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Tuesday 21 October 2014 • 27 Dhu’l-Hijja 1435 • Volume 19 Number 6225 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 UN questions 20 in hospital Israel on abuse of rights of after eating Palestinians

GENEVA: UN experts ques- tioned Israeli officials yester- day over alleged rights abuses bad barbecue ranging from the demolition of Palestinian houses to mistreat- ment of detainees and limited Woman has premature delivery Palestinian access to water. Israel’s delegation defended its DOHA: More than 20 people, I woke up next day with an intense record before the United Nations including several women and nausea followed by diarrhoea. My Human Rights Committee, which children were hospitalised fol- children also developed similar examined respect for civil and lowing severe food poisoning problems and my wife had to be political rights in Israel, the Gaza from dishes served by a popu- rushed to the hospital following Strip and the West Bank. Each lar Turkish restaurant in Frij acute pain in the abdomen and UN member state is reviewed Klaib area. had a premature delivery,” said The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani with other dignitaries every four years. The source of the poisoning is Kunhali, hailing from the south- during the inauguration of the tenth edition of Milipol Qatar 2014 at the Doha Exhibition Centre yesterday. Israel says that its obligations under not clearly known, although some ern Indian state of Kerala. international covenants do not extend of the victims reported that they The two children, seven and to the two Palestinian territories but developed health problems after three years old, were rushed to the UN panel and International Court eating chicken barbecue from the the Paediatric Emergency at Al Premier opens Milipol Qatar of Justice disagree. restaurant on Friday evening. Sadd, while Kunhali was admitted Committee member Cornelis The police sealed off the res- at the Hamad General Hospital DOHA: Locally made Search Qatar’s Ministry of Interior and are several latest products that are Flinterman noted that the com- taurant, located opposite the emergency. Kunhali said he was and Rescue drones are among France. entering the market for the first mittee was meeting soon after Nissan petrol station near Al Ahli discharged yesterday, along with the latest technologies that The exhibition is open from time in order to meet the require- the latest Gaza conflict, when Hospital, on Saturday, apparently his children, but was deeply wor- the Ministry of Interior is 10am to 6pm until tomorrow. ments of the security agencies.” Israeli forces killed about 2,000 on the basis of reports received ried about the condition of his showcasing this week at the French Interior Minister The exhibition has six interna- Palestinians, including 500 chil- from the hospitals. wife and the newborn baby. Milipol exhibition at the Doha Bernard Cazaneuve was present. tional pavilions — Italy, Britain, dren, and displaced hundreds of Many of the victims remain hospi- Another victim, Abdul Majeed, Exhibition Centre. He said Milipol exhibition was a Brazil, France, Germany, Austria thousands in July and August. talised with serious health problems. said he and his family also had The drone with a battery charge different one as it is alternatively and North America. The biggest Israeli ambassador Eviator A pregnant woman had a prema- problems after eating barbeque of about 20 to 30 minutes, is already held in Doha and Paris. pavilion according to area cov- Manor said the Jewish state was ture delivery on Saturday report- from the restaurant. being used by the Ministry to take He said that French compa- ered is North American which is forced to launch air strikes after edly after eating barbecue from the “We carried take-away from the pictures from above in mostly fire nies have been allowed to present 231sqm while the British pavilion Hamas militants fired 300 rockets restaurant on Friday evening. restaurant on Friday evening and related accidents to ensure timely their developments in security has the largest number of compa- and kidnapped three Israeli teen- The woman who was seven I, my wife, daughter and daugh- rescue operations, said Mohammed at all levels as a symbol of tech- nies with 24 firms. agers, later found dead. months pregnant developed infec- ter-in-law ate the dish. All of us Salem Al Mannai, an exhibitor nological progress that the two Brigadier Nasser said that Yuji Iwasawa, an panel expert tion and severe pain in the abdo- started vomiting and diarrhoea the from the Ministry. countries want to achieve in the Qatar Rail was one of the local from Japan, said the resumption men which apparently led to the next day. First we went to a private “Its photographic sensor is field of security. companies participating for the of a policy of punitive demolition child birth, her husband, Kunhali, hospital and were later referred to capable of providing good images The 10th edition of the exhibition first time and one garnering a lot of houses was a concern. “We an Indian expatriate, told this the Hamad General Hospital,” said for both day and night,” he said. covers more than 6,000sqm with of interest as it was undertaking have reports of Palestinians and daily last evening. Abdul Majeed, also an Indian. The Prime Minister and some 261 companies from 36 coun- the construction of metro rail. Bedouins compelled to give consent The child is in incubator at All of them were discharged Interior Minister, H E Sheikh tries exhibiting their latest prod- Qatar Rail will need surveil- to demolition in a coercive envi- the Newborn Intensive Care unit yesterday. Abdul Majeed said Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa ucts, which shows a growth of about lance cameras and other security ronment as a result of (Jewish) of the Hamad General Hospital the restaurant was closed by the Al Thani, inaugurated the three- seven percent from last year’s 244 devices to secure different railway settlers’ harassment and violence.” while the mother remains admit- police on Saturday. “ We heard day exhibition yesterday under exhibitors, according to Brigadier stations and Milipol Qatar is pro- “We have information that ted at the Women’s Hospital that more than 20 people suffered the auspices of the Emir H H Nasser bin Fahad Al Thani, viding them a good opportunity to Palestinians have been evicted emergency unit. from poisoning after eating food Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Chairman of Milipol Committee. interact with other companies in from their agricultural land “I, my pregnant wife and two from the same restaurant on the Thani. “Milipol is the only exhibition the field of security logistics. which impacts on their livelihood children had barbeque at the res- same day,” he said. He said that Milipol Qatar was in the Middle East specialising in Continued on page 4 and access to food,” he said. taurant at around 9pm on Friday. THE PENINSULA a result of cooperation between Internal Security,” he said. “There THE PENINSULA REUTERS

Turkey lets Iraqi Peshmerga cross border Lanka heads for 2014 on track to be presidential poll COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will hottest on record hold a presidential election in January, almost two years LONDON: The world is on sea average surface temperatures ahead of schedule, in which course for this to be the hottest registered 0.68°C above the 20th Mahinda Rajapaksa will seek year ever, with global land and century average of 14.1C, Noaa a third term, the information sea temperatures for September said. That ties with 1998 and 2010 minister said yesterday. the highest ever recorded for the as the warmest period on record. An early election had been month, the National Oceanic and And those records too are close widely expected. But the Atmospheric Administration to falling. “If 2014 maintains this remarks by Minister Keheliya (Noaa) said yesterday. temperature departure from aver- Rambukwella were the first con- The findings, which confirm age for the remainder of the year, firmation that Rajapaksa was September as the warmest such it will be the warmest year on seeking a fresh mandate after month on record, continue a record,” Noaa said in a statement. removing the two-term limit on string of record-beating months All of the world’s top 10 warm- the presidency soon after winning for global temperature. est years have occurred since re-election in 2010. The year to date for 2014 is 2000. Climate studies have shown already tied with 1998 as the the world is poised for more US man charged warmest such period since record warmth as the amounts of carbon Smoke and flames rise following an explosion in the Syrian town of Kobane yesterday. Turkey dropped its keeping began in 1880, Noaa sci- dioxide rise. with killing Saudi refusal to allow Kurdish fighters over the border to defend the besieged Kobane, saying it was now helping entists said. Combined land and THE GUARDIAN Iraqi Peshmerga to cross the frontier in a major policy shift. See also page 7 LOS ANGELES: A 28-year- old man was charged yester- day with murdering a college student from Saudi Arabia whose remains were found last week alongside a freeway in a Easy access to bank loans spoils Qatari youth Southern California desert city, Los Angeles prosecutors said. DOHA: Easy access to bank land in jail. But parents come to the “When Qatari women gather in mainly take loans to buy luxury to show off and compete with Agustin Rosendo Fernandez loans is spoiling an increas- rescue of many and save them from their majlises (living rooms) they cars and go on dream holidays. their peers and neighbours. could be eligible for the death pen- ing number of employed Qatari going to prison. There also have been mostly talk of how they have been Community elders say much “So buying an expensive car alty if he is found guilty of murder- youth as they tend to splurge cases where charitable bodies have suffering just because their son or of the blame for the loan scourge worth 300,000 to 400,000 riyals and ing 23-year-old Abdullah Abdullatif huge sums on lu x ur y and indulge rescued loan defaulters. husband has taken a loan and is should go to banks and other lend- going on dream vacations are com- Alkadi during a robbery and car- in criminal waste of money. Local Arabic daily Al Raya unable to repay.” ing institutions like finance com- mon among most employed youth,” jacking in Palm Desert, the Los Buying expensive cars and holi- reported on Sunday that a com- Already, many loan defaulters panies as they provide easy credit. said Al Jefairi, a former member Angeles County District Attorney’s daying in dream destinations are mon woe Qatari women face is are spending time in prison, while “Banks should consult the families of the Central Municipal Council office said in a statement. a passion among many a youth, a the scourge of taking loans among there are others who have been of loan seekers if they are younger (CMC). Alkadi, an engineering student large number of whom take huge their men, mostly the youth. given a warning by banks and people,” Issa Al Sulaiti told the The scenario turns worse for at California State University, loans they find hard to repay. “There are many women whose financial services companies to daily. “Lending rules must change.” many when they top up loans to Northridge, went missing from Strict about recovery, lending son or husband is saddled with a repay or face the music. Lawyer Abdul Rahman Al finance their marriage and they, his home in the Los Angeles sub- institutions like banks and financial huge loan and, sadly, that loan has Then, there are those defaulters Jefairi said the tendency towards thus, get caught in a never-ending urb of Reseda on September 17. services companies eventually go been taken for no productive use,” who have been rescued by their oneupmanship is catching up vicious debt cycle, said Al Jefairi. AGENCIES after the defaulters, many of whom the daily said. parents, said the daily. The youths among Qatari youth. They want THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Emir meets Azerbaijan Minister Sheikha Moza opens science parks forum Focus on the need to transform research into practice

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday met Azerbaijan’s Minister of Emergency Situations Kamaladdin Heydarov and his delegation at Al Bahr Palace and discussed relations and topics of mutual inter- est. The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani was present. Heydarov is in Doha to attend Milipol Qatar 2014. QA to launch Frankfurt as first A350 XWB route DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA) for XWB service because of the Executive, QA, said, “This year has announced Frankfurt as capacity the aircraft provides for has been a Year of the Fleet for H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser opening the International Association of Science Parks (IASP) World Conference the first route for its highly the comfort of its business and QA. The airline has demonstrated with IASP President, Rick Weddle, at Qatar National Convention Centre yesterday. The forum is hosted by Qatar anticipated A350 Xtra Wide leisure travellers. its commitment to quality and Foundation Research & Development’s Qatar Science & Technology Park. MAHER ATTAR Body (XWB) aircraft. QA flies twice-daily to comfort offered on board and to As the global launch operator Frankfurt, and the double pair- providing passengers with the of A350 XWB, the programme ings will be operated by an A350. leading technology available in DOHA: For the first time in the will achieve another milestone Initially, QR067/068 will be the the aviation industry. Arab World, the International once the airline receives its first first pairing with A350, followed “QA looks forward to inaugu- Association of Science Parks Research firms occupied aircraft before the year-end. shortly by QR069/70. rating our first A350 on the Doha- World Conference (IASP2014) Upon delivery, following weeks The 283 seats are divided Frankfurt route, and introducing was convened in Doha of induction preparation, QA will across a dual cabin layout, con- this next-generation aircraft yesterday. 95pc of QSTP in five years be set to introduce its first com- figured in Business Class and very soon on many other cities IASP2014, the 31st world mercial service to the German Economy Class — 36 and 247 seats offered on the airline’s extensive conference of International DOHA: Companies dedicated to research have occupied 95 per- business hub city of Frankfurt. respectively. network.” Before the year end, Association of Science Parks and cent of Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP) within its Frankfurt will be operated non- QA has 80 Airbus A350s on the airline will reach 146 desti- Areas of Innovation, was inaugu- five years of operations, said a senior official. stop daily with an A350 starting order, and expects to induct the nations, launching new services rated by H H Sheikha Moza bint Forty international and local companies are in QSTP, Hamad Al from January. first eight aircraft into its fleet to Djibouti on October 26 and Nasser, Visionary Chairperson of Kuwari, Managing Director, QSTP, told a press conference on the The airline has chosen the before 2015-end. Asmara (Eritrea) on December 4. Qatar Foundation, together with sidelines of IASP2014. European city for its first route Akbar Al Baker, Group Chief THE PENINSULA Rick Weddle, ISAP President, “In the first phase we focused on infrastructure, only five percent at Qatar National Convention of occupancy is vacant. In the second phase, we will look how we Centre. can cater to entrepreneurs, support and help them implement their The three-day conference ideas into businesses,” he added. is being held under the theme Al Kuwari said QSTP is not a research entity, although it collabo- ‘Science Parks; where Technology rated for some research in the past. “QSTP initially was involved in Goes to Work,’ highlighting the some research, but it’s only an incubator of research.” need to transform research into Rick Weddle, President, IASP, Luis Sanz, Director-General, IASP, practice. The event is hosted by Dr Ismail Array, General Manager, Istanbul Technology Park, and Qatar Science and Technology Mohamed Hamad Al Masaki, Director-General, Knowledge OSIS Park (QSTP). Muscut-Oman’s Technology Park, were present. In 2012, Qatar Foundation To a question about challenges in the field of science and technol- Research & Development’s Qatar ogy in the region, Al Masaki said they differ from country to country, Science and Technology Park however some like availability of talent are common. won a competitive bid to host the “Challenges vary, but availability of talent, maturity in putting conference. research into practice, standard of education in universities to “It’s significant that the confer- support research, gap between education and needs of the market ence is held in Doha. are common problems,” he said, adding funding for research is a “It indicates the recognition of problem in some countries in the region. THE PENINSULA Qatar and the region as the driv- ing force in the area of science, challenges and opportunities of “The YouTube experience technology and innovation,” said innovation management, with taught me that a small group of Hamad Al Kuwari, Managing experts and policymakers setting individuals with the same vision Director, QSTP and Head of the agenda for science and tech- can make a difference and I IASP 2014 Doha Organising nology hubs around the world. believe this is very similar to any Committee. In his keynote speech, Chad science and technology park aim- On the importance of science Hurley, Co-Founder of YouTube ing to achieve its goals. and technology parks, he said, — the world’s largest and most “My advice to all entrepreneurs “Science parks are incubators fos- popular video sharing site and the and innovators in Qatar is to sur- tering the environment required third most visited site — shared round themselves with great indi- for fast commercialisation of his experience. viduals who are ready to create research and bringing technology He discussed the rise of solutions for the greater good. to the market.” YouTube and managing its mete- “I still feel there is a tremen- More than 400 delegates oric growth. dous opportunity for videos as a attended the opening session, With entrepreneurs in Qatar platform… There is opportunity along with entrepreneurs, tech and delegates at the summit, he because the world is always wait- leaders and policymakers. shared lessons learned from his ing for more,” he added. The conference aims to explore experience. THE PENINSULA

Hotels see healthy business as number of tourists increases BY SACHIN KUMAR East, told this daily. official of a hotel. Average occupancy rates in Qatar Tourism Authority DOHA: Hotels are expected to 2013 increased to 61 percent com- released a new Qatar National witness healthy business in the pared to 54 percent over 2012. Tourism Sector Strategy Plan: current year due to the increas- Currently, there are around 110 2030 in February 2014. ing number of tourists and no hotels and serviced apartment The plan outlines public and major hotels planning to open properties which are rated two private investment of $40bn to in the country. to five stars. $45bn on tourism-related projects Occupancy ratio of hotels in The hospitality sector is heav- up to 2030 to increase the number 2014 is likely to be around 75 ily dependent on business tourism of tourist arrivals from 1.2 million percent compared to 50 to 60 and hotels get majority of their in 2012 to 6.m7-7.4m by 2030. percent in previous years. business from visitors attending The plan also aims to diversify “We expect the average occu- exhibitions, conferences, semi- the tourism market, which relies pancy rates of hotels in Doha and nars and other such events. heavily on business-related travel neighbouring areas to be around The hospitality sector sees high and visitors from other GCC 73-75 percent in 2014. fluctuations with business going countries. “Rise in the number of tour- low during Ramadan and reach- Arrivals from the GCC ists was a main factor for higher ing peak in winter. accounted for 70 percent of all occupancy. Also, no major hotel “Coming months are very visitors to Qatar in 2012. has opened so far in the current crucial for hotels. Many offi- The plan also aims to increase year which has proved good for cial events happen during visitors from outside the GCC to existing hotels,” Edward Brooks, November, December, January 64 percent by 2030. Senior Director, DTZ Middle and February,” said a senior THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 Tumultuous sea with Qatar ‘aims to become a leader strong wind likely today DOHA: The weather bureau will continue tomorrow and last has warned that the sea could until late on Thursday night, the in innovative digital economy’ be tumultuous today with bureau said in a special bulletin strong wind, making the waves yesterday. jump up to four to five feet. The weather is likely to At night, particularly in the become relatively pleasant Minister highlights Qatar’s Connect 2020 ICT Policy Statement at ITU forum north, the waves will be more from tomorrow when day tem- jumpy. peratures are expected to fall by DOHA: Qatar’s aim is to become the homes in Qatar. update on how new developments Inshore, too, the weather will around four degrees C on aver- the best-connected country “As a nation, we can’t think in ICT are transforming our lives. be slightly unstable with thin age, to 34 degrees, while at night in the world and a leader in of a more important goal than Fresh innovations around layers of dust in the air. There the mercury level will be around innovative digital economy, the inclusiveness and ensuring that smart technology will be on will be scattered clouds, with 26. The maximum temperature Minister of Information and all people reap the benefits of ICT display for the first time at chances of rain in the north and forecast for today is 39 degrees Communications Technology regardless of their age, gender, ITU Telecom World 2014. They near the east coast. and the minimum 29. H E Dr Hessa Sultan Al Jaber income, location, or abilities. included smart city, smart Strong northwesterly wind THE PENINSULA said. “For several years now, ICT building and smart stadium She was delivering Qatar’s training programmes for women, technology. Connect 2020 ICT Policy low-skilled workers, people with Qatar is at the forefront of Statement at the ITU’s 19th disabilities, and the elderly have deploying these technologies, as Patient classification Plenipotentiary Conference in been successfully under way,” she the host of the FIFA World Cup Busan, South Korea. added. in 2022. “Our presence here affirms our She also spoke about youth as The ITU Plenipotentiary systems forum from today commitment to a future where the main translators of the policy Conference is the world’s larg- people everywhere can create, into reality and said, “We know est meeting of international DOHA: Healthcare experts will In keeping with tradition, the access, utilise, and share infor- that our youth will propel Qatar policymakers. Around 3,000 par- discuss all aspects of case clas- 30th PCSI conference will gather mation and knowledge to achieve forward into the future. To equip The Minister of Information and ticipants, including heads of state sification, analysis and financ- the work and experience of 200 their full potential as well as fuel them with advanced 21st cen- Communications Technology H E and around 130 VIPs from over ing at the Patient Classification experts worldwide in case-mix our economies. tury skills they need to be the Dr Hessa Sultan Al Jaber 160 countries, including govern- Systems International (PCSI) and wider areas of healthcare “Qatar is well-positioned for future leaders of the sector, we ment ministers and CEOs, are 2014 in Doha today, under the provision, with a strong pres- that future,” Dr Al Jaber said, have recently initiated a new pro- their businesses to reach market attending the conference. patronage of the Minister of ence from the region, according referring to Qatar’s high ranks gramme to train our young people success. It is held every four years to Public Health H E Abdullah bin to the Supreme Council of Health in recent World Economic Forum in advanced skills such as cloud Dr Al Jaber said, “We embrace set the strategic direction of ITU, Khalid Al Qahtani. (SCH). reports and Qatari research stud- computing, big data analysis, cod- Connect 2020’s vision and its four develop policies and recommen- The PCSI organisation gath- Dr Siniša Varga, Minister of ies that say Internet penetration ing, and media literacy.” goals: Growth, inclusiveness, sus- dations that address the evolving ers together leading experts from Health, Croatia, will deliver the among households and individuals The Minister also highlighted tainability, and innovation and needs of the union’s members, across the world for a specialist keynote speech. A poster presen- has reached near universal lev- the role ictQATAR’s Digital partnership.” elect the senior management segment of data flow focusing tation session will be held on the els, plus the 4G LTE technology Incubation Centre plays in help- She invited the audience to team, ITU Council members and on promoting and refining effec- sidelines. The conference will be countrywide, 185 percent mobile ing young entrepreneurs and the ITU Telecom World 2014 to members of the Radio Regulation tive coding systems for patient held for four days at Hilton Doha. penetration, and high-speed fiber start-ups to move on and advance be held in Qatar under the theme Board. classification. THE PENINSULA connecting around 85 percent of from starting up to smarting up ‘Future in Focus’, providing an THE PENINSULA

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DOHA: Oxford University Press (QNL) makes available OUP’s highest QNL, under Qatar Foundation for “OUP has been working with QF and of Library Sales, Middle East, Africa and (OUP) has announced that over 9,000 level monograph content and high quality Education, Science, and Community QNL for years, and we are delighted that Asia. monograph titles are available for free monograph content from other university Development, aims to spread knowledge, the two institutions that share many sim- Dr Claudia Lux, Project Director, QNL, to citizens and residents, including con- presses to students, lecturers, research- nurture imagination, cultivate creativity, ilar goals in terms of furthering excel- said: “Our approach is different from that tent from 17 major university presses ers and interested readers in Qatar. and preserve the nation’s heritage for the lence in research and scholarship have of other libraries. We are prioritising the alongside OUP’s scholarly monographs. A vast and rapidly-expanding online future. It also aims to promote a culture been able to support the academic com- creation of a digital information collection As a department of the University research database, University Press of excellence and furthers its role in sup- munity in Qatar. OUP and QNL will con- so that it can be used across the country. of Oxford, OUP furthers its mission of Scholarship Online, brings together the porting an innovative and open society tinue to support and train individuals and With its big monographs package, OUP excellence in education, scholarship, and best scholarly publishing from around the that aspires to develop sustainable human libraries to ensure that as many people is providing valuable information source research by publishing worldwide. The world, aggregating scholarly content from capacity, social, and economic prosperity as possible benefit from having access to to expand the Qatari knowledge society.” agreement with Qatar National Library leading university presses. for a knowledge-based economy. this content,” said Graham Grant, Head THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2014 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Call to preserve national First exhibition dedicated identity, cultural heritage amid globalisation to the Prophet opens DOHA: Qatar’s first National said, “Our exclusive sponsorship Identity Seminar, which started of Qatar’s first National Identity yesterday, stressed the impor- Seminar originates from our deep tance of preserving national realisation of the importance of Expo in Ezdan Mall showcases the life and teachings identity and cultural heritage the Qatari identity and the neces- amid globalisation. sity that we preserve it lest it DOHA: ‘Our Prophet, Peace “In Qatar, we aim at turning should dissolve into the multitude Be Upon Him (PBUH)’, a first- our culture into a platform to of other identities in the age of of-its-kind exhibition in Qatar reinforce identity, citizenship and globalisation with the world turn- dedicated to the life of Prophet national pride, and we seek to pre- ing into a small village.” Mohammed, opened in Ezdan serve our cultural heritage, which On family and identity, Dr Mall yesterday. starts at the core of the Qatari Maysara Taher, Manager, Beit Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani family. Al Mashoora Psychological bin Abdullah Al Thani launched “The family lies at the heart of Consultancy, said, “We appre- the exhibition, attended by VIPs the Qatari community, and one ciate efforts of Qatar Heritage and guests. of the main goals of our National and Identity Centre to examine Engineer Ibrahim Fakhro, Development Plan 2011-2016 is the histories of other nations, organiser of the exhibition, told to enable Qatari families finan- as they aim to shed the light on this daily that he was happy cially, as a way to hold family the importance of history and its about the turnout at the open- ties, and reinforce our commit- influence on identity. ing event and the interest the ment to our identity and values,” “Understanding our history exhibition is generating from the Minister of Development enables us to realise the philoso- people. Planning and Statistics H E Dr phy behind it, where we can learn “The opening was great. Saleh Mohammed Al Nabit told lessons that family was and still There were many VIPs and the opening ceremony. is the core of preserving identity there was big interest for peo- Under the patronage of the among nations.” ple to come. Prime Minister and Interior Dr Kaltham Al Ghanem, “This is the first time that an Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Manager, Human and Social exhibition on the Prophet has Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Sciences Centre, spoke about been done in Qatar. If it gen- two-day seminar at Sharq Village the impact of demographics on erates good interest, we would and Spa is organised by Qatar national identity. probably host this exhibition Engineer Ibrahim Fakhro explains an installation to Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani and Heritage and Identity Centre and The seminar also featured two yearly in different locations for other guests after the opening of the exhibition at Ezdan Mall yesterday. sponsored by Vodafone. case studies presented by TV per- different people to come,” he Among the topics were Qatari sonality, Mariko Mikami, from added. identity as a priority within the Japan and Cultural Expert from The exhibition showcases other installations, was made of his companion Abu Baker Al people. “I thought this is the Qatar National Vision 2030, fam- Oman, Ahmed Khamis Bou Safi, major phases of the Prophet’s of construction materials used Siddik. best place as it would attract ily and identity, demographical who shared successful examples life, including the Prophethood during his time. What is special about the more people to come. Mall visi- effect on identity, the role of popu- on methods adopted in their coun- in Madinah Al Munawara. Eighteen portraits demon- expo is that it concretises ideas tors may visit and spend some lation dynamics, and the media’s tries to preserve national identity. Some parts of the town dis- strating developments of the about the Prophet discussed in time in the expo. take on identity. The seminar continues today played include the Prophet’s prophetic stages, major his- books, Fakhro said. “In addition, the expo is open In his keynote speech, Dr Khalid with former Kuwaiti minister of mosque, market, horse racing torical events, the death of “Some of the interesting high- from morning until late night Youssuf Al Mulla, Executive information, Dr Saad bin Tefla field and other natural features the Prophet, his lifestyle with lights of the expo are Makkah, and there’s ample parking Director, Qatar Heritage and speaking on the effect of tra- such as the mountains sur- his wives, a portrait for the Madinah, the Prophet’s house space.” Identity Centre said: “Addressing ditional and modern media on rounding the town, valleys and Prophet’s miracles with elabo- and the Prophet’s mosque. We Malik Qaiser Awan, General national identity is our call to pre- identity. trenches. rations in English and Arabic, study them in books but now Manager, Ezdan Mall, said: serve a valuable asset, and an invi- Dr Fatima Al Suweidy, A highlight of the expo is the and other relevant features and this is a chance for people to see “We are happy and excited tation to build a communication Deputy Chief, Arabic Language route taken by the Prophet’s events are also displayed. them which is better than just that the exhibition of Prophet bridge between Qatari culture and Department, Qatar University, camel and the house of Abu Documentary films about reading about them,” he said. Mohammed (PBUH) is taking other cultures. We aim to apply will talk about identity and the Ayob Al Ansari who hosted the major events in Makkah and its He said while some pieces place in our mall. It’s a first-of- a modern lifestyle without losing Arabic language and Mohammed Prophet when he first arrived main features as well as films were from his personal collec- its-kind event in Qatar which the shape and form of our identity Ali Abdullah, expert in cultural in Madinah. about the early stages of the tion, others including the mock- will probably help educate lots and values.” architecture, on identity through Another focus of the expo is Prophet’s mission to his migra- ups were made and brought of Muslims and non-Muslims on Mohammed Al Yami, Director, architecture in Qatar. the mosque of the Prophet at tion to Makkah or Hejra, the from Madinah. the journey of the Prophet.” External Affairs, Vodafone Qatar, THE PENINSULA the beginning of the Islamic construction of the Prophet’s He said the expo would be The exhibition, which is sup- Dawa when Qebla was directed mosque - materials used, meas- very valuable “for families to ported by Al Sheikh Abdullah towards Al Aqsa mosque in urements and ways of construc- come to with their children. bin Zaid Al Mahmoud Islamic Al Quds (Jerusalem) and the tion, are also shown. There will be 10 people to Cultural Centre, Al Asmakh change made in the direction Other films shown depicted explain about the Prophet.” Charity and Ezdan Mall and is Four deals signed at Milipol 2014 of Qebla to Makkah. the battles of Badr and Al Asked on the choice of the open every day from 10am to The expo also displays the Khandak and the death of the expo’s venue, he said, it was 10pm until November 16. Continued from page 1 event, including a letter of intent house of the Prophet, which, like Prophet, his grave and the grave intended to reach out to more THE PENINSULA The Milipol 2014 is displaying lat- between Qatar and France in the est technological advancements in presence of the Premier and the terms of products and services. French interior minister. Participants and exhibitors from The letter covers training, coop- local and international solutions eration, mutual understanding and providers are covering a wide range exchange of information in the field of fields that include transmissions, of security. Career guidance, training projects communications and tracking; Cooperation agreements were authentication, access control and signed between Lekhwiya and the surveillance systems; corporate and French Gendarmerie; between media; and information technology. Public Security and Azerbaijan and launched in Palestine schools Four co-operation agreements between Lekhwiya and Azerbaijan. were signed on the first day of the THE PENINSULA RAMALLAH: Together with the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Silatech and International Youth Foundation (IYF) have launched a pilot career guid- ance project in schools with a training programme for 16 public school counsellors. During the four-day course, counsellors received training as career advisers, qualifying for individual career counselling sessions to help youth choose their careers. The counsellors represent the 16 Palestinian districts to ensure full dissemination and coverage. The training was delivered by a certified IYF master trainer as part of the Silatech-IYF partnership. The programme uses the Tamheed career guidance devel- oped by Mindmill and Silatech, a Qatar-based social initiative focused on improving employ- Officials with some of the counsellors. ment and entrepreneurship opportunities for young people Bethlehem University, Al that provides comprehensive guidance for Palestinian youth. in the Arab world. Najah National University, results with details students can We are pleased to expand the Tamheed is a psychomet- Arab American University and use for better decisions.” partnership to the ministry ric assessment that analyses Ramallah Friends School and Dr Bashar Enabosi, Head, the to help secondary school stu- the personality, interests and NGOs, including Community Counselling Unit of the ministry, dents make informed decisions strengths of young people, and Development and Continuing said, “Tamheed is a new expe- regarding career and educa- helps align these with career Education Institute, Palestinian rience in career guidance and tional choices.” paths. Vision Organization, YWCA, counselling; it is practical and Dr Mohammed AlMbaid, Tamheed career guidance Leaders, Ta’awon for Conflict opens new paths for students Country Director, IYF, services are available from Resolution, and Vocational to know their talents and skills Palestine, said, “The partner- trained advisers in Qatar, Egypt, Education and Training and helps them make decisions ship with Silatech builds on Palestine, Jordan, Morocco, Association. about their future. The result of support IYF provided to the Tunisia, Algeria, Syria, and The pilot programme with this stage will identify the next ministry through the USAID- Saudi Arabia. the ministry will also offer steps in expanding the project to funded Youth Entrepreneurship Silatech’s partnership with summer internships to selected other schools and counsellors.” Development Programme, IYF was launched in 2012, students, allowing them a better Dr Rachel Awad, Silatech’s which aims to strengthen the and now 48 trained advisers chance to explore their fields of Associate Director of ministry’s capacity to deliver provide career guidance to interest. Employability, said, “This is an essential school-to-career serv- Palestinian youth at institu- Counsellor and training par- exciting extension of the work ices to students in a sustainable tions. The program is operating ticipant Mohammed Sabri said we have been doing with IYF manner.” Palestine Polytechnic University, “Tamheed is a scientific tool to promote and support career THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05

Qatar to attend Arab education HMC endorsed as region’s model forum in Kuwait DOHA: Qatar will par- ticipate in the 23rd confer- Implementation of occupational and environmental health standards recognised ence of the Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States, DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation which opens in Kuwait today. (HMC) has been endorsed as the model The Minister of Education for implementing occupational and envi- and Higher Education and ronmental health standards for the Secretary-General of the region’s healthcare institutions, at a Supreme Education Council workshop held recently in Bahrain. (SEC) HE Dr Mohammed The workshop ‘Developing Mechanism Abdul Wahed Ali Al Hammadi and Plans of Action for Applying will lead Qatar’s delegation to Occupational and Environmental Health the two-day meeting. Standards for Accreditation Hospitals and The conference will discuss other Healthcare Facilities’, focused on for- the report of the chairman of mulating mechanisms and action plans for the executive Board on the implementing occupational and environ- 22nd and 23rd sessions of the mental health standards in the region. conferences and the director- At the workshop, attended by officials of general’s report on implemen- the executive office of the GCC Ministers tation of programmes and of Health, HMC proved to be the only projects for 2013-2014 healthcare institution in the region that has demonstrated optimal implementation French ties of standards. Delegates from Qatar included Mohamed reviewed Babiker El Nimah, Head of the Occupational Health and Safety Department, HMC, and PARIS: The Attorney Leo Sigual Dote, Safety Instructor, at the General, Dr Ali bin Fetais department, as well as representatives of Al Marri, met former the Supreme Council of Health and Qatar French prime minister Alain Petroleum. Juppe in the French city of El Nimah said the experience HMC Some of the participants pose for a group photo. Bordeaux. Talks dealt with attained during the process for Joint the National School for the Commission International accreditation Judiciary and cooperation. enabled it to fully implement occupational our methodologies and endorsed HMC as a occupational and environmental health health standards. “Moreover, our access Al Marri also met the and environmental health standards, plac- model for implementing occupational and standards in the region. to external and internal expertise, facili- Minister of Justice and ing the corporation at the forefront in the environmental health standards in the “The achievement reflects the hard work tated by HMC, and working with the Keeper of the Seals, Christiane field in the region. GCC,” he said. and efforts we made to implement these Supreme Council of Health on occupa- Taubira, in Paris. The meet- “During the workshop, we reviewed how Dr Huda Al Noimi, Executive Director, standards throughout all HMC facilities.” tional and environmental health issues ing focused on legal and judi- occupational and environmental health Occupational Health and Safety Dr Al Noimi said HMC’s accreditation made us attain this rank in the GCC,” cial cooperation. Al Marri also standards are being implemented in our Department, HMC, said: “We are honoured process had facilitated full implementation she added. held talks with the President’s hospitals. Participants were impressed with to be elected as a model in implementing of the occupational and environmental THE PENINSULA Adviser Emmanuel Bonn on cooperation, especially in the legal and judicial field. Algerian minister meets envoy QA, S7 Airlines launch new codeshare arrangements DOHA: Qatar Airways (QA) St. Petersburg, Omsk, Perm, “Becoming a member of one- global alliance network.” The new flyer points on each other’s flights ALGIERS: The Algerian and S7 Airlines have strength- Rostov, Yekaterinburg, Tyumen world last October was one of arrangements make connections to their final destinations. Minister of Fisheries and ened relationship with the and Helsinki. S7 Airlines cus- the landmarks in QA’s history. simpler by allowing for a single The codeshare, which took Marine Resources, Sid launch of new codeshare tomers will also be able to book It has strengthened our com- carrier code booking across mul- effect on October 8, comes at a Ahmed Ferroukhi, yester- arrangements between the two from Russia to Phuket (Thailand) petitive offering and the advent tiple flights, but there is the added time when QA will celebrate its day met Qatari Ambassador oneworld members, expand- and Phnom Penh (Cambodia) via of these new codeshare routes benefit that members of the air- first anniversary as a oneworld Ibrahim bin Abdul Aziz Al ing travel opportunities for Doha. with S7 Airlines has expanded lines’ frequent flyer programmes member on October 30. Sahlawi. They discussed customers. QA Group Chief Executive, travel options further within our will be able to collect frequent THE PENINSULA cooperation and means of QA’s passengers travelling Akbar Al Baker, said: “Alliances enhancing it in the field of to Russia from its network will and codeshares are playing an fishing and fish resources. be able to connect onto domes- important role in the airline QNA tic destinations such as Sochi, industry and that will continue Chelyabinsk, Samara, Kazan, long into the future.

