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Emir meets IAAF President Hassad Food First model commercial capital raised complex ready in Qatar to $3bn DOHA: The capital of Hassad Food Company has been increased from $1bn to $3bn. Shops sold out to Qatari bidders through raffle It follows a decision during a Supreme Council for Economic DOHA: A first commercial All buyers are from Al has so far been made on the plan Affairs and Investment meeting complex of its kind, with out- Dhakhira, it is learned. “This is to build a service centre in each yesterday. lets catering to basic needs of a unique experiment,” Central residential locality. The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad a residential locality like a pro- Municipal Council (CMC) mem- Recently, the Ministry of Business bin Khalifa Al Thani, also vision store, laundry, tailoring ber from Al Dhakhira, Hamad and Trade has again extended President of the council, chaired and barber shops, beauty salon, Lahdan Al Mohannadi, said. licences of neighbourhood stores the second meeting for 2013 at the butchery, restaurant and caf- The complex has been built on until early July 2014. Emiri Diwan. eteria, among other things, is the lines of the ones proposed by It is learned that new and The Heir Apparent and the ready in Al Dhakhira. municipal authorities across the emerging residential localities on Ccouncil’s Vice President H It has been built at the initia- country to house basic service the outskirts of Doha and other H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad tive of the local community as a shops and relocate neighbourhood towns have plots of land reserved Al Thani and Prime Minister model service centre, the likes of stores and other basic shops scat- for building service centres. and Foreign Minister and the which are planned in each resi- tered in residential localities. However, old residential locali- Council’s Executive Member dential locality across the country The plan to house these shops ties, particularly in Doha, are H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem that would see the shifting of all in a service centre is under study facing problems because large bin Jabor Al Thani attended. local neighbourhood stores and at the ministry. The decision to government plots are hardly The Minister of Economy and other basic service shops housed relocate neighbourhood stores and available, sources said. Finance and the council’s Secretary under one roof. other basic service shops from resi- Al Sharq reported yester- General H E Yousuf Hussain The shops in the model Al dential localities was first made by day that it is possible Al Meera Kamal told Qatar News Agency Dhakhira service complex have the government in 2006. Consumer Goods chain might be that the meeting was briefed on been sold out to Qatari bidders Licences of these outlets have entrusted with the responsibility to follow-up of the council’s previous through a raffle, supervised by been extended on a yearly basis develop proposed service centres. The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani with International decisions and measures taken. the Ministry of Municipality and by the Ministry of Business and THE PENINSULA Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Lamine Diack He said the agenda included Urban Planning. Trade ever since, as little headway Continued on page 4 at Emiri Diwan yesterday. Lamine arrived in Doha to attend the IAAF a presentation on Qatar Diamond League. Petroleum’s five-year plan (2013- 2017), approval of the general budget and Qatar Petroleum’s income statement for the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2012. Qatar postpones THE PENINSULA IPO of $12bn Qatar disburses $68m aid to Syria UN hails Qatar role investment firm DOHA: Qatar has provided a fourth instal- in release of Golan ment of humanitarian assistance worth DUBAI: A planned floatation $25m to Syrians in refugee camps in north- peacekeepers of Doha Global Investment Co, ern Lebanon. a $12bn Qatari investment firm It aims to provide food and clothing to UNITED NATIONS: Qatar backed by assets from the state’s 200,000 people and health assistance to 60,000. played a key role negotiating the sovereign wealth fund, has been A public health centre will be set up in Wadi release of four Filipino peace- postponed pending necessary Khalid to treat about 10,000 patients a month. keepers seized by Syrian rebels approvals, a senior bourse official The clinic will provide medicines and emer- in the UN patrolled Golan said yesterday. Qatar unveiled gency care to patients and perform surgeries. Heights ceasefire zone, UN offi- plans to create the investment The assistance will cover areas of northern cials said yesterday. company in February and said Bekaa Valley, Akar, Al Dhaniyah and Tripoli UN leader Ban Ki-moon praised Qatar Holding will transfer $3bn Alia. Qatar has so far disbursed $68m aid. Qatar’s role as he welcomed the worth of assets into the new firm, Doha also continues to provide assistance to release of the four who had been with a similar amount raised in affected Syrian people in their country, includ- held for five days. Ban “appreciates an initial public offering on the ing Damascus and its suburbs, Edlib suburb and the assistance of Qatar and of others Qatar Exchange. refugee camps along the border with Turkey. involved in securing their safe release,” The IPO has been postponed About one million Syrians are receiving food, said UN spokesman Martin Nesirky. “until all requirements and approv- clothing, medical aid and education services It is the second time in two months als from the concerned authori- under the project. A council or society in each that Filipino peacekeepers from the ties are obtained,” Hussein Ali Al city has been assigned to ensure delivery of aid UN Disengagement Observer Force Abdullah, Acting Chairman of both to the needy, Qatar News Agency reports. in the Golan have been seized by the Qatar Holding and the bourse, said. Workers distributing in Syria the fourth instalment of aid sent by Qatar. THE PENINSULA Syrian rebel group. See also page 18 See also page 7 See also page 2 Poll results fail to surprise Sharif’s party Sars-like virus in Saudi wins 94 seats has killed 15: Minister LAHORE: Former Pakistani Pakistani diaspora prime minister Nawaz Sharif RIYADH: Fifteen people in Fukuda told reporters in Saudi looked poised yesterday to Saudi Arabia have died from Arabia, the site of the largest BY AZMAT HAROON concerns over rallies in Karachi in rural areas. Interestingly, PPP, return to office with a resound- a Sars-like virus out of 24 peo- cluster of infections, that there and Lahore last evening in pro- which led the outgoing coalition, ing election victory. ple who contracted it since was no evidence so far the virus DOHA: Election results in test against alleged rigging in the was defeated in the election. Sharif may not win enough last August, Health Minister was able to sustain “generalised Pakistan have not surprised aftermath of unofficial results. However, a large majority of seats to rule on his own but Abdu l la h A l Rabia sa id yesterday. transmission in communities” — many Pakistanis in Qatar as Pakistanis here were glued to youngsters here were rooting for has built up enough momen- “The number of people who a scenario that would raise the no political party is expected to their TV screens and following Khan and many had sent funds tum to avoid having to form a contracted the virus in the king- spectre of a pandemic. garner absolute majority on its updates on social media channels. for his party. coalition with his main rivals, dom since August/September is But he added: “Of most concern own. They have been very active “Many Pakistani youngsters former cricketer Imran Khan’s 24, of whom 15 have died,” Rabia ... is the fact that the different clus- What has, though, come as politically since Qatar chapters of here, irrespective of their eth- Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the told a news conference here. ters seen in multiple countries ... a surprise for the Pakistani Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and nicity, supported Khan and col- Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). An earlier toll provided by the increasingly support the hypothesis diaspora here is the emergence PML-N were formed years ago. lected large amounts for PTI,” US President Barack Obama World Health Organisation yes- that when there is close contact, on the country’s political scene Many said they had ‘faith’ in Jassim Khan said, adding he was praised “the historic peaceful terday said 11 people had died in this novel coronavirus can trans- of former cricketer-turned- Sharif because he had ‘matured disheartened. and transparent transfer of Saudi Arabia since last year from mit from person to person. There politician Imran Khan, with his politically’ as he had been through He said many youngsters civilian power”. the disease whose medical term is is a need for countries to ... increase Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) different stages of the develop- believed political parties had Television channels said of the NCoV-EMC, or novel coronavirus. levels of awareness,” he said. party as the second largest ment of politics in Pakistan. failed to eliminate corruption results declared by yesterday Rabia also said three other peo- A public health expert said grouping after Nawaz Sharif-led “The PML-N leadership seems and shown they were incapable evening, Sharif’s PML-N had ple are suspected of having con- “close contact” meant being in Pakistan Muslim League-N. credible because we have seen of resolving the security crisis. captured 94 of the 272 contested tracted the virus in Saudi Arabia, the same small, enclosed space Supporters of Khan and his many successful development “Only a new leadership can solve National Assembly seats. Based on pledging to announce with “full with an infected person for a pro- party in Qatar, mostly young projects in Punjab. It subsidised Pakistan’s problems,” he added. trends, it was likely to get around transparency” the results of their longed period. Since the virus was men and women, though, are food items, introduced E-system However, the election that 130, and should easily be able to medical tests. first recorded in September 2012, not in favour of PTI entering in the schooling system and marked the first democratic tran- make up the required majority of Meanwhile, World Health there have been 34 cases reported into any coalition with PML-N motorway and road projects make sition between civilian govern- 137 with support from independ- Organisation (WHO) officials said worldwide, and 18 of those have which, according to most of them, it easier for us to trust them,” said ments in Pakistan’s history took ents and small parties. The PTI it seemed likely the new corona- died, according to the WHO. remains tainted with allegations a commentator. an objectionable turn yesterday has secured 21 seats while the virus could be passed between While it has been deadliest in of corruption even if it has won On Sharif’s victory, another when videos of rigging at several PPP won 19. Independent candi- humans, but only after pro- Saudi Arabia, cases have also been the election. commentator said PML-N polling stations went viral. dates were leading in more than longed contact. WHO Assistant reported in Jordan, Germany, Many Pakistanis The Peninsula had continuously worked for THE PENINSULA 20 contests. AGENCIES Director-General for Health Britain and France. AGENCIES spoke to yesterday expressed Pakistan’s development, especially Continued on page 4 See also pages 9 & 13 Security and Environment Keiji See also page 10 MONDAY 13 MAY 2013 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Doha Forum on region’s new democracies This year’s event will have a strong presence of Latin American communities

DOHA: The 13th Doha Forum Discussions at the two-day strong, reformed state is the key is set to discuss the impact of forum will also evaluate the to the success of transitions we the emerging world order on the impact of the digital era on for- see across the Middle East.” Arab world and challenges fac- eign affairs, looking at both the Dr Mohamed bin Saif Al Kuwari, ing the new democracies in the challenges for national secu- Chairman of the National Human Middle East. The forum, which rity and opportunities for dig- Rights Committee in Qatar, which will be held from May 20 to ital diplomacy, he added.“We is hosting the forum’s session on 22 will look at the current sta- will also be welcoming Dr John the impact of the global economic tus for development amidst the Ashe, President-elect of the UN crisis on human rights said: “The ongoing economic crisis and the General Assembly as well as session will address the press- impact on human rights. This several former leaders, includ- ing issues of private sector social was announced by the Assistant ing former Prime Minister of responsibility in human rights, pro- Foreign Minister for International the UK, Gordon Brown and tection of migrant workers and the Cooperation Affairs and Chairman Former Prime Minister of role of international organizations of Qatar’s Permanent Committee France, Francois Fillon, - both of in addressing the results of the eco- for Organising Conferences, H E whom stewarded their countries nomic crisis on laborers.” Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed through the onset of the global Answering a question on bin Jabr Al Thani, at a press brief- H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Jabr Al Thani (centre), Assistant Foreign Minister for International Cooperation economic crisis,” Jabr Al Thani whether there was a direct cor- ing yesterday. Affairs, Dr Mohammed bin Saif Al Kuwari (left), Member of the National Human Rights Committee and Salman Shaikh, said. Salman Sheikh, Director of relation between a country’s eco- Proceedings of the forum will Director of Brookings Doha Center, during the press conference at Ritz-Carlton Doha yesterday. SHAIVAL DALAL the Brookings Doha Center said: nomic performance and human open with a welcome address by “Our session will look directly at, rights violation, the Chariman of the Prime Minister and Foreign international relations. The forum Amado Boudou of Argentina and has increased. They are facing perhaps, the major challenge fol- NHRC said that the committee Minister, H E Sheikh Hamad this year will also see a strong Prime Minister Pedro Passos obstacles in their development lowing the Arab Spring, that of stressed that human rights were a bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani, presence of Latin American com- Coelho will be featured at the and there are lessons that we can institutional reform. Sound insti- red-line that must not be crossed who will give Qatar’s perspec- munities. President Sebastian forum. “The Latin American learn from them. They should not tutions are the building blocks of regardless of a country’s economic tive on current challenges in Pinera of Chile, Vice President presence in the political arena be alienated,” Jabr Al Thani said. a democratic society. Creating a performance. THE PENINSULA UN hails Qatar’s role in freeing peacekeepers

UNITED NATIONS: Qatar played a speaking on condition of anonymity. key role negotiating the release of four “Qatar’s role was important.” Filipino peacekeepers seized by Syrian The four Filipinos were handed over rebels in the UN patrolled Golan by the Yarmuk Martyrs’ Brigade at Heights ceasefire zone, UN officials 9:00 am local time (0600 GMT), a UN and diplomats said yesterday. peacekeeping department spokeswoman, UN leader Ban Ki-moon praised Josephine Guerrero, said. Qatar’s role as he welcomed the release “They appeared fit and well,” she said. of the four who had been held for five The four were handed over to UNDOF days. personnel at the observation post where Ban “appreciates the assistance of they were seized on May 7, she said. Qatar and of others involved in securing “The secretary general again empha- their safe release,” said UN spokesman sizes to all parties the impartiality of Martin Nesirky. United Nations peacekeepers,” said It is the second time in two months Nesirky. that Filipino peacekeepers from the Ban “calls on all parties to respect UN Disengagement Observer Force UNDOF’s freedom of movement and the (UNDOF) in the Golan have been seized safety and security of its personnel,” the by the Syrian rebel group. Twenty-one spokesman added. troops were held for four days in March. UNDOF has been in the Golan “This time the rebels felt under Heights since 1974 monitoring a cease- pressure and took more convincing to fire between Syria and Israel and Syria. free the soldiers,” said a UN diplomat, AFP

Members of HMC’s nursing service celebrate International Nursing Day. HMC marks Nursing Day DOHA: The Hamad Speaking on the occasion, and the World Health Medical Corporation Dr Badriya Al Lenjawi, Organization’s Eastern (HMC) marked the who leads the professional Mediterranean Regional International Nurses development of HMC’s Office. The program was Day yesterday, with a nursing workforce, said created to develop the call on citizens to join Qatari nurses must play leadership and adminis- the challenging pro- a pivotal role in uplifting trative skills of nurses in fession. International the nursing profession Qatar. Nurses Day was estab- and in encouraging both “In close collaboration lished in 1965 and marks Qataris and expatriates with our academic part- the birth of Florence to pursue a career in the ners we are developing the Nightingale; the famous field. next generation of expert English nurse who is “As Qatari nurses nurses because we under- considered a pioneer of and members of the stand that both growth in modern nursing. Leadership for Change the healthcare sector and In recent years cel- program we must take high quality nursing care ebrations for Gulf responsibility for pav- must be driven by nurses,” Nursing Day have given ing the way for Qatar’s said HMC’s Executive way to International future nurses, both Director of Nursing, Dr Nurses Day, but this year Qataris and expats,” said Ann Marie Cannaby. nurses enrolled in the Al Lenjawi. Students from ‘Leadership for Change’ “Promoting nursing as University of Calgary- programme decided the a challenging, respected Qatar’s nursing pro- occasion was an oppor- and rewarding field is grams also joined the tune time to celebrate the an ideal way to uplift the celebration. diversity of HMC’s nurs- profession and celebrate HMC has worked ing service, HMC said the diversity of our nurs- closely with University of yesterday. ing service here at HMC,” Calgary-Qatar to deliver Currently over 8,500 she added. accredited Diploma and men and women, repre- The ‘Leadership for Bachelor Degree courses senting over 50 differ- Change’ program is a in nursing and to date ent nationalities, work as collaboration between over 35 graduates have nurses at HMC hospitals the Supreme Council of joined HMC in full-time and clinics and as part Health, the International nursing roles. of its homecare service. Council of Nurses THE PENINSULA MONDAY 13 MAY 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03

Traffic jam on Al Wakrah Road

A truck carrying soft drinks lost part of its load while passing through Wakrah Road yesterday. On a road where the speed limit is 50kmph, some boxes fell out of the vehicle, causing a traffic jam at noon. The road was not cleared up for more than 90 minutes. SALIM MATRAMKOT New envoys appointed Umrah tariffs may go up DOHA: Riyadh’s decision to cut prospective pilgrims and less seats Arabia in 14 days after their the number of Umrah pilgrims could cause a hike in the charges. entry. Once maintenance works this year may cause a hike in The fee for visa charged by the in Makkah are completed, the Emir issues decrees; three ambassadors to join ministry tariffs, say tour operators. tour operators is expected to go number of pilgrims are expected Due to ongoing construction up from QR300 to QR600 and the to be doubled. DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Alfahida (Sri Lanka), Fahad Yousef Mohammed Yousef Al and maintenance works at the accommodation and transporta- Meanwhile, the Ministry of Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Ibrahim Al Hamad Al Manaa Mahmoud (Swaziland) and holy premises in Makkah, Saudi tion charges could also see a sig- Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has pro- issued yesterday a number (Argentina), Mohammed Mohammed Hassan Jaber Al Arabia has imposed a 50 percent nificant increase. posed to establish a new company of decrees for 2013, appoint- Hamad Saad Al Fehaid Al Jaber (Uruguay). cut in the quota, restricting the Many tour operators have to operate Haj and Umrah trips, ing ambassadors to many Hajri (Yemen), Hamad Abdul The Emir also issued decrees number of pilgrims to a maximum already entered into agreements replacing the existing tour oper- countries. Hadi Saeed Al Hajri (Chad), transferring three envoys to the half a million, a local Arabic daily with service providers in Saudi ators. Haj and Umrah trips are The new ambassadors are: Hassan Abdulla Zaid Al Ministry of Foreign Affairs. reported yesterday. Arabia anticipating an increase currently organised by licensed Abdullah Falah Abdullah Mahmoud (Macedonia), Sultan They are: The move is expected to have in the number of pilgrims. The companies owned by citizens. The Al Dosari (Morocco), Rashid Abdulaziz Jassim Al Rumaihi Ali Abdul Latif Ahmad a bigger impact on expatriates in unexpected move by the Saudi Ministry has also decided not to Mubarak Rashid Al Kuwari (Ethiopia), Mohammed Al Maslamani (Senegal), Qatar wishing to go for Umrah government reducing the quota renew the licences of operators (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Arar Omeer Alramazani Al Abdulrahman Yousef Al during the coming months. Last might force them to raise the aged above 60 years. Accordingly Salem Mubarak Shafi Salem Nuaimi (Kyrgyzstan), Nasser Mulla (Bangladesh) and Ali year, some 20,000 expatriates charges to make up the losses, two operators have already been Al Shafi (Turkey), Mohammed Rashid Mohammed Al Nuaimi Mubarak Saeed Al Mohannadi from Qatar went for the pilgrim- said the daily. told that their licences will not be Khamis Nasser Al Kuwari (Panama), Jassim Rashid (Djibouti). age, said the daily. According to new rules, Umrah renewed, reported another local (Georgia), Rashid Shafi Saeed Mubarak Al Khalifa (Ukraine), QNA A high demand from pilgrims should leave Saudi Arabic daily. THE PENINSULA MONDAY 13 MAY 2013 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Pakistanis British Council optimistic Continued from page 1 Javed Rahim Khan had reser- supports EAC vations on Khan’s success in the Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa province where his party won a majority. Its election manifesto called for an end to drone strikes and cor- programme ruption and restoration of law and order. “People in KPK voted for him as a possible prime ministrial MoU signed in Doha meeting candidate. Issues we face in our province are related to powers DOHA: The British Council High-level Strategic Meeting in with the federal government and recently signed a Memorandum Doha focused on accelerating because Khan does not have a of Understanding (MoU) with progress towards attaining the majority there, I don’t see how the Educate A Child (EAC) pro- second Millennium Development he will be able to help us,” Rahim gramme, which was launched in Goal of universal primary educa- Khan said. November 2012 to bring quality tion by the end of 2015. At the Others, however, seemed opti- primary education to millions meeting, EAC announced several mistic about Pakistan’s future as of out of school children. The MoUs and agreements with a Election Commission of Pakistan partnership is focused on sup- range of organisations, including has said over 60 percent people porting out of school children private sector and NGOs. cast vote this year. and providing Commenting on the event, THE PENINUSLA H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah inaugurating the new service station at Rawdat Al Hamama, yesterday. Educate A Child is a global pro- Peter Upton, Director of British gramme launched by H H Sheikha Council Pakistan said: “Working Moza bint Nasser in November with the Qatar Foundation on 2012. It aims to significantly reduce this initiative enables us to build Woqod opens new fuel service the number of children worldwide on the strength of our global net- Stores vital missing out on their fundamental work, on our capacity to design Continued from page 1 right to education. and deliver key solutions to the station at Rawdat Al Hamama Working with the full range challenge particularly of girls’ CMC members have been urg- of partners, including education education and together to make ing the civic ministry to expedite and civil society, a priority of the a difference where it counts.” the execution of the plan. CMC DOHA: The Chairman of as users on the North Highway vehicle maintenance activities. project is the reinforcement of Mary Joy Pigozzi, Director of sources say neighbourhood stores Administrative Control and Road. Additionally, Sidra Gardens will sustainable solutions that are Educate A Child said: “We are particularly play a vital role as Transparency Authority H E “In designing this service sta- host a number of fast food restau- appropriate to the local context. delighted to be working with they provide home delivery at Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah, tion we took into account the rants and a pharmacy. The serv- Evidence-based advocacy will be the British Council because of odd hours so it is better to relo- who is also the Chairman of various needs of the different ices to be provided are within the used to promote dialogue and to their rich wealth of experience cate them, with other basic serv- Qatar Fuel (Woqod), yesterday types of customers that will use context of Woqod’s desire to pro- generate and sustain momentum in bringing primary education to ice shops, in a service centre in a inaugurated a new fuel-cum- the site,” Al Attiyah said, adding vide a community center for the and multi-stakeholder owner- out of school children. locality. service station at Rawdat Al “the station will provide gasoline customers in the area and passing ship. The MoU was signed at a THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA Hamama. and diesel for motorists and a spe- by users on the highway. The new service station is cial lane for fueling trucks with Rawdat Al Hamama is the located approximately 15km high speed dispensers and a drive 19th service station in Woqod’s north of Landmark Mall on Al through facilitiy for cars.” new image. Further sites which Vodafone’s new Shamal Road. It also has a large Sidra con- will be opened during this year Mohamed Turki Al Sobai, venience store with a safe play- are located in Umm Salal East— postpaid plans Vice Chairman and Managing ground for children to play while North Rawdat Al Hamama, Director of Woqod, and several their parents take a break from Mesaieed Truck Road and Bu unveiled board members of the Company their journey. A full range of hot Samra. Woqod currently has an DOHA: Vodafone yester- were present. and cold beverages and fast food additional two service stations day announced the launch The service station offers a are available in the shop. under construction and another of another exciting offer. variety of products and services The facility includes car 11 under planning consent. Customers who sign up for the local community as well wash, tyre bays and basic THE PENINSULA to a new Postpaid con- nection before June 30 on Vodafone Postpaid Gold, Platinum or Diamond Plan can enjoy unlimited calls to any numbers in Qatar for three months. This includes any fixed and mobile numbers to any network. “Customers have been delighted by all the Postpaid offers we’ve launched so we wanted to surprise customers with yet another incred- ible offer which will allow them to stay in touch with their family and friends in Qatar without hav- ing to worry about the costs,” said Mohammed Al Yami, Director of External Affairs, Vodafone Qatar. THE PENINSULA Cote d’Ivoire President Hassan Dramane Ouattara is greeted during his arrival at Doha International Airport, yesterday. Cote d’Ivoire president visits MIA DOHA: Cote d’Ivoire President Hassan Dramane Ouattara and his accompanying delegation paid a visit to the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA), yesterday. President toured the Museum which houses master- pieces of Islamic art, including metalwork, ceramics, jew- ellery, woodwork, textiles, coins and glass. He also visited the ‘Ferozkoh: Tradition and Continuity in Afghan Art’ expo which showcases works created by Afghan artists being held at MIA. QNA

QCF to hold Education Partnership Workshop

DOHA: Qatar Career In addition, QCF will also Fair (QCF) will host introduce a new online its fourth Education career advisor training Partnership work- course that aims to equip shop this week to forge and certify individuals in stronger ties with key career guidance roles with educational entities in the basic skills and essen- the country and offer tial knowledge of career vital opportunities for advising and planning Qatari youth. services. The event, part of Abdulla Al Mansoori, QCF’s overall vision to Executive Director of promote greater career QCF, will highlight some awareness amongst the of the key successes and youth, will take place outcomes of Qatar Career on Wednesday at Texas Fair 2013, while Abdulla A&M University at Qatar Al Mulla, QCF’s Activities (TAMU-Q). Key repre- and Volunteers Officer will sentatives from Supreme share key initiatives that Education Council, Hamad are in the pipeline for the bin Khalifa University, year. and other higher learning This will be followed institutions will attend. by an open forum discus- The event will highlight sion on best practices to key strategic partnership strengthen ties between initiatives between QCF QCF and the educational and various education institutions in the country. establishments in Qatar. THE PENINSULA

MONDAY 13 MAY 2013 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Stomp sets Doha debut next month Events at QNCC from June 6 to 8

DOHA: After mesmerising acrobatics. “It’s a funny, univer- 12 million people around the sal and perfectly put together world, Broadway and West End show which appeals to any age hit “Stomp” is set to stage its and culture,” she said, adding Doha debut from June 6 to 8 at the Stomp team coming to Doha the Qatar National Convention comprises some of their strongest Centre (QNCC). performers. “This marks Stomp’s first visit What makes Stomp unique to Qatar. Even after 20 years, it’s and appealing to all types of great for us to be playing in new audience is the use of everyday places and see different audiences percussion instruments in their respond to the show. I ‘m looking performances. forward how Qatar reacts to the “There won’t be any spoken show,” said Glynis Hall, General words in the show and perform- Manager and Producer of Stomp, ers use brooms, bins and oil bar- at a press conference yesterday at rels as percussion instruments,” Grand Hyatt Doha. explained Chris Van Kamp, Hall said there are currently Managing and Creative Director, four Stomp companies playing Premium Projects. around the world including the More than the humour and travelling show which is on tour exceptional dance acts, Stomp 40 weeks a year. It recently per- stands out for the unique rela- formed in Beirut and this week tionship that exists among the FROM LEFT: Christoph K Franzen, General Manager, Grand Hyatt Doha, Chris Van Kamp, CEO, Premium Projects, Glynis Hall Stomp, General Manager it would play in Jordan before it characters and the strong con- and Producer, Michael O’Neill, British Ambassador to Qatar, Martin Hope, Director of British Council, Ifteqar Ahmed, AHB Deputy General Manager and comes to Qatar next month, she nection they establish with the Priyanka Kapur, AHB Events Manager, during the press conference yesterday. ABDUL BASIT added. audience during the performance, Starting out in 1991 on the said Van Kamp. their performance at the clos- Henderson Productions, the show Grand Hyatt Doha; Michael Manager. Tickets are on sale at streets of Brighton by British Stomp has become one of the ing ceremony of the London comes under the Qatar UK 2013 O’Neill, British Ambassador to Virgin Megastores in Villaggio street performers, Stomp is a most successful theatre sto- Olympic Games. Presented by celebrations. Qatar; Martin Hope, Director of Mall and Landmark Mall or hilarious mix of breathtaking ries of all time and lately has The Art of Business and Premium Also present at the press British Council, Ifteqar Ahmed online at tickets.virginmegastore. dance choreographies, wild per- been seen by more than half of Projects in association with conference were Christoph K AHB Deputy General Manager me. cussion outbursts and staggering the world’s inhabitants during Stomp Productions and Glynis Franzen, General Manager, and Priyanka Kapur, AHB Events THE PENINSULA

Minister meets Cuban Hospital plans ex-Mali president

DOHA: The Minister of State 4 operation theatres for Foreign Affairs H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah DOHA: The Cuban Deputy Development; and Ali Janahi, met here yesterday former Foreign Minister Rogelio Sierra Group Chief of Business Services president of Mali Alpha Oumar Diaz paid a visit last week to the at HMC. Konare, who is visiting Doha. Cuban Hospital at Dukhan. Ernesto D Plasencia Escalante, Discussions dealt with relations The 75-bed Cuban Hospital Ambassador of the Republic of between the friendly countries was established as a joint venture Cuba to Qatar, Vladimir Gonzez and issues of mutual interest. between Qatar and the Cuban Quesada, Deputy Director of the Dr Al Attiyah also met government. The hospital serves Middle East and North Africa Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister the growing population in the Division of the Cuban Ministry of Konstantin Grischenko. western districts of Qatar and Foreign Affairs, and other officials They reviewed bilateral rela- the oil fields, and is manned by from the Cuban Mission joined tions and means to bolster them nearly 400 healthcare profession- the Deputy Foreign Minister dur- as well as issues of joint interest. als from Cuba. ing his visit. A number of senior officials at the The delegation headed by the Fernandez gave presentation Foreign Ministry attended the Deputy Foreign Minister was for the group on the evolution meeting. received by top officials of HMC of the hospital since its official and The Cuban Hospital, includ- opening, highlighting key achieve- Q a t a r s l a m s b l a s t s ing Philip Lowen, CEO of The ments such as the opening in 2012 Cuban Hospital; Dr Luis Manuel of the Outpatient and Inpatient A delegation headed by Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Rogelio Sierra Diaz, during the visit. in Turkish town Nafeh Abi Rezk, Servicios Medicos Departments, surgical activities Cubanos (SMC) Representative in and maternity services, followed and planning for Joint Commission level of motivation and enthusi- because we had some feedback DOHA: Qatar has strongly the Gulf and Chief of the Medical in 2013 by the opening of a full International Accreditation in asm of the management and staff on your work and your achieve- condemned terrorist explosions Cuban Mission in Qatar; Dr Emergency Department and 2014, said Fernandes. working here, and all the parties ments and on the importance of in the Turkish town of Reyhanli Tania Maria Fernandez, Medical endoscopy services. “I feel very pleased to have had involved in this joint effort. I was the hospital and the quality of on Saturday that killed more Director of The Cuban Hospital; The future plans include opening the opportunity of listening to recommended to make time and the facilities,” said the Deputy than 40 people and injured Steve Phoenix, Chief of General of four operating theatres, devel- your presentations and to all your make sure that I would come and Foreign Minister speaking in hundreds. Hospitals and Organisation oping the mammography service comments, and to see the high see the hospital, and I agreed Spanish. THE PENINSULA QNA Students can reduce cheating: Survey

