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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Rapid rise in One-way roads air travel in Arab region planned to end DOHA: The civil aviation sec- tor of the Arab region has wit- nessed rapid growth over the last two decades with the air carriers of the region currently traffic jams transporting over 12 percent of global air traffic from just three percent 20 years ago, the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Internal streets to be developed H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani said in his DOHA: Several main roads in meet the requirements of a rising opening address at IATA’s 70th the city may soon be perma- population beyond 2015. Annual General Meeting and nently declared one-way streets In Pearl-Qatar and the Towers World Air Transport Summit with the aim of regulating traf- area of West Bay, residential units yesterday. The Emir, H H Sheikh fic in a smoother way to ensure in the high-end category were in Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, there are no traffic jams. excess, he said. graced the event, which is being This is part of a solution the Al Abdullah was invited to the held for the first time in the GCC authorities have come up with as Advisory Council yesterday to The Emir, H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and the Prime Minister and Interior Minister, H E Sheikh Abdullah region and third time in the part of a four-year plan to regulate make a presentation on Qatar bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, at the opening session of IATA’s 70th annual general meeting and World Air Transport Arab world, with his presence. traffic and end chaos on Doha’s Master Plan (development plan). Summit at the Ritz-Carlton, Doha, yesterday. THE PENINSULA roads. The plan, incorporated in a See also pages 2 & 3 Massive plans are also afoot to draft law, is with the Advisory develop internal streets within the Council for discussion and review. city to ensure smooth traffic flow. The Council approved the draft This was disclosed by a sen- and sent it back to the State ior official from the Ministry of Cabinet. Municipality and Urban Planning Al Abdullah said some 50 vil- yesterday. lages in the country were being Palestinian unity government sworn in Assistant Undersecretary at the redeveloped by Ashghal for the Ministry, Ali Al Abdullah, told the purpose of decongesting Doha. RAMALLAH: A Palestinian of a national consensus govern- Advisory Council that he agreed More villages will be redeveloped unity government was sworn in ment, we announce the end of with Council members that traf- in future. yesterday after a landmark rec- US to work with new govt a Palestinian division that has fic snarls were a major problem in The installation of basic infra- onciliation deal with the Islamist WASHINGTON: The United States yesterday said it will work greatly damaged our national Doha and hence the Ministry was structure in these villages will be movement Hamas that Israel with the Palestinian unity government and maintain aid. case,” Abbas said. taking the above steps to address completed in two years by Ashghal. plans to boycott but Washington State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Washington “We hail the national consensus the issue. The official said that a livestock said it will work with. believes Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has “formed an government, which represents all He said studies conducted by market each was being developed President Mahmoud Abbas, fol- interim technocratic government... that does not include members the Palestinian people,” Hamas his Ministry had confirmed an in the north, south and west of the lowing a ceremony at the Muqataa affiliated with Hamas.” spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said. acute shortage of retail shops and country, but the plans had been presidential compound in the West “With what we know now, we will work with this government,” The new cabinet counts 17 min- affordable housing. delayed. Bank city of Ramallah, hailed “the Psaki said. isters, all of them political inde- The findings have been referred He said government schools end” of a bitter divide between his The United States “will be watching closely to ensure that it pendents. It includes five ministers to the agencies concerned (for being built now were spacious and Fatah movement and rival Hamas, upholds principles” of non-violence and recognition of the state of from Gaza. their attention). covered an area of 30,000 square which rules Gaza. Israel, she warned, while confirming that millions of dollars in US Shortly after the ceremony, He said that a total of 65 studies metres. The idea is to provide Hamas said the new government aid to the PA would continue. Gaza’s Hamas prime minister had been conducted on the real enough space for training for the represented “all Palestinians,” AFP Ismail Haniya and his cabinet estate situation in the country, and Fifa event in 2022. adding it was a “turning point” resigned. some 207 reports had been pre- These schools were earlier built in its relations with Fatah, which Hamas, which has been blacklisted their hand on either a Koran or a Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin pared and forwarded to several over a space of 10,000 square dominates Abbas’s Palestinian by Washington and the European Bible to take the oath of office as Netanyahu convened a security government agencies. metres. The space was later dou- Authority (PA). Union as a “terror organisation”. Abbas stood by. cabinet meeting that threatened As for office space and high-end bled to 20,000 square metres, and The long-awaited new cabinet Standing on a red carpet lined It is the first Palestinian unity new sanctions against the PA. residential units, the official said now it has been trebled. was the product of an internal with Palestinian flags, the new government for seven years. AFP they were surplus and expected to THE PENINSULA agreement between Fatah and ministers filed past, each laying “Today, with the formation See also page 7

Sandstorm in Tehran US plans 30pc Many Qatari students cuts in power plant emissions want parliament WASHINGTON: The United DOHA: Desirous of taking Those surveyed were a random States yesterday proposed part in the political process in sample of 269 students of Qatar ordering cuts of up to 30 per- the country, some 41 percent of University from different faculties, cent in carbon emissions from Qatari university students said including science and humanities. power plants in President in a survey that they strongly A vast majority (77.7 percent) of Barack Obama’s most ambitious back the establishment of a those surveyed were women. action yet on climate change. parliament. Some 63 percent of those inter- Power plants account for some These students believe that peo- viewed said they had a fair idea 40 percent of US emissions of ple should be given more oppor- about Qatar National Vision 2030, carbon dioxide, the most common tunities to actively take part in while 36 percent said they had no greenhouse gas that contributes public affairs. clue what it was all about. to climate change. Cuts are politi- Only a small minority (16 per- Regarding their awareness of cally sensitive as coal, among the cent of those surveyed) said they Qatar’s constitution, 63 percent of dirtiest energy sources, remains didn’t support the idea of hav- the respondents said they didn’t a major US industry. ing a parliament as the state was know about it, while 36 percent The Environmental Protection providing them enough to lead an said they had a fair idea. Agency said that the cuts would honourable life. More than half (54 percent) prevent up to 6,600 premature They said they actually believed the respondents said they believed deaths. A massive sandstorm engulfs the northeastern neighbourhood of Minicity in Iran’s capital Tehran. The sand- that setting up a parliament might that Qatar supported the Arab AFP storm, accompanied by 110 kilometre per hour winds, killed at least four people, plunged the city into dark- have a negative impact. Spring, while 38 percent said that ness, knocked out power supplies, damaged buildings and caused massive disruption. What is interesting, however, is in their view Qatar played a very that more young Qatari men than significant role in resolving the women believe that they should dispute between the Yemen gov- maintain their traditional way of ernment and Huthi Shias. dressing. Some 74 percent of those The majority of men inter- interviewed said they supported Europe faces migrant ‘catastrophe’ viewed (73.7 percent) said they the Arab revolutions because the liked to dress the traditional way toppled regimes were not of any ATHENS/ROME: The United Nations has may be necessary as frontline authorities claim UNHCR’s European director, Vincent because that made them stand benefit to the people. been forced to consider establishing refu- they have been abandoned by Brussels in the Cochetel, told the Guardian: “We would not out from others and helped them A quarter of the respondents, gee holding centres in north Africa and the face of a “colossal humanitarian catastrophe”. be totally against external processing if certain maintain their identity. though, said they didn’t back the Middle East due to the spiralling numbers Hundreds of thousands of people are pre- safeguards were in place: the right to appeal, But only 22 percent of the revolutions because they believed of migrants attempting perilous journeys paring to make treacherous crossings on fair process, the right to remain while appeals women respondents said they that rulers should be obeyed irre- across the Mediterranean in a desperate unseaworthy vessels from the north African take place.” believed it was important to dress spective of their behaviour. effort to reach Europe. coast to Greece and Italy as this summer’s The EU had not found effective mechanisms traditionally. A massive majority of the The UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR, has said “boat season” gets under way, say officials. to prevent migrants dying at sea, he said. The survey was conducted respondents (86 percent) said they for the first time that the large-scale process- Figures for the first few months of this year Instead of focusing on ever tougher border con- by the Research and Social knew about the Arab Spring. ing of migrants and refugees outside Europe, already show a dramatic increase on previ- trols, the EU needed to establish safe routes. Studies Department of the Social Continued on page 6 in countries such as Egypt, Libya or Sudan, ous years. THE GUARDIAN Development Centre. THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 3 JUNE 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Region sees rapid rise in air travel: PM Qatar Airways one of three fastest growing airlines in Middle East

DOHA: The civil aviation sec- effectively to the enormous issues and challenges face by the fleet-age of less than five years.” tor of the Arab region has wit- progress made by the aviation industry, including passengers Speaking about the newly- nessed a rapid growth over the industry. “The airlines in the rights and safety, growing air opened Hamad International last two decades with the air world can continue their march space congestion, and ways and Airport (HIA), the premier said carriers of the region currently towards absolute safety, and means to advance air travel expe- that HIA offers the global travel- transporting over 12 percent upgrade the level of operational rience and service standards. lers the model of easy movement of global air traffic from just performance and increase aware- Commenting about the national and the diversity of services. Once three percent 20 years ago, the ness of all stakeholders of the carrier, the premier said: “Qatar all the phases are fully complete, Prime Minister and Interior importance of air transport in the Airways’ fleet is one of the new- it would become one of the world’s Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah sustainable development process est in the world, and of the leading airports providing excel- bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani and making the world a global highest technology, and most lent services to over 50 million said in his opening address at village in the very sense of the distinguished in services, and the passengers. the IATA’s 70th Annual General word”, said the Prime Minister. least harmful to the environment.” “We look forward to the avia- Meeting (AGM) and World Air He said that holding of this He said that QA, once a small tion sector as an important Transport Summit yesterday. conference in Doha comes in national carrier, has now grown economic catalyst, providing The coveted event, which is response to the pivotal role played by many fold, in terms of the employment to skilled workforce being held for the first time in the by the Arab region, especially the number of aircraft and passen- and serving as a tool for support- GCC region and third time in the Gulf states, in air transport net- gers, to become a truly global air- ing the culture of communication Arab world, was graced with the work in the world. line with highest possible service and understanding between peo- presence of the Emir H H Sheikh Qatar’s national carrier, Qatar quality and passenger satisfaction. ples,” said the prime minister. Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Airways (QA), is the official host “The QA has become one of Tony Tyler, Director General The premier appreciated of the IATA’s AGM. Over 1,000 the most qualitative airline and and CEO of IATA, during a press the key role played by the industry leaders, including more the fastest growing carrier in the conference, said that there are International Air Transport than 240 CEOs of international world. In 2000, QA owned only three fastest growing airlines in The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Association’s (IATA’s) General airlines from around the world seven aircraft, which has now the region, and Qatar Airways is bin Khalifa Al Thani delivering his opening speech at the IATA’s 70th Annual Assembly, which contributed are discussing some of the key grown to 136 with an average one of them. THE PENINSULA General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Doha yesterday. QA sponsors special CNN coverage DOHA: Qatar Airways, the Jonathan Mann and Isa Soares, an engaged and relevant global official host of the 70th AGM will celebrate the 100th anni- audience will deliver a fantastic of IATA, is embarking on an versary of commercial aviation - campaign for Qatar Airways that exclusive global sponsorship highlighting the milestones, iconic will amplify and drive more value campaign with CNN. Qatar’s moments and transformations from its prestigious position as national carrier will be endors- that gave rise to today’s vast avia- this year’s IATA host.” ing an editorial theme week tion network. 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Worry TUESDAY 3 JUNE 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 Plan to rein in unruly plane passengers BY MUKESH SHARMA that urges governments and airlines to join hands DOHA: Airlines are try- on measures to manage the ing to forge an interna- problem of unruly passenger tional mechanism to tackle behaviour. passenger misbehaviour in Steele cited an incident the air that often results in which an Australian in diverted flights and carrier flying to Singapore legal issues. International had to land in Denpasar in carriers are grappling Indonesia for offloading an with rising number of inebriated passenger who unruly passengers. repeatedly tried to storm According to the the cockpit. Indonesian International Transport police were at a loss to pros- Association, which is meet- ecute someone for some- ing in Doha, there were thing done in international 8,000 cases of unruly behav- air space. iour voluntarily reported An International Civil to IATA in 2013. “It comes Aviation Organisation con- to one incident for 1,300 ference earlier this year flights,” Paul Steele, Senior adopted the Montreal The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani with other ministers and officials attending the forum yesterday. Vice-President, Member Protocol 2014, which and External Relations extends the legal jurisdic- of the organization, said tion for cases of unruly yesterday at a media brief- behaviour to the territory ing here. Weird passenger in which the aircraft lands. behaviour includes going IATA Director General Forum reviews achievements berserk after excessive and Chief Executive Officer drinking, sexual harass- Tony Tyler applauded gov- ment and physical or verbal ernments for recognising abuse of passengers or crew the problem as a serious members. issue. “Now, governments A plan drawn in Montreal must ratify what they have of National Health Strategy early this year has set off a agreed to.” process that could result in The protocol will come an international treaty to into force when it is ratified Premier launches new website of Supreme Council of Health deal with unruly air passen- by 22 countries. Australia, gers — enabling prosecutors according to Steele, is one DOHA: Three years after its enhancing the understanding of more than 50 organisations, involves productive society,” he said. of the country where the of the early movers who are launch, the National Health NHS and highlighting the positive over 26,000 healthcare staff and has He also addressed a press con- plane lands to move against being brought into focus for Strategy 2011-2016 (NHS) has and wide-ranging transformation a budget of QR11bn. ference together with Dr Faleh offenders. In the absence of having the protocol passed completed two major projects and NHS is bringing to health in Qatar. In the past 12 months, NHS Mohamed Hussain Ali, Acting a law, prosecutors are often by their parliaments. “Once achieved 44 percent of its remain- Highlighting on ‘Enhancing the launched the Mental Health CEO, National Health Insurance at a loss to treat cases of the 22 nations ratify the ing 37 projects. Patient Journey’ the Minister of Strategy, introducing the Hayyak Company, Dr Hanan Al Kuwari, unruly behaviour by for- protocol, it would be ready Implementation and achieve- Public Health H E Abdullah bin customer service system to pri- Managing Director, HMC, and Dr eigners in international air to be adopted as an interna- ments of NHS in the healthcare sec- Khalid Al Qahtani said healthcare mary healthcare centres, HMC’s Mariam Ali Abdul Malik, Managing space. Governments often tional regulation to tackle tor was reviewed at its third annual professionals should enhance patient Ambulance Service, reaching their Director, PHCC. It was moderated ask airlines to fly back such the issue,” Steele said. forum yesterday in the presence of confidence through professional and emergency response time targets by Dr Ibrahim A Janahi, Executive passengers. “Imagine one Intoxication, often result- the Prime Minister and Interior best methods of treatment. three years ahead of the time frame Director of Research, HMC. seated on the seat next to ing from alcohol consump- Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin “The patient is at the centre and and national health insurance cover- Al Qahtani said the number of you,” said Steele, adding tion before boarding the Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani. we are around them. We listen to age of all Qatari, said Al Qahtani. patients going abroad for treatment that a diversion may cost an flight, ranks high among He also launched the Supreme what the patient says, we respect “The launch of the Mental Health has not changed, but they chose to airline up to $200,000. the causes behind unruly Council of Health’s (SCH) new their wishes and preferences, we let Strategy represents a significant do so upon necessity or by choice. IATA, which has more behaviour. “Crew members website reflecting the theme of this them know that their voice is heard step forward in recognising the He said by 2030, existing hospitals than 200 airlines as mem- have been kicked, punched year’s NHS annual event, ‘Enhancing and understood,” he said. importance of mental health along- will be expanded or new ones built bers, adopted a resolution and injured by rogue pas- the Patient Journey’, as the people of NHS is a partnership of SCH, side physical health, and it will play to provide about 6,600 beds while the at its 70th annual general sengers,” said Steele. Qatar now have improved access to Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) a vital role in helping citizens and Emergency Department at HMC meeting here yesterday THE PENINSULA healthcare information online. and Primary Healthcare Corporation residents optimise their healthy will be expanded by 2017. The annual event aims at (PHCC). But it has a collaboration of lifestyles to build a vibrant and THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 3 JUNE 2014 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Vodafone Qatar launches 4G network From today, customers with a 4G enabled device will automatically get service at no subscription fees

DOHA: Vodafone said “We know data Vodafone has come out with Qatar yesterday is important for our amazing content propositions launched the coun- Qatari customers, we with its 4G service. try’s newest 4G net- rolled 4G where they For this, Vodafone has part- work service, newest exist and regularly nered with ‘Go by OSN’ and content proposition hangout, a new mile- Anghami, leading entertain- and newest in-store stone in our strategy ment service provider, to give experience for its over to acquire more high- customers access to a huge 1.3m customers. value customers and selection of movies, series and From today, high data users. music. Vodafone custom- “At the same time, ‘Go’, OSN’s premium online ers with a 4G enabled we have been invest- TV service, offers Qatar resi- device will automati- ing heavily in our 3G dents access to thousands cally get the service, at network with upgrades of hours of entertainment, no subscription fees, to to cater for all our 3G including Hollywood block- enjoy using their exist- customers.” busters, critically-acclaimed ing data bundles. Customers who love Arabic productions, award- Kyle Whitehill, CEO, movies and music, winning TV series and popular kids content. The service is available on PCs and Macs, smartphones and tablets and subscribers can take advantage of dual- device screening, where two shows can be streamed on separate devices simultane- ously while the parental con- trol feature empowers families to choose the content that is viewed. With up to a six-month trial followed by QR37 a month, customers choosing ‘Go by Kyle Whitehill (centre), CEO, Vodafone Qatar, with other officials at the launch of 4G service yesterday. ABDUL BASIT OSN’ can access over 500 movies, 150 series and over 100 ‘Go by OSN’ last month and trial followed by QR20 a realm by offering entertain- with many devices for Internet kids and family shows. the response has been over- month. ment options; and changing service. It also offers an inno- Subscribers can also enjoy whelming. There is no other They will also enjoy a the tune with all the music vative data transfer service up to 8GB of free video service in the market that generous 1GB of Anghami you could want. 4G is finally through Vodafone Red Box, streaming from ‘Go by OSN’ has multiple Hollywood stu- streaming and downloading. worth getting and there’s which allows customers the every month. This comes in dio deals which enables ‘Go’ Anghami provides a seamless plenty to look forward to,” said peace of mind whenever they time for the holy month of to play host to the most crit- experience to listen to unlim- Rasha El Azharay, Head, Ultra are purchasing a new device. Ramadan, where the most ically-acclaimed and diver- ited music on-the-go on your Broadband, Vodafone. Customers will now be anticipated Ramadan series sified Western and Arabic mobile. The latest product of able to walk out of Vodafone’s will be available. content.” “With Vodafone 4G, speed Vodafone Qatar can be availed stores with all their contacts, Paulo Ferreira, Head of Also, customers can choose is just the start: it’s what you through compatible mobile, photos, videos and music on Commercial and Digital, to sign up to Anghami extra do with it that really matters. tablet, or MiFi, a portable their new phone immediately. OSN, said: “We launched with up to six months’ free We are taking 4G into a new device that can be connected THE PENINSULA Mall of Qatar to open in Q4 2015

DOHA: Mall of Qatar, which will be the larg- est shopping mall in the country when it opens in the last quarter of 2015, yesterday announced at Cityscape Qatar that it would finalise over 70 percent of its leasing by October 2014 with most of its key strategic agree- ments in place. “We have had an amaz- ingly enthusiastic response from major retailers in the region and internationally who have responded posi- tively to our plans to cre- ate the first super regional shopping mall destination in Qatar,” said Shem Krey, Deputy Managing Director, Mall of Qatar. “Mall of Qatar will be introducing several unique elements into our project that have not been seen in the Middle East before, from the innovative for- mat of our anchor hyper- market to our daily Q-Live entertainment facility and Family Entertainment Centre that will be debut- ing formats for the first time that will delight young and old,” he said. The mall is being built just a short 20-minute drive from the centre of the city and in the heart of a major new development area that will see 10,000 new villas being built, alongside new Metro and regional rail links and improved high- way connections to the centre of Doha. Krey added that Cityscape Qatar was an important platform for the mall to update partners, the public and the media on the continuing progress of the project as construction still continues on schedule and they gear up for an opening date in the last quarter of 2015. It will be “a super regional mall” offer- ing over 400 shops, three major anchors, a luxury five-star hotel, a unique Family Entertainment Centre, world class daily live entertainment con- cept and 81 international restaurants, cafes and spe- ciality food shops. THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 3 JUNE 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 Katara awarded ISO certificate Cultural Village Foundations’ high quality activities, services recognised

DOHA: Katara has received ISO certificate 9001:2008 by the German TÜV Hessen quality management system. It received the certificate at a press conference yesterday at Katara Building 15. It was attended by Katara General Manager, Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, German Ambassador Angelika Storz- Chakarji, and Chairman of Arab Company for Quality Services, Abdullah Sultan Al Suwaidi. Speaking at the event, Dr Al Sulaiti stressed Katara’s commit- ment to quality in terms of activi- Officials at the event. ties and services the Cultural Village Foundation is providing in and outside Katara. The certificate, in addition to Qatar Cinema tickets an award given to Katara website by the Arab Academic Excellence Awards, show that Katara is using the highest level of international now via Ooredoo SSMs standard which includes high DOHA: Movie lovers will not is printed as a redeemable gift level quality and meets require- have to face long queues for voucher valid for three months ments to earn such recognitions, tickets as Ooredoo and Qatar from the date of purchase and he said. Cinema and Film Distribution will be valid in any of the selected “Our strategy seeks to put Company yesterday announced Qatar Cinema theatres. Qatari cadre on the interna- Katara General Manager, Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, (right) receiving the certificate from German Ambassador a partnership agreement to Qatar Cinema and Film tional position and realise Qatar Angelika Storz-Chakarji. enable cinema goers to pur- Distribution Company owns National Vision 2030 relying on chase tickets via the nation- theatres throughout Doha, quality as a culture, not simply its commitment to apply inter- deserves the certificate for its Qatar to improve their level of wide network of Ooredoo Self including Landmark Cinema, a slogan.” national quality standards which commitment to international performance and meet interna- Service Machines (SSMs). The Mall, Royal Plaza and Gulf/ Storz-Chakarji praised Katara’s made it qualify for the certificate. quality standard. We seek to tional standard.” “This is an incredible first for Doha Cinema. efforts to achieve excellence and Al Suwaidi said, “Katara encourage all institutions in THE PENINSULA Qatar, offering customers flex- The company, which has been ibility and ease of access when supplying Qatar with latest films they purchase tickets, ensuring for more than 40 years, offers that they can always enjoy lat- fans the choice of over seven est films at our state-of-the-art films per theatre, with a range theatres,” said Ali I H Al Ishaq, of international, Bollywood and CEO, Qatar Cinema and Film Arabic releases. Part of Dukhan Highway Central opens Distribution Company. Customers purchasing tickets With more than 200 SSMs from SSMs can benefit from the placed strategically through- printed vouchers’ flexible terms DOHA: The Public Works out the country, residents can and conditions, including movie Authority — Ashghal — has purchase tickets at the airport, timing choice and extended announced the opening of a Sumra border, drive-through voucher life. new part of Dukhan Highway machines on main highways and As an added bonus, those who Central between Al Rayyan in popular malls and shopping miss their selected film viewing Roundabout and Sheehaniya areas. time with the voucher can wait Interchange. “We are pleased to announce for the next showing or resched- Nine kilometres of a four- this major new partnership, ule for another day without lane carriageway, including which brings our customers repaying. To redeem their tick- an underpass of Al Dehailiyat more gift and entertainment ets, customers need to purchase a Army Camp Interchange, are options when they use our SSMs. cinema voucher via an SSM and now open to traffic. The new option to buy cinema present it at the cinema front As part of the project, two tickets joins the list of activi- desk when booking for a pre- underpasses for camels cross- ties you can do with our SSM, ferred seat. ing near Al Rayyan and Al including topping up, paying bills In addition to tickets, cus- Sheehaniya roundabouts are and browsing the wide range of tomers can also top up Hala also open, along with two available vouchers,” said Brian accounts, pay bills and purchase lanes of service roads in each Speldewinde, Assistant Director, vouchers for an incredible range direction. Indirect Channels, Ooredoo. of shopping and dining experi- To increase commuters’ When customers use an SSM ences in Qatar. safety, crash barriers of 18,000 to buy cinema tickets, the ticket THE PENINSULA metres have been installed as medians and driving speed has been limited to 120kmph. The project includes con- The completed works include struction of 15km of a new 10 underground electrical sub- highway from west of Al Wajbah Ashghal HR manager bags award stations for power supply and Interchange and ending east of DOHA: Ashghal’s (Public Works Authority) Human Resources protection for gas lines and the town of Al Sheehaniya. Department Manager Saif Al Kaabi has emerged as one of the win- infrastructure networks. It comprises a dual carriage- ners in the ‘HR Professional of the Year - Public Sector’ category at Ashghal recently announced way with four lanes, service the sixth Annual MENA HR Excellence Awards in Dubai recently. the completion of the New roads and cycle track in each The award recognised innovative and inspiring public sector HR Wajbah Underpass, which is part direction. leaders from the region who have contributed by improving their of the newly-built Al Wajbah Commenced in April 2011, the organisation’s HR strategy, achieving business results, demonstrating Interchange of the Dukhan project includes the construc- leadership and developing innovative programmes. Highway Central Expressway tion of two underpass inter- The recognition comes as a result of Al Kaabi’s contribution to project. changes at New Wajbah and Al providing quality human resources support to the fast-expanding and Two lanes in each direction Dehailiyat Army Camp. changing organisation of Ashghal, the authority said yesterday. have been opened to traffic In addition, a major multi- Led by Al Kaabi, the department has implemented programmes through Al Wajbah Inderpass. level interchange ‘Rawdat to boost staff performance, motivation, teamwork, engagement and The expressway project Rashed’ will be built at the individual efficiency, and launched a scholarship programme for Qatari will improve traffic between junction of Celebration Road employees. Doha and west of Qatar. This to provide access to Al Rayyan Al Kaabi’s other initiatives include introducing sustained leadership project will serve residents of Al Stadium, Mall of Qatar and development process, implementing an advanced electronic system for Sheehaniya and adjacent areas, other construction projects in employees self-services and streamlining HR policies and programmes especially those who work in the area. within the authority. THE PENINSULA Dukhan and north of Qatar. THE PENINSULA Family Food Centre holds first GMC draw NU-Q projects win $1.5m grants DOHA: Northwestern technology advances.” analysis and media studies to cre- University in Qatar (NU-Q) The first grant of nearly ate a model for the innovation of has won two National Priorities $850,000 will support the con- mobile media content. Research Programme grants of tinuation of NU-Q’s two-year Leading the study is John over $1.5m through the Qatar running survey on media use in Pavlik, expert on the impact of National Research Programme. the Middle East. For the three- journalism, media and society The projects entitled ‘Media Use year grant period, an NU-Q based at Rutgers University, who in the Arab Gulf: A Longitudinal research team, including Dennis, will join co-principal investiga- Study’ and ‘Content Innovation Lead Principal Investigator, and tors Dennis and Rachel Davis Strategies for Mobile Media in co-principal investigators Justin Mersey, Associate Professor at Qatar’ were among 162 selected Martin, Assistant Professor Northwestern’s Medill School of from nearly 800 proposals. in Residence, and Robb Wood, Journalism. “NU-Q’s growing research pro- Media and External Development Findings will be based on data grammes represent our commit- Strategist, will continue research from Qatar and the UAE collected ment to create knowledge about in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the through social media platforms the media in a region which has UAE as representatives of the such as Twitter and Facebook, as traditionally been studied by out- Arab Gulf region. NU-Q will con- well as surveys and interviews. siders looking in,” said Everette E tinue surveying countries outside The project paves way for pub- Dennis, Dean and CEO, NU-Q. the Gulf, such as Egypt, Lebanon, lic education and engagement “The grants emphasise the and Tunisia, which were included via mobile media, promoting The first draw of GMC Promotion by Family Food Centre was held at the Airport Branch of FFC yesterday. Mofisur value of systematic research in in this year’s study. advances in entrepreneurial and Rahman (Coupon No. 0400608) won a GMC Sierra Pickup Truck and Ahmed Hasan (Coupon No. 00380298) solving practical problems —both The second grant of over business innovation to support won QR10,000. FFC General Manager, Jamal Hyder, H R and Admin Manager, Habeeb E Mohammedunni, and of our awarded studies help us $700,000 was awarded to a economic growth in the media, PR Manager, Ebrahim Haji were present at the draw, supervised by Saad Mubarak Al Sulaiti from the Ministry understand media audiences and project that will probe innova- and setting a research baseline of Economy and Commerce. The second and third draws will be held today and tomorrow at Al Rayyan and messages better. tion strategies around mobile in mobile media content develop- The mobile content study could media — folding in computer sci- ment and diffusion. Al Naser branches, respectively. SALIM MATRAMKOT be quite important in terms of ence methodology around big data THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 3 JUNE 2014 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

