush injury to a Associate Professor in the Department of vast majority (of these accidents) are prevent- two-year-old’s head can require surgery and Kinesiology and Physical Education whose able with very simple measures to avoid cause long term brain function issues, research focuses on biomechanics and ergonom- these events, which are always tragic,” lead Wellons told Reuters Health by phone. “Once ics. Cote’s lab asked 20 healthy participants to author Dr Michael Cusimano, a neurosurgeon you get the TV out of the box, make sure it’s complete a 90-minute typing task on a computer at St Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, told stable, place it in a way that a toddler cannot while sitting or walking on a treadmill. This typing Reuters Health by phone. Parents and grand- pull it down on top of them, connect it to the task measured both speed and accuracy. parents grew up in a time when TVs were wall so that it cannot move forward,” he said. sturdier, a piece of furniture in their own Desktop computer screens are less haz- Motion capture right, so they do not think of TVs as being a ardous as they are usually on a desk pushed “We found out that in terms of performance - hazard in the home, Cusimano said. back against the wall, he said. “There are sim- typing performance - there was no difference The researchers considered 29 studies ple things we can do with the child, with the between how fast or how many mistakes people from seven countries analyzing TV-related TV and with the environment,” to reduce risk, were making whether they were walking or seat- head and neck injuries. More than 80 percent Cusimano said. Children should be super- ed,” said Cote. For the experiment, they placed of reported injuries occurred at home, and vised when they are in the room with a TV, he electrodes on certain parts of the body to meas- three-fourths of the incidents were not wit- said. “If that’s not possible, then restrict play ure muscle activity in the neck, shoulders, fore- nessed by adult caregivers. One study of US areas where they will be out of harm’s way,” arms, wrists and lower back. Cote said the elec- hospitals reported 42,000 TV-toppling injuries he said. Caregivers should be mindful of not trodes collected three points of data - blood flow, between 1998 and 2007. putting toys or bright objects near the TV that Therapy sessions help muscle activity and movement or posture - with may encourage climbing, he said. the help of motion capture. Pediatric neurosurgeons Securely mounting the TV to a wall also anxious parents raise calm kids “As soon as we collect the data it’s recorded in Often the TVs involved were large and ele- reduces injury risk. Manufacturers should the computer and right away in real time you can vated off the ground on furniture not make it as easy as possibly to safely mount NEW YORK: Children with a parent who their child’s autonomy and independ- visualize the displacement of the markers. So the designed to support TVs, like dressers. The their TVs, Cusimano said. “The problem will suffers from anxiety have an increased ence. Those in the comparison group little gray balls that are placed on the joints and worst injuries, those to the head and neck, are continue to increase globally as economies risk of developing it themselves, but one received a 36-page pamphlet on anxiety vertebrae, those are reflective substances or mark- most common among toddlers age one to and technologies improve,” he said. In the US, year of family therapy sessions reduces disorders and their treatments, but no ers so right away the cameras can detect where three, and may require brain imaging or sur- 99 percent of households have a TV, and tod- the number of kids who develop it, therapy sessions. they are in space. That’s the motion capture tech- gery. Almost all reported deaths were due to dlers spend an average of 32 hours per week according to a new study. In general, One year after the study began, 31 nology,” said Cote. Her lab asked participants to brain injuries. “It’s definitely something that in front of it, he said. — Reuters “anxiety and fear are protective” sensa- percent of children in the comparison rate their level of discomfort while performing tions, but that might not be true for anx- group had developed an anxiety disor- tasks. Results showed that upper limb discomfort ious kids, “because these children have der, compared to five percent in the ther- was higher when the subjects were sitting and thoughts about danger and threat when apy group, the researchers reported in increased the longer they sat. Food tracking app links there really isn’t one,” said lead author the American Journal of Psychiatry. Many “We found in terms of muscle activity there Golda S Ginsburg of the University of factors determine whether or not a child were patterns that seemed to be healthier in the less sleeping to more eating Connecticut Health Center in West develops anxiety, including genes and neck and shoulder while people were walking,” Hartford in a press release. environment, Ginsburg told Reuters said Cote. They discovered that there was lower, WASHINGTON: Even people who think they Based on an analysis of snapshots record- Ginsburg and her coauthors studied Health by email. Severe anxiety is the but more variable, muscle activity when subjects eat three meals a day may actually graze for ed by more than 150 volunteers, the 136 families with at least one parent with most common psychiatric disorder for were walking compared with sitting, all of which most of their waking hours and consume researchers got a sense of what people ate an anxiety disorder and at least one child children and adults, she said. translated into less discomfort. When people were fewer calories when they get more sleep, a when, and under what circumstances. They between the ages of six and 13 who did walking, “the muscles worked together in a more small US study suggests. Researchers asked could see, for example, what people pho- not meet the criteria for anxiety. The par- Emotional health independent way,” said Cote volunteers to use a mobile app to snap pic- tographed next to a keyboard, in bed, watch- ents didn’t have any other psychiatric At any given time, about 5 percent of tures of everything they ate and drank over ing television, or walking down the street. conditions, like substance abuse, for children meet the criteria for an anxiety Standing versus sitting three weeks. Most participants consumed example. The families were divided into disorder, according to Jennie Hudson, an “So the results of this study when we measured food and drinks over about 15 hours of the Overweight people two groups, 70 in the Coping and emotional health researcher at muscle activity in walking we show lower muscle day, taking in less than 25 percent of their Pictures also told a story about what peo- Promoting Strength Program and 66 in a Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia activity amplitude, we show more variable muscle calories before noon and more than 35 per- ple tended to favor at particular times of day. cent after 6 pm. Coffee was more common in the morning, comparison group. who was not part of the new study. “In activity patterns and we show less co-activation all with no impact on productivity on the typing per- “Most people think they eat three meals while alcohol was more likely to appear at The “promoting strength” group addition to the heritability, children learn and a snack or two within a 10-12 hour win- night. People drank tea throughout the day, formance,” she said. Cote’s lab is in the process of received eight weekly one-hour sessions by watching others including their par- dow, but we found the majority spread their and images of chocolate and candy made with trained therapists - the first two ses- ents,” Hudson told Reuters Health by preparing results of desk standing versus sitting, to caloric intake over a very long time,” said regular appearances from about 10 am sions between a therapist and parents email. If a parent is anxious, then their submit for publication, but she is already convinced study co-author Satchidananda Panda of the onward, the study found. The researchers alone and then six more sessions with activities are likely to be more restricted - that the former is healthier for workers. “What I can Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, also tested whether the app might help peo- any interested family members. those with social anxiety may attend say in terms of performance, people seem to be California. The trouble with eating or drink- ple eat less by encouraging them to con- Therapists targeted modifiable parent fewer parties or go out less, those with performing better when they were standing,” said ing over a longer stretch of waking hours sume food and drink over a shorter stretch of and child risk factors, like parental mod- agoraphobia might be less exposed to Cote. Cote said her laboratory team is interested in and consuming more calories at night is that the day. eling of controlling behavior or overpro- travel, she said. partnering with companies, research institutes or “it confuses our body’s biological clock and They asked eight overweight people who tection. They taught parents and fami- “This provides the child with fewer occupational health institutes in the future to see predisposes us to obesity, diabetes, fatty liver tended to eat over more than 14 hours of the lies how to identify the signs of anxiety opportunities to learn different infor- how their results would transfer “to the real work- disease, high cholesterol and cardiovascular day to cut back to 10 to 11 hours. After 16 and how to reduce it by changing the mation about new situations and place” over a longer period of time. disease,” Panda added by email. weeks, these people lost about 3.5 percent of way parents thought about stressful about their own ability to cope with “So for example in the lab we record for 90 min- Because many existing apps and food their excess body weight and reported sleep- triggers. these situations,” she said. This therapy utes. I probably would not recommend that peo- diaries can encourage people to eat less just ing better. One drawback of the study is that program was offered free of charge as ple walk for much longer than this and work on by seeing what they record, Panda and co- it’s too small to draw any broad conclusions Psychiatric disorder part of the study. The researchers are the computer in the workplace. So the next step author Shubhroz Gill at the Salk Institute about whether eating over fewer hours dur- “We taught the kids how to identify now doing a long term follow-up study would be to determine ‘what is the optimal dura- devised an app that would erase data as ing the day might lead to weight loss, or scary thoughts, and how to change of these kids and will be asking families tion?’ What is the ultimate breakdown of walking soon as images were logged. This meant the whether sleeping more causes less food con- them,” Ginsburg said in the statement. how much they would pay for it continuously and taking a break?”— Reuters app should have minimal impact on how sumption, the authors acknowledge in Cell people ate, Panda said. Metabolism.—Reuters They also taught parents to increase Ginsburg said. — Reuters HEALTH & SCIENCE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 Colombia’s last nomadic tribe in despair at loss of culture