DOHA: Over 65 percent of respond- and its partners have been working to Student participants in the com- ents of a survey by Hamad bin Khalifa promote academic integrity. petition included Bilal Sheikh and University (HBKU) have agreed that The survey was conducted in April as Omar Ashour of Carnegie Mellon students have the power to reduce a part of their work. University in Qatar; Eman Thowfeek, cheating. Following the survey, the group Salman Ahad Khan, and Ahwaz Portraying other’s work as if it is their worked with HBKU on a competition Akhtar of Georgetown University own, not citing knowledge sources, and to bring about greater awareness of School of Foreign Service in Qatar; consulting peers on assignments that are academic integrity. In the competition, Saad Ahmed Khan and Syed Owais to be done alone are only three exam- students from HBKU partner univer- Ali of Northwestern University in ples of academic integrity violations that sities and from the ABP were invited Qatar; Nathaniel Tonelli of Virginia peers can discourage by their individual to work in teams and to submit an Commonwealth University in Qatar; and collective action, according to the original creative work to raise aware- and Gabriela Arce and Mustafa Selim respondents. ness about academic integrity. The stu- of Texas A&M University at Qatar. Over the past year, a group of edu- dents’ submissions were then uploaded The winning submission received 215 cators and students from Hamad bin to Facebook so that other students votes and featured the tagline ‘Say no to Khalifa University (HBKU), a mem- could see the submissions and vote plagiarism.’ The submission was created ber of Qatar Foundation for Education, on the submission that seemed most jointly by Ahwaz Akhtar and Syed Owais Science and Community Development, effective. Ali. THE PENINSULA Jan Keulen (right), Director of Doha Centre for Media Freedom, with main trainer Dr Rawia Al Humaidan. DCMF holds workshop to train the trainers DOHA: The Doha Centre and Arab countries. is conducting the train- for Media Freedom The workshop aims to ing. She is specialised in (DCMF) opened the train trainers to teach media technology imple- “Training the Trainers” students about media & mentation, communica- workshop for its Media information literacy, as tion, and education at & Information Literacy part of the centre’s effort Kuwait University. programme yesterday at to integrate it as a sub- Also she is the chairman Concorde Hotel Doha. ject in school curricula in of the organising com- Participants at the five- Qatar. mittee of the first inter- day workshop include Dr Rawia Al Humaidan, national media literacy Qatari trainers and jour- a lecturer and an aca- conference in Kuwait and nalists from various organ- demic researcher in the has delivered many train- isations and media outlets field of ‘Media and infor- ing workshops on Media such as Qatar University, mation literacy’ and ‘the literacy, and informa- Arabic daily Al Sharq, Al relationship between tion technology in many Jazeera Channel, as well as children and media & countries. Students who won the competition with officials. trainers from several GCC information technology’, THE PENINSULA MONDAY 13 MAY 2013 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 US role in Syria a mistake: Gates Halt settlements for Crisis at breaking point, warns European Commission talks: Palestinians

WASHINGTON: Former US defence PANAMA CITY: Palestinian reporters during a press conference secretary Robert Gates warned yesterday Foreign Minister Riyad Al Malki in Panama City as he wrapped up a that deepening US military involvement said on Saturday that halting tour of Central America. in Syria’s civil war would be a “mistake,” Israeli settlement construction US Secretary of State John Kerry warning the outcome would be unpredict- was “vital” to resume long-stalled plans to make his fourth trip to Israel able and messy. peace talks. and the Palestinian territories on May In an interview with CBS’s “Face the The Israeli government signed off 21 or 22 for talks with Israeli Prime Nation,” Gates also said he saw “no good on plans Thursday to build nearly 300 Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and outcomes” in dealing with Iran’s nuclear new settler homes near Ramallah, Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas. program and warned that a full US with- just days after Prime Minister Kerry, along with “all international drawal from Afghanistan would be “a dis- Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly leaders as well as the Israelis, knows astrous mistake.” ordered a freeze on tenders for new that any potential to resume nego- Gates’ comments on Syria come amid West Bank settler homes to avoid tiations requires first that Israeli debate in Washington over whether to step harming US-led efforts to bring both completely stop all settlement con- up military support for rebels fighting the sides back to the negotiating table. struction in the occupied Palestinian regime of President Bashar Al Assad, even “For us, stopping settlement con- territories,” Malki said. as the administration attempts a new peace struction is vital, important and But he noted that Kerry had initiative with Russia. essential to really sit down and talk “taken the responsibility to talk to “I thought it was a mistake in Libya, and about the subject of negotiations,” the Israelis to find a solution to the I think it is a mistake in Syria, even if we Malki said. conflict.” Malki said the chief US had intervened more significantly in Syria a “Without this, it will be difficult, if diplomat had spoken five times with year ago or six months ago. We overestimate not impossible to find a Palestinian Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas our ability to determine outcomes. interested in sitting down and talking during the past month and a half. “Caution, particularly in terms of arming with the Israelis. The foreign minister pointed to these groups and in terms of US military “It is not a Palestinian condition. It “different and contradictory ver- involvement, is in order,” he said. is a requirement by the international sions” by Israel about a settlement “Anybody who says, ‘It’s going to be clean. community,” he added. freeze. It’s going to be neat. You can establish safe Malki was speaking in Spanish to AFP zones, and it’ll be just swell,’ well, most wars aren’t that way,” he said. Rebel fighters fire at government forces in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo yesterday. The Gates, who served under both George W Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it has documented the killing of around 82,257 people, Bush and President Barack Obama, was including 34,473 civilians. US defence secretary in 2011 when the US joined a Nato-led air operation in Libya Meanwhile, the European Commission do more in a better way,” Georgieva said. that helped rebels topple Libyan leader announced yesterday an additional ¤65m The UN humanitarian office said on Muammar Gaddafi. ($84m) in aid for Syrian refugees and Tuesday that the number of displaced per- On Iran, Gates said the best the US can internally displaced, warning the crisis is sons has gone up from around two million hope for is that sanctions bite deep enough “already at breaking point”. people to 4.25 million. that the regime decides to change course. The announcement was made in a state- The figures — combined with more than “If there is no military attack, and they ment released to coincide with a visit to 1.4 million Syrians who have fled abroad — don’t change their policies, you will probably Syrian refugees in Jordan by humanitarian mean that more than a quarter of Syria’s see a nuclear-armed Iran igniting a nuclear aid commissioner Kristalina Georgieva. pre-war population of 22.5 million have been arms race in the most volatile part of the “The more atrocities and fighting go on forced to quit their homes since the conflict world, emboldened to be even more aggres- in Syria, the more people run. There are no erupted in March 2011. sive and with missiles that can reach Israel indications whatsoever that this ... is going In its statement, the commission said it now and Europe soon. to go down,” Georgieva said after visiting was announcing an additional 65 million “But if you do hit them, then I think the the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan’s north. euros “in response to the rapidly growing consequences of their retaliation could spin As temporary home to more than 160,000 scale of the humanitarian crisis resulting out of control,” he said. Syrians, Zaatari is equivalent to the king- from the conflict in Syria”. “The additional Gates, a former intelligence officer who dom’s fifth largest city, according to the funding will be spent inside Syria, to assist helped oversee US support for Afghan United Nations. the more than four million people who insurgents fighting the Soviet Union in “We have to dig deep into our pockets (to have been forced to flee their homes, and the 1980s, said a residual US force should help the Syrians) because the worst is yet in neighbouring countries that have gener- remain in the country after 2014, when US to come. The crisis is beyond humanitarian ously welcomed some 1.4 million refugees.” troops are scheduled to come home. response. We need to do more and we need AGENCIES Saudi held after Tanzania blast freed

RIYADH: A Saudi arrested after a deadly attack a week ago killed three people in a packed church in Tanzania has been freed without charge, the government announced yesterday. “Saudi citizen Said bin Mohsen Al Mehri, who was arrested with other persons in Tanzania after the criminal attack on a church in Arusha in the north, has been freed,” said Prince Khaled ben Saud Khaled, a deputy to the Saudi foreign minister. “No charge has been laid against him,” the official SPA news agency reported the prince as saying, add- ing that Mehri was “on his way home to the kingdom”. The Saudi and three Emiratis were arrested along with five Tanzanians after last Sunday’s bomb- ing, described by Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete as “an act of terrorism”. “There are three nation- als of the United Arab Emirates and a Saudi... they were arrested while trying to cross the border” into Kenya, Arusha’s governor Magesa Mulongo said earlier. Gunmen kill seven people in Iraq BAGHDAD: Gunmen shot dead four women in Baghdad and killed three men north of the capital yesterday, security and medical officials said. The women were killed in a house in the Karrada area of central Baghdad, while the men were shot dead while walking on the main road in the Mishahada area, they said. It was not immediately clear why the victims were attacked. Shootings in Iraq often target security forces or government employees. AGENCIES MONDAY 13 MAY 2013 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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HE death toll in two years of Syrian uprising has crossed 82,000 and 12,500 others are missing, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Last-minute entries in Iran have TRights. Most of the dead were killed by troops and militia loyal to President Bashar Al Assad and most of the missing are believed to have been detained by the government’s secret police and other loyalists, the monitoring group said. reshaped presidential campaign The Observatory also said 4,788 children were among the 34,473 civilians killed. Another 12,916 anti-Assad fighters were BY JASON REZAIAN killed, along with 1,924 army deserters. On the loyalist side, relations with the United States. director at the National Iranian 16,729 troops and 12,000 militiamen and informers have been Amid tight security, Rafsanjani made American Council in Washington. “But killed. The report said the fate of around 2,500 loyalist troops WO of Iran’s most controversial his way through the crowd to the reg- today reaffirms Lesson 1 in Iranian poli- believed to be held by rebels is unknown. figures announced Saturday that istration center. As he arrived at the tics: Iran has politics.” Tthey are seeking to be candidates designated desk, it became clear that Saturday also saw several members of The latest grim figure should serve as an eye-opener to to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Mashaei, flanked by Ahmadinejad, was the conservative faction known as prin- the international community which has been dithering and Iran’s president. The emergence of registering simultaneously just a few ciplists, for their loyalty to the founding standing as a bystander as Syria burnt. As shocking as the two-term former president Ali Akbar feet away. principles of the Islamic republic, enter huge human toll is the possibility that it could go up as the Hashemi Rafsanjani and Ahmadinejad’s Afterwards, Mashaei and the race. Most prominent were the fighting in the country continues with no hope of an end in top aide, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, Ahmadinejad entered a hall packed with mayor of Tehran, Mohammad Bagher dramatically changed the landscape journalists where the would-be candi- Ghalibaf, and longtime foreign minister sight. of an election that until recently most date held up an ink-stained finger and Ali Akbar Velayati, a pediatrician who It’s unfortunate that Western countries, especially the observers thought would be fought his Iranian identity certificate, signify- trained at Johns Hopkins University. US, are not worried seriously enough about the death and between conservative candidates loyal ing that he had registered. Like the cur- Ghalibaf and Velayati, along with devastation in Syria. All talks about finding a solution and to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah rent president, Mashaei has fallen out of former Parliament speaker Gholam possible options have revolved around protecting the interests Ali Khamenei. Instead, if confirmed as favor with the ruling clerics; some have Ali Haddad-Adel, compose a three- of parties involved in the talks. candidates, both men would be likely to accused him of being part of a “deviant candidate coalition. They have agreed draw support from Iranians who have current” that is opposed to clerical rule. to support the one among them with The death toll in Syria has turned into a mess that backed reformists in the past. Critics and rivals of Ahmadinejad the most public support leading up to is far more complicated than The arrival of have accused the current president the election. Syrian uprising many people expected. First of all, Rafsanjani, 78, of trying to employ what they call a Velayati, an adviser to Khamenei, entrenched sectarianism has turned at election head- “Putin-Medvedev” plan similar to the is believed by many to be the head of has crossed the uprising into a civil war, with quarters here maneuvers atop Russia’s government, in state’s preferred candidate. 82,000 and the diverse religious and ethnic groups The arrival of with less than 10 which Ahmadinejad would stay close to Other candidates who registered Rafsanjani, minutes left to power if Mashaei becomes president and Saturday included Saeed Jalili, the coun- international spilling blood to protect their turfs. register his can- then run for a third term after being out try’s chief nuclear negotiator; Ramin Secondly, external forces which 78, at election didacy caused of office for four years, which is allowed Mehmanparast, the spokesman for community is have a stake in the outcome of the headquarters a frenzy among under Iran’s constitution. Iran’s Foreign Ministry; and Ali Akbar revolution are too many and too supporters and The actions by Rafsanjani and Javanfekr, who formerly ran state tel- turning a powerful. They are fighting outside here with less journalists, who Mashaei instantly infused the race with evision and is a top ally of Ahmadinejad. than 10 minutes have speculated an energy it had lacked, and their can- At least 20 high-ranking politicians blind eye. Syria to guarantee that their in recent weeks didacies, if approved, will likely inspire were among the many who signed up interests are protected. The human left to register his that the longtime greater voter turnout in the June 14 to become candidates, but it was the suffering hasn’t figured prominently in the Syrian discussions, candidacy caused political figure election. The 12-member Guardian emergence of Rafsanjani and Mashaei leaving rebels and the regime forces to battle it out on the would enter the Council has until May 23 to approve or in the final moments of the registra- ground until a solution is found. a frenzy among race. reject prospective candidacies, a decision tion process that captured the atten- Already, the neighbouring countries have been dragged into supporters and President from it bases on factors such as education and tion of journalists who had been waiting 1989 until 1997, loyalty to the Islamic revolution and its since morning for clarity about whether the conflict. Turkey has accused a group with links to Syrian journalists, who Rafsanjani is con- political system. either man would run. intelligence of carrying out car bombings that killed 46 people have speculated sidered a found- The initial process of registering to As the afternoon wore on and a in a Turkish border town, and said yesterday it was time for ing father of the be a candidate is open to all, and almost procession of conservative candidates the world to act against the government of President Bashar in recent weeks Islamic republic 700 Iranians did so during the process arrived, the likelihood that Mashaei Al Assad. Israel recently fired missiles at Damascus and has that the longtime and would prob- that began Tuesday. But only a handful or Rafsanjani would appear seemed to threatened to act again. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ably have the sup- of candidates are expected to ultimately fade. As some people left the premises, political figure port of another appear on the ballot. Both Rafsanjani a surge of activity erupted near the Erdogan has warned that whoever targets Turkey will sooner would enter the former president, and Mashaei have been central players entrance, where riot police and other or later pay the price. Mohammad in Iranian politics for years, making it security forces had gathered earlier. All of Syria has turned into a prison. People are starving race. Khatami. potentially difficult for the council to Once Rafsanjani was inside the build- and tens of thousands have lost their source of livelihood. Thought to be one reject them. Rafsanjani said in the past ing, his presence elicited a reaction Hundreds of thousands of children are suffering the trauma of Iran’s wealthiest people, Rafsanjani week that he would run only with the normally reserved for much younger has also become a symbol of the cor- supreme leader’s approval. celebrities: Crowds pushed to get close of war and the economy is in tatters. But the international ruption that has long afflicted politics “Iran’s election picture will remain to him and some people cried, saying he community is turning a blind eye. It seems Syrians’ lives have here. But others see him as a pragmatic hazy until vetting is done — perhaps had come to save the country. less value • leader who might be able to mend Iran’s longer,” said Reza Marashi, research WP-BLOOMBERG The other side Quote of The Sochi thaw the day HE British prime minister’s air Putin who saw off his valued guest for arming the rebels and the like in alongside more moderate opposition dash to the Russian President from 10-Downing Street with a bottle the war-torn Arab country. Cameron, forces. This is where they need to dif- Vladimir Putin’s winter resort of Armenian cognac, noting that Stalin unlike Kerry who merely insisted on ferentiate between a genuine uprising Twas meant to harness some had given Churchill the same in 1945, abandoning Assad at this point of time, against the dispensation in Damascus The United States common ground with Kremlin over the was déjà vu and writing on the wall, as has reportedly discussed a number of and the thugs who are making use stands with all mess in Syria. The fact that Cameron to how Moscow could recast itself in steps and options to address the mess of the unrest to plunge the region in met Putin hardly a couple of days the new era. in Syria, and that apparently include deeper chaos. The Western follies in Pakistanis in after US Secretary of State John Kerry Irrespective of the fact that Putin wide-ranging measures to support the Afghanistan are a case in point, wherein welcoming this failed to convince the Russian leader hasn’t conceded any ground to his diaspora and stem the tide of uncer- militants in the rank and file of muja- to stand down on Damascus is quite high-profile guests over the week- tainty inside the war-ravaged country. hideen played havoc with the sover- historic peaceful and meaningful. It goes on to exhibit that end, the good point is that Russia has This is a good omen and underscores eignty and integrity of the West Asian transparent transfer the West is trying its level best to see agreed to convene an international con- cooperation taking precedence over country, and pushed it into the abyss of the exit of Syrian President Bashar Al ference to discuss the crisis in Syria. issues of political exigency. war mongering. The trio — US, UK and of civilian power, Assad, and that too by taking Russia on The desire on the part of the US, Britain The Putin-Cameron hurriedly called Russia — are poised with an opportu- which is a significant board. Though this is smart diplomacy, and Russia to find a political solution summit, however, brought to fore an nity — in disaster — to rescue Syria the difference of opinion is nothing but of the dispute is quite encouraging, interesting aspect and that is the need before it gets too late. milestone in Pakistan’s Barack Obama crosscurrents of international politics. and has put on backburner the calls to identify extremist elements fighting Khaleej Times democratic progress. US President MONDAY 13 MAY 2013 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Sharif faces tough tasks ahead The true test of the ‘new’ Nawaz will be how he tackles Pakistan’s chronic economic woes and endemic corruption.

BY SIMON TISDALL a religiously conservative outlook. With one eye on Nato’s 2014 IAN Mohamed withdrawal from Afghanistan, Nawaz Sharif, Nawaz’s conservative Pakistan winner of Paki- Muslim League (PML-N) says stan’s general the new government will seek election, will to rebuild harmonious relations Mhope to strike third time lucky with the US, damaged by drone after his two previous terms as attacks, cross-border incidents prime minister, from 1990-93 and and spying rows. 1997-99, were cut short by con- As in the past, the pragmatic stitutional crises and men with Nawaz will not want to jeopardise guns. $2bn in annual US aid. But he has Although the “new” Nawaz, 63, vowed to review Pakistan’s sup- is an older and supposedly wiser port for America’s “war on ter- man, he faces potential challenges ror” and says he will seek peace from the military, the judiciary, with the Pakistani Taliban, allies and a broken, corrupted economy of the Taliban in Afghanistan. that proved his undoing in the Reconciliation would not come past. He also inherits a security at the expense of Pakistan’s situation far worse than that two national interests. “Economic decades ago. weaknesses are forcing us to Former Pakistani prime minister and head of the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif speaks to supporters, flanked by his brother Shahbaz Nawaz first rose to promi- go begging bowl in hand, while Sharif (right) after his party’s victory in the general election in Lahore on Saturday. nence in Punjab during the era foreign states undertake unilat- of the military dictator Zia ul- eral strikes on our territory,” the Nawaz has promised not long exile. How Nawaz deals with Chaudhry. But Nawaz’s luck may Bangladesh’s. Only 0.7 percent of Haq. Hailing from the wealthy party’s manifesto complained. to interfere in the process of his old foe will be a measure of be in this time. Zardari’s term ends the Pakistani GDP is spent on Sharif family, which made its Elected politicians, not generals choosing a successor to General the change he claims to represent. in September and Chaudhry is also health. The literacy rate is at 53 money in steel manufacture, he or outsiders, would direct for- Ashfaq Kayani, the army chief of His second term is remembered due to retire this year. Nawaz will percent and poverty at 24 per- was appointed finance minister eign policy. staff, who retires in November. for constitutional clashes with the have a chance to replace both men cent,” said analyst Gustav Ranis. and was subsequently made chief Nawaz has also pledged to But potential clashes loom over then president, Farooq Leghari, with political allies. By way of reassurance, Nawaz minister of the province by Zia improve ties with India on the possible cuts in the military’s and the judiciary. Nawaz forced For most voters the true points to his record as a business- in 1985. basis of the 1999 Lahore decla- budget, and over the fate of the out Leghari and replaced him test of the “new” Nawaz, one of man, privatiser, tax reformer and He used Lahore as a power base ration, which committed both former president General Pervez with his own man, while drasti- Pakistan’s wealthiest men who builder of infrastructure dat- from which to lead the national countries to a durable peace. But Musharraf, who is under house cally reducing presidential pow- has faced numerous, unproven ing back to his time as Punjab opposition to the Pakistan Peoples India, too, has cause for suspicion. arrest outside Islamabad. ers. After he was summoned by corruption allegations, will be how chief minister. In particular, he party’s Benazir Bhutto, after she It was Nawaz’s surprise decision, Nawaz was ready enough to the Supreme Court for contempt, he tackles the country’s chronic has promised to end the energy became prime minister in 1988 in 1998, to conduct nuclear tests, intervene in army affairs in 1998, a pro-Nawaz mob attacked the economic woes and accompany- shortages that are handicapping following Zia’s mysterious death after similar action by India, that when he appointed Musharraf then chief justice. ing, endemic corruption, said to Pakistani commerce. in a plane crash. When Bhutto brought a sharp deterioration in chief of staff. He then suffered the Nawaz must now deal with be worse now than during the But the immediate future may was dismissed from office on cor- relations with both Delhi and ignominy of being overthrown by President Asif Ali Zardari, leader spectacularly venal 1990s. bring another reprise of past his- ruption charges in 1990, Nawaz Washington. And Nawaz oversaw his protege in a military coup the of the defeated Pakistan Peoples Social problems are worsen- tory – an application to the IMF was elected prime minister, com- the 1999 Kargil conflict, which following year. Musharraf subse- party, and with the formidable ing, too. “Pakistan continues to for an emergency bailout to stave mitted to a free market and pri- brought the two neighbours to quently pursued Nawaz through Supreme Court Chief Justice and teeter on non-governability … off a national default. vatisation agenda and espousing the brink of all-out war. the courts and forced him into a judicial rights activist Iftikhar Pakistan’s education lags behind THE GUARDIAN Time for a global minimum wage Can Democrats

BY MUHAMMAD YUNUS proposal, the trust would receive $1.8bn each year. That’s $500 in the trust for each of the repeat Obama’s OR Bangladeshis, the tragedy at 3.6 million workers. All we have to do is to sell the garment factory in Savar is a the item of clothing for $35.50 instead of $35. symbol of our failure as a nation. A barely noticeable change to the price could The crack that caused the collapse work wonders. of the building has shown us that Of course, international buyers may argue winning formula? Fif we don’t face up to the cracks in our own that extra 50 cents would reduce the demand systems, we as a nation will get lost in the for the product and that their profits would BY CHRIS CILLIZZA black community that the first debris. Today, the souls of those who lost their shrink. But we would offer them an arrange- African-American president was lives in Rana Plaza are watching what we are ment whereby their sales would go up, instead VERYONE knows that able to generate. But the num- doing and listening to what we say. The last of down. The extra 50 cents could be a mar- US President Barack bers going back several elections breath of those souls surrounds us. keting tool to make the product more attrac- Obama can put together suggest that it’s possible for the Did we learn anything at all from this ter- tive to consumers. We could put a special tag Ea winning coalition in a party — and its next nominee — to rible loss of life? Or will we have completed our on each piece of clothing, saying: “From the national presidential election. He come close. If past is prologue, the duty by merely expressing our deep sympathy? happy workers of Bangladesh, with pleasure. did it — twice. What’s less clear bigger problem for Democrats in What should we do, now that news of a deadly Workers’ wellbeing guaranteed.” It could be is whether the Democratic Party attempting to rebuild the Obama fire in another factory in Dhaka reaches us? endorsed by Grameen, the NGO Brac, or some and its 2016 presidential nomi- coalition is the youth vote. Important questions have been raised about other respected international organisation. nee will be able to build a coalition The census study of the 2012 the future of the garment industry. Pope There could be a beautiful logo to go with it. that resembles the winning one electorate found that just 41 per- Francis has said buyers are treating the gar- When consumers saw that a well-known Obama built in 2008 and master- cent of eligible voters ages 18 to ment workers like slave labourers. A very large and trusted institution had taken responsibil- fully re-created four years later. 24 actually voted, well below the foreign buyer, Disney, has decided to pull out ity to ensure both the present and the future New data from the Census overall turnout of 62 percent of of Bangladesh. Others may follow. If that hap- A woman holds up the portrait of her missing of the workers who produced the garment, Bureau help answer that question, eligible voters. The 41 percent pens, it will severely damage our social and relative, believed to be trapped in the rubble of they wouldn’t mind paying 50 cents extra. shining a light on two of the pillars voting rate also was a significant economic future. This industry has brought an eight-storey building collapse in Savar, Dhaka. Consumers would be proud to support the of the Obama electoral foundation: dip from the 49 percent of voters about immense change in our society by trans- product and the company, rather than feel- African-Americans and young peo- ages 18 to 24 who voted in 2008. forming the lives of women. We cannot allow new urgency. I want to mobilise my international ing guilty about wearing a product made under ple. Black voters, the census study The drop-off among youth vot- it to be destroyed. Instead, Bangladeshis must and Bangladeshi friends to make stronger and harsh working conditions. makes clear, were the story of the ers continues a long-term trend be united as a nation to strengthen the gar- more persistent efforts this time. It wouldn’t I do not expect all companies will immediately 2012 election. For the first time of young voters constituting an ment industry, and foreign companies must be necessary for all the companies to agree on implement my proposal. I hope a few come for- since the bureau started meas- increasingly smaller share of the play their part too. the minimum wage at the same time. If some ward to experiment, and that their country’s uring voter participation in 1996, electorate. Voters ages 18 to 29, a I propose that foreign buyers jointly fix a leading firms take the initiative, it would start governments, organisations that work to protect the African-American turnout slightly broader age group used minimum international wage for the industry. the ball rolling. labour rights, citizens groups, church groups rate (66.2 percent of eligible vot- by exit pollsters, made up nearly This might be about 50 cents an hour, twice the There is also another practical way to help and the media will step forward to support it, ers) surpassed that of whites (64.1 a quarter of the electorate in 1984. level typically found in Bangladesh. This mini- ensure better standards for Bangladeshi gar- too. This issue should attract attention more percent). Not only that, but 1.7 Since then, their share of the elec- mum wage would be an integral part of reform- ment workers. Let’s say a garment factory urgently now in light of the deaths in Savar. million more African-Americans torate has declined steadily. The ing the industry, which would help to prevent produces and sells a piece of clothing for $5, Pulling industry out of Bangladesh is voted in 2012 than in 2008 — even Census Bureau survey found that future tragedies. We have to make international which is then packaged and shipped to New not a solution. It would be unfortunate for as 2 million fewer whites voted voters ages 18 to 29 made up just companies understand that while the workers York. This $5 includes not only the production, Bangladesh and for the foreign buyers. There than had four years ago. 15 percent of the 2012 electorate are physically in Bangladesh, they are contrib- packaging, shipment, profit and management is no sense in them leaving a country that has The trend over time is even — lower than exit poll data have uting their labour to the businesses: they are but also indirectly covers the share that goes benefited a great deal from their business, a more impressive when it comes to shown for the past few elections. stakeholders. Physical separation should not be to the cotton farmers, yarn mills, and the cost country that could have continuing rapid and African-American participation, That decline should be of signifi- grounds to ignore the wellbeing of this labour. of dying and weaving. visible economic and social progress because which has increased by 13 percent cant concern to Democratic strate- Of course, we have to be prepared for a neg- When US customers buy this item from a of them, a country that would always remain since 1996. Obama’s dominance gists — particularly without Obama ative market reaction. Some will argue that shop for $35, they feel happy that they’ve got a grateful to them. I believe they would rather among the increasing share of on the ballot in future elections. Bangladesh would lose the competitiveness it bargain. But everyone who was involved in the remain in Bangladesh, and take pride in creat- black voters is well documented. He Obama’s success among young vot- has gained by offering the cheapest labour. To production collectively received $5. Another ing a new society and economy. Changes are took 95 percent of the black vote ers was not his ability to turn out retain its competitiveness, Bangladesh would $30 was added in the US for taking the prod- taking place in the world of business. Even if in 2008 and followed it by winning that many more young people, but have to increase its attractiveness in other uct to the final consumer. Now, with a little they are tiny changes, they are coming none- 93 percent of African-American rather his consolidation of their sup- ways, for example, by increasing productivity effort, we could make a huge impact in the lives theless. We can accelerate that change. voters last November. While those port. Obama won more than six in 10 and specialised labour skills, regaining buy- of workers. Would a consumer in a shopping The Savar tragedy has created a huge wound percentages are impressive, they voters ages 18 to 29 in 2008 and 2012, ers’ trust, and ensuring workers’ welfare. But mall feel upset if they were asked to pay $35.50 and deep pain in the minds of the people of aren’t entirely anomalous. Then- while Kerry and Gore won 54 per- until we are able to fix an international mini- instead of $35? My answer is no, they won’t this country. I pray that from this deep pain Senator John Kerry, D-Mass, won cent in 2004 and 2000 respectively. mum wage, we will not be able to pull workers even notice. If we could create a Garment we will find a way to resolve the problems 88 percent of black voters in 2004 House Democrats won 55 percent of from the grievous category of “slave labour” Workers Welfare Trust in Bangladesh with in our national life. When we watched the and Al Gore took 90 percent in 18-to-29-year-olds in 2010. the pope placed them in. that additional 50 cents, we could resolve most tragedy unfold on our television screens — the 2000. Even in the 2010 midterm In 2014 and 2016 then, it’s pos- Gaining support for the minimum wage won’t of the problems workers face — safety, work hundreds of helpless people dead and injured election, where Republicans were sible that not only will young voters be easy, but through sincere discussions with environment, pensions, healthcare, housing, — it made us aware of what our dysfunctional ascendant, 89 percent of black vot- represent a smaller share of the politicians, business leaders, citizens, church their children’s health, education, childcare, system has led us to. After all this, will we just ers chose Democratic candidates. electorate than they did in 2008 or groups and the media in consumer countries, it retirement, old age and travel. Everything keep on watching as it keeps on happening, It’s hard to imagine any future 2012, but that they also will move can be achieved. In the past, I have tried to con- could be taken care of through this trust. again and again? candidate garnering the sort less in unison behind Democrats vince foreign buyers — but without success. Now Bangladesh exports garments worth $18bn When will we come to our senses? of excitement, enthusiasm and than they did behind Obama. after the Savar tragedy, the issue has gained a each year. If all the garment buyers accept this GUARDIAN NEWS near-unanimous support in the WP-BLOOMBERG MONDAY 13 MAY 2013 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST New Sars-like Turkey arrests virus can probably pass nine over person-to-person

