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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 RABI ALAWWAL 2, 1438 AH www.kuwaittimes.net GCC nations Dozens of Courtroom cage Barcelona held to blacklist corpses lie too small; judge by Deportivo absconding in streets postpones trial after blowing housemaids3 of Burundi7 of 739 suspects8 two-goal20 lead Saudi women vote for the Min 10º Max 21º first time in landmark poll High Tide 11:22 & 22:20 ‘I voted for a man, but I hope a woman will win’ Low Tide 05:01 & 16:29 40 PAGES NO: 16726 150 FILS RIYADH: Covered from head to toe and driven by male guardians, Saudi women voted yesterday for the first time, in a tentative step towards easing sex discrimina- tion in the ultra-conservative Islamic kingdom. In anoth- er first, women were allowed to stand as candidates in the polls for municipal councils, the country’s only elect- ed public chambers. “Now women have a voice,” Awatef Marzooq said after casting her ballot for the first time at a school in the capital. “I cried. This is something that we only used to see on television taking place in other countries.” Despite the presence of female contenders for the first time, Marzooq said she picked a male candidate because of his ideas including more nurseries. “I voted for a man, but I hope a woman will win,” she said. Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy with some of the world’s tightest restrictions on women, including a ban on driv- ing. It was the last country to allow only men to vote. In a reminder of the continued gap between the two sexes, polling stations were segregated. Outside one centre for women in Riyadh, cars driven by men arrived every few minutes with female voters dressed in black robes. Some of the women asked the media not to take their photograph before they were whisked away. Mohammed Al-Shammari, who had just dropped off his daughter, a teacher, said he had encouraged her to vote. “We want to break this barrier,” he said. “As long as she has her own place and there is no mixing with men, what prevents her from voting? We support anything that does not violate sharia (Islamic law),” he said. More than 900 women are running, competing with nearly JEDDAH: Saudi women cast their ballots at a polling station in the coastal city of Jeddah yesterday. Saudi women were allowed to vote in elections for the first time 6,000 men for seats. ever, in a tentative step towards easing widespread sex discrimination in the ultra-conservative Islamic kingdom. — AFP Continued on Page 13 Americans told to avoid Lebanon Cheers as France presents WASHINGTON: The US State Department at any time in Lebanon, and armed clash- has urged US citizens to avoid all travel to es have occurred in major cities,” the State Lebanon “because of ongoing safety and Department said in a statement, adding security concerns.” It also advised US citi- that the Lebanese government could not zens living and working in Lebanon that guarantee the safety of US citizens there. UN climate-rescue accord they should “understand that they accept It cited cross-border conflicts with Syria the risks of remaining in the country and and Israel, anti-Western violence, suicide LE BOURGET: French hosts of UN talks sub- least $100 billion (92 billion euros) a year should carefully consider those risks.” bombers and kidnapping, among other mitted to cheers and applause yesterday a from 2020 would be channeled to help the “Sudden outbreaks of violence can occur risks. — AFP proposed 195-nation accord to defeat glob- developing world fight global warming. It al warming, which threatens mankind but would also aim at limiting warming of the needs an energy revolution to resolve. planet since the Industrial Revolution to Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, on the “well below” 2.0 degrees Celsius (3.6 brink of tears after presiding over nearly a Fahrenheit) and strive for an even more fortnight of talks in Paris, delivered the pro- ambitious goal of 1.5C, he said. French posal to ministers who must now decide President Francois Hollande and UN whether to approve it, possibly within Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sat on hours. stage alongside Fabius as he made a “It is my conviction that we have come lengthy speech imploring ministers to up with an ambitious... agreement,” Fabius approve the blueprint yesterday. said, telling the ministers they would Raising hopes of a successful conclusion, achieve a “historic turning point” for the negotiators stood up and cheered before world if they endorsed it. The hoped-for Fabius spoke, and rose in another standing Republican presidential candidate, business- deal seeks to end decades-long rows ovation at the end. “You have a chance to man Donald Trump between rich and poor nations over how to change the world,” Hollande told delegates. fund the multi-trillion-dollar campaign. “You have to take the final step, the decisive Trump ‘a disgrace’: With 2015 forecast to be the hottest year on step which allows us to reach the goal.” US record, world leaders and scientists have Secretary of State John Kerry added to the Saudi billionaire warned the accord is vital for capping rising optimism, saying afterwards the United temperatures and averting the most cata- States was pleased with the planned RIYADH: Donald Trump is a disgrace and should pull strophic consequences of climate change. accord. “It should be good, but we’ll see. out of the United States presidential race, Saudi If climate change goes unabated, scientists Little things can happen, but we think it’s Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal tweeted warn of increasingly severe droughts, teed up,” Kerry said. The proposed agree- late on Friday. “@realDonaldTrump You are a disgrace floods and storms, as well as rising seas that ment came after negotiators missed an ini- File photo shows Tashfeen Malik (left) and Syed Farook, as they passed through not only to the GOP but to all America,” Alwaleed said O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. — AP would engulf islands and coastal areas pop- tial deadline of Friday to sign an accord, as on his official Twitter account, @Alwaleed_Talal. ulated by hundreds of millions of people. feuding ministers refused to budge on “Withdraw from the US presidential race as you will Fabius said that, if approved, the deal entrenched positions. never win.” Alwaleed is an unusually outspoken would set a “floor” in funding, in which at Continued on Page 13 Wife’s role in US member of the Saudi royal family, who chairs Kingdom Holding Co. The diversified firm’s interests include US-banking attack raises fear giant Citigroup. A statement early yesterday from Alwaleed’s office said his tweet was in response to Trump’s “anti-Islam statement”. Alwaleed is a devout Jihad brides? but moderate Muslim. Trump, the frontrunner for the LOS ANGELES: A Pakistani woman’s role as founder of the British-based Institute for Republican nomination, has been lambasted both in a shooter in the San Bernardino massacre Strategic Dialogue, whose work includes the US and abroad for his proposal made on Monday is raising fears that foreign-born brides monitoring the flow of female extremist to temporarily bar Muslims from entering the US. who support the Islamic State group could recruits. “We will see women more active in Trump’s comments followed a shooting rampage marry Americans to come to the US to car- terror plots,” Havlicek predicted. “We by a Muslim couple in San Bernardino, California, ry out extremist missions. Experts in jihad, already know they are radicalizing in which left 14 dead. immigration lawyers and former US diplo- unprecedented numbers.” A Dubai real estate firm building a $6 billion golf mats say there’s no sign other foreign The flow of IS supporters can also go complex with Donald Trump has stripped the prop- brides have sought Western marriages to the other way. Up to 30 women have left erty of his name and image amid a backlash over the launch attacks, and it’s still not clear if 29- America to try to join the Islamic State US presidential candidate’s proposal to ban all year-old Tashfeen Malik did so. But, they group since it rose to prominence, accord- Muslims from entering the United States. Trump trig- warn, that could change, especially if IS ing to a recent estimate from the gered an international uproar when he made his militants begin actively encouraging Department of Homeland Security. The comments in response to last week’s deadly shoot- women to join men in attacks in the West. numbers are higher in Europe, where more ings in California by two Muslims who authorities While the group currently bars women than 600 women have left to join extrem- said were radicalized. DAMAC Properties had initially from taking up arms for combat or other ists over that same period, Havlicek said. A said it would stand by Trump, even as another of the PARIS: French President Francois Hollande (left), French Foreign Minister Laurent attacks, its commanders are pragmatic and religious conservative who lived previously billionaire’s Middle East partners, the Lifestyle chain Fabius (center) and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrive for a adaptable and could drop their ban at any in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, Malik joined of department stores, halted sales of his “Trump statement at the COP21 Climate Conference in Le Bourget, north of Paris yester- time, security experts say. “When they see her American-born husband of less than Home” line on Wednesday in protest at his com- day. (Inset) A copy of ‘The adoption of the Paris agreement’ is pictured after the an opportunity to do damage, and the two years, Syed Farook, on Dec 2 in don- ments. announcement of the final draft by French Foreign Affairs minister Laurent Fabius best man for the job is a woman, they will ning tactical gear, grabbing assault Continued on Page 13 use the woman,” said Sasha Havlicek, a Continued on Page 13 at the COP21 Climate Conference in Le Bourget, north of Paris yesterday. — AFP LOCAL SUN DAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015

Ooredoo Kuwait CEO Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Thani receives the award from His Highness the Amir Ooredoo’s team in a group picture with His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. Ooredoo Kuwait wins Informatics Innovation Award

KUWAIT: Ooredoo Kuwait, a member of and was awarded for its commendable Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, National Assembly Sabah, and all the organizes of the award and them up to date with all that is new and Ooredoo international group, received the efforts in social media engagement. The Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim, His Highness the ceremony. exciting in terms of our latest products and Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Informatics Innovation award was received by Sheikh Mohammed Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al- He noted: “We are proud of this achieve- services and in the world of technology.” award, which was presented by His Highness bin Abdullah Al Thani, Ooredoo Kuwait CEO Sabah and Bill Gates, Co-Founder of Bill and ment, and we dedicate it to all our esteemed He added: “I would also like to take this the Amir of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah and General Manager of Ooredoo Kuwait. The Melinda Gates Foundation. customers for their trust in us. The award opportunity to thank our social media team Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, during an event was also attended by Chief Operating Commenting on this achievement, sheds light on our successful social media for their tremendous efforts and hard work to awards ceremony a Bayan Palace last Officer Hani El Kukhn and Corporate Ooredoo Kuwait CEO and General Manager strategy and proficient engagement with our continuously remain on top of the latest in Monday. Communication Director Mijbil Alayoub. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Thani current and potential customers, through our this field, to ensure an effective and differen- Ooredoo Kuwait achieved the third rank- The prestigious event was attended by His expressed his deep gratitude towards HH the social media channels, which are vital tools to tiated communication experience with our ing position in the private sector category, Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al- Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- stay in touch with our customers and to keep customers.” Capital Market Authority ends 3rd phase of awareness workshop

KUWAIT: The Capital Market Authority (CMA) has finalized third phase of its awareness work- shop designed to promote its executive by-laws, in effect since November 10th. The CMA in a statement issued yesterday, shedding extensive light on the activity, said the first phase addressed allowed proportions of sales and pur- chase by the “party in control at the listed com- panies,” defining the “control theme” as “any con- cord, placing stock ownership, individual or of affiliate or aligned parties, exceeding 40 per- cent.” It also tackled rules governing the propor- tion, mechanisms related to ceiling of sell-offs or KUWAIT: Bashayer Al-Awwad (third from left) attends an International Association of purchases, durations, revelations’ terms for trad- Engineers’ meeting related to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP ed shares through affiliate companies or the 21). — KUNA aligned parties as well as the percentage left for the “controller entitled to sell or buy within six Engineers call for infrastructure months. “ The first phase deliberations also delved into other trades’ mechanisms in details. ‘that can withstand weather’ As to the second workshop, it tackled general regulations regarding revelations, transparency KUWAIT: A general view from the workshop. — KUNA PARIS: The International Association of that engineering is at core of the issue terms for the listed companies, rules for the Engineers has concluded a meeting, held for building installations capable of with- board meetings during trading and mechanisms ures in defaulting cases, with emphasis that only assembling stocks and rules for voluntary acqui- as part of the United Nations Climate standing harmful climatic effects. of posting information on the internet. permitted persons are allowed to manage sitions. The CMA campaign will proceed till Change Conference (COP 21), with the She also indicated that women’s role The third one dealt with interests’ disclosure, investment portfolios. December 22nd. The campaign for promoting adoption of a document containing a in rural regions was also examined, not- voting with respect of the shares in investment The awareness workshop also addressed the new laws is carried out through SMSs and series of recommendations to tackle the ing their prime role against hunger and portfolios or e-accounts, regulations of securi- terms of contracts and accords between the other communication means. It promotes legal ties’ transactions and times for banning opera- global climatic change issue, such as poverty, as well as limiting effects of the client and the licensed individual, type and and regulatory rules for supervision, reporting tions, subscription floatation and other terms objective of the portfolio and limits of jurisdic- and investigating irregularities, adjudication, working out new construction methods climate and realizing sustainable devel- governing securities, conditions for enlisting and tions granted to the permitted agent. Other complaints’ examination, forms of protests and to cope with climatic changes. opment. various forms of investment in the bourse. The issues that were examined were fees and com- investigation mechanisms. Bashayer Al-Awwad, the Kuwaiti The 85-state International Association Authority has affirmed that enactment of its missions, work ethics, types of clients-regular or The regulations, as promoted in the cam- Deputy Chairperson of the international of Engineers had named the Kuwaiti bylaws constitutes a major event at the local professional-measures to trim conflicts of inter- paign, deal with licensing, assets’ evaluation and association, told KUNA that the recom- female engineer Awwad as the head of finance market. est, recording phone contacts, deals, electronic capital requirements in some activities. They also mendations aim at limiting “greenhouse the affiliate women engineers commit- It had reported that the campaign included a messages, among the employees, agents and cover subjects such as definition of the ‘market gases” according to regulations agreed tee. The UN conference (COP 21), aimed workshop that tackled clients’ funds and assets, clients. The workshop also dealt with provisions maker,’ and role of the authority and the market upon at the regional level, as well as local at establishing closer cooperation matching records with accounts, defining meas- governing compulsory acquisitions, duration for in this regard. —KUNA rules. Conferees advised that diverse among nations of the globe to minimize infrastructures should be installed; capa- contamination and harm inflicted on ble of withstanding harmful effects the man’s environment, concluded yester- climatic changes, she said, indicating day. — KUNA Housing welfare part of Waqf projects

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Public Awqaf Al-Mulaham said in a press statement. Foundation (KPAF) yesterday said that Over the coming few days, the project housing welfare is part of the Waqf proj- will start receiving applications, ects system that KPAF established in Mulaham said, adding that it targets the cooperation with other authorities. The Kuwaiti families that cannot afford hav- system aims to help Kuwaiti families with ing a house. Details and the required limited-income that do not have houses, documents will be announced soon, she and provide them with environment for said, noting that beneficiaries will be dignified living, director of the Waqf identified according to social and eco- Projects Department at KPAF Kawakeb nomic status. — KUNA KUWAIT: Veteran actors honored during the festival. - Photos by Fouad Al-Shaikh Kuwaiti, Tunisian Kuwait Theater Festival closes diplomats discuss draft KUWAIT: The 16th Kuwait Theater Festival came before being played before audience. The panel ommending the rational use of smoke on stage to an end Friday with the selection of ‘Al-Irs’ called for preserving the Arabic language as the because it affected interaction among actors (Wedding) as the winning play. The festival, language of dialogue among actors, while rec- and audience. — KUNA agreements: Ambassador which began on December 11, included a host of plays and seminars, in addition to honoring a KUWAIT: Kuwaiti and Tunisian diplo- group of actors and actresses for their contribu- mats held talks on Friday on a num- tions to theater in Kuwait. ber of draft agreements and Ali Al-Yoha, Secretary General of the National Memoranda of Understandings Council for Culture, Art and Letters (NCCAL), said (MoUs), while sharing common views the plays had great impact on the audience. over regional and international Yoha hoped the festival would return next year issues, a senior diplomat said. with further plays that would contribute to the Assistant Foreign Minister for Arab cultural movement in Kuwait. He was addressing Affairs Aziz Al-Daihani said the draft the concluding ceremony on behalf of Sheikh agreements and MoUs would further Salman Al-Sabah, Minister of Information, deepen bilateral relations to thus Minister of State for Youth Affairs and President honor aspirations of the leaderships of NCCAL. and people of Kuwait and Tunisia. Yoha said: “theater is an active mean to Speaking to KUNA on sidelines of Aziz Al-Daihani exchange ideas and dialogue in a democratic a meeting of Kuwait-Tunisia Joint way which is distant from extremism and rejec- Committee at the directors’ level, Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah tion of the other.” Theater, he added, “is one of Daihani hoped the agreements Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and the most important constructive tools to enrich thinking and soul.” would be signed during the commit- Tunisian Foreign Minister Taieb Baccouche would co-chair the com- Meanwhile, the judging panel of the festival tee ministerial-level meeting today. complained of weak scripts of some plays, and First Deputy Prime Minister and mittee meeting. — KUNA that every play should be viewed by specialists A scene from the ‘Al-Irs’ (Wedding) play. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 LOCAL

In my view Crime Report Trump vs Islam! Toddler killed in Jahra accident

By Hanan Al-Saadoun By Muna Al-Fuzai KUWAIT: A 3-year-old Kuwaiti boy died when he was run over by a speeding vehicle driven by a 17-year-old Bedoon (stateless) man in Jahra, said security sources. The child was rushed to Jahra Hospital in a critical con- dition but died on admission, the sources added. Initial [email protected] reports said that the child was playing outside his fami- ly’s house when he was hit accidently. The driver was nited States presidential candidate and taken in police’s custody to face charges. billionaire Donald Trump has urged the UUS to prevent Muslims from entering the United States. This remark has sparked a Convicted fraudster caught controversy - with a huge angry response and An Egyptian man who had been wanted for a few supports. Here is the most important seven-year imprisonment sentence over several question - Are American policy makers really KUWAIT: Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev arrived in Kuwait yesterday on a three-day official visit, fraud charges was recently arrested in Jahra. He was able or ready to stay away from the Middle where he will have official talks with His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The taken to the proper authorities for further action. East? Trump can say anything he wants about Kyrgyz President’s accompanying delegation includes Foreign Minister Erlan Abdyldaev and several other sen- his country but, when it comes to Islam as a ior officials. He was received at the airport by Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad religion and Muslims in general, he need to Al-Sabah. — KUNA Camp thieves arrested watch his mouth. Ahmadi detectives recently arrested a Saudi man and We are not part of his TV shows. It is known two bedoons for multiple camp robberies, said security that the Trump’s organizations are linked to sources, noting that the suspects had committed 9 rob- trade relations with several Muslim countries - GCC to blacklist beries stealing all-terrain vehicles (ATV), motorbikes and why cannot he begin with his business empire generators. in the region? Arab Media comedian Bassem Youssef told CNN that there are many dupes in all religions - adding that Trump hates absconding maids Muslims except the rich Muslims. Well, he cer- Muggers in police’s net tainly summed it all. A citizen and a bedoon with a history of drug- Because of the sensitivity of this subject, By A Saleh Starts during the reopening of Jaber Stadium. “It is a friend- related crimes were recently arrested in the White House has been forced to comment ly match on an occasion dear to the hearts of all Kuwaitis, Farwaniya on charges of committing 10 rob- KUWAIT: Ministries of labor in Gulf Cooperation Council what does FIFA decisions have to do with it?,” he exclaimed, on the subject - stating that it was contrary to beries against expatriates, were recently arrested (GCC) countries intend to issue a blacklist including names pointing out that some ‘vicious plots’ had been made to in Farwaniya. American values and the security of America. of absconding domestic laborers and those in violation of destroy sports in Kuwait. The statement did not clarify whether labor laws in the GCC member states so that they could be American Muslims are also targeted, or if such banned from entering any of them. Dashti slams fellow MP Liquor factory busted a claim is inconsistent with the US constitu- The ministries are currently working on electronically MP Abdulhameed Dashti recently warned a person he Four expatriates were recently arrested in tion or not. The Democratic presidential candi- linking those lists to show how committed the workers are did not name but described as a ‘hidden IS-affiliated law- Mahboula when narcotic detectives stormed a liquor date Hillary Clinton made a smart move, say- to the contracts they sign with employers. The ministries maker,’ asking him to stop spreading hatred amongst fel- factory, said security sources. Detectives also found ing that Donald Trump’s plan to block Muslims also agreed to issue a similar blacklist for employers abus- low-citizens because the people stopped ‘buying his lies.’ “I 100 liquor barrels, tools used in brewing liquor, 418 from entering the United States is “not only ing domestic laborers. wish you had stayed with your dreadful annulled majority bottles of liquor, nine sacks of yeast and two cooking shameful but dangerous.” because you are full of hateful racism,” he said, referring to Saudi Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal, in his Security cameras the opposition block that boycotted the past two elec- gas cylinders. Twitter account commented on Trump’s The Ministry of Interior will start installing security cam- tions. Dashti noted that the MP in question was described remarks, saying that he is a disgrace to all eras around Kuwait by the first quarter of 2016, well- as a ‘traitor’ by his former comrades and that he now pre- Fugitive nabbed Americans. Let us consider Trump’s proposal informed sources said. The sources added that, through tends to be the ‘protector of public funds.’ A bedoon (stateless) man was recently arrested seriously. First, I see it as racist and shameful Central Tenders Committee and the State Audit Bureau, opinion for several reasons. What about the special security and technical teams would start assessing KUNA’s correspondents in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh and taken to the relevant the imported cameras in order to make sure they were of The parliament’s observer MP Abdullah Al-Tamimi Americans who live here in our countries - and authorities to serve time in jail on previous high quality and match those used in advanced countries. urged the Minister Of Information and Minister of State for charges. The man was caught at a checkpoint in the Arab world? Are we going to treat them Further, the source noted that the ministry had finished Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah to inter- like that - putting a ban due to their religion? where police checked his ID and discovered that selecting the locations where the cameras would be fere and straighten things up in Kuwait News Agency’s he is wanted to serve one year for robbery and Maybe you think this is unacceptable - why installed, hoping that they would cover all Kuwait by the (KUNA) correspondent offices abroad, noting that 77.5 per- two years for drug possession. Police also found a not? end of 2016. cent of correspondents were non-Kuwaitis. “This does not Arabs and Muslim world have survived for match with the state’s policy to hire more Kuwaitis in the bag containing methamphetamine with the sus- over 1,400 years and we can live without a Family council government,” he stressed. pect’s possession. golf course built by Trump Foundation! The The parliamentary women and family affairs’ committee second point here is that ‘the hostile view’ of is due to meet this morning to discuss a bill on establishing Islam and Muslims will increase the tensions the ‘Family Supreme Council.’ The meeting will be attended in America where Muslims accounts for nearly by Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf and Islamic 8 million people - with over 4,500 US Muslims Affairs Yaaqoub Al-Sane. as soldiers. I wonder what their status will be under Trump’s regime and the Republican Extremist ideology Party plan. MP Abdulrahman Al-Jeeran stressed that the Islamic I know that in the Gulf region, there are lots State (IS), Al-Qaeda and those following the same ideolo- of appreciation and love for the US gies were either ‘enemies of Islam’ disguised as Muslims or ignorant misled Muslims. Republicans due to their political and trade links but, the reality is that many of them Football Association don’t have a strategy to the new reality in the Chairman of the parliamentary sports and youth com- Middle East. Some believe the only way to mittee MP Abdullah Maayouf stressed that the committee return to the White House is just a bet on would summon Kuwait Football Association (KFA) officials Trump. If he is desperate to win, he needs to once the Public Authority for Youth and Sports (PAYS) con- be aware of the reality in the Arab world. tacted the association. He also promised to refer any cor- Right now the media is giving Trump all the ruption case to the public prosecution. Maayouf added power he needs to win. So far, he has not that the committee plans to make a recommendation to offered anything significant other than sow- withdraw the KFA’s building and have the chairman resign ing fears. But the fear of being a victim of ter- because he ‘does not deserve to run the KFA.’ Further, ror is a mutual and common sentiment all Maayouf slammed FIFA’s warning against holding a friendly over the world including here in Kuwait and match between Kuwait’s National Team and the World the rest of GCC. I believe that while many Americans laugh at Donald Trump, those in the Middle East see the media coverage only. Ibn Sina Hospital It seems that news channels are in favor of him. I wonder if Trump will cancel all his busi- performs six ness transactions in the Middle East if he wins the election. epilepsy operations Donald Trump’s remark that “Muslims hate the Americans - so they pose a threat to KUWAIT: Ibn Sina Hospital announced yesterday it had America” is pure nonsense. As a Muslim, I performed six intricate neurological operations on patients don’t need to apologize for the actions of ter- suffering from acute epilepsy. The operations were per- rorist groups such as Al-Qaeda or Islamic formed with the assistance of a foreign visiting specialist State. Just for the record, we did not create and were all deemed successful, said chief of the neurolog- them and we also see them risks that must be ical unit at the hospital Dr Faisal Sayer in a press statement. removed. We as Muslims have to stand up The six cases treated had to do with mesial temporal against those who use Islam to advance their sclerosis, right temporal cystic lesion, right temporal caver- own personal agenda. Trump should not be noma, and cortical dysplasia, he said, noting that patients welcomed in our countries anymore. He is not suffering from epilepsy are treated in stages. be the one to make America great again. First they are examined to see if they respond to oral medicine and this is known as the refractory epilepsy stage, followed by a second stage where MRI is used as well as Ictal spect or EEG -video monitoring of the patient’s brain, said Dr Sayer. The third stage is the epileptogenic focus where the patient is operated on by a team of spe- cialist surgeons, he said. —KUNA

KUWAIT: Doctors at Ibn Sina Hospital perform an intri- cate neurological operation on a patient suffering from acute epilepsy. — KUNA SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 LOCAL

kuwait digest Zain receives four titles as part of Fighting Advertising Creativity Award 2015

e-crimes KUWAIT: Zain, the leading telecommunica- company launching several advertising tions company in Kuwait, proudly received campaigns all year round. Zain will contin- four titles as part of the Advertising ue supporting this very important field Creativity Award 2015. The award, organ- which carries significant and informative ized by the Arab Media Forum, came for messaging to the public at large and the the third year under the patronage of communications world as a whole, whether By Labeed Abdal Sheikh Salman Al-Homoud Al-Sabah, through traditional or modern media tools. Minister of Information and Minister of Zain Kuwait was awarded with the State for Youth Affairs. Creativity category for its Ramadan 2015 Minister of Information and Minister of ad, the Effect category for its Breast Cancer State for Youth Affairs’ representative, the Awareness Campaign ad, as well as the Information Ministry Undersecretary Tareq Voluntary, charitable, and humanity cate- [email protected] Al Mizrim, presented Zain Kuwait’s gory for Zain Group’s Ramadan campaign Marketing Director Fahad Al Jassim with ad. the awards during the ceremony, where The Advertising Creativity Award 2015 Zain was awarded with four titles as part of was organized for the third year by the he White House’s praise of the first minis- the Creativity, Effect, Voluntary, charitable, Arab Media Forum, which has proven itself terial Chinese-American dialogue on fight- and humanity, as well as the top brands of to be one of the region’s most prominent Ting e-crimes and describing it as a ‘major 2015 categories. events that attend to Arab Media. The step’ that would further enhance bilateral rela- This awarding comes in light of Zain’s event brought together many ministers, tions after both presidents’ meeting is an intelli- distinguished advertising and media media executives, journalists, academics, involvement, and it further showcases the authors, actors, businessmen, and social gent and significant step in the age of informa- Zain’s team receives an award during the Advertising Creativity Award 2015. tion technology. company’s role as a leading private sector figures from all around the Arab world. To clearly communicate with Chinese offi- cials, be they national security officials or those responsible for law-enforcement, can positively Burgan Bank offers boost bilateral relations between the two UN EQUATE receives International Security Council member states, and is of great Premier customers free importance for both countries. It can also con- Innovation Award from Dow tickets to ‘Star Wars - tribute in fighting crimes that might be commit- ted online and may include terrorist threats. The Force Awakens’ KUWAIT: EQUATE Petrochemical Company, Kuwait’s first interna- Ethylene Glycol (EG and Utilities, as well as the first stage of the PE Both sides’ initiative calls for transparency tional joint-venture in this industry, received the Innovation debottlenecking project with the participation of over 12,000 and joint efforts to fight organized crime, espe- Technology Award, an international recognition from the Dow employees and contractors. The EU has a production capacity of KUWAIT: Burgan Bank, in collaboration with Grand cially those committed online such as commer- Chemical Company (Dow), for executing a project to clean the over 900,000 metric tons annually and it is one of two units oper- Cinemas, announced yesterday that Premier cial secrets’ theft to help certain companies Ethylene Unit (EU) process equipment in less than 3 days. ated by EQUATE. Banking customers will be offered the exclusivity to gain more privileges in terms of commercial The award-winning project, which was finalized in less than 65 The EU cleaning was based on a Six Sigma methodology, watch the first screening of “Star Wars - The Force competition with others or forgery. There is hours, is the first of its kind achievement at plants evaluated by which is a set of techniques and tools for process improvement to Awakens” movie for free at the most luxurious VIP movie theatre - Grand Class VIP in Al Hamra Tower, also a necessity to openly cooperate to prevent the Dow Tech Center. The EU cleaning attained savings of over deliver the best possible results while minimizing cost, time and $14 million while adhering to world-class industrial practices, effort. 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KUWAIT: The Kuwait Boy Scouts Association (KBSA) is hold- Scouting in Kuwait started in 1935, the KBSA was ing a festival in downtown Kuwait to keep the public founded in 1952 and became a member of the World informed of its activities, said member of the association’s Organization of the Scout Movement in 1955. Kuwait board Abdullah Al-Bloushi yesterday. Scouting features out-of-school education in charac- He told KUNA that the festival affirms the values and tra- ter development, skills and traditions and clean living. ditions and culture of the Kuwaiti society and seeks to Community service projects include participation in establish bridges of communication with the nation’s insti- environmental services, World Health Day and conducting tutions and agencies as well as boost the principles of boy youth work camps. Scouts also assist several charitable scouting. Further, the festival on this occasion has organ- organizations in co-operative activities. The Scouts have ized some contests and community activities for those also offered considerable aid and assistance to other Scout attending it in the downtown area known as Al-Mubarakiya. organizations in the Arabian Gulf area.— KUNA KUWAIT: Boy scouts are pictured during the festival. — KUNA

KUWAIT: The first International Kuwait Dog Show was organized yesterday, and supervised by Alianz Canine Worldwide. Teams from uwait,K Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Germany participated in the event. — KUNA SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 LOCAL Bush’s biography details NBK first in Kuwait to offer secure 1991 liberation of Kuwait online shopping using debit cards WASHINGTON: In the Jon Meacham biogra- sion, Bush dictated: “It is only the United phy of the 41st US president, ‘Destiny and States that can do what needs to be done. I KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) service when using their debit cards. ed passcode that makes internet shopping Power: The American Odyssey of George still hope against hope that Saddam will get enhances its NBK Secure Shopping Service by “With the growing number of online pay- safer. For more information, contact NBK call Herbert Walker Bush,’ the book focused on the message; but if he does not, we have got offering its customers a safe international ments globally, NBK is committed to deliver- center at 1801801, or visit nbk.com or your detailed accounts and actions of the former to take this action; and if it works in a few online shopping experience when using their ing superior value to its customers through nearest NBK branch. President that led to the liberation of Kuwait days, and he gives up, or is killed, or gets out, NBK Debit Cards, for the first time in Kuwait. providing a secure banking environment,” said in 1991. Congress will say, ‘We did it, wonderful job.’ ... If NBK Secure Shopping Service includes Mohammad Al-Othman, NBK’s Deputy According to the book, after Saddam it drags out and there are high casualties, I will Credit and Prepaid Cards. This advanced serv- General Manager, Consumer Banking Group. Hussein invaded Kuwait in August 1990, the be history; but no problem-sometimes in life ice provides the highest level of protection for “NBK enhanced its Secure Shopping Service administration of President George H W Bush you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do.” cardholders against unauthorized usage by including NBK Debit Cards.” was trying to decide how to react. Then-Secretary of State James Baker when shopping on international websites. “At NBK, we want to make sure that our When Bush arrived at the White House fought for UN Security Council Resolution NBK customers can register for this service customers’ internet purchases are as secure as from the presidential retreat at Camp David 678, which set a deadline of January 15, 1991, through NBK.com or during shopping prior to possible. NBK customers can enjoy now both on a Sunday afternoon, Bush announced to for Saddam to withdraw his forces from using their Debit Cards, Credit Cards and comfort and protection while using their reporters, “This will not stand. This will not Kuwait. The measure passed by a 12 to 2 vote- Prepaid Cards at participating 3D secure mer- cards when shopping on international web- stand, this aggression against Kuwait.” the first such authorization of force since the chants. The passcode that customers create sites.” Othman added. Korean War 40 years earlier. works as their unique online identifier, to pro- NBK Secure Shopping is a free, quick, sim- The book says that Bush suffered from tect them from unauthorized usage when ple and secure payment process that works by depression after the war, which aide Marlin making online transactions. NBK customers using a passcode. The NBK Secure service Fitzwater said he suspected was due to a thy- can visit their closest branch in Kuwait to adds an additional level of authentication by roid disorder. update their information and benefit from this confirming customer identity with a dedicat- Meacham concluded the depression was Mohammed Al-Othman sparked by disappointment that Saddam remained in power, and by his feeling that US domestic issues were a sort of “trivial pursuit” after the emotional highs of leading a global coalition. Bush could not hide that feeling from American voters, and it gave Democrat Bill Clinton the opening to defeat Bush’s bid for a second term in 1992, the book indicates.

Invasion of Iraq Regarding the decision by Bush’s son, President George W Bush, to invade Iraq in 2003, Meacham’s book implies that the son consulted his father more than he admitted, and that, contrary to some reports, the elder Bush supported the decision of his son to George H W Bush invade Iraq and oust Saddam militarily. However, the senior Bush thought the Such a strong statement surprised his clos- rhetoric of his son-including his son’s charac- est advisers. “Where did you get that ‘This will terization in 2002 of Iraq, Iran and North Korea not stand’?” his national security adviser, Brent as an “axis of evil”-was needlessly harsh, the Scowcroft asked. book says. For that tone, the senior Bush “That is mine,” Bush replied. “That is what I largely blames then-Vice President Dick feel.” This exchange is revealed in the Jon Cheney, who was defense secretary during Meacham biography of the 41st US president, the administration of Bush senior. “Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of Cheney “had his own empire there and George Herbert Walker Bush.” marched to his own drummer,” the senior Bush says of Cheney’s role during the George Congressional authorization W. Bush administration of 2001-2009. “The big As Bush sought congressional authoriza- mistake that was made was letting Cheney tion for the first Gulf war, Bush mentioned five bring in kind of his own state department. I times in his diaries his concern that he would think they overdid that.” be impeached if he went forward without it, “But it is not Cheney’s fault, it is the presi- and his determination to move ahead even if dent’s fault,” he added, referring to his son, the the US Congress did not so, the book reveals. 43rd US president. “If I do not get the votes” in Congress for The senior Bush, who is now 91, confided war, Bush remarked to then-Deputy National that he thought Defense Secretary Donald Security Adviser Robert Gates one day in the Rumsfeld “served the president” - his son Oval Office, “I am going to do it anyway. And if George W Bush - “badly.” I get impeached, so be it,” the book says. In late November 1990, as he pondered a Ideological purists scenario in which he lacked an explicit con- In an entry that foreshadows the political gressional resolution of approval for the inva- struggles of today, the senior Bush wrote about his Republican Party’s ideological purists. In a 1988 diary entry-the year he was elected to the presidency-then-Vice President Bush wrote, “They don’t care about Party. They don’t care about anything. They will destroy this party if they are permitted to take over.” The book paints a por- trait of Bush as more ambi- tious, anxious and emotion- al than commonly seen. “My motivation has always been goal ... you know, to be captain,” Bush told Meacham. “Whatever you are in, be number one.” Bush allowed Meacham, an executive editor at Random House and former editor of Newsweek, access to his diaries and family members, and sat for a series of interviews from 2006 to 2015, resulting in the 800-plus page biogra- phy. — KUNA SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 From the Arabic press

Crime Al-Jarida Report In case subsidies are lifted... Domestic Port man killed consolidation...how?

in work mishap We are lost!! By Dr Bader Al-Daihani KUWAIT: An Asian man was recently killed when he fell off a ship-loading wench at Shuaiba Port, said security t does not seem that, so far, there is serious sources, noting that the man was killed instantly after interest in achieving domestic consolidation, he lost his balance while unloading material from a ship Iwhich is the cornerstone in protecting the and fell to the ground. nation against any foreign threats, challenges or negative reflections of the fierce regional politi- cal conflicts, absurd wars and unstable regional Drunk men arrested and international situations, especially when our A group of young citizens were recently arrested in sensitivity to foreign development is very high Riggae for public drunkenness. The arrest came due to many factors including the small size of after a number of residents called police complain- our country. ing about noises they were making. They were tak- In this regard, one cannot talk seriously about en to the proper authorities for further action. domestic consolidation and stability while we are still suffering the consequences of the govern- Al-Anbaa ment’s unilateral decision to adjust the electoral Old disputes system, which minimized the number of voters Citizen who elected lawmakers instead of maximizing it. A citizen reported that three of his friends had assaulted In addition, there is political exclusion of certain and robbed him due to old financial disputes. The man basic social sects, which means the weakness of explained that while going to the diwaniya of a friend political participation in decision-making and set- to sort the problem out, the three argued with him and ting general policies that led to imbalances in the then assaulted him and took KD 1,300 he carried before state’s constitutional institutions and drove basic Al-Anbaa they threw him out. The man provided police with a effective sociopolitical powers to boycott the par- medical report of his injuries. A case was filed and fur- liamentary elections twice and flock to the street ther investigations are in progress. in demonstrations demanding political and demo- Balconies cratic reforms. As a result, many have been prose- Missing girl found cuted for merely posting some tweets that drove By Dr Nermin Al-Houti some opposition icons and political activists to jail, An Arab girl who had been reported missing was which complicated the whole scene. ts names are varied and shapes are different in our afraid from inhaling from them. The sea waves became a recently arrested while enjoying some moments of On the other hand, one cannot speak about Arab world, until we reached the shortened defini- source of collecting various types of garbage. Gardens ‘intimacy’ inside a vehicle in Sharq with a citizen, Ition of balcony - being “the way out from a closed to became something of the past, so only the public street domestic consolidation in view of reducing liber- who was also arrested, said security sources. Case a place with open doors.” The majority in the past used remains, which became a circuit of illness due to what it ties, which pushed the political conflict into its nat- papers indicate that police patrol officers suspected the balcony as a way out to carries in many hours of wor- ural course, or in view of severe unprecedented a vehicle and on approaching, the couple were cleanse the soul from worries ries and apprehension of sectarian and racial polarization that started to be found in a compromising situation. Checking their and concerns through media- tomorrow by human beings. reflected in some public decisions and policies, IDs, policemen found out that the girl had been tion through the balcony that The balcony was a vent Those are the images that bal- which will inevitably lead to fragmenting the overlooks the vast skies, or a conies are overlooking today. reported missing by her family at Abu Halifa police national social coherence and promoting second- way out to a colorful garden Balconies became a nega- station. and a psychological factor ary tribal, sectarian, regional and family identities of flowers or plants or con- tive factor and not positive for at the expense of a unified national one that nected to the street, or what- that was being resorted to the human being as they ever beautiful image that rids used to in the past. The grants all citizens equal rights and mandates them Fugitive caught the body of the worries in the when doors were closed. human being in the past used to equal duties, if it had not already done so. We are facing many challenges related to our A citizen, who had been wanted for kidnapping a minor, heart or brain. to look out of the balcony to The balcony was a vent throw his worries outside, and existence, consolidation and the strength of our was recently arrested in Ardhiya, said security sources. and a psychological factor carry out self-cleansing. But domestic front in facing foreign dangers, which that was being resorted to when doors were closed. Yet today, the balcony is a source from which the human calls for a brave initiative on the authorities’ side today, balconies have become a negative factor for the being receives many negatives when looking through it, Joke leads to prison carrying comprehensive political and democratic individual, and this is not a pessimistic result, rather it is and so our societies have balconies, but without pure air solutions that unite the entire nation, with all its A practical joke recently led a citizen to jail when his a scientific result out of our living reality. Today’s skies and no way out to cleanse the human soul. sects and social components, on building a mod- are only clouds that carry many diseases and one is —Translated by Kuwait Times victim and friend could not take what he did, said ern democratic secular state where there is room security sources. Case papers indicate that the sus- for everybody; one that would put an end to the pect made an ad on social media about providing constant sociopolitical congestion that has been hair removal services to men by ‘Kuwaitis hands’ at going on for years; one that would take the politi- the convenience of customers’ homes, using his cal conflict back to normal constitutional channels friend’s mobile number as the contact number for so that domestic political conflicts do not con- the service’s provider. Tracking the ad, detectives sume the society’s powers and efforts with the had a secret agent call the number and make an result of forgetting all about foreign challenges appointment. However, the person who received and threats to our existence as a state, a regime the call got angry and denied providing such servic- and people at this very critical moment of our his- es or knowing anything about the ad. The man fur- tory. ther went to police, noting that he had been receiv- —Translated by Kuwait Times ing lots of insults because of this ad. Investigations led to the man’s own friend who said he only want- ed to ‘joke around’ with him, and that never knew things would go that far. Al-Anbaa Conspiracy Fraudster arrested phobia A Syrian man was recently arrested in Salmiya for fraud, said security sources, noting that the suspect also resis- ted arrest. Case papers indicate that an Egyptian man By Salah Al-Sayer reported that the suspect had taken KD 8,000 from him to invest them in a joint project. The man added that ew Horizon” is a new spaceship that is the suspect then vanished and that on going to his currently orbiting the solar system at a house, he denied everything and threw him out. “Nspeed of 50,000 kph on a nine-year journey taking it five billion kilometers away from earth so that it can take clear shots of a mountain range on Pluto that NASA named ‘Al-Idrisi’ after the Maid kidnapped famous Arab geography scientist Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Idrisi Al-Hashimi Al-Qorashi, the author A female citizen reported that an unidentified man of ‘Nuzhat Al-Moshtaq fi Ekhtiraq Al-Afaq’. broke into her house in Agaila and kidnapped her Naming a mountain range in outer space after Filipina maid right before her eyes, said security an Arab scientist is a well-respected scientific ges- sources. —Al-Rai, Al-Anbaa ture from the West that blows away all what we had heard and said about Western envy and malice towards us Arabs and Muslims. It also blows away Suspects arrested all talks about conspiracies plotted by Zionists and Europeans who always try to slander and degrade for faking Kuwaiti our civilization and keep forgetting that they had citizenship documents been living their Dark Ages and would not have developed and prospered if it were not for the sci- ences they took from us. Ever since, we have been KUWAIT: A citizen was recently arrested for attempting ABK hosts long service recognition awards living more like two wives of the same man living in to include a Saudi national in his citizenship file instead the same house! of his son who had just passed away, a local daily for 175 Retail Banking Division staff We have been too busy with illusions and got reported yesterday quoting well-informed high-ranking security sources. However, with further investigations, KUWAIT: The Retail Banking Division of Division took the opportunity to thank staff that have spent 20 years and citizenship detectives found out that the suspect had Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) recently all staff receiving awards for their loyal- above was recently held at the done the same with three others in return for money. honored employees who had complet- ty and dedication to ABK. Symphony Hotel where 77 staff mem- We have been too busy The sources added that, similarly, another citizen ed between 5 and 15 years of service Each department in the Bank hosts bers were recognized. For more infor- added two bedoons (stateless) in his and a friend’s citi- with the Bank. regular Long Service Awards for mem- mation on Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait with illusions and got the zenship files in return for KD 10,000. Case papers indi- Commenting on the long-standing bers of staff who have been with the please visit www.eahli.com, contact an cate that on applying to the citizenship department to commitment and value of their contri- bank for 5 years and longer. ABK has ABK representative via ‘Ahli Chat’ or a world to join us in our bution to the development of the Bank, long enjoyed a reputation of strong customer service agent via ‘Ahlan Ahli’ issue a citizenship certificate, a citizen who was officially Stewart Lockie, GM, Retail Banking staff retention and an event honoring at 1899899. registered to be born in 1997 suspiciously seemed a lot skepticism, narcissism, older. However, on interrogating him, the man failed to jealousy and conspiracy provide simple information to show that he knows any- Health insurance thing about Kuwait, and was referred to criminal investi- phobias. gators who found out that he was 29-years-old and that he was a Saudi national. for visit visas The suspect told detectives that he was offered the the world to join us in our skepticism, narcissism, KUWAIT: The Ministry of Health intends to impose chance to get a Kuwaiti citizenship four years ago when jealousy and conspiracy phobias. Those people the other suspect offered adding him to his citizenship health insurance on visitors coming to Kuwait using have been thinking, renovating and producing new file instead of his dead son, and he asked for photo- tourist or commercial visit visas, well-informed ministry ideas while we are still captive to the conspiracy graphs and issued him a civil ID and a Kuwaiti passport. sources said. The sources added that a team consisting theory. We are overwhelmed by skepticism and He then had him fake a marriage contract to get a KD of members from the health minister’s office and the each step we take forward is usually followed by 6,000 marriage loan from the government and split it ministry’s legal affairs department was currently skeptical looks over our shoulders. Our minds are between them. The suspect also applied for housing, preparing a draft bill to submit it to the cabinet soon. full of illusions that mankind fears our Arab unity but he was caught when he used his Saudi ID to enter and that the followers of other religions are afraid Kuwait and apply for the Kuwaiti citizenship certificate. Further, the sources explained that the team dis- KUWAIT: As part of its comprehensive awareness cussed various options to put this project into practice of the establishment of our religious state. In an On raiding the forger’s house in Ali Sabah Al-Salem project ‘Wa’ee’ (aware), Kuwait National Guards’ unprecedented attitude towards other cultures and with various insurance companies, and also discussed area, he was arrested and confessed of his actions. He moral guidance department recently organized a nations, we are hysterically delusional with ideas told police that three other people, who were later on its benefits, especially since it is already used in Europe. lecture titled ‘Security Prohibitions.’ The lecture that everybody is conspiring against the Arab arrested, had been added to his file in return for KD Meanwhile, the sources denied any intention to cancel was held in collaboration with the legal affairs ‘giant’! —Translated by Kuwait Times 2,000 each. —Al-Rai expats’ health insurance or increase its fees. —Al-Jarida and military police departments. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 10 years on, tensions Horror of 9/11 dominates Guantanamo military court simmer as Australia marks race riots Page 8 Page 12 Dozens of corpses lie in streets of Burundi

NAIROBI: Horrified residents awoke yester- President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third day to at least 39 dead bodies scattered in term in office, which he later won in disput- the streets of the Burundi capital, ed elections in July. Alarmed by the vio- Bujumbura, a day after coordinated armed lence, the United Nations Security Council assaults on three military installations. met Friday following a request from France, Witnesses and journalists in Nyakabiga, a with UN chief Ban Ki-moon saying the hotspot neighborhood for anti-government attacks risked triggering “a further destabili- protests in recent months, reported seeing sation of the situation”, according to his at least 20 corpses, some apparently shot spokesman. dead at close range. US Ambassador to the UN Samantha One witness described some of the vic- Power said, following the closed-door talks, tims as “kids” and said they had been shot that the Council was ready “to consider execution-style “through the top of the additional measures” against powerbrokers skull”. “It is an absolute horror, those who in the country who continue to block a committed this are war criminals,” the wit- political solution to the crisis. The Council ness said. In the neighboring Rohero II, at said that sending UN peacekeepers to the least five dead bodies-again young people- violence-gripped nation remained an were found on the main road, residents option, and stressed the need for urgent said. In Musaga, close to a military college political dialogue. The UN chief urged all that was attacked by armed men early on sides, including the government, “to refrain Friday, a local official said there were more from any further escalation of violence or than a dozen corpses in the streets. “I have retaliation”, his spokesman said, warning counted 14 dead bodies with my own eyes,” that anyone “responsible for ordering or he said, blaming “soldiers and police” for the committing human rights violations will be killings. Several residents contacted by AFP held individually accountable”. accused the police of rounding up young Also yesterday, government supporters men after Friday’s attacks and executing held marches in Bujumbura and other them. “Most of those killed are young heads towns to celebrate victory over the insur- of households who were at home... it’s car- gents, following a call by the interior min- nage, there is no other word for it,” said an istry. Participants marching in the capital outraged resident of Nyakabiga. Burundian with police protection said they were, “cele- officials and police could not be reached for brating the victory of our valiant army over comment early yesterday. The killings the enemy.” Months of street protests have appear to have taken place late Friday, devolved into regular armed attacks with hours after the early-morning assaults on gunfire disrupting the nights and dead bod- the Ngagara base and a military training ies appearing on city streets almost every college, both in the capital, as well as on a day. Attacks targeting the security forces base in Mujejuru, 40 kilometers away. have escalated, with rebels armed with Burundi’s army said 12 gunmen were killed assault rifles, rocket-propelled grenades and and another 21 captured after the attacks. mortars attacking police convoys and tar- geting government installations. Since May, Worst violence at least 240 people have been killed and It was the worst outbreak of violence more than 200,000 have fled for neighbor- BUJUMBURA: A man crouches down after recognizing one of the victims, amongst five dead bodies found in a street in the Cibitoke since a failed coup in May, sparked by ing countries, UN figures show.—AFP neighborhood of the capital Bujumbura, Burundi. — AP Gaddafi son freed after kidnapping

BEIRUT: Hannibal Gaddafi, the high-living businessman son of the late Libyan dictator, was freed late Friday, sev- eral hours after he was kidnapped in Lebanon by an unknown armed group, security sources said. Lebanese police freed Gaddafi and were set to question him, one source said, without specifying where the businessman had been released. A second security source said Gaddafi had been “kidnapped by an armed group in the region of Bekaa while he was travelling from Syria, before being released on Friday night in the same region”. Bekaa is an eastern stronghold of Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah. Lebanon’s National News Agency said Hannibal Gaddafi’s kidnappers had demanded “informa- tion on Mussa Sadr”, a Lebanese Shiite leader who went missing in 1978. Beirut blamed the disappearance on the longtime Libyan strongman, and the Gaddafi family was branded persona non grata by Lebanon, especially among mem- bers of the Shiite Muslim community. A former Libyan envoy to the Arab League, Abdel Moneim Al-Honi, told Hannibal Gaddafi the pan-Arab newspaper Al-Hayat in 2011 that Sadr had been ordered killed during a visit to Libya and was buried in the southern region of Sabha. Late Friday, the Lebanese pri- vate television channel Al- Jadid broadcast a video purportedly showing Gaddafi. In the video he appears to have been beaten up and has two black eyes, but he says that he is “well” and calls on “all those who have evi- dence about Sadr to pres- ent it without delay”. It was not clear when or where the video was filmed.

