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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 THULQADA 19, 1436 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Kuwait Airways Millions strike The Real Cilic, Ferrer launches flights in India over Fouz: Being advance as to Bangalore, ‘anti-labor’ comfortable in Serena steps Ahmadabad5 reforms25 your37 own skin onstage20 Asbestos contamination Min 31º Max 44º keeps sheep market shut High Tide 02:30 & 14:55 Low Tide Prices shoot up as Eid Al-Adha nears 09:10 & 21:15 40 PAGES NO: 16629 150 FILS Weapons stash By Faten Omar KUWAIT: The main sheep market in Rai remains shut barely 20 days before Eid Al-Adha after asbestos was found in trash found in sheds in the sheep and bird markets and part of the slaughterhouse. A Municipality source confirmed By Meshaal Al-Enezi to Kuwait Times the contaminated sheds will be replaced and a new system for traders will be imple- KUWAIT: Police found an array of weapons and mented. The source, who spoke on the condition of ammunition in a dumpster after a municipality anonymity, said the market should be ready for busi- worker called the interior ministry to tell them ness before Eid. The main Shuwaikh slaughterhouse has about the stash in an open yard in Garnata. The been closed since January. explosives department was called in and handled During Eid Al-Adha, Muslims who have the means the munitions, which included machineguns, are required to sacrifice an animal, usually a sheep, cow, grenades, RPGs, rifles, a knife, magazine rounds and goat, buffalo or camel. But many people are complain- seven wooden boxes and three metal ones contain- ing of the high prices of sheep and cattle because of the ing various weapons and ammunition. expected demand. Kuwait Times visited the sheep pens opposite the shuttered sheep market to find out the price trends. Prices of Arabian sheep range from KD 70-120, depending on the source, age and size, while Australian sheep cost KD 52-55. “The prices of Arabian sheep from Kuwait, Iran and Saudi Arabia range from KD 110 to 120, but Australian sheep are sold for KD 55,” said Al-Sayed Abo Ahmed, a butcher. But he added the sheep for Eid are not ready yet. “There is a difference between regular KUWAIT: Sheep are seen in a pen near the currently-closed Rai sheep and Eid Al-Adha sheep. The Eid sheep must be sheep market yesterday. (Inset) A sign outside the Shuwaikh ‘tamemia’ which means they must be nine months to slaughterhouse warns against entering the building due to one year old,” he explained. asbestos removal. — Photos by Joseph Shagra Continued on Page 13

KUWAIT: The weapons that were dumped in the trash are displayed. Obama wins Inferno guts support for Shaab tower nuclear deal By Hanan Al-Saadoun WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama yes- KUWAIT: A huge fire broke out yesterday afternoon terday earned sufficient congressional backing to in an under-construction 16-storey building in ensure the Iran nuclear deal does not get blocked, Shaab, said security sources, noting that firemen when a 34th senator announced her support for from Hawally, Salmiya, Kuwait City, Subhan and the the accord. Most US lawmakers are opposed to operations and backup centers rushed to the scene. the deal, which would ease punishing economic The sources added that due to strong winds and the sanctions on Tehran while preventing it from presence of large quantities of construction lumber, advancing its nuclear program. Many Republicans warn that the Islamic republic will seek to cheat its the flames were very huge and threatened adjacent way to an atomic bomb. buildings, which had to be evacuated. The fire But with Senate Democrat Barbara Mikulski department had just mobilized its second highest KUWAIT: (Right to left) Political analyst Abdullah Al-Nafisi and former opposition MPs Mohammad Hayef, announcing her support yesterday, the deal now firefighting ladder one hour before the fire, and Falah Al-Sawwagh, Waleed Al-Tabtabaei and Badr Al-Dahoum are seen at a public rally late Tuesday, where has 34 backers in the Senate - the number needed used it in fighting the blaze. No casualties were they strongly lashed out at Iran and Hezbollah and their supporters. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat to uphold a certain Obama veto should Congress reported but an investigation is in progress to deter- pass a resolution that disapproves of the deal. mine the cause of the fire. Overcoming the veto would require a two-thirds Calls to downgrade Iran ties, vote in the Senate and House of Representatives. While the deal is not perfect, Mikulski said, “I have concluded that this is the best option available to declare Hezb a terror group block Iran from having a nuclear bomb.” Some Republicans have urged walking away from the deal and renegotiating tougher terms Nafisi: Tehran plotting to take over Kuwait with Tehran, but US negotiators have warned that such a move could see the fragile international By B Izzak declare the Shiite Lebanese militia group Hezbollah a coalition that secured the agreement fall apart. terrorist group and take actions against it. “It’s unclear if the European Union, Russia, China, KUWAIT: MPs yesterday called on the government to The new calls came a day after the public prosecu- India and others would continue sanctions if lower the level of diplomatic ties with Iran over the sus- tion officially charged 24 men of spying for Iran and Congress rejects this deal,” said Mikulski, the pected terror cell as the criminal court set Sept 15 to Hezbollah and plotting “aggressive acts” against Kuwait. longest-serving female senator in history. “At best, start the trial of the Iran-linked cell. The Cabinet mean- It also accused a number of them of being members sanctions would be porous, or limited to unilateral while held an extraordinary meeting and said it has with Hezbollah and others of receiving training on the sanctions by the US.” ordered concerned authorities to take the necessary use of weapons and ammunition to carry out the Continued on Page 13 measures to ensure the security and safety of Kuwait. attacks. The lawmakers also called on the government to Continued on Page 13

KUWAIT: An aerial view shows a building in Shaab in flames. Child’s body on beach shocks Europe

ISTANBUL: The image of a toddler’s life- headline in Britain’s Daily Telegraph, while less body washed ashore on a Turkish the Guardian said the photo “brought Saudi cleric beach after a migrant boat sank sparked home” the horror of the situation. “If these horrified reactions yesterday as the extraordinarily powerful images of a dead slams Iran tragedy of Europe’s burgeoning refugee Syrian child washed up on a beach don’t crisis hit home. The body of the little boy change Europe’s attitude to refugees, could be seen lying face down in the what will?” The Independent said. The prophet film sand near Bodrum, one of Turkey’s prime Huffington Post’s UK edition said: “Do tourist resorts, before he was picked up Something, David” - a reference to Prime RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s top cleric hit out at Iranian film by a police officer in photographs taken Minister David Cameron who has pur- “Muhammad” yesterday, describing its portrayal of the by the Dogan news agency. The hashtag sued a hard line against migrant arrivals. prophet’s (PBUH) childhood as a “hostile act” and a “distor- “#KiyiyaVuranInsanlik” (“Humanity The image appeared on the website of tion” of Islam. Iran’s most expensive movie, which opened washed ashore”) made it to Twitter’s top Spain’s El Pais, El Mundo and El Periodico, nationwide in the Shiite Islamic republic last week, depicts world trending topics after the image which titled the photo “The drowning of the prophet (PBUH) on screen, an act that is prohibited in was widely shared. Europe”. In Italy, the La Repubblica daily Sunni Islam. “This is an obscene work... It is a distortion of Turkish media identified the boy as 3- tweeted the image saying: “One photo to Islam,” Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh told year-old Aylan Kurdi, whose 5-year-old silence the world.” The boy is believed to Al-Hayat newspaper. “It is a hostile act against Islam. “This brother died on the same boat. Media be one of at least 12 Syrian migrants who is a mockery of the prophet and a degradation of his sta- reports said he was from the north Syrian died trying to reach Greece when their tus,” he said. Kurdish town of Kobane near the Turkish boats sank in Turkish waters. The Turkish The Makkah-based Muslim World League also con- border, scene of heavy fighting between coastguard said two boats had sunk after demned the movie, insisting that portraying the prophet Islamic State insurgents and Kurdish separately setting off from Turkey’s is prohibited. The league’s secretary general Abdullah Al- regional forces a few months ago. Bodrum peninsula for the Greek Aegean BODRUM, Turkey: A Turkish police officer stands next to a migrant child’s dead Turki urged Tehran to “suspend and prevent the screening “The harrowing image that shows the island of Kos early yesterday. body on the sea shore of this resort town in southern Turkey yesterday after a of the movie” and called on Muslims to boycott it. — AFP true tragedy of the refugee crisis,” read a Continued on Page 13 boat carrying refugees sank while heading for the Greek island of Kos. — AFP THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 LOCAL

KUWAIT: His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace yesterday His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al- Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah and Minister of Commerce and Industry Dr Yousef Al Ali. —KUNA GCC meeting reflects eagerness to fortify banking sector: Hashel

DOHA: The 62nd meeting of the governors cial developments in the six-member bloc. of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) They also reviewed recommendations of monetary agencies and central banks affiliate committees and teams, concerned reflects eagerness on fortifying the banking with supervision and monitoring of the sector in the member states, Governor of banking apparatus. Participants focused the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) Dr on a mechanism for exchanging informa- Mohammad Al-Hashel said yesterday. This tion among the GCC credit data centers is likely to help guarantee the sector will and the payment systems related to work carry on with its leading role to promote progress in a proposed study for connect- economies in the member states, boosting ing payment systems in member states. growth and development, Hashel told The senior banking and financial officials KUNA after the meeting held yesterday in were also acquainted with the latest efforts Doha. He pointed to the challenges per- to combat money laundering and financ- taining to the sagging world economy, the ing of terrorism in the GCC states as well as sharp fall in oil prices, and the back-to-back arrangements for the 12th banking confer- geopolitical developments in the region. ence to be held in Oman during the second Yesterday, governors of GCC monetary half of 2016. Other major issues discussed agencies and central banks discussed, and yesterday included developments related exchanged views on monetary and finan- to the Gulf Monetary Council. —KUNA KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs an extraordinary Cabinet meeting yesterday. —KUNA Cabinet issues statement after extraordinary meeting

KUWAIT: The cabinet yesterday reviewed a that pose a threat to the nation’s security, sover- The cabinet also stressed that it would never Prosecution’s statement referring to court 26 eignty and stability, as well as its unity and terri- tolerate whoever would target Kuwaiti citizens people, 25 Kuwaitis and an Iranian, for illegal torial integrity, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah and expats with harm. It entrusted all the con- possession of arms and furtive contacts with Iran added. The cabinet cited the huge amounts of cerned bodies with taking the necessary meas- and Hezbollah. Yesterday’s extraordinary meet- explosives, arms and ammunition seized by the ures to preserve security and safety in the coun- ing held at Bayan Palace and chaired by His security bodies last month, and the way they try. Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al- were hidden, the minister noted. The meeting stressed that Kuwait is a state of Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, voiced deep indig- Meanwhile, the cabinet highly appreciated institutions where the judiciary enjoys full nation and condemnation over the heinous acts efforts by security bodies that led to thwarting authority and independence. It also pointed to and grave charges revealed by Tuesday’s indict- the “criminal plan and aborting its insidious tension and escalation in the region, renewing ment, said Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs objectives.” It also reiterated confidence in their confidence in people’s awareness of them as Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al- keenness to maintain the nation’s sovereignty, well as their ability to manifest a spirit of respon- DOHA: Kuwaiti Central Bank’s Governor Dr Mohammad Al-Hashel Sabah. stability, unity and territorial integrity, Sheikh sibility and national unity to maintain Kuwait’s attends a meeting of governors of GCC monetary agencies and central The charges involve dimensions and risks Mohammad Abdullah noted. security and stability. —KUNA banks yesterday. —KUNA Kuwait contributes to maritime security in region: Ambassador

MANAMA: Kuwait vitally contributes to securing tion. Kuwait plays a key role in maintaining the the trust of the international community in the the maritime security besides its role in fighting security and peace of the Arabian Gulf region by efficiency of the Kuwait’s Naval Force and the terrorism, and smuggling in the Arabian Gulf, as protecting its maritime security, the Kuwaiti high capability of its members. part of the international coalition forces working diplomat underlined. Kandari expressed his thanks and apprecia- under the umbrella of the United Nations, said Meanwhile, Kuwaiti Navy Major General tion to the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Kuwait Ambassador to Bahrain Sheikh Azzam Al- Khaled Ahmad Al-Kandari stated that this is the Defense Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah, and Sabah. third time Kuwait Naval Force leads the Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Mohammad Al- MANAMA: People in attendance at the First Gulf Pharma-Medical He made his remarks while participating in International maritime coalition, which compris- Khedhr for their support to the Kuwait Naval Conference. —KUNA the ceremonies of assigning the Kuwait Naval es 30 countries, working to safeguard the mar- Force. The Kuwaiti Naval Force will lead the Force the leadership of Combined Task Force itime security, and shipping lines in the Arabian Combined Task Force 152 for a period of six First Gulf Pharma-Medical 152, as part of the international maritime coali- Gulf. Kuwait leadership of the coalition reflects months. —KUNA Conference starts in Bahrain

MANAMA: The First Gulf Pharma-Medical and prevent contagious disease. Conference kicked off in Bahrain yesterday He added this conference will cover to discuss health services related to coun- many health issues; one of the most impor- tering contagious disease. Chairman of the tant to be tackled is the antibiotic resist- Bahraini Supreme Council for health, Lt- ance. Head of the scientific committee of Gen. Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdullah Al- the conference, Dr Jameela Al-Salman Khalifa said in the opening ceremony con- pointed that 20 speakers will address the tagious diseases pose challenges and participants, and more than 400 doctors, major health problems, adding this confer- pharmacists and specialists from Bahrain ence will bring both medicine and pharma- and GCC states will attended the confer- cology specializations to diagnose, treat ence. —KUNA Kuwait reaffirms eagerness to promote Arab economic action CAIRO: Kuwait is keen on promoting ings its views on enhancing cooperation joint Arab economic action, as the host forums with the world’s major countries of the first Arab Economic Summit, in and regional and international blocs. He 2009, Ministry of Commerce and Industry stressed significance of the private sector Assistant Undersecretary for in such events. Participants in the ESC International Organizations and Foreign meetings lauded the outcome of the sec- Trade Sheikh Nemer Fahad Al-Sabah said ond meeting of the Ministers of yesterday. Sheikh Nemer made the state- Economy, Trade and Investment of the Arab League Member States and Turkey, which Kuwait hosted earlier this year, he MANAMA: Kuwaiti Ambassador Sheikh Azzam Al-Sabah is pictured during his participation in the ceremonies of assigning the said. They also commended the outcome Kuwait Naval Force the leadership of Combined Task Force 152. —KUNA of the Arab-China cooperation forum. Sheikh Nemer underlined the impor- tance of the ongoing preparations for Kuwait participates in Anti-Corruption Conference the next Arab economic summit due in Tunisia in 2016. He also referred to a PUTRAJAYA: International Anti-Corruption Low pointed out that despite the prolifera- ister’s personal bank account,” said Ugaz. recent meeting on Arab rules of origin. Conference (IACC) activities hosted by tion of rumors about the Malaysian Prime The International Anti-Corruption Arab senior officials have agreed in Cairo Malaysia has kicked off yesterday with Kuwait Minister Najib Razak about his involvement in Conference is the world’s premier global recently on rules of origin for all the Arab participating. The Kuwaiti delegation to the corruption. Malaysia has made great strides in forum for bringing together heads of state, products, after more than 15 years of conference, which concludes tomorrow, is combating corruption through the Malaysian civil society, the private sector and more to negotiations. headed by assistant secretary-general at the Anti-Corruption commission. tackle the increasingly sophisticated chal- Sheikh Nemer lauded the achieve- Public Authority for Anti-Corruption Dr Meanwhile, Chairman of Transparency lenges posed by corruption. ment saying that a relevant report would Mohammed Buzaber. International Jose Ugaz criticized Malaysia’s The IACC takes place every two years in a be submitted to the ESC ministerial Malaysian senator and minister in the policy towards fighting corruption because it different region of the world, and hosts from Sheikh Nemer Fahad Al-Sabah meeting on Thursday for approval. The Prime Minister’s Department Poul Kuan Seng has not provided answers on the $700 million 800 to 2000 participants from over 135 coun- ment to KUNA on the sidelines of the major topics on the current ESC session is Low said in his opening speech that the transferred to the Premier’s accounts. tries worldwide. The conference serves as the preparatory meetings of the Arab following up efforts for the Arab Grand theme of this year’s conference “Ending “We want to see more progress (from premier global forum for the networking and League’s Economic and Social Council Free Trade Zone and the Arab Customs Impunity: People. Integrity. Action.” aims at Malaysia) but that cannot happen while there cross-fertilization that are indispensable for (ESC) currently held in Cairo. Union as well as liberating the flow of creating a general culture to stop all kinds of are unanswered questions about the $700 effective advocacy and action, on a global He said that Kuwait offered the meet- goods among the Arab states. —KUNA corruption worldwide. million that made its way into the prime min- and national level. —KUNA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 LOCAL Parliament storming case adjourned to September 9 Former MP brought to court ‘with shackled feet’

By Meshaal Al-Enezi tion waves, said security sources. Case papers and was then returned to the country of origin. indicate that the suspect seemed confused KUWAIT: The Court of Appeals yesterday when a police patrol stopped him and thus his Anti-imported fish campaign adjourned the hearing of a case in which a num- vehicle was thoroughly searched and the In a related development, Capital Governor ber of citizens, including former MPs are charged devices were found. The suspect was referred to Thabet Al-Muhanna yesterday met with repre- with breaking into the parliament. The adjourn- the State Security Department for further inves- sentatives of fish importers who complained ment came to study a request to change one of tigations. that the Fishermen Union had launched anti- the judges. The court set September 9th as the date for the next hearing. The Criminal Court had acquitted all defendants but the public prosecution challenged the ruling and took the case to the Appeals Court. Firefighters tackle a blaze in a 10-story building in Farwaniya. Meanwhile, lawyer Mohammed Al-Jassim who represents former MP Musallam Al-Barrak in the case rejected bringing his client to court with shackled feet, as well as the presence of masked special forces inside the court room. Lawyer Jassim also objected to the presence of one of the judges who was a member of the pre- vious panel at the Criminal Court. Barrak was transported from prison to court in a heavily guarded convoy consisting of state security, traf- fic police, the investigations’ department and central prison security officers.

New PAAFRA director Oil minister Dr Ali Al-Omair recently dis- missed the acting Public Authority for Agricultural and Fish Resources Affairs (PAAFRA) Director Nabila Al-Khalil after two years in office KUWAIT: A photo that went viral on social media yesterday shows former MP and promoted Faisal Al-Hasawi as acting Musallam Al-Barrak smiling during a court hearing in a case in which a number of cit- PAAFRA director and manager of the Agriculture izens are accused of storming the parliament’s building. Department. Truckloads of seafood denied entry imported fish campaigns to reduce imports and A power generator on fire in Jleeb The roof of a shack made from corrugat- Monitoring devices Two trucks loaded with 10 tons of fish and thus increase the prices of local fish. The Al-Shuyoukh. ed galvanized iron damaged by water A bedoon (stateless) man was recently arrest- shrimps were banned entry yesterday by the importers also said that fishing boats go out for leaked at a building in Abu Halifa. ed at Amghara scrap yard with possession of imported food stuff department at Nuwaiseeb 5-10 days before they return with their catch to eight wireless devices capable of monitoring land border exit. The shipment did not match the market without examining the fish’ health No injuries in Farwaniya Ministry of Interior (MOI) wireless communica- the GCC Unified Imported Food Specifications validity. 10-storey building fire Renew passports before renewing

By Hanan Al-Saadoun prompting Jleeb firemen to respond and put residencies: Interior Ministry out the minor fire quickly. KUWAIT: A fire broke out in the basement of a 10-storey Farwaniya building and was put Water leak New residency validity to push through Jan 1, 2016 out by firemen from Farwaniya, Sabhan and A call was received about an abnormal back-up centers. More than 200 residents of water leak at a building in Abu Halifa. the building were evacuated, as the base- Mangaf fire center went to the building, By Hanan Al-Saadoun ment was used as a carpentry shop and evacuated all residents and cut the power. warehouse for furniture and foam material. Water was found leaking from the 12th floor. KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry’s Nationality and The fire was brought under control in a short Furthermore, a shack made from corrugated Passports Department will start from January 1, time and kept from spreading elsewhere. No galvanized iron was found built in the area 2016 to implement Article 12 of the Foreigners’ injuries were reported. Another fire broke in violation of fire safety regulations. An Residency Law 17/1959 and Article 159 of the out in a house under construction in Zahra investigation was opened. implementation rules of Foreigners’ Residency and was put out by Sabhan fire center and Law 640/1987 which states that “it is not allowed backed by Mishref center team. The fire start- Ring for the residency permit given to a foreigner to ed in leftovers and construction material out- Hawally firemen headed to Mubarak hos- exceed the validity of his passport,” Interior side the house. Meanwhile, a vehicle caught pital in response to an emergency call about Ministry Assistant Undersecretary for Nationality fire in Jabriya and was responded by Hawally a woman with a ring stuck in her finger. and Passports Major General Sheikh Mazen Al- firemen. In another incident, a power gener- Firemen successfully cut the ring off of the Jarrah Al-Sabah said. ator in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh caught fire, Asian woman’s finger. Major General Sheikh Mazen Al-Jarrah added the National and Passports Sector is exert- ing all efforts to develop the work systems to ensure the comfort of the citizen and expat and make it easier to process transactions. He said this measure is in the interest of citi- zens and expatriates, Sheikh Mazen besides the period Al-Jarrah granted before its imple- mentation is enough for all to check the validity of their passports and adjust their situation before heading to Residency Affairs Office to get the new residency. Once the passport expires, the residency visa will likewise be voided according to the new law, and no new residency will be issued until the pass- port is renewed.

Procedure KUWAIT: A skyscraper is flanked by yesterday’s dust storm in Kuwait City. —KUNA Major General Sheikh Mazen Al-Jarrah urged expatriates to check the validity of their pass- ports and renew them before they expire and then go to the Residency Affairs Department to Low visibility halts register the new passport information and trans- fer the residency information from the old to the new passport. He also urged citizens to check navigation at ports their domestic help passports to avoid any viola- tion. He said there is continued coordination with Relations and Security Information Air navigation not affected Department to launch awareness campaigns for citizens and expats. He said that brochures in five KUWAIT: Bad weather conditions halted Operations at Shuaiba port Captain Tawfeq languages, Arabic, English, Hindi, French and maritime traffic at Shuwaikh, Shuaiba and Shehab said meanwhile that recorded visi- Urdu were printed, as well as a roll up about this Doha ports yesterday, the Kuwait Ports bility was less than 0.5 nautical miles in the law that will be distributed to all government Brochures in English and French issued by the Interior Ministry as part of an aware- Authority announced. “Navigation will port. There was one vessel standing by to and private establishments, as well as NGOs. ness campaign regarding the new regulations. resume at Shuwaikh port once visibility is enter the port and another in the exit area back to normal, as the country is experienc- awaiting better weather to leave, he added. ing a dust storm with gusty winds,” acting Meanwhile, the Directorate General of KFSD signs three equipment contracts head of marine operations at the port Civil Aviation (DGCA) confirmed that the air Captain Thiyab Al-Enezi told Kuwait News navigation traffic in the country has not By Hanan Al-Saadoun system contains HD video system and works with Agency (KUNA). Visibility was less than 0.5 been affected by the dust storm that is cur- heat vision and internet communications. The sec- nautical miles and wind speed was record- rently prevailing in the country. Arriving KUWAIT: Director General of Kuwait Fire Services ond contract was signed with Mohammad ed over 15 knots, he added. and departing flights were proceeding nat- Directorate (KFSD) Lieutenant General Yousuf Al- Abdelrahman Al-Bahar Establishment to deliver There were five vessels waiting to enter urally at the Kuwait International Airport, Ansari signed three contracts with representatives of eight ladder vehicles of various heights at a total cost the port while seven others were ready to Director of Operations Department at Satco Engineering Company to supply a small opera- of KD 2.1 million. The third contract was signed with leave as soon as weather improved, Enezi Kuwait International Airport Engineer Saleh tions engine equipped with the latest equipment Atomac Cars Company to lease 27 four-wheel-drive said. Acting Deputy Director of Navigation Al-Fadaghi said. —KUNA and specifications at a total cost of KD 257,370. The vehicles for fire centers at a total cost of KD 279,936. Municipality approves new tire recycling site

By Hanan Al-Saadoun Acting Director of Kuwait Municipality Ahmad Al-Manfouhi said the committee KUWAIT: The Higher Committee for discussed several topics on the agenda, Coordination and Planning at Kuwait including solid waste, used tires, temporary Municipality issued a recommendation yes- slaughter house and advertisements. terday to assign a location in Naayem as Al-Manfouhi lauded the efforts of the the new site to collect used tires in the commerce and industry ministry to solve country. Six recycling plants would be relo- the problem of the site where used tires are cated to the two-million square meters site currently disposed of, saying that removing as per the recommendation that came the site eliminates one of the main obsta- based on a request from the Ministry of cles standing in front of carrying out the KUWAIT: KFSD Director General Lieutenant General Yousuf Al-Ansari (right) Commerce and Industry. South Saad Al-Abdullah housing project. signs a contract with a local company to supply equipment. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 LOCAL

In Brief Electrical grid Standardization School relocated Organization KUWAIT: The Gulf Power Connection Organization KUWAIT: Education Ministry’s Undersecretary Dr announced plans to expand connectivity through MUSCAT: The GCC Standardization Organization Haitham Al-Athari released an official decision the electrical grid within the Gulf Cooperation (GSO) 36th technical council meeting started in yesterday to close down the Um Al-Qura Council (GCC) countries and even outside the GCC. Muscat, Oman yesterday to discuss the adoption Elementary School for Girls, and relocate all stu- of 3,000 Gulf standards that emphasizes the unifi- The operation’s committee at the organization dents and staff to the school’s temporary loca- held its 32nd meeting in Kuwait yesterday it dis- cation of all Gulf standards to have a strong cuss improving the power grid’s role in supporting impact on the national and Gulf economies. It will tion in Rumaithiya, block 2. The school’s old GCC states to provide electricity in cases of emer- also touch upon the Customs Union, as well eco- building will be demolished and a new campus gency. — KUNA nomic agreement among member states. — KUNA will be rebuilt in its place. — KUNA Photo of the day

KUWAIT: Construction workers continue to do their job despite dusty weather yesterday. — KUNA MoH, KISR sign MoU on renewable energy

KUWAIT: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on giving priority to renewable energy in order to secure 15 renewable energy was signed between the Health percent of local energy demand by 2030. Backed by its Ministry and Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research scientific expertise and logistics, as well as techniques to (KISR). Results of scientific research is the backbone in develop power efficiency, KISR, through the MoU, will achieving the ministry’s various goals, including the ones provide blue prints for scientific projects within the min- related to renewable energy, Education Ministry’s istry’s plans, he noted. Undersecretary Dr Khaled Al-Sahlawi said after the sign- Established in 1967, KISR’s initial role is to develop ing ceremony Tuesday. The five-year MoU is ‘renewable’ three fields of national importance: petroleum, desert and covers the conduct of studies and providing consul- agriculture, and marine biology. Since then, KISR’s role tations requested by the ministry in the field of renew- and responsibilities have expanded greatly to include the able energy, he added. advancement of national industry and the undertaking Meanwhile, KISR Director General Dr Naji Al-Mutairi of studies to address key challenges, such as Kuwait’s nat- said the MoU comes in response to Amiri directives of ural resources. — KUNA

KUWAIT: Education Ministry’s Undersecretary Dr Khaled Al-Sahlawi (left) and KISR Director General Dr Naji Al- Mutairi shake hands after signing the agreement. — KUNA Enezi appointed Commission for UNESCO Secretary General

KUWAIT: Ahmad Al-Enezi has been appoint- ment, teachers and curricula, added Enezi, ed Secretary General of Kuwait National who is a PhD holder in contemporary Commission for UNESCO, which provides European philosophy. internationally-adopted education perform- The commission also has an important ance indicators to the Kuwaiti government. role in the participation in international con- He was handed the title by Minister of ferences hosted by UNESCO, along other Education and Higher Education and Kuwait regional equivalents like ISESCO National Commission for UNESCO Chairman (Organization of the Islamic Cooperation) and Bader Al-Essa. ALECSO (Arab League), he said. Expressing gratitude and appreciation for He went on to mention that UNESCO is the trust bestowed upon him for the task, committed to contributing to raising the Enezi described the commission as a “source standard of education in Kuwait through of experience” that provides Kuwaiti relevant encouraging partnership with international state bodies with strategies, documents and bodies. Enezi, who has held several posi- the latest studies conducted by UN bodies. tions in ISESCO, earned his PhD at the Secretary General of Kuwait These consultations are related to the University of Paris and has released many National Commission for quality of the education system, including publications and dissertations in both UNESCO Ahmad Al-Enezi performance indicators for school environ- Arabic and French. — KUNA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 LOCAL

In my view The world’s addicted to social media apps

By Labeed Abdal

[email protected] KUWAIT: Kuwait Airways CEO Abdullah Al-Sharhan is seen during the opening cere- Flight attendants inside a Kuwait Airways plane. mony for the Bangalore and Ahmadabad routes. — Photos by Joseph Shagra ocial media applications have dominated our world. And although most of them can be downloaded on Sall kinds of platforms free of charge, there is still a price that people pay when they spend the majority of their day sending messages, reading entries or ‘liking’ posts. Millions of people surf through applications run by multibillion-dollar companies every day. The world has become more alert. Social media has become the thing that people start their days with; even before having cof- fee and the last thing they check before going to bed; even after saying goodnight to their loved ones. People hope that the topics they discuss online would be well appreciated by their ‘followers’ or the people they send messages to. They enter discussions in all kinds of topics without restrictions of age, origin or gender, in an endless virtual space where all human beings are equal. E-mails used to be the main platform of communica- tions at the beginning of the electronic age. People used to share opinions, letters, sayings, jokes, multimedia files and other things using e-mails. Furthermore, e-mails once served as a somewhat successful advertising platform, but the limitations at the time - including expensive high Kuwait Airways staff welcome passengers with flowers. Kuwait Airways staff are pictured during the ceremony. speed internet access as well as the fact that most people could only access e-mails through computers - hindered it from being a reliable stage for the marketing business. All Kuwait Airways inaugurates that changed however with the spread of smartphones and social media applications, making soft advertising more accessible and easier than ever. Meanwhile, search engines have transformed to Bangalore, Ahmadabad routes become the main source of information for people, gov- ernments, and even authorities who can use them to col- lect personal information about individuals connected to a criminal investigation, provided that they obtain an No more planes to be added to fleet... for now authorization from court. Smartphones have become portals that can transport By Faten Omar seasonal. Meanwhile, Engineer Sharhan noted that Kuwait up to 386 passengers and a range of 7,825 nautical miles its holder to anywhere around the world with a single tap Airways already has 39 stations and that they have added two (14,490 km). And now we only have 12 rented planes, and for on a device in his hands. This level of convenience has cre- KUWAIT: Kuwait Airways held a ceremony on Tuesday to mark new ones, totaling 41 stations till the end of 2015. now, I think these planes are enough to keep Kuwait Airways ated many addicts to technology - people who spend the occasion of the inaugural flights from Kuwait to Bangalore going,” he said. more time on their smartphones than with their families or and Ahmadabad, India at Kuwait International Airport. The air- Planes He added that Kuwait Airways is still waiting for the doing physical activities, and those who cannot let go of line began its service to those destinations last September 1. Sharhan said however that the national carrier is not operational plan that will be signed into a contract soon. their smartphones even when they go to bed. Therefore, I It will be operated by Kuwait Airways KU-353 and Airbus A320 expected to add new planes to its fleet after deals signed with “The company’s strategy and the implementation of a long- advice those who feel that they are becoming addicted to with three flights a week. Airbus and Boeing earlier this year. “I do not think that Kuwait term operational plan is developing and restructuring. That social media to try and keep their phones in a separate “We opened new flights this year in Vienna, Istanbul, Airways is going to add more planes. Kuwait Airways pur- plan will reveal the new results, and we will see if we need room when they go to sleep, in order to avoid waking up Munich and now we are opening flights to Bangalore and chased 25 new aircrafts, including Airbus A320-neos and to create an alliance with other countries for new destina- in the middle of the night to check new messages, ‘follow- Ahmadabad in the Indian subcontinent,” Engineer Abdullah A350s; and 10 wide body 777-300ER passenger aircrafts, from tions,” he explained. At the end of the ceremony, Kuwait ers,’ comments or ‘likes’ on their posts! Al-Sharhan, Chief Executive Officer of Kuwait Airways, said in a manufacturer Boeing to upgrade its fleet. The 777-300ER is an Airways staff handed out roses to passengers of Kuwait- speech. He added that the flights will be permanent and not ‘extended range’ version of the 777 with seating capacity for Bangalore flight. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 FROM THE ARABIC PRESS

Al-Qabas Al-Qabas Ignore them; do Tourism of not bow to them false treatment

By Abdellatif Al-Duaij By Ahmad Al-Sarraf

ll national assemblies, since the start of the nyone who wishes to visit the US, Britain or any democratic experience, gave consecutive gov- other European country must first overcome Aernments their full confidence and approval, Adifficulties and obstacles before he can enjoy and many times lauded the government’s statements the good, green sceneries. The first of those is to know, or what is known as the “Amiri speech,” which states even slightly, a foreign language. Second, he should the government’s intentions and plans. Only the first have an ability and patience to visit the embassies of Assembly in 1964 boycotted the session scheduled those countries to apply for a visa and bear with the for the ministers’ swearing-in in a sign of their rejec- long lines, the boredom of filling the forms and paying tion of the government with the claim of article 131’s high nonrefundable fees. Third, he should have the violation. Except for that, all governments received knowledge or ability on how to book a hotel or flat full confidence and even praise from Kuwait’s nation- along with the effort and time this requires, especially al assemblies. during the traveling season, and he has to spend at It is true that there were grillings and questionings least $300 daily to rent a flat or three rooms in a hum- of some ministers, even a non-confidence motion ble hotel for two weeks at a minimum. Fourth, he must against the prime minister, but there remains the be able to pay between $3,000 and $5,000 for airline sure thing that at the end, national assemblies gave tickets. Fifth, he should have a daily expense purse of their confidence to the government and repeatedly around $300 to $500 for food, drinks, travel, etc. gave it the mandate to ‘dominate’ the state’s con- As there are few who have these material and cerns. knowledge abilities, many refrain from traveling to The current National Assembly, like those which Western countries. Here, mama the government inter- preceded it, gave the government its confidence and Al-Jarida vened, especially in Kuwait, for the sake of the Kuwaiti mandated it since the first days to run public affairs. citizen, and decided to create the ‘treatment abroad’ program, maybe to buy the loyalty of some members Rather this assembly, as its opponents claim, is the of parliament. closest to the government. So demands by the rem- Education ministry appoints With this, the duty of the pampered Kuwaiti citizen nants of the opposition and “Hirak” (opposition became easy. He gets the visa without a problem as movement) in the current Assembly, or the single- long as he and his family are going for treatment. vote Assembly as they call it, to hold a session special three new zone directors Mama the government will book the airline tickets for session to discuss the alleged Iranian occupation of him and those with him. There will be an arrangement the Durra oilfield is stupidity, fraud and clear KUWAIT: Three out of 13 candidates succeeded in the Dihani, Director of Activities in Hawally. Meanwhile, so there will be people receiving him at the airport, attempts to embarrass its members and distort their interviews for education zone directors, Education and Minister Essa said the ministry will make an announce- book the hotel for him and arrange a translator and strong relationship with the government. Higher Education Minister Dr Bader Al-Essa said. The new ment regarding other interviews a week from now that other services, only to allow him and his family the As long as the current Assembly, or others, have zone directors are Mansour Al-Thafiri, Director of will require lesser conditions and lesser experience. The opportunity to sit on the green grass of European given their confidence to the government and Education Services Department; Waleed Al-Oumi, minister added those who failed an interview for the first parks, be next to running rivers, catch the ducks of the approved its program, it is supposed to work accord- Director of Education Affairs in Jahra and Mansour Al- time can apply again. — Al-Qabas lakes, pollute the environment with the smoke of ing to the separation of powers principle and leave water pipes, the smell of his food, the loud sound of the government alone in dealing with issues or crises, music and the ruckus of his children, then leave his while maintaining its constitutional right to question rubbish behind while others curse him. or even grill ministers individually or jointly about the The truth is that these people cannot be blamed for results of their policies and decisions. But to say that their behavior, because this is their nature; rather it is Iran occupied the Durra field and demand the the government’s fault that sends everybody abroad Assembly, based on this false rumor, to hold a special on the pretext of medical treatment, and the aim may session during its summer hiatus is only sick dreams be is to buy non-lasting loyalty. So with a stroke of a of the wounded of the one-vote decree. government pen and their bad behavior, all that is said I believe Assembly members and Speaker and rumored about our backwardness and filth is not Marzouq Al-Ghanem in particular will thwart any far from the truth. As all our demands to cancel treat- ridiculous and stupid calls such as these instead of ment tourism are not heard, then hopes are that the bowing to them, and set a relationship and a consti- reduction in our income may restore some of the tutional democratic principle in supervision of the required wisdom to our government! government and its policies, and not prior supervi- — Translated by Kuwait Times sion and the exaggerated interference in what does not concern the Assembly, and more likely in what its members do not know, as previous assemblies did. — Translated by Kuwait Times Crime Management of Gulf Bank, Costa Coffee and MasterCard with their teams during the signing ceremony. Report Gulf Bank first to launch POS Waiter stabbed over bill Al-Jarida terminals that accept NFC payment KUWAIT: A restaurant employee was stabbed with a screw driver and beaten when he refused to give patrons their Iran, what’s next? KUWAIT: Gulf Bank announced the days, and the evolvement of the bank- Coffee recognizes the importance of order until they paid. The five ganged up on the waiter and launch of Point of Sale (POS) Terminals ing industry worldwide. Cesar embracing new technologies and we started beating him while shouting insults at him and then with the latest technology that accept Gonzalez-Bueno, Chief Executive are delighted to welcome NFC technol- one of them stabbed him with a screw driver and then By Hassan Jouhar Near Field Communication (NFC) pay- Officer at Gulf Bank said: “The launch of ogy as a new and convenient way for escaped. The victim was taken to hospital by colleagues ment through all cards types, making it the new POS Terminals with NFC tech- our customers to pay for their coffee. where he was treated and received a medical report. All the first bank in Kuwait to launch this nology reflects our utmost concern to This collaboration with Gulf Bank and were arrested by Jahra detectives. mar Al-Khayyam was a Persian poet in whom service. The new technology is being facilitate customers purchasing shift to NFC technology provides our contradictions gathered. He was outstanding launched in cooperation with KNET process while meeting worldwide pay- customers with an almost instant pay- Oand received acceptance from all. Khayyam and MasterCard and will be available at ment standards. This payment method ment method, a way to cut wait times, KD 800,000 swindler was a philosopher of Iranian origin, but was a Sunni; Costa Coffee outlets across Kuwait makes purchases quicker and clients and ultimately speed up service. More information was received about the woman who spoke Persian, but spoke Arab in poetry and elo- starting September 1 2015. We will move faster. Pankaj Kathuria, Area Head for swindled citizens for more than KD 800,000 and who was quence; seemed secular, but with gratitude inside; slowly roll out upgrading this technol- “At Gulf Bank, we are continuously Southern Gulf, MasterCard comment- arrested following information that she left the country and for that his famous quatrains became immortal. ogy to the other outlets in Kuwait. searching for unique ways that assist ed: “We are excited to be a part of the eight times, paying a lawyer KD 8,000 each time she left, a Khayyam’s quatrains are poetry verses that have har- Near Field Communication technol- customers to an easy and fast banking first ever NFC terminal rollout in security source reported. Investigations revealed that monized endings: it starts the first half in Arabic and ogy (NFC) is a technology that enables experience; we aim to provide cus- Kuwait - a huge step in creating sim- among her victims include businessmen and police offi- completes the second half in Persian. Khayyam’s customers to perform payment meth- tomers with the newest technologies pler and faster payments in the market. cers and some of them took the money they invested quatrains speak of love and shamelessness in appear- ods in which a chip installed in debit available in the banking industry local- MasterCard recognizes the importance with her from their retirement. The source added the ance, but he meant the heavenly love to the bone. and credit cards transmits a radio sig- ly and internationally to meet their of bringing communities the latest swindler was used to stay in five-star hotels during holi- Khayyam’s quatrains made me pause while our nal when it is waved or tapped at the needs and demands.” payment technology, and we are work- days and was spending a lot of money. The source said POS terminal, resulting in faster and ing with partners like Gulf Bank to pro- society is monitoring a lame case of sectarian the woman received her victims in a company she easier payments. Big step vide consumers and businesses with entrenchment and political anaplasty in stance, opened for this purpose, where she opened a file for each Gulf Bank has chosen to launch this The launch of the POS Terminals new, innovative payment solutions to investor and showed them documents that prove a per- visions, analysis and even national manners, as if advanced method for the first time in with NFC technology represents a very make their lives easier.” each side is reading one side of Khayyam’s quatrains, son invested with her. The source added that the woman Kuwait in order to facilitate the pay- big and important step forward and For more information customers presents her projects in various countries and informs according to his intellectual convictions and his sec- ment acceptance process across the underscores Gulf Bank’s commitment can visit one of Gulf Bank’s 58 branch- potential investors on how to invest and promises them tarian inclinations, and interpret the appearance of merchants’ outlets and customers’ pur- to the goal of providing a secure, easy, es, or contact its Customer Contact high returns. Meanwhile, the source said the lawyer the poetry with superficiality that serves what is chasing process as well. It also high- and fast purchasing process to serve its Center on 1805805 for assistance and received the departure and return fees up front and being massed by him against others, and so, the bril- lights the bank’s acknowledgement of loyal customers. guidance. They can also log on to worked in a law firm. No details were immediately avail- liance of Al-Khayyam quatrains when they are divid- the importance of technology and Haamed Al-Fulaij, General Manager www.e-gulfbank.com, Gulf Bank’s able on who the lawyer coordinated with in the customs ed or cut, do not just lose the beauty of their literal speed of transactions to people nowa- of Costa Coffee, commented “Costa website. department to facilitate the wanted woman’s entries and meaning and depth, but also its philosophy and exits from Kuwait. meanings. In the case of regional events, the old dispute is Lawyers reject e-media law, the one between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia over the Domestic fight Khafji-Wafra field, while the new dispute is between A citizen accused her ex-husband of throwing her furniture Kuwait and Iran over Al-Durra field. Of course, reac- label it as ‘e-execution law’ outside her home, damaging her documents and stealing KD 150 and her civil ID. The woman reported to Sulaibkhat tions varied and contradicted each other. Reactions police station that her ex-husband beat her and used over the nature of both disputes, frankly and clearly, KUWAIT: Following up on the e-media The former head of the law depart- Al-Otaibi said that the law had some law that was recently passed by the ment at the Public Authority for Applied advantages such as the absence of prior offensive language. Investigations are underway. and for sure are out of sectarian and ethnic views that Cabinet, a number of lawyers and law Education and Training (PAAET) Dr censorship, but he urged lawmakers to do not need evidence. So why is ‘Abdali’ different experts stressed that the new law is Yousif Al-Ansari stressed that the review some of the law’s articles, name- from ‘Kabd?’ And why is ‘Khafji’ different from ‘Durra?’ unconstitutional as it restricts personal Kuwaiti people were the main source of ly article 6, to calm down the public. ‘Beggar’ cleaners So, the national identity and Kuwaiti interest was lost and public liberties. They also described all powers and that subjecting them to Former MP Abdulkareem Al-Kandari Municipal Council member Lawyer Abdallah Al- between that side and the other, as well as the means the law as an ‘electronic execution law’ monitoring through e-news sites and said that the new law goes as far as Kandari found it strange for Kuwait Municipality to of defending and protecting it, and there is nothing and urged lawmakers to review it and social communication networks is total- restricting Internet users and subjecting keep silent towards cleaners begging in streets and remaining from Khayyam’s quatrains except the fans amend its liberty-restricting articles. ly rejected. “This law is in clear violation them to state monitoring. He also said near traffic lights. “This phenomenon is shameful, of each half as if they are being like the deaf in a wed- Dr Fayez Al-Thafiri, head of the penal of the constitution which protects liber- that the fines and penalties stipulated in because it comes under the human rights item and ding party! law department of the Faculty of Law at ties,” he underlined, adding that the the law are very harsh. because of the lack of action by the Kuwait munici- Why don’t we weave Kuwaiti quatrains that carry Kuwait University, said the law has noth- penalties it stipulates are way too “The need to regulate cyberspace pality to stop this phenomenon, by letting the clean- in each part that which represents every group of our ing new and that most of its articles are tough. does not entitle the government to ers resort to this illegal work,” he said. He noted the small society, and melt our concerns, fears, ambitions already present in the press and publi- Exaggerated restrict it by cancelling licenses,” he laborer and his uniform became ‘for rent’ and “it is and means of solving our problems, so that Kuwaiti cation law. He added that lawmakers The former president of Kuwait underscored. possible that they may be part of a group with a history can immortalize it? Why don’t we, as Ghayath have to explain some of the expressions Human Rights Society Ali Al-Baghli also International law professor at Kuwait leader.” “Cleaning companies are not committed to Abulfutouh Omar bin Ibrahim Al-Khayyam in 1131 used and avoid using non-Arabic terms stressed that the penalties set in the law University Ali Al-Doussary said there is paying the salaries of those workers, so they resort by claiming they do not have money for daily living, AD said in these verses in which he calls for social in order to end controversy amongst are exaggerated and that they violate no urgent need for such a law at pres- and this is something the government has nothing reform among people: Befriend people with brains lawyers concerning some expressions privacies, which is unconstitutional. ent, adding the law impedes freedom of like ‘modern technology means’. Thafiri “This law violates citizens’ constitutional expression by subjecting applicants to to do with, because they work for companies that and leave the ignorant who are curious; drink poison- added that lawmakers had set the law rights as well as damages Kuwait’s repu- get an e-paper license, which has so have contracts with the municipality,” he explained. ous infusion from the wise and on the ground shed under public opinion pressure demand- tation as a democratic country,” he reit- many restrictions, that any potential Kandari thus demanded Kuwait municipality to the medicine of the ignorant. ing more control and protection for erated. Penal law and proceedings pro- applicant would eventually give up the move quickly and seriously to put an end to this — Translated by Kuwait Times Internet users and their rights. fessor at Kuwait University Dr Mansour whole idea. — Al-Qabas phenomenon before it escalates. He noted the daily income of the ‘beggar’ cleaner is a minimum of KD 20, which is KD 600 per month, so his concern will be 200 deaths in accidents during first half of 2015 to beg and not to clean the street.