RIYADH: World Health Organisation (WHO) officials said yesterday it seemed likely bombings a new coronavirus that has killed at least 18 people in the Middle East and Europe could Hundreds protest in border city be passed between humans, but only after prolonged contact. REYHANLI: Turkey said yes- by Saturday’s blasts in Reyhanli, A virus from the same family terday it had arrested nine peo- a major Turkish hub for Syrian triggered the outbreak of Severe ple over bombings that killed 46 refugees and rebels. Acute Respiratory Syndrome in a town near the Syrian bor- The attacks provoked a back- (Sars) that swept the world after der and warned Damascus a red lash against Syrian refugees as emerging in Asia and killed 775 line had been crossed. dozens of cars were wrecked by people in 2003. The Syrian government rampaging crowds, according to Yesterday French authorities denied involvement in the twin witnesses. announced that a second man had car bombs that sowed death The attack sowed panic in been diagnosed with the disease in Reyhanli on Saturday but Reyhanli, a town of about 60,000 after sharing a hospital room with Ankara said it was holding sus- people. France’s only other sufferer. pects who had confessed and “I heard the first blast, walked WHO Assistant Director- accused Damascus of dragging out, thinking it was a missile General Keiji Fukuda told report- Turkey into its civil war. being fired from Syria. Then I ers in Saudi Arabia, the site of the The attacks were the deadli- found myself on the ground, my largest cluster of infections, there est case of what observers see as arms and right leg hurting, my was no evidence so far the virus an increasing regionalisation of ears ringing. It must have been was able to sustain “generalised the conflict that started in March the second bomb,” said Hikmet Protesters shout slogans against Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan during a demonstration against the transmission in communities” — 2011 and came as key brokers Haydut, a 46-year-old coffee shop government’s foreign policy on Syria, in central Hatay, yesterday. a scenario that would raise the Washington and Moscow made owner who had minor injuries to spectre of a pandemic. an unprecedented joint push for his head and body. because our values would not against attempts to drag Ankara from the Syrian frontier, carrying But he added: “Of most con- peace talks. “I am alive, but all I have is allow that,” Information Minister into the Syrian conflict. banners and shouting anti-gov- cern ... is the fact that the dif- “They want to drag us down gone.” Omran Al Zohbi said. “Turkey seems to be sinking ernment slogans while onlookers ferent clusters seen in multiple a vile path,” Turkish Prime Deputy Prime Minister Besir “It is Erdogan who should be into the Syrian swamp... It has cheered. countries ... increasingly support Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Atalay told a news conference asked about this act... He and his become a stakeholder in this civil Many in this frontier province the hypothesis that when there is said at a rally in Istanbul, urging that nine people — all Turks — party bear direct responsibility,” war by directly supporting the of Hatay, a melting pot of sectar- close contact, this novel corona- Turks to be “level-headed in the were detained for questioning and he added. opposition,” he wrote. ian, ethnic and religious groups, virus can transmit from person face of each provocation aimed at that some had confessed involve- Nato member Turkey distanced The Syrian opposition National some of whom share Assad’s to person. drawing Turkey into the Syrian ment in the attacks, which also itself from its erstwhile ally soon Coalition said the attacks were Alawite creed, blame their own “There is a need for countries quagmire.” left dozens wounded. after Assad started cracking designed to drive a wedge between government and its policy on to ... increase levels of awareness,” Speaking during a visit in The suspects were said to down on pro-democracy protests Turks and Syrians and called for Syria for the bloodshed spilling he said. Berlin, Foreign Minister Ahmet belong to a Turkish Marxist in 2011. more robust international action onto Turkish soil. A public health expert who Davutoglu called the attacks a organisation with direct links Ankara has since become a against Assad’s regime. Turkey has taken in more than declined to be identified, said breach of Turkey’s “red line” and to Syrian President Bashar Al rear base for the Syrian rebellion, Meanwhile, hundreds of pro- 400,000 Syrian refugees, many of “close contact” meant being in the warned that Ankara reserved the Assad’s regime. and Damascus has already been testers took to the streets of whom have settled in Hatay, and same small, enclosed space with right to “take any kind of meas- Damascus rejected the allega- blamed for a string of attacks on Antakya yesterday. has thrown its full weight behind an infected person for a prolonged ure” in response to the deadly tions that it masterminded the Turkish soil. Several hundred people, mostly the armed opposition fighting period. bombings. attacks. Can Dundar, a columnist at leftist and nationalist demonstra- to overthrow Assad, although it The virus first emerged in the Cranes were seen lifting “Syria did not commit and Turkey’s Milliyet newspaper, tors, marched through the centre denies supplying weapons. Gulf last year, but deaths have debris from buildings destroyed would never commit such an act argued that it was late to warn of the city no more than 50km AGENCIES also been recorded in Britain and France of people who had recently been in the Middle East. A total of 34 cases worldwide have been confirmed by blood tests so far. History will judge me ‘fairly’, Mubarak tells newspaper Saudi Arabia’s Health Ministry said in a statement the country had had 24 confirmed cases since CAIRO: Ex-president Hosni Al Deeb said. The independent Al future generations will judge me archfoe of the toppled leader. poorest Egyptians who face a last summer, of whom 15 had died. Mubarak, on trial for the death Watan, which is highly critical of fairly,” Al Watan quoted Mubarak “I do not want to talk about deteriorating economic and secu- Fukuda said he was not sure if the of protesters during Egypt’s Egypt’s new ruling Islamists, said as telling one of its reporters on that subject, but in the end, he’s rity situation. two newly reported Saudi deaths 2011 uprising that toppled him, the interview was the first the the sidelines of his re-trial on a new president who bears heavy “Throughout my presidency, were included in the numbers said future generations would ex-president gave since he was Saturday. responsibilities for the first time, I took care of people on low confirmed by the WHO. judge him “fairly” in an inter- forced to quit in February 2011 According to the paper, and who shouldn’t be judged for incomes... and I refused to take Memish added that three sus- view published yesterday, but after massive protests against his Mubarak also said that it was the moment,” Mubarak said any measures against them. That pected cases in Saudi Arabia were his lawyer denied the exchange 30-year rule. too early to judge his succes- when asked to comment on is the secret of my sadness, to still under investigation, includ- took place. “I have said in the past that sor Mohammed Mursi, a mem- Mursi. see the situation of people on low ing previous negative results that “The interview is fabricated, it history would bear witness and ber of the influential Muslim Mubarak, 85, also said that incomes,” he said. were being re-examined. never took place,” lawyer Farid judge, and I am still certain that Brotherhood movement and he was “very, very sad” for the AFP REUTERS Morocco king Egypt court to rule next month urges key govt ally to stay on challenge to upper house CAIRO: Egypt’s highest court will rule next Both are examples of the many lawsuits, filed in cabinet month on the legality of the upper house of mostly by Muslim Brotherhood opponents, that parliament, judicial sources said yesterday, have complicated the transition from Hosni RABAT: King Mohammed in a case that throws more legal doubt over Mubarak’s rule after he was swept from power VI of Morocco has urged the a political transition repeatedly disrupted by by Egypt’s 2011 uprising. conservative Istiqlal party to lawsuits. Elections for a new lower house of parliament go back on a decision to pull A ruling against the Muslim Brotherhood- were due to begin last month but were derailed out from the Islamist-led gov- led upper house by the Supreme Constitutional by a court ruling annulling a Mursi decree setting ernment, a spokesman for the Court on June 2 could lead to the dissolution of the election dates. party said yesterday. the chamber and result in legislative power being The Islamists believe the judiciary to be Istiqlal’s national council, the transferred to President Mohamed Mursi. stacked with Mubarak-era appointees who are main ally of the ruling Islamists, The case, brought by an independent parlia- working against them. However, the make-up of announced on Saturday it was mentary candidate, stems from a similar chal- the Supreme Constitutional Court has changed pulling out of the government over lenge to the lower house last year. That lawsuit since last year’s ruling on the dissolution of the its failure to shore up the economy resulted in the dissolution of the Islamist-led lower house. The court is also due to rule on June and solve dire social issues. lower house after the court ruled that flaws in 2 on the validity of a separate Islamist-dominated Overnight the king, who is on the election law, related to the number of seats assembly that drafted a new constitution fast- a private visit abroad, telephoned reserved for independent candidates, rendered tracked into law by Mursi in December. Istiqlal party chief Hamid Chabat it unconstitutional. REUTERS “to exhort him to keep our min- isters in the government,” party spokesman Adil Benhamza said. “We will ask our ministers to carry on with current affairs until the king returns home,” he added. Istiqlal holds several ministerial portfolios including education and the economy, and its decision to quit the cabinet could mean a gen- eral election or a cabinet reshuffle by the government headed by the moderate Islamist Party of Justice and Development (PJD). On Saturday, Istiqlal’s national council criticised head of the gov- ernment, Abdelilah Benkirane, for failing to take “into consid- eration the gravity of the social and economic situation”. Istiqlal also said Benkirane, head of the PJD, was “monopolising deci- sions at the centre of government.” But after the telephone conversa- tion between the king and Chabat, Istiqlal said that its executive committee has taken note of this “extremely important development”. AFP R iot policemen stand outside the Supreme Constitutional Court in Cairo yesterday. MONDAY 13 MAY 2013 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11

Western drugs Cameron faces fresh turmoil over EU were tested on 100 party lawmakers look set to defy prime minister in parliamentary vote East Germans BERLIN: Western drug com- LONDON: British Prime the Tories share power with Amid front-page newspaper Sunday Telegraph that the prime be misinterpreted as in any way panies tested pharmaceuticals Minister David Cameron is the smaller pro-EU Liberal headlines proclaiming “Tory civil minister’s pledge “is not yet questioning our commitment to, on more than 50,000 people in bracing for a fresh Conservative Democrats. war” and “Tories in Europe tur- believable”. our belief in, the idea of a refer- the former communist East rebellion over Europe this week The rise of the eurosceptic moil”, senior Conservative min- He said legislating for a ref- endum,” he said. Germany, often without the as about 100 of his party’s law- UK Independence Party (UKIP), isters took to the airwaves on erendum “would put this right” Hammond added that any ref- knowledge of patients, several makers look set to defy him in a which came third in local elections Sunday to try to calm the storm. and vowed in the coming weeks erendum bill would be “almost of whom died, the Spiegel news parliamentary vote. this month, has prompted many “You can’t have a civil war to seek “every means possible to certain to be defeated” if it was weekly reported yesterday. Tory divisions over Britain’s Conservatives to press Cameron when everyone is on the same bring legislation to parliament”. introduced before the next elec- Some 600 clinical trials were membership of the European to enshrine his pledge in law. side,” said Education Secretary Home Secretary Theresa May tion because the Lib Dems and carried out in more than 50 hos- Union, never far below the sur- Media reports suggest 100 law- Michael Gove. and Defence Secretary Philip the opposition Labour party pitals until the 1989 fall of the face, have burst into the open makers are likely to support Baron’s He said the “overwhelming Hammond confirmed they would would oppose it. Berlin Wall, the report said, cit- once again ahead of the expected motion — a third of the parliamen- majority” of Tory MPs wanted abstain in next week’s vote as Cameron’s pledge earlier this ing previously unpublished docu- vote on Wednesday. tary Tory party and an increase on a different relationship with they sought to defend the prime year to hold an in-out vote was ments of the East German health Eurosceptic MP John Baron the 81 Tory MPs who demanded a Brussels, and admitted that he minister’s leadership. intended to appease the euroscep- ministry, pharmaceutical insti- has introduced a non-binding referendum in a 2011 vote. personally believed leaving the May said she had “every sym- tics in his party and undermine tute and Stasi secret police. motion expressing “regret” that Cameron’s office has said he is EU would be “perfectly tolerable”. pathy” with the rebels but added: the appeal of UKIP. Many major drug companies last week’s Queen’s Speech, which “relaxed” about next week’s vote, “I’m not happy with our posi- “I don’t think it’s right for minis- But the debate has only grown, from Germany, Switzerland and set out the government’s priori- but it emerged this weekend that tion with the European Union. ters to effectively vote against the with several senior Tories now the United States took part, offer- ties for the year, did not include a his ministers have been told to But my preference is for a change programme we put forward in the openly calling for Britain to ing up to 800,000 West German promise to legislate for a referen- abstain. in Britain’s relationship,” he said. Queen’s Speech.” leave the EU. Cameron says he marks (about ¤400,000 at today’s dum on EU membership. It would be unprecedented for Gove insisted Cameron’s prom- Hammond was asked if he supports membership and would exchange rate) per study, a boost Cameron has promised to hold them to vote against their own ise to renegotiate Britain’s terms shouldn’t therefore vote against vote “yes” in any referendum, but for East Germany’s underfunded an in-out referendum if his party government’s Queen’s Speech, but before putting them to a vote in Baron’s motion, and for the believes the 27-nation bloc needs health care system, Spiegel said. wins a majority at the next gen- many Tories in the cabinet are 2017 was the right approach. Queen’s Speech. “I wouldn’t want to change. Records showed that two people eral election in 2015. Currently sympathetic to the rebels’ cause. However, Baron wrote in the to vote against it and allow that to died in East Berlin during testing of Trental, a drug that improves blood circulation developed by then West German company Cavalry comrades Hoechst, which has since merged with Sanofi, the report said. Two more patients died in Cleveland victims a lung clinic near the city of Magdeburg in tests of a blood pressure drug made by Sandoz, which has since been taken over ask for privacy by the Swiss group Novartis, according to Spiegel. CLEVELAND: The three for the victims as of Saturday, Patients were often not fully women who had been impris- said Cleveland Councilman Brian informed about the possible risks oned in a Cleveland home for Cummins. The three women and and side effects, the weekly said. the past decade thanked their Berry’s 6-year-old daughter, born in Other tests involved preterm supporters in a statement yes- captivity, were rescued on Monday infants and a group of alcoholics terday and asked for privacy so after having disappeared between they could reconnect with their 2002 and 2004 and held in Castro’s families after their stunning dungeon-like home. Russian boy, 7, captivity and rescue. Two of Castro’s brothers were The victims may choose to tell also arrested but released when kills brother, 4 their stories to the media after investigators determined they legal proceedings against suspect were unaware their brother had MOSCOW: A 7-year-old Ariel Castro conclude, said attor- kept the three women inside his Russian boy told investiga- ney James Wooley, who read the house for years, first chaining tors he had shot and killed his statement in downtown Cleveland. them in the basement and later 4-year-old brother by accident Castro, 52, was arrested and locking them in upstairs quarters. with their grandfather’s rifle held on $8m bail, charged with The two brothers told CNN in yesterday, law enforcement four counts of kidnapping and an interview they feared people British servicemen wearing bowler hats march during the 89th Combined Cavalry Old Comrades Association authorities said. three counts of rape. Prosecutors would always believe they were Annual Parade in Hyde Park, London, yesterday. The boy said he and his brother said they intend to pursue a host involved. “I couldn’t never think of had found the gun under a bed of additional charges that could doing anything like that. If I knew in their grandparents’ house in result in the death penalty. that my brother was doing this ... the Siberian town of Bukachacha “Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus I would not be, not — in a minute, and were playing with it on the and Michelle Knight are I would call the cops because that Bulgaria votes in tense election porch while the adults slept, the extremely grateful for the gener- ain’t right,” Pedro Castro, 54, said. federal Investigative Committee ous assistance and loving support The brothers, each clean-shaven said. of their families, friends and the and wearing ties, sat side-by-side SOFIA: Bulgarians voted yes- showed GERB pulling just 29-35 could include the ultra-nationalst The boy said he accidentally community. They are also very for the interview from a secret terday in a tight and tense percent support, suggesting Ataka party, the Turkish minority pulled the trigger while trying to grateful for the tireless efforts of location, where they were in hiding snap general election marred a slim win that would bring party MRF and potential kingmaker take the gun out of his younger numerous law enforcement offi- to avoid reprisals. The image con- by accusations of fraud and them nowhere near a governing DGB, a new centrist party formed by brother’s hands, the commit- cials,” the statement said. trasted with the police mug shots expected to result in political majority. ex-European commissioner Meglena tee said. Authorities earlier said Donations have poured in from that were issued to the public, show- stalemate and fresh protests in The socialist BSP party was Kuneva. they suspected someone had shot Cleveland and around the world ing dishevelled men in jail uniforms. the EU’s poorest member. also snapping at GERB’s heels on The campaign has focused the younger boy from outside the with offers cash, furniture and “The people out there that Despite its ouster by massive 25-32 percent, with some surveys more on a wiretapping scandal enclosed porch. use of a vacation home to help know me, they know that Onil public unrest just three months putting them neck-and-neck. than on the grinding poverty— The Investigative Committee them rebuild their lives. Castro is not that person and has ago, the conservative GERB party Whichever party comes first will almost a quarter of the popula- said authorities would open a A fund established by three mem- nothing to do with that. Would of former bodyguard ex-premier face the tough task of finding at least tion lives below the poverty line criminal case, apparently against bers of the Cleveland City Council never even think of something Boyko Borisov was tipped to win two coalition partners in a severely — hat so angered Bulgarians over the grandfather, on suspicion of and administered by a non-profit like that,” Onil told CNN. the most votes. fragmented parliament that might the winter. illegal possession of an unregis- group had raised more than $50,000 REUTERS Eve-of-ballot polls however include up to five other parties. These AFP tered rifle. AGENCIES ‘Dangerous’ British fugitive held in Spain

MADRID: One of Britain’s most wanted fugitives, armed robber Andrew Moran, has been arrested at a luxury villa on the Spanish coast after four years on the run, police from both countries said Sunday. Armed officers found him relaxing by the swimming pool when they raided the villa in the town of Calpe on the Costa Blanca on Friday, Britain’s Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) said. The 31-year-old absconded from his trial for armed robbery in Britain in 2009, assaulting a security guard and vaulting over the dock. He fled the country and was later convicted in his absence. Spanish police said Moran, who they described as a “dangerous fugitive”, had “attempted to flee and violently resisted the officers”. Last November, he had evaded arrest by shaking off Spanish officers in a car chase. Two handguns, 60 rounds of ammunition and a machete were found at the property in Calpe, a town popular with expatriates, SOCA said. Moran, from Salford, near Manchester in northwest- ern England, was on his country’s most wanted list of criminals. He was arrested in 2007 over the brutal robbery two years earlier of £25,000 ($38,000) from guards working for the Royal Mail postal service in nearby Colne, in Lancashire. The guards were threatened with a handgun, machete and a baseball bat, and one of them was assaulted in the raid. Moran’s co-accused, Stephen Devalda, was arrested at a hotel in the Spanish resort of Marbella in 2011. Matt Burton, SOCA’s head of investigations, said: “Moran thought he could evade capture fleeing to Spain, frequently changing his appearance and using false iden- tities. “Like his partner in crime Devalda and the other armed robbers on the (agency’s) hit-list discovered, though, there’s no hiding place.” The agency said Moran would be appearing in court in Madrid on Monday as proceedings begin to extradite him to Britain. AFP MONDAY 13 MAY 2013 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES Bangladesh Taiwan threat to raise basic pay of textile to halt hiring workers DHAKA: Bangladesh has set up a panel to raise the mini- mum wage for millions of gar- ment workers, a minister said of Filipinos yesterday, as tens of thousands protested over poor condi- tions highlighted by a series of Fisherman shooting row deepens disasters. “We’ve set up a minimum wage TAIPEI: Taiwan yesterday sent of millions of dollars a year. board for the garment sector. four coastguard and naval vessels More than 50 bullets hit the We did it in view of the work- to strengthen patrols in waters 15-tonne “Kuang Ta Hsin No 28”, ers’ demand to hike their sala- near the Philippines following pub- killing skipper Hung Shih-cheng. ries,” textile minister Abdul Latif lic outrage over the shooting of a “This is nothing but a slaughter,” Siddique told AFP. Taiwanese fisherman by Filipino prosecutor Liu Chia-kai said after A typical Bangladeshi garment coastguards. examining the ship. worker takes home less than $40 a “The government is determined President Ma Ying-jeou yester- month, a wage that Pope Francis to protect our fishermen,” cabinet day visited the victim’s family on has condemned as akin to slave spokeswoman Cheng Li-wen said in a an island off the southern city of labour. Their minimum wage was statement as a frigate and coastguard Kaohsiung and promised to pur- last raised — by 80 percent — in vessels set sail for the area where the sue the strong protest against the November 2010. 65-year-old fisherman was killed on Philippine government. The panel will include union Thursday. Taiwan’s government confirmed representatives as well as factory Taiwan in a strongly-worded state- that websites of several government owners, Siddique added. “There ment late on Saturday demanded agencies, including the presidential is no doubt the salaries will be Manila apologise and compensate the office, the defence ministry and the hiked,” he said. The announce- victim’s family or face a freeze on the coastguard administration, had been ment came as the death toll hiring of its nationals. hacked, after Internet attacks on from the country’s worst indus- It also asked the Philippines to Philippine government websites were Residents gather before a monument of the 5/2 Sichuan earthquake on the 5th anniversary of the disaster, trial disaster climbed to 1,126, 19 bring to justice the coastguards reported on Friday night. in Yingxiu township of Wenchuan county, yesterday. days after a nine-storey garment responsible and start negotiating a Several fishermen’s groups said factory complex in a suburb of fisheries agreement. they plan to file a protest at the Dhaka caved in and buried hun- “If the Filipino government fails to Philippine mission in Taipei today. dreds of workers. respond in a positive manner within Manila recognises Beijing but not Five years after China quake Workers at the country’s 72 hours, the hiring of Philippine Taipei. In Manila Abigail Valte, a garment-manufacturing hub of workers will be frozen,” said presi- spokeswoman for President Benigno Ashulia on the outskirts of Dhaka dential office spokeswoman Lee Aquino, said on Saturday that left their factories en masse yes- Chia-fei. authorities had launched a “trans- killed 80,000, questions linger terday morning to demand an There are about 87,000 Philippine parent and impartial investigation” increase in wages. domestic helps and other workers in into the incident. BEIJING: China yesterday those young faces lying under voice recordings of people read- “Up to 30 factories suspended Taiwan and they send home hundreds She expressed hope that economic marked the fifth anniver- the school buildings,” said ing the names of students who production for the day as tens ties with Taipei would not be affected sary of the Sichuan earth- Fengguo De Wuhou 1117 on a died in the earthquake, which of thousands of workers refused and added that the coastguard crew quake which killed more than microblog. he puts at more than 5,000. to work,” additional police chief involved in the incident had been 80,000 but some said ques- “Five years and the prom- Ai was badly beaten by police of Dhaka, Shyamol Kumar temporarily suspended from duty to tions remained over the thou- ise to thoroughly investigate when he tried to testify in sup- Mukharjee, told AFP. ensure a fair inquiry. sands of children who died as the ‘tofu-built’ projects in the port of activist Tan Zuoren, They also demanded the death Taiwan’s government has come their schools collapsed. quake area still lingers around who had investigated the school penalty for Sohel Rana, owner of under pressure from the opposition The 8.0 magnitude earth- the ears,” said the posting, buildings. the collapsed Rana Plaza complex, and the media to take action, with quake struck the southwest- using a Chinese phrase for The state-run People’s Daily who was arrested at Bangladesh’s the Philippines refusing so far to ern province of Sichuan on shoddy construction. newspaper called the earth- main border crossing with India apologise and saying the coastguard the afternoon of May 12, 2008, Thousands of children died quake a “grave catastrophe” but after a four-day manhunt last was tackling illegal fishing. with its epicentre at Wenchuan and 7,000 schools were badly said the recovery was a symbol month. He is accused of forc- Philippine coastguard spokesman county. Another 4.45 million damaged in the earthquake, of China’s strength. ing labourers to work on April Commander Armand Balilo said were hurt in China’s worst triggering accusations of poor “In less than three years, the 24, the day of the collapse, even Friday the incident took place in quake in more than three construction and corrup- Wenchuan disaster zone has though cracks appeared in the Philippine waters and the crew had decades. tion, especially as some other completed the task of recon- building a day before. Rana, a been carrying out their duty to stop The mouthpiece of the ruling buildings nearby remained struction with impressive low-level official from the rul- illegal fishing. Communist Party, the People’s standing. speed,” the newspaper said in ing Awami League party, is also “If somebody died, they deserve Daily, praised government Calls for transparency from a front-page commentary. accused of breaking construction our sympathy but not an apology,” efforts towards reconstruction the government on how many “To achieve a new victory of laws by allowing factories to oper- Balilo told reporters. but outspoken Internet com- students were killed led to building a prosperous society, ate inside a commercial building Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou The victim’s son, who was with his mentators remembered the beatings and arrests of activ- this is the best way to com- designed for shops and banks. consoles Hung Chen A-lun, widow of father and two other sailors on the thousands of children who died. ists, including dissident artist memorate the fifth anniversary The workers blocked a key the Taiwanese fisherman shot dead boat at the time, has insisted they “It’s the fifth anniversary Ai Weiwei. of the Wenchuan earthquake,” highway for nearly two hours but by Filipino coastguards last week, in did not cross into Philippine waters. of the earthquake as well as Ai yesterday tweeted a link it said. no major violence was reported, Pingtung County, yesterday. AFP Mother’s Day. Hard to forget to his work “Remembrance”, AFP Mukharjee said. AFP Seoul apologises for official’s misconduct

SEOUL: South Korea’s presi- and unsavoury incident” and responsibility but did not say her early 20s — at a Washington dential office apologised yes- apologised to the victim and whether the resignation had bar on Tuesday night and he terday for a “very shameful” her family. been accepted. Yoon returned had no sexual intent. scandal involving a former “We offer our deepest apology to Seoul on Wednesday without “I implore her to forgive me senior official who was fired to all South Koreans, the victim, accompanying Park on her trip if I had hurt her due to differ- midway through President her family and Korean expatri- to Los Angeles, the final stop of ences in culture. I offer my apol- Park Geun-Hye’s US visit. ates overseas for the incident,” her US visit. ogy to her,” the 56-year-old said Yoon Chang-Jung, a former Huh Tae-Yeol told a press con- Washington D C police at a live TV press conference spokesman for Park, was sacked ference, adding he had been left told the South’s Yonhap news on Saturday. The affair over- last week over allegations that “speechless”. agency they were “investigating shadowed Park’s US tour — her he had sexually harassed a “This is an unacceptable the report of a misdemeanour first overseas trip since taking female intern — a Korean- and very shameful incident,” sexual abuse” by an unnamed office in February — that would American — while accompany- he said without elaborating on 56-year-old male suspect. otherwise have been considered ing Park on her May 5-9 trip. its nature. Huh added that Lee Yoon denied the allegation, a success. North Korea said The presidential chief of staff Nam-Ki, the top spokesman saying he had merely “patted yesterday the scandal showed yesterday said Yoon had been for Park and Yoon’s superior, her waist” while drinking with Park’s trip had been a failure. involved in an “embarrassing had offered to resign to take the intern — a college student in AFP