Greeting cables Banner Student solution Qatar Red Crescent to sent to Italy DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh to achieve human Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani launch Afghan projects yesterday sent a cable of con- gratulations to the Italian President Giorgio Napolitano development goals on his country’s National Day. Arrangements made to distribute relief worth $207,000 The Prime Minister and DOHA: Community College of and nurture the growing ambitions Interior Minister H E Sheikh Qatar (CCQ) will implement of a very talented Qatari student Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Ellucian’s Banner Student solution community.” Al Thani sent a similar cable. in a strategic collaboration that Banner Student offers students emphasises sharing of local talent an easy to use solution that helps Qatar committed and resources. with admissions to registration, cur- Qatar’s National Vision 2030 riculum management, advising and to GCC rail project focuses on driving positive stu- assessment. DOHA: The Minister of dent outcomes. By partnering with Faculty at CCQ and QU will have Transport H E Jassim Seif Ellucian, CCQ will restructure its a more personalised connection with Ahmed Al Sulaiti yesterday student administration to run on students, offering direct academic said Qatar was committed to Banner, offering programmes that counsel through easy access to infor- the time frame for building accelerate student success. mation and services. a rail network between GCC Banner removes layers of anxiety “Higher education institutions countries by 2018. and improves student success by today face increasing pressure while He said all countries are streamlining critical administra- coping with advances in technology keen on the project and some tive processes, including registra- and emerging industries,” said Dr are in more advanced stages. tion, applications and curriculum Nabil Ajineh, Chief Information He said the UAE and Saudi management. Officer, CCQ. Arabia were in advanced stages With long-standing experience “Ellucian’s Banner road map of the project, while others are using Banner, CCQ and Qatar provides a clear direction regard- still preparing technical stud- University are trained to drive ing integration with learning and ies. He said the last meeting of learner pathways to reach the enterprise systems while allowing QRC Secretary-General, Saleh bin Ali Al Mohannadi and ARCS Secretary-General, Muhammad Naim GCC Ministers of Transport in nation’s goals in human development CCQ the flexibility to continue to Dindar, signing the MoU. Bahrain two months ago was and educational advancement. evaluate and maintain its degree very positive. “The college is continuing to offering in alignment with existing He said there will be no evolve during this period of great and emerging industries’ skill sets DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent workforce, etc. They will also meeting with senior officials increase in the budget allocated growth in Qatar,” said Dr Nessreen requirements.” (QRC) has signed a memo- help secure access to target from International Federation for the project in Qatar and it will Al Hashimi, Head of Institutional Banner Student also provides randum of understanding areas for executing teams and of Red Cross and Red be some time before the budget Effectiveness, CCQ. CCQ students with better opportu- (MoU) with its Afghan coun- take part in implementation of Crescent and the International will be reconsidered, especially “Banner Student will allow us to nities to advance their education in terpart to carry out relief some projects. Committee of the Red Cross. that some tenders of the project offer an advanced educational expe- Qatar through ease of communica- and developmental projects QRC Secretary-General, Following the signing, Dindar were not offered yet. The net- rience, which is a major step towards tion, learning options, pathways and to support the disadvantaged Saleh bin Ali Al Mohannadi, said, “We are happy that our work would start from Kuwait, connecting and collaborating with curriculum with QU. and disaster-stricken parts of described the partnership as a brothers in Qatar are aware of connecting Dammam, Bahrain, education communities in Qatar. It These opportunities also, in part, the country. positive step that will serve as a our pains and feel the needs of Doha, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain. helps us provide a seamless experi- are afforded through collaboration The MoU aims at allevi- legal basis for larger-scale QRC their brothers in Afghanistan. ence for the entire ecosystem. We with, Houston Community College. ating the suffering of those relief and developmental efforts We look forward to working Advisory Council have collaborated with Ellucian to Learning pathways tend to still affected by the war and natu- in Afghanistan. together to mitigate the suffer- address and develop our institu- operate in silos with inadequate ral disasters, through delivery “We are keen to expand our ing of the distressed and ensure holds weekly meet tion’s efficiency, and we look for- information flow and opportunity of urgent humanitarian aid, projects in Afghanistan and a good standard of living for the DOHA: The Advisory Council ward to growing our capabilities to sharing between institutions. reconstruction, rehabilitation augment services provided for needy.” yesterday held its weekly further support the national vision THE PENINSULA of the dilapidated infrastruc- the Afghan people, who have for QRC is undertaking endeav- meeting at White Palace ture, contribution to the devel- long been experiencing succes- ours in response to the flash under the chairmanship of opment process, and provision sive wars and deadly calami- floods and double landslide that the Speaker Mohamed bin of basic public services such as ties such as drought, floods, swept several parts of the coun- Mubarak Al Khulaifi. clean drinking water, health- earthquakes and landslides,” try last month. Arrangements The Secretary-General, Fahd Road closed after mishap care, and other necessities of he added. are made to distribute food and bin Mubarak Al Khayareen, life, QRC said yesterday. During a ceremony held non-food aid worth $207,000 read out the agenda, which was It also enables QRC to build by ARCS to commemorate to the badly hit communities agreed upon. The council then the capacities of its Afghan its anniversary, its President, and implement development endorsed the minutes of the peer on site or at branches in Fatima Gailani, welcomed the projects such as digging water previous session. target areas through training opening of a QRC office in wells, installing water net- Ali Abdullah Ali Al Abdullah, and exchange of experience. Afghanistan. works, launching environment Assistant Undersecretary for Afghan Red Crescent Society ARCS Secretary- and health awareness cam- Planning Affairs, the Ministry (ARCS) will provide logistic General, Muhammad Naim paigns, and building housing of Municipality and Urban support, including transporta- Dindar, praised the initia- units for poor families. Planning, and his team pre- tion, storage, accommodation, tive in parliament and at the THE PENINSULA sented Qatar’s comprehensive urban plan and answered to queries from council members. The council decided to refer the plan to its Public Services and Utilities Committee. Barwa’s Dara Project on track Deal to develop DOHA: Real estate major Ghanem Al Ali. “The units will has one-, two-, and three-bed- Barwa Real Estate will com- be released at reasonable prices room units and four-bedroom journalists’ skills plete Dara Project within compared to the high standard duplexes. He said the units DOHA: Doha Centre for three years. applied, as Dara will offer high- are open to Qataris and non- Media Freedom and Superior “This year, Barwa will release end residential units for prices Qataris. He said he expected Institute for Information and for the first time investment similar to those of medium-end demand in real estate market to Communication have signed an opportunities to buy residen- units in the market. I believe remain firm in the near future. MoU to develop skills of young tial units within Dara project, that small investors will find in “There is huge demand for real journalists. The deal, signed this is a new move for Barwa, Dara opportunities specifically estate and there will be demand in Moroccan capital Rabat, The February 22 Road to the north was closed for a while yesterday morning which usually releases units made for their convenience,” of 25,000 units until 2022,” will provide students opportu- after a car collided with a pick-up carrying fodder in one of the tunnels and for leasing or sells complete the Minister said. Abdulla said, adding demand nity to enrol in theoretical and caught fire. A Civil Defence team rushed to the spot and doused the blaze. No projects to big investors. The Ahmad Abdulla Ali Al would continue to outpace sup- practical courses and assist casualties were reported, according to Al Sharq. group is committed to complet- Abdulla Acting CEO of the ply in Qatar in the near future professors and students work- ing Dara within three years,” group, said the Dara project and Barwa Real Estate is ready ing on research projects by said the Minister of Youth and has six buildings having 231 to meet demand. gathering data. QNA Barwa Chairman H E Salah bin residential units. The project THE PENINSULA Schools honoured for recycling efforts DOHA: The Minister of The expo consisted of proposals Municipality and Urban Planning and creations of students concerned H E Sheikh Abdulrahman bin with preserving the environment. Abdulaziz Al Thani yesterday hon- The Minister expressed admira- Total holds diabetes awareness camp for staff oured five winning schools in the tion for the proposals made by stu- ministry’s recycling programme. dents and the ministry’s awareness He presented trophies and certifi- team and the schools for their coop- cates to participating students. eration in promoting the idea of recy- The Minister also inaugurated cling and its positive impact on the an exhibition on the sidelines of the environment. ceremony. QNA

71 ‘percent of Qataris have positive view of marriage’

Continued from page 1 had a positive view of marriage while They were familiar with the termi- 29 percent said marriage meant nology because they closely followed restricted freedom, financial woes the revolutions against dictatorial and marital problems. regimes due to the wide media cov- Some 92 percent of women erage and were surprised to see them respondents said they wouldn’t like collapse. to marry a man who already had a At least 29 percent of those sur- wife. Some 88 percent of the respond- Officials and employees at the event. veyed said they believed that Qatar ents said they would prefer to marry had an important role in brokering compatriots whereas 77 percent said peace between rival Palestinian fac- they wouldn’t prefer to have a non- DOHA: Total recently held a diabetes discussion to better understand about the of diabetes and awareness must start tions Fatah and Hamas. GCC Arab spouse. risk awareness and assessment event for illness. A healthy corner was set up in the with oneself,” said Andi Suliono, Head of Half the respondents (48 percent) The respondents were aged its employees to encourage a healthy life- canteen where employees were informed Environment and Health, Total E&P Qatar. were married, and 78 percent of between 16 and 25 years and the sur- style. Staff took blood tests and were con- about their calorie intake and how much “Many people are living with diabetes them said they lived off the pocket vey was conducted over four months sulted by specialists from Qatar Diabetes they actually need. The event was part of without being aware of it. money provided by their families. in the academic year 2012-13. It was, Association. Total’s ‘Healthy Lifestyle’ campaign which “Several habits in our lifestyle today may About marriage preferences, 71 however, published this year. The specialists also spoke about preven- focuses on personal diet to prevent illnesses. have contributed to our exposure to diabe- percent of the interviewees said they THE PENINSULA tive measures and engaged employees in “The event emphasises the seriousness tes,” Suliono added. THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 3 JUNE 2014 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Abbas hails end of Palestinian division Hamas will effectively retain its security grip in Gaza stronghold RAMALLAH: Palestinian In his address, Haniyah spoke President Mahmoud Abbas of pursuing “resistance by all hailed the “end” of Palestinian forms”, an apparent reference to division as a new government actions that include armed con- took its oath yesterday under flict with Israel, and he said the a unity deal between leaders in unity deal meant that Hamas’ the West Bank and Gaza. militia, the Qassam Brigades, “Today, with the formation “became an army today”. of a national consensus govern- In the absence of Fatah forces ment, we announce the end of in Gaza, Hamas will effectively a Palestinian division that has retain its security grip in the greatly damaged our national territory, where in addition to case,” Abbas said at his Ramallah the 25,000-member Qassam headquarters after the new cabi- Brigades, the Islamist group net was sworn in. also controls 20,000 other armed “This black page in the history personnel. (of the Palestinians) has been The Palestine Liberation turned forever, and we will not Organisation, which is dominated allow it to come back,” he said. by Abbas’ Fatah party, signed a Gaza’s Hamas rulers also wel- surprise reconciliation deal with comed the new government as Islamist rivals Hamas on April one for “all Palestinians” after 23 that aimed to end a years- the cabinet, which is made up of long intra-Palestinian split. The political independents, was sworn deal gave the sides five weeks to in. “We hail the national consen- appoint an interim “independent sus government, which represents government” of technocrats, pav- Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah and President Mahmoud Abbas during the swearing in ceremony of the new unity government in Ramallah, all the Palestinian people,” Hamas ing the way for elections within spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said. six months. West Bank, yesterday. RIGHT: Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyah waves as he leaves office as a former Hamas government Prime Minister, in Gaza City. The new government, he said, Hamas won a landslide victory was “a turning point... enabling us in the last parliamentary elec- factions have held several rounds List of the new Palestinian Shukri Bishara: Finance, Salim Husseini: Jerusalem affairs, Rula to unite the Palestinian effort to tions in 2006. But the European of talks to heal the rift which government: Rami Hamdallah: Al Saqa: Justice, Shawki Al Maaya:Tourism and antiquities, face the Israeli occupation”. Union and the United States turned violent when Hamas Prime minister (also interior Ayaseh: Agriculture and social Allam Mussa: Transport, tel- Ismail Haniyah, the outgo- have refused to have any deal- expelled Fatah from Gaza in and prisoners’ affairs), Ziyad affairs, Mamun Abu Shahla: ecommunications and IT, Jawad ing Palestinian prime minister ings with the Islamist movement deadly clashes in 2007. The April Abu Amr: Deputy prime minis- Labour, Khawla Al Shakhshir: Awad: Health, Nayef Abu Khalaf: in Gaza, said in a speech in the until it renounces violence, rec- reconciliation deal incensed Israel, ter (cultural affairs), Mohammed Education and higher education, Local government, Haifa Al Agha: enclave that it was “a historical ognises Israel and accepts past putting the final nail in the coffin Mustafa: Deputy prime minister Yussuf Ideis: Religious affairs/ Women’s affairs, Ali Abu Diak: day” that closed a “chapter of agreements. of nine months of US-brokered from Gaza (economy affairs), awqaf, Mufid Hasayneh: Housing Cabinet secretary. seven years of division”. Representatives of the rival peace talks. Riyad Al Malki: Foreign affairs, and public works, Adnan Al AGENCIES US lawmakers question aid to new unity government

WASHINGTON: Senior US $500m in annual aid Washington organisations,” Cantor said in a lawmakers said yesterday that sends to the cash-strapped statement. they would be reluctant to send Palestinian Authority. New York Representative Nita aid to the new unity government Palestinian leader Abbas, whose Lowey, the top Democrat on the between Palestinian President Palestinian Authority is depend- House Appropriations Committee Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestinian ent on foreign aid, appeared to be and State and Foreign Operations Liberation Organization and banking on Western acceptance subcommittee, said she still the Islamist group Hamas. — over Israeli objections — of a believed the United States should Abbas swore in the govern- 16-member cabinet of what he continue to promote negotiations ment in a reconciliation deal with described as politically unaffili- towards creating a two-state solu- Hamas that led Israel to freeze ated technocrats. tion. Lowey did not call for an aid US-brokered peace talks. Setting a policy in line with US cut-off, but said in a statement “Hamas is no partner for peace; and European Union demands, she was “deeply disappointed” nor a legitimate recipient of the Western-backed leader said with the announcement of a aid,” California Republican his administration would continue Palestinian government includ- US Representative Ed Royce, to honour agreements and princi- ing “the terrorist organisation chairman of the House of ples at the foundation of a peace Hamas.” Representatives Foreign Affairs process with Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Committee, said in a statement. Virginia US Representative Benjamin Netanyahu’s security “While the ‘unity govern- Eric Cantor, the number two cabinet responded with a threat ment’ hides behind the facade of Republican in the House of to hold Abbas and the new govern- nonpartisan bureaucrats, it was Representatives, said the Obama ment accountable for any attacks only born out of support from administration and Congress against Israel, alluding to sporadic Hamas “a terrorist organisation should suspend aid while they rocket fire from Gaza to which that continues to call for Israel’s assess the new government. Israel has thus far responded by annihilation.” “The laws of the United States bombing militant strongholds in The US Congress authorises prohibit assistance to terrorist the coastal territory. REUTERS

Saudi Arabia tests Cadbury chocolate for pork traces

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has withdrawn Cadbury chocolate bars from the market for tests to ensure the products do not contain traces of pig DNA, after the banned substance was detected in Malaysia. Pork is strictly banned in Islam and traces of pig DNA were found during routine checks for non-halal substances in Malaysia, also prompting Indonesia to test Cadbury chocolate. The Saudi Food and Drug Authority said on its website the decision is only a precaution- ary move and involves testing samples of Cadbury Dairy Milk hazelnut and Cadbury Dairy Milk almond roast. The statement said, however, that the Cadbury chocolate sold in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom is not imported from Malaysia, but is produced locally or in Egypt. “We do not have any proof (yet) that there are any traces of pork in the products sold in Saudi Arabia,” the food and drug authority said. But an investigation is underway to determine if any of the Cadbury sold on the Saudi market was imported from Malaysia, it added. Pork and its by-products, alcohol and animals not slaughtered according to Islamic pro- cedures are not considered halal (permissible), and they are strictly forbidden to Muslims. Qaeda says kills ‘spies’ for aiding US drone strikes in Yemen

DUBAI: Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) said it had executed four men accused of planting elec- tronic chips in vehicles to help US drones track insur- gents in Yemen, in a video posted on a Yemeni news website. The 28-minute video showed what AQAP said were four spies confessing that they had planted devices in vehicles which resulted in the deaths of AQAP fight- ers two years ago in the southern Shabwa province. It said the men were later executed. A man identified as AQAP security official Abu Islam Al Muhajir said the group had uncovered “several spies who give them (drones) direction on the ground by putting chips in the cars of the mujahideen (fighters)”. AGENCIES TUESDAY 3 JUNE 2014 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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ROM 7am today, Syrians are expected to stream out of their homes to elect a president — for the first time in 50 years. President Bashar Al Assad is holding elections Famid a sustained insurgency that has killed more than 150,000 and thrust the West Asian country into a narrative of Why it is important to cruel dictatorship out to keep sticking to power. It is anybody’s guess that Assad will carry the day against all opposition — of which there is hardly any — today. He has only two frail opponents who sometimes peek out of election posters, which have a cyberwar treaty eulogise the son of former dictator Hafez Al Assad. Assad has been glued to power for close to fourteen years during which BY BENJAMIN MUELLER was always bound to be an irresistible bring about destructive consequences Syria has not made much progress. State power has been the magnet for spies and criminals. The to count as one? leitmotif of Assad’s regime in which freedom comes at a heavy HE last month has been internet is a decentralised data net- An international treaty on cyber- cost, which is often death. another extraordinary one for work that generates information on an war must clarify the meaning of cyber So, the regime of Bashar Al Assad is giving its citizens cyberspace. Ebay, that inter- unimaginable scale, accessible through attack, set out permissible responses, an opportunity to vote for the presidency amid observers Tnet stalwart and pioneer of relatively cheap hardware and easily and include an obligation for states to digital commerce, whose 120 million acquired skills. It is the land of milk assist one another in the investigation of from Russia, North Korea and Iran which are no paragons of active users have over the past 15 years and honey for those whose business is digital crimes. A nation’s failure to coop- democracy. In a state of civil war, the country is holding the competed for a Virgin Mary toasted acquiring what others want to keep erate in the aftermath of a cyber inci- vote only in regime-held areas — which amounts to nothing cheese sandwich, William Shatner’s from them. Behind the facade of spies dent must imply a degree of culpability. more than a farce. A total of fifteen million citizens are eligible kidney stones and Michael Phelps’s and thieves lurks a deeper, far more Digital industrial espionage falls under to exercise their franchise. bong has had the personal details and frightening threat to the integrity of the World Trade Organisation, which Dictatorial regimes thrive on fear. Such governments work to passwords of its entire user base sto- the world wide web. Originally conceived ought to take steps to outlaw what is an len. Meanwhile, the US government has of as a military network in the 1960s, the anti-competitive tactic, and expand the create fear in the minds of citizens by using state tools like the issued federal grand jury indictments internet has been intensely interesting scope of its dispute settlement mecha- intelligence machinery and the police. In today’s Syria, anyone against five Chinese military officers to armies from its earliest days. nism to include such behaviour. speaking against Assad is considered a traitor and tailed by for commercial cyber espionage. China It shouldn’t be a surprise, therefore, Some argue that because attributing secret police, which may go to any reacted angrily calling the charges “fic- that the weaponisation of cyberspace is acts of cyber hostility is so difficult, a Today’s lengths to persecute the citizen. It is titious” and “absurd”, and denying that not the stuff of science fiction. Militaries treaty would be a fool’s errand. In fact, precisely what Assad’s intelligence the country had have the capacity to attack communica- anonymity on the internet is impossible ever been involved tions networks, disrupt traffic, degrade by definition: all internet traffic con- presidential agencies would have done ahead of in digital theft. or destroy data, all by navigating the sists of electronically fired communica- election in Syria the vote. Intimidation and the fear Anyone who electronic spiderweb that has engulfed tion impulses which are traceable (as of retribution force citizens to vote Militaries have the feels this response the globe at breakneck speed. The more Mandiant’s report shows). Attacks can is a desperate for dictatorial regimes, which often capacity to attack is even faintly pervasive the internet becomes – and the be analysed using a mixture of digital see votes of over 90 percent for the plausible would do internet of things is about to unleash a forensics and traditional investigative well to consult the whole new level of connectivity – the like- methods. attempt by incumbent. communications exhaustive report lier and scarier is the prospect that one A cyberwar treaty will bring about Assad to Today’s election is set to re-elect networks, disrupt on Unit 61398 day, when two middle- or upper-income three profound benefits. First, mili- Assad with a flourish, which the perpetuate his traffic, degrade of the People’s nations enter a state of all-out conflict, taries will no longer have to perpetu- president needs to parade before the or destroy data, Liberation Army, the war’s cyber-dimension will make Unit ate a boundless arms race in a domain illegitimate world as a show of legitimacy. But published last 61398’s shenanigans look like child’s play. that is currently unconstrained by rules Assad lost legitimacy and the right all by navigating year by cyber- One decisive act of statesmanship and conventions: expectations of mili- security firm could drastically turn this picture tary behaviour in cyberspace will be authority. to rule when thousands of innocent the electronic Mandiant. In its around. There is no regulation what- anchored in norms (just as most states Syrians, including women and spiderweb that 70-odd pages the soever of war in cyberspace – unlike do not have to fear attack by nuclear, children, were killed in regime air has engulfed the report builds a conventional forms of battle, which are chemical or biological weapons). Second, strikes, bombings and other attacks. detailed and fas- subject to an extensive set of interna- setting out response structures to cyber Torture and state terror during the uprising have been globe at breakneck cinating picture tional treaty laws signed and respected attacks will finally establish a modicum commonplace. Most Syrians who go to vote today will have fear speed. of this Chinese by the vast majority of the world’s states. of deterrence in cyberspace. Third, once cyber crack The laws of armed conflict regulate the military applications of cyberspace behind their minds and no alternative — but to vote for Assad. commando unit when a nation state may legally use become more predictable, states can The regime has stonewalled world opinion against it to put tasked with stealing secrets from com- military force against another state, and devote more effort to cross-border law up a show of legitimacy by saying that it is fighting terrorists mercial and military targets abroad: its what means it may use to do so. Official enforcement cooperation in the pursuit being sent by foreign powers to destabilise the government. infrastructure, tools, tactics, base, and military doctrine in many countries is of cyber criminals. Assad refuses to acknowledge that the revolt against him has even some of the individuals involved, that these laws apply to cyberspace as A senior US military commander con- one of whom was identified because he they do to all other domains of warfare. firmed to me that the recommendations been triggered by an unsatisfied nation that kept on taking used his computer skills to circumvent But cyberspace is unlike any of these and insights in my report, The Laws of years of injustice and deprivation perpetrated by an exploitative China’s Facebook ban (a political irony domains. Attacks can take place from War and Cyberspace, published today state machinery. Lack of freedom, democracy and inadequate that is unlikely to have escaped his someone’s desk, thousands of miles are sound – but also made clear that economic opportunities forced Syrians to rise against him. Assad superiors). removed. The very meaning of the word generals won’t be leading the charge. should realise that the election will only stamp his authority Far from absurd and fictitious, state- “attack” is unclear: is any unauthorised It is for governments to make the first on a failing nation temporarily and finally he will be brought to led cyber espionage is perfectly logical digital incursion into another state’s move. The world wide web is waiting. and real. By its very nature, cyberspace networks an offensive attack? Need it THE GUARDIAN justice by his people. The other side Quote of Taxing tobacco the day O mark World No Tobacco die every year due to tobacco use. which can be spent on health and is busted, efforts like increasing taxes Day, observed on Saturday, Activists have pointed out that Pakistan social programmes, as per WHO’s or carrying out awareness campaigns numerous measures and ranks amongst the biggest tobacco recommendation. will have little effect. Tproposals were announced consumers in Asia while the World But there is a catch: raising taxes Though a demanding task consider- by the government and civil society to Health Organisation believes tobacco will be pointless until the rampant ing the long, porous border we share Today a younger aid efforts to kick the smoking habit. use in Pakistan is rising fast. Apart from smuggling of cigarettes into the country with Afghanistan, the state must keep The minister of state for national health lighting up, Pakistanis also consume is stopped. Most smuggled cigarettes a strict watch on known smuggling generation deserves to services said the government was ‘smokeless’ tobacco products such originate from Afghanistan. There is no routes. Also, the state needs to regu- step into the front line, going to further tighten regulations as gutka and naswar, as well as check on the quality of such cigarettes late and crack down on other tobacco governing tobacco ads while anti- tobacco-laced paans. Keeping these entering Pakistan, which are easily products such as gutka and naswar. with new energies. For smoking activists called for an increase facts in mind, it is no wonder some available from Karachi to Peshawar. Gutka, for example, is hugely popu- all these reasons... I in taxes levied on cigarettes. That we anti-tobacco campaigners have said Most smuggled packs do not contain lar with large segments of the popu- have a tobacco problem is obvious. tobacco use in Pakistan can turn into health warnings in Urdu, while some lation, particularly the youth. Hence have decided to end my The national Tobacco Control Cell a ‘national epidemic’. In this regard, contain no warnings at all. Militants in anti-tobacco campaigns must also reign and abdicate the estimates that between 22 to 25 raising taxes on cigarettes may the border areas are also reportedly raise awareness about the harms of crown of Spain. million Pakistanis are smokers while help: higher prices should reduce making good money off smuggling this concoction. King Juan Carlos 100,000 people are believed to consumption and increase tax revenue, cigarettes. Until the smuggling racket DAWN Spain’s Monarch TUESDAY 3 JUNE 2014 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 How to keep Afghanistan on right track Assistance to Afghanistan must decrease to more sustainable levels but maintain a rate that allows Afghans to preserve gains achieved and encourages international partners to meet their obligations.

