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QF hosts National Reading Campaign Emir greets new UK draws more British Premier DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday sent a cable of congratulations to Qataris after Theresa May on assuming the post of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. QNA pound’s plunge Eid Charity’s Ramadan projects “The recent fall in the value of British currency will definitely have benefit 1.5 million Ticket relatively a positive impact on the cost of liv- cheaper this year ing in the UK as travellers will get people worldwide extra pounds in exchange of dol- — except during lars or riyals compared to what The Peninsula Eid holidays due to they used to pre-Brexit. In fact, a lower fuel prices and few people who had booked for Turkey recently came back and DOHA: Over 1.5 million people economic slowdown, changed their bookings to the UK. benefitted from Ramadan projects says a travel agent. But those who travel to the UK fre- launched by Sheikh Eid Charitable quently do not care much about Foundation (Eid Charity) in Qatar their expenses,” said a senior offi- and outside, at a cost of QR22m. cial of Kanoo Travel Agency. In Qatar, Some 400,000 peo- By Mohammad Shoeb Ali Sabri, Director of Milano ple were served Iftar meals at 63 The Peninsula Travel Agency, said: “In Europe, Families from across Qatar gathered at Qatar Foundation’s (QF) National Reading Campaign booth places, including Doha, Al Wakra, the UK (London) and Switzerland at City Center during Eid Al-Fitr holidays to take part in educational activities. The campaign strives Al Khor and Al Shahaniya. The are the most preferred destinations QR8m project was funded by phi- to cultivate a love for reading from an early age, fostering a life-long pursuit of knowledge. Held in for Qataris every year, especially lanthropists in Qatar. Over 8,000 collaboration with Al Faisal Social Responsibility Centre during Ramadan and Eid, activities included DOHA: With British pound plum- during summer. But in the region, expatriates from Indian community storytelling sessions and educational and entertaining games. meting after the Brexit vote, the UK Dubai, Makkah, Muscat and Salalah were provided with Iftar meals at has become one of the most pre- are preferred destinations of Qatari two places on one day, QNA reports. ferred holiday destinations of Qatari citizens and residents throughout Some 700 Iftar meals were citizens this season. the year. distributed to poor families in Abu Holidaying in the UK has not “Hotel tariffs this year are Hamour, Muithir and Madinat Kha- only become cheaper, for the first more or less the same compared to lifa. A total of 21,000 meals were time, the cost of living in the UK last year, but ticket fares are rela- provided during Ramadan. for visitors and tourists is now less tively cheaper (except during Eid Tunisia’s Premier refuses to quit Eid Charity provided Iftar meals compared to the US, say some fre- holidays), understandably due to to over 1.2 million people in 25 coun- quent Qatari travellers. lower fuel prices and economic tries at a cost of over QR14m. The The pound has declined nearly slowdown.” Reuters few weeks after Essebsi called for The ruling coalition has strug- amount was raised through dona- 14 percent against the US dollar to “The UK has always been the negotiations on a unity govern- gled to generate more growth and tions from people in Qatar and the which the Qatari riyal is pegged most favourite destination for travel, ment he believes would overcome jobs since Islamist militant attacks project was implemented in collab- due to selling pressure after Britons business and investment for Qataris. coalition tensions that have blocked gutted the North African state’s oration with partners of Eid Charity. voted to leave the European Union But with the fall of the pound ster- TUNIS: Tunisia’s prime minister has headway towards much-needed eco- tourism industry. Essebsi earlier More than 10,000 Syrian internally in a referendum held on June 23. ling, people are travelling more refused to resign and wants parlia- nomic reforms. said Tunisia needed a bolder, more displaced people and those shel- A weaker pound means every frequently and staying there for ment to decide his fate, creating a “Prime Minister Habib Essid has determined government to carry out tering in neighbouring countries traveller to the UK from Doha will longer periods,” said Khalifa Saleh political deadlock over President chosen to go to parliament,” Essebsi reforms. “It is time for a change, and — totalling about 300,000 people now be required to pay fewer riyals Haroon, a prominent Qatari citizen. Beji Caid Essebsi’s plan to form a said in a speech yesterday after the for audacity. We need a more cou- — benefitted from Iftar meals daily for expenses such as accommoda- new unity government. premier insisted on leaving a deci- rageous alternative that can apply tion, transport and food in the UK. → Continued on page 4 Habib Essid stood his ground a sion on his future to lawmakers. the law and fight unemployment.” → Continued on page 2

Ministry panel to probe woman’s death Saudi soldier dies in Queen Elizabeth II meets new PM Yemen border mine blast The Peninsula completed the investigation procedures like the formation of a committee which will have local as well as foreign experts. The commit- QNA & AFP tee will report to the concerned officials at DOHA: The Ministry of Public Health yes- the HMC after which a report will be sub- terday said it has formed a committee of mitted to the Ministry. The initial report was experts to investigate the death of a Qatari presented to Healthcare Practitioners Regis- RIYADH: A landmine killed a Saudi soldier patrolling woman during delivery in May at the Wom- tration & Licensing Committee of the Ministry the southern border with Yemen, the interior ministry en’s Hospital. of Health yesterday. said yesterday. The blast struck a Border Guard patrol The death of Shroq Al Sulaiti during deliv- The Ministry also pointed out that the at 7am on Tuesday in the kingdom’s Jazan region, the ery of her second child had gone viral in the Qatar Council of Healthcare Practitioners ministry said in a statement. social media following a news published about (QCHP) is also investigating the case. About 100 Saudi soldiers and civilians have died the case in an Arabic daily two days ago. from shelling, skirmishes and mines in the border Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has → Continued on page 3 region since a Saudi-led coalition in March last year began a military intervention in Yemen. Yesterday, the coalition air force yesterday waged intensive air strike on posts of the Houthi and Salih militias in Al Jawf Governorate in eastern Yemen. Traffic jam Sources said the coalition targeted militia posts, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II welcomes Theresa May at the start of killing many and destroying vehicles and gained con- an audience in Buckingham Palace, where she invited May to take trol of Gold Mountain and its surroundings. over as Prime Minister, in London yesterday. → Report on page 11 → See also page 4 Gaza crossing set to open for first time in 9 years

AFP implementing government policies in the Ashdod easier. Israel has imposed a block- Palestinian territories. “This measure has ade on Gaza for a decade, which it says is been taken to facilitate the work of Pales- necessary to prevent the Islamist move- tinian importers and thus help the economy ment Hamas, which runs the Strip, from JERUSALEM: A major crossing point of the Gaza Strip,” he added. rebuilding its military forces and positions. between Gaza and Israel is set to reopen Since 2007, Erez has been restricted According to the World Bank and the for the first time in nine years, the Israeli to individuals, with goods going through UN, the blockade has killed virtually all government announced yesterday. Kerem Shalom in southern Gaza. exports from Gaza, as well as bringing the A long line of vehicles seen around noon on Abu Hamour Road in the Industrial Area “The Erez crossing point will again be Located in the northern Gaza Strip, economy of the small enclave to the brink. yesterday. The traffic snarl continued for a couple of hours. open to goods entering Gaza from Thurs- Erez is nearer to major Israeli cities than Around 1.9 million Palestinians live in Pic: Abdul B / The Peninsula day”, said a spokesman for COGAT, the Kerem Shalom and could make bring- Gaza, wedged between Egypt, Israel and defence ministry body responsible for ing goods from Israeli port cities such as the Mediterranean. 02 THURSDAY 14 JULY 2016 HOME

Deputy Emir and PM greet new France ‘fully supports Qatar for FIFA World Cup’ UK Premier By Mohammed Osman projects including in construction, of international community mech- is an area we are working on jointly DOHA: Deputy Emir H H Sheikh ticketing, smart innovations and anisms. These areas of cooperation with Qatar,” he said. Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani security. France has also partnered cover three major elements like secu- Relations between Qatar and yesterday sent a cable of con- with Qatar to train Qatari judges to rity, terrorism financing, and cultural France are built on solid ground and gratulations to Theresa May on DOHA: France fully supports Qatar deal with major sport events. dimension. are deeply rooted but Eric feels that assuming the post of prime min- in hosting FIFA World Cup 2022, said He said the standards devel- The visit of Prime Minister and there is a need for further develop- ister of the United Kingdom. Eric Chevallier, French Ambassa- oped by the key stakeholders like Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdul- ment although it currently covers a Prime Minister and Interior dor to Qatar. He said both countries the Supreme Committee for Deliv- lah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani wide range of areas. Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin are in continuous cooperation and ery and Legacy, Qatar Foundation to France last November was highly France and Qatar are working Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani sent a coordination in various areas like and Q-Rail for protection of labour appreciated by France because together on a lot of regional crises similar cable to Premier May. economy, politics, education, secu- rights is a positive step towards the the visit came at a “very impor- trying to find ways for political solu- rity and development projects and in improvement in the living condition tant moment after only three days tions to achieve peace and stability, fighting terrorism. of low-income workers in Qatar. It is of the two terrible terrorist attacks. especially in Syria, Libya and Yemen. Nepal Deputy PM “We are providing full support to a joint responsibility of companies, His Excellency carried a very strong He emphasised that there is no FIFA World Cup 2022 and there is full countries of origin, and the entire Qataris, especially in summer,” he message of solidarity and determi- change in France’s position regarding meets Qatari cooperation with Qatar in areas of community to improve the condi- stressed. “We are working very seri- nation from H H Sheikh Tamim bin the situation in Syria and his country construction and security and more tion of workers. ously to ensure the safety of visitors Hamad Al-Thani to jointly tackle ter- believes there is a need for transition than 40 experts visited France to see The Ambassador reassured travelling to France from various rorism, said Eric. that respects the will of the Syrian Ambassador Euro 2016 from the security point of Qataris and other visitors to France countries including Qatar and other He highlighted that when terror- people -- a real political transition view in order to prepare for 2022,” that they can travel safely in France, GCC countries. Before the start of ists commit crimes, “their main aim without Bashar Al Assad being part QNA said Chevallier. pointing out that recently many Euro in May and June, many people is to divide our societies and create of the future of Syria but a transition Talking to local reporters at the Qataris travelled to France to watch were saying do not go to France it will a divide between a certain soci- that does not destroy the institutions French embassy in Doha, on the the final of the prestigious football be risky and there will be problems ety and provoke tension”. Fighting in Syria. He explained that France KATHMANDU: Nepalese Dep- occasion of French National Day (14 tournament at the Stade De France. but we ended the Euro 2016 in a very Islamophobia is an important joint and Qatar support the UN-backed uty Prime Minister and Minister of July), he said there are more than “The successful hosting of the good way,” he stressed. responsibility and we must avoid unity government led by the Prime Foreign Affairs, Kamal Thapa, met 40 companies called French Team Euro 2016 proved that it is safe to He added France is working with falling into this trap, he emphasised. Minister Fayez Al Seraj who was H E Qatar’s Ambassador to Nepal, for Sports actively taking part in travel to France, which is one of the Qatar to tackle terrorism at the bilat- “The issue of terrorism must be seen received in Doha by Emir H H Sheikh Ahmed Jassim Al Hamar, on the infrastructure and World Cup 2022 preferred tourism destinations for eral level and within the framework from different perspectives and this Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. occasion of ending his tenure. The meeting reviewed bilat- eral relations. The Nepalese deputy prime minister wished success to HE the ambassador in his future posts. QRCS distributes gifts to Iftar meals offered at mosques in kids at Al Khor Hospital 21 countries The Peninsula benefited from the initiative The branch also offered free that was lauded by Hospital medical checkup for worshi- Continued from page 1 management. pers free at mosques medical. QRCS also distributed food The initiative launched in col- Some 150,000 people in Pales- DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent baskets to 230 low-income fam- laboration with the Mosques tine, 133,00 in Yemen, 50,000 each Society (QRCS) distributed gifts ilies in Al Khor and neighboring Management Department of the in Sudan and Iraq and 20,000 each to the children admitted in Al districts, during the holy month Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic in India, Somalia and Mauritania, Khor Hospital during Eid Al-Fitr of Ramadan. Affairs. and 10,000 in Mali and thousands to bring smiles on their faces. The baskets include rice, The initiative includes med- in other countries benefited from A team of QRCS’s branch in sugar, vegetable oil, and milk. ical consultations and tests for the initiative. Al Shamal visited the pediatrics The beneficiaries thanked sugar and blood pressure. At Qatari donors who financed to department of Al Khor Hospital QRCS for extending helping least 300 men and women build mosques worldwide offered to distribute gifts and toys to the hands, which represent a form were informed about the ben- A child with a gift pack at Al Khor Hospital provided by Qatar Red Crescent Society Iftar meals at the mosques in 21 children, said a release. of humanitarian solidarity with efits of fasting and how to avoid (QRCS) during Eid Al-Fitr. countries. At least ten children vulnerable groups of society. unhealthy practices, HOME THURSDAY 14 JULY 2016 03 HMC takes cares of over 1,200 diabetic children

pancreas, leading to increased blood with their family, or primary car- glucose. egivers, to ensure they are receptive About 17 percent Type 2 diabetes occurs when to receiving information they will of the Qatari adult there is a deficiency in insulin, or need to care for the child,” said Dr. when the body does not respond Al Khalaf. population is thought correctly to insulin and is caused “The first explanation a parent to have the chronic by factors such as family history or caregiver is given is that if they and genetics, low activity level, adhere to the treatment plan, the disease and an unhealthy diet and excess body life of a child with diabetes can be additional 11 percent weight. normal. They are told that diabe- is pre-diabetic. Children with type 1 diabetes are tes should not keep the child from normally diagnosed in the paediat- achieving their highest goals. Fam- Experts taking part at International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA) in Montreal, Canada. ric emergency department. They are ily support and understanding can transferred to the Paediatric Diabe- make all the difference,” explained tes Care Programme at HGH within Dr. Al Khalaf. The Peninsula hours of arriving at the emergency “We often need to educate people WISE focuses on EdTech and innovation department. The need for treat- that diabetes isn’t a transient disease. ment is almost always immediate Ensuring that family members are and many parents and caregivers educated on appropriate diabetes The Peninsula its full potential through strong gain employability skills. Robert DOHA: Hamad Medical Cor- will experience denial upon hear- management is the key to develop- teaching and leaders committed to Beauchemin, CEO, KnowledgeOne, poration’s (HMC) Diabetes Care ing the diagnosis. ing a management routine,” said Dr. transforming school systems. which provides training and devel- Programme cares for more than Dr. Fawziya Ali Khalaf A Al Al Khalaf. Yiannouka praised economic opment solutions for businesses; and 1,200 diabetic children, making Khalaf, Head of the programme, “Our multi-disciplinary team DOHA: The World Innovation Sum- and leadership opportunities that Alan Shepard, President and Vice- it one of the largest centres in the and Senior Consultant, Paediatric will teach the parent or caregiver mit for Education (WISE) took part in creative projects and organisations Chancellor, Concordia University, region dedicated to the treatment Endocrinology/Diabetes section at about diabetes. We help families the International Economic Forum are bringing to women and young Montreal, also took part. and study of diabetes in children. HGH, says caring for diabetic chil- create and use a diabetes manage- of the Americas (IEFA) in Montreal, people in vulnerable regions and In a separate gathering at IEFA, The prevalence of diabetes in dren is a balancing act that parents ment plan.” Canada. The three-day gathering called for a wider recognition of the Yiannouka called for a renewed Qatar is continuing to increase. must master. Type 1 diabetes demands a life- brought together 4,000 international need for creativity and innovation in commitment among global leaders Recent statistics indicate that about “Parents and caregivers need long commitment that requires leaders under the theme ‘Shaping a education management. to empowerment through education 17 percent of the Qatari adult popu- to understand the severity of their blood sugar monitoring, insulin, New Era of Prosperity’. Representatives of two WISE at all levels. “Education is likely the lation is thought to have the chronic child’s condition, but the multi-dis- healthy eating and regular exer- More than 200 speakers pre- Award winning projects also took most effective investment societies disease and an additional 11 percent ciplinary team must be sensitive cise. As a child grows and changes, sented insights on major global part — Cecilia D’Oliveira, Associate can make to tear down the walls of of the population is pre-diabetic. and ensure they don’t scare or over- so must his or her diabetes manage- economic issues, discussing their Dean, Digital Learning, Massachu- ignorance, fear and demagoguery About 85 percent of the diabetic whelm the family with information. ment plan. social, cultural and political impacts. setts Institute of Technology (MIT), wherever they may arise,” he said. children treated at Hamad General Educating the entire family is a key “Being told that your child is dia- In a roundtable discussion on who led a team that developed the WISE is an initiative of Qatar Hospital (HGH) have type 1 diabetes. component to treating children with betic can be stressful. The diagnosis technology and innovation in edu- MIT OpenCourseWare, which shares Foundation for Education, Science Type 1 diabetes is usually first diabetes,” she stressed. can lead to strong emotions. The goal cation, Stavros N Yiannouka, CEO, freely teaching course materials and Community Development (QF). diagnosed in children and young “Family support is an integral of diabetes management is to help WISE, noted the dramatic potential that reach over 150 million peo- The IEFA event served an oppor- adults, although it can occur at any part of well-managed diabetes care children live long, healthy and pro- of emerging technologies in extend- ple worldwide; and Mike Feerick, tunity for WISE to bring its global age. and the diagnosis of diabetes in a ductive lives. We focus on educating ing education access to the most Founder, ALISON courses, provid- work as an international educa- It is believed to result from child may change the entire family the entire family and our treatment vulnerable and marginalised. ing an online learning platform tion organisation before a wider autoimmune destruction of the dynamic. The first step in treating protocol addresses the body and the He said technology could reach that enables worldwide users to audience. insulin-producing beta cells of the the child is building a relationship mind,” added Dr. Al Khalaf.

Qatar supports chemical GU-Q team studies Zanzibar’s revolution weapons prohibition The Peninsula

QNA 2015 which stresses that those responsible for any use of chemical weapons must be held DOHA: Fourteen Georgetown accountable and that any future use will lead University in Qatar (GU-Q) THE HAGUE: Qatar has reiterated its to measures under Chapter VII of the Charter students have returned from a unlimited support to the convention on the of the United Nations. This came in a speech rigorous 10-day trip to Oman, prohibition of chemical weapons (Chemi- delivered by HE Lieutenant Major (Air) Has- Zanzibar and Tanzania. cal Weapons Convention), saying that this san Saleh Hassan Al Nisf, deputy head of the The students of GU-Q’s support emanates from its firm policy aim- National Committee for the Prohibition of Zones of Conflict, Zones of ing at the elimination of all weapons of Weapons, on the occasion of the 82nd session Peace (ZCZP) programme mass destruction and the prohibition of of the Executive Council of the Organiza- explored the history, politics, their acquisition. Qatar also highlighted the tion for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and reconciliation efforts that importance of this Convention and the seri- (OPCW) in The Hague. While stressing on continue in the wake of the ous threats posed by such weapons, looking the firm position of the State of Qatar over 1964 revolution in Zanzibar. forward to the day when the universality of the years which strongly supports full and In each destination coun- the Convention is realized. complete disarmament of chemical weap- tries, students, accompanied by The State of Qatar also condemned in ons, he said that Qatar shares the concern of a faculty member, a researcher the strongest terms the use of the chemical the international community regarding the and three GU-Q staff, met key GU-Q students with officials during a visit to Zanzibar. weapons by any party under any circum- continued presence of stockpiles of chemi- actors, including politicians, stances as it is reprehensible and contrary cal weapons, and strongly emphasizes that journalists, community organ- to the rules of international law, pointing to the full destruction of chemical weapons is isers and other change-makers, “The meetings and visits see and verify for themselves second time our faculty pro- the Security Council resolution No. 2209 of a main pillar of the Convention. to understand their perspec- spurred students to contem- the knowledge they gain from posed a topic, which is great tives of the ethnic conflict. plate whether the conflict was books and articles. because it means they bring “Omanis had been living in a genocide or revolution, and “I gained a lot of knowl- expertise to the programme,” Zanzibar for about 150 years learn how genocide is con- edge on a conflict that very said Snell. before the revolution. Through structed and labelled in the few people know about. This In 1698, Zanzibar became ZCZP, which focuses on stud- international community.” knowledge was enriched part of the overseas holdings Call to avoid fatalities at HMC in future ying a specific conflict and Preparation for the trip during the trip as we met of Oman under the control of learning about how a society began with 25 hours of in-depth scholars, academics and sur- the Sultan of Oman. Following Continued from page 1 with the family and urged the authorities con- rebuilds afterwards, we took class work led by an expert on vivors, which gave the conflict a centuries of control by empires, cerned to investigate the incident and publish our students to Muscat to meet the Indian Ocean, Dr Rogaia human aspect added to the aca- Oman’s monarchical rule was The family of the deceased will be the results as quickly as possible. Many called people who grew up in Zanzi- Abusharaf, Associate Profes- demic one. This is why I think overthrown in January 1964. informed about the outcome of the investi- for action to avoid such incidents in future at bar before moving to Oman. sor of Anthropology, GU-Q. the programme is essential for The island became a part of gation and the decisions taken. the HMC. “We also went to Zanzi- For participating jun- students,” she explained. Tanzania following an upris- The Ministry extended its condolence to “We are the richest country, but why we bar to meet Arabs who stayed ior Mariam Diefallah (SFS-Q Leveraging the benefits of ing that saw several thousand the family of the deceased, praying to Allah have no empty beds for patients in the hospi- following the revolution,” ’17), ZCZP was an eye opening Georgetown’s top-tier faculty unarmed ethnic Arab and to bless her soul and forgive her and giver her tal, why death occurs during delivery and why said Jacqui Snell, Educational experience. base, ZCZP asks faculty mem- Indian civilians killed and family patience and solace. people prefer treatment abroad?” asked one Enrichment Manager and Pro- “I think very few people bers to propose locations and thousands arrested or expelled Many nationals showed strong sympathy of the commentators. gramme Organiser, GU-Q. are given the opportunity to conflicts to study. “This was the from the country. Leatooriya Road diversion from tomorrow Ooredoo launches Direct Carrier Billing with Google The Peninsula Leatooriya Road, as shown in the map. The Perninsula Once the payment option is Road users travelling set-up, customers are able to charge northbound towards Leatoor- application and content purchases from DOHA: The Public Works iya to access the Camel Racing DOHA: Ooredoo has announced the the Play Store directly to their mobile Authority (Ashghal) will imple- Track or return to Al Shee- launch of a Direct Carrier Billing service accounts. ment a temporary traffic haniya will be able to take a with Google to make it easier for Android The Google Play store is the diversion on Leatooriya Road, U-turn soon after the existing users to purchase apps, games and digital official application store for Android abouty 2km to the east of the roundaboutp. content on their devices. smartphones and tablets. Google makes Camel Racing Track. The diversion is required Customers can now perform any software applications, music, movies The diversion starts tomor- to enable the demolition and online purchase transaction through and books available for purchase and row and lasts six months, in reconstruction of the round- Google Play Store by paying for their download through the store. coordination with the Traf- about leading to Leatooriya purchases via their mobile phone The Google Play store, which comes fic Department. Road users Road and the Camel Racing balance without the need of using pre-installed on Android devices, travelling in both directions Track. Ashghal will install road their credit cards. Direct Carrier Billing allows users to purchase, download on Leatooriya Road will be signs advising road users of the allows users of select mobile operators and install applications from Google diverted to two single-lane diversion and has urged them to pay for digital content on Google Play and third-party developers. For details 500-metre parallel diver- to abide by 50kmph speed limit by billing purchases to their mobile about the service, visit the Ooredoo sion routes before rejoining and follow signs for safety. accounts; post-paid or prepaid. website at www.ooredoo.qa. 04 THURSDAY 14 JULY 2016 MIDDLE EAST

