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Wednesday 23 July 2014 • 25 Ramadan 1435 • Volume 19 Number 6135 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Emir, Saudi king discuss Gaza SEC worried JEDDAH: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of over poor Saudi Arabia at his palace here yesterday. During their talks, the Emir and the Saudi monarch reviewed fraternal ties between the two countries and ways to strengthen Arabic skills them. They also discussed regional and international issues in the light of developments in Gaza and Social media blamed for decline elsewhere in the region. DOHA: Education authorities exclusively aimed at improving The meeting was attended by here are worried about deterio- the Arabic language skills of stu- the Prime Minister and Interior rating Arabic language skills dents was launched and similar Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah among Qatari students and plans are being mulled for the bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, considering ways to check the coming school year. Saudi Interior Minister Prince trend. He said that increasing use of Mohammed bin Nayef bin Increasing use of the Internet modern communications tech- The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and members of the del- and apps are the main cause of nology (the Internet and apps), Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia at the royal palace in Jeddah yesterday. egation accompanying the Emir. the weakening grip of Qatari stu- in which the language used is QNA dents over their mother tongue. mostly English, was mainly to “The use of modern commu- blame for the falling standards nications technology by Qatari of Arabic language among the students is the main cause of present generation of Qataris. their weakening grip over Arabic Talking about the general Airlines cancel Israel flights; Gaza toll 621 language,” said a senior Supreme standard of education among Education Council (SEC) official. Qataris, Al Sharq journalists told WASHINGTON: Major US, landings at Ben Gurion, a civil The problem is of a serious the SEC officials that the output European and Canadian airlines aviation authority spokesman said. nature and has the SEC wor- of the education system was not cancelled flights to and from Al Sharq, The Peninsula support Gaza Israeli flag carrier El Al said it ried. The Council has held several so encouraging considering that Israel yesterday after a rocket DOHA: Al Sharq and The Peninsula have decided to donate pro- would continue its service without meetings to look into the issue the state was spending billions of fired from Gaza struck near its ceeds from sales of the newspapers from today until the end of the interruption. for urgent redress. dollars on it annually. main international airport in holy month of Ramadan to support Palestinians in Gaza. On the ground, Israel pounded “Indeed, there is a problem and Agreeing with the observation, Tel Aviv. Over 600 Palestinians, including women and children, have died, targets across the Gaza Strip, it varies from one Independent Al Harquan, head of Evaluation In the United States, the hundreds have been injured and thousands of homes and infrastruc- saying no ceasefire was near as school to another, and we are Institute at the SEC, said that Federal Aviation Administration ture facilities destroyed since a brutal Israeli aggression began two top US and United Nations dip- tackling the issue,” said Khalifa challenges were indeed there and (FAA) banned US airlines from weeks ago. lomats pursued talks on halting Al Dirham. efforts were on to improve the Tel Aviv for at least 24 hours, cit- The donation is a way of expressing solidarity with people in Gaza, the fighting that has claimed 621 Head of the Independent situation. ing the “potentially hazardous who have been subjected to genocide and war crimes by the Israeli Palestinian lives in the enclave, Schools’ office at the Education “We are consistently telling situation created by the armed armed forces. Revenue from sales will be donated to Shiekh Thani Bin including nearly 100 children and Institute of the SEC, Al Dirham Qatari students how important conflict in Israel and Gaza.” Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services, which is involved many other civilians. said the focus of the changed cur- education is.” The media, parents “All flight operations to/from in relief efforts in Gaza Strip. TV channel Al Jazeera evacu- ricula of Independent schools was and society in general must also Ben Gurion International Airport THE PENINSULA ated its bureau in Gaza when it on corrective measure. play their role in this, he said. by US operators are prohibited came under fire yesterday. Two It aims at improving the fall- What is needed is social aware- until further advised,” the FAA Agency said it would recommend which, according to Israeli police, warning shots were fired at the ing standards of Arabic language ness, said Al Harquan. “The SEC said, adding it would update its that all European airlines avoid struck north of the airport. One building in central Gaza City among local students. alone should not be held respon- guidelines today. Tel Aviv “until further notice.” house was damaged in the Kiryat housing local and international Al Dirham and his colleagues sible for ensuring that the out- Delta, US Airways and United Several announced flight can- Ono Yehud region. media as well as private apart- from the SEC, including Khalid put of our education system is Airlines heeded the FAA order, cellations, including Air France, Israel tried to stem the damage, ments, prompting journalists and Al Harquan, were taking part in encouraging and matches the with Delta diverting a Tel Aviv- Lufthansa and KLM Royal Dutch with its transport ministry Yisrael a number of families who had a Ramadan symposium organised inputs.” bound Boeing 747 with 273 passen- Airlines. Katz calling American carriers to sought refuge there to leave. by Al Sharq recently. Continued on page 4 gers and 17 crew on board to Paris. Prompting the rush of cancella- assure them there was “no secu- AGENCIES Last year, a programme that THE PENINSULA The European Aviation Safety tions was a rocket fired from Gaza rity problem” for take-offs and See also page 6

New Indonesian president Pro-opposition TV, daily Saudi bourse to open to foreigners shut down in Kuwait RIYADH: Saudi Arabia plans to open its stock market, the KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait said it immediately,” a source at the sta- Arab world’s biggest, to direct had revoked the licences of pro- tion said, requesting anonymity. investment by foreign financial opposition Al Youm television The channel went off the air institutions in the first half of and Alam Al Youm newspaper after receiving the order. next year, the market regulator and ordered them to shut down The decision comes a day after said yesterday. immediately yesterday. the government revoked the citi- The opening of the Saudi mar- The information ministry said zenship of the owner of the out- ket, capitalized at about $530bn, in a statement that the licences lets, Ahmad Jabr Al Shemmari, in is one of the most keenly awaited of the two media outlets had been a crackdown on dissent. economic reforms in the largest oil revoked “for losing some of the Under the Gulf state’s law, exporting nation. Saudi authorities terms and conditions for obtain- the nationality of the owner of want to open the stock market to ing a licence”. all media organisations must be create jobs and expose local firms Al Youm confirmed it had Kuwaiti. to more market discipline. They received the closure notice. The channel and the newspa- have been preparing the reform “We received a letter from the per have been covering the news for years and have completed most information ministry stating that of the Kuwaiti opposition more technical preparations. the licence of the channel has extensively than others. REUTERS Indonesian president-elect Joko Widodo (left) and his running mate Jusuf Kalla wave to supporters after been revoked and we must stop AFP See also page 19 Widodo delivered his victory speech in Jakarta’s port district of Sunda Kelapa yesterday. Widodo, was yes- terday declared the winner of Indonesia’s presidential election. See also page 12 Strict steps urged to curb Ramadan absenteeism DOHA: People are demand- key public services wear a bar- home in the morning and sleep, punish irresponsible employees. work with government offices ing that offices that suffer from ren look even though they are others do their shopping and “I think each ministry and and ministries done in Ramadan,” employee absenteeism during open from 9am to 2pm in the other personal work and return other entity facing such a prob- said another man. Ramadan set up internal vigi- holy month. at 2pm to sign the roster. lem should set up a vigilance Hassan Al Emadi, another lance committees to impose Most employees of these min- The daily published photo- committee to fight the menace national, said it was sad that peo- >>Page 9 discipline and punish the guilty. istries and offices report for work graphs of some empty offices of absenteeism during the fasting ple spent Ramadan, a month of The problem of absentee- at 9am and leave after signing with its report. month,” said Al Emadi. reflection and prayer, in sleeping, ism in Ramadan, which usually the roster. They return at 2pm, Abdul Hameed Al Emadi, a The absent employees are not shirking work and eating. Ramadan Timing plagues government ministries sign the roster again and leave national, said the problem of sensitive to the problems of peo- Others said the fact that a lot and offices, is now affecting some for the day. absenteeism during Ramadan ple, who come traversing long of employees go on leave during Todays Iftar: banks as well, reported local “Ultimately, the sufferers are had begun plaguing banks as distances only to return dejected Ramadan also explained why 06:26pm Arabic daily Al Raya. the people who visit these offices well, so the remedy was to set up and come again another day to offices looked barren during the Tomorrow’s It quoted a number of people as for urgent work,” the daily quoted internal disciplinary committees. get their work done, he said. holy month. Imsak: saying that many ministries and a Qatari as saying. These panels can have inspec- “That’s the reason why most Continued on page 4 03:21am government offices that provide While some employees return tors to monitor the situation and people don’t prefer to get their THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 23 JULY 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

FM reviews Gaza Qatar reiterates firm with Kerry and Davutoglu DOHA: The Foreign Minister support for Palestinians H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah received a phone call from US Secretary of State John Shura Council Speaker addresses OIC meet in Tehran Kerry, They discussed latest developments in the Gaza Strip. DOHA: The Speaker of the of unjustified Israeli aggression. are facing killings, assassinations, Dr Al Attiyah also held telephone Advisory Council, Mohamed He called on the international destruction and displacement for talks with his Turkish counter- bin Mubarak Al Khulaifi, yes- community to assume its respon- over six decades due to the aggres- part Dr Ahmet Davutoglu on terday reiterated that Qatar’s sibility and ensure peace and sive practices of Israel and use latest developments in Gaza and stance on backing and assist- security, pressure Israel to stop of internationally banned lethal ways to stop the Israeli aggres- ing the Palestinian people is its aggression and end the unjust weapons, not to mention settle- sion on the Palestinian people. fundamental. siege of Gaza in addition to open- ment activities, the Judaisation Tunisian musician Lotfi Bushnaq speaking at Katara’s Cultural Café. He also highlighted the firm ing the crossings for the Gazans of Jerusalem and digging tunnels Sidra contract stance of the Emir H H Sheikh who have been suffering for over under Al Aqsa Mosque.” Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on seven years in the absence of He said Israel has been using terminated supporting and advocating the basic necessities. He also called weak excuses to launch brutal DOHA: Qatar Foundation Gaza crisis ‘disgrace to Palestinian cause at international for releasing all Palestinian pris- aggressions on the Palestinian (QF) yesterday announced that forums. oners in Israeli jails, including people, killing hundreds and it had terminated a contract Addressing an Organization the chairman and members of destroying infrastructures. for design and construction of Arabs, entire humanity’ of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) Palestinian Legislative Council. The United Nations’ resolu- Sidra facilities in Doha. meeting in Tehran, Al Khulaifi “As parliamentarians, we tions are only ink on papers for The contract was awarded DOHA: The situation in Gaza as their most important wealth, lauded tireless efforts led by the should discuss the most effective Israel, he said, adding the sword in 2008 to OHL Internacional/ is a disgrace to Arabs and the but to date there is no cinema or Emir since the beginning of the means to support and advocate of international legitimacy is Contrack (Cyprus) Ltd as a joint entire humanity, said famous book that represents them. Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip for our brothers in Palestine to drawn if these resolution were venture, QF said in a statement. Tunisian musician Lotfi “The American economy, for to stop shedding the Palestinians’ secure their legitimate rights against an Islamic country. Sidra Medical and Research Bushnaq at Katara’s Cultural example, depends primarily on blood. and establish their independent He hoped that the conference Centre is an ultramodern, all- Café on Monday. the culture, contrary to what He said Qatar, through the state on their national soil, with would achieve its objectives and digital academic medical facility “What is happening in Gaza is has been adopted by the Arabs Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid its capital in East Jerusalem,” Al take effective decisions on the which will set new standards in a disgrace to Arabs and human- in their economy,” he said. bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, had Khulaifi said, stressing the impor- current situation to meet the patient care for women and chil- ity, and everyone bears responsi- He praised Katara’s role as a said it did not launch any ini- tance of Palestinian national aspirations of the Islamic peoples. dren in Qatar and internation- bility — journalists, writers and platform for culture and herit- tiative to end the Israeli aggres- reconciliation. Al Khulaifi thanked the Iranian ally. It was initially scheduled to artists, and anyone who has a age in the Arab world and was sion on the Gaza Strip, but had He affirmed that the Palestinian president and people for hosting open in 2001 and the opening has voice in the Arab world,” he said, impressed by the achievement of conveyed the terms suggested by cause is and will remain the basic the important conference and been postponed until 2015. Sidra with a feeling of regret. the large space allocated for exhi- the Palestinian side, which Qatar and central cause for all Arab and Iranian Advisory Council Speaker, has three missions of world-class Bushnaq, who rose to fame as a bitions and cultural activities. believed to be fair. Al Khulaifi Islamic countries. Ali Larijani, and members for the patient care, medical education singer, composer and oud player, “I congratulate Qatar and Arab hailed the Palestinian people’s “It is deplorable and hurtful to hospitality and organisation of the and biomedical research. is running a small cultural centre nations for this and hope others historic steadfastness in the face see that our Palestinian brethren meeting. QNA THE PENINSULA/QNA which has a group of Palestinian will have the same initiative.” artists, a personal initiative to Reflecting on his career, he express love for the Palestinians. said he never planned to be Cultural Café is a regular famous when he was young, but activity at Katara Cultural has always wanted to leave a last- Market during Ramadan. ing mark on people’s memory. On the current situation of Born in 1954, Bushnaq has 1,656sqm Al Mirqab plot sold for QR250m arts and culture in the Arab been United Nations Goodwill world, he said there are many Ambassador since 2004. He DOHA: Real estate in Al Mirqab area of The plot admeasuring 450 sqm in Al Kabaan However, the smallest housing unit, admeas- intellectuals and innovators but blends passion, politics, herit- Doha continues to carry a premium as land town of Al Shamal was sold for QR450,000, at uring 320sqm, was in Rawdat Al Khail, popu- people don’t feel their existence age and creativity in his music and housing prices in the posh and sprawl- a rate of QR1,000sqm. larly known as Al Muntazah. It went up for because of media neglect. in which modern and traditional ing locality have been soaring. A total of 141 real estate deals took place sale for QR9m. He stressed the importance elements come together, making A plot of land admeasuring 1,656sqm was last week, mostly involving small plots of land Details of real estate registrations for the of culture and the need for its him one of the most important sold in Al Mirqab for QR250m last week. or small housing units. week were announced by the Real Estate development in the hearts and symbols in Tunisian and Arab The rate per sqm works out to QR151,000 The units and plots were distributed almost Registration Department at the Ministry of minds of the people as develop- music. Yesterday, he performed ($41,457). equally across the country, including 33 plots Justice yesterday. ment in all its forms stems from his new religious songs at a con- The least expensive piece of property (a and units in Al Rayyan, 28 in Doha, 23 in Deals valued a little more than QR1.3bn, culture. cert at Katara Opera House. plot of land) in these times of soaring prop- Umm Salal and Al Rayyan each and 18 in Al indicating that demand for real estate con- The Arabs, he said, has culture THE PENINSULA erty prices was, on the other hand, sold in Al Wakra. Most plots were between 420sqm and tinues to grow at a stable pace. Shamal (North) in the week (July 13 to 17). 1,000sqm. THE PENINSULA HOME WEDNESDAY 23 JULY 2014 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 Qatari group to scale Himalayan summit Mera trip aims to change stereotype about mental disorders BY SACHIN KUMAR “All are Qatari adventurers. handouts and brochures to Qatari The team will be given intensive trekkers for distribution on their DOHA: A Qatari group of training of two days on how to way to Mera Peak. adventurers is set to conquer trek mountains and make them “They will also be given a flag Mera Peak. physically fit for the expedi- with a logo of the association to At an altitude of 6,476 metres, tion,” said team leader, Faisal Al hoist at the summit. or 21,247 feet, Mera Peak, a Haithami. “The main objective of the Himalayan summit, is known all The team will be sharing pho- expedition is to promote the over the world to test the physi- tos of the group on social media name and aims of the association cal stamina and mental strength to keep people updated on their from one of the highest peaks,” of trekkers. progress. he said. The aim of the expedition is The trip is being organised by “Hoisting the banners and logo to create awareness about men- Association of Mental Health will mark the beginning of other tal health and change the stere- Friends Association (AMHFA) activities of the association,” said otype among people about mental under directives from Sheikh bin Ali. disorder. Thani bin Abdulla Al Thani, Mohammed Al Zefari, Media The expedition is scheduled to Chairman of the Board of Director, AMHFA, said such start on August 15 and end on Directors of AMHFA. initiatives will help introduce the September 1. The announcement about the association to the general public The members of the group will trip was made by officials of the and draw their attention towards undergo special training to make association on Monday. mental patients. them physically and mentally fit Mohamed bin Ali, Executive The aim is to attract public for the 15-day adventure. Director, AMHFA, announced attention to the association and “We have been to other moun- that the initiative is first of its its objectives because one of the tain peaks before. This expedition kind to disseminate and promote goals of AMHFA is to eliminate will take 15 days and the team the name and goals of the asso- all obstacles in dealing properly will include Abdul Rahman Al ciation by hoisting its logo at the with people suffering from men- Ahmadi, Ismail Al Dos and Abdul summit. tal problems. Rahman Al Allam. “The association will provide THE PENINSULA

Ooredoo Business Club launched DOHA: Ooredoo has launched Chocolaterie and six Applebee’s encourage customers to check its latest business loyalty initia- branches in Qatar. the website regularly for updates. tive, Ooredoo Business Club, to This is the first phase in new Once registered, members can provide exclusive offers for busi- initiatives to offer greater value log in to browse and print their ness customers. and reward customers this year. vouchers directly from the web- The club offers a new and easy To access the site, customers site or email them to be used way for customers to be rewarded need to complete the registra- later. Validity dates for vouch- for loyalty to Ooredoo. tion process at www.businessclub. ers will vary and customers are Customers will have the chance ooredoo.qa and enter their four- encouraged to check the expiry to redeem buy-one get-one free digit pin code that will be received date before visiting the partici- vouchers through a website for via SMS upon registration. pating outlet. selected dining partners in Doha, Ooredoo plans to intro- To find out more about the club, including Cold Stone Creamery, duce more offers and promo- visit www.businessclub.ooredoo.qa Domino’s pizza, Maya La tions throughout the year, and THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 23 JULY 2014 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME 71 school students attend CMU-Q preview programme Ramadan screenings find

DOHA: Seventy-one school stu- and information systems. dents went through Carnegie Students experience majors Mellon University’s (CMU-Q) CMU-Q offers through lab-based over 400 diabetes cases Eighth Summer College Preview courses that give them hands-on Programme (SCPP) on its cam- experience of the disciplines. pus, the university said yesterday. They are exposed to university- 2,200 people take tests between Friday and midnight prayers The four-week programme level maths, including differential BY FAZEENA SALEEM bridges the gap between high calculus, academic writing, and Endocrinology and Diabetes, and lifestyle diseases,” said Prof Diabetes Federation, 382 million school and university, introducing personal and professional devel- told a press conference at Samra. people have diabetes across the students to college classes and pre- opmental workshops to improve DOHA: A large number of Hamad Medical Corporation’s Screening campaigns will also world and more than 34.6 mil- paring them for the college admis- their competitiveness on college people screened at a recent National Diabetes Centre be held at schools to identify lion people in the Middle East sions process. applications. awareness campaign were yesterday. children with diabetes. and North Africa region. It also introduces students to This year, students are being found to have diabetes, accord- Around 20 nursing staff con- The centre will work with By 2035, the number is likely programmes offered at the univer- taught by 14 professors from lead- ing to a senior health expert at ducted blood sugar tests at the the Ministry of Awqaf and the to reach 67.9 million. sity, including biological sciences, ing high schools and universities National Diabetes Centre. mosque after Friday prayer and Supreme Education Council on There were 282,530 cases of business administration, compu- across the world, CMU-Q said. A diabetes awareness cam- midnight prayer because those screenings and the awareness diabetes in Qatar in 2013. tational biology, computer science QNA paign in Ramadan has col- people had completed nine to campaign. Studies have revealed that lected 2,200 samples in two days 10 hours of fast and were fit for Such campaigns will also be the incidence in Qatar has been from people who visited Imam screening. held to coincide with significant rising since 1990 and this holds Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahaab The centre provides the dia- days such as World Diabetic day, true for children also. Mosque in Doha. betic population with improved Sports day, Ramadan Campaign According to statistics, Eid concerts, art sessions cancelled “We are analysing these sam- care and access to specialised and the Haj season. around 16 percent of Qatar’s DOHA: The Souq Waqif festival organising committee has announced ples Initial results might show services offered through a The prevalence of diabetes is population is diabetic. that they are going to cancel music concerts and art sessions sched- that 15 to 20 percent people multi-disciplinary approach. alarmingly high in Qatar and A major link has been found uled for the Eid Al Fitr celebrations because of the current situation of are diabetic. And one-third To prevent diabetes and for other GCC countries, and signif- between obesity and diabetes. Palestinians in Gaza. are newly discovered diabetic early detection, screenings will icantly, all the six GCC nations Studies have found that 45 The Eid Al Fitr Festival next week will only present activities for children, patients,” Professor Abdul be held across Qatar. rank among the top 12 countries percent of people in Qatar are the panel said yesterday. Badi Abou Samra, Chairman, “Imamas will be approached of the world, with the highest obese and 55 percent of diabet- THE PENINSULA Department of Medicine, to make use of the sermons and incidence. ics obese. and Senior Consultant, spread the message on diabetes According to International THE PENINSULA

Tributes to MH17 victims Plan for another 100 Independent schools in Qatar Continued from page 1 When told that there were 181 Independent School in the country at present, officials said there were plans to have 100 more. Of 100 in the pipeline, 16 are expected to be ready by next year, and that would be taking the total to 30. The problem is that the minimum area for an Independent school should be 25,000 square meters and to get such space in Doha is hard, said the official. This is one of the key challenges in as far as having new Independent Malaysian Ambassador Ahmad Jazri bin Mohamed Johar writing tributes to the victims of the MH17 plane Schools within the city lim- its of Doha is concerned. crash, at the embassy in Doha yesterday. The Malaysian flag flew at half mast at the embassy. KAMMUTTY VP Night shift urged Continued from page 1 Egypt court: Devil guided Aljazeera scribes Mohamed Al Anzi Abu Sultan said since people CAIRO: An Egyptian court of aiding the blacklisted Muslim “The defendants took advan- were awake the whole that jailed three Aljazeera Brotherhood and spreading false tage of the noble profession of night in Ramadan, they journalists for alleged ties news that portrayed Egypt as journalism... and turned it from were not able to work dur- with Islamists yesterday said being in a state of “civil war.” a profession aimed at looking for ing the day. But that was “the devil guided” them to Greste and Fahmy received the truth to a profession aimed no justification for shirking spread false news defaming the seven years, while Mohamed was at falsifying the truth,” the court work, he argued. country. jailed for 10, in a case that sparked said in a statement explaining its At least one person sug- Australian journalist Peter international outrage. verdict. gested that these offices Greste, Egyptian-Canadian Eleven defendants tried in “The devil guided them to use should have night shifts Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and absentia, including one Dutch and journalism and direct it towards so that employees find it Egyptian producer Baher two British journalists, were given activities against this nation,” it easier to work. Mohamed were convicted in June 10 years. added. AFP THE PENINSULA Al Meera revives Ramadan traditions

DOHA: Within the customers. framework of its social Reviving this custom is initiatives to enhance a chance to confirm that communication with we are holding on to our various segments of soci- heritage and an occasion ety, Al Meera Consumer to repay our customers Goods Company (QSC) who trust Al Meera and has launched a new ini- its services.” tiative to revive Qatari The initiative seeks to traditions among neigh- achieve the vision of Al bours during Ramadan, Meera through the team, by promoting compas- innovative approach and sion and solidarity and dutiful social behaviour. the custom of exchang- The vision is based on ing food before Iftar. adopting a culture of per- Adhering to its formance with ambitious motto ‘The Favourite goals, complying with Neighbourhood Retailer’, safety and expressing the Al Meera formed a team of sense of social responsibil- employees who started vis- ity in the company besides iting families outside Doha its efforts for ongoing in the vicinity of some development, openness of its branches in Abu and transparency. Nakhla, Al Shahaniya, Al This month, Al Meera Shamal and Al Dhakira, took part in social activi- and distributed Al Harees, ties, supporting a diabetes the most famous Qatari screening and awareness traditional Ramadan dish. campaign launched by Plates were offered in Action on Diabetes during cooperation with Harees Ramadan, and allocating Al Walda restaurant, spe- spaces in three of its out- cialised in catering the lets to host stands for the most popular dishes. initiative. Dr Mohamed bin Nasser The campaign aimed at Al Qahtani, Deputy CEO, early detection of diabe- Al Meera, said: “Our initi- tes and guiding Al Meera ative for this month comes customers to healthy life- as part of our keenness to styles with advice on fast- maintain social cohesion ing to patients. between Al Meera and its THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 23 JULY 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 Minister visits Alif expo Qatar Rail highlights Dhreima’s efforts DOHA: During Ramadan, events in which children take part permanent readiness to help and in fulfilment of its corpo- inside and outside the foundation. Dhreima and work with it to rate social responsibility pro- These events aim at securing a serve the future of our children.” gramme, a delegation from natural ambiance and normal life The delegation also visited the Qatar Railways Company for children and give them the library and was briefed on the (Qatar Rail) visited Dhreima chance of building a better future. inter-library system for children (Qatar Orphan Foundation) Al Bishri said, “We express and methods of supervising them and praised its humanitarian gratefulness to efforts of Dhreima while browsing online through the efforts to support orphans and officials and their continuous help of teachers and specialists satisfy their needs. quest to help children experience and Cultural Center where works The delegation, led by Qatar a normal life. As part of its corpo- of art by children of all ages are Rail’s Deputy CEO, Engineer rate social responsibility strategy, displayed. Hamad Al Bishri, and Executive Qatar Rail is committed to sup- The visit was part of Qatar Director of Administration, porting the hard work of charities Rail’s social efforts and initiatives Engineer Meshal Abdulla Al and humanitarian foundations to during Ramadan, as the company Obaidan, was welcomed by the meet the needs of different seg- is cooperating with Zakat Fund foundation’s Director, Khaled ments of our community and and Qatar Charity to direct aids Kamal, who accompanied the bring about a positive change in donated by its employees to the guests on an inspection tour of their lives. needy. Qatar Rail is looking for- The Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari, (left) visited InterContinental departments, introducing them “As we believe in the princi- ward to bringing joy to the needy Doha The City to tour ‘Alif’, a solo exhibition by renowned artist Sabah Arbilli. Using calligraphy, Arbilli has to social services and activities ple of social solidarity and the through donations and promot- created the collection centred around Alif, the first letter of Arabic alphabet and first letter in the revelation of organised by throughout the year. importance of sharing in the ing synergy between members of Holy Quran. The exhibition is open to the public until September 17. The delegation also got to know holy month, Qatar Rail confirms society. THE PENINSULA Business tourism continues to grow, thanks to QMDI BY ERIKA WIDÉN we do. In line with Qatar National “Under the leadership of Vision 2030, QMDI adopts the Hamad K Al Naser, we believe DOHA: As a fully Qatari- highest possible standards to fur- that directing by inspiration owned company, Qatar MICE ther enrich its services. builds confidence and trust, Development Institute (QMDI) “We invest in our people; our investment in our QMDI family — the largest events company primary assets, to create a model is key to maintaining our dynamic in the country — is continu- of sustainability, and differenti- team.” ously facilitating the growth of ated services, in all aspects of QMDI adheres to a higher business tourism and the MICE our business. We translate our standard through their code of sector. objectives into positive results. ethics and transparency for effec- It is a joint venture partner- We support initiatives that facil- tive strategic event solutions. ship with Qatar Foundation itate Qatar’s transition from a “We maintain a dynamic local, for Education, Science and hydrocarbon-based economy to regional and international work- Community Development. a knowledge-based economy in force that have experience cover- MICE — Meetings, Incentive accordance with Qatar National ing all areas of the project from travel, Conferences and Vision 2030.” bidding, creative services, projects Exhibitions — is a recognised “Our market position enables and events management, PR and term in the business tourism us to build strong relationships on marketing, guest relations and Qatar Rail and Dhreima officials at the event. industry. local, regional and international protocol, etc. We work with all “QMDI aims to advise the scales between organisers, ven- partners, including Venues, Qatar Qatari government and indus- ues, international industry asso- Tourism Authority and local sup- try stakeholders on the best ciations, and service providers to pliers that support the MICE practices,” Abdulaziz Al Kuwari, deliver the best quality events. sector in delivering the largest Acting Director, Sales of This is what our clients recognise, international and local events Marketing, QMDI, told this daily Qatari institution, organisations, which included COP 18, World recently. “We are continuously private and commercial compa- Petroleum Congress, Universal striving to help Qatar attract nies,” adds Al Kuwari. Postal Union Congress, Senior large-scale events to the ven- “We believe that our biggest Convocation, SDC Gala Dinner. ues built for the purpose, such market differentiator is that we According to Al Kuwari, their as Qatar National Convention approach our clients as part- success comes down to having Centre.” ners and advisers to help them the right people in the right roles QMDI’s involvement starts achieve their objectives. QMDI with effective processes and con- with researching and preparing is a point of reference for the trols in place to deliver on brand, bid documents, formulating budg- industry internationally, helping on schedule and on budget. ets, and creating marketing plans. continuously bring some of the “At the end of the day, what we Over 50 personnel — Qataris and most prominent global events to care about is adding value — help- Arabic-speaking staff, supported Qatar.” ing our clients enhance their busi- by international experts — are a Teamwork is an essential part ness and adding value to the lives significant part of the work force. of QMDI’s nurturing environ- of the people they want to reach.” “QMDI was established in 2007. ment, the work produced is due to As for Qatarisation, QMDI has We have been fulfilling our vision employees meeting and exceeding set a corporate mandate to grow as a leading brand of excellence expectations. and support the future of Qatar and a pioneer in the market since. “We value skills and efforts through its people. “We have set Our goal is to build a sustainable of each individual, encouraging up a graduate programme to edu- and profitable business and pro- entrepreneurial spirit by recog- cate and participate in knowledge vide a comprehensive suite of nising and rewarding achieve- transfer by offering skills develop- services to the business tourism ments. We have more than 50 ment and training for events pro- sector in Qatar and the region people that have been the unseen fessionals and organisers. We are through state-of-the-art deliv- force behind the scenes of more looking at even brighter future ery,” he says. than 150 events over the past five for QMDI, filled with talented “We aim to boost the economy years, including major QF and Qatari professionals,” Al Kuwari and develop society in everything many non-QF events. adds. THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 23 JULY 2014 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST

Israel deserves Nobel Prize for No safe place for civilians in Gaza, UN says ‘restraint’: Envoy GENEVA: Palestinian civil- food, water and mattresses, he emergency food rations and food ians in densely-populated Gaza said. Israel began air strikes on vouchers to more than 90,000 WASHINGTON: Israeli sol- have no place to hide from the coastal strip on July 8 and people so far during the conflict, diers should be given the Nobel Israel’s military offensive and launched a ground offensive last spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs Peace Prize for the “unimagi- children are paying the heavi- Thursday. said. nable restraint” they are show- est price, the United Nations More than 900 Palestinian “Ready to eat food stocks are ing in fighting Hamas, Israel’s said yesterday. children are also reported to running low in Gaza given the ambassador to the US has said, “There is literally no safe have been injured, according to conflict has lasted two weeks backing his country’s right to place for civilians,” Jens Laerke, Unicef. and the needs are increasing,” self-defence. spokesman of the UN Office “According to an assessment she said. Ambassador Ron Dermer made for Humanitarian Assistance by aid workers on ground at least Supplies will be bought the comments at an event hosted (OCHA), told a news briefing in 107,000 children need psycho- locally and also airlifted from by the Christians United for Geneva. social support for the trauma Dubai. Israel group yesterday, according More than 500 people have they are experiencing such as The World Health Organisation to a text of the speech posted on been killed in the coastal enclave death, injury or loss of their (WHO) said that 18 health facili- his Facebook page. which has an estimated 4,500 homes,” Laerke said. ties in Gaza have been damaged, Comparing Hamas rocket fire people per square kilometer, More than 1.2 million people including three hospitals. on Israel to Germany’s bombard- Laerke said. in the enclave have no water or “There are critical concerns ment of London during World The priority for aid agencies only limited access to water as with hospital supplies, as both War II, Dermer slammed those was protecting civilians and power networks have been dam- medicines and medical dispos- “shamelessly accusing Israel of evacuating and treating the aged or lack fuel for generators, ables are in serious shortage, genocide and (who) would put us wounded. he said. both in ministry of health and in the dock for war crimes.” Nearly 500 homes have “In addition, we do have ngo hospitals, due to the large “The truth is that the Israeli been destroyed by Israeli air reports of sewage flooding which number of casualties and serious Defense Forces should be given strikes and 100,000 people have is a threat to public health,” he shortages even before the escala- the Nobel Peace Prize... a Nobel sought shelter in schools of the said. tion of violence,” WHO spokes- Peace Prize for fighting with Israeli soldiers spray gas at the exit of a tunnel which was used the day UN Relief and Works Agency The World Food Programme woman Fadela Chaib said. unimaginable restraint.” before by Hamas to infiltrate Israeli lines, near the Gaza border. (UNRWA), where they need (WFP) has distributed REUTERS Addressing journalists at a separate event, Dermer did not go quite as far, and admitted Israel was “not perfect, we make mistakes.” “A missile can hit the wrong place. We can have intelligence Israel pounds Gaza failures. But we don’t target civil- ians,” he insisted. Israel was making “remark- able” efforts, he added, to get civilians to clear an area that despite peace efforts was about to be hit including by sending out leaflets, text messages and dummy bombs ahead of the real strike. Israeli military casualties rise to 27 with two more deaths “Israel does not target a sin- gle Palestinian civilian... when a GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israel with Shukri. “For the sake of “My message to Israelis and civilian is killed it’s an operational pounded targets across the thousands of innocent families Palestinians is the same: Stop failure... and a tragedy in and of Gaza Strip yesterday, saying no whose lives have been shaken and fighting. Start talking. And take itself” ceasefire was near as top US destroyed by this conflict, on all on the root causes of the conflict, The Palestinian death toll in and United Nations diplomats sides, we hope we can get there as so we are not back to the same the 15-day war is at 620, most pursued talks on halting the soon as possible.” situation in another six months of them civilians, with some 29 fighting that has claimed more Egypt was key to securing an or a year.” Israelis, all but two of them sol- than 600 lives. end to a previous bout of Gaza Kerry has said the United diers, also having been killed. US Secretary of State John fighting in 2012, but the country’s States would provide $47m in “I think Israel should earn the Kerry held discussions in new leadership is openly hostile to humanitarian aid for the Gaza admiration of the international neighbouring Egypt, while UN Hamas, possibly complicating the Strip. He plans to stay in Cairo community for the restraint that Secretary General Ban Ki-moon negotiations. until this morning but has no set it has shown in the face of these met Prime Minister Benjamin “We hope (Kerry’s) visit will departure date from the region. threats,” Dermer told a breakfast Netanyahu in Tel Aviv and result in a ceasefire that pro- An Egyptian official who organized by the Christian Science planned to see the Palestinian vides the necessary security for attended some of Kerry’s meet- Monitor. prime minister in the occupied the Palestinian people and that ings said Ban was working “Our soldiers are dying so that West Bank today. we can commence to address the towards reaching a humanitarian innocent Palestinians can live. However, there was no let- medium and long-term issues truce, perhaps lasting for several That is what’s happened.” up in the fighting around Gaza, related to Gaza,” Shukri said. days, to get aid into the territory. He also denounced Human with plumes of black smoke spi- “The sensitivities between Egypt Rights Watch for acting as a ralling into the sky, and Israeli DEATH TOLL RISES and Hamas are what is halting a “kangaroo court” for its criticism shells raining down on the coastal With the conflict entering its final inclusive ceasefire deal,” the of the Israeli action. Palestinian enclave. third week, the Palestinian death official said. Israel launched its offensive on toll rose to 616, including nearly Palestinian President School sheltering July 8 to halt missile salvoes out 100 children and many other civil- Mahmoud Abbas’ Western- of the Gaza Strip by Hamas, the ians, Gaza health officials said. backed Fatah movement also Gazans hit by shells dominant group in the coastal The latest strikes killed a six- proposed a formula for ending the territory, which was angered by month-old infant and a 24-year- fighting, calling for an immediate GAZA CITY: A United Nations a crackdown on its supporters in old Palestinian in northern Gaza, ceasefire followed by five days of school sheltering displaced the occupied West Bank and suf- in addition to a Palestinian negotaitions, Palestinian official Palestinians in central Gaza fering economic hardship because bombed on a motorcycle else- Azzam Al Ahmed said in Cairo. came under Israeli fire yester- of an Israeli-Egyptian blockade. where in the territory, Palestinian With Israeli shells and bombs Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in Al Shejaeiya neighbourhood during day as a team was inspecting “A ceasefire is not near,” said health officials said. hitting Gaza day and night, thou- a military operation in eastern Gaza City yesterday. damage from a day earlier, a Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi The Israeli military said it had sands of people have fled districts UN official said. Livni, viewed as the most dovish killed 183 militants. close to the border. The main UN found adding that it “strongly Egypt lift their blockade of Gaza The official said a team, with member of Netanyahu’s inner Israel’s casualties also mounted, agency in Gaza, UNWRA, said and unequivocally condemns the and its 1.8 million people, and Israeli clearance, was at the security cabinet. “I see no light with the military announcing almost 102,000 people had taken group or groups responsible.” that Israel release several hun- school run by the UN agency for at the end of the tunnel,” she told the deaths of two more soldiers, shelter in 69 of its schools. Israel has signalled it is in no dred Palestinians detained dur- Palestinian refugees UNRWA in Israel’s Army Radio. bringing the number of army UNRWA said it found rockets hurry to achieve a truce before ing a search last month for three Al Maghazi when Israeli tank Dispatched by US President fatalities to 27 — almost three hidden in a vacant Gaza school reaching its goal of crippling Jewish teenagers later found dead. shelling resumed, hitting the Barack Obama to the Middle times as many as were killed in near two buildings housing refu- Hamas’s militant infrastructure, Israel blamed the killings on building last afternoon. East to seek a ceasefire, Kerry the last ground invasion of Gaza, gees who have fled, in the second including rocket arsenals and Hamas, and their deaths, along “Yesterday we got reports that held talks with Egyptian Foreign in a 2008-2009 war. such instance of militants accused networks of tunnels threaten- with the revenge slaying of a it was shelled and so today we Minister Sameh Shukri. Two Israeli civilians have also of storing weaponry in a school ing Israelis living along the Gaza Palestinian teen, were factors in sent our guys down to investigate “There is a framework ... to been killed by Palestinian rocket during the latest offensive. frontier. a flare-up of violence along the and see which side the fire came end the violence and that frame- fire into Israel. An UNRWA statement said Hamas has said it will not cease Israel-Gaza border last month from,” the official said, speaking work is the Egyptian initiative,” Addressing reporters, with staff were removed from the hostilities until its demands are that escalated into the current on condition of anonymity. Kerry said at a news conference Netanyahu at his side, Ban said: building where the rockets were met, including that Israel and fighting. REUTERS AFP Palestinians plead for UN action to stop Gaza carnage

UNITED NATIONS: The kept up its barrage of shells and results “in the very near future.” Palestinian envoy to the United air strikes and Hamas fighters During an emergency ses- Nations held up photographs of hit back with rockets, pushing sion on Sunday, the UN Security slain children and read out the the Palestinian death toll to more Council called for an immedi- names of the dead yesterday as than 600 in a conflict now in its ate ceasefire in a statement that he pleaded for action from the third week. also demanded that civilians be Security Council. Israel’s deputy envoy asserted protected. “On behalf of the Palestinian that his country was acting in self- But the 15-member Council people, we ask: What is the inter- defence against Hamas, which it has not taken the stronger step national community doing to stop accused of using Palestinian casu- of adopting a formal resolution, this bloodletting, to stop Israel’s alties as “fuel for a propaganda despite efforts by Jordan and atrocities?” Riyad Mansour said machine.” other Arab countries to win sup- at a debate on the Gaza crisis. “This is not a war we chose. It port for such a measure. Wearing a black ribbon, he held was our last resort,” said David World leaders have expressed up photographs of families over- Roet, who added that Israel had alarm over the rising death toll, come with grief and of children’s accepted ceasefire offers, unlike with US Secretary of State John corpses, and read out the names Hamas which has rejected a truce. Kerry holding talks in Cairo to of young victims who lost their In Ramallah for talks with shore up Egypt’s efforts to broker lives. “Umama Al Hayyeh, age 9; Palestinian leaders, UN Secretary a truce. Dima Isleem, age 2; Mohamad General Ban Ki-moon told the More than 100,000 Palestinians Ayyad, age 2; Rahaf Abu Jumaa, Council by videolink that his have fled their homes and are age 4...”. efforts to secure a ceasefire sheltering in schools run by the The Security Council opened had reached a “highly sensitive UN relief agency UNRWA. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators stage a rally outside the Israeli embassy in London yesterday. debate on the Gaza crisis as Israel moment” and voiced hope for AFP WEDNESDAY 23 JULY 2014 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07

Turkey arrests 100 Head of Syria top policemen in wire-tapping probe ANKARA: Turkish authori- ties yesterday arrested scores opposition of senior police officers on sus- picion of illegally eavesdrop- ping on top officials, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip govt sacked Erdogan. At least 100 serving and former top police officers were arrested in a nationwide swoop, local media New government within weeks reported. Most of the arrests were in BEIRUT: The head of the (in the opposition) know that Istanbul but raids were also car- Syrian opposition’s interim they needed to cut ties with the ried out in the capital Ankara government was sacked yester- group”, said Nashar. and cities including Izmir and day, under pressure from Saudi Voted in on July 9, Coalition Diyarbakir. Arabia. chief Hadi Al Bahra is close to The arrests are the latest round “The Coalition’s General Saudi Arabia, as is his predeces- in a bitter feud between Erdogan Assembly has relieved Ahmad sor Ahmad Jarba. and his former ally Fethullah Tohme, head of the interim gov- “Tohme’s management (of the Gulen, in the wake of a vast cor- ernment, of his functions, after a government) was poor. He tried ruption scandal that broke late dawn vote,” said Samir Nashar, to get support by handing (politi- last year implicating the prime Former vice president of the Financial Crime department of the Istanbul police, Kazim Aksoy (centre), detained veteran dissident and Coalition cal posts” to allies, Nashar said, minister and his inner circle. as part of a criminal probe over alleged corruption, leaves a hospital in Istanbul after a medical check-up at the member. adding that “some 10 to 15 people AFP start of his custody yesterday. Sixty-six Coalition members were handed jobs as consultants.” voted for Tohme’s dismissal, One of Tohme’s most unpopular while 35 voted for him to stay in moves, said Nashar, was his deci- his post. A replacement will be sion to dissolve the rebel Supreme named in the coming weeks. Military Council. The decision Iraqi air strikes Tohme was named head of the was later revoked by Jarba. Erdogan admits strains with Obama opposition’s interim government The Coalition is recognised by 10 months ago. scores of states and organisations kill 19 in Falluja The vote was held in Istanbul as a legitimate representative of ANKARA: Turkish Prime “Naturally because I did not get Washington. He was also a strong after a meeting that ran through the Syrian people. Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan the results I wanted in this proc- critic of the Egyptian military’s FALLUJA: Iraqi government Sunday and Monday. However, the exiled group has has acknowledged his rela- ess, in particular on Syria, our toppling last July of Islamist pres- air strikes killed 19 people, Speaking by phone, Nashar said been accused by rebels and activ- tions with US President Barack foreign ministers hold talks, as I ident Mohamed Mursi, saying the including children, in Falluja Tohme was sacked “for political ists of being “disconnected” from Obama have soured, saying he do with (US Vice President Joe) West and Arab nations had failed on Monday and Tuesday, a reasons, but also because of his reality on the ground, as well as had been disappointed among Biden,” he said. to condemn his overthrow. health official in the militant- management” of the interim body. of corruption and subservience to other things by a lack of US “Currently, to be honest, we Erdogan’s chief adviser Yalcin held city said. The Iraqi army Tohme is close to Syria’s its backers in Riyadh and Doha. action over the war in neigh- discuss the Iraq issue with Biden. Akdogan yesterday described the has been shelling Falluja, 70 km Muslim Brotherhood, which has a Regime and jihadist advances bouring Syria. I said to our president, you call Israeli government as “mentally (44 miles) west of Baghdad, for strong influence in the opposition in recent months have further Erdogan enjoys strong sup- and speak to Obama directly ill” and accused Washington of months, trying to drive out the but is despised by Saudi Arabia. weakened the Coalition, which port in Turkey and is expected about this subject,” Erdogan said, having a “cross-eyed view” of the Sunni militants from the group “The Muslim Brotherhood has been unable to secure game- to become country’s first directly adding he was not sure whether world. now known as Islamic State. The dominated the government... changing military support for elected president in a vote on the two men had since done so. “Nobody has the right to be insurgents, backed by discon- and Saudi Arabia let its allies rebels on the ground. AFP August 10, but his leadership has Turkey has been an opponent insolent towards the prime min- tented local Sunni tribal lead- left Turkey increasingly isolated of Syrian President Bashar Al ister. Those who just cast out ers, overran the city in January. on the global stage. Assad, backing rebels fighting to comments left and right should Ahmed al-Shami, a spokesman Everything from his bom- oust him and allowing the political first worry about their own for the Falluja health office - the Bahraini oppn challenges suspension bastic rhetoric on Israel to his opposition to organise on Turkish respectability,” Akdogan said of local arm of the health ministry — crackdown on anti-government soil. It long lobbied for interna- the US criticism of Erdogan’s said the 19 dead included women MANAMA: Bahrain’s main Shia opposition group has launched protests last summer has raised tional intervention in the war. rhetoric. and children and that Falluja hos- a legal challenge against the government’s decision to suspend its concern among Western allies. Erdogan has also been a fierce “The West lost its democratic pital had also received 38 wounded activities, the group said yesterday. Asked in a televised interview critic of Israel’s offensive into face in Egypt, its humane one in people since Monday evening. In a letter to the justice ministry, Wefaq said its structure complied late on Monday whether relations Gaza, accusing the Jewish state Syria, its sincere one in Iraq and Residents of Falluja and the nearby with the kingdom’s laws. “Wefaq also mentioned that it has not received with Obama had become strained, of terrorising the region and lik- its peaceful one in Palestine. Who town of Garma said helicopters any official notification of the issue, in which the ministry claims that Erdogan said he no longer spoke ening a member of the govern- should believe their lies now,” he fired artillery and dropped three four of its general assemblies violated the law,” it said in a statement. directly to Obama as he did in the ing coalition to Hitler, words wrote on his Twitter account. barrel bombs on Falluja and two REUTERS past. which drew a sharp rebuke from REUTERS on Garma. REUTERS WEDNESDAY 23 JULY 2014 INTERNATIONAL 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

Girl Summit 2014 Mexico senate Britain does approves oil and gas reform legislation

U-turn on MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s Senate has approved legislation to implement historic constitu- tional reform that would open the country’s oil and gas indus- try to foreign investment for the spy murder first time since 1938. In an 85-26 vote, lawmakers passed the last of four packages of laws Monday to end the monopoly Ex-KGB agent’s death to be probed held by state oil company Pemex for 75 years in the exploration and LONDON: Britain announced since February. I believed one day exploitation of energy resources. yesterday it would hold a pub- it would happen.” She told a news The Chamber of Deputies must lic inquiry into the death of a conference she did not expect the now vote on the measures, which former Russian spy who accused inquiry would lead to the extradi- British Prime Minister David Cameron meets campaigners and activists at the ‘Girl Summit 2014’ in the Walworth the leftist opposition had tried to Russian President Vladimir tion of her husband’s suspected Academy, London, Britain, yesterday. During the summit the UK government announced that parents will face modify. Putin of ordering his murder, killers from Russia, but would President Enrique Pena Nieto prosecution if they fail to prevent their daughters from undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM). but denied the decision was reveal what happened to him. hailed the marathon voting that linked to the Ukraine crisis. “I do this not against Russia. I began Thursday as an example A year ago, the British govern- do this for justice, for truth,” she of Mexico’s “political civility and ment declined to order an inquiry said. maturity”. into the killing of ex-KGB spy The inquiry will be chaired by The leftist Party of the Alexander Litvinenko, who died Robert Owen, the judge in charge Director of Mexican children’s Democratic Revolution and after drinking tea poisoned with of the inquest into Litvinenko’s the Labor Party rejected the a radioactive isotope in a London death who has said there is evi- measures, which were initially hotel in 2006. That led to accusa- dence indicating Russian involve- shelter skirts prosecution approved in December, saying the tions Britain was appeasing the ment in the murder, Home country would be stripped of its Kremlin, which has always denied Secretary Theresa May said in natural resources, especially oil. involvement. a statement. Owen himself had MEXICO CITY: The elderly acknowledging “many, many” children over the years. They warned the law would trig- Yesterday’s announcement called for an inquiry, saying the director of a Mexican shelter allegations of abuse perpetrated Murillo Karam said the pros- ger “expropriation”. comes as Prime Minister David inquest - a British legal process where children were allegedly by her, mainly beatings. ecution did not yield to any The measures set rules for Cameron leads calls for hard- held in cases of violent or unnatu- routinely abused is to escape Police raided the home, known pressure. He also rejected any Pemex, which provides a third of hitting sanctions against Russia, ral deaths - could not get to the prosecution, after doctors said as “La Gran Familia,” in the west- possibility of reopening the the country’s tax revenue, and the including freezing the assets truth because he could not con- she suffers from dementia. ern town of Zamora last week shelter. Federal Electrical Commission of Putin’s close allies, after the sider secret evidence held by the Attorney General Jesus Murillo amid reports that five kidnapped Verduzco was hospitalized due to function as “productive state downing of Malaysian airliner British government. Karam said yesterday that octo- children were being held there. to hypertension and kept under enterprises” with autonomy. MH17 in a pro-Russian rebel-held Relations between the coun- genarian Rosa Verduzco, better They found those children and police guard pending charges after They also pave the way for part of Ukraine last week. tries fell to a post-Cold War known as “Mama Rosa,” has much more: 400 minors and 200 the raid. She was also treated for private production and supply of A spokesman for Cameron low following the death of the apparent senile dementia, and as adults living among piles of rot- diabetes and heart problems. electricity. denied there was a connection 43-year-old Kremlin critic who such cannot be tried. ting food and other fetid trash, as By late Saturday, all charges Pena Nieto, who has already between the decision to hold an had been granted British citizen- “Given her cognitive dysfunc- well as horror stories about sleep- were dropped and Verduzco was scored successes in education, inquiry and the Ukraine crisis. ship. He died days after being poi- tion, couple with her advanced ing amid rats and insects -- and allowed to go free. property, finance and telecom- “I can very clearly and firmly say soned with polonium-210. age, it was determined that Ms even being forced to perform oral She was transferred to an munications reform, says the there isn’t a link,” he said British police and prosecu- Verduzco has the characteristic sex on adults. exclusive medical center near energy reform will modernize Litvinenko’s wife Marina said tors have said there was enough symptoms of senile dementia,” Since then prominent Mexicans Guadalajara to be subjected Pemex and boost oil production, she too believed the decision had evidence to charge former KGB Karam told a press conference have rushed to the defense of for further testing for heart which fell dramatically in the not been taken as a result of agents Andrei Lugovoy and during which he announced Verduzco, who founded the shel- problems. last decade. events in Ukraine. Dmitry Kovtun with murder, charges against six other work- ter some 60 years ago, including The attorney general said eight The government also says the “I am definitely sure it was but Moscow refused to extradite ers at the center. former president Vicente Fox. workers arrested along with her reform will benefit the nation by not taken because of this (the them, and Lugovoy, who denied “That is the main reason An open letter signed by lead- were in detention awaiting trial, lowering energy costs, creating Ukraine situation),” she told involvement, was later elected a that forces this agency not to ing intellectuals demanded recog- while two were freed. jobs and reversing the steady drop reporters. “I was waiting for this lawmaker. REUTERS prosecute her,” he said, while nition for Verduzco’s work helping AFP in oil production. AFP EU moves to punish Russia over MH17 crash

KHARKIV, Ukraine: Dutch of the bodies alone could take After intense international focus on Tuesday that it had retaken experts yesterday prepared to months as experts from the on what world leaders denounced Severodonetsk -- an industrial fly out bodies recovered from Netherlands said they were only as a “shambolic” situation at the city of about 100,000 inhabitants downed Malaysian flight MH17, sure 200 bodies had been deliv- crash site, rebels handed over around 120 kilometres from rebel as Europe moved to punish ered so far. two black boxes, which record stronghold Donetsk. Russia for fanning the rebellion A truce has been declared by cockpit activity and flight data, In a sign tensions are still run- in east Ukraine that it believes rival sides around the impact site, to Malaysian officials. ning high a senior security official led to the crash. but close by fighting raged on as The rebels followed Kiev in in Kiev claimed that Russia had A train carrying the remains government troops pushed on announcing a ceasefire around the massed over 40,000 soldiers along of the victims arrived in the gov- with an offensive to wrest control impact site in a move that should its border over the past week. ernment-held Ukrainian city of of east Ukraine’s industrial heart- help international investigators And leaders from nine ex- Kharkiv five days after the jet was land from the pro-Moscow rebels. examine the vast area, a foren- Communist NATO member states brought down, after rebels control- Around 1,000 people have been sic minefield littered with poign- were meeting in Warsaw to dis- ling the crash site finally released killed in the 15-week conflict, ant fragments from hundreds of cuss how to boost defence of the the bodies and plane’s black boxes almost a third of those victims of destroyed lives. alliance’s eastern flank as they under intense international pres- the plane crash that had brought Elsewhere in Ukraine’s east, face a resurgent Russia. sure. But that was only the first leg Ukraine’s war at the doorstep of fighting was continuing with local Russian President Vladimir of the long journey home for many countries as far away as Australia authorities in the besieged cities Putin, who has borne the brunt of the 298 crash victims, with the and Indonesia. of Donetsk and Lugansk report- of international fury, on Tuesday bodies to be flown today first to the In Brussels, European foreign ing 10 civilians killed in 24 hours pledged to “do everything” to Netherlands, which had 193 citi- ministers decided to prepare and Ukraine’s military saying 13 influence the separatists and zens aboard the doomed flight and defence sector sanctions against soldiers had died. ensure a full probe into the crash. is taking the lead in investigating Moscow, accused of arming the As artillery fire rang out in At the same time, he put the the disaster. rebels who allegedly shot down Donetsk, a fighter, who declined ball back in Kiev’s court, saying It would also be the start of a MH17 and the EU was due to to be named said: “They’re fir- that Ukrainian military offensive A Boeing C-17 of the Royal Australian Air Force at Eindhoven Airbase complex investigation and Dutch announce a new list of sanction ing on civilians! These are in the east was posing a danger to near Eindhoven, the Netherlands, yesterday. The aircraft will, together Prime Minister Mark Rutte targets, including Russian person- Ukrainians! They have become international investigators there. with aircraft of the Dutch Air Force, repatriate the bodies of people killed warned that the identification alities and entities, on Thursday. like wild animals.” Kiev reported AFP in the air crash in Ukraine. Spain reports Protest against sale of warships to Russia US, Germany to discuss record visitors in first half intelligence dispute WASHINGTON: The United a recent telephone conversa- MADRID: A record 28 million States and Germany yesterday tion about intelligence matters foreign tourists flocked to Spain set up a procedure to address between Obama and Merkel. The during the first half of the year, disputes over intelligence-gath- advisers had “intensive talks on with British and German holi- ering that have soured relations the state of bilateral relations daymakers leading the wave, the between the two close allies and and future cooperation,” including government said yesterday. resulted in Germany’s expul- intelligence matters, the state- The number of foreign visitors sion of the CIA station chief in ment said. was up 7.3 percent over the figure Berlin. “Mr. McDonough and Mr. for the same time in 2013, when The initiative followed talks Altmaier agreed to set up a the country set a new record for in Berlin between top aides of structured dialogue to address tourist arrivals, the tourism min- President Barack Obama and concerns of both sides and estab- istry said. Chancellor Angela Merkel to lish guiding principles as the basis Tourism is a main pillar of address anger at US surveillance for continued and future coopera- Spain’s economy, struggling to practices disclosed by former US tion,” the White House said. gain strength after a decade-long spy agency contractor Edward German Foreign Minister property boom collapsed in 2008, Snowden. Frank-Walter Steinmeier has leaving one in four out of work. Obama’s chief of staff Denis said the decision earlier this Unrest in other countries pop- McDonough and homeland secu- month to ask the CIA station ular with European tourists such rity adviser Lisa Monaco met in chief toleave was prompted by “a as Egypt and Turkey has helped the German capital with Merkel’s break of trust” between Berlin boost visitor numbers to Spain, People hold signs and Ukrainian national flag during a rally in front of the French embassy in Kiev over the chief of staff Peter Altmaier and and Washington. the world’s third most visited possible sale of two Mistral helicopter carriers to Russia by France, in Kiev, Ukraine, yesterday. According her intelligence coordinator Earlier, evidence leaked by nation. to various media reports, France, which signed a deal with Russia in 2011 on the sale of the ships, has been Guenter Heiss. Snowden showed that Merkel’s British holidaymakers topped urged to sell the warships to NATO instead, in light of the ongoing crisis gripping Ukraine. A White House statement said personal cellphone had been tar- the list. AFP the meetings were prompted by geted for surveillance. AFP