Trash trouble Five killed in south Philippines

MANILA: Five people were killed in separate ambushes in the volatile southern Philippines, police and the mili- tary said yesterday, and a radio reporter was kidnapped by armed men on the eve of mid- term elections. Two men armed with short firearms abducted radio journal- ist Melinda Jennifer Glifonea at dawn yesterday at a restaurant in Candelaria, a farming town three hours south of Manila. “We are not discounting the possibility it could be related to her work,” local police spokesman A landfill in the New Territories of Hong Kong as the Chinese city of Shenzhen looms in the back- Chief Inspector Edcille Canals ground. Official data shows that the city generates about 19,000 tonnes of solid waste every day, told AFP by telephone. with 9,100 tonnes dumped into landfills — two-thirds of it domestic waste. Only 52 percent of total He said Glifonea was known waste is recycled in a city that produces an average of 921kg of rubbish per person per year, which is to carry stinging political com- more than twice the amount compared to Japan (410kg) and South Korea (380kg), according to the mentary on her show at the local 103.1 FM Edgeradio. He did not Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. elaborate. AFP MONDAY 13 MAY 2013 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Sharif poised to form government Absolute majority may elude largest party; trends show PML-N may end up with 130 seats Karzai calls on

ISLAMABAD: Toppled in a new govt to help 1999 military coup, jailed and exiled, Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif bring peace has made a triumphant election comeback and looks set to form KABUL: Afghan President a stable government capable of Hamid Karzai yesterday implementing reforms needed called on Pakistan’s incom- to rescue the fragile economy. ing government to help nego- Sharif may not win enough tiate an end to the Taliban seats to rule on his own but has insurgency that has ravaged built up enough momentum to his country for nearly 12 avoid having to form a coali- years. tion with his main rivals, former Taliban militants use cricketer Imran Khan’s Tehrik- Pakistan’s border areas as a i-Insaf (PTI) and the Pakistan refuge to launch attacks across People’s Party (PPP). Afghanistan’s south and east, The steel magnate held off and elements of the Pakistani a challenge from Khan, who state are accused of providing had hoped to break decades of tacit support to the Islamist dominance by Sharif’s Pakistan extremists. Muslim League (PML-N) and the Pakistan is suffering from PPP, led by the Bhutto family. its own domestic Taliban The two parties have formed insurgency and has accused governments whenever the mili- Afghanistan of provid- tary, the most powerful institu- ing shelter to some wanted tion in the nuclear-armed nation, commanders. has allowed civilian rule. “We hope that the gov- Khan put up a strong fight and ernment paves the way for he is likely to remain a force in peace and brotherhood with politics, possibly becoming the Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif meets party supporters at his home in Lahore yesterday. RIGHT: Supporters clamour for sweets being Afghanistan and cooperates main opposition figure. The PPP, distributed outside Sharif’s home. in fighting terrorism and sin- which led the government for the cerely rooting out terrorist last five years, has done badly and it was likely to get around 130, and the polls were a democratic land- ruled the country for more than billions of dollars in aid. sanctuaries,” Karzai said. could come in third place. should easily be able to make up mark, marking the first time one half of its turbulent 66-year his- In the end, cricketing hero The two countries need to Television channels said of the the required majority of 137 with elected government was to replace tory, should stay out of politics. Khan did not have the momen- work together to be “saved results declared by last evening, support from independents and another in a country vulnerable to But he will have to work with tum needed to trip up Sharif from the menace of terrorism”, Sharif’s PML-N had captured small parties. The PTI has secured military takeovers. Pakistan’s generals, who set for- despite his popularity among he said in a statement, wel- 94 of the 272 contested National 21 seats while the PPP won 19. But Saturday’s vote failed to eign and security policy and will urban youths, many of whom coming Saturday’s high voter Assembly seats. Based on trends, The elections, held on Saturday, realise the hopes of many that the manage the country’s thorny rela- were voting for the first time. turnout as a sign that people were marred by a campaign by hold of patronage-based parties tionship with the United States They had rallied behind Khan’s wanted democracy despite Islamic fundamentalists to block would end after years of misrule as Nato troops withdraw from calls for an end to graft and a threats from militants. the voting. Despite pre-poll vio- and corruption. neighbouring Afghanistan in 2014. halt to US drone strikes against The West sees Pakistan’s lence and attacks that killed at Sharif, 63, is almost certain to Sharif also believes Pakistan suspected militants on Pakistani involvement as crucial to least 40 people, voter turnout was become prime minister for a third should reconsider its support for soil, widely seen as a violation of securing a peace settlement a robust 60 percent. time. The religious conservative the US war on Islamist militancy, sovereignty. in Afghanistan, where the Once it establishes a majority, has said the army, which has which has earned the country In a video message, Khan Taliban have fought against Sharif’s party would be allocated said the election would boost US-led troops since 2001. a majority of 70 other parlia- Pakistan’s young democracy, But Afghanistan has accused mentary seats that are reserved Polls relatively fair, say observers but added his party was collect- Pakistan of imposing impossi- for women and non-Muslim ing evidence of what he said was ble conditions on peace talks, minorities. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s up at the polling stations to pro- vote-rigging. “We are now moving and small-scale border clashes Sharif has waited patiently to largest domestic observer mis- duce “a relatively high turnout towards democracy. I congratu- have erupted in the latest sign rule Pakistan again. As the main sion said yesterday that the and public enthusiasm”. late the nation on the numbers of frayed tensions. opposition leader, he avoided county’s landmark polls were “We observed the May 11 elec- in which they turned out to vote. Nawaz Sharif’s election vic- undermining the PPP when it was “relatively fair” despite some tions through 41,000 observers The youth was with me. That is tory is unlikely to see a radi- in trouble, and analysts describe irregularities and violence at across the country and have my victory,” he said. cal change in Pakistan policy him as more cautious than when the polling stations. received reports from 3,500 poll- Flanked by his brother and with regards to Afghanistan he was prime minister twice in The Free and Fair Election ing stations so far,” Zahid Islam, daughter, Sharif gave a victory as commentators say there is the 1990s. Network (FAFEN), an alli- the chairman of FAFEN, told a speech late yesterday to hun- a wide degree of consensus on “Seemingly a genuinely changed ance of 42 civil society organi- first post-election news con- dreds of jubilant supporters at trying to assist peace efforts. man from his troubling stints as sations working on democracy ference. “According to reports PML-N headquarters in Lahore. Peace talks have also failed prime minister in the 90s, Sharif and election monitoring, praised so far, 693 irregularities were “We should thank Allah that he to start due to the Taliban’s now appears to have both a genu- the election commission for a recorded at 3,500 polling sta- has given PML-N another chance refusal to negotiate with Pakistani Capital Development ine mandate as well as a grasp of smooth process. tions. Out of which up to 40 to serve you and Pakistan,” he Karzai, whom they dismiss as Authority workers remove posters the direction Pakistan needs to It said voters defied direct events were of illegal and fraud- said, after nearly 60 percent of a puppet of the US. a day after elections, in Islamabad, be steered in,” said political ana- threats of violence and queued ulent voting,” he said. AFP the 86 million electorate voted. AFP yesterday. lyst Cyril Almeida. In one sense, AGENCIES Northwest challenge for Khan

ISLAMABAD: In perhaps the most dramatic outcome Imran welcomes of Pakistan’s elections, Imran Khan’s (pictured) party has turnout but won power in the northwest, putting to the ultimate test alleges rigging the former cricket star’s anti- US rhetoric and calls for peace LAHORE: Pakistani poli- talks with the Taliban. tician Imran Khan yes- After years of war, displace- terday welcomed the high ment and broken promises from turnout in the country’s religious parties and the secular elections as a step forward Awami National Party, voters for democracy, but said his on the frontline of the Taliban party would submit a report insurgency rewarded Khan’s on alleged vote-rigging. untested party with the high- His first public remarks, est number of seats. made in a televised state- For Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, ment, came 17 hours after which previously only held one his main rival, former prime seat, it was a staggering victory minister Nawaz Sharif, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — one declared victory. Khan had of the most troubled parts of vowed that the polls would the country — and hands Khan sweep his Pakistan Tehreek- an almost poisoned chalice of e-Insaf into power. responsibility. “I congratulate the entire Early results indicated PTI nation for taking part in such has secured at least 33 seats a massive democratic proc- in the 99-member KPK pro- ess. We are moving forward vincial assembly, with nearest on the path of democracy,” rival Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam on the former cricket star said, 15 seats. speaking from the hospital Bitterly opposed to US drone bed where he is laid up with strikes and Pakistani offensives a fractured spine. against Taliban fighters blamed Khan fell from a hoist for killing thousands of people, raising him to the stage at victory in the northwest pro- an election rally in Lahore pels PTI from the lofty ideals A TV grab shows Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan speaking last Tuesday. of opposition to the comfortable from his hospital bed in Lahore, yesterday. AFP realities of government. Many analysts believe Khan of the Taliban is such that it fed up with corruption and their heady combination. will have a rude awakening and is absolutely not reconcilable inability to bring peace to the The Taliban, who denounce will realise very quickly that with any government in KPK war-racked province. democracy as un-Islamic, killed his policies of appeasement or in the federal capital,” said Khan, on the other hand, pre- more than 150 people during the are naive, that it is not just Saifullah Khan Mahsud of the sented himself as a charismatic election campaign, including 24 “America’s war” and that the FATA Research Center. leader. He visited repeatedly, on polling day itself. Secular Taliban are not people he can The ANP, which governed talking with and walking among parties in the outgoing govern- do business with. KPK for the last five years, was ordinary people. He promised ment suffered by far the heavi- “They will wake up to reality all but wiped out at the polls, peace and denounced the US est losses. very quickly because the stance sent packing by an electorate drone strikes — it proved a AFP MONDAY 13 MAY 2013 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA US Indians lobby Natural calamity for a slice of immigration pie Plan to engage lobbying firm

WASHINGTON: From corpo- Indian firms operating in the US rate America to Indian techies to with restrictions or fees is contrary Indian-Americans with family ties to the spirit of the US- India strate- to their native land — all are lob- gic partnership. bying hard to influence changes in Concerned about the potential to the proposed immigration law that apply new rules in a discriminatory has started moving through the manner against Indian companies, US legislative labyrinthine. the National Association of Software Concerned that some “aggres- and Services Companies (Nasscom) sively protectionist” provisions in the too is planning to engage a lobbying bipartisan legislation proposed by the firm to make its case on the Capitol so-called Senate gang of eight would Hill, the seat of the US Congress. adversely affect US-India trade ties, But in a dog eat dog business a leading association of over 300 US world, top US tech firms are waging firms doing business with India is a sophisticated lobbying campaign to engaging a lobbying firm as it once make it harder for Indian consult- did to push the landmark India-US ing companies to provide temporary nuclear deal. The US-India Business workers and instead “allow them to Council (USIBC) argues that the fill thousands of vacant jobs with for- Indian Disaster Response Force and security personnel carry out rescue operations at the site of a landslide in Aizawl, in Mizoram, yesterday. proposed ban and restrictions on eign engineers,” according to a report The landslide triggered by a cyclonic storm and heavy pre-monsoon rain destroyed more than 10 residential buildings and killed 10 people. client site placement of H1B and L1 in the New York Times. Seven went missing. workers respectively and a limit on With an advertising blitz bank- their total percentage in a compa- rolled by senior executives from ny’s workforce in the US would dis- Silicon Valley, like Mark Zuckerberg proportionally affect Indian-born, of Facebook and Reid Hoffman of highly-skilled workers. LinkedIn, “they have managed to Bansal threatens The proposed caps on H1B visas secure much of what they want in Maoists trying to set shop will instead put a cap on economic the landmark immigration bill now scribe near growth in both the US and India, pending in Congress,” the influential USIBC officials argue, and place US daily said. home; press club the US at a relative disadvantage in “Facebook’s lobbying budget in northeast: Mooshahary the global marketplace driving away swelled from $351,000 in 2010 to skilled workers elsewhere, including $2.45m in the first three months of seeks apology to Canada and Europe. this year, while Google spent a record SHILLONG: Meghalaya northeast region to procure Security Force (BSF), said: Noting that US-India two-way $18m last year,” it noted. Governor R S Mooshahary arms and ammunition. However, “The law and order situation CHANDIGARH: Disgraced trade has crossed $100bn, they But as the pool of high-skilled work- yesterday cautioned that Mooshahary said no indications has improved a lot in the region former railway minister Pawan suggest that the bill would drive a ers is still likely to come from India, Maoists were trying to estab- have been found yet of the pres- except in Manipur. The current Kumar Bansal yesterday had wedge between the two countries the North American Association of lish their foothold in India’s ence of Maoists in other states trend is towards peace.” a brush with the media here, with “irrevocably intertwined econo- Indian IT Professionals (NAAIIP) northeastern region. of the northeastern region. The Meghalaya governor, barely hours after returning mies” undermining economic growth is pleased with new stipulations to “The Assam government has “In the northeast, tribals however, urged the state gov- from New Delhi where he quit for both nations. The bill proposes increase the number of temporary received a few indications that have been involved in one fight ernments in the region to from the union cabinet. The city raising the current base cap for H1B high-skill H1B visas as it provides Maoists are trying to establish a or another. They have been improve governance and step press club has sought an apol- visas from 65,000 to 110,000 and them greater employment flexibility. foothold in the state. The plain fighting over historical and eth- up the fight against corruption, ogy from him. eventually to 180,000 based on a for- Indian and Asian community areas along the Meghalaya- nic issues, which are completely eradicate poverty and provide Bansal got furious when a mula that includes whether the cap organisations have their own con- Assam border could be vulner- different from the issues faced employment. media person asked him about the is met each year and the number of cerns that the proposed legislation able to Maoists,” Mooshahary by tribals in central India,” “I don’t think Maoists are companies owned by his family. unemployed high-skilled workers. veers away from family-based immi- told IANS. Mooshahary said. instigated by anyone. They are “I am not here to give you the But it also imposes a hard limit gration toward merit-based immigra- The Assam government had “Tribals in the northeast not satisfied with the Indian definition of my family. You come of 50 percent on H1B and L1 work- tion. For example, it would eliminate earlier formed a task force have realised that there are State due to lack of basic neces- inside and I will tell you,” Bansal ers that could make up a company’s the ability for US citizens to sponsor to combat the Maoists, and remedial measures within the sities,” Mooshahary said. told the media person. Bansal was workforce in the US from October foreign siblings for green cards. it had found that there were constitution to resolve their “Factors like poverty, exploi- interacting with the media briefly 2016 onwards and increases the visa In a meeting last week with 181 Maoist cadres, including grievances. This realisation is tation, lack of good governance, after his arrival here. application fee from the current President Barack Obama, the women, active in the state. leading underground elements unemployment and corruption Following this, the Chandigarh $2,000 to up to $10,000 for employ- National Council of Asian Pacific Intelligence officials said to come up and lead a normal are giving sufficient incentives Press Club issued a statement, ers with more than 50 percent and Americans including the South Asian Maoist leaders in Assam life,” he said. to Maoists to spread their mes- objecting to the remarks made less than 75 percent such workers. Americans Leading Together, focused were trying to establish links Stating that the situation sage of establishing an egali- by Bansal, who is the Chandigarh USIBC and the Confederation of on family reunification as critical to with the United Liberation in the northeast has largely tarian society. These are the MP. “He (media person) has vir- Indian Industry (CII), both argue immigrant communities. Front of Assam (ULFA) and improved, Mooshahary, who factors that breed discontent- tually been threatened by Pawan that thus essentially targetting IANS other militant outfits in the was also the chief of the Border ment,” he added. IANS Kumar Bansal at his residence in Chandigarh. The Chandigarh Press Club has taken a serious note of this and it is highly unbe- Rajasthani trends coming of a person of Mr Bansal’s stature to intimidate a journalist on duty. The press club demands an unconditional apology from Mr Bansal,” the statement said. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Satya Pal Jain also sought an “unqualified apology” from Bansal, while criticising the “highly derogatory and threaten- ing language” used by the former railway minister with the media. “Bansal himself is responsible for whatever has come in the media during the last few days about the railways job scam and the situation in which the former railway minister finds himself today,” he said. Leaders of the Congress had gathered at Bansal’s residence to show solidarity with him. He told party leaders that he had noth- ing to do with the bribery scam involving his relatives. Bansal drove into Chandigarh Saturday from New Delhi with virtually no leaders and rela- tives being present at his house to receive him. Models showcase creations by designer Ritu Kumar during a show at the Rajasthan Fashion Week IANS 2013 in Jaipur. CPM sacks three aides of Achuthanandan

NEW DELHI/KOCHI: The to be leaking classified infor- huge majority took the decision post of leader of opposition. long-delayed sacking from the mation about the delibera- to oust the three but the vet- Since a Lok Sabha election is CPI-M of three staff members tions of the 2008 Coimbatore eran took up this issue with the shortly due, they know taking of Kerala’s Leader of Opposition Party Congress to the media in national leadership and man- on Achuthanandan directly V S Achuthanandan was February 2010. aged to get it delayed till now. would be counter-productive,” effected yesterday at the two- With the decision, The state committee also K M Shahjahan, a former day politburo and central com- Achuthanandan’s arch-rival wanted Achuthanandan to Achuthanandan aide thrown out mittee meeting of the party in and Communist party of India- be removed from the post of of the party a few years back, New Delhi. Marxist (CPI-M) state secre- leader of opposition but this said in Thiruvanathapuram. Those booted out were tary Pinarayi Vijayan appears was not done. “This is clipping Meanwhile, the Delhi meet- Achuthanandan’s press sec- to have the last laugh after the the wings of Achuthanandan... ing also decided to appoint a retary K Balakrishnan, addi- former did his best to forestall but the party has wisely decided commission to enquire into the tional private secretary the decision. On December 30 not to take any action on the points raised by Achuthanandan V K Sasidharan and personal last year, the state committee of decision by the state leader- in his letter to the politburo on assistant A Suresh — all found the party where Vijayan has a ship to oust him from the Saturday. IANS MONDAY 13 MAY 2013 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 Siddaramaiah to take oath as CM today Congress rule in Karnataka begins

BANGALORE: Congress Ahead of the swearing-in cer- leader Siddaramaiah will take emony, Siddaramaiah told report- over as Karnataka chief minis- ers in Mysore, about 130km from ter today, beginning the party’s here, that the party’s election rule of the state on its own after manifesto had made a number of a gap of nine years. promises and he would draw up a Governor H R Bhardwaj will plan to ensure their time-bound administer the oath of office and implementation. secrecy to Siddaramaiah at Sree He sought cooperation of all Kanteerva stadium in city centre. sections of the society, including This is the first time in Dalits, as at a few places some Karnataka that a chief minister Dalit organisations have organised will be sworn-in at a stadium as protests against what they claim work on metro rail has taken up as “denial” of chief ministership much of the space in front of the to union Labour and Employment Vidhana Soudha, the majestic Minister Mallikarjun Kharge, state secretariat, the usual venue a Dalit. for such functions. “I am also a Dalit (in the The stadium is about three sense that he is from a deprived kilometre from Vidhana Soudha. section of the society),” said The other venue has been the Siddaramaiah, who belongs to lawns of the Raj Bhavan, about a Kuruba (shepherd community) kilometre from Vidhana Soudha, caste. which however cannot accommo- Siddaramaiah said Kharge A member of the youth wing of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shouts slogans as policemen try to detain him during a protest outside the residence of date thousands of supporters of deserved the post but high com- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, yesterday. the 64-year-old leader from his mand has given the responsibility home district Mysore and from to him and all should abide by it. other parts of the state who want Kharge also appealed to the to witness the function. protesting Dalits to end the 200 BJP protesters held near PM house Only Siddaramaiah is expected agitation. He told reporters in to be sworn-in today as there Bangalore that the Congress high NEW DELHI: About 200 in the New Delhi area — the seat barricades. Police personnel used in areas of central Delhi, includ- are many aspirants for ministe- command has taken the decision activists of BJP’s youth wing of the federal government within tear shells and water cannons to ing 7 Race Course Road,” the rial berths from among the 120 and now the focus should be on were detained outside Prime Delhi — around 12 noon. beat them back. police official said. (excluding Siddaramaiah) newly helping the party to provide good Minister Manmohan Singh’s “Two hundred protestors were According to police, several The Race Course Road Metro elected Congress assembly mem- governance and not protests. official residence here yesterday detained, including BJYM chief roads leading to 7 Race Course station, which was closed since bers and several members of the The Congress won 121 seats as they demonstrated, demand- Anurag Thakur and the BJP’s Road like Akbar Road and Ashoka 11am.to the public, was re-opened legislative council. in the 225-member assembly ing his resignation after two Delhi unit chief, Vijay Goel. They Road were closed to the general around 2pm, officials of Delhi Siddaramaiah, chosen on for which election was held on union ministers quit over mal- were taken in three buses to public, and traffic was diverted. Metro said. May 10 by the party to lead the May 5 and votes counted on May feasance and impropriety. Tughlakabad police station and “Proper security arrange- Pawan Kumar Bansal was government, has said that he 8. The Congress last ruled the The activists of the Bharatiya later let off, around 2pm,” a senior ments are made near the Prime removed as the railway minister and the state Congress chief state on its own in 1999-2004. For Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), police official told IANS. Minister’s House. Prohibitory and Ashwani Kumar resigned as G Parameshwara would go to New nearly two years in 2004-2006, it the youth wing of the Bharatiya Burning the effigy of the prime orders under Section 144 of the the law minister on Friday, fol- Delhi today to finalise the names headed a coalition with Janata Janata Party (BJP), gathered minister near his official resi- Criminal Procedure Code, ban- lowing allegations of corruption of the ministers in talks with the Dal-Secular. near the 7, Race Course Road dence, the BJYM protesters man- ning any gathering of four or and impropriety against them. high command. IANS residence of the prime minister aged to break through two police more people, have been imposed IANS

Hauled over coals Two killed, 114 injured in clash over ashram reopening

ROHTAK (HARYANA): Two people, including a woman, were killed and 114 injured in clashes between Arya Samaj protesters and police near this Haryana town yesterday, police said. The protesters torched buses while opposing the re- opening of an ashram (sect premises) of a controversial godman near here. The 114 injured, who were admitted to the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) here, included nearly 50 police personnel, including women. At least six of the injured had gunshot injuries. Police resorted to firing at the protesters after other meas- ures, including cane charge and bursting tear-gas, failed to curb the violence, said police officials, claiming that some people among the protesters also fired at police. Angry mobs clashed with police A Hindu devotee falls on burning coal while holding her daughter dur- and set three Haryana Roadways ing a coal run at the Maa Maariamma Mela in Jalandhar yesterday. The buses and an ambulance on fire devotees run on fire after fasting for seven days to prove their devotion. during the violent protest. At The mother and daughter were injured. least 10 other vehicles, including two-wheelers, were also damaged. The protesters also set a liquor vend on fire. Rohtak is 70km from national capital New Delhi. Two men arrested with The crowds, mostly activists from the Arya Samaj sect, were protesting against the opening of the Satlok Ashram headed by 30kg gold biscuits godman Rampal at Karontha vil- lage, 10km from here. The pro- JAIPUR: Two men were to find that both were wearing testers got support from residents arrested here with gold biscuits specially tailored jackets under of Karontha village who are also weighing 30kg yesterday, police shirts. Each of them had gold opposed to the ashram. said. They were later released biscuits weighing 15kg stuffed Hundreds of supporters of on bail. in their jacket,” the officer told Rampal had gathered inside the According to a senior police IANS. The officer added that no ashram complex to respond to any officer, two men, identified as bills of the gold’s purchase were attack on the premises. However, Shravan Kumar and Agar Singh found with the duo. the Arya Samaj protesters could — both in their mid-20s — were “They were arrested on suspi- not get anywhere near the ashram waiting to board a bus at Jaipur’s cion of gold smuggling. The gold as the police stopped them. Dhuleshwar Garden area after worth about Rs84m was also The protesters march towards midnight on Saturday when they seized,” the officer added. the ashram was stopped by police were arrested. “During investigation, it came on the Rohtak-Jhajjar national “The duo was behaving in a up that the two men were to sup- highway. Police officials said that manner that aroused suspicion, ply the gold to a jeweller from the protesters went on a rampage so the police team checked them. Jodhpur (400km from Jaipur). and damaged public buses and The policemen were shocked IANS police vehicles. IANS MONDAY 13 MAY 2013 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

PRAYER TIME China unchains News in Numbers GLOBAL ECONOMIC Django for PROSPECTSCHART: 1 3 Fajr (Dawn) 3:26 audiences Shorook (Sunrise) 4:50 Zuhr (Noon) 11:30 SHANGHAI: Chinese thea- Asr (Afternoon) 2:57 tres yesterday resumed show- ing Quentin Tarantino’s Django Maghrib (Sunset) 6:11 Unchained, a month after mys- Isha (Night) 7:41 teriously yanking the film amid speculation state cen- sors wanted further cuts over content. WEATHER China strictly censors films and other media for sexual and politi- cal sensitivities while also limiting Today Tuesday Wednesday Weather Conditions: the distribution of foreign films In Asia, growth in China has slowed owing to the knock-on effects of sluggish Clear Clear Clear to protect the domestic industry. Hot during the “Django Unchained shows today, global demand, tightening domestic credit conditions and public spending day with slight can everyone go see it?” said a posting on the official Chinese restraint. In India, too, growth has decelerated; higher interest rates, aimed High: 38° dust. High: 36° High: 37° microblog for the film. Low: 29° Low: 28° Low: 29° at stemming inflation, have weakened business confidence. October’s WEO Movie theatres in the commer- cial hub Shanghai and the capi- sees growth in developing Asia of 6.7% in 2012, picking up to 7.2% in tal Beijing confirmed the return 2013. In the third quarter of 2012, Japan slipped back into recession as its of the film, the story of a freed DOHA - SUN & SEA American slave who, supported by fiscal austerity measures began to bite and the transitory boost to economic a bounty hunter, seeks to rescue activity given by reconstruction efforts following the devastating tsunami SUN TIDE SEA his wife from a plantation owner. of 2011 faded. SUNRISE | SUNSET HIGH | LOW WIND It stars Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio. 04:52 18:08 05:45 & 19:30 02:00 & 11:45 05-15 /18 KT “It’s on and there are five screenings today,” an employee of THE REGION TODAY TOMORROW Regional annual inflation (pc) Beijing’s UME cinema chain said, HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER but declined to say what changes might have been made to the film. MUSCAT 41/31 Clear 43/30 Clear The official Xinhua news MAKKAH 41/27 Clear 41/28 Clear agency said the film was previ- KUWAIT 38/26 Partly cloudy 34/25 Clear ously suspended for “technical BAHRAIN 35/29 Clear 34/28 Clear reasons”, according to a report SANAA 28/16 T-storms 29/17 Chance of storm yesterday. RIYADH 38/24 Clear 35/24 Clear A worker at the Yonghua DUBAI 35/28 Partly cloudy 36/28 Clear Cinema City in a Shanghai shop- BAGHDAD 34/21 Clear 33/21 Partly cloudy ping mall also confirmed the first day of screenings yesterday, but THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW said it would only show in the evening. HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER Chinese cinema fans, posting on the Internet, had speculated ATHENS 28/17 Rain 28/18 Clear that nude scenes forced the ini- WASHINGTON 14/05 Partly cloudy 18/10 Partly cloudy tial suspension, while others cited SYDNEY 25/11 Cloudy 21/08 Partly cloudy the politically dangerous theme of LONDON 13/09 Chance of rain 13/08 Mostly cloudy underdogs rising up. PARIS 16/12 Chance of rain 16/12 Partly cloudy Foxx, who plays the freed slave, ISTANBUL 19/15 Rain 18/16 Partly cloudy appears naked and hanging upside MANILA 35/27 T-storms 34/26 T-storms down in one scene. Tarantino’s DHAKA 35/25 Mostly cloudy 34/25 T-storms trademark use of graphic, but DELHI 37/26 Clear 40/27 Clear highly-stylised, violence is also ISLAMABAD 32/21 Chance of rain 36/22 Chance of rain evident in the film. Source : http://www.qsa.gov.qa/ AFP Truth goes south in Robinson biopic: Player’s father Controversial