GCC meteorology meeting begins

DOHA: The sixth meet- its experimental period, noting that meeting called for a mechanism to ing of GCC standing monitoring has proven the initial boost coordination between GCC committee for mete- quality of the extracted data. countries, he said, adding a mecha- orology and climate, He said the centre will be offi- nism to link monitoring stations hosted by Civil Aviation cially opened in November, under the will start between Oman and Qatar Authority, represented auspices of the Chairman of Qatar to enable each side see the readings by Qatar Meteorology Civil Aviation Authority, Abdul Aziz of the other party. The meeting also Department, began Mohamed Al Nuaimi. discussed aeronautical and meteoro- yesterday. Qatar’s working paper at the logical services. QNA In his keynote speech at the opening session, Dr Abdullah Al Hashim, Assistant Secretary- General for Human and Environmental Affairs at the GCC general secre- tariat, praised the role of meteorology in all walks of life and the impact of climate’s elements on all human activities. He stressed the impor- tance of cooperation and coordination between GCC meteorology departments to exchange information and data on weather and climate. In a statement on the sidelines of the meet- ing, Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed, Director, Meteorology Department, and Qatar’s Permanent Representative to World Meteorological Organization, said the meeting discussed coop- eration between meteorol- ogy departments, network of seismic stations and weather radars projects in the GCC countries to track the weather in all member states in terms of clouds’ movement and weather changes. He also stressed the need for coordination of positions with regard to the next election of World Meteorological Congress in Geneva, and said we intend to set up mechanisms to boost efforts. He said the national and international earthquake monitoring centre began TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2014 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Over 530 educators, QF forum to address youth students attend Qatar Leadership Conference development in Qatar

DOHA: Northwestern University Inc., and Ryan Villanueva, co-founder in Qatar (NU-Q), Georgetown of Best Delegate, US-based Education ARC’14 leads youth, knowledge society and Arab world research agenda University School of Foreign Company specialising in Model UN Service in Qatar (GU-Q) and The resources, training and consulting. DOHA: Qatar Foundation over 2,000 delegates and where ‘Caught between a Rock and a Hague International Model United “At GU-Q, we are continuously for Education, Science and many of Qatar’s research grand Hard Place: The Crisis of Arab Nations Qatar (THIMUN Qatar), finding ways to engage with the com- Community Development’s challenges were unveiled. The Youth.’ have announced the successful munity and developing young leaders. Research and Development forum offers an opportunity The conference will offer conclusion of Qatar Leadership Our partnership with QLC to bring (QF R&D) has announced for experts to recognise local panel discussions, technical Conference (QLC) 2014, the flag- together Georgetown students, fac- the Annual Research research excellence, and acti- presentations, and debates ship professional development ulty and staff with local and interna- Conference (ARC 2014) vate multidisciplinary knowl- where experts will share forum for educators and students tional participants for skill-building agenda to address youth edge sharing and collaboration experiences and innova- in the Middle East. and professional development is an development in the country to tackle national and interna- tive approaches ‘Towards The third annual conference, held important way to fulfil our mission,” to ensure the sustainability tional research challenges. World-Class Research and at Qatar National Conference Centre said Dr Gerd Nonneman, Dean. of future generations. The principal presentation Innovation.’ Abstract submis- in Education City, witnessed a 20 “We look forward to building on The conference on November and Q&A session will be mod- sions will be chosen based on percent rise in attendees this year, the successes of the last three years 18-19 will be held under the erated by Dr John T Crist, merit and presented by scien- with over 530 students, teachers and of working with NU-Q and THIMUN patronage of H H Sheikha Georgetown University School tists on how to help address, mentors from schools in Qatar and through QLC, and to continued Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Foreign Service in Qatar, lead and guide the ‘Youth, the region participating in events to engagement with students on the of QF. with presentations on ‘Youth Knowledge Society, and the expand and nurture youth leadership important issues impacting the world QF R&D has been active aspiration and motivation in Arab World’ research agenda. skills. It featured MUN debate with around them.” in promoting QF’s vision of Qatar: Evidence from educa- Dr Reksulak said, “Our educational leaders working with Lisa Martin, Head of THIMUN cultivating life-long learning tion surveys,’ by Dr Darwish partnerships with academic participants in skill-building, profes- Qatar, said, “QLC promotes multi- and interest in science and understanding of how to move Al Emadi from Social and institutions across Qatar, sional learning, organisation, teach- ple opportunities to foster discussion research, with the annual a society towards a knowledge- Economic Research Institute, as well as international col- ing, community and service, media between emerging youth leaders and research conference being its based economy. Qatar University. laborations, are providing and film programmes. High school recognised authorities in their fields. flagship event. “The tremendous progress Prof. Dr Verena Lepper an excellent platform for the students and teachers were provided It is an incubator of new ideas and The conference will bring Qatar has achieved in natu- from Egyptian Museum development of social science with workshops and a programme to supports the development of quali- together experts in Qatar and ral, applied, environmental and Papyrus Collection, research. By offering insights assist with professional development, ties needed in today’s youth, to act QF R&D and international and health sciences needs to Germany and Arab-German into how to design an effec- utilising tools to run MUN and media on their knowledge and make their experts to lead discussions to be supported by the progress Young Academy of Sciences tive incentive structure, how studies programmes. voices heard. The student-led work- generate excitement for Qatar- of social sciences and capacity and Humanities, Germany, to build state-of-the-art infra- “The conference plays a pivotal shops provide an opportunity to based research and showcase development to achieve a sus- will discuss ‘Challenges and structure and conditions to role in providing knowledge-sharing practise skills needed by leaders of young Qatari talent. tainable society of the future.” Opportunities of Arab-German develop world-class education and workshop opportunities critical all ages. Whether you are a delegate Dr Michael Reksulak Hosted at QF member Scientific Cooperation among programmes, ARC’14 will help for educators and students to hone new to MUN, or an official from (pictured), Director, Social Qatar National Convention Young Scientists. Qatar take significant steps leadership skills,” said Dr Everette E the UN, and everyone in between Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Centre (QNCC), the confer- Dr Mohamed Mohieddin towards achieving its National Dennis, Dean and CEO, NU-Q. — teachers, new directors, student said: “ARC presents an oppor- ence follows on the success of from Doha International Vision 2030.” “Its growth in popularity is testa- officers, humanitarians, activists, tunity to identify gaps in our ARC’13, which was attended by Family Institute, will speak on THE PENINSULA ment to the importance of bringing film enthusiasts and budding entre- together education institutions to preneurs — QLC is a place to act on offer multi-discipline learning. Our ideas and find your voice, all critical leadership in co-hosting the forum components for engaged leadership.” with Qatar-based partners dem- QLC is part of initiatives to bring onstrates the importance we place together students and faculty from on providing world-class communi- various campuses in Education City. Texas A&M research could lead to safer, cation, journalism, and liberal arts It includes the recent launch of the programmes to benefit our students first ‘Doha Seminar,’ a new interdis- and the wider community.” ciplinary honours seminar open to greener wells for oil, gas industry Keynote speakers included outstanding undergraduate students Canadian humanitarian Peter in EC and taught by professors from DOHA: A research project led the outside of the casing and or expand, causing minor frac- Dalglish, William Yotive from the UN Qatar Foundation Education City by a Texas A&M University at the rock and dirt surround- tures in the cement or cause Department of Public Information universities, Qatar University and Qatar’s petroleum engineer- ing the pipe. This gap must be the cement to separate from in New York, Ben Keesey, Executive Brookings Doha Center. ing faculty member could lead cemented completely to fill so the casing. Repeating the cycle Director and CEO, Invisible Children, THE PENINSULA to safer, more environmen- that there are no cracks, voids many times over through the tally friendly wells for the oil or other channels in the rock. life of the well can worsen the and gas industry. “We want oil or gas to come damage and cause the cracks to Dr Mahmood Amani (pic- up through the casing, not the propagate. Indian actor Jaaved Jafferi to attend tured), Associate Professor gap because we can control the The research team designed in the Petroleum Engineering fluids coming up through the special cells in which to test Programme, said a new testing pipe,” Amani said. cement using a high-tempera- opening of Aljazeera film festival procedure developed by him and “If oil or gas comes up ture, high-pressure viscometer DOHA: Indian actor Jaaved Jafferi will be honorary guest at the opening his colleagues could help the through the gap between the for drilling fluids. ceremony of the 10th Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival petroleum industry ensure the rock and casing, then we lose These cement cells were on Thursday at Ritz-Carlton Doha. safety of their wells and make some of those resources we’re bonded to steel, the type of Jafferi is also a voice talent, dancer and impressionist known for his work sure the wells don’t leak chemi- trying to bring out. metal that would be used as a in several Bollywood films and Indian television shows, which won him awards cals into groundwater. “It can also cause corrosion well casing. and gave him a formidable fan following. Funded by Qatar National behind the pipe or, if it travels The cement and steel were The ceremony will also feature the Palestinian documentary Broken Strings Research Fund’s (QNRF) up to the surface, it can cause rock. Oil and gas are trapped in subjected to pressures and tem- by director Ahmed Hassouna. The film tackles the aggression on Gaza through National Priorities Research fire or a blowout, which could it and do not flow freely. With peratures in a variety of sce- the eyes of children and sensitive themes of dreams and music. Programme (NPRP), the lead to loss of life or property, or hydraulic fracturing high-pres- narios, and then the cycles were A total of 161 films from 60 countries will vie for awards. They include 34 researchers investigated the environmental damage.” sure water containing chemical repeated. The team observed long, 51 medium, 45 short and 31 new horizon films. They were chosen from integrity of concrete used in Amani said another con- polymers is pumped into a well. when — after how many cycles among 910 films from 110 countries. THE PENINSULA wells when subjected to cyclic cern is oil or gas travelling up This fluid causes fractures in — the cracks initiated and then loadings — repeated cycles of through the gap and making its the rock, forcing oil or gas into propagated. high temperatures or pressures. way into groundwater. the well. The result of the experi- When a new well is drilled, it This is a big worry for envi- Amani said what if pump- ments is a new testing proce- must be drilled through thou- ronmentalists concerned about ing high-pressure fluids into dure to ensure the safety of the sands of feet of rock and dirt. hydraulic fracturing, or frack- the well causes cracks in the wells and that groundwater is A steel pipe called a casing ing, in which oil or gas is recov- cement? not contaminated. The team goes into the well to keep it open ered from shale and other rock Fluctuations in temperature has filed a patent disclosure on so it doesn’t collapse. and sand formations. and pressure in the well could the process and it’s now under But there’s a gap between Shale is a type of very tight cause the metal casing to shrink review. THE PENINSULA

Qatalum backs Qatar Diabetes Association projects DOHA: Qatalum has expressed willingness to continue to support Qatar Diabetes Association (QDA) in accomplishing its projects and initiatives to improve the healthcare of diabetics and their families in Qatar. Ibrahim Jassim Fakhri, Communications Manager, Qatalum, said: “We are pleased to contribute to the valuable work of the association, offer- ing healthcare and moral support to patients and their families, and raising awareness about the impact of diabetes. Qatalum is keen to contribute to charities which serve social responsibility and human val- ues, and reflect our company vision.” Dr Abdul Hamaq, Director, QDA, said: “Qatalum has Officials at the event. proved it is a prop for the Qatari economy, reflecting its added value and willingness strengthen a relationship based support for medical, sports, Sport Day, and similar projects to assist us in reaching out to on human values, social service environmental and human and initiatives. In recognition of more patients and their fami- and a collaborative society, and areas. these efforts, Qatalum received lies as we provide them with we hope it will enjoy sustained Special contributions were the Social Responsibility healthcare they need. progress”. As part of its com- given to Al Noor Institute – Award 2014 from Arab Social “Qatalum’s contribution mitment to social responsibil- Doha, Qatar Foundation for Responsibility Organisation. is a special opportunity to ity, the company has provided Elderly People Care, National THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2014 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 US drops weapons for Kurds fighting IS Syrian Kurdish forces welcome military assistance; spokesman refuses to reveal nature of weapons

MURSITPINAR, TURKEY: thank America for this support,” “We are assisting Peshmerga Kurds battling jihadists for the said spokesman Redur Xelil. forces to cross into Kobane,” Syrian border town of Kobane “It will have a positive impact Cavusoglu said, adding talks on welcomed a first US airdrop of on military operations against the issue were ongoing. weapons yesterday as neigh- Daesh and we hope for more,” he “We have no wish at all to see bouring Turkey said it will help added, using the Arabic acronym Kobane fall.” Iraqi Kurds to support the fight. for IS. With the shift in Turkish strat- In an apparent bid to cut Xelil declined to detail the egy, the European Union urged Kobane off from Turkey, two weapons delivered but said there Ankara to open its border to help suicide car bombings struck the was “coordination” over the drop. Kobane. north of the town facing the bor- “Weapons have been sent The EU “calls on Turkey to der, the Syrian Observatory for according to their needs, and this open its border for any supply Human Rights said, without giv- is the first batch, and included for the people of Kobane,” said ing an immediate casualty toll. heavy weapons,” said Halgord the 28 EU foreign ministers in And the jihadists of the Islamic Hekmat, spokesman for Iraqi a statement after a meeting in State (IS) group sent in rein- Kurdish peshmerga forces, with- Luxembourg. forcements from Jarablous to the out providing further details. The YPG spokesman said no west of Kobane, as shelling of the IS launched its Kobane offen- peshmerga had yet arrived in centre of town resumed towards sive on September 16, swiftly Kobane and declined to comment the end of a relatively calm day. pushing Kurds back to the town on the Turkish plan. Ankara has refused land deliv- itself and sparking an exodus of In Iraq, the peshmerga spokes- eries of arms to the Syrian Kurds, 200,000 refugees into Turkey. man said Syrian Kurds trained in who are linked with Turkey’s out- But the Kurds have kept up a northern Iraq would be sent in lawed rebel Kurdistan Workers’ dogged resistance on the streets but not Iraqi Kurds. Party (PKK), but said it was help- of the town, of which they control “We have young Kurds from ing Iraqi Kurds to reinforce the around half. western Kurdistan (Syria) whom strategic town. Ankara has kept the YPG at we trained in (Iraqi) Kurdistan. The Syrian Kurdish forces in arms length because of its links We will send them to fight,” Kobane hailed the airdrop, say- to the PKK, which has waged Hekmat told AFP. “We do not ing it would “help greatly” in the a three-decade insurgency for have other forces to send.” town’s defence against a nearly Tracer rounds light up the sky over the Syrian town of Kobane during an air strike, as seen from the Mursitpinar Kurdish self-rule in southeast But despite carrying out its five-week offensive by the IS. crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border in the town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province, yesterday. Turkey that has left some 40,000 first airdrops in Kobane, the US Secretary of State John people dead. US military says its top prior- Kerry said it would have been and the losses they were inflict- to enable continued resistance reported a fresh raid yesterday Just Sunday, Turkish ity remains Iraq, where IS swept “morally very difficult to turn ing on IS. against ISIL’s attempts to over- afternoon. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan through much of the Sunni Arab your back on a community Three C-130 cargo aircraft take Kobane,” said US Central The main Syrian Kurdish fight- again described the group as heartland north and west of fighting ISIL,” using another carried out what the US military Command. ing force in Kobane, the People’s “terrorists”. Baghdad in June. acronym for IS. called “multiple” successful drops The US-led coalition has car- Protection Units (YPG), swiftly But Foreign Minister Mevlut Since last week, the Iraqi capi- And a senior administration of supplies, including small arms, ried out more than 135 air strikes welcomed the airdrop. Cavusoglu said Turkey was now tal has seen a rise in the number official said the airdrop was in provided by Kurdish authorities against IS targets around Kobane, “The military assistance helping Iraqi Kurdish pesh- of bomb attacks, several of which recognition of the “impressive” in Iraq. and an AFP correspondent just dropped by American planes at merga forces to bolster the fight have been claimed by the Sunni resistance put up by the Kurds The supplies were “intended across the border in Turkey dawn on Kobane was good and we in Kobane. extremist IS. AFP

Iranian TV says death of reporter At least 60 killed in Turkey is in Yemen violence suspicious SANAA: At least 60 people Shia-populated province taken were killed in Yemen as clashes last week by the rebels, said med- ANKARA: Iranian television raged between Shia rebels and ics and tribal sources. pointed the finger at Turkey Al Qaeda militants backed by Meanwhile, 15 fighters from yesterday over the death of a Sunni tribesmen battling for Al Qaeda and tribesmen were Lebanese-American journal- territory in the strife-hit coun- killed in the Rada clashes, tribal ist killed in a car crash while try, sources said yesterday. sources said. working for Iran’s Press TV The rebels, known as Houthis, Al Qaeda militants also in Turkey near the besieged have been facing fierce resist- attacked rebel positions northeast Syrian border town of Kobane. ance from Al Qaeda fighters and of Rada and along a road connect- However, the governor of the tribesmen as they seek to expand ing the town in Baida province to Turkish province where the crash their areas of control after seizing neighbouring Dhamar. occurred dismissed the allegations the capital Sanaa and the Red Sea Fighters backed by tribes- as unfounded, saying an investiga- port city of Hudeida. men also recaptured the town tion was under way. A suicide bomber killed 15 peo- of Udain, in southwestern Ibb Serena Shim, a Lebanese- ple yesterday, including children, province, which they had briefly American journalist, was killed when he detonated his explosives- overran last week in response on Sunday when the car she was laden car near a rebel check- to the rebels advance, a tribal A boy walks past a truck-mounted gun in Sanaa yesterday. travelling in collided with a heavy point in the town of Rada, south source said. vehicle, Turkish media reported. of Sanaa, witnesses and a tribal They then moved towards Hundreds of journalists have source said. nearby Ibb city, triggering heavy descended on the area in south- It came after heavy fighting clashes late yesterday with the advance, leaving dozens dead and easily captured Dhamar Al Qaeda and prevent it from tak- eastern Turkey to be within sight erupted overnight in Rada, a rebels. including 47 Houthi supporters but have faced heavy fighting in ing over the province.” of the Syrian town of Kobane, mixed Sunni-Shia area that has The Houthis have seized on in a suicide bombing in Sanaa this Sunni-majority Ibb province and The Shia rebels have tradi- where Kurdish forces have been been the scene of frequent clashes. chronic instability in Yemen month. from Al Qaeda in Baida province. tionally been concentrated in the fighting for more than a month to Twenty rebels were killed in since the 2012 ouster of long- The fighting has raised fears Tribesmen have accused gov- northern parts of Yemen, on the stave off an advance by the mili- another car bombing that tar- serving autocratic president Ali of Yemen collapsing into a failed ernment forces in the area of col- border with Sunni-dominated tants of Islamic State. geted a building where they Abdullah Saleh to take control of state. laborating with the rebels in their Saudi Arabia. Hamid Reza Emadi, the head had gathered and in subsequent large parts of the country. Hadi’s government is also a advance. Yemeni authorities and Saudi of Press TV’s newsroom, told the clashes, tribal and security President Abdrabuh Mansur key US ally in the fight against “Tribesmen are fighting along- Arabia have accused Iran of back- English-language channel that sources told AFP, adding that Hadi’s weak Sunni-led central Al Qaeda, allowing Washington side Al Qaeda because the army is ing the Houthis in a similar fash- Iran would pursue the matter 12 rebels were also captured by government has failed to stop to conduct a longstanding drone supporting the Houthis,” a tribal ion to its support for Lebanon’s through legal means. Al Qaeda militants. the rebels, despite a UN-brokered war against the group on Yemeni chief said. powerful Shia militia Hezbollah. “Her death is very suspect and it The town was rocked by power- peace deal that was supposed to territory. On Sunday, negotiations hosted Gulf Arab states have warned is likely an outcome of her critical ful explosions, with rocket-pro- see them withdraw from the The rebels faced no resistance by provincial governor Yehya that instability in Yemen is expository reports of the adverse pelled grenades and artillery used capital. when they took control of Sanaa Al Iryani to convince all fighters threatening regional security. impact of Turkish and Saudi poli- by both sides in several hours of Al Qaeda in the Arabian last month and have refused to to withdraw from Ibb city “failed”, Security forces yesterday con- cies on Syrian refugees,” he said. A clashes, security officials said. Peninsula (AQAP), the extrem- leave despite appearing to agree a mediator told AFP. fiscated scores of motorbikes in Turkish Foreign Ministry official Ten more rebels were killed ist network’s powerful Yemeni to the naming of a new prime “The Huthis insisted on deploy- Sanaa, enforcing a temporary said the ministry had no informa- during clashes yesterday in branch, and Sunni tribesmen have minister under the UN deal. ing their fighters alongside ban aimed at preventing the use tion on the case and other govern- the Anas district of Dhamar, a instead fought to halt the rebel They have since moved south security forces in Ibb... to fight of motorcycles in attacks. AFP ment officials were not available to comment. But Izzettin Kucuk, governor of Sanliurfa province, rejected the allegations. “Turkey is a democratic state Saudi inmate to stay at Gitmo, of law. The allegations are com- Syrian professor quits Saudi varsity pletely untrue,” he told the state- run Anatolian news agency. another to be sent home “These are efforts designed to put Turkey in a difficult position. to join Islamic State fighters WASHINGTON: A Saudi infractions” in prison, the post- When the investigation is com- inmate with links to Al Qaeda ing said. He has been held at the pleted we will make a statement.” RIYADH: A Syrian professor atrocities including crucifixions principles”. Muslims around the will remain at the Guantanamo Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base Emadi said Shim had called her at a Saudi Arabian university and beheadings. “And I have always world have denounced the mili- Bay prison and a second Saudi since January 2002. bosses two days before her death has disappeared and joined the known that there is no solution to tants. “I left my dear university, man has been cleared for trans- A second man, Muhammad to report constant harassment by Islamic State group fighting the problems faced by Muslims but my fancy car, my big house and fer home, a US national security Murdi Issa Al Zahrani, who Turkish security forces, who she US-backed forces in her home- in this jihad,” Boga added. large salary”, to be free from “sin- panel said yesterday. was suspected of fighting in said had told locals she was a spy. land, a newspaper reported The kingdom is seeking to ful laws of the tyrants that suf- Muhammed Abd Al Rahman Afghanistan for Al Qaeda, was Shim reported in the days yesterday. deter youth from becoming jihad- focate the ummah”, Boga posted Awn Al Shamrani, 39, should stay cleared for transfer back to before her death that she had Al-Hayat quoted Ibrahim ists after Syria’s conflict attracted on October 14. She later added at the US prison in Cuba because Saudi Arabia. The panel said it uncovered evidence of Turkish Al Khaldi, the spokesman for the hundreds of Saudis. that she had travelled without he remains a security threat, the took into account the uncorrobo- trucks crossing the border to University of Dammam, as say- Riyadh introduced in February assistance from anyone. “We do Periodic Review Board said in an rated nature of information about bring aid to Islamic State fighters. ing Iman Mustafa Al Boga had jail terms of up to 20 years for cit- not know the reason behind her online posting. The panel took Zahrani’s links to Al Qaeda as well Turkey has taken in well over resigned for unknown reasons. izens who travel to fight abroad, resignation”, Al-Hayat quoted the into consideration Shamrani’s his- as his expressions of regret. Once a million Syrian refugees, many It quoted from her Facebook and the kingdom’s top cleric has university spokesman as saying. tory as a facilitator and recruiter transferred, he will take part in a of whom have fled before Islamic page, which says she is “moving called IS and Al Qaeda “enemy The university “is keen to pro- for Al Qaeda and for the Taliban Saudi rehabilitation programme. State. Turkey and Iran respec- around in the north of Syria”. number one” of Islam. tect its students from ideas and in Saudi Arabia and his frontline A Defense Department pro- tively rank 154th and 173rd in the “I was Daesh even before Daesh Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul methods that could be a danger fighting in Afghanistan, it said. file said Zahrani was 44 or 45 Reporters Without Borders press existed,” she says in another post, Aziz Al Sheikh has urged Muslim to them, and could question their Shamrani also did not take years old. He has been held at freedom index for 2014. using the Arabic acronym for the young people not to be influenced beliefs, traditions and customs”, part in a May review hearing and Guantanamo since August 2002. REUTERS group which has been accused of by “calls for jihad... on perverted he added. AFP has had “significant disciplinary REUTERS TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2014 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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OPES are very high in Indonesia as the country gets a new president. Former Jakarta governor Joko Widodo took oath as the seventh president Hyesterday in front of about 50,000 supporters at a park in Jakarta. Wododo’s ascension to presidency is a historic development. He was elected in an election which Who will help Turkey was celebrated as confirmation of Indonesia’s arrival on the world stage as a functioning, fully fledged democracy. He is a leader who has no experience in national office. He is relatively youthful at 53 and somebody who has avoided any personal association with the country’s powerful armed forces. He has help Kobane? the popularity of a rock star and likes to go on unscheduled BY MEVLÜT ÇAVUOLU walkabouts to chat with the public, and as the mayor of acted in full cooperation with the outcomes both in Iraq and Syria Jakarta, he was known as a tough administrator. Hhe removed international coalition. We are also regrettably fell on deaf ears. In Syria, underperforming officials, lifted tax revenue and kickstarted a HE plight of the small town facilitating the passage of Kurdish the objective must be to make the metro project. of Kobane has become the peshmerga forces to Kobane. We will regime understand that there can be focus of the world’s atten- continue our contribution to saving no military solution to the conflict. Indonesia is unique in that it comprises 13,500 islands and tion amid the devastation the town so its residents can go back The regime must engage in serious with 250 million people, is the world’s most populous Muslim T and misery of Syria. With each day to their homes. negotiations for a genuine and inclu- state. It’s an emerging power in the region and is free of the reign of terror of Islamic State Beyond Kobane, effective action sive political transition that will lead internal conflicts. (Isis) has been moving too close for requires a clear strategy and end- to a real political change as envisaged However, Widodo has many challenges ahead and will have comfort. game. Everyone has to be prepared to by the Geneva conference of 2012. to tread cautiously to remain in power. His is the narrowest It’s worth remembering that play their part, and nobody should be In Iraq, the aim must be to ensure Kobane was not Isis’s first target – left to bear the consequences alone. the mistakes of the previous govern- presidential election victory ever and has to work with an the extremists have overrun a vast Isis is the product of a bigger evil. ment are not repeated. Isis has been opposition-dominated parliament. He has already created terrain from Azzaz in Syria to Kirkuk Not only the fertile ground offered able to make such a rapid advance critics, even enemies, with his refusal as president-elect to cut in Iraq. Just as they have been driv- by instability in Syria, but also the due to the environment created by deals and give out jobs and favours ing the Kurds out of Kobane they ardent support of the regime has the sectarian and oppressive poli- to political factions. His main have killed, intimidated and driven helped terrorist groups grow. The cies of the past decade. As the new rival who lost to him, Prabowo Turkomans out regime was Isis’s patron, with the administration takes office, we have Widodo of Çobanbey intention that it would eradicate the the chance to end that sectarianism has many Subianto, a former general who on the Turkish Syrian opposition, together with the and reason to be optimistic. commands an opposition majority border; Arabs legitimate demands of the Syrian In the meantime we will remain challenges in parliament, has promised not to in Raqqa,Deir people. But Bashar al-Assad’s plan attentive to the needs of the Syrian sabotage the new administration, We can no Ezzor and Mosul; backfired. Isis grew out of control, and Iraqi people. Turkey’s assist- ahead and will but he has said he would challenge Yazidis in Sinjar; fed by the territory and weapons it ance is unprecedented. The number and Christians seized in Iraq. of Syrians from all ethnic and reli- the new president if he commits longer continue have to tread in Aleppo. The In Kobane, nearly 400 people have gious backgrounds who have fled and mistake. That’s a statement which to act like the tales of horror died in the past three weeks. In Syria, found refuge in Turkey continues to cautiously to in political terms is a clear threat. there are just as more than 200,000 people have died rise, and is now approaching 2 mil- The president’s main tasks UN. A global atrocious. since the regime chose to wage war lion people. Over the past couple of remain in will be to boost economic With a 1,295km against its own people, more than weeks 200,000 Syrians have arrived growth, crack down on rampant response to the border with Syria three years ago. The regime has from Kobane. power. and Iraq, this is not hesitated to use heavy artillery This burden has been appreciated corruption, and give priorities crisis in Syria a danger felt far against civilian neighbourhoods or in words but not in deeds. The costs to education, healthcare and more acutely by fire ballistic missiles. so far have reached $4bn (£2.5bn), transport infrastructure. With and Iraq is Turkey than any Airborne attacks and barrel bombs and Turkey cannot continue to act Indonesian growth at the slowest since 2009 and the current other country. have become a daily routine. It even as if it were the United Nations. A account at a near-record gap, foreign funds have pulled about imperative. It is a matter used chemical weapons. As long as collective responsibility to address $900m from stocks in the past month. The president must of the greatest this regime remains, Syria will not Syria’s plight, including a no-fly zone, national security be stable and secure: violence, par- becomes imperative. adopt a policy of reconciliation and avoid confrontation with to see the threat ticularly terrorism, will continue to This is a serious challenge facing the opposition. Once the euphoria fades away, he will have to of extremism disappear from our emerge – the regime has no qualms the entire world. The callous indif- face tough realities and will require all his courage and talent neighbourhoods. We are ready, able about using any method that will ference should end. We should deal to implement crucial decisions. Experts say the excitement and willing to do our part to this end keep it in power. The root causes head-on with the international peace around Jokowi has already turned to a ‘wait-and-see’ – after all, we know only too well the must be tackled. and security threats posed by Syria toll of terrorism. Turkey will always Resolute and comprehensive action and Iraq. The world should no longer approach. be on the frontline in combating ter- is required to achieve this, involving allow the Syrian regime to make a On the foreign policy front, the president is expected to ror, including this new menace. the establishment of a no-fly zone mockery of international law and follow in the footsteps of his predecessor Susilo Bambang We have opened up our borders with safe areas in Syria to protect order. Yudhoyono. Relations with US will continue to remain strong. and embraced all those from Kobane its citizens. Without it, any operation History is made over such events. There are no immediate challenges. Relations with Australia who wish take refuge in Turkey. We will be insufficient to eradicate the Good can always prevail over evil. We are improving after suffering strains recently over Canberra’s have provided Kobane with all the current threats. only need to help it happen. humanitarian aid possible. We have Our past warnings of likely THE GUARDIAN alleged intelligence snooping and hardline asylum policies. The other side Quote of Baghdad’s inclusive cabinet the day

RAQ’S NEW prime minister has kept done away with. The minorities, per The new defence minister Khaled strategy to fight the extremist elements, his word. In less than 40 days after se, have no qualms if senior state- Al Obeidi, who comes from Mosul and who are now emboldened with the ISIS being sworn-in, Haider Al Abadi has level appointments go to the major- is a seasoned politician, will have a advancement. I am convinced that Ia balanced and inclusive cabinet to ity community, but what ails them is gigantic task to deliver, as his home- Prime Minister Abadi, having com- govern. an agenda of otherness that was so town and northern territories around pleted his cabinet, has to concentrate if this threat is not The fact that he has accommo- widely evident under Maliki’s govern- are literally under the ISIS control and on two indispensable tasks: nation- dated politicians from the Kurd and ance. This prompted the West and the the insurgency has hit new heights. building and exterminating the ISIS. stopped in West Sunni parties reflects the resolve of his regional states to also voice against the Similarly, the interior minister Salem Al In doing so, he will be looking up to Africa with dispensation not to repeat the fallacies dis-balance prevalent in Baghdad, and Ghabban, who is considered to be a the support of allies in the West and that were committed by former premier the unrest that was simmering among compromise candidate with weak cre- the region. The least that Abadi should an immediate Nouri Al Maliki. Moreover, Abadi was the rank and file of the minorities. The dentials, cannot afford to blink, espe- do is to usher in nationalism in order international under immense pressure to form an appointments of defence and interior cially as Iraq faces revulsions and the to fight sectarian and parochial senti- inclusive and inward-looking cabinet, ministers, after a great deal of debate sectarian strife. The unfortunate statis- ments. The way Iraqis had offered to response ... it could and the most laudable aspect is that among the MPs and the powers-that- tics of more than 1,000 people being voluntarily fight the ISIS, and the like, is become one of the the legislators stood their ground in be, have finally sealed the fate of an killed per month — in various incidents testimony of the fact that the strife-torn ensuring that Iraq returns to the path inclusive government, and now there of terrorism — is a challenge for the country is fighting back. gravest pandemics in Raul Castro of pluralism and the sectarian blot is should be no looking back. government and demands a cohesive Khaleej Times human history. Cuban President TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2014 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Liberia needs investments in health President Obama has committed to sending up to 4,000 military personnel to West Africa to set up healthcare facilities and train workers, and authorised the use of additional reserves, if needed.