SAN JOSE DEL GUAVIARE, Colombia: Born into the last known nomadic tribe in Colombia, Joaquin Niijbe spent his boyhood roaming the jungle and hunting monkeys. His life changed dramatically 10 years ago when his tribe was forced off its rainforest reserve by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebel group. Now 27 and a leader of the Nukak Maku tribe, he has seen the clash with the modern world and the loss of ancestral homelands that were his forefa- thers’ for thousands of years, drive many to alcoholism, drug abuse and even suicide. Since emerging from the jungle in 2005, half naked and car- rying blowpipes, the Nukak have lived in settlements near the frontier town of San Jose del Guaviare, a humid outpost in the Amazon 400 km (250 miles) southeast of the capital Bogota. “We’re losing our culture. In our lands we have everything we need, fruit trees, fish, animals. Our territory is like our mother. PAHNI, ESTONIA: Some of a group of interior architecture students who have built PAHNI, ESTONIA: A group of interior architecture students who have built king-size The spirits who protect and defend us are there,” said Niijbe, king-size wooden loudspeakers pose inside them in the woods. — AFP photos wooden loudspeakers installs them in the woods. standing near one of the seven settlements, Agua Bonita. “In my heart there’s been a lot of sadness because our chil- dren don’t learn about our culture.” The Nukak first made con- Deep in Estonia’s woods, Mother tact with the outside world in 1988 one of the last of Colombia’s 102 tribes to do so. Disease has killed more than half of them since then, and they now number only about 500. They are just one of 34 indigenous groups at risk of extinction Nature gets a megaphone in Colombia, forced to flee their lands by warring factions in the country’s 51-year conflict. “I’ve seen the Nukak cry,” said local mayor Geovanny Gomez. “I’ve seen them demand (a) PAHNI, Estonia: Design students in Estonia have come up design creates “a unique merged surround-sound effect”. “We Estonia is the result of the special sense of hearing that origi- return to their territory. Many of them see, and are aware, that with a novel way to help nature lovers enjoy the sights and placed the three megaphones at such a distance and at a suit- nates from living in the forest,” he told AFP, evoking artists like they are losing the real Nukak.” subtle sounds of their country’s vast and cherished forests. able angle, so at the centre of the installation, sound feeds Arvo Part, the world’s most performed living composer. Like The group strategically placed three massive loudspeakers in from all three directions,” he told AFP of the whopping mega- nature, music is key to Estonian identity. Here, conductors are Rupture the heart of a remote woodland in late September to amplify phones, measuring three meters (yards) in diameter. celebrated like rock stars at massive song festivals where up to At Agua Bonita, an area of lush farmland set aside by the its murmurs, and hikers are both awestruck and inspired. “It 30,000 singers perform together on an outdoor stage. government for the 80 Nukak who live here, the collapse of the was tricky to find them, but once we did they were quite Culture rooted in nature tribe’s traditional way of life is palpable. Corrugated zinc has impressive,” says hiker Sten Weidebaum, who brought his kids Forests blanket 51 percent of Estonia, a tiny Baltic state of Cosmic forest replaced palm-leaf roofs, the village is strewn with litter, music along to enjoy the site at the Pahni Nature Centre that skirts 1.3 million people that is renown for its IT savvy after giving Whimsically dubbed “Mother Nature’s megaphone” by hik- blaring from the radio has driven out Nukak songs, and fizzy the border with Latvia. the world Skype, e-voting, e-residency and, most recently, ers, the installation is made of simple materials like wood and drinks and government food aid have replaced the staple diet “Their light wood in the dark green forest at first looked TransferWise. Surveys suggest that Estonia is one of the nails, but mimicking nature, its design is both hi-tech and of forest berries and monkey meat. Government medical mis- like a UFO landing spot,” he added. “It reminded us to listen to world’s least religious countries-a 2005 Eurobarometer poll geared to creature comfort. “Materials-wise the installation is sions to Nukak settlements to treat malnutrition and respirato- the sounds of the forest and to pay attention to all other sens- found just 16 percent believe in God-but many here profess made of larch and the boarding is cut at the correct angle to ry diseases are replacing traditional doctors. es as well,” he told AFP, adding that “they also seem to work as a deep and abiding love of nature, particularly forests. amplify the (sound) focussing effect even more,” says Tallinn- Nukak men now face a two-week trek through rainforest to a megaphone for one’s own thoughts.” Asked by university Estonian author Valdur Mikita describes the project as a based architect Aet Ader, who mentored students involved in find monkeys, so they are hunting less. These days they are supervisors to create a “forest library”, the team of design stu- “slightly exaggerated meeting of nature and culture.” The the project. “We did have to consult an acoustics engineer to more likely to play football or loll in their hammocks, while old- dents including Birgit Oigus put on their thinking caps. “I got Estonian Art Academy’s design quest for a “forest library” was get it right. er women and children walk barefoot to town to sell the the idea to create an audio library,” said the 21-year-old Tallinn originally inspired by his book entitled “The Linguistic “You can sit down comfortably in each of the megaphones. bracelets and baskets they weave. The move to settlements native who dreamt up the woodland loudspeakers. Forest”. Their sides offer support for your back... and frame the sky on has forced the Nukak to grapple with once alien concepts like “It’s a place that reminds us to listen to the sounds of the An Estonian bestseller, it explores in an ecstatic and playful one side and moss and blueberries on the other,” she told AFP. borders, private property and money. forest and take away peace and fresh thoughts,” she told AFP. way the deep connection of nature and culture by revealing “It’s an extremely symbolic reference to the sense of hearing Such rapid change has produced anxiety and stress, along According to Hannes Praks, a professor at the Estonian how the Estonian language is rooted in nature. “I have a theo- and to the process of listening ... it might be enough to inspire with a deep sense of loss they find hard to handle. “When we Academy of Arts who oversaw the project, the installation’s ry that the exceptional number of talented composers in people to listen to the cosmos of the forest.”— AFP live on our lands we get knowledge. Now we don’t. It’s getting lost,” said Niijbe, who now wears jeans, has a mobile phone and speaks Spanish. Luis Fernando Arias, head of the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC), said mental ill- Endangered fur ness stemmed from a lack of balance and harmony between New York City at greater flood heart and mind. “When there’s a rupture, a disconnect, a break away from seals dying on our spiritual lands, the heart is in one place and the mind in risk amid global warming another. That’s the reality the Nukak face, which causes what California coast you would call depression,” said Arias from the Kankuamo tribe. The Nukak used to move on every 10 days or so, moving with WASHINGTON: New York City faces an increased risk level. “Sea level is rising because of climate change,” LOS ANGELES: Eighty fur seals have been found stranded the seasons, crossing vast stretches of jungle terrain and of flooding, similar to what occurred during said Michael Mann, a co-author of the study and pro- or dead on California’s coast so far this year, eight times snaking rivers in search of food. “The Nukak are now sedentary, Superstorm Sandy in 2012, as global warming causes fessor of meteorology at Penn State University. “But more than normal, scientists said Tuesday. The National which implies a different connection and relationship with the Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said 42 of the more frequent storms and sea levels to rise, scientists climate change also appears to be leading to larger land and how they live. This causes uncertainty and emotional seals were found dead and the remainder were found alive said. Researchers reported that mega-storms on and more intense tropical storms,” he added. The instability,” said Arias. but half-starving. The NOAA said it was declaring an America’s northeast coast could begin occurring flooding caused by Sandy was the result of several Unusual Mortality Event in light of the strandings and every 25 years or so, compared to every 500 years factors: rising ocean levels, high tide and especially Suicide deaths, a designation that allows for more federal funds to before industrialization, in a study out Tuesday. And the storm’s overall size, the researchers said. In extreme cases, the stress caused by displacement has be allocated for the threatened species. Teneya Norris, of the scientists pegged the blame on global warming “We wanted to look at the impact of climate driven members of the Nukak to suicide. In 2006, the tribe’s the Marine Mammal Center which is caring for some of the from greenhouse gas emissions caused by human change on sea level and storm characteristics to see then leader, Mow be, committed suicide using barbasco, a poi- animals, attributed the strandings to changes in the avail- activity. how that has affected the storm surge on the Atlantic sonous potion made from tropical plants. “He hoped his peo- ability of food due to ocean-warming trends. The research was carried out by studying marine coast, specifically in New York City,” said Andra Reed, a ple would be helped and they could return to the jungle. He “These stranded animals are just the tip of the iceberg sediment and computer models that allowed the graduate student in meteorology at Penn State and spoke at the Constitutional Court about the Nukak’s plight. But in terms of animals affected by the unusually warm water researchers to observe the frequency and power of the study’s lead author. “Sandy was the motivating nothing happened,” said Arias. “Others like him feel impotent, temperatures we’ve been seeing off the coast,” Norris said. hurricanes in the North Atlantic from the year 850 factor,” she said. The superstorm, which devastated powerless to solve the problems their people face, and have taken their own life,” he said, adding that at least eight more The fur seals were nearly brought to extinction in the late to 1800. The researchers were then able to com- swaths of New York and New Jersey when it struck on suicides have been reported among the Nukak since then. 1800s because of hunting and today about 10,000 remain. pare those results with data from 1970-2005, October 30, 2012, killed 132 people and caused bil- Niijbe, however, said suicide was a feature of the Nukak way They breed almost exclusively on Guadalupe Island, off the according to the study in the latest edition of the lions of dollars in damage. of life before the tribe was uprooted: “I think it’s in our culture Mexican coast, and little is known about the species. In Proceedings of the American Academy of Sciences A large number of road and subway tunnels were that allows one to kill oneself. This existed before.” 2013, the NOAA also sounded the alarm on California’s sea (PNAS). The researchers concluded that the storm flooded after storm waters breached Manhattan’s The Nukak are polygamous and once lived in small groups lions after hundreds became stranded along the coast. surge, or rise of water caused by a storm, was on southern tip at Battery Park. In late August, NASA sci- in the jungle. But now in the settlements they are clustered in Norris said while the number of fur seals stranded is sig- average four feet (1.24 meters) higher during the entists said that sea levels were rising around the large groups of up to 100, straining community and family ties. nificantly lower than the 1,300 sea lions rescued this year, recent 30-year period, compared with the nearly world, and the latest satellite data suggests that three “We argue a lot. Couples and families fight,” said Mayerli Katua, the influx was distressing. “While these numbers might not 1,000-year period. feet (one meter) or more is unavoidable in the next a mother of two living in Agua Bonita. Survival International sound like a lot, for a threatened species it’s actually a big This, they said, was primarily the result of rising sea 100-200 years. — AFP says mental health is an issue for any indigenous tribe dispos- warning sign that we need to pay attention to what’s hap- sessed of its lands.—Reuters pening in our oceans,” she said. — AFP WHAT’S ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015

The Scientific Center’s chairman of board and CEO, engineer Mejbel Al-Mutawa’ announced that the center received over 25000 visitors during the Eid vacation. Al-Mutawa’ added that those numbers were expected due to the center’s unique location, joyful atmosphere and the facilities it provides.

