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Decorative lights at a supermarket in Doha are reflected in rainwater last evening. SALIM MATRAMKOT Scattered rains in Doha; more showers forecast DOHA: A trough (low pressure) in the region caused unstable weather, with Qatar receiving scattered showers until late yesterday. The northern and western areas of the country witnessed more rains. People can expect similar weather tomor- row and the day after, weather forecasters told this newspaper. “We expect rains on Sunday and Monday,” a forecaster said, adding that northwesterly winds blowing from colder regions could lower temperatures until Monday. Day temperatures might drop to between 22 and 25 degrees Celsius, while at some places the mercury could dip to as low as 13 degrees in the night. The minimum tem- perature, however, is likely to average 16 and 17 degrees Celsius. “This weather con- dition is expected to last a few days,” said the forecaster. The sea is expected to be rough today KEEPING ORDER with the wind gathering speeds of up to 25 knots offshore. Inshore, the wind speed would be between five and 15 knots. The fore- caster said his bureau had already issued high and low tide timings for various places, including Doha, Umm Saeed, Al Wakra, Al Khor, Ruwais and Dukhan. “We have issued ON NATIONAL DAY warnings.” Visibility will not be affected much and has been forecast at between four and eight kilometres for today. THE PENINSULA THE ISSUE 20 children among 28 killed in US school shooting n what is its sternest-ever warning fellow citizens, nationals from other GCC the Sheraton roundabout on the Corniche. to motorists, the Traffic Department countries or expatriates. Everyone is equal Those keen to get an insight into Qatari NEWTOWN, Connecticut: A gunman has said that no violation of road safety in the eyes of the law.” culture and traditions must visit Al Refa opened fire at an elementary school in Irules will be tolerated on the National Flags and posters will be allowed to be put Road that connects the North to Al Connecticut, US, yesterday, killing 26 peo- Day and culprits, whether they are Qataris, up only on the exterior of the front doors Shahaniya and Dukhan, where areas have ple including 20 children. The gunman was visitors from the neighbouring GCC states of a vehicle from today until December 20, been earmarked for different tribes to show- dead inside Sandy Hook Elementary School or expatriates, will be taken to task. the Director said. No one is permitted to case their traditions. in Newtown, Connecticut. There were 28 “We wouldn’t tolerate chaos on the roads put stickers either on the rear glass or the The organizing committee has a web- deaths in Connecticut — 20 children and (on the National Day),” said Brigadier windshield of a car. site (www.qatar.qa) and has been regularly seven adults in the school and a person Mohamed Saad Al Kharji, Director of the Some people spray paint their cars. No updating information with photographs on connected to the suspect at a house in Traffic Department. Motorists must follow spray painting will be allowed this time the events that are being held and also those Newtown. The total included the shooter. seat-belt rules and no one will be allowed to because it poses a severe safety hazard. that are lined up. See also page 9 stand up in roofless cars, he added. “We must be happy and must celebrate Meanwhile, according to lawyer Mohsin Speaking on Qatar Radio’s popular our National Day with pride and fervour, Thiyab Al Suwaidi, the government wants Russia backs Syria as US, programme, ‘Good Morning, My Beloved but we must do it in a civilized and socially to ensure a trouble-free National Day. There Country’, he said last Thursday: “Shops that responsible way. We don’t have the right to are some who even use guns to celebrate. Germany send Patriots are found decking up a car with flags, post- disturb others.” “Such things wouldn’t be tolerated and the DAMASCUS: Russia said yesterday ers and pamphlets in a way that the entire Reckless driving, daredevilry and over- traffic flow on the roads is expected to be its stand on the conflict in Syria was vehicle is wrapped up, will be closed for a taking from the right side will be punished smooth unlike in the recent past,” he told unchanged, while Washington and Berlin month as punishment”. as will be other violations of the traffic and this newspaper. prepared to deploy Patriot missiles and He said motorists with such vehicles road safety law. Taking undue advantage of the crowds, troops near Turkey’s border with the coun- will be questioned about the shop that had According to Al Kharji, a car parade some youngsters use their mobile phones to try. On the ground, Syrian troops bombed decked up the car in violation of rules, and will be allowed from 5pm onwards on the click pictures of women. There are others southern districts of Damascus yesterday PAGEthat shop will have to6 face the music. “And National Day, and it will start from near who might snatch gold chains or indulge in while rebels and soldiers battled around two if it is found that the motorist has done this the Ras Abu Aboud flyover. The maximum picking pockets. “The police are going to military schools in the north of the country. himself, he will be accountable.” speed allowed will be between 10 and 11 km keep an eye on these crimes,” he said. See also page 8 “We are not going to differentiate among per hour and the parade will culminate at THE PENINSULA AGENCIES

www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 DECEMBER 15, 2012 ON SATURDAY 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Home Thriving nation celebrates past, present