BY ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF And, indeed, efforts to fast-track the development of a promising candidate s the Ebola nightmare con- vaccine could potentially help to bring tinues in Liberia and as we this all to a swifter end, even if initially battle to contain the epi- there were only enough doses to vacci- demic, it is important to look nate health workers on the front line. beyond the immediate crisis. But while these are very much wel- AMany more lives will be lost before this come developments, they are neverthe- dreadful outbreak is beaten, but to prop- less responses to an outbreak already out erly honour the memory of the victims we of control. need to ask how it happened in the first After all, military field hospitals would place and, more pressingly, how we can not be needed if adequate health-care prevent it from happening again. services were in place. And, as Uganda After 30 years of brutal civil and politi- has demonstrated after several terrible cal unrest, Liberia was a nation reborn. outbreaks, the key to preventing a major We transformed our country from a failed outbreak is a health infrastructure robust state into a stable democracy, rebuilding enough to be able to respond quickly and its infrastructure and its education and effectively when cases first appear. health systems, and enjoying one of the Medical staff in Uganda now have the most promising growth records in Africa. training and means to recognise symp- Then Ebola swept in, threatening to toms and isolate patients immediately, tear apart that progress. It is a terrify- and they have access to appropriate ing reminder of the destructive power of equipment and protective clothing. Liberians read the public Daily Talk chalkboard on the Ebola outbreak in the Sinkor district in Monrovia. According to the United Nations infectious disease, one all the more dev- Similarly, social mobilisation networks and World Health Organisation, the transmission of Ebola virus remains intense with death toll now over 4,500, mostly in West Africa. astating given how far Liberia has come. are in place to get information out to the Without a doubt, part of the reason for people to reduce the risk of spread, while programmes. this outbreak. health facilities, staff and equipment and this situation is that, with the exception laboratory facilities can confirm cases Much of that good work has now been The largest outbreak to date is the restore immunisation levels. And it’s not of Doctors Without Borders, the initial swiftly. undermined. Having worked its way ongoing 2014 West African Ebola out- just Liberia — any African nation with a international response to this emergency It is a highly effective set-up that was through the cracks in our fragile health break, which is currently affecting fragile health system is potentially vul- was markedly slow. This gave Ebola the created with considerable help from the infrastructure, Ebola has effectively Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. nerable to this terrible disease. After all, time it needed to overwhelm our already US Centres for Disease Control and brought health care to a halt in Liberia, As of 14 October 2014, 9,216 suspected infectious disease knows no borders. fragile health infrastructure. Prevention, but it relies wholly upon hav- as people avoid seeking medical attention. cases resulting in the deaths of 4,555 have The United Nations has said it is going President Obama has since committed ing strong health infrastructure. There is nowhere to go. So, with the been reported. Efforts are under way to to take $1bn to stop this outbreak. Of to sending up to 4,000 military personnel In Liberia, a country that never before malaria season setting in and routine develop a vaccine. course, that’s our immediate priority. to West Africa to set up much-needed had an incidence of Ebola, we were utterly immunisation programmes stopped, even As of 15 October 2014, there have But at the same time, countries like health-care facilities and to train health- ill-equipped and unprepared. What is so when this outbreak is over we must pre- been 17 cases of Ebola treated outside of Liberia need long-term investment to care workers, and last week he authorised tragic is that, until this outbreak, Liberia pare for other diseases to take hold. Africa, four of whom have died. build up our health systems to prevent the use of additional reserves, if needed. had made significant progress in build- Yet, with Ebola having claimed the lives More than ever, we will be reliant outbreaks of this scale from ever hap- This will help our efforts to contain ing up its public health systems. With of 96 of our health workers and infected upon assistance from partners such as pening again. the outbreak, and we are truly thankful. help from organisations such as Gavi, the more than 209 others, recovering is going the United States and Britain, and global We owe it to the thousands of citizens Similarly, a suitable vaccine and treat- Vaccine Alliance, we have reduced child- to be hard. This is a huge hit for a country health organisations such as the World and health workers who have so far lost ment for Ebola could have helped prevent hood mortality by two-thirds since 1990, that had barely 50 doctors to care for a Health Organisation, Unicef and Gavi, to their lives to be prepared. this outbreak from getting out of control. thanks largely to expansive immunisation population of 4.4 million at the start of help rebuild our health systems, invest in WP-BLOOMBERG Why Ukraine should have US weapons Duelling negatives in Ukrainian forces are suffering N Carolina Senate race significant casualties from artillery BY ALBERT R HUNT f Republicans are in control of both houses of Congress next year — which is looking probable two weeks before the elections fire, a result of the heavy weapons — House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Republican leader IMitch McConnell could use some guidance from North Carolina: provided, and probably operated, Don’t overreach. As of now, in a race that could go either way, the incumbent Democratic senator, Kay Hagan, is a slight favourite over Republican by Russia on behalf of the rebels. Thom Tillis for one reason: Her challenger is speaker of the Republican- led state House of Representatives, which is about as unpopular in BY CARL LEVIN and peace, freedom, territorial integ- North Carolina as Congress. JAMES INHOFE rity and democracy supports val- The Hagan campaign calculates it offsets any national tide favouring ues Americans hold dear. Republicans by linking Tillis to the party’s rule in Raleigh, the state hen Ukrainian We and our Nato partners have capital. The senator always refers to her opponent as Speaker Tillis, President Petro taken significant steps to sup- not Tillis, Thom Tillis or Tillis. That might be a credential in some Poroshenko spoke port Ukraine by providing more states. Not North Carolina. Wto a joint session of than $100m in military assistance Previously, Republicans were salivating over their prospects in the Congress last month, he thanked (including an additional $46m state. Tillis turned back right-wing primary challengers and was the the United States for its assist- of assistance announced during strongest general-election candidate. Allies including the Koch broth- ance in confronting Russian Poroshenko’s visit), deployments ers and Karl Rove’s group spent millions assailing, and presumably aggression, and indeed, our coun- to Eastern Europe and increased Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (centre) inspects military gear at a softening up, Hagan. try, along with our Nato allies, has military cooperation. military base in Zhytomyr. But Tillis is haunted by the unpopular record of the Republicans who done much. But Poroshenko asked And most important, we and control state government. They slashed taxes, especially for the afflu- us for more. “Blankets, night- our European partners have ent; cut social services; prevented the expansion of Medicaid for poor vision goggles are also important,” imposed biting economic sanc- clear their only objective is to are lethal, but not provocative, people; alienated women’s-rights activists; and enacted measures mak- he said, “but one cannot win the tions that have damaged the defend their own territory. because they are defensive. ing it harder to vote that principally affected black and young voters. war with blankets.” Russian economy, plunging it Ukrainian forces have demon- This support would help pro- Republicans say Tillis has finally gotten his footing and is competi- We believe now is the time to toward recession and signalling to strated the will to defend their mote the solution we and the tive, maybe even a point or two ahead; private Democratic polling shows add defensive military aid, includ- Putin that he cannot benefit from nation against superior rebel and Ukrainians seek: a durable a steady advantage for Kagan of about three points. ing weapons, to our support of European economic strength on Russian forces; what they lack is cease-fire leading to a longer- The Republican candidate passes up no opportunity to link Hagan Ukraine. one hand while endangering it on not will, but means. term solution that respects to President Barack Obama, whose favourability in the Tar Heel State This is a cause worth support- the other. Ukraine has taken significant Ukraine’s sovereignty, its future is about five points below his mediocre national rating. ing. The Ukrainian people face But this aid so far has not risk in pushing back against the and its freedom to determine its Similar criticism has been levelled at Democrats elsewhere. But a heavily armed insurgent force included the weapons the aggression of its much larger own democratic path, including Hagan has an advantage: She can use Tillis’s unpopular record as equipped, trained and supported Ukrainian military needs to neighbour and done so with no through parliamentary elections fodder for attacks by linking him to the state government’s decisions by Russia, and more recently, defend itself. expectation that US or Nato later this month. to defund Planned Parenthood, reject pay equity for women, refuse Russia’s own military forces, In August 2014, a bilateral com- forces will come to their aid. While there is no purely mili- Medicaid expansion and cut voting opportunities. These issues energise seeking to establish by force the mission of leading scholars from Ukrainians also understand tary solution to what is a political the Democratic base, women and minorities. political and economic dominance the United States and Russia that receiving additional weap- problem, additional US military The conflict is most heated on the topic of education, a top issue this Vladimir Putin desires. issued the Boisto Agenda indicat- ons to defend themselves involves assistance can help promote a year in North Carolina. Tillis claims Democrats are falsely accusing him This aggression undermines ing a 24-step plan to resolve the risk. They are not asking us to political solution by raising the of cutting funding for schools, which he says was actually increased. peace and stability not just for crisis in Ukraine. fight their battles; they are ask- costs of further aggression by Democrats say funding didn’t keep up with population growth and Ukraine, but also in all of Europe, Military units of other states ing merely for the capability to Russia. Raising the costs will inflation, so the amount allotted was a reduction. and sets the wrong precedent for participate in multinational mil- fight for themselves for the same give Putin pause to allow politi- This may be the most expensive race per voter in the US with a international relations. itary exercises with Ukrainian principles America values. cal and economic pressure from final tally, counting spending by outside groups, of as much as $100m. And that is a threat to US forces in Ukraine regularly, We believe the United States outside and within Russia to force With both sides flush, money probably won’t be a determining factor. interests. As we saw with the including US military forces. should begin providing defensive a political accommodation. What is critical for Hagan — Democrats must win this race to have tragic downing of a Malaysian Ukrainian forces are suffering weapons that would help Ukraine Additional weaponry should be a shot at retaining their Senate majority — is the so-called ground jetliner reportedly by Russian- significant casualties from artil- defend its territory. only one part of our strategy, com- game: the voter identification and turnout effort. supported forces, the impact of lery fire, a result of the heavy Such weapons could include bined with support for Ukraine’s Democrats, who report they’ll have 10,000 volunteers are opti- Putin’s reckless aggression is weapons provided, and probably anti-tank weapons to defend efforts to reform its political and mistic, especially when it comes to the black community agitated by global. operated, by Russia on behalf of against Russian-provided economic institutions and reduce Republican action in state government. It’s important to remember the rebels. armoured personnel carriers, its energy dependence, continued Republicans say that victory depends on holding the libertarian what sparked Russia’s interven- At the same time, Poroshenko ammunition, vehicles and secure diplomacy and relentless pressure candidate, a pizza deliveryman who drains more support from Tillis, tion: the peaceful, democratic and the Ukrainian military have communications equipment. This on the Russian economy. to less than 5 percent of the vote. protests of the Ukrainian people shown great restraint in resisting would present no threat to Russia But that strategy should Ultimately, though, this race probably will be decided by whether that unseated a corrupt, Putin- Russian provocations, declining to unless its forces launch further include the weapons to help voters on Election Day are thinking about their distaste for Obama and friendly regime. fire back at artillery coming from aggression against Ukraine. Ukraine’s troops defend their Washington or their negative feelings about Republicans and Raleigh. Supporting Ukraine’s desire for Russian territory and making it In other words, these weapons nation. WP-BLOOMBERG WP-BLOOMBERG TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2014 MIDDLE EAST 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Iran arrests suspects over acid attacks Isfahan cleric denounces crime

DUBAI: Iran has arrested a said they are investigating the number of people suspected of issue. throwing acid at women deemed Isfahan’s Friday prayer leader, to be wearing the Islamic head- hardliner Mohammad Taghi covering improperly, authori- Rahbar was reported by IRNA ties said yesterday, following a yesterday as saying such types of series of attacks in Isfahan that assault “don’t exist in any law and have caused widespread anger. don’t have any religious backing. Morteza Mir Bagheri, deputy The goals of these people is to give interior minister for social affairs, religion a bad name.” said “three or four” suspects were “No matter what the excuse, held in connection with the inci- even if a woman comes out in the dents in Iran’s third largest city, worst possible form, this type of which have been condemned by action is not justified. No one has religious clerics as well as ordi- the right to do this type of thing,” nary people. Rahbar added. Hossein Ashtari, a police com- Spurred on by clerical hardlin- mander in Isfahan, confirmed at ers, Iran’s conservative-control- least four attacks, according to led parliament has been trying Iranian President Hassan Rowhani (right) with Lebanese Defence Minister Samir Moqbel at the presidential office in Tehran on Sunday. RIGHT: Rowhani the official Jaam-e-Jam website, over the past few months to pass arriving for talks with Armenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan in Tehran yesterday. but unofficial reports put the a law to provide legal protec- number at up to 11. tion to Islamic vigilantes trying Ashtari was reported as say- to enforce Islamic law in Iran, ing he suspected that the cul- including strict observance of the prits were likely to be “mentally Islamic dress code for women. Iran yet to keep N-probe promise: IAEA unstable”. But opposition from moder- Pictures of the victims car- ates allied to President Hassan VIENNA: Iran has still not Agency (IAEA) made clear that of Western intelligence reports may wish to turn the IAEA into ried on official state news agency Rowhani, a pragmatist elected implemented all the nuclear Iran had not yet fully done so. suggesting Iran was designing a their intelligence branch. IRNA showed women covered in last year, has triggered intense transparency measures it had “In order to resolve all out- nuclear warhead. Iran says the Russia is one of the six world bandages lying on hospital beds. debate on the issue and slowed agreed to carry out by late standing issues, it is very impor- intelligence was fabricated by its powers which are trying to In a description of one of the down the pace of the legislature. August, the head of the UN tant that Iran implements, in foes. But it has promised to work negotiate a diplomatic deal with assaults, IRNA said a 28-year-old “We don’t need a new law to atomic energy agency said yes- a timely manner, all practi- with the IAEA since last year. Iran to end the nuclear dispute. woman suddenly lost control of enforce virtue,” Bagheri said, add- terday, suggesting little head- cal measures agreed under the Tehran said last month the IAEA But Russia and China have had her car, which came to a halt in ing that the proposed law needed way in an inquiry into suspected Framework for Cooperation,” lacked “substantiated” evidence. closer trade relations with Tehran the middle of a junction. changes. He did not elaborate. bomb research. Yukiya Amano said. That accord Diplomats say the United States than the United States, France, “Everyone was shocked when Isfahan, with a population of Western officials say Iran must was reached with Tehran last and its Western allies as well as Germany and Britain and they they saw the young girl screaming more than 1.5 million people, is a cooperate more with United year to help advance the long- Israel have provided information have also criticised Western sanc- ‘I’m burned, I’m burned’,” it said. popular tourist destination due to Nations nuclear sleuths if it wants running investigation. on Iran to the IAEA. tions on Tehran. A witness said they saw the its many historic sites. to settle a protracted dispute with Addressing a conference at Iran may see some support in The powers are seeking to limit woman get out of her car and take Though the attacks have six world powers over its nuclear IAEA headquarters on nuclear comments by a Russian envoy, the size of Iran’s future nuclear off her headscarf. “The strength instilled fear in some women in programme and be rid of crippling safeguards, he said the UN who called on the UN agency programme and thereby extend of acid used was so much that all the city, women remain defiant. financial sanctions. agency was not in a position to disclose the origin of data it the time it would need to accumu- her clothes were in the process of “I’m not afraid,” Samira, a Nearly two months after an “to provide credible assurance wants to use that is not obtained late fissile material for a weapon. melting and I saw the acid create 30-year-old gym instructor from August 25 deadline for answer- about the absence of undeclared through its own inspections. The IAEA is investigating alleged white spots on the asphalt,” IRNA Esfahan told Reuters. “I won’t ing questions about alleged activ- nuclear material and activities Without naming any country, research and experiments in the reported. change how I dress because we ity that might be used to develop in Iran”. Russian Ambassador Grigory past that could be used to make The Interior Ministry and the must fight against this strain of atomic arms, the head of the The IAEA has been trying Berdennikov told the safeguards the bomb itself. local government in Isfahan have thought.” REUTERS International Atomic Energy for years to get to the bottom conference that “some states” REUTERS

Main square of Istanbul is Israeli settlers quietly move into Jerusalem homes JERUSALEM: Israeli guards would eventually move in. Segal ugliest, says quietly occupied two pur- did not immediately provide fur- chased residential buildings in ther details about the company, Turkish PM a Palestinian district of East Kudram Ltd. Jerusalem yesterday, expanding Netanyahu has swatted away ISTANBUL: Turkish Prime a Jewish settler project in defi- US criticism of the Silwan set- Minister Ahmet Davutoglu ance of US criticism. tlers and other Israeli construc- has reportedly labelled A previous move on September tion on land occupied in 1967, Istanbul’s Taksim Square, 30 by settlers into homes bought saying restricting the right of which was rocked by deadly in the Silwan neighbourhood, in anyone to live in homes they anti-government protests an area captured by Israel in a bought legally flew in the face of last year, “as the ugliest 1967 war, coincided with a US “American values”. square in the world”. visit by Prime Minister Benjamin Palestinians scorn that argu- “If anyone tells me that Netanyahu and drew White ment, saying it side-steps their Taksim is a perfect square, House condemnation. internationally-backed push for then I would tell him that it is Hoping to cement Israel’s claim an independent state in the occu- the ugliest square in the world,” on all of Jerusalem, far-right Jews pied West Bank and the Gaza Davutoglu told reporters. have been paying top dollar for Strip, with East Jerusalem as its “I have seen the squares in Silwan properties, often through capital. Peace talks with Israel Venice and Isfahan,” he said, Arab middlemen to circumvent broke down in April. referring to St Mark’s Square Palestinian taboos on such sales. “It can’t work — a government and the immense Naqsh-e An estimated 500 settlers, that serves them, the settlers, Jahan Square in the historic armed or protected by paramili- and tramples on us,” said Salem Iranian city. tary police, live in Silwan among Shiyuchi, 71, who shares a two- “After seeing them, you feel 50,000 Palestinians. Israel’s claim room Silwan dwelling with two yourself sucked into a vacuum to all of Jerusalem as its capital of his children. Pointing up the on Taksim Square,” he was is not recognised internationally. valley to Jerusalem’s walled Old quoted as saying by Milliyet In an apparent bid to stave off City, he said: “I came from there, newspaper yesterday. fresh scrutiny and possible con- Israeli police officers patrol near a house purchased by Jews (back, with mural on the wall) in the mostly Arab but was driven out by the Israelis A small campaign to save frontations, yesterday’s Israeli neighbourhood of Silwan in east Jerusalem yesterday. during the war. Now I live here. I Istanbul’s Gezi Park, adjacent arrivals slipped in by night and would never sell to them.” to Taksim, in May-June 2013 holed up in the two buildings Shiyuchi’s sister-in-law, Asma, eventually drew an estimated whose 10 apartments, Palestinians “I sometimes go up on my Israeli-held properties. walk away through the warren of voiced worry that violence would three million protesters in an said, had been vacant for months roof without my hijab, but how Three young Israeli men smiled homes clinging to a ravine over follow the growing Jewish pres- outpouring of anger at the after being sold through a local can I do that now? They’ll look wordlessly from a barred window the biblical Siloam pool. ence in Silwan, whose Palestinian perceived authoritarian ten- intermediary who had since at me! Muslims know not to do next door. Four others, pistol Avi Segal, an Israeli lawyer rep- residents point to litter-strewn dencies of the Islamist-rooted absconded. so,” exclaimed Umm Adel Qaraq, bulges under their windbreakers, resenting the real estate company streets and jumbled construction government. Eight people died Neighbours were aghast to a matriarch in her 70s, from her could be seen through the door of that bought the buildings, said as evidence of neglect by Israeli and thousands were injured in learn the new owners were Jews. balcony abutting one of the new the second building, a five-minute he expected eight Jewish families authorities. REUTERS the ensuing violence as police launched a brutal crackdown, frequently employing tear gas and water cannon. The govern- ment shuts down both the Gezi Park and Taksim Square at the Feuding South Sudan factions hold negotiations in Tanzania slightest whiff of public dissent. The square has tradition- ally been a focus of political JUBA: Warring South repeatedly interrupted. rivals meet since signing a cease- Political and military leaders tribal lines. Almost 100,000 peo- protest and in 1977, 34 people Sudanese factions met yester- But delegations have “had suc- fire in August in Ethiopia, which have repeatedly broken promises ple are sheltering in squalid UN killed during a May Day pro- day in Tanzania in the latest cessful meetings so far”, Awan like three previous agreements made under intense international peacekeeping bases fearing they test when unknown gunmen bid to end a 10-month civil war Riak, Minister in the Office of the swiftly collapsed. pressure, including visits to South will be killed if they leave. fired on a peaceful crowd. in which thousands have been President told reporters, as Kiir The talks in Tanzania, in Sudan by UN chief Ban Ki-moon Earlier this month, a group Today however, many killed, a presidential aide said. flew yesterday to Arusha to take the northern tourist town of and US Secretary of State John of 19 major aid agencies warned Istanbul residents prefer to Peace talks to find a lasting part in talks. Arusha, follow an invitation from Kerry. that while massive food drops had give the square a wide berth, solution to the conflict that broke Kiir hopes to meet face-to-face President Jakaya Kikwete. Thousands of people have been helped avert famine for now, the finding it a noisy concrete out on December 15 between fac- with Machar, Riak said, with- “We are hopeful that some- killed and almost two million have threat remained, and the risk wasteland with little attrac- tions loyal to President Salva out giving further details or a thing will come out from Arusha,” fled fighting between government grew as the war continues and tion or character. AFP Kiir and his former vice-pres- schedule. Ministry of Foreign Affairs troops, mutinous soldiers and rag- the weaker the people suffering ident Riek Machar have been It would be the first time the spokesman Mawien Makol said. tag militia forces divided along become. AFP TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2014 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11

Prince William Nigeria declared free of Ebola and Kate’s A rare success story in combating deadly virus; Hospital managed to stop patient from leaving second child

ABUJA/LAGOS: Nigeria was he announced that Nigeria had Lagos, the commercial hub of Ebola is much more contagious Sawyer, saying that holding him due in April declared free of the deadly Ebola shaken off the disease. Africa’s most populous nation, once symptoms become severe. was tantamount to kidnapping. virus yesterday after a deter- “It shows that Ebola can be con- largest economy and leading “We agreed that the thing to do “The lesson there is: stand your LONDON: Prince William and mined doctor and thousands of tained, but we must be clear that energy producer, would have been was not to let him out of the hos- ground,” he said. his wife Kate’s second child, officials and volunteers helped we have only won a battle, the war an ideal springboard for Ebola to pital,” Ohiaeri said, even after he Once the hospital contacted the who will be fourth in line to end an outbreak still ravaging will only end when West Africa is spread across the country. became aggressive and demanded ministries of health in the state the British throne, is due in other parts of West Africa and also declared free of Ebola.” This “Nigeria was not really pre- to be set free. “If we had let him of Lagos and the federal ministry April, an official statement said threatening the United States year’s outbreak of the highly infec- pared for the outbreak, but the out, within 24 hours of being here, in Abuja, authorities quickly set yesterday. and Spain. tious haemorrhagic fever thought swift response from the federal he would have contacted and up and equipped an isolation unit. “Their Royal Highnesses The Caught unawares when a diplo- to have originated in forest bats is government, state governments infected a lot more people.” Lagos state governor Babatunde Duke and Duchess of Cambridge mat arrived with the disease from the worst on record. (and) international organisations Sawyer was reported only to have Fashola rushed back from a pil- are delighted to confirm they are Liberia, authorities were alerted It has killed 4,546 people across ... was essential,” said Samuel malaria, Ohiaeri said. But Adadevoh grimage to Makkah to handle the expecting a baby in April 2015,” by Doctor Ameyo Adadevoh, who the three most-affected countries, Matoka, Ebola operations manager noticed he had bloodshot eyes and crisis, Ohiaeri said. said a statement from the cou- kept him in her hospital despite Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone in Nigeria for the International was passing blood in his urine — Nigeria used an existing health ple’s official residence, Kensington protests from him and his govern- and travellers have from the Federation of Red Cross and Red telltale signs of hemorrhagic fever. surveillance system for Polio for Palace. ment, and later herself died from region have infected two people Crescent Societies (IFRC). She left instructions by his bed that contact tracing, so was able to It also said the 32-year-old the disease. in Texas and one in Madrid. The US Centers for Disease under no circumstances should trace and isolate Sawyer’s pri- pregnant duchess will make her They then set about trying to It was imported to Nigeria Control and Prevention, which anyone let him leave. mary and secondary contacts first public appearance in more contain it in an overcrowded city when Liberian-American diplo- was involved in managing the At one point, Sawyer ripped quickly. Mobile technology meant than two months today at a cer- of 21 million where it could easily mat Patrick Sawyer collapsed at outbreak, said officials and vol- off his intravenous tube and a live updates could be made to the emony in honour of Singaporean have turned a doomsday scenario the main international airport in unteers reached more than 26,000 nurse had to put it back, accord- contact list. President Tony Tan. if about 300 people who had been Lagos on July 20. households of people living around ing to a source close to the hos- “Everyone played their part. The duchess was last seen at a in direct or indirect contact with Airport staff were unprepared the contacts of the Ebola patients. pital staff. She later got infected We’re so proud,” Ohiaeri said. ceremony at the Tower of London him not been traced and isolated. and the government had not set Adadevoh, doctor on call at and died. Sawyer then became IFRC’s Matoka said contact on August 5 in honour of the First “This is a spectacular suc- up any hospital isolation unit, so the First Consultants hospital in aggressive and had to be physi- tracing of suspected cases was World War victims and has been suf- cess story,” Rui Gama Vaz from he was able to infect several peo- Lagos where Sawyer was brought, cally restrained. key to preventing the disease fering from acute morning sickness. the World Health Organization ple, including health workers in prevented the dying man from Ohiaeri said a Liberian govern- from spreading into communities The couple announced they (WHO) told a news conference the hospital where he was taken, spreading it further, Benjamin ment official on the phone had where it would have been harder were expecting last month and she in the capital Abuja, where offi- some of whom had to restrain him Ohiaeri, a doctor there who sur- even threatened negative con- to control. has been forced to cancel several cials broke into applause when to keep him there. vived the disease, said. sequences if they did not release REUTERS engagements since then, including a trip to Malta on what would have been her first solo foreign tour. The prince’s grandmother Princely catch Queen Elizabeth II has said she is “delighted” at the news, which Fire closes UK power comes just over a year after the birth of the couple’s first child, Prince George. Kate has been suffering from generation unit hyperemesis gravidarum, a form of very acute morning sickness that LONDON: A fire at a British the high demand Thames Valley caused her to be hospitalised when power station close to London region where there are very few she was pregnant with George. has closed a power generation major power stations,” he said. William has said he is “thrilled” unit, which could exacerbate He added that Britain would about the new baby. Kate has been Britain’s already constrained probably escape a serious supply increasing her public profile since electricity supply as winter crunch as long as there were no she married William in a lavish approaches and demand rises. more unforeseen events affecting ceremony in April 2011. While the fire that started large power stations. A “commoner” by birth who on Sunday at Didcot B gas-fired RWE said the fire broke out on met the prince at university in power plant around 113km west of Sunday night in one of the plant’s Scotland, she appears to have London has been brought under cooling towers. moved effortlessly into her royal control, one of two power genera- “The fire was brought under role and has become hugely popu- tion units has been taken offline, control during the night (...) The lar with the public, as well as a operator RWE npower said. fire brigade will remain on site global style icon. No-one was injured in the blaze. during Monday morning for a But the couple have worked RWE said the cause of the fire handover of the cooling towers hard to keep their family life was not yet known and it was too back to the local RWE team,” the private after the press interest early to tell how long the unit will company said. in William’s mother Diana, who be out of operation. One unit of around 700-MW was killed in a car crash in Paris “The affected part of the site capacity at the site, Didcot B5, in 1997 as her vehicle was chased will remain non-operational until has been taken offline. The other by paparazzi. an investigation and repairs can unit, Didcot B6, is still in service. Britain’s Prince Harry (left) takes part in a training session during his visit to a Rugby Football Union All Schools AFP take place,” it said in a statement. “I’ve been reassured by Programme, at Eccles Rugby Football Club in Eccles, northern England, yesterday. The power station — which National Grid that there is no risk feeds a densely populated area to electricity supplies,” Britain’s with few other power stations — Secretary of State for Energy and produces 1,360 megawatts (MW) Climate Change, Ed Davey, said in of electricity, enough power for a statement. Russia charges elderly rights activist with fraud one million households. The unit “My priority is to understand that has been shut down produces the cause of the fire and get the around half of that. affected unit back generating MOSCOW: Russia has sparked But multiple signs including colleagues said. Bogatenkova, sharply deteriorated “because of Britain is already at risk of electricity as soon as it’s safe to a new human rights outcry by secret funerals have emerged who lives in Budyonnovsk, a the stress” and she may be hos- an electricity supply squeeze as do so,” he added. charging an elderly activist indicating Russian soldiers have small town near Chechnya, has pitalised. “She was without meds the country’s capacity margin This is the third fire at a fos- with fraud after she challenged been on the ground in Ukraine. been charged with major fraud for a day,” he told AFP, adding — the spare capacity available sil fuel-fired power station this Moscow’s denials that its troops Activists complained that their although the details are sketchy. she was now struggling with high for planned and emergency use year. After a fire in February, are fighting in eastern Ukraine. requests to investigate reports of She faces up to six years in jail. blood pressure. — could fall below five percent E.ON has decided not to bring Rights activists said yesterday soldiers’ bodies being transported “This is an act of intimidation,” Fedotov, speaking to AFP, this winter, which could push up back online one 370-MW unit at that the prosecution of 73-year- home, known as Cargo 200 in a member of the Kremlin’s own pledged to send members of the wholesale electricity prices. its Ironbridge power station in old Lyudmila Bogatenkova military jargon, have been stone- rights council, Sergei Krivenko, council, which advises President “The loss of (Didcot B) would central England. appeared to be punishment for walled by authorities. said. Regional police and investi- Vladimir Putin, to monitor her not normally be a cause for con- In July, two units at SSE’s one- her work as head of a group that Bogatenkova, who heads a gators declined to comment. case. “We would like to be abso- cern but UK energy policy has gigawatt (GW) Ferrybridge coal has drawn up lists of Russian mil- group probing army abuses in The activist was released lutely sure that this has nothing managed to engineer historically plant in West Yorkshire were shut itary casualties in Ukraine. Russia’s southern Stavropol from detention on Monday after to do with her rights work.” low reserve margins as we head after a fire broke out. The Kremlin has denied region, has been investigating pressure from rights campaign- In August, Bogatenkova told into winter,” Liberum Capital util- EDF Energy also took two of its Western claims that it has the presence of Russian soldiers ers, including the head of the AFP that a hospital in the south- ities analyst Peter Atherton said. nuclear plants offline in August deployed troops to Ukraine to in Ukraine. Kremlin’s rights council, Mikhail ern town of Rostov, close to the “The loss of at least one unit for inspections after a fault was prop up pro-Russian separatists The activist, who is diabetic, Fedotov. Ukrainian border, was overflow- from Didcot B may be particularly found on one of the reactors. who have been battling Kiev was arrested at the weekend Bogatenkova’s lawyer Andrei ing with the wounded. problematic as it is located in REUTERS forces for six months. and had her home searched, her Sabinin said her health had AFP