KFH participates in QualityNet sponsored ‘Beach Cleaning’ ‘KO Fighting Game Festival’ campaign ithin its community services, the uwait Finance House (KFH) participated in cleaning QualityNet Company; Kuwait’s up the beaches of Sulaibikhat in collaboration with Wprime internet service provider, KEnvironmental Voluntary Mabarrah as part of the sponsored the 2nd international combat bank’s social responsibility and its quest to keep the envi- videogames championship - ‘KO Fighting ronment clean, green and healthy. Game Festival’ on September 24 and 25 dur- KFH aims at supporting the efforts of environmental ing the Eid Al-Adha holiday at KIFCO’s Hall 8 Mabara and incarnating the concept of volunteerism. in Mishref. In this regard, the company’s Mabarrah Chief Waleed Alfadhel, his Deputy Waleed social media networks official, Osama Al- Alshatti along with a number of the Kuwaiti youths also Qadhi said that competitors played the participated in the campaign amidst recognition and world’s most famous combat videogame; appreciation of the sea-goers and residents of the area. Ultra Street Fighter. He added that the cham- As the campaign achieved its objectives in establishing pionship was held under supervision of the principle of cleanliness and interest for the environ- Whitetowerq8; a group of ambitious Kuwaitis ment among the participants, it also inspires KFH to con- who managed to contract with and bring in tinue supporting such programs that serve the community international professional gamers from and spread awareness among people. KFH attaches great Japan, USA, UK, KSA, UAE Bahrain and CAP- importance to the environmental issues in Kuwait, and COM who all competed for valuable prizes calls for boosting the synergy among all respective author- summing up to the total of $ 18,000. ities to keep Kuwait clean. CFA Society Kuwait conducts seminar

s part of its efforts to keep members and the wider invest- “A ment community abreast with key developments, CFA Society Kuwait conducted yesterday a seminar on the changing dynamics in the secondary market for private equity. With unprece- dented growth in private equity over the last couple of decades, the secondary market has transformed from a niche, sel- dom used market to an efficient, compet- itive market that is widely accepted by institutional investors. Mr Bernhard K Engelien, Managing Director in Greenhill Cogent’s London office and an adviser for institutional investors and fund managers on private STECI golden jubilee inaugurated equity secondary market transactions in the UK, Continental Europe and the uwait Parish of St Thomas Evangelical Church of India inaugurated its golden jubilee celebrations. The parish vicar Rev Saji Abraham chaired the public gathering after the thanks giving service, held at NECK Church & Parish Hall on Middle East, discussed key insights into KFriday, 25th September 2015 evening. The Presiding Bishop Most Rev Dr CV Mathew graced the occasion with his market players and trends, various trans- presence and inaugurated the yearlong golden jubilee celebrations. Various projects undertaken by the parish as a part of action types and pricing drivers, as well as Jubilee celebrations was presented by the project convener Mr George Varghese. transaction processes in the Middle East.” WHAT’S ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015

Malabar Gold & Diamonds Fahaheel showroom first anniversary celebrations unveil a fun day for Kids

alabar Gold & Diamonds, one of the leading A Cake cutting ceremony was held on the occasion, winners of ‘Design & Be A Starlet’ drawing competition metals. Starlet, their brand made especially for Malabar jewelry brands in the Gulf, celebrated the first General Ali Hamdan Al Daihani, Chief Advisor of was also held on this occasion. Gold & Diamonds young customers is available in a vari- Manniversary of their Fahaheel showroom with Farwaniya Governorate was the chief guest for the Malabar Gold & Diamonds, the jewelry chain with 135 ety of designs that are attractive to children. Each piece young talented kids and their families. The celebration event. Mr Afsal Khan - Zonal Head, Malabar Gold & retail outlets in GCC, India, Singapore and Malaysia is is carefully crafted with no sharp edges and the designs was held at Malabar Gold & Diamonds outlet in Diamonds thanked the kids and their families for attend- one of the first jewelers to introduce designer kid’s jew- are playful and unique. It is surely an ideal gift for kids of Fahaheel, Kuwait on 25th September 2015. ing the event. The prizes with the certificates for the elry crafted with 100% child-safe and non-hazardous all ages.

KUNA Chairman opens Al-Qallaf’s photo gallery

oard Chairman and Director General of neighborhood. In a statement to KUNA, Sheikh and Letters (NCCAL) Mohammad Al-Asosui, Djibouti, as well as the depth of the Atlantic Voluntary Work Center. He has received several Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) Sheikh Mubarak Al-Duaij extoled the plethora of pho- who attended the opening as well, lauded Al- Ocean off the American coast. local and international awards. KUNA’s Deputy BMubarak Al-Duaij Al-Ibrahim Al-Sabah tos that Al-Qallaf took in Kuwait and abroad. He Qallaf’s skills and professional shots. The gallery Al-Qallaf said that the photos on display Director-General for Administrative and Financial Tuesday evening opened the photo gallery of expressed admiration of the photographer’s is set to be open till 6 October. which he took during his sea voyages, were care- Affairs and Acting Deputy Director-General for photographer Hussein Bader Al-Qallaf. This first abilities, to bring the depth of the ocean to life He added that the photos were taken under fully selected for art and marine life fans. The Editorial Sector Abdulhamid Malak attended the gallery in Kuwait for underwater photographs in the gallery. For his part, Assistant Secretary the waters of Kuwait Bay, then in Oman, and leading photographer is head of the opening, together with a host of NCCAL officials was held at the Arts Hall of Abdullah Al-Salim General of the National Council for Culture, Arts the Red Sea Waters in Egypt, Sudan and Photography Team at Senyar of the Kuwait and lovers of marine life. —KUNA

The Kuwait University Construction Program (KUCP) held a preliminary meeting recently to discuss the terms of reference regarding the faculty of medicine’s building at the Sabah Al-Salem University City project. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015 TV PROGRAMS