KANSAS CITY: When a who died of cancer at age 50 when didn’t move back,” Ostermueller Ostermueller as a right-handed to lean into pitches and swing British graffiti racist pitcher beans Jackie she was 11 years old. said in the article. pitcher, when he threw left- wildly, making him vulnerable to Robinson in the head in the new But the scene in which he “I knew, too, some people handed. “I enjoyed the movie,” getting hit. work up for movie about the first black man taunts Robinson and throws at his would say it was intentional. Duesterhaus said, “up until the Robinson was hit by more to play major league baseball, head was still a shock, she said. It wasn’t at all, but in his first truth went south.” pitches than all but one other Sherrill Duesterhaus wants “It just took my breath away,” trip to the plate I hit him. After Jonathan Eig, author of the National League batter in 1947, sale again everybody in the theatre to Duesterhaus said. “I thought, that, he moved back a couple of 2007 book “Opening Day: The and led the league in that cat- know it’s a lie. ‘All these people are sitting here inches and showed me some Story of Jackie Robinson’s egory in 1948, according to base- LONDON: A work by renow ned Duesterhaus’ father, Fritz believing this and it didn’t hap- respect.” First Season,” said Robinson ball-reference.com. British graffiti artist Banksy Ostermueller, threw the pitch, pen.’ It broke my heart.” The pitch early in the 1947 took verbal abuse from some Robert Butler, a former film that was withdrawn from a con- but it did not hit Robinson in She said her father was a “kind season — Robinson’s rookie year players but there is no indi- critic for the Kansas City Star troversial US auction is being the head and there is no evi- and loving man” and neither she — sailed toward his head but he cation Ostermueller wanted who now has an online movie put up for sale again in London, dence he uttered, “You don’t nor her mother can recall him deflected it with his arm before to drive him out of baseball review site, said the movie unnec- auctioneers said on Saturday. belong here and you never will,” talking badly about Robinson or falling to the ground, according or threw at him because he essarily tainted Ostermueller’s The mural, called ‘Slave as shown in 42, the Warner Bros any black player. to several accounts. was breaking the game’s color reputation. Labour’, mysteriously vanished Pictures film that opened in Duesterhaus produced an arti- Robinson’s teammates on barrier. “In my opinion, it’s the result of from its original site on a wall in April. cle from a Pittsburgh newspaper the Brooklyn Dodgers yelled at “I was surprised they chose bad research, laziness or outright north London in February before “I respect Jackie Robinson, his in 1947 in which her father said Ostermueller, but no fight broke that moment to dramatise the malice,” Butler said. appearing on an auction list in story is so inspiring and it’s good Robinson crowded the plate, out on the field as shown in the issue and picked Ostermueller “It would have been the easi- Miami later that month. that it is out there, but not at the making pitching to him diffi- movie. of all people to be the villain,” est thing in the world to give The work, which shows a boy expense of someone’s good name,” cult. Ostermueller played for the A Warner Bros spokesman, Eig said. “Even as I was watch- (Ostermueller) a different name making Union Jack bunting on a said Duesterhaus, 66, of Joplin, Pittsburgh Pirates at the time. Paul McGuire, had no comment ing the movie, I wondered if in the film. That said, anyone sewing machine and is an appar- Missouri. “I told my wife the night before in response to questions about the any of Ostermueller’s kids will who goes to movies looking for ent comment on sweat-shop Duesterhaus said she had been I pitched that I might have trou- film and Duesterhaus’ concerns. see this and what they would true history is fighting a losing labour, was pulled from sale at warned by a friend that the film ble with Robinson — that one of She said the movie contained think.” battle.” the last minute, apparently after was unflattering to her father, my pitches would hit him, if he other errors, such as showing Eig said Robinson was known REUTERS pressure by campaigners who wanted it returned to its original home. The piece had been expected to fetch up to £450,000 ($691,000). The work had first appeared in After losing bet Branson May last year on the wall of an outlet of thrift store Poundland in the Wood Green district of Haringey shortly before the serves AirAsia passengers Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The piece is now set go on sale KUALA LUMPUR: British to serve coffee, tea and meals on the at the London Film Museum in billionaire Richard Branson five-and-a-half-hour flight. London’s Covent Garden on June strutted his stuff as an AirAsia Though he kept his trademark 2, auctioneers The Sincura Group flight attendant yesterday — beard, he shaved his legs to show said in a statement. complete with fishnet stockings them off in black fishnets beneath Sincura said that the mural has and figure-hugging red pencil his red AirAsia uniform. He topped “been sensitively restored under skirt. off the outfit with bright red lip- a cloak of secrecy”, and will be His star turn on the flight from stick, heavy eye make-up and his “the centrepiece” of the group’s Australia’s Perth to the Malaysian blonde hair pulled back in a quiff. latest private art exhibition capital Kuala Lumpur came after Photos from the flight showed alongside pieces by Damien Hirst, he lost a Grand Prix bet with the him chatting with passengers and Andy Warhol, Mario Testino and Malaysian budget carrier’s founder. serving food to Fernandes, who Russell Young. Virgin boss Branson agreed used to work for Branson in the But Alan Strickland, a coun- with AirAsia Chief Executive music industry. cillor for Wood Green who has Tony Fernandes in 2010 that who- “This has been a real first for spearheaded the ‘Bring Back ever’s Formula One team — then me but I have enjoyed the expe- Banksy’ campaign since the piece Virgin and Lotus — finished their rience,” Branson was quoted as was removed from its original debut season lower would serve as saying in an AirAsia statement. site, said he would fight to prevent a stewardess on the other’s airline. “I’ve always said I’m a man of my the sale going ahead. The British tycoon came off word and I’m happy to have finally “We feel very strongly that this worse after Virgin ended 12th honoured the bet.” piece was given freely by Banksy in the World Constructors’ Branson disembarked in red to our area, it belongs to the com- Championship, two spots behind flat ballet pumps and posed with munity and it should be returned Lotus. But his stint as a stewardess a handbag for waiting media. to Wood Green,” said Strickland. was postponed in early 2011 after Fernandes said Branson grad- “The sale shows complete dis- he injured himself while skiing. uated as an AirAsia cabin crew regard for the strength of public Richard Branson, wearing an AirAsia flight attendant’s uniform, drops a tray of drinks onto AirAsia’s Chief Executive There was no escape yesterday member “with flying colours”. feeling. Tony Fernandes on a flight from Perth to Kuala Lumpur yesterday. however, when Branson was recruited AFP AFP Monday 13 May 2013 3 Rajab 1434 Volume 18 Number 5698 Price: QR2

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BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB joint ventures, he said: “There are Szijjarto, State Secretary of the competitiveness, especially in the many possible areas of coopera- Hungarian Prime Minister’s field of agriculture, science and DOHA: Qatar Chamber tion between Qatar and Hungary Office, signed an MoU with Qatar technology. (QC) yesterday signed a including energy, tourism, indus- for energy cooperation. As Qatar’s imports of meat Memorandum of Understanding try and banking services (both As part of the follow-up of pre- and poultry products from Syria (MoU) with its Hungarian conventional and Islamic), ICT vious agreements, a 25 member and Saudi Arabia are often inter- counterpart to boost and and other sectors.” high-level business delegation rupted, Hungary is considered strengthen bilateral relations Asked about the latest devel- representing a wide spectrum of as an alternative destination to with the EU member nation. opments with regard to energy sectors including, food, agricul- ensure smooth supply of quality The agreement that aims cooperation between Qatar and ture, IT, power and electricity, meat and poultry products. to facilitate cooperation in the Hungary, Miklossy said: “This research and development, and Commenting about the scope field of trade and investment is a very pertinent question. sports is here to meet Qatari of enhancing export of meat between the two countries was Our State Secretary from the businessmen. and poultry products, he said: signed by Mohammed bin Towar Ministry of Development, who “I want to extend my sincere “Hungry is not only popular in Al Kuwari, Vice-Chairman is responsible for energy policy, congratulations to Qatar for poultry products. Apart from of QC and Ferenc Miklossy, is here in Qatar and is holding winning the bid to host the Fifa beef, and the meat of Game (a Vice-President of Hungarian talks with the concerned Qatari World Cup in 2022. In this regard, white animal) and Ore (a kind Chamber of Commerce and officials; and we are hopeful for Hungry has a lot to contribute for of deer), our ducks and goose are Industry (HCCI) here at the QC successful outcomes.” the overall development of Qatar. also in high demand. Recently a headquarters. Hungary, being a landlocked Our goals are common so more delegation from Saudi Arabia “The volume of trade exchange country, has very limited scope to should be done for mutual ben- liked the taste of Game so much between Qatar and Hungary is receive LNG vessels from Qatar, efits,” added Miklossy. “Currently that they are considering import- still modest, but requires closer but being the immediate neigh- a lot of Qatari sport persons visit ing it.” economic cooperation to expand bour of Croatia, the country is Hungary for training which can The bilateral trade value saw a the scope of import and export actively working to source Qatari be continued and expanded in the quantum jump over the past year. to increase trade exchange gas from the proposed interna- future.” Bilateral trade value stands at between the two countries,” said tional LNG terminal in Croatia, He said that Hungary, being $60m for the full year 2012 com- Al Kuwari. where Qatar is likely to be one part of the EU, can provide access pared with $40m in 2011. The The Vice Chairman of Qatar Chamber, Mohammed bin Towar Al Kuwari, Reiterating on the need to of the top players delivering LNG to a market with over 400 million fresh partnership is expected to and Vice President of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, intensifying exchange of visits there. in population. It has a knowledge- further boost the trade volume, Ferenc Miklossy, exchanging documents at the QC headquarters. and delegations and the signing of Earlier in January, Peter based economy which still has he said. THE PENINSULA MONDAY 13 MAY 2013 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Al Sada meets Ukrainian Deputy PM Qatar postpones Abu Dhabi listing of $12bn investment firm DUBAI: A planned stock market listing for Doha to get new Global Investment Co, a $12bn Qatari investment company backed by assets from the sovereign wealth fund, has been postponed, financial hub a senior bourse official said yesterday. Qatar unveiled plans to cre- Dubai will reap benefits, says official ate the investment company in February and said that sover- ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi’s services - activities that currently eign fund Qatar Holding will planned financial zone will com- lack sophistication and depth in transfer $3bn of assets into plement Dubai, which should Abu Dhabi, said Al Mahmood. the Doha Global, with a simi- benefit from a deepening of “We are looking at opening a door lar amount raised in an initial financial markets in the UAE, a of a new set of services that wasn’t public offering (IPO) on the senior Abu Dhabi executive said here. If you open this door, there Qatar Exchange. yesterday. will only be more traffic flow,” he The IPO has been postponed “It brings complementarity to said. “until all requirements and Dubai and to the region over- Because of the presence of big approvals from the concerned all,” Mahmood Ebraheem Al Abu Dhabi investment firms such authorities are obtained”, Mahmood, chief executive and as its sovereign wealth fund, the Hussein Ali Al Abdullah, act- chairman of ADS Holding, said Abu Dhabi Investment Authority ing chairman of both Qatar of Abu Dhabi’s plan. with estimated assets of $400bn to Holding and the bourse, said In an interview, he noted that $600bn, Abu Dhabi has tradition- in a statement. other successful financial centres ally been a centre for “buy side” The Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada with the Ukrainian Deputy Prime Qatar is planning a wave of operated in close proximity, such financial activity. Minister Kostyantyn Gryschchenko at the Qatar Petroleum headquarters yesterday. The Ukrainian Minister new listings as the gas-rich as Tokyo and Osaka, London- Now the emirate is providing an of Energy Eduard Stavytskyi, Minister of Agriculture and Food Mykola Prysiazhnyuk, Mayor of Kiev City state seeks to share its wealth Frankfurt-Zurich, and New York environment for sell-side services Oleksandr Popov, Ambassador of Ukraine to Qatar Ivgen Mikitenko and other senior Ukrainian officials as with its citizens. State-owned and Chicago. to cater to the buy-side require- well as senior executives from Qatar Petroleum and Qatar Petroleum International were present. Qatar Petroleum aims to offer Early this month the Abu Dhabi ments of Abu Dhabi and the shares in four of its businesses government said it would set up region, Al Mahmood said. “The in the coming years, Abdullah a full-service financial zone on an buy side is really going to attract said this month. island near the city’s downtown. a lot of the sell side to come in,” The benchmark index fell 5.5 The zone would have its own he said. percent over the two months administration and court system The private sector will be Qatar Shell, Chiyoda Almana in after the initial announcement to attract banks and other firms expected to take the leadership in of the Doha Global IPO as from around the world. developing Abu Dhabi’s financial retail investors sold stocks to The announcement prompted zone, instead of leaving it to the deal to manage Pearl GTL plant set aside cash for Doha Global speculation that because of its oil government to build the zone, he shares. Institutional buying has wealth, Abu Dhabi could eventu- said. The zone is to be launched helped the index to recover ally become a major competitor to in the fourth quarter of this year. DOHA: Qatar Shell has given from April’s three-and-a-half- the Dubai International Financial “Private sector players will a contract to Chiyoda Almana month low. It is now up 5.8 per- Centre (DIFC), currently the make a big mistake if they don’t Engineering (a joint venture of cent this year, though it still Middle East’s top financial centre. take advantage of that and try to 51 percent Almana Trading and lags behind other Gulf markets The DIFC is little more than invest there.” 49 percent Chiyoda Corporation) such as Dubai. an hour’s drive from Abu Dhabi. Meanwhile, ADS Securities, to conduct engineering and Doha Global’s IPO was Al Mahmood, who is also on the a unit of ADS Holding, plans to project management services scheduled for May and was board of Abu Dhabi state invest- expand to Singapore and Hong at Pearl Gas-to-Liquids plant, to be open only to citizens, ment fund Mubadala, said ADS, Kong to cater to its clients there the world’s largest and most companies and institutions in a major, privately owned financial and take advantage of growth innovative GTL facility jointly Qatar. Foreign investors will firm based in Abu Dhabi, would opportunities in emerging mar- developed by Qatar Petroleum be able to buy the shares only establish operations in the zone. kets in the vicinity of those two and Shell. after the company is listed on He took part in preliminary dis- hubs, Al Mahmood said. The contract covers Front End the market. A new date for the cussions with Abu Dhabi author- ADS offers trading in foreign Engineering and Design (FEED) IPO will be announced in the ities planning the new financial exchange, bullion and precious and Engineering, Procurement, local news media, Abdullah centre. metals, derivates and fixed income, and Construction Management said, without providing addi- Business types that are likely as well as investment banking; it (EPCM) activities for brown field tional details. to flourish in Abu Dhabi include trades about $6bn daily, a figure projects designed to deliver asset Credit Suisse, the Swiss market-making, money markets, which could more than quadru- integrity, growth and develop- bank in which Qatar’s sover- asset management, commodi- ple in the next three years, Al ment projects. eign fund is a key shareholder, ties trading and prime brokerage Mahmood added. REUTERS This is a strategic contract sup- is advising on the Doha Global porting Qatar Shell’s delivery of IPO. REUTERS planned engineering works while leveraging locally available capa- bilities in the country. QFB appoints Wael Sawan, Managing Director and Chairman of Qatar UK firm to set Shell, said: “This contract clearly demonstrates our continued com- up new branch mitment to create opportunities within the local market to help DOHA: Qatar First Bank the growth of service provision (QFB), has appointed Allen sector in Qatar. This is in line International, a UK-based with our commitment to support strategic brand and retail the social and economic pillars of Managing Director and Chairman of Qatar Shell, Wael Sawan, and Chairman consultancy, to create a con- the Qatar National Vision 2030.” cept for its first branch. of Chiyoda Almana Engineering, Madoka Koda, exchanging the agreement. Chiyoda Almana Engineering The branch will communi- Chairman, Madoka Koda, said: cate the bank’s new positioning Chief of ADS Holding, Mahmood Ebraheem Al Mahmood “We look forward to work- prestigious contract in ensuring world’s largest GTL Plant.” and create an icon for the QFB ing with Qatar Shell on this the integrity and longevity of the THE PENINSULA brand by enhancing its profile amongst its High Net Worth and corporate clients in Qatar and the Mena region. The new branch will be located in Suhaim bin Hamad Street in Al Sadd area, and is Egypt given $3bn Qatari deposit at 3.5pc expected to open in the third quarter this year. It is part of QFB’s strategic CAIRO: Egypt received a bonds of the same value to when Egyptian Prime Minister get the terms improved, an Monetary Fund that would plans to become an independ- $3bn deposit from Qatar on Qatar, said the central bank Hisham Kandil visited Qatar Egyptian official involved in carry an interest rate of only ent Shariah-compliant finan- Thursday, a central bank offi- official, who asked not to be on April 10. the talks said last month. 1.1 percent, but it has balked cial institution offering a full cial said yesterday, shoring up named. Qatar has already lent Egypt has been asking Arab at the economic policy terms. suite of products and services, finances hit by economic tur- The three-year bonds will Egypt $5bn since President and Muslim nations for cheap Libya deposited $2bn at especially to Ultra High Net moil since a popular uprising carry an interest rate of 3.5 Mohammed Mursi took office funds to help it to stave off Egypt’s central bank in April Worth Individuals. that toppled the government percent. last July. financial collapse after the and said it would supply Egypt ‘Unique Perspectives,’ the two years ago. The Prime Minister and Qatar had asked for 5 per- uprising that ousted former with $1.2bn worth of crude oil new branch concept will cre- The funds will remain with Foreign Minister H E Sheikh cent interest and a maturity president Hosni Mubarak. on interest-free credit over one ate a customer-centric envi- the central bank until Egypt’s Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor of 18 months on the funds, It is negotiating a $4.8bn dol- year. ronment which offers premium Ministry of Finance issues Al Thani promised the money but Egypt was negotiating to lar loan from the International REUTERS service, advice and support to QFB’s Ultra High Net Worth clients in a relaxed space that evokes trust, professionalism, discretion and exclusivity. Saudi Arabia’s market regulator The proposed design will convey modernity built on traditional foundations. Design elements of the branch will caps first-day price volatility combine architectural cues, grand spaces and craftsman- DUBAI: The Saudi Capital Market Authority unrestricted price movement on their first day ship with elements of contem- (CMA) yesterday announced that stocks on of trading, meaning shares often soared before porary designs that QFB’s elite the kingdom’s bourse would be limited to price falling back later. When National Medical Care clients will have experienced in swings of 10 percent on their first day of trade. Co listed on March 13, it traded up intra-day to high-end luxury venues. Saudi Arabia, home to the Gulf Arab region’s a high of SR200 ($53.33) from its initial public The iconic QFB branch largest stock exchange, has been slowly amend- offer price of 27 riyals, before ending its first day will be a blue-print for future ing its regulatory framework to bring it closer at SR122. By March 31, the share slid to SR72. QFB banking environments to international standards; market participants The new limit on first-day price moves is “part in all respects and promises hope this will allow the bourse to open to direct of the CMA’s regulatory responsibility to regulate to become a favorite desti- investment by foreigners, a step which authorities and develop the capital market and protect citi- nation for those who wish to are considering. Mohammed bin Abdulmalik Al zens and investors”, the CMA said. Saudi Arabia conduct financial transactions Al Sheikh, head of the CMA, said last week that has used IPOs to distribute stakes in government in comfortable and opulent the regulator was trying to limit “high levels of companies at vastly deflated prices — often SR10 surroundings. speculation” in the stock market. a share — as part of efforts to share the country’s THE PENINSULA Until now, firms debuting on the Tadawul had oil wealth with ordinary citizens. REUTERS MONDAY 13 MAY 2013 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 India probing breach in $45m ATM heist Attack a blow to country’s multi-billion dollar IT industry

MUMBAI/BANGALORE: place, and the entire technical ElectraCard Services was the The Indian government’s cyber aspect we will look at,” he said, company that processed pre- watchdog is investigating how adding that the agency had started paid travel cards for National security at two companies that its investigation on Saturday. Bank of Ras Al Khaimah PSC are part of the country’s vast IT US prosecutors said on (RAKBANK). RAKBANK suf- services industry was breached Thursday that hackers broke into fered a $5m coordinated heist in a global ATM heist that saw two card processing companies, at ATMs around the world on $45m stolen from two banks in raising the balances and with- December 21 last year, according the Middle East. drawal limits on accounts that to the US indictment. EnStage Inc, which operates were then exploited in coordi- In a statement yesterday, from Bangalore, and ElectraCard nated ATM withdrawals around ElectraCard, or ECS, said it had Services, based in the Indian city the world. been affected by “fraud attacks” of Pune, processed card payments The prosecutors did not name in December. It said investigations for the two banks that were hit in the two companies but said one show that “PIN and Magnetic the theft, several people familiar was based in India and the other stripe data seem to have been with the situation said. in the United States. compromised outside the ECS “We are investigating the While details of what happened processing environment.” technical aspect,” Gulshan Rai, are still sketchy, experts said the MasterCard bought a 12.5 per- Director General of the Indian banks could bring claims against cent stake in ElectraCard in 2010. Computer Emergency Response the processing companies in court, MasterCard, the network under Team (CERT), part of the depart- or they could file claims with their which the cards used in the heist ment of electronics and informa- insurers and those of the process- were issued, has said its security tion technology, said yesterday. ing companies. was not compromised. “What kind of breach has hap- According to a US official EnStage, which is incorporated pened in the system, how did it and a bank employee, who both in Cupertino, California, but has happen, what processes are in spoke on condition of anonymity, operations based in Bangalore, is the company that processed card A man walks past a National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah (RAKBANK) branch at Dubai Marina, yesterday. payments for Bank of Muscat of Oman, according to a source Bank Muscat looking at close to Bank of Muscat. Bank of office in central Bangalore who did a firm that helps banks fight pay- operation were believed to be out- Muscat lost $40m in a coordinated not want to be identified said that ment card fraud, said that it is side the US, but US prosecutors heist on February 19, according to about 250 people work in the office not surprising that hackers would have declined to give details, cit- options to recover money Thursday’s indictment. but did not give further details. target banks that rely on Indian ing the continuing investigation. DUBAI: Bank Muscat, the main victim of a $45m global cyber “Our customers were adversely Bank of Muscat has not com- firms to process transactions. Germany is the only other country heist, is examining all options to recover the money it lost in an affected by this sophisticated mented on the case. Police in Pune Schwartz, who is based in so far to announce arrests. unprecedented fraud brought to light by US authorities. crime,” EnStage CEO Govind and Bangalore did not imme- Washington, said there is not as ElectraCard is based in a plush The Omani lender reported in February that its pre-paid travel Setlur said in a statement in the diately have information on the much government oversight in office park near the airport on the cards were hit by fraud, forcing it to take a OR15m ($39m) loss Times of India newspaper. matter when reached yesterday. India as there is in the US and outskirts of Pune, a fast-growing provision. A statement by a company The breach in security at Indian Western Europe. city in western India that is a hub “Bank Muscat is aware from press reports that a number of spokesman said: “Since the time operators is a blow to the coun- “Hackers view India as a target. for the IT and auto industries and arrests in different jurisdictions have taken place in relation to the the incident occurred, EnStage try’s multi-billion dollar informa- It’s got a fast-moving economy, a is home to several universities. A prepaid debit card fraud incident which we disclosed on February 25 has retained independent security tion technology industry, which fast-moving IT infrastructure,” security guard at the office park, and 26,” it said in a brief statement to the stock exchange yesterday. experts to analyse the intrusion received about half of all outsourc- Schwartz said. where tenants include IBM, did “We reiterate that we are exploring all avenues of recovery so and to recommend enhancements ing contracts in the world in 2011, Cyber security experts said the not allow in journalist without an as to protect shareholder interests and will advise the markets to its information security infra- according to industry data. global scope and speed of the $45m appointment yesterday. accordingly if there are any material developments in this regard.” structure. EnStage has imple- India-based IT vendors, who bank theft was unprecedented. Unlisted ElectraCard had a net It gave no additional information in the statement on the meas- mented both these enhancements rely on the trust of global cli- The global gang had operatives loss of `90.2m ($1.65m) on net ures taken to recover the funds. as well as additional monitoring ents to handle sensitive data, are in 27 countries who fanned out to sales of `535.4m for the fiscal year The other bank involved hit by the cyber attack, National Bank capabilities.” dominated by companies provid- thousands of ATMs in a matter of that ended in March 2012, a sales of Ras Al Khaimah (RAKBANK), said on Friday that none of its Setlur was travelling and could ing support services to the global hours, withdrawing money using decline of 1.6 percent, according to customers had lost any money as a result of a cyber fraud which not be reached for further com- financial industry. fraudulent prepaid debit cards, a report by ratings agency Crisil. resulted in a loss at the Gulf bank in 2012. REUTERS ment yesterday. Eddie Schwartz, chief informa- according to US prosecutors. REUTERS An employee at the company’s tion security officer for RSA Inc, The ringleaders of the global See also page 21

Bahrain’s Al Baraka Kuwait Airways to buy Q1 net profit up 15pc DUBAI: Bahrain-based Islamic lender Al Baraka Banking Group posted a 15 25 Airbus aeroplanes percent increase in first- quarter net income, the bank KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s two years. In the meantime, KAC said yesterday. national carrier is due to sign will lease 13 big and small Airbus Al Baraka, which has opera- a multi-billion-dollar deal with planes with the first two A320 due tions across the Middle East, Airbus to purchase 25 new air- to arrive in July, Al Watan said. Asia and Africa, said first- craft valued at $3bn with the In addition to modernising its quarter net income rose to first delivery expected in 2019, fleet, the loss-making company $66m from $57m in the year- a well-informed newspaper wants to make the airline profit- ago period, it said in a state- reported yesterday. able before offering a local or for- ment yesterday. The deal will be signed “very eign investor a 40 percent stake The bank made a total oper- soon,” the privately-owned Al in KAC. ating income of $233m in the Watan newspaper said quoting Nasef told MPs in January that first quarter of 2013, up 16 per- sources close to decision-makers. only 10 to 12 aircraft of the car- cent over same period in 2012, Last week Kuwait Airways Co rier’s ageing fleet were operational it said. Chief Executive Officer (KAC) board of directors decided and the remainder were under Adnan Ahmed Yousif said to choose an offer made by Airbus “extended maintenance.” earlier that the bank plans to because it carried a price tag Under the KAC privatisation expand its global footprint with $280m lower than one made by bill, initially issued by the emir a focus on Africa under a five- Boeing, the report said. in October when parliament was year plan that includes invest- The deal includes 10 Airbus dissolved, the government will ments in Libya and Morocco. A-350-900 and 15 A-320 neo and pay all losses incurred by the air- the delivery of the planes will line and estimated at more than start after six years, Al Watan $1.5bn. UAE’s Waha Capital said. Kuwait Airways has posted a KAC made no comment on the loss in all but one of the past 21 Q1 net profit surges report but its new chairman Sami years, amounting to more than DUBAI: Abu Dhabi invest- Al Nasef said in January, after $2.7bn. ment firm Waha Capital said parliament passed a bill to trans- Such losses are covered by the yesterday that its first-quar- form the airline into a commer- state because the carrier has been ter net profit surged on the cial company, that they planned to entirely government-owned. back of strong performances buy around 21 new aircraft within AFP at its portfolio companies. Waha Capital posted a quar- terly net profit of Dh85.3m ($23.2m), compared with Dh15.9m for the year-ago quar- ter. Profits were driven by key portfolio companies, including Sudan inflation eases New York-listed aircraft lessor AerCap Holdings, UAE-based KHARTOUM: Sudan’s annual telecommunications and health consumer finance company inflation rate eased to 41.4 per- services fell between 1 and 2.3 Dunia Finance, and Waha’s cent in April from 47.9 percent percent year-on-year, the data advisory business, it said. in March as food price infla- showed. tion fell, official data showed Month-on-month inflation was yesterday. 1 percent in April after rising to Kirkuk-Ceyhan line Prices have jumped since South 2.6 percent in March. Sudan seceded in 2011, taking Government critics say infla- back in operation three-quarters of Sudan’s oil out- tion is higher than the official BAGHDAD: Oil flows on a put — the main source of budget figures. pipeline carrying Iraqi crude revenues and dollars needed to Inflation is sensitive because from the city of Kirkuk to pay for imports. discontent over food prices and Turkey’s Mediterranean Annual inflation was 15 percent cuts to fuel subsidies have led to port of Ceyhan has resumed, in June 2011, the last data before small protests against President sources at Iraq’s North Oil the secession. Omar Hassan al-Bashir. Company said, following a Costs for food and drinks, Sudan’s economy should militant attack. “Pumping which make up 52.9 percent of strengthen after it agreed with from Kirkuk oilfields resumed the index, rose by 36.9 percent in landlocked South Sudan in after carrying out an inter- April year-on-year, compared to March to resume cross-border mittent test pumping the pre- 46.4 percent in March, the cen- oil exports. vious day,” one source at Iraq’s tral statistical bureau said in its South Sudan had shut its oil state-owned Northern Oil monthly bulletin. output in a row with Khartoum Company said. REUTERS Costs for transport, over fees. REUTERS MONDAY 13 MAY 2013 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS IILM treads fine line in designing first sukuk Right balance vital for development of Islamic money market trading in the Gulf and southeast Asia