UN warns of 31 civilians dead in Syria Syria & Iraq vital in anti-terror new S Sudan fight: Yildirim ANKARA: Turkey must develop good relations with Syria and Iraq for efforts to fight terrorism fighting to succeed, Prime Min- ister Binali Yildirim said yesterday. Yildirim said Turkey prepositioned in Djibouti and ready would “enlarge its circle to deploy if necessary. of friendship as much as Fears of a possible” in remarks sug- humanitarian crisis A fragile ceasefire nevertheless gesting renewed ties in appeared to be holding in the cap- the region to replicate the were growing ital Juba for the second day after recent rapprochement Smokes billows after a strike by pro-Syrian government forces in Shefounieh, near Douma, a rebel-held with aid agencies a sudden flare-up in fighting last with Israel and Russia. week that threatened to drive the town east of the capital Damascus, yesterday. Fierce bombardment of two opposition-held Syrian “It is our greatest and themselves forced world’s newest country back into towns killed at least 31 civilians including children, yesterday. irrevocable goal -- devel- to restrict their all-out civil war. oping good relations with As the guns remained silent, Syria and Iraq and all our work because of the President Salva Kiir said he was neighbors that surround security situation, granting an amnesty, with effect the Mediterranean and saying there were from yesterday, to the ex-rebels UN seeks talks with the Black Sea,” the prime loyal to longtime rival Riek Machar minister said at a meeting shortages of food who battled government troops in Yemeni rebels US to welcome 10,000 in Ankara. and water. Juba over four days. But the situation remains precarious, UN peacekeep- 12 dead in ing chief Herve Ladsous told the AFP Syria refugees: Kerry Security Council. Baghdad bombings AFP Thousands of South Sudanese were clamouring to cross the bor- ADEN: After the death of 44 peo- BAGHDAD: Three bomb- der into Uganda, while Germany ple in Yemen fighting, the UN’s AFP before,” Kerry said, referring to ings in Iraq’s capital and Italy said they were evacuating peace envoy arrived in the capi- the US fiscal year, which runs from yesterday killed at least 12 JUBA: The United Nations warned their nationals and other foreign- tal to meet rebels, yesterday. October 1 to September 30. people, including a suicide yesterday of the risk of fresh fighting ers, although commercial flights The UN’s mediator, Ismail “I’m proud to say that the United bombing in a mainly Shia in South Sudan after days of deadly were not expected to resume until Ould Cheikh Ahmed, landed at WASHINGTON: The United States States is by far the largest contrib- neighbourhood that had gun battles that have sent thousands Thursday. Sanaa airport yesterday after- will welcome 10,000 Syrian refu- utor of emergency aid, but we all been attacked the day of people fleeing and prompted the Around 200 people, including noon ahead of meetings with gees this fiscal year as promised by recognize that still more needs to before, Iraqi officials said. urgent evacuation of foreign nation- the hundred or so Germans living Houthi and Saleh representatives. President Barack Obama, Secretary be done,” he said. Kerry made the Six civilians and als. Fears of a humanitarian crisis in South Sudan, were evacuated to The envoy met this week of State John Kerry announced, remarks at a dinner in Washington two policemen were were growing with aid agencies -- Uganda by the German air force, the with President Abedrabbo Man- yesterday. Washington has been to mark last week’s Muslim hol- killed when the bomber themselves forced to restrict their foreign ministry in Berlin said. sour Hadi in the Saudi capital to criticised by some activists for iday of Eid al-Fitr, shortly before rammed his explo- work because of the security situa- Residents from Britain, France prepare for a resumption of talks moving too slowly to settle those he was due to set off on a tour of sives-laden car into the tion -- saying there were shortages Australia, the US, Poland and else- between the two sides in Kuwait fleeing the conflict, while Obama’s European capitals. This journey checkpoint in the al- of food and water. where were also on the German on Friday. Kuwait City has already opponents warn their number may was to take him Thursday to Mos- Rashidiya district, a Meanwhile, the US President flights, as well as three Chinese UN hosted more than two months of include terrorists. cow, where he is set to meet with police officer said. Up to Barack Obama announced the peacekeepers. UN-backed negotiations that have But Kerry said the United States President Vladimir Putin and lobby 23 other people were deployment of 47 troops to crisis- The United Nations said around failed to make any real headway. is now on course to admit 10,000 Russia to do more to help end Syria’s wounded, he added. ridden South Sudan to protect the 36,000 people had fled their homes The talks, aimed at ending a vulnerable refugees, chosen from five-year-old conflict. Syria is in the On Tuesday, at least US embassy and its staff. for the perceived safety of UN bases, war that the United Nations says UN camps and vetted by US security grip of what Kerry called the worst 12 people were killed in In a letter to Congress released churches and aid agency com- has killed more than 6,400 people and intelligence agencies. humanitarian crisis since World a suicide car bombing in by the White House, Obama also pounds since the unrest erupted since March 2015, were suspended “It’s also representing six-fold War II, and more than 4.8 million Al-Rashidiya. said that 130 more personnel were on Friday. at the end of June. increase over what we did the year people have fled the country. Iran yet to decide on N-project: ITER Iran calls French envoy Education in UK becomes AFP affordable for Qataris Reuters years ago by Europe, United States, headquarters in southern France this China, India, Japan, Russia and South month and Iranian media quoted Korea, aims to build the world’s officials as saying that there was a TEHRAN: Iran has summoned the French ambassa- Continued from page 1 largest experimental reactor, or “general agreement” for coopera- dor and lodged a formal protest over a rally outside PARIS: Iran is assessing whether tokamak. tion on ITER. Paris held by an exiled opposition group last week- to apply for associate membership It would generate energy But in an interview with Reuters, end, a diplomatic source said yesterday. The Qatari joined hands with the promoters of the “Visit of the ITER multi-national nuclear through nuclear fusion, rather than ITER Director General Bernard Bigot The National Council of Resistance in Iran (NCRI), Britain” campaign in Qatar. fusion project, its director said yes- the fission process currently used said the purpose of the visit had been which includes the former rebel People’s Mujahe- He added: “For the first time, holidaying in the UK has terday, just a year after Tehran struck in nuclear power stations around just to understand the project. deen of Iran (MEK), claimed that 100,000 Iranians become relatively cheaper than the US. A lot of my friends a deal with six world powers to curb the world. “After that they told us they had a attended the annual rally at Le Bourget, near Paris. are opting to go to London instead of other places in Europe. its own atomic programme. Fusion could prove cleaner, safer long-standing interest in fusion and “The holding of this rally by those whose hands And some are even buying properties in the UK, while The International Thermonu- and more efficient. The head of the they would like to consider how to are stained with the blood of the Iranian people... is others are expecting the pound to fall further if the gov- clear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Atomic Energy Organization of join the ITER project, but clearly not unacceptable,” said the message handed to French ernment finally decides to exit the EU.” project, which was launched 10 Iran, Ali Akbar Salehi, visited ITER’s as a full member,” he said. ambassador Francois Senemaud. Khalifa also said that with the fall of the currency, education in the UK has also become more affordable for Qatari nationals. “The UK is one of the most preferred destinations of Gulf nationals, including Qataris. They travel to the coun- try every year, and some even visit twice or thrice a year,” said a senior executive of a UAE-based airline, who didn’t want to be named. He added: “Many people from the GCC have their own houses and apartments in the UK and many, especially those who prefer to stay there for 2-3 months, prefer to negotiate for special tariffs with hotels. We have 10 daily flights from the UAE to the UK (each with a capacity of over 600 passengers) and all of them operate at full capacity during this season.” With a rising number of tourists visiting the UK, Qatar Airways (QA) recently expanded its services to the UK adding Birmingham as the fourth gateway of the Qatar’s national carrier to the UK (in addition to London, Manches- ter and Edinburgh) taking the total weekly frequencies to the UK to about 74. According to a senior official of QA, London has been the focal point of its concentrations, and it has been consist- ently increasing frequencies and investing more resources to enhance the services. It operates over six daily flights to London with state- of-the-art aircraft. Given the pleasant weather conditions between April and September, it is the peak season to travel to the UK. During this season, the country has a lineup of events, like the London Marathon, Chelsea Flower Show, Royal Ascot, Grand Prix Silverstone, Wimbledon Tennis Championship and London Fashion Week, among others. ASIA / AFRICA THURSDAY 14 JULY 2016 05 Mali protesters call for govt Zimbabwe pastor due in court as resignations strike falters HARARE: Supporters of Zimbabwe protest leader Evan Mawarire rallied burned tyres and threw stones at outside the court where police, were angered by the intro- he was set to appear Demonstrators were duction of a new interim authorities after being arrested dur- angered by the who are due to take charge of the ing a surge of unrest region tomorrow in line with the against President Robert introduction of a new terms of the peace agreement. Mugabe’s government. interim authorities. After initially attempting to Mawarire, a pastor disperse the crowd with teargas, who has been charged security forces shot at the protest- with inciting public vio- Reuters ers, witnesses said. Burundi police officers inspect the vehicle of former minister Hafsa Mossi after she was killed yesterday. lence, was an organiser “We’re calling for the immediate of a one-day nationwide departure of the governor (of Gao), shutdown last week when BAMAKO: Protesters in Mali’s the security minister and the heads offices, shops, schools northern city of Gao yesterday of the police, the gendarmes and the Former Burundi minister shot dead and some government called for the resignation of the army in Gao,” said Amadou Sarr, a departments stayed region’s governor and the national leader of a local vigilante group who closed. security minister a day after three helped organise the demonstration. AFP Pierre Nkurikiye said on Twitter. ultimately successful bid for a third people were killed when security The government in the capital Mossi was Burundi’s information term last year triggered a deadly Fears for two forces opened fire on a demonstra- Bamako announced late on Tues- minister and government spokes- crisis that has killed more than 500 tion there. day that it would send a delegation NAIROBI: Former Burundian gov- woman between 2005-2007, and people and driven around 270,000 Bangladesh The government has promised including the ministers of defence, ernment minister and spokeswoman was, at the time of her death, a mem- to leave the country. to open an inquiry into the inci- internal security, justice and territo- Hafsa Mossi was shot dead in the ber of the East African Legislative Several senior military offic- hostage survivors dent, which saw at least 31 others rial administration to Gao yesterday. capital Bujumbura yesterday, police Assembly, a regional parliament. ers close to the president have been injured and exposed the fragility “The government exhorts the said. Mossi, a former journalist in her assassinated since the start of the DHAKA: Families and of efforts to implement a year-old population of Gao to remain calm “Honourable Mossi assassinated 50s, was a member of President crisis in April 2015, but Mossi, who rights groups yester- peace deal and stabilise the West and remember that dialogue and (yesterday) 10.30 in Gihosha”, in the Pierre Nkurunziza’s ruling CNDD- was not regarded as a party hard- day expressed fears for African nation’s troubled north. consultation must guide all par- east of Bujumbura by, “two crimi- FDD party. liner, is the first senior politician to two survivors of a deadly The protesters, some of whom ties,” it said in a statement. nals in a vehicle,” police spokesman Nkurunziza’s controversial but be killed. siege at a Bangladesh cafe who are missing after being grilled by police over the attack. Amnesty International has asked the authori- Indonesia to execute convicts from Nigeria and Zimbabwe ties to establish “the fate and whereabouts” of Reuters President Joko Widodo has among them from Nigeria and Lindsay Sandiford, was sentenced to recruiter, whom Veloso had accused Hasnat Karim who sur- pledged to increase the number of Zimbabwe.” death after being convicted in 2013 of planting drugs in her luggage, gave vived the attack and has executions this year and next as part He did not elaborate on the of trying to smuggle cocaine worth herself up to police in the Philippines. been missing since being JAKARTA: Indonesia plans to execute of his crackdown on drugs. crimes of which they were convicted. $2.5m into the country. Last year Indonesia executed 14 taken in for questioning this year at least two foreign convicts, Asked if there were any for- Prasetyo added that no convicts A Philippine maid, Mary Jane people. Prasetyo previously said at 11 days ago. one from Nigeria and another from eigners on the list of convicts to be from the US, Europe or Australia were Veloso, got a last-minute reprieve least 16 prisoners would be executed Suspected Islamist Zimbabwe, the attorney general said executed, Attorney General H M on the list to be executed this year. last year in response to a request this year and more than double that militants killed 20 diners. yesterday. Prasetyo said: “We have foreigners, A 59-year-old British women, from Manila after an employment number next year.

South Korea’s Seongju County government head Kim Hang-Gon (right) and other protesters write slogans with blood reading “We absolutely oppose THAAD deployment” during a rally against the planned deployment of THAAD, in Seongju town, yesterday. Seoul confirms anti-missile system site

AFP progress toward being able to strike There have been protests about the US mainland. the system’s location, with residents The Terminal High Altitude Area fearing harmful economic and envi- SEOUL: Seoul said yesterday an Defense system, or THAAD, will be ronmental effects. advanced US missile defence sys- deployed in Seongju county about “We hope the people and resi- tem will be deployed in a remote 200km southeast of Seoul, as agreed dents in Seongju... render support” southern county and will have the by US Secretary of Defence Ash for the decision, the ministry said. capacity to protect two thirds of the Carter and his South Korean coun- But thousands took to the streets country against feared attacks from terpart Han Min-Koo, according to Wednesday in Seongju town, carry- the North. the defence ministry in Seoul. ing banners reading “We absolutely The plan to deploy the power- The deployment will be com- oppose THAAD deployment”, Yon- ful system, which fires projectiles to pleted by the end of next year and hap news agency reported. smash into enemy missiles, came last will be able to cover up to two The head of the county Kim week after the United States placed thirds of South Korea from North Hang-Gon and some 10 others North Korea’s “Supreme Leader” Korean missiles. It will also protect staged a hunger strike, cut their fin- Kim Jong-Un on its sanctions black- key industrial facilities, including gers and wrote slogans in blood on list for the first time. nuclear power plants and oil depots, banners at the yesterday’s rally. The move prompted objections the ministry added. “The THAAD deployment threat- from Russia and China, who accused US military bases in the South ens the livelihood of the country’s Washington of flexing its military will also be protected by the missile 45,000 residents, 60 percent of muscle in the region. system, but Seoul and its surround- whom are engaged in watermelon Tensions have soared since ing areas will be left out. This could agriculture”, a group said. Pyongyang carried out its fourth mean the military deploying more The US and South Korea began nuclear test in January, followed by US Patriot anti-air and missile talks on deploying the THAAD sys- a series of missile launches that ana- defence systems in these areas, Yon- tem to the Korean peninsula in lysts say show the North is making hap news agency reported. February. 06 THURSDAY 14 JULY 2016 ASIA / PHILIPPINES China threatens to declare air zone over islands

tribunal on several issues related to disputed islands in the East China its long-running territorial disputes Sea, requiring all aircraft entering Taiwan sends Beijing blames with China. the area to notify Chinese authori- Philippines for stirring The tribunal in The Hague, Neth- ties or be subjected to “emergency warship to up trouble. erlands, rejected China’s claims in a military measures” if they disobey landmark ruling that also found the orders from Beijing. The US and oth- S China Sea country had aggravated the seeth- ers refuse to recognise the zone. ing regional dispute and violated the While blaming the previous Phil- AFP AP Philippines’ maritime rights by build- ippine government for complicating ing up artificial islands that destroyed the dispute by seeking arbitration, coral reefs and by disrupting fishing Liu also sought to strike a concilia- TAIPEI: A Taiwanese warship and oil exploration. tory note with the Southeast Asian set sail for the South China BEIJING: China warned other coun- While introducing a policy paper nation’s new leadership. Sea yesterday “to defend Tai- tries yesterday against threatening in response to the ruling, Liu said the Liu said China remains com- wan’s maritime territory”, a its interests in the South China Sea islands in the South China Sea were mitted to negotiations with the day after an international while at the same time extending an China’s “inherent territory” and Philippines and noting new Phil- tribunal ruled China has no olive branch to the new Philippine blamed the Philippines for stirring ippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s historic rights in the water- government, after an international up trouble. “If our security is being positive remarks on the issue. way and undermined Taipei’s tribunal handed Manila a victory by threatened, of course we have the “After the storm of this arbitra- claims to islands there. saying Beijing had no legal basis for right to demarcate a zone. This would tion has passed, and the sky has President Tsai Ing-wen its expansive claims there. depend on our overall assessment,” cleared, we hope this day (of negotia- rallied troops on the deck of Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Liu said in a briefing. tions) will come quickly, but whether Philippine national flag flutters on a part of a fishing boat with anti- the frigate, saying Taiwanese Zhenmin said Beijing could declare “We hope that other countries it can come, we still have to wait,” Liu China protest signs, as demonstrators march towards the Chinese were determined to “defend an air defence identification zone will not take this opportunity to said, adding that China believed that Consulate, over the South China Sea disputes, in Makati City, Philippines. their country’s rights”, before over the waters if it felt threatened, threaten China and work with China cooperation would also bring Filipi- the warship headed for Tai- a move that would sharply escalate to protect the peace and stability of nos “tangible benefits.” void — as a basis for negotiations. could be achieved by negotiations, wan-controlled Taiping tensions. the South China Sea, and not let it He said, however, that China China believes cooperation with he added. island in the Spratly island The Philippines, under a UN become the origin of a war.” hoped the new government would other South China Sea neighbours, Duterte has not directly chain from the southern city treaty governing the seas, sought In 2013, China set up an air not use the arbitration results — whether in fishing or in exploiting responded to China’s overtures since of Kaohsiung. arbitration from an international defense identification zone over which China has declared null and oil and gas resources in the waters, the ruling was issued on Tuesday. Philippine rebels join Duterte’s war on drugs Hardline Myanmar monk

Anatolia -- strengthens President Rodrigo which is engaged in an ongoing According to state media, the blasts ‘dictator’ Suu Kyi Duterte’s “hardline policy on drugs”, peace process with the govern- agreement provides mechanisms which has seen over 100 suspects ment in southern Mindanao island, and procedures to be observed by ZAMBOANGA CITY: The Philip- killed in the seven weeks since his launched its own “war on drugs” both sides in the conduct of law AFP saying it had never endorsed Ma Ba pines’ one-time largest Muslim rebel election. under which thousands of drug push- enforcement operation in the MILF- Tha. group has agreed to coordinate plans Under the deal, all government ers were identified. controlled areas. The ultra-nationalist group with the government to combat the agencies have been given the pri- In 2016, however -- expressing “The anti-illegal drug campaign YANGON: A firebrand monk recently said it was established scourge of illegal drugs in areas for- mary responsibility to implement alarm over the growing incidence of includes conduct of information slammed Aung San Suu Kyi as under the committee’s rules, a merly under its control. anti-illegal drugs programmes in illegal drugs, yet warmed by the elec- drive on the ill-effects of illegal drugs a “dictator” yesterday, accusing claim refuted by the country’s top The agreement -- signed by the MILF-controlled areas, accord- tion of Mindanao resident Duterte in coordination with the barangay Myanmar’s civilian-led government monks, putting clear water between government and Moro Islamic Liber- ing to the Philippine News Agency and his drug policy -- the MILF cen- [village], municipal, city or provin- of trying to destroy an ultra-nation- the mainstream Buddhist clergy and ation Front officials at a hotel in the yesterday. tral committee passed a resolution to cial anti-drug abuse councils,” the alist Buddhist group blamed for a the hardline group for the first time. southern city of Davao on Tuesday Last year, the former rebel group, take immediate action. report said. surge in sectarian violence across The statement came hours the country. ahead of a two-day gathering of The attack came after the body around 50 of Myanmar’s top monks representing Myanmar’s top monks inside a man-made cave on the out- distanced itself from the hardline skirts of Yangon at which Ma Ba Tha Mitama festival Ma Ba Tha movement, a blow to its is expected to be discussed. clerical legitimacy. In his Facebook post Wirathu The Ma Ba Tha is a noisy, suggested the Sangha was being Man charged over monk-led group at the forefront of controlled by the government virulently anti-Muslim protests in because it was “part of the state’s shooting of Myanmar in the three years since religious ministry” and “has to carry it was founded. out the will of the government.” Cambodian critic Wirathu, the movement’s most The Ma Ba Tha emerged as a prominent figure, posted his scath- potent political force under the ing remarks on Facebook. former military-backed govern- PHNOM PENH: A Cam- “I have seen that the ruling party ment, successfully lobbying for a bodian court yesterday and the new civilian government series of laws that rights groups charged a man with is stepping forward to target me as say discriminate against women murdering a prominent ‘Enemy Number One’ to destroy the and religious minorities. political analyst in a bra- whole Ma Ba Tha group to the end,” Scores of people have been zen daylight shooting in he wrote. killed in sectarian riots that have the capital. He also described the admin- billowed out in step with their Police accuse a istration as “a woman dictator’s protests. 43-year-old man, Oueth government which is going to put But the organisation lost out Ang, of gunning down me in prison”. in the November elections that pro-democracy cam- Suu Kyi’s National League for saw their allies in the ruling party paigner Kem Ley at Democracy won a landslide vic- trounced by Suu Kyi’s National a Phnom Penh cof- tory at last November’s national League for Democracy (NLD). fee shop on Sunday elections. It has since been trying to claw morning. Wirathu’s comments came back ground, in recent weeks reviv- But in a bizarre twist after the Sangha Maha Nayaka ing its vitriolic rhetoric that portrays A family wearing a traditional Nebuta dance costume looks at thousands of paper lanterns, which were to the case, prosecu- Committee, which represents the Islam as a threat to Buddhism. displayed and lit up the precincts of the shrine where more than 2.4 million war-dead are enshrined, tors say the alleged killer upper echelons of the clergy in the Last month two mosques were during the Mitama Festival at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, yesterday. insists he is called Chuob overwhelmingly Buddhist coun- destroyed by Buddhist mobs in the Samlab, an unlikely try, issued a statement late Tuesday centre and north of the country. Khmer name meaning ‘meet to kill’ and is in fact aged 38. Japan emperor intends to Wellington tightens ‘trust laws’ Indonesian child AFP It said that while it was inaccu- million leaked documents that murderer escapes abdicate ‘in a few years’ rate to describe New Zealand as a detail financial and attorney–client tax haven, tightening the rules would information for more than 214,488 jail in veil Reuters WELLINGTON: New Zealand help maintain the country’s reputa- offshore entities. announced it was tightening rules tion for probity. The leaked documents were cre- JAKARTA: An Indone- surrounding foreign trusts yester- Under the changes, a database ated by Panamanian law firm and sian child murderer has TOKYO: Japanese Emperor Aki- day after numerous documents in will be set up allowing police and tax corporate service provider Mos- escaped from jail by hito, who has spent much of his the Panama Papers leak referenced officials to search for details of for- sack Fonseca; some date back to putting on a woman’s time on the throne trying to heal the the South Pacific nation. eign trusts and their beneficiaries. the 1970s. Muslim veil, make-up and wounds of World War Two, intends Officials in Wellington said the The opposition Labour Party wel- The leaked documents illustrate sunglasses and walking to abdicate in a few years, public changes would improve the dis- comed what it termed a U-turn on how wealthy individuals and public out past unsuspecting broadcaster NHK said yesterday, a closure and registration of foreign disclosure by Key but said the data- officials are able to keep personal guards, an official said. step that would be unprecedented trusts, as well as strengthening anti- base should also be open to the public financial information private. Anwar bin Kim An, who in modern Japan. money laundering rules. and New Zealand’s tax partners. While offshore business enti- raped and murdered a The 82-year-old monarch, “The changes to the foreign trust “This does nothing to assist for- ties are often not illegal, reporters schoolgirl, made the bold who has had heart surgery and rules are a matter that the govern- eign tax authorities uncover fraud or found that some of the Mossack Fon- breakout from a Jakarta been treated for prostate cancer in ment intends to move quickly on,” tax evasion from the global mega- seca shell corporations were used prison by quietly changing recent years, expressed his inten- Finance Minister Bill English said. rich using New Zealand foreign trust for illegal purposes, including fraud, into a woman’s outfit alleg- tion to the Imperial Household Japanese Emperor Akihito Prime Minister John Key initially structures,” Labour finance spokes- kleptocracy, tax evasion, and evad- edly smuggled in by his Agency, NHK said. It did not cite a dismissed any concerns, saying the man Grant Robertson said. ing international sanctions. wife when she visited dur- reason and officials at the agency some as an effort to cement a leg- Organisation for Economic Co-oper- New Zealand is part of a New Zealand was referenced ing the Muslim Eid holiday. could not immediately be reached acy of pacifism under threat from ation and Development (OECD) gave 36-nation taskforce set up to share more than 60,000 times in the doc- “The wife gave him for comment. conservative Japanese nationalists. New Zealand’s tax laws “a clean bill intelligence on combating tax uments, according to local media the woman’s cloth- Born in 1933, Akihito was heir to “Looking back at the past, of health” in 2013. avoidance. given access to the material before ing and he just changed Emperor Hirohito, in whose name together with deep remorse over the However, he ordered a review a The taskforce met over the it was made public. his clothes in the meet- Japan fought World War Two. war, I pray that this tragedy of war few days later after coming under weekend in Paris and said in a “John Doe”, the whistleblower ing room where all the The soft-spoken Akihito marked will not be repeated and together increasing pressure. statement it had made “excellent who leaked the documents to Ger- inmates meet with their the 70th anniversary of World War with the people express my deep The review, released last month, progress” in identifying taxpay- man newspaper Süddeutsche families,” Jakarta police Two’s end last year with an expres- condolences for those who fell in found it was “reasonable to conclude ers and their advisers for further Zeitung, remains anonymous, spokesman said. sion of “deep remorse”, a departure battle and in the ravages of war,” that illicit funds are being hidden investigation. even to the journalists on the from his previous remarks seen by he said. inNew Zealand foreign trusts”. The Panama Papers are 11.5 investigation. PAKISTAN THURSDAY 14 JULY 2016 07 Pakistani rebels accuse New Delhi of ‘genocide’

campaign on the Indian side of the Council, which is widely believed Militant leaders contested territory. to have close links to the Pakistani Violence broke out there Fri- military, called on Islamabad to vow to launch a day after a Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) raise the issue with the international civil disobedience commander named Burhan Wani community. -- a 22-year-old poster boy for the Islamabad summoned New Del- campaign on the region’s biggest rebel group -- was hi’s envoy on Monday and conveyed Indian side of killed in a gun battle with govern- Pakistan’s “serious concern” over the ment forces. recent killings in the disputed Hima- contested territory. HM chief Sayed Salahuddin con- layan state. demned the clashes, which are the Police said most of those who worst in Kashmir since 2010. died were protesters killed by gun- AFP If India’s “occupation” troops shot wounds as Indian government continue “with the genocide of Kash- troops fired live ammunition and miris then along with armed struggle tear gas to try to enforce a curfew MUZAFFARABAD: Militants in Paki- we will also start a civil disobedience imposed across the Kashmir Valley. stan-administered Kashmir accused movement in occupied Kashmir,” Those at the rally offered funeral New Delhi of “genocide” yesterday, Salahuddin said, amid calls for jihad. prayers for Wani, while around 150 after days of clashes left 32 people “People on both sides will have to HM fighters donned commando- Head of the militant group of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), Sayed Salahuddin (centre), arrives at a protest rally dead and hundreds wounded on the march and trample that bloody line style uniforms with headbands against the killings in India-administered Kashmir, in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Indian side of the heavily-militarised that divides them,” he said refer- inscribed with the words “Freedom Kashmir, yesterday. frontier. ring to the de facto Kashmir border of Martyrdom”. Up to 3,000 people gathered at a between India and Pakistan, known HM is one of several homegrown calling for independence or a merger independence from Britain in 1947, a terrorist organisation by India,the rally in the Pakistani Kashmir capital as the Line of Control. militant groups that have for decades with Pakistan. but both claim the territory in its European Union and the US, active Muzaffarabad, where militant leaders Salahuddin, who also heads the been fighting around half a million Kashmir has been divided entirety. in the disputed state of Jammu and vowed to launch a civil disobedience umbrella group the United Jihad Indian troops deployed in the region, between the two nations since their Hizbul Mujahideen is designated Kashmir since 1989. Top militant dead in US drone strike in Afghanistan