21:40 Drugs Inc 08:00 G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra 13:00 Planes 22:30 Hacking The System 10:00 Born To Race: Fast Track 14:30 Dragonfly 22:55 Hacking The System 12:00 Son Of Batman-PG15 16:15 In Hell 23:20 Wild Russia 14:00 Days Of Thunder-PG15 17:45 Hard Cash 20:00 Phenomenon 16:00 Judge Dredd-PG15 22:15 Oz The Great And Powerful 03:15 The Planners 18:00 G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra 04:05 The Planners 04:55 Bargain Hunt 20:00 Percy Jackson And The 05:40 Tareq Taylor’s Nordic Lightning Thief-PG15 Cookery 22:00 v For Vendetta-18 06:05 DIY SOS: The Big Build 03:00 Community 07:00 Masterchef: The 03:30 The Goldbergs Professionals 04:00 The Mindy Project 03:00 The Secret Life Of The 07:50 Come Dine With Me 04:30 The Tonight Show Starring American Teenager 08:15 Fantasy Homes By The Sea Jimmy Fallon 04:00 The Secret Life Of The 09:00 Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen 05:30 Fresh Off The Boat 04:00 The Ladykillers American Teenager Notebook: Cosmo Cook 06:00 My Name Is Earl 06:00 Captain Ron 05:00 The Great State Of Georgia 09:25 Tareq Taylor’s Nordic 06:30 Til Death 08:00 HairBrained 05:30 The Great State Of Georgia Cookery 07:00 Late Night With Seth Meyers 10:00 The Ladykillers 06:00 The Simpsons 09:55 DIY SOS: The Big Build 08:00 The Mindy Project 12:00 How To Lose A Guy In 10 06:30 The Simpsons 10:45 Bargain Hunt 08:30 Fresh Off The Boat Days 07:00 Lost 11:30 Fat & Fatter 09:00 Community 14:00 Problem Child 08:00 Grey’s Anatomy 09:00 MasterChef - The 12:20 The Planners 09:30 Two And A Half Men 16:00 HairBrained 13:10 The Planners 10:00 Benched Professionals 14:00 Fantasy Homes By The Sea 10:30 Til Death 18:00 You Again 10:00 Switched At Birth 14:45 Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen 11:00 The Tonight Show Starring 20:00 A Case Of You 11:00 The Secret Life Of The Notebook: Cosmo Cook Jimmy Fallon 22:00 Multiplicity American Teenager 15:10 Tareq Taylor’s Nordic 12:00 My Name Is Earl 12:00 The Secret Life Of The Cookery 12:30 The Mindy Project American Teenager 15:40 DIY SOS: The Big Build 13:00 Fresh Off The Boat 13:00 The Great State Of Georgia 16:30 Fat & Fatter 13:30 Til Death 13:30 The Great State Of Georgia 17:25 Bargain Hunt 14:00 The Goldbergs 14:00 The Simpsons 18:10 Building Dream Homes 14:30 Two And A Half Men 03:15 A Thousand Times Good 14:30 The Simpsons 18:40 Building Dream Homes 15:00 Benched Night-PG15 15:00 Lost 19:10 Michela’s Classic Italian 15:30 About A Boy 05:15 Miss Julie-PG15 16:00 Grey’s Anatomy 19:35 Bargain Hunt 16:00 The Nightly Show With Larry 07:30 Yellow Rock-PG15 17:00 MasterChef - The 20:20 Masterchef: The Wilmore 09:00 Hours-PG15 Professionals Professionals 16:30 My Name Is Earl 11:00 Miss Julie-PG15 18:00 The Listener 19:00 The Listener 20:45 The Roux Legacy 17:00 Late Night With Seth Meyers 13:15 Breathless-PG15 21:20 Come Dine With Me 18:00 Community 20:00 Castle 21:45 Homes Under The Hammer 18:30 Cristela 15:00 Middle Of Nowhere-PG15 21:00 Happy Endings 22:35 Building Dream Homes 19:00 Modern Family 17:00 Hours-PG15 21:30 Happy Endings 23:05 Building Dream Homes 19:30 Modern Family 19:00 Zulu-PG15 22:00 The Simpsons 23:35 Michela’s Classic Italian 20:00 The Tonight Show Starring 21:00 The Trials Of Cate McCall 22:30 The Simpsons Jimmy Fallon 23:00 The Mule-18 23:00 Lost 21:00 About A Boy 21:30 The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore 22:00 Veep 22:30 Brickleberry 03:40 Container Wars 23:00 Family Guy 04:05 Auction Hunters 03:30 Against The Ropes 03:00 The World Wars 23:30 Late Night With Seth Meyers 04:30 Baggage Battles 05:30 Swing Kids 04:00 Ax Men 05:00 Dallas Car Sharks 07:30 Australia 05:00 American Pickers 05:30 How Do They Do It? 10:15 1911 06:00 American Restoration 06:30 American Restoration 06:00 Ice Cold Gold 12:00 Against The Ropes 07:00 Ice Road Truckers 06:50 World’s Top 5 14:00 The French Minister 07:40 Fast N’ Loud 03:00 American Crime 08:00 Alone 16:00 Australia 08:30 Container Wars 04:00 The Voice 09:00 Shipping Wars 08:55 Auction Hunters 06:00 Unforgettable 19:00 Awakenings 09:30 Shipping Wars 09:20 Baggage Battles 07:00 Backstrom 21:15 How I Live Now 10:00 American Restoration 09:45 Dallas Car Sharks 08:00 Chicago Fire 23:00 End Of Watch 10:30 American Restoration 10:10 How Do They Do It? 09:00 The Voice 11:00 Counting Cars 10:35 Man vs Expert 11:00 Royal Pains 11:30 Counting Cars 11:25 Deadly Dilemmas 12:00 Emmerdale 12:00 American Pickers 11:50 Deadly Dilemmas 12:30 Coronation Street 13:00 Storage Wars 12:15 Head Games 13:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 13:30 Storage Wars 13:05 Container Wars 14:00 Chicago Fire 03:00 Odd Thomas-PG15 14:00 Pawn Stars 13:30 Auction Hunters 15:00 Unforgettable 05:00 At Middleton-PG15 14:30 Pawn Stars 13:55 Baggage Battles 16:00 Emmerdale 07:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja 15:00 Shipping Wars 14:20 Ice Cold Gold 16:30 Coronation Street Turtles-PG15 15:30 Shipping Wars 15:10 World’s Top 5 17:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 09:00 The Signal-PG15 16:00 Swamp People 16:00 Fast N’ Loud 18:00 Chicago Fire 11:00 Non-Stop-PG15 17:00 Mountain Men 16:50 Dallas Car Sharks 19:00 Marvel’s Agents Of 13:00 Dragonheart 3: The 18:00 Pawn Stars 17:15 How Do They Do It? S.H.I.E.L.D. Sorcerer’s Curse-PG15 18:30 Pawn Stars 17:40 Treehouse Masters 20:00 Covert Affairs 15:00 Planes: Fire And Rescue-PG 19:00 Storage Wars 18:30 Flip Men 21:00 Blindspot 17:00 The Signal-PG15 19:30 Storage Wars 18:55 Property Wars 22:00 Empire 19:00 Dark Skies-PG15 20:00 Alaska Off-Road Warriors 19:20 Survive That! 23:00 Mistresses 21:00 Dracula Untold-PG15 21:00 American Pickers 20:10 Highway To Sell 23:00 Filth-R 22:00 Ice Road Truckers G.I. 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Joe: The Rise Of Cobra 12:00 Escape Plan-PG15 16:05 Mythbusters 11:50 Africa’s Deadliest 01:42 Grojband Gumball 12:55 Ultimate Spider-Man 17:00 Fashion Bloggers 12:00 Born To Race: Fast Track 14:00 No Clue-PG15 16:50 Mind Control Freaks 12:45 Animal Fight Club 02:05 Total Drama World Tour 17:15 Uncle Grandpa 17:30 Fashion Bloggers 14:00 Son Of Batman 16:00 Playing For Keeps-PG15 17:40 Food Factory 13:20 Lab Rats 13:40 I, Predator 02:50 Teen Titans Go! 17:40 Steven Universe 18:00 E! News 16:00 Days Of Thunder 18:00 Recoil-PG15 18:25 How It’s Made 13:45 Boyster 14:35 Animal Fight Club 03:00 Teen Titans Go! 18:00 Teen Titans Go! 19:00 House Of DVF 18:00 Judge Dredd 20:00 The Other Woman-PG15 19:15 How Do They Do It? 14:10 The 7D 03:10 Grojband 18:50 Ben 10: Omniverse 15:30 World’s Deadliest 20:00 Keeping Up With The 20:00 G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra 22:00 Thanks For Sharing-18 20:00 Mind Control Freaks 14:35 Penn Zero: Part Time Hero 03:35 Grojband 19:15 Ben 10: Omniverse 16:25 Make You Laugh Out Loud Kardashians 22:00 Percy Jackson And The 20:45 Through The Wormhole 04:00 Regular Show 19:40 Adventure Time 15:00 Mighty Med 21:00 Stewarts And Hamiltons Lightning Thief With Morgan Freeman 04:50 Uncle Grandpa 20:25 Johnny Test 15:25 Supa Strikas 22:00 E! 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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015

Kuwait

KNCC EID AL ADHA PROGRAMME FROM WEDNESDAY

SHARQIA-1 PAY THE GHOST 6:00 PM AHWAK 11:45 WIPLALA 8:00 PM AM PAY THE GHOST 10:00 PM WIPLALA 2:15 PM PAY THE GHOST 12:05 ALLIES 4:15 PM AM WIPLALA 6:15 PM ALLIES 8:15 PM FANAR-3 ALLIES 10:30 PM HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 12:15 PM ALLIES 12:30 HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 2:15 PM AM HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 4:15 PM BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN -Hindi 6:15 PM SHARQIA-2 WED(23)+ TUE(29)+WED(30) AHWAK 12:45 PM SUBRAMANYAM FOR SALE- Telugu 6:15 PM HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 3:15 PM THU+FRI+SAT+SUN+MON AHWAK 5:15 PM AHWAK 9:15 PM AHWAK 7:45 PM AHWAK 11:45 PM AHWAK 10:15 PM AHWAK 12:45 FANAR-4 AM AHWAK 12:00 PM AHWAK 2:45 PM SHARQIA-3 AHWAK 5:15 PM HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 11:30 AHWAK 7:45 PM AM AHWAK 10:15 PM DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’ 1:30 PM AHWAK 12:45 PAY THE GHOST 3:30 PM AM DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’ 5:30 PM MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS 7:30 PM FANAR-5 PAY THE GHOST 10:15 PM SICARIO 12:45 PM LOST CHANGE OF NAME PAY THE GHOST 12:15 DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’ 3:15 PM AM DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’ 5:15 PM I lost my Panasonic HD I, Francisco Lucas Fernandes, SICARIO 7:15 PM recorder (red color) in holder of Indian Passport No. MUHALAB-1 MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS 9:45 PM AHWAK 12:15 PM SICARIO 12:30 Failaka near Water Park on G6675549, issued in Kuwait MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS 2:45 PM AM 26.09.2015 by 9 am. Finder on 02/04/2008 by Embassy of WED(23)+ TUE(29)+WED(30) may please contact India. Hereby would like to SUBRAMANYAM FOR SALE- Telugu 2:45 PM MARINA-1 55011961 will be rewarded THU+FRI+SAT+SUN+MON TALE OF TALES 1:00 PM change my name as TALE OF TALES 5:45 PM ALLIES 3:45 PM for the honesty. (C 5040) Francisco Fernandes. All con- WIPLALA 8:15 PM WIPLALA 5:45 PM 30-9-2015 cerned may please note - ALLIES 10:15 PM ALLIES 7:45 PM Francisco Fernandes. ALLIES 12:30 TALE OF TALES 10:00 PM AM ALLIES 12:30 (C 5041) AM 30-9-2015 MUHALAB-2 DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’ 12:30 PM MARINA-2 HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 2:30 PM AHWAK 11:30 DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’ 4:30 PM AM No: 16654 HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 6:30 PM AHWAK 2:15 PM PAY THE GHOST 8:30 PM AHWAK 4:45 PM PAY THE GHOST 10:30 PM AHWAK 7:15 PM PAY THE GHOST 12:45 AHWAK 9:45 PM AM AHWAK 12:15 AM MUHALAB-3 AHWAK 11:30 MARINA-3 AM DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’ 12:00 PM AHWAK 2:15 PM HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA2- 3D 2:00 PM AHWAK 4:45 PM DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’ 4:00 PM AHWAK 7:15 PM HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA2 6:00 PM AHWAK 9:45 PM AHWAK 8:15 PM AHWAK 12:15 PAY THE GHOST 10:45 PM AM PAY THE GHOST 12:45 AM FANAR-1 ALLIES 11:30 AVENUES-1 AM AHWAK 12:15 PM TALE OF TALES 1:30 PM AHWAK 2:45 PM ALLIES 4:00 PM SICARIO 5:15 PM ALLIES 6:15 PM SICARIO 7:45 PM TALE OF TALES 8:30 PM SICARIO 10:15 PM ALLIES 11:00 PM SICARIO 12:45 ALLIES 1:00 AM AM

FANAR-2 AVENUES-2 PAY THE GHOST 11:30 DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’ 12:30 PM AM DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’ 2:45 PM PAY THE GHOST 1:45 PM DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’ 5:00 PM WIPLALA 4:00 PM THE VISIT 7:15 PM

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

You may be consciously holding yourself back because you An action-packed day at work and home keeps you in perpetual know it’s not quite time yet to break free from recently imposed routines. motion, but it’s even more hectic within the confines of your mind. But But you are eager for a change, nonetheless, and can’t wait forever. It’s there’s no need to hide your thoughts and feelings simply for the sake of no problem if you still lack specific plans since the details will fall into convenience. Thankfully, the planets are pushing the energy up toward the place over the next few days. Instead of initiating action today, just imag- surface so it can be expressed. It really doesn’t serve any purpose at all to ine what freedom will feel like once it’s yours. Fly like an eagle and let withhold your best ideas from the world. Sharing your plans now attracts the your spirit soar. encouragement you need to run with your dreams.

