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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 THULHIJJA 2, 1436 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Kuwait to sell Hungary locks Ooredoo Juve score late local currency down EU border, enhances as City lose bond by yearend taking migrant its prepaid for first time to meet5 deficit crisis in7 its hands portfolio23 this20 season 7 sentenced to death over Min 27º Max 46º Al-Sadeq Mosque bombing High Tide 01:25 & 13:40 Judge warns of dangers of extremist ideology Low Tide 07:50 & 19:55 40 PAGES NO: 16642 150 FILS ‘Abdaly’ suspects By B Izzak King sanctions Binladin Group KUWAIT: The criminal court yesterday sentenced seven deny all charges, men, five of them in absentia, to death over the suicide bombing at the Imam Al-Sadeq Shiite mosque that allege torture killed 26 people and wounded 227 others, and passed various jail terms against eight others. Reading the court By B Izzak verdicts in front of the suspects and a packed court- room, Judge Mohammad Al-Duaij also acquitted 14 sus- KUWAIT: In a separate case also presided by Judge pects. The public prosecution had pressed charges Mohammad Al-Duaij, all 23 Kuwaiti suspects of the against 29 people, including seven women. Five of the so-called “Abdaly cell” categorically denied the men remain at large. charges and insisted that they were tortured severely to extract confessions from them. The pub- SEE PAGE 3 lic prosecution charged 24 of the 26 suspects of having links to Iran and its Shiite Lebanese militia The two men who were sentenced to death while in ally Hezbollah and of plotting attacks against court were Abdulrahman Sabah Eidan Saud, the bedoon Kuwait. Twenty-three suspects, all Kuwaiti citizens, driver who dropped off the Saudi bomber to the appeared in court in grey prison uniforms. Three mosque in Kuwait City and who also brought the explo- others, including one Iranian, are at large. sives used in the bombing from near the Saudi borders, Judge Duaij allowed all the suspects to express and Fahd Farraj Nassar Muhareb, who is described as the their grievances and tell their stories in a hearing “wali” or leader of the Islamic State group in Kuwait. The that lasted two-and-a-half-hours and witnessed man has been serving a jail sentence in another case. intense arguments by defense lawyers. But as the The five others who received the maximum punish- hearing was about to conclude, the main suspect ment in absentia include the two Saudi brothers Hassan Abdulhadi Hassan sprang a major surprise. Mohammad and Majed Al-Zahrani, who transported the After initially denying all the charges, Hassan explosives belt from Saudi Arabia into Kuwait a day sought permission to speak and told the court that before the bombing. The two carried the explosives the arms discovered at his residence were from the through the borders in an icebox in an old car and aban- 1990-91 Iraqi invasion period and were given to him doned the car in Kuwait. The two are being held in Saudi by a sheikh. MAKKAH: Pilgrims walk yesterday past the site of a crane collapse that killed over a 100 people last Arabia after they were arrested a few days after the Continued on Page 13 Friday in the Grand Mosque. — AP (See Page 13) attack. Continued on Page 13 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 LOCAL Ghanem meets Speaker of UK House of Commons

KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker delegation met UK House of Commons’ Marzouq Al-Ghanem held official talks yes- Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman terday with Speaker of the UK House of Crispin Blunt at the House of Commons’ Commons John Bercow at the British par- premises. The meeting focused on issues liament building. The talks tackled a wide of common interest between Kuwait and array of key issues with focus on bilateral Britain and the relations between the two cooperation, especially parliamentary friendly countries. ones, and the developments in the Gulf The conferees tackled the latest devel- and the Middle East regions. MPs Ahmed opment in the Arab and international Alqudaibi, Rakan Al-Nisf, Askar Al-Eenzi areas, especially the Syrian crisis and the and Majed Al-Mutairi as well as Kuwait’s continuing influx of Syrian refugees into Ambassador to UK Khaled Al-Dowaisan European countries. They touched upon attended the meeting. Ghanem arrived in the security and political challenges facing KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah receives the cre- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah receives the credentials of London Monday night upon an official the Middle East and Gulf regions, notably dentials of newly-appointed ambassador of China Wang Di. —Amiri Diwan photo newly-appointed ambassador of Sri Lanka Kandeepan Balasubramaniam. invitation from the House of Commons the Palestinian cause, the Gulf countries’ Speaker John Bercow. security, the war on terror and the devel- Later, Ghanem and his accompanying opments in Iraq and Yemen. —KUNA

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah receives the credentials His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah receives the credentials of newly-appointed ambassador of Egypt Yasser Mohammad Atef Abdelkader. of newly-appointed ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Frans Potuyt. Amir receives credentials of

LONDON: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem is pictured with newly-appointed ambassadors Speaker of the UK House of Commons John Bercow at the British parlia- ment’s building. —KUNA KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Nasser Al-Sabah, in addition Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to other senior officials. received yesterday the credentials of Earlier, His Highness the Amir newly-appointed ambassadors of China Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- and Sri Lanka Wang Di and Kandeepan Sabah received His Highness Sheikh Balasubramaniam respectively. His Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmad Al- Highness also received the credentials of Sabah, First deputy Prime Minister and Yasser Mohammad Atef Abdelkader of Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al- the Arab Republic of Egypt, Mohammad Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and Halilovic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as Chairman of the Central Tenders well as of that of the Kingdom of the Committee (CTC) Ahmad Al-Kulaib. Netherlands Frans Potuyt. Meanwhile, His Highness the Crown The ceremony was attended by Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Jaber Al-Sabah received His Highness Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad, Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, acting deputy Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governor General Amiri Diwan Affairs Minister Advisor Ahmad Al-Rujaib, Deputy National Mohammed Daifallah Sharar, Director Assembly Speaker Mubarak Al- of the Office of His Highnesss the Amir Khurainej, Minister of Public Works and Ahmad Fahad Al-Fahad and the Minister of Electricity and Water Advisor at the office of His Highness Ahmad Al-Jassar and Chairman of the Marzouq Al-Ghanem and his delegation meet the UK House of Commons’ the Amir Mohammad Abou Al-Hassan, Central Tenders Committee (CTC) His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah meets the newly- Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Crispin Blunt. Chief of Amiri Protocol Sheikh Abdullah Ahmad Al-Kulaib. —KUNA appointed ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mohammad Halilovic.

Oman, an attractive place for everyone

By Ben Garcia

KUWAIT: Oman’s ministry of tourism in cooperation with Oman Air organized a party for partner travel agencies and members of the local media in Kuwait. The event was held at Crowne Plaza Hotel to convey their gratitude for making Oman the number one destination for Arabs and other expats from Kuwait. “We are number one in the hearts of our Kuwaiti brothers and the rest of Arabs and other expat communi- ties in Kuwait. The trend is spreading from Kuwait to all GCC countries - so we are really very grateful to Kuwait for trusting the tourism destinations we offer in Oman,” said Gamal Sadek, Director of Oman’s Tourism Ministry. Gamal Sadek Apart from its favor- able climate, Oman is a member of GCC and its proximity is very tempting for people who want to make a short visit. “We really thank Kuwait for its continuous trust and confidence in our market and what Oman has to offer. You are our greatest ambassadors who will share the beauty of our country and our diverse and unique destinations,” Gamal noted. “We are here to invite you to visit Salalah, where the KUWAIT: Some attendees receiving gifts from Oman’s Ministry of Tourism. —Photos by Joseph Shagra weather is not more than 25 degrees,” he added. Attendees at the event experienced unique Omani experiences including foods, clothing and traditional items. Oman’s flag carrier Oman Air is proud of its various Kuwait reiterates backing to OHCHR Kuwait condones use achievements since its establishment in 1993. Currently, according to an Oman Air representative, the airline flies GENEVA: Kuwait has vowed that it crimes against Palestinian civilians. Human rights violations of nuclear energy for to over 26 destinations. It has 39 aircraft and planning to would continue its support for the He emphasized that the interna- On Syria, he said Kuwait was peaceful purposes reach 70 by the end of 2020. Office of the United Nations High tional community should live up to alarmed by the UNHRC’s report on Commissioner for Human Rights responsibility by protecting the serious human rights violations in VIENNA: Kuwait cooperates with the International (OHCHR) and its great role in the Palestinian people who have been Syria, urging all warring parties in Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in its aspiration to augment development of human rights across suffering from the oppression and this Arab country to stop attacking its energy capacities with the use of nuclear energy for the world. suppression of the Israeli occupation civilians and to allow in humanitari- peaceful purposes, said a Kuwaiti official yesterday. Addressing the 30th session of the for over four decades. an aid. Addressing the 59th regular session of the General UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Ghunaim reiterated support for Kuwait has also hosted three Conference of the IAEA, head of the Kuwaiti delegation to Kuwait’s permanent delegate at the donor conferences for Syria in the session Jassim Al-Mubaraki reviewed Kuwait’s com- UN and international organizations response to an appeal from the UN mendable record over the years regarding its coopera- Jamal Al-Ghunaim said: “The State of in order to provide humanitarian tion with the international nuclear watchdog. Kuwait will maintain its support for support for the Syrian people, he For instance, he said Kuwait has recently given the the OHCHR and the great effort it said, adding that pledges worth $7.5 agency $3 million and has allotted a one million dollar exerts in order to promote worldwide billion have been made. Out of this annual prize for the best scientific researches on growth human rights.” figure, Kuwait pledged $3.1 billion, and development in Africa. He applauded the close He added that the UNHRC’s and has already dispersed $1.3 bil- cooperation between Kuwait Institute for Scientific achievements reflect its interest in the lion, including $300 million in 2013, Research and the IAEA and extoled the agency-spon- promotion and safeguarding of $500 million in 2014 and $500 mil- sored nuclear safety agreement. human rights during a year that was lion in 2015, he added. Mubaraki furthermore praised in his speech the full of challenges that faced the inter- On a domestic level, Kuwait has agreement between the group of 5+1 and Iran, urging national community to protect taken many arrangements and the latter to cooperate with full transparency with the IAEA. He also regretted the fact that Israel would not sign human rights. He regretted that civil- measures in order to fight intellectu- the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, keeping its nuclear ians are still affected by wars and Jamal Al-Ghunaim al extremism and to promote peace facilities from being inspected by the IAEA. armed conflicts; mainly human rights and tolerance as well as human Commenting on the agreement to launch the IAEA violations and displacement. the Palestinian people in face of rights in the society, he noted. Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) Bank at the Ulba Citing the Palestinian people as an Israel’s repeated aggressions and vio- The 30th session of the UN Metallurgical Plant in Oskemen, Kazakhstan, he said example, the Kuwaiti diplomat said lations, noting that his country has Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Kuwait had donated $10 million for that important proj- Palestinians have been under Israeli recently provided $200 in aid for which began on September 17 and ect which he noted would provide low enriched uranium siege on the Gaza Strip since 2007, Gaza reconstruction efforts, in addi- lasts until October 2, reviews to countries requiring it to operate their nuclear reactors calling on the international communi- tion to economic and infrastructure experts’ reports on human rights in for peaceful purposes. —KUNA ty to punish Israeli authorities for their projects. several countries. —KUNA WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 L O C A L

List of suspects’ names KGAC files five cases against and their sentences Global Clearinghouse Systems KUWAIT: The following is a list of the names 15. Mariam Fahad Faraj Nassar (2 years) KUWAIT: The Kuwait General Administration of decided in 2006 to liquidate the KD 10 million KGAC and the GCS challenged the decision, but of the suspects sentenced yesterday in the 16. Yasemeen Mohammad Abdelkareem Customs (KGAC) said yesterday it has lodged letters of warranty submitted by the GCS. This it was upheld by the court of appeals on Imam Al-Sadeq mosque blast’s case (the sen- Mohyeeddien (innocent) five lawsuits against the Global Clearinghouse decision, it maintained, prompted the GCS to September 13, 2015, according to the state- tences are mentioned between brackets). 17. Saleh Tomah Muhaibes Roumi Al-Enezi Systems (GCS), demanding a total of KD 120.7 take legal action against the KGAC and ment. 1. Abdelrahman Sabah Eidan Saud (death) (15 years) million (around $399.8 million). demanded compensations for failure to deliver It added that it had coordinated with the 2. Bader Al-Harby (also known as Nibras) 18. Abdelsalam Sabah Eidan Saud (5 years) The KGAC said in a press statement that the the land allocated for the border outlets, it said. Cabinet’s Fatwa and Legislation Department to (death) 19. Mazna Khaleef Manoukh Khalaf (inno- dispute erupted with the GCS when it joined On June 15, 2015, a court ordered the KGAC take necessary legal procedures to stop the 3. Mohammad Abdallah Mohammad Al- cent) bids for the establishment of Salmi and to pay the GCS KD 68 million and seven percent enforcement of the court ruling, noting that it is Zahrani (death) 20. Nasma Mohammad Qasim Ali (4 years) Nuwaiseeb border outlets, and when the KGAC of annual legal interest, the KGAC added. The not an irrevocable decision. —KUNA 4. Majid Abdallah Mohammad Al-Zahrani 21. Sahar Qasim Ali Ghulam (4 years) (death) 22. Fahad Saad Awad Al-Fadhly (innocent) 5. Shabeen Salem Suleiman Al-Enezi (death) 23. Mohammad Fahad Abdallah Al-Saeed 6. Falah Nimer Mejbel Ghazi Khleif (death) (innocent) Indonesia mulls banning 7. Jarrah Mimer Mejbel Ghazi Khuleif (inno- 24. Dhaifallah Fahad Abdallah Al-Saeed cent) (innocent) female labor dispatch 8. Ali Sabah Eidan Saud (innocent) 25. Faraj Humoud Faraj Al-Enezi (innocent) 9. Fahad Farraj Nassar Mahreb (death) 26. Dhari Ahmad Ruwaiee Khalaf (innocent) to GCC states 10. Adel Aqel Ruwaisan Al-Thafiri (10 years) 27. Fahad Shukhayer Abdallah Al-Enezi 11. Mohammad Khaleef Amer Mekhlif Al- (innocent) By A Saleh the verdict for three years. Jedei was charged Enezi (innocent) 28. Abdallah Musaed Sulbi Falah Al-Enezi with slandering the judiciary. 12. Salem Sabah Eidan Saud (innocent) (innocent) KUWAIT: The Indonesian government is consid- 13. Hajar Fahad Faraj Nassar (5 years) 29. Abdelrahman bin Nafe bin Muraihib Al- ering suspending the export of female domestic Students Alliance 14. Sarah Fahad Farej Nassar (7 years) Ruwaili (innocent) laborers to several countries including Gulf Islamist students maintained their control Cooperation Council (GCC) states from 2017, said over the arts faculty students’ association at informed sources, noting that only those working Kuwait University after the Students Alliance won in professions like nursing, medicine, hotels and the elections yesterday by garnering 1233 votes. tailoring would be allowed to leave. Indonesia Notably, the Alliance is part of the Islamic had banned domestic workers from going to Constitution Movement (ICM). Interior Minister Kuwait in 2010 citing abuse cases there. Arm deals receives official Zionist crimes MP Ahmad Al-Qudhaibi yesterday filed a The Kuwait Democratic Forum yesterday parliamentary inquiry to Deputy Prime By Hanan Al-Saadoun urged all states, governments and Arab and inter- Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Khaled national organizations including the UN Security Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah concerning recent arms KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Council and other organizations to condemn the deals. Qudhaibi inquired about the technical Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received war crimes committed by the Zionist entity and validity of barges and boats bought for the RIYADH: Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Khaled bin Ahmed al-Khalifa (left) and at his office yesterday Head of the Financial Supervision its constant attacks on the Al-Aqsa Mosque com- navy, the assessment committees and reports, his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah arrive to attend Department Dakheel Al-Dakheel. pound that has been repeatedly violated by quotations, purchase contracts and whether the 136th ordinary meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) yesterday Meanwhile, Interior Ministry Undersecretary Lieutenant Israeli officials, settlers and troops. the ministry had visited the concerned ship- in the Saudi capital Riyadh. —AFP General Suleiman Al-Fahad received several police officers building companies during the past five years. from various sectors to hear their opinions and sugges- Lawyer sentenced In addition, Qudhaibi inquired about purchas- tions, as well as the obstacles they face in their jobs. The Court of Cassation yesterday sentenced ing 18 Super Hornet fighters and whether the Director General of Relations and Security Information Brig lawyer Mohammed Jaser Al-Jedei to six months manufacturers intend to suspend the fighter’s GCC FMs meet in Riyadh Adel Al-Hashash attended the meeting. prison with labor and a KD 2,000 bail to suspend production and close the factory by 2017. RIYADH: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers came together here yesterday for their 136th session, with Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al- Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah attending. Addressing the session, Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid Al- Attiyah said the meeting came amid exceptional regional and international circumstances, hoping that it would produce out- comes that could fulfill the expectations of the GCC leaders and people. On the Palestinian situation, Attiyah, who chaired the session, condemned Israeli practices at Al-Aqsa Mosque as “serious and unprecedented steps.” He also offered heartfelt condolence to the Saudi government and people over the victims of the recent crane accident at the Holy Mosque in Makkah. The GCC foreign ministers then had a closed meeting to discuss issues and subjects put on the agenda of their 136th session. The meeting focuses on committee recommendations aiming to fur- ther promote and shore up cooperation and integration among the GCC member states. It also includes subjects to be discussed by the foreign ministers of the GCC countries and other countries and international groups during the next UN General Assembly late in September, together with the latest regional and international developments, mainly Yemen, Syria, Libya, Palestine and anti-terror efforts. —KUNA Workers who were arrested with fake IDs. Packs of marijuana busted at Kuwait International Airport. In my view Human trafficker arrested: Visas sold for KD 600 each Patience, Fatma By Hanan Al-Saadoun Forged IDs Smuggling foiled Mubarak Al-Kabeer security arrested five Asian An attempt to smuggle 10 kilograms of marijuana into KUWAIT: Residency Affairs Department detec- nationals, including three men and two women, Kuwait was foiled by customs officers at Kuwait International tives arrested an Asian man who used to bring who were specialized in forging work IDs. Twenty Airport. The smuggler reportedly used a trick in which he left Indian workers into Kuwait under the sponsor- eight violating laborers were also arrested. Police a bag containing the drugs at the airport, with the intention ship of citizens. The suspect completed the discovered that they were absconding, but car- of coming later to claim it, thinking that the suitcase would transactions in exchange of money that the ried forged IDs. All suspects were sent to the con- not be searched that way. The Asian man had claimed that By Talal Al-Ghannam sponsor would receive as soon as the transaction cerned authorities for questioning. the bag was lost, but it was later found with the drugs inside. is completed. The suspect confessed to charging He was sent to the proper authorities for further action. KD 600 for each transaction, adding that the Suicide sponsor gets KD 500 while he keeps KD 100 for A Nepalese national committed suicide in a building Liquor factory himself. He said the papers he had with him in Mahboula, according to preliminary investigations. The A liquor factory was discovered in Riqqa; where eight The suspect arrested belonged to citizens, adding that he had already building’s haris (janitor) discovered the death when he distillation barrels, 201 drums, 29 sugar sacks, three cartons yesterday on human received the money and already gave the spon- forced-opened the apartment’s door. The body was of yeast, 252 bottles, and six cylinders were found. Police [email protected] trafficking charges. sors their share. recovered by the coroner. arrested four expatriates inside.

ood morning my dear and honorable readers and I wish you a pleasant new academic year. In this article I would Glike to narrate a story of a domestic worker who came here thinking that gates of heaven would open up for her and ended up in a nightmare. Fatma, which is not her real name, spoke with tears shedding from her eyes every day as she was narrating her story, which started by saying that she had an idea from a friend back in her country that Kuwait is a paradise in terms of living conditions, salaries, treatment and so on. Fatma then decided to sell her small property and some of her cattle and paid a bundle to the agency back then for her dream to come true. She obtained the airline ticket and was promised by the agency that her salary would be nearly 200 Kuwaiti dinars a month. She was so happy that she may pay back what she had sold and compensate. She then arrived to the ‘dream country’ and as the gates of the airport opened, she was welcomed by the recruiting office representative who promised her that every- thing was all right. She then reached the office which was cram- packed by customers who were anxiously awaiting the arrival of the plane from that country. Few minutes later, Fatma’s name was called loudly by the office’s secretary. Fatma replies: Yes madam. The madam answers: Get ready to go with this family to work in the house. Fatma got shocked when she heard that and replied by saying she was promised to work outside not in a house and was also promised high salary. “We cannot do any- thing about it,” the secretary replied. Fatma starts screaming and yelling, wanting to go home and suddenly was forced by a num- ber of helpers, who carried her to the new sponsor’s car, and she was locked up inside. She arrives in the house and sits still doing nothing but crying and crying, but that did not help. She waited till the next morning and was taken back to the office for refus- ing to work. Fatma ended up going from house to house to up to 15 houses while insisting not to work. She thought of an evil idea to come out of this dilemma by escaping from the last house. She packed her bags and sneaked out from the house to the street at dawn and fortunately a taxi was passing by, who took her to the unknown destination. It is the hell of Jleeb Al- Suhyoukh, where she was locked up behind prison-like fortified steal gates. She was forced to practice prostitution until she was caught by police along with others. Fatma ended up going to the deportation center and remained there for almost a month before she was deported. Her dream vanished at the moment she entered Kuwait. Now, the question arises, who is to blame? Do we blame the recruitment agency back in her country or the agency here which did not adhere to the contract? Have patience Fatma, and you will regain your right before Almighty Allah in Judgment Day. Until the next article insha Allah L O C A L WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 In Brief

UAE official commends Real estate expos indicate JCPOA historic Kuwaiti Expo pavilion strong purchasing power achievement KUWAIT: The rising number of real estate exhibitions reaf- VIENNA: Kuwait Ambassador to Austria and Permanent MILAN: The United Arab Emirates Expo pavilion deputy firms there is a strong purchasing power in Kuwait, the Delegate to the UN Agencies in Vienna Sadeq Ma’rafi wel- commissioner Abdullah Al-Aidaroos commended Kuwait’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s Assistant comed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) as a Expo participation while announcing that Expo Dubai 2020 Undersecretary for International Organizations and historic achievement and great contribution to the denu- will “amaze the world.” “Kuwait is known to have had a Foreign Trade Sheikh Nemer Al-Sabah said on Monday clearization drive. Speaking on the sidelines of the 59th reg- series of successful participations,” he said of the interna- after he opened the Kuwait International Property Show. ular session of the General Conference of the International tional culture-sharing exhibition, known as Expo. He went He said that the ministry had signed an agreement last Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Ma’rafi said this session gains on to hail Kuwait officials for their efforts, particularly week with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for opening exceptional significance as it follows the signing of the Kuwait’s chief commissioner Faisal Al-Mutalaqem. —KUNA an office for the Gulf trade-marks. —KUNA JCPOA by Iran and the P5+1 here on July 14, 2015. — KUNA Photo o f t h e d a y

KUWAIT: A 1956 Rolls-Royce that belonged to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah displayed at the Vintage and Classic Car Museum of Kuwait. — KUNA Smuggled orangutan safely sent home KUWAIT: The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Kuwait in cooperation with the Kuwait Zoo has successfully and safe- ly returned home an orangutan that was illegally smuggled into Kuwait in July 2015. The animal was sent to Indonesia by Kuwait Airways flight KU415 on Sept 13, 2015 and landed in Jakarta on Sept 14, 2015 at 15:50 local time. The repatriation of the orangutan is an implementation of the strong commit- ment both from the government of Indonesia and authorities in Kuwait to preserve endangered species listed by CITES, which includes orangutans. The government of Indonesia will hold into account anyone involved in this illegal activity and bring the perpetrator to the court. Two female orangutans aged 1.5 years and 6 months respectively were sent to Kuwait without proper documentation in July 2015. The baby orangutan will be taken care of in Kuwait for some more time in order to give her the ability to feed herself before being flown home.

First batch of Kuwait Embassy provides school bags in Albania

Kuwait’s KUWAIT: The Embassy of Kuwait in the Republic of Albania has provided school bags containing pilgrims arrives school supplies for students of the Kuwait school in Gjepalaj in the western Albanian in Makkah Province of Durres on the occasion of the start of the first day of the academic year 2015-2016. MAKKAH: The first batch of Kuwait’s pil- The Kuwaiti Ambassador to Albania, Najib Al- grims’ mission arrived in Makkah yester- Bader, said the embassy was keen to show up on day, said assistant undersecretary for pub- the first day of school, accompanied by mem- lic relations at the Ministry of Awqaf and bers of the Kuwaiti Embassy in Tirana. Islamic Affairs Khulaif Al-Uthaina. The mis- Ambassador Al-Bader encouraged the students sion’s staff members from the Awqaf, to make more efforts to get the highest results Interior and Health ministries have all and contribute to the prosperity and building of arrived in Saudi Arabia to prepare for their homeland and wished them success in receiving Kuwait’s pilgrims, Uthaina said. achieving their goals. The mission is supervising 46 Hajj convoys The ‘Kuwait school’ is a model of the strategic to ensure they follow the terms of the partnership between the two countries that Awqaf ministry and the rules and regula- reflects the common denominators that bound tions of the Saudi authorities, he noted. the two peoples in all fields, he added. Ardian Meanwhile, the official noted that the mis- Kokomani, Chief of the Commune in Gjepalaj, sion is providing reception teams for all expressed deep appreciation to the Government batches at King Abdulaziz International and people of Kuwait for the efforts made to Airport in Jeddah, aiming to facilitate entry provide school supplies for the students, prais- procedures for pilgrims and ensure their ing Kuwait’s role in the educational project that safety. Uthaina also called on Kuwait’s pil- contributes to the provision of the suitable envi- grims to follow the Saudi law during their ronment for study. — KUNA stay in Makkah in order to have a safe and trouble-free Hajj experience. — KUNA L O C A L WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Gulf Bank hails success of 7th Euromoney Conference in Kuwait ‘Kuwait is birthplace of Gulf banking’ KUWAIT: Gulf Bank hailed the successful the capital and talent required. With this in completion of its sponsorship of the 7th mind and the pillars of the next generation Euromoney Conference which took place bank, I do not see why Kuwait’s financial yesterday at the JW Marriott Hotel in sector cannot become our next great glob- Kuwait. The theme of this year’s conference al export. Kuwait has the best banks in the was ‘Innovation in Uncertain Times’ and region but we must look to a future where included keynote addresses from Anas Al- we sit at the heart of global markets.” Saleh, Minister of Finance, and Dr Alghanim also stressed the importance Mohammed Al-Hashel, Governor of the of human capital in building this future, Central Bank of Kuwait. saying: “In order to sustain a competitive Omar Kutayba Alghanim, Chairman of advantage, we must have the right talent, Gulf Bank, participated in an interview ses- and we have that here in Kuwait. We are sion in the morning where he offered his proud that 64% of our workforce is Kuwaiti model for the ‘next generation bank’ and and we are committed to increasing that the future of the banking sector in Kuwait. percentage and to increasing gender pari- Alghanim discussed efforts the bank is ty. We must continue to work with the next making to build the ‘next generation bank.’ generation, building a cadre of Kuwaiti He said: “Building the next generation bankers for the benefit of the bank, Kuwait, KUWAIT: Finance Minister Anas Al-Saleh (right) and Central Bank of Kuwait Governor Dr Mohammad Al-Hashel attend the 7th Euromoney Conference bank relies on three important pillars, these and the future of banking”. yesterday. — Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh are: ease of use; transparency, and trust. In closing, Alghanim expressed his Ease of use includes using technology and appreciation and gratitude to: the Central other methods to make the customer’s Bank of Kuwait; Gulf Bank’s Board of Kuwait to sell local currency bond banking experience easier and more seam- Directors; the Bank’s loyal customers; and less. Transparency means being clear and the Bank’s dedicated staff for the important open in the banking process. Trust is built roles they all play. by year-end to meet deficit: Minister by always putting the customer first. With regards to the Euromoney Naturally, trust will also grow from the Conference, Alghanim said: “I am very ‘Low oil prices reveal major challenge facing budget’ higher levels of transparency and ease of proud that Gulf Bank is playing such a use.” major role in this conference. It is an excel- KUWAIT: Kuwait plans to issue bonds denomi- Kuwait has given to encourage businesses efficcy and their serious implications for global This model for the next generation bank lent platform for the industry to discuss nated in local currency by the end of this year to locally, saying that the country has attracted financial stability, Hashel noted. is essential to the growth of the banking future developments in Kuwait’s financial help the Gulf Arab state bridge its budget international companies to set up businesses sector in Kuwait and the economy in gener- sector. New technology, products, and deficit, the country’s finance minister said yes- in the country with full ownership by these Concerns al. Alghanim said: “We are living in a period opportunity mean that there are exciting terday. No value for the issuance was given by companies, such as IBM and Huawei, among Highlighting a few concerns in this regard, where oil prices are fluctuating with a times ahead for the industry and confer- Anas Al-Saleh, who was speaking on the side- others. he said: First, the UMPs have helped push downward decline in more recent months. ences such as this are vital for the exchange lines of a conference in Kuwait City. Kuwait is now a free trade zone, he said in a interest rates in many advanced countries to We know that Kuwait needs a more diversi- of thoughts and ideas in these areas.” Kuwait’s parliament in July approved a state press statement on the sideline of the confer- record low levels. In fact, rates in the fied economy and the financial sector Euromoney is the world’s leading organ- budget for the current 2015-16 fiscal year that ence. He added that a number of Gulf countries Eurozone have turned negative - which effec- should lead the way. We must be competi- izer of conferences for cross-border invest- envisages a budget deficit of 8.18 billion dinars have followed in Kuwait’s footsteps, by enact- tively means depositors are being charged to tive and modern.” ment and capital markets for portfolio and ($27 billion) because of low oil prices. However, ing legislations inviting foreign capital with no make deposits. Returns on risky and non-risky Alghanim believes Kuwait must capital- direct investors, financial intermediaries, the actual deficit may not turn out to be nearly strings attached. assets have sharply converged, evident from ize on its strengths: “Kuwait is the birth- corporations, governments, banks and as large. The size will depend on oil prices, while the extreme compression in sovereign credit place of banking in the Gulf region, and has financial institutions. Kuwait has in the past often underspent its Innovation spreads in the Eurozone. This has increased budget because of bureaucratic red tape and Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) Governor the danger of mispriced sovereign risks. tensions between the cabinet and parliament Mohammad Al-Hashel also spoke during the Moreover, with short-term rates at zero lower that have slowed economic projects. This could conference, saying that innovation in finance bound, investors are investing in long-dated also limit the deficit. has become a major driver for growth and wel- securities at very low yields, pushing even fare in different world countries. “It goes with- term premium into negative territory. These Sharp decline out saying that innovation has been one of the investors are likely to suffer significant losses Saleh said that sharp decline in global oil key drivers of growth, productivity and pros- when long-term yields ultimately normalize. prices since June of last year sheds lights on one perity across countries and over time,” Hashel Second, with ultra-loose monetary policies, of the main challenge facing the country’s state addressed the conference. prices of financial assets have seen a rapid budget. The minister made his remarks in his In the field of finance, the role of innovation climb. This has increased the risk of a hard opening speech of the 7th Euromoney can be discussed from a variety of angles; after landing in the future particularly when the Conference which kicked off yesterday under all, our modern world of finance is an innova- current level of liquidity is ultimately with- the slogan ‘Innovation in Uncertain Times.’ He tion in itself, under a constant evolutionary drawn. Third, despite historically low interest added that the state budget’s reliance on oil cycle spanning over decades. rates, the impact on real economic activity revenues is closely related to the structure envi- Giving examples of innovative develop- has remained limited amid weak investments. Omar Kutayba Alghanim, Chairman of Gulf Bank (left) speaks during his interview ronment of the country’s economy and the piv- ments, he said: “Let me start with central banks. As the International Monetary Fund (IMF) session. otal role of the oil industry in it, especially as One relevant example of central banks’ innova- once put it, ‘there has been a lot of financial Kuwait has 10 percent of the world reserves of tive approach towards policymaking has been risk taking but little economic risk taking’. oil and one of the top ten global oil exporters. the use of unconventional monetary policies Fourth, UMPs have also caused significant Saleh noted that this conference takes place (UMPs) in recent years.” portfolio rebalancing amid shifting capital in a critical time, regionally and internationally “You will recall that in the wake of global flows. Between 2009 and 2012, emerging as the world economy faces huge challenges, financial crisis, the central banks of major markets received about $4.5 trillion of gross including the moderate economic performanc- advanced economies provided substantial capital flows, as investors rebalanced their es in most parts of the world. The minister said emergency liquidity support to their battered portfolios away from US Treasuries in search that the global economic performance gravely financial systems. Moreover, policy rates were of higher yields. Fifth, despite enhanced com- impacted Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) coun- swiftly slashed in successive intervals - for munication of policy paths, the timing and tries due to the plunge of oil prices on global instance, the Federal Reserve cut interest rate pace of reversals in UMPs can rattle markets. markets since mid 2014. from 5.25 percent in July 2007 to between 0.00 In any case, orchestrating an orderly exit percent - 0.25 percent by January 2009. would not be easy. Reserved fund Likewise, the Bank of England lowered its poli- Saleh said Kuwait established since the cy rate from 5.75 percent in July 2007 to 0.5 Macroprudential measures 1950s a reserved fund from oil revenues and in percent by March 2009. However, even as the Regulators are supplementing their exist- the 1970s established the future generations policy rates hit the zero-lower bound through ing microprudential toolkits with macropru- fund in addition to the sovereign funds in all successive cuts, financial markets remained in dential measures - aimed at addressing sys- exporting countries. The minister explained turmoil, real output kept declining and threats temic vulnerabilities across institutions and Dr Mohammad Al-Hashel, Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait with Omar since then that Kuwait has been working to of below-target inflation loomed large. As eco- over time, Hashel noted. Though the concept Kutayba Alghanim, Chairman of Gulf Bank and Cesar Gonzalez-Bueno, Gulf Bank improve performance of the first two estab- nomic theory would tell us, central banks were is not entirely new, macroprudential policy is CEO at the bank’s stand. lished funds to minimize rapid and severe confronted with a liquidity trap at the zero-low- increasingly being recognized as a valuable changes due to changes in global oil markets. er bound,” he said. tool to address specific financial stability Saleh asserted importance on realizing the No longer being able to cut nominal rates issues where the use of monetary policy on its difference between financial and structural any further, central banks in major advanced own appears too blunt a tool to be entirely deficits of the state budget. He explained that economies were compelled to adopt an inno- effective, he added. However, challenges have the structural deficit is related to the national vative policy stance. So the central banks pur- also emerged about the appropriate calibra- economy structure’s reliance on revenues from sued UMP, and rounds of quantitative and cred- tion of macroprudential tools, effective coor- oil and its derivative which coincides with fail- it easing were introduced, he added. dination among various regulators and even ure to diversify income sources and rapid It is true that the use of quantitative easing the potential implications for central banks’ growth in expenditure. The minister stressed (QE) was not entirely a novel concept as the independence, the CBK governor elaborated. importance of realizing the difference between Bank of Japan had pursued the same since back The pace of innovation in financial prod- financial deficit and deficit in determining the in 2001. However, the scale, the length and the ucts and instruments has been particularly suitable solutions for each type. impact of QE and other innovative measures staggering in the run up to the global finan- Saleh also called for continuing development introduced since 2008 have been unprecedent- cial crisis. For instance, within 10 years lead- of national production potential, health, educa- ed. The Federal Reserve alone conducted three ing up to 2007, the total outstanding value of tion, and infrastructure. The minister underlined different rounds of QE programs, purchasing interest rate swaps and other derivatives the finalized legislative reforms to activate the financial assets worth more than $3.5 trillion - surged from $75 trillion to $600 trillion, various kinds of partnership between the public an amount roughly equal to the size of almost eleven times the value of global GDP. and private sectors. Germany’s economy. During 2007 alone, the global derivatives Regarding the expected deficit in the On the positive side, these innovative poli- market grew by almost 50 percent. nation’s budget, the minister, who is also a cies have definitely helped in improving credit On the positive side, the development of deputy prime minister, said in the event that conditions, providing liquidity, bringing yields innovative financial instruments has empow- Kuwaiti crude oil price stabilized at $45 a barrel, to historically low levels and lifting growth. ered institutions to accomplish their financial the budget deficit would reach KD 8 billion, not- Though recovery is still somewhat fragile and requirements and effectively hedge their ing that a non-deficit budget required the oil uneven across the major advanced economies, risks. Individuals are also better able to price to be at least $73. the economic outlook has turned clearly posi- smooth out their consumption over time, he tive in both the US and the UK. Yet, the pursuit said. Foreign companies of UMPs has also spawned debate about their He recalled that on July 8th this year, com- Meanwhile, Saleh spoke about facilitations unintended consequences, their diminishing puter systems at the NYSE went down for nearly four hours in the middle of the day, bringing to a halt the epicenter of America’s financial markets. Moreover, with the grow- ing footprint of modern technologies, the nature of risks has also evolved significantly. As various hacking episodes illus- trate, now fraud can be perpetrated swiftly, remotely and on a massive scale, he said. While the chances of frauds like tam- pering with cheques, as shown in Spielberg’s ‘Catch Me If You Can’ are getting remote, the risk of cyber-attacks is on rise. In 2013, hackers stole the personal financial data of 70 million customers at ‘Target’, a major discount retailer in the US. The breach cost Target more than $150 million and the CEO his job, Hashel point- ed out. — Agencies WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 From the Arabic press

Crime Al-Jarida Report Oil prices Defeated people’s Child stuck in psychology washing machine freed By Dr Ghanim Al-Najjar KUWAIT: A fireman helped free a child who got stuck in a washing machine in a Saad Al-Abdallah house. A secu- hy are we Arabs and Muslims leading rity source said that family members were sleeping but regressive lives? Why do we always enjoy woke when they heard the child’s screams and could Wkilling each other, then wipe the blood off not free him. The child was not harmed. our swords and claim this was the result of a con- spiracy? Maybe because we are dead, defeated peo- ple. Bomb hoax caller wanted Well, we are not the only defeated, broken and excluded people, but other people have recovered Jahra police are looking for a caller who told opera- from such defeats, by first admitting that they had tions that three persons were carrying explosives, been defeated, then forgot all about the past that then when they called back his phone was switched dragged them into such defeats and opened more off. The man told them the explosives were with an to others, while we treat others snobbishly and look Egyptian, Syrian and a bedoon in Qaser area. When down on them with extreme racism and contempt. police went to the area they did not find anything. We insist on such arrogance and speak as if we have mounted the Eiffel Tower or the Statue of Liberty! Defeat does not lie only in the military side for the defeated - it also affects them culturally, scientif- Midnight rapist story questioned Al-Jarida ically, technologically and technically. The gap gets wider and wider leading to more depression and Farwaniya prosecutor ordered a Filipina in her 40s be sense of rout that soon turns into a dominant men- examined by a doctor to determine whether her claims tal state, cultural legacy and predictable behavior. are true. A security source said that the Filipina told Al-Anbaa We are people who only talk about the past and Jleeb police that she was awakened when an unknown stop history at previous points. We usually evoke the person with a knife came into her room while she was Orient’s past to escape our tragic present. We have sleeping, raped her and then left, stealing her iPhone 6 been killing each other and claim that we have before escaping. She said he may have snuck in through It is supposed to defeated the enemy. We have been talking about an open window. Police are investigating. the danger of being divided and fragmented while By Dr Nermin Al-Hooti we actually are already so. Our nation’s heroes are those who shout louder, act more strictly and live in phrase we say a lot and despite repeating over and escaping from punishment. the West. We, Arabs, are becoming more like crows Woman’s body sent to coroner over in front of most of our officials, they do not carry Information, that huge apparatus in which we read too cackling everywhere. Aout the supposed change. Today we will focus on much about agreements and works that we only hear A defeated people is one in distress, sadness and The body of a woman in her thirties was sent to the some things that are supposed to change, such as traffic. It about in our domestic media, while we are supposed to bitterness until further notice or until it becomes coroner to determine the exact cause of the death, is a department that is carrying out its duties perfectly, but hear its reflection in the foreign field. convinced of such defeat and that it has to start dig- as her brothers brought her to Jahra hospital. Her it is supposed to, before issuing tickets to cars parked in no- Culture is limited to activities that are only attended by ging for the reasons leading to it to handle and two brothers are being questioned over the case. parking areas, to have alternatives for the public to park. officials and their friends, and what we learned from our solve them the way previously defeated people did Education is an area that is full of problems at all levels constitution and its culture is that it is supposed to educate by breaking away from isolation and imaginative and sectors in it, and this is supposed to be fixed so it does Kuwait’s society, which means that culture is not limited to a superiority. They focused more on points of strength not reflect on the education of our children. Teaching is certain group, but it should cover the society as a whole. while we only see strength in the past and fight over ‘Souq Al-Haramiya’ busted nonexistent, and most people working in this field are busy Youth belongs to culture and information and goes who is more ‘ancient’ in such a futile controversy with their meetings, and these areas are supposed to be along in both areas. It is supposed to go towards youth and that only results in a big zero. Farwaniya police launched a large scale campaign transferred to a private sector or be separated from educa- work towards enhancing them, but regretfully, it is only a Defeated people are always in the quest for a tion, and have a ministerial seat without sharing with minor lobby from both areas and limited to a certain group. against a popular market used by expats to sell spoiled national hero who would lead them to victory - another. In conclusion, officials are supposed to understand and vegetables, expired food and other items. The souq is someone who is mostly fictional and does not exist popularly called ‘Souq Al-Haramiya’ or thieves market Health is an area in which who enters alive may leave apply their new strategy to enhance their performance, so dead or injured, and this area is supposed to go to a private that ‘it is supposed to’ becomes among the phrases that are in real life. They get so involved in an illusion that it because sometimes items put for sale would be stolen sector or insurance should be imposed on individuals for not supposed to be said when they do a good job. becomes real to them. Today’s heroes are ghosts from their original owners. The campaign lasted three their legal protection against medical errors, and a suspect’s — Translated by Kuwait Times tossing salt on our wounds. They act strictly to make hours in Hasawi area. —Al-Anbaa up for their weakness while leading luxurious lives, while defeated people follow them as they see no future except through them. VIVA Announces Minister approves visa fees increase Defeated people’s minds make them very pas- sionate about reform and democracy, while at the StartupQ8 weekend same time fond of a dictator and his personality. KUWAIT: Interior Ministry’s Assistant Sheikh Mazen had earlier said that Most reformists and freedom and democracy fight- competition Undersecretary for Nationality and increase in services fees for expats may ers have a tiny, and sometimes gigantic, dictator Residency Affairs Major General Sheikh reach 100 percent in some cases, and deep within, and thus our thinking is usually domi- Mazen Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah said a proposal may multiply more than that in others, KUWAIT: VIVA, Kuwait’s fastest-growing and most devel- nated by many contradictions, regardless of being to increase fees paid by expatriates for and there will not be any free services. He oped telecom operator, announced its sponsorship for Sunni, Shiite, Islamist or non-Islamist. We have StartupQ8 Weekend competition, part of the Startup services such as issuing visit and tourist had said the one-month visit visa that visas, temporary residency, self sponsor- was free will cost KD 30. The three-month almost become schizophrenic! Weekend global competition powered by ‘Google for ship and family dependency visas has tourist visa will cost KD 90. Family We have to first accept defeat otherwise we will Entrepreneurs,’ specialized in technology, starting from received approval and interest of Deputy reunion (dependent) visas will cost KD continue going round and round in endless circles, Thursday, September 17 until Saturday, September 19. Premier and Interior Minister Sheikh 150 instead of KD 100, and those for par- sounding like seals and burning incense to glorify The Startup Weekend Kuwait competition is one of Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Sabah. The pro- ents and siblings will increase from KD our imagined grandeur and achievements. the biggest startup competitions in the GCC. Teams have posal was sent to the legal department to 200 to KD 400. Sheikh Mazen said current —Translated by Kuwait Times 54 hours (from Thursday to Saturday) to come up with review it in preparation for activating it, fees are no longer suitable because they an idea for an e-business such as an application or web- he added. The proposal goes along with were implemented many years ago and site, form a team, build a prototype, and present it in plans in other government bodies to were not changed, besides the violations review fees received from expatriates, and manipulations that are made front of the judges and audience. Al-Anbaa Participants can be programmers, designers, mar- such as the health ministry, Sheikh Mazen because of the low fees to get benefits keters, or general business people. Participants can said. He said a complete study was pre- such as free medication, which consti- pared covering all aspects and groups tutes a heavy burden on the state budget either come with a team, or form a team with other par- Sheikh Mazen Al-Jarrah that will come under it. and health ministry services. —Al-Rai ticipants at the start of the competition. There will be Al-Sabah Death bells over 20 teams participating in the competition this year. Abdulrazzaq Bader Al-Essa, Director of Corporate Easy traffic flows possible: Muhanna Communications at VIVA, said: “VIVA’s sponsorship of this By Saleh Al-Shayji program stems from its belief in startups and investing No intentions to increase fees collected from expats in the intellectual capabilities of young men and women in Kuwait, and its responsibility by supporting them with KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry’s assis- development. They are highly appreci- referring employees responsible for e have been going through endless con- the tools they require to make their projects successful.” tant undersecretary for traffic affairs ated and the ones that are criticized are their issuance to the legal affairs depart- cerns, sadness and sorrow under the pres- There are valuable prizes for the first three winners, Major General Abdullah Al-Muhanna those who break the disrespect the law, ment. “The report also recommends Wsure of mourning too much death and we including a money reward and other non-financial prizes expressed optimism about achieving which will not be tolerated with any- developing the automated system to are counting the number of those who left this and rewards. The winning team will also get a chance to easy traffic flows despite the fact that one,” Muhanna reiterated, reminding prevent manipulation and having more world daily. The worst thing about it is that we have continue working on their idea and turn into a real busi- 1.8 million vehicles are being driven that over 300 expats have been deport- control by heads of sections,” he added. been plagued by those who take death too easily ness. During the competition, there will be mentors and on 800,000 vehicle-capacity roads. ed in six months for driving without and kill others for the mere sake of killing, regard- experts from different fields to help the teams. Muhanna added that traffic jams will licenses despite warnings and public Traffic fines less of the fact that the death scythe they hold and Startup Weekend is a non-profit organization, and the happen with the beginning of the Speaking about the amount of traffic use to harvest others’ heads might someday turn school year and that traffic police fines, Muhanna stressed that they are entire competition is organized by volunteers in Kuwait. against them and harvest theirs as victims. Their would work on preventing them, no longer effective as some grounded souls and the souls of others seem to be cheaply Registering and participating in the event is free for every- though the total number of vehicles drivers have been applying to the traffic insignificant to them. one. To register and find out more, visit is continuously increasing. “We are department to pay off all fines and www.SWKuwait.com. coordinating with the police patrols undo the blockade. “This proves that Death news has also been pouring out of the and public security to ensure easy fine values are no longer a deterrent,” he blue, even outside the death circle surrounding traffic flows,” he underlined. said, noting that 200 traffic-related those manic murderers. A fortnight ago on a Friday, Bachelors’ areas On another concern, Muhanna deaths, including 79 citizens, happened we were struck by news about the martyrdom of strongly denied any intentions to in the past six months and that many dozens of brotherly Emirati and Bahraini military inspected ahead increase traffic fees collected from young citizens were paralyzed or handi- men, which was a tragic shock as many houses expats for renewing driving licenses capped as a result of such accidents. mourned and were clouded by sadness and bitter- of Ashura or vehicle registration to hundreds of “This is why we need more deterrent dinars or banning expats from own- fines,” he said, pointing out that 27,000 KUWAIT: Sources said higher officials at Kuwait ing more than one vehicle. “Such citations had been filed for driving at a Municipality ordered inspections in parts of Salmiya reports are completely untrue and speed of over 120 km per hour in the We are incapable of and Rumaithiya, especially where bachelors are what happened is that two sugges- Major General safety lane, where the maximum speed concentrated, as a precautionary measure for any tions were submitted to the interior Abdullah Al-Muhanna is set at 45 km per hour. saving people’s lives and emergency during Ashoura activities. The sources ministry - one of them suggesting Muhanna also said that in imple- said some Rumaithiya residents have complained increasing these fees by half and the awareness media campaigns organized mentation of the Audit Bureau’s orders have nothing but despair several times about the increase of bachelors in other suggesting increasing the fees by the ministry. and protecting public funds, automated their area and their usage of available services. They collected for some services by up to Responding to a question about traffic systems had been programmed said some property owners rent annexes to bache- twofold,” added Muhanna, noting expat driving license validity, Muhanna to collect old unpaid traffic fines from lors, ignoring the municipality law that bans bache- that reasonable fee increases would said that those who got their licenses ministries, embassies and companies. ness. Last Friday, death insisted to toll its bells once lors from residing in private and model residential be imposed on both citizens and before the new decision of linking its On confiscated and impounded more and take us by surprise, when a crane col- areas. The sources said the number of marginal expats, but they will never reach hun- validity to residency validity would con- vehicles, Muhanna stressed that the lapsed inside the Grand Mosque in Makkah on wor- laborers in Rumaithiya has become relatively high- dreds of dinars. tinue their ten-year validity period company running the five detention shippers performing the ritual of circumambulating er, especially in areas that overlook the Fifth Ring unless they change their profession. parking facilities had informed the traf- the Kaaba, claiming the lives of over a hundred and Road that reach Amman Street. They said they do Highly appreciated Muhanna also noted that a committee fic department that the full capacity has injuring over 200. not have the power to kick out any bachelor from Muhanna also criticized the spread formed by the interior ministry under- been reached with 38,528 vehicles How hard it is for man to live around death those areas, and deal with any complaint through of what he described as rumors about secretary to investigate manipulating already impounded. “That is why we tragedies and the disasters it creates and leads to? legal channels at the municipality, and doing any- taking some decisions against expats. the issuance of driving licenses had have temporarily stopped impounding It has been wandering around from one country to thing else is not under its jurisdiction. —Al-Rai “Nobody is after expats. They are part of reported back recommending with- vehicles until we find another place”, he another and from one capital to another, waving its this nation and play a role in achieving drawal of many ‘illegal’ licenses and said. —Al-Rai black flags over their houses and inhabitants, while we stand by helpless and incapable of stopping it from moving on and spreading any further. We are Bedoon pilgrims visa problem solved: Roumi incapable of saving people’s lives and have nothing but despair. Even our pens are almost dry because KUWAIT: Director of Hajj affairs at the pilgrims has finally been resolved. He issuing visas manually for bedoons. automated visa issue systems that have the tragedy is too bitter to be expressed by them or Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, explained that Saudi authorities and the Notably, around 1,250 bedoons were been rejecting their Kuwaiti passports, tolerated by our hearts. May Almighty Allah have Deputy head of Kuwait’s Hajj Mission Saudi embassy in Kuwait finally agreed under threat of being deprived of per- because the nationality section was mercy on the martyrs’ souls and on us, the ones Roumi Al-Roumi said that the problem of to temporarily suspend the automated forming Hajj this year because Saudi blank and only read as ‘xxxx’. who are still alive. —Translated by Kuwait Times issuing Hajj visas for bedoon (stateless) visa issue mechanism, and reverted to authorities had recently started using —Al-Rai, Al-Jarida WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 Thai police chief links Mexico FM heads to Cairo for answers on tourist killings Uighurs to Bangkok bomb Page 8 Page 12 Hungary seals off Serbia border Germany demands EU summit on migrant crisis