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USSIA-BACKED rebels in Ukraine might never have intended to down a civilian aircraft and so the downing of a Malaysian airliner must have Rcome as a shock to them in some measure. It was a deadly mistake for which they will be made to pay heavily, Israel’s dangerous something they aren’t prepared for in their war with the Ukrainian government. The mistake has been so deadly that it has turned the international community against them and their main backer, Russia, thus strengthening European ignorance of its own history and American efforts to punish Moscow for its actions in Ukraine. BY JONATHAN POWER victorious generals to return to the But what is more surprising is the reaction of rebels Midianites and kill all the women and and their handling of the tragedy – which are nothing F THE people of Israel want to their young sons. (It is all recorded at but atrocious and morally contemptible. First they denied go back to their memories of their length in the Old Testament’s Book of If the Israelis could their involvement, turned away an international team from war against the Arab nations after Geneses and the Book of Numbers.) accessing the crash site, tried to destroy evidence and then Ithey had been attacked following Let’s interrupt this history a while face up to their history the handover by the British in 1948; if and recall Shakespeare’s great work began to cooperate as international pressure intensified, they want to go back to the Holocaust; of dramatic art, the Merchant of and to the events from including from the United Nations. The rebels must realize if they want to go back to the anti- Venice, where Shylock was treated as that their tactics will only backfire and make their case Jewish violence, the first so-called an unpleasant Jew (with a lovely, self- 1949 on, the world worse. Denials and destruction of evidence will not help to “pogrom” in 1819 when the Jewish effacing daughter) who dealt mainly in would no longer be absolve themselves of the responsibility. Owning up the crime ghetto in Frankfurt was ransacked; or shady usury. and a willingness to make amends will be far more helpful. to twelfth century England when began His speech to the court is one of threatened by the the libel that the Jews ritually mur- Shakespeare’s most remembered: Day after day, evidence has been emerging that the dered Christian children to mix their “Hath not a Jew eyes? / Hath not a Israel/Palestine dispute destruction of MH17 was the work of Ukrainian rebels, blood in the unleavened bread baked at Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, and the madness of though the international community is veering round to Passover, then they should recall some affections, passions? /If you prick us, the theory that it was a mistake. equally important other events. do we not bleed? /If u tickle us do we this conflict. Claims by pro-Russia separatists What about the welcoming of the not laugh? /If you poison us, do we not that they have never been in large numbers die? /And if you wrong us, shall we not century have shunted the depths of his- The MH17 of Jews by the revenge?” tory to one side. I recently went to the crash should possession of the missile launcher Muslim Turks But what if we turn this around and library and looked carefully at over 60 apparently used to down flight when they were allow a Palestinian to ask this question? volumes of Hebrew history and the- not be used to MH17 were proved wrong For around two- expelled from Do the inhabitants of Israel regard ology. Not one mentioned the ethnic yesterday with reports saying thirds of its Spain in 1492? Arab life as less human than their own? cleansing stories of Deuteronomy. settle scores several witnesses saying they had What about the The severely skewed rate of casualties Similarly, Israelis know little or history Israel long period up to in the Gaza conflict including the kill- nothing about the history of the Arabs seen what appeared to be a Buk and the victims has been an the 12th century ing of many, many children seems to and that it was their Middle East that missile launcher in the vicinity of when Jews lived suggest it. was the cradle of Western (as opposed must get the crash site. At the same time, occupying state, without being Four decades have passed since Israel to Indian and Chinese) civilization, mil- rebels are continuing to deny their one that by fear persecuted for in 1967 crushed a new Arab attack. It lennia before the Israelites came on the justice. involvement. The self-styled prime the most part in was following that that Israelis started scene. Nor do they know much, if any- minister of the Donetsk People’s has extended its Europe? What to settle beyond the border of their thing, about the long history of Muslim about the cen- state in contravention of international friendship towards the Hebrew peo- Republic, Alexander Borodai, settlements. The turies up to the law which prohibits an occupying state ple, one which the ancestors of present again denied that the rebels were responsible for the crash state of Israel twentieth when from transferring population into day Americans and Europeans did not in a statement to the press yesterday, before he handed the the good periods seized territory. often offer. flight’s black box recorders to a visiting Malaysian delegation. has been free of of toleration far For around two-thirds of its history If the Israelis could face up to their Ukraine had the “technical ability and the motive” to carry the malignancy outnumber the Israel has been an occupying state, history and to the events from 1949 out the attack while the rebels had neither, he said. bad years of dis- one that by fear has extended its set- on, the world would no longer be of occupation crimination and tlements. The state of Israel has been threatened by the Israel/Palestine dis- Whatever the claim of separatists and rebels, the repression? free of the malignancy of occupation for pute and the madness of this conflict. European Union is planning to expand its sanctions against for only nineteen Or, going only nineteen years of its existence. The The Israelis should pull back from the Russia. It is planning to target Vladimir Putin’s inner circle years of its back even fur- vast majority of the 7 million Israelis West Bank, offer a two state solution and draw up further broad measures including an arms existence. ther, what about do not know any other reality. The vast on the most generous of terms, turn- embargo and financial restrictions on Russian businesses, Moses’s act of majority of the 4 million Palestinians ing back the clock to 1947 (which if genocide which who live under occupation similarly do the Arabs had been smart they should Putin has been protesting vociferously, but that is unlikely to God told Moses he must carry out? not know any other reality. have accepted then.). Why should it help. Moses’s army on its way to the land How many Israelis are aware of the be only to pre-1967 boundaries? The The MH17 crash should not be used to settle scores now called Palestine attacked its details of their people’s long history, or lion then would lie down with the and should not result in an exacerbation of hostilities. The resident tribes: the Canaanites, the do they only know about blood libel, the lamb and swords would be beaten into relatives of crash victims and the airline must get justice, and Hittites, the Midianites, the Amorites, Russian pogroms and the Holocaust? plowshares and spears into pruning Moscow should not do anything that will thwart efforts in the Jebusites and the Hivites, and then, Probably so, for an overwhelming hooks. on God’s instructions, Moses told his majority of rabbis of this and the last THE PENINSULA that direction. The other side Quote of Scandal shows scale of problem the day

T IS shocking to learn that Husi problematic food items. processed food sector. Meanwhile, the relevant regulations Food, a Shanghai food distribution The scandal is especially shock- The whole nation is watching what should be revised to add details as to company that supplies meat to ing because Husi, a member of the the investigation results will be and what how the power of regulators in conduct- Iinternational fast-food giants, US-based food conglomerate OSI punishments will be meted out. ing uninformed checks can be guaran- such as McDonald’s and KFC, has Group, had been seen as a decent It is essential that the lessons are teed and how those who block such In the past, I was been supplying unsafe products. An market player that abided by the laws learnt from this incident, above all, why checks should be punished. undercover investigation by reporters and regulations covering food safety. it was the media, not the watchdogs, Regulators, given the importance of calling him (Obama) found that it had supplied meat products It was even listed by the local district that first brought to light the company’s their work, should also be put under directly. Because I that were up to seven months past their government as a model company for actions. Part of the problem, of course, proper scrutiny. If any evidence shows expiration date to McDonald’s, KFC and food safety. If such a star company is that the checks by regulators are that they have failed in their duties, they can’t get the expected other restaurant chains. has been blatantly violating the coun- made known to corporate manag- should also be punished in accordance results on Syria, our Officials of the Shanghai food and try’s food safety laws and regulations ers beforehand. Therefore, they have with the law. drug authority were also prevented (and worryingly without being caught ample time to prepare for the regulatory Such a regulatory change will add to foreign ministers are from entering the company until about by either regulators or managers from checks to ensure their illegal operations, the workload of the country’s numerous now talking to each an hour after staff’s arrival at the factory McDonald’s, KFC and other contrac- if any, are not uncovered. food safety guardians. But it is indispen- site, arguably long enough for the com- tors), it is virtually impossible for con- Obviously, the regulators should sable if the country is to improve its food other. Recep Tayyip Erdogan pany to destroy evidence and conceal sumers to have confidence in the whole conduct unannounced inspections. safety. China Daily Turkish Prime Minister WEDNESDAY 23 JULY 2014 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 What do we know about Flight MH17? Russia wants to avoid blame and sanctions without giving up on the rebels, who do Russia’s bidding by keeping Ukraine unstable.

BY LEONID BERSHIDSKY account “from a photojournalist at the site” and a story in the New York Daily he downing of Malaysia News. Airlines flight MH17 high- That story, in turn, cited a USA Today lights a fact long known to story written by a reporter at the site. those watching the armed The USA Today article, the only first- conflict in eastern Ukraine: hand report in this chain of insinuation, TYou can’t expect reliable information didn’t claim that bodies had been looted. about it from officials or media, whether In fact, it described “credit cards and Russian, Ukrainian or Western. As a photographs carefully lined up next to result, relatives of people killed on the each other on the wet grass.” plane must now subsist on a familiar The looting story having acquired the diet of remorse and falsehoods — often contours of a fact, however, the Dutch incredibly callous ones. Banking Union felt compelled to point On Friday, Anton Geraschenko, an aide out that Dutch credit cards, like those to Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen in most European countries, cannot be Avakov, wrote the following on Facebook used without a PIN: They are equipped (original spelling and syntax preserved): with security chips. In the event someone “Just now I have received information does manage to use a victim’s card, the that terrorists — death-hunters were Dutch bankers promised to reimburse collecting not only cash money and jew- the victim’s next-of-kin. Ukrainian emergency workers carry a victim’s body in a bag at the MH17 crash site on Monday. ellery of the crashed Boeing died pas- As yet, there have been no reports sug- sengers but also the credit cards of the gesting such compensation is necessary. victims. Currently they might as well Did separatists actually steal victims’ into garbage trucks to take them to the Ukrainian planes in the vicinity and unable to get a clear picture of what’s try to use them in Ukraine or pass them credit cards, cash and jewellery? I don’t train. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s pradva.com. had bragged about it. Unlike the rebels, happening. They have no access to anyone on to Russia. My humble request to the know. I am none the wiser for having read ua quoted a Kiev official saying that the Ukraine has no need of anti-aircraft with knowledge who doesn’t also have an relatives of the victims to freeze their numerous news reports on the subject in bodies collected by the rebels and taken weapons: The rebels have no air force. I interest in lying. Ukraine wants Western credit cards, so that they won’t loose several languages. to Donetsk in refrigerated cars had been have no idea, however, where the missiles help in crushing the pro-Russian separa- their assets to terrorists!” I have no idea what’s truly going on sent back to the mining town of Torez might have come from. tists and in imposing sanctions on Russia Mainstream Ukrainian media immedi- with the victims’ bodies, either. One of on Sunday. Ukrainian officials and media insist for supporting the rebellion. ately picked up the allegation and spread the rebel leaders, Alexander Borodai, On Monday, the BBC reported that that they were supplied by Russia. They Russia wants to avoid blame and sanc- it as straight news. claimed on Saturday that authorities in three Dutch investigators were examin- have published a video of a Buk missile tions without giving up on the rebels, who “The Russian mercenaries are openly Kiev were “in no hurry to pick up the ing some bodies at Torez, but the details launcher being driven somewhere, which do Russia’s bidding by keeping Ukraine looting the crash site of the Malaysian bodies,” allowing them to decompose in were unclear. Had bodies been taken to proves nothing at all. unstable. Boeing: taking not just cash and jewel- an open field in the July heat. Donetsk and then returned to Torez? It’s The Russian defence ministry, of The rebels themselves see obfuscation lery but credit cards from the dead pas- On Sunday, the Guardian reported that possible. Anything is. course, has denied any involvement. Both as their only chance to avoid condemna- sengers,” Censor.net reported, quoting the bodies had been loaded onto refriger- I know nothing for sure about how stories are understandable; neither is tion for shooting down the plane. Geraschenko only in the next paragraph. ated cars of a train bound for who knew flight MH17 was brought down. I suspect trustworthy. Though modern conflicts are awash Foreign media picked up the thread. where. it was shot down by a surface-to-air mis- The media exist precisely to inform in media attention, what readers and The Wire’s item, headlined “Looters Stole Photographs published by the sile launched by the pro-Russian rebels people in convoluted situations such as viewers get is often an incomprehensible Cash, Credit Cards, and Jewellery from London tabloid the Daily Mail show who hold the territory where the plane this. garble. Failure to ascertain the truth is Flight MH17 Crash Victims,” quoted men wearing Ukrainian Emergencies crashed. Yet even the relatively few reporters another real-time tragedy. Gerashchenko along with a second-hand Ministry uniforms loading body bags They previously had shot down a few who have managed to get to the site are WP-BLOOMBERG

Empowering women: What the media can do My everyday life under

generally more rooted than men lives in ways that are meaning- in the confines of their locality. ful to them. The proliferation and the Iron Dome of Israel They are therefore more aware expansion of the Internet, social then men of the social, economic media and new media through- BY KEREN BLANKFELD and environmental needs of their out the world is moving very fast, own communities. Women play opening the door of emancipation, ’ve become pretty great at rocket dodging. As a New Yorker living an important role in the devel- knowledge and participation to in Tel Aviv while researching a book, I never thought I’d say that. opment of the society and the everyone. And yet it’s true: since Hamas began firing rockets into Tel Aviv nation. Social media could enhance Ion July 8, I’ve learned to move quickly. In this century, in various women’s participation in eco- Out jogging when a siren blares? I have 90 seconds to find the near- developments processes in the nomic and political life and allow est building with a bunker or drop down in a ditch, hands over my scientific and technological era, them to expression themselves head. Driving a car? I have 90 seconds to pull over, get out and lie on the status of women is changing and promote social change, and the pavement, hands over my head. at a fast pace, but at the same this is a strong belief that has Since Hamas began tossing rockets indiscriminately at Israel — hop- time we cannot ignore societies emerged in society. Social media ing that the Iron Dome will miss at least one of them — I’ve started where women are marginalised, tools now expose aspects of mil- a tally. discriminated against and feel lions of people’s daily lives and So far, I’ve run inside a bunker or a stairwell 14 times. I’ve heard at oppressed because of different thus affect the way they interact least 20 “booms” that crackle the sky as the Iron Dome intercepts a gender-related issues. with the government, do busi- rocket. I’ve felt the ground shake from said “boom” four times. Empowerment of women has ness, and engage in civil society Last Friday evening, I witnessed a hasty Happy Birthday sung on emerged as an important issue movements. a stairwell amid sirens and booms. There was no time for a cake or in recent times and the process However, women face barriers candle — just the song to assuage a toddler’s fear. On Tuesday, I saw of development is incomplete in real life that hinder them from an elderly couple scramble to the cafeteria of the Tel Aviv Museum without the active participation participating in social media and (the museum’s bunker), clutching on to each other. Those were two of women. Women are the trans- seeing the impact it has on their times the ground shook beneath us. Pakistani schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai speaks at the ‘Girl Summit mitters of culture in all societies. lives. I do realise this is common fare, sadly, for Israelis. As an American 2014’ at the Walworth Academy in London, yesterday. The status of women in a society One of the barriers is ICT lit- citizen in town for only a few weeks, I’m witnessing just a sliver of is a true measure of its social, reli- eracy, which is the ability to use what it’s like for Israelis trying their best to live a “normal” life in a gious, cultural and spiritual levels. digital technology, communica- kind of twilight zone where different rules apply. An endless supply of BY DR MOHAMED KIRAT society prompt women to be a part There is a need to highlight tion tools, and/or networks to optimism that peace and safety are around the corner seems essential of the public sphere and civil soci- factors like independent decision- define access, manage, integrate, to keep society functioning. ahatma Gandhi once ety and to share the diverse pro- making, economic independence, evaluate, create, and communi- I’m lucky my apartment has a “mamad,” or bunker, in it — a require- said, “if you educate grammes that the state engages in. health and sanitation, participa- cate information ethically and ment for recent constructions in Israel. I go inside for the duration of a man you educate Women need more action and tion in collective decision-making, legally in order to function in a the siren’s scream and rush out when it’s over to look out the window Man individual, but if policies which help in under- awareness and exercise of rights, knowledge-based society. Women and see if any of the shrapnel landed nearby. you educate a woman you educate standing the various mechanisms, and political participation, which in most countries are not literate, Facing the highway, I see rows of cars pulled over to the side, the an entire family”. This means peculiarities and prospects of can help the progress of women or not literate enough in this mat- road quiet as people get up from the ground and back in their cars to that education is one of the media, taking into considera- in society. ter. This lack of education can be resume their lives. prime needs of women for their tion that women’s empowerment It is undoubtedly true that overcome by training. At a family dinner on Thursday, a siren went off while we were development and empowerment is necessary for society. As far empowerment of women can Other kinds of constraints that eating. The eight-year-old grabbed the dogs and the three-year-old in society. as gender equality is concerned, be made possible by education are highly significant are social clutched on to her grandmother as her parents made sure everyone Though alternative media can its values are being accepted and through mass media. The mass constraints. These include family was safe in the bunker. They showed me the gas masks, now required act as a platform or bridge to promoted in almost all parts of media has played a pivotal and and societal barriers and stere- in bunkers in case of a chemical attack. We stayed there for a few surpass the barrier of essential the world. vital role in empowerment of otyping of women, especially in minutes, heard two booms and the siren’s wail end. communication and information; A nation’s overall development women. It has reached out to large places where female users oper- A few days ago, when I decided to begin my rocket tally, it occurred education is a fundamental pre- depends greatly on the inclusion audiences through print, radio, ate. This leads to the issue of to me: We’ve become blasé about the situation, annoyed when a siren requisite for all human beings. of women in its development television, cinema, the Internet literacy in general. In the Arab interrupts our daily routine. We joke: Where did the siren catch you Women, especially at the grass- process. The importance of gen- and new and social media. World, there are more than 80 this time? The shower, or were you still in bed? Where do you go if roots level, are often ignorant and der equality in development is Life today is conditioned by the million illiterate people, of whom you’re in the grocery store and the siren begins? Are movie theatres uneducated and seldom speak out well recognised and accepted. mass media. In today’s world, peo- over 70 percent are women. Then fortified? But what if there were no Iron Dome? The country would about mistreatment, exploitation, Men and women cannot achieve ple cannot live without the media there is the issue of media liter- be in flames. The civilian casualties would be staggering. harassment, marginalisation and excellence and optimal results and cannot air their concerns and acy, which countries should take I wouldn’t be here typing. All it takes is for one rocket to get through segregation. without mutual cooperation. make their voice heard without seriously. — one, out of the 20-plus rockets that have been launched at Tel Aviv Community radio stations, In the context of the knowledge the media. These are two major obstacles in 13 days. I’m fortunate; I can run, squat and dodge — unlike those alternative newspapers, develop- sphere, the issues of gender equal- Societal and political transfor- that hinder the process of empow- confined to beds or wheelchairs. Several people have suffered from mental journalism, citizen jour- ity, equity and empowerment of mations sweeping the world have ering women through the media. shock. Some hospitals aren’t fortified. nalism, social networks, and new women become even more signifi- empowered large segments of the However, the future is very prom- Tel Aviv, in general, is privileged. We’re dealing with a fraction of media can help highlight their cant as women have a strategic world’s population. The Internet ising as the status of women in the rockets launched daily at southern cities, where people are being problems, concerns and rights. role in incubation and transfer of has tremendous potential to bring various countries is changing and told to go into bunkers every hour to avoid rockets. Over the radio I Women who are deprived of critical knowledge, which often about greater social equality and improving rapidly. hear about shrapnel injuries, a civilian who died of a heart attack on basic human rights can access forms the blueprint for survival empowerment and improve eve- THE PENINSULA the way to the bunker, a Bedouin killed from a Hamas rocket explosion. various helplines through the ini- of communities to minimise their ryday life for those on the margins The writer is a professor of The Iron Dome has a success rate of around 85 to 90 percent, accord- tiatives of various media groups risks in adverse circumstances. of society. Marginalised members public relations and mass com- ing to the IDF. As Hamas keeps lobbing rockets, I feel myself, along and functionaries. Women, because of their bio- of society incorporate computers munication at the College of Arts with others, become more confounded by how surreal life in Tel Aviv The various challenges of today’s logical and social roles, are and the Internet into their daily and Sciences, Qatar University. has become. How long will we stay lucky? REUTERS WEDNESDAY 23 JULY 2014 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES Rebel attacks Widodo is new Indonesian president kill 18 in Angry rival Subianto withdraws from race alleging cheating; inauguration in October Philippines JAKARTA: The reform- It will be welcomed by inves- COTABATO: An escalation of minded governor of Jakarta, tors who hope the 53-year-old can fighting between the Philippine Joko Widodo, was yester- breathe new life into Southeast army and a breakaway Muslim day declared the winner of Asia’s biggest economy, which is rebel group in the country’s Indonesia’s presidential elec- beset by slowing growth, creak- south killed 18 people in a single tion after a closely-fought race ing infrastructure and a corrupt day of violence, the military said against a controversial ex-gen- bureaucracy. yesterday. eral with deep roots in the era of Prabowo made a last-ditch Seventeen members of the strongman Suharto. attempt earlier yesterday to get rebel Bangsamoro Islamic Widodo grinned broadly as the vote announcement delayed. Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and election officials in the capital He claimed Widodo’s team had one soldier were slain in the announced that he had beaten committed massive fraud and said day-long violence on Monday in Prabowo Subianto by about six he was withdrawing from the the strife-torn southern island percentage points in the fight election process. However, the of Mindanao, Brigadier General to lead the world’s third-biggest election commission did not stop Eduardo Pangilinan, the area’s democracy. its count. military commander, said. The news came after a dra- Despite widespread expec- “One of our soldiers was killed matic final day to the tense elec- tations Prabowo would chal- during the (initial) attack. The tion period, with Prabowo angrily lenge the election results in the 17 enemies were killed when our accusing Widodo’s team of cheat- Constitutional Court if he lost, his troops fired back and during the ing and announcing his with- team said he would not do so. subsequent encounters,” the gen- drawal from the presidential race. Independent analysts in the eral told reporters. Both candidates claimed victory world’s most populous Muslim- There was a lull in fighting yes- on the day of the July 9 election, majority nation have said that the terday but the military remained despite reliable pollsters predict- poll has been largely free and fair. on alert, with helicopter gunships ing a win for Widodo, who is the The official results showed flying overhead and armoured first Indonesian leader to come Widodo had received 53.15 percent vehicles parked on the streets of from outside the military and of the vote, with almost 71 mil- Cotabato City, a trading centre. Indonesian presidential and vice presidential candidates, Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo (left) and Jusuf Kalla political elites. lion votes. This compared to 46.85 “There have been no additional After the results were (right), attend the breaking of fast at former president Megawati Soekarnoputri’s residence in Jakarta yesterday. percent for Prabowo, who received encounters,” Pangilinan added. announced, Widodo said his vic- more than 62 million votes. Fighting began in the early tory was “for all the Indonesian “Let’s become a united Indonesia traditional wooden boat in a his- meteoric rise for the former fur- Widodo will be inaugurated hours of Monday morning as people” and urged the country again, a great Indonesia. We are toric Jakarta port. niture exporter who was born in a as president in October, when BIFF guerrillas attacked military to unite following the most divi- strong because we are one, we are He also made a point of thank- riverbank slum, and won legions of Yudhoyono steps down after a outposts in the violence-scarred sive election since the downfall of one because we are strong,” he ing Prabowo. fans with his common touch dur- decade in power. province of Maguindanao. Suharto in 1998. said in a speech delivered from a Widodo’s victory caps a ing his time as Jakarta governor. AFP AFP

Sunken S Korea ferry owner’s body identified Malaysia secures SEOUL: The body of South June 12 showed it to be that of tests were under way. used the discovery of Yoo’s body Korea’s most wanted man, Yoo Byung-un, 73, the target of The Sewol ferry, travelling too to criticise government investiga- linked to the sinking of a ferry South Korea’s largest manhunt fast on a turn, sank on April 16 tion authorities as incompetent. bodies, black boxes in April that killed 300 peo- for more than two months. on a routine trip from the main- The Sewol’s 15 surviving crew ple, was identified more than a Beside the body was a book land to the holiday island of Jeju. members, including the captain, KUALA LUMPUR: As return the remains to families. month after being found in an written by Yoo, along with an Of the 476 passengers and crew are on trial on charges ranging Western leaders increasingly Intermediaries, whom the orchard, police said yesterday, empty bottle of a shark-liver-oil on board, 339 were children and from homicide to negligence. pointed the finger of blame at sources declined to identify, with his book and empty bottles health tonic, made by a Yoo family teachers from the same school Yoo, also a photographer and pro-Russian separatists, and facilitated at least one telephone of alcohol nearby. company, and three empty bottles on the outskirts of Seoul. Only co-founder of a church which Moscow itself, over the shoot- discussion between Najib and The police chief in charge of the of alcohol, police said. 172 people were rescued and the made its own organic ice cream, ing down of a Malaysia Airlines Borodai, via a translator, the case in a small city in the south Yoo was a wealthy businessman remainder are all presumed to was accused of embezzlement, plane in eastern Ukraine, the sources said. of the country was sacked yester- who headed the family that owned have drowned. negligence and tax evasion. government in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia wanted three things day for not recognising the book, the operator of a ferry that cap- Failure of the authorities to Authorities had offered a said little. from the separatists: return the or putting two and two together, sized in the country’s worst mari- find Yoo had become a politi- reward equivalent to nearly half The reasons for that reticence bodies, hand over the black boxes and for not identifying the corpse time disaster in 20 years. cal headache for President Park a million US dollars for infor- became clear yesterday, when and assure safe access for investi- earlier. Police said they had not Geun-hye, whose government mation leading to his arrest and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib gators to the crash site. Police said that DNA and fin- determined a cause of death came under heavy criticism for have detained several of his family Razak announced shortly after Borodai’s people wanted a gerprint evidence from the heav- but said it did not appear to its handling of the disaster. The members. midnight that his government signed document acknowledging ily decomposed body found on have been foul play. Toxicology main opposition party yesterday REUTERS had negotiated the release of the that the black boxes were not tam- remains of nearly 300 victims of pered with, the second source said. Flight MH17 from separatist-held They also insisted on hand- territory. ing over the black boxes to the The talks were kept under tight Malaysians because they did not wraps, with Najib bringing only a want the devices in the hands of Cambodia oppn to end boycott of parliament handful of his closest confidants the Ukrainian government. The into the discussions. voice and data recorders will be PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s common political resolution to Cambodian People’s Party of steal- years in prison if convicted. The agreement was that crucial for investigators to piece main opposition party end the political crisis,” opposi- ing victory with vote-rigging. As part of their deal, the two Malaysia would receive the air- together exactly what brought announced yesterday that it had tion leader Sam Rainsy said after Analysts say Rainsy’s return main political parties agreed to craft’s “black box” voice and down the plane as it flew over struck a deal with premier Hun talks with Hun Sen. to the negotiating table may have ask the court handling their case flight data recorders, which were eastern Ukraine on Thursday en Sen to end its year-long boycott “We have no choice,” he added. been spurred by last week’s arrest to speed up the process so they can in rebel hands after being recov- route from Amsterdam to Kuala of parliament triggered by a dis- “The only appropriate way is of the eight CNRP politicians for seek release on bail. ered from the crash site near the Lumpur. puted election. to end the political crisis and insurrection over a protest in the Hun Sen, 61, is criticised by Russian border. A broad agreement took shape The Cambodia National Rescue the tense situation.” Hun Sen capital which saw clashes between activists for ignoring human The bodies would be moved on Monday, and Najib broke his Party (CNRP) said it had agreed described the deal as a “success.” demonstrators and security forces. rights and stamping out dissent. from separatist-controlled ter- silence, telling a small group of to break the deadlock in return The CNRP has boycotted par- Rights groups have denounced A crackdown on striking garment ritory so that international officials that a deal had been for a promise of electoral reforms. liament since elections in July the charges against the politi- workers in January left four peo- investigators could safely con- struck, the first source said. “Today we have reached a 2013, accusing Hun Sen’s ruling cians, who could face up to 30 ple dead. AFP duct DNA tests and later REUTERS