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

Although you are confident that your goals are obtainable, Even if you think you’re fully aware of the emotional dynamics in you still might be unclear where reality fades into fantasy. You may not your immediate environment, you still could be in for a surprise today. even realize that you’re dreaming of a future that is beyond your reach. Although your romantic life may be very different from your expectations, Nevertheless, you can work toward making the most of what you already rest assured this current detour isn’t permanent. You are ready to react to the have by walking in two worlds. One foot is stepping into your dreams and changing circumstances, but don’t know which way to turn as your feelings the other is wide awake in the present moment. Ironically, flights of fancy build in intensity. If possible, postpone making any big decisions now; it’s won’t make you any less effective and they could even inspire you to best if you can wait this one out until the fog lifts and your clarity returns. greater heights.

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

You have an admirable-but-unrealistic desire to make everyone in It is all too easy to slip into your inner world now without inform- your world happy today. You sincerely want to be of service to others, but you ing anyone of your whereabouts. But even if you don’t say anything, some- ACROSS wooded regions of Africa and southern can’t just drop your own issues in the process, especially if your intentions are one might still notice your emotional detachment. Be careful about with- 1. Using speech rather than writing. Asia. at cross purposes with those around you. Unfortunately, compromise might drawing too far because you could inadvertently precipitate the melodrama 5. Inspiring awe or admiration or wonder. 3. Jordan's port. not be a viable option at this time. Take care of your needs instead of worrying you’re trying to avoid. Stopping long enough to consider the feelings of 12. A benevolent aspect of Devi. 4. The basic unit of money on Malta. everyone else is the first step to opening up the lines of communication. 15. British writer of short stories (1870- 5. The basic unit of electric current adopted about pleasing the crowd. Sometimes the best thing you can do is acknowl- 1916). under the System International d'Unites. edge your differences, accept that which you can’t change and move on. 16. Covered with paving material. 6. Hostile or belligerent mood. 17. A large sandwich made of a long crusty 7. A permanent council of the United roll split lengthwise and filled with meats Nations. and cheese (and tomato and onion and let- 8. Procumbent or spreading juniper. Cancer (June 21-July 22) Capricorn (December 22-January 19) tuce and condiments). 9. A lyric poem with complex stanza forms. 18. Essential oil or perfume obtained from 10. Made from residue of grapes or apples You’re surfing emotional waves that are bigger than you’ve seen in Your ability to visualize the future is one of your greatest assets flowers. after pressing. a while and they propel you further than you expect. You’re likely to take your now. You might even believe you can manifest your dreams, regardless of 19. A condensed but memorable saying 11. Web spinners. feelings seriously as you try to maintain your balance in very tricky circum- how many obstacles are in your path. Unfortunately, you have a slightly dis- embodying some important fact of experi- 12. A member of a Turkic people of stances. Nevertheless, the completion of any one specific task may be more torted view of your own capabilities today. Even if the burden of responsibility ence that is taken as true by many people. Uzbekistan and neighboring areas. elusive than you wish. You grow even more determined than ever to reach the is on your shoulders, you probably have a few more days before you must 20. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in 13. English economist noted for his studies finish line; nevertheless, patience and a healthy sense of humor are your great- make your move. Continue to weigh and balance all the facts at your disposal the Dali region of Yunnan. of international trade and finance (born in until things start to make sense. 21. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked 1907). est virtues at this time. on a skewer usually with vegetables. 14. Relating to or having the characteristics 22. A unit of pressure. of bees. 23. Stout-bodied insect with large mem- 24. West Indian tree having racemes of fra- Leo (July 23-August 22) Aquarius (January 20- February 18) branous wings. grant white flowers and yielding a durable 25. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike timber and resinous juice. You are keen on keeping your current commitments but your You have strived for success long enough and now you want to part of an organism. 26. Ground snakes. instincts may be pulling you in an entirely different direction today. Your see tangible results. Although your ideal payoff may still seem far off in the dis- 28. Consisting of or made of wood of the 27. A unit of energy equal to the work done emotions are in flux, challenging you to stay in touch with your more radical tance, practicing patience goes a long way to calm your nerves today. oak tree. by an electron accelerated through a feelings. On the outside, you have everything completely under control but Uncharacteristic confusion can add discouragement to the picture, but it fades 30. (of securities) Not quoted on a stock potential difference of 1 volt. you’re working overtime to make it appear that way. Be gentle with yourself; quickly once you stop trying so hard to prove your worth. Luckily, a looming exchange. 29. A member of the Siouan people of the you’re as human as everyone else and you don’t always have to save the day. energetic shift brings you closer to your goals if you simply hang in there and 31. Large lipoproteins rich in triglycerides. Kansas river valley in Kansas. keep the faith. 33. Large genus of erect or climbing prickly 32. A gonadotropic hormone that is secret- shrubs including roses. ed by the anterior pituitary. 36. A state in New England. 34. Talk pompously. 38. United States newspaper publisher 35. Like or full of suet. Virgo (August 23-September 22) whose introduction of large headlines and 37. Egyptian statesman who (as President Pisces (February 19-March 20) sensational reporting changed American of Egypt) negotiated a peace treaty with journalism (1863-1951). Menachem Begin of Israel (1918-1981). You often seem as cool as a cucumber, but your rational side is Conflicting cosmic messages ask you to focus your attention while 42. Any of several coarse tall perennial 39. The seventh month of the Moslem cal- nowhere to be found today. People may be disappointed if they believe simultaneously telling you to loosen your grip on the details. You are ready to grasses of most warm areas. endar. they can rely on your logical approach to lead the way now. But analytical jump into the fray yet your key planet Neptune makes it impossible to know 46. Make less active or intense. 40. French romantic writer (1766-1817). thinking isn’t the only viable method for reaching a sensible conclusion. what’s most sensible in the moment. Considering the alternatives is a prudent 47. Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy 41. The third canonical hour. Sometimes, you must dance to the music you hear inside your head, no course of action as long as you aren’t seduced into believing you must choose (100-44 BC). 43. Common black-and-gray Eurasian bird matter what others might say. Your intuition holds the keys to your success. one or the other today. The trick is to successfully navigate your way between 48. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian noted for thievery. the extremes now until you reach your destination. mythology. 44. The capital and largest city of Yemen. 50. Slightly open. 45. A Chadic language spoken south of 51. A member of the Algonquian people of Lake Chad. WORD SEARCH PUZZLE Yesterday’s Solution southern Ontario. 49. The 12th letter of the Greek alphabet. 52. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agri- 55. A soft silvery metallic element of the culture and patron of scribes and schools. alkali earth group. 53. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) 56. Open-heart surgery in which the rib that was responsible for research into cage is opened and a section of a blood atomic energy and its peacetime uses in vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coro- the United States. nary artery to bypass the blocked section 54. French marshal in the Napoleonic Wars of the coronary artery and improve the (1769-1815). blood supply to the heart. 61. A percussion instrument consisting of a 57. Wild ginger. pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usu- 58. Hungarian choreographer who devel- ally held between the thumb and fingers) oped Labanotation (1879-1958). that are made to click together (as by 59. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance. and raisins and almonds. 69. An Arabic speaking person who lives in 60. A very poisonous metallic element that Arabia or North Africa. has three allotropic forms. 70. Back and sides of a hog salted and 62. Any of various strong liquors distilled dried or smoked. from the fermented sap of toddy palms or 73. A sudden unexpected piece of good from fermented molasses. fortune. 63. A Hindu prince or king in India. 74. Type genus of the Majidae. 64. A cleansing agent made from the salts 75. New Zealand timber tree resembling of vegetable or animal fats. the cypress. 65. (Sumerian) Water god and god of wis- 77. The part of the eye that contains the iris dom. and ciliary body and choroid. 66. The central area of a church. 78. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and 67. United States composer noted for his the Ivory Coast. innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954). 79. Small depression under the shoulder 68. An Indian nursemaid who looks after joint where the arm joins the shoulder. 80. The number of opening per inch of a children. screen. 71. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine. DOWN 72. A steep-walled semicircular basin in a 1. Port city on southern Honshu on Osaka mountain. Bay. 76. A highly unstable radioactive element 2. Nocturnal badger-like carnivore of (the heaviest of the halogen series). Yesterday’s Solution

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Music & Movies The Who finale moves into 2016

he Who on Tuesday rescheduled dates for next year in launched a global tour late last year in Abu Dhabi and have what the rock legends say will be their last tour after already played through Europe and much of North America. Tlead singer Roger Daltrey fell ill. Under the new sched- Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend say that it will be The This June 28, 2015 file pho- ule, the final concert for the classic British band will be on Who’s last large-scale tour, although the band may still play to shows Roger Daltrey May 29 at the Caesars Palace casino in Las Vegas. The Who one-off concerts. The Who usually start shows with their (left) and Pete Townshend had originally planned to end the tour on December 13 this classic track “I Can’t Explain” and play many of the band’s of the English rock band year in Oakland, California. But the last leg of the marathon other emblematic hits including “My Generation,” “The Kids The Who perform on the tour, which was scheduled to start in early September, was are Alright” and “Who Are You.”— AFP Pyramid Stage at the postponed as the 71-year-old Daltrey came down with viral Glastonbury Festival of meningitis. Music. — AFP “I am now on the mend and feeling a lot better,” Daltrey said in a statement announcing the new dates. The Who

