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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Snowden in Prices of 320 Moscow; seeks asylum items reduced in Ecuador HONG KONG/MOSCOW: Fugitive former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden for Ramadan is seeking asylum in Ecuador, the Quito government said yes- terday, after Hong Kong let him leave its territory despite 45 products added this year Washington’s efforts to extra- dite him on espionage charges. DOHA: The Ministry of QR32.75, Cleopatra Egyptian rice An aircraft believed to be car- Business and Trade has QR26, Abu Saifain basmati rice rying Snowden landed in Moscow, imposed a prize freeze on 320 QR36. and the anti-secrecy group food and non-food items ahead A 10 kg Tilda Pure basmati rice WikiLeaks said in a statement of the holy month of Ramadan. costs QR127 and 20kg India Gate he was “bound for the Republic These items will be available basmati rice is priced at QR241. of Ecuador via a safe route for the in the local market at discounted A 40kg Khory Indian rice is purposes of asylum”. prices from July 1 until the end priced at QR277 and Mohammed Ecuadorean Foreign Minister of Ramadan, the Ministry said basmati rice, QR300. Ricardo Patino, visiting Vietnam, yesterday. Prices of Sadia Chicken (frozen) tweeted: “The Government of The Ministry has added 45 new have been fixed at QR13.50 per kg. Ecuador has received an asy- items to the list this year. Last All Waha (fresh) costs QR15.75, lum request from Edward J year, the Ramadan price freeze Doux frozen chicken QR11, Seara #Snowden.” applied to 275 food and non-food frozen chicken QR13, and Al Ecuador is sheltering items. Islami frozen chicken QR13.75. The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani with French President Francois Hollande in Doha yesterday. They WikiLeaks’ founder Julian The items include rice, wheat One crate of Qatari eggs held talks at the Emiri Diwan and witnessed the signing of an agreement. Assange at its London embassy, floor, edible oil, dairy and meat (30 pieces) costs QR12.25 and and Ecuador’s ambassador to products, fresh and frozen Emirates fresh eggs cost QR16.25. Russia said he expected to meet chicken, fruit juice, pastries and Canned fruit juices of different Snowden in Moscow yesterday. frozen vegetable and non-food brands (1.75 to 2 litres) cost QR7. Ecuadorean President Rafael items including tissue paper and The Ministry said it had France offers Rafale jets to Qatar Correa has good ties with aluminium foil. instructed all outlets to strictly WikiLeaks and is in a politically The Ministry has started circu- follow the prices fixed by it. The BY FAZEENA SALEEM supply equipment) will continue,” France has also shown inter- confident mood after his recent lating the new price list to shops. Ramadan price freeze is intended Hollande said, without disclosing est in cultural exchange, sharing landslide re-election. There is about 10 per cent dis- to stop traders from hiking com- DOHA: France has offered to details about discussions on mili- experiences in sports, developing Snowden’s departure from count on all the items on an aver- modity prices to cash in on higher provide military equipment tary equipment. The French del- museums and support to teach Hong Kong, a former British age, compared with the existing demand during the holy month. including twin-engine Rafale egation comprising five ministers French in Qatar. “Sports is a colony that returned to China in prices, a source from a leading Fruits and vegetables are not fighter jets built by Dassault and 46 business delegates, focused major topic here, we are hosting 1997, is likely to be highly embar- hypermarket said yesterday. included in the list, despite prices Aviation, President Francois on other issues to enhance trust, the Euro Cup, and would share rassing for the administration Prices of QFM wheat floor No of perishables normally shooting Hollande said yesterday. reciprocity and transparency our experiences with Qatar to of President Barack Obama. 1 and 2 (5kg bag) have been fixed up during Ramadan in the past. “We have always helped Qatar with Qatar. The countries also host a good World Cup,” he said. US authorities had said only on at QR16 and No 3 at QR19. Edible Traders say that it is difficult to in security,” he told a press con- announced the launch of a joint Hollande also attended a meet- Saturday they were optimistic oil (1.8 litres) is priced between fix their prices because they fluc- ference before ending his two-day fund to invest ¤300m in small and ing of Western and Arab countries Hong Kong would cooperate over QR16.50 and QR17.50 depending tuate on a daily basis. visit. France is the top military medium French companies. supporting the Syrian opposition. Snowden, who revealed extensive on the brand. The Ministry however has been supplier to Qatar. “There is no balance in trade He expressed France’s keen- US government surveillance in Prices of all brands of fresh milk issuing a daily price list after the “France supplies two-thirds between Qatar and France. We ness to support the Syrian people the United States and abroad. have been fixed at QR10 (2 litres). auctions in the central fruit and of military equipment to Qatar. have signed certain number of and seek a political solution. Earlier, a source at the Russian Long life milk (4 litres) costs vegetable market. The companies which accompa- agreements. We hope to get a “Syria was at the heart of our airline Aeroflot had said Snowden between QR12.25 and QR12.50 Meanwhile, Widam said yes- nied me have spoken about their good market for our (French discussions. We support a political would fly on from Moscow within and QR9 to QR10 (2 litres). A five terday that it will import 44,000 products and, yes, in particular companies) quality products,” said solution. THE PENINSULA 24 hours to Cuba, although the kg bag of Panjab Garden basmati sheep from Arab countries during about Rafale,” he added. Hollande. “We must see what is Continued on page 4 source said he planned to go to rice costs QR30.50, Sunwhite rice the Ramadan. THE PENINSULA “Negotiations (to best for Qatar and France.” See also pages 2 & 3 Venezuela. REUTERS

Super moon Saudi shifts to Friday-Saturday Drop in foreign trips weekend as airfares increase RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has BY AZMAT HAROON destinations remain France, announced it is switching its England, Spain, Morocco and official weekend to Fridays and DOHA: With rising cost of Turkey, with many Arabs increas- Saturdays, bringing the king- travelling abroad, there has ingly opting for Malaysia and dom’s working week closer in been a decline in the number Thailand. line with other countries in a of families travelling this sum- Most Qatari families usually move long desired by many of mer and many Qatari and expat travel in groups that include the country’s businesses. families are taking loans to family members, personal staff Saudi Arabia, the biggest fund their trips, travel industry and friends. They spend at least Arab economy, had been the sources reveal. a month or two at their preferred only member of the six-mem- Airfares have gone up by 10 to summer destinations, while trav- ber Gulf Cooperation Council to 20 percent compared to last year, elling in first class. have a Thursday-Friday week- making it difficult for families “The cost of travelling in end after Oman shifted to a to afford international trips, say business class to Europe starts Friday-Saturday weekend last travel agents. from QR18,000 and goes up to month. The usual summer rush is QR33,000. People on monthly The surprise move, which will expected to begin after Ramadan, salaries can’t afford airfare for be applied from this week, was with most families booking 10 or 15 people, which goes up if immediately welcomed by Saudi flights starting the first day of you include the cost of staying economists and businessmen as Eid-ul-Fitr. abroad,” said Ahmed Khalid, a giving the private sector an extra Tourists look at the rising ‘super moon’ from the elevated skywalk of the Supertrees Grove at the Gardens School summer break is coin- travel agent who did not want to day of alignment with interna- by the Bay in Singapore, yesterday. The largest full moon of the year, called the ‘super moon’, lit up the night ciding with Ramadan this year, identify his agency. tional businesses. sky this weekend. which begins in the middle of July. He said even expat families now “It will increase interface with While many Qatari families pre- take loans to fund their travelling, the rest of the world, now things fer to stay here during the holy which can be conveniently paid off will move faster,” said Ali Al Ajmi, month, the movement of teach- in instalments. a former vice president at state Egypt army warns leaders Abbas accepts PM’s resignation ers and expat families to their Asked about the rise in air- oil company Saudi Aramco who countries, however, is the same fare, an agent who did not want now runs a project management CAIRO: Egypt’s army stepped in to a mount- RAMALLAH, West Bank: Palestinian President as last year. his name in print, said: “The rise business. ing political crisis yesterday to demand that the Mahmoud Abbas yesterday accepted the resig- Independent and community in airfare every year is usually Abdulrahman Al Ubaid, a Islamist government and its opponents settle nation of his new prime minister, whose quick schools will close on June 26 for because of the tax increase and former vice president at Saudi their differences and warned that it would act departure clouded efforts to project government summer break, uniting travel insurance. This year, most fami- Basic Industries Corp (SABIC), to stop violence spinning out of control. Issued a stability after Western favourite Salam Fayyad plans of many expat families going lies appear not to be able to afford the world’s biggest petrochem- week before mass rallies to demand the resigna- quit the post. Officials said Rami Hamdallah, an home. travelling abroad.” cial company, and now managing tion of President Mohammed Mursi, and following academic and independent who became prime “Although flights are fully He said that a common trend director of Saudi Development days of friction between factions, the statement minister two weeks ago, decided to step down after booked, there is no rush now. these days was to book flights and Innovation Group, also wel- by the armed forces chief was the most power- a dispute over authority with his deputy, who is Most families will begin travel- online, where people can some- comed the change. ful since generals ceded control to civilians after an Abbas loyalist and is close to the ruling Fatah ling after Eid,” said a travel agent. times find affordable airfare. REUTERS Mursi’s election a year ago. Full report on page 7 party. Full report on page 10 The preferred summer THE PENINSULA MONDAY 24 JUNE 2013 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Sheikha Moza with French First Lady French president tours Museum of Islamic Art Hollande expresses admiration for museum collections

DOHA: The French President, museum presented him with a France and Qatar. Francois Hollande, First Lady book that provides an overview He said France is ready to Valerie-Trierweiler and their of the contents of the museum. strengthen cooperation with delegation visited the Museum The Minister of Energy and Qatar in all fields, including politi- of Islamic Art (MIA) yesterday. Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin cal, economic and defence. Hollande toured the museum Saleh Al Sada, the Ambassador He highlighed cultural links and viewed its contents, including of Qatar to Paris, Mohammad between both countries, point- jewellery and other artefacts. Jaham Abdul Aziz Al Kuwari, and ing out Qatar’s accession to the He also signed the visitor’s the French Ambassador in Doha, International Organization of La book, expressing admiration for Jean-Christophe Possel, accompa- Francophonie. the museum’s collections that nied the French president and his He said his visit was also an display the Islamic culture and delegation. opportunity to boost partnership heritage. The French president also between both countries. The management of the praised friendly relations between QNA

The Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser with France’s First Lady Valerie-Trierweiler. Talks dealt with matters related to education.

College of Pharmacy gets accreditation DOHA: The College of pharmacists can claim their QU CPH Acting Dean Dr Sherief Pharmacy (CPH) at Qatar CPPD continuing education ses- Khalifa commented: University recently received sions towards their mandatory “This is an important mile- accreditation status of its Supreme Council for Health con- stone for the College and a criti- Continuing Professional tinuing education hours that are cal endorsement of the program Pharmacy Development (CPPD) tied to their re-licensure to work that provides such a wealth of programme from the Qatar in Qatar. training and professional devel- Council for Health Practitioners In 2011, three years after the opment to Qatar’s pharmacists of the Supreme Council of Programme’s inception, the and health practitioners as part Health (SCH). College adopted international of our contribution towards Qatar This success came following the competencies under the Canada- National Vision 2030, National Qatar Council’s selection of the based National Association Development Strategy and the Program for review and a visit of Pharmacy Regulatory National Health Strategy. The of its accreditation team to the Authorities (NAPRA), which College of Pharmacy is now the College on May 21. have also been endorsed by first and only accredited profes- The CPPD programme provides the SCH’s Medical Licensure sional pharmacy development continuing professional develop- Department and Pharmacy and provider in Qatar. We expect this ment workshops to practicing Drug Regulation Department, to have significant positive impact pharmacists in Qatar, and moni- as well as Hamad Medical on patient outcomes, the phar- tors their knowledge and skills Corporation Pharmacy Practice macy profession and the society before and after each session. Committee and Qatar Petroleum as a whole”. The French President Francois Hollande and the First Lady Valerie-Trierweiler, with the Minister of Energy and As a result of this accreditation, Medical Services. THE PENINSULA Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada and other officials at the Museum of Islamic Art yesterday. MONDAY 24 JUNE 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03

Emir with French president Emir meets Kerry

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani talking to members of the French delegation in the presence of President Francois Hollande at Al Wajbah Palace yesterday. Doha College to open new campus

DOHA: Doha College has secured a long-term lease on land that will allow the college to build a new campus. As per an agreement signed with Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani, the new Doha College campus will be located in Abu Hamour and it will offer additional classes for pri- mary and secondary school, with The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani with US Secretary of new campus expected to open by State John Kerry at Al Wajbah Palace yesterday. Talks covered rela- September 2016. tions and regional and international issues. Sheikh Khalid and Ahmed Saleh Al Khalaqi were present at the signing ceremony, apart from Officials during the lease signing ceremony. the principal of Doha College, Emir sends National Day greetings Mark Leppard, senior vice prin- New Campus grow and that he areas within Qatar are stretched, principal said. cipal Teresa Woulfe and Business would encourage the whole com- and increasingly companies were “To build and equip this cam- to Duke of Luxembourg Manager Luke Godley. Doha munity to support education in advising the school to find places pus we will need to raise funds College’s Board of Governors were Qatar. Bolton said that the new for their staff. “Securing this land and we hope companies and the DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani sent a represented by Chairman Graeme campus is part of the College’s for our new campus will help to community in Qatar will sup- cable of greetings to the Grand Duke of Luxembourg on his coun- Bolton and Vice Chairman Shams long term strategic vision to be solve this problem. However, we port us through sponsorship and try’s National Day. The Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hasan. recognised as one of the leading are a not-for-profit school and all our debenture or secured school Hamad Al Thani and the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid said that he was international schools in the world. of our profits are used to increase places programme,” Leppard H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani sent similar excited to watch Doha College’s Leppard said that educational the education of the children,” the added. THE PENINSULA cables. QNA MONDAY 24 JUNE 2013 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

Certified Springboard trainer Enas Malkawi addresses participants. HMC holds self-development training 18 female staff attend Springboard program to achieve their potentials

DOHA: Eighteen staff mem- well-received by women staff focused on achieving their and more focused on my goals.” bers of Hamad Medical members. potentials both in their careers Offered and designed by lead- Corporation (HMC) recently Enas Malkawi, Certified and their personal lives with ing UK-based training consul- attended the Springboard Springboard trainer from their families. They share their tancy Springboard consultancy, Women Self-Development Springboard Consultancy and success stories with the par- the Springboard Women Self- Program organised by the British Council, and Human ticipants in order to provide Development Program is a the Training Section of Resources Training Manager at support and inspiration,” said phenomenally successful, HMC’s Human Resources HMC, said: “The programme Malkawi. award-winning development Department in collaboration equips each participant with Shaikha Al Naimi, a phar- course that enables women to with the British Council. many skills that would help macist who is one of the par- take more control over their The Springboard program, her to become more focused on ticipants said the programme own lives by identifying the which is conducted in four her goals, achieve work-life bal- provided her the opportunity clear, practical and realistic weekly sessions over one month ance, and become more asser- to learn from the experiences steps that they want to take enables women to achieve tive in her community and at of successful women and to gain and developing the skills and greater recognition and influ- work, in order to create a better useful tips in dealing with daily confidence to take them. It has ence and potentials in their impression about herself and to challenges. been delivered for more than work and personal lives by get support from those who can “We learned how to be asser- 200,000 women in 26 different recognising their own values, help her to achieve her goals.” tive, to stay positive, and to have countries and translated into setting goals that match those “We invite guest speakers specific and realistic goals, as 12 languages. Most recently, the values and developing an action every session; those are suc- well as to never forget to have course was held for women staff plan to achieve these goals. cessful women from the local time for ourselves no matter at the University of Oxford in The program is now on community who overcame dif- how busy our lives are. It helped the UK. its third year at HMC and is ficult challenges and remained me to become more self-aware THE PENINSULA

Syrian rebels urged to push out extremists

Continued from page 1 “Giving aid is very important. I was one of the first to recognise the legitimacy of the Syrian opposition. Our support is also military, but how do we supply weapons? We have to discuss and decide how to do it politically and legitimately,” he added. He urged mainstream rebels in Syria to “retake” zones that have fallen into the hands of extremist groups. “The opposition must retake control of these areas and push these groups out,” he said. If extremist groups “benefit from the chaos in future, (Syrian President) Bashar Al Assad will seize this as an excuse to continue his massacres”. THE PENINSULA Ooredoo wins two awards

DOHA: Ooredoo has won two of EMEA Finance’s most significant awards in its annual Achievement Awards: “Borrower of the Year” and “Best M&A Deal of the Year”. Ooredoo was awarded the “Best M&A Deal of the Year” for its $1.8bn tender offer for shares in Wataniya Telecom which took Ooredoo’s holding to 92.1 percent. 2012 also saw Ooredoo increase its hold- ing in its Iraqi business, Asiacell, to 53.9 percent, then in February 2013 to 64 percent. In addi- tion, Ooredoo bolstered its holding in Tunisiana, the Tunisian mobile operator, to 90 percent. The awards were pre- sented at EMEA Finance’s Annual Achievement Awards Charity Dinner held in London on June 20. THE PENINSULA MONDAY 24 JUNE 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05

Taliban reject claims they may Nigeria opens embassy in Doha cancel Doha talks

KABUL: The Taliban yester- Air services agreement likely to be signed by tomorrow, says ambassador day rejected reports that they may cancel peace talks with BY RAYNALD C RIVERA the US and the Afghan gov- ernments over criticism of the DOHA: Nigeria is set to sign insurgents’ office that opened in a Bilateral air services agree- Qatar last week. ment with Qatar further boost- A Taliban spokesman in ing the current cordial relations Afghanistan rejected a New York between the two countries, says Times story published yesterday Nigerian Ambassador Shuaibu that quoted an unnamed rebel Adamu Ahmed. official saying the insurgents were “A delegation from Nigeria determined to keep the office’s comprising directors from the sign and flag that triggered fury aviation ministry arrived early in Kabul. The sign used the for- this morning. We are going to mal name of “Islamic Emirate start the negotiation process Of Afghanistan” from the rebels’ tomorrow and we hope to sign 1996-2001 government, and the a new agreement by Tuesday,” white Taliban flag was seen by Ambassador Ahmed told the many Afghans as a provoca- media after the official opening tive reminder of the cruelties of of the Nigerian embassy here. Taliban rule. The Ambassador assured the The opening of the Qatar diplomatic mission would work office was intended as a first hard to improve the existing very step towards a peace deal as the cordial bilateral relations between US-led Nato combat mission ends the two countries, specifically on next year, but the Afghan govern- political and economic fields. ment accused the rebels of posing In terms of the economic area, as a government-in-exile. he said they are looking at poten- Taliban spokesman Zabihullah tial areas of investment by Qatar Mujahid said yesterday that the and private Qatari investors in anonymous “Taliban official” Nigeria. quoted in the New York Times did “Qatar today is the most pro- not represent the movement’s lific investor in the world. We views. “The Taliban has its own intend to vigorously pursue that spokespersons who provides infor- aspect to see how the Qataris mation to the media,” Mujahid can invest significantly in the Rashed bin Khalifa bin Mohammed Al Khalifa (second left), Minister’s Assistant for Service Affairs, cutting the ribbon to open the Nigerian embassy in said in a statement. “Anyone except Nigerian economy, which is one Doha yesterday as Ambassador Shuaibu Adamu Ahmed (second right) and Director of Protocol Ibrahim Y Fakhroo (left) look on. KAMMUTTY V P these spokespersons giving infor- of the fastest growing not only in mation, it would not be from the Africa but in the world,” he said. Islamic Emirate. “The enemy for With one of the highest in looking at the aspect of food secu- learn from them and we can also intervention team, Ambassador The Embassy’s was attended long time have given statements in the world in terms of return of rity. Already, they have invested get them to invest in our liquefied Ahmed said, is soon to visit Doha by Rashed bin Khalifa bin their interests citing unknown per- investment, the Nigerian econ- in agriculture sector in a few natural gas industry.” to service the Nigerian com- Mohammed Al Khalifa, sons (as Taliban spokespersons), an omy would appeal to Qataris African countries and we hope He lauded Qatar as the centre munity here, as the Nigerian Minister’s Assistant for Service example of which is an interview who are “pragmatic investors”, that they will favourably look at of political dialogue in the world Embassy in Saudi Arabia is cur- Affairs; Ibrahim Y Fakhroo, published on the New York Times.” he added. Nigeria. We have the land and the that could play an important role rently the only one in the Gulf Director of Protocol; heads of US Secretary of State John Among the areas of investment, labour, 70 percent of Nigerians in solving the problem in Mali. region which issues passport. missions, embassy officials and Kerry, on a visit to Qatar, warned Ambassador Ahmed mentioned are in the agriculture sector,” he “In the political arena, one There is an estimated 6,000 to other VIPs. that Washington could call on the agriculture, telecommunications, explained. key area that Nigeria is looking 8,000 Nigerians in Qatar and Located at Al Istiqbal Street Taliban to close the office if the oil and gas, and banking as those “Both Qatar and Nigeria are forward to working with Qatar with the launch of the Embassy’s between West Bay Petrol Station rebels failed to live up to their side which Qatari investors might find major oil and gas producers is trying to solve the problem in website this week the Mission and Rainbow Roundabout, the of peace efforts. “It is our hope profitable to invest. and exporters. Qatar has done Mali. The stability of Mali will would be able to finally docu- Embassy is open from Sunday that this could ultimately be an “Nigeria has a very fertile and extremely well in harnessing the have a significant effect on the ment a more reliable number to Thursday, from 8am to 12pm important step in reconciliation conducive climate for agriculture oil and gas resources they have, stability of the African region as of the Nigerian population here, (submission of documents) and if it’s possible. We know that it and we know Qatar, as part of we hope that this is one area that a whole.” when Nigerians register through from 2pm to 3pm (collection of may well not be possible,” Kerry its long-term strategic vision, is we can work with Qataris; we can A mobile e-Passport the website. documents). THE PENINSULA told reporters in Doha. AFP MONDAY 24 JUNE 2013 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Qatar Airways set to Rota project in Cambodia increase Cairo flights Flights to Egyptian capital go up to 21 a week CAIRO: Qatar Airways is set DOHA-CAIRO SERVICE as well as our unmatched Five- to increase frequency on its Star hospitality onboard our Cairo–Doha route to triple daily Daily schedules effective aircraft.” flights beginning July 1 ahead of from July 1 (all times local) Qatar Airways has been flying the busy summer travel season. to Cairo since 1994 – the airline’s The Doha-based carrier is Depart Doha QR502 at 0055 initial year of operations and the introducing five flights to its cur- route has proved highly popular rent 16 services a week, taking fre- hrs, arrive Cairo 0325 hrs both as a leisure and business quency up to three flights each day. Depart Cairo QR503 at 0620 destination. Qatar Airways Chief Executive hrs, arrive Doha 1035 hrs The airline will be operating Officer Akbar Al Baker said: “For Depart Doha QR508 at 0905 a mix of narrow-body Airbus the second time this year, we’ve hrs, arrive Cairo 1135 hrs A320s, wide-body Airbus A330s increased capacity between Cairo Depart Cairo QR509 at 1355 and its flagship Boeing 777 air- and Doha due to overwhelm- craft on flights to and from Cairo. ing demand demonstrating the hrs, arrive Doha 1810 hrs The operating aircraft follow a resurgence in tourism, as well as Depart Doha QR514 at 1345 two-class seat configuration offer- business travel to and from the hrs, arrive Cairo 1615 hrs ing seats both in First Class and Egyptian capital. Depart Cairo QR515 at 1745 Economy Class. “In the space of just three hrs, arrive Doha 2200 hrs Apart from flights to Cairo, months, Qatar Airways has Qatar Airways has an extensive increased frequency on the route network in Egypt offering non- by 24 percent, soon operating stop daily flights to popular gate- three daily flights each morning, Kong, Singapore, Colombo and way cities Alexandria and Luxor. afternoon and evening, and with cities across the Gulf. The additional services to Cairo Students at the Hun Sen-Rota School in Kandal province in Cambodia. Reach Out To Asia Chairperson H E better connectivity to an array “Come July 1, our passengers will see Qatar Airways operate Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani recently visited Cambodia to assess one of the largest and most of destinations including Beijing, to and from Cairo will be able to a total of 35 flights a week to important educational Rota projects. Bangkok, Dubai, Manila, Hong enjoy enhanced flight frequency Egypt. 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Gems secures fund to develop two QTA celebrates success of abaya expo private schools DOHA: After the curtains during the next editions more DOHA: Gems Education has were closed on the fifth edi- fashion shows will be organised, as partnered with local banking tion of Hya Abaya exhibition, the fashion show which ran dur- and investment companies to the Middle East’s largest Abaya ing the first day of the exhibition, support the development of two expo, Qatar Tourism Authority witnessed tremendous success. private schools in Al Wakra, a (QTA) held an appreciation cer- “The fifth edition of this spec- release said yesterday. emony for all who worked on the tacular exhibition has witness The First Investor (TFI), the success of this exhibition. dazzling success, and it witnessed investment banking division The ceremony was attended impressive presence of Qatari of Barwa Bank Group, Qatar by QTA Chairman Issa bin female designers, who presented Insurance Company (QIC) and Mohammed Al Mohannadi and designs that dazzled the visitors,” Tanween are collaborating with QTA’s delegates. said QTA’s Director of Exhibition Gems Education to fund two pri- Recognised as one of Qatar’s Center, Hamad Al Abdan. The vate schools and support private most fashionable and not-to-be- huge number in visitors, which education in the country. missed events, the Hya Abaya exceeded the 67,500, is an evi- With the demand of high qual- exhibition was organised by QTA dence of QTA success in organis- ity education steadily increas- and showcased the region’s finest ing events in large scale. ing due in Qatar, TFI, QIC and fashion in Abayas. QTA is working on Hya Abaya Tanween have agreed to fund the This year, QTA has given 30 next editions in collaboration with development of two mid income percent off for all Qatari exhibi- the private companies to elevate schools in Al Wakra, and lease the tors who have participated in this this exhibition to become one of operations out to Gems Education edition. The fifth edition of the its kinds in the region, and to be on a long term basis. The schools Hya Abaya has featured a number a yearly fashion event that runs are currently in the construction of exhibitors who showcased the for a whole week. phases and are expected to open latest designs and trends for aba- QTA is in the process of next year. Of the two schools, yas, kaftans and evening gowns launching its “MICE” strategy, one will follow the British cur- from Qatar and the GCC coun- which aligns with the national riculum and the other will follow tries designers, as part of the tourism strategy 2030, while the the Indian curriculum. first exhibition of its kind in the new exhibition centre is expected Khalid Al Subeai, CEO of TFI, region. While many associate to be inaugurated next year. QTA speaking about the project said: these wonderful garments with has also issued licenses to over “Students expected to enroll in the colour black, they are also 300 events and exhibition com- private schools in Qatar are fore- personal expressions of creativ- panies during the past two years casted to increase by 30-40 per- ity and individuality. which shows the development in cent over the next three to five QTA officials during an award presentation ceremony. The organisers promised that the industry. THE PENINSULA years, which will lead to a capac- ity shortfall for quality education in the market.” “This is a unique project that provides access to a high growth sector, primary and secondary edu- cation, which has a strong demand QGBC recognises in Qatar,” Sunil Talwar, Deputy CEO and Group CFO of QIC, said. Dino Varkey, COO of Gems Education said: “The Group has a long-term commitment to Qatar, and we look volunteers’ work forward to working with the Qatari authorities, our partners and the DOHA: Qatar Green Building Hotels Interest Group (GHiG) broader community to develop fur- Council (QGBC), the organisa- launched in September 2012, fol- ther high quality education facilities tion that advocates sustain- lowed by a seminar examining in the country.” ability in the built environment, green infrastructure in Qatar and “Tanween is proud to be asso- honoured its volunteers at an a two-day workshop on building ciated with such developments end-of-season appreciation cer- refurbishment in October 2012. that contribute to the overall emony marking nine months of In November and December 2012, enhancement of the social infra- achievement. QGBC actively participated in structure. Realizing the social Held at the Qatar National the United Nations Framework relevance of the project, Tanween, Convention Centre, the annual Convention on Climate Change’s utilizing its development manage- appreciation dinner brought 18th session of the Conference of ment expertise, has also commit- together members and volun- the Parties (COP18), held in Doha. ted to project monitoring of the teers, whose hours of dedication Volunteers and members con- schools on behalf of the other has helped raise the profile of tinued to drive the QGBC agenda partners,” Mohamed Fakhro, sustainability within Qatar’s real forward into 2013 with a multi- CEO of Tanween, said. estate and design and construc- tude of training workshops, inter- Gems Education already oper- tion sectors. est group events, Earth Hour Participants at the Qatar Green Building Council’s annual appreciation dinner at the Qatar National Convention ates more than 30 schools in the “I am extremely proud of what celebrations, a No Paper Day Centre. UAE. we have achieved this year and our campaign, a slew of MoU sign- THE PENINSULA volunteers are at the heart of that ings, and more. network of dynamic and growing a more sustainable place to live. member of the GSIG, said, “What success. Volunteers have organised In the coming season, start- interest groups, including: Solid QGBC creates realistic yet ambi- QGBC’s interest groups do par- community events, encouraged new ing in September 2013, QGBC’s Waste Interest Group (SWiG), tious goals for tackling issues such ticularly well is facilitate regular Ashghal announces members to join and made valu- interest groups have earmarked Water Interest Group (WiG), as resource efficiency, recycling, networking among green industry able connections amongst green specific months to focus on a Green Infrastructure Interest hotel operations, and carbon foot- peers that might have otherwise road closure building experts. Our volunteers particular issue within sustain- Group (GIiG), Energy Interest print reduction. Increasingly, we not had the opportunity to meet. have channelled their consider- able building through events and Group (EiG), Green Hotels are also identifying ways to work I am proud to be part of this DOHA: Public Works Authority able knowledge of the industry to activities. September will launch Interest Group (GHiG), Green with the government and are keen platform for sharing ideas and Ashghal announced yesterday promote awareness and build a cul- the Green Infrastructure Guide, Schools Interest Group (GSiG), to share our knowledge, working launching initiatives that pro- closure of Bouarin (Al Bustan) ture of sustainability in Qatar,” said while the landmark Baytna Healthy Building Management collaboratively to meet the goals mote sustainability. Qatar needs Street from Rashida Street to Eng Meshal Al Shamari, director, project – a joint initiative by Interest Group (HBMiG), and of the Qatar National Vision this kind of movement to spur Al Waab Intersection, which QGBC. QGBC, Barwa Real Estate and Building Rating Systems Interest 2030,” said Dr Neil Kirkpatrick, its green development, namely will be effective from today. Over the past nine months, Kahramaa – is expected to wel- Group (BRSiG). 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The Green Qatar is implemented through a share an interest in making Qatar manager at Green Division and a THE PENINSULA MONDAY 24 JUNE 2013 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Controversial Egypt military Islamist Luxor governor to quit steps in to CAIRO: The governor of Egypt’s Luxor province, con- troversially appointed despite belonging to a hardline Islamist group that massacred 58 tour- ists in Luxor in 1997, will step demand truce down “for the sake of Egypt”, the group said yesterday. President Mohammed Mursi Govt, oppn urged to settle disputes of the moderate Islamist Muslim Brotherhood infuriated many last CAIRO: Egypt’s army stepped A military source said clashes, Monday with his appointment of in to a mounting political crisis aggressive rhetoric and damage Adel Mohamed Al Khayat, reach- yesterday to demand that the to property in recent days had ing out for a political alliance with Islamist government and its prompted the intervention, in the more radical Al Gamaa Al opponents settle their differ- which Sisi called on politicians Islamiya ahead of a big wave of ences and warned that it would to use the days left before the opposition-led protests expected act to stop violence spinning out opposition rallies to narrow their to start on June 30. of control. differences. But Al Gamaa Al Islamiya, Issued a week before mass ral- Some Islamists who staged which has renounced violence, lies to demand the resignation a rally on Friday in support of appeared to want to show that it of President Mohammed Mursi, Mursi derided the military, which could put Egypt’s needs first — and following days of friction and oversaw decades of oppression. especially the tourist industry, increasingly aggressive rhetoric And two men died on Saturday a mainstay of the economy that between factions, the statement as a result of factional fighting. A volunteer from the opposition “Tamarud - Rebel!” group stops a vehicle in attempt to collect signatures for their has suffered badly in two years by the armed forces chief was “He is stepping closer to the campaign on a highway, ahead of the planned anti-Mursi protest at the end of the month, in Cairo, yesterday. of unrest. the most powerful since gener- centre stage of politics,” Gamal Safwat Abdel Ghani, one of the als ceded control to civilians after Soltan, a political analyst, said of group’s leaders, was quoted by the Mursi’s election a year ago. Sisi: “This is the strongest state- to both sides - suggesting he dis- and other non-Islamist groups. up arms again if Islamist rule is state-owned Al Ahram news web- “There is a state of division in ment from a military official ... approved of opposition hopes of That polarisation has driven a overturned. site as saying the governor would society,” General Abdel Fattah Al This is explicitly saying the armed overturning Mursi’s election but petition campaign demanding Khaled Dawoud, a spokesman announce his resignation. Sources Sisi said on Facebook. “Prolonging forces will intervene.” also the president’s inability to Mursi’s resignation. Organisers for the National Salvation Front in the cabinet and the presidency it poses a danger to the Egyptian Neither the Islamists nor lib- overcome furious criticism of the say their 15 million signatures which backs the petition, said: said they were not aware of such state. There must be consensus erals want a return to the six Islamists to persuade his oppo- show Mursi, elected with 13 mil- “These are very reasonable state- move. among all. decades of effective military rule nents to cooperate. lion votes, should quit. Under the ments, and what is expected from “We are not after any post,” “We will not remain silent as they thought they ended with the “The army is trying to send a slogan “Tamarud - Rebel!”, they Egypt’s army. Abdel Ghani told an earlier news the country slips into a conflict overthrow of Hosni Mubarak of signal to both sides,” said Nathan plan mass demonstrations next “We are facing direct threats conference. “We asked the new that is hard to control.” 2011. Yet some Egyptians, frus- Brown, an expert on Egypt’s weekend, the first anniversary of from supporters of President governor to resign for the sake There was no immediate reac- trated by deadlock, have called for transition at George Washington Mursi’s inauguration. Mursi to spill blood if we exer- of Egypt.” tion from Mursi, who met Sisi the army to resume the manage- University. But because elements In turn, his Islamist supporters cise ... our democratic right to Both Mursi’s Islamists and yesterday. There seemed no direct rial role it took on after pushing in the opposition favoured an have taken to the streets in shows demand peacefully early presi- the leftist-secular opposition are threat to the president from an Mubarak aside. army move against the Islamists, of strength, calling the opposition dential elections.” trying to marshal support before army which appears to accept its But Sisi, appointed defence he added: “This statement will bad losers. A spokesman for the June 30. Mursi’s appointment of new constitutional role. minister by Mursi, insisted the please one side more than the While Islamists point to the Brotherhood’s political party said a large number of Islamist gover- But it adds to pressure on Mursi army would defend democracy other.” legitimacy of their electoral it was studying the statement nors including Khayat triggered and his Muslim Brotherhood to and many analysts believe the The Muslim Brotherhood power, opponents accuse the before making public comment. protests in many cities. include opponents in rapidly forg- army, which has major business turned their organisational Brotherhood of betraying the Army spokesman Colonel Mursi himself defended the ing consensual policies to address interests, is content with its sta- strength, built up over decades Arab Spring revolution by seek- Ahmed Ali said: “This was a sup- appointment of Khayat in the Egypt’s deepening economic and tus: “The will of the Egyptian as an outlawed mass opposition ing to entrench the movement’s portive message that the army is newspaper Akhbar Al Youm on social problems. nation is what governs us and we movement, into success at the power. sending to its people ... The state- Saturday, saying there had “never Liberals welcomed the state- protect it with honour,” Sisi said. ballot box. But they have strug- They are wary of its association ment was meant to set out the been a court ruling” against him, ment, but it also puts pressure on “We cannot permit a violation gled to manage an economy in with hardline former militants, army position ... It cannot ignore and cautioned that the state them to abandon a campaign to of the will of the people.” crisis or build acceptance for like Al Gamaa Al Islamiya, whose anything that might threaten would act if the June 30 rally overturn the election result. That language implied reproach the government among liberal leaders say they are ready to take national security.” REUTERS turned violent. REUTERS Bahrain confirms acquittal of policewoman