Town sealed off due to plague

BEIJING: A Chinese town has been sealed off and 151 people Thai king gives placed in quarantine since last week after a man died of bubonic Philippines on alert for next storm plague, state media said yesterday. nod to interim The 30,000 people living in Yumen in the northwestern province MANILA: The Philippines northwest towards central Taiwan. authorities said yesterday, as of Gansu are not being allowed to leave, and police at roadblocks on constitution raised storm alert levels yester- The storm was estimated to be Matmo approached the country’s its perimeter are telling motorists to find alternative routes, state day as Typhoon Matmo threat- about 180 km north of Batanes eastern coastline. broadcaster China Central Television said. BANGKOK: Thailand’s king ened to drench the extreme group of islands last morning. Rammasun has left 19 people Other reports said that earlier this month the 38-year-old vic- yesterday endorsed an interim north of the main island of Luzon Storm alert number 2 was dead in south China’s island prov- tim had found a dead marmot, a small furry animal related to the constitution that grants power with heavy rain as it churned raised in the Batanes. The typhoon ince of Hainan, 18 in southwestern squirrel. He chopped it up to feed his dog but developed a fever the to the military to intervene in toward Taiwan and mainland was also expected to bring rain to Yunnan and nine in neighbouring same day. He was taken to hospital after his condition worsened politics for security reasons China. other parts of Luzon. Guangxi, the Ministry of Civil and died last Wednesday. without approval of a civilian Packing sustained winds of 130 In China, the death toll from Affairs said in a statement on its government, due to be elected kph and gusts of up to 160 kph, typhoon Rammasun reached website. Three jailed over drug scam next year. Matmo was moving at 24 kph 46 with another 25 missing, AGENCIES The constitution, posted DHAKA: A court yesterday sentenced three Bangladeshis to jail online yesterday, preserves the for making and selling a toxic paracetamol syrup that doctors say National Council for Peace and killed hundreds of children in the 1990s, a prosecutor said. Order (NCPO), or the junta that Judge Abdur Rashid sentenced them to the maximum penalty of 10 has ruled Thailand since a coup years’ jail. The three were employees of a local drug company accused on May 22, and grants immunity of replacing one of the syrup’s ingredients with a cheaper alternative from prosecution to those who led normally used in the leather dyeing industry. the putsch. The draft gave no time Helena Pasha, the owner of drug maker Adflame Pharmaceutical frame for when a general election Limited, and Mizanur Rahman, the manager, were found guilty of would take place, although junta drug adulteration. They were taken into custody after the verdicts. leader General Prayuth Chan- The court also convicted in absentia Nigendra Nath Bala, an ocha has said it would likely come employee in charge of production, who is on the run. at the end of next year. The charter was whittled down China behind fake Twitter accounts from 309 articles to just 48 and allows the NCPO to intervene in BEIJING: Beijing has created at least 100 fake Twitter accounts matters it deems “destructive to to spread propaganda about Tibet and other Chinese concerns, a the peace and safety of the coun- campaign group has said. try” even if that meant disrupting The social networking site is blocked within China, but Free the interim government’s work. Tibet said it had identified around 100 accounts as “undoubtedly It was unclear whether the fake”, adding there could be “hundreds more”. They are dedicated military would remain involved to circulating China’s message on Tibet and other issues such as in economic matters. The NCPO the restive region of Xinjiang, home to largely Muslim Uighurs, the has been scrutinising state-owned London-based group said in a statement. firms and major infrastructure AFP deals. Fishermen tie their boats up as Typhoon Matmo approaches the town of Nanfangao, Taiwan, yesterday. REUTERS WEDNESDAY 23 JULY 2014 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Five foreign guards killed in Kabul attack Suicide bomber strikes compound near Kabul airport

KABUL: A Taliban suicide the families of the victims, and The Taliban used a recognised attacker riding a motorbike hope for the speedy recovery of Twitter account to claim respon- killed five foreign guards in the Afghans and foreign nationals sibility for the attack, saying 15 Kabul yesterday, the latest blast injured in the attack.” “agents” had been killed inside to rock the Afghan capital dur- It gave no further details on a foreign intelligence base. The ing an impasse over presidential Camp Gibson, but Kabul police insurgents often exaggerate death election results. said it was a joint compound used tolls after attacks. The attacker struck a com- by the interior ministry’s counter- Afghanistan is on edge as the pound near the outer perimeter of narcotics department and foreign election dispute between poll Kabul airport, which was targeted forces. “Our initial reports show rivals Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah last week when insurgents seized the explosion took place inside Abdullah threatens to trigger a building in the same area and the foreigners’ compound,” Kabul instability and revive ethnic ten- fired towards the airport using police chief Zahir Zahir said. “The sions that ravaged the country automatic weapons and rocket- foreigners were exercising inside during the 1992-1996 civil war. propelled grenades. at the time.” Nato combat troops will Foreign security officials inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack in Kabul yesterday. Taliban insurgents oppose the “Our teams are on the ground withdraw from Afghanistan election process, which is cur- investigating how an attacker on a by December, and reports sug- rently undergoing an audit of all motorcycle entered the compound.” gest unrest is already worsening of State John Kerry to tackle announced on July 7, showed The recount has already sparked eight million votes due to a dis- The nationalities of the victims nationwide. the political crisis as Ghani and Ghani ahead by over one mil- fresh arguments and fallen behind pute between the two contenders were not known, and there was no Civilian casualties soared by 24 Abdullah both claimed victory. lion votes. Abdullah rejected schedule. The inauguration of over fraud allegations. immediate comment from Nato’s percent in the first half of 2014, Some 23,000 ballot boxes are the result, saying that most President Hamid Karzai’s succes- “The US Embassy strongly International Security Assistance according to recent UN figures, being transported by the Afghan of his opponent’s ballots were sor was due on August 2, but has condemns the terrorist attack Force (ISAF), which is winding while the International Crisis army and Nato forces to the capi- fraudulent. now been delayed. on Camp Gibson in Kabul this down its mission after a 13-year Group has said the “overall trend tal, where they will be examined Abdullah draws his support Kabul airport, which includes morning which killed five foreign war against the Taliban. is one of escalating violence and at 100 verification stations. from Tajiks and other northern a large military base as well as a national security guards,” a US One government official said insurgent attacks”. Abdullah led Ghani after the Afghan groups, while Ghani is civilian terminal, has often been statement said. that the victims worked for a The vote audit was part of a first round of voting but pre- backed by Pashtun tribes of the attacked before. “We offer our condolences to private contractor. deal brokered by US Secretary liminary results of the run-off, south and east. AFP Five girls hurt in acid Islamabad, Kabul eye joint code of conduct

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and between the two militaries and troops,” he added. attacks in Pakistan Afghanistan are working on a their security and intelligence The US media, however, joint code of conduct to regulate agencies,” Fatemi said. quoted a senior Pakistani defence QUETTA: At least five police had begun to investigate, their cooperation in the fight He said Pakistan would like official as telling reporters that Pakistani girls were wounded but so far the motive behind the against terrorists and redress the United States to continue to Islamabad had asked Washington in two separate acid attacks attack was unclear. each other’s grievances, says reimburse the expenses incurred to re-evaluate its withdrawal by motorcycle riders in the Separately, two other unknown the country’s top diplomat. in countering terrorists along the schedule. southwestern province of assailants riding a motorbike Special adviser to the PM on Pak-Afghan border. Fatemi refused to speculate if Baluchistan, police said threw acid on three girls in their foreign affairs, Tariq Fatemi, also So far, the United States has a longer US stay in Afghanistan yesterday. twenties in Quetta on Monday said that Pakistan expected the been reimbursing Pakistan from would facilitate Pakistan’s In the latest incident, two uni- when they were also returning United States to reimburse the the Coalition Support Fund set military offensive or it would dentified assailants on a motor- from a market, the city’s police expenses it incurred in the fight up for this purpose. The fund have been better to launch the cycle squirted acid on two girls, chief Abdul Razzaq Cheema said. against terrorists even after the may expire after the expected US operation in 2010 when the aged 14 and 15 in the town of He said that girls had suffered US withdrawal from Afghanistan. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Americans still had a few years Mastung, some 40 kilometres three to 11 percent burns on their Fatemi said that Pakistan “Now if the objectives (of in Afghanistan. east of Quetta, the provincial faces. would welcome a meeting the US-led war against ter- Foreign Affairs adviser Fatemi The adviser said the offensive capital of Baluchistan. Acid attacks are common in between the Indian and Pakistani ror) remain unaccomplished would continue till the main “One girl’s face was wounded Pakistan with scores of such prime ministers on the sidelines for another year or two and if objective of eliminating terror- and the other’s neck got acid assaults taking place each year, of the UN General Assembly Pakistan continues providing The US troops were deployed ism was achieved. burns,” local police official Wazir often for spurning the advances later this year. that service, we will expect reim- in Afghanistan under an arrange- “No discrimination or distinc- Lango said. The girls were of men. Victims are left with hor- The Ministry of Foreign bursement of those expenses,” ment with the two countries and tion will be made as regards to returning from the local market rendous injuries and are often Affairs has advised the PM to said Fatemi. “it is not for us to comment on the nationality, ethnicity and when the attack occurred yester- blinded. attend the UN General Assembly He denied a US media report how long they should or should political affiliation of the mili- day, Lango said, adding that doc- Their plight became the focus session. that Pakistan had asked the not stay”, he said. tants. All militants are targets tors have not yet specified how of a 40-minute Oscar-winning This will cover all relevant United States to re-evaluate its “The government of Pakistan and this operation will continue severe the wounds were. documentary Saving Face by issues, “such as the complaints withdrawal plan, because the has not stated either privately as long as the objective is not Lango said that the girls were a Pakistani woman Sharmeen made by two sides, border man- objectives of the war against ter- or publicly any preference as achieved.” admitted to hospital, while the Obaid-Chinoy in 2012. AFP agement, enhanced cooperation ror had not yet been achieved. regards the stationing of US INTERNEWS

Amnesty for Taliban Regional languages snubbed PESHAWAR: Two bills acknowledges only Urdu as the and other purposes within fifteen seeking to elevate Pakistan’s national language. years from the commencement of regional languages to the status Instead of just Urdu, Memon’s the Act,” his bill had stated. of national languages have been bill had asked that Balochi, Balti, Balti, Pashto, Shina, Hindko are struck down by the National Barahvi, Punjabi, Pashto, Shina, native to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly this month. Sindhi, Seraiki and Hindko also and Gilgit-Baltistan, while Seraiki Five of the suggested lan- be included. is spoken by a large number of guages are spoken across Earlier, on July 1, the Assembly people in the southern districts Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit- rejected Senator Haji Adeel’s pro- of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Baltistan; the rejection of bills is posed amendments for Article 251 While both Memon and Haji a cause for concern for local pro- of the Constitution. Adeel’s bills differed on how many ponents of the legislation. The Awami National Party regional languages should be made The National Assembly leader’s bill had asked to change national languages of Pakistan for Standing Committee on Law, the word ‘language’ in the head- the purpose of education and offi- Justice and Human Rights ing to the plural, ‘languages’. Haji cial use, there was one commonal- rejected Pakistan Muslim League- Adeel had said the article should ity between both efforts. Nawaz (PML-N) MNA Marvi mention the national languages of Both had pushed for a more Memon’s bill on July 16. Memon’s Pakistan as Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, pluralistic approach for the most bill had recommended the sub- Pashto, Balochi and Seraiki. obvious dividing lines of ethnicity stitution of Article 251 of the “Arrangements shall be made in the country. Constitution, which at present for their being used for official INTERNEWS Former Taliban militants attend a ceremony during which they surrendered arms under a US-backed Afghan government amnesty programme, in Jalalabad yesterday. Twenty militants laid down their arms. Rising civilian deaths fuel outrage over Pakistani offensive BANNU: When Pakistani air to describe the July 16 incident. According to multiple accounts targeting 11 houses,” Malik Mirzal There were men, women, boys and even during the time of operation force jets rained down missiles The terse press statement was by residents, 37 civilians were Khan, an elder who lost his daugh- girls. Those seven men who died and we have solid ground intelli- on a village in the country’s vio- part of a regular series of updates killed in Wednesday’s attack ter and brother in the strikes, said were never involved in militancy.” gence about the terrorist and we lence-wracked northwest last sent out by the army since the — including 20 women and 10 from a payphone in his village. Noor Wali Khan, a 27-year- target his hideout, what would you week, it was described as yet operation in the North Waziristan children. “A single bomb dropped from old truck driver, said he lost his call it, collateral damage or what?” another victory over Taliban tribal district, aimed at clearing While villagers grieve, the inci- the plane blew up two mud houses mother and two-sisters-in-law the source asked. insurgents in an ongoing mili- Taliban strongholds, began in dent has become a focus of ris- and the explosions could be heard when his house was bombed, while “If a terrorist is using his fam- tary offensive. mid-June. ing anger among tribesmen who 30 kilometres away,” Khan, part his brother and father are seri- ily as human shields what do you Now a new account has Almost 500 “militants” are said have managed to flee to border of a high-level peace council that ously wounded. expect the military to do?” emerged of the killing of dozens to have been killed in the fighting towns inside Pakistan, and who attempted to avert the offensive Both men’s accounts were Khan, the elder, said his village of women and children in the air so far, which has been enthusiasti- on Monday threatened to march before it began, said. backed up by three other wit- was never informed it would be strikes, sparking anger over ris- cally backed by Pakistan’s major on Islamabad if the operation does He added that residents had nesses and relatives, but the mili- a target. ing civilian casualties and fears political parties and media, who not end soon. made a list of the dead, and none tary has so far refused to comment “In the meetings with military that a new generation of radicals see it as a means of tackling a dec- The bombardment in the of them were militants. on the matter on the record. and civil officials, we had been is being created. ade-long Islamist insurgency that Shawal Valley began just before “My 13-year-old daughter, A senior security official speak- assured to stay home as our areas “Today, early morning, 35 has claimed thousands of lives. 1 am, lighting up the sky as brother, his wife and two of his ing on condition of anonymity has were declared safe and free from fleeing terrorists were killed But the official toll has been residents of Zoi Saidgai village kids were killed,” he said. said those who were killed had militant control,” he said, adding through aerial strikes in Shawal impossible to verify, raising ques- sat down to eat their pre-dawn The rest, Khan added, “were plenty of warning to evacuate. that he had conveyed the same Valley.” That was how the mili- tions among rights activists over Ramadan meal. not local or foreign militants, but “If a terrorist is living with his message to the local population. tary’s information wing chose the offensive’s true human cost. “It continued for hours, innocent civilians who were killed. family and does not abandon them AFP

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Modi visits Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Three-year-old Memorial for victims girl sexually of sex crimes planned assaulted near LUCKNOW: Stirred by a “We, as responsible citizens, Bangalore series of sexual crimes in have taken it upon ourselves the state and elsewhere, an to ensure that such crimes are BANGALORE: A three-year- NGO has decided to build a not only adequately highlighted old girl was sexually assaulted Nirbhaya Memorial to the but also not brushed under car- by a juvenile in a village 30 km women who were victims pet by a society which does not from here while her parents of such crimes and to stir want to live with shame and were away from home, police society’s conscience against pain beyond a certain timeline,” said yesterday. such acts. Nutan Thakur, an he mused while explaining how, “The incident occurred late office-bearer of NGO People’s when such incidents take place, Friday when the 16-year-old Forum, said the forum has there is a wave of public senti- accused sexually assaulted an 8,000 sq ft piece of land in ment that soon wanes. the child, taking advantage Khadgapur in the Gomtinagar The idea behind the memo- of her parents’ absence from extension for the memorial, rial - which will have a statue of home at Thatteguppe village,” named after the Dec 16, 2012, a woman in abstract and sym- Ramanagara district police super- Delhi gang-rape victim. bolic along with a demon-like intendent Anupam Agarwal told The memorial would not only man out to assault her sexually IANS over phone. be for highlighting many such - was to ensure that the pain Police registered a case against cases of sexual assault, crimes lingers on until it shakes the the accused, who is abscond- and brutality perpetrated against people into a permanent action ing, under the Protection of women but also to “shame” the mode, Amitabh Thakur said. Children from Sexual Offences assailants and society at large Thus, the memorial would Act (POCSO) Act, on a complaint that “such heinous crimes con- also have a small museum filed by the girl’s mother. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seen in this handout picture released yesterday by the Press Information Bureau tinue under their watch”. where memories of these “We have rushed police teams (PIB) during his visit to the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) at Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, on Monday . The memorial would also crimes would be preserved in to surrounding villages to hunt for have a counselling centre for the form of pictures of victims, the accused, who stays near the women facing “similar situa- the stories of their families, girl’s home,” Agarwal said. tions” and would work to alert their dreams, paper cuttings of Her mother lodged the com- them before it’s too late. news reports and details of the plaint yesterday after she got “The idea is to salute the police action or inaction with the child examined by a local women’s spirit which in many a detailed follow up, he added. doctor who found her sexu- avatars in Hindu mythology Asked if this would be akin ally abused. “We have admitted Govt for new ways is an incarnation of Shakti,” to extending the pain of such the child at St John’s hospital Nutan Thakur’s husband tragedies, he said this was the in Bangalore as she is in a seri- Amitabh Thakur, a senior IPS whole idea behind the memo- ous condition. We will conduct a officer, who is also contributing rial! “Does brushing aside the medical test to check if she was to the memorial that is likely to incidents lessen the pain and sexually assaulted only after she be completed by the first week increase the safety of women,” recovers from illness, as she had to select judges of January 2015, told IANS. he asked. IANS recently undergone heart sur- gery,” Agarwal said. IANS Corruption in judiciary rocks parliament

NEW DELHI: The government Office had sought a clarification who in the DMK had pressurised yesterday pitched for “improv- concerning the recommendation the then UPA government not to ing” the system of judges’ for the judge. take action against the judge. appointment as the controversy Meanwhile, DMK chief M. Speaking in the Lok Sabha over corruption in the judici- Karunanidhi came down heav- amid ruckus by the AIADMK ary rocked parliament for the ily on Katju, charging him with members, Prasad said: “In 2003, second day and Press Council making allegations due to “some the collegium had certain res- chairman Markandey Katju, hidden pressure” and sought to ervations and had made some who had raised the allegations, know why he had remained quiet enquiries and decided that the posed questions to former CJI so long. Katju said in his blog case of this judge should not be RC Lahoti on the issue. Sunday that an additional judge taken up.” The Lok Sabha was yeserday of the high court was given an He said a clarification was disrupted by AIADMK members extension during the UPA regime sought by the PMO as to why the over the allegations by Justice despite an adverse Intelligence judge should not be recommended Katju, a former chief justice of the Bureau report concerning him. and the collegium reiterated its Madras High Court and later an Former prime minister reservations. The law ministry apex court judge, that an addi- Manmohan Singh, who was also then wrote a note to the collegium tional judge in the high court got mentioned by Katju in his blog, following which it said that his an extension due to political pres- steered clear of the raging con- case can be considered for some sure despite charges against him. troversy and told CNN-IBN news extension. He added that the deci- AIADMK members also raised channel that former law minis- sion taken could not be undone the issue in the Rajya Sabha and ter H.R. Bhardwaj had explained but the government has taken disrupted its proceedings. everything and he had nothing to note of the concern of members. Law Minister Ravi Shankar add. AIADMK members in the “There is imperative need to Prasad admitted in the Lok Sabha Lok Sabha charged their arch- improve on system of appoint- that the incident had indeed rival DMK of interfering in the ment of judges,” he said and added taken place during the previous appointment of the high court that the government was “quite United Progressive Alliance gov- judge when Katju was the chief keen” to appoint a national judi- Orphanage children of the non-government organisation (NGO) ‘Child Rights Initiative for Shared Parenting’ ernment and the Prime Minister’s justice in 2004 and sought to know cial commission. IANS (CRISP), hold placards during a silent protest against sexual harassment of children, in Bangalore, yesterday.

Bird droppings can be mosquito Scientists develop seedless 232 teeth extracted busters! mangoes in new move from a teenager! BANGALORE: Don’t get upset if birds mess up your PATNA: First came seedless MUMBAI: That’s really a bone and surrounding healthy courtyard or your home gar- grapes. Now, Indian scientists mouthful. This teenaged boy teeth,” she explained. The entire den with their droppings. have developed what could be could bite, but barely chew operation took a whopping seven These winged creatures may the ultimate delicacy - a seedless thanks to his many, many, many hours and was the first of its kind actually be helping to protect mango which is finely textured teeth - 232 to be precise. case ever handled by the hospital, you and your family from den- and juicy, with a rich, sweet and Ashik Gavai, 17, from Buldhana, as well by Dhivare-Palwankar in gue and other mosquito-borne distinctive flavour when mature. stunned doctors at Sir JJ Hospital her three decades’ practice as a diseases. “We have developed a seed- 10 days ago when he came with an dentist. Researchers at the Vector less mango variety from hybrids ugly large swelling on the right Dhivare-Palwankar described Control Research Centre of mango varieties Ratna and side of his face. the condition as a ‘developmental (VCRC) in Pondicherry have Alphonso,” VB Patel, chair- A series of tests and examina- anomaly’, which had affected that discovered that bird droppings man of the horticulture depart- tions suggested a rare abnormal particular molar at its formation contain certain bacteria that kill ment at the Bihar Agriculture growth affecting the second molar stage in Ashik’s younger age, mosquitoes. University(BAU) at Sabour in on the lower right side of his jaw. probably in the post-milk teeth They say they are now work- Bhagalpur district, told IANS. “Initially, it was not very years. Medically, it is termed as ing to develop a formulation based Trials of the new variety, clear what it could be and so we ‘Complex Composite Odonntom’ on bird droppings for mosquito named Sindhu, are under way at decided to go in for surgery yes- or a benign tumour of the tooth, control. different locations in the country terday (Monday),” said Sunanda which can cause some difficulties “Mosquitocidal bacteria are but the result of the one at BAU Dhivare-Palwankar, head of the in eating, swallowing, and lead to environmental friendly alterna- suggests it could be suitable for hospital’s dental department. a grotesque swelling on the vic- tives to chemical insecticides,” both integrated horticulture and As the surgery progressed, tim’s face, though it is not life- says their report published in the kitchen gardening. Choudhary said the university - of the total fruit area in the the team of medicos was aghast threatening, Dhivare-Palwankar Indian Journal of Experimental “We are happy and enthusiastic has, on an experimental basis, state. The produce last year was to see scores and scores of tiny assured. Biology. as well as confident and hopeful decided to recreate plants of this in the region of 1.5 million tonnes. teeth popping out of that abnor- After everything was wound “Therefore, there have been of improving the seedless mango variety and make them available Malda, Mallika, Jardaloo, mal molar, which was measuring up, the team of medicos compris- efforts worldwide to identify such variety,” Patel said. to Bihar’s mango growers during Gulabkhas, Bumbai, Daseri and around 3.5X2 cm, or the size of a ing doctors Vandana Thoravade, bacteria from the natural envi- He said that an average fruit the next season. Chausa are major mango varieties large marble. “At the final count, Anoop Atakil and Reshma ronment,” the report says. weighs 200 grams and its pulp, “The seedless variety also has grown in the state. we had a total of 232 small pearl- Hanwate checked out global lit- Because wild birds consume which is yellowish in colour, good export potential. The uni- But, then, no longer will one ies, all independently developing erature and found nothing com- food from a variety of environ- has less fibre than other mango versity would provide quality be able to utter this Indian hom- as teeth, coming out of that lone parable anywhere in the world. mental sources like soil, water, varieties. plants to mango growers in 2015 ily: “Aam khana hai ya gutli gin molar!” Dhivare-Palwankar told “We believe this is a world fruits and decaying animals, He said the trials of the Sindhu to explot the export market,” he ni hai” losely translated as “Do IANS yesterday. record, but we will carry out more VCRC scientists decided to look variety, originally developed at the added. you want to eat mangoes or count Besides, there was another research before taking any further for potential mosquito killing regional fruit research station of Patel said our trial has suc- the seeds” but in reality mean- hard, rock-like formation inside steps in the matter,” she smiled. bacteria in the bird droppings, the Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth at cessfully established that seed- ing ‘Don’t look a gift horse in the the affected tooth in Ashik’s Ashik Gavai, a Class X stu- the findings in the report said. Dapoli in Maharashtra’s Konkan less mango could be grown in local mouth’. mouth which could not be dent in a school in Buldhana And they did not have to go too region, has thrown up good fruit- condition. And, there are many who will removed by a dentist’s drill. in Vidarbha region of eastern far to get the stuff. According to ing on a three-year-old plant this According to the National lament being denied the pleasure “We had to resort to the age- Maharashtra, had noticed and their report, they collected drop- year. It generally grows in bunch Horticulture Mission (NHM), of licking the seed clean of the old, now outdated, ‘chisel-mallet’ borne the abnormal but painless pings from 1,000 different locations and the fruit matures in the mid- Bihar ranks third in mango cul- fruit. procedure to break down that growth which had swollen his in the tree garden in the institute’s dle of July. tivation and covers about 50 per- As they say, You just can’t win hard formation as it was putting right side in the past few years. own premises. IANS BAU vice chancellor ML cent - a little over 38,000 hectares them all! IANS immense pressures on the jaw IANS WEDNESDAY 23 JULY 2014 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

PRAYER TIME Malta Arts Festival in Spain ‘Mary Kom’ to have world Fajr (Dawn) 3:30 premiere at TIFF Shorook (Sunrise) 4:56 Zuhr (Noon) 11:40 TORONTO: Priyanka Chopra- Asr (Afternoon) 3:06 starrer “Mary Kom”, based on boxer M.C Mary Kom, will Maghrib (Sunset) 6:26 have its world premiere here Isha (Night) 7:56 at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the organisers announced yesterday. WEATHER The 39th Toronto International Film Festival will take place between September 4 and 14. “Glamorous Indian star Today Thursday Friday Weather Conditions: Priyanka Chopra completely Clear Clear Clear transforms herself to play Mary Slight dust Kom, world champion in women’s to dust with boxing. From traditional village some clouds. life in remote Manipur state High: 44° High: 45° High: 45° to high-stakes bouts in India Low: 33° Low: 34° Low: 33° and around the world, this is a remarkable story of triumph. The film will have its world premiere at TIFF,” said a statement from DOHA - SUN & SEA the organizers. Directed by Omung Kumar, SUN TIDE SEA “Mary Kom” was made with the support of the five-time World WIND SUNRISE | SUNSET HIGH | LOW Performers from Organizacion Efimera of Spain take part in the contemporary circus production “Fecha Champion boxer herself. Priyanka de Caducidad” (Date of Expiry) during the Malta Arts Festival in Valletta yesterday. Fecha de Caducidad is 04:56 18:26 00:30 & 15:30 07:45 & 22:45 12-22/28 KT spent a lot of time with Mary to about the journey and discovery of a group of individuals confronting their personal expiry dates, searching understand the nuances, stance THE REGION TODAY TOMORROW for acceptance, love and happiness in a fragile world where reality, fantasy and memory blur, according to and style of a boxer like her. the organisers. The movie is slated for theatri- HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER cal release October 2. IANS