Reuters strike in Afghanistan, the Pakistan Khurasani, in a message on Twitter. member of the group said the move- “There is no such promi- Sindh province on military and sources in the Pakistani In Kabul, the US military ment had decided not to comment nent figure of his status to run his Taliban said. confirmed it had conducted a coun- on the death until a successor had organisation.” alert to face new PESHAWAR: The alleged master- General Asim Bajwa, director terterrorism strike in the eastern been chosen. The strike was the second in the mind of the 2014 attack on a school general of the Pakistani army’s Afghan province of Nangarhar on ”It’s a huge loss to the small but space of two months against a senior spell of rains in Pakistan in which more than 150 media division, reported the death Sunday but gave no details. most effective Taliban faction of Kha- insurgent leader close to the fron- people died, most of them children, of Umar Narai, also known as The Pakistani Taliban made lifa Umar Mansoor,” the commander tier between the Afghanistan and has been killed in an American drone Khalifa Umar Mansoor or Khalid no official comment. One senior said. Pakistan. KARACHI: With a fresh warning about a new weather system entering the province, the gov- ernment of Pakistan’s Edhi Foundation fears drop in southern Sindh prov- Slain Al Qaeda leader sought ince has alerted all the relevant ministries from relief to local government donations due to campaign departments to be ready to destroy Pakistan: Envoy to implement the con- Internews According to Edhi’s eldest son, the tingency plans they had rumours were spread by “people who are prepared in advance for Internews reports that have been consist- A brochure ‘Jihad in Pakistan’ backward, reactionary and hold extremist the monsoon season, offi- ently proven false over a period reportedly written by bin Laden KARACHI: Philanthropist Abdul Sat- views”. He said that maulvis and capital- cials said. of time. and released by office of US tar Edhi’s son, Faisal, fears that the Edhi ists had always detested his father. The ministries, local ISLAMABAD: The slain Al He pointed out that since the Director National Intelligence in Foundation may see a decline in dona- “In their Friday sermons, many mul- government and relief Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden killing of Osama bin Laden five March this year lists the reasons tions because some people have been lahs called him Ahmadi, sometimes a departments have been considered Pakistan an enemy years ago, “it has been estab- why bin Laden considered Paki- maligning his late father and spreading kaafir, or an Ismaili and urged people put on alert. and made every effort to harm lished beyond doubt” that he stan as an enemy and outlines rumours about him. not to donate or give charity to the foun- the country and its people, says was hiding in Pakistan with- Al Qaeda’s elaborate strategy to “There is a risk of lack of donations for dation,” he said, adding that he failed to Pakistani Ambassador Jalil out information or any help by destroy Pakistan,” the ambassa- the organisation because an active cam- understand what the motivation behind No doctor in 284 Abbas Jilani. the state. dor wrote. paign is run against the Edhi Foundation this propaganda was as the organisation In a letter to a Republican “No evidence to the con- Jilani said that Congressman every year,” said Faisal Edhi in an inter- always had less in donations as compared basic health units congressman, Ted Poe, Jilani trary has ever surfaced and the Poe’s another claim that Paki- view with BBC Urdu on Monday. to mosques and seminaries. informed the lawmaker that his Pakistani Ambassador Jalil stan poisoned a CIA station chief “Many people contribute to the foun- Now, Faisal said, the only thing he in Punjab country was “a victim” and not Abbas Jilani in Islamabad was also based on dation because of Edhi’s personality and could do was pray and request others to the perpetrator of terrorism, as unsubstantiated and sensational his work,” he said, adding that there were forgive him and let his father be. “He is Poe claimed. US leadership involved in the media reporting. many rumours in Ramazan that he had dead now,” he said, adding that there was ISLAMABAD: Despite Poe, who is known in specific operation at that time “This claim is as fictional as already passed away. no point in issuing fatwas against him. slight improvement in Washington for his strong anti- has clearly rejected any insin- it is ridiculous,” said Jilani, add- This, he explained, led certain ele- Edhi passed away at the age of 88 in health facilities, at least Pakistan views, is holding a uation of Pakistan’s complicity.” ing that Pakistan had raised this ments to spread negative propaganda Karachi last week. A state funeral was 284 Basic Health Units provocative hearing “Pakistan: He also mentioned a state- matter with the US government and rumours in order to keep people from held for the philanthropist at the National (BHU) are operating with- Friend or foe” on Capitol Hill, ment by Admiral William as well. donating to the foundation. Stadium Karachi amid tight security. out doctors in only 13 which seeks to highlight the McRaven, who supervised the The ambassador reminded districts of Pakistan’s country’s alleged support for US operation to kill Osama bin Poe that Pakistan had helped largely populated prov- terrorist groups. Laden, and later said that there the United States capture key ince of Punjab, official In his letter to Poe, the Paki- was no evidence that Pakistani operatives involved in the tragic figures revealed. stani envoy in Washington, government knew about Osa- 9/11 episode. These included the Around 72% BHUs in however, focused on a recent ma’s whereabouts. mastermind of 9/11, Muhammad neighbouring district of article the congressman wrote He noted that last year, Khalid Sheikh, and alleged 9/11 Nankana Sahib are work- in The US News regarding Paki- the White House once again organiser, Ramzi Binalshibh. ing without doctors. stan’s role in the fight against debunked media accusa- During the last two years, The district with 1.5 mil- terrorism. tions that sought to implicate Pakistan has also cleared a vast lion people has 48 BHUs Jilani wrote that the views Pakistan. swath of a territory that was but only 13 have doctors expressed in the article were “Documents collected previously used by many mil- available. based on incorrect informa- from the Osama bin Laden’s itant networks, including the tion and speculative media compound tell another story. Haqqani network, Jilani wrote.

Pakistan observes huge drop in terror incidents in 2016

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PESHAWAR: As many as 99 terror incidents were reported in the first half of the current year, recording a considerable decrease compared to the last four years. Briefing Inspector General of Police (IGP) Nasir Khan Durrani at the Central Police Office, Additional IGP Counter-Terrorism Department Salahuddin Khan said that 65%t decrease had been reported in ter- rorist attacks in 2016 compared to 2013. He said the ratio of decease in terror incidents was 26 per cent compared to 2015. As per the statistics, 99 incidents of terrorism were reported in the first half of 2016 compared to 281 incidents in same period in 2013, 292 in 2014 and 134 in 2015. The modus operandi wise break-up of the terror incidents revealed that the terrorists and miscreants had adopted various methods to carry out acts of subversion. 08 THURSDAY 14 JULY 2016 VIEWS

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heresa May is taking over as British Prime Minister when the country is going through one of its worst for fall of ‘caliphate’ crises. And there are two ways how she will go down in history – as a prime minister who successfully steered her country through the disruptive Brexit a period that saw the group’s combination of forces, including Tprocess, by uniting the nation and regaining the glory it has lost, fighters retreating across multi- the US troop surge and the “Anbar or as a prime minister who bungled at the most crucial time, a ple fronts, from Fallujah in central Awakening,” a revolt against the victim of the forces she had no control of. Iraq to the Syrian-Turkish border. Islamists by Sunni Arab tribes. A remarkable editorial last “Were we defeated when we May, 59, assumed office after an audience with Queen month in al-Naba, the Islamic lost the cities in Iraq and were Elizabeth and drove straight to her new office of 10 Downing State’s weekly Arabic newslet- in the desert without any city or Street, vacated hours earlier by David Cameron. It was an ter, offered a gloomy assessment land? And would we be defeated unexpected and uncomplicated rise to the top for May, who was of the caliphate’s prospects, and you be victorious if you were left as the only contender standing after withdrawal from the acknowledging the possibility to take Mosul, Sirte or Raqqa, or race by Andrea Leadsom, who faced criticism for suggesting that all its territorial holdings even take all the cities?” asked By Joby Warrick and raise money, train recruits or could ultimately be lost. Adnani, referring to the Islamic she was more qualified to be prime minister because she had Souad Mekhennet plan complex terrorist operations Just two years ago, jihadist State’s primary strongholds in children. The Washington Post - the group’s highly decentralized leaders heralded the start of a Iraq, Libya and Syria. Cameron chose to quit after Britons rejected his pleas and nature ensures that it will remain glorious new epoch in the world’s “Certainly not!” The group’s voted to leave the EU in the referendum last month. And he has dangerous for some time to come, history with the establishment of near-defeat in 2008 also has been an advice to his successor. “My advice according to current and former their Islamic “caliphate,” which cited multiple times in recent to my successor, who is a brilliant US officials and terrorism experts. at the time encompassed most weeks in social-media accounts, negotiator, is that we should try to be as ven as it launches “Where Al-Qaeda was hierar- of eastern Syria and a vast swath suggesting to some analysts that waves of terrorist chical and somewhat controlled, of northern and western Iraq, a its leaders are trying to limit the close to the European Union as we can attacks around the these guys are not. They have all combined territory roughly the inevitable damage to the Islamic Birtain’s new be for the benefits of trade, cooperation globe, the Islamic the energy and unpredictabil- size of Great Britain. State’s reputation among jihadists Prime Minister and of security,” State is quietly prepar- ity of a populist movement,” said The editorial, titled, “The as an unstoppable military and he told parliament in his last Eing its followers for the eventual Michael Hayden, the retired Air Crusaders’ Illusions in the Age moral force. has the appearance before resigning. May collapse of the caliphate it pro- Force general who headed the of the Caliphate,” sought to rally “They don’t want to lose onerous task herself had wanted Britain to remain claimed with great fanfare two CIA from 2006 to 2009. the group’s followers by insist- territory,” said Cole Bunzel, a years ago. Islamic State officials, in pub- ing that the Islamic State would doctoral candidate at Princeton in the UK, but has promised to work of negotiating In public messages and lic statements and in interviews, continue to survive, even if all its University’s Near Eastern stud- Britain’s exit vigorously for an exit and make Brexit in recent actions in Syria, the insist that the group’s “caliphate” cities fell to the advancing “cru- ies department who provided a from the EU a success. Brexit means Brexit, she said. group’s leaders are acknowledg- project remains viable while also saders” — the separate Western translation and commentary on May now has the extremely ing the terrorist organisation’s acknowledging that military set- — and Russian-backed forces the Al-Naba editorial in the blog with least onerous task of negotiating Britain’s declining fortunes on the bat- backs have forced a change in arrayed against them. Jihadica. “But they’re trying to damage. exit from the EU, every step of which tlefield while bracing for the strategy. “The crusaders and their remind people that the group has will be dissected and scrutinized by possibility that its remaining “While we see our core struc- apostate clients are under the a long history and they’re going strongholds could fall. ture in Iraq and Syria under illusion that . . . they will be able to to persist, just as they did in ear- the media and the people. She will At the same time, the group is attack, we have been able to eliminate all of the Islamic State’s lier times.” have to limit the damage to British vowing to press on with its recent expand and have shifted some of provinces at once, such that it will The deadly attacks against trade and investments as she unties campaign of violence, even if our command, media and wealth be completely wiped out and no Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport and the relationship with the EU and renegotiates the relations with the terrorists themselves are structure to different countries,” a trace of it will be left,” the arti- Baghdad’s Karrada shopping the bloc’s 27 partners. Secondly, she will have to unite a nation driven underground. US coun- longtime Islamic State operative, cle states. In reality, the group’s district — both relatively easy that remains deeply divided, the most important of which will terterrorism experts believe the speaking through an Internet- foes “will not be able to eliminate targets for terrorists concerned masscasualty attacks in Istanbul based audio service, said in an it by destroying one of its cities only with massive numbers of be keeping Scotland in the union and reassure Europeans and and Baghdad in the past month interview. or besieging another of them, or civilian casualties — were prob- others living in the UK that they are as welcome as before. It’s a were largely a response to mil- “We do have, every day, by killing a soldier, an emir or an ably also part of the same effort to tough road ahead filled with gaping holes, and she will require itary reversals in Iraq and Syria. people reaching out and tell- imam,” it says. reassure followers of the Islamic all the skills she has mastered and much more. Such terrorist acts are likely ing us they want to come to the The editorial asserts that the State’s vitality, said Will McCants, May is now being called the Angela Merkel of Britain. She also to continue and even intensify, caliphate,” said the operative, “whole world . . . has changed” a Brookings Institution researcher has the unique honour of being Britain’s second female prime at least initially, analysts say, as who agreed to speak to a West- with the creation of a theocratic and author of the 2015 book “ISIS minister after Margaret Thatcher, and that too after a long gap of the group evolves from a quasi- ern journalist on the condition enclave that has “shown all of Apocalypse: The History, Strat- state with territorial holdings to that his name and physical loca- mankind what the true Islamic egy and Doomsday Vision of the 27 years. a shadowy and diffuse network tion not be revealed. state is like.” “If they want to Islamic State.” At the same time, expectations must be realistic about what with branches and cells on at least “But we tell them to stay in achieve true victory — they will “The successful attacks the new prime minister can do. three continents. their countries and rather wait not, God willing — they will have abroad are an indication of Indeed, while the loss of a to do something there.” But to wait a long time: until an entire deep worry at home,” McCants physical sanctuary would con- signs of desperation are mount- generation of Muslims that was said. After years of boasting of stitute a major blow to the ing weekly inside the caliphate, witness to the establishment of the group’s invincibility, leaders Islamic State — severely lim- which shrank by another 12 per- the Islamic State and the return such as Adnani are beginning to iting, for example, its ability to cent in the first six months of of the caliphate . . . is wiped out.” acknowledge battlefield losses 2016, according to according to The same themes were while attempting to depict them Quote of the day a report last week by IHS Inc., an repeated in an otherwise upbeat in the most positive light, he said. analysis and consulting firm. sermon by the Islamic State’s offi- Absent from the group’s state- A series of communiques cial spokesman, Abu Muhammad ments is any acknowledgment of The group’s leaders issued in the Islamic State’s Syr- Al-Adnani, marking the start of strategic and tactical errors that As we leave the EU we will are acknowledging ian enclave last month closed Ramadan observances. Adnani’s contributed to the Islamic State’s forge a bold new positive the terrorist down Internet cafes in one prov- missive attracted international current predicament, fighting role for ourselves in the ince and ordered the destruction attention because of its call for a alone against a broad array of world, and we will make organisation’s of TVs and satellite dishes in global terrorism campaign during forces that includes the major Britain a country that works declining fortunes another. The orders, billed as the Muslim holy month. But Adnani Western powers, Sunni and Shi- not for a privileged few, but on the battlefield an effort to eliminate a tool for also appeared to be preparing his ite Muslims, Russians and Kurds, “disseminating infidel beliefs,” followers for heavy losses. McCants said. for every one of us. while bracing for effectively cut off access to news At one point he evoked one “They’re not trying to be the possibility from the outside world. of the darkest chapters in the clever about it,” he said, “but More signals of a coming Islamic State’s history, when they’re really trying to prepare Theresa May that its remaining downfall are contained in state- the group — then known as their followers to cope with a British Prime Minister strongholds could fall. ments issued by Islamic State the Islamic State of Iraq — was ‘caliphate’ that is no longer a officials over the past six weeks, all but destroyed in 2008 by a caliphate.”

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By Paul Gewirtz The Washington Post

he authoritative voice of law has now spoken clearly and decisively on a South China Sea churning dangerously with military maneuvers and Theated rhetoric. But law’s effects on the conflict are highly uncertain. On Tuesday, a tribunal at the Perma- nent Court of Arbitration in The Hague announced a sweeping victory for the Philippines that found unlawful a broad range of Chinese claims and actions regarding the sea. The tribunal’s words vindicate the Obama administration’s admirable search for law- and rules-based answers to foreign policy disputes. Regarding the South China Sea, President Obama has emphasised our commitment to resolv- ing the dangerous conflicts “peacefully, through legal means, such as the upcom- ing arbitration ruling under the United The Japanese Coast Guard ship PLH02 Tsugaru (background) is seen with a Philippine Coast Guard boat (centre) during their annual joint anti-piracy exercise Nations Convention on the Law of the in the waters off Manila Bay yesterday, a day after a UN-backed tribunal declared China has no “historic rights” in the South China Sea. Sea.” While this ruling offers a significant Sea Convention. Any pretense that the enormous new capacities, widespread tribunal cannot enforce, which would now denounces if they are the product positive contribution, law cannot solve sea is a Chinese lake has been rejected, uncertainty about China’s regional inten- itself create major risks. of negotiations rather than a third-party all the conflicts in the South China Sea. though sovereignty issues remain unre- tions, and whether China and the United Instead, the United States should tribunal. These are all potential contri- Tuesday’s decision underscores the limits solved. Justas significant, and potentially States can find terms of coexistence in encourage our Filipino allies — with their butions of legal rules even when legal of law in resolving these disputes in prac- creating more immediate tensions, are the Asia-Pacific. legal victory in hand — to pursue direct judgments are not formally enforceable. tice, as well as the urgent need to move the tribunal’s decisions that certain So what is the path forward? The negotiations with China as the best next Negotiating an enforceable, rules-based ahead with negotiations, supported by Chinese land reclamations unlawfully United States and other countries should step in looking for real-world, peace- code of conduct among the ASEAN prudent power politics. infringe on the Philippines’ rights and the strongly support the tribunal’s judgment ful solutions. China has long demanded nations and China should also be a top The tribunal’s headline conclusion Law of the SeaConvention’s environmen- as a binding decision in words and deeds. negotiations, so this is the testing hour priority. limits the legal scope of China’s notori- tal rules. The United States should criticise China’s for China’s good faith. Since the United States has not rati- ous “nine-dash line.” At most, the tribunal These are major legal conclusions, statements that it will not comply with Neither country should insist on pre- fied the Law of the Sea Convention, it is in said, this line can be a claim to sover- but they will produce no immediate the tribunal’s conclusions. And it should conditions to such talks. China should not an awkward position in demanding Chi- eignty over the islands inside the line and resolution to the conflict. Despite being continue regular freedom-of- navigation insist that the Philippines renounce the nese compliance. The US Senate should maritime rights deriving from those land a signatory to the convention, China operations, taking advantage of any addi- arbitration award, and the Philippines advance ratification as an urgent national features as provided under the Law of the refused to participate in the arbitration tional navigation rights produced by the should not insist that China accept the security priority. For now, we should try and has denounced the decision as “null tribunal’s decision. legal rights awarded by the tribunal. to speak and act jointly with countries and void.” China is clearly wrong. But its But the Obama administration also Such demands would doom negotiations that have ratified the convention. The tribunal’s words vindicate the sweeping rejection reveals the practical must guard against escalation and reach before they started. But we have our own national inter- Obama administration’s admirable limits of law in this context because the out to other countries for quiet diplomatic The path of negotiations will be ests and alliances at stake in the South tribunal has no enforcement powers - discussions of our options. We cannot yet uncertain and difficult. But the Phil- China Sea, and we need to exercise our search for law- and rules-based no police force, no sanctions system, no predict China’s range of responses to the ippines’ position will be significantly power and demonstrate our resolve in answers to foreign policy disputes. ability to levy fines. tribunal. strengthened by the tribunal’s award. advancing those. Another fundamental limit is that The possibility exists that a rebuked Negotiations should begin with a focus On these fronts, as on others, law will Regarding the South China Sea, the tribunal lacks legal power to resolve China will launch new provocations, on lowering tensions, looking for trade- have a role to play, albeit a limited one. President Obama has emphasised underlying and potentially explosive con- leading to a crisis that serves no one’s offs and pursuing common development Diplomacy backed by power and law is flicts regarding sovereignty over land interests — and the United States and its projects, even if ultimate questions of still our best means of helping to shape our commitment to resolving the features, such as the dangerously con- allies must be ready if China seeks to use sovereignty are temporarily set aside. the future of the Asia-Pacific. dangerous conflicts “peacefully, tested Scarborough Shoal, and disputes force to get its way. The tribunal ruling will also be wind through legal means. over maritime boundaries. And of course Additionally, a legally empowered in the sails of other claimants in the South Gewirtz is a professor of constitutional no court’s decision can fully address the Philippines might ask the United States China Sea. Over time, China might con- law and the director of the Paul Tsai China core geopolitical issues at stake: China’s to use its military to enforce what the ceivably accept terms similar to those it Center at Yale Law School. Focus on police shootings misses larger story