BY FAZEENA SALEEM expatriates who consider Qatar their second home. atriotism, joy and pride “Mostly we do the same things are in the air with the every year for the National Day, country all set to cel- but the festivities start early each Pebrate its National Day year. The country is in a cel- on December 18. ebratory mood from the begin- Qatar’s flag can be seen every- ning of this month,” said Reem where, the Corniche is all lit up and Mohammed, a Qatari youth. shops are stocked with National “The country has seen tremen- Day memorabilia. Streets, build- dous development, and become ings and a whole nation decked home for many expatriates. up in maroon and white aptly Therefore the reason for a grand reflect the spirit of the National celebration is strong,” she further Day. Qatar, perhaps, has not seen said. so many national flags across the People in Qatar are now reap- country ever in the past. ing the benefits of the country’s Hundreds of red and blue rapid development which, along chairs have been placed along the with the country’s prominent role Qatar National Day activities at Darb Al Saee. PICS: QASSIM RAHMATULLAH Corniche for the public to view in humanitarian activities and the National Day parade. Event peace mediation, have made it an comprehensive development and progressive future. It’s time organizers are busy with last- inspiration for the Arab world. strategy adopted by the govern- to pay homage to a visionary minute arrangements to ensure The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad ment has built a solid and diversi- who unified the country and led that the celebrations pass off bin Khalifa Al Thani has driven fied economic base. Home to the it towards the success which the without a hitch. the state’s growth since he took world’s third largest proved natu- nation enjoys today. The mood is jubilant not only power in 1995. Qatar’s econ- ral gas reserves, Qatar reached its “When we had no gas, when we among the citizens but also omy has witnessed unprec- export capacity target of 77 mil- had no oil, people went for pearl the hundreds of thousands of edented growth since then. The lion tonnes of LNG in 2010. The diving. The country has pro- country has the highest GDP per gressed so much from then. Yet from home looking after cam- National Day. Showcasing the tra- capita in the world at QR 272,733 we cannot forget how we reached els in the desert, and Al Nasa ditional lifestyle, ‘Hawdaj’, a tra- ($74,721). this position, and the people who an open event for the visitors to ditional march, was held with 45 The rapid growth of the coun- are behind it. National Day is learn shooting with rifles under female singers singing songs. The try has benefited not only Qataris an ideal occasion to remember supervision of professional train- event was held for the first time. but also the 1.4 million expatriates them,” said Mohamed Al Khather ers. Al Shaqab, an area for horse Qatari tribes too are preparing working and living here. While Al Mansoori, an artiste. shows, horse riding and dressage, for the National Day celebrations. some of them are here for a short Standing apart among the is among the many attractions at The Al Refa road, also known as time, others have made the coun- many attractions of the National Darb Al Saee. ‘Celebration Road’, near Rayyan try their second home. Day celebrations is Darb Al Saee, Al Bida is a new feature of this has been decorated with flags “Qatar is a cultural hub. It a camp set up near the Sports year’s camp. It is designed as a and tents that will host activities has opened many opportunities roundabout in Al Sadd. coastal city with boats, coffee reflecting the country’s culture for other nationalities too, either The camp, which opened on shops and houses. Competitions and traditions. to work or study. More than December 8, features a spectrum are held for schoolchildren to The official National Day cel- everything, it’s a safe country,” of activities ranging from poetry increase their awareness about ebrations will begin early in the said Marria Assami, a Syrian recitals to folk songs and dances pearl diving. morning with a military parade American. She completed her and fun-filled games for children, “Over 600 schoolchildren have where tanks and rocket launch- higher studies in Qatar and is with names like Sadda Raddha. taken part in these competitions. ers would roll along the Doha ready to take up a job soon. The place gives a perfect feel of It’s always a good thing to edu- Corniche and fighter jets will fly “That’s why everyone here is Qatari life of yore, with children cate them about the history of our overhead, with thousands of citi- celebrating the National Day,” she and elders in traditional attire country,” said Nasser Al Khulaifi, zens and residents watching from said. taking part in various activities. organiser of the Al Bida tent. the stands. The National Day is not all Little girls sing folk songs and Souq Waqif, a place known for Visitors to the Corniche will get about celebrations. It is an annual boys ride horses at the camp. reflecting Qatar’s history and to enjoy a fireworks show starting Painter Mohamed Al Khater Al Mansoori at work at Darb Al Saee. reminder of Qatar’s culturally Al Izbba is the name of a site culture, held a cultural event at 8pm. rich past, rapidly evolving present in the camp where a man is away on Thursday night to mark the THE PENINSULA Firms, institutions join in BY FAZEENA SALEEM National Day events at the Corniche DOHA: A large number of Event Date Time companies, institutions and Public required to be organisations have lined up an National Day Parade December 18 array of events to mark Qatar’s present before 7am Full day — lit from 5pm till National Day, adding colour to Dhows Exhibition December 15-18 the celebrations this year. midnight Activities for children and Students of various expatri- December 15-18 4pm to 10pm ate schools and members of dif- traditional games ferent expatriate communities Full day — lit from 5pm till Pearl Illumination December 15-18 were introduced to the history midnight and traditions of Qatar in a quiz Classic Cars Exhibition December 15-18 10am-12pm, 4pm - 10pm contest and a variety of cultural Palm tree Illumination December 15-18 Sunset until midnight competitions held by the Ministry 11am-4pm One shot of 10 of Interior yesterday. Powder fireworks December 18 seconds every hour Qatar Airways, one of the main sponsors of the National Fireworks December 18 8pm-8.10pm Day events, is organising a scarf Bus Schedule for December 18 design competition that is open From all parking areas to Corniche 5am to midnight to the public. Within Corniche 5am to 7am, 9.30am to midnight Contestants can log onto www. qatarairways.com/nationalday and use simple elements provided 25. These photographs will be week. Carnegie Mellon University in the website to design their own uploaded and displayed in an commemorated the National Day version of the National Day scarf online gallery on Vodafone’s by highlighting the country’s tra- until midnight today. Facebook page for public viewing. ditions and cultural heritage at a Qatar Airways is also giving Commercialbank has launched community event at its campus away National Day scarves on a a National Day campaign last week that aimed to familiar- first- come-first-served basis on designed to engage the residents ise non-Qataris with Qatari cul- Monday and Tuesday at its sales in a non-profit public activity. The ture and traditions by showcasing offices in Qatar. ‘Doing Good For Qatar’ Facebook local food, music, clothes, arts and Vodafone has joined the celebra- campaign will continue through crafts. tions this year with ‘Share your December 20. University of Calgary-Qatar heritage and win great prizes’, an Pledges will be posted on the commemorated the occasion online competition at Vodafone’s bank’s Facebook page and entries with several events in a specially Facebook page http://www.face- will then be reflected on a map designed tent at its campus. book.com/VodafoneQatar. of Qatar linked to the Facebook The activities included Ardha Participants can share photo- application, where people will dances, a fashion show and henna graphs representing Qatari her- be able to support each other in application. itage such old Doha, homes, cars, achieving their pledges. Qatar University will celebrate pearl diving tools and historic Many educational institutions National Day tomorrow with an coins, until midnight, December began their celebrations last array of events reflecting the country’s culture, heritage and traditions from a bygone era. Organised by the university’s Student Activities department with 150 volunteers, the celebra- tions will take place in the univer- sity’s stadium. Visitors will get to learn how Qatari fishermen made their nets, the making of traditional tents, how ladies mixed henna and how furniture was made in the old days. There will be a fashion show featuring Qatari garments down the ages, an opportunity to take part in games popular in the past, displays of horse riding and Large tents erected along Al Refa Street to celebrate the classic cars and performances of National Day. ABDUL BASIT traditional sword dances (Ardah). THE PENINSULA Home DECEMBER 15, 2012 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 ON SATURDAY

DFI invites entries for National Day IIS wins National Day contest photography competition