DUBAI: A Bahraini appeals was acquitted on charges of tor- policewoman, whose name was court yesterday confirmed the turing female journalist Naziha not given. The officer was pros- acquittal of a policewoman on Saeed, Manama’s correspond- ecuted for hitting the journal- trial for torturing a journal- ent for France 24 and Radio ist on May 22, 2011, after she ist arrested during Shiite-led Monte Carlo Doualiya, during was summoned by the police for unrest in the Gulf kingdom the crackdown on anti-regime questioning about her links with two years ago, judicial sources protests. Al Manar, the Lebanese Shia said. But prosecutors appealed movement Hezbollah’s television On October 22 last year, she the decision to acquit the channel. AFP Rights group criticises jail term against Saudi activist

RIYADH: Human Rights criticised “government rights vio- the kingdom with her children. Watch yesterday criticised lations, many of which have tar- The court also banned Fawzia Saudi Arabia’s criminal justice geted the Shia.” Al Ayuni and Wajiha Al Huaider system after a court sentenced “He told Human Rights Watch from leaving the kingdom for two a prominent human rights he was convicted based on articles years. activist to five years in prison that he wrote and published in In March, a Saudi court sen- over his writings. 2009 and 2010 criticising corrup- tenced human rights activists Saudi Arabia’s Specialised tion, double standards, and the Mohammed Al Gahtani and Criminal Court sentenced Mikhlif hypocrisy of some religious fig- Abdullah Al Hamed to 10 years Al Shammari to five years in ures,” said the watchdog. and five years in prison for violat- prison on June 17, “based on his On June 15, a court handed ing a law on cybercriminality by writings and exposure of human two Saudi women 10-month jail using Twitter to denounce various rights abuses,” said the New York- sentences for seeking to help a aspects of political and social life based watchdog. Canadian woman who wanted to in the ultra-conservative king- Shammari was convicted of leave her Saudi husband and flee dom. AFP “sowing discord” and other offences, said HRW. He was barred from travelling for 10 years. “Al Shammari is the lat- est in a lengthening line of Saudi human rights activists hauled before the courts and branded as criminals for exercising their right to free speech,” said Joe Stork, HRW’s dep- uty Middle East director. Shammari, 58, was arrested in June 2010 on a charge of “annoy- ing others,” said HRW. He was released on bail in February last year, a month before his trial began. Shammari, a writer who belongs to the large Al Shammar tribe, had cam- paigned to improve ties with the kingdom’s Shia minority who complain of marginalisation in the Sunni-dominated kingdom, HRW said. It said the activist had MONDAY 24 JUNE 2013 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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HE Friends of Syria meeting in Doha on Saturday has helped bridge some of the cracks in the international coalition supporting the rebels. It was Blame austerity, not old people, Tannounced that the meeting had taken ‘a secret decision about practical measures to change the situation on the ground in Syria’. That would obviously involve a few decisions, all of which couldn’t be revealed, but also includes a for the plight of Britain’s young plan to supply more arms to the rebels. One of the reasons for a string of setbacks which the Syrian opposition has suffered BY WILL HUTTON at the hands of Bashar Al Assad’s forces was the lack of incidences of stress are rising sharply year – are running at 13 percent of GDP, weapons to fight the heavily-armed army. The US Secretary as students know their exams are never roughly half the average of the Group of State John Kerry who attended the meeting agreed that the E ARE governed by charla- more important, with the chances of of Seven. Government debt is very long rebels needed more support. tans. The scale of economic successfully finding satisfying work so term: at more than 14 years, it is the Wmismanagement of our coun- slim. A society that neglects its young longest of any advanced industrialised The meeting also demanded that Iran and Lebanese try is too little understood. We connive on this scale, and puts such pressure country. Better still, only 30 percent is Hezbollah stop their support for Assad and withdraw their in epic mistakes and unnecessary suf- on them, is one that has lost its way. held by non-residents compared with people from Syria. The foreign ministers were blunt in their fering, legitimised by a suffocating and In today’s vengeful climate, the old are an average of more than 50 percent for demand and warned Tehran and its backers against vitiating destructive economic consensus whose rounded on as the enemies of the young, other advanced countries, so the debt the atmosphere. These warnings have been given before, at analytic underpinnings are in shreds – prospering from their suffering and not is more grounded in British ownership. and known to be in shreds. Who cares taking their share of the pain. But we Together, this means we have the best an individual level by the participating countries, and for the for the condition of Britain or its people? shouldn’t be talking in terms of pain protected public debt position of any same reason are unlikely to fall on deaf ears. The facts are brutal. By 2018, 10 years and attacking the living standards of the country in the world top 30, the least The Doha meeting is correct in its assessment that only after the financial crisis began, our GDP elderly to bring them down too. likely to suffer any speculative attack. a change on the ground in Syria can lead to a peaceful and will be, cumulatively, 16 percent lower And yet on Wednesday, George We do not have to rival the Greeks in acceptable solution to the crisis. In the current situation, than it would have been had the crisis Osborne will proudly tell Parliament that a crash austerity programme. All the Assad has the upper hand and not broken. Only war has provoked such the government has found the spending stuff about tough but necessary hard a discontinuity in our growth perform- cuts to keep the country on course for the choices, not passing on too much debt will not listen to any proposal that ance in modern times. This is impos- biggest shrinkage of the state ever over- to the next generation, is hogwash. It is The Friends of involves his abdication of power. ing incredible and seen by any large industrialised country a highly selective marshalling of facts to Washington has said it still growing hardship over eight years. Indeed, as debate rages support an ideological crusade against Syria meeting remains committed to a peace on everybody, worldwide over the rights and wrongs the state. The starting point should, held in Doha has plan that includes a conference except for a few. of austerity in the wake of the financial instead, be redesigning our capitalism in Geneva and a transitional We have to Average incomes crisis, the IMF’s Fiscal Adjustment in an so that it serves our people, particularly helped achieve have fallen by Uncertain World shows that only three the young. We could gradually recon- government picked both by Assad refashion our 7 percent from other countries – Iceland, Ireland and figure the state and social settlement more unity and the opposition. The plan for their peak. You Greece – are mounting public spending around the sustainable tax revenues among backers this conference was announced economic model can see the effects cuts that are proportionately larger over that a new progressive capitalism gen- before Assad and his Hezbollah so that it works in any high street. the same period. No large country in the erates from a much broader tax base of the rebels, but recaptured some territory from It’s a world where eurozone is being asked to deliver spend- – drawing more from property and good jobs are ing austerity on this scale. multinational companies. And, on top, the indecision the rebels. The change in situation for everyone – scarce, half a mil- It is unnecessary and counterproduc- inflation of 3 percent or 4 percent would since then has emboldened Assad, particularly the lion rely on food tive. Eurosceptic pundits warn that the not be the end of the world. No sane in the past has and will make a solution more banks, zero-hour eurozone is about to break up because policy-maker would make deficit reduc- proved to be too complicated. This means the time young. contracts mush- of its internal strains without ever rec- tion the sole aim of economic policy, or costly. is limited; the opposition will have room and the ognising that the strain in their own indiscriminate spending cuts the chief to regain their lost ground, and future is dark. backyard is much more intense. The means of achieving it, whatever the eco- The young are at the centre of this governor of the Bank of England intones nomic conditions – more so given the that is easier said than done. It’s maelstrom. Between 2008 and 2012, the that Britain’s longest depression and soundness of the overall fiscal position. true more weapons will flow to Institute of Fiscal Studies reports that slowest recovery for more than a cen- This is insanity. Syria, but there are doubts about how advanced they will be average incomes for people in their 20s tury is in part because of the crisis in Two very good new books – Progressive and when they will start reaching them. fell by 12 percent – the largest of any the eurozone – without acknowledging Capitalism by David Sainsbury and The West is now paying the price for prevarication and group. The reason is not hard to find: the extent of British state-led austerity. The Entrepreneurial State by Mariana indecisiveness on Syria. It required the entry of Hezbollah there has been a collapse in demand for The austerity and the miserable Mazzucato – complement each other in their labour. Firms, fearful for their own life chances for our young represent a setting out an entirely new framework fighters into Syria to change their mind and even now, the future, are not offering first “entry” jobs choice. Table 12a in the same IMF paper in which to get British capitalism to West is not fully certain about the way forward. Part of the on any scale, let alone promoting and shows that Britain’s fiscal position, perform. Sainsbury focuses on the two indecision could be blamed on the fluid situation in Syria giving opportunity to the young they when taken in the round, is comfort- heartland areas – finance and the knowl- and the lack of unity of rebels and the presence of terrorist do employ. A quarter of firms offer ingly sound. Long-term health and pen- edge infrastructure – that are in desper- elements. But a more active engagement and greater no entry jobs at all. One in five 16- to sion expenditure is firmly under control. ate need of reform and urges an enabling 24-year-olds is without work. Total financing needs – the combina- state to do just that. Mazzucato’s argu- cooperation with Arab nations would have helped address The young know the score. tion of meeting the public deficit in any ment is that history’s lesson is irrefuta- these issues. In times of conflict, indecision is always costly Universities and further education col- financial year together with refinancing ble: only with state support do innovators and can even reverse positive fallout of the conflict • leges across the country report that government debt that matures every take big risks. THE GUARDIAN The other side Quote of Plug the flow of e-waste the day HAT China has become United States and elsewhere to China unless proper disposal methods are as the e-waste capital, has raised con- the world’s largest dump through ports or via Vietnam. Some employed. cerns about e-waste’s impact on food for electronic waste has e-waste also sneaks its way into the However, due to a lack of suitable safety. Tunderscored the urgent need to mainland through Hong Kong. facilities, small and unlicensed work- Facing the growing threat to the We want the regulate its disorderly electronic waste It is estimated that 3.62 million tons shops have so far played a major role environment and public health from opposition to be given processing and recycling market and of e-waste were discarded in China in the processing and recycling of these disorderly electronic waste disposal, plug the policy and legislation loopholes in 2011. And considering the rapid huge amounts of e-trash. Without the country should regulate e-waste the necessary support. that have facilitated the inflows of increase in the consumption of electri- proper technologies, equipment and processing and recycling, and increase We share the same e-waste. cal and electronic devices at home in operating methods, disposal of elec- funding and the technological input into According to a recent report co- recent years, as a result of improved tronic waste, which usually contains the sector. The government should also point of view. We want drafted by the United Nations University living standards, the amount of e-waste heavy metals such as lead and cad- work to raise public awareness of the to help the Syrian and Tsinghua University, about 70 per- that will need to be dealt with will further mium, is a health hazard to workers and risks involved in e-waste processing, cent of the electronic waste generated rise in the years to come. a threat to the environment. and effective policy and legislation opposition to organise worldwide, from scrapped televisions A UN Environment Programme The recent exposure of rice with measures should be taken to halt the themselves and clarify and refrigerators to computers and cell report in early 2010 warned that elec- high cadmium content in Guangzhou, transfer of e-waste from other countries phones, ends up in China. A large por- tronic waste comes with serious risks 400 kilometers away from Guiyu in and regions. their relationship with Francois Hollande tion of it is illegally transferred from the to the environment and human health Guangdong province, a town known China Daily extremist groups. French President MONDAY 24 JUNE 2013 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 The changing face of global protests The myriad protests from Istanbul to Sao Paulo have one thing in common — growing dissent among the young, educated and better-off protesting against the very system that once enriched them. And therein lies the danger for governments.

BY PETER BEAUMONT social network.” In Brazil the varied banners HE demonstrations underlined the difficulty of easy in Brazil began categorisation as protesters held after a small rise in aloft signs expressing a range of bus fares triggered demands from education reforms mass protests. to free bus fares while denounc- Within days this ing the billions of public dollars Thad become a nationwide move- spent on stadiums for the 2014 ment whose concerns had spread World Cup and the Olympics two far beyond fares: More than a years later. million people were on the streets “It’s sort of a Catch-22,” shouting about everything from Rodrigues da Cunha, a 63-year- corruption to the cost of living to old protester said. “On the one the amount of money being spent hand we need some sort of lead- on the World Cup. ership, on the other we don’t want In Turkey, it was a similar story. this to be compromised by being A protest over the future of a city affiliated with any political party.” park in Istanbul — violently dis- As the Economist pointed out rupted by police — snowballed too last week, while mass movements into something bigger, a wider- in Britain, France, Sweden and ranging political confrontation Turkey have been inspired by a Anti-riot police block a street near the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, during a demonstration against corruption and price hikes on Saturday. with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip variety of causes, including fall- Erdogan, which has scarcely been ing living standards, authoritar- Mason believes we are in the midst the [impact on the] day after the Park, Istanbul, and during wide- state. I’m a citizen. I’ve done my job. brought to a close by last weekend’s ian government and worries about of a “revolution caused by the near protest was as significant as the spread social protests in Tel Aviv, You’re not recognising that.” clearing of Gezi Park. immigration, Brazil does not fit collapse of free-market capitalism event itself. Now protest is organ- the Israeli capital, in 2011. Sassen’s belief that many of the If the recent scenes have the picture, with youth unemploy- combined with an upswing in tech- ised more like a network. It is far “Occupying is not the same recent protests are middle-class- seemed familiar, it is because they ment at a record low and enjoying nical innovation” — but not every- more informal, the event itself as demonstrating. Many of the driven appeared to be confirmed shared common features: Viral, the biggest leap in living stand- one is so convinced. often being immediate.” [recent] protests made legible overtly — in the case of Brazil, loosely organised with fractured ards in the country’s history. What does ring true, however, Hatuka cautions against gen- the fact that occupying makes at least — by President Dilma messages and mostly taking place is his assertion that a driving force eralising too much — distin- novel territory, and thereby a bit Rousseff, when she acknowledged in urban public locations. EDELMAN TRUST from Tahrir Square to Occupy is a guishing between the events of of history, using what was previ- that the new middle classes “want Unlike the protest movement BAROMETER redefinition of notions of both what the Arab Spring, where mass ously considered merely ground,” more and have the right to more”. of 1968 or even the end of Soviet So what’s going on? An exami- “freedom” means and its relation- protests were able to remove Sassen wrote recently. For an older generation of influence in eastern Europe nation of the global Edelman ship to governments that seem regimes, and protests in western “Whether in Egypt, the US, or political theorists, as Sassen in 1989, these are movements Trust Barometer reveals a loose ever more distant. It is significant, democracies. But she does point elsewhere, it is important that the admits, not least those from a with few discernible leaders and correlation between the ranking too, that many recent protests have to how the new form of protest aim of the occupiers is not to grab Marxist background, the cur- often conflicting ideologies.Their of a country on the trust scale taken place in the large cities that tends to produce fractured and power. They were and are, rather, rent trends have sometimes been points of reference are not even and the likelihood of protests. have been most transformed by temporary alliances. engaged in the work of citizen- puzzling. “I remember talking necessarily ideological but take The trust barometer is a meas- neo-liberal policies. “If you compare what we are ship, exposing deep flaws and to [British Marxist historian] inspiration from other protests, ure of public confidence in insti- Tali Hatuka, an Israeli urban seeing today with the civil rights wrongs in their polity and society. Eric Hobsbawm — a dear friend. including those of the Arab spring tutions compiled by the US firm geographer, whose book on the movement in the US — even the “This is a very peculiar moment,” He asked me: ‘What’s up [with and the Occupy movement. The Edelman, the world’s largest pri- new forms of protest will be pub- movements of 1989 — those were Sassen told the Observer. “This Occupy]?’ I said it is a very inter- result has seen a wave of social vately owned PR company. lished next year, identifies the mass much more cohesive. Now the event form of protest is very amorphous esting movement. But his reply movements — sometimes short- In 2011, at the time the Occupy mobilisations against the Iraq war itself is the message. The question in comparison with the movements was: ‘If there is no party, then lived — from Wall Street to Tel movement was being born in in 2003 as a turning point in how is whether that is enough.” She that came before.” She argues that there’s no future’.” Aviv and from Istanbul to Rio de Zuccoti Park on Wall Street, the people protest. Hatuka argues that, suspects it is not, pointing to how one distinguishing factor is that Indeed, it was precisely this Janeiro, often engaging younger, UK and the US were both firmly while previous large public protests present-day activism — from the many of the protest movements of concern two years ago that led better educated and wealthier placed at the bottom of the “dis- had tended to be focused and nar- Iraq war demonstrations onwards the past decade have been defined Malcolm Gladwell — in a con- members of society. trusters” while Brazil topped the row in their organisation, the Iraq — has often failed to deliver con- by the involvement of what she troversial essay for the New What is striking for those who, “trusters”. By this year Brazil had war protests saw demonstrations crete results with its impact often calls “the modest middle class”, Yorker, Small change: Why the like myself, have covered these pro- dropped 30 points on the table, in 800 cities globally which encom- fizzling out. Because of this, cur- who have often been beneficiaries revolution will not be tweeted – to tests is often how discursive and while Spain and Turkey, which passed and tolerated a wide variety rent forms of protest may be a of the systems they are protesting ask a similar question: Whether open-ended they are. People go have both seen protests this of outlooks. temporary phenomenon and may against but whose positions have networks of activists modelled not necessarily to hear a message year, were both in the distrusted “Most recently,” Hatuka wrote be forced to change. been eroded by neo-liberal eco- on social media and with “weak but to take over a location and dis- category. in the journal Geopolitics last year, nomic policies that have seen both tie-ins” can sustain themselves cuss their discontents (even if the Paul Mason, economics editor “this spirit has characterised NOTION OF OCCUPATION distribution of wealth and oppor- in the long run. stunning consequence can be the of BBC2’s Newsnight and author of the Arab spring and New York’s Another key feature of the tunities captured by a narrowing “The old pyramid way of organ- fall of an autocratic leader such as Why It’s Kicking Off Everywhere: The Occupy Wall Street, which were new protests, argues Saskia minority. ising protests does have its limi- Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak). New Global Revolutions, has argued protests based on informal leader- Sassen, a sociology professor at As people have come to feel tations, but so too do the new If the “new protest” can be that a key factor, largely driven ship and a multitude of voices”. Columbia University, New York, more distant from government ways of organising,” says Hatuka. summed up, it is not in specif- by new communication technolo- “Up to the 1990s,” she said last is the notion of “occupation” — and economic institutions, a large “Often it does not feel very effec- ics of the complaints but in a gies, is that people have not only week, “protests tended to be organ- which has not been confined to part of the new mass forms of dis- tive in the long run. People will wider idea about organisation as a better understanding of power ised around a pyramid structure the obvious tactics of the Occupy sent has come to be seen as an often go for a day or two and these encapsulated on a banner spotted but are more aware of its abuse, with a centralised leadership. As movement. Occupations of dif- opportunity to demonstrate ideas protests are not necessarily offer- in Brazil last week: “We are the both economically and politically. much effort went into the plan- ferent kinds have occurred in of “citizenship”.“Often what peo- ing an ideological alternative.” ning as into the protest itself. And Tahrir Square, Cairo, in Gezi ple are saying is that you are the THE GUARDIAN Obama is pursuing a disarmament folly