them. The study looked at more than chance of being fired or even con- retribution, according to Tyler, but of the University of Delaware wrote: 1,000 shootings in 10 major police victed for killing a suspect, and rather because their sense of “pro- “Force certainly need not result in departments, and found that even there’s potential for public outrage cedural justice” is satisfied. serious physical or mental injury to after correcting for various circum- and riots. Just pushing someone to the Based on that concept, it’s easy be deemed excessive. Moreover, it stances of the encounters — such as ground or hitting them with a baton is to explain why Russia, where people need not (and usually will not) be the crime rate in the areas where not even likely to come to light. perceive the police to be unfair and the product of malicious or sadis- they occurred — the race effect Many black Americans, includ- feel little obligation to obey officers, tic behaviour. remains. And non-whites are likely to ing Fryer himself, have had tense has a much higher crime rate than It can spring from good inten- be subjected to force even when they run-ins with police. It’s easy to Denmark, where people report the tions as well as bad, mistakes and are compliant with police requests. assume that violence is applied to strongest obligation to obey the misperceptions, lack of experience, Fryer, however, was surprised blacks more frequently at every police among European countries. overconfidence, momentary inat- to discover that lethal force is more level, and every death confirms that Fryer’s recommendation is an tention, physical and mental fatigue, By Leonid Bershidsky infrequently applied to blacks and gut feeling — even if it is not borne economist’s take on Tyler’s idea: experimentation, inadequate or Bloomberg Hispanics than to whites. Using a out statistically. “Increase the expected price of improper training, prejudice, passion, data set from Houston, he calcu- The lack of reliable data won’t excessive force on lower level uses of an urge to do justice or demonstrate lated that blacks were 23.8 percent do much to change the perception force.” The Harvard professor wrote: bravery, misplaced trust, boredom, less likely to be fired upon by police among black Americans that inter- “The appealing feature of this illness, a specific incompetence, or new study shows that blacks than whites. “Partitioning the data actions with police are fraught with type of policy experiment is that it a hundred other factors that might The resulting paper, and Hispanics in the US are in myriad ways, we find no evidence danger. It’s that feeling that needs to does not require officers to change influence an officer to behave in a unsurprisingly, Amore than twice as likely as of racial discrimination in officer- be addressed. their behavior in extremely high- particular situation in a less than whites to “experience some form of involved shootings,” he wrote. Fryer is not a criminologist, but stakes environments. expert way. showed that blacks force in interactions with police,” The study has some qualifications he is echoing an idea that Tom Tyler Many arguments about police Excessive force should be defined and Hispanics but no more likely to experience the — it’s geographically limited, and the of Yale University has been writing reform fall victim to the “my life ver- as the use of more force than a highly most “extreme use of force — officer- police departments themselves pro- about for years. He found that the key sus theirs, us versus them” mantra. skilled police officer would find have more violent involved shootings.” That finding can vided the data, so it’s possible that element that ensures the legitimacy Holding officers accountable for the necessary to use in that particular interactions with be important to de-escalating the in other cities, where police may of law enforcement and makes peo- misuse of hands or pushing individ- situation.” kind of violence that culminated be more racially biased, the results ple willing to cooperate with police uals to the ground is not likely a life Increasing the cost of non-lethal police: being with the tragedy in Dallas last week. wouldn’t hold up. In addition, Fryer is something called “procedural or death situation and, as such, may force is not likely to fix the problem, grabbed, pushed Roland G Fryer, a Harvard econo- said the results came out differently justice.” be more amenable to policy change.” because the “hundreds of factors” into a wall or onto mist, says his anger about the killings when he explored the data on police That includes the “quality of deci- It’s much easier, however, to won’t disappear overnight. Achiev- of blacks by police drove him to violence from the point of view of sion-making” — such as when the raise the price of using a gun — ing lower levels of violence means the ground, having look into the data. The resulting civilians. police let a suspect have his say with- movements such as “Black Lives changing how cops are trained, and a gun pointed at paper, unsurprisingly, showed that But taking the analysis at face out interruption — and the “quality of Matters” do so by increasing pres- perhaps the entire philosophy of how blacks and Hispanics have more vio- value, Fryer suggested an explana- treatment,” or the respect for a per- sure on police departments — than police officers obtain compliance. them. lent interactions with police: being tion: Police face far higher costs for son’s dignity. to fix the problem of lower-level vio- grabbed, pushed into a wall or onto the lethal use of force than for exces- People don’t generally cooper- lence. It’s a matter of cop skills as The writer is a Bloomberg View the ground, having a gun pointed at sive non-lethal violence. There’s a ate with the police out of a fear of much as motivation. Karl Klockars contributor, is a Berlin-based writer.

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rule in Arunachal NEW DELHI: India’s state-control- led coal firm routinely violates the rights of local communities in the rush to open new mines to meet the country’s growing demand for

The court quashed SC verdict no setback for us: BJP power, Amnesty International said President’s Rule NEW DELHI: The BJP said yesterday said that the Supreme Court yesterday. verdict restoring the Congress government in Arunachal Pradesh A report from the human rights imposed in the state was not a setback to it. group said Coal India, the world’s and all the decisions “This is not a setback for the BJP. The crisis (in Arunachal) largest coal producer, had failed to was due to the internal differences within the Congress in the consult the indigenous communi- taken by Governor J P state,” Bharatiya Janata Party leader Srikant Sharma said. ties living near mines in central and Rajkhowa leading to “A group within the Congress fell out with the party leader- eastern India on acquiring the land, ship. The BJP has nothing to do with (what happened). or the environmental impact. its imposition. “It clearly shows that there is a leadership crisis in the Con- In some cases, it found, local gress. It will be wrong to hold the BJP responsible for the crisis communities did not even know that in Arunachal Pradesh,” he added. their land was being acquired for IANS mining purposes until it happened. “Both the company and central Miners haul baskets full of coal as they load a truck at a roadside coal provisions. In Guwahati, Chief Min- and state governments don’t seem to depot near Rymbai village in the northeastern state of Meghalaya. ister Kalikho Pul maintained that Sonia welcomes care to speak or listen to vulnerable NEW DELHI: In a major setback there was “no threat” to his gov- Adivasi (indigenous) communities flout rules and regulations in place panels hardly raising the communi- to the Centre, the Supreme Court ernment and he will file a review ruling whose lands are acquired and for- for such communities that are often ties’ concerns at approval meetings. yesterday restored ousted Con- petition in the Supreme Court. ests destroyed for coal mining,” said protected by various agencies, “Authorities and compa- gress Chief Minister Nabam Tuki He said a floor test would prove NEW DELHI: Aakar Patel, head of Amnesty Inter- including state governments. nies appear to have seen public in Arunachal Pradesh, elating the the numbers backing his gov- Sonia national India. “CIL (Coal India Limited) can- hearings more as a bureaucratic opposition, which hailed the ver- ernment. “The government runs Gandhi India’s indigenous communities not forcibly evict people for projects. hurdle to overcome than a genuine dict as a victory for democracy. only with numbers. There is no (pictured) form more than eight percent of the There are too many laws, rules, stat- opportunity to hear and address In an unanimous verdict, a threat to our government. That yesterday country’s 1.2 billion people, accord- utory stipulations in place to check community concerns,” said Aruna Constitution bench of Justices J.S. will be decided on the floor of the hoped the ruling would ing to the latest census of 2011. such violations,” the official told AFP Chandrasekhar, a senior researcher Khehar, Dipak Misra, Madan B. Assembly.” deter the central govern- Many are illiterate and live in on the condition of anonymity. at Amnesty International India. Lokur, Pinaki Chandra Ghosh and A visibly pleased Tuki described ment from further misusing extreme poverty, relying on the land “In fact, we compare with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s N.V. Ramana directed the restoration the Supreme Court judgment as a its power. for food. best rehabilitation and resettlement right-wing government is seeking to of the status quo ante as it existed on “historic verdict” and said the rul- “The verdict will deter The report said the central policies in the country, and in many double coal production by 2020 to December 15, 2015, effectively bring- ing would help protect “healthy the Union government from government had acquired land cases, we are better. It is only when one billion tonnes annually to meet ing Tuki back as Chief Minister. democracy” in the country. “This is any further misuse of power. in all three Coal India mines its these communities’ aspirations are the needs of its burgeoning economy. The court quashed President’s a historic and remarkable judgment.” Those who had trampled investigators examined, without understood and consent is taken that Modi, who stormed to power Rule imposed in the state and all “According to the judgment, our upon constitutional propri- directly informing affected fami- we can acquire their land. Other- in 2014, wants to fulfil an election the decisions taken by Governor J.P. government has been restored,” Tuki ety and democratic norms lies, or consulting them about their wise, it just can’t be done,” he added. promise to end crippling black- Rajkhowa leading to its imposition. said. “I’ll go to the state and talk to have been defeated,” she resettlement. Amnesty, however, says Coal outs and bring power to more than On December 16, the Nabam Tuki all the 47 Congress MLAs. We will said. “We will continue our One interviewee said he only India followed rules superficially 300 million Indians living without government was dismissed in an call a meeting.” It is the second such fight to strengthen democ- discovered the land was being only to show on paper and failed electricity. Assembly session called by the Gov- ruling by the Supreme Court since racy and safeguard the acquired after the deal was signed. to genuinely enforce them on the India sits on the world’s fifth ernor. The bench called the actions May when it similarly restored the federal structure of our A Coal India official dismissed ground, citing cases of authorities largest coal reserves and already of Governor Rajkhowa as “illegal” ousted government of Chief Minister country.” the findings of the report, saying it spending barely minutes to explain relies on coal for 60 percent of its and violative of the Constitutional and Congress leader Harish Rawat . was “next to impossible” to blatantly impacts of mining or government power.

Back to school Rubi Rai denied bail in Bihar River fest to boost toppers’ scam link with neighbours IANS IANS northeast India and her immediate neighbours.” PATNA: Ruby Rai, an accused in The Asian Confluence has been Bihar toppers’ scam, was denied promoting an open space for cul- bail by a juvenile court here yes- SHILLONG: Ministers, policy mak- tural and intellectual exchanges terday, a government lawyer said. ers, experts, academics and senior towards creating a better under- Ruby had pleaded that she officials from India, Bangladesh, standing of the northeastern region should be granted bail as she is Myanmar, Bhutan and Nepal will in the larger context of India as an a minor. meet in the Meghalaya capital emerging power in East-Asian Last week, she was shifted tomorrow for the first river festi- geopolitics. from Beur jail to a remand home val, called NADI 2016, that aims to Datta said NADI 2016 aims after the court accepted Ruby’s foster connectivity, culture, tourism, to offer participants a great net- age on the basis of her matricu- trade links and sharing of environ- working platform with access to lation certificate stating her date mental issues. intellectual as well as entertain- of birth as November 15, 1998. The Asian Confluence, a local ment events. Ruby had topped the class 12 think tank, in association with the “Being a first of its kind, spe- examination conducted by the Meghalaya government and Kolk- cial focus would be on the shared Bihar School Examination Board ata-based Maulana Abul Kalam borders with immediate neighbour Schoolchildren travel to school on a packed auto-rickshaw in Ahmedabad, yesterday. (BSEB), in humanities stream. Azad Institute of Asian Studies Bangladesh,” he added. She got into trouble after after (MAKAI) is organising the two-day Besides policy dialogue and a sting by a news channel showed event on July 15-16. stakeholder meetings, other her giving ludicrous answers to “The focus of NADI 2016 is to highlights of the meet include, exhi- basic questions related to her celebrate the spirit of common- bitions, cultural programs, crafts subjects. ality between the resource-rich bazaar, live exhibition of yarns and Move to evacuate Indians from S Sudan Class 12 science stream top- northeast India and its neighbours dyes and rare performing arts of the per Saurabh Shreshtha was also through the rivers of the region,” border areas. caught giving wrong answers said Sabyasachi Dutta, director of Railway Minister Suresh Pra- IANS tomorrow with @Gen_VKSingh lead- South Sudan’s government has to basic science questions on the Asian Confluence. bhu, Bangladesh Minister of ing evacuation from South Sudan,” said at least 272 have been killed, camera. He said: “The rivers of the Tourism and Civil Aviation Rashed Ministry of External Affairs spokes- including 33 civilians, in five days The sting suggested that the region had for long been the treas- Khan Menon, Bangladesh Min- NEW DELHI: Two IAF C-17 Globe- person Vikas Swarup tweeted. of fighting that has raised fears of a toppers might have used cheating ured highways of culture and ister of State for Foreign Affairs masters will take off for Juba in Embassies and aid organisa- return to civil war. and fraud to achieve the top ranks. unison among the people and the Shahriar Alam, Meghalaya Chief South Sudan today to evacuate tions in South Sudan are moving to The Indian embassy in Juba in a Both Ruby and Saurabh fragile ecology they sustain. Minister Mukul Sangma, his Mizo- around 500 Indian nationals from evacuate staff from the capital, Juba, statement said the flight is expected belonged to V.R. College in “The extended aim is to explore ram counterpart Lal Thanhawla, the violence-hit African nation, the amid a tenuous ceasefire declared to reach Juba at 11 am local time and Vaishali district. the possibilities of enhancing cul- representatives and experts from MEA said, yesterday. on Monday night after days of fight- Indian nationals with valid travel The Special Investigation tural conviviality and amplifying Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, and Minister of State for External ing between forces loyal to longtime documents will be allowed to board. Team (SIT) of Bihar Police then the creative use of riverine connec- parliamentarians from across the Affairs VK Singh is to lead the evacu- rivals Vice President Riek Machar The flight will be only up to New lodged an FIR against Ruby, Sau- tivity by catalysing environment northeastern region would take ation. “Two C-17s proceeding to Juba and President Salva Kiir. Delhi, the statement said. rabh and two other toppers. friendly trade and tourism between part in the event. Kashmir still tense as two more die; toll at 36

IANS triggered by the death of a top mili- to the valley that passes through said here, passed off peacefully Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minis- calm and peace so that further loss tant on July 8. south Kashmir, was blocked due to amid fears that separatist leaders ter Mehbooba Mufti, however, visited of lives is avoided,” the Chief Minis- Life remained paralysed almost continuous curfew. Private traffic to may stoke trouble. the graveyard under a heavy secu- ter said. across the valley due to the restric- and from Srinagar on the highway is They had called for a protest rity cover with her senior cabinet Mehbooba Mufti said “the loss of SRINAGAR: The restive Kashmir tion and separatist called shutdown. allowed only at night, officials said. march to observe “MartyrsÂ’ Day” colleagues. precious lives” in firing by security Valley, battling the deadliest spell of South Kashmir - the worst hit in the In Srinagar, roads were deserted in remembrance of Kashmiris killed She paid tributes to the 1931 mar- forces was “regretted but nothing violence in years, appeared calm but latest bout of unrest - was virtually while shops and other businesses, in police firing on protesters against tyrs and made a fresh appeal for calm can bring them back. tense yesterday amid sporadic inci- cut off from the rest of the state amid banks and private offices were the Dogra rule on July 13, 1931. in the valley where at least 35 civil- “While I am deeply grieved, my dents of stone-pelting clashes even snapped private cellphone services closed. There was a thin presence Top separatists Mirwaiz Umar ians and a policeman have been grief cannot match that of the fami- as large areas continued to be under and strict prohibitory orders. of employees in the government Farooq and Syed Ali Shah Geelani, killed in clashes between security lies who have lost their near and dear strict curfew for the fifth day. However, the state-owned Bharat secretariat. People in the old city in house detention for five days, forces and protesters since the killing ones,” she said. Her Peoples Demo- Two more persons wounded in Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) cellphone complained of hardships as supplies defied the restrictions and tried to of the militant commander, Burhan cratic Party has its political base in street fighting in the past four days network was functional. of essentials had begun to dry up in walk towards the martyrsÂ’ grave- Wani. More than 1,500 people have the worst-hit south Kashmir. died here early yesterday, taking The Jammu-Srinagar highway, the five days of curfew. yard in curfew-bound old Srinagar. been injured. The region has witnessed 33 of the death toll to 36 in the violence the only all-weather motorable link Yesterday, a police spokesman Police detained them briefly. “I appeal to everybody to restore the 36 deaths. EUROPE THURSDAY 14 JULY 2016 11 Theresa May takes over as Britain’s new PM

face a time of great national change. Earlier, Cameron made his final And I know because we’re Great Brit- statement in Downing Street flanked May, the former ain that we will rise to the challenge,” by his wife Samantha and three interior minister, she told reporters, flanked by her children, where he wished Britain husband, Philip. “continued success”. becomes Britain’s “As we leave the European Union “It’s not been an easy journey second female we will forge a bold new positive role and, of course, we’ve not got every for ourselves in the world. decision right but I do believe today Prime Minister after “And we will make Britain a our country is much stronger,” the Margaret Thatcher. country that works not for a privi- 49-year-old said. He later made the leged few but for everyone of us.” short drive to the palace, where the As Scotland mulls moves that queen accepted his resignation after could eventually see it break away, six years in office. AFP following the referendum in which In his final question and answer most Scots voted to stay in the EU but session in the House of Commons England and Wales voted to leave, yesterday, Cameron echoed a line he May said keeping the “precious” king- had once used to taunt former Labour LONDON: Theresa May took over as dom together was a priority. premier Tony Blair. “As I once said, I Britain’s new prime minister yesterday, EU leaders are pressing for a swift was the future, once,” he said. promising a “bold, new, positive role” divorce following the vote to leave the He urged his successor, “a bril- for the country less than three weeks bloc on June 23. European Commis- liant negotiator”, to “try to be as close after its seismic vote to leave the EU. sion president Jean-Claude Juncker to the European Union as we can be, May, the former interior minister was among the first to congratulate for the benefits of trade, of co-oper- who succeeds David Cameron after May, and said he hoped they would ation and of security”. seeing off several rivals for leader meet “in the near future”. May campaigned for the leader- of the Conservative Party, becomes “The outcome of the United King- ship as a safe pair of hands, who has Staff applaud as new British Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip John walk into 10 Downing Britain’s second female leader after dom’s referendum has created a new spent six years as home secretary, Street in London, yesterday. Margaret Thatcher. situation which the United Kingdom one of the toughest jobs in British After formally being invited to and the European Union will have to politics. form a government in a meeting address soon,” he said. The daughter of a Church of Eng- and was previously chairman of Her continental peers have said summit in August on the matter. with Queen Elizabeth II at Buck- May campaigned for Britain to land pastor, she is cricket fan with a the Conservative party. they expect her to move quickly to Women are expected to secure ingham Palace, May arrived at her remain in the EU but has stressed she sober demeanour who lists her hob- May is something of an unknown implement the referendum result. several top jobs in May’s cabinet, new Downing Street residence with will honour the popular vote, saying bies as cooking and walking. quantity internationally, but Euro- Germany’s Angela Merkel, including current Energy Minister a promise to lead a government that repeatedly that “Brexit means Brexit”. She has been MP for Maiden- pean Council president Donald Tusk France’s Francois Hollande and Amber Rudd and international devel- would tackle “burning injustice”. However, she has refused to be head, the well-to-do commuter said he looked forward to a “fruitful Italy’s Matteo Renzi announced opment minister Justine Greening, “Following the referendum we rushed on the timetable. town west of London, since 1997 working relationship” with her. yesterday that they will hold a sources said.

CAREER GRAPH OF Hungary faces DAVID CAMERON AND THERESA MAY workforce shortage Nato and Russia remain at

AFP loggerheads over Ukraine

BUDAPEST: A population slump in AP Moscow has accused Nato of Hungary is presenting Prime Minis- beefing up its forces near Russia ter Viktor Orban’s anti-immigration and vowed to do what’s needed government with a headache: how to to defend its territory and inter- plug labour supply shortages with- BRUSSELS: Nato and Rus- ests. On Sunday, Russian Foreign out turning to foreigners. sia remain at loggerheads over Ministry spokeswoman Maria Hungary, an EU member since Ukraine but will consider a pro- Zakharova accused Nato of 2004, has seen 400,000 people posal to reduce the risk of an engaging in the “demonisation” leave the country since 2008, and accidental military confrontation of Russia. 850,000 over the past 35 years. in Baltic airspace, Nato’s chief said Nato’s supreme commander, In addition, since the 1980s, the yesterday. US Army General Curtis M country has had one of the lowest birth Alliance Secretary-Gen- Scaparrotti, told reporters in rates in Europe, bringing the overall eral Jens Stoltenberg (pictured) Warsaw he’d like to speak reg- population below 10-million mark. As briefed reporters following a ularly with Russian generals to a result, at least a quarter of Hungarian meeting of the Nato -Russia defuse tensions, but hasn’t been firms are experiencing problems find- Council at Nato headquarters The initial reaction from Mos- able to establish contact since he ing workers, said the Confederation in Brussels. Stoltenberg said cow has been negative. But both assumed his command in May. of Hungarian Employers and Indus- Nato ambassadors briefed Rus- sides welcomed a Finnish idea on “We’ve said we’re transpar- trialists (MGYOSZ) in a recent study. sian counterparts on decisions turn on warplanes’ transponders ent and we’re willing to talk, but “The Hungarian economic train made at Nato’s July 8-9 summit to reduce chances of an incident we’ve not had that reach-out from can’t get out of the station because in Warsaw. between Nato and Russian war- them yet,” Scaparrotti said. there are no wheels,” said the report. On Ukraine, “there was not planes in the Baltic Sea region. Foreign ministers from Nato’s Call centre employee Mark Stern a meeting of the minds today,” Russian President Vladimir Putin 28 member countries wanted a and his teacher wife Rita, about to Stoltenberg said. has also embraced the Finnish meeting of the Nato -Russia move to Ireland with their toddler However, he said the Russians proposal. Council before the July 8-9 sum- Marci, are among the latest to join made suggestions on risk reduc- Dutch Nato Ambassador mit in Warsaw, but the alliance the exodus. tion moves in Baltic airspace Marjanne de Kwaasteniet said wasn’t able to reach consensus “We have friends in Ireland, we involving the use of warplanes’ yesterday’s session of the Nato with the Russians on the agenda speak English and there are lots of transponders. He said “allies will -Russia Council, the first since and timing. The council was opportunities for people there who study this proposal carefully,” but April, was meant to “keep dia- founded as a forum for consul- want to work,” Rita, said. want more details. logue with Russia open, despite tation and cooperation in 2002 Orban has attempted to redress The meeting at Nato’s Brussels differences.” when relations between Moscow the situation with a raft of measures headquarters followed last week’s In a joint declaration, Obama and the West were much warmer, aimed at getting Hungarians to have gathering of alliance heads of and the other leaders in Warsaw but didn’t convene for nearly two more babies or return from abroad. state and government in Warsaw. sternly accused Russia of “desta- years following Russia’s 2014 Since June 2015, Hungarians Among other things, US President bilising actions and politics,” annexation of Crimea. returning have been able to bene- Barack Obama and the other Nato including the 2014 annexation of The council’s April 20 meet- fit from a welcome-back present of leaders ordered reinforcements Crimea from Ukraine and what ing, the first since the Crimean €3,000 euros ($3,330) as well as help for allies closest to Russia with they called provocative activi- crisis, failed to bridge Nato’s finding work and accommodation. four new multinational battalions ties near Nato borders, including “profound and persistent disa- Only 105 people have taken up the for Poland and the Baltic states repeated violations of Nato coun- greements” with the Kremlin, offer, however. of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. tries’ airspace. Stoltenberg said.