Playboy lifestyle The lavish lifestyles of Gaddafi’s family and entourage helped fuel the anger in Libya that sparked the protests that led eventually to the strongman’s ouster and killing in 2011. Hannibal, born in 1975, was among a group of family mem- bers-including Gaddafi’s wife Safiya, son Mohammed and daughter Aisha-who escaped to neighboring Algeria after the fall of Tripoli. In 2008, Hannibal and his wife, the Lebanese model Aline Skaf, sparked a diplomatic incident with Switzerland when they were arrested in a luxury Geneva hotel for assaulting two former servants.— AFP SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 INTERNATIONAL Fighting for free speech at US universities

PRINCETON: Josh Freeman is an athlete name changes. At Princeton, 50 miles ‘Open discussion’ learn from them and become better?” might prove upsetting to their students. At and engineering student at one of southwest of New York, there is a campaign “Princeton must do better. We must com- The US campus protests about race are Brown University, another of America’s elite America’s most elite universities. But to strip the name of Wilson from its presti- mit ourselves to make this University a place rooted in the nationwide “Black Lives Matter” Ivy League schools, students set up a tem- between track and studying he’s campaign- gious school of public and international where students from all backgrounds feel movement sparked by police shootings of porary “safe space” with coloring books, Play- ing for the right to say what he thinks. When affairs, a residential complex and a mural. respected and valued,” said university presi- unarmed black suspects. But academics say Doh and blankets to help students cope the 20-year-old sophomore criticized pro- Wilson is best known abroad as the man dent Christopher Eisgruber. But Freeman they also reflect a wider tussle over free with a debate about sexual assault. testers demanding that Princeton strip the who brought the United States into World does not believe censoring Wilson’s name is speech in American universities, where many Law professors complain that students name of former US president Woodrow War I, tipping the balance in favor of the the right answer. He is part of the Princeton say the constant fear of causing offense has take offense at being taught about rape and Wilson from campus because of his racist Allies and for sponsoring the precursor of Open Campus Coalition, set up last month fueled a creeping form of censorship. Last abortion, sparking accusations of discrimi- views, he was slandered. the United Nations. But at home, many by students from a mix of ethnic back- month, Yale University advised students not nation and sexual harassment. The issue has “If you’re a white person, they’d be like remember his virulent racism against grounds to protect diversity of thought. to don Halloween costumes such as turbans reached such proportions that some crimi- you’re white, you’re racist... and if you’re African Americans. Last month, students Freeman argues that by enrolling at or feathered headdresses-that could be nal law professors no longer cover the topic African American and disagree with them from the Black Justice League held a 32- Princeton, students are acknowledging its deemed hurtful to minorities. A couple of of rape at all, according to Jeannie Suk, law like I did, you’re hinted at being a traitor for hour sit-in to demand Wilson’s name be past-good and bad. “The leaders that we academics who questioned the advice are professor at Harvard University. Decades not standing with them, which should not removed from campus-a call backed by an look up to and admire, they all had their now facing a hate campaign on campus. after bra-burning feminists fought for be the case at all,” he said. Across the United editorial in the New York Times. The univer- flaws, so are we just going to stop naming equality and activists for civil rights, any- States, university campuses have been sity has asked its Board of Trustees to everything after these great leaders?” Safe space thing seen as undermining a rigorous roiled by protests from minority students address the matter, with a special commit- Freeman asked. “Or do we name things after Faculty members across the country are equality of treatment between students has accusing college authorities of disrespect, tee formed this week to review Wilson’s them and have an open discussion about being asked to ascribe so-called “trigger become a new taboo, in a trend being mim- demanding boycotts, resignations and legacy. their flaws, how we can move forward and warnings” to elements of the syllabus that icked in Britain too. — AFP Horror of 9/11 dominates Guantanamo military court

GUANTANAMO: The horror of September 11, she told reporters at a testy news conference. 2001 dominated proceedings in a Guantanamo “Because we stand on this moral authority and Bay military court Friday, a stark contrast from we have a Constitution and a Bill of Rights, and earlier days of often-abstract testimony that because we are the United States of America, rambled far from the events of 14 years ago. we might have to suck it up until we finish this The so-called “9/11 Five”-the men accused of process. But it’s very hard to do looking into the plotting the terror attacks that killed about faces of evil.” 3,000 people-were in court this week for pre-tri- Because American politicians have blocked al hearings ahead of an eventual capital trial efforts by President Barack Obama’s administra- that likely is still several years away. tion to try the case in New York federal court, Their prosecution, which dates back to 2008, proceedings must take place at the is already one of the longest in American histo- Guantanamo military court. Lead prosecutor ry, and allegations of government misconduct General Mark Martins said he took a “different stemming from the men’s capture and torture view” about how long case’s duration, but he in the early 2000s have hampered efforts to declined to speculate on a timeline. “The rule of nudge the case to trial. The so-called 9/11 Five law requires that a process has to be taken seri- are: alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh ously, you can’t set it up with all the right princi- Mohammed, Walid bin Attash and Ramzi ples and protections in place and then just Binalshibh of Yemen, Ali Abd Al-Aziz Ali- decide you are going to dispense with it,” he Mohammed’s nephew-and Mustapha al- told reporters. Hawsawi of Saudi Arabia. All five face the death Earlier, in response to a motion to have the penalty if convicted. Defense attorney Walter case dismissed claiming Obama and other offi- Ruiz estimated the case would reach trial in cials apparently have already deemed the 2020 at the earliest. defendants guilty, prosecutor Bob Swann Even prosecutors, who are more optimistic sought to remind military judge Colonel James about the pace, said they wouldn’t even have Pohl what is at stake. “One might expect that all discovery documents ready until the end of the leader of this nation... might have some- September 2016 - Ruiz predicted these would thing to say when 19 men hijack aircraft and fly be subject to “endless” litigation lasting up to 10 them into buildings,” Swann said. “No one can CAIRO: Egyptian journalists hold posters calling for the release from prison detention of Mahmoud Abou-Zeid, known as Shawkan, years, because questions over what the govern- and should think that the presidents of these in front of the Syndicate of Journalists building in Cairo. Shawkan was arrested in August 2013 while taking photographs of the gov- ment can and can’t classify are likely to come United States would remain silent when 2,976 ernment’s violent dispersal of a sit-in by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi and has spent over 800 days up. Eight immediate family members from vic- of its treasures are stolen.” locked up without charges. — AP tims of 9/11 were among a select handful of He went on to describe the “unprecedent- people allowed to attend proceedings on this ed shock and suffering” of 9/11 and described surreal US naval base wedged onto the south- the deaths of hundreds of first responders and Egypt judge postpones trial of eastern end of Cuba. They watched through other victims. Defense attorneys want the case triple-paned soundproof windows and heard dropped because they say any prospective testimony through a time-delayed relay that jury pool is tainted. “This process is under- 739; courtroom cage too small prosecutors could mute to prevent classified mined by the putrid stench of all the influence information being released. that has been visited upon it,” said Ruiz, Hawsawi’s attorney. Defense attorneys also Policemen jailed for torturing lawyer to death ‘Faces of evil’ have a litany of complaints about government Catherine Eklund, whose brother John conduct, starting with the torture of their CAIRO: An Egyptian judge yesterday postponed the Egypt’s mass trials of Brotherhood members and which toppled him in 2011. They have since made a Henwood, a bond trader, died on the 105th clients in the years following their capture. trial of 739 people accused of murder and staging an people accused of links to the group, as well as its strong comeback, with rights groups saying police floor of Tower One in New York, expressed frus- They also say the government used bugs to lis- armed sit-in because they would not fit inside the tough crackdown on Islamist and liberal opposition brutality is widespread in Egypt. tration at the pace of proceedings. The defen- ten in on attorney-client meetings and seized courtroom cage. Judge Hassan Farid said he received alike, have drawn international criticism of its judicial The sentence, which can be appealed, comes a dants “are using us again and again and again,” privileged notes. — AFP a letter from the Cairo security directorate stating system and human rights record. Defendants attend day after nine other policemen were referred to a police would be unable to move the defendants trials inside a courtroom cage in most Egyptian trials. criminal court and charged with beating to death a from prison to the courthouse after cage expansion father of four. He was one of at least three men who works had stalled. The trial was adjourned until Feb Two policemen jailed died in police custody in the space of a week in 6. In another development, two police officers were November, prompting riots in his home town and The defendants are among thousands rounded sentenced yesterday to five years in jail by an rare media scrutiny of police methods. Despite the up at a protest site in August 2013. Supporters of for- Egyptian court for torturing a lawyer to death in a growing outcry over such allegations of abuse of mer President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim police station in February, a rare penalty against suspects, critics blame a culture of impunity for Brotherhood staged two Cairo sit-ins in June that members of the security forces. Lawyer Karim police still only rarely being held to account and year just before the military ousted him. They are Hamdy, 27, was arrested in February on charges of have called for an independent body to investigate charged with planning and participating in an armed taking part in anti-government protests organised abuse cases. gathering, the murder of police forces tasked with by the Muslim Brotherhood, the movement that the The Interior Ministry has said it would investi- breaking up the gathering and the possession of military removed from power in mid-2013. He died gate all abuse allegations. An end to police brutality weapons without a licence, among other charges. two days after his arrest after sustaining fractures to was one of the key demands of the 2011 uprising The seven-week standoff turned into a bloodbath the ribs, bruises and bleeding in the chest and head, that ended Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule. Unlike in when security forces killed hundreds of Brotherhood the initial forensic report showed. the past, the families of those who have died in cus- supporters as they cleared the two protest camps in The lieutenant colonel and major with the nation- tody have been vocal in their demands for transpar- one of the bloodiest days in Egypt’s modern history. al security agency were found guilty of torturing ent investigations. “The verdict is a condemnation Eight policemen were also killed. Hamdy to death. More than 200 lawyers are behind of the torture policy in police station and confirms Dozens of policemen and civilians were killed in bars in Egypt for defending the government’s that the victim was tortured and killed by the two violence after the protests were cleared. The authori- Islamist opponents, according to attorneys and officers,” lawyer Mohamed Othman, representing ties went on to arrest thousands of Brotherhood human rights groups. Egyptian police, notorious for Hamdy’s family, told Reuters. “The verdict is a mes- members and banned the group in a fierce crack- human rights abuses during the rule of autocrat sage to all those in power who make light of peo- GUANTANAMO BAY: The US flag is seen at half staff near the military courtroom in down on the world’s oldest Islamist movement. Hosni Mubarak, melted away during an uprising ple’s dignity.” — Agencies Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. — AFP US military college suspends Limelight-hungry IS ups cadets over ‘KKK uniforms’ the ante with violence WASHINGTON: A prestigious military “offensive and disturbing,” he said in a college in the United States suspended statement, ordering an investigation. eight students and launched an inves- “These images are not consistent with BEIRUT: As the Islamic State jihadist In a recent video from Iraq, it the real life ‘Call of Duty,’ people who propaganda is also a way of upping the tigation after photos emerged of our core values of honor, duty and group comes under growing military eschewed its usual before-and-after have violent pasts and want to reinvent stakes in terms of shock value. “Children cadets posing in all-white outfits remi- respect.” The furor drew attention to pressure, its prodigious propaganda out- images of beheadings in favor of grisly themselves,” Bloom said, referring to a went from being observers of violence niscent of the Ku Klux Klan, an official the Confederate flag flown on campus- put has slowed somewhat but turned footage showing the entire execution popular video game. on the periphery, to actively involved said Friday. Hillary Clinton also seen as a racist symbol by many increasingly gruesome in a bid to keep process. The group has also claimed and fully committed in the videos,” weighed in on The Citadel college, Americans. Keelor said that the Citadel in the headlines. Since it announced a spectacular attacks abroad, including Unparalleled’ brutality Bloom said. where the Confederate battle flag flies, was not immediately able to remove self-styled caliphate across Iraq and Syria the coordinated assault in Paris that left Indeed, in one recent video, IS child tweeting: “Symbols of hate create the flag due to a state law known as last year, IS has become notorious for 130 dead and the downing of a Russian soldiers weave their way through a “This is unparalleled.” more hate. It’s time for the the Heritage Act that “prevents its broadcasting its macabre tactics. The airliner that killed all 224 people on crumbling fortress to find and kill cap- IS uses this “ultra-violence” to Confederate flag to come down at The removal as it is part of a memorial col- group’s online network has taken advan- board. “The graphic videos are attract- tives, in a scenario eerily similar to a impress its supporters, terrify its oppo- Citadel.” lection of antique flags.” tage of social media’s instant publishing ing a personality type, people who want video game. The use of children in the nents and, importantly, to “project IS’s The flag was the focus of renewed She said the college’s board of visi- power to circulate footage of mass message across the world”, said analyst impassioned debate in June after a tors voted nine to three in June to killings and beheadings. IS shot to glob- Charlie Winter. Winter, who monitors suspected white supremacist shot remove the flag and subsequently al infamy in particular last year following jihadist activity online, said the group’s dead nine black churchgoers in made a formal request to the relevant the release of a series of English-lan- propaganda juggles images of violence Charleston, South Carolina-the same legislators asking that it be permitted guage videos depicting the grisly execu- and portrayals of the “caliphate” as an city where The Citadel is based. The to remove the flag. Only South tions of several Western hostages. Islamic utopia. Among IS’s online cheer- cadets were pictured dressed in white Carolina’s legislature has the authority, In November, US President Barack leaders, broadcasts that feature new Obama referred to the group not as methods of killing are particularly “high- and with white pillow cases over their by a vote, to decide that the flag be “masterminds” but rather “a bunch of impact”, he said. But the threshold to heads with two holes for the eyes, in taken down, according to Keelor. The killers with good social media.”But to excite supporters and intimidate ene- haunting similarities to the infamous Heritage Act itself may be reconsid- maintain the media frenzy, IS has resort- mies keeps rising, Winter said. Whereas Ku Klux Klan, a white hate group. “Eight ered by legislators when they convene ed to increasingly morbid and elaborate mass beheadings or shootings were “a cadets have been suspended and went in the New Year. In a website attributed methods of killing. “The reason IS ups rarity” last year, new incidents no longer home this morning,” Citadel spokes- to him, accused Charleston church the ante is because they think people spark the same global outcry. “In the last woman Kim Keelor said. shooter Dylann Roof espoused racist will be bored and they need or want to few months, IS has continued to explore Retired Lieutenant General John views toward African-Americans and, stay relevant,” said Mia Bloom, a profes- new depths of depravity-killing people Rosa, the academy’s president, said the in photos, posed with firearms and the sor at Georgia State University. Some of by dragging them to death behind cadets had been singing Christmas Confederate flag. There are currently IS’s more grisly ways of killing captives SUVs, drowning them, burning them carols as part of a “Ghosts of Christmas between 5,000 and 8,000 Ku Klux Klan include firing rockets at them or tying and so on,” Winter said. “It has main- Past” skit. The photos-which were members, according to the Southern them to ancient artefacts that the BEIRUT: Fireworks light the sky as a Christmas tree designed by streamed mass beheadings such that splashed across social media-were Poverty Law Center. — AFP jihadists then blew up-as happened in Lebanese fashion designer Elie Saab is lit in front of the Al-Amin people are no longer shocked,” he the historic Syrian town of Palmyra. mosque in the capital Beirut. — AFP added. — AFP

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 INTERNATIONAL Singing, dancing for votes ‘Pop politics’ burst into Spain elections

MADRID: The arrival of new parties with Posing naked give the long-established ruling Popular party young, connected leaders has thrown Spain’s And so it was that Pablo Iglesias, the pony- (PP) and PSOE (Socialists) a run for their mon- election campaign into rock ‘n’ roll mode as tailed, 37-year-old Podemos leader, took out ey at the elections, with Podemos not far voters better used to staid politics discover his guitar and strung a tune dedicated to “all behind. Even the conservative PP has had to their candidates singing on TV, posing in those women who are with idiots and should adapt. Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de glossies or commenting live football. leave them” on a popular talk show. Santamaria, for instance, was seen emulating Anti-austerity party Podemos and centrist Or that Albert Rivera, the telegenic, 36- Michelle Obama on a chat show, performing a grouping Ciudadanos burst onto the scene year-old head of Ciudadanos, posed for choreographed dance to Mark Ronson’s on the back of a devastating crisis that left Glamour magazine in a black leather jacket, “Uptown Funk.” But perhaps most surprising many citizens fed up with mainstream poli- his motorcycle helmet in hand. But that was of all, Mariano Rajoy himself, the 60-year-old tics, and polls indicate they will attract a nothing compared to how Rivera brought his prime minister who is running for re-election, huge number of votes in December 20 gen- party to the fore in 2006, by posing naked on has suddenly embraced television. eral elections. an election poster-”a marketing campaign The man who once conducted press brief- At home both on chat shows and social plain and simple to enter a political system ings via a plasma screen has sat down on the networks, their 30-something leaders are a that... was impenetrable,” he later wrote in a couch of TV host Bertin Osborne for a heart- constant presence in Spanish households, book. to-heart-divulging such tidbits as the time he forcing even the country’s stern, distant “These are leaders... who are way more bumped into Barack Obama in a South prime minister to turn a new leaf and accustomed to pop politics, or appearing in African gym-and provided football commen- embrace US-style pop politics. “It’s exhibi- the media, particularly television,” says Xavier tary live on radio. According to the conserva- tionism,” complains Iker Merodio, founder of Peytibi, a political communication consultant. tive ABC daily, which is close to the PP, Rajoy political communication firm Soluciones None of it “really has much to do with politics only gave two television interviews in the two Comunicativas. but it is useful to get close to a large majority years after he came to power in 2011. SEVILLA: President of the regional government of Andalusia Susana Diaz (R) “This campaign is more televised (than of the population, which became very de- Now, he is accumulating them, although and Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) leader and candidate in the December 20 previous ones), but not necessarily for the politicized after the economic crisis.” he was heavily criticized for refusing to appear best, because what we see doesn’t necessari- And this “exhibitionism”-as well as the par- in a debate with Iglesias, Rivera and Pedro general elections, Pedro Sanchez wave as they arrive for campaign meeting ly mean a valuable political point will be ties’ promise of change-have had their effect, Sanchez, the 43-year-old PSOE leader nick- under the party’s electoral program titled “A future for the majority” in Sevilla announced.” with polls predicting that Ciudadanos will named “El Guapo”-or “Handsome.” — AFP yesterday. — AFP

Spain’s ‘lost’ generation struggles to find its place

CADIZ, Spain: Sleeping in, hanging out in the many young people dropped out of school to get park and slouching in front of the TV is how 18- well-paid work on building sites or in the services year-old Carlos Cabilla, a member of Spain’s so- sector. But when the property bubble collapsed called “lost” generation, fills his days. in 2008, sending the Spanish economy into a tail- Like nearly three in ten Spanish youths, the spin, these jobs dried up, leaving thousands of tattooed and pierced 18-year-old is unemployed, youth out of work and without education. not studying and not seeking work, the product Just over 27 percent of Spaniards aged 15-29 of an education system that experts say fails to were neither in school nor working in 2013, adequately prepare students for the job market. according to the OECD, compared to 15 percent Their plight is a key concern for Spanish voters in for the entire 34 nations that make up the club of a December 20 general election in which conser- mostly rich nations. vative Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy faces a hard- The situation has become so common in fought battle to retain power. Spain there is even a new word for it “NiNi”, a col- Cabilla lives in Segunda Aguada, a working loquial Spanish contraction combining “neither” class neighborhood in the southwestern port of and “nor” referring to youth who are not studying Cadiz, where the unemployment rate stands at a and who don’t even try to find a job. whopping 37 percent, compared to 21 percent at the national level. For those under the age of 25, ‘No useful training’ the jobless rate surpasses 60 percent. Part of the problem is that Spain does not Cabilla started studying hairdressing when he offer high-quality apprenticeship schemes and was 15 but dropped out after just one term. He short-term vocational training like those that has only had a few odd jobs since then. “I wake exist in other European nations like Germany, BERLIN: (L to R) German social democratic party SPD Secretary General Katarina Barley, European Parliament President up at around noon, I spend the afternoon with said Anna Laborda from the ESADE business Martin Schulz, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, friends in a park, we talk, we smoke, until 10 or 11 school in Barcelona. “There is no practically train- pm,” he said. ing that is really useful,” she said. Vitor Rebola of Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann, French Prime minister Manuel Valls, SPD leader, German Vice Chancellor, He then returns to the flat he shares with his Spain’s Youth Council, which groups 76 youth Economy and Energy Minister Sigmar Gabriel and Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Lofven pose at the SPD annual feder- father Ramon and his partner, as well as his 22- organizations from across the country, said “there al congress in Berlin yesterday. — AFP year-old brother and 13-year-old half-brother. is a lack of ambition on the part of institutions” to He also spends hours watching TV or playing help these youngsters. video games. When asked how he sees his son, The body calls for more professional training US asks Germany for more Ramon, a who works for the local government, schemes to fight Spain’s school drop-out rate of says: “Unmotivated”. “I am worried, but he is my 22 percent, the highest in the European Union. son and the only thing I can do is try to motivate “Before it was really easy to dream, today no,” said military help to fight IS him and wait until things get better in his life”, he Ramon. Today young people “are bitter and they says. His son is not alone. don’t talk about their future because they don’t During Spain’s decade-long building boom have one,” he adds. — AFP Merkel defends contested refugee stance

BERLIN: The United States has asked Germany for Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said last which is bracing for the expected arrival this year of more military help in the fight against Islamic State, a week Germany might need bigger armed forces to one million people fleeing war and poverty. German magazine reported yesterday, a week after cope with the more assertive role. She said an analysis However she added that “it’s illusory to believe parliament approved a plan to join the campaign in into staffing and the organization of combat forces that the problem of refugees can be resolved at the Syria. Der Spiegel said US Defense Secretary Ashton would report in a couple of months on whether per- German-Austrian border. “The large movements of Carter had sent a letter asking for a bigger military sonnel levels were appropriate. refugees can only be resolved through international contribution from Berlin. More than 3,000 personnel are currently deployed cooperation,” Merkel told the Augsburger Allgemeine Its mission currently includes six Tornado recon- overseas and the Syria mission will raise that by up to newspaper. naissance jets, a frigate to protect the French aircraft 1,200. Von der Leyen also wants to send 650 troops to And she urged improved protection of the EU’s carrier Charles de Gaulle, refuelling aircraft and up to Mali to help the French campaign against Islamist mil- external borders, as well as increased cooperation 1,200 troops. The deployment is a direct response to a itants there. Germany last year started arming Iraqi with Turkey from where most of the Syrians fleeing French appeal for solidarity after militant attacks in Kurds fighting Islamic State. their country’s four-year conflict set off across the Paris killed 130 people. Germany does not plan to car- Mediterranean. Merkel also reiterated the need to ry out air strikes in Syria. Refugee stance preserve Europe’s passport-free Schengen zone. “We A German Defence Ministry spokesman confirmed German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended her all value the free movement of people, goods and a letter had been received from the United States and open-door policy on refugees in an interview pub- services. And no country in Europe needs that like its content was under consideration, giving no further lished yesterday ahead of a key party congress and an Germany. details. Germany has over the last two years shown a EU summit likely to see her stance come under fire. “But it can only function long-term if the external Refugees from Afghanistan make their way out of the sea, as their boat, on which growing readiness to commit troops to foreign mis- Merkel said she was working on reducing the number borders of the EU are protected,” she said, ahead of an they crossed a part of the Aegean sea from Turkey, hit on rocks on the Greek sions. of migrants coming to Europe’s biggest economy, EU summit Thursday and Friday. — Agencies island of Lesbos, yesterday. — AP South Africa’s Zuma denies Trapped by EU refugee rules, affair with airline boss migrants desperate to get out JOHANNESBURG: South African ed since 2009 when the she was appoint- President Jacob Zuma yesterday denied ed to the board of the ailing national flag rumors he had an affair with the chair- carrier. ATHENS: Guylo is a musician, looking for a place of “I will do anything to get somewhere where I north, and lodged in a former Olympic taekwondo woman of state-owned airline amid Zuma’s office also criticised as a “mali- peace to play his guitar. Fares wants to study. can be at peace, do my business, play my music,” he hall in the south of the capital. Conditions are poor media speculation the relationship had cious fabrication” reports that Nene was Mohammed is waiting for news of his wife and child says, adding that Paris would be his first choice. in the facility that authorities say can nominally led to the sacking of the finance minister. removed because Myeni was not happy after becoming separated from them en route. In recent weeks, thousands of migrants have accommodate 300 people in an emergency. Zuma dismissed Finance Minister with instructions from the respected for- All are migrants trapped in Greece after being been blocked in Greece following a decision by sev- “We sleep on the floor, there are no mattresses, Nhlanhla Nene on Wednesday. The min- mer finance minister. barred from continuing their odyssey through eral European nations to only allow transit through there is no hot water,” says Mohammad, a 36-year- ister had earlier rebuked Dudu Myeni, “No member of the SAA Board is Europe-and are desperate to get out. “We are look- their borders to refugees from Syria, Iraq and old Palestinian who became separated from his chairwoman of state-owned South above the Minister of Finance or can ing for (smuggler) networks, do you know some- Afghanistan. Earlier this week, over 2,000 mainly wife and child on the Macedonia border. African Airways and a close ally of Zuma, operate outside of the mandate and one?” asks Guylo, 37, who fled fighting in the African migrants were taken to Athens The migrants receive three meals a day from for mismanaging a 1 billion rand ($62.98 direction provided by the Minister of Democratic Republic of Congo. from the Greek border with Macedonia to the humanitarian agencies, but they sleep on a con- million)deal with Airbus. Myeni is also Finance and the National Treasury,” the crete floor, sanitation is basic and brawls are com- executive chairwoman of Zuma’s charita- Presidency said. Zuma, South Africa’s mon. Used pasta and soup cartons lay strewn ble trust, the Jacob Zuma Foundation. leader since 2009, is a polygamist mar- about. “Her relationship with the President is ried six times and father of more than 20 purely professional, and is based on the children The axing of Nene, a veteran civil ‘We can’t take any more’ running of the Foundation,” the servant who was keen to rein in govern- “We are scared here, we can’t take any more,” Presidency said in statement. “Rumours ment spending in Africa’s most industrial- says Guylo. “The Moroccans go out and buy beer about a romance and a child are baseless ized economy, has sent the rand to and once they have drunk it, they start provoking and are designed to cast aspersions on record lows and caused a sell-off in bank- people or fight among each other,” he adds. the President.” ing stocks. The previous night, three people were injured in Zuma replaced Nene with a relatively Nene was also opposed to plans to a fight that apparently broke out over an attempted unknown parliamentarian, David van spend possibly as much as $100 billion cellphone theft. “There are Moroccans, Algerians, Rooyen, unnerving investors in an ailing building a fleet of nuclear power stations, Yemenis, Eritreans, it’s easy for a brawl to break out,” economy whose investment grade status an investment most analysts said the says local mayor Dionysis Hatzidakis. is already at risk. country could not afford. Former South “Right now there is order but this can’t go Citing an unnamed government offi- African health minister and leading anti- on...they need to be contained here and eventually cial, Business Report newspaper reported apartheid activist Barbara Hogan called deported,” he says. Greece, in economic crisis for the this week that Nene’s dismissal could be on Friday for Zuma to quit. past five years, says it plans to repatriate what it linked directly to his fall-out with the SAA The highest-profile member of the calls economic migrants as it lacks the capacity to board. African National Congress (ANC) to come accommodate them. Many other local media had also spec- out against the sacking of Nene, Hogan “Those without papers, the so-called illegal ulated Nene might be moved out after said Zuma had crossed a line and needed migrants, have the right to request asylum (or) the he rebuked Myeni. to be held to account for the dismissal of WARSAW: A man wears a wig in the Polish national colors as he takes part in an anti- right to voluntary repatriation,” junior interior minis- Rumours of a romantic relationship a respected long-term finance ministry government demonstration in central Warsaw yesterday. Some 50,000 people rallied ter for migration Yiannis Mouzalas said this week. between Zuma and Myeni have circulat- official. — Reuters “If they do not request either within 30 days, they will in central Warsaw to “defend democracy”, denouncing the new conservative govern- be returned to their countries of origin,” he said. — AFP ment which took office a month ago. — AFP SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 INTERNATIONAL

Spaniards among six killed in Taleban siege at embassy

KABUL: At least four Afghan policemen and through the night along with sporadic bursts adding that all embassy staff had been evac- two Spaniards were killed in an hours-long of gunfire. Security men near the embassy uated as Afghan special forces cordoned off Taleban siege near the Spanish embassy in ducked from gunshots as they hauled away a the area in Sherpur district in central Kabul. Kabul’s diplomatic quarter, the latest high- limp body and two wounded men through The wealthy enclave of Sherpur is home profile insurgent attack that ended early yes- the dark to a waiting ambulance-one bleed- to several foreign NGOs and the residences of terday. ing from the head, the other a policeman senior government officials, including contro- Multiple blasts and gunfire rocked the with a gunshot wound to his leg an AFP pho- versial former warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum, high-security zone after the brazen raid tographer saw. Afghanistan’s first vice-president. began Friday evening, just hours after Afghan officials said the last of the four President Ashraf Ghani voiced optimism that assailants was killed in the early hours of yes- ‘Expecting talks is foolishness’ a peace process with the Taliban would terday. The attack follows a deadly 27-hour The attack comes just days after president resume within weeks. “Four Afghan police- Taleban siege of Kandahar airport this week Ghani’s high-profile visit to Pakistan, where men, two foreign nationals and four attackers as the militants ramp up attacks despite the he shored up international support to restart were killed in the terrorist attack in Kabul,” onset of the harsh winter season, when the peace talks with the Taleban. Fraidoon Obaidi, the head of Kabul’s Criminal fighting usually calms down. The Taleban also As Ghani held talks in Islamabad on Investigation Department, said. claimed responsibility for Friday’s attack, say- Wednesday, at least 50 people were killed in a The government in Madrid confirmed ing the target was a foreign guest house. long Taleban siege of Kandahar airport, the that the two foreigners were Spanish police- The Spanish embassy was earlier reported largest military installation in southern men killed during the assault, which began to be the target of the attack, but Spain’s Afghanistan. Eleven suicide attackers when a huge car bomb struck during rush Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy clarified that breached the high-security complex, which KABUL: An Afghan security official stands guard at the gate of Spanish Embassy hour on Friday evening. The powerful blast, the assault was nearby and not on the com- also houses a joint NATO-Afghan base, taking after an attack in Kabul yesterday. Explosions and gunfire rocked a diplomatic which sent a thick plume of smoke into the pound. “It was an attack against some guest- families hostage and triggering firefights area of central Kabul overnight as security forces tried to flush out Taleban sky, was followed by multiple explosions houses very near the embassy,” Rajoy said, with soldiers. — AFP attackers who claimed responsibility for a deadly car bomb Friday. —AP

Soldier killed, 4 hurt in SW Pakistan blast

QUETTA, Pakistan: At least one soldier passing the site at the time of the explo- was killed and four others wounded sion. including a passerby when a bomb explod- “(The) condition of another soldier is ed at a paramilitary checkpoint in south- also critical,” Khattak said. Sajjad Ahmad, a west Pakistan, police said. The bomb, plant- senior official from FC, confirmed the ed close to the Frontier Corps (FC) check- attack and casualties. point went off early yesterday when sol- Thousands of paramilitary troops are diers reached the site for daily duty in deployed in troubled areas of the country Quetta, the main town of oil and gas rich to carry out security checks and to help Baluchistan province, senior police official police in maintaining law and order. Abdul Waheed Khattak told AFP. No group has yet claimed responsibility “It was an IED (improvised explosive for the latest attack but Baluch separatists device) which exploded the moment sol- demanding greater autonomy have been diers reached the checkpoint,” Khattak said. waging an insurgency for years and the He added the blast killed one soldier and province is also riven by sectarian strife and wounded four others including a teenager Islamist violence. — AFP At least 848 Afghan civilian casualties in Kunduz: UN

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) shakes hand with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe after signing of KABUL: At least 848 Afghan civilians were killed proved to be deliberate. or wounded following a Taleban attack on the An estimated 150,000 people were trapped in agreements in New Delhi yesterday. — AP northern city of Kunduz in September, according the city by the most prolonged period of urban to a UN report that detailed the grim conditions fighting in Afghanistan since the US-led cam- endured by residents during two weeks of fight- paign against the Taleban in 2001. Modi, Abe bolster ties ing. The 289 dead and 559 injured included at Some 13,000 families fled, adding to the hun- least 30 killed and 37 injured in a US air strike on a dreds of thousands already displaced by violence hospital run by Medecins Sans Frontieres, the and lack of security, UNAMA said. The report United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan detailed food shortages, lack of electricity, looting with bullet train deal (UNAMA) said in a report. and allegations of human rights abuses by fight- It said the figures were likely to rise as further ers on both sides as well as by other armed men information became available, noting that unsta- who took advantage of the chaos. India deepens defense and nuke ties with Japan ble security meant its officials had been unable to “The insecurity, absence of governance and conduct detailed investigations in Kunduz. the breakdown of rule of law during this period NEW DELHI: Japan will provide $12 gives Japan an early lead over China, with an export credit of $12 billion. symbol of a new level of mutual confi- Medecins Sans Frontieres said yesterday that resulted in a loss of protection of the most basic billion of soft loans to build India’s first which is conducting feasibility studies Under defense deals announced yes- dence and strategic partnership in the its own count of the death toll from the Kunduz human rights, including the rights to life and bullet train, the two nations for high speed trains on other parts of terday, the two sides will share tech- cause of peaceful and secure world,” hospital attack had risen to 42, a figure UNAMA security of person,” it said. “This chaos enabled an announced during a visit by Japanese India’s dilapidated rail network. nology, equipment and military infor- Modi said. said it was verifying. environment in which arbitrary killings, and other Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that also “This enterprise will launch a revo- mation, but the long-awaited sale of “I know the significance of this Apart from the losses in the air strike on Oct 3, forms of violence against civilians and civilian yielded deeper defense ties and a plan lution in Indian railways and speed up Japanese aircraft in a deal worth decision for Japan and I assure you it said most casualties had been caused from objects, criminality and destruction of civilian for civil nuclear cooperation. India’s journey into the future. It will about $1.1 billion was not concluded. that India deeply respects that deci- small arms fire or explosives during heavy fight- property took place.” Relations have strengthened become an engine of economic trans- Similarly, while they agreed to sion and will honor our shared com- ing in residential areas. It said the Taliban had created a “climate of between Asia’s second and third formation in India,” Modi said in a work towards cooperation in civil- mitment,” Modi added. In a joint “In most of these cases, UNAMA could not fear” with systematic searches for women’s rights largest economies as Abe and Indian speech. Japan has offered a “highly nuclear technology, they stopped statement the two prime ministers attribute the casualties to a specific party to the activists and civilians working for human rights counterpart Narendra Modi seek to concessional loan” at an interest rate short of signing an agreement, citing mentioned the South China Sea and conflict,” it said, although it also detailed reports organizations which prompted many to flee the balance China’s rise as the dominant of 0.1 percent rate with repayment outstanding technical and legal differ- “called upon all states to avoid unilat- of deliberate killings by the Taleban of civilians city. However, it did not find evidence of any Asian power. Both men are national- over 50 years and a moratorium for 15 ences. eral actions that could lead to ten- including people associated with the govern- large scale or systematic violence against women ists who enjoy a personal friendship. years, Indian Foreign Secretary S sions in the region”. ment. It also joined calls for an independent and girls by the hardline Islamist movement, The deal to build a high-speed train Jaishankar told a news conference. Nuke energy talks China claims most of the South investigation into the attack on the hospital, which has strongly denied harming women line between the financial hub of India will be buying a Japanese Jaishankar did not cite a timeline China Sea, through which more than which it said may amount to a war crime if it were deliberately. —Reuters Mumbai and the city of Ahmedabad high-speed train system, effectively for signing the final agreement with $5 trillion in global trade passes every Japan. Japan, the only country to have year. Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, the suffered a nuclear attack, has been Philippines and Taiwan have rival MSF says death toll rises to demanding additional non-prolifera- claims. New Delhi and Tokyo, both of tion guarantees from India before it which have territorial disputes with 42 in Afghan hospital strike exports nuclear reactors. India and Beijing, have no claims in the water- Japan have been negotiating a way but worry about China’s growing KABUL: The death toll from a devastating US avalanche of global condemnation. nuclear energy deal since Japan’s ally, military reach into sea lanes through air strike on an Afghan hospital in the city of The strike was “caused primarily by the United States, opened the way for which much of Japan’s shipborne Kunduz in October has risen to 42, medical human error”, General John Campbell, the US nuclear commerce with India despite trade passes. Abe and Modi called for charity MSF said yesterday, citing an internal commander in Afghanistan, said last month, its atomic bomb program and shun- freedom of navigation in international investigation. prompting a strong rebuke from the charity ning of the global Non-Proliferation waters. “Previously MSF had reported a death toll who slammed American forces for “gross Treaty (NPT). A final deal with Japan India and Japan have been hold- of at least 30 people, but the organization negligence”. would also benefit US firms. India has ing talks for two years on the pur- confirms the toll has risen to 42, after In the aftermath of the strike MSF brand- already given land for nuclear plants chase by India of US-2 amphibious methodical review of MSF records and family ed the incident a war crime. to GE-Hitachi which is an alliance aircraft made by ShinMaywa claims, as well as patient, staff and family tes- The charity has called for the International between the US and Japanese firms - Industries, which would be one of timonies,” MSF said in a statement. Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission (IHF- and to Toshiba’s Westinghouse Electric Japan’s first arms sales since Abe lift- “The revised figures include 14 MSF staff FC) — an independent body created under VARANASI: Indian commandos walk among pedestrians as they prepare Company. ed a 50-year ban on weapon exports. members confirmed to have been killed, as international law but which has never been to take position ahead of the visit of Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe “The memorandum we signed on Jaishankar said a purchase of US-2 well as 24 patients and four caretakers.” The used-to investigate the attack. However, it and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the evening ‘Aarti’ on the civil nuclear energy cooperation is was discussed in yesterday’s meeting October 3 air raid on the charity’s hospital would need permission from the US and banks of the River Ganges at Varanasi yesterday during Abe’s three-day more than just an agreement for com- and the “matter remains under con- during a Taliban offensive on the northern Afghanistan to proceed, and neither country visit to India. — AFP merce and clean energy, it is a shining sideration”. — Reuters city forced the facility to close and sparked an has so far agreed. — AFP Nepal quake victims face deadly winter