KUWAIT: Two hundred people were killed in 41,752 acci- In addition, Bodostour said that the total number of fourth with 204,974 citations. Bogus KD 10,000 winning dents recorded during the first six months of 2015, vehicles registered in the department’s system was Furthermore, Bodostour said that the total number of An Egyptian expat told Fahaheel police that an unknown Assistant Director of the Interior Ministry’s General Traffic 1,878,000, while driver’s licenses issued during the same impounded vehicles during the same period was 30,810, person withdrew KD 593 from his account after he was told Department Major General Saleh Bodostour said. period were 41,803. “Violating speed limits was on top of the total number of drivers detained for committing seri- he won KD 10,000 and gave him his bank details. The Reviewing traffic biannual statistics, Bodostour said that traffic citations with 1,688,000, followed by parking in no- ous violations was 979, the total number of withdrawn dri- Egyptian man said he received a call from an unknown per- 3,042,000 traffic citations were issued during that period, parking zones with 451,000”, he explained, adding that ver’s licenses was 21,092, the total number of withdrawn son that told him he won KD 10,000, and asked him for his including 2,375,000 indirect citations. The total amount driving with expired driver’s license came third with registrations was 9,839 and the total number of driver’s bank account number and expiry date of the card. Minutes collected in traffic fines reached KD 34,597,000, he added. 265,000 citations, while jumping the red traffic lights came license withdrawn due to exceeding the point-deduction after, he said KD 593 was withdrawn from his account. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 Teen describes IS Afghan hopes to complete father’s flight from war female slave market

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ATHENS: A local resident offers grapes to an Afghan migrant as they sit at Victoria square. — AP Thousands of refugees arrive in Athens Migrants crisis piles pressure on EU ATHENS: Thousands of refugees and migrants arrived ingly placing the continent’s cherished system of bor- in Athens yesterday, piling further pressure on increas- derless travel at risk, with German Chancellor Angela ingly divided European nations as they struggle to cope Merkel warning that the passport-free Schengen zone with the unprecedented influx. Fresh protests also will be at risk if the EU cannot agree a common asylum erupted in Hungary, a key transit point for the huge policy. numbers of people trekking up from Greece through Italian officials said they are ready to impose identifi- the Balkans in search of a new life in northern Europe. cation checks at Brennero on the border with Austria, Greece, on the frontline of the continent’s biggest after Germany requested help in easing the flow of migration crisis since World War II, appealed for an migrants into its southern Bavaria region. Local news “immediate” response from the EU and urged the website Il Fatto 24 said some 15,000 migrants had used United Nations to become involved. the crossing since January. Police said migrants were Two government-chartered ships carrying some arriving in Germany at a rate of 100 an hour early yester- 4,300 people, many of them refugees from war-torn day, most of them pulling into the Bavarian capital Syria, docked at Athens’ Piraeus port after sailing from Munich by train from Hungary via Austria. Lesbos, one of several Greek islands inundated by thou- Hungary allowed thousands to board the trains earli- sands of people crossing from Turkey in flimsy boats. In er this week, but in a U-turn on Tuesday police suddenly Hungary-a country that saw 50,000 migrants enter in blocked access to the main station in Budapest for any- August alone-police blocked some 2,000 people from one without an EU visa. The government said it was sim- boarding trains from Budapest to Austria and Germany, ply applying EU rules. Right-wing Prime Minister Viktor triggering angry demonstrations at the main interna- Orban’s government has built a razor-wire barrier along tional railway station. Hungary’s 175-kilometre border with Serbia, but it is Another group staged a sit-in at a suburban station, proving ineffective at keeping the thousands of refusing to board a train to a Hungarian refugee camp migrants out. and demanding they be allowed to travel on to Germany, which as the EU’s top economy is destination Eurostar trains disrupted of choice for many. “Normal people, abnormal people, In France, Eurostar trains ground to a halt in the early educated, uneducated, doctors, engineers, any people, hours of yesterday as several people-believed to be we’re staying here. Until we go by train to Germany,” migrants-climbed onto the tracks near the port of said Mohammad, a Syrian protesting at the station. “It’s Calais, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded not our dream to stay here and to sleep in the streets.” overnight in the dark and in stifling heat. Several trains on their way to London or Paris had to Borderless Europe under threat turn back, and two trains were cancelled to deal with More than 350,000 people have made the perilous the backlog of passengers. Some 3,000 migrants are liv- journey across the Mediterranean this year, according to ing in makeshift camps near the port and have ramped the International Organization for Migration, stoking up their attempts to cross through the Channel Tunnel friction in the 28-member EU over how to share the bur- to England in recent months, with at least nine people den fairly. Officials and analysts say the crisis is increas- killed. — AFP Czech police sparks uproar with refugee number tags

PRAGUE: Human rights activists and lawyers in the return them to within the readmission system.” Unlike Czech Republic yesterday slammed local police for some other EU member states, Czech authorities main- marking the hands of refugees with numbers after tain that migrants who enter the country without first detaining them on a train. “There is no law allowing the having made an asylum request should be returned to police to mark people like this,” Zuzana Candigliota, a the state from which they arrived, in line with the EU’s lawyer with the Czech Human Rights League, told AFP. Dublin Provision. The measure has raised eyebrows as it recalls Nazi The overwhelming majority of Czechs oppose host- Germany’s practice of marking the arms of concentra- ing refugees, according to an August survey by local tion camp prisoners with numbers. Czech police used polling agency Focus in which 93 percent of respon- markers to write numbers on the hands of 214 dents said they should be returned to their country of refugees, mostly Syrians, detained Tuesday at a south- origin. Rendlova said the refugees “used to get the eastern border crossing on trains from Austria and numbers on a piece of paper but they kept throwing Hungary. them away”. “They have agreed with the marking-they Interior ministry spokeswoman Lucie Novakova said don’t have a problem with this, they know it’s in their the move was introduced because of the increasing interest.” number of children among the refugees. “Our goal is to But rights activists and lawyers cite legal and ethical prevent the children from getting lost,” she told AFP. concerns. “I guess they agree because they believe the The measure was used with large groups of refugees to police officer has the right to do this,” said Candigliota. keep record of family members, according to Katerina “I know it’s difficult because the refugees have no doc- Rendlova, spokeswoman for a unit of the Czech police uments,” Prague lawyer Marek Dufek told AFP. But he dealing with foreigners. questioned whether they had agreed to the markings: “We also write the code of the train they have “Do they have a signed approval form in their native arrived on so that we know which country we should tongue?” — AFP THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 INTERNATIONAL Syrian war amputees join torturous migrant route

IDOMENI: “However hard you try, you friends wait at a hotel frequented by the journey on crutches. “I used to love Lebanon for treatment, so I had to be states, in a spirit of solidarity and cooper- just can’t imagine how hard this journey migrants on the highway near Greece’s playing football, but that’s all over now,” smuggled to Turkey just so I could make ation.” But Abu Mohammad, a 74-year- is for me,” says Abu Fahed, 25, who lost Idomeni for a bus to the border with said the shy young man, who was hit by a this journey to a European country with old with a spinal injury that prevents him both his legs in a bombing and is fleeing Macedonia. The former hairdresser lost shell as he was talking to a neighbor in a decent health facilities,” he said. from walking, says the flow of refugees Syria’s war through the Balkans in a both his legs in the summer of 2013 garden. Gazing up at the sky, Khaled said he will continue whether or not the policy wheelchair. He is among some 250,000 when government troops shelled his Khaled said he was terrified, “mainly wants to learn to walk without his crutch- changes. people who have lost limbs in Syria’s sav- rebel-held, besieged town near for the children on board”, while crossing es one day. “I want to go back to my stud- “I didn’t choose to make this journey, age four-year conflict and among dozens Damascus. from Turkey’s shores on an inflatable boat ies. I don’t want to feel like a useless but then again neither did any of the in wheelchairs and on crutches who are “I was badly wounded, but had I to Greece’s Samos island. When he member of society as I do now,” he people you see standing here,” said Abu braving the especially arduous journey received treatment in time I might have reached solid ground he had to spend explained. “I wish the road became easier Mohammad, who is confined to a wheel- over the Aegean Sea, then up to northern kept my legs. Instead, regime forces the night in the woods, waiting for some- for us,” he said, adding that as things chair. He tries to keep his family’s broken Greece, through the Balkans, Hungary detained me for a week and amputated one to rescue him. “I walked many hours stand, it is well-nigh impossible for spirits up as they make their way towards and ultimately northern Europe. them. They gave me no food throughout the next day, but my prosthetic limb kept Syrians to obtain visas for Europe. Sweden along dirt tracks, crammed trains They have to tackle often bumpy and that time,” he said, smiling as a friend he falling off and I had to keep stopping,” and endless waits at border crossings muddy terrain, relying on friends, rela- is travelling with wept with sorrow at the said Khaled, clad in a black T-shirt and ‘Legal alternatives needed’ from Greece up towards Hungary. tives and fellow travelers to carry them man’s fate. “Had it not been for my jeans. “I make a big effort not to fall UN refugee agency spokeswoman Four young men from southern Syria on sections of the journey that their friends, I wouldn’t have made it this far,” behind the group, but it’s hard. Others Aikaterini Kitidi agreed. “European coun- volunteer to carry the wheelchair wheelchairs cannot manage. Some of the said Abu Fahed, dark blue pyjama bot- can run if they have to, I can barely keep tries should provide them with legal through the especially rough tracks. “We authorities along the way allow them to toms tied into knots around the stumps up sometimes.” alternatives, so that the irregular passage, do it because we believe it’s right,” says jump queues, but at other times they of his thighs. Khaled said that as a Palestinian- with all its related dangers and exploita- one. Abu Mohammad, who wears a tradi- must wait with everyone else for hours Syrian, he had “no choice” but to make tion by smuggling networks, does not tional olive-green robe and whose white under the sun to cross borders or be reg- ‘No choice’ this nearly impossible journey through remain their only choice,” she said. hair and beard contrasts sharply with his istered in the countries they cross. Khaled, a 20-year-old Palestinian- the Balkans, which has become one of “The EU could also expedite the dark skin, believes that even though the “I want to reach a country where I can Syrian who lost his left leg and suffered the major routes for the several hundred implementation of the decision to relo- journey is near-impossible, “you must receive decent prosthetic limbs and reha- serious wounds to the right in govern- thousand people entering Europe this cate people in need of international pro- always chase life, wherever it is to be bilitation,” Abu Fahed says, as he and his ment shelling in August 2013, is making year. “I am not allowed into Jordan or tection from Greece to other EU member had.” —AFP Lebanon government powerless, protesters intensify campaign

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s divided gov- Environment Minister Mohamed in or damage to public institutions Government must ‘face facts’ ernment appeared powerless yes- Mashnuq step down, but also will be dealt with immediately Analysts said the campaign terday to address a growing insisting on new parliamentary according to the law and with was putting significant pressure protest campaign that began with elections and accountability for force,” he warned. on the government. “Now the frustration over rubbish collection violence against protesters. However, he acknowledged that government and the political and ballooned into anger at a Yesterday, “You Stink” activist some officers had used excessive class know that they’re under stagnant and corrupt political Assaad Thebian said the campaign force against demonstrators at a scrutiny,” said Sahar Atrache, a class. would continue after the environ- protest on August 22. “Two officers senior analyst at the International On Tuesday night, the situation ment ministry sit-in, which was will be referred to the disciplinary Crisis Group. “This is a very good turned briefly violent when police broken up by police after eight court, and six will be given discipli- change because before they felt ejected several dozen protesters hours. “It seems that the govern- nary punishments for acting impul- like they could do anything and from the “You Stink” campaign ment is persisting in ignoring the sively without reverting to their the Lebanese would let them.” who had occupied part of the demands of the Lebanese people,” superiors,” he said. But she cautioned that the movement risked petering out if it did not focus on achievable demands that would avoid polar- izing public opinion. “People won’t stay in the streets forever. If this movement one week after PARIS: Jinan, 18, an Iraqi Yazidi, survivor of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist another is not really able to come group and co-writer of the book “Esclave de daesh” (“Daesh’s Slave”, using up with clear objectives and con- an Arabic acronym for the jihadist group). —AFP crete achievements, it’s going to taper off with time.” She said the ‘I want a blue-eyed Yazidi’: Teen movement had garnered broad- based support by focusing on describes IS female slave market issues like power cuts and crum- bling infrastructure, which cut PARIS: Kidnapped, beaten, sold and raped: whose nationality she could not discern. across Lebanon’s sectarian and The Islamic State group is running an inter- The best-looking girls were reserved for political divides. national market in Iraq where Christian and the bosses or wealthy clients from Gulf By targeting individual politi- Yazidi women are sold as sexual slaves, a nations. Once she was sold, Jinan’s days cians, it risks falling “into the trap teenager who escaped told AFP Tuesday. were punctuated by men’s visits to the of divisive issues and polariza- Jinan, 18, a Yazidi, was captured in early house where she was imprisoned with oth- tion,” Atrache warned. Lebanon’s 2014 and held by IS jihadists for three er women. political class is broadly divided months before she managed to flee, she between two main blocs, each said on a visit to Paris ahead of the publica- A pistol for a brunette backed by different outside pow- tion Friday of a book about her ordeal. Fighters came to make their purchases ers, and the tensions between Seized as IS fighters swept through in the foyer where traders acted as inter- them have been exacerbated by northern regions inhabited by the Yazidi mediaries between the slave owners and the war in neighboring Syria. religious minority, Jinan was moved around emirs who inspected the “livestock”, Jinan Maha Yahya, a senior associate at between several locations before being wrote in the book, which was written with the Carnegie Middle East Centre bought by two men, a former policeman the help of French journalist Thierry Oberle. think tank, said Lebanon’s govern- and an imam. She described to AFP how “I will exchange your Beretta pistol for the ment should respond quickly to BEIRUT: Lebanese Interior Minister Nohad Machnouk gives a press conference at his office, at she and other Yazidi prisoners were locked brunette,” said one of the traders. “If you the protests. up in a house. prefer to pay cash it is $150 (133 euros). You the interior ministry. —AP “It needs to take seriously that “They tortured us, tried to forcefully can also pay in Iraqi dinars.” Convinced that this is not only about garbage, it’s convert us. If we refused we were beaten, she did not speak Arabic, Janin’s two own- environment ministry to press the he said. “The leaders are in a state As-Safir newspaper said Tuesday’s about governance,” she told AFP. chained outdoors in the sun, forced to ers spoke freely in front of her and one minister to resign. In a sign of the of political bankruptcy, incapable sit-in was a sign the protest move- “There are ways that they can drink water with dead mice in it. night she heard a conversation revealing ongoing impotence of the political of taking any decision.” ment had staying power. “Beyond move quickly on the environmen- Sometimes they threatened to torture us the extent to which the slave trade is run class, parliament failed yesterday the debate on the principle of tal portfolio issue-like with clear with electricity,” she said. “These men are like a business. for the 28th time to elect a new ‘No storm in teacup’ whether the sit-in was right or not, transparent bids (for trash collec- not human. They only think of death, “A man cannot purchase more than president. He said “You Stink” had “taken what is most important is that this tion).” killing. They take drugs constantly. They three women, unless he is from Syria, The post has been empty since the movement up a notch” with the uprising has proved it is no storm in a But she questioned whether seek vengeance against everyone. They say Turkey or a Gulf nation,” said one, named May 2014, and the legislature is so sit-in. “We also forced the minister teacup,” the newspaper wrote. “You the government was taking the that one day Islamic State will rule over the Abou Omar. “It’s good for business,” replied politically divided that every to stay in his office for eight hours, Stink” is expected to announce its activists seriously. “They simply whole world.” the other, Abou Anas. “A Saudi buyer has attempt to fill the job has failed. which is rare for him!” Yesterday next steps yesterday night, and don’t want to face the facts In the book, Jinan describes how once, transport and food costs that a member of This paralysis has increasingly afternoon, Interior Minister Nuhad another protest group has already that this is a genuine move- in Mosul, she was led into “a massive recep- the Islamic State does not. He has a higher become the target of “You Stink,” Mashnuq sought to forestall any called a new demonstration in down- ment of people who have had tion hall with large columns ... dozens of quota to make his purchases profitable. which is not only demanding that repeat actions. “Any occupation, sit- town Beirut for 6:00 pm (1500 GMT). enough.” —AFP women were gathered there.” “The fighters “It is a good deal: the Islamic State circulated among us, laughing raucously, increases its profits to support the pinching our backsides,” she writes in mujahideen and our foreign brothers are 18 Turkish employees kidnapped in Baghdad “Daesh’s Slave”, using an Arabic acronym for satisfied.” After managing to escape using a the jihadist group. She said one man com- set of stolen keys, Jinan made her way back BAGHDAD: Masked men in military uniforms kidnapped Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus planes to use bases in southeastern Turkey to strike the plained, saying: “That one has big breasts. to her husband and is now living in a Yazidi 18 Turkish employees of an Ankara-based construction confirmed the kidnapping and said Ankara was in close Sunni extremist group. It launched a simultaneous air But I want a Yazidi with blue eyes and pale refugee camp in Iraqi Kurdistan. “If we go company in Baghdad early yesterday, bundling them contact with authorities in Iraq. “The Iraqi authorities for campaign in northern Iraq against the Kurdistan Workers’ skin. Those are the best apparently. I am back home, there will be other genocides into several SUVs and speeding away, Iraqi and Turkish the time being do not have information on how the inci- Party, or PKK, a Kurdish militant group. willing to pay the price.” against us. The only solution is that we officials said. dent occurred or who captured them,” he told reporters. IS militants seized 49 diplomatic staff and family During such “slave markets” she saw have a region to ourselves, under interna- The 18 are employed by Nurol Insaat, a Turkish con- In Baghdad, Interior Ministry spokesman Saad Maan told members from the Turkish consulate in Mosul when Iraqis and Syrians but also Westerners tional protection,” she said. —AFP struction company contracted to build a sports complex The Associated Press that authorities are investigating they captured the northern Iraqi city in June 2014. The in the sprawling Shiite district of Sadr City. The kidnap- the incident and that a contingent of security forces has group held them for three months before releasing pers stormed the construction site, where the workers been tasked with tracking down the kidnappers. them unharmed. Turkish officials have suggested - but On eve of peace talks, Tripoli’s were sleeping in caravans, breaking down doors and dis- Neither the identity nor the motives of the kidnap- never formally confirmed - that the release was secured arming the guards before taking the workers away. pers were immediately known. Associated Press footage in exchange for IS prisoners held in Turkey. GNC still undecided on joining The Iraqi officials said an Iraqi national was kid- of the site taken hours after the kidnapping shows the Turkey held back from contributing to the US-led napped along with the Turks. Turkish Foreign Ministry sports complex to be almost complete. A sign outside coalition against the IS group as it sought to free the 46 TRIPOLI: Libya’s Tripoli-based authorities to set up a national unity government to Spokesman Tanju Bilgic said those kidnapped included says it includes a 30,000-seat soccer stadium, a track and Turks and three Iraqi hostages. The style and scale of said yesterday they had not yet decided restore stability shattered since the 2011 14 workers, three engineers and one accountant. He said field facility and a 50-room hotel. yesterday’s kidnapping harkened back to the sectarian whether to take part in crucial peace revolution that overthrew longtime ruler the kidnappers specifically targeted Turkish nationals, violence in Baghdad in 2006 and 2007, when Sunni and talks, a day before their expected start in Moamer Kadhafi. But negotiations on picking them out from the rest and leaving behind work- Airstrikes against IS Shiite militants kidnapped followers of the other sect. In Geneva. The talks, aimed at ending more details and over posts have run into hur- ers from other countries. There were no reports of vio- Turkey recently began launching airstrikes against most cases, the bodies of those kidnapped were found than a year of violence and political dles. lence. the Islamic State group in Syria and allowing US war- a day or two later with marks of torture and a bullet chaos in the North African country, are The UN had hoped that the talks wound to the head. due to take place in the Swiss city on would lead to an agreement being Baghdad has been torn by violence for over a Thursday and Friday. signed by September 20, with its imple- decade now, with roadside bombs, suicide attacks and The General National Congress (GNC), mentation to start around October 20. assassinations occurring almost daily. While kidnapping which is not recognized by the interna- The agreement, so far rejected by the tional community, was to meet yester- GNC, aims to form a national unity gov- for ransom has continued, abductions on the scale seen day to decide whether to participate, ernment for a two-year transition period yesterday have been almost unheard of in the past few GNC member Mahmoud Abdelaziz told to end with parliamentary elections. years. AFP. “The GNC will decide whether or not The internationally recognized par- Elsewhere yesterday, roadside bombs ripped to take part: if yes, how, and if not, what liament on Tuesday adopted a list of through busy commercial streets in different parts of the alternatives would be,” he said. candidates for the new administration, Baghdad, killing nine people and wounding 29, accord- “The GNC has decided that... partici- the press agency loyal to it reported ing to police and hospital officials. All the officials spoke pating (in the talks) is important, but we yesterday. The 12 candidates include on condition of anonymity because they were not will see what has come of yesterday’s one woman and former foreign minis- authorized to brief the media. meeting,” he said, referring to talks held ter Abdulrahman Shalgham, it said. At a In Anbar province, a spokesman for the local govern- in Istanbul with the UN special envoy for press conference after the Istanbul ment, Eid Ayash, said about 200 inhabitants of a remote Libya, Bernardino Leon. The Geneva talks meeting on Tuesday evening, UN envoy western town have been released four days after IS mili- are the latest round in long-running UN- Leon said that he had urged GNC rep- tants detained them for taking part in a demonstration brokered peace negotiations between resentatives to move forward. “I against the killing of a local resident. Ayash said some of Libya’s rival factions. encouraged the GNC members... to those released in the town of Rutbah bore signs of tor- The internationally recognized parlia- continue to try to find a solution as ture, but he gave no further details. In their crackdown ment and government, based in Libya’s soon as possible,” he said. “We have lit- following the Saturday demonstration, IS militants tied tle time and we have to expedite the BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces guard the entrance to a sports complex being built east, have already been participating in about a hundred protesters to streetlight poles for 24 the talks. The factions agreed in January final solution.” —AP by a Turkish construction company, in the Shiite district of Sadr City. —AP hours before they took them away. —AP THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 INTERNATIONAL Bush-trump arguments escalate as GOP primary drama continues ‘Fighting with Trump is like wrestling in WWE’

MIAMI: Republican presidential candidate Jeb going to hurt.” Trump released a Web video of his dent who can dish it out as well as he can take Bush escalated his feud with Donald Trump on own later in the day highlighting Bush’s praise it.” Political operatives note that the next phase Tuesday, betting big he can re-energize his for the Clinton family. And on Twitter, Trump not- of the 2016 campaign is just beginning. stalled campaign by challenging the billionaire ed that other presidential contenders have tried After a summer season in which most voters businessman head on. It’s a risky strategy for to take him on. He dismissed Bush’s video as “yet typically don’t closely follow national politics, the former Florida governor, still considered the another weak hit by a candidate with a failing many candidates, Bush among them, will start GOP front-runner by many party officials, but a campaign. Will Jeb sink as low in the polls as the advertising on television in coming weeks. A move his advisers suggest is necessary to others who have gone after me?” pro-Bush super PAC is set to spend $12 million reverse Trump’s unlikely ascension to the top of Indeed, former Texas Gov Rick Perry, New on an advertising campaign to begin running in the 2016 presidential class. Jersey Gov Chris Christie and Kentucky Sen key states later in the month. Bush intensified his criticism of the former Rand Paul have lashed out at Trump at times Bush “knows the contours of this primary will reality television star on multiple fronts, first over the summer. Each man dropped in the change by late fall and early 2016,” said releasing a Web video featuring clips of Trump polls as Trump grew stronger. Bush maintains an Republican operative Leonard Alcivar. “He also himself promoting traditionally liberal positions WASHINGTON: In this photo taken Oct 27, 2014, an edition of The Daily in old interviews. “You’d be shocked if I said that Herald from Everett, Wash. with the headline “Dreaded Day in Marysville” is in many cases I probably identify more as a shown as part of a growing memorial on a fence around Marysville Pilchuck Democrat,” Trump says in the video produced High School in Marysville. —AP and promoted by the Bush campaign titled “Liberal Things That Trump Says.” In a subsequent Fox News interview, Bush Shooter texted ‘I’m sorry’ charged that “Trump is more a Democrat than a Republican.” Speaking to reporters in English to family before killings and Spanish in Miami later in the day, Bush said: “He attacks me every day. He personalizes SEATTLE: Minutes before a Washington state his legs and asking that an unidentified person call everything. If you’re not totally in agreement high school freshman fatally shot four friends and him “before he did ‘this thing.’” At 10:27 am, he with him, you’re an idiot, you’re stupid, you have then himself, he sent a group text message to his spoke with a friend for two minutes and then sent low energy, blah, blah, blah. That’s what he family outlining his funeral wishes and apologiz- a message to his father saying “read the paper on does.” ing to the parents of the teenagers he was about my bed. Dad I love you.” Four seconds after that he to kill. sent a group text with his funeral plans. Political assault “I love you family. I really do. More than any- “I want to be fully dressed in Camo in my cas- The Bush campaign reports that Tuesday’s thing,” Jaylen Fryberg said two minutes before ket,” he said. “I don’t want my family to cancel political assault was not an isolated incident, opening fire in the cafeteria of Marysville-Pilchuck there (sic) trip in December. Put my hat with the S but part of a broader strategy to engage Trump High School. “I needed to do this tho... I wasn’t on it on me in my casket. Make sure all of my trust more directly. While the two have traded jabs happy. And I need my crew with me too. I’m sorry. money or whatever goes to my brother. “Also before, the approach marks a shift for Bush, who I love you.” apologize to Andrews fam and xx fam for me tak- previously preferred to ignore Trump’s bombast Among the more than 2,200 pages of inves- ing them with me. But I needed to ride or dies altogether. tigative documents released Tuesday by with me on the other side...Make sure everyone’s “Trump has attacked Jeb’s wife, his mother, Snohomish County authorities were emotional family goes to grams for dinner.... You guys need he’s taken him out of context and lied about his interviews with the 15-year-old’s classmates, to cook all that deer meat gram canned and the record,” said Bush spokesman Tim Miller. “It’s many of whom were just feet away when Fryberg meet (sic) that’s in the downstairs freezer at our incumbent upon us to not just set the record began shooting Oct 24 during the school’s first house.” Two minutes after that, the first 911 call straight about Jeb’s record, and not just fight lunch period. The report said Fryberg’s motive came in reporting a mass shooting at the school back, but also expose Trump as somebody remains unclear, but classmates told police his about 30 miles north of Seattle. who’s completely misrepresenting himself to girlfriend had broken up with him the day before voters.” MIAMI: Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov Jeb Bush talks with and he had recently been in a fight with a football A blank stare Miller promised the campaign would release students in a third grade class as teacher Judy Elder, looks on before a town hall at La player over alleged “racial” comments. One girl told police Fryberg encouraged his “more digital products,” such as the video, in the Progresiva Presbyterian School. —AP friends to skip class and join him in the cafeteria. coming days, while Bush would continue to be Funeral arrangements They all sat at a round table near the front door. aggressive on the campaign trail. Bush, the son overwhelming fundraising advantage over knows his super PAC is weeks away from drop- Fryberg’s father, Raymond Fryberg, has been One classmate told police “Jaylen had a blank of one president and brother of another, is cer- much of his Republican competition but he, too, ping millions of dollars in positive TV ads and charged in federal court with illegally possessing stare on his face and stood up and leaned tainly not the first Republican presidential con- has struggled in recent polls. Quinnipiac mail highlighting his conservative record as the gun used by his son. His trail is set for Sept 21. against the wall. He began shooting left to right.” tender to go after Trump, yet he has the highest University pollster Peter Brown noted that no governor. When that happens, no one will be Jaylen Fryberg’s uncle, Anthony Hatch, told police Another student said during the shooting “Jaylen profile of the critics. The struggles of Trump’s candidate has suffered more during Trump’s rise talking about Web videos.” Former New he believed the boy was “a happy teenager,” and had a really angry face.” Zoe Galasso, 14, died at other critics offer a pointed reminder of the risks than Bush. Hampshire GOP Chairman Fergus Cullen praised said he and other family members had no idea the scene. Gia Soriano and Shaylee of confronting a man whose business is con- Bush’s decision to confront Trump. what he was planning to do. Chuckulnaskit, both 14, and Andrew Fryberg, 15, frontation. A strategy that works “I’ve watched so many others pander - I’m On Fryberg’s cellphone, investigators found a later died at area hospitals. A 14-year-old sur- “Fighting with Donald Trump is like wrestling “Obviously, Trump has found - at least for looking at your Scott Walker and Ted Cruz - and series of messages he sent to several people before vived a gunshot wound to his face. Two other in the WWE,” said Republican pollster Frank now - a strategy that works,” Brown said, adding the rest of the field run for cover,” Cullen said. “I the shooting began. At 10:25 am, he sent via 14-year-old females who were seated at the Luntz, himself the target of insults from Trump. that Bush may be trying to pitch himself “as less really think this is a leadership test. Trump is Facebook Messenger a photo of a pistol between table were not injured. —AP “It doesn’t get you anywhere, and you know it’s of a policy wonk and more of a potential presi- doing serious damage to our party.” —AP INTERNATIONAL THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 ‘Terminator’ warlord terrorized DR Congo

THE HAGUE: Congolese warlord Bosco Despite protesting his innocence, prose- Ntaganda gave “orders to attack and kill” cutors say the feared rebel commander hundreds of victims in a decade-long cam- played a central role in the Ituri conflict paign of terror in eastern Democratic which rights groups believe alone left some Republic of Congo, the International 60,000 dead since 1999. Ntaganda “recruit- Criminal Court heard yesterday. ed hundreds of children... and used them to Nicknamed “The Terminator,” Ntaganda kill and to die in the fighting,” Bensouda told denied 18 charges of war crimes and crimes reporters on Tuesday ahead of the trial against humanity as his highly-anticipated opening. Girl soldiers were “routinely raped,” trial opened in The Hague. Ntaganda, who the prosecutor added. surrendered to the US embassy in Kigali in 2013, stands accused of orchestrating hun- Prosecutors have collected 8,000 pages dreds of deaths in savage ethnic attacks in of evidence from more than 2,000 victims, the DR Congo, as well as recruiting and rap- and plan to call some 80 witnesses — 13 of ing child soldiers in his own rebel army. them experts and the rest victims. Three for- “Bosco Ntaganda was one of the highest mer child soldiers in Ntaganda’s rebel commanders... he gave the orders to attack Patriotic Forces for the Liberation of Congo and kill,” ICC chief prosecutor Fatou (FPLC) will also take the stand, their lawyers Bensouda told a three-judge bench. The said. Ntaganda, 41, was one of the most- “bloody” northeastern Congolese region of wanted fugitives in Africa’s Great Lakes Ituri was decimated by violence perpetrat- region until he unexpectedly surrendered in ed by Ntaganda’s forces, she said, adding he March 2013 and asked to be sent to The left “hundreds dead and thousands living in Hague. the forest with nothing and a population He was the founder of the M23 rebel terrorized”. group defeated by the Congolese govern- “Bosco Ntaganda continued to terrorize ment in late 2013 after an 18-month insur- the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo gency in the vast Democratic Republic of for a decade more” after the events from Congo’s North Kivu region. Observers say 2002-2003 with which he is charged, Ntaganda most likely feared for his life as a Bensouda added. The 41-year-old, dressed fugitive from a rival faction within M23, but in a black suit and oka white shirt with a his motives for surrendering to the ICC grey-striped tie, sat listening intently with remain unclear. BUDAPEST: A man hold a placard reading “Help Europe” as Syrian and Afhgan refugees attend a protest rally to demand to travel to Germany his hands folded in front of him as the Also nicknamed “The Terminator” and yesterday outside the Keleti (East) railway station. — AFP charges were read out. “Mr President, I known for his pencil moustaches, cowboy plead not guilty to all the charges,” he said hats and love of fine dining, Ntaganda faces in a soft voice, speaking in his native 13 counts of war crimes and five of crimes Kinyarwanda. against humanity. The court had issued two Migrant crisis threatens arrest warrants against Ntaganda-the first in Breaking his silence 2006 and the second with additional During an initial two-day session, charges in 2012. His former FPLC command- Bensouda is to present the prosecution’s er Thomas Lubanga was sentenced to 14 Britain’s EU referendum opening arguments first, after which the years in jail in 2012 on charges of using victims’ lawyers and the defense will child soldiers, one of only two convictions address the court. Ntaganda is also due to handed down by the court since it was set Voters believe action needs to be taken make a statement-breaking his silence for up 12 years ago. Born in 1973, Ntaganda is the first time publicly since he unexpected- among a dozen Africans in the custody of LONDON: After a lengthy summer break, Prime offered this referendum in the expectation that he Managing the party ly turned himself in two years ago. Eastern the ICC, a court criticized for apparently Minister David Cameron is buckling down for wouldn’t be prime minister after the election,” said Closer to home, Cameron’s euroskeptic MPs are DR Congo has been mired for two decades only targeting leaders from the continent. months of hard graft over Britain’s referendum on Robin Pettitt, a politics lecturer at London’s focused on the technicalities of the campaign. A in ethnically-charged wars, as rebels battle His trial is set to be complex and last several leaving the EU, which could be complicated by Kingston University. “Now he actually has to deal test of their mood will come Monday, the first day for control of its rich mineral resources. months. — AFP Europe’s migrant crisis. Cameron, who last month with it.” The vote must be held by the end of 2017 back after parliament’s summer recess, when the was holidaying on the Algarve after a surprise but senior Conservatives suggest it is likely next House of Commons holds its last debate on the bill election win in May, heads back to Portugal and year. Opinion polling by YouGov last month indi- underpinning the referendum. It then goes to the Spain tomorrow for talks on EU reforms. cated 44 percent of Britons would vote to stay in House of Lords, the upper chamber, for approval. He also faces a key debate on the referendum the EU compared to 37 percent who support leav- Euroskeptics have welcomed a move by the in parliament on Monday. His goals include limit- ing. government to change the wording of the referen- ing the number of migrants coming to Britain dum question which means Cameron and others from within the European Union and ultimately ‘It gets conflated’ wanting to stay in Europe will no longer be able to staying in the 28-nation bloc subject to securing Despite the looming campaign, it is not the EU paint themselves as the “Yes” camp, which was reforms. But images of non-EU migrants flocking but the crisis involving thousands of migrants seen as an advantage with voters. to Europe from countries like Syria dominating from countries like Syria trying to seek refuge in They are also pleased that the government is British TV channels are providing fuel for oppo- Europe which has dominated the news in Britain proposing changes making it harder for ministers nents such as Nigel Farage’s UK Independence over the summer holiday season. Experts warn the to announce measures which could favor the pro- Party and could stoke anti-EU sentiment among issue could merge with the influx of people from EU camp in the 28 days before the vote traditional- some voters who believe it should be taking other parts of the European Union in the minds of ly known as “purdah”. But some remain suspicious tougher action. some voters during the referendum campaign. that Cameron, who is due to step down by 2020, Cameron took to the airwaves yesterday to “It gets conflated-it’s all ‘foreigners coming over will content himself with securing cosmetic stress that the migrant crisis, which has seen hun- here, getting our stuff’,” said Pettitt. Immigration is reforms to Britain’s relationship with Europe, not dreds flock to camps in northern France in the one of the most sensitive issues for British voters. the deep-seated changes they want. hope of crossing to Britain, could only be solved Annual net migration in Britain hit a record level of Former minister Andrew Lansley reportedly said by bringing stability to the troubled nations they 330,000 last week and the government has failed last month that Cameron plans to “choreograph” a are fleeing. “I don’t think that there is an answer to honor a promise to reduce migration to the “bang the table row” with French President that can be achieved by taking more and more tens of thousands. Francois Hollande to try and convince voters he refugees,” he told the BBC. Farage says immigration will be central to has secured a good deal. With technical talks on The referendum which many observers believe UKIP’s campaign to leave Europe one of three the nature of the possible reforms under way in that Cameron only offered to shore up support competing anti-EU camps. Even Home Secretary Brussels, perhaps some divine intervention could from powerful euroskeptics in his centre-right Theresa May, seen as a potential successor to help soothe tensions. Archbishop of Canterbury THE HAGUE: Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda arrives in the courtroom of the Conservative party is fast evolving in ways few Cameron, argues that the crisis proves Europe’s Justin Welby launched a blog this week debating International Criminal Court (ICC) during the first day of his trial. — AFP could have predicted. “One slightly suspects he migration system is “broken”. how to “disagree well on Europe”. — AFP 50 dead in Shebab Azerbaijan jails top journalist attack on AU base for seven and a half years NAIROBI: At least 50 African Union soldiers are believed to have been killed and another 50 are missing after Shebab BAKU: Azerbaijan on Tuesday sentenced ‘Enemy of the government’ militants overran a military camp in southern Somalia on award-winning investigative journalist and The US State Department urged the Tuesday, according to Western military officials. The attack anti-graft campaigner Khadija Ismayilova to government to release Ismayilova, saying on the camp in Janale, 80 kilometers southwest of seven and a half years in jail on corruption that the case was “another example in a Mogadishu in the Lower Shabelle region and manned by charges she denounced as trumped-up, her broad pattern of increasing restrictions on Ugandan troops, now ranks as one of the deadliest yet lawyer said. Considered Azerbaijan’s most human rights” in the country. EU foreign against AMISOM troops. “It is assessed that at least 50 AMI- prominent critical journalist, Ismayilova, 39, affairs chief Federica Mogherini and SOM troops died,” said a briefing note sent to diplomats by served as bureau chief for the local service of Commissioner Johannes Hahn said “the Western military officials and seen by AFP. It said that in the US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio trial raised fundamental questions on the total around 100 soldiers were “unaccounted for” after the Liberty network between 2008 and 2010. impartiality of the court and the legality of attack. Somalia’s Al-Qaeda affiliate, which has recently lost “Baku’s Court for Serious Crimes sen- the accusation” and called for the case to a string of key bases in the face of an AMISOM offensive, tenced Khadija Ismayilova to seven and a half be reviewed. said the attack was revenge for the killing of seven civilians years in prison for economic crimes, including Council of Europe chief Thorbjoern by Ugandan troops at a wedding in the town of Merka in illegal entrepreneurship and tax evasion,” her Jagland, meanwhile, asked Baku to furnish July. lawyer Fariz Namazly told AFP. “We will appeal the evidence justifying why Ismayilova was the illegal verdict,” he added. jailed and repeated European concerns The number feared dead matches that claimed by a Held in pre-trial detention since that activists, journalists and regime critics Shebab spokesman, although the AU force-which numbers December, Ismayilova had denounced her were being targeted. Rights groups have over 22,000 and also includes troops from Ethiopia, Kenya, prosecution as politically motivated and an accused the government of Azerbaijan of PARIS: Rescue workers ladders are seen at the damaged building after a fire broke Burundi and Djibouti-has said it has not yet counted the attempt to stop her critical reporting. The stepping up pressure on opponents after out yesterday. — AP dead. “Given the complex nature of the attack, AMISOM is journalist has fearlessly probed the alleged Aliyev’s reelection for a third term in 2013. currently verifying the number of casualties and extent of vast riches amassed by President Ilham Aliyev Last month, a prominent Azeri couple the damage,” said a statement issued late Tuesday, more and his family, which have ruled Azerbaijan that campaigns against human rights Blaze in Paris apartment than 12 hours after the assault. with an iron fist since it gained independence abuses was sentenced to lengthy jail in 1993. terms in a case that was also decried as building leaves 8 dead No air support In her final statement to the court on politically motivated. The high-profile tri- Western military sources said the attack began with the Monday, Ismayilova vowed the authorities als kicked off after Azerbaijan in June PARIS: Eight people died in an apartment fire apartments and the stairwell, forcing people destruction of two bridges, cutting the camp off. A suicide “won’t be able to force me to stay silent, even hosted with great fanfare the inaugural car bomber rammed the base followed by an estimated early yesterday at the foot of Paris’ famed to flee out windows. if they sentence me to 15 or 25 years”. edition of the European Games, a sporting Montmartre hill and police detained a man More than 100 firefighters were required 200 Shebab fighters who overran the camp. AMISOM said Ismayilova’s mother Elmira Ismayilova, who extravaganza billed as Europe’s answer to its troops “undertook a tactical withdrawal” as the attack amid suspicions that it was started intention- to extinguish the blaze. “I was sleeping and I was present in the courtroom on Tuesday, the Olympics. ally, officials said. Some died leaping out of heard cries of people calling for help,” said began, and the briefing note said the soldiers did not have told AFP: “Khadija said she is strong enough Freedom House says there are now any air support. “Low cloud and landing restrictions pre- windows to flee what appeared to be the Florent, who lives in a different entrance of to bear everything as she fights for a right more than 80 political prisoners in deadliest blaze in the French capital in a the same building. He spoke on condition vented air support by UN contracted support helicopters,” cause.” Ismayilova has long been a thorn in Azerbaijan. Aliyev, 53, strongly denies said the briefing note. decade. that his last name not be used because of the side of Azerbaijan’s leaders. accusations of rights abuses, while his The dead included two children and four security concerns. “I opened the door to see It also said Kenyan and Ethiopian jets as well as US In a leaked diplomatic cable from 2009 administration has dismissed such criti- survivors were hospitalized, Interior Ministry the damage ... and I went to get a bucket of drones “were unavailable at the time of the attack” while published by WikiLeaks, Aliyev is said to have cism as a smear campaign. Human Rights spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet told water in the panic. Then I reflected and AMISOM tanks and artillery located in Janale had been described her as an “enemy of the govern- Watch called Ismayilova’s jailing “outra- reporters at the scene. Firefighters extin- thought the flames were too big to stop them redeployed elsewhere. The report highlights the challenge ment”, asking the US ambassador to inter- geous” and said it “shows the Azerbaijani guished a small paper fire around after mid- by myself,” and instead called the fire depart- that AMISOM faces in holding territory seized from the vene to have her sacked by Radio Liberty. In authorities’ willingness to subvert the law Islamists, who frequently melt away into the bush in the December, Azerbaijani police raided and to exact revenge against critics”. night in the building, then were called back ment, he said. face of conventional offensives and subsequently strike closed the Baku offices of Radio Liberty in a “Her conviction and sentence should be two hours later for a much bigger blaze, fire A man was detained later Wednesday on back with guerrilla assaults — where their objective is only move that Washington called deeply disturb- immediately set aside,” the group’s execu- department spokesman Gabriel Plus told The suspicion of involvement in the fire, the Paris to inflict casualties. Witnesses said the Shebab took over ing, aggravating concerns about the treat- tive director Kenneth Roth, said in a state- Associated Press. It’s unclear what caused prosecutor’s office said, without providing the camp, looting weapons stores and loading corpses ment of non-state media in the Caucasus ment. Denis Krivosheev of the Amnesty both fires, and whether there was any link. further details. French President Francois onto trucks. The group has previously gathered the bodies nation. International rights watchdog was equally When the firefighters returned, Plus said, Hollande issued a statement promising all of dead soldiers for use in propaganda videos. “They were In 2012 Ismayilova said she was the victim scathing, saying it was “yet another unfair “We were immediately confronted with a dis- necessary efforts “to shed light on the drama.” collecting dead bodies, I saw nearly 30 soldiers killed dur- of blackmail, after a covertly-filmed video trial relying on fabricated charges.” aster of an exceptional scale.” People Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, asked whether it ing the fighting,” said local resident Hussein Idris. The with sex scenes purportedly involving her “Ismayilova’s only crime was to investigate screamed for help from inside the building, could have been prompted by electrical or Shebab is fighting to overthrow the internationally-backed was posted on the Internet. Rights groups high-level government corruption with several windows were blown out, and two gas problems, said the building had not had government in Mogadishu, which is protected by AMISOM. said the footage was released by supporters courage and persistence,” said Johann Bihr, people who had already jumped from win- any previous problems and had been in good In June, Shebab fighters killed dozens of Burundian sol- of Aliyev in retaliation for Ismayilova’s work the head of Eastern Europe and Central dows were on the ground motionless, he said. condition. It was one of the deadliest fires in diers when they overran an AMISOM outpost northwest of exposing his daughters’ alleged business Asia desk at the Reporters Without Borders Brandet said the fire began in a ground floor Paris since a 2005 fire in a hotel housing Mogadishu. —AFP interests. media advocacy group. — AFP stairwell. Plus said it quickly engulfed all five African immigrants that left 24 people dead floors of the building and consumed several including 11 children. — AP THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 INTERNATIONAL

Nepal fails to spend any of $4.1 bn Afghan hopes to complete donor money KATHMANDU: Two months after foreign countries father’s flight from war and international agencies pledged $4.1 billion to help Nepal recover from its worst natural disaster, the gov- ernment has yet to make arrangements to receive the money and has spent nothing on reconstruction. The Migrant picks up next leg of family journey United Nations estimates almost three million sur- vivors of twin earthquakes in April and May - around MORIA: Three decades after his father fled education so that they could become useful 10 percent of the Himalayan nation’s population - need war in Afghanistan to seek safety in Iran, people and have a bright future,” the 55- shelter, food and basic medical care, many in moun- Abdullah Bakhshi is now on the next leg of year-old said at an interview in his home in tainous, hard-to-reach areas. his family’s long journey to a better life and Kashan, in central Iran. Govind Raj Pokharel, chief executive officer of the part of the largest tide of migrants since newly created National Reconstruction Authority, said World War II. The flood of refugees and Odd jobs and manual labor the government was unlikely to start spending the migrants making their way to Europe by Abdullah and two of his sisters graduat- money until October at the earliest because of delays perilous sea voyage or halting overland trek ed from university, and the two women are in approving plans and concerns about starting build- largely springs from the Syrian civil war, but working on master’s degrees. But without ing work in the monsoon season. “The government’s it also includes people fleeing much older citizenship, they can do little more than the response has been slow. I accept that,” said Pokharel. conflicts, and lifelong refugees like Bakhshi odd jobs and manual labor that have sus- Nepal has been criticized for its chaotic response to who are traveling from one refuge to anoth- tained the family until now. And as mem- the quakes that killed almost 9,000 people. The coun- er. bers of Afghanistan’s Shiite Hazara minority, try failed to adequately prepare even though experts Bakhshi, 24, arrived in Greece late last they fear being targeted by Sunni extrem- had predicted an earthquake was likely. And then the month after traveling across the mountain- ists if they return home. So last month government struggled to cope with relief. ous Iran-Turkey border. He hopes to eventu- Abdullah embarked on a new voyage, not Four months later, many partially damaged build- ally make his way to Germany, and to one unlike the one his father made a generation ings in Kathmandu are still standing and rubble is day bring his family there to join him. His ago. strewn across public parks. Tens of thousands of peo- father, Mohammad Bakhshi, fled from “My mom said don’t cry, it is not good to ple are living in plastic tents, preyed upon by flies and Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province in the cry when somebody is going on a journey,” mosquitoes, with muddy paths and no drains. Maili 1980s at the height of the bloody Soviet Abdullah’s sister Mahboobeh said. Pariyar, 50, knitting a purse to sell outside her tent, said intervention. He walked for 27 days to reach “Abdullah might be hurt and he might KASHAN: In this image made from video on Monday, Aug 31, 2015, Mohammad she only received food and tent materials from aid Peshawar, in neighboring Pakistan. “We change his mind in the middle of the way Bakhshi, from Afghanistan, (right) and his family are seen in their home. — AP agencies. She has not been given anything by the gov- would go on foot during the night and hide and return home, or other things might ernment. the sea. Human smugglers in the mountain- can just telephone them and hear their during the day, because helicopters might happen. I can’t describe how distressed I ous areas near the Iran-Turkey border get sound,” he says in broken English. “My have targeted us,” he said. “Our lives were in was.” A few days later, their brother ‘We are desperate’ their money to take them across the border. wish is my family come near me in danger.” Nasrullah announced that he would leave If they are taken by bandits or thieves in the Germany,” he said. “I think Germany is “We have lost everything. We are desperate,” she He eventually made his way to Iran, university and follow Abdullah to Europe. said. “How much longer do we have to wait for help?” border area they will ask them for money best.” Back in Iran, his mother hopes to see home to nearly 2 million Afghan refugees. But he only made it as far as Turkey, where and otherwise say ‘We’ll not let you go.’” him again, wherever they all end up. “I Pokharel said the government had failed to spend any He and his wife had six children, but none he was detained. money because ministers had still not signed off on Abdullah, now on the Greek island of wish we will reunite somewhere with my of them have citizenship and work opportu- Mohammad, who knows the perils of Lesbos, has been trying to reassure his kids, daughters, somewhere as a family,” rebuilding and aid distribution plans. He said the gov- nities are limited. “I worked for 8, 10 to 12 migration firsthand, fears for both of them. ernment made an error by attempting to pass a con- family. “They call me every day and they Sakineh Ataei said. “Somewhere that we hours a day, and my wife and little girls “(My sons) were forced to go on such a dan- say to me that they miss me. And I say I have a peaceful life and a house where we tentious constitution that will create a new political wove rugs, and this way we paid for their gerous journey and risk being drowned in system and divide the country into new regions, a miss you. But there’s no way to see them. I can live peacefully.” — AP decision that has led to deadly clashes. The govern- ment argues the overhaul will help reconstruction in the long run by creating greater stability. “We would have liked it if they concentrated on the reconstruction first,” Pokharel said. “That would have been better.” Jamie McGoldrick, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nepal, said the govern- ment had been sluggish. “The government needs to get going,” he said. “The next big challenge is to ensure that people living in tents are prepared for the winter.” After a two-month wait, Pokharel was appointed to head the reconstruction authority two weeks ago. He is now based in a government office that oversees printing because the earthquake damaged other buildings. “We have lost time and now we need to catch up,” he said. — Reuters Sri Lanka vanity airport used for rice storage COLOMBO: Part of a vanity airport built by toppled Sri Lankan strongman Mahinda Rajapakse will be used as a rice storage warehouse to reduce losses after failing to take off, officials said yesterday. Rajapakse International airport, located in the remote farming outpost of Hambantota 250 kilometers from Colombo, has been shunned by airlines after setting planes on a collision course with migrating birds. The 550-employee airport in the ex-president’s con- stituency has become a highlight on a “Rajapakse white elephant tour” run by local guides. It operates at a huge loss and is used only by one airline, low-cost carrier fly- dubai, with just a handful of passengers arriving each week. The near-empty airport has provided a surprise boon to rice farmers, however, after a bumper harvest left them short of shortage space. “A cargo terminal was released to the (state-run rice buyer) Paddy Marketing Board to store the rice harvest from the Hambantota region,” said an airport official who asked not to be named. “The first truckload of rice arrived today and has already unloaded at the empty cargo termi- nal.” Police said the inaugural delivery was met with unrest as dozens of airport employees loyal to Rajapakse protest- ed against the rice storage plan. “They should be happy that at least trucks are landing there to make the airport viable,” a senior police officer told AFP. Built on a migratory route for birds, the airport soon proved notorious for plane-bird collisions after opening in 2013. The first flight to land shattered its windshield after being struck. National carrier SriLankan Airlines was under orders from Rajapakse to land at the $210 million hub. But it halted flights immediately after Rajapakse lost January’s presidential election to Maithripala Sirisena. Rajapakse spent lavishly on infrastructure, with huge vanity projects including a deep sea port, six-lane highways, an interna- tional conference centre, a cricket stadium and a dry-zone botanical garden. The projects were criticised for ignoring feasibility studies and environmental warnings. — AFP Chinese militants killed in Pakistan BEIJING: Pakistan has eliminated “almost all” militants from China’s Uighur ethnic minority on its territory, the country’s presi- dent said yesterday, as China conducts a crackdown within its own borders. President Mamnoon Hussain told his Chinese coun- terpart Xi Jinping that recent anti-terror operations struck against members of the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM). The group-whose existence in a significant form is widely dis- puted by experts-is said to support creating an independent state in China’s Xinjiang region, which has a border with Pakistan. Xinjiang-the homeland of China’s 10 million Uighurs, a Turkic- speaking, mostly Muslim minority-is sporadically hit by deadly violence. An operation against “extremist and terrorism” had been “successful in eradicating the terrorism from our country”, Hussain told Xi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. “It has also been very helpful in eliminating the ETIM element from our country and I think almost all the ETIM people in our country have been eliminated. Maybe, if they are there, there should be very few.” China and Pakistan were “iron brothers”, he added. China regularly accuses what it says are exiled Uighur sep- aratist groups such as ETIM of being behind attacks in Xinjiang, which has seen a wave of unrest. Chinese authorities have also accused scores of Uighurs who have fled the country of attempting to train with extremists in Syria and eventually return to Xinjiang to wage jihad. But many experts doubt the existence of ETIM, pointing out that although China frequently blames the group for radicalizing Uighurs, it has yet to provide any evidence that outside organizations were involved in attacks. — AFP THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 INTERNATIONAL

Australia alarmed by rising rivalry in South China Sea

NEW DELHI: Australia expressed alarm est concerns arose from Chinese military Pentagon said last month. Australia, a said at the Institute for Defence Studies Pacific area to account for 21 of the yesterday at escalating strategic rivalry in construction on scraps of land that are close US ally, wants to strengthen its rela- and Analyses in New Delhi. “But what world’s 25 top sea and air trade routes, the South China Sea, saying it puts Asia internationally contested. “We don’t tionship with India. The two countries we’ve said is that these matters should be two-thirds of oil shipments and a third of at the risk of a military blunder with believe that turning a reef into a military will stage their first ever naval maneuvers solved in a peaceful way,” Andrews bulk cargo movements. “We will maintain potentially serious consequences. China’s airport is enhancing the peace and secu- in the Bay of Bengal this month. added, calling for a rules-based system of our right in the future to exercise the recent assertiveness in the South China rity of that region,” Andrews said after a At the same time China, the world’s resolving disputes to be agreed by the international right of passage - both on Sea has increased military and diplomatic speech to a think-tank during a visit to second largest economy, is Australia’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations the sea and in the sky in the South China tensions between it and rival claimants, India. “The greatest danger in the region most important trading partner. It was in (ASEAN). Sea,” he said. “We want to be a friend and including Vietnam, the Philippines, is a miscalculation.” the interests of both to maintain that sit- Andrews said Australia’s submarine continue to be a major trading partner Brunei, Malaysia and Taiwan. China has reclaimed 17 times more uation, Andrews said. “We have not taken deterrent - a major tender for a new with China, as with other nations in the Defense Minister Kevin Andrews land in the potentially energy-rich region a stance on the various claims to rocks order of long-range vessels is now in its region, but we also believe that all refrained from taking sides, but his com- in 20 months than the other claimants and reefs and outcrops and artificial final stages - was vital to national securi- nations should make clear their strategic ments made clear that Australia’s great- combined over the past 40 years, the islands in the South China Sea,” Andrews ty. By 2030, Australia expects the Indo- intent.” —Reuters Communist Party takes star role in China’s war parade Celebrating a victory largely won by others