MUSCAT 34/29 Partly cloudy 33/29 Cloudy MAKKAH 41/28 Clear 42/28 Clear KUWAIT 43/29 Clear 46/31 Clear BAHRAIN 38/34 Clear 39/33 Clear Afghanistan car buyers urged SANAA 28/17 Thunderstorm 27/18 Chance of storm RIYADH 41/27 Clear 41/29 Partly cloudy DUBAI 39/28 Clear 40/29 Partly cloudy BAGHDAD 43/31 Clear 43/30 Clear to defy the ‘curse of 39’ THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW KABUL: Afghans’ aversion to urban legend. the number is now putting 39 at the front of HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER the number 39 due to its mys- According became asso- plate numbers, causing a backlog terious connotations of prosti- to many ciated with of sales as potential buyers refuse ATHENS 30/24 Clear 30/21 Clear tution forced the government Afghans, immorality. to make a purchase that could WASHINGTON 31/23 Chance of storm 33/25 Chance of storm yesterday to appeal for people “39” got its Apocryphal or bring ridicule. SYDNEY 17/10 Partly cloudy 20/13 Mostly cloudy to stop refusing vehicle licence bad reputa- not, the tale “We cannot remove 39 -- this LONDON 28/16 Clear 28/16 Clear plates containing the much- tion through spread to other is illogical to remove a number PARIS 27/20 Chance of storm 28/19 Clear feared figure. a well-known Afghan cities from the whole system,” interior The “curse of 39” has struck pimp who was often identified by -- and the curse was born. ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi ISTANBUL 29/22 Chance of storm 26/22 Partly cloudy repeatedly in recent years, the number on his car plates as he Now anyone seen sporting a told the Tolo news channel. MANILA 28/25 Thunderstorm 29/25 Chance of storm returning as registration number drove around Herat, the western “39” licence plate is in danger of “The people should accept the DHAKA 31/25 Thunderstorm 32/26 Thunderstorm combinations cycle over, with city that lies close to the border being linked to the underground number plates that contain 39 so DELHI 33/27 Rain 35/27 Partly cloudy car dealers complaining they get with Iran. sex industry that is taboo in the that the process of registering ISLAMABAD 32/26 Mostly cloudy 31/25 Chance of storm stuck with vehicles that they are The man’s seedy image and devoutly Muslim nation. cars resumes again. unable to sell due to a bizarre illicit business meant that The vehicle licensing system AFP Wednesday 23 July 2014 25 Ramadan 1435 Volume 19 Number 6135 Price: QR2

www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 GIS posts record H1 profit, net up 58pc Highest-ever first half results driven by ambitious growth plans, says Dr Al Sada

DOHA: Gulf International of QR1,595.3m and net profit of GIS completed the buyout of Japan delivery to them in July, 2014. The the next 5 years to bring the total Services (GIS), the largest serv- QR463.7m, increases of 42.5 per- Drilling Company Ltd’s 30 per- third asset, a high specification count to 54, with the first 2 heli- ice group in Qatar with inter- cent and 58.2 percent on the prior cent shareholding in Gulf Drilling jack-up rig, Dukhan, is still under copters expected to be delivered in ests in a broad cross-section year respectively. These record International for a total considera- construction in Singapore and is the third quarter of 2014. of industries, delivered strong results can be mainly attributed tion of $157.7m, resulting in GDI on schedule to be utilised by Qatar Revenue in the Drilling seg- revenue and net profit for the to the ambitious growth plans in becoming a 100 percent subsidi- Petroleum upon its expected deliv- ment closed the first half of 2014 first half of 2014 (H1, 14). Driven all segments, but most notably ary of GIS with effect from May ery to them in the fourth quarter.” at QR697.6m, a remarkable year- mainly by the drilling segment, within the drilling segment where 1, 2014. The buyout contributed an With these new assets, GDI on-year increase of QR 316.5m, the group’s net profit for first six significant progress was made additional profit of QR40m for two expects to have a total of twenty- or 83 percent. Aviation segmental months ended June 30, 2104 rose towards completing that segment’s months period ended June 30. one assets under operation by revenue increased by a moderate by 58.2 percent to QR0.5bn com- medium-term business expansion “Secondly, progress was made mid-2016, up from nine at the QR11.7m, or 3.8 percent, to total pared to a year ago. strategy.” by the subsidiary with respect beginning of 2012. At that point, QR320.0m. The group revenue for H1,14 On the performance of the to several business development GDI’s fleet is projected to be com- The group’s insurance subsidi- Amwaj Catering Services Ltd recorded QR1.59bn, representing group’s drilling segment, Ebrahim opportunities: of the three assets prised of ten offshore rigs, eight ary registered gross insurance contributed QR548.7m to group a significant increase of QR477.1m, Al Mannai, Chief Coordinator, GIS expected to be placed into opera- onshore rigs, two lift-boats and revenue of QR381.1m, a reso- revenue, representing the larg- or 42.5 percent up year-on-year. said: “Significant achievements tion during the current year one accommodation barge. lute QR44.3m, or 13.2 percent, est segment at 34 percent of H E Dr Mohamed bin Saleh were noted during the second the first, a conventional jack-up Elaborating on the Aviation improvement on the same period group revenue. Compared to last Al Sada (pictured), the min- quarter of 2014 in three critical rig, Msheireb, was accepted by Segment, Al Mannai said the Gulf of 2013. year, the segment improved by ister of energy and industry, areas — increasing GIS’ ownership Occidental Petroleum and com- Helicopters recently placed firm The main contributor to this QR74.3m, or 15.7 percent, due to Chairman and Managing Director interest in GDI, business develop- menced operations in May, 2014. orders for 15 AW-189 helicopters growth was the medical line of the expansion of the core indus- of GIS, stated in a filing to Qatar ment initiatives and extensions The second, a new accommodation — AgustaWestland’s latest genera- business, as an additional 8,000 trial catering and manpower con- Exchange: “The group closed the for expiring onshore drilling con- lift-boat, Rumailah, has recently tion aircraft. Subject to prevailing members joined the Al Koot Global tracting services to a number of first six months with its highest- tracts. With regards to increasing been received and will be utilised market conditions, it is expected Care Medical Insurance Scheme projects throughout Qatar. ever first half results: revenue the group’s equity interest in GDI, by Maersk Oil Qatar following its that 11 aircraft will be deployed in versus the first half of 2013. THE PENINSULA Ezdan H1 profit up 50pc to QR718.12m Vodafone Qatar’s Q1

DOHA: Ezdan Holding Group has reported its interim finan- cials for the first half of this revenue up by 27pc year ended June 30. The Group reported a net profit DOHA: Vodafone Qatar deliv- of QR718.12m for H1 2014, ered strong numbers in the first up 50 percent compared to quarter ended June 30, 2014, as QR478.69m for the correspond- its revenue reached QR585m, ing period last year. reflecting a 27 percent year-on- The earnings per share (EPS) year growth. reached QR0.27 in the first half of The distributable profit was 2014 versus QR0.18 for the same QR73m for the quarter and the period of the previous year. company has reduced its net loss Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin to QR 27m; an improvement of Abdullah Al Thani, Chairman of 68 percent over the same quarter Ezdan Holding Group said: “We last year. are proud of the Group’s out- Total number of mobile cus- standing success over the past tomers grew to 1.354 million, up period, which clearly showed the 18 percent compared to a year massive development witnessed ago. Mobile average revenue per by the Group at all levels. Such user (ARPU) increased year on remarkable performance came as year by QR8 to QR131. a result of the great effort made One of the Ezdan projects in Qatar. Quarterly earnings before strong ARPU performance which and defined strategy and vision interest, tax, depreciation and resulted in a healthy growth in set to steadily achieve their goals, balance and stability as well as to diversify its investments to dis- accomplishments. amortisation (EBITDA) reached EBITDA.” noting that fruition came in a growth in the country. perse risk and maintain optimum Obaidli stated that the huge QR159m, a 61 percent year-on- “This quarter also saw a signifi- short period”. Talking about the sale opera- safety and stability to the Group’s revenues achieved by the Group year increase. The the loss per cant milestone for the Company Sheikh Khalid said Ezdan rep- tions of the Group’s Real Estate, share.” will be used in the formation of a share is minus (QR0.03) com- with the launch of Vodafone 4G, resents a real example of positive which began some time ago, he He said that during 2013, Ezdan well diversified investment port- pared with minus (QR0.1) for the Qatar newest 4G network that outcome that can be achieved by said: “These operations fall within Holding Group has sold proper- folio of Shariah-compliant local same quarter last year. comes with the newest content the business sector, contributing the General Assembly’s exit reso- ties amounted to about QR600m, companies listed in the stock Commenting on the June proposition and bestin-store in the support of the Qatari econ- lution from the real estate sec- pointing out that the Group aims exchange. He said that acquisi- financial results, Vodafone Qatar experience. Over the next few omy as a whole. He emphasised tor with the aim of contributing to exit from real estate projects tion of several companies during Chairman, Sheikh Dr Khalid bin months, we will be expanding the social role of this important in other sectors through direct worth QR3bn by 2014-end. the first half of the current year Thani bin Adbullah Al Thani our 4G network to cover more of sector, which operates within an investment by studied acquisi- Ali Al Obaidli, Group CEO is regarded a first step the group (pictured) said: “Revenue for the Doha focusing on indoor coverage integrated system in line with the tions of equities of companies of Ezdan, said that the results is determined to develop into fur- quarter grew by 27 percent year- as well as outside Doha especially social responsibility principle and listed within Qatar Exchange. The represent a new episode in the ther great steps. on-year, driven by a combination the camping areas.” ensuring requirements to achieve Group has earlier set a strategy series of the Group successive THE PENINSULA of continued customer growth and THE PENINSULA

Ehab Eshehawi is Banks, real Masraf Al Rayan profit up 10.1pc estate stocks lift DOHA: Masraf Al Rayan to QR9.79bn in June 30, 2013. Adel Mustafawi, the Group QIIB’s new COO QE index 1.29pc has recorded a net profit of Earnings per share reached CEO, said the recently announced QR904m for the first half of QR1.205 compared to QR1.094 sale transaction made by Masraf DOHA: International Islamic 2014, an increase of 10.1 per- in June 30, 2013; and the book Al Rayan of its stake in Seef (QIIB) has announced the DOHA: Qatar Exchange (QE) cent compared to QR821m value per share increased to Lusail Real Estate Development appointment of Ehab Eshehawi benchmark index rose 1.29 per- posted during the same period QR14.0 from QR13.1, while the Company, did not have an impact (pictured) as its Chief Operating cent on the support of banks in 2013 capital adequacy ratio reached on the financial statements of the Officer (COO). Eshehawi’s and real estate stocks yester- The financial statements for 16.2 percent. Bank for the first half of 2014, as appointment is part of the bank’s day. QNB gained 2.18 percent to the period ended June 30, 2014 Dr Hussain Al Abdulla, the profit will be allocated over continuous efforts to strengthen close at QR182. Property devel- include the results of Islamic Board Chairman and Managing three years starting from the its core management team with opers Barwa Real Estate and Bank of Britain, which was con- Director, expressed his satisfac- second half of 2014. top international professionals. UDC added 3.3 and 0.9 percent solidated this year. tion with the results . He consid- He said the growth achieved Eshehawi has more than 25 respectively. Masraf Al Rayan’s total ered the results are in line with as a result of the great efforts years’ experience in managing The traded value reached assets increased by 15.5 per- the Board of Directors’ expecta- exerted by the Bank’s manage- Technology and Operations in the QR687bn with a volume of cent to QR74.21bn compared to tions and in accordance to the ment and staff to sustain the USA, Europe, Asia and Mideast, 14,938,110 shares from 8,470 QR64.27bn a year ago. Financing strategic plans in place and the consistent growth of Masraf including 14 years’ experience in the transactions. The market capi- activities increased by 6.3 per- steady and prudent policy to Al Rayan’s financial position. US with Fortune 500 Companies, Administration, minor in Business talisation reached QR712bn. cent to reach QR46.95bn com- avoid all potential risks and in He added the Bank took great and 15 years’ experience with Computers Information Systems, Except transportation, all sec- pared to QR44.17bn in June compliance with Shariah bank- interests in the development of international banking institu- and a MBA from the USA. tor indices ended in green. Real 30, 2013. Customers’ deposits ing, commercial and investment its growing work force, espe- tions. He spent the last 15 years Welcoming Eshehawi to QIIB, estate sector indices gained the increased by 29.9 percent to operations, which are reinforced cially Qataris (make up 47 per- with Arab Banking Corporation the Bank CEO Abdulbasit A Al most, up 2.37 percent. reach QR60.33bn compared to further by strong performance cent of all participants in Human and Ahli United Bank focused on Shaibei said, “I am confident that Qatari individual investors QR46bn in the first half of 2013. and a promising outlook of the Resources projects), through a supporting banking mergers and his wealth of experience can add bought a volume of 7.37 million Total shareholders’ equity economy of the state of Qatar, variety of training and advance- acquisitions. Eshehawi is holder value to our bank.” shares and sold over 8 million increased by 7.3 percent to the Bank said in a statement ment projects. of a Bachelor degree in Business THE PENINSULA shares. THE PENINSULA reach QR10.50bn compared yesterday. THE PENINSULA

WEDNESDAY 23 JULY 2014 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 Saudi to open $530bn bourse to foreigners Authorities want to diversify economy beyond oil MSCI could add Saudi Arabia as emerging RIYADH/DUBAI: Saudi political sensitivity of allowing Saudi and for the region,” said Arabia plans to open its stock foreigners to build large stakes Rami Sidani, head of Middle East market next year market, the Arab world’s big- in top Saudi companies. investments at Schroders, a top gest, to direct investment by Currently, foreigners other European fund manager, which LONDON: Index compiler foreign financial institutions in than citizens of nearby Gulf states already has about $250m invested MSCI will consult with inves- the first half of next year, the are limited to buying Saudi stocks in Saudi Arabia through indirect tors about adding Saudi Arabia market regulator said yesterday. via swaps involving interna- means. He added that the coun- to its broader stock indices and The opening of the Saudi mar- tional banks and through a small try “will definitely attract massive could make a decision to include ket, capitalised at about $530bn, number of exchange-traded funds, inflows”. it as an emerging market in is one of the most keenly awaited which are expensive and incon- The Saudi market index jumped June 2015, an MSCI official said economic reforms in the largest venient options. 2.8 percent to a six-year high yes- yesterday. oil exporting nation. The bourse Foreigners are at present terday in response to the news, Saudi Arabia plans to open its would be one of the world’s last believed to own no more than bringing its gains so far this year stock market to direct investment major exchanges to begin welcom- about 5 percent of the Saudi mar- to 17 percent. SABIC rocketed 6.9 by foreign financial institutions ing foreign money. ket, and to account for a smaller percent. in the first half of next year, the “The market will be open to eli- fraction of stock trading turnover. Foreign investors are estimated market regulator said. gible foreign financial institutions Potential foreign interest in to own about 15 percent of other, Sebastien Lieblich, executive to invest in listed shares during Saudi stocks is huge, because of much smaller stock markets in director in the index research the first half of 2015, with God’s the country’s strong economy — the Gulf such as Dubai. If foreign- team at MSCI, said MSCI would permission,” the Capital Market the International Monetary Fund ers raise their ownership of Saudi wait for the changes to be imple- Authority said in a statement. on Monday raised its forecast for Arabia to that level, it could mean A broker monitors stock prices on a screen in Riyadh. mented before consulting inves- Saudi authorities want to open Saudi growth this year to 4.6 per- an inflow of some $50bn into the tors, with a decision as to whether the stock market to create jobs, cent — and the presence of some country. industry in the past have indi- would be ceilings for foreign own- to include it as emerging market diversify the economy beyond oil of the region’s top blue-chip firms. In practice, Saudi authorities cated Saudi Arabia will follow a ership of companies. unlikely to be made before June and expose local firms to more These include Saudi Basic are expected to use a tight regu- model similar to China, Taiwan Under one set of proposals, 2015. “We need to be convinced market discipline. They have Industries Corp (SABIC), one of latory framework to ensure that and some other major emerging foreign institutions would need that everything is at emerging been preparing the reform for the world’s largest petrochemicals inflows are slow. The CMA said it markets in opening its bourse. to have at least $5bn of assets market standards,” he said. years and have completed most groups, and National Commercial would publish next month draft Qualified foreign investors, under management globally to If Saudi Arabia only partially technical preparations. But the Bank, the kingdom’s biggest regulations for the reform; there awarded licences based on fac- obtain licences; each institution opens up to foreign investors, government has delayed imple- lender, which plans an initial pub- would then be a 90-day public tors such as the amount of their could own no more than 5 percent in the same way as the Chinese menting the reform, apparently lic offer of shares later this year consultation period. assets under management, would of a Saudi firm, and all foreigners domestic “A” share market, it concerned about causing volatil- that could be worth $4bn to $5bn. Proposals circulated by Saudi be given quotas for their invest- combined could own no more than would likely be a standalone ity in the market as well as the “This is a massive move for authorities to the financial ment in the market, while there 20 percent. REUTERS index, Lieblich added.REUTERS

US-China business talks Bestway buys Monthly PPI rises Co-op’s pharma business marginally by 0.3pc DOHA: Bestway Group and The Co-operative Group have DOHA: The Monthly Producer rise of 1.3 percent over the PPI announced that they have Price Index (PPI) for May 2014 of April 2014. The increase is acquired Co-op’s pharmacy stood at 170.3 (base 2006=100), explained by the combined effect business for a purchase price of showing a marginal increase of increasing prices, seen in basic £620m. The transaction is due of 0.3 percent over the PPI of chemicals by 2.9 percent, cement to complete in October 2014, fol- April 2014. The index increased and other non-metallic products lowing final separation of the by 3.1 (year-on-year) when com- by 1.1 percent, dairy products pharmacy business from Co-op. pared to the PPI of May 2013, by 0.8 percent, refined petro- The agreement follows a com- according to figures released by leum products by 0.7 percent, petitive sale process initiated by the Ministry of Development basic metals by 0.3 percent, and Co-op and Bestway saw off com- Planning and Statistics. decreasing prices noted in: bever- petition from the likes of Lloyds The indicator (PPI) is a meas- ages by 0.7 percent and grain mail Pharmacy, Alliance Boots and ure of the average changes in sell- products by 0.4 percent. Carlyle, the US buyout firm. The ing prices received by domestic The PPI for electricity and sale process came about follow- producers for their output. water (with 2 percent weight) ing a decision by Co-op that the The mining group (with 77 per- shows a decline of 1.1 percent, Pharmacy business was not part cent weight) PPI has increased resulting from the price rise seen of its future strategy. The net (month-on-month) by 0.1 percent, in water by 0.2 percent coupled proceeds will be used to reduce primarily due to the overall price with the price fall in electricity Co-op group debt and the trans- increase seen in the ‘crude petro- by 1.7 percent. action will enable Co-op to focus leum and natural gas’ group by The overall PPI of May 2014, strategically on its core retail and the same percentage. compared to the PPI of May 2013, sonsumer services divisions. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (second right) shows the way for US Chamber of Commerce President Manufacturing group (with has increased (year-on year) by Co-op has agreed to continue Thomas Donohue (second left) and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the US Chamber of 21 percent weight) PPI shows a 3.1 percent. THE PENINSULA to provide certain services to Commerce Tamara Lundgren (left) before a meeting in Beijing yesterday. the pharmacy business for up to 18 months, under a transitional services agreement. Bestway will have the right to operate under the Co-operative Pharmacy brand for a transitional period of up to Woqod net profit rises 12.47pc to QR530m for H1 12 months. Bestway is the UK’s eighteenth DOHA: Woqod yesterday financial results achieved during refilled and sold reached 2.6 mil- reached 3,446 million litres with Hamad International Airport largest privately owned company announced that its net profit this period. The board also exam- lion units for metal and 421 thou- an increase of 11.6 percent com- (HIA) West, New Mesaimeer, and seventh largest family-owned (excluding minority inter- ined current and future projects sands for Shafaf. pared to the same period last Educational City North, business. Bestway includes the est) for the first half of 2014 and other related issues and gave For Bitumen sales, Woqod year. Woqod also provides diesel Educational City Bani Hajer, UK’s second largest independent exceeded QR530m, register- his directives. signed a contract with Ashghal tank lease and diesel transport Smeisma, Al Refaa Street and Al wholesaler serving 125,000 inde- ing an increase of 12.47 percent The total asset value exceeded Authority to supply Bitumen vehicles (with driver) services to Thomama. Completion of these pendent retailers and caterers from last year. QR10.4bn for 2014, an increase of 60/70 and modified (Polymer) to both business and individuals. projects is expected during the from 64 warehouses nationwide Despite the capital increase by 9.65 percent from last year, while its contractors. Woqod will invest The company said five petrol first half of 2015. and with over 6 million square feet 30 percent by 2014 through the equity dropped by 2 percent to about QR70m for increasing stor- stations Al Wakra, Al Wajba, Al Nine Projects are under ten- of selling space offering a product bonus shares, earnings per share reach QR6.1bn for that year. age and distribution capacity of Jumailia, Lusail and Al Thakeera dering process in the areas: Um range of over 25,000 items. amounted to QR6.28 for 2014, Al Kuwari added that Woqod is Bitumen, including purchasing a are currently under construction, Garn, Lektaifiah, Al Musahabia, Zameer Choudrey, Bestway compared with QR5.58 for the currently involved in implementa- new ship for this purpose. This in addition to the Saudi Arabia Al Shamal City, New Al Rayan, Group Chief Executive, said: “We same period last year. tion of more than 39 projects, 13 will result in a dramatic increase project. Some of these projects are Sodanatheel, Ain Jenan, Ben are delighted to be bringing The Announcing Woqod’s financial of them are progressing and the in the sales of Bitumen in the expected to be opened by the end Dirham, And HIA East. Woqod Co-operative Pharmacy busi- results Chief Executive Officer, other are in design, tendering and coming period. of 2014, while the other will be has signed seven contracts with ness into our Group, adding to Eng. Ibrahim Jaham Al Kuwari approval stages. During the period, total vol- completed later. a local contracting company to our growing and diverse business said that the Board of Directors LPG sales grew by 7 percent ume sales of petroleum products Seven petrol stations are in start building these projects very portfolio. THE PENINSULA reviewed and approved the and the number of cylinders (Diesel, Gasoline and Jet Fuel) design stages in the areas of soon. THE PENINSULA

World Bank chief in India

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim (left) with Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at the Ministry of Finance in New Delhi yesterday. WEDNESDAY 23 JULY 2014 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS US inflation creeping up, housing sales rise Existing home sales jump 2.6pc to eight-month high

WASHINGTON: US home raising concerns it could under- on the data, with the Dow Jones resales hit an eight month-high mine the economy’s recovery. index for home construction up in June, suggesting the housing Now, its rebound is bolstering about 1.5 percent at mid-day. market was gradually regain- forecasts for stronger growth. A second report from the ing momentum and would help Growth is expected to have Labour Department showed a the economy to stay on a higher accelerated to above a 3 percent surge in gasoline prices pushed up growth path this year. annual rate in the second quar- inflation in June, but the under- The third straight month of ter and is forecast maintaining lying trend remained consist- home sales gains, reported by the an even stronger pace for the rest ent with only a slow and modest National Association of Realtors of the year. build-up of inflationary pressures. yesterday, added to employment Housing had been stymied by The Consumer Price Index and retail sales data that have higher interest rates, a shortage increased 0.3 percent last month, CEO Brady Dougan (left) and CFO David Mathers of Credit Suisse at a news conference to present the bank’s indicated economic growth ended of properties for sale and slow with gasoline accounting for two- half-year results in Zurich yesterday. the second quarter on a firmer wage growth. With the labour thirds of the gain, after May’s 0.4 note. A separate report showed market tightening, mortgage percent rise. In the 12 months inflation moving slightly higher. rates easing and the pace of house through June, the CPI was up 2.1 “The economy is normalising price increases moderating as percent, the same as in May. Credit Suisse posts heavy loss after tax fine from whatever went wrong in supply improves, the foundation The rise is a welcome develop- the first quarter. Growth is up is being laid for further gains in ment for some Federal Reserve ZURICH: Credit Suisse posted accused of helping thousands of the giant’s private banking and and running,” said Chris Rupkey, home sales. officials who had worried that an unexpectedly big net second- wealthy Americans hide money wealth management divisions, chief financial economist at Bank “We may see a late season price pressures were too low. quarter loss yesterday as a huge in offshore accounts to escape which racked up pre-tax losses of of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ in New summer push in housing activity. While a separate inflation US tax evasion fine sent it deep the US revenue service. The 749m Swiss francs, Credit Suisse York. Existing home sales rose Inventory is picking up and mort- gauge watched by the Fed is run- into the red. bank’s quarterly losses exceeded said in a statement. This was off- 2.6 percent to an annual rate of gage rates are hovering around ning below the US central bank’s The bank revealed a nega- the forecasts of analysts who had set by corporate banking activi- 5.04 million units last month, with lows for the year, which make 2 percent target, some econo- tive figure of 700m Swiss francs expected them to average 598m ties which generated a pre-tax the median house price hitting its things a bit easier for first-time mists believe it will start bumping ($778m). The Swiss banking Swiss francs. Last year Credit profit of 752 million Swiss francs, highest level since 2007. buyers,” said Nela Richardson, against that level later this year giant paid a $2.6bn settlement to Suisse posted a 1.04bn-franc on a par with the same period last The housing market stumbled chief economist at Redfin. as an acceleration in job growth US authorities in May over tax profit over the same period. year but down 9 percent since the in the second half of last year, US homebuilder stocks rose lifts wages. REUTERS evasion charges. The bank stood The US fine heavily impacted first quarter. AFP Barclays, Deutsche Bank under US tax scanner Islamic WASHINGTON: Two of Security and Governmental which used them to conduct more little more than a fictional deriva- the subcommittee, Carl Levin, Development Europe’s largest banks, Barclays Affairs. The committee said an than $100bn in trades. tive, permitting the hedge fund said the investigation focused on and Deutsche Bank, have sold investigation revealed how British The banks and the hedge funds to cast short-term capital gains two important issues: “tax avoid- complex financial products that bank Barclays and Germany’s used the basket options to open as long-term gains and author- ance by profitable companies and Bank places allowed hedge funds to avoid Deutsche Bank developed two proprietary trading accounts in izing financing at levels otherwise wealthy individuals, and reckless US taxes, a Senate report said types of so-called “basket options” the names of the banks, mak- legally barred for a customer’s US behavior that threatens the sta- yesterday. — instruments indexed on mar- ing it look like the banks owned brokerage account.” bility of the financial system.” $1bn sukuk The scheme has cost the fed- ket values, such as stocks and the account assets. However, The banks offering the The Internal Revenue Service eral government billions of dollars commodities — to help the hedge the hedge funds exercised total “options” benefited from the publicly identified in 2010 that in tax revenues, according to the funds skirt US taxes. From 1998 control over the assets, executed financing, trading, and other fees type of option product was “abu- JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia-based report by the Senate permanent to 2013, Barclays and Deutsche all the trades, and reaped all the charged to the hedge funds initi- sive” yet the IRS has not col- Islamic Development Bank (IDB) subcommittee on investigations Bank sold 199 basket options to trading profits, the report said. ating the trades. lected taxes on many of the basket issued $1bn in five-year sukuk of the Committee on Homeland more than a dozen hedge funds, “The ‘option’ functioned as The Democratic chairman of option transactions. AFP earlier this month, the larg- est ever privately-placed trans- action from the supranational institution. AAA-rated IDB is looking to UK govt slipping increase the number of sukuk it sells, partly to raise its profile among international investors and to secure similar pricing levels to off fiscal target other development banks — which can borrow at lower rates. The sukuk was priced on July 17 and LONDON: Britain’s public a poll. Stripping out the effect of carried a 1.8118 percent coupon finances showed a bigger than cash transfers from the Bank of at issue, underwritten by the IDB expected deficit in June, contin- England, the 2014-15 deficit to date itself. uing a weak start to the tax year was £36.1bn, 7.3 percent higher The deal follows a $100m three- and leaving Finance Minister than at the same point a year ago. year private placement in April George Osborne with a lot of Britain’s government is aiming to and a $1.5bn five-year sukuk in catching up to do to meet his fis- get the deficit down to 5.5 percent February, the largest ever public cal goals. of gross domestic product in the issuance from the multilateral The government failed to reduce 2014-15 fiscal year, from 6.5 per- lender. IDB usually prints one pub- public borrowing during the first cent of GDP in 2013-14, which will lic transaction a year, with plans to three months of the 2014-15 fis- require a near 10 percent reduc- issue a benchmark-sized — around cal year, possibly limiting its abil- tion in borrowing in cash terms. If $500m — sukuk around May of next ity to offer any tax cuts or other the Conservatives are returned to year. The bank upsized its sukuk voter-friendly surprises ahead of a power next May, Osborne has said programme to $10bn in December national election in May next year. he wants to wipe out the deficit in part to cater to reverse inquir- Deficit reduction is the central eco- altogether by early 2019. ies, where an investor approaches nomic policy of the Conservative- The ONS said yesterday that an issuer with an offer to buy some led coalition, which came to power some factors meant that trends of its debt. IDB, which promotes in May 2010 when Britain’s budget in borrowing in the first three economic development in Muslim deficit was 11 percent of annual months of the current tax year, countries and communities, has economic output — one of the high- which began in April, might not expanded its development efforts est for a major economy. be representative of the year as after more than tripling its author- The Office for National a whole. Income tax payments ised capital in 2012. Statistics said on Tuesday that in the first three months of this In June, IDB relaunched an the public sector finances, exclud- tax year were 3.5 percent lower infrastructure fund aiming to raise ing financial sector interventions, than a year before, when revenues $2bn — almost triple the size of the showed a deficit of £11.37bn in were higher than usual due to original fund; In July, it seeded a June. That was up from £7.59bn in tax changes and there were also sharia-compliant aircraft leasing June 2013 and well above analyst receipts from a Swiss tax avoid- fund together with Airbus Group. forecasts of a deficit of £10.65bn in ance deal. REUTERS REUTERS