From Stones to solo album: Keith Richards making moves eith Richards had a goal when he was readying the how they feel about it. ... It’s been a bit mind-blowing, actually. release of his first solo album in two decades: Get his It also gives me a little bit of leverage with the other guys. KRolling Stones bandmates excited about recording their (Laughs.) own music. “(The band is) going to get in the studio, which was one of my aims really of doing this (solo) one. (It) was, ‘Hey, Rolling Stones, you haven’t been in the studio for 11 years. ... It’s time to get in the studio,’” Richards said in an inter- view with The Associated Press last week. The Stones’ last album was “A Bigger Bang” in 2005. Richards’ “Crosseyed Heart,” his first solo album since 1982, debuted at No. 11 on Billboard’s 200 albums chart this week. The veteran guitarist said the Stones are his top priority, so when he found a small break from the band, he used the time to put out his own music and release a documentary, “Keith Richards: Under the Influence,” on Netflix. “The thing is I work for this other band,” he said with a laugh, “and if they’re work- Future and Drake ing and they’re on the road, there’s no way that I’m gonna put (out) anything personal or solo. “So in a way it just so hap- pened that this month the Stones have gone dormant for a while.” The 71-year-old talked about songwriting, working on Drake and Future top US music with his bandmates and more.

Associated Press: So what’s happening with the upcom- album chart; Swift, Adams ing Stones album? Richards: It’s up here and out there at the moment, but at least they’ve decided, ‘Yes.’... I think they’ve been a bit scared both score with ‘1989’ of getting in the studio together. Well, we’re gonna see what comes out of that because after this amount of time off there’s rake and Future’s surprise album, is Mac Miller’s “GO:OD AM,” which sold 87,000 obviously gonna be some rust to knock off, but at the same AP: Your last solo album, “Main Offender,” was released “What a Time to Be Alive,” debuted at units in its first week of competition. This is Keith Richards of the time, we’ve been working a lot on the road. The band is hot. I in 1992. Do you think your next solo album will come Rolling Stones seen at DNo. 1 on the US album sales chart for the rapper’s third top 10 appearance, follow- think hotter than I’ve actually ever heard them, and I think giv- sooner rather than later? the Le Festival d’ete de the week ending Sept 27, according to data ing 2011’s “Blue Slide Park” and 2013’s en the right material and everything, I hope they get them in Richards: The speed (that) this world’s going right now from Nielsen Music. Six other debuts also “Watching Movies With the Sound Off.” Quebec in Quebec the studio sometime within the - I don’t want to give any (laughs), I don’t think it’s gonna be another 20 odd years. I City, Canada. — AP made it into the top 10. The rap collab moved David Gilmour’s “Rattle That Lock” opened dates - but in the near future. don’t think I have that much in me. But I loved making this 375,000 units after dropping with only a day’s at No. 5. The Pink Floyd alum moved 71,000 record. ... I wouldn’t say, ‘It’s impossible.’ You know, I’d do notice on Sunday, Sept 20. “WATTBA” is the units. Next up is Shinedown’s “Threat to AP: How old are some of the songs on your new album? another one in the next year or so. You can’t tell with me. Nor third-largest release of 2015 thus far, behind Survival,” which moved 65,000 units in its first Richards: I would say ‘Nothing on Me’ was written for can I (Laughs.) Drake’s “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late,” week, good for sixth place. The next two slots ‘Bigger Bang,’ which was like 2004. I had already laid down which moved 535,000 units in February, and on the chart are occupied by two versions of ‘Illusion’ at the same time. Two or three of these songs were AP: Why do you feel that Netflix was the best outlet to the Weeknd’s “Beauty Behind the Madness,” the same album: “1989.” Taylor Swift’s original coming out of stuff I was writing for the Stones and then we showcase your documentary? which moved 412,000 units in August. ended the week at No. 8 with 42,000 units reached our deadline there so these things were left over, so I Richards: Because it was there and because I know very, The success of this joint effort bolsters moved, up 4% in its 47th week on the chart. said, ‘Well, that doesn’t mean they ain’t finished.’ As a song- very little about outlets and inlets. ... I leave this to other peo- what has already been a banner year for both Alt rocker Ryan Adams’ cover of “1989” writer you just pick up things, the deadline don’t matter. ... I’ve ple like Miss Jane Rose (his manager). I’m not a businessman rappers; Future’s “DS2” also debuted at No. 1 debuted ahead of Swift’s at No. 7, having got songs lying around for 25 years and I still haven’t finished particularly, I just happen to make lots of money. ... (Laughs.) over the summer. It’s also worth noting that moved 56,000 units. them. Maybe that’s a way to be a businessman, I don’t know, but all I this is Drizzy’s fifth straight album to debut at Country king Luke Bryan dropped from AP: How did it feel to release both an album and a doc- can say is I do what I do and I have the people that I trust and I No. 1. Behind Drake and Future is Lana del No. 6 to No. 9; his “Kill the Lights” moved umentary in the same week? love and have been around me for many years. Rey with “Honeymoon,” debuting at No. 2 37,000 units in its seventh week on the chart. Richards: One minute there’s nothing, then it’s BOOM! I’m with 116,000 units moved. The sultry Following Bryan is Christian rapper Andy still reeling and rocking from it all. One thing is to bring out a AP: Do you think you’d do a solo tour to support this songstress opened to No. 1 last year with Mineo’s “Uncomfortable,” debuting in tenth record, at the same time, to bring out this documentary was album? “Ultraviolence.” “Honeymoon” marks her place with 35,000 units sold. Keith Richards’ double duty. I’m waiting for paycheck! (Laughs.) Richards: Given the way this one’s going and given the fourth top-10 appearance. “Crosseyed Heart” debuted just outside of the way it was made, I’m interested in continuing the process, After being perched at No. 1 since his top 10, finishing at No. 11 with 34,000 units AP: Your album earned positive reviews - do you ever yeah. Sometime next year. I mean, you’re rushing me. album bowed in August, the Weeknd’s moved. The rock ‘n’ roll legend’s first album in read those things? (Laughs.) But it’s a good idea. I’m thinking about it now. — AP “Beauty Behind the Madness” slipped to No. decades accompanies the release of his Richards: I don’t want to be stroked too much. I’m interest- 3, down 9% with 90,000 units moved. Netflix documentary, “Under the Influence,” ed in other people’s point of views at the same time. I’ve been Continued radio success of monster singles which Richards calls “a scrapbook.” — Reuters beautifully stroked this week. I’m so glad people like it as “Can’t Feel My Face” and “The Hills” keeps the much. Me? I’m just gonna make a record, you know, throw it R&B crooner high in sales. In fourth place out there and see, and then it’s up to everybody else to see

Jim Carrey ‘shocked and saddened’ over girlfriend’s apparent suicide

im Carrey has opened up about the death of his girl- friend, Irish makeup artist Cathriona White, saying in Ja statement on Tuesday that he is “shocked and deeply saddened” by the loss of the 28-year-old. “I am shocked and deeply saddened by the passing of my sweet Cathriona,” Carrey said in the statement, speaking out for the first time since her death. “She was a truly kind and delicate Irish flower, too sensitive for this soil, to whom loving and being loved was all that sparkled. My heart goes out to her family and friends and to everyone who loved and cared about her. We have all been hit with a lightning bolt.” White was found Monday night after the LAPD A woman walks past a banner advertising the Busan International Film Festival at Busan A screen shows Afghanistan actress Marina Golbahari, right, and South Korean actor responded to a call in the LA area, according to TMZ, Cinema Center in Busan, South Korea, yesterday. — AP photos Song Kang-ho on the eve of the opening ceremony of the Busan International Film which broke the news. Police say she died from an appar- Festival at Busan Cinema Center in Busan, South Korea. ent drug overdose, and sources told TMZ that White left a suicide note referencing her break up with Carrey on Sept 24. Carrey and White dated on-and-off since 2012, Asia’s largest movie festival set to kick off in Busan and rekindled their relationship in May. White most recently tweeted on Sept 24, “Signing off Twitter, I hope I sia’s largest movie festival kicks off today at a time when support from the Asian Cinema Fund, introduced in Busan for the beaming from hundreds of thousands of LED lamps. It provides have been a light to my nearest and dearest.” White the region’s influence on the global movie industry is on first time in the world and then went on to international acclaim,” what has become the festival’s key image since its completion in worked in the makeup department in a few works, Athe rise. Entering its 20th year in the South Korean port city, said Kim Jiseok, the Busan Film Festival’s executive programmer. 2011, as well as the official poster image this year. An equally including series “The Online Gamer” and shorts “Firefly” the Busan International Film Festival has seen its influence and The festival has not been without challenges during its 20-year impressive list of movie stars is expected to walk the red carpet. and “Solitude.” — Reuters size expand in stride with the growth of box office sales in the ride. The most recent setback was the budget cut by South Korea’s From South Korea, iconic actress Jeon Do-yeon, who served as the region. Asian countries fueled growth in the global film industry government after the festival went ahead with the screening of a Cannes Film Festival’s feature section jury last year, will make an last year, while box office sales in the US and Canada declined. controversial documentary last year despite pressure not to. The appearance. Heartthrobs Jung Woo-sung and Lee Jung-jae are With box office sales of $12.4 billion in 2014, the Asian region is state-run Korean Film Council cut its support to the film festival expected to impress K-pop fans, while actress Tang Wei, who com- the biggest and fastest-growing movie market in the world, this year by nearly half to 800 million won ($677,000) from 1.46 bil- mands big followers in South Korea, will return to Busan on the according to the Motion Picture Association of America. lion won ($1.2 million). Many viewed the budget cut as punish- first day of the festival. Despite the growing influence of Asian cinema in the world, ment for the festival’s decision to screen the documentary, which A legion of veteran Asian filmmakers will gather to celebrate the non-competition movie festival has kept its bar of pretense was about the 2014 sinking of a ferry that left hundreds of people the festival’s 20th edition as well. Chinese filmmakers Jia Zhangke and hierarchy low, unlike the historic yet hierarchical Cannes Film dead, most of them South Korean students on a school trip, and and Hou Hsiao-hsien and director Johnnie To from Hong Kong are Festival, which turned away some women in flat shoes from a pre- the government’s much-criticized rescue operation. among those scheduled to join the opening ceremony. Silvia miere this spring. Busan cinemagoers - in flats or heels, part of the “I felt then that our society’s democracy had a long way to go,” Chang, the veteran actress and director from Taiwan, is set to media or not - do more than just gaze at award-winning directors, Kim said. After the standoff with the government, Kang Soo-yeon, greet audiences as the head the New Currents section jury. K-pop stars and Hollywood celebrities gracing the red carpet. an award-winning actress, was appointed the festival’s co-director. Japanese director Kore-eda Hirokazu and Apichatpong They happily stay in queues from the wee hours to get tickets, ask She has since vowed to stand for the value of freedom of expres- Weerasethakul from Thailand are among those expected to be questions to filmmakers and actors after screenings, and join pub- sion. After its opening on Thursday with “Zubaan,” an India com- spotted on the streets of the harbor city, although their atten- lic talk shows with them on the beach. ing-of-age drama, the festival will screen 303 movies from 75 dance at the red carpet event remains unconfirmed. From Europe While the glamour and glitz will not be lost in Busan, most countries, including 94 world premieres. Other things to watch for and the US, Nastassja Kinski, the German model and actress, is set moviegoers and industry officials will travel to South Korea’s sec- at this year’s Busan International Film Festival: to attend the festival for the first time as part of the jury. Sophie ond-largest city to discover the next-generation Wong Kar Wai or Marceau, Harvey Keitel and Tilda Swinton, a frequent visitor to Ang Lee. The festival’s New Currents section, which premiers Asian Glitz and glamour South Korea, will also be there.—AP feature movies from novice directors, has broken major talents, The glamour and glitz will be at its height when the A-listed including Venice Film Festival Golden Lion winner Jia Zhangke. Its celebrities walk the red carpet under the futuristic roof of the In this April 18, 2015 file photo, Jim Carrey arrives at Asian Cinema Fund program has provided financial lifelines to Busan Cinema Center. The center’s 85-meter (280- foot) -long roof LACMA’s 50th Anniversary Gala in Los Angeles. — AP promising filmmakers. “There are a lot of movies completed by displays moving images on its curvy metal surface, with lights lifestyle THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015