Dr Merkel Rousseff gaining momentum: Poll

RIO DE JANEIRO: President voter support versus 44.5 percent of Neves is climbing. Dilma Rousseff is gaining for Neves. The difference between The MDA survey showed both momentum but remains locked the two remains within the poll’s candidates now have nearly the in a dead heat with challenger margin of error. same rejection rate, as 40.7 per- Aecio Neves ahead of yester- Excluding undecided voters, cent said they would never vote day’s runoff to Brazil’s presiden- spoiled and blank survey responses, for Rousseff while 41.0 percent tial election, a survey by pollster Rousseff had 50.5 percent against said they would never back Neves. MDA showed yesterday. 49.5 percent for Neves, a senator Still, many analysts have been Pro-business candidate Neves and former state governor. taking opinion polls with a grain had retained a slight but statisti- Brazil’s currency and stock of salt since they failed to accu- cally insignificant lead over leftist markets extended losses after rately gauge the extent of Neves’ Rousseff since the first round of the poll showed Neves, an inves- surge in voter support on the eve elections on October 5, according to tor favourite from the centrist of the first round. surveys by the more closely watched Brazilian Social Democracy Party, Many investors blame Rousseff’s Ibope and Datafolha pollsters. losing momentum. policies for tipping Latin America’s Since then, the presidential Brazilian markets have been largest economy into recession and race has turned increasingly extremely volatile throughout the damaging state-run companies ugly as the candidates scramble campaign, surging with each poll such as oil producer Petrobras and for undecided voters. They have favoring Neves and slumping with lender Banco do Brasil. swapped accusations of corrup- surveys that show Rousseff gaining While Neves promises to tion and economic mismanage- ground. After four years of sluggish switch to a more business-friendly ment in heated televised debates growth and heavy-handed economic model to boost economic growth, over the past few days in what is policies under Rousseff, investors Rousseff pledges to build on poli- shaping up to be Brazil’s tightest are eager for a new government. cies that have lifted millions from election in decades. Yesterday’s poll echoed indi- poverty since her predecessor and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (left) is awarded with a Doctor Honoris Causa, or honorary doctorate, by The MDA survey, its first since cations in the last Datafolha mentor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva the Comenius University in Bratislava, yesterday. Merkel arrived on a one-day official visit to Slovakia. the election’s first round, showed survey that Rousseff could pull first took office in 2003. Rousseff with 45.5 percent of ahead because the rejection rate REUTERS TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2014 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES

LFC anthem is HK protesters’ HK protesters, govt stand ground new battle cry Planned dialogue unlikely to bridge the chasm between the two sides, or end protests HONG KONG: An anthem long embraced by Liverpool HONG KONG: Hong Kong broadcast live, offer a rare oppor- Football Club has become students and the government tunity to try to ease the worst the latest battle line drawn stood their ground ahead of political crisis in Hong Kong since between Hong Kong’s pro- talks aimed at defusing more Britain handed the free-wheeling democracy protesters and than three weeks of pro-democ- city back to China in 1997. The the city’s police. racy protests that have blocked government called off talks sched- Demonstrators have begun traffic around the Chinese- uled earlier this month after the singing “You’ll Never Walk controlled city, but expectations students called for the protests Alone” and banners bearing of a breakthrough were low. to expand. the song’s title have sprung up Student-led protesters are “So far we’ve seen no hope that at protest sites in the south- calling for free elections in the they will reach some agreement ern Chinese city after a pro- former British trading post, but in the coming week because both government lawmaker used it China insists on screening candi- sides have different expecta- to defend the police. dates first. Hong Kong’s Beijing- tions of the dialogue,” said James The chant is the most backed leader, Leung Chun-ying, Sung, a political analyst at City recent addition to a protest has said the city’s government University of Hong Kong. soundtrack that has included was unwilling to compromise on The government’s scope for a rousing battle-cry from the China’s restrictions. negotiation is limited by the rul- hit musical “Les Miserables,” The talks between student ing Communist Party in Beijing, and a local rock ballad from representatives and senior city which at the end of August the 1990s. government officials, scheduled announced the parameters for Ugly clashes have broken for this evening, may yield small the 2017 election of Hong Kong’s out in recent days between confidence-building measures and leader that sparked the protests. police and demonstrators who an agreement to continue the dia- The government may have some have staged more than three logue, but are unlikely to bridge wiggle room in determining how weeks of rallies that have the chasm between the two sides the committee that selects can- paralysed parts of the Asian or end the demonstrations. didates for Hong Kong’s leader- financial hub. “I don’t expect much from ship election is picked, Sung said. During a meeting at the tomorrow’s meeting, but I still The committee is now expected to city’s legislative body last hold some hope for the talks,” be stacked with Beijing loyalists, Thursday discussing the said protester Woody Wong, a anointing only candidates palatable police’s handling of the 21-year-old student who camped to China’s Communist Party. demonstrations, prominent overnight on Nathan Road, the “There is some flexibility within Pro-democracy protesters gather during a rally of the ongoing Occupy Central movement in Admiralty District of pro-Beijing legislator Tam main thoroughfare in the densely the framework, but the problem Hong Kong, China, yesterday. Yiu-chung said officers should populated Mong Kok district. is whether or not the students take heart from “You’ll Never “I will keep doing this until the will accept it,” said Sung. “No one Walk Alone.” government listens.” knows because the students are students,” he told Hong Kong’s intersection. parry baton blows. But Tam’s comments Dozens of people were injured all idealistic.” ATV Television. “What I want is Scores of riot police smashed But unlike the previous two caused a furore among local in two nights of clashes over the Leung, who has rejected calls by to see a peaceful and a meaningful batons at a wall of umbrellas nights, there were no clashes. Liverpool fans who noted weekend in Mong Kok, including protesters to quit, said on Sunday end to this problem.” that protesters raised to defend Hong Kong is ruled under a “one the song has long been syn- 22 police, media and police said. that more time was needed to Hong Kong’s 28,000-strong themselves. Scuffles erupted amid country, two systems” formula that onymous with the club’s Four people were arrested for broker what he hoped would be police force has been struggling to shouts and hurled insults. allows it wide-ranging autonomy fight against police fabri- assault, police said. a nonviolent end to the upheaval. contain the movement. Over the On Sunday night, crowds again and freedoms and specifies uni- cations following the 1989 The area was calm yesterday “To work out a solution, to weekend, demonstrators in Mong built up and protesters stockpiled versal suffrage as an eventual goal. Hillsborough disaster in although scores of protesters put an end to this problem, we Kok squared off against police in safety equipment such as helmets. But Beijing is wary about copycat which 96 fans died. AFP remained on the streets. need time. We need time to talk late-night confrontations, surging Some wore homemade forearm demands for reform on the main- Today’s talks, which will be to the people, particularly young forward to stake their claim to an shields made out of foam pads to land. REUTERS Japanese PM Abe loses two female ministers over cash scandals

TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Matsushima quit after days of the two. As prime minister, I take state minister in charge of Japan’s agreed that this would not be the fall and Abe will be under pres- Minister Shinzo Abe suffered a allegations that they had misspent responsibility for this and deeply declining birthrate, was named as end of the hard-charging pre- sure. If he repeats similar mis- double setback yesterday with money in what opponents insisted apologise for this situation,” Abe the new justice minister. mier, who has moved to reinvig- takes, it’s going to be a fatal blow the resignations of two female was an attempt to buy votes. told reporters. Yoichi Miyazawa, The double resignations are orate Japan’s lack lustre economy, to his administration.” cabinet ministers over claims Their loss reduces to three the a lawmaker and nephew of former the first significant problem for they cautioned that he was now Obuchi, who carried on the they misused political funds, number of women in the cabinet, prime minister Kiichi Miyazawa, Abe since he swept to power in vulnerable. “This is Abe’s first dynasty of her father, a former dealing a blow to his proclaimed after Abe’s widely-praised move in will replace Obuchi as industry December 2012, ending years of major stumble,” said Tomoaki prime minister, offered a fresh, gender reform drive. September to promote a record- minister, Abe said. fragile governments that swapped Iwai, professor of politics at Nihon youthful face on the front benches Industry minister Yuko Obuchi tying five to his administration. Yoko Kamikawa, a 61-year- prime ministers on an annual basis. University in Tokyo. -- a place generally dominated by and justice minister Midori “I’m the person who appointed old female politician and former While commentators generally “His approval rate is likely to older men. AFP

Child labour in Dhaka Key Communist Widodo takes office, Party meeting starts in China reaches out to foes

BEIJING: Leaders of China’s JAKARTA: Joko Widodo, country’s first leader since the ruling Communist Party opened Indonesia’s first leader from end of Suharto’s three decades a highly-anticipated meeting outside the political and mili- of dictatorship in 1998 to have no as state media emphasised the tary elite, was sworn in yester- major links to that era. need to strengthen the coun- day as president and reached Hopes are high for a new style try’s legal system. out to political foes to seek sup- of leadership in the world’s third- The meeting, known as the port for his ambitious reform biggest democracy, but there are Fourth Plenum, brings together agenda. also fears an opposition-domi- the party’s 205-strong Central After the inauguration, Widodo nated parliament could make it Committee and around 170 capped his remarkable rise from hard for Widodo to enact reforms reserve members, along with an upbringing in a riverside slum to revive the G20 economy and officials from bodies including by travelling through the streets help society’s poorest. its much-feared internal watch- of the capital Jakarta in a horse- After taking the oath in par- dog, the Central Commission for drawn carriage, with tens of thou- liament at a ceremony attended Discipline Inspection. sands of flag-waving supporters by dignitaries including US Authorities announced in July cheering and shouting his name. Secretary of State John Kerry that the theme of the meeting Widodo, a 53-year-old former and Australian Prime Minister A Bangladeshi child works at a balloon factory in Dhaka yesterday. More than 6.3 million children under the age would be “rule of law” -- although furniture exporter known by his Tony Abbott, he called for unity of 14 are working in Bangladesh, according to a UNICEF report on child labour. experts caution that in China the nickname Jokowi, won the presi- following the most bitterly fought phrase actually refers to a greater dency in July after a close race election in Indonesian history. centralisation of control by the against controversial ex-general “Unity and working hand in ruling party, rather than a sepa- Prabowo Subianto. hand are prerequisites for us to be ration of powers. The former Jakarta governor, a great nation,” said Widodo. “We Ties with US above row: Aquino “When the leaders talk about who won legions of fans with his will never become a great nation if the rule of law, they almost always man-of-the-people image, is the we are stuck with division.” AFP MANILA: Philippine the Philippines was being followed 70th anniversary of US General are talking about some kind of President Benigno Aquino said in the criminal proceedings. Douglas MacArthur’s return that enhanced party control over offi- the murder of a Filipino trans- Philippine prosecutors have paved the way for the Philippines’ cials,” University of Hong Kong Kolam for Diwali Festival gender person allegedly by a summoned Private First Class liberation from Japan, Aquino law professor Michael Davis said. US Marine should not sour ties Joseph Scott Pemberton to appear reaffirmed the alliance with the “’Rule by the party’ is kind of the with the United States. before a preliminary murder United States. ‘rule of law’,” he added. “What hap- Aquino said there were no hearing in the northern port city The US landing in Leyte Gulf pens very often is that they define grounds to void a bilateral agree- of Olongapo today. set the stage for one of the largest the terms of a law... in keeping with ment that allows the US mili- Police said Pemberton was the naval battles of World War II and goals of the moment.” tary to conduct regular training last person seen with the vic- made a hero out of MacArthur The state-run China Daily exercises involving thousands of tim, Jeffrey Laude, before he was for fulfilling his “I shall return” newspaper wrote in a preview of troops on Philippine territory. found dead in a hotel bathroom promise. the meeting yesterday: “The ses- “Name me any place that on October 12 with his head in the “Let us renew our commitment sion is expected to speed up the doesn’t have any crime. And the toilet and marks of strangulation to the strong and enduring friend- construction of governance by law sin of one person should be reflec- on his neck. ships between the Philippines and from the top level and, by improv- tive of the entire country? I don’t The murder placed defence ties its wartime allies,” Aquino said. ing the system, to promote social think so,” he told reporters at a between the two countries under Without directly mentioning justice for the country.” ceremony to mark a World War scrutiny. It recalled a 2005 rape the murder case, US ambassa- In a separate editorial the II victory by the allies. case involving a Filipina and a US dor Philip Goldberg said the two paper called for party leaders Aquino said both governments Marine, who like Pemberton was countries could surpass “chal- to crack down on the “abuse of were making sure the Visiting in the country for joint military lenges and uncertainties.” power,” which it said “makes it An artist designs a ‘kolam’, made of coloured rice grains, at a shopping Forces Agreement that governs exercises. “Just as in the case 70 years ago impossible for fairness to prevail” mall ahead of the Diwali festival in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. American military behaviour in But in a ceremony marking the we will prevail,” he said. AFP in China’s economy. AFP TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2014 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Shawal next target Anti-govt rally in Lahore for army operation Govt ‘forced to launch’ Zarb-i-Azab after talks failure

ISLAMABAD: Shawal Valley They said that the militants eliminate the militants. of Pakistan’s tribal region is the were never serious about negotia- “While the main effort is next target of the armed forces tions and continued to attack both focused on North Waziristan, operating in North Waziristan, civilian and military targets across agencies are also fighting mili- senior officials told a gathering the country even while holding tants across the country, includ- of Pakistani-Americans at the talks with the government. ing Karachi,” another official said. embassy. “We were worried about the “We successfully neutralised This weekend, the embassy blowback but then the entire their sleeper cells and sympa- in Washington hosted the first country came to the conclusion thisers and reduced the space for ever convention of the Pakistani- that the state has to re-establish retaliation.” American community and briefed its writ,” said one of the officials. The officials explained that them on various issues confront- “And that’s when the operation the militants hiding in North ing the country. was launched.” Waziristan fled to four directions, Officials told the gathering Another official pointed out within the operation area, to other that the government was forced that the blowback was ‘milder tribal areas, to major cities in the to launch Zarb-i-Azab military than feared because our coordi- country and to Afghanistan. operation after all other efforts nated efforts did not give them “The armed forces have pushed failed. Even so, the government the chance to retaliate’. the militants out of their hide- consulted all political forces in The official also informed the outs but some are still hiding in the country before launching the audience that all security agencies Shawal Valley,” one official said. operation. were participating in the effort to INTERNEWS Supporters of Pakistani Muslim cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri attend an anti-government rally in Lahore on Sunday. PTI Chief Imran Khan and Qadri launched separate protests on August 14 with thousands of their supporters camp- ing in front of the parliament, calling for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to step down. Trilateral talks to strengthen ties 155,000 pilgrims provided free medical facilities

ISLAMABAD: A China- ISLAMABAD: The Ministry remained available in the medical of minor nature were registered seven Haji camps. The post-Haj He said the government had Afghanistan-Pakistan trilateral of Religious Affairs and centres. Medicines were provided and redressed at the earliest,” the flight operation would be com- returned around Rs27,000 to each dialogue on Sunday called for Interfaith Harmony of Pakistan to the pilgrims free of charge, he official added. pleted on November 10. pilgrim this year. further increase and strength- has provided free medical treat- said. He said the Hujjaj had The official said the Haj Group The ceiling of accommoda- ening of links among the three ment facilities to over 155,000 The ministry had made elabo- expressed satisfaction over the Organisers (HGOs) had been tion was reduced from 3,800 to neighbouring countries to bring Pakistani pilgrims during their rated measures to keep vigil and Haj arrangements. asked to return Rs10m to the 3,000 riyal per pilgrim without peace, security and stability to stay in Saudi Arabia. register complaints of Hujjaj (pil- A total of 143,368 Hujjaj includ- private Hujjaj (pilgrims) for not comprising the quality of build- the region. According a ministry official, grims) and redress at the earliest. ing 56,684 of government scheme providing the promised facilities. ings. He said total 108 buildings The two-day track 1.5 dia- a contingent of 450 doctors and Khuddamul Hujjaj remained alert and 86,684 of private scheme per- Camps of some 565 HGOs were were hired to accommodate the logue among China, Afghanistan paramedics was deployed in nine to guide the pilgrims. formed the religious ceremony visited to ascertain the facilities pilgrims. and Pakistan was organised by dispensaries and one hospital to A helpline was established in this year. being provided to the Hujjaj. Similarly, 350 busses were Pakistan-China Institute (PCI) provide round the clock medical Pakistan and in Saudi Arabia for The ministry had launched a He said this year the Haj pack- arranged for transporting Hujjaj in collaboration with Konrad facilities to ailing pilgrims. registration of complaints. comprehensive campaign to train age was less by Rs24,000 per Haji from residences to the Harram Adeneaur Stiftung in Islamabad, As many as 145 doctors “This year only 1,103 complaints and vaccinate the pilgrims at than the last year. Sharif. INTERNEWS Chinese News Agency reported. Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Sun Weidong, Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Janan Mosazai, Chairman of the PCI, and other diplomats and foreign Central bank to bring relations experts attended the Sharif to expand cabinet dialogue to discuss the current security and political situation in ISLAMABAD: The ruling portfolios to the heads of two of Afghanistan and its implications Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz its allied parties - Ejazul Haq of in new Islamic finance for neighbouring countries. (PML-N) has decided to expand the Pakistan Muslim League Zia the federal cabinet as well as and Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s giving them a five-year period to the Punjab cabinet, most prob- of the Qaumi Watan Party. central bank will phase in raise it. 18 Taliban die ably by the end of the month of A head-hunt is under way for new capital adequacy rules for The minimum paid-up capital Muharram, it was learnt. the law ministry as Information Islamic banking subsidiaries requirement required for all other in Afghan raids The expansion will see some Minister Pervaiz Rashid has and trade Shariah-compliant banks is 10 billion rupees. fresh faces from both the PML-N suggested that a full-fledged law government debt in the open The move would encourage KABUL: At least 18 Taliban as well as some allied parties join- minister be brought in to act as market, addressing a lack of conventional banks to establish militants were killed follow- ing the federal and provincial a bridge between the government liquidity management tools in subsidiaries rather than operate ing joint military operations by cabinets. The decision, according and the judiciary, sources said. the sector. Islamic windows, a practice that Afghan national security forces to sources, was taken in a series Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Although Minister for Science The initiatives are part of an allows lenders to offer Islamic in the past 24 hours. of brainstorming sessions of the and Technology Zahid Hamid has ambitious five-year plan by the financial services provided client The Afghan Ministry of ruling party this month. been officiating as a de facto law regulator to promote Islamic money is segregated from the rest Interior said yesterday that These sessions were attended deferred due to the volatile politi- minister, he cannot be formally finance through an array of pro- of the bank. the operations were conducted by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, cal situation in the country. Now, assigned the portfolio due to a posed legislative changes, prod- In a separate circular, the in Laghman, Kandahar, Zabul, his core ministers Chaudhry the ruling party will wait until the Supreme Court ruling. uct incentives and instructions to central bank said it would trade Uruzgan, Ghazni, Khost and Nisar Ali Khan, Ishaq Dar, end of the upcoming sessions of The information minister con- market participants. government-issued Islamic bonds Paktiya provinces. Khawaja Asif, Pervaiz Rashid the National Assembly and the firmed that the federal cabinet In April, the central bank said (sukuk) with Islamic banks on a A statement released by the and Ahsan Iqbal Punjab Chief Punjab Assembly. would be expanded after the it was working on such tools as competitive basis, serving as a ministry said the operations Minister Shahbaz Sharif and his Or if the sessions are prorogued National Assembly session. Four part of efforts to ensure a level money market instrument and a were jointly conducted by Afghan son MNA Hamza Shahbaz. They in respect for Muharram, then to five new faces will be intro- playing field for Islamic banks in monetary policy tool. national police, Afghan national also decided to take back addi- new federal and provincial min- duced in the cabinet, while addi- the majority-Muslim nation. The central bank previously army and Afghan intelligence – tional portfolios from some of the isters will be unveiled after the tional portfolios would be taken The central bank has revised said such a facility would have an national directorate of security incumbent federal ministers. first 10 days of the holy month. back from some of the incumbent the minimum paid-up capital asset base of between 200 billion operatives, according to the Afghan The expansion was expected According to credible sources, ministers, he added. requirement for Islamic bank and 300 billion rupees. (Khaama Press). AGENCIES last month but the move was the PML-N will offer two INTERNEWS subsidiaries to 6 billion rupees, REUTERS

Afghan refugees Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to introduce injectable polio vaccine

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Sources said that provincial diseases, including polio, in the northwestern province of government took the decision light of the Bajaur’s success story. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa govern- after IPV showed promising It will take more than four ment is introducing injectable results in Bajaur Agency during months for GAVI to entertain the vaccination along with oral a demonstration project imple- request and make funds available polio vaccine to boost immunity mented by Aga Khan Medical and order manufacturing of IPV. level of the recipients against University between 2011 and It is a lengthy process. polio virus and do away with 2014. However, the federal govern- the crippling childhood ailment, Vaccination coverage for rou- ment has agreed to provide IPV according to officials. tine immunisation, including for Peshawar and Bannu districts They said that the decision to polio, had shot up to 79 percent immediately. introduce injectable polio vaccine from 28 percent in the militancy- The health department faces (IPV) in combination with oral hit Bajaur Agency. problems of refusal against polio vaccine (OPV) was taken at Sources said that national the OPV and inaccessibility to a meeting, held on October 10 and immunisation target was 80 children. chaired by provincial minister for percent. Additionally, in some cases in health. Currently, Khyber the province, the polio victims had Initially, the IPV will be started Pakhtunkhwa has 54 percent fully received doses of OPV. in Peshawar and Bannu districts, immunised children, according to Even there were about four which recorded 14 and 12 polio health department’s statistics. percent children who refused cases respectively of the total 43 The provincial government has IPV in Bajaur Agency but still the cases in the province. also requested the Global Alliance results were highly encouraging. Federally Administered Tribal for Vaccine and Immunisation When given in combination An Afghan with children at a temporary shelter for internally displaced people on the outskirts of Kabul yesterday. Areas (Fata) recorded 139 cases, (GAVI) to make IPV part of its with OPV, the IPV scaled up chil- More than 55,000 Afghans have been interviewed for a survey by the Asia Foundation since 2006, and say that the highest by any province of the expanded programme on immuni- dren’s immunity level where they they fear for their safety. total 209 cases recorded in the sation (EPI) to improve immuni- didn’t risk polio. country in 2014 so far. sation for all vaccine-preventable INTERNEWS TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2014 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA India lagging Yoga for harmony in medical research: PM Modi addresses AIIMS convocation

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister themselves with the patient and Narendra Modi yesterday said not just with the disease. They India is lagging behind in the work to help develop patient’s field of medical research and confidence.” more work should be done in Suggesting doctors to practice this area. what they preach, he said, “...only “India is lagging behind in the then your patients will take you field of medical research and seriously”. much more needs to be done... We “For example if you are a can- should focus on research, particu- cer doctor and you smoke then larly on case history. This can be the patients will think ‘see doc- a big contribution to humankind,” tors also smoke so it is not harm- Modi said while addressing the ful,” he elucidated 42nd annual convocation of the He also suggested a tradition All India Institute of Medical be introduced of having special Sciences (AIIMS), the country’s guests at convocation ceremonies. premier research and referral “Can we start a tradition of institution established in 1956, having special guests at convo- here. “For research doctors needs cation? By special guests I mean to keep a good track of patients some selected Class 8-9 students being treated and maintain their from a village school? They should Students of Delhi Public School perform yoga in Hyderabad yesterday. Nearly 5,000 students including teachers perform seven yogic postures, records,” he said be invited so that they can see with religious prayers for world harmony and peace. He, however, acknowledged what the world is all about,” Modi that Indian doctors are well rec- said. ognised worldwide. Modi said: “This will arouse Modi, whose speech was curiosity in the student, help him cheered and applauded by the dream and will have a big impact.” audience that comprised largely Asking the passing out batch 11 burnt alive in firecrackers unit blast of doctors and medical person- to keep the student in them alive, nel, donned the peacock-blue the prime minister said: “Do not HYDERABAD: At least 11 the building. Two fire engines A burning cigarette is sus- inquiry. He said if the manufac- ceremonial robe and tassled cap think your student life has ended workers were burnt to death battled for two hours to douse pected to have led to the fire. turing unit was found to be func- that was worn by the students here...The thirst for knowledge and seven others injured when a the flames. The condition of five Expressing his shock over tioning illegally, strict action will and faculty at the commence- and learning must never stop.” blast rocked a firecrackers unit of the injured, admitted to a pri- the incident, Chief Minister N be taken against its owner. ment event. He was accompa- He said that at the AIIMS “you in Andhra Pradesh yesterday. vate hospital in Kakinada town, Chandrababu Naidu announced Deputy Chief Minister and nied by Health Minister Harsh were very protected. There was The accident took place in a was stated to be critical. Rs.2 lakh compensations to the Home Minister Chinna Rajappa Vardhan. Over 500 students were always someone to help you — building in coastal East Godavari Two other injured were under- families of each of those killed. and senior officials visited the conferred degrees at the gradua- from seniors to faculty”. district’s Vakatippa village. going treatment in a government- He directed officials to provide all scene and supervised rescue and tion ceremony. He said the students were now Firecrackers were being manu- run hospital. All the victims were medical help to the injured. relief operations. YSR Congress Outlining qualities of a good entering a bigger classroom where factured illegally in the building, workers in the unit, which was Naidu told reporters in party chief Y S Jaganmohan doctor, the PM said; “Good doc- they have to take their decisions they said. manufacturing firecrackers for Hyderabad that the East Godavari Reddy also expressed shock and tors are the ones who associate on their own. IANS The blast and fire destroyed the coming Diwali festival. district collector will conduct an grief over the incident. IANS

Govt to bring Delhi court jails five for life for gang-rape ordinance on coal block allocation NEW DELHI: A Delhi court yesterday The court had convicted them on The court said: “The rape victim has to the perpetrators of the crime to be dealt awarded life imprisonment to five men October 14. It also slapped a fine of `50,000 live with the scar of rape throughout her with sternly. NEW DELHI: The union cabi- convicted in the Dhaula Kuan gang- on each of the convicts, who were present life and the incident shatters her life as “The court, while sentencing an offender, net yesterday decided to bring rape, calling them “psychopaths” with in the court during the pronouncement of well as her dreams in a violent manner.” cannot ignore the impact of crime upon the an ordinance to resolve the no regard for the honour of women and the judgment. Soon after hearing the ver- It also said that such incidents diminish society and the society’s expectations upon issue of coal block allocation, a “threat to society”. dict, Shahid fainted in the courtroom. to a large extent the marriage prospects the court in dealing with such criminals. In Finance Minister Arun Jaitley “It is the demand of justice that they (con- The convicts’ families who are disap- of the victims. other words, imposition of sentence with- said here. victs) should be kept from the society as long pointed over the judgment, have decided “In the instant case, I was informed that out considering its effect on the social order Jaitley told the media after a as possible,” said Additional Sessions Judge to challenge it in a higher court. the rape victim had to leave her job, where- would be a futile exercise,” it said, refusing meeting of the cabinet that the Virender Bhat. The judge also held that the The verdict said: “It has come on record from, she was earning handsomely, soon any leniency to them. The five men abducted central government would rec- crime committed by them is “intensively that all the convicts were married at that after the incident and shifted to her native the woman, who hailed from the northeast ommend promulgation of the grave, serious and odious in nature”. time, having children and still they were place in the northeast where she is mak- on November 24, 2010. At that time, she ordinance to President Pranab The five convicts — Shamshad ali as roaming on the roads in Delhi in search of a ing both ends meet by running a petty shop. was walking home with a friend after her Mukherjee. Khutkan, Usman alias Kale, Shahid alias soft target to satisfy their sexual lust. This This amply indicates the impact of rape on shift had ended, according to police. The “The cabinet has recommended Chhota Billi, Iqbal alias Bada Billi and manifests that the convicts are psychopaths a victim,” said the court. abductors took her to Mangolpuri, gang promulgation of ordinance to the Kamruddin — were found guilty of abduct- having no regard for the honour and dignity The judge also said that the society raped her, and left her on an isolated road. president in order to resolve the ing and gang raping a 30-year-old call cen- of the women folk in the society and thus are itself looks upon this crime with utmost The men were later arrested from Mewat pending issues particularly the tre executive in Delhi in 2010. a threat to the whole society....” indignation and abhorration and expects region of Haryana. IANS situation arising out of a Supreme Court judgment quashing alloca- tion of coal blocks,” he said. The cabinet meeting was India to rebuild chaired by Prime Minister Boss gives workers Narendra Modi. pillars on Nepal cars, flats and India, Germany border hold foreign office KATHMANDU: A senior Indian security official yester- jewellery for Diwali consultations day said India will take the ini- tiative for the reconstruction of AHMEDABAD: A generous Dholakia’s complex loyalty pro- NEW DELHI: India and damaged border pillars on the boss in western India has given gramme, in which employees earn Germany held their annual India-Nepal border. 1,200 of his workers new cars, points in 25 criteria, has been in Foreign Office Consultations In the course of an inspec- deposits for flats and thousands place for five years — but this here yesterday during which tion at Indo-Nepal border in of dollars worth of diamond year the rewards have reached both sides discussed, besides Kanchanpur district in far jewellery as rewards for loyalty. new heights. other bilateral matters, the west Nepal, chief at the Seema The diamond merchant from “We gave apartments to 207 Hannover Fair next year and Surakshya Bal (SSB) of India, the city of Surat presented the employees, cars to 491 and jewel- ways to ensure successful par- Pilibhit sector, DIG K P Singh lavish gifts to the employees in lery to 500 employees,” Dholakia ticipation by India at this major said India has planned to carry a ceremony on Sunday before said. industrial technological fair. out repair and maintenance of the major Hindu festival of “The (deposits on) apartments Foreign Secretary Sujatha the border pillars. Diwali. were given to those who did not Singh and State Secretary in the A recent meeting of surveyor The presents, including those own one,” he said, while cars German Federal Foreign Office generals of Nepal and India held for worker’s wives, were part of were given to those workers who Markus Ederer held the annual in Kathmandu also agreed to Savjibhai Dholakia’s company loy- already have their own home. Foreign Office Consultations. reconstruct the damaged pillars, alty programme worth a total of Jewellery, worth a maximum The primary focus of discus- erect the missing ones and clear `50bn ($815m). $5,860 apiece, was given to some sion was the schedule for high- the Dash Gaja or no man’s land “We have rewarded those employees as presents for their level activities during 2015, official area. employees who have contributed wives because spouses “have also sources said. Singh said: “The border secu- to the development of the com- contributed indirectly to the India and Germany will hold rity office should prepare a report pany over the years,” Dholakia, progress of the firm”, he said. the biennial Inter-Governmental regarding the damaged border chairman of Hari Krishna Employee Gaurav Duggal Commission meeting in the sec- pillars and it should be sent to the Exports, said yesterday. said his two-odd years of work- ond half of 2015. higher bodies. We have prepared “They have sacrificed their ing for the company had been This will be headed by Prime a report along with all pictures of family lives for the progress of “indescribable” Minister Narendra Modi and pillars on the border area of our the firm and hence they deserve “The jewellery which they have German Chancellor Angela country and we will submit it to the reward,” Dholakia said from given me is not only priceless, it Merkel. the body concerned.” Surat, a diamond polishing and shows the sentiment that the The two officials discussed The India-Nepal border often export hub. company has towards me and efforts to ensure that the causes headaches for officials Most employees receive other employees,” he told the approach to be followed would be from both sides as hundreds of presents of some kind from their NDTV network. of outcome based one with tangi- such pillars need to be recon- Cars given as gifts, including a Lamborghini, are seen during a gift bosses during Diwali, the festival Dholakia’s firm exports pol- ble and concrete deliverables, the structed and re-erected. presentation ceremony ahead of the Diwali festival in Surat, some 270km of lights, but they are usually just ished diamonds to 75 countries. sources said. IANS from Ahmedabad, yesterday. boxes of sweets. AFP IANS TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2014 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 BJP, Shiv Sena stand-off continues Despite emerging as the single-largest party, BJP falls 22 short of a simple majority MUMBAI: The BJP seems to alliance — against the backdrop of There will be no compromise on BJP is free to take anybody’s help were to unite and offer ‘outside the government on their own, so have been caught in a cleft-stick the rancour developed in the past our basic principles,” NCP presi- in government formation, but the support’ to Sena (63), the three it (NCP) had decided to support in Maharashtra, thanks to a one month between the 25-year- dent Sharad Pawar said at party Sena would not offer unsolicited together achieve the magic figure the BJP for political stability in fractured mandate in the 13th old former allies. meeting here yesterday. support under any circumstances. of 146. the state. assembly elections. The BJP would be entirely One option before the BJP However, he kept the door ajar, Some smaller parties and inde- “Moreover, whenever the With no political party securing dependent on a demanding part- would be to approach the Shiv saying if the BJP could guarantee pendents too may follow suit since Congress has offered support to clear majority in the 288-mem- ner for pushing through any Sena for rapprochement and upholding the state’s integrity, the all had one objective of keeping any government in the past, it has ber assembly, a period of politi- policy initiatives or major deci- renewed alliance with the Shiv Sena might consider any proposal the “BJP out” at all costs. always collapsed,” Pawar pointed cal instability looms ahead in sions, though the prime BJP chief Sena even as the RSS distanced favourably. NCP leader Ajit Pawar yester- out. Maharashtra — though the ministerial contender Devendra itself from “any political deci- “If the need arises, we are ready day revealed that the Congress On their part, Sena sources Nationalist Congress Party has Fadnavis, 44, is considered an sions” of the BJP. to sit in the opposition,” Uddhav indeed had plans to support the pointed out that another option taken the lead to prevent such a aggressive go-getter. But there is a hitch — the BJP said, indicating that pressure tac- Shiv Sena in government forma- for the BJP would be to name situation. While the NCP provided some has already said the chief minis- tics may not work now. tion, but the NCP rejected the Pankaja Munde as the next chief Despite emerging as the single- relief with its offer of uncondi- ter’s post is non-negotiable, and Sunday’s election outcome move. minister, which move has emo- largest party with 123 (122+1 ally) tional external support, this may any government led by it would shows that the numbers game has The Congress is no stranger tional overtones for both parties. seats, the BJP falls 22 short of a come with many hidden strings not have the post of deputy chief become tricky on all fronts with to such politics — it had tried Her additional credentials: She simple majority — it cannot form attached, besides growls from the minister — and, according to some many possibilities emerging. out short-term external support would be the first Maharashtrian the government, and it does not Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh speculation, it may offer the Sena The BJP needs a minimum of several times to prop up various woman from the OBC to get the want to sit in opposition. (RSS). at best five ministries. 22 seats for a simple majority central governments from Charan post. This has set off a hectic poli- “We have supported the BJP in “In such a scenario, what — with the NCP’s 41, it crosses Singh, Chandra Shekhar, H D At present, all parties are keep- ticking between the Shiv Sena the interest of the state. Under attraction is left for us to support the minimum threshold (145) Deve Gowda, and I K Gujral. ing their cards close to their chest and Bharatiya Janata Party the present scenario, there is a or join them,” wondered a senior comfortably. Hinting at such a possible sce- and a clearer picture is likely to (BJP), both looking at the pos- need for political stability. We Sena leader yesterday. In another potential scenario, if nario, Sharad Pawar said that emerge over the next couple of sibility of cobbling up a workable shall not join the government. Uddhav has made it clear — the the Congress (42) and NCP (41) the Congress-NCP cannot form days. IANS