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Student loan: Not even Slow house price gains Cameron can privatise it BY ADITYA CHAKRABORTTY will crimp start-ups olicy usually comes to us in beautiful choreography. Kites BY JAMES SAFT are flown by tame think tanks, lobby briefings dispensed by than previous experience would have sug- followed by a long period of stasis. Westminster’s finest – until, finally, the latest legislative gested, according to the San Francisco Fed. Their valuation model, tied to the Case- Pflatulence is given the appearance of solidity by Queen’s he outlook for house prices is One culprit was declining house prices, Shiller index, sees annualised gains of just speeches and green and white papers. dimming, and one unexpected with a clear correlation at the state level 3 percent a year over the next two years, But occasionally the pattern breaks. A minister blurts out casualty may be new jobs at between job creation at new companies and followed by six (yes six!) years of essentially something or a document slips loose. A curtain is yanked back start-ups. house price declines. no price appreciation at all. and we get an insight into the chaos normally presented with House price gains are coming “Lower house prices reduce homeowners’ In one respect a long period of little price supreme confidence. Toff the boil, having already strongly out- equity and wealth, which can restrict an appreciation will be a triumph of regula- Such a rare event happened last weekend. At a meeting of paced income growth over the past two important source of funding that entre- tion, showing that lending standards and Liberal Democrat activists on Saturday, Vince Cable suddenly years as they bounced off of post-crisis lows. preneurs typically access to start new prudence have been revived. declared he was abandoning the proposed sale of student loans. CoreLogic data for May, the most recent businesses,” economists Liz Laderman and But a long period with little in the way With one off-the-cuff answer, the business secretary derailed the available, shows an annualised gain of 8.8 Sylvain Leduc write in the July economic of new equity for homeowners may retard government’s privatisation programme, threw a giant spanner percent, chunky but well below the 11.8 per- letter from the San Francisco Fed. the creation of new businesses. Not only into the system for funding higher education and revealed a wider cent recorded in February. “Lower home equity constrains the availa- will many who purchase between now and disarray. This is a lot of money to lose on a Saturday morning. At And while many expected a job recovery bility of home equity loans to fund start-ups. 2020 find themselves with little in the way of £12bn, loans earmarked for sale were worth far more than the to drive housing, it may in fact have been In addition, even entrepreneurs who use equity, the psychology towards home owner- £1bn to be raised by flogging the Land Registry. And this was exactly the opposite. Home price gains may assets other than their home equity to start ship as an asset is likely to change. merely a starter, before further servings of student debt totalling play a key role in helping create jobs at a new business may be less willing to take Americans were unusually lucky in the around £30bn. start-up firms, according to economists at that risk if they don’t have enough home 30 years to 2006 because the value of their Hardly anyone expected this. Every organisation I spoke to for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. value as a backstop to their investment.” houses by and large went up more than reaction over the weekend had to be taken through the announce- And with start-ups typically accounting for Laderman and Leduc theorise that inflation. The negative side of that was the ment and that includes Whitehall press offices. I collected quite a about half the jobs created during recoveries, rebounding house prices from 2012 on may propensity to use the house as an ATM variety of gasps. Cable’s cabinet colleagues will have been no less that makes house price appreciation much have provided a tailwind to job creation at machine to fund consumption. Using hous- shocked: I am told he spent Monday afternoon and evening locked more economically important than many start-ups, though the data is not yet avail- ing equity as a means to back risk-based in emergency meetings. That £12bn has already been banked by have previously believed. able. If so, that may be about to change. enterprise was a much more valuable and the Office for Budget Responsibility in its calculations of the public One of the puzzles of the lukewarm recov- With asking prices rising by more than under-appreciated outcome. debt. The proceeds were waved around by George Osborne in his ery is why job generation at start-ups, usu- wages in 95 of the 100 largest metro areas, The longer we go without strong house autumn statement last December as paying for another 60,000 ally a key source coming out of a recession, according to Trulia, a slowdown seems price gains, the less likely those who’ve been youngsters to get a degree. has been so poor. Employment growth at inevitable. And while capital still flows from lucky enough to have them will be to risk it Some will jibe that this is merely Cable being Cable, dancing new companies suffered a worse decline investors into single-family housing, that on a new business. up some coalition trouble when it suits him, a few months before than both their larger peers and compared business model still faces long-term hurdles. That tends to argue for self-reinforcing a general election. Stack this alongside Nick Clegg’s bedroom tax to start-ups during and after previous Bond strategists Chris Flanagan and booms in places like Silicon Valley, but less U-turn on the compost heap of Lib Dem false contrition. recessions. Job creation at start-ups in the Gregory Fitter of Bank of America Merrill small-business creation across the rest of But the doubters are missing the most telling part of the story: year to March 2011 was about 760,000 less Lynch see sharply slowing house price gains the economy. REUTERS Cable’s reason for his multibillion-pound change of heart. “The government was considering the sale of student loans on the basis that it would reduce government debt,” he told the Social Liberal Forum. “Recent evidence suggests this will no longer be the case.” In other words, the liberal free market economist would priva- tise student loans if he could, but he can’t. Cable’s team has spent four years trying to figure out how to flog the 2.4 million outstanding loans made to people at university between 1998 and 2011. Cable and former universities minis- ter David Willetts engaged Rothschilds, the investment banker instrumental in the Thatcher privatisations. In 2011, they produced a confidential document that I was given sight of last year. Dubbed Project Hero, the report admitted the fundamental difficulty with selling student loans: who would want to buy them? Unless potential buyers were sure that they would get their money back, they’d demand heavy compensation. And when it comes to student loans, there is no such certainty. Think of the harsh jobs market, of the number of European stu- dents who go home after graduation. As a report from a select committee of MPs points out on Tuesday morning, the collection of student loans has been barely better than woeful. The bankers went through every available option for flogging the loan book – even suggesting jacking up interest rates on old student debt. They wound up with a plan that would compensate investors for any losses incurred. If a graduate paid off a loan two years early, the taxpayer would compensate investors for the miss- ing years. The one problem with this wheeze is that the remaining obligation doesn’t meet the statistician’s rules for what is a sale. That is what effectively killed the privatisation. In effect, the government has spent the past four years trying to privatise the unprivatisable. It was trying to create an asset where there was none that could be readily made. Had it succeeded, the price of that would have been hefty upfront losses for the taxpayer. That it spent so long over the task – and that senior Tories are reputedly spitting at Cable’s move – underlines the role that ideology has to play in the coalition’s privatisation programme. In any case, a student loan goes on for up to 30 years; ministers were looking for a solution that they could launch before May 2015. The government boasts, as Willetts said in 2011: “We’ve put finance of higher education on a solid strong financial footing.” The claim is “nonsense”, according to Bahram Bekhradnia of the Higher Education Policy Institute. What we’ve had instead is ideology and scrabbling dished up as a plan. THE GUARDIAN Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate

Labour’s spring is back, but it won’t mean a thing without a swing BY POLLY TOYNBEE and, refighting his old battles, he these figures. Does anyone really scrutiny for the Tories. Where Hollande’s over-promising and “Tough on welfare, tough on the warned of dangers Labour knows think it’s politically possible? was the City’s indignation when under-delivering. causes of welfare”. A pledge card here were no rows, and so all too well. Even Osborne and Cameron, Osborne broke his deficit-reduc- That’s where the weekend’s is beginning to take shape, that Labour’s national policy Angela Eagle, the party chair despite their ideological intent tion timetable? Labour is never policy discussions were subtle, according to Labour List might forum at the weekend who steered the forum, says that to shrink the state, couldn’t keep cut the same slack. After 1997, showing room for manoeuvre. look something like this: a million Tmade no news. Delegates everyone knows “without fiscal to the severity of their cuts plan despite a colossal victory, Labour Capital borrowing is not tied homes, a new deal on rail owner- gathered to thrash out policy on credibility we’ll be smashed. We – slipping their timetable by felt obliged to stick painfully to down, with an infrastructure ship, a higher (living?) minimum every issue – but they weren’t can’t protect the people we care two years and leaving the heavi- the two-year spending freeze building dash planned straight wage, devolution to towns and cit- thrashing each other, unlike about by raging from the side- est lifting for the blue yonder the Tories had fixed – despite after the election, starting with ies, tackling energy prices. That previous ferocious all-nighters. lines.” Jon Cruddas sees “one trap beyond the election. Johnson Ken Clarke, the former chancel- a million homes. The Treasury is considerably more substantial Even on old intractables such as after another laid for us by this adds emphatically: “There are lor, laughing from the opposition team’s zero-based review, using than New Labour’s deliberately Trident, rail re-nationalisation chancellor, his political tripwires options to increase taxes instead. bench that he’d never had any “a fine-tooth comb”, is uncover- modest 1997 offer. The solidity of or social security, agreement was set everywhere – but we’ll tiptoe It’s entirely possible to increase intention of sticking to it. ing rich savings, requiring big the policies taking shape is giving reached by discussion, with just past them”. Not just how to win, the size of the state. That’s a big If Labour wins, its victory party structural change and ration- Labour a new spring in its step. one, roundly defeated, rebel vote – but what awaits after winning political and economic choice.” will be a sober affair, waking next alisations in government. They What can make the swing against austerity. Westminster no haunts them all. But that’s not a choice Labour morning to face the gaping hole. sound excited by the radicalism voter trust them? That’s the longer regards the party as “full Paul Johnson, of the Institute dares offer to voters. Already it The election will have been a fes- they could apply, if quiet for fear Tories’ problem too, as they of mad people”, and the party no for Fiscal Studies, spelled it out lags badly on economic credibility, tival of fantasy politics in which of having their discoveries stolen. puzzle over how much to gloat longer thinks its leaders bent on last week: less than half the cuts despite tying itself into the strait- no party spelled out more than A party recently in power has about the recovery, afraid of giv- betrayal. have yet been made to reach jacket of eliminating the deficit a few totemic cuts and savings, the advantage of knowing where ing voters the freedom to choose This outbreak of self-discipline budget surplus. Osborne has by the end of the parliament – a conspiracy not to describe the to look for “structural clutter” Labour again. Or should they is a sure sign of Labour’s growing taken his tax rises and capital just two years later than Osborne depth of the abyss. So why vote and duplications. Multiyear budg- echo Clarke’s warning that the terror at the prospect of losing cuts already, so the rest is all to be (though few think Osborne will Labour if all parties are equally ets will allow for spending on pre- recovery is not secure, reliant on the election. With a weak poll done in cuts in current spending, hold to that date). Labour is still ironclad? Because Labour will vention up front, to make savings a property boom – while GDP, if lead, they give a united shudder at 35 percent for each non-protected blamed for the crash, still labelled cut more fairly. Those who want at the back end. There is wrig- measured per capita, has barely what David Cameron and George department. Osborne’s plans, mir- as a reckless spender and high a Labour win are forever torn gle room, not to be revealed until grown at all? If Osborne offers tax Osborne would do in a second rored by Labour, are for a state taxer, so even a hint of spending between fear and courage: instinct much later. Pushing hard for a liv- cuts, does that look more reckless term. So not a penny of uncosted set at 38 percent of GDP by 2018. still saps at its credibility. Despite goes for bold plans to dazzle disaf- ing wage and jobs for the young than Labour? spending was committed, and no Yet with the numbers of over-65s a cap on social security and every fected voters who think “They’re unemployed cuts the Department As both sides ponder where calls of the wild beckoned the rising by 20 percent between 2010 pledge paid for, mistrust is still all the same”. for Work and Pensions bill. to pitch their tents, don’t expect party back to the future. Instead, and 2020, an ever greater slab of not neutralised. Caution says swing voters Building homes, removing the cap either party to come entirely old-time music was played at spending is going to pensions and The injustice of the hostile already credit Labour with heart, on local authority housing reve- clean about the true scale of what yesterday’s revivalist Progress the NHS, squeezing everything media Labour faces means its dis- but doubt its fiscal rectitude. nue accounts and checking rent deficit elimination must mean in meeting, where Tony Blair told else. There is some incredulity cipline must always be titanium- Besides, warn wise heads, learn rises cuts the housing benefit bill. spending cuts, tax rises – or both. the party not to deviate from 1997 in Johnsons’s voice as he intones tight, if not twice so. No such the salutary lesson of François All that might be billed as THE GUARDIAN WEDNESDAY 23 JULY 2014 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

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57531 Kanoria Chem-B/D 48 -0.5 55284 Rallis India-B/D 215.4 2.1 104690 Cimmco-T/D 40.05 1.05 7737 Hind Org Chem-/D 18.5 0.5 13874 Kg Denim-B/D 20.3 0.65 465461 Rallis India-B/D 215.4 2.1 104690 Kingfisher/D 334 -0.5 1648151 WEDNESDAY 23 JULY 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23 NFL: New Golf: Asian stars excited York Giants’ Chris Snee announces for LPGA team showdown retirement NEW YORK: New York Eight teams of four players each eye share of $1.6m prize bag Giants offensive guard Chris Snee announced his retirement yesterday after struggling to BALTIMORE: After two “I’m so excited. Really look bounce back from hip and elbow decades of watching US and forward to being part of a team injuries. European women golfers play event and hopefully win and Snee, a four-time Pro Bowler for the Solheim Cup, top world- redeem ourselves,” said 19-year- who helped the Giants win two wide rivals have their chance old Thompson, who won her first Super Bowls, played in the NFL at a team title in the LPGA major title at this year’s Kraft for 10 seasons. International Crown. Nabisco Championship. Snee, 32, hoped to recover from The inaugural edition of the Lewis says the US women wel- elbow surgery and two hip opera- event will begin tomorrow at come another team challenge tions over the past two years in suburban Baltimore’s Caves Valley from beyond Europe. time to play an 11th season but Golf Club with eight teams of four “It’s fun whenever you get those was unable to participate in the women seeking global bragging opportunities, especially when we Giants’ minicamp in June. rights and the richest share of are playing good golf,” Lewis said “To me, he was the best guard $1.6m in prize money. yesterday. in all of football. No doubt,” coach “Every time I was watching “I think we’re all going to enjoy Tom Coughlin, who is Snee’s Solheim Cup, I always wish I can the pressure. There is always father-in-law, said in a statement be there playing,” Taiwan’s third- pressure playing a team event at on the team’s website. ranked Tseng Ya-Ni said. home. But I think that’s where we ** Giants running back David “This is the only time I can play want to be.” Wilson, who was awaiting the for my country. It means a lot for Group B is led by South Korea, results of a CT scan taken on me. I always feel like I play for my which features former world his surgically repaired neck, country, but I never really played number ones Choi Na-Yeon, the wrote on Twitter that he is for my country, so this is a time I 2012 US Women’s Open winner, “cleared for everything.” can. I think it’s great.” and Park In-Bee, who won three If so, Wilson can join the team Five-time major champion and of her four major titles last year. today for the first day of training former world number one Tseng Ryu So-Yeon and I K Kim com- camp. will join Teresa Lu, Candie Kung plete a squad that ranks within Wilson injured his neck and Phoebe Yao for Taiwan in the world’s top 23. Northern Irish golfer and winner of the 2014 British Open Championship Rory McIlroy (centre) poses for last Oct.ober 6 in a loss to the Group A, which also includes “We are going to play for our photographs with Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson (left) and deputy First Minister Martin Philadelphia Eagles and missed Spain, Thailand and the overall country, which means a lot to us,” McGuinness during a visit to Stormont Castle in Belfast yesterday. The 25-year-old Irishman won the British the rest of the season. top seed United States. Choi said. “We will do our best Open for the first time at Hoylake by two strokes from Sergio Garcia and Rickie Fowler. Wilson had surgery and par- The Americans feature world to make some good results and ticipated in some of the team’s number one Stacy Lewis, fifth- I hope all of the Korean fans are offseason program in May and ranked teen Lexi Thompson, proud of us. are led by former world number the most points over all four days. difference, but just as much an June, officials said. former world number one Cristie “Usually I’m not showing my one and seven-time major winner Spain’s Beatriz Recari, who has honour to be in the Solheim Cup ** Buffalo Bills defensive Kerr and veteran Paula Creamer emotion to people, but at that Karrie Webb. played in the Solheim Cup, rel- and part of the Spanish team.” tackle Marcell Dareus failed -- all ranked in the world top 12. moment, I think I could with my Teams will play four-ball ishes the chance to play for her The Spaniards have a secret a conditioning test after he But the US women are com- team-mate, both hands up or matches against group rivals homeland instead of all Europe. weapon in Azahara Munoz, who reported to training camp, ing off an 18-10 Solheim Cup loss something like that.” tomorrow, Friday and Saturday “It’s your country as opposed helped Arizona State win a US ESPN.com reported. to Europe last year on home soil, South Korea is joined in with the top two in each group to your continent,” Recari said. national college golf title at Caves Dareus was on the active/non- the most lopsided rout in the Group B by Japan, Sweden and and the best third-place team “In Europe it’s a lot of small Valley. football injury list as the Bills Ryder Cup-style event’s history. Australia. The Japanese squad advancing to Sunday’s final sin- countries. Even though we feel “I have great memories. It’s began their first training camp The International Crown offers includes former world number gles matches, with the trophy as one as a whole, you still grow actually one of my favourite practice on Sunday evening. a chance at redemption. one Ai Miyazato while the Aussies going to the nation accumulating up independently. So it’s a slight courses,” she said. REUTERS Dareus will re-take the condition- ing test no earlier than tomorrow. Dareus was arrested twice dur- ing the offseason and could face a suspension by the NFL. Last sea- son, he had 71 tackles, 7.5 sacks, three pass breakups and a forced NBA: Indiana Pacers acquire Stuckey fumble. The Bills also signed defensive NEW YORK: Three days reached the play-offs in only his tackle Landon Cohen and wide after losing one of the National first two seasons with the Pistons. receiver Naaman Roosevelt, and Basketball Association’s best “I just want to play basket- released wide receiver Ramses young players on the free agent ball. This is a good opportunity NBA star Barden and linebacker Nathan market, the Indiana Pacers to come and do that. It’s a fresh LeBron Williams. gained a welcome boost by sign- start and I’m excited for it.” ** Johnny Manziel’s No. 2 James ing seven-year league veteran While Bird welcomed the Cleveland Browns jersey was (left) of Rodney Stuckey yesterday. arrival in Indiana of Stuckey, the highest seller on NFLShop. Though Stuckey lacks the all- he is still scratching his head Cleveland com during the first quarter of round talent of fellow shooting over the departure last week of Cavaliers the league’s fiscal year. guard Lance Stephenson, who Stephenson, a richly talented smiles at Manziel, taken No. 23 overall opted to leave the Pacers for 23-year-old who was selected by Chinese by the Browns in the first-round more money with the Charlotte the Pacers as the 40th overall pick pianist of the draft, may or may not start Hornets, he will certainly give in the 2010 NBA draft. Lang for the team his rookie year, but Indiana plenty of athleticism and “I really feel bad about losing Lang as the player known as Johnny vigor. him,” Bird told The Indianapolis he meets Football has become popular in “Rodney is a very talented Star yesterday. “I hope it doesn’t his fans Cleveland after winning adula- player who can create and score interfere with our relationship. during tion during his collegiate career in a variety of ways,” Pacers presi- But I did what I could possibly a trip in at Texas A&M. dent of basketball operations do to keep him here. Beijing on After Manziel, Seattle Larry Bird said in a statament. “Even if he didn’t have any Monday. Seahawks quarterback Russell “We’re very happy to get a other offers, I was committed Wilson, San Francisco 49ers player with his experience and to giving him that $44 million quarterback Colin Kaepernick who has made it very clear of his because I believe in the kid.” and Denver Broncos quarterback desire to win.” Stephenson turned down a Peyton Manning made up the top Stuckey, a 28-year-old who has five-year, $44m contract with the four selling jerseys in the NFL. averaged 13.4 points per game Pacers and accepted a deal with The Pacers, beaten by the shooting guard is reportedly and Love since star forward ** The Dallas Cowboys in seven NBA seasons with the the Hornets that guarantees him Miami Heat in the Eastern not related to speculation that LeBron James decided to return signed wide receiver Dezmon Detroit Pistons, is looking for- two years and $18m, along with Conference Finals for the past the team may trade him to the to Cleveland. NBA rules dictate Briscoe. ward to a fresh start in Indiana a team option for the third year. two seasons, still possess a well- Minnesota Timberwolves for All- that once Wiggins is signed, the He has compiled 43 catches for and the chance to compete much “It’s just disappointing,” Bird balanced starting lineup which Star power forward Kevin Love. Cavaliers must wait at least 30 502 yards and seven touchdowns more regularly in the play-offs. said. “When I’d go to practices, includes All-Star Paul George, Instead, the Cavaliers have days before they can trade him. in 25 games since entering the “I want to win; I want to when he (Stephenson) was on, he Roy Hibbert, David West and been looking for ways to use their Also yesterday, the Los Angeles NFL in 2010. go to the play-offs,” Stuckey was by far our best player. And he veteran George Hill. remaining $1.4m in salary cap Lakers officially re-signed guard The 24-year-old Briscoe, a told reporters at Bankers Life worked. If you work as hard as Meanwhile, t he Cleveland space before signing Wiggins to Nick Young to a multi-year con- Dallas-area native missed last Fieldhouse after signing a one- he does, you’re going to get better Cavaliers plan to sign No. 1 over- a contract that will pay him about tract, the team has announced. season after going on injured year contract with the Pacers. “I’m going to miss the kid, no all draft pick Andrew Wiggins to $5.5m this season. Terms were not released, but the reserve (shoulder) with the “It’s not fun having the whole question. And he’s growing up ... a contract this week, according The Cavaliers and Los Angeles Times reported previ- Washington Redskins. summer to do nothing,” said the I knew how good Lance was and to ESPN.com. Timberwolves have been in talks ously that Young agreed to a four- The Cowboys also waived 6-foot-5, 205-pound guard who the value he brought to our team.” The delay in signing the rookie about a trade involving Wiggins year, $21.5m deal. AGENCIES defensive tackle Chris Whaley, but he could return to the team on the non-football injury reserve list if he clears waivers. ** The New England Patriots signed rookie free agent defensive lineman Eathyn NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs sign Franson Manumaleuna and released rookie free agent defensive lin- TORONTO: The Toronto Maple Leafs Terms of the deal will be enforced when ** The Blues signed forward Jeremy Saskatoon Blades of the WHL last season. eman Seali’i Epenesa. signed defenceman Cody Franson to a Sobotka returns to the NHL. The 27-year- Welsh to a one-year, two-way contact. Montreal selected the 18-year-old Moscow Manumaleuna, 25, was origi- one-year contract yesterday, just hours old native of the Czech Republic will play Welsh, 26, split last season between native with the No. 26 overall pick in the nally signed by the Giants as a before he was scheduled for a salary arbi- for Avangard Omsk of the KHL this season. the Vancouver Canucks and Utica of the draft. free agent out of Brigham Young tration hearing. Last season, Sobotka had nine goals, 24 American Hockey League. Meanwhile, Russian tennis player Maria on May 12 but was released on The deal is worth $3.3m, according to assists and 72 penalty minutes in 61 games The forward posted one goal and six pen- Kirilenko has called off her engagement to June 19. multiple media reports. with St. Louis. alty minutes in 19 regular-season games Washington Capitals’ captain Alexander ** The San Diego Chargers Franson had five goals and 28 assists in ** The Blues agreed to terms on a with the Canucks, as well as 15 points Ovechkin, R-Sport said yesterday, as waived center Nick McDonald, 78 games with Toronto last season. He has three-year, entry-level contract with (seven goals, eight assists) and 14 penalty another high-profile sporting romance hit who had signed a futures con- 28 goals and 133 points in 322 games NHL forward Ivan Barbashev, their second- minutes in 49 regular-season games with the rocks. tract with the Chargers in games with the Nashville Predators and round draft choice. the Utica. Just two months after newly crowned January. Maple Leafs. He also has four goals and Barbashev, 18, appeared in 48 games with ** The Montreal Canadiens signed British Open champion Rory McIlroy and McDonald, 27, was a former nine assists in 23 playoff games. the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s first-round draft pick Nikita Scherbak Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki Green Bay Packers undrafted free ** The St Louis Blues received a one- Moncton Wildcats last season and finished to a three-year, entry-level contract. called it quits, Ovechkin, a three-time agent from Grand Valley State. year arbitration award for forward second on the team with 68 points, includ- Scherbak, a forward, had 28 goals and 50 NHL’s Most Valuable Player, and Kirilenko He also played for the New Vladimir Sobotka. ing a team-high 43 assists. assists in 65 regular-season games with the have also split. AGENCIES England Patriots. REUTERS WEDNESDAY 23 JULY 2014 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

A photo shows Malaysia’s squash star Nicol David Bolt fit and raring to in action. The World No.1 is upbeat about winning two gold medals at the shine in Glasgow Commonwealth Games. ‘I’m competing to show that I’m getting back into shape’ Nicol eyes double gold

