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DOHA: With the Supreme the hospital or clinic to the pay- In the second phase, the scheme Council of Health (SCH) prepar- roll of the staff have been taken will provide comprehensive health ing to launch the second phase into consideration. They (hospi- insurance coverage for inpatient of the re-branded National tals and clinics) agreed to the fees and out patient services includ- Health Insurance Scheme on and joined, after that they can’t ing preventative care, emergency April 30, a senior SCH official complain. Joining the provid- treatment, physiotherapy, occu- has asked hospitals and clinics ers’ network is not something we pational therapy, speech therapy, to upgrade themselves to meet force, it’s optional,” he said. long-term care, radiology, oph- the requirements of the scheme. Phase one of the scheme was thalmology, laboratory testing The SCH yesterday announced launched in July last year, cover- and prescription medicines. H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser speaks at the opening of the Doha International Conference on the Family, re-branding of the scheme under ing Qatari females aged 12 and “There is no need for registra- under the theme ‘Empowering Families: A Pathway to Development’, yesterday. See also page 5 the name Seha, meaning “health”. above for gynaecology, obstetrics, tion for the insurance scheme. The second phase will cover all maternity and related women’s Any Qatari national can walk Qatari nationals of all ages, health conditions. into a hospital or clinic which is both men and women, Dr Faleh The Women’s Hospital, Al within the network and submit Mohamed Hussain Ali, Acting Emadi Hospital, Al Ahli Hospital, the ID and access the services,” Qatar residents prefer news to CEO of the National Health Doha Clinic, Al Wakra Hospital, Al said Faleh Hussain. insurance Company, told a news Khor Hospital, the Cuban Hospital “Majority of services are covered conference yesterday. and Al Hayat Medical Centre were in the second phase with the excep- Seha also launched its services providing the service during the tion of plastic surgery. The National entertainment on TV: NU-Q survey on the social networking sites first phase of the scheme. Health Insurance Company will yesterday. Citing a public survey The official said some provid- announce the new list of providers DOHA: After Lebanon, Qatar of respondents preferring to watch with nationally representative on the first phase of the scheme, ers had received high number of next week before the second stage has the second largest number news than other genres on TV fol- samples of adults aged 18 or over the official claimed that majority patients and that was a challenge of the scheme starts to get imple- of people who prefer to watch lowed by Qatar (44 percent). It’s also who answered questions on a wide of the beneficiaries were satisfied during the first phase. “Some pro- mented,” he added. news on television channels than interesting to note that in Qatar, range of topics, including the role with the services. viders complained of a rush dur- Seha yesterday started its entertainment programmes, news (42 percent) is the most pop- of entertainment media in their He said more hospitals and ing the implementation of the first Facebook page and Twitter according to a survey conducted ular form of online entertainment, lives and related cultural attitudes. clinics will join the provider net- phase. We had already informed account for people to access infor- by the Northwestern University followed by comedy (39 percent). Qatar has the lowest percent- work in the second phase. There them that many people would come, mation about the service. Public in Qatar (NU-Q) whose results While Arabic is by far the age of nationals who watch TV is no compulsion on hospitals and may be they were not prepared and can contact and interact on its were released yesterday. most frequently used language programmes produced in their clinics to join the scheme, but once faced some difficulty,” he said. Facebook page ‘SehaQatar’ and The six-nation survey, entitled for watching TV, Qatar (39 per- own country. Only 51 percent they have joined, they will have to “Sometimes they (the patients) follow Twitter on @SehaQatar. ‘Entertainment Media Use in the cent) has the highest percentage of of Qataris in the survey watch abide by the rules and regulations. had to wait long to get an appoint- “We are launching a presence on Middle East’, was conducted in nationals who watch TV in English, Qatar-produced programmes When pointed out that some ment. It is due to the appointment social media to better communicate Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, followed closely by Saudi Arabia (38 compared to Egypt (100 percent), hospitals and clinics were com- system. If it had taken five to six with scheme members, to answer Egypt, Tunisia and the United percent), the UAE (25 percent), Lebanon (98 percent), Tunisia plaining about a low fee structure hours for a certain process in any queries people may have and Arab Emirates. According to offi- Lebanon (19 percent), Tunisia (10 (98 percent), the UAE (94 per- under the scheme, the official said the past, now we can’t expect it to keep the public informed and cials, 6,035 face-to-face interviews percent) and Egypt (two percent). cent) and KSA (88 percent). all financial expenditures were to happen in ten minutes. But updated about the scheme and its were held as part of the study. The survey was conducted This is perhaps because fewer taken into account when the fee if there is a rush then it’s the services,” said Hussain Ali. In the category called ‘News as in partnership with Doha Film programmes originate in Qatar. structure was finalised. responsibility of the provider to THE PENINSULA a favourite genre of TV, Lebanon Institute (DFI) from January 27 THE PENINSULA “From the cost of the land of handle the situation,” he added. Continued on page 4 has come on top with 51 percent through February 26 this year Continued on page 4

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JINDO, South Korea: South Korean coastguards and navy divers resumed their search today for nearly 280 people still missing after a ferry capsized. They will also be seeking answers to many unanswered ques- tions surrounding Wednesday’s accident, notably what caused the Sewol vessel to list and then flip over entirely, leaving only a small section of its hull above water. Of 462 passengers on board the ferry, 179 have been rescued and six people are known to have died. Nearly 340 of the passengers were teenagers and teachers from the same school l on a field trip to Jeju island. Gareth Bale (left) of Real Madrid vies for the ball with Javier Mascherano REUTERS of Barcelona during the Copa del Rey match yesterday. Real won the See also page 12 match 2-1. See also page 28

Man dies of MERS, five South Sudan loses oil more infections in Jeddah town Bentiu to rebels JEDDAH: A Saudi man has died of MERS in JUBA: South Sudan’s army said yesterday rebels the western city of Jeddah, where authorities had wrested control of the key oil town of Bentiu, have sought to calm fears over the spreading one of the most bitterly contested regions in the respiratory illness, the health ministry said four-month-long conflict. The town is the first yesterday. major settlement to have been retaken in a renewed The ministry said five more people were infected offensive by forces of rebel leader Riek Machar. with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, includ- “We are moving forward to retake the town from ing two medics, all in Jeddah. the forces of Riek Machar, who entered the town on The latest death of a 52-year-old brings to 71 the Tuesday after our forces withdrew,” army spokes- total number of people to have died from MERS, out man Philip Aguer said, accusing the rebels of “com- of 205 infections in Saudi Arabia, it added. mitting atrocities.” “The rebels were killing innocent Local media reported Wednesday at least four people as they entered, there were killings at the doctors at Jeddah’s King Fahd hospital resigned hospital, in the market and mosque,” Aguer added, this week after refusing to treat patients affected although the reports could not be independently by MERS, apparently out of fear of catching the confirmed. virus. AFP AFP See also page 10 THURSDAY 17 APRIL 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

Cabinet fixes registration fees PM meets Interpol chief Emir, PM send for lawyers, law companies condolences to Kuwait DOHA: The Prime Minister effective after 90 days of its issue DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh and Interior Minister H E in the official gazette. Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser The session then endorsed yesterday sent a cable of con- bin Khalifa Al Thani yester- Qatar’s participation in the 15th dolences to the Emir of Kuwait day chaired the weekly Cabinet GCC exhibition in the UAE on H H Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad meeting at the Emiri Diwan. May 26-30. Al Jaber Al Sabah following The Deputy Prime Minister It approved a proposal of the death of Sheikh Sabah and Minister of State for Cabinet the Labour and Social Affairs Nasser Al Saud Al Sabah. Affairs H E Ahmed bin Abdullah Ministry to grant Qatar Red The Prime Minister and bin Zaid Al Mahmoud said the Crescent Society financial sup- Interior Minister H E Sheikh Cabinet approved a draft decision port for 2013-2014. Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa of the Minister of Justice on fix- It also approved a draft coop- Al Thani sent a similar cable. ing registration fees for lawyers, eration agreement in legal field local and international law firms between the Justice Ministry and Qatar, Iran to according to the table registration its Georgian counterpart; and a fees attached to the decision. draft protocol complementary to boost relations The Cabinet also approved a the air transport accord between draft decision of the Minister Qatar and Romania. DOHA: The Director-General of Environment on endorsing a The Cabinet reviewed a study of Public Security Staff Major technical regulation (Qatari con- ‘Population and water in Qatar’ The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday met General Saad bin Jassim Al struction specifications (QCS) for by the population standing com- the Secretary-General of International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol), Ronald Kenneth Noble, and Khulaifi yesterday met Iran’s 2014), a mandatory Qatari tech- mittee and took the appropriate discussed relations and issues of mutual concern. Deputy Minister of Interior nical regulation. The decision is decision. QNA Ali Abdullahi and his delega- tion. They signed the minutes of the first meeting of the joint commission between Qatar and Iran to enhance coordi- Therapy unit relocated nation and reviewed security Qatar Duty Free again named cooperation in areas of con- DOHA: Hamad Medical cern for both countries. Corporation (HMC) has moved ‘Travel Retailer of The Year’ its Intravenous Therapy Unit Haniyeh hails DOHA: Qatar Duty Free Lancaster Hotel, London. (IV Unit) to a new location at (QDF), the second largest duty “One of the most significant Hamad Bin Khalifa Medical Qatar’s support f r e e op erat or i n t he M idd le E a s t , achievements of QDF has been City as part of ongoing plans has won the ‘Travel Retailer of our ability to turn space con- to transform the corporation’s GAZA: Hamas Prime Minister The Year’ at the 2014 Duty Free straints into a competitive advan- clinical services. Ismail Haniyeh yesterday News International (DFNI) tage. QDF has not let the limited The relocation aims at provid- praised Qatar’s support for Global Awards for Travel Retail space at Doha International ing higher levels of comfort and the Palestinian people, stress- Excellence. This is the third Airport (a 2,500sqm area of privacy for patients, meeting ing that projects established by time QDF has won the award. retail space) limit our ambitions increasing demand for intrave- the Qatari donation has trans- “We are delighted to receive and ability to innovate. We have nous services and adapting to the formed the Gaza Strip, espe- this award for the third time, delivered a steady stream of inno- continued population growth of c i a l l y a s it c ont i nu e s t o b e s i e ge d . and for the second year in a row,” vations to constantly delight and Qatar. The unit includes waiting After touring projects, Haniyeh said Akbar Al Baker, CEO, Qatar surprise passengers,” said Hunter. areas for males and females, and also praised stances of the Emir Airways. “QDF will soon find a new home two IV rooms for male and female H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad “It demonstrates QDF’s com- within Hamad International patients. Some of the nurses at the Intravenous Therapy Unit. Al Thani and the Father Emir mitment to being a retail opera- Airport (HIA), which will allow Both rooms are equipped with H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa tion of the highest quality, with us to fully realise our vision: A modern IV infusion pumps as well IV Therapy, Hamad General emergencies. Our nursing team Al Thani. “The execution of customer service at the heart of holistic vision that encompasses as an oxygen supplier and medical Hospital, said the unit receives works in close and constant coop- these projects is a message from everything that we do.” retail and food and beverage to resuscitation equipment. an average of 50 to 60 patients eration with physicians and other the people of Gaza Strip that QDF first won the award in create a seamless experience for Each room has a bed and can on a daily basis. “IV therapy is medical staff,” Abdulraouf said. they are capable of building and 2010, and then in 2013. The award passengers.” accommodate seating areas for provided for patients by a team The unit is open from Sunday getting freed, and that Gaza has for 2014 was accepted by Keith Passengers at HIA will be able those who need to spend more of highly-trained and experienced to Thursday from 7am to 3pm. beat the blockade thanks to the Hunter, Senior Vice-President, to choose from a combination than two hours receiving IV ther- nurses. The team consists of an Additional nurses are avail- steadfastness of the Palestinian and Devesh Kuwadekar, Senior of QDF-own-branded concepts, apy. A separate room is available in-charge nurse, eight staff nurses able over the weekend to provide people, and their supporters,” Manager, QDF. The ceremony joint ventures and concession- for the treatment of special cases. and one secretary. services for patients who require he told a press conference. took place during the 19th based outlets that offer quality Madiha Abdulraouf, Director, “They are also trained in first intravenous infusion for more QNA annual DFNI Charity Ball at the and choice. THE PENINSULA Nursing for Medical Units and aid and CPR techniques to meet than five days. THE PENINSULA

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DOHA: With several reports a situation in which 85 per cent of suggesting an imminent change the population are expats. in the country’s sponsorship law, “Under such a situation, any dic- a prominent Qatari lawyer has tations or procedures to be imposed proposed an amendment to the by others in a way that affect the law, giving employees the right security, social stability and the to transfer sponsorship without demographic structure of the coun- approval of the original sponsor try is not acceptable. after completing a specific period. “The sponsorship system has In such cases, the Ministry of proved its effectiveness throughout Interior must take the responsi- the decade and Qatar has managed bility for giving approval for spon- to control the existence of expat sorship transfer if no legal issues workers in a way that reflected are involved, according to Yousuf positively on the sponsors and Ahmed Al Zaman (pictured). employees and created stability for In a recent article in Al Sharq, in businesses,” he added. which he defended the basic objec- why the sponsor refused permis- He, however, agreed that there tives of the sponsorship system, sion, if there are no legal rea- are some weaknesses in the system One of the 59 teams on board a sambuk dhow taking part in the contests. Zaman proposed the setting up of sons. The sponsor should be held that are exploited by some sponsors a special section at the ministry to accountable in such cases,” he but the law has made it clear that deal with cases in which issuance of added. Referring to calls by some such sponsors abusing the rights of exit permits are denied or delayed, international organisations to do workers must be punished. And it with no valid reasons. away with the sponsorship and has given employees the right to file Senyar competitions begin “The Qatari authorities have exit permit systems in Qatar and cases against the erring employers. decided that any expatriate should other GCC countries, Al Zaman He said Article 43 of the law has have permission from the sponsor said Qatar has the right to retain exempted some categories of expats DOHA: Katara’s third annual Jihad Al Jidah, Chairman, catches the biggest fish. if he wants to leave the country the system to protect its national like investors and real estate own- Senyar traditional pearl div- judging committee, urged the The public can also participate and they have set alternatives if security. ers from the sponsorship system. ing and fishing competition participants to stick to rules as in the contest by guessing who the sponsor is not available or has Law No. 4 of 2009 that regulates The Cabinet can add more cat- began yesterday evening in the any team caught violating them the winning teams could be on refused permission. This is men- entry, exit, residence and spon- egories to the list, as per the law. Sealine area, in which 59 teams would be disqualified from the the last day of the competition. tioned in Article 18 of the resi- sorship of expats says the law is The law also provides for transfer are vying for QR1.5m in prizes. competition or lose 50kg of their Eight people from the public dency law. The alternatives need intended to ensure Qatar’s social of sponsorship with approval of Aboard sambuk dhows pro- catch. who guess the winners right will to be reviewed in a way that gives and economic security. “It gives the worker, the sponsor and the vided by Katara, the teams All participants should also fol- receive QR5,000 each. the employee the right to leave the state the right to maintain its Minister of Labour. Sponsorship which came from various parts low the traditional way of fish- “The competition is important the country anytime he wants and security, identity and existence. can also be transferred in case of of the country, including Doha, ing and pearl diving and protect because it plays a vital role in the avoid procedural delays,” wrote Al This is the right of any country and an abuse or legal dispute between Al Wakrah and Al Khor, sailed the aquatic environment by not revival of customs and traditions Zaman. is not against international laws,.” the sponsor and the employee. towards Sealine for the official leaving any waste in the sea, said of our forefathers with regard to “It is in the interest of the coun- “Sponsorship is an adminis- The Interior Minister or his rep- start of the competition which Jidah, specifying marine animals our maritime heritage, which try to grant quick exit to employ- trative procedure which controls resentative has the right to trans- will last four days. that should not be caught, includ- is passed on from one genera- ees by authorising one entity at the residency of expats in a way that fer sponsorship without approval Prior to the start of the com- ing dolphin, tortoise, swordfish tion to another,” said Dr Khalid ministry to issue exit permits to protects the Qatari society from of the sponsor, if it is in common petition, the judging committee and sea cow. bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, General expat workers after investigating any possible threats emerging from interest. THE PENINSULA checked all 59 dhows to ensure The top three teams in tra- Manager, Katara. the teams had met all require- ditional pearl diving will receive It is a means to bind the peo- ments from equipment to safety QR300,000, QR200,000 and ple of Qatar with our rich marine and that the boats were empty of QR150,000, respectively. Similar environment and culture and 10 food outlets in Al Rayan shut for violating rules fish and oyster. prizes will be awarded to the win- promote the values of patience, DOHA: Inspectors of Health Monitoring Section at A total of QR179,200 was collected in fines. Inspectors The dhows were classified into ning teams in the traditional fish- endurance and solidarity as they Al Rayan Municipality closed 10 food outlets for vio- made 4,776 visits to outlets and destroyed 136kg of six groups and assigned red, yel- ing competition. undertake challenging tasks dur- lating rules last month. Six have been shut for one meat, and seven slaughtered sheep after the meat was low, green, blue, white and orange In addition, QR100,000 will ing their journey, he added. month, three for 10 days and one permanently, Al found unfit for human consumption. Two of 20 food colours. be awarded to the team which THE PENINSULA Sharq reports. samples were also found unfit. THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 17 APRIL 2014 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Firms urged to increase women’s role in business

FROM LEFT: Everette E Dennis, Dean and CEO, NU-Q, Justin D Martin, Assistant Engage women as customers, key partners: Ooredoo Group Chairman Professor in Residence, Journalism Programme, NU-Q, and Robb Wood, Media and External Development Strategist, NU-Q, at the event. DOHA: Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani, Chairman, Ooredoo Group, called for companies Qataris want more entertainment around the world to increase the role of women in business. based on their culture, history In a speech at ‘Gender and the Economy’ hosted by World Bank Continued from page 1 Group’s International Finance A high percentage of Qataris and Arab expats want to see more entertainment Corporation in Washington on based on their culture and history. And 83 percent of Qataris and 82 percent Monday, he highlighted work of Arab expats want more entertainment covering their culture and history or being done in emerging markets prefer to watch films that portray their culture (78 percent of Qataris and 76 to address gender inequality in percent of Arab expats). The study also revealed Qatar has the highest percent- the business sphere. age of nationals (94 percent) who agree that more should be done to preserve He also encouraged busi- FROM LEFT: E Benjamin Skinner, Co-Founder and Senior Vice-President, Tau Investment Management, cultural traditions. “What we see from these numbers is a growing demand for nesses to engage women as Beth Comstock, Senior Vice-President, Chief Marketing Officer, GE, Cherie Blair, Founder of Cherie Blair locally generated entertainment. The findings reinforce the idea that nurturing a customers and key partners in Foundation for Women, and Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani, Chairman, Ooredoo Group, thriving, creative industry in our region is vital to enable the creation of content their success. during a panel discussion. that reflects Arab culture,” said Abdulaziz Al Khater, CEO, DFI. “Achieving women’s par- The study revealed 65 percent of residents in six Arab countries want more ticipation in the private sector content portraying their culture and history, while 66 percent say people benefit has been an essential aspect of opportunities. While this hope- Senior Vice-President, Chief Group Advisory Council on from watching content from different parts of the world. Over 70 percent region- Ooredoo’s business, and I believe fully signifies a generational Marketing Officer, GE. Gender and Development, wide want greater regulation of romantic and violent content. While 79 percent it is also a critical driver of shift in attitudes about wom- The panel, moderated by dedicated to promoting gender of respondents feel that more should be done to preserve cultural traditions, 70 growth in economies and socie- en’s economic empowerment Benjamin Skinner, Co-Founder equality around the world. percent agree that more should be done to integrate their cultures into modern ties,” he said. tomorrow, I am calling for every and Senior Vice-President, As the first for a private society. “These apparently contradictory findings really are not, but reflect how “From Ooredoo’s recent business to engage women as Tau Investment Management, sector representative from the Arab world is coping with globalisation and grappling to preserve local cul- research among more than customers and key partners in addressed the importance of the Middle East, his appoint- ture,” said Everette E. Dennis, Dean and CEO, NU-Q. “Understanding cultural 10,500 young adults in 17 coun- success today,” he said. men’s involvement in efforts to ment reflects Ooredoo’s ongo- attitudes around entertainment is as important to industry leaders and policy- tries in the Middle East and Sheikh Abdullah partici- include women in the private ing engagement in women’s makers as viewership and other audience figures.” Residents in Qatar generally North Africa, we know that 72 pated in a panel discussion sector and changes for reach- empowerment initiatives across support censorship and regulation of certain entertainment content. Nearly all percent of men and 77 percent with Cherie Blair, Founder of ing gender equality in the sector. its footprint, and his personal Qataris feel content should be deleted, or whole programmes banned, if some of women agree that women the Cherie Blair Foundation Sheikh Abdullah was recently commitment with these issues. find them offensive (91 percent and 89 percent). Over eight in 10 Qataris agree should be given equal business for Women, and Beth Comstock, appointed to the World Bank THE PENINSULA that violent and romantic content should be tightly regulated (85 percent and 84 percent) and that government oversight helps produce quality entertainment (81 percent). Arab expats express similar opinions. Asian expats also express strong agreement with regulation and censorship, but not to the same degree as Qataris. 90pc respondents praise NHIS benefits Residents are more into print media for entertainment compared with those in Continued from page 1 percent said the scheme offered them other countries as eight in 10 Qatar residents read newspapers compared with Initial results of a survey by Qatar greater freedom of choice when seek- two-thirds overall. With regard to social media, Qataris are more likely to use Statistic Authority on behalf of ing healthcare. Instagram (46 percent) than Twitter (37 percent) and Facebook (36 percent). National Health Insurance Company Four-fifths of respondents (around THE PENINSULA to measure patient satisfaction dur- 79 percent) said the hospital experi- ing implementation of phase one was ence were good. Around 90 percent presented at the press conference. said their interaction with the scheme According to 84 percent of respond- through Seha call centre were satisfy- ents, services have met or exceeded ing, while 87 percent agreed that their their expectations. A majority of 90 interaction with the scheme’s informa- Dr Faleh Mohamed Hussain Ali (right), acting CEO, NHIC, percent respondents appreciated tion booths in hospitals were helpful. and Khalifa Saleh Al Haroon, Founder and CEO, I Love benefits under the scheme. And 84 THE PENINSULA Qatar, at the press conference yesterday. ABDUL BASIT Turkey firm to provide 17 fast patrol boats

DOHA: The Ministry of Interior repre- sented by its Logistics Department yester- day signed an agree- ment with Turkey’s Ares Shipyard Ltd. to build and deliver 17 fast patrol boats worth about QR800m to enhance capabilities of the Coasts and Borders Security Department. Brigadier Engineer Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Ansari, Director of the Logistics Department, Kerim Kalafatoglu, Chairman and Executive Director, Ares Shipyard Ltd. signed the deal. The signing cere- mony was attended by Turkish Ambassador Ahmet Demirok, Brigadier Ali Ahmed Al Badeed, Director, Coasts and Borders Security Department, and Brigadier Ahmed Al Jammal, Director, Financial Affairs Department at the ministry. Brigadier Al Ansari said the contract, the biggest in shipbuilding industry in Turkey, fol- lowed two years of study. Information and data were collected about com- panies in the field world- wide and final results were in favour of the Turkish partner, he said. Talks with Ares lasted almost a year until an agreement was con- cluded concerning all items and specifications in the contract which matched the highest possible standards. Last month, Turkey signed an MoU to deliver 17 fast patrol boats for Qatar Coast Guard Services, at the fourth Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (Dimdex 2014). THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 17 APRIL 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05

Deal to boost media freedom Arab families hit by ‘cultural invasion’ DOHA: Doha Centre for Media Freedom (DCMF) has signed a Identity, culture and future under constant threat, Sheikha Moza tells global forum on family memorandum of understand- ing with International Press Institute (IPI) on the sidelines of DOHA: H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, countries, whose budgets are drained the institute’s World Congress Chairperson, Qatar Foundation, has said through armaments, security requirements 2014 under way in Cape Town. Arab families are living in an era when and media propaganda. “How can the fam- It aims to enhance inter- their societies are undergoing a critical ily be decent when the state is not?” she national collaboration and period whereby its identity, culture and asked. strengthen regional advocacy future are under constant threat. The most shocking aspect is that some efforts in line with DCMF’s The cultural invasion that has swept Arab countries fund and support hundreds objectives of capacity-building, the world through globalisation in the past of satellite channels that contribute to the improving journalists’ safety and two decades has shaken the Arab culture, flattening of the Arab mind, promoting delivering sustainable assistance she said while inaugurating the ‘Doha cultural illiteracy and manipulating the to media workers in need, DCMF International Conference on the Family’ instincts of youth. This warns us about our said in a statement. at Qatar National Convention Centre yes- losing bet with the future. Most likely, only “Considering the worrying terday. “Cultural invasion has targeted a small amount of the vast sum of money situation we are witnessing all the core of the identity of the Arab fam- wasted on these projects is enough to fund over the world, it is agreement ily, its culture, language and religion. The and create many development programmes and coalitions like these that media and entertainment culture played capable of empowering the family. can address the issues journal- the most influential role in targeting the Sheikha Moza said the rigid approach ists are confronted with on a Arab identity”. towards cultural heritage and values illus- daily basis. Our cooperation with The globalisation-triggered cultural trates an ignorance that is unaware of soci- IPI will include training rang- invasion created disruption in the system ety’s evolution. It breeds misconceptions ing from safety of journalists to of values, diminished the identity and cul- that impact societal and educational values. quality journalism,” said Saleh Al tural characteristics leading to the decline “To allow our heritage — with its cul- Shawi, Manager of Finance and of values. It also led to slackness in terms ture and values — to be a vital presence in Administration, DCMF. of anticipating and addressing challenges, the contemporary age, we must reproduce Dr Abdeljalil Alami, Chairman, Sheikha Moza noted. this heritage in harmony with the spirit of DCMF’s Executive Committee, The media and entertainment culture H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser participating in the plenary session on 'Families Matter' for the the age. By this we do not mean breaking said such partnerships will have played the most influential role in car- Doha International Conference on the Family yesterday. AR AL-BAKER the past, just as we do not mean jumping strengthen the centre’s work in a rying the terms and consequences of this into the present, instead it is a process of global climate where media free- invasion, which badly hit the Arab youth. lest this domination permeate future gen- ignoring their duties towards building assimilating and harmonising our values dom and journalists continue to be We hurt deeply as we see young Arabs los- erations. Arab countries are preoccupied and developing society. Perhaps no other with the cultural and social conditions of threatened in an unprecedented ing their identity, cases that blow the siren, by political disputes or internal conflicts, region in the world is quite like most Arab the age we live in.” THE PENINSULA manner. “As an organisation based in the Middle East, DCMF is very close to numerous crisis areas in the Arab region. The geopolitical context has enabled it to acquire comprehensive understanding of QA, Cathay Pacific launch code-share agreement challenges and expectations of media workers in the region. We DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA) from Doha to Australia, New Pacific offers via the Hong Kong of these new code-share routes when travelling on flights between hope that, with the help of IPI, and Cathay Pacific Airways yes- Zealand, Korea and Japan. hub to our extensive network in with our partner Cathay Pacific Hong Kong and Qatar, includ- DCMF will be able to provide terday announced the launch of Guests of honour at the Cathay Asia, Australia and China,” said will expand travel options for ing lounge access, extra baggage maximum assistance to journal- a new code-share agreement Pacific dinner were Akbar Al Chu. The launch of the code-share QA passengers across routes in allowances, priority boarding and ists in distress in this part of the between the two oneworld alli- Baker, CEO, QA, Abdul Aziz Al agreement with QA will provide Australasia and North Asia,” he other services. world. The centre cannot accom- ance airlines, as Cathay Pacific Noaimi, Chairman, Qatar Civil more travel options for our cus- said. Effective from this month, plish its mission if it acts in isola- last night celebrated its new Aviation Authority, and Ivan Chu, tomers,” he said. The code-share agreement Cathay Pacific flights between tion, there is a need to transcend service between Hong Kong and Chief Executive, Cathay Pacific. “Alliances and code shares are enables passengers to freely book Hong Kong and Sydney, barriers and network with inter- Doha. “Cathay Pacific has been serv- playing an increasingly important on either airline to an expanded Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, national press freedom organisa- Under an agreement with QA, ing the Middle East for more than role in the airline industry today network of destinations, while Cairns, Adelaide, Auckland, tions and journalists. By signing Cathay Pacific started servicing 30 years and we are committed to and that will continue long into benefiting from accruing frequent Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Seoul the MoU, IPI and DCMF commit Doha directly on this March 30. developing our presence in this the future. Becoming a member of flyer points or miles, together will carry the ‘QR’ code, while QA themselves to working together The agreement will offer both ever-growing market. Doha is our oneworld last October was one of with other oneworld member flights between Doha and Jeddah, towards more effective capacity- airlines’ passengers greater flex- fourth destination in the region the most significant landmarks in privileges. Top-tier members Nairobi, Athens, Geneva, Madrid, building efforts and further pro- ibility and a wider choice when and the launch of the new service QA’ history,” said Al Baker. from Cathay Pacific’s The Marco Barcelona and Venice will carry tection of journalists.” QNA travelling from Hong Kong to will enable travellers here to enjoy “It has strengthened our com- Polo Club and QA’s The Privilege Cathay Pacific’s ‘CX’ code. Europe, Africa and the Gulf or the great connectivity Cathay petitive offering and the advent Club can enjoy reciprocal benefits THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 17 APRIL 2014 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST

Dozens injured Twitter rules in clashes with Israeli police out opening at Al Aqsa JERUSALEM: Dozens of Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli police that erupted yesterday when the Al Turkey office Aqsa mosque compound was opened to Jewish visitors, wit- nesses said. Police spokesman Micky Tax evasion charges denied Rosenfeld said that Palestinians threw “stones and firecrackers” ISTANBUL: Social network- many companies which do busi- at police when they opened the ing company Twitter yester- ness here,” Crowell said. walled compound’s gates. day rejected demands from the The spat between the powerful Police responded with stun gre- Turkish government to open an social networking tool and Turkey nades, Rosenfeld said, and closed office there, following accusa- reached its height when Erdogan the complex to the Jewish visitors tions of tax evasion and a two- attempted to block the service after a small number had toured week ban on the service. after it was used to spread audio the site. Speaking after two days of recordings implicating the prime Witnesses at the scene said closed-door talks with Turkish minister in corruption. dozens of Palestinians were officials, Colin Crowell, Twitter’s The much-criticised ban was wounded by rubber-coated bul- head of global public policy, said: lifted on April 3 after the coun- Palestinian women react after having their IDs and bags checked by Israeli police outside of the Al Aqsa mosque lets and stun grenade canisters, “We did not agree on opening an try’s top court ruled the blockade compound in the Old City of Jerusalem yesterday. and were staying inside the Al office in Turkey.” breached the right to free speech. Aqsa mosque out of fear they “Making greater investments The government estimates that would be arrested when leaving. here to grow our business has a Twitter generates $35m a year in The compound also houses the relationship to whether or not we advertising revenue in Turkey. Peace negotiators to meet today Dome of the Rock and the Al can count on the continuity of our Ankara also accuses Twitter of Aqsa mosque, the third holiest service,” he said. “And an invest- ignoring various court orders JERUSALEM: A meeting Bank as they drove to a Passover The event was scheduled before site in Islam. ment climate in which our serv- to remove links deemed illegal, between Israeli and Palestinian holiday dinner struck an emo- Monday’s attack. Abbas has held ice has been shut off would give which was the main sticking point peace negotiators scheduled tional chord in Israel. several meetings in the past with SITUATION ‘CALM’ any company reservations about in the talks. yesterday has been postponed It drew calls from members Israeli legislators, mainly mem- Rosenfeld said the situation making an imminent investment,” Crowell declined to comment after the killing of an Israeli in of Prime Minister Benjamin bers of the opposition in par- on “Temple Mount,” the Jewish Crowell said in an interview here. on media reports that Twitter had a shooting attack in the occu- Netanyahu’s cabinet to postpone liament. Nabil Abu Rdainah, a term for the complex, was “calm The Twitter delegation was shut down some accounts after pied West Bank. the peace talks, at least until after spokesman for Abbas, told a news again” and police had left the site. in Turkey to ease tensions after meeting Turkish officials but said A spokesman for Palestinian 47-year-old Baruch Mizrahi’s conference with the head of the He noted that in a separate inci- Turkish Prime Minister Recep that the content was being sus- President Mahmoud Abbas said funeral yesterday. Israeli delegation: “We are against dent elsewhere in Jerusalem’s Old Tayyip Erdogan accused the firm pended “in response to due proc- the session had been rescheduled There was no claim of respon- violence and against a return to City a police officer was lightly of tax evasion and blocked it. ess in the courts, not in response today at the request of the United sibility for the shooting. But in a violence.” wounded by stones thrown by “Twitter, YouTube and Facebook to requests from government”. States. Washington is struggling statement on Tuesday, Netanyahu US Secretary of State John Palestinians. are international companies He talked about a company pol- to extend the talks, on the verge said the Palestinian Authority Kerry revived the peace talks Non-Muslim visits to the Al established for profit and making icy known as “country-withheld of collapse, beyond an April 29 was to blame for anti-Israeli in July after a nearly three-year Aqsa complex are permitted and money,” Erdogan said on Sunday. content”, which allows Twitter to deadline for a peace deal. incitement that he alleged led to hiatus with the aim of ending a regulated by police, but Jews are “Twitter is at the same time a tax withhold accounts in Turkey but An Israeli official confirmed the attack, and he complained decades-old conflict and estab- not allowed to pray at the site. Jews evader. We will go after it.” leave them visible elsewhere. the meeting had been delayed that Abbas had not issued a lishing a Palestinian state along- are marking Passover, a seven-day Turkey had criticised Twitter “Part of our discussion was but declined to say who asked for condemnation. side Israel. holiday which in ancient times was for not opening a physical office in explaining these practices (to the the postponement or when teams At a meeting in his West Bank The negotiations plunged into marked by mass pilgrimage to the the country and paying domestic government) — that you do not would reconvene to try to breathe office with a group of Israeli law- deep crisis this month when Israel Temple Mount. taxes. But Twitter has rejected have to turn off the service to mil- new life into the US-driven peace makers yesterday, Abbas “con- refused to carry out the last of four On Monday, police arrested charges of tax evasion, saying the lions of users — and opening chan- process. demned violence and the killing waves of prisoner releases unless it five Jews suspected of intending company already has a reseller in nels of communication if issues The killing on Monday of an of Palestinians and Israelis”, said received assurances the Palestinian to sacrifice a goat at the Al Aqsa Turkey which pays the applicable arise that they would like to discuss off-duty police officer and the Mohammed Al Madani, a mem- leadership would continue the talks mosque complex, in a bid to reen- taxes. with us,” Crowell said. Twitter has wounding of his wife in a shooting ber of the Central Committee of beyond the April deadline. act an ancient Passover ritual. “That relationship is similar to 12 million users in Turkey. AFP attack on their car in the West Abbas’s Fatah party. REUTERS AFP

Yemen’s Al Qaeda leader vows to attack America in new video DUBAI: The leader of Al Qaeda’s wing in Yemen has vowed to attack the United States, in a video apparently showing a gath- ering of the group celebrating a mass jailbreak of fighters. In February, attackers mounted a bomb, grenade and gun assault on the main prison in Sana’a in which 29 inmates, including 19 jailed for terrorism-related crimes, escaped. The 15-minute video, dated March 2014 and posted on a website used by Islamists, shows masked men waving Al Qaeda’s black flag and celebrating the arrival of the freed prisoners. Its authenticity could not be independently verified. “The Police officers detain a protester during a demonstration against Algerian Crusader enemy, dear brothers, President Abdulaziz Bouteflika’s decision to run for a fourth term, in Algiers still possesses cards which he yesterday. moves around. We have to remem- ber that we are always fighting the biggest enemy,” says a man speak- ing in the open in a mountainous Algerians vote today area, whom the video identifies as its leader Nasser Al Wuhaishi. ALGIERS: Algerians weighed even prevented him from taking “We have to remove the cross, their options ahead of today’s to the campaign trail. Interior (and) the bearer of the cross, election, with President Abdelaziz Minister Tayeb Belaiz insisted America,” said Wuhaishi, who Bouteflika urging a large turn- that “all the conditions of trans- appeared with his face uncovered, out as he eyes a fourth term, his parency, neutrality and security wearing a T-shirt and sporting the main rival warning of fraud and have been put in place for the suc- dagger common among Yemeni others demanding a boycott. cess of this election.” men. The video, entitled “Images More than 260,000 police have A coalition of opposition par- from the reception of the freed deployed across the country to ties, including the Islamist prisoners from Sanaa’s central guarantee security in the 50,000 Movement for the Society of Peace prison”, included testimony from polling booths set up to accom- (MSP) and the secular Rally for fighters involved in the jailbreak. modate the 23 million Algerians Culture and Democracy (RCD), “We planned that we would need eligible to vote in the presidential have called on voters to shun an 10 hand grenades,” said a man iden- race, which is being contest by six election they say is a “sham”. tified as Munir Al Bouni. Another candidates. Youth protest group Barakat man said: “Once you got out, you The ailing 77-year-old (Enough in Arabic), founded just turned right and the guys were Bouteflika is widely expected to two months ago specifically to waiting.” The video showed men clinch a fourth term, but he faces oppose the president’s bid for a arriving in white pickup trucks and the damaging possibility of low fourth term, has described the vote others greeting Wuhaishi. Others voter turnout, with protesters as a “non-event”. Participation is carried rifles, and some sat on the calling on Algerians to snub the set to be a key issue today. ground drinking juice. poll and disrupting rallies during Officially 74.11 percent of the Abdulrazzaq Al Jamal, a jour- the election campaign. electorate voted in the 2009 presi- nalist who has interviewed mem- Late on Tuesday, Bouteflika dential poll, which Bouteflika won bers of Al Qaeda in the Arabian urged “all citizens to participate by a landslide after changing the Peninsula, said it was the larg- in the presidential election”, and constitution to allow himself to est known gathering of al Qaeda saying those who abstained were run for more than two terms. in Yemen. “It included about choosing to “remain on the fringes The president’s main rival, Ali 400 people, and these are not all of the nation”. Benflis, has repeatedly warned of the members of the group. This His message was carried by fraud during the election cam- gathering is a confirmation that national media, with the presi- paign, describing it as his “main Al Qaeda is gaining strength and dent rarely appearing in public adversary” in today’s vote. influence,” he said. REUTERS due to his poor health, which has AFP

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HE decision of Pakistani Taliban to end a ceasefire with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s government has dealt a huge a blow to efforts to end more than Ta decade of violence in the nuclear-armed nation. Scottish referendum: The The militants have said that the government failed to show any progress on its “basic and just demands” and that the decision not to extend the truce was taken unanimously after a meeting of the Taliban’s central council. Whatever UK is on shifting sands the reasons cited by the militants, it sends a dire warning: that terrorist attacks by the Taliban will see a sudden spurt BY MARTIN KETTLE in the coming days. direction, and may continue to move that – now exists in Scotland. The collapse of the peace process will also put pressure way. That does not mean that the nation- But there is a second thing to be on the government to address the threat of terrorism. The N Edinburgh last month I went to alists will win on 18 September. At the clearer about too. If Scotland votes yes, government has been seeking to reach a deal with Taliban the theatre. The play was sprawling, moment the share of the poll for inde- the consequences could be messier and militants operating near Afghanistan to bring peace and crude and, in my opinion, not very pendence, after you exclude the don’t- nastier for longer than most of us have bolster the nation’s $225bn economy. Islamabad had made Igood. Yet when the curtain fell at the knows and undecideds, is only in the low allowed ourselves to consider. That is end much of the audience jumped to their 40s, compared with the upper 30s before partly because there is a conspiracy of sincere efforts to achieve peace, and made several offers to feet and whooped, whistled and cheered the turn of the year; not even the most decorum surrounding the referendum the militants. The withdrawal from talks shows a lack of as though they had just witnessed a cor- favourable poll shows a win for the yes campaign. The no campaign doesn’t interest on the part of extremists to pursue peace. uscating rendering of a work of genius vote. But there has been a clear shift want to attack the nationalists too hard According to experts, the Taliban will now carry out – which this play, though interesting, nevertheless. The odds have shortened because that plays to the nationalist attacks on the security forces and the people to show assuredly was not. and this needs to be both understood and message of bullying and victimhood. But that they are punishing the forces for not accepting their This is only a guess, because I did not respected. the yes campaign is equally bland about ask the whoopers and the whistlers why It is clear that the change has fol- pretending that every problem triggered demands. More lives will be lost, the security services their reaction was so much more enthu- lowed the UK government’s attempts to by independence will be sorted pragmati- and army will be on alert and tenterhooks to thwart the siastic than mine. But I am reasonably confront Scottish voters with some of cally, amicably and quickly. attacks. confident it was down to the topicality of the possible realities that would follow I think this is misleading at almost The Taliban have demanded Tim Barrow’s play rather than its stage a yes vote. Some dismiss these attempts every level. If a yes victory is declared, the release of 300 people attributes. Titled simply Union, it depicts as threats, others as mere bluster. My how will the British Labour party, meet- whom they say are family a few real and a own view is that they are legitimate and ing for its party conference on the fol- The collapse of lot of imaginary mostly rational warnings of some of the lowing day in Manchester, react? By the ceasefire members of militants detained events surround- risks that may, and in some cases would, promptly agreeing to expedite Scotland’s in government jails. The ing the passing of follow from a yes vote. But it is clear they departure? Dream on. A yes vote would deal with government has so far freed 19 the Act of Union have boosted the nationalist cause. explode into the UK party conference prisoners. Militants are also A yes vote is between Scotland One weakness of the warnings is that season. All the main parties would be Taliban in demanding the establishment becoming a real and England in too many of them have been delivered by destabilised in major ways. 1707. Conservatives. The nationalists’ always Salmond talks as though the nego- of a ‘peace-zone’ for militants. possibility – but Pakistan poses The Act of frame the independence argument as a tiations following a yes vote would be Sharif’s aides held their first- we are woefully Union is the foun- battle between the Scots and the Tories. straightforward, respectful and informed huge challenges ever direct negotiations with unprepared to dational event of In a very real sense, Alex Salmond is by mutual trust. Why should that be militants on March 26, and deal with the modern Scotland, fighting this campaign against Margaret so? They would more likely be devious, to the Sharif Interior Minister Chaudhry and not just for Thatcher. When David Cameron says he antagonistic and riddled with mutual Nisar Ali Khan said April 13 psychological nationalists – loves Scotland or George Osborne warns suspicion, as well as largely meaningless government. impact of Scotland although they see about the currency, or Philip Hammond, until after the 2015 general election. that a date for the next meeting 1707 as a defin- just this week, says serious things about Whether Salmond was negotiating would be announced in a few rejecting the union. ing act of grand defence, the yes campaign’s response is with Cameron or Ed Miliband (and it days. historic treachery to monster the Tory. The polls show the is worth remembering that if Labour In a country where the government has failed to protect and corruption. response works. The no campaign needs wins in the UK in 2015 and then wins its people and provide security to all, the Taliban pose a In reality the long negotiations on the to balance worse-apart with a lot more in Scotland in 2016, Labour could in fact threat to stability and peace. The onus is now on the Sherif union were very much more complicated better-together. be negotiating with itself), the process and interesting than that, as Barrow’s My instinct, as a rationalist not a would be likely to be prolonged. The UK government to eliminate this threat. The government has play acknowledges. Nevertheless in 2014, nationalist, is that some of what the UK government would have every possible no option but to launch a crackdown and use all resources with theindependence referendum just ministers say actually gets through all incentive to drive a hard bargain with within its means to crush the network of militants. The around the corner, the mood in Scotland the same. Voters who would never admit Scotland, as Hammond made clear in the Taliban also will use every means to retaliate, and success is highly charged. The audience’s reaction in public to agreeing with Cameron or defence context this week, and it would for it would mean the ability to kill more people. This is in Edinburgh was one theatrical roar in Osborne may nevertheless log their warn- be backed by public opinion. the current political clamour. ings in private – especially in a Scotland Meanwhile, what about the pub- a battle in which the government has to win. There is no One way or another, the UK is shifting where it is so completely not cool to be a lic mood? Views will not remain fro- alternative, except a descent into chaos and bloodletting. beneath our feet right now, and we all unionist. In the 1980s and 1990s, pollsters zen unchangingly once the result is in. And the victory will be finally with the state if all the need to be clear about two things. The identified a category of voters who would Nor will they inevitably remain benign state agencies are able to act in unison. The public would first is that Scotland is significantly more not admit to voting Tory but who nev- and peaceful. Nationalist opinion could welcome any effort to make the public spaces safer. likely to vote yes to independence in five ertheless did so in large numbers when become more militant if the talks become months’ time than it was five months ago. the moment came. It is not impossible bogged down. The polls have moved in the nationalists’ that something similar – closet no voters THE GUARDIAN The other side Quote of The pension age must go to 70 the day

T IS always worth recounting plans around qualifying for the pension now 14.5 per cent of the population, and have begun leaving the workforce that when the Commonwealth at 65. It was deemed a right. So much double what it was a generation ago. in a wave. An ageing population also government introduced the age so that for the past 100 years no fed- The ratio of people in the workforce to leads to higher per capita health costs, Ipension in 1909-10, it set the eral government has had the political people receiving government benefits and Australia’s health costs have been qualifying age at 65 at a time when the will to make a meaningful adjustment to has roughly halved in two generations. growing faster than inflation and faster We have agreed a average lifespan for Australian males the pension age in response to the dra- This trend will lead to an unsustain- than economic growth. was only about 58. The government matic increase in Australians’ longev- able burden on taxpayers unless it is Enter Joe Hockey. This is his package of military was not much more generous towards ity. The average lifespan of Australian addressed. moment in history. The federal treas- measures in Eastern women, setting the minimum age women is now 20 years beyond the Compulsory superannuation has urer has given some blunt indicators requirement at 60 when average life original qualifying age. Men live, on made a huge positive difference to in the lead-in to next month’s federal Europe. We will have expectancy for women was 60. The average, 15 years beyond the original this equation. It has bought time. But budget that big structural adjustments more planes in the Commonwealth was not exactly pension age. the majority of Australians do not have are necessary if Australia is to avoid the breaking the bank when it set up the We have reached a historic enough in their super schemes to cover European disease. That disease is high air, more ships on age pension scheme. demographic juncture. Not only are the projected cost of their retirement debt and deficit, high unemployment the water... and more Over the ensuing century the age Australians living longer than in most years. Now the biggest generation in and economic stagnation across much readiness on the land. pension became a cultural institution other societies in the world, the pro- our history, the post World War II baby of the European Community. Anders Fogh Rasmussen and millions of Australians built their life portion of people aged 65 and over is boomers, are aged between 50 and 70 The Sydney Morning Herald Nato Secretary-General THURSDAY 17 APRIL 2014 QATAR PERSPECTIVE www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Who can put out fires in hearts?

BY ABDEL AZIZ AL MAHMOUD

ocial media has brought When can security agencies several problems to the decide that these things pose a world and there are no danger to the security of the coun- Squick solutions for them. try? How will they convince judges Laws made by those who are of any claims in this regard? (Keep afraid of the “negative” impact in mind these are democratic of social media have failed. Every countries). problem has a solution and every The International Centre for law loopholes. Targeted coun- the Study of Radicalisation at tries and public figures can be King’s College, London, estimates depicted through signs and draw- that about 2,000 people have gone ings that are easily recognised by to Syria to fight. The Centre says people. Rabia Al Adawiya square, that most of these people do not the political hub for support- want to return to Europe and will ers of ousted Egyptian president remain in Syria until they attain Mohamed Mursi, is symbolised by martyrdom. four fingers or the figure 4 with a The problem is not the presence yellow background, or five minus of these people in Syria, but their one (5-1). death there. The death of these Can any law keep up with all the people will increase the desire for changes taking place? jihad in the hearts of those who The British newspaper Financial follow them on Twitter or see Times published a lengthy report their photos, covered in blood, on about the headache caused to Facebook. the British government by wag- The British government has ing of jihad (holy war) through blocked as many as 28,000 websites social media. Around 400 British since the beginning of 2013. But citizens have left their country to things are getting out of control, fight in Syria against the regime of especially with Twitter, where an President Bashar Al Asad. These account holder can just add a let- people use social media by large ter to his/her name if his account and professionally. Each of these is blocked, and keep tweeting. individuals has thousands of fol- I would like to highlight some lowers on Twitter and Facebook. points mentioned in the Financial Posts by these people are full Times report to explain the mag- of words like paradise, jihad, nitude of the challenge faced by caliphate and martyrdom. Security European, especially British, secu- agencies have been following these rity agencies. File photo of Free Syrian Army fighters preparing a locally made rocket launcher in Old Aleppo. posts to get clues to track them, But let us first see the other side but it is very difficult. of the story, which was ignored by the war in Bosnia? Serbian forces States decided to intervene mili- they have to pay the price for it. democracy under the pretext that Most of these youths and their the report. had seized Bosnian cities, where tarily and strike Serbian military European youths would never they are acting to protect democ- followers have other concerns. The My question is, “what would residents were suffering from installations. The Daytona talks have gone to Syria to join the war racy. More and more people are question is when is the appropri- have happened if the United State starvation and cold, in ways not started and the foreign fighters if the West had come forward to being jailed on charges of calling ate time for security agencies to and Europe had intervened to seen in Europe since World War II. returned to their countries. stop the massacre there. for jihad. arrest a blogger for provoking vio- end the massacres in Syria at the The Bosnians organised them- What Europe does not want to Most of the tweets of these It is not easy to stop the Syrian lence or calling for jihad? beginning of the war there instead selves and built an army with understand is that it is support- youths talk about the pain they regime and its supporters killing It is impossible. Most of the of leaving the death machines to 100,000 fighters. Young Muslim ing the crime by keeping mum feel when women and children are people. But it is even more difficult aforementioned words are men- roll, claiming the lives of a large fighters from all over the world on the killings in Syria, with the killed, raped and displaced. to put out the fires raging in the tioned in the verses of the Holy number of people? joined them. This army managed to US silently watching the crimes European countries spend bil- hearts of millions of people who Quran and even in the prayers of Let me explain the issue in make progress and recapture lost take place and not stopping them lions of dollars to monitor social see massacres taking place and no Muslims. another way. Do you remember territory. At this point, the United despite its ability to stop them, so media. Sometimes they derail one coming forward to stop them.

BY MOHAMED ALI AL KUBAISI Economic patriotism The making of terrorism

e read about and understand most of the there. Even the little we hear of these stories BY MARIAM AL KHATER defence of their sacred places and teachings of Islam, but little do we abide makes us disappointed and open our eyes wide. land was called “terrorism”. Any Wby these teachings in our daily life. As For instance, we hear of a government official who group or party that had a cause the Prophet (PBUH) said: “A believer to another made his approval of an initiative conditional on verybody denounces terror- was also called a “terrorist group”. believer is like walls of bricks supporting each him or others being made partners in it. Another ism; there is no doubt about The Arabs used the same terms other”. The Islamic scholar Ibin Taymiyyah used official linked his approval to being made the main Ethis. This is what the Emir to designate groups that defended to say that humans cannot live without cooperating shareholder in a proposed company. A third gov- of Qatar said in his speech at the their countries and protected their with and helping each other. ernment official said Qatar did not need more opening session of the 25th Arab sacred places. In this, they were Almighty God created humans and required than one project in the same field. Stories like summit in Kuwait City, the capital blindly following in the footsteps them to cooperate with each other. Life is never this abound. of Kuwait. Oppression of of the Zionists, who influenced complete without cooperation among people. This At the personal level, I once proposed an innova- Terrorism has a specific con- political discourse and filled it with is why I chose the title for my article. “Economic tive project for a government entity. The project cept, and this means that we their own people their language. patriotism” is a new term. I hope this term is used aimed to reduce daily pressure on the institution, should not “describe whole sects by rulers will not Now, the occupiers were given from now on to refer to the positive attitudes of reduce spending, and save on staff salaries. The or groups of people as terrorist, produce anything a free hand to Judaize what individuals, commercial companies and government project also aimed to create more job opportunities or even attach the charge of ter- remained of the land and the institutions supporting the national economy in for Qatari youth while at the same time keeping rorism to everybody who adopts good. Some people sacred sites of the Palestinians, word and deed. They do this by helping citizens, unchanged fees the government agency collects from different political opinions, and have sowed the even as they alone continued to whether they are individuals or companies. the public. Still, the government agency insisted in such a way we generalise opin- seeds of terrorism defend the land and the sacred The term also refers to close links with our on getting a huge percentage of the profits of the ions about terrorism instead of sites. Only a few honest Arabs homeland, affiliation to it and pride in any economic companies that would have worked on the project. isolating it. Arab countries failed in their backyards. continued to support the struggle support offered to the affiliates of this homeland. I realised that the project needed to be adopted to protect their national unity They will harvest of the Palestinian people. Economic patriots are those who are keen to serve by a major company or supported by a senior state and accuse other Arab countries The scene is so painful today. their country and feel proud to help other patriots official in order to be approved. The sorry thing, of supporting terrorism in their what they have Many Arabs have abandoned the who take the initiative. though, is that officials in major companies want countries”. sowed. main cause and started fighting Economic patriotism is a feeling and national those who propose such projects to make compro- At the beginning of his speech, each other after some of their duty that must be felt and carried out by every mises so that the companies can adopt the projects. the Emir alluded to the Palestinian rulers, acting like Zionists, tight- Qatari. It is the duty of government officials to back Those who propose the projects must agree to all cause and the Arab-Israeli con- ened the noose around them. initiatives and national projects, not to complicate the terms of the officials of the companies. flict. It is the biggest challenge Palestinians against Israeli occu- Many of them have even stopped procedures for the completion of these projects. We have strong confidence in our ruler and in our facing Arabs as whole because pation. The faces of these stu- supporting the Al Quds Support What made me write this article and use this government. They encourage us to propose ideas. of Israel’s repeated violations of dents always turned red when we Fund, which was suggested and new term is the initiatives of Hussein bin Ibrahim Therefore, we look forward to seeing the govern- international law and attempts to discussed these operations, and funded by the Father Emir dur- Alfardan, vice chairman of the board of directors ment establish an office affiliated to the Prime get them legitimised by the inter- they would raise their voices and ing the Arab Summit in 2013. of Commercialbank, managing director and chair- Minister to solve problems in this regard. The office national community. He empha- shout during the discussions, and The fund was also highlighted by man of the board of directors of Alfardan Group, will receive ideas for national initiatives, discuss sised that the Israeli occupation laugh at the unarmed Palestinians H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al and Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Subaie, executive them and then adopt the good initiatives. In doing seeks to make the international whose land, life, and honour were Thani during the opening session chairman of Barwa Group and head of the executive this, it will not let people prey on those who propose community accustomed to these snatched from them and their of the Arab summit in Kuwait. committee of Qatar Rail. these initiatives. violations. homes destroyed in front of them. We can spend a long time look- Both these men have struck a balance between The resultant partnerships will usher in a united “Stability and security will These Palestinians had nothing ing for the reason behind all these profitability for the sake of the shareholders of the nation, one in which everybody acts as a member never be achieved in the region left to defend themselves except developments. The reason is sim- companies they lead and boosting the profits of of one team. This office will contribute to achieving without a just settlement of this their bodies. ply that some people have become other national companies. The experiences of these the following objectives: conflict, which is based on inter- The Palestinians’ legitimate Zionists in their own lands, and two men need to be studied and generalised. 1) It will boost the concept of economic patriotism. national and Arab legitimacy,” the rights were taken away through a instead of acting tough against Hussein Alfardan never hesitates to offer advice 2) It will enrich the national economy. Emir said. major conspiracy when Jews were their enemies they are doing so to those who seek it, regardless of whether they 3) It will encourage citizens to propose and I was a student of international searching for a homeland in the against their own people. are individuals or national companies. He offers the present their initiatives at a safe place without fear relations in the Middle East in aftermath of the Holocaust car- These people have broadened expertise he has for free. He reduces the amount of or hesitation. Washington when the Palestinians ried out by Adolf Hilter. In order the concept of terrorism in order risk in initiatives and then leads these initiatives so 4) It will ensure that people who propose initia- were using suicide bombs to defend to do penance, the West confis- to bring some of their own peo- that they achieve his aspirations by producing the tives are not exploited. their rights against Israeli occu- cated a piece of the best Arab ple under it. They are committing results he wants. 5) It will translate initiatives into action within pation. I studied this topic under lands, the first holy shrine, and the mass liquidation of others simply Al Subaie has ushered in a new concept -- the a national strategy. Clovis Maksoud, former ambas- third most sacred mosque. because they have a different point need for everybody to offer support and encourage 6) It will boost economic partnerships between sador and permanent observer of The Jewish and Israeli stu- of view. Qatari companies. For him this country and its citi- the private and public sectors. the League of Arab States at the dents used to give these martyr- Oppression of their own peo- zens – regardless of whether they are Barwa Group To sum up, enlightened countries are those that United Nations and its chief rep- dom operations different names. ple by rulers will not produce shareholders or not – are the objects of his goodwill. have a comprehensive vision and offer appropriate resentative in the United States Sometimes they called them anything good. Some people have He tries to help people who take initiatives to put tools to pave the way to progress for all citizens. for more than 10 years. Maksoud “suicide operations”. This used to sowed the seeds of terrorism in their ideas into action. This in turn improves the They are countries that allow their citizens to pro- was known for his position against make us angry. The sad thing was their backyards. They will harvest condition of these people, and increases demand for pose initiatives without being exploited. Israeli aggressions and support for that some individuals and media what they have sowed. the products of Al Subaie’s company. Both parties To Hussein bin Ibrahim Alfardan, Abdullah bin the Palestinian people. outlets, including Arab media, benefit at the end of the day, and also get everyone Abdul Aziz Al Subaie and others who act with eco- There were Jewish and Israeli used to give these operations the involved in the development of the country. nomic patriotism, I would like say thanks for their students in the same course, same name. The views expressed in the articles on this page do not reflect the viewpoint of the Still, there are many disappointing stories out attitude and goodwill. where we discussed martyrdom Sometime later, the Palestinian newspaper. operations carried out by unarmed struggle for their rights and the THURSDAY 17 APRIL 2014 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL Jordan destroys ‘camouflaged’ vehicles Vehicles driven by Syrian rebels; rise in infiltration attempts from Syria worries Amman