Goa Congress leader sacked 83pc of Haryana lawmakers are millionaires for anti-dynasty CHANDIGARH: Over 83 per- Hisar, lost from the Uchana cent of the legislators elected Kalan assembly seat. to the 13th legislative assembly The ADR pointed out that 10 remarks in Haryana are millionaires, a percent of the elected legislators research claimed yesterday. had criminal cases against them. PANAJI: A day after he The Haryana Election Watch Results of the Haryana assem- called for an end to “dynasty (HEW) and Association for bly election were historic for the politics”, the Goa Congress Democratic Reforms (ADR) said BJP as the party romped home unit has removed the par- the average assets of legislators in winning 47 seats in the 90-mem- ty’s official spokesperson the new assembly were `120.97m. ber assembly. The BJP would Durgadas Kamat from his In the previous assembly form the government on its own post. elected in 2009, the average in the state for the first time. In an order issued yester- assets of elected members were The INLD followed with 19 day, office general secretary Rs.6.71 crore. legislators while the Congress, Arthur Sequiera named a Among parties, Indian which was in power since March fresh panel of two spokesper- National Lok Dal (INLD) candi- 2005, managed to get only 15 sons with clear instructions dates were the richest with aver- seats. Two seats went to the HJC, Kuldeep Bishnoi that only the newly appointed age assets of `130.01m followed by one each to Shiromani Akali Dal duo “shall go to the press with Congress members with assets and Bahujan Samaj Party. Five prior consent and after dis- of `120.45m. BJP legislators have Independent candidates were cussing the issues with the average assets of `100.5m, the also elected. undersigned”. ADR study said. The five inde- The newly elected 13th leg- Following the electoral pendent legislators elected had islative assembly of Haryana is results in Haryana and average assets of `130.95m each. a relatively young one, with the Maharashtra, where the The average assets of the con- youngest just 29. Congress faced a humiliating testing candidates in the 2014 Nearly half of the 90 legislators defeat, Kamat in his Facebook assembly polls were at `40.38m. elected this time are 50 years old post had called for introspec- The richest one among them had or less. tion and an end to dynasty declared assets of `2.12bn. BJP candidate Vipul Goyal celebrating his victory in the Faridabad seat. While the youngest one, rule both in Delhi and in Goa. The study pointed out that 21 Sukhvinder of the BJP, who He said: “End should be put legislators had been re-elected president Kuldeep Bishnoi assembly had three people from trounced Ranbir Singh Mahendra to dynasty politics whether this time in the 90-member (`800m), his wife Renuka Bishnoi the same family as legislators. of the Congress, who isformer at the centre or in the states. assembly. While the average (`800m), BJP’s Abhimanyu These were INLD leader Om Board of Control for Cricket in Young people who perform assets of these re-elected mem- (`770m) and INLD’s Abhay Prakash Chautala, a former chief India (BCCI) president and son Renuka Bishnoi and do not have political god- bers were `40m in 2009, now they Chautala (`430m). minister, and his two sons Ajay of former chief minister Bansi fathers should be brought for- had gone up to `130.8m. Kuldeep Bishnoi and his wife Chautala and Abhay Chautala. Lal, from the Badhra assembly ward in the best interest of The average growth of the re- Renuka Bishnoi will enter the Om Prakash Chautala and Ajay constituency, is just 29 years old, Indian politics.” elected legislators (from 2009 to Haryana assembly as the first Chautala were convicted by a the oldest is INLD legislator Hari The comment appeared to 2014) was `90.8m — or a whop- elected couple. Both, aged 46 CBI court in Delhi in a teachers’ Chand Middha (Jind seat) at 72. be a critique of Congress pres- ping 245 percent. and 40 respectively, have been recruitment scam and sentenced At least 44 legislators in the ident Sonia Gandhi and her The growth among parties legislators earlier but were to 10 years’ imprisonment. Both new assembly are 50 years old son and vice president Rahul was the Congress at `80.49m, the never elected together. Kuldeep are lodged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail or less. Of these, the Bharatiya Gandhi as well as mini politi- INLD at `80.22m and the BJP at is son of former Haryana chief now. Janata Party (BJP) has 23 young cal dynasties in Goa who func- `20.13m between 2009 and 2014. minister Bhajan Lal. Kuldeep’s Naina is the first woman from legislators, followed by the Indian tion as permanent satraps in BJP victor from the Faridabad elder brother, Chander Mohan, the political clan of former dep- National Lok Dal (INLD) with 12 the state Congress unit. seat Vipul Goyal, with declared a former deputy chief minister, uty prime minister Devi Lal to and the Congress with four. “(If they) get in young blood assets of `1.06bn, is the richest lost in the polls this time. INLD contest an election and win it. Haryana itself was created on without family raj, the result winner. He has also showed liabil- leader Abhay Chautala and his Abhay and Naina are 49 and 47 November 1, 1966, and will be would have been different. ities of `430m, the highest among sister-in-law (elder brother’s years old respectively. 48 in the next few days. Nine of Hope in Goa too, our people all winning candidates. wife) Naina Chautala have also However, Naina’s son, the 13 women legislators elected understand the same and not Other rich winners included been elected to the new assembly. Dushyant Chautala, who is the this time are under the age of 50 tell me to keep my mouth Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) The outgoing legislative sitting Lok Sabha member from years. IANS Abhay Chautala shut against the government,” Kamat said. Kamat confirmed his sack- ing but also stuck to his stand. He said: “I am a loyal sol- New bike plant dier of the Congress and my actions are in sync with the Maharashtra House has only best interests of my party. I will continue to work for the Congress in any position.” 5.5pc women members IANS MUMBAI: Barely 5.5 percent of the 288-member Maharashtra legislative assembly are women, according to an analysis of poll results yesterday. Of the total 4,119 candidates, who contested in BJP loses by-poll the Oct 15 election, only 276 women were in fray from mainstream political parties and a few Independents. in Nagaland At the end of counting Sunday, only 16 (out of 276) were declared elected, all from the major parties. Among the winners, 10 belong to KOHIMA: The BJP yesterday- the Bharatiya Janata Party while five are from the Congress and one lost the assembly by-election from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Though the Shiv Sena, to its coalition partner Naga the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena and some other smaller parties People’s Front (NPF) candidate nominated women candidates, they failed at the hustings. in Nagaland. The BJP’s winning women brigade includes Pankaja Munde, the Neiphrezo Keditsu, the NPF daughter of the late union minister Gopinath Munde, who won the candidate retained the Northern Parli constituency and Madhuri Misal from Parvati seat. Angami-II assembly constitu- Two BJP newcomers earned the tag of ‘giant killers’ in Mumbai ency, held by former chief minis- and Navi Mumbai. ter Neiphiu Rio, who vacated the Vidya Thakur defeated Shiv Sena senior leader Subhash Desai from seat after being elected to the Lok Goregaon, Mumbai and Manda Mhatre trounced NCP leader and Sabha. former minister Ganesh Naik in Belapur, Navi Mumbai. Rio represented the Northern Besides, state BJP women’s wing chief Manisha Chaudhari won in Angami-II assembly constituency Dahisar and Bharti Lavhekar emerged victorious in Versova, both for five consecutive terms and was in Mumbai. Other winning BJP candidates are Sangeeta Thombre the chief minister for three terms. (Kaij), Medha Kulkarni (Kothrud), Monika Rajale (Shevgaon) and “Neiphrezo Keditsu defeated Snehalata Kolhe (Kopargaon). From the Congress, former minis- BJP candidate Visasolie Lhoungu ter Varsha Gaikwad bagged the critical Dharavi seat in the heart of by 3,045 votes,” W. Honje Konyak, Mumbai. Newcomer Ameeta Chavan, wife of former chief minister Kohima returning officer, said. Ashok Chavan won from Bhokar (Nanded), Praniti (Sushilkumar) Keditsu polled 9,909 votes while Shinde from Solapur Central, Yashomati Thakur from Teosa and his rival candidate Lhoungu Employees work on an assembly line of Hero Motocorp at the newly opened plant in Neemrana, in the desert Nirmala Gavit from Igatpuri. secured 6,864 votes. state of Rajasthan, yesterday. NCP’s Jyoti Kalani won from Ulhasnagar in Thane district. IANS IANS TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2014 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

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MUSCAT 34/27 Clear 35/27 Clear MAKKAH 38/27 Partly cloudy 38/27 Partly cloudy KUWAIT 29/26 Partly cloudy 29/16 Clear Merino sheep arrive for a promotional event at the terrace of a mall in the German capital Berlin yesterday. The shopping mall is organising a theme BAHRAIN 37/28 Clear 31/24 Clear week titled “Wool” until Saturday. SANAA 24/11 Partly cloudy 25/10 Partly cloudy RIYADH 34/21 Clear 31/21 Partly cloudy DUBAI 36/24 Clear 36/26 Clear BAGHDAD 23/15 Chance of rain 23/12 Clear Singer’s blunt remark on song surprises many THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW LONDON: British singer- including the UK, Spain and Blunt’s surprise at seeing an known for, but I think it’s turned HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER songwriter James Blunt has Canada. ex-girlfriend on the London that corner now.” The album described the multi-million sell- But Blunt, a former soldier who Underground with another man. that contained the song, “Back to ATHENS 24/17 Clear 24/20 Clear ing song that made his name, served with NATO in Kosovo, has The 40-year-old musician Bedlam”, was the most-sold in the WASHINGTON 18/11 Showers 14/10 Chance of showers You’re Beautiful, as “annoying” admitted there was a flipside to added that, because of the success United Kingdom in the 2000s and SYDNEY 23/13 Partly cloudy 27/16 Partly cloudy and says it was “force-fed down having such a massive global hit. of the track, his music had been went platinum all over the world. LONDON 14/08 Chance of showers 13/08 Mostly cloudy people’s throats”. “There was one song that was marketed to women — and he had Several versions of ‘You’re PARIS 16/08 Chance of showers 13/09 Clear The song was Blunt’s break-out force-fed down people’s throats, therefore lost out on male fans. Beautiful’ have been released, the ISTANBUL 18/14 Clear 21/16 Clear hit when it was released in 2005, ‘You’re Beautiful’, and it became “The marketing also painted latest being a remixed version in MANILA 32/24 Chance of storm 30/25 Partly cloudy topping charts from the United annoying, and then people start to me out as an insanely serious Japan in 2012. DHAKA 30/20 Partly cloudy 31/21 Partly cloudy States to Australia. associate the artist with the same person, an earnest person and, as Blunt also sang a different ver- DELHI 32/20 Partly cloudy 32/21 Clear It sold more than three mil- word,” Blunt said in an interview all my friends know, I’m anything sion of the song, “My Triangle”, ISLAMABAD 28/18 Clear 28/18 Clear lion copies in the US alone, in the latest edition of Hello! mag- but,” Blunt said. when he appeared on the chil- where it topped the charts, and azine, that was yesterday. “I have a couple of over-emo- dren’s television programme was number one in ten countries The song tells the story of tional miserable songs that I’m Sesame Street. AFP

Scenic sunset Music like Comics laureate to be digging inside for real gold, superhero of literacy

LONDON: Carol Ann Duffy has horror comics, and there has been says Diamond been flying the flag for poetry as this notion that comics are very the UK’s poet laureate for the past low culture. I’ve never believed that LONDON: Making music is five years, while children’s laure- at all. The idea of telling stories or all about “digging inside of ate Malorie Blackman has been imparting information with a com- yourself” for “real gold”, Neil championing children’s books since bination of words and pictures is a Diamond, one of the bestselling last summer. Now Dave Gibbons, fairly universal thing, geographically singer-songwriters of all time, the comic book artist and writer and historically. told AFP in an interview. who created the groundbreaking “I loved comics from the age of Speaking in London before this Watchmen series with Alan Moore, three or four. I learned to read before week’s release of his latest album, has just been named the UK’s first I went to school so I could see what “Melody Road”, the 73-year-old comics laureate. was going on and they inculcated in said that success is often down Gibbons, who has also worked me a lifelong love of reading.” to luck and being a musician is on 2000AD and Doctor Who, was According to Gibbons, “comics are a gamble. appointed to the role by the recently a very vibrant art form in their own “It’s not a very practical way to established charity Comics Literacy right . . . part of the continuum from live your life, the odds are against Awareness. He will spend his two- novels through to movies and compu- you being able to make a living year stint, which starts in February, ter games”, and are also ideally suited doing it. acting as an ambassador for comics to encouraging children to read. “But if you insist then you have and their potential to improve liter- “They are very accessible. I think to devote yourself almost entirely acy, championing their role in getting children naturally gravitate to their to it and remain passionate about children reading, visiting schools and particular mix of brief words and it,” Diamond said. attending training events for staff exciting, interesting pictures. They The Brooklyn native, who has and education conferences. can do everything from spin yarns of sold 128 million albums with hits Comics, said the author, are often derring-do to things which are very such as “Sweet Caroline” and sidelined in the UK — something educational in the sense of history “Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon”, which is not the case internation- and science — virtually everything,” was in London to promote his lat- ally. “In France comics are called he said. est album. the ninth art, they stand alongside “What we have to do is show what “Definition of optimism: bring- music and literature,” said Gibbons. is out there, not just the Beano and ing my sunglasses to London,” he “But one of the problems comics have Dandy and Batman stuff, but to show joked to his 810,000 Twitter fol- always had in this country — and the range of the medium.” lowers as he arrived. this isn’t so prevalent in Europe — But even in the UK, things are “When you’re creating the is they have always been associated changing, said Gibbons. “My son music, you’re compiling ideas, with very cheap and somewhat lurid went to the same school as me, 30 you’re digging inside of yourself, entertainment.” years later. When they discovered you’re reflecting on the past,” Gibbons said he had “vivid memo- his dad did comics, they got me in to Diamond said. ries of the prefects at my school going talk about them, and asked me for a “It’s a pretty difficult process. through my desk and confiscating recommended reading list. I saw a But it’s supposed to be difficult. comics and burning them”. recent prospectus for the school, and If it were easy, you couldn’t really He added: “There were scares it included a page of famous old boys. dig down and get the real gold, the in the 50s about trashy American THE GUARDIAN important elements that you’re A swan swims a late circuit as the sun sets over Lake Millstaett in Carinthia, Austria, on Sunday. looking for.” Dressed in a taupe blazer with a carefully trimmed salt and pep- per beard, as he appears on the front of his new album, Diamond ‘Glass ship’ Vuitton museum kicks off art-rich week in Paris met AFP in a luxury hotel and explained that his latest work is very personal. PARIS: Emerging from the Hollande hailed architect Frank A transparent cloud of 12 glass a busy art week in Paris which However the week began “The story of Melody Road is woods at the edge of Paris like Gehry’s “fabulous idea” of the sails billows around the museum’s will be capped by the reopening with controversy after a sculp- the story of my life,” Diamond a glass ship, the hyper-modern futuristic building at a glitzy main building — referred to by the of the Picasso museum after an ture erected on the ritzy Place said. “It takes us through my Louis Vuitton art museum was inauguration also expected to architect as “the iceberg” — which extensive five-year renovation. Vendome was vandalised this experiences over a period of inaugurated yesterday, kick- be attended by Prince Albert of sits above a sunken lake on the The flurry of cultural activ- weekend amid outrage — and years, my observations, my ing off an art-filled week in the Monaco, US fashion matriarch edge of the Bois de Boulogne park. ity has been hailed by the city as mirth — over its controversial impressions... It’s a journey, a French capital. Anna Wintour and Chanel’s artis- The official unveiling of the proof that Paris still has an edge appearance. musical journey.” AFP French President Francois tic director Karl Lagerfeld. Louis Vuitton Foundation sets off among the world’s art capitals. AFP Tuesday 21 October 2014 27 Dhu’l-Hijja 1435 Volume 19 Number 6225 Price: QR2

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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 QIB net profit Industries Qatar posts QR4.7bn profit DOHA: Industries Qatar (IQ), production volume, was partially the region’s industrial giant offset by moderate re-bar price with interests in the production deflation, reduced operating days of a wide range of petrochemi- due to planned and unplanned grows by 16pc cal, fertiliser and steel products, disruption, and strong prior recorded a net profit of QR4.7bn year comparatives. Consolidated for the nine months ended EBITDA for the nine months was September 30, 2014. QR4.9bn, a decrease of QR1.6bn, The current year was expected or 24.8 percent, on the same to QR1.13bn to be challenging for the group fol- period of 2013. Year-to-date, the lowing the outstanding results of group’s EBITDA was QR4.9bn, 2013 and the major planned main- with the business being impacted Assets up 29pc to reach QR93.3bn tenance of the first half of this by reduced sales volumes follow- year. However, results noticeably The group earnings in 2014 were moderate year-on-year decrease ing extensive planned preven- DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank’s for the period ended September improved in the third quarter with supported by the launch and sub- of QR0.2bn, or 4.2 percent. tive maintenance and warranty (QIB) nine-month net profit, 2014, representing an increase the return to normal operations. sequent ramp-up of Qatar Steel’s Petrochemical revenue for the shut-downs during the first half ended September 30, 2014, of 40 percent compared to Consolidated net profit improved EF-5 facility in the first quarter, third quarter was QR2bn, an of the year, weak urea prices and attributable to the shareholders September 2013. by a significant 50.1 percent ver- and Qafac’s CDR plant in the third increase of QR 0.6bn, or 37.8 per- heightened operating costs in the reached QR1.13bn, represent- QIB was able to maintain the sus second quarter earnings, with quarter, as well as by strong key cent, on the previous quarter. petrochemical and steel segments. ing a growth of 16 percent com- ratio of non-performing financing the petrochemical and fertiliser petrochemical product prices. The fertiliser segment closed The QR4.7bn net profit reported pared to a year ago period. assets to total financing assets at segments registering quarter-on- The group’s liquidity position the nine months with a revenue for the first nine months of 2014 The bank’s total assets now 0.9 percent, one of the lowest in quarter growth of 73.3 percent and remained strong with cash held of QR3.9bn, a decline of QR1bn, was a decrease of QR1.6bn, or 25.5 stand at QR 93.3bn, up 29 percent the industry, reflecting the qual- 86.7 percent, respectively. across all group companies after or 19.9 percent, versus the same percent, against the corresponding compared to September 2013 and ity of the bank’s financing assets Earnings were also up against distributing the previous year’s period of 2013. Revenue in the period of 2013, with the year-on- 21 percent compared to December portfolio and its effective risk the third quarter of 2013 with record QR6.7bn dividend, of third quarter was QR1.3bn, sig- year movement attributable to the 2013. Financing activities, which management framework. QIB a creditable 6.3 percent posi- approximately QR 8bn. nificantly up on the last quarter same reasons as the EBITDA vari- remains the key growth driver continues to pursue the conserva- tive variance further emphasis- Reported revenue for the third by QR0.2bn, or 14.6 percent. ance. Consolidated EBITDA for the has reached QR59bn having tive impairment policy with the ing the strength of the current quarter was QR1.5bn, a decrease Revenue in the steel segment third quarter was QR 1.9bn, an grown by 35 percent on year-on- coverage ratio for non-performing quarter’s results. The group wel- of QR0.3bn, or 15.8 percent, totalled QR4.7bn for the first increase of QR 0.6bn, or 49.1 per- year basis and 25 percent com- financing assets reaching 101 per- comed the new members to the compared to the second quarter. nine months of 2014, a moderate cent, on the second quarter of 2014. pared to December 2013. cent as of September 2014. Board of Directors — the Minister Assuming proportionate consoli- increase of QR0.2bn, or 5.4 per- Net profit for the third quarter Customer deposits have moved International credit rating of Economy and Commerce H dation, management reporting cent, against the same period of was QR 1.9bn, an increase of QR up to QR64bn registering a strong agency Standard & Poor’s has E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim revenue was QR4.9bn, an increase 2013. The benefit to the group’s 0.6bn, or 50.1 percent, versus the growth of 41 percent compared reaffirmed QIB’s Counterparty bin Mohamed Al Thani (Vice of QR0.4bn, or 9.9 percent, against steel business of the launch and prior quarter, with the quarter-on- to September 2013 and 28 per- Credit Rating at “A-” with a sta- Chairman), the Minister of the previous quarter. initial ramp-up of the new EF-5 quarter movement attributable to cent compared to December 2013 ble outlook. Finance H E Ali Sherif Al Emadi, Petrochemical revenue for the facility in the first quarter of 2014, the same reasons as the EBITDA allowing the bank to significantly Similarly, Capital Intelligence and Dr Ibrahim Al Ibrahim. first nine months was QR5bn, a and the consequent boost in billet variance. THE PENINSULA improve its liquidity positions and (CI) has reaffirmed QIB’s achieve a strong financing-to- Financial Strength Rating (FSR) deposit ratio of 91 percent. of ‘A’, with an upgraded ‘Stable’ Total shareholders’ equity of Outlook in view of the significant MPHC’s profit the bank reached QR12bn, an improvement in financing asset increase of 4 percent compared quality and stabilised Return to September 2013. Earnings per on Average Assets. Fitch has hits QR1.4bn share reached QR4.8, compared affirmed for the fourth year the to QR4.1 in September 2013. bank’s long-term Issuer Default DOHA: Mesaieed Total income amounted Rating (IDR) of ‘A’ with a stable Petrochemical Holding to QR2.7bn, representing an outlook. Company (MPHC) recorded increase of 15 percent compared QIB has received a number a net profit of QR1.4bn for to September 2013. Income from of prestigious awards this year the nine months period financing activities was the pri- reflecting the results and achieve- ended September 30, 2014. mary growth driver at QR1.8bn ments of the businesses, includ- An interim financial state- for the period ended September ing the title of ‘Best Islamic ment filed to Qatar bourse, 2014, representing an increase Bank in Qatar’, which the bank the MPHC noted its of 23 percent compared to received from Euromoney, The Earnings per Share (EPS) September 2013. Banker, World Finance, Qatari amounted to QR1.10 for the Net commission and fees Enterprise Agility Awards and period. income has also registered a Islamic Finance News (IFN). THE PENINSULA strong growth to reach QR289m THE PENINSULA

Sheikh Khalid selected to the board of Georgetown initiative DOHA: Sheikh Khalid bin experience by enhancing connec- Thani Al Thani (pictured), the tions among students, faculty, and chairman of Ezdan group and thought leaders in both the class- managing director of Qatar room and business world.” International Islamic Bank, For students, the initiative is among the board mem- will see that the Georgetown bers selected by Georgetown McDonough experience includes University for its new initiative an emphasis on the impact that that will address the local and public decision making can have global intersection of business on the dynamism of business and, with government and society in turn, the extraordinary influ- According to a statement from ence business can have on society. Georgetown McDonough School The initiative will also provide a of Business, new advisory boards platform for faculty research and comprising proven leaders in a nonpartisan, global venue to business, government and soci- address critical business issues ety will provide direction to the of the day. initiative. The Business, Society, and Others selected on the board Public Policy Initiative will spon- include Tom Daschle – chair, sor a wide array of events to Center for American Progress; engage students and the global Democratic leader of the US community, including upcoming Senate (1994-2005) and US lectures by prominent business Senator (1987-2005), Thomas and government leaders. Farley (C ’97) – president, New “This initiative will strengthen York Stock Exchange; Carly the comparative advantage that Fiorina, chair, Good360 and Ambassador to China (2009-2011). both the McDonough School Unlocking Potential Project; “The Business, Society, and of Business and Georgetown CEO of Hewlett Packard (1999- Public Policy Initiative will allow University have enjoyed in tack- 2005); Robert J Flanagan (B ’78) us to capitalise on our unique ling critical issues facing busi- – executive vice president, Clark location in Washington, DC – ness, government, and society,” Enterprises and chair, Federal the nexus of global business and said Moore. “From opening new City Council; Vincente Fox – policy,” said David A Thomas, horizons for all of our students to President of Mexico (2000-2006) dean of the McDonough School providing the general public with and CEO of Coca-Cola Mexico of Business. “This initiative will greater insights into the chal- (1975-1979); Jon Huntsman – ensure that the themes of busi- lenges and opportunities we face, chair, Atlantic Council; Governor ness, society, and public policy we intend to make a clear differ- of Utah (2005-2009); US are woven through the student ence.” THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2014 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS QIA buys a fifth of Hong Kong retailer Lifestyle International Holdings bought for $616.1m