SYDNEY: The International highly liquid tool which Islamic “We will probably be. It’s still Another key issue for the IILM expect a bid-ask spread of roughly the Luxembourg-based banking Islamic Liquidity Management banks will trade to manage their under discussion,” group chief sukuk, which are expected to have 25 bps, providing the issue is source. Corp (IILM) faces a delicate short-term funds. executive Baseel Gamal said in maturities of up to one year, will large enough to ensure sufficient A high rating gives the sukuk task as it designs its maiden To ensure trading of the sukuk Doha earlier this month. be their bid-ask spreads in the liquidity. preferential treatment under new sukuk: It must make the issue around the world, the IILM has Bank Islam, Malaysia’s larg- secondary market. “If the secondary market oper- Basel III international banking attractive enough for investors signed agreements with eight pri- est standalone Islamic lender, is If the issues are too small rela- ates as expected it will show guidelines, and this could help to buy, but not so attractive that mary dealer banks, said Ayhan awaiting internal approval from tive to demand, many investors that this instrument is the ideal Islamic banks boost their capital most of them buy to hold. Keser, executive vice president at its shariah board, according to a may end up buying and holding liquidity tool for many funds and adequacy ratios. Whether it gets the balance Turkey’s Albaraka Turk , one of source at the bank who declined them rather than trading them, companies.” “The IILM sukuk will also have right will affect the development the market-making banks. to be named as he is not author- making price discovery difficult The IILM has gone to con- a positive effect on balance sheet of Islamic money market trading “These primary dealers are ised to speak to the media. and resulting in wide bid-ask siderable lengths to win a high management for the banks. Since in the Gulf and southeast Asia given the right to purchase the A second Malaysian lender is spreads that hurt their function credit rating for its sukuk: A-1 the said sukuk would be zero risk- over the coming year. issued sukuk in the primary mar- also considering its participation, as a store of value. from S&P. Its Luxembourg weighted, the capital ratio of the The Malaysia-based IILM, ket, have the responsibility to set with the country’s central bank Other international sukuk structure uses two entities, one bank would also be raised,” said backed by nine central banks the secondary market and actu- pushing for decisions to be made often trade with bid-ask spreads holding long-term assets and Albaraka’s Keser. and monetary agencies as well ally buy and sell the bonds to form soon, the source said. ranging from 80-100 basis points, the other issuing the short-term Investment-grade sukuk from as the Jeddah-based Islamic a market price,” Keser said. Luxembourg, where the sukuk so the IILM paper will need to certificates. the IILM could also be used as Development Bank, has said it Standard Chartered is another will be domiciled, has one con- demonstrate it is much tighter IILM documentation shows the collateral for interbank transac- plans to issue up to $500m of primary dealer, according to firmed primary dealer while than that. sukuk will be backed by sovereign tions and central bank financing, dollar-denominated sukuk in the Standard and Poor’s. The bank another is still working on the Spreads above 50 bps could assets from member countries, according to a study by Malaysia’s second quarter of this year, and declined to comment on its role. paperwork, according to a bank- affect the IILM’s effectiveness and which some analysts believe could central bank. eventually expand the programme The participation of other ing source familiar with the credibility, said the head of treas- include aircraft and real estate. The many potential uses of the to as much as $3bn. banks in the primary dealer net- discussions, who declined to be ury at a Bahrain-based Islamic The IILM statutes include a sukuk underline the difficulty of Its issues will be based on a work appears less certain, how- named because of the sensitive lender. “Below 50 is good — a provision barring any creditor, the IILM’s task, however. If banks very different premise than other ever. Qatar Islamic Bank, the Gulf nature of the issue. quarter (0.25 percentage point) investor or shareholder from seiz- buy the sukuk to bolster their bal- sukuk. Other issuers design their state’s largest shariah-compliant No specific date has been given would be great.” ing company assets or petitioning ance sheets or use as collateral, sukuk merely to attract inves- lender by assets, is still consider- for the first or subsequent sukuk Jason Kabel, head of fixed for bankruptcy proceedings. This they may not trade the instru- tors and raise money cheaply; ing whether to take part, accord- issues, and the IILM did not income at Bank of London and clause is considered robust as it ments — limiting their liquidity. the IILM’s mission is to create a ing to its chief executive. respond to questions. the Middle East, said: “I would has been tested in the courts, said REUTERS Banks lift Abu Dhabi to 54-month high

DUBAI: Abu Dhabi’s bourse rose to a fresh 54-month high yesterday as banks extended gains, while strength in interna- tional markets bolstered senti- ment on most regional bourses. Abu Dhabi’s First Gulf Bank rose 2.1 percent and National Bank of Abu Dhabi added 1.6 percent. The banks are up 27.2 percent and 33.0 percent in 2013 respectively. “Abu Dhabi banks are still attractive - there’s no reason why they shouldn’t be trading at simi- lar levels to other regional banks,” CEO of The First Investor, Khalid Al Subeai and CEO of Barwa Bank Group, said Amer Khan, fund manager Steve Troop. at Shuaa Asset Management, say- ing that in terms of price-to-book ratios, there was room for further gains. Dubai’s benchmark climbed Barwa Bank equity fund 0.3 percent to a fresh 42-month high. Mid-caps led gains; Air Arabia rose 2.8 percent and Dubai assets reach QR100m Islamic Bank added 2.1 percent. Dubai Islamic has completed a DOHA: Barwa Bank’s recently individuals with a long-term share swap with mortgage lender launched first equity fund’s horizon, enabling them to achieve Tamweel, in which it provided assets under management has long-term capital growth through 10 new shares in the bank for reached QR100m by the end of investment in a broadly diversified every 18 of Tamweel’s, according April, a press statement said portfolio of equities and equity- to a bourse statement on Sunday. An investor monitors stock information on an electronic board at the Stock Exchange in Tunis. yesterday. related securities. Over the past Tamweel slipped 1.6 percent. Barwa Bank Group recently eight years, GCC markets have In Kuwait, the measure should serve to induce more confi- investors booked recent gains in provisions; it said yesterday that launched “The First Investor returned more than 12 percent advanced 0.8 percent to its high- dence in the market and add to the mid-caps; the retail index fell 1.3 it was considering its options to GCC Equity Opportunities Fund per annum and portfolios under est finish since October 2009. stimulants fuelling the rally,” said percent and insurance stocks shed recover the money. (Q)”. The Fund manager is The TFI management have consist- Investors have been committing Fouad Darwish, head of broker- 1.1 percent. Elsewhere, large-caps helped First Investor, (TFI), the invest- ently outperformed the markets.” more cash to local stocks since age services at Global Investment Oman’s benchmark added 0.2 Egypt’s bourse hit a 10-week ment division of the Shariah com- Steve Troop, CEO, Barwa Bank a stand-off between parliament House. percent. Large-cap Bank Muscat high, advancing 0.8 percent. plaint bank. Group said: “The Fund is a very and the government abated fol- In Saudi Arabia, the index shed rose 0.5 percent on hopes that the Telecom Egypt and Commercial According to the statement, promising product and is expected lowing parliamentary elections in 0.4 percent, down from Saturday’s lender may recover some of the International Bank gained 1.6 and since the launch of the fund, it to attract a large number of inves- December. four-week high. The banking sub- losses from a cyber bank heist, 1.1 percent respectively. recorded a considerable capital tors. Barwa Bank and TFI intend “The increase in value traded index dipped 0.4 percent, while which cost it nearly $40m in REUTERS gain in the first quarter of 2013. to launch more products targeting It is up by more than eight retail and institutional investors percent since inception and has as well as government related out-performed deposit rates, most entities in the near future.” QR1.14bn real estate fixed income investments and The Fund invests in equi- other similar investment schemes ties and equity-related securi- deals last week from competitors. ties listed on exchanges within Scottish leader says economy The fund was recently awarded the Gulf Cooperation Council DOHA: The combined value “Best Islamic Investment Fund” countries. of transactions in Qatar’s by The Banker Middle East in The Group said that the strong enough to leave UK real estate sector last week April 2013. Fund is a 100 percent Shariah- (April 28 to May 2) stood Robert Pramberger, Acting compliant, open-ended collective at QR1.14bn, up 41.7 per- Head of Asset Management, TFI investment scheme and seeks to LONDON: Scotland’s First The man leading the independ- for the first time. “Once we get cent compared to QR807.2m said: “We believe equity markets achieve long-term capital growth Minister Alex Salmond has told ence drive scathingly dismissed onto people’s radar, then we’ve previous week due to will continue to outperform other through a broadly diversified that the economy can prosper the comments, arguing that got the international agencies return of exceptional grand asset classes in 2013 as tail risks regional portfolio. outside the United Kingdom, Scotland’s growing profile in its which are controlled by the deals, especially in Doha continue to fade, government Subscriptions are open monthly despite dire warnings from own right was paying dividends. Scottish government which can Municipality, according to bond yields remain close to record to Qatari institutions as well as London about the risks of “Scotland is having a lot of suc- offer people not just incentive the weakly report of Ezdan lows and investors look to invest Qatari individuals and can be independence. cess with investment,” Salmond packages but more importantly Holding Group. in asset classes that return an subscribed to at any Barwa Bank Salmond insisted that said. the skills they’re looking for to The average value of daily attractive yield after inflation”. branch or through a Barwa Bank Scotland’s “increasing profile “George Osborne came to do the job.” transactions was about Khalid Al Subeai, CEO, TFI Relationship Manager. internationally,” as a result of Scotland about 18 months ago Salmond said life sciences, QR228.8m compared to added: “The Fund is ideal for THE PENINSULA the calling of an independence and said that he’d been speak- energy and business outsourc- QR161.4m in the previous referendum to take place in ing to people who were thinking ing, in addition to financial asset week. September 2014, had helped to about not investing in Scotland. management, “are our key growth The report expected that attract foreign investment. “Since then we’ve topped the areas and will continue to be so”. real estate transactions will As Scotland gears up for the league on inward investment in Business outsourcing is “one continue its recovery during referendum campaign, the pro Europe, outpacing every other of our big specialities”, he said, the coming weeks, especially in and anti camps are thrashing out aspect of the UK, including adding it was “entirely wrong” to the sector of plots with trend of what leaving the UK would mean London.” think that was a glorified term real estate investors and devel- • Bullion - Mumbai for the Scottish economy. He added: “If George Osborne for call centres. opers towards making more Some analysts fear an inde- tells you that the sky is blue, I’d “The skills that are deployed new real estate projects. Gold (10 gm) Standard Rs. 26940 pendent Scotland would rely too have a look up and see if it is or are quite different from that,” he The value of Doha Silver (1 kg) Rs. 47024 heavily on its offshore oil indus- not because anything he says, just said. Municipality, which acquired • Indian Rupees QR1 = 14.73 try, while its banking sector took do the opposite.” Salmond was speaking after 37.9 percent of the total trans- • Sensex a huge hit in the financial crisis. Salmond, the 58-year-old French management services actions reached to QR433m 1 BSE 19990 18 British finance minister George leader of the centre-left Scottish firm Webhelp TSC announced the registering a rise of 13.7 per- NSE 6069.30 Osborne warned last month that National Party (SNP), said creation of 400 new jobs, boost- cent compared to QR305.6m in • Short-term investment plan from LIC International upto 6.4 percent return an independent Scotland would Scotland was increasingly seen ing their workforce in Scotland the previous week. p.a. (in dollar) sacrifice control over much of its as a destination for modern to 3,400. The value of the top deal • Housing loan from HDFC LTD economy if it continued to use the industries. While Scotland’s still consider- in Doha Municipality was • Mutual Fund: Buy & Sell: SBI MF, HDFC MF, UTI MF, Birla Sun Life MF, pound sterling. “What we’re actually finding is able reserves of North Sea oil and QR46.3m as a result of a deal Tata MF, Reliance MF etc. Osborne also cautioned that that Scotland’s increasing profile, gas were well known, Salmond for a shop in Fereej bin Omran • Advise on Indian Income Tax matters for NRIs. the uncertainty over Scotland’s internationally, is an advantage. said fewer people were aware of with an area of 2,391 square Contact: Investec, Tel: 44325060/44365060 email: [email protected] future was hitting foreign People are often thinking about the rapid progress on renewable metres. THE PENINSULA investment. Scotland and certain investments energy. AFP MONDAY 13 MAY 2013 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

For banks in cyber heist, how Has the rush for yellow to get their money back?

BY JOSEPH AX

ECAUSE the sums were large and such attacks are metal come to an end? relatively new, the two Middle East banks hit in a $45m ATM heist face an uncertain path in trying to recover BY MATTHEW CRAFT became the favoured investment. The tel- decided to jump out of the market at the same B their losses, financial, insurance and legal experts evision personality Glenn Beck advised his time. Hedge funds and big investors pulled say. Oman-based Bank of Muscat lost $40m and UAE-based HEN the price of audience to stock up on gold bars in case $8.7bn out of gold funds last month, according National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah (RAKBANK) lost $5m in gold plunged $200 the dollar became worthless. The tea party to EPFR Global, a firm that tracks where big the global heist, US prosecutors said. last month, many called for a return to linking the value of investors put their money. Computer hackers broke into third-party companies that proc- people thought they the dollar to the price of gold. EPFR says it was the biggest monthly essed transactions for prepaid debit cards issued by the banks, the caught the sound of “People treated gold like the cure for every- withdrawal out of gold funds since the firm prosecutors said. Then, gangs in 27 countries withdrew the money the gold bubble pop- thing,” says James Paulsen, chief investment started collecting data in 2000. The SPDR from cash machines in two coordinated hits, one on December 21 Wping. What Peter Schiff, the CEO of bro- strategist at Wells Capital Management in Gold Trust unloaded 12 percent of its gold last year and the other on February 19 this year. kerage Euro Pacific Precious Metals believes Minneapolis. “If you were worried about a in April, selling 146 tonnes. While details of what happened are still sketchy, experts said he heard was a stampede of fair-weather depression, buy gold. If you were worried There’s no single destination for all the the banks could bring claims against the processing companies speculators fleeing the precious metal. about inflation, buy gold.” If fear of economic money rushing out of gold, says Cameron in court, or they could file claims with their insurers and those Schiff and other champions of gold weren’t collapse started the gold rally, greed accel- Brandt, EPFR’s director of research. The of the processing companies. “There’s no hard and fast rule,” said shaken by the plunge. To them it was just erated it. By 2009, speculators and others most popular places for investors now are Dan Karson, the Americas chairman of Kroll Advisory Solutions. a short breather in preparation for another looked to ride gold’s popularity. Hedge funds real estate funds, junk bonds, emerging- “We’re in very much a new cybersphere of finance, and allocating long climb. All the reasons they give for and other big investors piled in. market bonds and stocks in big companies liability is still very much evolving.” buying gold haven’t changed: Gold remains Anxiety and gold prices kept climbing that pay dividends. One clear trend that Any claims by banks against the processing companies would a refuge from disaster, they say, arguing that in tandem. Right after Standard & Poor’s Brandt sees is investors pulling cash out of depend on the contracts between the two parties, Karson and a steep drop in the dollar and a spike in the stripped the US of its top credit rating in the safety of money-market funds in search other experts said. Those contracts include industry security price of consumer goods are a threat. August 2011, the price peaked above $1,900. of something better. Some of that money standards, which are required by the major credit card payment For speculators, buying gold was simply a Instead of buying gold bricks and stash- appears to be trickling back into the US networks, in this case MasterCard. In most security breach cases, way to profit from its popularity. “That’s what ing them in their basement, many hedge stock market. the processing company in question did not fully comply with the happens in a bull market,” Schiff says. “The funds and big investors turned to buying gold So where’s gold headed next? The answer standards, said Doug Johnson, vice president for risk management selloffs shake out the Johnny-come-latelies. It’s exchange-traded funds, which trade on mar- depends partly on where you think inflation policy at the American Bankers Association. healthy. Now we can have a real rally.” kets like stocks. The most popular offering, is headed. At one extreme, Schiff and others However, even if the processor failed to comply with security Gold, often touted as the most trustwor- the SPDR Gold Trust, attracted big investors in his camp believe the Fed will eventually standards, banks may still be unable to get back their money. thy of investments, has looked wild over like John Paulsen, who made billions betting let inflation loose and gold will hit $2,000. That is because the contracts between processors and banks, the past month. After starting April above on the mortgage meltdown, and George Soros. “They’re going to print and print until under terms set by credit card companies like MasterCard or $1,600 an ounce, it dropped below $1,361 on As money poured in, the SPDR Gold money is worthless, or they run out of trees,” Visa, typically limit the processor’s liability. April 15 and has steadily recovered to settle Trust grew into the second-largest larg- Schiff says. Others see no reason for gold to “They can’t make everybody whole, or they’ll be out of business,” at $1,436 on Friday. est exchange-traded fund behind the SPDR resume its climb. said Michael Klaschka of Integro Insurance Brokers, which has Gold was supposed to be a haven from S&P 500, which follows the stock market. With banks looking stable and the economy many financial institutions as clients. “The bank may have very turmoil. When the housing market started And its supply of gold swelled from 780 slowly improving, there’s less of a need to hide little recourse against the credit card processor.” cracking and the stock market sank in 2007, tonnes at the start of 2009 to 1,353 tonnes in the gold market. Fear of another finan- In the hit against Bank of Muscat, the processor is enStage the price of gold began to surge. Over the in December. But now it looks like the cial crisis has diminished. Ralph Preston, a Inc, based in Cupertino, California, a source close to the Bank of next two years, it soared from around $600 fast-money has soured on the yellow metal. market analyst at Heritage West Financial in Muscat said. In a statement, Bank of Muscat said it was examin- an ounce to nearly $900 in the depths of the George Soros slashed his stake in the SPDR San Diego, envisions a few scenarios in which ing its options to recover the money. “We reiterate that we are financial crisis in late 2008. Gold Trust fund by 55 percent at the end gold could shoot higher this year. If the war exploring all avenues of recovery so as to protect shareholder For those who were wary of finan- of last year, according to the most recent in Syria spreads, or if North Korea launches interests and will advise the markets accordingly if there are any cial institutions or thought the Federal regulatory filing. an attack on other countries in Asia, it could material developments in this regard,” the statement said. Reserve’s rescue efforts would backfire, it Judging by the numbers, it looks like others head back above $1,900. AP Officials at enStage did not respond to requests for comment. EnStage CEO Govind Setlur said in the Times of India his com- pany had implemented security enhancements since the attack. In the RAKBANK case, the processor is India’s ElectraCard Services, according to people familiar with the situation. ElectraCard Services said that data appeared to have been com- promised outside its “processing environment”. MasterCard has said it cooperated with law enforcement in the investigation and said its systems were not compromised in the attacks. The banks can still try to sue the processors for negligence or other claims, but their success may be limited by their contracts, which include regulations that lay out specific fines and dispute resolution procedures mandated by the credit card companies. Such lawsuits have proven difficult to win, according to Joseph Burton of law firm Duane Morris in San Francisco, an expert in financial litigation. US federal courts have generally, but not unan- imously, found that banks are restricted to contractual remedies. In one major case, card-issuing banks filed a class action against Heartland Payment Systems after the processor announced in 2009 that hackers had compromised the data for more than 100 million credit cards. A federal judge in Houston, Texas, dismissed almost all of the claims in 2011, finding that the banks were bound by their contracts, which included regulations set by Visa and MasterCard that govern how banks can seek relief after a breach. The banks’ appeal is pending. Bank of Muscat and RAKBANK could also seek payment from their insurers under their general policies. Some banks also have additional security coverage for cyber crime, although experts said the market for such policies is still relatively immature. It is not known if Bank of Muscat or RAKBANK carried cyber insurance. The insurers, in turn, could also press claims against the proc- essors, or the processors’ own insurers. A complicating factor is that the banks are located in the Middle East, while one of the processors is based in India, making it unclear which courts would have jurisdiction over any litigation. Federal prosecutors will also seek restitution for the banks from the defendants arrested in the case, though the amount of funds available likely won’t approach the total amount of stolen money. REUTERS Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate Plans to export US natural gas stir debate BY MATTHEW DALY further increases in hydraulic The prospect of a major expan- gas a safe, clean-burning alterna- leads to higher domestic prices for natural gas prices, but also could fracturing, a drilling technique sion of US gas exports has tan- tive to coal and oil. the fuel, as is likely. hinder development of renewable domestic natural gas also known as fracking. It has talised business groups and “LNG exports are a huge Michigan-based Dow Chemical forms of energy such as wind and boom already has allowed companies to gain access lawmakers from both parties, opportunity for the United States Co and other manufacturers have solar power that do more to com- lowered US energy to huge stores of natural gas and they’re urging the Obama economy, our workers and our criticised that study, saying it bat climate change, Ladislaw said. prices while stoking underneath states from Colorado administration to move faster geopolitical relationships” with relied on two-year-old data that Natural gas results in fewer fears of environmen- to New York, but raised wide- to approve the projects as a way countries such as Japan that are doesn’t account for increased carbon emissions than other fossil Atal disaster. Now US producers spread concerns about alleged to create thousands of jobs and seeking to import natural gas, demand for natural gas by man- fuels such as coal or oil, but still are poised to ship vast quantities groundwater contamination and spur economic growth. Increased Cooper said. ufacturers, trucking fleets and leaves a significant carbon foot- of gas overseas as energy compa- even earthquakes. exports also would help offset the The administration has not power plants. Dow has argued print. Environmental groups also nies seek permits for proposed The drilling boom has helped nation’s enormous trade deficit. said whether it will approve against unfettered exports and worry that more fracking could export projects that could set off boost US natural gas production But consumer groups and some the projects. The issue is among said that could lead to price spikes harm drinking water supplies or a renewed frenzy of fracking. by one-third since 2005, with manufacturers that use natural the main challenges for Ernest that could harm the US economy. cause other problems. Expanded drilling is unlock- production reaching an all-time gas oppose expanded exports, say- Moniz, President Barack Obama’s But John Felmy, chief econo- Only one US licence has been ing enormous reserves of crude high of 25.3 trillion cubic feet last ing they could drive up domestic nominee to be energy secretary. mist for the American Petroleum granted so far, to Houston-based oil and natural gas, offering the year, according to the US Energy prices and make manufacturing Federal law requires the Energy Institute, the largest lobbying Cheniere Energy Inc for an export potential of moving the country Information Administration. more expensive. Many environ- Department to determine that group for the oil and gas industry, terminal in Louisiana’s Cameron closer to its decades-long quest In recent months, however, mental groups also oppose LNG projects are in the public interest said restricting trade to control Parish. Proposals to build plants for energy independence. Yet as production has begun to level off exports because of fears that before granting export permits to prices “is bad for the economy” from Maryland to Texas and the industry looks to profit from as the glut of natural gas keeps increased drilling could lead to countries that do not have free- and could result in lower domestic Oregon are pending from energy foreign markets, there is the spec- US prices down. In response, environmental damage trade agreements with the US. investment and production, ham- giants such as ExxonMobil and tre of higher prices at home and producers have begun pushing “Exporting natural gas will Moniz is widely seen as sympa- pering jobs and economic growth. Conoco Phillips, as well as Virginia- increased manufacturing costs to export the fuel to Europe and have serious implications for pub- thetic to the natural gas industry. “We cannot and should not based Dominion Resources Inc and for products from plastics to Asia, where prices are far higher. lic health, the environment and At a Senate hearing last month, he build around a wall around United Canadian-based Veresen Inc. fertilisers. Approval of all the projects climate change,” said Michael called the “stunning increase” in States,” Felmy said. The Energy Department has Companies such as ExxonMobil currently under review by the Brune, executive director of the natural gas production a “revolu- Whether to approve natural promised to decide on a case- and Sempra Energy are seeking Energy Department could result Sierra Club. “Building these ter- tion” that has led to reduced emis- gas exports is “a huge question by-case basis, but must finish federal permits for more than 20 in the export of more than 40 minals means lots of new frack- sions of carbon dioxide and other that’s facing the federal gov- wading through nearly 200,000 export projects that could handle percent of current US production ing, and more fracking means gases that cause global warming. ernment right now,” said Sarah comments filed on a study as much as 29 billion cubic feet of of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, more risks for Americans.” A recent study commissioned Ladislaw, an energy analyst at last year that concluded more natural gas a day. which is gas that’s been converted Bill Cooper, president of the by the department concluded the Centre for Strategic and exports would translate to net If approved, the result- to liquid form to make it easier to Centre for Liquefied Natural Gas, that exporting natural gas would International Studies. Expanded economic benefits for the US. ing export boom could lead to store or transport. an industry group, called natural benefit the US economy even if it exports not only could raise AP MONDAY 13 MAY 2013 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

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Will the Fed taper their assets purchase programme?

HE major action for currencies closed the week with a implemented since the beginning the debt ceiling. Greece Finance Minister year, so investors can’t price much the week happened on stronger Dollar across the board. of the year. Initial claims for Europe & UK Yannis Stournaras was quoted in terms of relative monetary pol- TThursday night as Dollar On Thursday, the Bank of England state unemployment benefits fell Positive Euro zone news this week saying that he foresees icy tightening. Also the Sterling finally broke against the Yen delivered an unchanged policy 4,000 to an adjusted 323,000, the albeit a German slowdown Greece returning to capital mar- has been negatively correlated through the psychological 100 decision, in line with expecta- lowest level since January 2008. The positive tone continues kets in 2014 when rescue funds with risk appetite. Looking at level and signalled to the rest of tions. After both the Industrial Economists had expected a drop to in Europe for a second week in from its latest bailout programme the balance of payments, inflows the market that the dollar bull Production numbers and the BoE, 335,000. A bet- a row. According run dry, if it achieves a primary remain exceptionally weak due trend is still intact. Sterling attempted a higher move, ter indication of to German news- budget surplus and positive rates to negative real yields. The UK As investors were giving up on but the reaction was fairly muted. the employment papers, the ECB of growth first. appears to be suffering from a further dollar strength during After reaching a high of 1.5599, state in the US is looking at buy- For the first time since the decline in the relative profitability the past couple of weeks, the US the Pound ended the week close is the four-week ing bad loans eruption of the crisis in October of its foreign investments. dollar bullish move came almost to the lowest level seen during the moving average from south- 2010, when Greece was forced to Asia Weekly Money Market Review a week after the latest US pay- week of 1.5358. for new claims, ern Europe to go to the EU and IMF for finan- Japanese investors finally roll numbers. On Thursday night, After being investors’ favour- which dropped relieve the pres- cial assistance, 10-year-bonds buying foreign bonds Euro, Yen and Sterling tumbled ite trade during the past couple of 6,250 to 336,750—the lowest level sure on banks in crisis-stricken closed below 10 percent earlier According to the weekly portfo- along with the rest of the G10 days, the Euro plummeted by the since November 2007. countries. Part of the scheme this month, reflecting improved lio data released from the Ministry versus the dollar. The main driver end of the week to a low of 1.2986 The US budget deficit likely would be to buy asset-backed budget figures and optimism that of Finance, Japanese investors net- remains whether the Fed might following a stronger USD across to continue shrinking securities, which allow banks to Greece is meeting the terms of its bought ¥204.4 billion of foreign taper their Quantitative easing the board. The shrinking of the US fed- pass on credit risk to other inves- bailout agreements bonds in the week of April 22nd and program sooner than expected as In the commodity complex, eral deficit has been an impor- tors in order to free up capital for Italy industrial output falls net-bought ¥309.9 billion of foreign employment data has been coming Gold prices remain shaky with tant and over-looked factor in lending. The plan would help to Industrial production fell bonds in the week of April 29th. stronger than expected along with prices dropping by the end of the the US recovery. The congres- mitigate the effect of new regu- in Italy more than economists While Japanese investors have been a stronger moving average. week to a low of $1,420. Physical sional budget office is now report- lations, which require banks to expected in March. Output net-sellers of foreign bonds in the After a volatile week, the focus gold prices on the other hand ing strong revenue collection, up boost capital and liquidity buffers. decreased 0.8 percent from previous six consecutive weeks since is likely to shift back to the US remain supported in Asia around by 16 percent since the start of Looking to the German trade February when it fell 0.9 per- mid-March even after BoJ governor next week with the release of 4 percent higher than the Bullion the fiscal year in October 2012. data for March, imports and cent. The number was higher Kuroda introduced unprecedented March retail sales, industrial trading prices. Oil prices remain Add to it the sequestration and exports rose slightly after fall- than expected as economists had monetary policy easing on April production and CPI inflation. If strong on the back of a strong US other reductions in expenditures; ing in February, suggesting the expected a drop of 0.3 percent. 4th, it seems that Japanese inves- the data exhibit a relatively weak equity markets in addition to the this is seeing the deficit narrow. country is picking up again after The UK is still in a negative tors are slowly starting to react to tone, this may take some of the ongoing Middle East tensions. Additionally the government a contraction at the end of 2012. environment the new monetary policies. In addi- enthusiasm off from last week’s Jobless claims, lowest level agency Fannie Mae has also said it In the First quarter, exports On Thursday, the Bank of tion, Japanese investors net-sold employment report and keep mar- since November 2007 will make a $59.4bn dividend pay- remained under pressure from England delivered an unchanged ¥2.2 trillion of foreign bonds in kets inclined to doubt the scope Jobless Claims in the US fell to ment to the government in June. weak demand in the Euro zone. policy decision this week, in line April. However, ¥2.4 trillion was for a near-term tapering of Fed the lowest level since in over five Combined, both developments are Greek officials express- with expectations. Unlike the Fed, from banks, which flows do not have QE programme. years, signaling labor market resil- expected to give president Obama ing hope that the economy is the Bank of England is unlikely to impact on the currency market. On the foreign exchange side, ience in the face of fiscal austerity until roughly October to address recovering shift to less easing anytime this THE PENINSULA MONDAY 13 MAY 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23