AMMAN: Jordanian war- (we) would not allow a violation Unlike Syria’s other main planes hit and destroyed sev- of the border, a number of air neighbours Turkey, which has eral vehicles trying to cross the force planes sent warning shots given rebels a safe haven, and border from Syria, a govern- towards the vehicles, but they did Lebanon, whose border has been ment spokesman said yesterday, not heed these warnings and con- breached with impunity by com- underlining Amman’s concern tinued,” the statement said. batants, US-allied Jordan has pre- about incursions from areas “This forced the army to apply vented any free flow of arms or controlled by Syrian rebels. known engagement rules and to fighters over its frontier. A Jordanian security source destroy the vehicles,” it said. Momani said the kingdom was said the targets appeared to have Rebels dominate swathes of increasingly worried about incur- been Syrian rebels with machine territory along Syria’s south- sions from Syria. “We are wor- guns mounted on civilian vehicles ern border with Jordan but have ried about cases of infiltration ... who were seeking refugee from been engaged in sometimes heavy and reports that talk about armed fighting with government forces fighting with Bashar Al Assad’s groups that are close to the border in southern Syria. forces in the region. and the absence of security there.” The Syrian state news agency Photos taken from the air that Western diplomats say Jordan SANA said no Syrian vehi- appeared on several Jordanian has been granted hundreds of mil- cles were involved in the inci- news websites showed at least one lions of dollars from Washington dent. “What was targeted by civilian Chevrolet pickup dam- in the past two years to beef up the Jordanian air force does not aged and another similar vehicle its boundaries with Syria. Amman belong to the Syrian army,” a on fire in an unspecified desolate has constructed scores of observa- military source was quoted by desert area. tion towers with the latest sur- SANA as saying. “There was an No bodies appeared in the pho- veillance equipment. attempt to infiltrate across the tos that a security source said had The kingdom has also been send- border from Syria by a number of been released to the outlets by the ing more jihadists returning from vehicles,” said Jordanian govern- military. There was no identifica- Syria to speedy trials in military ment spokesman Mohammad Al tion on the vehicles. Such pickup courts in a tougher policy towards Momani, also a cabinet minister. are often used by smugglers who its citizens who join Islamist insur- A Jordanian army statement operate in the border area. gent groups that have taken a lead- said the incident took place at Amman has tightened controls ing role in fighting Assad. around 10:30am when several along the 370km border to try to Jordan has diplomatically Residents run to take cover after what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to President camouflaged vehicles attempted prevent Jordanian Islamist mili- sought to distance itself from calls Bashar Al Assad in Aleppo’s Al Myassar neighbourhood yesterday. to traverse rugged frontier ter- tants who have joined the rebels to bring down Assad. It retains rain and disregarded warnings from crossing back into Jordan. diplomatic and economic ties not to proceed. They are seen as a domestic secu- with Damascus, saying it seeks “After repeated warnings that rity threat. a political solution to the con- Syrian refugees face challenges flict and opposes foreign military intervention. AMMAN: Syrian refugees in the family’s breadwinner to make The refugee families have to Amman has long been con- urban areas of Jordan are strug- ends meet,” the organisation said. spend an average of $260 per cerned that any overt support gling to cope with inadequate The study showed that only 52 month for rent. CARE said 36 of the Syrian insurgency could housing, high debts, rising costs percent of Syrian refugee boys percent of the families regis- trigger retribution against the and educational challenges for were attending school, compared tered with the organisation were kingdom by Assad’s powerful their children, a global relief with 62 percent of girls. headed by women. security forces. agency said yesterday. “Three years after the Syria “They have fled without their Jordan’s intelligence establish- CARE International said a crisis started, refugee families are husbands who are either still in ment has long expressed concerns household assessment of more becoming more and more desti- Syria, injured or have been killed. about sleeping cells recruited by than 2,200 Syrian refugees showed tute,” said Salam Kanaan, CARE’s They have to take care of their Assad in the kingdom with orders 90 percent of them were living in director for Jordan. “The longer young children and older rela- to engage in acts of sabotage in debt to relatives, landlords, shop- they live in neighbouring coun- tives, but have difficulties to gen- reprisal for any perceived sup- keepers and neighbours. tries, the more financially vulner- erate income,” it said. port for an Western led military The cost of rent for the refu- able they become. Families have CARE said the social and psy- operation against Syria launched gees from the devastating three- fled months or years ago, they do chological impact of the war on from Jordanian territory. year war in Syria had increased not have any savings anymore.” families is increasingly worrying. Rebels in Syria say the support by almost a third in the past year, Jordan is home to more than “Especially refugees who have that has been given by Amman according to the CARE study. 500,000 Syrian refugees. More than been displaced for years and have to moderate anti-Assad brigades “The insecurity to provide for 80 percent of them live in poor no more assets worry about how A handout photo of a pick-up truck on fire after it was hit by a Jordanian has been minimal and insufficient their families causes increasing urban areas or on the outskirts of they can cover their monthly warplane following failure to heed warnings not to cross into Jordan from for them to turn the tables in the levels of stress and sets women cities, often in inadequate dwell- expenses and deal with medical Syria, yesterday. largely stalemated conflict. at risk of sexual exploitation. In ings, informal tented settlements emergencies,” said Kanaan. REUTERS many cases, young sons become and makeshift shelters, CARE said. AFP

Iran negotiators South Sudan army admits loss of oil town of Bentiu reject hardline JUBA: South Sudan’s army Rebels had previously seized The conflict in South Sudan Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region ultimatum to oil companies to said yesterday that rebels had Bentiu in December at the begin- has left thousands dead and — of backing Machar’s forces, shut down production. criticism of wrested control of the key oil ning of the conflict, but were forced around a million people although the claims could not be Aguer said that the rebels had town of Bentiu, one of the most chased out of it a month later. to flee their homes since fighting verified. launched an attack on an oil refin- nuclear talks bitterly contested regions in the “The rebels were killing inno- broke out on December 15 in the Sudanese rebels fighting ery under construction near Bentiu four-month-long conflict. cent people as they entered, capital Juba before spreading to Khartoum’s government — from at Lalop, but that it remained ABU DHABI: Iranian hard- The town, capital of oil-produc- there were killings at the hospi- other states in the oil-rich nation. the Darfuri Justice and Equality under the army’s control. liners stepped up criticism ing Unity state, is the first major tal, in the market and mosque,” The fighting is between sol- Movement (JEM) — have in turn Before fighting broke out in the of Tehran’s negotiations with settlement to have been retaken Aguer added, although the diers loyal to President Salva been previously reported by secu- young nation, which won inde- world powers over its nuclear in a renewed offensive by forces reports could not be independ- Kiir against mutinous troops who rity sources to have backed Juba’s pendence from Sudan less than programme yesterday, but nego- of rebel leader Riek Machar, a ently confirmed. sided with Machar, who was dis- army. three years ago after a decades tiators defended the planned former vice-president. UN peacekeepers were patrol- missed as vice-president in 2013. Rebel chief Machar said on of civil war, oil provided more deal that could lead to an end to “We are moving forward to ling the town, the mission said, The conflict has also taken on Monday that his forces would than 95 percent of its government economic sanctions. retake the town from the forces including sending armoured car- an ethnic dimension, pitting Kiir’s target crucial oilfields, vowing budget. The hardliners, unsettled by of Riek Machar, who entered the riers to guard the hospital and Dinka tribe against militia forces that the war will not end until the As well as Bentiu, key towns the shift to a more moderate town on Tuesday after our forces protect patients and staff. from Machar’s Nuer people. country’s president is removed — including the Upper Nile state foreign policy since President withdrew,” army spokesman He had no reports of clashes But Aguer also accused gunmen from power. capital Malakal and Jonglei state Hassan Rowhani took office in Philip Aguer said, accusing the yesterday due to communication from across the border in Sudan The rebels, who celebrated the capital Bor — have swapped hands August, have repeatedly criticised rebels of “committing atrocities problems, but said it “was highly — from the Arab Misseryia tribe, capture of Bentiu on Tuesday, several times in the conflict. the talks in recent months but including the killing of civilians.” likely there was fighting.” as well as Janjaweed militia from issued at the same time an AFP Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei backs them. Iran and six world powers — the United States, France, Iraq unrest Germany, Britain, Russia and China — struck an interim deal in November under which Tehran Egyptian court jails agreed to limit some of its nuclear work in return for the easing some sanctions imposed on Iran for its disputed atomic program. 119 Mursi backers They set a July 20 deadline to clinch a long-term deal that CAIRO: An Egyptian court accused it of turning to violence would allow a gradual lifting of all sentenced 119 supporters of the since Mursi was overthrown. nuclear-related sanctions. Muslim Brotherhood of former Many of the Brotherhood’s leaders, In their latest charge, critics of president Mohamed Mursi to including Mursi, are on trial. Mursi the negotiations leaked an audio three years each in prison yes- is charged with crimes including recording purporting to show terday in connection with pro- conspiring with foreign militant Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas tests last October against his groups against Egypt, which car- Araghchi criticising Rowhani’s overthrow, judicial sources said. ries the death penalty. view of the nuclear programme, More than 50 people were In a separate case, a judge the official IRNA news agency killed in the October 6 protests sentenced a prominent Islamist reported. called by Mursi’s supporters, one preacher and politician to seven Araghchi lashed out at his crit- of the bloodiest days since his years in jail on charges of forging ics yesterday, saying the audio overthrow by the military on July his mother’s citizenship documents filed was “selected and distorted” 3. Judge Hazem Hashad acquit- so he could contest the 2012 presi- and urging them not to play poli- ted six people in the case. They dential election won by Mursi. tics with what he called Iran’s faced charges including unlawful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, a nuclear rights. assembly and thuggery. In another hardline Salafist Islamist, was “I am worried. How far is this case last month, a court in south- arrested after Mursi’s downfall. He toying with our national inter- ern Egypt sentenced 529 Mursi was disqualified from the election ests going to go?” he was quoted supporters to death in a ruling that when it emerged his mother held as saying by IRNA, which did not Iraqi security forces fire an artillery gun during clashes with the Al Qaeda-linked Islamic State in Iraq and the drew criticism from rights groups US citizenship — dual nationality name his hardline critics but said Levant (ISIL) in Jurf Al Sakhar, 60km from the capital yesterday. Also, two suicide bombers blew up vehicles and Western governments. that meant he could not run. they appeared to belong to the rigged with explosives outside a government compound in Ramadi, killing five people, police said. The Brotherhood was Egypt’s Abu Ismail was sentenced to an far-right Steadfast Front party. best organised political party until additional one year in prison for REUTERS last year but the government has insulting the court. REUTERS THURSDAY 17 APRIL 2014 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11

New York Separatists police disband unit that spied take Ukrainian on Muslims

NEW YORK: New York police said yesterday that they had army vehicles disbanded a deeply controver- sial and heavily criticised unit that sent undercover officers to spy on local Muslims. Tension rises on eve of four-way talks Civil liberty groups welcomed the move, but called on New York KRAMATORSK/ Kramatorsk. authorities to address the dam- SLAVIANSK, Ukraine: Kiev has sent paratroops to age exerted by unjustified spying Separatists flew the Russian retake towns held by separatists based solely on religion. flag on armoured vehicles taken who have declared an independ- The decision by America’s larg- from the Ukrainian army yes- ent “People’s Republic” in the est police force is the first sign terday, humiliating a Kiev gov- industrial Donbass region. that new commissioner William ernment operation to recapture The Ukrainian government and Bratton is moving away from eastern towns controlled by its Western allies believe Russia is some of the post-9/11 intelligence- pro-Moscow partisans. behind the uprising, which follows gathering practices of his pred- The armoured personnel car- Moscow’s seizure and annexa- ecessor, The New York Times riers were driven into the rebel- tion of Ukraine’s Crimea region reported. held town of Slaviansk to waves last month. Moscow denies it is Police said that the Zone and shouts of “Russia! Russia!”. involved and says Kiev is precipi- Assessment Unit, previously It was not immediately clear tating civil war by sending troops known as the Demographics whether they had been captured to put down the revolt. Unit, had been largely inactive by rebels or handed to them by The Kiev government is seek- since January and that person- Ukrainian deserters. ing to reassert control without nel had now been reassigned The military setback leaves bloodshed, which it fears would to other duties within police Kiev looking impotent before precipitate a Russian invasion. intelligence. a peace conference in Geneva The operation is the first test of “Understanding certain local today, when its foreign minis- Kiev’s under-funded army, which demographics can be a useful fac- ter will meet his Russian coun- had until now played no role in Pro-Russian supporters shout slogans during a rally in front of the occupied security service building in Lugansk, tor when assessing information terpart for the first time since six months of internal unrest. Ukraine, yesterday. regarding potential threats com- Moscow-backed president The government seems to have ing to the attention of the New Viktor Yanukovich was toppled resorted to using troops after los- paratrooper division, the unit sent a result, extremists seized the shot dead. Kiev calls the uprising York City Police Department,” it in February after deadly protests. ing faith that police in the east by Kiev to recapture Slaviansk equipment.” a blatant repeat of the seizure of said in a statement. Moscow has responded to would stay loyal. and Kramatorsk. Overhead, a Ukrainian jet Crimea, where armed pro-Russian “It has been determined that the overthrow of Yanukovich by Government troops began their “All the soldiers and the offic- fighter carried out several min- partisans also occupied buildings, much of the same information declaring the Kiev government an operation on Tuesday, arriving ers are here. We are all boys who utes of aerobatics above the town’s declared independence and pro- previously gathered by the Zone illegitimate gang of fascists and by helicopter to take control of won’t shoot our own people,” he main square. A government offi- claimed themselves in charge of Assessment Unit may be obtained announcing its right to inter- an airfield at Kramatorsk. They said, adding that his men had had cial said Ukraine’s defence minis- state bodies. The main difference through direct outreach by the vene militarily across the former drove armoured personnel carri- no food for four days until local ter was travelling to Kramatorsk so far is that Russian troops have NYPD to the communities con- Soviet Union to protect Russian ers (APCs) flying the Ukrainian residents fed them. to try to clarify the situation. not appeared overtly as they did in cerned,” it added. speakers, a new doctrine that has flag into the town in the early However, a spokesman for The pro-Russian separatists Crimea, where Moscow already had Bill de Blasio, who in January overturned decades of post-Cold morning. the separatists and a witness in began the uprising in the east by military bases. took office as New York’s first War diplomacy. But several of the same vehi- Kramatorsk said the Ukrainian seizing government buildings in Nato says there are 40,000 Democratic mayor in 20 years, The Ukrainian government cles later rumbled into Slaviansk, troops had given up their vehicles three cities on April 6, and have Russian soldiers amassed on the welcomed the move. confirmed that six of its armoured 15km away, with Russian and to the rebels after talks. tightened their grip in recent frontier, forces which could cap- “This reform is a critical vehicles were in the hands of sep- separatist flags and armed men The Defence Ministry in Kiev days. Their armed paramilitaries ture eastern Ukraine in days. step forward in easing tensions aratists. Photos of their number in motley combat fatigues on top. said the vehicles had been cap- now control buildings in about 10 Thursday’s Geneva confer- between the police and the com- markings showed they were They stopped outside the separa- tured. “A column was blocked towns and have seized hundreds ence will see the Russian and munities they serve, so that our among vehicles taken earlier tist-occupied town hall. by a crowd of local people in of weapons. Ukrainian foreign ministers meet cops and our citizens can help in the government’s attempted A soldier guarding one of Kramatorsk with members of a Two people were killed on for the first time in the presence one another go after the real bad “anti-terrorist” operation to the six troop carriers said he Russian diversionary-terrorist Sunday in Slaviansk, including of US and European counterparts. guys,” he said. secure control of the town of was a member of Ukraine’s 25th group among them,” it said. “As a Ukrainian state security agent REUTERS AFP Boston bomber seeks record on family

BOSTON: Lawyers for the later in a gun battle with police. which could make him less cul- accused Boston Marathon He had been monitored by the FBI pable in the attacks if found guilty bomber ware due in court yes- after travelling to Russia in 2011. and thereby lower his odds of terday to ask a judge to order The surviving Tsarnaev, 20, being put to death. prosecutors to hand over more faces the possibility of execution Proof that Tsarnaev was not information on the defendant’s if convicted of planting homemade mentally capable of fully under- family as they seek to build a pressure-cooker bombs at the mar- standing his actions, known as case that could limit his blame athon finish line a year ago, killing the “insanity defense,” could also for the attack. three people and injuring 264 in the reduce his odds of being con- Defence attorneys have called worst mass-casualty attack on US victed. Federal law requires that on federal prosecutors to hand soil since September 11, 2001. prosecutors be given advance over any records they have on sus- Defence lawyers last month notice of such a defence so they pect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s older asked for records on the elder may hire mental experts to per- brother, Tamerlan, who authori- Tsarnaev, arguing they could form their own evaluation of the ties contend also played a role in show their client operated under defendant. the attacks but died a few days his “domination and control,” REUTERS Mexican mayor held in drug cartel bastion MORELIA, Mexico: The mayor of a west- ern Mexican city once considered a drug car- tel stronghold has been arrested on suspicion of forcing town councillors to pay off crime lords, authorities said. Uriel Chavez is accused of pressuring councillors to donate $1,500 of their sal- ary to support the Knights Templar drug cartel in Apatzingan in the west- ern state of Michoacan, the state prosecutor’s office said in a statement. Chavez was arrested Tuesday on extortion charges. Three of the alleged vic- tims filed a complaint on March 6, saying the mayor took them to a rural area where heavily armed men who said they belonged to the cartel told them the payoffs were needed to buy weapons. The state prosecutor did not say how often the councilors made the alleged payments. So-called self-defense groups that took up arms against the cartel in February 2013 have claimed Chavez is related to the cartel’s slain leader, Nazario Moreno, known as “El Chayo.” REUTERS THURSDAY 17 APRIL 2014 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES

A maritime police helicopter rescuing passengers, as coast guard personnel (right) search for those missing after the ferry Sewol capsizes off South Korea yesterday. 280 missing as S Korean ferry capsizes 100 ships, 18 helicopters join rescue efforts in what may be the country’s biggest disaster in 20 years

JINDO: More than 280 people, South Korea’s southwest coast, on the floor of a gymnasium, turning what had at first appeared crew, said the area was free of hull showing above the water. many of them students from the but some survivors spoke of a loud wrapped in blankets and receiv- to be a largely successful rescue reefs or rocks and the cause was Coastguard vessels and pri- same high school, were missing noise prior to the disaster. ing medical aid. One woman lay operation into potentially a major likely to be some sort of malfunc- vate fishing boats scrambled to after a ferry capsized off South “It was fine. Then the ship went on a bed shaking uncontrollably. disaster. tion on the vessel. the rescue with television footage Korea yesterday, in what could ‘boom’ and there was a noise of A man across the room wailed There was also uncertainty There were reports of the ferry showing rescuers and fishermen be the country’s biggest mari- cargo falling,” said Cha Eun-ok, loudly as he spoke on his mobile about the total number of pas- having veered off its course, but pulling passengers in life vests out time disaster in over 20 years. who was on the deck of the ferry phone. sengers on board, as authorities coordinates of the site of the acci- of the water as their boats bobbed The ferry was carrying 462 taking photographs at the time. Most of the passengers on revised the figure down from dent provided by port authorities beside the ferry’s hull. people, of whom 174 have been “The on-board announcement board the ferry appeared to have 477, saying some had been double indicated it was not far off the Other passengers were winched rescued, coastguard officials said. told people to stay put ... people been teenagers and their teachers counted. regular shipping lane. to safety by helicopters. Four people were confirmed dead, who stayed are trapped,” she said from a high school near Seoul who Desperate parents gathered Several survivors spoke of The ferry left from the port but as frantic rescue operations in Jindo, the nearest town to the were on a field trip to Jeju island, outside Danwon school when hearing a “loud impact” before the of Incheon, about 30km west of continued late into the night scene of the accident. about 100km south of the Korean news of the disaster first broke ship started listing and rolling on Seoul, late on Tuesday. under light from flares, hopes The families of those still miss- peninsula. in the morning, and fought their its side about 20km off the south- It sent a distress signal early were fading for the 284 unac- ing faced agonising uncertainty The Ministry of Security and way on to coaches provided to west coast as it headed for Jeju. yesterday, the coastguard said, counted for. as divers searching for those Public Administration initially take them on to Jindo. Within a couple of hours, the triggering a rescue operation that It was not immediately clear trapped in the largely submerged reported that 368 people had been A member of the crew of a local Sewol was lying on its port side. involved almost 100 coastguard why the Sewol ferry listed heav- ship were forced to suspend their rescued and that about 100 were government ship involved in the Soon after, it had completely and navy vessels and fishing boats, ily on to its side and capsized in work until daybreak today. missing. But it later described rescue, who said he had spoken turned over, with only the for- as well as 18 helicopters. apparently calm conditions off Survivors in Jindo huddled those figures as a miscalculation, to members of the sunken ferry’s ward part of its white and blue REUTERS

Thousands of Mini-sub aborts again in new setback to MH370 search workers strike at China factory PERTH: The hunt for a miss- Monday night aborted auto- continuing its underwater The Bluefin’s first mission, cut limit of 4,500 metres and its built- ing Malaysian plane suffered matically after breaching the search.” short after just six of an intended in safety feature returned it to the BEIJING: Tens of thou- another setback yesterday when machine’s maximum operating Before the device was put in 16 hours mapping the seabed with surface.” sands of workers were on a second seabed search by a depth of 4,500 metres. the water for the third time, data sonar, had also drawn a blank. The sub was undamaged and strike yesterday at a factory mini-submarine was cut short But there was no explanation had been downloaded from the After more than three weeks of had to be re-programmed, said US in southern China which due to “technical” troubles after for what caused the interrup- vehicle while on the deck of the hunting for black box signals, the Navy Captain Mark Matthews. makes shoes for Nike and the first also aborted in very tion of the second mission, which Australian vessel Ocean Shield, autonomous sub was deployed for Questions were raised about Adidas, rights groups said. deep water. began Tuesday night, or how long which has led the search for the the first time on Monday night. how deep the seabed may be in More than 30,000 staff at the Australia’s Joint Agency it lasted. Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that The US navy explained that the search area. Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Coordination Centre (JACC) “The Autonomous Underwater vanished on March 8 with 239 the Bluefin-21 had automatically JACC chief Angus Houston has factory in Dongguan city have issued a brief statement which Vehicle, Bluefin-21, was forced to people aboard. aborted its first mission after six stressed that the AUV cannot been striking for several days in spoke of an unspecified “techni- resurface this morning to rectify “Initial analysis of the data hours upon breaching its maxi- operate below 4,500 metres and protest at unpaid social insur- cal issue” with the unmanned a technical issue,” JACC said. downloaded this morning indi- mum operating depth. that other vehicles would have to ance payments, said US-based Bluefin-21 sonar device. “Bluefin-21 was then rede- cates no significant detections,” JACC added that it had be brought in to cope with greater China Labour Watch, adding The first mission which began ployed and it is currently JACC said. “exceeded its operating depth depths. AFP that police had beaten and detained several protesters. China is facing labour unrest Thingyan festival as its economic growth slows and as factories in its south- ern manufacturing heartland Lawmakers Singapore accepts Jakarta report a shortage of workers, prompting rising demands from staff. want to skirt apology over warship row Yue Yuen says on its web- site that it produces shoes for SINGAPORE: Singapore yes- have no ill intent whatsoever to foreign brands including Nike, whaling ban terday welcomed an apology stir emotions. Not at all,” military Adidas, Puma and New Balance. TOKYO: Japanese lawmakers from Indonesia’s military chief chief General Moeldoko, who like yesterday demanded the gov- over the naming of a warship many Indonesians goes by one Talks to resume ernment redesign its “research” after two marines who staged a name, said in an interview with whaling programme to circum- deadly bombing in the city-state Singapore broadcaster Channel despite clashes vent an international court in 1965. NewsAsia. ruling that described the pro- Singapore reacted furiously in Moeldoko, however, said that MANILA: The Philippines gramme as a commercial hunt February when the refurbished the ship will not be renamed. said yesterday it was confi- dressed up as science. frigate was named “KRI Usman Singapore’s Defence Minister dent a peace deal with the The 40-strong fisheries com- Harun”, lodging a diplomatic Ng Eng Hen welcomed the apol- country’s largest Muslim rebel mittee, made up of a cross-section complaint with Jakarta and ban- ogy yesterday, saying it was a group would hold despite fresh of members of the lower house, ning the vessel from its ports and “constructive gesture to improve clashes that left four of its unanimously passed a resolution naval bases. Tensions escalated bilateral defence ties”. members dead. urging the administration study last month after the Indonesian This will “strengthen the The fighting took place “all sorts of options, including navy dressed two marines as the mutual understanding and friend- just two weeks after the walking out of the (international executed bombers at a defence ship that has been built up over 10,000-member Moro Islamic whaling) convention.” exhibition in Jakarta. many decades,” he said in a state- Liberation Front (Milf) signed a It said the ruling earlier this “Once again I apologise. We ment. AFP peace deal to end their decades- month by the International Court People participate in Thingyan, a water festival which marks Myanmar’s old rebellion that had claimed of Justice was “truly regrettable” new year, in Yangon yesterday. tens of thousands of lives. but “does not necessarily prevent Milf fighters helped a group Japan’s whaling, which is a unique of Islamic extremists fighting tradition and culture.” government forces on Friday, The panel demanded the gov- China blames France’s Veolia for tap water pollution but did so without their top ernment find a way to continue leadership’s permission, the research operation “so as to President Benigno Aquino’s play a responsible role as the only BEIJING: China has other residents not to drink tap conference. The spokesman did benzene spike or cover-up, Xinhua top peace adviser Teresita country in the world with a scien- blamed French utility Veolia water for the next 24 hours. not elaborate. reported. The government has Deles said. tific approach.” Environnement for “supervision Lanzhou, a heavily industr- The Lanzhou government’s already blamed a crude oil leak Two soldiers and 18 gunmen The parliamentarians also problems” in its water qual- ialised city of 3.6 million people complaints come on the back of from a pipeline owned by a unit were slain in the clashes on demanded the government ity standards after authorities in the northwestern province of rising scrutiny of foreign compa- of China National Petroleum Corp the remote southern island of swiftly draw up a plan to replace said a cancer-inducing chemi- Gansu, ranks among China’s most nies by Chinese state media. The for the presence of benzene. Basilan, the military said, while the banned Antarctic whaling cal had been found in tap water polluted population centres. government and state media have PetroChina, the listed unit of the Milf acknowledged four of operation and fully prepare for a supplied by the firm at 20 times Investigators looking into taken a series of firms to task on CNPC, has denied media reports its members were among those new programme while circulating above national safety levels, the incident found “there were issues ranging from pricing to that it is to blame for the leak. killed. “whale meat -- a by-product of state media said yesterday. supervision problems within alleged poor quality products and A PetroChina official, who “This will not affect the research whaling -- appropriately The reading of benzene in the Veolia Water Company related to shoddy customer service. declined to be named due to the entire peace process,” Deles as before.” tap water in the northwestern water quality and safety,” China Lanzhou Veolia Water sensitivity of the matter, said the said. “The resolve of both par- Environmentalists have main- city of Lanzhou was taken on National Radio said on its website, Company’s deputy general man- company had been cooperating ties has not waned.” tained the science is a figleaf. Friday, forcing the city to turn off quoting a Lanzhou government ager, Yan Xiaotao, said there with the investigations. AGENCIES AFP supplies in one district and warn spokesman speaking at a news was no late reporting of the REUTERS THURSDAY 17 APRIL 2014 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13