DOHA: Qatar Investment Lifestyle International Holdings existing investments in Harrods, Authority (QIA), sovereign is a continuation of the Qatar Tiffany and Co and others. wealth fund of Qatar, yester- Investment Authority’s invest- Real Reward is owned by two day announced the acquisition ment plan to diversify its global major Hong Kong-based billion- of nearly 20 percent stake in portfolio; this time in Asia,” said aire families, the Cheng group- Lifestyle International Holdings, a spokesperson at QIA in a press ing helmed by tycoon Cheng a Hong Kong-based retail chain, statement. Yu-tung, and the Lau family. for $616.1m (QR2.24bn). “Today’s transaction adds to the The Cheng family controls their Under the deal, Real Reward, number of investments made this stake through Chow Tai Fook Lifestyle’s controlling shareholder, year, including Qatar Investment Enterprises Ltd, while the Lau is selling 324 million shares or a Authority’s investment in family, which has real estate 19.9 percent stake in Lifestyle European e-commerce (vente- holdings in the city, controls their to QIA at the rate of HK$14.75 privee.com); real estate in Spain holding on a personal basis. (about QR6.92) a share, which and France (Colonial-SFL) and Thomas Lau, who is also The Sogo department store in Hong Kong. Lifestyle International Holdings operates a number of retail outlets is only a 1 percent premium to global business travel (American Lifestyle’s chief executive, owns including the Sogo department store in Hong Kong. their last close at HK$14.60 on Express GBT joint venture),” part of Real Reward while his September 23. Trades in the added the spokesperson. brother Joseph Lau, who controls shares of the company were sus- The latest investment in Hong Kong-listed property firm with Qatar Holding demonstrates Thomas Lau was quoted as say- other’s business strengths and pended on September 24. Lifestyle International by QIA Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd, the confidence they have in the ing by Wall Street Journal. network to further grow our “The Qatar Investment diversifies its retail and consumer owns the rest through a trust. company and our business strat- “We will work closely together business.” Authority’s investment in portfolio by complementing “This strategic partnership egy and potential for growth,” with Qatar to leverage on each THE PENINSULA Masraf Al Rayan profit Saudi oil exports in August fall Al Khaliji Q3 up 14.1pc to QR1.42bn to lowest levels in three years net profit DOHA: Masraf Al Rayan acquired over 98.34 percent of the up 35pc at recorded a net profit of Islamic Bank of Britain Plc (IBB) DUBAI: Saudi crude exports exported 6.663 million barrels per estimating Saudi exports would QR1.42bn for the period ended during February 2014. Plans fell in August for the fourth day in August, down from 6.989 run below 7 million bpd for the September 30, 2014, up 14.1 per- to change the bank’s name and month in a row to their low- million bpd in July, according to last four months of the year. US QR145.9m cent compared to a year ago. brand to Al Rayan Bank are also est levels in three years, official data from the Joint Organisations imports of crude oil from Saudi Announcing the results Dr in progress, and are expected to be data showed yesterday, as the Data Initiative (JODI). Arabia averaged around 1.0-1.2 DOHA: Al khaliji (KCBK), in Hussain Al Abdulla, the Chairman completed in January 2015, sub- top oil exporter fights for mar- The August export figures were million bpd from May to August, Qatar, yesterday announced its and Managing Director of the ject to shareholder approval. The ket share amid weak demand the lowest since March 2011 and compared with around 1.3-1.6 mil- financial results for the third bank, noted Qatar’s huge budget bank is also developing its pres- and ample supplies from rival down from 7.795 million in August lion bpd from mid-2013 through quarter of 2014, reporting a net allocations will have a positive ence in London, and is planning to producers. last year. They compared with April 2014, analysis of data from profit of QR145.9m ($40m), up 35 contribution on the bank’s per- open a Knightsbridge branch and Saudi crude exports have been 6.946 million bpd in June and the US Energy Information percent, compared to QR107.7m formance for this year-end. a registered head office where its sliding in the past few months as 6.987 million bpd in May. Administration and Thomson ($29.6m) in the corresponding Adel Mustafawi, Group Chief commercial and GCC operations shale oil squeezes Saudi oil out North America’s shale boom Reuters Trade Flows shows. quarter last year. Executive Officer said the results will be based. Its retail bank- of US markets and as demand in has started to squeeze Saudi Last week, Saudi officials The net profit for the first reflect the output of the success- ing and operational centre will Asia, particularly in China, has oil out of the US market, the briefed oil market participants nine months of this year ending ful implementation by manage- remain in Birmingham. been slower than expected. International Energy Agency in New York on the kingdom’s September 30 stood at QR404.7m ment and staff of the strategic IBB has made significant The Opec heavyweight said in a report last month, shift in policy, making clear for ($111.1m), compared to QR398.2m plans and initiatives approved strides towards profitability by the first time that the kingdom ($109.3m) generated during the by the Board of Directors of the reversing monthly losses. IBB is prepared to tolerate a period of same period in 2013. Earnings bank. The total assets reached is now profitable on a month by Oil prices drop below $86 on lower prices — perhaps as low as per share (EPS) were QR1.12 for QR77.8bn compared to QR month basis since July 2014. The $80 a barrel — to retain market the first nine months. Al Khaliji 66.90bn as of September 30 , bank expects to end the year on over-supply, global worries share. It has already cut selling France SA’s net profit was at 2013, a growth of 16.3 percent. a positive note. prices for its crude to hold on to QR45.3m in Q3, accounting for 11 Financing activities reached Balance sheet growth has also CALGARY: Brent crude fell below $86 a barrel yesterday as nag- Asian customers. percent of the group’s net income. QR54bn, compared to QR43bn, a been strong, with retail property ging concerns about abundant supply and sluggish demand pushed A large volume of Saudi oil out- Fahad Al Khalifa, Al khaliji’s growth of 27 percent. Customers’ finance balances increasing by the global oil benchmark back down toward a four-year low hit put went to the domestic mar- newly appointed Group CEO, said: deposits reached QR59bn, com- 61 percent, as of September 30, last week. US crude hovered below $83 a barrel. Losses were lim- ket in August due to the seasonal “We have reshaped our business pared to QR50bn, up 18.2 percent. 2014. Growth was generated from ited ahead of Chinese third-quarter gross domestic product data burning of crude to generate model to generate strong profit The bank said the comparative IBB’s full range of finance prod- due to be released overnight. Brent tumbled more than a dollar in power for air-conditioning in the growth from our core banking figures for the same period in 2013 ucts including the Home Purchase early US trade, but bounced off session lows as global equities mar- hot summer months, and as the franchise and progressively reduce do not include the financial results Plan (HPP), Buy to Let Purchase kets gained. Oil prices are down more than 25 percent since June kingdom launches two refineries reliance on investment income.” of Islamic Bank of Britain, which Plan (BTLPP) and Commercial on concern about a saturated global oil market and a gloomy eco- to add 800,000 bpd in combined For the first nine months, net was consolidated for the first time Property Finance (CPF). The nomic outlook from Europe to China. Last week, Brent slid below capacity to process crude. Saudi interest income increased by 24 in 2014. Non-performing loans bank has also increased its invest- $83, its lowest since 2010. Brent fell as low as $84.41, and was down refiners processed 2.167 million percent to QR547.5m compared to ratio of 0.12 percent again con- ment in sukuk, including par- 77 cents at $85.38 a barrel by 1828 GMT. The global benchmark bpd of crude in August, up from the same period in 2013. Net fee tinues to be one of the lowest in ticipating in the first ever UK had rallied 2 percent on Friday, its biggest gain in over a month. US 1.915 million bpd in July and 1.551 and commission income reached the banking industry. Government issued sukuk. crude was down 8 cents at $82.67 a barrel. REUTERS million in August 2013, according QR127.9m against QR108.8m in the Masraf Al Rayan successfully THE PENINSULA to the JODI data. REUTERS first nine month of 2013. Total assets reached QR48.2bn in the first nine months of 2014, up 39 percent from Q3, 2013 and up 17 percent from the period ending December 2013. Loans QInvest sees growth of investment interest in real estates and advances grew by 54 percent compared to same period in 2013 to reach QR 24.7bn, and is 19 per- DOHA: QInvest, Qatar’s (pictured), QInvest’s Head of for real estate transactions in and a mixed use development in cent higher than the period ending leading investment bank, has Principal Investment and Real the GCC as well as in gateway downtown Manhattan. December 2013. Customer deposits witnessed a marked growth of Estate Investment & Advisory, markets, such as Continental QInvest acts as a both prin- grew to QR25.6bn, up 44 percent investor interest in the GCC said: “The real estate market Europe, London and the US,” cipal and arranger in the compared to the first nine months real estate sector. continues to be a strategic pri- Cowie said. acquisition of controlling and of 2013 and up 29 percent from Participating in a recent ority for QInvest. As part of our In 2014, QInvest closed a non-controlling interests in the fourth quarter of 2013. Non- flagship industry event, strategy of continuing to origi- record volume of transactions direct real estate, with typical performing loans ratio is 1.3 per- SuperReturn Middle East, nate new investment opportuni- in both the advisory and real equity or mezzanine invest- cent at the end of September 2014. QInvest discussed the most ties, across both the debt and estate principal investments ments being between $20m and Sheikh Hamad bin Faisal bin compelling investment oppor- equity segment, we have closed area. $100m. Thani Al Thani, Chairman and tunities in the GCC region’s real several real estate transactions Notable transactions included QInvest’s Real Estate team Managing Director said: “al kha- estate market. this year with a combined value two high profile real estate provides solutions for prime real liji’s robust financial performance Speaking at a session titled: total of $1.8bn.” transactions in Manhattan, New estate transactions in the GCC, is in line with Qatar’s stable and “Doing business on the ground “We are committed to provid- York City: a retail podium in the Europe, London, SE Asia and consistent economic growth.” – Too hot to touch”, Craig Cowie ing effective financing solutions Golden Triangle of Manhattan the USA. THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA

Qatargas celebrates 5000th cargo

DOHA: Qatargas achieved yet loading of all non-LNG liquid achievement would not have been another significant milestone hydrocarbon products and bulk possible without their coopera- when its Ras Laffan Terminal sulfur in Ras Laffan Industrial tion and support. For Qatargas, Operations (RLTO) celebrated City produced by the various this is a significant achievement, the loading of its 5000th cargo end-users including Qatargas, demonstrating our operational on October 13. This is the equiv- Qatar Petroleum, RasGas, Laffan excellence and commitment to alent of more than two billion Refinery, Al Khaleej Gas, Dolphin providing a high level of serv- barrels of product. Energy Limited, Qatar Shell GTL, ice to all our customers and Qatargas, in a press state- Oryx GTL, Ras Laffan Olefins stakeholders.” ment yesterdays said that the Company and Barzan. A ceremony was held on 5000th cargo also marks the first Commenting on this achieve- board the vessel (Torm Helvig) cargo of ultra-low sulfur diesel ment, Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa to commemorate the occa- from Ras Laffan Port. Ultra-low Al Thani, CEO of Qatargas said: sion. In attendance were Mats sulfur diesel, with less than 10 “Celebration of the 5000th cargo Gjers, Chief Operating Officer parts per million of sulfur is an is in fact, a celebration of the syn- – Operations, Ahmad Helal environmentally friendlier fuel, ergy between companies operat- Al Mohannadi, Deputy COO – produced by Laffan Refinery’s ing from Ras Laffan Industrial Operations, Abdullah Khalid Diesel Hydrotreater, commis- City. RLTO is a vital part of the Idris, RLTO Manager, and other sioned earlier this year. RLTO is supply chain for every producer in senior Qatargas officials. Officials celebrating the loading of 5000th cargo of Qatargas. responsible for the storage and Ras Laffan Industrial City. This THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2014 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19

Moody’s raises GIS posts highest Q3 year-to-date revenue Egypt’s outlook Gulf International Services’ net profit posts a record increase of 70.2 percent on stability,

DOHA: Gulf International driven largely by the offshore sec- percent of Al Koot’s annual reve- plans across all segments, espe- reduction in year-on-year net improved growth Services (GIS), the largest serv- tor, which contributed 81.5 percent nue. Results in the core energy line cially in the drilling segment. profit to close at QR179.9m. Profit ice group in Qatar, with inter- of total revenue. shrunk by a minimal 2.9 percent, The favourable year-on-year in the insurance segment reached DUBAI: Moody’s raised Egypt’s ests in a broad cross-section of Aviation segmental revenue for in line with Qatar Petroleum’s positive net profit variance in the QR90.2m, an increase of QR12.6m, credit ratings outlook to stable industries, recorded a revenue the first nine months increased by reduced capital expenditure drilling segment of QR284.2m, or 16.2 percent, as strong gains on from negative yesterday, citing of QR2.7bn for the first nine a moderate QR16.3m, or 3.5 per- activity. or 174.7 percent, was driven pri- the company’s investment portfolio a more stable political and secu- months of 2014, reflecting a 60 cent, to total QR479.5m. Amwaj Catering Services marily by the additional profit were partially offset by increased rity situation and signs of eco- percent growth over the same The group’s insurance subsidi- Limited contributed QR815.3m to attributable to the buyout of the major insurance claims. nomic recovery. period last year. The group’s net ary registered gross insurance group revenue, representing the interest held by its overseas drill- Net profit in the catering It refrained from upgrading the profit stood at QR0.8bn, a sig- revenue for the period ended second largest segment of group ing partner, the commencement segment was QR87.0m, up by credit rating, keeping it at Caa1, nificant year-on-year increase of September 30, 2014 of QR547.7m, revenue. Compared to last year, the of Al-Jassra, Leshat, Msheireb QR37.8m, or 76.9 percent, as the still one notch below Standard QR 322.2m, or 70.2 percent. a resolute QR30m, or 5.8 percent, segment improved by QR101.7m, or and Rumailah operations, and to subsidiary benefitted from its busi- & Poor’s, saying government The group’s share in revenue improvement on the same period 14.3 percent, due to the expansion higher daily rates received for the ness expansion strategy, improved finances are still too weak. from Gulf Drilling International of 2013. The main contributor to of the core industrial catering and extension of three offshore rig con- margins due to reduced operating Moody’s said government initia- Company for the first nine months this growth was the medical line of manpower contracting services. tracts in 2013. Aviation segment costs and the commencement of tives and reforms launched over the was QR1.2bn, a significant increase business which reported a year-on- The significant year-on-year earnings were impacted by operat- shut-down related services in the past year, including plans to phase year-on-year of QR0.6bn, or 96.7 year increase of 21.4 percent and increase in the net profit was ing cost increases, as the subsidi- plants of our clients. out fuel and electricity subsidies, percent. This performance was now constitutes approximately 43 driven by the ambitious growth ary registered a modest QR7.6m THE PENINSULA and measures to lift public rev- enues by a shifting to value-added tax system from a goods and serv- ices tax, had improved the outlook. Expo 2015 deal The upgrade to the credit out- look may help restore confidence SODIC to invest $336m in an economy hammered by political turmoil that has weighed on investment and tourism for nearly four years. in 2015, sees boom A constitutional referendum in January and presidential elec- CAIRO: SODIC, one of Egypt’s on the Mediterranean coast or tions in May this year, with par- largest listed real estate devel- elsewhere. liamentary elections likely to be opers, plans to invest 2.4bn “The market is strong and that held by early 2015, had provided a Egyptian pounds ($336m) in is why we are investing strongly... political reform roadmap and led 2015 and is hunting for new We are planning for the next to greater institutional stability, projects as the sector recovers five years. We see this as the Moody’s said in a statement. from three years of turmoil, its right time to expand strongly Egypt’s economic outlook has managing director said. inside Egypt and that is why we brightened in recent months. The Many large real estate con- have bought the new land and economy grew 3.7 percent year- tracts were cancelled in the wake increased our capital.” on-year in the fourth quarter, up of the revolt and investment dried SODIC will complete a deeply from 2.5 percent in the previous up. Three years on, the economy discounted 1bn pound capital quarter, and more recent eco- is showing the first signs of recov- increase on the Egyptian stock nomic indicators have pointed to ery, bringing an uptick in demand exchange on Thursday. a sequential pick-up in growth. for property in the Arab world’s Badrawi said two-thirds of that “Domestic investors are show- most populous country. money would be invested in a new ing confidence in the economic Speaking at the Reuters Middle project in the upscale Cairo sub- recovery of Egypt,” Moody’s said, East Investment Summit, Ahmed urb of Heliopolis, while the rest adding that strong demand from Badrawi was bullish, saying it was would be dedicated to new land the recent $8.5bn issue of Suez a good time to invest in the sector SODIC is seeking to buy either Canal investment certificates to with SODIC likely to have made on the northern coast or outside retail investors was testament to 2.5bn pounds worth of invest- the sprawling capital. investor confidence. ments by the end of this year. SODIC plans to begin construc- Economic growth and employ- “We are also targeting invest- tion and offer the first phase of ment will be supported at least ments worth 2.4bn pounds units in the mixed-use develop- for the next five years by the next year,” he said, adding ment on its 1.3 million-square Alitalia’s President Roberto Colaninno (left) and Etihad’s President and CEO James Hogan pose in front expansion of the Suez canal and that the figure could rise if meter site in Heliopolis before of a plane yesterday at the Malpensa Airport. Alitalia-Etihad announced a partnership with Expo 2015. development of the surrounding SODIC takes on new projects the end of the year. REUTERS area, it said. REUTERS TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2014 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Saudi NCB pledges conversion to Islamic bank under pressure RIYADH: National Commercial Bank as bans on interest payments and pure scholars’ criticism was unlikely to derail fatwas or religious rulings in the past had assets as of June exceed the SR295.2bn (NCB) has responded to criticism of monetary speculation, but some of it the IPO, which promises big profits to found it permissible to buy shares in a con- held by Saudi Arabia’s Al Rajhi Banking its operations from Islamic scholars by involves conventional banking. Saudi individual investors, NCB held a ventional bank that would become Islamic. and Investment Corp, currently the pledging to convert itself into a full- Some other banks in Saudi Arabia are meeting last Thursday of its own Shariah As of June, two-thirds of the bank’s world’s biggest full-fledged Islamic bank. fledged Islamic bank within about five also mixed. Last week some members board of religious scholars plus its chief assets were Islamic in nature while the Subscriptions for NCB’s IPO, the first years. The decision came as the bank of highest religious body, the Council of executive, chairman and other officials. remaining third were conventional; 78 by a bank in the kingdom since 2008, launched a $6bn (SR22.5bn) initial Senior Scholars, said investing in NCB’s The Shariah board reviewed a plan by percent of all of NCB’s financing deals opened on Sunday and will run until public offer of its shares, the largest- share offer was not permissible because NCB to convert itself into a full-fledged were Shariah-compliant, as were 92 per- November 2. Analysts believe the shares ever equity sale in the Arab world. too much of its business was non-Islamic. Islamic bank within a period “that is cent of its liabilities and 73 percent of are cheaply valued — IPOs in Saudi National Commercial Bank (NCB), “Religion comes above every thing,” expected not to exceed five years,” the its income, the Shariah board said. NCB Arabia are often priced low as a way for which has about $116bn of assets, cur- Sheikh Abdullah Al Mutlaq, one of the board said in a statement. It determined would be expected to convert various the Kingdom to share corporate wealth rently has a mixed business — most of members, told state television. that the bank had a “sincere will” to subsidiaries such as brokerage and fund with its citizens — and that the offer will it conforms to religious principles such Although securities analysts said the become fully Islamic, adding that some management units. NCB’s SR435.5bn of draw heavy demand. REUTERS Strong iPhone 6 Philips blames Russia, China slowdowns for loss THE HAGUE: Dutch elec- tronics giant Philips plunged into loss in the third quarter, demand boosts it revealed yesterday, blaming a patent lawsuit and ever-slowing markets in China and Russia. The outcome was a sharp Taiwan exports ownturn to a net loss of ¤103m ($131m). Philips, which has diver- sifiedinto high-margin healthcare technology, said it thought that Export orders reach record $43.3bn a state anti-corruption drive in China was slowing down sales of TAIPEI: Booming shipments Corp worked on the assembly of its equipment there. of the iPhone 6 helped Taiwan’s the new iPhone and TSMC — the In Russia, consumers were export orders jump 12.7 percent world’s biggest contract micro- holding off from purchasing house- in September year-on-year to a chip maker — manufactured its hold appliances, it said, against a record $43.3bn, the government chips, although neither company background of slowing growth in said yesterday. has confirmed the contracts. the local economy which is also It marked an eighth straight The economic ministry also suffering from western sanctions month of growth in export orders credited rising demand for laptop over the Ukraine crisis. for tech-rich Taiwan, the eco- computers for the boost in orders. The Amsterdam-based Philips, nomic ministry said in a state- Taiwanese firms produce laptops one of the world’s leading makers ment. Orders for information and for a range of major brands includ- of lighting, health care and con- mobile devices rose 16.3 percent ing HP, Dell and Lenovo, while sumer electronic goods, turned from a year ago to $12.9bn, “mainly Acer alone has a 10.8 percent global in a comparable net profit of 281 due to the launch of international market share, according to Taipei- million euros for the third quar- brand name mobile devices that based Digitimes Research. ter last year. led to the significant increase of Orders for electronic products “We are not satisfied with our orders”, the ministry said. surged 19.4 percent year-on-year overall performance for the third Taiwanese giant Hon Hai — as the increased shipments of quarter,” said chief executive the parent company of Foxconn mobile devices spurred business Frans van Houten. The logo of Dutch electronics giant Philips on a building of its headquarters at The Hague. in China and the world’s largest for the semiconductor and com- Philips’ share price by mid- computer components manufac- puter memory storage sectors, afternoon fell by 3.8 percent to were also confronted with an a US jury ordered Philips to pay after a two-week trial, which turer — assembles products for the ministry said. Export orders ¤21,21 on the Amsterdam stock adverse jury verdict with a sur- $466.8m to American company came after the California-based Apple, as well as Sony and Nokia. from the US hit a record $11.4bn, exchange’s AEX index. prisingly high proposed award Masimo for violating two medi- Masimo had filed a complaint in Its revenues surged 22.95 per- up 15.5 percent year-on-year and “We are facing sustained soft- to Massimo,” Van Houten said cal device patents. 2009. “We will appeal the verdict,” cent year-on-year in September up 20.6 percent from the previous ness in a number of markets during a conference call with The eight members of the Van Houten said. to $13.66bn. Local firms Pegatron month. AFP such as China and Russia. We journalists. Earlier this month, Delaware jury gave their verdict AFP Qatar Exchange index drops DOHA: Qatar Exchange index (+1.49 percent) when it closed percent profit jump in the third swung back to red zone yester- at QR95.40. From the industries quarter, ahead of estimates. day, losing 185.12 points (-1.41 sector Mannai Corp share took a Alinma Bank surged 6.8 percent percent) when the bourse closed beating, down QR 4.30 (-3.81 per- and was the main support for the at 12,962.67 points. The trading cent) when it closed at QR108.70. benchmark. The lender has yet to value dropped to QR505.365m Most Middle Eastern stock publish its quarterly results, but from Sunday’s QR576.620m. markets fell yesterday as a most other Saudi banks have either The trading volume dropped rebound by global equities turned met or beaten analysts’ forecasts. to 10,557,585 shares from 6,095 out to be short-lived, but Saudi Shares in Yanbu National transactions compared to Arabia’s bourse rose after a string Petrochemical Co (Yansab) edged 11,017,062 shares from 5,890 on of strong quarterly earnings. up 0.4 percent after it reported a Sunday. The market capitalisa- Stock indexes in the United 20.1 percent drop in third-quarter tion declined to QR701.546 bn Arab Emirates and Qatar rose net profit, which was in line with from QR710.276bn on Sunday. in early trade but quickly gave analysts’ estimates. Indices of all sectors ended up all their gains after European Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co in the red today, barring trans- bourses once again weakened. rose 1.3 percent. The firm’s third- port sector which gained slightly Dubai’s index, which was up quarter profit rose 55 percent. by 0.02 percent when it closed at as much as 2.5 percent early in Petrochemicals giant Saudi Basic 2,253.44 points. Real estate was the session, closed 1.0 percent Industries, which is affiliated with the biggest loser, down — 2.20 down, having changed direction both Yansab and Kayan, gained 1.7 percent to 2,539.43 points followed shortly after the pan-European percent. Egypt’s index edged up by banks and financial services FTSEurofirst 300 index opened 0.1 percent after Moody’s changed which dropped —1.60 percent and moved into negative territory. its outlook on the country’s sov- to 3,251.87 points. From the 43 Saudi Arabia’s main index rose ereign rating to stable from nega- listed companies 34 ended lower 1.1 percent in a volatile session, tive, citing a more stable political today, six went down while two having briefly moved into negative and security situation and signs remained unchanged. Qatar territory. Bank Albilad jumped of economic recovery. Navigation share gained QR1.40 3.6 percent after reporting a 20 AGENCIES

Deal to boost investment Mezzan to sell 30pc of shares in first Kuwait IPO since 2009

DUBAI: Mezzan Holding, a Kuwaiti pro- ducer and distributor of food and fast- moving consumer goods, said yesterday it would float 30 percent of its stock in an initial public offer, the country’s first since the 2009 financial crisis. The company, whose revenue totalled KD141m ($489m) last year, said its existing shareholders would offer 88.95 million shares for sale. It did not say how much money they sought to raise. Mezzan has hired NBK Capital as lead manager and listing adviser, and will proceed with the offer once Kuwait’s Capital Markets Authority approves its listing application, it said in a statement. Kuwaiti companies have stayed away from the IPO market since the financial crisis, German Economy and Finance Ministers Sigmar Gabriel which caused the main stock index to tumble and Wolfgang Schaeuble (left) and their French counterparts 56 percent from peak to trough. Michel Sapin (second right) and Emmanuel Macron (right) However in August, the CMA approved after a news conference at the finance ministry in Berlin the delayed listing of Viva Kuwait, the coun- yesterday. Germany and France agreed to work towards a try’s number-two mobile operator by sub- deal to boost investment and accelerate economic reforms scribers, which had conducted its IPO in to revive a stagnating eurozone economy. September 2008. REUTERS TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2014 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21 Inspections not enough to fix Markets are right to worry about eurozone Bangladeshi garment units BY HUGO DIXON BY SARAH LABOWITZ Rana Plaza, there are two major unanswered programmes. But to date, none of the major he markets are right to worry about the eurozone, the questions pertaining to factory safety in brands or retailers has made a public com- epicentre of last week’s fright. Its three big economies – n his blog last week, Alan Roberts, Bangladesh: 1) how big is the total universe mitment to fund about the upgrades and Germany, France and Italy – are, in their own ways, stuck. executive director international of factories and facilities producing for the repairs. TThere is, in theory, a grand bargain that might shift the operations at the Accord on Fire and export market, and 2) how will factories Yes, both initiatives are identifying nec- malaise. This would involve deep structural reform by Berlin as well Building Safety, outlined the progress actually be fixed? essary repairs through publicly available as Paris and Rome; quantitative easing by the European Central made by the Accord so far. There is no authoritative figure for the corrective actions plans and have agreed to Bank to boost inflation; and some loosening of fiscal straitjackets. IMore than 175 primarily European brands number of factories producing for the export provide some funding for workers who are But such a deal – hinted at by Mario Draghi, the ECB president, and retailers joined the Accord, while 26 US market. Between them, the Accord and the displaced by repairs (when factories close in his Jackson Hole speech in August – is unlikely to materialise and Canadian companies joined a second Alliance have acknowledged responsibility as a result of safety deficiencies, workers soon, if at all. group, the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker for about 1,800 factories. But a study pub- rightfully demand compensation). In the meantime, the region is being battered by shocks from Safety. Both initiatives are bringing com- lished earlier this year by the NYU Stern But who will pay for repairs remains outside and within. The external shocks are: the slowdown of panies together in an unprecedented col- Centre for Business and Human Rights unclear. The Alliance estimates an average emerging economies, especially China; the row with Russia over laboration to address common challenges estimated that the total number is closer cost of $250,000 per factory. That’s more Ukraine; the Ebola outbreak; and the war against IS. of worker safety in the Bangladesh garment to 5,000 - 6,000 factories and facilities. than $400m for Accord and Alliance fac- As if this were not enough, the eurozone continues to inflict sector following the Rana Plaza factory col- The study also highlighted the essential tories alone. No company member of the wounds on itself. The latest was Greece’s rush to exit its bailout lapse in Bangladesh last year. role of indirect sourcing – subcontracting Accord or the Alliance has made a public programme. The bond markets reacted by pushing up Greek bond The Accord has invested considerable with limited control, visibility, or oversight commitment to pay these costs. yields last week to such a level that Athens’ ability to stand on its resources into inspecting factories that are – in meeting demand for high volumes of In addition, the International Finance own two feet is off the agenda for the foreseeable future. the principal suppliers to its members. low cost garments. Indirect sourcing is not Corporation (IFC) has approved a $10m Meanwhile, a snap election may be held in Greece early next The breadth, scope, and speed of these necessarily a bad practice, but keeping it in Global Trade Supplier Finance programme year. That would probably be won by the radical left Syriza party, inspections represent a significant accom- the shadows is and makes hundreds of thou- to help factory owners pay for repairs. But which wants to write off half the government’s debts. This could plishment. In the absence of effective gov- sands of workers less safe in Bangladesh. the IFC demands loan guarantees by west- cause contagion in Italy, whose debts are an eye-popping 137 per- ernment oversight, brands and retailers are While the Accord and the Alliance both ern brands and retailers, which no company cent of GDP. So why doesn’t the eurozone adopt Draghi’s grand taking greater responsibility for fire and have textual commitments to inspect sub- has yet agreed to meet. bargain? Because the politics is hard. building safety. Roberts highlights that the contracting facilities, there is little evidence A task force with both local and inter- Italy, to be fair, is reforming its labour market, civil justice Accord’s inspections have identified more that this is happening in practice. Factories national experts needs to be created, both system and constitution. But Matteo Renzi, the prime minister, than 80,000 safety hazards. In 33 facto- that fall outside these two initiatives are to analyse the scope of the problem and to has just published a budget that is light on spending cuts. He is ries, safety issues are so serious that the the responsibility of the government, which propose ambitious, practical next steps. The also not doing enough to reduce the government’s debt through Accord and the Alliance have recommended lacks the capacity to inspect. Accord and the Alliance should be part of privatisation. France last week published a budget that pushed that production be suspended over risk to The second unanswered question is this process, but it should be led by local back a plan to cut its deficit below 3 percent of GDP to 2017. It is workers. how to fund factory upgrades or reloca- stakeholders. Real progress on labour rights not doing enough to liberalise its labour market or cut the size of Inspections are an important first step tion. Accord and Alliance inspections have in Bangladesh will require a bigger vision, a its welfare state either. If Rome and Paris were asking for extra in making factories and workers safe, but identified thousands of deficiencies in the more collaborative approach, and significant, fiscal wiggle room to finance investment while cutting current they are not enough. Eighteen months after factories that fall within their inspection consolidated funding. THE GUARDIAN spending, they would deserve support. As it is, their actions could provoke a confrontation with the European Commission on the grounds that they flout eurozone fiscal rules. What’s more, the Italian and French actions are causing con- cern in Berlin, where I was last week. German politicians do not like the idea of rules being broken. Berlin, meanwhile, is digging its own heels in as others try to push it to increase investment spending and reform its economy. The government is fixated on balancing its budget next year. This goes further than a so-called “debt brake” which legally requires close to a balanced budget. The German people are so convinced that debt is sin that even the SPD, the centre-left party in the grand coali- tion, is committed to the balanced budget. Sigmar Gabriel, its leader, said last week there were “no economic policy grounds” to abandon the plan when he announced sharply reduced growth forecasts for both this year and next, to 1.2 percent and 1.3 percent respectively. Germany certainly needs to boost investment, as its infrastruc- ture is decaying. But it is doubtful how much benefit this would bring to other eurozone countries. If Berlin could be persuaded to open up its markets, this could eventually be an important source of business for other European Union countries. It could also give German consumers a wider range of cheaper services to spend their money on. The snag is that Berlin doesn’t seem inclined to move on this either, because the guilds are politically well-entrenched. It is happier to lecture other countries about how to restructure their own economies than to listen to suggestions about what to do at home. It would be good to see this cooperative spirit on a wider basis. But who is going to be the deal-maker? Draghi could play a useful role. But his clout in Germany seems to have declined a bit. Both Wolfgang Schaeuble, the finance min- ister, and Jens Weidmann, the head of the Bundesbank, the central bank, have criticised the ECB for some of its unorthodox policies. Meanwhile, the European Union is not yet well placed to help given that its leadership is in the process of change. What’s more, Donald Tusk, the incoming European Council president, who coor- dinates the positions of European leaders, doesn’t seem suited to play the same deal-maker role as the current president Herman Van Rompuy. Tusk doesn’t speak English well and his country, Poland, isn’t in the euro. That leaves the burden of cutting a difficult deal to Jean-Claude Juncker, who becomes president of the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, next month. He had better get cracking. REUTERS Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate

Unending economic crisis making us feel powerless, paranoid

BY PAUL MASON was their own powerlessness in market bubble is a self-perpetu- disrupted systems seem to endow In the 1930s “agency” was too many bad people have the the face of it. And it is logical to ating rise or boom in the share them with kryptonite powers. restored in dangerous ways: power to act; the vast majority of ix years into the economic feel powerless if you witness the prices of stocks of a particular Such people set up companies nationalism, fascism, civil war: it decent people don’t. So regaining crisis we can still get days best educated and briefed people industry; the term may be used and close them down with ease, was only four years from the Wall our power to act can feel almost – as with last week’s mar- of your generation flounder – as with certainty only in retrospect long before any requirement to Street crash to the rise of Hitler. more important than what we Sket correction – where the politicians and diplomats have – after share prices have crashed. file accounts comes due. A whole Our crisis has lasted longer, and actually do with it. froth blows off the recovery and in the face of a collapse of global Dot-com bubble ended in year new international class of scam- although less severe, what it’s Right now, hundreds of our reveals only something flat and order. 2000, many failed and failing dot- trepreneurs has grown up: run- doing to our heads may be just fellow citizens – civilians and stale beneath. The fundamental But for economists – veterans com companies were referred to ning island nightclubs, free porn as corrosive. soldiers – are in West Africa vol- economic problems have not been of Lehman Brothers, Enron and punningly as dot-bombs, dot-cons sites, car-wash businesses we Rebuilding the economy, stop- untarily risking their lives to fight solved: they’ve just been palliated. the dotcom boom and bust before or dot-gones. never realised we needed, and ping Ebola and bringing order Ebola. That is agency in full work- In today’s economy we never them – there is a feeling of deja In economics, big, uncontrol- finance companies for which there to the Middle East are tasks too ing order. quite seem to turn the corner vu. We know what it’s like to get lable forces are the norm; but by is no adequate label. big for individuals. But the fight If you look at the people clam- towards rising growth, falling all your preconceptions blown out understanding them – by chart- Crisis makes such people against fatalism starts in the ouring to save Kobane – who poverty, stabilised public finances. of the water, and see talented peo- ing the rules of the game we’re hyper-free, but can leave the rest democratic republic of the brain. include Turkish anarchists, Not so much winter without ple flounder. supposed to play – we gain the of us paralysed. And with paraly- Of all the civilisations pummelled Kurdish guerrillas, freelance Christmas, but winter without Lehman was the fourth-larg- ability to act. sis comes paranoia. For the para- by austerity, Greece is in deepest. journalists and RAF Typhoon ever getting to the shortest day. est investment bank in the US So, as one Lehman trader anec- lysed individual, nothing is really I am amazed by the capacity of crews – that is also agency in full And that is doing something to (behind Goldman Sachs, Morgan dotally told his new recruit before true; everything seems fabricated its young people to resist fatal- working order. It’s in the economy our psychology. It is destroying Stanley, and Merrill Lynch), doing the crash: “Stay here, keep your by the powers that stand above ism and innovate, whether it’s that agency remains weak. There our confidence in “agency” – the business in investment banking, head down, do nothing extraor- them. anarchists trying to set up the is no “medical Swat team” for the human ability to avoid danger, equity and fixed-income sales and dinary and in 20 years you will In the face of all this, the aver- biggest legal squat in Europe or world economy, no peshmergas. mitigate risk, regain control over trading (especially US Treasury have a Lamborghini, just like me.” age person learns the true mean- the entrepreneurs inventing new There are only politicians, cen- fluid situations. securities), research, investment Agency in a normal capitalist sys- ing of “inshallah”: the Arabic models or forming startup busi- tral bankers, business managers, You see it clearest of all in peo- management, private equity, and tem is about knowing the rules. phrase denoting resignation nesses in the face of withering fire workers and consumers, and a lot ple’s attitudes to war and disas- private banking. But in a disrupted system, to the will of God. We become from the Greek bureaucracy. of them are gripped by fatalism. ter. Earlier this year the editor of Enron employed approximately power flies to the extremes. The resigned to the economy being When the Lehman crisis So one of the most dangerous the BBC’s yesterday programme 20,000 staff and was one of the majority of people feel powerless screwed, resigned to the rich get- erupted I saw it initially in terms things about the present is not admitted they were having trou- world’s major electricity, natu- because the rules no longer apply: ting richer; resigned to the fact of right vs left, Hayek vs Keynes. wild swings in the stock mar- ble retaining listeners in the face ral gas, communications, and you can keep your head down, do that all wars end in failure, fiasco Six years later, I’ve become used kets – it is the mass psychology of relentless bad news: Syria, IS, pulp and paper companies, with nothing extraordinary, and still or injustice. And we’re resigned to meeting people who believe cri- of powerlessness. We have very Libya, Gaza. claimed revenues of nearly $111bn leave the building with only a to the possibility that all politi- sis is the normal state of things, little precedent for understanding It was not the scale of the during 2000. cardboard box. cal heroes – however noble – will and that they are powerless. its long-term consequences. horror that turned them off: it In financial markets, a stock Meanwhile, for a tiny minority, betray us. The agency problem is clear: THE GUARDIAN TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2014 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