PHILIM, Nepal: Thousands of Nepalis Phunchok Lama told AFP. delayed the start of rebuilding, mean- denies. “Currently, our fuel supplies still living in tents months after a mas- Many of the children live hours from ing thousands are still homeless. amount to less than a quarter of our sive earthquake are facing a desperate Philim but are staying in the tents Aid workers are now scrambling to needs and we are facing a backlog on winter, because of a fuel crisis and bick- because they can no longer commute deliver emergency supplies before deliveries,” Bradford said. “It’s a tragedy- ering politicians’ failure to spend a $4.1 from their homes after quake-triggered snowfall shuts access altogether to vil- our winter supplies are sitting in ware- billion reconstruction fund. landslides blocked hillside trails. “We lages like Philim. “We are closing in on a houses, they are going to be of no use if Eight months after a 7.8-magnitude have limited food stocks-no vegetables, deadline-we are aware that a day will we don’t get them up the mountains in quake killed almost 8,900 people and enough lentils to last a week, cooking come soon when we won’t be able to time.” destroyed some half a million homes, oil for 10 days perhaps. But most of all, I go up those trails,” said World Food thousands of survivors are bracing for worry about the cold and its impact on Programme country director Pippa ‘We simply cannot wait’ the Himalayan winter without proper my kids,” school headmaster Mukti Bradford. But severe fuel shortages Damaged households have so far clothes, bedding or shelter. Adhikari said. “It’s too difficult for them have hamstrung their race against time, received just $150 in compensation, In the remote village of Philim, close to go home, so we keep them here... with hundreds of trucks carrying petrol while the government has promised an to the quake’s epicentre in western but now I am worried they will freeze to and other vital supplies stuck at the additional $2,000 once the NRA is set Nepal, the disaster reduced the school’s death since no one has adequate cloth- border between Nepal and India, the up and able to disburse funds. dormitory to rubble, forcing some 200 ing or proper bedding,” he said. country’s main supplier. According to experts, a major reason for children to take refuge in tents. Ethnic minority protesters have the delay is jostling by the ruling UML The flimsy structures offer little pro- Scramble to deliver supplies blocked a major checkpoint for over 10 party and opposition Nepali Congress tection against bone-chilling winds that After the April 25 quake struck the weeks to demand changes to the to see their preferred candidate head whip through the village where impoverished country, Nepal’s shell- nation’s new constitution. Movement of the new body. “The political parties overnight temperatures currently hover shocked government implored foreign cargo through other checkpoints has seem more interested in horse-trading around two degrees Celsius (35.6 donors to fund recovery efforts and also slowed to a crawl, prompting on influential positions than in getting Fahrenheit) and are set to fall further. vowed swift reconstruction. But its fail- Nepal to accuse India, which has criti- on with rebuilding,” a frustrated Rensje “It gets so cold at night, I wish we ure to establish the National cised the charter, of enforcing an “unof- Teerink, head of the European Union KATHMANDU: Nepalese villagers wait for the arrival of food and relief materials at had thicker blankets,” 12-year-old Dawa Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has ficial blockade”-a charge New Delhi delegation to Nepal, told AFP. — AFP Sirdibas village in Gorkha District, some 250 km north-west of Kathmandu. — AFP SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 INTERNATIONAL Protesters clash as Australia marks race riots

SYDNEY: Minor scuffles broke out about homegrown extremism and Australian life and culture... (or) shut between anti-Islam and anti-racism Australians travelling to Iraq and Syria up, pack up and get out,” the Sri protesters as hundreds of people and to support jihadist groups. Lankan Christian migrant said to police congregated at a Sydney beach It also came just days before Sydney cheers from the crowd, some of whom yesterday to mark the 10th anniversary marks one year since two hostages had draped the national flag over their of modern Australia’s worst race riots. were killed along with an Iranian gun- shoulders. Riot police and mounted units man in a 17-hour cafe siege. Holding banners such as “stand descended on Cronulla beach, a scenic But authorities’ fears about an out- with Muslims against racism”, the rival spot in southern Sydney, as anti-Islam break of violence appeared to be rally consisting of socialists, anarchists groups blocked by courts from organ- largely quelled by the heavy presence and other groups chanted “say it loud, ising a “memorial” rally in support of of police, who outnumbered the 200 say it clear, Muslims are welcome here”. the December 11, 2005 incident held a or so protesters. “I lived here during the riot and for “halal-free” barbecue. The two groups were mostly kept years I was ashamed to tell people I The riot a decade ago-which saw a apart, although there were several run- was from here,” one protester-Cronulla drunken white mob of thousands ins that were quickly broken up. Two local Andrew, who did not want to attack Arab-Australians after two life- men were arrested, New South Wales give his last name-told AFP. guards at the beach were beaten up- state police told AFP. “(Cronulla’s) become a nice place, I led to retaliatory attacks. The president of far-right group don’t want it to go back to what it was.” It shocked Australians and ignited a Rise Up Australia, Daniel Nalliah, led Another, Margaret, who did not give debate over whether the nation built the barbecue with chants of “Aussie, SYDNEY: A woman (center) is held back by police after she tried to confront her last name, told AFP the anti-Islam on migrants was racist. Aussie, Aussie, oi, oi, oi”, a refrain usu- demonstrators taking part in an anti-racism protest, to mark the 10th anniver- rhetoric was “spreading hatred in our The anniversary has taken on fresh ally heard at sporting events. sary of modern Australia’s worst race riots, at Cronulla beach in southern community when we should be resonance amid growing concerns “If you come here, integrate in Sydney yesterday. — AFP spreading tolerance”. — AFP Thai junta holding critic over Facebook ‘like’

BANGKOK: A Thai man who “liked” a shrouded investigations. doctored photo of the country’s king Rights groups say the use of secret on Facebook is being held incommuni- military detention-long employed in cado at a military base, the ruling junta Thailand’s insurgency-hit south-has said yesterday, as rights groups warned “now become a new standard nation- he risked becoming another victim of wide,” under the junta, Human Rights “enforced disappearance.” Watch’s Sunai Phasuk said. Thanakorn Siripaiboon, 27, was “There is nothing at all to guarantee arrested earlier this week and charged the safety of those held incommunica- with sedition, lese majeste and com- do in military detention.... without puter crimes for clicking “like” on a pho- access to their families and lawyers, and to of the king and sharing it, plus an interrogated by soldiers without safe- infographic on a corruption scandal, guards against mistreatment,” he with around 600 friends. “He is under added. military custody,” Colonel Burin Thai Lawyers for Human Rights, who Thongprapai, junta legal officer, told are providing legal assistance to AFP Saturday, adding that he would be Tanakorn and his family, said in a state- remanded at a military court Monday. ment that they had “no idea” where “He is well and in good condition,” Thanakorn was being held and he added. Under Thai law anyone con- assumed he “has become a victim of victed of insulting the revered but ail- enforced disappearance.” ing 88-year-old Thai King Bhumibol Ultraroyalist junta chief Prayut Chan- Adulyadej, and the queen, heir or O-Cha seized power last year in a coup regent can face up to 15 years in jail on that toppled the democratically elected each count. government of Yingluck Shinawatra Prosecutions have soared since the after months of political chaos and army, which tags itself as the champion street protests. Prayut says his coup was of the monarchy, grabbed power last needed to restore order to the politically year. In the last two months, at least turbulent nation, while critics say it was two people-including the celebrity for- another move orchestrated by the coun- tune teller of the crown prince-have try’s elite to grab power as fears mount died in custody after being charged over the kingdom’s future as the king’s This undated picture released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency yesterday shows North Korean leader Kim with lese majeste following secrecy- reign enters its twilight years. — AFP Jong-Un (C) inspecting the newly renovated May 9 catfish farm at an undisclosed location in North Korea. — AFP North, South Korea end talks Police arrest ex-Ping without issuing statement An Securities exec BEIJING: Chinese police have wiped out trillions of dollars in mar- Meeting leaves mixed signal on reconciliation moves arrested a former chief of one of ket capitalisation, sending shock- China’s top investment banks, waves across the globe. The probes according to reports, the latest are part of a broader anti-corrup- SEOUL: North and South Korea side. The countries were also between the rivals, who are sepa- imposed on the North since move against leading businessmen tion campaign that some have ended two days of extensive unable to fix a date for a further rated by the world’s most heavily 2010, when Seoul blamed a in the world’s second largest econo- called a political purge. high-level talks at a North Korean meeting, South Korean officials armed border, were considered North Korean torpedo for a war- my following a market crash earlier Last April, reports said Chinese border town yesterday without said. South Korea was hoping to an improvement upon the situa- ship sinking that killed 46 South this year. authorities were investigating the issuing a statement or schedul- discuss at the meeting more tion in August, when they threat- Koreans. Authorities held Xue Rongnian, former head of China’s central bank, ing another meeting, leaving a reunions between aging family ened each other with war over Improving relations with who headed Ping An Securities Dai Xianglong, whose family mem- mixed signal about reconciliation members separated by the 1950- land mine explosions that Seoul is a priority for North from 2008 to 2011, on suspicion of bers amassed billions of dollars efforts they’ve made since step- 53 Korean War. Analysts had said maimed two South Korean sol- Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who insider trading in connection to two through the purchase of shares in ping away from a military stand- cash-strapped North Korea might diers. likely wants tangible diplomatic cement businesses, respected busi- Ping An Securities’ parent company. off in August. seek the South’s commitment to The standoff eased after and economic achievements ness magazine Caixin reported The deal was detailed in a New No major breakthrough had restart joint tours to its scenic marathon talks and an agree- before a convention of the ruling Friday. Police in Anhui province York Times expose that also been expected from the meeting Diamond Mountain resort that ment on efforts to reduce ani- Workers’ Party in May, said Koh took him into custody around Nov. revealed that a company controlled of vice-ministerial officials in the were suspended by Seoul in 2008 mosity. Those included a Yu-hwan, a North Korea expert at 20, the magazine said. in part by relatives of former prime town of Kaesong, but analysts following the shooting death of a resumption of talks between sen- Seoul’s Dongguk University. In 2013, China’s securities regula- minister Wen Jiabao benefited from had considered the talks a sign South Korean tourist there by a ior officials and a new round of It is widely expected that Kim tor disciplined Xue, following alle- buying Ping An shares. that the rivals were working to North Korean soldier. reunions for war-separated fami- will use the congress, the party’s gations that a company Ping An This week Guo Guangchang, keep alive an atmosphere of dia- Expectations for the meeting lies, which were held in October. first since 1980, to announce helped take public during his chairman of Fosun-owner of Club logue - something they have dropped last month when both Analysts say quick improve- major state policies and shake up tenure had falsified its earnings, Med and of China’s biggest private- often failed to do in the wake of sides in preparatory negotiations ments in ties are unlikely the country’s political elite to fur- Caixin said. sector conglomerates-disappeared conflict. settled for a meeting at the vice- because the rivals remain far ther consolidate his power. The The news comes as China tight- from public view before the group After the talks stretched in the ministerial level. This likely ruled apart on major issues, such as Korean Peninsula remains techni- ens the screws on officials and busi- announced he was assisting author- evening yesterday, as they had out discussions on more impor- Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons cally at war, because the Korean nessmen in the financial sector ities with a reported corruption done on Friday, they ended with- tant issues. ambitions and the broad eco- War ended with an armistice, not after a market rout earlier this year investigation. — AFP out any statement from either Still, any negotiations nomic sanctions the South has a peace treaty. — AP Angry Taiwan rally against food scandal acquittal

TAIPEI: Hundreds of Taiwanese took to sell tainted food,” said a 23-year-old pro- be removed from shelves in Taiwan and 2013 but the public has demanded an the streets to protest the acquittal of a tester who gave her family name as Liu. Hong Kong. Taiwan’s government amendment to raise jail terms and fines tycoon accused of selling tainted cook- Ting Hsin Oil is a unit of food giant passed a tougher food safety law in further. — AFP ing oil, in a string of food scandals that Ting Hsin International Group-founded has sparked widespread anger. Wei by Wei and his three brothers-which Ying-chung, ex-chairman of Ting Hsin owns the Master Kong instant noodle Oil and Fat Industrial Co, was found not brand popular in Taiwan and China. guilty last month along with five others Wei was indicted in October 2014 by a district court in central Taiwan. He on charges that his company made and could have faced a 30-year jail term if sold cooking oil adulterated with convicted. imported animal fat extracted from Prosecutors have appealed the rul- unhealthy animals. ing, as a fresh wave of public outcry However, the court said prosecutors against the company surfaced with failed to prove that Ting Hsin imported consumers boycotting its products.“It is raw materials from Vietnam that were unacceptable that Wei was acquitted. not suitable for human consumption or We want Ting Hsin to close business that the company’s products were and the government to know people’s manufactured under unsanitary condi- anger at its failure to ensure food safe- tions. Wei was also chairman of Wei ty,” said Monico Lo, an organizer of the Chuan Foods Corp-also under the Ting protest. Hsin group-which was involved in two Holding placards reading “destroy other scandals including selling “gutter TAIPEI: Local residents display banners and placards reading “no Ting Hsin” and “punish black-hearted oil”-reclaimed from used cooking oil. food safe food, ignore human lives” during a demonstration in toxic business”, protesters marched in The head of another Taiwan firm Taipei yesterday. Hundreds of Taiwanese took to the streets to downtown Taipei before rallying in a was given a 20-year-sentence in July for square near the presidential office. his role in a “gutter oil” scandal in which protest the acquittal of a tycoon accused of selling tainted cook- TOKYO: A woman enjoys autumn colors at Zojyoji Buddhist temple in Tokyo “They didn’t get the punishment hundreds of tons of cakes, bread, ing oil, in a string of food scandals that sparked widespread yesterday. —AP they deserved and they will continue to instant noodles and dumplings had to anger. — AFP NEWS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13 , 2015 ‘Three Percenters’ target US Muslims

DALLAS: They are known as “Three Percenters,” followers of a was a leader in a Texas chapter. A second Facebook profile movement that has rallied against gun control efforts nation- appends the Roman numeral “III” to his name, as do other Three wide, patrolled the US border with Mexico and recently begun Percenters, and features a black “III%” patch as a background confronting Muslim Americans. Followers describe themselves photograph. The Three Percenters movement began in 2008, as armed “patriots.” But some of their leaders have been blamed galvanized by President Barack Obama’s election, followers and for threats and vandalism against lawmakers, police and researchers say. The name comes from the disputed percentage Muslims. One prominent member from Phoenix prompted an of colonials who armed themselves and fought the British dur- FBI alert in November after posting an expletive-filled Facebook ing the American Revolution. video saying he was headed to upstate New York with guns to The number of Three Percenters is unclear partly because challenge a Muslim group. anyone can ascribe to the movement. The man credited as the A Three Percenter in suburban Dallas led a mosque protest founder has claimed 3 million on his blog. One national Three by armed, masked men that same month. Texas has been the Percenters’ Facebook group has about 12,000 members, includ- scene of several other incidents this year that have raised anti- ing people from all 50 states. Followers appear to consist mainly Muslim unease. Two Muslim gunmen in May were shot outside of white, male, conservative gun owners who believe the nation a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Garland. Police in has been pushed to a tipping point by socialists in government Irving arrested a 14-year-old Muslim whose teachers thought aiming to disarm them, strip their constitutional rights and take his homemade clock was a bomb in September. All this comes their property, according to groups that track anti-government at a time when Texas has led a number of states trying to block movements. the resettlement of Syrian refugees and Republican presidential The Three Percenters lack a formal command structure, but candidate Donald Trump called for a “complete shutdown” of have ideological similarities with other groups such as minute- Muslims entering the US. men or militias. Their founder, a former militia member named (I don’t think we need this anymore, given the rewrite of the Michael B. “Mike” Vanderboegh, stresses what he calls “armed Trump reference. I wrote this so that people wouldn’t get con- civil disobedience.” Vanderboegh, 63, a one-time nurse’s aide RIYADH: Saudi women prepare to vote at a polling center during the country’s municipal elections in Riyadh, fused and think Trump was overly influential in the anti-Muslim who lives in Pinson, Alabama, looks the part of an elderly pro- Saudi Arabia yesterday. — AP efforts: The Three Percenters have expressed concerns about fessor. With the cadence of a Baptist preacher, he blends refer- national security in waging anti-Muslim activities this year.) “We ences to God and fist-banging disdain for “predatory govern- will interfere with every move they (Muslims) make towards ment.” “What they are selling is a lie told by pathological collec- Saudi women vote for the first time in... taking over our country,” Dallas protest organizer David Wright tivist liars ... to satisfy their insatiable appetites for your liberty said in response to questions the Associated Press sent to his and your property, even at the cost of your life,” he told a crowd Continued from Page 1 Saudi Arabia’s 284 councils are appointed by the munici- personal Facebook page. “We are ready to fight back if they this year in Canon City, Colorado. pal affairs ministry, leaving women optimistic that they come at us violently.” A 2009 Anti-Defamation League report called Rage Grows in They overcame a number of obstacles to participate will at least be assigned some of them. Wright, who plans to protest at a different mosque, hasn’t America featured Vanderboegh and the Three Percenters as a in the landmark poll. Female candidates could not advertised the “Three Percenters” name in his activities. But he growing “anti-government” movement. The Southern Poverty directly meet any male voters during their campaigns. ‘Lack of information’ claimed membership in comments on Facebook and said he Law Center has labeled him an extremist. — AP “This is really silly,” said Sahar Hassan Nasief, a women’s At a male polling centre in central Riyadh, Ahmad rights activist in the Red Sea city of Jeddah. Soulaybi, 78, said he did not know enough about female She said men and women were already mixing to a candidates in his region to support any. “I voted for a Trump ‘a disgrace’: Saudi billionaire degree in the workplace, supermarkets and other loca- man because I lack information about the women,” he tions, although restaurants, banks and other public said. According to election commission data, nearly 1.5 Continued from Page 1 against a backdrop of a lush green golf course. places include separate sections for “families” and single million people aged 18 and over are registered to vote. By Thursday, the image had gone, a Reuters photog- men. Nasief said the election campaign was “not really” This includes about 119,000 women, out of a total native A spokesman for DAMAC Properties, Niall rapher said. An adjacent photo of Trump’s daughter fair because of the segregation and a rule against any Saudi population of almost 21 million. McLoughlin, declined to comment on why Trump’s Ivanka, an executive vice president for his Trump candidates publishing their own picture, but it “felt really Oil-rich Saudi Arabia boasts modern infrastructure of image had been removed from a billboard outside the Organization firm, was also removed from the billboard. good” to vote. Female voters said registration was hin- highways, skyscrapers and ever-more shopping malls. project construction site, along with that of his daughter, Gold letters spelling out “Trump International Golf Club,” dered by bureaucratic obstacles, a lack of awareness of But women still face many restrictions, and must get Ivanka Trump. The AKOYA by DAMAC project will include affixed to a landscaped stone wall at the entrance to the the process and its significance, and the fact that women permission from male family members to travel, work or a Trump-branded golf course, gated island community project site, were also removed later in the day, accord- could not drive themselves to sign up. marry. Ruled by the al-Saud family of King Salman, Saudi and spa. Trump is also building a second golf course, the ing to the Reuters photographer. Trump on Thursday As a result, women account for less than 10 percent of Arabia has no elected legislature and faces intense Tiger Woods-designed Trump World Golf Club, at anoth- postponed a planned trip to Israel amid the global back- registered voters and few, if any, female candidates are Western scrutiny of its rights record. The kingdom’s first er DAMAC property in Dubai, AKOYA Oxygen. An adver- lash over his proposal. Israeli politicians and more than expected to be elected. “Even if men take all the seats, I municipal ballot was in 2005, for men only. A slow tising billboard outside the AKOYA by DAMAC develop- 370,000 Britons urged their governments on Wednesday feel we still won,” said Munifa, a nurse who lives outside expansion of women’s rights began under Salman’s ment had shown Trump in a red hat swinging a golf club to bar Donald Trump from their countries. — Agencies Hafr Al-Batin city in the kingdom’s northeast. “I have a predecessor Abdullah who announced four years ago voice and it matters. It doesn’t matter if I vote for a man that women would join the elections this year. “It’s only a or a woman,” said another northeastern resident, who start, and it’s a very good start,” Nasief said. “Nothing gave her name only as Noura, 24. One-third of seats on comes easily.” — AFP Wife’s role in US attack raises fear Continued from Page 1 checks known as “administrative processing.” But he couldn’t recall a would-be Pakistani bride get- Cheers as France presents UN climate-rescue... weapons and slaughtering 14 people at his office hol- ting that extra scrutiny. The State Department, which last iday party in Southern California. year denied no more than 618 out of more than 36,500 Continued from Page 1 unclear going into the Paris talks, and developing nations While women previously have served as suicide fiance visas sought globally, declined to say how many of had demanded clarity in the new accord. Developing coun- bombers for violent Islamist groups, experts describe those denials were for security concerns. The Islamic State Developed and developing nations have failed for tries also demanded a commitment to increase the amount Malik’s role as a breach of current IS limits on the role of group, meanwhile, has avidly sought female recruits to decades to sign an effective universal pact to tame global after 2020. The United States had insisted it could not women, and the group has been muted in its public serve as brides for fighters in its territory in Syria. warming and shore up defenses against its impacts. They accept proposals that the accord made the financing obli- responses to the killings. Farook and his family, like many While lawmakers including Sen Lindsey Graham, a have been badly divided over how much responsibility gations legally binding. Despite being formally submitted, traditional families in South Asia and elsewhere, used South Carolina Republican, voiced worry, after the San each side must shoulder. At the heart of the deal is cutting the proposed agreement was not available immediately regional matchmaking websites to search for a suitable Bernardino shootings, of foreign brides marrying back or eliminating the use of coal, oil and gas for energy, after Fabius’s speech. bride, although it’s not clear if that’s how he met Malik. American citizens specifically to launch attacks here, which has largely powered nations’ paths towards prosperi- Ahead of the talks, most nations submitted voluntary An Associated Press review of matrimonial websites there’s no evidence to date that’s ever happened, security ty since the Industrial Revolution began in the 1700s.The plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions from 2020, a showed many families in Pakistan seeking grooms with experts and others said. The prohibition on women tak- burning of fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases, which process widely hailed as an important platform for success. passports to more prosperous countries, including the ing the offense in jihad is one key reason. Only if imams cause the planet to warm and change Earth’s delicate cli- But scientists say that, even if the pledges were fully hon- United States and Canada, but also in the Middle East. issue a fatwa, or ruling, that women are needed for the mate system. Ending the vicious circles requires a revolu- ored, Earth would be on track for warming far above safe There were no obvious extremist views on the profiles fight can they join it, the Islamic State group declared tion in energy efficiency and a switch to cleaner sources, limits. They also warn against failures to spell out how of would-be brides and grooms. Some Pakistan families, earlier this year in an online manifesto. If Malik’s marriage such as solar and wind. much to cut greenhouse gases and by when, thus provid- however, told The Associated Press they avoided online to Farook were arranged by an extremist organization or “Climate change represents an urgent and potentially ing key markers on the path towards the targets. Nations matchmaking for just that fear. “After the incident in operative, Graham described that as a “game changer” irreversible threat to human societies and the planet,” the most vulnerable to climate change lobbied hard for word- California, we should be extremely careful,” said Munir during a hearing this week in Washington. draft warned. Developing nations have insisted rich coun- ing in the Paris pact to limit warming to 1.5C. Big polluters, Anwar, a poet in the deeply conservative town of In response to a question from Graham, FBI Director tries must shoulder the lion’s share of responsibility for tack- such as China, India and oil producing-giant Saudi Arabia, Liaqatpur, in Malik’s home region of Punjab, Pakistan. James Comey testified that any involvement in the ling climate change as they have emitted most of the green- preferred a ceiling of 2C, enabling them to burn fossil fuels People meeting friends or matches online “play with fire,” marriage by extremist groups would be “a very, very house gases since the Industrial Revolution. But the United for longer. declared Azim Khalid, a university teacher in the Punjab important thing to know.” So far, IS has noted the hus- States and other rich nations have stood firm that emerging The proposed agreement’s references to both a target of town of Vehari. band-and-wife team publicly only as “supporters.” Malik giants must also do more. They have argued that develop- “well below 2C”, while also aiming for 1.5C, indicated the Unlike Malik, who was a university graduate, most of went on Facebook at the time of the attack to swear ing countries now account for most of current emissions, vulnerable nations had won the battle. As Fabius put for- the Pakistan brides being sought by Pakistani-origin fam- the couple’s allegiance to the group. Perhaps because and thus will be largely responsible for future warming. ward the proposed deal, green demonstrators lobbied ilies in the West tend to be less educated and thus pre- of Malik’s role, female IS recruits who’ve been quick to anew, using the geolocalisation feature on their mobile sumed to be better housewives, said Eric T Dean Jr, a crow online about other beheadings, bombings and Legal obligations phones to spell out the words “Climate,” “Justice” and “Peace” Connecticut-based immigration lawyer who specializes shootings have been hushed about this attack, said Rich countries promised six years ago in Copenhagen to on an interactive map of the city. But the talks could yet in fiance visas for brides and grooms from abroad, like Melanie Smith, another researcher at Havlicek’s Center muster the $100 billion a year referred to in the new agree- take another twist with opposition to points of the planned the visa on which Malik arrived. Dean said he’s noticed for Strategic Dialogue. “I think they want to be kind of ment, which is meant to help developing nations transition agreement when ministers gather again. A closely watched one particularity on fiance visas: The United States celebratory about it,” Smith said. “But it kind of goes to renewable energies and cope with the impacts of global part of the new text will be details on the framework for appears to give almost all would-be grooms from against what they are told is necessary and authorized warming. But how the funds will be raised remained reviewing and improving national pledges. — AFP Pakistan seeking fiance visas an extra layer of security for them.” — AP SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 ANALYSIS

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By Rob Lever

ith renewed focus on how encrypted messages can be used to plot terrorist attacks, President Barack Obama’s Wadministration is stepping up pressure on the tech sector to help in the battle. Although issues around encryption have been ongoing for decades, the prickly topic has sprung to the fore in recent weeks following killing sprees in Paris and California. Over the past two years, more sophisticated encryption-notably for smartphones-has become widely available following revelations by former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden about vast US surveillance programs. But US administration officials as well as local law enforcement are making the case for better access to encrypted data, saying new smartphone and encryption technolo- gies have made it more difficult to thwart “malicious actors.” “We want to strike the right balance. We want to make sure encryption Washington Watch is not used in a way that does allow for dark space for terrorist groups,” a White House statement said. Privacy remains a major counter-argument. Underlining those concerns, an online petition calling on the administration to avoid Listening to voices across the Mideast weakening encryption got more than 100,000 signatures, requiring a White House reply. White House chief technology officer Ed Felton and cybersecurity chief Michael Daniel said in response that By Dr James J Zogby largely because they lacked confidence that it would stop in Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE are ready to “American technologists have a unique perspective... and we need Iran’s nuclear program. In addition, Egyptians and Saudis, in make peace, but almost one-half in all these countries now them to bring their expertise, innovation and creativity to bear or the past five years, I’ve had the opportunity to con- particular, believed that Iran would now use sanctions relief believe that Israel doesn’t want peace, and the percentage against the threat of terrorism.” Some analysts say the public is duct public opinion polls across the Middle East in to support its “interference in the region”. For their part, of those who say that they are no longer interested in though ready to accept improved access for legitimate investiga- Forder to provide content for policy discussions at the Iranians were conflicted about the Agreement. Most were peace with Israel has doubled since 2009. In Egypt and Iraq, tive purposes. UAE’s annual Sir BaniYas Forum. And so during the month supportive, but two-thirds were upset that their country a strong majority now reject peace with Israel. of September, we surveyed over 7,400 adults in six Arab had to accept limits on their nuclear program in exchange ‘Back doors’ countries (Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and for sanctions relief-with a substantial percentage of Iranians Extremism “This is part of a larger debate since the dawn of the Internet the UAE), Turkey, and Iran. Polling is like opening a window. still saying that their country should have a nuclear Daesh is identified as the most serious extremist prob- about how much anonymity people should have,” said James It allows us to hear the voices of people and to understand weapon “as long as other countries have” such weapons. lem facing the region in every country except Jordan, Lewis, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International their beliefs, concerns, and priorities. I call it “the respectful When asked what they now wanted their government’s where al Qaeda is ranked first. And when asked to identify Studies, who as a former administration official worked on encryp- science” because the views of every individual counts. priorities to be in the wake of the Agreement, far and away, the most important causes of religious extremism, at the tion issues. Lewis said the debate has been skewed by the use of When you listen, you learn. Sometimes assumptions are the top choices were “improving the economy” and “advanc- top of the list in most countries are “corrupt, repressive, and the term “back door” for law enforcement or intelligence when in validated. Other times, there are surprises. This year’s results ing democracy and protecting personal and civil rights”. In unrepresentative governments” and “religious figures and fact most tech firms have the ability to decrypt data under certain had both. Some of the key findings were: last place was increasing involvement in the region. Iranians groups promoting extremist ideas”. Interestingly, “anger at circumstances. “Companies like Google mine this data for advertis- still support their government’s support for Iraq, Syria, and the US” is now ranked at the very bottom of the list in every ing purposes,” Lewis said. Darren Hayes, a professor of computer sci- Iraq Lebanon, but at lower levels than in previous years. country, most likely due to the US’s lighter regional foot- ence forensics at Pace University in New York, said one helpful As expected, Iraqis are divided on the level of confi- print. How best to defeat extremism? Respondents in move would be for Apple and Google to roll back their encryption dence they have in important institutions and the roles of Palestine every country say “changing the political and social realities to the level of a year ago to enable access to smartphones with a regional players in their country. Sunni Arabs, for example, The issue of Palestine may have been eclipsed in the that cause young people to be attracted to extremist ideas”, warrant or court order. have no confidence in the Iraqi military, Iran’s involvement, news, but it remains a critically important concern for followed by “countering the messages and ideas” of “It worked very well, but Apple somewhere along the line or the Popular Mobilization Units that are fighting Daesh. almost all Arabs surveyed. When asked to rank the region’s extremist groups. decided it didn’t make business sense,” he said, adding that tech Shia Arabs, on the other hand, are supportive of the roles many conflicts in order of importance, the situation in firms are conscious of their public image and don’t want to be seen being played by all of these. There is, however, remarkable Palestine was at the top of the list (or one point shy of the Joint Arab action as tools of law enforcement or the National Security Agency. At the consensus on two important issues: that the cause of the top) in every Arab country. And overwhelming majorities in Because the US role in combating the regional chal- same time, he said, in New York “there are more than 100 investiga- conflict in Iraq is that “the government in Baghdad does every country, except Iraq, wanted their governments to lenge of extremism receives extremely low scores in every tions stopped in their tracks because there are phones that can’t be not represent all Iraqis”; and that “the best way to ultimate- provide more aid to support the Palestinians and to assist country surveyed, Arabs have been discussing the forma- analyzed. These are murderers, rapists, pedophiles who are not ly resolve the conflict...is forming a more inclusive represen- Palestinian efforts to achieve national reconciliation. tion of a Joint Arab Force (JAF). We found that in every Arab being prosecuted.” Hayes said that in the current environment, tech tative government”-and not partition. Even the Kurds In polls we conducted in 2005, 2007, and 2009, at least country surveyed substantial majorities supporting the firms are not likely to voluntarily make changes to help law enforce- agreed that such a representative central government is a three-quarters of all Arabs said that they supported the development of such a JAF. And majorities favor their gov- ment. “The only way they would be persuaded is through legisla- better option than partition. terms of the Arab Peace Initiative, indicating that if Israel ernments funding and providing troops to make up this tion,” he said. were to leave the occupied lands and solve the refugee force. In addition, there is strong support, across the board, FBI Director James Comey told lawmakers the administration Iran and P5+1: issue, they were prepared to live in peace with Israel. The for deploying a JAF in peace-keeping or, in some cases, in a “has decided not to seek a legislative remedy at this time,” but Majorities in every country surveyed, except Lebanon behavior of the Netanyahu government, however, has tak- combat role in Syria, Iraq, and Palestine. There is less sup- repeated his warning about “going dark”-losing the ability to track and Turkey, were not supportive of the P5+1 Agreement en a toll on Arab opinion. It is still the case that two-thirds port for engagement in Libya or Yemen. communications over new encrypted messaging systems. “We believe it must be addressed since the resulting risks are grave in both traditional criminal matters as well as in national security mat- ters,” he said. He added that the government “is actively engaged Pacific’s A-bomb refugees now face climate threat with private companies to ensure they understand the public safe- ty and national security risks that result from malicious actors’ use of their encrypted products and services.” By Giff Johnson as climate change refugees. He added: less, we can’t do anything on our own. All close, to be replaced by a clean, green ener- “We’re knee deep in water twice a year now,” we can do is just ask bigger countries to take gy future, free of the carbon pollution that is Right to privacy lmost 70 years ago, the people of “It was the United States solution to put us action.” harming our health, stunting our growth, But privacy activists and encryption specialists in the private Bikini Atoll left their homes to allow on Kili Island. We shouldn’t have to use our The woes of Kili are being experienced and suffocating our planet.” sector remain firm in resisting efforts to provide special access to US nuclear testing, now the Pacific own resources to pay for relocation.” across Marshall Islands, where extreme investigators. “Weakening encryption makes us all less secure,” says A islanders’ descendants say they must move Residents of the Marshall islands are able weather has caused such problems that Extreme weather Rainey Reitman of the Electronic Frontier Foundation in a blog post. again-because climate change has rendered to live, work, and study in the US visa-free President Christopher Loeak warned life The Marshall Islands has experienced an “We cannot create a back door, a front door, or any other kind of their new home uninhabitable. Many of but Niedenthal says the administration there would “soon become like living in a increased number of storms per year, and in door for the United States government that cannot be exploited by those Bikinians moved to Kili Island, which is 2014 recorded the highest king tides for malicious hackers and other foreign governments.” Activists say 800 kilometers away but still part of the three decades, which forced 1,000 to flee encryption offers numerous benefits, such as securing personal or Marshall Islands archipelago. The tiny their homes and more than $2 billion worth business data and financial transactions, and can help deter smart- phone thefts. stretch of land, less than one square kilome- of damage. Climate change has also exacer- Robyn Greene, policy counsel for the Open Technology ter in size, now home to almost 1,000 peo- bated the impact of an El Nino weather pat- Institute at New America Foundation, said that “prohibiting compa- ple, is around two meters above sea level, tern currently gripping the western Pacific, nies from selling encrypted devices would not prevent criminals or making it vulnerable to rising seas blamed with meteorologists predicting it will cause terrorists from being able to access unbreakable encryption.” Green on man-made global warming. a nine-month drought extending from Palau added that smartphones should have the same privacy protection Residents say it is becoming increasingly to the Marshalls. as other means of communication. “Police can enter homes with uninhabitable; crops fail due to seawater “We experience extreme weather, have warrants, but there is no requirement that people record their con- creeping up into the soil and drinking water, floods on some of our islands and drought versations and interactions just in case they someday become use- while flooding and storms are increasing in on others, and have severe erosion, coral ful in an investigation,” she said on the Just Security blog. “The con- frequency, regularly battering homes and bleaching and salt-inundation in our food versations that we once had through disposable letters and in-per- villages. When waves inundated Kili earlier crops and ground water,” Foreign Minister son conversations now happen over the Internet and on phones. this year, residents “felt as though they Tony de Brum said last month. Ocean inun- Just because the medium has changed does not mean our right to would all be taken out to the sea,” local dation is now so common that Hawaii-based privacy has.” —AFP councilor Lani Kramer said. She said: scientists have created a forecasting body- “(People) noticed the water coming inland Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System and thought it was strange. Within one hour, (PacIOOS) — to give weekly projections on the water was up to their waists. People when they can be expected. All articles appearing on these were terrified. Some ran to the church as it’s The normally placid lagoon on the on higher ground and camped there until Marshall’s capital Majuro was recently pages are the personal opinion of the water slowly went down.” “It’s destroyed turned into a cauldron by storm surges and the writers. Kuwait Times takes no the little crops they had. The people on Kili MAJURO: Photo shows a damaged building after a storm in Majuro as a tropical PacIOOS’s deputy director Melissa Iwamoto responsibility for views expressed depend on those little crops,” she added. depression moved through the Marshall Islands. —AFP said islanders now had to cope with such conditions as part of everyday life. “If the therein. Kuwait Times invites read- ‘Knee-deep in water’ should pay for flights and a resettlement war zone”. Speaking at the opening of the ocean swell is too high, the safety of fisher- ers to voice their opinions. Please Local government liaison Jack package. The US State Department was not Paris COP21 summit last week, he called for men transiting out of the lagoon to open send submissions via email to: opin- Niedenthal, like many Bikinians, feel the US immediately able to comment on the issue. strict curbs to limit global warming and five waters is threatened,” she said. “Homes and [email protected] or via snail owe a moral commitment to protect the As world leaders meet in Paris tasked with year assessments to see if targets could be businesses may be flooded with seawater, islanders because their ancestors gave up signing the first-ever truly universal pact to improved. “We are already limping from cli- roadways may become impassable and mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. their homes enabling America to conduct curb global warming, Niedenthal said he mate disaster to climate disaster, and we even the runway at the airport may be ren- The editor reserves the right to edit nuclear tests in the mid-20th century. Some also hoped major players would consider know there is worse to come,” he added. “If dered useless for large commercial aircraft. any submission as necessary. hope to move to the US permanently, warn- the plight of Pacific communities on the we’re to win the battle against climate “This is the reality of islanders living on ing the situation is so dire they face a future front line of the crisis. He said: “We’re help- change, the fossil fuel era must draw to a Majuro Atoll.” —AFP SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 SPORTS

Donaire regains world title Daly, Aleshin secure Benitez 100 percent with decision over Juarez 2016 IndyCar deals behind Benzema MIAMI: Filipino star Nonito Donaire reclaimed the World Boxing Organization super bantamweight world title on Friday with a gutsy unani- CHICAGO: Conor Daly, the son of Irish 1980s Formula One and MADRID: Real Madrid boss Rafael Benitez has reiterated his support for mous decision over Mexico’s Cesar Juarez in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Donaire IndyCar racer Derek Daly, and Russian Mikhail Aleshin each secured troubled French striker Karim Benzema after he was indefinitely sus- was in control early, knocking Juarez down twice with left IndyCar rides for the 2016 campaign, the series announced Friday. pended from representing his country. Benzema faces criminal charges hooks in the fourth round. But an aggressive Juarez Daly, a 23-year-old American, signed a full-season deal with Dale in his homeland after allegedly becoming embroiled in a sex-tape turned the tide in the middle rounds, battering the 33- Coyne Racing while Aleshin, 28, rejoins Schmidt Peterson blackmail attempt against international teammate Mathieu year-old Donaire who was clearly slowing by the seventh Motorsports, for whom he drove 17 races in 2014 and this year’s sea- Valbuena. The 27-year-old now looks set to miss next summer’s round under an onslaught that left him with one eye cut son finale. Daly has sought a full-time ride since finishing 22nd at European Championships on home soil unless the case is and swelling. Juarez, 24, should have been credited the 2013 Indianapolis 500 in his IndyCar debut. He drove in five resolved before June, French Football Federation president with a knockdown in the 10th, when his left hook races last season in part-time deals. “It’s an amazing thing to think Noel Le Graet said on Thursday. However, in contrast to the sent Donaire down. But Donaire had enough left that I actually get to prepare for races before the weekend,” Daly reaction in France, Benzema has received full to land effectively in the final rounds and won said. “It’s incredible to finally be able to get this break. Excited to support from Madrid with both Benitez and the thriller by scores of 116-110, 116-110 and finally be able to put away the sponsorship books and cold calls and club president Florentino Perez insisting they 117-109. “Tremendous fight!” Donaire said. just be able to work.” The elder Daly’s lone F1 or IndyCar podium was have faith that his name will eventually be “We give him so much respect. We gave it all. a third place US oval effort in 1987 at Milwaukee. His son’s best cleared. “I have shown personally and we “I will definitely give him a rematch,” he added. result to date was sixth at Detroit last season as a replacement for are all in agreement that we 100 per- Juarez, who fell to 17-4 with 13 knockouts, injured Canadian racer James Hinchcliffe. Aleshin has need time to cent support Karim,” Benitez said yes- thought the scores should have been closer-but adjust to car changes since a practice crash caused him to miss the terday. “In the contact we have with he didn’t dispute Donaire’s win.—AFP last race of the 2014 campaign and part of last season.—AFP him he is an excellent person.” —AFP Teenager pitching to break Mexico gender wall

MADRIDA: With her 78-mile-per-hour playing with men. She knows the crude fastball, teenager Rosa Maria del Castillo male world.” became the first female pitcher in a Morejon sees her as a pioneer who Mexican semi-pro men’s baseball league, can “open doors to Mexican baseball to breaking the gender barrier in a notori- other women.” A National Baseball ously macho society. Federation official confirmed to AFP that The right-hander’s pitch repertoire Rosy is the country’s first woman to play includes a fastball, a curveball and a in a semi-professional men’s league. change-up-not bad for an 18-year-old There is nothing written against women who stands barely 1.72 meters (5.6 feet) playing in men’s baseball. But for tall. “I want to believe that more doors decades those with skills were encour- will begin to open for women in base- aged to play softball instead. “I played ball, although it won’t happen quickly,” softball, but it’s not the same thing. I she told AFP, her dark curly hair flowing don’t like it. behind her blue baseball cap. Baseball’s the thing for me,” she said. “Rosy,” as she is better known, plays While she dreams of playing in the for the Azulejos of Tamanche, a team in Mexican big leagues, Rosy also wants to the Liga Meridana in the Caribbean coast get a scholarship to study sports market- state of Yucatan, where professionals ing in the United States or land a con- play during the winter break. tract to play baseball in Japan, the only While her pitch velocity is slower than country with a professional women’s the male average of 92 miles (150 kilo- league. meters) per hour, she was good enough DUBAI: Shanshan Feng of China receives the trophy from Princess Haya bint Al Hussein, the wife of the Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of to strike out two batters in her second NO TIME TO PARTY Dubai, and daughter of the late King of Jordan, after winning the Dubai Ladies Masters golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, yester- game a week ago, when her team rav- Rosy first touched a baseball at the day. —AP aged the Constructores de Morelos 13-3. age of three when her brother put one in “She had an excellent outing,” said team her hand. At six, she was part of a chil- manager Oswaldo Morejon. She was less dren’s team and spent most of her Feng elated with Dubai triple win nervous and more poised than in her teenage years in the diamonds. November 29 debut, when the team lost “I only had time for practice and DUBAI: China’s Feng Shanshan became the alone in third place at 280, while Thailand’s Merit is maybe like a bonus for this year, because 6-4 to the Senators and she gave up games. I wasn’t interested in parties or most successful player in the 10-year history of Pornanong Phatlum (69), Germany’s Caroline I won twice on the Ladies European Tour and three hits while getting one out. wild nights,” she said. the Dubai Ladies Masters yesterday when she Masson (70) and France’s Jade Schaeffer (71) also I finished third at Evian. Overall, I think I did She had to battle sexism and discour- won the tournament for the third time with a were tied fourth at 281. well this year on the European Tour.” ‘CRUDE MALE WORLD’ agement that even came from female record margin of 12 shots. Feng started the day five ahead of Denmark’s Emily Kristine Pedersen won the Rosy was discovered last year during friends, who told her that baseball was “a The Chinese world number six, who was the Suwannapura, but that gap quickly became sev- Rookie of the Year honour after finishing ahead practice in Yucatan’s capital Merida with man’s sport.” But she would not take “no” highest ranked player in the field, closed with a en after just two holes when the Thai began her of compatriot Nanna Koerstz Madsen, the only other women from lower leagues across for an answer. bogey-free six-under par 66 to complete the final round with a bogey, while Feng made a other player in the field who had a chance of the country. “She was the most “At the age of 14 or 15 I was already double of winning the season-ending champi- birdie on the second. She then made another beating her to the title. advanced. The level that she showed thinking about playing professionally,” onship and the Order of Merit on the Ladies two birdies on the front nine, and added three Pedersen closed with a three-under par 69 to stood out so we followed her the whole Rosy recalled. She was invited to an inter- European Tour. on the back nine, including one on the par-5 finish on 286, while Madsen could do no better year,” Morejon said. national women’s baseball showcase Feng finished on 21-under par 267, while 18th where she almost holed her third shot for than an even-par 72 round to finish tied 37th at Her teammates were intially taken tournament in the United States that will Thailand’s Thidapa Suwannapura (73) was run- an eagle. “Actually, before I came this year, I two-over par. Madsen needed to finish inside aback when they learned that a woman take place in June next year. ner-up at nine-under par 279. In the process, didn’t really think that I could win again,” Feng the top-two to go ahead of Pedersen. would join the bullpen. “But they quickly Another pioneer will be at the same Feng overtook ladies golf legend Annika said. “I didn’t really aim that as a goal. I was like There was also an emotional moment for Sorenstam’s tally of two Dubai Ladies Masters just get a top five, just enjoy the week and just South African star Ashleigh Simon, who got a accepted the idea. Some had already event: Melissa Mayeux, a 17-year-old wins, as well as her record of the biggest win- try my best on every shot. proposal of marriage from her boyfriend of nine heard about her pitch speed,” Morejon French shortstop who became this year ning margin, which was six shots in the inaugu- “But of course I performed really well, I would years and caddie for six, David Buhai, on the said. the first female player placed on US ral event in 2006. say really consistent. Even though yesterday 18th green after finishing the tournament. “They also understood that they Major League Baseball’s international England’s Melissa Reid, who started the tour- there were two bogeys, but today was bogey- Simon, who had just double bogeyed her final would have to watch their manners in registration list, making her eligible to be nament with a 75, closed with a 69 to finish free again. “I think that winning the Order of hole, said yes. —AFP front of her, although Rosy is used to signed by clubs. —AFP French rookie soars to the top in Thailand

CHONBURI: Unheralded young Frenchman again after an impressive round in which he really low score to win the title,” he said. A deter- Clement Sordet fired a cracking nine-under 63 sunk nine birdies and suffered just the one mined-looking Kaymer admitted he was disap- to seize the lead in the third round of the bogey. pointed with his even-par round. Thailand Golf Championship at the Amata “It certainly gives me confidence knowing I’m “I had a good front nine, but was a bit Spring Country Club yesterday. playing a course on which I have won twice unlucky on the back nine. If I hit more fairways Sordet, who ironically was the very last golfer before,” said the Englishman. and am lucky on the greens I still have a good to be invited to compete in the tournament, Westwood said he played very well and chance.” played superbly to leave overnight leader Jamie thought a lot of it was down to his improved Bubba Watson once again struggled to find Donaldson two shots adrift after the Welshman putting. “I played with a new putter. It feels a lot his touch and had to settle for a 72 to put him shot a 71. Lee Westwood, a two-time champion more stable and the putts were rolling in.” well down the field. “I felt good, but just didn’t of the tournament, gave himself a chance to However, he knows he still has some work to make the putts,” he said. “Every year I’ve been make it a hat-trick with an excellent eight-under do if he is to win his third title at the Amata here it’s the same thing-my short game. I just 64, to move up the leaderboard into third place, course. “The guys playing are very good. I need a can’t get the right speed on the greens.” —AFP one shot behind Donaldson. Korea’s An Byeong-hun took over fourth spot following a 68, with Ryder Cup stars Sergio Garcia (70) and Martin Kaymer (72) a further stroke behind in joint fifth place. The unassuming Sordet, who is just 23 and only turned professional in July, was delighted with his faultless round which included seven birdies and an eagle. “I just took it shot by shot and had no idea I was nine-under,” he said. “Of course I was really happy with that score.” He said that while the eagle of the 15th was the highlight of the round, he particularly enjoyed sinking a birdie on the 17th. “In the last round I suffered a triple bogey at that hole so today I got my revenge,” he said. Sordet, ranked 481 in the world, said he felt good about the prospect of playing with the likes of such stars as Westwood and Donaldson in the final round. “It’s always been my dream to play with top players and now I am going to do that. Hopefully I will enjoy it and just play my own game.” Donaldson, who had led for the first two rounds, said he was playing quite happily on the first nine, but then things changed dramatically with a double-bogey at the 12th. “I was cruising, not playing great, but doing enough until the 12th, which was a killer. Suddenly I went from feeling great to wondering what on earth was going on.” Donaldson is experienced enough to know he is still in with a very good chance. “Tomorrow is another day. I just need a good start and I will be okay. I’m still in it.”