BY RAJIV SHAH Oryakhil, who have the courage and vision to change their nation’s future. erhaps not since the fall of the The director of the Malalai Maternity Taliban has Afghanistan faced Hospital in Kabul, Dr Oryakhil has such a significant moment in helped rebuild her country’s health sys- its history. tem from scratch. The Afghan people recently Under the Taliban’s rule, more moth- Pvoted in record numbers in a historic ers and children under the age of 5 died election, the Afghan military leads secu- in Afghanistan, proportionally, than rity operations throughout the country almost anywhere else in the world. and Afghanistan has made more strides Today, child mortality has been cut than any other country in the past dec- by more than half; maternal mortality ade in measures of health, education and has declined by 80 percent; and access economic growth. to health services has been expanded by Working together, Afghans and nearly 60 percent. Americans have built a foundation that As a result, Afghanistan has expe- will enable Afghanistan to seize a brighter rienced the largest increase in life future and work to fight the forces of ter- expectancy and the largest decreases in ror and extremism. maternal and child deaths of any country Americans should be proud of the role in the world. Supporters of presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani attend an election campaign in Kabul. we have played in supporting this trans- Education is another bright spot. formation, which will enter a new phase Three million girls and 5 million boys when the US combat mission concludes are enrolled in school — compared with candidates in the April presidential elec- While half of the targets were met in signalling basic gains in infrastructure, in December and we draw down to a nor- just 900,000 combined when the Taliban tions showed promise. the first year, we have withheld at least education and business are at risk. mal embassy presence in Kabul, with a ruled Afghanistan by terror. And 77,000 Played out in Afghanistan’s remark- $30m in development assistance as a We have pledged to request from security assistance component, by the Afghan university students — a nine-fold ably free media, the elections illustrated result of unmet commitments in govern- Congress that assistance to Afghanistan end of 2016. increase from 2001 — lead a new genera- citizens’ commitment to democratic gov- ance and women’s rights. be kept at or near the levels of the past Yet our partnership will not end there. tion of global thinkers. ernance and continued reform. We have also reformed our own prac- decade, through 2017. We strongly believe As Afghanistan moves forward, so, too, According to a recent poll, more than But the government of Afghanistan tices to ensure US taxpayer dollars are that assistance to Afghanistan must must our commitment to development 70 percent of Afghans feel more economi- must honour not only its people’s hope used effectively and for their intended decrease to more sustainable levels but — one rooted in shared interests and cally secure than they did five years ago, but also the investments of the global purpose. For instance, four years ago we maintain a rate that allows Afghans to mutual accountability. and a majority believes that Afghanistan community. established a team to ensure contractor preserve the gains achieved and encour- Such progress in Afghanistan was is headed in the right direction. Like any responsible investor, the compliance. Since then we have disci- ages international partners to meet their unimaginable just over a decade ago. The economy is, indeed, performing United States demands accountability plined contractors by suspending or cut- obligations. In coordination with the US military, well after important structural reforms from Afghanistan for its investment. ting off funding at a rate 25 times what Our goal should be to keep our part- US development investments have strengthened the country’s institutions, The agency that I oversee, the US Agency it was before, saving millions. nership with Afghanistan on track, help helped transform the fabric of life in contributing to low inflation and debt, as for International Development, has cre- We are not blind to the challenges that to ensure a credible political transition, Afghanistan, from significantly expand- well as a balanced budget. ated an incentive fund meant to hold face Afghans in the years ahead. For all dampen the economic shock of the with- ing education to quadrupling per capita But going forward, what will be the the Afghan government accountable the progress, the development achieve- drawal of US combat forces, and promote GDP, all for less than 3 percent of total impact of donor fatigue, troop withdraw- for meeting certain standards, such as ments of the past decade can be reversed stability. This is a common-sense strat- US government expenditures. als and limited government revenues on advancing support for women and girls, if we do not remain a vigilant partner egy, and one that’s in the best interest of These results are supported by a new the nation’s stability? fighting corruption and holding free and to Afghanistan. Already, Afghan gov- America’s security. generation of champions, such as Nasrin The vibrant and open campaign among fair elections. ernment revenues are starting to slow, WP-BLOOMBERG The courage to tell the Tiananmen tale Choice in Syria’s election: Vote for Assad or else…

The group Tiananmen BY DIANA DARKE Mothers continues hat an irony. Fear of the Syrian government and its many-tentacled security apparatus is even greater now to courageously than it was before the revolution began. Why should that Wbe? The government is generously offering “reconcilia- tion” deals across the country, with gracious amnesties like the one and painstakingly that enabled several hundred rebel fighters to leave the exhausted city of Homs with light weapons in early May. Yet anyone who knows Syria from the inside knows full well that the Assad regime’s generosity and document the deaths grace is to be feared above all else. When peaceful calls for dignity and reform were met in March 2011 of their children as by crushing violence from the outset, the protesters knew what awaited them if they were arrested. Their bravery in breaching the fear barrier even to take part in such demonstrations is beyond admirable. Tens well as other victims of thousands have gone missing over the past three years, detained in prison, never seen again, or sometimes simply returned to their fami- who were attacked by lies in a body bag as a warning, like the mutilated body of 13-year-old Hamza Al Khatib, early icon of the revolution. Like so many, Hamza the army and police. was not even demonstrating – he was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. As the presidential election is held tomorrow in regime- Some 25 years ago, a group of journalists supported the pro-democracy protest in Tiananmen Square. held areas only, Syrians know full well what it means. It is not so much BY DAN SOUTHERLAND an election – everyone knows the result after all – it is more like a 1989, I reported on the aftermath of the pro- Thanks to the Internet, many Chinese can head count of government supporters. To vote for anything other than wenty-five years after the Chinese tests in Chengdu, more than 800 miles south- now project their voices farther when discuss- Bashar Al Assad is to sign your own death warrant and that of your army fired on unarmed citizens west of Beijing. At the time I heard that at ing sensitive issues than once would have been family, and not to vote at all means you are forfeiting your chance of defending pro-democracy protest- least eight people had been killed in clashes the case. “Resentment of censorship has built,” any kind of future in Syria. Ters at Tiananmen Square, China’s between police and protesters. But thanks to Xiao Qiang, the chief editor at China Digital Of Syria’s 23 million population, 4 million are estimated to have left Communist Party seems more determined Louisa Lim’s well-documented new book “The Times, said at a recent hearing in Washington. and 9 million are thought to be internally displaced. At least a further than ever to silence critics who dare to speak People’s Republic of Amnesia,” I now know “The connection facilitated by the Internet million have lost their identity papers in the fighting and are thereby out about the massacre. that witnesses’ accounts indicate the deaths gives Netizens a sense of ‘togetherness’ and disqualified. Refugees outside the country who fled “illegally” are not This year, the government began strik- were at least in the dozens. makes them less fearful of speaking the truth.” eligible to vote, thereby ensuring a situation cannot arise where one ing earlier and harder than before at those Meanwhile, a group known as the Tiananmen So courageous Chinese are keeping the story of Bashar’s two opponents might actually win abroad. attempting to mark the highly sensitive anni- Mothers continues to courageously and pains- of Tiananmen alive. Through their writing, “Legal” expatriate Syrians can vote in Syrian embassies in certain versary dates of June 3 and 4. takingly document the deaths of their children their art, their scholarship and their net- selected countries like Russia and Romania, and those living in a One would expect more confidence — and as well as other victims who were attacked by working, these brave people break through country where the embassy is closed, like the UK, have been cordially the courage to face up to history — from a the army and police. They’ve demanded from the “Great Wall of Silence” that surrounds the invited back to Syria “to exercise their civil right”. Some have taken up leadership that has overseen such rapid eco- the authorities official accountability for the events of 1989. Human rights lawyers attempt the offer knowing that they must, if they ever wish to return to their nomic growth since 1989. Analysts say that the deaths. The party has declined to respond. to defend many dissident figures, often at country while the Assad regime still holds sway. In Paris I was reliably party is nervous about social unrest resulting The group’s founder is Ding Zilin, whose great risk to their careers. informed of one Syrian who went – not to vote, because France has from the abuse of power by authorities, land 17-year-old son was shot and killed in 1989. In As soon as China’s leaders realise that the banned the embassy from participating – but to renew his passport. and labour disputes and a sense that endemic previous years, Ding, 77, and her husband had legacy of Tiananmen is a burden they must Known to be anti-regime, he had his passport torn up in front of him corruption has benefited high-ranking officials been able to hold private memorial services confront and that the worldwide respect they and was told: “There – now go and get yourself a new passport from and their children. at their home in Beijing or at the spot where desire will depend on more than military and your Friends of Syria.” But when it comes to Tiananmen, the party their only child was killed. But this year she economic clout, we may see a reappraisal of In Britain we face no repercussions for not voting; in Syria it is very may also fear something else: the courage of was placed under “soft” arrest — a kind of Tiananmen. different. The message is: “If you are not for us, you are against us.” those who refuse to forget the massacre. house arrest — in the city of Wuxi, in far-off Not this year perhaps. And probably not We in the west may dismiss the Syrian election as an absurd proc- If anything, that courage — displayed not Jiangsu Province, and she remains there as next year. But someday. ess, a mockery of democracy. We have that luxury. But fear is forcing only by dissidents, lawyers, artists, and writers of this writing. As a reporter who covered wars in Vietnam, thousands to vote for Assad whose tender mercies are well known. but also by ordinary people who lost sons and In the United States, several universities Cambodia, the Indian subcontinent and Stories are circulating about the ways in which the regime seeks to daughters in the massacre — has grown even have organised conferences this year focused Central America, I came to believe some time take revenge on those whom it considers have betrayed it. Even those stronger over the past few years. on Tiananmen. Many mainland Chinese study ago that every massacre in modern times who have done nothing and never taken sides are at risk – all it takes And the party may fear that its legitimacy at US universities, but at most of these events, would eventually be exposed, not only to the is one report written by one security official who takes a dislike to will be questioned when it becomes clear it only a small percentage of those students outside world but also within the countries you. It has already happened to several of my neutral Syrian friends. had to rule by armed force in 1989, not only in turned out. Some who participated preferred where the atrocities occurred. While western democracies will scoff at Syria’s election process, Beijing but in dozens of other cities through- not to have their pictures taken. For those who say that China is different, Russia and Iran will use it to their advantage. It plays beautifully into out China. At one gathering at Pomona College in consider how the Chinese on Taiwan dealt with their narrative of supporting “whoever is elected by the Syrian people” Thanks to those who persist in researching California, some 40 people attended, includ- the infamous Nationalist killings of Taiwanese and legitimises their unwavering support for Assad. these issues, we now know more about how ing about 30 Chinese students. These are, on Feb 28, 1947. Taiwan eventually faced up Eleven million have lost their livelihood. Fear of losing their right this force was used to crush popular protests of course, small numbers. But the students to history, and you can now visit a museum in ever to live in their country again is driving them to vote. Hard as it in cities far from Beijing. asked questions about many aspects of what Taipei that is dedicated to the victims. may be for us to grasp, for them it is a vote for life or death. As Beijing bureau chief for The Post in occurred in 1989. WP-BLOOMBERG THE GUARDIAN TUESDAY 3 JUNE 2014 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Syria set for presidential poll today Refugees believe vote illegitimate

DAMASCUS: Syria geared up have been “secured” across the for an election today expected to country, the daily said, advising keep Bashar Al Assad as presi- voters not to be concerned about dent but derided as a “farce” and their safety on election day. only staged in regime-held parts For some time, rumours have of the war-ravaged country. swirled that polling places in Officially, 15 million people are Damascus would be targeted eligible to vote in a country bled by insurgents positioned in the dry by the three-year conflict that nearby countryside. flared from a brutal crackdown On Monday, a bomb-laden on peaceful protests calling for truck killed at least 10 people democratic reforms. Polling sta- when it exploded in Haraqi, a tions will be open for 12 hours regime-held village in Homs from 7am today. province populated mainly by Satirist who A “security plan” has report- members of Assad’s Alawite com- edly been put in place in Syrian munity, state television reported. mocked Sisi cities since Sunday, aimed at pre- In the divided northern city of venting possible attacks against Aleppo, at least 50 people, includ- voters and polling stations, with ing nine children, were killed at the cancels show Tuesday’s election being held weekend in rebel mortar and rocket CAIRO: Egyptian satirist only in areas under the regime’s fire targeting regime-controlled Bassem Youssef said yester- control. zones, the Syrian Observatory for day he has cancelled his tel- “Military and security forces Human Rights reported. evision show which mocked are on maximum alert to ensure And in Damascus, the neigh- ex-army chief and president- the security of Syrians who wish bourhoods of Qassaa and Mazzeh, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (right) and President Hassan Rowhani (left) with Kuwait’s Emir in-waiting Abdel Fattah Al to vote,” Al Watan, a pro-regime as well as a security building in H H Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah in Tehran yesterday. Sisi because of “enormous” newspaper, reported on Monday. Bab Moussala, came under rebel pressure. More than 9,000 polling stations mortar fire, according to the The heart surgeon turned British-based monitoring group. comedian, often compared to The Baath party, which has Khamenei warns supporters of rebels US satirist Jon Stewart, had Conflict costs ruled Syria with an iron fist for moved to Saudi-owned chan- half a century, as well as other TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme Sabah whose trip to Tehran has massacres and crimes in Syria,” nel MBC last year after his Lebanon $7.5bn parties and religious officials tol- leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei been widely seen as an attempt said Khamenei. show was suspended by the erated by the regime have called yesterday warned regional to warm up the frosty ties “Eventually these countries private Egyptian broadcaster JEDDAH: The conflict in on voters to choose Assad, who is countries of the “high price” between Iran and Sunni-ruled will be forced to eradicate these CBC. MBC’s Egyptian affiliate Syria has cost Lebanon $7.5 widely expected to sweep the poll. they would eventually pay monarchies in the Gulf. extremists, with a high price,” which aired the weekly show Al billion as it struggles to cope Rebels have urged Syrians to for supporting rebels fighting “Unfortunately, some regional Khamenei added. Syrian oppo- Bernameg (The Programme) with hosting more than a mil- boycott the vote, which excludes against Tehran’s key ally Syria. countries do not take heed of the sition groups and Western coun- said in April the show would lion refugees from the neigh- any anti-regime candidates from Shia Iran is a staunch sup- danger of Takfiri groups which tries have accused Tehran of be taken off air in May to avoid bouring country, according running. Information Minister porter of President Bashar Al will threaten them in future supplying Damascus with mili- “influencing” the presidential to World Bank chief Jim Omran Al Zohbi, in a television Assad’s regime in its struggle and they are still backing these tary and financial backing. election that Sisi won. Yong Kim. interview on Sunday, said: “The against mostly Sunni rebels groups,” the leader’s website Iran says it only has military “The circumstances and “We estimated last summer presidential election is a genu- backed by Arab nations and khamenei.ir reported. experts on the ground in Syria pressure were more enormous that the impact of the crisis on ine occasion for all Syrians to Western powers. Takfiri is a term often used to and that it is providing the Assad than anyone,” Youssef said at Lebanon was $7.5bn,” Kim said express... their personal opinion, Khamenei made the comments describe Sunni extremists. regime with humanitarian assist- a press conference. “We pre- late on Sunday in the Saudi city in a totally transparent way”. during a meeting with the visit- “Some of the regional coun- ance. Kuwaiti Emir flew out of ferred to end the programme of Jeddah, which he visited in Assad faces two virtually ing Kuwaiti Emir H H Sheikh tries are backing the Takfiri Tehran last afternoon at the end rather than demean it.” the first stop of a regional tour. unknown candidates in the vote, Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al groups and supporting their of his two-day visit. AFP Sisi won last week’s elec- He said the conflict has which is Syria’s first election in 50 tion with more than 90 per- had a “profound” impact on years, with the president and his cent of the vote, riding a wave Lebanon and Jordan, which father Hafez renewing their man- election” that is being held amid — North Korea, Brazil, Russia and think tank on the eve of the vote. of nationalistic fervour after also hosts around 600,000 dates in successive referendums. a war that is estimated to have Iran — have arrived in Damascus The study conducted by the deposing the elected Islamist Syrian refugees. Posters glorifying Bashar Al killed 162,000 people. to monitor the vote, state media Doha-based Arab Center for president Mohamed Mursi in The conflict that broke out Assad have gone up in Damascus, A civil servant in Damascus reported. Research and Policy Studies July. Youssef had mocked the in March 2011 with demon- while some portraits showed his said that he would vote. “I have The vote has been slammed (ACRPS) showed that 78 percent cult like adulation of Sisi’s strations against the regime competitors Maher Al Hajjar and to, because there is a voting sta- as a “farce” by the opposition of Syrian refugees in the region supporters, and increasing of President Bashar Al Assad Hassan Al Nuri. tion in the building where I work. and a “parody of democracy” by believe the election on Tuesday intolerance of criticism of the descended into a civil war that Rebels seeking Assad’s over- I can’t escape,” he said. the United States. Refugees in will be “illegitimate,” while 17 retired field marshal and the has killed more than 160,000 throw and their Western and The election is aimed at rein- Lebanon, which is home to more percent said the vote will be army. He also faced prosecu- people, and driven millions Arab backers have watched pow- forcing Assad’s position in the war, than a million fugitives from the “legitimate.” Based on interviews tion under the divisive Mursi, from their homes. Kim said erless as the preparations drew to as the army backed by Lebanon’s Syrian conflict, held protests on conducted by 400 researchers who the army overthrew after the World Bank is trying “as a close, after the army secured a Shia Hezbollah movement and Sunday to denounce the election. with 5,267 refugees in camps and millions of protesters demanded much as possible” to help the series of military advances on the Damascus’ allies in Russia and Iran Syrian refugees believe the urban areas in Turkey, Jordan his resignation. Since then, the two countries that host the ground, especially around Homs battle divided rebels who are also presidential election in their and Lebanon, the poll said 75 per- military-installed government largest Syrian refugee popula- and Damascus. fighting the jihadist Islamic State country will be “illegitimate,” cent think that the election “does has launched a crackdown on tions. AFP Opposition activists have of Iraq and the Levant. Observers according to a poll released yes- not represent the Syrian people.” Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood in branded the vote a “blood from countries allied to the regime terday in Amman by an Arab AFP which at least 1,400 people died in street clashes. AFP

41 killed in clashes over oil-rich land in Sudanese state

KHARTOUM: At least 41 people have been killed in clashes between rival Sudanese clans over the ownership of land being explored for oil in West Kordofan state, a tribal source said. Another 13 people were seriously wounded in the fighting that raged through to Sunday between the Zurug and Awlad Amran clans of the powerful Misseriya tribe, the source said. Those involved in the clashes used Kalashnikov Smoke rises during clashes between irregular forces loyal to former army general Khalifa Haftar and Islamists in assault rifles and rocket the eastern city of Benghazi, yesterday. propelled-grenades. A witness, who declined to be named, said the fight- Fierce fighting kills 18 in Benghazi ing broke out as each group claimed ownership of a plot of land where drilling for BENGHAZI: Fierce fighting Islamist groups, including Ansar The education ministry closed oil is underway. between Islamists and a rogue Al Sharia, attacked a base of elite schools, forcing the postponement Oil-rich West Kordofan Libyan general killed at least 18 forces who support the renegade of scheduled final exams. state borders the province people in Benghazi yesterday, general, Khalifa Haftar. Images Residents cowered indoors of South Kordofan where triggering fears of an all-out posted on the Internet showed and many shops and businesses Sudanese government war as hospitals urged citizens army assault helicopters firing mis- were closed as gunfire rang out forces have been battling to donate blood. siles at suspected Islamist targets. and explosions shook Benghazi, rebels for nearly three Officials at hospitals in the The fighting was the bloodi- witnesses said. They said some years. eastern city, the birthplace of est since 76 people were killed in families were trapped in the It also neighbours the the 2011 Nato-backed uprising mid-May when Haftar unleashed western neighbourhood of Sidi western region of Darfur, that toppled dictator Muammar an offensive dubbed “Operation Freij, a stronghold of Ansar Al where the army and allied Gaddafi, said at least 11 soldiers Dignity” to purge Libya of Sharia. tribes have since 2003 bat- were among the dead and that 81 Islamists he brands “terrorists”. Haftar spokesman Mohamed tled rebels demanding an people were wounded. It triggered panic in Benghazi, Al Hijazi called on residents in end to economic margin- The government of outgoing Libya’s second city where hospi- combat zones across Benghazi alisation and power shar- prime minister Abdullah al-Thani tals appealed to people to donate to evacuate. Colonel Saad Al ing with the Khartoum said it was holding an “emergency blood. Werfelli, who commands the government. meeting” on the violence, which “Benghazi is suffering, people Benghazi air force base, said the Fighting between tribes residents said had eased in the are fed up, spare them,” the head jihadists “bombarded base 21 early is frequent in Sudan, and afternoon. of the Benghazi Medical Centre, yesterday, killing and wounding often breaks out over graz- An air force commander said Doctor Leila Buigiguis, said in soldiers (from the elite unit) who ing rights. AFP the clashes erupted when three remarks broadcast on television. were trapped inside”. AFP TUESDAY 3 JUNE 2014 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Massive computer virus thwarted FBI leads global effort to disrupt cyber crime ring; chief suspect from Russia identified

LONDON/WASHINGTON: A chief suspect from Russia and also to “think twice before The FBI and crime agencies has been identified, but is still at clicking on links or attachments from across the globe have large, said Troels Oerting, head in unsolicited emails”. temporarily disrupted one of of Europol’s cyber crime centre Behind the scenes, the law the most aggressive compu- (EC3). Oerting said other arrests enforcement groups have been ter viruses ever seen, but are related to the operation were in taking over points of control in warning victims they have two progress. GOZeuS’s peer-to-peer network: weeks to protect their comput- The global effort to stop the an action known in the security ers before the hackers seize it spread of the Cryptolocker ran- world as “sinkholing”. back. somware has focused on its deliv- By doing this, they have been Digital police from across the ery method, itself a dangerous able to cut off criminal control globe have claimed success in dis- form of malware — or virus — over the infected computers. rupting the criminal operation called Gameover Zeus (GOZeuS). Oerting said the entire infrastruc- behind the ransomware, known This linked the infected machines ture of the GOZeuS operation had as Cryptolocker. by peer-to-peer connections — in been sinkholed, meaning that the The UK’s National Crime theory making it harder for the malware should “not reappear for Agency (NCA) has told British authorities to track and stop. … a considerable time”. victims that they have a two-week GOZeuS was designed to steal Dismantling peer-to-peer oper- window to protect themselves, people’s online banking login ated malware is difficult, but it after working with the FBI, details, and its victims were usu- has been done before: For example Europol and other law enforce- ally infected when they clicked one case of a data-stealing virus ment bodies to temporarily seize on attachments or links in emails called ZeroAccess, which infected control of the global network of that looked innocuous. However, as many as 1.9m PCs in 2013. infected computers. it also dropped Cryptolocker on In that case, security research- Cryptolocker is now disabled, to their computers. ers from Symantec managed to but the NCA said it was a race “Nobody wants their personal send lists of fake peers to infected against time before the hack- financial details, business infor- machines, which meant they could ers circumvent their block on mation or photographs of loved no longer receive commands from it. It follows one of the biggest ones to be stolen or held to ran- the controllers of the malicious ever international collaborations som by criminals,” said Andy network, known as a botnet. US Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell (at podium) of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announces between the major crime agen- Archibald, deputy director of the Symantec researchers said criminal charges and two global cyber fraud disruptions, Gameover Zeus and Cyrptolocker, at the Department cies to prevent a virus of this NCA’s cyber crime unit. that key nodes in GOZeuS’ net- of Justice, in Washington yesterday. magnitude. “By making use of this two- work had been disabled, along The Cryptolocker software week window, huge numbers of with a number of the domains is known online as Lucky12345, is of Homeland Security set up a F-secure, Symantec Corp, and locked PC users out of their people in the UK can stop that used by the attackers. charged with writing computer website to help victims remove Trend Micro; and Carnegie machines, encrypting all their from happening to them,” he said. US authorities have identified code used to compromise banking the GOZ malware: https://www. Mellon University also sup- files and demanding payment “Whether you find online secu- Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev, 30, systems and assist others in steal- us-cert.gov/gameoverzeus ported the operation. of one Bitcoin (currently worth rity complicated or confusing, or of Anapa in the Russian Federation, ing banking credentials, according The European Cybercrime Although arrests have not yet around £300) for decryption. simply haven’t thought about as the leader of the criminal oper- to court documents. Centre also participated in the been made, Oerting believes the The FBI estimates that the keeping your personal or office ation behind GOZeuS, which is Many of those machines will operation, along with Australia, eventual impact will be “great”. “[It virus has already acquired $27m computers safe for a while, now thought to have infected between also be infected by Cryptolocker. Canada, France, Germany, Italy, will not last] forever, but the infra- (£17m) in ransom payments in is the time to take action.” 500,000 and 1 million computers Victims are likely to receive Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand, structure is gone and the criminals just the first two months of its Affected users are being advised worldwide, including more than messages from their ISPs in the Ukraine and the United Kingdom. will have to build and distribute life, and that it has infected more to update their operating system 15,500 in the UK. coming weeks alerting them of Intel Corp, Microsoft Corp, from scratch,” he added. than 234,000 machines. software and security software, The suspect, who authorities said infection. The US Department security software companies THE GUARDIAN/REUTERS

UK Conservatives vow more tax Spain’s King Juan Carlos to abdicate powers for Scotland EDINBURGH: British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative party promised yesterday to radically increase the MADRID: After 39 years on of Spaniards. Taking the throne Scottish government’s spending powers if voters reject independ- the throne, King Juan Carlos of just two days after the death of ence at a referendum in September and opt to stay in the United Spain will abdicate in favour of Franco in 1975, Juan Carlos won Kingdom. The keenly awaited promise from the Conservatives his son Crown Prince Felipe, the the respect of Spaniards by steer- over what further powers could be handed over from London if king said in a televised address ing the country from dictatorship Scotland votes against independence at a September 18 refer- yesterday. to democracy, including foiling a endum followed similar plans unveiled by the two other major Hours after the Prime Minister, coup attempt in 1981. UK parties. The Conservative party recommended giving the Mariano Rajoy, broke the news, But as Spain fell into financial devolved Scottish parliament free reign to set income tax rates, the king explained his decision crisis, the king’s standing sank. A air passenger duty, and greater control over welfare funding which on Spanish television and radio. particularly low point came when would make Scotland accountable for 40 percent of its spend- He highlighted his pride in the it was revealed that he had taken ing. Although opinion polls show Scots remain doubtful about “transformation of Spain” and the a luxurious trip to Botswana to secession, the proportion backing independence has increased “tremendous amount achieved by hunt elephants, just weeks after this year. About 15 percent remain undecided and surveys show all” since the country’s transition telling a reporter that he was greater devolution is preferred by many over independence. into democracy. so distraught about the growing “Today, when I look back, I ranks of the unemployed that he cannot help but feel pride and was having trouble sleeping. Snowden seeks asylum in Brazil gratitude towards all of you,” he Rajoy praised Juan Carlos, BRASILIA: Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, said. The decision to step down, calling him a “tireless defender wanted by US authorities and currently living in Russia, said he said, was made after his 76th of our interests”. He added: “I’m in a TV interview yesterday that he has applied for asylum in birthday in January. His son convinced this is the best moment Brazil. “I would love to live in Brazil,” Snowden told Brazil’s Globo Felipe, he assured Spaniards, A January 6, 2014 file picture shows Spain’s King Juan Carlos (left) and for change.” TV. Snowden’s temporary asylum in Russia expires in August. “has the maturity, preparation, Crown Prince Felipe salute during the Pascua Military ceremony at the Spain is now expected to Washington has revoked his US passport, so his travel options and sense of responsibility nec- Royal Palace in Madrid. change its constitution to make are limited. Snowden, who was interviewed with reporter Glenn essary to assume the title of head sure Felipe’s first-born daugh- Greenwald by his side, said that he has formally asked several coun- of state and open a new era of by El Mundo last year found that and his wife Letizia Ortiz — a ter Leonor can succeed him. The tries for asylum, including Brazil. Greenwald is an American living hope which combines the expe- nearly two-thirds of Spaniards former television news anchor — royal family has said its wants in Brazil. He writes for The Guardian and has published much of rience and momentum of a new thought the king should abdicate. have cultivated an image of lead- the change to ensure she is next the information that Snowden has leaked. Brazil’s foreign ministry generation.” In contrast, Prince Felipe, a ing a relatively modest lifestyle. in line to the throne in the event said it has received no formal asylum request from Snowden. Once one of the world’s most former Olympic yachtsman, has The poll showing rising public that Felipe’s wife gets pregnant popular monarchs, more recently come out relatively unscathed. support for Juan Carlos to abdi- again and gives birth to a boy, who Savile abused two-year-old: Report Juan Carlos has been plagued by a Frequently photographed while cate was a stunning reversal for would become monarch under the series of scandals that have sent taking their two daughters to a leader who in 2012, had earned current constitution. LONDON: More than 500 reports of abuse on victims aged as his popularity plummeting. A poll school or at shopping malls, Felipe the approval of almost 80 percent THE GUARDIAN young as two have been made against late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile, according to a new investigation by the NSPCC char- ity published yesterday. The probe found that Savile, one of the biggest TV stars in Britain in the 1970s and 1980s, exploited high-level contacts to gain access to vulnerable victims at a high- security psychiatric hospital. Savile, who died in October 2011 at Merkel wants Britain the age of 84, was a hugely popular but eccentric figure, famed for Rebels mount Kiev assault his shock of white hair, tracksuits and chunky gold jewellery. He was knighted in 1990. The latest NSPCC figures show the most to stay in EU fold LUGANSK: Hundreds of pro-Russian “anti-terrorist operation” said the border common age group for Savile’s victims was between 13 to 15. BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela gunmen struck a Ukrainian border guard guards eventually received air cover from Merkel said yesterday that she hopes Britain camp with mortar and grenade launchers fighter bombers that managed to destroy Police search for Madeleine in Portugal will stay in the EU, amid wrangling over a yesterday in one of the biggest offensives “two mortar crews of militants”. top EU job that reportedly prompted an exit of an insurgency which Washington says is Witnesses saw small craters in the ground LONDON: Police investigating the 2007 disappearance of British warning by the British prime minister. directed by Moscow. around the Lugansk administration building. girl Madeleine McCann have sealed off an area of scrubland in the Merkel reiterated that she was pressing “in The well-coordinated dawn raid involving Nikitin said the health minister was killed Portuguese resort where the three-year-old went missing, the BBC all the talks that I have” for former Luxembourg rebel snipers perched on rooftops and led to in an air strike on the administration build- reported yesterday. An area was taped off in the Praia da Luz holi- premier Jean-Claude Juncker to gain major- a day-long battle at the base on the southern ing’s annex. Russia’s foreign ministry angrily day resort in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. Detectives ity backing to become the EU Commission’s edge of the rebel stronghold city of Lugansk accused Kiev of “committing another crime said in May the seven-year search was heading towards “a substan- next president. But she said she hoped such a that Kiev officials killed at least five insur- against its own people”. tial stage of activity”. McCann disappeared from her family’s holi- “controversial” decision would be taken in the gents and wounded eight servicemen. The clashes were an unwelcome reminder day apartment in Praia da Luz in May 2007 while her parents dined “spirit of Europe” which meant seeking the But the separatist region’s self-declared to president-elect Petro Poroshenko of the with friends at a nearby restaurant, prompting a global search and “highest degree of consensus”. “prime minister” Vasyl Nikitin said he per- difficulty of keeping his May 25 election headlines worldwide. Despite the international attention, the fate of “Therefore it’s not as though I don’t mind, sonally only saw the bodies of three civilians promise to save his crisis-hit country from McCann remains a mystery. for example, whether Britain is a member of and the top health official in the rebel admin- disintegration and economic collapse. the European Union or not,” Merkel told a joint istration. “I saw four bodies,” Nikitin said A visit to Kiev by US Assistant Secretary Gunmen kill 9 in Nigeria church attack press conference with the visiting Georgian during a lull in the fighting. “They included of Defence Derek Chollet marked another prime minister. Her spokesman had also ear- our health minister... and civilians who were boost for Ukraine’s attempts to build global MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA: Gunmen opened fire on a church serv- lier said that Britain belonged in the EU and taking a walk in a nearby park.” pressure against attempts by a part of its eco- ice in the northeast Nigerian village of Attangara, killing nine peo- that neither Merkel nor her government was Witnesses saw comrades pull the body of nomically vital industrial east to join Russia. ple, police and a witness said yesterday. The village lies in the Gwoza “indifferent” as to whether non-euro member one rebel sniper from the roof of a nine-storey Downing Street said British Prime hills, near the Cameroon border and now the main stronghold of Britain was part of the wider 28-nation bloc. apartment block building with his white shirt Minister David Cameron would also press radical Islamist sect Boko Haram. “As we were holding service, “On the contrary, we’re convinced Britain soaked in blood. The border guard service said Russian President Vladimir Putin to take we started hearing gunshots and everybody fled, some through the belongs in the EU,” Steffen Seibert told report- its forces and the rebels agreed to a 30-minute immediate steps to defuse Europe’s worst windows, and ran into bush,” resident Matha Yohana said of the ers, adding Britain had gained much from its ceasefire so that both sides’ wounded could be crisis in decades when the two meet on the attack. A police source said nine were killed in the assault. European membership, but also had a lot to evacuated by ambulance. sidelines of Friday’s D-Day commemorations AGENCIES contribute. AFP A spokesman for Ukraine’s self-proclaimed in Normandy. AFP TUESDAY 3 JUNE 2014 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES Sri Lankan sets self on fire in Australia Asylum-seeker harassed, feared deportation