BERLIN: Germany yesterday called for an EU woman holding a child on the Serbian side of summit on Europe’s biggest migrant crisis the border. since World War II, as Hungary sealed off its Around 300 people were gathered at the border with Serbia to stem a record influx of site, some walking alongside the razorwire newcomers. And 22 more refugees-including fence searching in vain for an opening, four children and 11 women-died in yet watched by a group of some 20 Hungarian riot another shipwreck while trying to reach police. Europe, where more than half a million people “It was really bad last night,” said Bashir, a have arrived this year to seek safe haven. 17-year-old Afghan schoolboy who arrived an “Time is running out,” German Chancellor hour after the border closed at midnight. “It Angela Merkel warned, calling for a meeting was cold, particularly for families with little next week to end the squabbling that has babies,” he told AFP. The closure came as grown more acrimonious since eastern mem- Hungarian police made their first arrests under bers flatly refused to accept EU-set quotas for harsh new laws which came into effect at mid- absorbing refugees. “We can manage this,” she night. The legislation imposes a sentence of insisted, while defending Berlin’s shock deci- up to three years for crossing the frontier ille- sion on Sunday to reinstate border controls on gally or damaging the border fence. security grounds. Her call for a crisis summit Hungary, which has seen some 200,000 won backing from visiting Austrian Chancellor migrants enter the country this year, is also Werner Faymann who warned of a “humanitar- rushing to complete a controversial four- ian catastrophe” if Europe failed to take a unit- metre high barrier along its border with non- ed stance on the crisis, saying “no-one who is EU Serbia. in search of protection must lose their lives”. With Poland and the Netherlands also con- Berlin’s move to bring back border controls sidering border controls, there are fears the has had a domino effect, with Austria, Slovakia Schengen system could collapse, even though and Hungary also reimposing identity checks states are permitted to impose temporary con- in a further blow to Europe’s vaunted pass- trols for security reasons. Germany’s decision port-free Schengen zone. Meanwhile, to reimpose border checks caused long traffic HORGOS: Refugees wait at the closed border station between Serbia and Hungary in Horgos, Serbia, yesterday. Hungary has declared a Hungarian authorities yesterday effectively jams on the frontier with Austria where 63,000 state of emergency in two of its southern counties bordering Serbia because of the migration crisis, giving special powers to police and sealed the border with Serbia, blocking a gap asylum seekers have crossed this month. other authorities. — AP in a razor-wire barrier where many of the Since then, the pace of new arrivals has rejected out of hand by several eastern mem- ble the figure for the whole of 2014. and Asian countries to Europe. From Greece, migrants passed through, pushing them slowed with some 2,000 people crossing, ber states, prompting German Interior Meanwhile on the ground, at least 22 people they travel through the western Balkans into towards the nearby official crossing point at police said. Minister Thomas de Maiziere to propose cut- drowned yesterday when their boat sank off Hungary then heading on to Germany, via Roszke. EU ministers had on Monday failed to reach ting EU funds to those who refuse to accept Turkey, as rescue workers pulled another 249 Austria. But the Roszke crossing and another at agreement on a plan to share out 120,000 their fair share. to safety. And police blocked hundreds of oth- “If we could work and live in safety we Asothalom, 22 kilometres (13 miles) to the refugees, prompting German Vice Chancellor ers from trying to find an alternative route to wouldn’t be here,” explained the Afghan east, were both shut yesterday, leaving several Sigmar Gabriel to say Europe had “disgraced More than 500,000 Europe by land, officials said. teenager waiting in vain to cross into hundred people stuck on the Serbian side. itself”. As the political debate raged on, new fig- The route across the Aegean Sea from Hungary. “How are we supposed to live (in The system was proposed as a way of eas- ures from the EU’s Frontex border agency Turkey to Greece has become the busiest for Afghanistan) with no future? If I die I want it ‘Really bad night’ ing the burden on frontline states such as showed more than half a million people had migrants and refugees fleeing conflicts and to be for something, for something good, for “Why are they doing this?” asked an Afghan Hungary, Greece and Italy, but it has been arrived in the year to August 31, almost dou- misery in Syria, Iraq and other Middle Eastern my rights.” — AFP

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Bahrain court denies bail for Shiite opposition chief DUBAI: Bahrain’s appeals court the monarchy and change the politi- bail by Salman’s defence team. And 2011 to protest violence against said. Tiny but strategic Bahrain, which refused bail yesterday for Shiite oppo- cal system in the Sunni-ruled Gulf the prosecution called for annulling demonstrators during nationwide is home to the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet, sition chief Ali Salman pending its state. Salman’s acquittal for plotting to pro-democracy protests. has been rocked by unrest since a review of his conviction for inciting Cleric Salman was dressed in a overthrow the regime, demanding a The group boycotted the last elec- 2011 Shiite-led uprising demanding a disobedience and hatred, while the grey prison uniform, instead of his tougher sentence. tion, held in November. Yesterday constitutional monarchy and more prosecution demanded his four-year usual cloak, and was escorted by a The court adjourned the case until Wefaq denounced the court’s denial representative government. sentence be stiffened. large number of police when he was October 14. Salman heads the Al- of bail for Salman. “Bahrain continues Despite a widespread crackdown, Salman was convicted of those two taken out of court in handcuffs, the Wefaq Shiite political association, to turn its back on international calls protesters continue to clash frequent- charges in June, but acquitted of the source said. which once held the most seats in to abolish trials that lack international ly with security forces in Shiite vil- more serious one of seeking to topple The court rejected a request for parliament. Its 18 MPs walked out in standards of a fair trial,” a statement lages outside Manama. — AFP Mexico FM heads to Cairo for answers on tourist killings Six other Mexicans are still unaccounted for CAIRO: Mexico’s foreign minister was headed to in Cairo after midnight (2200 GMT), a Mexican for- lar tourist stop, Nahla said later on television. “I Cairo yesterday with relatives of tourists mistakenly eign ministry official told AFP. don’t blame anyone but I ask who is responsible for killed by Egyptian security forces, after demanding She said she would talk to top Egyptian officials coordination, and why was it absent? an urgent investigation into what she branded the to “clear up the circumstances of this deplorable “If the military is dealing with terrorists, why “unjustified attack”. event, which has cost the lives of innocent Mexican were the authorities who issue permits not noti- Before leaving for Egypt, Claudia Ruiz Massieu tourists”. fied? Why was the tourism ministry not notified so said she would seek answers on the attack that The incident has proven embarrassing to the it could coordinate with the tourism companies?” killed 12 people, including at least two Mexicans. Egyptian security forces which regularly claim to Nahla said. Nahla told AFP the area they had Six other Mexicans are still unaccounted for. have killed dozens of militants in air strikes, tolls camped in had never been a restricted zone. Egypt said the tourists entered a restricted area that are difficult to independently verify. “There was no notification on the ground, and no in the vast Western Desert and were “mistakenly” Egypt had pledged to create an investigative coordination,” he said of the security operation. The incident is likely to raise further fears for JERUSALEM: Palestinians clean the damage at the entrance of Al Aqsa Egypt’s vital tourism industry, which has struggled to recover from years of turmoil. About 10 million Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City following clashes with Israeli riot police yes- tourists visited Egypt in 2014, down sharply from terday. Palestinians and Israeli police clashed at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al- almost 15 million in 2010. Many Egyptians on social Aqsa mosque compound for a third straight day as Jews celebrated their media have criticised the government for suggest- new year and protesters vowed to protect Islam’s third-holiest site. — AFP ing the tourists were at fault for straying into a restricted zone. The Western Desert is popular with tour groups, but is also a militant hideout, with Clashes rock Jerusalem Western embassies warning against non-essential travel there. mosque for third day Scaring off tourists JERUSALEM: Palestinians and Israeli security had over the two previous days with the aim of Last month, Egypt’s branch of the Islamic State forces clashed in Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa disrupting visits by Jews to the compound. group beheaded a Croatian oil worker who was mosque compound and the surrounding Old City Masked protesters threw stones towards the abducted near Cairo, at the edge of the Western for a third straight day yesterday despite interna- gate when regular visits to the site began yester- Desert. IS in Egypt said on Sunday it had “resisted a tional calls for calm. Young demonstrators gath- day morning, police said. military operation in the Western Desert” and pub- ered around the mosque threw stones at police After security forces entered the compound, lished pictures of its fighters apparently engaging who had entered the compound in large num- “masked assailants fled inside the mosque and the military and of the beheaded Egyptian. bers and responded with stun grenades, an AFP began throwing dozens of stones” and other Egypt has been struggling to quell a jihadist journalist said. Police said they cleared debris objects, including fireworks, police said. insurgency since the military overthrew Islamist from the entrance of the mosque and closed the There were at least four arrests, while clashes president Mohamed Morsi in 2013, focused mainly door on those inside who had been throwing also broke out in the Old City surrounding the on their primary holdout in the Sinai Peninsula in stones, fireworks and other objects at security compound. Limited visits to the site were later the east. The military launched last week a wide- forces. allowed to go ahead. scale campaign to uproot militants in the peninsu- The Jordanian organisation that administers The Palestinian Red Crescent said 26 people la, claiming to have already killed more than 200 the site, the Waqf, said that police entered deep were wounded, of whom two were hospitalised. GUADALAJARA: Jalisco State Governor Aristoteles Sandoval speaks to the press after jihadists. Nine soldiers, including one killed in a inside the mosque and caused damage. Israeli police said five officers were lightly injured. a meeting with relatives of Mexican tourists attacked in Egypt in Guadalajara, Mexico roadside bombing Monday, have died in the opera- The new flare-up came despite calls for on Monday. Egyptian security forces have mistakenly killed 12 people including tion, it said. restraint from both the United Nations and the Old City clashes Mexican tourists while chasing jihadists in the vast Western Desert, sparking con- Egypt has one of the region’s most powerful United States. Jordan, which has custodianship Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said security demnation of what Mexico called a “deplorable” air attack. — AFP and well-equipped militaries, which was further rights over Muslim holy places in Jerusalem forces shut the door on protesters inside the boosted by recent deliveries of warplanes from the under its 1994 peace treaty with Israel, warned mosque in a tactic they have used in the past to killed while security forces chased jihadists who committee headed by the prime minister, Ruiz US and France. that relations were on the line. The protesters fear restore calm. Previous such incidents have seen had abducted and beheaded an Egyptian they said Massieu said. It says hundreds of police and soldiers have Israel is seeking to change rules governing the police briefly enter the mosque to close the door. worked for the army. Ruiz Massieu said six Mexican The State Department said US embassy staff been killed, many in attacks claimed by IS’s Sinai site which allow Jews to visit but not pray, “Police forces did not penetrate into the interi- survivors told their ambassador they had “suffered were checking “reports of a potential US citizen Province affiliate which pledged allegiance to the although Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or of Al-Aqsa mosque,” Samri said in a statement. an aerial attack with bombs launched by a plane involved,” without elaborating. main group in Iraq and Syria last year. In July, it has said the status quo will be preserved. Waqf spokesman Firas al-Dibs said “police and helicopters” after stopping for a roadside claimed an attack on the Italian consulate in Cairo The site is the third-holiest in Islam but also stormed the Al-Aqsa mosque and went inside” as lunch. ‘Who is responsible?’ that killed one civilian. It also took responsibility for venerated by Jews as the Temple Mount. far as the minbar, or imam’s pulpit. He said police A Mexican man and woman were confirmed Hassan al-Nahla, the head of the union for tour the killing of an American oil worker last year in the According to Israeli police, youths barricaded fired rubber bullets and stun grenades that dead, the ambassador said. Ten other people were guides in Egypt, said the tourist group had received Western Desert. themselves inside the mosque overnight as they caused fires. — AFP wounded, including six Mexicans. all the required permits and set off with a police The beheading in July of Croatian engineer “We face a terrible loss of human lives and an escort from Cairo to Bahariya oasis, roughly 350 Tomislav Salopek, claimed by IS, appeared aimed at unjustified attack that obligates us to make the kilometres (220 miles). About 80 kilometres from scaring off tourists and foreign employees of protection of our citizens the priority,” Ruiz Massieu their hotel, they veered two kilometres into the Western firms two cornerstones of an economy said before departing Mexico with relatives of desert to have lunch, he said in a statement. The battered by years of unrest since the 2011 uprising those killed and doctors. The minister is expected scenic place they chose to have a picnic was a regu- that ousted Hosni Mubarak. — AFP Dozens protesters rally outside Lebanon ministry BEIRUT: Dozens of Lebanese activists held a stop paying salaries for lawmakers who have went to the lawmakers who have not convened protest yesterday outside a Finance Ministry been unable to convene. The protesters com- to review government policies, approve a budg- building in the country’s capital, after failing to plain the parliament, elected in 2009, is illegiti- et or elect a president because of political bick- storm it - part of a recent series of anti-govern- mate. ering. “Why should people not doing their job ment rallies stemming from a trash collection Members of parliament have illegally extend- get paid, while others are not getting their crisis. ed their term twice and the legislature remains salaries,” she asked. The protesters attempted to enter the build- deadlocked over an election law and choosing a Teachers and public sector employees have ing earlier in the day, as employees were arriv- president. Lebanon has been without a presi- been demanding the parliament approve a ing. But security forces quickly prevented them, dent for over a year. salary scale for over three years. closing the doors to the protesters and other “There are 182 lawmakers and they have not What started as protests against trash piling DUSHANBE: Russian President Vladimir Putin signs papers at the meet- arriving staffers. been doing their job,” Neamat Bader al-Deen, an in the streets because of government dysfunc- ing of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Dushanbe, The protesters chanted against corruption in activist with a group called “We Want tion is turning into Lebanon’s largest protest Tajikistan, yesterday. Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday state institutions. They said they are taking their Accountability” told local TV channels during the movement in years, targeting an entire politi- protests to the Finance Ministry, asking that it protest. She estimated that millions of dollars cal class. — AP strongly defended Moscow’s military assistance to the Syrian govern- ment, saying it’s impossible to defeat the Islamic State group without cooperating with the Syrian government. — AP Putin defends Russia military assistance to Syrian regime DUSHANBE: Russian President Vladimir Putin forces in the fight against terror takes the priori- yesterday strongly defended Moscow’s military ty now.” assistance to the Syrian government, saying it’s Russia has staunchly backed up Assad impossible to defeat the Islamic State group throughout Syria’s devastating civil war that has without cooperating with Damascus. Putin’s killed about 250,000 people and turned millions statement comes amid the signs of an ongoing into refugees, shielding him from United Russian military buildup in Syria, which the US Nations sanctions and continuing to provide says signals Moscow’s intention to set up an air him with weapons despite Western criticism. base there. Speaking at a meeting of heads of Putin shrugged off allegations that states at a Moscow-dominated security alliance Moscow’s support for Assad has sparked a flow of ex-Soviet nations in Tajikistan, Putin urged of refugees, saying that without Russia’s support other nations to follow Russia’s example and for Assad’s regime the number of Syrian offer military support to Syrian President Bashar refugees heading to Europe would have been Assad’s government. even bigger. “We are supporting the government of Syria “People are fleeing Syria primarily to escape in the fight against a terrorist aggression, are fighting that has been fueled from the outside offering and will continue to offer it necessary with supplies of weapons and hardware, they military-technical assistance,” Putin said in tele- are fleeing to escape terrorist atrocities,” he said. vised remarks. “Without an active participation “Without Russia’s support for Syria, the situation of the Syrian authorities and the military, it in the country would have been worse than in would be impossible to expel the terrorists from Libya, and the flow of refugees would have that country and the region as a whole, and to been even bigger.” The Pentagon says that protect the multi-ethnic and multi-confessional Russia is in the midst of a steady military Syrian people from destruction.” buildup at an airport in Syria’s coastal province He said that Assad was ready to conduct of Latakia, indicating Moscow intends to create BEIRUT: Lebanese activists overturn garbage containers and throw waste in front of the ministry of Environment demanding the resignation of political transformations and engage a “‘healthy a forward air operations base there, although no the Minister in downtown Beirut, yesterday. Lebanon’s cabinet approved a plan on September 10 to end a trash crisis that sparked unprece- part of the opposition,” but added that “pooling fighter jets or helicopters have arrived yet. — AP dented protests targeting the country’s stagnant political class. — AFP WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 I N T E R N A T I O N A L

Colorado theater shooter held alone, closely watched in cell CENTENNIAL: Colorado theater shooter James Jacobson would not give further details about less restrictive housing, unlike inmates on death The deputy assured Holmes he was safe, what action sheriff’s deputies took. Another Holmes is being held alone in a cell in a south- how Holmes is being housed. But as a “close cus- row, Jacobson said. but the incident led deputies to search Holmes’ inmate passed Holmes a note asking for his ern Colorado prison, where he is more closely tody offender,” he takes meals alone in his cell, But documents released separately Monday cell and mattress and remove the metal railing. autograph. Deputies also faced groups of monitored and has fewer privileges than other she said. He has opportunities for recreation, that detail Holmes’ three years in a county jail Deputies were on alert again in September young female “sympathizers” who traveled to inmates, officials confirmed. phone calls and visitation, but they are fewer show some of the difficulties ahead for him and 2012, when a man called the jail asking to talk Colorado to attend Holmes’ court hearings. A Holmes is not in maximum security at the than they are for lower security inmates. authorities trying to house him. The jail logs and to “his friend” Holmes or he would “kill more police officer at the movie theater where the Colorado State Penitentiary but is more heavily A judge in August sentenced Holmes, 27, to other documents released by the Arapahoe people like Holmes did and would show no attack took place notified deputies after three supervised, which is not uncommon for those life in prison without parole after jurors failed to County Sheriff’s Office in response to an open remorse,” records say. The man told deputies he women who said they were Holmes’ cousins convicted of murder or for new prisoners, agree he deserved the death penalty. He was records request by The Associated Press illus- had explosives and planned to “blow up the jail said they wanted to go see him at the jail, Department of Corrections spokeswoman convicted of murdering 12 people and trying to trate the problems caused by his notoriety. to free Holmes.” Sheriff’s deputies identified the according to the documents. Adrienne Jacobson said Monday. She confirmed kill 70 more in the July 20, 2012, massacre at a Less than a month after Holmes’ arrest, sher- caller and sent it for investigation, but the People from around the world sent Holmes that Holmes was transferred from a processing crowded movie theater in suburban Denver. iff’s deputies caught him using a spoon to pry reports don’t say what happened. In April 2013, letters of support. But a log says he received facility to the prison last week. Citing safety concerns, officials did not post the screws out of a handicapped railing inside a a fellow inmate told his girlfriend during a just 11 visitors during his three-year stay, mostly Holmes will stay at the prison in Canon City Holmes’ photo and location on the corrections cell. He told a deputy he needed “metal” to use a recorded visit that he “didn’t want to kill him mental health experts who examined him for until officials find more suitable housing for him department’s website, where other inmates’ “club” to protect himself because “other people (Holmes), he just wanted to hurt him,” and if he trial. One doctor, Bhushan Agharkar, saw in a unit that provides even stricter supervision information is publicly available. Holmes’ life that come out of their cells hate him and he is ever saw Holmes walking to court, he would Holmes twice but was never called to testify. His for the safety of staff and other inmates. sentence means he can try to earn his way into afraid they may hurt him,” according to a report. try, documents say. The reports don’t show mother saw him three times. —AP

New Mexico secretary of state due in court on fraud charges SANTA FE: One of New Mexico’s highest-ranking frustration to craft her platform when she first ran state officials is expected to enter a plea yesterday for secretary of state in 2010. A native of the south- to charges that she funneled campaign contribu- ern New Mexico village of Tularosa, she wanted to tions to her personal bank accounts and withdrew turn around an office that had not only been the large sums of money at casinos. Republican focus of federal investigations but was known for Secretary of State Dianna Duran is due in district being dysfunctional. One of only a handful of court to be arraigned on 64 counts of embezzle- Latina women in the nation to hold a statewide ment, fraud, money laundering and other charges. office, Duran has spent most of her life in public The charges involve a total of $13,000 in cam- service. She worked her way up from a technician paign donations. It will mark her first public in the Otero County Clerk’s Office to the New appearance since the charges were leveled in a Mexico Senate, where she served for 18 years. She complaint more than two weeks ago. She has also also was the first Republican elected to the New been a no-show at her $85,000-a-year elected post Mexico secretary of state’s office in more than 80 with the exception of some conference calls with years. staff. Duran’s attorney has vowed to fight the While partisan, Duran’s reputation as a lawmak- charges, but Duran has remained silent, making no er and later as the state’s top elections official never statements or public appearances since being raised any flags. Former Republican state lawmaker charged. The allegations have sent shockwaves Janice Arnold Jones characterized the allegations through political circles and raised questions about during a recent call-in show on KUNM radio as a the enforcement of the state’s election and cam- “personal fall from grace.” “It appears to me this is paign finance reporting laws. Calls for Duran to truly a gambling problem and there were personal resign continue and a special committee of state choices, but it really didn’t have anything to do lawmakers is expected to begin work this week as with her ability to do the job in office,” she said. part of impeachment proceedings. It’s a credibility issue for Duran, but observers Duran is accused of violating some of the laws say the bigger question now is whether the case she was elected to uphold. Political observers say will spur lawmakers to take on reforms that have the case has sparked disappointment and frustra- long proven to be elusive, such as the creation of a tion among voters. “We have no idea how to meas- state ethics commission and tougher enforcement ure the impact, but the general effect is one of dis- of campaign finance laws. Many reforms in other illusionment with government and politics,” said states have come through referendums. Making Christine Sierra, an emeritus professor of political changes in New Mexico would mean in some cases science at the University of New Mexico. amending the Constitution, which can be difficult Duran tapped into those same feelings of voter and require the support of voters. — AP MIDDLETOWN: Burned out vehicles and homes are seen in a residential neighborhood of Middletown, California on Monday. According to Cal Fire, the Valley fire has charred 62,000 acres and burned hundreds of homes. — AFP Wildfires wreak havoc across northern California, one dead Fast-moving infernos destroys 100,000 acres CALISTOGA: Winds whipped new life 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of the Watching for looters exacerbated by record high tempera- Monday into northern California wild- state capital Sacramento, the Butte fire Worries have started to spread that tures, which many environmentalists fires that have killed a woman, hospital- is about 100 miles to the east. Cool, looters may be taking advantage of the blame on global warming. ized firefighters, and reduced hundreds moist weather that moved into the area fact that people left valuables behind Daniel Berlant, spokesman for the of homes to smoldering ruins. “It breaks on Monday, bringing with it chances for while racing to safety. “We stopped California Department of Forestry and my heart to look out and see what you rain, brought welcome relief for crews some people coming out of the burn Fire Protection (CalFire), said the Valley folks are going through,” Lake County who had been working on rough terrain area with property taken,” Sheriff Martin fire has so far consumed 61,000 acres Sheriff Brian Martin told hundreds of in searing, dry heat days earlier. said. (24,685 hectares), and was only five per- evacuees given refuge on fair grounds However, the weather change also “There are people out there who will cent contained, with 1,200 firefighters in the wine country town of Calistoga. brought with it winds that powered take advantage of disasters like this.” mobilized to tackle it. The 4,400 fire- swift moving walls of flames. Evacuees were told it could be a while fighters combatting the Butte fire have “It is a terrible tragedy.” “The fire is definitely more active before they were allowed to go home, had more success. ALBUQUERQUE: In this July 16, 2011, file photo, New Mexico Secretary of State Dianna State disaster officials said two fast- today than it was yesterday,” Incident even if only to check on livestock or pets That blaze has consumed some Duran, right, talks during an interim legislative committee hearing in Albuquerque, moving infernos-dubbed the Valley and Commander Barry Biermann told AFP. and pick up much-needed prescription 70,000 acres. Together, the twin blazes N.M. Duran is due in district court, yesterday, to be arraigned on 64 counts of embez- Butte fires-had destroyed more than “The fire is still spreading in different medicines. have destroyed an area nine times the zlement, fraud, money laundering and other charges. The charges involve a total of 100,000 acres (more than 50,000 directions.” The hamlet of Middletown in size of Manhattan. Four firefighters who $13,000 in campaign donations. — AP hectares), forcing thousands to flee. Lake County was reduced to rubble by ‘Battle with nature’ were hospitalized with burns were Officials said the victim, who was the flames that left an apocalyptic Citing the widespread destruction, expected to “walk out of the hospital,” not identified, died in the Cobb area of scene. An AFP reporter who visited the Governor Jerry Brown on Sunday Biermann said. Lake County that has been especially town saw smoldering homes, melted declared a state of emergency for Lake More than 11,000 firefighters are 7 dead in French hard hit. The woman had a disability vehicles and downed power lines. and Napa counties-wine-producing battling a dozen large fires across and emergency workers slammed with “There is metal dripping off the cars regions north of San Francisco. “We’re California. Firefighters from across the calls for help did not get to her home because of the heat,” he said. About a really in a battle with nature, and nature country, as well as Australia and New before it was engulfed in flames. mile outside of the town lay a dead is more powerful than we are,” Brown Zealand, have lent a helping hand. Alps avalanche This marks the first civilian fatality in horse by the side of the road. Many resi- told reporters on Monday. National Guard troops have also been GRENOBLE: Seven people were killed yesterday caught in avalanches in the popular Alps, partic- the wildfires that have devastated the dents in the region said the air was so The recent fires have been fueled by called in. when an avalanche swept them away in the ularly during the winter season, but this is the western United States in recent months. thick with smoke, it was difficult to tinder-dry conditions across the west- Three fires are scorching the earth French Alps, a local official told AFP, the deadliest deadliest accident so far this year. breathe. “It’s hazy with smoke and ern United States, which has been in the neighboring state of Oregon and snowslide to hit the popular mountain range this In January, six skiers were carried away by an Fire ‘still spreading’ smells like ashes,” one resident, Rosendo starved for rain for the past several 10 are ablaze further north in year. The avalanche struck around midday at the avalanche in the Queyras mountain range of the While the Valley fire is located about Vallejo, tweeted. years. The prolonged dry spell has been Washington state. — AFP Snow Dome in the Alps’ Massif des Ecrins, an Alps. Just over two months later, two Austrians easy-to-access 4,015-metre (13,170-feet) high and an Italian died in the Massif des Ecrins. mountain that is hugely popular with climbers. Christian Flagella, a member of the police force Rescuers, backed by three helicopters and in the Hautes-Alpes region where the mountain sniffer dogs, were dispatched to the scene but is located, said the avalanche was likely triggered Australia’s new premier a local official Pierre Besnard said search opera- when a layer of snow separated and hurtled tions had now ended and the bodies of the down the hill. “The conditions are winter-like at climbers were being transported down. Besnard the moment,” he said. Rescuer Nicolas silver-tongued millionaire said seven people had died, and one had been Colombani added a lot of snow had fallen over injured, adding that at least five of the victims the weekend, particularly at a high altitude. SYDNEY: Australia’s new prime minister ter John Howard, adding that he had the were foreign, without detailing what their The avalanche struck on a section of the Malcolm Turnbull, whose glittering “capacity to explain economic concepts nationalities were. mountain that is popular with amateur career ranged from the law to invest- very clearly and very lucidly”. “We have to tell consular authorities,” he told climbers as it does not require advanced tech- ment banking and tech start-ups before Turnbull has led the right-leaning reporters. Climbers and skiers are sporadically nical skills. — AFP entering public life, has a compelling Liberal Party in opposition before, for way with words but a reputation for just over a year from September 2008. arrogance. A formidable opponent in But he was dumped for refusing to the courtroom and the boardroom, the abandon a carbon emissions trading 60-year-old multi-millionaire will need scheme designed to combat climate all his charm to unite his conservative change, a policy many in his party reject- Liberal Party which at times has recoiled ed. from his socially liberal views. Some in the party ranks were quick Heart on his sleeve to condemn Turnbull for his ousting of In recent months his views have also outgoing premier Tony Abbott, who just seemed at odds with those of the party two years ago swept to a convincing backing gay marriage which is not legal electoral victory. in Australia, insistence that the threat of “This is the act of an egotist, a selfish Islamic State group not be overstated, individual who has consistently proved and a long-held wish that Australia himself not to be a team player but one become a republic. who pursues self-interest,” said former “He’s energetic, determined, passion- CANBERRA: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, left, holds his state premier Jeff Kennett. ate and no-one can ever suggest that grandson Jack Turnbull Brown as his family gathers for a photograph at But others feel that Turnbull, who Malcolm doesn’t wear his heart on his Government House in Canberra, yesterday. Turnbull was sworn in as entered politics in 2004, is the best per- sleeve,” said Foreign Minister Julie Australia’s 29th prime minister after a surprise ballot of his conserva- son to replace Abbott if they are to win Bishop, a key Turnbull supporter. “You tive Liberal Party colleagues voted 54-44 on Monday night to replace elections expected next year, with polls know exactly where you stand with Prime Minister Tony Abbott only two years after he was elected. — AP suggesting they are on track to lose. Malcolm.” Turnbull’s cut-through turn-of- One of the richest politicians in feder- Turnbulls make an impressive power characterisation the Labor opposition phrase, which he can turn to economic al parliament, Turnbull is distantly relat- couple who live in a luxurious home in has jumped on. “In fairness to him, it’s DOME DES ECRINS: A file picture taken on July 5, 2003 shows young people climbing matters, his love of digital media or his ed through his late mother, academic Sydney’s waterfront Point Piper. hard to be in touch with the needs of the Dome des Ecrins mountain (4015 m) with a mountain guide, in the French Alps. sadness at the passing of a pet dog, is and writer Coral Lansbury, to actress and His reputation for being arrogant working people when you are a multi- Seven people were killed yesterday when an avalanche swept them away in the acknowledged as one of his greatest television star Angela Lansbury. runs ahead of him and his staggering millionaire that lives in a pink mansion French Alps, a local official told AFP, the deadliest snowslide to hit the popular moun- strengths. “He’s a person of great intelli- Together with his wife Lucy, a former wealth has led to accusation of being on Sydney Harbour,” quipped Labor tain range this year. — AFP gence,” said former Liberal prime minis- mayor of Sydney and philanthropist, the out-of-touch with ordinary Australians, a politician Jason Clare. — AFP WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 INTERNATIONAL Putin to help Tajikistan after deadly gun battles

DUSHANBE: President Vladimir Putin yesterday 6,000-strong base in Tajikistan and a military air- said Russia would help Tajikistan ensure stability base in next-door Kyrgyzstan. after gun battles killed more than 20 people this Some Russian politicians refer to Central Asia month, stoking fears of Islamist-related unrest in as “Russia’s soft underbelly” and Moscow has the ex-Soviet state. Putin, on a visit to the Tajik watched the pullout of NATO troops from capital Dushanbe, was speaking after gunmen Afghanistan with unease. Putin, addressing other loyal to the country’s ex-deputy defence minister ODKB heads of state, said the situation there was clashed with government forces in circumstances deteriorating because of the withdrawal. that have not been fully explained. Putin said “The real threat of terrorist and extremist Moscow was worried about a possible spillover of groups infiltrating the countries neighbouring violence from Afghanistan into Tajikistan and Afghanistan is rising,” he said, in a clear reference other Central Asian states. to the Central Asian nations of Tajikistan, “Here in Tajikistan you are confronted with Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. problems, with encroachments and attempts to Putin said he was also concerned about rock the situation, and I would like to say that you Russian citizens who had left to fight with Islamic can always count on our assistance and support,” State militants returning home. Moscow would Putin told a summit of the Collective Security continue to provide military assistance to the Treaty Organisation (ODKB), a security body of six Syrian government, he added. ex-Soviet states. Russia’s support has long been “It’s obvious that without the Syrian authori- vital for Tajik President Imomali Rakhmon, the for- ties and the military playing an active role, with- mer head of a Soviet state farm who has ruled out the Syrian army fighting Islamic State ‘on the since 1992 with little tolerance of dissent. Moscow ground’, it’s impossible to drive terrorists from this backed his secular government in a 1992-97 civil country and from the region as a whole,” Putin war against Islamic militants in which tens of said. In remarks clearly aimed at his critics in the thousands were killed. The ODKB, which West, Putin said that Russia’s support for Syrian Rakhmon is chairing this year, is seen by analysts President Bashar al-Assad had nothing to do with as a regional counterbalance to NATO. It has joint the influx of refugees now flooding the wealthier rapid reaction forces set up to combat terrorism, nations of the European Union. “If Russia had not drug trafficking and religious extremism. supported Syria, the situation in this country Russia dominates the organisation, which also would have been worse than in Libya, and the includes Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, flood of refugees would have been even higher,” Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The Kremlin keeps a he said. — Reuters VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis (L) greets directors, employees with their families, of Cooperative Credit bank of Rome, as he arrives for his meeting in Aula Paolo VI at the Vatican. The pope leaves this Saturday for Cuba, where he will spend four days before arriving in Washington on Sept 22. — AFP Pope to deliver speeches in US trip in Spanish Pope Francis to meet Fidel Castro in Cuba ‘probable’

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis will deliver only four addresses during a trip to Sri Lanka and the the key role he played in Cuba’s reconciliation with of the 18 addresses he will make during his forth- Philippines in January but had trouble with his pro- the United States this year. coming visit to the United States in English and the nunciation. In that trip, he improvised in Spanish The countries agreed a historic deal in July to rest in his native Spanish, the Vatican said yester- while an aide translated into English. re-establish full diplomatic relations, severed at the day. The 78-year-old Argentine pope had been The pope leaves this Saturday for Cuba, where peak of the Cold War. It would not be the first practising his English over the summer and had he will spend four days before arriving in meeting between Fidel and the head of the Roman been expected to deliver more of his speeches and Washington on Sept 22. Pope Francis is likely to Catholic Church: both John Paul II and Benedict XVI homilies in English. But spokesman Father Federico meet Fidel Castro during his upcoming trip to travelled to Cuba and met the former leader. Lombardi told reporters that Francis still felt more Cuba, the Vatican said yesterday. Spokesman Lombardi ruled out a possible DUSHANBE: Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with his Tajikistan’s comfortable speaking Spanish. “A meeting with Fidel Castro is probable, even if meeting during the US-leg of the trip with counterpart Emomali Rakhmon during their meeting in Dushanbe yesterday before a Asked if there was any symbolism in the fact it is not yet scheduled for a specific time in the pro- Russian President Vladimir Putin, brushing off session of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO). — AFP that Francis had chosen to deliver so many speech- gramme”, spokesman Federico Lombardi told media reports that the pair would meet when es in Spanish, the second-most used language in reporters ahead of the pontiff’s eight-day trip to the pontiff addresses the United Nations in New the United States, Lombardi said: Cuba and the United States, which begins York. Lombardi also dismissed concerns over “I don’t think that is the intention ... He feels Saturday. Fidel’s hope to meet the Argentine “was Francis’s security, saying the 78-year old pope- Debate leaves Greek national more comfortable (with Spanish). The real reason is expressed by his brother, President Raul Castro, to who loves nothing more than to plunge into the ease of expression and that he will have to the pope when he came to the Vatican in the the crowds-would move around freely during election outcome uncertain make less effort.” The pope used English for some spring,” he said. Francis was widely recognised for the trip. — Agencies ATHENS: The outcome of Sunday’s Greek national had increased. Independent political analyst election looks more uncertain than ever after the Theodore Couloumbis also said the “defensive” country’s two dominant politicians ruled out work- debate produced no clear winner. He described ing with each other and apparently failed to sway Tsipras as nervous and took Meimarakis to task for Russia extends Ukrainian undecided voters in a final televised debate. criticising state TV for showing side-by-side images Three hours of often lively exchanges on that suggested he is shorter than Tsipras. Monday night that were long on rhetoric but short Meimarakis is in fact a head taller. “That’s a bit like on substance ended with leftist Syriza party leader taking it out on the referee,” Couloumbis said. pilot detention by 6 months Alexis Tsipras and his conservative New Democracy rival Vangelis Meimarakis as evenly matched as Undecided before the cameras rolled, commentators and oth- Voted into office on an anti-austerity platform, DONETSK: A Russian court yesterday tion in the killing of the journalists in request for the trial to be moved to Savchenko’s detention behind bars by er politicians said. “It was a duel of political insignif- Tsipras forced Sunday’s election by resigning in ruled that a Ukrainian female helicopter war-torn eastern Ukraine last year. Moscow was denied. During the closed six months,” her lawyer Mark Feigin told icance,” said Stavros Theodorakis, head of the cen- August, trying to quell a rebellion in his party and pilot held over her alleged role in the Savchenko, 34, has denied the hearing, lawyers asked that she be journalists outside court. He said her trist To Potami party, polling around 5 to 6 percent win a stronger mandate to push through austerity killing of two Russian journalists must charges and spent more than 80 days on released from jail during her trial, citing team would appeal the ruling. surveys and a potential coalition ally for both Syriza measures linked with Greece’s third bailout. The stay behind bars for another six months hunger strike to protest her detention. her diplomatic immunity as a Ukrainian “Any judge or investigator who has a and New Democracy. final poll before Monday’s debate, including the as her trial is set to go ahead. She appeared in court in the southern delegate to the Parliamentary Assembly hand in detaining a Parliamentary “There was a lot of tough-guy talk and aggres- preferences of the undecided voters that make up Nadia Savchenko, who is feted for Russian town of Donetsk on the border of the Council of Europe. Assembly delegate becomes a legal tar- sion, the epitome of constructive ambiguity. I don’t around 15 percent of the electorate, put both par- her heroism in Ukraine, faces up to 25 with eastern Ukraine for a second pre- “The court did not listen to the get for criminal prosecution,” another think either won. I think both lost.” ties on 31.6 percent - well short of the 36.3 percent years in prison for her alleged participa- liminary hearing after her lawyers’ defence’s reasoning and extended defence lawyer, Ilya Novikov warned, Prospects of a grand coalition between the par- that took Syriza to power in January. saying Kiev had already charged those ties, hitherto one of several options, faded as Pollsters said they expect the first surveys taken responsible. Savchenko’s case concerns Meimarakis said Syriza was welcome to join New after the debate to be published by early Thursday. two journalists from Russian public Democracy in an alliance but ruled out sharing Greek newspapers were split mostly along party broadcaster VGTRK, Igor Kornelyuk and power with Tsipras. Tsipras had previously dis- lines, but short on concrete examples of where Anton Voloshin, who died in shelling on missed allying with New Democracy. they thought their man had won. June 17, 2014, in Ukraine’s Lugansk “Given what the two political leaders have said, Independent daily Kathimerini said no clear region. Russian prosecutors say a grand coalition seems difficult,” said Thomas winner emerged and “both men clashed over Savchenko was involved in her capacity Gerakis, head political analyst for pollsters Marc, everything” from the economy to corruption, the as a volunteer in a Ukrainian battalion. who scored the debate a draw. He said chances of bailout and the refugee crisis - a pithy evaluation She is accused of monitoring the jour- To Potami and the socialist PASOK party, also of two long-winded and largely negative cam- nalists and directing artillery to fire at polling around 5 percent, entering government paigns. — Reuters them as they filmed at a checkpoint. Her lawyer Feigin called the journal- ists’ deaths “a dramatic event that hap- pened by chance.” The prosecution also accuses her of illegally crossing the border into Russia without documents, posing as a refugee, before being detained. Kiev denies this and accuses Russia of kidnapping Savchenko and smug- gling her from Ukraine. Savchenko was one of the first Ukrainian women to train as an air force pilot and served in Iraq for six months. The spokesman for the powerful Investigative Committee that oversees major cases, Vladimir Markin said Savchenko “was given all her rights in full and even more than usual.” The court agreed to the request by her defence team for the case to be heard by three judges. ROSTOV-ON-DON: Russian riot police officers patrol in the court yard in Donetsk, in the Rostov-on-Don Kiev and the West accuse Russia of THESSALONIKI: Pedestrians pass posters of left-wing parties in the northern Greek city region of Russia, yesterday, during the high-profile trial of the 34-year-old Ukrainian airforce helicopter sending weapons and troops across the of Thessaloniki, yesterday. Alexis Tsipras the leader of left-wing party leader Syriza and navigator Nadezhda (Nadya) Savchenko. A Russian court yesterday ruled that a Ukrainian female helicop- border to help separatists in a conflict former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called a snap election for Sunday, Sept. 20 after ter pilot held over her alleged role in the killing of two Russian journalists must stay behind bars for anoth- that has claimed at least 8,000 lives since reaching an agreement with eurozone countries for a third bailout, and has clung to a er six months as her trial is set to go ahead. — AFP April 2014. — AFP slim lead in opinion polls despite a sharp drop in his approval ratings. — AP Germany entitled to cut benefits to Swedish family

BERLIN: Germany is entitled to cut off Court of Justice decision followed its worked in several temporary jobs last- employment.” months. “Free movement of citizens unemployment benefits to a Swedish ruling last year that Germany was ing less than a year and didn’t work The European court ruled that deny- comes with rights and obligations,” EU family that came to the country to find allowed to refuse jobless benefits to a after that, a court statement said. ing citizens of other EU countries some spokesman Christian Wigand said. “It is work but only held temporary jobs for a Romanian immigrant who made no From December 2011 to May 2012, welfare benefits when their right of res- not a right to free access to member short time, a European Union court effort to seek work. the family received benefits for the idence arises only from seeking work states’ social security systems.” ruled yesterday. In the latest case, a Bosnian-born long-term unemployed and their “does not contravene the principle of The British government welcomed There has been mounting concern in Swedish national and her three chil- dependents, until a Berlin job center equal treatment.”It said countries can the ruling and said it supports its argu- EU countries, particularly Britain, about dren, who were born in Germany dur- ended the payments. It argued that refuse such benefits to other EU nation- ment that EU nations “should have the perceived abuse of workers’ freedom of ing a previous stay there that ended in they weren’t entitled to the benefits “as als who haven’t yet worked there or freedom to design their own welfare movement inside the 28-nation bloc 1999, returned to Germany in mid- foreign jobseekers whose right of resi- who have worked for under a year and systems without being constantly chal- and of welfare systems. The European 2010. The mother and eldest daughter dence arose solely out of the search for then been unemployed for over six lenged by the courts.” —AP TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 INTERNATIONAL

Son says Mullah Omar died of natural causes in Afghanistan PESHAWAR: Mullah Omar, founder of the Afghan unhappy with the appointment. Some question why was laid to rest there.” manipulate their movement for its own ends, worries Taleban, died of natural causes in Afghanistan, his son Mansour concealed news of Omar’s death for two The tape, Yaqoob’s first public audio statement, Yaqoob referred to. “Our enemy is the US-backed said in a statement calling for unity and quashing years. He said it was necessary to preserve unity amid rejected the idea that his father had appointed a suc- Afghan government,” he said. “There are some Islamic rumours about his father’s mysterious death amid a the 2014 NATO withdrawal. Rumours have multiplied cessor, in an apparent jab at Mansour. “He had not countries which are also standing alongside our ene- leadership dispute. amid the splits. appointed any one as his successor,” he said. Mansour, mies.” The dispute within the Taleban threatens a fledg- “I wanted to assure you that he died a natural a strong tactician backed by some of the most power- Some militias affiliated to the Taleban have already ling peace process with the Afghan government and death,” Omar’s eldest son, Mullah Mohammad ful field commanders, enjoys good relations with pledged allegiance to Islamic State, the group domi- may open the way for Islamic State to expand its toe- Yaqoob, said in an audio tape released on Sunday neighbouring Pakistan, which is often accused of nating Iraq and Syria. Yaqoob, 27, stopped short of hold of influence. The Taleban in July officially con- night and authenticated by Taliban sources. backing the insurgency. claiming the leadership. firmed Mullah Omar had been dead for more than “He had been sick for some time but his condition But Mansour’s willingness to join in Pakistan- “If unity can return with my death, I am willing to two years, after the Afghan spy agency leaked the deteriorated,” he said. “We made enquiries from the backed peace talks with the Afghan government this carry out suicide,” he said. “We are ready for whatev- news. The next day, a hastily convened meeting doctors, it seems he was suffering from HCV year sparked fears among some commanders, who er order the council gives us. We are ready to work appointed Omar’s deputy, Mullah Mansour, as leader. (Hepatitis C). “He stayed in Afghanistan even after the worry he is too close to Pakistani intelligence officials. in any capacity, whether on a high level or a lower Many commanders and Omar’s family were US-led invasion of Afghanistan. He died there and The Afghan insurgents fear Pakistan wants to level.” — Reuters Pakistan liberates Taleban ‘no-go zones’ in Karachi

KARACHI: With a machine-gun in the thousand civilians,” says one policeman back seat, his foot on the accelerator and on the mission. wearing “Top Gun” style sunglasses, Azfar All this occurred as the military made Mahesar pushes deeper into the heart of gains in North Waziristan, from where one of Karachi’s “Talebanised” areas. the Taleban of Karachi received orders. “This used to be a war zone, but we “The disconnection between Karachi and have liberated it,” says the slightly chub- Miranshah (capital of North Waziristan) by policeman with pride as his vehicle has helped law enforcers to keep the races through the Pakistani city of 20 mil- Pashtun parts of the city safe and clear of lion, where Afghan intelligence says for- the militancy,” said Zia Ur-Rehman, an mer Taleban leader Mullah Omar made expert on security in Karachi. his home in 2013. Taleban fighters instead sought Over the past few years, one word has refuge in neighbouring Afghanistan, and been on everyone’s lips here: Pakistan is now facing its lowest levels of “Talebanisation”. If the remote mountains terrorist violence in almost a decade. that straddle the Pakistan and Afghanistan border have been the mili- Guarded by crocodiles tant group’s playground, Karachi, In the Manghophir district of Karachi, Pakistan’s economic hub on the Arabian residents now say business is picking up. Sea, has been the insurgents’ hideout Extortion and racketeering by the and cash-cow. Taleban-or criminals posing as them-is The Taleban dug deep into areas pop- now almost a thing of the past. “God be ulated by ethnic Pashtuns, creating virtu- thanked that the Taleban have gone. al “no-go zones” and terrorising the local People were scared, they wouldn’t go population with extortion and kidnap- out to the markets,” says elderly Fatima, pings for ransom to provide funding for dressed in a large and multicoloured their Mujahideen. shawl, in front of the shrine of the Sufi But, say Pakistani officials, that has all Saint Pir Haji Mangho-which serves as a changed now. “Talebanisation in Karachi barometer of Jihadist presence. has died down,” says Mahesar, a former Mystic and moderate Sufism were soldier turned senior police officer in the once the predominant forms of Islam GENEVA: In this photograph released by Sri Lanka Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera’s office yesterday, Sri Lanka Foreign Minister most dangerous, western part of the city. practised by the Muslims of Pakistan, but Mangala Samaraweera (L) prepares to address the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Samaraweera announced yesterday that Sri Lanka’s “I can say very confidently 70 to 80 the sect is seen as heretical by the hard- new unity government is planning a range of measures to ensure reconciliation after decades of war, including creating an officefor war repa- percent (are purged). There are a few line Taleban. rations and a truth commission. — AFP remnants in Karachi but they are not as This mausoleum, which was last capable of coming back with the efficien- attacked by Islamists in 2014, is guarded cy that they had a year or so ago,” he by crocodiles swimming in a green pond. adds. When the Taleban controlled the area, UN to issue S Lanka crimes Today, policemen wearing flak jackets “the crocodiles barely got to eat,” says are advancing deep into the bowels of their guardian Khalifa Sajjad, a thin man one of the remaining “no-go zones”, wearing a red hat shimmering with tiny through dug-up streets and up rocky mirrors. “Now the followers have come report demanding justice hills that mark the city’s western edge. back, and are giving their offerings of “This was a local Taleban HQ,” one says meat.” as he stands before a pulverised hovel. In the hardscrabble Metroville district, where children bounce on a trampoline ‘Findings are of the most serious nature’ Public enemy number one that has seen better days, Abdul Razzaq The Tehreek-e-Taleban Pakistan Khan, chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami politi- GENEVA: The United Nations will release a own credibility - to ensure an accountability with minority Tamils and promised a domestic (Pakistani Taleban) has been this coun- cal party in west Karachi, hails the anti- long-delayed report tomorrow on war crimes process that produces results, decisively judicial process, but has stopped short of try’s public enemy number one since its Taleban operation. committed during Sri Lanka’s civil war that moves beyond the failures of the past and spelling out how it will work. formation in 2007. Last December, the “God knows where they’ve gone. will demand perpetrators face justice, the UN bring the deep institutional changes needed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, mak- group carried out its deadliest attack They’re maybe hiding out here, or High Commissioner for Human Rights said to guarantee non-recurrence,” he said. ing his first foreign trip since last month’s elec- ever, on a school in northwestern they’ve returned to where they came yesterday. According to an earlier U.N. report, around tion, was due to arrive in India. Peshawar, killing more than 150 people, from, that’s an unanswered question,” he The global body originally meant to release 40,000 ethnic minority Tamils were killed in a He was expected to ask Indian Prime mainly children. says, though he still believes criminals its findings in March on atrocities committed final offensive ordered by former president Minister Narendra Modi to back a proposed The TTP called it revenge for a military posing as Taleban were a bigger threat by both government and “Tamil Tiger” rebels, Mahinda Rajapaksa to end the long rebellion US resolution in support of a domestic operation being carried out in North than the group themselves. but agreed to hold off for six months to let a by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in 2009. process, government and independent Waziristan, the epicentre of their jihadist But for Rauf Khan, a member of the new government look into why suspects had The UN council does not have the power to sources in Sri Lanka said, in the hope that movement and a sanctuary for Al-Qaeda secular Pashtun ANP party, who last April not been prosecuted. order prosecutions but its report is expected to India can use its influence to overcome fighters along the Afghan border. survived the latest of several attempts on UN High Commissioner for Human Rights push for a judicial process, backed by interna- doubts in the Tamil community that it can be In response, the government gave the his life by the Islamists, there is no doubt Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein praised the new gov- tional monitors, that could implicate officials at fair and impartial. police and paramilitaries permission to things have changed drastically. ernment’s efforts yesterday but said it was the highest levels during Rajapaksa’s rule. India, which has close links to the Sri lay siege to Talebanised areas, killing “Now we are mentally liberated. It hundreds of suspected insurgents, with- somehow hasn’t felt this way in 15 to 20 time to press on with the report. Rajapaksa himself has also called for Lankan Tamil community, abstained last year out worrying much about due process. years,” he said. “Yesterday, I went to the “Its findings are of the most serious nature,” accountability. A new coalition government from a resolution calling for an independent “Peshawar opened the world’s eyes. cinema and came home late. I haven’t he told the main UN rights forum in Geneva. formed by Rajapaksa’s successor, President international investigation into alleged war We had to act, even if it meant killing a done that in years.” — AFP “This council owes it to Sri Lankans - and to its Maithripala Sirisena, has sought reconciliation crimes. — Reuters