DOHA: Doha Film Institute (DFI) is calling out to budding photographers to Over 500 students from 12 expatriate schools participate in competitions enter the second ‘My National Day’ photo competition to mark Qatar’s National Day. The competition, sponsored by Sony Alpha, is giving the opportunity for BY RAYNALD C RIVERA participants to capture the essence of Qatar and the spirit of National Day with the chance of winning Sony 24.3Mega Pixel cameras. To enter the competi- DOHA: Over 500 students from 12 expa- tion, participants can send in five of photographs representing Qatar’s National triate schools featured in a colourful cul- Day celebrations. They can be creative and no need to restrict to one format. tural extravaganza showcasing a medley Participants can experiment with colour and black and white photos. of music, dance, and drama which delved Entries must not contain any logos, names, branding or other images. Entries into the history and culture of Qatar four that contain such branding and/or images that have been altered from their days ahead of the country’s National Day. original state using Photoshop or any other editing program will be invalid and Hosted by the Qatar National Day will not be considered by DFI. All the photographs should be original. Organising Committee in cooperation Participants can log onto http://www.dohafilminstitute.com/your-national-day with the Public Relations Department of and submit their entries and have the chance to see pictures featured on ‘My the Ministry of Interior (MoI), the show National Day’ photo gallery on the DFI website. The deadline for entry is mid- was an annual competition for students of day on Thursday and all entries will be judged be a panel of Ahmed Al Khulaifi, expatriate schools on the occasion of Qatar President of Qatar Photographic Society, Khalifa Al Obaidly a Qatari photog- National Day and also included a mega quiz rapher and Faisal Al Thani a Qatari photographer and a DFI representative. contest for students and the general public. “We have organised this competition as a way to promote education on the glorious Bangladesh Victory Day history, culture and tradition of Qatar,” said DOHA: The Bangladesh Embassy in Doha will commemorate the coun- Faisal Al Hudawi of the Public Relations try’s 41st Victory Day on Sunday. The event will start with the hoisting Department of the MoI. of the National Flag at the Chancery at 9am, followed by the reading of Garbed in glittering costumes, the per- the Victory Day messages of the President, Prime Minister and Foreign formers danced to the tune of Arabic Minister of Bangladesh. Bangladeshi nationals living in Qatar will remem- music, staged significant aspects of Qatari Ali Abdullah Al Sada, Qatar National Day Organising Committee member, hands over the trophy to ber those who made supreme sacrifice in the Liberation War. In the culture and re-enacted historical moments officials of the Ideal Indian School, which won first place in the Cultural Performance Competition evening, a cultural programme will be held in the Embassy premises. which led to the founding of Qatar and for Expatriate Schools yesterday at the Ahmed bin Hanbal School auditorium. (KAMMUTTY VP) THE PENINSULA the progress it presently enjoys. Among the common themes that came out in the Philippine International School Qatar traditions and included trivia questions presentations were pearl diving and mari- (PISQ) won second place while MES Indian on Qatar’s history, historical landmarks, time culture, major sports achievements and School bagged third place. They received famous Qatari personalities, geography, art, Qatari cultural symbols. QR5,000 and QR3,000 respectively along sports achievements, media and maritime Ideal Indian School (IIS) bested 11 other with National Day trophies. culture among others. schools to be declared winner of the cul- Other participating schools included Around 100 prizes were awarded to the tural performance competition judged by a Pakistan Education Centre, Bhavan’s winners of the mega quiz which was con- panel comprising representatives from vari- Public School, Shantiniketan Indian School, ducted through a draw. ous communities including Malaysia, India, Noble International School, Bright Future The event, which was held at the Ahmed Nepal, the Philippines, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Pakistani School, Pak Shama College and bin Hanbal School in Najma, also showed Pakistan and Qatar. School, Delhi Public School - Modern Indian security and safety awareness films. It also rd Ali Abdullah Al Sada, National Day School, Doha Modern Indian School and featured a performance by young Indian 23 Doha International Book Fair Organising Committee member, together with Birla Public School. All participating schools singing sensation Nadir Abdul Salam, at Abdullah Khalifa Al Muftah, Director of Public were given mementoes. famous for his performance of Arabic Relations at the MoI handed the QR10,000 The mega quiz revolved around the fields songs. Doha Exhibition Centre prize and a National Day trophy to IIS. of security, sports, economy, customs and THE PENINSULA 12-22-December,2012 Trendy National Day merchandise hits souqs

BY RAYNALD C RIVERA

DOHA: National Day hats, party wigs and masks are the new merchandise that has recently hit the market for youth gearing up for the celebration of the coun- try’s most important day on Tuesday. Wacky hats in a dozen varieties, such as top hats, jester hats, stovepipe hats and party hats in various designs, can be bought for between QR20 and QR30 in Souq Al Ali, where the long line of tailoring shops has been busy the past few weeks making National Day men’s thobes, girls’ dresses and flags of all sizes. The prices of the flags vary according to their size, from small flags costing QR5 and QR10 that are nor- mally used to deck up cars, to gigantic banners draped on buildings to show an establishment’s solidarity with National Day. The men’s thobes and girls’ dresses, which are usually made for school students for the National Day events in their schools, are priced between QR60 and QR100, while gowns are available in the QR150 to QR250 range. “The prices have increased by QR10 to QR20 because of the new designs,” said Abdulrahman, a shopkeeper at a shop selling ready-to-wear gowns specially created for the occasion. While there are some shops selling National Day nov- elty items and memorabilia, the tailoring shops also offer Customers buy wares in a shop at Souq Waqif. other items, making the Souq the place to go to for all National Day-related purchases. Aside from the National Day outfits, lots of accessories that can literally dress up a reveller from head to toe are available in the market. They include sunglasses, watches, temporary tattoos, jewellery, nail extensions, caps, scarves and wristbands. For those who want to make some noise on the day, there is a National Day horn costing QR20, and to add more colour to the celebrations there are party poppers and party sprays priced between QR10 and QR20. Other interesting products include mobile phone cases, umbrellas, bags, key holders, wallets, chokers, stickers, bracelets and buttons, some of which have blinking lights. Among the must-haves for the revellers are party wigs that come in three types, and face and eye masks, all of which bear the national flag’s colours. As of Thursday, however, sales of the different products were not encouraging for the shop owners unlike last year and in 2010, when the country won the right to host the football World Cup in 2022. “There are not many customers these days, but I expect there would be more buyers tomorrow, and a rush on the eve of the celebration, as is the case every year,” said Tanvir, a shopkeeper selling novelty items. The same bleak mood pervades Souq Waqif, which had very few customers at shops selling National Day mer- chandise, whose prices are a bit high compared to Souq Al Ali and Al Rawnaq, a famous store chain offering all sorts of National Day accessories. The National Day would not be as colourful without these memorabilia that serve as potent symbols that instantly remind both citizens and expatriates of the spirit of the national celebration at a personal level, fur- ther enriching the celebrations. For some motorists, however, the celebrations will not be as exciting as in the previous years as the Traffic Department has issued a notice prohibiting adorning of cars with body wrap stickers, posters and banners that make it difficult for the traffic police to identify a vehicle or its driver. The notice was issued to car accessory shops which in the previous years have seen brisk business installing stickers on cars for anything between QR150 and over QR500, depending on the design and size. With the increase in the variety of memorabilia avail- able in the market, Tuesday will certainly be a maroon- and-white day for all. THE PENINSULA DECEMBER 15, 2012 ON SATURDAY 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Home