SYDNEY: A Sri Lankan asy- where they were placed in deten- Australia has sent back dozens lum-seeker has died after setting tion centres to be deported. of Sri Lankan nationals who tried himself on fire while awaiting “The immigration officials have to enter the country illegally. a visa decision in Australia, been harassing him on many occa- Seemanpillai’s death came Immigration Minister Scott sions where they wanted him to as activists said seven Iranian Morrison said yesterday, with voluntarily leave,” he claimed. asylum-seekers sewed their lips a Tamil group claiming he was “There was no doubt that the shut on Sunday in a mass hunger- “living in great fear”. Australian government’s cruel and strike at an immigration deten- Leorsin Seemanpillai, 29, who inhumane policy has pushed him to tion centre on Christmas Island was living in Geelong, outside do this. It wasn’t a choice for him.” — an Australian outpost in the Melbourne, after being granted Morrison said Seemanpillai Indian Ocean. a temporary visa a year ago, was given “no indication that he Activists said about 400 asy- suffered burns to 90 percent of was being removed anywhere or lum-seekers were refusing food his body after the incident on that he hadn’t been found to be as part of a protest against the Saturday morning. He died on a refugee or for that matter that death of Iranian Reza Barati, Sunday in a Melbourne hospital. he had”. who was killed in a riot this year Filipino teachers scuffle against riot policemen during a ‘lightning rally’ outside the gates of Malacanang Palace “This man sadly died as a result Seemanpillai, who arrived by at another Australian detention in Manila yesterday. Teachers demanded a salary increase and a higher budget for the education sector. of a very serious set of injuries boat in Australia in January 2013, centre on Manus Island in Papua that were self-inflicted,” Morrison was receiving community mental New Guinea. Morrison said that said. “And I don’t think we are in health support and his refugee protests were not uncommon at Students suffer in typhoon zone any position, and I frankly don’t application was still being proc- detention centres and that the think anyone else is any position, to essed, Morrison added. matter was “well in hand”. draw any conclusions about what is “I can also advise that the Under Australia’s tough refu- TACLOBAN: Tens of thou- be the basis for better structures,” like sardines,” said housewife Gina a person’s mind in that situation.” last case worker contact with gee policy, asylum-seekers who sands of students in the central presidential spokesman Edwin Villamor as she anxiously waited Aran Mylvaganam of the Seemanpillai was on Friday, May arrived by boat after July 2013 Philippines began the school Lacierda said in Manila. for her children, aged 6 and 10, to Tamil Refugee Council, who was 30, and I am advised that there have been sent to detention cen- year yesterday in steamy tents “In the meantime, the students finish their first day at school. “It at Seemanpillai’s bedside in hos- was no concern or indication of tres on Manus Island or Nauru and other makeshift class- will be studying in structures is so hot in there. And there is no pital and knew him for a year, any suicidal intention... at that in the Pacific for processing and rooms, seven months after which are not yet resilient, but electric fan.” said he was “living in great fear” time,” he said. permanent resettlement. Super Typhoon Haiyan devas- we hope for their understanding.” More than 1,000 schools in of being sent back to Sri Lanka, He added that authorities had According to the immigration tated the region. At the Panaluran Central the typhoon zones were dam- where he believed his life would been in touch with his father in department, more than 24,000 asy- The government said it had School in Tacloban, a coastal aged or destroyed, according to be in danger. India, who requested a funeral for lum-seekers are living in Australia hoped to rebuild or repair 20,000 city which bore the brunt of the the education cluster head of the “I had numerous conversations his son in Geelong. on bridging visas of the type classrooms before students typhoon, hundreds of sweat- UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) in where he would repeatedly raise While most boat-people come Seemanpillai was on. A further returned, but new regulations soaked children crammed into Tacloban, Manan Kotak. concerns about being deported to Australia via Indonesia, many 2,450 asylum-seekers are being requiring higher building stand- three temporary classrooms made He said between 80,000-100,000 back to Sri Lanka,” Mylvaganam have also attempted the difficult held on Nauru and Manus Island ards so schools withstand future from steel frames and corrugated children were expected to return said and added that Seemanpillai’s trip from Sri Lanka, where they and another 823 are detained on typhoons led to delays. iron sheets as the temperature to schools in the central areas fears were fuelled by seeing his claim persecution over the coun- Christmas Island. “These are the birth pangs of outside hit 30 degrees Celsius. that Haiyan battered, about half friends taken from communities try’s Tamil separatist conflict. AFP making sure that resiliency... would “It is pitiful to see them packed of them in Tacloban. AFP

Cadbury products Thai army rulers prepare emergency economic steps found not to BANGKOK: The military junta The military toppled the rem- adored by the poor in the north would replace a costly buying Ministry to look at a complete contain pig DNA, running Thailand has drawn up nants of former Prime Minister and northeast. scheme run under Yingluck overhaul of the tax structure and a list of emergency measures Yingluck Shinawatra’s adminis- Yingluck herself was ordered that collapsed when her care- report to him next week. says Malaysia such as price caps on fuel and tration on May 22 after months to step down two weeks before taker government was unable to The Nation newspaper said loan guarantees for small firms of protests that had forced gov- the coup when a court found her find funding, leaving hundreds state enterprises, including Thai KUALA LUMPUR: New tests to kick-start an economy threat- ernment ministries to close, hurt guilty of abuse of power. of thousands of farmers unpaid Airways International Pcl and the conducted by Malaysian authori- ened by recession after months of business confidence and caused Air Chief Marshal Prajin, who for months. State Railway of Thailand, would ties found that two varieties of political turmoil. the economy to shrink. is overseeing economic matters The military rulers said they put investment plans to Prajin chocolate made by British con- The plans, outlined by Air Chief The coup was the latest convul- for the junta, said 30 urgent pro- would also tackle the problem yesterday and these would also be fectioner Cadbury do not contain Marshal Prajin Juntong late on sion in a decade-long conflict that posals on the economy would of loan sharks, made worse by discussed with Prayuth this week. pig DNA, contrary to a previous Sunday after a meeting with offi- pits the Bangkok-based royalist be discussed with coup leader the hardship suffered by farm- TMB Bank said the economy finding, the country’s Islamic cials at economic ministries, take establishment, dominated by the General Prayuth Chan-ocha on ers because of the rice fiasco, should pick up under the new gov- affairs agency said yesterday. in longer-term measures such as military, old-money families and Tuesday and Wednesday. and are looking at low-cost home ernment and it expected its loan Cadbury withdrew the choco- the development of special eco- the bureaucracy, against support- Among them, Prajin men- loans to be offered through the book to grow 10 percent this year late bars from sale in Malaysia nomic zones on the borders with ers of Yingluck’s elder brother, tioned a form of price insur- Government Housing Bank. rather than 6 to 8 percent. last week after government tests Myanmar, Laos and Malaysia. Thaksin Shinawatra, who is ance for rice farmers. This Prajin said he told the Finance REUTERS found traces of pork in them, lead- ing some Islamic groups to call for a boycott on all of its products. Heavy rains in Sri Lanka, 13 dead Malaysia’s Islamic Development Department (Jakim) said none of the 11 samples it tested of Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Hazelnut and Cadbury Dairy Milk Roast Almond from the company’s factory had shown positive results for porcine DNA. Jakim said that Cadbury’s halal certification for the two products would remain suspended pending further tests and investigations of its supply chain. Jakim is the only body in Malaysia tasked with ensuring products are halal, or permiss- able by Islamic law. The previous tests were conducted in February by the country’s health ministry on products taken from store shelves. Jakim had said those tests might not have been fair on Cadbury since the products could have been contaminated after leaving the factory. Cadbury Malaysia under its par- ent Mondolez International, had Residents wade through floodwaters in Welipanna yesterday. Mudslides caused by heavy monsoon stood by its products’ halal certifi- rains in the west and south of Sri Lanka have killed at least 13 people and left two missing. cation and had assured the public that it was working with authori- ties in meeting the halal guidelines. Following last week’s announce- ment that the chocolate bars tested positive for the non-halal China detains 2 Hong Kong journalists ingredient, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia said they were carrying HONG KONG: China has detained two Hong The magazines are widely available in the out tests on Cadbury products. Kong journalists for operating an “illegal pub- former British colony, which has greater freedoms REUTERS lication”, the authorities said, as the mainland than the mainland under agreements signed with tightens its grip on the more freewheeling press Britain during the 1997 handover. inside the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. It was not immediately clear if the illegal pub- Rebel nabbed Police in the southern city of Shenzhen posted lication mentioned in the authorities’ Weibo post- a statement late on Friday on Weibo, China’s ing referred to the magazines. MANILA: Philippine security version of Twitter, saying that “several” people, Another newspaper, Apple Daily, identifies the forces have arrested a Islamist including two Hong Kong residents, had been men as Wang Jianmin and Guo Zhongxiao, and rebel responsible for the death arrested. “On May 30, in accordance with a tip- said they had worked for Hong Kong-based weekly of two US servicemen in a off from the public, the Shenzhen Public Security Yazhou Zhoukan. The Hong Kong government September 2009 roadside bomb- Bureau apprehended a group of suspects operat- would not comment on the arrests, only saying it ing on the remote southern ing an illegal publication,” the post said. “had not received requests for assistance.” island of Jolo. A team of police- The two men are believed to be journalists Amnesty International said last month that men surprised Miraji Bairullah, working for magazines that deal in mainland the erosion of press freedom in Hong Kong is a also known as Mahang, in his Chinese political gossip sold in Hong Kong. cause for deep concern, referring to a series of hideout on Sunday outside the Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post news- attacks on journalists in the city. Two senior fig- town of Indanan on the island, paper said many believed the pair were journal- ures from the Hong Kong Morning News Media said Benjamin Magalong, head ists “with a Hong Kong-based publisher of two Group were attacked in March. of a police criminal investigation magazines on mainland political gossip.” AFP and detection group. AFP TUESDAY 3 JUNE 2014 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13

Taliban recruit Blast kills three Turkish engineers young fighters as attacks rise Suicide bomber detonates explosive-packed motorcycle in eastern Afghanistan KABUL: Taliban insurgents intent on disrupting a run-off in JALALABAD: A suicide bomber to work when their minibus were the Afghan presidential election killed three Turkish engineers targeted. have begun recruiting fighters and wounded another one yes- Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal, from radical Islamic schools, terday in eastern Afghanistan, spokesman for the Nangarhar and ramped up their campaign the latest attack on foreigners in police chief, said an Afghan child of violence, officials and sources the war-torn country. was also injured. say. It came after the US and the Turkey has 459 soldiers in the The number of weekly attacks Taliban sealed a dramatic pris- Nato-led forces in Afghanistan. rose by around 10 percent to more oner swap that saw soldier Bowe The Turkish foreign ministry than 350 incidents - including Bergdahl released for five senior denounced what it called “a cow- suicide attacks, gun-battles and insurgent figures, raising hopes ardly terrorist act” and called roadside bombs - in the final week for peace as foreign forces pre- for those responsible quickly to of May, according to a Western pare to withdraw. be brought to justice. security firm. “Around 7.15am, a suicide There was no claim of respon- Unlike the first round of voting bomber detonated his explosive- sibility for the attack. The which took place in April when packed motorbike targeting a Taliban, who announced their much of the mountainous country minibus belonging to Turkish spring offensive in early May, was still covered with snow, mil- engineers in Behsud district of were not immediately reach- lions of Afghans will head to the Nangarhar province,” Ahmad able for comment. The attack polls this time at the height of the Zia Abdulzai, a spokesman for the comes as Afghanistan is in the Taliban fighting season. provincial governor said. middle of presidential elections, The first round was praised “As a result of this attack, three with former foreign minister as an unexpected success after Turkish engineers were killed and Abdullah Abdullah and ex-World the Taliban failed to cause major the fourth one was wounded.” Bank economist Ashraf Ghani trouble, but the security picture Abdulzai said the victims were due to compete in a head-to- looks more challenging ahead of working on a construction project head run-off vote on June 14. Afghan security forces inspect the site of a suicide attack in Behsud district of Nangarhar province yesterday. the June 14 run-off. in Nangarhar and were travelling AFP “The intelligence information we have is that dozens of madra- sas and Taliban training centres inside Quetta (in Pakistan) have Five more held been closed and many young men sent into Kandahar and others over honour southern provinces to disrupt Afghans slam Taliban prisoner release the election,” said Dawa Khan killing in Lahore Minapal, a spokesman for the Kandahar governor. LAHORE: Pakistani police MAZAR-I-SHARIF: The seen as the most controversial by the United Nations for pos- Karzai has not officially com- “They (Taliban) have already investigating the murder of a White House yesterday among the people in the area, sible war crimes including the mented but his government has started a campaign of suicide and woman bludgeoned to death defended the release of five where he is accused of taking murder of thousands of Shias”, criticised the release as “illegal” roadside bombings to scare people outside a court have arrested Guantanamo detainees in part in the 1998 genocide of though the Afghanistan Analysts for transferring the men to a away from voting.” five more men in connection exchange for a US soldier held thousands of Shias. Network said no clear evidence third country. Afghanistan habitually accuses with the brutal killing, a sen- by the Taliban, as many ordi- “Our close relatives and loved has been presented to back up the Facing growing criticism in neighbouring Pakistan of shel- ior official said yesterday. nary Afghans criticised the deal ones and neighbours were killed allegation. the United States, White House tering insurgents and not doing Farzana Parveen was killed for emboldening the militants. during Noori’s term as governor,” But the move has been hailed Press Secretary Jay Carney took enough to weed out militants last Tuesday outside the High Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl said Hussain Ali, a taxi driver in by some, particularly in Pashtun- to the US morning talk shows to from its lawless areas straddling Court in the eastern city of — the only US soldier held by the Balkh provincial capital of dominated parts of the country, play down the threat posed by the the Afghan border. Lahore by more than two the Taliban after being captured Mazar-i-Sharif. and by a senior government men. The Afghan Taliban’s spring dozen attackers armed with in Afghanistan — was freed on “We are very disappointed to negotiator. “We have a history in this offensive officially kicked off in bricks, including numerous Saturday in a dramatic deal bro- hear about the release of these “I think it shows all sides’ good- country of making sure that our mid-May, with violence on the relatives, for marrying against kered by Qatar. prisoners.” will for trust-building and start prisoners of war are returned to rise across the country. her family’s wishes. In exchange, five Taliban Amir Mohammad Ziaye, a of the peace talks in near future,” us, we don’t leave them behind,” An intelligence official told “We have arrested five more prisoners were turned over to prominent Shia leader, said: Ismail Qasimyar, of Afghanistan’s Carney said. Reuters the offensive targeted people in this case,” Umer Riaz Qatar where they will remain for “These prisoners should not have High Peace Council, said of the “And it’s entirely appropriate, remote areas of Kandahar, Cheema, a senior police official a year, raising hopes for peace been handed over to Qatar, they deal on Sunday. given the determination made by Helmand and Zabul provinces to investigating the murder said. as the US prepares to leave should have been handed over Khalid Zia, a university lecturer the secretary of defence in con- instil an atmosphere of fear and “With this the total number Afghanistan. to the Afghan government and in eastern city of Nangarhar, said sultation with the full national discourage people from voting. of the arrested people comes to But the deal has also sparked Noori should have been tried for he saw potential for the exchange security team, that the threat “We have enough fighters 10 including Parveen’s father. criticism from some Republicans, war crimes.” to do good. potentially posed by the returned and men to stand against the However, the newly detained five who claimed they could return to The allegations around Noori “We consider the release a posi- detainees was sufficiently miti- election,” said Taliban spokes- men aren’t among the directly the battlefield and pose a threat centre on an August 1998 mas- tive move that will help pave the gated to allow us to move forward man Zabihullah Mujahid. “We accused killers,” he said. to Americans abroad, as well as sacre of up to 8,000 Shias at the way for peace negotiations and and get Bowe Bergdahl back home have warned people not to take Parveen’s husband revulsion among Afghans in those hands of the Taliban, who in turn strengthen morale.” where he belongs.” part in the vote because this is Mohammad Iqbal claims more parts of the country traditionally had set out to avenge the killing of US Defence Secretary Chuck Bergdahl’s almost five years an American process, or face than two dozen people were opposed to the Islamists. 2,000 of their own men the year Hagel expressed hope on Sunday in captivity saw him transferred consequences.” responsible for her killing. Of the five men, Norullah earlier. the release would lead to direct between various militant factions More than 350,000 security Parveen’s two brothers, two Noori, the ex-governor of the Noori’s Guantanamo Bay US talks with the Taliban. along the volatile Afghanistan- forces were deployed for the first cousins and a female relative northern province of Balkh, was detention file notes he is “wanted Afghan President Hamid Pakistan border. AFP round. REUTERS are still at large. Scribe assaulted Waiting for customers in Pakistan

MULTAN: A Pakistani journalist working with the country’s largest media group has been badly beaten up, police said yesterday, the latest attack on media work- ers in the country. Zafar Aaheer, resident edi- tor of the top-selling Urdu- language newspaper Jang, was attacked when he left his office in the southern city of Multan early Sunday. Jang is part of the group that owns the country’s widely watched Geo TV and is cur- rently at odds with the power- ful military. In April unidentified attack- ers shot and injured senior anchor Hamid Mir, who hosted a popular talk show on Geo TV, in the southern city of Karachi. The TV station became embroiled in a row with the military after it aired allega- tions that the powerful Inter- Services Intelligence was behind Mir’s shooting. Pakistani vendors wait for customers at a vegetables stall in Peshawar, Pakistan yesterday. The prices AGENCIES of basic commodities and services have increased while the next federal budget for fiscal year 2014-15 is set to be presented today. Bodies of seven militants found in Karachi

KARACHI: Seven bullet- at the spot this morning,” he who appeared to be in their away from the outfit follow- ridden bodies of suspected said. twenties and two who appeared ing months of bloody clashes militants were found dumped He added that police were to be in their late thirties, along between rival groups. among bushes in Pakistan’s investigating whether they with rounds of a 9mm pistol. Observers said the split was port city of Karachi yesterday, belonged to the Pakistani The Pakistani Taliban have a victory for the Pakistani mili- officials said. Taliban or another group. not yet commented. tary’s strategy of pitting mili- The deceased appeared to “Some of them have been Manghopir is a particularly tant factions against each other, have been brought to the spot identified and from their turbulent part of Karachi while gaining the loyalty of key in the western Manghopir appearance they looked like known to be infested with mili- commanders. neighbourhood of the metropo- Taliban but we don’t have any tant groups including Taliban Karachi, a city of 18 million lis before being executed, senior record of their affiliation to the and sectarian fighters, while people which contributes 42 police officer Sajid Noor said. banned group,” Noor said. bodies have been dumped at the percent of Pakistan’s GDP, has “We found blood and empty A second police official, Nasir site before. been plagued for years by sectar- shells of the bullets around the Abbas, confirmed that seven Last week a major faction ian, ethnic and political violence. bodies implying they were killed bodies had been found -- five of the Pakistani Taliban broke AFP

TUESDAY 3 JUNE 2014 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 Bihar cabinet KCR takes over as first Telengana CM expanded, ESL Narasimhan takes oath as governor; Mahmood Ali and T Rajaiah deputy chief ministers JD-U leaders

HYDERABAD: Telangana the oath of office and secrecy to Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K Rao. unhappy Chandrasekhara Rao yesterday He said Centre assures com- took oath as the first chief min- plete support to the people and PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister ister of Telangana, a few hours Telangana government in tak- Jitan Ram Manjhi yester- after it took birth as the 29th ing the state to newer heights of day expanded his ministry by state of India, triggering wild progress. inducting 14 new members in celebrations across the region. KCR later unfurled the the council of ministers. Some On a historic day, Telangana national flag and reviewed a col- Janata Dal-United legislators, witnessed series of events begin- ourful parade at the main official however, expressed unhappi- ning with the lifting of presi- celebrations held at the Parade ness over the expansion. dent’s rule in the new state. This Ground. Monday’s induction raised the was followed by Andhra Pradesh The TRS chief, who revived strength of the council of minis- Governor ESL Narasimhan tak- the Telangana movement 14 years ters to 32. ing oath as the Telangana gover- ago, promised a corruption-free Governor D Y Patil adminis- nor early in the morning. and transparent government with tered the oath of office to the new Narasimhan later administered its top priority to work for the ministers at the Raj Bhavan at a the oath of office and secrecy to welfare of the poor and weaker function attended by Manjhi and 60-year-old Rao at a ceremony sections of society. his cabinet colleagues. held at Raj Bhavan here. He announced a series of sops Prominent among the new KCR, as Rao is popularly for government employees and ministers are Rajiv Ranjan known, paid tributes to the mar- assured people that TRS will fulfil Singh, Ram Lakhan Ram Raman, tyrs of Telangana before taking all its poll promises. Samrat Choudhary, Shravan oath. KCR later reached his office at Kumar and Javed Iqbal Ansari. Eleven cabinet ministers the state secretariat and assumed This was the first cabinet including two deputy chief min- office. He signed the first file expansion after Manjhi was ister also took the oath with him. relating to Telangana’s logo. sworn-in as chief minister last Mohammed Mahmood Ali and T Celebrations broke out month after Nitish Kumar quit Rajaiah have been made deputy across Telangana Monday. ‘Jai following the Janata Dal-United’s chief ministers. Ali will hold rev- Telangana’ rent the air as the rout in the Lok Sabha poll. enue portfolio while Rajaiah will region comprising 10 districts However, two JD-U legislators, look after medical and health. erupted in celebrations to mark Neeraj Kumar and Gyanu Singh, Senior TRS leader N the fulfilment of nearly 60-year- K Chandrashekara Rao, newly elected Chief Minister of Telangana, gestures to his supporters after his swearing-in expressed unhappiness over the Narasimha Reddy will be home old dream of the people. ceremony at a ground in Hyderabad yesterday. induction of Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias minister. Those who took the Bursting of firecrackers, Lallan Singh. “Lallan’s induction is oath include KCR’s son K Taraka unfurling of the national flag, dis- of popular Telangana song. Bhavan, the party headquarters. comprises 10 districts while wrong as he has abused Nitish Kumar Rama Rao and nephew Harish tribution of sweets and greetings Celebrations were held on a Similar functions were organ- the residuary state of Andhra in the past,” said Neeraj Singh, who is Rao. marked the celebrations, which grand scale on Tank Bund and ised at offices of the Congress Pradesh comprises 13 districts of also the party spokesperson. Prime Minister Narendra Modi began midnight. Necklace Road around Hussain party, the Bharatiya Janata coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema. Rajiv Ranjan Singh was defeated tweeted: “India gets a new state! Hundreds gathered at Gun Sagar lake, which divides the Party (BJP) and other parties, Hyderabad, one of the 10 dis- in the Lok Sabha polls from Munger We welcome Telangana as our Park near the state assembly twin cities of Hyderabad and non-political pro-Telangana tricts of Telangana, will serve as and was later nominated as a mem- 29th state. Telangana will add building to pay their tributes to Secunderabad. groups and unions of government the common capital of both the ber of the legislative council. strength to our development jour- the martyrs of Telangana. Similar celebrations were employees. states for 10 years. Gyanu Singh said some of those ney in the coming years.” Firecrackers, especially held in nine other districts of The formation of Telangana as a The bifurcation brought the inducted into the ministry were “Telangana’s birth comes after brought from Mumbai, were Telangana. separate state followed passage of curtains down on undivided unable even to read the oath in years of struggle and sacrifices burst at several traffic junc- Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Andhra Pradesh, which was Hindi. “It is an unfortunate devel- by several people. We pay our tions and the main roads in chief N. Chandrababu Naidu, who Bill in parliament in February formed Nov 1, 1956 with the opment,” he said, referring to Bima respects to them today,” Modi Hyderabad. Telangana protag- is set to take oath as the chief min- this year. merger of Telangana with the Bharti, who yesterday found it dif- tweeted minutes after Governor onists took to the streets and ister of Andhra Pradesh, hoisted With this Andhra Pradesh has then Andhra State. ficult to read her oath as minister. ESL Narasimhan administered were seen dancing to the tunes the national flag at NTR Trust split into two states. Telangana IANS

Congress picks SC suspends Memon’s execution, issues notice on review plea Kharge as NEW DELHI: The Supreme cases should be heard in open a review petition in death sen- his arrest from Kathmandu airport article 20(2), the petition read. leader in Court yesterday suspended exe- court and not to be decided by tence cases could be decided by in 1994 and could he now be sent Staying the execution of Arif’s cution of the death sentence of circulation amongst the judges. the judges in chamber by circulat- to the gallows? In the case of Arif, death sentence April 28, the 1993 Mumbai bomb blast case President Pranab Mukherjee ing it as provided in the court’s April 28, the court was told that bench of Chief Justice R.M.Lodha, Lok Sabha convict Yakub Abdul Razak May 21 rejected Memon’s mercy rules is pending adjudication by a he has already undergone 14 years Justice Madan B. Lokur and Memon as it issued notice to plea. He applied for presidential constitution bench by the court’s of incarceration and now he could Justice Kurian Joseph referred NEW DELHI: The Congress the central government on his pardon in October 2013. order of 2011 and 2014 in two dif- not be executed as it violated the the matter to the constitution yesterday appointed former petition challenging the apex Appearing for Memon, sen- ferent cases. constitution’s article 20 (2) which bench saying that it involved the railway minister Mallikarjun court’s rules guiding the review ior counsel Upamanyu Hazarika Memon, in his petition, said provides that “no person shall be question of interpretation of con- Kharge as the party’s leader in of capital punishment order. told the court that the Law that the rule concerned “is arbi- prosecuted and punished for the stitutional provisions. the Lok Sabha. Suspending Yakub Mamon’s Commission in its report in 2003 trary, unreasonable, unfair and same offence more than once”. The Supreme Court March Party General Secretary execution, a bench of Justice J S said that the appeal in death sen- unconstitutional and violative of Execution of death sentence 21 upheld the death sentence Janardan Dwivedi said that Khehar and Justice C Nagappan tence cases in the Supreme Court articles 14, 21 and 137” of the con- after Memon has already under awarded to Memon by the special Kharge “has been appointed as tagged his plea with that of should be heard by a five-judge stitution and also “violative of the gone imprisonment of 20 years (now lapsed) TADA (Terrorism the leader of the Congress par- December 2000 Red Fort attack bench but noted this recommen- principles of natural justice”. “would amount to (his) having suf- and Disruptive Activities liamentary party in Lok Sabha”. death row convict Mohamed dation has not been acted upon Hazarika told the court that fered life imprisonment as well as Prevention Act) court and con- Dwivedi added that it was up to Arif, who has contended that the so far. Memon has already undergone 20 death sentence for the same offence firmed by the Bombay High Court. the “speaker to decide (whether review petition in death sentence He said the question whether years of imprisonment following thereby violating his right under IANS the) status of leader of opposition” would be granted in Kharge’s case as the party does not have enough numbers to claim the mantle of Watermelon bath the main opposition party in the Lok Sabha. Akhilesh orders women’s The Congress won 44 seats in the Lok Sabha in the polls. The main opposition party is required to have at least 55 MPs in the helpline in all districts lower house of parliament or 10 percent of its total strength of LUCKNOW: Rattled by the track courts and district mag- 545. However, the speaker can national outcry after the rape istrates to oversee the process confer the status at his or her and killing of two minors in and also ensure that government discretion. Uttar Pradesh’s Budaun, Chief counsels are present in the case Kharge, who won the election Minister Akhilesh Yadav yes- and the criminals are brought to from Gulbarga in Karnataka, terday ordered the setting up justice at the earliest. has had a long innings in state of women helplines in all 75 dis- Meanwhile, in Lucknow, activ- politics and from 1969 onward tricts of the state. ists of the Bharatiya Janata Party held a number of important A statement issued by the chief women’s wing held a march and positions in the party organisa- minister’s office said senior super- surrounded the chief minister’s tion and in the assembly, as part intendents of police/superintend- office to protest against the ris- of both the government and the ents of police will be monitoring ing incidents of atrocities against opposition. the helpline. women in the state. He served as cabinet minister Women facing harassment or The protestors assembled at in the Congress-led UPA central any other form of violence can use the BJP office in front of the state government, as the minister for the helpline and a probe would assembly, and began a march labour and employment and later be conducted by the women’s cell towards Yadav’s office. as the railway minister. of police, it said. All such probes Lok Janshakti Party chief IANS A vender cools himself off in a bath of watermelons as he waits for customers on a hot afternoon in Jammu, will also be monitored by district Ram Vilas Paswan and his son yesterday. Temperatures of around 40 degrees Celcius were forecast in the region. police chiefs, an official said. and Lok Sabha member Chirag Giving these directions, Paswan Monday met the families Akhilesh Yadav stressed the in Katra Sadatganj village and state government was committed said they were living in constant to protecting the honour of the fear and accused the Samajwadi Kerala chief minister gets nod for cabinet rejig women and ensuring their safety, Party government of conniving while warning people behind such with criminals. harassment will not be spared at Paswan, the union minister for THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Antony to discuss the issue. Karthikeyan will become a minis- K B Ganesh Kumar, who repre- any cost. consumer affairs, food and pub- The much talked about cabi- However, Chandy told report- ter and will be replaced by Minister sents the Kerala Congress (Pillai), The chief minister also directed lic distribution, lashed out at the net rejig of the three-year-old ers in Delhi he has already made for Rural Development K C Joseph, an ally of the UDF, is reinducted that in case of an incident of rape, Akhilesh Yadav government for Oommen Chandy-led Kerala it clear the rejig would be dis- known to be Chandy’s closest aide as a minister. If that happens, senior police and district officials not doing enough in the after- government appears to have cussed in three stages. in the present cabinet. one of the ministers from the should reach the crime scene and math of the crime. been cleared at the highest level, “First, I will discuss it in my party, Taking into consideration the Congress will have to move out ensure immediate arrest of the In New Delhi, Women and according to informed sources then in the United Democratic seniority of Karthikeyan, he will of the cabinet.” The source said culprits and security and safety Child Development Minister close to the chief minister. Front and finally, with my party be given the revenue portfolio Chandy wishes to induct one or of the victims. Maneka Gandhi described the Chandy who is currently in high command. The discussions while incumbent Adoor Prakash two fresh faces but then he will Terming incidents such as rape incident as a “terrible” case and Delhi, Monday met Congress will begin in the state and not will be made in charge of the have to drop two ministers and were inhuman and serious crimi- said the centre was viewing it president Sonia Gandhi and from here,” he added. According health portfolio. unsettle the erstwhile “I” faction. nal offences, he said such cases very seriously. former defence minister A.K. to informed sources, Speaker G “What remains to be seen is if IANS should be pursued through fast IANS