Germany pledges for greater For Maritime feast global security role

AFP Germany is ready to “help meet with Russia over Ukraine crisis, but current and future security and last week also pledged troops to bol- humanitarian challenges,” said the ster Nato in eastern Europe from next roadmap approved by Chancellor year. The paper points out “Russia is BERLIN: Germany yesterday Angela Merkel’s cabinet and to be turning away from a close partner- pledged to assume a greater role in presented later by Defence Minis- ship with the West and emphasising global security, pointing to the stra- ter Ursula von der Leyen. strategic rivalry” and unless it changes tegic threat posed by Russia and The strategic outlook is seen as a course, it “will for the foreseeable other looming dangers. milestone for a country, burdened by future represent a challenge to secu- In its first big-picture defence guilt about Nazi terror and the Hol- rity on our continent”. paper in a decade, Europe’s top econ- ocaust, for decades stepped softly It also lists dynamic and inter- omy said it would work with EU and on the world stage and only joined connected challenges in a world Nato allies to tackle cross-border peacekeeping missions in the 1990s where emerging powers in Asia challenges from Islamist terrorism in the Balkans. and South America are assuming a to climate change and migrant flows. More recently, Germany has greater role and an “arch of insta- “Germany is a globally highly deployed troops to Afghanistan, Mali bility” stretches through much of connected country—due to its eco- and elsewhere, and backed multi- northern Africa, the Middle East and nomic, political and military weight, national alliance against the IS by Central Asia. but also in view of its own vulnera- arming Kurdish fighters in Iraq and The “most immediate threat” for The Hermione boat, a replica of the French frigate that transported General La Fayette to America bility—has a responsibility to actively flying surveillance missions over Syria. Germany is that of a major terrorist in 1780 to rally US rebels battling for independence, arrived at the port of Brest, western France, help shape the world order,” says the Merkel has taken a key role in attack of the kind from which it has yesterday, on the first day of the Brest 2016 Maritime feast. so-called White Paper. seeking to defuse the West’s conflict been spared so far, the paper said. 12 THURSDAY 14 JULY 2016 EUROPE

Hungary flayed EU proposes for ‘cruel’ new asylum rules treatment to migrants

for refugees AFP

BUDAPEST: Human Rights Watch Schengen system that allows free accused Hungary yesterday of “cruel passage between most EU states. and violent treatment” of migrants, The changes will “The changes will create a gen- accusing police and soldiers of create a genuine uine common asylum procedure,” beating up people before forcibly common asylum said EU Migration Commissioner expelling them back into Serbia. Dimitris Avramopoulos. “At the “Migrants at Hungary’s border procedure, said same time, we set clear obligations are forced back to Serbia, in some EU Migration and duties for asylum seekers to cases with cruel and violent treat- prevent secondary movements and ment, without consideration of their Commissioner abuse of procedures.” claims for protection,” the rights Dimitris The proposal would standardise group said on its website. refugee reception facilities across The new report by New York- Avramopoulos. the bloc and unify level of state sup- based non-governmental organisation port they can get, setting common included testimony from interviews rules on residence permits, travel it made in April and May with 12 papers, access to jobs, schools, migrants who said they were bru- Reuters social welfare and healthcare. Paramedics escort refugees after being rescued at the port of Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, Greece, tally beaten and abused by officials It would grant prospective ref- yesterday. and then pushed back to Serbia. ugees swifter rights to work but “I haven’t even seen such beating also put more obligations on them, comes after the Commission pro- not complying with the relocation The Commission wants to draw in the movies,” said one man cited in BRUSSELS: The European Com- meaning if they do not cooperate posed in May a system for distributing quotas, Avramopoulos said: “Were up lists of “safe countries” outside the report. “They deliberately gave us mission proposed more unified with the authorities or head to an asylum seekers around the bloc, an not here to punish, we are here to per- the bloc, which would help EU states bad injuries”. Hungary is “breaking EU asylum rules yesterday, to stop EU state, their asylum application idea that angered eastern EU states suade. But if this persuasion doesn’t return people, after Athens’ refusal all the rules” and “dismissing claims” people waiting for refugee status could be jeopardised. which refuse to take in refugees. succeed, then yes, we’re thinking of to recognise Turkey as such a place by asylum seekers crossing Serbia, moving around the bloc and dis- The five-year waiting period Only 3,056 people have so far been doing that. But we’re not there yet.” hindered deportations from the Greek said Lydia Gall, a HRW researcher. rupting its passport-free zone. after which refugees are eligible relocated under the scheme that was Last year’s record arrivals trig- islands back to Turkey. “People who cross into Hungary In an unprecedented wave of for long-term residence would be meant for 160,000 people, the Com- gered bitter political disputes in the To discourage chaotic flows without permission have been beaten migration last year, 1.3 million restarted if they move from their mission said. Hungary and Slovakia EU, where the wealthier states that by facilitating legal migration, the and forced back across the border,” people reached the EU and most designated country, the Commis- have challenged the quotas for receiv- ended up hosting most of the people Commission also proposed an EU- she said. Around 400,000 migrants ignored legal restrictions, trekking sion said. ing asylum-seekers in the courts. accused the newer members in the wide system for resettlement directly and refugees passed through Hun- from Mediterranean coast to apply The plan, which will now be Asked whether Brussels would east of showing no solidarity. from refugee camps. It said Brussels gary in 2015 before the government for asylum in Germany, prompting reviewed by national governments punish countries, that also include A deal with Turkey in March has would pay €10,000 for each person sealed off its southern borders with some EU countries to suspend the and the European Parliament, Poland and the Czech Republic, for cut the arrivals to Greece to a trickle. . EU states bring in. razor wire and fences in the autumn.

France shuts Fire forces evacuation in Spain Spain’s Socialists say ‘no’ missions in to conservative govt Turkey until Reuters pressure on the Socialists after saying it would abstain in a con- further notice fidence vote for a conservative government. Ciudadanos placed AFP MADRID: Spanish Socialist leader fourth in the June election. reaffirmed yesterday his party’s The PP gained only 137 seats in intention to vote against a gov- the 350-strong assembly, failing to ANKARA, TURKEY: France ernment led by the conservative break a stalemate that has ham- yesterday said it had closed its People’s Party (PP), potentially strung Spanish politics since the embassy in the Turkish capi- extending a seven-month political first election in December, which tal Ankara and its consulate in deadlock. produced a similarly inconclusive Istanbul until further notice for The PP won the most votes in a result. security reasons, after cancelling June 26 election, the second in six “We have to find some way of events to mark the July 14 Bastille months, but fell short of a major- unblocking this situation and we Day holiday. ity, leaving acting Prime Minister think a technical abstention is bet- “The Embassy of France in Mariano Rajoy with the task of con- ter than ... having a third election,” Ankara, as well as the Consulate vincing other parties to join it or at Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera, General in Istanbul will be closed least abstain from blocking it in whose party won 32 seats, told from July 13, 1pm (1000 GMT), forming a government. reporters. until further notice,” the embassy “We will vote against (Mari- “I hope other parties can do said in a statement after scrapping A wildfire broke out near Hotel Aldiana in the seaside resort of Alcaidesa, near Sotogrande, province ano) Rajoy as a prime ministerial what we have done today.” the July 14 receptions at the mis- of Cadiz Spain. About 420 guests staying at the hotel, mostly German and British, were forced to take candidate,” Socialist leader Pedro If only Ciudadanos abstained, sions on security grounds. shelter at a nearby sports complex. Sanchez said after a nearly hour- Rajoy would still have to win the It did not give any further and-a-half meeting with the acting support of 23 lawmakers from other details on how the closure would prime minister. parties to secure a parliamentary be implemented. Sanchez also ruled out a “grand majority. France’s consulate in Istanbul, coalition” of the left and right, as If the Socialists, who came sec- its embassy in Ankara and its mis- has happened in some other Euro- ond in the election, also abstained, sion in the Aegean city of Izmir Mourners identify dead in Italy pean countries such as Germany, the PP would be in a position to form were all to have held celebrations though he added he would do any- a government. marking the July 14 Bastille Day. thing to avoid forcing Spain into a It is not clear when a first par- French consul to Istanbul third election. liamentary investiture vote could Muriel Domenach wrote on train crash as toll rises to 25 Sanchez’s party has repeatedly take place. Rajoy reiterated yes- Twitter the events in all three said it would vote against a repeat of terday that he was aiming to cities had been cancelled “for the PP government, although many organise it by the end of July or security reasons” and France AFP emergency services used a crane and dates to 1965. It said a call for tenders analysts believe it could change its beginning of August to try and form was in touch with the Turkish diggers to clear crumpled carriages to modernise the security system mind to avoid sending Spaniards a government. authorities. from the track near the town of and lay a second track had been back to the polls for a third time If he were to lose the vote, a Earlier, the Istanbul consu- Andria. Sniffer dogs were being used scheduled to open later this month. after two inconclusive elections. two-month deadline would be trig- late had sent an email message to ANDRIA, ITALY: Relatives of victims to search through the wreckage. About 55 percent of the rail net- Spanish liberal party Ciu- gered to form a government or call French citizens in Turkey saying of one of Italy’s worst rail accidents Officials said they had recov- work in Italy is single track. A pot dadanos had earlier raised a third election. there had been “concurring infor- gathered yesterday to identify their ered the black box from one of the of €150m allocated by the Euro- mation of a serious threat against dead, as rescuers searched for miss- trains which investigators hope will pean Regional Development Fund the organisation of the July 14 cel- ing bodies from the wreckage of a throw light on the collision, which in the 2007-2013 budget to add sec- ebrations in Turkey”. head-on collision. The authorities happened on a stretch of single track ond tracks went largely unused, the It said the decision had been confirmed death toll to 25 from the in open countryside, slinging some newspaper said. Cooling off taken in coordination with the earlier 22. carriages into bordering olive groves. Only five of the victims had Turkish authorities. As the country grieved, investi- One of the drivers was con- identity documents on their per- Turkey is on a high security gators were trying to establish the firmed dead, with rescue workers son, the rest presumably in wallets alert following the June 28 attack cause of high-speed crash between recovering a hand and a leg from the or bags sent flying across carriages on Istanbul’s main airport which two busy passenger trains in the mangled mess of his cabin. on impact, making it more difficult was blamed on Islamic State (IS) Puglia region of southern Italy. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi for authorities to name the dead. jihadists and killed 47 people. Shell-shocked families at the visited the site late Tuesday, say- University students, farm work- Thirty-seven suspects have Policlinico hospital morgue in Bari ing it was “a time to cry, be close ers and office employees were on the been placed under arrest over were being called in turns to search to the families, show humanity in trains, as well as grandparents and suspicion of involvement in the among the coffins for their loved our pain,” and vowing to “throw children. The bodies of a mother and attacks. Of these, 15 are Turks and ones after Tuesday’s tragedy. light on what happened and who is child were pulled from the wreck- 22 foreigners, according to offi- The civil protection agency said responsible”. age, while a trapped six-year old boy cial media. 25 bodies had been recovered, two Investigators said at least one of was found alive, next to his dead Authorities have said a people were missing and 50 people the trains had been travelling very grandmother. number of citizens of ex-Soviet had been injured. fast, and it was possible the collision The trains were operated by republics are among the suspects, Red Cross workers asked for was caused by human error. private railway company Ferro- raising concerns over the threat to details to help identify the most One of the four-carriage trains tramviaria—just one of the 30 or Turkey from Islamist militancy in badly mutilated bodies, from tattoos was supposed to have waited at a so private companies which run on the Central Asia and the Northern to scars and clothing colour. station to let the other train through, small lines criss-crossing Italy in Caucasus. One girl was reportedly identi- before heading down the track areas not covered by national oper- But of seven suspects arrested fied by her engagement ring. between the towns of Corato and ator Trenitalia. earlier this week, three are Alge- “We can’t rule out finding Andria. The go-ahead to proceed Ferrotramviaria said it was not rian, two Tunisian and two other people in the wreck. It’s slow is given by the station managers by possible to say how many people had A tiger laps up a block of ice holding lumps of meat at the Bioparco, Egyptian, the state-run Anadolu work,” said Luca Cari, spokesman telephone. been on board, as many passengers a zoo in Rome, to cool off in the searing heat, yesterday. Agency said. for the firefighter department, as According to La Stampa, the line had season tickets. AMERICAS THURSDAY 14 JULY 2016 13 Three arrested in alleged plot to harm officers

AP kill police, the police said. — was apprehended on a street. They a three-day period, police arrested and of a second black man, Phi- Six of the eight stolen firearms called on a fourth suspect to turn about 200 protesters and came under lando Castile, at the hands of police Six of the eight stolen have been recovered and two are himself in. Another man was arrested criticism for the tactics used to deal in Minnesota last week. The Justice firearms have been still at large, authorities said. for allegedly purchasing two of the with the demonstrations. Department has opened a federal BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA: Calling “We have been questioned stolen guns, but he hasn’t been linked Earlier, Louisiana Governor John civil rights investigation into Ster- it a “substantial, credible threat” to recovered, authorities repeatedly over the last several days to the alleged plot, a police spokes- Bel Edwards defended the police ling’s shooting. Community leaders police, authorities in Louisiana have said. about our show of force and why we man said. response. He said the riot gear and in Baton Rouge have sought to defuse arrested three suspects accused of have the tactics that we have. Well, It wasn’t immediately known if weaponry were appropriate. the tension. stealing at least eight handguns in an this is the reason, because we had those arrested had attorneys. “We’ve had a police officer with State Representative Ted James, alleged plot to harm police officers in credible threats against the lives of In the first few days after 37-year- teeth knocked out of his face because a black lawyer who grew up near the Baton Rouge area. the burglary was being done was to law enforcement in this city,” Dabadie old Alton Sterling was shot and killed of a rock. If you don’t have on riot where Sterling was shot, and Cleve The arrests in Louisiana’s capital harm police officers.” He said the said. after being pinned down by two gear, you have no defense against Dunn Junior, a prominent black busi- city come amid heightened tensions suspect didn’t give any details about In a statement, police said sur- white police officers in Baton Rouge, that sort of thing,” the Democratic nessman, met with local Republican following the deadly police shoot- when or where a possible plot would veillance video showed the suspects police took a reserved approach to governor said. leaders at a public luncheon to dis- ings of black men in Baton Rouge and be carried out. using a ladder to climb the roof of the enforcement, keeping a low profile as “In light of what happened in cuss the shooting. The two also have Minnesota and the killings of five State Police Colonel Mike Edmon- building to get in early. Eight hand- hundreds gathered outside the con- Dallas, understanding that just one showed up at protests, urging calm. police officers in Dallas last week. son called it a “substantial credible guns and one airsoft BB gun were venience store where Sterling died. gunman can change the situation “I truly believe that we can have Authorities discovered the alleged threat” to police. missing from the store. But tensions escalated during entirely, how do you in good con- parallel conversations about respect plot while responding to a weekend All of the suspects are from Authorities said they arrested one weekend protests that moved away science put police officers on the for police officers, making sure that burglary at a pawn shop, Baton Rouge Baton Rouge and all are black. They suspect — Antonio Thomas, 17 — at from the store and into other parts of street without the ability to defend they’re safe, but also have a parallel Police Chief Carl Dabadie said at a face charges including burglary, the scene with a handgun and a BB the city, marked by a show of force themselves?” he added. conversation about the things that news conference Tuesday. simple burglary, and theft of a fire- gun. Another suspect, Malik Bridge- by law enforcement that included Protests have spread around the are happening with African-Amer- The chief said the first suspect arm; they have not been arrested on water, 20, was apprehended and a police wielding batons, carrying country as people expressed outrage ican males across the country,” arrested told police that “the reason any charges related to plotting to third suspect — a 13-year-old boy long guns and wearing shields. Over over the recent death in Baton Rouge James said.

US Capitol briefly Violent protest Funerals begin for locked down slain Dallas cops AP

AFP officer Debbie Taylor described WASHINGTON: The US Capi- Ahrens, 48, as a “gentle giant” who tol and its office buildings were “strived to be the best, most knowl- briefly locked down on Tuesday, edgeable officer.” the second time in a week amid DALLAS: Funerals were held Police comprised most of the nervousness over recent shootings. yesterday for two of the five offic- audience at the suburban Dallas The lockdown was lifted ers killed in last week’s sniper church, which seats 7,000. after District of Columbia police shooting in Dallas, one day Eddie Coffey, who studied at the stopped a car about two blocks after President Barack Obama police academy at the same time from the Capitol and made two addressed a public memorial serv- as Ahrens, recalled his tattooed arrests, police said. ice honoring the slain police. friend’s love of heavy-metal music. District police spokesman Dus- Onlookers paused to pay their At a concurrent service attended tin Sternbeck said officers were respects to Lorne Ahrens of the Dal- by about 3,000 people at the Pot- alerted to a man with a gun near las Police Department and Brent ter’s House Church in Dallas, slain Fort McNair in Washington, about Thompson, an officer with Dal- officer Brent Thompson, 43, was a mile and a half south of the Cap- las Area Rapid Transit, as public remembered as a “family man” and itol. Officers then stopped a car at funeral processions snaked along practical joker. the intersection of 1st and D streets, area roads. Police believe Thompson died which is two blocks from the Capitol A mass was held for a third trying to save Ahrens during the and outside the Labour Depart- officer, Michael Smith, whose shootout. “I would have done any- ment, Sternbeck said. Colombian truck drivers clash with riot police on the Tunja-Diutama road, Boyaca Department, Colombia. funeral is planned for today. thing in my power to have been there Police recovered a gun from The violence grew as part of a strike of truckers in Colombia, which began more than one month ago The men were among five offic- with Brent in those final moments, even the car and arrested two people, leaving several wounded, including a governor, as well as complaints about the death of a protester. ers shot to death last week during if the outcome would have been the Sternbeck said. an ambush by a black gunman who same,” fellow officer Joseph Kyser said. said he was acting in revenge for Funeral services have not yet recent shootings of black Ameri- been held for two other slain offic- cans by white police officers. ers, Patricio Zamarippa, 32, to be During the funeral service at buried on Saturday, and Michael 10 prison inmates escape in Mexico beach resort the cavernous Prestonwood Bap- Krol, for whom services are still tist Church in Plano, Texas, fellow pending. AFP A state public security spokes- from the Cancun penitentiary in prison just outside Mexico City that woman said on condition of October 2015 while a fight left four left several prisoners and police anonymity the escape took place injured in June. officers injured. at around 9:10 pm and that some of But Cancun has been spared from The biggest escape took place MEXICO CITY: Ten inmates escaped the inmates are considered “highly the drug cartel violence that has in September 2012 in a prison in the in Mexico’s Caribbean beach resort of dangerous.” The city is a popular des- plagued other parts of the country. northern border town of Piedras Cancun by jumping the prison wall, in tination for American tourists but the Mexican prisons are notoriously Negras, when 131 inmates bolted the latest jailbreak to hit the country’s prison is away from the hotel district. overcrowded, violent and often con- through the front door. scandal-plagued penitentiary system. It is located in a densely populated trolled by gangs. In November 2013, seven inmates The inmates beat a guard and residential area, with one wall fac- A report by the National Human escaped from a prison in the north- jumped the wall, the Quintana Roo ing a busy road. Rights Commission found that ern state of Tamaulipas after six state government said in a statement. The government said security inmates govern themselves in 71 state prisoners were killed during a fight. It cited witnesses as saying at least was stepped up around the prison prisons across the country. But the most famous jailbreak three of the escapees fled in a taxi as well as on highways and at taxi In February, 49 inmates were was perpetrated by one man, in which they changed their clothes. stands and bus stations. killed in a massive brawl in the Sinaloa drug cartel kingpin Joaquin “Personnel from all of the Local media reported that the northern city of Monterrey. “El Chapo” Guzman, who escaped security agencies of the state are convicts belong to two drug gangs Mass prison breaks are not from the country’s top security conducting an intense operation to and that they took advantage of con- uncommon. prison near Mexico City in July 2015 An honour guard escorts the casket of officer Brent Thompson, at catch the prisoners,” state Governor fusion during a prison fight to escape. Last month, three inmates through a 1.5-km tunnel built by his the Potter’s House, in Dallas, yesterday. Roberto Borge said. Two other prisoners escaped escaped during a riot and fire in a henchmen. In first, US judge throws out Ochoa named leader of Mexico’s ruling party cell phone ‘stingray’ evidence AP

MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s ruling party Reuters government may not turn a citizen’s enforcement to track a suspect’s chose Enrique Ochoa, the former cell phone into a tracking device,” phone and pinpoint its location. head of the country’s electric- Pauley wrote. The ruling marked Critics of the technology call it ity agency and an ally of President the first time a federal judge had invasive and say it has been regu- Enrique Pena Nieto, as its new leader. NEW YORK: For the first time, a fed- suppressed evidence obtained using larly used in secret to catch suspect The Institutional Revolutionary eral judge has suppressed evidence a stingray, according to the American in violation of their rights under the Party said Ochoa was the only one obtained without a warrant by US Civil Liberties Union, which like other US Constitution. to meet all requirements ahead of law enforcement using a stingray, privacy advocacy groups has criticized The ACLU has counted 66 agen- the deadline and hours later swore a surveillance device that can trick law enforcement’s use of such devices. cies in 24 states and the District of him in as party president. suspects’ cell phones into revealing “This opinion strongly reinforces Columbia that own stingrays but The appointment doesn’t their locations. the strength of our constitutional said that figure underrepresents mean Ochoa will be the PRI’s can- US District Judge William Pauley privacy rights in the digital age,” the actual number of devices in use didate in the 2018 presidential Enrique Ochoa holds the certificate of election as the new chairman in Manhattan ruled that defendant ACLU attorney Nathan Freed Wessler given what it called secrecy sur- election but it puts him in con- Raymond Lambis’ rights were vio- said in a statement. rounding their purchases. tention to be. of PRI next to members of the National Political Council of the PRI, lated when the US Drug Enforcement It was unclear whether pros- A Maryland appeals court in Ochoa, who recently resigned in Mexico City. Administration used such a device ecutors would seek to appeal. A March became what the ACLU said from the Federal Electricity Com- without a warrant to find his Wash- spokeswoman for Manhattan US was the first state appellate court mission, replaces Manlio Fabio battered by criticism over corrup- or “tap of the finger,” in which the ington Heights apartment. Attorney Preet Bharara, whose office to order evidence obtained using a Beltrones, who stepped down fol- tion, insecurity and human rights current president has a heavy The DEA had used a stingray to was prosecuting the case, declined stingray suppressed. Pauley’s deci- lowing the party’s dismal showing issues. influence within the party. identify Lambis’ apartment as the to comment. sion was the first at the federal level. in state elections in June. Ochoa is a lawyer and economist “It was a ‘dedazo.’ It was a move- most likely location of a cell phone Stingrays, also known as “cell The US Justice Department in The PRI governed Mexico for with a doctorate in political science ment by President Enrique Pena Nieto identified during a drug-trafficking site simulators,” mimic cell phone September changed its internal poli- more than seven decades until 2000. from Columbia University. who needs to move the pieces on the probe. Pauley said doing so consti- towers in order to force cell phones cies and required government agents It regained the presidency in 2012 Analysts said Ochoa was cho- table to prepare for the 2018 election,” tuted an unreasonable search. in the area to transmit “pings” to obtain a warrant before using a with the election of Pena Nieto. sen by Pena Nieto to run the party said Ivonne Acuna, a political analyst “Absent a search warrant, the back to the devices, enabling law cell site simulator. His government has been in a practice called the “dedazo,” at Mexico’s Iberoamericana University. 14 THURSDAY 14 JULY 2016 AMERICAS Trump demands Ginsburg to resign for flaying him

will win and have a few appoint- met Indiana Governor Mike Pence, ments to make to the Supreme Court. heightening speculation that Pence The Republican It is highly unusual for a sitting could emerge as the Republican presidential justice to weigh in so publicly on a presidential candidate’s choice for political campaign, though Ginsburg vice presidential running mate. candidate met is known for speaking her mind on Trump was joined at the gov- Indiana Governor other issues and is celebrated as a ernor’s residence for breakfast Mike Pence, liberal icon. in Indianapolis by his daughter, In a subsequent interview with Ivanka; son-in-law Jared Kushner; heightening The New York Times, she joked about and sons Donald Trump Junior and speculation that moving to New Zealand if Trump is Eric Trump. elected. She escalated her criticism, The presumptive Republican Pence could emerge telling CNN that Trump is a “faker” presidential nominee and Pence as his choice for and questioning how he has “gotten had campaigned together at a rally away with not turning over his tax in Westfield, Indiana. vice-presidential returns.” “He has no consistency Trump is expected to announce running mate. about him,” she said. his choice on Friday. Republicans A Supreme Court spokeswoman close to the campaign said they did not immediately respond to a believed the New York businessman Agencies request for comment on Trump’s had narrowed his short list to Pence, criticism. former US House of Representatives On Tuesday, Senate Majority Speaker Newt Gingrich and New Jer- Leader Mitch McConnell said it was sey Governor Chris Christie. WASHINGTON: Donald Trump “totally inappropriate” for Ginsburg Pence, 57, a former congress- yesterday called for Supreme Court to criticise Trump. He said mem- man who has flirted in the past with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to resign bers of the Supreme Court shouldn’t a presidential run of his own, would Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets Indiana Governor Mike Pence at the Grand Park for saying publicly that she feels he weigh in on American elections. be perhaps the safest choice for is unfit to be president. Lashing out, House Speaker Paul Ryan told Trump given his popularity among Events Centre, in Westfield. Trump said the 83-year-old justice’s CNN that Ginsburg’s comments conservatives and his experience in “mind is shot.” “shows bias to me.” government. attention than usual,” said Republi- Pence introduced Trump at the personally than Gingrich and Christie. “Justice Ginsburg of the US Former Democratic candidate Trump, a New York businessman can strategist Charlie Black. campaign rally in Westfield, and If Trump settled on Pence, both Gin- Supreme Court has embarrassed all Bernie Sanders, said he agrees with who only got into politics a year ago, “Pence would be a very good during his speech, Trump teased the grich and Christie would likely end by making very dumb political state- Ginsburg’s remarks. is looking for an experienced pol- pick from the standpoint of hav- possibility of picking Pence. up with senior positions in a Trump ments about me,” the presumptive The Vermont senator declined itician to round out his ticket, and ing federal and state government “I don’t know if he’s going to be administration. Republican presidential nominee to say whether it is appropriate Pence, Christie and Gingrich have experience, and also he has been a your governor or your vice president,” Pence has had his share of prob- wrote in an early morning tweet on for a sitting Supreme Court justice the necessary experience. card-carrying member of the con- Trump told the rally. lems as Indiana’s governor. He was @realDonaldTrump. “Her mind is to openly criticise a White House “Throughout history vice pres- servative movement his whole life,” Trump is to be formally nom- forced to abandon plans last year to shot — resign!” contender. But he told ABC’s Good idential selections seldom make Black said. inated at the Republican National create a state-run, taxpayer-funded Ginsburg said in an interview Morning America that he agrees much difference in the election. Trump has campaigned with Pence, Convention next week in Cleveland. news service in his state after coming last week that she didn’t want to Trump is a “total opportunist” and Because Trump has never held Christie and Gingrich in recent days Traditionally, the vice presidential under criticism for the move. think about the possibility that said “the record is quite clear that office and people are anxious to as he girds for perhaps the most con- running mate choice is used to build He also drew fire last year for Trump would be president and pre- he lies just a whole lot of the time.” see how he would assemble a gov- sequential decision of his campaign enthusiasm among party loyalists. signing the Religious Freedom Res- dicted that Democrat Hillary Clinton Meanwhile, Trump yesterday ernment, this pick might get more ahead of the November 8 election. Trump knows Pence less toration Act. Russia briefly detains & deports US broadcasting chief 2 dead in Wisconsin