Balochistan Rebels refuse to extend ceasefire faces drinking water problem

TTP ‘will not hesitate to respond whenever a clear development comes from govt side’ ISLAMABAD: A parliamen- tary panel of Pakistan’s lower MIRANSHAH: The Pakistani Taliban and whenever a clear development comes where security forces would not be present. about their chances for success, given the house yesterday was told that yesterday said they would not extend a from the government side, the TTP will not The government freed 19 tribesmen Taliban’s demands for nationwide sharia 99 percent of Balochistan’s ceasefire called to help peace negotia- hesitate to respond with a serious move.” based in South Waziristan district last law and a withdrawal of troops from the population was deprived of tions with the government, but insisted The announcement comes three week and on Sunday Khan said 13 more lawless tribal zones. clean drinking water. they were still committed to the talks days after Pakistan’s Interior Minister of what he called “noncombatant Taliban” Regional deals struck in the past “We conducted a study in process. Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said the proc- prisoners would be released to help the between the military and the Taliban have which 12,000 samples were col- The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ess was about to enter a “comprehensive” peace process. failed and some have accused the militants lected from the province and it announced a one-month ceasefire at the phase. South Waziristan is one of seven restive of using them as a means to regroup and has been found that 99 percent start of March as the government sought Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s govern- semi-autonomous areas along the Afghan rearm. drinking water in Balochistan a negotiated end to their bloody seven-year ment began negotiations with the TTP border that are havens for the militants. Not all militant factions are signed up is not safe for drinking,” said insurgency. through intermediaries in February to try The government has also taken up the to the peace process -- a group calling Secretary Ministry of Science The TTP extended the ceasefire to April to end the Islamists struggle. issue of the release of a senior academic itself Ahrar-ul-Hind claimed a major and Technology Kamran Ali 10, but complained there had been “com- Since the TTP’s fight began in 2007, -- Professor Mohammad Ajmal -- as well attack on an Islamabad courthouse just Qureshi. The revelation came plete silence” from the government since more than 6,800 people have been killed the sons of slain former Punjab governor days after the ceasefire was originally during a meeting of National then and hinted that the military was try- in bomb and gun attacks around Pakistan, Salman Taseer and former prime minister announced. Assembly Standing Committee ing to thwart talks. according to a tally, destabilising the Yousaf Raza Gilani in return for its conces- Further evidence of discord within the on Science and Technology to “TTP’s central shura (council) has unan- nuclear-armed state. sions to the TTP’s demands. militant ranks came last week with fierce review the performance of imously agreed not to extend the ceasefire,” The umbrella militant group has Talks were a key campaign pledge for clashes between rival Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Council of Research the group said in a statement. demanded the release of what they call Sharif before he was elected to office for a Pakistan factions which left more than 60 in Water Recourses (PCRWR) “However, the talks process will continue “noncombatant” prisoners and detainees third time last year. people dead. and objectives achieved during with complete sincerity and seriousness, and the establishment of a “peace zone” But some analysts have voiced scepticism AFP the last five years. According to PCRWR’s report, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ballot counting (KP) is ranked second, where 93 percent of water samples in the province were found contaminated and unsafe for Afghanistan official human consumption. Factories pose injured in bombing health threats KABUL: A female member of “According to information I LAHORE: Industrial units, Afghanistan’s parliament was have, she was on her way from mainly steel factories, in recovering in hospital yesterday work back to home in Aria town- residential areas of the pro- after being shot the previous ship when the car she was travel- vincial metropolis continue night, officials and her sister ling in came under fire.” causing health problems for said. Fawzia Koofi said shots were the residents of the areas and The interior ministry said fired at her sister’s car, hitting their own workforce in viola- Mariam Koofi, a member of par- her in the leg once and her body- tion of the laws. liament from the north eastern guard twice. None of the injuries In various surveys, the City province of Takhar, was shot in are life-threatening, said Fawzia. District Government of Lahore Kabul by a member of the secu- Afghanistan’s parliament and other departments have rity forces following an argument. reserves just over a quarter of its already raised serious objec- It said police have detained a seats for women, who are active tions to the existence of such suspect and are investigating the participants particularly on rights factories, recommending their motive behind the attack. issues. removal in phases. However, no But her sister Fawzia Koofi, The attack comes as officials practical steps have been taken who is also a member of parlia- count votes from the April 5 to implement recommenda- ment and a prominent defender election to choose a successor to tions, allowing the factories to of women’s rights, said she was President Hamid Karzai. continue affecting public health. not certain who the attacker was. Early results suggest former In a survey, most of informal “I am not sure who may have foreign minister Abdullah sector’s factories, mainly steel been behind this attack, and I Abdullah, runner up in the 2009 units are working in the north hope the interior ministry takes presidential poll, is leading his of the city in New Saggian, serious actions to punish the closest rival Ashraf Ghani. Rashidpura, Daroghawala, Afghan election workers counting ballots at an Independent Election Commission office in Jalalabad yesterday. attacker,” she said. AFP Badami Bagh, Salamatpura and Leading candidates in the presidential election voiced concern that voting was tainted by fraud after millions some other residential localities. defied Taliban threats and turned out to choose a successor to President Hamid Karzai. Govt to initiate WHO: Pakistan 7,000MW plans Govt names and shames tax cheats ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will ‘epicentre of initiate 7,000MW projects ISLAMABAD: Desperate destabilising the nuclear-armed Monetary Fund intended to prop “Information is the first step in the ongoing year with Pakistani tax authorities are nation. up Pakistan’s dwindling foreign towards change,” he said. “Tax has the help of China, Khawaja polio virus’ publicly shaming defaulters by So far, there’s little been politi- reserves. The cash is being doled become part of the mainstream Muhammad Asif, minister publishing their tax details in a cal will to improve tax collection, out in increments and should debate and people are getting for water and power, said QUETTA: Pakistan is one of directory for the first time, offi- since most legislators and many stop if Pakistan fails to institute radicalised about tax evasion by yesterday. He said the power three countries in the world cials said yesterday. ministers have been tax evaders reforms. the rich.” houses will come online by where polio virus remains The cash-strapped authorities too. Reformists hope publication Directory publication signals The publication of the directory 2017. Subsequently, he added, endemic. Recently, World find it almost impossible to chase of the directory marks a change that Finance Minister Ishaq makes Pakistan the fourth coun- the menace of crippling load Health Organisation (WHO) down the large number of default- of policy. Dar is serious about tackling try in the world - after Sweden, shedding will be erased. called Pakistan the “epicentre ers - many of them powerful pol- “We hope this will become the the problem, said Umar Cheema Finland and Norway - to publish Talking to the media per- of polio virus in the world”. iticians - through the country’s talk of the town,” said Shahid of the Center for Investigative the details of all individual and sons, the minister said the Rising polio cases triggered fears moribund courts. Asad, the spokesman of the Federal Reporting in Pakistan. corporate tax payers. Citizens areas where electricity theft that Pakistanis might face travel Only around one in 200 citizens Board of Revenue. “People will be “It’s a kind of miracle,” said have until May 15 to dispute the is at the higher side will be restrictions, if the spread of polio is files income tax, leaving the state living these luxurious life styles Cheema, who triggered a public records. exposed to 100 percent load not checked in the country. begging foreign donors to help and others will be saying to them outcry when his outfit published But some reformists doubt that shedding. The minister admit- Around 47 polio cases have fund crumbling public schools and - where is your name on that list?” two reports showing that nearly public shaming will be enough to ted his failure to effectively been reported so far this year. hospitals. Anger over poor public Cracking down on tax eva- 70 percent of Pakistani lawmak- provoke payment in a country combat the power theft. Most of the cases emerged in services fuels the Taliban insur- sion is a key condition of a $6.7bn ers did not file taxes in 2011 and where most of the wealthy are AGENCIES the northwest, in the Federally gency and other militant groups loan from the International around half did not file in 2012. tax cheats. REUTERS Administered Tribal Areas to be precise, where a Taliban ban and negative propaganda against Slum demolished the vaccine has been hampering immunisation campaigns. However, refusal to immuni- MPs criticise Britain sation has also been reported in the southwest of the country. At least 26,000 parents in the Quetta block that comprises Quetta over Taliban attack Valley, Pishin and Qila Abdullah districts refused to vaccinate their children during a three-day LONDON: British lawmakers The US Camp Leatherneck campaign in March. The Quetta said military commanders had is within the complex. Two US block has been declared a high- been complacent in a deadly marines were killed, eight oth- risk area, which is why vaccina- 2012 Taliban attack on their ers wounded and six US Harrier tion drives are repeatedly held base in Afghanistan, in which fighter jets were destroyed with here, once or twice a month. two US marines were killed. grenades. The US Marine Corps Around 20 percent of parents The House of Commons commandant sacked two generals refused on religious grounds while Defence Committee, a cross- in October last year in response 30 percent complained that they party panel of MPs, said in a to the attack. cannot administer anti-polio report published yesterday that Britain’s Prince Harry, fourth drops over and over again. protection measures around the in line to the throne, was at the “Children of this area are at perimeter of Camp Bastion had base at the time, serving as an high risk of contracting polio. been “inadequate”. army attack helicopter pilot. This is a serious issue,” said Dr Their report said “insuffi- He was about two kilometres Jawahir Habibi, communication cient attention” had been paid to away and was moved to a guarded specialist of UNICEF. defending the sprawling base in location as the battle unfolded. However, 15,000 families have the southern Helmand province. “The arrangements for man- reportedly been persuaded by The assault on Camp Bastion ning of the guard towers around social mobilisation teams which in September 2012 was one of the the perimeter of Camp Bastion were hired by the government and most brazen in Afghanistan by were exposed by the attack as an international health organisa- the hardline Taliban insurgents. inadequate,” the MPs’ report said. tion working in collaboration with Fifteen Taliban commandos, It said the decision not to man the government. “About 70 per- armed with suicide vests, guns one particular tower “contributed cent families have been persuaded and rockets and wearing US uni- directly to the failure to detect to vaccinate their children, which forms, breached the perimeter the insurgents at an early stage means there is a huge decline in wall. which might have limited the An Afghan refugee boy salvaging some of his belongings after a slum was demolished by authorities in Islamabad refusal cases,” Habibi added. Fourteen were killed and the impact of their assault”. yesterday. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan claimed slums posed security threat to the capital. INTERNEWS surviving insurgent was captured. AFP THURSDAY 17 APRIL 2014 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA Modi commits to no first use of N-weapons Journalists ‘smeared me’ over riots Polling today NEW DELHI: Prime ministe- pillars were a no-first-use com- rial frontrunner Narendra Modi mitment and building a credible in 12 states ruled out the first use of nuclear but minimum nuclear arsenal. weapons yesterday , seeking to The pledge, to “study in detail calm concerns after his Hindu India’s nuclear doctrine, and for 121 seats nationalist party vowed to revise revise and update it, to make it arms strategy if elected. relevant to challenges of cur- NEW DELHI: Its D-Day Modi told the ANI television rent times”, gave no specifics but today for general elections in 12 service the nuclear arms were raised concerns among former US states for 121 Lok Sabha seats. defensive weapons. India and its diplomats that the policy of no It includes the most number of rival neighbour Pakistan are both first use would be abandoned. The the constituencies of all the nine nuclear powers that have been State Department itself declined phases. Polling will also be held building up their nuclear arms to comment. for rest of the 77 seats in Odisha stockpiles and testing long range Two sources involved in the Assembly. missiles. manifesto’s drafting said the BJP Waters will be tested in 28 LS In the 70-minute interview, wanted to reconsider the no first seats in Karnataka, Maharashtra conducted in the Gujarati state use policy in the wake of advances (19), Rajasthan (20), Uttar capital Gandhinagar, Modi pre- made by Pakistan in tactical Pradesh (11), Bihar (seven), dicted a record result for his nuclear weaponry. Chhattisgarh (three), Jammu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Pakistan does not have a no and Kashmir (one), Jharkhand and said the ruling Congress first use policy and is building (six), Madhya Pradesh (10), party would crash to its worst- a nuclear weapons programme Manipur (one), Odisha (11) and ever electoral showing. designed to deter India and neu- Uttarakhand (four). Modi said Indian’s nuclear tralise its much larger conven- It will be the second of the six- arms arsenal “is necessary to be tional military. phase elections in Bihar. A report powerful — not to suppress any- India also has concerns about from Patna said 117 candidates one, but for our own protection.” China, which has a bigger mili- are in the fray for today’s elec- Striking a statesmanlike tone, tary and more advanced strategic tion. Of them, 33 are independ- he upheld a doctrine defined by weapons. Some members of the Narendra Modi (centre), the prime ministerial candidate for BJP and Gujarat’s chief minister, waves to supporters ents, five women and three belong former BJP prime minister Atal strategic establishment said it during a public meeting at Krishnagiri in Tamil Nadu yesterday. to minority communities. Tinsel Behari Vajpayee, who declared a had been 10 years since the doc- town actors, a noted doctor and policy of no first use of atomic trine had been released and it was political untouchability.” He said flower, his party’s symbol. Modi said that his attempts to Bollywood star Shatrughan Sinha weapons after testing several time to revisit it. the continued media interest in Even though a Supreme Court explain the 2002 events to jour- (BJP) are in the contest from bombs in 1998. Commenting on the election, his role in the 2002 Gujarat riots inquiry found he had no case to nalists had proved futile. Patna Sahib. “No first use was a great ini- which is being held in stages until amounted to an attempt by jour- answer over the riots, Congress “There is no top journalist to The Congress, which is contest- tiative of Atal Behari Vajpayee — May 12, Modi stopped short of nalists to smear him, but it had campaign leader Rahul Gandhi whom I have not given an inter- ing the electoral battle in alliance there is no compromise on that. saying the BJP would secure an not worked. said this decision should not view. I answered every question with RJD in the state, has fielded We are very clear. No first use is a outright majority, but described “If the media had not made absolve him of responsibility. from 2002-2007,” he said. “Later I Kunal Singh, a popular actor of reflection of our cultural inherit- the electoral alliances it had such an effort to malign Modi, Modi has also faced accusations saw that this was not an attempt Bhojpuri films. The seven seats ance,” Modi said. struck with 25 other parties as Modi would not be as well known that he has been reticent over the to learn the truth. “I have said slated for polling are Munger, Modi’s comments came a week “unprecedented”. as he is,” said the 63-year-old killings because expressing contri- what I had to say. Now I am in the Nalanda, Patna Saheb, Patliputra, after the BJP unveiled its mani- “People used to say that the politician, who sported a tange- tion might alienate the BJP’s core people’s court, and I am waiting Ara, Buxar and Jehanabad. An festo, pledging to review India’s BJP was untouchable,” said rine waistcoat, lime shirt and a Hindu vote in the five-week elec- to hear its judgement.” electoral college of 1,22,35,882 fea- nuclear stance, whose two main Modi, adding: “I don’t believe in large badge depicting a saffron tion. Results are due on May 16. REUTERS tures 56,45,767 women in 11,486 polling stations in Bihar. Undeterred by sudden spurt in militant violence, campaigning in Manmohan is the cleanest, all the three constituencies in the Kashmir valley ended with politi- cal parties organising rallies and road shows daily. nicest politician: Chandy However, majority of the sepa- ratist organisations launched THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Janpath, residence of Congress Meanwhile, Priyanka Gandhi election boycott campaign in the Kerala Chief Minister Oommen president Sonia Gandhi, did. Vadra called Manmohan Singh valley, alleging election or selec- Chandy yesterday called Asked if Baru could have had a “super PM” and defended tion will not help to resolve the beleaguered Prime Minister any ulterior motive in the tim- him against being called India’s Kashmir issue. AGENCIES Manmohan Singh one of the ing of the release of his book with weakest prime minister. Asked “cleanest and nicest politicians” the ongoing Lok Sabha election, by reporters in Amethi about Moon Moon’s assets in India. He also claimed that the Chandy said one should wait for Sanjaya Baru’s book, Priyanka state flourished the most under the poll results for an answer. said: “Only Manmohan Singh was worth over Rs1 crore the economist Indian premier. While claims made in Baru’s super PM.” “He is the nicest and the clean- book are being used by the oppo- Earlier, Manmohan Singh’s KOLKATA: Former Bollywood est politician in the country, and sition to allege that the PMO’s daughter Upinder Singh described actor and Trinamool Congress for Kerala, he gave everything we authority was undermined by the book as “nothing but a stab in candidate Moon Moon Sen - asked. I would undoubtedly say Sonia Gandhi, the author has the back”. In an interview to a contesting the Lok Sabha polls Kerala’s golden period was under also come under attack from the newspaper, she accused Baru of from West Bengal’s Bankura Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the daughter of Congress Party President Sonia him,” Chandy told reporters Congress for sensationalising the violating trust and branded the – yesterday declared assets Gandhi, speaks to supporters during an election rally in Rae Bareli yesterday. after the weekly cabinet meeting book to market it. book an “unethical, mischievous” in excess of Rs1 crore, most of yesterday. Chandy also credited the prime exercise. which are moveable. “I will say it was under him minister with according classical “While I am not speaking on Sen, in her affidavit, has shown that Kerala got everything we status to the Malayalam lan- behalf of the prime minister, we Rs293,455 as her annual income Shun BJP: Bollywood asked — investments worth more guage. “Do you know that it was are extremely angry at the exag- and said she possesses Rs103.4 than Rs70,000 crore — in the past he (Manmohan Singh) who was gerated level of access the author lakh worth of moveable assets and MUMBAI: More than 50 Bolly wood fi lmma kers, actors and w riters one decade,” added Chandy. single handedly responsible for has ascribed to himself,” she was Rs4.5 lakh worth of immoveable yesterday urged Indians not to vote for the party of Hindu national- Chandy’s defence of Manmohan giving Malayalam language clas- quoted as saying. property. Besides Rs38.97 lakh ist hardliner Narendra Modi in the ongoing general election. Singh came following a fresh con- sical status,” Chandy said, adding BJP prime ministerial candi- as bank deposits, Sen owns over The group signed an appeal calling on Indians to choose a “secular” troversy triggered by the publi- that it was the prime minister’s date Narendra Modi, however, 1.7kg of gold worth Rs52.56 lakh party. The letter was endorsed by directors Imtiaz Ali, Mahesh Bhatt cation of a book “The Accidental intervention that helped overturn used Upinder Singh’s statement and diamonds valued at Rs6 lakh. and Zoya Akhtar, actress Nandita Das and singer Shubha Mudgal. Prime Minister: The making and an earlier rejection. as an affirmation of the allega- She also owns a car which she had “The best thing about our country is its cultural diversity, its plural- unmaking of Manmohan Singh” Chandy became chief minister tions in the book. purchased in 2011 for Rs5.2 lakh. ism — the co-existence of a number of religions and ethnicities over written by the Prime Minister’s for the first time in 2004 (when he “I read in the papers that Her immoveable assets include centuries, and hence the blooming of multiple streams of intellectual former media advisor Sanjaya replaced veteran colleague A.K. the prime minister’s family is a 316 square feet residential flat and artistic thought,” the letter said. “And, this has been possible only Baru. Antony following the 2004 Lok unhappy with Sanjay Baru’s book. in Mumbai which she bought in because Indian society has prided itself on being essentially secular in The book suggests that the Sabha election debacle in Kerala) His daughter said Baru betrayed, 1992 for Rs4.5 lakh. Her liabilities character, rejecting communal hatred, embracing tolerance. Today, that Prime Minister’s Office did not a few months after Manmohan which means the facts are right,” are a loan of Rs10.13 lakh. Sen has very sense of India is vulnerable.” The letter appeared on the Mumbai call the shots when it came to Singh assumed office as prime Modi said at a rally. not been accused of any offence. Mirror newspaper’s website yesterday. IANS major decision-making, but 10 minister for the first time. IANS IANS

Train derails near Guwahati Drugs worth Increase policing in areas where Rs700 crore crimes occur frequently: HC seized in Punjab NEW DELHI: The Delhi High said that instances of crimes CHANDIGARH: The run-up Court yesterday directed police against women were mostly con- to the parliamentary election to take “immediate steps” to fined to “semi-urban and semi- in Punjab is taking the state increase policing in pockets in rural areas” of the city. to a new high. Security agen- the city where crimes against The court directed police to file cies have seized drugs and other women, including molestation a status report within two weeks, intoxicants worth nearly Rs700 and rape, occur more often than indicating the measures they have crore in the last 40 days. in other areas. taken after crime mapping was Of this seizure, heroin alone After taking into note a report done and measures they propose accounts for over Rs680 crore. submitted by police, a division to take to bring down these crimes. Most of the recovery has been bench of Acting Chief Justice B It further directed police to made by Border Security Force D Ahmed and Justice Siddharth carry out a sociological study as to (BSF) troopers along the 55km- Mridul said crimes against women why such crimes occur in certain long barbed wire fenced Pakistan showed a pattern in terms of pock- pockets and posted the matter for border in Punjab. The seizures ets where such crimes occur more further hearing May 21. include over 136kg of heroin, frequently than in other areas. The court’s order came while 14,823kg of poppy husk, 76.2kg of Asking police to come out with hearing a plea filed by advocate opium, and 51,623kg of lahan. a strategy to deal with the issue, Gaurav Bansal, which cited sur- “Till date, narcotic drugs, includ- the bench said: “These areas need veys by independent organisations ing liquor, worth Rs694 crore have immediate action from Delhi claiming a recent spurt in crimes been recovered in the state after Police so far as policing, gender and sought directions for taking the imposition of the model code sensitisation drives, public aware- adequate steps to prevent them. of conduct. Majority of it includes ness campaigns is concerned.” The plea submitted a press release huge haul of heroin at the Indo- The derailed engine and carriages of the BG Express at Ajuri station near Morigaon district, 80km away from The bench had earlier asked issued by Delhi Police in April 2013 Pak border,” Punjab’s additional Guwahati, yesterday. At least 45 people were injured when nine coaches of Dimapur-Kamakhya BG Express police to conduct a “crime map- which said incidents of molestation chief electoral officer (CEO) B derailed in the wee hours. ping” exercise, particularly on and harassment had recorded 600 Purushartha said yesterday. crimes against women. percent and 783.67 percent rise IANS The bench, during the hearing, respectively in recent years. IANS

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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 Qatar’s real QIB Q1 profit grows 15pc to QR335m estate price Assets up by 21 percent to reach QR83bn; Customer deposits moved up to QR58.7bn index hits DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank’s quarter of 2013 and reached on March 31, 2014, higher than quality and stabilised Return on (QIB) net profit rose by 15 QR840m for the three months the minimum regulatory require- Average Assets. In 2013, Fitch percent to QR335m in the ending March 2014. Income from ment of 12.5 percent prescribed had affirmed the bank’s long term record high first-quarter of 2014 on strong financing activities was the pri- by QCB. Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of ‘A’ growth in lending income and mary growth driver which has QIB was able to manage the with a stable outlook. Similarly, deposits. The total assets grew increased by 21 percent, compared ratio of non-performing financing Standard & Poor’s Rating DOHA: Qatar Central Bank’s by 21 percent to reach QR83bn to the first quarter of 2013 and assets to gross financing assets at Services have also maintained (QCB) quarterly update of 2014 compared to a year ago period, reached QR580m for the three 1.05 percent, one of the lowest in QIB’s Counterparty Credit Rating real estate price index con- the country’s leading Islamic months ending March 2014. Net the industry, reflecting the qual- at “A-“with a stable outlook. firms that the country’s real bank announced yesterday. commission and fee income has ity of the bank’s financing assets QIB has received a number estate market prices are on the Financing activities has signifi- also registered a strong growth portfolio and its effective risk of prestigious awards this year uptick. QCB’s real estate price cantly increased in the first quar- of 57 percent compared to the management framework. The reflecting the results and achieve- index has reached a record ter of 2014 to reach QR49.2bn, first quarter of 2013 to reach bank continued to pursue the con- ments of the businesses, includ- 209.4 points in March 2014, up having grown 30 percent com- QR85.6m for the three months servative impairment policy with ing the title of ‘Best Islamic 23.6 percent compared to 169.4 pared to March 2013 and 4 per- ending March 2014. the coverage ratio for non-per- Bank in Qatar’, which the Bank points a year ago. cent compared to December 2013. Total shareholders’ equity of forming financing assets reaching received from Euromoney, The The index that jumped to 194.5 Customer deposits have moved up the bank increased by 3.5 percent 90 percent. Banker, World Finance and Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad bin Jassim points in January 2014 from 189.8 to QR58.7bn registering a strong to reach QR11.2bn by the end of International credit rating Islamic Finance News (IFN). bin Jaber Al Thani, Chairman, QIB. points in December 2013, has been growth of 45 percent compared to the first quarter 2014. From the agency, Capital Intelligence (CI) World Finance also named QIB as steadily growing over the past March 2013 and 17 percent com- first quarter of 2014, the bank in its latest report issued this ‘The Best SME Islamic Finance three months to hit the record pared to December 2013, allowing has started implementing Qatar month, has reaffirmed QIB’s Provider’; while Global Finance 209.4 points in March. the bank to significantly improve Central Bank requirements under Financial Strength Rating (FSR) voted QIB as ‘the Safest Islamic Year’ for its Ijarah Facility; and The index reached 2013 peak its liquidity positions. Basel III for the calculation of the of ‘A’, with an upgraded ‘Stable’ Bank in Qatar’. Meanwhile, IFN ‘Arranger in the Tawarruq Deal levels in April and May months The total income grew by 14 Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR). Outlook in view of the significant named QIB as both the ‘Arranger of the Year’ for its Murabahah with 183.9 and 190.4 points, percent compared to the first The ratio stood at 15.8 percent as improvement in financing asset of the Syndicated Deal of the Facility. THE PENINSULA respectively before dropping to 178.8 points in June. The price measure further slipped to 174.2 points in July and rose marginally in August reaching 176.9 percent. While the overall index grew Qatar to establish five by 23.6 percent year-on-year, market reports suggest the land prices have significantly gone up over the past several months. bodies to push exports In March, when the index hit the record high, the real state BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB office of the Paris-based ICC dis- transaction market witnessed closed the achievements of the transaction deals worth a total DOHA: Qatar will set up five ICC World Trade Agenda, while of QR4.19bn, with the land deals sectoral commissions to sup- illustrating plans to support dominating the transactions. The port local companies to facili- Qatar’s businesses at the ICC month witnessed land transac- tate exports and participate Qatar Annual Gala Dinner. tions worth an approximate in international trade and The Gala Dinner was held QR2.8bn making an estimated investments. under the patronage of the Prime 67 percent of overall transactions. “We have decided to establish Minister and Minister of Interior, The Ministry of Justice’s five commissions in different sec- H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser data on real estate transaction tors which included energy, trade, bin Khalifa Al Thani, along with noted yesterday the transaction banking, arbitration and compa- hundreds of executives, and busi- between April 6 and 10 recorded ny’s social responsibility (CSR),” ness and advocacy leaders. a total of QR1.3bn. Last week too, Remy Rowhani, Director General The event was sponsored by land deals continued to dominate of Qatar Chamber said. “We Qatar Development Bank, as part the transactions, accounting for already have some sectoral com- of its mission to nurture and pro- 57 percent of the total deals. Of missions such as for the banking mote the private sector in Qatar. the total deals closed in Doha (From left) Stefano Bertasi, Remy Rowhani and Jean-Guy Carrier at the meeting in Doha yesterday. SALIM MATRAMKOT sector, whose results are very Rowhani and Carrier shared Municipality last week, 40.1 per- encouraging. Now all the existing their excitement over the cent accounted for land deals commissions will be revamped.” ‘Doha Victory’ outcome in Bali, Victory’ demonstrates, it is that consultations in various parts of in Bali adopted a package of agree- worth a total of QR299.3m. Rowhani, who is also the Indonesia, which has rekindled global business can indeed unite the world and the WTA Summit ments which included agreements The prices of primary construc- CEO of International Chamber new hope to bring global trade and voice their concerns under held here in April 2013. Once the covering trade facilitation, food tion materials, except Gabbro of Commerce (ICC) Qatar, was negotiations out of a deadlock. an authoritative platform such as recommendations under WTA security, agriculture and other Aggregate, is more or less stable speaking at a joint press confer- ICC Qatar, under the umbrella that of ICC to press governments are fully implemented, the glo- issues of interest to developing over the past two years. The mar- ence with the Secretary General of Qatar Chamber, launched the towards better business climate,” bal trade volume is estimated to and least developed countries. ket price put on Ashghal website of ICC, Jean-Guy Carrier, and ICC World Trade Agenda (WTA) said Rowhani. enhance by $1 trillion, and create “The Bali agreements and shows the prices of steel, cements, Stefano Bertasi, Executive in 2011 with the aim of stimulat- The WTA business priorities, 21 million jobs worldwide. in particular the agreement on bitumen and washed sands are Director for Policy and Business ing the global economy by help- which represents approximately The success of the recommen- trade facilitation represent a stable. Gabbro, which was availa- Practices at ICC, held to highlight ing to move the ‘Doha Round’ of 6.5 million companies in 130 dations in the shape of the ‘Doha turning point for the WTO Doha ble for QR64 per tonne in January the ICC’s contribution in achiev- multilateral trade negotiations countries, including Qatar, took Victory’ has reignited confidence Development Agenda and multi- 2012, jumped to QR80 in January ing the Bali Package at the WTO. out of a 13-year stalemate. “If two years to take shape, includ- in the World Trade Organisation, lateralism,” said Carrier. 2013, before easing to QR76 in ICC Qatar, the representative there’s one thing that the ‘Doha ing several rounds of business whose 9th Ministerial Conference THE PENINSULA January 2014. THE PENINSULA