Right time for Diabetes cases new legislation: Insurance firms DOHA: Insurance companies say they are eagerly awaiting a rising in the new law the regulatory author- ity has announced to enforce sooner rather than later as many local insurance providers are keen to expand their busi- Gulf: Expert nesses and go regional. Industry insiders say this is the right time to have a new legisla- Doha hosts IDF Mena region meet tion in place since the country has BY ISABEL OVALLE been progressing at a rapid pace research on diabetes and other and banking and financial services related diseases. sector as well as the underwriting DOHA: Two years after the During the first day of the business is witnessing a sea-change. establishment of a perma- conference, which will conclude “The proposed law would go a nent office of the International on Sunday, Doctor Abdelrazaq long way in providing stability to Diabetes Federation (IDF) for Gehani, from Qatar, gave the car- the insurance industry,” said an Middle East and North Africa diologist’s view to diabetes. “This official not wanting his name in (Mena) in Qatar, Doha is host- disease affects every aspect of the print. He said the existing law has ing a conference to address the practice of cardiology and while been in force for more than 45 prevalence of diabetes in the cardiovascular mortality is show- years during which time insur- region, which has the highest ing some decline worldwide, dia- ance as a business has seen tre- rate in the world. betes seems to be on the increase, mendous changes. The meeting agenda covers a especially in the Gulf region,” he According to the official, life wide range of significant topics said. insurance and investment-linked related to diabetes, such as heart “Unlike general population, insurance businesses have tremen- disease, the latest developments diabetic women have twice the dous scope for growth in Qatar since, in stem cell therapy and other mortality of diabetic men”, he presently, the penetration levels issues, which will be approached added. The doctor informed remain low. “We expect the law to by experts in diabetes and that a diabetic without previous focus more on this segment of the endocrinology. myocardial infarction (com- business as well as on motor cover,” The event was inaugurated monly known as heart attack) he added. Very few companies are by Michael Herst, President- has a similar survival curve to currently focusing on life insurance elect of the IDF, who talked non-diabetics who already had and investment-linked schemes. about the prevalence of diabe- one, while if diabetes is added to The population of the country tes in the region and encour- a previous cardiac episode, the Dr Saad Al Kaabi, Chairman of Qatar Diabetes Association, presenting a memento to Dr Amir Kamran, Mena has been increasing providing aged Qatar to keep “shaping mortality is doubled in men and Regional Chairman of International Diabetes Federation (IDF), during the opening of the IDF diabetes conference good scope for insurance firms to up” its work to prevent and quadrupled in women. at the QNCC yesterday. (SALIM MATRAMKOT) launch schemes that reflect a win- control diabetes. Ramadan and diabetes was win situation for both — them and On his part, also during the also discussed at the IDF/Mena experiences of diabetic patients. A However, 15 to 20 percent recommend that diabetes patients their clientele. The new law is also opening, the Regional Manager conference yesterday by Doctor total of 1,050 patients were inter- were at risk as they continued be counselled about the symp- expected to put a lot of emphasis on of IDF-Mena region, Doctor Shabeen Naz Masood, from viewed for the study. fasting without checking their toms of hypoglycaemia during risk management by insurance and Abdulla Al Hamaq, considered Pakistan. The study concluded that blood sugar even when they felt fasting and consider the option re-insurance providers, especially imperative that health care The doctor referred to a the majority of participants hypoglycaemia. of breaking the fast in case the when it comes to corporate insur- professionals have up-to-date study to observe Ramadan were fasting without adverse On this basis, Doctor Masood, blood sugar level is low. ance or risky insurances, he said. knowledge about the newest related awareness, practices and consequences. and the co-authors of the study THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA

Qnbn puts spotlight on new manifesto

DOHA: Qatar National that will transform the lives of educational, health and gov- Broadband Network (Qnbn) put all who live and work in Qatar. ernment bodies, businesses and the spotlight on its new mani- Our pledge is to make Qatar homes with the very latest fiber festo that pledges to empower one of the best connected coun- optic technology. the nation through its high speed tries in the region, if not the It recently picked up the fibre optic broadband network world.” World Finance Award for Best at the 4th edition of the Fiber The manifesto was signed by Innovation, Middle East 2012. It to the Home Middle East and ictQatar Assistant Secretary was awarded for being one of the North Africa Council’s (FTTH General for Government first initiatives for an open net- MENA) two-day conference Programs and Qnbn Board work funded by the government that concluded here yesterday Director, Hassan Al Sayed in the region. with the theme of “FTTH, The and Al Mannai as well as Qnbn is a shareholding com- Future at the Speed of Light”, Qnbn’s senior management pany wholly owned by the gov- said a statement. and staff. ernment, with a mandate to Qnbn took centre stage as a Through its investment in enable accessible high-speed Platinum sponsor of the event. advanced technologies, Qnbn will communications with the right Mohammad Al Mannai, CEO enable Qatar in every sense to technology platform across of Qnbn, who launched the fulfill its potential as one of the Qatar. The Company aims to new Manifesto, said: “We are fastest growing economies in the have 95 percent coverage as it immensely proud of being at the world. serves the wider digitisation forefront of technology, deploy- It will work with government agenda of the country. Mohammad Al Mannai signing Qnbn’s manifesto. ing fiber optic infrastructure and municipalities to connect THE PENINSULA Bentley to open office in Doha next year

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DOHA: Bentley Systems Inc, the global leader in engineering software solutions for railways, will open an office in Qatar in 2013 aiming to support their clients in the country. Bentley’s users include engi- neering firms participating in the bid for Qatar Rail’s projects. The company, founded in 1984, has over 3,000 employees in 50 countries, and will soon have branches in Doha and Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). Ted Lamboo, Senior Vice-President of Geospatial, Transportation and Local Infrastructure at Bentley, participated in an event organised by the company in Doha this week. Lamboo told The Peninsula that Bentley serves “many global engineering firms that go where the projects are, and we try to follow our users to support them.” This company provides software solutions for sustainable infrastructure around the world and “tries to be as local as possible,” added its vice-president. “We hope to open an office in 2013 in Qatar, because it’s where a lot of the big infrastructure projects are happening right Guests listening to a presentation during the conference in Doha. now,” he said. “Bentley is interested in many of the project any day. As far as we are concerned, is managed well during the process, the rail projects that are happening in Doha and the train can leave the station any minute.” operator will benefit of all the data that has Qatar Rail is one of them,” said Lamboo. Even though Qatar Rail’s developments been collected,” explained Lamboo. The company will have a few people lead- are not imminent, during the conference Bentley hopes to set an open data ing the office in Doha and bring more staff organised in Doha, Bentley shared its exper- standard in Qatar and is already helping when it’s needed. tise in similar projects, like Cross Rail, in in the development of the Qatar Building “We are a solution provider that can England, that covered a distance of 90km, Information Modelling (QBIM). On this deliver the services when the user needs with a budget of $24bn. issue, Alan Lamont, Vice-President of them, but services are not an objective by At the top of this project are 3,000 engi- Building International at Bentley, added itself for Bentley,” added Lamboo. neers and thousands of documents of dif- that “we are proud to be part of it, we have On the subject of their participation in ferent types. When this project is finished been invited to give advice and I hope they Qatar Rail’s projects, the VP of Bentley said, the information model of the rail will be create a neutral standard.” “we’re ready and we can take on the rail handed out to the owner. “If the information THE PENINSULA DECEMBER 15, 2012 Home www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 ON SATURDAY