Westwood with eyes on prize CHONBURI: This handout taken and released by the Asian Tour yesterday shows Clement MERIDA: Picture of Rosa Maria del Castillo, the first woman pitcher playing in a local Westwood, who won this tournament in 2011 Sordet of France hitting a shot during round three of the Thailand Golf Championship at the professional league for the Tamanche Bluejays in Merida, Mexico.— AFP and again last year, has his eyes on the title once Amata Spring Country Club in Chonburi. — AFP SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 SPORTS Hirscher wins giant slalom in Val d’Isere

VAL D’ISERE: Marcel Hirscher earned a snow, 1.58 seconds off the pace. win, Kristoffersen also went all out but French are ski fanatics,” Hirscher said. first run, ending up 2.83 seconds behind record fifth win in Val d’Isere yesterday After building a small lead of 0.14 went out of the race after straddling a Sitting in fourth place after the first run, Hirscher and failing to qualify for the with a dominating performance in a seconds over Henrik Kristoffersen in the gate on a tricky turn on the top section Thomas Fanara straddled the same gate afternoon run. World Cup giant slalom on the treacher- first run, Hirscher destroyed his rivals in of the course. It was Hirscher’s third as Kristoffersen after losing his balance Ligety has achieved just one podium ous Face de Bellevarde. the afternoon by taking risks while World Cup win this season and on a small bump and ended up in the finish in his last six GS races. “Ted was The Austrian technical specialist, who always looking in total control on the Neureuther’s first podium, while Muffat- security net after a spectacular fall. He upset about the start time - 9.30 start also won last week’s giant slalom in bumpy course where he claimed his first Jeandet again showed he is an emerging was quickly back on his feet and time - with the top part in the sun and Beaver Creek after posting a surprise World Cup win back in 2009. contender after earning a second appeared to be uninjured. the bottom part in the shade,” said U.S. super-G victory in Colorado, won by a “I was on the edge,” said Hirscher, straight top-three finish. Winner of four American Ted Ligety had another dis- coach Sasha Rearick. “He was very dra- massive margin of 1.29 seconds ahead after claiming a 16th giant slalom victory straight overall titles, Hirscher has now appointing performance in his favorite matic about how he was upset about it. I of Felix Neureuther in the French in the combined time of 2 minutes, 8.49 won four giant slaloms and one slalom discipline after crashing in the Beaver think he never got his mind off of that.” Alps.Frenchman Victor Muffat-Jeandet seconds. “For me this is the most difficult in Val d’Isere. Creek giant slalom. He skied too conser- The World Cup continues in Val D’Isere completed the podium on his home slope.”Seeking a second World Cup giant “It’s pretty cool to race here, the vatively and made a big mistake in the on Sunday with a men’s slalom. —AP Ulster hand Toulouse 38-0 European Cup rout

PARIS: Ulster handed four-time champions before Toulouse had their first player sin- Toulouse a 38-0, five-try rout on Friday to binned, Sebastien Bezy getting the yellow- kickstart their European Cup campaign and card for an infringement at the ruck. leave the French giants facing elimination Jackson popped over the resulting in the pool stages for a second successive penalty for 10-0. At the other end, Toby season. Flood missed a second penalty of the half After losing their opening Pool 1 fixture but at least had the consolation of seeing at home to Saracens, Ulster were a trans- Ulster reduced to 14 men when Williams formed side at Ravenhill with South African was yellow carded. scrum-half Ruan Pienaar playing a crucial, Two minutes from the interval, Ulster match-winning role. It was Ulster’s fourth were 17-0 ahead when Pienaar recovered win in their last five home matches against from a crude trip by Yacouba Camara to Toulouse in Belfast. feed Andrew Trimble before the winger Defeat also meant Toulouse have lost chipped ahead to catch his own kick for the two of their opening three games in the score. Jackson was deadly accurate with tournament. “We just had to make sure we another conversion. sucked the life out of their play,” Ulster Pienaar was the inspiration again when director of rugby Les Kiss told the BBC. Ulster grabbed a third try. His smart cross- “We had a few more guys out because field punt left a stretched Toulouse defence of injury but the boys didn’t allow that to flat-footed, allowing centre Luke Marshall hijack themselves and say: ‘Poor me’.” Ulster to score. Despite being tight to the touch- were boosted at the start by the return of line, Jackson slotted over the conversion hooker Rory Best to captain the side while for 24-0. Toulouse lost winger Maxime Medard in Toulouse were shellshocked and Stuart the warm-up and influential No8 Louis McCloskey slalomed over for the bonus- Picamoles with a shoulder injury early in point fourth try with a more comfortable the first half. conversion following for Jackson with still The Irish side were on the scoreboard more than 20 minutes to play. after 23 minutes when giant Kiwi No8 Nick Van der Merwe added the fifth try from Williams barrelled over despite the pres- a driving maul with replacement kicker Ian ence of two defenders after Franco van der Humphreys hitting the extras from a diffi- Merwe had created the opening. cult angle for 38-0. The two sides meet ARE: From left, second placed Austria’s Eva-Maria Brem, first placed Lindsey Vonn of the United States and third placed Italy’sFederica Paddy Jackson added the extras just again in France next weekend. — AFP Brignone, celebrate with a man dressed as Santa Claus on the podium of a women’s World Cup giant slalom in Are, Sweden, yesterday. —AP Stolbova, Klimov win Vonn wins as Shiffrin Grand Prix pairs title misses giant slalom BARCELONA: Russia’s Ksenia Stolbova and points. “Eric and I are really proud about our Fedor Klimov finally came out of the shadows performance today,” said Duhamel. “We felt to claim pairs gold with a flawless display in more comfortable with this programme and ARE: Lindsey Vonn won a World Cup giant at the end of the 2011-12 season. “I was watch- through her run with an apparent knee injury the ISU Grand Prix Final of figure skating on we executed it much better than the short slalom in Are, Sweden, yesterday for her fourth ing some video from that win last night,” Vonn and was taken down the course on a sled. Friday. Stolbova, 23, and Klimov, 25, have programme and we are proud to have this consecutive victory while American teammate said between runs. “I was hoping to be in the While Shiffrin’s status was uncertain, Vonn is often settled for second with silver medals at medal.” Mikaela Shiffrin missed the race following a top three but at the same time I knew that if I not planning to enter Sunday’s slalom race. “I’m the last two European championships, the Russia’s Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander warmup crash. could arc and ski aggressively that I could win. young enough to ski well in GS but not young Sochi Olympics and world championships in Smirnov rallied after she fell twice early in While she specializes in the speed events of Because I’ve done it here before.” Sara Hector enough to still be good in slalom,” Vonn said 2014. their routine to Tchaikovsky’s ‘Manfred downhill and super-G, Vonn has now won four of Sweden, the first starter, pulled up midway with a laugh. — AP The Russian pair also finished second last Symphony’. The European champions came giant slaloms in her career - with two of them season in the Grand Prix Final in Barcelona back strong with a throw quadruple Salchow, coming in Are. Charging down a shortened behind Canadians Meagan Duhamel and Eric throw triple loop and difficult lifts, scoring course due to strong winds in the opening run, Radford. But skating to Danny Elfman’s ‘Man 132.95 points, but slipping from second to Vonn held on to her lead in the second run amid World champs Chen, Marin and Shadow’ they pulled out the biggest free third with 206.59. snowfall and clocked a two-run combined time skate of their careers, scoring a new personal of 2 minutes, 4.70 seconds. “I love racing here in ousted in day of shocks best 154.60 points for an overall total of RUSSIAN TEENS Are under the lights,” Vonn said, having 229.44 to take their first major title ahead of In the women’s competition, Russian 16- explained earlier that it reminds her of training DUBAI: Both world singles champions, Chen his first win over Chen, and by far the biggest the Canadian world champions. year-olds Evgenia Medvedeva and Elena after school while growing up in Minnesota. Long and Carolina Marin, were beaten in of his career. He ran around in small circles “We are very happy that we finally man- Radionova took the top two places after the Eva-Maria Brem of Austria finished second, straight games yesterday on a day when the and later acknowledged that he was “over- aged to skate clean this season and did all the short programme. 0.07 seconds behind, and discipline leader 2015 form-book was torn up in the Super whelmed”. “My game was to stay as relaxed as elements for the first time in competition and Medvedeva scored her season’s best 74.58 Federica Brignone of Italy was third, 0.35 back. Series finals n Dubai. possible, to enjoy it and to play with variation we are very happy with this medal,” said points with Radionova on 69.43 and Japan’s Vonn swept three speed races in Lake Louise, Chen, who has won seven Super Series - and therefore to try to smile.” He will have Klimov. Mao Asada third with 69.13 going into Alberta, last weekend. tournaments this year, was beaten for the first made new friends by doing that. The Moscow-based pair did not include a Saturday’s free skating final. In ice dancing, “I feel really good on my skis and balanced. I time by Viktor Axelsen, the improving world Axelsen was due to play in the final the quadruple throw in their routine like their Canadians Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje have a lot of confidence, especially after Lake number six from Denmark, only briefly show- winner between his compatriot Jan Jorgensen rivals but a triple toe-triple toe-double toe got their title defence off to a strong start in Louise,” she said. “I said last week if I finish Lake ing his best form when he reached 17-15 in and Kento Momota, the Thomas Cup hero combination, triple twist, throw triple the short dance. The Skate Canada and Cup of Louise strong that always means good things the second game before losing 21-12, 21-17. from Japan. Okuhara’s opponent will be the Salchow and flip were enough. Russia winners posted their season’s best for the rest of the season.”Shiffrin, the 20-year- Marin, who has won five major titles in her winner between two former world champi- “In this competition it was enough to do a 72.75 for their waltz and polka selection to old Olympic slalom champion, was taken to a finest ever year, was beaten 21-11, 21-12, by ons, Wang Yihan of China and Ratchanok clean programme with good jumps but in the music of Johann Strauss. local hospital for exams on her right knee. Nozomi Okuhara of Japan, a result which was Intanon of Thailand. future I think we need to do more high level “We felt great with all parts of our work. “She basically flipped over into the net,” perhaps a little less surprising because it was Earlier Chris and Gabby Adcock, the hus- elements like a quad throw,” Klimov said. There’s something very pleasant and familiar Shiffrin’s manager Kilian Albrecht told The the second time in 24 hours that it happened. band and wife from England, who seem to Stolbova and Klimov’s score was the sec- about being back in Barcelona, the crowd feel Associated Press. “She’s in the hospital waiting The conditions in Dubai are slow and take adversity in their stride, achieved ond best ever and just 0.06 lower than the to be behind us all the way,” said Weaver. for the MRI which will probably take a while.” Marin’s attacking game was unable to make arguably their finest performance together record 154.66 achieved by compatriots “It’s good to be in this position and we’re Vonn increased her lead over Shiffrin in the much impact against a superbly mobile oppo- when they reached the final of the mixed dou- Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov in looking forward to tomorrow.” World silver overall standings to 104 points. Lara Gut of nent who consistently got the shuttle back. bles. The Adcocks did that with a 21-17, 22-20 Skate America in 2013. Duhamel and medallists Madison Chock and Evan Bates of Switzerland, who finished 13th, is third overall, It suited Okuhara so much she may start win over Praveen Jordan and Debby Susanto Radford’s routine to Adele’s ‘Hometown Glory’ the United States are close behind on 71.64, 122 points back. Vonn took gold in downhill at Sunday’s women’s singles final with an even of Indonesia, after being behind for much of was technically challenging with a side-by- with 2014 world champions Anna Cappellini the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and has four chance of taking her first major title. Chen the first game and then facing trouble again side triple lutz and a throw quadruple and Luca Lanotte of Italy third (70.14). overall World Cup titles - with the last coming in however was by his standards sluggish and when their four-point second game lead Salchow, but Duhamel stumbled on the Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu will bid for a third 2011-12. In the second run, Vonn’s lead over error-prone. He also allowed himself to be tied evaporated into a 16-17 deficit. throw triple lutz. consecutive men’s title on Saturday as he Brem was down to just three hundredths at the up at the net quite a lot by the canny Axelsen, It followed their great comeback from 15- The 2015 world champions scored 143.93 leads Spain’s Javier Fernandez going into the final interval but her gliding skills paid off over who knew this was the best way of frustrating 17 down in the final game in their final group points, their season’s best to move up from free programme on the final day of competi- the final gates. his tall opponent’s long reach in defence and match yesterday against Lee Chun Hei and third after the short progamme with 216.67 tion. — AFP steep counter-attacks. Chau Hoi Wah of Hong Kong when they were BIG CELEBRATION “I didn’t play so well today,” Chen admitted. close to exiting the tournament. “I tried to be smart on the bottom where it “I didn’t have good fortune and my opponent Fighting qualities and tactical nous have was turny and some of the girls had some trou- played better than I did. But I am very happy characterised their exceptional performances ble,” she said. “I think I may have given away too about my performance for most of the year.” which have also seen them beat Tontowi much time there, but still I was attacking the He already had an eye on his preparation for Ahmad and Lilyana Natsir, the former world whole time trying to arc and I was fast.” the Olympics, he half-admitted. champions from Indonesia. Vonn let out a big celebration, pumping her The Adcocks will tomorrow face in the final poles and screaming before kissing her skis. FINEST PERFORMANCE Ko Sung Hyun and Kim Ha Na the world’s sixth “The old woman still has some tricks up her He may not have been quite as happy at ranked pair from Korea, who may start slight sleeve,” the 31-year-old Vonn added. “I’m not any tme as Axelsen appeared to be after this, favourites. — AFP maybe as agile as I used to be. I’m not maybe as explosive. But at the same time I know my abili- ty and I know what I can do and I know in differ- ent situations what is required of me. “And so I knew today it was going to take two really good, aggressive runs and my experi- ence paid off and I was able to win.” It was the 71st World Cup win of Vonn’s career. She broke the previous women’s record of 62 wins set by Austrian great Annemarie Moser-Proell last sea- son and now is taking aim at Ingemark Stenmark’s overall mark of 86 victories. “It’s just been a great season so far,” said Vonn, who missed the season-opening giant slalom in Soelden, Austria, in October while recovering from a broken left ankle. Brignone, who won in Soelden, holds a 28- point lead ahead of Brem in the GS standings. The surprise of the day belonged to Simone Wild, an 18-year-old from Switzerland, who fin- ished eighth with the No. 45 bib. DUBAI: Carolina Marin of Spain returns a shot to Nozomi Okuhara of Japan during their BARCELONA: Russia’s Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov pose on the podium during Vonn’s previous GS win came in Maribor, women’s single semi-final match in the Dubai World Superseries Finals badminton tourna- the awarding ceremony after winning the Pairs Free Skating program at the ISU Slovenia, three seasons ago. She also won in Are ment in Dubai yesterday. — AFP Grand Prix of figure skating Final 2015 on Friday in Barcelona. — AFP SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 SPORTS

HOBART: Australia’s James Pattinson, center, celebrates with teammates after dismissing West Indies’ Jermaine Blackwood during their cricket test match in Hobart, Australia, yesterday. — AP Australia thrash Windies by innings and 121 runs

HOBART: Paceman James Pattinson took five said in a pitchside interview. three balls before departing with his third for 27 to fire Australia to a thumping innings “I thought Josh Hazlewood led the attack duck in four test innings before Bravo (4) SCOREBOARD and 121-run victory with more than two days beautifully. It was nice to see James Pattinson earned the questionable distinction of being to spare in the first test against West Indies in back bowling the way he did and to get a five- dismissed twice in the same session. HOBART, Australia: Scores on the third day of the first Test between Australia and the West Indies at Bellerive Hobart yesterday. for was an outstanding effort.” Two overs later and Pattinson sent back Oval in Hobart yesterday: Australia enforced the follow-on after dis- Darren Bravo scored a fine 108 in the first Marlon Samuels (3) and Jermaine Blackwood missing West Indies for 223 inside the first five innings and Kraigg Brathwaite notched a defi- (0) in successive balls, giving Australia a hat- Australia 1st innings 583 for 4 declared (A. Voges West Indies 2nd innings overs of the third day at Bellerive Oval, and ant 94 in the second but questions will contin- trick chance for the second time in one day. 269 not out, S. Marsh 182; J. Warrican 3-158) K. Brathwaite b Hazlewood 94 completed the rout before tea by skittling the ue to be asked about the long-term future of Pattinson was unable to convert and it was West Indies 1st innings (207 for 6 overnight) R. Chandrika c Smith b Pattinson 0 K. Brathwaite lbw b Hazlewood 2 tourists for 148 in their second innings. West Indies test cricket after an otherwise hap- all-rounder Mitchell Marsh who next took D. Bravo b Pattinson 4 R. Chandrika c Smith b Lyon 25 M. Samuels c Warner b Pattinson 3 It was Australia’s second biggest victory in less display. “Tough three days for us, we didn’t advantage of the feeble batting, having D. Bravo c Lyon b Siddle 108 J. Blackwood b Pattinson 0 114 tests against the Caribbean islanders and really start very well,” captain Jason Holder Denesh Ramdin caught for four off his first M. Samuels c and b Lyon 9 D. Ramdin c Warner b M. Marsh 4 gave the hosts a 1-0 lead in a three-match said. delivery. J. Blackwood c Burns b Lyon 0 J. Holder c Nevill b Pattinson 17 series, which concludes with tests in “We were pretty indisciplined in the first Holder put on 30 with Brathwaite before D. Ramdin b Hazlewood 8 K. Roach c Nevill b Hazlewood 3 Melbourne and Sydney. Australia, who could session of the test match and that carried on Pattinson returned to claim his fourth five- J. Holder lbw b Siddle 15 J. Taylor c Pattinson b Hazlewood 12 return to the top of the test rankings with a 3- for the rest of the first day. That really set us wicket haul in tests, the West Indies skipper K. Roach c Nevill b Hazlewood 31 J. Warrican not out 6 0 series sweep, made 583 for four declared in back and then we were always catching up.” flicking his 32nd delivery down the leg side J. Taylor b Hazlewood 0 S. Gabriel did not bat (injured) 0 their first innings on the back of a world record Hazlewood (4-45) took the lead as the hosts and into the gloves of Peter Nevill for 17. J. Warrican not out 2 Extras (lb1, w1, nb3) 5 S. Gabriel did not bat (injured - Total (9 wickets; 36.3 overs) 148 fourth wicket stand of 449 between Adam wrapped up West Indies’ innings with only 16 Nevill was again in action to dismiss Kemar Extras (b7, lb10, w1, nb5) 23 Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Chandrika), 2-20 (Bravo), 3-24 Voges and Shaun Marsh. runs added to their overnight tally of 207-6 on Roach (3) off Hazlewood and the right-arm Total (9 wickets; 70 overs) 223 (Samuels), 4-24 (Blackwood), 5-30 (Ramdin), 6-60 Voges was named man of the match for his a chilly morning in Tasmania. paceman got his sixth wicket of the match Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Brathwaite), 2-58 (Chandrika), 3- (Holder), 7-91 (Roach), 8-117 (Taylor), 9-148 unbeaten 269 in the match-turning partner- It was Pattinson, playing his first test in 18 when Jerome Taylor holed out in the deep for 78 (Samuels), 4-78 (Brathwaite) ship with fellow Western Australian thir- months in place of the injured Mitchell Starc, 12. Brathwaite was the final wicket to fall, (Blackwood), 5-89 (Ramdin), 6-116 (Holder), 7-215 tysomething Marsh. “It was a good win, the who provided the spearhead after Smith had bowled by Hazlewood (3-33), as West Indies (Roach), 8-215 (Taylor), 9-223 (Bravo) Bowling: Hazlewood 10.3-3-33-3, Pattinson 8-2-27-5 (2nb 1w), Siddle 7-1-34-0, M. Marsh 7-0-36-1 (1nb), partnership between Voges and Shaun Marsh become the first Australia skipper in six years pace bowler Shannon Gabriel did not bat in Bowling: Hazlewood 18-5-45-4, Pattinson 15-0-68-0 (5nb, 1w), Siddle 15-5-36-2, Lyon 19-6-43-3, M. Marsh Lyon 4-0-17-0 really set up the match for us and the bowlers to enforce the follow-on on home soil. either innings after injuring his ankle on day Result: Australia won by an innings and 212 runs. did a terrific job again,” skipper Steve Smith Opener Rajendra Chandrika lasted just one. —Reuters 3-1-14-0

SCOREBOARD

DUNEDIN, New Zealand: Scoreboard yesterday on the third day of the first cricket test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at the University Oval:

New Zealand, 1st Innings 431 Sri Lanka, 1st 71-3, Doug Bracewell 21-6-42-0 (4nb), Neil Wagner Innings (Overnight: 197-4) 25-5-87-3, Mitchell Santner 21.1-7-37-2, Kane Dimuth Karunaratne c Watling b Santner 84 Williamson 1-1-0-0. Kusal Mendis c Watling b Boult 8 New Zealand, 2nd Innings Udara Jayasundera c Watling b Wagner 1 Tom Latham not out 72 Dinesh Chandimal c Guptill b Southee 83 Martin Guptill b Herath 46 Angelo Mathews c Watling b Southee 2 Kane Williamson not out 48 Kithuruwan Vithanage c Watling b Southee 22 Extras (1b,4nb) 5 Milinda Siriwardana c Taylor b Wagner 35 Total (for one wicket) 171 Rangana Herath c Boult b Wagner 15 Overs: 48. Batting time: 212 minutes. Dushmantha Chameera c Taylor b Southee 14 Fall of wicket: 1-79. Suranga Lakmal not out 18 Still to bat: Ross Taylor, Brendon McCullum, Nuwan Pradeep c Watling b Santner 3 Mitchell Santner, B.J. Watling, Doug Bracewell, Tim Extras (1b,4lb,4nb) 9 Southee, Neil Wagner, Trent Boult. Total (all out) 294 Bowling: Suranga Lakmal 9-0-26-0, Angelo Overs: 117.1. Batting time: 506 minutes. Mathews 4-1-4-0, Dushmantha Chameera 10-0- Fall of wickets: 1-19, 2-29, 3-151, 4-156, 5-198, 6- 40-0 (3nb), Nuwan Pradeep 9-1-29-0 (1nb), 209, 7-252, 8-273, 9-287, 10-294. Rangana Herath 8-1-39-1, Milinda Siriwardana 7-0- Bowling: Trent Boult 22-7-52-2, Tim Southee 27-4- 28-0, Udara Jayawundera 1-0-4-0.

Tougher measures demanded after bowler’s Pakistan race blast DUNEDIN: Sri Lanka’s Milinda Siriwardana bowls past New Zealand’s Kane Williamson on day three of their first international cricket test at University Cricket Oval in Dunedin, New Zealand, yesterday. — AP LONDON: An anti-racism campaigner seems quite outrageous; that the punish- has called on the England and Wales ment does not fit the offence. It’s not Cricket Board to get tougher on abuse only serious abuse and misconduct, it is Williamson in elite set as after Somerset bowler Craig Overton was clearly racially offensive,” he told the only given a two-match ban for allegedly Guardian. telling a Pakistan-born opponent to “go “I would expect that if it was in foot- New Zealand take control back to your own f***ing country”. ball, that person would be getting a very Overton was found guilty of a level- heavy sanction. If cricket wants to main- one breach, the lowest of four ECB direc- tain a reputation of credibility it should DUNEDIN: Kane Williamson joined the elite Guptill and Latham set about building on from the setback to produce a stubborn 43-run tives, for comments he was heard mak- nip something like this in the bud and 1,000 runs-a-year club yesterday as New Zealand New Zealand’s advantage, moving swiftly to 79 stand for the seventh wicket. ing to Sussex spinner Ashar Zaidi in an make it clear that it is not going to toler- built a commanding 308-run lead over Sri Lanka before Guptill’s luck ran out when he was The 30-year-old Siriwardana, who only made English County Championship match at ate it. “If a decision seems quite outra- with two days remaining in the first Test in bowled by a shooter from Rangana Herath for his Test debut two months ago, had a reprieve Hove in September. Both umpire Alex geously wrong, then the ECB could Dunedin. Only the threat of rain and a flattening 46. The first-innings century-maker had earlier on 29 when he was caught by a leaping Doug Wharf and Sussex’s non-striking batsman appeal and that goes to another panel. pitch loomed as possible barricades for New survived caught and bowled chances to Nuwan Bracewell on the long-leg boundary. Michael Yardy said they heard Overton’s “In appealing, and voicing its displeasure Zealand, who closed day three on 171 for one Pradeep and Suranga Lakmal and being The apparent dismissal turned into a six abuse of the 34-year-old. at the verdict, it can send the message with nine wickets in hand. dropped on 19 by Kusal Mendis at cover. when Bracewell fell backwards over the bound- It was reported that Wharf included that there should be zero tolerance of Tom Latham was on 72 with master batsman Latham, who posted his seventh Test 50 with ary rope. this in his report, with Yardy giving a writ- such discriminatory conduct.” Williamson on 48. Williamson, who started his a single off Milinda Siriwardana, has been con- However, Siriwardana was not to score again ten statement in support. Zaidi, who was An ECB spokesman earlier insisted innings with 992 runs for the year, reached 1,000 tent to build partnerships first with Guptill then as four balls later he edged Neil Wagner to Ross playing for Sussex on his British passport that it remains content with the CDC’s driving Rangana Herath elegantly over mid-off an unbroken 92-run stand with Williamson. Taylor at first slip. before being released by the club at the handling of the case, and Overton was to the boundary. He joins England’s Alastair Sri Lanka suffered a setback at the start of the Herath, who weathered a sustained short-ball end of the season, told the match offi- subsequently selected for this winter’s Cook and Joe Root and Australians David Warner day when they resumed their first innings at barrage and took a cruel blow to the head, faced and Steve Smith as the only players to achieve 197-4 and lost batting general Dinesh 74 deliveries before he was gone for 15. The cials he had not heard anything beyond England Performance Programme. the milestone in 2015 but his batting average of Chandimal with the first ball he faced. innings ended when leg-spinner Mitchell the “usual” comments that did not upset “The Cricket Discipline Commission is 94.54 is considerably superior to the other four. Santner had Pradeep caught behind to give him. an independent body which operates at Brendon McCullum, with 1,164 runs in 2014, is STUBBORN PARTNERSHIP wicketkeeper BJ Watling his sixth catch of the Overton denied saying the words, but arm’s length from the ECB,” the ECB the only other New Zealander to score 1,000 The Sri Lankans had expected Chandimal to innings. It is the second time the South African- Kick It Out chairman Lord Herman spokesman said. “Craig Overton’s selec- runs in a calendar year. lead them within close range of New Zealand’s born Watling has taken six catches in an innings, Ouseley believes the punishment by the tion for the EPP squad would have Williamson’s class shone as New Zealand 431, instead he was unable to add to his one short of the Test record of seven jointly held Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC), an played no part whatsoever in the CDC’s ramped up their dominance over Sri Lanka, overnight 83 as he fell to Tim Southee. by Pakistan’s Wasim Bari, New Zealander Ian independent arm of the ECB, does not fit ruling in this matter. “The ECB refutes any removing their last six wickets on Saturday to Southee struck again in his next over when Smith and England’s Bob Taylor. For New the offence. suggestion of interference or bias in the have the tourists all out for 294, 137 runs in he had Kithuruwan Vithanage caught behind for Zealand, Southee took three for 71 and Wagner “My personal view would be that it proper disciplinary process.” —AFP arrears. 22. Milinda Siriwardana and Herath emerged three for 87. — AP SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 SPORTS

NBA Results/Standings

Indiana 96, Miami 83; Cleveland 111, Orlando 76; Detroit 107, Philadelphia 95; Golden State 124, Boston 119 (OT); Toronto 90, Milwaukee 83; Charlotte 123, Memphis 99; New Orleans 107, Washington 105; Denver 111, Minnesota 108 (OT); Oklahoma City 94, Utah 90; San Antonio 109, LA Lakers 87; Portland 106, Phoenix 96. Eastern Conference Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Toronto 15 9 .625 - Boston 13 10 .565 1.5 NY Knicks 10 14 .417 5 Brooklyn 7 15 .318 7 Philadelphia 1 23 .042 14 Central Division Cleveland 15 7 .682 - Indiana 13 8 .619 1.5 Chicago 12 8 .600 2 Detroit 13 11 .542 3 Milwaukee 9 15 .375 7 Southeast Division Charlotte 14 8 .636 - Atlanta 14 10 .583 1 Miami 12 9 .571 1.5 Orlando 12 11 .522 2.5 Washington 9 12 .429 4.5 Western Conference Northwest Division Oklahoma City 15 8 .652 - Utah 10 11 .476 4 Portland 10 14 .417 5.5 Minnesota 9 13 .409 5.5 Denver 9 14 .391 6 Pacific Division Golden State 24 0 1.000 - LA Clippers 13 10 .565 10.5 Phoenix 10 14 .417 14 Sacramento 9 15 .375 15 LA Lakers 3 20 .130 20.5 Southwest Division San Antonio 19 5 .792 - Dallas 13 10 .565 5.5 Memphis 13 11 .542 6 BOSTON: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors and Shaun Livingston #34 defend Kelly Olynyk #41 of the Boston Celtics during the fourth quarter at TD Garden on Houston 11 12 .478 7.5 Friday in Boston, Massachusetts. The Warriors defeat the Celtics 124-119.— AFP New Orleans 6 16 .273 12 Curry, Warriors beat Boston 124-119 in 2OT

BOSTON: Stephen Curry scored 38 points and season debut. Out since injuring his right wrist PELICANS 107, WIZARDS 105 shooting 5 of 8 from beyond the arc. Marc SPURS 109, LAKERS 87 the Golden State Warriors improved to 24-0 before training camp, he played 25 minutes Tyreke Evans scored 27 points and New Gasol led the Grizzlies with 17 points and nine LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 points, Kawhi this season by outlasting the Boston Celtics and made 5 of 7 shots while scoring 14 points. Orleans rallied to end a seven-game losing rebounds. Leonard had 16 points and they each had 11 124-119 in double overtime Friday night. streak against Washington. The Wizards led 97- rebounds to lift San Antonio over the Los Angeles Counting the wins in their final four games last PACERS 96, HEAT 83 90 in the fourth quarter before the Pelicans THUNDER 94, JAZZ 90 Lakers. Rookie D’Angelo Russell had a career-high season, the defending NBA champions have Monta Ellis had 24 points, six assists and six came back to win. New Orleans hadn’t beaten Kevin Durant scored 21 points, including 24 points in the fifth straight loss for Los Angeles. taken 28 in a row. They broke a tie with the steals to help Indiana beat Miami and end a Washington since Feb. 1, 2011. John Wall led the last 11 for Oklahoma City to beat Utah. The Kobe Bryant had 12 points on 5-for-12 shooting 2012-13 Miami Heat for the second-longest three-game losing streak. Paul George, the Washington with 26 points. Thunder matched a season high with their in 29 minutes. As time expired, Bryant ran over to winning streak in league history, and now trail NBA’s third-leading scorer, had 23 for the fourth straight win. Durant hit a tiebreaking 3 give Spurs coach Gregg Popovich a long hug, and only the 33 straight by the Los Angeles Lakers Pacers. Chris Bosh had 23 points and 10 RAPTORS 90, BUCKS 83 with 1:06 left, then made two free throws with the longtime competitors spoke for a couple of in 1971-72. Curry made only 9 of 27 shots from rebounds and Dwyane Wade had 20 points, DeMar DeRozan had 27 points as Toronto two seconds left to seal it. He also got eight minutes. Bryant tapped his chest and pointed to the field. But he was 6 for 13 from 3-point five rebounds and five assists in Miami’s third held off late-charging Milwaukee. The Raptors rebounds. Russell Westbrook had 24 points for the crowd, acknowledging the cheers and chants range and a perfect 14 of 14 from the free led by as many as 19 points in the latter stages the Thunder. Gordon Hayward led the Jazz of “Kobe” as he walked off the court. straight loss. throw line, sinking a pair of foul shots with 13.4 of the third quarter before the Bucks cut it to with 19 points and eight rebounds. seconds left to give the Warriors a three-point four when Giannis Antetokounmpo hit a TRAIL BLAZERS 106, SUNS 96 lead. The Warriors next play on Saturday night PISTONS 107, 76ERS 95 jumper with 5:11 to go. Khris Middleton had 26 NUGGETS 111, TIMBERWOLVES 108, OT C.J. McCollum scored 26 points and made five at Milwaukee. Andre Drummond had 18 points and 16 points for the Bucks. Danilo Gallinari hit a 3-pointer to put 3-pointers, and Damian Lillard added 18 points as rebounds, and Marcus Morris scored 21 points Denver ahead late in overtime as the Nuggets Portland held Phoenix to 14 fourth-quarter CAVALIERS 111, MAGIC 76 as Detroit downed Philadelphia. The Pistons HORNETS 123, GRIZZLIES 99 rallied from an 18-point deficit in the second points. Portland went on a 13-0 run in the fourth LeBron James had 25 points and eight opened the game on an 11-0 run and built a Kemba Walker had 33 points and six assists, half to beat Minnesota. Gallinari finished with a to take control after trailing by four to start the assists as Cleveland rolled past Orlando. 24-point lead in the first half. The Sixers and Nicolas Batum added 20 points as game-high 23 points, including nine in over- quarter. McCollum and Lillard, one of highest- Timofey Mozgov added 17 points as the dropped to 1-23. Before the game, the team Charlotte beat Memphis for its fourth straight time. The Nuggets ended a five-game home scoring guard duos in the NBA, hit 3-pointers dur- Cavaliers beat the Magic for the 12th straight announced that coach Brett Brown had signed win. The Hornets hit 18 of 37 shots from 3- losing streak. Andrew Wiggins and Kevin ing the stretch. Eric Bledsoe led the Suns with 31 time. Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert made his a multiyear contract extension. point range, with Walker and Batum each Martin led Minnesota with 22 points apiece. points. — AP Palmieri scores in OT as Nigeria gets Africa’s first football Devils edge Red Wings 3-2 pitch lit by players LAGOS: Africa’s first football pitch lit solely by the players’ move- NEWARK: Kyle Palmieri scored in over- Division-leading Kings have a point in OILERS 7, RANGERS 5 and Boedker scored on a breakaway ments has been inaugurated in Lagos, the economic hub of pow- time to give the New Jersey Devils a 3-2 eight straight games (6-0-2). Eric Fehr Lauri Korpikoski scored three goals late in the second period to tie it. er-starved Nigeria, at a ceremony attended by US-Senegalese rap- victory over the Detroit Red Wings on and Evgeni Malkin scored for the for his first career hat trick, Taylor Hall Lindback continued to make tough Friday night. Palmieri took a lead pass Penguins, who were 5-2-1 in their last added two goals and two assists, as saves in the third period, assuring per Akon. from Lee Stempniak and streaked into eight home games. Marc-Andre Fleury Edmonton scored twice in the final 1:34 Arizona its first point in six games (1-5). The technology, invented by a young British engineer, consists the Detroit zone ahead of defenseman had 38 saves. to pull out its fifth straight win. Teddy Zach Parise was called for a high-stick- of placing electronic tiles under the artificial turf, which is convert- Tomas Tatar, skated in on the goal and Purcell and Darnell Nurse also scored for ing penalty 16 seconds into overtime, ed into power by kinetic energy. Each time a player steps on a tile, put a backhander past a sprawled out BLACKHAWKS 2, JETS 0 the Oilers, who have won their last six at giving the Coyotes a 4-on-3. Boedker seven watts of electricity are generated and sent to a battery. Jimmy Howard with 39.3 seconds Patrick Kane extended his franchise- home dating back to Nov. 20. Derick scored 18 seconds later, backhanding a The stored power helps to feed six powerful but low consump- remaining. It extending Palmeiri’s goal- record points streak to 25 games with a Brassard scored twice and Mats rebound past Darcy Kuemper. Kuemper tion LED floodlights that shine on the pitch. Solar panels around scoring streak to four games. Damon power-play goal and Corey Crawford Zuccarello, Rick Nash and Chris Kreider stopped 18 shots for the Wild, who are 1 the pitch complement the technology, stocking electricity Severson and Sergey Kalinin also stopped 25 shots for his third shutout also had goals for the Rangers. New for their last 20 on the power play after throughout the day. The system has already been installed at a scored for the Devils who rallied after York has lost two in a row and four of going 0 for 4 against Arizona. football pitch in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, in football-mad Brazil, of the season to lead Chicago. Jonathan trailing 2-0 in the third period. Cory the last five. After Nash tied the score 5- which hosted the 2014 World Cup. Toews also scored during a man advan- Schneider finished with 27 saves. 5 on a power-play goal with 1:46 HURRICANES 5, DUCKS 1 “It’s brilliant,” said Kusagba Oluwadamilola, an 18-year-old Gustav Nyquist and Tatar scored power- tage, ending a seven-game goal-scor- remaining in regulation, Hall put the Jeff Skinner scored into an empty sports student, who plays for the football team at the Federal play goals in the second period for ing drought, as the Blackhawks won for Oilers back ahead for good 12 seconds net to complete his hat trick and Elias College of Education (Technical), where the pitch has been set up. Detroit and Howard made 35 saves. The the third time in four contests and beat later with his second of the night. Lindholm connected on a power play, “It’s going to be really useful. Until now we couldn’t play at Red Wings extended their point streak the Jets in Chicago for the second time Korpikoski completed his hat trick into leading Carolina past Anaheim. Jordan night,” he told AFP. The man behind the technology, Laurence to 13 games (8-0-5) since their losing in this week. Kane, who entered the NHL’s an empty net with 38 seconds to go. Staal also scored and Eddie Lack made Kemball-Cook, 30, launched his own company, Pavegen, four years regulation on Nov 14. leading scorer, got his 19th goal mid- 31 saves, losing his shutout bid with ago. way through the second period to COYOTES 2, WILD 1, OT 5:51 left in the third period when Jakob Since then, the invention has been installed in 150 locations KINGS 3, PENGUINS 2, SO Mikkel Boedker scored his second Silfverberg converted a pass from match Sidney Crosby’s 25-game streak, across the globe from parks and airports to shops and even dance Marion Gaborik’s shootout goal lifted goal of the night 34 seconds into over- behind the net by Sami Vatanen. Lack set in 2010-11, for the longest in the Los Angeles to its sixth straight win. time and Anders Lindback stopped 27 got a break with 7:46 left in the second floors. Inspiring new generations with new technology is essential, Pittsburgh’s David Perron and the Kings’ league since 1992-93. Kane has 16 shots to help Arizona end a five-game period when Vatanen’s 50-foot slap shot he said, particularly in Nigeria where residents often have just a Anze Kopitar also scored in the goals and 23 assists during his run. losing streak. The Wild dominated most hit the post with the Hurricanes leading few hours of power a day because of an erratic electricity supply. shootout. Jake Muzzin and Tanner Winnipeg rookie Connor Hellebuyck, of the first two periods, going up on 2-0. John Gibson stopped 14 of 17 shots As a result, households and companies are forced to rely on Pearson had Los Angeles’ goals in regu- making his fifth NHL start since No. 1 Jared Spurgeon’s goal in the second in his seventh straight start for the heavily polluting generators. Kemball-Cook said the pitch would lation, and Jonathan Quick stopped 40 goalie Ondrej Pavelec suffered a knee period. Lindback kept the injury-deplet- Ducks - a stretch that included shutouts not only help “create a community” but also showed the need to shots through overtime. The Pacific sprain, had 29 saves. ed Coyotes in it with some big saves against Vancouver and San Jose. diversify Africa’s energy mix. Frederik Andersen, who missed the pre- “We need solar, we need other solutions as well... we need it vious seven games because of the flu, right now, we don’t want to be using these fossil fuel generators. NHL Results/Standings replaced Gibson at the start of the third. We need to be using more renewable sources of power,” he said. It was his first appearance since Nov. 21. With the initial cost of solar energy high, Kemball-Cook said he New Jersey 3, Detroit 2 (OT); Los Angeles 3, Pittsburgh 2 (SO); Chicago 2, Winnipeg 0; Dallas 3, Philadelphia 1; Arizona 2, Minnesota 1 (OT). hoped to bring down the cost of the tiles by mass production to as STARS 3, FLYERS 1 little as $50 (45 euros) per square metre through economies of Western Conference Detroit 16 8 6 78 77 38 Antoine Roussel scored the tiebreak- scale. Central Division Ottawa 15 9 5 91 87 35 ing goal late in the second period and WLOTLGFGAPTS Boston 15 9 3 88 76 33 Dallas went on to beat Philadelphia. ‘NO BRAINER’ Dallas 22 5 2 102 76 46 Florida 14 11 4 75 71 32 Roussel, whose five goals all have come St. Louis 16 9 4 74 72 36 Rap superstar Akon made a surprise appearance at the launch Tampa Bay 14 12 3 70 66 31 at home, pulled the puck out of a pileup of the newly built pitch on Thursday to the delight of the students. Chicago 16 10 4 81 75 36 in front and sent a wrist shot past Flyers Nashville 15 9 5 78 76 35 Toronto 10 13 5 64 76 25 He has been involved in renewable energy projects with his goalie Michal Neuvirth with 2:32 to go Minnesota 14 7 6 71 66 34 Buffalo 11 15 3 70 82 25 Akon Lighting Africa, created in 2004, whose objective is to electri- in the second. Mattias Janmark had tied Winnipeg 14 14 2 82 91 30 Metropolitan Division fy Africa with solar energy. The project is already running in 15 Colorado 12 16 1 79 85 25 the scored at 1-1 for Dallas with 5:54 Washington 19 6 2 83 61 40 countries and he is aiming for 34 by 2020. Pacific Division remaining in the second. Jamie Benn Los Angeles 19 8 1 74 59 39 NY Rangers 18 9 3 86 67 39 added his NHL-leading 20th goal into “I am proud to be here,” said the singer and producer, who was Vancouver 11 11 8 79 82 30 NY Islanders 16 8 5 82 70 37 an empty net with 53 seconds remain- born in the United States but spent his childhood in Senegal. San Jose 14 13 1 75 76 29 New Jersey 15 10 4 74 71 34 ing, and Antti Niemi finished with 19 “Climate change makes things different today,” he said, as dele- Arizona 14 14 1 77 90 29 Pittsburgh 15 10 3 67 67 33 saves. Shayne Gostisbehere scored his gates to a UN conference in Paris thrashed out a historic agree- Edmonton 13 15 2 82 90 28 Philadelphia 12 12 6 62 83 30 fourth power-play goal in 16 career ment to cut global warming. The Pavegen tiles are “an extraordi- Anaheim 11 13 5 56 73 27 nary concept for Africans who play football every day,” he added. Calgary 12 14 2 73 99 26 Carolina 11 14 4 69 88 26 games for Philadelphia at 9:23 of the Eastern Conference Columbus 11 17 2 72 90 24 second. Neuvirth had 41 saves. The Football is the king of sports in Nigeria, whose national team Atlantic Division Note: Overtime losses (OTL) are worth one point in the standings and Stars have won six of seven at home the Super Eagles has won the African Cup of Nations three times, Montreal 19 8 3 97 69 41 are not included in the loss column (L). and improved to 5-0-2 in their last sev- as well as gold at the 1996 Olympic Games. —AFP en games overall.— AP SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 SPORTS Perfect 10 for Ighalo as Watford climb goes on