Brent oil rises to Ford Mustang turns 50 atop Empire State Building

NEW YORK: Ford cel- North America design fabri- $110 on Ukraine ebrated the 50th birthday cation, said. “It got better as of its beloved Mustang by the night went on, but it was LOS ANGELES: Brent crude rose close to $110 a bar- displaying a new model of bad, it was cold, it was windy.” rel yesterday due to mounting tensions in Ukraine, while the convertible on top of the By sunrise, the convertible prices for US oil fell after a report showed a huge build in Empire State Building in was glittering and the views stockpiles in the world’s largest oil consumer. New York yesterday. stunning. Visitors can admire Ukrainian government forces and separatist pro-Russian The Triple Yellow 2015 the car until today. After the militia staged rival shows of force in eastern Ukraine amid Mustang was taken apart, deck closes to the public at escalating rhetoric on the eve of crucial talks on the former whisked up by elevator to the 2am tomorrow, the crew will Soviet state’s future. Meanwhile, growing oil stockpiles in the observation deck and pains- dismantle the car all over United States have pulled benchmark prices there lower, as takingly reassembled over- again and remove it. It is the production hit the highest level in more than a quarter of a night in freezing wind, rain second time a Ford Mustang century, and imports continued to rise. and snow. More than 1,000 feet has gone on display atop the Crude oil stocks rose 10 million barrels to 394 million bar- above the crowded streets of Empire State Building. The rels in the week ending April 11, according to the Energy Manhattan, the observation first time was in 1965. Information Administration, far more than the 2.3-million- deck is too high to send the The stunt marks 50 years barrel build expected by analysts. Inventories were boosted car up by crane and although since US auto giant Ford put in part by a 5.2-million-barrel build on the Gulf Coast, to open air, too narrow for a heli- the first Mustang on sale dur- the highest level since the EIA began collecting data in 1990. copter drop. ing an expo in New York on “(US) crude imports were up again because we’re seeing, in So a team of eight or nine April 17, 1964. Ford received part, a rebound in the Houston Ship Channel tanker traffic spent more than five hours 22,000 orders on the first day after the recent incident,” said Phil Flynn, analyst at Price reassembling the car by hand and sold 418,000 in one year. Futures Group in Chicago. Brent crude for June delivery rose overnight, battling strong wind The 50th birthday will be by a dollar earlier in the session but pared gains to trade up on the 86th floor of New York’s celebrated in great pomp at 49 cents at $109.85 a barrel by 12:54 pm 1654 GMT, its highest second tallest building. “Zero the New York International Ford Motor’s Executive Chairman Bill Ford stands on top of the observation deck at the level since March 4. The May contract expired on Tuesday. visibility to start with,” George Auto Show from April 18 to Empire State Building in New York City yesterday with the new 2015 Mustang convertible . US crude for May delivery fell 35 cents to $103.40. REUTERS Samulski, manager of Ford April 27. AFP THURSDAY 17 APRIL 2014 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Qatar bourse Qatar Shell, QDB offer SMEs opportunities DOHA: As part of a strategy to support local small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs), Qatar touches new Development Bank (QDB) and Qatar Shell yesterday announced seven new specific business opportunities to encourage Qatari enterprises to become six-year high the supplier of choice for Pearl GTL, the world’s largest gas to liquid plant delivered by Qatar Petroleum and Qatar Shell. Most regional markets edge up QDB and Qatar Shell organ- ised their second annual ‘SME DOHA: Qatar‘s bourse Abu Dhabi’s index rose largely Business Opportunity Workshop’ advanced broadly yesterday on the back of National Bank which was attended by 100 local with the index hitting new of Abu Dhabi, which added 2.8 SMEs and entrepreneurs. During six-year high. The benchmark percent. the workshop, participants were index rose 1.07 percent to close Both UAE benchmarks presented with seven new specific 12,453 points, the highest levels remained well below peaks which business opportunities including since June 9, 2008. they hit earlier this month. the manufacture of large open- Telecoms sector index rose the Saudi Arabia’s index was nearly head steel drums, the manufac- most with Vodafone surging 9.9 flat as a slump in petrochemicals ture of low voltage cables, the percent. Among other top gainers offset small gains in most other manufacture of electrical cable were QIB, International Islamic, sectors. trays, the maintenance, repair Qatar Shell Companies Managing Director and Chairman Wael Sawan (left) and QDB CEO Abdulaziz Al Khalifa at Islamic Insurance and Rayan. QIB Shares in Methanol Chemicals and recertification of ATEX two- the meet yesterday. SALIM MATRAMKOT soared 4.74. International Islamic Co fell 0.2 percent after its way radios, the maintenance and gained 3.80 percent, while Islamic first-quarter net profit came servicing of offshore diesel gen- Insurance and Rayan edged up in at SR24.2m ($6.45m), below erator sets, the servicing of cus- diversification of Qatar’s private on the Qatar Shell tendering proc- to report that we, at QDB and 3.48 percent and 3.2 percent, two analysts’ estimates of tody flow metres, and the supply sector,” said Abdulaziz Al Khalifa, ess as well as the management Qatar Shell, have certainly made respectively. SR28.5m-SR31m. of welding inspectors for onsite Chief Executive Officer of QDB. advisory and financial support role progress in this area,” he said. After the market close, QIB Sahara Petrochemical, which technical support. “These seven new specific busi- of QDB. “In support of our val- Local companies have been announced that its net profit is in talks with Sipchem over a “It is through this joint initia- ness opportunities therefore dem- ued partner Qatar Petroleum and invited to register their interest grew by 15 percent to QR335m for possible merger, dropped 3.2 per- tive that we recognise the piv- onstrate the high regard in which in close collaboration with QDB, until April 30. Thereafter, short- three months ending March. The cent after posting a 20.3 percent otal role that local SMEs play we uphold the high capabilities we are committed to the Qatar listed SMEs will be invited to bid bank’s total assets increased by 21 fall in first-quarter net profit on in supporting Qatar’s economy. and operating standards of local National Vision 2030 by devel- for tender by May 10. Finally, the percent to QR83bn compared to Tuesday. Shares in Sipchem fell We have therefore joined hands enterprises to handle contracts oping local content and SMEs,” SMEs to be awarded the new busi- a year ago. Shareholders’ equity 1.2 percent. with Qatar Shell to support local for the world’s largest gas to liq- said Wael Sawan, Managing ness contracts will be announced increased by 3.5 percent to reach Telecommunications operator SMEs and entrepreneurs in uids plant,” he added. Director and Chairman of Qatar at an award ceremony at the end QR11.2bn by the end of 1Q2014. Zain Saudi was up 1.5 percent order to promote the growth and Participants were also briefed Shell Companies. “I am delighted of this year. THE PENINSULA The bourse’s market cap rose after its first-quarter loss turned to QR718bn from Tuesday’s out to be narrower than analysts QR716. Total traded value rose had expected. The firm made a to QR1.13bn from QR944m. net loss of SR318m, while analysts traded volume surged to 35 mil- polled on average had forecast lion shares from 26 million shares. Zain Saudi would lose SR400m. BHP boosts In the region, most Gulf mar- Egypt’s bourse continued a China defends exchange rate kets edged up yesterday. UAE leg up which started on Monday, markets added 0.9 percent each, adding 0.7 percent, largely on the BEIJING: China yesterday change. We hope the American from the China Foreign Exchange iron ore output, but short-term technical signals back of two stocks. defended the valuation of its side can make concerted efforts Trade System. The yuan has lost in the markets remain weak, espe- Shares in investment firm currency and pushed back with China to improve trade and around 2.7 percent against the dol- lifts guidance cially in Dubai , where turnover Pioneers Holding jumped 9.9 per- against a US Treasury report investment relations with China.” lar so far this year, nearly erasing was below average. Weak earnings cent as the company prepared to expressing concerns over the Washington has repeatedly a gain of three percent last year. from petrochemicals weighed on publish its quarterly earnings, yuan’s sharp slide since January. voiced concern over the valuation China has pledged to move SYDNEY: Global mining giant Saudi Arabia. which are due between April 16 The statement by Chinese for- of the yuan, arguing that Beijing gradually towards full convert- BHP Billiton raised its fiscal Dubai Islamic Bank contrib- and 23 according data. Earlier eign ministry spokeswoman Hua keeps its currency artificially low ibility of the yuan, with the cen- year iron ore production out- uted most to the move, gaining this month, the company posted Chunying came a day after the to boost Chinese exports. But the tral bank last month doubling look for a second time this year 2.6 percent. The bank said late a 37 percent increase in net profit Treasury issued its twice-yearly Treasury has shied away from the daily trading band for the yesterday after seeing a better- on Tuesday that regulators had for last year. Property developer report, in which it declined to calling China a “manipulator” currency. The Treasury hailed than-expected jump in output approved a move to allow for- Talaat Moustafa Group gained 2.4 brand China a currency manipu- — despite the urgings of some that move as “an opportunity to for January-March. eigners to hold up to 25 percent percent after jumping 9.9 percent lator but said that the yuan, or members of Congress — as doing reduce intervention and allow the The world’s biggest mining of its shares, up from 15 percent on Tuesday when it announced its renminbi (RMB), “remains sig- so could trigger the imposition of market to play a greater role in company increased guidance previously. Thomson Reuters data first-ever cash dividend. nificantly undervalued”. trade sanctions and risk igniting determining the exchange rate”. for production the year to June shows investors from outside the The Kuwait index edged up 0.02 “China’s position is that China a costly trade war. But it warned that the yuan’s to 217 tonnes, up from the 212 Gulf held 10.1 percent of shares as percent to 7,516 points, while the will keep forward with the reform China’s yuan currency ended at recent fall could “raise particu- tonnes previously forecast. That of Tuesday while Gulf investors Bahrain index edged up 0.3 per- of RMB exchange rate mecha- 6.2215 to $1 yesterday, weakening larly serious concerns” if it rep- comes despite concerns about the from outside of the United Arab cent to close at 1,380 points. nism,” Hua told reporters at a slightly from the close of 6.2211 resents a reversal in Beijing’s strength of the economy in China, Emirates held 4.8 percent. THE PENINSULA/REUTERS regular briefing. “This will not on Tuesday, according to figures commitment. AFP the number one buyer of ore. It said production in January- March quarter rose 23 percent year on year to 49.6 million tonnes, adding that seasonal bad weather in Western Australia Qatar real estate market buoyant, set for further growth had “relatively limited impact” on performance. The news came a day after rival miner Rio Tinto BY ERIKA WIDEN issue, then the West Bay Lagoon children, or two bedroom apart- Western expatriates who have left blamed cyclonic activity for a drop remains as the prime location, ments at The Pearl-Qatar.” their country of origin for the first in its January-March production DOHA: Qatar’s real estate mar- where rents have increased more He adds many real estate com- time, tend to complain in regards and shipment of iron ore. BHP ket is looking good and is set for than 10 per cent. “A good three to panies tend to focus on low-end to the standard of the residential also increased its full-year cok- further growth throughout the four bedroom villa [in West Bay residential units since there is also unit versus the price. However, ing coal guidance by 2.5 million year, says Mirco Maurer (pic- Lagoon] can easily cost QR30,000 a very high request and demand when comparing for instance to tonnes to 43.5 million tonnes fol- tured), Managing Director of per month and even more.” primordially from Asians. New York, Singapore or London lowing record nine-month pro- Engel & Völkers. In regards to apartment rents, “The main demand from sin- with a budget of $3,000 to $4,000 duction of 33 million tonnes. Residential rents have Maurer said the rental rate per gle expatriates and young couples a month, one cannot get a 300 It also said copper output was increased, whereas office rents month varies and depends on the would be preferably on an afford- square metre villa in a gated com- up two percent at 413,900 tonnes remain stable with an average location. “One can get a fully fur- able one-bedroom apartment. munity with a lot of amenities. In and kept its annual forecast rental rate starting at QR160 to nished two bedroom apartment These apartments could be as these cities as Maurer underlines unchanged at 1.7 million tonnes. QR200 per square metre. “Most starting at QR7,000 in the older small as 40 to 60 square metres. one has to drive more than one However, petroleum production owners of residential apartments areas of Doha or spend more than The best studios you can find are hour to reach the city or perhaps outlook was cut for the 2014 and villas have increased the rent QR14,000 per month for a modern located at The Pearl Qatar, but you live in a very tiny residential unit financial year by two percent to between 5 to 10 per cent this year.” fully furnished apartment with will need to spend at least QR8,000 without any facilities. one person for a low salary in a 254 million barrels following the Maurer said for a decent three- Marina view at The Pearl-Qatar.” per month for a good unit.” Qatar, on the other hand has compound or apartment building sale of assets in Britain. March bedroom villa located in a com- Engel & Völkers mainly focuses “High requests are still for improved every year on building who can change a light bulb or in quarter petroleum output rose pound the average rent is between on middle to high-end properties areas such as Al-Sadd, as it is the regulations and quality of finishing, case of a problem tell you ‘Yes Sir, three percent to 60.9 million year QR14,000 to QR18,000. While for available throughout Doha. “Our busiest area. West Bay remains although it is a continual process. Sure Sir, We will fix it Sir’. on year. Chief executive Andrew a standalone villa with three to customers are mainly Westerners as the number one location when “On the side of the management Maurer also recommends calcu- Mackenzie praised the “outstand- five bedrooms can be available and request three bedroom villas it comes to serviced-apartments; there is still a large number of lating 7 to 10 per cent of the rent ing results, underpinning a 10 starting at QR12,000 per month, in nice compounds; mostly in close almost all towers seem to be full.” local owners who think they offer income for Property and Facility percent increase in production however, if the budget is not an proximity to the school of their Maurer said how mainly Property Management by having Management. THE PENINSULA so far this year”. AFP Starbucks to move base, pay more tax

LONDON: Starbucks Corp will mean we pay more tax in said yesterday it would move the UK,” the company said in its European headquar- a statement, without giving ters to London from the further details. Netherlands and pay more Starbucks regional presi- tax in the UK as a result. dent Kris Engskov said London The world’s largest cof- was “the perfect place to grow fee chain has endured wide- our European business”. spread criticism over low tax The move follows a change contributions in Britain, since in UK tax rules aimed at reports in 2012 said that the encouraging international company had told the UK companies to locate their tax authority it was lossmak- headquarters in Britain, ing while informing investors whereby UK-registered com- that the British subsidiary was panies are not taxed on income profitable. earned outside the country. Following the report, A Starbucks spokeswoman Starbucks was called to testify said the tax rule change had before a parliamentary hear- no impact on the company’s ing about its tax affairs, where decision. Starbucks said it it revealed it had agreed a deal would open 100 new stores in with the Dutch tax authorities the UK, creating 1,000 new that allowed it pay “a very low jobs, after the relocation later A man parks his bicycle outside a branch of Starbucks in central London. tax rate” there. “This move this year. REUTERS THURSDAY 17 APRIL 2014 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 Mercedes to revive luxury Maybach brand To cost double the price of Mercedes-Benz S600

FRANKFURT: Daimler is extended version of its S-Class, to cost up to $1m in its armour- set to revive Maybach, a brand allowing for extra leg space and plated version, said the person once coveted by oligarchs, making it the longest limousine familiar with Daimler’s plans. rap stars and royals, to woo a in the Mercedes range until the The car is expected to have growing class of ultra-wealthy expected launch of an even longer a wheelbase that is a full metre clients in Asia and the United Pullman version, the source said. longer than that found in the States, a person familiar with Daimler stopped making current S-Class, to allow for an the company’s plans said. The bespoke Maybach limousines extra row of rear-facing seats in brand will be used to adorn an in 2012 after efforts to sell cars the passenger compartment. exclusive version of its S-Class based on a unique design and The original Mercedes- limousine fitted with soft-touch costing around $380,000 failed to Benz Pullman 600, launched by leather and bespoke materials gain traction with clients. Mercedes-Benz at the Frankfurt Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. to help lure clients from other Only 200 Maybachs were sold auto show in 1963, was over 6 high-end brands like Rolls in 2011, but the cars were coveted metres in length and had a top Royce and Bentley. by celebrities including Russia’s speed of 200 km per hour. It Yahoo profit beats estimates at $312m The Maybach will be show- Roman Abramovich, hip hop gained notoriety as a “dicta- cased at both the Guangzhou musician Jay-Z and King Juan tor ship” because it proved so NEW YORK: Yahoo reported business.”“And, with mobile piv- shareholder in Chinese Web giant and the Los Angeles auto shows Carlos of Spain. Since mid-2012, popular with despots. Owners of a stronger-than-expected first- otal to our future growth, we’re Alibaba, which is in the process of in November and cost more the number of millionaires world- the Pullman, which had a com- quarter profit, results hailed by delighted to now see more than launching an initial public offer- than double the $228,000 asking wide has grown by nearly 2 mil- plex hydraulic suspension that chief executive Marissa Mayer 430 million monthly mobile users ing in the United States. price of its current flagship, the lion, the vast majority of them in allowed it to hustle along at high as showing growth in the Web accessing Yahoo’s new products,” After an IPO, Yahoo, one of the Mercedes-Benz S600. the United States and Asia, Credit speeds on bad quality roads, giant’s “core” business. she said in the earnings release. early investors in Alibaba, has the Not to be outdone, rival BMW Suisse said in its World Wealth included Uganda’s Idi Amin, It earned $312m on revenues Yahoo shares vaulted higher by right to sell its remaining shares. is expected to unveil a concept Report. There are 98,700 indi- Shah Reza Pahlavi of Persia, of $1.1bn, topping most analysts some eight percent in after-hours The Chinese firm has not yet version of its top-of-the-line viduals with assets worth more Romanian Nicolae Ceaucescu forecasts. Profits were down 20 trade following the release to $37. released details on its financ- 7-series limousine at the Beijing than $50m each, and by 2018, glo- and Yugoslavia’s Josip Broz Tito. percent from a year ago with rev- Under Mayer, Yahoo has been ing, but Yahoo’s figures showed auto show later this week, as it bal wealth will jump a further 40 At the time, Mercedes wanted enues nearly flat for Yahoo, which revamping many of its offerings Alibaba with a 2013 fourth quar- seeks to attract Chinese clients percent to reach $334 trillion, the to show rivals Rolls-Royce and has been making major shifts while emphasising mobile serv- ter profit of $1.35 billion on some who are snapping up German pre- Swiss bank’s study shows. Cadillac that it could make a car under Mayer, a former Google ices and using cash for a series of $3bn in revenues. The IPO is mium cars. A Mercedes-Benz Pullman that was comfortable even at high executive. acquisitions. Yahoo is also moving expected to be the largest in the The Mercedes Maybach will “state limousine” designed to speeds, a feat that was difficult for Mayer said the first quarter more into video, with plans for tech space since Facebook’s in have a wheelbase that is 20 cen- ferry around politicians is also armour-plated vehicles weighing data “was an early and impor- its original television programmes 2012, with Alibaba’s value esti- timetres longer than even the under development and is set over 3.4 tonnes. REUTERS tant sign of growth in our core in the works. Yahoo is also a key mated at some $150 billion. AFP

Iran expects GM to seek court protection GM chief creates new fifth payment under deal against ignition lawsuits team to boost safety TEXAS: Signalling a tougher and the bankruptcy court rules on NEW YORK: General Motors situation like the ignition-switch VIENNA/DUBAI: Iran stance toward legal claims whether the claims violate GM’s chief executive Mary Barra recall doesn’t happen again,” expects to get a fifth instalment stemming from its recent recall 2009 bankruptcy sale order. announced the creation of a Barra said. this week of previously blocked over faulty ignition switches, The company earlier filed new team to enhance safety in She said part of the goal of the overseas funds, a senior official General Motors Co said it will a similar motion with the US the wake of an ignition-recall new unit will be to ensure strong was quoted as saying, a payment ask a US court to bar lawsuits District Court for the Northern scandal that has engulfed the safety as cars employ ever-more that would confirm Tehran’s related to actions before its District of California seeking a company. sophisticated electrical systems. compliance with an interim deal 2009 bankruptcy. stay on pending litigation. Barra said the new product- The US’ largest carmaker wants with world powers to curb its GM has previously said it is The plaintiffs in those cases integrity team aimed to ensure to have a “very streamlined” nuclear programme. protected from liability for claims have alleged that they bought or that future technical problems are approach to future recalls. Separately, Iranian President related to incidents that occurred leased vehicles that contained an addressed and resolved quickly. Barra’s comments came during Hassan Rouhani said “tough before it exited bankruptcy in ignition switch defect. The defect The carmaker has come in for a question-and-answer session issues” faced the Islamic Republic 2009. But it has now taken its has been linked to the deaths of at heavy criticism over its response at an industry conference hosted and the six major powers in nego- first steps to raise those issues least 13 people and resulted in the to the ignition-switch problem, by JD Power and the National tiating a permanent accord to with the court by filing motions recall of 2.6 million GM vehicles. which has been tied to 13 deaths. Auto Dealers Association and resolve the decade-old nuclear to stay recall-related lawsuits GM said it would shortly file a The new product-integrity mark her first public appearance dispute but that it was still pos- while it asks that bankruptcy motion in the Bankruptcy Court GM chief executive Mary Barra team will be part of the global since a pair of bruising hearings sible by a late July deadline. “If court to clarify the extent of that for the Southern District of New product development organisa- on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers say it (the negotiation process) goes protection. York to enforce an injunction individuals injured or killed in tion headed by Mark Reuss and the automaker’s slow response on with the same trend, the final In a filing with the US District contained in its sale order, which crashes involving recalled cars, as will include Jeff Boyer, who was to the crisis suggest a “culture of agreement could be reached Court for the Southern District the company said bars plaintiffs well as customers who said their tapped in March to serve as head cover-up” and are likely criminal. within six months,” Rouhani, was of Texas on Tuesday, GM asked from suing the reorganised com- vehicles lost value as a result of of global vehicle safety in another The Department of Justice has quoted by news agency Tasnim as for a stay on litigation related pany for any claims related to the the company’s actions. response to the recall. launched a probe of the matter. saying at a meeting in a south- to ignition claims until a judicial predecessor company. A spokesman for GM, Greg “This new way of developing The faulty ignitions can abruptly eastern province late on Tuesday. panel on multidistrict litigation Since it began to recall vehicles Martin, said in an email that it vehicles will provide the highest switch into “accessory” or “off” Rouhani, whose election last decides on a motion to consoli- in February, GM has been hit by was premature to comment on levels of safety, quality and cus- position while in drive, especially year paved the way for a major date the case with other lawsuits dozens of lawsuits on behalf of the litigation. REUTERS tomer service and ensure that a when the car is jolted. AFP thaw in ties with the West, was apparently referring to the goal of hammering out a long-term settlement before the six-month The 2015 Toyota Camry deal struck late last year expires on July 20. Under the preliminary agree- ment that took effect on January 20, Iran will receive a total of $4.2bn of blocked funds in eight payments over six months, if it lives up to its part of the deal designed to allay fears about its atomic aims. It says it has already received four transfers in February and March, totalling some $2.1bn. A fifth payment of $450m was due on April 15, con- tingent on Iran having diluted half of its most sensitive stockpile of nuclear materials. “We must look and see if it has been done. But it usually takes time for wire transfers to be com- pleted,” Takht-Ravanchi said, not- ing that Iran’s central bank had no problems in accessing released funds. The United States has estimated that Iran has a total of around $100bn in foreign exchange assets abroad. REUTERS The 2015 Toyota Camry is unveiled at the New York International Auto Show yesterday. Bitcoin exchange MtGox placed in administration

TOKYO: Failed Bitcoin of a civil rehabilitation and at The move means Karpeles, District Court,” said a statement exchange MtGox was placed in the same time, an order for the controversial founder of in Kobayashi’s name posted on administration by a Japanese Provisional Administration was what was at one time the world’s the MtGox website. court yesterday, with an order issued,” a statement from CEO biggest trading place for the vir- “I will strive to fairly and for bankruptcy expected to be Mark Karpeles said. “Attorney- tual currency, will cede control equitably administer the com- issued soon, its administrator at-law Nobuaki Kobayashi of the company to Kobayashi. pany’s assets, both domestically and chief executive said. (Superviser and Examiner “I, as the provisional admin- and internationally, by attempt- “The Tokyo District Court under the Civil Rehabilitation istrator, will administer the ing to utilise certain foreign decided today to dismiss the Procedure) was appointed assets of the company under procedures, including a Chapter application for commencement Provisional Administrator.” the supervision of the Tokyo 15 filing in the US.” AFP THURSDAY 17 APRIL 2014 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

China set to China economy slows sharply in Q1 revise foreign GDP up 7.4pc in January-March, down from 7.7pc in preceding October-December period investment law BEIJING: China’s GDP grew as economic structural reforms Julian Evans-Pritchard, China emphasise that rebalancing must Li last week poured cold water BEIJING: Chinese officials are at its weakest pace for 18 at home. The result was the worst economist at Capital Economics, not come at the expense of job on measures to boost growth, say- soliciting ideas to build a level months in the March quarter, since a similar 7.4 percent expan- wrote in an analysis Premier “Li creation. The government “must ing authorities “will not resort to playing ground for all busi- data showed yesterday, test- sion in the third quarter of 2012, Keqiang presumably already had fortify confidence to promote short-term stimulus policies just nesses, domestic and overseas. ing Beijing’s resolve as its cam- but marginally higher than a a good idea of where Q1 growth reform”, Sheng vowed. because of temporary economic “China should combine foreign paign to transform the world’s median forecast of 7.3 percent in would come in when he ruled out China’s “external environment fluctuations”. Rather, he said they investment law with company law, number-two economy comes at a survey of 13 economists. major stimulus last week”. remains complicated and volatile, “will pay more attention to sound which will give national treat- the cost of a sharp slowdown. It marks the fourth slowdown He added: “Meanwhile, today’s and the national economy still development in the medium- and ment to overseas companies on Analysts said that while China’s in the past six quarters and comes figures show that wage growth faces downward pressure”, he long-run”. the Chinese mainland and pave leaders will not likely react to the as Beijing shows a willingness to continues to outstrip output said. But he stressed the number China in March set its annual the way for the country’s progress news with any significant meas- accept weaker growth, as lead- growth, suggesting that the of new urban jobs created in the growth target for this year at in corporate governance,” said ures to boost the economy for ers try to pivot the economy away labour market, now policymak- first quarter was 3.44 million, about 7.5 percent, the same as Wang Zhile, a senior researcher now, they suggested that further from decades of double-digit ers’ primary concern, remains 40,000 more than the same period last year, though officials, includ- on foreign investment at the weakening could tip their hand. expansion fuelled by big-ticket healthy. “As a result, the policy in 2013. ing Li, have been quick to stress Chinese Academy of International Gross domestic product grew investment projects. response to today’s numbers is The government last month the target is flexible — seen as a Trade and Economic Cooperation, 7.4 percent on year in the first NBS spokesman Sheng Laiyun likely to be muted.” announced a target of creating hint it may not be reached. a think tank of the Ministry of three months of 2014, well down told reporters China is in the “cru- Authorities say they want 10 million new city jobs this year. The last time China missed Commerce. from the 7.7 percent in October- cial stage of structural reform”, consumer spending and other “The more important (indica- the target was in 1998 during the The National People’s Congress December. The National Bureau while government efforts to get forms of private demand to pro- tors) by which we judge whether Asian financial crisis. The econ- Standing Committee has said it of Statistics (NBS) blamed rid of outdated industrial capacity, pel the economy into a future the growth rate has slipped below omy grew 7.7 percent in 2013, the will “speed up” research on a new the figures on a slower-than- conserve energy and protect the of more sound and sustainable the targeted range... are employ- same as 2012 — the worst pace corporate legal framework and expected global recovery as well environment “come at a price”. growth, though they are quick to ment and income,” he said. since 7.6 percent in 1999. AFP will propose a draft when “con- ditions are ripe”. Qiu Guangling, director of the Department of Foreign Investment Administration at the Ministry of Commerce, said British unemployment recently, “The revision this time aims to unify domestic laws on foreign investments and will focus on the equal treatment of rate drops below 7pc foreign and domestic investments, strengthening security review and advancing the reforms of foreign LONDON: Britain’s unemploy- the exchequer said in a statement. investment regulation.” ment rate dropped to a five- The coalition government led “Continued use of this term year low point of 6.9 percent by Prime Minister David Cameron invites differential treatment for in the quarter to February, as has overseen a rapid improvement various types of domestic enter- the country’s economic recov- to Britain’s economic fortunes in prises versus others, based solely ery picks up speed before next one year since the International on ownership. Government regu- year’s general election. Monetary Fund had warned that lators should act independently The rate dropped from 7.2 per- his austerity policies were “play- and transparently and ensure that cent in the quarter to January, ing with fire”. all domestic enterprises, includ- the Office for National Statistics The jobless rate is meanwhile ing foreign invested enterprises, said in a statement, while the fall no longer linked to the Bank of are treated equally and allowed was bigger than expected with England’s pledge to keep its key to compete fairly. Efforts to build analysts forecasting a drop to 7.1 interest rate at a record low level, ‘national champions’ in certain percent. “Latest estimates for after governor Mark Carney A man walks next to a Bank of America branch in New York. sectors should not include meas- December 2013 to February 2014 recently unveiled new forward ures that discriminate against show that employment continued guidance. other domestic legal persons,” the to increase, unemployment con- The central bank had previ- statement said. In a comprehen- tinued to fall, as did the number ously pledged not to consider a BoA posts $276m loss on legal costs sive reform plan issued late last of economically inactive people rate rise until unemployment fell year, China’s central government aged from 16 to 64,” the ONS said. to at least 7 percent. However, the NEW YORK: Bank of America included weaker mortgage bank- The bank said $3.6bn of the pledged to expand investment “These changes continue the BoE tweaked its forward guidance reported yesterday a quarterly ing profits but higher investment legal costs were associated with a access, unify laws and regula- general direction of movement policy after the rate fell faster loss of $276m due to $6bn in and brokerage income. “The cost $9.5bn settlement with the Federal tions on domestic and foreign over the past two years,” it added. than expected in recent months. legal expenses that included a of resolving more of our mortgage Housing Finance Agency to resolve investments, while keeping stable, British Finance Minister Under the amended guidance, huge settlement with the US on issues hurt our earnings this quar- charges that it sold bad mortgage- transparent and predictable poli- George Osborne hailed yesterday’s the BoE will seek to absorb all the mortgage-backed securities. ter,” said CEO Brian Moynihan. backed securities to mortgage cies on foreign investment. data as “very good news”. spare capacity in the economy as The bank had revenues of “But the earnings power of our giants Freddie Mac and Fannie China is the world’s second- “Coming alongside yesterday’s it looks to keep inflation close to a $22.8bn, compared with earn- business and customer strategy Mae ahead of the housing bust. largest recipient of foreign direct lower inflation, they are compel- government-set target of 2 percent, ings of $1.5bn on revenues of generated solid results and we The additional legal costs also went investment. Non-financial FDI ling evidence that our economic before moving to hike its key lend- $23.4bn in the period a year ago. continued to return excess capital mostly to address other mortgage- rose 5.25 percent year-on-year plan is working,” the chancellor of ing rate from 0.50 percent. AFP Operating results were mixed and to our shareholders.” related problems. AFP to $117bn in 2013. QNA