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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 New projects to push Ezdan to raise QR3bn from real estate recovery real estate sales this year DOHA: Real estate major The company has no plan to Ezdan Holding Group is going reduce its capital at this time or Grand opening for Cityscape Qatar to sell real estate with a value in future. The group is about to of QR3bn this year as a part receive accreditation from inter- DOHA: H E Sheikh Ahmed and complete the Msheireb project of its strategic plan to partially national standardisation institu- bin Jassim bin Mohamed Al costing $5bn, as well as other real exit its real estate investments, tion with which the group had Thani (pictured), the Minister estate projects such as Qatar Rail, said Ali Al Obaidli (pictured), communications and fulfilled of Economy and Trade, yester- Doha metro and the deep sea port group CEO of Ezdan Holding all requirements. This stand- day said the real estate sector project,” he said. yesterday. ardisation will support compa- will see new waves of recovery On the ministry’s handling As a part of a long-term strat- ny’s activity and status locally and prosperity in the coming of inflation in the face of rising egy to diversify its investment and regionally. Ezdan Group is years, thanks to infrastructure demand for construction materi- portfolio, the Group had yester- expected to receive this interna- projects that have attracted als, the Minister said the state has day announced its plans to sell tional standardisation during the large numbers of workers and an integrated plan on basic con- five residential villages (Ezdan first quarter 2015, he said. expatriates, which will in turn struction materials and is work- villages 3,7,8,11 and 36 in Wakra), Al Obaidli also said that Ezdan increase the demand for housing ing with the private sector in that comprising 2,660 housing units. Group is displaying models of its projects, real estate and services regard, adding that some basic Speaking to media-persons on sell part of its share in the com- fully furnished residential which such as schools and hospitals as materials are already being stored the sidelines of real estate exhi- pany. These negotiations are are being marketed to individu- well as development projects in with plans in place to ensure their bition Cityscape he said that the going on and they may or may als and the target group is trad- the sectors of retail and commer- availability in a timely manner to sale process has been developed not reach an agreement. ers and investors and individuals cial projects. He was delivering meet the needs of projects. “The and United Development this year will be retail oriented. He said that the company will looking for middle class or lower the opening speech at Cityscape exhibition reflects the big leaps Company. Other prominent exhib- He said that the recent deci- continue to run real estate for than middle class residential Qatar which is the largest real that Qatar has made in invest- itors include Msheireb Properties, sion to raise the share of for- others and in this regard, they units for investments. estate event in Qatar. ment and the real estate sector Barwa Real Estate and Al Bandary eigners in companies operating have signed agreements with He said that the decision of He added that demand for resi- and embodies the enormous boom, Real Estate. in Qatar to 49 percent of the three government entities to run group to sell five villages in Al dential units is expected to reach which has taken place in Qatar “The opening day of our 2014 capital has raised the trading on their real estate investments. Wukair and Al Mishaf are fully 245,000 units by 2017. over the past decade through the edition has demonstrated clearly the company’s share to around 2 During the last week, the group occupied and the group has a “Qatar is still facing challenges investment of huge real estate that investors and developers, million share daily. This shows signed agreements to run two plan to conduct maintenance in in the real estate sector. In the lead projects,” said the minister. participating in record numbers, the interest of the owners of the private towers, each of them has these villages. The model dis- up to the World Cup 2022, Qatar Sharing the spotlight with inter- regard Cityscape as the only must- group to sell part of their shares. 45 floors. Therefore, the name of played in cityscape will make needs to build 12 eco-friendly sta- national exhibitors at Cityscape attend real estate event in Qatar,” He said that the group is Ezdan will remain in real estate the potential buyers aware about diums costing $32bn, pave roads were Qatar’s leading real estate said Deep Marwaha, Group engaged in talks with foreign market and their focus will be on these projects. and streets worth $20bn, con- developers, headed by Foundation Director for Cityscape. companies and institutions to local market, he added. THE PENINSULA struct 45 thousand hotel rooms Sponsors Ezdan Holding Group THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 3 JUNE 2014 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Eurozone down US factory activity slows, construction up WASHINGTON: US man- production and hiring. “It looks a 0.6 percent gain. March’s Prices for US Treasury debt ufacturing activity slowed softer across the board. All the construction spending was rose on the data, while the dol- last month and construc- components grew at a slower revised to show a 0.6 percent lar fell from a three-week high tion spending rose less than pace. I don’t think this signifies rise instead of the previously against the yen. Spending in as China growth expected in April, which could a big concern but manufactur- reported 0.2 percent advance. April was led by public con- temper hopes of a sharp pick- ing won’t be leading the econ- Coming on the heels of weak struction outlays, which rose up in economic growth this omy,” said Gus Faucher, senior consumer spending data for 0.8 percent. quarter. economist at PNC Financial April, the reports could cast Spending on both federal accelerates The Institute for Supply Services in Pittsburgh. doubts on the economy’s abil- government and state and local Management (ISM) yesterday In a separate report, the ity to reach a 4 percent growth government projects increased said its index of national fac- Commerce Department said pace in the second quarter as solidly. tory activity fell to 53.2 in May construction spending increased some economists anticipate. But spending on private con- Positive impact of Chinese reforms from April’s reading of 54.9. 0.2 percent to an annual rate of The economy shrank at a 1 struction projects was flat as A reading above 50 indicates $953.5bn, the highest level since percent rate in the first quar- a 0.1 percent rise on residen- LONDON/BEIJING: Signs of an German inflation looks set to have expansion. March 2009. ter, largely reflecting a brutally tial outlays was offset by a 0.1 economic revival in China have slowed in May from the 1.3 per- The slowdown reflected some The increase was less than cold winter and a slow pace of percent dip in nonresidential raised hopes that Beijing’s tar- cent recorded in April. Germany is cooling in new order growth, economists’ expectations for restocking by businesses. projects. REUTERS geted measures to bolster growth Europe’s largest economy and again are having an impact but a slow- supported the tepid overall growth down in the eurozone will increase but in France, the bloc’s second- expectations of policy easing there. largest, the PMI sank back below Chinese factory activity expanded the 50 mark after just two months at the fastest pace in five months in of expansion. ‘Qatar needs more professional auditors’ May but eurozone manufacturing In non-euro using Britain manu- growth slowed more than initially facturing activity kept expanding at thought, fuelling expectations that a rapid pace in May, suggesting the DOHA: Qatar requires more pro- the European Central Bank will ease economic recovery has lost little of fessional accountants and auditors, policy this week. its shine this quarter. though there is a strong pool of Qatari “The Chinese numbers were frac- The reassuring Chinese factory accounting graduates in the country. tionally higher. We are beginning to data and another record high for “This is a big challenge for us and the make some progress but it is consist- Wall Street lifted world stocks and Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) ent with this story that the Chinese commodities yesterday, although should work towards developing these economy is not going to grow as fast markets are waiting to see how far professionals,” said H E Abdullah as it has in the past,” said Peter Dixon the ECB will go with policy easing bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, Chairman at Commerzbank. “The European plans. of the Administrative Control and numbers were in and around the China’s official PMI, which is Transparency Authority, while inau- ballpark. It’s not the kind of data the geared towards bigger, state-owned gurating 4th National Internal Audit ECB is going to react to instantly but firms, rose to 50.8 in May, from Conference in Doha. it is part of a bigger puzzle that says April’s 50.4, the National Bureau of “A few years ago, many Qatari gradu- we need more growth in Europe.” Statistics said on Sunday, beating ates were not sure whether they should Markit’s final Manufacturing market expectations of 50.6. pursue accounting or auditing as a pro- Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) “Recent pro-growth measures, fession. But today, we see many young for the eurozone slipped to a six- which were stepped-up further last Qataris, both male and female. IIA Qatar month low of 52.2 in May from April’s Friday, may have lent a helping chapter has played a major role in spread- 53.4 as strong figures from Germany hand here,” said Nikolaus Keis at ing awareness,” said Al Attiyah. failed to offset a contraction in activ- UniCredit. “Internal auditing is a very important ity in France. China’s manufacturing data bol- task and at the very heart of a corporate The final number was below the stered market expectations that the culture. Internal auditors should be the FROM LEFT: Chris Adonis, Conference Chair, Hassan Al Mulla, President, IIA Qatar, Ibrahim bin initial reading of 52.5 but held above world’s second-largest economy is guardians of our corporate life. Internal Hashim Al Sada, Acting President, State Audit Bureau, H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah, Chairman the 50 mark that separates growth regaining strength as the govern- audit plays an essential advisory role, of Administrative Control and Transparency Authority, Phil Tarling, Global IIA Chairman 2012-13 from contraction for the 11th straight ment’s pro-growth measures kick in. adds competitive value to organisations and Prof Sheikha Abdulla Al Misand, President of Qatar University at the a udit conference in Doha. month. A subindex measuring out- Beijing stepped up policy fine-tun- and promotes a corporate culture of con- put sank to 54.3 from 56.5, weaker ing in recent weeks and has unveiled tinued improvement and performance at must support and encourage internal audi- address enlisted expectations from Internal than the initial reading of 54.7. “The a slew of measures this year to help different levels. Globally, internal auditors tors,” said Al Attiyah. Auditors for achievement of the goals within slowdown in eurozone manufactur- shore up the economy, which dipped play an important role in fighting corrup- Ibrahim bin Hashim Al Sada, Acting the Qatar National Vision 2030. ing activity in May reinforces belief to an 18-month low in the first quar- tion in the corporate world. Hence, we President, State Audit Bureau, in his keynote THE PENINSULA that the ECB will deliver a pack- ter and is on track to post the weak- age of measures at its 5 June policy est annual showing in 24 years. meeting,” said Howard Archer at IHS China’s cabinet announced new Global Insight. easing measures on Friday to help To spur growth, boost lending and lower funding costs and reduce oper- drive up inflation the ECB is widely ating burdens for companies to give Gazprom gives expected to cut its deposit rate to more support for the real economy, Alfa Group to pour billions below zero, reduce its main borrow- adding to moves that included has- ing rate and launch a refinancing tening construction of railways and Kiev extension operation aimed at businesses when public housing. it meets on Thursday. In South Korea, Asia’s fourth-larg- into European telecoms Inflation in the 18 nations using est economy and one of the leading in gas dispute the euro is predicted to have held manufacturing and export power- MOSCOW: Russian billion- — in the United States in adja- invest the proceeds into Russia. steady at just 0.7 percent in May, houses, the HSBC/Markit manufac- aire Mikhail Fridman’s Alfa- cent sectors, such as building However, tensions between MOSCOW: Russia’s Gazprom well within the ECB’s “danger zone” turing gauge slid below 50 while trade Group wants to invest billions data centres. “We think that Russia and the West over the gave Ukraine yesterday an of below 1 percent and also below its data showed exports fell. of dollars of proceeds from the Europe is currently most attrac- Ukraine crisis this year have extension into next week to preferred 2 percent ceiling. REUTERS sale of oil firm TNK-BP into tive because of the consolidation seen billions of dollars in capi- resolve a gas price dispute at the telecoms assets in Europe, processes that are gathering tal leave Russia despite Putin’s heart of the two countries’ con- looking to capitalise as the strength there... The time is calls for investors to keep their frontation, a day before Moscow industry consolidates. right (to invest),” he said. funds at home. was due to switch off the gas Fridman has one of the Reznikovich, CEO of Alfa’s Reznikovich said the Ukraine unless Kiev paid in advance. most international portfolios of telecoms vehicle LetterOne crisis had no impact yet on the The argument over prices for Russia’s tycoons and has already Telecom, said he was interested business, which has over the natural gas has quietly simmered invested in telecoms, including in up to five possible acquisition past few years diversified out- in the background even as the two Amsterdam-based Vimpelcom targets in Europe, declining to side of Russia. The telecom countries have squared off over and Turkey’s Turkcell. His give more specifics. “We are holding firm is incorporated in Moscow’s seizure of Ukraine’s energy fund also recently struck looking at Russia and south- Luxembourg with headquarters Crimea peninsula and over a a $7bn deal for Germany’s east Asia, too, but we think that in London. pro-Russian rebel uprising in RWE’s oil and gas production Europe is the most obvious can- While the company has eastern Ukraine. Since a pro- arm. didate given the dynamic of the not yet asked for any regu- Moscow president was toppled in Alexei Reznikovich, in charge sector’s development,” he added. latory approvals in Europe, Ukraine in February, Russia has of managing Fridman’s telecoms Alfa Group is flush with Reznikovich said Russia’s ten- demanded a sharp increase in the assets, said he was looking at cash from last year’s sale of sions with the West could com- price Ukraine pays for gas. Kiev telecoms deals worth “one bil- its $14bn stake in TNK-BP to plicate getting clearance from says it cannot afford it and wants lion plus” dollars primarily in state major Rosneft. After the regulators which he said also to pay a discounted price which it Europe, as well as smaller deals deal, President Vladimir Putin tend to give preference to local negotiated in the past. — worth around $20m-$200m said he hoped the tycoons would players. REUTERS While the dispute has gone on, Gazprom has continued billing Kiev at the higher rate. It says Computex in Taipei Ukraine already owes it more than $5bn in unpaid bills and is running up more debt at a rate of more than $1bn per month. Moscow had previously threat- ened to switch off Ukraine’s gas as soon as tomorrow unless it began paying up front for supplies, a measure that could potentially have also hit European supplies shipped through Ukrainian pipes. But after Kiev paid some of its gas debt, Gazprom announced a six-day extension of the deadline until June 9. Gazprom also said that it would not sue Ukraine’s gas supplier Naftogaz over unpaid bills during the coming week. “Payment for May should be done before June 9,” Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said in a statement. That means gas will continue to flow to Ukraine and Europe while President Vladimir Putin and other world leaders — includ- ing Ukraine’s new president-elect Petro Poroshenko — are in France this week for events commemo- rating the allied forces’ “D-Day” landings in Normandy during World War Two. The Kremlin ASUSTeK Computer Inc Chairman Jonney Shih speaks about the company’s new ASUS Transformer has announced no plans for talks Book V, a 12.5-inch device combined tablet, laptop and smart phone, at the Computex exhibition in with Poroshenko or US President Taipei yesterday. Computex, the world’s second largest computer show, runs from June 3 to 7. Barack Obama during Putin’s visit. REUTERS TUESDAY 3 JUNE 2014 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19

Dolphin Energy Solar aircraft makes test flight to focus on environment, Plans round-the-globe trip next year economy, society PAYERNE: A sun-powered The goal with Solar Impulse 2 plane made a successful test is to fly non-stop for more than DOHA: Dolphin Energy Ltd flight yesterday, clearing a vital 120 hours — five days and five yesterday released details of hurdle towards its goal of a nights — enabling it to cross the its fifth sustainability report, round-the-world trip next year, Pacific and Atlantic legs of its ‘Powered by Performance’, its pilot and mission chiefs said. global mission. The operation in highlighting the company’s Solar Impulse 2 carried out March 2015 will circle the globe commitment to the economy, a flight lasting two hours and eastwards, making numerous the environment and society. 15 minutes, half an hour longer stops on the way. Once again, the report has than scheduled, German test It will start in the Gulf, to ben- been classified ‘A/GRI Checked’ pilot Markus Scherdel said. efit from the Middle East’s low- by the Global Reporting Initiative, “Everything worked as expected,” cloud conditions. indicating high levels of trans- Scherdel told a press conference The plane will head over the parency and disclosure, the fifth at an air base in Payerne, central Arabian Sea to India, Myanmar year running that the report has Switzerland. “Of course, we have and China, then cross the Pacific been graded in this manner, the to do more testing, but it’s a good Ocean, the United States, the company has said in a statement. start and I’m looking forward to Atlantic, southern Europe and Commenting on the company’s flying the airplane the next time.” finally North Africa before return- performance, Dolphin Energy’s Built from carbon fibre, the 2.3- ing to its point of departure. CEO, Ibrahim Ahmed Al Ansaari, tonne plane has four 17.5-horse- Speed at night will be limited said: “Last year emphasised the power electrical motors powered to 46 kilometres per hour to pre- role we played in meeting the by 17,248 solar cells studding its vent the batteries from being run requirements of our custom- fuselage and 72-metre wingspan down too quickly. The pilot sits FROM LEFT: Solar Impulse’s Founder, Chairman and Pilot Bertrand Piccard, Solar Impulse’s German Test Pilot ers, it highlighted our continued — as long as that of an Airbus on a “business class” seat where Markus Scherdel and CEO and Pilot Andre Borschberg pose in front of the new ‘Solar Impulse 2, HB-SIB, after commitment to environmental A380. It is the successor of Solar he can take short naps, although landing their first flight at the airbase in Payerne, Switzerland, yesterday. stewardship and illustrated our Impulse, a record-breaking craft lavatory conditions are described commitment to fulfilling a respon- that in 2010 notched up a 26-hour as basic. He will be helped by a Piccard made history in 1999 coupled with ultra-light materials, fly around the world next year sibility to supporting the commu- flight, proving its ability to store virtual co-pilot that will wake him by becoming the first person to fly could make a sun-powered plane had to be tested, fully tested, and nities in which we operate.” enough power in lithium batter- up and report back any problems around the world in a hot-air bal- a reality, even at night. “This is I think for Andre and myself it Notable achievements for the ies during the day to keep flying to mission control in Switzerland. loon. He and Borschberg founded really an experimental project of was an incredible emotion.” year saw positive developments in at night. The forerunner was The masterminds of the project Solar Impulse a dozen years ago, exploration, so everything is new,” Borschberg said the test flight the company’s economic, environ- put through its paces in Europe, are Bertrand Piccard, the scion frustrated with traditional air- Piccard said yesterday. was “a very important step.” mental and societal performance. crossed the Mediterranean to of a dynasty of Swiss scientists- plane makers who refused to take “We have to jump into the “Our goal is to fly around the This included the successful nego- reach Morocco and traversed the cum-adventurers, and Andre them seriously. unknown at every moment, and world next year, and we needed tiation of a gas agreement to help United States last year without Borschberg, a former Swiss air- The pair argued that more today was one of these moments, an airplane able to travel the first meet customer requirements over using a drop of fossil fuel. force pilot. efficient solar cells and batteries, where the first plane that should step, a flying laboratory. AFP the summer months, secured zero interruption in supply to custom- ers and recorded 99.997 percent plant availability. Environmental commitments saw the company register a 20 Japan tests super HD TV broadcast Arabtec to invest $60bn in Egypt percent reduction in flaring, a 4 per cent reduction in total GHG DUBAI: Dubai-based construc- infrastructure, trains, airports, emissions, a 51 percent reduction TOKYO: Japan yesterday began world,” said Yoko Kamikawa, vice 8K) technologies,” said Katsuaki tion firm Arabtec Holding aims and oil and gas. The company did in SO2 emissions and a 12 percent test broadcasts of satellite tel- minister of the Internal Affairs Watanabe, a former Toyota to float half of its Egyptian unit not give details of its plans, which reduction in water consumption. evision programmes in 4K, as and Communication Ministry. “We President and Chairman Emeritus on the Cairo stock exchange in will depend heavily on factors out- Community investment contri- major firms including Sony and will continue working towards a of NexTV-F, which is leading 2016 or 2017 in an initial public side its control, such as Egypt’s butions crossed the $4m mark in Sharp bet on the super high- full-fledged 4K broadcast and 8K the consortium behind the test. offer that would value the unit political and economic stability. 2013 and included the inaugural definition technology to rescue test broadcasting in 2016.” “Japanese industry has to survive at around $10bn, the firm said. Nor did it specify how it would Dolphin Energy Doha Dash. In their embattled TV units. Public broadcaster NHK has in this severe environment.” Arabtec also said it planned to finance such huge investments, addition, the company registered A consortium of major broad- already developed 8K technology, Private broadcasters are report- invest about $60bn in Egypt over which could strain its finances at 52 percent emiratisation and 29 casters, TV manufacturers and which has quadruple the resolu- edly cautious about the huge the next three years in sectors the company’s current size. percent Qatarisation levels. communications firms rolled out tion of 4K, or 16 times the sharp- investment required to film and such as real estate development, REUTERS THE PENINSULA the test across the country of 128 ness of current high-definition broadcast 4K-quality programmes. million, a move that comes with TVs. The country is hoping to But struggling Japanese electron- Tokyo’s backing as it looks to boost unveil 8K technology commer- ics makers are pinning their hopes the competitiveness of the world’s cially before Tokyo’s hosting of on sales of 4K televisions as tough number three economy. The tech- the 2020 Olympics. Other coun- overseas competition and razor- nology has four times the resolu- tries are eyeing the cutting-edge thin margins in the lower end of tion of standard high-definition technology —which can also be the business dent their finances. televisions, but high prices have used in fields such as medicine and Last month Sony President so far limited commercial sales of education — upping the ante for Kazuo Hirai pointed to stronger 4K-equipped televisions. Japan as it tries to showcase its sales of its 4K ultra high-resolu- “I think it’s wonderful that 4K technological prowess. tion TVs, which tend to have bet- broadcasting through a satellite “Various countries are accel- ter profit margins than lower-end will be available in households erating trials and the launch models, as a way to rescue its loss- nationwide for the first time in the of new services using (4K and making television unit. AFP Bank Dhofar studies Bank Sohar merger

DUBAI: Bank Dhofar has proposed a prelimi- nary share swap ratio and completed a study for its possible merger with Bank Sohar, the lat- ter said in a statement yesterday. It is the latest incre- mental step towards merg- ing the two lenders since Bank Dhofar, the sultan- ate’s second largest bank by market value, first approached its smaller rival about a possible tie- up in July last year. “Bank Sohar announces that it has received a letter from Bank Dhofar, advising the completion of the prelimi- nary study by an external party,” Bank Sohar said in a bourse filing. “Bank Dhofar has pro- posed a preliminary swap ratio, which will be sub- ject to the completion of a due diligence exercise and obtaining necessary approvals,” it said, add- ing that the board of Bank Sohar would now discuss the letter. It did not reveal the proposed ratio. The merger would cre- ate Oman’s second big- gest bank by asset value, with assets worth around RO4.78bn ($12.42bn). Oman has seen one bank tie-up in recent years: HSBC Holdings merged its Omani assets with Oman International Bank in June 2012 to create HSBC Bank Oman. REUTERS TUESDAY 3 JUNE 2014 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Etisalat adds Qatari bourse banks for debut four-part index slips on bond issue DUBAI: Etisalat, the Abu Dhabi-based telecoms firm, has added four banks to the list of profit-taking bookrunners for its potential debut bond, which could include dollar and euro-denominated Saudi’s Mobily drops after profit forecast paper of up to 12 years duration, banking sources said yesterday. DUBAI: Qatar’s bourse fell largely on the back of Emaar The mainly state-owned com- because of profit-taking and Properties, which added 3.5 pany added Bank of Tokyo- soccer World Cup concerns yes- percent. Mitsubishi UFJ, Morgan Stanley, terday, while property stocks Real estate developers Union National Bank Of Abu Dhabi and lifted Dubai and Egypt par- Properties and Deyaar rose 6.7 Natixis as passive bookrunners, tially rebounded after a sharp and 3.8 percent respectively, three sources said, speaking on drop caused by the govern- while builder Arabtec gained 0.9 condition of anonymity as the ment’s plans to tax stock mar- percent. information is not public. ket investors. Egypt’s market rebounded 1.5 They join Deutsche Bank, The Doha index fell 1.1 percent percent after losing 8 percent Goldman Sachs, HSBC and RBS, from Sunday’s all-time closing in the previous two sessions as who are acting as the main book- high, underperforming the region. local investors reacted to the runners for the deal and were Stocks that had jumped as they planned introduction of a 10 confirmed by the company last became part of MSCI’s emerg- percent tax on capital gains and week. ing market index last week were dividends. Proceeds from the bond sale among the main drags. Investors were not only would be used to repay short- Islamic lender Masraf Al upset about losing some of term debt under Etisalat’s Rayan dropped 3.9 percent, Qatar their profits, but also confused ¤3.15bn ($4.3bn) multi-currency Islamic Bank fell 3.7 percent and about the way the tax will be A worker grinds a metal shaft used in water pumps at a manufacturing unit on the outskirts of Indian city of loan used to fund its purchase Qatar National Bank was down implemented. Seeking to calm Ahmedabad yesterday. of Vivendi’s 53 percent stake in 1.4 percent. the market, the government Maroc Telecom, finalised last “The market had gone up slightly watered down the tax month. because of the MSCI inclusion yesterday. India plant orders hit 3-month peak The banks acting as the main and there is profit-taking now,” “We saw an over-reaction bookrunners take charge of run- said Shakeel Sarwar, head of yesterday from retail investors, ning the bond sale to investors, asset management at Securities & I think,” said Sebastien Henin, NEW DELHI: Indian manu- the previous month, the seventh government. “The election was with passive banks in a more Investment Co (SICO) in Bahrain. head of asset management at The facturing orders hit a three- straight monthly rise. clearly a game-changer. Still, advisory role. Sources had told “The other reason could be the National Investor in Abu Dhabi. month high in May, according A reading of over 50 points it’s important to remain realis- Reuters last week that Etisalat negative sentiment related to the “Foreign investors realised it to a business survey yester- indicates expansion, below 50 a tic about how quickly things will could add passive bookrunners to news regarding the FIFA World was a good entry point into the day that also flagged stubborn contraction. improve,” Neumann said, adding the deal. Cup.” market.” inflation risks on the eve of a The survey propelled the even if “the low point may be past Etisalat, rated Aa3/AA-/A+ Qatari organisers of the 2022 “In a country like Egypt, with key monetary policy-setting Bombay Stock Exchange’s bench- us, recovery will likely prove only by the main credit rating agen- World Cup on Sunday denied such big public deficit, it makes meeting. mark index nearly two percent gradual”. cies, began meeting fixed-income accusations their successful bid sense to collect taxes from as The HSBC Purchasing higher to a three-week peak of India’s PMI figures were more investors on Sunday in Abu Dhabi was corrupt, saying their lawyers many sources as possible,” he Managers’ Index (PMI) survey, 24,684.85 points. downbeat than HSBC’s China and Dubai and will head to Asia were looking into claims made by added. keenly watched as a portent of But the HSBC survey also PMI released on Sunday. These and Europe in the next few days. a British Sunday newspaper. Saudi Arabia’s main index industrial expansion and overall highlighted inflation worries. showed factory activity expanded Final meetings are scheduled for Sarwar said, however, it was ended flat at its six-year clos- economic health, comes as India While factory input price pres- in May at the fastest rate in five London on June 9 and 10, at which “very premature to speculate” on ing high of 9,865 points as mobile looks to new Prime Minister sures eased, it showed output months, stoking hopes the world’s point the maiden offering from the fate of the World Cup. “I don’t phone operator Mobily dropped Narendra Modi to engineer a prices rising, meaning the cen- second-largest economy is regain- Etisalat is expected. think the market is going to price 4.3 percent, becoming the main growth rebound in Asia’s third- tral bank cannot lower its infla- ing traction. The group is planning to split its it into valuations,” he said. drag on the benchmark and off- largest economy. tion guard when it holds its first Industry has been clamouring potential bond deal into four sepa- Abu Dhabi’s bourse also setting all gains made by other “The momentum in the manu- policy-setting meeting today since for India’s central bank to cut rate sections across two different retreated 0.5 percent as most stocks. facturing sector improved at the Modi took office, economists said. interest rates from an 18-month currencies, two separate sources of its MSCI components pulled Mobily, the kingdom’s sec- margin, thanks to higher domes- Government data on Friday high of eight percent to spur briefed by the company said. back. Shares in National Bank ond biggest mobile operator tic and export order flows,” said showed the economy stuck in growth that is around half the It may issue bonds of five and of Abu Dhabi slid 1.6 percent, by subscriber numbers, said it Frederic Neumann, HSBC co- low gear, growing by 4.7 percent level of that during the country’s ten years duration denominated First Gulf Bank fell 1.1 percent would cut its second-quarter head of Asian economics. year-on-year in the 12 months to boom years. in US dollars, as well as in euros and Aldar Properties was down profit by SR338.7m ($90.3m) The PMI showed new orders, March 2014 — the second con- But with consumer inflation with a lifespan of seven and 12 0.2 percent. after fixed-line rival Etihad an important forward-looking secutive year of sub-five percent near double-digits, the hawk- years, they said, also speaking on Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Atheeb scrapped a network- indicator, jumped a full point expansion. ish central bank was expected condition of anonymity as they however, rose 1.4 percent. sharing deal between the two to 53.2 from 52.5 in April while Analysts said the data was a Tuesday to leave its benchmark were not authorised to speak to In contrast to Abu Dhabi, companies. overall manufacturing output reminder of the stark challenges lending rate unchanged. the media. Dubai rose 1.9 percent, REUTERS edged up to 51.4 in May from 51.3 facing the new pro-business AFP REUTERS