AP late Tuesday despite having a valid NBCUniversal’s Filmed Entertain- But the expulsion of the US US passport and Russian visa. He was ment Division. The board said it broadcasting executive also takes detained in a locked room for several had been in touch with both the US place amid a spike in other tensions floods: Officials hours before being escorted onto a Embassy in Moscow and the State between the US and Russia, including WASHINGTON: Russian authorities flight to Amsterdam. Department about the incident and a tit-for-tat expulsion of diplomats briefly detained and then deported The statement said Russian thanked them “for their urgent atten- from both nations last week related AP Center was activated to provide chief of the board that oversees US authorities did not explain the tion to the matter.” to an altercation between an Ameri- assistance to those affected by government broadcasting overseas, expulsion. But it said that Shell told There was no immediate com- can diplomat and a Russian security the storms. including Voice of America and Radio colleagues travelling with him that ment from the State Department or guard outside the US Embassy in In Minnesota, Governor Mark Free Europe, the agency said yester- airport security officials told him the Russian government. Moscow. The US had earlier com- LITCHFIELD, MINNESOTA: At least Dayton planned to travel to Litch- day. he was subject to a lifetime ban on Secretary of State John Kerry is plained that American officials in two people died in flooding caused field and Watkins, where tornadoes The Broadcasting Board of Gov- entering Russia. expected to arrive in Moscow today Russia have been increasingly har- by powerful storms that damaged flattened homes and uprooted trees. ernors said in a statement that its Shell is a presidential appointee to discuss conflicts in Syria, Ukraine assed by Russian security services, homes, washed out roads and No serious injuries were reported. chairman, Jeff Shell, was denied who serves part-time as chairman and Nagorno-Karabakh with Russian including home break-ins, for the stranded motorists in Wisconsin, Wisconsin Governor Scott entry into Russia on arriving at Mos- of the Broadcasting Board of Gov- President Vladimir Putin and Foreign past two years. Russia has however, Minnesota and Michigan. Walker declared a state of emer- cow’s main international airport on ernors and is also the chairman of Minister Sergey Lavrov. denied the allegations. In northern Wisconsin, an gency in eight northern counties, 84-year-old Illinois man died when including Bayfield and Iron, where his vehicle submerged in a flooded sections of major highways and sec- ditch, according to Bayfield County ondary roads remained flooded. The Burglary suspect sheriff’s officials, who identified governor instructed the Wisconsin Environmental concern the victim as Delmar Johnson of National Guard and all state agen- Tower Lakes, Illinois. A firefighter cies to help those affected by the dies after officers was able to rescue the man’s wife, storms. also 84, who was a passenger. The Also in Bayfield County, sher- used stun gun firefighter went back in the water iff’s officials said a deputy’s vehicle and pulled Delmar Johnson from fell into a washed out section of the vehicle, but couldn’t resusci- roadway and was carried along by AP tate him, officials said. the powerful current. The deputy Also in Wisconsin, the Iron was able to get out of the vehi- County Sheriff Tony Furyk said cle and clung to a tree for more BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA: A yesterday that Montreal firefighter than two hours before he was res- home burglary suspect died after Mitchell Koski died in the flooding, cued, authorities said. The deputy police used a stun gun on him, but the sheriff declined to provide is hospitalised and is in good con- authorities said, adding the sus- details. Furyk said Koski was also a dition, according to the sheriff’s pect resisted officers who found former county board member and department. him wrapped in material that was once mayor of Montreal, a city The National Weather Serv- looked like it came from house of about 800 near Hurley. ice is forecasting another round of air conditioner ducts. In southern Michigan, a thunderstorms for northern Wis- Birmingham Police Lieutenant woman and her two-year-old consin and Minnesota, and says Sean Edwards said a homeowner son were rescued early yesterday more flooding is likely in north- in that Alabama city called police in Jackson after lightning struck ern Wisconsin, where rivers and early Tuesday to report hearing and toppled a tree onto their car, creeks will continue to rise over the glass breaking and someone yell- trapping them for about an hour. next two days. Thirty-two people, ing and growling in his basement. Awful smelling algae is seen along the St Lucie River in Stuart, Florida. The algae which is considered Storms that hit the state flooded mainly campers, were safely evac- A police statement said arriv- to be coming from Lake Okeechobee, has fouled coastal waterways, angered the locals, closed beaches roads and left several thousand uated after being briefly trapped on ing officers told the homeowner to and has an economic impact as tourists are driven away by the smell and inability to enjoy some of homes and businesses without Michigan Island in Lake Superior, go next door for his safety while the waterways. power in Jackson County. The Wisconsin Emergency Management they checked out the home. Michigan Emergency Operations spokesman Tod Pritchard said. “As officers walked around the house they observed several windows broken,” the statement emailed by Edwards said. “They entered the home and observed a Supreme Court to consider report on Rio Grande case white male in shorts only wrapped up in material that looked like the air conditioner duct work.” AP New Mexico’s most fertile valleys major cities and irrigates more than “A great deal more water deliv- Nebraska and Wyoming, and New Edwards said the suspect and force the state to pay as much 3,100 square miles of farmland in the ered to Texas to make up for historic York and New Jersey all have been didn’t comply with verbal orders as $1bn in damages. US and Mexico. shortfalls seems to be a clear direc- embroiled in water disputes over the of officers, and they used a stun Now, a special master assigned New Mexico state Senator Joe tion he’s going,” Cervantes said of decades. gun several times as he continued ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO: by the US Supreme Court is rec- Cervantes, said the special master’s the special master. “And since water The federal government has to resist them. The officers then The nation’s highest court will likely ommending rejection of a motion recommendation was not a sur- won’t make up for all of the short- weighed in on the New Mexico-Texas “closed in on him” and handcuffed have to settle a dispute between by New Mexico to dismiss the case, prise, and he and a small group of falls, we’re looking at the risk of large case, arguing that pumping north of him, taking him from the home. Texas and New Mexico over manage- meaning it can move forward as long lawmakers have been warning about financial damages.” the border is tapping a shallow aqui- The unidentified suspect was ment of water from the Rio Grande. as the high court agrees. potentially dire outcomes if Texas The parties have a chance to fer that would otherwise drain back later pronounced dead at a hos- Officials in both states have been Texas sued in 2013, claiming New gains upper hand in the legal battle. respond to the special master before into the Rio Grande and flow to Texas pital. according to police. Neither waiting for nearly a year for a rec- Mexico failed to deliver water as Cervantes said the recommenda- the Supreme Court weighs in on what and eventually to Mexico. police nor the county coroner had ommendation on handling of the required under a decades-old com- tion to let the case proceed seems to is the latest legal battle over water Officials in Texas made similar released the name of the dead case that could dramatically curb pact involving the river that serves support demands by Texas for more to pit states against one another. claims about water shortages under man yesterday morning. groundwater pumping in some of more than 6 million people in several water from the Rio Grande. Connecticut and Massachusetts, the compact more than a decade ago. BREAK TIME THURSDAY 14 JULY 2016 1517

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ONLINE CHART BUST Cooling off ‘Hospitality Qatar www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 2016’ to begin on October 18 MOST READ The Peninsula 1 Qatar Airways wins ‘World’s Best Business Class’ at Skytrax awards DOHA: Experts and stakeholders from 2 Qatar students shine in US schools Hospitality and Hotels, Restaurants and contest Cafes (HORECA) sectors are set to attend ‘Hospitality Qatar 2016’ exhibition which 3 Qatar ‘invests $30bn a year on will begin from October 18 this year. infrastructure’ The three-day long exhibition, taking place at Doha Exhibition and Conven- tion Center (DECC), will be under the patronage of Minister of Economy and TWEET OF THE DAY Commerce, H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jas- sim Al Thani. The show, licensed by the Qatar Tour- ism Authority (QTA), will be one of the premier hospitality-related events in the region, as it features all aspects of the With the summer heat gaining its peak, animals are left with no option except cooling themselves hotel and franchise market in the Gulf off in various ways. Here is a view of a pigeon watches ducks swimming at the Aspire Lake in Qatar region. to stay cool on a hot day. The exposition is designed to build a strong platform for local, regional and international HORECA suppliers to meet hospitality professionals from around the region. It will also allow franchise brands, hotel groups, developers, bankers and Teach for Qatar honours first cohort consultants to network and build new business opportunities with hotels and franchise investors. Due, in part, to the massive build-up The Peninsula appreciation for the teaching pro- in Qatar. Focusing on self-develop- required for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, fession in general. We have a greater ment and leadership, the Leadership the markets for Food and Beverage, love for our students and co-work- Journey, which is a two-year teach- HORECA supply, and hotel construction INSTAGRAM OF THE DAY ers, and are motivated to work hard ing and leadership development are peaking. DOHA: Under the patronage of H E to improve education in Qatar.” programme, enabled Fellows to “There has been a tremendous Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, Each graduate was awarded a take ownership of their personal response from exhibitors, especially those Founder and Chairperson, Teach certificate of appreciation by a stu- growth and become effective lead- that participated in last year’s success- A pigeon For Qatar celebrated the gradua- dent who they individually selected ers, providing them with a greater ful Hospitality Qatar show. Companies quenching it’s tion of the first cohort of Fellows for being an inspiration and play- understanding of their role in con- have cited the rapid growth of the hos- thirst beside who completed their Fellowship, or ing an instrumental role in shaping tributing to positive change in their pitality and HORECA sectors in Qatar a road to Leadership Journey during the 2014- their journey. communities. as a reason for vying to be part of this beat the heat 2016 academic years. Throughout their leadership Teach For Qatar team and grad- year’s exposition. With obvious business of scorching The ceremony at Museum of journey, graduates contributed to the uates while attending the graduation drivers such as the FIFA 2022 World Cup sun. Photo by Islamic Art was attended by Nasser educational development of more ceremony of Teach for Qatar’s first and the Qatar National Vision 2030, we Kammutty V P / Al Jaber, CEO, Teach For Qatar, than 1,200 students in nine schools cohort of Fellows. are expecting a record turnout by exhib- The Peninsula school principals, alumni honou- itors and attendees, alike,” said Rawad rees and their families. Sleem, Project Manager of the show. “We Sheikha Hind said: “This hon- are very pleased with the high level of ouring ceremony reflects Teach for international interest from suppliers out- Qatar’s continued efforts and com- side of Qatar, such as: China, Germany, mitment to enhance the educational India, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, Philip- system throughout Independent pines, Romania, Turkey, etc. On the heels Dr. Al Kawari leaves for Kenya schools in the state. It also marks of last year’s success, it has become clear an important milestone in our jour- that HORECA suppliers from around the QNA ney to achieve our mission to work world have chosen Qatar as a go-to point as part of the solution to help solve to participate in the local market boom,” some of the challenges Qatar’s stu- he added. DOHA: H E Dr. Hamad bin Abdul Aziz Al Kawari, Adviser at the dents face. The last few years have seen a swift Emiri Diwan and Qatar’s candidate for Unesco director-general, “Today, as our Fellows set off expansion in the number of hotels and left for Nairobi, Kenya, yesterday. on their path to serve and elevate other tourism facilities in Qatar, as the Dr. Al Kawari, also President of the 13th United Nations Con- their nation, they will take on the government has invested in transform- ference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), will hand over the role of ambassadors of education, ing the country into a luxury, sports and presidency of the 14th session of UNCTAD to Kenya’s Minister of For- promoting a culture of excellence in business destination. Through Qatar’s eign Affairs Amina C Mohamed. Kenya is scheduled to take over the education, regardless of their career National Tourism Sector Strategy 2030, presidency of UNCTAD during the opening of the 14th session con- choices,” she added. Qatar has adopted a comprehensive ference. Dr Al Kawari will address the session to highlight the most On behalf of graduates, Sara approach to addressing sustainability in important achievements during Qatar’s presidency of UNCTAD. Fayyad said: “All of us leave today all aspects of the tourism industry, with a He will also meet several officials to introduce his election pro- with deep sense of gratitude Teach For Qatar team and graduates while attending the graduation special focus on creating a thriving hos- gramme for the advancement of Unesco. towards our teachers and a greater ceremony of Teach for Qatar’s first cohort of Fellows. pitality sector in the country. QF R&D’s event stresses the need to develop Qatar’s human potential

The Peninsula institutions with a diverse research In a roundtable discussion, It emphasised the need for con- ensuring young Qataris gain the qual- activation of scientific research, and and education scope and shared stakeholders outlined their capac- tinued investment in the development ifications and expertise they require to emphasising its importance to achiev- goals, the event aimed to identify ity-building programmes, initiatives, of human capacity in research and serve the nation in the field of research ing the objectives of the pillars of the common areas of interest and focus insights and suggestions. The work- development to underpin Qatar’s and development, supporting the Qatar National Vision 2030.” DOHA: Qatar Foundation Research in order to address gaps in capac- shop provided an overview of Qatar economic growth and diversification and Development (QFR&D) recently ity-building provision, nurture and Research Leadership Program – a and build the high-calibre work- held a high-level event exploring retain high-calibre researchers unique QF R&D initiative dedicated force required to sustain a successful pathways for developing human capi- and scientists, and bolster Qatar’s to developing homegrown scientific knowledge-based society. Partici- tal, essential in building a sustainable workforce and the nation’s research research and research management pants highlighted certain perceptions knowledge-based future for Qatar. culture. talent in Qatar – and the capacity- of research careers, and the retention Representatives from ministries, Participating stakeholders building sponsorship programmes of of talent, as key challenges. research institutes and universities included the Ministry of Education Qatar National Research Fund, also “Through this workshop, QF R&D discussed existing initiatives and pro- and Higher Education; the Minis- part of QF R&D. has provided a valuable opportunity grammes designed to widen Qatar’s try of Administrative Development, “By providing a forum for key for stakeholders to share knowledge, R&D talent pool in the Workshop. Labor & Social Affairs; Hamad bin stakeholders to discuss education exchange ideas and perspectives, and The event, held at the Qatar Khalifa University, a member of QF, and training needs relating to the develop a comprehensive and holistic Foundation (QF) headquarters, also and its research institutes: Qatar Bio- development of human capacity in understanding of our capacity-build- examined the key challenges and medical Research Institute, Qatar Qatar, Qatar Foundation Research ing status and needs,” said Dr Khaled priorities for this area, and poten- Computing Research Institute, and and Development aims to enhance Al Horr, Director of the Higher Edu- tial solutions and enhancements. Qatar Environment and Energy understanding of the landscape of cation Institute, Ministry of Education The workshop addressed the Research Institute; Qatar Univer- provision in this area, so that gaps and Higher Education. need for the continuing develop- sity; Hamad Medical Corporation; can be identified and addressed,” said Reem Al Sada, Scholarship Coor- ment of Qatar’s human capital in the Anti-Doping Laboratory Qatar; Dr Dirar Khoury, Executive Director, dinator, Government Scholarship research and development, one of QF partner universities: Weill Cor- Research Coordination and Special Department, Ministry of Administra- Representatives from government ministries, research entities and the primary objectives of the Qatar nell Medicine-Qatar and Texas A&M Initiatives, and Acting Executive tive Development, Labor and Social universities during the workshop organised by Qatar Foundation National Research Strategy (QNRS). University at Qatar; and QF member Director, Education, Training, and Affairs, commented: “Workshops Research and Development’s Human Capacity Development at its By bringing together entities and Qatar Biobank. Development, QF R&D. such as this have an essential role in headquarters, yesterday. www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAGE | 18 QE 10,319.74 +178.95 PTS PAGE | 20 DOW 18,346.68 -0.99 PTS GIB Capital Ooredoo’s CMSP appoints FTSE100 6,670.40 -10.29 PTS offers Cisco-powered new CEO BRENT $44.81 -$1.99 solutions

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Mideast’s record output consolidates Opec share

The Middle East’s market share be roughly matched through the year of global oil supplies rose to 35 per- as a whole. A modest deceleration is The Middle East’s cent, the highest since the late 1970s foreseen in 2017, as growth eases to market share of and reminded that even when US 1.3 mb/d taking average deliveries shale production does resume its up to 97.4 mb/d. global oil supplies growth, older producers will remain Crude oil prices eased from an rose to 35%, the essential for oil markets. early June peak above $52/bbl, but “Saudi Arabia ramped up to a traded within a $45-$50/bbl range. highest since late near-record rate of 10.45 mb/d and Growing uncertainty over the glo- 1970s: IEA report Nigerian flows partially recovered. bal economy and the related dollar Middle East producers sustained strength weighed, but the downside record pumping rates, consolidat- was limited by further declines in US ing market share and pushing Opec’s production and inventories. total output 510 kb/d above one year Opec crude output rose by 400 By Satish Kanady ago”, IEA said. kb/d in June to an eight-year high The Peninsula According to the report, glo- of 33.21 mb/d, including newly re- bal oil supplies rose by 0.6 mb/d joined Gabon. in June, to 96 mb/d, after outages OECD commercial inventories curbed Opec and non-Opec sup- built by 13.5mb in May to end the DOHA: Oil output from the Middle plies in May, while production was month at a record 3 074 mb. Prelim- East rose to a record high in June, 750 kb/d below as higher Opec out- inary information for June suggest with production rising above 31 put only partially offset non-Opec that OECD stocks added a further 0.9 million barrels per day for the third declines. Non-Opec supplies are set mb while floating storage has con- regions. This lowered the second report noted: “ Chevron’s announce- prices. There is still an ominous month running. High pumping rates to decline by 0.9 mb/d in 2016, to 56.5 tinued to build, reaching its highest quarter estimate for global refinery ment that it is moving ahead with a investment gap building up in the in the Middle East and recovering mb/d, before rising 0.2 mb/d in 2017. level since 2009. intake to 78.54 mb/d — the first year- $37bn expansion of the Tengiz field oil industry that might, depending flows in Nigeria has consolidated Robust European demand sup- May global refinery through- on-year drop in three years. The in Kazakhstan is good news, but the on how quickly today’s record high Opec market share, International ported second quarter 2016 global put plunged by almost 1 mb/d from forecast for third quarter through- fact that the project will partly uti- oil stocks are eroded, create the con- Energy Agency (IEA) noted in its July demand growth at around 1.4 mb/d April, to 1.5 mb/d year-on-year, as put is more steady at 80.95 mb/d. lise existing infrastructure is key ditions for sharply higher prices over Oil Market Report (OMR) yesterday. year-on-year, momentum that will heavy outages took their toll in many On the investment side, the to making it viable at today’s oil the medium term.”