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NHL Results Los Angeles 2 Minnesota 1 NY Rangers 4 San Jose 0 NFL: Manning sets Calgary 4 Winnipeg 1 Anaheim 3 St Louis 0 NHL: Kings edge Wild for fourth touchdown record straight win Seahawks upset again, Packers win LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Kings spent much of the afternoon trapped in their DENVER: Peyton Manning game-high 106 yards and a score. own end while the Minnesota broke Brett Favre’s all-time NFL Results Wilson became the first player Wild pelted them with 41 shots. record for touchdown passes, Baltimore 29 Atlanta 7 in NFL history with 300-plus Thanks to Jonathan Quick and leading Denver to a 42-17 rout Buffalo 17 Minnesota 16 passing yards and 100-plus rush- two more timely contributions of San Francisco to cap a scin- Miami 27 Chicago 14 ing yards in a single game. from That 70s Line, the Kings are tillating yesterday in the NFL. Detroit 24 New Orleans 23 The Rams’ narrow victory was still perfect on their homestand. Manning went into the game Green Bay 38 Carolina 17 just one of the day’s nail-biters. Quick made 40 saves and Tyler needing three TD throws to Indianapolis 27 Cincinnati 0 Cairo Santos, Kansas City’s Toffoli had a goal and an assist in eclipse the record of 508 estab- rookie kicker from Brazil, booted the Kings’ fourth straight victory, Jacksonville 24 Cleveland 6 lished by Favre before he retired a game-winning field goal with 2-1 over the Minnesota Wild on after the 2010 season. St. Louis 28 Seattle 26 21 seconds to play in the Chiefs’ Sunday. Manning had done it by half- Washington 19 Tennessee 17 23-20 victory over AFC West Toffoli scored an early power- time, and added on a fourth Kansas City 23 San Diego 20 rivals San Diego. play goal and Tanner Pearson TD early in the third quarter Dallas 31 NY Giants 21 Washington cut it even closer, added a third-period goal for the to stretch his record to 510 and Arizona 24 Oakland 13 with Kai Forbath kicking his defending Stanley Cup champi- counting. fourth field goal of the game as ons, who are dominating their “It was a special night,” East division rivals the New York time expired to lift the Redskins six-game homestand despite long Manning said. “It’s one I’ll always Giants. 19-17 over Tennessee. stretches of indifferent offensive remember.” He had matched Jim Brown’s Corey Fuller’s touchdown catch play. The five-time NFL Most record of six 100-yard games to with less than two minutes to play “I don’t think we’ve had our Valuable Player fired touchdown start a season in the Cowboys’ win capped a late Detroit rally, lifting game for the last little while,” passes on three of Denver’s first over Seattle last week. the Lions to a 24-23 triumph over center Jarret Stoll said. four drives. The Super Bowl champion the New Orleans Saints. “We’re winning on penalty- His eight-yard throw to Seahawks fell short in their effort Buffalo quarterback Kyle Orton killing and goaltending.” Demaryius Thomas on a third- to bounce back from that defeat connected with Sammy Watkins That’s enough when the cham- and-goal in the front right part as they were stunned 28-26 by the for a two-yard touchdown with pions can get incredibly consistent of the end zone broke the record St Louis Rams. one second remaining in the Bills’ production from That 70s Line -- with 3:09 to play in the second Rams quarterback Austin 17-16 win over Minnesota. the jersey-number-inspired nick- quarter. Davis completed 18 of his 21 The Bills overcame four turno- name for Jeff Carter’s combo with But Manning wasn’t the only passing attempts with two touch- vers and the loss of running backs youngsters Toffoli and Pearson. NFL record-breaker in week downs and the Rams added a Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller with The trio has scored 11 of Los seven. punt return TD and converted a injuries to pull off the victory. Angeles’ 14 goals this season. Dallas’s DeMarco Murray gutsy fake punt late in the game There was no last-minute The NHL’s best defensive became the first running back to seal the dramatic victory. drama in Chicago, where Miami team last season is back in top in NFL history to open a season The defeat spoiled a record- quarterback Ryan Tannehill was form again. Cooke’s goal was just with seven straight 100-plus yard setting performance by Seahawks nearly perfect in the first half and Denver Broncos’ quarterback Peyton Manning (18) passes for a touch- the third by Los Angeles’ oppo- games.Murray gained 128 yards signal-caller Russell Wilson, who the Dolphins parlayed a 14-0 half- down in the first quarter against the San Francisco 49ers at Sports nents in 245 minutes during the and scored a touchdown in the threw for 313 yards with two time lead into a 27-14 victory over Authority Field at Mile High yesterday. homestand, and Quick was stellar Cowboys’ 31-21 victory over NFC touchdowns and also rushed for a a Bears team. AFP in the Kings’ crease after tying Rogie Vachon’s franchise record with his 32nd career shutout Thursday. “Sometimes on a longer home- stand, it gets to be the same thing every day, so we knew we had to F1: Hulkenberg to stay at Force India get up for these guys,” Quick said. “It’s good to get that level of com- LONDON: German driver Nico prix, with four fifth-place finishes to his and everyone in the team is motivated petition on a homestand.” Hulkenberg (pictured) is staying credit, comfortably outscoring team-mate and hungry for more success. “I have a Niklas Backstrom stopped 14 with the Force India team for the Sergio Perez. good feeling for 2015, and there is a lot to shots and Matt Cooke scored with 2015 Formula One season, the team For the moment there is no word on be excited about as we try to build on the 13:13 to play for the Wild, who lost announced yesterday. whether the team will also retain Perez, results we have achieved this year.” back-to-back games in Southern The 27-year-old has enjoyed his strong- even though the Mexican has consistently Team owner Vijay Mallya said that California despite largely impres- est Grand Prix season to date this year stated in numerous weeks his desire to everyone involved in Force India were sive performances. since returning to the Silverstone-based remain. delighted that Hulkenberg was staying Los Angeles held the Wild outfit. Hulkenberg next term will be making with them. scoreless on five power plays, “It’s good to confirm my plans for next his fifth competitive season in Formula “We rate him very highly and he has extending Minnesota’s season- season. This is a team I know extremely One since making his debut with Williams done a tremendous job this year by con- opening drought to 0 for 16. The well and we’ve enjoyed a great year in 2010. sistently picking up crucial championship Wild repeatedly cycled the puck together with some special results,” “The team has big ambitions and I points,” the Indian business magnate said. in the Kings’ end, but Quick was Hulkenberg said believe we can have a competitive package “We know him extremely well - he’s a on top of almost everything that To date this season Hulkenberg has fin- again next year,” he said of Force India. true racer and he knows how to motivate came his direction. ished in the points in 13 of the 16 grands “We have a strong partner in Mercedes the team.” AFP AGENCIES Sultan excels at QTF-InterCon Tennis tournament

DOHA: Former Davis Cup player Sultan Khalfan won the Men’s Doubles and the Mixed Doubles to register a double at the QTF-InterCon Tennis Tournament. On Sunday at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Khalfan partnering with Amir Bayoumi overcame the challenge of Cliff Acasso and Rauel Robilar in straight sets. Earlier, Khalfan and Lana Malakhov defeated Mubaraka Nuaimi and Amer Al Bayoumy to emerge on top in the Mixed dou- bles. The Qatar Tennis Federation distributed QR 40,000 as prize money for the winners. The InterContinental Doha give out memberships, gift vouchers and The winners and runners-up at the QTF-InterCon tennis tournament pose for a picture along with Tariq Zainal Al Darwish, Assistant Secretary-General of Qatar Tennis Federation, and cash vouchers worth QR 84,000. Gilles Nicolas, Resident Manager at InterContinental Doha, at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex on Sunday. PICTURES BY: KAMMUTTY VP THE PENINSULA QTF-Intercon Tennis Results Category Winner Runner-up

Boys Under-8 Nasser Al Kholaifi Abdallah Al Ghareeb

Boys Under-9 Nasser Al Yazid Abdallah Turki Girls Under-9 Fay Al Blouchi Jana Al Sheikh

Boys Under-10 Abdulaziz Tarik Hamad Al Mohannadi

Girls Under-10 Amna Hammoud EN Sravanti Boys Under -12 Taym Al Azmeh Ibrahim Al Sulaiti Girls Under -12 Karina Sarajan Mona Al Atef Boys Under - 14 Siddharth Ramesh Rayen Al Jufairi Girls Under - 14 Roy Ishika Hanin Farouk Boys Under - 18 Luis Miguel Velasquez Paul Monczakowski Girls Under- 18 Vipasha Mehra Neila Shokry Boys Doubles - 12 Mattie Peschel & Taym Al Azmeh Jassem Al Mahmoud & Ibrahim Al Sulaiti B o y s D o u b l e s - 1 4 S i d d h a r t h R a m e s h & J o u d A l A z m e h M u b a r a k S u l a i t i & H a m a d A l M o h a n n a d i Boys Doubles - 18 Luis M Velasquez & Paul Monczakowski Khalifa Al Mahmoud & Mohd Mohannadi Ladies Singles Sarah Meghoufel Ghita Lahjouji Veterans Singles Boy Diong Manny Lucas Men's Singles Mubarak Shannan Amir Elbayoumy Ladies Doubles Robie L Santos & Debbie Mace Fatima Ayesha Amirul & Vipasha Mehra Veterans Doubles Boy Diong & Manny Lucas Rubbin Bello & Raymond Hayek Mixed Doubles Lana Malakhov & Soltan Khalfan Amer Al Bayoumy & Mubaraka Nuaimi Men's Doubles Amir Bayoumi & Sultan Khalfan Rauel Robilar & Cliff Acasso TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2014 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Malachowski supports Doha’s bid to host 2019 IAAF Worlds Polish Discus Thrower believes Doha is a prepared and proven sports hub

DOHA: Piotr Malachowski, the facilities and hosting interna- Polish Olympic and World silver tional sports events.” Piotr Malachowski, the Polish Olympic medallist in the discus throw “My experience of competing and World silver medallist in the discus has today become the fourth in Doha has always been enjoy- throw yesterday became the fourth internationally renowned ath- able. It really is the perfect des- lete to publicly support Doha’s tination for an athlete. It is very internationally renowned athlete to Bid to host the 2019 IAAF World centrally located and you can publicly support Doha’s Bid to host the Championships. fly there directly from so many 2019 IAAF World Championships. Malachowski joins Chris places – even from Poland. It has Brown, Derek Drouin and superb sporting facilities and Valerie Adams who have already an excellent crowd, which for announced their backing of the sportsmen is perhaps the most campaign to connect the world of important factor. I am supporting athletics in Qatar in 2019. Doha 2019 because of their proven Piotr Malachowski this year experience and because they are won his second Diamond Race already prepared to host a fantas- title to add to his 2010 European tic World Championships.” title and World and Olympic sil- Doha’s experience of host- ver medals. ing world-class sports events • Doha aims to combine Malachowski began the 2014 include the 2006 Asian Games, experience, new opportunities season with his second suc- the 2010 IAAF World Indoor cessive victory at the Doha Championships, the 2011 Arab and sporting innovation Diamond League meeting, gain- Games and the annual IAAF to connect world of ing important points for the over- Diamond League (previously the athletics in 2019 all Diamond Race that enabled IAAF Super Grand Prix), meet- him to beat World and Olympic ing every year since 1997, to name • Doha’s experience of hosting Champion, Robert Harting, by but a few. world-class events and existing just 2 points. It has existing state-of-the-art state-of-the-art facilities make Malachowski has been compet- facilities, including the Khalifa it a prepared and proven global ing in Doha since 2011 and has International Stadium where the sporting hub. seen first-handhow Doha has World Championships would be grown and developed into the held and which is currently being • Hosting the World global sports hub that it is today. upgraded to take it to the high- Championships in the Middle He feels that Doha’s experience est level of technical standards, of hosting world-class events and the Qatar National Convention East for the first time ever will its existing world-class facilities Centre, which would play host to connect the world of athletics mean that it is ready to host the the IAAF’s Congress – already to an untapped market. 2019 IAAF World Championships. host to the world’s most pres- 1-hour time difference between athleteand it is a real honour to cities in the world and it is our Speaking about his support for tigious and complex congresses Doha and most of Europe. Doha’s have his support for Doha 2019. dream to connect the world of •Doha offers first ever Doha 2019, Malachowski said: and one of the most sustainable status as a global sports hub is set He is been competing in Doha for athletics in Doha in 2019.” ‘Athletics City’. “Doha is a magnificent place and venues in the world, Aspetar, to grow exponentially with no less several years and we are delighted Doha is competing against it always amazes me every time I the first specialised Orthopaedic than seven World Championships that he has both enjoyed his expe- bids from Eugene, USA, and •Khalifa International Stadium arrive. I have been competing in and Sports Medicine Hospital in set to take place over the next rience and that he recognises our Barcelona, Spain. Each city sub- will be upgraded to make it the Doha for several years and it has the entire Gulf region, and the five years, including Swimming, commitment to developing world- mitted their candidature files on most state-of-the-art purpose- been fascinating to watch the city Anti-Doping Laboratory Qatar, IPC Athletics, Handball and class facilities and our ability to 25th September and will receive built athletics venue in the grow and develop and become the the first of its kind in the region, Gymnastics. By 2019, Doha will no host successful international ath- a visit from the IAAF Evaluation world. sports hub that it is today - there which is located less than 500m doubt be one of the world’s great letics events. Commission later in October. The are new buildings, new stadiums, from the Stadium’s doping con- sporting cities. “We believe that these existing final decision will be taken by the • Khalifa Stadium will a huge new airport and exten- trol room. Speaking about Piotr state-of-the-art facilities and our IAAF Council at its meeting in feature a world-first 100 metre sive infrastructure of a very high Situated at the heart of the Malachowski’s support, President proven track record of hosting Monaco in November 2014. long video wall-screen standard. Arabian Gulf, Doha is the perfect of the Qatar Athletics Federation, world-class events mean that we You can watch Malachowski’s “I am very impressed by the bridge between East and West – Dahlan Al Hamad, said: “Piotr are ready to host an exceptional message of support here:http:// that will revolutionise focus that Doha has given to it is just a four-hour flight from Malachowski is an exceptionally World Championships in 2019. youtu.be/BdNhvxO3UgA. spectator viewing. developing world-class sports 2 billion people and it is just a experienced and distinguished Doha is one of the best connected THE PENINSULA

Cricket: Australia amnesty to dob Black athletes more prone to in cheats

SYDNEY: Cricket Australia sudden heart attacks: Sharma yesterday announced an BY ARMSTRONG VAS amnesty for anyone coming for- ward with information relating to match-fixing or doping as it DOHA: Athletes of African steps up its fight against cor- and Afro-Caribbean descent are ruption ahead of the World Cup. more likely to succumb to sport- Currently, players and offi- related sudden death on a sport cials can be suspended for up to field, says Sanjay Sharma, pro- five years and fined for failing to fessor of inherited cardiac dis- report a corrupt approach with- eases and sports cardiology of St out delay or for not disclosing George’s University of London. information about a cheating The cardiologist professor said third party. ethnicity appears to contribute But, in a bid to encourage peo- to sudden death risk on the play ple to come forward, an amnesty field. -- applying only to the reporting “There have not been many of information and not to players studies on the risk of sudden who have committed illegal acts death, specifically in relation to themselves -- will be in place until some ones ethnicity, but prelimi- the end of November. nary data from some studies have “We think this is a responsible showed that a black athlete is approach to protecting the game more likely to die on an athletic Professor Antonio Pelliccia, cardiologist and IOC Medical & Scientific Group Member speaking during the two-day IOC Sports Cardiology Course under our jurisdiction,” said CA field then a white athlete. ‘Preventing Sudden Cardiac Death in Elite Athletes’ at Aspetar. RIGHT: Sanjay Sharma, Professor of Inherited Cardiac diseases and Sports Cardiology, senior manager of integrity Iain Roy. “Whether they (black athletes) at St George’s, University of London, speaking at Aspetar. PICTURES BY: KAMMUTTY VP Roy said there were no sugges- are vulnerable to sudden death tions Australian players, officials because of race or whether it is or administrators were corrupt, because they have less access to changing with mixed marriages handling an athlete’s ECG should and financial terms. Conversely Commenting on the event, but the amnesty would help flush health services it is a difficult to and people analysing ECG’s have a be trained as lapses as labelling an erroneous assessment of an Professor Mathew Wilson, Head out nefarious characters ahead of find out, so more studies need tough time to find out the ethnic- a perfect normal athlete as not athlete’s heart can jeopardize a of Athlete Health and Performance next year’s World Cup, hosted by to be done (on the subject),” the ity of athletes. fit for sport can have several young life,” he added. Research, said: “We will present Australia and New Zealand. UK-based academician said while “Of course, we are globalizing ramifications for the disqualified Besides, Sharma, Professor several topics related to the car- “We hope that granting a talking to The Peninsula. with so many mixed marriages athlete. Antonio Pelliccia, a cardiologist diovascular adaptation that occurs short amnesty period in relation Sharma is in Qatar for the two- especially in the Western World. “The ECG is very useful in and IOC Medical and Scientific with regular and intensive exercise, to any previous non-reporting day IOC Sports Cardiology Course For example in countries like identifying athletes that may be at Group Member, and Professor Jon including the impact of age, gender, of relevant facts will encourage ‘Preventing Sudden Cardiac France, UK, US there are many risk of a sudden death. I think it is Drezner, sports medicine physi- ethnicity, and sporting discipline. anyone with information to come Death in Elite Athletes’ organised individuals who have one parent very crucial people, who interrupt cian and Super Bowl winnner We will also present our work on forward,” he said. by Aspetar who is either a white American or ECG are trained, because some- will present their experience of managing and developing safety “Facilitating greater sharing Sharma said race plays a key a black Afro-Caribbean in those times manifestation of athletic collectively screening over 50,000 and emergency procedures for sud- of information will assist us in role when an athlete’s ECG is situations when we do ESG we training can look abnormal, so I athletes. den cardiac arrest in the sporting building a more complete picture analysed for sudden death threats. would have difficulty in analys- believe, once an abnormal ECG is The educational course in arena. of the nature and extent of cor- “Athletes of African or Afro- ing whether its a white person’s identified further comprehensive Qatar aims to provide National Aspetar’s medical staff has rupt approaches that may have Caribbean origin have more ECG or a black person’s ECG,” evaluation is needed before label- Olympic Committee (NOC) team screened over 9,000 athletes and taken place previously. marked ESG changes than he said about the challenges faces ling an athlete with a diagnosis. physicians from around the world continues to educate Qatar’s club “While we have a culture of European and Arabic athletes, researchers in the field of sudden “I say this because sometimes with the most up-to-date aca- and federation doctors regarding reporting, we think there are still that is a fact, and sometimes death on the sports field. as an enormous label can have demic and practical information pre-participation screening.” some who are not as forthcoming these ECG changes can resem- Sudden death in young athletic serious consequences, for exam- on investigating the prevention Aspetar is the first group in the as we would like. We encourage ble a disease process. So when we individuals is a rare but tragic ple an erroneous label of a heart of sudden cardiac death in elite world to publish data on cardio- players and officials to subscribe do interpret an ECG we have to event and studies examining disease in an athlete who is actu- athletes. Aspetar will assist 20 vascular adaptations to exercise to the message that if you see it take the race of an athlete into sudden death in athletes report ally completely fine disqualifies NOC team physicians currently in those of Arabic ethnicity when or hear it, you should report it.” account. a wide range of prevalence. their career which is very costly working with Olympic and inter- we examined the prevalence of AFP But the world he said is Sharma cautioned that people in terms of physical, psychological national athletes. ECG. THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 Rossi, Lorenzo renew Al Arabi eye Umm Salal battle for second spot

PHILLIP ISLAND: Valentino While he has won seven pre- Rossi (pictured) holds the edge mier class world titles he is over his Yamaha team-mate keen to finish the season in sec- Jorge Lorenzo in the battle for ond place behind the tearaway win in midweek tussle second place in the world cham- Marquez. pionship as the MotoGP season “It’s not as important as win- heads to Sepang this weekend. ning the championship but it’s QSL: Al Shahaniya seek turnaround as eighth round begins Rossi energised his chances of second place and especially it’s finishing runner-up behind re- a great second place because I’m DOHA: Fourth-placed Al Arabi crowned world champion Marc fighting with Dani Pedrosa and are looking to come even with El Marquez for this year’s MotoGP Jorge Lorenzo who are two of the Jaish on the points table, with a title with victory at Sunday’s best four riders in the world,” victory over Umm Salal as the Australian race at Phillip Island. Rossi said. eighth round of the Qatar Stars The Italian legend, at 35 the “It’s a very high level for second League kicks off today with two oldest rider in MotoGP, has position and the target is to try to matches at different venues. won six premier class races in be competitive every weekend and Al Arabi have so far secured 12 Malaysia and is looking forward to try and be strong on Sunday points from three victories and as to adding to his record and chasing the second many drawn games. Third-placed this week. place is the motivation.” El Jaish have 15 points. “I love Sepang, it’s one Lorenzo, who was Meanwhile, struggling Al of my favourite tracks, critical of the wear of Shahaniya will face Al Gharafa but the race is always his Bridgestone tyres in in the other game of the day at very difficult, also physi- Australia, said it was his their home ground. cally because it is a lit- “luckiest second place” The team is hoping to improve tle too hot for a MotoGP given the circumstances. their position on the points table race,” he said. He too is moti- as they are just ahead of bottom- “But the track is fan- vated in the race to be placed Al Shamal with only four tastic and the tests in world championship points from six matches. the winter weren’t too bad so we runner-up. Al Sadd are leading the have to try to do like this weekend “It’s very important to just lose table with 19 points from seven and try to be as strong as possible five points with Valentino because matches, followed by Lekhwiya for Sunday’s race.” I can try to finish in front of him with 18 points.THE PENINSULA Rossi won his first Australian in the next few races,” he said. MotoGP in nine years after Marquez, who was on course QSL Fixtures Marquez crashed out while hold- to equal Australian Mick ing a big lead on his Repsol Honda Doohan’s record of 12 wins in a Today bike on the 19th lap of the 27-lap season at Phillip Island, has two Al Arabi vs Umm Salal, Al Arabi Stadium, 7.45pm race. more chances to surpass that in Al Gharafa vs Al Shahaniya, Al Gharafa He went on to beat Lorenzo by Malaysia and the season-finale at Stadium, 7.45pm. more than 10 seconds to open an Valencia. Tomorrow’s Fixtures eight-point lead over his Yamaha “There were many crashes in Al Sadd vs Al Sailiya, Al Sadd Stadium, team-mate with two races left, in the race and it almost all hap- 5.30pm Malaysia and Spain. pened the same way: the front Al Shamal vs Qatar SC, Al Shamal Stadium, 5.30pm Rossi revelled in his first tri- wheel locking up,” he said after Lekhwiya vs Wakra at Lekhwiya Stadium, 5.30pm umph at Phillip Island since 2005 his Phillip Island disappointment. El Jaish vs Al Khor at Lekhwiya Stadium, 7.45pm Al Arabi’s Imoh Ezekiel (centre) fights for the ball with an Al Khor defender while goalkeeper Baba Djibril looks and his glory days last decade, “It is better that this happened Al Ahli vs Al Kharaitiyat at Arabi Stadium, 7.45pm on during a Qatar Stars League match at Al Arabi Stadium in Doha, in this August 2014 file picture. with his 82nd victory at his 250th now, so that I gain experience for premier class GP. next year.” AFP Finals chiefs keep keen Williams, Halep start with wins eye on Murray, Nadal SINGAPORE: Serena a polluted day but once the smoke Williams shook off the rust and had cleared, Williams was forced LONDON: Organisers of the Canada’s Milos Raonic within a feisty challenge from Serbia’s to dig deep in her first service ATP World Tour Finals in touching distance of the Scot Ana Ivanovic to open the defence game, staving off two break points London next month will be ahead of the final regular events of her WTA Finals title with a before holding. keeping a keen eye on Andy of the year in Basel, Valencia and 6-4, 6-4 victory in the opening Ivanovic, making her first Murray’s results and Rafa the Paris Masters, the latter with match of the elite eight-player appearance in the season-ending Serena Nadal’s health over the next 1,000 points on the line. tournament yesterday. event since 2008 when it was held Williams couple of weeks. Murray has not always enjoyed In the second match, Romania’s in Qatar, had no such problems Home favourite Murray is one overwhelming support from Simona Halep joined Williams at on her own serve in the early of the US of several players scrambling to British fans, a legacy of the surly the top of the Red Group stand- skirmishes but once Williams celebrates accumulate enough ATP Race demeanour of his early days ings after the world number four found her range the American her victory points to grab one of the three and his fierce streak of Scottish brushed aside Canada’s Eugenie broke and held to love to move against Ana remaining spots while already- patriotism that has occasionally Bouchard 6-2, 6-3 on the purple 4-1 ahead. Ivanovic (not qualified Nadal has been diag- attracted criticism. hardcourt at Singapore’s Indoor The Serb overcame two double pictured) of nosed with appendicitis and His 2012 Olympic gold medal in Stadium. faults in her next service game to Serbia during question marks remain over his London and last year’s Wimbledon Illness and a knee problem hold and then started to mix up their WTA appearance. triumph won many of the sceptics forced the American world her strategy, refusing to go toe- Finals match Murray, an ever-present at over, however, and he would be number one to withdraw from to-toe with her powerful oppo- in Singapore, the season-ender since it came the fans’ first choice to win the her last two tournaments since nent with her drop shots causing yesterday. to London’s cavernous O2 Arena Tour Finals title. winning a third straight US Open Williams all sorts of problems. alongside the River Thames in While Murray is clearly keen title last month and Williams A lucky net cord brought up 2009, apart from last year when to qualify for London, evidenced struggled early in an arena host- three break points for Ivanovic he was recovering from back sur- by his decision to take a wildcard ing the event for a first time. in the seventh game and she only gery, guarantees a spike in ticket for Vienna, he is more concerned Pre-match pyrotechnics left needed one of them as Williams sales at the hugely popular event. with returning to the kind of form the Indoor Stadium looking as double-faulted to hand back her Likewise, 14-times Grand Slam that has earned him two Grand hazy as the city-state’s streets on early break. champion Nadal boasts an army Slam titles to date. of fans worldwide and should he “I said when I arrived in China Two of the WTA’s most- error count grew. Bouchard, 20, Simona succumb to ill health the event that I wanted to try and get to the improved players of the last year could barely find the court with Halep of would be down-valued, whatever latter stages of the events I was faced off in the second match but her attempted winners as Halep the quality of the eight men who playing between now and the end Romania an expected tight encounter failed continued to hound her at every do line up for the ATP’s showpiece of the year and play against the serves to materialise as Halep blew away opportunity and it was some- tournament. top players to get into the routine a ball to an erratic Bouchard to open her what fitting that a double fault A few weeks ago Murray looked and rhythm again,” Murray said. Eugenie account in her first appearance on match point handed victory to in serious jeopardy of missing “Obviously, London would be Bouchard at the event. the Romanian in just 68 minutes. the cut after a lean year but a very nice if I can get there but of Canada Halep, 23, raced to a 4-0 lead in “I played really well and am so late burst of form, with titles in it’s also important for seedings at during their the opener and although Bouchard happy that I was able to find my Shenzhen and Vienna, has moved the Australian Open. To be seeded WTA Finals finally got on the scoreboard game again. I stayed aggressive him to eighth in the Race to in the top eight there can make match in after 21 minutes, the damage and got plenty of winners but London. a big difference to the draw and Singapore, was already done and the French she’s a great player, very young It is mighty close, however, hopefully I will be able to do that,” yesterday. Open finalist was able to seal the and has a big future ahead of her,” with Spain’s David Ferrer and he added. REUTERS set as her opponent’s unforced Halep said. REUTERS Martin captures Las Vegas title LAS VEGAS: Ben Martin finish,” Martin said. “I didn’t feel Knox’s hopes of a first US Las Vegas Open Scores played his last four holes in four- like I had much going all day. tour title took a hit with bogeys Scores from the US PGA Tour under par yesterday to capture Four-under on my last four to cap at the third and eighth followed Las Vegas Open at the par-71 his first US PGA Tour title, here my first win was just awesome,” by a double-bogey at the par-five course yesterday in Las Vegas, at the Shriners Hospitals Open. he added. ninth. Nevada The 27-year-old American fired With his first PGA Tour title – His four birdies on the back 264 Ben Martin (US) 68 66 62 68 a three-under par final round in the second event of the tour’s nine included three in a row at of 68 at TPC Summerlin for a 2014-15 season, Martin secured 14, 15 and 16, but it wasn’t enough 266 Kevin Streelman (US) 71 67 63 65 20-under par total of 268 and a a berth in next April’s Masters. for him. 268 Russell Knox (Britain) 65 67 66 70 two-stroke victory over Kevin He played the first major of the Defending champion Webb 269 Webb Simpson (US) 69 65 67 68; Jimmy Streelman. year as an amateur in 2010. Simpson briefly grabbed a share Walker (US) 69 69 62 69; Brooks Koepka Martin, who was one-over par Streelman birdied five of the of the lead with his birdie at the (US) 69 68 64 68 for the day through 14 holes, fol- last seven holes en route to a 65 17th, but he finished with a bogey 270 David Hearn (Canada) 70 66 66 68; Scott lowed a birdie at 15 with an eagle for 266. in a 68 that left him tied for Piercy (US) 67 67 67 69; Tony Finau (US) at the par-five 16th that put him Scotland’s Russell Knox, who fourth on 269. He was joined by 68 65 70 67 Ben Martin poses with the championship trophy after his victory in the in the lead, and capped his round shared the second-round lead, Jimmy Walker, who carded a 69, 271 Spencer Levin (US) 71 63 68 69; Scott Brown (US) 70 67 68 66; Robert Streb Shriners Hospitals For Children Open in Las Vegas, yesterday. with another birdie. carded a one-under 70 and fin- and Brooks Koepka, who fired a “It was an awesome way to ished alone in third place on 268. 68. AFP (US) 71 67 67 66 TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2014 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Battle lines Pakistan bid to end 20-year drawn in Windies Australia drought sans Ajmal fiasco BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Battle lines are being drawn in UAE Tests: Misbah wants youngsters to excel as Aussies eye series win West Indies cricket between the players and administrators fol- lowing the team’s shock with- DUBAI: Pakistan hope to drawal from the tour of India. end a 20-year drought against Australia’s captain In the wake of the unprec- Australia when they meet in the Michael Clarke (right) edented decision to abandon first of two Tests in Dubai from and coach Darren the campaign at the end of the tomorrow but they are hob- Lehmann share a fourth one-day international in bled by the absence of spin king moment after they Dharamsala on Friday, West Saeed Ajmal. won the fifth Ashes Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Ajmal, who has been suspended Test against England officials are due to meet in emer- due to an illegal bowling action, at the Sydney gency session today to consider has single-handedly ruled the dry Cricket Ground, in the ramifications of their squad’s and slow tracks of Pakistan’s neu- this January 2014 failure to fulfil a contractual obli- tral venues in the United Arab file photo. RIGHT: gation with the most powerful Emirates, especially at Dubai Pakistan spinner and influential organisation in where he has 37 wickets in six Saeed Ajmal delivering the international game. Tests, three of which Pakistan the ball during the Amid speculation that the won. opening day of the Board of Control for Cricket That includes 24 wickets in a in India is contemplating legal second Test against 3-0 rout of England in 2012. action to recoup losses estimated Sri Lanka at the Pakistan have also lost frontline at $65m for the cancellation of the seamers Junaid Khan and Wahab Sinhalese Sports last ODI, a lone T20 International Riaz – both through knee injuries Club (SSC) Ground and three Test matches, the – and have to rely on uncapped in Colombo in this WICB now has to contend with leg-spinner Yasir Shah and two- August 14 file picture. first-choice players at war with Test left-armer Zulfiqar Babar, Ajmal is serving an their own representative body. both of whom are likely to play. ICC suspension due There are also serious doubts as Captain Misbah-ul Haq, under to an illegal bowling to whether or not the Caribbean pressure to score runs after man- action. side will be able to fulfil its aging nought and 15 in the pre- upcoming international engage- ceding 3-0 one-day series defeat, ments which include a tour of admitted Ajmal’s absence is country. Australia will also look to 153-run defeat in the four-day Australia will hope all-rounder South Africa at the end of the significant. include both spinners in Nathan tour game against Pakistan ‘A’ Mitchell Marsh, who has recov- Teams year followed by the World Cup “Ajmal has left a big hole,” said Lyon and Steve O’Keefe despite on Sunday, managing just ten and ered from a hamstring injury, will in Australia and New Zealand in Misbah, who skippers a team their unimpressive record of los- five. Clarke admitted Ajmal will be able to fill in for the more expe- Pakistan: Misbah-ul Haq (capt), Ahmed February and March. whose last Test series win over ing five of the last six Tests (one be missed by Pakistan. rienced Shane Watson who is out Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Taufeeq Umar, In the aftermath of a dec- Australia was back in 1994. draw) in which they played with “I think there is no doubt that of the tour due to a calf injury. Shan Masood, Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq, ade of almost constant wran- “But we have youngsters who two spinners. But they have domi- Ajmal is an amazing bowler. I Australia’s pace attack will Azhar Ali, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Talha, gling with the West Indies should grab the chance and I am nated Pakistan, winning 13 out of think obviously Pakistan wish be led by Mitchell Johnson who Rahat Ali, Imran Khan, Ehsan Adil, Sarfraz Players Association (WIPA), and confident they can.” the last 14 Tests against them. they had him available for selec- bowled with venom in the two Ahmed, Zulfiqar Babar, Yasir Shah. more precisely its no-nonsense The return of veteran batsman Australia will hope skipper tion,” said Clarke. one-dayers he played – taking six president and CEO Dinanath Australia: Michael Clarke (capt), David Younis Khan and Azhar Ali will Michael Clarke, top Test run get- “I have always said that wickets – and supported by the Ramnarine, the WICB is now Warner, Chris Rogers, Alex Doolan, Steven boost Pakistan’s fragile batting ter in 2013 with 1,093, anchors the Pakistan have always had a lot of hard-working Peter Siddle. on the side of WIPA and the Smith, Ben Hilfenhaus, Phillip Hughes, Brad as they seek to remain unbeaten batting after recovering from a talent in any form of the game A 2-0 cleansweep would return Haddin, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, new man at the helm, Wavell in a Test series in the UAE since hamstring injury sustained two and I am sure the Test eleven that Australia to top of the rankings. Mitchell Johnson, Steve O’Keefe, Peter Siddle, Hinds, in an acrimonious fall- they were forced to decamp in months ago. Clarke failed to get they put on the field is very tal- The second Test will be played in Mitchell Starc, James Faulkner, Nathan Lyon. out with the players over a new 2009 due to security fears in their much-needed practice in the ented and know these conditions.” Abu Dhabi from October 30.AFP Collective Bargaining Agreement/ Memorandum of Understanding that was signed between Hinds Misbah will and WICB boss Dave Cameron in Watson returns for SA T20 series September. Emails leaked to the media regain form, between Dwayne Bravo, captain SYDNEY: Ben Dunk was of the West Indies ODI squad, named yesterday as wicket- Squad and Hinds reveal a claim by Bravo keeper for Australia in their says Basit that the new arrangement sig- Aaron Finch (capt), Sean Abbott, Doug Bollinger, Twenty20 series against South nificantly reduces international Cameron Boyce, Pat Cummins, Ben Cutting, Ben Africa, while veteran Shane KARACHI: Former Test bats- players’ overall compensation Dunk, James Faulkner, Nic Maddinson, Nathan Watson returns from injury. man Basit Ali is predicting a packages. Reardon, Kane Richardson, Shane Watson, Australia, captained by Aaron Cameron White. return to form by Pakistan cap- It is an accusation refuted by Finch, play three games against tain Misbah-ul-Haq in the first the WIPA president. the Proteas starting on November Test against Australia in Dubai In communication with 5 in Adelaide, with Dunk among a Cameron White, Nathan Reardon, because he has put on some Cameron that has also been made host of fresh faces in the 13-man Ben Dunk and Ben Cutting and weight. public, Bravo claimed the players squad. they’ve been rewarded for those The coach of the Sui Northern in India were “disheartened and With regular wicket-keeper good performances. Gas team that is led by Misbah in extremely disappointed” by the Brad Haddin among those still “Shane Watson also returns domestic cricket said the veteran refusal of the WICB to abide by in the United Arab Emirates on from injury and we certainly batsman shed 10-kg at a fitness their decision that Hinds and his Test duty against Pakistan when know the destruction he is capa- camp in June and that led to his executive can no longer represent the T20 series begins, Dunk leap- ble of causing in this format of poor form in Sri Lanka in August them and that they would only frogged other potential glovemen the game.” and in this month’s one-dayers have continued with the tour on including Tim Paine and former All-rounder Watson has not against Australia. the basis of the previous CBA/ Australian keeper Matt Wade. played since the Indian Premier Australian batsman Shane Watson (left) strikes as Pakistan’s Kamran “I told Misbah that at the age MoU. His elevation follows his 229 League in May after being Akmal looks on during T20 match at the Dubai International Cricket of 40 he shouldn’t have lost so “We were truly hoping that the not out in a record domestic ruled out of Australia’s tours of Stadium, in this September 2012 file photo. much weight and that it would WICB together with WIPA and/ one-day innings for Tasmania on Zimbabwe and the UAE with affect him at the crease. Now or the players would do every- Saturday. complications from stepping on he has put on seven-kg and he thing in their power to seriously “The squad itself includes a a ball during training. have shown faith in promising paceman Doug Bollinger has been should be back to form in the address the concerns of the play- good blend of youth and experi- He made his return in a Sydney youngsters Sean Abbott, Cameron given another chance at the age Tests,” said Basit, 43. “The loss of ers,” he said. ence, providing Aaron with mul- club match on Sunday, with the Boyce and Pat Cummins to con- of 33. weight affected his batting focus “Regrettably, this has not hap- tiple options with both bat and break allowing him to work on his tinue their development. After Adelaide, the series in the hot and humid conditions pened,” Bravo wrote before the ball,” said national selector Rod fitness and strength. Nic Maddinson returns to moves to Melbourne and Sydney in Sri Lanka and the weather is fourth ODI. Marsh. As well as Dunk, Queenslander the squad and will likely open with the squad coached by Trevor the same in the UAE,” added the While underlining that the “We’ve seen some good form Reardon is in line for his inter- the Australian batting alongside Bayliss while Darren Lehmann is 43-year-old who played in 17 Tests actions of the players left them recently from players such as national debut, while selectors Finch, while veteran left-arm on Test duty. AFP and 50 ODIs. REUTERS with no choice but to advise the BCCI of the discontinuation of the tour, the WICB, in seeking to clarify its position on the matter Parnell out for Proteas but in a statement issued late Friday South by its head of marketing and Africa’s communications, Imran Khan, captain AB referred to Bravo’s use of what De Villiers backs depth de Villiers it described as “inflammatory plays a shot language” and issuing of “a clear during the threat to cause injury to West WELLINGTON: All-rounder there are 20 to 25 guys in South in the first 10 to 15 overs and Indies cricket” in initial commu- triangular Wayne Parnell has failed to Africa who can walk into this 11, hopefully find some weakness in nication with Hinds. series ODI recover from a shoulder injury that I know are good enough and the opposition,” he said. With the BCCI’s working com- in time to play for South Africa that I have seen perform under “It’s the first international match mittee also meeting on Tuesday to in the first one-day interna- pressure. game at the Bay Oval and it’s against formalise what action, if any, will tional against New Zealand “I am very excited to see guys always difficult when there have Australia at be taken against the WICB, it is at the Bay Oval in Mount like Vernon Philander back, he been no international games in the Harare quite possible that the Caribbean Maunganui today. has bowled well in the nets and the past, but I am one of those Sports officials will have preliminary Parnell is the only major injury bowled with a lot of skill, espe- captains that really enjoys think- Club, in this information from the meeting in concern for the Proteas, who are cially on wickets like these that ing in the moment, it keeps me on August 2014 India to inform their decision- likely to select Vernon Philander we face in New Zealand.” my toes if I can be creative with file photo. making given the nine-and-a- in his place as they open their Parnell is expected to be fit for my thinking.” De Villiers half-hour time difference between preparations for next year’s selection for the second ODI at South Africa have won nine looks to be Ahmedabad and Bridgetown. World Cup. the same venue on Friday. of their 11 ODIs in 2014, which ‘creative’ Whatever the BBCI seeks to do Captain AB de Villiers says De Villiers also says he will look have included a series victory in in the ODI in protection of its own financial he was not unduly worried by to be “creative” with his captaincy Sri Lanka and success in a trian- series and other interests, the confron- Parnell’s absence going into the in the series, which will help to gular tournament involving hosts against New tational tone between the WICB/ three-match series against the shape South Africa’s thinking Zimbabwe and Australia that was Zealand WIPA and the disgruntled play- Black Caps and has backed his for the World Cup, which runs completed last month. ers in the immediate aftermath starting country’s depth. from February 14 to March 29 in If the Proteas win all the three of this wholly unexpected with- today. “Any of the 15 in the squad can Australia and New Zealand next matches against New Zealand, drawal from a tour does not bode find a spot in the main 11,” De year. “This is the perfect oppor- they will reclaim the number one well for relations between these Villiers told reporters yesterday. tunity for me and the team to be spot in the world rankings for the key stakeholders in West Indies “I would even go so far as to say creative and adapt really quickly first time in five years. REUTERS cricket. AFP TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27 Inter, Napoli share four goals in final 12 minutes Brendan Rodgers Honda brace, Marques blunder fire AC Milan to 3-1 victory at Verona Liverpool hit