the constitutional treaty process. is closer to achieving nuclear weap- in any negotiations. Addressing the vast within as a consequence of budget cuts The prospects for The president emphasised that the new ons capability. India and Pakistan have disparity in these forces was a point of and policy neglect. And none will be per- warhead level is derived from a recent increased their nuclear arsenals. China, consensus in the ratification debate, suaded by the latest presidential endorse- concluding an arms Defence Department study. According to according to the Pentagon, is developing with the Senate calling on the president ment of “nuclear zero.” administration officials, the study, which a road-mobile intercontinental ballistic to pursue an agreement “to secure and More cuts will only increase the risk to control treaty with remains classified, sought to identify missile — perhaps with MIRV (multi- reduce tactical nuclear weapons in a veri- US security and that of our allies. Going to requirements for our nuclear forces and ple independently targeted re-entry fiable manner.” Separately, in its recent 1,000 deployed warheads will further weaken Russia are dim. opportunities for reductions. Before the vehicle) warheads — and is construct- markup of the Defence Authorisation Act, the perception of US capability and resolve analysis began, some predicted that the ing two additional strategic submarines the House Armed Services Committee held by adversaries and friends alike. It could BY ERIC EDELMAN and president’s commitment to “global zero” to be outfitted with advanced nuclear drew attention to Russian violations of encourage China to increase its nuclear ROBERT JOSEPH would lead to a deployed force of 1,000 missiles. And Russia is expanding its existing arms control agreements as a forces to match those of the United States, warheads based on “political guidance” nuclear forces on land, at sea and in the barrier to further reductions. as the Russians noted in their initial reaction S President Barack Obama to military authorities that arbitrarily air. Moscow has announced that a new For these and other reasons, the president to the speech. And it would certainly under- has announced the next step reduced the scope of assets required to ICBM will enter service this year, that is likely to forgo the treaty route in pursuit of mine the credibility of US security commit- in his quixotic quest to achieve ensure deterrence. it has begun research and development an agreement with Russia. Doing so would ments, contributing to further proliferation Ua nuclear-free world. Speaking The view that the numbers would be for a rail-mobile missile, and that it will be inconsistent with the conditions the and a more dangerous world. at the Brandenburg Gate this last week, cooked to support a disarmament agenda commission two strategic submarines Senate set for its consent to New START. Fifty years ago, President John F. the president proposed reductions in US is reinforced by the testimony of military this year and resume continuous patrols. Yet the president seems determined to go Kennedy gave a forward-looking but real- nuclear forces to about 1,000 deployed leaders during and after the ratification of In February, Russian Bear-H bombers to lower numbers, either by circumventing istic speech in Berlin that offered a more strategic warheads; that represents a New START. Gen Kevin Chilton, then the circled Guam, the fastest-growing US the formal treaty process with an executive constructive relationship with the Soviet cut of more than 30 percent from the head of US Strategic Command, told the base in the Pacific. agreement or, if that fails because of Russian Union. His remarks recognised the United level of the 2010 New START agree- House Armed Services Committee that the The prospects for concluding an arms objections, by unilateral reductions. States’ central role in global politics and ment. While the offer was placed in the 1,550 warheads permitted by New START control treaty with Russia are dim. The Obama administration’s intention the essential need for U.S. power. He spe- context of a bilateral agreement with was as low as he would recommend going Moscow has made clear that any agree- to “lead by example” reflects its deep ide- cifically acknowledged the requirement to Russia, Obama’s words were carefully under existing global security conditions. ment must be accompanied by limits on ological commitment to disarmament. No fully fund the nuclear arsenal. Kennedy chosen. He did not rule out unilateral What has changed in the past three years US missile defences and conventional other country is following the US lead. committed the United States to maintain- reductions — something the president’s to allow for further reductions? long-range-strike weapons — conditions None has followed in adopting a policy of ing, in his words, a nuclear capability “sec- top advisers have indicated might happen In recent months, North Korea has rejected in the Senate resolution ratifying developing no “new nuclear warheads”. ond to none.” This policy has been followed if Moscow refuses to reduce its forces — launched a long-range ballistic missile New START. Moscow has also objected to None has followed in allowing its nuclear by every president until today. or pursuing an arrangement outside of and conducted a third nuclear test. Iran including non-strategic nuclear weapons weapons infrastructure to rust out from WP-BLOOMBERG MONDAY 24 JUNE 2013 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Syrian rebels renew push for Aleppo Car bomb kills at least 12 soldiers loyal to Assad

AMMAN: Syrian rebels battled other activists in the city. Aleppo, killing at least five people, sources President Bashar Al Assad’s 35km south of Turkey, has been in the capital said. forces in and around the north- contested since July last year, In regional repercussions of the ern city of Aleppo yesterday, when rebel brigades entered the increasingly sectarian Syrian con- seeking to reverse gains made city and captured about half of flict, four Lebanese soldiers were by loyalist forces in the com- it. In recent weeks, Assad has killed in clashes with followers mercial hub over the last two focused his military campaign on of a Sunni Islamist cleric who is months, activists said. recapturing rebel-held areas. a critic of the role of Hezbollah The fighting, by a variety of He has also been expanding — the Shia Lebanese group — in insurgent groups, happened as control of the central province of giving military support to Assad. France urged moderate rebels to Homs after capturing a strategic Sources in the city said the wrest territory back from radical town on the border with Lebanon, fighting broke out when a follower Islamists whose role in the fight and has used heavy bombardment of Sheikh Ahmed Al Assir was to topple Assad poses a dilemma and siege warfare to contain rebels arrested at an army roadblock in for Western countries concerned dug in around the capital, accord- Sidon, 40km south of Beirut. that arms shipments could fall ing to opposition sources and dip- The clashes were followed into the hands of people it con- lomats monitoring the conflict. by fighting between Hezbollah siders terrorists. Firas Fuleifel, with the moder- members based in the mostly The 11 Western and Arab ate Islamist al-Farouq Brigade, Sunni city and Assir’s followers countries known as the “Friends said six rebel fighters were killed in which automatic weapons and of Syria” agreed on Saturday to in fighting in Aleppo in the last shoulder fired rockets were used, give urgent military support to day. the sources said. the rebels, channelled through In Damascus, the Ahrar Al Meanwhile, French President the Western-backed Supreme Sham and the Islamist Tawhid Al Francois Hollande yesterday Military Council in a bid to pre- Asima brigades detonated a car urged support for the Syrian oppo- vent arms getting to Islamist bomb in an area known as Mezze sition but said it should “clarify” radicals. 86, inhabited by members of its ties with extremists, in talks But radical forces showed they Assad’s Alawite sect, an offshoot with Jordan’s King Abdullah II. remained formidable yesterday of Shia that has controlled Syria “We want the opposition to Civilians and security officers at the scene of a bombing in the Mazzeh 86 Area in Damascus yesterday. when the Islamist Ahrar Al Sham since the 1960s. Two people were be given the necessary support,” brigade detonated a car bomb at killed, the Syrian Observatory for Hollande said in Amman during a a roadblock at an entrance to Human Rights monitoring group one-on-one meeting with the king opposition to organise themselves Army to “retake” areas that have assistance and hosting of around Aleppo killing at least 12 loyalist said. at which journalists were present. and clarify their relationship with fallen into the hands of extremist 540,000 Syrian refugees who have soldiers, according to the opposi- Rebels also attacked two secu- “We share the same point of extremist groups.” He urged the groups. The French leader said in fled across the border into the tion Aleppo News Network and rity compounds in Damascus, view. We want to help the Syrian mainstream rebel Free Syrian Amman he appreciated Jordan’s kingdom. AFP/REUTERS

12 Sudanese Haj Abbas accepts Palestinian hopefuls die in Erdogan defends police tactics wall collapse premier’s resignation ISTANBUL: Turkish Prime when police used force against won a third consecutive election KHARTOUM: Twelve Minister Recep Tayyip campaigners opposed to plans in 2011 with 50 percent sup- RAMALLAH, West Bank: Palestinian President Mahmoud Sudanese were killed yester- Erdogan piled ridicule on activ- to develop Istanbul’s Gezi Park, port, sees himself as a champion Abbas yesterday accepted the resignation of his new prime min- day when a wall collapsed as ists behind weeks of protests but they quickly turned into a of democratic reform, and has ister, whose quick departure clouded efforts to project govern- thousands crowded to sub- against his government during broader show of anger at what been riled by the protests and ment stability after Western favourite Salam Fayyad quit the mit their applications for the a rally yesterday and defended critics call Erdogan’s growing by international condemnation post. annual Haj pilgrimage, wit- riot police who fired water can- authoritarianism. coming mainly from key trade Officials said Rami Hamdallah, an academic and independent nesses said. non at crowds in Istanbul a day The protests have under- partner Germany. who became prime minister two weeks ago, decided to step down More than 4,000 had gath- earlier. lined divisions in Turkish Saturday’s clashes occurred after a dispute over authority with his deputy, who is an Abbas ered at a government office in Looking out of over a sea of society between religious con- after thousands of protesters loyalist and is close to the ruling Fatah party. Gedaref town southeast of the Turkish flags waved by his AK servatives who form the bedrock gathered in Istanbul’s Taksim “The president accepted the resignation of the prime minister capital Khartoum, said one Party faithful in the eastern city of Erdogan’s support and more Square, which adjoins Gezi and designated him to head an interim government,” Abbas spokes- witness who asked to remain of Erzurum, Erdogan praised his liberal Turks who have swelled Park, to remember the three man Nabil Abu Rdaineh said. anonymous. supporters and the general public the ranks of demonstrators. demonstrators and one police With Abbas setting policy with Israel, the political tussle over “There was a big crowd and for opposing what he called a plot He ending his speech by throw- officer who died in earlier pro- the prime ministerial post seemed unlikely to have an impact on all of them tried to go inside against his country. ing red carnations to the roughly tests. Many refused to leave after renewed US efforts to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. to apply. As a result of this “The people saw this game 15,000-strong crowd in the AK calls from the police for them to US Secretary of State John Kerry is due to return in the coming the wall came down and four from the start and frustrated it. Party stronghold. disperse. week for another attempt to restart the negotiations frozen since people died immediately. There They (the protesters) thought The AK Party rallies are Erdogan defended the tactics 2010 in a dispute over Jewish settlement expansion on occupied were four women and eight the people would say nothing. focused on boosting party sup- of the police, who also used fired land Palestinians seek for a state. men,” the witness said. They said we will burn and port ahead of municipal elections teargas canisters to scatter pro- “When we talk about the peace process, President Abbas is He added that some resi- destroy and do what we want scheduled for next March and testers in nearby streets in cat- our interlocutor and so it’s not going to have an impact,” State dents shouted in anger at but the people will do nothing,” Erdogan said voters would then and-mouse clashes. Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell told reporters on Friday, government officials, blaming he said. Yesterday’s mass rally give their verdict on the weeks “Yesterday they wanted to a day after Hamdallah submitted his resignation. them for forcing people into a was the fifth which Erdogan of unrest. occupy the square again. The “Whatever happens, it’s important that the Palestinian Authority small area. has called since protests began “Those who came out using the police were patient up to a cer- government remain committed to that effort of institution-build- Official television reported in Istanbul in an unprecedented excuse of Gezi at Taksim Square tain point,” he said. “When they ing,” Ventrell said. Hamdallah’s predecessor Fayyad, a US-educated that 12 people died during the challenge to his 10-year rule. will get their answer at the bal- didn’t leave the police was forced economist, resigned in April after six years in office marred by wall collapse. The unrest was triggered lot box,” he said. Erdogan, who to get them out.” REUTERS tough economic challenges but strides in setting touchstones vital Another witness, Ahmed to future Palestinian statehood. Hashim, said that the victims Fayyad was widely respected in the West for his efforts to curb were crushed by the exterior Palestinian corruption. The former World Bank official was valued brick wall, a type of fence, as a transparent conduit for foreign aid money crucial to keeping which suddenly collapsed out- the economically struggling government afloat. side the government office. But Fatah politicians eager to control the levers of power berated his ties to the West. Their disapproval of Fayyad, along with popu- lar discontent over high taxes and prices, helped squeeze him out. Car bombs kill Hani Al Masri, an independent Palestinian political analyst, said Hamdallah’s resignation was another embarrassment for Abbas, four in disputed whose government exercises limited self rule in the West Bank under interim peace deals with Israel. Iraqi territory “This time, he (Abbas) doesn’t have the excuse that the man was propped up by the West or had his own ambitions,” Masri said, KIRKUK, Iraq: Three car referring to political accusations that political opponents often bombs, including a suicide directed at Fayyad, an independent. attack, killed at least four Mohammed Mustafa, the deputy prime minister widely seen people yesterday in disputed as having been behind the swift challenge to Hamdallah, is being territory in northern Iraq touted as his possible successor, along with Abu Amr, a former where analysts fear tensions foreign minister. Under Palestinian law, a replacement must be could trigger a full-blown named within two weeks. conflict. US officials had expressed misgivings with Mustafa as a potential The unresolved row over the prime minister, a Western diplomat told Reuters. swathe of land, which Iraqi Abbas’ most powerful rival, the Hamas Islamist group that Kurdistan wants to incorporate Turkish police use water cannon and tear gas to disperse protesters during a rally in Istanbul yesterday. wrested control over the Gaza Strip away from Fatah in 2007, said into it’s three-province auton- Hamdallah’s resignation showcased divisions that only prolonged omous region over Baghdad’s the Palestinian political split. REUTERS objections, is cited by diplomats as among the biggest threats to Iraq’s long-term stability. In the town of Riyadh, just west of the ethnically-mixed city of Kirkuk, three police- UN police patrol as violence worsens in Darfur men were killed and 14 people were wounded when a suicide ABU SHOUK, Sudan: The fighters and government forces, paramilitaries. “Our main aim is investigation and other issues. police station. Abdel Wahab attacker set off a minibus armoured personnel carrier has forced another 300,000 to flee to protect civilians by our physical Arrejamy briefly reminds them of Shaiba Ahmed, the local Sudanese rigged with explosives outside slowly bumps its way out of the their homes this year as the secu- presence in the field,” says Jaffar their duties before they head out. police chief, greets the UNAMID the town’s police headquarters, UN base in Sudan’s far-west rity situation deteriorates. Ali, of Pakistan. He is the UN Among their tasks is to watch for members under a tree. according to police Brigadier r e g ion of D a r f u r w it h I ndone s i a n The rear end of the armoured Mission in Darfur’s police com- rights violations and to identify He denies relations with the General Sarhad Qader. policeman Andhy Kurniawan at vehicle carries a message, in mander in the area. areas where the Sudanese police internally displaced people (IDPs) Among the wounded in the the wheel. Indonesian, to anyone who might The afternoon patrol, one of could benefit from training, Ali are poor. “This is not true,” he attack were nine policemen, His colleague Daud Markus try to confront the patrol. Fierce, three throughout the day, begins tells reporters accompanying the tells a reporter. Some of his men including local police chief Afi, a part-time singer, mans the like a wounded ox, it says. with a briefing inside a small office group. sit barefoot on a mat, smoking and Major Mundher Ahmed. machinegun overhead while Endro The Indonesians are paramili- resembling a shipping container. This patrol also includes offic- playing cards in the shade. Another person was killed Suryanto is in charge of the radio. tary officers with years of expe- “Today we are going to block ers from Egypt, Tanzania, Nigeria, UNAMID and local officers and 27 were wounded by They are leading another African rience in their home country’s four and five,” an area within Malawi and Sierra Leone. are working together “to share two car bombs targeting Union-UN patrol into Abu Shouk, conflict zones. the camp, team leader Khalid A notice taped to the office wall knowledge... and try to bridge the Shia Turkmen areas of Tuz a camp for an estimated 75,000 of But here, their job is to pro- Arrejamy of Yemen tells his col- reminds them that they all repre- trust gap between the IDPs and Khurmatu, another ethnically- the 1.4 million people displaced by tect a multi-national group of leagues squeezed into the room. sent the United Nations, “wher- the GoS police (government of diverse town in the disputed the decade-long conflict in Darfur. unarmed police advisers follow- Each patrol includes offic- ever you go, whatever you do. This Sudan),” says Lieutenant Colonel territory. AFP A surge in tribal violence, ing behind them in SUVs, backed ers specialising in human rights, is no small responsibility.” Mohammed Al Dajeh, of Jordan. along with clashes between rebel up at the rear by more Indonesian family and children’s matters, Their first stop is the Sudanese AFP MONDAY 24 JUNE 2013 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 US lawmakers slam Russia for aiding Snowden Former national security contractor stays out of sight in Moscow after arriving on flight from Hong Kong

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers Syria and human rights. Republican said on NBC’s Meet been hiding in Hong Kong since government, or any of these govern- Moscow earlier that Snowden yesterday said former national “Putin always seems almost the Press programme. leaking details about US surveil- ments that are perceived still as ene- might seek to stay in Russia. security contractor Edward eager to stick a finger in the eye Rogers urged the Obama lance activities to news media. mies of ours, I think that that will But Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Snowden’s reported flight to of the United States - whether it administration to exhaust all legal “What is infuriating here is,” be a real problem for him in history.” Peskov, said he was unaware of Russia with a plan to flee onward is Syria, Iran and now of course options to get Snowden back to Schumer said, was Putin “aiding Paul said in a separate appearance Snowden’s plans and the Foreign to Cuba or Venezuela under- with Snowden,” Schumer told the United States. “If he really and abetting Snowden’s escape.” on CNN’s State of the Union. Ministry declined immediate mined his whistle blower claims CNN’s State of the Union, adding believes he did something good, The New York lawmaker is the Meanwhile, Snowden kept peo- comment on whether he had and they slammed Moscow for that China may have had a role as he should get on a plane, come No. 3 Senate Democrat. ple guessing about his wherea- asked for asylum. helping a fugitive. well. “It remains to be seen how back and face the consequences While many blasted Snowden, bouts and plans. Snowden stayed People who have taken refuge An aircraft thought to be car- much influence Beijing had on of his actions,” he said. Republican Senator Rand out of sight after the plane he in Moscow in the past include rying Snowden landed in Moscow Hong Kong,” Schumer said. “As you Senator Dianne Feinstein, Paul of Kentucky, a member was believed to be on landed at Lee Harvey Oswald, the man yesterday after Hong Kong let know, they coordinate their foreign chair of the Senate Intelligence of the Homeland Security and Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport. later accused of assassinating the former US National Security policies and I have a feeling that the Committee, said Snowden needed Government Affairs Committee Passengers arriving from president John F Kennedy. He Agency contractor leave the terri- hand of Beijing was involved here.” to be caught and brought back and one of the chamber’s most Hong Kong said he may have defected to the Soviet Union in tory, despite Washington’s efforts House Intelligence Committee for trial as secrets he was car- conservative members, said, “it’s been whisked away from the 1959 and returned to the United to extradite him to face espionage Chairman Mike Rogers said rying could do a lot of damage to going to be an open question how runway by waiting cars, ini- States in 1962, before Kennedy’s charges. Snowden’s reported choice to fly US interests. “I think we need to this young man is judged”. tially prompting speculation he murder. Democratic US Senator Charles later to Cuba and Venezuela under- know exactly what he has,” she “If he goes to an independent may spend the night in a foreign Others include four British Schumer charged that Russian mines his claim to be a fighter for told CBS’s Face the Nation. “He third country like Iceland and if embassy in the Russian capital. double agents during the Cold President Vladimir Putin likely freedom of information. “Everyone could have a lot, lot more that he refuses to talk to any sort of “There were a lot of police and War — Guy Burgess, Donald knew and approved of Snowden’s of those nations is hostile to the may really put people in jeopardy.” formal government about this, I black cars when we were get- Maclean, Kim Philby and George flight from Hong Kong to Russia. United States. I mean, if he could Schumer aimed most of his fire think there’s a chance that he’ll ting off the plane,” said a pas- Blake. Blake was awarded a medal He said that will “have serious go to North Korea and Iran, he at Putin, saying “it is almost cer- be seen as an advocate of privacy.” senger who gave his name only by Putin in 2007 and lives quietly consequences” for a US-Russian could round out his government tain he know, and likely approved” If he cozies up to either the as Olivier. outside Moscow to this day. relationship already strained over oppression tour,” the Michigan the flight by Snowden, who had Russian government, the Chinese There was speculation in REUTERS

Canada floods Berlusconi faces Shootout mars Albania vote Texas prepares to

verdict today in TIRANA: An opposition activ- responsibility... and pay for it,” the execute prisoner ist was killed in an apparently 48-year-old Rama told reporters underage sex trial politically motivated shooting in after rushing to Lac. HUNTSVILLE: The US state Albania yesterday during a cru- Accusations of vote-buying and of Texas is preparing to execute ROME: A Milan court will cial election that could deter- electoral roll irregularities have its 500th convict since the death decide today whether Silvio mine whether one of Europe’s been flying between the rivals, penalty was restored in 1976, a Berlusconi paid for sex with an poorest countries has a chance raising concerns of a repeat of record in a country where capi- underage prostitute and abused of joining the EU. the 2009 polls which triggered tal punishment is in decline his powers to cover it up, with The shootout in the northern months of political turmoil and elsewhere. the former Italian prime minis- town of Lac “might be related to government paralysis. Around On Wednesday, in the absence of ter facing a jail sentence of up the vote,” police spokeswoman Alma 6,000 police were on duty to try a last minute pardon, 52-year-old to six years. Katragjini said. The dead man was to keep the peace. Kimberly McCarthy will receive The verdict, which could have identified as a 53-year old activist Berisha, seeking his third man- a lethal injection in Huntsville major political repercussions, with the Socialist-led coalition of date to lead the Muslim majority Penitentiary for the 1997 murder closes a two-year trial which has former Tirana mayor Edi Rama, nation after eight years in power, of 71-year-old retired college pro- captivated attention on billion- while among three people wounded vowed that “the will of citizens fessor Dorothy Booth. aire Berlusconi’s alleged “bunga was a candidate from the ruling shall be respected” at the polls. According to Death Penalty bunga” sex parties in his private Democratic party of conservative Having failed to deliver clean Information Centre’s figures, villa outside Milan while he was Prime Minister Sali Berisha. elections since the fall of com- there are 3,125 convicts on death premier in 2010. Rama — whose coalition has munism two decades ago, Albania row in the United States and, If the 76-year-old is found guilty a slight edge in the election race desperately needs to prove that it if Wednesday’s execution goes it could weaken Prime Minister according to analysts — branded is able to hold fair polls that meet ahead, McCarthy will be the 17th Enrico Letta’s fragile, left-right the shooting a “serious political international standards if it is to prisoner put to death in the first Ducks swim on a flooded street in Calgary, Alberta, yesterday. An coalition government which incident... aimed at intimidating have a shot at joining the EU. six months of 2013. estimated 65,000 people began returning to damaged homes after depends on the centre-right lead- the voters”. “Berisha should take AFP AFP floods killed at least three people, displaced more than 100,000 and er’s support for its survival. Several members of Berlusconi’s will leave Canada’s oil capital without power for days. People of Freedom party have urged him to withdraw his sup- port and he may be more tempted to do so if he decides his backing for Letta is giving him no legal Brazil braces for new protests protection. Berlusconi is accused of pay- RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil protests, with 77 percent cit- ing for sex with former night- braced for more mass pro- ing the high cost of using public club dancer Karima El Mahroug, tests, a day after a poll showed transport as the key reason for alias “Ruby the Heartstealer”, most people back demands for their dissatisfaction. when she was under 18, and of improvements to crumbling But two-thirds were overall in abuse of office to get her released public services and for wide- favour of hosting the World Cup, from police custody on a sepa- ranging institutional reform. despite anger at the billions of rate occasion. Under normal circumstances, dollars the event’s preparation He denies all wrongdoing and Brazilians would be celebrating and hosting will cost — money says he is being persecuted by their football team reaching the many feel could be better spent on left-wing prosecutors. He says semifinals of the Confederations education, transport and housing. the alleged sex parties were ele- Cup, a dress rehearsal for next Almost two weeks into the gant dinners where the female year’s World Cup, which the coun- unrest, while most of the pro- guests performed “burlesque” try has not hosted since 1950. tests have been peaceful there is a shows. El Mahroug denies hav- Most protesters are not con- militant edge as hard liners grow ing sex with Berlusconi. vinced by a pledge from President impatient for change. Sao Paulo’s Prosecutors say Berlusconi Dilma Rousseff to improve shoddy ‘free transport’ movement urged should serve one year in jail public services and fight harder “large scale action” for the week for paying for sex with a minor against rampant corruption — ahead while numerous users of and should be given five years’ the main grudges of the street social media posted a clear mes- imprisonment and a life ban protesters. sage — “On July 1, 2013, Brazil will from holding public office for A poll by the Ibope polling grind to a halt” — as they clam- the abuse of office charge, which agency showed three quarters oured for strike action via Twitter they consider more serious. of Brazilians back the wave of and Facebook. AFP REUTERS MONDAY 24 JUNE 2013 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES Malaysia declares emergency over haze Two southern districts choke in smoke from forest fires in Indonesia; air pollution levels reach 16-year high

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Malaysia’s API rated the capi- Singaporean and Malaysian — government declared a state tal’s air “unhealthy”. which deforest vast swathes of of emergency in two south- Malaysia’s index differs from Sumatra, as well as other areas of ern districts choked by smoke Singapore’s, which surpassed its Indonesia and Malaysia, although from forest fires in Indonesia critical 400 level on Friday, indi- the companies insist they have as air pollution levels reached a cating potentially life-threatening strict “no burn” policies. 16-year high yesterday. conditions for the ill and elderly, The illegal burning of forests Environment minister G though pollution in the city-state and other land on Indonesia’s Palanivel said the air pollutant has since eased. Sumatra island, to the west index (API) hit 750 in the town of The Muar pollution reading of peninsular Malaysia and Muar — the highest reading seen was Malaysia’s highest since the Singapore, to clear space for palm in Malaysia for 16 years — yes- API hit 860 during a severe 1997- oil plantations is a chronic prob- terday morning, with two other 1998 haze crisis that gripped the lem during the June-September southern towns also reaching haz- region and thrust the issue onto dry season. ardous levels. the Southeast Asian agenda. “Prime Minister Najib Razak “The prime minister has signed An emergency was also has agreed to declare emer- a declaration of emergency for declared in 2005 when readings gency status in Muar and Muar and Ledang districts,” soared above 500. Ledang with immediate effect,” Palanivel said. Under the emergency, all non- Malaysian Natural Resources An API level of more than essential places of employment in and Environment Minister G. 300 is defined as “hazardous” in the private and public sector are Palanivel said in a Facebook post. Malaysia. advised to shut down. Domestic media quoted the Haze is an annual problem Authorities also decided yester- minister as saying cloud seed- during drier summer months, day to close all schools in the capi- ing would be carried out in the when westerly monsoon winds tal and at least four states which affected areas. blow smoke from forest fires and have been hit by unhealthy air. All domestic airports managed slash-and-burn land-clearing on Hundreds of schools have by Malaysia Airports Holdings the huge Indonesian island of been closed since Thursday in Berhad (MAHB) are operating Sumatra, which lies across the the southern Malaysian state of as usual despite the haze, the Malacca Strait from Malaysia Johor, which borders Singapore. national news agency quoted the and Singapore. The government announced airport operator as saying. Visitors walk through a park near Petronas Towers, which is just visible through the haze, in Kuala Lumpur, yesterday. Air quality in the Malaysian last afternoon that it would com- The current visibility level of capital Kuala Lumpur, which had mence cloud-seeding in hopes 1 km was still safe, but runways so far escaped major impact from that rain will alleviate the pollu- would have to close if visibility fell both deny the charge. Indonesia’s its big Southeast Asian neighbour. of fires were burning in palm oil the current haze, also took a turn tion in the worst-hit areas. under 300 m, it quoted Malaysian government has outlawed the Indonesia, meanwhile, has concessions owned by Indonesian, for the worse. The annual problem is blamed airports official Azmi Murad as use of fire to clear land, but weak blamed Malaysian and Singapore- Malaysian and Singaporean The smell of smoke permeated by Indonesia’s neighbours for saying. Indonesian officials have enforcement means the ban is based palm oil companies for companies. the city and the twin Petronas affecting tourism and public deflected blame by suggesting largely ignored. allowing slash and burn on estates In 1997-1998, the haze cost Towers that dominate the skyline health. companies based in Malaysia and Singapore and Indonesia have they own on Sumatra. Southeast Asia an estimated $9bn were invisible from just a short The crisis has brought more Singapore may be partly respon- lashed out at each other in recent Environmental group from disruptions to air travel and distance away, while many city negative publicity for big palm sible. Malaysia-listed Sime Darby days. Malaysia’s government has Greenpeace said Saturday that other business activities. residents donned facial masks. oil companies — Indonesian, and Singapore’s Wilmar Group so far avoided strong criticism of NASA data indicated hundreds AFP/REUTERS