Japan warns tourists on Mount Aso after eruption Nepal rejects Hindu nation calls TOKYO: Japan yesterday warned tourists tourists and shop workers who were celled two flights linking Japan’s to keep away from popular Mount Aso near the volcano, the official said, adding Kumamoto and Seoul. as protesters and police clash after it began belching smoke and ash that they have set up a four-kilometre The 1,592-metre (5,253-foot) Aso, a into the air, the latest eruption in one of (2.5-mile) no-go zone around the crater. popular tourist spot, has been rum- KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Constituent the world’s most volcanically active The government said there were no bling into life since last year and in Assembly rejected calls to revert the countries. Authorities issued their third- immediate reports of injuries or casual- August the meteorological agency Himalayan nation back to a Hindu highest alert and cancelled more than a ties from the eruption, but the meteoro- issued an alert after picking up state during voting yesterday on a dozen flights after the huge volcano on logical agency warned any tourists near- increasing seismic activity around the draft of the country’s long-delayed the southwestern main island of Kyushu by to evacuate quickly. volcano Sakurajima, to the south. new constitution, sparking violent shot a column of ash several thousand Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said There are scores of active volcanoes protests. metres (a few thousand feet) into the troops, police and firefighters had been in Japan, which sits on the so-called Nepal was a Hindu nation for cen- clear sky. deployed to check if the eruption had “Ring of Fire”, a volatile tectonic zone that turies when kings ruled, but has been “We suddenly saw an unusually caused any damage or casualties. “We records a large proportion of the world’s a secular state since the monarchy massive plume rising in the air,” are doing our best to secure people’s earthquakes. In June, search teams was abolished in 2006. More than Kimihiko Jo, an Aso official, told AFP. lives by working together with local gov- returned to the peak of Mount Ontake in two-thirds of members of the assem- “The black and grey column at one ernments,” Abe told reporters in Tokyo. central Nagano prefecture for the first bly, which began voting on the con- point appeared to be weakening, but At least 18 domestic flights were can- time in eight months to look for the bod- stitution draft on Sunday, voted it’s growing bigger again.” celled due to the eruption, airlines said. ies of six climbers still missing after an against making Nepal a Hindu state Local authorities evacuated about 30 South Korea’s Asiana Airlines also can- eruption that killed dozens. — AFP again. The proposal needed the sup- port of two -thirds of the members to be adopted. The proposal was pushed by the Rastirya Prajatantra Party Nepal, or National Democratic Party Nepal, KATHMANDU: A Nepalese policeman tries to stop Hindu protestors from dam- which also wants the country to be a aging a UN vehicle after they tried to enter a restricted area near the monarchy. Many people in Nepal, Constituent Assembly hall in Kathmandu, Nepal, yesterday. Nepal’s Constituent which has a Hindu majority, believe Assembly rejected calls to revert the Himalayan nation back to a Hindu state the kings were a reincarnation of the during voting on a draft of the long-delayed new constitution. — AP Hindu god Vishnu. Following yesterday’s vote, hun- political parties, and the voting on The new constitution proposes to dreds of Hindu protesters clashed the draft - done clause by clause and split Nepal into seven federal outside the assembly hall with police, expected to take at least a couple of provinces. Some ethnic groups dis- who fired water cannons and beat days - is seen as major progress. The agree with the makeup, borders and them with bamboo batons. The pro- three main parties finally reached an size of the provinces. There have testers attacked passing vehicles, agreement this year, enabling the been weeks of protests against the including one of the United Nations. process to move on after years of draft in southern Nepal, some of The UN vehicle appeared to be head- stalemate. which have turned violent, with at ed to the airport with an official Nepal has had an interim constitu- least 40 people killed in clashes inside. The official and the driver tion since pro-democracy protests between protesters and security were not hurt. forced then-King Gyanendra to give forces. Authorities have imposed cur- No one appeared to be seriously up authoritarian rule and turn the fews in several southern towns. injured in the tussles between the country into a republic. A Constituent Security has been heightened MUMBAI: Police officers escort three men convicted over involvement in the 2006 commuter train blasts out of a police and the protesters. The consti- Assembly elected in 2008 failed to around Kathmandu, with hundreds prison in Mumbai yesterday. An Indian court is hearing arguments before sentencing 12 convicted men over the tution has been delayed by years of draft a new charter, and another of riot police officers guarding the deadly bombings in Mumbai that killed around 190 people and injured more than 800 people. — AFP disagreements between Nepal’s main assembly was elected in 2013. assembly hall yesterday. — AP WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 INTERNATIONAL China, Iran see closer ties after nuclear deal

BEIJING: The foreign ministers of Iran manent members of the United ened to penalise foreign financial comprehensive Iran nuclear deal is “We would like to cooperate with and China-a major buyer of Iranian Nations Security Council and institutions over transactions with implemented”. At that point, Zarif China on issues in Yemen, Syria and oil-signalled yesterday that their Germany-in the talks with Iran that Iran’s central bank, which handles said, “illegal sanctions imposed upon the Middle East, seeking a political countries will forge closer economic yielded the nuclear agreement in July. sales of the country’s key export. Iran by Western countries will be lifted, solution,” Zarif said. Iran is a major ties following a landmark internation- In exchange for lifting painful eco- China significantly cut back on pur- a lot of Chinese companies will have backer of President Bashar al-Assad of al nuclear deal with Tehran. nomic sanctions, the hard-fought deal chases of Iranian crude, earning an more chances to cooperate with Iran”. Syria, which is battling Islamic State Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi limits Tehran’s nuclear programme, exemption from the sanctions as did “China and Iran are reliable part- and other groups trying to overthrow hosted Iran’s top diplomat which was seen by the United States, several other countries. Wang said ners in energy, trade and economy,” his regime. Mohammad Javad Zarif for talks in Israel and others as ultimately intend- energy was a “traditional area” of he added. On broader issues, both China and Russia have cooperated what Wang described as their seventh ed to develop atomic weapons. In an cooperation between Beijing and sides stressed the need to work at the Security Council to block some round this year. China took part as a attempt to choke off Iran’s oil exports Tehran, and their overall relationship together to solve hotspot security attempts by the US and other Western member of the P5+1 — the five per- the United States from 2012 threat- “will have new prospects after the problems through political means. countries to punish Syria. — AFP Thai police chief links Uighurs to Bangkok bomb Police blame people smugglers for attack

BANGKOK: Thailand’s police chief yesterday attack, motivated by revenge for a crackdown recent years, often heading to Turkey via linked the Bangkok bomb to China’s Uighurs for on their lucrative trade through Thailand, a Southeast Asia. the first time, as the lawyer for one of two motive which has been widely dismissed by detained foreign suspects confirmed his client security experts. “The cause was the human traf- Wary of upsetting China is from the Muslim minority. For weeks Thai ficking networks-networks transferring Uighurs Analysts say Thailand is keen to avoid naming police have skirted around mentioning the from one country to another. Thai authorities Uighurs for economic and diplomatic reasons. word Uighur or suggesting their possible destroyed or obstructed their human trafficking Chinese visitors are a lynchpin of the tourist involvement in the attack, despite arrests and businesses,” Somyot Poompanmoung told industry, and Beijing remains one of the increas- warrants that increasingly pointed in that direc- reporters on Tuesday, explaining the apparent ingly isolated Thai junta’s few international allies. tion. The August 17 bombing killed 20 people, motive for the attack. It was the first time Thai But arrest warrants, passports and travel itiner- the majority of them ethnic Chinese tourists, police have formally referenced the Uighurs in aries of the main suspects all point towards the raising the possibility of a link to militants or relation to the case, after issuing a retraction of a involvement of militants from the ethnic group supporters of the Uighurs, an ethnic group who mention of the group over the weekend. or their supporters. Nearly a month on, Thailand say they face heavy persecution in China. A Thailand’s junta chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha later has two foreigners in custody and a dozen arrest month earlier Thailand had forcibly deported questioned why Uighurs would carry out an warrants issued. NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) addresses a joint press more than 100 Uighur refugees to China, spark- attack yet not claim it. One of the two men in custody, Yusufu conference with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe following ing international condemnation as well as vio- “But I don’t rule out this motive yet,” he told Mieraili, was seized with a Chinese passport that their meeting in New Delhi yesterday. The Sri Lankan prime minister is on a lent protests in Turkey, where nationalist hard- reporters. Mostly Muslim Uighurs have long gave a Xinjiang birthplace. Police say they three-day official visit to India. — AFP liners see the minority as part of a global accused Beijing of religious and cultural repres- believe his passport is real. The other suspect, Turkic-speaking family. sion in China’s far western Xinjiang region, with named by Thai police as Adem Karadag, was Police blame a gang of people smugglers for hundreds of refugees believed to have fled in allegedly discovered in a flat on the outskirts of Bangkok in possession of bomb making equip- Sri Lankan Tamils ment and dozens of fake Turkish passports. Speaking to the media yesterday, his lawyer said his client-whose real name is Bilal Mohammed- reject wartime admits entering Thailand illegally but denies any knowledge of the the bomb plot. “He has denied that any of the bomb making materials belong to truth commission him,” lawyer Chuchart Kanphai told AFP. “Most of stuff in that room was there before he arrived.” Chuchart said Mohammed was born in Xinjiang’s COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s minority Tamils “You can’t just pay compensation and capital, Urumqi, but moved to Turkey in 2004 yesterday rejected government plans for a forget about it. We need a credible politi- where he received Turkish nationality and found truth commission to promote reconcilia- cal solution,” said Sithadthan, leader of the work as a truck driver with his brother. tion after decades of ethnic war, insisting Democratic People’s Liberation Front. He entered Thailand on August 21, four days on an international inquiry. Foreign Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said after the bomb blast, with the aim of finding Minister Mangala Samaraweera unveiled a yesterday the plans aimed to resolve rec- work in Malaysia, the lawyer said. A broker range of reconciliation measures on onciliation issues so that “all Sri Lankans helped him get into Thailand with a fake pass- Monday at the UN Human Rights Council are treated equally” and “together we look port via Vietnam and Laos, and arranged for him in Geneva, two days before the release of at the future”. to stay at the flat that police later raided and a long-awaited report on Sri Lanka’s Wickremesinghe briefed Indian Prime allegedly discovered explosives. The broker “promised him work in Malaysia, such as being a alleged war crimes. But Tamil leaders said Minister Narendra Modi on the develop- driver or a painter or a cleaner”, Chuchart said. the new unity government’s plans for a ments during an official visit to New Delhi. Almost all the other suspects identified by police truth commission and an office for war A former Norwegian peace envoy to Sri have Turkish sounding names or links. reparations were not enough, amid con- Lanka, Eric Solheim, also welcomed the On Monday police said another suspect, cerns abuses would not be properly inves- plans, saying on Twitter that they would Chinese national Abudusataer Abudureheman- tigated. be a “sea change for Sri Lanka” if imple- who investigators say was in contact with cell “The minister tells us to have confi- mented. members before the blast-flew out of Thailand dence and trust them. But ... he himself President Maithripala Sirisena came to on August 30 to Bangladesh before heading on acknowledges that their track record is power in January promising reconciliation BANGKOK: In this Aug. 29, 2015 file photo, Thai police chief Somyot Poompanmoung talks to Delhi, Abu Dhabi and eventually Turkey. not good,” said Suresh Premachandran and accountability for alleged atrocities to reporters outside of an apartment on the outskirts of Bangkok. Somyot said yesterday Yesterday the Turkish embassy in Bangkok said it from the Eelam People’s Revolutionary committed by troops under the command that authorities are now certain that last month’s deadly bombing at a Bangkok shrine was had yet to be contacted by Thai police on that Liberation Front. “That is why we say: have of then-president Mahinda Rajapakse. related to the trafficking of Uighur Muslims from China to Turkey. — AP development. — AFP an internationally independent inquiry.” Rajapakse resisted Western pressure to Tamil legislator Dharmalingam Sithadthan investigate allegations that up to 40,000 also rejected the commission in favour of Tamil civilians were killed by his troops in an international inquiry, adding that the the final months of the conflict. Suu Kyi party manifesto pledges ethnic minority was also seeking a greater The Human Rights Council will on share of political power. Wednesday release the report on Sri Tamils have demanded greater autono- Lanka’s alleged crimes during the war. The ‘dignified’ Myanmar military role my in areas of the war-ravaged north and report had initially been scheduled to be east of the country where they are con- published in March, but UN rights chief NAYPYITAW: Myanmar’s main opposition party has the armed forces, or “Tatmadaw”, under which it suf- are no guarantees the NLD would lead the executive. centrated. The war ended in 2009 when Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein had recommended launched an election manifesto that pledges to retain fered years of persecution. It said the Tatmadaw was The president, who is chosen in a parliamentary vote troops crushed Tamil rebels fighting for a it be delayed for six months to give the a “dignified” role for the military as a defender of an “essential” institution that “shall be dignified forces that includes the military, chooses his or her own cabi- separate homeland on the Sinhalese- country’s new government a chance to democracy and consolidate government ministries to that shall defend the democratic practices”. The mani- net, not necessarily from among political parties. In a majority island. cooperate with investigators. — AFP save costs. Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for festo is short on specifics but pledges to make the mil- video message to open the campaign last week, Suu Democracy (NLD) published the 28-page document itary “strategically efficient”, equip it with advanced Kyi said a smooth transition was “almost as important” late on Monday ahead of a Nov. 8 election in which it technology and include it in the executive system. It as the election being free and fair. is expected to perform well after decades on the polit- suggests a return to a more conciliatory position by Despite the popularity of a party built around ical sidelines. Suu Kyi, who took aim a few months ago at Suu Kyi’s image as a hero of democracy, it has been Maldives criticizes The election marks a major shift in Myanmar’s Myanmar’s top general after armed forces lawmakers criticised for a lack of inclusivity and for being political landscape, giving a platform to democratic rebuffed NLD attempts to change the constitution to vague about how it would govern. It pledged to activists crushed during a half-century of military rule remove their parliamentary veto. The NLD ended its create farmers’ unions, scrutinise investment to UN’s call to free that ended in 2011. Though direct military rule has boycott of the military dominated political system in manage environmental impacts and follow a for- ended, it retains a powerful political role and a veto 2012 when it won dozens of seats in by-elections. eign policy that sides with “genuine democratic over changes to a constitution drafted under its direc- The NLD won an election in 1990 with a landslide bases”. It says ministries would be reduced in num- jailed ex-president tion, which bars Suu Kyi from becoming president. but the junta did not recognise the result. Though it ber to ease pressure on the budget to make a “fully Despite that, the NLD indicated a softer line towards may win most seats in the upcoming election, there efficient” government. — Reuters COLOMBO: The Maldives criticized the found guilty of ordering the military to UN human rights chief’s call to release arrest a top judge three years ago. The the country’s imprisoned former presi- verdict alleged that the judge’s arrest dent, calling it an effort to circumvent was akin to abducting, an offense under rule of law. The foreign ministry said in a the terrorism law. statement Monday that it rejects High His trial was criticized internationally Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid for an apparent lack of due process. Ra’ad Al Hussein’s allegation that the Nasheed’s lawyers said that they were law in the Maldives is being manipulat- not given enough time to prepare their ed for political ends. defense and not allowed to call witness- “To seek the release of an individual es. After his conviction the case docu- purely on the basis of his political stand- ments were not given to them in time to ing . is inappropriate, and clearly seeks lodge an appeal, they said. to circumvent the rule of law,” the state- Hopes for Nasheed’s release ment said. Hussein made his comments increased after his party and the gov- in his opening speech at the human ernment started negotiations in June rights council. and Nasheed’s lawyers said that his sen- “I was initially encouraged by the tence had been commuted to house government’s decision, in July, to move arrest. However he was sent back to former President Nasheed to house prison after eight weeks and the gov- arrest, for health reasons and to appeal ernment said that the house arrest was his conviction after a flawed trial. But only a temporary measure considering the decision to return him to prison last Nasheed’s health. month, and pursuit of a further criminal Nasheed in 2008 became the coun- investigation against his family, are seri- try’s first democratically elected presi- ous setbacks,” Hussein said. dent, ending a 30-year autocratic rule. “Given the deeply tainted nature of He resigned in 2012 amid weeks of pub- this case, I urge the government to lic protests against the arrest of the release him, and to review several hun- judge and after losing support from the dred pending criminal cases against military and police. opposition supporters in relation to Nasheed lost the 2013 presidential protests in recent months.” election to President Yameen Abdul Former President Mohamed Nasheed Gayyoom, a half-brother to the coun- NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi bows to greet during a function to mark the International Day of Democracy in is serving a 13-year sentence after being try’s former strongman ruler. — AP Naypyidaw, Myanmar, yesterday. More than 90 political parties will take part in the parliamentary elections on November 8, which are being closely watched as the next step toward democracy in a country that was run by a repressive military junta for nearly half a century. — AP NEWS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

MAKKAH: Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque in this holy city yesterday. — AP Saudi king sanctions Binladin Group

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman sanctioned the pow- was not in use. The royal decree also blamed the group Mosque, to accommodate increasing numbers of pil- Malaysians, Indonesians and Indians and were among erful Saudi Binladin Group yesterday over the collapse of for not using up-to-date safety measures and failing to grims. That is the equivalent of more than 50 football the dead. a construction crane at Makkah’s Grand Mosque, which coordinate with meteorological officials. The firm’s execu- pitches, and will allow the complex - Islam’s holiest site - King Salman also ordered 1 million riyals ($267,000) killed more than 100 people days before the hajj pilgrim- tives have been forbidden from leaving the kingdom to accommodate roughly two million people at once. be paid to the relatives of those killed, and the same age. An investigative commission had concluded that the pending the completion of legal action against the com- After visiting the scene of the tragedy Saturday, amount to those permanently injured. Others injured company “was in part responsible” for Friday’s tragedy, pany, SPA said. During the same period, the company will Salman vowed to reveal what happened. It was the worst will receive half that amount. The health ministry said which killed at least 111 people and injured almost 400 also be excluded from new public projects. accident in a decade surrounding the hajj, which begins Sunday that 394 people were treated after the collapse, during a severe thunderstorm accompanied by violent The construction firm belongs to the family of the Tuesday and is expected to draw about two million faith- and 158 remain hospitalized. “The state wants to show winds. The company had not “respected the norms of late Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. It was founded ful from around the world. Hundreds of thousands had to both the corporates and the Islamic world that they safety” at the site, the official Saudi Press Agency said. more than 80 years ago by the father of Osama, and is already converged on the Grand Mosque when the red will address any wrongdoing and that they are on top of The royal decree from King Salman said the Binladin run by Osama’s brother Bakr. It had been working for four and white crane, one of several overlooking the site, things,” said John Sfakianakis, regional director at Group should not have left the crane’s arm up when it years on a 400,000-sq-m enlargement of the Grand crashed into a courtyard. Saudis, Iranians, Nigerians, Ashmore Group. — Agencies 7 sentenced to death over Sadeq Mosque... ‘Abdaly’ suspects deny all charges, allege... Continued from Page 1 Duaij said before the verdict that the court would like to draw security members threatened to kill them if they do not the attention to the dangers of extremist ideology which Continued from Page 1 Others sentenced to death include two bedoon men who uses terrorism to carry out its plots. confess while some said interrogators threatened to arrest are believed to be fighting with the Islamic State in Iraq and Rights group Amnesty International criticised the sen- Hassan said that he was a resistance member under the their mothers, wives or daughters. Syria and a suspect whose identity has not been established. tences. “These death sentences are a misguided response to sheikh during the Iraqi invasion and that after the libera- The judge gave the suspects ample time to speak after Eight people, including five women, were sentenced to jail what was an utterly heinous and callous criminal act,” said tion, the sheikh asked him to store the arms and ammuni- lawyers complained that they were not interrogated fairly terms ranging between two and 15 years for their roles in the James Lynch, Amnesty’s acting Middle East and North Africa tion. He said he stored them at his father’s residence in either at the state security or by the prosecutors. Lawyers bombing or for knowing about the attack and failing to deputy director. “The death penalty is not the way to tackle Rumaithiya until 2008, when he moved them to his own demanded that the court should set a neutral medical inform authorities. The remaining 14 people including two terror, and these sentences do nothing to build a culture of residence in Abdullah Al-Mubarak, where the weapons commission from Kuwait University to examine claims of women were acquitted. Among those acquitted was Jarrah rule of law and tolerance which Kuwait needs now more than Nimer, owner of the car used to drop off the bomber. ever. They must be overturned,” he said. were discovered by authorities. Hassan however did not torture, although a majority of them said they had no The judge delivered the verdicts while the male defen- Including those still at large, the defendants comprised mention the arms found in a farm in Abdaly near the bor- traces of torture on their bodies. The lawyers also demand- dants were in a metal cage in court and female defendants seven Kuwaitis, five Saudis, three Pakistanis and 13 bedoons, ders with Iraq. The interior ministry said last month it ed that their clients be freed pending trial. The court reject- seated in the courtroom. There were no reactions to the ver- plus the unidentified fugitive. An IS-affiliated group calling seized large amounts of arms and weapons including 144 ed both requests and set Sept 29 for the next hearing after dicts from the defendants. The rulings are not final and must itself Najd Province claimed the Kuwait City bombing as well kilograms of explosives. promising suspects to listen to their stories. The prosecutor be challenged in the appeals court because they include as suicide attacks at two Shiite mosques in Saudi Arabia in The suspects said they were beaten mercilessly by secu- charged that the suspects had received explosives and death sentences, as per Kuwaiti law. The bombing, the worst May. Najd is the central region of Saudi Arabia. The Sunni rity forces and repeatedly given electric shocks and forced weapons training so they could “achieve illegal goals”. Iran single terror attack in Kuwait’s history, united the Kuwaiti extremists of IS consider Shiites to be heretics and have people, who called for stern action against extremists. Judge repeatedly attacked Shiite targets in the region. to sign confessions to all the charges. Some of them said has officially denied any links to the suspects. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 A N A L Y S I S

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Issues Djokovic in his prime, threatens record books

By Martyn Herman

ith Novak Djokovic’s 10th grand slam title secured and the year-end number one Wranking already in the bag, his strangle- hold on men’s tennis looks unshakeable and records beckon. The 28-year-old Serb’s initial slow accumulation of major silverware after his break- through at the 2008 Australian Open has accelerat- ed to such an extent that talk of him surpassing the likes of Bjorn Borg, Rafa Nadal and even Roger Federer is no longer fanciful. Djokovic’s four-set defeat of 17-times major champion Federer in a With 2m refugees, Turkey showing strain spellbinding US Open final on Sunday was achieved despite a relentless Federer onslaught By Jonny Hogg ‘No Life’ fear. “European countries need to step up to the plate to and with virtually the whole New York crowd roar- A bomb blast in the frontier town of Suruc in July blamed increase their support to Turkey,” says Jean-Christophe Pegon, ing every winner from the Swiss maestro. he strain of sheltering the world’s largest refugee popu- on Islamic State has increased concern that the open-door Turkey head of the European Commission Directorate- At times, Djokovic appeared the loneliest man in lation is showing in Turkey, whose open door to those policy makes it easier for militants to enter Turkey, and the col- General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO). the world but he soaked up the pressure, sucked in Tfleeing Syria and Iraq is shielding European nations from lapse of a ceasefire with Kurdish insurgents in July has deep- “Turkey could just open the gates, and for the moment they’re the night air, and showed why beating him on the a migration crisis far worse than the one they are struggling ened security fears. But the biggest challenge is long-term. not doing that.” biggest of stages is almost mission impossible. with now. As some European governments turn to baton- Authorities are struggling to integrate a huge refugee popula- A senior EU source told Reuters the bloc had been slow to Rarely in his career can the 34-year-old Federer wielding police and barricades to stem the flow of migrants, tion which does not speak Turkish and has little prospect of engage with Turkey on tackling refugee flows, but that talks have hit the ball with more ferocity, yet delivering Ankara has vowed to continue accommodating more than 2 returning home soon. The sensitive issue of work permits for were underway to unlock funds to help refugees inside the knockout blow to a million people from its war-torn southern neighbours and refugees has been shelved ahead of the snap parliamentary Turkey. Although it houses roughly half of all Syrian refugees, player whose abili- welcome any more who come. poll in which the ruling AK Party will try to recover the majori- Turkey receives less money than poorer refugee-hosting ty to turn ten- But refugees are becoming a political liability in the run-up ty it lost in June. countries like Lebanon and Jordan. The United Nations esti- don-stretching to a close-fought election due in November, especially near That decision, criticised by aid workers, has driven refugees mates that it has raised only 30 pct of the funds it says it needs defence into border towns where Syrians can outnumber Turkish nationals. to take to perilous boats headed illicitly to Europe. In contrast for Turkey this year. clinical attack Barred from work by a government that fears a voter back- with Greece which has let many migrants move on, Turkish Some diplomats say direct offers of funding have been proved tanta- lash, many of the newcomers are restless. When war first coastguard and security forces patrol the routes to Europe, made but have foundered on Ankara’s tight conditionality on lisingly out of broke out in Syria in 2011, Turkey believed tens of thousands detaining boats and bringing passengers back to Turkey. how money is used and what role aid organisations are reach. would cross its 900-km frontier. Since then, fighting has Often, as in the case of drowned toddler Aylan Kurdi, this allowed to play. Ankara has also made little concrete progress ATP Tour engulfed the country and Islamic State militants have exploit- involves picking up the bodies of those who died en route. convincing western partners of the urgent need for a “safe chief Chris ed the chaos to impose brutal, medieval-style rule across large Turkey gives refugees “Temporary Protection” status to zone” in northern Syria, where some refugees could be reset- Kermode, parts of both Syria and Iraq. access schooling, healthcare and social services. But costs are tled. Western officials privately say any such plan is probably Turkey says it has spent $6.5 billion on its humanitarian spiralling as economic indicators tick into the red. The lira this years away. “I don’t think it’s even being discussed by the blessed with a response, which includes some of the best equipped refugee month hit record lows against the dollar whilst the economy Turkish General Staff, it’s just a political aspiration,” one west- golden men’s camps ever built, including schooling, healthcare and social grew just 2.9 pct last year, far below a 5 pct target. The gloomy ern diplomat with military knowledge said. era that just services. “It’s one of the most humanitarian responses I’ve outlook is only fuelling the illicit flow of refugees to Europe. Despite the worsening prospects, a senior Turkish official keeps giving, seen anywhere,” Rae McGrath, from US aid agency Mercy “There is no life here. We need to live a normal life. I want to insisted Ankara’s policy would remain unchanged. “Turkey described Corps said. “There is an acceptance that, however inconven- find a job,” 32-year old Tariq said as he waited to cross illegally remains committed to helping people in need, whether or Djokovic’s season as ient, Turkey must help its neighbour.” from the Turkish resort of Bodrum to the Greek island of Kos not the international community will continue to turn a blind “awe inspiring” and But its ability to help is reaching capacity, he said, and on his flight from Syria’s devastated Aleppo. eye to the problem,” the official told Reuters. EDAM’s Ulgen few would argue. But Sinan Ulgen, chairman of the Istanbul-based Centre for says Ankara would likely wait and see if the recent upsurge of for a stupendous dis- Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM) expressed a Open the Gates? debate in Europe over the migrant crisis would bolster play by Switzerland’s similar view. “Turkey’s response has been very much more Yesterday, security forces stopped hundreds of would-be resolve in the West for more decisive action on Syria. “But if Stanislas Wawrinka in humane than Europe, and far more in line with what Europe migrants as they tried to reach Turkey’s western land border on all fronts expectations remain unfulfilled, then as a last this year’s French claims to have as universal values,” Ulgen said. “Many people with Greece. Unless European countries take more refugees or resort, Ankara could raise pressure by being less co-operative Open final, the Serb are trying to understand the limits of how much Turkey is pre- boost financial aid to Turkey, officials could begin to turn a in regard of the outflow of refugees towards Europe,” he would now be cele- pared to do. I think we are reaching those limits.” blind eye to those trying to leave, aid-workers and diplomats added. —Reuters brating a calendar year grand slam that has proved beyond the great- est players of the modern era. The way he bounced back from heartbreak in Paris, first at Wimbledon and then in New York, suggests he could complete Russia gambles in Syria, ups involvement the fabled ‘slam’ next year. By Bassem Mroue And Zeina Karam long the bloodshed, counteracting the var- er, Austria’s foreign minister was even more ed to be in control of half the ravaged “He’s in his prime, unquestionably at the pinna- ious US efforts to train and arm palatable direct, saying the West should involve country, while rebels backed by the US, cle of the game, and fully deserving of this latest n ramping up its military involvement in rebel groups. Assad in the fight against IS. Sebastian Saudi Arabia and Turkey have made strik- accolade, a true credit to our sport,” Kermode said Syria’s civil war, Russia appears to be Russia claims it is mainly motivated by Kurz’s comments came during a state visit ing gains in the country’s north and south, of Djokovic clinching the year-end top ranking for Ibetting that the West, horrified by the fighting IS. But US President Barack Obama to Tehran, and reflected what some offi- putting pressure on Assad’s coastal heart- the fourth time on Monday. Islamic State group’s spread and an escalat- cast the buildup as an effort to prop up cials have been saying privately for land. ing migrants crisis, may be willing to quiet- Assad. Samantha Power, the US ambassa- months. “One should not forget the crimes Among Greats ly tolerate President Bashar Al-Assad for a dor to the United Nations, warned that that Assad has committed, but also not for- Transition Djokovic, ranked number one since July 2014, while, perhaps as part of a transition. The “doubling down” on the Assad regime “is get the pragmatic view of the fact that in There is speculation about whether the will move past John McEnroe’s feat of 170 weeks logic is that prioritizing the fight with the not a winning strategy.” In an interview this fight we are on the same side,” Kurz Russians may convince Assad to accept a at the top in November and then only Jimmy jihadis means accepting Assad as the less with CNN, she said that “Assad cannot be said. face-saving transition process that incor- Connors (268), Ivan Lendl (270), Pete Sampras bad option despite his own brutal acts, part of a solution ... because he gasses his A true Russian buildup could compli- porates the Western-backed rebels into a (286) and Federer (302) will have spent longer at and might produce a more effective and people, uses barrel bombs against them cate future American military action in power sharing deal. But several Lebanese the summit since the ATP rankings were intro- coordinated fight in the air and on the and is responsible for one of the worst tor- Syria, including a safe zone along the politicians with close links to the Syrian duced in 1973. “He’s put himself among the ground. ture campaigns in modern memory.” Even Turkish border which has been discussed government who frequent Damascus say greats. His steely resolve is what separates him,” It also would reorganize an awkward sit- if “all you cared about is (Islamic State) this with Ankara. While neither the US nor its the Syrian leadership is confident of the said McEnroe who analysed the final for ESPN as uation in Syria, whereby the Assad regime is not going to bring peace or succeed in Saudi allies currently preoccupied with the support of its Russian and Iranian friends the Serb fought off 19 of 23 break points against and the US-led coalition are actively fight- defeating terrorism,” she said. war in Yemen are likely to openly confront and does not feel threatened enough to Federer on a raucous Arthur Ashe court. “He ing the same group but do not act like the Russian deployment, both are likely to negotiate. doesn’t get the cheers like Roger but maybe allies - as opposed to coordination the Tactician respond by stepping up their aid to anti- The extent of Moscow’s involvement in some day when he’s 34 and has 16 or 17 Grand coalition maintains with the central Despite such statements, evidence sug- Assad rebels. It also carries risks for Russia, Syria will likely remain sketchy until Putin Slams, he will.” Baghdad authorities in the parallel fight gests Russian President Vladimir Putin where memories of its 1980s struggles speaks at the UN general assembly later Djokovic’s calmness on court, apart from the occa- against Islamic State group in neighboring believes the West can be swayed, if only against Islamic fundamentalists in this month. A Pentagon spokesman, Navy sional racket-busting episode, speaks volumes for the Iraq. informally. Moscow may also hope that a Afghanistan still sting: an increased Capt Jeff Davis, said Monday the US is contentment he enjoys off court with wife Jelena and Russia has no such complications. A creatively constructive role in Syria might Russian presence may itself become a tar- closely monitoring the buildup. “We have son Stefan. “I’m enjoying this year more than I did any longtime backer of Syria’s government, help improve ties with the West, ravaged in get for Syrian opposition and jihadi ele- seen indications in recent days that Russia previous one because I’m a husband and a father and Moscow has recently increased its military the wake of the Ukrainian crisis. “Putin has ments. has moved people and things into the area that makes it sweeter,” he said. “I love this sport and all activity in Syria, sending military advisers, proven an excellent tactician on the Syrian Syrian opposition member Badr Jamous around Latakia and the air base there that these results and achievements are incentive for me technicians and security guards with the crisis, and he currently likely senses a warned that rebels will regard any foreign suggests that it intends to establish some to keep on going.” —Reuters main goal of setting up an air base near chance to increase Russia’s prestige and fighters deployed on the side of the gov- sort of a forward air operating base,” Davis the coastal town of Latakia, a stronghold of influence with relatively little pushback ernment as a legitimate target. Moscow said. the Syrian president. There are reports that from the international community,” said may also be trying to ensure it has a say in He said the US has concerns about the Russians had flown in troops and mod- Ayham Kamel, Middle East and North a future political settlement, as ideas per- ensuring that any Russian military air oper- ular housing units. And Israel’s defense Africa director of the London-based colate around the region. There are reports ations not come into conflict with US and All articles appearing on these minister, Moshe Yaalon, says he expects Eurasia group. “Putin probably realizes that that Egypt, an erstwhile ally of Russia and coalition airstrikes that are being conduct- pages are the personal opinion of Russians to be fighting alongside Assad’s the US and Europe are no longer enthusi- China, is considering a rapprochement ed in other parts of Syria against Islamic the writers. Kuwait Times takes no troops. astic about regime change in Syria and are with Assad. State targets and that “things that continue responsibility for views expressed Even more than the concurrent assis- more focused on the threat of the Islamic The Russian moves follow the successful to support the Assad regime ... are unhelp- therein. Kuwait Times invites read- tance by Iran and proxy Shiite militias on State,” he added. conclusion of the Iran nuclear deal, in ful and risk adding greater instability to an behalf of Assad, Russian military interven- Indeed, European leaders have recently which Moscow also played a key role. Both already unstable situation.” A recent analy- ers to voice their opinions. Please tion could potentially be a game changer begun voicing what many say the Obama countries have a huge investment in the sis by The Soufan Group, a New York-based send submissions via email to: opin- in the Syrian conflict, tipping the scales in a administration will not say publicly. British Syrian regime, which along with being a private risk assessment company, predict- [email protected] or via snail spectacularly ruinous civil war that has Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond told client state provides Russia with its only ed worsening conflict amid the regional mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. killed a quarter of a million people and cre- Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee remaining Mediterranean and Middle maneuvering. “Already a lethal cauldron of ated a massive global humanitarian crisis. that his government was willing to accept Eastern base in the port of Tartus. A series regional proxy warfare, Syria will further The editor reserves the right to edit The degree and speed of the impact “compromises” with Russia and Iran that of major defeats for the Syrian military may deteriorate if the US and Russia use both any submission as necessary. depends on scale. And there is also a could see Assad play a role “for some have hastened Russia’s decision to intensify sides of the civil war as leverage against chance that the Russian efforts could pro- months” in a transition process. A day earli- its activity in Syria. Extremists are estimat- the other,” it said. —AP S P O R T S WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Begovic: Chelsea will improve Singapore Grand Prix Boxer dies after KO LONDON: Chelsea remain high on confidence despite their poor start to the officials unfazed by haze MELBOURNE: Australia’s peak medical authority has called for a ban on boxing season, and if anything the current struggles has made the players stronger, after a local fighter died in hospital yesterday, four days after being knocked out goalkeeper Asmir Begovic said ahead of today’s Champions League game at SINGAPORE: Organisers of this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix have played in a regional title bout. David Browne Jr was floored by a punch from Filipino home to Maccabi Tel Aviv. The Bosnia international is in line to make his down concerns about the cloud of haze hanging over the city, saying it was Carlo Magali in a super featherweight bout in Sydney on Friday. The 28-year-old debut in the competition against the Israeli side because first-choice Thibaut not expected to impact on Sunday’s Formula One race. The city-state has been father of two initially regained consciousness but later collapsed and was Courtois is recovering from knee surgery. blanketed by thick smog for the past week, a result of farmers in neighbouring rushed to hospital in critical condition. Premier League champions Chelsea will be closely scruti- Sumatra burning forests to clear their land for agriculture. Browne remained in a coma until his family made the decision The Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) in Singapore has fluctuated well above nised after slipping to 17th place in the table with only one to turn off his life support on Tuesday, state media reported. 100, levels considered “unhealthy”, for the past few days, and reached as high win from five games. But Begovic said that self-belief was Browne is the second Australian boxer to die in six as 249 on Monday night, putting it in “very unhealthy” territory. Race officials months. Braydon Smith, a 23-year-old law student, died still high among the squad he joined from Stoke City dur- said they were monitoring the situation and planned to place first-aid stations in March from injuries sustained in a continental feath- ing the transfer window as replacement for Petr Cech. on standby to treat any possible haze-related conditions over the weekend, as erweight title bout defeat to Filipino John Moralde “There’s always going to be a bit of a hit on confi- well as selling face masks at cost price. But the officials said there were no in Queensland. dence when things aren’t going your way,” he told a plans to change any of the scheduled events over the race weekend, including Australian Medical Association (AMA) Vice news conference. “But confidence levels are still pretty the pop concerts held each night at the Marina Bay street circuit. “Based on the President Stephen Parnis said people needed to “think good. current PSI levels, there are no plans to amend the published racing and enter- twice” about participating in the sport. “I know they “I think it’s going to make us stronger going forward. tainment programme,” Singapore GP said in a statement yesterday. “The haze don’t intend for this to happen but... the way that box- “Something we can’t forget is what this group situation is highly changeable not only from day to day, but from hour to hour. ing is designed, there will be these times inevitably achieved last year. We have some of the best Therefore, it is currently not possible to reliably predict what the PSI level where someone will get bleeding or irreversible dam- players in the world and we’re more than might be over the race weekend. “We will continue to work closely with all the age to the brain and they will either lose their life confident we’ll get to the levels we relevant government authorities to receive the best possible forecasts when or end up with brain damage,” Parnis told state want to.”—Reuters they are available.”—Reuters broadcaster ABC. —Reuters Rangers triumph, Mets edge Marlins ARLINGTON: The Rangers moved within a half-game of ing strikeout total to a career-high 264 and lowering his ORIOLES 2, RED SOX 0 AL West leading Houston, when Prince Fielder hit a ERA to 2.12. The reigning NL MVP and three-time Cy Young Kevin Gausman pitched six innings of two-hit ball to tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning to lead Award winner hasn’t lost since June 27 at Miami. earn his first victory in six weeks and Adam Jones had two Texas to a 5-3 win over the Astros on Monday in the opener Kershaw is 9-0 with a 2.48 ERA in his last 10 starts RBIs as the Orioles beat the Red Sox for their fifth win in six of a pivotal four-game series. against the Rockies, including a no-hitter. His last loss to games. Mitch Moreland hit his team-leading 20th home run for them was on July 12, 2013. Caleb Joseph had three hits for the Orioles, who moved Texas, which has won four straight against the Astros and two games ahead of the last-place Red Sox in the AL East. leads the season series 9-4. Fielder’s homer came on 3-2 PADRES 10, DIAMONDBACKS 3 Baltimore trails four teams in the hunt for the second AL pitch from Will Harris (5-4). He had two hits and scored Wil Myers hit a leadoff homer and had four RBIs, and wild-card spot. three times. Keone Kela (7-5) got the win, retiring one of James Shields pitched seven strong innings as the Padres Gausman (3-6) struck out seven, walked four and two batters, and Shawn Tolleson earned his 32nd save in jumped on the Diamondbacks early. allowed only one runner past second base. The right-han- 34 attempts. The Astros’ Jose Altuve hit Cole Hamels’ sixth Myers hit his second career leadoff homer in San Diego’s der was 0-4 in his previous seven starts. pitch of the game for his 12th homer of the year. five-run first inning off Jeremy Hellickson (9-9) and had a Brad Brach worked the seventh inning, Darren O’Day two-run double in the fifth, another five-run inning. and Brian Matusz shared the eighth and Zach Britton got METS 4, MARLINS 3 Cody Spangenberg had three RBIs and the Padres had three straight outs to complete the three-hitter and earn David Wright had a go-ahead double in the seventh 11 hits after scoring four combined runs in a three-game his 33rd save. Eduardo Rodriguez (9-6) gave up one run Jean de Villiers inning, Yoenis Cespedes homered again and the Mets won sweep by San Francisco. and five hits in 5 1-3 innings for Boston. their eighth straight, beating the Marlins. With two outs and runners on first and second, David Wright hit a fastball from reliever Kyle Barraclough (2-1) to De Villiers, the deepest part of the park, well over the head of scram- bling center fielder Christian Yelich, for a ground-rule dou- ble - scoring pinch-runner Eric Young Jr. and giving the Burger defy Mets a 4-3 lead. Travis d’Arnaud also homered for New York. Cespedes connected for the ninth time in 13 games. Hansel Robles (4-2) pitched a scoreless seventh for the win. massive odds Jeurys Famila was perfect in the ninth for his 41st save in 46 opportunities. JOHANNESBURG: Skipper Jean de Villiers and Logan Verrett, making a spot in start in place of Matt Schalk Burger defied massive odds to be part of Harvey, who was skipped in the rotation to limit his the Springboks squad for the Rugby World Cup, innings, pitched one-run ball for five. which kicks off Friday in England. Inside centre De Villiers suffered career-threat- YANKEES 4, RAYS 1 ening knee ligament damage during a Test Alex Rodriguez had a tying, two-out RBI double in the defeat by Wales last November. Flanker Burger ninth and Slade Heathcott followed with a three-run was recovering from injury three seasons back homer, leading the Yankees to a victory over the Rays. when he developed bacterial meningitis and The victory moved the Yankees within three-games of doctors told his parents they feared the worst. AL East-leading Toronto. Erasmo Ramirez held the Yankees But when the South African national team hitless until Carlos Beltran led off the eighth with a hot shot bade farewell to supporters at a Johannesburg that took a short-hop off first baseman Richie Shaffer and hotel this weekend before flying to London, De went into right field. Villiers and Burger made passionate vows. Tampa Bay stopped a 21-inning scoring drought and “We will never give up,” promised a deeply took a 1-0 lead on Logan Forsythe’s eighth-inning RBI dou- emotional De Villiers, 34, as he spoke from a tem- ble. The Yankees rallied in the ninth. Down to their last out, porary outdoor stage. “The time to play rugby Brett Gardner was walked by Brad Boxberger (4-10) on four has come and we are ready,” stressed Burger, 32, pitches and stole second. Then Rodriguez tied Craig Biggio for 21st place all-time with his 3,060th hit. Heathcott whose father was also a Springbok forward. homered after Brian McCann was intentionally walked, set- But behind the selfies, smiles, hugs, waves ting off a raucous celebration in the New York dugout. and seemingly endless signing of autographs, lay tales of remarkable determination by De INDIANS 8, ROYALS 3 Villiers and Burger to be part of the greatest rug- Carlos Carrasco overcame a home run on his first pitch NEW YORK: Miami Marlins Ichiro Suzuki (51) ducks to avoid a pitch as New York Mets catcher Travis d’Arnaud (left) catch- by show. of the game to throw six strong innings, and Lonnie es the ball in the sixth inning. — AP Burger was hospitalised because he had a Chisenhall drove in three runs as the Indians beat the cyst next to his spinal cord and moved to inten- Royals. sive care after contracting meningitis. Carrasco (13-10) let Alex Gordon hit his first pitch deep Shields (12-6) allowed a run on four hits and pitched TWINS 7, TIGERS 1 The life of the huge forward-who can operate into the seats in right field, but that was the only run he through an indoor downpour in the stands behind home Eduardo Escobar homered and drove in two runs and anywhere in the back row-was on the line and allowed. The right-hander, who struck out nine, was mak- plate after the Chase Field roof leaked in the first inning. Tyler Duffey struck out seven while pitching into the sev- his father and mother were summoned to say ing his second start since coming off the disabled list with Arizona’s Paul Goldschmidt had a run-scoring double in enth inning to lead the Twins to a victory over the Tigers. “goodbye”. a sore right shoulder. the first inning, joining Luis Gonzalez (2011-12) as the only Duffey (3-1) gave up one run on seven hits and walked But drawing on the never-say-die spirit he Lonnie Chisenhall drove in three runs for the Indians, players in team history with multiple 100-RBI seasons. two in 6 1-3 innings, and Joe Mauer went 3 for 5, extending demonstrates on the rugby field, Burger recov- who entered play trailing Texas by 4-1/2 games for the AL’s Goldschmidt had 125 in 2013. his streak of games reaching base to 34 for the Twins, who ered to regain his place with the Western second wild-card spot. Cleveland, which has won 13 of 18, entered the night trailing the Texas Rangers by one game Stormers Super Rugby outfit in Cape Town and also got back to the .500 mark (71-71). Edinson Volquez WHITE SOX 8, ATHLETICS 7 for the American League’s second wild card. the Springboks. (13-8) allowed four runs in five innings for Kansas City, Melky Cabrera drove in Geovany Soto with two outs in Kyle Lobstein (3-8) gave up six runs on seven hits in just “What Schalk has gone through in recent which has lost eight of 10, while Gordon was 4 for 5. the 14th inning to give the Chicago White Sox a win over 1 2-3 innings for the Tigers. J.D. Martinez had two hits for years and what he has achieved makes it one of the Athletics. Cabrera singled off Arnold Leon (0-2) to end Detroit, but Steven Moya had four of the team’s 11 strike- DODGERS 4, ROCKIES 1 the season’s longest game for both teams. Dan Jennings outs. the most inspirational sporting stories of our Clayton Kershaw won his ninth straight decision, Justin (2-3) pitched two scoreless innings in relief for Chicago, times,” says national rugby union president Turner hit a tiebreaking double and rookie Scott Schebler which squandered a 7-3 lead in the ninth. Jose Abreu and NATIONALS 8, PHILLIES 7 Oregan Hoskins. “He has been an icon of inspira- homered to lead the Dodgers to a victory over the Rockies. Trayce Thompson hit two-run homers off Sonny Gray in the Jayson Werth hit two homers and drove in five runs, and tion and the fact that he always seems to have a The Dodgers, kicking off a 10-game homestand follow- third. Yunel Escobar had the game-winning RBI in the 11th smile on his face makes it even more joyous to ing a 7-3 road trip, won for the 16th time in 20 games. They John Danks went seven innings and allowed three runs inning to lift the Nationals to a victory over the Phillies. watch him in action.” and reduced their magic number to 12 for clinching their and three hits. In his first start since throwing a complete Pinch-hitter Danny Espinosa led off the 11th with a Allister Coetzee, who left the Stormers after a second straight NL West title. game Sept. 4 at Kansas City, Danks only surrendered solo walk, moved to second on Cameron Rupp’s passed ball and Super Rugby quarter-finals exit this season to Kershaw (14-6) yielded a run and three hits over seven homers to Jake Smolinski in the third, Brett Lawrie in the went to third on Anthony Rendon’s single. Espinosa then further his coaching career in Japan, hailed innings and struck out five, raising his major league-lead- fourth and Josh Reddick in the seventh. scored on Escobar’s high chopper to second base off Luis Burger. Garcia (3-5). “I do not think people realise exactly what The groundout made a winner of Jonathan Papelbon (4- Schalk went through during 2012 and 2013, first 2), who blew his first save of the season by allowing Freddy with his knee injury and then his illness. He is the Galvis’ solo homer in the 10th. Rendon homered and had ultimate warrior. four hits and Bryce Harper also homered for the Nationals, “Just to get back into the game after those who remained 9-1/2 games behind the first-place Mets in setbacks-never mind what he has achieved the NL East. It was Washington’s second straight win after since-speaks volumes about his character.” snapping a five-game losing streak on Sunday. Ryan Burger was part of the South African 2007 Howard and Cody Asche also homered for Philadelphia. World Cup-winning squad and this will be his fourth appearance at the quadrennial tourna- MARINERS 10, ANGELS 1 Seth Smith homered and Taijuan Walker pitched seven ment. dominant innings to pace the Mariners to a victory over De Villiers recalled his darkest moment as he the Angels, dropping Los Angeles four games back in the was about to be carried off the Millennium AL wild card race. Stadium pitch in Cardiff with the cold, grey, over- Los Angeles is four games behind New York and Texas, cast weather matching his mood. and three games behind Minnesota. The Yankees, Rangers “My immediate thought was this is the end of and Twins all won Monday night. Cleveland also won to my career,” said the Stormer who attended the move within a half-game of the Angels. Smith’s two-run same Western Cape school as Burger. homer keyed a three-run second as the Mariners erased a “But within a short period of time my frame of 1-0 deficit. Seattle broke it open with six runs in the sev- mind changed and I started setting new goals-I enth to make it 10-1. wanted to be back playing by July 2015.” Walker (11-8) allowed one run on four hits, striking out After surgery and hours of daily rehabilitation seven with no walks. Garrett Richards (13-11) gave up four for eight months, De Villiers came off the bench runs on five hits in six innings. in a Springbok warm-up game against a World XV two months ago and suffered no ill effects. GIANTS 5, REDS 3 But his return as a Test starter, against Matt Duffy doubled twice and drove in two runs as the Argentina in Durban, was disastrous as he suf- Giants beat the Reds. Brandon Belt tripled and drove in fered a broken jaw and was labelled a “carthorse” two runs and Marlon Byrd added an RBI double to help by a senior columnist as South Africa suffered a San Francisco win its fourth straight at AT&T Park. The stunning defeat. But Springboks coach Heyneke defending World Series champs remained 7-1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West with 18 Meyer kept faith in his skipper, and who would games remaining - including four against the Dodgers. bet against De Villiers as he urgently seeks match George Kontos (3-2) retired four batters for the win after fitness and form. — AFP ARLINGTON: Texas Rangers’ Mike Napoli (25) is tagged out by Houston Astros catcher Hank Conger (right) as Napoli was Tim Hudson failed in his bid for the 222nd victory of his trying to score on a run-scoring double by Rougned Odor in the second inning of a baseball game. — AP career. — AP S P O R T S WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Annie Park wins 3rd Symetra Tour title of year MAYETTA: Annie Park won the Prairie Band Casino & Resort Charity Classic on Sunday for her third victory in nine Symetra Tour starts this sea- son. Park earned $15,000 to jump from fourth to second on the money list with $66,125, more than enough for a 2016 LPGA Tour card as a top- 10 finisher. “It has been a lifelong dream of mine to play on the LPGA since I started golf when I was 8 years old,” Park said. “I looked up to Annika Sorenstam and I knew I wanted to be like her DARLINGTON: Jimmie Johnson drives on the track during a NASCAR Sprint Cup auto racing practice session at Darlington Raceway. — AP when I grew up. I’m speechless and I can’t wait to play on the LPGA next year.” The 20-year-old former Southern California player from Levittown, New York, closed with a Johnson enters Chase with 7-under 65 at Firekeeper for a three-stroke victo- ry. She finished at 13-under 203. “My goal coming into the round was just to new contract, title hopes make a lot of putts because I missed a few in the first two rounds,” said Park, the 2013 NCAA indi- CHARLOTTE: There’s an anecdote told to illustrate how lit- of his crumpled car and triumphantly raised his arms in the all my insecurities, say, ‘Absolutely. I can win.’ “ Hendrick said vidual champion. “I was hitting and putting well, tle fame and fortune have changed Jimmie Johnson in the air. But Gordon was adamant in 2001 that Johnson could be Johnson never flinched in his delivery and sold it perfectly. so it was a great day.” 14 years since he went from middle-of-the-road driver to something special, and so was Hendrick’s late son, Ricky, Fourteen years later, they all recognize that was a defin- Park is the 10th player in tour history to win at NASCAR superstar. who had developed a friendship with the former off-road ing moment. “As time went on, we found out that moment least three times in a season. She won in July in Apparently, demand for Johnson-signed memorabilia racer from California who had migrated to North Carolina to and how I handled myself was a huge factor in Lowe’s sign- was so low back then, the driver took the time to dot the take a shot at stock cars. ing the contract,” said Johnson. Never have the parties Rochester, New York, and last month in two I’s in his name. Six championships and $148 million in Nothing could happen, though, without sponsorship. regretted their decision, and Johnson on Sunday begins his Milwaukee, and has 23 consecutive rounds of winnings later, they get ignored. Hendrick worked hard to sell Lowe’s on coming aboard. The quest for a record-tying seventh championship when the even par or better — breaking par in 21 of them. “That’s really, truthfully the one thing that’s changed company had been in NASCAR at various levels for years, Chase for the Sprint Cup opens at Chicagoland Speedway. “My first two wins were pretty unexpected about him,” said Tom Lamb, chief marketing officer of had never been to victory lane, and was unsure about this Although he goes in tied with Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth and I’d say this one was, too,” Park said. “I had a Lowe’s. “His demeanor, his humility, his relationship with Johnson kid. But Hendrick was persistent and was certain as the top seed, he’s a bit of an afterthought because blast on the Symetra Tour with my friends Grace sponsors and with fans, very little to nothing has changed he had closed the deal. “I am sitting at motorsports thinking Hendrick’s drivers struggled through the summer. Although (Na), Jennifer (Yang) and Kimberly (Kim). All the over that timeframe. It tells me, ‘This is a guy who knows the deal is done and in walks Bob Tillman, chairman of Johnson has four wins this year, his victory was 13 races ago who he is, knows what his values are and his values aren’t Lowe’s. Scared the (crap) out of me,” Hendrick recalled. and Joe Gibbs Racing has taken off during that stretch. players are so nice on tour and it didn’t even feel for sale and won’t compromise him.’” Johnson was initially not present but rushed to team Everyone at Hendrick Motorsports admits the organiza- like playing tournament golf sometimes.” The success, the humility, the dignity and grace are all headquarters when told the Lowe’s executive team was tion is behind the competition right now, but the team Her mother, Ann, is working as her caddie on part of the many reasons why Lowe’s on Monday confirmed waiting to meet him. owner dares anyone to dismiss their chances. Johnson, the tour. a two-year contract extension with Johnson and Hendrick He had limited goals for his Cup career at the time: “I Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. have three of the 16 slots in “On and off the course, my mom keeps me Motorsports that runs through 2017. Lowe’s has been hoped to win a race, I knew that would keep me employed the Chase field. happy and having fun,” Park said. “I love traveling Johnson’s sponsor since his 2001 Cup debut. for a couple of years.” Johnson proved in that meeting 14 years ago with with her. Not only does she caddie, but she Johnson chuckled with appreciation at Lamb’s anecdote, But within minutes of sitting down at the table with Lowe’s that he doesn’t rattle. He knows how to race a 10- cooks and drives. She gets the super mom one of the many feel-good yarns often used to describe the Tillman, Johnson recognized he needed to sell himself, and race shootout, and isn’t buying into the JGR hype. most dominant NASCAR driver of the last decade. quickly. “He looked me in the eyes and said, ‘We’ve been in “Like it or not, whether we want to admit it or not, the award. She has been my hero, too, growing up.” He recognizes what a break he got in 2001 when Jeff racing a long time, we’re tired of losing, my company needs summer months are always hard on us,” Johnson said. “We Mexico’s Margarita Ramos was second after a 69. Gordon sold Rick Hendrick on the idea of building a new a winning driver. Can you win?’” Johnson said. “I’m sitting feel like we are behind, we’re not building the mouse trap Brittany Altomare shot a 71 to finish third at 8 team around Johnson. It was a longshot: Johnson at that there, I’ve only won two ASA races in my whole life, and I’m the way we need to and we are aggressively working on it. under.—AP point was best known for sailing nose-first into a wall in a only in my fourth year ever in a stock car. I somehow am But the format is more forgiving, we are getting back on our 2000 wreck at Watkins Glen, where he climbed on the roof able to put it together and in a convincing manner, through best tracks and I would never count us out.”— AP Mayor: Toronto not bidding for 2024 Olympics TORONTO: Mayor John Tory said Toronto will be make this work,” Tory said. IOC spokesman Mark a great venue for the Olympics one day. Just not Adams also blamed timing. “We realize that time in 2024. Tory said Tuesday that Canada’s largest was too short for such a detailed project to get city is going to stay out of the race for the 2024 the necessary support in just a few weeks fol- Olympics because he felt it wasn’t the best use lowing the successful Pan Am Games. The of the city’s time and money right now and said International Olympic Committee highly appre- “nobody was rushing forward with their check- ciates what Toronto has done as it continues to books.” work on a future candidacy,” Adams told The Tory had until yesterday to write a letter to Associated Press. the International Olympic Committee to express “We understand that the Canadian Olympic interest. The declared bidders for 2024 include Committee is determined to have a Canadian Los Angeles, Paris, Rome, Budapest, Hungary, candidature for the Olympic Games in the near and Hamburg, Germany. Toronto declining to future and they will continue to work on such a bid is good news for Los Angeles as it becomes candidacy. the only North American bidder. The winning “The IOC appreciates this because we know city will be chosen in 2017. about the great potential Canada has for the The mayor of Canada’s financial capital began organization of Olympic Games.” The Canadian researching the feasibility of a bid after Toronto Olympic Committee, which had been urging hosted the Pan Am Games this past summer. Toronto to enter the race, said it respected the Canada spent about $2.5 billion Canadian ($2 mayor’s decision but remains optimistic Toronto billion) to organize the Pan Am Games - the could and should host a future Olympics. “The most expensive in history - and has several Canadian Olympic Committee is determined to Olympic-style venues in place. have the Olympics back in the country at the After an initial wave of enthusiasm for an earliest opportunity,” the statement said. Olympic bid, many expressed concerns about Quebec City is expected to bid for the 2026 the cost. Tory cited a lack of corporate enthusi- Winter Games. Tory is forming an advisory group SANTA CLARA: San Francisco 49ers strong safety Antoine Bethea (41) sacks Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater (5) dur- ing the second half of an NFL football game. — AP asm for a privately financed bid and no firm sup- to examine the merits of bidding for a future port from the province of Ontario which had Olympics or a soccer World Cup. been focused on the Pam Am Games. He had a Toronto has failed twice with recent Olympic long conference call with the IOC on Sunday and bids. It lost out to Atlanta for the 1996 Games, Falcons down Eagles said he consulted widely. and to Beijing for 2008. Also etched in the coun- “I think time was against us in the context of try’s memory are the 1976 Montreal Games, ATLANTA: Julio Jones hauled in nine passes for 141 yards, including a season of his career with a new $71.25 million contract during the pre- building that kind of support you have to have which ran up a $1.5 billion debt that took the pair of touchdowns, and the Atlanta Falcons came back after squan- season. Showing no signs of complacency, Jones dominated the from the community, including business, to city 30 years to pay off. — AP dering a 17-point halftime lead to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 26-24 Eagles’ revamped secondary as the Falcons raced to a 20-3 halftime Monday night in the coaching debut of Dan Quinn. “You just trust the lead. In Monday’s other game, the San Francisco 49ers beat the preparation, let it rip and have fun,” Quinn said. “That’s what we did.” Minnesota Vikings 20-3 to win coach Jim Tomsula’s debut. The Eagles He sure enjoyed watching Jones, who was rewarded for the best rallied behind new quarterback Sam Bradford, taking the lead for the first time at 24-23 on Ryan Mathews’ 1-yard run with 8:37 remaining. Atlanta bounced back, driving into position for Matt Bryant’s fourth field goal of the game, a 47-yarder with 6:27 to go that turned out to be the winner. Cody Parkey was wide right on a 44-yard field goal that could have restored Philadelphia’s lead. The Eagles had one more chance, but cornerback-turned-safety Ricardo Allen intercepted a pass that went through the hands of Jordan Matthews, sealing the victory with 1:11 left. “They didn’t want to throw it at my corners so they threw it in the middle of the field,” Allen said. “They tipped the ball and it landed in my lap.” In Santa Clara, California, Carlos Hyde ran for a 10-yard score late in the first half by spinning away from a defender and diving into the end zone untouched on a rare nice play in a game full of ugly ones. Hyde added another 17-yard TD run and Adrian Peterson carried 10 times for 31 yards in his first game in more than a year following paid leave and then a suspension last year in the fallout from a child-abuse case against him in Texas. Colin Kaepernick threw for 165 yards and second-year back Hyde ran 26 times to easily best his top rookie per- formance of 55 yards in his final game last year. A sloppy first half featured a pair of botched field goals, Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater running into his own teammate that led to a 10-yard sack, an 85-yard punt return touchdown called back on penalty, and a fumbled punt - by the former Australian rugby league star Jarryd Hayne on his first NFL touch. The 27-year-old rookie lost the fumble on a punt return in the first quarter when he mis- judged the ball and had to dive forward to try to field it. He made a 1- yard run in the second quarter and caught a 7-yard pass. He was ATLANTA: Atlanta Falcons cornerback Ricardo Allen walks off the forced into running back duties as the only active backup after Reggie TORONTO: In this Dec. 2, 2014 file photo, Toronto’s Mayor John Tory stands in the council chamber during field with the game ball after the second half of an NFL football Bush was lost to a left calf injury with about 6 1/2 minutes left in the an inauguration ceremony in Toronto. Toronto will not be bidding to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, an game against the Philadelphia Eagles. — AP first quarter. — AP official with knowledge of the decision said Monday. — AP WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 S P O R T S Lyme disease never far from thoughts of WNBA star