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he spirit of the Yuletide season can be felt in var- Tious hotels in Doha, some of which have already organ- ised Christmas tree lighting events. Hotels such as The Ritz- Carlton Doha, Renaissance Doha City Centre and Four Seasons Hotel Doha have installed their own Christmas trees in various sizes and height. They look resplendent in the variety of decorations hung on them including glit- tering Christmas balls, lights, stars, ribbons, wreaths and tinsels. Some shops in malls and souqs have also witnessed brisk sales of Christmas trees and decors as expatriates start decorating their homes ahead of the celebration which falls on December 25. 06 DECEMBER 15, 2012 ON SATURDAY www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Views

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CHAIRMAN: SHEIKH THANI BIN ABDULLAH AL THANI EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: KHALID AL SAYED E-MAIL: [email protected] Never again ACTING MANAGING EDITOR: HUSSAIN AHMAD E-MAIL: [email protected] Can President Obama muster enough EDITORIAL: TEL: 44557741 / 44557743 courage to take on the gun lobby after the FAX: 44557746 / 44557758 P. O. BOX: 3488, DOHA, QATAR. E-MAIL: [email protected] Connecticut school shooting?

ADVERTISING: TEL: 44557837 / 780 FAX: 44557870 WENTY-EIGHT people, including 20 children, were killed in America’s national memory. For the outside world, it remains when a heavily armed gunman opened fire on school chil- weirdly mysterious that a nation, despite the series of tragedies it CLASSIFIED: 44557857 E-MAIL: [email protected] Tdren and staff at a Connecticut elementary school in the has suffered, would allow itself to be blackmailed by the gun lobby. SUBSCRIPTION / HOME DELIVERY latest in a series of shooting rampages that have tormented the It also is surprising that Americans have miserably failed to force United States this year. As the entire world shudders and mourns their government to take measures that would help protect their TEL: 44557809 /839 FAX: 44557819 the death of innocent children and other school staff at the hands lives from mad gunmen going on rampage at will. E-MAIL: [email protected] of a deranged gunman, America will go through the same exercise Talking after the tragedy, President Barack Obama said that the again: an intense debate about its gun laws, with predicable results. nation would have to come together and take meaningful action to SUBSCRIPTION RATES The powerful gun lobby in the country is likely to scupper any plans prevent more tragedies like this “regardless of the politics”. He was ANNUAL QR 675 to curb gun sales and prevent a repeat of the horrendous incident. referring to the opposition he had faced in bringing sanity into gun 6 MONTHS QR 340 The news and television images of the shooting would move any- laws and his statement also indicates a certain determination to one. Everyone was in hysterics – parents, students, visitors. What put gun laws in order. He wiped away tears and struggled to com- adds to the ghastliness is that one of the dead was the shooter’s pose himself as he mourned the dead. “As a country we have been mother, who was a teacher at the school. through this too many times,” he said, mentioning earlier shooting The Sandy Hook tragedy is the deadliest elementary school massacres in Colorado, Oregon and Wisconsin. shooting in US history. The worst US high school shooting happened The latest tragedy should give president the courage and rea- in 1999 when two students went on a rampage at Columbine High son to take on the gun lobby and introduce meaningful reforms School in Littleton, Colorado, killing 12 students and a teacher to prevent a repetition of such events. It will not be easy, given PUBLICATION before turning their guns on themselves. In 2007, 32 people were the fiery power which the gun manufacturers enjoy in the US, but killed at Virginia Tech university in the deadliest act of gun violence Americans and the world would expect him to do it and he will be in US history. The Connecticut tragedy too now would remain etched remembered for it.