The hosts finally put Watford under seri- ous pressure in the closing stages, but Sunderland 0 Duncan Watmore’s shot swerved narrowly wide and Gomes produced a brilliant low save to thwart Defoe. —AFP

Watford 1 Matches on TV (Local Timings) SUNDERLAND: Odion Ighalo’s 10th goal of the campaign earned Watford a 1-0 victory at Sunderland yesterday that saw the promoted UEFA Champions League side rise to seventh place in the Premier Aston Villa v Arsenal 16 :30 League. The Nigerian striker converted a beIN SPORTS fourth-minute cross from Allan Nyom at the Liverpool v West Bromwich 19:00 Stadium of Light and Quique Sanchez Flores’s beIN SPORTS men withheld late pressure to register a third Tottenham v Newcastle 19:00 consecutive Premier League win for the first beIN SPORTS time. While Watford climb three places to sev- enth, within touching distance of the Spanish League European places, Sam Allardyce’s Sunderland remain a point from safety in the relegation Rayo Vallecano v Malaga 14:00 zone. Both teams will now brace themselves beIN SPORTS for daunting festive fixtures, with Watford and SD Eibar v Valencia 18:00 Sunderland scheduled to face Chelsea, beIN SPORTS Manchester City and Liverpool, while Watford Atletico v Bilbao 20:15 must also contend with Tottenham Hotspur. beIN SPORTS Ighalo has been a key figure in Watford’s Villarreal v Real Madrid 22:30 fine adaptation to life in the top flight and he beIN SPORTS took less than four minutes to make his mark on a soggy afternoon in northeast England. Italian Calcio League Watford right-back Nyom sent a ball into the PARIS: All the groups are displayed behind the trophy of the UEFA Euro 2016 football tournament after the final draw in Paris yesterday. — AFP box from the right and Ighalo threw himself AC Milan v Hellas Verona 17:00 in front of Sebastian Coates at the near post beIN SPORTS to toe the ball past goalkeeper Costel Chievo Verona v Atalanta 17:00 Pantilimon. beIN SPORTS He came close to claiming a second short- Empoli v Carpi 17:00 Lewandowski, Lahm net as ly after, skinning John O’Shea but seeing his beIN SPORTS shot blocked on the line by a sliding defend- SSC Napoli v AS Roma 20:00 er, with Jose Manuel Jurado firing the beIN SPORTS rebound against the post. Bayern labour to victory Juventus v Fiorentina 22:45 With Sunderland toiling, Allardyce made beIN SPORTS an early tactical adjustment, introducing Jack BERLIN: Robert Lewandowski and Philipp Lahm Lex early in the second-half, but the latter fired Ibisevic netted his second on 50 minutes Rodwell for DeAndre Yedlin and switching German Bundesliga from a back three to a back four. Pantilimon netted yesterday as Bayern Munich laboured to straight at Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. before Kalou picked up his eighth goal of the was called upon to repel a curler from Etienne FC Augsburg v Schalke 04 17:30 a 2-0 win against Ingolstadt to get back on track Lewandowski claimed his 15th league goal of season in the final quarter of an hour as Hertha Capoue, but Sunderland finished the half beIN SPORTS after last week’s shock Bundesliga defeat. After the season when he pounced on Jerome enjoyed their biggest win of the season. strongly. Borussia Dortmund v Eintracht19:30 losing in the league for the first time this season Boateng’s long pass, rounded Ingolstadt’s goal- Fresh from Tuesday’s Champions League win Fabio Borini shot wide and Watford goal- beIN SPORTS with a 3-1 humbling in Moenchengladbach last keeper Ramazan Ozcan and slotted home from a over Manchester United, which confirmed their keeper Heurelho Gomes was obliged to tip Saturday, Bayern produced a subdued perform- tight angle on 65 minutes. place in the last 16 as group winners, Wolfsburg the ball over the bar after Miguel Britos head- French League ance at Munich’s Allianz Arena before pulling stayed fifth as they laboured to a 1-1 draw at away with two second-half goals. FIRST GOAL home to Hamburg. Germany squad member ed a Yann M’Vila free-kick towards his own AS Monaco v Saint Etienne 16:00 “It was a great performance from Ingolstadt, Lahm doubled Bayern’s lead with 15 minutes Nicolai Mueller gave the visitors the lead on 21 goal. Sunderland continued to push in the beIN SPORTS second half, but Watford initially succeeded in they really put us under pressure,” said Lahm, left when he claimed his first goal in the famous minutes when he tapped home the rebound Angers v Girondins 19:00 keeping them at arm’s length, with Gomes who admitted his side lacked energy after their red shirt since October 2014 as he hit the far left- after Pierre-Michel Lasogga went one-on-one beIN SPORTS equal to a long-range effort from Rodwell. 2-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday in hand corner. With second-placed Borussia with Wolfsburg’s goalkeeper Diego Benaglio. Allardyce added Adam Johnson and Marseille v Ajaccio 19:00 the Champions League. Dortmund playing at Eintracht Frankfurt today, Wolves equalised when Maximilian Arnold Jermain Defoe to the mix, the pair replacing beIN SPORTS “It was the first time in ages that we didn’t Bayern took their chance to go eight points clear spared their blushes with a late strike. Borini and Steven Fletcher, but although PSG v Lyonnais 23:00 come out and play with lots of energy right from for at least 24 hours. With Moenchengladbach at Werder Bremen stayed within three points of Johnson teed up Defoe to score in the 76th beIN SPORTS the start. “We need to learn from that and Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday night, Hertha the relegation places after a 1-1 draw at home to minute, it was ruled out for offside. remember that we also need to have that ener- Berlin took the chance to leap-frog Gladbach Cologne as Nigeria striker Anthony Ujah had a gy. “Otherwise it becomes difficult, particularly into third when they romped to a 4-0 win at first-half penalty saved for the hosts. when the opponent plays very well, as with Darmstadt. Hoffenheim enjoyed their first win since today”. Bosnia striker Vedad Ibisevic scored on 12 September when Jonathan Schmid’s first-half Injury-hit Hammers draw Bayern could have been 2-0 down at the minutes, after Salomon Kalou played a part in goal sealed their 1-0 win at home to Hanover 96 break as Ingolstadt, who are in their first season the build up, before defender Marvin which lifted them to 17th. Stuttgart dropped to blank in Stoke stalemate in Germany’s top flight, wasted clear chances. Plattenhardt curled in a free-kick midway bottom again after their goalless draw at home Australia forward Mathew Leckie set up Stefan through the first-half to make it 2-0 at the break. to Mainz on Friday. — AFP almost put Stoke ahead when he stretched to reach Ibrahim Afellay’s cross, but instead of West Ham 0 making contact with the ball the Dutch mid- fielder caught West Ham goalkeeper Adrian Cabaye helps Palace with an eye-watering blow in the groin area. Van Ginkel wasted an even better chance end Saints hoodoo moments later, scuffing wide from close- Stoke 0 range from another dangerous Afellay deliv- ery. Marko Arnautovic netted twice in Stoke’s surprise 2-0 win over Manchester City last Crystal 1 LONDON: West Ham were forced to settle for weekend and the Austria striker threatened a 0-0 draw against Stoke as the injury-hit to break the deadlock when he narrowly hosts failed to turn their pressure into goals at failed to turn in Glen Johnson’s cross. Stoke Upton Park yesterday. defender Ryan Shawcross was involved in a Southampton 0 Slaven Bilic’s side dominated for long peri- bruising battle with Andy Carroll, at one point ods and hit the woodwork through Mauro pole-axing the Hammers striker with a block Zarate, but they have now gone six Premier that left him needing treatment on his face. Carroll was undeterred and came close to LONDON: Yohan Cabaye scored the only goal of the League matches without a win. Stoke remain game as Crystal Palace earnt a first ever Premier League in mid-table after producing another obdu- opening the scoring in the 49th minute with victory over Southampton yesterday. rate display that underlined why they have a powerful header that forced a good stop kept seven clean sheets in their last nine from Jack Butland. Butland did well to deny DR Congo international Yannick Bolasie produced league games. Carroll again midway through the half, while some vintage wing-play before crossing for Cabaye to Bilic was forced to make two changes from Stoke mounted a rare attack that saw tap home from close range seven minutes from half- the line-up that drew at Manchester United Arnautovic hit the bar with a deflected free- time at a blustery Selhurst Park in South London. In 12 last weekend with Winston Reid and Victor kick. Zarate almost won it for West Ham in the previous Premier League meetings between the teams, Moses sidelined with injuries that further closing stages when he cleverly worked space Palace had failed to win even once and had scored just NORWICH: Everton’s Romelu Lukaku, center, scores his side’s first goal of the game weakened a team already missing Dimitri for a 20-yard strike that cannoned back off a a single goal in their last seven meetings with the during their English Premier League soccer match against Norwich City at Carrow Payet, Diafra Sakho and Manuel Lanzini. post with Butland beaten. Saints. Road, Norwich, England, yesterday. — AP Stoke had also suffered an injury blow late Stoke substitute Mame Diouf was sent But a first top flight success against Southampton for in the week when Switzerland winger clear by Arnautovic in the closing moments, 24 years pushed Alan Pardew’s Eagles up to sixth in the Xherdan Shaqiri was ruled out with an illness. but Adrian made the save to ensure a share of table. Hoolahan punishes Shaqiri’s replacement, Marco van Ginkel, the spoils. — AFP Pardew made one change to his starting line-up from Monday night’s 1-1 draw at Everton with winger profligate Everton Wilfried Zaha back from suspension to take the place of Australia international Mile Jedinak. the former Barcelona winger arced a beautiful Ronald Koeman made four personnel changes and cross to the back post, where Lukaku charged switched to a 3-5-2 formation that seemed to unsettle Norwich 1 in to head home. his charges. Cabaye caused panic in the Saints box with It was Lukaku’s 15th goal of the season, in a low free-kick that fizzed past everyone, needing just a all competitions, and made him the first slight touch to turn it in. Saints goalkeeper Paulo Everton player since Bob Latchford in 1975 to Gazzaniga then made a stunning triple-save keeping Everton 1 score in seven consecutive games. With out Bolasie’s looping, curling shot, springing to his feet Norwich’s defence all at sea, a second Everton to block Cabaye’s finger-stinger and then parrying a goal seemed a matter of time. Declan Rudd close-range prod from Connor Wickham. Shane Long rushed out to save from Arouna Kone, before bent a shot just wide for the visitors before home goal- NORWICH: Wes Hoolahan’s scruffy equaliser Lukaku somehow failed to turn the ball into keeper Wayne Hennessey showed stunning reflexes to prevented Everton from gaining on the an open goal from Tom Cleverley’s right-wing acrobatically push Steven Davis’s header over the bar. Premier League’s leading sides as Roberto cross. Lukaku also shot narrowly wide twice, Cabaye slotted in from close range on 38 minutes Martinez’s men were held to a 1-1 draw at while England left-back Leighton Baines, Carrow Road yesterday. making his first start of the season after a after Bolasie just managed to stay onside before cross- Victory would have taken Everton to with- long-term ankle injury, slammed a right-foot ing from the right. In the second half, Jason Puncheon in a point of fifth-place Tottenham Hotspur, shot against the post. failed to turn in Bolasie’s cross against his former but after Romelu Lukaku gave them a 15th- But Martinez’s side-who eliminated employers before Long blazed wildly over at the other minute lead, they squandered a glut of Norwich from the League Cup in October- end. Another player lining up against his former club, opportunities to extend their advantage. failed to make their dominance count and Saints captain Jose Fonte blocked Zaha’s shot as Palace Hoolahan duly levelled the scores early in the within seconds of the kick-off in the second threatened to run away with it. Koeman brought on top second half, scuffing in from close range to half, they were punished. scorer Graziano Pelle from the bench but it failed to consign Everton to a third consecutive draw Ryan Bennett, sent on for Andre Wisdom spark a revival. and inch Norwich a point clear of the relega- at half-time, met Robbie Brady’s corner with a Zaha should have finished it but after Bolasie cut in tion places. header and although Tim Howard parried, from the left, the former Manchester United winger Alex Neil’s side might have emerged with Hoolahan was on hand to bundle the ball sliced the French-born Congolese international’s cut- all three points, only for Cameron Jerome to over the line from close range. back high over the bar from 10 yards. Gazzaniga almost produce a glaring miss with 20 minutes The chances dried up momentarily, sealed the victory when he let a backpass run under his remaining, hoisting the ball over the bar from Ramiro Funes Mori blocking from Brady at foot before scrambling back to save his own blushes. Hoolahan’s flick. one end, Olsson from Kone at the other, Moments later he turned Wickham’s shot around the Gerard Deulofeu signalled Everton’s ambi- before Jerome wasted a gilt-edged chance to post before blocking one-handed Bolasie’s volley from tion with an early driving run into the give Norwich victory. Hoolahan’s clever back- the resulting corner. Norwich box and after Lukaku had dragged a heel presented him with a clear sight of goal, LONDON: Stoke City’s Marko Arnautovic, front, and West Ham United’s Alex Song shot wide, the Belgium striker put the visitors but with the net at his mercy, the former battle for the ball during their English Premier League soccer match at Upton Park, Even so, Saints could have snatched a point in injury time but Hennessey saved well to deny Long’s half-vol- ahead. Norwich left-back Martin Olsson’s pan- Stoke City striker shanked the ball into the London, yesterday. — AP icky clearance went straight to Deulofeu and stands from six yards out. — AP ley. —AFP Vonn wins as Australia thrash Shiffrin misses Windies by giant slalom 121 runs

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BOURNEMOUTH: Manchester United’s Belgian midfielder Marouane Fellaini (3R) attempts a shot on goal during the English Premier League football match between Bournemouth and Manchester United at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, southern England yesterday. — AFP King sharpens Man United pain

atmospheric Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth - a then after United was eliminated from the the post and nestled in the net. United defense - comprising Guillermo Varela, tiny coastal club that almost dropped out of Champions League on Tuesday after a loss to It was a tough break for a United side that Paddy McNair, Daley Blind and Cameron Bournemouth 2 England’s professional leagues six years ago - Wolfsburg. Saying Friday that United will have started with an average age of 24 because of a Borthwick-Jackson - plenty of problems on the completed a remarkable double following a 1- to get used to losing its status as a European mountain of injuries - including Wayne counterattack. 0 win at reigning Premier League champion heavyweight will hardly have endeared Van Rooney. And another befell Van Gaal when But it was another set piece that undid Chelsea last week. Gaal to the club’s increasingly disillusioned winger Jesse Lingard was forced off the pitch United for the second time. In what appeared a Man United 1 Josh King was the match-winner for fans. in the 31st, to be replaced by 19-year-old training-ground move, King peeled off Blind in Bournemouth in the 54th minute, finding him- So, the last thing the Dutchman needed Andreas Pereira. By then, United had equalized the center of the area and found himself in lots self in lots of space to turn in a finish from a was for his injury-hit team to fall behind at when Fellaini bundled the ball into the back of of space to meet Matt Ritchie’s low corner with pre-planned corner routine. There had been Bournemouth - but that’s what happened the net after Memphis Depay had been denied a first-time shot into the net from eight meters. BOURNEMOUTH: Manchester United conced- more embarrassment earlier for United, when inside two minutes from one of the most by Bournemouth goalkeeper Artur Boruc. It Bournemouth had chances to extend its ed directly from a second-minute corner on its Junior Stanislas’ corner kick sailed directly into bizarre goals of the season. was an awkward finish from the tall Belgian, lead, with substitute Glenn Murray blazing way to a humbling 2-1 loss at Bournemouth in the far corner to give the hosts the lead. who poked the ball beyond the diving Boruc, over from 10 meters. The club from the seaside the Premier League yesterday, capping a Marouane Fellaini equalized for United in AWKWARD FINISH slid on his knees then stabbed it into the net town faced financial ruin twice in the last 20 humiliating week for England’s biggest club the 24th. The defeat adds to the concerns of Stansilas whipped in a corner kick from the while on the ground. years and was on the brink of relegation to the that began with a Champions League group- United manager Louis van Gaal, who has come left wing and the swirling wind helped to take Bournemouth showed how dangerous it is fifth tier six years ago. Now, it has just complet- stage exit. under increasing pressure this season - firstly the ball beyond David de Gea, who could only to underestimate the team by beating Chelsea ed back-to-back wins over two of European In front of 11,500 fans in its cramped and because of the team’s dull style of play and touch the ball with his fingertips as it struck last weekend, and posed a barely recognizable football’s biggest teams. — AP Barca let two-goal Man City back on top lead slip in after frantic finish Deportivo draw again, tipping over Sigurdsson’s shot after BARCELONA: Barcelona threw clash with Bayer Leverkusen, and Routledge had got away down the right to away a two-goal lead set up by missed the Brazilian’s inventive- Man City 2 cut the ball back. Lionel Messi and Ivan Rakitic in ness against a well-organised City, though, soon asserted themselves, the final 13 minutes as Deportivo Deportivo. taking the lead as Bony escaped the atten- la Coruna struck a blow to their Luis Suarez was looking to tions of his marker Ashley Williams to plant a free header into the net from Jesus title hopes with a 2-2 yesterday. score for the ninth consecutive Swansea 1 Despite missing the injured game, but the Uruguayan was Navas’s corner. Neymar, the European champions unusually wayward when he fired Pellegrini’s team were less than con- vincing with their own defending at set looked on course to bounce back wide a glorious chance from plays, almost conceding an immediate from last weekend’s 1-1 draw at Sandro Ramirez’s knockdown ear- MANCHESTER: Teenage substitute Kelechi Iheanacho was attributed a freak equaliser as Andre Ayew got in front of his Valencia thanks to stunning ly on. marker to head over from Sigurdsson’s strikes from Messi and Rakitic. Messi looked back to his best stoppage-time winner as Manchester City beat managerless Swansea City 2-1 yester- whipped free-kick. However, Lucas Perez scored after a few rusty performances on Pellegrini brought on Fabian Delph for for the sixth consecutive game to his return from a two-month knee day to recapture the Premier League sum- mit. the ineffective Raheem Sterling at half- bring Deportivo back into the ligament injury and he nearly time in an attempt to push Swansea back. game at the Nou Camp before he teed up Andres Iniesta with a sen- Yaya Toure’s shot deflected in off Iheanacho’s back, barely two minutes after As City looked to take control of the match, set up Alex Bergantinos to fire sational through ball that the Bafetimbi Gomis’s first goal since August Toure went close twice in the opening home an equaliser four minutes Spanish international just couldn’t looked to have earned the visitors a draw minutes of the second half, first with a from time. stretch to turn home. at a sodden Etihad Stadium. free-kick that Fabianski pushed aside and Barca now lead Atletico Madrid The visitors frustrated Barca by Wilfried Bony had headed City in front then with a surging run that ended with a by three points at the top of the denying space in behind and had against his former club in the first half and shot flying over. table, but Diego Simeone’s men a great chance to take the lead Manuel Pellegrini’s side came perilously Not that the home side could afford to can move joint top with victory themselves when Jonathan close to throwing two points away before relax, with Sigurdsson almost working over Athletic Bilbao today. Rodriguez was played clean claiming victory amid a remarkable finish. space for an equaliser after the ball broke Real Madrid, who are two through, but Claudio Bravo Swansea, who sacked Garry Monk on back to him off a defender, Hart racing off points further adrift of Atletico, rushed from his line to make a Wednesday, continue to slide towards his line quickly to block at the near post. travel to Villarreal today. fine save. trouble, having won just once in 12 league The England goalkeeper was in action With Barcalona not in La Liga German Lux turned a Messi matches. once more on the hour mark, adjusting his footing to beat away a swerving action next weekend due to their drive from distance behind, but But they can take great heart from a dis- Sigurdsson free kick, conceded after participation in the Club World there was nothing he could do to play that troubled their opponents, and so nearly brought reward. Caretaker manager Bacary Sagna caught Routledge with a Cup, they could fall to third before prevent the four-time World dangerous head-high challenge. the end of the month. Player of the Year recording his Alan Curtis attempted to halt Swansea’s BARCELONA: Barcelona’s Luis Suarez fights for the ball against slide by picking a side without a recog- City survived a scare in the final few “It is little inexplicable. We lost fifth goal in as many games with a minutes when Sigurdsson lashed home control when we had to have it stunning free-kick that dipped Deportivo Coruna’s Alejandro Arribas, right, during a Spanish La nised centre-forward, as Stoke City had Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Deportivo Coruna at when they beat City 2-0 seven days earlier. after Gomis had collided with Hart, only for and we made it easier for them into the top corner. the goal to be ruled out for a foul on the when it was 2-0,” Barca captain Suarez was off target again the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, yesterday. — AP Gylfi Sigurdsson played as a false nine, with Gomis dropped to the bench, and it home goalkeeper that was far from evi- Andres Iniesta told Canal Plus. with a piledriver just before the cross. Barca looked to have made but he was also ruled offside. was a ploy that created two good chances dent. “They are things that happen. break, but it was Deportivo who the game safe with another stun- However, Perez was not to be in the first 15 minutes. Wayne Routledge It looked as though the visitors had We have to analyse it so it doesn’t made the better start to the sec- ning strike as Rakitic rifled the ball denied his 11th goal of the season was able to run onto Jack Cork’s through- secured a point when Gomis burst into the happen again. In two weeks we ond-half and Bravo had to be alert into the bottom corner from 25 moments later as he outmuscled ball inside the first five minutes and goal- penalty area beyond Eliaquim Mangala have lost four points which has to claim Faycal Fajr’s attempted yards for his first league goal of Jeremy Mathieu to slot home. keeper Joe Hart needed to position himself and belted in a shot that beat Hart at his closed everything up.” chip. the season. Perez was also key in teeing up well as he advanced to block the shot with near post. Barca were without La Liga’s At the other end, Suarez’s Deportivo thought they were the equaliser as his measured his legs. City, though, kept their heads, and top scorer, Neymar, due to a groin search for a goal continued as he back in the game when Perez pass was blasted into the far cor- found time for a winner as Toure found the net with a shot that looped in off 19-year- injury he picked up in midweek was flagged offside as he tapped headed home after Cardoso’s ini- ner by Bergantinos to stun the GOAL DISALLOWED old Nigerian starlet Iheanacho.— AFP ahead of their Champions League in from Jordi Alba’s unselfish tial effort had come off the bar, Camp Nou. — AFP Hart then demonstrated his alertness China weighs law easing social registration system Page 22

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SHANGHAI: An elderly woman rests on a pedestrian overpass between bed linen hanging up to dry on a handrail in downtown Shanghai yesterday.—AFP China economy shows signs of steadying Retail sales better but property sector growth slows

BEIJING: China’s activity data was stronger percent rise. Retail sales grew an annual tackling factory overcapacity and so-called my. But the government has been strug- than expected in November, with factory 11.2 percent in November - the strongest zombie firms. With its trade sector ailing, gling to reach its economic growth target output growth picking up to a five-month expansion this year - compared with 11.0 there are also signs China is ramping up of around 7 percent this year, which would S&P: Britain’s AAA high, signaling that a flurry of stimulus percent in October. Analysts had forecast efforts to send more excess production be the weakest pace in a quarter of a cen- measures from Beijing may have put a floor 11.1 percent growth in November. abroad with tax cuts for the export sector. tury. Many analysts suspect actual growth rating threatened under a fragile economy. Still, analysts “While low base could be the factor driv- China’s output of key industrial com- is lower than official figures suggest. believe more policy steps are needed to ing the headline growth, we still have to modities including coal and steel remained by EU exit risk weather nagging headwinds from a cool- acknowledge that China’s data are illustrat- weak in November amid chronic oversup- Weaker property investment ing property market, risks from high ing signs of stabilization, albeit at a low lev- ply as slowing construction demand took A cooling property market has weighed LONDON: Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s domestic debt levels, and weak global el,” said Zhao Hao, senior economist at its toll. “Supply-side management should heavily on China’s economy over the past demand as financial markets brace for Commerzbank in Singapore. The data came be supported by loose fiscal and monetary year. Home sales and prices have increased warned Friday that the risk of Britain leaving the interest rate rises by the US Federal after weak trade and inflation readings ear- policy,” Li Huiyong, an economist at in bigger cities over recent months, helped European Union could affect its triple-A ranking. Reserve. lier this week, which underscored the per- Shenyin & Wanguo Securities said. by a barrage of government measures. S&P, the only major ratings agency to rate Britain as “Real interest rates are still high due to sistent slack in the economy. Li said the economy faced “increased Data issued by the statistics bureau on AAA, maintained the ranking with a negative out- falling producer prices,” Wang Jun, senior uncertainties” from a cooling property mar- Saturday showed property investment look due to uncertainties over a coming referen- economist at the China Centre for Weak demand, overcapacity ket, excess factory capacity, high debt lev- grew 1.3 percent in the first 11 months of dum on Britain’s EU membership. International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE), The world’s second-biggest economy els and Beijing’s anti-corruption drive. He 2015 from a year earlier, slowing from 2.0 It came shortly after the International Monetary a Beijing-based think-tank. “It’s still neces- has been hit by weak demand at home and expects the central bank to cut interest percent rise in January-October and hitting Fund warned that uncertainty over a so-called sary to cut interest rates to support eco- abroad, factory overcapacity and chal- rates by 50 basis points in the next 12 the weakest pace since early 2009. “Brexit” could hurt its economy. “In our opinion, the nomic growth and combat deflation.” lenges posed by its transition to a con- months, on top of more cuts in bank While noting the risk posed by large possibility that the UK could leave the European Factory output grew an annual 6.2 percent sumption-led growth model from one reserve ratios. inventories of unsold homes, China’s Union (EU) as a consequence of a planned ‘leave or in November, data from the National reliant on investments. Over the past year Chinese authorities President Xi Jinping said last month that remain’ referendum... represents a risk to the UK Bureau of Statistics(NBS) showed, quicken- With the Fed poised to raise interest have launched the most aggressive policy China needed to reduce housing overhang economy,” S&P said in a statement. ing from October’s 5.6 percent and beating rates for the first time in almost a decade at stimulus since the 2008/09 global financial to ensure sustainable development of its British Prime Minister David Cameron has prom- expectations of 5.6 percent. next week’s review, the risk of intensifying crisis, including cutting interest rates six property market. Xi has said that China Growth in China’s fixed-asset invest- capital outflows has added to Beijing’s poli- times since late 2014 and lowering bank must keep annual average growth of no ised to hold a referendum before the end of 2017, ment, one of the main drivers of the econo- cy challenge. reserve requirements. They have also taken less than 6.5 percent over the next five while renegotiating the terms of Britain’s member- my, rose 10.2 percent in the first 11 months, Premier Li Keqiang has recently pledged other steps, including an announcement years to hit the country’s goal of doubling ship in the meantime. unchanged from the gain in January- to step up “supply-side” reform to generate on Friday to lock-in more investments as gross domestic product and per capita Most opinion polls show greater support for October, and higher than an expected 10.1 new growth engines in the economy while Beijing tries to put a floor under the econo- income by 2020 from 2010. —Reuters remaining within the 28-member bloc among the British public, though the pro-EU lead has been narrowing. If Britain were to leave the EU, S&P warned that London would lose its ability to influ- US retail sales jump as shopping picks up ence EU policies on financial services, put at risk financing services for its public deficit, and in a WASHINGTON: Holiday shoppers are off to home, potentially choosing to browse for no longer as key a barometer because the sweaters for $49.99, down from $139. worst case scenario “harm sterling’s role as a global a solid but unspectacular start as retail holiday gifts online instead of wading season starts earlier and earlier. Mother Some shoppers are waiting until the reserve currency”. sales registered a modest gain in through crowds at stores. Nature is also hurting business. last minute because of tight family budg- Nevertheless, the ratings agency noted that it November. The Commerce Department The National Retail Federation estimat- Unseasonably warm weather that has con- ets. Mildred Vasquez, 38, of East Harlem, believed the most likely outcome would be that said Friday that retail sales rose a seasonally ed that spending averaged $299.60 per tinued into December has squelched was shopping last weekend for clothes Britain would vote to remain within the EU. Ratings adjusted 0.2 percent to $448 billion last person over Thanksgiving weekend. That appetites for cold weather items. That has with her two boys, ages 4 and 11 at a Target agency Fitch also said on Friday that it believed it month. This marks an improvement after was down from $381 last year. But the forced clothing stores like Macy’s to step up store. She said that it’s hard to keep up with was most likely Britain would remain in the EU, say- months of lackluster spending as cheaper trade association says the figures are not more discounts than planned to get rid of the higher costs of basics like rent. So she is ing its outlook was “stable”. It said a vote to leave gasoline depressed overall sales volumes. comparable due to methodology changes. coats and heavy sweaters. Macy’s was offer- waiting until the week before Christmas to Retail spending improved a mere 0.1 per- But the retail sales report confirms that ing online “web buster” deals like cashmere buy gifts.—AP the EU would be a “moderately negative credit cent in October after a 0.1 percent drop in consumers are shifting away from malls development” and risk “triggering a second referen- September. and shopping plazas. Online sales dum on Scottish independence” following a But in November, shoppers upped their advanced 7.3 percent from a year ago. plebiscite held in 2014. spending at clothiers, sporting goods People are also more eager to eat out, with The International Monetary Fund has offered stores and electronics outlets. Spending at expenditures at restaurants increasing 0.7 Britain a glowing report on its economy, but online retailers such as Amazon advanced a percent in November and 6.5 percent over warned that the potential for the country’s exit healthy 0.6 percent. General merchandise the past 12 months. Americans have from the European Union weighed on its outlook. stores also improved, but in a bleak sign for stepped up their purchases of cars this The conclusion revealed Friday in the IMF’s annual chains such as Macy’s sales at department year, although sales at auto dealers slipped assessment of the UK economy also warned about stores were flat. “Despite a weak-ish head- 0.6 percent last month. the rise of housing prices because of the possibility line, retail spending in November suggests of “leaving some households vulnerable to income a firm pace of consumption,” said Bricklin Strong growth and interest rate shocks.” The IMF says Britain’s Dwyer, a senior economist at the bank BNP Tom McGee, president and CEO of economy looks to be running to “near capacity,” Paribas. International Council of Shopping Centers, The report should provide some relief the mall trade group, said that he’s sticking with strong growth likely to continue over the next after evidence of tepid shopping during to a 3.3 percent sales growth for the five years. Inflation, now at minus 0.1 percent annu- Black Friday - the day after Thanksgiving November and December period. ally, should gradually return to its 2 percent target. But the report says the planned referendum on EU when consumers often splurge - and pro- “I think this is a strong holiday season,” SPRINGDALE: Shoppers check out at a Wal-Mart Supercenter store in Springdale, vide a better sense about their confidence he said. “But clearly changes are taking Arkansas. Economists forecast that retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 0.3 percent membership injects an element of uncertainty into in the broader economy. Initial figures indi- place that are beginning to take hold.” last November, according to a survey by FactSet on Friday. This would be a modest the picture.—Agencies cated that many consumers stayed at He noted that Black Friday weekend is acceleration from a gain of 0.1 percent in October and flat sales in September. —AP SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 BUSINESS How to promote diversity at work iversity is an attribute of all great the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) age teamwork and provide business and so forth, you are setting the founda- organizations, and companies region are comfortable sharing their BAYT.COM WEEKLY REPORT ethics and diversity-related training to tion for a happy, loyal and productive Dthat are able to overcome diversi- views at work even if it goes against the novel way. If your company is diverse your employees. You must add clear workforce. ty issues often achieve greater produc- majority. 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South African troubles mount as rand collapses

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand largest economy, is struggling with unem- slumped to record lows for a second day ployment stubbornly high at over 25 per- on Friday as the country’s economic cent, low growth and the threat of a credit prospects darkened over President Jacob rating downgrade to “junk” status. Zuma’s firing of the respected finance min- The rand has lost about 30 percent of its ister. The rand breached 16 to the US dollar value against the dollar this year-falling 8.0 for the first time, government bond yields percent alone since Nene was removed. rose and bank stocks dived further in reac- His fate and the market reaction tion to Nhlanhla Nene being dismissed late unleashed a bout of deep pessimism in Wednesday. South Africa over ANC rule which has dom- Nene was replaced by David van inated politics since Nelson Mandela won Rooyen, a little-known figure from the rul- the first post-apartheid elections in 1994. ing African National Congress (ANC) party, Van Rooyen is seen as likely to back huge in a move greeted with dismay by many outlays on a nuclear station building pro- investors and financial analysts. gram and the troubled state airline as well But late Friday Zuma explained the as public spending ahead of local elections shock ouster for the first time. He said Nene next year. had been nominated as South Africa’s can- Nene’s “ouster will now go down in his- didate to head the African Regional Centre tory as one of the costliest blunders ever of the newly formed BRICS bank. made by the current administration,” said “We are fully backing his candidature, Ellis Mnyandu, editor of Business Report knowing full well that he will excel and newspaper. “The shock announcement... make the nation proud in his next assign- was devoid of any logic and justification, ment,” said a statement. Zuma said Nene’s especially when (Zuma’s) government is departure “does not signal a change in the meant to be doing everything possible to government’s fiscal stance.” restore confidence and growth. “His succes- “Government will not abandon the fiscal sor, David Douglas Des van Rooyen, is a big path that we have chosen in the last few unknown.” years. Maintaining a prudent fiscal position Van Rooyen, 47, was a member of the remains one of government’s top priori- ANC’s armed wing in the last years of its ties,” it said. struggle against apartheid, and has recent- But economists were not so convinced. ly been a low-key member of parliament’s “Nene was not prepared to be used as Mr finance committee. Zuma’s own petty cashbox,” Ian His time as a small-town mayor of Cruickshanks, chief economist with the Merafong is primarily remembered for South African Institute of Race Relations, when his house was burnt down by a mob SHANGHAI: Workers ride on their tricycle along a road in downtown Shanghai yesterday. — AFP told AFP. over provincial boundary changes that “Foreigners are getting assets out. There local people thought would disadvantage are lots of uncertainty, the only solution to them He resigned the post in 2009, accord- China weighs law easing protect the exchange rate of the rand is an ing to local media. intervention by the Reserve Bank (raising Zuma, who led the ANC to an easy gen- interest rates),” he said. eral election victory last year, holds the social registration system South Africa, the continent’s second presidency until 2019. —AFP Curbs on movement of workers may go Greece reaches deal to BEIJING: China will loosen some restrictions estimated 13 million Chinese citizens live living in the country’s shadows. Obtaining on the free movement of workers within the without any documents at all, cursing them services requires getting a residence certifi- unlock bailout funds country, long stymied by registration papers to a shadowy existence, with no access to cate, the new rules say, but acquiring the that limit access to critical social services, basic public services or legal route to document requires legal proof of residence state media reported yesterday, although the employment. and employment, a Catch-22 that likely ATHENS: Greece announced yesterday it tricity distributor Admie. new rules may leave many out in the cold. Premier Li Keqiang “recently” signed the means the rules do not apply to many had reached a deal with its international The state will take a 51 percent stake The labor of hundreds of millions of cabinet order that promises to “improve basic migrant workers. creditors on the latest set of reforms in Admie, while the rest will be sold to migrants has helped achieve China’s transfor- public services in urban areas”, according to a The rules become increasingly strict in needed to receive another tranche of private investors and a portion floated mation from an overwhelmingly agrarian report by the Xinhua state news service, proportion to a city’s size. Getting a resi- one billion euros in much-needed on the Athens stock exchange. society under orthodox Communism to the which added the rules would take effect on dence permit in Beijing, for example, requires bailout loans. The Greek parliament will vote on the “We have reached an agreement for bill next Tuesday, as required by law. world’s second-largest economy. January 1 of next year. Those who have proof of legal residence and employment, as this cycle,” the finance minister George Greece in July accepted a three-year, 86- But the country’s “hukou” system of resi- obtained steady, legal work for more than six well as proof of social insurance, continuous Stathakis told reporters after a meeting billion-euro ($93-billion) EU bailout that dency permits, established decades ago, con- months will, in some cases, be eligible for residence and a “perfect” score on a govern- with the country’s quartet of creditors- saved it from crashing out of the euro- tinues to deny those who move, and their better access to services, according to a copy ment point system. The country tightly con- the European Commission, the European zone, but the deal came with strict con- children, equal access to services like educa- of the rules posted on the cabinet’s web site. trols the number of people allowed to live in Central Bank, the International Monetary ditions. tion and healthcare. While that may make things easier for the capital and has made moves to check the Fund and the EU’s bailout fund, the The beleaguered nation received its The rules have created a generation of 61 workers moving between the country’s growth of its population. Although Beijing European Stability Mechanism. This first payout in August and second in million “left behind children” often raised by smaller cities, the provisions suggest they has repeatedly promised it will change the round of funding was contingent on November, each time pushing through a their grandparents or other family members, may be of little help to those seeking “hukou” system as part of structural reforms reaching an agreement on the terms of a number of the unpopular reforms under with more than three percent simply left on employment in so-called “mega cities” like aimed at improving economic performance, privatization fund and the sale of elec- the terms of the release. — AFP their own, according to state media. Another Beijing or Shanghai, not to mention illegal changes have been incremental. — AFP

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Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. GOLD Saudi Riyals 82.190 US Dollars Mint 0.300250 0.304250 20 Gram 218.970 Jordanian Dinar 430.480 10 Gram 112.180 Asia ASIAN COUNTRIES Egyptian Pound 38.904 5 Gram 56.77 Sri Lankan Rupees 2.139 Bangladesh Taka 0.003456 0.004056 Japanese Yen 2.515 Indian Rupees 4.591 Chinese Yuan 0.045867 0.049367 Indian Rupees 4.554 Pakistani Rupees 2.893 Hong Kong Dollar 0.037104 0.039854 Pakistani Rupees 2.930 UAE Exchange Centre WLL Bangladesh Taka 3.861 Indian Rupee 0.004323 0.004713 Srilankan Rupees 2.128 Philippines Pesso 6.480 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000018 0.000024 Nepali Rupees 2.847 CURRENCIES TELEX TRANSFER PER 1000 Cyprus pound 581.885 Japanese Yen 0.002434 0.002614 Singapore Dollar 216.720 Australian Dollar 204.08 Japanese Yen 3.480 Kenyan Shilling 0.003158 0.003158 Hongkong Dollar 39.217 Canadian Dollar 231.95 Syrian Pound 2.615 Korean Won 0.000247 0.000262 Bangladesh Taka 3.845 Swiss Franc 300.84 Nepalese Rupees 3.865 Malaysian Ringgit 0.067329 0.073329 Philippine Peso 6.440 Euro 326.66 Malaysian Ringgit 72.820 Nepalese Rupee 0.002881 0.003051 Thai Baht 8.472 US Dollar 305.45 Chinese Yuan Renminbi 48.080 Pakistan Rupee 0.002695 0.002975 Sterling Pound 461.91 Thai Bhat 9.505 Philippine Peso 0.006424 0.006704 GCC COUNTRIES Japanese Yen 2.52 Turkish Lira 105.140 Sierra Leone 0.000067 0.000073 Saudi Riyal 81.097 Bangladesh Taka 3.874 Singapore Dollar 0.212765 0.218765 Qatari Riyal 83.537 Indian Rupee 4.578 Bahrain Exchange Company South African Rand 0.013433 0.021933 Omani Riyal 789.890 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.139 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001762 0.002342 Bahraini Dinar 807.630 Nepali Rupee 2.859 Taiwan 0.009114 0.009284 Pakistani Rupee 2.893 UAE Dirham 82.798 CURRENCY BUY SELL Thai Baht 0.008111 0.008661 UAE Dirhams 0.08312 Europe Bahraini Dinar 0.8118 ARAB COUNTRIES British Pound 0.456607 0.465607 Arab Egyptian Pound - Cash 37.600 Egyptian Pound 0.03892 Czech Korune 0.004385 0.016385 Jordanian Dinar 0.4344 Bahraini Dinar 0.799079 0.807079 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 38.885 Danish Krone 0.040821 0.045821 Omani Riyal 0.7932 Egyptian Pound 0.036157 0.039283 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.419 Euro 0.329071 0.337071 Qatari Riyal 0.08422 Iranian Riyal 0.000084 0.000085 Tunisian Dinar 152.050 Norwegian Krone 0.031170 0.036370 Saudi Riyal 0.08142 Iraqi Dinar 0.000200 0.000260 Jordanian Dinar 428.250 Romanian Leu 0.087162 0.087162 Jordanian Dinar 0.424564 0.432064 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 2.026 Slovakia 0.009074 0.019074 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.000000 1.000000 Syrian Lira 2.167 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Swedish Krona 0.031861 0.036861 Lebanese Pound 0.000152 0.000252 Morocco Dirham 31.335 Swiss Franc 0.303201 0.313221 Moroccan Dirhams 0.022062 0.046062 Rate for Transfer Selling Rate Turkish Lira 0.099460 0.109760 Nigerian Naira 0.001255 0.001890 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES US Dollar 305.500 Omani Riyal 0.782800 0.788480 US Dollar Transfer 303.950 Canadian Dollar 230.865 Australasia Qatar Riyal 0.082749 0.083962 Euro 337.080 Sterling Pound 461.645 Australian Dollar 0.210723 0.222223 Saudi Riyal 0.080390 0.081090 Sterling Pound 465.650 Euro 324.265 New Zealand Dollar 0.198323 0.207823 Syrian Pound 0.001288 0.001508 Canadian dollar 222.590 Swiss Frank 314.635 Tunisian Dinar 0.147720 0.155720 Turkish lira 104.240 Bahrain Dinar 810.840 America Turkish Lira 0.099460 0.109760 Swiss Franc 312.380 UAE Dirhams 83.470 Canadian Dollar 0.216116 0.224616 UAE Dirhams 0.081746 0.082895 Australian Dollar`223.250 Qatari Riyals 91.520 US Dollars 0.299750 0.304250 Yemeni Riyal 0.001373 0.001453 US Dollar Buying 302.750 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 BUSINESS

Toyota Prius 2nd & 3rd generation image

The story of Prius Cool

he Prius debuted in Japan in 1997 and then launched was a slow start-but Toyota had faith in the potential of on celebrities such as Harrison Ford, Calista Flockhart, greater extent, but also offered substantial improvements overseas in the year 2000. Like any revolutionary new the Prius. Leonardo DiCaprio and Cameron Diaz-each of them arriv- in power and overall performance. This new Prius was Tproduct, it took a little while to catch on. But catch ing at the famous Red Carpet in...a Prius! Suddenly, the also more stylish, inside and out-a trendy five-door hatch- on-it did. By 2003, the Prius was becoming generally recog- How The Prius became a star Prius was in the spotlight. And everybody wanted to back with a stunning interior and Toyota’s legendary nized for what it was-the wave of the future-a “smart car” Movie stars and other celebrities have often led the know more about it. Since “cool” people used this unique attention to details, including a joystick-like shift knob for a smarter generation. It was a turning point. The Prius way in identifying both progressive issues-such as climate vehicle, and were not shy about explaining why, the Prius and push button start. The Prius had now become a really had become cool! change or the environment-and also progressive prod- quickly became an icon of Cool. Cool car and also “Hot”. ucts like the Prius which had a strong emotional reso- The car that Americans would never buy? Prius in the fast lane A winner worldwide In the early days, marketers said the Prius could never America is a nation in the Fast Lane. But in California The second generation Prius was clearly a winner. It sell in the US. The critics insisted that the American con- where almost everyone relies on cars to get from A to B, became “Car of the Year” in North America in 2004 and “Car sumer would never buy a fuel efficient vehicle with a 1.5 freeway congestion and air pollution issues led to carpool of the Year” in Europe in 2005. As it caught the eye of the liter gasoline engine, even if actual power output took lanes. These priority lanes were restricted to vehicles with public globally, other manufacturers belatedly tried to get advantage of a second power source, an electric motor. two or more persons. Imagine that you are stuck in traffic: into the market. The Prius however continued to be Gas was cheap. And “Big” was big too-large SUVs and pick- it’s a hot day and nothing is moving. Then, a Prius whizzes acknowledged as the only credible “Green Car”. ups were the hot sellers in Middle America. In terms of oil by-with just one person in it! The government of California In 2008, global sales of the Prius soared to 1 million prices and consumer prices, the American market in 1997 had decided that low emissions vehicles should get pref- units. But Toyota did not rest on its laurels, and introduced was similar to that in the Middle East today. erential treatment. Suddenly, Californians wanted the a third generation Prius in 2009. As the company likes to So Toyota shelved the idea of exporting the Prius right Prius. Even a used Prius could command a premium price. say, “Proof is in the Prius”-sales doubled, exceeding 2 mil- away. But sales in Japan exceeded expectations. In fact, nance since it contributed to creating a more environ- lion units in 2010. The Prius is known for its smooth accel- initial orders were three times higher than expected in mentally friendly world. Some celebrities wanted to make The Second Generation: eration. And sales have also accelerated-worldwide. It is just the first month. Maybe, Toyota thought, the market- a statement about making environmentally sound deci- “Cool” becomes hot now sold in more than a hundred countries and, with the ing gurus were wrong. When a new minor change model sions in their role as a responsible citizen and inspire oth- At the same time, Prius development was not standing advent of the new fourth generation model will be intro- appeared in the year 2000, Toyota tested the waters in ers and the Prius was a perfect solution to their aspira- still. When the second generation Prius appeared in duced in another thirty, including the Middle East.? You North America and Europe-selling 6,500 Prius vehicles tions. September 2003, it was a huge step forward. Its Hybrid can be sure that future generations of the Prius will be ever abroad the first year-about half of those sold in Japan. It At the 2003 Academy Awards ceremony, all eyes were Synergy Drive not only benefitted the environment to a better. After all, the future belongs to the Prius.