Fashion Ralph Lauren hands over helm at iconic fashion brand alph Lauren is stepping down as chief execu- disappointed investors, however, and its share will be interim global president. It said it had tive of the quintessentially American fashion price is down 43 percent over the past 12 months. begun the search for a permanent replacement for Rempire he has built up with its signature Larsson. The announcements came after US mar- preppy look over nearly 50 years, the company Boyhood dreaming of clothes kets closed. In after-hours trade, shares of Ralph announced Tuesday. Lauren, 75, who has become “When they start designing things I can’t under- Lauren rose 3.9 percent to $108.10 and Gap fell 3.4 an iconic figure in fashion from modest beginnings stand, I’ll quit,” Lauren told the New York Times. “But percent to $29.20. — AFP as a self-taught tie designer, will stay on as chief I don’t feel like I’m stepping back now.” He had creative officer but hands over the top executive been a salesman for a tie company when he went post in November, it said. Taking over will be 41- out on his own to make his own wide ties under year-old Stefan Larsson, global president of the Old the Polo label. The more elegant European look Navy brand for Gap, who also previously worked caught on and he soon was selling his wares to big for Swedish fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz (H&M). New York department stores and in his own tie Lauren, who figures among US fashion royalty, shop. His ambition was to cut a stylish figure him- described his successor as “exceptionally talented.” self after a boyhood dreaming of clothes he could- “He will bring our company a fresh and exciting n’t afford. global perspective,” he said. “We have been a leader Over the years he did that by developing an in our industry for nearly 50 years, and this is just American “preppy” look that evoked a fantasy of the beginning.” Born Ralph Lifshitz in the Bronx in aristocratic, classically dressed youths. His succes- New York City to Jewish immigrant parents, Lauren sor as CEO came up through the world of global is a fashion autodidact who never went to design retailing. Prior to joining Gap in 2012, Larsson school. He began designing men’s neckties under worked for 15 years at Hennes & Mauritz, helping the Polo brand in 1967. to make it a global giant. He is credited with boost- In 1972, he developed the signature short- ing H&M sales from $3 billion to $17 billion and sleeved shirts with the small logo of a polo player increasing its reach from 12 to 44 countries, that have become the beloved staple of classically according to a Ralph Lauren company statement. dressed youths around the world. He later went on Larsson’s division at Gap, Old Navy, specializes in to build up a worldwide retail network with moves more affordable clothing geared at teens and other into fragrances, accessories and women’s fashion. young customers. Last year Ralph Lauren Corporation rung up $7.6 In the most recent quarter, Old Navy was the billion in sales. Lauren himself ranks 74th on the only one of Gap’s three divisions to score positive Designer Ralph Lauren waves on the runway at the end of Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans, with same-store sales. Gap said that Jill Stanton, execu- Designer Ralph Lauren, right, poses in his office with Stefan Larsson, global his show during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week $6.2 billion. The company’s latest financial results tive vice president of global product at Old Navy, brand president for Old Navy, Tuesday in New York. — AP Fall/Winter 2014 shows in New York. — AFP

91 SHOWS AND THE JET-SET JENNERS: IT’S PARIS FASHION WEEK

inety-one fashion shows, talent from 24 different coun- midriff as if it just dropped down the model, with trailing blue tries and Kris and Kendall Jenner landing in a jet to ribbons on the cuffs. It was a highly creative fusion of ideas. Nflashes from paparazzi: It’s time for Paris Fashion Week. Here are the highlights of the ready-to-wear spring-summer Anthony Vaccarello 2016 collections in Paris, where the first of nine days champi- The designer who found international fame for dressing ons new talent. Gwyneth Paltrow in an ultra-revealing black gown on Harper’s Bazaar and then was hired by Donatella Versace to head her Democratic fashion (Almost) Versus house, treated fashion insiders Tuesday to another The Paris ready-to-wear shows are famed for their elitism - three-course meal in glam sexuality. Asymmetrical skirts, with welcoming in only a select few editors, buyers and celebrities. panels flying off the thigh exposing the leg, were combined But this year designer Simon Porte Jacquemus, via social with heavy-duty jackets in safari colors. Stud buttons, shiny media, put 100 tickets up for grabs so the public could come zippers and lapels also demanded attention. Black sheer silk and see his Tuesday show. The eager fashion outsiders turned shirts had silvery scales and silk foulards fluttered delicately up in droves. But old-school editors need not fear that their down, caressing the models’ bodies and proving why coveted seats would be taken - the 100 tickets were standing- Vaccarello is a red carpet favorite. room only. Fashion democracy has its limits. A finn in Paris Jacquemus Making up one of the 24 different nationalities represented Fashion is all about performance. Up-and-coming this season in Paris, Tuomas Merikoski of Finland made his Jacquemus knows this and got creative in the highly-antici- debut on the ready-to-wear calendar as the designer for Aalto. pated spectacle which opened with a gargantuan ball of red The low-key presentation mirrored the low-key, funky style of cloth that a model rolled across a large auditorium. To top the clothes. Oversize pants, a hybrid of the cowboy chaps sil- that, half way through, a white horse appeared. And then a houette, came in pared-down white or vivid denim. woman struggled to dramatically pull an 8-meter (26-feet) A trapeze-shaped knit sweater sported details like oval train of cloth. The clothes were equally experimental, and pos- armholes and “AALTO” on the bust in psychedelic colors. sessed the lost-and-found, bric-a-brac style that Maison Merikoski succeeded in finding a signature style for the brand. Margiela is famed for. With a hint of svelte sportswear. Other newcomers to the Paris ready-to-wear runways includ- A menswear pinstripe suit had an arm snipped off and ed Nehera, Koche and Vetements. — AP replaced with a white tube sleeve, and discordant cut out knee pads in red and white. A white bustier top - that was much bigger at one side - was worn eccentrically by the

Models wear creations by Anthony Vaccarello during the 2016 Spring/Summer ready-to-wear collection fashion show. lifestyle THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015

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Models wear creations by French designer Simon Porte for Jacquemus, as part of his Spring-Summer 2016 ready-to-wear fashion collection, in Paris, Tuesday. — AP/AFP photos Lacoste bites back in crocodile logo court battle

portswear giant Lacoste won EU court backing yesterday general court considers that the repute of the Lacoste croco- goods, clothing and footwear. The general court found that “The court considers that the representation of the Mocek to block a Polish competitor from snapping up a variant dile is such as to prevent the registration of the crocodile or the two signs have at least an “average degree of similarity” as and Wenta caiman might be perceived as a variant of the rep- Sof the crocodile logo it upheld as the French firm’s trade- caiman figures for leather goods, clothing and footwear,” it both show a type of crocodile. “There is a likelihood of confu- resentation of the Lacoste crocodile, the latter being widely mark. The General Court of the European Union, the bloc’s said in a statement. sion, given that the general public is likely to believe that the known to the public,” it added. The iconic Lacoste brand was second highest court, ruled that the caiman logo that Mocek Backing Lacoste, the EU’s trademark office OHIM rejected goods bearing the signs at issue come from the same under- founded in 1933 by tennis champion Rene Lacoste. — AFP and Wenta sought to register in the 28-nation EU was similar Mocek and Wenta’s 2007 application to register its logo of a taking or from economically-linked undertakings,” the court enough to Lacoste’s iconic sign as to cause confusion. “The head, spiked tail and the word caiman as the torso for leather said.