BEIJING: The undoubted star of though there is a big question mark ior positions in the Nationalist secretary to Mao Zedong, and organ- China’s giant military parade mark- over this claim,” he added. regime. “I don’t consider the parade ized Communist soldiers to fight ing 70 years since Japan’s World War Tokyo launched a full-scale inva- patriotic, I think it’s a show of igno- inside a Kuomintang (Nationalist) II defeat-and countless television sion of China in 1937 and, according rance,” he said. regiment, under Chiang’s ultimate shows on the conflict-will be the rul- to Beijing, the eight bitter years of command, in the late 1930s. But the ing Communist Party, celebrating a fighting left 35 million civilians and Savage war crimes unit fled just two days later, and Li victory historians say was largely soldiers dead or injured. In official Japanese forces committed sav- returned to the Communists’ remote won by others. The display will fea- materials given to journalists ahead age war crimes that still fuel national mountain headquarters in northern ture 12,000 Chinese troops marching of the event, the Communist Party is resentment, and are regularly high- China, where “he didn’t do anything through Tiananmen Square along- described as the “leader” of China’s lighted by the Communist Party. to directly attack the Japanese”, she side gleaming tanks and missiles, as resistance, with its guerrillas fighting Dramas about the “Chinese People’s said. fighter jets scream overhead. “the main form of the war against War of Resistance against Japanese “Looking at my father’s account, its clear that the war against Japan wasn’t led by the Communist Party,” she told AFP. Rana Mitter, an Oxford BANGKOK: Police spokesman Lt Gen Prawuth Thavornsiri shows a photo of University historian of the period, one of three men that Thai authorities have issued new arrest warrants in estimates that 15 to 20 million connection with the bombing case, bringing the total number of wanted Chinese people died in the conflict. suspects to seven during a press conference. —AP While joint efforts by the Communists and Nationalists staved off defeat, he said, “the international Turk connection probed element of Allied assistance was the factor which really tipped the bal- in Bangkok bomb search ance towards victory”. BANGKOK: The hunt for a group behind the material,” Prawut said. The man has denied ‘Communist propaganda’ Bangkok bombing focused yesterday on an involvement in the bombing. Since coming to power in 2012, Xi emerging link with Turkey as Thai police has centralized power and cracked issued an arrest warrant for a Turkish nation- Turkish connection down on critics of the ruling party, al for possessing “war materials”. It is the first Investigators say that both Wanna and and today’s spectacle will also act as time the Thai authorities have revealed the Davutoglu spent time at a flat raided in a “coronation”, symbolizing his posi- nationality of a foreign suspect in the Bangkok over the weekend where bomb- tion as party supremo, said Lam at August 17 blast at a religious shrine that making equipment was allegedly discov- the Chinese University of Hong killed 20 people, mostly ethnic Chinese ered. The police spokesman later posted a Kong. tourists. picture of Davutoglu on Twitter, showing a “A military parade is a well A total of eight people are now wanted man with dark hair and a thin moustache at entrenched political ritual, until a top in connection with the unprecedented what is believed to be airport immigration. leader has held the ritual he cannot attack while a further two unnamed foreign- The pair are known to have left Thailand be an undisputed strongman,” Lam ers have been arrested and are in military weeks ago. Wanna spoke to AFP this week added. For baker TT Chen, the custody. Police named the latest suspect as and insisted she was innocent of any biggest impact will be on his busi- Emrah Davutoglu, the husband of Thai involvement in the bomb, adding a friend ness. Now 69, he escaped to Taiwan national Wanna Suansan, the only other sus- of her husband had been staying at the flat. at the age of three with his uncles, pect to be publicly identified. “He is Turkish,” She told AFP she was in the town of Kayseri BEIJING: In this Aug 22, 2015 file photo, Chinese troops practice marching ahead of a Sept 3 mili- who were the core of one of the tary parade at a camp. —AP national police spokesman Prawut in Turkey, which is her husband’s birth- “four big families” of the Nationalist Thavornsiri told reporters adding that the place-according to a photo of his passport government. charge he was wanted for was “possession circulated by police Tuesday. It will all be overseen by President Japan”. But the major battles in China Aggression”, as Beijing officially calls He returned to Beijing a decade of war materials”. Police are now convinced a Speculation has mounted that the Xi Jinping-head of the People’s were fought by the forces of the the conflict, are a mainstay on ago to open his bakery, but shops network of suspects either from Turkey or shrine was targeted by a network sympa- Liberation Army, the ruling party and Nationalist government of the time, Chinese screens, with broadcasts across the capital will close today, using fake passports from there are respon- thetic to the Uighurs because of the site’s the government-in what commenta- led by Generalissimo Chiang Kai- heightened for the anniversary. when police will flood the streets- sible for the attack. popularity with ethnic Chinese. Uighur tors say is an effort to bend history to shek, the Communists’ bitter enemy. By far the majority depict the blocking access to ordinary citizens- “From our arrests, it is clear that this net- refugees, who speak a Turkic-language, bolster the Party’s legitimacy. The Mao Zedong’s army went on to Communist struggle, although there and swathes of the city will be work sent people to that country,” Prawut have been granted sanctuary in Turkey. parade aims to dramatize “this idea defeat him in 1949 after a civil war, are tentative nods to the Nationalists’ closed to traffic. “There are so many said, referencing Turkey. Thai media have Police have refused to confirm the two that without the Communist Party, leaving Chiang exiled to Taiwan. Ever contribution and authorities have controls, I will have to close the aired a theory linking the bomb to ethnic arrested men’s nationalities. They believe there would be no new China”, said since, the role of the Nationalists has now renovated Chiang’s residence in store,” he said. “China has restored Uighur Muslim militants who have fled their both used fake identity documents and are Willy Lam, an expert on Chinese poli- been largely played down in the offi- wartime capital Chongqing. Some my uncle’s old residence, so you can homeland in China seeking sanctuary over- liaising with embassies to ascertain their tics at the Chinese University of Hong cial narrative. For Beijing pastrymak- senior Communist Party members see that the Communist Party has seas. Thailand deported scores of Uighurs to true nationalities. Thai media have circulat- Kong. “Xi Jinping and the Communist er TT Chen, the Communist Party’s quietly acknowledge the differing some acknowledgement of the China this summer, sparkling protests in ed a picture of a Chinese passport that they Party wants to claim the credit for distortion of history is an affront to take on history. Nationalists. But it’s all in the service Turkey in support of a group with religious say was found on the man at the time of vanquishing the Japanese, even his family-two of his uncles held sen- Li Nanyang’s father Li Rui was a of Communist propaganda.” —AFP and linguistic ties to many Turks. the arrest on the Cambodian border. The After nearly two weeks without progress, passport gives the man’s name as Yusufu police made a breakthrough on Saturday Mieraili and his birthplace as Xinjiang. North Korea denies mine blast apology when they raided a flat in Nong Chok, a sub- The vast far-western region of China is urb on the eastern outskirts of Bangkok. It home to the country’s Uighurs, a Muslim yielded their first arrest since the bomb-a minority whom rights groups say are SEOUL: North Korea said yesterday that its recent expression of “regret” over a to step back from escalating threats of war. foreign man allegedly in possession of repressed by the authorities. Asked mine explosion that maimed two South Korean soldiers was not an apology, as While previous comments by officials had signaled that North Korea did not bomb-making paraphernalia and dozens of whether the detainee was a Uighur, Seoul claims - raising doubts about tentative moves toward detente between see its expression of regret for the injuries as an apology, let alone as acknowl- fake Turkish passports. The second foreign Chaktip replied: “The passport says so. But the rivals. The statement by Pyongyang’s powerful National Defense edgement of responsibility, the vehemence of yesterday’s denial, coupled with man was then detained on Tuesday while we have to wait for confirmation.” Thai Commission is the first explicit denial of Seoul’s interpretation of the key part of it coming from the highest decision-making body in the country, muddies the trying to cross into Cambodia. police say the bomb was carried out by a an accord that came last week after marathon negotiations allowed the Koreas prospects for better ties between the Koreas, which remain in a technical state Earlier yesterday police said evidence criminal network motivated by revenge of war. The accord had been vague enough to give both sides seemingly what showed he was at the same flat because his after a people-smuggling trade was dis- they wanted. finger prints were found on bomb-making rupted. Analysts say Bangkok criminals South Korea immediately interpreted it publicly as a mini-breakthrough, equipment at that flat. “We can confirm that have never carried out such extreme vio- claiming that it successfully pushed the North to take responsibility for the this man is directly involved with the bomb lence. —AFP blast. North Korea got an end to the cross-border propaganda broadcasts Seoul had started after it said it had evidence that the North had planted the mines. Both sides began making plans for more talks and to resume reunions of families separated by war. Vietnam marks 70th anniversary North Korea’s new statement, however, is a clear warning. “This kind of inter- pretation is the result of ignorance on the meaning of a Korean word and its of independence from France concept,” said the statement issued by an unidentified spokesman at the com- mission’s policy department. “South Korea must not forget for an instant that a HANOI: Vietnam’s president yesterday score a decisive victory over the French at misjudgment ... would trigger fatal consequences on North-South relations,” it urged further modernization of the armed Dien Bien Phu in 1954. The US then went on. “Nothing can be cruder and un-handsomer than describing as one forces in the face of growing maritime ter- entered the conflict, hoping to forestall side’s unilateral victory a joint statement that North and South Korea agreed ritorial disputes as the nation celebrated the emergence of a communist Vietnam. upon.” 70 years since it declared independence Earlier this year, Hanoi also celebrated the from France. More than 30,000 people, 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon on Threatened and belligerent from soldiers to schoolgirls, marched in a April 30, marking the communist victory The two Koreas have a history of failing to follow through on past attempts lavish parade in the capital Hanoi to mark over US forces. at reconciliation, and their ties have been bad since conservatives took power the anniversary of founding president Ho The communist party has ruled unified in Seoul in early 2008. The North’s statement, carried by the official Korean Central News Agency, also criticized South Korea’s live-fire drills with the US last Chi Minh’s proclamation of the Vietnam since 1975 and while the country week, saying they showed the South’s belligerence and threatened to scuttle Democratic Republic of Vietnam. has enjoyed rapid economic growth in chances for improving ties. South Korean defense officials said the drills, the His famous September 2, 1945 speech- recent years, it remains locked in a long- biggest-ever of their kind, were routine training between the allies. part of which was taken from the US standing territorial dispute with Beijing South Korea’s Unification Ministry spokesman Jeong Joon-Hee said later Declaration of Independence-launched a over island chains and waters in the South yesterday that it is time for the two Koreas to faithfully try to implement their new era of struggle to end nearly a century China Sea. Vietnam’s authoritarian regime agreements rather than arguing over wording in them. In an indication that of French colonial rule and later fight off has struggled to balance vocal domestic North Korea’s hard-line stance has not changed despite the agreement, North American intervention and reunify criticism of its handling of the dispute Korean leader Kim Jong Un said last week that the deal was achieved not on Vietnam. Speaking in the same Ba Dinh with its traditionally friendly ties with fel- the negotiating table but thanks to his country’s military capability based on its square as Ho Chi Minh 70 years ago, low communists in Beijing. “nuclear deterrent.” The North’s statement yesterday reiterated Kim’s stance. Vietnam’s President Truong Tan Sang took The parade yesterday, one of the coun- South Korean officials would likely refrain from making comments that aim at new global power struggles in the try’s largest in years, did not involve any would further anger North Korea to help realize the family reunions, said Lim region. heavy military equipment but was part of Eul Chul, a North Korea expert at South Korea’s Kyungnam University. But he “Disputes over sea and islands are on a drive to inspire “patriotism, self-reliance said better inter-Korean ties could depend on whether Seoul bans activists criti- the rise, especially in the East Sea,” he said, and aspirations for peace”, organizers said cal of the agreement from sending propaganda leaflets toward the North. referring to the South China Sea by its ahead of the event. According to Civilian leafleting via balloons is a long-running source of animosities between Vietnamese name. Such maritime territori- Vietnam’s foreign ministry, Sang will be in the Koreas, with Seoul saying it cannot prohibit the acts citing freedom of al disputes are a direct threat to Vietnam’s China on Thursday to attend a controver- speech though Pyongyang calls them a provocation. “peace, stability, territorial sovereignty and sial military parade marking the anniver- Outside analysts also remain skeptical about inter-Korean ties amid specula- integrity”, Sang added, calling for further sary of the end of World War II in Asia. tion that North Korea will fire a long-range rocket carrying what it calls a satel- modernisation of the armed forces so that Western leaders are shunning the event, PAJU: In this Aug 9, 2015, photo provided by the Defense lite next month to mark the 70th foundation anniversary of its ruling Workers’ Ministry, an unidentified South Korean army official, right, the country would be better prepared. which analysts say is a bid by Beijing to Party. The launch, if made, is certain to trigger widespread condemnation from After Ho Chi Minh’s 1945 declaration, it hammer home its growing global impor- gives a briefing to the media at the scene of a blast inside the neighboring countries including South Korea because they view it as a cover took another nine years for Vietnam to tance. —AFP demilitarized zone. —AP for its missile technology. —AP NEWS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Obama wins support for nuclear deal Continued from Page 1 The White House is now eyeing another key threshold in the Senate. If it gains backing from seven of the Republicans are unified in their opposition, warning remaining undecided Democrats to boost its numbers that easing sanctions will provide Iran with a windfall of to 41, it could filibuster, meaning Republicans would not up to $150 billion, which they say could be funnelled have the 60 votes needed to force a vote on the resolu- toward terrorist operations. “Iran deal done. With tion of disapproval. That would save Obama the embar- Mikulski, Obama has all the votes he needs,” number two rassing step of cobbling together a minority coalition for Senate Republican John Cornyn posted on Twitter. a veto to preserve his landmark agreement, a process Secretary of State John Kerry, delivering a major that would sow doubts among a skeptical American speech in Philadelphia on the Iran deal, said the Islamic public and Washington’s international partners, which republic will be required to live up to the agreement in are keen to see strong US commitment to the accord. full before it starts to benefit from sanctions relief. Two top Democratic senators - Chuck Schumer and “Without this agreement, Iran’s so-called breakout time Robert Menendez - are opposed to the deal, as are a (to produce enough fuel for a nuclear weapon) was handful of House Democrats, including Steve Israel, the about two months. With this agreement it will increase chamber’s highest-ranking Jewish member. Congress is by a factor of six, to at least a year, and will remain at that set to vote later this month on the accord, which was level for a decade or more,” Kerry said. reached in July between Tehran and six world powers: He also reiterated arguments he has been making in Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United the two months since the deal was signed, insisting it is States. Among Democrats in support, many have not based on trusting Tehran but on its ability to police expressed deep concern about Iran’s adherence to the its activity. “The United States and the international com- deal, and stressed it is the lesser of several evils. “The munity will be monitoring Iran non-stop and you can alternative, to me, is a scenario of uncertainty and isola- bet that, if we see something, we will do something,” he tion,” Senator Chris Coons said Tuesday as he announced said. “The standard we will apply can be summed up in his support. Republican presidential candidates have two words: ‘Zero tolerance’.” Kerry made no mention of slammed the deal as a concession to an odious regime. reaching the 34-vote Senate threshold, seeking to avoid “When I’m president, we won’t just reverse President the image of a victory lap as he aims to broaden support Obama’s dangerous Iran deal. We will increase sanctions for the deal. on Iran,” Senator Marco Rubio said.— AFP Asbestos contamination keeps sheep market... Continued from Page 1 Abo Ahmed asked people to check if the sheep they buy is sick or not by looking at the way it stands and if its Mohiuddeen, a Bangladeshi seller, said the prices will head is down. Mohiuddeen advised buyers to pay atten- remain at KD 90 to 120 for Arabian sheep from Kuwait or tion to the sheep’s horns. He noted that it is difficult and Saudi Arabia, depending on the age and size. He noted sometimes impossible for most people to recognize the the price of Iranian sheep is between KD 70 to 75, Syrian sheep’s breed, and this is why they are taken for a ride by and Jordanian sheep at KD 80 to 85 and Australian sheep sellers. “Some sellers know that some people have no KD 52-55. He said prices are also determined by the idea about the difference between Australian and meat’s perceived taste, and age plays an important role Arabian sheep, but you can tell the difference from their as younger sheep are considered to have more delicious horns. Arabian sheep have horns while the Australian Syrian refugees and migrants walk along a railway line as they try to cross from Serbia into Hungary near meat, which automatically make them more expensive. variety doesn’t,” he said. Horgos on Tuesday. — AFP Child’s body on beach shocks Europe Qatar will enforce key Continued from Page 1 the coastguard had rescued over 42,000 migrants in the Aegean Sea in the first five months of 2015 and more The corpses of 12 migrants, among them five children than 2,160 in the last week alone. A coastguard official labor reform from Nov and a woman, were found and 15 others were rescued, told AFP around 100 people had been rescued by Turkish some surviving by reaching the shore in lifejackets. The rescue teams overnight as they tried to reach Kos. DOHA: Football World Cup 2022 host Qatar will begin gy-rich Gulf state. coastguard, backed by helicopters, was continuing its The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR says enforcing a law that ensures migrant workers get paid A 2013 academic study, “Portrait of Low-Income search for three people still missing, a statement said. more than 2,500 people have died trying to cross the on time from early November, labor ministry officials Migrants in Contemporary Qatar”, found that around a Over the last week, there has been a dramatic spike in Mediterranean so far this year. Migrants, many of said yesterday. The Wage Protection System (WPS) - fifth of migrant workers were “sometimes, rarely or nev- the numbers of migrants - mainly from Syria, whom have paid over $1,000 to smugglers for the risky trumpeted by the government as a “significant” reform er” paid on time. The WPS has been touted by the gov- Afghanistan, Pakistan and Africa - seeking to leave Turkey passage, are taking advantage of the calm summer - has been delayed from an initial start date of August ernment as proof of its commitment to reform, in by sea for Greece in the hope of finding new lives in the weather which makes this the best time for the cross- 18 to allow companies more time to prepare for the response to furious criticism of Qatar’s labour practices European Union. This week, the Turkish government said ing. — Agencies change. It is one of a number of measures that Qatar is since the controversial decision to allow it to host foot- expected to introduce in an attempt to improve labor ball’s biggest tournament. Ministers predict that conditions following criticism by rights campaigners of changes to the “kafala” sponsorship system - widely Calls to downgrade Iran ties, declare... the treatment of migrant workers.”We will start apply- blamed for enabling the abuse of foreign workers, ing the law on November 3rd,” labor ministry official especially laborers involved in the country’s vast infra- Continued from Page 1 MP Abdullah Al-Turaiji meanwhile criticized the Saleh Al-Shawi said at a press conference yesterday. structure projects - will be announced later this year. Cabinet for not taking the measures that the Kuwaiti Under the WPS, workers will be paid either twice a MP Saud Al-Huraiji said the public prosecution inves- people have been waiting for following the uncovering month or monthly, with wages electronically trans- ‘Only One Small Step’ tigations have proven that Iran, Hezbollah and their of the Iranian cell. He said that it is strange that the gov- ferred to their bank accounts. Banks will be compelled However, Wednesday’s announcement failed to supporters are involved in plotting attacks on Kuwait ernment has not summoned the Iranian ambassador to to open accounts for workers and transfer the wages pacify Qatar’s critics, who urged Doha to do more on and threatening the stability and security of the coun- Kuwait to protest and condemn Iranian support for the once they have been paid by companies. Shawi said labour reform. Sharan Burrow, general secretary of the try. He called on the Kuwaiti government to lower the terror cell. He said that the government is required to that all banks within Qatar will participate in the WPS International Trade Union Confederation, told AFP: level of diplomatic ties with Iran and to declare take actions against officials who failed to prevent the and inspection teams will be used to watch out for any “This announcement is not credible without funda- Hezbollah a terrorist organization inside and outside smuggling of the large quantities of arms by the cell company breaking the rules. Any violations could mental reform. If the government is serious then it has Kuwait and to ask the GCC states to take similar actions members. Turaiji said the latest developments necessi- potentially mean imprisonment for bosses, and there to abolish the ‘kafala’ exit visa system and introduce a against the two parties. tate to reiterate previous calls to transform the Gulf are fines of up to 6,000 Qatari riyals ($1,650), said minimum wage.” Burrow also called on workers in Huraiji said that the public prosecution statement Cooperation Council (GCC) into a union to be able to Shawi. Qatar to be given a “collective voice and collective bar- shed light on the aggressive plots of Iran, Hezbollah and better confront aggressive plots. Companies who do not comply could also be pun- gaining” rights. their agents against Kuwait. He said Iran has failed to Meanwhile, speakers at a public rally Tuesday night ished by being banned from recruiting new staff. Amnesty International’s Mustafa Qadri welcomed respect neighborly relations and recruited spy cells in strongly lashed out at Iran and Hezbollah and their sup- Inspection teams, overseen by the labor ministry, will the announcement but cautioned it was “only one the country and trained its cells on the use of weapons porters and spoke about what they said are Iranian monitor the new system and identify any firms not small step on the long road towards ending chronic and arms to destabilize the country. plots to occupy Kuwait. Political analyst Abdullah Al- complying with the regulations. “We are ready,” Shawi labour abuse in Qatar”. He said the WPS had to be prop- MP Madhi Al-Hajeri, the secretary of the foreign rela- Nafisi told the rally that Iran is quietly plotting to take added. More than one million workers are thought to erly enforced. “Success must be measured not by the tions panel, said that the prosecution’s investigations over Kuwait and other countries in the Gulf by utilizing be potentially affected by the introduction of the WPS. deadline set, but by proactive actions by the authori- proved beyond doubt that Iran and Hezbollah con- their agents and supporters in those countries. He said Failure to pay salaries on time, especially for blue collar ties and business operating in Qatar... to ensure spired to carry out attacks against Kuwait. Hajeri called that the Iranian plots have not stopped and are still workers, has been one of the biggest complaints migrant workers are adequately paid and on time,” on Iran to stop interfering in the affairs of the Arab ongoing and called for strong actions by the govern- voiced by rights groups against companies in the ener- Qadri said.— AFP countries and respect principles of international law. ment. 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By Ulf Laessing

ibya’s official government is struggling to woo oil majors in a bid to control oil revenue and force a rival LTripoli government into a UN peace deal because for- eign clients are wary of breaking with the established state energy firm in the capital. The battle over Libya’s oil resources is at the heart of a conflict between two governments and parliaments allied to a host of armed groups fighting for power four years after an uprising ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi. The internationally recognised government, based in the east since losing Tripoli a year ago, wants oil firms to discuss purchase contracts with its own officials instead of the state oil firm based in the capital, which is held by a rival group. So far foreign oil buyers have sought to ignore the ‘Cattle war’ rages amid CAR violence conflict by continuing to pay through the state’s National Oil Corp (NOC) and the central bank in Tripoli, using a system in By Jean-Pierre Campagne and Fula ethnic group caught between anti-bala- stock farmers killed from the country’s total people who killed our parents, raped our place for decades under Gaddafi. By appointing its own NOC Christian Panika ka and Seleka hatred. “When the anti-balaka Mbororo population of 40,000. Thousands mothers, our sisters, our wives, and destroyed management and inviting firms to a conference in Dubai, the arrived in the West they targeted the Mbororo more breeders have fled with their herds for our belongings,” said Severin Ndotiyi, a former east has escalated the dispute to put pressure on the rival “cattle war” is raging amid the sectari- and their animals. They used grenades to kill the neighbouring countries of Cameroon, anti-balaka militant also known as “Satan.” government in Tripoli to agree on a national unity govern- an violence bloodying the Central cattle, fired Kalashnikovs into herds and mas- Chad and Sudan. The result has been reduced ment, oil insiders and entrepreneurs say. AAfrican Republic, with herds massa- sacred our families. My entire herd of 300 cat- beef supplies, and a hungry market for those ‘Don’t Hesitate to Attack’ A rival assembly in Tripoli known as the General National cred by grenade or machine-gun, cows tle, my wife and four children were wiped out,” selling solen cattle. “No one in Central Africa The flight of so many livestock farmers, Congress (GNC) has refused to sign a preliminary deal bro- stolen, breeders kidnapped or murdered and said - in that order - Maloum Bi Issa, a cattle today can deny they’ve eaten beef sold by the however, has modified the way abuse is being kered by the United Nations, stymieing an accord Western reprisal strikes staged against rival villagers. farmer who fled for Bangui after the attack. anti-balaka,” says a deputy prefect under the meted out. According to an FAO inquiry, powers say is the only way out of the country’s chaos. “It is the Targeting cattle within the country’s religious “Before, there were cattle everywhere in the condition of anonymity. “Entire neighbour- armed groups that no longer steal cattle are only card left unplayed to force the GNC to reason for the strife inflicts direct economic damage. Trade country,” he said. hoods were supplied (that way), especially in racketing breeders by demanding protection best of Libya and accept a government of national unity,” said in the livestock is a major source of income for According to estimates by the Fula minori- north Bangui.” money in exchange. “Some farmers are at Husni Bey, a prominent entrepreneur. If the GNC won’t agree around 300,000 people in the nation of five ty in Bangui, around a million cattle have been Some justify that trade as belated com- times held against their will by the anti-balaka then the east wants to exert pressure by seizing oil revenues, million, and constituted over 10 percent of massacred or stolen, and about 1,000 live- pensation. “It’s the fruit of the victory over the so they won’t lose an important source of Libya’s lifeline, he said. Pressure has been building on eastern- GDP in the 2000s, according to the Food and their revenues,” the FAO said. “When farmers based premier Abdullah al-Thinni, who is fighting irrelevance Agriculture Organization of the United manage to escape areas controlled by the as his cabinet works in a remote eastern city, issuing decisions Nations (FAO). The value of cattle has caused anti-balaka, the latter don’t hesitate to attack ignored by Tripoli ministries reporting to the rival administra- herds to be alternatively pillaged or massa- non-governmental organisations, livestock tion. Thinni’s status as head of the internationally recognised cred by raiders in virtually all sectors of the dealers and local populations to steal their government would not give his officials the right to claim country’s north and west. belongings, which poses real security prob- ownership of oil reserves, said Mattia Toaldo, policy fellow at That campaign has choked off supplies to lems.” the European Council for Foreign Relations. the capital, Bangui, causing the PK 12 cattle The movement of displaced farmers has “Both the US and all of the EU have said over and over that auction and slaughterhouse to the north of also disrupted land distribution in migratory they will not recognise any parallel economic institution,” he the city to be shuttered. “Herd figures have herding zones. “Restored security will not said. “Big oil payments go through systems such as SWIFT dropped by 77 percent compared to levels mean an automatic return of breeders to their which, for the moment, are controlled by the EU and the US.” before the crisis, due to mass slaughter and former areas,” the FAO said. Beef is highly Thinni had already demanded in March that oil exports be theft,” said the FAO. The agricultural violence is sought after in a country where the meat is paid for through new bank accounts in Dubai but no buyer the most recent reverberation of unrest fol- used in three-quarters of prepared dishes - has signed any deal because of legal concerns about proof of lowing the March 2013 overthrow of particularly in Bangui. Cooked with coconut, ownership. Contracts and geological data are stored at NOC President Francois Bozize by Muslim Seleka cassava leaves, tomato or gooey “goussa” Tripoli. In the invitation to the Dubai conference, the eastern rebels in favour of their leader, Michel sauce, beef in CAR is served grilled or braised, NOC chairman Naji Al-Maraghi pointed out to oil firms that Djotodia. Djotodia was forced to step aside in and used in squash breads and other dishes. It the state firm was based in the eastern city of Benghazi; not turn for failing to quell sectarian violence is also smoked by the Fula for longer conser- Tripoli, where several hundred staff work. But no NOC unit between Seleka members and Christian mili- vation. works out of Benghazi, as the city has been a battle zone tias known as the anti-balaka, whose deadly Prior to the start of the virtually uninter- between government forces and Islamist groups since last clashes erupted in 2013 and 2014 across the rupted violence that began in 1990, “the num- year. Maraghi works out of Bayda, Thinni’s seat. country. ber of cattle was close to that of the popula- tion,” recalled Maurice Agoumaka, a former Conference Delay 1,000 Farmers Killed employee of the National Federation of The UN is pushing the warring parties to form a unity gov- The primary human victims of the recent Central African Livestock Farmers. “Everyone ernment this month because the mandate of the House of cattle war chapter of that conflict are Mbororo A file photo taken on Jan 18, 2014 shows Muslim cowherds selling their used to say that each Central African had his Representatives, also based in the east, ends in October. With livestock farmers - members of the Muslim cows at the livestock market in the P12 district of Bangui. —AFP own cow.” —AFP no deal, the question of who represents Libya will become even more blurred and might further fuel the conflict. People in the east have been asking Thinni to take hold of oil rev- enues, because 60 percent of Libya’s oil exports come from Can Clinton candidacy unravel over emails? the eastern Hariga and Brega ports while payments go to Tripoli. The central bank in Tripoli, which has tried to stay out By Michael Mathes ‘Wounded Candidate’ on her server were not marked classified at the time they of the struggle, says it serves the whole country. But life in the Sales points to some of the classified data believed to were sent. east has become even harder as fighting disrupts deliveries of he remains Democrats’ best hope - for now - to have been transmitted via email to Clinton, particularly The Washington Post reported Tuesday night that central bank banknotes and imports of food and petrol. Oil retain the White House, but Hillary Clinton has material that an inspector general told Congress in July Clinton “wrote and sent” at least six of the emails that are insiders say Thinni’s government appointed Maraghi as east- failed to shake an unremitting email scandal that should have been marked “Top Secret” and “TK”, or “Talent now classified, seeming to run counter to public state- ern NOC chairman because he is more forceful than his pred- S has dragged down her perceived trustworthiness and Keyhole”. That top-level designation refers mainly to satel- ments she had made on the issue previously. The contro- ecessor Mabrook Abu Seifi, who was fired. upended her campaign. On Monday, the State lite imagery or intercepts from the intelligence community, versy now sees “major figures in the Republican Party using Both come from the Maghraba tribe of Ibrahim Jathran, a Department released 4,000 more messages that the data Sales said would be “so obviously sensitive her as a punching bag, and she hasn’t been able to former anti-Gaddafi rebel commander who controls key east- former secretary of state sent or received on a private that anybody with a security clearance effectively punch back on that issue,” Black said. ern oil ports and leads a force pushing for more autonomy in email account and a so-called “homebrew” private would know not to send it.” An indictment of Clinton is still the east. He tried to sell oil on his own in 2014 before making server. But the attached revelations that some 150 oth- peace with Thinni. “Naji persuaded Jathran that he can sell oil,” He said someone at the State “remote at this stage,” he not- said a Libyan oil insider who used to work with Maraghi at a ers have been retroactively classified has only height- Department could be indicted ed. “But her problem is not state oil firm. “He has ambitions but I am sure the Dubai con- ened suspicions about the Democratic frontrunner, over the emails. “It is increasingly just legal. She’s already tak- ference will fail.” On Friday, the eastern NOC said in an invita- whose email activity is currently under FBI investiga- likely that staffers there are en a huge hit in percep- tion riddled with English-language spelling mistakes it had tion. looking down the barrel of tions of her as someone delayed the conference planned for Tuesday by two weeks, Republicans have seized on Clinton’s conduct, high- some very serious allegations,” who is trustworthy.” saying firms needed more time to send managers. NOC in lighting the potential criminal nature of mishandling Sales said. “The million-dollar Polls show Clinton suf- Tripoli has fought back, meeting 26 foreign oil firms last week, classified information. “I think it’s been very damning,” question is whether Clinton fering a favorability down- its chairman Mustafa Sanallah said. It published a picture former Florida governor and Republican presidential herself can be held criminally turn; in the latest showing him and nine other people sitting in a meeting room. hopeful Jeb Bush told Fox News on Tuesday. “She’s got liable.” While the concerns for Quinnipiac poll, Clinton’s “NOC Bayda (which hardly has a real structure) has repeatedly a serious problem for sure.” Clinton’s poll numbers are Clinton’s presidential cam- negative 39-51 matches failed to attract a single oil company,” Toaldo said. “Large cor- trending downward. Rival candidate Bernie Sanders, paign might be an “atmos- her worst favorability rating porations prefer to stick to contracts and to deal with NOC in 73, who describes himself as a democratic socialist, is pheric” malaise instead of a ever. For many Democrats, Tripoli, with which they have dealt for decades.” —Reuters gaining on her. Even Vice President Joe Biden, who has five-alarm fire of a scandal, though, the email intrigue twice sought the presidency unsuccessfully, is consid- Sales said the email problem is not a top issue. Des ering jumping into the race against the most scruti- is perhaps the first “electronic Moines Register poll results nized Democratic nominee in decades, a woman who issue” that has the potential to Monday from early-voting aimed to plant the flag of gender equality at 1600 drag down a White House cam- Iowa showed that 76 per- All articles appearing on these Pennsylvania Avenue. paign. cent of Clinton supporters, pages are the personal opinion of Might one of the most resilient politicians in US his- Merle Black, a political sci- and 61 percent of all likely the writers. Kuwait Times takes no tory, who has faced criticism of her failed health care ence professor at Emory Democratic caucus-goers, say responsibility for views expressed reform while she was first lady, her role in responding University, called the email the email controversy is not to the Benghazi attacks and her husband’s ignominy, quandary extraordinary and important to them. Thirty-eight per- therein. Kuwait Times invites read- ultimately be derailed by her email snafus? While the “very Nixonian,” in the sense that cent said it was somewhat or very impor- ers to voice their opinions. Please verdict is still out, experts have taken to updating, with accusations of misconduct have tant. send submissions via email to: opin- a Clintonian twist, the immortal question about the persisted, and the tone is one of Even if Clinton wins her party’s nomina- [email protected] or via snail 1970s Watergate scandal that brought down president secrecy, despite Clinton’s pledge tion, Black said concern could linger. Richard Nixon. “What did Hillary know and when did of full compliance with official Independents, whom she would need in mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. she know it?” asked law professor Nathan Sales of orders. Clinton first insisted that order to win, would prove a problem for The editor reserves the right to edit Syracuse University College of Law. “The latest revela- there was “no classified material” in her her, particularly if Democrats stay home any submission as necessary. tions are potentially very, very damaging, although it’s emails. But she shifted weeks later on the out of frustration. “She is a wounded too soon to say for sure,” he told AFP. campaign trail, telling reporters the emails candidate now,” he added. —AFP THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 SPORTS

Ibrahimovic to stay at PSG Martinez happy with squad Cahill to captain Australia STOCKHOLM: Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic was pursued by former LONDON: Manager Roberto Martinez is pleased with Everton’s business in the PERTH: Veteran forward Tim Cahill will replace injured midfielder Mile club AC Milan but decided to remain with French champions Paris Saint summer transfer window and said the Premier League club have ensured they Jedinak as Australia captain for today’s World Cup qualifier against Germain amid interest from a slew of other European clubs, the striker said will maintain continuity at Goodison Park. Bangladesh in Perth. yesterday. The Toffees brought in seven players, including the deadline-day signings Jedinak, who skippered Australia to the Asian Cup title in January, Speaking to reporters ahead of the Euro 2016 qualifiers against Russia and of centre-half Ramiro Funes Mori from River Plate and Aaron Lennon from has been ruled out of the Group B fixture as well as Tuesday’s clash in Austria, Sweden’s record scorer said the Italian club, where he spent two sea- Tottenham Hotspur. They also signed Tom Cleverly, Gerard Deulofeu, David Tajikistan after picking up a hamstring injury playing for English sons and won the Scudetto in 2011, had approached him but he preferred to Henen, Mason Holgate and Leandro Rodriguez, but probably the club’s best Premier League club Crystal Palace. stay put. “It was concrete from their side and they showed great interest, but I piece of business was resisting three bids from Chelsea for England defender It will be the third time Cahill, a 35-year-old Shanghai said from the beginning that I am staying at PSG, I’m happy there,” John Stones. Martinez had earlier declared his intention to sign another striker Shenhua striker, has led the Socceroos, having done the 33-year-old told a news conference. but the club were left frustrated in their attempts to bring in Andriy so at the 2010 World Cup and during this year’s As the clock ticked down to the end of the transfer window Yarmolenko from current Ukrainian champions Dynamo Kiev, according to British media reports. Asian Cup. this week, Ibra was linked with several clubs including Premier “It’s always a great honour but as you’ve seen league Arsenal and Turkey’s Fenerbahce and Galatasaray. However, the manager said he was happy with the players at his disposal and stressed the importance of being able to hold on to his key performers. “I through the World Cup and Asian Cup campaign a “I take it as a compliment that there is still interest in me. It lot of us were called upon to lead the team on and means I’m still performing. I take it as positive,” he said when feel really pleased about the way in which our business during this transfer window will allow us to carry on with the continuity in our squad and develop off the park and we must continue to do that,” Cahill, asked by a Turkish journalist about a possible move, adding some of our young talent while adding some outstanding characters,” the Australia’s record goalscorer, told reporters in that his agent Mino Raiola handled all such queries. Spaniard told the club website (www.evertonfc.com). Perth. Cahill, who has scored eight goals in “It’s all about when you get a firm offer or a level of “Keeping the main performers of the team that attempted that fourth- 23 matches during his first year in China, interest that is serious. place finish in the Premier League two seasons ago and shared in some will be looking to add to his tally of 39 in Then you can think about it seriously. It’s not incredible memories in Europe last season will help us to integrate all of our 83 games for Australia when they face like I call a club and say ‘I’m coming’-there has to new signings and to carry on reaching better levels of performance on a con- the 170th FIFA ranked Bangladeshis be interest from the other side.” —Reuters sistent basis. — Reuters today. — Reuters Yankees see off Red Sox, Marlins roll

BOSTON: Brett Gardner homered and Stephen Drew hit a two-run double as the New York Yankees pieced together just enough offense to overcame Rick Porcello’s career-high 13 strike- outs and beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 on Tuesday night. Porcello (6-12) scattered five hits over eight innings and the only earned run he allowed was Gardner’s solo homer in the eighth. However, the Red Sox gave him little support at the plate, stranding seven runners. Michael Pineda (10-8) pitched six strong innings for the Yankees, scattering four hits and striking out sev- en and Andrew Miller picked up his 29th save as New York evened the series at one game apiece. Boston had a promising rally going in the eighth that quickly fizzled on an attempted double steal.

MARLINS 7, BRAVES 1 Justin Nicolino pitched seven scoreless innings, Justin Bour hit a three-run homer, and Miami beat hapless Atlanta again. Nicolino (3-2) shut down the Braves with help from a pair of double plays. Atlanta lost for the 14th time in 15 games, including the last seven in a row, but at least avoided its second straight shutout when AJ Pierzynski drove in a run with a two-out single in the eighth off Erik Cordier. The Braves have been outscored 110-40 dur- ing their most recent skid. Manny Banuelos (1-3) made his first start in more than a month coming off the disabled list. He lasted 2 2/3 innings, giv- ing up six hits and three runs. Hector Olivera went 0 for 4 with a strikeout in his major league debut for the Braves.

RAYS 11, ORIOLES 2 ATLANTA: Braves Hector Olivera, making his major league debut, makes a diving stop on a grounder hit by Miami Marlins Marcell Ozuna and throws him out during the seventh inning. — AP JP Arencibia homered and drove in six runs to Phillies scored the eight runs on only three hits. TWINS 8, WHITE SOX 6 Paul Goldschmidt also homered to help Arizona pitched a scoreless inning. The Padres loaded the back an impressive pitching performance by Ruf caught hold of an 0-2 curveball and Miguel Sano’s towering home run tied the complte a doulbeheader sweep. Phil Gosselin bases with no outs in the ninth against Rangers’ Drew Smyly, and Tampa Bay cruised past launched it for a three-run shot, the second time game for Minnesota in the seventh inning, and homered and drove in four runs to lead Arizona closer Shawn Tolleson. He struck out Justin Baltimore. in six days he capped a five-run third inning with two Chicago errors aided the go-ahead rally in to a win in the first game. It was the second time Upton looking before Jed Gyorko had an RBI sin- Brandon Guyer had four hits for the Rays, who a homer off Jonathon Niese (8-10). Jeanmar the eighth to help the Twins beat the White Sox. this season the Diamondbacks swept a double- gle and Austin Hedges a sacrifice fly. Tolleson scored four runs in both the fourth and fifth Gomez (2-3) was credited with the win after Eduardo Escobar’s leadoff double, his third hit, header from Colorado. Rockies third baseman retired Cory Spangenberg on a flyout to end the innings to send the Orioles to their 12th loss in yielding two runs and five hits in two innings. started the trouble for Zach Duke (3-5), who Nolan Arenado homered in both games to take game. 13 games. Tampa Bay has won three in a row to threw away a sacrifice bunt attempt by Kurt the NL lead with 32. He had three RBIs on the day get back to .500 and stay in the hunt for the final BREWERS 7, PIRATES 4 Suzuki for one run. Third baseman Tyler Saladino and now leads the league with 98. ANGELS 6, ATHLETICS 2 AL wild card spot. Smyly (2-2) struck out 10 over Jimmy Nelson pitched seven dominant let a grounder go through his legs, and the Twins Trailing 3-1 in the nightcap, Arizona rallied Kole Calhoun had three hits, including his seven scoreless innings. The left-hander allowed innings and Milwaukee hit Pittsburgh ace Gerrit scored twice more on a single and a sacrifice fly. against reliever Scott Oberg (3-4). Oberg hit 21st home run of the season, to back a strong four hits, walked one and retired the final 10 bat- Cole for five early runs. Nelson (11-10) gave up Kevin Jepsen (3-6) pitched a perfect eighth Gosselin, walked Chris Owings and gave up a start by Matt Shoemaker, and Los Angeles ters he faced. It was his fourth start since return- four hits, didn’t walk a batter and struck out six. inning for the win. Glen Perkins recorded his tying two-run double to Aaron Hill. Pollock fol- snapped a four-game losing streak. ing from a 3 1/2-month stay on the disabled list The Brewers had four consecutive hits in the 32nd save, his first in 16 days, despite a three-hit lowed with a two-run homer - his 15th. David Freese singled and scored in his return with a torn left labrum. Chris Tillman (9-10) gave first off Cole (15-8). Ryan Braun drove in a run ninth that included an RBI single by Saladino. Rubby De La Rosa (12-6) allowed three runs to the Angels’ lineup after missing more than a up seven runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings. with a single and Adam Lind drove in two with a Avasail Garcia’s two-run homer in the sixth on six hits in six innings. Josh Collmenter worked month with a fractured right index finger. Carlos double as Milwaukee grabbed a 3-0 lead before inning gave Chris Sale and the White Sox a 4-3 the last two innings for his first save. Arizona led Perez added two hits while Mike Trout also sin- BLUE JAYS 5, INDIANS 3 Cole retired a batter. Jean Segura drove in anoth- lead. most of the first game. Gosselin, who was gled and scored for the Angels. Ryan Goins hit a two-run homer in the bot- er run in the inning on a two-out infield hit. tom of the 10th inning and Toronto snapped Jonathan Lucroy’s run-scoring single extend- TIGERS 6, ROYALS 5 Cleveland’s six-game winning streak. Yan Gomes ed Milwaukee’s lead to 5-0 in the second. Cole Justin Verlander threw his fifth consecutive hit two home runs and Michael Brantley also gave up five runs and eight hits in four quality start, and Ian Kinsler homered and drove connected but it wasn’t enough for the Indians. innings.Nelson retired 10 straight before Jung Ho in three runs to help Detroit snap a four-game Toronto’s Edwin Encarnacion went 0 for 2 with a Kang led off the fifth with a double and then losing streak. walk and a sacrifice fly, ending his career-high scored on Neil Walker’s single.Francisco The Tigers had lost nine of 10 to drop into last hitting streak at 26 games. Dioner Navarro sin- Rodriguez got the final out for his 32nd save. place in the AL Central. Verlander (3-6) limited gled off Bryan Shaw (3-3) to begin the 10th and the Royals to seven hits and four runs, two was replaced by pinch-runner Ezequeiel Carrera. CUBS 5, REDS 4 unearned, over 6 2-3 innings. He has a 0.76 ERA One out later, Goins drilled the game-winning Kyle Schwarber hit a go-ahead two-run home in his past five starts and the Tigers’ lone two vic- homer into the right field bullpen, his fifth. Mark run in the seventh inning, and Kris Bryant had tories since Aug. 19, including a one-hit shutout Lowe (1-2) got one out for the victory as AL East- three hits to lead Chicago. Schwarber sent a of the Angels in his previous outing. Johnny leading Toronto won for the fourth time in five deep drive into the left-center field bleachers on Cueto (2-4), who the Royals acquired in a July 26 games and remained 1 1-2 games ahead of the a 3-2 pitch from Burke Badenhop (1-4). The blast trade with Cincinnati, allowed four runs on nine New York Yankees, who beat Boston 3-1. scored Dexter Fowler, who had singled with two hits over six innings. Cueto has given up 38 hits outs. in his past four starts, the most hits he has PHILLIES 14, METS 8 Bryant drove in two runs for Chicago, which allowed in his career over a four-start span. Darin Ruf homered and had a career-high six had lost five of six but is still in good shape for its RBIs, helping Philadelphia emphatically end its first playoff berth since 2008. The Cubs entered MARINERS 7, ASTROS 5 10-game losing streak to the New York Mets. play Tuesday 5 1/2 games ahead of San Francisco Logan Morrison’s tiebreaking two-run pinch- Leadoff batter Darnell Sweeney drove in three for the NL’s second wild card spot. Hector hit homer in the eighth inning lifted Seattle past runs for the last-place Phillies, who won for the Rondon picked up his 25th save in 29 tries. Houston. The game was tied 5-5 when Morrison second time in 15 meetings with the NL East Fernando Rodney (6-5) allowed Eugenio Suarez’s hit the third pinch-hit homer of his career, send- leaders this season. Andres Blanco hit a two-run homer in the seventh that gave the Reds a short- ing a pitch from Pat Neshek (3-4) into the seats in double and scored twice in an eight-run sixth, lived 4-3 lead but won his first game since the right field. Franklin Gutierrez hit a solo homer in Philadelphia’s biggest inning of the year. The Cubs acquired him from Seattle on Aug. 27. the second and Mark Trumbo, who homered twice on Monday, added a two-run shot off the train beyond Houston’s left-center field wall to give Seattle a 5-3 lead in the fifth. Jose Altuve hit BOSTON: New York Yankees’ Carlos Beltran breaks his bat as he singles off a pitch by MLB results/standings an RBI single with two outs in the sixth to get Boston Red Sox’s Rick Porcello during the fourth inning of a baseball game. — AP Houston within 1. The Astros tied it up when Arizona 6, Colorado 4; Tampa Bay 11, Baltimore 2; Toronto 5, Cleveland 3 (10 innings); NY Yankees 3, Jake Marisnick scored from third on an error by acquired in a June 20 trade with Atlanta, dou- Shoemaker (7-9) gave up five hits and one run Boston 1; Miami 7, Atlanta 1; Philadelphia 14, NY Mets 8; Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati 4; Milwaukee 7, catcher John Hicks when he tried to pick off bled home a run in the third, and then broke it over seven mostly crisp innings in his second Pittsburgh 4; Minnesota 8, Chicago White Sox 6; Detroit 6, Kansas City 5; Seattle 7, Houston 5; St. Louis 8, Altuve at second base. open with a three-run shot off Miguel Castro (0- start since coming off the disabled list. He struck Washington 5; Arizona 5, Colorado 3; LA Angels 6, Oakland 2; LA Dodgers 2, San Francisco 1; Texas 8, Logan Kensing (1-0) pitched a scoreless sev- 1) in the seventh. out five, walked two and allowed only two run- San Diego 6. enth for the win and Tom Wilhelmsen threw a Patrick Corbin (4-3) allowed two runs - ners past first base. Brett Lawrie homered for the American League National League perfect ninth for his seventh save. homers by DJ LeMahieu in the second and Kyle A’s, a solo shot off Shoemaker in the first. The Eastern Division Eastern Division Parker in the fifth - and seven hits in 6 1/3 Angels were broke out of their funk with four W L PCT GB NY Mets 73 59 .553 - CARDINALS 8, NATIONALS 5 innings. Daniel Hudson pitched the ninth for his runs in the second against Cody Martin (0-1). Toronto 75 57 .568 - Washington 66 65 .504 6.5 Brandon Moss hit a three-run walk-off home third save. NY Yankees 73 58 .557 1.5 Atlanta 54 78 .409 19 run with two outs in the ninth to lift St. Louis. The DODGERS 2, GIANTS 1 Tampa Bay 66 66 .500 9 Miami 54 79 .406 19.5 NL Central-leading Cardinals have won nine of 10 RANGERS 8, PADRES 6 Zack Greinke beat Madison Bumgarner in a Baltimore 63 69 .477 12 Philadelphia 53 80 .398 20.5 and lead the division by six games. They’ve won Elvis Andrus singled in the go-ahead run and premier pitching matchup, and the first-place Boston 61 71 .462 14 Central Division nine in a row over Washington, coming from then stole home to cap a four-run seventh Dodgers beat the second-place Giants. Central Division St. Louis 86 46 .652 - behind the last two nights. Moss, who struck out inning, and Prince Fielder hit a two-run homer The Dodgers increased their division lead to 5 Kansas City 80 51 .611 - Pittsburgh 79 51 .608 6 with the bases loaded to end the third, homered and Texas held off San Diego. 1/2 games after taking the series opener 5-4 in Minnesota 68 63 .519 12 Chicago Cubs 75 56 .573 10.5 off Casey Janssen (1-4) to straightaway center on The seventh inning started with reliever Marc 14 innings in a game that ended at 12:39 a.m. Cleveland 64 67 .489 16 Milwaukee 56 75 .427 29.5 a 1-0 count. Janssen took the loss on Monday, Rzepczynski (0-1) getting the first two outs PST Tuesday. They have won seven of their last Chicago White Sox 61 69 .469 18.5 allowing four runs in two-thirds of an inning. before the Rangers broke a 4-all tie on Andrus’ eight. Greinke (15-3) allowed one run and five hits Detroit 61 70 .466 19 Cincinnati 54 77 .412 31.5 Western Division Western Division Mitch Harris (2-1) worked the last two innings, bases-loaded single off Sean Kelley. Two more in 7 1-3 innings. He struck out five and walked one Houston 73 60 .549 - LA Dodgers 74 57 .565 - allowing two hits. Ryan Zimmerman homered runs scored on catcher Derek Norris’ error on the while improving to 7-0 in seven starts against the Texas 69 62 .527 3 San Francisco 69 63 .523 5.5 and Anthony Rendon had a two-run double in a play. Andrus capped off the inning with a Giants since joining the Dodgers in 2012. Kenley LA Angels 66 66 .500 6.5 Arizona 65 68 .489 10 four-run third for Washington. straight steal of home. Jansen pitched the ninth for his 28th save in 30 Seattle 62 71 .466 11 San Diego 64 68 .485 10.5 Matt Kemp homered and drove in four runs chances. Bumgarner (16-7) gave up two runs and Oakland 58 75 .436 15 Colorado 53 78 .405 21 DIAMONDBACKS 5, ROCKIES 3 for San Diego, and has a major-league best 38 eight hits in seven innings, struck out eight and AJ Pollock hit a tiebreaking two-run homer, RBIs since the All-Star break. Ross Ohlendorf (2-0) walked one. — AP THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 SPORTS Castleford bid for a bit of Giant-killing

LEEDS: Castleford face their biggest game of the tions. However, Solomona is adamant he and his slide. But they will face a Leeds side who won the against Hull FC on Sunday to retain any hope of season so far today and, despite a less than ideal teammates are ready for their most important Challenge Cup last weekend and are looking to making the top four and after a fortnight off, Tony preparation, Denny Solomona insists the Tigers are stretch of the season and remain unaffected by complete an unprecedented treble in the club’s Smith is adamant his side will show improvement. ready to show their claws. the Carney situation. “The boys are fine, we will do history. And Brett Delaney is confident the Rhinos “It was an opportunity to freshen them up Solomona will return from an ankle injury that our best to go out there on the day and do the have learned from last season when they lost all over the weekend,” the Wolves head coach said. kept him out for the best part of a month as best we can,” said the 21-year-old former four games after their victory at Wembley to finish “These guys don’t get too many opportunities to Castleford - presently fifth in the Super 8s table - Melbourne Storm flyer. sixth in the table and crash out of the play-offs at have much of a break and they got a couple of head to a Huddersfield Giants side two places and “This is our biggest game of the season, it’s do the first hurdle. Delaney, who became the first days off. only two points above them. or die for the boys really if we want to get in the Australian to play in five Challenge Cup finals, says “It’s pretty much business as usual apart from Only the top four in the Super 8s will progress top four but we are up for the challenge. there is a determination to avoid a repeat of that that.” Also in the Super 8s, Wigan Warriors host to the play-off semi-finals and after a fourth-place “We have lost to Huddersfield twice already this anti-climactic finish to the season Catalans Dragons while in the Qualifiers unbeaten finish last season, Daryl Powell’s Tigers are desper- season by making too many errors, if we can cut “We set a goal at the start of the season to win Hull KR will look to bounce back from their ate to get back there this time. down on that then we can beat them. It will be all three trophies and that’s one of three,” said Wembley disappointment against Wakefield. But with star winger and former Brisbane tough though, they are a good defensive team.” Delaney. “But the job’s not done yet. We’re back in Also on Sunday Bradford Bulls host Widnes and Bronco Justin Carney suspended last week with Elsewhere in the Super 8s, defending champi- next Friday and we’ve got to kick on. Last year our Sheffield travel to Leigh, while the day before sees immediate effect pending an internal investiga- ons St Helens head to table-toppers Leeds Rhinos form dropped and we don’t want to do that again.” Halifax welcome a Salford Red Devils side in des- tion - the club have had to battle off-field distrac- knowing they badly need a victory to halt their Meanwhile, Warrington Wolves must win perate need of a win. — AFP Hamilton to pick up speed at Italian GP