QATARI MARKET Bond Coupon Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P Qatar Govt 3.125% 1/20/2017 USD 105.50 1.09% Aa2 AA Qatar Govt 6.55% 4/9/2019 USD 120.38 2.19% Aa2 AA Tesco to step up price cuts as CEO continues Qatar Govt 5.25% 1/20/2020 USD 114.00 2.61% Aa2 AA Qatar Govt 4.5% 1/20/2022 USD 108.75 3.21% Aa2 AA LONDON: Tesco boss Philip Clarke reported on Tuesday as having called Clarke Qatar Govt 9.75% 6/15/2030 USD 157.13 4.67% Aa2 AA vowed to win back shoppers with millions the “wrong person for the job” with the Qatar Govt 6.4% 1/20/2040 USD 118.50 5.10% Aa2 AA of pounds of price cuts after a second year “wrong strategy”. Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 109.63 5.10% Aa2 AA of falling profits cast doubt on his efforts Another shareholder said the strategy Qatari Diar 3.5% 7/21/2015 USD 103.56 0.63% Aa2 AA to turn around the fortunes of Britain’s of cutting prices now to compete with biggest retailer. increasingly popular discounters Aldi and Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 111.50 2.97% Aa2 AA Despite calls from investors to quit or Lidl was a “shambles”, arguing that with Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 102.38 0.83% A1 A- change tack, with several worried about wages improving it should instead focus on Comqat 3.375% 4/11/2017 USD 104.50 1.81% A1 A- a price war, Clarke insisted he would see improving service. through his “bold” plan to rebuild the com- Tesco, the world’s third-largest retailer, QIB 3.856% 10/7/2015 USD 104.00 1.08% NR NR pany, which had been the darling of the sec- with a market valuation of £23bn and QNB 3.125% 11/16/2015 USD 103.25 1.03% Aa3 A+ tor during two decades of uninterrupted 530,000 staff, has suffered on several fronts QNB 3.375% 2/22/2017 USD 104.38 1.78% Aa3 A+ earnings growth before a shock profit warn- in recent years. ing in 2012. Tesco shares, at 10-year lows, Overseas, failed attempts to break into Doha Bank 3.5% 3/14/2017 USD 104.38 1.94% A2 A- jumped 5 percent in early trade as Clarke the United States and Japan and troubles in Outside the supermarket giant Tesco store in Liverpool, Qtel 3.375% 10/14/2016 USD 104.88 1.37% A2 A- said he would respond to the discount China and Europe have proved a distraction north west England, yesterday. Qtel 7.875% 6/10/2019 USD 124.63 2.70% A2 A- groups and upmarket grocers that have hit to its home market, where it still makes over Qtel 4.75% 2/16/2021 USD 107.25 3.54% A2 A- Tesco from both sides and sent its British two-thirds of sales. European businesses, where trading has slowed, Qtel 5% 10/19/2025 USD 104.00 4.55% A2 A- market share to a near 10-year low of 28.6 Alongside a 6 percent fall in annual group and a one-off charge of £540m in China. That puts Rasgas 5.5% 9/30/2014 USD 102.13 0.64% Aa3 A percent. trading profit posted yesterday, Tesco took charges and writedowns for its overseas forays at Rasgas 5.832% 9/30/2016 USD 106.63 2.99% Aa3 A One of Tesco’s largest 20 investors was a £734m writedown on the value of its close to £3bn in two years. REUTERS Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 108.38 3.82% Aa3 A SOVEREIGNS Bond PDA* Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P Axel Springer ups dividend Abu Dhabi Govt 6.75% 4/8/2019 USD 122.25 2.01% Aa2 AA Intel steadies as Dubai Govt 6.7% 10/5/2015 USD 107.63 1.38% NR NR Dubai Govt 4.9% 5/2/2017 USD 107.75 2.24% NR NR PC declines ease Dubai Govt 7.75% 10/5/2020 USD 125.63 3.31% NR NR Dubai Govt 6.45% 5/2/2022 USD 118.63 3.74% NR NR NEW YORK: US computer chip Qatar Govt 4% 1/20/2015 USD 102.63 0.46% Aa2 AA giant Intel reported a modest Bahrain Govt 6.273% 11/22/2018 USD 114.63 2.85% NR BBB dip in earnings in the first quar- Bahrain Govt 5.5% 3/31/2020 USD 108.25 3.93% NR BBB ter, amid a stabilisation of the key personal computer segment. Egypt Govt 5.75% 4/29/2020 USD 102.75 5.21% Caa1 B- Profits in the January-March Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 106.50 3.36% NR BBB- period dipped 5 percent to $1.9bn. Revenues, meanwhile, grew 1.5

*Periodic Distribution Amount percent from a year earlier to IMPORTANT NOTE: $12.8bn. Intel said revenues from Published by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, P O Box 57, Doha, Qatar which its PC division dipped just one is licensed and regulated by Qatar Central Bank and Jersey Financial Services percent to $7.9bn, as the sec- Commission. Information quoted is from publicly available sources or proprietary tor steadied after years of losing 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 ground to mobile devices. take into account individual circumstances, objectives or needs. The price of bonds Intel said its data center or can and does fluctuate. The secondary market for bonds may not provide significant “cloud” revenues rose 11 percent liquidity or may trade based on prevailing market conditions. Past performance is not to $3.1bn. “In the first quarter a reliable indicator of future performance. You should consider these matters and consult your financial advisor prior to making any investment decisions. we saw solid growth in the data center, signs of improvement in the PC business, and we shipped five million tablet processors, Mathias Doepfner (top), CEO of Axel Springer, and Chairman Giuseppe Vita at the company’s annual share- making strong progress on our holders meeting in Berlin yesterday. The German publisher said it would raise its dividend to €1.80 per share goal of 40 million tablets for 2014,” in 2013 from €1.70 a year earlier, backed by rising revenues and earnings in 2014. said CEO Brian Krzanich. AFP THURSDAY 17 APRIL 2014 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

Shetland wants more Labour is doomed if it say, more oil revenue BY SARAH YOUNG buys into Tory austerity BY DIANNE ABBOTT welve hours by ferry from the Scottish mainland, hun- But Mandelson has not been suddenly won In the coalition economic narrative the dreds of miles from Edinburgh and closer to Oslo than over by Balls’ charm. international economic crash and the need London, the windswept Shetland islands have their aspi- idden in an otherwise posi- The key sentence in his speech was when to bail out the banks never happened. Trations about Scottish independence. Some of the 23,000 tive Guardian/ICM poll is he said that Balls was “a man willing to say But Labour has also left completely inhabitants want their own. the alarming fact that David no to his party and someone who will resist unchallenged the idea that most of the cost Many Shetlanders see the September 18 vote on whether Cameron and George Osborne the short-term temptations that will bring of bailing out the banks should come out of Scotland should end the 307-year-old union with England as are more trusted by the public us nothing in the long term”. public spending rather than taxation. The an opportunity to gain control over local services and a share of Hon economic management by a margin of 40 In other words, Balls is the man to deliver window for reframing the debate is closing, revenues from the oil pumped from the North Sea. percent to 22 percent. the cuts that the Tories and New Labour but it has not gone yet. “The oil belongs to us. We don’t have to argue about that. It is This is the Tory duo’s biggest lead on the grandees think are so essential. The cost-of-living debate has been ours,” said Shetlander Hazel Mackenzie, 43, who works in the economy for two years and the trend is not One clue was Labour’s failure to vote successful. livestock auction house in Shetland’s main town of Lerwick. “If we in the direction Labour would want it to be against the welfare spending cap last month. But the success has partly been based on could have all the revenue from all the oil then we could probably a year from a general election. As Osborne helpfully pointed out in the the fact that it is a coded way of referencing be very self-sufficient.” It is reasonable to assume that these fig- debate, supporting the welfare cap locks issues that otherwise the Labour leadership One example: Over the last four decades, Britain’s oilfields have ures have not escaped the attention of Ed the Labour party into Tory cuts. is frightened of, like inequality and where pumped out 42bn barrels of oil equivalent; about 20 percent of it Balls. For the avoidance of doubt, Osborne went power lies in our society. has flowed through Shetland, piped in to BP’s Sullom Voe, one of He was the man who virtually ran the through some of his welfare cuts and asked It may be that the cost-of-living ques- Europe’s biggest oil terminals. Treasury for most of the New Labour years Balls whether he would support each one, tion trumps economic competence and the Another is that about a fifth of the oil and gas thought still to be and economic issues are his core enthusiasm. and each time Balls nodded assent. coalition is looking at a vote-free recovery. found off Britain’s coast is believed to lie to the west of Shetland. So party members might well ask, in After the debate the Labour leadership But if we accept the coalition cuts agenda, As the independence vote nears, Shetland’s council has joined between knocking on doors trying to per- was crowing about avoiding Osborne’s “trap”. there will be another £25bn worth of public forces with two other island councils, Orkney and the Western suade people to come out and vote in the But cuts in welfare spending are not a game. spending cuts needed after the 2015 election. Isles, to ask for greater control of local services and new fiscal May elections, what is the Labour leader- There are ways to bring down welfare They will be the deepest since 1948. arrangements to enable them to benefit from the oil, fisheries and ship’s plan to restore confidence in our eco- spending, like helping more people back to It is difficult to see how a Labour gov- renewable energy resources surrounding them. nomic leadership? work. ernment that implemented cuts on that At stake for the Scottish government could be its share of £7bn Balls has a plan. He just does not feel able But they would bring down spending over scale could last more than one term. So the or so of annual oil production taxes which Edinburgh wants in to spell it out to party members. It is called the course of a parliament. A year-on-year urgency of framing an alternative to coali- the event of a “Yes” vote. For many on Shetland, a sense of being embracing Tory austerity. cap would confine Labour to a Tory welfare tion austerity is not just about one month’s a Shetlander comes ahead of any Scottish, British or, given his- Sources close to Balls are very clear that cuts template. polls. tory, Norwegian identity. the only way to persuade the inhabitants And the problem with restoring Labour’s It is about the long-term survival of an In Lerwick, where seals wait in the harbour to greet the arrival of the Westminster bubble of his basic eco- reputation for economic management is incoming Labour government. of the next fishing boat, some islanders see the result of the ref- nomic seriousness is by demonstrating a that we have allowed the coalition to frame And, even more important, challeng- erendum as irrelevant. “Why would we believe in independence willingness to make cuts. the debate. ing austerity is vital for the long-term life if all it means is that powers move from London to Edinburgh? A few months ago commentators mar- It is not just the endlessly repeated lie chances of communities and children yet No, we want to move an awful lot further than that,” said Tavish velled that Peter Mandelson turned up at a that the Tories had to make cuts because unborn. Scott, a Liberal Democrat and Shetland representative in the Balls fundraiser and was lavish in his praise. of Labour party spending. THE GUARDIAN devolved Scottish parliament in Edinburgh, dominated by the Scottish National Party. Scott says around 67 percent of North Sea reserves lie within Shetland coastal waters. The Scottish government envisages using the money from the 94 percent of British oil and gas production tax revenues it estimates come from Scottish waters to support its state spending. U.S. industrial output, capacity utilization Shetland’s bid for power over local affairs and a slice of oil Industrial production rose by 0.7 percent in March and capacity utilization hit its highest level since June 2008. revenues could complicate negotiations between Edinburgh and London over currency, national debt and splitting oil reserves in the event of a Yes vote and ahead of what would be independence in March 2016. INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT OUTPUT BY SECTOR “Scotland will need Shetland more than Shetland will need Month-on-month pct change Month-on-month pct change Scotland,” said Caroline Miller, 56, an ex-Shetland councillor who 1.0 helps run a bed and breakfast hotel. 0.7% Oil production taxes have boosted British government coffers Utilities by about £300bn in 2012 money. Shetland, which does not receive 0.5 any of the oil production tax revenues but receives payment for oil company use of some harbour facilities and land, has directly Materials benefited from oil to the tune of about £1.7bn, according to figures 0.0 provided by its council. Some gains are invested in an oil fund which has generated Ex. autos £1bn. Most of it has been reinvested in the local community and -0.5 infrastructure, the council says. Since 1996, Shetland’s gains from 2013 '14 oil have been shrinking. The oil industry stopped its “disturbance” High tech payments, annual sums negotiated in the 1970s to make up for CAPACITY UTILIZATION their presence, as the ageing fields dried up and crude volumes Percent pumped through Shetland plunged. 80 Manufacturing But new drilling and plant investment has reversed those for- 79.2% tunes. Locals talk of a second oil boom, strengthening their hand. Investments of over £8bn from companies, including Total and 79 BP, announced over the last four years will develop untapped Autos/parts reserves to the west of Shetland, explore for new oil and gas and build the new plant, keeping the site open for 40 years. 78 “If you ask a Shetlander who are you? We say Shetlander, we’re Total not Scottish,” said abattoir manager Lauraine Manson, 47. 77 Recognising the distinction, a grassroots group from Shetland, 2013 '14 Orkney and the Western Isles, have started a petition for a sec- -1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 ond vote, a week after the referendum. It would give islanders Source: U.S. Federal Reserve the option of choosing their independence, voting to be part of S. Culp, 16/04/2014 Scotland, or sticking with the UK. REUTERS

Dubious new high-frequency trading case against Merc BY ALISON FRANKEL in the structure and regulation didn’t get first class service.” on behalf of everyone who relies has much of a shot unless she clamp down on exchanges to of financial markets, told me The class action’s theory is on the exchange’s assurances of has evidence of heretofore secret assure the fairness and transpar- or all of the outrage Monday that as long as securi- new: that the Merc deceived ordi- real-time futures market data, it and discriminatory deals between ency of the markets. kicked up by Michael ties exchanges don’t discriminate nary traders and the market at appears that the suit is based on the exchange and select high-fre- Georgetown’s Angel, for one, Lewis’s depiction of fun- in the sale of high-speed access, large by selling upgraded access the exchange’s much-discussed quency traders – and unless she has said that federal regulators Fdamentally rigged securi- they’re acting within their regula- to high-frequency traders. The sales of enhanced data streams. describes that evidence more spe- need to refine their considera- ties exchanges in his book “Flash tory bounds. problem, according to Angel, is De Silva said she didn’t want to cifically in an amended complaint. tion of high-frequency trading Boys,” there’s a giant obstacle He compared the system to that the new theory is based on disclose her evidence, but she Maybe in 2007, when de Silva to “tell the good from the bad standing in the way of punishing airlines selling different tiers of old facts that have already been contends the general public isn’t alleges the Mercantile Exchange and keep the bad guys out.” Eric high-frequency traders or the service: It’s perfectly fine to sell examined and re-examined by the aware that exchanges sell superior first began selling ultrafast data Schneiderman, the New York exchanges that facilitate them: first-class seats to high-frequency SEC and CFTC. access to high-frequency traders streams, the derivatives market Attorney General, doesn’t have the blessing of federal regulators. traders as long as people in coach The complaint doesn’t include willing to pay a premium price. wasn’t generally aware that high- oversight of federal securities As Dealbook’s Peter Henning had the same opportunity to sit any specifics about the supposedly The Chicago exchange, she speed traders could benefit from laws but he’s managed to pressure wrote in his White Collar Crime up front and opted instead for the improper dealings between the said, misleads the market when the split-second time difference. information providers other than Watch column on why high- cheap seats. Merc and high-frequency trad- it represents that price and order But if any derivatives traders securities exchanges (including frequency trading is unlikely to I had called Angel to ask his ers, except to say that they date information available to the gen- are still in the dark about time my company, Thomson Reuters) result in criminal charges, securi- opinion of a new class action back to 2007. eral public is undistorted, when arbitrage, they’ve got bigger prob- not to sell early access to traders ties exchanges openly sell access against the Chicago Mercantile It’s not clear, in other words, it’s actually out-of-date by the lems than winning this case. who can profit from even a tiny to high-speed data feeds and to Exchange. Filed on Friday in fed- whether the class is claim- time ordinary market partici- The Merc’s parent put out a time advantage. physical proximity that increases eral district court in Chicago, the ing that the exchange secretly pants see it. statement on the class action: “It The SEC and CFTC are also trading speed by milliseconds. suit claims that the Merc’s par- offered extra-fast access only to De Silva told me it doesn’t mat- is devoid of any facts supporting both supposedly examining high- Exchanges are, in the words of ent, CME Group, has defrauded specially selected high-frequency ter that the CFTC has blessed the allegations and, even worse, speed and other forms of elec- Andrew Ross Sorkin, “the real the derivatives market by repre- traders or just that the Merc sells the Merc’s sale of differenti- demonstrates a fundamental mis- tronic trading. black hats” of high-frequency senting that it’s providing real- enhanced high-speed data to any- ated streams of information. “I understanding of how our mar- I’m all for any additional trading, since they unabashedly time market information when, in one willing to pay for it. don’t think regulators have any kets operate,” it said. transparency they can bring to profit from differentiating access fact, it has entered into “clandes- If the former is true – and if, idea of what’s happening,” she “It is sad when plaintiffs’ law- the markets. But a private suit to trading information. tine” contracts to provide order of course, the class has much said. “Regulators are behind the yers bring a suit based on a desire claiming that derivatives traders That may be true, but information to high-frequency more substantial evidence than times.” (Given the recent furore for publicity, and in the rush to and investors didn’t know about exchanges do so with the full traders before anyone else. its complaint suggests – the Merc over high-frequency trading, file a suit fail to undertake even high-speed trading? I have to knowledge of the Securities and Angel’s take? “This is a bogus would be in trouble. But based on they’d have to be living in sen- the most basic effort to deter- agree with Angel: We might not Exchange Commission and the case,” he said after reading the my conversation Monday with sory deprivation chambers not to mine if there is any basis for their like it that high speed traders are Commodity Futures Trading suit. “This is clearly about some- Tamara de Silva of The Law be aware of differentiated access allegations.” sitting in first class, but right now, Commission. Georgetown profes- body who bought a coach ticket Offices of R Tamara de Silva, the streams.) De Silva obviously isn’t alone they have a right to be there. sor James Angel, who specialises and is now complaining that they lawyer who filed the class action I don’t think de Silva’s case in wishing that regulators would REUTERS THURSDAY 17 APRIL 2014 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

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LOS ANGELES: The Los “I have a lot to think about,” Angeles Clippers rolled past NBA Results Anthony told broadcaster TNT Denver 117-105 yesterday for a NY Knicks 109 Brooklyn 98 before the game, although he club-record 57th win that kept LA Clippers 117 Denver 105 has said in the past he wants to their hopes of claiming the remain a Knick. NBA Western Conference sec- would miss the remaining two Anthony averaged 27.4 points ond seed alive. Blake Griffin had games of their season after an and career-high 8.1 rebounds this 24 points — and was assessed his MRI exam revealed he had a season. He played with the shoul- 16th technical foul of the season small tear in his right shoulder. der injury for a fortnight trying — in the victory. The injury won’t require sur- to help the Knicks for about two Chris Paul added 21 points gery and Anthony will be re-eval- weeks as they fought in vain for a and 10 assists for Los Angeles, uated in a month, the Knicks said. play-off spot. “The kind of season who must beat Portland on It’s the first time in his 11-year that he had he deserves to be in Wednesday, the last night of the NBA career that Anthony — who the playoffs,” Knicks coach Mike regular season, and have the lowly could be a free agent later this Woodson said. “I feel bad about Detroit Pistons beat the Thunder year — hasn’t made the playoffs. that.” AFP in Oklahoma City to earn the sec- ond seed behind San Antonio in Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Junichi Tazawa, of Japan, delivers during the seventh inning of their MLB match the Western Conference playoffs. against the Chicago White Sox at US Cellular Field in Chicago yesterday.. The White Sox defeated the Red DeAndre Jordan scored Sox 2-1. 13 points and pulled down 16 rebounds for the Clippers, who snapped the Nuggets’ three-game winning streak. Kenneth Faried had 21 points and six rebounds and Timofey Cards pitching shuts Mozgov contributed 18 points and 11 rebounds for Denver. Griffin was assessed the tech- nical foul with 3:23 left in the down Brewers again 6-1 second quarter, when he tried to swipe the ball away from a driving MILWAUKEE, US: Cardinals right-hander Yoslan Herrera in Mozgov and hit him in the head. starters are feeling right at Baseball Results the top of the 11th inning lifted Griffin’s 16th technical of the home on the mound at Miller Pittsburgh 8 Cincinnati 7 the Oakland A’s to a victory over season will trigger a one-game Park. A night after Lance Lynn Cincinnati 7 Pittsburgh 5 the Los Angeles Angels. suspension on Wednesday under shutout the Brewers, fellow Miami 11 Washington 2 The teams combined for 28 hits NBA rules — unless league offi- hard-throwing right-hander Tuesday in a game where no lead cials overturn the “T” upon Texas 5 Seattle 0 Shelby Miller followed yesterday was safe. The Angels led 6-3 after review of the play. by striking out seven and allow- Chi White Sox 2 Boston 1 the fourth inning before the A’s Clippers coach Doc Rivers said ing three hits over six innings to St Louis 6 Milwaukee 1 (10-4) rallied for a 9-6 lead in the it would make no difference to his lead St Louis to a 6-1 win. Toronto 9 Minnesota 3 eighth. Angels (6-8) center fielder plans, since he wanted Griffin to Mark Ellis had two RBIs in Kansas City 4 Houston 2 Mike Trout’s two-run homer in skip the trip to Portland anyway. his return from the disabled list, NY Mets 9 Arizona 0 the bottom of the ninth tied the “Worst case, he’s suspended for while Matt Holliday and Jhonny Oakland 10 LA Angels 9 game at 9, sending it into extra one game,” Rivers said. “I’m not Peralta each hit solo shots in innings. going to bring him tomorrow any- Colorado 3 San Diego 2 the ninth for the Cardinals, who Alexei Ramirez scored the way. I want Blake to stay home and handed Milwaukee its second San Francisco 3 LA Dodgers 2 game-winning run for the sec- get some rest. He’s so banged-up.” straight loss following a nine- ond straight game, racing home Rivers was pleased to see his game winning streak. adjustments.’’ They didn’t make from second on a throwing error team improve on their previous Miller (1-2) routinely fired enough of them Tuesday. The by shortstop Xander Bogaerts regular-season record of 56 wins fastballs clocked into the mid- Brewers have just one run and to lead Chicago past the Boston — set last season before a first- 90s past hitters before turning six hits over the first two games Red Sox. Ramirez ended the round playoff exit — but he said the game over to the bullpen in of the three-game set with their game with his score in the ninth the real goal remains a title. the seventh. He bounced back NL Central rival. Marco Estrada after also delivering a walk-off “I’m very happy that we’re after starting the year with two (1-1) took the loss after allowing home run Sunday as the White doing this stuff, but it’s not what losses and a 6.35 ERA in his first three runs over six innings. Sox beat Cleveland. Ramirez has we want,” he said. The New York two starts. ‘’That looks more like The right-hander, who was off a 14-game hitting streak for the Knicks, missing injured Carmelo Shelby. The velocity was there,’’ to a good start with a 2.31 ERA White Sox (8-6) who have won Anthony, beat the Brooklyn Nets manager Mike Matheny said. entering Tuesday, had a little three straight. The defending 109-98 Tuesday to keep their Only Aramis Ramirez managed uncharacteristic trouble with his world champion Red Sox (5-9) cross-town rivals from securing to break through off Miller hit- command. He hit a batter in the have now lost three straight. the fifth seed in the NBA Eastern ting a solo homer in the fourth. second, then issued a walk in the Mets center fielder Kirk Conference play-offs. ‘’Sneaky fast. He’s throwing. third to Matt Carpenter that set Nieuwenhuis celebrated his Tim Hardaway scored 16 points It’s not only sneaky ... he spots up Allen Craig’s RBI double. return to the major leagues with to lead the Knicks, who are finish- his fastball really well on the Estrada also threw a wild three hits, including a home ing strong despite already being Blake Griffin (32) of the Los Angeles Clippers shoots over Timofey outside corner, inside,’’ Ramirez pitch in the fourth, but did allow run, and three RBIs in New eliminated from post-season con- Mozgov (25) of the Denver Nuggets in their NBA game at Staples Center said. ‘’He’s going to come right at just five hits. Third baseman York’s victory over the Arizona tention. The Knicks announced in Los Angeles, California, yesterday. The Clippers won 117-105. you, so we’ve got to make some Josh Donaldson’s RBI double off Diamondbacks. AGENCIES prior to the contest that Anthony