QATARI MARKET Bond Coupon Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P Bahrain budget deficit doubles to $1.1bn in 2013 Qatar Govt 3.125% 1/20/2017 USD 105.44 1.03 % Aa2 AA Qatar Govt 6.55% 4/9/2019 USD 121.25 1.94 % Aa2 AA DUBAI: Bahrain’s state domestic product, the highest because of much lower expendi- Pressure on Bahrain’s state Qatar Govt 5.25% 1/20/2020 USD 115.38 2.32 % Aa2 AA budget deficit nearly doubled level since 2010, from two percent, ture on development projects. finances grew because it boosted Qatar Govt 4.5% 1/20/2022 USD 110.75 2.92 % Aa2 AA to BD410m ($1.1bn) in 2013 but or BD226.6m, in 2012, Reuters Spending on projects plunged its annual budget expenditure Qatar Govt 9.75% 6/15/2030 USD 163.50 4.25 % Aa2 AA was only a fraction of the origi- calculations based on the official 35 percent to BD477m and was by nearly 24 percent between Qatar Govt 6.4% 1/20/2040 USD 126.00 4.65 % Aa2 AA nal projection as spending rose data showed. nearly 44 percent below the ini- 2010 and 2012 after protesters, Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 116.88 4.66 % Aa2 AA at its slowest rate since 2009, However, the deficit was well tial plan. By contrast, recurring inspired by revolts elsewhere Qatari Diar 3.5% 7/21/2015 USD 103.44 0.46 % Aa2 AA finance ministry data showed below the ministry’s original expenditure on areas such as staff in the Arab world, took to the on Monday. plan for a BD1.1bn gap and the costs and services rose 14 percent streets of Manama in early 2011 Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 113.13 2.67 % Aa2 AA The small oil exporter faces International Monetary Fund’s to BD2.9bn, the consolidated final demanding political reforms. Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 101.88 0.90 % A1 A- tough choices between boost- latest forecast for a deficit of 4.4 account showed. The International Monetary Comqat 3.375% 4/11/2017 USD 104.63 1.71 % A1 A- ing state expenditure to sooth percent of GDP. Meanwhile, revenue fell 3.0 Fund warned Bahrain last year simmering political unrest and State spending rose by a mere percent to BD2.9bn in 2013, com- that the kingdom needed to QIB 3.856% 10/7/2015 USD 104.00 0.86 % NR NR keeping its fragile public finances 2.8 percent to BD3.4bn in 2013, ing in slightly above the govern- reform its public finances in the QNB 3.125% 11/16/2015 USD 103.25 0.87 % Aa3 A+ sustainable. the slowest rate of increase since ment’s expectation of BD2.8bn, medium term to avoid its debt QNB 3.375% 2/22/2017 USD 104.75 1.58 % Aa3 A+ The 2013 budget shortfall 2009; it was some 14 percent with oil and gas receipts bringing burden becoming unsustainable. widened to 3.3 percent of gross below the budget plan, mainly in 88 percent of the total. REUTERS Doha Bank 3.5% 3/14/2017 USD 104.63 1.79 % A2 A- Qtel 3.375% 10/14/2016 USD 105.25 1.12 % A2 A- Qtel 7.875% 6/10/2019 USD 125.38 2.47 % A2 A- Qtel 4.75% 2/16/2021 USD 109.75 3.13 % A2 A- Dai-ichi to take over Protective Life Qtel 5% 10/19/2025 USD 107.75 4.14 % A2 A- Rasgas 5.5% 9/30/2014 USD 101.63 0.51 % Aa3 A Gold in longest losing Rasgas 5.832% 9/30/2016 USD 106.63 2.87 % Aa3 A Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 109.75 3.56 % Aa3 A SOVEREIGNS streak in seven months Bond PDA* Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P Abu Dhabi Govt 6.75% 4/8/2019 USD 122.50 1.87 % Aa2 AA LONDON: Gold fell for a fifth negatively correlated because as Dubai Govt 6.7% 10/5/2015 USD 107.75 0.88 % NR NR session yesterday, its longest the global economic situation sta- losing streak in seven months, bilises and improves, people have Dubai Govt 4.9% 5/2/2017 USD 109.50 1.56 % NR NR as rising stock markets diverted a higher risk appetite and want Dubai Govt 7.75% 10/5/2020 USD 126.50 3.11 % NR NR interest from bullion, and ahead to enter more risk investments,” Dubai Govt 6.45% 5/2/2022 USD 121.25 3.37 % NR NR of the latest European Central Natixis analyst Bernard Dahdah Qatar Govt 4% 1/20/2015 USD 102.13 0.62 % Aa2 AA Bank policy meeting and key said. “When you see stock mar- Bahrain Govt 6.273% 11/22/2018 USD 116.63 2.34 % NR BBB US data this week. kets rallying, you can potentially Bahrain Govt 5.5% 3/31/2020 USD 110.13 3.56 % NR BBB Prices have fallen sharply after see people dropping out of gold breaking through $1,285 an ounce into equities.” Egypt Govt 5.75% 4/29/2020 USD 104.63 4.84 % Caa1 B- yesterday, the lower limit of a The ECB is tipped to announce Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 108.63 3.00 % NR BBB- range they had kept to for much a package of policy options after of the previous month. They hit a its meeting on Thursday, following

*Periodic Distribution Amount low of $1,240.69 an ounce earlier heavy hints that monetary policy IMPORTANT NOTE: on Monday, their weakest since will be loosened in a variety of Published by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, P O Box 57, Doha, Qatar which late January. ways to support growth. is licensed and regulated by Qatar Central Bank and Jersey Financial Services Spot gold was down 0.3 per- The following day sees the Commission. Information quoted is from publicly available sources or proprietary cent at $1,247.20 an ounce at 1355 release of monthly US non-farm data and subject to change. HSBC accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising out of the use of all or part of this material. This information is general and does not GMT, while US gold futures for payrolls data, a leading barometer take into account individual circumstances, objectives or needs. The price of bonds August delivery were up $1.40 an of the health of the world’s larg- can and does fluctuate. The secondary market for bonds may not provide significant ounce at $1,247.40. est economy. Both events will be liquidity or may trade based on prevailing market conditions. Past performance is not US stocks opened higher closely watched by gold traders a reliable indicator of future performance. You should consider these matters and consult your financial advisor prior to making any investment decisions. on Monday, with the Dow and for their impact on currencies S&P 500 at record levels, while and US monetary policy. European stock markets ben- Looser monetary policy, which efited from a rebound in Chinese cuts the opportunity cost of hold- A man walks past the Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd headquarters manufacturing data, which helped ing non-yielding gold, is generally in Tokyo, yesterday. According to the Nikkei business daily, Dai-ichi is soothe jitters about its economy. positive for bullion prices. poised to purchase US life insurer Protective Life for more than $4.9bn. “(Stocks and gold) are REUTERS TUESDAY 3 JUNE 2014 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

US refiners struggle with In big mergers, economists too much light crude BY JOHN KEMP play quiet but key roles OST of the extra oil produced in the United States in the next two years will be light crudes and condensates BY HOLLY YEAGER is under review, public filings and company Comcast, and, according to a document Mthat domestic refineries will struggle to process — inten- statements reveal quite a bit about what they filed by the telecommunications giant, four sifying pressure for at least a partial relaxation of the country’s HEN executives from do and the impact they can have. of its economists were on hand for the May export ban. Comcast and Time Take Compass Lexecon, whose website 6 meeting with more than two dozen FCC US oil production is set to increase by another two million Warner Cable met with boasts of a staff that includes “135 highly staff members. barrels per day in 2014-15. More than 60 percent of the fore- Federal Communications skilled PhD. economists and econometricians Comcast, which has said it expects the deal cast growth will consist of light oils with a specific gravity of 40 Commission staffers last and more than 145 other individuals with to be approved by early next year, declined degrees API or higher, according to the US Energy Information Wmonth to make the case for their merger, advanced degrees.” The firm does work in to comment on its use of economic consult- Administration. the expected antitrust and communications many areas and often gets called on when eco- ing firms, and Compass Lexecon declined But with imports of competing crudes from West Africa already lawyers went along with them. nomic experts are needed in big legal battles. to comment on its work for Comcast. But a reduced close to zero, US refineries will be unable to process all But the companies also took four econo- But the company got its start with anti- redacted version of a 19-slide presentation this extra oil without enormous investment in equipment. mists — part of a highly specialised but low- trust issues, and last year it worked on made by Mark Israel, a Compass Lexecon Distillation towers, furnaces, heat exchangers and downstream profile set of number-crunchers who can be several big deals, including US Airways/ economist, at the May meeting makes sev- conversion units would need expensive and time-consuming over- highly influential when it comes to winning American Airlines, OfficeMax/Office Depot eral conclusions about the proposed merger, hauls to enable them to handle a higher share of light oil. approval for big deals like these. and Omnicom/Publicis, helping make 2013 calling it “pro-consumer, pro-competitive, “Projects designed to alter the refinery configuration or expand “People think lawyers run the world,” said the firm’s best year ever, according to a and in the public interest.” refining capacity take much more time (than building rail links Matt Wood, policy director at Free Press, a recent letter to clients. Two other economists working for and pipelines). Permitting is generally longer because there is a consumer advocacy group that opposes the A Compass Lexecon team advised the Comcast’s lawyers, one a professor at greater environmental impact and the engineering construction merger. “These are the people the compa- OfficeMax board of directors and then pro- Stanford and the other an antitrust expert is longer,” Valero, the largest refiner in the United States, warned nies hire to help the lawyers do that.” vided an economic analysis of the proposed at Cornerstone Research, another consulting investors in a conference call in March. These elite economists — some earning deal. The firm also worked with lawyers firm, also declined to comment on their work. “Many refinery projects take two years to permit and can take as much as $1,000 an hour, like their law working for Office Depot on the deal, the Their early assessment of the deal, filed with at least two years to build. If you decide to do something today, firm peers — try to predict the questions client letter said. the FCC in April, reached similar conclusions. it takes four or five years before your investment is operational,” that antitrust regulators will have about “Compass Lexecon performed detailed “The proposed combination . . . will benefit the company explained. a deal. And then, using gobs of data about econometric analyses of the competitive current and future residential consumers, Processing a higher share of light oil would also leave refineries products, companies, markets and indus- retail price effects of the transaction and businesses, and advertisers across the foot- unable to make full use of the expensive coking units installed tries, they help prepare answers that will the merging parties’ pricing,” the firm print of the combined company,” they wrote. in the 1990s and 2000s, when they expected to be handling more persuade regulators to see the deal — and said. “The analysis concluded that there While firms such as these are most often medium and heavy grades. its effects on such things as prices and con- was no systematic evidence that the pro- hired by companies trying to win approval Refiners will make another round of changes only if they expect sumer choice — as their clients do. posed merger would result in higher retail of a big deal, they are occasionally tapped light grades to stay at a significant discount over the long term, Some work full-time at speciality consulting prices,” a finding that the Federal Trade by other companies with a stake in the out- which remains unclear. Without investment, refiners will demand firms, and others are based at top universities. Commission cited as one of the main rea- come, or by government agencies that need even bigger discounts for handling unsuitable domestic crudes. If And while they don’t like to talk publicly about sons to approve the merger. help on a particular case. prices drop low enough, production could be curtailed. their work, especially while a proposed deal Compass Lexecon is also working for WP-BLOOMBERG Crude is a blend of thousands of different hydrocarbons, rang- ing from small, light molecules with low boiling points to large, heavy ones that boil at very high temperatures. Refineries separate raw crude into a series of fractions with similar boiling points by distillation. They then employ various conversion and upgrading processes to alter the proportion in each boiling range and improve the characteristics prior to sale as gaso- line, kerosene, heating oil, heavy fuel oil, lubricating oil or bitumen. Cracking and coking break apart large molecules into smaller ones, reducing the proportion of low-value products such as resid- ual fuel oil and increasing the amount of premium fuels such as diesel. Alkylation combines smaller molecules into larger ones, turning very light molecules into premium fuels such as high- octane gasoline. Reforming and isomerisation alter the structure of molecules to increase their octane rating. Hydrotreating and hydroprocessing react distillation products with extra hydrogen (manufactured from natural gas) to remove impurities such as sulphur and nitrogen and break larger mol- ecules into smaller, more valuable ones. By employing a combination of distillation, conversion and upgrading processes, a refinery can turn raw crude into as many as 30 products meeting strict specifications. Refineries use complex linear programming models with 3,000- 7,000 separate equations to tell them which crudes to buy and blend. In general, though, refineries need to operate all their units as close to capacity as possible to maximise returns and pay for the expensive equipment. The result is that refineries are quite restricted in the blend of crudes they can run. “Each refiner has been designed and built to process a specific range of feedstocks and although some refiners are more flex- ible in terms of what you can feed into that refinery, there has been capital invested in that site in order to gain that flexibility,” Valero explained. “Profitability is maximised by maximising (the throughput) rate. Generally, maximising rate means that we’re going to run a feedstock diet which is very close to what the refinery was designed to run,” the company said. “There are other times, however, that the markets dictate that we run a feedstock that’s significantly different ... (which) generally means lower refinery run rates and lower refinery utilisation.” The crude distillation unit (CDU) is the first and largest unit in any refinery. Every barrel of raw oil is run through the CDU to separate it into basic fractions before these are sent for further processing. Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate REUTERS UK’s economy imbalance is due to housing bubble

BY ADITYA do outside is because London has Stoke-on-Trent sells derelict of what it was in summer 2007. seen before, from John Major decades, and it will require dec- CHAKRABORTTY the best jobs and the best eco- homes for a quid each – even That in itself is a bad sign. So is through to Gordon Brown. ades to correct. Without strong nomic opportunities — and there- while two car parking spaces out- this: the median home in London Leaver believes that Cameron’s local economies, HS2 and the REAT the cause, not fore the longest queue of would-be side the Royal Albert Hall go for is now worth 12 times the median efforts to get a recovery by pump- rest threaten to turn more of the just the symptoms, residents. 400 grand. Let me stress: these London worker’s salary – forget ing more money into the housing country into dormitories for capi- doctors are urged. Yet To cure property fever, we are averages spread across entire about those coming from far market are primarily responsible. tal commuters. in tackling the Great should focus on re-balancing regions; a family in Bath, say, may beyond the M25. Schemes such as funding for The solutions, therefore, are British fever over our Britain and redistributing or well have seen a rise in the value Short of estate agents and lending and help to buy were the more complex than usually Thousing market we are doing counterbalancing London’s politi- of their semi-detached. property developers going out coalition’s way of signalling to suggested. precisely the opposite. The policy cal and economic power. And it is also almost certain with butterfly nets to round up banks and building societies that London has the highest prop- quacks urge us to breezeblock the However much Bank of that those just outside the Great every single overseas investor and they stood ready to underwrite erty prices of any European city greenbelt. Or to let those garden England boss Mark Carney talks Wen will finally get above the rich landlord, I can’t see enough the housing market. according to the Office of National cities bloom. Or to build up, to of the UK’s “deep” housing prob- credit crunch levels soon. demand to keep prices rising at While help to buy may not have Statistics and the European Office build out – to just bloody well build. lems, there is no such creature But think of all those newbuilds their current rate of 17 percent poured money into the capital, of Statistics. On average the price Valid as some of these sugges- as the British property market. that shot up in northern city cen- a year. he says: “It was the encourage- per square metre in central tions are, they muddle manifesta- Instead, you can split it into two: tres and elsewhere in the middle In its contemporary history, ment they needed to bet again on London is €24,252 (April 2014). tions of the problem with its root. London, and everywhere else. of the last decade, and you see the there has never been such a stark property; the best bet of all being This is higher than the property The confusions are threefold. In the capital, the housing mar- big red light: a lot of people out- divide between London’s property London property.” That attitude prices in other G8 European capi- First, there isn’t a housing bubble ket has well and truly bounced side London stretched themselves market and the rest of Britain. sits very easily with treating tal cities; Berlin €3,306, Rome across Britain, despite the gov- back from the crash. Homeowners to buy their first home at the fag Adam Leaver at Manchester homes in London as a speculative €6,188 and Paris €11,229. ernment’s attempts to blow in as in every other part of Britain have end of the boom. Business School has graphed the asset, rather than places to live. Build homes in London? As much hot air as possible. Instead, still not made back the losses When interest rates go up, they average house price in London This is the price Britain pays a short term measure, yes. But we have a London bubble — a incurred when the credit crunch may well find themselves strug- against the average price outside for treating London as a “world the longer term solution is to put giant one. began seven years ago. gling to pay the mortgage on a London going back to the start city”, and lavishing on it all the the next Tech City in Liverpool, Second, for all the angst-ridden Crunching the Land Registry home that’s in negative equity. of 1995. plum infrastructure and trans- or to move government depart- commentary, that bubble can’t figures shows that house prices Second, the London bubble can- What he’s found is gobsmack- port links. ments out of Whitehall and up to keep growing for ever. in London are now more than 20 not carry on. That’s not a moral ing: while homes in London have For bailing out the City, but Middlesbrough. Which leads us to the most percent above where they were in statement — it’s a prediction always been pricier than the rest leaving manufacturing to wither And to use the tax system and important point: the crisis isn’t August 2007; every other region based on technical considerations. of the UK, they’ve never been rel- on the vine. For putting all the strategic lending to encourage primarily to do with property — is still below those levels. House Although house prices within atively as expensive as this. Your big-boy jobs in the capital and industries to move their head- it’s a function of the lopsidedness prices in the north-east are 20 the capital have been bid up a long average home in London now draining the rest of the country quarters to all those lovely cheap of Britain’s economy. percent down on their 2007 peak. way, there hasn’t been a rush of costs as much as three homes in of their sustainable local econo- buildings north of the Watford The reason homes in the capi- You see the evidence of this people piling into the market: the the rest of Britain. mies and elites. Gap. tal cost so much more than they whenever a council like that in volume of deals is only 60 percent Such a disparity has never been That process has gone on for THE GUARDIAN TUESDAY 3 JUNE 2014 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

QE Indices Summary QE Index 13,551.18 1.06 % WORLD STOCK INDICES GOLD & SILVER EXCHANGE QE Total Return Index 20,207.73 1.06 % QE Al Rayan Islamic Index 4,539.07 1.42 % RATE QE All Share Index 3,394.96 0.85 % INDEX Day’s Close Pt Chg % Chg Year High Year Low QE All Share Banks & Financial 3,299.49 1.94 % GOLD Buying Selling Services All Ordinaries 5499.157 25.386 0.46 5533.3 5072.7 QE All Share Consumer Goods & 6,672.72 0.65 % QR146.4108 US$ ...... QR 3.6305 QR 3.6500 Services Cac 40 Index/D 4518.82 -0.75 -0.02 4536.83 4080.6 QE All Share Industrials 4,461.76 0.23 % SILVER UK ...... QR 6.0613 QR 6.1473 QE All Share Insurance 3,311.85 0.58 % Dj Indu Average 16717.17 18.43 0.11 16735.5 14551.27 Euro ...... QR 4.9283 QR 4.9967 QE All Share Real Estate 2,807.77 1.28 % QR 2.2111 CA$ ...... QR 3.3241 QR 3.3889 QE All Share Telecoms 1,905.12 0.30 % Egypt Cma Gn Idx 1026.29 32.57 3.28 999.95 312.38 QE All Share Transportation 2,310.33 2.07 % Swiss Fr ...... QR 4.0348 QR 4.0923 QE Market Summary Comparison Hang Seng Inde/D 23081.65 71.51 0.31 23469.33 21137.61 Yen ...... QR 0.0354 QR 0.0361 Today Previous day Aus$ ...... QR 3.3389 QR 3.4055 Iseq Overall/D 4898.77 -12.85 -0.26 5195.97 4522.4 CRUDE OIL 02-06-2014 01-06-2014 Ind Re ...... QR 0.0610 QR 0.0622 Index 13,551.18 13,696.98 Karachi 100 In/D 29789.85 52.16 0.18 29854.76 25273.11 Pak Re ...... QR 0.0366 QR 0.0373 Change 145.80 2.79 BRENT Peso ...... QR 0.0822 QR 0.0839 Nikkei 225 Index 14935.92 303.54 2.07 16164.01 13885.11 % 1.06 0.02 SL Re ...... QR 0.0277 QR 0.0282 YTD% 30.56 31.96 $ 109.51 S&P 500 Index/D 0 0 0 1924.03 1560.33 Taka ...... QR 0.0464 QR 0.0476 Volume 39,120,604 37,388,257 DUBAI Nep Re ...... QR 0.0384 QR 0.0391 Value (QAR) 1,706,927,336.71 1,730,564,417.15 Straits Times/D 3302.24 6.39 0.19 3308.8 2953.01 Trades 13,125 13,708 $ 105.52 SA Rand ...... QR 0.3405 QR 0.3474 Up 17 | Down 20 | Unchanged 04 Straits Times/D 3274.06 -8.82 -0.27 3291.83 2953.01

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14.99 0.22 16152 Rallis India-B/D 188.05 1.5 12079 Kingfisher/D 390.7 -1.3 1688148 TUESDAY 3 JUNE 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23 Minnesota NHL: Kings dethrone Hawks hope to rope in Kevin Love

NEW YORK: Minnesota Timberwolves president Flip to enter Stanley Cup finals Saunders said he expects All- Star forward Kevin Love to be with the team next season. Love is rumored to be traded Alec Martinez scores decisive goal in 5-4 extra-time victory - perhaps by the June 26 draft - since news came out that he CHICAGO: The Los Angeles big goals and make big plays but plans to be a free agent after next Kings advanced to the Stanley NHL Play-offs you need everybody in your lineup season. Cup Finals with a stunning out there.” Love can opt out of his contract 5-4 overtime victory over the Conference Final The Blackhawks raced to a 2-0 after the 2014-15 season. Chicago Blackhawks in Game lead in a high-scoring first period He reportedly is not interested Seven of a captivating NHL Result on goals from Brandon Saad and in a contract extension so he can Western Conference Finals team captain Jonathan Toews. test free agency and play for a 1 2 3 OT T series yesterday. The visitors struck back when a contender. Alec Martinez silenced a rau- Los Angeles 2 1 1 1 5 rebound from the Kings’s Dustin The Timberwolves have failed cous United Center crowd when Chicago 3 1 0 0 4 Brown was swatted out of the air to make the playoffs since draft- he scored the series-deciding goal (Los Angeles win the best-of-seven series by Carter for his ninth tally of ing Love in 2008. 5:47 into the first extra session, by 4-3) the playoffs, with the goal upheld Meanwhile, San Antonio his shot from the left point hitting from behind three times in after an official review. Spurs point guard Tony Parker Chicago defenseman Nick Leddy Sunday’s contest to emphasise the The Kings made it 2-2 on has a sprained ankle but hopes and looping past goaltender Corey battling qualities of a team that a Slava Voynov shot that was to play in Game 1 of the NBA Crawford. has emerged victorious in three deflected to Williams, who beat Finals against the Miami Heat Bidding to lift a second title in consecutive Game Seven deciders Crawford with a shot from the on Thursday, according to Yahoo three years, the Kings move on in this season’s play-offs. slot. Sports. to face the New York Rangers, “We never once believed tonight The tie lasted only a matter of Parker sustained the injury who beat the Montreal Canadiens that we weren’t going to win this seconds as Patrick Sharp scored during Game 4 of the Western in six games to reach their first game,” said the Kings’ Drew his first of two goals of the night Conference finals against the finals since 1994. Doughty, who leads the play-offs for Chicago, who led 3-2 after a Oklahoma City Thunder. In the match-up between the in points (16) for a defenseman. frantic opening period. The Spurs won the series with last two Stanley Cup champions, “We knew that we were going to Toffoli then tied the game once a Game 6 overtime victory on the Blackhawks rallied from a 3-1 come back.” more in the second period before Saturday. He played with the series deficit but were unable to Marian Gaborik scored his Sharp added another goal to give injury Saturday but had to sit get over the line on home ice as NHL-leading 12th goal of this the Blackhawks a 4-3 lead head- out the second half of the clincher. they sought to become the first postseason with 7:17 left in the ing into the final frame. Meanwhile, NBA continued to team to win back-to-back NHL third period to tie the score at The Kings will host Game One mourn the tragic death of former titles since the Detroit Red Wings 4-4 and force overtime after of the best-of-seven Stanley Cup New Jersey Nets co-owner Lewis in 1998. Jeff Carter, Justin Williams and Finals on Wednesday. Katz in a plane crash “I thought both teams left it out Tyler Toffoli had also tallied for “Within the past few years, “All of us at the NBA were there and unfortunately some- the Kings. we’ve tried to earn the respect of extremely saddened to learn of body had to lose,” Blackhawks “You need everyone when the league,” Williams said. “LA Kings’ Dustin Brown (23) is presented with the Clarence S Campbell the tragic, sudden death of former head coach Joel Quenneville told you get to Game Seven,” Kings is not just a place to come play a Bowl by NHL deputy commissioenr Bill Daly after defeating the Chicago Nets owner Lewis Katz,” NBA reporters. “A tough ending.” head coach Darryl Sutter added. hockey game and work on your Blackhawks in game seven of the Western Conference Final yesterday. commissioner Adam Silver said The never-say-die Kings came “There’s always guys that score tan.” REUTERS in a statement. AGENCIES Dan faces qualifying Froch may delay retirement to for Australian Open

SYDNEY: Two-time Olympic fastest shot, 332 kph (206 mph) in badminton gold medallist and 2005, while last year Heong reg- fulfil Las Vegas fight dream five-time world champion Lin istered a smash of 493 kph (306 Dan will have to qualify to mph), breaking the record under LONDON: Carl Froch says he steam left in this old train and a make his debut at this month’s non-competitive conditions. might postpone retirement to couple of big fights still out there British Boxer Carl Froch after knocking out Australian Open, organisers All of the gold medallists from fulfil his dream of fighting in for me if they’re available.” George Groves (not pictured) during their IBF said yesterday. last year’s world championships Las Vegas despite admitting his “If I do fight again, which I dare WBA Super Middleweight world title fight at Lin, 30, considered the great- will also take to the court, includ- career could get no better than say I probably will, it will be some- Wembley Stadium last week. est badminton player of all time, ing world number four Ratchanok his eight-round knockout vic- where like Las Vegas because saw his ranking drop to 104 after Intanon of Thailand in the wom- tory against George Groves at that’s one thing I’ve not done in a seven-month sabbatical from en’s singles and world number Wembley Stadium last week. my career. Every fighter would the sport, returning to win the ones Hendra Setiawan and The 36-year-old WBA and IBF like to tick that box. It’s the fight Asia Championships and China Mohammad Assan of Indonesia super-middleweight champion capital of the world. Masters this year. in the men’s doubles. landed a massive right hand flush “All the greats have boxed there “This is shaping up to be the The Australian Open is part of on fellow Briton Groves’s chin to and for me not to have done so, biggest and best Australian the BWF World Superseries with end his 12th world title fight in with all the things I’ve done, Badminton Open in its 60 year US$750,000 prize money up for emphatic fashion in front of a would be a crying shame.” history,” tournament director grabs. 80,000 sell-out crowd, a post-war Former WBC middlewight Loke Poh Wong said of the June It is also one of the last oppor- British record. champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jnr 24-29 tournament in Sydney. tunities for athletes to earn world After the fight Froch said his and unbeaten WBC super-mid- “The calibre of the field is so ranking points needed to compete 24th knockout victory was the dleweight champion Andre Ward, strong that someone like Lin Dan at the Glasgow Commonwealth highlight of his glittering career who beat Froch on points in 2011, would still need to go through the Games next month. and indicated he might hang up are widely considered as potential qualifying stages to get to the Meawnhile, earlier the Chinese his gloves after confessing the opponents for the British boxer main draw.” great opposed plans to consider a electric atmosphere surrounding for a Vegas fight. Lin, who is currently ranked new scoring system in badmin- his win could never be topped. Froch says he will now take a 35 in singles, is China’s second- ton, saying constant tinkering But with time to contemplate holiday before deciding his future highest earning athlete after ten- with the rules was not good for his future outside the ring the but should he fight again, oppo- nis Grand Slam champion Li Na. the sport. grizzled Nottingham fighter said nents and pundits alike should Other stars heading to Sydney Badminton World Federation is yesterday that it is likely he will not underestimate him despite include two of the sport’s fastest to open discussions this weekend bid to extend his 33-2 record, with his advancing years. hitters, Fu Haifeng of China and on whether a new scoring pat- some of his boxing dreams still “The answer to those who Malaysia’s Tan Boon Heong. tern is needed to benefit televi- unfulfilled. doubted my age came last night,” Fu holds the Guinness World sion coverage and make contests “I’m a very young 36,” Froch Froch said. “I’ve still got it.” Record in competition for the more attractive to viewers. AFP told Sky Sports. “There’s some REUTERS MLB: Arias inspires Giants to trounce Cardinals