‘White mask’ Philippines to release results of manual poll audit protesters rally MANILA: The Commission on scan (PCOS) machines. The Poll in Bangkok Elections (Comelec) is ready to Automation Law requires the release the results of the ran- conduct of RMA in one precinct BANGKOK: Hundreds of dom manual audit (RMA) in in each of the 234 congressional anti-government protesters the May elections. districts randomly chosen by the — many wearing white masks Comelec Chairman Sixto Comelec. — converged on Bangkok’s Brillantes said the poll body is set The original Terms or shopping district, Thai police to come out with the full report Reference (TOR) used by the said yesterday, in a reminder on the RMA anytime this week. Comelec’s Special Bids and of the kingdom’s political He said the RMA results in over Awards Committee in selecting divisions. 200 randomly selected polling the automated election system The demonstration by the precincts nationwide would be (AES) in 2009 had required a ‘V for Thailand’ movement — published. 99.995 percent accuracy rate of an enigmatic protest group Brillantes said the Comelec the ballot appreciation. spawned over social media could not publish the RMA It means there is only an whose supporters wear the results in all 234 polling precincts allowable error rate of only one masks of comic book hero ‘V’ — since some are under the custody mark per 20,000 marks for the was the fourth this month out- of the courts due to protests. PCOS machines. side the CentralWorld complex “We cannot come out with the Brillantes said the results in the heart of the city. others since the court has issued of the RMA should already be “There were about 1,500 protective orders due to pending acceptable, even to the critics. white mask protesters attended protest cases,” he said. “There will always be differ- a protest,” Deputy Metropolitan The Comelec chief gave assur- ence. There will always be vari- police chief Parinya Jansuriya ance that the poll body was able ants or discrepancies, no matter said, adding the protest — to meet the required 99.995 how you look at it. It cannot be which lasted several hours — percent accuracy rate of the perfect, no matter how you look was “peaceful.” Thailand has RMA compared to the results at it,” he said. Philippine Election Commission officials conducting manual audit of the May elections. been plagued by political divi- of the precinct count optical THE PHILIPPINE STAR sions and sometimes violent street protests involving so- called ‘Red Shirt’ supporters of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra — and her self- exiled brother Thaksin — and Okinawa remembers bloody WWII battle ‘Yellow Shirts’ who support the Manila optimistic of pro-establishment opposition. TOKYO: Okinawa marked the Tokyo votes in 68th anniversary of a bloody July talks with MILF World War II battle yesterday, with Japan’s prime minister litmus test ahead vowing to “lighten the burden” MANILA: The Philippine the FAB before they could forge of local residents opposed to a government is hoping that a comprehensive agreement. of national polls heavy US military presence on contentious issues on the While the government is fully TOKYO: Tokyo voters the southern Japanese island. three remaining annexes of committed in the peace process headed to the polls yester- The concentration of American the framework agreement with the MILF, Valte said, the day in a day seen as a litmus troops in Okinawa is a legacy of on the Bangsamoro (FAB) Aquino administration wants to test ahead of national elec- the US occupation of the region could finally be resolved in ensure that the three annexes tions that could give Prime that continued for nearly three the formal peace talks with and the comprehensive compact Minister Shinzo Abe an decades after Japan’s surrender the Moro Islamic Liberation will “pass legal muster.” uninterrupted three years in the war in August 1945. Front (MILF) set early next That was why the govern- without a public vote. “Concentration of US military month, a senior government ment thoroughly evaluated Abe’s Liberal Democratic bases continue to pose heavy official said yesterday. and studied the draft annexes, Party, in partnership with burden on people of Okinawa,” Deputy Presidential which are now with the MILF, the junior New Komeito, are Premier Shinzo Abe said at a cer- Spokeswoman Abigail Valte said she said. expected to claim a comfort- emony at Itoman city in Okinawa. that the Aquino administration Government chief negotiator able majority in the 127-seat “I promise to give all of my is optimistic about the upcom- Miriam Coronel-Ferrer has Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly. strength in order to lighten the ing peace negotiation. announced that she and her The ballot is widely being burden,” he said. “We hope that there will be a counterpart with the MILF, seen as an indicator of public A plan to move the US Marine good resolution to the talks that Mohagher Iqbal, agreed at the opinion in the run up to upper Corps’ Futenma base from a are scheduled in July,” she said sidelines of a forum in Norway house polls expected on July 21. crowded residential area to a in an interview over a state-run to resume the formal talks early It will be the first voters’ sparsely populated area on the radio station. next month to discuss the three verdict on Abe’s administra- island have made nearly no The last formal talks were remaining annexes. tion, which came to power progress because of islanders’ held in April but ended without The MILF has been fighting in December and still enjoys push to move it outside Okinawa. the signing of any of the three government troops for decades approval ratings of more than After the ceremony, Abe told remaining annexes -- power- to establish a self-rule Muslim 60 percent. An economic pol- reporters that some US mili- sharing, wealth-sharing and state in southern Philippines. icy blitz dubbed “Abenomics”, tary training and equipment can normalisation. The Aquino government and which blends massive mone- be transferred to bases in other The annex on transitional the MILF formally signed on tary easing, big fiscal spending regions, according to Jiji Press. arrangements and modalities October 15 of 2012 the frame- and a series of reforms aimed Okinawa fell to the US after was inked in February. work agreement, a road map for at freeing up businesses, has three months of bloody fighting Family members look at names on a monument for war dead relatives The government and the final political settlement to end dominated the opening months in 1945 that killed some 200,000 killed in the 1945 ‘Battle of Okinawa’ at the Cornerstone of Peace at Peace MILF, the largest Muslim rebel the decades-old armed struggle of the Abe government. people, mostly native Okinawans. Memorial Park in Itoman City, Okinawa island, southern Japan, yesterday. group in the country, have to in southern Philippines. AGENCIES AFP complete first all the annexes of THE PHILIPPINE STAR MONDAY 24 JUNE 2013 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Gunmen kill nine foreign tourists Five Ukrainians, three Chinese and a Russian shot dead near Nanga Parbat base; two Islamist groups claim role

PESHAWAR: Gunmen stormed tourists had been attacked in a mountaineering base camp the province of Gilgit-Baltistan, in northern Pakistan yester- where the convergence of the day and shot dead nine foreign Hindu Kush, Karakoram and trekkers and a Pakistani guide Himalayan ranges creates a stun- as they rested during an ardu- ning landscape explored by only ous climb up one of the world’s a trickle of the most intrepid tallest peaks, police said. mountaineers. The night-time raid — which Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif killed five Ukrainians, three condemned “these inhuman and Chinese and a Russian — was cruel acts”, ordered a thorough among the worst attacks on for- investigation and called for the eigners in Pakistan in a decade culprits to be brought to justice, and underscored the growing the government said. reach of militants in a highland While Gilgit-Baltistan has seen region once considered secure. deadly sectarian violence target- One of the victims also held a ing Pakistan’s Shia minority, US passport, a US official said, foreigners have never previously without giving further details. been targeted in such a remote The deaths call into question part of the region. the future of foreign mountain- Pakistan’s Taliban movement eering and trekking expeditions, and a smaller militant group which provide the last vestige of both claimed responsibility. The international tourism in a coun- shootings, which followed sev- try on the frontline of Al Qaeda eral deadly bombings in differ- and Taliban violence. ent parts of Pakistan in the past The climbers were staying at week, pose a fresh challenge for a base camp for Nanga Parbat, the new government of Sharif, which at 8,126 metres is the sec- who is battling accusations that ond highest mountain in Pakistan his calls for dialogue with insur- and the ninth highest in the gents amount to appeasing vio- world. The base camp is at Fairy lent extremists. Meadows in the Diamer district The deaths of the Chinese are of Gilgit-Baltistan, which borders a particular blow for Pakistan, China and Kashmir. which hosted Chinese Premier Police said a 15-strong gang Li Keqiang last month in a bid to of attackers wearing uniforms boost trade ties with the Asian used by a local paramilitary force giant via their shared border in arrived at about 1am at a group Gilgit-Baltistan. of tents and ramshackle huts used China issued a statement con- by hikers scaling the flanks of the demning the attack and calling snow-covered peak. for Pakistan to “severely punish” The assailants shot dead a the perpetrators. Pakistani Air Force personnel carry coffins of foreign tourists as they are unloaded from a C-130 plane on arrival at Chaklala airbase in Rawalpindi. Pakistani guard and held other Interior Minister Chaudhry workers at gunpoint, a senior Nisar Ali Khan told parliament There were conflicting claims closer to the Afghan border, said notorious Taliban and Al Qaeda Pakistani Taliban are among official from the northern Gilgit- he had sacked Gilgit-Baltistan’s of responsibility for the attack. A it had shot the trekkers in retalia- stronghold in Pakistan on the loosely aligned militant groups Baltistan province said. A Chinese police chief and another provin- Pakistani militant group known tion for a US drone strike in May Afghan border. Rehman, who had that frequently share personnel, climber managed to escape. “The cial official, an unusual step in as Jundullah, with a track record that killed its second in command, a $5m US bounty on his head, was tactics and agendas. Claims for gunmen held the staff hostage and Pakistan where senior officials are of attacks in the province, was the Wali-ur-Rehman. accused by Washington of organ- specific incidents are often hard then started killing foreign tour- rarely held accountable for lapses first to say it was behind the raid. “We wanted to seek revenge ising attacks against US and to verify. ists and made their escape,” the in security. “These foreigners are our for the killing of our leader in Nato forces in Afghanistan and Sharif has previously advocated official said. The move did little to silence enemies and we proudly claim the drone attack,” said Taliban wanted in connection with a sui- peace talks with the Taliban and The bodies of the foreigners critics who asked how gunmen responsibility for killing them, spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan. cide attack on an American base he criticised the US drone strike were transported by helicop- could have slipped past security and will continue such attacks in “Our attacks on foreigners will in Afghanistan in 2009 that killed that killed Rehman, echoing long- ters to Gilgit airport from the forces at check points meant to the future,” Jundullah spokesman continue to protest drone strikes.” seven CIA agents. held Pakistani complaints that area and later flown to capital scrutinise visitors to the sensi- Ahmed Marwat said by telephone. Rehman died on May 29 in It was not immediately possible the US campaign violates national Islamabad, officials said. tive mountain region bordering Pakistan’s Taliban movement, a US drone attack on a house to reconcile the competing claims. sovereignty. It was the first time foreign Kashmir. which has its centre of gravity in North Waziristan, the most Jundullah and the much larger REUTERS/AFP

Australian Afghans rush to learn risky soldier dies in art of defusing bombs Afghanistan CAMP BLACK HORSE, for 64 percent of the 3,300 coali- AFGHANISTAN: In a desolate tion troops killed or wounded last KABUL: An Australian spe- field outside Kabul, an Afghan year, the Nato force says. cial forces soldier has been soldier hunches over a knee- The IEDs, have long been a killed and two of his fellow high robot equipped with cam- favourite Taliban weapon that can troops wounded in a gun bat- eras, multidirectional pincers be remotely detonated by radio tle with insurgents in southern and tank-treads built for rough or mobile phone when a target Afghanistan. terrain. Carefully, he attaches passes by or triggered by pres- The chief of the Australian four bottles of water and a tiny sure, like a vehicle driving over it. Defence Force, Lieutenant General explosive charge to the robot. He The US military has over the David Hurley, said the soldier from uses a remote control to guide it years developed advanced detec- the Sydney-based 2nd Commando 50 metres away to his target: a tion and disposal techniques that Regiment was killed on Saturday simulated backpack bomb. manage to defuse about 40 to on his fifth tour of Afghanistan. “Explosion! Explosion! 50 IEDs each day, says Col Ace He is the 40th Australian casu- Explosion!” shouts the soldier, Campbell, chief of the Counter- alty of the campaign and the first Naqibullah Qarizada, in a warn- IED training unit. The coali- since October. His name has not ing to others nearby. Then he tion is working to transfer that been released at the request of remotely detonates the charge. knowledge to the Afghans, and his family. General Hurley said A small dust cloud kicks up. If Campbell says Afghan teams are he was a decorated soldier and all has gone well, the blast has now finding and disposing about had previously served in Iraq and pushed the water into the bomb half of the bombs most days. East Timor. with enough force to knock out “Whenever I hear about an Ertharin Cousin, the Executive Director of the World Food Programme, holds a child during her visit to a centre His comrades had described its triggering mechanism. But to IED or I find one myself — maybe for malnourished women and children in Baidara in Swat valley yesterday. him as “one of the most iconic be safe, his partner, Hayatullah, you will laugh, but I become very figures in the regiment” and a climbs into a heavy protective suit happy,” says Hayatullah, 28, true leader. Hurley said a seri- before lumbering over to pluck who has completed the highest Pakistan has food emergency, but ously wounded Australian sol- out the blasting cap and seal it in level of training and like many dier was flown to Kandahar for a fortified box. Afghans uses just one name. “I surgery to a gunshot wound and The two men are among hun- am happy because it is my duty was expected to make a full recov- dreds of Afghan soldiers training to defuse it, and I will save the donors look elsewhere, says UN ery. An Australian airman was to take over the dangerous fight lives of several people.” treated for minor wounds at the against the war’s biggest kill- The country’s main bomb dis- PESHAWAR: Hunger in suffer from stunted growth. “This Afghanistan. Already, Cousin said, Australian base at Tarin Kowt. ers: the Taliban-planted bombs posal school is located at Camp Pakistan is at emergency lev- is an emergency situation, both from the rising cost of the refugee crisis Australian troops had been known as IEDs that kill and Black Horse, set among a dust- els after years of conflict and the food security side as well as from in Syria meant it was harder to supporting an operation by elite maim thousands of people each swept field on Kabul’s eastern floods, but funding has dwin- the malnutrition side,” WFP chief attract funds to Pakistan. Afghan troops of the Uruzgan year on and around the country’s outskirts. Here, a team of about dled as new crises such as Ertharin Cousin said. “We need to WFP’s Syria-related operations Provincial Response Company in roads and towns. 160 instructors runs 19 differ- Syria grab donors’ attention, raise the alarm.” currently cost $19m a month, southern Afghanistan. He is the A few years ago, there were ent courses, ranging from a basic the United Nations food aid At a centre for treating acute and are forecast to rise as high as first Australian soldier to die in almost no Afghan bomb disposal four-week awareness programme chief said yesterday. malnutrition in Pakistan’s Swat $42m a month by the end of the Afghanistan since Corporal Scott experts. Now, there are 369 — for regular Afghan soldiers to Fighting in tribal areas bor- Valley, visited by Cousin yester- year, putting a strain on Western Smith was killed by an improvised but that’s far from enough. The the eight-month advanced “IED dering Afghanistan compounded day, a young mother called Zainab donors. North Korea is even worse explosive device last October. international coalition is rushing defeat” course that is a slightly problems caused by three con- clutched her underweight two- hit by funding shortages, Cousin Australian Prime Minister Julia to train hundreds more before the shorter version of the US Army’s secutive years of floods that month-old baby and waited for a said, partly due to a drop in dona- Gillard expressed her condolences exit of most coalition forces by the own counter-explosives training. destroyed crops and forced mil- high-nutrition food ration. tions noticed at the beginning of to the family of the soldier and said end of next year. “We are giving them the best lions of people to temporarily “When the area was evacuated, this year, when Pyongyang threat- the nation would be hit hard by Each day on average, two instruction that we have available, abandon their homes. we left our cattle and our homes, ened to launch a nuclear attack on the loss. Gillard said his death was to three roadside or buried and they are picking it up,” said Although most have now when we came back our cattle the United States. a stark reminder that the dangers bombs explode somewhere in US Army Maj. Joel Smith, one of returned, about half of Pakistan’s were dead and our homes were “We are significantly under- facing ADF personnel were still very Afghanistan, according to num- the training program’s leaders. population still does not have destroyed,” said Zainab, who wore funded in DPRK going into this real even as Australia prepared to bers compiled by the United “Some are getting killed, some secure access to enough food, up a black burqa. lean season, and we are very con- withdraw troops from Afghanistan. Nations, which says that the are dropping out, but their num- from a little over a third a dec- There is growing concern that cerned about what that means,” “I think many had probably lulled explosives killed 868 civilians bers are growing.” Still, it is a race ade ago, the UN World Food international donors will lose said Cousin, who called off a visit themselves into a false sense of last year, 40 percent of the civil- against time to produce enough Programme (WFP) said. Fifteen interest in the unstable border to North Korea during the ten- security that we would see no more ian deaths in insurgent attacks. experts to fill the gap left by for- percent of children are severely areas after the withdrawal next sions in March. She said she still losses in Afghanistan,” she said. Among international forces, bur- eign troops’ withdrawal. malnourished, and some 40 percent year of US-led foreign forces from planned to visit. REUTERS THE GUARDIAN ied or roadside bombs accounted AP MONDAY 24 JUNE 2013 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA Flood deaths may exceed 1,000 Kedarnath pilgrimage to be cancelled for at least two years, says Uttarakhand chief minister

DEHRADUN/NEW DELHI: As bad weather, fresh rains and dark clouds briefly halted res- cue operations in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna yesterday admitted it will “take another fortnight to evacuate flood victims” and that over 1,000 may have perished in one of the worst disasters to have hit the hill state. With most parts of flood- ravaged Uttarakhand witness- ing overcast skies and the Met department forecasting heavy rain in the next two days, the thousands who are still stranded in a devastated terrain face a frightening challenge. Although heavy rains yesterday hindered Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft landing on the flood- ravaged state’s Dharasu airstrip, the army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police were able to evacu- ate hundreds of stranded people from jungles and remote areas of the region. Bahuguna, who is oversee- ing the rescue and relief efforts following the cloudburst and humongous floods, said the deaths could “well cross 1,000”. “The tragedy is still unfolding and a conclusive figure can only be arrived at after the rescue teams A stranded pilgrim carrying a child is moved across a river using a rope rescue system by Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in Govind Ghat yesterday. RIGHT: A soldier rescues an unconscious reach the areas devastated by the pilgrim stranded by flood waters at Rambada in Uttarakhand. rains of the last weekend,” he said. He also said that the rescue teams will take another fortnight On the basis of reports reach- while over 20,000 have been “We have also been able to shift between June 25 and 27, and even rescued around 24,000 pilgrims to evacuate flood victims as the ing Dehradun from the hills, the evacuated. more than 18,000 people stranded multi-layered clouds will hamper and tourists from flood ravaged roads leading to affected areas Uttarakhand police control room Lt Gen Anil Chait, commander- for days in Gangotri, Joshimath, flying. Uttarakhand so far. have been badly damaged. also said the toll would rise much in-chief of the army’s Central Badrinath, Kedarnath and Heavy rains are forecast in “We were able to rescue over “It’s very tragic that so many above 1,000. Command which is spearheading Pindari glacier,” Gen Chait said. Pithoragarh, Uttarkashi and 4,613 people from the flood- people have died in this calamity. Congress general secretary the rescue operation, told IANS He said fresh rains and inclem- Chamoli districts, which are affected areas today (Sunday) It will take a long time to rebuild Ambika Soni, who is also in that the army will rescue every ent weather were a frightening among the worst-hit areas. itself,” ITBP spokesperson Deepak Uttarakhand. There will be no charge of the party’s affairs in single person stranded even in the prospect, and that army heli- With more than 1,000 major Kumar Pandey said at a media Kedarnath Yatra for at least next the hill state, said that efforts remotest hills. copters were able to rescue only and minor roads washed away, briefing. Rescuers said they are two years,” he said. would be made to reconstruct the Admitting that this was “by far seven to eight people at a time. officials say air rescue is the doing their best to ensure that The chief minister said scores areas near the revered shrine of the worst tragedy” he had come The most difficult place to only way to get trapped people the “last living soul” in the rain- of houses had caved in after the Kedarnath that were devastated across in his career, Gen Chait reach was Jangal Chatti area, to safety. But some roads have ravaged areas is brought back to cloudburst near Kedarnath, while in the floods and cloudburst last said about 8,500 soldiers of the one official told IANS, adding that now been opened and some made safety, but admit that airlifting slush in many areas had buried week. mountain division and medical more than 15,000 people were still motorable. of stranded people may become locals and pilgrims, raising the According to official figures corps have been deployed in the to be evacuated in the state. Besides the army, the Indo- impossible when rains and down- spectre of a frightening death toll. so far, over 550 people have died, rescue and evacuation efforts. Heavy rains are expected Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has pours begin. IANS With aplomb, Modi Delhi cops get Rs100 a year for uniform! NEW DELHI: A Delhi Police the only other officers to be in just three standard sizes which uniforms; so there is no need to constable can be punished for directly recruited into the force. often did not fit.” give any kind of allowance,” a blames Congress wearing a shabby uniform. They get Rs6,000 as uniform Many tailoring shops are senior officer of the paramilitary But guess what a policeman’s allowance at the time of joining located near the police lines in Central Industrial Security Force, annual uniform allowance is — and Rs3,000 every three years as north Delhi. They get work in who did not wish to be named, all of Rs100! maintenance allowance. bulk to stitch uniforms. told IANS. for nation’s ills Delhi Police personnel — from “A policeman gets three metres Dinesh, the owner of a shop Another allowance that has not a constable till inspector — are of cloth after every 14 months near the police lines, told IANS: changed since 1992 is the Rs75 MADHOPUR (PUNJAB): provided the cloth from their from his unit, but he has to get it “Stitching a police uniform is not monthly cycle allowance. But con- Gujarat Chief Minister units and are expected to get stitched from tailors outside. The easy. It needs expertise. I have sidering that most policemen own Narendra Modi’s (pictured) the uniform stitched for Rs100, force stopped providing stitched two workers who normally take motorcycles, this is the proverbial first major public outing as a when the actual cost comes to uniforms in 1992,” a senior officer two-three days to stitch a pair of drop in the ocean. national-level leader of the BJP Rs800-Rs1,000. This has been told IANS. trousers and shirts.” Delhi Police spokesperson may have been given a miss the practice since 1992, when the A Delhi policeman told IANS: Other central forces provide Rajan Bhagat told IANS: “All by the party’s top brass but he provision of stitched uniforms “Yes, it is one of our allowances stitched uniforms to their per- allowances are paid according to surely did not show any signs of was stopped. which is very low. Before the sonnel. They have in-house tailors the the recommendation of the being uncomfortable. Above inspectors are assistant 1990s, stitched uniforms were for this. government’s pay commission.” For all the controversies sur- commissioners of police (ACPs), given to us. But it was available “We give our policemen stitched IANS rounding his elevation as the chairman of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) poll campaign panel recently, Modi chose the occa- in Kashmir now. The Kashmiri Muscular performance sion to invoke the name of vet- Pandits would have got their eran leader and former prime rights and respect. The youth of 52pc turnout in minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Kashmir would have been part of at the Sankalp rally here at this the national mainstream,” he said. Himachal bypoll north Punjab town yesterday. It Modi said that Mookerjee was SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh’s also marked the 60th death anni- a “martyr” who sacrificed his life Mandi parliamentary constitu- versary of Jana Sangh founder for the unity of the country. ency recorded nearly 52 percent Shyama Prasad Mookerjee. The Gujarat chief minister voter turnout after a sluggish Modi lavished praise on chose the occasion to attack the start in the by-election yester- Vajpayee as a leader and for good country’s first Prime Minister day morning. governance. He drew compari- Jawaharlal Nehru, claiming that “The voter turnout could be son of Vajpayee’s tenure as the the “seeds of autocratic” rule were around 52 percent,” an electoral prime minister (1999-2004) with sown in the Congress when lead- officer told IANS here. the United Progressive Alliance’s ers like Sardar Patel, Bhimrao “The voter turnout was just tenure since then, alleging that Ambedkar and Mookerjee left seven percent in the first one the UPA has failed the nation on Nehru’s government one by one. hour, but by 11am it rose to nearly all fronts. The questions regarding the 17 percent and 25 percent by 1 While Modi questioned Prime mysterious death of Mookerjee in pm,” he said. Minister Manmohan Singh’s style 1953 were brought into the lime- He said the highest turnout of governance, especially related light by Modi, who sought answers — 65 per cent — was recorded in to issues of the country’s secu- for the incident. Mookerjee had Seraj, the assembly constituency rity and international standing, died in custody while leading a represented by BJP candidate Jai he also took jibes at the Congress protest against the special privi- Ram Thakur. IANS and its leadership. He said that leges granted to Jammu and A participant flexes his muscles during the ‘Mr Srinagar’ bodybuilding competition in Srinagar yesterday. the country was not safe in the Kashmir. hands of the Congress. Senior BJP leader Shanta During his 20-minute speech, Kumar, Punjab Chief Minister Modi did not mention any other Parkash Singh Badal, BJP general BJP leader, especially senior secretary Jagat Prakash Nadda, Gang-rape accused still at large in Karnataka leader L K Advani who has been Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha upset with the BJP for promoting president Anurag Thakur, and Modi on the national scene. actor and former union minister MANIPAL: Three unidenti- “We are on the job and doing of Police M B Boralingaiah told teams, set up to crack the case, “The Atal Bihari Vajpayee Vinod Khanna were present at fied men, accused of abduct- our best to trace the culprits and IANS. have been on the hunt to nab government tried to address the the rally. ing and allegedly gang-raping locate the autorickshaw in which A major educational centre, the culprits, police detained a Kashmir issue. Had the Vajpayee None of the top BJP national a 22-year-old medical student the victim was abducted from out- Manipal is 5km from the famous couple of people for question- government come back to power leaders like BJP president here, are still at large despite side her college library that (June Udupi temple town in the west of ing on the incident on the basis in the 2004 general elections, the Rajnath Singh, Advani, Sushma a massive search operation by 20) night and driven to a secluded Karnataka and about 410km from of clues they collected during issue would have been addressed. Swaraj, and Arun Jaitley attended the state police, an official said spot where the crime was com- Bangalore. the probe. Things would have been different the rally. IANS yesterday. mitted,” Udupi Superintendent Even as the eight investigation IANS MONDAY 24 JUNE 2013 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 Well of death Kerry for greater role of Delhi in Afghanistan Top US diplomat pushes climate change agenda