ADB urges Bayt.com weekly report Bangladesh 7 tips to help you to develop hand over work before your vacation

capital market s you prepare to unwind and rest after a long, laborious DHAKA: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) encouraged year, it is perfectly normal to panic about the work you Bangladesh yesterday to use the more than $553 million it Ahave to hand over before your vacation. But no matter has provided in loans to develop a capital market and how you do it, try to avoid leaving your colleagues with all the attract private investors. chaos. Try these tips from the career experts at Bayt.com, the Bangladesh aims to become a middle income country Middle East’s leading job site, to help you get organized before (MIC) by 2021. “A well-functioning capital market can catal- your leave: yse private sector investment in infrastructure and other 1. Provide sufficient notice sectors creating employment and economic growth,” Inform your colleagues about your leave period well in Kazuhiko Higuchi, the ADB’s country director in advance of your date of absence so they can organize a time- Bangladesh, told Reuters in an interview. line that allows them to schedule their work and your work as The ADB has been supporting government efforts to well, and make sure everyone has the resources they need to do a good job. develop the capital market in Bangladesh for more than 2. Organize yourself two decades and has recently signed agreements with the Failing to plan is the equivalent to planning to fail. Have a government for the third such program, he said. goal in mind and organize a game-plan to get there. Create a This will support policy actions to strengthen the capital daily schedule before your leave and stick to it. Be punctual market regulator, boost institutional investor demand, and don’t postpone. Determine what projects and tasks are broaden the supply of financial instruments, and promote critical and need your attention and allocate your immediate a more liquid government bond market, Higuchi said, sup- efforts to those. Select what you can easily postpone and what porting the drive for middle-income status. Last month 28 you can delegate without hurting results. A lion’s chunk of pri- representatives of Bangladesh’s development partners, oritizing involves simply learning to plan and stay organized. meeting in Dhaka, said the government should raise NAJAF: Iraqis shop for second-hand clothes at a market in the holy city of Najaf, 160 km south of And the best way to organize yourself is to package all your spending on infrastructure to $12 billion annually, particu- Baghdad, yesterday. —AFP work in an arranged fashion and create a logical routine that larly for energy, transport and ports, and aim to attract pri- your colleagues can easily follow. vate sector investors rather than depending on aid. 3. Train your sub During this meeting the ADB promised $5 billion in UN: World economy stumbled in 2015 If your boss decides to appoint a temporary substitute in loans to Bangladesh from 2016 to 2018, mainly to improve your place, make sure you have ample time to train him or her. infrastructure. “A strong and well-functioning capital mar- UNITED NATIONS: The world the shift from salaried work to self- Looking ahead, Monteil said “we 4. Set up your email ket can help to boost the funds dedicated for the infra- economy stumbled in 2015, with employment.” expect only modest improvement Be sure to set up your email account so that it sends auto- structure development sector,” Higuchi said growth estimated at just 2.4 per- One of the striking features is a in the global economy during the mated responses stating that you’re away on leave. Add any The government has outlined measures to improve the cent this year following a nearly 60 sharp decline in investment across next two years.” The report fore- relevant details as well. transparency and efficiency of the capital market and percent drop in oil prices and an a large set of countries, said Hamid casts that global growth will reach 5. Don’t procrastinate encourage private sector financing in a five-year plan to over 20 percent fall in commodity Rashid, chief of the Global 2.9 percent in 2016 and 3.2 percent Make it a point to get all your obligations out of the way June 2020. prices in the last 18 months, Economic Monitoring Unit at the in 2017. before you leave so things don’t pile up when you get back. You Higuchi said Bangladesh has made some progress in according to a UN report released. UN Department of Economic and Rashid said oil prices have don’t want to work when you are on your holiday like the 87% of professionals who said they do work while on leave, as revealed developing its capital market but needs to do more to The report on the World Social Affairs. dropped significantly because strengthen its regulation. “The market participants need to in our poll on holiday seasons and work (December 2014). Economic Situation and Prospects All but five of the 20 largest there is “huge oversupply in the 6. Limit distractions adopt information and communication technology for 2016 said many developing and developing countries observed a market.” The UN expects this excess enhanced effectiveness, efficiency and transparency,” he Distraction from social media specifically was mentioned former Soviet bloc countries suf- decline in investment over the last supply to dissipate and oil prices to as the top distraction at work by 25% of professionals in the said. fered a broad slowdown to the 18 months, he said. There was one go up from around $45 a barrel He suggested ways to broaden and deepen the capital Bayt.com poll on distractions at work in the MENA (December weakest pace since the global positive statistic with implications now to about $63 a barrel by 2017. 2013). Make sure to determine the appropriate amount of market, including bringing in international strategic financial crisis in 2008. for efforts to combat climate He cautioned that it is very diffi- investors as shareholders, which would help to improve time you should spend online each day. Spending too much The growth rate compares to 2.6 change: There was no growth in cult to forecast commodity prices, governance and technology, and more institutional time on social media during working hours will not only nega- percent in 2014. “Weak global energy-related carbon emissions in but “we are reasonably optimistic investors, such as insurance companies. It could also tap tively affect your ability to focus and the limited time you have growth continues to hurt labor 2014. It was only the second time that this has bottomed out.” Rashid into demand for Islamic financial instruments. “The capital to organize your tasks before your vacation, but will also markets,” UN Assistant Secretary- that has happened in the past 20 said demand for commodities reduce your productivity. market lacks the desired depth and breadth because of an 7. Delegate work efficiently absence of alternative financial instruments, such as deriv- General for Economic Development years. including iron ore and metals While 93% of professionals say that their employer expects atives and sukuks, a Sharia-compliant bond,” Higuchi said. Lenni Montiel said at a news confer- The first was in 2009 when the should increase as excess supplies ence. “Unemployment is on the rise global economy contracted. are used up. He said demand has them to be contactable all the time, it is best to split up the He said demand for securities is also hampered by unre- work you want to hand over in a controlled manner in order to liable accounting and auditing of listed companies, and in some regions, or remains stub- “This suggests that the world picked up in India and other coun- bornly high in some countries. At may start to see some de-linking tries that are doing well. “But we avoid any confusion while you’re gone. If things get chaotic at the ADB has been working closely with the government to the office it could ruin your entire vacation. raise reporting standards. —Reuters the same time, job insecurity is between economic growth and car- don’t expect a major rebound by becoming more entrenched amid bon emission growth,” Monteil said. any means,” Rashid said. —AP SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 BUSINESS

Kuwait stocks end week on bearish note BAYAN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT KUWAIT: Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) end- ed last week in the red zone. The Price Index closed at 5,686.15 points, down by 1.77 per- cent from the week before closing, the Weighted Index decreased by 2.06 percent after closing at 386 points, whereas the KSX- 15 Index closed at 914.80 points down by 2.59 percent. Furthermore, last week’s aver- age daily turnover increased by 36.89 per- cent, compared to the preceding week, reaching KD 13.31 million, whereas trading volume average was 111.68 million shares, recording a growth of 2.67 percent. and small-cap, which negatively affected the sector, as its index closed at 1,022.37 points The three stock market indicators closed three market indicators to add up to its loss- at a loss of 2.78 percent. The Insurance sec- in the red zone for the second consecutive es and reach its lowest level in two months. tor was the least declining as its index closed week, as it ended last week’s trading with The market capitalization of KSE reached at 1,093.24 points with a 0.08 percent different losses in light of the selling pres- by the end of last week KD 25.86 billion decrease. sures that included a wide range of large- declining by 1.11 percent compared to its On the other hand, last week’s highest cap and small-cap stocks. Such perform- level in a week earlier, which was KD 26.15 gainer was the Oil & Gas sector, achieving ance came as a result of the continuous exis- billion. On an annual level, the market cap 0.66 percent growth rate as its index closed tence of some negative factors such as the for the listed companies in KSE dropped by at 796.22 points. Whereas, in the second continued steep decline in the oil prices, in 7.57 percent from its value at end of 2014, place, the Health Care sector’s index closed addition to the absence of new motivators where it reached then KD 27.98 billion. at 945.16 points recording 0.60 percent that could contribute to the return of the As far as KSE annual performance, the increase. purchasing activity. Price Index ended last week recording 13 As far as the daily performance of the percent annual loss compared to its closing Sectors’ Activity market last week; KSE witnessed a mixed in 2014, while the Weighted Index decreased The Financial Services sector dominated a closing to the three indicators in the first ses- by 12.05 percent, and the KSX-15 contracted total trade volume of around 228.55 million sion of last week, however in a downward by 13.69 percent. shares changing hands during last week, direction in general, whereas the Weighted representing 40.93 percent of the total mar- and KSX-15 indices recorded different losses Sectors’ Indices ket trading volume. The Real Estate sector affected by the selling operations that con- Ten of KSE’s sectors ended last week in was second in terms of trading volume as centrated on the leading and heavy stocks, the red zone, while the other two recorded the sector’s traded shares were 27.91 per- while the Price Index was able to end the increases. The Financial Services sector cent of last week’s total trading volume, with session in green zone, supported by the headed the losers list as its index declined a total of around 155.88 million shares. speculative operations witnessed by some by 2.88 percent to end the week’s activity at On the other hand, the Banks sector’s small-cap stocks, in addition to the construc- 610.64 points. The Basic Materials sector was stocks were the highest traded in terms of tive trading and the collection operations second on the losers’ list, which index value; with a turnover of around KD 28.05 sector took the second place as the sector’s market trading value. — Prepared by the witnessed in the last moments of the ses- declined by 2.83 percent, closing at 992.43 million or 42.15 percent of last week’s total last week turnover was approx. KD 11.70 mil- Studies & Research Department, Bayan sion. On the next session, the stock market points, followed by the Consumer Services market trading value. The Financial Services lion representing 17.59 percent of the total Investment Co. indicators met to close in the red zone, under the influence of the selling pressures witnessed in the session, and included many listed stocks and concentrated on the large- cap ones, in addition to the quick profit col- lection operations witnessed by the small- cap stocks. However in the mid-week session, the stock market continued its negative per- formance and the losses increased for the three indicators, among an growth in the value by around 127 percent, as the session was characterized by the steep drop since its beginning until it closed, which came as a result to the selling pressures that increased noticeably on many stocks, especially the small-cap ones. Also, the market continued its losses in the remaining two sessions of the week, among an increased selling operations exe- cuted on many listed stocks of both leading The Fed awakens, rates to go up eventually GLOBAL MARKET WEEK AHEAD

LONDON: After years of waiting, it’s finally here. Data releases will meanwhile give clues to the that process has already started. Forecast-beating China’s wobble has been a major uncertainty excluding volatile energy-unexpectedly slowing. No, not the new “Star Wars” movie: Fed week. robustness of other economies, some of which are numbers yesterday showing Chinese industrial for the global economy, meaning better fixed- That helped prompt further stimulus measures Barring a shock, the Federal Reserve will raise US seen as vulnerable to investment outflows as high- output growth picked up to a five-month high of asset investment and retail sales growth last from the European Central Bank last week, one of interest rates on Wednesday for the first time since er interest rates make US assets more attractive. 6.2 percent in November signalled that stimulus month should also offer investors and policymak- 43 central banks which in contrast to the Fed have June 2006, a full year before the global financial Especially in emerging markets, where currencies measures from Beijing may be steadying the ers some reassurance. Markets will also be watch- loosened monetary policy this year to help spur crisis began. and other assets have plunged in value this year, world’s second-largest economy. ing the second round today of French regional inflation and growth. elections, in which tactical voting may defeat far- The coming week sees rate decisions from the right first round victor Marine le Pen’s National central banks of Japan, Uganda, Sweden, Norway, Front. Hungary, Mexico, Indonesia, the Philippines, Egypt The Bank of Japan’s tankan survey tomorrow is and Chile, some of which are already battling to expected to show business sentiment among big support currencies hit by expectations of a US hike. manufacturers receding for the second consecu- Franklin Templeton’s star bond investor Michael tive quarter, reflecting China’s slowdown and lack- Hasenstab said recently that higher US rates would lustre domestic demand. After unexpectedly magnify differences between emerging market strong readings in November, the monthly Ifo and economies in 2016, although he said concerns ZEW surveys are expected to show German busi- about a “systemic crisis” were exaggerated. ness and economic morale remain relatively Hasenstab said stronger economic fundamentals robust although they may fall short of last month. should make countries like South Korea, Mexico The Ifo jumped to 109 in November, its highest and Malaysia resilient but that weaker Turkey and since June 2014, shrugging off China’s woes, the South Africa, both of which have hefty current Volkswagen emissions scandal and the Islamist account deficits, could be more negatively affect- attacks in Paris, while the ZEW rose for the first ed. time in seven months. “Weaker growth in the South Africa’s rand slumped to an all-time low emerging markets and easing tailwinds from the on Friday following the finance minister’s sacking, FX market will weigh on business sentiment. Thus, prompting speculation the Reserve Bank might the Ifo business climate and the Purchasing call an emergency meeting to increase interest Managers’ Indices for the euro zone probably fell in rates for the second time in two months. The Fed December,” Commerzbank analysts said in a note. remains the week’s star attraction, however, even if after 2-1/2 years of speculation about policy tight- BUSINESS SENTIMENT ening and several false starts, most recently in Flash PMIs for France, Germany and the euro September, its first, modest hike is unlikely to zone are due on Wednesday, hours before the Fed cause any major ripples. announces its decision. Thursday’s survey of French Ninety percent of economists in a recent business sentiment will be the first taken in the euro Reuters poll predicted the federal funds rate would zone’s second-largest economy since the attacks be raised by quarter of a percent point on Dec 16, that killed 130 people in its capital on Nov. 13. taking it to 0.25-0.5 percent. The same poll saw a Wednesday also brings the final reading of very gradual pace of subsequent increases, with November euro zone inflation, after an initial the rate rising to between 1 and 1.25 percent by release on Dec. 3 showed annual price growth at a the end of next year and to 2.25 percent by end- NEW YORK: Trader Thomas Kay, center, works with colleagues at their booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Friday. — AP lower than expected 0.1 percent and core inflation- 2017. — Reuters SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 BUSINESS Saudi economy begins to feel the pinch NBK OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK

KUWAIT: Saudi Arabia’s economy Headline GDP growth is, there- has begun to feel the effects of the fore, forecast to expand by 3.5 per- decline in oil prices: non-oil activity cent in 2015 before slowing to 2.5 has moderated, the fiscal account percent and 2.3 percent in 2016 and has fallen into deficit and the flow of 2017, respectively. deposits into the banking system, especially government-sourced, has Solid but slowing employment slowed. Faced with a sizeable fiscal growth deficit, a consequence of lower oil Looking at Saudi employment revenues and record high spending, trends, the recent PMI survey chimed and the prospect of increased draw- with employment data provided by downs of the kingdom’s foreign the central statistical office that reserves, the authorities in 2015 showed the number of Saudis taking started issuing sovereign bonds for up employment, for example, the first time since 2007. Concerns increasing by 56,000, or 1.1 percent, over fiscal sustainability, tightening to 4.9 million over the last year banking sector liquidity in the con- (1H14-1H15). Again, though, this is a text of bond issuance, and slowing notable slowdown from the 5.6 per- deposit growth all weighed heavily cent and 8.9 percent growth rates on the markets during the latter half witnessed in 1H14 and 1H13, respec- of 2015. The result was: interbank tively. Also, this is slower than both rates spiked, CDS spreads widened the 4.5 percent y/y increase in the and the performance of the bench- rate of expatriate employment mark TASI stock index swung into growth recorded in 1H15 and the 4.0 double-digit negative territory on percent y/y increase in the pace of the year. The subsequent downgrade overall economic growth over the spending on non-essential infra- August, their first local currency Issuing debt of up to $45 billion program could crowd out the private of Saudi Arabia’s credit rating, from same period; up until June 2015, structure, such as new stadia, for bond issuance program since 2007. over the course of a year or two, or sector, with obvious negative effects AA- to A+, by S&P added to markets’ Saudi job creation had been pro- example. They have also, according SAR 20 billion ($5.3 billion) worth of even several years, would neverthe- for non-oil economic growth. anxieties. Nevertheless, consumer ceeding at a faster rate than overall to the IMF, lowered the threshold for bonds was sold to public institutions less have implications for the domes- activity remains buoyant, supported GDP growth. approval for new projects from SAR and local banks across three tranch- tic banking system. On the positive Dollar peg worries by government spending, and oil Nevertheless, the proportion of In August, financial markets grew output has expanded. Moreover, Saudis employed in the private sec- concerned over the prospect of with substantial government tor, the Saudization ratio, which is a Saudi Arabia recording large fiscal deposits at SAMA and foreign key metric of the government’s deficits, the increasing rate of its reserve assets, the kingdom has Nitaqat program, has steadily international reserve drawdown in ample resources to help it negotiate improved. The ratio increased from 2015 and its decision to tap the the economic downturn, at least 9.9 percent in 2009 to 15.2 percent bond markets. Attention focused on over the medium term. Clearly, how- in 2013 (the last year for which data the sustainability of the kingdom’s ever, prudent fiscal policies will need is available). Moreover, the Saudi fixed exchange rate to the US dollar. to be the way forward for Saudi unemployment rate has also fallen With echoes of previous oil price Arabia. steadily and gradually since 2011, crashes that put pressure on its fixed from 12.4 percent to 11.6 percent as exchange rate, the Saudi riyal one- Fiscal balance of mid-2015. year dollar forward rate spiked to percent of GDP SAR 3.792 per US dollar on 24 -2.3 Inflation remains subdued August, and the 5-year credit default -22.9 Consumer price inflation in Saudi swap spread (CDS) widened signifi- -16.4 Arabia remained muted at 2.3 per- cantly, almost doubling to 110 bps -12.6 cent last September. This largely on the same day. Both have Public debt reflected depressed international remained elevated, but the forward percent of GDP food and commodity prices as well 300 million to SAR 100 million. On es of 5-year, (1.92 percent yield), 7- side, banks’ net interest margins and rate broke new ground in November 1.6 as a stronger dollar, to which the the revenue side, apart from the year (2.34 percent yield) and 10-year revenues should improve as banks with a rise above SAR 3.801 per US 6.0 riyal is pegged. The dollar’s rise move up the value chain i.e. selling (2.65 percent yield) maturities. shift from lower-yielding, short-term dollar. The authorities are unlikely, 12.3 against a basket of currencies over increasing volumes of refined petro- Approximately SAR 100 billion ($27 liquid assets to higher-yielding, however, to shift away from an 16.3 the last year has rendered the king- leum products rather than solely billion) will be sold in 2015, over five longer term government securities. exchange rate regime that has Sources: Official sources and NBK monthly issuances of SAR 20 billion estimates ($5.3 billion). This should help finance around 18 percent of the Oil output has surprised to the $148 billion fiscal deficit expected upside in 2015 as Saudi Arabia this year. The program is expected to stuck to its ‘market share over price’ continue at a similar pace in 2016, strategy. with the possibility of up to 40 per- Real oil output is expected to cent of the projected deficit in 2016 expand by 3.3 percent in 2015 after a being covered through debt year in which oil production surged issuance. The remaining shortfall will to a record high of over 10.0 million be financed by drawing down the barrels per day (mb/d) on average. kingdom’s still sizeable reserves and Elevated oil production has come assets. about as Saudi Arabia’s looks to At 2016’s projected spending rate, retain and increase export market Saudi Arabia could, therefore, share amid plunging oil prices, and through a combination of debt as it attempts to move up the hydro- issuance and reserve drawdown, carbon value-chain by increasing weather a period of low oil prices (in production of refined products. The the $50-55/bbl range) for at least two latter has been boosted by increases years before even half of the king- in refinery capacity. Crude for direct dom’s foreign reserves are depleted. burn ie power generation has also Moreover, the authorities would been a factor, especially over the seem to have ample fiscal space with energy-intensive hot summer central government gross domestic months. Moving into 2016 and 2017, debt a very low 1.6 percent of GDP we forecast real oil GDP growth to ($11.6 billion) in 2014. Even if debt slow to 0.8 percent and 0.2 percent dom’s non-dollar-denominated crude oil, a 2.5 percent tax on unde- issuance proceeds as discussed, gross As of July 2015, short term liquid served them well in the past, anchor- y/y, respectively. imports less costly, effectively raising veloped urban land has been outstanding public debt would still assets such as cash, deposits with ing the economy and inflation. The the purchasing power of Saudi con- announced. Energy subsidy cuts for only rise to $38.8 billion, or 6.0 per- banks and the central bank, as well dollar peg provides stability to trade Non-oil activity buoyant sumers. Nevertheless, there are ten- commercial and industrial users as cent of GDP in 2015, and to $83.3 bil- as treasury bills, accounted for only and income flows, especially given Non-oil activity is likely to remain tative signs that inflation in the well as a new VAT law have also been the fact that oil, which is priced in mooted. Pending the possible roll- dollars, continues to dominate the out of these measures, we expect Saudi economy, accounting for more the authorities to exercise greater than 80 percent of the kingdom’s restraint over spending, which export and fiscal revenues. should help narrow the kingdom’s fiscal deficit to -16.4 percent of GDP Monetary policy in 2016 and -12.6 percent of GDP in Monetary policy has remained 2017. accommodative in the context of the currency peg to the US dollar. Deposits at SAMA drawn down Mirroring the path of the US federal By September 2015, the funds in funds rate, currently at 0.0 percent- the central government’s deposit 0.25 percent, SAMA’s key interest accounts at SAMA had fallen by - rates, the reverse repo and repo, 28.0 percent y/y, or $112 billion. The have remained unchanged at 0.25 kingdom’s foreign reserve assets, percent and 2.0 percent, respective- meanwhile, had dropped by -12.1 ly, since late 2009. SAMA is expected percent y/y, or $90 billion, over the to follow the Federal Reserve’s lead same period. While reserves still and raise its policy rates sometime in provide close to a healthy 30 early 2016. months of import cover, the quick- Meanwhile, the local equity mar- ening pace of reserve depletion in ket continued to be roiled by low oil 2015, equating to $6.5 billion per prices and weaker sentiment. As of month, has unsettled markets and 23 November, the Saudi Tadawul All- encouraged speculation that Saudi Share Index (TASI) was down by - Arabia could be forced to abandon 14.2 percent ytd at 7,149. Up until its peg to the dollar. lion, or 12.3 percent of GDP, in 2016. $106 billion, or 18 percent of the mid-August 2015, TASI had largely relatively buoyant, supported by largest constituents of Saudi Arabia’s Falling reserves also prompted These are still very low levels of pub- Saudi banking system’s balance been in positive territory, boosted by government spending. However, CPI-housing, food and transport-is the authorities to announce, in lic debt by international standards. sheet. So there is plenty of scope to the opening of the stock market to there are signs that the economy is beginning to pick up. Housing and accommodate bond issuance by the foreign investors in June. But a spate cooling: GDP growth in 2Q15 slowed utility costs increased by 3.8 percent government in the short term with- of ‘negative outlook’ assessments for the third successive quarter and y/y in September, while prices in the out unduly constraining liquidity. and a one notch downgrade (AA- to key metrics of consumer and busi- food and transport categories Things would get trickier, however, A+) by the ratings agency Standard ness activity such as point of sale increased by 1.9 percent y/y and 2.5 were low oil prices to persist for sev- & Poor’s (S&P), compounded the (POS) and ATM transactions, business percent y/y, respectively. Inflation is eral years and liquidity conditions market’s anxieties, weighing heavily confidence and private sector credit expected to rise gradually over the tighten further both locally and on the index. growth, have all been slipping. next year or so, bringing the average internationally. Worth watching in 2016 will be October’s reading of the Saudi annual rate to 2.6 percent in 2016 Deposit growth, especially on the whether foreign portfolio inflows Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), and 2.9 percent in 2017, respectively. government side, has already begun pick up, following a lackluster per- which tracks business conditions in to slow down. Total banking deposit formance in 2015 and the market’s the non-oil sector, fell for the second Fiscal deficits growth slowed to 6.6 percent y/y in reaction to the announcement that consecutive month, to 55.7 on slower The kingdom’s fiscal account, hav- August 2015, which is the slowest the kingdom will ease restrictions output and new orders. This is the ing swung into deficit of -2.3 percent rate of growth since late 2010. on foreign ownership in retail and lowest figure in the survey’s 6-year of GDP in 2014-for the first time Growth did pick up slightly, to 8.3 wholesale business, from the cur- history. The pace of job creation also since the financial crisis-looks likely percent y/y, in September, though. rent maximum of up to 75 percent seemed to be slowing. Having said to widen markedly by end-2015, to And the 3-month interbank rate, the to 100 percent. While domestic firms that, both business activity and an estimated -22.9 percent of GDP. Saudi Arabia Interbank Offered Rate would be expected to come under employment growth remained This is due to a combination of bur- (SAIBOR), tacked sharply upwards pressure with the added competi- healthy-indeed payroll numbers geoning expenditures, including during 2H15, by 28 bps, to 1.05 per- tion, overall, the effect should be increased for 19 months in a row. King Salman’s $32.0 billion accession cent in late November, to reflect positive for the economy, with for- Taking this into consideration, annual bonus, and lower oil revenues. both slowing deposit growth and eign direct investment (FDI), private non-oil growth is projected to slow, Recognizing the need for fiscal con- the recent sovereign bond issuances. sector employment of Saudi nation- from 5.0 percent in 2014 to an aver- solidation, the authorities have Moreover there is always the risk als and, ultimately, Saudi consumers age of 3.7 percent during 2015-2017. scaled back some of their capital that the sovereign debt issuance benefiting. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 BUSINESS Etihad Airways signs agreement with Swiss-AS

ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways, the national Swiss-AS’ AMOS software is a leading e-enabled Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 processes will operate under a common expert team that combines in-depth airline of the United Arab Emirates, yes- maintenance solution on the global avia- Dreamliner aircraft in accordance with platform and become more flexible and engineering knowledge with the latest terday announced the signing of a strate- tion market. It is a management informa- regulatory requirements. Etihad Airways efficient as a direct result - a key element technology skills.” gic relationship agreement with Swiss tion system which provides a fully-inte- has five Airbus A380s and five Boeing 787 of our group-wide maintenance strategy.” Ronald Schaeuffele, CEO of Swiss-AS, AviationSoftware (Swiss-AS), which will grated approach across key business Dreamliners in its fleet of 120 aircraft. Robert Webb, Etihad Airways’ Chief said: “Partnering with one of the most enable the airline and its equity partners areas including maintenance control, More than 200 additional aircraft are cur- Information and Technology Officer, said: renowned and game-changing aviation to move to a common maintenance plat- engineering, financial management, rently on order including 66 B787s and “This agreement showcases our technol- groups is another big step forward in our form, and provide them with the quality assurance and human resources. five A380s. ogy strategy of sharing common plat- long-term story of success.” required commercial and operating flexi- More than 140 airlines around the world Richard Hill, Etihad Airways’ Chief forms and sustainable solutions to In addition, Etihad Airways plans to bility throughout their fleet. use AMOS, including Etihad Airways Operations Officer, said: “This strategic increase information sharing and pro- join forces with its equity partners to Swiss-AS will also provide the software Partners airberlin, Alitalia, Air Serbia, Jet agreement means that we can benefit mote better cooperation across Etihad establish an AMOS Centre of Excellence solution to Etihad Airways Partners includ- Airways and Etihad Regional, operated from significant business synergies across Airways and our equity partners. Etihad which will optimise processes and plat- ing airberlin, Alitalia and Jet Airways, by Darwin Airline. equity partners through a seamless, Airways and Etihad Airways Engineering forms to boost efficiency, drive enabling each airline to now share tech- Etihad Airways chose the AMOS solu- transparent, and fully-aligned system. will benefit from these best practice ini- economies of skill and scale, and share nology more easily across the group. tion as it enables the airline to operate its Aircraft transfers and parts sharing tiatives, which are supported by an best practices amongst the group. British Airways’ little helpers reveal fun, festive attractions Serving you an English festive holiday

KUWAIT: Christmas is the perfect time to treat activities for all of the family to enjoy, from a wiz- country. In London, you could head to the Hackney your loved ones and for those who are travelling ardly winter experience on the set of Harry Potter Empire to catch their production of Jack and the throughout the festive season, Heathrow’s to ice skating fun beside the River Thames. Bean Stalk which is running until January 3 2016. Terminal 5 - the home of British Airways - is full of Below, the little helpers at British Airways have popular stores. To help festive shoppers narrow pulled together a list the best things to see and do Enjoy your Christmas dinner...on the Thames down what to choose, British Airways recently con- in London this December... Tuck into a traditional British Christmas turkey ducted a survey amongst Kuwaiti residents to find dinner while floating down the famous River out their ideal gift from the airport. Go ice skating at The Coca-Cola London Eye Thames on a luxury cruise, taking in the sights as Of those asked, 41 per cent of women revealed Combine a visit to one of London’s most you go. Over the course of a leisurely three hours their perfect present would be a perfume and famous attractions with a few laps of its breath tak- and fifteen minutes you can enjoy drinks and fine nearly one in three men (31 per cent) revealed ing outdoor ice rink called ‘Eyeskate’. The attraction dining all the way to Greenwich and back. their perfect present would be a watch. has been installed especially for the festive period This was followed by female participants choos- and guests can book a 45 minute session. Open Watch the Serpentine swim! Every Christmas Day since 1864 - no matter the weather - members of the Serpentine Swimming Sharjah International Commercial Club take to the icy waters of the Serpentine lake in Hyde Park for their traditional 100-yard swim. It’s Arbitration Centre opens new HQ called the Peter Pan Cup and it’s probably just as fun - and certainly a lot warmer - just to watch. SHARJAH: Under the patronage and presence Abdullah bin Sultan Al-Owais, Chairman of of His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI); Marvel at the Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree bin Sultan Al-Qasimi, Crown Prince and Abdullah Deaifis, Chairman of the Executive The tree in Trafalgar Square has been an annual Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Chairman of the Committee in Sharjah International gift from the people of Oslo, Norway, to the British Executive Council of the emirate, the Sharjah Commercial Arbitration Centre; and Ahmed Al- people since 1947 as a thank you for their support International Commercial Arbitration Centre Ajalah, Centre Director, presented the Sharjah during the Second World War. The tree is decorated held a ceremony in Sharjah Expo Centre, open- International Commercial Arbitration Centre’s with 500 white lights in traditional Norwegian style ing its new headquarters and launching its shield to Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin and forms the spot where carol singers perform new corporate identity. Sultan Al-Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy throughout December and early January to raise The ceremony was attended by Sheikh Ruler of Sharjah and Chairman of the money for charities. Salem bin Abdul Rahman bin Salem Al-Qasimi, Executive Council, in recognition of his sup- Chairman of the Ruler’s Office; Abdullah bin port for the centre’s programs and activities See the Nutcracker at the Royal Opera House Sultan Al-Owais, Chairman of the Chamber of during the ceremony, as well as to Eng The Nutcracker is a classic Christmas ballet Commerce and Industry (SCCI); Eng Mohammed Ahmed Bin Abdul Aziz Al Shehhi, telling the story of how a young girl’s enchanted Mohammed Ahmed Bin Abdul Aziz Al Shehhi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy for present leads her on a wonderful adventure. Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy for Economic Affairs and Abdullah bin Danced to Tchaikovsky’s glittering score, this story Economic Affairs; HE Abdullah Deaifis, Mohammed Al Owais, Chairman of the of Edwardian London is sure to have everybody in Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Department of Culture and Information in ing a classic gift of jewellery in second place until January 3 2016 from 10am until 9pm. Book in the Christmas spirit. Book in advance at Sharjah International Commercial Arbitration Sharjah. (receiving 17 per cent of the votes) and a luxury advance at https://www.londoneye.com. http://www.roh.org.uk/. Visitors can even enjoy a Centre; and members of the Executive After the ceremony, Sheikh Sultan bin handbag or cosmetics, skin care and make-up Nutcracker themed afternoon tea at The Langham Committee, officials of government depart- Mohammed bin Sultan Al-Qasimi, Crown (receiving 12 per cent of the votes) in joint third Have a magical time at Hogwarts in the Snow - you can take advantage of special dining options ments and managers of large companies, as Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and place. In second and third place after a watch, male With a wave of their wand, the folk at the during the festive season here: http://www.lang- well as VIP guests of customers and business- Chairman of the Executive Council, accompa- participants would prefer an electronic gift (receiv- Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of hamhotels.com. Take to the skies along with Santa men in the UAE. nied by senior invitees, the chairman and ing 19 per cent of the votes) and cologne (receiv- Harry Potter have transformed the wizarding world this year and fly direct to London with British The ceremony began with the national members of the Executive Committee of ing 18 per cent of the votes). into a winter wonderland. Go behind the scenes Airways to experience the magic of the English anthem and recitation of verses from the Sharjah International Commercial Arbitration T5 has a wealth of stores to browse before a and see real props and sets from the movies capital during the festive season. Glorious Quran. A short film was then dis- Centre, opened the centre’s new headquarters flight including Harrods, Tiffany & Co, Fortnum & including the Great Hall decked out with a Passengers can save extra money to spend on played to review the role and services of and reviewed all the facilities and modern Mason, Mulberry, Rolex, Dixons and World Duty Christmas feast complete with flaming puddings. gifts this year by booking flights, hotel and car hire Sharjah International Commercial Arbitration services in accordance with the highest global Free, making it the ideal spot to pick up a special The detailed castle model has also been covered in together through British Airways, or opt for a fly- Centre, and its most prominent historical mile- standards based on strict confidentiality, trans- present for yourself or a loved one on your way snow too. Book via britishairways.com or here. drive trip to visit more than one location during stones and achievements. parency, impartiality, separation speed, flexi- home. This year there are special Gift Angels on their visit to the UK. British Airways flies to London “We see today a new phase of the role of bility and high professionalism. hand at all the terminals at London Heathrow to Catch a traditional Christmas pantomime once a day from Kuwait with return flights avail- the Sharjah International Commercial “We extend our sincere thanks and appreci- help with all aspects of shopping - from gift choos- ‘Panto’ has been a British Christmas and New able from KWD 180 into Heathrow T5. The airport is Arbitration Centre in strengthening the busi- ation to His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin ing to wrapping and carrying. Year tradition for centuries and if you can grab tick- just a short train ride from the centre of the city ness sector environment, in implementation Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown If you are lucky enough to spend the festive ets to a show during your visit then do! and its world-famous shops and attractions - many of the vision of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and season in the UK, it really is the most wonderful Pantomimes are comedy musicals which often fea- of which offer exclusive discounts for British bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Chairman of the Executive Council for honour- time of the year to visit London with countless ture celebrity guests and take place across the Airways passengers. Member and Ruler of Sharjah, to make Sharjah ing us today to open the new headquarters the model destination attracting viable and and launch the new corporate identity, in line successful investments,” said HE Abdullah bin with the directives of Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Sultan Al Owais in the welcoming speech. Myhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Sharjah International Commercial Member and Ruler of Sharjah, to strengthen Arbitration Centre has been keen since its the independence and effectiveness of the inception under the Amiri decree in March, centre’s work,” said Abdullah Deaifis, Chairman 2009 to fulfill its powers, provide services and of the Executive Committee of the Sharjah achieve many of his milestones in light of the International Commercial Arbitration Centre. Chamber’s support of the business and invest- “The opening of the new headquarters ment sector. In line with the new Chamber’s and the launch of the new corporate identity directive pertaining to its future work, it was secured a safe and stable investment environ- decided that work be done on the develop- ment, and provided all the requirements that ment and modernisation of the centre under a will support our efforts to disseminate arbi- clear vision that enables it to achieve its objec- tration culture in the community, and consol- tives. idate the status of the Sharjah International During the ceremony, the new corporate Commercial Arbitration Centre as the first identity was reviewed through a short film destination to settle trade disputes and pre- about the design of the new logo for the cen- pare a generation of specialists in the field of tre and its inspiration, along with the launch of commercial arbitration in the state,” added the new website and its major services. Deaifis. Gulf Bank announces winners of Al-Danah daily draws

KUWAIT: Gulf Bank held its Al-Danah daily 2) Kuwait’s biggest quarterly cash prizes, up draws on 6 December 2015 announcing to KD500,000 the names of its winners for the week of 29 3) Two winners of KD1,000 every working November - 3 December 2015. The Al- day Danah daily draws include draws each and 4) The most opportunities to win (64 draws every working day for two prizes of a year, and up to 532 winners) KD1,000 per winner. 5) Only Bank that transfers your chances to The winners are: win from year to year (Head table, from left to right): Yulia Mokhova, Acting Director for Visit Russia; Jeyhun Efendi, Senior Vice President Commercial (Sunday 29/11): Fahad Al-Dulaimi, Open an account and deposit now to win (UAE, EU, ME, CIS) at flydubai; Gocha Buachidze, Consul General of the Russian Federation in Dubai and Northern Emirates; Manju Nath Qadfah Nandafar big, live big, with Al-Danah 2015. Sergei Korneev, Vice Head of the Russian Federal Agency for Tourism (Rosturism). (Monday 30/11): Souad Fahad Saleh Al- Al-Danah also offers a number of unique Tararwa, Nour Ahmad Mohsen Al-Fadhli services including: the Al-Danah deposit only (Tuesday 1/12): Husah Hamad Al-Azimi, ATM card which helps account holders Fawziah Abdullah Ibrahim Buteeban deposit their money at their convenience; as flydubai and Visit Russia ink accord (Wednesday 2/12): Eman Abdullah well as the Al-Danah calculator to help cus- Ghulam Mohammed, Suhailah Asad tomers calculate their chances of becoming Abdulkareem Mohammad an Al-Danah winner. to promote Russia in Middle East (Thursday 3/12): Abdulkarim Majeed Gulf Bank’s Al-Danah account is open to Abduljaleel Al-Enezi, Iman Mouhiuddin Kuwaitis and all residents of Kuwait. Mohammed Al-Hussaini Customers who open an account and/ or KUWAIT: Dubai-based flydubai yesterday fic from the Middle East to Russian destinations. nect Russia to the UAE with a focus on regional Gulf Bank’s Al-Danah 2015 draw lineup deposit more will enter the draw within two signed an agreement with the Russian Federal The launch ceremony was attended by Consul cities with populations of more than a million includes daily draws (2 winners per working days. To take part in the Al-Danah 2015 State Unitary Enterprise “Visit Russia” to pro- General of the Russian Federation in Dubai and people. We are pleased to work with the day each receive KD1,000). The final Al- upcoming yearly draw, customers must have mote Russian destinations in the Middle East. Northern Emirates, Gocha Buachidze, and the Russian Federal Agency for Tourism and Visit Danah draw for One million dinars will be an Al-Danah account containing at least KD This highlights the airline’s commitment to the Vice Head of the Russian Federal Agency for Russia to develop further opportunities for held on 7 January 2016. The Al-Danah mil- 200. To be part of the Al-Danah draws, cus- Russian market. Tourism (Rosturism), Sergei Korneev and tourism.” lionaire will be announced alongside win- tomers can visit one of Gulf Bank’s 56 The agreement was signed by the Acting Mohamed Al Noori, Dubai Municipality. The airline’s comprehensive network in the ners of KD250,000 and KD50,000 cash prizes. branches, transfer on line, or call the Director of Visit Russia, Yulia Mokhova, and Jeyhun Efendi said: “flydubai is committed to country includes daily flights to Moscow’s Customer Contact Center on 1805805 for Senior Vice President Commercial (UAE, EU, ME, creating free flows of trade and tourism Vnukovo International Airport and flights to a Five reasons why the Al-Danah assistance and guidance. Customers can also CIS) at flydubai, Jeyhun Efendi. This was part of between Dubai and the destinations across our number of Russian regional destinations account is the best: log on to www.e-gulfbank.com/aldanahwin- the ceremony to open the Visit Russia Office in network. Since we launched our first flight to including Kazan, Mineralnye Vody, Samara and 1) Kuwait’s single biggest yearly cash prize ners, to find out more about Al-Danah and Dubai which was set up to increase tourist traf- Russia in 2010 we saw the opportunity to con- Yekaterinburg. of KD 1 million its winners. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 TECHNOLOGY

Internet of Things World Forum showcases smart city technologies Forum highlights three themes • Visionary keynotes by leaders held By Islam Al-Sharaa the shift in infrastructures, processes and outcomes on a grand scale. With this generation, it really “explodes”. It DUBAI: Dramatic transformations are now gaining will not only generate $19 trillion of economic benefits momentum across every industry, city and creating a in the next decade but also transform every single busi- new world of opportunities made possible by the ness, every single city and every single country. Internet of Things (IoT), a top Cisco official said. IoT is defined as the network of devices that are connected to Right Moves the internet and can be controlled remotely. Out of the $19 trillion, $14 trillion is to come from the “What we are seeing now is the second generation of private sector and $5 trillion from governments and internet. It will transform every person’s life around the public sectors (initiatives like smart cities and infrastruc- world. In the first generation, we had often to be in the ture). In 2015, he said that it has reached the infliction right country, right city and what we participate with it,” point and there is no a major government leader or a John Chambers, executive chairman and former CEO of major industry player that does not understand this [IoT] Cisco, said at the media roundtable on the sidelines of is going to give them opportunities but also disrupt the third annual Internet of Things World Forum (IoTWF) them. Chambers cited India, France and the UK as those that took place in Dubai from Dec 6-8. The event show- that have recognized this and are making the right cased more than 20 digital city and connected industry moves. solution deployments made possible in IoT. He praised Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, for Chambers became the executive chairman in July planning to digitize India. “We made a huge bet on India and the company has named Chuck Robbins as the new 10 years ago. Modi understands what digitization means CEO. In the past 20 years, the outgoing chief executive, to his country and has the courage to take risks. We grew Chambers, has elevated the small-router maker to a 40 per cent in India in last quarter and the country will leading telecom atwnd technology equipment manu- be a leader in emerging markets,” he said. “We will trans- facturer. He said that companies fail because they keep form the world at a pace of 10-15 times the internet doing the same thing for too long. “If companies don’t today. We believe we can change the world, and are change, they are going to get taken over by others com- looking for which countries can change the world the panies. They need to disrupt or be disrupted,” he said. fastest,” he said. For example, he said that any CEO will understand Revenues of most US companies operating in China John Chambers, Chairman of Cisco, interacts with the media at a press meet in DWTC on 7th December, 2015. what Amazon did in terms of challenging Wal-Mart and have fallen dramatically, but he said that Cisco has and 2018, compared to the 18 per cent globally. The IoT Menon said that it is happening fast (standard). The how Wal-Mart has to respond to it and what Uber and grown 40 per cent in the last quarter. “We are not a hard- investment in the MEA region is expected to grow 20.7 governments are involved and the protocol discussions Airbnb is doing. “A multi-billion dollar company will have ware, software, services or Silicon Valley company. We per cent to $7 billion in 2016, compared to $5.8 billion are happening within the industry. No two cities are a CEO and COO in future as technology will transform are a company transitioning on the outcomes. On every this year. managed the same way. “In the next four years, I expect every business and if companies don’t reinvent them- transition, our earnings per share have increased 14 of a standard to be available for the industry,” he said. selves, they will be left behind,” he said. the last 15 times,” he said. ‘Smart Future’ As we move into this new digital era, he said that Ahmad Julfar, CEO of the etisalat Group, said that the Huge Success organizations across both the private and public sectors IoT Revenues “smart future” of the UAE is inherently built on IoT and a Cisco later announced that the third annual Internet are already beginning to rethink how they will approach The global revenues from IoT will increase more than well-connected infrastructure. Having invested billions of Things World Forum (IoTWF) 2015 in Dubai was a 18 percent from $655.8 billion in 2014 to $779.9 billion of dirhams in fixed and mobile infrastructures, he said huge success with over 2000 attendees from across the this year, said another top Cisco official. “We have passed that etisalat is contributing to the enablement of IoT and world getting awakened to the Internet of Things (IoT) the incubation phase, now IoT/smart city solutions are smart cities in the UAE by investing further in IoT and Big possibilities. The event featured visionary keynotes ready to be scaled. Cities who scale first will be the win- Data platforms and enhancing the ecosystem for a num- byleaders and experts from top companies such as ners in an increasingly competitive environment. Dubai ber of solutions. He stressed that 90 per cent of the data Etisalat, Emirates, Visa, Intel, Siemens AG, Rockwell is rapidly transforming into becoming one of the available with us today has been created during the last Automation, GE, Schneider Electric to name some. smartest digital cities in the world connecting the 24 months. Out of this, etisalat is effectively using only 1 The 2015 World Forums highlighted three key unconnected through the power of intelligent net- percent of the data. themes: works,” Anil Menon, president of Smart+Connected Etisalat pointed out that by 2020, energy meters Awaken — which highlighted the opportunities Communities at Cisco, said at forum. world over will be replaced by Smart Meters. Hundreds across all industries, identified multiple business cases, Menon said that in 2013, things that are still not con- of data points per person will be transferred to preferred and helped customers discover the competitive advan- nected to the internet stood at 99.25 per cent, but the health care providers. Julfar said that telcos play a vital tages that IoT can bring figure fell to 99.07 per cent in 2014 and this year, it will role that cannot be replicated as connectivity is vital and Activate — which covered laying out roadmaps to be 98.85 percent. The IoT industry is growing two-fold critical. Within the Mena region, the cellular connections IoT deployments, best practices and learnings from cus- year-on-year while the number of IoT connections in for IoT will increase by 500 per cent in the next five years. tomer IoT case studies manufacturing have grown 204 per cent year-on-year. He stressed that the IoT industry is fragmented and a Accelerate —focused on moving the industry for- According to research firm International Data standard should be set, otherwise it will not be econom- ward quickly, and highlighted the roles that service Corporation, IoT spending in the Middle East and Africa ical. It will not become “efficient and economical” for providers and application developers must play in (MEA) is projected to grow 22 per cent between 2013 Rabih Dabboussi, GM UAE, Cisco people to use it. enabling this speed.