NEW YORK: Joaquin Arias, after taking the first two games of Darvish (5-2) was scratched filling in at first base, went Baseball Results the series and will continue their from his previous start, on 3-for-4 with three RBIs as the Cleveland 6 Colorado 4 six-game road trip against the St. Tuesday, with stiffness in his San Francisco Giants jumped all Minnesota 7 NY Yankees 2 Louis Cardinals yesterday. neck. But he fanned 12 batters on over the St. Louis Cardinals 8-0. Toronto 4 Kansas City 0 Scooter Gennett had three hits Sunday and at one point struck Starter Tim Hudson (6-2) - including a solo home run in out five batters in a row. Atlanta 4 Miami 2 allowed only three hits and the fifth - and Kyle Lohse threw Sonny Gray allowed three runs two walks over seven scoreless Boston 4 Tampa Bay 0 a complete game shutout as the over 6 2/3 innings, shortstop Jed innings. Texas 2 Washington 0 Milwaukee Brewers took a three- Lowrie homered, and the Oakland The Giants (37-20) took three- NY Mets 4 Philadelphia 3 game series from the Chicago Athletics beat the Los Angeles of-four from the Cardinals (30- Chicago White Sox 4 San Diego 1 Cubs. Angels and nemesis Jared Weaver. 27) and upped their healthy Milwaukee 9 Chicago Cubs 0 Lohse (7-1) won his seventh The A’s (35-22) increased their National League West lead to 7 Baltimore 9 Houston 4 consecutive decision by holding lead in the American League 1/2 games. the Cubs (20-34) to three hits West to 4 1/2 games over the San Francisco 8 St Louis 0 Blue Jays 4, Royals 0 Mark while striking out six. He also Angels (30-26) and reversed their Buehrle became the first 10-game Oakland 6 LA Angels 3 went 2-for-3 at the plate with two fortunes against Weaver. winner in the major leagues this Seattle 4 Detroit 0 RBIs for first-place Milwaukee Weaver (6-4) had gone 8-1 with season by hurling eight scoreless Cincinnati 4 Arizona 3 (34-23). a 0.87 ERA against the A’s in 11 innings as the Toronto Blue Jays Pittsburgh 5 LA Dodgers 3 Starter Yu Darvish pitched starts since 2011 before facing split their four-game set with the eight shutout innings and Leonys them on Sunday. Kansas City Royals. 2-for-3 and hit his 19th home Martin hit a solo home run to Jon Lester tossed seven shutout Buehrle (10-1) did not allow a run for the first-place Blue Jays break a scoreless tie in the sev- innings and struck out 12, Brock Rangers’ Donnie Murphy (right) and Adrian Beltre hug after they defeated runner to reach third base and (34-24). enth as the Texas Rangers beat Holt stroked 4 doubles as Boston the Nationals 2-0 yesterday. won his sixth consecutive decision. The Royals (26-30) dropped the Washington Nationals to Red Sox roared to their seventh Edwin Encarnacion went their second straight contest avoid a three-game sweep. straight victory. REUTERS TUESDAY 3 JUNE 2014 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

World Rankings 1. (1) Adam Scott (Australia) 9.21 Japan’s Matsuyama wins 2. (2) Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 7.84 3. (5) Bubba Watson (US) 7.45 4. (3) Tiger Woods (US) 7.44 5. (4) Matt Kuchar (US) 7.05 6. (6) Rory McIlroy (Britain) Memorial in play-off battle 6.90 7. (7) Jason Day (Australia) 6.45 8. (8) Sergio Garcia (Spain) 6.07 The 22-year old is youngest player to clinch the coveted $6.2m title 9. (9) Justin Rose (Britain) 5.95 10. (10) Jordan Spieth (US) 5.90 DUBLIN, Ohio: Hideki a par at the first extra hole of the 11. (11) Phil Mickelson (US) 5.57 Matsuyama became the fourth sudden-death playoff, sinking a US PGA Memorial 12. (12) Jim Furyk (US) 5.43 Japanese player ever to win on 10-foot downhill putt in front of the PGA Tour when he captured tournament host Jack Nicklaus. Tournament Scores 13. (24) Hideki Matsuyama the Memorial tournament in a “We have a great winner. This Leading scores after final round (Japan) 5.24 play-off over American Kevin young man is going to win a lot of of the $6.2m US PGA Tour’s 14. (13) Zach Johnson (US) 5.17 Na in Dublin, Ohio yesterday. golf tournaments,” Nicklaus, the Memorial tournament 15. (14) Dustin Johnson (US) Matsuyama, 22, emerged most decorated player ever with 275 x-Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) 70-67-69-69, 4.79 victorious in a wild finish to 18 major titles told reporters. Kevin Na 72-69-70-64 16. (15) Jason Dufner (US) 4.41 become the youngest champion “His first win in the United 276 Bubba Watson 66-69-69-72 of the prestigious $6.2m event at States, you’ve got to start some- 17. (19) Steve Stricker (US) 4.38 278 Chris Kirk 66-70-74-68, Adam Scott Muirfield Village. where and we’re proud he’s our (AUS) 69-70-68-71 18. (16) Luke Donald (Britain) He joined a short list of winner.” 4.33 279 Steve Stricker 71-70-70-68, Ben Curtis Japanese champions on tour, after Matsuyama (69) and South 69-71-69-70 19. (17) Jimmy Walker (US) 4.23 Shigeki Maruyama (three wins), Korean-born Na (64) finished Isao Aoki and Ryuji Imada. at 13-under-par 275, one stroke 280 Thorbjorn Olesen (DEN) 71-67-74-68, 20. (25) Victor Dubuisson “This is a future megastar,” six- ahead of overnight leader Bubba Bill Haas 73-67-72-68, Luke Guthrie (France) 4.22 times major champion Nick Faldo Watson. 75-69-66-70, Brendon Todd 71-68-69- 21. (20) Charl Schwartzel (South said on the CBS television broad- Na looked likely to come up 72, Charl Schwartzel (RSA) 72-69-67-72 Africa) 4.20 cast. “This man is strong physi- short of victory when he posted 281 Scott Brown 70-69-71-71, Paul Casey 22. (18) Graeme McDowell cally, mentally and technically.” his final score just as Matsuyama, (ENG) 66-66-76-73 (Britain) 4.16 282 Jason Allred 74-68-74-66, Matt Kuchar Matsuyama made his share Watson and Scott made the turn. 23. (22) Thomas Bjorn 74-69-69-70, Rory McIlroy (NIR) 63-78- of mistakes down the stretch, The three leaders played the (Denmark) 3.91 but also hit a series of precise back nine over par and when 69-72, Billy Horschel 71- 69-68-74 approach shots as major cham- Matsuyama also made a mess, 283 Charley Hoffman 69-72-73-69, Jim 24. (21) Ian Poulter (Britain) Hideki Matsuyama of Japan holds the trophy after winning the Memorial 3.86 pions Bubba Watson and Adam it seemed likely Na would claim Furyk 73-68-72-70, Martin Flores Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance at Muirfield Village Golf 69-68-75-71, Jason Dufner 71-69- 25. (23) Keegan Bradley (US) Scott fell away. an anti-climactic victory without Club, yesterday in Dublin, Ohio. The young Japanese won with even a play-off. REUTERS 71-72, Ernie Els (RSA) 70-72-69-72 3.82 Jaidee clinches Double delight: Lewis claims ShopRite, Nordea title

MALMO: Thailand’s surpasses Park to become World No. 1 Thongchai Jaidee kept his nerve to win the Nordea Masters GALLOWAY: Stacy Lewis got them for granted.” Lewis admit- Christina. in the first hole of a play-off the victory she needed yester- ted this week that she was “kind “You know, we’d hit good shots against Victor Dubuisson and day to topple South Korean of tired” of discussing at every and we would hit terrible shots. Stephen Gallacher in Malmo, Park In-Bee from the top of the tournament. It was kind of exhausting actually Sweden yesterday. Stacy Lewis imitates a “selfie” women’s world golf rankings, The 29-year-old will be happy coming in.” Thongchai, lying four shots off as she poses with the trophy winning the LPGA ShopRite to have broken through to regain After a bogey at 17, Lewis the lead overnight, carded a clos- after winning the ShopRite Classic. the number one ranking she held sealed the victory with a birdie ing 65 to take the clubhouse lead LPGA Classic in Galloway, New America’s Lewis claimed her for four weeks last year, espe- at the last, becoming just the with a 16-under par total of 272. Jersey yesterday. second LPGA title of the season cially with the US Women’s Open fourth player to win the tourna- He then had to wait for the and the 10th of her career, firing coming up later this month at ment twice. last four groups to finish, with a four-under par final round of 67 Pinehurst. Lewis said she was looking for- France’s Dubuisson and Briton in the 54-hole tournament for a “I would like to take care of ward to her second stint atop the Gallacher matching his score. 16-under par total of 197. that here this week,” said Lewis, rankings. On the first trip back down the She finished six strokes in front who did so in emphatic style. “You know, last time it was 18th, Thongchai spun his third of runner-up Christina Kim, who Lewis started the day with taken away from me in an off- shot to three feet and, after see- carded a one-over 72 for 203. a one-shot lead. She birdied the week when we weren’t even play- ing Dubuisson and Gallacher miss Lewis is projected to end Park’s third and fourth and was up by ing, so I’m definitely just going to lengthy birdie putts, converted to 59-week reign atop the women’s two through nine holes. not take it for granted and really seal a sixth European Tour title. world golf rankings. She stretched her lead with enjoy it this time,” Lewis said. “I worked hard today,” said Park has yet to win this year another brace of birdies at the “Now I know all the extra Thongchai. and her position atop the rank- 10th and 11th before a bogey at things that come along with it, “I started with three bird- ings has been under threat for 12 that was followed by another but I’m ready for it this time.” ies in a row, had another one on weeks. birdie at 13. However, Lewis said she won’t six, then a good comeback on 11 “It’s just mind-boggling really “Making those putts on 10 and focus on maintaining the top spot. (where he conjured up an eagle). to think I have 10 wins out here,” 11 kind of freed things up, but “I know people get tired of me “We were nervous the last few Lewis said. then that back nine was just so saying it, but my goal is to win holes -- 16, 17 and 18 are tough “It’s so hard to win. There (are) back and forth,” Lewis said. the tournaments, and so what- holes -- but 16 under was good so many good players, and it’s so “It was just kind of wild swings ever happens after that is fine,” enough for a play-off.” AFP hard to win, so you never take of emotion, from me, from she said. AFP Major event venue managers assemble at Aspire

DOHA: World-class speakers of excellence for the sports The second day of the course Addressing the gather- including Luis Silva, COO of and events industries, is con- today will include a key note ing in the opening session, Maracana Stadium, the venue ducting the course titled ‘An session delivered by Silva high- Mushtaq Al-Waeli, advisor to the of the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Introduction to Venue and lighting the lessons from Rio on Secretary General of the Supreme Cup final and Rod Nenner, Vice- Stadium Management’. preparing a venue for a mega Committee for Delivery & Legacy President of the Washington’s Case studies of stadia from event among others. on Josoor Institute said: Redskins are delivering ses- across the globe and in the Middle Speaking on his participation, “Our goal at the Supreme sions on all aspects of modern East are being used to demon- Silva praised Josoor Institute, Committee for Delivery & Legacy venue operations and stadium strate best practice. “I am delighted to be invited to is to help build sustainable sports management to a select audi- The first day of the course had share my experience of build- industry in Qatar and across the ence in Qatar. topics such as the state of play of ing a world-class sports stadium region,” he remarked. The inaugural day of the two- stadia and venues in the Middle with the delegates from Qatar, the Delegates in attendance at the day Josoor Institute course was East, guiding principles of facility Middle East and North Africa. course included representatives held at the Aspire Academy management and environmental The delegates were keen to from local, regional and interna- yesterday. sustainability options for modern hear and learn from the experi- tional organsiations including the Josoor Institute, a centre stadia. ences in Brazil. Supreme Committee for Delivery Qatar has begun its journey & Legacy, Qatar Stars League, towards hosting a successful Qatar Football Association, Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup and many Foundation, Aspire Logistics, of the other events that will hap- Qatar Handball Association, pen before such as the upcoming Lekhwiya Club, Qatar Sporting Qatar 2015 24th Men’s Handball Club, Al Saad Club, Umm Salal World Championship. FC, Al Arabi Sports Club, Al The course is hosting key local Rayyan Club, Khalifa Stadium, and international experts who West End Park Cricket and are providing insights on strate- regional football associations of gies and operations of stadia and Bahrain, Iran, Jordan, Oman, events. Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, UAE and These speakers bring over 125 Yemen. years of experience and include Alaa Abdel Qader, a member Feras Btaddini, Head of Aspire of the International Handball Dome; Malcolm Tarbitt, Director Federation, representing the Security and Risk Advisory at Qatar Handball Association ICSS; Rainer Schuler, General commented: Manager, FGB Arena; Andy “The Josoor Institute course Young, Senior Consultant, is incredibly useful, being able Luis Silva, COO of Maracana Stadium delivers speech on the opening Wembley Consulting and Iain to learn from experts across the ‘An Introduction to Venue and Stadium Management’ congress in full day of ‘An Introduction to Venue and Stadium Management’ yesterday. Barnett, Vice President, Stadium world is a unique opportunity,” he swing on the opening day at the Aspire Academy yesterday. Division, IMG. said. THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 3 JUNE 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 Qatar’s Langdon in semi-finals, moves to third in New Jersey Contrasting fate for AlBalooshi who lost in first round after dragster smoked tyres

ENGLISHTOWN: Reigning you make so much power. As soon World Champion Shawn as the track heats up a little but, Langdon advanced to the it can get a little tricky. We just semi-finals for the Qatar Al didn’t compensate enough for that Anabi Racing Top Fuel Team, track temperature. We’re there. the three-time and defend- Just like the last couple of weeks, ing World Championship team we’re close. We just need a lit- owned by H E Sheikh Khalid tle race day luck. We’ll get there bin Hamad Al Thani at the 45th eventually.” annual Toyota NHRA Summer AlBalooshi was the No. 6 quali- Nationals yesterday. fier at the Toyota NHRA Summer This was the ninth of 24 races Nationals; it was his second-high- that make up America’s 2014 est qualifying effort of the season. NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing In eliminations, AlBalooshi season. faced veteran driver Bob Khalid AlBalooshi was defeated Vandergriff in weather conditions in the first round that were far warmer than the Langdon was the No. 3 qualifier rest of the weekend. AlBalooshi’s in Englishtown, New Jersey. gold Al Anabi dragster smoked He defeated Terry McMillen the tires almost immediately, and Bob Vandergriff before los- and Vandergriff did the same a ing to Richie Crampton when short time later. Despite his best the Al Anabi car smoked the efforts, AlBalooshi was unable to tires almost immediately in the catch the veteran Vandergriff and semifinals. was eliminated in the first round. Langdon has two final rounds However, he remains sixth in and two semifinal appearances in the NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel the last four races, and he moved point standings and trails fifth- up one spot to third place in the place Steve Torrence by 77 points NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel and leads seventh-place Tony point standings at Englishtown. Schumacher by eight points. He trails second-place Antron “The Al Anabi car was good Brown by 68 points and leads until today,” AlBalooshi said. fourth-place Spencer Massey by “I think we are very close. 40 points. “It was a little disap- Everything has been fine. It pointing to smoke the tires in the surprised everybody when it semi-finals,” Langdon said. smoked the tires especially “The Al Anabi was great car Jason McCulloch (crew chief). this weekend. We qualified well; Everybody was surprised the car we’ve been turning the cor- smoked the tires, but sometimes ner with this tune-up and hav- when it is not your day, it is not ing a great, competitive car,” he your day.” Al Anabi will now be in observed. action from June 13 to 15 at the Shawn Langdon cruises into the semi-finals for Qatar Al Anabi and moves to third in Langdon added: “It’s tough 14th annual Ford NHRA Thunder points. when you come to a track like Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tenn. this when the air is so good, and THE PENINSULA Chattering problems confine West to 18th

MUGELLO: The QMMF had a lot of problems with vibra- “I look forward to the next Racing Team riders Anthony tions and chatter. It didn’t make race at Barcelona and to our new West and Roman Ramos rode a difference if I was hard on frame that should be available to 18th and 29th place respec- the brakes or if I released them after the Catalunya Grand Prix!”. tively at the Grand Prix of Italy. early, I always had chattering,” he Meanwhile, Ramos said he got The 32-year-old Australian and explained. off to a positive start: his 23-year-old Spanish team- “It seems that when the fuel “In the warm-up this morning, mate suffered with chattering tank is full and the tyres are things went a little better and we problems on their speed up bikes, new, the bike is quite good. But were able to improve by seven which made it impossible for West when the fuel goes down and the tenths of a second in compari- to break into the point rankings tyres go off, I fight a lot with the son to my best time in qualifying and for Ramos to get ahead of the bike and I can’t keep the corner yesterday,” four-rider group he was in. speed,” West complained. He added: “I was confident that The QMMF Racing Team will “Towards the end, I had a long this additional speed would help not take part at the official Moto2 battle with Alex de Angelis and us in the race, but then our chat- test scheduled this week. at the last moment he got me. It tering problems returned. I was A new chassis for their speed was not a good weekend for me. suffering a lot and didn’t get the up prototypes is currently under In other races I felt strong in the result I was hoping for.” construction but not yet available. races, but here I didn’t feel good.” Ramos further said that he West who finished at the 18th However, West was deter- hoped to do well at home GP in QMMF Racing Team rider Anthony West (left) during the Grand Prix of Italy at Mugello Circuit. position termed it a tough test. mined to do well in the future Barcelona. “It was a really difficult race. I assignments. THE PENINSULA Outgoing head coach Lazaroni gets resounding farewell at Qatar SC

DOHA: The management of arriving soon to take over the of the club, Sailiyah finished in With regards to the budget, the Qatar Sports Club prepared a reins. the top four for the first time in club had yet more positive news leaving ceremony for former Ivan Hašek, the Czech coach their history as well as making an when it was understood that head coach Lazaroni yesterday, will be the new man as of next appearance in the Emir Cup Final there is a QR 4m surplus. who will depart from the club season and will be hoping to get against Al Sadd. In other development, after after five years of memorable the club back to the top four at The side also took park in the renewing the contracts of Ali service. the very least. inaugural Qatar Cup after quali- Hussein Rehema and last season’s The ceremony was filled with The Czech has already worked fying by finishing in fourth spot second top scorer Jorge Sebastián players; club official and the in the Gulf region having coached in the league. Sáez, Al Wakrah is close to com- President of the club Sheikh Emirati side Al Ahli Dubai and In addition the members were pleting their third and final sign- Jassim bin Hamad bin Nasser Al tasted success by winning the generally very pleased to have ing of foreign players. Thani. national title. secured the services of head coach As of next year all clubs in the The club wanted to show their In January 2012, Hašek took Sami Trabelsi who steered the Qatar Stars League will only be appreciation to the charismatic over the head coach job at Riyadh club so successfully last season. able to sign three foreign players Brazilian and thank him for his based side Al-Hilal FC, replacing By finishing in the top four with the new quota rule coming contribution throughout the years Thomas Doll. of the Qatar Stars League Al into effect. at the club. Meanwhile, the annual General Sailiyah is now also eligible for Now Al Wakrah is on the verge For his part Lazaroni thanked Assembly held by Al Sailiya the Asian Champions League if of signing Moroccan playmaker the club board for the good send- Sports Club yesterday evening they can get past the qualifiers. Hassan Mohsin Mitwali who will off, stressing that he would always at club headquarters generally The board was also very pleased be arriving from 11 time national remember his time with the club praised the achievements made by that the Best Team Management Moroccan champions Al Raja Lazaroni (centre) and President of Qatar Sports Club Sheikh Jassim bin fondly and wished them well. the club for the 2013-2014 season. award was given to the club at Casablanca. The player will have Hamad bin Nasser Al Thani (right) on the occasion of former’s farewell With regard to the future of Under the chairmanship of the Qatar Football Association to undergo a medical before con- party after five years of service as the head coach. the club the new coach will be Abdullah Alaidh the President awards on the 18th of May. tract. THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 3 JUNE 2014 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT South Africa Algeria leave out Guedioura fire coach Igesund Evergreen Eto’o spearheads Cameroon’s World Cup squad for Brazil JOHANNESBURG: South Africa coach Gordon Igesund RIO DE JANIERO: Midfielder Algeria’s midfielder Yacine (Academica Coimbra), Aissa was fired yesterday for poor Adlene Guedioura was the big- Brahimi (right) vies for the Mandi (Stade Reims), Carl results during his two-year gest casualty yesterday as ball with Armenian defender Medjani (Valenciennes), Djamel contract, the national foot- Algeria coach Vahid Halilhodzic Alex Da Silva during the Mesbah (Livorno), Mehdi Mostefa ball association announced in finalised his 23-man World Cup friendly football match, at the (Ajaccio) Johannesburg. squad. Tourbillon stadium in Sion, on Midfielders: Nabil Bentaleb The 57-year-old failed to meet Guedioura competed at the last (Tottenham Hotspur), mandates to reach the 2013 Africa May 31. World Cup in South Africa four Yacine Brahimi (Granada), Cup of Nations semi-finals and to years ago and in six of the quali- Abdelmoumene Djabou (Club qualify for the 2014 World Cup fiers for the 2014 finals, where Africain), Sofiane Feghouli in Brazil. Algeria compete in Group H with (Valencia), Mehdi Lacen (Getafe), Portuguese Carlos Queiroz and Belgium, Russia and South Korea. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City), Nigerian Stephen Keshi, who will He played an hour of Algeria’s Saphir Taider (Inter Milan), coach Iran and Nigeria respec- 3-1 win over Armenia in a warm- Hassan Yebda (Udinese) tively at the World Cup, have been up international in Switzerland on Forwards: Nabil Ghilas linked with the post. Former Real Saturday but did not do enough to (Porto), Islam Slimani (Sporting Madrid manager and Manchester impress Halilhodzic after a lack of Lisbon), El Arabi Soudani United assistant manager Queiroz match time for his English club (Dinamo Zagreb). had a heart-breaking previous Crystal Palace and injury earlier Cameroon squad spell in charge of South Africa. in the season when he punctured Goalkeepers (3): Charles He successfully guided the coun- his lung and broke several ribs. Itandje (Konyaspor), Sammy try through the 2002 World Cup Other players had already been N’Djock (Fethiyespor), Loïc qualifying campaign only to be axed cut from the 30-man preliminary Feudjou (Coton sport/CMR) after a Cup of Nations quarter- line-up before Algeria arrived at Defenders (7): Allan Nyom finals loss a few months before the their training base in Geneva last (Granada CF/ESP), Cedric global showpiece. A former coach week for the second part of their Djeugou (Coton sport/CMR), of Mali and Togo, Keshi exceeded World Cup preparations. Dany Nounkeu (Besiktas/TUR), expectations last year when he Algeria next play Romania in a Aurelien Chedjou (Galatasaray/ steered Nigeria to the Cup of warm-up friendly on Wednesday TUR), Nicolas Nkoulou Nations title in South Africa. before heading to Brazil. (Marseille/FRA), Henri Bedimo “The process of finding a new Meanwhile, Cameroon coach (Lyon/FRA), Benoît Assou coach will start after this press Volker Finke yesterday unveiled Finke kept faith with Rennes Bradley for a superb 26th-minute Brazil -- shocking many by the Ekotto (Queens Park Rangers/ conference,” said national foot- his final 23-man squad for the midfielder Jean II Makoun, goal that gave the United States a omission of all-time leading US ENG) ball association president Danny 2014 World Cup in Brazil start- 30, and Barcelona midfielder 1-0 lead. American veteran Clint scorer Landon Donovan. Midfielders (7): Enoh Eyong Jordaan in Soweto. ing on June 12. Alexandre Song, 26, who were Dempsey exploited a lapse in the They defeated Azerbaijan 2-0 (Antalyaspor), Jean II Makoun Jordaan met Igesund and lead- Cameroon are competing in present at the 2010 World Cup. Turkish defense to double the last Tuesday and will take on (Rennes/FRA), Joel Matip ing national association officials their seventh World Cup finals, Cameroon drew 2-2 against score in the 52nd minute. Nigeria in Jacksonville, Florida, (Shalke 04/GER), Stephane Mbia before taking the widely expected but are underdogs in Group A Germany in a warm-up at last Klinsmann took advantage of next Saturday before departing (Sevilla/ESP), Landry N’Guemo decision not to renew the contract that includes hosts Brazil, Croatia weekend. the match to give Brad Guzan, for Brazil. (Bordeaux/FRA), Alexandre of the Durban-born coach. and Mexico. Meanwhile, the United States backup to starting keeper Tim Algeria Squad: Song (Barcelona/ESP), Edgar Igesund was a popular choice Evergreen Chelsea striker continued their World Cup prepa- Howard, some time on the pitch. Goalkeepers: Rais Mbolhi Salli (Lens/FRA) as a replacement for under-per- Samuel Eto’o, 33, is set to play rations with a 2-1 triumph over Guzan was in front of goal (CSKA Sofia), Cedric Si Mohamed Strikers (6): Samuel Eto’o forming Pitso Mosimane in 2011 his fourth World Cup as he spear- Turkey on Sunday. for the second period, and when (CS Constantine), Mohamed (Chelsea/ENG), Eric Choupo having guided a record four clubs heads a squad with few surprises. German-born Fabien Johnson, Turkey pulled one goal back in Lamine Zemmamouche (USM Moting (Mainz 05/GER), to the national league title. Only two of Finke’s squad one of US manager Jurgen the 90th minute with a penalty Alger) Benjamin Moukandjo (Nancy/ But he flopped when South play in the domestic league - Klinsmann’s army of young, dual- by Selcuk Inan. Defenders: Essaid Belkalem FRA), Vincent Aboubakar Africa hosted the 2013 Cup of goalkeeper Loic Feudjou and citizenship footballers, made his The match was the United (Watford), Madjid Bougherra (Lorient/FRA), Pierre Nations, winning only one of four defender Cedric Djeugoue - with first strike for the Stars and States’ second friendly since (Al Lekhwiya), Liassine AchilleWebo (Fenerbahce/TUR), games and Bafana Bafana (The the remainder in European and Stripes an impressive one, com- Klinsmann announced his 23-man Cadamuro (Mallorca), Faouzi Fabrice Olinga (Zulte-Waregem/ Boys) bowed to Mali in the quar- Turkish clubs. bining with US veteran Michael squad for the World Cup finals in Ghoulam (Naples), Rafik Halliche BEL). AGENCIES ter-finals. AFP

Sri Lanka’s I’m not ready for Tests, Senanayake reported over says England hero Buttler bowling action