MONZA: New father Nico Rosberg has plenty to be happy about right now but Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton intends to be smiling just as much after this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. Sunday’s race, at a super-fast track that faces an uncertain future despite its historic status as a temple to Ferrari, could see Hamilton accelerate ever closer to his third Formula One world cham- pionship. “At the moment it doesn’t look like it is possible to beat Hamilton,” said retired triple champion Niki Lauda after the Briton won last month’s Belgian Grand Prix to go 28 points clear of Rosberg with eight races remaining. “If Lewis does not make a mistake in the next AUCKLAND: Delegates and guests celebrate after the South African city of Durban couple of races, it will be hard for Nico,” said the was named as the host city for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Auckland. — AFP Mercedes team’s non-executive chairman. A dramatic, high-speed blowout in practice at Durban named as ‘historic’ Spa, coupled with a similar one on race day for Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, did little for Rosberg’s first African host of Games peace of mind ahead of the birth of his daughter last Sunday. Any sleepless nights since then will AUCKLAND: Durban was officially named ball, cricket and rugby union World Cups. have been more to do with his home life, howev- as host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games Asked if the Durban Games could be a pre- er, with Pirelli’s post-Belgium enquiry expected yesterday, making it the first African city cursor to an Olympic bid, South African to exonerate their tyres from any structural fail- ever to stage the sporting spectacular, officials in Auckland said “we’re ready” to ure. sparking big celebrations. host the world biggest sporting event but Safety will still be a prime concern at the South Africa’s third largest city was the would concentrate for the next seven years fastest track on the calendar, with the paddock only candidate for the 2022 hosting rights on making 2022 a success. community mourning the death in America last after Canada’s Edmonton withdrew in “We are very confident that in years to week of British IndyCar driver and former F1 rac- February, citing cost concerns. But the vote come we will bid (for the Olympics),” South er Justin Wilson. Vettel, furious after his scare at still sparked joy in Durban, where television African Olympic chief Gideon Sam told Spa, will be setting his sights on coming back pictures showed large crowds waving the reporters. South African’s government said with a different kind of bang in his first race at South African flag. last week that the Durban Games would Monza in Ferrari’s red overalls. “I’m excited, the city is excited!” Durban use infrastructure from the 2010 football A victory in front of the passionate home 2022 bid chairman Mark Alexander said World Cup, including the 85,000-seat fans, at the circuit where he took his first F1 vic- Lewis Hamilton celebrates in this file photo. from Auckland, where the official Moses Mabhida Stadium, to keep costs tory with Toro Rosso in 2008, would make Vettel six of the last seven races and take his second supremo Bernie Ecclestone sure to take place announcement was made at the 71-nation down. The Games will open on July 18, the first since Stirling Moss in the 1950s to win title. This time, he arrives on the back of 10 poles over the weekend. Commonwealth Games Federation’s (CGF) 2022, a national holiday marking the birth- the Italian Grand Prix with three different teams. in 11 races and six wins to Rosberg’s three. If he For Hamilton, as much as any Formula One general assembly. Newly elected CGF presi- day of South African icon Nelson Mandela, The four times champion cannot be ruled wins at Monza on Sunday for the third time in his fan, a calendar without Monza would be dent Louise Martin, who led a commission who died in 2013 aged 95. The Games will out, with Ferrari likely to be Mercedes’ closest career, Hamilton will become the first driver to unthinkable. “It’s an awesome track-so fast and that backed Durban’s bid after examining it run for 12 days. rivals given that Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo and take successive Italian Grand Prix victories since with some of the most passionate fans you’ll see in fine detail, expressed delight the Games They will be a watershed not only for Daniil Kvyat are expected to take engine penal- his compatriot Damon Hill with Williams in 1994. anywhere in the world,” said the Mercedes driver. would finally be held in Africa after 85 South African sport but also for the Games ties, but Hamilton remains the clear favourite. Monza’s own future will also be in the spot- “Racing in Italy brings back a lot of good memo- years. “A historic decision for all of us and themselves, after CGF delegates voted to Last year he won from pole position and set light, with the circuit still to agree a new contract ries for me and I’d love to add to those this week- one that my commission completely overhaul an event critics say has been slid- the fastest lap at Monza before going on to win after 2016 and more talks with commercial end.” — Reuters endorses,” she said. ing into irrelevancy. An ambitious plan, Organisers, campaigning under the slo- called “Transformation 2022” involves gan “Ready to Inspire”, said 90 percent of increasing the number of compulsory the facilities were already in place, with sports from 10 to 16 and setting a maxi- most of them within two kilometres (1.2 mum quota of 4,500 athletes. miles) of the city centre. The idea is to give greater stability to the They have described the event as a Games programme to attract more host “game-changer” that is expected to boost city bids. tourism and jobs in the Indian Ocean city of Martin, who earlier Wednesday ousted more than three million people. Malaysia’s Prince Tunku Imran to become The four-yearly, multi-sport event was the CGF’s first woman president, has been a first staged in 1930, when it was known as strong advocate for change. the British Empire Games. Britain has host- The Briton, who was involved in the ed six editions, Australia and Canada four widely praised Glasgow Commonwealth apiece, New Zealand three, and Jamaica, Games last year, told the assembly she want- Malaysia and India one each. ed to increase corporate sponsorship and Africa has always missed out but sports restore the event’s prestige. “I want to make officials have been buoyed by South sure the best athletes in the Commonwealth Africa’s successful hosting of the world’s make the Games the cornerstone of their three biggest single-sport events, the foot- calendars,” she said. — AFP Froome’s hopes of glory all but go up in smoke ANDORRA: Chris Froome’s hopes of becom- in Astana’s fortunes after their team leader ing only the third rider to win the Tour de and 2014 Tour de France champion Vincenzo France and Spain’s Vuelta in the same year Nibali was expelled from the race last week faded yesterday after he was cut adrift on the for getting a tow from a team car. 11th stage. “Aru has struck a huge blow in terms of the Astana rider Mikel Landa, third in this overall standings, one hopes he can go all the year’s Giro d’Italia, won the stage at the sum- way,” purred Landa. Two-time Tour de France mit of Cortals d’Encamp in Andorra in the champion Froome, who had started the day in Pyrenees, as his team-mate Fabio Aru seized eighth place overall, 1min 18secs adrift of the the overall lead. lead, was dropped in the mountains and his Aru, 25 and second in the Giro, attacked hopes of winning a second Grand Tour this on the final ascent of the daunting 138km year look to be dead in the water. ride through Andorra to take the overall The 30-year-old Kenyan-born rider started leader’s red jersey from Dutchman Tom the day badly when he fell and things steadily Dumoulin. It represented quite a turnaround got worse as he lost contact with the lead group 40km from the finish and lost about seven minutes by the time he crossed the line. Sky rider Froome is now 15th overall, 7min 30secs behind Aru. 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LAHORE: Pakistan’s cricket chief yesterday wrote a letter to the Indian cricket board sec- retary pressing him for an update on a pro- posed series between the arch rivals in December this year. A two Tests, five one-day and one Twenty20 series in United Arab Emirates is shrouded in uncertainty with volatile relations between the South Asian nuclear rivals at one of their lowest ebbs. Pakistan accused India of killing nine civil- ians on the border last week, barely a week after talks between the countries’ national security advisers were called off. The two countries have not played a full series against each other since 2007, though Pakistan toured India for a short series in December 2012. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan told AFP he had written to Anurag Thakur, secretary of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). LAHORE: Pakistani paceman Mohammad Amir takes a selfie with a patient during a “I have written a letter to Thakur, in the visit to a thalassemia treatment centre in Lahore. Pakistan paceman Mohammad main saying that cricket and politics should Amir is preparing to return to top-level cricket after his five-year ban expires. — AP be kept apart,” Khan told AFP. “I am positive that the BCCI shall be able to convince the PCB Chairman Shaharyar Khan With spot-fixing Indian government that it ought to honor its between Pakistan and India have seen its a cricket series with Pakistan,” Thakur said in MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with share of ups and downs, cricket should be July. But last week Thakur softened his stance, the PCB,” he added. Last year PCB and BCCI kept out of it,” he said. telling a private television channel in Pakistan bans lifted, Pakistan had signed a MoU under which they were Thakur has previously said that the coun- that a series was possible. “If situation scheduled to play six series in the 2015-2023 tries’ cricket teams should not meet while improves I cannot rule out cricket series in trio limited at home Future Tours Programme, but all were subject relations between the South Asian neigh- December,” Thakur said. “I toured Pakistan in to clearance from New Delhi. bours remain fraught, saying cricket cannot 2004 and was overwhelmed, and when Khan, a former foreign secretary and a be played with bullets. Pakistan toured India the following year I dis- LAHORE: The International Cricket ty, they will be allowed to play domestic career diplomat, said that strained relations “On one hand there is a rise in terrorist tributed sweets on their captain’s (Inzamam- Council’s five-year bans on former cricket at the first-class level,” the official should not affect cricket. “While relations activity, on the other you can’t expect to play ul-Haq) birthday.” — AFP Pakistan captain Salman Butt and pace said, declining to be named. bowler Mohammad Asif ends on A third player, fast bowler Wednesday, but the long road back for Mohammad Amir, was also banned until the players will begin under heavy September but the chairman of ICC’s FIFA starts new reform process restrictions. anti-corruption unit exercised his dis- The pair will be under strict monitor- cretion to give him an early reprieve in SWITZERLAND: Struggling with a major cor- insiders and officials, all of whom have an Indeed, FIFA already had a reform process in ing for months before being allowed to January. ruption crisis, FIFA convenes the first meeting implicit conflict of interest through their roles place when the committee was appointed. play international cricket again, accord- Left-arm paceman Amir was marked of a new reform committee late yesterday. But as well as a vested interest in maintaining as That process is led by Domenico Scala, inde- ing to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). as a great prospect for Pakistan in his few with knowledge of the matter — either much of the status quo as they can get away pendent head of FIFA’s audit and compliance “The PCB has given me a target that early days. At the age of 18 he became inside or outside world soccer’s governing with,” said Jaimie Fuller, a founder of the cam- committee. In July, Scala presented a nine- includes improving fitness, attending the youngest bowler to capture 50 test body — expect it to come up with the robust paign group #NewFIFANow, which is seeking point reform plan to the executive committee sessions with a psychiatrist and deliver- wickets during the controversial test proposals for structural change that are being radical reform. which included replacing that powerful ruling ing lectures to young cricketers for match at Lord’s in 2010. According to a sought by prosecutors and sponsors. An attempt to get FIFA’s sponsors — such as body with two separate committees - weaken- awareness against misdeeds as a revised anti-corruption code, a banned FIFA is facing unprecedented pressure to Coca Cola Co , Visa Inc and McDonald’s Corp — ing the power of the confederations. The com- national player,” Asif, 32, told Reuters player can appeal the ICC to allow him reform following the May indictment by US to appoint two representatives to the commit- mittee responded by setting up the new during a practice session at the Model to resume playing domestic cricket authorities of nine current and former soccer tee failed. The sponsors decided they didn’t reform committee. Town Ground in Lahore. before the end of the ban. officials on bribery-related charges. Many of want to be part of a body so dominated by the Scala, a Swiss businessman, is not a member “I will have to achieve the target in The PCB had decided to help Amir them had served on FIFA’s executive commit- confederations, according to a source familiar of Carrard’s body and his ability to influence its two months and only after that will I be with his appeal but ruled out helping tee or in other FIFA positions. with the situation. decisions remains in question, even though he allowed to play freely.” Butt and Asif Butt and Asif with any relaxation. But the committee’s Chairman Francois Coca-Cola, Visa and McDonald’s all declined is supposed to oversee it. were banned for spot-fixing during Though the ban is lifted, serious opposi- Carrard lost credibility with those seeking to discuss the latest developments in the FIFA Adding to the multiple layers of decision Pakistan’s tour of England in 2010, par- tion from officials and hostility from more radical change when he told the Swiss reform process when contacted by Reuters. making, Carrard has said he will appoint a five newspaper La Matin Dimanche that criticism of Visa and McDonald’s both referred to state- person ‘advisory board’ to help him with his ticularly for bowling deliberate no-balls Pakistan’s cricket-obsessed fans will FIFA President Sepp Blatter was “unfair” and ments they had issued some time ago in which reform plans. “The whole thing is ridiculous,” by pre-arrangement during the fourth mean the road to redemption will be a that the corruption cases involve “only a few they called for reforms in FIFA. says Michael Hershman, a member of a previ- test at Lord’s. Both have served jail sen- long one for the tainted trio. rogues.” He also came under fire for claiming Earlier in the summer, the sponsors were ous attempt to reform FIFA - the Independent tences in Britain and were given mini- Age also weighs heavily against Butt that soccer in the US is “just an ethnic sport for very public in their calls for significant Governance Committee. mum five-year bans by an ICC tribunal. and Asif and the long lay-off has exposed “Albert Einstein said the definition of insani- Butt was also given a two-year suspend- their fragile fitness. “Their return will be ty is doing the same thing over and again and ed sentence. the biggest injustice to players who play expecting different results,” he said, noting that Both players said they were ready to clean cricket,” former cricket captain there had been at least three previous reform meet the board’s demands. “I just want Rashid Latif said. “There should not be attempts in recent years. “They have a clear to play cricket, which runs through my any space for criminals in international road map from those three efforts ... this is an blood,” former captain Butt said. A PCB cricket.” enormous waste of time, energy and money,” official told Reuters the trio would only But the players said they have served he added. be allowed to play “controlled cricket their time and hoped the nation has for- and start with club cricket for now.” given them. “People come to watch my US WATCHING “They will be strictly monitored by practice sessions and pray for my Hanging over the entire process is the con- professional cricketers and psychiatrists return,” Butt, 30, said. “This shows that tinuing investigation by US authorities, and a for a few months. they have forgiven me and want to see parallel Swiss probe.On the day Carrard was If they prove their fitness and morali- me in action again.” — Reuters appointed to the chairmanship of the commit- tee, Kelly T. Currie, the chief US prosecutor in Brooklyn, New York told a news conference that US authorities would continue to monitor Tiny Cook Islands win FIFA’s response to the corruption crisis. “We hope that reforms will be deep and another WCup qualifier they’ll be substantial,” he said. “Superficial changes at FIFA to its statutes will not be suffi- TONGA: Having waited almost 20 ond game, American Samoa, once cient.” Carrard’s committee is expected to pro- years for a first World Cup win, the tiny beaten 31-0 by Australia, edged Tonga vide FIFA’s executive committee meeting on Cook Islands were left celebrating their 2-1 to keep alive their hopes of finish- September 24 with a report - just three weeks second in three days which put them ing top of the four team, five-day tour- after its first sitting. on the brink of reaching the next nament. Francois Carrard However the key deadline is December’s round in Oceania qualifying. They have three points, along with executive committee which will set the agenda Midfielder Taylor Saghabi, who Samoa, with only the group winners girls in schools,” as he questioned why the US reforms of FIFA but since then they have for February’s congress, which will be attended scored a hat-trick in the breakthrough advancing to the second round where was investigating. been less outspoken. by representatives from FIFA’s 209 member 3-0 win over Tonga on Monday, the likes of New Zealand and Tahiti FIFA was forced to issue a statement dis- They haven’t, for example, backed up their associations.. tancing itself from Carrard, a former director calls with threats that they might pull out of That congress will also choose a new leader bagged the winner via a 39th minute enter the qualifying fold for Russia general of the International Olympic sponsorship deals or not renew them, one for FIFA, who may well have other ideas about free-kick on Wednesday as the Cook 2018. Committee. Sources close to FIFA told Reuters source with knowledge of the situation said. reform. Blatter announced in June that he was Islanders edged Samoa 1-0 at Loto- Winning the first round tournament that there were also some calls from within the Some say that the cautious stance is to be stepping down after 17 years because he said Tonga Soka Centre Field in Tonga. also guarantees a spot at the eight- organization for him to be replaced as head of expected given the importance of FIFA events, he had lost the mandate from the entire world Australia-based Saghabi, part of the team 2016 OFC Nations Cup. The Cook the committee. in particular the World Cup, as a vehicle for of soccer. All of those who have put themselves Cook Islands diaspora scoured by 28- Islands, located at the far eastern end Carrard could not be reached for comment. promoting their products to hundred of mil- forward for that job, including Michel Platini, year-old Welsh head coach Drew of Oceania and made up of 15 islands, FIFA was not immediately available for com- lions of consumers. Andrew Woodward, former the head of the European confederation UEFA, Sherman to boost the sporting min- first attempted to qualify for the World ment. The committee’s makeup also makes it director of public relations for Visa’s Global and have talked about the need for reform but as nows, is now joint top goalscorer on Cup in 1996, also in Tonga, but were less likely that it will be in any way transform- USA Marketing, said he believes the sponsors yet there has been little detail from any of the Road to Russia 2018 with four, beaten 2-0 by the hosts and 2-1 by ing. The six regional soccer confederations, made a mistake by pushing demands for FIFA them. alongside India’s Sunil Chhetri. Western Samoa. who currently control FIFA’s troubled executive reform. “They are paying for the right to spon- Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan, who is More importantly, the two wins put Subsequent campaigns have committee, also dominate the reform commit- sor a particular event ... they aren’t buying a considering whether to run again after losing the tiny island nation of less than proved fruitless, with fixtures a rarity. tee - appointing all of its 12 members, share in the business,” he said. to Blatter in a vote in May, said the entire 15,000 inhabitants, ranked joint 206th The Cook Islands’ previous match although some have chosen people from out- process should be left to the new leader. in the 209-team FIFA rankings, on six before this tournament was a 2-1 loss side of the game. Most of the soccer officials FATIGUE SETS IN “All of this should belong to the new presi- points and needing just a point against to Tonga in 2011 in their failed bid to indicted had been officials in the confedera- Many of those inside or close to FIFA are dent. Although reforms are welcome and American Samoa on Friday to qualify qualify for last year’s World Cup in tions for North and South America. also suffering from reform plan fatigue. There much needed, they are the mandate of the for the second stage. In the day’s sec- Brazil. — Reuters “It’s hard to take seriously a reform commit- have been many reform initiatives in the past new president, not the old one,” Prince Ali said tee of FIFA that is full of football and Olympic and most have led to little real change. in a statement. — Reuters Plaintiffs drop race case against the Springboks

PRETORIA: South African plaintiffs yes- Fikile Mbalula and the country’s rugby line, transformation is at a snail’s pace in “We’re not going to wait any longer,” team will be weakened. terday dropped a legal attempt to stop union SARU as respondents. all sectors,” he added. He committed the ANA president Edward Mokhoanatse Sports Minister Mbalula earlier the Springboks from playing in the After a day of legal negotiations, court to investigating the matter further, told AFP, describing the court proceed- shrugged off the legal challenge, calling Rugby World Cup in a dispute over a lack Judge Ntendeya Mavundla said the ANA declaring it to be an issue of “national ings as a “victory”. on all South Africans to rally behind the of black players in the squad. More than had agreed to drop its application for the interest” for South Africa. “This will ensure there is a kind of players. “It’s non-negotiable, we must 20 years after the end of apartheid, South Springbok players to be forced to surren- “The only issue outstanding is they supervisory role of the courts to ensure support out national team,” he told the Africa’s fraught race relations have been der their passports. want a judicial inquiry to be appointed,” there is transformation.” Traditionally a eNCA news channel. highlighted by anger over just nine black “In terms of the... players who are sup- said Riaan Grundlingh, counsel for SARU. white Afrikaner sport, rugby became a “I’m saying to fellow South Africans, players being named in the 31-man posed to go abroad, my understanding is “Obviously I’m happy (about the judge’s symbol of national reconciliation when black, white, blue and green... we are squad for the tournament in England. A that action is no longer sought,” decision).” “I’ve already bought beer for president Nelson Mandela donned a going to England to conquer and must little-known group, the Agency for a New Mavundla said at the North Gauteng the World Cup, what was I supposed to Springbok jersey and presented captain support our national team.” An Afrikaner Agenda (ANA), brought the urgent court High Court in Pretoria, South Africa’s do with it?” he joked. Francois Pienaar with the 1995 Rugby party this week lodged a petition with application to try to prevent the side fly- administrative capital. Mavundla never- South Africa’s rugby administrators World Cup in South Africa. the British High Commission to protest ing out to the World Cup, which starts on theless criticised the country’s slow pace have set a target of 50 percent black But the racial composition of the against “political interference in sport in September 18. of racial reform since the end of white- players in the national side by 2019, but Springboks has remained an emotive South Africa” an apparent reference to The case, which was never thought minority rule in 1994. many critics say the sport has failed to public issue, with calls for racial quotas what it sees as the inclusion of black likely to succeed, cited Sports Minister “It cannot be that, 21 years down the recruit and develop young black players. raising fears among some fans that the players on a racial basis. — AFP THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 SPORTS Hong Kong fans warned over China grudge match

HONG KONG: Hong Kong fans were yes- Beijing. Hong Kong fans have been the second world war,” said HKFA chair- have not won but I am not sad either,” be, and with the full support of everyone terday urged to respect “fair play” in their rapped by FIFA for booing the anthem, man Brian Leung, according to the South said the Bosnian coach. at the Guam FA we are working towards politically charged World Cup qualifier “March of the Volunteers”, during home China Morning Post. Group D shock leaders Guam, who that common goal.” against China, which follows a rise in ten- games earlier this year. Their supporters “There will also be an army parade in opened Asia’s second round of qualifying Australia’s preparations have been sions and coincides with a key war have also hit out at their allocation of just Beijing and other commemorative cele- by stunning India and Turkmenistan, face rocked by a pay dispute which prompted anniversary. The match is attracting atten- 2,200 tickets out of 27,000 sold for brations all over the country. The Chinese a sterner test when they take on mighty players to boycott promotional appear- tion among a busy fixture list today, when Thursday’s game, Hong Kong media government won’t allow any trouble.” Iran in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. ances ahead of their game in Perth. But Japan will look for their first win under reported. Elsewhere Japan will expect to end The Pacific islanders lost 19-0 when the Asian champions should still make coach Vahid Halilhodzic and a mutinous The Hong Kong Football Association their poor start under Halilhodzic when they last met Iran in a competitive game short work of Bangladesh as they look to Australia take on Bangladesh. has called “for local fans to respect fair they take on Cambodia, ranked 180th in 15 years ago, but coach Gary White is take charge of Group B. Hong Kong’s supporters will Thursday play in all World Cup qualifying matches”, the world, in Saitama. eager to see how his side matches up Elsewhere minnows East Timor and make the short trip across the mainland an official told AFP. He added: “Respect for Halilhodzic has left little to chance by against the four-time World Cup finalists. Bhutan travel to Saudi Arabia and Qatar Chinese border to Shenzhen, with offi- the principles of fair play should apply to recalling European-based stars Keisuke “We know the size of the challenge we respectively, and 2002 semi-finalists cials fearing more booing of the national every match.” National feeling will run Honda, Shinji Okazaki and Shinji Kagawa are faced with, up against a team that has South Korea host Laos. anthem which they share with China. Last high on both sides as the game coincides for Thursday’s game and for next won several Asian Cups and which has The second round of Asian qualifying, year’s “Umbrella Movement” mass pro- with the 70th anniversary of Japan’s sur- Tuesday’s clash against Afghanistan in been a regular qualifier for World Cups,” which finishes in March, features 39 democracy protests pointed to a souring render in World War II. Tehran. “It is the first time in my life I have said the Englishman. teams and also doubles as a route to the of attitudes in the semi-autonomous ter- “Match day happens to be the 70th gone four matches without a win. I love “That’s the position that we want to 2019 Asian Cup in the United Arab ritory towards the central government in anniversary of the victory over Japan in winning and I am not satisfied that we put ourselves in, that’s where we want to Emirates. — AFP

BURTON-UPON-TRENT: England players take part in a team training session at St George’s Park. ahead of their UEFA Euro 2016 Group E qualifying football match against San Marino in Serravalle. — AFP England, Austria look to clinch Euro berths

PARIS: The first qualifiers for the Euro 2016 let-up and we want to win both these games,” so far struggled and lie third behind the Czech Scotland are third and a win in Georgia would Euro 2016 is slim. However, Euro 2004 winners finals in France could be decided today, tomor- said Hodgson after announcing his squad for Republic. The Dutch lost in Reykjavik last be a huge boost to their chances, especially Greece are already all but out of contention in row and Saturday in the first of a double-head- the game and next Tuesday’s home meeting October but will look for revenge and Robin with fourth-placed Ireland travelling to play Group F after collecting just two points from er of match days. AFP Sports looks at what is at with Switzerland. In addition, unbeaten Austria van Persie, who has 49 international goals, is whipping boys Gibraltar and the Scots hosting their first six matches. stake: will qualify from Group G with three games to aiming to bring up his half century. Germany next. “We still have things in our own As they prepare to host Finland under inter- spare if they beat Moldova in Vienna and Defending European champions Spain will hands, we want to meet our high expectations im coach Kostas Tsanas, they are 11 points * Who can qualify? Russia fail to beat Sweden in Moscow. seek revenge on Slovakia for a 2-1 defeat in and take over the lead at the top of the table,” adrift of the automatic qualifying berths with England have won every game so far in A draw would also be enough depending Zilina in October last year when they entertain said Germany coach Joachim Loew. only four games to go. Turkey are also in trou- Group E and can clinch qualification for the on results elsewhere going their way. Austria, the Slovaks in the northern city of Oviedo. Wales are still unbeaten in Group B and ble in Group A-having endured a poor cam- finals by maintaining that record when they who will be playing their 100th match in the Slovakia have won all six games so far and are will move to the brink of a place at the finals paign so far, they will be on the brink of elimi- face minnows San Marino in Serravalle on European Championship, have only appeared already certain to finish in the top three in with a win in Cyprus, where they have lost on nation if they lose to Latvia in Konya on Saturday. Indeed, simply matching Slovenia’s at the finals once, being eliminated at the Group C. Spain, who have Chelsea’s Diego their last two visits. Belgium host Bosnia in a Thursday and the Czech Republic win at home result from their game in Switzerland would group stage as co-hosts in 2008. Costa back in their squad, will be likewise cer- match that is vital to the hopes of the latter to Kazakhstan. suffice but anything other than a victory would tain of a top-three spot with a win before they in particular. Russia are third in Group G, four points be an embarrassment for Roy Hodgson’s side. * The big games go to Macedonia and Slovakia host third- behind second-placed Sweden, and so are in After all, San Marino are ranked 192nd in the Iceland have never reached a major finals placed Ukraine next week. * Who is in trouble? real need of a win as they host the Swedes at world and have still never won a competitive but their fine form so far in Group A has put Group D is one of the tightest and leaders With 24 teams competing at an expanded Spartak Moscow’s Otkrytie Arena in what will match. “The players must keep going, play well them in a tremendous position and they go to Poland are a point clear of World Cup holders finals next year, including hosts France, the be Leonid Slutsky’s first game since replacing and look to win every match. I don’t want any Amsterdam to face the Netherlands, who have Germany before the sides meet in Frankfurt. likelihood of any major nations missing out on Fabio Capello as coach. — AFP No slip-ups allowed for Germany as Poland await

BERLIN: World champions Germany are in the unusual position of having to win their upcom- ing two Euro 2016 qualifiers if they are to remain on track for the tournament in France next year. The Germans, who take on group leaders Poland in Frankfurt on Friday before travelling to Glasgow to face Scotland three days later, are eager to rediscover their consistency after a wobbly start. Germany are lying in second place, a point behind their neighbours and just two ahead of the Scots who are third in Group D. “We have to win both games, that’s it,” said captain Bastian Schweinsteiger. “Against Poland PRAGUE: Former football player of then Czechoslovak team Antonin Panenka poses with a we know it is difficult to play against them but reproduction of his portrait displayed on silver coins he received during the launch of a we have to win. “There is no way around it. We series to commemorate Czechoslovak soccer legends on August 26, 2015 in Prague. —AFP just must.” Last year’s 2-0 loss to rivals Poland was down to a post-World Cup hangover and a restructuring as several players retired after the ‘Panenka’ kick tricks tournament in Brazil. One of the key positions will be that of the right back with Philipp Lahm having retired from international football. keepers for four decades Coach Joachim Loew called up Liverpool’s Emre Can who could slip into this role and pro- PRAGUE: For four decades, goalkeepers have been became quite costly for me. “He systematically dived haunted by the “Panenka” penalty kick that leaves to the right or left, so I tricked him before kicking the vide the necessary defensive discipline which them diving to the side while the ball falls slowly ball gently into the middle-he didn’t stand a chance. the team are in need of. into the middle of the net. “The only trouble was that I started to put on weight “Two wins, six points and a big step towards The western world first became aware of the kick because of all that chocolate and beer!” The trick France,” Can said this week when asked what he a year after it had been invented by then- remained hidden from the western world, separated expected from the two matches. “This is what Czechoslovak midfielder Antonin Panenka when, in from the East by the so-called Iron Curtain. Panenka we want and we have the quality to do it. the 1976 European Championship final, he fooled introduced the kick step by step, in friendlies and in “Personally I also hope that I will make my West German ‘keeper Sepp Maier to hand his coun- the Czechoslovak league. And then June 20, 1976 debut for the senior team,” the youth interna- try a surprise win. “If I had missed then, I would have came and Panenka found his way into the football tional added. Poland are brimming with confi- been a turner with a forty-year record in the job history books. Brazilian legend Pele once said that dence following their win over the Germans today,” smiles the 66-year-old, still sporting his trade- “only a fool or a genius” could venture to take such and a good run so far, with Bayern Munich for- mark moustache. The Belgrade final headed into an unexpected kick at a crucial moment like the last ward Robert Lewandowski leading their charge penalties as Czechoslovakia and West Germany were penalty kick of a European tournament. to the top of the group. Several other tied 2-2 after extra time. Four Czechoslovaks and A French journalist once dubbed Panenka “a Bundesliga players are adding experience to three Germans scored while Uli Hoeness failed, the football poet”. “I certainly don’t think I’m a fool,” says the squad, who are ready to cause another score being 4-3 before the last penalty. Panenka. Czechoslovakia shed its Communist rule in upset. “I live in Germany and I can tell you Panenka took a quick run up, looking set for a 1989 and split peacefully into the Czech Republic nobody is even contemplating missing out on fierce blast and Maier dived to his left while Panenka and Slovakia four years later. the Euro finals,” Lewandowski, who has scored checked his run and his gently-chipped shot took a After the 1976 Europeans, Panenka went on to seven goals in six qualifiers, told reporters slow curve and landed safely in the net. trick French ‘keeper Dominique Dropsy in April 1979, ahead of their two games which also include “Definitely you must have some courage, but in in a qualifier for the 1980 tournament in Italy when minnows Gibraltar on Sept. 7. the first place it is necessary to practise hard, other- Czechoslovakia finished third.. “The only question is whether they will finish wise it would be too risky to try this kick,” Panenka In a shoot-out in the third-place play-off against top of the group or runners-up. But Germany told AFP. “I myself perfected it during the months Italy, as well as at the 1982 World Cup, Panenka look at us differently now. They respect us. before Euro 1976.” The idea of fooling goalkeepers in changed his strategy, scoring with shots into the this way came to the Bohemians Prague playmaker corner. “The ‘keepers already knew me and they did- “I don’t think they will swarm all over us from almost by accident, and some time ahead of its tele- n’t move any more,” said Panenka, who scored 17 the beginning as they know we could hit them vised grand premiere in Belgrade. goals in 59 games for the Czechoslovak national on the counterattack. “Certainly the perception “We regularly practised penalties and free kicks team. Panenka, who left Bohemians Prague for of the Polish national team has changed in with our ‘keeper Zdenek Hruska, betting a small Rapid Vienna in 1981, enjoys watching the growing recent times. It reflects that we are a team that amount of money, a beer or a chocolate bar on each list of his followers, including Zinedine Zidane, beat the world champions and we lead the FRANKFURT: Germany’s national football team’s midfielder Mesut Oezil (center) plays the penalty,” Panenka expained. Andrea Pirlo, Francesco Totti, Helger Postiga, Sergio group. I hope after the next two matches we ball with teammates during a training session prior to the Euro 2016 qualifier football “Since Zdenek quite often cleared my kicks, they Ramos or Zlatan Ibrahimovic. —AFP remain in first place.” — Reuters game Germany vs Poland. — AFP THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 SPORTS Premier League spending will only increase — experts

LONDON: Foreign clubs are the main beneficiaries of Manchester City), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) and Son They can also offer financial packages that are very years,” he added. “So spending is not only going to the Premier League’s transfer dealings and will contin- Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur) respectively. attractive to international players. continue, it is going to increase. Clubs will still have ue to be so with forthcoming increases in broadcast Gross transfer fees to overseas clubs of 585 million “Not only is the Premier League a net importer of the ability to spend at these kind of levels if they so revenue, financial analysts predicted as the summer pounds were 10 per cent up on the previous year, talent, way ahead of other leagues in gross and net choose.” According to Deloitte’s figures, Premier window finally closed this week. according to the annual analysis by the Deloitte busi- spending, but Germany and France have actually been League clubs’ record gross spend of 870 million Although many fees remain unofficial, it was gener- ness advisory firm. “Since the introduction of the new net exporters.” Given that a lucrative new domestic pounds was more than double that of Italy’s Serie A, ally agreed that of the 10 most expensive deals involv- (Premier League) broadcast deal for 2013-14, spending broadcast deal, a 70 percent increase on the existing the second highest. ing English clubs since the end of last season, seven of on overseas players has nearly doubled,” Deloitte’s Alex one, comes into effect next season, with overseas But there was an unexpected benefit in the the players were bought from other leagues. Thorpe told Reuters in an interview. rights still to be negotiated, Thorpe sees no reason strength of the pound against the euro, which accord- Germany’s Bundesliga benefited most, with VfL “In 2012 it was 300 million pounds. This summer it why the current trends will not continue. ing to corporate broker Foenix saved them 85 million Wolfsburg, Hoffenheim and Bayer Leverkusen receiv- was 585 million. “That shows how broadcast revenues “Looking to the future, the biggest factor driving pounds in buying players from European clubs. The ing almost 100 million pounds ($153.09 million) have driven the increase in clubs’ spending in the transfer spending has been broadcast revenue, so that next transfer window for all Europe’s major leagues between them for Kevin de Bruyne (sold to international market. And it’s not just the transfer fees. has already been taken care of for the next three opens on Jan. 1. — Reuters Conte targets Euro ticket

MILAN: Coach Antonio Conte has demanded Italy seal their Euro 2016 ticket this weekend but has warned that only first team regulars will figure in his travelling plans for next summer’s tournament in France. Italy host Malta in Florence on Thursday before travelling to Palermo to host a Bulgarian side desperate to relaunch their qualifying campaign with four games remaining in Group H. Victory from both games would see Italy book their ticket for the European Championships with two games to spare. Conte, who led Juventus to three consecutive titles prior to taking over the Italy job, advised his squad to put aside what is going on in domestic competition. “It’s an important week for us. With two wins against Malta and Bulgaria we can qualify for Euro 2016,” said Conte, who took over from Cesare Prandelli following Italy’s first-round exit from last year’s World Cup. “I want the players to forget what’s happening in their various clubs. All we should be focusing on is winning our games. “We want to win them all and finish top of the group to give our confidence and self-esteem a boost.” Italy are only one point behind group leaders Antonio Conte Croatia, who on paper have 14 but were deducted a point following a 1-1 draw with Italy in June after a group’s whipping boys. They are bottom of the pile it.” Conte added Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne to swastika was scrawled on the pitch before the fix- with one point from six games in which they mostly his squad after Toronto FC striker Sebastian Giovinco ture in Zagreb. But among Italy’s squad, competition frustrated their opponents by defending en masse suffered an injury knock. for places is tight. Conte has rejuvenated his squad and striking on the counter. Conte says he wants no There is still no room for Liverpool misfit Mario with players like Simone Zaza, but the striker’s move slip-ups over the coming two fixtures. “It’s crucial we Balotelli, who has returned to AC Milan on loan in a back to Juventus following a successful loan spell at take the six points, it would allow us to start prepar- bid to resurrect his career, and in the meantime Sassuolo could come at a price if he fails to play reg- ing for June. Malta’s squad has grown a lot in the Brazil-born Eder has laid claim to one of the striker’s ularly. “I will pay close attention to what’s going on past years, they defend with eight players and spots. Sampdoria striker Eder has hit four goals in and who is playing... if some of the players are not they’re a tough nut to crack for most teams.” two Serie A games so far to top Italy’s scoring charts playing then they will be at risk.” AC Milan midfielder Andrea Bertolacci agreed and pledged his loyalty to Conte’s cause. “I don’t While Bulgaria have given Italy plenty of food for with Conte’s assessment. “We know we can qualify if know if I will start but I’m giving my all every day thought in past encounters, notably holding them we win these two games, so on Thursday and and I’m here if and when the coach calls on me,” he to a 2-2 draw in Sofia last March, Malta are the Sunday we’ll be lining up looking to rubber stamp said. — AFP Toure-less Ivory Coast

FRANCE: France’s forward Anthony Martial kicks the ball during a training session days ahead of the team friendly match against Portugal. — AFP launch title defence Marked man Martial must JOHANNESBURG: An Ivory Coast team lacking find place at Man United superstar Yaya Toure launches this weekend what they hope will be a 10-match climb back to the pinnacle of African football. LONDON: If Anthony Martial felt unsure dle. But United manager Louis van Gaal’s The Cup of Nations title-holders have a about the scale of the challenge awaiting emphasis on Martial being a “multi-func- Group I date with fellow-west Africans Sierra him at Manchester United, it will have tional forward” suggests he may be Leone in a fixture switched from Freetown to been made plain by a comment from his asked to serve at least part of his appren- Nigerian commercial capital Lagos because of new team-mate Morgan Schneiderlin. ticeship on the flanks. the Ebola epidemic. It will be the first of four Addressing journalists at France’s In Van Gaal, Martial could hardly have qualifying games for the ‘Elephants’ as they training camp, which the 19-year-old asked for a coach with a better reputa- seek to top the table and secure a place at the Martial had just left in order to sign for tion for developing young talent. The 2017 tournament in Gabon. Ivory Coast had a United, Schneiderlin said that Wayne Ajax team that Van Gaal led to matchday 1 bye last June in a three-team mini- Rooney had spoken to him about the Champions League glory in 1995 league completed by Sudan. club’s newest recruit. “Wayne Rooney remains a symbol of the power of youth New France-born Ivory Coast coach Michel came to speak to me and asked me who and Patrick Kluivert was a year younger Dussuyer must do without Manchester City this Martial was, because the English than Martial when he scored the winner stars Toure and Wilfried Bony plus Newcastle press were starting to really talk about it,” against AC Milan in the final. United midfield enforcer Cheick Tiote. Schneiderlin said. “‘Do you know him? In that there is a caveat, however, with National team captain Toure, voted African What’s he like?’ Those were his ques- several youngsters having been given Footballer of the Year a record four consecutive tions.” chances at Old Trafford in recent months- times since 2011, asked to be excluded while Not only is Martial alighting at Old Tyler Blackett, Jesse Lingard, Paddy he considers his international future. Trafford as the most expensive teenager McNair to a lesser extent-only to then Now 32, the midfielder who specialises in in the game’s history, having cost a sink from sight. United’s recent record turning edge-of-the-box free-kicks into goals reported initial fee of £36 million ($55.1 when it comes to big-money signings suffered a dip in form when he returned last million, 49 million euros). He is doing so does not bode particularly well, with Di February from the triumphant 2015 Cup of as a relative unknown. Maria having left after a year and Juan Nations Cup campaign in Equatorial Guinea. It is believed the fee could rise to £58 Mata, Ander Herrera and Marouane Dussuyer, a former goalkeeper who guided million, but though the deal is said to be Fellaini still finding their feet. Martial, Guinea to the Cup of Nations quarter-finals this heavily incentivised-including a provi- though, said he was unfazed by the year before quitting, hopes Toure is taking only sion for Martial winning the FIFA Ballon weight of expectation, telling MUTV: “I a temporary break. Yaya Toure d’Or-it inevitably prompts unhelpful don’t feel the pressure.” “I met Yaya in London and said I was count- diate task is to restore confidence and end the Oliseh away to Tanzania in Group G without comparisons. Only Gareth Bale, Cristiano He has also spoken about how the ing on him to continue,” said the successor to run of defeats.” Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel, who did Ronaldo, Luis Suarez, Neymar, James birth of his first child in July has sharp- compatriot Herve Renard. “He is a great foot- Ivory Coast defeated Sierra Leone 2-1 and 5- not answer calls from the new coach. Rodriguez and Angel di Maria have cost ened his focus, after he was criticised for baller and I hope he is going to resume his 1 in 2015 Cup of Nations qualifiers with both Record seven-time African champions Egypt more than that and all were fully fledged nonchalance during his early days at adventure with the ‘Elephants’.” Burly striker matches staged in Abidjan because of the are in the same mini-league and hope cloudy world-beaters at the time of their respec- Monaco. Bony is injured and Dussuyer says Tiote did not Ebola virus. In-form Leicester City winger Riyad midweek weather in often scorchingly hot respond after various attempts were made to tive transfers. Thierry Henry, with whom He will not want for team-mates of a Mahrez travels to Lesotho with Algeria, the top Chad continues as they seek a return to the big contact him. Martial is often compared, was similarly similar age in a squad that contains 19- ranked African team who will expect three time after three failed qualifying campaigns. The Ivory Coast coach will be pleased by the more Group J points after overwhelming Group M outsiders Gambia and Mauritania raw when he left Monaco for Juventus in year-old James Wilson, Luke Shaw, who is recent UEFA Champions League form of 1999, but he was two years older, had 20, and 21-year-old Memphis Depay, Seychelles three months ago. must be encouraged by matchday 1 displays as Seydou Doumbia with CSKA Moscow. On loan Mahrez bagged four goals in his first three they prepare to host former African champions twice as many games behind him and who has quickly been supplanted as the to his former club from Roma, the striker English Premier League matches and Dinamo Cameroon and South Africa respectively. had already won a World Cup. club’s star signing. In Schneiderlin, scored twice during a dramatic play-off tri- Zagreb striker El-Arbi Hillel Soudani is another Gambia forced a 0-0 draw in South Africa Henry himself has described the deal Martial also has a fellow Francophone umph over Sporting Lisbon that secured a impressive Europe-based ‘Desert Fox’. under new Swiss coach Raoul Savoy and as a “massive gamble”. Like Henry, Martial (Fellaini is another) to help him adapt to group place. Ghana midfielder Andre Ayew hopes he can Mauritania held Cameroon goalless in Yaounde is a striker who started his senior career life with both United and France, albeit Ghana-born Sierra Leone caretaker coach replicate his three-goal form with Swansea City until Vincent Aboubakar snatched a final- as a winger and he is similarly drawn to one who has only just set foot in both Sellas Tetteh does not believe the absence of in a top-of-the-table Group H clash away to minute match-winner. Minnows Swaziland the left flank, from where he can cut camps himself. Toure will weaken the two-time African cham- Rwanda. caused the biggest matchday 1 upset by win- inside onto his right foot and shoot at His move to Manchester having come pions. “The absence of Yaya will not make our Ayew missed the 7-1 mauling of Mauritius ning away to Guinea and will bank on more goal. The fact he has been handed the just days after his first France call-up, it task easier,” said the coach who guided Ghana while Rwanda created a matchday 1 shock goals from experienced midfielder Tony number nine shirt, coupled with has been a whirlwind week, and there to 2009 world youth championship glory and under 30-year-old Northern Ireland-born Tsabedze when they host pointless Malawi. Rooney’s early-season struggles as will be no time to catch his breath-his had a short spell in charge of Rwanda. coach Johnny McKinstry by winning in The 2017 Cup of Nations line-up will comprise United’s lone striker, suggests he will be United debut will be a home game “I recently inherited a Sierra Leone squad Mozambique. the 13 group winners, the best two runners-up given a chance to play through the mid- against Liverpool. — AFP with low morale after several losses. My imme- Nigeria begin life under former star Sunday and hosts Gabon. — AFP Qatar feels heat ahead of World Cup qualifier

DOHA: Qatar coach Jose Daniel Carreno “We think we have enough strong points provide Qatar with another three points. league side Al Arabi, now managed by heading to Russia. At the beginning of 2015, admitted yesterday his team is under pressure to enable us to play in the Russian World Cup Tougher tests lie ahead however, with Gianfranco Zola. “Teams suffer when they play Qatar may have been a strong outside bet for to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, the coun- in 2018.” Qatar is aiming to avoid becoming matches against the top two sides in Group C the smaller teams. Maybe we will suffer when Russia. Confidence was high after winning the try’s last chance to reach the finals before the first nation since Italy in 1934 to host the at the start of this week’s games, Hong Kong we play Bhutan but we will try and score an Gulf Cup in 2014, Qatar’s first trophy abroad, hosting the event four years later. World Cup without ever having played in the and China, within the next six weeks. early goal to open up the match.” Confidence where they beat neighbours Saudi Arabia 2-1 Speaking ahead of the AFC Group C match finals. So far in qualification they have a 100 Hong Kong play in China today. Carreno, among the 2022 hosts was boosted by a 4-0 in the final. But a poor Asian Cup-where they against Bhutan in Doha on Thursday, Qatar’s percent record, having played and won one who only took over as Qatar coach in June fol- friendly win against Singapore last week. were thrashed 4-1 by UAE, beaten 2-1 by first home game of the qualifiers, the affable game, a 1-0 victory in the Maldives. The three lowing the sacking of Algerian Djamel A convoluted qualification system means Bahrain and 1-0 by Iran-has dampened expec- Uruguayan said he was confident his team points though masked a poor performance Belmadi after a dismal showing in the Asian Qatar is aiming to be one of the group win- tations. would respond to the challenge. “Yes, definite- and the fact that Qatar only won in Male due Cup, said the key against Bhutan would be to ners or four best runners-up from the AFC’s However, if Qatar fails to qualify for Russia, ly there’s pressure but it’s a kind of pressure to a 99th minute goal. score early. “The Maldives was a good lesson eight groups of five teams. one happier lesson from history is that 1934 we enjoy,” he told reporters at a Doha press Thursday’s match against Bhutan-who lost for us that we will benefit from in the future,” These 12 will then be placed into two was not only Italy’s first finals but also the first conference. their first two qualifiers 7-0 and 6-0 — should said Carreno, the former coach of Qatar groups of six, with the first two in each group time the “Azzuri” won the World Cup. — AFP Hamilton to pick up ‘Panenka’ kick speed at Italian GP tricks keepers for 16 four18 decades THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

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NEW YORK: Evgeny Donskoy of Russia can’t catch up with a shot by Marin Cilic of Croatia during the second round of the US Open tennis tournament yesterday. — AP Cilic, Ferrer advance at US Open