KINGSTON: Six-times for Malaysia in squash Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt says he ready to put on a GLASGOW: World number she just keeps going. She will do good show in the sprint relay one Nicol David is sure she can her part well and I just need to at the Commonwealth Games deliver Malaysia’s first wom- reduce the mistakes I make.” after recovering from minor en’s doubles gold medal as well In singles, David comes up foot surgery and a hamstring as another singles title at the against Vanessa Florens of injury. Commonwealth Games. Mauritius in the first round, while The Jamaican, who missed nine David, 30, the world’s top- the men’s top seed Nick Matthew weeks of training after surgery on ranked player since 2006 is look- faces another Mauritian, Xavier his left foot in March, said he is ing to retain the singles title she Koenig. back in sub 10-second shape after won in New Delhi four years ago in England’s Matthew, winner of training twice a day to get ready Glasgow, where five of the world’s the men’s singles and men’s dou- for the event in Glasgow which top seven will be competing. bles titles four years ago, is the starts today. She claims she is full of confi- strong favourite to take gold the “It’s been rough, but I’ve been dence after overcoming England’s men’s event. through it a couple times so I world number two Laura Massaro The reigning world champion know what it takes to get back at the British Open in May. and world number two underwent so I’m just pushing on and work- But David maintains the knee surgery in June but will be ing towards what’s necessary for doubles, where she and world ready to compete in Glasgow. this season,” Bolt said yesterday number seven Low Wee Wern The 33-year-old claims his morning during a training ses- are seeded fourth, is also a major recent injury worries mean sion, ahead od the event. priority ahead of her fourth he should not be considered a His coach Glen Mills said that Commonwealth Games. certainty for gold but feels his twice a day workouts were neces- Usain Bolt poses after his win in the men’s 100m at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in London last year. The “Winning the British Open experience at three previous sary to get Bolt ready to compete sprint ace is desperate to perform at the Commonwealth Games starting today in Glasgow, Scotland. was a great feeling because of its Commonwealth Games will be after he missed a lot of founda- prestige. I really wanted to get crucial. tion work. the title back and it was tough as “I obviously hope to still win “We usually train in the morn- evening,” Mills said. The lanky “It definitely one of those things I see where I can run the 4x100 Laura was playing superb squash,” gold but there’s no way that I ing when it is necessary, but it’s sprinter, who also has eight world so I got it out of the way and right I see where I’m getting back into she told the Malaysia Star. can be the favourite having not not the routine,” Mills said, noting championship gold medals in his now I’m just trying to get back shape to actually compete in the “It is going to be very similar played for this amount of time,” that this year’s setback was a bit collection, said the surgery was and that’s the key right now and 4x100” Bolt said. in terms of intensity in Glasgow. Matthew said. more severe than 2012 leading up necessary in this off year. that’s the focus,” Bolt said. He added that he did not want I believe everyone will be gunning “If they want to consider me to the London Olympics. “I went to see my doctor and The 27-year-old, who has pen- to take anyone’s spot in the 100m for the gold too. the favourite that’s up to them, “Usain has lost quite a signifi- he said the best thing to do was ciled in four 100m races over the having missed the trials. “It is tougher in the doubles. but I certainly won’t be in my own cant amount of training time to actually get the surgery done next six weeks, says he did not “I’m going there for my fans We have to adjust our playing mind, so that will take the pres- and in his desire to at least run because it would bother me over want to miss the Commonwealth and I’m going there to show that style as the court is wider. At the sure off. a couple races in the summer, my career, so it was best to get it Games. I’m getting back into shape and end of the day, it’s down to us to “This is my third Games, I’m on in order to get in the sufficient done now, so I just did it because “I really wanted to run at the they can look for great things do what needs to be done. to the experienced end of things amount of sessions, we have to I considered this my off season,” Commonwealths Games over the now and for the years to come,” “I think Wee Wern is a good now. I’ve got a lot of experience double up training morning and he said. years and although I got injured he said. REUTERS partner because she is solid and and it’s about time I used it.”AFP Ace shooter skips Games England’s Wiggins fired Scotland look after jacket goes missing to host more GLASGOW: Commonwealth “We made a report when her major events Games shooting gold medal- bag did not arrive with the other up for the challenge list Nur Ayuni Farhana Abdul luggage. We waited for three Halim has been left devastated days... today is the last day for GLASGOW: The after being ruled out of com- us to confirm the names. GLASGOW: Team England’s then I’ve just been focusing on the Commonwealth Games will peting in Glasgow because her “The rules clearly state that a Bradley Wiggins (pictured) team pursuit. “All the training’s be the first of many success- competition jacket was lost en rifle shooter must wear a jacket. insists he is fired up for the been geared up to the team pur- ful major sporting events to be route to Scotland. “We tried to borrow one but it Commonwealth Games despite suit and trying to break back into held in Scotland regardless of Malaysian Ayuni, who won did not fit her. We tried to make having decided to race only that. It’s the only Olympic event the country’s referendum on the gold medal with Nur Suryani a new one but she said that she one of a possible four events in really that’s available to me now, independence, Scottish First Taibi in the 10 metre air rifle would need two months to get Glasgow. because the individual pursuit has Minister Alex Salmond said pairs in New Delhi four years used to it.” Wiggins has become a global gone. yesterday. ago, was due to compete in the Musa said Ayuni had been star since he last competed at the “I thought I’d put all my eggs Scotland votes on September 18 10 metre air rifle and 50m rifle unable to stop crying and wanted Commonwealth Games in 2002, into the one I’m going to try to decide whether it will end its prone events. to fly home immediately upon with four Olympic gold medals and do for the next two years.” 307-year union with England and Team manager Musa Omar being told she would not be able and victory in the 2012 Tour de and road race all options for him. Wiggins explained he had never leave the United Kingdom. said he was left with no choice to compete. France making him arguably But he will only contest the team seriously entertained the idea of But with the Commonwealth but to withdraw Ayuni from However, Musa said she would the most recognisable face in his pursuit in Glasgow, in a bid to combining track and road events Games starting in Glasgow today, competition after the miss- have to stay with the team in sport. prevent spreading himself too having thrown himself firmly into Salmond said the country’s focus ing luggage, believed to be in Scotland and watch Muslifah But the controversial decision thinly. training alongside the National was firmly on putting on a memo- London, failed to show in time for Zulkifli take her place in the by Team Sky to stand him down “The plan was to come in Cycling Centre in Manchester. rable fortnight of sport. Monday’s registration ahead of 10m air rifle and Suryani, who from this year’s Tour, combined and do pretty much most of the “The training for the last four “What Glasgow 2014 will do is tomorrow’s start of competition. competed in the 2012 London with a desire to return to the events, (but) with hindsight, I to five weeks has been so concen- show that Scotland can success- “She was a gold medallist last Olympics while 30 weeks preg- track at the Rio 2016 Olympics, thought just focus on the Olympic trated on the track and I don’t fully hold major international time and now she won’t even get nant, take over for the 50m means Wiggins has been fully event rather than try to be too think I could have done much on sporting events,” the Scottish a chance to compete. It is really prone. focused on the velodrome in greedy,” Wiggins said. the roads,” he said. National Party leader told a news painful for her. I just feel so “The licence for all her fire- recent months. “The initial thing, having been “It’s one of those ones. It’s one conference. sorry for her,” Musa was quoted arms is under her name. We He had initially been mulling away (from the track) for so or the other, don’t underestimate “We have funded the Games as saying by Malaysian media cannot send her back immedi- over a combined programme of long, was whether I could still the event and try to do everything from our resources. The com- yesterday. ately,” Musa said. REUTERS track and road, with the team pur- do it straight away. The initial or be greedy and thinking you mitment we have shown sport suit, individual pursuit, time-trial signs were really good and since could win everything.” AFP and the Games, not just here in Glasgow but across the country, will continue to flourish with independence.” Singapore confident to dominate in table Scotland, which also hosted the Commonwealth Games in 1970 and 1986, won the right to stage the 2014 event in 2007 and the country will also host this tennis as India’s Achanta eyes success year’s Ryder Cup golf match at Gleneagles in September. GLASGOW: Feng Tianwei younger players have shown a lot pressure at any games but I am “In terms of international insists Singapore can be con- of fighting spirit. confident and prepared and we events we are bidding for we do fident of repeating their domi- “I believe that the younger hope to repeat Singapore’s success pretty well,” Salmond said. “We nance of New Delhi in the players are able to deal with the at the Commonwealth Games,” he will continue to bid for events table tennis at the Glasgow pressure and perform their best,” said. which are appropriate and that Commonwealth Games, starting she said. India’s best ever player Sharath show Scotland in the best possi- today. “I hope we can continue our Kamal Achanta, winner of the ble light. World number four Feng is success at the Games.” singles and team gold in 2006 “Our investment in the Ryder the strong favourite to retain In the men’s event, Singapore’s and doubles in 2010, is determined Cup at Gleneagles is also vali- the women’s singles title she won Gao Ning, beaten by fellow coun- that the Singapore team will not dated in terms of what’s happen- four years ago, when Singapore tryman Yang Zi in the final four have it all their own way. ing in Scottish sport and Scottish collected six gold and five silvers years ago, is also confident he can Kamal, currently ranked 44th golf,” he said. from a total of 24 medals on offer. live up to expectations. in the world, is confident of With the Games costing around The 27-year-old was the flag The Singapore team have been adding to his total haul of five £575m ($981m), the 59-year-old bearer for her country at the gearing up for Glasgow in Linz, Commonwealth Games medals. Salmond believes the impact they opening ceremony of the London Austria, where they have been He said: “The Commonwealth will have on Scottish people’s lives Olympics, where she won two training for six hours a day, and Games has always been important makes it money well spent. bronze medals, two years ago. world number 12 Gao feels ready. for India especially for table ten- “The Games have created She is comfortable in her role “We have been sparring with nis as this is one place where we employment opportunities all as team leader and expects the players of specific playing styles can win medals. over Scotland for thousands of team to be successful in Scotland. in preparation for the games,” “Usually in the Olympic young people,” he added. Tianwei said: “I have been lead- said Gao. Games and Asian Games we “The venues have been open for ing the women’s team for several “We have been busy training are not in contention but in the some time and they are already years. and in such a way where we are Commonwealth Games we stand From left: Wang Yuegu, Feng Tianwei and Li Jiawei of Singapore, in this proving to be powerful invest- “For this Commonwealth prepared for every scenario, posi- a good chance to win even the gold file photo show their silver medals at the medal ceremony at the Beijing ments, paying their way before Games, we have a new team but tive or negative. medal. 2008 OIympic Games. the Games have started.” the confidence is high and our “There will be definitely AFP REUTERS WEDNESDAY 23 JULY 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 Australia’s Rogers wins stage; Bardet and Van Garderen suffer World champion Rui Costa of Portugal withdraws after X-ray shows pneumonia

BAGNERES DE LUCHON, an outbreak of pneumonia,” his France: Frenchman Romain Tour de France 16th Lampre team said in a statement. Tour de France Bardet and American Tejay A 21-man breakaway took van Garderen’s Tour de France Stage Results shape after about 60 kilometres Overall Standings podium hopes suffered a major and built a 12:30 gap that started Results from the 16th stage of Overall standings after the 16th blow yesterday when they lost to shrink when they hit the first the Tour de France a 237.5km stage of the Tour de France, a considerable ground in the slopes of the ascent to the Port ride from Carcassonne to 237.5km ride from Carcassonne 16th stage won by Australian de Bales, a 11.7-km climb at an Bagnères-de-Luchon yesterday: to Bagnères-de-Luchon Michael Rogers. average gradient of 7.7 per cent. 1. Michael Rogers (AUS/TIN) 6hr 07min 10sec yesterday: Rogers gave his Tinkoff-Saxo Astana and Movistar set the team their second stage win this 2. Thomas Voeckler (FRA/EUC) at 0:09s tempo of the peloton in the climb 1. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/AST) 73hr 05min 19sec year by powering away from a 3. Vasil Kiryienka (BLR/SKY) 0:09. while Rogers’s acceleration in the 2. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) at 4min 37sec. breakaway group in the 237.5-km 4. José Serpa Perez (COL/LAM) 0:09. break reduced the group to seven 3. Thibaut Pinot (FRA/FDJ) 5:06. mountain trek from Carcassonne. 5. Cyril Gautier (FRA/EUC) 0:09. men. 4. Jean Christophe Peraud (FRA/ALM) 6:08. Vincenzo Nibali of Italy Thomas Voeckler’s attack 6. Greg Van Avermaet (BEL/BMC) 0:13. 5. Romain Bardet (FRA/ALM) 6:40. retained the overall leader’s yellow skimmed it down to four before 7. Michal Kwiatkowski (POL/OPQ) 0:36. jersey ahead of Spain’s Alejandro his Europcar team mate Cyril 6. Tejay Van Garderen (USA/BMC) 9:25. Valverde while France’s Thibaut 8. Matteo Montaguti (ITA/ALM) 0:50. Gauthier burst away, but he 7. Leopold König (CZE/APP) 9:32. Pinot, who was the strongest in 9. Tom Slagter (NED/GRM) 2:11. quickly paid for it and was 8. Laurens ten Dam (NED/BKN) 11:12. the intimidating ascent to the 10. Tony Gallopin (FRA/LTB) 2:11. dropped. 9. Michal Kwiatkowski (POL/OPQ) 11:28. Port de Bales, moved up to third Rogers, Colombian Jose Serpa 10. Bauke Mollema (NED/BKN) 11:33. at the expense of compatriot Peraud in fourth 6:08 off the pace and Voeckler were on their 11. Haimar Zubeldia (ESP/TRE) 12:38. Bardet. while Bardet is 32 seconds further own three kilometres from the AG2R-La Mondiale rider back. summit. 12. Pierre Rolland (FRA/EUC) 13:09. Bardet, who had promised to blow “This is tough to take in when That is where Pinot’s team 13. Jurgen Van den Broeck (BEL/LTB) 14:02. the race open in the Pyrenees, you were looking to attack,” said mate Arnold Jeannesson upped Saxo Tinkoff 14. Frank Schleck (LUX/TRE) 17:37. procycling team’s was unable to sustain the pace in Bardet. the pace in front of the yellow 15. Yury Trofimov (RUS/KAT) 23:06. rider Michael the climb and lost more than 1:40. “But there are two stages left in jersey group as Bardet dropped 16. Geraint Thomas (GBR/SKY) 23:54. Van Garderen also could not the Pyrenees and I will be looking out. Van Garderen was long gone Rogers of Australia 17. Richie Porte (AUS/SKY) 24:08. follow and lost more than three to attack tomorrow if I have the already after Valverde’s Movistar celebrates as he minutes, but Bardet’s team mate legs.” BMC rider Van Garderen team had set a devilish pace at crosses the finish 18. Steven Kruijswijk (NED/BKN) 26:06. Jean-Christophe Peraud could not now lies 9:25 behind Nibali. the front. line to win the 16th 19. Brice Feillu (FRA/BSE) 26:48. be shaken off. “I had good legs, “Movistar made such an insane Pinot finished it off in the last stage of the 101st 20. Chris Horner (USA/LAM) 29:54. I had to attack,” Pinot, whose tempo. I did not have the legs, I kilometre, dropping Valverde, Tour de France, 21. John Gadret (FRA/MOV) 33:53. acceleration in the Port de Bales felt a bit empty. I’m hoping I can Peraud and even Nibali. yesterday. 22. Mikel Nieve (ESP/SKY) 34:54. put all his rivals in the red, told bounce back tomnorrow,” the However, they all came back in 23. Cyril Gautier (FRA/EUC) 41:54. reporters. American said. the descent and worked together “I hope I can stay on the podium World champion Rui Costa of with several team mates who had 24. Tanel Kangert (EST/AST) 42:48. (all the way to Paris). Portugal did not start the stage been dropped from the morn- 25. Jan Bakelants (BEL/OPQ) 44:04. The FDJ.fr rider holds the as he withdrew suffering from ing’s breakaway and they finished 26. Michael Rogers (AUS/TIN) 44:51. white jersey for the best Under- pneumonia. together. 27. Ben Gastauer (LUX/ALM) 45:04. 25 rider. “He was forced to withdraw Today’s 17th stage is a brutal, 28. Tony Gallopin (FRA/LTB) 47:44. Nibali leads Valverde by 4:37 after an X-ray examination, 124.5-km effort featuring four 29. Peter Velits (SVK/BMC) 49:09. and Pinot by 5:06 ahead of two carried out during the rest day demanding climbs with a summit tough stages in the Pyrenees, with at a clinic in Pezenas, showed finish at Plat d’Adet. REUTERS 30. Tom Dumoulin (NED/GIA) 1h00:25. Pinot overcomes Bardet Peraud surprising himself as in battle of young guns

BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, Bardet lost 1min 50sec to Pinot Pyrenean stages loom at Tour France: Thibaut Pinot struck -- as well as Alejandro Valverde the first significant blow to his in second and Jean-Christophe CARCASSONNE, France: replied: “No, “The who are now a long way back in best young rider rival Romain Peraud, his AG2R team-mate, Jean-Christophe Peraud admit- not at all. I’ve aim was the standings who could get into Bardet as the Tour de France now up to fourth -- but he sounded ted he had not even ridden the never done fifth place a dangerous breakaway, so it could reached the Pyrenees yesterday. determined to make amends. “It’s three tough Pyrenean stages at the Hautacam but now become difficult to manage the Bardet had started the day in hard to take on board mentally the Tour de France in advance because I didn’t there’s race and the support of the team third place in the overall stand- when you were thinking more because he didn’t expect to be have enough perhaps will be very important.” ings and wearing the white jersey about going on the attack,” said competing for a podium. time. room to Yesterday’s 237.5km trek from of the Tour’s best young rider. Bardet. The 37-year-old French rider “We’ve had a do better.” Carcassonne to Bagneres-de- But by the end of the long- “Today I lost a battle but there has unexpectedly found himself in very busy sea- One Luchon is the longest stage of the est stage of the race -- an epic are still two great (Pyrenean) sixth place overall and only 1min son and I’m a who can race and tackles the hors category 237.5km trek from Carcassonne stages to come. 18sec of a podium position with father. I regret hardly Porte de Bales climb before head- to Bagneres-de-Luchon -- Pinot “Maybe tomorrow (Wednesday) less than a week to go. that a little bit. do any ing into a speedy 20km descent to had stripped him of both those I’ll have more freedom on a stage The veteran AG2R rider is I didn’t expect better is the finish. honours. that suits me a lot.” enjoying a surprise Indian sum- to be at this France’s Jean-Christophe Peraud rides in a Italian Today’s stage from Saint- Bardet, 23, had cracked under AG2R have Peraud in fourth at mer to his career as he largely level.” Nibali, Gaudens is more than 100km the pressure exerted on the final 1:02 behind Pinot while Bardet is breakaway during the 237.5 km 16th stage flies under the radar with most Asked where who leads shorter at 124.5km but that will hors category Port de Bales climb now at 1:34 of his rival. of the 101st edition of the Tour de France, of the attention focussed on he’d expected second- merely push the pace up and as first Movistar and then Pinot’s But the fact they are team- runaway race leader Vincenzo to be at this yesterday. placed it includes three first category FDJ team pushed up the pace. mates could help them as Pinot Nibali and young French hopes time, Peraud Alejandro climbs before the hors category Asked which objective was will have to defend attacks from Romain Bardet, his team-mate, alluded to the withdrawal of Valverde by 4:37. Even so, he said summit finish at Saint-Lary. more important to him, a podium both. and Thibaut Pinot. favourites Chris Froome and he and his Astana teammates will It’s the biggest danger for finish or the white jersey, Pinot “I think Jean-Christophe can But now that he finds himself in Alberto Contador through injury need to take care. sprinters who will need to get was unequivocal. go after the podium this year. the thick of battle for a top finish, earlier in the race.“I expected “The week that’s coming is very home inside the time limit in “The most important thing We’ll discuss it with the coaches,” Peraud is regretting not having there would two more ahead of important, the best thing will be order to continue. If that isn’t is the podium, that’s a really said Bardet. Certainly Pinot sees studied the next three Pyrenean me for starters,” he added. to keep our concentration because enough, Thursday’s 145.5km big thing but I’m sure that if I Peraud now as more of a rival, stages more closely. But that’s not to say Peraud, there will be difficulties,” said the stage from Pau tackles the two stay on the podium then there’s along with American Tejay Van Asked if he knew any of the whose best previous finish was 29-year-old Italian. behemoths of the race, the Col a great chance the white jersey Garderen, despite the latter los- climbs he would scale from ninth in 2011, didn’t come into “We must be wary of breaka- du Tourmalet and the Hautacam will stay on my shoulders,” said ing 3:36 to now sit 4:19 behind Tuesday to Thursday, Peraud the race with ambitions. ways because there will be people summit finish. AFP the 24-year-old. Pinot in sixth. AFP

Croatian Baku Cup International Women’s Singles Haase advances at Swiss Open Round 1 Results GSTAAD, Switzerland: Last breaking for 3-1 that I relaxed for falling vcitim to illness and stop- Men’s Singles year’s finalist Robin Haase (pic- to earn the edge the first time. I was ping while trailing 6-2, 3-2 against Round 1 Results Results from the Baku Cup tured) had to fight through for eventual vic- feeling a lot of pres- Pablo Andujar. Women’s Singles Round 1 an extended case of first- tory. Haase admit- sure, I had finalist German Jan-Leonard Struff matches yesterday. match nerves to advance over ted that his case of points to defend was leading 6-2, 1-0 when Results from the Croatian Aleksandr Nedovyesov 6-4, 6-7 early-match nerves from last year, and Austrian Andreas Haider-Maurer International Men’s Singles 1-Sorana Cirstea (Romania) bt Ons Jabeur (3/7), 6-3 on another rainy day lasted much longer I’ve not been play- retired from their first-round Round 1 matches yesterday. (Tunisia) 6-3, 6-3; Silvia Soler Espinosa at the Swiss Open yesterday. than expected as ing that well on match with a left adductor strain. (Spain) bt Danka Kovinic (Montenegro) 6-2, The Dutchman, who lost the he finally advanced clay. Swiss wild card Yann Marti Horacio Zeballos (Argentina) 6-4; 2-Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) bt Nigina final a year ago on the Bernese in just under two “I’ve had some finished off a match halted on bt Ante Pavic (Croatia) 6-4, Abduraimova (Uzbekistan) 6-2, 6-4; Julia alpine clay to Russian Mikhail hours in a contest good matches but I Monday, beating Daniel Gimeno- 6-7(2), 6-1; Pablo Cuevas Glushko (Israel) bt Kateryna Bondarenko Youzhny, failed to close out his played in mid-teens lost them. I can only Traver 5-7, 7-6 (9/7), 7-6 (7/5). (Uruguay) bt Mate Delic (Ukraine) 6-2, 2-6, 7-5; Misa Eguchi (Japan) win in two sets against the 99th- temperatures and look ahead to the Two-time champion Thomaz (Croatia) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4; Igor bt 3-Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia) 6-4, ranked Nedovyesov who beat him occasional drizzle. next round.” There Bellucci began his quest for a Sijsling (Netherlands) bt Julian 7-6(7); 8-Jana Cepelova (Slovakia) bt Nazrin in the spring at Casablanca. “It’s normal to have some are no certain (easy) matches any hat-trick as he beat Austrian Jafarova (Azerbaijan) 6-1, 6-0; Francesca Reister (Germany) 7-6(2), Haase led a set and 5-4 when nerves but they usually go away more.” Haase, whose two titles qualifier Gerald Melzer, brother 6-7(3), 6-2; 5-Lukas Rosol Schiavone (Italy) bt 4-Kurumi Nara (Japan) he was broken, with Kazakh in the first few games,” said world came on clay in Kitzbuehel in 2011 of Jurgen Melzer, 6-3, 6-4 in an (Czech Republic) bt Diego 6-2, 6-2; Kristina Mladenovic (France) bt Nedovyesov winning a tiebreaker number 51 Haase, winner of two and 2012, won his 12th match of hour and a quarter. Kenny De Schwartzman (Argentina) 6-3 7-Heather Watson (Britain) 6-2, 3-6, 6-0; to take the contest into a decid- career titles. “In the first and the season and improved to 5-1 Schepper of France beat Italy’s 3-6 7-6(2); 8-Carlos Berlocq Donna Vekic (Croatia) bt Olga Savchuk ing set. second sets I was playing with at Gstaad. Filippo Volandri while Blaz Rola (Argentina) bt Andrej Martin (Ukraine) 7-6(6) 6-0; Vesna Dolonc (Serbia) The seventh seed found his nerves. A pair of players quit matches, of Slovenia stopped Brazilian (Slovakia) 7-6(4), 6-3. bt Ksenia Gaydarzhi (Russia) 6-0, 6-2. game just in time, though, “It was only in the third set with sixth seed Giles Simon Fabiano De Paula 6-4, 6-4. AFP WEDNESDAY 23 JULY 2014 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Cook advised Dhoni rejoices as woeful to step down by former England England lose ’keeper Prior captains LONDON: Beleaguered It was fantastic to see the determination the guys showed: M S Dhoni England captain Alastair Cook should step down and take a break from the sport to avoid LONDON: India captain suffering from a damaging burn- Mahendra Singh Dhoni hailed out that could end his career, a his side’s determination in forc- number of former England cap- ing the collapse of England who tains said yesterday. faced new trouble yesterday “For all the resolve... to carry when wicketkeeper Matt Prior on regardless, common sense withdrew for at least the rest of should prevail in the interests of the season. The Indian cricket the man and his team,” former India head towards the third players celebrate captain Mike Atherton wrote in Test in Southampton on Sunday after winning the The Times a day after England fell in a dominant position against a match by 95 runs to a humiliating 95-run defeat to demoralised England -- crushed on the fifth day of India at Lord’s. by 95 runs at Lord’s on Monday. the second cricket Cook has gone 27 Test innings Ishant Sharma, not the fast- Test match against without a century and presided est bowler in world cricket and England at Lord’s over England’s 5-0 Ashes capitu- not renowned for his use of the Cricket Ground in lation in Australia which was fol- short ball, bounced out a succes- London on Monday. lowed by a 1-0 home loss to Sri sion of England batsmen after Lanka ahead of the current five- BELOW: England’s Dhoni, playing his last Test at match series against India. Matt Prior sits on Lord’s, finally persuaded him to On Monday, India’s modest drop short. the dressing room attack ripped through England’s The result was a devastating balcony after India paper-thin defences to take a burst of five wickets for 24 runs in won the second 1-0 lead in the five-match series, 33 balls either side of lunch that Test match. prompting calls for Cook’s sacking led Sharma to finish with Test- after the Essex cricketer stub- best figures of seven for 74. bornly refused to step down. India ended a woeful sequence “It gives no pleasure to write of 15 successive Tests without an it, but the tap on the shoulder away victory. England have now for Alastair Cook should come,” not won in 10 Tests. Atherton added. Now India will hope for a ‘win’ “The cruellest cut would also be off the field when Ravindra Jadeja the kindest cut, as it would be in takes part in a preliminary hear- “To start with it was very dif- Prior told his teammates in the compounded by two more low this fine cricketer’s best interests, ing on International Cricket ficult to convince him. dressing room however that he scores. Another couple of low so that he can find a way to score Council disciplinary charges “I set the field for him so that would not be playing any more scores that meant the opener runs and enjoy his cricket again. arising from his alleged con- he doesn’t even think of bowl- tests this summer -- which could had now gone 27 innings without “Batting is not coming easily, frontation with England’s James ing up --he is forced to bowl the effectively mean the end of his a Test hundred. and he is not a natural leader of Anderson during the first Test in length that I want him to bowl.” international career. The latest defeat led to a cho- men, so both parts of his game Nottingham. The plan worked better than Prior, 32, said he needs time rus of ex-England skippers to call require huge reserves of men- The pair shook hands at Lord’s even Dhoni could have hoped for. off to treat injuries, including an for Cook’s resignation as captain. tal energy. It is hard to see that after Jadeja ran out Anderson Moeen Ali was caught at short Achilles problem that will need But even after the 5-0 Ashes changing any time soon, so the to seal only India’s second Test leg off a bouncer to the last ball surgery, which has hit his form. thrashing in Australia and the problems will not miraculously win at the ‘home of cricket’ in 82 before lunch. “I’m not doing justice to myself latest defeat, Cook insisted he had disappear.” years of trying following ar five- After the break Matt Prior, and more importantly the team no intention of quitting. Cook appears to enjoy the wicket victory back in 1986. Ben Stokes -- who completed a and that is what matters first and He knows the pressure is on backing of his board and head “This is a result of hard effort... pair -- and Joe Root all fell trying foremost,” Prior said. after even his usually support- coach Peter Moores despite a and it was fantastic to see the to hook Sharma. “I’ve always said as long as I ive predecessor Andrew Strauss winless streak that stretched to determination the guys showed,” “He (Sharma) has the height so can do my job I will manage the labelled a “shambolic” England 10 matches following India’s sec- said Dhoni. he can exploit the bounce and put pain and get on with it, but it has performance. ond test victory at Lord’s. “It seems it will be my last at pressure on batsmen and can add now got to the point where I can’t “I haven’t had any tougher Many are not sure whether Lord’s, for sure... so it’s definitely this to his armoury,” Dhoni said do my job to the level I expect of times in my career than at the England have an alternative memorable,” the 33-year-old yesterday. myself.” moment,” said Cook. choice as captain, although wicketkeeper-batsman added. “We have been trying to con- “It is a huge decision and not “It gets harder and harder the Atherton is not one of them. Dhoni said Sharma needed vince our bowlers to bowl a few one I’ve taken lightly obviously longer it goes on. “There is always an alternative some persuading a plan he’d bouncers.” because I could have played my “But I don’t think walking away - Ian Bell, Joe Root, Stuart Broad, hatched in conjunction with India England captain Alistair Cook last game,” Prior said. from it would be the way to go,” Eoin Morgan are names that coach Duncan Fletcher, formerly said he would not be quitting, For Cook, the pain of a 10th he said at the press conference. would be worthy of close scru- in charge of England. despite the result. Wicketkeeper straight Test without a win was REUTERS tiny - and, more than that, people can surprise you when given extra authority and responsibility,” wrote Atherton, who played 115 Cook remains captain as Tests for England from 1989-2001. Anderson hearing set “England lose more than they England call up Buttler gain by having an out-of-form Cook leading the side.” LONDON: Alastair Cook (pictured below) retained the England Writing in The Daily Telegraph, captaincy while the selectors brought in uncapped Lancashire another former skipper, Michael wicketkeeper Jos Buttler to a 13-man squad announced yesterday for August 1, says ICC Vaughan, felt Cook badly needed for the third Test against India at Southampton on Sunday. a break. After England’s 95-run defeat in the second Test at Lord’s on LONDON: England seamer “I believe Cook wants the selec- Monday, struggling wicketkeeper Matt James Anderson could be tors to step in and pull him out Prior announced he was taking a break banned from the fourth Test at of the fire, before it gets so hot from international cricket in order his Old Trafford home ground that we lose him for good. This is to regain full fitness, with the Sussex after the International Cricket a man with the capacity to score gloveman set to undergo surgery on an Council (ICC) announced yes- 13,000 Test runs,” wrote Vaughan, Achilles injury. terday a full hearing into alle- who played the last of his 82 Tests Although uncapped at Test level, the gations he had “abused and India’s in 2008. 23-year-old Buttler has long been ear- pushed” India’s Ravindra Jadeja Ravindra “For me, Cook would be best marked for a debut in the five-day game would take place by video con- Jadeja (left) off taking a six-month break and after impressing in the course of 63 lim- ference on August 1. shakes hands chilling out with his family. Shane ited overs appearances for England. Anderson is free to play in with England’s Warne missed a year of cricket Cook insisted on Monday he had no the third Test against India in James in 2003 thanks to the diet-pill intention of standing down as captain Southampton starting on Sunday Anderson after controversy, and some of his best despite the heavy loss representing -- with his hearing due to take India won the performances came after that England’s 10th successive Test without place the day after the scheduled match by 95 suspension. Geoff Boycott skipped a win -- their worst run in more than 20 finish of that match. runs on the a lot of series during his many years. The left-handed opener has also seen his own form decline, But the severity of the charge fifth day of the years with England and look how with Cook now having gone 27 innings since scoring the last of his that has been levelled against him many runs he finished up with.” second cricket England record 25 Test hundreds. by India means Anderson is facing Never one to shy away from Test match at India lead the five-match series 1-0 after the first Test at a possible ban of up to four Tests, expressing a frank opinion, Nottingham’s Trent Bridge ground was drawn. Their win at Lord’s should ICC code of conduct com- Lord’s Cricket Boycott was even harsher in his was only India’s second Test match victory at the ‘home of cricket’. missioner Gordon Lewis, a retired Ground in assessment of the situation. England’s seventh defeat in their past nine Tests was especially Australian judge, find against him. London on “Only Alastair Cook, his wife galling as it took place on a pitch that at the start of the match was A four-Test ban would rule the Monday. and family want him to remain as a classic English ‘green top’. Lancashire seamer out of both captain - nobody else. He’s being Yet they were outplayed in all departments, the match ending in next month’s Old Trafford fixture stubborn and it’s going to take six what former England captain Michael Atherton called “ridiculous” and the finale of the five-match wild stallions to drag him out of fashion as several batsmen succumbed to a hooking trap baited by India series at The Oval in south that job,” the former opener told India paceman Ishant Sharma, who finished with Test-best figures London. BBC Test Match Special. of seven for 74. But the ICC added the coun- Meanwhile it was announced England national selector James Whitaker called for a much- ter-charges laid by England that Australian Test batsman improved team display this weekend before congratulating Buttler against Jadeja would be heard Shaun Marsh faces four months on his call-up. not by Lewis but by match referee Anderson the ICC’s code of con- appeared to be a move designed out of action after a specialist yes- “The result of the second Investec Test at Lord’s was very disap- David Boon, the former Australia duct for what they said was his to avoid admitting a physical con- terday recommended surgery for pointing,” he said. batsman. physical, as well as verbal con- frontation had taken place. Level a persistent elbow injury. “One or two of our players had encouraging performances. However, the “details of this frontation with all-rounder Jadeja Three offences can see a player The left-hander is expected “However, it is vital the squad learns quickly and arrives in hearing are being worked out and during the lunch break on the banned for up to four Tests. A to go under the knife next week Southampton this week refreshed and ready to perform well in will be announced in due course,” second day of the drawn first Test Level Two offence carries a ban which rules him out of the upcom- what will no doubt be another tough Test match,” he added. the global governing body said in a at Trent Bridge on July 10. of up to one Test, or two one- ing tours of Zimbabwe and the England squad: Alastair Cook (Essex, capt), Sam Robson statement after Lewis held a pre- India team manager Sunil Dev day internationals, depending on United Arab Emirates, where (Middlesex), Gary Ballance (Yorkshire), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Joe liminary hearing via a teleconfer- accused Anderson of committing which type of match is scheduled Australia face Pakistan on neutral Root (Yorkshire), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Ben Stokes (Durham), ence, involving the England and a Level Three offence under the next for the suspended player. turf. But he should be back for the Jos Buttler (Lancashire, wkt), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Wales Cricket Board, the Board of ICC code. England team man- India are due to play five one- opening match of the four-Test Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire), James Anderson (Lancashire), Chris Control for Cricket in India and ager Phil Neale charged Jadeja day internationals in England series against India, which starts Jordan (Sussex), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire) REUTERS their respective lawyers yesterday. in response, but only with a after the end of their Test series. in Brisbane on December 4. Last week India charged lesser Level Two offence in what REUTERS AGENCIES WEDNESDAY 23 JULY 2014 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27 Real sign Golden Boot Rodriguez Striker joins list of most expensive players after a deal believed to be around £63m