NEW YORK: Chicago Sky head coach She has not missed any time this sea- playoffs. Off the court, Della Donne is Pokey Chatman needs only a brief son as she averages a league-best 23 a spokeswoman for Lyme disease pre- glance at Elena Delle Donne, one of the points, while adding nearly 9 rebounds vention and is a global ambassador brightest stars in the WNBA, to know and 2 blocks, all career highs. for the Special Olympics. She recently when the high-scoring forward will need “This season I’ve been playing well won the WNBA’s Dawn Staley a break. “Pokey can look at me in the and staying pretty healthy so people just Community Leadership Award for the morning and tell how I’m doing,” said think the disease is gone,” she told second consecutive year. Della Donne Delle Donne, the league’s top scorer. Reuters. “But it’s something I battle every said she wants to educate the public “And she’ll know to give me more rest single day.” about Lyme disease so no one has to that day. We’re on an eye-contact level at The 26-year-old, 6-foot-5 (1.96 meter) go through the trauma she endured. this point.” Delle Donne’s fatigue and Delle Donne said she can spend four Two years after contracting the dis- stiffness on certain days, unrelated with hours a day “just doing things trying to ease, she began to feel extreme the rigors of a Women’s National stay healthy.” After hard games or a long fatigue, sleeping about 18 hours a Basketball Association season, are linked flight, she said she often will use a com- day. She had not had Lyme symptoms to the lasting effects of Lyme disease. puterized massage machine that aids in a long time and doctors were baf- A favorite to win the WNBA’s MVP recovery in the legs, hips and arms. fled as to the cause of her new prob- award this year, Delle Donne believes She has to eat well, staying away from lems. she contracted the disease, a bacterial foods that could cause inflammation, “I never knew Lyme could go dor- infection often transmitted through the and take dietary supplements. Chatman, mant and come back w ith a bite of an infected deer tick, in 2008. the Sky coach, said when she sees the vengeance,” she said. “I had no idea She wasn’t sure how she got the dis- “glassy look” in Delle Donne’s eyes, she what was going on. I had doctors ease which wasn’t detected in the early knows it is time to sit her down. telling me I had mental illness. That’s stages as its flu-like symptoms, such as “Sometimes people forget that just just so wrong.” Delle Donne said she fatigue and muscle stiffness, were misdi- because Lyme hasn’t reared its ugly head never lets herself believe she has con- agnosed. this year, she’s fine. But it’s still a day-to- Elena Delle Donne quered the disease. “I feel like I have Delle Donne eventually got the ill- day process with her,” Chatman said. season starts, the two keep in touch via A former rookie of the year, Delle really gotten a pretty good grip on it,” ness, which has no known cure in its lat- “Fortunately, Elena treats it with the e-mails, texts and phone calls. Donne is having her best season since she said. “But I’ve felt like that many er stages, diagnosed and under control respect it deserves and tries to get out in “Elena is a very driven person,” said entering the WNBA in 2013 out of the times over the last five years and then but in 2010, she “had a really bad front of any potential problems.” Rhoads, who has treated Delle Donne for University of Delaware. had a horrible relapse. Unfortunately, relapse” and has been troubled by it ever Delle Donne sees Pennsylvania-based the past five years. “She does everything The Sky finished the regular season you never know if it’s coming back or since. That’s caused the Delaware native nurse practitioner Rita Rhoads every she needs to do to stay on top of it. “She’s in second place in the Eastern not. You have to stay on top of it. to miss a chunk of last season, including week during the off-season to make sure got that Type A personality. It’s not just Conference, and face the Indiana Sometimes it feels like a second job. the All-Star game. her blood tests are satisfactory. Once the playing basketball. She follows directions.” Fever in the opening round of the But I have to do it.” —Reuters All Blacks bracing for bruising Pumas LONDON: The All Blacks were counting the here we’ve been doing promotional stuff. The ories for Slade who only lasted 30 minutes bruises yesterday after an intensely physical boys haven’t been able to touch a rugby ball before a groin injury ended his World Cup training session as they ramped up prepara- for a couple of days so the boys were a bit campaign. tions for their defence of the Rugby World Cup. itchy,” he said. “They came out firing and they got on top The New Zealanders put a full stop to the “So today was a bit about physicality. There of us early, and for me personally it wasn’t the promotional activities that were a focal part of was a bit of contact out there and it was good funniest night at the office,” he said. “But the the first four days after their arrival in London to get that out of the system.” The All Blacks boys rallied. We talked about hanging in there and turned their attention solely on their know from experience they are in for a rugged and finishing off well towards the end of the opening game against Argentina on Sunday. opening match against Los Pumas, who fancy game, and if that’s what it takes this game we “It was pretty full-on training. It was a good their chances to dominate using a muscular are more than ready for it. hit-out, some bumps and bruises,” wing Julian forward pack. “They’re going to come out firing, we’re Savea said, adding that despite the intensity In the last World Cup, when the two sides expecting that and we just need to be able to there were no injuries. met in the quarter-finals, Argentina led 7-6 handle that.” Centre Ma’a Nonu, who delayed Utility back Colin Slade said the frustation midway through the first half before the All his departure from New Zealand by 24 hours of not having had a full training session for Blacks pulled away to win 33-10. to recover from a flu virus, declared himself fit Julian Savea several days was evident. “For a couple of days It was not a game that holds pleasant mem- and took a full part in the training. —AFP Thomas retires because of epilepsy LONDON: Wales international Jonathan who need more educating about the warn- Thomas announced his retirement from ing signs and getting out of that ‘digging in’ professional rugby union yesterday because mentality.” of epilepsy by saying his fellow players Nevertheless Thomas added: “I must needed “more educating about the warning stress, however, in no way would I discour- signs” of head injuries. age anyone from playing the game that has The 32-year’s exit came just days before given me so much. “Also in no way do I the start of the 2015 World Cup in England, regret anything about my rugby career, and with the debate concerning head impacts I wouldn’t change a thing. and concussion dominating rugby union’s “In regards to the immediate future, I’m agenda in recent months. going to take some time out but have no Thomas has been playing most recently doubt I’ll stay involved with the game in for English Premiership side Worcester. In a some capacity. “I would also like to get involved with charity work specifically related to head injury and help people gain a better under- standing of what trauma can cause and how to deal with it.” Worcester high performance director Nick Johnston added: “We’ve sought the best medical opinion in the country in order to try and enable Jonathan to pro- long his career. “But unfortunately, on the advice of con- sultants, he has been advised to retire from professional rugby.” Thomas featured in two Jonathan Thomas Six Nations Grand Slam campaigns with Wales and spent 10 years with Welsh statement, the Midlands club said Thomas regional side the Ospreys before moving to was diagnosed with epilepsy last year Worcester in 2013. “which is thought to be from multiple head “I’ve done everything in my power to traumas and has led to a degree of brain keep playing,” Thomas said. “However, there injury”. A back-row forward, Thomas often comes a point when you realise you need took the field wearing a scrum cap but his to listen to medical experts and also do case is a reminder of the limits of head pro- what’s best for your well-being. “I am keen NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic poses with the US Open tennis championship trophy in this file photo. —AP tection. Thomas, who won 67 caps for Wales to stress there are many different types of from 2003-2011 and appeared in two World epilepsy, and I’m fortunate to only suffer Cups, said: “I’ve learnt a huge amount dur- from it in a mild way compared to some. ing the last few months about head trauma, “Naturally though, it has proved too dif- Djokovic on course to be the greatest seizures and epilepsy, and it would be great ficult to continue as a professional athlete.”I NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic may never be the Sampras with 14 Slams but outside of the French titles on the year. After finishing runner-up to if I could help out in some way. have been working closely with my med- people’s champion, but with a 10th Grand Slam Open, his last major came in New York in 2013. Djokovic in Melbourne, he was a semi-finalist at “At the elite level of the game, I think the ical team and consultant for many months, title wrapped up and his rivals flagging, the Serb Djokovic is also the model of consistency. The the French Open and Wimbledon and a fourth unions and medical departments of clubs and hoped this was something that could is on course to be the sport’s greatest player. last time he failed to make at least the quarter- round loser in New York. Nadal’s season has been do a great job and have a great under- be managed in order for me to continue The 28-year-old became only the eighth man finals of the majors was when he slipped to a a catastrophe by his high standards, quarter-final standing, but I still think it’s the players playing, but sadly this isn’t the case.” —AFP in history to reach double digits in totals of Slams third round loss at the 2009 French Open. runs in Australia and Paris followed by a second won and now stands just seven behind the record “I’m so flattered and honoured to be a part of round exit at Wimbledon and third round loss in of Roger Federer, the man he vanquished in an elite group of players, legends of our sports to New York. Djokovic is also becoming almost Sunday’s US Open final. manage to win this many Grand Slam trophies,” impossible to beat down. Doping doubts cast It may seem a huge target to chase, but said Djokovic who is just one shy of going level On Sunday, he saved 19 of 23 break points Djokovic is six years younger than Federer. His with Bjorn Borg and Laver on 11 majors. against Federer and six of seven in his Wimbledon second title in New York was his third major of the “So to be just mentioned alongside them is final victory over the Swiss. Even in his French shadow over WCup year to add to the Australian Open and truly something special. “I’m 28. I have always val- Open final defeat to Stan Wawrinka, he saved 11 LONDON: The Rugby World Cup starts World Cup blood and urine tests are Wimbledon victories. ued the care for my body, and my mind and had of 15 break points and seven of 12 in Melbourne. this week with the sport facing new to be carried out by UK Anti-Doping Only a third defeat in four years at the French this holistic approach to life. Federer believes that Djokovic is becoming an doping doubts and even its global chief (UKAD). It has refused to say how many Open final prevented him from celebrating what “I always thought this is utmost importance for unstoppable force. “Are you kidding me?,” he Bernard Lapasset says banned sub- tests will be carried out but it knows would have been the first calendar Grand Slam my tennis. I will continue on with the same kind barked when asked if his rival was going to keep stances are the biggest danger facing rugby well. Of the 47 people on the since 1969. It was also a major psychological of lifestyle, same kind of approach. adding to his tally. rugby. UKAD banned list 16 are from rugby boost for Djokovic who had lost four finals in New “Hopefully this kind of approach will give me “He’s just really consistent. Seems like there are World Rugby this month confirmed a union and another 12 from rugby York before Sunday’s 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 win. longevity and that I can have many more years to not many guys that can hang with him, don’t two year drug ban against former South league. It was the second time after 2011 that he had come, many more opportunities to fight for these have the tools or dare to go forward, or they don’t African hooker Chiliboy Ralepelle. And Many of those banned in Britain and won three of the four Grand Slams in the same trophies.” His confidence has been boosted by dare to serve and volley against him because he’s revelations that French prosecutors are other rugby powers are still young. In season. Djokovic has now won nine of the last 20 seeing his rivals flag in 2015. Victory on Sunday so good on the return. “He has perfected his investigating pharmacists in Toulon, New Zealand, Finn Hart-Strawbridge, 19, Slams and finished runner-up in six others. By took Djokovic to 63 wins for the year against just game on the hard courts, no doubt about it. He after being alerted by the country’s anti- a former young New Zealand Barbarian, contrast, 34-year-old Federer has not added to his five defeats. He also has seven titles. Federer has was always a great clay-court player, and because doping agency, emerged in the week was banned for two years after admitting 17 Grand Slams since Wimbledon in 2012 and has five titles and 51 wins against eight losses. he moves as well as he does, he’s solid and consis- that France left for their World Cup base buying a banned substance on the inter- lost five of his last seven finals at the majors. The Swiss was runner-up at Wimbledon and in tent now on the grass. in England. The problem has also been net. His lawyer said Hart-Strawbridge World number three Andy Murray is still stuck New York but was a third round loser at the “He’s having an unbelievable career. He acknowledged in the tournament’s host bought the human growth hormone pre- on two with the most recent coming at the All Australian Open and made just the quarter-finals already has a ton, so obviously he’s got to stay country. cursor GHRP-6 as a “joke.” —AFP England Club in 2013. Rafael Nadal, meanwhile, is in Paris. healthy and hungry, but obviously you would the equal second best of all time alongside Pete Murray has 59 wins and 10 losses with four think he will win more.” —AFP WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 S P O R T S Barcelona begin title defence against Roma

ROME: AS Roma supporters may be looking ahead to Barcelona’s Champions League visit with some trepidation and coach Rudi Garcia certainly does not seem to be burst- ing with optimism. Roma have finished second in Serie A for the last two seasons but still there is still a clear gap between them- selves and Europe’s top clubs, despite the addition of Edin Dzeko and Mohamed Salah. Barcelona’s visit to the Stadio Olimpico today, which kicks off their Champions League title defence, comes just under a year after Roma lost 7-1 at home to Bayern Munich in the same competition. The Bavarians sliced through the Roma defence almost at will as they scored five goals in a bewildering half hour spell in the first half. Roma went on to finish third in the group after taking one point in two games off Manchester City while domesti- cally they have come up short in matches against Juventus, with three defeats in their last four league meetings, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho With that in mind, Garcia has already made it clear that he would be happy to finish second in a group that also includes Champions League regulars Bayer Leverkusen and Belarus champions BATE Borisov. “The target in the Chelsea’s chance to Champions League is to get past the group stage and to the round of 16,” Garcia said in an interview last week with Radio Monte Carlo. “Behind Barcelona, it is an open group.” pull out of slump There was just a hint of optimism when he said: “Everybody is convinced that they will get 18 points, so LONDON: Out-of-sorts Chelsea have a the first time since 2004-05 after coming that implies getting six off us, but sometimes miracles hap- golden opportunity to restore battered through the qualifying rounds, thanks pen in football. self-confidence when they face Maccabi Tel almost entirely to forward Eran Zahavi who “We’ve got nothing to lose and we’ve got to do all we Aviv in their opening Champions League has scored 12 goals in total this season. can to upset the odds.” The match takes Barcelona coach Group G match yesterday. Although 2012 European champions Luis Enrique back to the club where he spent an unimpres- The Premier League champions Chelsea and Maccabi have never met, visit- sive season in 2011/12, when Roma were clearly in transi- slumped to their fourth defeat in six games ing coach Slavisa Jokanovic and defender tion. when they lost 3-1 at Everton on Saturday. Tal Ben Haim know all about the Stamford The two sides last met 13 years ago, again in the Manager Jose Mourinho said he was under Bridge club. Champions League second group stage, when they drew no pressure after the match but, according Jokanovic, who was manager when 1-1 in Barcelona and Roma won the return 3-0 with Luis to media reports, he swore at Everton Watford were promoted to the Premier Enrique in the Barcelona side. counterpart Roberto Martinez after being League last season, had a two-year playing Incredibly, there is one playing survivor from those made to wait for his post-match news con- spell at Chelsea. games - Roma playmaker Francesco Totti who will 39 at the ference. He made 53 appearances in midfield, end of the month. Earlier, Mourinho admitted the poor run playing in the same side as a young John “I want to win at least one title with my captain, of results were the worst of his career but Terry, while Ben Haim also had a stint at the Francesco Totti,” said Garcia. “I don’t know if Totti or the added he was the man to lead Chelsea out Bridge, featuring 23 times for the Blues. Pope are more important in Rome, but I can certainly say of their hole. Although Chelsea are vastly more expe- that for Francesco, the Roma shirt is like a second stint. The Portuguese has also fallen out with rienced than Maccabi and should win, sea- “He’s an extraordinary player, on and off the field, and we club doctor Eva Carneiro and had another soned campaigner Gal Alberman says his SPAIN: Barcelona’s Lionel Messi (right) celebrates with team mates after are just pacing him in training, but he never asks for any public spat with old adversary Arsene team are not coming to London simply to scoring in this file photo. —AP special favors.” —Reuters Wenger after losing to his Arsenal side in make up the numbers. the Community Shield season curtain-rais- “We are fully aware of the difference in er at Wembley. Chelsea take on the Israeli levels between us and Chelsea but we are double winners on Wednesday having lost not going there to surrender with our their last two league matches. The hands up,” said Alberman. Bayern ready to step on Londoners will again be without injured “We will do all we can to get a good keeper Thibaut Courtois who was out- result,” he told reporters after Maccabi drew standing when they won the Premier 1-1 with Hapoel Kiryat Shmona on the gas against Olympiakos League last season. Saturday. Dynamo Kiev and Porto meet in Maccabi are back in the competition for the other Group G match today. —AFP PIRAEUS: German champions Bayern Munich the start and not from the 46th minute as we Bayern captain Philipp Lahm. “We need to be will be stepping on the gas against did against Augsburg. “We need to step more able to turn on the switch.” Olympiakos in their Champions League group on the gas,” the Poland striker said, with Bayern Bayern’s big name absences mean little for stage opener in Piraeus today, hoping to kick also due to play Dinamo Zagreb and Arsenal in Olympiakos, who are well aware of the monu- Valencia host Zenit off their European campaign with a perform- Group F. Bayern, who won the last of their five mental task ahead. “I do not think we should BARCELONA: Andre Villas-Boas and Nuno He has since vowed to depart at the ance worthy of a title contender. Bayern coach European Cups in 2013, will be without talk too much about the players missing Espirito Santo both experienced victory at end of this season, but there’s speculation Pep Guardiola, in his third season in charge wingers Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery. because it makes no difference. There is so the highest level under former boss Jose he may not last that long. Zenit’s troubles and still chasing his first European crown with Douglas Costa, in fine form since joining much quality in their squad,” said Olympiakos Mourinho. Now the Portuguese managers in Russia mean European competition the Germans, was unhappy with his team’s them in the close season, is again expected to defender Omar Elabdellaoui. of Zenit St. Petersburg and Valencia will could be a welcome relief for Villas-Boas. last-gasp 2-1 win over Augsburg in the start on the left, with teenager Kingsley Coman The Greek title holders, who have won their face off as their teams start their Zenit’s first game is perhaps its tough- Bundesliga on Saturday, pledging for a quicker, also an option after the talented Frenchman last six home fixtures in the Champions Champions League campaigns today. est, away to Valencia. While Zenit has no more focused game against the Greek champi- came on as a substitute for his Bayern debut League, have also reinforced their squad, Zenit’s Villas-Boas was an assistant to injury worries, the club has lost all seven ons. against Augsburg. bringing in experienced former Argentina mid- Mourinho when the current Cheslea man- prior trips to Spain. The Bavarians needed an 90th minute Central defenders Medhi Benatia and fielder Esteban Cambiasso. ager guided FC Porto to the Champions When it visits Gent, Lyon will be hop- penalty from Thomas Mueller, a controversial Holger Badstuber will also miss the game They are also on an 11-match unbeaten run League title in 2004. ing star striker Alexandre Lacazette finally decision that referee Knut Kircher admitted lat- through injury with Javi Martinez likely to be in all competitions stretching back to April, As a coach in his own right, Villas-Boas lives up to his lucrative new contract. The er was a mistake, to edge past their opponents included in the squad after recovering from a which also included three wins out of three has since had success at Porto, failed at 24-year-old Frenchman was voted the and maintain a perfect start to the season. year-long ligament injury. games in the Greek league this season. Chelsea and lived through some highs and French league’s best player last season, “We cannot allow that to happen,” said for- The Spanish holding midfielder was an “We need to focus on our work. We believe lows in Russia. scoring 27 league goals as Lyon finished ward Robert Lewandowski. “It will not be an unused substitute against Augsburg. “We we can get something out of it because if you Espirito Santo was a reserve goalkeeper second in the league to qualify automati- easy game in Greece and the atmosphere should learn our lessons from the Augsburg don’t believe then you have already lost even for that great Porto side in 2004. He will be cally for the Champions League. But he there is fiery. We have to play very well from match because that should not happen,” said before the game,” said Elabdellaoui. —Reuters making his debut as a coach in the has failed to score so far, and has even Champions League after guiding Valencia looked sluggish in recent games. to a fourth-place finish in Spain last season Lyon desperately needs him to find and a tough playoff win over Monaco to his scoring touch because Nabil Fekir, reach the group phase. Lyon’s other star forward, faces up to six “Andre and I are friends. We have talked months on the sidelines after rupturing a lot about football, but in this game he is his right knee ligaments. Lacazette is my opponent,” Espirito Santo said. “We without a goal in his past nine games for know our opponents, their players and club and country. —AP their style. They will be very competitive. They have great players. We are humble and respect them.” Belgian club Gent will make its debut in the competition when it hosts Lyon in the other group match. Matches on TV Valencia’s fans long for the time when it reached consecutive Champions (Local Timings) League finals before Rafa Benitez led the club to Spanish league and UEFA Cup UEFA Champions League titles more than a decade ago. Dynamo Kyiv v Porto 21:45 And after two years of failing to reach the Champions League, Singapore tycoon beIN SPORTS 6 HD Peter Lim bought the club and charged Bayer 04 v Bate Borisov 21:45 Espirito Santo with the task of taking beIN SPORTS 7 HD Valencia back to Europe’s biggest stage. AS Roma v Barcelona 21:45 Now there, the team has had a fortu- nate draw and should be favored to be beIN SPORTS 1 HD one of the two teams to advance from the KAA Gent v Lyonnais 21:45 group. “We believe that once again we beIN SPORTS 4 HD can be one of the important teams in Chelsea v Maccabi 21:45 Europe” Valencia forward Rodrigo Moreno said. beIN SPORTS Villas-Boas won the Russian Premier Olympiacos v Bayern Munich21:45 League title less than four months ago, beIN SPORTS 2 HD but already things have turned sour. He Dinamo Zagreb v Arsenal 21:45 was given a six-game ban in the domestic competition earlier this month for striking beIN SPORTS 3 HD a match official in apparent frustration Valencia v Zenit 21:45 ATHENS: Bayern’s Philipp Lahm controls the ball during a training session at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium. Bayern Munich during a 3-1 loss to newly promoted beIN SPORTS 4 will play against Olympiakos today in a Champions League Group F soccer match. —AP Krylya Sovetov Samara. Leverkusen bid to brush off poor start at home BERLIN: Bayer Leverkusen are looking the last two seasons and qualified for league. Finalists in 2002, Bayer’s key new admitted. Leverkusen are set to be with- rounds to reach the Champions League for a European fillip to their domestic their third straight campaign by winning arrival is Mexican striker Javier out Germany defender Roberto Hilbert group stages, beating Ireland’s Dundalk troubles when they open their a play-off. Hernandez, snapped up from after the right-back injured his knee in FC, Hungary’s Videoton and Serbia’s Champions League campaign at home Despite beating Lazio over two legs Manchester United-the side they ousted the Darmstadt defeat. BATE may be Partizan Belgrade. to Belarus’ BATE Borisov today. to book their group stage place, in the 2002 semi-finals-after the sale of European minnows but their form is Aleksandr Yermakovich’s side won all Leverkusen have a strong record at Leverkusen have struggled for form at in South Korea striker Son Heung-Min to been strong in 2015, having lost just three home games in those ties, but are this stage of the Champions League and the Bundesliga with two wins and two Tottenham Hotspur. The Mexico forward three times in 33 matches, while goal- still seeking an away victory. BATE have with holders Barcelona also in Group E defeats, including Saturday’s shock 1-0 made his debut in the second-half of the keeper Sergei Chernik has kept 14 clean one player well-known outside his they know that starting with three loss at home to newly-promoted Darmstadt defeat, but left the field dis- sheets in 18 league appearances. They homeland in ex-Arsenal and Barcelona points at the BayArena is crucial against Darmstadt. gruntled. are eight points clear at the top of the forward Alekander Hleb, 34, who is wind- the pool’s minnows. Bayer have reached The defeat left them 13th in the table “I was delighted to make my debut, table after 19 matches. ing down his career back in his native the last 16 stage of the competition for while BATE are top of their domestic but not with the result,” Hernandez BATE came through three qualifying country.—AFP WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 SPORTS Atletico stroll past Galatasaray

ISTANBUL: Spanish giants Atletico with another goal just seven min- later when instead of making con- Madrid yesterday made a confident utes later, latching onto a headed tact with a Sneijder cross, the start to their Champions League pass from Diego Godin with a spec- German tripped and face-planted campaign, cantering past Group C tacular high shot that beat the flail- himself into the turf. rivals Galatasaray 2-0 in a potentially ing Muslera. Atletico eased down the tempo in tricky Istanbul tie. In an indication of the bleak the second half and, despite plenty French international Antoine mood on a muggy night at the Turk of possession, Galatasaray never Griezmann ran rings around a leaky Telekom Arena, Galatasaray coach found the final penetrating touches Galatasaray defence with two goals Hamza Hamzaoglu substituted mid- to challenge Oblak’s goal. in a devastating seven-minute spell fielder Emre Colak after he was whis- Unmarked yet again, Griezmann to settle the game in the first half. tled by his own fans. ran through for a hat trick chance Despite an improvement by Dutch international Wesley just before full time but was foiled Galatasaray in the second half, the Sneijder gave the hosts some excite- by a superb reflex save from tie demonstrated the sheer gulf in ment with a tricky long range Muslera. class between last season’s La Liga bouncing effort close to the half Galatasaray were seeking to put third placed side and the Turkish hour mark, but Jan Oblak made no behind them their pitiful form so far Super Lig champions. mistake in the Atletico goal. this season in the Turkish Super Lig Atletico coach Diego Simeone With Galatasaray starting to find which has seen the Lions win just could afford to leave plenty of fire- some rhythm, Belgian Jason one of their first four games. power on the bench, including for- Denayer, a new loan acquisition While Galatasaray can boast of mer Liverpool and Chelsea striker from Manchester City, went close four successive Champions League Fernando Torres, who was brought with a header that whizzed by the appearances, their performance in on after 60 minutes. post. the 2014/2015 edition was an French international Griezmann After half time, the Turkish side’s embarrassment, taking just a single stunned the traditionally boisterous ex-Arsenal forward Lukas Podolski point from the group stage. Atletico, Istanbul crowd into silence with a horribly miscued a delicate cross runners-up in 2013/2014, will be goal in the 18th minute, slamming from Denayer, burying his head in looking to do better than last season the ball past Fernando Muslera after his hands in shame. when they were narrowly beaten in ISTANBUL: Galatasaray’s Burak Yilmaz (right) and Saul Niguez of Atletico Madrid fight for the finding himself unmarked in the box. Podolski and Galatasaray’s abject the quarter finals by city rivals Real ball during the Champions League Group C soccer match at Turk Telekom Arena Stadium. —AP Griezmann broke Turkish hearts night was summed up a few minutes Madrid. —AFP Benfica survive scare Sevilla penalties enough before Gaitan breaks down Astana to beat hapless Gladbach SEVILLE: Europa League winners Sevilla scored two LISBON: Champions League debutants In between, Benfica goalkeeper Julio out of three penalties in the second half as they beat Astana gave Benfica some worrying Cesar give home fans the jitters as he Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-0 in Champions moments as they held out until halftime fumbled Foxi Kethevoama’s curling free League Group D yesterday. and then hit the post before going down kick before gathering the ball at the sec- Kevin Gameiro scored from the spot seconds after to a 2-0 defeat in their opening Group C ond attempt. Astana nearly took a sensa- the restart but failed to do it again two minutes later, match yeterday. Nicolas Gaitan burst tional lead at the start at the second half striking his second penalty against the crossbar. through the Astana defence to provide when Aleksei Schetkin, who had just Sevilla’s Argentine Ever Banega made amends with the breakthrough six minutes into the come on as a substitute, got between their third spot kick in the 67th minute and Yevhen second half and Kostas Mitroglu made Jardel and Luisao to poke an effort Konoplyanka wrapped up the win in the 84th with a the points safe for the Eagles in front of a against Julio Cesar’s post. Gaitan ended clever shot from a tight angle that beat goalkeeper sparse crowd at the Stadium of Light. their resistance when he latched onto a Yann Sommer. Gladbach, who have made their worst But Astana, the first Kazakh team to loose ball, powered his way through a start to a Bundesliga campaign with four consecutive reach the group stage, will have plenty gap between the defenders and placed defeats, were no match for the speedy Spaniards and of positives to reflect on as they make an angled shot past Eric in the far corner. struggled to contain them throughout the entire the 7,000 kilometre trip back to Central Mitroglu, having headed wide from game. Asia. eight metres, atoned for the miss Sevilla, still without a La Liga win this season, The Kazakh champions kept Benfica when he turned in Eliseu’s cross from should have scored in the fifth minute when Vitolo hit at bay for the first 45 minute with some close range following another move the post with a low drive and captain Jose Antonio solid defending, plus two last-gasp saves down the left in the 62nd minute to Reyes somehow managed to fire over the bar from by goalkeeper Nenad Eric who denied secure the points for the Portuguese five metres. Gladbach responded with a chance of Jonas with his leg on both occasions. champions. — Reuters their own but Roel Brouwers’ glancing header sailed narrowly wide. But the Spaniards kept pushing for- ward and earned a penalty seconds after the restart when Sommer brought down Vitolo. Frenchman Gameiro sent the Swiss keeper the wrong way to put SPAIN: Sevilla’s Kevin Gameiro (right) heads the ball as Moenchengladbach’s goalkeeper the hosts ahead. Yann Sommer, tries to catch it during a Champions League Group A soccer match. —AP Gladbach, making their first European Cup appear- ance in more than 37 years, were lucky to see Gameiro kept his cool with their third penalty to seal the victory. Tuesday, added a third when Konoplyanka caught then rifle a second spot kick, given for another foul on Sevilla, who next visit Juventus and Manchester Sommer off guard and the keeper fell into the goal Vitolo, against the bar before Banega stepped up and City, with the Italians having won 2-1 in England on with the ball. —Reuters Draxler’s debut goal helps Wolfsburg down CSKA

WOLFSBURG: VfL Wolfsburg threw pass found Max Kruse in space on down the gauntlet to Group B the right wing, Draxler powered his favorites Manchester United before header at Moscow goalkeeper Igor their Old Trafford clash in a fortnight Akinfeev, but was first to react and with a 1-0 win over CSKA Moscow stabbed home the rebound. yesterday. It was no more than the hosts Germany midfielder Julian deserved after right winger Daniel Draxler scored his first goal for his Caligiuri had wasted a superb new club as Wolfsburg marked their chance just moments before when return to the Champions League he took too long with his shot hav- after a six year absence with a win ing got in behind the defence. over the same side they beat 3-1 on Russian league leaders Moscow their competition debut back in had little to offer and Nigeria for- September 2009. Wolfsburg face ward Ahmed Musa was their biggest United away in their next threat up front, while Serbia left Champions League fixture on winger Zoran Tosic forced Wolfsburg September 30 as Louis van Gaal’s goalkeeper Diego Benaglio into a side lost 2-1 at PSV Eindhoven on diving save with 20 minutes to go. Tuesday to leave the Dutch champi- Wolfsburg needed a second goal ons top of the group. The win over to make sure of the three points, but Moscow left Wolfsburg second in the the Moscow defence kept frustrating table to Eindhoven on goal differ- the German Cup winners. ence. GERMANY: Wolfsburg’s Ricardo Rodriguez (right) and CSKA’s Caligiuri had a late chance charged This was an impressive display Mario Fernandes (left) challenge for the ball during the down while his replacement France from Draxler, who ran the German’s Champions League Group B soccer match. —AP international Josuha Guilavogui failed midfield on only his second appear- to connect a cross with the goal at his ance for Wolfsburg. The 21-year-old Schalke 36 million euros (US40.58 by Kevin de Bruyne’s record transfer mercy. The hosts deserved their win LISBON: Benfica’s Jardel (right) jumps for the ball with Astana’s Junior Kabananga opened the scoring on 40 minutes million) for his services. Playing in to Manchester City, Draxler finished with 21 shots on goal compared to during the Champions League Group C soccer match. —AP as he proved why Wolves paid the attacking midfield role vacated off the move he started. After his Moscow’s eight. —AFP Di Maria, Cavani strike as PSG see off Malmo

PARIS: Angel Di Maria and Edinson Cavani hometown team and the club with whom he offered little in attack. Instead, PSG let them- were on target as Paris Saint-Germain began started his illustrious career back in 1999. The selves down at times with wasteful passing their Champions League campaign with an Swedish striker returned after injury in one of and poor finishing, not least from ultimately comfortable 2-0 win against three changes to the Paris team that had Ibrahimovic, who failed to convert no fewer Malmo at the Parc des Princes yesterday. been held to a 2-2 draw at home by Bordeaux than five attempts in the first half alone and Di Maria scored less than four minutes in Ligue 1 at the weekend, but he was was then let down by his touch having been into his Champions League debut as a PSG upstaged in the fourth minute by Di Maria. put in by Cavani just after the restart. player to set the French champions on their The Argentina winger was labelled as the Nevertheless, he proved much more adept way, but they missed a succession of oppor- man to take PSG to the next level in Europe when it came to setting up his colleagues, tunities before finally extending their advan- when he was signed from Manchester United and it was from an Ibrahimovic pass that Di tage when Cavani headed home in the 61st last month, and he indicated why as he ran Maria sent in a curling shot which was tipped minute. onto Marco Verratti’s pass in behind the around the post by Wiland on 52 minutes. With Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk Malmo defence before angling a beautiful fin- The second goal finally arrived just after also in Group A, Paris needed a strong start ish past Johan Wiland and into the far corner the hour mark thanks to Cavani, the against the Swedish champions as they tar- of the net. However, if anyone then expected Uruguayan heading home his sixth of the sea- get not just qualification for the knockout PSG to romp to a big victory, they were to be son after Ibrahimovic had flicked on a left- rounds but an improvement on their runs to disappointed. Malmo, who beat Celtic in a wing cross from Maxwell. the quarter-finals in each of the last three play-off to reach this stage, lined up with nine That ended any ideas that Malmo had of campaigns. full internationals on the field at kick-off and, coming back into the game, and only a But while they got the points, it was far with a five-man defence and two deep in mid- superb stop by Wiland from point-blank from a vintage display by Laurent Blanc’s side field, were stuffy opponents. But, save for a range to deny David Luiz kept the final score with Zlatan Ibrahimovic wasteful in front of Nikola Djurdjic shot that slid just wide of down before substitute Ezequiel Lavezzi had a FRANCE: PSG’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic (right) watches Malmo’s goalkeeper Johan Wiland goal and later being substituted against his Kevin Trapp’s far post in the 34th minute, they goal disallowed right at the death.—AFP catch the ball during the Champions League Group A soccer match. —AP Falcons down Atletico stroll Eagles past Galatasaray

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MADRID: Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo fights for the ball against Shakhtar’s Fred (right) during a Group A Champions League soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. —AP Ronaldo treble eases Real past Shakhtar

MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo moved in front of Lionel Messi as Rafael Benitez. “We must wait a day or two to see how serious floodgates opened after Stepanenko’s dismissal. Bale saw an time by the referee, who pointed to the spot despite the top goalscorer in Champions League history with a hat- it is. He had a similar issue last year.” Shakhtar boss Mircea audacious back-heeled effort with his weaker right foot held Ronaldo’s effort clearly coming off the back of Shakhtar cap- trick as Real Madrid opened their European campaign with a Lucescu, meanwhile, was outraged at the decisions of referee by Pyatov before Benzema somehow contrived to blast over tain Darijo Srna. 4-0 win over 10-man Shakhtar Donetsk yesterday. Ivan Bebek. with the goal at his mercy after rounding the Ukranian ‘keep- Ronaldo wasn’t complaining as he dispatched the penalty Ronaldo scored twice from the penalty spot before head- “During the first 30 minutes we had quite good control, we er. The hosts then suffered a blow as the lively Bale went confidently to move out on his own as the top goalscorer in ing home to complete his second hat-trick in four days and created some opportunities. The mistake (for the first goal) down holding his left calf and hobbled off to be replaced by the history of the competition. take his tally in the competition to 80, three ahead of his proved very dear for us,” he said. Mateo Kovacic. The World Player of the Year scored again from the spot Barcelona rival. “In the second-half we had a player sent-off in However, the Croatian midfielder hadn’t yet been intro- moments later for another handball as this time Marcio Karim Benzema had opened the scoring thanks to a mas- Stepanenko. I want them to respect us, but unfortunately dur- duced when Pyatov undid all of Shakhtar’s previous good Azevedo was penalised. Ronaldo had struck five times sive error from goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov in the first-half ing these matches against the great teams of Europe almost work by dropping a cross at Benzema’s feet to allow the during the 6-0 rout of Espanyol at the weekend and his before Taras Stepanenko was sent-off for a second bookable the same thing has happened.” Shakhtar have been displaced French international to sweep home the opener into an goal glut after a slow start to the campaign continued offence just five minutes into the second period. from their home city of Donetsk for over a year due to the empty net. nine minutes from time when he headed into an unguard- However, the victory was soured by an injury to Gareth unstable political situation in Ukraine and weakened by the The visitors’ uphill task became almost impossible when ed net after Pyatov had made a fine initial save from Bale as the Welshman limped off suffering from a calf muscle sales of Douglas Costa and Luiz Adriano since reaching the Stepanenko was shown a second yellow card for a needless Marcelo. The Portuguese is now also just two goals away problem after just half an hour. last 16 last season. lunge on Sergio Ramos five minutes into the second-half. from equalling club legend Raul’s record as Madrid’s all- “Bale had a spasm in his calf muscle,” said Madrid boss Yet, they contained Madrid reasonably well before the Rafael Benitez’s men were then handed another gift, this time leading scorer. — AFP Broken leg for Shaw as Juventus stop rot with United suffer nightmare comeback win over City EINDHOVEN: Manchester United saw their Champions League return turn into a nightmare yesterday as they not only fell 2-1 against PSV MANCHESTER: Italian champions Juventus 57th minute they broke through in circum- Eindhoven but also lost full-back Luke Shaw with a double fracture of cast their early-season woes aside by beat- stances that left Juventus fuming at the leg in their Group B opener. ing in-form Manchester City 2-1 in their Slovenian referee Damir Skomina. Despite an opening goal by winger Memphis Depay against his for- opening Champions League Group D fixture David Silva’s left-wing corner appeared to mer club, United-who dominated throughout-failed to capitalise on at the Etihad Stadium yesterday. have been headed in by Kompany, but their chances and goals from Hector Moreno and Luciano Narsingh Last season’s beaten finalists, Juve have replays revealed that the Belgian had in fact gave the hosts victory. However, worse than the defeat was the injury lost two and drawn one of their first three pressured Chiellini into heading the ball into to Shaw, which came just 15 minutes into the match following a Serie A games and went behind in the 57th his own net. crunching Moreno tackle, leaving the England international with a minute when Vincent Kompany pressured Suddenly Juve were all at sea, Buffon pro- double fracture that requires an operation when he returns to Giorgio Chiellini into scoring an own goal. ducing a superb double-save to thwart first Manchester and could put his participation at Euro 2016 next summer The Juventus centre-back protested with Sterling and then Silva, before beating away in jeopardy. justification that he had been fouled, but his an effort from Wilfried Bony. Shaw was wheeled off the field breathing through an oxygen mask side drew level 13 minutes later through The action quickly switched to the other Mario Mandzukic before Alvaro Morata box and Buffon’s opposite number Joe Hart to loud applause from PSV’s fans before being substituted by Marcos curled home a fine 81st-minute winner. was obliged to parry a scuffed shot from Rojo for his first appearance of the season. After five straight wins in the Premier Stefano Sturaro. Around half an hour later, though, Shaw took to Twitter to vow that League, it was a first setback of the season It had been a quiet night for former he would make a full recovery. “Thank you everyone for your mes- for Manuel Pellegrini’s City, whose home Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba, sages, words can’t describe how gutted I am, my road to recovery form has bedevilled them in their unsuc- who was jeered after slicing a volley wide, starts now, I will come back stronger,” he tweeted. cessful attempts to progress beyond this but in the 70th minute he created the The result continued United manager Louis Van Gaal’s poor record tournament’s last 16 in the last four seasons. equaliser with a glorious, arcing left-wing at the Philips Stadium with Ajax, Barcelona, AZ Alkmaar and now with They have won only three of their last 12 cross that the airborne Mandzukic touched United, winning just twice in 11 attempts. home games in the competition and find home. The former Netherlands coach, who took over the reins at Old themselves on the back foot already ahead After five Premier League clean sheets, it Trafford last year, saw his run of bad luck continue in the southern of their next match away to Borussia was the first goal City had conceded this Dutch city with PSV tenaciously clinging on to a narrow lead for an his- Moenchengladbach on September 30. season. City had been readying £54 million toric win. The 21-year-old Depay struck in the 41st minute when fel- Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri ($83.3 million, 73.5 million euros) record low Dutchman Daley Blind slid him in to slice past two PSV defenders admitted on the eve of the game that his signing Kevin De Bruyne and he came on for NETHERLANDS: PSV’s Hector Moreno (down) tackles Manchester and then find the back of PSV goalkeeper Jeroen Zoet’s net with a crisp side had been scarred by their dismal Sterling, before Kompany was unexpectedly United’s Luke Shaw (up) during the Champions League Group B left-foot finish. domestic form and he will have been taken off, with Nicolas Otamendi going on soccer match. — AP As promised, Depay celebrated his goal in front the fans who used alarmed to see their defences breached for his debut. Kompany wore a glum expres- to revere him, but United’s fortunes were short-lived when PSV struck PSV’s defence was up against the wall but impressed with their rig- inside two minutes. Fernandinho drove for- sion as he took his seat on the bench and his back just before half-time. orous resistence, while United’s French multi-million pound signing ward from midfield and slipped a pass into mood was not improved when the ball Mexico defender Moreno’s header from a Maxime Lestienne corner Anthony Martial several times failed to capitalise in front of goal. the path of Raheem Sterling, whose low bounced off Aleksandar Kolarov and into shot was blocked by Gianluigi Buffon. the path of Morata, who curled a superb glanced off Blind’s head, before beating David de Gea’s and Ashley Despite a furious United onslaught in the second half, led by Young, Both sides were largely reduced to pot left-foot shot in off the left-hand post. Young on the line. PSV’s defensive formation held firm to open their account with maxi- shots in the first period, however, Sergio Aguero, surprisingly named on PSV laid their cards on the table in the second half, with right wing mum points. Fernandinho going closest for City with a the bench after Pellegrini had ruled him out Luciano Narsingh heading in a beautifully-timed Lestienne cross past The Philips Stadium erupted in huge celebrations at the final whis- wicked 25-yard effort that drew a collective of the game with a knee injury, made a late De Gea to find the left hand corner of the United goal. tle with PSV celebrating a successful return to the competition for the intake of breath from the home fans. entrance, but the closest City came to an Although Depay impressed throughout the first half, United were first time since the 2008/09 season. It was also PSV’s first Champion’s The hosts spent the first part of the sec- equaliser was a Yaya Toure curler that Buffon rail-roaded by PSV’s dogged defence. League victory over United since 2000. — AFP ond period inside their own half, but in the acrobatically palmed behind. — AFP Bank of Japan stands back from further stimulus Page 22

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FRANKFURT: Journalists and visitors surround the Audi quattro electric drive concept car SUV at a press day of the 66th IAA auto show in Frankfurt am Main yesterday. — AFP (See also Page 23) Carmakers curb China output as sales stall FAW-VW cutting shifts; European car sales jump 11.5%

FRANKFURT/BEIJING: Volkswagen and other major car- At the opening day of the Frankfurt auto show yester- Clemens Wasner of Austrian automotive consultancy EFS, VW CEO Martin Winterkorn told Reuters TV in Frankfurt makers have begun reining in Chinese output, wages and day, industry executives expressed confidence about the which advises several German carmakers in Asia. China has he remained upbeat about China, but noted a shift in other costs, industry sources told Reuters, as executives at long-term growth potential of the Chinese market, and accounted for more than half of VW’s profit in recent years demand there. “The eastern part of China is rather stagnat- the Frankfurt auto show put a brave face on a sharp slow- said any short-term hit could be offset by a strengthening and about 40 percent at GM, which is pursuing a $14 billion ing, while the west is growing,” he said. “Many people live down in the world’s biggest vehicle market. recovery in Europe. Industry data showed European car expansion in China with its local partners. Both VW and GM in the west and we just built a factory there. We are looking The German car giant’s Chinese joint venture, FAW-VW, sales jumped 11.5 percent year-on-year in August. have already begun trimming local production by around 5 to China with confidence and expect to keep growing.” is cancelling staff bonuses and cutting shifts at its plants But some analysts said the Chinese slowdown was com- percent in July-according to one China-based consultant. Audi chief Rupert Stadler, meanwhile, told Reuters TV near Changchun, northeastern China, people with knowl- ing at a time when carmakers are still opening factories in GM President Dan Ammann told Reuters TV he had had the brand expected “further growth in China over the edge of the matter said. The bonuses being scrapped typi- the country-creating an excess of capacity that could “some sleepless nights but we feel like we’re in a good medium term ... and will not change our investment cally account for more than half of the assembly-line work- weigh on profits. position” in China, pointing out that the company was plans.” ers’ take-home pay. Volkswagen’s high-end Audi brand also Leading research group IHS Automotive expects carmak- about to release several new sport-utility vehicles (SUVs) BMW, the world’s biggest luxury carmaker, warned last said it had eased back output at its Chinese plants, trim- ers’ capacity utilisation rates in China to drop to 65 percent “right into the sweet spot where there’s still strong growth”. month its forecasts for this year could be at risk from any ming the working week to five days from seven in response from last year’s 70 percent, a key profitability threshold. GM China chief Matt Tsien said in May that GM was further deterioration in the Chinese market, where its sales to lower demand for models such as the A6 saloon. French carmaker Renault also told Reuters the slowdown in determined to keep operating margins as high as 9-10 per- are falling for the first time in a decade. Eichiner said yes- And German rival BMW said on Tuesday it had reduced China could drag global auto market growth below the 1 cent by selling more SUVs and higher-end cars. It ruled out terday he saw no reason for BMW to change its full-year output of its locally produced 3 and 5 series models. “We percent it had previously forecast for 2015. a significant review of its China plans as recently as July. targets, though it was too early to talk of a recovery in reacted relatively fast,” Chief Financial Officer Friedrich It predicts a slight rebound in China next year, with glob- The US group could nonetheless put the brakes on Chinese demand. Eichiner told journalists. “We are not stockpiling.” Car sales al growth of 2-3 percent, but Europe slipping back from a planned capacity increases, a person close to the company German rival Daimler said it had no plans to revise pro- in China, until recently the profit engine for automakers stronger-than-expected 7-8 percent this year to just 2 per- said, and has room to trim costs at existing facilities by duction in China and saw no risk of overcapacity at its around the world, have been hit by a cooling economy and cent in 2016. halting production for longer breaks, reducing shifts and plants there. However, PSA Peugeot Citroen’s premium DS a plunging stock market. Demand was flat in the first eight cutting workers’ bonuses. “They can immediately reduce brand said it was helping its Chinese dealers to refinance months of the year and could drop in 2015 for the first time “VERY DEPRESSED” extra months of salary payments which are very common and expected to fall short of its full-year sales network since the market took off in the late 1990s. “The mood is very depressed at VW, BMW or GM,” said in the good times,” the source said. expansion target. — Reuters Egypt extends rally, Emerging economies plea Saudi banks climb for end to US rates agony

PARIS: Some of the world’s biggest wait. The Fed’s decision is “probably the expectation to the market that they MIDEAST STOCK MARKETS emerging economies are pleading for the most anticipated event in the last century,” increase one or two times and then stop,” United States to end their drawn-out Peru central bank chief Julio Valarde told he said. Financial markets have not forgot- DUBAI: Egypt’s stock market rose for a third volume on record, having opened up to for- agony and raise interest rates now. the Nikkei Asian Review on a visit to Tokyo ten the precedent of mid-2013 when then day in a row yesterday, supported by foreign eign and institutional investors. The Abu Already hit by a commodities crash last week. Federal Reserve governor Ben Bernanke inflows, while Gulf markets were mixed as oil Dhabi stock exchange, where Etisalat is listed, sparked by the slowing of China’s once- “What is surprising is how many central evoked the possibility of a future increase prices remained volatile. The Cairo index edged up 0.4 percent. As the biggest listed booming economy, the mere prospect of bankers with whom I talk prefer the hike in interest rates and sparked a flight of edged up 0.2 percent as Commercial company in the UAE, Etisalat is now very likely the US Federal Reserve raising interest to come as soon as possible,” Valarde said, capital from emerging markets. International Bank, the country’s biggest listed to secure a place in emerging market indexes, rates-perhaps as soon as tomorrow-has arguing that the uncertainty of the wait Hopes for an end to the agony may be lender, rose 1.0 percent to 51.00 pounds. attracting global funds. Previously, only local battered the emerging giants that were was more damaging than the interest rate dashed even if the Fed pulls the bench- Pharos Capital yesterday raised its target retail investors could buy the stock. once the world’s top performers. Lured by increase itself. mark US federal funds rate up from zero price for the stock by 4 percent to 61.14 Dubai’s benchmark stock index rose 0.7 the promise of bigger returns when the Indian central bank governor percent, where it has been frozen since pounds, citing income tax rate cuts percent, supported by a rebound in a number Federal Reserve eventually begins raising Raghuram Rajan agreed. “It’s preferable to the financial crisis of 2008, analysts said. announced last month. Qalaa Holdings rose of stocks after several days of declines. interest rates, investors are already mov- have a move early on and an advertised, Mixed figures on US employment and 1.9 percent, extending a leg up initiated on Property developer DAMAC jumped 3.5 per- ing their money to safer, yet profitable, US slow move up rather than the Fed be uncertainty over Chinese economic Monday after Saudi Arabia’s Halwani Brothers cent ahead of a shareholder meeting later in made an offer to buy one of Qalaa’s sub- the day which will vote on the firm’s first cash destinations. forced to tighten more significantly down growth could prompt Federal Reserve sidiaries. Beltone Financial Holding, one of the dividend since it listed in Dubai in January. In August alone, panicky investors the line,” he told the Wall Street Journal at chairwoman Janet Yellen to wait a little largest investment banks in Egypt, surged 4.2 Saudi Arabia’s main index was nearly flat as dumped equities held in emerging the Jackson Hole, Wyoming, central longer, analysts said. percent after announcing it had completed a banks offset losses in other sectors. National economies to the tune of $8.7 billion, bankers’ meeting last month. Even if she acts, the speculation will live capital increase worth 200 million pounds Commercial Bank and Al Rajhi climbed 1.4 per- according to the Institute of International on, warned Philippe Waechter, economist ($25.5 million). cent each and were the main support for the Finance. The dollar meanwhile, has ‘Uncertainty created the turmoil’ at French investment bank Natixis Asset According to stock exchange data, non- market ahead of this week’s meeting of the US climbed. For Indonesia’s central bank, too, the Management. Emerging markets “think Arab institutions and Arab retail investors Federal Reserve, which could result in a rise in The International Monetary Fund doubts are of the greatest concern. “We that if the US moves, the question of capi- were both net buyers yesterday. Foreigners interest rates. warned this month against a “premature” think US monetary policymakers have got tal flight will be resolved and they can turn were also net buyers in the previous session. The Saudi riyal is pegged to the dollar, so increase in US interest rates as the slow- confused about what to do. The uncertain- the page”, he said. Riyadh is very likely to adjust interest rates as down in Chinese growth and the ensuing ty has created the turmoil,” Mirza “But I am not so sure.” GULF well, boosting banks’ margins. Other Gulf mar- commodities price collapse ripples Adityaswara, deputy governor at Waechter said the Fed was unlikely to Markets in United Arab Emirates rose as kets were soft. Qatar edged down 0.3 percent, through the world economy, and emerg- Indonesia’s central bank, told the Financial tighten in a series of small steps at every local telecommunications company Etisalat Kuwait fell 0.6 percent and Oman was down ing economies in particular. Some key Times. meeting. “If they raise on Thursday, then climbed 1.8 percent in its highest daily trading 0.4 percent. — Reuters emerging economies, however, would “The situation will recover the sooner on Friday we will be asking when the next rather bring a swift end to the painful the Fed makes a decision and then gives one comes.” -— AFP WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 BUSINESS Turkish jobless rising as election looms

ISTANBUL: Turkish unemployment edged jobs in April and better-than-expected first 11.2 percent a year earlier. Turkish gross tion, the lower than programmed growth, Monday. It stood at 3.0477 at 0940 GMT. The up towards 10 percent in June, data showed half growth, said Is Investment economist domestic product grew a greater-than- geopolitical tensions, financial market main share index, which has tumbled nearly yesterday, a headache for the government Muammer Komurcuoglu. expected 3.8 percent in the second quarter, volatility and political uncertainty,” Finance 17 percent this year, was up 0.93 percent. as it prepares for a November election “We think the upward trend in the data showed last week, but full-year growth Minister Mehmet Simsek said. The market weakness has been driven by where latest polls show the ruling AK Party unemployment rate will accelerate given is seen around 3 percent, well below a gov- He said in a statement after the data that security worries triggered by renewed con- will fall short of a parliamentary majority. the expectation of a loss in the momentum ernment target of 4 percent. On a positive budget discipline needed to be maintained flict between Turkish security forces and Political uncertainty has risen since a of economic activity in the second half,” he note for the government, the budget despite this strong performance and that Kurdish militants and political uncertainty June 7 vote in which the AKP failed to said in a note. returned to a surplus in August and the sur- fiscal discipline was essential to fight the ahead of the Nov 1 parliamentary election. secure single-party rule for the first time The June unemployment rate, based on plus in the first eight months of the year current account deficit and inflation, boost A survey by pollster Metropoll yesterday since coming to power in 2002 and a survey an average of the May-July period, rose to stood at 639 million lira ($210 million), com- growth and make the economy resistant to showed that support for the AKP has risen yesterday pointed to only a small rise in its 9.6 percent from 9.3 percent a month earlier pared with a deficit of 2.7 billion lira a year external shocks. to 41.4 percent from 40.9 percent in the level of support. There was no sign of and 9.1 percent a year earlier, the Turkish earlier. The lira has lost nearly a quarter of its June vote but that it was not set to win improvement in employment despite a Statistics Institute said. The non-farm unem- “The strong performance in the budget value against the dollar this year and enough votes to form a single-party gov- package of government measures to boost ployment rate rose to 11.7 percent from was achieved despite the June general elec- touched a fresh record low of 3.0699 on ernment. — Reuters

Eni plans to hold keys for east Bank of Japan stands back Mediterranean gas exports

MILAN: Braving all the political risks of the region, “There’s massive potential here for Europe and from further stimulus Italy’s Eni aims to pull together its east room for Italy to increase its clout in the area. It’s Mediterranean gas empire headed by a giant clear there are huge amounts of gas, including off Egypt find, into a major hub to supply Europe. Libya,” a person familiar with the matter said. Report says Japan continues to recover State-controlled Eni, the biggest foreign oil and gas major in Africa, wants to use its deep ties with EGYPTIAN LNG Egypt and Libya to help create the export hub for Fuel shortages have forced Egypt to idle its TOKYO: Japan’s central bank held fire on expanding liquefied natural gas. two liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants, its monetary easing program yesterday its chief said It expects Libyan gas to flow into a hub when which chill gas into liquid form for transport on the economy was expanding, but economists warned conflict abates, hopes to attract other producers ships. Pooling the region’s rich energy resources more stimulus could be needed to boost the sagging seeking an export outlet from Israel and acceler- could spur investment in previously stranded gas economy. ate plans to send Cypriot gas owned by other fields in Israel and Cyprus, while resuscitating A series of weak data had strengthened pressure companies into the facility, likely to be located in once-bustling LNG export plants like BG’s Idku as on the central bank to expand its 80 trillion yen ($665 Egypt. The project would help diversify gas supply well as Eni’s dormant Damietta in Egypt. billion) annual asset-buying scheme to stimulate the to Europe, now dependent on Russia for about a In Cyprus, Eni itself has not yet discovered any economy, which contracted in the second quarter. third of its needs, but faces long odds given the gas deposits but is focused on doing so, the com- The Bank of Japan (BoJ) said in a statement that while region’s mix of political disputes, conflict zones pany said last week. Still, the firm’s bumper gas Japan “has continued to recover moderately... exports and state involvement in energy policy. Its scope find in Egyptian waters this month, the biggest and production are affected by the slowdown in of tying together a multi-national gas supply net- ever in the Mediterranean, may help unlock emerging economies”. work may be unprecedented. Pipelines would aspects of the problem by providing large new The yen gained against the dollar after the deci- need to be built linking the various gas deposits supplies to feed the gas export hub. sion, with the US unit buying 119.76 yen compared to scattered across the region to an LNG plant. While gas from the newfound Zohr field, hold- 120.65 yen before the announcement. Analysts had “The area (Egypt) could restart exporting LNG ing 30 trillion cubic feet of reserves, will mainly expected the BoJ to sit on its hands this time to see and, as it’s very close to Italy and Spain where LNG feed domestic Egyptian demand only, a deeper whether the US Federal Reserve decides to raise its import terminals are idle or underused, it’s very reservoir below it could be a candidate for gas key interest rate for the first time in almost a decade, a likely it will come in there,” Eni CEO Claudio exports. “Egypt had a plan to double its LNG move that could hit emerging markets. Descalzi told Italy’s parliament last week. Descalzi, export capacity and if the hub grows it could do But concern about decelerating growth in China, who has already flown to see heads of state in it,” Descalzi told Italy’s parliament. The CEO said Eni the world’s number two economy and a key trade Egypt and Cyprus where the idea of a gas export has made big gas discoveries in Libya that have partner, had fuelled fears about Japan’s economy as hub was discussed, told senators the hub could lain dormant for years because they were unable its exports have begun to stall. Facing a deflated be established to bring together the resources of to develop them as conflict raged, seeing Egypt as mood in the markets, which saw Tokyo’s benchmark Egypt, Cyprus, Israel and at some later point Libya. one export outlet. — Reuters Nikkei give up strong early gains to close only 0.34 percent higher, BoJ governor Haruhiko Kuroda struck an upbeat note at an afternoon press conference. TOKYO: The Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda speaks to the press at the bank He predicted Japan’s economy, the world’s third- headquarters in Tokyo after a two-day policy meeting yesterday. —AFP largest, would return to growth in the current quarter, arguing that the 0.3 percent shrinkage in April-June and said a US rate rise would only prove that the believe there is a significant room for policy space,” was a “one-off” case. world’s top economy is in good health. Kuroda said. “I believe the Chinese economy will con- The central bank chief also expressed confidence “China has shown its resolve to support the econ- tinue gradual growth in light of policy steps and other that Beijing has enough firepower to boost growth omy from the fiscal and monetary viewpoints. I factors,” he said.

Further easing ‘inevitable’ Algeria considering 2016 Japan’s economy remains in the doldrums more than two years after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe launched his “Abenomics” policy blitz to kickstart tax hikes, import duties the economy and conquer deflation, and the odds are growing that the bank may act next month. ALGIERS: Algeria is considering higher taxes, import announced a 9 percent cut in spending for next year. Slowing exports to China-which sparked a blood- duties and a hike in subsidized diesel and electricity According to a copy of the 2016 preliminary draft seen bath in global markets last month after it devalued prices to help cover its deficit after a slump in crude oil by Reuters, the government plans to raise the value- the yuan-have heightened concerns the BoJ is prices eroded its revenues, a preliminary draft of its added tax (VAT)for electricity from the current 7 per- fighting a losing battle. 2016 budget showed. An OPEC member and a major cent to 17 percent when consumption exceeds 125 “The Bank of Japan’s more cautious assessment of gas supplier to Europe, Algeria relies on energy for 60 kilowatt hour (kwh). Diesel oil prices will increase economic conditions suggests that policymakers will percent of its state budget. Oil and gas exports slightly to 14.98 dinars a liter from 13.70 dinars. The VAT announce additional monetary stimulus before too account for 95 percent of all the North African coun- hike will also apply to 3G internet services, while the long,” said Marcel Thieliant of Capital Economics in a try’s sales abroad. government is also considering increasing taxes on client note. Japanese brokerage SMGC Nikko also said In view of the collapse in world petroleum prices, new vehicles. The government is still discussing the further easing was “inevitable”. Abe’s program called the government has said it expects Algeria’s energy draft before passing it to parliament for final endorse- for big government spending, massive BoJ monetary export earnings to fall 50 percent to $34 billion this ment. Domestic prices for energy products are very easing and reforms to cut red tape in the highly regu- year, while its import bill is projected at $57.3 billion, lit- low by international standards, which analysts say is lated economy. Those reforms have stalled, however, tle changed from 2014’s $58 billion. That threatens to the main reason behind high consumption rates in the and experts say Abe’s push to pass a highly unpopu- widen the North African state’s trade deficit, which country of 40 million people. lar security bill could make them even harder to reached $8.041 billion in the first seven months of “The new measures may improve state finances enact. Household spending has been unsteady fol- 2015, compared with a $3.9 billion surplus in the same and reduce consumption. Algerians consume too lowing a sales tax rise last year, brought in to pay period last year. Last week, the central bank said a state much because of low prices,” said international consult- down a massive national debt, which saw consumers fund used to hold surplus oil revenue to cover deficits ant and former presidential adviser Abdelmalek Serrai. rush to stores before prices rose. had seen a 33.3 percent drop in its resources since As part of attempts to ease its import bill, the draft Inflation has also remained close to zero, keeping June 2014, when crude prices started falling. also includes customs duties estimated at 30 percent Japan teetering on the brink of a dangerous cycle of Officials have said the deficit will not impact sub- on computers. Algeria’s government has already sus- deflation-in which consumers delay spending in sidy policies - energy revenues finance billions of dol- pended some large infrastructure projects it had hopes of cheaper prices, hurting businesses and sap- lars worth of free housing, subsidized food, fuel and planned as a cost-saving project and is trying to curb ping government coffers. products for Algerians. But authorities are seeking massive imports in an attempt to shore up its foreign Kuroda insisted inflation was on a rising trend, BANGKOK: Workers (L) complete the construction of the roof of a high-rise building alternatives to fill the gap. The government has already reserves. — Reuters although he admitted that it would “likely stay around in downtown Bangkok yesterday. Shanghai led most Asian shares lower yesterday as zero for the time being”. — AFP China’s economic woes keep investors on edge. —AFP EXCHANGE RATES

Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. GOLD Saudi Riyals 81.500 US Dollars Mint 0.299050 0.303050 20 gram 226.690 Jordanian Dinar 426.815 10 gram 116.400 Asia ASIAN COUNTRIES Egyptian Pound 38.572 5 gram 58.700 Bangladesh Taka 0.003395 0.003995 Japanese Yen 2.522 Sri Lankan Rupees 2.174 Chinese Yuan 0.046051 0.049551 Indian Rupees 4.559 Indian Rupees 4.555 Hong Kong Dollar 0.036961 0.039711 Pakistani Rupees 2.898 UAE Exchange Centre WLL Pakistani Rupees 2.902 Srilankan Rupees 2.172 Bangladesh Taka 3.885 Indian upee 0.004350 0.004740 Nepali Rupees 2.854 Philippines Pesso 6.470 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000017 0.000023 Singapore Dollar 216.490 CURRENCIES TELEX TRANSFER PER 1000 Cyprus pound 576.925 Japanese Yen 0.002435 0.002615 Japanese Yen 3.515 Hongkong Dollar 39.057 Australian Dollar 195.69 Kenyan Shilling 0.002866 0.002866 Syrian Pound 2.600 Bangladesh Taka 3.890 Canadian Dollar 231.84 Korean Won 0.000245 0.000260 Nepalese Rupees 3.840 Philippine Peso 6.481 Swiss Franc 317.29 Malaysian Ringgit 0.067722 0.073722 Euro 345.54 Malaysian Ringgit 71.050 Thai Baht 8.424 Nepalese Rupee 0.002960 0.003130 US Dollar 302.85 Chinese Yuan Renminbi 47.895 Pakistan Rupee 0.002790 0.003070 Sterling Pound 469.68 Thai Bhat 9.395 GCC COUNTRIES Philippine Peso 0.006337 0.006617 Japanese Yen 2.56 Turkish Lira 99.160 Saudi Riyal 80.750 Sierra Leone 0.000062 0.000068 Bangladesh Taka 3.888 Qatari Riyal 83.180 Singapore Dollar 0.212432 0.218432 Indian Rupee 4.560 South African Rand 0.016358 0.024858 Omani Riyal 786.510 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.182 Bahrain Exchange Company Bahraini Dinar 804.170 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001916 0.002496 Nepali Rupee 2.850 Taiwan 0.009162 0.009342 UAE Dirham 82.443 Pakistani Rupee 2.898 CURRENCY BUY SELL Thai Baht 0.008100 0.008650 UAE Dirhams 0.08240 Europe ARAB COUNTRIES Bahraini Dinar 0.8048 British Pound 0.459909 0.468909 Egyptian Pound - Cash 40.870 Arab Egyptian Pound 0.03857 Czech Korune 0.004629 0.016629 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 38.678 Jordanian Dinar 0.4307 Bahraini Dinar 0.795156 0.803156 Danish Krone 0.041783 0.046783 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.413 Omani Riyal 0.7864 Egyptian Pound 0.037809 0.040639 Euro 0.336596 0.344596 Tunisian Dinar 155.800 Qatari Riyal 0.08350 Iranian Riyal 0.000084 0.000085 Norwegian Krone 0.032851 0.038051 Jordanian Dinar 426.690 Saudi Riyal 0.08078 Iraqi Dinar 0.000198 0.000258 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 2.018 Romanian Leu 0.077320 0.077320 Jordanian Dinar 0.422863 0.430363 Slovakia 0.009018 0.019018 Syrian Lira 2.158 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Kuwaiti Dinar 1.000000 1.000000 Morocco Dirham 31.791 Swedish Krona 0.032552 0.037552 Lebanese Pound 0.000150 0.000250 Swiss Franc 0.305900 0.316100 Moroccan Dirhams 0.020468 0.044468 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Rate for Transfer Selling Rate Turkish Lira 0.096556 0.106856 Nigerian Naira 0.000915 0.001550 US Dollar Transfer 302.650 US Dollar 302.900 Omani Riyal 0.779684 0.785364 Euro 343.810 Canadian Dollar 230.445 Australasia Qatar Riyal 0.082419 0.083632 Sterling Pound 468.200 Sterling Pound 467.985 Australian Dollar 0.206928 0.218428 Saudi Riyal 0.080070 0.080770 Canadian dollar 229.110 Euro 343.905 New Zealand Dollar 0.184561 0.194061 Syrian Pound 0.001283 0.001503 Turkish lira 99.160 Swiss Frank 294.310 Tunisian Dinar 0.151857 0.159857 Swiss Franc 214.280 Bahrain Dinar 803.930 America Turkish Lira 0.096556 0.106856 Australian dollar 216.700 UAE Dirhams 82.765 Canadian Dollar 0.222801 0.231301 UAE Dirhams 0.081419 0.082568 US Dollar Buying 301.450 Qatari Riyals 90.745 US Dollars 0.298550 0.303050 Yemeni Riyal 0.001368 0.001448 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 BUSINESS

Special interview Ooredoo enhances its prepaid portfolio Xpress customers to get free access to 4 top apps

By Sajeev K Peter most used communication applica- Alayoub: Users recharging with offers such a service. With such inno- tions. Excerpts from the interview: KD 1 will get 24 hours of free unlimit- vative products, we hope to get KUWAIT: Ooredoo Kuwait, a member Kuwait Times: Where did the idea ed usage of WhatsApp, Skype, Tango more customers and build on our of the international Ooredoo Group, of launching a new Xpress prepaid and Viber, while recharging with KD 2 customer base in the country fur- has enhanced its prepaid portfolio service come from? gives users 7 days of free usage. KD 3 ther. and introduced an innovative service Alayoub: Kuwait is one of the pio- users can enjoy the free service for 15 l Mijbil Alayoub joined Ooredoo offering its prepaid customers free neering countries in the region to days, while KD 5 and above can enjoy Kuwait in January 2015 as the Director usage of four of the most popular have introduced prepaid services for the services for 30 days which is a of Corporate Communications. His smartphone applications. The appli- its customers. In Kuwait, Wataniya great value for money. main role is setting up and executing cations included in this service are Telecom, now Ooredoo, was the first KT: Can old Xpress subscribers strategies related to public relations WhatsApp, Tango, Viber and Skype, to introduce prepaid lines way back in benefit from this service? and corporate image and reputation says Mijbil Alayoub, Director of 2000, changing the telecom market in Alayoub: The service is activated as well as working on corporate social Corporate Communications, Ooredoo the country to make it adapt to a cus- by default on all new Xpress SIM responsibility strategies. Alayoub has Kuwait. Talking to Kuwait Times in an tomer-centric policy. We aim at pro- cards. However, current Xpress users more than 20 years of experience in interview yesterday at Ooredoo viding our customers with best/top who are signed on to other packs the corporate communications field, Kuwait’s corporate office, Alayoub prepaid service in town and offer can get this service by dialling the worked in different establishments spoke about how the telecom opera- them value for money. USSD code *500# on their phone or such as EQUATE, Zain Group, and the tor’s new service gives customers free KT: Can you brief us on the all-new sending X to 500 via SMS. Kuwait Fund for the Advancement of and unlimited access to four of the Xpress recharge service? In a nutshell, it is the ability to uti- Sciences. Mijbil holds a degree in mass KUWAIT: Mijbil Alayoub, Director of Corporate Communications, lize these four applications to com- communications from Northeastern Ooredoo Kuwait, during the interview at his office in Ooredoo municate with your family and University and a degree from the Kuwait’s HQ yesterday. —Photo by Sajeev K Peter friends around the world for free. No London School of Business in man- other telecom company in Kuwait agement. Alayoub: Any customer who buys an Xpress prepaid SIM card will have the ability immediately to use four free smartphone applications up to 200 megabytes. When you top up it with Xpress top-up cards, you get more benefits. Ooredoo’s new service gives customers free and unlimited access to four of the most used com- munication applications. The network recognizes the usage of these appli- cations automatically. Data consump- tion of these applications is free and unlimited for a period that varies from 24 hours to 30 days, depending on the value of the recharge. KT: What are the applications included in this service? Alayoub: In Kuwait, we are the earlier adopters of new technology. The applications included in this serv- ice are WhatsApp, Tango, Viber and Skype as they are considered to be the most widely used apps by our customers and help them connect with their families and friends every- where in the world. KT: Can you explain the value for money new Xpress customers will be getting? Ooredoo Kuwait’s corporate headquarters in downtown Kuwait. Tax cuts are right path to UK inflation slips back to zero, cut Italy’s debt, Renzi aide BoE rate hike months away ROME: Italy is confident of getting down the importance of the structural European Union backing for a program of deficit, saying it was a complicated formula LONDON: British inflation fell back to zero in August more closely as it strips out volatile energy prices-falling the BoE would start to raise rates early next year, but sweeping tax cuts because only by boost- which ordinary people didn’t understand after oil prices dropped at the fastest rate since the start to 1.0 percent from 1.2 percent. financial markets think it will be rather later in 2016. The ing economic growth can it hope to lower and that even economists disagreed over of the year, keeping annual price growth far below the Price pressures look set to stay low, too. The cost of British central bank has had to postpone planned tight- its huge public debt, the economic adviser how it should be calculated. Bank of England’s target and an interest rate rise off the goods leaving factories fell by an annual 1.8 percent in ening in past years. to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said. Renzi Renzi, whose approval ratings have fall- table for now. Headline consumer price inflation (CPI) August- matching January’s record decline-while manu- BoE forecasts last month pointed to inflation return- faces tough talks in the next few weeks to en sharply in the last year, plans tax cuts of dipped into negative territory for the first time in more facturers’ crude oil costs are down by almost half com- ing to and then exceeding its 2 percent target in a cou- convince the European Commission to more than 5 billion euros next year, mainly than 50 years in April, and has been 0.1 percent or lower pared with a year earlier. “Against this backdrop, hawkish ple of years. Some policymakers think this rebound approve his plan to reduce taxes by 35 bil- by abolishing taxation on primary resi- over the past six months, despite solid economic growth comments by (BoE policymakers) Kristin Forbes or could be sharper, and one, Ian McCafferty, voted for a lion euros ($39.59 billion) by 2018, instead dences, municipal services, agricultural and rising wages. Martin Weale over the weekend sound hollow,” econo- rate rise last week. of using higher tax revenues as the econo- buildings and industrial equipment. He What the BoE first expected to be a short-lived phe- mists at Barclays wrote to clients. Forbes said on Friday that rates would need to rise my grows to accelerate debt reduction. wants to proceed with deeper cuts to cor- nomenon is now proving somewhat more persistent, “To remain on track for a rate hike in Q1 2016, “sooner rather than later” and Weale said on Sunday that Yoram Gutgeld, an Israeli mathematician porate tax and income tax in 2017. though surveys still show neither the British public nor domestic data, including inflation, will now need to con- a move should come “relatively soon”. who moved to Italy in 1989, told Reuters He has said next year’s budget deficit analysts expect the economy to slip into a deflationary sistently surprise on the upside.” But most MPC members think wage pressures are the tax cuts were needed to reverse previ- will remain below the EU’s 3 percent of spiral of falling prices. The Office for National Statistics While a rate rise by the US Federal Reserve could too weak for prices to rise rapidly, especially as economic ous austerity measures and generate gross domestic product ceiling, but that he said the fall in annual CPI to zero in August from 0.1 per- come as soon as Thursday, BoE Governor Mark Carney productivity is finally starting to rise, taking the edge off growth. “We are now creating a virtuous should be allowed to raise it by up to 0.6 cent in July was due to lower fuel costs and a smaller rise has said similar action by the BoE will not come into the inflation impact. Data today is forecast to show a 2.5 cycle to unwind a vicious cycle,” he said, percentage points from the current target in clothes prices than a year ago. Clothing was also sharper focus until the turn of the year. percent annual increase in wages in the three months to arguing that Renzi’s predecessors had cre- of 1.8 percent of GDP. He may not get all responsible for core inflation-which the BoE now looks at Most economists polled by Reuters last week forecast July. —Reuters ated a “huge recession” by increasing taxa- the leeway he wants, but with the euro tion by 50 billion euros since 2011. zone debt crisis defused by the expansion- At a record 132 percent of gross domes- ary policies of the European Central Bank, tic product, Italy’s debt is the highest in the the Commission is likely to cut him much euro-zone after Greece’s. Gutgeld, who has more slack than previous Italian govern- World Bank warns of more a key role in policy formation, argued it ments obtained. could only be brought down in a lasting Last week Economy Minister Pier Carlo way by fuelling a still fragile economic Padoan began negotiations with top turbulence from Fed tightening recovery, and tax cuts were crucial to Commission officials. These are likely to achieve this. continue at least until mid-October, when WASHINGTON: The World Bank warned lowest since the financial crisis. economist in the Bank’s Development increases, that is likely good for the rest of Renzi has long urged Europe to focus Italy presents its 2016 budget to parliament. yesterday that monetary policy tightening Many have trade and budget short- Prospects Group. The Fed’s initial hike, the world. “Since the tightening cycle has more on growth and less on austerity and Renzi says he deserves flexibility to reward by the Federal Reserve could spur a “per- falls, and their governments and compa- expected to be just 0.25 percentage been widely anticipated and will take he now seems determined to take on the reforms he has passed in areas such as the fect storm” of threats to growth and finan- nies have high levels of US dollar debt, points, would be the first in more than place gradually in the context of a robust Commission, if necessary. A government banking system and the labour market to cial stability in developing economies. that make them particularly vulnerable to nine years and come after the US central US economy, it is expected to have a forecasting document to be presented by try to make the economy more competitive. Regardless of whether the Fed begins rais- tighter conditions in global markets and a bank held the benchmark federal funds benign impact on capital inflows to EFEs.” Sept. 20 will revise up the economic Gutgeld said it was natural that ing interest rates at this week’s meeting or stronger dollar. In the worst case, the rate at an extraordinary 0-0.25 percent But the report stressed that, in the growth outlook, while at the same time observers were sceptical about Italy after later, Bank economists said in a report that report said, capital flows to developing since the 2008 crisis. worst case, weak global conditions could raising the targets for the deficit and public “decades of fundamentally bad manage- the shift in policy could pose huge chal- economies could dry up suddenly, creat- But it would likely begin a series of lead to sudden, severe “systemic” halts to debt in 2016 and 2017, sources have told ment and broken promises,” but that under lenges to so-called emerging and frontier ing “formidable policy challenges for vul- increases as the Fed seeks to get rates capital flows that could sharply hit growth Reuters. Renzi things would be different. Now a economies (EFEs) that are particularly vul- nerable countries.” back to more “normal” levels around 3.0 in some countries, forcing some into con- The so-called “structural” budget deficit, member of parliament, Gutgeld was a direc- nerable. It would come as both global “Emerging and frontier market percent over the next couple years. The traction. “Financial market volatility during which is adjusted for the business cycle tor of the management consultancy firm economic growth and trade have turned economies may hope for the best during report said that, since the Fed has already the tightening cycle could potentially and is closely watched by the Commission, McKinsey until he met Renzi in 2012 and down and sinking commodity prices have the upcoming tightening cycle, but given given ample warning of its plans, markets combine with domestic fragilities into a will also be revised up to show no targeted agreed to change career course. “I made a particularly hurt a number of developing the substantial risks involved, they would could actually stay fairly calm. perfect storm that could lead to a sharp improvement between 2015 and 2016. bet that he would change the country,” he economies, the report noted, and eco- do well to buckle their seatbelts in case And it noted that, if a real strengthen- reduction in capital flows to more vulnera- Gutgeld defended the strategy and played said. —Reuters nomic growth among EFEs is already the the ride gets bumpy,” Carlos Arteta, lead ing of the US economy underpins the rate ble countries,” it said. —AFP

FRANKFURT: President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini Stephan Winkelmann presents the new FRANKFURT: A fair hostess poses by the “Cactus” concept car with its inflatable roof doubles turned into a tent at model Huracan during a press day ahead of the 66th IAA auto show in Frankfurt yesterday. —AFP French carmaker Citroen booth during a press day of the 66th IAA auto show in Frankfurt am Main yesterday. —AFP WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 BUSINESS European shares flat, German energy shares slump

LONDON/MILAN: European shares were little however, said that nuclear provisions were The STOXX Europe 600 Basic Resources index than 5 percent from a low it hit late last fact they straddle so many different pro- changed yesterday, with German energy com- adequate. fell more than 1 percent, the top sectoral declin- month, it is down about 14 percent from duction spheres within commodities has panies RWE and E.ON down after a report said “Uncertainty about the Fed’s likely decision er in Europe. “Chinese demand for industrial its peak two months ago, mainly on con- meant they’re getting hit most days, and they needed to set aside more money to shut continues. If there is no rate hike on Thursday, metals continues to be weak and there are cerns about the pace of economic the sentiment towards them is weak.” down nuclear power plants. Investors were it could also give a signal that the Fed has some overcapacities in the mining sector. This is growth in China and the prospects of a The blue-chip FTSE 100 index declined reluctant to make big bets before the Federal some concerns about the health of the econo- a combination which is negative for the sector,” US rate hike. by 0.1 percent to 6,080.71 points by 1121 Reserve decides on Thursday whether to raise my,” said Christian Stocker, strategist at Stocker said. The auto sector instead rose 1 per- GMT. The FTSE hit a record high of US interest rates for the first time since 2006. UniCredit in Munich. cent after figures showed European car registra- FTSE slips 7,122.74 points in April but has since been Shares in RWE and E.ON both fell more than The mood among investors in Germany, tions surged 11.5 percent last month as a Britain’s top equity index slipped yes- hit by signs of an economic slowdown in 7 percent after Spiegel Online said they were Europe’s biggest economy, slumped in regional market recovery gathered pace. The terday, led lower by Glencore which hit China and the prospect of a Fed rate rise, short as much as 30 billion euros ($34 billion) September to its lowest level in 10 months, hit pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index was up another all-time low as concerns over with commodity stocks leading the falls. of the money they need to set aside to build a by fears about slower exports to emerging 0.05 percent at 1,397.80 points. The index end- commodity prices continued to pile pres- Traders said volumes were likely to safe disposal site for nuclear waste, as part of markets, a survey by the ZEW think tank ed 0.5 percent lower in the previous session. sure on the stock. Mining and commodi- remain light before a U.S. Federal Reserve Germany’s exit from nuclear power. E.ON, showed yesterday. Although the benchmark index is up more ties trader Glencore fell 4.7 percent, meeting on Sept. 17 at which it will decide touching its record low, after news that on whether or not to raise interest rates for three leading global thermal coal price the first time since 2006. benchmarks have fallen below levels last “Conditions in China and the ‘emerg- seen during the global financial crisis of ing world’ also call for great caution on 2008-2009. the part of the Fed, with fears that finan- Coal prices have been knocked by a cial markets could react poorly if rates sharp slowdown in demand, especially in are increased prematurely or without a Asia, and by stubbornly high mining out- sound rationale,” strategists at Amundi put. Other miners also fell, with the sector said in a note. down 1.6 percent as copper hit a one- A US rate hike could put pressure on week low. However traders said that the Bank of England to follow suit. Higher Glencore’s exposure to coal would ensure rates often hurt stock markets by boosting its shares, which have fallen to a series of the appeal of bonds and cash, where record lows since July, bore the brunt of returns have been hit by the record low the day’s selling. interest rates set by major world central “The frequency with which Glencore banks since the 2008 global financial crisis. has been the top FTSE faller in recent However, tightening by the Bank of weeks is worrying to investors. The under- England was seen as less likely after British lying commodity market is offering pre- annual inflation fell back to zero in August, cious little refuge for them,” Alastair ensuring price growth remained far slower McCaig, market analyst at IG, said. “The than the central bank’s target. — Reuters WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 BUSINESS GE to move turbine jobs to Europe, China

WASHINGTON: General Electric Co said will move from the United States to would be business as usual,” GE Vice 81-year-old export credit agency’s char- European regulatory approval for the yesterday that it will move 500 US pow- Hungary and China. Chairman John Rice told Reuters in a ter at the end of June. deal last week, and expects it to close er turbine manufacturing jobs to Europe The company said it is now bidding telephone interview. Given the bitter EXIM supporters have thus far been by the end of the year. and China because it can no longer on $11 billion worth of international fight in Congress over EXIM’s future, unsuccessful in attaching renewal to GE is also seeking to wring out $3 access US Export-Import Bank financing power projects that require export cred- Rice said that GE cannot afford to wait other legislation, but new efforts are billion in cost savings as it combines after Congress allowed the agency’s it agency financing, including some in and must make other long-term financ- expected to be made this autumn as with Alstom, including by reducing charter to lapse in June. Indonesia. The US jobs will be moved ing arrangements for large industrial Congress considers government “must- overlap and consolidating manufactur- GE said that France’s COFACE export from facilities in South Carolina, New projects. pass” agency funding, a transportation ing operations. agency has agreed to support some of York, Texas and Maine, but no US facility “If EXIM isn’t going to happen, or it’s bill and an increase in the federal debt In its statement, GE said the job move the industrial giant’s global power proj- will close, a GE spokeswoman said. going to be a regular fight to be reau- limit. “reinforces the need for Congress to ect bids with a new line of credit in GE Vice Chairman John Rice said the thorized, we’ve got to make other plans,” GE last year vowed to add 1,000 jobs promptly reauthorize the US Export- exchange for moving production of 50- company would soon announce agree- he said. Conservative Republicans in in France to gain the blessing of the Import Bank.” Aerospace giant Boeing Co hertz heavy duty gas turbines to Belfort, ments with other foreign export credit Congress who say that EXIM represents French government for the U.S. con- has also said it was considering moving France, along with 400 jobs. GE also said agencies to finance GE products. “corporate welfare” and “crony capital- glomerate’s acquisition of the power work overseas due to uncertainty over in a statement that 100 additional jobs “If the EXIM bank were open, it ism” successfully blocked renewal of the business of France’s Alstom. GE won the future of the EXIM bank. —Reuters Nissan Patrol breaks another Guinness World Records title Nissan Patrol ascends 100m sand dune in 4.9 seconds to claim Guinness title