MILAN: Inter Milan and Manolo Gabbiadini and Pedro by Suarez Napoli served up 78 minutes Obiang put Sampdoria in the of dismal football before burst- driving seat but the game changed ing into life to share four goals when Fabrizio Cacciatore gave loss, says in a breathless final 12 minutes away a penalty, was sent off and as they drew 2-2 in Serie A on Danilo Avelar converted for the Rodgers Sunday. home side in the 59th minute. Jose Callejon twice put Napoli Cagliari took control and BARCELONA: Liverpool man- in front, the second in the 90th Marco Sau equalised with a low ager Brendan Rodgers con- minute, but Inter replied almost shot on the turn. ceded his team has been hit immediately each time, firstly Richmond Boakye scored by the departure of controver- through substitute Fredy Guarin Atalanta’s first home goal of sial-but-prolific striker Luis and then Hernanes. the season in their 1-0 win over Suarez as they prepare to take The second goal was a huge Parma and promoted Palermo on Champions League winners relief for Inter coach Walter claimed their first victory of the Real Madrid tomorrow. Mazzarri, whose position has campaign when a stoppage-time Suarez, who has joined become precarious after two header from their Costa Rica Barcelona on a five-year-deal, straight three-goal defeats, defender Giancarlo Gonzalez gave was the Premier League’s top although the grizzled coach was them a 2-1 win over Cesena. scorer last season with 31 goals as not there to see it, having been Filip Djordjevic scored his Liverpool ended two points behind sent from the touchline for fifth goal in three games to set champions Manchester City and dissent. Lazio on the way to a 2-0 win at earned a return to Champions A spectacular own goal Fiorentina. The visitors wasted so League for the first time since by Brazilian defender Rafael much time that the referee added the 2009-10 season. Marques, followed by a Keisuke on eight minutes of stoppage time, They have already lost three Honda double gave AC Milan a 3-1 during which Senad Lulic added league games this term and the win at Verona while third-placed the second. REUTERS manager admitted they were Sampdoria remain unbeaten fortunate to beat Queens Park despite throwing away a two-goal Inter Milan’s Hernanes celebrates after scoring the team’s second goal against Napoli during their Italian Serie Italian Serie A Results Rangers 3-2 on Sunday. lead and drawing 2-2 at Cagliari. A match at the San Siro Stadium in Milan on Sunday. “I signed a three-year contract Champions Juventus, who Sunday’s Matches with the objective of winning the dropped their first points in a 1-1 and bad-tempered, with the play- Napoli regained the lead when whistling past his own goalkeeper Fiorentina 0 Lazio 2 (Djordjevic 35, Lulic league and we almost did in the draw at Sassuolo on Saturday, lead ers greeting almost every referee- Callejon side-footed past Samir Rafael in the 21st minute. 90+2) second season,” Rodgers said. with 19 points from seven games, ing decision with howls of protest. Handanovic after escaping the Honda burst clear and sent Atalanta 1 (Boakye 90) Parma 0 “This natural progression of one ahead of AS Roma, who beat Even when the game did come to attention of the Inter defender a curling finish past Rafael six Cagliari 2 (Avelar 59-pen, Sau 77) Sampdoria the team has been halted in some Chievo 3-0, also on Saturday. life, it was courtesy of dreadful only for Hernanes, completely minutes later, then ran onto Adil 2 (Gabbiadini 28, Obiang 38) ways by the departure of Luis Inter President, Indonesian defending. unmarked, to reply with a header Rami’s through ball to prod home Suarez and the arrival of new Verona 1 (Lopez 87) Milan 3 (Marques 21-og, business tycoon Erick Thohir, did Callejon fired Napoli ahead almost immediately to save Inter. his sixth goal of the season after Honda 27, 56) players. little to ease Mazzarri’s worries in in the 79th minute after Inter Milan were sent on their way the break as Milan climbed to “Still the club is in a good way Palermo 2 (Dybala 33, Gonzalez 90+1) a pre-match interview, telling a defender Nemanja Vidic obligingly when Marques, facing his own fourth with 14 points from seven as we have a young squad and Cesena 1 (Rodriguez 61-pen) channel: “I believe in this project, headed a long throw-in straight goal and under no pressure when games. we know that if we are going to but let’s see what happens in the into his path and Guarin replied he tried to hoof away Ignazio Nicolas Lopez scored Verona’s Torino 1 (Quagliarella 62) Udinese 0 improve then we need to take a next couple of games.” three minutes later when he was Abete’s cross, completely mis- late consolation. Inter 2 (Guarin 82, Hernanes 90+1) Napoli 2 short term hit,” he said. Most of the match was sloppy left unmarked at a corner. kicked and sent a sliced volley At Cagliari’s Stadio Sant’Elia, (Callejon 79, 90) Rodgers was effusive in his praise for the 27-year-old West Bromwich hold Manchester United 2-2 Uruguayan who joined Barcelona United are adapting to despite receiving a nine-match international ban and a four- month suspension from all soc- cer-related activities over his Van Gaal’s style: Blind World Cup biting scandal. “I enjoyed each minute I was LONDON: Manchester United Netherlands to the semi-finals of working with him (Suarez), he defender Daley Blind says his this year’s World Cup, and he is is a great guy. It’s true that he team-mates are adapting to enjoying playing his trade in the had some issues on the pitch but Louis van Gaal’s Dutch style of Premier League. I only have good words for him. play and it is only a matter of “It was a busy summer for me, Each day he arrived and prepared time before they start reaping with a lot of things happening himself as the top players do and the rewards of their new look. that I will never forget,” he added. rested when necessary. Magic, After making a slow start to “But I have managed to stay pure magic. the season, United have found focused on my football and play- “I made a team for him and their feet in recent weeks, win- ing games for United is a fantastic while they initially were criti- ning their last two Premier feeling, I really enjoy it. But it’s cising his scoring rate he got 31 League matches. also great being on the training goals in the second year we were Although United showed plenty ground with players of this level. together. We helped him and he of attacking flamboyance during Of course, I sense the level is helped us to improve.” their resurgence, Van Gaal, who higher but it’s up to me to adapt Liverpool face a difficult task took charge during the close sea- and I think it’s a step I can take.” in Champions League group B as son, called on his side to be more Meanwhile, Van Gaal said they take on a Real side which balanced at both ends of the pitch. before yesterday’s match against has hit form, Cristiano Ronaldo Blind, who signed from Ajax West Bromwich Albion that a vic- in particular with 15 goals from Amsterdam during the close sea- tory could inspire United to a title the opening eight La Liga games. son, said the players are adjusting challenge, just as the Champions “He is an amazing player and to the new philosophy. League victory over Juventus his evolution over the past few “We had a tough start but the when he was in charge of Bayern Marouanne Fellaini (second from left) of Manchester United is congratulated by his team-mates after scoring a years into becoming a goal scorer last few games were good,” Blind Munich inspired the German club goal against West Bromwich Albion during an English Premier League match at The Hawthorns in West Bromwich has been incredible. He is a player told The Sun newspaper. to win the Bundesliga. yesterday. The match ended in a 2-2 draw. that you have to focus on but the “The loss away to Leicester Van Gaal had a sticky start at team as a whole is incredible,” was a blow but for the rest, I can Bayern, much as he has endured said Rodgers. “(Real) are a strong see a positive line of progression. at Old Trafford this season, so team and have been for many We are trying to build up our he was happy to look back. “Do FIFA backs Russia’s World Cup work years. They have everything, a plays starting in defence. That is you remember when we had our lot of experience, top players, something that’s not common in revival?” he said. “We won 4-1 at MOSCOW: FIFA inspectors committee head Christian Unger 42,000-seat Otkrytie arena, speed and technique. They are a England but at United we want to Juventus and that gave us that yesterday expressed satisfaction said. “It’s our first visit to Russia which went into service in fantastic side with a great man- do it like that and it takes some psychological benefit.” He also with the results of their first and we’re happy with the results September. ager in (Carlo) Ancelotti who is time to develop a new style. cited United’s inconsistency in tour of stadiums that Russia is for the moment,” Unger told the “Spartak’s Otkrytie Arena is also a nice guy and knows how to “I am used to it because Ajax the latter part of matches after preparing for the 2018 World press. “But we would like to see an excellent new stadium,” Unger improve his players.” and Holland play like that. I am they faded in the 2-1 win over Cup. positive changes in our every new said, adding that he was pleased Rogers says Liverpool were sure we will adapt to it in a good Everton. “But that was a very The Sochi Olympic Stadium visit here.” with the progress of reconstruc- going in the direction but a lot of way at United too. I think we are good game [Juventus] and against will need adaption but the The commission yesterday tion works at Luzhniki. work was still to be done. improving every day.” Everton we could not say it was 40-strong team of FIFA and inspected the reconstruction Unger said the commission had “My philosophy was in place The 24-year-old Dutchman very good. The first 60 minutes Russian organising commit- of Moscow’s iconic Luzhniki received a clear view of the state when I arrived at Liverpool and jumped at the chance to link-up maybe, but a game lasts 90 min- tee experts had not detected stadium, while on Sunday of Russia’s World Cup venues. the first six months were about with Van Gaal, who guided the utes.” AGENCIES major problems, FIFA inspection they visited Spartak Moscow’s AFP finding ways to get my principles across,” he said. “We were in the Europa League and it was difficult. I was brought Indian footballer dies after fatal goal celebration in to implement my style of attacking football and also to win NEW DELHI: A 23-year-old secretary Lalnghinglova Hmar Bethlehem has decided to retire FIFA added that any national been scored, the celebration must but it takes time as it is a style Indian footballer has died from said. the number 21 jersey as a tribute association can propose a not be excessive. based on movement and creativity severe spinal cord damage after After scoring the equaliser to Biaksangzuala while Hmar said change to the rules, and the sug- “Reasonable celebrations are and especially the absence of fear. attempting to celebrate a goal against Chanmari West FC, a flip- MFA would organise a match in gestion must be submitted by allowed, but the practice of cho- “After five or six months with a somersault, an official ping Biaksangzuala landed awk- his memory. December 1 to be considered reographed celebrations is not to the players began to take it on said yesterday. wardly and was lying unconscious FIFA said that any additional at IFAB’s next annual general be encouraged when it results in board. We brought in (Philippe) Bethlehem Vengthlang FC as his team mates surrounded measures curbing goal celebra- meeting. excessive time-wasting and ref- Coutinho and (Daniel) Sturridge midfielder Peter Biaksangzuala him and gestured for help. tions would have to be approved The laws of the game currently erees are instructed to intervene and this also helped us to grow. died on Sunday at a hospital in “The association president also by soccer’s rule-making body, the stipulate automatic yellow cards in such cases. In the last 18 months it has been the northeastern Indian state of being the state health minister, International Football Association if a player removes his shirt, cov- “Referees are expected to act like a magic carpet for us where Mizoram after the incident in he did all that was possible even Board (IFAB). ers his face with a mask, makes in a preventative manner and to we have evolved but there is still Tuesday’s match in the third tier though he was out of station. “This is a tragedy and we are a provocative gesture or climbs exercise common sense in dealing a long way to go. Mizoram Premier League (MPL). “We considered the option to very concerned about this inci- a perimeter fence to celebrate a with the celebration of a goal.” “Some teams keep the team “We are shocked by the case. fly him to Delhi but his condition dent,” said FIFA in a statement. goal. Last month, a player in Brazil and add one or two players but We at the Mizoram Football was pretty bad. He was mostly “It is the responsibility of IFAB The laws also state: “While it is escaped injury when he leapt into we lost a world-class player and Association did all we could unconscious, occasionally spell- to rule on amendments to the permissible for a player to dem- a hole as another goal celebration now we have to improve little by but could not save him,” MFA ing out a few words,” Hmar said. Laws of the Game.” onstrate his joy when a goal has went wrong. REUTERS little.” REUTERS Tuesday 21 October 2014 27 Dhu’l-Hijja 1435 Volume 19 Number 6225 Sport Price: QR2

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Qatari players sing their national anthem before the Asian Football Confederation Under-19 Championship semi-final match against Myanmar at the Thuwunna Youth Training Centre Stadium in Yangon yesterday. RIGHT: Qatar’s Nasser (left) and Myanmar’s Aung Hein Soe Oo fight for the ball during the match yesterday. Qatar book AFC U-19 final spot Al Annabi beat Myanmar 3-2 in extra time, to face DPR Korea in Thursday’s climax

YANGON: Qatar secured a and take them onwards to the After 12 minutes, Ahmed Al at the back-post, and this time And three minutes later the lead as a short corner routine saw berth in the final of the AFC tournament’s climax. Sadi then gave warning of his Myo Min Latt could not keep him already fever-pitch crowds in Al Ahrak float in a cross from U-19 Championship after Al Annabi will now face three- expertise from dead-ball situa- out as the forward forced the ball the stands at Thuwunna Youth the left flank and find Ali who defeating hosts Myanmar 3-2 in time winners DPR Korea, who tions with a curling effort from home. Training Centre Stadium were directed the ball back across for extra time in yesterday’s semi- defeated Uzbekistan 5-0 in the 20-yards out that brought forth Following the re-start, the taken to deafening new levels of Abdou to head the West Asians final at the Thuwunna Youth semi-final, in Thursday’s final. another flying save from Myo Min hosts came out in a positive decibels as goalscorer Aung Thu in front once more. Training Centre Stadium here. Qatar have now already Latt, as he flung himself to his left frame of mind and 10 minutes in, turned provider as his curling The second-half of extra-time Almoez Ali gave Qatar the lead equalled their best-ever perform- to turn the ball behind. Kyaw Min Oo cleverly directed free-kick met the head of Nyein almost had a similarly explosive in first-half stoppage time but ance in the tournament’s history And Myo Min Latt was seem- Aung Thu’s 25-yard free-kick Chan Aung who slammed in his opening as Afif burst through on Myanmar had their home fans — they last finished second in ingly on a one-man mission to goal-wards with a skillful flick of third goal of the tournament. goal only to see his dink over Myo shaking the stands as first Aung 1980 when the competition was deny Qatar as after Ali had been his boot, although Qatar keeper But with a quarter of an hour Min Latt turned onto the cross- Thu netted on the hour-mark and hosted in Thailand and played in sent through on goal by Tarek Yousof Hassan read the danger of the tie remaining, first-half bar and away by a last-ditch slide then Nyein Chan Aung scored a round-robin format. Salman, the stopper pulled off a and collected adroitly. substitute Afif restored parity from Thiha Htet Aung. shortly afterwards. Qatar, who are so far unde- stunning save, diving low to his Aung Thu’s next contribution, for Qatar with a sweetly struck Myanmar threw everything at However, in the 75th minute, feated in the tournament, had the right to divert the shot wide. however, was stunning. Receiving free-kick from 25 yards out that Qatar in the final minutes of the Akram Afif’s long-range free- game’s first shot on goal in the But as the first period reached the ball just to the left of the zipped past Myo Min Latt’s out- tie and Maung Maung Soe forced kick brought the scores level once third minute as Saltan Al Brake’s stoppage time, Qatar took the semi-circle, the forward shim- stretched hand and found the bot- Hassan into a match-winning more and took the tie to extra- header found Ali lurking at the lead their pressure had long mied onto his right foot, made tom right-hand corner. brace of saves right at the death time. And in the first minute of back-post and the striker’s close- threatened. space, and let fly with a sublime And although the remaining 15 that were as important as the the additional 30 minutes added range effort needed a firm block Abdullah Al Ahrak’s whipped curler that crashed off the under- minutes could not break the dead- earlier goal, as Qatar booked their on, defender Serigne Abdou was from Myanmar’s goalkeeper Myo in corner from the left side was side of the crossbar and bounced lock, in the very first minute of place in Thursday’s final. on target to restore Qatar’s lead Min Latt. met by Ali, once again positioned down into the net. extra-time, Qatar took back the THE PENINSULA Mourinho Real seek first win over Liverpool, Barca target Ajax furious with LONDON: Two of Europe’s we don’t play well today then that But Bayern, unbeaten in 11 greatest clubs with 15 European can also change the mood and we games in all competitions, have Spain after Cup successes between them want to play well and be ready for kept eight successive clean sheets renew their rivalry at Anfield the Clasico,” he said. and have not conceded a goal tomorrow with Liverpool look- The atmosphere at Anfield and since the 1-1 draw against Schalke Costa injury ing to preserve their unlikely the Nou Camp will be fantastic, 04 on August 30, a total of 748 100 percent record against which is more than can be said minutes. REUTERS LONDON: Jose Mourinho has Real Madrid in Europe’s elite for the one the players of CSKA criticised the treatment of some competition. Moscow and Manchester City of his Chelsea players on inter- While that match evokes past will experience in Moscow, with Champions League national duty after the manager and present glory, Barcelona their Group E match being played revealed Diego Costa will miss play Ajax Amsterdam in another behind closed doors on UEFA’s Matches this week today’s Champions League clash Champions League match orders because of the continuing Today’s Matches with Maribor. between European aristocracy troublesome behaviour of CSKA’s CSKA Moscow (Russia) vs Manchester City Mourinho confirmed Costa with eight European Cup wins fans. (England) (1600) aggravated an existing hamstring between them. When the two clubs met in the AS Roma (Italy) vs Bayern Munich (Germany) problem during the last interna- The game between AS Roma group stage last year, CSKA’s fans (1845) tional break with Spain when he and Bayern Munich in Rome, racially abused City’s Yaya Toure APOEL Nicosia (Cyprus) vs Paris St Germain faced Slovakia and Luxembourg another heavyweight affair, gives Barcelona’s Neymar attends a news conference at the Joan Gamper and had one of their stands closed, (France) (1845) in the space of four days. Francesco Totti another chance to training camp, near Barcelona, yesterday ahead of the Champions League but following continued trouble Barcelona (Spain) vs Ajax Amsterdam The Chelsea manager insists he beat his own record as the oldest match against Ajax today. this will be their second succes- (Netherlands) had no contact with Spain coach man to score in the competition. sive European game without fans Vicente del Bosque or the national Chelsea (England) vs Maribor (Slovenia) Real, the reigning European right pyramidalis muscle,” said a two big games ahead of him this after their opening 1-0 defeat by team’s medical staff about Costa’s (1845) champions, have lost all three Real statement. week. Bayern Munich last month. condition before the player joined competitive European matches Liverpool meanwhile will need After the trip to Anfield comes City who beat CSKA 2-1 in Schalke 04 (Germany) vs Sporting (Portugal) up with the Spanish squad. they have played against to improve on their somewhat the first Clasico of the season Moscow last season, could kick (1845) And speaking ahead of the visit Liverpool: the 1981 European Cup fortunate 3-2 Premier League against Barcelona next weekend. start their stuttering campaign BATE Borisov (Belarus) vs Shakhtar Donetsk of Maribor to Stamford Bridge, he final when Liverpool beat them win over Queens Park Rangers “We are on a good run but we with another win there after los- (Ukraine) (1845) said: “It’s the same problem that 1-0 in Paris as well as 4-0 and on Sunday when they needed the need to remember that behind the ing their opener 1-0 to Bayern Porto (Portugal) vs Athletic Club (Spain) he is having but now an injury, 1-0 defeats in the last 16 of the help of two own goals from the goals there is sacrifice, fight and Munich and drawing 1-1 at home (1845) not an almost injury. It’s simple Champions League in 2009. struggling London side for a late concentration. You don’t score to AS Roma three weeks ago. Tomorrow’s Matches and he is not training because he But Real arrive for their Group victory. without sacrifice and concen- Today’s Roma-Bayern match Atletico Madrid (Spain) vs Malmo (Sweden) is not in condition to do it. B match in great form, having Still, coach Brendan Rodgers tration. The best players realise should also be one of the week’s (1845) “Tomorrow (Tuesday), he can- won their last seven matches in says he is keen to face Real on that,” Ancelotti said. highlights. While Bayern’s defence Olympiakos Piraeus (Greece) vs Juventus not play, let’s see what happens all competitions following their tomorrow. Barcelona’s Javier Mascherano appears impregnable, Roma have (Italy) (1845) next weekend. But next weekend second successive 5-0 win in La “Real Madrid are playing as believes that today’s visit of Ajax scored in each of their nine games does not matter, what is impor- Liverpool (England) vs Real Madrid (Spain) Liga, over Levante on Saturday. well as they have played for the will not only help get their Group this season. tant is tomorrow.” (1845) The only worry for the last five to 10 years, the threats F campaign back on track, after Totti became the oldest scorer Mourinho admitted there was European Champions will be the they have,” he said after the QPR losing 3-2 to Paris St Germain in the Champions League era at Ludogorets (Bulgaria) vs Basel (Switzerland) little he could do to influence the (1845) health of forward Gareth Bale game. “I am really looking for- three weeks ago, but also prepare 38 years and three days when way his players are handled while who has a buttock muscle strain ward to that.” them for the Clasico. he netted for Roma against City Monaco (France) vs Benfica (Portugal) (1845) away with their national teams. and is doubtful for Tomorrow’s Real coach Carlos Ancelotti, “You cannot live in the past for three weeks ago and has been Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) vs Zenit St And he revealed England man- clash. always keen to do well against games that are going to take place a fundamental part of Roma’s Petersburg (Russia) (1845) ager Roy Hodgson is the only “Following tests carried out Liverpool after they beat his AC in the future. The match against resurgence under French coach Anderlecht (Belgium) vs Arsenal (England) national coach to have contacted on Gareth Bale by Real Madrid Milan side on penalties in the Ajax is important for us and we Rudi Garcia. Totti also scored the (1845) him this season to discuss the medical staff he has been diag- famous 2005 final in Istanbul need to be fully focused on that,” winner when Roma beat Bayern Galatasaray (Turkey) vs Borussia Dortmund condition of one of his players. nosed as suffering an injury to the after trailing 3-0 at halftime, has said the Argentina midfielder. “If 3-2 almost exactly four years ago. (Germany) (1845) AFP