Tesla cuts prices Machinery & Equipment Price again as sales Nakilat posts QR501m Index declines by 0.78% miss targets net profit for first half

By Mohammad Shoeb Reuters The Peninsula

DETROIT: Tesla Motors Inc has DOHA: The Machinery & Equipment cut the starting price of its Model Price Index (MEPI) for the first six X crossover, the second time this months of 2016 (first half), which year the electric vehicle maker reached 101.4 points, has declined has lowered prices after missing marginally 0.78 percent compared sales targets. to second half of 2015, as well as the Tesla said yesterday a new first half of 2015, data released by the version of the Model X cross- Ministry of Development Planning & over, the 60D, will be priced Statistics show. from $74,000, $9,000 less than The MEPI index is the new indi- the Model X 75D. Equipped with cator which added to the current a 60kWh battery, the 60D has products of indicators produced by less torque and a shorter range the Ministry. This indicator is calcu- between charges than the 75D. lated semi-annual basis. Tesla, one of the world’s best A comparative analysis (on half- known electric vehicle makers, yearly basis) of MEPI of the first half has been facing problems on sev- of this year shows that all of the main eral fronts. US safety regulators The Peninsula Abdullah Fadhalah Al Sulaiti groups have decreased namely: have demanded that it hand over (pictured) said, “Nakilat’s “Special-purpose machines” group detailed information about the half-year financial results are by 1.16 percent, which was attributed design, operation and testing of a clear indicator of the strength to the decline in prices of Under- its Autopilot technology follow- DOHA: Nakilat, the shipping and stability of the company’s ground Rock Cutters and Tunneling ing a May 7 fatal crash in which arm of Qatar’s liquefied natu- financial position, which has Machinery, Machines” and “Transport Equip- year-on-year basis. the system was in use. ral gas (LNG) sector, recorded been achieved through sound “Office, Accounting and Comput- ment” by 0.97 percent each, “Office, The Prices of ‘portable automatic Analysts and investors also a net profit of QR501m in the growth and developmental ing Machinery” group decreased by Accounting and Computing machin- data processing machines’, such as have questioned the wisdom of first half of this year, up 2 per- strategies over the years. We are 0.88 percent, “Transport Equipment” ery” declined by 0.88 percent . On laptops and other machines’, which Tesla’s proposed $2.8bn takeo- cent compared to the QR491m also continually assessing cur- group by 0.77 percent , due to a price the other hand, “Machinery and is under the “Office, Accounting and ver offer for SolarCity. for the same period last year . rent investments in relation to drop in Motor vehicles and trailer Electrical Appliances” also declined Computing Machinery” group has Tesla Chief Executive Elon The increase in the compa- profitability in order to address vehicles. Slight decline in “Machin- by 0.19 percent . witnessed the highest decline of 1.67 Musk is a major shareholder in ny’s profits reflects the strong any risk involved for the com- ery and Electrical Appliances” group Within the “special-purpose percent, both on half-yearly as well both companies. growth of Nakilat’s operating pany and its shareholders.” by 0.19 percent . machines” group (which witnessed as year-on-year basis. On Sunday, Musk tweeted that activities in transporting liq- Al Sulaiti added, “Our LNG A comparison of the Machinery 0.97 percent decline in prices in the While the prices of ‘motorcycles he planned soon to publish part uefied natural gas (LNG), and joint venture operations con- & Equipment Price Index on year- first half, 2016) the prices of ‘Mov- and other light transport’ vehicles two of his “top secret Tesla mas- better performance of its lique- tinue to underpin Nakilat’s on-year basis, shows that the index ing, grading, leveling, scrapping, and ‘Other transport equipment and terplan,” prompting widespread fied petroleum gas (LPG) vessels. financial results, enabling us to decreased by 0.78 percent affected excavating, tamping’ equipment, parts’, have remained unchanged, speculation that he might reveal Nakilat Managing Director value-add to our shareholders.” by price decrease in several other including bulldozers, by 1.06 per- both on half-yearly as well as year- more details about a possible groups namely: “Special-Purpose cent, both on half-yearly as well as on-year basis. Tesla-SolarCity merger. 18 THURSDAY 14 JULY 2016 BUSINESS

QE INDICES SUMMARY QATAR STOCK EXCHANGE QE Index 10,319.74 1.76 % QE Total Return Index 16,696.65 1.76 % QE Al Rayan Islamic Index 3,945.71 1.42 % QE All Share Index 2,861.15 1.48 % QE All Share Banks & Financial Services 2,794.8 1.16 % QE All Share Industrials 3,117.5 0.94 % QE All Share Transportation 2,528.31 0.67 % QE All Share Real Estate 2,601.97 2.42 % QE All Share Insurance 4,239.15 3.85 % QE All Share Telecoms 1,155.34 2.32 % QE All Share Consumer Goods & Services 6,509.34 0.17 %

QE MARKET SUMMARY COMPARISON 13-07-2016 Today 12-07-2016 Previous day Index 10,319.74 10,140.79 Change 178.95 35.27 % 1.76 0.35 YTD% 1.05 2.77 Volume 7,093,848 4,695,409 Value (QAR) 270,795,942.97 142,642,104.21 Trades 4,189 2,953 Up 31 | Down 09| Unchanged 03

WORLD STOCK INDICES Index Day’s Close Pt Chg % Chg Year High Year Low All Ordinaries 5433.216 15.675 0.29 5489.8 4762.1 Cac 40 Index/D 4329.93 65.4 1.53 4607.69 3892.46 Dj Indu Average 18226.93 80.19 0.44 18283.9 15370.3 Hang Seng Inde/D 21224.74 344.24 1.65 21794.84 18278.8 Iseq Overall/D 5723.7 34.77 0.61 6791.68 5286.65 Karachi 100 In/D 39031.62 663.66 1.73 39039.67 29785 Nikkei 225 Index 16095.65 386.83 2.46 18951.12 14864.01 S&P 500 Index/D 0 0 0 2143.16 1810.1

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The first slew of second quarter earnings also lifted Gulf investor confidence, bucking expectations of cor- porate weakness this period because of low oil prices. “While still early days, second-quarter earning sea- GIB Capital appoints new Chief Executive Officer son has kicked off, and we so far had earnings come out from Saudi, Qatar and Oman, most of which came slightly ahead of market expectations and have been supportive,” El Jamal said. Capital LLC, a wholly owned sub- level positions as Managing GIB Capital is a wholly- Saudi Arabia’s index rose 1 percent, recording a sidiary of GIB, effective since 29 Director — Head of Investments, owned subsidiary of GIB, owned fourth day of gains since it resumed trading after the Shaker comes with June 2016. and subsequently Managing by the six Gulf Cooperation Coun- Eid al-Fitr holiday. The benchmark’s advance was sup- substantial banking Shaker comes with substan- Director — Head of Financial cil countries. With more than 10 ported by Banque Saudi Fransi , which rose 3.4 percent. experience in both tial banking experience in both Markets. years of experience in the invest- The lender, part-owned by Credit Agricole, announced international and domestic finan- GIB’s Chief Executive Officer, ment banking services, GIB an estimate-beating 3.2 percent jump in quarterly profit international and cial institutions within Saudi Abdulaziz A Al Helaissi, com- through GIB Capital continues and plans for a higher first-half dividend than it paid domestic financial Arabia. Most recently, Shaker held mented on the appointment: “I to offer a comprehensive range in the same period last year. the position of Director General am delighted to welcome Osa- of investment banking products In the United Arab Emirates, Dubai’s bourse gained institutions. of Banking Control overseeing mah to GIB. We are fortunate to and services which are designed 1.4 percent, as investors built up positions in banking and regulating all the commercial have a man of his experience lead to provide innovative, custom- stocks. Dubai Islamic Bank jumped 3.4 percent, while banks in Saudi Arabia and Senior our investment banking serv- ised financial and investment Emirates NBD gained 1.8 percent. Abu Dhabi’s index Advisor to the Deputy Governor ices. He will play a pivotal role solutions for clients. GIB Cap- rose 0.7 percent, lifted by telecommunications firm The Peninsula for Supervision at the Saudi Ara- in realising GIB Capital’s strate- ital provides a full spectrum of Etisalat whose shares rose 3.7 percent. bian Monetary Agency (SAMA). gic development.” investment banking services Oman’s index was driven by Bank Muscat, with Prior to that, Shaker gained Shaker is a holder of a Bach- including equity placements (ini- both climbing 1.1 percent. The marginal increase in over 16 years of banking and elor of Administrative Sciences tial public offerings and private quarterly profit, which beat the forecast of analysts, DOHA: Gulf International Bank investment experience in the Degree in Quantitative Meth- Collins, Colorado, USA. Shaker placements), mergers, disposals lifted other banking stocks in the sultanate. (GIB) has announced the appoint- Kingdom with the Saudi British ods from King Saud University, also worked at the Institute of and acquisitions, privatisations, Egypt’s index advanced 1.4 percent. Global Telecom ment of Osamah Mohammed Bank and HSBC Saudi Arabia. Riyadh and a Master of Sci- Public Administration, teaching debt capital market products and Holding gained 1.1 percent, its eighth straight sessions Shaker (pictured) as the new During his time at HSBC Saudi ence Degree in Statistics from statistics and providing statisti- services, strategic debt advisory of gains to hit a 16-month high. Chief Executive Officer of GIB Arabia, Shaker held executive Colorado State University, Fort cal consultation. and asset management.

20 THURSDAY 14 JULY 2016 BUSINESS Ooredoo’s CMSP offers Cisco-powered solutions

and Managed Services Certification in Qatar for a strategic planning dis- (CMSP) confirms Ooredoo’s ability to cussion. The meeting outlined plans The awarding of the offer Cisco-powered solutions of the for an exciting calendar of upcom- new certification highest standards to business custom- ing events and agreed a template to ers across Qatar. support the launch of new technolo- is a sign of the Since signing two significant gies, including an ambitious push to strengthening agreements at the Mobile World Con- build Ooredoo’s position as an enabler partnership between gress in Barcelona in February 2016, of “smart city” technologies in Qatar. Ooredoo and Cisco have continued Over the first six months of 2016, Ooredoo and Cisco. to work together to build a diverse Ooredoo and Cisco have announced portfolio of strategic solutions for a range of long-term strategic agree- businesses in Qatar. The awarding of ments, including the launch of Cisco’s the new certification is a sign of the Virtual Managed Services (VMS) suite, The Peninsula strengthening partnership, Ooredoo and a service that enables Ooredoo’s Ooredoo’s Chief New Business Officer Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad bin Nasser Al Thani (right) and Cisco Qatar said in a statement yesterday. enterprise customers to lease Cisco General Manager Mohammad Hammoudi during the meeting in Qatar. Following the award, Sheikh technology from Ooredoo, providing Nasser bin Hamad bin Nasser Al them with easy access to cutting- demonstrating the enhanced range businesses on the best way to enhance available with Ooredoo, businesses DOHA: Cisco recently awarded Oore- Thani, Ooredoo’s Chief New Business edge technology. The companies of cloud solutions and services avail- their performance by deploying best- customers can arrange a meeting doo with a highly-regarded service Officer, and Mohammad Hammoudi, have also co-hosted several success- able for companies in Qatar, as well in-class solutions. with their Account Manager or ring provider’s certification. The Cloud Qatar General Manager, Cisco, met ful networking events for businesses, as dedicated seminars for small For full details of the solutions the business team on 8008000.

Google says Qatar stocks jumps 1.76% on earning expectations

anti-piracy By Satish Kanady leading lender recorded 12 percent Telecom sector rose 2.32 percent. to grow by 1 percent. Qatar Islamic YoY in 2Q16. Aggregate Saudi Petro- The Peninsula increase in its net profit. Commer- Trading volume reached 7.09 mil- Bank’s profit is forecasted to increase chemicals earnings are expected to effort has cial bank, Gulf Warehousing, Ezdan lion compared to 4.7 million shares by 6 percent YoY. decline by 39 percent, led by lower Holdings and Qatar National Cement exchanged on Tuesday at QR142.6m. The Q2, 16 consensus estimates product prices and rising feedstock delivered $2bn are expected to announce their Qatar First Bank led the volume with of GCC equities released by the SICO cost after listing of energy subsidies. DOHA: Qatar stocks surged 1.76 results in the coming weeks. 1.1 million shares. Investment Bank indicate a 8 per- SABIC’s results are estimated to be percent, or 178.95 points, yesterday QNB stocks jumped 1.83 percent Meanwhile, analysts yesterday cent YoY decline in GCC companies’ 37 percent lower YoY while SAF- AFP after companies have started deliv- yesterday to lift the banking sector noted Qatari companies’ aggregate profits in 2Q16. Saudi’s earnings are CO’s earnings are expected to drop ering financial results for the first to 1.16 percent. QIB rose 1.60 percent, profit expected to decline by 8 per- estimated to drop 11 percent YoY 51 percent due to lower Urea prices. half. Banking and real estate stocks while Doha Bank and Commercial cent YoY as one of the major company and UAE companies’ results to be 4 Aggregate Saudi Banks’ profit is fore- WASHINGTON: Google said lifted the benchmark index to close Bank edged 1.25 percent and 1.06 in the industrial sector is forecasted percent lower YoY. However, 2Q16 casted to decline by 3 percent. yesterday its efforts to fight the market at 10,319.74 points. percent, respectively. to report a 47 percent YoY decline in consensus earnings are estimated In the UAE, analysts expect a online piracy have yielded The Qatar earning season got The real estate sector index profit, due to lower product prices to grow by 11 percent on a QoQ basis . 4 percnet YoY decrease in 2Q16 $2bn paid out to copyright under way on Tuesday with the QNB advanced 2.42 percent, with Ezdan and higher feedstock prices. Qatari Saudi companies’ profits are earnings, mainly due to earnings holders whose content is delivering solid results. The region’s gaining the most by n 2.72 percent. Banks aggregate profit is expected forecasted to go down by 11 percent contraction across most banks. shown on its YouTube plat- form. The US online giant, updating its anti-piracy efforts, said its system has China’s growth slips to 6.6% Production cut not to been generating income for copyright holders when con- tent is posted to YouTube. At the same time, Google drive A380 into red is also offering “more convenient, legitimate alternatives” that allow con- Reuters The reduction deals a blow to sumers to buy music, films one of Europe’s biggest and most and other content, accord- expensive industrial projects. ing to a statement. Airbus and US rival Boeing “We take protecting cre- FARNBOROUGH: Airbus’s decision have enjoyed years of booming ativity online seriously, and to cut production of the world’s big- sales, driven by rising air travel we’re doing more to help gest passenger jet, the A380, will not and demand for new fuel-efficient battle copyright-infringing drive the programme massively into planes. But risks to the global econ- activity than ever before,” the red, the European planemaker’s omy, from slowing growth in China said a blog post from senior group chief executive said yesterday. to Britain’s decision to leave the Euro- policy counsel Katie Oyama. Tom Enders added that Air- pean Union, have caused sales to dry Google and YouTube bus remains optimistic about the up and analysts are worried some of have been using a system long-term prospects of the double- the industry’s record order backlog called ContentID, where a decker, 544-seat A380, and hopes could be deferred or cancelled. copyright holder can notify to return to higher levels of output So far at the Farnborough air- the company if its music or in the years ahead. “I hope that this show, the industry’s showcase event, other content is being shown is only a year or two and then we Airbus and Boeing have announced on YouTube. The copyright can raise production rates again,” combined business worth a little owners have an option to he told reporters at the Farnbor- more than $50bn, including deals remove the content or leave ough show. that confirmed preliminary agree- it up and reap advertising Enders was speaking a day after ments. That is less than half of the revenue from it, and 95 per- A woman browses her smartphone as she walks and shops inside a shopping mall in Beijing yesterday. Airbus cut its target for A380 deliv- business closed at last year’s sister cent of music owners choose China’s growth slipped to a new seven-year low of 6.6 percent in the second quarter, according to a eries to 12 a year from 2018, from event in Paris. the latter option. survey of economists, despite government efforts to spur activity. 27 in 2015 and well below its cur- Each A380 is worth $432.6m rent break-even point, due to weak at list prices, but after discounts it demand. would sell for significantly less. Nissan launches auto drive features different from hands-free driving

Reuters Executive Vice-President Hideyuki the capability of automated driving Sakamoto said it was important driv- functions to prevent misuse that ers did not overestimate the purpose could lead to accidents. and capabilities of automated driving “Naturally, there are limitations YOKOSUKA: Nissan Motor Co Ltd functions. “These functions are meant to the system, and our job is to com- launched a suite of semi-autonomous to support drivers, and are not meant municate what those limitations are,” driving functions yesterday stressing as self-driving capabilities” which let he told reporters. they were intended to assist and not drivers take their eyes off the road, With ProPilot, Nissan joins many replace drivers, just two weeks after he said. “These are two very differ- automakers including Tesla, BMW similar technology in another mak- ent things.” and Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz in er’s car was involved in a fatal crash. Pushing a button on the steering marketing adaptive cruise control Japan’s second-ranked carmaker wheel activates ProPilot, which keeps and traffic jam assistance. by vehicle sales said its ProPilot can the vehicle a fixed distance from the Nissan will sell its ProPilot- drive a vehicle on single-lane motor- car in front without requiring the equipped Serena for under 3m yen ways and navigate congestion. It said driver to control the steering, accel- ($28,758), making it one of few mid- the feature will first appear on a Ser- erator or brake. priced vehicles with autopilot features ena minivan model on sale in Japan Like Tesla’s similar technology, more common among luxury cars. from next month. ProPilot requires drivers to keep their The automaker also plans to As global automakers race to hands on the wheel. add ProPilot to Qashqai sport utility develop self-driving cars, the safety A warning sign flashes if the vehicle crossover models in coming of current automated systems was wheel is released for more than months, and introduce the feature in called into question by US investiga- around four seconds, and an alarm the United States and China. tors saying a driver died in a crash sounds after 10 seconds. Nissan continues to aim for while the autopilot of his Tesla Motors General Manager Tetsuya Iijima at autonomous multiple-lane driving, Inc Model S was engaged. Nissan’s Advanced Technology Devel- including lane changes, by 2018, Nissan Motor Vice-President Kimiyasu Nakamura gestures as he introduces the company’s all-new minivan While Nissan declined to com- opment department said it was up to and functions for full urban driving, Serena during a press conference at their headquarters in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo, yesterday. ment directly on that incident, automakers to educate drivers about including intersection turns, by 2020. www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAGE | 23 PAGE | 24 All eyes on pacer Dustin will be Amir as Pakistan tough to beat, return to Lord’s says Day

THURSDAY 14 JULY 2016 • 9 SHAWWAL 1437 thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar Pacquiao plans to fight again this year: Promoter

only come back if it doesn’t interfere the new dates. Arum said the most half his time training in the Philip- with his senate duties.” difficult part of setting up a fight is pines and the other half in the US. The Filipino boxing Arum had previously planned working around the boxer’s busy “Boxing is my only means of live- star plans to come an October 15 fight in Mandalay Bay political schedule. lihood to support my family and to out of retirement but Events Center, but scrapped it due to “He now has given us the go- help those who are in need. Politics, upcoming votes in the senate in Pac- ahead to shop for a venue and an to me, is a vocation not a means to Senate duties will quiao’s native Philippines. opponent and see if we can do it on a eke out a living. I want to maintain remain first priority “The question is building avail- particular date or dates,” Arum said. that belief. 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Golfers’ withdrawals have ‘frustrated’ squash, Rio goes with collection of 13 official posters says PSA chief AP area. Carla Camurati, director of culture beauty of the mixture of people that we specks sprayed across a black background. for the Rio Olympics, said the posters have here; the mixture of roots that we The Colombian artist is Olga Amaral. were meant to highlight the variations have.” Brazilians include the street artist Kobra, Reuters in a country of 200 million that is made The posters — mostly in hues of bright the painter Juarez Machado and artist- RIO DE JANEIRO: Most Olympics have up former African slaves, native peoples, yellow, green, red and blue — focus on architect Gringo Cardia. only one official poster. The Rio de Janeiro Europeans from Portugal and across some of Rio’s classic images: a muscled Camurati said the posters will remain LONDON: The growing number of leading golfers with- Games will have 13, a collection meant to Europe, Japanese — and mixtures of many runner on Copacabana Beach, a dark- in the museum until July 22. They go then drawing from the Rio Olympics has disappointed the showcase the diversity of Latin America’s more. skinned youth in a Rio favela — or slum to Deodoro in northern Rio, the second- sport of squash, Professional Squash Association (PSA) largest country. “It’s really hard for us in Brazil to — and motifs tied to fish, nature and the largest cluster of Olympic venues. After chief executive Alex Gough has said. The collection, composed by 12 Bra- choose one artist to represent the Olym- sea. that, they’ll find permanent homes in area Squash was among the sports short-listed for pos- zilian artists and a Colombian, went on pic Games, or represent the official Others show off the Olympics images schools. sible inclusion at the 2020 Olympics but failed to make display on Tuesday at the Museum of posters,” Camurati said at the unveiling. — the five rings and the torch. Several are “What we have here is a collection,” the final list of five, with golf selected to feature at the Tomorrow, the modernist ship-like build- “The important thing for us and the Olym- pure abstractions playing with swirls of Camurati said. “One for each taste. One Games in Tokyo. ing designed by Spanish architect Santiago pic Games is to show Brazil as it is, with colors. One looks at the varied grids of for each person. One for each part of the The world’s top four players -- Jason Day, Dustin Calatrava and set in Rio’s renovated port the colors, with the brightness, with the sports fields, and another is merely white country.” Johnson, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy -- have pulled out of the Games citing health concerns from the mos- quito-born Zika virus. Australia’s Adam Scott, who will also skip the Games, told Reuters a year ago he considered Olym- pic golf to be an “exhibition” event, with other sports much more deserving of Games exposure. “It has been intensely frustrating. Quite honestly, it was almost predictable. Very early on Adam Scott said Olympic golf was, in his words, going to be an exhi- bition event,” Gough told British media on Tuesday. “That basically showed everyone else that it was not held in as high esteem by the top players as it should be. You’ve got guys saying it won’t count as their pin- nacle, and that’s the most disappointing thing to the squash-playing community.” Rio will mark the return of golf to the Olympic fold for the first time since 1904. The official collection of posters for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, made by 12 Brazilian artists and one Colombian, is presented at the Museum Squash, played in more than 185 countries, has made great strides in modernising the sport. of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Tuesday. 22 THURSDAY 14 JULY 2016 SPORT FA sounds out Allardyce over England job

they can prepare for another tough handler Arsene Wenger, the United campaign in the Premier League. States’ German coach Jurgen Klins- Celtic crash Sunderland manager “The Football Association con- mann and young Englishman likely to succeed tacted Sunderland AFC to seek Eddie Howe, who has impressed at to Gibraltar Hodgson, who permission to speak with our man- Bournemouth, have all figured in ager as part of what was supposed talk about the job. part-timers resigned after to be a confidential discussion proc- Allardyce, though, is the odds England were beaten ess with potential candidates for the on favourite with English book- Lincoln position of England manager,” read a maker William Hill for, despite not by Iceland in the Euro statement from Sunderland. winning anything significant in his 2016 last-16 clash “At Sam Allardyce’s request, we managerial career with among oth- agreed to this. ers Bolton, Newcastle, Blackburn and AFP “Sam is very much key to our West Ham, he generally engenders plans. After what was an extremely respect and is seen as a great moti- AFP challenging season, we are keen vator of players. His remarks of PARIS: Scottish giants Celtic to see a period of stability, both on 10 years ago which fell on stoney crashed to a 1-0 Champions and off the field, and we want him ground that England was head- League defeat to Lincoln Red Imps to remain as manager of our foot- ing into an ‘abyss’ may have been on Tuesday with the goal scored LONDON: Sam Allardyce (pic- ball club. ignored by the FA then, but reso- by Lee Casciaro, a policeman in tured) looks to be in pole position “The ongoing speculation over nate now after successive failures his day job. to become the next England manager Sam’s position is extremely damag- at major championships. Manager Brendan Rodg- after his club Sunderland revealed ing to Sunderland AFC, particularly Since Swede Sven-Goran ers’ first competitive match in yesterday they granted at his request at this crucial time of the season and Eriksson guided England to the charge was a humiliating affair, permission to speak to the Football we urge the FA to respect the dis- 2006 World Cup quarter-finals, with 34-year-old Casciaro inflict- Association. ruption that this process is causing losing to Portugal on penalties, ing the hammer blow in the 48th The 61-year-old Englishman, and bring about a swift resolution they have either failed to qualify minute. who was interviewed for the England to the matter.” for a championships -- Euro 2008 “Surreal, it’s what people job 10 years ago but lost out to Steve Allardyce, who apart from an which cost McClaren his job -- or dream about, beating a big club McClaren, spoke with the three-man Irish championship with Limerick failed to get past the first knock- like Celtic, we’ve done it here,” FA panel on Tuesday about succeed- City in 1992 has never won a major out stage in the subsequent two the match winner told Sky Sports. ing Roy Hodgson, who resigned after domestic trophy, is one of several Euros and two World Cups under “Getting the winning goal is England were beaten by Iceland in names who have been linked with the autocratic Fabio Capello and something that will be with me the Euro 2016 last-16 clash. one of the trickiest jobs in the then Hodgson. for the rest of my life,” he added. Sunderland, who Allardyce saved sport. Allardyce’s remark after he lost “Historic result for our club from relegation last term, made A fellow former no-nonsense out to McClaren sounds even more tonight. A brave performance by clear they wished the situation to central defender Steve Bruce, now propitious: “The problem isn’t now, our lads has delivered a dream be resolved as quickly as possible so manager of Hull, Arsenal’s veteran the problem is in the future.” result. Well done to all!” Lincoln tweeted. This was one of 1967 Euro- pean champions’ Celtic’s worst ever defeats in the competition, Time for Balotelli to Giggs signs up for Indian futsal league and it left the Hoops counting on turning this second qualifying tie around in the return leg at Park- AFP own Indian Super League and has head next week. move on, says Klopp advised domestic players to keep For Rodgers it was the worst away from the event.Futsal organis- possible start to his Celtic career, ers insist it is a private league and does the former Liverpool boss having NEW DELHI: Welsh football legend not require any authorisation from the replaced Ronny Deila in May. Reuters club around who would be happy Ryan Giggs (pictured) will return to All India Football Federation. Celtic turned up in Gibraltar to have the new Mario Balotelli. I the pitch as a player in the inaugu- Meanwhile, Manchester Unit- for their first competitive fixture have spoken clearly to the player ral Premier Futsal starting in India ed’s pre-season tour of China this of the season as overwhelming about that.” this week, the organisers announced month, when they face Manchester favourites against their semi- LONDON: Manager Juergen Klopp Sampdoria have expressed their yesterday. City and Borussia Dortmund, will professional opponents who also has told Mario Balotelli that with interest in the player, with president Brazilian star Ronaldinho and give the players an opportunity to included a taxi driver, a fireman so much competition for places up Massimo Ferrero saying they would former AC Milan striker Hernan Cre- forge a close bond, manager Jose in their line-up. front at Liverpool he should look for be the perfect club for him to revive spo have also signed up for the event Mourinho has said. “It’s (football) like a hobby for another club. his career after scoring just three beginning in Chennai on Friday. United’s first game under Mour- us,” Casciaro said. Balotelli has returned for goals in 23 appearances for Milan Giggs, 42, recently left his assist- inho will be against last season’s Named in honour of English pre-season training following an last season. ant manager’s role at Old Trafford Bundesliga runners-up Dortmund lower-league club Lincoln City, unsuccessful loan spell at AC Milan Another player who is unlikely following the arrival of former Chel- in the International Champions Cup Gibraltar’s Red Imps have domi- but is well down the pecking order to be lining up for Liverpool for their sea boss Jose Mourinho. in Shanghai on July 22. nated the domestic game in recent at Liverpool, who also have Daniel Premier League opener against “History waiting to be written! will be led by a marquee player with The 53-year-old Portuguese times, much like Celtic, winning Sturridge, Christian Benteke, Divock Arsenal on August 14 is defender Ryan Giggs, Ronaldinho and Crespo Giggs helming Mumbai and England manager will also renew hostilities the last 14 league championships. Origi and Danny Ings on the books. Mamadou Sakho, who underwent are now part of the Premier Fut- great Paul Scholes, who was signed up with old adversary Pep Guardiola, Casciaro, who works for the “I have spoken to him about treatment for a long-standing sal family!” the organisers tweeted last month, leading Bangalore. Giggs who replaced Manuel Pellegrini as Gibraltar Defence Police, scored this,” the manager told reporters. Achilles problem. yesterday. enjoyed a remarkable career with City’s manager, on June 25. the decisive goal in Lincoln’s 2-1 “He’s not at the stage of his career The France international has The tournament, which is the Manchester United between 1990 “I hope to see a group, from an win over Andorran outfit Santa where he should be battling with not played since April after being latest franchise-based sporting com- and 2014, netting 168 goals in 963 emotional point of view, coming Coloma in the first qualifying four or five other players for one informed by European football’s petition in India, will see six teams appearances. together and getting to know each round last week. Celtic struggled or two positions... so it’s clear we governing body that he had failed with five players each lock horns in The Futsal has run foul of India’s other better and understanding each in the heat and then got caught out need a solution.“There will be a a dope test. the indoor competition. Each team national football body, which runs its other better,” Mourinho said. by Casciaro, scorer of Gibraltar’s first international goal against Scotland at Hampden in 2015, who scored from 12 yards. The visitor’s Leigh Griffiths hit the woodwork twice and French striker Moussa Dembele, mak- ing his competitive debut on his 20th birthday, had a goal disal- lowed after the half hour mark. Celtic, aiming to return to the Champions League group stages for the first time since 2013/2014, had arrived at the Victoria Sta- dium unbeaten in their four warm-up matches. But despite sustained late pressure Lincoln held out for a famous victory. Rodgers tried to inject a sense of realism to the topsy turvy outcome. “There is no embarrassment,” he said. “It was a tough game in tough conditions. We didn’t take our chances, they took their chance. Al Gharafa players training in Doha under coach Pedro Caixinha’s guidance for upcoming new season. Al Gharafa will leave on July 18 for Portugal and will play several friendly “We have seen enough to see matches while at the camp. RIGHT: Al Arabi players training in Doha under the supervision of their new assistant coach, Yusuf Adam. that we can get through in the second leg. Of course you are dis- appointed to lose. “The result here complicates it a bit for us. We move on to next Al Gharafa to hold training camp in Portugal week.” On his appointment in May Rodgers had listed one of his objectives at Celtic as “making The Peninsula to Portugal to engage in a training GEARING UP FOR NEW he replaces Gianfranco Zola. Yusuf Elsewhere, Abdul Rahman an impact on European football” camp there. SEASON Adam initially gave a lecture to the Mohammed returns to Lekhwiya - Tuesday’s result certainly did The camp will continue until players in the middle of the pitch in at the start of the current season that, but not in the way he had August 7. which he talked about the first phase after his loan spell ended with Al ever envisaged. DOHA: Al Gharafa, coached by Pedro Caixinha led the team of preparations for the new season, Wakra. Celtic, who have lost in the the Pedro Caixinha have decided drills for the first time on Tuesday large number of players. The exer- which will continue until July 30. Abdul Rahman started train- final play-off round for the past to have a traning camp in Portu- in the presence of a large number of cises were held under the supervision He also talked about the pre- ing with his team, which started last two seasons, will still fancy res- gal ahead of the new Qatar Stars players. of their new assistant coach, Yusuf paratory in the German city of Sunday and left at dawn Wednesday cuing he tie on home soil. League season. Al Gharafa will leave on July 18 to Adam. Nuremberg, which runs until August with Lekhwiya to the Austrian train- But Casciaro for one is not rul- Caixinha team will play a friendly the Portuguese camp and will play The exercises took place amid the 26 and will see the team participate ing camp. ing out another upset in Glasgow. match next Saturday against Al several friendly matches while at presence of 17 players. in a number of friendly matches. Abdul Rahman Mohammed “We know it’s going to be com- Karama, an amateur team, as the the camp. Jirado Biloso, Al Arabi’s new The players are expected to go moved to Al Wakra early last sea- pletely different at Celtic Park, Cheetahs prepare for next season. Meanwhile, Al Arabi started its coach will arrive to Doha today and through more physical training as son on loan, which expired at the with 50-60,000 people, but hope- The match with Al Karama will training yesterday evening at their is set to take over the responsibil- they return from a long break fol- end of the season and now the player fully we can make an upset over be 48 hours before Al Gharafa travel stadium, amid the presence of a ity of leading the technical team as lowing the end of last season. returns to Lekhwiya. there.” SPORT THURSDAY 14 JULY 2016 23