NEW DELHI: US Secretary disagreements, with India a of State John Kerry (pictured) leader among developing nations yesterday urged a greater role that resist a binding international for India on Afghanistan and accord on grounds that wealthy climate change as he sought to countries bear historic responsi- revive stuttering cooperation bility for the problem. between the world’s two largest Kerry argued that action on democracies. climate change would benefit the On his first visit to India as the Indian economy by addressing top US diplomat, Kerry tried a the growing economy’s need for few words in Hindi, pressed his power. hands in a traditional namaste Trying to underscore Kerry’s greeting and quoted Mark Twain message, the United States who said the diverse land was announced a $100m partnership the sole country all people want with the private sector to invest to see. in clean energy in India. Rajiv Kerry firmly supported an Shah, head of the US Agency for involvement in Afghanistan must recognise that today the sci- International Development, who Kashmiris watch riders on motorcycles move on the walls of an enclosure known as ‘Well of Death’, at a circus for India, which is desperate to ence of climate change is scream- was accompanying Kerry, said in Srinagar, yesterday. The circus is under way at an upcoming shopping mall in the city and is quite popular avoid a return of the Taliban once ing at us for action,” Kerry said. the initiative would power tens with people, especially children, on weekends. US troops leave but whose aid After expressing his condo- of thousands of homes. and diplomacy are viewed with lences for the victims of devas- “Just as our two democracies suspicion by mutual neighbour tating floods in northern India, offer the world a vibrant choice Pakistan. Kerry said that “it appears as if, beyond the stale stability of autoc- Kerry said that India had a in many ways, in many places, racy and the chaos of extrem- “central role” in ensuring free Mother Nature is telling us to ism, our action on global climate Are all women in West Bengal elections due in April next year heed the warnings”. change together can inspire oth- in Afghanistan. A week after a “Yours is already one of the ers to see a future where environ- false start in US dialogue with the most severely affected nations mental stewardship and economic Taliban, Kerry acknowledged that — and unfortunately, the worst dynamism go hand in hand,” getting raped, asks Mamata a final settlement “may be long in consequences of the climate crisis Kerry said. coming”. will confront people who are least Kerry, a former presidential KOLKATA: Faced with all- campaign against the govern- for rape. As if it was I who went “We should and must work capable of coping with them,” candidate, led efforts in the US round criticism over the ris- ment. By doing so, they are dis- to rape... only if I were a man.” together to support an inclusive, Kerry added. Congress to require the first ing instances of crime against respecting the soil of Bengal,” said With the city Friday bringing legitimate democratic process Kerry’s trip comes as critics nationwide restrictions on car- women, West Bengal Chief Banerjee who earlier had claimed out a huge rally to protest atroci- that helps the Afghan people unify say the US-India relationship has bon emissions. The proposal died Minister Mamata Banerjee that a “media house was conniv- ties on women, veteran filmmaker around a new leader who will fallen into a funk, with ties cordial in 2010 after staunch opposition yesterday sought to defend her ing with the opposition to murder Mrinal Sen said the people of build on the economic and social but not near the level envisioned from the rival Republican Party. government by counter-posing: her”. West Bengal have given a “fatwa” gains achieved under President nearly 20 years ago when the His speech in New Delhi comes “Are all women in the state The Trinamool chief has been to Banerjee and her government (Hamid) Karzai,” Kerry said. democracies began to reconcile two days before President Barack being raped?” receiving flak from intellectuals to mend their ways. Kerry, who will meet the Indian from Cold War estrangement. Obama will unveil a long-awaited Addressing a Trinamool and civil society members after The state recently has been leadership today, devoted most of US businesses accuse India of new plan to battle climate change. Congress rally in North she rebuked villagers who were witnessing a spate of alleged rapes his speech to climate change in reneging on agreements to open Kerry, while mostly general 24-Parganas district’s Minakhan, protesting the brutal gang-rape and murders. The National Crime what his aides said was a signal its economy — an issue on which in tone, called on India to wind Banerjee vented her ire on a sec- and murder of a college student Records Bureau has put Bengal at that the scourge will be a top pri- Kerry again pressed New Delhi — down production of hydrofluoro- tion of media which has been in Kamduni village in the district. top the country’s charts concern- ority for him as secretary of state, while India has been suspicious of carbons, which are found in air highlighting the crimes against In her bid to deride her detrac- ing crime against women with as much as it was when he was a attempts in the US Congress to conditioners and refrigerators women in the state. “These chan- tors, Banerjee earlier had said: many as 30,942 such incidents senator. curb visas for high-tech workers. and are notorious for their car- nels have colluded with the oppo- “They blame me for everything. reported in the state in 2012. “Here in India, the home of so Climate change is one area bon pollution. sition and are running a smear Now, they are even blaming me IANS much of the history of science, we where the two have open AFP

Threads of hope Ex-minister, son exploited me, says Kerala woman

KOCHI: Former Kerala trans- port minister and opposi- tion legislator Jose Thettayil has trouble on his hands, as a 30-year-old woman has filed a case yesterday alleging that the legislator and his son “exploited” her. The woman approached the Aluva police yesterday and handed over a 15-page complaint, along with a CD, claiming that the father-son duo “used” her. The 30-year-old alleged that the 62-year-old former minister reneged on a promise that his son would marry her. Married Hindu women pray after tying sacred threads around a banyan Meanwhile, TV channel here tree, believed to be a wishing tree, at a ceremony to pray for good luck aired visuals of the former min- during the festival of Vata Savitri Purnima in Ahmedabad, yesterday. ister and the woman in bed. The Aluva police registered a case against the Janata Dal(S) legislator and his son Adarsh. State Home Minister Khurshid hopes for Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan said the crime branch of the police would probe the matter. The woman, who holds a Master’s quotas for Muslims degree in Computer Applications, reportedly testified before a team MUMBAI: External Affairs owing to the renovation work of police officials, offering details of Minister Salman Khurshid yes- under way in and around Makkah. the manner of her “exploitation” by terday expressed hope that the However, the minister said the father-son duo. Reacting to the Supreme Court would grant that the Haj Committee will soon allegations, Thettayil said he has relief to the centre on its deci- take a decision on whether to a nearly four-year-old acquaint- sion to provide 4.5 percent reduce its own quota or slash the ance with the woman, but there reservation in education and quota given to private Haj tour was no question at all of his son government jobs to minorities operators. marrying her. “She is three or four and backward classes. “Next year, we shall take up years elder to my son. The visuals “The matter is pending before a with the Saudi Arabian authori- aired were morphed, the lady is a constitution bench of the Supreme ties to increase the Haj quota for computer expert. There is a big Court and we are hopeful that the India based on the latest figures conspiracy behind this,” Thettayil, government decision will get legal of Muslim population in the coun- who served as transport minister clearance soon,” Khurshid said. try,” Khurshid said. in the V S Achuthanandan cabinet, Of the total 14 percent minori- Maharashtra’s Minority Affairs told the media. ties in the country, around nine Minister M A Nasim Khan said This case comes close on the percent belong to the backward Muslims must be given reserva- heels of the flak the Oommen classes, Khurshid said, addressing tions in jobs and education. Chandy government has been fac- a national conference on ‘Seven “Without reservations, they ing in the assembly and outside Years After Sachar’, organised by cannot improve their lot and join it, over the associations of mem- Muslim NGO Strive for Eminence the national mainstream,” Khan bers of his staff with a woman and Empowerment (SEE) here. said. arrested for fraud. Today, the Discussing the demand for Other prominent speakers Left opposition is set to stage a increasing the quota for Haj pil- included Planning Commission massive protest in front of the grims, Khurshid said the Saudi Member Syeda Hameed and assembly, reiterating the demand Arabian government had reduced Islamic scholar and SEE chair- that Chandy must quit over the its Haj intake by 50 percent and man Maulana M F Rahim scandal. IANS of other countries by 20 percent Mujaddidi. IANS MONDAY 24 JUNE 2013 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

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Man-made particles New frontier for cyber security: Your body affect hurricane frequency: Report WASHINGTON: So far, the gain access to his pacemaker and down a medical device it no longer devices, hospital equipment such obtained passwords to 300 dif- idea of hacking into medical deliver a fatal electric shock. gives the integrity needed to per- as monitoring systems, scanners ferent devices. devices has been limited to fic- “The good news is that we are form as it should.” and radiation equipment are con- “We could have reported 1,000 PARIS: Higher levels of air pol- tion and hacker demonstrations. not aware of any incidents in Barnaby Jack at the security nected to networks which could different backdoor passwords, we lution reduced the frequency of But US regulators and secu- the real world. But the bad news firm IOActive, said the Homeland have lax security, creating simi- could have even gone all the way North Atlantic hurricanes and rity experts say the threat is real: there is no science behind looking scenario was “fairly realistic,” lar security holes. Some heart to 10,000,” said a blog post from other tropical storms for most Malicious actors can gain access for it,” said Kevin Fu, a University and that he would demonstrate and drug monitoring systems use Cylance’s Billy Rios and Terry of the 20th century, a study to devices ranging from pacemak- of Michigan professor of compu- a similar attack at an upcoming open Wi-Fi connections that can McCorkle. “We stopped at 300 yesterday. ers to insulin pumps, with poten- ter science specialising in health hacker gathering. “In Homeland, be hacked. because we felt 300 was sufficient Adding to evidence for mankind’s tially fatal results. security. “It takes just a blink of they required a serial number, my “The vast majority of medical to get our point across.” impact on the weather system, the The US Food and Drug the eye for malware to get in.” demonstration doesn’t,” he said. devices in hospitals I’ve been to This finding prompted a probe found a link between these Administration this month Fu co-authored a 2008 research Jack has been researching use Windows XP or Windows 95. warning from the Department powerful storms and aerosols, the warned manufacturers to step paper highlighting the risks of implantable medical devices such These are extremely vulnerable of Homeland Security’s Cyber scientific term for specks of matter up their vigilance, saying it has implantable devices like cardiac as pacemakers and defibrillators to computer malware,” Fu said. Emergency Response Team for suspended in a gas. learned of “cyber security vulner- defibrillators, which could be from a major manufacturer, and Attacks or insertion of malware industrial systems, which said Aerosols can occur in natural abilities and incidents that could reprogrammed by hackers who said he has found the devices “to could affect things like radiation security should be stepped up form — as dusty volcanic plumes, directly impact medical devices get into system’s wireless net- be particularly vulnerable”. therapy, or devices which mix for surgical devices, ventilators, clouds or fog — but are also man- or hospital network operations”. work. “My opinion is that the In another publicised incident, nutrients for intravenous deliv- drug infusion pumps and other made, such as sooty particles from Officials say they know of greater risk is from malware that security specialist Jay Radcliffe, ery, he said. equipment. A number of com- burning coal or oil. The study no deliberate hacking of medi- accidentally gets into a device who is diabetic, demonstrated in Medical devices and equip- puter security firms are work- focused on particles from North cal devices. But on the televi- rather than the attacks in fic- 2011 the potential to hack into ment may have passwords, but ing to help the industry, but Fu America and Europe that were sion drama Homeland, the vice tionalised programmes,” Fu said. an insulin pump to change dos- these can be hacked as well, as said these solutions are often the generated mainly from burning president of the United States “Malware will often slow down age levels. Security specialists shown in a recent report by the equivalent of a Band-Aid. fossil fuels. is assassinated by hackers who a computer, and when you slow say that in addition to implanted security firm Cylance, which AFP Researchers from the UK Met Office created weather simula- tions covering the period 1860 to 2050. They found that tropical storms were much less frequent during periods when emissions Medici villas, North Korean of man-made aerosols increased over the North Atlantic. “Increases in anthropogenic city join Unesco list emissions (particularly of aero- sols) through most of the last PHNOM PENH: A dozen time, and its “political, cultural, century is found to have reduced Renaissance villas built by philosophical and spiritual values” hurricane activity,” co-author Ben Italy’s powerful Medici family of the kingdom, Unesco said. Booth said. “The cooling impact of and monuments from North The Kaesong monuments — man-emitted aerosols may have Korea’s medieval city of Kaesong including sections of defensive had a more important regional were granted World Heritage walls — have survived repeated impact on climate than we pre- status by Unesco yesterday. assaults on the city, which served vious appreciated.” Constructed outside Florence, as the seat of the Koryo kings who Aerosols reflect solar rays and the villas and their gardens were ruled from 918-1392. They are change the brightness of clouds, commissioned by the Medicis, a located several kilometres from an which affects how much of the Tuscan banking dynasty instru- industrial park jointly run by the Sun’s heat is projected onto the mental in the politics and culture divided North and South. surface of the sea, the authors of Renaissance-era Italy. “The Hailing Kaesong’s “outstanding suggest. economic, financial and politi- universal value”, Unesco said the Ocean warmth provides the raw cal fortunes of the Medicis were monuments “are exceptional tes- energy for tropical storms, which behind extensive patronage that timony to the unified Koryo civi- in extreme conditions can brew had a decisive effect on the cul- lization as Buddhism gave way to into destructive hurricanes. tural and artistic history of mod- neo-Confucianism in East Asia”. The authors said their study, ern Europe,” Unesco said. As the decision was announced, published in the journal Nature The United Nations several black-suited North Korean Geoscience, is the first to demon- Educational, Scientific and delegates stood and applauded, strate a link between aerosols and Cultural Organisation commit- with one unfurling a national flag. Atlantic tropical storms. tee session also listed 12 monu- Thanking Unesco for the listing, The research team postulates ments — including tombs, fortress one of the North Koreans hailed that in the future, it will be Earth- walls and a 700-year-old school the “joyful occasion”. Kaesong was warming greenhouse gases, much — at Kaesong as World Heritage established in 919 as the capital of The Namdaemun gate in the ancient North Korean city of Kaesong, the capital of the Koryo Dynasty (918-1392). longer-lasting than aerosols, that sites. The monuments “embody” the Koryo dynasty, which gave its The site is one of 12 historic monuments and sites in Kaesong that Unesco’s World Heritage Committee decided will exert the most influence on the Koryo dynasty which unified name to the modern state of Korea. to put on its world heritage list during its 37th session in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, yesterday. tropical storm frequency. the Korean peninsula for the first AFP AFP Monday 22 June 2013 15 Shaaban 1434 Volume 18 Number 5740 Price: QR2

Economy out of intensive care, says Osborne

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DOHA: French President Hollande said that French Francois Hollande has companies are keen to invest in announced the launch of a three sectors — energy, urban French-Qatari Fund for invest- development and services — in ment in small and medium key economies. French companies. The Premier said that eco- Hollande, who was here on a nomic relations between both two-day visit, was addressing the countries had reached a level Qatari-French Business Forum, which was making huge direct in the presence of the Prime investments in key sectors of the Minister and Foreign Minister H two countries. E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Qatar has already made invest- Jabor Al Thani yesterday. ments in key French companies in Later, in a press meet, he the media, real estate, retail and announced the size of the mixed water treatment. They include fund as ¤300m. big companies such as Lagardere, Addressing the forum, hosted Veolia and Vinci. by Qatar Chamber and Qatari The Qatari-French relation- Businessmen Association, ship is historical and deep-rooted. Hollande said that France had The two countries have made also partnered with Qatar in a remarkable advancements in joint venture to invest in different strategic partnership. They also sectors in key economies across share common concern on vari- the world. ous issues… This relationship has He said that the French com- pushed both countries to boost FROM LEFT: The Chairman of Qatar Chamber, Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassem Al Thani, the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin pany Vinci and Qatari Diar had their partnership in trade and Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani, French President Francois Hollande and Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, Chairman of Qatari Businessmen Association jointly set up companies in Africa. business, the Premier said. during the meeting. QP and Total have joint ventures He also said that French com- in the petroleum sector in Congo. panies had contributed immensely the QR2bn Sheraton Park project position as an important actor In the context of both coun- that key French companies were France and Qatar are exploring to ongoing developments in Qatar. and QR1.7bn underground park- at the regional and international tries’ defence cooperation, France involved in Qatar’s prestigious the possibility of a joint venture in The QDVC and Vinci joint ven- ing project in Lussail. levels. will provide effective and modern projects. Total is a historic part- the fast growing technology sec- ture won a QR7.5bn contract to During an interview with Qatar He said that France would equipment for the Qatari army, ner of Qatar, while Qatar Airways tor in different parts of the world, develop Qatar’s rail network. The News Agency, Hollande stressed always be with Qatar to ensure he said. is key partner of Airbus, he added. he added. joint venture is also involved in that Qatar had consolidated its its defence and security. Hollande said that he was glad THE PENINSULA MONDAY 24 JUNE 2013 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Dubai Group Taper tantrum conceals growth picture sells credit Other rich economies are joining US on road to recovery; eurozone stabilising after 18 months card firm LONDON: Markets dismayed “There are pretty clear signs Larry Kantor, global head of forth such an explicit calendar borrowed dollars. by the Federal Reserve’s stimu- of an improvement in developed- research for Barclays based in for phasing out the Fed’s asset But Rob Subbaraman, Chief lus withdrawal timetable might world final domestic demand,” New York, said this fiscal drag purchases. Economist for Asia ex-Japan for to FGB be in no mood for good news, said Daniel McCormack, a strat- would limit growth to an annual The volatility was unlikely to Nomura in Hong Kong, said he but evidence is mounting that egist with Macquarie in London. pace of 1.5 percent this quarter abate right away and Fed offi- was not downgrading his fore- ABU DHABI: Investment firm other rich economies are joining He said Europe was clearly and 2.0 percent next quarter. cials were nervous about how the casts despite the exodus of capi- Dubai Group has sold its credit the United States on the road to over the worst, with even heavily But no further fiscal tightening ‘tapering’ process would unfold, tal. Except for China, growth was card business to Abu Dhabi recovery. indebted countries on the rim of is programmed for 2014, a year according to Kantor, a former Fed likely to accelerate across Asia in lender First Gulf Bank (FGB) Improving growth prospects, of the eurozone, such as Spain, find- when interest rates will still be staffer himself. the second half of 2013. for $164m, the latest asset dis- course, are the main reason why ing a floor. at zero, the housing recovery will But he said Bernanke was right Despite the Chinese slow- posal by the debt-laden firm as the Fed expects to phase out its The modestly brighter outlook still be under way and consumers to re-inject two-way risk into down, Asian export prospects it restructures $10bn in debt. bond purchases, now running at will be reflected in euro zone busi- will be enjoying the lagged wealth asset markets, whose powerful, looked brighter as global demand A unit of Dubai Holding, the $85bn a month, by the middle of ness and consumer sentiment effect of higher share and house sustained rally had threatened was poised to improve and cen- investment arm of the ruler 2014. The US central bank reck- figures on Thursday, according prices. a replay of recent boom-and- tral banks had let their trade- Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid ons output will expand by 3.25 to economists polled by Reuters. “If we don’t get, in 2014, sig- bust cycles in dotcom shares and weighted exchange rates weaken, Al Maktoum, Dubai Group has percent next year. Germany’s IFO business climate nificantly better growth in the housing. “The Fed wants to take Subbaraman said. What’s more, been in talks with bank creditors The eurozone, too, seems to index, due today, is also expected US we’re never going to get it,” some froth out of the markets lower commodity prices and loose for nearly three years, since the be stabilising after 18 months of to have edged higher. Kantor said at a news briefing and, given the experience we’ve policy settings were supporting global credit crunch savaged its recession as fiscal headwinds blow In the United States, new and in London. “You’ve got all these had with asset prices, this is actu- domestic demand. portfolio of assets. a little less fiercely, while econo- pending home sales are likely to forces aligned for stronger growth ally healthy,” Kantor said. “A lot “So Asian growth will hold up In a statement yesterday, FGB, mists are upgrading their growth confirm the upswing in housing next year.” of FOMC members had seen this pretty well. When the dust settles the second largest bank in the forecasts for Britain as household that is keeping the economy on a The violent sell-off in bonds movie before.” and people realise that the Fed United Arab Emirates by market incomes improve. moderate expansion track despite and shares since last Wednesday’s Emerging markets have borne isn’t about to aggressively tighten capitalisation, said it agreed to Japan has already discovered a a combination of tax rises and Federal Open Market Committee the brunt of the sell-off as inves- policy, I think capital will come buy Dubai First, which specialises new lease on life thanks to aggres- spending cuts this year equal to meeting shows the market had tors dump higher-yielding bonds back to Asia,” Subbaraman said. in liability and credit card prod- sive monetary and fiscal stimulus. about 1.8 percent of GDP. not expected Bernanke to set and shares bought with cheap REUTERS ucts, from the investment firm for Dh601m. The Dubai First acquisition will help FGB expand its customer Hong Kong economy brightens base in the UAE, the lender said in a statement. Dubai First has Economy out a 4.5 percent share of the UAE’s credit card market and has 464 employees, the statement said. Its of intensive latest audited accounts showed gross assets of Dh700m, FGB said. The sale is part of Dubai care, says Group’s efforts to cut down its debt pile, most of which was accu- Osborne mulated during the boom years of the mid-2000s. LONDON: Finance minister “The sale is a strategic decision George Osborne yesterday said for Dubai Group and is part of our the British economy was “out stated plan to sell down assets, of intensive care” but that gov- in order to support our broader ernment would stick to a path ongoing restructuring process,” of deep cuts to public spending, Fadel Al Ali, Dubai Group’s chief as he prepared to announce a executive, said in the statement. fresh round of austerity. Dubai Group’s assets are worth The chancellor of the exchequer, just a fifth of its $10bn of debt, who will deliver his spending review sources involved in its restructur- on Wednesday, is expected to spell ing said in June. It has a portfolio out £11.5bn ($17.7bn) of cuts to gov- of mainly financial services assets. ernment ministries following the The firm has been selling down planned May 2015 general election. some of its smaller assets in the Osborne belongs to Prime restructuring. But it has some Minister David Cameron’s major assets, such as its stake Conservative party, which shares in Oman’s Bank Muscat, which power with junior coalition part- is secured against debt held ner the Liberal Democrats. by France’s Natixis. Shares in “I think we can turn this coun- Malaysia’s Bank Islam are pledged try around but we have got to against a $330m loan facility. stick at the plan.... We have got FGB is among Gulf Arab banks to stick at the economic plan that seeking to expand its regional is reducing our debts, making footprint and looking for acquisi- our businesses more competitive, tion opportunities. helping to create jobs, making A general view of residential and commercial buildings in Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s economy posted 2.8 percent year-on-year growth in the first AFP sure Britain can win the global quarter, with strong demand from China offsetting a weak environment in the West. race,” he told BBC television. Although the economy was “out of intensive care” there “certainly is the chance for a relapse” if measures to bring down the defi- cit were abandoned, he added. Dubai Holding unit hires Citi for Axiom stake sale Ed Balls, economy spokesman for the main opposition Labour DUBAI: Dubai Holding, the sources said, speaking on condi- A recovery in the real estate Reuters that Dubai Holding was after deciding against a share list- Party, said yesterday Labour conglomerate owned by the tion of anonymity as the matter is sector is aiding a revival of eco- considering selling its remaining ing. EIT sold a 14 percent stake in would likely stick to Osborne’s ruler of Dubai, has hired not public. An EIT spokesperson nomic growth in Dubai after the stake in Axiom, adding that a sale Axiom at that time. plans on day-to-day spending for Citigroup to advise on a poten- said: “Like any investment com- emirate’s 2009-2010 corporate would likely raise about $300 mil- “There is a chance that Mannai 2015-16 if it won at the national tial sale of its remaining 26 per- pany, EIT is always evaluating debt crisis, but it has yet to make lion for the conglomerate. may further increase their stake polls in two years’ time. But he cent stake in mobile telephone exit options that are in line with much progress in selling some of Dubai-based Axiom, set up in in Axiom and take a controlling said Labour could increase spend- retailer Axiom Telecom, three its investment strategy.” its state-linked assets, the main 1997 by Faisal Al Bannai, employs stake. However, it’s a good busi- ing on capital projects such as sources aware of the plan said. It added, “EIT continues to be means of repaying its debt pile. over 1,500 people and has over 500 ness and there will be other inter- railways should it return to power. The stake is held committed to investing within Dubai Holding is among the outlets across the United Arab ested parties who want to cash in Besides the spending reduc- by Dubai Holding unit the communications sector and matrix of firms which were badly Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, on the retail boom in the region,” tions Osborne was set to announce Emirates International to actively managing its port- hit by the crisis; many of its units Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Britain and one banking source said. plans to use the savings to invest Telecommunications LLC (EIT), folio companies to drive value have had to hold talks with banks India, according to its website. A Mannai spokesman was in education, science, roads and but the US lender was hired by creation.” to extend liabilities and restruc- Axiom sold a 35 percent stake not immediately available to railways. the holding company, which is EIT did not elaborate, and ture debt. in itself to Qatar’s Mannai Corp comment. AFP taking the lead in the process, the Citigroup declined to comment. Sources have previously told for an undisclosed amount in 2011 REUTERS

Pepsi tries yogurt for company health

BATAVIA, New York: PepsiCo Earlier this month, the Muller the company pocketbook. “Quite Inc best known for Pepsi-Cola Quaker Dairy joint venture frankly it’s going to depend on and Frito-Lay chips — is taking opened a yogurt plant in upstate how much marketing they put its Muller yogurt brand nation- New York. By combining Muller’s behind this big roll-out,” Herzog wide expanding its portfolio of expertise with its own marketing said. healthier foods at a time that and distribution muscle, PepsiCo But PepsiCo Chief Executive US consumers are increasingly aims to build a loyal US following. Indra Nooyi says the company shunning traditional soft drinks. But that won’t be easy even with need not go overboard in its Yogurt is one of the fastest sell- PepsiCo’s size, Muller’s reputation spending to make the brand a ing categories in grocery stores, and growing demand for nutri- success. The company’s invest- and PepsiCo sees plenty of room tious food, said industry experts. ment in the 50/50 joint venture for growth even though it has Consumers are demanding, and will not “break the bank” and come late to the party. pricing is hyper-competitive. the yogurt is innovative enough “Dairy has become everybody’s Traditional yogurts from to sell at a premium price, she favorite avenue when it comes to General Mills Inc’s Yoplait and said. There are no plans to fund escaping the miseries of obesity,” Danone’s Dannon often use eye- aggressive promotions to spur said Bevmark Consulting CEO popping discounts. Even Chobani, sales temporarily. Tom Pirko. “Everybody’s trying the darling of the Greek yogurt “Fortunately or unfortunately, to figure out a health angle.” craze, has been running promo- money alone does not do it,” Nooyi To boost its chances of suc- tions more often. The competition told Reuters after a tour of the cess, PepsiCo has partnered with was so fierce that Kraft Foods new yogurt factory in Batavia, Germany’s Theo Muller Group, pulled its Athenos line of Greek New York. a stalwart of the European dairy yogurt in 2012, only two years The US market for yogurt industry, repeating a strategy after its launch. is worth $7bn, according to that has already made the snack- PepsiCo is expected to fare Euromonitor International, hav- and-soda company a leading US better, said Wells Fargo analyst ing grown at an average rate of 8.5 purveyor of hummus and other Bonnie Herzog, but a lot will percent during the last five years. PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi with products at the Tops SuperMarket in Batavia, New York, yesterday. healthy dips. ride on how much PepsiCo opens REUTERS MONDAY 24 JUNE 2013 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19

Airbus flying display Virgin Mobile ACWA expects wins Saudi virtual telecom to keep Saudi licence DUBAI: Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa (VMMEA) is one of three companies to win a power project virtual telecom licence in Saudi Arabia, the industry regulator said yesterday, in the latest step to liberalise the kingdom’s com- SEC changes fuel to gas munications sector. Five companies had bid for RIYADH/AL KHOBAR: gas-powered plant will make the the Saudi mobile virtual net- Saudi-based developer ACWA plant cheaper, meaning the $2bn work operator (MVNO) licences. Power expects to retain a com- funding package agreed with a MVNOs not own the networks mission to build a 1,800 mega- consortium of seven local and they use to provide communica- watt power plant for Saudi international banks earlier this tions services but instead lease Electricity Co despite the util- year will also be revised down, a capacity from conventional opera- ity changing the fuel for the Saudi-based banker said. tors, usually paying them a per- project, ACWA’s chief executive The plant is the fourth project centage of their revenue as well said. in SEC’s independent power plant as fees. A consortium consisting of programme and is located 175km VMMEA, part-owned by ACWA, Samsung C&T and Mena north of Jeddah on the west coast British entrepreneur Richard Fund was awarded preferred bid- of the kingdom. Branson’s Virgin Group, will der status for the Rabigh 2 project ACWA, in which two Saudi launch an MVNO on former in January, which was due to cost government funds bought a 19.4 monopoly Saudi Telecom Co’s an estimated $2.5bn to construct percent stake in January, still network, the Communication and burn heavy fuel oil. plans to offer shares to the pub- and Information Technology However, since then SEC has lic in 2014, with Padmanathan Commission (CITC) said in state- changed its mind on the plant’s expecting the initial public offer- ment on its website. fuel to gas, which requires a sig- ing (IPO) to go ahead in the latter Jawraa Lebara has joined with nificant redesign of the scheme part of the year. second-biggest operator Etihad and which has led to speculation The firm has done some pre- Etisalat (Mobily), while Dubai- that the project could be put out paratory work towards the list- based retailer Axiom Telecom will to tender again, banking and ing and will appoint a consultant team up with Zain Saudi. industry sources said. shortly to advise it on its IPO Local companies FastNet and “On Rabigh we have a memo- readiness, before mandating an Safari were the losing bidders. randum of understanding that adviser to arrange the offering in “The aim of these licences is to we’re working with and they the third quarter, Padmanathan improve the level of telecommuni- (SEC) are continuing to work said. cations services and information with that,” ACWA’s chief execu- Chief Financial Officer Rajit technology ... and to contribute to tive Paddy Padmanathan said. Nanda said last year that it lower their prices, improve cus- “We haven’t finalised (the was eyeing an IPO on the Saudi tomer care, increase job opportu- revised plans) yet, but I don’t exchange in 2014, which will see nities for citizens and to stimulate expect a re-tender. We have an the firm list between 25 to 30 competition,” CITC said in the agreement and we’re working percent of its shares for a market statement. towards it.” capitalisation of between $2.5bn Saudi will become the second of Electricity generation is a key and $3.5bn. the six Gulf Cooperation Council issue in the kingdom, where 27 Meanwhile, ACWA’s plans to members after Oman to allow million people face sporadic power complete a debut Islamic bond MVNOs. cuts when air conditioning usage issue have been put back as the Such virtual networks are surges in the hot summer. company is currently tied up with widespread in Europe and other The country’s minister for several other initiatives. developed markets, but Gulf regu- water and electricity, Abdullah However, it could pick banks lators have been reluctant to open Al Hussayen, said in December to arrange the sukuk in the third their markets to more competi- that SR500bn ($133bn) of invest- quarter, Padmanathan said, tion because most of the region’s ment was required in the next 10 without specifying whether the 15 mobile operators are ultimately years to meet rapidly rising power deal would be in dollars or local government-controlled and are demand. currency. often a key source of state revenue. The change of design to a REUTERS Visitors attend a flying display as an Airbus, with an electric green taxiing system, is being taxied during REUTERS the 50th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport near Paris, yesterday.