LONDON: Jos Buttler believes LONDON: Sri Lanka off-spin- he will eventually be able to ner Sachithra Senanayake has transfer his stunning one-day been reported for a suspected form into the Test arena but illegal bowling action, the that now is not the time for him International Cricket Council to make a debut in the five-day (ICC) confirmed yesterday. format. Senanayake, who has twice AB de Villiers (left) and Hashim Amla The 23-year-old wicketkeeper- recorded career-best figures in batsman, who joined Lancashire the ongoing Royal London series from Somerset at the start of this against England, was reported by season, played one of the greatest umpires Ian Gould and Marais De Villiers, Amla vie limited overs innings ever by an Erasmus at the end of his team’s England batsman, albeit in a los- victory at Lord’s on Saturday. ing cause, against Sri Lanka at He will be free to bowl again in Lord’s on Saturday. the fifth and final Royal London for Test captaincy Coming in with England in dire one-day international series at straits at 111 for five in pursuit of Edgbaston today, but will face JOHANNESBURG: Star bats- ODI team in 2011 and led the side a target of 301, Buttler made 121 further scrutiny under ICC men AB de Villiers and Hashim in three matches, but gave up the with his hundred coming off just 61 regulations. Amla are the leading candidates job last year. balls -- the quickest by an England “The umpires’ report cited con- to succeed Graeme Smith as But Amla has informed the player at ODI level and the fast- cerns over a number of deliveries South Africa’s Test captain. selectors he would be available to est by any batsman in England. that were considered to be sus- Cricket South Africa’s board captain the Test side. Unfortunately for England, Buttler pect,” an ICC press release read. meets in Johannesburg today to Both players have outstanding was out in the final over as Sri “Senanayake’s bowling action make what is seen as a crucial records as batsmen and would Lanka won by seven runs to square will now be scrutinised further decision after a decade of Smith bring different styles to the the series at 2-2 ahead of today’s under the ICC process relating to at the helm. leadership. finale at Edgbaston. bowlers reported in Tests, ODIs Smith captained South Africa De Villiers is an exuberant England are due to name their and T20Is. in a world-record 109 Tests before character who would probably squad for this month’s first Test “The off-spinner is required to announcing his retirement during be more instinctive, while Amla against Sri Lanka on Thursday, undergo testing within 21 days, the third and final Test against would be likely to be more studi- with their apparent plan to recall England’s Jos Buttler (right) celebrates after reaching his century not and, during this period, he is Australia last March. ous and analytical. Matt Prior after he was dropped out during play on the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka at Lord’s in London permitted to continue bowling The national selectors will table Faf du Plessis, 29, who captains during the 5-0 Ashes thrashing in on May 31. in international cricket until the their recommendation for the the national Twenty20 team, is Australia set to be scuppered by the results of the testing are known.” captaincy, but the final decision a third candidate and has dis- Sussex stumper’s Achilles injury. England, who have twice led will be made by the board. played the most natural flair for While Buttler certainly hasn’t someone who is talked about as a starting to learn my method in the one-day Royal London inter- The first assignment of the captaincy. done his chances of making a Test Test cricketer as quickly as I can. four-day cricket.” national series, face a decider new captain will be to lead South But his relative lack of experi- debut any harm, doubts remain “I average 32 in first-class But whatever happens in the today after Sri Lanka held their Africa in two Tests in Sri Lanka ence -- he has played in only 14 over the quality of his glovework cricket -- and if I wasn’t playing immediate future, Buttler could nerve to inch a seven-run win at during July. Tests -- could count against him. and there have even been sugges- one-day cricket, I would not be well have the chance to dis- Lord’s. Sri Lanka, meanwhile, De Villiers, 30, was vice-cap- His supporters would point out, tions England could recall Essex’s at the forefront of anyone’s mind cuss what it’s like to play Test named their squad yesterday tain under Smith and is the one- however, that Smith was made James Foster, reckoned to be the with an average like that. cricket with Andrew Flintoff afternoon for the two-Test series day international (ODI) skipper. captain after only eight Tests. best keeper on the county circuit, “My glovework needs to after Lancashire announced last against England in June, from He has led the side in 40 ODI With Smith and Jacques 12 years after the Essex stalwart improve too, to be a Test match week they were recalling the 2005 which Senanayake is omitted. The games. He had no prior captaincy Kallis having retired from Test played his last Test. cricketer.” Ashes hero to their Twenty20 29-year-old made his Test debut, experience. cricket, at least one new bats- England captain Alastair Cook Having competed for the keep- squad five years after the all- and won his solitary cap to date, He struggled initially, but man is expected to be included has indicated Buttler may need er’s spot at Somerset with Craig rounder’s injury-induced retire- five months ago. appeared to grow into the job in the South African Test squad, more time to hone his craft and Kieswetter, Buttler felt obliged to ment. Flintoff is now in line to Sri Lanka (vs England for last season. He has expressed his with left-hander Stiaan van Zyl a the player himself agreed. leave his native county. make a much anticipated come- two Tests In June): Angelo willingness to lead the Test side. strong contender. “I haven’t discussed it with the “I made the change to back against Yorkshire at Old Mathews (Captain), Lahiru Amla, 31, captained the South South Africa will also want to management or Alastair,” Buttler Lancashire to improve my wick- Trafford on Friday. Thirimanne (Vice Captain), African team at the Under-19 bolster their spin bowling, with said. “(But) I am not ready for etkeeping, and do it full time. “He has got to get in the team Dimuth Karunaratne, Kaushal World Cup in New Zealand in off-spinners Dane Piedt and Test match cricket. “You have to remember it takes (first), I guess,” said Buttler. Silva, Kumar Sangakkara, 2002 and was appointed captain Simon Harmer making strong “It is a pretty easy assumption time. You can’t be a finished arti- “(But) I think it is great Mahela Jayawardene, Prasanna of the Dolphins franchise early in claims in domestic cricket. to make, looking at my game and cle at 23. “You want to accelerate for someone whose career is Jayawardene, Dinesh Chandimal, his first-class career. The board meeting is expected where I am as a player. your development, but you want cut short. He is a superstar of Rangana Herath, Dilruwan He resigned as captain after to endorse a proposal to increase “That is my honest opinion, and to be realistic as well. the game, a legend of English Perera, Shaminda Eranga, Nuwan one season to concentrate on his the target to five black players in that is the opinion of others.” “I am getting better. This is cricket...I think it is great to play Kulasekara, Nuwan Pradeep, batting. each franchise team in an effort However, he added: “It is my probably the best start I have in the same team with Andrew Chanaka Welagedara, Dhammika Amla was appointed De Villiers’ to speed up racial transformation. hope and ambition to turn into had to a first-class season. I am Flintoff.” AFP Prasad. AFP vice-captain of the South African AFP TUESDAY 3 JUNE 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27

CAF boss Hayatou Rossi left out of Italy squad slams ‘smear Coach Capello drops Cheryshev and Mogilevets from final 23-man list campaign’ over Qatar 2022 Italy Squad ROME: Giuseppe Rossi has Paris St Germain midfielder Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), been left out of the Italy squad Marco Verratti played his way Mattia Perin (Genoa), Salvatore Sirigu (Paris setting off for the World Cup into the squad following a good ABUJA: Issa Hayatou, St Germain). Defenders: Ignazio Abate (AC in Brazil on Thursday, with display against the Irish and head of the African Football Milan), Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), Leonardo Parma’s Antonio Cassano pre- Napoli’s Lorenzo creative attacker Confederation (CAF) and vice- Bonucci (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), ferred to the injury-plagued Lorenzo Insigne was preferred president of FIFA, has “cat- Matteo Darmian (Torino), Mattia De Sciglio (AC Fiorentina frontman. to AS Roma youngster Mattia egorically” denied allegations in Milan), Gabriel Paletta (Parma) Midfielders: Alberto Aquilani (Fiorentina), Rossi played 71 minutes of Destro. Britain’s Sunday Times newspa- Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Daniele De Rossi Saturday’s goalless draw against There were few surprises in per that he received gifts and (AS Roma), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Ireland but did not do enough to goal or at the back with captain money to support Qatar’s bid for Thiago Motta (Paris St Germain), Marco Parolo convince Cesare Prandelli that he and keeper Gianliugi Buffon set the 2022 World Cup. (Parma), Andrea Pirlo (Juventus), Marco was match fit and the Italy coach to extend his record of 139 Italy A statement released by CAF Verratti (Paris St Germain) has opted for Cassano. appearances. said the allegations against Forwards: Mario Balotelli (AC Milan), Antonio Cassano (Parma), Alessio Cerci (Torino), Ciro American-born Rossi scored 16 Inter Milan’s Andrea Cameroonian Hayatou were “fan- Immobile (Torino), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli). league goals last season despite Rannochia will remain in reserve ciful”, “ridiculous” and formed only starting two games in 2014 given the injury niggles affecting part of a “smear campaign” Russia Squad due to a long-term knee injury a number of defenders. against him. Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow), layoff. Meanwhile, Russia coach “Issa Hayatou has denied cat- Yury Lodygin (Zenit St. Petersburg), Sergey Ryzhikov (Rubin Kazan). Defenders: Vasili Cassano shone as Parma fin- Fabio Capello has named his egorically the allegations of cor- Berezutskiy (CSKA Moscow), Vladimir Granat ished sixth in Serie A and he will final 23-man squad for the ruption published by the UK (Dynamo Moscow), Andrey Eshchenko (Anzhi go to Brazil along with flamboy- World Cup in Brazil, with the Sunday Times in its edition of 1st Makhachkala), Sergey Ignashevich (CSKA ant Torino forwards Alessio Cerci Italian unsurprisingly drop- June 2014,” the statement said. Moscow), Alexey Kozlov (Dynamo Moscow), and Ciro Immobile, who scored ping Denis Cheryshev and Pavel “Mr Hayatou will not allow Dmitry Kombarov (Spartak Moscow), Andrey 35 league goals between them in Mogilevets from his provisional journalists once again to attack Semenov (Terek Grozny), Georgi Schennikov (CSKA Moscow). Midfielders: Denis Glushakov Giampiero Ventura’s exciting side. list. his integrity and reputation. (Spartak Moscow), Igor Denisov (Dynamo Immobile is set to sign for Real Madrid’s Cheryshev has “Such allegations are meant to Moscow), Alan Dzagoev (CSKA Moscow), Borussia Dortmund in the close been on a season-long loan at discredit not only him as a person Yury Zhirkov (Dynamo Moscow), Alexey Ionov season. Sevilla but missed the La Liga but the whole continent.” (Dynamo Moscow), Alexander Samedov Italy lost midfielder Riccardo side’s Europa League triumph Portuguese national team player Cristiano Ronaldo (left) is greeted by Qatari organisers of the 2022 (Lokomotiv Moscow), Victor Faizulin (Zenit St. Montolivo to a broken leg follow- against Benfica through injury World Cup have “vehemently” Petersburg), Oleg Shatov (Zenit St. Petersburg), Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva during a meeting at Belem Roman Shirokov (Krasnodar). Forwards: ing an accidental collision with to cap a miserable campaign in Palace in Lisbon, yesterday. The Portuguese national team travels denied accusations their success- Maxim Kanunnikov (Amkar Perm), Alexander Ireland defender Alex Pearce on which the 23-year-old winger today to the United States and then to Brazil in preparation for the ful bid was corrupt, saying Bin Kerzhakov (Zenit St. Petersburg), Alexander Saturday. Alberto Aquilani takes managed just 139 minutes of World Cup 2014. Hammam played no “official or Kokorin (Dynamo Moscow) his place in the squad. action. AGENCIES unofficial” role in the bid. FIFA have referred all ques- tions about the newspaper allega- tions to the independent “Ethics Committee” led by American law- Liverpool complete Lambert signing yer Michael Garcia. Hayatou is also a member of the LIVERPOOL: Liverpool yes- that’s what matters, and that’s being released as a 15-year-old. International Olympic Committee terday completed the sign- what I’ll be focused on.” He worked in a beetroot fac- (IOC) and was reprimanded by ing of England forward Rickie Lambert is among England tory before his professional career that body in 2011 for receiv- Lambert from Southampton, manager Roy Hodgson’s 23-man finally got going. ing 100,000 French francs from who should bolster a strike force World Cup squad, currently at a He spent years in the lower FIFA’s scandal-ridden former that almost fired the Reds to the training camp in Miami ahead of leagues of English football with marketing agency International Premier League title. the tournament in Brazil. the likes of Rochdale, Stockport Sport and Leisure (ISL). The former Liverpool trainee The striker, who has two goals and Bristol Rovers before The IOC accepted that he was underwent a medical on Saturday from four England caps, has finally hitting the big time with not member of the Olympic move- after a fee of £4m ($6.7m, 4.9m emerged as an important squad Southampton following their pro- ment at the time of the offence England striker euros) was agreed with the Saints. player since scoring against motion to the Premier League. in 1995. Rickie Lambert He is understood to have signed Scotland with his first touch as He scored 14 goals in 39 The 67-year-old former athlete, acknowledging the a two-year contract. an international footballer in a games last season and has 117 who has held his post as the head fans after being “I can’t believe it. I’ve loved this friendly last year. in 235 appearances since joining of African football since 1987, was substituted dur- club all my life. I left here 17 years He did not feature in England’s Southampton in 2009 after they also accused by the Sunday Times ing the World Cup ago -- and I haven’t stopped lov- 3-0 warm-up win over visitors were relegated to the third-tier of corruption relating to the 2022 2014 Group H ing it since,” the 32-year-old said. Peru at Wembley on Friday and League One. World Cup vote in 2011. qualifying match “I have always dreamt of play- faces competition from new Lambert’s potent combination “Like in 2011, the CAF presi- against Moldova at ing for Liverpool, but I did kind team-mate Daniel Sturridge, of height, strength and sharp dent is waiting for the famous Wembley Stadium of think the chance of playing for plus Manchester United’s Wayne finishing would make him an evidence from the Sunday Times in London in this them had gone. Rooney and Danny Welbeck, for intriguing addition to Liverpool and reserves the right to take “I know how big Liverpool are a starting place in Brazil. manager Brendan Rodgers’ squad, legal action against any of those September 6, -- and it means everything to me Liverpool-born Lambert sup- which noticeably lacked quality responsible for the smear cam- 2013 file picture. -- but I know what is important; ported the club as a child and cover for first-choice strikers Luis paign against him,” the statement Liverpool com- I know it’s what I do on the pitch was a member of the Reds’ youth Suarez and Sturridge last season. concluded. REUTERS pleted the sign- and the minutes I play. I know academy for five years before AFP ing of Lambert yesterday. Ribery hoping to be fit for Final test for unfinished Cup campaign Sao Paulo Cup opener NICE, France: France winger Franck Ribery is suffering from a lower back problem which is SAO PAULO:The Sao Paulo unfinished. Coverage was better severely hampering his prepa- stadium hosting the opening if imperfect on Sunday and the rations for this month’s World match of the World Cup staged flow of fans via the metro was also Cup, a national team official a second test game on Sunday much more fluid, with extensive AFC President backs confirmed yesterday. but well below capacity, with signage. Ribery missed France’s 1-1 one section temporarily closed “We were at the inauguration draw with Paraguay at Nice’s and another at half capacity on and some improvements can be Allianz Riviera in the second of firefighters’ orders. seen from outside,” Fabio Ribeiro, Qatar to clear doubts their three world cup warm up The new Corinthians Arena 38, said. matches and the Bayern Munich remains an unfinished addition In the media working area, KUALA LUMPUR: Asia’s World Cup and Atletico Madrid forward faces a battle against to the skyline in Brazil’s stylishly however, most working areas had football chief Shaikh Salman win this year’s La Liga crown, time to be fit for Sunday’s game affluent business hub, with the yet to be fitted out with plugs. Ebrahim Al Khalifa (pictured) has signed a three-year deal with with Jamaica. two incomplete seating sections Brazil officially handed the said yesterday he is convinced Major League Soccer’s New York “He’s had this problem for over unable to accommodate fans as arena over to FIFA on May 21, Qatar would try to clear the air expansion team. six weeks,” the France official owners Corinthians met Botafogo long past the original December over fresh allegations surround- New York City FC announced said. “He has had further tests for the test game before a crowd 31 deadline. ing the 2022 World Cup. the signing yesterday, giving the at a Paris hospital and visited a of 37,119 paying guests. Corinthians say the venue will The Asian Football new club its first-ever player and specialist on Saturday morning They witnessed a 1-1 draw, end up costing between 920m and Confederation (AFC) said in a star power for its 2015 debut. before leaving for Nice. Jadson on target for the hosts and 950m reais ($417m and $431m) -- statement its president is still Villa will keep the number “Since then, he has been follow- Edilson for the visitors from Rio. -- but much remains to be done or 14 to 18 percent over its origi- “looking forward to seven jersey he has ing a programme aimed at getting FIFA had expected that, with for the World Cup,” said Anderson nal budget. seeing a successful worn for most of his him ready in under a week.” just 11 days to go before Brazil Almeida, 27, as he found his seat The stadium will not merely FIFA World Cup in career, including a The news confirmed sug- open their Cup extravaganza in a temporary seating section host the opening game -- it will Qatar”. stint at Barcelona gestions made by coach Didier against Croatia, the stadium open for the first time. be the theater for the pomp of an “The AFC where he won La Deschamps, who said after would be able to hold a full capac- “I’ve brought my Saint Jude opening ceremony to be transmit- President is con- Liga crowns in 2011 Sunday’s draw with Paraguay that ity test for 65,000 fans. shirt in case the stairs fail,” joked ted by some 600 broadcasters to vinced that the and 2013 and a 2011 “the aim is to have him available Instead, two temporary seat- his father Jeorge, 70, in allusion to a worldwide audience of around a Qatar 2022 Supreme Champions League for the match against Jamaica ing areas are unfinished, the scaf- the many delays the stadium has billion people. Committee for title. next Sunday.” folding betraying the fact that the experienced and accidents claim- The 25-minute spectacle will Delivery and Legacy “I’m keen to do In Ribery’s absence, France venue is still a building site. ing the lives of three workers. feature 600 artists and incorpo- will do their utmost the best I can, take were denied a second consecutive FIFA secretary general Jerome One of the three construction rate the World Cup anthem “We to clear the doubts,” on board that extra victory in their world cup prepa- Valcke (pictured) had tweeted workers fell from an unfinished Are One” sung by rapper Pitbull, it said. responsibility and rations after Victor Caceres can- after visiting the stadium on May seating area on March 21. Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte. “Hosting the FIFA prove my worth by celled out Antoine Griezmann’s 21 that “it is vital for us that all The stadium -- known as Valcke left operational experts World Cup in Asia, repaying the con- late goal with a header a minute facilities will be tested under full Itaquerao after the part of the to “test all aspects and then make especially in the fidence they have from time. match conditions including the city in which it stands -- held a the final adjustments to ensure Middle East, means a shown in me,” Villa Les Bleus beat Norway 4-0 in temporary seats & associated first test game on May 18 between all will be perfect for the opening lot to the continent,” said. Paris in their first buildup match facilities.” Corinthians and Figueirense. The ceremony and the opening match it quoted the Bahraini as saying. The New York MLS team and Deschamps remained upbeat That proved impossible Sunday. hosts lost. on 12 June.” Qatar’s World Cup organisers is owned by English Premier about his side’s performance, Compared to an initial test The 36,000 fans at that game Valcke has already candidly vehemently denied any wrong- League side Manchester City despite their inability to hold on match on May 18, metal detectors faced broken elevators, exterior admitted, however, that FIFA doing in the bidding process as and Major League Baseball’s New against a Paraguay side who failed were in place at the entrance and lighting problems, patchy cell- has been through “hell,” cajol- alleged by the Britain’s Sunday York Yankees. It will call Yankee to qualify for the World Cup. a metallic gray material covered phone connectivity and a drench- ing and marshaling organizers to Times. Stadium home where a new sta- “We can’t win every match 4-0 the temporary seating structure ing storm that forced some to jump through the various logisti- Meanwhile, David Villa, who dium for the club is constructed. but there were a lot of good things on the stadium’s southern side. move to higher seats because part cal hoops involved in staging the helped Spain capture the 2010 AGENCIES tonight,” he said. AFP “The stadium is very beautiful of the glass-paneled roof was still event. AFP Tuesday 3 June 2014 5 Sha’baan 1435 Volume 19 Number 6085 Sport Price: QR2 Kings dethrone Matsuyama Hawks to wins Memorial reach finals in play-off

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BERLIN: Germany will travel to this month’s World Cup in Brazil with only one out-and- out striker to end their 18-year wait for an international title after coach Joachim Loew cut Kevin Volland from his final 23-man squad yesterday. Hoffenheim forward Volland joined defender Shkodran Mustafi and left back Marcel Schmelzer, still nursing a knee injury, as the three players left out of the final squad after being included in a provisional selection for a training camp in Italy. “Obviously Shkodran, Marcel and Kevin are very disappointed and I an understand that because Spain’s Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic during their French tennis Open round of sixteen they had every right to hope they match at the Roland Garros Stadium in Paris, yesterday. would be in Brazil,” Loew told reporters. “All three are players who still have the chance to take part in several big tournaments in their Germany’s defender Marcel Schmelzer (right) vies for the ball during the careers.” International friendly football match against Chile in Stuttgart, south- Volland’s exclusion came as a western Germany, in this March 5, 2014 file picture. Regal Rafa sets surprise given the stocky striker’s physical strength and all-round play were seen as a good alterna- injuries this season, made the Group G. Squad: Goalkeepers: tive to veteran forward Miroslav squad in a talented midfield that Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Klose, who will be 36 next week. also includes Marco Reus, Mesut Roman Weidenfeller (Borussia Attacking midfielder Mario Ozil, Lukas Podolski and Toni Dortmund), Ron-Robert Zieler up Ferrer clash Goetze played as a striker in Kroos. “I am 100 percent con- (Hanover 96) the 2-2 warmup draw against vinced of all the players’ abilities. Defenders: Jerome Cameroon on Sunday and that We have the right mix of many Boateng (Bayern Munich), Murray to meet Monfils in quarter-finals position can also be filled by young and hugely talented players Kevin Grosskreutz (Borussia Thomas Mueller, on target in that and players with a lot of tourna- Dortmund), Erik Durm (Borussia game. Loew included Borussia ment experience who know what Dortmund), Benedikt Hoewedes PARIS: Eight-time cham- best against Lajovic who claimed Dortmund’s Erik Durm, who can it is all about,” Loew said. (Schalke 04), Mats Hummels pion Rafael Nadal stormed a paltry 15 points off the cham- play as left back, in the final squad Little-known Mustafi of (Borussia Dortmund), Per into a French Open quarter- pion’s serve. after he won praise following his Sampdoria, a surprise call-up Mertesacker (Arsenal), Philipp final showdown against com- Watched by US rocker Prince, first cap on Sunday while also in the provisional squad, made Lahm (Bayern Munich) patriot David Ferrer yesterday who played a concert in the sticking with youngsters Julian way for a more experienced Midfielders: Julian Draxler while Andy Murray set-up a French capital on Sunday night, Draxler and Matthias Ginter backline, with Jerome Boateng, (Schalke 04), Matthias Ginter clash with childhood friend Nadal, seeking to become the first as well as midfielder Chrstioph Mats Hummels, Benedikt (Freiburg), Mario Goetze (Bayern Gael Monfils, France’s last man man to win five French Opens in a Kramer, who won his first two Hoewedes, Per Mertesacker and Munich), Christoph Kramer standing. row, needed just 93 minutes to go caps in the past weeks. Kevin Grosskreutz. Borussia (Borussia Moenchengladbach), With rock star Prince in the through to a last-eight showdown The coach, in charge of Dortmund’s Schmelzer paid Sami Khedira (Real Madrid), Toni stands and the abdication of King with Ferrer. Germany for the fourth tour- the price for missing too much Kroos (Bayern Munich), Thomas Juan Carlos on his mind, world The two men met in last year’s nament, also kept faith in first- training in their Italian training Mueller (Bayern Munich), Mesut number one Nadal, who turns 28 final where Nadal allowed his choice keeper Manuel Neuer and camp due to his injury. Germany, Ozil (Arsenal), Lukas Podolski today, brushed aside outclassed 32-year-old Davis Cup teammate captain Philipp Lahm, both of who won the World Cup as West (Arsenal), Marco Reus (Borussia Dusan Lajovic, the world 83 from just eight games. Despite his whom are racing to get fit follow- Germany on three occasions, hope Dortmund), Andre Schuerrle Serbia, 6-1, 6-2, 6-1. Philippe Chatrier court mauling, ing injuries. to clinch their first silverware (Chelsea), Bastian Schweinsteiger He was at his ruthless, efficient Lajovic at least had the consola- Playmaker Bastian since Euro 96. (Bayern Munich). tion of avoiding the worst Roland Schweinsteiger, also working Germany take on Ghana, United Forward: Miroslav Klose French Open Garros rout handed out by Nadal. on his fitness following several States and Portugal in World Cup (Lazio). REUTERS That unwanted record belongs to Results Juan Monaco who won just two Lampard to PARIS, France: Results yesterday at the games in a fourth round drubbing French Open, the ninth day of the season’s in 2012. second Grand Slam tournament at Roland “Dusan had a great tourna- leave Chelsea Garros (x denotes seeded player): ment, he had three good wins,” US singer Prince attends the said Nadal, whose record in Paris LONDON: Chelsea legend Men’s Fourth round French tennis Open round of now stands at 63 wins against just sixteen match between Nadal Frank Lampard yesterday Rafael Nadal (ESP x1) bt Dusan Lajovic one defeat. and Lajovic. announced he will leave the west (SRB) 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 “It’s never easy playing on this London club when his contract David Ferrer (ESP x5) bt Kevin Anderson Philippe Chatrier court for the expires at the end of June. (RSA x19) 6-3, 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 6-1 first time. I controlled the points eight since Cliff Drysdale in 1967, Lampard had reportedly been Gael Monfils (FRA x23) bt Guillermo García- from the baseline and I am happy at the same stage of the tourna- offered a new deal on reduced Lopez (ESP) 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 to be into another quarter-final.” ment last year. terms by Chelsea, but he has Andy Murray (GBR x7) bt Fernando Verdasco Such was the ease of Nadal’s “Tactically, I will have to be opted to bring an end to his (ESP x24) 6-4, 7-5, 7-6 (7/3) latest Paris win that he spent perfect against Rafa,” said Ferrer. 13-year spell at Stamford Bridge. most of his time at his post-match “I hope that I will instill some Several reports claimed Women’s Fourth round news conference discussing the doubts in Rafa’s mind. I will pull Lampard’s representative has held Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS x27) bt Lucie abdication of King Juan Carlos out all of the stops to play well talks with New York City over a Safarova (CZE x23) 6-3, 6-4 of Spain. without making errors, and we’ll prospective move to Major League This handout picture released yesterday by the Spanish government Simona Halep (ROM x4) bt Sloane Stephens “He is a wonderful person who see what’s gonna happen.” Soccer’s new franchise next March. shows Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (third right, front row) pos- (USA x15) 6-4, 6-3 was a great representative of our British seventh seed Murray At least 10 other clubs, including ing with a red jersey next to Spain’s coach Vincent del Bosque (second Sara Errani (ITA x10) bt Jelena Jankovic country and Spain should thank defeated Spain’s Fernando newly-promoted QPR, are believed right) in Madrid as the Spanish World Cup team stands prior to boarding (SRB x6) 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 him,” said Nadal. Verdasco 6-4, 7-5, 7-6 (7/3) to to have registered their interest in their flight to the US for their training camp. Andrea Petkovic (GER x28) bt Kiki Bertens “I had the opportunity to meet reach the quarter-finals for the signing the star. (NED) 1-6, 6-2, 7-5 him on quite a few occasions. He fourth time. Lampard scored 211 goals in was always very nice and warm Wimbledon champion Murray, 649 appearances for the Blues, Order of Play towards me. He made me feel whose best run in Paris was making him the club’s all-time Order of play on two show courts on the Suarez arrives at camp very comfortable every time we a semi-final spot in 2011, will record goal-scorer. 10th day of the French Open today: met.” face French 23rd seed Monfils He admitted it was a wrench to (prefix number denotes seeding, all quarter- Nadal holds a 21-6 advantage after extending his record over leave Chelsea after so many happy MONTEVIDEO: Liverpool doctor Alberto Pan declared the final singles, play starts at 1200 GMT, 8AM over Ferrer in their career meet- Verdasco to 10-1. memories and he paid tribute to striker Luis Suarez arrived at striker was “on track” to recovery ET): ings but it was his compatriot who “I’m looking forward to the former chairman Ken Bates, who Uruguay’s World Cup train- after his training session. Court Philippe Chatrier won their most recent clash in next match with Gael, it should be was in charge when he was signed ing camp yesterday 11 days Pan added however that Garbine Muguruza (Spain) vs 7-Maria the Monte Carlo quarter-finals a great atmosphere,” said Murray from West Ham in 2001, and cur- after undergoing surgery on an Suarez’s recovery was being moni- Sharapova (Russia) 8-Milos Raonic (Canada) in April. Ferrer reached his 10th of a rivalry which began when rent owner Roman Abramovich. injured knee. tored “on a day to day basis” by vs 2-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) successive Grand Slam quarter- the two were children playing in “When I arrived at this fan- The English Premier League’s team officials and that no time final with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), Les Petits As tournament in the tastic club 13 years ago I would player of the year is hopeful of frame had been put on his rejoin- Court Suzanne Lenglen 6-1 win over South Africa’s Kevin French town of Tarbres. never have believed that I would winning his race against time to ing the team. The 27-year-old is 14-Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) vs Anderson. “I first played Gael when I was be fortunate enough to play so be fit for Uruguay’s opening game set to clash with Liverpool team- 18-Eugenie Bouchard (Canada) 6-Tomas Ferrer had beaten Anderson, 10 and he was 11. He’s an unbe- many games and enjoy sharing in against Costa Rica on June 14. mate Steven Gerrard as Uruguay Berdych (Czech Republic) vs 18-Ernests who was hoping to be the first lievable entertainer and fun to so much success,” Lampard said And his chances have been have been drawn with England, Gulbis (Latvia) South African man in the last watch,” said Murray. AFP in a statement. AFP boosted after Uruguay team Italy and Costa Rica. AFP