KUWAIT: The Nissan Patrol, dubbed stretches back decades, we are the world record in 4.9 seconds. Control System(HBMC), which keeps the “Hero of All Terrains in Life”, has expanding to a new audience all Achieving such a feat in a record the car flatter with less body roll dur- again proved its toughness and ver- the time as the record number of breaking short time reflects the ing lane-changing and cornering, satility by setting a Guinness World vehicles leaving the showrooms highly advanced technology and while delivering excellent stability Records title for the fastest time to indicates. Whether towing a huge innovation incorporated within the on rugged and sandy tracks. The ascend a 100 meter sand dune by a plane or scaling a sand dune in a Nissan Patrol. Patrol also includes an All-Mode 4x4 production car. record time, our Guinness World The Nissan Patrol’s reputation as system, which allows the driver to The Patrol climbed the imposing Records titles show that we contin- a highly-capable, durable and reli- quickly switch between four drive dune in Jordan’s Wadi Rum in a ue to deliver on our promise of able off-roader is second-to-none in modes - sand, on-road, snow and staggering time of 4.9 seconds to ‘Innovation that Excites,” concluded the Middle East market. Many of rock - with the mere flick of a switch. break the Guinness World Records Cherfan. what are now the world’s leading Its Hill Start Assist and Hill Descent title for a second time. An off-roading instructor piloted automotive technologies made their Control functions also can be select- The Nissan Patrol also holds the the Nissan Patrol up the 100 meter debut with the Nissan Patrol. They ed easily with the touch of a button Guinness World Records title for the dune in order to successfully gain include its Hydraulic Body Motion for braking on slope road surfaces. ‘heaviest object pulled by any pro- duction vehicle’, set at Sharjah International Airport, UAE. An unmodified production Nissan Patrol pulled a cargo plane weigh- ing 170.9 tons, inclusive of fuel and cargo, for over 50 meters smashing the previous record by 15 tons. Nissan Middle East managing director Samir Cherfan, says: “The Nissan Patrol has again proved that there are no conditions it can’t tack- le and conquer. We believe that this latest award shows the Nissan Patrol is one of the best production cars for off-roading and dune bash- ing on the market.” This latest extraordinary feat by Nissan’s “Hero of All Terrains in Life”, yet again bears testimony to the superiority of the Nissan Patrol when going off-road in the chal- lenging conditions in the Middle East. “The first Nissan Patrol in the Middle East arrived in Kuwait in 1956 and now its status in the region is nothing short of iconic. While loyalty to the Nissan Patrol Infiniti launches ultimate test drive in a real F1 car

DUBAI: Infiniti has launched the ‘Ultimate Test Schmitz added: “Driving a Formula Onecar rep- performance part of our DNA and offering this Drive’ campaign providing one lucky motorist from resents the pinnacle for anyone interested in experience to the winner is also a testament to our the Middle East the opportunity to get behind the motorsport. The Ultimate Test Drive is in every own ‘Inspired Performance’.” wheel of a real Formula One car with instruction sense a dream opportunity for our potential and The ‘Ultimate Drive’ campaign is currently oper- from Infiniti Red Bull Racing driver Daniil Kvyat. existing customers. Our partnership with Infiniti ating from all Middle East Infiniti centres and will Customers who visit any Middle East Infiniti Red Bull Racing allows us to really emphasize the close on 10th October. centre and complete an Infiniti Q50 test drive will be entered into a prize draw. From there, 25 final- WAYNE: A lineup of Ford Focus vehicles is seen on an assembly line at the Ford Michigan ists will be selected to go head to head at Dubai Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan. US industrial production fell in August on a large Autodrome where they will be assessed on all drop in automobile manufacturing that partly reversed its solid gain in July. —AFP aspects of their driving ability and car control by a panel of judges with the aim to identify one lucky winner from the region. The judging panel will US consumer spending rises, include Infiniti Red Bull Racing Test & Reserve driv- er Sebastien Buemi. manufacturing still weak Commenting on the event, Juergen Schmitz, Managing Director, Infiniti Middle East said: “Here WASHINGTON: US consumer spending employment to housing have suggested in the Middle East, we consistently strive to lever- appeared to grow at a fairly healthy pace the US economy retained most of its age on our Formula One partnership to really offer halfway through the third quarter, pointing momentum from the second quarter, when our customers an experience like no-other.” to solid domestic demand that could per- output expanded at a 3.7 percent annual One Middle East winner will be selected to join suade a cautious Federal Reserve to hike pace. Consumer spending grew at a 3.1 winners from Russia and the UK for the ultimate interest rates on Thursday. percent rate during the same period. prize. Starting with driver training on the Infiniti Other data on Tuesday, however, US stock index futures and prices for US Red Bull Racing simulator at the team’s factory in showed manufacturing continuing to Treasuries fell after the data, while the dol- Milton Keynes, they will then be flown to Dubai to struggle under the weight of a strong dol- lar edged up against a basket of currencies. test drive a real, fully race specification Formula lar and softening global demand. Factory One car with personal guidance from Infiniti Red activity in New York state contracted in DOLLAR WEIGHS Bull Racing driver Daniil Kvyat. After the driving September for a second straight month. Overall retail sales rose 0.2 percent last experience of a lifetime, they will travel to Abu “Today’s data are positive news for final month as strong gains in auto sales were Dhabi to experience a VIP hospitality weekend for demand in the third quarter and should offset by a 1.8 percent drop in the value of two at the Grand Prix from the 27th - 29th give the Fed more confidence in the spend- sales at service stations due to a decline in November, courtesy of Infiniti. ing outlook,” said Laura Rosner, an econo- gasoline prices. Retail sales increased by an mist at BNP Paribas in New York. upwardly revised 0.7 percent in July. The Commerce Department said retail Economists polled by Reuters had forecast Crisis-hit Brazil unveils $17bn austerity package sales excluding automobiles, gasoline, retail sales increasing 0.3 percent in August building materials and food services after a previously reported 0.6 percent rise BRASILIA: Brazil announced a massive Brazil’s sovereign credit rating to junk sta- want, but that is going to contract eco- $21.6 billion in spending cuts from this increased 0.4 percent in August after an in July. Receipts at auto dealerships rose 0.7 $17 billion austerity package Monday in a tus by Standard & Poor’s sent the govern- nomic activity even more,” he said. year’s budget. upwardly revised 0.6 percent increase in percent last month after rising 1.3 percent bid to boost its ailing economy amid a ment scrambling to prevent an exit of for- Yet she still ended up turning in a fed- July. These so-called core retail sales corre- in July. Sales at clothing stores were up 0.4 deepening crisis that already caused a eign capital and to balance the books in Political price? eral budget in the red for the first time. spond most closely with the consumer percent, while receipts at building materi- downgrade of the country’s credit rating. an economy already suffering from plum- After a weekend huddled with minis- The economic outlook is grim with GDP spending component of gross domestic als and garden equipment stores were The package-announced at a news meting commodity prices and the effects ters, pressure piled on Rousseff to take forecast to shrink 1.49 percent this year, product and were previously reported to down 1.8 percent. Sales at furniture stores conference by Planning Minister Nelson of a huge corruption scandal. With deep action. But the cuts in housing and according to the government. Market have increased 0.3 percent in July. It was fell 0.9 percent. Barbosa-includes freezing public sector recession, the country’s first ever deficit health-related spending could erode the expectations are less optimistic-for a the latest indication of sturdy economic There were sales increases for online salary raises and hiring, entirely eliminat- budget, a corruption scandal of surreal lower-income base of her governing shrinking of 2.55 percent. momentum and suggested the recent retailers, restaurants and bars, sporting ing 10 of 39 ministries, cutting 1,000 jobs proportions at state oil company Workers Party, analysts warn. The government is more than a little stock market sell-off had little immediate goods and hobby stores, and electronics and slashing housing and health-related Petrobras, and political paralysis, S&P did- Rousseff succeeded her political men- concerned other ratings agencies will fol- impact on consumer spending. and appliance outlets. social spending. n’t have to look far to justify its cut. tor, former two-term president Luiz Inacio low the lead of Standard & Poor’s. Many Signs of sustained strength in the econ- In a separate report, the New York Fed “These are major corrections,” Finance Brazil’s score is now even lower than Lula da Silva. Now in power 12 years, but Brazilians are quick to float the idea of a omy could encourage the US central bank said its Empire State general business con- Minister Joaquim Levy said. Just a few Russia’s, which faces powerful Western hard-hit by the global economic potential impeachment of Rousseff, 67. to raise its benchmark overnight interest ditions index was -14.7 in September, bare- years ago, Brazil was in carnival mode as sanctions over the war in Ukraine. cooldown, the Workers Party is credited But politically, that would be an uphill rate from near zero. The Fed’s policy-setting ly changed from -14.92 in August, which one of the BRICS group of emerging For the markets, news of the austerity with lifting 40 million Brazilians out of battle. She would have to be proven to committee meets on Wednesday and had been its lowest level since April 2009. A giants, winner of hosting rights to both measures was expected and not neces- poverty under Lula. have committed a crime or dereliction of Thursday against the backdrop of a tight- reading below zero indicates contraction. the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer sarily seen as being pro-growth. “These Yet Rousseff-painted into a corner by duty. Even then, impeachment would ening US labor market, low inflation and The August and September levels marked Olympics. But the government of Latin are measures that are quite unpopular. recession, growing unemployment and have to be approved by two thirds of the slowing global growth. the first back-to-back contractions since a six- America’s largest country announced in And they are going to affect the support surging inflation, plus corruption allega- lower house of Congress, in addition to US financial markets have sharply dialed month run in negative territory between August that the economy-the world’s that (President) Dilma (Rousseff)’s gov- tions against her government-has seen special proceedings in the Senate. Some down expectations of a rate hike in the August 2012 and January 2013. seventh largest-was officially in recession ernment still has, especially among low- her legacy as the first female Brazilian of Brazil’s most senior government offi- wake of the recent volatility in global equi- Manufacturing, which accounts for about 12 and that the contraction could extend er-income people,” economist Felipe head of state take a body blow from pub- cials and private sector executives, as well ty markets and are now pricing in a 25 per- percent of the US economy, has been stymied through 2016, becoming the longest Queiroz told AFP. lic approval that has slid into the dark as a growing list of political figures, are cent probability that the Fed will announce by the buoyant dollar, faltering global demand recession since 1931. “Austerity (makes sense) to maintain a realm of single digits. among the dozens already tainted by the a rate hike this week. Data ranging from and lower oil prices. —Reuters Last week’s shock downgrade of budget surplus like the ratings agencies Rousseff had already ordered some growing Petrobras scandal. —AFP WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 B U S I N E S S Zain crowned ‘Best Telecom Brand’ at Telecom World Mideast Awards 2015 Zain’s operation in Jordan also receives two noteworthy awards

DUBAI/KUWAIT: Zain Group, a leading innovator of mobile telecoms in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa region, is proud to announce that its brand has been identified as the telecom ‘Best Brand’ for 2015 at the prestigious Telecoms World Middle East Awards held at a gala event in Dubai this week. Additionally, Zain’s market leading operation in Jordan was awarded two accolades Avaya appoints as the ‘Best Operator Network’ for its recent rollout of 4G LTE in the Kingdom and ‘Best Customer Experience’ serv- Nidal Abou-Ltaif to ice. Impressively, for a second consecutive year the honor of the ‘Best Brand’ was bestowed on Zain Group by a panel of lead Europe, MEA judges assembled by Terrapinn, the organizers of the annual Telecoms World Middle East Conference and and Asia-Pacific Awards. The awards recognize outstanding performance in 10 key areas throughout the Middle East telecommuni- DUBAI: Avaya, a global leader in business communications cations industry and place a spotlight on key players that software, systems and services, has appointed Nidal Abou- have contributed to making the sector one of the most Ltaif as president for Europe, Middle East & Africa (MEA), dynamic and vibrant in the world. and Asia-Pacific (APAC). Abou-Ltaif will drive Avaya’s ‘cus- Zain Group CEO Scott Gegenheimer was the keynote tomer-first’ solution innovation ethos and outcome-based approach, and help customers achieve their digital trans- speaker at the event where he elaborated on Zain’s strate- formation goals. gy for delivering a digital lifestyle to its customers. Since joining Avaya in 2003 as the regional sales leader Zain has been a recipient of the ‘Best Brand’ award on for the Middle East, Nidal has been instrumental in expand- numerous occasions since the introduction of its inspiring ing the company’s presence in the rapidly expanding MEA brand in 2007. This year’s success has been driven by the region and beyond. He has helped drive new, innovative tangible developments occurring at the company, where communications technologies and programs that trans- heavy investment in network and upgrades, and technolo- form businesses and organizations through advanced gy innovation is positively impacting customer mobile Team Engagement and Customer Engagement solutions. experience. Additionally, Zain’s Corporate Sustainability Throughout his career at Avaya he has consistently led programs and eye-catching marketing campaigns have ise that we are offering the best solutions to our customers recognized as the ‘Best Telecom Operator for 2014’ from teams that deliver outstanding outcomes. captured the attention of the whole region, reflecting the and are looking to deal with all of our various stakeholders industry journal CommsMEA and business weekly Arabian In early 2014, Nidal was selected to lead Avaya’s Global company’s aspirations. in a professional and highly effective manner. Being recog- Business, while Zain Iraq was awarded the ‘Telecom Growth Markets sales theater, including MEA, Turkey, Commenting on the award of the latest accolade, Zain nized as the ‘Best Brand’ drives us to re-commit to our Operator of the Year’ distinction at the 2013 Arabian Russia & CIS, India and SAARC, and Greater China. Under Group CEO Scott Gegenheimer said, “We would like to brand promises and look to continue to foster a ‘Wonderful Business Achievement Awards and at the 2013 his leadership the Global Growth Market region (Middle express our gratitude to the judges for their belief in and East, Africa, Russia, India and China) was the fastest-grow- World’.” CommsMEA Awards. support of the Zain brand. To us, our brand is a living, In May, Zain operations in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, and These awards highlight the scope of success Zain Group ing within Avaya in FY2014, leading the company’s net- breathing entity that needs to be nurtured and preserved, working business growth globally and achieving impres- its managed operation in Lebanon, scooped three major operations continue to generate, as they follow a strategy and we are always appreciative when we receive positive innovation prizes at the well-respected 2015 Global to deliver a sway of digital lifestyle products and services sive performance in the mid-market with Avaya’s iConnect confirmation from our industry on the work we are doing.” channel engagement program. Telecoms Business (GTB) Innovation Awards held in to their customers, while helping uplift communities and Gegenheimer continued, “Our brand represents a prom- Avaya’s focus on Engagement Solutions is enabling London. In 2014, Zain’s flagship operation in Kuwait was economic development across the region. deep and broad connections between stakeholders of businesses throughout this broad geography that lead to better business outcomes. Pierre-Paul Allard, senior vice President, Worldwide Warba Bank receives Sales and president, Global Field Operations, Avaya: “Nidal has a significant history of success, a recognized people Baa2 rating with focus, a fierce passion for winning, and a track-record in helping governments and businesses use technology to a stable outlook make a real difference in people’s lives. In this new role, his expertise and experience will prove invaluable in a market KUWAIT: ‘Warba Bank’ announced receiving first credit rating environment where change is the only constant. Together from international rating agencies since its inception. Moody’s, with his strong regional leadership team, he has built an the global rating agency, has awarded Warba Bank a rating of impressive culture of engagement, inclusive of customers, “Baa2 / Prim-2” for deposits in local and foreign currencies with partners and employees. His personal, high-touch interac- a stable outlook. In this regard, Jassar Al-Jassar, Vice Chairman tions with customers create excellent business value, & Chief Executive Officer, said: “We are proud to be awarded which in turn drives strong market demand for Avaya.” this rating as the Bank’s first credit rating despite the few years of the Bank’s operation in Kuwaiti market since incorporation, not exceeding four years, and under turbulent local, regional and global economic conditions. The insistence of the Board of Directors and Executive Management to strengthen the Bank’s position and its competitiveness in the market in a short peri- od as well as the implementation of a balanced and ambitious strategy have had the greatest effect in obtaining this rating from a prestigious global rating agency such as “Moody’s“ which reflects the Bank’s promising future. Jassar Al-Jassar added that the rating awarded by the Agency is based on several positive key factors, including the high quality assets of the financing and investing portfolio and the low ratio of the non-performing financing transactions NPL. The ratio of the non-performing assets is one of the low- Qatar Airways continues est among local and regional banking sector if not the least. In addition, one of the positive factors on which the assess- ment has been made is the Bank’s high capitalization levels, in terms of capital adequacy ratio, which stood at 26.37 percent expansion across Europe as on June 30, 2015, allowing the Bank to continue growth and expansion operations in the short to medium term. DOHA: Qatar Airways is continuing its rapid growth and increased from seven to eight times weekly representing a Baris Dumankaya In addition, adequate and sufficient liquidity level, main- responding to increasing demand within Europe with a 14 per cent increase in capacity on this route and tained and controlled by the Bank in a balanced way, is consid- substantial increase in flight frequencies to Stockholm in enhanced connectivity for both leisure and corporate cus- Baris Dumankaya: ered one the positive factors that have contributed to obtain- Sweden, Copenhagen in Denmark and Brussels in Belgium. tomers, particularly from the Middle East and the Indian ing this rating. The assessment report pointed out that the From 1 December 2015, flights from Doha to Sub-Continent. Our performance growth rate in Bank’s revenues despite the losses incurred in Stockholm, Sweden, will expand from a 10-times weekly Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Akbar Al-Baker, previous years due to increases of necessary costs for incorpo- service to 13 flights per week, a capacity increase of 30 per said: “We are delighted to offer our customers wishing to in Cityscape ration and establishment contributed to the Bank’s award of a cent on the route. The increase is seasonal and valid until travel to and from Sweden, Denmark and Belgium an even stable outlook, in addition to the possibility of changing the 25 March 2016. A double-daily service will be operated greater choice of connection opportunities and this further improves every year rating up given the Bank’s conversion to profitability and cov- every day except Wednesday by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, network expansion is evidence of the growing demand on erage of the accumulated losses. offering customers 254 seats across its Business and these routes. Qatar Airways continues to expand rapidly, Economy Classes. With the launch of these additional fre- not only in terms of our global network but also in terms of KUWAIT: Dumankaya Insaat, an established real quencies, customers from the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the service we offer our customers. Complementing our estate company in Turkey, has showcased its projects Strategy Africa in particular will benefit from improved connectivity five-star service in the skies on board one of the youngest at Dubai Cityscape trade show, which offers signifi- Jassar said: “The Bank continues to achieve growth and to the Swedish capital via Qatar Airways’ Doha hub. fleets in the industry are our transfer facilities at the state- cant opportunities for global and regional real estate expansion rate through the implementation of the approved Qatar Airways’ flight network to Scandinavia will be fur- of-the-art Hamad International Airport in Doha.” investors. The show, organized on September 8-10 in strategy that makes balance between increasing the Bank’s ther enhanced with the expansion of flights to Qatar Airways has seen rapid growth in just 18 years of Dubai, UAE, is considered one of the biggest real market share, customer base, diversity and providing excellent Copenhagen from 2 December 2015. The airline will operation and today flies a modern fleet of 166 aircraft to estate exhibitions in the world. Dumankaya occupied and innovative products and services on the one hand, and increase frequencies from an 11-times weekly service to 152 key business and leisure destinations across Europe, one of the L booths in the show, promoting achieving profitability rates and raising the operating efficien- double daily flights, representing an increase of almost 30 the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, North America and Dumankaya Miks, hi-Fit, Dumankaya Horizon, Flex cy on the other hand. It should be noted that the Bank’s award per cent in additional seats to Copenhagen every week. All South America. At this year’s Skytrax Awards, the airline Office Bahcesehir, Ritim Istanbul and Dumankaya of Baa2 rating, at that time witnessing many political, econom- flights will be operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner and won Airline of the Year, Best Business Class Airline Seat and Mozaik projects. ic, regional and global turbulence that drives international rat- customers flying from the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Best Airline in the Middle East. At the booth, Dumankaya has displayed ing agencies to make further reservation in granting assess- Africa can look forward to even smoother connections via Customers flying Qatar Airways can also enjoy the new- Dumankaya Miks and Dumankaya Horizon projects ments due to blurred vision of future macro-economy, is con- the state-of-the-art Hamad International Airport. ly launched in-flight entertainment system, Oryx One, with as well as a model of Ritim Istanbul, the land for sidered a Certificate of Excellence to the Bank. This provides On 4 December 2015, five years after the introduction of up to 2,000 movies, TV shows and entertainment options which has been purchased in 2015 as part of the shareholders and customers with confidence with regard to the route, flights from Doha to Brussels will also be available to view on board. cooperation agreement signed with Al-Mazaya, one the Bank’s promising future. The rating is also regarded as a of the biggest real estate developers in the Middle success fruit of the great efforts exerted in the Bank’s incorpo- East. ration and operation then placing it on the competition map Dumankaya joined the show with a team of with prominent presence in the Kuwaiti market and global twelve representatives including those of Marketing, markets alike. It is worth mentioning that the rating given to Corporate Communications and Strategy depart- Warba Bank as the first assessment in its short age of operation ments, as well as Baris Dumankaya, Dumankaya (Baa2) is an excellent indicator of Warba’s robust start and Insaat Vice Chairman, and Ayla Dumankaya, member future competitiveness compared to competitive banks when of the Dumankaya Board of Directors. Dumankaya’s they were first assessed. booth was one of the most attractive spots through- Jassar pointed to the optimistic expectations with regard out the three-day show, visited by approximately to the Bank’s performance and results in the coming period as 2000 visitors from the Middle East and Gulf region. a result of the great efforts that were and are still made by the “Contacts we made in the show will bring invest- Executive Management as well as all the Bank’s employees. The ment to Istanbul and Dumankaya” Bank witnesses great success in areas of corporate finance, Giving updates on Dumankaya’s participation in which has been recently crowned by the accomplishment of a Cityscape Dubai trade show and projects, Baris huge deal and arranging of a subordinated financing transac- Dumankaya said that Dumankaya Insaat, the most tion to a Kuwaiti group companies listed in Kuwait Stock popular real estate company with its vision of con- Exchange at an amount of KD 105 million with the contribu- stant development and change, has attracted a great tion of many local and regional banks. This matter reflects the deal of attention at this year’s trade show as well. confidence of the financial institutions, banks and investors, Dumankaya continued as follows: “We highly value whether Kuwaiti, Gulf, or foreign institutions in Warba Bank’s exhibitions that bring together real estate investors, ability to lead such large deals. On the other hand, the Bank developers, architects and other stakeholders from also witnesses expansion in terms of the banking services to across the world, as they provide us a platform to individuals through the introduction of new products and promote our brand and projects. We went to Dubai services by various sales channels. The bank pays great atten- to present our projects with high ROI as well as the tion to the development of online customer services through centers of attraction we created, and to promote the website or call center to keep pace with the latest techno- Istanbul as a global capital, which is a well-deserved logical developments and provides customers with the oppor- place for the city. The feedback from the investors in tunity to communicate with the Bank with the most conven- Cityscape trade show was highly satisfactory.” ient and fastest way to continue the expansion policy of the branches network to cover most areas of Kuwait. technology WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Technology doesn’t make school pupils smarter: Study

TOKYO: Computers do not notice- made no noticeable improvement in minutes spent in Australia, 42 in background and student demo- ment” in results for reading, mathe- ably improve school pupils’ academ- results. Greece and 39 in Sweden. graphics.” matics or science. ic results and can even hamper per- Conversely, in high-achieving “Where computers are used in the The report measured the impact The OECD urged schools to work formance, an OECD report said yes- schools in parts of Asia, where classroom, their impact on student of technology use at school on inter- with teachers to turn technology terday that looked at the impact of smartphones and computers have performance is mixed at best,” national test results, such as the into a more powerful tool in the technology in classrooms across the become an integral part of people’s OECD’s education director Andreas OECD’s Pisa tests taken in dozens of classroom and develop more sophis- globe. While almost three quarters everyday lives, technology was far Schleicher said in a foreword to the countries around the world and oth- ticated software for experimentation of pupils in the countries surveyed less prevalent in the classrooms. In report, the think-tank’s first on the er exams measuring digital skills. It and simulation, social media and used computers at schools, the South Korea, students used comput- topic. “Students who use computers found that education systems which games. “The real contributions ICT report by the Organization for ers for an average of nine minutes at very frequently at school do a lot have invested heavily in information can make to teaching and learning Economic Cooperation and school and in Hong Kong, only 11 worse in most learning outcomes, and communications technology have yet to be fully realized and Development found technology had minutes-just a fraction of the 58 even after accounting for social have seen “no noticeable improve- exploited,” it concluded. — AFP

When Sharing Is Caring By Jyoti Lalchandani

he news media has been awash this week seeking refuge in the nearest underground with salacious gossip surrounding the lat- bunker until it all blows over, you’re probably Test high-profile security breach of a multi- thinking that there must surely be a better way. national Internet-based business. And while the Fortunately, you’re not alone, and that is why issues currently causing so much damage to we’re increasingly seeing the formation of Ashley Madison and its 37 million users may industry partnerships that are focused on mini- seem a whole dubious other world away, mizing the most damaging effects of cyber- there’s nothing like a massive leak of extremely crime by disseminating proven rapid-reaction sensitive customer data, credit card details, and cyberattack methods among their peers. internal emails from the CEO to resharpen the focus of enterprise IT leaders on that perennial Collaboration bugbear of cybersecurity. This collaborative approach is rapidly As cybersecurity incidents multiply in both becoming a necessity in certain high-profile frequency and complexity, the resulting enter- industries. Globally, firms in banking, financial prise countermeasures are often woefully mis- services, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, oil and matched against the technological prowess of gas, telecommunications, and defense have those doing the hacking. Attacks are impro- already been compromised and are therefore vised, targeted, technically focused, and rapidly vulnerable to further breaches. In such scenar- adaptable, and as we have seen this past week, ios, threat-partnering alliances make perfect they can have truly devastating consequences. sense as they facilitate the sharing of knowl- The hackers can be well-financed criminal edge, common experiences, and joint capabili- enterprises or acting as agents of nation states, ties, and enable the participants to better antici- A view of an iPhone in Washington showing the Twitter app, right, among others. Think of it as tweeting for dollars. The social and interspersed in this spectrum of malfea- pate and mitigate incoming threats. sance is a sinister motley crew of privateers who With this in mind, intelligence-sharing part- media service Twitter yesterday introduced a feature that enables political candidates and advocacy groups to raise money improvise heists for political or theft reasons. nerships should jump-start defensive tactics by directly via its mobile application, making it quicker and easier to harvest small donations from followers. — AP The damage typically follows a period of exten- learning about successful practices in peer sive reconnaissance and is usually both swift organizations. However, this only becomes pos- and unrelenting in nature. Tasked with defend- sible if the sharing of information is effective Twitter offers new cash ing their networks against increasingly capable and the coordination of responses is rapid. By adversaries that have the technical resources to sharing experiences and drawing on the collec- innovate their methods, organizations there- tive knowledge of their peers, enterprises can fore require rapid and reliable communications gain immediate insights into attackers’ meth- across all computing sites that are exposed to ods and realize instant benefits as cyberattacks stream for candidates cyber threats. occur. Compounding this already gloomy picture To facilitate the effective sharing of informa- is the fact that the current raft of cyberattacks tion, all the members of any alliance must Partnership with Square Inc are not confined to targeting individual appli- employ standard data formats and compatible cations. Indeed, not only does today’s threat transport protocols. Common data vocabular- WASHINGTON: Think of it as tweeting for dol- of political ad sales. While the White House are among the groups that say they’ll make use landscape extend beyond the boundaries of ies are also helpful in establishing a shared lars. The social media service Twitter yesterday seekers are early adopters, Golden said the of Twitter’s new in-message fundraising. individual applications, the breaches in security understanding of the logical structures of introduced a feature that enables political can- fundraising service is also available to local and Twitter is working with Square Inc., a finan- now involve a combination of penetrations that attacks, especially in cases that will allow the didates and advocacy groups to raise money state-level candidates. cial services company, to collect the money and extend beyond the scope of any enterprise, encapsulation of exchanged data for further directly via its mobile application, making it “We think about donating to a campaign as the information that the Federal Election industry, or even geographic region. The mag- analysis. This use of common terminology quicker and easier to harvest small donations an old-fashioned, traditional process, a cumber- Commission requires from political donors. nitude and complexity of cyberspace has allows each firm to catalogue malware condi- from followers. some process,” she said. “This was an incredible Would-be givers fill in their identifying informa- grown exponentially, and as a consequence tions in a uniform manner and enables them to Campaigns already aggressively use Twitter opportunity for us to simplify and streamline.” tion and link to a debit card. threat now emanates from anywhere and then apply countermeasures that can be used to spread their message, particularly during live Political candidates have been able to raise Several clicks later, the Twitter user’s contri- everywhere; the origin of attack sources is prac- to stop incursions across a broad range of tar- political events such as Wednesday night’s money through Twitter by linking to the web- bution is headed straight for the candidate of tically without limits. And while governments gets. Republican presidential debate. The company based online donation forms. But for people on their choice, and they can “share” news of their around the world have made myriad attempts Given the parlous nature of today’s threat says that tweets about the August 6 debates on mobile devices - and that’s 80 percent of financial support to their own Twitter followers. to gain control over this rapidly escalating landscape and the inability of governments Fox News were viewed more than 1 billion Twitter’s audience - it can be clunky to click The candidates also can pay Twitter to promote threat landscape, their efforts have all too often around the world to tackle the problem times on Twitter and across the web. And in a through different applications and web pages. their fundraising-linked tweets. been found wanting. Indeed, legislation typical- through legislation, it is imperative that enter- race likely to cost more than the $2 billion Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, among the savvi- “Twitter has been a successful avenue of ly only addresses the policies that organizations prises start exploring their own proactive solu- spent in 2012, why not look for cash in every est digital fundraisers in the GOP presidential fundraising for campaigns in the past, and this must put in place, when what is really needed is tions. Peer-to-peer information exchanges that corner? field, has tweeted links to campaign swag, will make it even more attractive to campaigns the provision of comprehensive guidance on enable partners to share protective methods At least a dozen presidential candidates will including a red T-shirt that says, “The NSA as they look at how to allocate precious dollars,” how to implement all-encompassing cyberse- and best practices certainly have a key role to begin using the new fundraising technique knows I bought this Rand Paul t-shirt.” His cam- said Vincent Harris, a digital strategist for the curity measures. It is little wonder, then, that play in improving the resilience of enterprise right away, said Jenna Golden, Twitter’s director paign and the Democratic National Committee Paul campaign. — AP many CIOs feel like they are fighting an infrastructure and reducing vulnerability to extremely lonely - and ultimately futile - battle repeat or copycat attacks. The victims of the against insurmountable odds. Ashley Madison hack might not agree right If you’ve managed to read this far without now, but sometimes sharing really is caring. Ocado still expects to sign overseas deal this year CFO says confident of 2015 deal

LONDON: British online grocer and complicated venture that will Shore Capital analyst Clive Black, a third quarter, having increased 15.7 Ocado remains confident of signing never make sustained profits. long time Ocado sceptic who has a percent in its first half. its first technology deal with an over- Some analysts are concerned that “sell” stance on the stock. Average orders per week rose seas retailer this year and is in talks new Morrisons CEO David Potts Analysts also note that upmarket 16.6 percent to 190,000, though with multiple potential partners, it remains to be convinced of the mer- grocer Waitrose has the option of ter- average order size dipped 1.1 per- said yesterday. its of the firm’s 25-year contract with minating its own supply agreement cent to 110.46 pounds. Tatton- Analysts see securing internation- Ocado. Last week he described with Ocado in 2017 and the threat Brown said Ocado saw slightly less al deals as the key influence on Ocado as a “competitor” rather than a posed to Ocado of any entry by price competition in the quarter Ocado’s stock market valuation. The partner and said he was considering Amazon into UK online grocery. than in the previous six months and firm signed a third-party deal with “the broader digital opportunity.” Ocado said its gross retail sales rose said the firm expected to continue Britain’s fourth largest grocer “We see a possibly more con- 15.3 percent to 252 million pounds in growing slightly ahead of the Morrisons in 2013 which helped the strained future relationship,” said the 12 weeks to August 9, its fiscal online grocery market. —Reuters firm to report the first annual pretax in its 15-year history. Announcing that profit in February, Ocado said it TOKYO: President of Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia (SCEJA) Atsushi Morita aimed to agree an overseas technolo- introduces the new PlayStation Vista during a press conference in Tokyo yesterday. gy partnership in 2015, with north SCEJA held the event prior to the Tokyo Game Show starting on September 17. — AFP America and western European mar- kets the focus. As investors wait for a deal they Wearable tech market have become increasingly nervous. Shares in Ocado, which have had a bursting at the seams: Survey rollercoaster ride since they debuted at 180 pence apiece in 2010, have WASHINGTON: The market for wearable tech, led on notifications to a more advanced wearable fallen 21 percent so far this year. by Apple Watch and a range of connected fitness computer capable of doing more processing on “We’re still targeting to sign one this gadgets, is exploding, a survey showed yesterday. its own,” he said in a statement. year,” Chief Financial Officer Duncan The report by research firm IDC said global wear- IDC said it sees Apple Watch and the watchOS Tatton-Brown told reporters. able device shipments will reach 76.1 million units operating system capturing some 58 percent of “It’s been a busy summer as it in 2015, up 163.6 percent from 2014. the market this year, projecting sales for 13.9 mil- would need to be if we’re going to By 2019, worldwide shipments will reach lion units. Apple has not released any sales figures achieve the target that we set out,” he 173.4 million units, a growth rate of nearly 23 per- so far. said. Ocado shares rose up to 5 per- cent over the next five years. The biggest growth Android and Android Wear, the operating sys- cent in early trading but were down segment in this category is “smart wearables,” tem from Google, is expected to grab a 17.4 per- 0.3 percent at 315 pence by 1030 which includes watches and devices with more cent market share with 4.1 million units selling GMT, valuing the business at about capabilities than “basic” wearables such as fitness this year, according to IDC. 1.86 billion pounds ($2.87 billion). bands. Smart wristwear, including watches and bands “Smart wearables only account for about a that are capable of running third-party applica- DIVIDED OPINION third of the total market today while basic wear- tions, is a key growth driver, according to IDC. Founded by three former ables, led by fitness trackers, account for the rest,” This includes the Apple Watch, Motorola’s Goldman Sachs bankers in 2000 said IDC analyst Jitesh Ubrani. Moto 360, Samsung’s Gear S-series, and Pebble’s Ocado has divided opinion like few But Urbani said smart wearables are on track Time. “We are at a stage now where more vendors other stocks. Some view its home to surpass the less functional basic wearable cate- are getting into this segment, setting the stage for deliveries from giant distribution cen- TOKYO: UBI soft managing director Asia, Steve Miller introduces the company’s new battle game, gory in 2018. “Smart wearables will quickly move more selection and ultimately more volumes,” said tres as the future of grocery shop- “For Honor” during the Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Aisa (SCEJA) press conference in Tokyo from a smartphone accessory primarily focused IDC’s Ramon Llamas. — AFP ping, while others regard it as a costly yesterday. —AFP WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 HEALTH & SCIENCE Kenya focuses on strong health system

NAIROBI: When Grace’s five-year-old daughter adults has almost halved since the mid-1990s Stronger Health System because all the beds were full. Patients have Ebola was admitted to hospital in Kenya with a chest to 5.3 percent in 2014, according to UNAIDS. The new UN Sustainable Development died because of an ongoing strike by nurses On the donor side, funders need to focus infection, she didn’t suspect HIV. It was only Around 60 percent of Kenya’s annual $1.25 bil- Goals (SDGs), due to be agreed by world lead- over non-payment of salaries, according to local more on the long-term health picture and four years later, when Grace became so ill she lion health budget is spent on HIV/AIDS, the ers later this month, seek to build on the media reports. Staff morale is low and patients become more flexible in their funding, ana- had to be carried to hospital, that she found Thomson Reuters Foundation calculated, using Millennium Development Goals by reducing often complain of abuse. lysts say. “When there is a crisis, everybody is they were both HIV positive. The pair now government and UNAIDS figures. Of that, about maternal mortality and ending the AIDS, tuber- To build a better health system, Kenya must mobilised ... It’s very easy to get money,” said receive free, world-class treatment at one of the three quarters comes from international culosis and malaria epidemics by 2030. One prioritise preventative and primary level care the United Nations’ resident and humanitari- capital’s top private hospitals. Most of the 3,000 sources, UNAIDS says. goal is universal health coverage - good quality, and eliminating wasteful systems, experts say. an coordinator in Kenya, Nardos Bekele- patients at Mater Hospital’s Comprehensive Yet HIV/AIDS remains the leading cause of affordable health services for all - and greater Half of Kenya’s health budget is wasted through Thomas. Around 70 percent of UN spending Care Clinic, dedicated to HIV/AIDS treatment, death in Kenya, responsible for nearly three in recruitment, training and retention of health inefficiency and corruption, said Peter Kimuu, in Kenya between 2009 and 2013 was on come from nearby shanty towns. It is entirely 10 deaths in the east African country, where 1.6 workers. If Kenya and other developing coun- head of the health ministry’s Directorate of emergencies, such as hunger and displace- donor funded, mainly by the United States million Kenyans are infected, government data tries are to meet the SDGs, they need to shift Policy, Planning and Health Care Financing. ment caused by drought, poverty and con- President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEP- in 2014 shows. The disproportionate focus on investment away from diseases like HIV and Globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) flict. “There is nothing to show (for it),” she FAR). “If I hadn’t come here I would be dead,” HIV/AIDS has come at the expense of other dis- towards strengthening health systems, experts estimates that 20 to 40 percent of health budg- said. “We have to mobilise this energy and said Grace, a 32-year-old single mother from eases and the wider health system struggling to say. Although maternity, under-five and emer- ets is wasted. “The agenda in the next 10 to 15 resources for preventing crises.” Reform is Nairobi’s Fuata Nyayo slum, who declined to reach people in slums and remote arid regions, gency services are nominally free in Kenya, years is really... the efficiency agenda rather than under way. In Kenya, PEPFAR is phasing out give her full name. experts say. “We should have tackled the repro- cash-strapped government facilities are over- the revenue-raising agenda,” said Joseph Kutzin, Kenya Pharma, a parallel procurement sys- Earmarked funding from donors like PEPFAR ductive health issues and HIV together,” said stretched, forcing patients to buy their own a WHO expert on health financing. For example, tem set up by US development agency and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis one Kenyan working with an HIV charity who medicines. Grace and her daughter had to sleep a nutritionist hired to advise people with HIV on USAID, to deliver HIV drugs. Instead, it is and Malaria has benefited millions of people declined to be named. “HIV got a momentum on the floor when they were admitted to their diets could also be employed to counsel investing in the Kenyan government’s supply like Grace. In Kenya, HIV prevalence among and... the rest... got forgotten.” Nairobi’s government-run Mbagathi Hospital diabetic patients and pregnant women. chain. — Reuters

Changing mindsets on eggs, grandmas and motherhood

NAIROBI: Taboos about eating eggs, the protein in poor families - because it makes power of grandmas in the home and the best them mature too quickly, Matji said. These age to become a mother are under scrutiny in beliefs often come from older women, such the run-up to a summit at which world lead- as grandmothers, who need to be educated ers will sign up to new United Nations devel- to change child feeding practices in the opment goals later this month. Having home, nutrition experts said. There is a new achieved one of the expiring Millennium focus on targeting men, the experts told a Development Goals - halving hunger globally conference in Kenya on nutrition on Monday by the end of 2015 - governments are shifting and yesterday. their attention to the more complex problem Men often control the purse strings and, of malnutrition. Children become malnour- as farmers, decide what to grow on the family ished if they do not eat enough of the right farm. “If the father understands eggs are types of food, such as proteins, vitamins and important for the child, milk is important... minerals. they become very supportive and we have The new UN Sustainable Development seen changes,” said Yewelsew Abebe, techni- Goals, replacing the MDGs, include ending cal director for nutrition with the Alive and malnutrition by 2030 and cutting stunting - Thrive project, which seeks to improve child children being short for their age - by 40 per- feeding practices in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is one cent by 2025. Around 165 million children of east Africa’s success stories, cutting stunt- worldwide are stunted as a result of poor ing from 52 to 40 percent since 2008, accord- nutrition in the first 1,000 days of life - in the ing to UNICEF. Rwanda, Tanzania and Malawi womb and up to their second birthday. “I am are also reducing the prevalence of stunting happy that we have managed to get stunting as a result of their governments’ leadership in on the agenda because... the consequences rolling out national nutrition plans. The are dire,” Joan Matji, a nutrition adviser with region has some of the highest stunting rates the UN children’s fund in east Africa, told the in the world, with Burundi at 58 percent, fol- Thomson Reuters Foundation. lowed by Madagascar at 50 percent and Children who are stunted have poor cog- Eritrea at 44 percent, UNICEF data shows. nitive development and health, achieve less The culture of early marriage and moth- PEKANBARU, Indonesia: Indonesian men pray yesterday in thick haze. — AFP at school and, as adults, earn less than chil- erhood also needs to change so that chil- dren who had adequate nutrition, studies dren get better nutrition in the womb. show. In Ethiopia, stunting costs $4.7 billion a “There’s an intergenerational cycle of malnu- SE Asia wheezes in haze year, or 16 percent of GDP, because of peo- trition,” said Matji. “Young girls get married ple’s ill health and productivity losses, accord- or have their sexual debut, fall pregnant and ing to the World Food Programme. Solving they are still children themselves.” These the problem, which affects one in three peo- young mothers, with small bodies that are Indonesia cracks down on land burning ple in the world, requires better diets - and still growing, often give birth to low-weight changes to some deep-rooted beliefs. “In babies because they do not get enough JAKARTA: A worsening haze across northern Indonesia, The fires have been exacerbated this year by the forces late Monday to accelerate efforts to extinguish the some countries, they’ll say if you give a child nutrients during pregnancy, she said. neighbouring Singapore and parts of Malaysia yesterday effects of the El Nino weather phenomenon, as a pro- fires and revoke land permits from companies found before age two an egg, they will become a Keeping girls in school can help address forced some schools to close and airlines to delay flights, longed dry season in Indonesia has parched the top soil, responsible. Nearly 3,000 military and police personnel, thief,” said Mary Hennigan, a nutrition expert malnutrition in many ways: Delaying preg- while Indonesia ordered a crackdown against lighting fuelling the flames. “The fire problems have reached a 17 helicopters and four cloud-seeding aircraft have been with Catholic Relief Services. nancy, improving their hygiene and nutri- fires to clear forested land. Southeast Asia has suffered for critical point,” Luhut Pandjaitan, coordinating minister for deployed to fight the fires, according to the country’s dis- Other communities believe that girls tion knowledge and their ability to retain years from annual bouts of smog caused by slash-and- political, legal and security affairs, told reporters. “Our aster management agency. A state of emergency has should not eat eggs - an important source of information, the experts said. — Reuters burn practices in Indonesia’s Sumatra and Kalimantan neighbouring countries have protested for years. We are been declared in Indonesia’s Riau and Central Kalimantan islands, but governments in the region have failed to not playing around.” President Joko Widodo, who was on provinces as an air quality index has hit “dangerous” lev- address the problem. an official visit to the Middle East, instructed security els, rising to as high as 984, officials said. In Singapore, the index has fluctuated well above 100, Delhi hospitals could lose levels considered “unhealthy”, for the past few days, and reached as high as 249 on Monday night, putting it in “very unhealthy” territory. Indonesia has struggled for licences after turning years to contain forest fires and the resulting haze despite repeatedly promising to punish perpetrators. away dying children

Thousands Sick NEW DELHI: The city government in spokesman for Max did not immediately The unhealthy air has caused acute respiratory infec- India’s capital is threatening to cancel the respond to a request for comment. At the tions for around 26,000 people in Indonesia’s Riau licences of private hospitals over allega- weekend, the parents of a seven-year-old province alone, a government official said. It has also tions by distraught families that they boy jumped from a four-storey building in increased the workload for doctors in Malaysia and turned away dying children during a lethal south Delhi, after their only child died of Singapore, where the haze has clouded the build-up to outbreak of dengue fever. The worst out- dengue. The couple left a one-page sui- the Formula One night race later this week. Malaysia said break in five years of the mosquito-borne cide note saying his death had prompted it was preparing to conduct cloud-seeding operations to disease, for which no vaccine exists, has them to end their lives. The boy’s medical reduce the haze as schools were closed in several states exposed inadequate public health meas- reports showed he was referred to five and some flights were disrupted due to poor visibility. ures to combat it and overwhelmed both prominent private hospitals in the capital. The smog is usually caused by firms and small-holder government and private hospitals. He was eventually admitted to another farmers clearing land adjacent to existing concessions for Authorities have ordered surprise inspec- private hospital, but died soon after. palm or pulp and paper. Major plantation companies like tions at private hospitals to ensure they More than 1,800 dengue cases have Asia Pulp and Paper say they have a “zero burning” policy comply with last month’s order not to turn been recorded in the city this year - the but have often been criticised by green groups for not away dengue patients. Doctors’ leave has highest number since 2010, when more doing enough to stop the haze. Indonesian authorities been cancelled to help cope with the than 6,000 were reported. Doctors say the plan to sanction this week three or four companies of the influx of sick people. actual number may be much higher, as total 26 under investigation, said Environment Minister The measures were ordered after many go unreported. In the past, Delhi’s KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s iconic Petronas twin towers and the capital’s skyline are shrouded in Siti Nurbaya Bakar, with the revoking of their land permits reports two children died after being private hospitals have been accused of thick haze yesterday. — AFP a possibility. — Reuters denied treatment at prominent city hospi- refusing free treatment to poor patients - tals. “It is heartbreaking,” said Chief a condition they must agree to, in return Minister Arvind Kejriwal. “We have for getting land at cheap rates. Dengue is become blind in the race to make more common in India and the number of cases US bars sales of US panel backs aspirin for and more profit. We shouldn’t forget our generally peaks in October, after the end humanity.” A six-year-old boy died after of the monsoon rains. Symptoms include a 4 kinds of cigs heart health in some adults allegedly being turned away by five hospi- sudden fever, headache, muscle and joint tals, his family has said, including one pains. The disease is also known as “break- WASHINGTON: US regulators yesterday ordered tobacco giant WASHINGTON: A government task force risk of colon cancer, no major health organi- owned by Max India Ltd, one of the coun- bone fever” for the intense pain victims RJ Reynolds to stop selling and distributing four kinds of ciga- says a daily low-dose aspirin could help cer- zations recommend taking it solely for that try’s largest healthcare providers. A can suffer. — Reuters rettes because they are too different from previously approved tain people in their 50s and 60s prevent a reason. cigarettes. The four products are Camel Crush Bold, Pall Mall first heart attack or stroke - and they might Neither do the task force guidelines - the Deep Set Recessed Filter, Pall Mall Deep Set Recessed Filter get some protection against colon cancer aspirin decision is supposed to be made on Menthol and Vantage Tech 13 cigarettes, the US Food and Drug at the same time. The US Preventive the basis of patients’ heart health - but it US navy to limit explosives, Administration said in a statement. “The company’s submissions Services Task Force issued draft guidelines concluded the cancer information would be for these products did not meet requirements” that the products Monday recommending aspirin only if peo- useful as doctors and patients discuss the sonar near marine mammals be “substantially equivalent” to products already on the market ple meet a strict list of criteria - including a choice. “If you’re a person trying to decide as of Feb 15, 2007, the FDA said. “More specifically, the agency high risk of heart disease and a low risk of whether to take aspirin, you’d want to be LOS ANGELES: In a court settlement described which was also involved in the lawsuits, said concluded the products have different characteristics than the bleeding side effects. The guidelines said aware of all the potential benefits and the as “historic” by conservation groups, the US Navy Monday’s settlement was a “huge victory” in that predicate products and that the manufacturer failed to show the recommendation is strongest for 50- potential harms,” said Dr. Douglas Owens, a has agreed to limit its use of sonar equipment it means the Navy will finally be complying with that the new products do not raise different questions of public somethings, but that doctors should decide Stanford University professor and task force and explosives that harm whales, dolphins and the law. “The Navy had for years done a very health when compared to them,” said the FDA statement. aspirin therapy on a case-by-case basis for member. other marine mammals. The settlement, good job of advancing our understanding of the A key issue in the case of Camel Crush Bold appears to be the people in their 60s, who can expect a small- The task force said there’s not enough approved on Monday by a federal judge in impact their activities were having on whales addition of a menthol capsule in the filter, which the FDA said er benefit. evidence to assess aspirin therapy for those Hawaii, concerns navy activity off the coast of and dolphins,” Smith said. “But they chose to do may “affect consumer perception”. The order means that the four Potential candidates should have at least under 50 or over 69. The updated guide- southern California and Hawaii. Environmental the minimum.” products can no longer be sold, distributed, imported or market- a 10 percent risk of a heart attack or stroke lines back aspirin for a narrower age range groups that had filed two lawsuits against the Both Henkin and Smith said the settlement ed in interstate commerce in the United States. They were over the next decade, have a life expectan- than the last time the task force weighed Navy for years have been arguing that training will allow the Navy to continue with its training allowed on the market during a grace period established by the cy of at least 10 years and be willing to take the question, but for the first time adds and testing in the two regions and beyond are exercises while reducing the hazard to marine Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009, daily aspirin that long, and not have other information about the possible cancer ben- harmful to sea creatures and their habitats. life. Environmentalists had argued that Navy- which permitted companies to submit an application stating health conditions that cause bleeding, the efit if people use aspirin long enough. The David Henkin, an attorney with Earthjustice, funded studies had shown the damage wreaked that any new products were substantially equivalent to those guidelines said. That’s because prolonged guidelines are in line with American Heart one of the firms involved in the lawsuits, said the on marine life by training activities, including the already for sale, which would then be reviewed by the FDA. aspirin use can trigger serious bleeding, in Association recommendations, said Dr settlement was “historic” in that it showed the use of sonar and explosives that can damage the “These decisions were based on a rigorous, science-based the gastrointestinal tract or brain. Elliott Antman, a Harvard University profes- Navy could play war games while at the same hearing of whales and dolphins. “If a whale or review designed to protect the public from the harms caused by Aspirin therapy has long been recom- sor and former AHA president who wel- time respecting marine life. “For years, the Navy dolphin can’t hear, it can’t survive,” Henkin said. tobacco use,” said Mitch Zeller, director of the FDA’s Center for mended for heart attack survivors, but who comed them. In contrast, the Food and has said it is impossible for them to keep out of “By agreeing to this settlement, the Navy Tobacco Products. “The agency will continue to review product should try it for what’s called primary pre- Drug Administration last year ruled that biologically important areas for marine mam- acknowledges that it doesn’t need to train in submissions and exercise its legal authority and consumer pro- vention - protection of a first heart attack or there wasn’t enough evidence to support mals,” Henkin told AFP. “They have now acknowl- every square inch of the ocean and that it can tection duty to remove products from the market when they fail stroke - is less clear. And while studies sug- marketing aspirin for prevention of first edged that they can.” Zak Smith, an attorney take reasonable steps to reduce the deadly toll to meet the public health bar set forth under law.” — AFP gest years of daily aspirin use may lower the heart attacks. — AP with the Natural Resources Defense Council, of its activities.” — AFP WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 HEALTH & SCIENCE Chinese coal data cast doubt on CO2 stalling