Nationwide draws up plan Germany works to weaken EU car emissions draft BRUSSELS: Germany has said, speaking on condition of the stricter rules. The previous earns for each low emission vehi- range, with 147g/km in 2011, put forward a new proposal to anonymity. German plan, which member cle. Talks on Monday will include according to the International to plug $1.5bn weaken EU draft rules on vehi- Ireland, holder of the EU presi- states rejected in a meeting last haggling over the level of the Council on Clean Transportation cle emission limits for carbon dency until the end of the month, week, would have allowed car- multiplier. (ICCT). capital hole dioxide as it struggles to per- has said it hopes to get a political makers to carry over credits to Germany and its carmakers The EU fleet average is around suade other nations to help it agreement and will take part in pollute accrued before the new have repeatedly defended super- 132 g/km, so it should meet an protect its powerful car indus- what is meant to be a final set of rules kick in. credits, saying they encourage existing goal of 130g/km phased LONDON: Nationwide, try, EU sources said. talks today. Known as supercredits, these innovation. in between 2012 and 2015. Britain’s biggest customer- Talks on a legal text are in their The proposal from the permits are earned if manufac- Another diplomat, who also Independent research shows owned financial services group, final stages, but German efforts Commission, the European turers produce some very low asked not to be named, said consumer appetite for vehicles is drawing up plans to raise at to ensure its luxury car makers, Union’s executive, sets a goal of emissions vehicles, such as elec- the multiplier gave an incentive that use less fuel and emit less least £1bn ($1.5bn) to fill a hole such as BMW and Daimler, can 95 grams of carbon dioxide per tric cars, which German firms to produce very low emission carbon dioxide has grown as the in its balance sheet, the Sunday continue to produce more pollut- kilometre (g/km) as an average are making to meet a separate vehicles. economic slowdown has dragged Times said. ing, less fuel efficient cars, have for new vehicles sold in Europe national target. The Commission, whose origi- on. Nationwide must raise addi- complicated the debate. from 2020. The new German proposal has nal proposal set a limit on super- It also finds any increase tional capital of £400m in order Last week, Germany had to Each manufacturer is assigned replaced the unpopular idea of credits, says the problem is that in purchase costs because of to meet a new target for banks to abandon another proposal it an individual target to take accruing supercredits, known as too many of them mean produc- improved technology is more than hold core Tier One capital equiv- had made because it did not get account of the nature of their banking, with another technical ers can carry on making higher made up for in fuel savings. These alent to seven percent of their enough support, the sources said. fleet and their past cuts. device, referred to as a multiplier. emissions models and emissions help to curb dependence on costly risk-weighted assets, Britain’s “The latest German proposals But making less-polluting cars It would still buy time for levels will fail to meet the 2020 oil imports and increase citizens’ financial regulator said last week. are causing problems and really is costly and restricts profit mar- German manufacturers because 95g/km target. spending power, which feeds into In addition, Nationwide must came very late. I’m not sure if we gins, which is why major German it would multiply the number Germany as a whole is at the the wider economy. raise extra capital to meet can get a deal,” one EU diplomat manufacturers want to delay of supercredits a manufacturer upper end of the EU emissions REUTERS another new requirement by the Bank of England for banks to have a leverage ratio of at least three percent. Its leverage ratio currently stands at two percent. The leverage ratio measures GWC gets Global Best capital against total loans, not adjusted for their supposed riski- ness, and some bankers argue it penalises low-risk, high volume Practices Award businesses like mortgage lending. Nationwide is Britain’s third-big- DOHA: Gulf Warehousing The Frost and Sullivan Global gest home loans provider. Company (GWC) bagged Global Best Practices Awards have a Chief Executive Graham Beale Best Practices Award from the long-standing history interna- has said the leverage ratio is business consultancy group tionally, while the regional edi- “crude” and “an unsophisticated Frost and Sullivan, a press tion of these awards have been measure which ignores the quality release issued by GWC said yes- distributed these past four years of an organisation’s assets”. terday. GWC received the award since the creation of the Middle A Nationwide spokesman said for Qatar Domestic Logistics East, North Africa, and South the Sunday Times report was Service Provider of 2013. Asia offices in 2008 with head- “speculative”. “We are completely The award ceremony was quarters in Dubai. “GWC stood confident of meeting the three held in the GWC headquar- our particularly in its field from a percent ratio target in good time ters in Doha. Abdulaziz Zeid Al branding perspective and a strong for its introduction as a regulatory Taleb, Managing Director, Board market reputation to high cus- measure. We have a wide range of Member and Acting Group CEO tomer ratings, making them the options which we will build into of GWC, Nader Hakim, GWC obvious choice for this award,” any plans which we devise,” he said. Chief Operations Officer, Shebl said Shashidhar. Nationwide said in May that El Khayatt, GWC Chief Projects “This award symbolises not it planned to raise up to £500m Officer, and Abdulaziz Mohammed only our commitment to pro- through an issue of so-called core Al Sahlawi, GWC Head of Public viding world-class services to capital deferred shares (CCDS). Relations, attended the function. the country, but our continuing The Sunday Times said it could The group accepted the award efforts to further develop and issue a £500m bond within weeks from Y S Shashidhar, Managing upgrade these services region- followed by a second bond to raise Director of Frost and Sullivan in ally and internationally,” said Al between £500m and £1bn pounds. the Middle East, North Africa Taleb. REUTERS Officials during the award ceremony at Gulf Warehousing Company headquarters. and South Asia. THE PENINSULA MONDAY 24 JUNE 2013 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Qatari bourse Ethiopia economic growth index slips by 14.63 points Dubai in largest drop for 15 months

DOHA: Qatar Exchange con- institutional desk at Mena Corp. tinued its losing streak yester- Trading volume fell to 200 mil- day slipping 14.63 points or 0.16 lion shares; turnover usually falls percent to hit 9,231.56 points after May as traders and inves- from the previous closing of tors take holidays to escape the 9,246.19 points. summer heat. The index is still The volume of shares traded up 42 percent year-to-date. fell to 9,436,280 from 10,321,591 on Builder Arabtec lost 5.3 per- Thursday, and the value of shares cent. After the close, the company decreased to QR341,740,215.11 said it was extending the period from QR372,673,156.16 on for its $650m rights issue, due to Thursday. end on Sunday, to July 4 to allow Among the top losers were investors outside the United Arab Industries Qatar whose share Emirates to buy into it. dropped 0.74 percent to QR161.70, The company said the exten- Commercial Bank of Qatar sion was at the request of share- lost 0.86 percent to QR69.00, holders. Earlier, a source familiar International Islamic Bank fell with the plan had said on condi- 0.75 percent to QR53.20 and tion of anonymity that the rights Qatar Insurance was down 1.13 issue period was expected to be percent to QR61.40. extended after the entire amount The banking and financial was not taken up by shareholders. sector lost 0.08 points while the Abu Dhabi’s benchmark fell 1.9 insurance sector was down 0.63 percent, its biggest daily drop this points. The industrial sector year. A crane stands at a construction site in a neighbourhood undergoing a facelift in Addis Ababa. The construction boom in the Ethiopian capital is dropped 0.45 points and the serv- Analysts expect Gulf markets one sign of Ethiopia’s rapidly-growing economy, a factor drawing Ethiopia’s vast diaspora back from the West. ices sector fell 0.03 points. to be lacklustre in coming weeks, Meanwhile, Dubai’s bourse suf- partly because of uncertainty fered its largest one-day drop in before second-quarter earnings 15 months yesterday, while other announcements. Saudi Arabia regional markets were mixed as a kicks off its earnings season in High-tech gains get disabled people to work lack of positive catalysts spurred mid-July, while UAE companies investors to cash in early-year will mostly report from early gains. Trading volumes thinned August onwards. SAN JOSE, California: When as well as engage more broadly disorder can use apps that remind has been blind since birth. in a typical summer lull. In Saudi Arabia, banks helped high school football coach Kevin in their communities, because them to stay focused by announc- The unemployment rate last The main Dubai index fell 2.6 lift the bourse after two flat Bella needs an intense, heart- of new technologies specifically ing appointments with lights and year was 13.4 percent for the 28 percent to 2,300 points, a four- trading sessions; the benchmark to-heart with a player, he goes aimed at helping them better sounds. And those with spinal million Americans who are deaf, week low, in its biggest one-day climbed 0.5 percent. Banks rose home and sits on his couch. communicate or complete tasks. cord injuries share tips on forums blind or have serious physical, loss since March 2012. The drop after official data showed lend- That’s because Bella, who is deaf, The past few years have seen such as apparelyzed.com for how mental or emotional conditions, triggered a bearish right trian- ing to the private sector in May communicates with his hearing a number of technological break- to go hands-free on digital tab- compared with a 7.9 percent rate gle formed by the highs and lows rose 16.5 percent, the fastest clip players most clearly with a new throughs targeting disabled con- lets using mouth sticks like those for people without disabilities. since early June, and pointing since February 2009, after a 16.0 technology that brings a live sumers. Apple, for example, is mounted on wheelchairs. But a Labour Department survey down to near the 2,100-point area. percent increase in the previous sign language interpreter to his incorporating technologies such as “High-tech advances are start- released earlier this month showed However, traders generally month. television screen. The player, on voice recognition and screen read- ing to help level the playing field, that the number of employed disa- blamed profit-taking after this Firass Yaish, business develop- a phone elsewhere, hears the ers, which can synthesise text into opening the door for so many peo- bled adults jumped close to four year’s gains of more than 40 per- ment manager at One Financial interpreter give voice to Bella’s speech, into all of their products, ple,” said Therese Willkomm of percent over the past two years, cent, rather than any fundamental Market, said the lending growth signs. rather than offering them as add-ons. the Institute on Disability at the more than the three percent gains worsening of Dubai’s outlook, and figures had provided only a short- “It’s a huge improvement over Applications such as GoTalk University of New Hampshire. among nondisabled people. did not think the drop indicated term stimulus. typing messages back and forth,” NOW and TapSpeak Sequence Kathleen Martinez, an assistant Meanwhile, unemployment Dubai would become dominated “Even though there was a pick- said Bella, a defensive coordinator allow users to combine text, pic- secretary at the US Department rates among the disabled dropped by the bearishness engulfing many up in lending, the picture will only at Mission San Jose High School tures and symbols with audio pro- of Labour overseeing disability 1.6 points in a year, a bigger other emerging markets. Because be brighter for the banks when the in Fremont, California. “This grams that put voice to thoughts employment policy, said these decrease than what was seen of currency pegs and high oil interest rates are raised, enhanc- allows me to work with hearing and ideas. Someone who can’t advances have translated into among able-bodied workers. prices, Dubai and other Gulf mar- ing the banks’ profit margins and players, because there’s a lot in speak clearly can touch a picture of higher numbers of disabled people Another factor in the increasing kets appear well-protected from potential growth,” he said. my language that has to do with a hand, then a book, and the tablet being able to land jobs. job rates is that baby boomers are the US interest rate rises which Shares in Riyad Bank rose 1.4 expressions. The meaning is lost if will say: “Please pass me the book.” “In the professional careers, retiring later, and today half of the are hurting other markets. percent. The firm said it would sign language is reduced to writ- Blind people can take notes technology has helped increase people working over age 65 have a “The market is slowing down distribute first-half dividends of ten text.” using voice-recognition programs, the employment rate immensely. disability, said John D Kemp, presi- — it’s the end of the quarter and SR975m ($260m) or SR0.65 a Bella is among a rising number and listen to emails or “read” a It’s actually allowed us to partici- dent of the disability advocate non- summer is here,” said Mohab share. of disabled people who are increas- website with screen readers. pate in office careers more than profit The Viscardi Center. Maher, senior manager of the AGENCIES ingly able to find and keep jobs, People with attention deficit ever before,” said Martinez, who AP

Spanish wind farm Arabtec extends $650m Iran currency appreciates share offer period on change in DUBAI: Dubai builder Arabtec, five-year expansion plan. The part-owned by Abu Dhabi state plan includes a further capital presidency fund Aabar, has extended the increase of $650m by the end of subscription period for its 2014 if required. TEHRAN: The Iranian rial has $650m rights share issue, the The builder said the extension strengthened by more than 15 company said in a statement on was requested by shareholders percent against the dollar since Sunday. and to give an opportunity to the victory of moderate Hassan The closing date for subscrip- shareholders outside the United Rowhani who was elected presi- tions has been extended to July 4 Arab Emirates to participate. dent more than a week ago, from yesterday, two weeks after However, one source familiar reports said yesterday. its launch on June 9. with the matter had said earlier The Iranian currency was trad- Arabtec, builder of Dubai’s on Sunday that the subscrip- ing at under 30,000 to the dol- famous palm islands, has been tion period was expected to be lar yesterday morning compared on an aggressive push for growth extended after the entire amount to 35,000 a week ago, media and after it replaced its chief executive was not taken up by shareholders. dealers said. earlier this year in a shake-up led The company has won a series The rial had lost more than two- by Aabar, its largest shareholder, of contracts under the new man- thirds of its value against the dollar which has been tightening its grip agement this year amounting to since early 2012 when the United on the group. Dh13bn ($3.5bn) so far, mainly in States and the European Union The company is selling 1.57 the oil-rich emirate of Abu Dhabi announced new sanctions against A view of wind turbines off the coast of Barbate in southern Spain. billion new shares at a price where Aabar is based. Iran’s oil exports and access to the of Dh1.5 a share as part of a REUTERS global banking system. The sanctions have been blamed by the government for most of the problems in Iran, Italy to delay VAT sales tax hike where oil exports plummeted by 40 percent in 2012 while inflation is officially running at more than • Bullion - Mumbai ROME: Italy will delay for at Letta depends on for his majority, through other tax hikes or spend- 30 percent. least three months a rise in has demanded that the increase ing cuts if Italy is to meet its goal Rowhani has promised more Gold (10 gm) Standard Rs. 28025 sales tax which was due to take be cancelled, but Letta has hesi- of holding the budget deficit below transparency in talks with world Silver (1 kg) Rs. 45000 effect in July and the govern- tated because of the impact on the European Union’s limit of 3 powers on Iran’s controversial • Indian Rupees QR1 = 16.05 ment aims to cancel the rise Italy’s strained public finances. percent of output. nuclear programme that could • Sensex altogether, deputy Economy “I think a delay is inevitable,” Fassina, who comes from Letta’s help ease the sanctions. BSE 19245.70 Minister Stefano Fassina said in Fassina told La Stampa and he centre-left Democratic Party, said “Many Iranians had bought NSE 5822.25 a newspaper interview yeserday. predicted “the most likely out- the government was discussing dollars and were stashing them • Short-term investment plan from LIC International upto 6.4 percent The scheduled one percent- come” would be for the increase possible ways of finding the money at home but now they are selling return p.a. (in dollar) age point rise in the main rate to first be delayed until October, but a solution had still not been because they fear that the per- • Housing loan from HDFC LTD of value-added tax (VAT) to 22 when the government presents found. On Saturday Il Giornale spective of a dialogue with the US • Mutual Fund: Buy & Sell: SBI MF, HDFC MF, UTI MF, Birla Sun Life MF, percent has become a major focus its budget for next year, and then newspaper, said in a headline on and a more subtle diplomacy on Tata MF, Reliance MF etc. of tension for Enrico Letta’s coali- scrapped altogether. its front page that the government the nuclear front could strengthen • Advise on Indian Income Tax matters for NRIs. tion government. The cancellation would cost would fall unless Letta cancelled the rial,” a currency dealer said Contact: Investec, Tel: 44325060/44365060 email: [email protected] Silvio Berlusconi’s centre-right around ¤4bn ($5.3bn) per year the sales tax increase. on condition of anonymity. People of Freedom party, which which would have to be found REUTERS AFP MONDAY 24 JUNE 2013 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

Heading towards a period Oracle sales miss magnifies of increased volatility Weekly Commodity Update fears about cloud missteps

BY JIM FINKLE systems” that bundle hardware and soft- systems and software products that they BY OLE HANSEN ware in one package. It started selling them were slow to re-tool. (Senior Manager, CFD and HAT the hell is with Hewlett-Packard Co in 2008 and then “This is causing a real disruption in Listed Products, Saxo Bank) cloud computing?” partnered with ailing computer maker Sun Oracle’s business,” said Tim Ghriskey, Oracle Corp Chief Microsystems, which it agreed to buy in chief investment officer with Solaris Group, Executive Larry 2009. which manages about $1.5bn. “It is going to N ADDITION to a strengthening US dollar, weakness was Ellison said during Oracle says the engineered systems strat- pressure their business for a while.” seen across most asset classes this week as the recent selling “Wa diatribe against the whole concept at an egy has been a big success, helping woo busi- Ellison, a renowned sailing enthusiast Iin emerging market bonds, stocks and currencies moved on investor Q&A in 2008. Asked to describe ness from rivals IBMand SAP. who is now devoting time and energy to his to developed markets. Commodities got caught up in this weak- his strategy for expanding into a then-small “They spent the last four years focusing on company’s entry in this summer’s Americas ness with the major indices showing negative returns, especially but rapidly expanding sphere, the software engineered systems when the bigger indus- Cup, built Oracle from a scrappy opera- because of renewed weakness in metals — precious as well as giant’s head said he had no idea what people try trend was the cloud,” JMP Securities tion building a database for the Central industrial. were talking about when they referred to analyst Pat Walravens said. “They now have Intelligence Agency into one of Silicon The double dose of weaker than expected manufacturing activ- cloud computing, describing it as “nonsensi- a structural problem.” Oracle’s shares plum- Valley’s foremost corporate icons. ity and rising short-term interest rates in China, together with the cal” and those writing about it as “insane”. meted 9.3 percent on Friday, their biggest In past months, he has championed US Federal Reserve talking, for the first time, about an early end Five years after Ellison’s rant went viral one-day drop since releasing another weak Oracle’s resurgent foray into cloud soft- to quantitative easing, triggered these major corrections. These on YouTube, the billionaire is struggling to set of results in March. ware, at his annual Oracle OpenWorld two themes are, and will, remain the two major themes as we head fit his ageing IT giant into a newly cloud- Investors took the disappointing results conference for clients and developers, even into what could become a period of increased volatility. Traders centric world — a hard scramble spotlighted hard because it was the first time in more while continuing to buy up assets in Hawaii, across the Northern Hemisphere are preparing to close down or by what analysts said was Oracle’s first than a decade that Oracle missed software such as commuter airline Island Air. He reduce their exposure ahead of the summer break. During this fourth-quarter miss on new software sales sales estimates in its traditionally strongest bought almost all of the island of Lanai time, which normally last until the end of August, the markets in a decade. fiscal fourth-quarter, according to analysts. last year. will be categorised by low activity which tends to create greater Its rivals have grown, winning business That’s when sales representatives hustle to He and Oracle executives dispute the than otherwise warranted moves in the market. from corporate and government custom- close deals to qualify for year-end bonuses. view that the company is failing in the The negative return on the broad-based DJ-UBS Commodity ers seeking cloud-based software that is And it was the third miss in the past cloud. They blamed their quarterly miss Index for a fourth week in a row was driven by selling in pre- cheaper and faster-to-deploy than tradi- seven quarters for Oracle, Walravens said. on the economy, particularly in Asia and cious metals followed by industrial metals, with the energy sec- tional offerings housed in massive inhouse Cloud companies such as Salesforce price Latin America, during a conference call on tor almost being a sea of calm amid the carnage elsewhere. The data centers. their products below the levels at which Thursday. agriculture sector managed some small gains, not least helped by Oracle is now striving to catch up with its Oracle can make a decent return, analysts In the previous quarter, executives positive returns for corn and wheat. own line of cloud software, built up partly say. Some rivals even sell their products at blamed disappointing software revenue on On an individual level, 19 out of 24 commodities fell, and given through acquisitions. Ellison has forged alli- a loss. Salesforce, for example, posted a net poor execution by its Salesforce. the above, it is no surprise that the bottom five were metals. Silver ances with long-time bitter rivals Microsoft loss of $270m last year. “Our success in the cloud is significant was very much in prominence here: it sank by 10 percent to its Corp and Salesforce.com Inc to drum up Less quantifiably, industry executives and undeniable,” Oracle President Mark lowest level since September 2010, thereby bringing its 2013 loss new business. On Thursday, Ellison said he have said that emergent business software Hurd said on a Thursday conference call up to almost one-third. The dollar rose by 1.4 percent against will announce those partnerships next week, providers such as Workday started from with analysts. He said Oracle had added 500 a basket of currencies which also helps to explain some of the but provided few details. scratch by focusing on ease of use and sim- new customers during the quarter including overall price weakness. Oracle stuck for years to building high- pler interfaces, while old-school IT giants eBay Inc, Intuit Inc and Yahoo Inc. As mentioned above, precious metals was one of the major end multi-million dollar “engineered like Oracle have been hampered by legacy REUTERS casualties with both gold and silver reaching their lowest levels since September 2010. This downtrend was driven by a com- bination of a stronger dollar, rising US real yields and worries about the health of the Chinese financial system. Momentum and directional traders became aggressive sellers once the recent lows gave way resulting in the next key level at $1,300 per ounce being broken. This added to the already fragile sentiment with technical traders setting their eyes on the next technical target of $1,150. Considering that gold has been on the slide since October 2012, and as such can be categorised as the canary in the coal mine in terms of being the warning sign that something was beginning to unfold, one could argue that most of the long liquidation from institutional investors and short selling by hedge funds has been done by now. Other markets, especially bond and equity markets in developed economies, may have further to fall. Gold could eventually receive some support on this basis, but if the dollar simultaneously strengthens the positive impact may be limited. Silver has seen lower weekly highs for the past fifteen weeks dur- ing which time its relative value against gold has moved to the cheapest since August 2010. It is now trading at an astonishing 61 percent below its 2011 peak at $50 per ounce. Any recovery at this stage would have to be driven by gold as the current supply and demand situation does not lend much support. The near-term outlook remains fragile with the dollar regaining some of its strength while bond yields continue to rise without inflation rising at the same time. The expectations for softer US economic data over the coming quarter may not lend support to an early reduction in asset purchasing and could, if confirmed, lend support to gold. But for the moment, what with Exchange Traded Product flows remaining negative and with hedge funds content with adding to existing short positions, any near-term upside may just only be considered as being corrections. Crude oil on both sides of the Atlantic continue to trade within established ranges. An attempt to break back above the psycho- logical $100 level on WTI crude was abruptly halted by the Federal Open Market Committee meeting on Wednesday. The surging dollar removed support and forced hedge funds and other major speculative traders to reduce their net-long positions which by June 11 had reached a level not seen since worries about Iranian sanctions last spring triggered a rally in WTI up above $105 per barrel. THE PENINSULA Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate FOMC shakes markets as party seems to be ending