NEW YORK: Serena Williams prepared to resume her “It’s a nice comeback playing on these courts. It’s not withdrawing due to injury, Williams could reach a Grand Another seed in Williams’s quarter fell as Russian 31st chase of tennis history yesterday at the US Open while easy. Conditions are very difficult with this humidity.” Slam singles final without facing a top-10 rival for the seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova lost 7-5, 6-4 to Estonian defending champion Marin Cilic and seventh seed Ferrer next meets French 27th seed Jeremy Chardy first time in her career. qualifier Anett Kontaveit. Top-ranked Novak Djokovic, David Ferrer moved closer to a fourth-round meeting. next while Cilic plays either Bulgarian 17th seed Grigor Swiss teen Belinda Bencic, the highest seed remain- the reigning Wimbledon and Australian Open champi- Croatian ninth seed Cilic, trying to become the first Dimitrov or Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Kukushkin. ing in Williams’ half of the draw at 12, faces Japan’s 88th- on, tries to take another step toward his fifth US Open repeat men’s champion since Roger Federer ran off five But early matches were overshadowed by the extra ranked Misaki Doi later. final in six tries later against Austrian Andreas Haider- in a row from 2004-2008, fired 19 aces and advanced to attention surrounding the afternoon feature on Arthur Bencic, who defeated Williams in the Toronto semi- Maurer. the third round by defeating 139th-ranked Russian Ashe Stadium as world number one Williams was set to finals last month, could have a third-round meeting Djokovic, whose lone US Open title came in 2011, is qualifier Evgeny Donskoy 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 at Arthur Ashe face 110th-ranked Dutch qualifier Kiki Bertens. Three- with Serena’s older sister, Venus, who meets fellow on a quarter-final collision course with 14-time Grand Stadium. time defending champion Williams is trying to com- American Irina Falconi later at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Slam champion Rafael Nadal, the Spanish eighth seed “This court is very special to me. It brings such posi- plete the first calendar Grand Slam since Steffi Graf in Either Bencic, 18, or Venus, 35, could meet Serena in the who faces Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman in a later tive memories,” Cilic said. “It’s sort of unreal. I was work- 1988 and equal Graf’s Open Era record of 22 Slam sin- quarter-finals. match. Nadal, who won the 2013 US Open but did not ing all my life to win a Grand Slam and now I’m working gles titles, two shy of Australian Margaret Court’s all- Australian Open semi-finalist Madison Keys ripped play last year due to a wrist injury, would face Italy’s to defend one. time record. 100th-ranked Czech Tereza Smitkova 6-1, 6-2. The Fabio Fognini in the third round if he gets past the “I’m taking every day as a positive on the court and Williams completed her second “Serena Slam” of four American 19th seed reached the US Open third round South American. hoping I can go forward. I was serving pretty good major wins in a row by winning the Wimbledon crown for the first time and hopes for a fourth-round date with American Mardy Fish was sent into retirement by today. I was pretty solid when it counted.” Spain’s Ferrer, in July and the 33-year-old American can claim her Serena Williams, who ousted her in Australia. “Fingers Spanish 18th seed Feliciano Lopez, who rallied to win 2- the 2013 French Open runner-up who missed the past 2 Open Era-record seventh US Open title as well as extend crossed it could happen. If it does happen I could come 6, 6-3, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 after three hours and 11 minutes. 1/2 months with an elbow injury, downed 102nd- her mark as the oldest woman Slam champion. out and have some fun at my home Slam,” Keys said. Fish was nagged by cramps at the end. “He was a better ranked Serb Filip Krajinovic 7-5, 7-5, 7-6 (7/4). With three top-10 seeds on Serena’s side of the draw “It’s so special to get as far as I’ve ever been at this player,” Lopez said. “I think he really deserved the win “I’m very happy I’m in the third round,” said Ferrer. losing their openers and third seed Maria Sharapova Open. I’m excited and I hope to keep it going.” today.” — AFP Rudisha to race Stricken Fish reaches against the clock the end of the road NEW YORK: Mardy Fish faced down heart problems and crippling anxiety ZURICH: After announcing his return to the top shape than 1:43.5.” attacks but in the end it was a humble spot of cramping which brought his with a second world championship title in Beijing Two of the favorites didn’t qualify for the final career to an end yesterday. last month, 800-meter world record holder David in Beijing - defending champion Mohammed The 33-year-old American, who has played just a handful of tournaments in Rudisha is aiming to run even faster at the Aman of Ethiopia and Olympic silver medalist Nijel the last three years and seen his ranking slip to 581, had already said that this US Weltklasse Zurich meet today. Amos of Botswana. Open, his 13th, would be his last event. Rudisha has had a difficult time since breaking Rudisha will have to deal with Aman in Zurich But at one stage Wednesday, it appeared he wasn’t going to go quietly as he the world record at the 2012 London Olympics. as well as Adam Kszczot and Amel Tuka, who fin- served for the match at 5-4 in the fourth set. But he was then broken to love by The Kenyan missed the 2013 world champi- ished second and third at the world champi- the 18th-seeded Spanish left-hander, also of the veteran vintage at 33. Lopez onships with a bad knee and struggled to get onships. back his sharpness. Rudisha is one of 20 individual world champi- saved two break points in the seventh game in the decider when a suddenly “It has been tough 2013, 2014. I’ve been strug- ons from Beijing who will be competing at stricken Fish started cramping, which reduced him to walking pace. gling a lot coming back,” Rudisha said. “I wasn’t Letzigrund Stadium, although the all-star cast He was subsequently broken and Lopez comfortably served out for the vic- training well and after missing competition, miss- doesn’t include Usain Bolt or Justin Gatlin. tory, despite a fan’s desperate shout of ‘You’ve got this Mardy.’ ing training for a year, things change. My body Sprint supremo Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will be “He was the better player and deserved to win this match. I was very lucky,” said Lopez after the 3hr 11min Louis Armstrong Stadium encounter. was like uh-uh, it was like it had forgotten every- there, sporting another new hairstyle after clinch- David Rudisha celebrates in this file photo. thing so I had to work my way up there. ing a third world championship with her plaits “It’s very sad what has happened to him with his illness in recent years. We “But I was always optimistic about getting back dyed green and a headband of daisies around her women’s 200. It gives me a new goal to focus on. played many times and he was often the better player.” Fish once reached num- up there... The good thing is to be strong mentally forehead. Now that I’ve seen the level the 200 is going in I’m ber seven in the world, won six career titles and made the quarter-finals three and I think that helped me. This world champi- “Each time I get to the championships, it’s like looking forward to taking the step up and really times at the majors, including the 2008 US Open. onships was very important for my comeback. I’m my body knows it’s at the championships,” Fraser- going for it.” Fraser-Pryce is unbeaten since May But in 2012, his world imploded. In May that year, he underwent a procedure now looking forward to next year which is a big Pryce said. “Each time I start to think about my and another victory would secure her the to correct a heartbeat irregularity. year with the Olympics in Rio.” hair, to change the color, I know it’s championship Diamond Race title - one of 16 at stake. One of the Then, at the US Open, where he was the 23rd seed, he was set to face Roger Unlike the wire-to-wire run in London - where time. most competitive events in Zurich will be the 400, Federer in the fourth round but stunned the tournament by withdrawing for he became the first runner to break the 1:41 barri- “I’m hoping to do a personal best here.” Fraser- which sees the fastest six finalists from Beijing. “health reasons.” er for 800m - Rudisha landed the world title with a Pryce did not defend her 200-meter title in Beijing Wayde van Niekerk’s winning time of 43.48 It was then that Fish realised he was dealing with a problem which affects mil- tactical race in Beijing, but he has promised to test but the two-time Olympic champion in the 100 took the South African to fourth on the world all- lions of people around the world. He suffered another anxiety attack sitting on himself against the clock in Zurich. will be aiming to get her first gold in the 200 at Rio time list, but LaShawn Merritt of the United States the plane which was to carry him home to Los Angeles as it taxied on the run- and Grenada’s Kirani James will be out for revenge “1:43.5 was my season best in New York,” the de Janeiro next year - after finishing second in way. 26-year-old said. “Since then I’ve been racing my London. after finishing second and third. Fish had to disembark and pay $20,000 to hire a private jet to take him out of races more tactical because of my preparation for “Next year I will be attempting both,” the 28- Meanwhile, fresh from winning the world triple the world championships, you saw I did a tactical year-old Jamaican said. “When I saw the speed the jump title with the second-farthest mark in histo- New York. The Anxiety Disorders Association of America estimates that 3.3 mil- race in Beijing. “Now that’s over I’m thinking of 200 went at (at the worlds) I thought ‘OMG, thank ry, Christian Taylor of the United States will try to lion Americans over the age of 18 — around 1.5 per cent of the population-suf- pushing a little bit and seeing how far I can go. I’ve God I wasn’t in there.’ challenge Olympic, world and European champi- fer from the disorder every year. — AFP been training very well and I believe I’m in a better “Next year’s going to be an awesome year for on Greg Rutherford in the long jump. — AP Zohr gas find to ease Egypt’s energy crisis Page 22

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PHILADELPHIA: In this Aug. 7, 2014 photo, a worker assembles construction supplies at Northeast Building Products in Philadelphia. The Commerce Department releases factory orders for July yesterday. — AP US private payrolls rise steadily Productivity revised up to 3.3% rate in Q2

WASHINGTON: US private employers maintained a steady report, which showed job gains in all sectors, except in the prices for US Treasury debt fell. Stocks on Wall Street But the trend in productivity remains weak. Productivity pace of hiring in August despite recent global financial mar- energy industry. “ADP does not show the same initial under- rebounded from Tuesday’s sharp losses. rose 0.7 percent from a year ago instead of the 0.3 percent ket turmoil, suggesting that labor market momentum likely reporting bias in the initial release of the August data as increase reported last month. remains strong enough for the Federal Reserve to consider payroll data from the government appear to display,” said Strong domestic activity Growth in productivity is an important determinant of an interest rate hike this year. John Ryding, chief economist at RDQ Economics in New In August, manufacturing payrolls increased 7,000 after the economy’s non-inflationary speed limit. Though the The ADP National Employment Report yesterday York. “This apparent consistent trend in ADP payroll gains rising only 1,000 in July, the ADP report showed. The con- second-quarter bounce back is dampening wage pressure showed private payrolls increased 190,000 last month. would reassure us that the trend in employment was little struction industry added 17,000 jobs in August on top of for now, the weak trend in productivity suggests the econo- While that was below economists’ expectations for a gain of changed in August in the event that payroll growth drops 15,000 jobs in July. Services industry employment increased my’s growth potential could be lower than the 1.5 percent 201,000 jobs, it was a step-up from the 177,000 positions noticeably below 200,000 in Friday’s report.” by 173,000 jobs in August following a gain of 170,000 in to 2.0 percent pace that economists have been estimating. created in July. The unemployment rate is forecast to tick down one- July. That would imply the spare capacity in the economy is The ADP report, which is jointly developed with Moody’s tenth of a percentage point to a near 7-1/2-year low of 5.2 “Outside of manufacturing, the domestic activity data is being squeezed out more quickly than thought and that Analytics, was published ahead of the government’s more percent. The August employment report will be released very strong,” said Paul Ashworth, chief US economist at inflation pressures may take hold a little bit faster than had comprehensive employment report to be released on less than two weeks before the Fed’s Sept. 16-17 policy Capital Economics in Toronto. “But Fed officials are clearly been anticipated. Friday. “Businesses are still hiring, but it is not clear if Friday’s meeting. worried about an economic slowdown in China, commodi- Unit labor costs, the price of labor per single unit of out- report will give the Fed either an ‘all-clear’ or a ‘let’s go slow’ The chances of an interest rate hike this month have ty prices are lower, and there is little evidence of any put, fell at a 1.4 percent rate in the second quarter, rather signal,” said Joel Naroff, chief economist at Naroff Economic been diminished by a global stock market sell-off in the marked pick-up in either wage growth or core inflation.” than increasing at a 0.5 percent rate as previously reported. Advisors in Holland, Pennsylvania. wake of poor economic data from China. In addition, US In a second report, the Labor Department said nonfarm Unit labor costs rose 1.7 percent compared to the second According to a Reuters survey of economists, nonfarm factory activity slowed to a more than two-year low in productivity increased at its strongest pace in 1-1/2 years in quarter of 2014. payrolls likely increased by 220,000 jobs in August after ris- August, with some economists citing the financial markets the second quarter, keeping wage inflation subdued for A third report from the Commerce Department ing 215,000 in July. There is, however, a risk of a weaker turbulence as a factor. now. showed new orders for US factory goods rose for a sec- number as the first print of August payrolls has tended to However, Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer told CNBC The government revised productivity to show it rising at ond straight month in July on strong demand for auto- be weaker in the last several years before being revised last week it was too early to decide whether the stock mar- a 3.3 percent annual rate, the quickest since the fourth mobiles, which could help to keep manufacturing sup- higher. ket rout had made a rate hike this month less compelling. quarter of 2013, instead of the 1.3 percent pace reported ported as it deals with the buoyant dollar and softening But some economists were encouraged by the ADP The dollar rose against a basket of currencies, while last month. global demand. — Reuters Swiss freeze millions amid probes in Malaysian fund ZURICH: Swiss authorities said yesterday they in a statement: “As far as 1MDB is aware, none of had frozen funds in Swiss banks amid investiga- the company’s bank accounts have been frozen. tions of Malaysia’s troubled state investment 1MDB is in the process of developing a better fund, 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), understanding of the on-going investigations in on suspicion of corruption and money launder- Switzerland so the company can cooperate to its ing. fullest extent.” Both Swiss and Malaysian authorities are con- Swiss financial regulator FINMA has also said ducting inquiries concerning the fund, whose it was checking with some Swiss banks on advisory board is chaired by Prime Minister whether they have done business with 1MDB. Najib Razak. The fund has been dogged by con- Malaysia’s attorney general last month denied troversy over its $11 billion debt and alleged reports that a new task force would investigate financial mismanagement. 1MDB, saying the new body was just a “rebrand- “The Office of the Attorney General of ing” of an existing team that focuses on crimes Switzerland (OAG) has frozen assets amounting such as tax evasion and illegal fund flows. to several tens of millions of US dollars on Swiss The OAG last month opened criminal pro- bank accounts,” an OAG spokeswoman said by ceedings against two executives of 1MDB as email in response to an enquiry. well as against unknown persons on suspicion “At this early stage of the procedure, the OAG of corruption of foreign officials, misconduct in is analysing and consolidating evidence. The public office and money laundering. OAG is already in contact with the Malaysian “The proceedings are based on two notifica- authorities. International cooperation with for- tions of suspicious transaction reports by the eign countries, in particular with Malaysia, will Swiss financial intelligence unit MROS,” the OAG NEW YORK: This Oct. 2, 2014, file photo, shows the Wall Street entrance of the New York Stock Exchange. World stocks were wobbly probably be necessary to establish the facts,” she statement said. yesterday, on uncertainty over the economic outlook while China’s markets minimized losses amid speculation Beijing was inter- said. FINMA declined comment on the status of its vening to support prices. — AP In Malaysia, 1MDB noted the report and said inquiries. — Reuters THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 BUSINESS

Shell president: Oil will be required for a long time

ANCHORAGE: The president of Shell Oil Co. said to the Arctic. “I think the right assumptions for me to staying in the same hotel as the president - the Hotel and then overland across northern Alaska to the exploratory drilling off Alaska’s northwest coast is make are, it’s not going to go away,” Odum said. “We Captain Cook. trans-Alaska pipeline. That could take more than a going well despite stormy weather last week that saw quite a bit of very public opposition when we While environmentalists praise the president for decade. caused the company to halt operations for a few days. were in the Pacific Northwest.” Odum said he’s “110 curbing greenhouse gases, they pillory him for granti- Odum is confident exploration can be done safely, And in an interview Tuesday with The Associated percent ready” to work with people who want to find ng Shell permission to drill in the Chukchi Sea for the and the overriding factor dictating whether Shell Press Marvin Odum said he expects further protests ways to improve drilling. first time in 24 years. The US Geological Survey esti- completes an exploratory well this year will be safety. against the company’s plans for Arctic drilling like the “I do have an issue with those that oppose who mates the Chukchi and Beaufort seas hold 26 billion Shell is operating under strict Arctic rules put in place ones in Seattle and Portland where activists in kayaks use illegal means or put the safety of themselves or barrels of recoverable oil. Oil will continue to be need- after the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of tried to block Shell vessels. the safety of anybody associated with this operation ed as the United States transitions to more renewable Mexico. Arctic offshore drilling has been scrutinized in Arctic offshore drilling is bitterly opposed by envi- at risk,” he said. Odum said good progress is being energy, Odum said. the courts in lawsuits brought by drilling opponents, ronmental groups that say a spill cannot be cleaned in made on the first well off Alaska’s northwest coast. “Oil will be required for a long time,” Odum said. Odum said. ice-choked waters and that industrial activity will “We had a few days in the last week where we “Let’s take a really close look at developing our own “It’s probably fair to say, this is the most scruti- harm polar bears, walrus and ice seals already harmed couldn’t operate because of the weather,” he said. resources, control how it’s done and get all the bene- nized, analyzed project - oil and gas project - probably by diminished sea ice. In Seattle, Shell faced protests “Now we’re coming out of that and it looks like we’re fits that go along with it.” anywhere in the world. I’m actually sure of that,” he on the water by “kayaktivists” upset over the company moving into a time period of good weather.” Shell in two years of exploratory drilling and with said. All the scrutiny, along with Shell’s own internal staging equipment in the city. In Portland, Oregon, President Barack Obama this week is in Alaska ral- up to six wells hopes to confirm a vast reservoir of oil. review, have gone into safety considerations. It’s in Greenpeace USA protesters hung from the St. Johns lying support for measures to combat climate If it’s found, Shell could apply for production permits the company’s best interest, he said. “We can’t afford Bridge to delay a Shell support vessel, from heading change, such as limits on carbon emissions. Odum is and move oil by undersea pipe to the Alaska shore to have a problem here,” Odum said. —AP Zohr gas find to ease Egypt’s energy crisis

CAIRO: The discovery of the Zohr natural Eni will hold a 35 percent share of gas field off Egypt will not undermine Zohr’s reserves, with the rest claimed by private-sector negotiations about buying the state, the Ministry of Petroleum said gas from Israel, Egypt’s petroleum minis- this week. “The priority is for the domes- ter said, playing down fears that poten- tic market,” Ismail said. Around 75 per- tial deals could be under threat. cent of the 30 tcf of gas in the new field is Italian energy company Eni likely recoverable given it’s “good quality” announced on Sunday that it had found and this would bring Egypt’s total natural an estimated 30 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas reserves to an estimated 90 tcf, the gas in the Zohr field, making it the minister said. biggest discovery in the Mediterranean Once developed it is expected to pro- and the world’s 20th largest. The find duce between 2.5 and 3 billion cubic feet raised concerns in Israel’s gas industry of gas per day, Ismail said. Eni is expect- that its Leviathan field would lose a deal ed to deliver a development plan by the to supply gas to a liquefied natural gas end of October detailing the number of (LNG) plant in Egypt. wells it will dig, and production will likely “Any negotiations between private begin at the start of 2018, the minister companies in Egypt and in the eastern said. Mediterranean, and by this I mean Israel Analysts say this timeline is ambitious and Cyprus, will not stop,” Petroleum and that at least in the short run Egypt Minister Sherif Ismail told Reuters in an may still look to Israel’s Leviathan to fill its interview. natural gas needs. The price paid to Eni “These negotiations and initial agree- to purchase the field’s gas for domestic ments are ongoing.” Private companies use is still under negotiation. will require government approval to TOKYO: Investors watch a share prices board in Tokyo yesterday. Japan’s share prices fell 70.29 points to close at 18,095.40 import gas from Israel, the minister said. Prices raised points at the Tokyo Stock Exchange, giving up earlier gains as ongoing worries about China’s economic woes weighed on the Ismail’s comments may improve senti- “We have not yet agreed with Eni over Asian market. —AFP ment on the Israeli stock market where the price of the gas ...but the important leading energy companies on Monday thing is it’s a number appropriate for suffered losses of more than 4.5 billion both parties ...It’s not a condition that it Markets under pressure after oil drop shekels ($1.1 billion) after news of the be the same number agreed upon in oth- Zohr discovery. er deals,” the minister said. In July, Egypt Saudi banks weak after Fitch cuts outlook Despite the minister’s comments, raised the prices it pays Eni and Edison Western oil companies operating in for the gas they produce in the country, a DUBAI: Middle East stock markets fell yes- cancelled a 1.6 billion riyal ($427 million) Investment, which surged 7.6 percent after Egypt negotiating gas import deals with move intended to encourage needed terday after oil prices plunged again, contract with a construction firm because announcing a 20 percent bonus share issue. Israeli counterparts will have to decide investment in energy. The petroleum although steadier global equities and some both sides needed to review it. positive corporate news softened the blow. But Saudi Telecom (STC) rose 1.6 percent YESTERDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS for themselves whether recent finds in minister said previously that Egypt is Oil futures, which have been the main influ- after its chief executive told Reuters on SAUDI ARABIA Egypt alter the equation. looking to be energy self sufficient by ence on equities in the oil-exporting Gulf Tuesday the firm expected to spend another The index fell 1.0 percent to 7,368 points. “We do not object to the plans of pri- 2020. The newest discovery does not during the last few weeks of market turmoil, $1 billion in the second half of 2015 on vate companies (which are) operating in mean this will be achieved any sooner, tumbled 8 percent on Tuesday, erasing all enhancing its networks to meet surging DUBAI Egypt and looking to import natural gas he said. When asked about the prospect gains made on the previous day. demand for web-based services. The index dropped 2.0 percent to 3,514 from eastern Mediterranean countries,” of exporting gas in the future, the minis- But global stock markets were in better points. the minister said. For Egypt, the Zohr field ter said: “We have to be realistic...we need shape, with Asian bourses edging down only UAE, EGYPT offers hope in the country’s battle with to cover the needs of the domestic mar- modestly on Wednesday while European Dubai’s stock index dropped 2.0 percent ABU DHABI chronic, politically sensitive energy short- ket in full.” The prospect of relaunching bourses rose and Wall Street was expected to with most stocks in the red. But budget carri- The index edged down 0.5 percent to 4,352 ages. Egypt used to export gas to Israel exports depends on other discoveries open higher. er Air Arabia, which could benefit from points. This prevented a repeat of last month’s cheaper fuel, rose 1.4 percent. Abu Dhabi’s and elsewhere but has become a net and production levels from other, smaller panic selling in Saudi Arabia, where the main bourse edged down 0.5 percent and energy QATAR importer over the last few years because fields expected to come online in the equity index fell nearly 3 percent in the firm Dana Gas fell 1.9 percent. The index slipped 0.3 percent to 11,386 of booming consumption and depleted next few years, he said. The Zohr discov- opening minutes but closed just 1.0 percent Qatar lost 0.3 percent as heavyweight points. natural gas output. State-owned EGAS ery also makes it more likely that LNG lower. Petrochemicals firm Saudi Basic Industries Qatar, whose business is largely has been forced to ration gas supplies to plants which have suspended operations Industries, whose profits are hurt by cheap in petrochemicals, fell 1.7 percent. Egypt’s EGYPT industry, crippling production and ham- in recent years return to service. oil, dropped 2.2 percent and was the main main index fell 0.7 percent and bourse data The index edged down 0.7 percent to 7,150 pering Egypt’s economic recovery. “Of course the LNG plants will go drag. showed pressure mostly came from selling points. back to operating in the coming peri- Al Rajhi Bank lost 1.4 percent and another by non-Arab foreign institutions. Good quality od, as we have a plan to exploit the gas large lender, National Commercial Bank fell The Cairo bourse had jumped earlier this KUWAIT Blackouts deepened discontent with surpluses of Mediterranean basin coun- 1.9 percent. Credit rating agency Fitch this week on news that Italy’s Eni had discov- The index fell 0.6 percent to 5,763 points. week revised its outlook on both banks’ rat- ered a potentially huge natural gas field just Islamist President Mohamed Mursi tries for use at these plants,” the minis- ings to negative from stable, following a sim- off Egypt’s coast, but the rally was short- OMAN before the army toppled him in 2013. ter said, adding he hopes to make ilar revision for the sovereign’s outlook last lived and the market has resumed moving The index lost 0.9 percent to 5,751 points. Gas produced from the Zohr field will Egypt a global gas hub. “It’s very likely month, which was due to low oil prices. in line with broader Middle East sentiment. flow to Egypt, including Eni’s share, Ismail that the new discovery will attract new Mecca real estate developer Jabal Omar Some stocks were positive however, includ- BAHRAIN said, suggesting Cairo has no export international companies to work in the fell 0.7 percent after announcing that it had ing El Saeed Contracting and Real Estate The index was flat at 1,299 points. —Reuters plans from Zohr. area,” he said. —Reuters EXCHANGE RATES

Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. GOLD Jordanian Dinar 427.095 US Dollars Mint 0.299250 0.303250 20 gram 226.690 Egyptian Pound 38.597 10 gram 116.040 Asia ASIAN COUNTRIES Sri Lankan Rupees 2.251 5 gram 58.700 Japanese Yen 2.520 Indian Rupees 4.571 Bangladesh Taka 0.003398 0.003998 Indian Rupees 4.575 Pakistani Rupees 2.908 Chinese Yuan 0.046083 0.049583 Hong Kong Dollar 0.036975 0.039725 Pakistani Rupees 2.907 UAE Exchange Centre WLL Bangladesh Taka 3.888 Srilankan Rupees 2.249 Philippines Pesso 6.484 Indian upee 0.004383 0.004773 Nepali Rupees 2.867 Cyprus pound 577.310 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000018 0.000024 Singapore Dollar 14.940 COUNTRY SELL DRAFT SELL CASH Japanese Yen 3.520 Japanese Yen 0.002455 0.002635 Hongkong Dollar 39.077 Australian Dollar 197.15 Syrian Pound 2.600 Kenyan Shilling 0.003147 0.003147 Canadian Dollar 232.60 Bangladesh Taka 3.892 Nepalese Rupees 3.855 Korean Won 0.000248 0.000263 Swiss Franc 318.46 Philippine Peso 6.482 Malaysian Ringgit 73.275 Malaysian Ringgit 0.069695 0.075695 Euro 343.81 Thai Baht 8.489 Chinese Yuan Renminbi 48.000 Nepalese Rupee 0.002962 0.003132 US Dollar 303.05 Thai Bhat 9.455 Pakistan Rupee 0.002776 0.003056 Sterling Pound 466.09 GCC COUNTRIES Turkish Lira 103.610 Philippine Peso 0.006372 0.006652 Japanese Yen 2.56 Sierra Leone 0.000067 0.000073 Saudi Riyal 80.080 Bangladesh Taka 3.891 Singapore Dollar 0.211184 0.217184 Qatari Riyal 83.235 Indian Rupee 4.575 South African Rand 0.016568 0.025068 Omani Riyal 787.030 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.253 Bahrain Exchange Company Bahraini Dinar 804.700 Nepali Rupee 2.861 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001977 0.002557 Taiwan 0.009678 0.009858 UAE Dirham 82.498 Pakistani Rupee 2.910 COUNTRY SELL CASH SELLDRAFT UAE Dirhams 0.08235 Thai Baht 0.008166 0.008716 ARAB COUNTRIES Bahraini Dinar 0.8054 Europe Egyptian Pound - Cash 40.475 Egyptian Pound 0.03859 Belgian Franc 0.007901 0.008901 Arab Egyptian Pound - Transfer 38.704 Jordanian Dinar 0.4310 British Pound 0.456652 0.465652 Bahraini Dinar 0.795897 0.803897 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.414 Omani Riyal 0.7869 Czech Korune 0.004674 0.016674 Egyptian Pound 0.037836 0.040666 Danish Krone 0.041835 0.046835 Tunisian Dinar 156.270 Qatari Riyal 0.08356 Iranian Riyal 0.000084 0.000085 Euro 0.335795 0.343795 Jordanian Dinar 427.480 Saudi Riyal 0.08083 Iraqi Dinar 0.000198 0.000258 Norwegian Krone 0.032526 0.037726 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 2.033 Jordanian Dinar 0.423147 0.430647 Romanian Leu 0.086875 0.086875 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.000000 1.000000 Syrian Lira 2.159 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Slovakia 0.009027 0.019027 Lebanese Pound 0.000152 0.000252 Morocco Dirham 31.712 Swedish Krona 0.031930 0.036930 Swiss Franc 0.307955 0.318155 Moroccan Dirhams 0.020489 0.044489 Rate for Transfer Selling Rate EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Turkish Lira 0.103518 0.110518 Nigerian Naira 0.001249 0.001884 US Dollar Transfer 302.850 US Dollar 302.800 Omani Riyal 0.780101 0.785781 Canadian Dollar 231.005 Euro 342.830 Australasia Qatar Riyal 0.082474 0.083687 Sterling Pound 464.970 Sterling Pound 465.030 Australian Dollar 0.204472 0.215972 Saudi Riyal 0.080123 0.080823 Euro 343.225 Canadian dollar 229.520 New Zealand Dollar 0.186318 0.195818 Syrian Pound 0.001283 0.001503 Swiss Frank 292.425 Turkish lira 103.570 Tunisian Dinar 0.152165 0.160165 Bahrain Dinar 804.460 America Turkish Lira 0.103518 0.110518 Swiss Franc 316.460 UAE Dirhams 82.820 Canadian Dollar 0.223434 0.231934 Australian dollar 214.110 Qatari Riyals 90.805 UAE Dirhams 0.081474 0.082623 US Dollars 0.298750 0.303250 US Dollar Buying 301.650 Saudi Riyals 81.550 Yemeni Riyal 0.001369 0.001449 BUSINESS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 Weak China trade data stokes global fear for investors

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KUWAIT: The devaluation of the Chinese Yuan the month. Trading activity picked up in Aug-15 followed by an interest rate cut and similar efforts on a m-o-m basis, increasing by 33.4% as against by the government to arrest the slide in stock Jul-15, as monthly traded volume increased to market by pouring liquidity with additional funds 26 Mn shares, as compared to 19 Mn shares dur- failed to lift sentiments as the markets continued ing Jul-15. The value of total shares traded during to slide with an unprecedented impact on global the month however declined marginally by 0.3% equity markets. Moreover, weak trade data from m-o-m to BHD 5 Mn, the lowest monthly traded China coupled with a slowdown in Japan’s econo- value since January-15, stabilizing at levels wit- my stoked global fear as investors started parking nessed during the previous month. The average money in safer bets. This triggered a huge selling daily volume traded inched higher from 1 Mn activity across global equity markets with most of shares in Jul-15 to just over 1.2 Mn shares during the markets seeing record weekly declines during Aug-15, whereas average monthly value traded the third week of August-2015, thereby com- declined from BHD 0.26m to BHD 0.22m. pletely wiping off or a huge chunk of the gains In terms of earnings performance, the total made during YTD-15. The Chinese situation also earnings for companies listed on the Bahrain resulted in a near currency war as seen in com- exchange went up by 8.9% y-o-y in H1-15, led by petitive devaluation by Vietnam and Kazakhstan the Industrials & Commercial Banks Sector. The and pushed currencies of other export depend- increase in the Industrials sector is mainly ent economies lower as seen in the case of Won, ascribed to a doubling of earnings by Aluminum Rupiah and Yen. Bahrain in H1-15 as against 1H-14. Batelco earn- Apart from China, other factors that led to the The selling spree during the month resulted in July-15, which was lauded by IMF, did not help to decline in the telecom index. ings dipped 6.5% q-o-q but posted a 27.5 % y-o-y global sell-off included a moderate recovery in higher monthly value and volume traded. Total curb the decline as investor sentiments continue Trading activity picked up during the month increase in Q2-15. The y-o-y increase was report- the US and the lack of clarity on the economic monthly volume almost doubled to 5bn shares as to remain bearish owing to the global equity with an increase of 20% in monthly volume trad- edly because of cost savings and lower interest growth in Europe. Moreover, with the current compared to 2.6 Bn shares during July-15 where- market sell-off. Nevertheless, the decision on fuel ed that reached 7.73 Bn shares. Monthly value expenses that offset a decline in revenue over the global financial situation the interest rate hike by as value traded during the month increased by subsidies could be followed by other ways of traded also increased by 30% to AED 12.6 Bn. same period. the US Fed, which was expected during the third 37.8% to SAR 116.3 Bn. In a setback for Saudi widening state revenues, which includes levying Large cap gainers during the month included In terms of index performance, all the sectoral quarter of 2015 is not expected to be pushed Arabia, Fitch revised its outlook on Saudi Arabia’s value-added and corporate taxes. The UAE’s cabi- Damac Properties with a monthly return of indices barring the Hotel & Tourism index ended until early next year. Issuer Default Ratings to Negative while it net has already approved a draft law for corpo- 10.6%. The company also recorded second in the red. The Commercial Banks Index continued GCC equity markets got a double whammy affirmed the rating at AA. The rating agency cited rate taxation and the government is also prepar- largest pie of monthly value traded which stood its trend from Jul-15 and receded by 3.4% m-o-m with stock markets in a free fall in addition to the sharply lower revenue and higher spending as a ing a value-added tax law. In a positive develop- at AED 1.7bn trailing Emaar at AED 2.1bn. in Aug-15 with all banks declining. Al Salam Bank continued decline in oil prices. Investor sentiment percentage of GDP for the outlook revision. The ment, S&P affirmed Abu Dhabi’s long-term debt led the laggards with a decline of 17.5% followed took a severe hit and the seven market in the GCC agency also expects deficits in the mid-single dig- rating at AA and said that the exceptional Monthly Value Traded (QAR Mn) by AlKhaleeji Commercial Bank which saw its price lost $123bn in market cap during the month. its in 2016 and 2017, but warned that deficits strength of its net asset position provides a buffer Qatar Exchange, which recorded the steepest recede by 6.2%. Meanwhile the Investment Sector Markets touched historical low level since the would likely stay in the double digits without fis- to counter the negative impact of oil price monthly decline in the GCC during July-15, saw remained mostly stable declining only by 0.5% m- financial crisis as the global financial market sell- cal consolidation. In a related development, in declines on economic growth and government the smallest decline in GCC during Aug-15. The o-m in Aug-15, as a 0.8% increase in Arab Banking off and the decline in oil prices raises concerns on order to fill the budget deficit, Saudi Arabia revenues. Nevertheless, the rating agency now QE 20 Index declined by 1.9% during the month Corporation the scrip with the largest market cap- the ability of the GCC economies to spend on issued its first government bonds since 2007. The projects Abu Dhabi’s annual average fiscal deficit to 11,563.6 points whereas the Qatar All Share italization in the sector, was able to offset declines infrastructure projects as per their respective government issued SAR 20 Bn (USD 5.3 Bn) of at 1.5% of GDP between 2015 and 2018 as com- Index dropped by a slightly higher 2.7%. Total in other stocks. Arab Insurance Group remained strategic plans. Markets remained volatile sovereign development bonds and according to pared to a previous estimate of a surplus of 2% of market capitalization reached QAR 607.4 Bn (USD the only mover in the Insurance Sector witnessing throughout the month. Bloomberg data high- FT and Reuters, the kingdom could issue more GDP over the same period. In another develop- 166.8 Bn) witnessing a drop of 2.9% or QAR 18.4 declines of 8.5% m-o-m in Aug-15. The Services lighted that, over the past 30 days, Saudi Arabia bonds till the end of the year with some pegging ment, the CEO of ADX said that the exchange is Bn as compared to the previous month. All the sector continued to recede for the fourth month remained the most volatile market after China the size of the issue at USD 27 Bn in total issues eyeing expansion through the launch of a deriva- sectoral indices ended the month in the negative running, as the index went down by 1.1% m-o-m. and the oil market. this year. tives market in the next few years in order to territory with the exception of the Real Estate The negative return from the Services Sector is Investor sentiments were completely reflected diversify financial instruments. The plan is aimed index that gained marginally by the end of the largely ascribed to heavyweight Batelco loosing KSE indices plunge in the trading charts that included no monthly at bringing more institutional investors to reduce month. The steepest decline was recorded by the 2.4%. The marginal gains in the Hotel & Tourism KSE indices plunged during August-15 going gainers. The losers chart was topped by Takween volatility and support new IPOs. Telecom index that declined by 12.7%, followed Sector in Aug-15 (+0.9%), comes after the index below the psychologically important levels across with a loss of more than 50%. Shares of THIMAR In terms of monthly trading performance, Abu by the Consumer Goods & Services and Industrial lost 7.2% in Jul-15. BANADER Co. for Hotels the three indices. The KSE Weighted index went and Tihama Advertising also fell by almost 50% Dhabi Ship Building topped the gainers chart indices, that declined by 6.3% and 5%, respec- (+10.0%) and Gulf Hotels Group (+1.2%) were below 400 points and closed the month with a whereas large-cap stocks like SABIC dropped by with a monthly gain of 35.7% followed by Invest tively. instrumental in gains achieved by the sector dur- decline of 8% at 385.34 points, the lowest level 16.5% during the month. Total market for the top Bank and National Takaful Co. with monthly gains The broader market witnessed slightly higher ing the month of August. The monthly best per- since July-10. Meanwhile, the KSE Price Index 10 companies by market cap in Saudi Arabia of 15.0% and 13.3%, respectively. The most active declines than the benchmark index, as the Qatar formers chart was topped by TRAFCO, with a closed below the 6,000 mark after it touched its dropped by 14.3% or SAR 149.4bn to SAR stocks by valued traded included Aldar Properties All Share Index slipped by 2.7% m-o-m. Most monthly return of 17.8% as the stock featured in lowest level since November-12. The large-cap 892.5bn. In terms of monthly value traded, (AED 1.1 Bn), FGB (AED 856 Mn) and ADCB (AED stocks in the QE-20 receded during the month of the top performers list for a second month con- KSE 15 Index saw the steepest monthly decline of Alinma Bank topped the chart with monthly 672 Mn). Aug-15, barring four stocks. Global themes of secutively (Jul-15:+1.9%). BANADER Co. for Hotels 9.4% and closed the month with just above the trades valued at SAR 13.7bn followed by SABIC slumping oil prices and concerns regarding China followed with gains of 10% m-o-m for the month 900 points level as all the constituent stocks and Dar Al Arkan Real Estate with trades valued at DFM monthly sector performance continued to weigh on trading sentiment in of August. On the losers chart, Al Salam Bank recorded steep monthly declines. In terms of SAR 12.5bn and SAR 4.9bn, respectively. The In line with other GCC markets, the highly August-15. The monthly decline was led by telcos topped the list with a monthly decline of 17.5% YTD-15 performance, all the market indices end- Banks & Financial services sector continued to volatile DFM Index also dropped during August- for the third month in a row, as the Telecom Index followed by Arab Insurance Group (-8.5%) and ed in the red with the KSE-15 index showing the account for the biggest pie of total value of 15 after two consecutive months of gain owing to fell by 12.7% during the month, followed by Inovest BSC. (-7.9%). United Gulf Bank garnering steepest decline of 13.3% followed by the KSE shares traded which stood at SAR 22bn or 18.9% negative investor sentiments. The monthly index Consumer Goods & Services and Industrials BHD 1.2 Mn in trades during Aug-15 topped the Weighted Index at 12.2%. or total value traded during the month, whereas decline came in second only to Saudi Arabia at indices. The sharp drop in the Telecom Index was list of most actively traded stocks for the month Among the sectoral indices, only the Health the Petrochemical sector accounted for the sec- 11.6% owing to a decline in all the sectoral driven by steep declines in Ooredoo and followed by Seef Properties and Ahli United Bank Care index continues to record positive YTD-15 ond largest pie with trades valued at SAR 21 Bn or indices. The Services index fell the most with the Vodafone Qatar share prices, which fell by 13.8 % with trades valued at BHD 0.64 Mn and BHD 0.59 gain of 4.3% whereas the rest of the sectors are 18% of total value traded. decline recorded at 16.6% followed by the and 4.4% respectively, as negative sentiment Mn, respectively. already in the red. Among the large-cap stocks, Americana dropped the most during the month Muscat securities market with a decline of 24.11% led by a 21.7% slump in MSM 30 index saw its first monthly decline in H1-15 profits that reached KWD 24.2m due to a five months with a steep decline of 10.5% wiping decline in sales during the month of Ramadan. As off all the gains made during the previous four a consequence, the Consumer Goods Index months of positive index performance. The YTD- recorded the steepest monthly decline of 21.3% 15 gain of 3.4% as of July-15 also turned negative also led by 17.5% and 7.8% decline in shares of at 7.4% due to the sell-off seen in August-15. All Mezzan Holding and Danah Alsafat Foodstuff. of the other three indices also declined during Mezzan Holding, which was listed in June-15, was the month with the Financial Index declining the trading at KWD 0.990, 10 fils above its listing price most at 11.9% followed by the Industrial index at of KWD 0.980, although the company recorded 8.3% decline and the Services Index with a 65.8% increase in net profit for 1H-15. The Oil & decline of 7.5%. The market capitalization of the Gas Index recorded the second highest drop of companies listed in the regular market dropped 11.2% followed by a 10.8% monthly decline for by 5.3% or OMR 0.67 Bn to OMR 7.6 Bn (USD 19.8 the Telecom Index. Both these sectors recorded Bn). The monthly gainers list was topped by steep decline in 1H-15 profitability (60.8% for the United Power that saw sharp gains on multiple Oil & Gas sector and 31.8% decline for the consecutive trading sessions resulting in more Telecom sector). Nevertheless, total corporate In terms of sector performance, the Media and Industrial and the Financial and Investment towards Telecom stocks continued in the region. than 122% increase in its share price. The 48% profitability for Kuwait-listed companies Publishing Index fell by 34% followed by the Services Indices with monthly declines of 15.8% All stocks in the Consumer Goods & Services increase in 1H-15 net profit was one of the rea- increased by 6% during 1H-15 to reach KWD Building & Construction Index that declined by and 15.4%, respectively. The drop in the services index declined with stocks such as Widam (Qatar sons for the increase in share prices of United 958.4 Mn as all the sectors reported y-o-y growth 26.3%. Among the major indices, the Banking & index came solely on the back of a 13.5% decline Meat & Livestock Co.) and Qatari German Co. for Power, nevertheless, total value of trades in the in profits with the exception of Oil & Gas, Telecom Financial Services index declined by 14.1% in shares of Tabreed although the company Medical Devices, leading the slide with declines stock remained minimal at OMR 0.18 Mn. Other and Technology sectors. whereas the Petrochemical and the Telecom reported 3.2% increase in 1H-15 profits. On the of 13.3% and 13.0%, respectively. The Industrials gainers during the month included Sharqiyah indices declined by 18.8% and 18.6%, respective- other hand, the drop in the industrial index came index also saw decline of 5.0% m-o-m, as all Desalination with a monthly gain of 6.9% fol- Oil prices ly. During the month, shares in Mobily, which on the back of 15.8% and 11.1% decline in shares stocks in the index receded during the month of lowed by Sembcorp Salalah and SMN Power Meanwhile, the drop in oil prices continues to were suspended after accounting issues starting of National Cement and National Industries, August-15. Stocks such as GISS (-13.0%) and Holding with monthly gains of 3.3% and 2.7%, affect state budgets with the country mulling trading and closed the month with a decline of respectively, despite both the companies report- Qatar National Cement (-12.7%) came under respectively. levying value added tax on companies as well as 25.4%. ing positive net profit growth in H1-15. severe pressure. The decline in GISS for the On the losers side, Renaissance Services topped cut in budgeted expenses. According to reports, Meanwhile, shares in Shuaa Capital, within the month, which operates in insurance, aviation, oil the chart with a decline of 37.8% during the month Kuwait is planning to reschedule its development ADX monthly sector performance Financial & Investment Services sector, dropped and gas services and catering, was mainly due to after the company reported a 36.6% drop in 1H-15 plan citing deficit in budget due to the decline in After demonstrating resilient performance by 29% during the month on the back of signifi- the 9.2% q-o-q drop in Q2-15 earnings, driven by net profits. Other monthly decliners included Al oil revenues. The move is aimed at expediting during the past two months, the ADX market cant decline in H1-15 profitability. The company drilling and catering segments. Sharqia Investment Holding with a monthly drop of the completion of the essential projects and sus- cracked during August-15 led by the overall reported H1-15 net profit of merely AED 0.12m as On the other hand, the Real Estate Index 25.7% on the back of an 8.6% drop in 1H-15 profits, pending the rest until oil prices and revenues weakness in the global equity market. The ADX against a profit of AED 14.43m in H1-14 primarily remained broadly stable during the month followed by Raysut Cement and Oman Investment improves. Trading activity on the exchange General Index plunged by 7% during the month due to net loss reported during the first quarter (+0.3%), as the increase in price of Ezdan Holding & Finance Co. with monthly declines of 20.7% and improved during the month on the back of high- to close at 4,493.9 points on the back of negative of 2015. Other large-cap stocks within the finan- (+8.2%) offset declines in other index con- 19.4%, respectively. The market breadth reflected er selling pressure. Total volume traded increased performance in all the sectoral indices with the cial services sector, DFM and Dubai Investment, stituents. The jump in the price of Ezdan Holding the trend seen in other GCC markets which was by 38% to 3.1 Bn shares followed by a similar only exception of the Consumer Staples Index also saw steep drop in share prices (10.9% and was mainly because MSCI increased its weighting strongly skewed towards decliners that included 39 increase in value of shares traded that reached that went up marginally during the month. The 15.8%, respectively) on the back of a significant in its emerging markets index at the end of companies as against 5 gainers. Prices of 15 compa- KWD 300 Mn. Market breadth continued to favor Real Estate Index saw the steepest monthly decline in 1H-15 profits reported by these com- August. The Banks and Financial services declined nies remained unchanged. losers that included 139 companies as compared decline of 14.2% followed by the Insurance and panies. by 1.2% during the month, as only CBQ (+5.9%) In terms of value of shares traded, Bank to 28 gainers. Zima Holding topped the gainers Telecom indices with monthly declines of 10.2% First half profits for the banking sector saw sig- and Qatar Islamic Bank (+3.2%) were able to close Muscat continued to feature in the top five chart chart with a monthly gain of 89.9% whereas on and 9.2%, respectively. Within the Real Estate sec- nificant improvement with total profits up by the month in the green. The increase witnessed in with trades valued at OMR 11.7 Mn followed by Al the losers side, NCCI topped the chart with a loss tor, which recorded 1H-15 earnings growth of 35.1% to AED7.9bn as compared to AED 5.8bn in the price of CBQ is largely ascribed to MSCI Anwar Holding and Oman Telecom with trades of 34.4% followed by KBMMC with a drop of 9.5%, shares of Aldar Properties declined by H1-14. All the banks in Dubai reported positive increasing its weighting in the scrip. Financial valued at OMR 9.9 Mn and OMR 7.6 Mn, respec- 32.9%. In terms of value of shares traded, KFH 13.4% whereas the other two smaller real estate earnings growth during the first half of the year. services stocks came under severe pressure, fol- tively. Shares in Ooredoo garnered OMR 5 Mn in topped the chart with KWD 25.9 Mn worth of players, Eshraq Properties and RAK Properties, Nevertheless, despite positive earnings, investor lowing their sequential decline in earnings, as monthly value traded. Total trading activity in shares traded followed by NBK at KWD 24.3Mn. recorded even higher share price decline of sentiments continued to be swayed by the trend stocks such as Dlala and Qatar Oman Investment terms of monthly value traded picked up on the After marginal gains recorded during the pre- 20.2% and 15.2%, respectively. The decline in in the global equity markets as seen in the 8.7% witnessed declines of 23.4% and 12.6%, respec- exchange after five consecutive months of vious month, the Tadawul All Share Index record- shares of Aldar Properties came despite the firm decline in the Banks Index. The Real Estate index tively. In line with the other GCC markets, month- decline. Monthly value traded increased by 36.8% ed the steepest monthly decline in the GCC with reporting a healthy growth of 21.8% in 1H-15 net also saw a steep monthly drop of 13.5% as bar- ly trading activity in Qatar jumped during the or OMR 20 Mn to OMR 74.4 Mn in August-15. a fall of 17.3% during August-15. The index profits that reached AED 1.2 Bn. ring Damac Properties, all the companies within month of August with volume and value traded Total volume of shares traded also increased by dropped by almost 1,600 points and closed just The drop in the Insurance Index was led by a the sector recorded monthly share price decline. increasing significantly by more than 95%. Total 22.7% to 235 Mn shares in the regular market as above the 7,500 mark after reaching a monthly 33.8% decline in shares of Abu Dhabi National Shares in Damac Properties appreciated 10.7% monthly volume traded increased by 97% m-o-m compared to 192 Mn shares during July-15. The close low of 7,024.6 points on 24-August-15. Insurance, the largest insurance by market cap, during August-15 on the back of a 57% increase to 153 Mn shares in Aug-15 as compared to 77 Financial sector continued to account for the During the month, Saudi Arabia lost almost after the company swung to a 1H-15 loss of AED in H1-15 net profits that reached AED 2.7bn, Mn shares in Jul-15, resulting in a daily average biggest share of the total value of shares during $90bn or 16.4% in market capitalization which 299 Mn as compared to a 1H-14 net profit of AED although a significant portion of the increase was volume of approximately 7.0 Mn shares as com- the month accounting for almost 50% of the total stood at $451.8bn at the end of the month. In 104 Mn primarily due to net underwriting loss due to accounting changes. The company also pared to 4.1 Mn shares during Jul-15. Total value market followed by the services sector at 37.2%. terms of YTD-15 performance, the TASI Index during the first half of 2015 further due to a announced an interim cash dividend of 10% and traded also went up by 95% to QAR 6.7Bn during The month also saw the approval of the merger trails behind KSE indices with a decline of 9.7% by decline in net investment income and other 10% bonus shares. On the other hand, H1-15 Aug-15 as compared to QAR 3.5Bn during Jul-15. between ONIC holding and Ominvest. the end of August-15. TASI remained extremely income. The decline in the Telecom Index came profits of Emaar Properties increased by 11.53% The average daily value traded grew from QAR On the economic front, a report from Moody’s volatile during the month (second only to the on the back of the continued decline in profitabil- to AED 2.2bn. The developer also recorded a 16% 181.9 Mn in Jul-15 to QAR 306.7 during Aug-15. said that the significant decline in oil prices could volatility seen in China’s Shanghai Composite ity for telecom companies. Total 1H-15 profits for increase in Q2-15 profits on the back of higher result in large fiscal and current account deficits Index and Oil spot prices according to 30-day the three telecom companies listed on ADX other income and higher income tax credits. BSE monthly sector performance in Oman starting this year. The agency added that volatility measured by Bloomberg) and replicated declined by 24.2% to AED 4.8 Bn as compared to The Telecom sector in the UAE saw a structural Bahrain All Share Index dropped for the sec- a series of fiscal reforms are necessary in order to the trend seen during December-14 when the AED 6.4 Bn during 1H-14. Meanwhile, total 1H-15 change during the month when the regulator ond consecutive month at almost the same pace stabilize the country’s public finances. For 2015, market saw record single-day drop followed by a profits for ADX listed companies declined by 5.6% opened up the fixed-line consumer telecom mar- as seen in July-15 (2.4% in August-15 as vs. 2.6% the government projects a budget deficit of OMR record single-day gain. On 23-August-15, the to AED 19.8 Bn. The drop was primarily due to ket to competition. The move could be beneficial in Jul-15). The drop was primarily on account of 2.5 Bn or 8% of GDP with an oil price of USD 75/b, index plunged 6.9% followed by a drop of 5.9% profit decline for Energy, Telecom, Insurance and for Du which will now get access to areas where the Industrial Index that declined by 6.3% and due to increasing current expenditures and on 24-August-15 only to recover by almost 7.4% Investment & Financial Services sectors. Etisalat operates. Nevertheless, both the stocks the Commercial Banks index that fell by 3.4%. The decline in oil prices. However, the actual average on 25-August-15. The move to remove fuel subsidies during declined during the month resulting in 5.2% Hotels & Tourism Index gained marginally during oil price is expected to be much lower for 2015. BUSINESS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 China signs off $5bn loan to boost Venezuela oil output

CARACAS: Venezuela and China have signed a deal for mature oil fields. Venezuela has borrowed $50 billion Contact with Maduro” show, which broadcast this week ment in the relevant countries and places,” she told a a $5 billion loan designed to increase the OPEC coun- from China through an oil-for-loans agreement created from Beijing. daily news briefing. try’s oil production, Venezuelan President Nicolas by late socialist leader Hugo Chavez in 2007, which has Speaking in front of a huge portrait of Chavez, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Maduro that Maduro said. Maduro, speaking from China in a pro- helped Chinese companies expand into Venezuelan Maduro also said that Venezuela currently sends about China was willing to look at new areas of financial gram broadcast on Venezuelan state television late on markets amid chronic shortages of consumer goods 700,000 barrels-per-day of oil to the Asian giant. cooperation, according to the Chinese government’s Tuesday, said the loan was destined “to increase oil pro- there. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying account of the meeting. During the show aired in duction in a gradual way in coming months,” without That financing has been especially crucial for Caracas would not confirm whether China had indeed agreed to Venezuela, which usually lasts for hours and often providing further details. since last year’s oil market rout, which aggravated the the loan. includes live music and folk dance, Maduro lauded tra- A source at Venezuelan state-run oil company PDVSA country’s severe economic crisis. Eulogio del Pino, the “We believe China’s cooperation, including financial ditional Chinese medicine and art. He is visiting China told Reuters in March that China was set to extend a oil minister and president of PDVSA , and Finance cooperation, with countries including Venezuela, is to participate in events marking 70 years since the end “special” $5 billion loan that would likely stipulate hiring Minister Rodolfo Marco Torres were among key done on the basis of realizing mutually beneficial goals of World War Two in Asia, culminating in a military Chinese companies to boost output in the company’s Venezuelan figures present at the president’s “In and will contribute to economic and social develop- parade in Beijing today. — Reuters

Germany moves to ease banking access for people granted asylum FRANKFURT: Germany plans to ease the path The savings bank sector, which is publicly for hundreds of thousands of people granted owned or controlled, has been the first port of asylum in the country to set up bank accounts, call for most new arrivals, partly because such while ensuring anti-money laundering measures lenders already provide services to recipients of remain in place, the head of financial watchdog social services, said Alexander von Schmettow, Bafin said yesterday. Bafin and the German spokesman for the savings bank lobby group finance ministry have worked to draw up draft DSGV. “They are our clients and our fellow citi- changes to banking laws covering the docu- zens,” von Schmettow said. “It’s not only an eco- mentation and procedures necessary for nomic question, it’s our moral duty. Sparkassen refugees, some 800,000 of whom are expected are not profit oriented and we would do this to seek asylum in Germany this year. even if it was a loss-making proposition, but I “We’re going to allow banks to accept a can hardly imagine that to be the case.” broader spectrum of documents to open bank Europe is struggling as its worst refugee crisis accounts,” Felix Hufeld told Reuters on the side- since World War Two polarises the 28-member lines of a banking conference. EU, which has no effective system to cope with “Banks need to have legal certainty about the arrival of hundreds of migrants. how they should work in achieving this balance In the community of Fulda in south-central between preventing money laundering and giv- Germany, the pace of account openings by ing access to bank accounts,” Hufeld said. refugees has risen rapidly in recent months, Bafin issued temporary guidelines in August stretching some savings banks to their limits, facilitating account openings by refugees, many said Wolfgang Goeb, head of the Fulda branch who arrive without documentation such as network. “It’s really hit us hard,” Goeb said on the passports and birth certificates. That has made it sidelines of the conference. “These may not rep- difficult for banks to comply with anti-money resent the most lucrative clients for a bank but laundering measures that require them to verify I’m totally convinced that it is necessary to make account-holders’ identities. this happen with the right policies.” — Reuters BUSINESS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