Wallabies to test World Cup Phelps’ return greeted with campaign on end-of-year tour SYDNEY: Australia’s 2015 World Cup preparations will be well shrug by fellow Olympians tested on their end-of-season European tour in November with coach Ewen McKenzie trying to replicate their potential campaign for the Webb Ellis trophy as much as possible. WASHINGTON: The news The 28-year-old, 18-time gold out on a ticket to the 2012 swimmers half her age as her McKenzie’s side will play five matches on five successive weekends, that Michael Phelps (pic- medalist returned to the US London Games by nine one- career wound down, believes which includes clashes against World Cup Pool A opponents England tured), was returning to the Anti-Doping Agency registry hundreths of a second in the US Phelps will have to adjust his and Wales. pool with an eye towards pos- over nine months ago and has trials, is convinced Phelps misses training on the road to the 2016 They will also face Six Nations winners Ireland and northern hemi- sibly participating at the 2016 been subject to out-of-competi- competing. Games in Rio de Janeiro. sphere heavyweights France on the tour. Summer Olympics was greeted tion testing. “I have never “All the years he never took a In a possible nod to their pool schedule at the 2015 World Cup they with a big yawn by fellow Dara Torres, seen anyone as break, it’s going to be different open this year’s tour on November 1 against an invitational Barbarians swimmers. a winner of 12 competitive as for Michael,” she said. “As far as side before embarking on the tests against Wales, France, Ireland and While Phelps’ un-retirement Olympic med- me except for recovery goes, it’s going to be dif- England on successive weekends. did indeed create a flurry of als, said she Michael Phelps,” ferent but as far as him doing his Australia face a qualifier from Oceania, which is likely to be the excitement in social media, knew all along said the 47-year- best times, I don’t think his age hard-running Fiji side, in Cardiff in their first match in the 2015 global those who know him best that Phelps old Torres. “I am will be a factor. showpiece. were not shocked by Monday’s would return so competitive “It’s human nature, that your They play Wales and England in their final two pool matches in announcement. to the pool. it’s ridiculous. body is used to doing something 2015 and if they qualify for the quarter-finals will need to win three “I wasn’t surprised,” 17-year- “I just kind You have some- at a certain level when you’re tense knockout games to become the first side to claim the Webb Ellis old Olympic champion Katie of giggled one like Michael younger. The biggest thing for trophy for a third time. Ledecky said in a telephone call when I heard and now he’s in me, mentally, was understand- “With the rugby World Cup just a year away in England, we have after a workout at her swim club the news,” she the real life. He’s ing that I can’t do what I used scheduled five games against five teams that will bring a different style in Bethesda, Maryland. said via tel- playing golf, he’s to do training-wise. to each,” McKenzie said in an Australian Rugby Union statement. “The swimming world has ephone from doing things here “We’ve got England and Wales in our pool for the rugby World Cup known for a while that he’s her Boston and there. “But “The hard part is knowing and big improvers in France and Ireland, who just won the Six Nations. been training the past year so it home. “I knew it’s not the same you can’t do what the young kids That will be a good challenge for us. wasn’t too big of a surprise. I’m it. I just knew as something are doing. You’re older, you don’t “We’ll also get a chance to play two games at Twickenham the venue definitely excited that he’s going that was going you’ve been doing recover like you used to.” where two of our pool games will take place as part of a tour that should to swimming in Mesa.” to happen.” your whole life. Ledecky is convinced Phelps help further our preparations ahead of the World Cup.” Phelps, the most decorated Phelps is For me person- will be “focused and give it all Olympian of all-time with a total entered in the 100m freestyle, ally, I missed the sport. I love the he’s got.” Australia end-of-year tour itinerary: of 22 medals, has not competed 100m butterfly and the 50m sport. But most of all I missed “It should be fun to see what November 1: vs Barbarians, London since the 2012 London Games. butterfly at the Mesa event, the competing. he can do,” she said. “No mat- November 8: vs Wales, Cardiff The Baltimore native will head- fourth stop of USA Swimming’s “If you’re a very competitive ter what he does, he’s already November 15: vs France, Paris line an April 24-26 meet in Mesa, 2013-14 Arena Grand Prix Series. person, it’s very tough to let that accomplished so much anything November 22: vs Ireland, Dublin Arizona, with fellow Olympians Torres, who won her medals go.” extra will be amazing to see.” November 29: vs England, London Ledecky and Ryan Lochte. over five Olympics and missed Torres, who competed against REUTERS REUTERS THURSDAY 17 APRIL 2014 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Pakistan name Park resumes quest new coaches in for first win of 2014 search of lost KAPOLEI, US: South Korea’s Pettersen of Norway, ranked sec- hockey glory Park in-Bee (pictured), hopes ond in the world, will miss her to celebrate a year atop the third successive event with a back LAHORE: Pakistan named women’s golf world rankings injury. new coaches for their senior and with her first victory of 2014 in However, there’s plenty of star junior hockey teams yesterday the LPGA Lotte Championship power remaining. as they try to drag themselves this week. Hawaii native Michelle Wie, out of a slump and revive past “Obviously the time has gone coming off a runner-up finish to glories. really fast,” Park said. “This was fellow American Lexi Thompson Pakistan failed to qualify for the week I took over the number at the Kraft Nabisco, will be look- the World Cup to be held in the one spot last ing for a strong Netherlands in June — the first year, and a lot performance in time they have ever missed the of things hap- her return home. tournament, which they have won pened since World number four times. this week last four Lydia Ko of Pakistan have also won three year. New Zealand Olympic gold medals but slumped “I’ve had will make her to seventh position in the 2012 a lot of wins, second appear- London Olympics. They were 12th and I’ve expe- ance in the tour- and last in the 2010 World Cup in rienced a lot of nament, trying India. things. A lot of to improve on Crumbling things going her equal ninth Lee Westwood of England during the final round of the 78th Masters Golf Tournament at Augusta National finances well for me finish from last Golf Club on Sunday. forced the in my career. year. American Pakistan I feel like I’m Lizette Salas Hockey probably a lot returns to Federation more mature Hawaii eager to (PHF) to player than I improve on her pull out of was last year, career-best sec- international and I feel more ond-place finish events this comfortable at Ko Olina last Westwood eyes year. out here, and season. Hockey being in the number one spot feels Salas posted a stunning 29 on struggles a little more comfortable now.” her final nine holes of regulation to compete Shahnaz Shaikh Park won six titles in 2013, on Sunday, her fourth-round 62 with cricket including the first three major forcing a playoff with Pettersen. for popularity and funding, but championships of the year. Although she didn’t lift the tro- the PHF is hoping a 100m rupee She’s off to a solid start this phy, Salas said she’d taken plenty title in Malaysia ($1m) grant promised by Punjab season, with four top-10s in her of positives from that week. chief minister Shahbaz Sharif first four starts. “I could have been really down,” will give the sport the boost it But she finished 36th in her Salas said. “I did cry about it, but needs. title defense at the Kraft Nabisco I could have had a pity party for a Oosthuizen,Manassero are also in the hunt The PHF said Olympian Championship, the first major of long time. But I reversed it. It was Shahnaz Shaikh will coach the the year, two weeks ago. definitely a motivating thing and senior team, while former captain Park heads a field of 144 players I think was a reason I had such a KUALA LUMPUR: Lee “I have very good memories Kiradech return to Malaysia a Manzoor Ahmed will take charge in the $1.7m tournament. great year.” Westwood and Louis Oosthuizen of this golf course. Every time I month after they led Team Asia of the junior team. Defending champion Suzann AFP head a trio of former Malaysian tee off at this venue, I find myself to a tie with Europe in the inau- Another former captain, Open champions gunning for the having lots of energy and confi- gural EurAsia Cup here. Islahuddin Siddiqui, will be the title again just days after mak- dence,” the 24-year-old said. Captained by Thongchai, Team chief selector after the PHF per- ing weekend runs at the pres- “The win last year was an Asia staged a stirring fight-back suaded former players to end tigious Masters tournament. important factor in my life — it after being crushed 5-0 on the their boycott of the federation England’s Westwood and South enabled me to play on the biggest first day. and help the revival. Africa’s Oosthuizen fell short at tours, gain plenty of experience India’s Anirban Lahiri, a mem- Shaikh, who had two unsuc- the Masters but put in respect- and the opportunity to play with ber of the 10-man Asian squad cessful stints as coach, said his able showings, while Thailand’s some of the best players in the who has been in good form, said first target would be to defend the Asian Tour stalwart Thongchai world, so I hope to repeat that the EurAsia Cup was a confidence Asian Games title which Pakistan Jaidee, a two-time champ in feat.” booster. won in China in 2010. Malaysia, also made the cut at World No. 36 Westwood, who “Beating some of the top players “I am here to do my best to Augusta National Golf Club. won in Malaysia in 1997, comes in the EurAsia Cup has boosted revive Pakistan hockey and my Play starts today with contest- off a consistent four days at the my confidence coming into this first target will be to defend the ants looking to dethrone rising Masters in which he remained in tournament,” he said. Asian title in South Korea in young Thai star and fan favour- the hunt until Sunday, finishing “The field is really strong here, September,” said Shaikh. ite Kiradech Aphibarnrat, last seven shots behind eventual win- so it’s a good opportunity to beat Pakistan also suffered badly at year’s winner of the $2.75m tour- ner Bubba Watson. these guys and stamp my mark. I the junior level, finishing ninth nament co-sanctioned by both the Oosthuizen, meanwhile, recov- believe in my capability to achieve out of 12 teams in the Junior European and Asian Tours. ered from stomach trouble to that.” World Cup held in India last The burly Kiradech, whose hover near the top of the lead- Italy’s 20-year-old Matteo year. Malaysian win was his first on erboard early at Augusta, before Manassero is another former Ahmed, captain of Pakistan’s the European Tour, was bullish rocky middle rounds hurt the Malaysian Open winner in the last Olympic gold medal-winning about his chances at the typically world No. 38’s chances. He fin- hunt. The 2011 champ will be team in Los Angeles in 1984, said steamy Kuala Lumpur Golf and ished 25th. looking to add to his four wins as his task will be to give the junior Graeme McDowell watches a tee shot during the RBC Heritage Pro-Am at Country Club, having proven his Thongchai, who tied for 37th at a pro. AFP team a stronger base. Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, yesterday. ability to win in such conditions. the Masters, and his countryman AFP Gilbert triumphs CAS slams Jamaican at Fleche Brabanconne anti-doping officials BRUSSELS: Former world champion Philippe Gilbert of KINGSTON: The Court of The World Anti-Doping Administrative Association was the BMC team won the Fleche Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Agency (WADA), while con- mentioned in the report when the Brabanconne one day race on blasted Jamaican anti-dop- curring mistakes were made in testing was done by JADCO. Wednesday after outsprinting ing officials yesterday for the Campbell-Brown’s case that were Noted coach Stephen Francis, Australian Michael Matthews mishandling of a drug test by fundamental to the integrity of whose athletes once included and Frenchman Tony Gallopin sprinter Veronica Campbell- the testing process, said it was Asafa Powell and Sherone to the finish at Overijse. Brown that led to a success- confident the errors would not Simpson, recently called for The 31-year-old Belgian, ful appeal of the three-time be repeated. Jamaican officials to disband who won the road race world Olympic gold medallist’s two “WADA responded to past con- their anti-doping agency and con- title in 2012 at Limburg in the year ban. cerns in Jamaica by initiating a tract testing to agencies in other Netherlands, picked up his first In a scathing 58-page report partnership with the Canadian countries. win of the young season after a explaining the decision to uphold Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) But Blake and Natalie Neita- series of escapes were reeled in Campbell-Brown’s appeal, a CAS to mentor and assist JADCO in Headley, the Jamaican min- by the peloton 11km from home. panel cited errors in the collec- developing their anti-doping pro- ister responsible for sports, “It’s also my first spring win tion and handling of the sprint- grammes,” the global agency said disagreed. for BMC in three years,” said the er’s urine sample last year that in a statement to Reuters. “Absolutely not,” Neita-Headley Liege native. could have resulted in its con- “As a result, WADA is confi- told Reuters. “With a sporting “To win at the beginning of tamination, calling into question dent that such mistakes will not programme like ours, with the the season is always good for the entire Jamaican anti-doping be repeated again.” success we have attained; we need the confidence and what has operation. Jamaica’s anti-doping efforts to have a anti-doping commission been missing for me the past “In this case, the evidence underwent a major overhaul in that works and that’s what we are two years,” added the rider who before the panel establishes that late 2013, a year in which eight working at.” won his only stage on the Tour the JAAA (Jamaica Athletic Jamaicans failed doping tests. Said Blake: “Many things have de France in 2011 and wore the Administrative Association) has The entire JADCO board changed with JADCO and I’m leader’s yellow jersey for one day persistently failed to comply with resigned and a new executive not going to be supporting tak- as a result. the mandatory partial testing,” director was appointed and ing our testing out of our coun- “This win will give me a lot BMC Racing team rider Philippe Gilbert of Belgium celebrates after said CAS. Jamaican athletics federation try and giving it to strangers, of reassurance ahead of the big- winning the Brabantse Pijl/Fleche Brabanconne cycling race in Overijse, “That systematic and knowing president Warren Blake said the certainly not.” ger races for me, such as the near Brussels, yesterday. failure, for which no reasonable problems were now in the past. But doping concerns in the Amstel (Gold race), the Fleche explanation has been advanced, “This speaks to the situation world’s top sprinting nation (Wallonne) and Liege (Liege- on the final climb to home and centimetres as the two men is deplorable and gives rise to the that existed last year and the resurfaced last week when former Bastogne-Liege) which are com- was closely followed by Gilbert crossed in identical times. most serious concerns about the question was the use of partial 100 metres world record holder ing up over the next 10 days,” and the rest of the pack. The win follows Gilbert’s pre- overall integrity of the JAAA’s sample kits,” Blake told Reuters. Powell and Simpson were banned added Gilbert in reference to the Gilbert then launched his vious success on the race in 2011 anti-doping processes, as exem- “My understanding is that for 18 months by a Jamaican upcoming one-day classics. sprint to the line on the final and he succeeds Slovakian Peter plified in this case by the flaws in JADCO does in fact have partial panel after they tested positive Japanese rider Yukiya stretch and just held off the Sagan, who won in a sprint fin- JADCO’s (Jamaica Anti-Doping sample kits now....so there’s really for a banned stimulant in 2013. Arashiro was the first to attack charge from Matthews by a few ish in 2013. AFP Commission) sample collection not a problem.” He also ques- Both have appealed their suspen- and its documentation.” tioned why the Jamaica Athletic sions to CAS. REUTERS THURSDAY 17 APRIL 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25