Models present creations for Aalto during the 2016 Spring/Summer ready-to-wear collection fashion show. lifestyle THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015

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Maids at luxury Paris hotel hold ‘fashion week for the poor’ s Paris switched into fashion high-gear Tuesday a striking for better working conditions. Hyatt employee Jessica Gastou, 38, a mother of four who nightly price of a hotel room. While the Hyatt workers have group of chambermaids working for the luxury Park The Hyatt workers were celebrating their victory after a has worked at the upmarket hotel for 15 years. been successful, those at the W Paris Opera hotel extended AHyatt hotel staged a “fashion week for the poor” to strike on Monday saw them obtain double pay for public Workers at the hotel carried out similar strikes in 2013 their strike to Wednesday hoping for a similar improve- celebrate victory in a labor dispute. Dressed up with holidays worked, and increased meal and travel and 2014 — also as the trendy jet-set attending fashion ment in working conditions. — AFP splashes of color and sequins about 60 chambermaids and allowances. “We are doing a fashion week for the poor,” week descended on Paris-and won a large salary increase. various other workers from the Park Hyatt marched to laughed one of the marching women, who asked not to be Last year several other glitzy hotels also fell prey to the another hotel, the W Paris Opera, where workers were still named. “I am happy today. We give our all for our job,” said strikes by workers who can earn less in a month than the

Put down your smartphone? Not at Paris fashion week sually, smartphones are the bane of organized elements which have been feminized.” events, but one Japanese designer decided to use Gender-blending was also hot on the catwalk of anoth- Usnap-happy fashionistas to his advantage and make er Paris newcomer, Nehera, a brand founded in the 1930s them work to see his latest collection. As Paris kicked off a by a Czechoslovakian entrepreneur that was recently nine day fashion frenzy on Tuesday, tech-loving designer revived. French designer Samuel Drira proposed a Kunihiko Morinaga for Anrealage unveiled a spring/sum- wardrobe that “transcends seasons, sexuality and styles” mer 2016 ready-to-wear collection made from photosensi- with a mostly white, ecru and black collection of unisex sil- tive material. But to experience it in all its glory, you had to houettes. put on a headset for the sound and activate the flash on your smartphone to photograph the models. Olsen sisters’ garden in Paris Fashion first. Instagram or Twitter later. To the naked Celebrity twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, 29, who eye, the clothes were grey or black, sometimes striped, went from child TV stars to respected stylists and business- resembling origami as the geometric lines played tricks on women, have chosen to present the summer collection for your vision. But under the light of the flashing cameras, the their brand The Row in Paris this year, instead of New York. designs changed colour, becoming neon yellow or reveal- The collection, shown by appointment, was chic, relaxed ing chequered and diamond-shaped patterns in yellow, and inspired by a “woman in a garden” wearing a long, blue, pink and green. white and ethereal dress, or a long black jacket embroi- dered in sequins. A Finnish summer solstice Paris is the last stop for the 2016 spring/summer wom- The Finnish brand Aalto meanwhile drew a large crowd enswear collections after New York, London and Milan. to its first collection presented at the prestigious Paris Yesterday kicked off with the return of iconic French fash- event, with standing room only at a runway show laced ion brand Courreges, known in the 60s for its futuristic with nostalgia. There was a hint of a nineties rave party fashion. Well known French names such as Dior, Chanel, during a summer solstice as models paraded in front of a Louis Vuitton and Hermes will also be presenting their lat- wall of vintage speakers in long, loose-fitting silhouettes. est collections. — AFP Designer Tuomas Merikosi used striking layered combina- tions, with a nearly formless dress over jeans, long tunics over trousers and twin-layered skirts. He played with long, rounded collars, and gave long sleeves short shrift, either slicing them open or placing their opening midway down the arm. Fashions that are sticking around according to Aalto: the popular bird print, nineties-inspired dark lips and mas- culine cuts with a feminine touch-that don’t cling, of course. “During the summer solstice, people are really hap- py to be outside after the long winter, to party in the forest, on the edge of a lake,” Merikosi said after the show. “This collection reflects this attitude, with numerous masculine

Models present creations by Anrealage during the 2016 Spring/Summer ready-to-wear collection fashion show in Paris. — AFP photos Ralph Lauren hands over helm at iconic fashion brand

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Photo provided by Courtney Bonnell, Bonnell poses so that she appears to be kissing the Sphinx, which stands in the Bonnell poses with the pyramids in the background, in Giza. background, in Giza, Egypt. — AP photos What it’s like to visit Egypt now as a 1st time tourist By Courtney Bonnell camel-ride operator he trusts near the pyramids, across from the Egyptian Museum, ground zero for avoiding what he said would be a raucous, grasp- the revolution, in an area where hotels and busi- hen I told people I planned to visit Egypt, ing crowd prone to physically pulling the arms of nesses still haven’t recovered. The green plot family, friends - even waiters - replied, those approaching on their own. seemed small compared with its significance. An W“Wow!” and “Amazing!” But their eyes said, Instead, I hopped right on the animal, a 10-year- adjacent burned-out building stood slated for “Are you insane?” Egypt’s once-thriving tourism old boy took the reins and we set out into the sun- demolition four years later. industry has been plummeting since the 2011 pop- drenched desert alone. I was nervous the camel But for those with a sense of adventure, visiting ular uprising that ousted longtime autocrat Hosni might toss me off with a kid in control, but no now has big advantages. Tourists were few Mubarak. Recent attacks have added to the uncer- problems materialized and I was able to re-create a enough that I got photos at many temples with no tainty: the mistaken killings of eight Mexican photo I saw every day on the wall of my childhood one in the background. There were 40 people on Photo shows Philae Temple near Aswan, Egypt, which was saved from floodwaters tourists by government security forces, a bombing home: my father on camelback in the dusty desert my cruise, a luxurious journey with truly fantastic and relocated. outside the Italian Consulate in Cairo, a foiled circa 1980. food and service that normally boasts 140 passen- attack on the famed Karnak Temple. Kiss the Sphinx gers. While you can learn about mummies in My guides also took pro photos, key for a solo school and admire photos of the Great Pyramid, traveler like me. The boy expertly posed me, telling that’s nothing like actually clambering up its me to hold out my finger to make it look like I was ancient steps. Or staring down the dark tomb of touching the top of a pyramid. My Cairo guide Merneptah in Luxor’s Valley of the Kings to see a snapped me sitting on the steps of the Great blanket of etched and painted stars, the blues and Pyramid and instructed me to pose so I appeared yellows as vibrant today as they were 3,000 years to kiss the Sphinx. ago. After gazing into the golden eyes of King Tut’s Every guide, driver and other worker dependent death mask, dipping my hand in the Nile during a on tourists and tips was eager to please, pressing sunset boat ride and tracing hieroglyphs on me to drink enough water and taking me to gov- ancient temple walls with my finger, I must say: It’s ernment-run shops for authentic, beautiful gifts, time to go. —AP including hand-painted papyrus and hand-chis- eled statuettes. You still haggled, but it was nothing like the relentless street touts, who joke, cajole and harass tourists into buying cheap wares. My guides said tourist police at major attractions won’t allow sell- ers to get overly aggressive with visitors, but ven- dors were pushy, especially with tourism ebbing so dramatically. You can say, “No, thank you,” ignore them and keep walking, but at the cultural sites, The sprawling Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt, site of a foiled militant attack earlier in where you have to traverse a gauntlet of shops, the year. there’s no avoiding them. One seller followed me for 15 minutes to a tem- ple entrance, making me promise to stop in his shop, while others shouted, “Welcome to Alaska!” - Photo shows Kom Ombo Temple near Aswan, a nod to the suffocating heat. He found me again Egypt. as I stopped for a drink and pursued me as I tried to leave. He and others held up shirts, pointed to Each headline brought a flood of texts from “Made in Egypt” tags and tossed them at you if you loved ones. Yes, I saw the news, I responded. I end- refused.On the Nile cruise ship, souvenir-sellers in lessly trolled TripAdvisor, searching “Is it safe to go speed boats threw their ropes to the crew, calling to Egypt?” even after booking with a highly rated “Hello!” and “Hola!” to passengers above and hurl- tour company. My stomach did some flips on the ing up blankets to anyone who peeked over the plane, until I spotted the pyramids from the air. railing. There are no safety guarantees in a restive country like Egypt - or anywhere. But with a guide Ancient steps by my side, I never felt unsafe. Plus, I was too It helped that I’d prepared for the worst when it exhausted from sightseeing to wander around on came to street vendors, traffic and even the crush- my own. The guides maneuver you through Cairo’s ing poverty. Through the window of my Cairo heart-stopping traffic - where lanes are merely sug- hotel, I saw half-completed apartment buildings, gestions and tapping the bumpers of merging cars twisting metal on their roofs awaiting new floors. is commonplace - and allow you to bypass hassles Trash piled up and spilled into the city’s polluted elsewhere. section of the Nile, left for thin horses and donkeys Camels resting between rides with their owners against the backdrop of the pyra- For example, my guide took me straight to the to nibble. It also was odd to stand in Tahrir Square Photo shows Luxor Temple in Egypt. mids in Giza.

Photo shows the Temple of Horus at Edfu, between Luxor Photo shows Kom Ombo Temple near Aswan, Egypt. Merchants pulling alongside a Nile Cruise ship, in Egypt, Photo shows the temple of Queen Hatshepsut, or Deir el- and Aswan, in Egypt. to hawk their products to passengers above. Bahari, in Luxor, Egypt.