India’s ‘bulldozer’ promises to add 2 percentage points to growth

NAGPUR: The man Prime Minister Narendra Modi Upadhyay, managing director at the Centrum Infra own spending on infrastructure by nearly $11 bil- Responding to critics who accuse him of repack- has tasked with launching a China-style infrastruc- Advisory Ltd. consultancy. “Still, you may never be lion this year. It has also put $3 billion of seed capi- aging old policies as new, Gadkari said business ture boom calls himself a “bulldozer” and promises able to see again the euphoria that we witnessed in tal into a new infrastructure fund, and hopes to have shed their reluctance to bid for road projects to add two percentage points to India’s economic 2008-09,” he added, referring to a credit-fuelled attract 10 times that in private backing. after his government decided that public tenders growth in two years. “I am a man of my word,” Nitin infrastructure boom under the last government. Even after speedier clearances and a decision to could only be held once all necessary approvals had Gadkari told Reuters on a trip to his home district in Modi and Gadkari are a study in contrasts - the bail out stressed schemes, road projects worth over been secured. Nine projects have been awarded Maharashtra, the state where he made a reputation premier an ascetic loner with a neatly trimmed $9 billion are mired in land shortages and red tape. this year under the public-private partnership (PPP) for getting the job done. “If I fail, fall short on any of beard; his minister a garrulous, paunchy figure with “There are banks, there are court cases,” Gadkari model, compared with three a year ago. Buoyed by the promises, you can change my name. a pencil moustache and a penchant for offbeat said on board a six-seater charter plane. “That’s why the response, Gadkari expects the tally to rise to 25 It was Gadkari’s first interview to foreign media comments, including saying he waters the plants in it is very difficult and very complicated.” by next March. since taking office. Modi chose the 58-year-old for- his garden with urine to make them grow faster. Adding to the challenge is the government’s Industrial group Larsen & Toubro (L&T), which mer president of his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya In a cabinet crowded with first-time ministers retreat on plans to make it easier for businesses to had shied away from road building, is bidding Janata Party as transport and shipping minister who can barely stand up to the Indian leader, per- buy land. After failing to win support in parliament, again, Gadkari said, winning $2.3 billion in highway after winning last year’s general election on a prom- haps only Gadkari and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Modi has given up on legislation that would cover projects this year. ise of growth and jobs for aspiring Indians. are recognised in their own right. As construction the whole country. A company spokesman said, however, that L&T Fifteen months after taking power, Modi’s credi- minister of Maharashtra state between 1995 and Putting a brave face on the setback, Gadkari said was still not interested in the PPP model and had bility as an economic manager is on the line, with 1999, Gadkari built India’s first high-speed concrete that individual Indian states would take the lead in never stopped bidding for projects under other economic growth faltering and social tensions highway, from Mumbai to Pune, earning another easing the law on land purchases. “There will be no schemes, a signal that Gadkari was perhaps being erupting in his home state of Gujarat over a lack of nickname: ‘flyover minister’. difficulty in acquiring land for infrastructure proj- overly bullish. India’s slow-moving bureaucracy also job opportunities. ects,” he said. Gadkari wants to speed up the pace of remains a problem. There has been little progress, That is increasing pressure on Gadkari to deliver AMBITIOUS AGENDA road-building to over 30 km (18.6 miles) a day by for example, on a proposal to restructure the way results to back up Modi’s promises to build 100 In his current job, Gadkari inherited $57 billion in next March from 14 km a day at present, and com- state-run ports are managed. Gadkari acknowl- ‘smart’ cities in India connected by a network of projects stalled by land and environmental dis- plete $75 billion worth of infrastructure projects edged problems with the administrative set-up and highways and high-speed rail links. He has money putes. The logjam has plunged developers into over the next three years. the need to overhaul it. “This is a very difficult task to play with: Spending on roads and bridges has debt - 30 percent of India’s $100 billion in stressed With the help of India’s space agency, ISRO, he because there is a difference between my speed been doubled this fiscal year. bank loans are to the infrastructure sector. plans to run cars and buses on lithium batteries. He and their speed,” he said. “I want them to be aggres- “The intent has been there and the right kind of The government has sought to unblock those is also designing a “cash for clunkers” scheme to sive and on top of their speed. I believe in a do-or- policies are being pursued,” said Sandeep projects and bridge the funding gap by hiking its recycle old cars and encourage new purchases. die kind of strategy.” — Reuters Asia doing ‘well’ despite China slowdown: IMF chief Warns further volatility on the horizon

JAKARTA: International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said yesterday Asian economies were doing “pretty well” despite the volatility creat- ed by China’s slowdown and unease on global financial markets. A fresh round of volatility shook Asian and European stocks yesterday, as further evidence of slowing growth in China’s economy overshadowed global markets. Financial markets have gyrated recently on the China concerns, with emerging economies and their currencies taking a beating. Lagarde, in Jakarta for a two-day visit, said the recent turmoil highlighted the “extraordinary gains” made by Asian economies but warned further volatility was on the horizon. “Now the situation is changing yet again, and we are all feeling the impact of China’s rebalancing BANGALORE: Trade unions activists shout slogans during a protest rally called by and moving to a revised business model,” she told a Centre of India Trade Unions (CITU) against the central government’s economic poli- conference. “What has been demonstrated in the cies in Bangalore yesterday. Millions of workers across India went on strike in protest last few weeks is how much Asia is at the core of at Narendra Modi’s economic policies, the biggest show of strength by trade unions global economy, and how much disruptions occur- since the right-wing prime minister took office. — AFP ring in one market in Asia can actually spill over to the rest of the world.” Millions strike in India China wants future growth to be driven more by domestic demand than by investment and exports, as in the past. Later, Lagarde said the IMF was talk- over ‘anti-labour’ reforms ing to China about its transition to a more market- determined economy, including the internationali- NEW DELHI: Millions of workers across India billion in economic losses from the strike, sin- sation of its currency-a “significant” process which JAKARTA: This handout photo taken on September 2, 2015 released by the International went on strike yesterday in protest at planned gling out the country’s ports where exports she hoped could be “managed in an orderly fash- Monetary Fund (IMF) shows International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine labour law reforms, the biggest show of were stranded on the docks. “Labour reforms are ion”. Slower growth in major economies like China Lagarde (R) holding a press conference with IMF Resident Representative Ben Bingham (L) and strength by trade unions since Prime Minister necessary and the government should intervene and Japan, lower commodity prices and the IMF Mission Chief David Cowen (C) upon the conclusion of her visit to Indonesia. Lagarde yes- Narendra Modi took office. They say labour to come to an agreeable solution in the interest prospect of higher interest rates in the United reforms planned by Modi’s government will put of the industry and the nation as a whole,” terday declared Asian economies were doing “pretty well” despite the volatility caused by States would continue to weigh on emerging mar- China’s slowdown and unease on global financial markets. — AFP jobs at risk and are demanding it scrap changes Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry kets across the region, the IMF chief added. that would make it easier to lay off workers and of India general secretary D.S. Rawat said. To tackle the bumpy road ahead, she suggested latory oversight of the financial sector. Despite Lagarde this week added her voice to private- shut down unproductive factories. policymakers consider reining in excessive credit external pressures and the slower pace of expan- sector economists who have cut their world growth All India Trade Union Congress secretary Business-friendly reforms growth, adopt tighter fiscal policies, use the sion in Asia, Lagarde said that “this whole region, in estimates, conceding growth would likely be weak- Gurudas Dasgupta said the response had been Modi has promised a string of business- exchange rate as a “shock absorber”, maintain ade- the world, is doing pretty well”, and would continue er than the 3.3 percent estimate the IMF published “magnificent” and estimated over 150 million friendly reforms to attract foreign investment quate foreign exchange reserves and bolster regu- to be a key source of global growth. just two months ago. — AFP workers participated in the strike, although this and revive Asia’s third-largest economy. His gov- could not be independently confirmed. The ernment wants to simplify India’s myriad and strike-the biggest in India for more than two sometimes archaic labour laws, which date back years-included staff at state-run banks and to the British Raj. Businesses argue that conform- Kuwait: Sales decline in July as mines as well as some factory, construction and ing to India’s 44 national and more than 150 transport workers. state labour laws is not only costly and time-con- “This strike is a reminder to the government suming, but has also deterred foreign investors. market correction continues that it must consult the millions of employees The government’s proposals would make it (affected) before changing the labour laws,” easier for firms with as many as 300 workers to striking bank worker Amit Khanna told AFP in fire employees without needing government NBK’S ECONOMIC REPORT New Delhi. Most cities remained peaceful, but permission, up from the existing cap of 100, and clashes between police and activists broke out make it more difficult to create new unions. KUWAIT: Following a slight recovery in constituted 41% of all transactions in in the eastern state of West Bengal, which has a Although trade unions agree reforms are over- June, real estate sector’s sales continued the residential sector. long history of left-wing union activism. due, they oppose the proposals, saying they to drop in July. The real estate market Sales in the investment sector also Television footage showed police baton- would leave workers with less job security while seems to be going through a correction. declined in July. Total sales reached KD charge protesters in state capital Kolkata and the level of legal protection on pay and other Sales across the market’s three main 120million, a 9% y/y decrease. However, drag away women strikers who had staged a sit- conditions would be reduced. Some of the gov- sectors (residential, investment, com- the number of transactions increased by in, while protesters threw stones and smashed ernment’s reform bills have come up against mercial) totalled KD 247 million, down 16% compared to last year. Apartments vehicles. Nearly 200 people were arrested across opposition in the upper house of parliament 7.8% year-on-year(y/y) and 23% for the accounted for 53% of all transactions the state, the Press Trust of India news agency where the government does not have a majori- first seven months of the year compared while whole buildings constituted 44% reported. Banks, shops and other businesses ty. The unions went ahead with the 24-hour to the same period last year. Some soft- of all transactions. The Ahmadi gover- remained closed in the city, stranding com- strike after talks with Finance Minister Arun ness has been expected due to the Eid norate once again witnessed the bulk of muters and travellers at the main station, while Jaitley broke down. and summer holidays; but the market activity, with 55% of all transactions; dozens of flag-waving protesters halted subur- They are also demanding the government appeared to worsen as oil prices tum- Hawalli came in second with a 31% ban trains. improve social security measures and set a bled further in July. share. The largest transaction took place In Delhi, long queues formed at bus stops national minimum wage of 15,000 rupees ($250), Sales in the residential sector fell in Jahra for a plot sold at KD 4.2 million. early Wednesday, while passengers were strand- up from current state set standards that range below the KD 100 million mark for the The sector recorded a 26% decrease for ed at airports as taxis and autorickshaws stayed from 5,000 to 9,000 rupees. Those demands are first time in almost three years. Sales the first seven months of the year com- sector, known for its volatile perform- loans were up by 41% y/y totalling KD off the streets. Some protesters forced autorick- being supported by hawkers, domestic workers totalled KD 98 million in July, down 28% pared to the same period last year. ance, remains down 19% for the first 14.5 million. The Public Authority for shaw and taxi drivers off the roads and van- and daily wage labourers, who also joined yes- y/y. Reminiscent of 2010’s performanc- The commercial sector was the only seven months of the year compared to Housing Welfare (PAHW) began award- dalised their vehicles. terday’s strike. India’s economy grew by a slow- es, the sector recorded only 251 transac- one to show y/y gains. Total sales in the the same period last year, but has per- ing plots in South Mutlaa City; the “I told them (strikers) that I am going to the er-than-expected 7.0 percent in the first quarter tions, dropping 41.5% y/y. Activity was sector reached KD 31 million, signifi- formed better than the others so far this 29,000 unit project is the authority’s hospital, but these people said ‘there’s a strike of the financial year and experts say reforms are heaviest in the Ahmadi governorate, cantly higher than its performance in year. largest to date. PAHW aims to distribute today’ and beat me up,” an autorickshaw driver needed to create jobs for millions of young peo- which accounted for 38% of all residen- July 2014. The sector recorded nine Kuwait Credit Bank (KCB) approved 12,000 units on paper by the end of the in the capital told TV reporters as he stood in ple. Previous strikes have shut down cities and tial transactions. Mubarak Al-Kabeer transactions with the highest being for KD 13.7million in loans in July. The value fiscal year; however physical distribu- front of his damaged yellow and green vehicle. cost the Indian economy millions of dollars in governorate came in second, account- two complexes in Salmiya worth KD 7 of approved loans during the month tion is expected in 2018, once the city’s Industry body ASSOCHAM estimated $3.7 lost production. — AFP ing for 15% of transactions. Vacant plots million each. Sales in the commercial was down 20% y/y, while disbursed infrastructure is complete. China stock probes send shivers through investment community SHANGHAI: Investigations by Chinese that had engaged in short-selling activity. had been taken into custody to help with you and saying you are doing anything ille- China-listed shares. There are no signs yet authorities into wild stock market swings are “If I don’t come back, look after my wife,” inquiries. Reuters has not independently con- gal. But it’s enough to ask people to walk that pressure has caused foreign funds to spreading fear among China-based investors, his friend told him, handing the manager his firmed the report, while Li’s husband has said through all their trades, and ‘why is this withdraw from the market altogether or pull with some unsure if they are simply helping home telephone number. China has she is having “normal” discussions with regu- account trading so much?’ That ramps up the out staff from the country. with inquiries or actually under suspicion, unleashed a volley of measures to try to prop lators. Man Group shares fell as much as 6 pressure”. But fund experts say there is a risk that if executives in the financial community said. up its stock markets that have fallen around percent on Tuesday following Bloomberg’s Some Chinese believe the collapse in foreign investors feel intimidated enough Chinese fund managers say they have 40 percent since mid-June, pushing domestic story. Chinese stocks was engineered by foreigners, that they can no longer employ trading come under increasing pressure from Beijing brokerages and fund managers to buy up and there has been speculation that it was strategies to allow them to profit from volatil- as authorities’ attempts to revive the coun- shares and banning investors with large Foreign fund fears caused by the US government to embarrass ity, they may eventually have little choice but try’s stock markets hit headwinds, with some stakes from selling their holdings for six Sources told Reuters that the increased China as the International Monetary Fund to leave, for the short term at least. investors now being called in to explain trad- months. The authorities’ meddling has tempo of meetings with regulators has (IMF) considered including the yuan in its cur- “This crisis has highlighted the need for a ing strategies to regulators every two weeks. unnerved many investors, leaving them ques- become intimidating, especially for foreign rency basket. China-specific investment model. Simply Ironically, the impact may be the opposite tioning China’s commitment to liberalising its funds used to relying on their Chinese bro- Some market participants have also said porting strategies that worked in the US is of what is intended. By frightening fund man- capital markets and the long-term future of kers to represent them when dealing with that gyrations in Chinese shares could lead to not feasible,” said Daniel Celeghin, a consult- agers, Beijing risks accelerating the market the country’s stock markets themselves. Beijing. While foreign investors are unlikely to U.S. index provider MSCI further delaying the ant to hedge funds as Head of Asia Pacific for selloff and puts other wider policy goals, Adding to those concerns is the fact that be a major factor behind stock market inclusion of A-shares in its benchmark emerg- Casey Quirk based in Hong Kong. including the increased use of the yuan authorities have also been probing invest- swings, given their relatively low participation ing markets index. For Chinese funds though, the option to abroad, at risk. ment funds’ trading strategies, looking into in the market compared with domestic play- If implemented, the inclusion would draw pack up and leave isn’t there, and if the One manager at a major fund - part of the whether they have been engaging in alleged ers, they are seen as more politically vulnera- hundreds of billions of dollars into Chinese volatility continues, the pressure on them “national team” of investors and brokerages “malicious” short-selling or market manipula- ble to investigations. stocks and strengthen the yuan’s global is likely to intensify. The “national team” charged with buying stocks to revive prices - tion. “The foreign fund community definitely stature. MSCI said on Tuesday that recent fund manager said that as well as meetings said a friend, also an executive at a large fund, On Monday, Bloomberg reported that Li feels like it is being monitored more carefully volatility in Chinese shares, and the authori- with regulators, they are now calling him was recently summoned for a meeting with Yifei, the China chairwoman of Man Group than it’s been in a very long time,” said one ties’ interventions to stop the rout, would not every day to ask how much he is selling regulators, along with all other mutual funds Plc, one of the world’s largest hedge funds, foreign fund manager. “Nobody is pointing at be a factor in deciding whether to include and buying. — Reuters BUSINESS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Paul Rigby delivers formula for implementing innovation at Knowledge Club KUWAIT: After a very successful series of workshops ceeded and failed in executing their innovative ideas. between the ongoing operations and the innovation Australian based consultancy firm. Few of his recent as part of the Knowledge Club, Global Keynote speak- He will use The Parable “How Stella Saved the Farm” to engine, and creating a common language and clients include Coca-Cola, HSBC, TOYOTA, Rolls-Royce er - Paul Rigby - is back in Kuwait with Leading demonstrate Vijay Govindarajan and ChrisTrimbles’ methodology within the organization. and Intel. The Leading Innovation Workshopis part of Innovation - a highly interactive, informative and model of Innovation. It is worth mentioning that Rigby’s proven ability the Knowledge Club 2015 series which is organized enlightening workshop that addresses the critical During the workshop that will take place on the to conduct business on a global stage gives him the byVigor Events, co-organized by AlGas Events, and aspect of how to implement innovation within an 13th and 14th of September at the Jumeirah experience to assist organizations of any size or scale sponsored by Zain Telecommunication Company as organization. Messilah Beach Hotel, participants will learn the disci- to successfully reach their business objectives. He the lead sponsor, QualityNet as the Silver sponsor, The workshop will focus on how to sustain today’s plined and proven approach of the6-step model for conducts numerous speaking engagements in over Warba Insurance as Event Sponsor, Kuwait Petroleum competitive advantage when it is often in direct con- implementing Innovation which will allow them to 20 countries per year and serves as President for, Corporation and Kuwait Oil Company as corporate flict with what needs to be done to create tomorrow become a more agile organizations through improv- International Operations for International Thought sponsors, Equate as Success Partner, ABK as Strategic competitive advantage. Paul will refer to numerous ing leadership skills, developing plans to embed Leader Network (ITLN) a USA based consultancy firm Partner,and media support from the International practical/actual examples of how companies suc- innovation into the culture, reducing conflict and Thought Leaders Learning Institute (TLLI) an Advertising Association-Kuwait Chapter. Bahrain to host fifth annual Arab Aviation and Media Summit

DUBAI: The 2015 Arab Aviation and Media many partners over the coming months to Summit (AAMS) will be held in Bahrain, it facilitate this year’s summit that will further was announced today. The event, which isa foster the correlation between Arab joint industry initiative by world-leading Aviation & Tourism.” organizations, will take place on 7th & 8th This year’s Summit will bring together of December 2015 in the Kingdom of an array of international and regional Bahrain’s capital, Manama. industry experts, as well as media represen- Running in its fifth edition this year, the tatives from across the entire Arab World to Arab Aviation & Media Summit is an indus- exchange ideas and strategies to address try initiative committed to improving the the challenges faced by the sector. state of Arab Aviation & Tourism. The initia- Adel A. Ali, Group Chief Executive tive is braced by many leading organiza- Officer, Air Arabia said: “The aviation indus- tions such as AirbusMiddle East, Air Arabia try continues to be the key contributor to Group,CFM, CNBC TV and The Sultanate of Arab economy and the link between avia- Oman Ministry of Tourism in addition to tion and tourism is becoming increasingly many supporting partners; and this year’s significant. We are glad to be part of this edition is heldin partnership with the growing industry forum that this year’s edi- Kingdom of Bahrain’s Ministry of tion promise to bring together industry Transportation and Telecommunications experts to explore the mutual benefits of and Bahrain Airport Company. fostering partnerships between the avia- The 2015 edition will discuss the status tion and tourism industries for sustainable of Arab aviation and tourism under the cur- economic growth, with the aim of develop- rent political and economicclimate, and will ing and encouraging tourism within the see industry pioneers from across the Arab states.” region come together to discuss the grow- The summit concludes every year with a ing significance of the partnerships white paperdraft submitted to regulators between tourism and aviation. and decision makers from both public and Described as the ‘voice of the industry’, private sector followed up by a course of the Arab Aviation and Media Summit is the action. The report provides the latest largest assembly of Arab media together insights on the current trends and chal- ANN ARBOR: In this Aug 4, 2015 photo, a Mahindra GenZe 2.0 pre-production prototype is riden in Ann Arbor, Mich. Mahindra, India’s largest with top executives from the aviation & lenges faced by the aviation-tourism sector SUV maker, wants to increase its presence in the U.S. But it’s starting with two wheels, not four. — AP tourism industry. AAMS takes place in a dif- in the Arab world and its impact on social ferent Arab city every year drawing atten- and economic growth. tion to the host city travel and tourism Fouad Attar, Managing Director of experience as well as facilitating for a large Airbus Middle East said: “The Arab Aviation India’s largest SUV maker audience of Governments, decision makers and Media Summit with its fifth edition will and media to share, learn and exchange. once again bring in-depth analysis and Mohamed Yousif Al Binfalah, CEO of insights to an audience of experts and sen- Bahrain Airport Company said: “We are ior journalists from 15 Arab countries. We rides into US on a scooter delighted that Bahrain has been chosen to are proud of our continued partnership host the 5th annual Arab Aviation and with Air Arabia on this summit look forward Media Summit, which holds great signifi- to participate actively in showcasing Airbus cance to us on both aviation and tourism latest market forecast and innovations”. Electric scooter market to grow 20,000 by 2024 scales. Last year, the event took place in Ras Al This step reflects Bahrain’s legacy and Khaimah under the patronage and pres- ANN ARBOR: India’s largest SUV maker is ready to Europe and 3.9 million in China, where electric The $16.9 billion conglomerate, which controls status as a leader in Aviation and Tourism ence of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed make its debut on US roads. But it’s starting with scooters cost less than half the price of a GenZe about 40 percent of the SUV market in India, began and will showcase the Kingdom’s experi- Bin Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince two wheels, not four. Mahindra hopes to win over because they use a cheaper type of battery. courting US dealers about a decade ago with the ence in developing its travel and tourism of Ras Al Khaimah and drew more than 170 city and campus dwellers with a $2,999, Vespa-like promise of delivering vehicles by 2009. But sector. We look forward to working with the participants from 15 countries. electric scooter called the GenZe, which goes on Safety standard Mahindra had trouble meeting US vehicle regula- sale this fall in California, Oregon and Michigan. Citron says about 46,000 gas-powered scooters tions and canceled its plans in 2010. Sales could soon expand to other states and will be sold in the US this year. Any scooter has a Mahindra does sell tractors in the US, but wants Europe. tough time selling when gas prices are relatively to build its name in urban areas, says GenZe CEO If buyers like it, Mahindra could use the GenZe low, he says. Citron believes the electric scooter mar- Vish Palekar. So in 2012, it set up a small group in as a springboard into the car market, just as Honda ket will grow to around 20,000 annual sales by 2024 Palo Alto and told them to come up with a vehicle made the leap from motorcycles to cars here in the as companies like Mahindra and Oregon’s Boxx that would get people around cities more easily. 1970s. The strategy has some risks. Scooters have Corp. enter the market. “If we’re going to be relevant here, we need to never been as popular in the US as elsewhere peo- Another one to watch is Gogoro, a Taiwan-based create something transformative,” Palekar said. ple in China buy as many electric scooters in a day scooter maker that wants to develop stations where Mahindra hopes that eventually leads to the four- as Americans do in a full year, for example. riders can swap out batteries. Mahindra is targeting wheel market. It would be logical to target GenZe And consumers might not trust Mumbai-based college campuses and also plans to supply scooter- buyers with vehicles like the Reva e20 electric car, Mahindra, which scrapped an attempt to sell vehi- sharing programs like Scoot. So far, it has around which will soon launch in Europe. cles here five years ago because it couldn’t meet US 300 GenZe orders from people who paid a $100 Executives are tight-lipped about their plans, but safety standards. deposit. The company expects to make around Mahindra has already opened a Detroit-area tech “The pressure has really been on to make sure 3,000 scooters in the first year, Duncan says. This isn’t center that’s working on bringing its vehicles up to that we get this right,” says Terence Duncan, the Mahindra’s first attempt to crack the US car market. US safety standards. — AP head of customer engagement for the GenZe and one of its chief designers. “What we’re doing, really, is introducing the brand to American customers.” To appeal to skeptics, Mahindra designed the GenZe in Silicon Valley with features favored by tech-savvy Millennials, like a secure laptop charg- ing port under the seat. It opened its four stores in San Francisco and Portland because buyers there are more accepting of two-wheeled transportation. In Michigan, buyers can get a GenZe at the Ann Arbor factory where it’s made. The GenZe only goes up to 30 miles per hour, so riders won’t need a motorcycle license. Its most Court sides with innovative feature is a 28-pound removable bat- tery, which riders can unhook and carry inside to charge. The battery takes 3.5 hours to fully charge, Uber drivers to and the scooter goes for 30 miles on a charge. A 7- inch touchscreen display tells drivers their speed and range. expand case over pay Only about 5,000 electric scooters will be sold in the US this year, according to Ryan Citron, who SAN FRANCISCO: A federal judge grant- would likely appeal Chen’s ruling but was analyzes the market for the consulting company ed class-action status to a lawsuit in pleased that he had certified “only a tiny Navigant Research. Among them: the ZEV 2700 California against Uber over the payment fraction of the class that the plaintiffs and the Bravo EVT-168, which cost about the same ANN ARBOR: Mechanic Max Durling builds a Mahindra GenZe 2.0 pre-production prototype at of its drivers, upping the stakes for the were seeking.” The company said it as the GenZe. By comparison, 30,000 will be sold in the company’s factory in Ann Arbor, Mich. — AP ride-hailing company in the case. believes few current drivers would quali- Tuesday’s ruling increases the number of fy for the class. potential California plaintiffs in the suit “We are pleased the district court that claims Uber drivers are incorrectly rejected the ‘mega-class’ plaintiffs asked GCC fertilizer industry classified as independent contractors it to endorse, but decisions from the when they are actually employees. Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit and other “Today’s ruling sets the stage for a trial courts have made it clear that no class and a legal battle that will have dramatic whatsoever can be certified here,” said doubles in a decade: GPCA implications for Uber’s business model as Ted Boutrous, an attorney who repre- well as more generally how independent sents the company. DUBAI: With a production capacity of 40.9 mil- Shamal phosphates facility in 2016, Saudi fertiliz- fertilizers are currently produced in the GCC. contractors are viewed under California Classifying its workers as employees lion tons, the Arabian Gulf’s fertilizer capacity ers will continue to see much dynamism in the “Specialty fertilizers have unique qualities law,” said Lonnie Giamela, a labor lawyer could raise Uber’s operating expenses has grown by 102% since 2004, according to the near future,” continued Dr Al-Sadoun. that define them against urea or diammonium in Los Angeles who has been following significantly and would go against its Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association Meanwhile, Qatar also holds a dominant posi- phosphate fertilizers,” explained Dr Al-Sadoun. “It the case. U.S. District Court Judge business model and identity. Uber’s sell- (GPCA). tion in the production of urea fertilizers. is these innovative characteristics that yield a Edward Chen in San Francisco made his ing points for attracting drivers are based “Rising from relatively humble beginnings, “Qatar is the largest urea producer in the higher return in the global marketplace and decision in the lawsuit filed by several on ideas of freedom and autonomy. In the GCC’s fertilizer industry has seen remarkable region, manufacturing 37% of the GCC’s produc- therefore result in greater returns for the pro- current or former Uber drivers. The plain- his ruling, Chen rejected Uber’s argu- growth in the last ten years, earning US$6.5 bil- tion of this commodity. Additionally, QAFCO ducer and the good news is that the UAE has tiffs named in the suit say they are Uber ment that there is no typical Uber driver lion in revenues in 2014,” said Dr Abdulwahab Al- operates the largest single site ammonia and already demonstrated that it can manufacture employees and have been shortchanged so the named plaintiffs in the suit were Sadoun, Secretary General, GPCA. “This export urea production plant, proving that it is possible this valuable product.” on expenses and tips. Their lawsuit not typical of their fellow class members. oriented industry supplies valuable products to to megaprojects of this scale,” continued Dr. Al- The topic of innovation will be a key focus at sought class certification on behalf of Uber also argued that countless other farmers all around the world, improving food Sadoun. the upcoming GPCA Fertilizer Convention. Held 160,000 drivers who have worked for the Uber drivers, unlike the named plaintiffs, security in Asia, India and Europe and thereby In the near term, the fertilizer industry will of the theme of “Innovating for growth: Ensuring company in California since 2009. Chen preferred being independent contractors solidifying trade relations between the Arabian see a steady level of oncoming capacity. In an efficient, sustainable future”, the conference certified the class, though he excluded instead of employees. Gulf producers and its diverse markets.” Oman, Takamul Investment Company and Oman will shed light on how the GCC’s fertilizer indus- some drivers and limited it to the drivers’ Chen said the company had shown little With a production capacity of 17.2 million Oil Co. (OOC) are expected to construct an try can contribute to global food security while claims for tips, not expenses. evidence for that claim. The drivers, mean- tons and 10.7 million tons respectively, Saudi ammonia plant in Salalah with capacity of 1,000 embracing an environmentally sustainable Chen estimated the number of drivers while, have numerous things in common, Arabia and Qatar lead fertilizer production in the metric tons per day (mtpd). future. in the suit could at least be in the hun- including that Uber sets their pay, can fire region. Looking ahead, the GCC’s fertilizer manufac- The Fertilizer Indicators report will be dreds, meaning the company could be them, uses rider-feedback to evaluate “And with the launch of Safco 5 this year, turers can look into diversifying their product released at the GPCA Fertilizer Convention. Now on the hook for more in damages if it los- them and does not control their schedules notable for possessing one of the world’s largest portfolio to include specialty fertilizers, advises in its 6th edition, the conference will be held in es the case. Uber said in a statement it or where they work, Chen said. — AP carbon capture units, and Maaden’s Waad Al the GPCA. To date, only 396,000 tons of specialty Dubai from September 14- 16. technology THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 In Virginia, TechShop lets ‘makers’ tinker, innovate ARLINGTON: It’s hard to miss the plane create something new and innovative. On a that sits triumphantly in the midst of a recent visit, Arsenio Menendez, an 18-year- store in Washington’s suburbs. But there old engineering student, was working on a are no wings, cockpit or motor attached to 3D print of a replica of an assault rifle from its shiny fuselage. And the man tinkering the Halo military science fiction shooter with it is neither a professional technician videogame. Taking that first step to create nor an occasional handyman. Rather, he something can be challenging for the and others around him are “makers”-enthu- uninitiated. siasts from a myriad of backgrounds keen “It’s hard to make people understand it’s on coming up with new things through not hard!” Menendez told AFP. Nearby, 52- collaboration. year-old veteran and TechShop instructor Welcome to TechShop-a chain of eight Steve studied the handle of a machete he facilities in the United States where cre- has made. Each of the eight US shops in the atives, in exchange for a fee, can access chain are sponsored by local businesses or professional equipment, software and agencies operating in the region where experts. At first glance, the Arlington they’re located. branch, located at a mall just several Metro Here, in the shadow of the Pentagon, it’s stops from the White House, looks like a the US Defense Department’s DARPA mili- small, nearly empty and nondescript store. tary research agency, which played a key But once inside, there’s no mistaking this is role in creating the Internet, and the US a space where ideas come to life. Department of Veterans Affairs that are dol- Spread across nearly 2,350 square feet, it ing out the cash. Veterans get a free annual is stocked full of equipment. A faint smell membership that allows them to partici- of burnt wood wafts through the air, ema- pate in training workshops and use nating from a laser cutting machine. With TechShop machines. the help of this 3D printer, inventors can Next to the laser cutter, Steve Colthorp, create shapes in a whole range of materials, a 32-year-old game designer, was busy from cardboard to wood and foam. building 3D wooden puzzles. The board game creator learned about TechShop ‘Makerspaces’ see boom through the website instructables.com, a These types of machines are now stan- treasure trove of tutorials and how-to dard in so-called makerspaces, participato- instructions well-known to makers that ry shops open to the public that have seen now has a global audience. Back at MIT, a boom of sorts in recent years. It is unclear Gershenfeld built on the success of his BERLIN: In this file photo a woman passes an installation with curved screens, displayed by Samsung at the consumer electronic airf IFA. — AP when exactly this do-it-yourself (DIY) mak- machine tool class by launching the first er culture or movement first began, with its fab lab, or fabrication laboratory, in 2001. push for “learning through doing” and tak- These community workshops, following ing novel approaches to the use of both rather strict guidelines, allow participants to Sleeker smartwatches to shine traditional and new technologies. But carry out their projects, from simple every- humans have been collaborating on mak- day hacks to pre-commercial prototypes. A ing tools and coming up with new meth- fab lab is open to the public, has several at Berlin’s massive gadget fair ods of using them for millennia. basic machines available (3D printers are The latest iteration of the maker move- recommended but not required) and partic- ment-which has made its mark on more ipates in a global network of labs by sharing Wearable tech, fitness gadgets expected to dominate show than 500 open sites throughout the world manufacturing plans and techniques. over the past decade-kicked off with two But the term is a victim of its own suc- BERLIN: Sleeker and sexier smartwatches specific events. First, there was the opening cess, and now is used to describe a wide are expected to premiere this week in of the first hackerspace, c-base, in Berlin in variety of workshops in Europe that don’t Berlin at one of the world’s biggest con- Tech Tips 1995. This meeting place for hackers even- always follow the MIT guidelines. In one sumer electronics shows, with both phone tually helped provide real-world applica- extreme example, MyDesign at Carrefour manufacturers and watchmakers jostling tions bridging the gap between fiddling supermarkets in France is a simple stand for a share of the fast-growing market. The Windows 10 privacy settings and technological hijacking, by allowing where users can get photographs and annual IFA show, which began as an exhibi- these programmers to weld machinery. logos printed on products. That’s quite a tion on the new medium of radio 90 years The second spark took place at the few steps removed from the DIY spirit. ago, has developed into a massive show- SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft’s new Windows 10 mend nearby restaurants. But to do that, Cortana Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Among the different types of fab labs case for consumers to touch and feel the system offers more personalization than before, uploads and saves information about your Web when MIT professor Neil Gershenfeld available, TechShop is among the most latest in technological innovations. Over six but it also collects more data than people might browsing, search queries and location, as well as launched a class in 1998 to teach his stu- commercial. A subscription costs $150 per days from Friday, tech giants will be trot- be used to on PCs, from contacts and appoint- some details from your messages, contacts and dents how to use machine tools. Instead of month, or $1,650 per year. And while the ting out novelties as diverse as chips ments to their physical location and even Wi-Fi calendar. attracting techies, “How to make (almost) machines, services and training provided implanted in humans to virtual reality passwords. Microsoft says it doesn’t use the Cortana per- anything” saw architects, artists and may justify the cost, it’s more commercial headsets, drones and the latest 3-D print- The information is used by Cortana, Microsoft’s sonalization to target ads. Nor will it use your designers join forces to try to learn how than other participatory workshops else- ers. But it is “wearable” technology, whether voice-activated digital assistant, and other new emails, chats or personal files for advertising. But it they can create what is not commercially where that tend to be free, or almost free smartwatches or fitness gadgets, that is features that try to be helpful by remembering a does tailor ads to websites visited with its Edge available. apart from the cost of materials. expected to dominate this year’s show, user’s likes and habits. Apple and Google have browser and queries made on its Bing search Regardless, these public workshops to re- analysts say. developed similar services for smartphones in engine, including queries through Cortana. Innovation unites diverse crowd appropriate manmade objects are taking South Korean electronics giant Samsung recent years. Microsoft’s new features are a big (Google’s browser and search engine do this, too.) That’s exactly the crowd at the flight — the number of makerspaces will show off its latest smartwatch, the Gear part of its strategy to make Windows more rele- You can review what Cortana knows about TechShop in Arlington-people from diverse around the world doubles about every 18 S2, today. Chinese technology giant vant in a world where people use multiple devices you: Click on the search field in the lower left of backgrounds but united in their desire to months. - AFP Huawei is also expected to launch its first throughout the day. Most of these features get your screen, then click the “Notebook” icon and smartwatch, as it joins other Android users turned on when you set up Windows 10 with the select “About Me” to edit or delete individual in going head-to-head with Apple, which “Get going fast” option. But you can take back items. If you want to turn Cortana off, open traditionally does not exhibit at IFA. control and disable features in the settings. Here “Notebook,” click on “Settings” and toggle Cortana “There will be a lot of announcements are some examples: to “Off.” That clears information stored on the from wearables. We’ll see a new cycle of device, but not the data uploaded to Microsoft’s smartwatches, new smartwatches coming Wi-Fi worries servers. To get to that, open “Notebook,” choose into the market which could be potentially A feature called Wi-Fi Sense promises to make “Settings” and click “Manage what Cortana knows interesting,” Ronan DeRenesse, analyst from it easy for users and their friends to connect with about me in the cloud.” Ovum, told AFP. “There’ll be some develop- new Wi-Fi networks. It lets Windows 10 computers ments in terms of power consumption, the log in automatically to known networks, so your More privacy settings accuracy of the data that’s gathered on the friends don’t have to ask for the password when Anyone concerned about privacy should take a smartwatches, the form factors-going they visit. run through the “Privacy” section of the Windows towards the round shape, or copying a bit Despite some initial reports, Wi-Fi Sense 10 “Settings” menu. This is different from the more of Apple Watch, less techie to some- doesn’t hand over your password to all your “Settings” menu for Cortana. You find it by clicking thing a bit more fashionable,” he added. friends. Instead it stores your password online in on the Windows icon in the lower left of your But the smartwatch launches will not be an encrypted form. It then provides that encrypt- screen. limited to smartphone makers: watchmak- ed code to your friend’s Windows 10 device so it Windows 10 assigns each user on each device a ers too will be seeking to safeguard their can automatically log into your network. Your unique “advertising ID,” which lets app developers place on the consumer’s wrist. Among friends never actually see the password, and track how each person uses the device and apps. them is Fossil, which had previewed a Microsoft says your friends won’t get access to If that bothers you, you’ll find the button to turn it smartwatch built in partnership with chip other computers or files on the network. off by going to “Settings” and opening the giant Intel at a developer’s conference in Even so, critics say the feature shares too freely, “Privacy” section. You might have to hit the back San Francisco and which could well pick IFA as you can’t choose which friends to share with - arrow at the top left if you’re already in another to launch the product. Analysts at Gartner only with your full list of friends or contacts on section. Click on “General” in the left-hand column are expecting up to 40 million smartwatch- Facebook, Outlook.com or Skype. To disable this, to turn off advertising ID. You might still get ads, ARLINGTON: This August 11, 2015 photo shows a member of TechShop as he works open the “Settings” menu in Windows 10, select but they won’t be tailored to you. Similarly, open on a design computer at TechShop. — AFP es to be sold this year, a massive jump from an estimated 5-6 million last year. But they “Network & Internet” and click on “Manage Wi-Fi “Privacy” and click on “Location” to turn off loca- still make up only a fraction of the total Settings.” You can uncheck groups you don’t want tion-tracking or clear the history of where you’ve product sales from the show. to share with. You can also choose not to share traveled with your laptop, tablet or Windows access to a particular network when you log in for phone. Hackers raid apple accounts ‘Humans the missing link?’ the first time; just uncheck the box next to “Share Another heading under “Privacy” has the Last year, $5.3 billion worth of orders network with my contacts.” innocuous title of “Other devices.” That’s where through jail-broken iPhones were placed at IFA-the last major fair of the But if you let friends manually log into your you can turn off the ability to “Sync with devices.” calendar year and therefore traditionally network by giving them your password, be aware That feature lets apps on your device share infor- SAN FRANCISCO: Hackers targeting sanctioned by the California-based where many stores place their orders for they might be able to share the password via Wi-Fi mation with things like store-tracking beacons, which send you ads as you walk nearby. If that jail-broken iPhones have raided more maker of iPhones, iPads, and iPods. Christmas. More than 1,500 exhibitors this Sense with their friends. You can ask them not to, or completely block Wi-Fi Sense by changing your sounds creepy, turn it off. than 225,000 Apple accounts, using While investigating KeyRaider, year will be seeking to top the 2014 orders Wi-Fi network’s name to include the underscore them for app-buying sprees or to hold WeipTech discovered an online server level with their gadgets on show over a floor space of 149,500 square meters, followed by these characters: optout. Some critics complain that Microsoft hasn’t phones for ransom, researchers said on with passwords and other information been more up front about all the ways Windows Tuesday. Jail-broken means modified to from more than 225,000 Apple equivalent to 20 football pitches. Unlike previous years, smartphone Cortana knows you 10 collects user information. But you can find run apps not sanctioned by Apple. “We accounts, according to Palo Alto Many people are used to voice-activated serv- most of them by scrolling through the nooks and believe this to be the largest known Networks. launches will not be a big part of the show, given that most major brands including ices like Apple’s Siri or “OK Google” on smart- crannies of the “Settings” menu. That’s a good Apple account theft caused by mal- The malicious code steals Apple Samsung have showcased their new prod- phones and tablets. Windows 10 brings thing to do with any new software program or ware,” computer security firm Palo Alto account information by intercepting ucts on other occasions. DeRenesse noted Microsoft’s digital assistant, Cortana, to desktops Internet service. It’s also good to go back there Networks said in an blog post. An iTunes traffic and App Store purchase that among innovations that would be and laptops. Cortana can answer questions, from time to time to make sure the settings match attack using malicious code dubbed data. It can also be used to thwart users interesting to look out for would be those remind you of appointments and even recom- your comfort level. — AP “KeyRaider” was discovered by from unlocking iPhones or iPads, in automobile, given Germany’s strength in WeipTech, an amateur technical group according to researchers. “In addition to the industry. from Weiphone, described as one of stealing Apple accounts to buy apps, Analysts are also looking keenly for any the largest Apple fan websites in China, KeyRaider also has built-in functionality developments into another potential according to Palo Alto Networks. to hold iOS devices for ransom,” Palo growth area-the interconnected home, In July, WeipTech members began Alto Networks said. “It’s important to where appliances can be switched on and investigating reports that some peo- remember that KeyRaider only impacts off from a distance, or where gadgets ple’s Apple accounts were used to jail-broken iOS devices.” themselves can talk to each other. “IFA has make unauthorized purchases or appli- In comment provided to AFP, Apple been traditionally showing all types of con- cation installations. WeipTech worked stressed that it makes a priority of sumer electronics, and all these consumer with Palo Alto Networks to uncover security and that the App Store is electronics and household appliances are KeyRaider. KeyRaider is being distrib- curated to make sure software devel- now becoming connected. (...) That’s really uted through Cydia repositories in opers stick to guidelines set by the the place of the connected home,” said China but may be affecting users in 18 company. “iOS is designed to be reli- Annette Zimmermann, an analyst at countries including France, Australia, able and secure from the moment you Gartner. and the United States, according to turn on your device,” an Apple official Zimmerman believes that mission con- trol for such a smarthome may be no other Palo Alto Networks. said. “This issue only impacts those than the tiny smartwatch on one’s wrist. Cydia repositories are locations who not only have jail-broken devices, But Karpersky Lab has another more radical where software for jail-broken iPhones but have also downloaded malware vision-with a live implantation of a chip in a can be found and installed. KeyRaider from untrusted sources.” Apple added human. Experts from the anti-virus soft- targets Apple mobile devices that have that it is helping those affected by ware maker are also due to discuss how “if been jail-broken, or altered to run KeyRaider to reset iCloud accounts all things are now connected, the only applications or other software not with new passwords. — AFP This screen shot provided by Microsoft shows Cortana, Microsoft’s voice-activated digital missing link is the connection to us assistant in Windows 10. —AP humans”. — AFP THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 HEALTH More blacks getting kidney transplants now

NEW YORK: More minority patients have been get- recipients. These days, donor kidneys still have to be Among black patients, transplants increased requirement resulted in a great reduction of health- ting kidney transplants since 2003, when medical matched to recipients with many other criteria, but from 93 per 1,000 patients in 1998 to 128 per 1,000 care disparity, Sammon said. criteria for allocating transplantable kidneys from not that specific HLA-B gene anymore. “Before, in 2011, driven by an increase in transplants using deceased donors were loosened, according to a there was 33 percent decreased access for black vs deceased donor kidneys that previously would have Personal attitudes new study. Before doctors realized that the criteria white patients,” explained Jesse Sammon of been considered unsafe for blacks. Over the same “The assumption is that you are not causing a could be safely changed, the organ donor and the Vattikuti Urology Institute in the Henry Ford Health period, transplants from deceased donors declined lot of harm and you are in fact causing a great recipient had to be matched on a certain gene, System in Detroit. for white patients, from 158 to about 125 per 1,000 degree of good,” he said. But organs from living called HLA-B, that helps make a protein necessary “By taking away HLA-B matching as a criteria, we people with end-stage disease. donors are more desirable than organs from for the immune system. thought it would improve access by 6 percent, but “I think that this is a really positive new story,” deceased donors, and access to living donor kid- As the authors explain in JAMA Internal in fact by taking away HLA matching and other poli- Sammon said. “Very rarely do we see such a direct neys in black communities has not improved, he Medicine, those genes cluster by race, making white cies, it achieved racial parity,” Sammon told Reuters impact of healthcare policy changes.” In both noted. Socioeconomic status, personal attitudes donors a safer match for white recipients, black Health by phone. Using the United States Renal groups, the number of kidneys that came from liv- toward transplantation, health literacy, and a high- donors a safer match for black recipients, etc. Since Data System, he and his coauthors calculated that ing donors remained unchanged, with about 55 per er prevalence of additional conditions among whites are the majority demographic in the US, of the one million US adults with end-stage renal 1,000 white patients and almost 20 per 1,000 black potential black donors, such as high blood pres- most deceased kidney donors are white, and their disease between 1998 and 2011, almost 14 percent patients. HLA-B matching marginally improves sure and diabetes, may all play a role in the contin- kidneys are a more favorable match with white underwent a transplant. long-term graft function, but taking away that ued racial divide, he said. — Reuters Medical specialists urge more debate on gene-editing technology Critics warn technology could make ‘designer babies’

LONDON: Medical researchers called yesterday adviser Katherine Littler added: “It’s essential we it said. This included distinguishing the use of for detailed, thoughtful debate on future use of start these discussions early ... involving scientists, CRISPR in research from its potential uses in new genetic technology that has the potential to ethicists, doctors, regulators, patients and their patients, as well as distinguishing its use in non- create “designer babies”. The technology, called families and the wider public.” Chinese biologists reproductive human cells or in reproductive, CRISPR-Cas9, allows scientists to edit virtually any triggered an international furore this year when orso-called germ, cells, it said gene they target, including in human embryos, they reported carrying out the first experiment to “As genome editing technologies evolve, it’s enabling them to find and change or replace edit the DNA of human embryos, drawing con- vital that the regulatory framework remains genetic defects. Describing CRISPR as “game- demnation from critics who warn against altering robust and adapts so that the full potential of changing”, the Wellcome Trust global medical the human genome in a way that could last for genome editing can be realized in a scientifically, CHICAGO: This undated file image made available by the Centers for Disease Control charity and four other leading British research generations. ethical and legally rigorous way,” said Rob Buckle and Prevention shows a large grouping of Legionella pneumophila bacteria organizations urged the scientific community to The Wellcome-led joint statement noted that of Britain’s Medical Research Council, one of the (Legionnaires’ disease). — AP proceed considerately, allowing time and space gene-editing science and technology was still at a statement’s signatories. The US National Academy for ethical debate. relatively early stage and potential therapeutic of Sciences and its Institute of Medicine are due “This raises important ethical and regulatory applications are not yet here, but said crucial to convene an international summit this year for Legionnaires’ outbreaks not questions which need to be anticipated and questions should be discussed now. “It is ... impor- researchers and other experts to explore the sci- explored in a timely and inclusive manner,” they tant to clearly delineate the different ways and entific, ethical, and policy issues associated with unusual in summer & early fall said in a joint statement. Wellcome’s senior policy contexts in which this technology might be used,” human gene-editing research. — Reuters

CHICAGO: Legionnaires’ disease has been High levels of Legionella bacteria were reported in a handful of states this summer, found last week in the water system at a leading to 19 deaths and more than 100 ill- substance abuse treatment unit in Arizona nesses. The unrelated cases are part of a at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care typical pattern seen with a disease that System, leading authorities to relocate 20 tends to appear in warm weather and is patients. The bacteria were discovered dur- mostly dangerous for people who are ing routine testing and no illnesses have already sick or weakened. While such out- been reported, spokeswoman Jean breaks have become more common in Schaefer said. A building at a recent years, experts don’t know if that’s GlaxoSmithKline drug manufacturing plant because of better reporting or surveillance, in Zebulon, N.C. was closed temporarily in or if the disease, a type of pneumonia, is August after Legionella bacteria were truly becoming more prevalent, said Dr. found in the external cooling towers there; Matthew Moore, a medical epidemiologist no one was sickened. at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Regardless, he said disease What is Legionnaires’ disease? activity this summer is pretty much “par for The illness is a type of pneumonia the course.” Some key questions and caused by bacteria that infect the lungs. answers about recent reports: Named after a 1976 outbreak among par- Where has Legionnaires’ disease been ticipants of an American Legion convention reported recently? in Philadelphia, the disease can cause coughs, breathing trouble, fever and mus- Here’s the list: cle aches. The elderly and people with In Illinois, an outbreak reported last chronic illnesses are most at risk. week at the Illinois Veterans Home in Antibiotics can treat the disease but it is Quincy, an assisted living and nursing fatal for between 5 percent and 30 percent home southwest of Chicago, has led to the of patients, Moore said. deaths of seven elderly residents, all with underlying conditions. Another 32 resi- How does the disease spread? dents have been sickened. Tests were The bacteria live in the environment and pending Tuesday for other residents. The thrive in warm water. People can get sick if source has not been identified, said Ryan they inhale mist or vapor from contaminat- Yantis, a spokesman for the state’s ed water systems, hot tubs and other typi- Department of Veterans Affairs. cal sources but the bacteria don’t spread In California, six inmates at San Quentin from person to person. New York’s recent State prison have been diagnosed with the outbreak likely spread by wind blowing disease since last week; five others are hos- mist from the hotel cooling tower to sur- pitalized with pneumonia-like symptoms rounding areas, Moore said. and 73 inmates are under observation and being treated for respiratory illness in a How common is Legionnaires’ disease? prison medical unit, said prisons spokes- The CDC estimates that between 8,000 woman Dana Simas. Authorities have not and 18,000 people are hospitalized with found the source. the disease each year, usually in summer In New York, an outbreak in July and and early fall. August that killed 12 people and sickened State and local health departments are more than 100 was traced to bacteria asked to report cases to the CDC, many cas- SWITZERLAND: File photo shows the logo of Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis AG in Basel. — AP found in an air-conditioning unit cooling es aren’t reported, including many hospital- tower at a Bronx hotel. Two isolated illness- izations. This year, reports totaled 3,212 es occurred - one at Illinois’ Stateville prison through Aug 16; last year’s provisional total Novartis, Amgen partner on last month, the other in July at West is 4,486, but final numbers are expected in Chester University in Pennsylvania. a few weeks. — AP Alzheimer’s, migraine treatment