We are going to have to The other side come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this Quote of (Connecticut school shooting) US two-faced toward Syria the day regardless of the politics. Barack Obama he United States recognised the Syrian Opposition Council, US President Syria’s newly formed main opposition group, as the sole T“legitimate representative” of the Syrian people on Tuesday. It is evident that the US-led Western countries are determined to push their own agenda on the Syria crisis. This will only further complicate the 21-month crisis in Syria, as it runs counter to the international consensus on solving the crisis through political resolutions and pushing for dialogue between the Syrian government and opposition forces. Nothing is clearer than the US-led Western countries are maneuvering for a regime change in Syria. In an interview with ABC News, US President Barack Obama did not hesitate to call the US recognition “a big step” in the so- called international efforts to unseat Syrian President Bashar Al Assad. The US decision will embolden Syria’s opposition forces to fight in an even fiercer way with the government forces, which will in turn bring more bloodshed and humanitarian disasters to the country. Yet, the recognition of the Syrian opposition group might be only one step in the US and its Western allies’ maneuvering for a regime change in Syria. Nato’s decision to deploy Patriot missiles in Turkey last week was seen as a step toward making preparations for military inter- vention in Syria. \Western leaders’ stern warnings and criticism of Syria’s chem- ical weapons this month could also be perceived as consolidating “moral grounds” for that purpose. On the other hand, the US does not disavow its support to political resolutions to the Syrian crisis. On Sunday, Lakdhar Brahimi, the United Nations and Arab League joint envoy on Syria, said in a statement that in his meeting with senior US and Russian officials in Geneva they agreed “a political process to end the crisis in Syria was necessary and still possible”. The US should match words with deeds. It’s double-dealing in the Syria crisis is both immoral and irresponsible, and it offsets the international efforts that have been made so far to resolve the crisis through talks and negotiations. CHINA DAILY Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate As China rises, so do Australia’s anxieties BY JEFFREY GOLDBERG resolution of their desire to have “We’ve got a lot of land, but it’s across Australia, however, idea that the Chinese would be competitor of our great strategic a state, but there’s a reason they dry land. One of the biggest apprehension about China’s rise flummoxed by 2,500 Marines is a ally.” NE of the most immedi- wanted their homeland where it domestic political issues we debate among many in the country’s little bit of an odd proposition.” I asked Gillard if she thought ately apparent features of is. Policymakers may have mis- is water. In terms of migration middle class was a consistent She quickly added: “I know the her country was walking too fine OAustralia is its vast emp- understood the nature of the settings, we run a sizable migra- theme. One junior officer in the Marines are a very elite force, a line. As Australia grows more tiness. A mere 23 million people aspiration.” tion program, and we do that to Australian military who I spoke but 2,500 of them do not pose and more dependent on the are spread over a landmass the OK, so no wholesale trans- meet our nation’s economic needs, to put it this way: The govern- an emerging threat to China.” Chinese market, can its historical size of the continental United plant of Israelis (or, presumably, but it will always be calibrated to ment can try to make Australia She said the Marines were being alliance with the US really remain States. Actually, not spread over Palestinians). The fact remains: those needs, and the core of it is a as Asian as it wants, but most stationed in Darwin primarily unchanged? at all: Almost half the population Australia is an empty country. skilled migration program.” people are happier believing their because they wanted a tough ter- “Asia’s rise — China, India, lives in just two cities, Sydney and Yet there’s much anxiety there Although there is limited appe- country is solidly in the American rain on which to train. Indonesia — the continuing Melbourne. about refugees and migrants from tite in Australia for Asian immi- sphere of influence, rather than It’s fairly obvious, though, that strength of Japan and South So when I was in Parliament in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka grants, in other words, there is the Chinese. this was a fine bit of spin. The US Korea, the emergence from pov- Canberra recently, speaking with and all across Asia. no limit to the Australian appe- Australians who are sensitive clearly has tough training terrain erty of many nations toward more the prime minister, Julia Gillard, To an American visitor, that tite for Asian money. Most of the about their country’s sovereignty as well. Stationing Marines in advanced economies, all means about the unfixable Middle East anxiety seems a bit overblown country’s political and economic have been grumbling about the Darwin can’t be interpreted any that we need to grasp the eco- mess, a solution came to mind: — last year, according to the elite, led by Gillard, seem eager to stationing of 2,500 U.S. Marines other way except as a signal from nomic opportunities coming our Why not move the Israelis and United Nations, Australia admit- pivot their economy toward Asia. in Darwin. On the whole, though, Australia to the Chinese: We want way,” she said. “We have the abil- the Palestinians to a couple of ted only 9,200 refugees. I asked A substantial amount of China’s most of those I spoke to thought your business, and we will learn ity to map out a course in this Australia’s most underpopulated Gillard why her country couldn’t industrial growth is already fueled that the Marines will help check your language, but we will not be century so that we all benefit from states? open its gates a bit wider. After by minerals extracted from that Chinese political ambitions in subsumed by you. this time of change. But none of Gillard, who is one of the all, Australia seeks to be a top- dry Australian soil. Gillard’s gov- their region. This is an unprecedented this detracts from a long-term Australian Labor Party’s few 10 world economy (it is the 12th ernment recently issued a white When I asked Gillard if the moment for Australia. In the pivotal alliance with the United remaining stalwart Israel sup- biggest now, by most counts). An paper that labeled the coming era Chinese were right to suspect words of Michael Fullilove, the States, and we want the United porters, had a quick comeback: influx of Asian immigrants could the Asian Century, and prom- that the Marine contingent was executive director of the Lowy States to be on this journey in our “Funny you should say that. As be beneficial. Her response was ised that every Australian school part of an American-led strategy Institute for International Policy region as it changes, as a part- history recalls there was an active telling. would teach at least one Asian to limit China’s reach, she scoffed. in Sydney, “For the first time ner with us and a partner in the debate about giving the Jewish “We’ve done all right when language. “We are not engaged in a con- in our history, our largest trad- region.” people a section of Australia as a it comes to landmass,” she said. In 10 days of conversations tainment strategy of China. The ing partner is a potential peer WP-BLOOMBERG DECEMBER 15, 2012 Views www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 ON SATURDAY Chavez’s Bolivarian revolution The ANC Mandela built is a movement in search will soldier on without him of its moral compass BY JUSTICE MALALA Natal, and at least five other If the president important provinces. But the n Tuesday afternoon, president, a master at manipu- does not recover, as Nelson Mandela lay lating internal ANC processes, in hospital fighting to faces myriad scandals that have Orecover from a lung divided the party. Last week it Venezuela will miss his infection, the ANC he once led was revealed he had used a net- was feverishly fighting off accu- work of benefactors – including charismatic leadership. sations by the country’s top cler- tapping Mandela for a 3m rand ics that its leaders had “lost their (£214,000) gift – who shelled moral compass”. out millions of rand to sustain But his dream has “We know that even though the him and his 21-child family. The dream of a just, non-racial and country’s public protector is come to fruition. prospering democracy is tempo- investigating allegations that he rarily in eclipse – being throttled built himself a R240m renovated BY RICHARD GOTT by the actions (or lack of it) of a mansion in his home village using generation of leaders that seems taxpayers’ money. he fate of Hugo Chávez, president to have largely lost its moral com- Many staunch supporters, such of Venezuela and the hope of pro- pass – the people of South Africa as the leading Aids activist Zackie gressive change in Latin America, are capable of rising to reclaim Achmat, have declared that they lies in the balance. Last weekend their future,” the clerics warned would not vote for the party in the he appeared on television to alert in their letter to the ANC presi- 2014 election if Zuma is returned This people that his cancer, first