NOWN to be the debate shifted from the timing of Bernanke, tried to provide some later this year to zero by mid-year this week, whether about Cyprus most dovish man in QE tapering to the timing of QE comfort to the bond market but 2014. protesting their package or Greece the world, in the last exit. In addition, while the FOMC the hope lasted only seconds into The latest US Empire being late on the Troika commit- FOMC press confer- statement continues to highlight his speech, as 10 years yield moved Manufacturing survey came ments, were ignored and the euro ence, Ben Bernanke the potential for QE to be adjusted from 2.18 percent to over 2.42 per- much stronger than expected continued to be well sustained when Kacknowledged that downside risks up or down, the Chairman’s press Weekly Money Market Review cent by the end of the week. The and the national association of compared to the other currencies. have diminished in the US and conference was all about expecta- FOMC statement noted downside Homebuilders numbers impressed Indeed, in a letter addressed to there is further improvement in tions of a QE wind-down. The Japanese yen dropped economic risk had diminished and markets, as it seems that home- eurozone leaders, Cyprus’ president the labour market. The FED’s eco- On the foreign exchange side, by over four percent during the labour market showed further buyers were insensitive to a has asked for a complete revamp of nomic projections showed growth currencies closed the week with week on stronger USD and on improvement in the economy. potential increase of interest his country €10bn bailout package in-line to slightly higher and a lower a stronger dollar across the board comments from Japan central Investors took these signs as the rates. The headline component and warned that Nicosia may not jobless rate forecast. Markets took with the main victims emerging bank governor that uncertainty Fed could be preparing for taper- of the NY Empire survey was as be able to meet the rescue’s current these comments as a signal that markets currencies. After falling surrounding Japan’s economy ing in the second part of the year mentioned stronger +7.8 vs -1.4 terms because it has harmed the with this kind of improvements, all week up to Wednesday night, remained high; however, the coun- but Bernanke tried to limit the previously. However, the under- country’s economy and banking sys- there is no way that the Fed could the Dollar index received a boost try’s exports have started to pick impact by suggesting tapering lying details showed a broad- tem even more than expected. Also, continue the largest accommoda- from the Fed meeting to close the up with support from the cur- would not be over until mid 2014. based deterioration. Aside from reports that the IMF may suspend tion program the world has ever week at the high of 82.50. rency moves. The yen closed the Bernanke downplayed the trig- the inflation components, every aid payments to Greece unless the known. Automatically, selling The euro was very well sup- week with 10 points shy of 98.00. gers on hitting economic targets. underlying component dete- bailout hole is plugged, did not get pressure started to hit every single ported at the beginning of the In the commodity complex, gold “The economic conditions we have riorated, including new orders, any traction from the market. market with the bond market com- week, reaching a high over 1.3400 prices tumbled again mainly on set out as preceding any future shipments, unfilled orders, deliv- The Greek bailout, Cyprus ing under consistent and intense levels; however, the currency ran continuing unwind of carry trades rate increase are thresholds, not ery times, inventories, employ- restructuring of its banking sys- pressure. out of steam and broke down after and a hawkish Federal Reserve. triggers.” In addition, “increases ment and the average workweek. tem along the refusal of the ECB While it started with the bond the FOMC meeting to close the As confusion over the Fed policy in the target for the federal funds On the other hand, the general to embark into unconventional market, the movement trans- week at 1.3122 following a stronger continues, investors are attempt- rate, once they begin, are likely to business conditions in the survey monetary policies signalled that all lated into dollar strength across USD against all the majors. ing to price a potential exit of QE be gradual”. indicated that conditions had Euro funded carry trades should the board with emerging markets The Sterling Pound held firm from the Fed. Gold prices closed The market ignored these improved modestly. be unwounded and gave a boost for coming under intense pressure at the 1.5600 levels, helped by the week below the $1,300 level. comments as he added that if the currency against all its peers. whether from equity to bond and an unwinding of Sterling funded After getting support from the the economy performed more Europe & UK As global markets were shocked by currency markets. carry trades; however, the reac- political turmoil in the Middle strongly, the pace of the taper Markets continue ignoring all a potential end of the cheap money In summary, the main mes- tion was fairly muted. After East, oil prices succumbed to the could become more aggressive. European headlines as all atten- syndrome, the Euro has been sup- sage from the Fed speech this reaching a high of 1.5752 on global selling pressure and ended According to analysts, under the tion is turned to the economic situ- ported on the back of the delever- week was a change in tone to por- Monday, the Pound ended the the week at $95.60. Fed’s scenario, the rate of pur- ation in the US and China. Indeed, aging/unwind of carry trade. tray a hawkish Fed, as the entire week at 1.5419. The Chairman of the Fed, Ben chases would change from $85bn headlines coming out of Europe THE PENINSULA MONDAY 24 JUNE 2013 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

QE Indices Summary QE Index 9,231.56 0.16 % WORLD STOCK INDICES GOLD & SILVER EXCHANGE QE Total Return Index 13,189.78 0.16 % QE Al Rayan Islamic Index 2,813.6 0.09 % RATE QE All Share Index 2,337.42 0.20 % INDEX Day’s Close Pt Chg % Chg Year High Year Low QE All Share Banks & Financial 2,194.19 0.08 % GOLD Buying Selling Services All Ordinaries 4723.766 -20.115 -0.42 5229.8 4650 QE All Share Consumer Goods & 5,479.07 0.03 % QR152.3623 US$ ...... QR 3.6305 QR 3.6500 Services Cac 40 Index/D 3658.04 -40.89 -1.11 4072.24 3584.38 QE All Share Industrials 3,134.85 0.45 % SILVER UK ...... QR 5.5831 QR 5.6621 QE All Share Insurance 2,255.99 0.63 % Dj Indu Average 14799.4 41.08 0.28 15542.4 12450.2 QR 2.3637 Euro ...... QR 4.7476 QR 4.8150 QE All Share Real Estate 1,864.12 0.55 % CA$ ...... QR 3.4526 QR 3.5209 QE All Share Telecoms 1,276.11 0.22 % Egypt Cma Gn Idx 1026.29 32.57 3.28 999.95 312.38 Swiss Fr ...... QR 3.8729 QR 3.9277 QE All Share Transportation 1,637.16 0.42 % Hang Seng Inde/D 20263.31 -119.56 -0.59 23944.74 20374.14 Yen ...... QR 0.0368 QR 0.0376 QE Market Summary Comparison Aus$ ...... QR 3.3273 QR 3.3937 Iseq Overall/D 3884.01 -6.45 -0.17 4118.68 3396.67 CRUDE OIL Today Previous day Ind Re ...... QR 0.0609 QR 0.0621 23-06-2013 20-06-2013 Karachi 100 In/D 21698.35 -316.69 -1.44 22833.2 16036.31 Pak Re ...... QR 0.0365 QR 0.0372 Index 9,231.56 9,246.19 BRENT Change 14.63 93.82 Nikkei 225 Index 13230.13 215.55 1.66 15942.6 10398.61 Peso ...... QR 0.0824 QR 0.0842 % 0.16 1.00 $ 103.95 SL Re ...... QR 0.0280 QR 0.0286 YTD% 10.44 10.61 S&P 500 Index/D 1592.43 4.24 0.27 1687.18 1309.27 Taka ...... QR 0.0464 QR 0.0473 Volume 9,436,280 10,321,591 DUBAI Nep Re ...... QR 0.0383 QR 0.0390 Value (QAR) 341,740,215.11 372,673,156.16 Straits Times/D 3124.45 -8.81 -0.28 3464.79 3094.86 Trades 4,104 4,589 SA Rand ...... QR 0.3536 QR 0.3640 Straits Times/D 2971.47 22.7 0.77 3035.78 2657.77 $ 101.04 Up -- | Down -- | Unchanged --

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Bearings-B/D 37.2 -0.3 340314 Centrica/D 356.72864 -5.7 20364213 Whitbread/D 2956.3844 22 1299655 Bombay Dyeing-/D 57.75 -4.65 95167 Galada Power-B/D 3.93 -0.2 5350 Jenson&Nich.-B/D 2.6 0.03 1310 O N G C-A/D 308 7.7 329992 Gkn/D 292.6088 -5.8 6397839 Cable Corp.-B/D 18 0 4372 Gammon India-B/D 17 0.4 28931 Jik Indust-B/D 0.85 -0.03 9920 Onward Tech-T/D 39.4 0.6 3537 Hsbc Holdings/D 668.2873 -2.9 58108505 Canfin Homes-B/D 139 0 5019 Goodricke-B/D 116.5 -2.5 11683 Jktyre&Ind-B/D 109 1.45 4078 Orchid Chem-B/D 50.55 -3.15 147451 Imperial Tobac/D 2300.6804 -16 7051990 Castrol Ind-A/D 330.9 -0.6 13974 Goodyear I -B/D 294.75 5.2 2991 Jmc Projects-B/D 75.25 1.95 50532 Orient.Carb.-B/D 106 4.95 3062 Kingfisher/D 336.9293 -4.8 13209381 Century Enka-B/D 108.25 0.85 4446 Hcl Infosys-B/D 33.15 0.1 12433 Kajaria Cer-B/D 237 4.35 10016 Radico Khait-B/D 100.55 -2.95 242157 Land Secs Grou/D 882.0019 -6 4498144 MONDAY 24 JUNE 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23 Ullrich’s Blackhawks beat Bruins, doping confession draws sharp edge closer to Cup victory criticism BERLIN: Germany’s only Tour Stanley Cup: The hosts win 3-1; Bergeron, Toews suffer injuries de France winner Jan Ullrich faces further investigation after finally admitting that he doped CHICAGO: The Chicago was hopeful his captain could play with the help of Spanish doctor Blackhawks moved to within in Boston Eufemiano Fuentes. a win of clinching the Stanley “Its been a war. Its been a bat- The 39-year-old Ullrich, who Cup yesterday beating the tle,” said Quenneville. “Its every won the 1997 Tour de France, has Boston Bruins 3-1 in a bone-jar- game, every shift you’re fighting. told today’s edition of German ring contest that cost both team “You look at every minute from weekly Focus that he “had access key players. Game One to where we’re at to treatment from Fuentes,” but The best-of-seven series now today, it’s been an amazing series insisted using no other substance shifts to Boston for Game Six and relentless hockey and I com- than his own blood. today with the Blackhawks hold- mend the guys on both teams for In April, a Spanish court jailed ing a 3-2 lead and the Bruins leaving it out on the ice.” Fuentes for a year for performing needing a victory to extend the The injuries overshadowed blood transfusions on top cyclists. series. brilliant efforts from Chicago “At that time, nearly everyone “It’s do or die,” Boston coach forward Patrick Kane and net- was using doping substances and I Claude Julien told reporters. minder Corey Crawford, who had used nothing that the others were “Right now our goal is to create a been criticised for his shaky play not using,” Ullrich told Focus. Game Seven and to create a Game in Game Four. He now wants to put his doping Seven you’ve got to win Game Six. Searching for more scoring past behind him, but Germany’s “It’s as simple as that. Quenneville had reshuffled his Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has “There is no panic. You’re not lines for Game Four reuniting already said it will investigate. going to push us away that easily.” Toews and Kane with Bryan “For the sport to be clean, it is After a rollicking 6-5 shootout Bickell and the trio produced important that he not only admits in Game Four, the teams returned instant chemistry scoring twice. his crime, but also mentions the to the close-checking, punishing The line continued to produce names of other participants in style seen earlier in the series and magic yesterday with an oppor- the background,” NADA said in both team’s paid the price. tunistic Kane notching the first a statement. Patrice Bergeron, Boston’s two goals. The German’s confession comes leading scorer with four goals, “Sometimes you catch some six months after former rival exited early in the second period breaks,” said Kane. “I think I was Lance Armstrong admitted dop- and was later taken to hospital in the right spot at the right time ing throughout his career and was with an unspecified injury. tonight on both goals. banned for life, as well as being The Blackhawks were not “Playing with Johnny and stripped of his seven Tour titles. immune from the wreckage with Bicks, they create a lot of space Likewise, Ullrich’s results have captain Jonathan Toews, who and I’ve been taking advantage of also been erased from the his- assisted on Chicago’s first two the space they do make. Chicago Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane (centre) celebrates his goal against the Boston Bruins with team-mates tory books after finishing second goals, not playing the third period “I think everyone wants to be Duncan Keith (left) and Jonathan Toews during the second period in Game Five of their NHL Stanley Cup Finals to Armstrong three times in the after taking a thundering hit from that guy in big-time games and series in Chicago, Illinois, yesterday. Tour. Bruins Johnny Boychuk as he cut I’ve been lucky enough in a couple Having retired from cycling across the Boston goalmouth. to step up.” in 2007, all the while insisting he Chicago coach Joel Quenneville Boston came out playing with But that would be the only “I’m not really listening to it going to do on the ice. It’s going never cheated, Ullrich was found would not elaborate on the injury desperation in the third period puck to get past Crawford as Dave (criticism). I have a job to do,” to be another tough game, and guilty of a doping offence by the after the 3-1 victory, and purely and pulled one back when Zdeno Bolland ended the threat of over- said Crawford. we’ve got to prepare ourselves Court of Arbitration for Sport in described the problem as an Chara blasted a shot from the left time scoring into an empty net He added: “Whatever is being to play that tough game again.” February, 2012. “upper-body injury” but said he faceoff circle past Crawford. with 14 seconds to play. said doesn’t really affect what I’m REUTERS He was retroactively banned that August, with all his results since May 2005 erased, but for many in Germany his confession is too little, too late. Bolt pulls out of “For a truly credible confession, Jan Ullrich had his opportunity a Rollins qualifies for worlds in Ostrava event few years ago,” said Thomas Bach, president of the German Olympic PRAGUE: Jamaican sprint Federation. star Usain Bolt announced “He missed his chance and now, yesterday he was pulling out as far as I am concerned, he’s try- 100m hurdles at the US trials of the June 27 Golden Spike ing to work with some rhetorical event in Ostrava in the Czech manoeuvres, which helps neither DES MOINES, Iowa: Brianna Republic, choosing instead to him nor the sport of cycling.” Rollins served notice she is a stay at home for training. Long before Armstrong and force to be reckoned with by “I want to apologise to my Ullrich’s doping admissions, the matching the fourth-fastest fans in Ostrava, but this year sport of cycling had a tarnished 100m hurdles time in history at I will not be coming to the reputation in Germany with Brianna Rollins (right) the US Athletics Championship Golden Spike meeting,” Bolt national broadcasters opting trials yesterday. clears a hurrdle en said in a statement offered by not to carry live Tour de France Running in her first US outdoor route to winning the the organisers. coverage. nationals, Rollins booked a berth Women’s 100m hurdles “Instead I will stay in Jamaica Ullrich was barred from the at the World Championships by final on day three of the with my coach for an extra week 2006 Tour de France amid spec- posting a dominant victory in a USA Outdoor Track & to focus on training before com- ulation that he had used illegal time of 12.26 seconds. Field Championships ing to Europe,” said Bolt, who substances and Rudolf Scharping, The fastest time the event at Drake Stadium in won the 100-metre title at the president of the German Cycling has seen since 1992 immedi- Des Moines, Iowa, Jamaican championships last Federation, said the confession ately caught the eye of world and yesterday. Friday, clocking 9.94 seconds. should have come five years ago. Olympic champion Sally Pearson In Ostrava, Bolt was origi- “It is far too late to try and of Australia. nally scheduled to run the clean things up,” he said of the “Looks like I am bringing my 4x100m relay together with cyclist who retired in February, A++ game to worlds this year another Jamaican star Yohan 2007, denying that he had ever with Brianna Rollins just running Blake who pulled out earlier. cheated. 12.26,” Pearson said on Twitter. Bolt, Blake, Michael Frater “He could have helped the sport Only Bulgarian Yordanka season-leading time of 12.39. She Lolo Jones’ hard luck in big Former world champion and Nesta Carter set a 4x100m of cycling if he had laid everything Donkova, who set the world ran under that in both the heats events continued. The hometown Kerron Clement was second in relay world record time of out on the table much earlier. record of 12.21 in 1988, and com- and semi-finals, but both times favorite, who endured disap- 48.06 and Bershawn Jackson third 36.84secs at the London “2007 or 2008 would have been patriot Ginka Zagorcheva have were wind-aided. Rollins finally pointment at the 2008 and 2012 in 48.09. Olympics last year. an appropriate time. run faster. got a legal wind of 1.2 meters per Olympics, was fifth. Sensational 17-year-old The event’s star list also “He would have also been able “I just feel so overwhelmed, so second in the final and flew to an Dawn Harper, who has a bye Mary Cain booked a World comprises Russia’s Yelena to help himself, but now this is emotional,” Rollins said. “It is so American record. into the worlds as the Diamond Championships berth with a Isinbayeva (pole vault), just the repetition of things long- amazing.” Queen Harrison was a distant League 100m hurdles winner last strong runner-up finish to vet- Australia’s Sally Pearson (100m since known, except this time The 21-year-old, who until second in 12.43 and Nia Ali third season, opted out of the semi- eran training partner Treniere hurdles), Russia’s Ivan Ukhov they come from his mouth.” turning professional this month in 12.48 to claimed the final berth finals and final. Moser in the women’s 1,500m. (high jump) and New Zealand’s Anti-doping campaigner was competing for Clemson for the World Championships in Rollins, whose best 100m hur- LaShawn Merritt, who has Valerie Adams (shot put). Werner Franke, who received University, improved on her own Moscow on August 10-18. dles time prior to this season was battled back from a doping ban Meanwhile, Olympic bronze a gagging order in 2006 by a 12.70, has now established herself since winning 400m Olympic gold medallist Hansle Parchment German court after accus- as a contender against the likes of in 2008, posted a dominant vic- was forced out of the Jamaican ing Ullrich of doping, said the Harper and Pearson. tory in the 400m in 44.21sec, with national championships after he German cyclist has set “a new It’s heady stuff for an athlete Tony McQuay second in 44.74 and twisted his ankle due to inad- European record in lying”. AFP who only took up running in high Arman Hall third in 45.01. equate lighting during the war- school “because someone told me But Sanya Richards-Ross, who mups for the 110 metres hurdles I was fast.” made a belated return to compe- final yesterday. Baseball Results Tyson Gay competes in She opted for hurdles “because tition this season after right toe Parchment, who has run the Colorado 7 Washington 1 the opening round of the I thought it was interesting and surgery in wake of her Olympic world’s leading time this year NY Yankees 7 Tampa Bay 5 Men’s 200m yesterday. A fun to do.” 400m triumph in London, missed of 13.05 seconds, trod on a hur- day earlier, the American Rollins’ scintillating perform- out. dle in the warmup area shortly Toronto 4 Baltimore 2 clocked the world’s ance was one of three world-lead- Richards-Ross, running in before the final, which was won Chicago White Sox 3 Kansas City 2 fastest time to win the ing performances yesterday. sneakers because her spikes hurt by Andrew Riley. Houston 4 Chicago Cubs 3 Olympic silver medallist her toe, dug deep on the final “He was warming up and 100m race and qualify Philadelphia 8 NY Mets 7 for the 100m event Brigetta Barrett won the women’s turn but settled for sixth place in twisted his left ankle on high jump with a season-leading a race won by Natasha Hastings one hurdle, which was lying San Francisco 2 Miami 1 at the World Athletic 2.04m, and said she thought she in 49.94. Francena McCorory was around,” Parchment’s coach Milwaukee 2 Atlanta 0 Championships which could have jumped higher but fol- second and Ashley Spencer third. Fitz Coleman said. “The light- Cleveland 8 Minnesota 7 will be held in Moscow, lowed her coach’s instructions to Tyson Gay, fresh from winning ing could have been better at Detroit 10 Boston 3 Russia in August. stand pat and keep her eyes on the 100m in 9.75sec on Friday, the warmup track.” Moscow. booked his berth in today’s 200m The Jamaican championships Texas 4 St Louis 2 Olympic silver medallist semis. are doubling as selection trials LA Dodgers 6 San Diego 1 Michael Tinsley became the first Olympic champion and world for the Caribbean country’s Arizona 4 Cincinnati 3 man this year to break 48 seconds record-holder Aries Merritt squad for the world champion- Pittsburgh 6 LA Angels 1 in the 400m hurdles, winning with moved smoothly into the 110m ships in Moscow. REUTERS a time of 47.96. hurdles semi-finals. AFP Seattle 7 Oakland 5 MONDAY 24 JUNE 2013 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Pakistan Els wins BMW appoints senior International Open journalist as South African wards off challenge of Bjorn interim chief KARACHI: Pakistan yesterday appointed a senior journalist as MUNICH, Germany: Reigning In fact, Els is five years older interim chairman of country’s British Open champion, Ernie BMW International than the previous oldest winner in cricket board following a court Els led from start to finish to Zimbabwe’s Mark McNulty who order. capture the BMW International Open won the event in 1994. Najam Sethi, 65, who also Open in Munich yesterday. MUNICH, Germany: Collated final round Els, who also captured his first win worked as caretaker chief min- Els, 43 became the oldest-ever scores at the European Tour’s BMW of the year, intends taking a break ister of central Punjab province, winner of the event posting a last International Open at the par-72 Golfclub from competition and while he’s was appointed interim head by round three under par 69 to win Munchen Eichenried:- entered the Scottish Open, an event Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif by a shot on 18-under par. (GBR and IRL unless stated, par 72): he won in 2000 and 2003, he hinted after orders this week from the Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn, win- 270 Ernie Els (RSA) 63 69 69 69 he may very well withdraw from the Islamabad high court. ner of the event 13 years ago, was tournament at Castle Stuart. Bjorn Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) 271 Thomas Bjorn (DEN) 68 69 65 69 left to count the costs of a 14th meanwhile has withdrawn from chairman Zaka Ashraf was hole double bogey in signing for 272 Alexander Levy (FRA) 65 68 68 71 today’s 36-hole (British) Open ordered to halt work last month a score of 69 for an 18-under par 273 Alexander Noren (SWE) 64 71 66 Championship qualifier at Walton amid a row over his election, total. 72, Martin Kaymer (GER) 64 71 69 Heath in Surrey to instead focus which was criticised in some The win is Els’ 68th worldwide 69, Bernd Wiesberger (AUT) 66 68 on next week’s Irish Open at quarters as unfairly influenced and comes just four weeks before 71 68 Carton House, and where he won by President Asif Ali Zardari, the the defence of his British Open 274 Sergio Garcia (ESP) 71 69 65 69, the 2006 Irish Open when last board’s patron. title at Muirfield where he will Darren Fichardt (RSA) 70 66 69 69, staged at the course. “I have been asked by the prime return tomorrow for a practice Wen-yi Huang (CHN) 71 69 69 65 The Dane began the last round minister to fulfil limited respon- round and a first visit since cap- one shot behind Els and moved siblity and I will do my best to do turing the 2002 Open and the some really great players in the into the lead with three birdies that,” Sethi said. third of four Major victories. field.” in succession from the third hole. Ashraf, 60, became the first- “Winning this champion- “And for being the oldest win- However he came unstuck at ever elected chairman of the ship will just give me so much ner, I was looking at the trophy the par four, 14th when forced to PCB last month under a new confidence going into the Open and seeing Miguel Angel Jimenez’s take a penalty drop after finding constitution demanded by the Championship,” he said. name there, and I guess given he’s trees with his drive. International Cricket Council “Winning wire-to-wire means still only 49 he must have won it “I got off to the start I needed (ICC) to reduce political you have all the pressure of sleep- 10 years ago,” he added, smiling. and got right in front, but the club South African golf pro Ernie Els kisses the winner’s trophy after win- interference. ing each night on the lead and “But it’s just great to finally that’s been great this week has ning the Golf International Open in Eichenried near Munich, Germany, Ashraf’s nomination was widely with guys chasing you, so it’s been get my name on this wonderful been the driver and it let me down yesterday. criticised by former players and quite a week for me as there was trophy.” on the back nine,” he said. AFP officials who denounced it as politically motivated. Former Pakistan Army cricket coach Ahmed Nadeem Sadal challenged Pariya the appointment in court and the Junhasavasdikul Watson keeps share of hearing will be held on Monday. of Thailand The court had ordered the poses with the Inter-Provincial Committee -- trophy after looking after the sports affairs winning the in the country -- to appoint an lead at PGA Travelers interim PCB chairman until the Worldwide Holdings case is decided. AFP Selangor CROMWELL, Connecticut: on an 18-foot par putt. Bubba Watson, winless since PGA Travelers Asked how he would handle Masters at the taking last year’s Masters, squandering sole possession of the Seri Selangor Pietersen struggled to a level par 70 yes- Championship lead, Watson said: “I take it with Golf Club, terday to fall into a three-way CROMWELL, Connecticut: Leading scores pleasure. I’ve got a chance to win.” yesterday. tie for the lead at the $6.1m US yesterday after the third round of the $6.1m DeLaet birdied the par-4 sec- scores ton PGA Travelers Championship. US PGA Travelers Championship (par-70, ond and began the back nine with Watson, the 2010 Travelers USA unless noted): four birdies in a row, the last at champion and last year’s run- 200 Graham DeLaet (CAN) 65-70-65, the par-5 13th after dropping his on comeback ner-up, finished 54 holes on Charley Hoffman 61-73-66, Bubba approach six feet from the pin. 10-under par 200 to stand level Watson 63-67-70 DeLaet also answered a bogey at LONDON: Kevin Pietersen Pariya holds nerve to with Canada’s Graham DeLaet, the par-3 16th by closing with a marked his return from injury 201 Chris Stroud 66-69-66, Nick O’Hern who fired the day’s low round of (AUS) 67-66-68 15-foot birdie putt at the 18th. with an unbeaten 177 for Surrey 65, and fellow American Charley 202 Ken Duke 69-68-65 Hoffman opened the front and in their County Championship win second Asian title Hoffman, who shot a 66. 203 Richard Lee 66-71-66, Nicolas back nine with birdies and added match away to Yorkshire at “I hit some shots that were Thompson 71-66-66, Jim Herman others at the fourth, sixth and Headingley yesterday. PATTAYA: Thailand’s Pariya Junhasavasdikul survived a few nerv- really good, some quality shots. I 69-67-67, J.J. Henry 68-67-68, 14th holes. His lone bogey came Pietersen, arguably England’s ous moments in the closing stages but held on to secure a second got a couple bad breaks too, but Justin Rose (ENG) 67-68-68, Hunter at the par-4 12th. most talented batsman, had been Asian Tour title with a one-stroke victory at the Selangor Masters that’s golf,” Watson said. “I still Mahan 62-71-70, Tommy Gainey Rose, coming off his first major sidelined with a knee injury since in Malaysia yesterday. have a shot on Sunday and that’s 66-67-70 title last week at Merion, moved leaving the tour of New Zealand Pariya offset five birdies with four bogeys in his one-under-par 70 what we’re looking for when we’re into position for a last-day charge. in March and the South Africa- 204 Justin Thomas 72-66-66, Ryan final round to finish on nine-under 275 for the tournament, held at playing.” He sandwiched birdies at the born shotmaker was looking to Moore 68-70-66, Marc Leishman the challenging Seri Selangor Golf Club. Australian Nick O’Hern and fourth and sixth around a bogey prove his fitness ahead of the (AUS) 66-70-68, Padraig Harrington India’s Anirban Lahiri posted a closing three-under-par 68 to fin- American Chris Stroud were and birdied the 12th and 13th first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge (IRL) 66-66-72, Tag Ridings 68-65- ish second while South Korea’s Baek Seuk-hyun, who was leading at one stroke off the pace with before taking a bogey at the 15th. on July 10. 71 the 15th hole, shared third with Thailand’s Namchok Tantipokhakul American Ken Duke on 202 and “When I’ve gotten on a good He did so in fine fashion, with after a late collapse. seven others, including new US 205 Jeff Maggert 70-70-65, Brian Davis run of form I have kept it going his hundred coming off just 106 Pariya’s maiden Asian Tour title came at the Taiwan Masters in 2010 Open champion Justin Rose of (ENG) 72-67-66, Morgan Hoffman for two or three weeks. That’s the balls in an innings that eventually and the 29-year-old Thai said the closing stretch of holes had tested England, on 203. 68-71-66, Stuart Appleby (AUS) 69- goal now,” Rose said. “I’ve been featured 17 fours and seven sixes his composure to the limit. Watson started strong, drop- 67-69, Russell Knox (IRL) 69-67-69, playing really well this week.” on the third day of a four-day “I’m still shaking right now. I can’t describe the feeling. Walking ping a 93-yard approach shot Patrick Reed 66-66-73 Rose became the first clash in Leeds, northern England. down the last three holes, there was tremendous pressure,” Pariya inches from the cup for a birdie Englishman to win the US Open Pietersen’s latest Headingley told reporters. at the second hole and sinking At the par-4 17th, Watson was since Tony Jacklin in 1970 and the century was the cornerstone of As Lahiri waited in the clubhouse a shot behind him, the Thai found a 32-foot putt from just off the bothered on the tee by spectator first English player to win any Surrey’s 353 for seven declared a moment of calm as he stood over his final putt. green for a birdie at the third. He conversation and found a bun- major since Nick Faldo took the in reply to Yorkshiere’s 433 for “I didn’t think about it too much. It was a downhill putt and all I added another birdie at the par-5 ker. His second shot hooked just 1996 Masters. nine declared. England managing had to do was to put a good stroke in. Luckily, I didn’t feel any pres- sixth. over a water hazard, hit a rake “I feel like the last three or four director Hugh Morris was confi- sure then. I kept to the routine and got it over with,” Pariya said after But Watson struggled on the and landed in a greenside bun- years I have been trending in the dent Pietersen would be fit for the completing a wire-to-wire victory. back nine with bogeys at the ker. His third shot was just off right direction,” Rose said. start for the Ashes. REUTERS par-5 13th and par-4 15th. the green and he came up short AFP AFP