GENEVA: Swiss drug maker Novartis says it said that as part of the deal, Amgen will make R&D expenses for an agreed period and pay will cooperate with California-based biotech initial payments and cover some research and Amgen double-digit royalties on sales. giant Amgen to develop and sell neuro- development costs at the start with regard to The Basel-based company will also receive science treatments for illnesses and ailments the BACE inhibitor program for treatment of some commercialization and co-development like Alzheimer’s disease and migraine Alzheimer’s. That will be followed by a 50-50 rights to “the investigative molecules in headaches. cost and profit sharing arrangement. Amgen’s migraine portfolio.” Specific financial A Novartis statement released late Tuesday As for migraine, Novartis will fund some terms were not disclosed. — AP Deaf mice cured with gene therapy

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS: In a laboratory at showed the treatment worked, the researchers therapy treatment the deaf mice began to jump,” Boston Children’s Hospital a cure for genetic still needed to find out if the deaf mice could Holt said. deafness is taking shape. Lead researcher Jeff actually hear. For that they placed the treated Holt says there at least 70 different mutations Holt says that if all goes as planned, children of mice in a chamber with sensors and speakers that cause one in one thousand people too go the future who lose their ability to hear due to that produced loud, abrupt, sounds. “We can’t deaf in adolescence. He says this gene therapy genetic mutation will never go deaf. Holt and his really ask a mouse if they are able to hear but we platform could potentially lead to treatment for fellow researchers are attacking the problem at can play a loud sudden sound and a normal all of them, ensuring that in the future, no child its source. They are using engineered viruses to mouse will jump in response to that, a deaf ever loses their ability to hear due to genetic FDA issues warning letters repair damaged genes that make up parts of the mouse does not move at all but after our gene mutation. —Reuters inner ear. to 5 powdered caffeine distributors “Our strategy was to take a viral vector, NEW YORK: The Food and Drug Inc, a company that marketed an inhalable remove the viral genes so that it doesn’t make Amgen’s bone drug Administration on Tuesday issued warning caffeine product as ‘breathable energy’. The anyone sick and to replace those with the cor- letters to five distributors of pure pow- agency had in the same year investigated rect DNA sequence for TMC1,” said Holt, an asso- succeeds in late-stage study dered caffeine, as the federal agency reports of five deaths that may be associat- ciate professor of Otolaryngology. TMC1 is a stepped up efforts to curtail ingestion of ed with Monster Beverage Corp’s namesake gene critical to hearing. It is responsible for WASHINGTON: Amgen Inc said its experi- in older women, affecting millions of people the stimulant in its pure form. The drug reg- energy drink that contains caffeine. encoding proteins that convert sound into elec- mental bone drug was found to be more in the United States, according to the National ulator had in 2014 issued a consumer advi- Caffeine is commonly used in small and trical signals the brain can process. effective than an already marketed drug in a Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and sory warning of the risk to taking pure safe doses in products such as coffee, car- To test their treatment protocol, Holt and his late-stage study. Amgen’s drug, romosozum- Skin Diseases. powdered form of caffeine after two men bonated beverages and energy drinks. team used two types of deaf mice that model ab, met the main goal of showing a significant The study tested the safety, tolerability died from overdose. The warning letters Common milder side-effects from tak- the dominant and recessive genetic mutations difference over Eli Lilly & Co’s teriparatide in and efficacy of romosozumab in women were sent to SPN LLC dba Smartpowders, ing increasing amounts of caffeine include of TMC1 in humans. The team used an engi- improving total hip bone density by the 12th with postmenopausal osteoporosis that had Purebulk Inc, Kreativ Health Inc dba Natural nervousness and tremors. Pure powdered neered virus called adeno-associated virus, or month in postmenopausal women with been previously treated with the commonly Food Supplements, Hard Eight Nutrition caffeine taken in large doses, however, can AAV1, to deliver the functioning TMC1 gene to osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a condition used therapy, bisphosphonate. More than 5 LLC and Bridge City Bulk. cause erratic heartbeat, seizures and death. the inner ears of the deaf mice models. “We which causes bones to become weak and brit- percent of patients on romosozumab expe- These distributors were marketing pure One teaspoon of pure powdered caffeine found that we can restore function in both cases tle leading to an increased risk of fracture. rienced adverse events like common cold, powdered caffeine as a dietary supple- was equivalent to the amount of caffeine in for recessive and dominant forms of TMC1 muta- Osteoporosis can occur in both men and join pain, back pain and headache, Amgen ment, the FDA said. Earlier in 2012, the FDA about 28 cups of regular coffee, the FDA tions,” he said. women and at any age, but is most common said. — Reuters issued a warning letter to Breathable Foods said on Tuesday. — Reuters While genetic testing and brain activity THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 HEALTH & SCIENCE Giant Australian sheep baa-dly in need of shearing

SYDNEY: Australian animal welfare officers yes- terday put out an urgent appeal for shearers after finding a huge sheep with wool so overgrown its life was in danger, with a national champion set to take on the challenge. The very woolly merino sheep was spotted wandering on its own near Mulligan Flats, a grassy woodland just outside the national capital Canberra, by bushwalkers who alerted local RSPCA officers. The officers headed out to the area, but had to return on Wednesday morning with reinforcements after noting the creature’s size. “It’s definitely one of the biggest sheep we’ve ever seen,” said Tammy Ven Dange, head of the RSPCA in the Australian Capital Territory, adding that the as-yet-unnamed animal was “four to five times its normal size”. The extent of the wool growth and the sheep’s nervousness around human beings after what was likely years of soli- tude also meant rescuers were not yet able to confirm its gender, age and weight, although AUSTRALIA: A giant woolly sheep on the outskirts of Canberra as Australian animal they thought it was male. welfare officers put out an urgent appeal for shearers after finding the sheep with “He’s pretty stressed out at the moment. We’re trying to keep him calm and hopefully tomorrow wool so overgrown its life was in danger. —AFP photos (Thursday) we’re going to sedate him and shear him,” Ven Dange said. “Hopefully he doesn’t go to the appeal and said removing the fleece “could New Zealand’s most famous sheep, Shrek, which into shock during that process.” Merino sheep are be one of my biggest challenges yet”, with the was found in 2004 following six years on the bred for their sought-after wool and can experi- process expected to take between one and two loose after going missing from its herd in 1998. ence health issues, or even die, if not sheared reg- hours. “They sent through a photo and I’ve never Shrek, also a merino, was found in a mountain ularly, Ven Dange said, explaining why she tweet- seen such wool on a sheep before,” Elkins told cave and was shorn of nearly 27-kilograms (59 ed her call for help. AFP, noting that on average, a sheep would grow pounds) of fleece in an operation broadcast live Ian Elkins, a national champion inducted into seven centimeters (2.75 inches) of wool each year. around the world. It was put down in 2011 aged AUSTRALIA: A giant woolly sheep on the outskirts of Canberra. the Australian Shearers’ Hall of Fame, responded The animal’s voluminous fleece could rival 16 due to failing health. —AFP Japan releases ‘Flipper’ Ukraine reports polio dolphin trainer after arrest outbreak, first cases in Europe since 2010 TOKYO: Japanese police said yesterday that dolphin-killing hunt, which opens on in the 1960s for catching and training five dol- they have released US animal rights activist Ric September 1 every year, has been pushed back phins for the well-known TV series “Flipper”, O’Barry, who trained dolphins for the TV show due to bad weather, a local fisheries associa- has recently fought against keeping the mam- KIEV: Two polio cases have been con- the ministry of health with both tech- “Flipper”, after he was arrested near the infa- tion official said. O’Barry, who found fame first mals in captivity —AFP firmed in western Ukraine, the first to nical and on-site support in planning mous whaling town of Taiji. O’Barry, 75, was be recorded in Europe since 2010, the and implementing large-scale sup- taken into custody Monday, on the eve of Taiji World Health Organization (WHO) plementary immunization activities kicking off its controversial six-month dolphin said yesterday. A 10-month-old baby with oral polio vaccine (OPV) to rapid- hunt, for allegedly failing to carry his passport and a four-year-old child were diag- ly stop (the) circulation of the virus,” after being stopped by police. “He was released at 8:40 pm (1140 GMT) on nosed with the polio virus in Ukraine’s the WHO said. Tuesday,” a local police spokesman told AFP. southwestern Zakarpattya region, The Ukrainian health ministry con- “He admitted to not carrying his passport- which borders four European Union ceded that the country had struggled there was no need to keep him in custody.” He member states, after paralysis associ- getting children vaccinated against will likely face a fine of up to 100,000 yen ated with the disease was detected, the crippling virus since 2008. ($830), but the arrest of a foreigner in Japan for the Ukrainian health ministry had Inadequate vaccination puts not carrying a passport is rare. Police said they said on Tuesday. Ukrainian children at risk of contract- had initially questioned O’Barry on suspicion “It’s the first polio case in Europe ing the virus, with only half fully of drunk driving. O’Barry, who appeared in the since 2010,” WHO spokesman Oliver immunized against polio and other Oscar-winning documentary “The Cove” which Rosenbauer told AFP. The last case of vaccine-preventable ailments last drew worldwide attention to the small town of Taiji, has frequently visited the community to polio had previously been recorded year, the Global Polio Eradication protest against its dolphin hunt. in Ukraine in 1996, he added. In a Initiative said. Police have dispatched more officers to the statement released Tuesday, the WHO Affecting mostly children under town for the hunt in anticipation of possible said it believed “the risk of interna- the age of five, polio can lead to irre- clashes between locals and activists. tional spread from Ukraine to be low” versible paralysis. According to the Immigration authorities have denied entry to but noted the infected region shared WHO, the number of polio cases has anti-whaling demonstrators at airports, borders with Romania, Hungary, decreased by over 99 percent since according to conservation group Sea Slovakia and Poland. The WHO 1988. Only 416 cases were recorded Shepherd. In the annual catch, people from the Regional Office for Europe said it had in 2013, down from the 350,000 peo- southwestern town corral hundreds of dol- been notified of the cases late last ple infected with the virus in 1988. phins into a secluded bay and butcher them, a scene thrust into the global spotlight in “The month, adding it would help Three countries-Afghanistan, Nigeria Cove”. Ukrainian authorities tackle the virus. and Pakistan-were considered polio- Environmental campaigners visit the town JAPAN: US dolphin activist Ric O’Barry, the central figure in the Oscar-winning documen- “WHO and UNICEF are providing endemic by the WHO last year. —AFP every year now to watch the hunt. The latest tary “The Cove”, protesting against dolphin hunting in Taiji in Wakayama prefecture. —AFP Climate to cause lesser of two weevils, says offbeat study

BONN: Rising temperatures may shift the gen- to longer droughts. After a summer drought, when the rain is delayed, more females altering greenhouse gas emissions, the study and reproductive performance. However, der balance of Mediterranean weevils in favor weevils rely on rain to soften the soil so they emerge, said the study in the journal Royal served as a reminder that global warming there are other effects, less obvious, but rele- of females, said a study yesterday into a can burrow out of their cool, underground Society Open Science. would threaten more than low-lying islands, vant for population viability; the effects on sex bizarre consequence of global warming. Male refuges. Males of the Curculio elephas species As diplomats met in Bonn to thrash out the crops and water sources. “Climate change ratio are among them,” said a Royal Society weevils, its authors found, are more vulnerable tend to come out earlier than females, and wording of a world pact on curbing climate- affects animal distributions ranges, survival press summary. —AFP WHAT’S ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 NUKS-Canada branch applauds KFH’s support

delegation of National Union of institution that aspires to contribute to Kuwaiti Students-Canada an overall better quality of social ties ABranch applauded KFH’s put and integration” they said. forth efforts in supporting the youth The bank exerts efforts to boost the segment, in particular, students and level of this significant and vital segment appreciated its cooperation and keen- since they are key asset and major pillar ness to sponsor students’ activities. to hold future stage and achieve inclu- During their visit to KFH headquar- sive growth in the country. ters, the NUKS delegates commended It’s worth noting that KFH support bank’s continuous support to students includes sponsoring the NUKS’s annual yet reinforcing synergy among all soci- conference and the Founding ety segments. “It’s our immense honor Committee of the NUKS, not to men- and gratitude to receive support by tion the different activities and events such a prominent Islamic financial it holds. NUKS delegates honoring KFH Indulge in Summer Flavours at Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa

he fun and excitement of summer continues at Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa with the T‘Summer Flavours’ offer which runs until the end of September 2015. Residents of Kuwait and visitors from the Gulf region can take advantage of special rates for Deluxe Room stays or Grand Deluxe Room stays. Inclusive of buffet breakfast for two adults, airport transfers and complimentary wi-fi throughout the property. All rates are inclusive of service charge. Kuwait’s idyllic resort is also offering a discount of up to 20% off best available rates on suites and resi- dences to provide a wider choice of luxurious accom- modation for families. As the summer break comes to an end and the new school term begins, children will be treated to non-stop fun and excitement at the kids splash pool, entertainment at the Sinbad’s Kids club and their own cinema experience at The Scene Teens Club. Adventurous older siblings can try exciting water sports activities offered on the hotel’s private beach. Options include jet skiing, banana boat rides and parasailing. Guests can also use the award-winning services at the Talise Spa, a complete destination for relaxation and Jumeirah’s signature approach to health and wellbeing. Padaam 2015 Salmiya Public Announcement from the Embassy of zone wrapped up Indonesia in Kuwait he closing ceremony of Malayalam ing solos, dance, vanchipattu, nadanpat- Education Program “Padaam 2015” tu, group music & magic shows were con- he Embassy of Indonesia in Kuwait encourages Tin Salmiya Zone under the leader- ducted. anyone who needs the consular service from the ship of Kuwait City MarThoma Yuvajana The function honored the teachers TEmbassy to log on into: Sakhyam was inaugurated by Rev. Reji C. Mrs. Linu Abraham, Mrs Sharon Sosa https://ekonsuler.kbrikuwait.com/ Varghese (Associate vicar of Indian Jacob, Mrs Sicily Thomas, Mrs Reeja The Embassy would also like to remind that 30 for- Orthodox Maha Edavaka Kuwait). Rev. Rachel Daniel & Mrs Chechamma Sunu. eign national including Kuwaiti passport holder is Sam Koshy T. (Vicar - Kuwait City Certificates was also distributed to the MarThoma Parish) presided over the func- Students by Rev. Sam T. Koshy. exempted from obtaining visa for entering Indonesia. tion. The Malayalam Basha Padana Kalari Parimanam Manoj (Convenor/Vice According to Article 3 and 4 of the Presidential Decree was conducted for the past seven years President) welcomed the gathering & No: 69 Year 2015 dated 9 June 2015 concerning the visa under the leadership of Kuwait City Anish Thomas (Secretary) proposed vote exemption for the 30 foreign nationals, this visa exemp- MarThoma Yuvajana Sakhyam. of thanks. The meeting ended with the tion is valid only for the touristic purpose for the period The meeting started with the opening closing prayer by Babu Johnson. Mrs of stay of thirty (30) days and it is not extendable nor prayer by Ms Chechhamma Sunu. Sharon Sossa & Mrs Jeslin Thomas com- exchangeable to other type of immigration stay permis- Different entertainment programs includ- pered the program. sion status. In order to get this facility, the tourists must enter Indonesia through nine (9) designated immigra- tion check-points as follows: Soekarno Hatta airport in Preparation Jakarta, Ngurah Rai airport in Bali, Kuala Namu airport in To make pepper-salt: In a small saute pan over Medan, Juanda airport in Surabaya, Hang Nadim airport medium heat, toast the Sichuan and white pepper- in Batam, Sri Bintan seaport in Tanjung Pinang, Batam corns, shaking the pan, for about 3 minutes. Do not Center seaport in Batam, Sekupang seaport in Batam let them burn. They may smoke and pop like pop- and Tanjung Uban seaport in Riau. corn; this is OK. Remove the pan from the heat; set To get update, please check: aside to cool slightly. In a spice mill or with a mortar http://www.kemlu.go.id/kuwaitcity, twitter: @KBRI_Kuwait; and pestle, coarsely grind the peppercorns. Transfer instagram: @KBRI_Kuwait; Facebook page: https://www.face- to a bowl and combine with the salt. Set aside. book.com/KBRI.Kuwait and YouTube Channel: KBRI Kuwait. To make shrimp: In a wok or large saute pan over For further information, please contact the Information medium-high heat, heat the oil until hot but not Section of the Embassy at 22531021, 22531025 ext 122. smoking. Working quickly, in a bowl, toss the shrimp in the cornstarch and remove the excess cornstarch by shaking the coated shrimp in a sieve K’S PATH or strainer. Add the shrimp to the wok and cook, tossing a few times to cook through on both sides, launches new for 2 to 3 minutes. With a large spatula or other implement, hold official website the shrimp in place, tip the wok and very carefully pour off and discard the excess oil. Add the garlic, he Kuwait Society for the Protection of Animals chili pepper and pepper-salt mixture. Return the and Their Habitat (K’S PATH) - the first animal wok to the heat and toss the shrimp with the spice Twelfare and habitat protection organization in mixture until the spices release their fragrance and Kuwait to be accorded official status as a legal socie- coat the shrimp, about 1 minute. Remove from the ty by the Kuwait Ministry of Social Affairs - launched Egyptian Prawns 4 tablespoons cornstarch heat. A step ahead: The pepper-salt can be made a its redesigned official website www.kspath.org 2 tablespoons minced garlic week or more ahead and kept, covered, at room September 1, 2015. 3 tablespoons serrano chilies, seeded and minced temperature. Ingredients lime, for garnish The mobile-friendly website features ways in 3 tablespoons olive oil which the community cansupport K’S PATH’s work 3 garlic cloves, crushed through volunteering, sponsorship and making con- 1 teaspoon paprika tributions. It also features a gallery of companion ani- 1 teaspoon ground cumin mals for adoption where one can view photographs 1 teaspoon ginger, fresh grated 1 1/2 lbs large shrimp, raw & shelled and profiles of dogs, cats and small animals. 1/8 teaspoon sea salt “We have reached where we are today because of 2 tablespoons fresh coriander, chopped the support and goodwill of the many citizens and expatriates who make up Kuwait’s diverse communi- Preparation ty,” says K’S PATH Vice Chairperson and Executive Heat the oil in a large frying pan; add the garlic and Director Sheikha Fatima M. Al Sabah. “Their trust has sautÈ gently for 2-3 minutes. Add the paprika, cumin and enabled us to help more than 17,000 animals over ginger; stir to combine. Stir in prawns, salt and cilantro. Stir-fry for 5 minutes or until the prawns turn pink. Serve ten years and our new website is a platform to con- over hot rice. nect with our community through a range of activi- ties.” The website features a ‘Sponsor A K’S PATH Animal’ section where individuals and groups can support a dog, cat or farm animal of their choice by Chinese Szechuan sponsoring the cost of food and medical care for a Peppered Prawns duration of three months up to one year. For people who cannot adopt a pet, sponsoring is a great way to Ingredients make a difference in the life of our 300+ shelter ani- 1/2 teaspoon Szechuan peppercorns mals, adds Sheikha Fatima Al Sabah. The website 1/2 teaspoon white peppercorns launch was timed to co-incide with the start of the 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt new academic year so that readers can subscribe to 1/4 cup peanut oil K’S PATH’s newsletter through the website, and 1 lb large shrimp, peeled, shelled and deveined receive news about upcoming fundraising events and activities. WHAT’S ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

AAW concludes youth LOYAC summer training program

li Abdulwahab Al Mutawa Commercial gram were taught professional, practical Department, Lina Ahmad said, “The youth of Co. (AAW) celebrated the closing of its working skills, varying in subject such as today are in dire need of such initiatives that A4-week summer training LOYAC pro- how to deal with customer service, product open the door to their own projects and busi- gram at X, providing the youth of Kuwait the qualification and quantification. nesses, while allowing them to learn to man- opportunity to train and learn in one of the AAW Deputy CEO, Khaled Faisal Al-Mutawa age themselves. Recreational activities and most prestigious private sector institutions in said, “The summer program with LOYAC travel no longer satisfy the Kuwaiti youth as Kuwait. helped us at AAW give a unique opportunity they are seeking more to benefit from, learn- The summer training program held a to those interested to learn and rehearse the ing and spending their leisure time in things graduating class of 25 young men and development of their professional abilities that continue to help Kuwait grow.” women of various nationalities, aged 16-18, that need our attention and support, and pro- Participants of the program were granted dispersed in a number of AAW retail centers. viding the suitable environment to prepare honorary certificates in encouragement of the Focusing in the field of sports apparel and them entering the labor market while refining program, thanking them for being part of footwear, The Athlete’s Foot, Nike, Crocs, and their expertise in a practical way.” AAW and learning from the expertise of its sports club, Curves, participants of the pro- AAW Head of Training and Development staff.

GUST welcomes new faculty onboard

ulf University for Science and in this region and we aim to make your expe- Arts & Sciences and faculty members. The ori- academic environment in the region. ments. The Planning and Development Technology (GUST) welcomed its new rience as pleasant and as enriching as possi- entation was divided into three days to Faculty members were then taken on a Division, covered Institutional Effectiveness Gfaculty at its campus with a three-day ble. At GUST, we pride ourselves in the close ensure coverage of all information the new tour of the campus by the Public Relations and Strategic Planning which focuses on the orientation this week. The orientation allowed relationship our students have with our facul- faculty need before the whirlwind of the aca- Department, allowing them to become more development of the university, and all the new faculty members to meet university’s top ty, which in turn fosters respect and a sense demic year. familiar with the campus and how to get other development services available at GUST. management, its departments and existing of community. “ Following welcoming speeches from top around. Following the tour, faculty met with The second day will cover GUST’s online faculty, while also getting acquainted with the The event was also attended by Dr Sabah management, the first day of orientation con- the Academic Services Division, who gave an systems including an overview of the A.M Al- existing processes and procedures to ensure a Al-Quaddoomi, VP of Academic Services, Dr. tinued with the Human Resources overview of the department, and introduced Refai Library services and procedures, while seamless transition into their new roles. Salah Al-Sharhan, VP of Academic Affairs, Department reviewing their services, faculty their different services including the Student the final day of the orientation will focus more Welcoming 17 new faculty members from Mohammad Al-Nasiri, HR Director, Dr benefits, issues to be aware of, while also Success Center and the Admissions and on a detailed understanding of the SSC, and Kuwait, Europe, and the US, GUST President, Mohammad Elian, Acting Dean of the College touching on the university’s policies and pro- Registration departments. The Administrative networking with current faculty, as well as Professor Donald Bates said: “For some of of Business Administration, Dr Ronald cedures. In their turn, the Academic Affairs and Financial division discussed processes rel- getting insights and tips on excelling at the you, this may be your first experience living Goodwin, Assistant Dean of the College of Division gave a better understanding of the evant to faculty including salaries and pay- university. Starwood Hotels & Resorts celebrates milestone opening of Sheraton Bucharest Hotel

tarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. facilities. Located on the 18th floor, the guished boardroom. Each conference room can announced its market entry in Romania Sheraton(r) Club lounge offers guests stunning hold between 10 - 400 people, and together, the Swith the opening of the Sheraton views of Bucharest as well as complimentary 10 rooms can accommodate up to 1,400 individ- Bucharest Hotel, centrally located in one of the breakfast, all-day refreshments, and free Wi-Fi. uals. All spaces are equipped with state-of-the- most charming cities in central Europe. In part- The property offers easy access to business art audio-visual technology and are backed by nership with S.C. Grand Plaza Hotel S.A., the districts as well as upscale dining, shopping, and an outstanding events team. milestone debut builds upon the Sheraton first entertainment options. Piata Romana subway Two distinctive dining venues provide a vari- mover advantage in the region and expands the station, a stone’s throw away from the hotel, ety of culinary options-from a contemporary brand’s European portfolio to more than 60 offers a quick connection to Old Town, Victoria twist on Romania’s cuisine at Avalon to the hotels. Palace, several renowned museums, and the world-renowned Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi “As a market debut for Starwood and city’s prestigious Palace of the Parliament-the Bar Benihana-in addition to Centro Sweets, Sheraton, Romania symbolizes an important second largest building in the world after the which offers a selection of desserts, from freshly expansion opportunity while also putting Pentagon. baked cakes to tantalizing tarts, in a cozy ambi- Sheraton one step closer to its goal of opening “Sheraton has a robust footprint across ence. more than 150 new hotels over the next five Europe, and we are delighted to continue to The property is less than an 18-minute drive years,” said Dave Marr, Global Brand Leader, increase our portfolio with developments in from Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP). Sheraton Hotels & Resorts. “Demonstrating best strategic new markets such as Romania,” said Alternatively, visitors can travel by train to the in class design and offerings in a historically rich Michael Wale, President, Starwood Hotels & North Train Station, only 3 kilometers away from part of the world, Sheraton Bucharest Hotel is an Resorts, Europe, Africa & Middle East. “The the hotel. Private taxi service is available outside excellent addition to the brand’s global portfolio.” emerging city of Bucharest presents immense the stop. Sheraton Bucharest Hotel features 270 spa- growth potential, and we look forward to wel- Sheraton is extending its reach in Europe cious guest rooms, including 27 Executive Suites coming travellers to our most iconic hotel brand.” with several debuts in sought-after destinations. and one exquisite Presidential Suite. Guests An ideal setting for functions, the hotel In addition to Sheraton Bucharest, key openings looking to stay active while on the road can boasts 1,200 square meters of combined meet- this year included Sheraton Lake Como Hotel, work out at the Sheraton(r) Fitness Center, which ing and event space. The hotel offers 10 confer- the brand’s eighth in Italy, Sheraton Ufa in Russia includes two massage rooms and spa treatment ence rooms, two ballrooms and one distin- and Sheraton Samsun in Turkey.

KFH patronizes Kuwaiti KSNA grand art Kids’ Club skydiver Mohammad Al-Refaei festival fun place for your child to learn life skills with different activities such uwaiti professional Skydiver Al-Refaei is the only Kuwaiti and GCC uwait Chapter of Kerala Sangeetha as games, crafts, videos, Quran Mohammad Al-Refaei has left participant in Kuala Lumpur Nadaka Akademi (KSNA) a cultural and A memorization and much more. Snacks KKuwait to join a training camp in Championship. He is a certified skydiver Kart body of Government of Kerala is Switzerland in preparation to the Kuala from the International Federation of planning to hold a grand art festival with the will be served. This club is designed for Lumpur national skydiving champi- this sport. He took part in a plethora of award distribution ceremony on Thursday 3rd boys aged 5-8 and girls 5-12. Registration onship in the framework of Kuwait international championships in Spain, September, 2015 at Indian Community fee: KD 30 (includes all days) - KD 5 dis- Finance House KFH’s strategic partner- Holland and Dubai. School, Senior Branch, auditorium, Salmiya count for siblings. Sundays, September 13 ship with him. It’s worth noting that KFH enjoys a Kuwait at 6.30 pm. All art lovers are cordially to December 27 at 5 - 7:30 pm. The sponsorship emanates from track record of sponsoring and support- invited. KFH’s social responsibility and its keen- ing the national champions represent- ness to support the youth and sport in ed by the Diver from people with kinet- What’s On - Submission Guidelines an effort to motivate the national tal- ic disability Faisal Almusawi, The world ents to win international titles and ele- Champion of jet ski Mohammad Bu All photos submitted for What’s On should fail to meet these requirements will not be vate Kuwait’s name in the international Rabei, the shooting Champion Fahad be minimum 200dpi. Articles must be in published. plain text and should include name and Please send them to championships and forums. Aldaihani in addition to Al-Refaei. Al-Refaei with KFH representative at Kuwait airport. phone numbers. Articles and photos that [email protected] THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 TV PROGRAMS

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Kuwait KNCC PROGRAMME FROM THURSDAY TO WEDNESDAY (03/09/2015 TO 09/09/2015)

SHARQIA-1 HITMAN: AGENT 47 1:00 AM LILA & EVE 1:00 PM NO ESCAPE 3:15 PM FANAR-3 LILA & EVE 5:30 PM RICKI AND THE FLASH 11:45 AM NO ESCAPE 7:45 PM EVOLUTION MAN 2:00 PM LILA & EVE 10:00 PM BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN -Hindi 4:15 PM NO ESCAPE 12:15 AM RICKI AND THE FLASH 7:15 PM BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN -Hindi 9:15 PM SHARQIA-2 RICKI AND THE FLASH 12:15 AM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 12:45 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 2:45 PM MARINA-1 THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 4:45 PM BARBIE IN ROCK ‘N ROYALS 11:30 AM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 6:45 PM BARBIE IN ROCK ‘N ROYALS 1:30 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 8:45 PM BARBIE IN ROCK ‘N ROYALS 3:30 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 10:45 PM SOUTHPAW 5:30 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 12:45 AM THE GAMES MAKER 8:00 PM SHAD AGZAA 10:15 PM SHARQIA-3 NO ESCAPE 12:30 AM BARBIE IN ROCK ‘N ROYALS 12:00 PM BARBIE IN ROCK ‘N ROYALS 2:00 PM MARINA-2 BARBIE IN ROCK ‘N ROYALS 4:00 PM NO ESCAPE 12:15 PM BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN -Hindi 6:00 PM HITMAN: AGENT 47 2:30 PM HITMAN: AGENT 47 9:00 PM NO ESCAPE 4:45 PM HITMAN: AGENT 47 11:15 PM HITMAN: AGENT 47 7:15 PM HITMAN: AGENT 47 1:15 AM NO ESCAPE 9:30 PM HITMAN: AGENT 47 11:45 PM MUHALAB-1 ACCOMMODATION BARBIE IN ROCK ‘N ROYALS 1:00 PM MARINA-3 BARBIE IN ROCK ‘N ROYALS 3:00 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 1:00 PM Sharing accommodation BARBIE IN ROCK ‘N ROYALS 5:00 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 3:00 PM available in Al Jabriya Block THE GAMES MAKER 7:00 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 5:00 PM BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN -Hindi 9:30 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 7:00 PM 10, street 9, near Jabriya NO ESCAPE 12:45 AM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 9:00 PM Indian School. Big room + THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 11:00 PM balcony. Contact: MUHALAB-2 THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 1:00 AM 55706900, 55983570 at any NO ESCAPE 1:15 PM time. (C 5032) NO ESCAPE 3:30 PM AVENUES-1 3-9-2015 HITMAN: AGENT 47 5:45 PM NO ESCAPE 1:15 PM SHAD AGZAA 8:00 PM NO ESCAPE 3:30 PM HITMAN: AGENT 47 10:15 PM NO ESCAPE 5:45 PM MATRIMONIAL HITMAN: AGENT 47 12:30 AM THE LOVE AFFAIR -Philippino 8:00 PM NO ESCAPE 10:30 PM Inviting marriage propos- MUHALAB-3 NO ESCAPE 12:45 AM als for Orthodox Christian CHANGE OF NAME THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 11:45 AM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 1:45 PM AVENUES-2 girl 24 years / 157 cm / BCA THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 3:45 PM RICKI AND THE FLASH 1:00 PM / MTA from central I, Rikshit Anand, holder of THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 5:45 PM RICKI AND THE FLASH 3:15 PM Travancore, now in Kuwait. Indian Passport No. THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 7:45 PM RICKI AND THE FLASH 5:30 PM If interested please contact K7306685 bld. No. 53, Issa THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 9:45 PM RICKI AND THE FLASH 7:45 PM with full details, eapen- Al Qatami Street, Salmiya, THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 11:45 PM SOUTHPAW 10:00 PM Kuwait, have changed my RICKI AND THE FLASH 12:30 AM [email protected] FANAR-1 (C 5031) name to Yash Anand. LILA & EVE 12:15 PM AVENUES-3 2-9-2015 (C 5029) LILA & EVE 2:30 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 11:45 AM 31-8-2015 THE GAMES MAKER 4:45 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 2:00 PM Kuwait based Orthodox par- THE LOVE AFFAIR -Philippino 7:15 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 4:15 PM LILA & EVE 9:45 PM SHAD AGZAA 6:30 PM ents invite proposals for LILA & EVE 12:05 AM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 8:45 PM their son 29 / 177 cm BTech, THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 11:00 PM MBA, working in Kuwait Prayer timings FANAR-2 THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 1:15 AM from professionally qualified HITMAN: AGENT 47 11:30 AM Christian girls. Please contact NO ESCAPE 1:45 PM AVENUES-4 Fajr: 04:03 Asr: 15:22 HITMAN: AGENT 47 4:00 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 1:15 PM at: [email protected] NO ESCAPE 6:15 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 3:30 PM (C 5030) Shorook 05:25 Maghrib: 18:11 SHAD AGZAA 8:30 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 5:45 PM 1-9-2015 NO ESCAPE 10:45 PM THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED 8:00 PM 112 Duhr: 11:48 Isha: 19:41

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Arrival Flights on Thursday 3/9/2015 KNE 460 Riyadh 14:10 Departure Flights on Thursday 3/9/2015 GFA 214 Bahrain 11:35 Airlines Flt Route Time GFA 221 Bahrain 14:20 Airlines Flt Route Time MEA 405 Beirut 11:55 KAC 564 Amman 00:05 FDB 057 Dubai 14:20 AIC 976 Goa/Chennai 00:05 KAC 541 Cairo 12:05 THY 772 Istanbul 00:15 SVA 500 Jeddah 14:30 RBG 556 Alexandria 00:05 UAE 874 Dubai 12:10 JZR 239 Amman 00:20 KAC 538 Sohag 14:55 BBC 044 Dhaka 00:10 RBG 554 Alexandria 12:10 JZR 267 Beirut 00:30 JZR 257 Beirut 14:55 JZR 562 Sohag 00:20 JZR 776 Jeddah 12:15 DLH 637 Dammam 00:35 RJD 135 Abu Dhabi 15:00 JAI 573 Mumbai 00:25 MSC 402 Alexandria 12:20 MSR 1614 Cairo 00:40 KAC 788 Jeddah 15:00 MSR 615 Cairo 00:30 AGY 685 Sohag 12:40 FDB 069 Dubai 00:55 OMA 645 Muscat 15:05 FDB 072 Dubai 00:30 KAC 785 Jeddah 13:00 JAI 574 Mumbai 01:30 ABY 127 Sharjah 15:35 KLM 411 Amsterdam 00:55 JZR 176 Dubai 13:10 JZR 539 Cairo 01:30 KAC 1802 Cairo 15:35 JZR 502 Luxor 01:10 FDB 076 Dubai 13:10 SAI 441 Lahore 01:35 UAE 857 Dubai 15:45 KAC 177 Vienna 01:20 JZR 124 Bahrain 13:30 PGT 858 Istanbul 01:40 NIA 251 Alexandria 15:50 MSR 1615 Cairo 01:25 NIA 152 Cairo 13:35 RJA 642 Amman 01:45 RJA 640 Amman 15:55 DLH 637 Frankfurt 01:35 BBC 044 Dhaka 13:50 MEA 408 Beirut 01:50 ETD 303 Abu Dhabi 16:00 THY 773 Istanbul 02:05 MSC 410 Asyut 13:55 ETH 620 Addis Ababa 01:50 JZR 535 Cairo 16:05 SAI 442 Lahore 02:35 MSR 611 Cairo 14:00 OMA 643 Muscat 02:05 FDB 051 Dubai 16:10 ETH 621 Addis Ababa 02:50 THY 767 Istanbul 14:10 KKK 716 Istanbul 04:30 QTR 1072 Doha 16:20 MEA 409 Beirut 02:50 UAE 872 Dubai 14:15 THY 770 Istanbul 04:40 JZR 125 Bahrain 16:25 JAI 525 Abu Dhabi/Chennai 02:55 KKK 713 Istanbul 14:30 QTR 8301 Doha 04:50 KAC 118 New York 16:30 PGT 859 Istanbul 02:55 KAC 741 Dammam 14:40 SAW 703 Damascus 05:00 KNE 476 Jeddah 16:40 KKK 6508 Istanbul 03:10 AXB 394 Kozhikode 14:55 THY 5580 TZX 05:05 KAC 178 Vienna 16:55 MSC 404 Sohag 03:30 QTR 1079 Doha 15:05 DHX 170 Bahrain 05:10 KAC 562 Amman 17:00 OMA 644 Muscat 03:35 FDB 058 Dubai 15:05 AGY 690 Alexandria 05:15 SVA 510 Riyadh 17:15 THY 769 Istanbul 03:40 GFA 222 Bahrain 15:05 MSC 411 Asyut 05:55 UAL 982 IAD 17:25 UAE 854 Dubai 03:45 KNE 481 Taif 15:10 KAC 412 Manila/Bangkok 06:15 GFA 215 Bahrain 17:30 RJA 645 Amman 03:55 KAC 617 Doha 15:15 BAW 157 London 06:35 JZR 177 Dubai 17:45 FDB 068 Dubai 04:00 KAC 673 Dubai 15:20 JZR 1541 Cairo 06:40 KAC 742 Dammam 17:45 ETD 306 Abu Dhabi 04:05 JZR 188 Dubai 15:50 JZR 563 Sohag 06:45 JZR 777 Jeddah 17:50 MSR 613 Cairo 04:15 KAC 773 Riyadh 15:55 OMA 641 Muscat 06:50 KAC 678 Muscat/Abu Dhabi 17:55 PGT 861 Istanbul 04:45 SVA 505 Jeddah 16:00 JZR 503 Luxor 07:20 KAC 176 Geneva/Frankfurt 18:20 THY 765 Istanbul 04:55 KAC 613 Bahrain 16:00 IRA 673 Ahwaz 07:30 JZR 483 Istanbul 18:20 JZR 560 Sohag 05:00 OMA 646 Muscat 16:05 KAC 382 Delhi 07:30 KAC 502 Beirut 18:35 MSC 406 Sohag 05:00 RJD 136 Abu Dhabi 16:10 KAC 206 Islamabad 07:45 KAC 786 Jeddah 18:35 QTR 1077 Doha 05:05 ABY 128 Sharjah 16:15 FDB 053 Dubai 07:50 QTR 1080 Doha 18:55 KKK 717 Istanbul 05:30 ETD 304 Abu Dhabi 16:45 SVA 512 Riyadh 07:50 KAC 542 Cairo 18:55 THY 1465 Istanbul 05:55 NIA 252 Alexandria 16:50 KAC 204 Lahore 07:50 KAC 618 Doha 18:55 SAW 704 Damascus 06:00 RJA 641 Amman 16:55 QTR 1086 Doha 07:55 KAC 104 London 19:00 AGY 691 Alexandria 06:15 JZR 266 Beirut 17:05 KAC 302 Mumbai 07:55 GFA 217 Bahrain 19:05 QTR 8302 Doha 06:20 FDB 052 Dubai 17:10 KAC 154 Istanbul 08:10 UAE 875 Dubai 19:05 RJA 643 Amman 06:35 JZR 512 Sharm el-Sheikh 17:15 KAC 352 Kochi 08:15 FDB 063 Dubai 19:10 GFA 212 Bahrain 06:50 QTR 1073 Doha 17:25 UAE 855 Dubai 08:25 KAC 614 Bahrain 19:10 THY 771 Istanbul 06:50 KNE 477 Jeddah 17:30 KAC 332 Trivandrum 08:30 ABY 123 Sharjah 19:20 MSC 412 Asyut 06:55 UAE 858 Dubai 17:40 KAC 362 Colombo 08:30 JAI 572 Mumbai 19:35 JZR 240 Amman 07:05 SVA 511 Riyadh 18:15 IRA 667 Esfahan 09:00 KAC 774 Riyadh 19:40 FDB 070 Dubai 07:05 JZR 184 Dubai 18:20 KAC 284 Dhaka 09:00 FDB 061 Dubai 19:50 JZR 164 Dubai 07:15 GFA 216 Bahrain 18:20 ABY 125 Sharjah 09:05 AGY 684 Sohag 19:50 JZR 256 Beirut 07:30 KAC 563 Amman 18:30 ETD 301 Abu Dhabi 09:10 OMA 647 Muscat 20:00 KAC 173 Munich 07:45 KAC 287 Dhaka 18:35 QTR 1070 Doha 09:25 KAC 674 Dubai 20:00 OMA 642 Muscat 07:50 JZR 156 Dubai 18:35 IZG 4161 Mashhad 09:30 KNE 480 Taif 20:10 KAC 537 Sohag 08:20 JZR 538 Cairo 18:40 RJA 648 Amman 09:30 MEA 402 Beirut 20:15 JZR 778 Jeddah 08:30 UAL 982 Bahrain 18:40 FDB 055 Dubai 09:40 ABY 121 Sharjah 20:20 BAW 156 London 08:30 JZR 238 Amman 19:15 KAC 350 Kochi 09:40 DLH 634 Frankfurt 20:20 IRA 672 Ahwaz 08:30 GFA 218 Bahrain 19:50 SYR 341 Damascus 10:05 JZR 189 Dubai 20:25 FDB 054 Dubai 08:30 FDB 064 Dubai 19:50 KNE 470 Jeddah 10:30 SVA 513 Riyadh 08:50 QTR 1081 Doha 19:55 GFA 213 Bahrain 10:40 MSR 618 Alexandria 20:40 QTR 1087 Doha 08:55 KAC 361 Colombo 20:00 UAE 873 Dubai 10:40 KAC 174 Munich 20:55 KAC 1801 Cairo 09:00 ABY 124 Sharjah 20:00 MEA 404 Beirut 10:55 ALK 229 Colombo 21:10 JZR 534 Cairo 09:15 UAE 876 Dubai 20:35 MSC 405 Sohag 11:20 ETD 307 Abu Dhabi 21:15 KAC 671 Dubai 09:25 JAI 571 Mumbai 20:35 JZR 561 Sohag 11:25 UAE 859 Dubai 21:15 KAC 787 Jeddah 09:30 FDB 062 Dubai 20:35 RBG 553 Alexandria 11:30 KLM 417 Amsterdam 21:25 JZR 482 Istanbul 09:45 KAC 351 Kochi 20:45 AGY 680 Alexandria 11:40 FDB 073 Dubai 21:30 ABY 126 Sharjah 09:45 KAC 333 Trivandrum 20:45 JZR 165 Dubai 11:50 QTR 1074 Doha 21:30 UAE 856 Dubai 09:50 AGY 681 Alexandria 20:50 FDB 075 Dubai 12:25 GFA 219 Bahrain 21:45 KAC 101 London/New York 10:00 KAC 343 Chennai 20:55 NIA 151 Cairo 12:35 THY 764 Istanbul 22:10 IRA 668 Mashhad 10:00 KAC 1543 Cairo 20:55 BBC 043 Dhaka 12:35 ETD 309 Abu Dhabi 22:10 ETD 302 Abu Dhabi 10:00 OMA 648 Muscat 21:00 JZR 241 Amman 12:40 AIC 981 Chennai/Ahmedabad 22:25 RJA 649 Amman 10:15 ABY 122 Sharjah 21:00 UAE 871 Dubai 12:45 UAL 981 Bahrain 22:40 IZG 4162 Mashhad 10:30 KNE 461 Riyadh 21:10 MSC 409 Asyut 12:55 FDB 059 Dubai 22:50 QTR 1071 Doha 10:40 JZR 554 Alexandria 21:15 MSR 610 Cairo 13:00 JZR 157 Dubai 22:55 FDB 056 Dubai 10:40 MEA 403 Beirut 21:15 THY 766 Istanbul 13:10 JAI 526 Chennai/Abu Dhabi 23:00 KAC 677 Abu Dhabi/Muscat 10:50 MSR 619 Alexandria 21:40 KKK 712 Istanbul 13:30 JZR 185 Dubai 23:00 KAC 501 Beirut 11:00 DHX 171 Bahrain 21:50 JZR 779 Jeddah 13:50 MSR 614 Cairo 23:30 SYR 342 Damascus 11:05 ETD 308 Abu Dhabi 22:05 AXB 393 Kozhikode 13:55 JZR 513 Sharm el-Sheikh 23:30 KNE 471 Jeddah 11:20 FDB 074 Dubai 22:10 KAC 672 Dubai 13:55 FDB 071 Dubai 23:35 KAC 165 Rome/Paris 11:25 ALK 230 Colombo 22:20 QTR 1078 Doha 14:05 LZB 7779 Burgas 23:45 KAC 561 Amman 11:25 KAC 381 Delhi 22:20 DIAL161 FOR AIRPORT INFORMATION stars34 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 CROSSWORD 1011 STAR TRACK

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

Never has crossing things off your to-do list felt so satisfying as You may feel like hiding your head under the covers, but that’s it does today while the Moon is generously supporting Jupiter in your 6th not the best use of today’s introspective cosmic energy. Allow plenty of time House of Logistics. However, your mind is on the future and the anticipation for contemplation in your busy schedule, but don’t let things get out of your is driving you crazy. There’s no question about your intentions; you are on a control. However, productivity is less important now than your spiritual mission. Although your work ethic is admirable now, leave some room in growth. Keep in mind that your philosophical frame of mind has more value your busy schedule for a pleasant surprise. An unplanned detour might in the long run than you realize. Although the planets are prompting you to reveal a new road that’s a reliable shortcut to your success. hastily retreat into your imagination, don’t forget to inform your loved ones of your plans for the day. Respect begets respect.