OSLO/BEIJING: When the International Energy els: the limit beyond which scientists say the energy had stalled in 2014, marking “the first greenhouse gas emissions, it is still hard to overestimating China’s emissions, partly Agency reported in March that global carbon world will suffer ever-worsening floods, time in 40 years in which there was a halt or know how to convert coal use to carbon diox- because China’s coal is lower quality than emissions had stayed flat in 2014, even as the droughts, storms and rising seas. reduction in emissions of the greenhouse gas ide (CO2) release, but Glen Peters of the assumed and so releases less carbon when world economy grew, the news was hailed as a But in May, China’s National Bureau of that was not tied to an economic downturn.” Center for International Climate and burnt. The IEA says it is now awaiting Chinese turning point in the struggle to curb climate Statistics (NBS) released a China Statistical Environmental Research in Oslo said the data from an energy census and other revi- change. But more recent data about Chinese Abstract, not available online but only on Carbon Puzzle Abstract’s number was a better guide. The sions before issuing any update. “We are coal consumption, seen by Reuters, raise paper, showing that coal consumption edged Until now, many foreign researchers have coal burnt in 2014 was of higher quality aware that there is the potential for a big revi- doubts about whether that historic decoupling up by 0.06 percent from 2013. Just that differ- been unsure which set of Chinese data to because China introduced new rules late last sion, not only for the 2013/2014 growth rate of economic growth and carbon emissions ence between two sets of NBS data would in trust. Both put 2014 coal consumption at 2.81 year banning the sale, transportation, import but also for a longer time series,” IEA from energy use actually occurred. turn lift global emissions growth in 2014 from a billion tonnes, but each infers a different and combustion of low-grade coal. And a spokesman Greg Frost said. One of the keys to keeping carbon emis- flat line to about 0.5 per cent, in line with an change from 2013. Jiang Kejun, a senior tonne of high-quality anthracite coal releases BP used the Abstract’s numbers in a report sions flat in 2014 was significantly lower coal estimate by oil company BP in a report in June. researcher with the Energy Research Institute, much more carbon when burnt than a tonne last June that found world emissions rose 0.5 consumption in China, the world’s top green- That global growth rate is still low, but a think-tank under the National Development of low-grade lignite. “There’s a lot riding on percent in 2014, according to BP spokesman house gas emitter: a 2.9 per cent drop, report- would undermine the arguments of many, and Reform Commission, told Reuters both one single number,” Peters said. “It’s the differ- Toby Odone. That would still be the lowest ed in preliminary Chinese data in February. It from environmental groups to governments, were correct. He said the 2.9 percent decline ence between being able to say ‘We’re getting rise in any year since 1998, other than the year was the first fall in coal use by China this centu- who have cited the IEA data to support the referred to the quantity of all coal used, but on track for 2 degrees’ or not.” following the 2008 financial crisis. But Reuters ry. And it was good news for the UN climate idea that cuts in carbon use need not necessar- the 0.06 percent rise in the Abstract referred calculations show that, using China’s figures conference meeting in Paris in December with ily hamper economic growth. When the IEA to the energy released by burning coal, Big Revision? from February, BP would have concluded the aim of stopping temperatures rising more report first came out, the agency issued a state- expressed in standard tonnes. A report last month in the journal Nature world emissions dipped 0.1 percent between than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial lev- ment trumpeting that carbon emissions from Since China does not publish its annual did say international organisations may be 2013 and 2014. — Reuters

Spread of deserts costs trillions, spurs migrants

OSLO: Land degradation, such as a spread the report. Zafar Adeel, director of the UN of deserts in parts of Africa, costs the University’s Institute for Water, world economy trillions of dollars a year Environment and Health which con- and may drive tens of millions of people tributed to the ELD report, told Reuters from their homes, a UN-backed study said that it was hard to pin down exact reasons yesterday. Worldwide, about 52 percent of for migration, for instance refugees fleeing farmland is already damaged, according to Syria for Europe. “We now have multiple the report by The Economics of Land factors - social, conflict - as in the case of Degradation (ELD), compiled by 30 Syria,” he said. In May, a study in the US research groups around the world. It esti- journal Proceedings of the National mated that land degradation worldwide Academy of Sciences highlighted the link cost between $6.3 trillion and $10.6 trillion between drought, man-made climate a year in lost benefits such as production change and conflict in Syria. of food, timber, medicines, fresh water, “Human-induced climate change made cycling of nutrients or absorption of a multi-year drought the most severe in greenhouse gases. the observed record,” Colin Kelley of the “One third of the world is vulnerable to University of California, Santa Barbara, land degradation; one third of Africa is who led that Syria study, told Reuters. “The threatened by desertification,” it said. Such severity of this drought started a cascade degradation, including from clearance of of events, namely an agricultural collapse, tropical forests, pollution and over-grazing a mass migration of farming families to the “can also lead to transboundary migration, cities in Syria’s west, and ultimately con- and eventually create regional conflicts”, it flict,” he said. A picture taken on July 14, 2015 shows tourists walking to visit an ice cave next to blankets wrapping up the Rhone Glacier which said. Much of the estimated lost trillions of has been shrinking under the summer sun near Gletch. — AFP The report cited a 2012 UN finding that dollars from land degradation in Tuesday’s up to 50 million people could be forced to study falls outside conventional measures seek new homes and livelihoods within a of gross domestic product - such as “free” Blankets cover Swiss glacier decade because of desertification. pollination by insects or water purification “Increased land degradation is also one of by forests. “We need to take a much broad- the factors that can lead to migration and er approach to managing the planet” it is being exacerbated by climate change,” including a price on natural services, said in vain effort to halt ice melt European Environment Commissioner Robert Costanza, an author at the Karmenu Vella said in a statement about Australian National University. — Reuters RHONE GLACIER, Switzerland: From above the nearby centre of the glacier the Rhone glacier has lost around 350 formed at the edge of the glacier, as afar, the Rhone glacier looks pristine, tongue, which slopes lazily into a pine- m in ice thickness - around 40 m in the well the darkening of the ice - a result of but on closer inspection the surface is green lake. But while the blankets help past decade alone. It is not the only impurities mixing in as it melts and covered with white blankets to slow the slow the melting and allow the ice grot- Alpine glacier feeling the heat. Studies freezes again - only speed up the melting of the rapidly retreating ice. The to to remain open through the hot show that around two-thirds of the ice process since they help the glacier dusty, white fleece covers stretch out summer, they are a very temporary fix. volume in the Alps has vanished since absorb more of the sun’s radiation. over a huge area near the glacier’s 1850. “The Rhone glacier is quite typical edge, some in rumpled piles alongside ‘Dying Mountain’ of what is happening in the Alps,” said Blankets Not Enough sand, rocks, a few wooden planks and a “It will slow things down for a year Matthias Huss, a glaciologist at Fribourg “In the last three weeks, the glacier ladder on its side. With a red and white or two, but one day they will have to University. “We are seeing less new ice has melted back six metres,” said Swiss flag providing the only dash of take away the blankets because the ice created in higher altitudes even as the Volken, pointing to the rocky surface colour, they looks like tents in a vast underneath will be gone,” said Jean- lower parts of the glaciers are melting recently covered in ice. Each year, the deserted refugee camp, out of place in Pierre Guignard, a 76-year-old tourist at an accelerated pace.” glacier loses between five and seven the Alpine setting. from the Swiss town of Lausanne. He World leaders will gather in Paris lat- metres in ice thickness, and within the But hiding underneath the blankets recalled seeing the glacier for the first er this year to try to agree to a plan to next decade it is expected to lose half is a Swiss tourist attraction: A long and time in 1955. The tongue then reached restrict the global warming blamed for of its current volume. “By the end of the winding ice grotto with glistening blue far down the steep mountainside, the mass glacial melt and other danger- century, only about 10 percent of the walls and a leaky ceiling that has been which today is hammered by a roaring ous shifts in the environment. The over- current ice volume will remain,” Volken carved into the ice here each year since waterfall pouring from the glacier lake arching goal is to limit average warm- said. Unlike the melting in the Antarctic 1870. “For the past eight years, they and marking the starting point of ing to two degrees Celsius over pre- and the Greenland ice caps, that of the have had to cover the ice cave with Europe’s mighty Rhone river. “It has Industrial Revolution levels. But for the Alpine glaciers will have little impact these blankets to reduce the ice melt,” been heartbreaking to see the glacier Alpine glaciers, it is likely already too on global sea-level rise. If all of the said David Volken, a glaciologist work- shrink, and today it is really painful to late since the Alps, like the Arctic and region’s glaciers melted, this would add ing with the Swiss environment min- see it covered in blankets, to see this the Antarctic Peninsula, are considered only about 0.3 mm to ocean levels, istry, poking at a piece of cloth lying vain battle to save a dying mountain,” hotspots that are warming at least Huss said. But he quickly added that WASHINGTON: Environmental activists protest the Obama administra- near the path that leads to the cave’s he told AFP. twice as quickly as the global average. the local impact will be dramatic. The tion’s plans to allow new fossil fuel drilling on public lands and oceans, opening. A full 1,400 m down the mountain Wearing a t-shirt under the glare of the Alps function as a water tower that during a demonstration held by the “Keep it in the Ground” coalition in The blankets, he said, reduce the ice side, near the small village of Gletch, a sun, Volken said the Rhone glacier loses stores water, releasing it when it is front of the White House yesterday. — AFP melt by as much as 70 percent, explain- wooden post signals where the glacier between 10 and 12 cm of ice thickness most needed - in the hot and dry sum- ing why the covered cave towers far once ended back in 1856. Since then, on a hot day. And the new lake that has mer months. — AFP WHAT’S ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 Malabar Gold and Diamonds to invest millions in GCC, India and Far-East

alabar Gold and Diamonds, one of the international operations in Dubai just under ten the Gold Souq in Deira, Dubai last year. The com- world’s largest gold and diamond retail- years ago, has recorded phenomenal growth in pany’s $4 billion annual turnover places it along Mers, will open 21retail stores across the gold and diamond jewelry sale despite the fluc- the likes of Tiffany and Company, the world’s sec- GCC, India and Far East in the next six months tuating gold price in the market. ond largest jewelry retailer and after Chow Tai with an investment outlay of $125 million. “The current lower gold and commodity Fook - the Hong Kong-based largest jewelry Of the total, Malabar Gold and Diamonds is prices offer a great opportunity for investors and retailer. investing $60.7 million in eight stores in the UAE, jewelry buyers. With gold prices remaining low, “With consumer demand growing by the $27 million in five outlets in Saudi Arabia, we see a strong buyer and investor interest for day, we feel the need to offer greater space, $15.5million in three outlets in Oman and $5.45 the yellow metal and diamonds,” said M P design, collections and options to our cus- million in one outlet in Malaysia. In addition to Ahamed, Chairman of Malabar Group. tomers,” said Shamlal Ahamed, Managing these, the company will add four more outlets in “We have seen a greater appetite among con- Director of Malabar Gold and Diamonds - India at an investment of $16.3 million. sumers who have continued to throng our out- International Operations. He added, “Customers The expansion will see the jewelry retailer lets for more gold and diamond jewelry this sum- to our new showroom in Abu Dhabi will be expand its retail network from 134 to 155 - rein- mer. Our next phase of expansion is aimed at spoilt for choice, designs and a wider price forcing its position as the most preferred jeweler offering a better value to our customers as well as point. We will be showcasing a wide variety of in the world. The new showrooms are part of the a wider option to investors who are looking at jewelry in 18K, 21K, 22K and 24K gold, along retailer’s $700 million expansion drive, higher returns from investment.” with solitaires, diamonds and pearl jewelry.” announced in 2013, which aims to open 220 out- The company is set to open eight outlets in Recognizing their potential in the Middle East, lets by the end of 2018 the UAE including a large format ‘jewelry para- they have embarked on expanding their foot- The move also reflects the fastest growth by a dise’ that will be spread across 12,000 square feet prints across the region. The group is represented jewelry retail chain in the world - emerging from of floor space in Abu Dhabi. This will be the in the Far East with three outlets in Singapore and being a small player to being among the top 5 largest jewelry retail outlet in the Middle East one in Malaysia. The group will soon be expand- jewelry retailers worldwide within the span of showcasing a variety of jewelry catering to a ing into Hong Kong and Indonesia. The company just a decade. global audience and follows in the footsteps of is also planning to spread their wings to Malabar Gold and Diamonds, which started its the ‘jewelry paradise’ opened by the retailer in European markets starting with UK and US. Chef Noack: New cluster culinary director at Sheraton

heraton Kuwait, a Luxury and reputable hotels around the world authentic cuisine in a modern and con- Collection Hotel and Four Points starting from his country Germany, temporary setting with bold flavors Sby Sheraton Kuwait is proud to moving to West Africa and Middle East grounded in the tradition of each welcome Frank Noack as their new in Dubai before joining the family of restaurant in Sheraton Kuwait and Four Cluster Culinary Director, bringing over Sheraton Kuwait and Four Points by Points by Sheraton Kuwait. “I look for- 33 years of top-notch culinary experi- Sheraton Kuwait recently. During his ward to contributing to Sheraton ence to his new post to continue what outstanding culinary journey, Chef Kuwait and Four Points by Sheraton the hotels started since decades provid- Kuwait’s continued success by show- ing superior and personalized customer casing the highest quality of our finest service in addition to the finest delec- cuisines making it a memorable experi- table menus from all over the world. ence through the uniqueness of food Chef Frank will be responsible for the and ambience.” Said Chef Noack. overall operations of the hotel’s well On this occasion, Area Director and ICSK Khaitan celebrates Teachers’ Day known restaurants in Sheraton Kuwait, General Manager of Sheraton Kuwait, a Four Points by Sheraton Kuwait, The Luxury Collection Hotel Fahed ducation is the manifestation of per- school for the day. A special assembly was con- day. Acting as teachers, the students got a fair Grand Avenue - The Avenues Mall, as Abushaar welcomed Chef Noack and fection already in man.’ This dictum ducted by the students. It included songs, idea of the responsibilities of a teacher. As a well as banquets and outside catering, stated: “We are extremely delighted to ‘Estood apt while Indian Community games, dance and a PowerPoint presentation. mark of respect and reverence to our Missile in addition to his qualified supervision Noack’s talents have been recognized welcome Chef Noack to Sheraton School Kuwait (ICSK), Khaitan celebrated The Principal K G Shirsath addressed the gath- man Late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, an inspira- of the luxurious events and weddings and appreciated through multiple rep- Kuwait and Four Points by Sheraton Teachers’ Day on 8th September, 2015 to hon- ering and shared his views and experiences tional speech was delivered. The school took held in the hotel. utable awards and most recently is Kuwait family and are proud of his or its teachers who strive hard to manifest the on teachers’ day. Teachers were overwhelmed pride to honor Dr S Radhakrishnan, the sec- Over the last 33 years, Chef Frank shortlisting him in Hotelier Magazine experience and foresight that will innate perfection of learners. It was a blessed by the program organized for them. It was a ond President of India, a great teacher whose has worked in different locations of the for the “Executive Chef of the Year showcase the hotels’ food and bever- day as the students of classes 10th and 9th day of delight for the teachers to see the tal- birthday, 5th September, is celebrated as globe gaining incredible mixture of Middle East” Award 2013. age concept in offering memorable shouldered the responsibility of governing the ents of their students on ‘Self Governance’ Teachers’ Day in India. experience and foresight in culinary Among his aspirations is to create dining experiences to all of our guests.”

IMA’s ‘Jalsa-e-Youm Greetings Al-Arafah’ on Thursday at very happy Fahaheel, Kuwait City birthday to our Abeloved Joana nder the auspices of the Ministry of Abiguel! With lots of Awqaf and Masjid Al-Kabir (Grand love. From Angelo UMosque), the Indian Muslim and Alan. Association (IMA) is organizing Public Programs on ‘Arafat Day’ on Thursday 17th of September 2015 at 8:00 pm at Urdu Khutbah Masjid, Fahaheel (near Gulf Mart) as well as at Masjid Yousuf Al-Adsani, Kuwait City. What’s On - Submission Guidelines Renowned Islamic Scholars will speak on the relevant topics. Separate seating arrange- All photos submitted for What’s On should be minimum ments for ladies. All are cordially invited with 200dpi. Articles must be in plain text and should include name and phone numbers. Articles and photos that fail to family and friends. Dinner Packets will be meet these requirements will not be published. served at the end of the programs. For details please contact 99117842, 55132227 and Please send them to 66891841. [email protected] WHAT’S ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel and Spa guarantees memorable stay during Eid

umeirah Messilah Beach Hotel and Spa welcomes guests to Jenjoy a blissful retreat during Eid Al-Adha. The hotel is Kuwait’s ultimate premier family destination for holi- daymakers seeking an exciting getaway. Guests can choose from beautifully appointed rooms, exquisite suites and beachfront private villas. Hakan Petek, General Manager, said: “This Eid there is something for everyone. Children can take part in activities at the Sinbad Kids’ Club or the Scene Teens’ Club and adventurers can enjoy exhilarating recreational and water sports such as jet-skiing and para-sailing. We like to ensure our guests have a memorable stay and experience impeccable service at Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel and Spa.” The hotel’s premium steak house Pepper offers some of the country’s most delectable steaks while Salt offers superb seafood and international cuisine. In Olio, guests can enjoy authentic flavors from Italy and Arabesque offers a taste of the Middle East. To unwind, the spacious Talise Spa is an oasis of serenity and fea- tures extensive pampering options guaranteed to leave guests feeling refreshed and revi- talized.

—Photos by Joseph Shagra

360 MALL launches Kuwait’s first in-mall ‘Mother and Baby Lounge’ Enhances shopping experience for mothers with young children

he iconic 360 MALL, from the Tamdeen and young mothers, the ‘Mother and Baby shoppers in a timely and meaningful manner. thoughtfulness in the lounge is highlighted in the need with the first of its kind lounge in the coun- Group, has set an industry-first in the coun- Lounge’ is located centrally near customer serv- This latest facility at the mall, is an example of the way the lounge has been designed with comfort- try. The lounge not only assures them privacy but Ttry with the launch of a dedicated ‘Mother ice 2 by Gate 4, and is open from 11 am to 10 pm mall’s deep commitment to understanding the able sofa seating, books on children care, and a also every possible amenity needed to ensure and Baby Lounge’ in direct response to the every day. Spacious at over 120 square meters, needs of its shoppers and providing quality serv- large television screen with relevant program- that their visit to the mall does not affect child- demand of young mothers to enhance their con- the lounge features a wide range of amenities ice through innovation. ming - all aimed at making mothers feel at home. care priorities.” venience during their visit to the mall. The famous that include private feeding rooms with comfort- The nursing facilities in the lounge include Claudia Lopusinska, Marketing Manager, 360 Elegantly designed to put children at ease, shopping destination is the first in the region to able sofas, a fully equipped kitchenette and a seating areas, a changing table and baby wraps. MALL, said: “The opening of the ‘Mother and the lounge also serves an educational purpose understand and embrace the needs of its largest lounge area that allows mothers who are shop- Just like home, the lounge also has a kitchenette Baby Lounge’ underlines our deep commitment by providing insights and information to young customer segment-young women with children. ping to take a break and tend to their children up with a microwave oven, refrigerator, sink, tissue to enhancing customer service standards by mothers on various aspects of child care through The mother and baby lounge opened in the pres- to the age of four years. dispenser and bottle warmers. To make mothers meeting the diverse requirements of our cus- the numerous books available to read. The ence of Hiba Al-Doori, a famous Arab celebrity. The ‘Mother and Baby Lounge’ is part of 360 and children welcome, a charming and trained tomers. Nursing and young mothers need a com- ‘Mother and Baby Lounge’ is supported by retail Aimed at providing an inviting home away MALL’s larger strategy which focuses on excellent hostess is available at the lounge to assist moth- fort zone in malls to truly cherish their shopping partners such as Pampers, ToysRUs and SebaMed from home and an easy experience for nursing customer-service and meeting the needs of its ers and introduce them to the services. A experience and we stepped up to meet their Cosmetics. McDonald’s Kuwait adds premium salad range to its permanent menu

elivering on its commitment to our customers’ different lifestyle light sprinkle of Fattoush chips and a to offer balanced food options needs. We are proud of these new zesty Fattoush dressing. Dthat cater to different cus- innovations that deliver impeccably The Feta Garden Salad, which also tomer tastes and lifestyles, on our promise to offer delightful contains nutritious quinoa seeds, will McDonald’s Kuwait announced the food prepared to the highest stan- delight customers with its mix of feta launch of the new premium salad dards of food quality and safety all cheese cubes, baby spinach, corn, roc- range as part of its permanent menu. the way from the farm to the cus- ca, yellow capsicum, juicy cucumbers The refreshing additions - Chicken tomer’s tray,” said Sherif Coutry, and cherry tomatoes mix, topped off Caesar Salad, Quinoa Fattoush and Marketing Director at McDonald’s with a mustard vinaigrette dressing. Feta Garden Salad - will be available Kuwait. Finally, the premium Chicken in all restaurants starting from 14th of The Quinoa Fattoush offers a tradi- Caesar Salad comes with crunchy September. tional taste from Arabia with a ‘power’ romaine lettuce cuts, topped with “The addition of the premium sal- twist of quinoa, the superfood of its tender grilled halal chicken strips, ad range to our core menu comes as food category. The salad also contains crispy bread croutons, shredded part of our commitment to provide a crisp romaine lettuce cuts, rocca, parmesan cheese and a tasty Caesar variety of balanced options that cater diced cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, a dressing. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 TV PROGRAMS

12:00 Chopped Jimmy Fallon 05:00 Stone Markers-PG15 09:00 MasterChef - The 13:00 Guy’s Big Bite 21:00 New Girl 07:00 Blancanieves-PG15 Professionals 13:30 Guy’s Big Bite 21:30 The Nightly Show With Larry 09:00 Knockout-PG15 10:00 Switched At Birth 14:00 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives Wilmore 11:00 The Citizen-PG15 11:00 Switched At Birth 14:30 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 22:30 The League 13:00 Won’t Back Down-PG15 12:00 Bones 00:20 Misfit Garage 15:00 Man Fire Food 23:30 Late Night With Seth Meyers 15:00 Christmas Magic-PG15 13:00 Scrubs 01:10 Built To Survive 15:30 Man Fire Food 17:00 Knockout-PG15 13:30 Scrubs 02:00 Dual Survival: Clip Show 16:00 Chopped 19:00 Ashes-PG15 14:00 The Simpsons 02:50 River Monsters 17:00 The Kitchen 21:00 InSight-PG15 14:30 The Simpsons 03:40 Auction Kings 18:00 Siba’s Table: Fast Feasts 23:00 The Snitch Cartel-18 15:00 Lost 04:05 Storage Wars Canada 18:30 Siba’s Table 00:00 Helix 16:00 American Idol 04:30 Baggage Battles 19:00 Chopped 01:00 The Killing 17:00 MasterChef - The 05:00 Crash Course 20:00 The Next Iron Chef 02:00 White Collar Professionals 05:30 How Do They Do It? 21:00 Chopped 03:00 American Crime 18:00 The Bridge 06:00 Ice Cold Gold 22:00 Kitchen Inferno 04:00 Odyssey 19:00 Desperate Housewives 06:50 World’s Top 5 23:00 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 05:00 Switched At Birth 01:30 The Nightmare Before 20:00 Desperate Housewives 07:40 Misfit Garage 23:30 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 06:00 Once Upon A Time Christmas 21:00 The Great State Of Georgia 08:30 Auction Kings 08:00 Castle 03:00 Seeking A Friend For The 21:30 The Great State Of Georgia 08:55 Storage Wars Canada 09:00 Odyssey End Of The World 22:00 The Simpsons 09:20 Baggage Battles 10:00 Once Upon A Time 05:00 S.O.S. Mulheres Ao Mar 22:30 The Simpsons 09:45 Crash Course 11:00 Switched At Birth 07:00 Serial (Bad) Weddings 23:00 Lost 10:10 How Do They Do It? 12:00 Emmerdale 09:00 Inescapable 10:35 Built To Survive 00:40 Come Date With Me 12:30 Coronation Street 11:00 The Nightmare Before 11:25 Dual Survival: Clip Show Australia 13:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show Christmas 12:15 River Monsters 01:05 Who’s Doing The Dishes? 14:00 Castle 12:45 The Boxer 15:00 Nebraska 00:00 Storage Wars 13:05 Auction Kings 02:00 Emmerdale 15:00 Once Upon A Time 00:30 Storage Wars 13:30 Storage Wars Canada 02:25 Come Dine With Me Ireland 16:00 Emmerdale 17:00 Inescapable 19:00 Disconnect 01:00 Storage Wars 13:55 Baggage Battles 02:55 Coronation Street 16:30 Coronation Street 01:30 Storage Wars 14:20 Ice Cold Gold 03:25 Coronation Street 17:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 21:00 At Any Price 23:00 Casualties Of War 02:00 Storage Wars: New York 15:10 World’s Top 5 03:50 Doc Martin 18:00 Castle 02:30 Storage Wars: New York 16:00 Misfit Garage 04:45 The Trials Of Jimmy Rose 19:00 Parenthood 03:00 Heroes Of War 16:50 Crash Course 05:40 Murdoch Mysteries 20:00 Royal Pains 04:00 Duck Dynasty 17:15 How Do They Do It? 06:35 Who’s Doing The Dishes? 21:00 The Killing 04:30 Duck Dynasty 17:40 Man vs Expert 07:30 Coronation Street 22:00 Backstrom 05:00 American Pickers 18:30 Deadly Dilemmas 08:00 Coronation Street 23:00 American Crime 01:00 22 Jump Street-PG15 06:00 American Restoration 18:55 Deadly Dilemmas 08:25 Doc Martin 03:00 Draft Day-PG15 06:30 American Restoration 19:20 Outback Truckers 09:20 The Trials Of Jimmy Rose 05:00 Great Expectations-PG15 07:00 Ice Road Truckers 20:10 Auction Hunters 10:15 The Doctor Blake Mysteries 07:15 Song For Marion-PG15 08:00 Swamp People 20:35 Baggage Battles 11:10 Come Date With Me 09:00 House Of Versace-PG15 09:00 The Legend Of Shelby The 21:00 Man vs Expert Australia 10:30 X-Men: Days Of Future Past Swamp Man 21:50 Deadly Dilemmas 11:35 Who’s Doing The Dishes? 12:45 Last Passenger-PG15 09:30 The Legend Of Shelby The 22:15 Deadly Dilemmas 12:30 Murdoch Mysteries 00:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 14:30 The Fault In Our Stars-PG15 Swamp Man 22:40 World’s Worst... 13:25 Emmerdale 01:00 Good Morning America 16:45 House Of Versace-PG15 10:00 American Restoration 23:30 Amish Mafia 13:50 Emmerdale 03:00 Justified 18:15 Boyhood-PG15 10:30 American Restoration 14:15 Coronation Street 04:00 The Americans 21:00 Reclaim-PG15 11:00 Counting Cars 14:40 The Chase 05:00 Good Morning America 23:00 Rush-18 11:30 Counting Cars 15:35 The Doctor Blake Mysteries 07:00 Emmerdale 12:00 American Pickers 16:30 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 07:30 Coronation Street 13:00 Storage Wars 18:20 Murdoch Mysteries 08:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 13:30 Storage Wars 00:00 Violetta 19:10 Coronation Street 09:00 Criminal Minds 14:00 Pawn Stars 00:45 The Hive 19:35 The Doctor Blake Mysteries 10:00 Emmerdale 14:30 Pawn Stars 20:30 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 00:50 Sabrina: Secrets Of A 10:30 Coronation Street 01:15 The Elf Who Stole Christmas 15:00 Shipping Wars 22:20 Coronation Street Teenage Witch 11:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 02:45 Earth To Echo 15:30 Shipping Wars 22:50 Emmerdale 01:15 Sabrina: Secrets Of A 12:00 How To Get Away With 04:30 Marvel’s Doctor Strange 16:00 Storage Wars 23:15 Emmerdale Teenage Witch Murder 06:00 Dixie And The Zombie 16:30 Storage Wars 23:45 Murdoch Mysteries 01:40 Wolfblood 13:00 Witches Of East End Rebellion 17:00 Storage Wars: New York 02:05 Wolfblood 14:00 Live Good Morning America 07:45 Goat Story 2 17:30 Storage Wars: New York 02:30 Violetta 16:00 Criminal Minds 09:45 Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania 18:00 Pawn Stars 03:15 The Hive 17:00 How To Get Away With Mystery 18:30 Pawn Stars 03:20 Sabrina: Secrets Of A Murder 11:15 Pororo: The Racing 19:00 Storage Wars 18:00 Witches Of East End Teenage Witch 00:10 Ultimate Survival Alaska Adventure 19:30 Storage Wars PUNISHER- WAR ZONE ON OSN MOVIES ACTION HD 03:45 Sabrina: Secrets Of A 01:00 Dead End Express 19:00 Criminal Minds 12:45 Earth To Echo 20:00 Ax Men Teenage Witch 02:00 Wicked Tuna 20:00 How To Get Away With 14:30 Santa’s Magic Crystal 21:00 American Pickers 04:10 Wolfblood 02:55 Taiwan: Island Of Fish Murder 16:00 Hammer Boy 22:00 Swamp People 10:27 Teen Titans Go! 10:16 How Do They Do It? 08:55 Miles From Tomorrow 04:35 Wolfblood 03:50 Ultimate Survival Alaska 21:00 Revenge 18:00 Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania 23:00 Mountain Men 10:40 Regular Show 10:38 Science Of The Movies 09:25 Jake And The Neverland 05:00 Violetta 04:45 Nazi Underworld 22:00 Justified Mystery 11:25 New Adventure Time 11:23 Prototype This Pirates 23:00 House Of Cards 05:45 The Hive 05:40 Caught In The Act 20:00 Los Campeones De LA 11:35 Adventure Time 12:10 How It’s Made 09:55 Loopdidoo 05:50 Mouk 06:35 Money Meltdown Lucha Libre 06:00 Lolirock 12:10 Steven Universe 12:57 Outrageous Acts Of 10:10 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 07:00 Money Meltdown 22:00 Santa’s Magic Crystal 12:35 Total Drama World Tour Psych 10:35 Sheriff Callie’s Wild West 06:25 Hank Zipzer 07:30 Ultimate Airport Dubai 23:30 Hammer Boy 06:50 Girl Meets World 08:25 Aftermath 01:50 Leather Jackets 13:00 Ben 10: Omniverse 13:44 Through The Wormhole 11:00 Sofia The First 07:15 H2O: Just Add Water 09:20 Nazi Underworld 03:25 Alexander The Great 13:45 Ninjago: Masters Of 14:31 Science Of The Movies 11:30 Henry Hugglemonster 07:40 Jessie 10:15 Danger Decoded 00:00 Road House 05:40 Clambake Spinjitzu 15:18 How The Universe Works 12:00 Doc McStuffins 08:05 Wizards Of Waverly Place 10:40 Danger Decoded 02:00 Punisher: War Zone 07:20 Earthbound 14:10 Matt Hatter Chronicles 16:05 Mythbusters 12:30 Nina Needs To Go 08:30 Wizards Of Waverly Place 04:00 I, Frankenstein 11:10 Hacking The System 00:00 The Anomaly-18 08:55 Charge Of The Light 14:30 Teen Titans Go! 16:50 Mind Control Freaks 12:35 Zou 08:55 Sabrina: Secrets Of A 11:35 Hacking The System 06:00 The Numbers Station 15:20 New Clarence 17:40 Food Factory 12:50 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Teenage Witch 08:00 Rage 02:15 Bully-PG15 Brigade 12:05 Innovation Nation 04:30 Tales Of The Night-PG 15:31 Clarence 18:25 How It’s Made 13:15 Sofia The First 09:20 Sabrina: Secrets Of A 12:30 Innovation Nation 10:00 Arachnophobia 11:00 Saved! 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21:50 Loopdidoo 10:00 Benched 21:35 Wizards Of Waverly Place 06:00 Last Vegas Gumball 01:53 How Do They Do It? 04:15 Loopdidoo 10:30 2 Broke Girls 22:05 Art Attack 22:00 Binny And The Ghost 08:00 Liar, Liar 06:20 Ben 10 02:16 The Big Brain Theory 04:35 Art Attack 11:00 The Tonight Show Starring 22:30 Henry Hugglemonster 22:25 Sabrina: Secrets Of A 10:00 Titeuf, Le Film 03:03 Through The Wormhole 05:00 Calimero Jimmy Fallon 07:10 Ninjago: Masters Of 22:45 Calimero Teenage Witch 12:00 Cuban Fury 05:10 Zou 13:30 2 Broke Girls 00:00 American Idol Spinjitzu 03:50 How The Universe Works 23:00 Zou 22:50 Sabrina: Secrets Of A 14:00 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse 14:30 Manhattan Love Story 01:00 MasterChef - The 07:30 Regular Show 04:37 How It’s Made 05:25 Jake And The Neverland 23:15 Loopdidoo Teenage Witch Of The Were-Rabbit Pirates 15:00 Benched 16:00 Liar, Liar Professionals 07:41 Regular Show 05:23 Mythbusters 23:30 Art Attack 15:30 New Girl 18:00 Raising Helen 02:00 Switched At Birth 07:55 Dreamworks Dragons: 06:08 Science Of The Movies 05:55 Sofia The First 23:55 Henry Hugglemonster 16:00 The Nightly Show With Larry 20:00 High Fidelity 03:00 Switched At Birth Riders Of Berk 06:53 Prototype This 06:20 Doc McStuffins 04:00 Bones 00:05 Calimero Wilmore 22:00 Bulletproof 08:20 Total Drama: Pahkitew 07:38 Food Factory 06:45 Loopdidoo 17:00 Late Night With Seth Meyers 05:00 Scrubs 07:00 Limon And Oli 05:30 Scrubs Island 08:01 Food Factory 00:00 Stewarts And Hamiltons 18:00 The Simpsons 08:23 Outrageous Acts Of 07:10 Sheriff Callie’s Wild West 18:30 Last Man Standing 06:00 The Simpsons 08:40 Johnny Test 00:55 The Grace Helbig Show 06:30 The Simpsons 09:30 Steven Universe Psych 07:35 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 01:25 Kourtney And Khloe Take 19:00 Manhattan Love Story 19:30 Benched 07:00 Lost 09:50 Uncle Grandpa 09:08 Through The Wormhole 08:00 Sofia The First The Hamptons 01:15 Lockout-PG15 08:00 American Idol 09:53 How Do They Do It? 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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Kuwait KNCC PROGRAMME FROM THURSDAY TO WEDNESDAY (10/09/2015 TO 16/09/2015)

SHARQIA-1 BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN -Hindi 9:15 PM AVENUES-4 360 ∞- 2 BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN -Hindi 11:30 AM HUNTING THE PHANTOM 12:15 AM THE PERFECT GUY 12:45 PM INSIDE OUT 12:15 PM NOM AL TALAT 2:30 PM THE PERFECT GUY 3:00 PM THU+ SAT NOM AL TALAT 5:00 PM FANAR-4 THE PERFECT GUY 5:15 PM HUNTING THE PHANTOM 12:15 PM NOM AL TALAT 7:15 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 11:30 AM THE PERFECT GUY 7:30 PM NO THU+FRI+ SAT NOM AL TALAT 9:30 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 1:30 PM THE PERFECT GUY 9:45 PM IN THE DOG HOUSE 2:30 PM NOM AL TALAT 11:45 PM LILA & EVE 3:30 PM THE PERFECT GUY 12:05 AM IN THE DOG HOUSE 4:45 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 5:30 PM IN THE DOG HOUSE 7:00 PM SHARQIA-2 HITMAN: AGENT 47 7:30 PM AVENUES-5 NOM AL TALAT 9:00 PM THE PERFECT GUY 12:45 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 9:30 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 12:15 PM NOM AL TALAT 11:15 PM THE PERFECT GUY 2:45 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 11:30 PM BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN -Hindi 2:45 PM THE PERFECT GUY 4:45 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 6:00 PM 360 ∞- 3 THE PERFECT GUY 6:45 PM FANAR-5 NO MON HUNTING THE PHANTOM 1:15 PM THE PERFECT GUY 8:45 PM THE PERFECT GUY 12:30 PM Special Show “THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED “ 6:15 HUNTING THE PHANTOM 3:30 PM THE PERFECT GUY 10:45 PM THE PERFECT GUY 2:30 PM PM HUNTING THE PHANTOM 5:45 PM THE PERFECT GUY 12:45 AM THE PERFECT GUY 4:30 PM MON HUNTING THE PHANTOM 8:00 PM THE PERFECT GUY 6:30 PM BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN -Hindi 8:15 PM HUNTING THE PHANTOM 10:15 PM SHARQIA-3 THE PERFECT GUY 8:30 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 11:15 PM HUNTING THE PHANTOM 12:30 AM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 11:45 AM THE PERFECT GUY 10:30 PM AVENUES-6 NO ESCAPE 1:45 PM THE PERFECT GUY 12:30 AM LILA & EVE 12:00 PM AL-KOUT.1 THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 4:00 PM NOM AL TALAT 2:15 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 12:30 PM BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN -Hindi 6:00 PM MARINA-1 NOM AL TALAT 4:30 PM HITMAN: AGENT 47 2:30 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 9:00 PM NO ESCAPE 12:00 PM NOM AL TALAT THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 4:30 PM NO ESCAPE 11:00 PM NOM AL TALAT 2:30 PM NOM AL TALAT 9:00 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 6:30 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 1:15 AM NO ESCAPE 4:30 PM NOM AL TALAT 11:30 PM HITMAN: AGENT 47 8:30 PM NOM AL TALAT 6:45 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 10:45 PM AVENUES-7 MUHALAB-1 NOM AL TALAT 9:00 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 12:45 AM MINIONS 11:30 AM HUNTING THE PHANTOM 1:00 PM NOM AL TALAT 11:30 PM IN THE DOG HOUSE 1:30 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 3:00 PM IN THE DOG HOUSE 3:45 PM AL-KOUT.2 HERO -Hindi 5:00 PM MARINA-2 IN THE DOG HOUSE 6:00 PM THE PERFECT GUY 12:15 PM ACCOMMODATION MATRIMONIAL HUNTING THE PHANTOM 8:00 PM THE PERFECT GUY 1:15 PM SOUTHPAW 8:00 PM THE PERFECT GUY 2:45 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 10:00 PM THE PERFECT GUY 3:15 PM THE PERFECT GUY 5:00 PM SOUTHPAW 10:30 PM Parents inviting proposals THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 12:05 AM THE PERFECT GUY 5:15 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 1:00 AM THE PERFECT GUY 7:15 PM Big room + balcony, near THE PERFECT GUY 7:15 PM THE PERFECT GUY 9:30 PM Jabriya Indian School. Small for Marthomite girl. 5.4” 26 MUHALAB-2 NO TUE AVENUES-8 THE PERFECT GUY 11:45 PM family, nurses or working years, BSc nurse, from a rep- NO ESCAPE 11:30 AM Private Show “Descendants” BARBIE IN ROCK ‘N ROYALS 11:45 AM utable family in Central NOM AL TALAT 1:45 PM TUE INFINITELY POLAR BEAR 2:00 PM AL-KOUT.3 lady. Jabriya Block 10, street HITMAN: AGENT 47 4:00 PM THE PERFECT GUY 9:15 PM BARBIE IN ROCK ‘N ROYALS 4:15 PM SHAD AGZAA 1:00 PM 9. Contact: 55706900, Travancore, working in NOM AL TALAT 6:00 PM THE PERFECT GUY 11:15 PM INFINITELY POLAR BEAR 6:30 PM NOM AL TALAT 3:15 PM 55983570. MOH Kuwait from parents NOM AL TALAT 8:15 PM THE PERFECT GUY 1:15 AM INFINITELY POLAR BEAR 8:45 PM NOM AL TALAT 5:30 PM (C 5036) of professionally qualified NOM AL TALAT 10:30 PM INFINITELY POLAR BEAR 11:00 PM NOM AL TALAT 7:45 PM and employed Marthomite NOM AL TALAT 12:45 AM MARINA-3 NOM AL TALAT 1:15 AM NOM AL TALAT 10:00 PM 14-9-2015 THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 12:15 PM NOM AL TALAT 12:15 AM boys from Kuwait. Contact: MUHALAB-3 THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 2:15 PM AVENUES-9 [email protected] THE PERFECT GUY 11:45 AM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 4:15 PM HITMAN: AGENT 47 1:00 PM AL-KOUT.4 FOR SALE (C 5038) THE PERFECT GUY 1:45 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 6:15 PM HITMAN: AGENT 47 3:15 PM INFINITELY POLAR BEAR 11:45 AM THE PERFECT GUY 3:45 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 8:15 PM NOM AL TALAT 5:30 PM INFINITELY POLAR BEAR 2:00 PM 16-9-2015 THE PERFECT GUY 5:45 PM HITMAN: AGENT 47 10:15 PM HITMAN: AGENT 47 7:45 PM HUNTING THE PHANTOM 4:00 PM Toyota Prado, Model 2007, THE PERFECT GUY 7:45 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 12:15 AM NOM AL TALAT 10:00 PM INFINITELY POLAR BEAR 6:15 PM RCSC girl 27, 167 cm, THE PERFECT GUY 9:45 PM HITMAN: AGENT 47 12:15 AM HUNTING THE PHANTOM 8:15 PM full option, 150,000 km, sin- THE PERFECT GUY 11:45 PM AVENUES-1 NO ESCAPE 10:15 PM gle owner, excellent condi- BTech+MBA, Kanjirappally NO ESCAPE 1:15 PM AVENUES-10 HUNTING THE PHANTOM 12:30 AM tion, price KD 5000, nego- Diocese, working in India, FANAR-1 NO ESCAPE 3:30 PM BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN -Hindi 12:00 PM seeking suitable alliance LILA & EVE 12:45 PM NO ESCAPE 5:45 PM BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN -Hindi 3:00 PM BAIRAQ-1 tiable. Call: 66990058. NOM AL TALAT 3:00 PM SHAD AGZAA 8:00 PM HERO -Hindi 6:00 PM THE PERFECT GUY 1:15 PM (C 5037) from the parents of profes- NOM AL TALAT 5:15 PM NO ESCAPE 10:15 PM BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN -Hindi 9:00 PM THE PERFECT GUY 3:30 PM 14-9-2015 sionally qualified boys BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN -Hindi 12:05 AM NOM AL TALAT 7:45 PM NO ESCAPE 12:30 AM THE PERFECT GUY 5:45 PM working India or abroad. NOM AL TALAT 10:00 PM THE PERFECT GUY 8:00 PM NOM AL TALAT 12:15 AM AVENUES-2 AVENUES-11 THE PERFECT GUY 10:15 PM Email: [email protected] HUNTING THE PHANTOM 12:15 PM THE PERFECT GUY 11:30 AM THE PERFECT GUY 12:30 AM 14-9-2015 FANAR-2 HUNTING THE PHANTOM 2:30 PM THE PERFECT GUY 1:45 PM INFINITELY POLAR BEAR 12:00 PM LILA & EVE 4:45 PM THE PERFECT GUY 4:00 PM BAIRAQ-2 112 INFINITELY POLAR BEAR 2:00 PM HUNTING THE PHANTOM 7:00 PM THE PERFECT GUY 6:15 PM NO ESCAPE 12:15 PM INFINITELY POLAR BEAR 4:00 PM HUNTING THE PHANTOM 9:15 PM THE PERFECT GUY 8:30 PM NOM AL TALAT 2:30 PM THE PERFECT GUY 10:45 PM INFINITELY POLAR BEAR 6:00 PM HUNTING THE PHANTOM 11:30 PM NOM AL TALAT 4:45 PM LOST THE PERFECT GUY 1:00 AM Prayer timings NO ESCAPE 8:00 PM NOM AL TALAT 7:00 PM Fajr: 04:12 SHAD AGZAA 10:15 PM AVENUES-3 360 ∞- 1 NOM AL TALAT 9:15 PM Name: Sana Amjad, Roll No. NO ESCAPE 12:45 AM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 12:30 PM THE PERFECT GUY 12:45 PM NOM AL TALAT 11:30 PM Shorook 05:33 9103978. Lost certificates THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 2:45 PM THE PERFECT GUY 3:00 PM Duhr: 11:44 Class 10th & 12th Std. CBSE FANAR-3 THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 5:00 PM THE PERFECT GUY 5:15 PM BAIRAQ-3 HUNTING THE PHANTOM 12:15 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 7:15 PM THE PERFECT GUY 7:30 PM BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN -Hindi 12:45 PM Asr: 15:13 (India). Please call Amjad HUNTING THE PHANTOM 2:15 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 9:30 PM INFINITELY POLAR BEAR 4:00 PM THE PERFECT GUY 9:45 PM Maghrib: 17:53 Chohan, Mob: 66472691, BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN -Hindi 4:15 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 11:45 PM THE PERFECT GUY 12:05 AM BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN -Hindi 6:15 PM Res. 24335623. (C 5039) HUNTING THE PHANTOM 7:15 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 9:30 PM Isha: 19:23 16-9-2015

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Arrival Flights on Wednesday 16/9/2015 CLX 792 Luxembourg 13:15 RBG 555 Alexandria 23:25 IRM 1189 Mashhad 13:10 Airlines Flt Route Time IRC 526 Mashhad 13:50 MSR 614 Cairo 23:30 FDB 076 Dubai 13:10 JZR 239 Amman 00:20 KAC 672 Dubai 13:55 FDB 071 Dubai 23:35 JZR 176 Dubai 13:10 JZR 267 Beirut 00:30 MSR 575 Sharm el-Sheikh 13:55 KLM 411 Amsterdam/Dammam 23:40 JZR 786 Riyadh 13:20 DLH 637 Dammam 00:35 QTR 1078 Doha 14:05 BBC 1092 Jeddah 23:50 IZG 4168 Mashhad 13:30 THY 772 Istanbul 00:35 KNE 460 Riyadh 14:10 Departure Flights on Wednesday 16/9/2015 SAW 702 Damascus 13:35 JAD 301 Amman 00:45 GFA 221 Bahrain 14:20 Airlines Flt Route Time IRC 6512 ABD 13:40 FDB 069 Dubai 00:55 FDB 057 Dubai 14:20 AIC 988 Hyderabad/Chennai 00:05 MSR 611 Cairo 14:00 CLX 784 Luxembourg 01:30 SVA 500 Jeddah 14:30 BBC 044 Dhaka 00:10 THY 767 Istanbul 14:10 JZR 539 Cairo 01:30 KAC 742 Dammam 14:50 UAL 981 IAD 00:25 UAE 872 Dubai 14:15 PGT 858 Istanbul 01:40 KAC 540 Sharm el-Sheikh 14:50 JAI 573 Mumbai 00:25 MSR 576 Sharm el-Sheikh 14:40 RJA 642 Amman 01:45 KNE 472 Jeddah 14:55 MSR 615 Cairo 00:30 ETD 920 Dubai 14:45 ETH 620 Addis Ababa 01:50 JZR 257 Beirut 14:55 FDB 072 Dubai 00:45 CLX 792 Hanoi 14:45 OMA 643 Muscat 02:05 KAC 788 Jeddah 15:00 JAD 302 Amman 01:30 IRC 527 Mashhad 14:50 GFA 211 Bahrain 02:15 RJD 135 Abu Dhabi 15:00 DLH 637 Frankfurt 01:35 KAC 545 Alexandria 15:00 KKK 6507 Istanbul 02:15 OMA 645 Muscat 15:05 THY 773 Istanbul 02:05 QTR 1079 Doha 15:05 UAE 853 Dubai 02:25 KNE 462 Madinah 15:05 ETH 621 Addis Ababa 02:50 FDB 058 Dubai 15:05 MSC 403 Sohag 02:30 KAC 1710 Madinah 15:10 CLX 784 GYD 02:55 GFA 222 Bahrain 15:05 QTR 1076 Doha 02:55 ABY 127 Sharjah 15:35 PGT 859 Istanbul 02:55 KNE 481 Taif 15:10 ETD 305 Abu Dhabi 03:05 KAC 1802 Cairo 15:35 KKK 6508 Istanbul 03:10 KAC 617 Doha 15:15 RJA 644 Amman 03:10 UAE 857 Dubai 15:45 MSC 404 Sohag 03:30 KAC 673 Dubai 15:20 CEB 7694 Manila 03:10 RJA 640 Amman 15:55 OMA 644 Muscat 03:35 SVA 503 Jeddah 15:45 FDB 067 Dubai 03:15 ETD 303 Abu Dhabi 16:00 UAE 854 Dubai 03:45 JZR 188 Dubai 15:50 MSR 612 Cairo 03:15 IYE 826 ADE 16:00 RJA 645 Amman 03:55 KAC 773 Riyadh 15:55 KAC 1544 Cairo 03:35 JZR 535 Cairo 16:05 FDB 068 Dubai 04:00 KNE 473 Jeddah 16:00 THY 1464 Istanbul 03:55 FDB 051 Dubai 16:10 ETD 306 Abu Dhabi 04:05 KNE 463 Madinah 16:00 MSC 401 Alexandria 04:00 KAC 512 Mashhad 16:10 MSR 613 Cairo 04:15 KAC 791 Madinah 16:00 PGT 860 Istanbul 04:05 QTR 1072 Doha 16:20 CEB 7695 Manila 04:40 OMA 646 Muscat 16:05 JZR 555 Alexandria 04:15 NIA 263 Luxor 16:30 PGT 861 Istanbul 04:45 RJD 136 Abu Dhabi 16:10 THY 770 Istanbul 04:40 IRM 1180 Mashhad 16:35 THY 765 Istanbul 04:55 ABY 128 Sharjah 16:15 SYR 341 KAC/Damascus 05:00 JZR 787 Riyadh 16:45 MSC 406 Sohag 05:00 KAC 1711 Madinah 16:15 THY 5582 Bursa 05:05 KAC 562 Amman 17:00 JZR 560 Sohag 05:00 ETD 304 Abu Dhabi 16:45 DHX 170 Bahrain 05:10 SVA 510 Riyadh 17:15 QTR 1077 Doha 05:05 RJA 641 Amman 16:55 KAC 412 Manila/Bangkok 06:15 GFA 215 Bahrain 17:30 SYR 342 Damascus 05:55 JZR 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Aries (March 21-April 19) Libra (September 23-October 22)

You can’t escape from the consequences of someone’s unex- You’re searching for a good excuse to change your mind now pected emotional outburst with the interdependent Libra Moon visiting that the evocative Moon is hanging out in your ambivalent sign. Although your 7th House of Relationships now. You may be feeling particularly gen- you often skillfully employ logic to explain your waffling, objectivity isn’t all erous while energetic Mars supports your heroic efforts at putting others at that helpful today. It’s your emotions that are currently fluctuating every ease. Nevertheless, you must also attend to your own needs today, or you few minutes. If you don’t like what you’re feeling in the moment, just won’t have anything to give to anyone else. Being a more perfect partner is patiently wait for the next wave until your moods begin to stabilize. There’s an admirable goal as long as you don’t lose yourself in the process. no harm in floating for a while in the ebb and flow of your heart.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Scorpio (October 23-November 21) In theory, your straightforward strategy would make your work- You’re trying to maintain a balanced perspective on your life, day more pleasant. However, in practice, you might be overwhelmed by all but there’s only so much objectivity you can manage now. There are just the details you must manage today. You can’t hide your head in the sand too many variables to juggle these days, each adding subtle nuances to a because there is just too much going on now. Thankfully, you have a knack for delicate situation. You can make yourself crazy by attempting to untangle simplifying the most complicated of circumstances with just a bit of resolve the threads of complexity. Or, you can turn up the volume on your day- and common sense. Start by setting new priorities and you’ll quickly regain dreams and drift downstream for a while. Escape is an attractive alternative your confidence after you eliminate some of the noise. Confucius said, “The as long as you remember it’s only temporary. Travel in your imagination man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” today, solve your problems tomorrow.