Connected Law Enforcement, police cars with IOT-based information access. Inbar Lasser-Raab VP Product and Solutions Marketing Enterprise and IoT and Anil Menon at IoTWF 2015 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 HEALTH & SCIENCE Painkillers drive raises overdose deaths in US

NEW YORK: Drug overdoses rose by 28 percent to about 10,500. The have been the focus of a government again last year, driven by surges in new government statistics also indi- campaign. The CDC has urged doc- deaths from heroin and powerful cate upticks in deaths from sedatives tors to limit their use to the most seri- prescription painkillers, according to and cocaine, but those numbers are ous forms of pain, such as cancer new federal statistics. Overdose less than the deaths from the opioids patients and end-of-life care. But the deaths in the US surpassed 47,000 - and heroin. The Centers for Disease vast majority of prescriptions written up 7 percent from the previous year. Control and Prevention this week in the U.S. are for more common ail- Many of the deaths were due to a posted the tally, which is based on ments like arthritis and back pain. The group of powerful opioid painkillers, death certificates. CDC is working on new guidelines for long the leading cause of fatal over- The federal agency is analyzing doctors for prescribing such drugs. doses. But the number had been sta- the drug numbers to determine CDC officials believe at least some ble recently while heroin deaths grew. what’s behind last year’s increases, of the increase in painkiller deaths Experts have speculated that addicts said CDC Director Dr Tom Frieden. last year may be due to illegally-made migrated from painkillers to cheaper But clearly, he added, the nation’s fentanyl, which is a synthetic form of and easier-to-get heroin. But last year, drug overdose problem “is not get- morphine. Fentanyl may also be con- the opioid toll rose to nearly 19,000 ting better.” tributing to the heroin numbers, in VERMONT: This Feb 19, 2013 file photo shows OxyContin pills are deaths, an increase of 16 percent. Opioid pain relievers, including cases in which heroin is laced with arranged for a photo at a pharmacy. —AP Heroin deaths continued to climb, methadone, OxyContin and Vicodin, fentanyl, Frieden added. —AP Blankets cover Swiss glacier in vain effort to halt ice melt

RHONE GLACIER: From afar, the to the cave’s opening. heartbreaking to see the glacier and other dangerous shifts in the Rhone glacier looks pristine, but on The blankets, he told AFP during shrink, and today it is really painful environment. The overarching goal closer inspection the surface is cov- interviews in August, reduce the ice to see it covered in blankets, to see is to limit average warming to two ered with white blankets to slow the melt by as much as 70 percent, this vain battle to save a dying degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees melting of the rapidly retreating ice. explaining why the covered cave mountain,” he told AFP. Fahrenheit) over pre-Industrial The dusty, white fleece covers towers far above the nearby centre A full 1,400 meters down the Revolution levels. But for the Alpine stretch out over a huge area near of the glacier tongue, which slopes mountain side, near the small village glaciers, it is likely already too late the glacier’s edge, some in rumpled lazily into a pine-green lake. But of Gletch, a wooden post signals since the Alps, like the Arctic and the piles alongside sand, rocks, a few while the blankets help slow the where the glacier once ended back Antarctic Peninsula, are considered wooden planks and a ladder on its melting and allow the ice grotto to in 1856. Since then, the Rhone gla- hotspots that are warming at least side. remain open through the hot sum- cier has lost around 350 meters in twice as quickly as the global aver- With a red and white Swiss flag mer, they are a very temporary fix. ice thickness around 40 meters in age. providing the only dash of color, the past decade alone. Wearing a t-shirt under the glare they looks like tents in a vast desert- ‘Dying mountain’ It is not the only Alpine glacier of the sun, Volken said the Rhone ed refugee camp, out of place in the “It will slow things down for a feeling the heat. Studies show that glacier loses between 10 and 12 Alpine setting. But hiding under- year or two, but one day they will around two-thirds of the ice volume centimetres (up to eight inches) of neath the blankets is a Swiss tourist have to take away the blankets in the Alps has vanished since 1850. ice thickness on a hot day. And the ELVA, Italy: A photographer looks at the sky at night to see the annual attraction: a long and winding ice because the ice underneath will be “The Rhone glacier is quite typical of new lake that has formed at the Geminid meteor shower on the Elva Hill, in Maira Valley, near Cuneo, north- grotto with glistening blue walls gone,” said Jean-Pierre Guignard, a what is happening in the Alps,” said edge of the glacier, as well the dark- ern Italy. — AFP and a leaky ceiling that has been 76-year-old tourist from the Swiss Matthias Huss, a glaciologist at ening of the ice-a result of impuri- carved into the ice here each year town of Lausanne. Fribourg University. “We are seeing ties mixing in as it melts and freezes since 1870. He recalled seeing the glacier for less new ice created in higher alti- again-only speed up the process Mexico issues first permit to “For the past eight years, they the first time in 1955. The tongue tudes even as the lower parts of the since they help the glacier absorb have had to cover the ice cave with then reached far down the steep glaciers are melting at an accelerat- more of the sun’s radiation. cultivate and use marijuana these blankets to reduce the ice mountainside, which today is ham- ed pace.” melt,” said David Volken, a glaciolo- mered by a roaring waterfall pour- World leaders will gather in Paris Blankets not enough gist working with the Swiss environ- ing from the glacier lake and mark- later this year to try to agree to a “In the last three weeks, the gla- MEXICO CITY: Mexican health authorities vest, prepare, possess, transport and con- ment ministry, poking at a piece of ing the starting point of Europe’s plan to restrict the global warming cier has melted back six meters,” said issued Friday the first permit allowing four sume marijuana for recreational uses,” cloth lying near the path that leads mighty Rhone river. “It has been blamed for the mass glacial melt Volken, pointing to the rocky sur- individuals to grow and smoke their own Cofepris said. face recently covered in ice. Each marijuana, but none actually plans to con- year, the glacier loses between five sume the drug. While the permit opens a National debate and seven meters in ice thickness, crack in Mexico’s prohibitionist policies, They are not permitted, however, to sell and within the next decade it is the government health watchdog Cofepris it to other people or use marijuana in front expected to lose half of its current stressed that the authorization is limited to of children, pregnant women “or people volume. those four people only. who do not give their consent.” Since the “By the end of the century, only The foursome, who secured the authori- court ruling, Cofepris has been flooded by about 10 percent of the current ice zation in a historic Supreme Court ruling 155 requests for permits to grow marijuana volume will remain,” Volken said. last month, hope that their victory will for personal use, said the agency’s advisor Unlike the melting in the Antarctic force Mexico to legalize marijuana. The Patricio Caso, who expects all those and the Greenland ice caps that of group, part of the Mexican Society for requests to be rejected under the current the Alpine glaciers will have little Responsible and Tolerant Personal Use laws. The goal for many applicants is to impact on global sea-level rise. If all (SMART), says decriminalizing pot will help challenge the rejections at the Supreme of the region’s glaciers melted, this reduce the country’s relentless drug cartel Court because four more victories like would add only about 0.3 millime- violence. “We didn’t do this to get the right SMART’s will set a legal precedent. ters to ocean levels, Huss said. But (to consume) for ourselves but to change a While Pena Nieto has repeatedly voiced he quickly added that the local public policy that has been extremely cost- his opposition to legalization, he has con- impact will be dramatic. ly for the country,” said Armando vened experts to a national debate in sever- The Alps function as a water tow- Santacruz, an accountant and one of the al states between January and March to er that stores water, releasing it four who won the case. decide potential new regulations. Congress, when it is most needed-in the hot Their legal victory has prompted others meanwhile, is discussing a bill that would and dry summer months. As the ice to seek similar permits while forcing legalize imports and consumption of med- melt accelerates, Alpine glacier-fed President Enrique Pena Nieto and ical marijuana. But most Mexicans are rivers that stretch across Europe, like Congress to debate whether to change the opposed to legalization. A poll by El the Rhone, will initially see higher country’s marijuana laws. “The goal is to Universal newspaper following the court water levels and more flooding, change the policy, not to promote con- ruling found that two thirds oppose it. though by the middle of the century sumption,” Juan Francisco Torres Landa, an Legalization has caught on elsewhere in water levels will decline dramatical- attorney and member of the foursome, the region. Uruguay has created a regulated ly, Volken said. told reporters outside Cofepris’s office. “We market for pot. In Chile, Congress is debat- Standing near the edge of the will set an example and we will not con- ing a law to legalize its recreational while Rhone glacier with its odd blankets sume (marijuana) because we have President Michelle Bachelet authorized the Christine Ouedraogo, a 37-year-old enough information to take a responsible sale of cannabis-based medication. tourist from Burkina Faso, listened to decision. But it will be based on our own Colombia is also in the process of legalizing the rapid dripping of the dissolving conviction, not on threats from the state.” and regulating medical marijuana. In the Cofepris underlined in a statement that United States-the biggest consumer of This file photo taken on July 14, 2015 near Gletsch shows tourists walking to visit an ice cave ice. “It’s beautiful, but it is such a shame that it is melting away,” she under the current laws, marijuana “is still drugs from Mexico — 23 states have legal- next to insulating foams wrapping up the Rhone Glacier which has been shrinking under the said sadly. “I don’t think those blan- an illegal substance” and its cultivation and ized medical marijuana use, while four summer sun. —AFP kets will be enough.” —AFP sale remain forbidden. But the four SMART states plus the capital city have legalized its members are allowed to “sow, grow, har- recreational use. —AFP Official: Planned Parenthood Fashion mogul raises millions at odds over fetus remains for AIDS research with library PARIS: Fashion mogul Pierre Berge raised millions went for “only 368,000 euros”, when experts for AIDS research Friday as the first part of his thought it might make nearly double that. COLUMBUS: Planned Parenthood of Ohio did Undercover videos companies. A man who answered the phone renowned library went under the hammer in Paris. But almost all of the treasures of the library not make money from the sale of aborted DeWine announced an investigation in at Accu Medical Waste Service who wouldn’t The French philanthropist told AFP he had raised including the only pages of a lost erotic work by the fetuses, state Attorney General Mike DeWine mid-July after anti-abortion activists began give his name said all employees had been nearly 11.7 million Euros ($12.8 million) from the notorious Marquis de Sade, “The Days of Florbelle”, first of six sales of his collection of manuscripts and to have escaped the censor’s flames, reached their concluded Friday in an investigation that releasing undercover videos they said showed instructed not to comment. Stericycle said in a rare books, one of the most valuable in private estimates. The most valuable item on sale, the origi- instead criticized the agency for disposing of Planned Parenthood personnel negotiating statement it has a long-standing policy hands. A small drawing by the French novelist nal manuscript of Andre Breton’s surrealist master- fetal remains in landfills. the sale of fetal organs. Planned Parenthood against accepting fetal remains. DeWine’s Victor Hugo of a ruined gothic tower at dusk was piece “Nadja”-worth an estimated 3.5 million Euros- Planned Parenthood said DeWine, a said some fetal tissue is donated for medical office said Planned Parenthood uses the com- sold for more than 400,000 Euros, five times its esti- had already been snapped up by France’s national Republican, was making another politically research, but such donations are illegal in pany to dispose of its biological waste includ- mated worth. Berge, the lover and business partner library. motivated attack on abortion and called the Ohio. A Planned Parenthood state leader has ing aborted fetuses. Kight said the agency of the late Yves Saint Laurent is putting almost his Berge told AFP that when he bought the book report “inflammatory and false.” The agency said no donation program exists here. believes its Stericycle contract allows for the entire library up for auction in sales that could raise in London “I felt that I had got hold of a fragment of didn’t deny that remains went to landfills, but During DeWine’s investigation of the tissue removal of fetal tissue. 40 million Euros ($42 million) for the charitable the True Cross”. The businessman began collecting foundation he founded with the designer. Berge rare books after arriving in Paris as a teenager, “buy- said it followed Ohio law and uses the same sale issue, he said his office found that DeWine said he plans to seek an injunction sold the couple’s art collection for 342 million Euros ing a book on the banks of the Seine in the morn- practices as hospitals and ambulatory surgical Marietta, Ohio-based Accu Medical Waste next week to prevent Planned Parenthood ($361 million) in 2009 in what was dubbed “the sale ing and with a bit of luck selling it to a book dealer facilities, which generally contract with out- Service Inc., a waste disposal company used from disposing of fetal remains in landfills. of the century”, then a record for a private sale. in the afternoon.” He later befriended members of side companies to dispose of all medical by Planned Parenthood affiliates in Cincinnati Ohio Right to Life, which opposes abortion, Most of the proceeds of the sales are going to HIV the city’s literati, including Breton and Jean waste. and Columbus, sent the remains to a Kentucky called on lawmakers to pass a bill ensuring the research, including to the Sidaction charity found- Cocteau. Berge-who is the godfather of Cocteau’s “We handle all fetal tissue respectfully,” said landfill. An Accu Medical official told DeWine’s aborted remains of babies are treated ed by Berge. The manuscript of Gustave Flaubert’s son-held back one of the writer’s books dedicated Stephanie Kight, president and CEO of office that his company uses a standard treat- humanely. “Sentimental Education”-one of the most influen- to him from the sale. Another book by Jean Giono, tial novels of the 19th century-also went for a who was something of a father figure to him, and Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio. “That’s ment for biological waste called “autoclave” “We are disturbed and heartsick over the record price of 470,000 Euros. “I am very happy. It’s who is best known outside France for the film of his our commitment to our patients.” DeWine said involving a high-pressure steam treatment to attorney general’s findings,” said Mike marvelous,” said Berge after the three-hour sale, novel “The Horsemen on the Roof”, was also with- the disposal practice is callous and violates kill infectious material. Gonidakis, president of Ohio Right to Life. organized by Sotheby’s. held. Berge said that he intended to “replace all the state rules requiring that fetuses be disposed The investigation determined that fetal Republican lawmakers in the GOP-controlled books in the library” with identical cheaper copies. of in a humane manner. “It is important the remains taken by Lake Forest, Illinois-based Ohio House announced a Monday news con- Lost erotic romp “A lot will probably be more fun to read in paper- public be aware that these practices are taking Stericycle from a third Planned Parenthood ference to announce legislation. Republican One of the biggest surprises was a first edition back.” “I came to love these books through reading, place at these Ohio facilities,” DeWine said. He affiliate, in Bedford Heights in suburban Gov John Kasich also called the findings dis- of Charles Baudelaire’s “Fleurs du mal” (The Flowers the collector part only came later,” he said. “You of Evil) which sold for 225,000 Euros, four times its have to know how to get rid of things,” Berge, 85, referred his investigation to the Ohio Cleveland, ended up in a different landfill. turbing and ordered the Health Department valuation. However, one of the books closest to had earlier told AFP in his library on Paris’ Left Bank, Department of Health, which licenses abortion DeWine’s office didn’t identify that landfill. to work with DeWine to take appropriate legal Berge’s heart, a copy of Flaubert’s “Madame Bovary” saying he had been planning the clear-out for years facilities in Ohio. Kight referred questions on disposal to the action. —AP dedicated by the writer to “the master” Victor Hugo, and had even stipulated it in his will. —AFP SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 HEALTH & SCIENCE FDA approves Genentech for advanced lung cancer

NEW YORK: The Food and Drug Both studies also tested the effects of Administration on Friday conditionally Alecensa, known chemically as alectinib, approved an experimental Genentech on tumors that had spread to the brain, drug for patients with a certain type of which often occurs in such patients. lung cancer who have few other options. According to the FDA, 61 percent of Alecensa won accelerated approval for patients in the two studies had their brain patients with advanced non-small cell lung tumors shrink or disappear, with the effect cancer with a mutation in a gene called lasting about nine months on average. ALK who have relapsed after treatment with Pfizer Inc.’s Xalkori or who could not ‘Important effect’ tolerate that drug. The mutation in ALK, or “In addition to the primary effect on anaplastic lymphoma kinase, indirectly tumors in the lung, Alecensa clinical trials drives growth of tumors. provide evidence of an effect on tumors Accelerated approval is granted to med- that had spread to the brain, which is an icines for serious or life-threatening condi- important effect,” Dr Richard Pazdur, direc- tions that show an effect likely to benefit tor of the FDA’s Office of Hematology and patients. To maintain that conditional Oncology, said in a statement. approval, the drugmaker must then do fur- Alecensa is the only drug shown to do ther testing to confirm that the medicine that, according to a Genentech improves patients’ condition. Genentech spokesman. Genentech, the biotech unit of has already begun a larger, head-to-head Swiss drugmaker Roche Group, will have a study of how long Alecensa extends sur- list price of about $12,500 per month vival compared to New York-based Pfizer’s before discounts negotiated with insurers. Xalkori, in patients not previously treated The company is offering patients financial with either pill. assistance, including copay cards that In one of two midstage patient studies enable patients with commercial insurance that led to Alecensa’s approval, the twice- to get the drug for a $25 monthly copay- a-day pill shrank the lung tumors of 38 ment. percent of the 87 participants, and that Lung cancer is the top cause of cancer benefit lasted an average of 7 1/2 months. deaths in the US The National Cancer In a second study, also funded by Institute estimates it will kill about 158,000 Genentech, tumors shrank in 44 percent of people this year. About 85 percent of lung the 138 participants, and that benefit last- cancers are non-small cell lung cancer, ed an average of about 11 months. All which is usually diagnosed at an advanced BEAVER CREEK, Colorado: A racer descends the course during the second run of the giant slalom at the 2015 Audi FIS Ski World those participants had previously taken stage, and about 5 percent of that group Xalkori, but it had stopped working. has the ALK mutation. —AP Cup. —AFP Slalom course for ski areas facing future without snow

GRENOBLE: As temperatures rise there is less Property prices have plunged, but the village trails. This year it will use a GPS program to help of it or sometimes even none at all-global is still hoping to avoid the fate of Saint-Honore. determine which areas have received less snow warming is forcing ski areas to think about the Launched in the 1980s, the ski area at 1,500 to better focus their grooming efforts, which once unthinkable, a future without snow. Some metres altitude in the Isere region had 1,400 should result in fuel savings of 20 percent. in the French Alps have gone beyond thinking hotel beds, but shut in 1993 due to a lack of and begun diversifying the activities they offer snow and an abundance of financial difficulties. Shrinking glaciers visitors, particularly those at around 1,300 For two decades it looked like a ghost town and Even if high elevation ski areas still have meters altitude. It’s this level-where ski lifts only now is being rehabilitated. plenty of the white stuff at the height of winter, sprouted like mushrooms in the 1960s and it’s the summer that’s worrying professional 1970s in what “democratized” winter sports in Shorter seasons skiers, the season when Alpine glaciers have France-that scientists say will face “highly vari- The Alps are not alone in being affected by been receding. According to Educ’Alpes, the able annual “ fluctuations in snowfall. global warming. Swedish ski areas face seeing glaciers have lost 26 percent of their surface According to the regional authority measur- their season cut down to two months by 2050, and a third of their volume over the past 40 ing the impact of climate change, the Alps have according to their national association. In years, leading ski areas like Val Thorens to close ZHEZKAZGAN, Kazakhstan: In this photo provided by NASA, members of seen a 30 percent drop in the amount of snow- Dalarna County northwest of Stockholm, seven its glacier to skiers a decade ago to ensure its NASA and the Russian support teams who were unable to fly to the Soyuz fall in the past 30 years and the average tem- out of its 30 small ski areas have had to close protection. TMA-17M landing site due to weather, watch a live video stream of the US perature has climbed 1.6 degrees Celsius (near- since 2008 as they couldn’t afford snow can- “Before we trained at a very low elevation, space agency’s Kjell Lindgren, Russia’s Oleg Kononenko and Kimiya Yui of ly 3 degrees Fahrenheit) since 1960. “The rain- nons. around 2,400 meters, even in July,” recalled Japan returning to Earth, outside . —AP snow line could climb by 450 to 600 meters,” The association of Swedish ski areas looks at Fabienne Serrat, who won two golds at the said Thierry Lebel, head of the Hydrology the glass as more than half full: snow-making 1974 World Championships for France. “Today Transfer and Environment Research Laboratory equipment had allowed 80 percent to open for many youths who compete go to South Space station astronauts in Grenoble, thus making the season a wash the past 30 years despite their low elevation. America” to train. The situation has saddled Val out for ski areas at lower elevations. The most frequented resort, Are at 1,300 Thorens with a dilemma. It closed its glacier to safely return to Earth meters, even hosted the alpine world ski cham- protect it, yet triggers avalanches to supply Downhill for downhill pionship in 2007. slopes below. At Drouzin-le-Mont, a small family-oriented In France, the ski season risks being cut by a “But in doing so we are taking away snow” MOSCOW: A three-person crew from the crew get out of the capsule, which rested on ski area in the Haute-Savoie at an elevation of month by 2040 and by two-and-a-half months that feeds the glacier, said Blanc. For climate sci- International Space Station landed safely its side in the snow. Because of the cold tem- Friday in the snowy steppes of Kazakhstan. peratures and strong winds, the crew was 1,250 metres, the municipality took control in by 2080, according to Educ’Alpes, an associa- entist Lebel, the outlook for the glaciers isn’t The US space agency’s Kjell Lindgren, quickly flown to Dzhezkazgan after a brief 2013 and launched a conversion project. Out tion ski instructors. Ski areas are doing more good. “With temperatures 2 or 3 degrees high- Russia’s Oleg Kononenko and Kimiya Yui of inspection by doctors. In better weather, the went the fixation with downhill, or alpine ski- than just install snow cannons. Removing er, those below 3,000 metres altitude will disap- Japan returned to Earth in their Soyuz TMA- crew undergoes a post-flight medical check- ing. In came a “mountain lite” project. Out went stones, replanting grasses and better grooming pear,” he said, although the rate at which they 17M capsule after 141 days in space. They up in a tent at the landing site. the ski lifts and snow cannons. In will come methods have also helped them considerably recede will vary depending on topography and touched down on schedule at 7:12 pm local Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly sledding and skijoring (where dogs or horses reduce the amount of snowmaking they need, exposition to the sun. time (1312 GMT) about 120 kilometers of NASA and crewmates Mikhail Kornienko pull skiers), snowshoeing and dogsledding. thus reducing the impact of weather. French Olympic gold skicross champion northeast of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. and Sergey Volkov of Russia remain on the “It has now been three seasons we haven’t Even Val Thorens in Savoie, with a base ele- Jean-Frederic Chapuis, who regularly trains on Kononenko reported to the Russian station. They will be joined by three new been open. It was no longer profitable,” said vation of 2,300 meters making it the highest ski glaciers, believes that a increasing the practice Mission Control that the crew was feeling crew members next Tuesday: NASA’s Tim Franck Vernay, first deputy mayor of the village area in Europe, is adapting its practices.”We take of covering of glaciers with plastic sheeting to fine as the capsule was descending by para- Kopra, Russia’s Yuri Malenchenko and the of Biot. The village, which counts 600 residents, sun exposure much more into account, we slow their melting-as is already done in a few chute in thick clouds before landing softly in European Space Agency’s Tim Peake. Kelly has an equal number of hotel beds. “We haven’t groom other slopes that are sheltered from the places in Switzerland and Italy-may be an darkness on the wind-swept steppes. and Kornienko are on the first joint US- given up on skiing but we’ve got to try to lure prevailing winds and we use artificial snow to answer. But for Lebel that “is a desperate, local Russian rescue teams in four helicopters Russian one-year mission at the space sta- people in other ways. Otherwise its certain make better use of natural snow, said Benjamin response that will only delay things. We need to arrived quickly at the landing site to help the tion. death,” he said. Blanc, who is in charge of grooming Val Thorens’ act on our carbon emissions.” —AFP WHAT’S ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015

Embassy hosts reception for Rice Exporter Association of Pakistan

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KAIC holds annual Christmas celebration

he Kuwait African International Congregation (KAIC) held its annual Christmas celebration which culminated with a five-day conference. This year’s event fea- Ttured Pastor Ovie Emmanuel (DEEC, Leeds, UK) as guest speaker. The host pastor Millicent Rerri delivered an inspirational message on the last day of the conference. The conference which ended on Friday, 11 December 2015, had various activities to mark, “A Day with the King.” Pastor Ovie amazingly delivered a powerful message urging Christians to be good ambassadors of Christ. Jacque Zandstra of the Lighthouse Church, Kuwait gave exaltation on the Christmas story - inspiring the congregation. The event attracted lots of Christians from other denominations. Choir teams led by KAIC winners praise ministered through songs as never before. The children and youth ministries performed overwhelmingly - rejoicing on the Day with the King to mark the annual Christmas program of the Kuwait African International Congregation. ‘AIP Meritorious Awards Nite 2015’ Greetings uraaa! Marvelous ssociation of Indian Professionals (AIP), Kuwait is pleased to from 6 pm to 7 pm, comprises an interactive program designated as ‘Meet experience with the students of class IX to XII. Students of class IX to XII announce that the AIP would organize a mega event to honor Your Seniors’ program whereas the second program, AIP Awards distribu- and their parents are also invited to attend this program and benefit is One today. Ameritorious Indian students on Saturday, December 26, 2015 at tion, will commence after 7 pm. from this opportunity. AIP awardees are presented with Gold, Silver and HHappy birthday 6.00 pm at the auditorium of the Indian Community School (Senior), ‘Meet Your Seniors’ program is specially designed for the students Bronze medallion each one with a certificate of merit. List of awardees is to our dear son! May the Salmiya. Awardees have been selected based on CBSE examinations who are presently studying in classes from IX to XII. Seniors are the stu- given below at the end of this press release. AIP started Running trophy Almighty God bless and results of class XII declared for the academic year 2014 - 2015 from all dents who completed their class XII from Indian Schools in Kuwait and for the Best Performing School in 2010 for class X & XII in order to recog- guide you and you con- Indian Schools in Kuwait which are affiliated to CBSE system of education are pursuing higher studies in Kuwait or outside Kuwait. This program is nize the efforts and contributions of the teaching staff of the School. tinue to be a blessing to of India. This may be noted that AIP awards have become synonym of an interactive program and provides valuable first- hand information Best Performing School is calculated on the basis of Weighted Average our family. Greetings excellence and parents of meritorious students eagerly look forward to about various institutions and disciplines to the aspiring students and System. Details are given in the souvenir. However, we had to discontin- from daddy and mum- this event. Indian Ambassador Sunil Jain will be the chief guest. As you are enables them to take decision with respect to their higher studies in a ue this award for class X due to introduction of the Continuous and my, LAIF Church, friends aware, AIP is a non-profit, non-political and non-governmental organiza- pragmatic and scientific manner. We take this opportunity to call upon Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) system by CBSE which made class X and well-wishers. tion in Kuwait engaged in service of the Indian community through many the ‘Seniors’ and / or their parents and friends who will be available on Board examination optional. In lieu of that we started runners up trophy ways. Program of the event is divided into two segments. First segment, this day to participate in ‘Meet Your Seniors’ program to share their to the Best Performing School of class XII. WHAT’S ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 Make Marina Hotel Kuwait your destination for all weddings

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he Department of Libraries at the Arab Open opening new channels that can be dependable to spread University (AOU), based in Kuwait, in cooperation the ways of e-library use among students. The workshop Twith Learning Center in the AOU Bahrain Branch addressed several themes, including introduction of new organized a workshop titled “SpringerLink Using technologies used in SpringerLink to the trainees and Techniques”, which was conducted by Arwa Falazi, develop their capabilities in using techniques and meth- Licensing Manger in SpringerLink. ods of using e-library. At the end of the workshop, the The workshop targeted faculty members and students participants expressed their pleasure on attending in of the Student Council and Peer Education as these tar- such workshops, which are specialized in contributing to geted audience has an effective role and constant con- improving their skills and abilities of using learning nection with other students. They would contribute to resources.

Talabat.Com wins Advertising Creativity Award 2015 - 3rd Year in ‘Idea Category’

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asudhaiva Kudumba Samithi (VKS) Kuwait, in association Vwith Sevadarshan, Samadarshana, NAFO and BPP honored Venugopal C Panicker, affectionately called Venuchettan and his spouse Geetha V Panicker at a farewell ceremony held on December 4 at the Indian Community School (Amman Branch), Salmiya. Panicker and Geetha are leaving Kuwait for good after living in the country for more than 38 years. Venugopal, a financial expert, since arriving in Kuwait has been actively involved in various social, welfare and humanitarian activities among the local Indian community. Jaber Al-Ali hosts Venuchettan is an excellent role model of simplicity and honesty as applauded Venugopal’s tireless and passionate address to the gather- English workshop well as a respected personality, generous humanitarian services. ing Venuchettan expressed his hailing from Changaram family of Mahadevan and Sanju deep love and affection for his he Jaber Al-Ali Secondary School for boys, of Aroor, Cherthala and now settled at (Sevadarshan), Rajashekhran Nair friends and fellow associates. Mubarak Al-Kabeer Educational Zone, recently host- Ernakulam. Before coming to and Hari Balaramapuram (BPP), Geetha emotionally invited every- Ted a workshop on ‘How to teach vocabulary, gram- Kuwait, Venugopal had held several Venkitakrishnan (Samadarshana), one to visit their residence in mar and language functions,’ which was prepared and pre- positions in Calcutta. Aravind V Murali S. Nair (Nafo), Ernakulam and spend some time sented by the head of the English Department Mohammed Panicker and Niveditha A Panicker, Mohanakrishnan, Krishnan K Pillai, with them while in Kerala. Yazbek. The event was held under auspices and with the son and daughter-in-law of Aravindaksha Panicker, Vijayan Nair proposed vote of attendance of the school director Khaled Abdul Rahman Venuchettan, were also present at Sudhakaran, Mohandas Edappal, thanks and fervently greeted Al-Sager, and was also attended by ELT supervisor Jawad the farewell meeting. Shreekumari Vijayan Nair, Venugopal and Geetha wishing Amrani, the school’s English language department staff, The function commenced with Rajeswari Subbaraman and several them a happy and peaceful life English teachers and heads of departments from surround- the welcome address by A R ing schools and a number of the school’s other subjects’ others felicitated Venuchettan by back in India. A wonderful instru- Subbaraman followed by introduc- teachers. acknowledging him as an honest mental music concert led by tion of Venugopal by Mohan T who and sincere community worker Harikumar Perunna (mridumgam), read a brief profile of Panicker’s pro- whose valuable services will be Ullaskumar Thiruvizha (violin), fessional and social contributions. remembered and appreciated for- Raghesh (ganjira) and Sharma The main speaker of the evening ever. (ghatom) was presented. The pro- was the Secretary of Indian Venugopal was honored with gram was anchored by Anilkumar Community School Board of memento by Sevadarshan and with Attuva. The function ended with a Trustees, Vijay Karayil, who greatly a ponnada by BPP. Through his delicious dinner. ICAI seminar tomorrow he Kuwait Chapter of the Sekaran”, Partner, Assurance at the new International Financial Institute of Chartered “RSM Al Bazie and Company, Reporting Standard (IFRS) 15 on TAccountants of India (ICAI) Kuwait”. The seminar is on “Revenue from Contracts with invites all its members to a CPE December 14, 2015 at 6:00 pm (reg- Customers” and a comparison with seminar on “IFRS 15 - Revenue from istration starts at 5:30 pm) at the existing accounting standards Contracts with Customers” by Holiday Inn Downtown, Kuwait City. and interpretations relating to rev- prominent speaker “CA S Chandra The presentation will discuss about enue recognition. p32.qxp_Layout 1 12/12/15 7:56 PM Page 1

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 TV PROGRAMS

12:30 Frozen Fever 01:00 Chopped 02:40 Food School 03:45 The Cafe 12:45 Mako Mermaids 02:00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives 03:05 Food School 04:15 The Weakest Link 13:10 Mako Mermaids 02:30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives 03:30 Dream Cruises 05:00 Teletubbies 13:35 Mako Mermaids 03:00 Man Finds Food 04:20 The Food Files 05:25 The Green Balloon Club 14:00 Mako Mermaids 03:30 Man Finds Food 04:45 The Food Files 05:50 Charlie And Lola 00:20 Shocking Survival Videos 14:30 I Didn’t Do It 04:00 Food Court Wars 05:10 David Rocco’s Dolce Vita 06:00 Teletubbies 00:45 Cuban Chrome 14:55 Lolirock 05:00 Chopped 05:35 David Rocco’s Dolce India 06:25 The Green Balloon Club 01:35 Cuban Chrome 15:20 The Naughty List 06:00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives 06:00 Chefs Run Wild 06:50 Charlie And Lola 02:25 Cuban Chrome 16:10 Best Friends Whenever 06:30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives 06:25 The Best Job In The World 07:00 Jollywobbles 03:15 Cuban Chrome 16:35 Austin & Ally 07:00 Roadtrip With G. Garvin 06:50 Bangkok Airport 07:15 Doctors 04:05 Cuban Chrome 17:00 Gravity Falls 07:30 Roadtrip With G. Garvin 07:40 George Clarke’s Amazing 07:40 Doctors 05:00 Cuban Chrome 17:25 Frozen Fever 08:00 Chopped Spaces 08:10 Doctors 06:00 Ice Lake Rebels 17:35 Descendants 09:00 Amazing Wedding Cakes 08:30 Dog Whisperer 08:40 Doctors 06:50 Desert Car Kings 18:00 Descendants 10:00 The Kitchen 09:20 The Peninsula: The Making 09:10 Eastenders 07:40 Fast N’ Loud 19:55 Dog With A Blog 11:00 The Kitchen Of A Gala 09:40 Eastenders 08:30 Auction Hunters 20:20 Jessie 12:00 Chopped 10:10 Ariana’s Persian Kitchen 10:10 Eastenders 08:55 Property Wars 20:45 Good Luck Charlie 13:00 Guy’s Big Bite 10:35 Chasing Time 10:40 Eastenders 09:20 Storage Hunters UK 21:10 Good Luck Charlie 13:30 Guy’s Big Bite 11:00 Hook It, Cook It 11:10 Breaking Pointe 09:45 Americarna 21:35 Wizards Of Waverly Place 14:00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives 11:25 Street Food Around The 11:50 Doctor Who 10:10 How It’s Made 22:00 Binny And The Ghost 14:30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives World 12:35 Doctor Who 10:35 Alaskan Bush People 22:25 Sabrina: Secrets Of A 15:00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives 11:50 Bondi Rescue Outback 13:20 The Mimic 11:25 Alaska: The Last Frontier Teenage Witch 15:30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives Adventure 13:45 Breaking Pointe 12:15 Flying Wild Alaska 22:50 Sabrina: Secrets Of A 16:00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives 12:40 Miguel’s Tropical Kitchen 14:25 The Weakest Link 13:05 Auction Hunters Teenage Witch 16:30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives 13:05 Charlie Luxton’s Homes By 15:10 Doctor Who 13:30 Property Wars 23:10 Wolfblood 17:00 Chopped The Sea 15:55 Doctor Who 13:55 Storage Hunters UK 23:35 Wolfblood 18:00 Siba’s Table 14:00 Valentine Warner Eats 16:40 The Vicar Of Dibley 14:20 Ice Lake Rebels 18:30 Siba’s Table Scandinavia 17:20 Tess Of The D’urbervilles 15:10 Kindig Customs 19:00 Siba’s Table 14:30 This Is Brazil 18:15 Tess Of The D’urbervilles 16:00 Fast N’ Loud 19:30 Siba’s Table 15:25 Exploring The Vine 19:05 The Paradise 16:50 Americarna 20:00 Rev Run’s Sunday Suppers 15:50 Exploring The Vine 20:00 New Tricks 17:15 How It’s Made 20:30 Rev Run’s Sunday Suppers 16:20 The Food Files 20:55 Sherlock 17:40 Misfit Garage 00:00 Nina Needs To Go 21:00 Chopped South Africa 16:45 The Food Files 22:25 Waking The Dead 18:30 Wheeler Dealers 00:05 Henry Hugglemonster 22:00 Follow Donal... To Vietnam 17:15 Tales From The Bush Larder 23:15 Waking The Dead 19:20 Outback Truckers 00:20 Calimero 22:30 Follow Donal... To Vietnam 17:40 My Sri Lanka With Peter 00:10 The Paradise 20:10 Property Wars 00:35 Zou 23:00 Girl Eat World Kuruvita 01:05 New Tricks 20:35 Storage Wars Canada 00:50 Loopdidoo 23:30 Girl Eat World 18:10 Chefs Run Wild 02:00 Waking The Dead 21:00 Blood Lions - Bred For The 01:05 Art Attack 18:35 The Best Job In The World 02:50 Waking The Dead Bullet 01:30 Henry Hugglemonster 19:05 Food School 21:50 Hell Road Russia 01:45 Calimero 19:30 Exploring The Vine 22:40 Wheeler Dealers 02:00 Zou 20:00 Exploring The Vine 23:30 Kindig Customs 02:15 Loopdidoo 20:25 The Food Files 02:30 Art Attack 00:15 Coronation Street 20:50 The Food Files 02:55 Henry Hugglemonster 00:40 Coronation Street 21:15 Tales From The Bush Larder 03:14 Grojband 03:05 Calimero 01:05 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute 21:40 My Sri Lanka With Peter 03:35 Johnny Test 03:20 Zou Makeover Kuruvita 05:05 Transformers: Robots In 03:30 Loopdidoo 22:05 Chefs Run Wild 00:35 How The Universe Works 02:00 The Chase: Celebrity Disguise 03:45 Art Attack 22:30 The Best Job In The World 01:20 How The Universe Works Specials 05:27 Transformers: Robots In 04:10 Henry Hugglemonster 22:55 Miguel’s Tropical Kitchen 02:08 How The Universe Works 02:55 Coronation Street Disguise 04:20 Calimero 23:20 Charlie Luxton’s Homes By 02:55 How The Universe Works 03:20 Coronation Street 05:50 Regular Show 04:35 Zou 03:45 Coronation Street The Sea 06:00 The Amazing World Of 03:42 What Could Possibly Go 04:45 Loopdidoo Wrong? 04:10 Coronation Street Gumball 05:00 Art Attack 04:30 Coronation Street 07:00 Transformers: Robots In 04:29 What Could Possibly Go 05:25 Henry Hugglemonster Wrong? 04:50 Come Date With Me Disguise 05:35 Calimero Australia 07:25 Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu 05:16 What Could Possibly Go 05:50 Zou Wrong? 05:15 Paul O’Grady: For The Love 07:50 Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu 06:00 Loopdidoo 08:10 Ben 10: Omniverse 06:03 What Could Possibly Go Of Dogs 00:20 Africa’s Blood River 06:15 Art Attack 08:35 Ben 10: Omniverse Wrong? 05:45 Paul O’Grady: For The Love 01:10 World’s Deadliest Killer Three 06:35 Henry Hugglemonster 09:00 Matt Hatter Chronicles 06:50 What Could Possibly Go Of Dogs 02:00 Monster Fish 06:50 Calimero 09:20 Teen Titans Go! Wrong? 06:10 The Jonathan Ross Show 02:50 Cameramen Who Dare 07:00 Zou 09:45 Teen Titans Go! 07:37 Deadliest Space Weather 07:05 Seven Days With‚Ķ 03:45 World’s Wildest Encounters 07:20 Loopdidoo 10:10 We Bare Bears - New 08:00 Deadliest Space Weather 08:00 Dancing On The Edge 04:40 Animal Superpowers 07:35 Art Attack FALCON RISING ON OSN MOVIES HD ACTION 10:30 Johnny Test 08:23 Mythbusters 09:30 Dancing On The Edge 05:35 Bearhood 08:00 Calimero 10:55 The Amazing World Of 09:08 Mythbusters 11:30 Dancing On The Edge 06:30 Monster Fish 08:10 Zou 07:00 Franklin & Bash 04:00 A Christmas Wish-PG15 Gumball 09:53 Mythbusters 13:30 Dancing On The Edge 07:25 The Kill Zone 08:25 Limon And Oli 08:00 Graceland 06:00 Diana-PG15 11:20 Adventure Time 10:38 Mythbusters 14:20 Derren Brown - The Great Art 08:20 Wild Australia 08:35 Jake And The Neverland 09:00 The Whispers 08:00 Imogene-PG15 12:05 Regular Show 11:23 Mythbusters Robbery 09:15 Wild Case Files Pirates 10:00 Unforgettable 10:00 Fatal Instinct-PG15 12:16 Regular Show 12:08 How It’s Made 15:45 The Syndicate 10:10 Freaks & Creeps 09:05 Sofia The First 11:00 Franklin & Bash 12:00 Admission-PG15 12:27 Regular Show 12:30 How It’s Made 16:45 The Jonathan Ross Show 11:05 The Lion Whisperer 00:00 Pawn Shop Chronicles-18 09:30 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 12:00 Emmerdale 14:00 Heaven Is For Real-PG 12:38 Regular Show 12:53 How It’s Made 17:35 Seven Days With‚Ķ 12:00 Bearhood 02:00 Dying Of The Light-PG15 10:00 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 12:30 Coronation Street 16:00 Imogene-PG15 12:50 Johnny Test 13:15 How It’s Made 18:30 Come Date With Me 12:55 Monster Fish 04:00 Northmen: A Viking Saga- 10:30 Doc McStuffins 13:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 18:00 Recoil-PG15 13:40 Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu 13:38 How It’s Made Australia 13:50 Dangerous Encounters PG15 11:00 Sofia The First 14:00 Graceland 20:00 Good People-PG15 14:00 Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu 14:00 How It’s Made 19:00 The Syndicate 14:45 Outback Wrangler 06:00 Bloodsport-PG15 19:55 Doc McStuffins 15:00 Unforgettable 22:00 Neighbors-18 14:25 Teen Titans Go! 14:23 How It’s Made 19:55 Paul O’Grady: For The Love 15:10 Outback Wrangler 08:00 Batman: Assault On Arkham- 20:15 Jake And The Never Land 16:00 Emmerdale 15:10 Matt Hatter Chronicles 14:46 How It’s Made Of Dogs 15:40 The Living Edens PG15 Pirates 16:30 Coronation Street 15:35 Ben 10: Omniverse 15:10 How It’s Made 20:20 Paul O’Grady: For The Love 16:35 Elephant Queen 10:00 Christmas Twister-PG15 20:45 Sheriff Callie’s Wild West 17:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 16:00 Ben 10: Omniverse 15:33 How It’s Made Of Dogs 17:30 Vacations Gone Wild 12:00 Toxin-PG15 21:05 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 18:00 Graceland 16:20 Regular Show 15:57 Home Factory 20:45 The Jonathan Ross Show 18:25 Caught In The Act 13:45 The Core-PG15 21:35 Sofia The First 19:00 Heroes Reborn 16:32 Regular Show 16:19 Home Factory 21:45 The Chase: Celebrity 19:20 Outback Wrangler 16:00 Bloodsport-PG15 22:00 Cinderella III: A Twist In Time 20:00 The Blacklist 00:00 Live MSNBC Caught On 16:44 Regular Show 16:44 Mighty Ships Specials 19:45 Outback Wrangler 18:00 Falcon Rising-PG15 23:30 Lilo & Stitch 21:00 Scandal Camera 16:56 Regular Show 17:31 Food Factory 22:40 Seven Days With‚Ķ 20:10 The Living Edens 20:00 Getaway-PG15 22:00 How To Get Away With 01:00 Live MSNBC Caught On 17:10 We Bare Bears - New 17:54 Food Factory 23:40 Derren Brown - The Great Art 21:00 Elephant Queen 22:00 Max Payne-PG15 Murder Camera 17:30 Adventure Time 18:18 Strip The Cosmos Robbery 21:50 Vacations Gone Wild 23:00 The Knick 02:00 Live ABC World News 17:55 Steven Universe 19:05 How The Universe Works 22:40 Caught In The Act 02:30 Live NBC Nightly News 18:20 Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu 19:50 How The Universe Works 23:30 Bearhood 03:00 MSNBC Caught On Camera 20:40 How The Universe Works 18:40 Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu 00:00 New Money 04:00 NBC Saturday Today Show 19:05 Teen Titans Go! 21:25 How The Universe Works 00:30 Fashion Bloggers 06:00 ABC 20/20 22:15 How The Universe Works 19:50 Transformers: Robots In 00:55 Fashion Bloggers 00:00 Welcome To The Jungle 07:00 Live MSNBC Special 23:00 How The Universe Works 00:10 Man V. Viral Disguise New 01:25 Stewarts And Hamiltons 02:00 Stand Up Guys 08:00 Live MSNBC Investigates 23:45 What Could Possibly Go 01:00 Breakthrough 00:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 20:15 New The Amazing World Of 02:20 E! News 04:00 Shanghai Calling 09:00 Live MSNBC Investigates Wrong? 02:00 Hubble’s Cosmic Journey 01:00 Chicago Fire Gumball 03:15 Eric And Jessie: Game On 00:30 Hot In Cleveland 06:00 A Simple Twist Of Fate 10:00 MSNBC Caught On Camera 02:55 The Border 02:00 Good Morning America 20:40 Clarence 03:40 Eric And Jessie: Game On 01:30 Saturday Night Live 08:00 Big Fat Liar 11:00 MSNBC All In With Chris 03:50 Locked Up Abroad 03:00 Tyrant 21:00 Regular Show 04:10 E! Entertainment Special 02:30 You’re The Worst 10:00 Shanghai Calling Hayes 04:45 Breakthrough 04:00 Helix 21:11 Regular Show 05:05 The E! True Hollywood Story 03:30 2 Broke Girls 12:00 All About Christmas Eve 12:00 MSNBC Hardball W/ Chris 05:40 Yukon Gold 05:00 Chicago Fire 21:22 Regular Show 06:00 Keeping Up With The 04:30 The Tonight Show Starring 14:00 Mousehunt Matthews 06:35 Wicked Tuna: North vs. 06:00 Good Morning America 21:33 Regular Show Kardashians Jimmy Fallon 16:00 Big Fat Liar 13:00 MSNBC Special South 07:00 Emmerdale 21:50 We Bare Bears - New 00:00 Violetta 06:55 Keeping Up With The 05:30 Last Man Standing 18:00 When In Rome 14:00 ABC 20/20 07:30 Ultimate Airport Dubai 07:30 Coronation Street 22:15 Uncle Grandpa 00:45 The Hive Kardashians 06:00 I Hate My Teenage Daughter 20:00 She Wants Me 15:00 MSNBC Your Business 08:25 Megastructures 08:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 22:40 Johnny Test 00:50 Sabrina: Secrets Of A 07:50 Style Star 06:30 My Name Is Earl 22:00 Behaving Badly 15:30 Live MSNBC Your Business 09:20 Man V. Viral 09:00 Red Band Society 00:10 Adventure Time Teenage Witch 08:20 E! News 07:00 Late Night With Seth Meyers 16:00 Live NBC Sunday Today 10:15 Breakthrough 10:00 Emmerdale 01:40 Transformers: Robots In 01:15 Sabrina: Secrets Of A 09:15 House Of DVF 08:30 Last Man Standing Show 11:10 Hubble’s Cosmic Journey 10:30 Coronation Street Disguise Teenage Witch 10:15 House Of DVF 10:30 My Name Is Earl 17:00 Live NBC Meet The Press 12:05 Do Or Die 11:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 02:02 Transformers: Robots In 01:40 Wolfblood 11:10 Fashion Bloggers 11:00 The Tonight Show Starring 18:00 ABC This Week With G 12:30 Do Or Die 12:00 Drop Dead Diva Disguise 02:05 Wolfblood 11:35 Fashion Bloggers Jimmy Fallon Stephanopoulos 13:00 Dog Whisperer 13:00 Once Upon A Time 01:00 I’ll Follow You Down-PG15 02:25 Grojband 02:30 Violetta 12:05 E! News 12:00 I Hate My Teenage Daughter 19:00 Live MSNBC Melissa Harris- 14:00 Dog Whisperer 14:00 Red Band Society 02:45 Deadfall-PG15 02:51 Grojband 03:15 The Hive 13:05 Keeping Up With The 12:30 $#! 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CROSSWORD 1108 STAR TRACK

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

Being calm, cool and collected may take some effort. You might take a step You should find this a good day for just about anything that your heart back to see a particular situation from a different perspective. Perhaps you desires. Those around you should find you very natural and vital. Communicating with will see an opportunity to step back and relax in a different environment for a short while. others and getting your message across is at a high. This is a great time to be in the com- After a break, sensitivities are eased and life returns to some sort of sanity. Perhaps more pany of other people both personally and in a work situation. Your ability to manage and rest, perhaps clearer conversation, a pause in time is certainly a wise idea. Serious conver- direct other people puts you in a good position to assume the responsibility for a special sations might be better served another day. Being on the go and keeping an ear to the job. Perhaps today is more of a volunteer day to help at the local hospital, nursing home, ground help you to feel that you are keeping in touch. Learning and communicating with etc. A truly earnest effort, along with your hand and eye coordination, makes just about others delights you. This is a time you may decide to express your creative side. You might any task run well. This is a great day for getting things accomplished and for doing good share a joke, a puzzle or a poetry book. deeds. Emotions are well within your control.