MADRID: Real Madrid yes- League, which is very physical,” terday signed Colombian striker he told FIFA.com in an interview Football’s Most James Rodriguez, the top scorer in November. at the World Cup, from Monaco “The game in Spain is more Expensive on a six season contract. about technique, and about get- Neither team gave the transfer Colombia’s James ting more touches on the ball. Transfers fee, but Spanish media reported Rodriguez waves to That’s why I like it so much.” a figure of between 75m and 80m fans (not pictured) Rodriguez started his career at Colombian World Cup star James euros ($101m-$108m), making during his presentation 16 for Colombian second division Rodriguez joined Spanish giants Real him one of the most expensive side Envigado FC and built up an at the Santiago Madrid from Monaco for a fee believed players in history. immediate reputation. Bernabeu Stadium to be in the region of £63m yesterday, Rodriguez, 23, scored six goals In 2008, he was signed by in Madrid, yesterday. making him the fourth most expensive for Colombia at the World Cup to Real Madrid have Argetinian side Atletico Banfield win the Golden Boot award. where he became known as signing in football transfer history. signed Rodriguez from He will be unveiled at Real “James Bond of Banfield” after Monaco on a six-year Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu sta- scoring an extraordinary left- Take a look at the top 10. dium, the club said in a statement. contract, the La Liga footed lob for the unfashionable Shortly before the announce- club said yesterday. side in February 2010. 1. Gareth Bale (£86m, Tottenham to ment, Rodriguez posed for pic- He moved to FC Porto in Real Madrid, 2013) tures and gave the thumbs up sign Portugal where more spectacular The Welshman became the world’s most as he left a Madrid clinic where goals brought three league titles expensive player last summer with his he passed a medical test. in three seasons. move to Madrid. Despite a slow start “I am very happy. We will talk Monaco bought him in May thanks to a pre-season injury, Bale went later,” he told reporters. 2013. on to score 22 goals in 40 appearances in The Colombian striker is Real’s Spanish first division. Rodriguez Spanish sports daily Marca, starring role to his Monaco team- Rodriguez prides himself most his first season, with 16 assists. second major signing in five days had only been at Monaco for one which has close ties with Real mate as Colombia reached the last in having been dubbed ‘El Pibe as they prepare for a new season year but his sizzling perform- Madrid’s board, said Real will pay 16 for the first time. Nueva’ (the New Kid) in place 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (£80m, of confrontation against eternal ance at the World Cup made him 75m euros straight away and up Uruguay’s coach Oscar Tabarez of Carlos Valderrama, Colombia’s Manchester United to rivals Barcelona. the number one target for many to five million more in add ons. compared Rodriguez to Argentine star of the 1990s, who was called Real Madrid, 2009) German midfielder Toni Kroos European clubs. If confirmed, the fee would legends Diego Maradona and ‘El Pibe’. Ronaldo’s five seasons at Madrid have moved from Bayern Munich on In a FIFA.com poll released make Rodriguez the fourth most Lionel Messi, the “players who “It’s an honour to be considered been nothing other than a success. As Thursday, just days after the on Monday, his volley against expensive player in history behind succeed in doing things because the heir to ‘El Pibe’ at my age,” he well as guiding his team to ‘La Decima’ 24-year-old helped Germany win Uruguay in the last 16 was Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo they are special.” told FIFA.com. this season, in five years the Portugese the World Cup. declared goal of the World Cup (both of Real) and Luis Suarez The Colombian has made it “Since I was little, I admired Real have also been linked with by more than four million voters who joined Barcelona this month. clear for a long time that it was Valderrama and I always wanted star has scored 223 goals in just 208 a move for Keylor Navas, the -- three quarters of those who Rodriguez went to the World the Spanish league that he wanted to be like him. He was my hero appearances. goalkeeper whose heroics helped took part. Cup as Colombia’s second best to get to. and I am proud to wear the Costa Rica reach the World Cup Monaco paid 45m euros ($60m) known striker. “The Spanish league is a number 10 for Colombia while 3. Luis Suarez (£75m, Liverpool to quarter finals. when he signed from FC Porto of But Radamel Falcao was league that I’ve always watched helping the national team return Barcelona, 2014) Navas plays with Levante in the Portugal. injured in January leaving the -- it’s different from the English to the World Cup.” AFP The controversial striker this month completed his ‘dream’ move to Spain after his 31 goals last season almost brought Renard among Liverpool their first title in 24 years. His Guardiola warns foes not to appetite for biting people, though, means candidates for he won’t be seen in a Barcelona shirt until late October thanks to a four-month ban.

Ivory Coast job 4. James Rodriguez (£63m, Monaco to Real Madrid, 2014) ABIDJAN: Herve Renard, copy World champs Germany The undoubted star of this year’s FIFA who led Zambia to an African World Cup, Rodriguez has completed his Cup of Nations triumph, and WASHINGTON: Bayern during a successful on August 6 in coming campaign. “My first idea, transfer to the Champions League winners former French international Munich coach Pep Guardiola run at Barcelona warm-up matches he’s going to stay for the rest of one year after moving to Monaco. Los Luis Fernandez are among five (pictured) warned yesterday before his Bayern for the upcom- the season,” Guardiola said while candidates to become the new that those seeing Germany move. ing Bundesliga noting that other factors could Blancos will be hoping that the Colombian Ivory Coast coach, the country’s as a model for success after All the peo- campaign. change that decision before the replicates the form he showed this federation said yesterday. their World Cup triumph need ple went and cop- In addition to season starts. summer on a regular basis. Ivory Coast football authorities greater dedication and patience ied that. It’s a big fitness issues, sev- Green is nursing a sore knee said they have a shortlist with four with their own philosophies. mistake,” he said. eral Bayern play- but will tour with Bayern in 5. Kaka (£56m, AC Milan to Read French and one Portuguese can- Speaking ahead of the reigning “You copy that and ers had key roles in America. Madrid, 2009) didate to replace Sabri Lamouchi, Bundesliga champions’ upcoming because of that one Germany’s run to “We were really impressed with Kaka’s move to Madrid made him the who quit after the World Cup. US tour, the 43-year-old Spaniard day you won. But the World Cup title. his talent, his movement to the world’s most expensive player. That Renard, who guided Zambia said teams who try to reboot their one day you are “We want to make goal,” said Guardiola. Ronaldo surpassed that fee just weeks to the African title in 2012, football program after World going to lose. a good game and win “He’s going to travel in the US later effectively summed up Kaka’s time in Fernandez, who won a European Cup failures risk falling further “Be patient with but we are not in and I hope he’s going to be fit and Spain, with the Brazilian overshadowed by title as a French player and behind. the coach and be the best moment,” be able to play for us. Ronaldo in every respect. He managed 28 coached Israel, former Bordeaux “Any system is good. Any sys- patient with the players and you Guardiola said. “It’s not easy moving up to the goals in 110 appearances and can now be coach Francis Gillot, and Frederic tem is wrong,” Guardiola said in are going to be good.” “Nine of the most important senior team but he deserves to found playing for Orlando City. Antonetti, who has managed a conference call. Guardiola cited his homeland players on the team they are try to keep going here and play teams in France and Japan, are “I’m not convinced because Spain’s early exit after winning still on holidays. I know in this with us.” 6. Edinson Cavani (£55m, Napoli to the French contenders. England is out and Italy is out the title in 2010 and the decision moment (opponents) are fitter Beyond Green, Guardiola was PSG, 2013) Jose Manuel de Jesus, a former their system is bad or because not to toss out the entire coaching than us. impressed with the US World Cavani moved to PSG after scoring 78 Benfica coach, is the Portuguese Germany won that the philoso- staff and philosophy. “We’re going to play in the best Cup side of German legend Jurgen candidate. The Ivory Coast phy is right. “Spain lost and they will keep way possible, the way we believe. Klinsmann. goals in three seasons at Napoli. The Football Federation’s executive “Every federation has to believe going with the same coach and Forget about the results and “United States is making a lot 27-year-old striker has not fully replicated committee has said it will make in what they have and make the same style of play. And maybe what’s going on with the score. of steps forward in their concept his form for the French champions, but a decision by the end of July. best facilities and (opportunities) they will go back,” he said. We play our best for the people about football,” he said. still managed 22 goals in 39 appearances The federation said 37 applica- for the players to develop their “It’s a matter of believing in who come to see us and make the “They play so aggressive and last season. tions for the job were cut to five. talents.” what you do.” best game possible.” are physically stronger and I was Lamouchi, another former While World Cup results For now, Guardiola believes his Guardiola says he expects impressed with their backline. 7. Radamel Falcao (£51m, Atletico French international, quit every four years weigh heavily squad will have tough matches 19-year-old winger Julian Green, “United States is a reality in Madrid to Monaco, 2013) straight after the Elephants were upon football squads worldwide, against Mexican club Chivas on who scored a spectacular goal for the world football. In the next few Falcao completed his big-money move beaten 2-1 by Greece in their final Guardiola says one bad game can July 31 in suburban New York the United States against Belgium years, they will be stronger in the after scoring 32 goals for Atletico group match at the World Cup on doom your dreams in any event, and the Major League Soccer in a World Cup defeat, will stay World Cup and can make it better Madrid the previous season. His first June 25. AFP noting how his ideas were copied All-Stars at Portland, Oregon, on Bayern’s top squad for the and better.” AFP year in France was blighted by injury, with anterior cruciate ligament damage suffered in January ruling him out of the Ronaldo fit and ready to rumble Bojan leaves giants rest of the campaign and the summer’s World Cup. Barca for Stoke City 8. Fernando Torres (£50m, Liverpool after failing in World Cup to Chelsea, 2011) LONDON: Stoke City have came up through the Barca acad- Roman Abramovich broke the British TOKYO: Portugal superstar signed striker Bojan Krkic emy and scored 41 goals in 163 transfer record by signing Torres, but Cristiano Ronaldo, putting a (pictured) from Spanish giants appearances for the first team that is the only thing the Spaniard’s three Portuguese miserable World Cup behind Barcelona for an undisclosed before joining Roma in 2011. years in London will be remembered him, yesterday declared himself football star fee, the Premier League side After failing to leave a lasting for so far. The striker has been largely fit and ready to go as he chases Cristiano Ronaldo announced yesterday. impression in the Italian capital considered a flop for Chelsea, scoring 46 trophies at Real Madrid. gestures as Bojan, 23, has penned a four- he was sent on loan to AC Milan goals in 172 appearances. “I’ll try my best all the season he answers year contract at the Britannia prior to his return to the Nou like I do it every year. I’ll try to questions during and becomes Stoke’s fifth Camp after the 2012/13 9. David Luiz (£50m, Chelsea to be the best, try to help my team, a promotional signing of the summer. season. PSG, 2014) try to score goals and try to win event held by his Stoke boss Mark He spent last year Luiz became the world’s most expensive titles,” the 29-year-old striker sponsor in Tokyo, Hughes told the club’s on loan at Dutch giants defender after his move this summer, and told a sponsor’s event in Tokyo, yesterday. website: Ajax and helped the will partner compatriot Thiago Silva in adding he would like to play “six, “Anyone who knows Amsterdam club secure PSG’s defence. He will be hoping to put seven more years” at the top level European football will be a record 33rd Eredivisie his performances in this year’s World Cup of club competition. aware of him as a player title. out of his mind after indifferent displays Portugal failed to make the top-flight league season “in good Golden Shoe, among other hon- and the fact that he sees Bojan’s arrival at for the hosts. World Cup knockout round in shape.” Without referring to his ours. The chiselled Ronaldo was his future at Stoke City the Britannia adds to Brazil last month with one win, World Cup diaster in Brazil, the in Japan to promote a series of is really exciting and an the signings of Mame 10. Neymar (£49m, Santos to one loss and one draw in their striker described last season as fitness products, including an endorsement of the club itself. Biram Diouf, Steve Sidwell, Phil group as an injury-hit Ronaldo “amazing”. airplane-shaped device meant “He’s desperate to prove him- Bardsley and Dionatan Teixeira. Barcelona, 2013) squandered plenty of chances and He listed several individual to shape up facial muscles, after self in the Premier League and Meanwhile, French forward A transfer deal shrouded in controversy, notched up just one goal. trophies while Real Madrid won posting an online photo of himself we’re pleased to be able to offer Damien Le Tallec has signed for Neymar originally moved to Barcelona He had been hampered by a a 10th Champions League title wearing a black mask that went him that platform.” Russian top flight side Mordovia in a deal worth £49m last summer. left leg injury since just before and the Copa del Rey, the oldest viral. Bojan was expected to fly out Saransk from Ukrainian outfit Recent revelations have shown numerous the global tournament. Spanish football competition. He said he hoped for a repeat of to Germany to join his new team- Hoverla Uzhgorod, the Russian add-ons in the contract worth millions of “I’m really focused. My injury Ronaldo was the top scorer last season’s glory, saying he will mates, including former Barca club confirmed yesterday. pounds. On the field, the Brazilian had an is gone. I feel very, very good,” in La Liga and the Champions have an “opportunity to win five, defender Marc Muniesa, at The 24-year-old Le Tallecsigned indifferent first campaign, managing just Ronaldo said, adding he wanted League and won his second Ballon six titles this year -- so fantastic. Stoke’s pre-season training camp. a two-year contract with 13 goals in 37 appearances. to kick off and finish the Spanish d’Or as well as the European I’m really focused”. AFP Bojan, capped once by Spain, Mordovia. AFP Wednesday 23 July 2014 25 Ramadan 1435 Volume 19 Number 6135 Sport Price: QR2 Asian stars Dhoni rejoices excited ahead India’s victory of Cup clash at Lord’s

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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 Cricket: Cook will never Glasgow welcomes world improve, says Ponting SYDNEY: Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting piled to banks of River Clyde more pressure on under-fire England skipper Alastair Cook yesterday by saying he will not 4,000 athletes from 71 countries set for the Commonwealth Games improve as a player for the rest of his career. England’s 95-run defeat by GLASGOW: “You bet we’re Glaswegians, while Indian visitor India in the second Test at Lord’s ready,” declared Glasgow’s coun- Amanpreet Singh was taken by on Monday made it 10 successive cil leader as the Scottish city “the beauty of the city.” Test matches without victory for once again welcomed the world Nearby Buchanan Street was the team -- their worst winless to the banks of the River Clyde festooned with bunting and ban- streak in the format for 21 years. for the 20th Commonwealth ners carrying the words “bring Cook, 29, has failed to score a Games. it on” in a font inspired by leg- Test hundred in 27 innings and Known as an “emporium of endary designer Charles Rennie has totalled a meagre 129 runs in the world” during its heyday as Mackintosh, one of the city’s most nine Test innings this calendar a trading port, the city is now famous sons. year, sparking calls for him to be braced for the arrival of 100,000 Children played on the statues fired. overseas sports fans and over of Clyde -- the part-human, part- Ponting, who retired last year 4,000 athletes from the 71 com- thistle mascot -- dotted around after playing 168 Test matches, peting nations. the city, while train commuters said most players find it hard to Speaking from his office in arriving at Central Station were perform after their first 100 Tests. the City Chambers -- a grand greeted with a giant countdown “He’ll try and find ways to sort Victorian sandstone building clock. of hang on and maintain a cer- symbolic of Glasgow’s proud his- Early risers were treated to tain level,” he told the Australian tory -- council leader Gordon the Queen’s Baton -- the Games’ Broadcasting Corporation. Matheson promised a warm wel- equivalent of the Olympic Torch “There’s no doubt that the come for guests. -- being zip-lined across the Clyde struggles of his team will be hav- “The Friendly Games have from the top of the Finnieston ing a big impact on the way that come to the friendly city,” he said. Crane, a reminder of a time when he’s playing. “Glasgow’s always ready to wel- the city produced one fifth of the “I don’t think he’s going to get come the world.” world’s ships and a quarter of its any better as a player.” When asked if the city was locomotives. Former England captain well-prepared, Matheson replied: Sandra White, member of A pedestrian walks past a mural depicting a competitive swimmer near a venue for the Commonwealth Games Nasser Hussain has urged Cook “You bet we’re ready! We could Scottish parliament for Glasgow in Glasgow, Scotland, yesterday. The opening ceremony for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games takes to stand down, although imme- have done this a year ago. Kelvin, said she expected guests place today. diately after the match he said “It’s an enormous honour for to be “amazed” by the city’s archi- he had no intention of resigning. me to be leader of the city at this tecture and busker-filled streets. Michael Vaughan, Hussain’s time,” he added. But some locals complained Athletes’ Village, which will be projects that he claims helped stage for negotiating better trade successor as England skipper, In the city’s George Square, about the disruption to the city’s turned into 700 mixed tenancy insulate Glasgow from the recent terms with India for the coun- has also been scathing about the overlooked by the chambers, the east end. homes after the Games. economic crisis. try’s lucrative whisky producers, way England have been playing sense of anticipation was grow- “They’re shutting off a lot of But in the housing estates in “Having the Games forced us but argued the Games’ “greatest under Cook. ing ahead of today’s opening streets, but it’s only a fortnight,” the shadow of Celtic Park, neigh- to do the right thing as a city, legacy” would be the boosting of “It’s been absolutely pathetic ceremony. said 26-year-old painter Craig bours chat over the fence seem- which is invest in the long-term,” skills. from England,” he told BBC A long queue snaked in front King. “And it looks a lot better ingly oblivious to the frenetic late he explained. However, with the opening cer- Radio’s Test Match Special. of a makeshift ticket office, while than before.” preparations taking place nearby. Gareth Williams, head of pol- emony within touching distance, tourists posed for pictures in The east end hosts Celtic Park, “I’m no interested,” snapped icy for business lobby group the the focus was now on fun. front of the square’s new focal where the opening ceremony will one man standing outside his Scottish Council for Development “It’s going to be watched by Zadran blasts point, a sculpture of the official take place, the new Emirates front door. and Industry, said that he also more than a billion people and it’s Games logo. Arena and the Sir Chris Hoy Council leader Matheson points expected long-term benefits. going to be magnificent,” claimed Afghanistan to Sam David, who travelled Velodrome. to the 5,000 jobs and apprentice- He hoped that the event would Matheson. “It’s an unprecedented from Malaysia for the Games, The area’s massive regenera- ships created as a result of the make Scotland a world-leader in opportunity.” AFP famous win praised the “very welcoming” tion project also includes the Games and new infrastructure event management and set the BULAWAYO: Dawlat Zadran hit 24 runs from seven balls to help Afghanistan to a two- wicket one-day international win over Zimbabwe yesterday, only the second time the war- Brazil rope in Dunga as Scolari’s successor torn country has beaten a Test- playing nation. RIO DE JANEIRO: The but the press and the fans too,” The victory at Queens Sports Brazilian Football Confederation said Dunga, who in 60 games in Club in Bulawayo followed a (CBF) yesterday appointed charge in his first stint never Brazil’s 1994 32-run victory over Bangladesh in Dunga as coach, replacing Luiz really won over the fans who World-Cup the Asia Cup in March, and leaves Felipe Scolari, whose contract yearned for more “jogo bonito” winning skipper the series 2-1 in Zimbabwe’s was not renewed after the hosts’ (beautiful game) and less bat- Carlos Verri, favour with one match remaining. World Cup semi-final thrashing tling grit. better known Zadran hit four sixes as he by Germany. His no nonsense style dating as ‘Dunga’, reached his highest ODI score, The 50-year-old Dunga, Brazil’s from his days as a player was speaks during his helping his side chase down their 1994 World-Cup winning skipper, decried by some but his 91 caps presentation as target of 262 with two wickets and takes the reins for a second time showed the esteem in which he new coach of the two balls remaining. having led the Selecao at the 2010 was held and that respect has Brazilian national Opener Javed Ahmadi top- tournament. endured, CBF president Jose football team at scored with 56. “I am immensely happy - Maria Marin said. Afghanistan looked as though the headquarters thank you for your confidence “He was world champion, cap- they would fall well short of their of the Brazilian in me,” said Dunga, who in his tain of a world champion side,” target until they took 25 from the playing days was a tough-tack- Marin said. Football 46th over bowled by Zimbabwe ling midfielder with Serie A “He has what it takes to lead Confederation spinner Sikandar Raza, Zadran side Fiorentina and Germany’s the Brazil team. The numbers (CBF) in Rio securing the win in the final over Stuttgart, and who also had a show he absolutely has the abil- de Janeiro, with a six off Shingi Masakadza. spell in Japan with Jubilo Iwata. ity to take charge.” yesterday. Zimbabwe reached 261 for eight “The fans are very down right Dunga said Brazil had to under- in their 50 overs, with Hamilton now but they are right behind stand that the modern game is Masakadza hitting 84 and skipper the team which means so much constantly evolving. Brendan Taylor amassing 53. to them,” Dunga continued. “Football changes every instant dugout experience. Brazil suffered game into an art form between “The candidate who is favoured The final match will be played “I am not here to sell a dream, and every day. Attacking football, one of the biggest upsets in World 1958 and 1970, since when fans in the polls is not always the one at the same venue tomorrow. we must get down to work,” he as people understand it, is to play Cup history at home this month have lamented a more cautious who wins,” said Dunga, admitting Brief scores: Zimbabwe added, arriving with a brief to with four or five up front. But at after they lost their semi-final 7-1 approach which many feel Dunga he believed he would have to win 261-8 in 50 overs (Hamilton make the team shipshape for the World Cup you saw teams to eventual champions Germany. personifies. over the 80 percent of observers Masakadza 84, Brendan Taylor the 2018 World Cup qualifying marking 10 metres behind the Benefiting Dunga’s cause was Early favourite for the post, he estimated were not enthralled 53, Sean Williams 49; Aftab Alam campaign with next year’s Copa half-way line!” the fact that he is someone who assuming Brazil did not make a at his return. 2-44, Dawlat Zadran 2-49) lost America in Chile a first test. Dunga was fired after a can trace his footballing lineage leap of faith in appointing a for- Marin said the appointment to Afghanistan 264-8 in 49.4 “We must get results and forge quarter-final loss to Holland within the Brazilian game back 27 eign coach, was ex-Corinthians was designed to broach the need overs (Javed Ahmadi 56, Usman a side for 2018. This team is very in South Africa four years ago years, to when he made his inter- boss Tite. But the appointment for reform yet within continuity. Ghani 43, Mohammad Nabi 42, young. We must find the way to but previously landed both the national debut. of Gilmar Rinaldi, a reserve goal- “This choice of Dunga is Samiullah Shenwari 41; Williams blend new players with those who Copa America title and the Over that time Brazil have keeper on the 1994 team and a our project. There has been an 2-33, Natsai M’shangwe 2-50) have more experience. Confederations Cup having constantly fretted about how to close friend, to replace Parreira exchange of ideas between every- Result: Afghanistan win by “We have to work conscien- replaced Carlos Alberto Parreira recapture the halcyon era of Pele as technical coordinator, helped one -- the idea is one of continu- two wickets. Zimbabwe lead four- tiously. And not just the players, as coach in 2006 despite having no and company, who turned the Dunga’s cause. ity.” REUTERS match series 2-1 AGENCIES