diagnosed last dent, Jacob Zuma. as ANC president. Corruption in year, had taken a serious turn for the worse, The clerics’ denunciation of the ranks remains endemic – in as he set off on a fresh journey to Havana for the party came two days after 33 the Northern Cape province the further surgery. prominent business figures called party’s top five leaders are in the He was in obvious discomfort and admitted for action to arrest a decline in dock for fraud and corruption. to extreme pain. Invoking the memory of his Members of the Venezuelan army attend a mass for the health of President Hugo Chavez in Caracas. confidence in South Africa’s They continue to shamelessly personal hero, Simón Bolívar, the 19th-century future, warning the country could serve in government. liberator of Latin America, he implied that “unravel” if challenges in educa- The second challenge is policy. he might not be around for the next stage to the presidency, without the need for a fur- More problematic than the stability of tion, corruption and unemploy- In 18 years in power, South Africa of his Bolivarian revolution. He announced ther election. Venezuela is the future of the Bolívarian ment were left unresolved. remains glaringly divided. The clearly that his successor, for whom every- The first immediate hurdles for the govern- revolution in Latin America. The Bolívarian In response, the ANC secre- ANC, in the face of a deteriorat- one should vote when the time came, would ment are Sunday’s governor elections, where vision of Chávez to unite the continent has tary-general, Gwede Mantashe, ing economy and pressure from be Nicolas Maduro, the vice-president since the most interesting clash is in Miranda state taken great strides in recent years, and he said the critics were “mischie- the poor, is flirting with policies October and the foreign minister since 2006. between Elías Jaua, a former vice-president, has been the driving force. The creation of vous” and the party should be such as the nationalisation of Then on Wednesday, after a six-hour opera- and Henrique Capriles Radonski, the present Unasur in 2008, a continental organisation allowed to run its own affairs. mines and expropriation of land, tion, Maduro made clear in sombre tones that governor and the unsuccessful presidential without the oppressive presence of the US, has His reaction shocked very few: spooking domestic business and the president’s recovery would be a hard and candidate in the October election. Although been an important step. Yet more visionary the ANC is routinely dismissive of international investors who fear complex process. The mood in Caracas and his hopes were much vaunted by the foreign has been the establishment of Alba, originally civil society voices and is increas- a Zimbabwe scenario. throughout the country, from government press, Capriles proved an uninspiring cam- conceived in 2004, an organisation of eight ingly distant from the concerns of The leadership battle has so far ministers to the impoverished inhabitants of paigner and, with a huge sympathy vote for countries based on the firm alliance between its poor, mass base. overshadowed policy issues. As the shanty towns, is now exceptionally bleak, the Chávez candidate, he is expected to lose Venezuela and Cuba that envisages the kind As the 4,500 delegates descend the Marikana mine massacre and as it begins to dawn on the population at large again. Sections of the opposition are rubbing of unity between countries that Bolívar once on Mangaung on Sunday to elect the rise in service delivery pro- that the 14-year-old Chávez era is drawing to their hands with enthusiasm at the thought of dreamed of. These constructs represent the new leaders and chart a new tests this year clearly showed, the a close. Chávez’s demise, but they are now without an deeply rooted Latin American desire for inde- path forward after 18 years in poor are restless. The party will There is an immediate timetable for the adequate candidate to champion their cause. pendence that was endlessly thwarted during power, the ANC is more divided need to introduce some serious weeks ahead. On Sunday there will be elec- In Venezuela itself, there is no doubt that the years of the cold war. than ever before. The party was reforms to convince them some- tions for governors of the country’s 28 states, the Bolívarian revolution presided over by Yet without the leadership of Chávez the founded by young black profes- thing is indeed being done. which are mostly at the moment in the hands Chávez will be able to soldier on without him. individual countries may find it difficult to sionals on this same spot, 100 Unfortunately this is unlikely of Chávez supporters. Then, on January 10, After 14 years of considerable institutional collaborate. The Cuba of Raúl Castro, or his years ago. The house that the to happen. Party leaders fre- there is scheduled to be an inauguration cer- change, huge oil revenues now pour into the successor, may eventually put friendship with ANC’s leaders built over the quently bemoan the quality of emony when Chávez, who handily won the alleviation of the acute poverty suffered by a the US ahead of its warm relationship with ensuing century, which was kept ANC members, accusing them of presidential elections in October, would have large percentage of the country, and there is Latin America. Evo Morales of Bolivia is a together through exile and prison lacking “political education” and been expected to start a new six-year term. a rock-solid base of chavista support that will charismatic leader, best placed to take over the by Mandela and his generation therefore being obsessed with the Government ministers indicate that might take decades to erode. Chávez also leaves a role of Chávez, yet can an Indian from a small of leaders, is in crisis. In provin- largesse that comes with party now be in doubt. There is another significant competent team of ministers at the top, most country lead a continent where prejudice is cial conferences to nominate new membership. As can be gleaned date approaching: December 17 marks the of whom have been running the country quite still a problem? leaders, three of the nine meet- from the widespread support for anniversary of the death of Bolívar, who died happily in recent years. They share the radi- The same goes for Rafael Correa of Ecuador, ings had to be abandoned owing the scandal-soaked Zuma and a in Santa Marta, Colombia, at the age of 47, cal vision of Chávez, and in Maduro they have an intelligent leader from another small coun- to squabbling and violence; a pro- general lack of interest in policy, probably of tuberculosis. Might Chávez, who is an engaging and collegiate leader. There are try, with something of Chávez’s imagination vincial leader was shot at; inter- except for the populist type, not 58, be holding on for just such an appropriate no immediate crises in sight and, in spite of and vision but without the resources to make nal voting was allegedly rigged much by way of rejuvenation will moment to die? alarmist reports in the foreign press, the econ- a continental impact. Cristina Fernández de in the Eastern Cape to favour take place at this conference. Were this to happen, the Venezuelan omy is purring along quite well. After more Kirchner of Argentina is another attractive Zuma. Zuma will be returned to power, constitution would grind into action, caus- than a decade on a political roller-coaster, the and popular leader at home, building on the After a splinter group walked the ANC will ignore civil society ing Diosdado Cabello, the president of the country will return to a more normal profile. surviving legacy of Peronism, yet Argentinians away from the ANC follow- voices and its grip on power will national assembly and an old military com- What Venezuela will lose is the spark of have never cut much ice outside their own ing Zuma’s election in 2007 and continue to loosen. rade of Chávez, to be catapulted briefly into genius and of charismatic leadership that has country. Portuguese-speaking Brazil has never his removal of the ex-president Mandela is old and frail and the presidency and charged with holding a pushed the country on to the world stage. aspired to lead Latin America, and never will, Thabo Mbeki, many are now may well pass soon. The ANC presidential election within 30 days. The gov- Chávez has been the most important Latin even when Lula returns as president. openly speaking about the pos- he leaves behind will continue ernment candidate would be Cabello’s rival, American figure since the emergence of Fidel This may be too pessimistic a view, for the sibility of another rupture. to be a shadow of its former self the Chávez-anointed Maduro. Castro, more than half a century ago. He has shadow of Chávez will certainly hover over There are two issues the ANC as it is consumed by corruption, Alternatively, were Chávez to survive long captivated his own people and inspired much Latin America for years to come, forever must face. The first is leadership. arrogance, greed and a growing enough to appear at the inauguration cere- of the rest of the Latin American continent, invoking the powerful and irresistible dream Zuma is most likely to stay in distance from its core source of mony in January and then to die, Maduro, as and like Castro before him his influence has of Bolívar. power as he commands support power and legitimacy – the poor. the vice-president, would immediately succeed had a global reach. THE GUARDIAN from his home base, KwaZulu THE GUARDIAN