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

A greater regard for things of value and even the idea of value itself is the We all behave in rather eccentric ways, from time to time. As strange as you order of this day. You may find yourself really getting into the spirit of the season. You may appear to some around you today-someone understands perfectly and will be more shop, lunch with friends and shop some more-do you have a list you may find an interest than supportive of your rather eccentric ideas. Your unique and unusual talents could in antiques or some type of artwork. This is a very enjoyable time-one of high energy and bring you some awesome results in the form of new conclusions or something very inven- high hopes. Perhaps the mall you are visiting has gained more customers than usual tive. Don’t you know that the great inventors of our time were considered a bit bizarre because they have figured out performances by local talent gain the attention of the com- they dared to pursue their dreams and hunches and all of humankind benefited because munity. Whatever the case, you and your friends enjoy the local talent as you weave in and of their dedication. You too, should allow yourself to be creative, when the mood strikes. out of the stores. Make sure to make periodic trips to your car so that you can store your This evening, a social event will give you ample opportunity to network as well as absorb packages in the trunk of your car. Dinner out is fun tonight. some of the good energies. A star is shining.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)

You realize now, it is time to make some long-needed changes in old habit The realization of your successes must be credited in part to the influences patterns that you have kept for way too long. Variety can be the spice of life. Keeping busy of your past. The efforts made by others in your youth to set an example or with new and positive activities is essential to making positive changes in your life. expand your cultural awareness made you wise beyond your years. Idealists, politicians Becoming complacent is conducive to staying in one place too long and requires that and business executives influence you. You reaffirm your personal morals, ethics and ACROSS or New Zealand. your position be rethought. Accruing new information and expanding your way of doing ideals. You begin to work to educate or support people and projects that create that feel- 1. A federal agency established to regulate the 7. Make fit for, or change to suit a new pur- things will be like a breath of fresh air, once you become acclimated to the changes you ing of pride in yourself, your family and your community. Love, money and charitable release of new foods and health-related pose. make. Now is a good time to get in touch with your inner self and understand how you causes get your adrenaline flowing. You are proud of your independence and the influen- products. 8. Prong on a fork or pitchfork. feel about who you are. All those times you held back comments become less and less of a tial position that you establish. You may seem too impulsive, too forgiving or too cold. You 4. Any of several plants of the genus Hepatica 9. A large waterfall on the border between problem-you are learning about a new positive you. are passionate in your aspirations. Nurture your friendships. having 3-lobed leaves and white or pink- Argentina and Brazil. ish flowers in early spring. 10. A genus of Caltha. 12. The unit of frequency. 11. A silvery ductile metallic element found 15. (of roads) Made of logs laid down cross- primarily in bauxite. Cancer (June 21-July 22) Capricorn (December 22-January 19) wise. 12. (Mexican) Ground beef and chili peppers There may be someone around you who does not appreciate or possibly 16. Very generous. or chili powder often with tomatoes and “Happy days are here again,” may be the words to a song, but they are the 17. Goddess of the dead and queen of the kidney beans. understand your rather eccentric behavior; a close friend or relative will be supportive. Young people learn from your actions today. Anything uncommon or extraordinary will words that present the feelings of today. This may be because you are feeling all the love underworld. 13. Wood of a pecan tree. and affection that surrounds you today. There is a big chance for you to understand those be what captures your interest. Allowing your creative and intuitive nature to come forth 18. 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Gossip is obsessed Minaj with crime shows

he 33-year-old rapper constantly watches told Billboard magazine: “I love it [in Los Angeles]. I detective and police programs and her spoke to BeyoncÈ about it, because she came out Tboyfriend, Meek Mill, is convinced she does here recently too. “She said exactly what I used to so in order to pick up tips on planning the perfect say when I first moved here. We just feel happier. murder. She admitted: “I watch Investigation She was saying that simple things that would nor- Discovery all day. All day. Like, I know everything mally feel like a task, they don’t [feel that way] out about law and crime-solving. “Everybody that here. “She told me it’s not bothersome to get up comes to my house, they’re like: ‘Do you not take it super early and have to take Blue to school, off this channel?’ “Meek thinks that I’m planning on because it looks so beautiful. “I’m a New Yorker, but killing him. We live together now, and every time there are times in New York when you wake up and he wakes up, it’s on. Every time he goes to sleep, it’s it’s, like, a dreary day. “I know my London fans can on.” Nicki recently moved from New York to Los identify with this. When I’m in London or Paris, I Angeles and, like her friend Beyonce - who has think the same thing. “Part of the beauty is in the three-year-old daughter Blue Ivy with husband Jay- greyness-but it’s an acquired taste.” Z - she feels much happier in the sunny city. She Liam Payne says he’ll be ‘bored’ during One Direction’s hiatus Kardashian West’s hilst the ‘Night Changes’ hitmaker we are very busy minds. We all do the best friend and his bandmates - Niall Horan, songwriting thing and that is going to be WLouis Tomlinson and Harry Styles - the thing that keeps us within doing the are set to take a break next year and whilst stuff that we love too. It’s just the stage we disappointed to have they are all looking forward to it, the 22- have to miss.” Whilst Liam is planning to year-old singer is worried about having spend more time at home, Niall wants to nothing to do. He said: “We have spent a lot go travelling and is considering revisiting missed son’s birth of time away from our family, and I think some of the places the band have toured. my dad said he kind of missed the oppor- Speaking at ‘Alan Carr: Chatty Man’, he said: he ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ star welcomed tunity of growing up with his dad and “We obviously go to a lot of countries but son Saint into the world on December 5 - almost going down the pub and those sort of we aren’t there for very long and there’s a Tthree weeks before her due date - and Jonathan moments, so I think trying to catch up with few places I’ve liked the culture and would Cheban admits he was hoping she’d have delivered the your family and just spend some time with probably go back. I dunno, inter-railing one even earlier while he was still in Los Angeles. And them. For me, that is the first part of it and sounds good. A little bit of travelling I think Jonathan - who is now in Miami with girlfriend Anat then having a little bit of a holiday. “I sup- I’d like to do.” Popovsky and is planning to jet off to Israel for the New pose we are going to get bored because Year - is now unsure whether he’ll be able to meet the baby before the end of 2015. He told DailyMail.com: “I was hoping she would give birth when I was there for three weeks filming cause the last time she gave birth I was there as well. “So I said, ‘Usually I pop it out of you some- how’, but now I don’t even know if I’m going to be able to make it before the new year.” Though he hasn’t seen Kim - who also has two-year-old daughter North with husband Kanye West - since she gave birth, Jonathan revealed his 35-year-old pal is “doing great”. Kim, 35, was forced to deliver her son on December 5 after she reportedly suf- fered from placenta accreta, a condition which means the placenta remains attached to the womb. However, despite the difficult labor, baby Saint was born weighing a healthy 8 pound 1 ounce.

Take That have secured themselves a ‘Las Vegas residency’ he ‘These Days’ hitmakers have key to London’s famous O2 Arena to Kanye West is reportedly been offered a stint at mark the band’s 21st performance at Ta well known hotel on the Nevada the iconic venue. Meanwhile, band strip for a hefty sum after impressing member Mark Owen previously admit- promoters with their tour. A source told ted the whole group - which also writing songs The Sun newspaper: “Vegas promoters includes Gary Barlow and Howard believe Take That put on such a great Donald - are missing their former band- spectacle that they can deliver in Vegas. mate Jason Orange, who left the group “Brits are bound to lap up seeing them in September 2014. He said: “It feels about his son on foreign soil but there’s also hope the normal now but we still miss Jason. But band will attract a completely new fan- we know he’s happy and he sent us an he ‘Bound 2’ hitmaker’s wife Kim Kardashian West only base from abroad. It’s a huge deal as the email the other week wishing us luck. wants to gave birth to the couple’s first son, Saint, a week ago lads have always dreamed of cracking “We’ve settled into it now. We feel very Hathaway Tyet Kanye is already said to be getting some musical America.” It is no surprise the band have ambitious as a band, the most we have inspiration from the birth for his highly-anticipated album, been offered the lucrative deal as their in years.” ‘Swish’. A source said: “The whole of Kanye’s family thought success in the UK has never faltered. be a ‘full-time mum’ Swish was done. He’s been playing it to everyone. “But Only recently, the group were handed a Kanye is constantly coming up with new ideas and Saint’s he ‘Les Miserables’ actress is expect- “Anne wants to be healthy and because arrival has changed things once again. There’s at least ing her first child with husband she doesn’t want to rush back into a film another two ideas for tracks to reflect his fatherly status.” TAdam Shulman and insiders are role, she’s not going to put herself under And the 38-year-old rapper - who also has two-year-old expecting her to take a long time out of pressure to slim quickly. “She does yoga daughter North with the ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ work. A source said: “Anne can’t wait to be every day and eats mainly organic food, star - is reportedly enjoying being “very hands-on” with the a mum. She’s been wanting it for a long although she has been tempted by bagels newborn and the couple are said to feel “blessed” to have time and waited until the right time to and doughnuts recently to combat morn- the little one after such a tough pregnancy. The insider take a break from Hollywood. “She feels ing sickness.” Anne previously admitted added to the Daily Star newspaper: “Kim and Kanye are very she’s achieved so much already, it’s time she wants a large family, but only if she hands-on with the baby and want to be involved in the little to take a break from acting. “She’s told can make all her kids feel “special”. She things as much as possible. “They take turns waking up and friends she wants to put her career on the said: “I’d like to have as many [children] as tending to the baby’s needs. It’s a lot of work but they just back burner for a while and concentrate I can afford, not just financially but in feel very blessed for having a healthy baby boy.” on being a full-time mum.” And the 33- terms of time, because you want to make year-old beauty plans to take her time to sure each one feels special.” get her figure back once she’s given birth. The source added to Closer magazine: Gomez thinks Niall Horan’s ‘amazing’ he ‘Heart Wants What It Wants’ hitmaker has been linked to the One Direction singer as of late after they Twere spotted supposedly kissing at a birthday party and later seen on a romantic stroll at Santa Monica Pier but Selena has spoken out to deny anything is going on. When asked to clear up the rumors, she told Entertainment Tonight: “Oh my god! No [but] I love him, I always have. He’s amazing.” Meanwhile, Selena has also been romantically linked to her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber after he was seen serenading her at a bar last month. But a source claims that she is still wary of anything happening and is “terrified” of trusting him. A source said at the time: “Selena is still in love with Justin, but as exciting as it is for them to be back togeth- er, she’s terrified to trust her heart again because he’s hurt her so many times. “Justin has this belief that Selena’s cool with him hooking up with other women and that they don’t need to be exclusive. She may say it’s OK, but in reality it tears her apart to know he’s seeing other girls.” lifestyle SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015

Gossip Jess Glynne ‘rarely’ gets drunk

he 26-year-old singer doesn’t often indulge in alco- gets recognized. She told Grazia magazine: “I get so hol because she thinks it is bad for her voice so embarrassed if people recognize me, or if I’m in a shop Tfeels the effects much worse when she does have a and one of my songs comes on.”I go red really easily. I drink. During a recent interview, she admitted: “I’m hun- think it’s a ginger thing.” Meanwhile, one of the ‘Right gover [today]. It’s quite a big one because I rarely drink. I Here’ singer’s biggest regrets is the outfit she wore to the have to look after my voice.” The ‘Rather Be’ hitmaker may 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs). She admitted: “[I not drink often now, but when she was 21, she regularly hate] all the photos of me at the EMAs in 2014. I looked overindulged and didn’t treat people well, though she like a joke. “I hate my outfit, my hair... the fact my belly has now learned from her mistakes. She said: “I had a button was on show makes me feel sick.” weird year when I was 21, and did some stupid things, drank a lot and treated my friends badly. It was a big year of learning.” Despite her fame and success, Jess hates being in the spotlight and feels uncomfortable when she

Swift spent £640,000 on her Smith only pre-birthday celebration he ‘Bad Blood’ singer marked her impending 26th £13,000 birthday cake. “Taylor wanted a party to remem- cares about what birthday and the end of the Australian leg of her ber.” And Taylor - who also spent £50,000 on a firework T‘1989’ tour by renting the private Hamilton Island display - is also planning another birthday party when and spared no expense in ensuring her 125-member she returns to the US. She has asked her famous friends crew, friends and family could be with her for the extrav- to keep a date free and wants to treat them with a his fans think agant bash. A source said: “Taylor chartered private jets £65,000 slumber party. The source said: “She’s hired pri- to fly friends from Los Angeles and New York. “She invited vate masseuses, manicurists and facialists to pamper Ed Sheeran and her family who flew out for the end of everyone.” Yet despite her own generosity, the ‘Shake It about his music her tour. “Flying everyone across the globe set her back Off’ hitmaker doesn’t want any birthday gifts. The source he ‘Stay With Me’ singer took to his Twitter £330,000, on top of renting a private mansion on told Closer magazine: “Amazingly Taylor is holding fast to page to reveal he has made a vow to no Hamilton Island for £17,000. “All the food and drink cost a no-gifts rule. “She just wants her friends around to cele- Tlonger read professional reviews of his art. around £165,000 - she even enlisted a squad of private brate her birthday.” He wrote: “It’s so tough to win the thumbs up from caterers from LA and New York - and she bought a people that are paid to come to see what you do, when they could hate your music to begin with. “Sometimes you’re never going to win. The reviews I care about are from YOU. And only you - my fans. The people who have put me here.” The Elba is a 23-year-old pop star also admitted it is difficult for him to focus on positive comments when there are negatives as well. He continued: “Why is it when you have a crowd of people saying you’re ‘workaholic’ great - you notice the one who says you’re not? Haha the heart is complicated. I’m getting there he 43-year-old actor thinks he is very similar to his thou (sic) lol slowly but surely. (sic)”Sam also ‘Luther’ alter ego Detective John Luther because he decided to quote lyrics from two songs by Tgets so consumed by his career. He said: “John Luther Norwegian artist Maria Mena to reflect his feel- is a workaholic and I’m a workaholic. I throw everything ings. From Maria’s track ‘Good And Bad’, Sam I’ve got into whatever I do. Whatever it is. And I think John tweeted : “I never claimed to be flawless, I owned does the same. “If I want to do something, I’ll do it - break up to my faults, Yours were subtle, painful betray- dancing at the end of a movie trailer, adding a verse on a al, But I see what you did, Both good and bad.” rap song, racing rally cars. Why not?” However, Idris admits Sam is currently touring Australia, with his next he “battles” with his dedication to his career and his desire show scheduled in Brisbane on Saturday night to be a great father to his children, 14-year-old daughter (12.12.15). The concert will be the final date in Isan, who he has with former partner Kim Norgaard, and Sam’s ‘In The Lonely Hour’ tour. Despite his pen- Winston, 17 months, with girlfriend Nalyana Garth. He told sive tweets, Sam reassured fans that he is having a Woman magazine: “More than anything you have to make lot of fun Down Under. He concluded: “On anoth- time to be with your children. “It’s something I battle a lot er note - IM HAVING THE BEST TIME xxxx (sic)” Sam because of my career, because as much as it’s nice to be is one of the world’s most famous singers thanks busy and working, ultimately children don’t raise them- to his debut studio album ‘In The Lonely Hour’, selves. “You’ve got to be there to help them and guide which he released in 2014. He recently recorded them through it. “That’s one thing I try my very best to do. the ‘Writing’s On The Wall’ - the theme tune for the “I love being a dad, it’s an important part of my life.” latest James Bond movie ‘Spectre’.

Redmayne consulted his wife and mother before starring in ‘The Danish Girl’ he 33-year-old actor stars opposite Alicia Vikander in research for the role. He told the Daily Mail newspaper: “A lot the new pseudo-biographical drama movie, in which he of them said that in the early period of transitioning they had Tplays Lili Elbe - one of the first known recipients of sex gone through a period of what they called hyper-feminisa- reassignment surgery - and has revealed he spoke to the tion. It’s sort of like what teenage girls go through in adoles- female influences in his life, including his wife Hannah cence - suddenly you have access to too much make-up and Bagshawe, before shooting the movie. He explained: “When I you wear clothes you think are ultra-feminine but they’re just was preparing for the role I wasn’t going, ‘Ooh, where’s my over the top. “One woman I met said that in the beginning feminine side?’ “It was just about finding out who this charac- she would walk with too much hip swaying, and she had to ter was and finding that place inside me. It seems to me that learn how to walk correctly. Then, once you’ve got over that the notions we’ve had until now of masculinity and feminini- phase, there are other questions to deal with. “One woman ty are almost antiquated these days. “It used to be that if said that these days she wears quite androgynous clothes but someone is sporty then they’re ‘masculine’ and if they like art she always carries a rucksack on her shoulder because it they’re ‘feminine’, and I feel we’ve got a long way beyond that counters her posture and gives her some of the curves she now. I certainly don’t see the world as being male and female doesn’t naturally have. Little things like that were very inter- in that way any more - I feel like there’s a whole spectrum of esting to me.” shades in there.” The Oscar-winning actor also revealed he talked to a number of transgender women as part of his

Ora has reportedly Beyonce has been the victim been taking of burglary acting lessons he 25-year-old pop star’s six-bedroom semi-detached house is said to have been raided seven days before burglars targeted he 34-year-old singer - who previously starred in the TSimon Cowell’s family home - and police suspect it could have movie ‘Dreamgirls’ - is so serious about making it as been an inside job. A source close to Rita said: “She is very shaken Tan actress that she has been working hard on her and has upped her personal protection and security at her homes. craft over the past year, fitting in classes whenever she “Of course she’s scared about her safety and the safety of her family. can. A source told Us Weekly: “She wants to land leading “Thankfully, Rita wasn’t home at the time, but a family member was roles in movies and has been taking classes in New York sleeping upstairs so it could have been so much worse if they had and Los Angeles for the past year.”Bey’s looking for an been disturbed. “They called the police who arrived after 5am after iconic dramatic role. She wants to make a film that’s social- they found out that cash, jewelry and electrical goods had been ly relevant to African American rights.”The publication also stolen.” Rita has reportedly been told the incident may be connected reported that Beyonce frequently receives scripts but is to the break-in at Simon Cowell’s London home last week. The insider waiting for the perfect role. The insider explained: “She’s told The Sun newspaper: “The police have told Rita she needs to look always being sent scripts to read.” Speaking previously seriously into the possibility that this was an inside job and could be about her decision to act, Beyonce said: “I took a risk with connected to a number of burglaries in the area, including the one at acting. It was scary because it was different for me.” Simon’s house.” Meanwhile, Simon has revealed he suspects the bur- However, Beyonce is still committed to her music career glary at his mansion was an inside job. He explained: “I think he had and is believed to be working on a new record. The source inside knowledge, definitely. He got up to the first floor and there explained: “Beyonce’s also recording a new album! She’s were two doors, one to my bedroom and one to my bathroom which writing and working with a bunch of producers right now.” leads to a dressing room where the safe was. “So he could have — BANGSHOWBIZ walked into my bedroom but chose the other door.” lifestyle SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015

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‘Star Wars’ mania at fever pitch long time ago, in movie theaters around the world, a pop culture phenomenon was born. ANearly 40 years after “Star Wars” first hit screens, excitement for next week’s release of the lat- est installment in the blockbuster space saga is reach- ing fever pitch. Fans of Han Solo, Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker are counting the days, hours and min- utes until they can see “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” the continuation of the epic created by George Lucas. Stars will hit the red carpet for the film’s world pre- miere in Los Angeles on Monday. The global roll-out will begin on Wednesday in France, Belgium and more than a dozen other countries before it officially hits US theaters Friday. “Star Wars” has attracted generations of loyal fans ever since the first film arrived in 1977, introducing the world to The Force, Jedi knights, Darth Vader, Wookiees and two clever droids, R2-D2 and C3PO. The intergalactic tale of good versus evil, friendship, loyal- ty and love created a defining moment in the history of popular culture and launched one of the biggest A “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” advertisement is seen in Times Square on December 11, In this Dec 9, 2015 file photo, “Star Wars” fan, actor Deuce Wayne, from Virginia, rests outside movie franchises ever. The hype around the movie is 2015 in New York City. — AFP the TCL Chinese Theater Imax while waiting for the premiere of “Star Wars: The Force such that 70 US super-fans are paying up to $5,000 to Awakens” in Los Angeles. — AP fly to Paris so they can see the film on Wednesday- two days before most Americans will have a chance to do so. for more, as well as some fresh faces. There is also no Record ticket sales control their power and (are) forced to swap to the Some are making the 18,000-kilometer round trip escaping The Force in grocery stores, cosmetic shops, Those without advance tickets for opening night Dark Side,” the petition says. The wide reach of the from Los Angeles in one day, taking a bus from restaurants, ice cream stands-and just about any- in the United States may be out of luck, with many iconic space epic is clearly reflected in the $4.4 billion Charles de Gaulle airport outside Paris to a nearby where else. Experts predict that products tied to the theaters already sold out. “The Force Awakens” has it has generated in worldwide ticket sales since it cinema to see the movie, before returning to the US film could bring in up to $5 billion in revenue for Walt notched up $50 million in domestic pre-sales, accord- began in 1977, according to tracker website Box the same evening. “It’s so awesome to see all ages Disney Company, which paid $4 billion for Lucasfilm ing to US media, breaking the record set by “The Office Mojo. interacting with it in that enthusiastic way,” Oscar- in 2012. “We have all been holding our breath ever Hunger Games” in 2012. And the latest chapter could well make it the undis- winning actress Lupita Nyong’o, who joins the fran- since we heard the movie was going to production,” In France, a record 300,000 advance tickets have puted champion at the box office as far as franchises chise using motion-capture technology to play pirate said Lawrence Green, a Los Angeles government been sold while in Britain, 200,000 tickets were pur- go, industry experts say. Elated fans are watching the Maz Kanata, told AFP. attorney and avid fan who is a member of the 501st chased in the first 24 hours of availability on October clock tick down toward the big day, with many saying Legion, a “Star Wars” costuming club where he dresses 20, also a record. In Turkey, fans’ religious devotion to they are more than ready for the wait to be over. “I am ‘Holding our breath’ as Skywalker. “Finally, we will be able to exhale,” the the franchise has taken a more political turn, with so excited about the movie that I can put up with just Anticipation for “The Force Awakens”-the first film 40-something said. nearly 9,000 signing a petition demanding a Jedi tem- about anything for a week or so,” said Scott Allen, 51, a in the franchise in 10 years-has been steadily building Green said he has purchased five sets of advance ple at the Dokuz Eylul University in the western city of software technician in Los Angeles. — AFP for months, with Disney unleashing a well-orchestrat- tickets for “The Force Awakens” as well as seats for the Izmir. ed advertising campaign of trailers and interviews “Star Wars” marathon that begins at 1:00 am on Their call has been seen as a satirical riposte to a with cast members that left fans wanting more. December 17 and ends nearly 18 hours later-after all controversial wave of mosque building on campuses The film features the beloved characters of the first six previous films — with a preview showing of the across the country, but in a statement, the petition’s trilogy of “Star Wars” films made between 1977 and new film. He will be accompanied for the back-to- organizers insisted Turkish Jedi knights were in dire 1983, with original cast members Harrison Ford (Solo), back screenings by his mother and his wife, also avid need of training. Carrie Fisher (Leia) and Mark Hamill (Skywalker) back fans. “Uneducated Padawans (apprentice Jedi) cannot

Isaac discusses Poe’s ‘Star Wars’ memorabilia inspiration, inner song fetches more than $500,000 tar Wars” super fans snapped up the manufacturer Kenner, sold for $27,500. poiler alert: Oscar Isaac’s X-wing pilot incredible speeds and they have to have so some of the space film saga’s A Luke Skywalker doll, which hit the Poe Dameron does not break into song many things clear in their minds,” he said. “Srarest merchandise on the planet market in 1978 as a children’s toy, sold for in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Isaac “There’s so many things happening. So the for more than $500,000 at auction on $25,000, above its upper estimate of S Friday, Sotheby’s announced in New York. $18,000. Also never removed from the won awards the last time he sang onscreen, fact that they can do this and survive and in the 2013 Coen Brothers’ film “Inside Llewyn excel gives them a sense of invincibility, a In this March 13, 2008 file photo, director/producer More than 600 items found new homes in packaging, it is one of only 20 confirmed Davis,” and he charmed the Twitterverse with sense of immortality. And some swagger.” George Lucas poses for portrait in Las Vegas. — AP the sale organized by Sotheby’s and eBay- examples of the doll, Sotheby’s said. The his vocals last week when he sang a duet of Isaac may need some of that swagger him- just days before the release of “Star Wars: figurine, with a rare two-piece telescoping “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” with his “Star Wars” self when his roles in “Star Wars” and “X-Men: The Force Awakens,” the seventh movie in lightsaber, was quickly withdrawn from the co-star Daisy Ridley. But Poe keeps his music Apocalypse” make him a big-screen hero. He The original 1977 arguably the world’s biggest movie fran- market “due to the propensity for the on the inside. said he’s “not looking forward” to the possibil- chise. lightsaber to snap off,” Sotheby’s said. ity of big fame, but he is enjoying seeing his The space epics have grossed billions of There was also a strong market in hel- image as an action figure. “I think even more reviews of ‘Star Wars’ dollars at the box office worldwide since mets. A replica of a “Star Wars: A New Hope” trippy is the Go-Gurt with my face on it. You the first film came out in 1977 and Stormtrooper from 2007 fetched $8,125, hen George Lucas’ “Star Wars” first landed in 1977, can drink yogurt out of my head,” he said. “I spawned a pop culture phenomenon, the auction house said. Sotheby’s consult- some critics were swept away, while others resis- drawing legions of hardcore fans. All items ant James Gallo says the results demon- haven’t done it yet. I’m not sure I’ll be able to ted the tide. A sampling: do it. It might be too meta for me.” — AP W in the auction came from the private col- strated the quality of Nigo’s collection and lection of Japanese designer and creative the enduring appeal of the ‘Star Wars’ uni- EXHAUSTING entrepreneur Nigo, who started collecting verse. “‘Star Wars’ is like getting a box of Cracker Jacks which is toys and figures decades ago at just six “We set a number of benchmark prices all prizes. This is the writer-director George Lucas’s own film, years old. today, reflecting the strength of this mar- subject to no business interference, yet it’s a film that’s The online auction netted combined ket,” he said. Sotheby’s, set up in 18th cen- totally uninterested in anything that doesn’t connect with sales of $502,202, Sotheby’s said. The most tury London and best known for selling Oscar Isaac poses during a promotion for the mass audience. There’s no breather in the picture, no expensive lot was a pristine, unopened fine art masterpieces, called in Gallo to val- lyricism; the only attempt at beauty is in the double sunset. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” in Los packet of seven action figures from “The ue the collection, which he spent a week It’s enjoyable on its own terms, but it’s exhausting, too: like Empire Strikes Back” which fetched $32,500 and a half sorting through. From the United Angeles. taking a pack of kids to the circus. ... It’s an epic without a “Poe? He’s got inner song happening all dream.” - Pauline Kael, The New Yorker. — three times the estimate. Two complete States to Russia to China, the franchise has the time,” Isaac said in a recent interview. sets of “Power of the Force” coins, which a fan base spanning generations. The films’ Though Isaac didn’t add music to Poe’s reper- THUMBS UP were available only by special request from psychology has even found its way onto toire, he did come up with a back story for the “‘Star Wars’ taps the pulp fantasies buried in our memo- university syllabuses. character that’s now part of “Star Wars” lore. In ries, and because it’s done so brilliantly, it reactivates old “It’s merchandised more than most,” the the original 1977 film, the fictional planet thrills, fears, and exhilarations we thought we’d abandoned Pennsylvania-based Gallo, who owns store Yavin was actually Guatemala’s ancient Mayan when we read our last copy of Amazing Stories.” - Roger Toy and Comics Heaven, told AFP last week. city of Tikal. Isaac was born in Guatemala, so Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times. “There isn’t much that can compare.” He he decided that Poe must be from Yavin. said that “Star Wars” collectors would “Sure enough, LucasFilm heard that, and OVERWHELMING BANALITY proudly display their hard-won memorabil- when it came time to do ‘Shattered Empire,’ “Strip ‘Star Wars’ of its often striking images and its high- ia like anything else-and certainly would the comic book, that was part of the story,” falutin scientific jargon, and you get a story, characters, and not snap open the packets and play with dialogue of overwhelming banality, without even a “future” Isaac said. “So other than being a part of this the dolls. “It’s up to each individual how cast to them. Human beings, anthropoids, or robots, you they enjoy the items they have. It’s just like cultural phenomenon, what’s even wilder is could probably find them all, more or less like, that, in to be contributing to it.” The actor also anything else, whether it be fine art or downtown Los Angeles today... O dull new world!” - John sports collectibles,” Gallo said. — AFP worked with director JJ Abrams to develop Simon, New York magazine. Poe’s character in “The Force Awakens,” but in keeping with the hyper-secrecy shrouding WITTY the film, Isaac won’t offer any specifics. “‘Star Wars’ ... is the most elaborate, most expensive, “It’s like having a gift that you’re going to most beautiful movie serial ever made. It’s both an apothe- give to somebody and they’re going to open osis of ‘Flash Gordon’ serials and a witty critique that makes it very soon,” he said. “But that’s why it’s also associations with a variety of literature that is nothing if not been fun keeping it secret. Because when you eclectic: ‘Quo Vadis?’ ‘Buck Rogers,’ ‘Ivanhoe,’ ‘Superman,’ ‘The buy a gift, you don’t want to tell them what it Wizard of Oz,’ ‘The Gospel According to St Matthew,’ the leg- is before they open it.” What Isaac will reveal, end of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table. ... though, is that he prepared for the role by One of Mr Lucas’s particular achievements is the manner in Photo shows a rare Luke reading real-life accounts of WWII fighter This photo provided by Disney/Lucasfilm which he is able to recall the tackiness of the old comic Skywalker toy from the pilots, who he describes as “the closest thing shows Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron in a strips and serials he loves without making a movie that is, ‘Star Wars’ movie series dis- to superheroes that we have.” scene from “Star Wars: The Force itself, tacky.” - Vincent Canby, New York Times.—AP played during a press pre- “They soar above all the rest of us at Awakens”. — AP photos view at Sotheby’s. lifestyle SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015

Frank Sinatra performs during a concert on his 75th birth- In this Oct 19, 1985 file photo, singer Frank Sinatra applauds next to first lady Nancy Reagan at the In this Oct 13, 1976 file photo singer Frank Sinatra performs at the day at the Meadowlands Area in East Rutherford, NJ. National Italian-American Foundation’s 10th Anniversary Gala in Washington. — AP photos Providence Civic Center in Rhode Island to a capacity crowd. Frank Sinatra’s hometown celebrates his 100th birthday

rank Sinatra was the Chairman of the Board, Ol’ Blue Eyes Hoboken Historical Museum director Robert Foster said. the FBI.” He was “willing to do anything even if it affects his Drink up, all you people and The Voice. But “Slacksy O’Brien?” That was an early livelihood and costs him his job,” the memo said. The FBI People left flowers near the plaque where Sinatra’s first Fnickname for Sinatra in the Hoboken neighborhood in Start spreading the news turned down the offer. The file also contained Sinatra’s mug home once stood when he died in 1998 at age 82 and the city the US state of New Jersey where he grew up because, as a The high school dropout delivered the Jersey Observer shot, taken by the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office in 1938, after held a memorial Mass at St. Francis Roman Catholic Church, youngster, he wore nice clothes. Some young-at-heart resi- newspaper and worked at a shipyard. The car - and a driver’s his arrest on a seduction charge that was later dropped. where Sinatra was baptized. Whatever real or imagined slights dents of Hoboken might be raising a glass to the award-win- license in which his name was misspelled SINTRA - helped felt by some residents were forgotten. Sinatra was inducted in ning singer and actor on Saturday on what would have been gain him a spot in 1935 with the singing group the Hoboken Luck be a lady the first class of New Jersey’s Hall of Fame in 2008. A park and his 100th birthday. A look back at a century of Sinatra: Four. They won first prize on a national radio program for ama- Sinatra’s Rat Pack persona is associated with Las Vegas, but the city’s main post office bear his name. The Postal Service in teur entertainers. He became a singing waiter at The Rustic he gets credit for filling Atlantic City’s casino showrooms with 2008 issued a 42-cent stamp with his image, taking the rare From here to eternity Cabin in Englewood Cliffs, where he met songwriter Cole top talent after he appeared in 1979 at the city’s first casino, step of holding three ceremonies in Hoboken, New York and Francis Albert Sinatra was born on Dec 12, 1915, in the Porter, and forgot the words to Porter’s hit, “Night And Day,” Resorts International. Following a show at Atlantic City’s Las Vegas. But for a saloon singer who usually had a drink on Hudson River waterfront city that was home to German, Irish the 100 Sinatra website said. Radio led Sinatra to big bands Golden Nugget in 1983, Sinatra and Dean Martin demanded a stage, Sinatra’s ultimate honor came from Jack Daniel’s, which and Italian immigrants. His father, Anthony, was a boxer who and stardom. blackjack dealer break the rules, costing the casino a $25,000 introduced Sinatra Select whiskey in 2003. To honor the 100th fought in Irish gyms as “Marty O’Brien” before becoming a fire- fine. A commissioner called Sinatra “an obnoxious bully” with a anniversary of Sinatra’s birth, Jack Daniel’s produced 100 bar- fighter and tavern owner. His mother, known as “Dolly,” was Strangers in the night “bloated ego.” Sinatra scrapped an engagement and his rels of 100-proof Sinatra Century, which retails for $499.99 and connected to the local political machine. Even though the Sinatra offered his assistance to the FBI in 1950, according lawyer issued a statement saying, “He will not perform in a includes an unreleased Sinatra recording. — AP family initially lived in a cold-water apartment at 415 Monroe to a confidential memorandum obtained in 1998 by The state where appointed officials feel the compulsion to use him St., they eventually had such luxuries as a radio, telephone Associated Press. It showed Sinatra felt there was an opportu- as a punching bag.” His last engagement in Atlantic City was at and car while his mother made sure her son had nice clothes, nity to “do some good for his country under the direction of the Sands in 1994. Malabar Gold & Diamonds launches its 142nd outlet globally in Oman alabar Gold & Diamonds, the leading jewelry retailer launched its 142nd out- Mlet globally & 9th outlet in Oman. 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Pakistani Christian children dressed as Santa Claus and as angels participate in a Christmas celebration in Lahore, Pakistan yesterday. Although Pakistani Christians are in the minority, Christmas is a national holiday and is observed across the country as an occasion to celebrate. — AP Gourmets go to war over world’s best restaurants

t has been dismissed by its many critics as “silly” nonsensical the Celler de Roca in the Spanish city of Girona. But La Liste’s quality, sexism trumps diversity and the spotlight is on the “schmozzle” that promotes chemistry-set cooking. But love it founder Philippe Faure, the head of the French tourist board, celebrity chef.” Ior hate it there is no getting away from the list of the World’s denied it was an exercise in culinary chauvinism. “Only 116 of Worse still, the Paris-based group accused the list’s perennial 50 Best Restaurants. Until now that is. Exasperated by the grow- the 1,000 restaurants are French, so you can’t say it is a French favorites the Danish restaurant Noma, elBulli and the Fat Duck The world’s 10 best ing power of the British-based classification which has long list,” he said. “Japan has 11 more than France, and the US is not near London-of sending “hundreds of diners home sick” when been accused of sticking the knife into French cuisine, Paris has far behind. It’s a very diverse list.” their experimental cuisine went wrong. Noma, voted the decided to strike back with a list of its own. While he admitted that the idea had come from the French world’s best restaurant four times by 50 Best, is rated only 217th restaurants: La Liste La Liste claims to be the first authoritative ranking of the foreign ministry, he claimed it had not “received a penny of by La Liste. French chef Joel Robuchon, a former 50 Best judge, hese are the world’s top 10 restaurants, world’s 1,000 most “exceptional restaurants”, compiled from a public funding”, relying instead on sponsors including Moet and said the British-based list was prone to “cronyism, ‘flip a coin’ according to La Liste, the new French classifi- rigorous mathematical analysis of hundreds of guide books and Hennessy and Nestle France. Jorg Zipprick, the German journal- voting, geopolitical influence and lobbying.” cation of “exceptional restaurants” compiled online reviews. Its organizers could not resist a swipe at their ist who crunched its numbers, said La Liste was as impartial as a Interestingly, he has been named as the top-rated chef in T from hundreds of guide books and online review rivals much-criticized “opacity” as they trumpeted their own “fair computer algorithm could be. “It is such a brilliantly simple idea the world by La Liste. William Drew, editor of the 50 Best hit sites. and transparent methodology” when their revealed their top 10 to put together review data from all over the world-we had to back strongly at its critics, claiming it was far more transparent restaurants Saturday, five days ahead of publishing their full list. do it before someone else did.” than in the past. “We have worked very hard to make it as fair “La Liste is designed to be an aggregator, a ‘best of the best’, If there is any “culinary nationalism” at play, La Liste points and democratic as possible. We refute the accusations of 1 Restaurant de l’Hotel de Ville, Crissier, Switzerland modeled on the world tennis rankings, the Shanghai Ranking the finger at its competitor, citing rows over its promotion of nationalism. Ours is a genuinely global list based on the views 2 Per Se, New York for universities and Rotten Tomatoes film reviews website,” they the new wave of British chefs and those from countries like Peru of nearly 1,000 experts, with the vote audited by accountancy 3 Kyo Aji, Tokyo declared in a statement. with which it has built commercial partnerships. firm Deloitte. 4 Guy Savoy, Paris “We are not linked to any country or government,” he added 5 Schloss Schauenstein, Furstenau, Switzerland No French in top 10 50 Best is ‘fair’ in a dig at La Liste. “I don’t know anything about their much- While not a single French restaurant makes the top 10 of the Despite the controversies, 50 Best has turned the stuffy con- vaunted algorithm... but you have to ask the question about the 6 El Celler de Can Roca, Girona, Spain 50 Best list long dominated by the kind of “molecular gastrono- ventions of fine dining on its head since it first appeared in number of French restaurants and French chefs in their top 10. 7 Kyubei, Tokyo my” pioneered by the Catalan chef Ferran Adria of elBulli fame- 2002, making previously obscure Scandinavian chefs into glob- Of course French cuisine is hugely important but it is very 8 Maison Troisgros, Roanne, France La Liste has three. In fact half of its top 10 are run by French al stars, and lichen-once the nibble of choice for foraging rein- strange that a list rated by a council set up by the French gov- 9 Auberge du Vieux Puits, Fontjoncouse, France chefs, including Benoit Violier who is at the helm its top-rated deer-into a delicacy. ernment should be headed by so many French chefs.” — AFP 10 Joel Robuchon, Tokyo — AFP Restaurant de L’Hotel de Ville at Crissier in Switzerland. It ranks But from the start it had as many haters as fans. It even 88th in the 50 Best. sparked a protest group, Occupy 50 Best, which railed against The only place to make the top 10 of both classifications is its “opaque, obsequious ranking, where nationalism trumps

This file photo taken on March 12, 2009 shows diners arriving for lunch at the This file photo taken on April 27, 2010 shows people entering the Noma restau- This file photo taken on June 2, 2015 shows world renowned Spanish chefs of Fat Duck restaurant in Bray, Berkshire.— AFP photos rant in Copenhagen. “El Celler de Can Roca” Joan Roca (center), Jordi Roca (right) and Josep Roca (left) posing at their restaurant in Girona.