All eyes on pacer Amir as Pakistan return to Lord’s

batsman Ramiz Raja have expressed doubts their bid to leapfrog Pakistan (third) in the about the wisdom of letting Amir back into world Test rankings. The match will also mark Misbah’s team to go in the international cricket, players on both sides the return to Test cricket of England batsman first Test against England have accepted the situation. Gary Ballance after he was dropped last year. with attacking bowlers as “We could talk or moan about it and But an unconcerned Riaz said: “We are have our opinions but the fact is it is not not worried about what England has picked batsmen tipped to hold the going to change him opening the bowling or they haven’t picked. key in four-match series at us on Thursday (today) or playing against “The only thing we know is that England us throughout this (four-match) series,” said is a good team in their home conditions.” England batsman Joe Root. For Riaz, and many Pakistanis, there is Amir is far from the only threat in a Paki- more riding on this match than just the raw AFP stan bowling line-up also featuring fellow result. left-armer Wahab Riaz, Sohail Khan and leg- “Under the captaincy of Misbah this team spinner Yasir Shah. The key to the four-match is much more united,” he said. series could lie with both teams’ top-order “We have seen the hard time of Pakistan LONDON: Pakistan’s Mohammad Amir will batsmen. cricket...We have managed to make the peo- hope to put the 2010 spot-fixing scandal England were repeatedly bailed out of ple all over the world believe that Pakistan is behind him once and for all when he returns early collapses against Sri Lanka by in-form a good Test team. to the scene of the crime in today’s first Test middle-order batsman Jonny Bairstow. “The Pakistan team are a strong team and against England at Lord’s. Pakistan have a strong middle order in can always give you a hard time.” Six years ago, during a Lord’s Test against skipper Misbah-ul-Haq fellow veteran Younis Being without Anderson is blow for England, Amir and Pakistan new-ball partner Khan and the in-form Asad Shafiq. England. Mohammad Asif deliberately bowled no-balls But doubts persist over openers Moham- However, when he was ruled out of last on the instructions of captain Salman Butt as mad Hafeez and Shan Masood, just as there year’s fourth Test, fellow quick Stuart Broad part of a sting operation carried out by a tab- are concerns as to whether Alex Hales, yet took eight for 15 on his Trent Bridge home loid newspaper. to score a Test hundred, is the right man to ground, as Australia were skittled out for 60, All three received five-year bans from partner skipper Alastair Cook at the top of to set up an Ashes-clinching win. cricket and, together with sports agent Maz- England’s order. har Majeed, jail terms. The combative Riaz is looking to tar- Such was the impact of the controversy, get Root, now promoted to number three by TEAMS the fact teenage sensation Amir took six for 84 England. England: Alastair Cook (capt), Alex Hales, in the first innings of that match has largely For the Yorkshireman, that was just pre- Joe Root, James Vince, Gary Ballance, Jonny been forgotten. series “trash talk” but Riaz said of Root: “He Bairstow (wkt), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Stuart Pakistan’s Mohammad For all his time out of cricket, the 24-year- is the backbone of the England team and get- Broad, Steven Finn, Jake Ball Amir during nets on old retains the ability to swing the ball late at ting him out early will put the pressure on the eve of the first Test sharp pace, as he showed with a first-innings England. Pakistan (probable): Mohammad Hafeez, against England at Lord’s haul of three for 36 in Pakistan’s tour opener “If he thinks it is just trash talk then hats Shan Masood, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah- in London, yesterday. against Somerset. off to him.” ul-Haq (capt), Asad Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed It means an England side missing all-time Turning to Amir, Riaz added: “He is a very (wkt), Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Sohail leading injured wicket-taker James Anderson intelligent bowler and he is a very strong lad... Khan, Yasir Shah and sidelined all-rounder Ben Stokes, should He is eager to perform.” Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SRI); Joel Wilson not have things all their own way as they did England will have to decide whether to (WIS); TV umpire: Rod Tucker (AUS); in the preceding 2-0 home series win over give a debut to either Jake Ball or fellow pace- Sri Lanka. man Toby Roland-Jones, wo plays at Lord’s for Match referee: Richie Richardson (WIS) While the likes of former Pakistan Middlesex, as the fourth-placed team begin

Riaz warns England no one Ballance aims to make his mark ‘ruder’ than a Pakistani AFP concerns regarding Ballance’s back- foot, deep in the crease technique. But while taking some of AFP those points on board, Ballance LONDON: Gary Ballance has scored has resisted making wholesale two Test hundreds at Lord’s, but that alterations. still did not stop him being prevented “If you’re not scoring runs you’re LONDON: Wahab Riaz (pictured) from entering the Pavilion last year. going to get criticised,” he said. has warned any England cricket- Now, as the England batsman “I’m big enough to accept criti- ers who ‘sledge’ or verbally abuse prepares to return to Test duty at England’s Gary cism, work on stuff and hope to get their Pakistani opponents during the ‘home of cricket’ in this week’s Ballance during nets better from it. the upcoming Test series may get series opener against Pakistan, he at Lord’s yesterday. “I know it’s not perfect, and I more than they bargained for. hopes his credentials won’t be called need to adjust and work on a few Thursday sees England and into question again. things, but you have to do what you Pakistan meet at Lord’s for the Ballance, after a run of 15 Tests think is best for yourself – and if not’s opening Test in a four-match series. in which he scored nearly 1200 runs good enough, so be it.” It will be Pakistan’s first series at a very respectable average of just Nevertheless the pain of being in England since their infamous under 48, including four hundreds, dropped hit Ballance hard.. 2010 tour. was dropped by England last year “I was absolutely gutted, of That saw bowlers Moham- after losing form midway through course...at times last year I was so mad Amir and Mohammad Asif, Riaz, recalling the incident, told the Ashes. uptight and found it a massive pres- together with the then captain Sal- reporters at Lord’s on Tuesday. “He But the 26-year-old Zimbabwe- sure. You question your ability for a man Butt given five-year bans an was a bit rude and when it comes born Yorkshire left-hander is now then refused entry when he returned “But the lady at the desk was like while.” jail sentences for their roles in delib- to being rude you can never beat back in the team following Nick to the Pavilion after close of play. ‘not today, you’re not coming in with- That made it all the sweeter when erately bowling no-balls during that the Pakistanis on it. We are the Compton’s decision to take time out “I’m not very recognisable, am I?” out a tie.’” national selector James Whitaker year’s Lord’s Test as part of a spot- most rude when it comes to it. We of cricket. said a smiling Ballance at an event He added: “It didn’t bother me called Ballance to tell him he was fixing ‘sting’ operation by a tabloid are nice but if somebody is rude we Ballance’s previous Test at Lord’s staged by series sponsors Investec one bit...it happens at Headingley back in the England squad. newspaper. won’t spare it.” was not a happy occasion, with at Lord’s on Tuesday. all the time!” Ballance comes into “The phone call was a great feel- Later that tour, when the teams The fast bowler added: “He was scores of one and nought – part of a “I had to get a few of the England the match following a hundred for ing,” Ballance said. returned to Lord’s for a one-day a bit rude, he was angry, he was not sequence of just one fifty in his last security down to let me in. county champions Yorkshire against “I’ve been on the end of a few international, fast bowler Riaz and scoring runs, he was getting out 10 Test innings – against New Zea- “I was coming back in to get a Middlesex. saying ‘you’re not involved this time England batsman Jonathan Trott early in the ODIs - he was doing well land last year. bag...wearing full England (train- Shortly before he was dropped, around’ -- so to get the good news had to be separated in the nets after in the Tests. It was a frustration he As if that wasn’t enough, he was ing) kit. numerous pundits expressed was great.” an angry exchange of words. tried to take out on me.” Tendulkar calls for more help from pitches for bowlers

Reuters heavily in favour of the batsmen in DEBATE ON IMBALANCE format where bowlers have a bet- competitor and will not make any recent years. BETWEEN BAT & BALL ter chance of executing their skills compromises on the field,” Tendulkar A report commissioned by the and making it more interesting for told ESPNcricinfo. MCC, the guardian of the game’s spectators. “He will be out there to win each LONDON: Cricket pitches need to laws, in 2014 found the thickness “I don’t think it’s got much to do and every moment. He played for be more bowler-friendly if the rising of bats had marginally increased in more assistance for the bowlers from with bats, but I’m sure people on the almost 20 years, so there is plenty to imbalance between bat and ball is to the last century and that edges had the playing surface. “The wickets (relevant) panel will be able to look share. I’ll just tell the players to grasp be addressed, Indian batting great broadened by 300 percent, meaning need to change; they need to be more into it.” as much information from Anil as Sachin Tendulkar (pictured) has said. even mistimed shots could still find helpful for bowlers,” Tendulkar said Tendulkar was part of the panel possible.” The Marylebone Cricket Club the boundary. before adding: “In T20s, the greatest that recommended Anil Kumble for Kumble, who came out to bowl (MCC) world cricket committee on Tendulkar, who quit interna- of bowlers are being reverse-swept. the India coach’s job and he expects with a bandaged jaw in a 2002 Anti- Tuesday recommended limitations tional cricket in 2013 as the game’s Three-hundred is no longer compet- the team to benefit from the vast gua Test, can also teach the players on the thickness and depth of bats most prolific batsman both in Tests itive in ODIs. experience of the former leg-spinner. how to handle adversity, said amid concerns that the sport has tilted and the 50-over format, demanded “So there should be at least one “A fabulous player, a hard Tendulkar. 24 THURSDAY 14 JULY 2016

Harrison denies Dustin will be tough doping claims to beat, says Day Agencies

PITTSBURGH: Pittsburgh Steel- “He has a lot of spotlight on ers linebacker James Harrison World number him this week because he has has denied ever taking perform- won the last two events he’s ance-enhancing drugs and said he one admits the played and they’ve been pretty never has met or had communica- American has a big events,” world number one tion with Charles Sly. Jason Day told reporters on the American League infielder Eric Hosmer of the In a sworn affidavit submit- lot of spotlight on windswept Ayrshire coastline. ted to the NFL by the NFL Players him at this week’s “He’s typically played Kansas City Royals holds the MVP trophy after the Association, Harrison refuted pretty well in the Open cham- 2016 MLB All Star Game at Petco Park on Tuesday. allegations made in an Al Jazeera British Open pionship so he’s obviously America documentary, “The going to be a very tough guy Dark Side,” which said he used to beat.” PEDs supplied by Sly, an intern Reuters Johnson’s surge to sec- American League pharmacist. ond in the world rankings has “As a professional athlete, I come as a surprise to some. have met thousands of people dur- His namesake Zach Johnson, ing my career,” Harrison wrote in TROON, Scotland: The last however, believes it was always pull off All-Star the affidavit, “but to the best of my six British Opens held at Royal destined to happen. knowledge and recollection, I have Troon have been won by Amer- “He’s a supreme athlete and Dustin Johnson of the US plays his tee shot on never met with the individual who icans and Dustin Johnson, the it just so happens that his sport the third hole during a practice round at Royal Game victory is apparently named Charles Sly. ...” hottest player in golf, looks for all of us, unfortunately, is Troon in Scotland yesterday. Cleveland Browns running like he has all the credentials golf,” said British Open title back Isaiah Crowell called the to send the US into seventh holder Zach. “Not many guys AFP city’s chief of police and apologized heaven this week. can do what he does.” on to top spot in the rankings golf, USA Golf,” said the world for an Instagram post last week Not only did the big-hitting Day’s form has also been comes a close second. number three. that sent shock waves through the 32-year-old follow up his vic- pretty spectacular, having tri- “I think the stress of being “I certainly was not trying LOS ANGELES: Kansas City’s Eric Hosmer and Salva- Browns’ organization. tory at last month’s US Open by umphed seven times in the past number one in the world is a to wait until the last minute. I dor Perez blasted home runs as the American League Crowell’s Instagram post capturing the prestigious WGC- 12 months to rise to the summit motivating factor for me just just couldn’t make a decision claimed home field advantage in the World Series with showed an illustration of a police Bridgestone Invitational title in of the rankings. because I don’t want to lose it. and ... I was very indecisive a 4-2 win on Tuesday over the National League in the officer having his throat slashed Ohio, he also has a good record The Australian suffered a It’s really important for me to with it.” annual all-star game. by a hooded figure. to boast about in the world’s near-miss last year when he make sure I stick to my proc- The other member of the Hosmer, who was selected game MVP, and Perez The Green Bay Packers signed oldest major. ended up in a share of fourth esses and do all the hard work so-called ‘Big Four’ of world combined to drive in all the runs for the winning team rookie running back Brandon Ross Johnson has finished in the place at St Andrews. I can to try to stay there for as golf, Northern Ireland’s Rory by hitting homers in a three-run second inning at Petco on Tuesday. top 14 in four of his seven trips Winning a first British long as I can.” McIlroy, is pleased to be back Park in San Diego. Hosmer also had an RBI single in Ross was not drafted after to the British Open and came Open is clearly number one on Jordan Spieth won the US at his home Open after being the third. playing at Maryland. The Minne- within a whisker of landing the Day’s list of immedi- Masters and US Open in 2015 sidelined last year because of Hosmer became the first Royals player to be named sota Vikings signed him and then coveted Claret Jug in 2011 when ate priorities and is almost certain to fig- an injury he sustained while MVP of Major League Baseball’s mid-summer classic released him on May 23 after just he wound up in a tie for second but hanging ure prominently on the Troon playing a friendly game of since Bo Jackson in 1989. three weeks. place behind North- leaderboard. soccer. Hosmer said the focus for the AL players in Tues- Shane Doan, who is the long- ern Ireland’s Darren The 22-year-old American, “I guess it’s the start of a day night’s close contest was on securing home field est serving team captain in the Clarke. however, has been the subject new chapter for me in the Open advantage for the championship series. National Hockey League at 13 of intense scrutiny this week championship,” said the 2014 “That was the message from everyone in the club- years, has signed a one year con- following his decision on Mon- winner. house,” he said. “It is such a huge advantage to have tract to remain with the Arizona day to opt out of next month’s “It was very disappointing home field advantage. I don’t know who it is going to be Coyotes, the US media reported. Rio Olympics due to health to miss last year but I’m deter- but we wanted to bring it back to the American League.” Doan, of Canada, signed a con- concerns. mined not to miss any more The game, in front of a crowd of 42,386, featured tract is worth $2.5 million but it With the benefit of hind- for the foreseeable future and a moment of controversy during the performance of could increase to $5 million with sight, Spieth clearly would have it’s great to be back and have the Canadian national anthem. bonuses. The 39-year-old is enter- made his announcement before another chance to win another One member of the Canadian group The Tenors ing his 21st season in the NHL. He Monday’s Games deadline. Claret Jug,” added world caused a kerfuffle by inserting “All Lives Matter” into earned the nickname ‘Captain “I wish I could have made number four McIlroy. the lyrics of the song and holding up a sign with the Canada’ for his commitment and it as early as possible, not only The year’s third major slogan. role as captain of the national for myself but also for Olympic begins today. The group later apologized on its Twitter account. team, winning two gold medals The NL was leading 1-0 thanks to a Kris Bryant and three silver at the World Ice homer in the first inning when Hosmer tied it with a Jason Day of Australia reads his putt on the 18th green Hockey Championships. one-out homer off NL starter Johnny Cueto. during the second round of the 2016 RBC Heritage in He won gold at the 2007 and “I put a good swing on one,” he said of the 389-foot 2003 Worlds and silver in 2009, South Carolina in this file photo. drive into the left field stands. “I was just smiling all 2008 and 2005. the way around the bases. It is fun when you can play this game and feel like a kid again.” Two batters later, Perez connected for a two-run, 373-foot shot into the left field stands off Cueto. Hosmer finished two-for-three with two RBIs. Froome on the attack again, Cleveland right-hander Corey Kluber was the win- ning pitcher and Baltimore left-hander Zach Britton collected the save. Cueto suffered the loss. The NL stranded 10 runners and left the bases Sagan takes another stage loaded in the eighth when Houston right-hander Will Harris threw a called third strike pitch past pinch-hit- ter Aldemys Diaz. Boston designated hitter David Ortiz, who has said Reuters he will retire, drew a one-out walk and received an TOUR DE FRANCE STAGE 11 RESULTS ovation from the crowd and hugs from the AL team Carcassonne - Montpellier, 162.5 km bench when he came out for pinch-runner Edwin Encarnacion of the Toronto Blue Jays. MONTPELLIER: Chris Froome showed again 1. Peter Sagan (Slovakia / Tinkoff) 3:26:23” “Something that I will never forget,” Ortiz said of he will attack his rivals on every terrain as the 2. Chris Froome (Britain / Team Sky) ST the cheers. Briton extended his overall lead in the Tour 3. Maciej Bodnar (Poland / Tinkoff) The 10-time all-star announced his intention to de France with a surprising move in yester- 4. Alexander Kristoff (Norway / Katusha) +6” retire after his 20th season. day’s 11th stage, which was won with panache 5. Christophe Laporte (France / Cofidis) by world champion Peter Sagan. 6. Jasper Stuyven (Belgium / Trek) Froome who represents Team Sky, along 7. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway / Dimension Data) with his lieutenant Geraint Thomas, jumped 8. Andre Greipel (Germany / Lotto) into the wheel of Sagan when the Slovak 9. Sondre Enger (Norway / IAM Cycling) broke away from the bunch 12km from the 10. Oliver Naesen (Belgium / IAM Cycling) finish with his Tinkoff team mate Maciej Bod- nar of Poland. OVERALL STANDINGS The four built an advantage of about 20 seconds until the sprinters’ teams started their effort, but they could not catch the late 1. Chris Froome (GBR/Sky) 52hrs 34min 37sec fugitives. 2. Adam Yates (GBR/ORI) at 0:28. Sagan, already a stage winner in Cher- 3. Daniel Martin (IRL/ETI) 0:31. bourg, outsprinted Froome to take the day’s 4. Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) 0:35. laurels and deliver an almost final blow to 5. Bauke Mollema (NED/TRE) 0:56. Mark Cavendish in the green jersey race 6. Romain Bardet (FRA/ALM) 0:56. after the Briton was left behind in the finale 7. Sergio Henao (COL/SKY) 0:56. because of a mechanical problem. 8. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) 1:13. Sagan, Froome and Bodnar finished six 9. Tejay Van Garderen (USA/BMC) 1:13. seconds ahead of the pack. This also means 10. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/TIN) 1:28. that the defending Tour champion has extended his overall lead by 12 seconds as he collected six bonus seconds for his second Ireland’s Dan Martin (Etixx-Quick Step) by place ahead of today’s much-feared 12th stage 31 while last year’s runner-up Nairo Quintana which will end up Mont Ventoux. (Movistar) of Colombia lies fourth 35 seconds Tinkoff team rider Peter Sagan (centre) Froome had already taken his oppo- off the pace. of Slovakia wins the 11th Stage of Tour nents by surprise when he attacked in the Spain’s Joaquim Rodriguez, tipped as American League catcher Salvador Perez of de France cycling race in Montpellier, final descent of the eighth stage last Saturday. potential podium finisher, ended up 1:090 the Kansas City Royals hits a two-run home run France yesterday. He now leads fellow Briton Adam Yates behind Sagan after being trapped behind fol- during the 2016 MLB All Star Game. (Orica-Bike Exchange) by 28 seconds and lowing a bunch split on a windy day.