Sailor’s Hibbert stars in Pacers’ win death clouds Stoudemire returns to action after two months; Grizzlies beat Thunder America’s Cup future INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA: and made things tough for him,” Roy Hibbert finished with 24 NBA Results Hibbert said. points and 12 rebounds and WASHINGTON: Results The Pacers started quickly LOS ANGELES: America’s George Hill hit five three point- yesterday from the second going on a 9-2 run. But the Knicks Cup officials pressed yester- ers as the Indiana Pacers beat round of the NBA playoffs (all answered with an 11-2 spurt of day with their probe of the the New York Knicks 82-71 series best-of-seven): their own. capsizing of a catamaran in game three of their second Western Conference Tyson Chandler’s layup with that killed Briton Andrew round NBA play-off series. In Memphis 4:20 left in the first quarter gave Simpson, seeking answers “The pre-game mantra I had Memphis 87 Oklahoma City 81 the Knicks a 13-11 lead, which to keep world sailing’s most was, ‘tonight’s my night, tonight’s (Memphis lead series 2-1) proved to be their only lead of prestigous event afloat. my night’,” Hibbert said. “Luckily the contest. Artemis Racing member Eastern Conference my hooks (shots) were falling. New York kept the score close Simpson, nicknamed “Bart,” I was around the basket, tip- In Indianapolis by engineering an 11-4 run to end died when the Swedish team’s ping balls and creating extra Indiana 82 New York 71 the first half. Kenyon Martin’s AC72 overturned while train- possessions.” (Indiana lead series 2-1) layup with three seconds to left ing on San Francisco Bay on Paul George finished with cut the Pacers’ lead to 36-33. Thursday. 14 points, eight assists and five score,” Indiana coach Frank Vogel Stoudemire made a three- The accident has plunged the steals, while David West had 11 said. “We were able to guard the pointer at the buzzer at the end Cup into uncertainty, fueling points and 12 boards for Indiana, paint and the three-point line and of the third quarter to get New concerns over the safety of the which rebounded from a 105-79 that is the goal with this team.” York within nine 62-53 heading 72-foot America’s Cup catama- loss in game two. Indiana’s biggest problem in to the fourth. rans and prompting Patrizio Hill also had 17 points for the game two was turnovers when Then with 9:10 to play in regu- Bertelli, chief executive of the Pacers, which went 10-of-33 they committed 21. But they cut lation, Raymond Felton’s three- Prada fashion house and spon- from beyond the arc in front of that to 17 yesterday. point play and Anthony’s free sor of Italian challenger Luna a crowd of 18,165 at Bankers Life Vogel said he was pleased with throw got New York eight 65-57. Rossa, to say he would consider Fieldhouse arena yesterday. the job Hibbert did, not only on But Indiana answered with a pulling out his team. The Indiana Pacers now head offense but also on defence in 7-0 run to put the game away. America’s Cup Regatta into game four tomorrow with helping to shut down Anthony, Meanwhile, Marc Gasol scored Director Iain Murray, spear- a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven who is battling a shoulder 20 points and Memphis made all heading the review of the series. problem. six of its free-throw attempts incident, said Saturday that Carmelo Anthony finished with “This is his best playoff game in the final 63 seconds to beat he has scheduled a meeting 21 points for the Knicks, which ever,” Vogel said of Hibbert. “He Oklahoma City 87-81 in game with all four teams -- defend- got Amare Stoudemire back in is oozing with confidence. three of their NBA play-off sec- ing champions Oracle of the the line-up after he missed two “Everybody wanted to kick ond round series. United States, Artemis Racing, months because of right knee him when he was down early this Gasol scored 16 of his points in Emirates Team New Zealand surgery. Stoudemire scored seven season when he wasn’t playing the second half for the Grizzlies, and Luna Rossa, for tomorrow points in nine minutes of playing with confidence. Now he is play- who retained home court in San Francisco. time. ing extremely well on both ends advantage by taking a 2-1 lead “The meeting with the teams Knicks JR Smith, who is suf- of the court.” in the best-of-seven Western is a crucial next step,” Murray fering from an illness and almost Hibbert said the key to stop- Conference series. said. “We need to establish an Indiana Pacers’ centre Roy Hibbert (55) holds the ball guarded by New didn’t play yesterday, had nine ping Anthony is to physically lean “It’s not always pretty. Tonight open flow of information to York Knicks’ centre Tyson Chandler during the second half of their points. on him and take away his time wasn’t pretty, but it was pretty ensure this review meets its NBA Eastern Conference second round play-off basketball game in “We know if we take the three and space. for us because we got the win,” goals of fact-finding and putting Indianapolis, Indiana, yesterday. (pointer) away from this team “We wanted to make sure we Grizzlies head coach Lionel us in a position to recommend they are going to struggle to crowded him as much as possible Hollins said yesterday. AFP changes, if necessary.” The review will include study of all data that was captured at the time of the incident. “Once we have the informa- NHL: Orpik’s tion, the basic facts, all the data, then we will be able to re-build winner sends Cruz powers Rangers past Astros the entire chain of events and start to assess why this incident Pens through to HOUSTON: Nelson Cruz hit a resulted in a tragic loss of life,” two-run homer during a six-run Murray said. sixth inning and Yu Darvish In the meantime, Artemis next round won his fourth consecutive deci- Racing yesterday urged the sion as visiting Texas Rangers sailing community to refrain NEW YORK: Defenceman defeated the Houston Astros for from speculation. Brooks Orpik scored 7:49 into the second straight night. “Until this process is com- overtime to send the Pittsburgh David Murphy hit the go-ahead plete, any conclusions being Penguins to the second round double off Philip Humber (0-8), made about the events that led of the NHL play-offs with a Leonys Martin had a two-run tri- to the boat’s capsizing and its 4-3 victory over the New York ple and Elvis Andrus capped the tragic outcome are pure specu- Islanders yesterday. six-run uprising with a run-scor- lation,” Artemis said in a state- Orpik, who posted his first ing single as the Rangers knocked ment posted on its website. career play-off goal, fired a long off the Astros for the 18th time in “Out of respect for Bart’s drive from just inside the blue the last 22 meetings. memory and his family, we ask line that beat Islanders’ goal- Adrian Beltre and Lance that the broader sailing com- tender Evgeni Nabokov to give Berkman also homered for the munity and others reserve the Penguins a 4-2 series victory. judgment until all the facts Penguins’ forward Tyler Baseball Results are known, and not persist in Kennedy set up the winner by unnecessary rumor.” passing back to Orpik for a Pittsburgh 11 NY Mets 2 Bertelli told Italian maga- one-timer. Toronto 3 Boston 2 Texas Rangers’ pitcher Yu Darvish throws to Houston Astros’ batter Jimmy Paredes during the first inning of zine Yacht Capital, in com- Paul Martin tied the game l for St Louis 3 Colorado 0 their American League MLB baseball game in Houston, yesterday. RIGHT: Kansas City Royals’ designated hitter ments posted on the website the Penguins, who will square off Chicago Cubs 8 Washington 2 Billy Butler (16) is congratulated by Eric Hosmer after hitting a solo home run against the New York Yankees in yachtonline on Friday, that his against the high-flying Ottawa San Francisco 10 Atlanta 1 the fourth inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Kansas City, Missouri. team was taking the weekend Senators in the quarter-finals of to consider its position. Cincinnati 13 Milwaukee 7 the NHL’s postseason. “The way it is now, it’s not Tampa Bay 8 San Diego 7 Jarome Iginla and Pascal Rangers. Darvish (6-1) allowed homer in the fifth that gave A day after Shelby Miller OK,” Bertelli said. “Those Cleveland 7 Detroit 6 Dupuis also scored to support an three runs and three hits in seven Houston a 3-1 lead. retired 27 straight batters in a responsible must take note. impressive 35-save performance LA Angels 3 Chicago White Sox 2 innings and struck out eight to Meanwhile, Adam Wainwright one-hit shutout, Wainwright (5-2) Not everybody has understood from Tomas Vokoun. NY Yankees 3 Kansas City 2 raise his major-league leading took a no-hitter into the eighth struck out seven and surrendered that we’re now in an extreme John Tavares, Colin McDonald Minnesota 8 Baltimore 5 total to 80. on way to his sixth career shut- two hits while walking one. It was America’s Cup, whereas it was and Michael Grabner scored for Texas 8 Houston 7 Matt Dominguez had two out while Allen Craig recorded the veteran right-hander’s second romantic before.” the Islanders, who were aiming to Philadelphia 3 Arizona 1 homers and three RBIs against three hits and an RBI as St. Louis shutout of the season and his 13th AFP take Pittsburgh to a game seven Oakland 4 Seattle 3 Darvish. Dominguez hit a solo blanked visiting Colorado for the career complete game. of series today. AFP LA Dodgers 7 Miami 1 shot in the third and a two-run second straight day. REUTERS Kenya’s running great Keino Qatar’s Al-Anabi Racing Top backs Bach’s IOC Fuel Team advances in Georgia presidency bid NAIROBI: Thomas Bach, COMMERCE, Georgia: The NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel point next weekend. We appreciate the bidding to become president Qatar Al-Anabi Racing Top standings. He trails second- confidence Sheikh Khalid has in of the International Olympic Fuel Team, the two-time World placed Antron Brown, the race our race team.” Committee, was backed yester- Championship team owned winner, by 53 points and leads After suffering mechanical day by Kenyan running great by Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad fourth-placed Spencer Massey by issues in the second of two quali- Kipchoge Keino who said the Al Thani, reached the semi- 39 points. Langdon trails points fying sessions, second-year driver German would press on with finals and quarter-finals at the leader Tony Schumacher by 58 Khalid alBalooshi was the No. 12 reforms and an anti-corruption rain-delayed Summit Racing points. qualifier and faced No. 5 qualifier drive. Equipment NHRA Southern He said: “We had a good-run- David Grubnic in the first round. Qatar’s Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel driver Khalid alBalooshi, (right), leads Bach, an IOC vice-president Nationals near Atlanta, ning car again today (yesterday). AlBalooshi cruised to the David Grubnic in the first round of eliminations at the NHRA Mello who on Thursday became the yesterday. The last couple of races we’ve first-round win and in the sec- Yello Drag Racing Series event near Atlanta, Georgia. The Dubai native first official candidate, was the The meeting is the sixth of 24 kind of beaten ourselves by over- ond round, however, alBalooshi won the round but was defeated in the second round of eliminations. 1976 Olympic fencing champion races that make up America’s powering the race track. Today lost a close drag race to Brandon PICTURE BY: RON LEWIS and had long been considered a 2013 NHRA Mello Yello Drag (yesterday), we started off with Bernstein. front-runner in the race. Racing season. the track record elapsed time in Despite the quarter-final loss, The IOC will elect a new presi- Silver Al-Anabi driver Shawn the first round and felt pretty alBalooshi moved from a tie for started the day perfectly with weekend for our Al-Anabi team, dent at its session on September Langdon was the No. 1 qualifier confident in what we were doing.” sixth place entering the weekend a very good first round, and we but this is racing. Everybody on 10 to replace Jacques Rogge. for the second time in the last He added: “We just got a lit- to sole possession of sixth place in were excited about the second our team is working his hardest, “(Bach has) the will and ability three races. tle too conservative in the semi- the NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel round.” and I know our car and our team to lead the Olympic Movement He defeated his former team- finals; the Al-Anabi car still ran point standings. He trails fifth- He added: “But Brandon ran will be ready for next week in competently and in a professional mate, Morgan Lucas and Brittany a 3.80, but that wasn’t enough. placed Doug Kalitta by 25 points better than us in the second Topeka. Our team is still getting style and continue the reform Force before losing to Brandon It was a good drag race; we just and leads seventh-place Brandon round and won the race. A part better and better, and we thank agenda and zero-tolerance to Bernstein in the semi-finals. came out on the wrong end so Bernstein by six points. broke on our car in qualifying Sheikh Khalid for his support.” corruption (pursued by Rogge),” Langdon remains third in the we’ll head to Topeka and try again AlBalooshi said: “Our team yesterday so it was not the best THE PENINSULA Keino said. REUTERS MONDAY 13 MAY 2013 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Leading men’s trio looks for Rome boost

ROME: The leading trio of Novak surpassing his 2011 semi-final, which he Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy lost to Djokovic. Murray all have work to do before the Murray expects no particular extra start of the French Open in a fort- trouble from the back problems which night, with the Rome Masters the last traditionally arise for him on clay. tournament chance to whip their clay “I’m a bit sore at the beginning of the games into top condition. matches, and then once I warm up, I Of the three leading seeds at the start to feel a little bit better.” event, which began yesterday at the pic- David Ferrer takes the fourth seeding turesque Foro Italico, only number three ahead of Nadal while Berdych is sixth. Murray lasted until the quarter-finals in Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, the Madrid last week. seventh seed who has never been beyond Defending champion Federer was the third round in Rome, will play his ambushed in the third round by Japan’s first clay match in a month and only Kei Nishikori while Djokovic, the world’s Novak Djokovic Roger Federer Andy Murray his third of the season after missing top player, exited a round earlier at the Portugal and Madrid with a virus hands of Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov. The WTA draw could not have been Federer’s strategy of taking seven “I’m going to make sure I’m going to be Djokovic confessed to ankle pain from his lack of Madrid preparation by the more cruel to Briton Laura Robson, who weeks off to rest some physical niggles as well prepared as I can be for Rome,” his injury suffered last month in the time he begins in the second round in faces Venus Williams in the first round and train backfired as he went down to said 17-time Grand Slam winner Federer Davis Cup. Italy. He can also look for more respect and then could get Serena in the second Nishikori in his second match back. before leaving Madrid. Though he won Monte Carlo at the from sympathetic Italian fans than he with a victory. As a result, the Swiss remains the only “Clearly I have no choice but to hit the expense of Nadal, and then did not play got in Madrid, where he was jeered Serena takes the top seeding ahead player in the current top 10 not to have practice courts.” for a fortnight, the Serb said that his relentlessly by the Spaniards. of Maria Sharapova, who she faced in played a final this season. Federer has never lifted the trophy in fitness still needs work. Murray may send an SOS to coach yesterday’s Madrid final, and number He and Tomas Berdych, who put out Rome, where Rafael Nadal (six titles) “The only positive thing is that I didn’t Ivan Lendl in the US for some extra three Victoria Azarenka, who went out Murray in Madrid, are the lone members and Djokovic (two) have hogged the hon- injure my ankle worse before Rome and clay tutoring after his Madrid loss, with of Madrid in a temper fit in the second of the elite without titles in 2013. ours for the last eight editions. Paris,” he said. Djokovic hopes to remedy the Scot heading to Rome in hopes of round. AFP In-form Nadal cruises to Madrid Masters title Rafael Nadal of Spain, poses with Dominant Serena beats Sharapova to defend trophy his Madrid Masters MADRID: Rafael Nadal sealed “This is the most aggressive I move 3-2 in front. However, he reflect on once again coming up trophy after his fifth title in seven tourna- have been in a match. still couldn’t pressure the Nadal short against the world number winning the ments since returning from a “I think these have been intense serve as the 11-time Grand Slam one. men’s singles seven-month injury layoff as he matches in which I have been champion wasn’t even forced to “Thank you to everyone for final against claimed a third Madrid Masters able to play well and thanks to face a break point in the whole being so supportive in every sin- Stanislas title with a 6-2, 6-4 win over this excellent crowd it has been match, and in Wawrinka’s next gle match. Wawrinka of Stanislas Wawrinka yesterday. easier.” service game another double fault “It was quite special and I wish Switzerland Nadal, who now holds a 9-0 The world number five started gave Nadal a 4-3 lead. I could have went an extra round at the Magic career record over the Swiss, with intent as he broke Wawrinka And much to the home crowd’s but there are many more years Box (Caja rolled through the first set thanks in his opening service game and delight, Nadal served it out to for me. Magica) to two early breaks in little over was then gifted a second break extend his remarkable record “Congratulations to Serena for Sports half an hour. when the world number 15 double to 32-2 since returning from his an excellent match and her excel- Complex in And after a little more resist- faulted at break point down in the tendinitis injury in February. lent week as well.” ance from Wawrinka in the sec- third game. Meanwhile, earlier, Serena Williams, who would have lost Madrid yes- ond, Nadal broke again to go Wawrinka then received Williams retained her Madrid her place at the top of the rank- terday. Nadal ahead 4-3 before serving out to treatment for a thigh injury Open title with a devastating ings had she lost to the Russian, won the claim his 23rd Masters Series as he struggled having come display to beat world number two was dominant from the off as she match 6-2, title. through demanding three-set Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4. pounced on the Sharapova serve 6-4. Nadal now has 55 career titles matches against Grigor Dimitrov, The title is Williams’ 50th of at every opportunity to roar into BELOW: with 40 coming on clay. Jo-Wilfred Tsonga and Tomas her singles career and extends a 4-0 lead. Serena “The truth is that I am very Berdych in the last three days. her amazing run over Sharapova Sharapova did eventually get on Williams of happy and perhaps this victory is And Nadal went onto serve out who she hasn’t lost to in 12 meet- the board in the fifth game, but the US, holds even more special where we have the first set with little difficulty ings since 2004. there was little she could do to the trophy come from,” he said afterwards. 6-2. “Thank you to everyone, to all save the set as another crunching and her dog “Last season was a difficult Wawrinka did manage to keep my fans and to Maria. I am very backhand return sealed it for the after winning season and to play for me was a the second set on serve early and happy,” Williams said afterwards. American 6-1. the women’s dream. even saved three break points to Sharapova though was left to Sharapova did manage to singles final react at the start of the second of the Madrid as she broke in the first game and Masters backed it up with two solid service against games of her own to lead 3-1. However, again Williams upped Russia’s the power and depth on her Maria groundstrokes forcing Sharapova Sharapova onto the back foot and she broke at the same back comfortably to level at 3-3 venue. Serena Williams in the game. Williams won celebrates with the Both players then staved off a the match volunteers after break point in their next service 6-1, 6-4. winning the Madrid games before Williams moved Masters title to with a game of victory with a yesterday. comfortable hold. And once again the Sharapova serve crumbled under the pres- sure as a double fault brought up three match points and Williams converted on the first as Sharapova fired long to seal victory in just over an hour and a quarter. AGENCIES Qatar’s Kemboi wins marathon Volleyball: Al Rayyan, Eljaish win opening matches in Emir Cup

Nicholas Kemboi of Qatar celebrates crossing the finish line first after competing in the Volkswagen Prague Marathon in the Czech capital, yesterday. The race in Prague was the 19th edition of the marathon in Al Rayyan players (in red) attempt to block a shot during their side’s Emir Cup match against Police. Al Rayyan won 3-1 (25-21, 25-16, 18-25, 25-18). which around 65,000 runners took part. The distance of the course RIGHT: An Al Gharafa player hits the ball during his side’s match against Eljaish at the same venue. Eljaish won 3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-16). Today, is 42.195km. Qatar SC face Al Ahli, and Al Sadd will clash with Al Arabi. The matches will be held at Al Arabi Sports Club. MONDAY 13 MAY 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25

Cycling: Belkov solos to win Swedish rookie grabs lead as Wiggins, David Lingmerth upstages Tiger Woods to seize two-shot lead on day 3 Hesjedal suffer MILAN: Bradley Wiggins’ Giro PONTE VEDRA BEACH, (through 16 holes) and Casey d’Italia victory hopes suffered a FLORIDA: Swedish rookie Wittenberg (17), who competed further setback yesterday on a David Lingmerth upstaged last year with Lingmerth on the Tiger dramatic ninth stage that saw Tiger Woods and Sergio second-tier Web.com Tour. Woods of Canada’s defending champion Garcia to seize a two-shot Eight players yet to finish their the US hits Ryder Hesjedal lose time to lead in a weather-interrupted third rounds will return to the his tee shot overall leader Vincenzo Nibali. third round of the Players course to complete them from on the 15th Katusha rider Maxim Belkov Championship yesterday. 7:10am local time (1110 GMT) hole during took the honours after leaving his The 25-year-old Lingmerth today before the final round the third companions from an early breaka- rolled in an eight-foot eagle putt commences. round of way behind in the latter stages of on the par-five 16th and sank a The solidly-built 5-ft-7in (1.70 the Players the 170 km ride from Sansepolcro 10-foot birdie putt at the par- metres) Lingmerth broke clear at golf and Florence. three 17th to reach a total of the end of a see-sawing day that tournament For 28-year-old Belkov, who 12-under before play was called began with Garcia and Woods on the hails from Izhevsk -- famous for off due to failing light. battling for the lead. Stadium the production of Kalashnikov Lingmerth was four-under for Garcia and Stenson both took rifles -- it was the first major Course the day at golf’s unofficial ‘fifth charge at times but the younger victory of a career which began at TPC major’, his late surge putting him Swede Lingmerth charged to in 2009. two clear of overnight leader the top of the leaderboard after Sawgrass The real drama, however, was Garcia and world number one putting an inconsistent front nine in Ponte going on in the Russian’s wake. Woods, who were both playing the behind him. Vedra Astana team leader Nibali 15th hole when play was halted, “Obviously thrilled to be in this Beach, retained the race leader’s pink and compatriot Stenson, who had position,” Lingmerth, who had Florida, jersey but a day after losing only completed 16. missed his last five cuts on the US, 11secs to Wiggins in a 54.8 km Stenson, a former Players win- PGA Tour, told reporters. yesterday. time trial the Italian saw Wiggins ner along with Woods and Garcia, “It will probably be a little hard struggle on the wet and slippery briefly grabbed a two-stroke lead to sleep, maybe. But I’m feeling descent of the race’s first category with a birdie at the ninth hole great about things so hopefully one climb, the Vallembrosa. of the TPC Sawgrass’s Stadium that won’t be a problem. during his backswing on his sec- The Spaniard complained that innocent of any gamesman- The Briton was left trailing Course following a delay of nearly “Might have some butterflies, ond shot from the fairway, the Woods should have waited until ship, and returned serve at the and had to be paced back to the two hours due to the threat of but we’ll see.” crowd roaring in encouragement he had played his shot before pre- Spaniard. main peloton during a frantic 20 lightning. Garcia and Woods, whose when the American pulled out a paring for his own. “The marshals, they told me he km pursuit by three of his Sky But the big Swede bogeyed the rivalry dates back 14 years, had a five-wood for his escape from the “There’s really not much you already hit, so I pulled a club and team-mates. par-five 11th and par-four 15th to lively first nine, with the Spaniard trees on the left. can do,” Garcia said. “I think that was getting ready to play my shot, In the end Wiggins lost no slip back. glowering toward the world Garcia sliced his shot well into I try to respect everyone as much and then I hear his comments time to his key rivals but revealed Tied for fifth place on nine- number one after getting ruffled the trees on the right and ended as possible out there. I try to be afterwards, and not real surpris- another chink in his armour under were 49-year-old Jeff on the par-five second hole. up taking a bogey, while Woods careful what I do to make sure it ing that he’s complaining about which, during his triumphant Maggert, who completed a six- Noise from the gallery watch- birdied the hole to leapfrog him doesn’t bother the other players.” something,” said Woods. Tour de France campaign, was under round of 66, Ryan Palmer ing Woods distracted Garcia into the lead. Woods claimed he was REUTERS virtually impregnable. The day’s biggest loser was Garmin team leader Hesjedal, Overnight leader Ryu secures World Cup set for Australia’s who struggled late in the stage and, after losing over one minute tight win on the final hole Royal Melbourne to his rivals, dropped from sixth overall to 11th to sit 3:11 behind SEOUL: Overnight leader Ryu Hyun-Woo emerged from a dogfight SYDNEY: Australia will host golf’s revamped $8m World Cup at Nibali. Yesterday’s hilly course on the final holes of the $900,000 GS Caltex Maekyung Open to take Royal Melbourne in November, tournament organisers and state was staged on much of the route only his second tour title yesterday with a two-under-par 70. government officials said yesterday. which will be used for the world The South Korean finished on a 14-under-par aggregate of 274 to A joint announcement by the International Federation of PGA Tours, road race championships in clinch the OneAsia tournament on the outskirts of Seoul, one shot the Australian state of Victoria and the International Golf Association Tuscany later this year. ahead of compatriots Kim Do-Hoon and Kim Hyung-Sung. said the World Cup will be staged on November 21-24. “I am really pleased with this win, I didn’t think I had a chance after It will be the fourth time the World Cup has been held in Australia Giro d’Italia ninth starting with a 72 in the opening round,” Ryu said in a OneAsia news with the last event won by the United States at Royal Melbourne in release following his victory at the Namseoul Country Club, which fol- 1988, as part of Australia’s bicentennial celebrations. Stage Results lows a Japan Tour title last year. Going into the par-three 17th, Ryu Royal Melbourne, which also hosted The Presidents Cup 2011, will and the two Kims were all square on 14 under. Off the tee, Ryu shot to stage back-to-back events in November. MILAN: Results from the within five feet and made a birdie, while his two rivals missed the green. The World Cup will be preceded by the Australian Masters, which ninth stage of the Giro d’Italia, With a two-shot lead now in the bank, Ryu was able to afford a bogey boasts recently-crowned Augusta Masters winner Adam Scott as the a 170 km run from Sansepolcro on the final hole to claim the winner’s cheque of just under $180,000. defending champion and will be followed by the Australian Open at to Florence: Australia’s Jake Higginbottom was the best of the non-Koreans, Royal Sydney. 1. Maxim Belkov (RUS/ finishing six under on 282 for a share of eighth place. The 20-year- “This is a great day for golf and a great day for Australia,” PGA of KAT) 4hr 31min 31sec, 2. Carlos old only turned professional in November, two days after winning the Australia chief executive Brian Thorburn said. Betancur (COL/ALM) at 44sec, BMW New Zealand Open as an amateur. “The addition of the World Cup will complement an already strong 3. Jarlinson Pantano (COL/COL) Top scores after final round (KOR unless specified): swing of tournaments including the Australian PGA, Open and Masters 46, 4. Tobias Ludvingsson (SWE/ 274 - Ryu Hyun-Woo 72-65-67-70. and will significantly boost the international player prospects for these ARG) 54, 5. Cadel Evans (AUS/ 275 - Kim Do-Hoon 67-70-70-68; Kim Hyung-Sung 67-67-71-70. events.” BMC) 1:03, 6. Benat Intxausti 278 - Lee Kyoung-Hoon 67-71-69-71; Kim Dae-Sub 70-66-71-71. Ryu Hyun-woo of South Korea The World Cup will have a total purse of $8m, with individual stroke- (ESP/MOV) s.t., 7. Danilo Di 279 - Kang Kyung-Nam 68-71-68-72. posing with the winner’s trophy play competition worth $7m, and a team component (adding the total Luca (ITA/VIN) s.t., 8. Mauro 281 - Lee Tae-Hee 69-72-68-72. after the final round of the GS scores of two-man teams) worth $1m. Santambrogio (ITA/VIN) s.t., 9. 282 - Jake Higginbottom (AUS) 69-71-74-68; Choi Ho-Sung 70-68- Caltex Maekyung Open at the The World Cup qualification system is similar to the one that will Damiano Caruso (ITA/CAN) s.t., 75-69; Park Ju-Hyuk 68-70-73-71; Park Il-Hwan 68-72-71-71; Song Namseoul Country Club in Seoul be used at the Olympic Games -- golf returns to the programme in 10. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/AST) Young-Han 68-70-73-71. REUTERS yesterday. Rio in 2016. REUTERS 1:03. QNRRCH: Abdulla wins Open Class at Losail Circuit

DOHA: In a near flawless drive, Abdulaziz Abdulla, behind Qatari rider Nasser the wheels of his Porsche, Al Malki shakes hand won the fourth round of the with Nasser bin Khalifa Qatar National Road Racing Al Attiyah, President Championship (QNRRCH) at of Qatar Motor and Losail International Circuit. Motorcycle Federation The driver had a very tough (QMMF) before one battle with Ahmad Ghaith Al of the two races in Kuwari, who finished in second QIRRCH at Losail place in a Mitshubishi car. International Circuit. The gap between the two Qatari RIGHT: Australia’s drivers was only 0.282 seconds. In Alex Cudlin (second third place of the podium in the right), Germany’s Nina Open class was for Talal Wehbe Prinz (second left) from Australia with a Lotus. In the Production Class, Nasser and Qatar’s Saeed Sheghail Al Abdulla emerged Al Sulaiti (right) after winner while Saif Al Naimi and bagging the top three Abdulla Al Kharaan finished sec- positions in race 2 of ond and third respectively. QIRRCH. Qatar’s Fahid The trophies on the podium Al Sowaidi is at left. ceremony were presented by Mohammed Saad Al, General Secretary of the Qatar Motor and Cudlin won both races of the fifth Motorcycle Federation (QMMF). round of Qatar International After this round, Wehbe is Road Racing Championship leading the championship in the (QIRRC) to take his overall tally Open Class with 22 points. to the 50 points. Abdulaziz Abdulla is in second The defending champion now Australian place with 20 points while Pavel only needs four points to secure rider Alex Nedobity is third with 12 points. the title. Cudlin In the Production Class, Nasser Cudlin is leading the champion- in action Sheghail Al Abdulla has 10 points ship with 224 points. during one and is leading this category. German rider Nina Prinz is in of the races Saif Al Naimi and Abdulla second place with a tally of 132 at Losail Al Kharaan are second and while Qatar’s Saeed Al Sulaiti International third places respectively in the is in third place with 127 points. Circuit. Production Class. Mishal Al Naimi is in fourth place The next rounds for this cham- with 116. The top three Open Class drivers in the pionship will be held on May 24 The 6th round of QIRRCH will Qatar National Road Racing Championship and 25. be on June 7 and 8. (QNRRCH) at Losail International Circuit. Earlier, Australian rider Alex THE PENINSULA MONDAY 13 MAY 2013 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Manchester United’s Scottish manager Alex Ferguson (centre) walks onto the field through a guard of honour of Manchester United and Swansea City players before the English Premier League match at Old Trafford in Manchester, northwest England, yesterday. CENTRE: A Manchester United fan holds a banner before the match. RIGHT: Ferguson walks with his grandchildren after the presentation of the Premier League trophy.