Cricket: QCA Cup Super 8 No plans afoot for global Doha Golf Club Summer League rugby overhaul: IRB

PARIS: There are no current Southern Hemisphere’s eight moves afoot to establish a glo- week off-season in December- bal calendar for the rugby union January should be doubled to 16 season, a senior IRB official said weeks, allowing players to prop- yesterday, amid complaints that erly recuperate from the physical it is too long. demands of a high-impact sport. Brett Gosper, chief executive His concerns have been echoed officer for world rugby’s gov- by All Blacks coach Steve Hansen erning body, the International and New Zealand Rugby Players Rugby Board, said it was a mat- Association chief Rob Nichol, with ter of complex negotiation for Hansen blaming the demanding which no one currently had the season for the departure of a “heart”. number of All Backs to Japan. Many players such as All However, all previous attempts Blacks great Dan Carter have by the IRB to improve coordina- Ian McInerney, winner at 2013 Doha Golf Club Summer League poses backed calls to overhaul global tion of the global calendar have rugby’s playing calendar, saying failed due to the demands of vari- for a picture along with other competitors at the Doha Golf Club (DGC). McInerney won Flight A at the second event of the 2013 Doha Golf Club The team members of Blues, winners of the 2013 QCA Cup Super 8 the off-season is too short under ous interests in the game. tournament, pose for a picture with Qatar Cricket Association (QCA) the existing schedule and risks Traditionalists do not want Summer League. McInerney won with a score of +4 and Flight B was won by Steve Mullins who recorded a score of +5. Flight C was won by General Secretary Manzoor Ahmed, and other QCA officials at Qatar player burnout. showpiece events such as the Six Luke McGuire with a huge score of +8. All winners can look forward to a International Cricket Stadium in Industrial Area. Four teams took part in Carter says that a combina- Nations moved, Europe’s powerful the tournament. Also present for the prize distribution were Senior Coach tion of international duties and clubs oppose further disruption of handicap reduction. The Ladies Flight was won by junior member Nada Mir with a score of +3. The Summer League consists of 10 events and Mukthar, School Co-ordinator Ameen ul Islam, Umpiring Coordinator the Super 15 season meant he had their season, while the Southern missed pre-season training every and Northern Hemispheres each is open to DGC members. The League is a chance to DGC members Mohammed Nawaz, Coach Trishan, Jahangir and Assistant Coach Malik year for a decade. want Test windows tailored to continue playing competitive golf throughout the summer months. Nadeem. The playmaker argued the their needs. AFP MONDAY 24 JUNE 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25

All-time list of Grand Slam winners LONDON: All-time list of Murray poised to end men’s and women’s Grand Slam winners ahead of the 2013 Wimbledon championship. Men’s 17 Roger Federer (SUI) 14 Pete Sampras (USA) 12 Roy Emerson (AUS), Britain’s 77 years of pain Rafael Nadal (ESP) 11 Bjorn Borg (SWE), Rod Laver (AUS) Wimbledon: Federer begins bid for historic eighth title against Hanescu 10 Bill Tilden (USA) Women’s LONDON: Andy Murray will 24 Margaret Court (AUS) begin his campaign to end 22 Steffi Graf (GER) Britain’s 77 years of Wimbledon 19 Helen Wills-Moody (USA) hurt today, buoyed by his tear- 18 Chris Evert (USA), ful defeat in last year’s final and Martina Navratilova shrugging off a minefield of a (USA) draw. 16 Serena Williams (USA) Fred Perry won Britain’s most recent Wimbledon men’s title in 12 Billie Jean-King (USA) 1936, the year the Spanish Civil War started and Jesse Owens spectacularly defied Hitler and the Nazis at the Berlin Olympics. Serena Twelve months ago, Murray was defeated by Roger Federer in the final, a loss which ended apologises to with the Scot in floods of tears on Centre Court. However, he then returned to the Russian the All England Club to claim Olympic gold before winning LONDON: Serena Williams Britain’s first men’s Grand Slam launched a charm offensive yes- title in 76 years when he tri- terday as she sought to broker umphed at the US Open. a truce with Maria Sharapova “I think the Wimbledon final and calm the storm surround- last year was important for me,” ing comments she made about a said Murray, the world number rape victim. two. On the eve of Wimbledon, “I got back on the practice where she is defending cham- court five, six days later and I LEFT: Britain’s Andy Murray takes part in a training session at the All England Tennis Club in pion, the pre-tournament focus felt great; whereas when I’d lost Wimbledon, southwest London, on the eve of the start of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, has been on an interview she gave in Slam finals before well, you yesterday. ABOVE: Roger Federer of Switzerland (left) shakes hands with Juan Martin Del Potro to Rolling Stone magazine that saw my results for a few months of Argentina during a practice session. Federer is the defending champion and will be seeking to touched on a high-profile teen- afterwards. I hadn’t dealt with it win his eighth title at Wimbledon, 10 years after winning his first Grand Slam at the same venue. age rape case in Ohio and brought particularly well. her into conflict with her Russian “A combination of that final rival Sharapova. and the way I played in it, and Djokovic, the 2011 champion, holder of a record 17 majors, can the first round the year before,” championships through injury The piece included an account also having the Olympics to look faces Germany’s Florian Mayer, become the first man to win eight said Federer, who faces Romania’s while, 12 months ago, he was of a private conversation between forward to, I think that was the who he defeated in the quarter- Wimbledon titles and go one bet- Victor Hanescu in his opener. sent packing in a second round Serena and her sister Venus that period that changed me, changed finals last years. ter than Pete Sampras. “In terms of needing to prove shocker by Czech Lukas Rosol. the reporter interpreted as an my mindset a bit.” The 26-year-old top seed hasn’t Sampras won the last of his my point that I was a legitimate That shattering defeat forced attack on Sharapova’s relation- Murray, 26, heads into his played a grasscourt warm-up, Wimbledon titles as a 28-year- Grand Slam contender, I had Nadal off the tour for seven ship with Bulgarian player Grigor eighth Wimbledon, with a third opting to rest after his mara- old in 2000. incredible pressure. Now, ten months and he missed the Dimitrov. Queen’s grasscourt trophy under thon five-set loss to Nadal in the An eighth victory for the Swiss years later, I know Wimbledon, I Olympics as well as US and “I made it a point to reach out his belt and free of the back injury French Open semi-finals. would make him the second old- know my way around and what I Australian Opens. to Maria because she was inad- which forced him to sit out the Djokovic beat Nadal in the 2011 est champion at Wimbledon in need to do to perform well.” “Last year I played here because vertently brought into the situa- French Open. final for his only Wimbledon title. the Open era, just behind Arthur Nadal, the 2008 and 2010 cham- it is a tournament that I love, but tion by assumptions made by the However, the draw has not “The draw is something that Ashe who was six days short of his pion, played down his chances of I was not ready to play,” said the reporter,” a smiling Williams told been kind to him with seven-time you cannot affect. So I honestly 32nd birthday when he triumphed a third title in London even as he 12-time major winner, whose first reporters. champion Federer, and two-time wasn’t thinking about it too much in 1975. Federer, who is celebrat- was still celebrating his historic round opponent is Steve Darcis “I personally talked to Maria winner Rafael Nadal, fresh from a because it’s a matter of luck and ing the 10th anniversary of his eighth French Open victory. of Belgium. at the player party, incidentally. record eighth Roland Garros title, it’s a matter of a coin toss, as first Wimbledon title, insists that The Spaniard is worried over “After Roland Garros I felt I said, look, I want to person- both in his half of the draw. well,” said Djokovic. he can approach the tournament how his left knee will cope with that my knee was not there any- ally apologise to you if you are He will start his cam- “It’s a Grand Slam, so I don’t free of worry. the strains of the grass courts, a more. After here I was not able offended by being brought into paign today against Germany’s think that there is any easy way “Ten years ago I went into fear prompted by his bitter-sweet to complete in one more tourna- my situation. I want to take this Benjamin Becker who he defeated to the title.” Wimbledon with so much pres- relationship with the tournament. ment during the rest of the sea- moment to just pour myself, be at Queen’s. Federer, meanwhile, the sure, even though I had lost in Nadal had to skip the 2009 son.” AFP open, say I’m very sorry for this whole situation... “I’m the first person to reach Today’s Order of out to individuals and people if I feel that something may have hurt Play Serena and Sharapova set up them or something may have been misconstrued.” REUTERS LONDON: Wimbledon order of play today, the first day of the 2013 tournament at the Federer ready All England Club (x denotes bitter Wimbledon campaign seeding): Centre Court LONDON: Maria Sharapova to defend title Victor Hanescu (ROU) vs Roger Federer (SUI x3) tore into Wimbledon rival Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) vs Maria Sharapova Serena Williams on the eve of the hard way Serena Williams (RUS x3) the Championships, setting the tone for a tournament likely to of the US attends LONDON: Roger Federer Benjamin Becker (GER) vs Andy Murray (GBR be dominated by their unseemly a press con- insists he is capable of sur- x2) public row. ference at the viving a nightmare draw at Court One The Russian blasted the All England Wimbledon as the defending Maria Joao Koehler (POR) vs Victoria Azarenka defending champion for her con- Tennis Club in champion prepares to launch (BLR x2) troversial comments over a high- Wimbledon, south- his bid for a record eighth title Rafael Nadal (ESP x5) vs Steve Darcis (BEL) profile rape case and even ripped west London, at the All England Club. into the American’s colourful pri- on the eve of After a relatively barren year, Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) vs Stanislas Wawrinka vate life. Federer arrives at the grass- (SUI x11) the start of the In the astonishing attack on 2013 Wimbledon court Grand Slam in the unu- Court Two the world number one, Sharapova sual position of being seen by Championships, told Williams to keep her opinions many pundits as the least likely Virginie Razzano (FRA) vs Ana Ivanovic (SRB 12) yesterday. RIGHT: to herself, laying bare the bitter of the big four to leave with the Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) vs Marin Cilic (CRO relationship between the two. Maria Sharapova title. x10) Williams, the 16-time Grand of Russia looks The Swiss legend faces a Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA x6) vs David Goffin Slam title-winner, was forced on after a practice gruelling draw that will leave (BEL) to apologise for her comments session. him needing to beat Rafael Petra Kvitova (CZE x8) v Coco Vandeweghe regarding the rape of a 16-year- Nadal, Andy Murray and Novak (USA) old girl by two high school Djokovic if he is to pass Pete Court Three American football players in Ohio. Sampras as the most decorated “She should be talking about All England Club champion. Elena Baltacha (GBR) vs Flavia Pennetta (ITA) her accomplishments, her to be invited to the cool parties. its third decade. She is now just prepared to give her the “benefit The 31-year-old father is con- Kyle Edmund (GBR) vs Jerzy Janowicz (POL x24) achievements, rather than eve- And, hey, if she wants to be with two Grand Slam titles behind of the doubt”. vinced he can prove the critics Janko Tipsarevic (SRB x14) vs Viktor Troicki rything else that’s just getting the guy with a black heart, go for the 18 won by Chris Evert and “I know what it’s like to be mis- wrong with another triumph at (SRB) attention and controversy,” said it.” Martina Navratilova and four understood sometimes. If I need the tournament he regards as a Estrella Cabeza Candela (ESP) vs Caroline Sharapova. Sharapova, clearly upset at the back from the 22 racked up by some explanation from somebody, home from home. Wozniacki (DEN x9) The world number three, insinuation, hit back at Williams’s Steffi Graf. I’ll go ask them directly.” “It was never supposed to who has not beaten her great romance with her French coach Williams’ confidence is bad She said she was looking to be easy winning Grand Slams. Court 12 rival since 2004, also criticised Patrick Mouratoglou. news for Sharapova, who is seek- “make that extra step” and reach I’m ready for the challenge,” Fabio Fognini (ITA x30) vs Jurgen Melzer (AUT) Williams’s love life after the “If she wants to talk about ing a second Wimbledon title, the final this time. Federer said yesterday. Jelena Jankovic (SRB x16) vs Johanna Konta American had aimed a thinly- something personal, maybe she nine years after her first. “It’s just important to take “I like tough draws. I don’t (GBR) disguised jibe at the Russian’s should talk about her relationship Sharapova’s defeat in Paris was your opportunities. First of all, shy away from them. There’s no James Ward (GBR) v Lu Yen-Hsun (TPE) affair with Bulgarian player, and her boyfriend that was mar- her 14th in 16 meetings with the it’s important to get there,” she control over it anyway. That’s Grigor Dimitrov -- believed to be ried and is getting a divorce and American with her last win com- stressed. up to the draw to decide. Marion Bartoli (FRA x15) vs Elina Svitolina (UKR) a former Williams boyfriend. has kids,” said Sharapova. ing back on 2004. Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska, “I have a very difficult draw Court 18 “There are people who live, Williams, targeting a sixth All Australian Open champion who took a set off Williams in last with Rafa being in my quarter. Sara Errani (ITA x5) vs Monica Puig (PUR) breathe and dress tennis. I mean, England Club title and 17th major, Victoria Azarenka is seeded sec- year’s final, is seeded four. But my focus is on the first Robin Haase (NED) vs Mikhail Youzhny (RUS seriously, give it a rest,” Williams is fresh from her second French ond and the Belarusian will be Another contender with some- round. If you want to win the x20) told Rolling Stone magazine with- Open triumph, having beaten looking to go further than the thing to prove is the 2011 cham- tournament here, you anyway out naming Sharapova. Sharapova in the final. semi-finals she reached in the pion Petra Kvitova. have to beat the best. That’s Nicolas Almagro (ESP x15) vs Jurgen Zopp (EST) “She begins every interview Williams is on a 31-match last two years at Wimbledon. She Venus Williams will be miss- what I’m here for.” Sloane Stephens (USA x17) vs Jamie Hampton with ‘I’m so happy. I’m so lucky’ -- winning run, the best of a career said it was “difficult to avoid” her ing from the year’s tournament. AFP (USA) it’s so boring. She’s still not going which is already comfortably into friend Serena’s comments but was AFP MONDAY 24 JUNE 2013 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Abdulla clinches QNRRCH title Qatari driver finishes with four wins in the championship; Wehbe comes second

DOHA: Qatari driver Abdulaziz Abdulla was on Saturday night crowned as the winner of the Qatar National Road Racing Championship (QNRRCH). In the seventh and last round of the Championship organised by Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) that took place at Losail International Circuit, the Porsche driver won the race and consequently got the title in the Open class with 56 points. Abdulla performed consitently throughout the sea- son. The Qatari driver has been six times in the podium, winning four races and finished twice in the second position. Abdulla, who got the pole Qatar National Road Racing Championship Seventh round results 1- Abdulaziz Abdulla 24:06.773 2- Talal Wehbe + 5.542 3- Pavel Nedobity + 28.764 Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah, Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) President and Losail International Circuit (LIC) General Manager hand over the winner’s cheque to Qatari driver Abdulaziz Abdulla. Abdulla won the seventh and last round of the Qatar National Road Racing Championship (QNRRCH) to emerge as the overall champion in the QNRRCH. RIGHT: Final Championship: Australian driver Talal Wehbe receives his cheque from the QMMF President. PICTURES BY: AHMED FAISAL Open class: 1-Abdulaziz Abdulla 56 points position on Friday, dominated 47 points. The third place in the the Filipino driver, this was his Al Abdulla emerged the winner were handed at the award cer- 2- Talal Wehbe 47 points throughout the race from the podium was for Pavel Nedobity first time that he finished in the in the Production class with 34 emony by Nasser bin Khalifa Al 3- Pavel Nedobity 30 points begining and crossed the fin- from Czech Republic also driving top place in the Championship. points. Attiyah, QMMF President and Production class ished line with a gap of 5.542 a Lotus Exige and with Saturday’s The second place went to Peter Saif Al Naimi from Qatar LIC General Manager and by 1- Nasser Sheghail Al Abdulla 34 points with Australian driver Talal result, he finished third in the De Vido from Canada and Nasser and Peter De Vido were second Sultan Al Morraikhi, QMMF 2- Saif Al Naimi 28 points Wehbe behind him.Wehbe, with final standings with 30 points. Sheghail Al Abdulla came third. and third respectively in the Board Member and Rashid Al a Lotus Exige, finished second in In the Production class, In the Championship, the final Championship.Trophies Sulaiti, QMMF Public Relations 3- Peter De Vido 24 points the Championship with a total of Rhodelin Senga won the race. For Qatari driver Nasser Sheghail and prizes for the winners Manager. THE PENINSULA

Walid Benterki, the third place winner at the Losail Asian Road Racing Series cel- ebrates after winning the third place.

RIGHT: Rajini Krishnan (second left), winner at the Losail Asian Road Racing Series, poses for a picture with QMMF President and other officials. Indian rider Mayilvagaan Gautam finished sec- ond and the third place went to Walid Benterki from Algeria. Krishnan finished with 138 points and Ravikumar with 118.

Alex Cudlin, who emerged as the over- all winner in the Qatar International Road Racing Championship (QIRRCH) poses for a picture after the second race of QIRRCH that was cancelled two weeks ago due to the strong winds at Losail International Circuit which was held on Saturday. RIGHT: Cudlin collects his winner’s cheque from Alex Cudlin and QMMF President. Qatari BMW rider Nasser Al Malki in action at the sec- ond race of the sixth round of the Qatar International Road Racing Championship (QIRRCH) which was held on Saturday. MONDAY 24 JUNE 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27

QIRRCH and QNRRCH: Freeze frames from the closing ceremony at Losail

Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah, President of Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) holding a helmet presented by Nina Prinz as a token of appreciation at Losail International Circuit on Saturday. RIGHT: QMMF President with Alex Cudlin, over- all winner at the Qatar International Road Racing Championship (QIRRCH), and Qatari BMW rider Nasser Al Malki. Al Malki finished sec- ond and Prinz third. PICTURES BY: AHMED FAISAL

The podium winners of the QIRRCH, Prinz (left), Al Malki (third left) and Cudlin (centre) celebrate their win with QMMF President andd other h officials. ffi i l RIGHT: RIGHT Indian I di riders id who h took k part in i the h Losail L il Asian A i Road R d RRacing i SSeries i pose for a picture along with QMMF President.

Prinz from Germany collects her trophy and cheque. CENTRE: Pavel Nedobity, third place winner at the Qatar National Road Racing Championship collects his cheque. RIGHT: Deepak Ravikumar of India, second place winner in the Losail Asian Road Racing Series with his trophy.

Al Malki, second place winner at the QIRRCH with his cheque. RIGHT: Abdulla Al Kharaan (sec- ond left), Rookie of the year award winner with QMMF President. Monday 24 June 2013 15 Shaaban 1434 Volume 18 Number 5740 Sport Price: QR2

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PARIS: Former France coach Laurent Blanc (pictured) said yesterday he was very close to being named the new boss of French champions Paris St Germain. to talk with them. It’s very likely Media had reported that the that I’ll sign,” Blanc was quoted 47-year-old Blanc, who won the as saying on the website of daily French title with Girondins Le Parisien (www.leparisien.fr). Bordeaux in 2009, had already “I can’t say more as of now, struck a deal with the Ligue 1 we’ll know more next week,” club. added Blanc. India’s Virat Kohli (centre) celebrates after beating England in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy Final at Edgbaston in Birmingham, central England PSG have been looking for a “PSG is a great opportunity, yesterday. India beat England by five runs to win the Champions Trophy as the hosts’ wait for a major one-day international title continues. RIGHT: new coach since Carlo Ancelotti a very good club. It’s very inter- India’s Shikhar Dhawan (right) celebrates victory. India have now won all the international ODI tournaments. said he wanted to leave after esting. I’ll do what I want to leading them to their first - coach.” domestic crown since 1994 in Blanc, who won the 1998 May. World Cup as a player, has The Italian has been linked repeatedly said in recent months in the media with Real Madrid, that he was eager to be back in where the manager’s position is work after leaving his job with India hold nerve to lift vacant following Jose Mourinho’s France following their 2012 Euro return to English side Chelsea. quarter-final exit. “I will be in Paris on Monday REUTERS the Champions Trophy Spain, Uruguay The world champs beat England in rain-hit match

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom: India added the reach semis Champions Trophy title to the World Cup they won two years ago after seeing off England by five runs in a dramatic after big wins Champions Trophy final at Edgbaston yesterday. Tournament hosts England, FORTALEZA, Brazil: fastest goal in the competition’s still to win a major one-day inter- World champions Spain sur- history. national title, appeared to have vived a first-half pounding by The Confed Cup record-breaker done the hard work in holding Nigeria before securing their at Recife’s Arena Pernambuco India to 129 for seven in a match place in the semi-finals of the was Abel Hernandez, the Palermo reduced by rain to a 20 overs per Confederations Cup with a 3-0 striker heading in off Nicolas side contest. win over the African champions Lodeiro’s corner after just 79 But, chasing 130, they collapsed who were eliminated from the seconds. to 46 for four, before a partner- tournament yesterday. He went on to bag four, with ship of 64 between former Ireland A superb individual goal from Diego Perez, Lodeiro and Luis left-hander Eoin Morgan (33) Jordi Alba, one of eight Barcelona Suarez with a double, joining him and Ravi Bopara (30), who’d ear- players in the starting lineup, put on the scoresheet. lier taken three for 20 with his Spain ahead after only three min- With this result following medium-pacers, swung the match utes before Fernando Torres took their record 10-0 loss to Spain back their way. his tournament tally to five with a and 6-1 defeat to Nigeria, Tahiti However, India seamer Ishant 62nd minute diving header, three take their leave of the competi- Sharma turned the match on minutes after replacing Roberto tion while Uruguay go on to face its head by removing Morgan Soldado. hosts Brazil in Belo Horizonte on and Bopara, both with the aid of Spain were given a good exami- Wednesday. catches by Ravichandran Ashwin, nation by a hard-running Nigeria Star forwards Diego Forlan, off successive deliveries to leave The Indian cricket team players and officials celebrate with the ICC Champions Trophy after beating hosts for most of the first half, but poor Suarez and Edinson Cavani were England 110 for six in ther 18th England by five runs at Edgbaston in Birmingham, central England, yesterday. finishing cost the Super Eagles all named on the bench, while over and needing 19 off the last any chance of a victory. Alba Bologna midfielder Perez inher- 12 balls. rounded off Spain’s win with his ited the captain’s armband from That eventually became six off searching for their first major with a bang with India’s youthful Bopara launched Ishant Sharma second goal in the 88th minute. suspended centre-back Diego one ball and that proved too much ODI trophy after defeats in three side containing just three sur- over mid-wicket for six. Morgan Spain took almost total con- Lugano. for tailender James Tredwell as World Cup finals (1979, 1987 and vivors captain Mahendra Singh then weighed in with a reverse- trol after the restart and will Tahiti coach Eddy Etaeta he failed to make contact against 1992) and a loss to the West Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Suresh sweep four off part-time spinner face Italy, who they beat 4-0 in made four alterations to the fellow off-spinner Ravichandran Indies at The Oval in the 2004 Raina from the team that beat Raina. last year’s Euro 2012 final, in team thrashed 10-0 by Spain last Ashwin. Champions Trophy final when Sri Lanka in Mumbai to win the Bopara swept Jadeja for six to Thursday’s semi-final in Fortaleza. Thursday, with goalkeeper Gilbert Ravindra Jadeja was named they last staged this event. 2011 World Cup final just two raise a fifty stand with Morgan. Meanwhile, Uruguay secured Meriel, Lorenzo Tehau, Vincent man-of-the-match after making If this was, as has been stated years back. But Morgan then holed out and their place in the Confederations Simon and Samuel Hnanyine 33 not out and then taking two for by the International Cricket England’s reply suffered an Bopara, off what might have been Cup semi-finals with an 8-0 coming into the team. 24 with his left-arm spin. Council (ICC), the last Champions early setback when captain a wide had he left it alone, was drubbing of Tahiti, featuring the AGENCIES India’s win left England still Trophy, it certainly went out Alastair Cook (two) was well caught off a hook. caught in the slips for two by The organisers, keen to pro- Scoreboard Ashwin off Umesh Yada. vide some meaningful cricket in They were 28 for two what was meant to be a 50 overs INDIA I Bell st Dhoni b Jadeja ...... 13 when Jonathan Trott, on his per side contest, took the unu- R Sharma b Broad ...... 9 J Trott st Dhoni b Ashwin ...... 20 Warwickshire home ground, was sual decision to extend play by S Dhawan c Tredwell b Bopara ...... 31 J Root c I Sharma b Ashwin ...... 7 stumped by Dhoni off Ashwin for two hours to ensure a result in V Kohli c Bopara b Anderson ...... 43 E Morgan c Ashwin b I Sharma ...... 33 20. front of a packed crowd, with no D Karthik c Morgan b Tredwell ...... 6 R Bopara c Ashwin b I Sharma ...... 30 Joe Root then holed out cheaply reserve day. S Raina c Cook b Bopara ...... 1 J Buttler b Jadeja ...... 0 off Ashwin before opener Ian Bell, England dismantled the Indian M S Dhoni c Tredwell b Bopara ...... 0 T Bresnan (run out-R Sharma) ...... 2 like Trott a Warwickshire player, top-order after winning the toss R Jadeja (not out) ...... 33 S Broad (not out) ...... 7 was stumped off Jadeja. in overcast conditions. R Ashwin (run out-Bell) ...... 1 J Tredwell (not out) ...... 5 It was a desperately close call India, who shared the 2002 B Kumar (not out) ...... 1 Extras (LB-1, W-4) ...... 5 but, after several minutes’ study, Champions Trophy after a rain- Extras (W-4) ...... 4 Total (for 8 wkts in 20 overs) ...... 124 Australian third umpire Bruce ruined final against Sri Lanka Total (for 7 wkts in 20 overs) ...... 129 Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-28, 3-40, 4-46, 5-110, Oxenford ruled in India’s favour, in Colombo, were reduced to 66 Fall of wickets: 1-19, 2-50, 3-64, 4-66, 5-66, 6-110, 7-112, 8-113. although Bell was clearly con- for five before Kohli and Jadeja 6-113, 7-119 Bowling: Kumar 3-0-19-0; Yadav 2-0-10-1; vinced there was enough doubt boosted the total by adding a Bowling: Anderson 4-0-24-1; Broad 4-0-26- Jadeja 4-0-24-2; Ashwin 4-1-15-2 (2w); I for the decision to go his way, and quickfire 47 for the sixth wicket. 1; Bresnan 4-0-34-0 (3w); Tredwell 4-0-25-1; Sharma 4-0-36-2 (2w); Raina 3-0-19-0. England were in trouble at 46 for Kohli smashed 43 off 34 balls Jordi Alba of Spain hits the ball in what proves to be the opening goal Bopara 4-1-20-3 (1w). Result: India won by five runs. four. that included four boundaries of the match as Spain take a 1-0 lead in the Confederations Cup group ENGLAND Man-of-the-match: Ravindra Jadeja (IND). England needed 59 off the and a six, before he holed out off match against Nigeria at the Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza, Brazil, A Cook c Ashwin b Yadav ...... 2 Note: Match reduced to 20 overs per side. final 36 balls but that target was James Anderson in the penulti- yesterday. reduced to 48 off 30 balls after mate over. AFP