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

The emotional web you are weaving may begin to unravel this You may feel an irrepressible urge to socialize with your friends morning, and your energy might feel as if it’s tangled up in knots. However, you today, partly because you’re afraid you will miss out on the action. Although ACROSS DOWN should be able to iron everything out once you navigate your way through the idea of playing hooky is quite tempting, you can’t just take the day off 1. Standard time in the 7th time zone west 1. The 4th planet from the sun. these annoying challenges. The key is perseverance; the difficult spots will only because it suits your fancy. Lucky Jupiter encourages you to believe that of Greenwich, reckoned at the 105th 2. Winning all or all but one of the tricks in grow if you try to avoid them. Acknowledging the presence of negativity is the everything will work out fine, no matter what. But bailing on a commitment meridian west. bridge. first step to putting your life back in order. You can’t change what you refuse to is not the right thing to do. Don’t let blind optimism talk you out of being 4. Having hills and crags. 3. A landlocked mountainous republic in confront. responsible. The choice is all yours, along with the consequences. 11. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and southeast central Asia north of the Ivory Coast. Afghanistan. 15. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike 4. Alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae. part of an organism. Cancer (June 21-July 22) Capricorn (December 22-January 19) 16. A tumor consisting of a mass of blood 5. A nucleic acid that transmits genetic or lymphatic vessels. information from DNA to the cytoplasm. Unexpressed feelings at home complicate family dynamics in more Although you have partnership issues on your mind today, they’re 6. Gone by. actually just mere distractions from the real dilemma at hand. Career decisions 17. The event of something burning (often ways than one. Separating your own feelings from those you love today can be 7. An aggressive remark directed at a per- need to be made now that will have long-lasting ramifications. In fact, your destructive). tricky, even if you attempt to remain objective in your assessment of the situa- son like a missile and intended to have a current choices also have a significant impact on a spouse or companion. 18. British dominion over India (1757- tion. Contemplating your options makes sense, but dwelling on them is of no telling effect. Thankfully, your emotions begin to settle down later in the day, revealing the 1947). use. Don’t hesitate to take action once you review the possibilities; you have a 8. A state of southwestern India. small window of opportunity now to make something wonderful happen. Speak most direct path to your goal. If you take the feelings of those you love into 19. African tree having an exceedingly 9. Preserve a dead body. your truth and let the universe take care of the rest. consideration you will be able to act from both your head and your heart. thick trunk and fruit that resembles a 10. An official prosecutor for a judicial dis- gourd and has an edible pulp called mon- trict. key bread. 11. Keenly excited (especially sexually) or Aquarius (January 20- February 18) 21. Perennial mountain rice native to indicating excitement. Leo (July 23-August 22) Mediterranean region and introduced into 12. Capital and largest city of the Ukraine. Your path into the future may seem clearly obvious, but a few dis- You are not the only one who thinks your adventurous ideas are North America. 13. Wild sheep of northern Africa. tractions could obscure your way today. You might even feel as if others are act- pretty outrageous today. Although letting your imagination run wild could 23. Scandinavian liquor usually flavored 14. Remaining after all deductions. ing out of desperation, trying to persuade you to set aside your plans in favor of completely upset the apple cart, it might be worth the consequences anyhow. with caraway seeds. 20. A means of serving. theirs. Unfortunately, fighting for your cause won’t solve anything; confrontation Set aside the restraints of logic and time while you explore all the alternatives 25. A Bantu language spoken by the 22. (South African) A camp defended by a just escalates the tension. Don’t stop to justify your actions. Sidestep the entire without being attached to the outcome. Ultimately, you might not be able to Kamba people in Kenya. circular formation of wagons. conflict by quietly doing your thing now instead of wasting energy in endless dia- take this particular dream trip, but giving yourself permission to fantasize may 29. The blood group whose red cells carry 24. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked logue. be enough of an escape for now. both the A and B antigens. on a skewer usually with vegetables. 31. In bed. 26. A light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent 32. A particular environment or surround- metallic element. Virgo (August 23-September 22) ing influence. 27. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind. Pisces (February 19-March 20) 36. God of wealth and love. 28. The 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet. You might be caught off guard as a coworker or friend does Your restlessness may get the best of you today as you envision 38. A defensive missile designed to shoot 30. The sixth month of the Hindu calendar. 33. Given or having a specified name. something unexpected that derails your plans today. You may even feel the numerous possibilities stretched out in front of you. Unfortunately, you down incoming intercontinental ballistic are tied to your previously made commitments, so you can’t just wander off 34. An esoteric or occult matter that is tra- emotionally abandoned now, even if no one has really left you. Keep in missiles. mind that times of great progress are often preceded by times of great the beaten path now. Instead, keep your eyes on the road and your feet on ditionally secret. 40. A silvery ductile metallic element found chaos. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore a whole new set of possibili- the ground. Honoring your priorities is a wise antidote to all the spacey ener- 35. Worn away as by water or ice or wind. primarily in bauxite. ties in response to the shifting landscape. Change is inevitable; growth is gy coming your way. Delivering on your promises demonstrates the strength 37. Title for a civil or military leader (espe- 41. A river in north central Switzerland that optional. Evolve while you have the chance. of your character and the integrity of your intentions. cially in Turkey). runs northeast into the Rhine. 39. Any of numerous local fertility and 42. A feeling of intense anger. nature deities worshipped by ancient 45. The sixth month of the civil year. Semitic peoples. WORD SEARCH PUZZLE Yesterday’s Solution 46. An associate degree in applied science. 43. An independent ruler or chieftain 49. An uproarious party. (especially in Africa or Arabia). 50. An inflammatory complication of lep- 44. Type genus of the Alaudidae. rosy that results in painful skin lesions on 47. (pathology) Abnormally constricted the arms and legs and face. body canal or passage. 52. A lever that is operated with the foot. 48. A beautiful and graceful girl. 54. A genus of evergreen shrub that grows 51. Marked by or showing unaffected sim- in New Zealand. plicity and lack of guile or worldly experi- 59. A public promotion of some product or ence. service. 53. Of or relating to the Rhine River and the 60. A voluptuously beautiful young lands adjacent to it. woman. 55. (Greek mythology) One of the 50 61. A member of the Iroquoian people for- Nereids. merly living east of Lake Ontario. 56. From 40 million to 58 million years ago. 63. A very small spot. 57. (New Testament) The Apostle closely 65. Someone who has committed (or been associated with St Paul and traditionally legally convicted of) a crime. assumed to be the author of the third 67. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising Gospel. solely the razorbill. 58. Perennial plants resembling yucca. 70. Unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey. 62. American dramatist (1928- ). 72. The type genus of the family Vitaceae. 64. Wasting time. 74. The cry made by sheep. 66. Divisible by two. 75. Similar or related in quality or character. 68. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for 76. Age or bleach flour with Agene (nitro- playing games or for telling fortunes. gen trichloride). 69. An association of people to promote 78. To make a mistake or be incorrect. the welfare of senior citizens. 79. A stock exchange in New York. 71. A period of time spent sleeping. 80. Distinctive and stylish elegance. 73. The seat within a bishop's diocese 81. Automatic data processing by electron- where his cathedral is located adv. ic means without the use of tabulating 77. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic cards or punched tapes. element. Yesterday’s Solution

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new version of “The Sound of Music” is hitting the road ball” from Burlington, Vermont, who was “raised on a two-DVD and it’s being led by a fresh-faced beauty from Vermont set of ‘The Sound of Music,’” won the part after an extensive Awho really does believe “the hills are alive.” Kerstin search for a young woman. “They kept bringing me, one after Anderson, 20, has taken off her upcoming semester at Pace another, lovely, enchanting, beautifully draped ingenues,” University to play Maria in what promises to be a fresh, invigor- O’Brien said. “And one day Kerstin walked into the room. She ating version of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. looked like somebody who’d played field hockey. I mean, she “I love the mountains. I love nature. So I think what I brought was like a jock and charming and fresh. And the world’s best into the room was that mountain girl,” said Anderson. “What baby sitter, which I think Maria is supposed to be.” they told me they were looking for was a tomboy, a country girl. I’m sort of like that.” Beautiful songs Tony Award-winner Jack O’Brien, who has helmed such win- One of O’Brien’s other bold casting decisions was adding 33- ning Broadway productions as “The Coast of Utopia” and year-old bombshell Brown as The Mother Abbess. Brown origi- “Hairspray,” is directing the show, which also stars Tony-winner nated the title role in Broadway’s “Mary Poppins” and also Ben Davis as Capt Georg von Trapp and Ashley Brown as The played Belle in “Beauty and the Beast.” Eagle-eyed viewers of Mother Abbess. The tour officially launches Sept 20 at the the live version broadcast of “The Sound of Music” on NBC in Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. It then goes to Texas, North 2013 with Carrie Underwood would have seen Brown as Nun Carolina, Maryland, Tennessee, Florida, Ohio, Wisconsin, No. 13 to Audra McDonald’s The Mother Abbess. When O’Brien Michigan, Georgia, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, called Brown about the part, she initially had to think about it. “I South Carolina, Missouri, Michigan and Colorado. never knew this was going to come in my life so quickly. I was The musical debuted on Broadway in 1959 starring Mary like, ‘Oh, I’ll do that in like 20 years,’” she said. “Here I am and I’m Martin (at the advanced age for a baby sitter of 46). The 1965 loving it.” film starring Julie Andrews won the best picture Academy To get the show back to its realistic essence, O’Brien used Award. It has the timeless tunes “My Favorite Things,” “Do-Re- some special techniques, like telling his actors not to sing any of Mi,” “Sixteen Going on Seventeen,” “The Sound of Music” and the songs for several weeks. Instead, they spoke the lyrics to “Climb Ev’ry Mountain.” O’Brien hopes to strip the show back to really understand their characters and not let the beautiful its essence, upping the sexiness quotient, making it more real songs lull anyone to sleep. “I don’t mean to backhandedly dis- and vital, setting it closer to World War II and losing the kitsch. miss 50 years of great work, but these beautiful songs are like One big challenge was casting Maria, the young novice nun rafts on a river. You step on them and they just carry you along. who falls in love with a widower and his seven children. And you’re perfectly happy to have that happen,” he said. “I “This isn’t a star part. This is a star-making part,” said O’Brien. want people to see and hear a piece they think they know com- “I kept thinking, ‘Wouldn’t it be fun if we could uncork that feel- pletely fresh.”—AP (From lef) Ashley Brown, who will portray Mother Abbess, music supervisor Andy Einhorn, Ben Davis, who will portray ing? So the audience doesn’t know this girl and invests in her Captain von Trapp, director Jack O’Brien, Kerstin Anderson, who will portray Maria, and choreographer Danny Mefford journey through the show.’” Anderson, a self-described “goof- appear during a press day for the national tour of ‘The Sound of Music’ in New York. — AP Joplin’s psychedelic Porsche to hit the auction block

anis Joplin may have famously pleaded for a Mercedes- Kelleher, managing director of RM Sotheby’s West Coast divi- Benz in her 1970 a cappella song but her car of choice sion. The car is to be sold on Dec 10 as part of RM Sotheby’s Jwas a psychedelic Porsche that now is going to be sold at “Driven by Disruption” auction of 30 creatively styled automo- auction. Her 1965 Porsche 356c 1600 Cabriolet is expected to biles. — Reuters fetch more than $400,000 when it is auctioned by RM Sotheby’s in New York in December. The auction house said Joplin bought the Porsche in 1968 but decided its white paint job was boring and asked a friend to paint it with a kaleido- scopic mural. It ended up covered in butterflies, jellyfish and a portrait of Joplin and her band, Big Brother and the Holding Company. “Janis drove the car everywhere, all around San Francisco and down to Los Angeles when she was recording there,” her sister and biographer Laura Joplin said. “Wherever Janis went in the car, her fans recognized it. When she parked it and returned, there was always at least one (fan) note under the wipers.” Joplin died of a heroin overdose at the age of 27 on Oct 4, 1970, three days after recording the song “Mercedes Benz,” in which she sang, “Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz. My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.” After her death the car was driven by Joplin’s manager. It was restored Gigi Hadid, from left, Hailee Steinfeld, Cara Delevingne, Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, Serayah, Lily Aldridge, Mariska in the early 1990s and has been on display at the Rock and Hargitay and Karlie Kloss arrive at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Aug 30, 2015, in Los Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland since 1995. Joplin’s The legendary Janis Joplin’s psychedelic Porsche for auc- Angeles. — AP photos family now has decided to auction the car, RM Sotheby’s said tion in this handout photo provided yesterday by RM yesterday. “It’s a fantastic automobile that transcends art, pop Sotheby’s auctions in New York shows the 1965 Porsche culture and social movements and is as groundbreaking and 365C 1600 Cabriolet once owned by the late singer Janis With guest-filled tour, Swift’s stunning as the renowned singer was herself,” said Ian Joplin. — AFP star power shines brighter ‘Everest’ actors had to discover

ou could call Taylor Swift baby Oprah, and the stage is that’s how that happened.” Other guests on the 1989 World her version of Winfrey’s couch. Easily the most impor- Tour, which kicked off in Tokyo in May, have included Justin their inner mountaineers Ytant pop star of today, now Swift’s star power has Timberlake, Alanis Morissette, Natalie Maines of the Dixie reached even greater heights and stretched outside of music, Chicks, Sam Hunt, Wiz Khalifa and Beck. ason Clarke was already an avid outdoorsman when he Other snowy sequences were filmed in the Italian alps thanks to her uber successful, star-studded 1989 World Tour. “A lot of stars you can see maybe not wanting to kind of signed on to play the lead role in “Everest.” He’d visited at around 12,000 feet - still high enough to cause the aches In typical Swift fashion, she has invited fellow radio-friendly share the spotlight and not wanting to necessarily have other Jmost of the national parks in North America and and foggy thought associated with being at high altitude. singers to join her onstage, including Nick Jonas, Jason people up there with her, but Taylor’s thrilled to do that,” said trekked through Chile and Argentina. He knew his way To work up there, the actors had to become hikers months Derulo, John Legend and close gal pals Selena Gomez and Josh Duboff, who interviewed Swift for the cover of Vogue’s around an ice-ax and crampons. He even backpacked to before production began - which suited Clarke and Brolin Lorde. But Swift, 25, has also shared her stage with iconic folk September issue. “She’s kind of excited to share the stage, Everest base camp - a staggering 17,600 feet above sea lev- just fine. Brolin was already a rock climber, and he used the singer Joan Baez and breakthrough acts like The Weeknd and which I think is kind of unique right now.” Mary J Blige, who el - a few years back just for fun. But just like his less-out- film as an excuse to up his outdoor game. He spent seven Fetty Wap, who sang his hit “Trap Queen,” a contemporary love sang her songs “Family Affair” and “Doubt” at the Staples doorsy colleagues, Clarke had to physically prepare for the months training, climbing on Switzerland’s famous Eiger song about cooking cocaine - among other things - with your Center in Los Angeles with Swift, said the singer “was some- challenges of working at extreme elevation to make the and summiting California’s Mts. Shasta and Whitney. lover. one I always loved way before she invited me to her show.” “It’s epic drama. amazing. She deserves it. She’s a giver. She’s a real sweetheart, “I loved it,” he beamed. “I loved every single second of it.” ‘Incredibly grounding’ big heart - so she’s getting back everything that she is,” the Clarke leads the ensemble cast of “Everest,” opening Friday, “This is selfish to me,” he said. “I got to do all the things I R&B diva said of Swift and her big-time tour guests. “People which tells the story of the doomed 1996 expedition that love to do and I got to do it in an extreme fashion that I support her.” claimed the lives of eight climbers - the deadliest day on probably wouldn’t have if I didn’t have the excuse of doing At the same show, Swift performed a duet with Emmy win- the mountain at the time. To scale the planet’s highest a movie.” Brolin plays Beck Weathers, who miraculously sur- ner and “Orange is the New Black” star Uzo Aduba, marking peak on screen, the actors - Clarke, Josh Brolin, Jake vived the fated 1996 Everest expedition, despite spending her second appearance on the singer’s tour. Girl group Fifth Gyllenhaal, John Hawkes and Michael Kelly - had to train 18 hours stranded on the mountain, weathering its Harmony said Swift learned the choreography for their latest like real mountaineers. Director Balthasar Kormakur insist- extreme conditions. He lost his hands and nose to frostbite. hit, “Worth It,” in 20 minutes backstage before they performed ed on authenticity, so he brought his cast and crew to His book, “Left for Dead: My Journey Home From Everest,” in front of 60,000 screaming fans in Santa Clara, California. “I Nepal, where they filmed at an altitude of 16,000 feet. (The served as an inspiration for the film. Actors Hawkes and was actually crying while we were performing. I really was and highest ski resorts in the U.S. top out around 13,000 feet. Kelly, who wouldn’t consider themselves mountaineers, like, I couldn’t even sing my words correctly, especially when Most are less than 10,000 feet tall.) each hiked to ready for their roles. Still, they felt the weary- she came and stood right next to us,” band member Dinah High altitude has an undeniable effect on human func- ing effects of working at high elevation. Jane Hansen said. “I mean, come on. It’s Taylor Swift.” tion. With less available oxygen, the mind slows and the “There was a part of you going, ‘I’m light-headed, I’m body weakens. Even expert climbers can get altitude sick- not thinking clearly,’” Hawkes said, “but it also affords you a Big fan ness, characterized by headache, nausea, dizziness and chance to really not act and just be in the moment, which Models also have been a part of the tour, which wraps Dec. exhaustion. Where climbers experience gradual elevation is a great gift for actors.” Ironically, the cast said the most 12 in Melbourne, Australia. They include Heidi Klum, Kendall gain during their ascent that helps them acclimatize to the physically challenging aspect of making “Everest” hap- Jenner, Lily Donaldson and Andreja Pejic. And there are also thinner air, the “Everest” cast and crew were flown in. pened on a London soundstage. That’s where Kormakur Swift’s close friends, like Lena Dunham and Hailee Steinfeld, Advance preparation was essential, and still sometimes captured his close-ups: a turbine engine pelting the actors Taylor Swift arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at the who helped recreate her jam-packed “Bad Blood” music video insufficient. “We were dropped off in helicopters at the end with bits of plastic, paper and salt to mimic a snowstorm. Microsoft Theater, in Los Angeles. at live shows alongside Kloss and Hadid. “She’s a big inspira- because it was too hard to walk up there and then shoot a Brolin joked that the resulting exfoliation was great for his tion to me. She knows that. We started our friendship because scene,” Kormakur said. “At that point, I just saw the crew complexion.—AP And then there were the tour’s unorthodox moments: Ellen she was a really big fan of my music before anyone else. That’s start falling apart. People got sick. We had to evacuate DeGeneres appeared onstage, Lisa Kudrow sang the memo- a really cool thing,” said singer Ellie Goulding, who appears in them.” rable “Smelly Cat” from “Friends” at one show, and Kudrow’s the “Bad Blood” video. “I think she’s an inspiration to a lot of former co-star, Matt LeBlanc, hit the stage at a show with Chris other female artists.” Rock. Julia Roberts even walked the stage like a runway as Goulding has yet to join Swift onstage on her latest tour, Swift performed her hit “Style.” The pop star also invited ath- but she’s ready: “That would be so much. Anything that letes to join in on the fun, from Kobe Bryant to Serena involves a catwalk I would be into because I know I’ll never do Williams to the US women’s soccer team, just days after they a real catwalk.” Swift has been a longtime supporter of her won the World Cup. And the models she calls her friends, from musical peers, and the Swift approval could help launch or Gigi Hadid and Karlie Kloss. “Interviewers always ask me how boost a career. Ed Sheeran’s star power rose after Swift we ‘get’ these people to come to the shows to walk, and the declared she loved his music on social media, introducing him truth is that everyone who has walked the catwalk at one of to her feverish fan base. (She’s the most followed person on the shows was already there just to see the show. Usually I ask Instagram with 46.5 million followers and she boasts 63.5 mil- them in my pre-show meet and greet if they want to come out lion followers on Twitter.) They later became friends and col- onstage, then I’ll explain to them how the stage/elevator lift laborators, and she continues to tweet about new artists she works and we just wing it,” Swift said in an email to The loves, most recently 19-year-old R&B singer Alessia Cara. “I Associated Press. think it’s amazing that she has an attitude that she can bring all these new artists who some I think are her competition,” ‘People support her’ said Nicholas Petricca, the Walk the Moon lead singer who Many of her surprise guests have children who are die- performed his band’s massive hit “Shut up and Dance” with hard Swifties. “Joan Baez and Julia Roberts were both at my Swift on her tour. “Like, if they succeed, she succeeds. We all show in Santa Clara, and they were in my meet-and-greet succeed together,” he said. — AP room together. Julia is such a huge Joan fan and they were Actors Michael Kelly, from left, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, and John Hawkes, from the film ‘Everest,’ really hitting it off. I asked them if they wanted to walk out pose for a portrait in Los Angeles. — AP onstage together and Julia’s kids exploded into ‘PLEASE!!’ So l i f e s t y l e WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 F e a t u r e s

NCCAL’s Secretary General Ali Al-Yoha and the Ukrainian artists are seen during the event. Artwork of various Ukranian artists from the event. — Photos by Joseph Shagraa and Fouad Al-Shaikh Gaydamaka Anatoly Vasilievich: An artist who believed in Ukraine’s Independence ‘I was never scared to go to jail because I was simply saying the truth’

By Sahar Moussa KT: What’s your favourite artwork? aydamaka Anatoly Vasilievich is a Ukrainian artist Anatoly: I have many favourite artworks, but some of who is currently displaying his works at a them were left in the occupied Crimean peninsula. Ukrainian art exhibition at the Art Hall in Dahiyat GAbdullah Al-Salem. The exhibition is a part of the KT: Tell us more about your art in general? Ukrainian Cultural Days event that will run until Sept 17. Anatoly: I’m a painter but painting is not the main direc- Anatoly was born on July 9, 1939 in the village of tion for me; I’m more of an architect. I build monuments Voloskovtsy in the Chernihiv region, and resides in Kiev. and memorial complexes. I was behind the idea of build- After graduating from the Moscow higher art industrial ing the Memorial in Commemoration of Famines’ Victims in school in 1967, he worked in the field of monumental art Ukraine, the so-called Holodomor that took place in 1932- and won the title of the people’s artist of Ukraine in 1998, 1933. Ditto for the memorial complex devoted to the vic- which is considered to be one of the top honors in Ukraine. tims of causalities on water called “Accidents on Water Anatoly is the winner of the National Award of Ukraine in Museum”. This memorial complex is not only for Ukraine, 1985 and got the worthiness title in the arts field. but is universal. I use the most important historical dates Currently, he is the head artist of the monuments complex and incidents that occurred related to Ukraine or world- “The National Museum for the History of Ukraine” and a wide and build big monuments and huge memorial com- member of the Arts Academy and National Artists Society plexes in order to express my art. in Ukraine. He is also a member of the Creative Union “Vision”. KT: What is the most memorable work that affected Anatoly is the holder of positions in design and internal you? decor of the historical and cultural government protec- Anatoly: I would say the Accidents on Water Museum proj- torate on Khortytsya Island (1977-1988) and Ostrovsky ect, because of the multiple incidents that lead to the sink- Museum, Kotosopensky Museum in Tsheher City (1982- ing of ships at sea, along with the Ukrainian National 1983), Taras Shevchenko in Kiev (1984-1987), Literature Chernobyl Museum, which is dedicated to the 1986 Museum in Odessa (1984 -1985), Ukraine House (1980- Chernobyl disaster and its consequences. I believe that the 1982), Ukraine Bank in Kiev (1994), the Holy Trinity Church nuclear issue is very important to discuss and talk about in Macedonia (1998-1999), the Ukrainian National because it is the biggest catastrophe that affects the world. Chernobyl Museum (1994-1996) and the creator of the I was lucky enough to be able to showcase my work in major famine victims memorial of 1932-1933 (2008). Europe regarding this subject, in Italy and Germany. My work also includes some Japanese artworks that talk about the catastrophe of the nuclear accident that occurred in Japan four years ago. I built a monument dedicated to the catastrophe - when they saw it on the Internet, they were very surprised to know that it was built in Ukraine and that I was the one who built it, especially since it was built only one week after the catastrophe. Since then, very strong relations have been formed between the Ukrainian and the Japanese cultural committees.

KT: What have you liked the most in Kuwait? Anatoly: I really liked the ship that is called the ‘boom’, which is a symbol of Kuwait, and I like how they preserve this symbol through their emblem. I have only been in Kuwait for two days and intend to explore it as much as possible in the coming days, but I am really impressed with its architecture so far. And the first idea that crossed my mind is building a big golden ship and putting it in the middle of the Arabian Gulf to be a symbol of Kuwait. I will think of this project deeply when I return to Ukraine and study its realistic possibilities in order to achieve it.

KT: What is your dream project? Anatoly: I intend to build a big mosque in Kiev. There is a mosque presently, but I have a dream to build a big new one. Also, I have a dream to build a “garden of civilization”, because of Ukraine’s long history and its strategic location that links Asia, Europe and Arab and Islamic countries through Turkey or the Ottoman Empire. Each of these countries had a relation with Ukraine politically, commer- cially or geographically. I want to build a street that looks like a garden that combines all the civilizations that had an Ukranian artist Gaydamaka Anatoly Vasilievich influence on Ukraine’s history. The purpose of the garden will be educational for children and people of all ages. He founded a drawing arts periodical under the title “Crucifiction” (1988 - 1990) and contributed to the imple- KT: How did you come to Kuwait? mentation of “Accidents on Water Museum” project. He has Anatoly: I want to thank the NCCAL (National Council for participated in many exhibitions in Ukraine and abroad Culture, Arts and Letters), which approved the Ukraine such as Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Hungary, embassy’s proposal to organize a Ukrainian exhibition of Czech Republic and Slovakia. Besides his national projects, fine arts in Kuwait. This is not the only activity in Kuwait in Anatoly served as advisor to the Ukraine president (2005 - cooperation with the NCCAL and KNCC. The Ukrainian cho- 2006). Anatoly is considered to be a heroic artist that rus performed during the Summer Cultural Festival, and believed and fought for the independence of Ukraine and Ukrainian movies were also shown. The activities conclude didn’t get scared because as he said it, “I was never scared with the Ukrainian exhibition of fine arts today. This exhibi- to go to jail or anything because I was simply saying the tion includes four artists who have different styles. My truth.” work has the theme of the Chernobyl disaster. This is an Anatoly spoke to Kuwait Times about his life and work. important topic, because it is a humanitarian disaster with Some excerpts from the interview. effects that still last today. Its impact goes beyond infra- structure and the daily lives of Ukrainians, but also affects Kuwait Times: What jobs have you done other than the artistic scene. Movies, galleries and books are being being an artist? Why art? made to discuss the disaster. The Chernobyl disaster is a Anatoly: I fell in love with art when I was a child - it was a message to humanity with regards to the use of nuclear call for me. Art is the purpose of my life and I’m totally energy even if it is for peaceful means, and thus should be occupied with it. I never thought about any other profes- handled with extra caution. This is a very important topic sion, and will never do. I actually feel lucky to work in this for us, because Ukraine 20 years ago was one of the field, and if I am given a second life and born again, I will strongest nuclear power in the world, but has voluntarily not choose any other profession other than being an artist. disposed off its nuclear arsenal following the disaster, because we became convinced that the world must live in KT: Where do you get your inspiration from? peace without nuclear weapons. Therefore, Chernobyl is Anatoly: I get my inspiration from environment and life. not only a human disaster in Ukraine, but a symbol in the I’m an observer. I observe various events and you can see whole world to be remembered. Artwork of Ukranian artist Gaydamaka Anatoly this through my work. Vasilievich. l i f e s t y l e WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 F a s h i o n A SPLASH AT HILFIGER, A POP ART EXPLOSION AT JEREMY SCOTT

Models show creations by Tommy Hilfiger during New York Fashion Week. — AP/AFP photos

Wet and wild at Tommy Hilfiger thing: the quality, the fit, and we really focused on listen- Models splashed in a lagoon surrounded by a sandy ing to the customer.” With new designers sprouting and boardwalk to end Tommy Hilfiger’s ode to easy island life. social media offering a quicker road to success, Hilfiger Looking to add some youthful oomph to the heritage said his focus is clear. “Fun, youthful, unique and memo- brand, Hilfiger built a wooden boardwalk ringed by sand, rable. It keeps us really on our toes. We should never hung a hammock and constructed a tiki bar in front of a become complacent, never sit back and relax. We have to faux sunset. He sent his models out in multicolored hats keep thinking of the next, the newest, the next, the and billowy dresses adorned with flora and fauna inspired newest,” he said. Among the top models on hand in bikinis by textile artist Josef Frank. The idea was to vibe off the to help that happen was Gigi Hadid as Victoria Secret’s Caribbean’s Mustique, a playground for rock stars and roy- Behati Prinsloo romped on the front row before showtime alty. And to pay attention to young customers. A limited- in one of the company’s new bomber jackets. Joe Jonas edition silk bomber jacket embroidered with a lion on the was there, along with Princess Beatrice of York. On the back was made available for purchase instantaneously. runway, Hilfiger reinvented the traditional cricket sweater “We basically went back to our roots and made that rele- in crochet and polos in netted mesh. T-shirt dresses were vant for today. We decided to really look at our DNA and done in multicolored leather and traditional Oxford shirts celebrate who we are as a brand,” Hilfiger said in a back- were treated to some patchwork trim. And for the feet? stage interview before the show. “When we started doing Comfy, colored mules all around. that our business just took off again. We elevated every-

Fashion from the Jeremy†Scott Spring 2016 collection is modeled during Fashion Week.

Pop-art explosion at Jeremy Scott Jeremy Scott’s fertile pop-art imagination and affection for the outrageous in fashion were on full display Monday at a high-octane, high volume show that melded elements as diverse as “Star Trek,” John Waters movies and Jackson Pollock. The colors - bright, varied, and bold - popped off the runway as models sauntered along in exaggerated bouffant wigs and bright plastic shoes, some of them out- fitted with an inflating nozzle (just for fun, not function). There were futuristic bikinis topped with bangled dress- es, silkscreen dresses with images of vampy women, and knit miniskirts with big cartoon faces on them. For the men, there were fabulous loafers in brilliant yellow, bright green leather pants, or polka dot leather jackets. Scott’s explanation of the unifying theme was endearingly all- over-the-map. “It’s my imagination of what the cool kids in the ‘80s on the Lower East Side in New York were doing,” he said in a backstage interview. “They were watching those early John Waters films and those Russ Meyer films that inspired them.” He continued: “It’s cross-generational, ‘80s looking at ‘60s, ‘50s. I wanted to play with all these nuances, like the vamp and that bad girl who was like, bouffant a lit- tle too high, belt a little too tight.” But wait - that bad girl has also managed a trip to outer space. Or to a place where they use really cool ray-guns, one of Scott’s more striking prints. “It’s kind of Star Trek- based,” he said. “Futuristic planets, with those bangly dress- es, and some goddess from outer Venus or something. I wanted to play with all that and have fun with it.” Yet another print - on a series of dresses and tops - seemed to have come from the Jackson Pollock paintings at the Museum of Modern Art. Scott is having a big moment. Along with his ever-popular runway show this week - attendees included Rita Ora and cast members from “Empire” - a documentary about him, “Jeremy Scott: The People’s Designer,” is opening with fanfare this week. Scott says he feels fortunate how ideas come to him, then come to fruition so easily. “I just find things that I’m excited about and I just build from there,” he said. “It’s very organic. It all comes together. I feel very lucky.” l i f e s t y l e WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 F a s h i o n

Meditations on a school uniform, at Thom Browne around the schoolhouse and then entered it, one by one, When most people look at a school uniform, they see and took seats. Finally, a “teacher” arrived, and she looked something, well, uniform. As in, boring. Isn’t that the point? like a bride - or a Kabuki actor, fully veiled and dressed in a Not in Thom Browne’s hands it isn’t. At his runway show on long, tiered white linen skirt and an overcoat in white fur. Monday, the designer took the simple image of a Japanese She took her place at the head of the classroom, rapped on schoolgirl’s uniform and transformed it into a strange but the table, and then Browne came out to take his bow. But enticing world - as pretty much only he can do. Browne is the “students” stayed in place in their classroom, and known for both his craftsmanship and his showmanship, observers rushed forward to photograph them up close as and thus no one was surprised when they entered a they stood, motionless. Sticking out from under the Chelsea gallery to see that the designer had constructed a schoolhouse were a pair of men’s feet, a la “Wizard of Oz.” one-room schoolhouse (recent collections have been set in Who knows where that man figured into the story. a 19th-century English hospital and a cathedral). There Backstage, Browne explained that the whole show was were rows of chairs, and a black composition notebook based on one thing: that generic school uniform. “But also, neatly placed at each one. Then came the “students.” Each I almost wanted to play with people not knowing what was model wore a pleated skirt and blazer. But the workman- right side up and what was upside down.” A concise expla- ship on those “uniforms” was intricate, with different pat- nation - but when your clothes are that intricately crafted, terns embroidered on both skirt and jacket, and each outfit they speak for themselves. was wholly unique. There were pinstripes, floral patterns, gingham, seersucker. Color schemes started with shades of gray but moved on to black-and-white, and pastels like mint green and lavender. Then there was the hair, which doubtless would get a reprimand (or at least a hard look) from a strict headmistress: two starched braids, sticking straight up from the head into the air, and framed by whimsical (and topless) boater hats by master milliner Stephen Jones. The students marched slowly, deliberately, A storied venue for Carolina Herrera multiple times, Michelle Obama. At Monday’s show, she For a designer known for her refined elegance, there introduced a modern flair, while still portraying the air of could hardly have been a better venue for Caroline Herrera fantasy that she says is essential to fashion. “I am in my rose to show her wares: The storied Frick Collection on period,” she said in a backstage interview. “I started with Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue. Dressed in filmy dresses and very light shades of pink and then it went a little bit more gowns in ever-deepening shades of pink and rose, her intense ... and I think for a woman to wear something light models snaked around the museum’s garden court, where and pink, it’s great because it gives you a different face, you guests lining the edges included actress Penelope Cruz, sit- know?” Those pinks ranged from a pastel, filmy pink shirt ting next to Vogue editor Anna Wintour. Afterward, the dress - very short - to suits with floral accents, to longer slip Venezuelan-born Herrera waxed rhapsodic over the muse- dresses. She also worked with “techno fabric” to achieve, in um’s decision to allow her to mount a fashion show there. some garments, a pleated effect. “It gives the idea that it’s “This is my favorite museum in New York, and always has pleated and at the same time it is very seductive, sensual, been, since I was a very young girl,” she said of the museum transparent, (but) not vulgar.” Herrera noted that in every established by steel magnate Henry Clay Frick some 80 collection, she seeks an element of mystery. “You cannot years ago, “It is the most divine place and I was really very be going out naked,” she said. “No mystery in that.”— AP honored ... it’s the first time that they’ve opened it for a fashion show and I think I was in heaven, because I love it.” Herrera, 76, has long been known for her elegant designs that have clothed style icons like Jacqueline Kennedy and

The Thom Browne Spring 2016 collection is modeled during Fashion Week. Fashion from the Carolina Herrera Spring 2016 collection is modeled during Fashion Week. Steve Madden pursues vintage love theme to usher in Autumn Winter’15!

eeking inspiration from the bygone favourite Get ready to embrace the romantic breeze that will rocking laid back kicks. He sports the JAROMIR in eras of fashion, Steve Madden unveiled their sweep you off your feet! fierce metallic silver to appease his athletic side. To Slatest Autumn/Winter 2015 collection for While paying homage to a girl’s favourite child- elevate his style, you can find him wearing the men and women. The season being of Vintage hood superstars, the ‘Totally 90s’ range is ready to CADET or PIPUR for cruising the park. However, Love; the entire collection is all about the fusion of take on the world in her 90s best. Bringing #throw- when the chilly autumn night casts down, he real passion and real fashion. Exuding discreet backthursday to a whole new level, pair up the matches his black leather jacket with the MARIO. oomph and glamour in the form of luxe fabric and AMANDAA boot with flared denim jeans for super When evening falls, the Steve Madden guy is modern hardware; the Steve Madden AW ‘15 cool looks. Unit bottoms are back, with the ready to wine and dine his girl. On a night out, he Collection for Women is everything classic, timeless TROOPA2.0 and GRAAHAM as you start to feel com- wears the RISTT in black with a pair of raw denim. and innovative! Translating style and comfort to fortable next to your beau at your favourite spot. To dress to impress, he shows off his SKETCH and ‘Street Chic’; this range is perfected for ‘make-an- Pair your black skinny jeans with PIZAZZ rhine- HERITAGE with a sports jacket and button-down. impression’ occasions where your comfort and per- stone heel, and find all heads turning towards a All eyes are on this pair as they walk down the sonality come first. Rock the double decker BELLLIE rockstar couple. As wedding season arrives, com- streets of Tribeca. The Steve Madden man is look- sneakers when you want to feel playful. A quick plement your long black gown subtly exposing the ing to darker hues for his fall footwear collection. switch to the BABE will let you feel flirty. With their gem encrusted details of the STECY-R or the SLITH- This season, he’s wearing the PARKKAR in suede or hard-to-miss new glitter details, they seem perfect ER. These designer’s favourite are sure to accentu- throws on the SHOWW with a sweater and jeans as for the day or night. Flaunt your style this weekend ate your D-day special. Darker hues rule strong in he walks hand-in-hand with his better half. But with the classic ECENTRICQ paired with your the Autumn/Winter footwear collection for men. when it comes to dinner with her family, you can favorite boyfriend jeans and tee. Wearable formals and casuals; all the designs are find him in the TRYSTT, looking like a true gentle- As the new season approaches, a Steve Madden revisited classic staples with a modern flair to it. A man. Revamp your shoe closet this season with girl will look for retro styles rich in color and tex- modern and chic approach to everyday wear; the Steve Madden’s fabulous AW’15 collection avail- ture. Opening up a gallery of modern boho shoes, Steve Madden Fall ‘15 Collection for men is about a able at The Avenues — The Mall. like the FAVORIT, FRINGLY heel and FLAPPPERR smart mix of rich attitude and designer brilliance bootie; all perfect complements to a girl’s vintage for a fashion-forward fall season ahead! This fall, vest collection. There also are fringe details to add our Steve Madden man is opting for fashion casu- movement to your favourite silhouettes, breathing als- both day and night. Whether he’s at the bar new life into your growing assortment of styles. with his boys or on a brunch date with his gal, he’s Gaydamaka Anatoly Vasilievich: An artist that believed in Ukraine’s Independence

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Chinese artist’s Ai Weiwei work ‘He Xie’ is pictured during a press preview at the Royal Academy in London yesterday, ahead of the opening of a major exhibition of his work. The exhibition runs from September 19 to December 13, 2015. — AFP A street car named satire: ‘Kabul Fans flock to honour queen of crime fiction Taxi’ lampoons Afghanistan Agatha Christie

rom ridiculing warlords to pok- ‘Eagle eye’ gatha Christie fans have descended on her hometown of ing fun at the political elite, a The booming genre of political Torquay on the English Riviera for the 125th anniversary of the Fcrop of covertly run Afghan satire has a special place in Amurder master’s birth yesterday as the crime novel enjoys a glob- satirical outlets are resonating widely Afghanistan, where all major prob- al revival. Simplicity is the key to her enduring popularity, said Christie’s with disenchanted citizens-and pro- lems plaguing the country-militancy, only grandson Mathew Prichard, who has been the chief custodian of voking the ire of officials. warlordism and corruption-seem her work since the queen of crime fiction died in 1976. “My grandmother Afghanistan’s spy agency last month linked to what many describe as the wrote books to entertain people,” he said. “She liked the thought of them rounded up journalists suspected of venality of politics. Politicians are enjoying them if maybe they’re in hospital or on a long train journey. I running “Kabul Taxi”, accusing the widely berated as insincere, power think this was the beginning of it all.” A century on the novels continue to satirical Facebook page of imperiling hungry and concerned only about sell by the millions and Torquay, a genteel Devon seaside resort, is hop- national security. The crackdown, the welfare of their own ethnic ing to harness their universal popularity even though the novels have lit- which catapulted the little-known groups. “The role of satire in tle in common with today’s thrillers. page to fame, triggered outrage and Afghanistan is to keep influential Christie’s works hark back to a bygone era in the first half of the 20th defiant Internet memes such as “I am people, especially politicians, on their century when murder most foul was often committed with old-fash- Kabul Taxi!” spotlighting a new gen- toes,” said a co-founder of Afghan ioned poisons. John Curran, an expert on the novels and author of eration of clandestine political Onion, a new English-language satiri- “Agatha Christie’s Secret Notebooks”, said the books can be devoured by satirists. cal website that pays tribute to the children and academics with the same pleasure. A learned mix of ama- A blend of humor and scathing US website of the same name. teurs and specialists attended a series of lectures and conferences in wit, the page launched by an “It is to make them aware that Torquay aiming at dissecting the novelist’s work and life. Delegates unknown Afghan in April depicted a they are being watched with an eagle engrossed themselves in Christie’s intimate world, exchanging views yellow Toyota taxi with its motto eye-if not by corrupt authorities then over tea, dinners with white tablecloths and butlers, or in flower gardens An Afghan man browses the Taxi website at an internet cafe in Kabul. — AFP scrawled on its rear windscreen: “Life by the public who can expose them,” that could have come straight from her stories. All that was missing was is bitter and the future uncertain”. It the anonymous co-founder told AFP. the customary corpse. tapped into widespread angst over But the crackdown on Kabul Taxi corruption and political dysfunction. has raised concerns over free speech Picture-postcard nostalgia Posts depicted high-profile politi- in Afghanistan, which ranks 122nd Around 100 events have been organized and thousands of people cians and bureaucrats squeezing into out of 180 countries in the 2015 from the world over are attending, said Pam Beddard, head of communi- the back seat and descending into Reporters Without Borders press free- cations for the festival. At one event, expert Kathryn Harkup will describe petty bickering and mocking conver- dom index. Human Rights Watch has the poisons used by Christie, and why it was the author’s favorite sations. documented increasing intimidation method of killing off her characters. “Because of her background as Passengers have included and violence against the Afghan trainee at a dispensery she knew a lot about lots and lots of different President Ashraf Ghani and his ally in media over the past two years as potions,” said Harkup, a chemist and author of “A is for Arsenic”, a study of the national unity government, international support wanes amid a Christie’s poisons. French writer and editor Anne Martinetti will look at Abdullah Abdullah. But the drawdown of foreign troops. the recipes and dishes that appear in the novels, which often feature Facebook page invited trouble when But political satire will thrive marmalade, scones and pies. it targeted Hanif Atmar, the powerful despite the risks, said Jalal Noorani, Curran will explain how home-schooled Christie’s storytelling evolved national security adviser. A Kabul author of a forthcoming book “Art of over the course of five decades. “This woman who never went to school Taxi post describes picking up Atmar Satire”. “Satire has survived the is the biggest selling and most translated writer of all time,” said Curran. and his 27 children, who are intro- rigours of time. It survived the Christie wrote no fewer than 80 books, which are continually adapted for duced as part of an oversized Taliban, the mujahideen, the civil the cinema and television. “In the UK, every night there is an Agatha entourage of advisers hired on hefty war,” Noorani, 66, told AFP. “You can Christie somewhere on some channel. That of course is a factor in her salaries. try to restrict satirists, even imprison continuing popularity,” he added. The post mocks a recruitment them, but you cannot stop the flow TV dramas featuring the moustachioed Belgian detective Hercule process seen by Afghans as nepotis- of satire,” he said. “The post-Taliban Poirot or the wise spinster Miss Marple have brought Christie to a new tic and prone to favoritism. Atmar era is... a golden age of bold, fearless generation. With their dinner parties, operas, and trips on the Orient was not amused, ordering the grilling satire.” But Masouda Khazan Tokhi, Express, the adaptations offer a glimpse of a picture-postcard world of Afghan woman satire Masouda Khazan Tokhi 39, displays cartoon papers inside of her English high society, a world that continues to delight Christie fans home in Kabul. of journalists rumored to be behind the editor of a satirical monthly Kabul Taxi on suspicion of exposing called Achar Kharboza (Melon Pickle), worldwide. — AFP state secrets by naming his advisers. says she has fielded threatening calls Defenders in the Afghan media even for benign posts mocking the pointed out the names of Atmar’s sartorial choices of some politicians. staff were already posted on a gov- The co-founder of Afghan Onion ernment Facebook page-along with said running a satirical site is a “cal- their photos. “The government con- culated risk”, but no one is off-lim- siders satire as terrorism,” Kabul Taxi its to mockery and ridicule. After wrote in the aftermath of the contro- insurgents brazenly stormed a versy, which sent its fan base soaring prison this week, freeing dozens of with the number of “likes” nearly dou- Taliban inmates, the site posted: bling to 60,000 and provoking an “(Atmar’s) NSC claims they are outpouring of public support before chasing the Taliban escapees in it was suddenly taken down. Kabul Taxi.” — AFP “The Afghan National Security Council (NSC) should be chasing sui- cide bombers, not the driver of a taxi,” wrote one Facebook user. Efforts to apprehend the page administrator incited an outpouring of ridicule for Atmar. One animated video on Facebook shows him chasing a taxi, This picture taken in March 1946 shows British author Agatha which mischievously lurches forward Christie, in her home, Greenway House, in Devonshire. — AFP Afghan woman satire Masouda Khazan Tokhi 39, types satirical pieces on a computer at every time he tries to get in. inside of her home in Kabul.