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

You’re happy to be in your element now that the evocative The practical support you receive today truly touches your Moon is back home in your earthy sign. Nevertheless, you may be tempted heart. You breathe a welcome sigh of relief when you finally recognize you to slow down and indulge your senses instead of trying to make the most can tear down some of your protective walls because you’re in the compa- of the current cosmic energy. Planning your day before jumping in and ny of true friends. It’s almost like slipping into a favorite pair of shoes as getting started improves your chances of finding happiness today. people provide for you in business or pleasure. This cosmic moment is a Focusing on your long-term goals motivates you to get off the couch and remedial lesson in accepting the generosity of others. Applying what you do something truly amazing. You only live once. learn with grace and gratitude is the only sensible response.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) It’s all too easy to play the role of the drama queen today, but It’s a surprising relief when you realize you don’t have to be the there’s really no need to push anything over the edge. You ACROSS 4. A port city in southwestern Iran. life of the party today, and the notion of a little peace and quiet is just what know that everyone has perceptual differences but your moderation is 1. A condition (mostly in boys) character- 5. A tricycle (usually propelled by ped- the doctor ordered. Use your time wisely by integrating recent experiences someone else’s extreme. Tone down your enthusiasm just a notch if you through practicing meditation, putting your thoughts down in a journal or ized by behavioral and learning disor- alling). want your audience to be impressed with what you’re bringing to the table. just taking a much-needed nap. Don’t rush the process; you will instinc- A little less rhetoric and a bit more sincerity is your ticket to success. The fact ders. 6. Involving two dimensions. tively know when you’re ready to jump back into the fray. Even the most 4. Any customary and rightful perquisite 7. Aromatic bulb used as seasoning. of the matter is you’re on a roll now, and if your intentions are honorable social of butterflies need to rest their tired wings now and then. you can’t miss. appropriate to your station in life. 8. The sound made by a horse. 12. (informal) Roused to anger. 9. Reprehensible acquisitiveness. 15. A fixed charge for a privilege or for 10. A brittle gray crystalline element that professional services. is a semiconducting metalloid (resem- Cancer (June 21-July 22) Capricorn (December 22-January 19) 16. A supporter who accepts something bling silicon) used in transistors. Just like King Midas everything you touch seems to turn to gold as true. 11. Of or relating to or befitting eremites You might feel like a baby bird that’s being poked and prodded today. However, anything that’s too good to be true probably has a catch 17. Title for a civil or military leader or their practices of hermitic living. in order to push you out of the nest. You begrudgingly go to the edge of hidden somewhere. The current planetary emphasis is in your 9th House of (especially in Turkey). 12. Evil or harmful in nature or influence. your comfort zone but hesitate to take flight. It seems as if there’s no safe Big Ideas, encouraging you to live life large now. But don’t think for a middle ground today and you’re not sure which direction to head. You may 18. A flat wing-shaped process or wing- 13. Any culture medium that uses agar moment that you’re idly lost in trivial daydreams. Your current reverie isn’t want to run and hide now if others try to coerce you with emotional triggers. like part of an organism. as the gelling agent. just a creative lark; you’re embarking on a deeper exploration to discover the Nevertheless, remaining as open-minded as possible works to your advan- 19. A port city in southwestern Turkey on 14. The specified day of the month. key to manifesting your dreams. the Gulf of Antalya. 21. A gum resin from the conium hem- tage. Summon your courage; spread your wings and fly. 20. Enthusiastic approval. lock tree. 22. An antibacterial drug (trade names 23. Being or given to servile imitation. Rifadin and Rimactane) used to treat 25. A material effigy that is worshipped Leo (July 23-August 22) Aquarius (January 20- February 18) tuberculosis. as a god. You feel a sense of duty to consider the perspectives of your 24. A manual of black magic (for invok- 29. Muslim name for God. Demonstrating your leadership skills comes naturally but your irrepressible confidence can stir up the pot if you’re not careful today. The coworkers and friends while envisioning all that you want to do now. You ing spirits and demons). 30. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that have an unquenchable desire for independence, but emotional attachments 26. Large burrowing rodent of South and was formed by an explosion. best leaders run alongside the pack rather than barking commands from behind. But racing too far out in front of others inhibits your ability to be in seem to crimp your style. It’s almost like others are purposefully keeping you Central America. 32. A member of an agricultural people charge while also robbing you of the camaraderie generated in the collabo- from your destiny. Nevertheless, you can’t bypass the intensity of your feelings 27. The activity of keeping something in southeastern India. rative process. Someone else might have a brilliant idea that can be incorpo- when dealing with people’s agendas. Normally, you tend to avoid drama at all secret. 33. English novelist noted for her insight- rated into your strategy if you don’t let your pride stand in the way. costs; however, today you might have to engage in a spirited dialogue to 28. Arranged in or consisting of laminae. ful portrayals of middle-class families obtain the beloved freedom you seek. 31. Passerine bird of New World tropics. (1775-1817). 34. By bad luck. 35. Large black-and-white herbivorous 37. A soft yellow malleable ductile (triva- mammal of bamboo forests of China and Virgo (August 23-September 22) Pisces (February 19-March 20) lent and univalent) metallic element. Tibet. 38. (informal usage) A general feeling of 36. A Hindu prince or king in India. You can see the positive results of your recent kindness to others Relationship problems almost seem to solve themselves today boredom and dissatisfaction. 39. Someone who works (or provides today as your life slowly starts to return to normal. But a return to simpler as the easygoing Taurus Moon aligns with the Sun and Jupiter in your 7th times is not in the picture while expansive Jupiter is busy planting seeds in House of Others. Although there’s no need on your part to initiate action, 41. A game played with playing cards. workers) during a strike. your sign. A renewed sense of clarity instills your soul with a feeling of pur- you still must show up and stick around when the going gets real — even if 43. The sense organ for hearing and 40. Any of numerous local fertility and pose and amplifies your self-esteem. Opportunities for growth are already you’re tempted to bolt. Lucky for you, the Cosmic Accountant is keeping equilibrium. nature deities worshipped by ancient floating around in the atmosphere, encouraging you to explore unconven- close track of your karmic credit. Do unto others as you would have them do 44. A former province of western France Semitic peoples. tional ideas. However, you must take the initiative while the universe is bless- unto you. in the Loire valley. 42. Representation of the cross on which ing your endeavors; you reap only what you sow. 47. Annual grass of Europe and North Jesus died. Africa. 45. A person who eats all kinds of foods. WORD SEARCH PUZZLE Yesterday’s Solution 48. A gonadotropic hormone that is 46. Employed in accomplishing some- secreted by the anterior pituitary. thing. 50. American Revolutionary patriot. 49. South African term for `boss'. 54. A resident of Nevada. 51. The seventh month of the Moslem 55. Plant with an elongated head of calendar. broad stalked leaves resembling celery. 52. An accountant certified by the state. 57. A state in the Rocky Mountains. 53. A public promotion of some product 58. Lower in esteem. or service. 66. A state in midwestern United States. 56. Make less active or intense. 67. British artist and writer of nonsense 59. The twelfth month of the civil year. verse (1812-1888). 60. God of love and erotic desire. 69. A person with an unusual or odd per- 61. A theocratic republic in the Middle sonality. East in western Asia. 71. Goddess of criminal rashness and its 62. The probability of a specified out- punishment. come. 73. Without a mar or blemish. 63. Measuring instrument for indicating 75. An independent agency of the speed of rotation. United States government responsible 64. English essayist (1775-1834). for collecting and coordinating intelli- 65. The scum formed by oxidation at the gence and counterintelligence activities surface of molten metals. abroad in the national interest. 68. The compass point midway between 76. The last (12th) month of the year. northeast and east. 77. The property of having little body fat. 78. An ugly evil-looking old woman. 70. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry. DOWN 72. An international organization of 1. (old-fashioned) At or from or to a great European countries formed after World distance. War II to reduce trade barriers and 2. A shop selling delicatessen (as salads increase cooperation among its mem- or cooked meats). bers. 3. Lacking or deprive of the sense of 74. A radioactive gaseous element hearing wholly or in part. formed by the disintegration of radium. Yesterday’s Solution

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Gossip Daniel Craig: I wanted to treat Spectre like an acting job

aniel Craig treated ‘Spectre’ like a normal “acting “We did everything we could, I think we put the money in a while, you’re are just like: what do you do? “You can’t job”. The 47-year-old star doesn’t want to exhibit the right place. We just tried to make it better - not better kind of say, ‘Ooh you’ve got to make it better than the other Dany misplaced confidence about the forthcoming than ‘Skyfall’, but every day we tried to make it better.” one’. I think if you think about that all the time, then ... All I Sam Mendes-directed film before its release - and revealed Daniel initially felt a pressure to match the success of wanted to do was treat it like an acting job.” he was not consciously trying to better the 2012 hit ‘Skyfall’ ‘Skyfall’, but quickly realized it was unhealthy and so he during filming. He said: “Hubris is the enemy of filmmaking. tried to approach the new movie in a relaxed fashion. He To say ‘yeah, we’ve got a movie’ would just be stupid of me. told Total Film magazine: “At the beginning, but then after

Andrew Garfield ‘couldn’t Azealia Banks: save Spider-Man’ Idris Elba is too

ndrew Garfield “couldn’t save ‘Spider-Man’”. The 32- couldn’t live up to. It was never enough. He never felt enough, year-old actor was thrilled to land the role of Peter and I never felt enough. I never felt like I was able to do masculine for Bond AParker and his alter-ego in ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ in enough. And I couldn’t rescue those films... even though I did- 2011 but after a less than stellar reception and an upcoming n’t sleep.” However, Andrew clarified that the movie and its zealia Banks thinks Idris Elba is “too much man” to play reboot in the works, Andrew has admitted that the experience sequel ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ may not have needed res- James Bond. The controversial US rapper has become has left him disappointed. He told Zaki’s Corner: “I thought I cuing but he was unable to “make them as deep and soulful Athe latest big name to discuss Idris’ suitability for the was going to be Spider-Man, you know? I went into it going... and... life-giving as I could ever dream.... And it was especially role, arguing he’s far too masculine and sexy to play the part. ego s**t came in. Its like, ‘Okay, here it is. I’m Spider-Man. I important because that character has always meant so much She wrote on Twitter: “Idris is too much man to play bond any- made it. I didn’t actually make it. I was never Spider-Man. “I to me”. Tom Holland will take over the role of Peter Parker in way. If idris is the next bond then all the bonds after that have was the actor that I am, the person that I am. Struggling with the reboot. to be sexy and ULTRA MASCULINE. (sic)” What’s more, Azealia trying to match up with something that I’d elevated so high in said Idris - who’s been linked to the role for years - would be a my mind. Elevated beyond what I could attain, what I could virtually impossible act to follow were he chosen to replace achieve. “The great thing is, that’s what Peter Parker was Daniel Craig. The 24-year-old star said: “Black men are super doing as well. Peter Parker created this symbol that he duper masculine and following up Idris with some other what- ever looking white man for bond is gonna be hard. “So they don’t want him in cause it’s gonna kill all competition. A white actor simply cannot be bond after idris has. No one will care. He would just be too good and they wouldn’t EVER find any- one better. “Once bond goes black, he can’t go back. But if they were really clever they’d cast idris then find an Asian actor to play bond next. Indian or Japanese Bond. “If idris doesn’t get the part it will be 100% be due to white male inse- curity in hollywood. He’s perfect for it. Low key wanna be a casting director. (sic)”

Phoenix Sam Smith: I want doesn’t watch my albums to sound like romantic novels his movies am Smith wants his albums to feel like a series of “romantic novels”. The Grammy Award-winning singer is Lively Chloe Lloyd: oaquin Phoenix has only watched two of his Scurrently working on his sophomore record, following names own films. The 40-year-old Hollywood star - the success of his debut ‘In The Lonely Hour’ in 2014, and has Jwhose film credits include ‘Walk the Line’ and revealed his ultimate “aim” is to create a body of work that the new Woody Allen-directed movie ‘Irrational resembles a “romantic film”. The 23-year-old star wrote on bag after daughter Contouring is Man’ - has revealed he hates watching himself on Twitter: “I want my albums to be like a series of books. screen and has only managed to sit through a cou- Romantic novels haha. “Then all together, one day, it will lake Lively has named a new bag after her daughter ple of his own projects. Asked if he’s seen ‘Irrational make a romantic film. Hopefully with a happy ending. That’s James. The 28-year-old actress has designed a Sandast Man’, Joaquin replied: “I haven’t. Paul Thomas the aim haha. (sic)” Sam revealed in July that he’s already tote for her lifestyle site Preserve and called the acces- my savior B Anderson [the director] got me to watch ‘The started writing material for the new album and has a clear sory after her eight-month-old child. The description on the hloe Lloyd claims highlighting and contouring Master’ and I saw ‘Her’. Those are the only two I’ve idea of its “concept”. The ‘Lay Me Down’ hitmaker shared: “I’m site reads: “Blake’s custom-made baby bag, named after her “changed her life”. The 22-year-old model credits seen. “I thought I might be mature enough to already writing. I feel like I’ve already got the title to the daughter. Need we say more?” Blake married Ryan Reynolds, being taught how to give her features more defini- watch and learn. To think: These are the mistakes album; I’ve got the concept to the album.” Sam explained he 38, in 2012 and the couple welcomed James in December C tion as the best piece of beauty advice she has ever been that were made. But it’s still something I struggle finds it easier to make music once he’s decided upon a cen- 2014. And the ‘Age of Adaline’ star is hoping to be as much an given. She said: “Contouring and highlighting the bridge with ... Oh, this sounds stupid. Who cares?” tral theme. He said: “I work in terms of concepts. When I find inspiration to her little girl as her own mother was to her. She of my nose and cheekbones has changed my life, I’m Meanwhile, Joaquin said he’d be open to appear- the thing I want to write about, I actually go out and physi- said: “My mom was the one who inspired me. She raised us in obsessed with it. ”Being told not to pluck my eyebrows ing in a Marvel or ‘Star Wars’ film, despite having cally do it. “It sounds really weird, but when I knew that the a way that meant she always created a moment out of every- when I was younger has paid off too. I use a MAC eye- previously been snobbish about such movies. He album was going to be called ‘In the Lonely Hour’, I think I thing - whether it was a flower arrangement, a meal or re- shadow and brush to fill them in at the moment, though told Time Out London: “When I was younger I was subconsciously started being lonelier. I feel like once I’ve got upholstering some piece of c**p that was sitting on the side of sometimes I just use a pencil.” And Chloe also believes probably a bit of a snob about that. But they’ve that concept of what I want to do, I start physically doing it so the road. “She’s an amazing cook. She could see a dress and good lighting is key to taking the perfect selfie. Asked her gotten better. I’ve flirted with several of those I can write music about it.” know how to sew it together. “I’ll never be that skilled, but it’s selfie tips, she said: “Good lighting. And don’t over-edit or films, having meetings and getting close, but ulti- so inspiring to have that role model as your mum.”I would love look too serious. Pout, but not with conviction. Pout like mately it never felt like they’d be really fulfilling. for her to want to cook with me. I’d love for her to want to it’s an accident.” But Chloe insists she is “low-mainte- “There were too many requirements that went bake with me but if she just wants to, like, you know, play with nance” when it comes to her appearance. She said: “I’m against my instincts or character. I’ve been spoiled. GI Joes and race cars, then I’m fine with that too. Whatever she low-maintenance definitely. I take my make-up off, apply I’ve never had to make those compromises. “I’ve wants, I’m happy about. “I would love it if we shared those moisturizer, and put Bio-Oil on my skin if it’s dry. not met a director yet with one of those where we interests but I have a feeling I’m going to be fighting my hus- “Sometimes I use a facial tanner.” Despite her enviable fig- go through the script, they say: ‘You know what, band on interests because he just loves that little girl.” ure, the Maybelline model insists she hates working out, screw this set-piece, let’s focus on the character!’ I though she does so regularly. understand, but it’s best I don’t do it.” She told LOOK magazine: “I’ve got a gym in my apartment building, so I have to go. I have a per- sonal trainer who helps too. I never overdo the gym because I don’t actually like it.”

Witherspoon reveals her career inspirations eese Witherspoon’s career is inspired by real-life sto- that ‘judge not less ye be judged’ is a pretty good one that’s God I didn’t listen to them!’ “Frankly, it was hard to get over ries. The 39-year-old actress - who stars alongside sort of guided me through life.” Meanwhile, Reese also that mental block because someone had told me, basically, RArnold Oceng in the 2014 drama movie ‘The Good Lie’, advised aspiring stars to follow their own path, rather than ‘You don’t know how to do that. Don’t do it.’ So you have to about a group of Sudanese refugees - has revealed she takes taking too much advice from outsiders. She recalled: “I really be careful what you say to people.” Reese Witherspoon’s ‘The inspiration from true and informative stories, similar to those wanted to be a Broadway kid and so I went to all these Good Lie’ is out on Blu-ray and DVD now, courtesy of explored in the Philippe Falardeau-directed movie. She camps in the Catskills and I had to sing and dance and act Entertainment One. — Bang Showbiz shared: “I’m definitely one of those people that has post-its and I remember getting through the singing coaching ses- everywhere, like, the six evils in the world and how to avoid sion at the end and I had my evaluation and they said, them, I really do. “Desire, greed, envy. I try to tell myself all ‘Whatever you do - don’t sing!’ “I think that I told that story those things to avoid. The positive affirmations, I have to say when I won an award for ‘Walk The Line.’ I was like, ‘Thank lifestyle THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Features Being comfortable in your own skin

ately, I’ve been facing so many obstacles, trying to fig- being a certain way or are they wrong for lacking morals people, different mentalities, backgrounds, and upbring- ure out how to balance my work life and personal life and respect towards people? ings. Even people from the same house can have com- Lto keep sane. It seems like work is taking over almost I’m the type of person who just doesn’t have a care in pletely different ways of thoughts and lifestyles. Many peo- 90% of my time, and my personal life is just non-existent. the world about other people’s business, where they go, ple are living their lives now more for themselves and not Humanitarian relationships have demolished and most of who they meet and what they’re working on. It seems like the way we consider is normal, more people are open- the existent “friendships” and relationships are only benefi- people are more interested to dig up anything that they minded, less conservative and so on, however, agreeing or ciary. think is useful to talk about, when the reality is even when disagreeing about this issue isn’t the matter here, the issue Now, I’m not saying that every single person is like that, they talk about anything it’s just useless and pointless. I’ve is people need to be more accepting, towards people and I mean, I’m not, and the people I love and care about aren’t also noticed people neglecting a huge element in life, towards things they cannot change about people and their like that either, however, it’s becoming more and more which is karma. I strongly believe in doing good for others, decisions. common for people to have trust issues with just about so others can do good for you. This can also be applicable You need to be very comfortable in your own skin to everyone. Other than the fact that it’s extremely unhealthy onto the simplest of things, which are talking good about not feel the need to change people. Not get drifted away for you emotionally, it’s also tiring to be dealing with such others, forgiving them for their mistakes, respecting them with what they do, and stand your own ground. As long as stress on a daily basis. My question is; should we adapt to and their decisions and the list goes on and on. you are a decent and genuine human being, you won’t the negativity around us because that’s just the reality of Minding your own business and just being in peace need people to tell you how to live your life. things, nothing is perfect, or should we only allow our- from the inside takes zero effort, but trust me, holding Many people are losing their conscious and their right selves go deal and be around people who make you grudges and being judgmental takes A LOT of effort. It’s mind to be honest, unfortunately honesty, decency and grow and motivate you to be a better human being? very tiring to constantly be angry at people, and being genuine love is more and more rare to be found in people negative, not only that it’s unhealthy. It can lead to many nowadays and its sad, but again, not everyone is like that, Brave face issues such as, low self-esteem, anger, depression as well as and you should hold on to the people who aren’t that. This might seem like a contradicting article, leads you to being antisocial. but that’s how my life is at the moment. One day I want to hide in a happy cave, the other I man up More accepting and put up a brave face towards anyone I deal We now live in a world where everything is available with or meet. Am I wrong for feeling this way or and accessible. This leads to having a huge diversity of 4th graders can now get free annual national park passes

our fourth grader is your family’s free pass to the nation’s of the “Every Kid in a Park” initiative can be a fun and easy activi- They also allow kids to gather stamps from each place they visit, might try WebRangers. Kids can log in, play games and earn national parks. Starting Tuesday, the federal government ty for the whole family, especially if you do a little research. providing a natural motivator for heading to the next park. rewards. You can also check out various multimedia presenta- Yis giving annual passes to fourth graders and their fami- Need some more help figuring out where to go? Sign up at Junior Ranger Programs: Most parks have a junior ranger pro- tions, including virtual tours, at http://www.nps.gov/chis/learn lies, an effort to get kids into the national park system to experi- http://www.nationalparks.org and you’ll get a free guide with 35 gram that encourages kids to become outdoor stewards. The /photosmultimedia/multimedia.htm . ence the outdoors and learn a little history and culture. Families parks adventures for kids. Or just stop by the park’s information program varies slightly at each park. Sometimes, kids get a free Teachers: Fourth-grade teachers can also download and without a fourth grader must pay $80 for the annual pass, unless desk and ask a ranger for suggestions on age-appropriate activi- booklet filled with activities or worksheets on spotting local print paper passes for each of their students, and all teachers the family includes a senior citizen or member of the military. ties or hikes. wildlife. Other places offer classes or exhibits on everything from can get free lesson plans at http://www.nps.gov/teachers To get your free pass, go to http://www.everykidinapark.gov Still worried your kid may not be excited about walking history to safety issues. At the Grand Tetons, for example, kids /index.htm.—AP and have your fourth grader answer a few fun questions about wooded trails or studying Native American ruins? learn how to keep food locked up and prevent bears from com- outdoor adventures. After that, you’ll get a paper pass that you Here are a few ideas to get them engaged: ing into campsites. At Yellowstone, an exhibit at Old Faithful can print out and use - or trade in for a plastic annual pass that is National Parks Passport: Amazon and most national park gift teaches kids about geysers. You can also download booklets and the size of a credit card. shops have Passports to Your National Parks. They’re books that learn songs at http://www.nps.gov/kids/jrRangers.cfm. Even if your kid isn’t a natural outdoors enthusiast, being part look like real passports and offer travel tips for different regions. Web Rangers: For the kid who can’t get off the iPad, you

File photo shows a view from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. — AP photos Photo released by the National Park Service shows fourth-graders on the grounds of Samuel W Tucker Elementary School in Alexandria, Va, holding passes that give them and their families free admission for one year to all national parks, with ranger Kathy Kupper from the National Park Service at left. ‘Steve McQueen: The Man Squirrels in the attic? Pointers and Le Mans’ documentary on humane wildlife removal bought by Filmrise for us ilmRise has acquired US rights to the movie includes interviews with his son By Diana Marszalek But it was with heavy hearts we later learned There’s no real risk in letting them hang out documentary “Steve McQueen: The Chad and first wife Neile along with nev- that his efforts were more misguided than mag- awhile, Bruha says; the danger of squirrels doing FMan and Le Mans” from Content er-before-seen production footage and s much as my family and I love to have sub- nanimous. Experts say most squirrels - even ones damage like chewing through wires is overblown. Media. The film, which premiered in May at private tape recordings of McQueen. The urban wildlife around our New York-area old enough to fend for themselves - don’t survive At the same time, when the animals do move out- the Cannes Film Festival, will be released in film is directed by Gabriel Clarke and John Ahome, some of the cuteness wore off when being moved. They succumb to everything from side they’re in familiar surroundings. Without New York and Los Angeles on Nov 13 as McKenna of Noah Films from Clarke’s we found rodents living under the roof. A mama turf wars to an inability to adapt to new habitats. remedial and preventive repairs, however, you’ll well as day-and-date on VOD, download- script. McKenna produced. Executive pro- squirrel (perhaps she was expecting) had set up a “Relocation is a feel-good myth,” Murphy says. likely have another tenant in no time, as there is no to-own platforms, DVD and Blu-ray. The ducers are Andrew Marriott, Bonamy cozy little nest in our attic - a wise move consider- shortage of squirrels looking for a place to live. “If film centers on McQueen’s efforts to make Grimes, Barry Smith, Chad McQueen, ing the temperature was dipping and she had a Few specialists you have squirrels in your attic, you do not have a a movie about the 24-hour car race at Le David Green, David Reeder and Content’s brood to care for. As Jack Murphy, co-founder of State and federal agencies discourage relocat- squirrel problem. You have a house problem,” Mans in France. The shoot was plagued by Jamie Carmichael. “Steve McQueen: The Denver-based Urban Wildlife Rescue, puts it: “They ing wildlife, and in some cases ban it. And remov- Bruha says. “And if you treat this as a building prob- financial troubles, on-set rivalries and Man and Le Mans” will be featured at the can live in a tree. And we can live all winter on the ing a mother squirrel without her litter can also lem and not a wildlife problem, you are going to rumors of his affairs, and McQueen’s per- Deauville American Film Festival in prairie in a tent. But having a house is a lot nicer.” have a dreadful outcome, says Murphy. “Most of have longer-term results.” sonal life began to unravel. September and the San Sebastian Film So my husband, Paul - a do-it-yourself kind of the calls we get about orphans are the results of McQueen’s film “Le Mans” was released Festival in October. — Reuters guy (and looking to save a grand or so on critter humans doing something stupid,” he says. Ugh. Growing sector in 1971 and did not perform well at the eviction) - sprang into action. Once the little tykes Ned Bruha, who does business as The Skunk Once the animals are definitely out, Bruha box office. It contains mostly racing were old enough to go outside the nest on their Whisperer in Oklahoma City, is another of the deodorizes their former home and its surroundings footage, with very little dialogue. The own - cute as can be, peering over the eaves of our country’s few specialists in humane wildlife with an industrial-strength cleanser designed roof - he rigged up the trusty “have-a-heart” trap, removal. He says the wiser move - in addition to specifically to neutralize the odors that wildlife like relocating them to places you’d think squirrels leaving the job to the pros - would have been to let squirrels leave behind, and that attracts others. would like. One got new digs creek-side in a forest the squirrels hunker down until they were ready to Next: Repair the areas the squirrels have been preserve. Another was escorted to a wooded col- leave the attic on their own, and then provide using to go in and out of your attic, and make sure lege campus. them a one-way door for doing so. they don’t create new entry points. “What we don’t want them to do is walk out, walk around the cor- ner and chew in on one of those other architectural features,” Bruha says. Preventing that doesn’t require elaborate repairs, he says. Identify the spots that squirrels are likely to chew through - old attic screens and roof vents among others. “There is no reason to make your house look like Fort Knox to keep them out forever,” Bruha says. Both Bruha and Murphy stress the importance of working with an expert in humane wildlife removal, a small but growing sector of the busi- ness. On the brink of another squirrel birthing sea- son (they have two litters a year), that’s on my To Do List. I do, however, think fondly of those little guys scampering around the roof last year, and of watching them get their first taste of freedom and the big wide world. I just hope they are doing well A litter of baby squirrels taking one of their This undated photo provided by Ned Bruha/ out there. — AP first looks at the big, wild world after spend- The Skunk Whisperer, Inc shows a young ing their first few weeks in the homeowner’s squirrel making itself right at home in a resi- attic, in Larchmont, NY. dential attic. — AP photos lifestyle THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Music & Movies Fall Movie Preview Spielberg plunges into the Cold War

he nearly three year wait since Steven Spielberg’s last movie goes the way of the Western. It doesn’t mean there movie (2012’s “Lincoln”) comes to an end this October won’t be another occasion where the Western comes back and Twith the spy thriller “Bridge of Spies.” Good news for the superhero movie someday returns. Of course, right now moviegoers: There won’t be another gap like that for a while. the superhero movie is alive and thriving. I’m only saying that Having just locked “Bridge of Spies,” Spielberg is already editing these cycles have a finite time in popular culture. There will his next film, Roald Dahl’s “The BFG,” and is in pre-production come a day when the mythological stories are supplanted by on “Ready Player One,” a sci-fi adventure from Ernest Cline’s some other genre that possibly some young filmmaker is just best-seller. It’s a pace that Spielberg, 68, says he plans to con- thinking about discovering for all of us. tinue. “I’m doing a long stretch of directing over the next several AP: Were you surprised by the success of “Jurassic World,” years,” Spielberg says. “We put our last child into college. on which you were an executive producer? Number seven went to college last week and (wife Kate Spielberg: I’m back in the dinosaur business, it appears. We Capshaw) and I are enjoying the empty nest. It gives her a promised them more teeth and they rewarded us for it. I would chance to get more involved with her art - she’s a wonderful have been ecstatic if we had done what the town was expect- painter - and it gives me a chance to direct movies back to ing, which was a $100 million three-day weekend. That would back now.” “Bridge of Spies,” due out Oct. 16, is a new chapter in have just made my whole year. But the fact that it did over history for Spielberg and one he knows personally: the Cold twice what the prognosticators were predicting, it just blew War. Tom Hanks stars as James Donovan, a lawyer the CIA me away. recruited to rescue a spy pilot downed in the Soviet Union. In a recent interview while taking a break from editing “The In this image released by DreamWorks II Distribution Co, Filmmaker Steven Spielberg poses at the Museum of AP: “Bridge of Spies” is the first film in years you’ve made BFG,” the director spoke about making the true-life tale, the Tom Hanks portrays Brooklyn lawyer James Donovan in a Natural History before the Ambassadors For Humanity wXithout John Williams composing the score. unexpected success of “Jurassic World” and his distaste for scene from the Steven Spielberg film, ‘Bridge of Spies.’ Gala in New York. — AP photos Spielberg: Johnny Williams will be back to do “The BFG.” We’ve superhero movies. only not worked together twice in 42 years. The first one was white flash and being atomized. I was very, very aware of what war-crime trials who was called upon to defend an alleged “The Color Purple” in 1985 and the second time was because a tentative and insecure time it was, especially for young peo- Soviet spy, and the kind of charged atmosphere he was willing AP: What attracted you to “Bridge of Spies”? Johnny had a small medical procedure that precluded him ple. It’s something that made a big impression on me as a kid. to endure to see justice served. It’s a story about a very right- Spielberg: I’ve always wanted to make a spy movie. This is not from writing and scoring my movie in the window that he was We were shown instructional 16mm films of what to do in the eous, principled individual - and for Tom Hanks, it’s right up his James Bond. Only James Bond can be James Bond. I’ve always going to do it. He’s fine, he’s 100 percent back to work on “Star event of the air raid sirens going off or seeing the flash and alley. been fascinated with the entertainment value of the James ducking and covering under your desk and holding, hopefully, Wars,” but it sadly precluded him from working on “Bridge of Bond spy series of movies, as well as the serious John le Carre Spies.” I was able to work with Thomas Newman, who I’m a a very large book over your head. AP: This is your fourth film with him. spy novels, especially the Martin Ritt movie “The Spy Who huge fan of. This is just a blip and we’re both sad about it, but Spielberg: Every collaboration is better than the one before. Came in From the Cold.” Also spy pictures like “The Quiller we’re excited to get back together for “BFG” now. — AP AP: Do you see a connection between that time and today? We’re having a great time together. Memorandum” and “The Ipcress File,” and “Torn Curtain” by Spielberg: There’s so much relevance between the late ‘50s Hitchcock in the ‘60s. and today. We fly drones today; they flew U2 spy planes over AP: You caused a stir two years ago when you predicted Soviet Russia in the ‘50s. Our story is also about the shooting Hollywood was headed toward an “implosion” because of AP: Were you interested in making a film set during the down of Gary Powers’ U2 and the apprehension of a Soviet spy the over-abundance of mega-budget movies. Do you still Cold War? working in this country for over a decade: Rudolph Abel. And feel that way? Spielberg: I lived through the Cold War and I was very aware the negotiator - a fish-out-of-water - an insurance attorney Spielberg: I do. I still feel that way. We were around when the of the possibility of walking down the street and seeing a who used to be the associate prosecutor at the Nuremberg Western died and there will be a time when the superhero Teen aims to revive Quechua, one song at a time

enata Flores Rivera has teenage cuteness, a Bob Marley, Alicia Keys phonetically,” she said. velvety voice and a mission: to revive the Around 3.6 million of Peru’s 30 million people She translated “The Way You Make Me Feel” with RQuechua language with songs like speak Quechua, particularly in the highlands. the help of her 72-year-old grandmother, Ada. She is “Chaynatam ruwanki cuyanaita”-better known as Another 4.4 million people speak it in Ecuador, working on another song that will feature the tradi- “The Way You Make Me Feel.” Flores, a 14-year-old Bolivia, Argentina, Colombia and Brazil. In Peru, it is tional Andean music known as huayno. “I want from the Peruvian highlands, has racked up more an official language, alongside Spanish. But experts than a million views since posting her cover of the have been warning for years that social stigma could Michael Jackson hit on YouTube on July 27. eventually endanger its survival. “For young people, The sleek video features the almond-eyed high Quechua is synonymous with backwardness and Renata Flores Rivera schooler, sporting a jean jacket, a schoolgirl skirt and poverty, because the colonial mentality of discrimi- a Peruvian hat with earflaps, performing the song nation, contempt and racism still persists in Peru,” against the backdrop of the ruins of Vilcashuaman, said Elena Burga, the head of an education ministry an ancient Incan administrative center. She made program to promote bilingual education. Singer Ruby Amanfu appears during an interview in the video as part of a campaign called “Young peo- She said more funding is needed to protect and Nashville, Tenn. — AP ple speak Quechua too,” which aims to combat per- promote the language. The campaign that Flores ceptions of the indigenous language as unhip and sings for was launched by her mother, Patricia Known for her backwards. Rivera, a 41-year-old music teacher. “This project Quechua, the language of the Incas, has faced came about because we realized our children were such stigmatization since Spanish conquistadors no longer speaking our language,” said Rivera. “We duets, Amanfu steps colonized Peru in the 16th century. “I sing in older people speak nicely. We tell jokes that sound Quechua as a voice of warning, because the lan- funnier in Quechua than in Spanish and our children young people to not just identify with the melodies guage is being lost. Children and young people are weren’t enjoying it as much.” but with their roots,” said Jorge Flores, one of the into solo spotlight ashamed to speak it. They think only poor people She called Quechua a language that “sounds musicians in the garage band that accompanies her. in the Andes mountains speak it,” said Flores, who lovely, a language to woo your lover.” Others work- They will give a concert on September 11 in uby Amanfu knows how to share the stage, but during a lives in Huamanga, the capital of the Ayacucho ing to boost the language include hard rock band Huamanga featuring Quechua covers of songs by recent dinner party in Nashville, Tennessee, she was the region in southern Peru. “We did this in Quechua so Uchpa and language teacher Demetrio Tupac Bob Marley, Alicia Keys and of course the King of Rstar of the stage and the kitchen as she prepared a meal the world sees that we have an identity and that Yupanqui, who has translated Cervantes’s “Don Pop. Their cover of “The Way You Make Me Feel” can featuring peanut butter soup and fried plantains, then stood we’re proud of our culture, that we’re not at all Quixote” into Quechua (“Yachay sapa wiraqucha dun be viewed at www.youtube.com/watch?v= in her bare feet in the living room and belted out a heartbreak ashamed of our culture or the Quechua language,” Qvixote Manchamantan”). Flores admits she is not BvT9y0HqItE.—AFP song. Born in Ghana but raised in Music City, the soulful singer she told AFP. fully fluent in the language, which she is “learning won critical acclaim for her acoustical duo with Sam Booker called Sam & Ruby. She caught the attention of rocker Jack White, who enlisted her into his band for his solo album “Blunderbuss.” Last fall Amanfu sang with Hozier on his North American tour. David Bowie pens music for SpongeBob Now she’s reintroducing herself as a solo artist with her new album of mostly deep-cut cover songs. “Standing Still” avid Bowie, known for the intel- cess for Nickelodeon, the children-ori- November at the New York Theatre features her interpretations of songs by Bob Dylan, Brandi lectual bent of his music, is ented US television network owned by Workshop. “Lazarus” is based on the Carlile and Kanye West, among others. “This was very new for Dpenning music for what will Viacom. “SpongeBob SquarePants” has cult classic science fiction novel “The me,” Amanfu said. “It’s been a long time since I have stepped likely be lighter fare-a musical based won a wide following as well among Man Who Fell to Earth,” about an alien out and taken center stage.” She tried the solo route as a on cartoon character SpongeBob. adults, with US President Barack who arrives in search of water and singer and songwriter, but has found the most success work- Chicago’s Oriental Theatre announced Obama a professed fan, although con- becomes enamored of alcohol and tel- ing with other singers and musicians. She found inspiration to that the English rock icon and artist is servative Christian activists have evision. sing solo again when she performed Dylan’s “Not Dark Yet” leading an array of top musicians in attacked the show for an alleged gay Bowie starred in the 1976 film ver- during a benefit concert in 2013. composing the score for “SpongeBob subtext. sion of “The Man Who Fell to Earth” but Amanfu recorded “Standing Still” over five days in a log The Musical” which will premiere there “SpongeBob The Musical” is the did not write the music amid contrac- cabin in rural Leiper’s Fork, about 30 miles southwest of on June 7 next year. second current stage project by the tual disputes. Bowie, a pioneer of glam Nashville. She slows down Kanye’s percussive “Street Lights” to Other musicians who will con- 68-year-old Bowie, who had kept quiet rock, has probed the nature of the uni- a jazzy melody with guitars and pianos and adds a choir to tribute material include The Flaming for a decade before returning to the verse on works such as “Space Oddity” “One by One,” a song originally recorded by Wilco and Billy Lips and They Might Be Giants, two US scene with his 2013 album “The Next and “Life on Mars?” A trained actor, Bragg. “I think that’s the thing about doing covers,” she said. “If bands with similarly eclectic interests, Day.” Bowie also wrote the music for Bowie won acclaim for his portrayal on you do a song by somebody that has already made it famous, as well as 1980s pop superstar Cyndi “Lazarus,” which premieres in Broadway in 1980-81 of the severely nobody can really hear your version without thinking of the Lauper, members of hard rock legends deformed Englishman Joseph Merrick other.” Aerosmith and singer-songwriter John in “The Elephant Man.” Bowie is not Patrick Carney of The Black Keys, a guest producer on the Legend. The musical adapts the ani- expected to act in either “SpongeBob album, said it’s a platform for Amanfu to start fresh. “She has mated series “SpongeBob the Musical,” whose cast was not an incredible voice, even in Nashville where everyone is a SquarePants,” in which the title charac- immediately announced, or “Lazarus,” singer,” Carney said. “It’s really hard to stand out. I think that ter-a talking human-like sponge- which will star Michael C Hall, known was part of the appeal of taking those songs and doing some- explores an underwater city called for the title role on the television series thing completely unexpected.” Amanfu also hopes fans of her Bikini Bottom. “Dexter.” — AFP collaborative work will stick with her as she goes it alone. “I am The musical will run for one month excited for the support that I already have from the fans who in Chicago before an expected move ‘Game of Thrones,’ have been with me in those other forms and I hope they are to Broadway in New York, the Oriental British musician David Bowie arriv- proud of what I have to give now,” she said. “Because I feel that Theatre said in its show announce- ing for the 17th Annual Glamour learning so much from all of those partnerships has made me ment. Since its debut in 1999, the tele- Women of the Year awards at Swift, PewDiePie among stronger as an individual artist.”— AP vision series has been a massive suc- Carnegie Hall in New York. — AFP new record breakers BO’s “Game of Thrones,” YouTube star PewDiePie and music sensation Taylor Swift all have new titles to add BFI London Film Festival unveils lineup for 59th edition Hto their resumes: They’re all on the latest list of etflix’s “Beasts of No Nation” is set to contin- previously announced include UK premieres of two European premiere of Rob Letterman’s Guinness record holders. In an attempt to fight against TV ue its festivals run with a slot in the official Cate Blanchett titles, Todd Haynes’ “Carol” and James “Goosebumps.” piracy, “Game of Thrones” broadcast the first episode of its Ncompetition section of the BFI London Film Vanderbilt’s “Truth.” Blanchett is to receive the BFI Following bows in Venice and Toronto “Beasts of fifth season to a staggering 173 countries simultaneously- Festival, which runs Oct 7-18. The full program for Fellowship during the festival’s awards ceremony on No Nation,” from “True Detective” director Cary resulting in the fantasy series breaking the record for largest the 59th edition of the LFF was revealed yesterday Oct 17. The festival will screen 238 features, includ- Fukunaga, will compete in the festival’s 12-film offi- TV drama simulcast. This beat out the number “CSI” set five by festival director Clare Stewart, and will include ing 16 world premieres, eight international pre- cial competition section line-up, which come from a weeks earlier by two countries. the European premieres of Jay Roach’s “Trumbo,” mieres, 40 European premieres and 11 archive films. range of nationalities. The line-up, which recognises Taylor Swift hauled in the award for most million-selling John Crowley’s “Brooklyn” and Nicholas Hytner’s inspiring, incentive and distinctive filmmaking, fea- weeks on US albums charts. As the only act to hold three mil- “The Lady in the Van” as sponsor gala screenings. International premiere tures European premieres for Jonas Cuaron’s lion-selling weeks, Swift star nabbed the record with first- Ben Wheatley’s “High-Rise” and Scott Cooper’s “Black The event will once again be split into nine pro- “Desierto,” Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya’s “Very Big Shot” week sales of her albums “Speak Now,” “Red” and “1989.” With Mass” were also announced to receive sponsor gram strands, titled Love, Debate, Dare, Laugh, Thrill, and Johnnie To’s “Office.” Also in competition are the help of his 36 million “bros,” PewDiePie earned the title of galas, while the festival will see special presenta- Cult, Journey, Sonic and Family, each with their own Jerzy Skolimowski’s “11 Minutes,” Apichatpong most subscribers on YouTube. In fact, the gaming star has tions of Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson’s “The gala. These are Luca Guadadnino’s “A Bigger Splash,” Weerasethakul’s “Cemetery of Splendour,” Athina more subscribers on that platform than Swift and One Forbidden Room” and the European premiere of Stephen Frears’ Lance Armstrong biopic “The Rachel Tsangari’s “Chevalier,” Simon Stone’s “The Direction combined. Other record holders include “The Voice,” Davis Guggenheim’s documentary “He Named Me Program,” Yorgos Lathimos’ “The Lobster,” the Daughter,” Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s “Evolution,” Lenny which now holds the record for most tweeted-about TV series Malala.” European premiere of Ondi Timoner’s documentary Abrahamson’s “Room,” Laszlo Nemes’ “Son of Saul,” in one minute after achieving 310,000 tweets across the US in British Director Louis Theroux As previously announced, the festival will open “Brand: A Second Coming,” the international pre- Terence Davies’ “Sunset Song” and Sean Baker’s 60 seconds, and Dr Dre, whose estimated pre-tax earning of poses for photographers at the and close with the European premieres of Sarah miere of Deepa Mehta’s “Beeba Boys,” the interna- “Tangerine.”—Reuters $620 million garnered him the title of highest earning ever for 59th BFI London Film Festival Gavron’s “Suffragette” and Danny Boyle’s “Steve tional premiere of S Craig Zahler’s “Bone Tomahawk,” a musician. — Reuters launch at a central London ven- Jobs,” respectively. Anthony Asquith’s 1928 silent Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s “The Assassin,” the European pre- ue, London yesterday. — AP film “Shooting Stars” is the Archive Gala. Other galas miere of Hany Abu-Assad’s “The Idol” and the lifestyle THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

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The cast of the movie “Everest” presented out of competition at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival poses during The members of the jury “Venezia 72” (from left) Venice Biennale Paolo Baratta, French novelist Emmanuel Carrere, a photocall yesterday at Venice Lido. — AP/AFP photos Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien, British director Lynne Ramsay, president of the jury Mexican director, Alfonso Cuaron, Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, US actress and film director Elisabeth Banks, Italian director Francesco Munzi, German actress Diane Kruger and Polish director Pawel Pawlikowski pose during a photocall.

Baltasar Kormakur and Jake Gyllenhaal pose for photographers at the photo call. The president of the jury ‘Orizzonti’ US film director Jonathan Demme. Actor Josh Brolin.

A picture Everest epic gets Venice shows the logo of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. film fest off on a high note

he Venice film festival kicked off yesterday with a tion despite most of them knowing how the story ends. He whom have published their own, contradictory, accounts Major cinema chains in the United States and elsewhere world premiere for “Everest”, a $65-million 3D drama has taken that on with a screenplay that is part disaster of what happened. “Everest” is being shown out of compe- have so far refused to screen the film in protest at being Tbased on a real-life disaster on the Himalayan peak. movie, part thriller and part psychological study of the tition, with festival director Alberto Barbera hoping his cur- deprived of their customary exclusivity period. Despite Director Baltasar Kormakur’s two-hour film recounts the varying mindsets and motivations that lie behind the tain raiser will have a similar impact to “Gravity”, which their opposition, most industry figures see such releases as events of May 10-11, 1996, when eight climbers died near mountaineering cliche “because it’s there”. opened in Venice two years ago and went on to win a slew likely to become the norm for all but the biggest block- the summit after being caught in ferocious blizzard condi- of Oscars, and “Birdman”, which also enjoyed critical and busters in the near future as broadband technology trans- tions. In particular it focuses on the internal dynamics and Too many amateurs commercial success after being unveiled on the Lido last forms how film lovers opt to pursue their passion. Everest characters of two groups led by New Zealander Rob Hall, The British-produced, US-financed film includes sec- year. is one of two major productions being given a first screen- played by Australian actor Jason Clarke, and American tions shots in the Italian Dolomites, Kormakur’s native ing during the festival. Johnny Depp is due in town later in Scott Fischer, played in surfer-dude style by Jake Iceland and at Everest base camp in Nepal. The disaster, at Venice back on the map the week for the premiere of Scott Cooper’s “Black Mass”, in Gyllenhaal. the time the worst there had been on Everest, raised ques- Those two successes have helped to put Venice firmly which the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star plays Irish- Portrayed as equally talented but temperamentally con- tions over whether the increasing commercialization of back on the international festival map after several years in American mobster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger. There is also trasting, the two men were among those who died over climbing had led to the dangers of trying to conquer the which it had appeared destined to become completely much excitement about the unveiling of “The Danish Girl”, the course of two days in which no fewer than 34 people summit being under-estimated. A number of experts have eclipsed by Toronto. Also was shown for the first time yes- the latest work by “The King’s Speech” director Tom Hooper. were attempting to reach the summit in brutal conditions, suggested that bottlenecks in the approach to the summit terday the streaming giant Netflix’s debut foray into feature It features Oscar-winning British actor Eddie Redmayne in ultimately resulting in a series of life-and-death decisions may have been a factor in the deaths, with the presence of films, “Beasts of No Nations”. The Carkey Fukunaga-directed the role of a Danish-born artist who was one of the first having to be made under almost unimaginable duress. too many insufficiently-experienced amateur climbers drama about child soldiers in Africa is among 21 works people to undergo sex reassignment surgery. — AFP Hall, famously, was able to speak to his pregnant wife, resulting in too many reaching the summit after 2 pm-seen competing for the festival’s top prize, the Golden Lion. played in the film by Keira Knightley, via a combination of as the deadline to allow for a safe descent. Featuring Idris Elba and an otherwise largely unknown two-way radio and satellite phone, just before he perished. Kormakur’s vision of events certainly suggests commer- cast, the adaption of Uzodinma Iweala’s novel will be Given that such poignant details of the tragedy were wide- cial pressures to get as many clients to the top may have released in October simultaneously to a limited number of ly publicized at the time, the challenge for Kormakur was contributed to the fatalities, but it avoids pointing a finger cinemas and to Netflix’s 65 million subscribers around the to construct a narrative capable of retaining viewers’ atten- of blame at any of the surviving protagonists, some of world.

‘Concussion’ director says no compromises were made for NFL day after its trailer debuted online and finds itself in the awkward position of having months before it hits theaters, the Will the private emails of its own executives yield- ASmith football head-trauma film ing a window into the studio lot decision- “Concussion” is already sparking controversy. making usually invisible to moviegoers. Citing studio emails leaked in the hack of Sony Pictures, The New York Times reported High-profile Tuesday that “Concussion” was altered to At issue with “Concussion” is whether the avoid antagonizing the NFL. The Times quot- film was shaped by direct negotiation with ed one email that discusses a top Sony lawyer the NFL, an organization known for aggres- taking “most of the bite” out of the film “for sive image protection, or if the film was legal reasons with the NFL.” In a statement to tweaked because of the kind of legal con- This photo provided by Disney shows Daisey Ridley as Rey, left, and John Boyega as Finn, in a scene from the new film, ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,’ The Associated Press, “Concussion” director cerns that regularly play a part in any release directed by JJ Abrams. — AP Peter Landesman disputed that report. He by a major studio. Landesman told the Times: called his film, in which Smith plays the foren- “We’re just being smart because any large sic pathologist Bennet Omalu who discov- corporation will design a response to some- ered that chronic brain damage factored in thing it considers to be a threat to its exis- the deaths of NFL players, “a David and tence. We don’t want to give the NFL a toe- ‘Star Wars’ won’t be the Goliath story.” hold to say, ‘They are making it up,’ and dam- “We always intended to make an enter- age the credibility of the movie.” “Concussion” taining, hard-hitting film about Dr Omalu’s - a high-profile release starring one of David-and Goliath story, which played out Hollywood’s top actors - was already seen as only force at holiday box office like a Hollywood thriller,” said Landesman. an enormous public relations threat to the “Anyone who sees the movie will know that it NFL, one that will land in theaters during the ox office prognosticators are furiously specu- But there are still plenty of next-tier titles Barring a last-minute release date shuffle or two, never once compromises the integrity and heart of its upcoming season. lating that “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” launching, such as Universal’s Tina Fey-Amy that’s an awful lot of films vying for attention dur- the power of the real story.” Sony Pictures and In a statement Monday after the film’s Bcould soon supplant “Avatar” as the highest- Poehler comedy “Sisters” on the same day that the ing a time when fanboys and fangirls, weaned on the NFL declined to comment on the report. trailer was released, Jeff Miller, NFL senior vice grossing film in history. The rebirth of the fantasy Millennium Falcon flies back into theaters, clearly tales of Luke Skywalker, will be driving the Months after the email leaks made by hackers president of health and safety policy, said the saga may not quite reach those lofty heights, but hoping to rope in female audiences whose eyes moviegoing conversation. “‘Star Wars’ is going to be over the release of “The Interview,” Sony again league is “encouraged by the ongoing focus” the combination of returning cast members like may glaze over at the mention of Tatooine, big, but this is always a big moviegoing season,” on player safety. “We all know more about Harrison Ford, merchandising friendly robots such Wookies or the Dagobah system. The following said Eric Handler, an analyst with MKM Partners. “If this issue than we did 10 or 20 years ago,” said as the cute droid BB-8, and popular director JJ week brings six wide releases including such films the films are good, people will show up.” Miller. “As we continue to learn more, we Abrams are aligning to create the kind of inter- as “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip,” the Historically, Christmas is among the busiest apply those learnings to make our game and galactic smash that arrives only once or twice in a Mark Wahlberg-Will Ferrell comedy “Daddy’s Home” times of the year for multiplexes. School holidays players safer.” In 2013, ESPN dropped out of a decade. and “Concussion,” a drama about head injuries in and work vacations combine to power ticket sales, documentary co-produced with “Frontline,” Some outlets have speculated that the film the NFL that stars Will Smith and is sure to inspire a and with a nice mixture of family films, raunchy “League of Denial,” after complaints from the could break records with a $300 million weekend hundred opinion pieces. That tops the four new comedies, adult dramas, and a return to a galaxy NFL. The film, about the NFL’s response to the when it debuts on Dec 18, although it’s worth not- wide releases that flooded theaters during the pri- far, far away, this edition should be one of the dangers of head trauma, was still broadcast ing that no film released in that month has opened or year period and surpasses the five wide releases strongest yet. Analysts also stress that the presence by “Frontline.” Omalu was heavily featured in to more than $85 million and this Christmas season that crowded into theaters in 2013. of a box office leviathan doesn’t cast a shadow over the documentary. But unlike ESPN, which is a competitive one. Predicting how high it even- the entire marketplace. Even as “Avatar” went on a broadcasts NFL games, Sony Pictures has no tually climbs is sure to be a favorite parlor game in Family films record-annihilating tear in 2009, other Christmas direct ties with the NFL. — AP Hollywood for the next few months. Despite the The arthouse scene will also be competitive, as releases such as “Sherlock Holmes,” “It’s box office muscle the seventh “Star Wars” is sure to two notable films debut in limited release-”The Complicated,” and “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The exert, studios aren’t exactly giving the fantasy Revenant,” a Leonardo DiCaprio adventure film Squeakquel” did robust business. —Reuters Director Peter Landesman arrives at the adventure a wide berth. Bigger budget tentpoles from Oscar-winning director Alejandro Gonzalez premiere of ‘Parkland’ on day 2 of the like “Mission: Impossible-Rogue Nation” and Inarritu, and “The Hateful Eight,” a Quentin Toronto International Film Festival at Roy “Monster Trucks” were moved out to make way for Tarantino Western that is embarking on a special Thomson Hall, in Toronto. — AP the potential record-breaker. 70mm run sure to get cinephiles’ pulses racing. Everest epic gets Venice film fest off on a high note

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Palestinian girls wearing costumes play in the besieged Yarmuk refugee camp in the Syrian capital Damascus. Several thousand civilians have been able to leave the camp but the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group and a Yarmuk resident told AFP that up to 14,000 people are still living inside. — AFP Hong Kongers fight to save beloved trams

controversial new proposal to take Hong Kong’s beloved trams travelling public by saying it had no plans to remove the trams. But off the streets has sparked a wave of anger from residents who unease remains. “Public sentiment is strongly against this idea,” Afear losing track of the city’s past. Known as “ding-dings” for the activist Kwong Sum-yin, who is leading the “Save The Trams” cam- sound of their bells, trams have served the northern coastline of the paign, told AFP. “Trams are forward-looking as a form of zero-emission city’s main island for more than 110 years and still carry around transport when the world is talking about sustainability.” Kwong’s 200,000 passengers a day. As development changes the face of the group, the Clean Air Network, is instead proposing a car-free zone in city, sweeping away many of its historic landmarks, trams have sur- Central to ease congestion and make way for more trams to run. “We vived in the face of growing competition from buses and the modern are losing our history. That’s why Hong Kong people don’t want to see MTR metro system. But a recent proposal to scrap part of the network one more thing to go,” Kwong said. has renewed fears that this unique piece of heritage is also under threat. Nostalgia trip Protests triggered by Sit’s proposal have even included a “Man vs Tram” race to counter his claim trams are slow. About 40 people took on an in-service tram over nine kilometers, but even accounting for the tram’s numerous stops only a handful of competitors outran it. One green group has galvanized 3,000 people to write to the town planning board to object to the proposal. “It has a long history and it A worker walks between tramways parked at a tram depot. has got nostalgic elements,” said electrician Lau Chap-tong, 56, as he rode the tram in the residential neighborhood of Sai Ying Pun. “It will have a special meaning to future generations, we should not get rid of it.” Passenger Johnny Ho, in his 70s, also defended the tram. “I always take it to see my grandchildren. What is the point of suddenly getting rid of it after so many years?” he told AFP. With 163 cars, Hong Kong’s tram network is the world’s largest fleet of double-deck tramcars still in operation, charging a flat rate of just HK$2.30 (30 US cents) for adults to ride the 120-stop system. Hong Kong Tramways managing director Emmanuel Vivant said the network is a “key part of what makes Hong Kong a great city” and argues that trams are not to blame for traffic congestion. “Everyone knows the rea- son for the jams is the 50 percent increase in the number of vehicles over the past 10 years,” he said.

Vanishing heritage Many residents of the city of seven million are increasingly focused on preserving its past, as economic development takes a A worker leans against a tramway parked at a tram depot. toll on Hong Kong’s transport heritage. Protests were sparked in 2007 when the government removed the Queen’s Pier for a bypass. The ferry pier was a traditional landing point for visiting dignitaries Pedestrians walk including Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana during the British past a tramway in Thousands signed petitions against the suggestion that the tram colonial era. There was also criticism when operators modernized Hong Kong. service should be removed from the main financial district of Central. tramcars in 2010. But despite public support for the tram system, Sit —AFP photos The proposal was put forward to the government’s official town plan- says it is time for a review. ning body by consultant Sit Kwok-keung, a former planner, who “Efficiency is the most important (thing) to every person,” he argues that it is too slow, blocks traffic and is unnecessary as the MTR said. He added that if his proposal for Central went through, he expands. The retired civil servant said putting the idea forward for would advocate for the complete removal of trams throughout the debate is his “right and responsibility”. city. Sit argues that trams should instead be turned into “mobile “The tramway takes up a significant portion of the road. Its efficien- museums”. “Why should some outdated transport mode remain cy is rather low... I am trying to make Hong Kong transportation more here?” he said. — AFP efficient,” he told AFP. The planning body will discuss the proposal in October, but the Hong Kong government has sought to reassure the A worker washes a tramway at a tram depot.

A tramway is seen under maintenance at a tram depot in Hong Kong. A worker walks by tramways parked at a tram depot. A worker repaints the bumper of a tramway at a tram depot.