Formula One Drivers’ Form Sheet Formula One drivers’ form sheet Rosberg out to wreck for Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai (listed in championship order, most recent races first): Number = race result, R =r etired, DQ = disqualified, NS = did not start, NC -n ot classified. 2014/ 2013 Hamilton hat-trick bid BH MY AU/BR US AD IN JP KR SG IT BE HU DE GB CA MC ES BH CN MY Nico Rosberg 2 2 1 5 9 3 2 8 7 4 6 4 19 9 1 5 1 6 9 R 4 Formula One Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai from today Lewis Hamilton 1 1 R 9 4 7 6 R 5 5 9 3 1 5 4 3 4 12 5 3 3 SHANGHAI: Lewis Hamilton the moment and walking around Nico Hulkenberg 5 5 6 8 6 14 19 6 4 9 5 13 can chalk up three wins in the garage too, you can see the 11 10 10 R 11 15 12 10 8 a row for the first time in his positive energy within the team Fernando Alonso 9 4 4 3 5 5 11 4 6 2 2 2 5 Formula One career on Sunday right now,” he said in a team 4 3 2 7 1 8 1 R but Mercedes team-mate Nico preview. Jenson Button 17 6 3 4 10 12 14 9 8 7 10 6 Rosberg will be doing all he can “I’m getting stronger every 7 6 13 12 6 8 10 5 17 to deny him the hat-trick. time I come to this track and it Sebastian Vettel 6 3 R 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 Returning to the Chinese cir- suits my driving style quite well. R 1 2 4 1 4 1 cuit starting today, where he took The aim, as always, is to win his first pole and victory in 2012, and if I could make it three in a Kevin Magnussen R 9 2 ------Rosberg has been runner-up in row this weekend that would be ------the last two races but still leads incredible.” Valtteri Bottas 8 8 5 R 8 15 16 17 12 13 15 the championship by 11 points The Briton is one of only two 15 R 16 12 14 12 16 14 13 11 after his season-opening success drivers to have won twice in Sergio Perez 3 NS 10 6 7 9 5 15 10 8 12 11 in Australia. Shanghai — Ferrari’s Fernando 9 8 20 11 16 9 6 11 9 The pair served up a thriller Alonso is the other - but Hamilton Daniel Ricciardo 4 R DQ 10 11 16 10 13 19 R under the floodlights in Bahrain still has painful memories of 7 10 13 12 8 15 R 10 16 7 18 10 days ago and another wheel- throwing away a championship Felipe Massa 7 7 R 7 12 8 4 10 9 6 4 7 8 R to-wheel duel in China would be a lead when he went into a gravel 6 8 R 3 15 6 5 further boost for a sport fighting trap at the circuit in 2007. Kimi Raikkonen 10 12 7 - - R 7 5 2 3 11 R 2 back against criticism of its new Rosberg will seize on any such 2 5 9 10 2 2 2 7 regulations. Hamilton, the 2008 slip-ups. The German ended his Jean-Eric Vergne R R 8 15 16 17 13 12 18 14 champion, is ready to do his bit. team mate’s bid for three poles R 12 12 R R 6 8 R R 12 10 “I’m in a really good place at in a row with the quickest lap in Daniil Kvyat 11 10 9 ------Mercedes AMG Petronas drivers Lewis Hamilton (right) celebrates on the podium with his team-mate Nico - - - - Formula One Statistics for Chinese Grand Prix Rosberg after winning the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix at Sakhir Circuit in Manama recently. Romain Grosjean 12 11 R R 2 4 3 3 3 R 8 8 6 3 19 13 R R 3 9 6 Lap distance: 5.451km. Total distance: 305.066km (56 laps) Start time: 0700 GMT (1500 local) qualifying in Bahrain and then out all the stops to catch up. to China. While we know it’s still Adrian Sutil R R 11 13 R 10 9 14 20 10 16 9 2013 pole: Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes 1:34.484 showed just how little separates Remi Taffin, head of track an uphill battle, we feel we have R 13 7 10 5 13 13 R R 2013 winner: Fernando Alonso (Spain) Ferrari the two on track. operations for Red Bull’s engine hit our stride now.” Esteban Gutierrez R R 12 12 13 13 15 7 11 Race lap record: Michael Schumacher (Germany) Ferrari one minute 32.238 seconds (2004) “The layout seems to suit my partner Renault, said the manu- That could be good news 12 13 14 R 14 14 20 13 11 18 R 12 Tyres: Medium (white), Soft (yellow) driving style, it’s a track I enjoy facturer was feeling more confi- for champions Red Bull, who Max Chilton 13 15 13 19 21 21 17 19 17 17 WINS racing at and I want to be back dent after a troubled start to the lost an appeal on Monday to 20 19 17 19 17 19 14 19 20 17 16 on that top step of the podium season. have Daniel Ricciardo’s second Quadruple world champion Vettel has 39 career wins, Fernando Alonso 32, Lewis Hamilton 24, Kimi Kamui Kobayashi 15 13 R ------this weekend,” the German “At the test in Bahrain (after place in Melbourne reinstated, Raikkonen 20 and Jenson Button 15. Nico Rosberg has four. ------said. the race), we tested several new even though they are expecting Vettel needs two more race victories to equal the late Ayrton Senna’s tally of 41. Only Alain Prost (51) The Mercedes V6 turbo power software modes that will see us another tough weekend. Pastor Maldonado 14 R R 16 17 11 12 16 13 and Michael Schumacher (91) have won more. unit has been the pick of the field, closer to the limits of the power “Mercedes are again going to 11 14 17 10 15 11 16 R 14 11 14 R Ferrari have won 221 races, McLaren 182, Williams 114 and Red Bull 46. and the circuit will play to their unit than before,” he said. be very difficult to beat... given Marcus Ericsson R 14 R ------Hamilton’s win for Mercedes in Bahrain put him level with the late Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio in strengths, but rivals are pulling “Overall we’re looking forward the kilometre-long straight,” said ------the all time lists. One more win would equal Niki Lauda and Jim Clark’s tally. principal Christian Horner, whose Jules Bianchi 16 R NC 17 18 20 18 R 16 18 Hamilton has won the last two races but has yet to win three in a row in his F1 career. team took their first F1 win in 19 18 16 R 16 17 R 18 19 15 13 POLE POSITION China with Sebastian Vettel in BH-Bahrain, MY-Malaysia, AU-Australia, Vettel took nine poles last year, and now has 45 for his F1 career, but has not been on pole in 2014. 2009. BR-Brazil, US-United States, AD-Abu Dhabi, “But then once we get back to Hamilton (Australia, Malaysia) and team mate Rosberg (Bahrain) are the only drivers to start on pole IN-India, this year. Europe we need to start making JP-Japan, KR-South Korea, SG-Singapore, inroads into them.” Hamilton has 33 poles, equalling Jim Clark’s British record which has stood since 1968. IT-Italy, BE-Belgium, HU-Hungary, DE- McLaren, now third overall Germany, Ferrari’s last pole position was in Germany with Fernando Alonso in 2012. behind Force India after a double- GB-Britain, CA-Canada, MC-Monaco, ES- POINTS retirement at the Sakhir circuit, Spain, CN-China. Ferrari have finished a record 70 successive races with at least one car in the points, a run that dates are bringing some updates and back to the 2010 German Grand Prix. looking for solid points. Caterham and Marussia have yet to score a point after four seasons in F1. “Bahrain showed that, the top quit as team principal this week Toro Rosso’s Daniil Kvyat is Formula One’s youngest points scorer aged 19 years and 324 days. two cars aside, the racing this with North America president year is fast, fraught and very Marco Mattiacci taking the helm. CHINA evenly matched,” said Jenson Whether anything changes on Five of the 10 Chinese Grands Prix have been won from pole. Buttton. “The margins are so slim the track for the glamour team No driver has ever won in China two years in a row. Hamilton (2008, 2011) and Alonso (2005, 2013) that it’ll require us to get every- remains to be seen, with the are the only drivers with two wins there. thing right. Spaniard and Finnish team mate Ferrari have won four times, McLaren three. “But I’ve always enjoyed rac- Kimi Raikkonen struggling home Button and Alonso are the only drivers to have finished every Chinese Grand Prix. Only three times ing in China - I won here in 2010, ninth and 10th in Bahrain. has the winner in China gone on to take the title that year. and I’ve always had good results “We are ninth and 10th because Button is the only driver to have won in China while reigning world champion. here for McLaren. While it’s not there were eight people who were The 1.17km back straight is the longest on the current Formula One calendar. necessarily a track that perfectly better than us,” Alonso, who has suits our package, I think we can urged Ferrari to work day and Rosberg took his first F1 pole and win in China in 2012. The circuit also saw Red Bull’s first F1 win pull everything together and have night, told reporters in Bahrain. in 2009. Mercedes AMG Petronas pit crew members prepare tyres for their driv- a stronger weekend.” “We want to change this as MILESTONE ers Nico Rosberg of Germany and Lewis Hamilton of Britain before the upcoming the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, yesterday. Ferrari won last year with soon as possible and that needs The Bahrain Grand Prix was the 900th in the Formula One championship. Alonso but Stefano Domenicali to start in China.” REUTERS Umar Akmal in trouble over wedding party Court rejects BCCI chief’s return LAHORE: to curb excessive NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court yes- A court-appointed panel has been looking Pakistani bats- wedding celebra- terday rejected N Srinivasan’s plea to rein- into allegations surrounding last year’s IPL, man Umar tions and has state him as India’s cricket chief, saying he when former Test bowler Shanthakumaran Akmal (pic- proved unpopu- had effectively turned a blind eye to allega- Sreesanth was caught deliberately bowling tured), could lar in Lahore, tions of wrongdoing in the Indian Premier badly while playing for the Rajasthan Royals be in fresh traditionally League (IPL). in return for thousands of dollars from trouble with known for lavish Giving reasons for its decision, the court bookmakers. the law after marriages. also said Srinivasan — seen as the most pow- The panel’s report, sections of which a party for Imtiaz said erful man in world cricket — was among 13 were released in February, concluded that his wedding Akmal was not people named in a damning report into cor- Srinivasan’s son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan breached local named in the ruption allegations in the IPL, a Twenty20 —who was the team principal of the Chennai rules restrict- police report, but tournament. Super Kings — could be guilty of illegal betting ing marriage action could still Srinivasan had asked the court on Tuesday on IPL games. celebrations, be taken against to reinstate him as head of the Board of The Super Kings are owned by India police said the cricketer, as Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), say- Cements, whose managing director is yesterday. it was his func- ing he was being unfairly blamed for cor- Srinivasan. The team is captained by India Officers in the eastern city tion. It comes a month after ruption allegations that have hit its flagship skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. of Lahore said the 23-year-old Akmal was cleared of violating competition. The court yesterday did not detail why international held a function traffic rules and scuffling with But the court in New Delhi said Srinivasan Srinivasan, who is still due to take over as on Tuesday that violated bylaws a policeman. The officer in knew about, but did not take seriously, allega- head of the International Cricket Council in which say only one food dish can question forgave Akmal, say- tions contained in the court-commissioned July, had been named in the report. be served at wedding parties, ing he was a “national hero”, report into claims of illegal betting and spot- N Srinivasan On Tuesday, Srinivasan told the court in which must end at 10pm. following a match-saving cen- fixing embroiling the IPL. his affidavit that he had not been involved Akmal, who was to wed tury against Bangladesh in “We cannot close our eyes after having come great Sunil Gavaskar as interim BCCI head, in any corruption or cover-up of any former Pakistan leg-spinner the Asia Cup. to know about allegations,” the Press Trust of charged with overseeing the latest edition wrongdoing. Abdul Qadir’s daughter Noor Akmal’s wedding has India (PTI) quoted Justice A K Patnaik as say- of the Twenty20 tournament which opened With its massive TV audiences, India gener- Amna yesterday, left the venue attracted big headlines in ing, adding the court wanted the BCCI itself yesterday. ates almost 70 percent of the game’s revenues before the police raid. Pakistani media over his hair- to handle a probe into the allegations. Patnaik reiterated the court’s opinion that and several Test nations are heavily dependent “There were violations of style and expensive sherwani “It (the report) said all these allegations Srinivasan’s presence as BCCI head would pre- on its largesse. marriage act and a case has — the groom’s traditional long were brought to his (Srinivasan’s) notice but vent a fair investigation into the allegations, International news organisations, including been registered and four people coat. Umar has so far played he did not take any action. That means he was the PTI news agency reported. Agence France-Presse (AFP), have suspended were arrested,” police official 16 Tests, 94 one-day and 56 aware about the allegations and did not take The court asked the BCCI to provide details their on-field coverage of matches hosted by Rana Imtiaz told reporters. Twenty20 internationals for it seriously,” Patnaik said. of how it planned to conduct any probe into the BCCI since 2012 after the board imposed The law was brought in to try Pakistan. AFP The court last month ordered Srinivasan the allegations contained in the report, before restrictions on picture agencies. to stand aside, installing batting Indian adjourning the case until April 22. AFP THURSDAY 17 APRIL 2014 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT AFC expands Arsenal regain top four spot Asian Cup to 24 teams Striker Podolski’s double helps Wenger’s side beats West Ham 3-1 KUALA LUMPUR: In order to give opportunity for more LONDON: Arsenal came from and Laurent Koscielny returning clearance from Stewart Downing Member Associations to be part behind to keep alive their hopes from injury. from his own team’s throw-in fell of Asia’s flagship competition, of qualifying for the Champions But the Gunners had been to Cazorla, who slipped a lovely the AFC Executive Committee League as Lukas Podolski’s dou- underwhelming for long peri- pass to Podolski and the German yesterday decided to approve a ble inspired a vital 3-1 win over ods of that Wembley win over showed great awareness to work proposal to increase the number West Ham on Tuesday night. Championship opposition, just enough space to fire a superb of teams in the AFC Asian Cup Arsene Wenger’s side are in prompting Wenger to suggest his low strike past Adrian for his from 16 to 24 from the 2019 danger of failing to reach Europe’s team were guilty of complacency ninth goal of the season. edition. elite club competition for the first at times, and there were few signs Wenger’s men now had the The committee, which met time in 17 years after a miserable of any improvement in the early platform to play with more free- under the chairmanship of AFC run saw them surrender fourth stages against the Hammers. dom and they went ahead 10 President Shaikh Salman bin place to Everton. When they did get behind the minutes after the break thanks Ebrahim Al Khalifa, also decided The Gunners needed a vic- West Ham rearguard thanks to to a moment of inspiration from to remove AFC Challenge Cup tory over their London rivals to Santi Cazorla’s defence-splitting Giroud. from the list of AFC competitions. climb back into fourth, but their pass, Giroud, back in the starting When Thomas Vermaelen The 2014 AFC Challenge Cup, to European bid looked in dire straits line-up after being left out of that lofted a high ball into the pen- be played in Maldives from May when Matthew Jarvis struck for marathon Cup semi-final, could alty area, Giroud was buffeted by 19 to 30, will be the last edition of the visitors late in the first half at only flick a tame effort straight Winston Reid and Andy Carroll, this competition. the Emirates Stadium. at Adrian. but he was strong enough to hold At the outset, Shaikh Salman That shock revitalised a pre- It seemed Arsenal might pay off his assailants and control the congratulated Japan for win- viously lethargic Arsenal and the price for that miss when Sam dropping ball expertly before ning the FIFA U-17 Women’s German forward Lukas Podolski Allardyce’s team took the lead in lashing home from close-range. World Cup saying it’s a big equalised minutes later before the 40th minute. Giroud celebrated his 20th goal achievement and once again France striker Olivier Giroud Antonio Nocerino made a pow- of the season by paying tribute to proves our dominance in wom- put them ahead soon after the erful burst from midfield and the 96 Liverpool fans who died in en’s football. interval. held off Kallstrom to drive in a the Hillsborough disaster as he He also wished Japan, Iran, Podolski’s second in the closing low shot that Wojciech Szczesny marked the 25th anniversary of Korea Republic and Australia stages sealed Arsenal’s first vic- blocked at his near-post. the tragedy by kissing his black the very best for the FIFA World tory in their last five league games Nocerino was first to the armband and pointing to the sky. Cup in Brazil apart from hoping and lifted the north Londoners rebound and poked it towards Arsenal were firmly in the for success for the forthcoming one point clear of Everton, Jarvis, who bravely ignored ascendency and Cazorla’s mazy AFC Women’s Asian Cup, AFC although Roberto Martinez’s men Koscielny’s desperate head-high dribble ended with a shot that Challenge Cup and AFC Futsal are still in pole position as they attempt to clear and nodded whistled past the far post. Championship. will reclaim fourth place if they home from close-range. Podolski eventually sealed the The committee also ratified the draw or win at home to Crystal To their credit, the setback Gunners’ eighth successive vic- AFC Competitions Committee’s Palace. sparked Arsenal into life at last tory over West Ham in emphatic proposal to merge the preliminary Wenger had made five changes and Kallstrom forced Adrian to fashion, driving home a lethal fin- qualification rounds for FIFA from the team that just barely save at his near-post before the ish after Giroud and substitute World Cup qualifiers and AFC got past Wigan on penalties in Gunners equalised in the 44th Aaron Ramsey combined to open Arsenal’s Lukas Podolski celebrates after scoring his second goal against Asian Cup. Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final, minute. up the visitors’ defence in the West Ham United during their English Premier League match at the Depending on the number with Swedish midfielder Kim West Ham were the architects 78th minute. Emirates Stadium in London, yesterday. of entries, the Member Kallstrom making his first start of their own downfall as a poor AFP Associations will be divided into eight groups in the preliminary stage. Qatari officials The eight group winners and four second best teams among all to take part Man City tops global pay table the eight groups will qualify for the FIFA World Cup final round in Football LONDON: Footballers with Financial Fair to insure UEFA and clubs”. “UEFA will only com- of qualifiers and also the AFC English Premier League club Play rules, which Top 10 best-paid regulations bar- municate once decisions have been Asian Cup finals. Manchester City are the most oblige clubs not ring clubs spend- taken by the CFCB Investigatory Presently, only ten teams battle Education highly-paid athletes in global to spend beyond players ing beyond their Chamber, which we anticipate will it out in the final round of FIFA sport, according to a study pub- their means. means were happen at the beginning of May,” it World Cup qualifiers. Programme lished yesterday. UEFA yester- (average annual salary in £ sterling): respected, in a said. A central tenet of financial fair The next best 24 teams from The study, carried out by day investigated 1. Manchester City (Premier League) bid to prevent play is that clubs are forbidden from the preliminary qualification Britain’s Sporting Intelligence the accounts of £5.337m them gaining an making losses of more than 45m round (24 teams) will compete for DOHA: The first Executive website, found that the average top European 2. New York Yankees (Major League unfair advan- euros ($62.1m) during the 2011-12 the remaining slots in the AFC Football Education Programme annual salary of a first-team clubs to see if Baseball) £5.286m tage over their and 2012-13 seasons, with excep- Asian Cup finals in six groups of has been introduced this year to player at City was £5.3m($8.9 m, they complied 3. LA Dodgers (Major League Baseball) competitors. tions for certain forms of expendi- four teams each. provide Qatari nationals work- 6.4m euros). with financial £5.119m British media ture. Each bankrolled by mega-rich The final round of FIFA ing within the football commu- City top the list ahead of fair play rules, 4. Real Madrid (La Liga) £4.993m reported that owners from the Middle East, City World Cup qualifiers and AFC nity the opportunity to develop Major League Baseball teams but declined to 5. Barcelona (La Liga) £4.901m both Manchester and PSG both spent heavily on new Asian Cup qualifiers will be a deeper understanding of the the New York Yankees and the comment on City and Paris players during that period. separated. AGENCIES 6. Brooklyn Nets (NBA) £4.485m management, operations, gov- LA Dodgers, with Real Madrid, reports that Saint-Germain City’s outlay helped them to ernance and regulatory areas in Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester 7. Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) £4.402m risked hefty win the Premier League title the business of football Manchester United and Chelsea City and Paris 8. Manchester United (Premier League) fines for failing in 2012, while PSG claimed the 2014 World Cup The six students are Hamad also featuring in the top 10. Saint-Germain £4.322m to comply with Ligue 1 crown the following sea- Al Kuwari – Qatar Football NBA teams the Brooklyn Nets both faced 9. Chicago Bulls (NBA) £3.985m the rules. son. Clubs found guilty of con- ticket window Association (QFA) Assistant and the Chicago Bulls complete punishment. 10. Chelsea (Premier League) £3.984m But UEFA travening FFP regulations could Director, Marketing & the line-up. A UEFA declined to com- face punishments including exclu- opens Communications, Ali Al Salat- City’s lavish spending on play- spokesman told ment, saying sion from the Champions League QFA Media officer, National ers has not been without compli- AFP that “several clubs” had been it “does not provide any details or being stripped of titles. But Team, Ali Homoud Al Naimi – cations, however. spotlighted during a session of about clubs’ ongoing investiga- British newspaper The Daily RIO DE JANEIRO: Governing QFA Competition Officer, Ahmed Reports in the British media the European governing organi- tions as part of the monitoring Telegraph, which did not cite any body FIFA yesterday opened the Khalil Abbassi - Qatar Stars suggest that City are due to face sation’s Club Financial Control process nor will it comment on sources, said that City and PSG final sales phase for World Cup league (QSL) Lekhwiya Club punishment for contravening Body. correspondence between the were more likely to be hit with a tickets and reported 126,837 of Sports Officer, Ibrahim Hilal Al European governing body UEFA’s The control body was created Club Financial Control Body financial penalty. AGENCIES 199,519 available for 54 of the Hilal-QSL Al Sailiya Club Sports 64 matches were snapped up Officer, Mohammed Al Thawadi- within four hours. Aspire Sports Officer. Shao Jiayi (left) of Brazilian nationals bagged two The programme provided China’s Beijing Guoan No Brazil move for thirds of the latest sales, FIFA training to a select group, who tussles for the ball said, accounting for 80,496 tick- had been identified through a against Shibasaki ets with 46,341 tickets going to rigorous selection process. The Kosei of Sanfrecce fans outside the host nation on a students had the opportunity Anelka, says Mineiro first-come, first-served basis via Hiroshima during their to complete a football diploma AFC Champions League the FIFA website. course that will help enhance group F first round foot- RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian days ago, has irked the club. FIFA added its ticketing pick- their skills and knowledge across ball match at the Beijing club Atletico Mineiro said yes- Maluf said they would be mak- up centers in the 12 host cities various aspects of the business Workers Stadium, in terday they have scrapped plans ing a complaint to FIFA, claim- would open from Friday, save for of football. The selected candi- Beijing, yesterday. to sign controversial French ing they had earlier agreed a deal Brasilia and Porto Alegre, where dates will complete the diploma forward Nicolas Anelka. with former France internation- they will only be available from Beijing and Hiroshima in football business management Director of football Eduardo al’s representatives. next month. ended the game with a over a period of 6 weeks with The Maluf indicated Mineiro had Maluf said “we had everything The organisation explained fans University College of Football 2-2 tie. been unable to contact the former agreed” but had received informa- who have bought tickets can make Business (UCFB) Arsenal, Real Madrid, Paris tion from Anelka’s agent Cristian an appointment for collection via The overall programme also Saint-Germain and Chelsea vet- Cazini that he could not arrive FIFA.com. included English language train- eran and would not pursue their before Saturday. From June 1, through to the ing at the Berlitz Language Centre interest in the 35-year-old. “We decided the contract was final on July 13, FIFA said tick- in London before the football “At no time did we manage to cancelled -- we are not going to ets can also be purchased over diploma to enable the participants speak to the player,” Brazilian wait until the 19th,” said Maluf. the counter at designated FIFA to achieve an advanced level of media quoted Maluf as saying. Mineiro chairman Alexandre Venue Ticketing Centres in the English language. The entire pro- Mineiro, current club of vet- Kalil said on April 5 via Twitter host cities. gramme dates are from January eran Brazil star Ronaldinho, that Anelka would be signing and The ten matches sold out prior 20 to April 18. The Programme confirmed the deal was off while Brazilian media showed pictures to the final sales phase were the starts with the English language Anelka himself told journalists of fans bearing “welcome Anelka” July 13 final, the June 12 curtain- course but also includes: from Kuwait that he was still a banners. The club had expected to raiser between Brazil and Croatia, Three bespoke mentoring ses- free agent. unveil the Frenchman last week Mexico vs Cameroon, England sions on high performance and “I haven’t signed for anyone, but went quiet on the deal after vs Italy, Argentina vs Bosnia, leadership delivered by Prof. Chris I’m on holiday,” said Anelka, who he failed to show, instead travel- Brazil vs Mexico, reigning cham- Brady, Professor of Management had previously refused to com- ling to Kuwait. pions Spain vs Chile, Cameroon Studies, Salford Business School. ment on reports he had signed Maluf indicated that a pre- vs Brazil, Croatia vs Mexico and The UCFB football diploma for Mineiro. contract had been inked for Australia vs Spain. itself - a bespoke and intensive “I’m on a religious visit in Anelka to play for the club until “With less than two months programme, usually a six (6) Kuwait and I’m not going to December next year. to go, this is the last chance for months programme will instead talk about football,” he had said West Bromwich Albion sacked fans to secure their tickets for be fitted into a tight six week Monday. Anelka last month “for gross mis- football’s flagship event,” Thierry course. A two day visit to St. Anelka, a convert to Islam, was conduct” after he made an alleged Weil, FIFA Marketing Director Georges Park – which will include invited by the Kuwaiti ministry anti-semitic “quenelle” gesture on in charge of ticketing, said just and extensive tour of the facility of religious affairs to participate scoring a goal. Anelka denied the ahead of the latest sales phase. and meeting with key personnel in a meeting for young Muslims. allegation, insisting the sign was Prior yesterday, FIFA said who run various aspects of the The breakdown of his proposed to show solidarity with his friend, a total of 2,577,662 tickets had state of the art football centre. move to Mineiro, announced as controversial French comedian already been allocated. THE PENINSULA a done deal by the Brazilians 10 Dieudonne M’Bala M’Bala. AFP AFP THURSDAY 17 APRIL 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27 Volleyball: Al Pohang reach Rayyan get wild card for Men’s Club last 16 stage Worlds LAUSANNE, Switzerland: The qualification process for ACL: FC Seoul leapfrog Mariners the FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship Belo Horizonte 2014 is com- OSAKA, Japan: Pohang Lee Myung-Joo and Kim an own goal in stoppage time in plete after the International Steelers became the first East Seung-Dae scored either side of their AFC Champions League Iran’s Foolad forward Luciano Pereira celebrates after scoring the Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Asian team to reach the AFC half-time for Pohang to earn their match yesterday. Last season’s third goal against Qatar’s Eljaish during their AFC Champions League and the organisers of the FIVB Champions League last 16 yes- third win of the competition and ACL runners-up looked headed group B football match at Ghadir stadium in Ahvaz yesterday. Foolad Volleyball Men’s Club World terday as an upset and a late own establish an unbridgeable six- for a scoreless draw in Gosford won the match 3-1. Championship Belo Horizonte goal elsewhere set up a tense point gap at the top of the group. until Mariners skipper John 2014 announced yesterday that final round of group games. In Gosford, the Mariners dog- Hutchinson put Cha Du-Ri’s cross the two wild cards for this year’s The 2009 winners from South gedly repulsed last year’s runners- past his goalkeeper Liam Reddy. event, which will take place from Korea beat Uruguay star Diego up FC Seoul, but their rearguard It was a deserved win for the May 5 to 10, have been allocated Forlan’s Cerezo Osaka 2-0 away action was undone a minute into South Koreans, who dominated Foolad win against to four time champions Trentino to clamber into the knock-out injury time when skipper John the second half after the home of Italy and Qatar’s Al Rayyan. stages, leaving their Group E Hutchinson turned a cross into side had failed to convert their Trentino are the most success- rivals all locked on five points his own net. first-half chances. ful club in FIVB Volleyball Men’s each. “The first thing we’ll do when Reddy had defied FC Seoul Eljaish and qualify Club World Championship history Defending champions we walk into the dressing room is with a series of magnificent saves, having won four successive titles Guangzhou Evergrande missed put our arms around ‘Hutch’ and but in the end it took one of his from 2009 to 2012 before finishing their chance to reach the elimi- pick him up,” said Mariners coach team-mates to score the elusive AHVAZ: Iranian side Foolad competition. Victory for either third last year in Betim. nators on Tuesday, meaning it will Phil Moss after the 1-0 defeat. goal for the South Koreans. Khouzestan qualified for the side would take them through to They missed out on qualifying be all to play for in the East Asian “He’s a fantastic Mariner on Seoul’s Brazilian midfielder Round of 16 in only their second the knockout stages as winners of for the FIVB Volleyball Men’s zone as the group stage wraps up and off the field and he doesn’t Rafael forced a fingertip save from AFC Champions League cam- Group B, and it was the visitors Club World Championship this next week. deserve that.” Reddy in the first half, while Cha paign after a 3-1 victory over who drew first blood through the year after being knocked in the Australia’s Central Coast Beijing went ahead against Du-Ri nearly broke the crossbar Qatar’s Eljaish crowned them as prolific forward Nilmar 10 min- European Champions League Mariners were cruelly felled by Hiroshima in dubious circum- with a fierce drive as the rebound Group B winners yesterday. utes into the game. quarterfinals. a stoppage-time own goal as they stances when Peter Utaka’s shot narrowly failed to cross the line. A draw was the minimum In another match, Qatar’s Al The three-time European slid off the top of Group F to lie appeared to come off Shao Jiayi’s Sergio Escudero was denied by Khouzestan needed from their Rayyan lost to UAE’s Al Jazira champions also failed to defend level with Beijing Guoan and arm and crept over the line in a Reddy on the hour and the keeper home tie with Eljaish but after 3-2. their Italian League title after Sanfrecce Hiroshima with six goal credited to the Chinese inter- again came to his side’s aid as Yun going behind to Nilmar’s opener A late own goal by Cho Yong also being knocked out in the points. national. Shao then turned crea- Il-Lok bore down on goal. on 10 minutes they responded Hyung settled a five-goal thriller quarterfinals last month by Beijing Guoan scored twice in tor with a glorious no-look flick to Reddy then prevented Go with an acrobatic leveler from as Al Jazira closed in on the last Modena. five second-half minutes against set up explosive Ecuadorian Joffre Yo-Han from scoring a seem- captain Bahktiar Rahmani on 16 of the AFC Champions League Meanwhile, Al Rayyan’s only Hiroshima, but then Naoki Guerron for Beijing’s second, in ingly certain goal as the Mariners 23 minutes and the go-ahead with a 3-2 away win over Qatari previous appearance in the FIVB Ishihara outdid them with a brace what appeared enough for victory. increasingly found themselves goal from Gholam Rezaei eight side Al Rayyan on Wednesday. Volleyball Men’s Club World in just three minutes to earn a But bleach-blond forward on the back foot. FC Seoul now minutes. In a see-saw affair at the Championship was in 2012 when pulsating 2-2 draw in the Chinese Ishihara had other ideas and have the edge heading into next Substitute Chimba’s fine strike Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium, Abdelaziz they finished fifth with one vic- capital. fired two similar goals, both from week’s final group game against in stoppage time was an extra Barrada put the visitors with a tory over Mexico’s Tigres UANL And Thailand’s Buriram United poorly defended crosses from the Beijing Guoan at home, while the bonus for the newly-crowned Iran superb free-kick just before half- after participating as the host shocked Shandong Luneng 1-0 to left, within three minutes to earn Mariners must beat back-to-back Pro League champions, who had time only to see Al Rayyan take club. score their first win of the com- a vital point for Hiroshima. J-League champions Sanfrecce exited at the group stages of their the lead within eight minutes of However, their silver medal petition and draw level with the Meanwhile, FC Seoul leap- Hiroshima in Japan to have any AFC Champions League debut the restart with a Yakubu penalty performance at the Asian Men’s Chinese team and Cerezo on five frogged Central Coast Mariners chance of advancing out of the in 2006, and they remain unde- and a header by Musa Haroon. Club Championship, where they points in Group E. to the top of Group F through group. AFP feated in this year’s continental THE PENINSULA lost to reigning champions Matin Varamin of Iran 3-1 (19- 25, 25-17, 26-24, 25-16) despite the best efforts of their Italian star player Cristian Savani Atlético Madrid win LFP - Aspire Challenge in the final yesterday, earned them the coveted second wild DOHA: Atlético Madrid won second goal came from a set-piece card. the 2014 LFP - Aspire Challenge on 35 minutes when Villareal cap- The wild card decisions, which following a hugely dramatic tain Diego Gonzalez connected were made jointly between the penalty shoot-out victory over with a corner to head in his sec- FIVB and the organisers, com- fellow Spanish team Villareal ond goal of the tournament. To pletes the eight-team qualification yesterday. give Atlético their credit however, process for the FIVB Volleyball In the final game of the Under- the Madrid players continued to The captain of Men’s Club World Championship 15 tournament, late strikes from battle and were awarded for their Atletico Madrid, Belo Horizonte 2014. Atlético players Andy Escudero stages in the game’s final stages winners of the Defending champions Sada and Giovanni Navarro were for their able to with a goal on 53 LEP - Aspire Cruzeiro, who finished second enough to cancel out Villareal’s minutes following a strike from Challenge foot- to Italy’s Trentino in the FIVB two early first-half goals. Giovanni Navarro. Then, with just ball tournament, Volleyball Men’s Club World Easily the match of the tourna- a minute on the clock before full- receiving the Championship Doha 2012, are ment, Villareal went ahead after time, midfielder Andy Escudero trophy from offi- joined by UPCN of Argentina, just 13 minutes when defender was able to equalise for Madrid who qualified after finishing as cials at Aspire Ruben Solis tripped and fouled with a superb volley from inside runner-up at the South American Academy in Doha Villareal forward Ivan Nunez the Villareal box. The final then Men’s Club Championship, inside the Atlético penalty area. decided on penalties, Atlético yesterday. Europe champions Belogorie Awarded a spot-kick, up-stepped could then lift the tournament Belgorod of Russia, African Villareal’s Sergio Lozano who trophy after beating Villareal in champions Esperance of Tunisia, could then put away confidently the shoot-out and return to Spain the NORCECA representative his team’s first penalty of the tour- as the only team who maintained Guaynabo Mets along with the nament. With both sides playing a 100% record in the competition. Asia champions Matin Varamin excellent, attacking football, the THE PENINSULA of Iran. THE PENINSULA

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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 Real Madrid clinch Kolkata Knight Riders down Copa del Rey victory Mumbai Indians Di Maria and Bale score in 2-1 win over Barcelona ABU DHABI: Jacques Kallis looked woefully out of form before and Manish Pandey hit fifties a Lasith Malinga yorker cleaned as Kolkata Knight Riders began him up for 0. BARCELONA: Goals from their IPL-7 in style, beating Pandey, one of the few play- Angel Di Maria and Gareth Bale defending champions Mumbai ers to have an IPL ton to his helped Real Madrid to a 2-1 win Indians by 41 runs at Abu name, joined Kallis at the crease over Barcelona and helped them Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Stadium and KKR’s repair work began. to play their hands on the Copa yesterday. While Kallis was cautious in his del Rey. Chasing 164 to win in the tour- approach, Pandey had no qualms Neymar and Cesc Fabregas nament opener, MI could only go going for big shots. were preferred to play alongside as far as 122 for 7. With just 10 runs on the board Messi at Mestalla, while Marc Opener Aditya Tare played after three overs, Pandey hit Bartra was deemed fit enough some attractive shots before his Anderson for a four and six off to start at centre-back. With partner Michael Hussey lost his the successive balls of the fourth Cristiano Ronaldo injured for stumps to West Indies mystery over to give some buoyancy to the Los Blancos, Isco came into the spinner Sunil Narine for three innings. attack, and Sergio Ramos was put with 24 runs on the board in the KKR reached 50 in the ninth back in the XI after the medical fifth over. over and the stage was set for start passed him to play. Ambati Rayudu joined Tare at some big shots. Things could have Tata Martino’s men had won the crease but both failed to score been very different for Gambhir’s the two League Clasicos this term, quick runs amid some excellent men had Malinga, fielding at but three years ago, at this very bowling from KKR. short fine leg, taken a simple stadium, the capital outfit over- Tare, with the asking rate catch from Kallis on 34 off the came their Catalan rivals 1-0 in creeping up, got out in a very tame bowling of Pollard. the Cup final. manner, giving a simple return to Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha The omens were mixed, but on Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al paid for Malinga’s drop in the the night, it was the Camp Nou Hasan for 24 off 22 balls. very next over as Kallis hit him outfit who made the brighter MI captain Rohit Sharma and for two sixes and a four. start, breaking into the Madrid Rayudu got up a 61-run stand Kallis’s assault continued in the area within the first five min- to bring the team back into the next over too as he got two fours utes. Neymar’s run was stopped hunt. However, just when it off Pollard. by Dani Carvajal though, and appeared Rohit would take the Ojha and Pollard’s overs yielded despite calls for a penalty, play match away from KKR, an excel- 35 runs and KKR looked on was waved on. lent catch from Jacques Kallis at course for a daunting total. The first real effort though, Barcelona’s goalkeeper Jose Manuel Pinto fails to stop a goal from Real Madrid’s Angel Di Maria (unseen) deep midwicket sent him back to However, Malinga returned came just moments later at during their King’s Cup final Clasico football match at the Mestalla Stadium in Valencia, yesterday. Real the pavilion for 27 off the bowling and redeemed himself quite a bit the opposite end. A pass from Madrid won 2-1. of Morne Morkel in the 16th over. at the death. Isco found Bale, but with the Rayudu’s wicket off the first Over the course of his last 12 Welshman blazing through on ball of the next over bowled by balls, he removed Pandey (64 off goal, he slashed his effort wide of Iker Casillas’ post. That counter foot effort struck the side netting unbelievably, did get the equaliser Narine for 48 put KKR in the 53 balls, 6x4s, 2x6s), Kallis (72 off the right-hand post from a tight attacking option always seemed to with Pinto seemingly beaten. on 69 minutes. A corner from ascendancy. 46 balls, 5x4s, 3x6s) and Shakib angle. Carlo Ancelotti’s men were be on though, and just before half And the former Spurs forward Andres Iniesta found the centre- Allrounders Kieron Pollard and (1) at the expense of just 15 runs. on the crest of a wave, and they time Madrid almost doubled their was at it again soon after that, as back, and he headed calmly past Corey Anderson, the fastest man Those two overs halted KKR’s made that count after 11 minutes. lead. A lung-busting run from Mascherano’s weak header landed the goalkeeper from 12 yards. to have an ODI ton, tried to hit progress a great deal. A swift breakaway saw Karim Bale saw him get to the byline and at the feet of the 24-year-old. His The ex-Tottenham midfielder big but KKR’s bowlers gave them In KKR’s crying need for big Benzema play in Di Maria, who cut back for Isco, but the former pot-shot however, flew just over may have missed the chance, but no room to do that. runs, Suryakumar Yadav (13*) hit took the ball to the left-hand side Malaga man’s effort was stopped the goalkeeper’s bar. it was his teammate in north Narine bowled Anderson and Anderson for three fours in the of the area, and struck low past superbly by Jordi Alba with a slid- The Blaugrana were struggling London who eventually did break Harbhajan Singh in the 19th over space of four balls in the last over Jose Pinto and into the back of ing block. to break down a solid Madrid the deadlock with five minutes to become the fastest to take 50 to take them to a very competi- the net for the opening goal. After the break, still the backline, and that was high- remaining. Bale, on the left-hand wickets in IPL history, taking just tive 163. Los Merengues seemed happy Santiago Bernabeu side went lighted by their best chance, as side, used his electric pace to beat 32 matches. Narine finished with Brief scores: KKR 163 for 5 to sit back and wait to hit Barca looking for that second goal. And Bartra stepped out of defence and Bartra, galloped into the area, and 4 for 20. in 20 overs (Kallis 72, Pandey 64; on the break, and that almost they almost found it through their unleashed a swerving 35-yarder. poked past the onrushing Pinto Earlier, electing to bat on a Malinga 4 for 23) beat MI 122 for caught them out on the half hour €100m man on 49 minutes. Bale Casillas though, was equalled to it for one of the most important pitch where the ball was holding 7 in 20 overs (Rayudu 48, Rohit mark, but Neymar’s header from drifted past Sergio Busquets and and palmed the effort wide. goals in his career. AGENCIES a bit, KKR lost captain Gautam 27; Narine 4 for 20) by 41 runs. 12 yards out was well wide of Javier Mascherano, but his right And it was the youngster who, Gambhir early. The left-hander AGENCIES Nadal, Federer ease into Masters third round

MONTE CARLO, Monaco: early on against Gabashvili, and problems for several of the top Grand Slam winning trio Rafael never looked like suffering what 10 players this season. Monte Carlo Nadal, Roger Federer and would only have been his third “I was able to get a lot of Masters Results Stanislas Wawrinka all looked in ever defeat at the event. returns back into play,” said the MONTE CARLO, Monaco: Results on the sublime form as they progressed The top seed -- who moved to 17time Grand Slam winner. fourth day of the Monte Carlo Masters to the third round of the Monte wthin one win of bringing up a “On clay, when you have the yesterday (x denotes seeding): Carlo Masters with straight set half century of victories -- won upper hand from the baseline, it’s Rafael Nadal victories yesterday. six games in a row on his way kind of hard to get out of it. Second round of Spain Top seed Nadal, champion to claiming the opening set and “I think that’s how it was for Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI x3) bt returns at eight of the last nine edi- reaching 4-0 in the second. Radek today. I had a good start Marin Cilic (CRO) 6-0, 6-2 the ball to tions, spent 72 minutes in beat- A break by his opponent for 4-1 to both sets, then I was solid on Grigor Dimitrov (BUL x12) bt ing Russian qualifier Teimuraz only delayed the inevitable, with my own service games. Teymuraz Albert Ramos (ESP) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 Gabashvili Gabashvili, who held a shock 3-1 Nadal getting the break straight “The next thing you know, of Russia lead early on, 6-4, 6-1. back for 5-1 before taking the you’re in the lead and you can Nicolas Almagro (ESP x15) bt Nicolas Mahut during their Federer, seeded fourth at a match on his first match point a hit freely. It was clearly a good (FRA) 7-6 (7/3), 6-3 second round Masters event that he has never game later. match to start my claycourt Roger Federer (SUI x4) bt match at the won, looked in top shape as he Nadal plays Italian Andreas campaign.” Radek Stepanek (CZE) 6-1, 6-2, Monte-Carlo romped to a 6-1, 6-2 thrashing Seppi in the third round after he The Swiss -- who revealed that of talented Czech veteran Radek defeated Pablo Andujar 7-6 (7/5), were his wife to give birth to their Milos Raonic (CAN x8) bt Rolex Masters Stepanek in 52 minutes. 5-7, 6-4. third child close to the French Yen Lu-Hsun (TPE) 6-7 (4/7), 6-2, 6-1 tournament in But Wawrinka, the third- “I started slowly, but he was Open which gets underway in Fabio Fognini (ITA x10) bt Roberto Bautista Roquebrune seeded Australian Open winner, playing aggressively and hitting five weeks time he would give the Agut (ESP) 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 Cap Martin, spent even less time on court, strong,” said Nadal. Grand Slam event a miss -- will Lukas Rosol (CZE) bt France, with his 45-minute match tying “In the first match you want to next play Stepanek’s compatriot Michael Llodra (FRA) 6-4, 6-4 yesterday. that of holder Novak Djokovic’s find rhythm and play some long Lukas Rosol today. opening win the day before as the points. Canadian eighth seed Milos Tommmy Robredo (ESP x11) bt Julien Swiss hammered Marin Cilic 6-0, “I felt comfortable in the sec- Raonic could prove to be a dark Benneteau (FRA) 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 6-2. ond set, I think I was playing horse as he equalled his best Andreas Seppi (ITA) bt Wawrinka won the first set in better.” showing in the tournament with Pablo Andujar (ESP) 7-6 (7/5), 5-7, 6-4 just 18 minutes, then “slowed” the Federer was pleased with his a 6-7 (4/7), 6-2, 6-1 defeat of pace. level of play against his 35-year- Taiwan’s Yen Lu-Hsun. Rafael Nadal (ESP x1) bt Nadal rallied after trailing old opponent who has posed AFP Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 6-4, 6-1