English Premier League Results Ferguson ends career at Old Everton 2 (Mirallas 6, 60) West Ham 0 Fulham 1 (Berbatov 33) Liverpool 3 (Sturridge 36, 62, 85) Manchester Utd 2 (Hernandez 39, Ferdinand 87) Swansea 1 (Michu 49) Trafford with emotional win Norwich 4 (Snodgrass 25, Holt 62, McAuley 65-og, Howson 90) West Brom 0 QPR 1 (Remy 11-pen) Newcastle 2 (Ben Arfa My retirement doesn’t mean it’s the end of my life with the club: Sir Alex 18-pen, Gouffran 35) Stoke 1 (Nzonzi 3) Tottenham 2 (Dempsey 20, Adebayor 83) LONDON: Alex Ferguson thanked Manchester United’s Sunderland 1 (Bardsley 68) Southampton 1 supporters and urged them (Puncheon 76) to stand behind his successor, Played Saturday David Moyes, after an emotional Aston Villa 1 (Benteke 14) Chelsea 2 final home game as manager at (Lampard 61, 88) Old Trafford yesterday. Ferguson, who announced his shock retirement earlier this week, addressed supporters directly during an unscripted on- pitch speech after a 2-1 win over Swansea City closed his 26-year association with the Old Trafford dug-out. “You’ve been the most fantastic experience of my life,” he said, as fans in the crowd of 75,572 fell silent to listen to the man who has brought 38 trophies to the club since arriving from Aberdeen in 1986. “I’ve been very fortunate I’ve been able to manage some of the greatest players in the country, let alone Manchester United. All these players here today (yes- terday) have represented the Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson poses with the English Premier League trophy at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, northern England club the proper way and won the Manchester United’s Dutch yesterday. Ferguson’s last home match in charge of Manchester United ended in a 2-1 Premier League win over Swansea City as the Old Trafford championship in fantastic fashion. forward Robin van Persie with crowd gave their long-serving manager a warm and emotional send-off. RIGHT: Manchester United players celebrate with the Premier League trophy. Well done to the players. his children. “My retirement doesn’t mean the end of my life with the club. I’ll be able to enjoy watching of his Old Trafford tenure got emerged from the tunnel wear- standing ovation, but Ferguson the season following eight years’ freshly-crowned FA Cup win- them, rather than suffer with underway. ing a trademark black overcoat, sprang a surprise by omitting service. ners Wigan Athletic, who beat them. Everton manager Moyes will chewing gum and appearing Wayne Rooney from his squad “There’s always a worry when Manchester City at Wembley, “If you think about it, those take over as manager on July 1, slightly bashful as he acknowl- altogether, amid reports the you’re joining another club, but tomorrow. last-minute goals, those come- having signed a six-year contract, edged the supporters’ acclaim. England striker has asked to leave Everton fans were magnificent for Wigan’s hopes of avoiding rel- backs, even the defeats, are all with Ferguson taking up a role as In another sign of the chang- the club for the second time in me today,” Moyes told BBC Sport. egation were compromised after part of this great club of ours. It’s a director and ambassador. ing times at Old Trafford, Paul three years. “David Unsworth scored my Norwich City beat West Bromwich been an unbelievable experience Fittingly, an 87th-minute goal Scholes made his farewell appear- The final game of Ferguson’s first goal at Goodison 11 years Albion 4-0 and Newcastle United for all of us, so thank you for that. by Rio Ferdinand in front of the ance after announcing that he is United reign will be at West ago after about 25 seconds and won 2-1 at relegated Queens Park “I’d also like to remind you that Stretford End earned United to retire for the second time. Bromwich Albion next weekend. I’m delighted I finished it off here Rangers to ease their own fears of when we had bad times here, the victory, after Javier Hernandez’s The 38-year-old English mid- Moyes was given a warm send- with a win. I thank all the players sliding into the drop zone. club stood by me, all the staff first-half strike was cancelled out fielder, who returned from retire- off by Everton’s fans after his side who have worked with me.” Sunderland drew 1-1 at home stood by me, and the players stood shortly after half-time by Michu. ment in January last year after beat West Ham United 2-0 at Elsewhere in other matches to Southampton and Fulham by me. Your job now is to stand by Ferguson had earlier been given only seven months out of the Goodison Park in his final home yesterday, Emmanuel Adebayor lost 3-1 at home to Liverpool, but our new manager.” a guard of honour by players from game, revealed late on Saturday game. scored an 83rd-minute winner for although they are among seven Ferguson was later presented United and Swansea as he made that he will hang up his boots “for Everton’s players formed a Tottenham Hotspur to snatch a sides theoretically at risk of rel- with the Premier League tro- his way onto the pitch before the good” at the end of the current guard of honour after the game 2-1 win at Stoke City that sent egation, Wigan must win their phy, which United secured for an game. Red flags brandished by campaign. for Moyes and captain Phil Spurs into the Champions League two remaining fixtures to stand unprecedented 20th time three supporters turned the stadium Scholes played for 66 minutes Neville, who is also leaving the places at the expense of Arsenal. any chance of overhauling them weeks ago, as the 13th title party into a sea of red as Ferguson before being substituted to a Merseyside club at the end of Arsenal will host in the league. AFP Rooney wants to leave: Ferguson

Ferguson (right) pats Wayne Rooney on the shoulder as he receives his Premier League championship medal. Ferguson confirmed that Rooney has asked to leave the club for the second time in three years. Ferguson dropped Rooney for the 2-1 win over Swansea City and said the England international had not been in the right frame of mind to play. “I don’t think Wayne was keen to play because he’s asked for a transfer and he FROM LEFT: Manchester United’s Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea, Dutch defender Alexander Buttner, English striker Danny Welbeck, English wants to think it through in his mind,” Ferguson told Sky Sports. “We’re midfielder Michael Carrick, English defender Rio Ferdinand, Brazilian midfielder Anderson, Ecuadorian midfielder Antonio Valencia and Mexican not going to let him go,” he added. striker Javier Hernandez celebrate before receiving the Premier League trophy yesterday. RIGHT: Ferguson wipes a tear after the match. MONDAY 13 MAY 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27 Watson the hero as Rajasthan Royals win

JAIPUR: Shane Watson made sure that ‘Fortress Jaipur’ was still not breached as he led the Rajasthan Royals to a five- wicket victory over table top- pers Chennai Super Kings at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here yesterday. Chasing 142, the Royals were stuttering at 45/4 but the Shane Watson of Australian all-rounder helped the Rajasthan Royals home team reach home with a powers a ball staggering knock of 70 runs off 34 during his innings, balls. Sixty-six of Watson’s runs against Chennai FROM LEFT: Barcelona players defender Gerard Pique, midfielder Sergio Busquets, midfielder Cesc Fabregas, came in boundaries as the right Super Kings in defender Jordi Alba and defender Marc Bartra celebrate after their La Liga match against Atletico Madrid at handed bat smashed six sixes and Jaipur yesterday. Vicente Calderon Stadium in Madrid. Barcelona won their fourth La Liga title in five seasons on Saturday. fours. The Royals chased down Watson scored 70 Chennai’s total of 141/4 with 17 as Royals won by balls to spare. With this win, the Royals moved to second place in five wickets. the points table behind the Super Kings, with both teams having 20 points from 14 matches. Barca celebrate The home team started badly with opener Ajinkya Rahane (9), James Faulkner (1) and Sanju Samson (0) getting out as the Royals were stumbling at 19/3. Skipper Rahul Dravid (22) tried title win in style to steady the ship but he too per- ished by the 10th over (45/4). Scoreboard In came man in form Watson, La Liga champions beat Atletico Madrid who plundered the Super Kings’ CHENNAI SUPERKINGS J P Faulkner b Holder ...... 1 bowlers, who had no answer for M E K Hussey b Binny ...... 40 S V Samson c Dhoni b Sharma ...... 0 the Australian’s stroke play. M Vijay (run out-Yagnik) ...... 55 S R Watson b Bravo ...... 70 MADRID: Barcelona marked Atletico were soon in front Earlier, despite a brilliant S K Raina c Samson b Cooper...... 1 S T R Binny (not out) ...... 41 their crowning as La Liga cham- La Liga top scorers after the break though as Gabi 83-run opening wicket partner- M S Dhoni c Watson b Cooper ...... 2 B J Hodge (not out) ...... 0 pions with a come from behind won a tussle with Pique on the ship between Michael Hussey MADRID: Top scorers of the R A Jadeja (not out) ...... 12 Extras (W-1) ...... 1 2-1 win at third-placed Atletico ground and prodded the ball for- (40) and Murali Vijay (55), the La Liga yesterday D J Bravo (not out) ...... 23 Total (for 5 wkts in 17.1 overs) ...... 144 Madrid yesterday despite fin- ward in the direction of Falcao Chennai Super Kings failed to 46 Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Extras (LB-5, W-3) ...... 8 Did not bat: D H Yagnik, S K Trivedi, K Cooper, ishing the game with 10 men. who has given all the time he capitalise and only managed to Total (for 4 wkts in 20 overs) ...... 141 V S Malik. Real Madrid’s 1-1 draw with 34 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) needed to slot the ball beyond Jose put 58 more runs. Fall of wickets: 1-83, 2-86, 3-89, 4-113. Fall of wickets: 1-14, 2-18, 3-19, 4-45, Espanyol on Saturday meant that 28 Radamel Falcao (Atletico Madrid) Manuel Pinto into the far corner. The visitors suffered a mini col- Bowling: V S Malik 3-0-19-0; J P Faulkner 5-138. the Catalans, who now have four 21 Roberto Soldado (Valencia) Tito Vilanova then introduced lapse after Hussey, Suresh Raina 4-0-23-0; S R Watson 4-0-23-0 (1w); S K Bowling: M M Sharma 4-0-21-1; J O Holder titles in five years and 22 in all, Sergio Busquets and David Villa (1) and skipper Mahendra Singh 20 Alvaro Negredo (Sevilla) Trivedi 2-0-22-0 (1w); K Cooper 4-0-32-2; S T 4-0-20-2; C H Morris 4-0-36-1; D J Bravo 3-0- could no longer be caught. in a bid to energise his troops but Dhoni (2) fell in a span of six R Binny 3-0-17-1 (1w). 35-1; R Ashwin 1-0-23-0 (1w); 17 Ruben Castro (Real Betis) But in keeping with a number of that moved backfired as having runs (89/3). Ravindra Jadeja (12 RAJASTHAN ROYALS R A Jadeja 1.1-0-9-0. their recent performances Barca 15 Piti (Rayo Vallecano) already withdrawn the injured not out) tried to hold the innings R Dravid c Dhoni b Morris ...... 22 Player-of-the-Match: Shane Watson (Rajas- started lethargically and were 14 Aduriz (Athletic Bilbao) Dani Alves, Barca were left with together but was too slow for the A M Rahane c Vijay b Holder ...... 9 than Royals). behind just after half-time when Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid) 10 men when striker Messi hob- Twenty20 format. IANS Radamel Falcao took advantage bled down the tunnel 20 minutes Carlos Vela (Real Sociedad) of slips by Gerard Pique and Alex from time. Scoreboard Song to slot home his 28th league 13 Riki (Deportivo Coruna) The visitors were level two min- Shakib’s goal of the season. Jonas (Valencia) utes later though when Sanchez ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE Balaji 4-0-22-2 (1w); S P Narine 4-0-22-4; J H Lionel Messi then had to leave 12 Oscar (Real Valladolid) and Cesc Fabregas exchanged C A Pujara c Balaji b Senanayake ...... 5 Kallis 4-0-17-2; R N ten Doeschate 1-0-14-0; heroics steer the field as his injury problems Helder Postiga (Real Zaragoza) passes and the Chilean steered C H Gayle st Bisla b Narine ...... 33 Y K Pathan 1-0-6-0; R Bhatia 2-0-14-0. continued after Barca had made the ball inside Thibaut Courtois’ 11 Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) V Kohli b Kallis ...... 17 KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS Bangladesh to all three substitutions. near post. A B de Villiers c Bisla b Balaji ...... 28 M S Bisla c Henriques b Rampaul ...... 0 Jorge Molina (Real Betis) However, they staged a late And the winner arrived just six M C Henriques c Tiwary b Kallis ...... 11 G Gambhir c Gayle b Vinay Kumar ...... 14 comeback as Alexis Sanchez Imanol Agirretxe (Real Sociedad) minutes later in bizarre fashion S S Tiwary lbw Narine ...... 1 J H Kallis c Henriques b Mithun ...... 41 easy T20 win prodded home from close range 10 Cesc Fabregas (Barcelona) as Tello sped down the left and R Vinay Kumar (not out) ...... 14 Y K Pathan lbw Kartik ...... 18 and then a bizarre own goal from Tomer Hemed (Real Mallorca) his cut-back found Villa whose R Rampaul lbw Narine ...... 0 M K Tiwary c Kohli b Vinay Kumar ...... 24 DHAKA: Shakib Al Hasan Gabi 11 minutes from time kept shot deflected firstly off Diego performed with bat and ball to Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) A Mithun c Tiwary b Narine ...... 2 R N ten Doeschate (not out) ...... 11 them on course to match Real’s Godin and then into Gabi’s midriff M Kartik b Balaji ...... 0 R Bhatia (not out) ...... 3 hand Bangladesh a comfort- 100 points tally from last season. before creeping in via the under- J D Unadkat (not out) ...... 1 Extras (LB-1, W-4) ...... 5 able 34 run win over Zimbabwe The Catalans had been boosted energies for the Copa del Rey final side of the bar. Extras (B-1, LB-1, W-1) ...... 3 Total (for 5 wkts in 19.2 overs) ...... 116 and ensure a drawn Twenty 20 by the return of Messi to the against Real Madrid on Friday. Diego Costa had one final effort Total (for 9 wkts in 20 overs) ...... 115 Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-31, 3-61, 4-96, 5-103. series in Bulawayo eysterday. starting line-up for the first time Koke fired the hosts’ best effort to rescue a point for Atletico, Fall of wickets: 1-15, 2-46, 3-70, 4-95, 5-96, Bowling: R Rampaul 4-1-17-1 (2w); A Mithun Bangladesh’s victory in the in a league match since March, of the half just over, whilst at the but Pinto made a decent save to 6-102, 7-106, 8-108, 9-112. 4-0-37-1 (1w); J D Unadkat 4-0-27-0; R Vinay second international levelled the but the Argentine struggled for other end Cristian Tello bent a ensure Barca can celebrate their Bowling: S M S M Senanayake 4-0-18-1; L Kumar 3.2-0-17-2 (1w); M Kartik 4-0-17-1. series at 1-1 after Zimbabwe had time and space on the ball as a shot inches wide of the far post open top bus parade through the won the opening match by six typically aggressive Atletico side in a first-half of relatively few Catalan capital today in style. runs on Saturday. didn’t in any way reserve their chances. REUTERS Shakib scored 40 runs as Bangladesh finished on 168 for seven. Zimbabwe fell well behind RCB’s play-off in the run chase as Shakib grabbed four quick Zimbabwe Scholes, others salute wickets. REUTERS hopes dented Scoreboard BANGLADESH United legend Ferguson RANCHI: Kolkata Knight T Iqbal c Masakadza b Utseya ...... 43 Riders dented Royal Challengers S Rahman c Waller b Utseya ...... 2 MANCHESTER, UNITED : Manchester Bangalore’s chances of qualify- S Al Hasan c S Raza b Mushangwe ...... 40 Paul Scholes led the tributes to United’s English ing for the play-offs courtesy a M Rahim lbw H Masakadza ...... 17 Alex Ferguson from Manchester five-wicket win in their Indian midfielder N Hossain (run out-Sibanda) ...... 27 United players past and present Premier League (IPL) match at Paul Scholes Mahmudullah c S Raza b Panyangara ...... 1 as the veteran Scottish manager the JSCA International Stadium acknowledges M Haque b Vitori ...... 9 bid farewell to his adoring Old Complex here yesterday. Sohag Gazi (not out) ...... 8 Trafford public yesterday. the crowd as he Bangalore are stranded in is substituted Abdur Razzak (not out) ...... 6 The English champions’ 2-1 fourth position tied on 16 points Extras (LB-5, W-7, NB-3) ...... 15 during EPL Premier League win over Swansea with Sunrisers Hyderabad, who Total (for 7 wkts in 20 overs) ...... 168 match against gave Ferguson a victory in his are placed fifth on lower run-rate. Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-86, 3-101, 4-111, final home game before retire- Swansea City Chennai Super Kings are at 5-116, 6-152, 7-152. ment after 26 years in charge. yesterday. the top with 20 points followed by Bowling: P Utseya 4-0-15-2 (1w); B V Vitori Yesterday’s fixture also marked Scholes said Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan 4-0-26-1 (2w); S W Masakadza 2-0-31-0 long-serving United midfielder goodbye to the Royals, on 18. (1nb); T Panyangara 4-0-42-1 (1nb, 1w); N Scholes’s final home match before United fans after Sunil Narine produced one of Mushangwe 3-0-29-1 (1nb, 1w); S C Wil- KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir in he too retired. announcing that the best spells of spin bowling this liams 2-0-16-0; H Masakadza 1-0-4-1 (1w)1 action against RCB yesterday. The one-club man, a member he is to retire for tournament taking four wickets ZIMBABWE of the celebrated ‘Fergie fledg- the second time. and helping his team restrict H Masakadza b Abdur Razzak ...... 2 lings’, came through the Old Royal Challengers to a meagre (11 not out) and Rajat Bhatia V Sibanda c Mahmudullah b S Islam ...... 32 Trafford youth system revitalised score of 115 for nine. (3 not out) added the finishing B R M Taylor c N Hossain b S Al Hasan .....15 by Ferguson and into the United too. “The memories of him that a great manager but an even Jacques Kallis (41) played the touches. S C Williams (run out-Robiul Islam) ...... 16 first team. stick out are when I was younger. greater person. The way he is, the perfect anchor role taking his Earlier, Bangalore put in to bat, Sikandar Raza b S Al Hasan ...... 32 “Today it was just nice to get When I was 13 playing for Salford way he handles his players, the team to a score of 116 for five lost Cheteshwar Pujara (5) early. M N Waller c M Haque b A Razzak ...... 10 through the game. I thought Sir Boys and looking to the sidelines way he is in general as a person, in 19.2 overs. Kolkata, though, Chris Gayle (33 off 36) played an S W Masakadza c N Hossain b S Al Hasan ..9 Alex handled it well,” former and there was Alex Ferguson is unbelievable.” didn’t have it all easy as they lost uncharacteristically slow innings, P Utseya b S Islam ...... 6 England midfielder Scholes said. watching.” Ferguson, typically, looked to Manvinder Bisla for naught in hitting just one four and a six. N Mushangwe b S Al Hasan ...... 0 “He has done a fantastic job here. While Giggs has known the future when in his post-match only the second ball of the innings. Virat Kohli (17) failed to repro- T Panyangara (not out) ...... 1 “I know it’s the right time for Ferguson since he was a teenager, address to a crowd of over 75,000, Gautam Gambhir (14) again duce the heroics of his last match, B V Vitori (not out) ...... 1 me to go,” the 38-year-old added. for Robin van Persie this term he urged fans to give new boss failed to make a big contribution where he scored a brilliant 99, and Extras (LB-6, W-4) ...... 10 “It’s not been the season I was a new experience following David Moyes, the current Everton and was dismissed by pacer Vinay was castled by Kallis. Total (for 9 wkts in 20 overs) ...... 134 would have liked personally, but the Dutch striker’s pre-season manager, as much support as they Kumar. Yusuf Pathan settled the AB de Villiers was the most Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-45, 3-53, 4-78, we’ve won the league and it’s a transfer from Premier League had him. nerves with a couple of big hits impressive of Bangalore batsmen 5-99, 6-120, 7-131, 8-132, 9-132. great day.” rivals Arsenal. “That’s the thing that reso- but his stay was shortlived as he scoring 28 off 22 balls but in try- Bowling: Sohag Gazi 4-1-28-0 (1w); Abdur Ryan Giggs, who made his “From my point of view, I think nated most for me,” said former fell prey to spinner Murali Kartik. ing to reverse sweep Lakhmipathy Razzak 4-1-18-2 (1w); Shakib Al Hasan 4-0- United debut in 1991 and has it’s a massive honour for me to United captain Gary Neville. Kallis along with Manoj Tiwary Balaji, he edged one to Bisla. 22-4; Shafiul Islam 4-0-20-2; Mahmudullah become synonymous with the have been involved with him,” “He was still warning the play- (24) slowly but surely edged their The South African’s wicket 1-0-9-0 (2w); Robiul Islam 1-0-13-0; Mo- club’s success in winning 38 tro- said van Persie, Ferguson’s last ers who were standing in front way towards the target. Both opened the floodgates for the minul Haque 2-0-18-0. phies under Ferguson, said his major signing. “One year is not of him -- don’t let the club down, though fell in successive overs Knight Riders as they took the Player-of-the-Match: Shakib Al Hasan most vivid recollections of the a lot but it was an unbelievable remember the shirt you’re wear- but it was all a bit too late for last six wickets giving away just (Bangladesh). manager were some of his oldest year and such an impact. He is ing.” REUTERS Bangalore as Ryan ten Doeschate 17 runs. 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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 Coe hails Spanish success sports renaissance for former champ in Qatar DOHA: Sebastian Coe, the man who managed the highly successful Olympic Games in Fernando Alonso wins Spanish Grand Prix London last year, has hailed the sports renaissance in Qatar and also applauded the country’s BARCELONA: Two-time pioneering ‘Schools Olympic champion Fernando Alonso Program’. thrilled a massive 95,000 flag- Coe, who was in Qatar to wit- waving home crowd yesterday ness the first leg of the IAAF when he drove his Ferrari to a Diamond League at Qatar Sports Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Secretary General of Qatar dominant victory at the Spanish Club on Friday, talked about the Olympic Committee (QOC), presents a memento to Sebastian Coe at Grand Prix. sports development in Qatar in QOC headquarters in Doha. It was the Spaniard’s second his meeting with Sheikh Saoud win of the season, in five races, bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, and the 32nd win of his career - a Secretary General of the Qatar keen to ‘develop relations in the pioneering initiative ‘Schools Ferrari’s triumph that endorsed his chal- Olympic Committee (QOC). sports arena’. During the meet- Olympic Program’ which kicked Spanish driver lenge for a third drivers’ title on Chairman of the British ing, the officials reviewed aspects off in 2007. an afternoon of Spanish suprem- Fernando Olympic Association and former of sports cooperation between Britain is set to organise ‘Get acy at the Circuit de Catalunya. Alonso chief of the 2012 London Games, the two countries, discussing Set’ program next year, follow- Driving with great aplomb, celebrates on Coe praised the ever-expanding plans and mechanisms needed ing its successful organization of Alonso delivered a beautifully- the podium sports calendar in the country. to activate the mutual coopera- London Summer Olympic Games judged performance to win a at the Circuit Qatar is set to host around 81 tion as part of the Memorandum in August 2012. tactical contest dominated by de Catalunya international, local and regional of Understanding (MoU) they At the end of the meeting, tyre-wear management, finish- in Montmelo sports events in the next 11 signed two years ago, QOC said. Sheikh Saoud handed over a QOC ing 9.338 seconds ahead of second near months. The meeting also discussed commemorative shield to Coe, a placed Finn Kimi Raikkonen of Barcelona Sheikh Saoud welcomed Coe, exhaustively the cooperation in highly popular British athlete who Lotus. yesterday. 56, at QOC headquarters in West school sport, where Britain got dominated the sport in the 80s. Alonso said: “What a fantastic Bay and said both countries were valuable benefits from Qatar’s THE PENINSULA feeling, you feel the support from everybody, we wanted to do well here in front of our fans, so many people supporting Ferrari.” Alonso’s Ferrari team-mate Brazilian Felipe Massa started from ninth, but finished third ahead of defending triple world champion Sebastian Vettel and his Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber. flag from a steward on his slow- the previous races were won from Alonso’s win bucked a trend ing down lap and ignited national pole. at the Catalan circuit where 18 celebrations as he completed his Hamilton, starting second in of the previous 22 events were tour of the crowded circuit. an all-Mercedes front row, was won the driver who started from In the drivers’ championship, unable to match his team-mate’s pole position. This time the pole- Alonso jumped to third with 72 pace or resist charges from both sitting German Nico Rosberg of points behind leader Vettel on 89 Vettel and Alonso on the opening Mercedes finished sixth ahead of and Raikkonen on 85. lap which also saw Webber fall to Paul Di Resta of Force India. On a warm spring afternoon in 12th and Button to 17th. Jenson Button finished a meas- the Catalan hinterland, 25 kilo- The first round of stops saw ured eighth for McLaren ahead of metres from the capital, the air Alonso pit early, on lap 10, and his team-mate Sergio Perez with temperature was 21 degrees and take advantage of a chance to Australian Daniel Ricciardo of the track was 35 degrees when charge that enabled him to take Toro Rosso completing the top the lights went out and pole-sitter second from Vettel, after the ten finishers. Rosberg pulled clear of the day’s champion’s stop, and then the Lewis Hamilton who started field. lead, by passing Rosberg, after from second alongside Rosberg After falling from pole to fin- lap 13 to the dancing delight of struggled to 12th spot on a dis- ish ninth at last month’s Bahrain a capacity crowd of more than appointing day for him and Grand Prix, Rosberg was keen 100,000 Spanish fans. Mercedes. to take advantage of his prime By then, Frenchman Romain Alonso picked up a Spanish starting slot, knowing that 18 of Grosjean had retired following a rear suspension failure on his Lotus. Fernando Alonso pitted from the led Alonso after 22 laps gifting Vettel con- of Spain trol for two laps before he came celebrates in and Raikkonen took over at the while front. At this stage, it was diffi- holding his cult to create an accurate sense national of competitive performance as the flag after teams were working to different strategies. winning Raikkonen then pitted after 26 the laps, switching back to medium Spanish compounds, and Alonso took the Grand lead again ahead of his Ferrari Prix. team-mate Massa, with Vettel third, nursing his front left tyre carefully under instructions from Spanish Grand Prix results the Red Bull team. Further down the field, there 1. Fernando Alonso (ESP/Ferrari) 1.39:16.596sec was the irony of seeing last 2. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/Lotus) at 9.338 year’s two fastest qualifiers 3. Felipe Massa (BRA/Ferrari) 26.049 Hamilton and Venezuelan Pastor 4. Sebastian Vettel (GER/Red Bull) 38.273 Maldonado, who claimed his 5. Mark Webber (AUS/Red Bull) 47.963 maiden triumph for Williams, 6. Nico Rosberg (GER/Mercedes) 1:08.020 scrapping for 14th place. 7. Paul di Resta (GBR/Force India) 1:08.988 Told to take care of his tyres, 8. Jenson Button (GBR/McLaren) 1:19.506 Hamilton said: “I cant go any 9. Sergio Perez (MEX/McLaren) 1:21.738 slower!” 10. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/Toro Rosso) 1 lap Alonso, looking strong, extend- 11. Esteban Gutierrez (MEX/Sauber) 1 lap ing his lead to seven seconds 12. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) 1 lap with 24 laps remaining before Raikkonen pitted again, leaving 13. Adrian Sutil (GER/Force India) 1 lap Massa to run second - until he 14. Pastor Maldonado (VEN/Williams) 1 lap also pitted again -- as Ferrari 15. Nico Hülkenberg (GER/Sauber) 1 lap dictated matters from the front. 16. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Williams) 1 lap Another slick Ferrari stop after 17. Charles Pic (FRA/Caterham) 1 lap 50 laps left Alonso to charge to 18. Jules Bianchi (FRA/Marussia) 2 laps the flag and a spectacular Spanish 19. Max Chilton (GBR/Marussia) 2 laps success. AFP