Withdrawing from Secretary of State consideration was right thing to do

BY SUSAN RICE points provided by the intelligence wholly false picture of me. This intelligence in a volatile Middle community, which encapsulated has interfered increasingly with East. Accomplishing these goals is n Thursday I asked their best current assessment. my work on behalf of the United far more important than political that President Barack These unclassified points were States at the United Nations and fights or personal attacks. Obama no longer con- consistent with the classified with America’s agenda. Third, the American people Osider me for the job of assessments I received as a sen- I grew up in Washington and expect us to come together to secretary of state. I made this ior policy-maker. It would have I’ve seen plenty of battles over keep our nation safe. US leader- decision because it is the right been irresponsible for me to sub- politics and policy. But a national ship abroad is and always has been step for this country I love. I have stitute any personal judgment for security appointment, much less strengthened when we transcend never shied away from a fight our government’s and wrong to a potential one, should never be partisan differences on matters for a cause I believe in. But, as reveal classified material. I made turned into a political football. of national security. America is it became clear that my poten- clear in each interview that the There are far bigger issues at seriously weakened when politics tial nomination would spark an information I was providing stake. So I concluded this distrac- come first. If any good can come enduring partisan battle, I con- was preliminary and that ongo- tion has to stop. out of the experience of the past cluded that it would be wrong ing investigations would give us This was the right call, for four few months, I hope that it will be to allow this debate to continue definitive answers. I have tremen- reasons. a renewed focus on the business distracting from urgent national dous appreciation for our intel- First, my commitment to pub- of the American people — and a priorities — creating jobs, grow- ligence professionals, who work lic service is rooted in the belief renewed insistence that the proc- ing our economy, addressing our hard to provide their best assess- that our nation’s interests must ess of selecting potential candi- deficit, reforming our immigra- ments based on the information be put ahead of individual ones. dates for high national security tion system and protecting our available. Long experience shows I’ve devoted my life to serving the office be treated in the best bipar- national security. that our first accounts of terror- United States and trying to mend tisan traditions of our country. These are the issues that ist attacks and other tragedies our imperfect world. That’s where Finally, I have a great job. It’s deserve our focus, not a contro- often evolve over time. The intel- I want to focus my efforts, not on been my highest honour to serve versy about me. On Sept 16, when ligence community did its job in defending myself against baseless as US ambassador to the United Secretary of State Hillary Clinton good faith. And so did I. political attacks. Nations. I’m proud that President was unavailable after a gruelling I have never sought in any way, Second, I deeply respect Obama has restored our global week, the White House asked shape or form to mislead the Congress’s role in our system stature, refocused on the great- US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice me to appear on five Sunday talk American people. To do so would of government. After the des- est threats to our security and shows to discuss a range of for- run counter to my character and picable terrorist attacks that advanced our values around the eign policy issues: the protests my life of public service. But in took the lives of four colleagues world. Iran and North Korea, steadfastly we come together than when against our diplomatic facilities recent weeks, new lines of attack in Benghazi, our government I’m equally proud of the many defending Israel’s security and we let ourselves be split apart. around the world; the attack have been raised to malign my must work through serious successes of my tremendous team legitimacy, and helping midwife That’s a lesson I will carry with in Benghazi, Libya; and Iran’s character and my career. Even questions and bring the per- at the US Mission to the United the birth of the world’s newest me as I continue the work of the nuclear programme. before I was nominated for any petrators to justice. We must Nations: saving countless civilians nation, South Sudan. American people at the United When discussing Benghazi, I new position, a steady drip of strengthen security at our dip- from slaughter in Libya, impos- These efforts remind us that Nations. relied on fully cleared, unclassified manufactured charges painted a lomatic posts and improve our ing the toughest sanctions ever on we can do so much more when WP-BLOOMBERG 08 DECEMBER 15, 2012 ON SATURDAY www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Middle East

Israeli foreign Rival factions minister quits after clash on eve indictment JERUSALEM: Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman resigned yesterday after being of referendum charged with fraud and breach of trust, in a move that could have repercussions on next Egyptians to vote on statute today month’s election. “I have decided to resign my CAIRO: Stone-throwing sup- Cairo and other cities have post as foreign minister and dep- porters and opponents of often seen violent demonstra- uty prime minister and ... also President Mohammed Mursi tions over the past three weeks to remove my (parliamentary) clashed in the Egyptian city of since Mursi assumed sweeping immunity forthwith so I can end Alexandria yesterday ahead of a new powers to push through the this matter quickly, without delay referendum on a new constitu- constitution, which he sees as a and clear my name absolutely,” tion that has divided the Arab vital element of Egypt’s transition Lieberman said in an emailed world’s most populous nation. to democracy after the overthrow statement. Dozens of activists fought with of autocratic predecessor Hosni Israel’s Justice Ministry said clubs and swords, witnesses said, Mubarak last year. on Thursday it would charge and cars were set alight on the At least eight people have died Lieberman over alleged irregu- streets of Egypt’s second biggest and hundreds have been injured, larities tied to the promotion city on the eve of a vote that Mursi and a leading opposition figure of an Israeli diplomat who had hopes will bring an end to the has warned of more violence dur- leaked him privileged informa- country’s worsening political crisis. ing the voting. tion about a police probe into his A large crowd of anti-Mursi The referendum, to be held on two Anti-Mursi protesters chant anti-government slogans at Tahrir Square in Cairo yesterday. activities. protesters armed with knives days because there aren’t enough More serious allegations, and clubs later surrounded an judges willing to monitor all polling “We’ve come here to say ‘yes’ to Egyptians, tired of turmoil, may stations and other government including money-laundering and Alexandria mosque, trapping inside stations, asks Egyptians to accept the constitution.” simply fall in line. buildings. About 120,000 troops bribery, were dropped, but even a preacher who had criticised those or reject a basic law that must be in For the opposition, Nobel prize The first round of voting today and 6,000 tanks and armoured the lesser charges cast a cloud planning to oppose the constitution place before national elections can winner Mohamed El Baradei will take place in Cairo and other vehicles will be deployed. over his political future and when voting begins today. be held early next year — an event issued a statement urging Mursi major cities. Official results won’t While the military backed within 24 hours of receiving the In Cairo, flag-waving pro-Mursi many hope can steer the country to cancel the referendum “before be announced until after the sec- Mubarak and his predeces- ministry report, he decided to Islamists staged a final rally before towards stability. The government it is too late”. ond round, though it is likely sors, it has not intervened on stand down. the referendum, but the gathering said today would be a holiday to Amr Moussa, a former head that details will emerge to give either side in the present cri- It was unclear if he would outside one of the capital’s main enable people to vote. of the Arab League also promi- a good steer on the first-day fig- sis. The opposition says the still stand in the January 22 mosques was peaceful. To bolster support for the con- nent in the opposition, called on ures, which are expected to show constitution does not reflect general election, although Members of the liberal, secular stitution, Islamists, who pro- Egyptians to vote “no”. a strong vote in favour. the aspirations of all 83 mil- Israeli newspapers have sug- and Christian opposition gathered pelled Mursi to power in June’s The measure is nevertheless To provide security for the vote, lion Egyptians because it is gested he might be forced to sit outside the presidential palace to presidential election, assembled expected to pass, given the well- the army has been deployed in too Islamist and tramples on on the sidelines as the judicial demonstrate against a proposed at a mosque near the president’s organised Muslim Brotherhood’s force, with state television show- minority rights, including those case moved ahead. constitution they say is too heav- palace in Cairo. record of winning elections ing ranks of soldiers receiving of the Christian community. Lieberman’s right-wing party ily influenced by Islamists. “Islam, Islam,” they chanted. since the fall of Mubarak. Many their orders to protect polling REUTERS Yisrael Beiteinu (Our Home is Israel) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud group have formed an electoral pact ahead of the ballot and opin- ion polls had predicted they would Russia balks on Syria as US, Germany send Patriots to Turkey win. An outspoken foreign min- ister and a powerful partner DAMASCUS: Russia back- But Washington swiftly wel- Last week, the Dutch cabinet also changed our position and we this objective — make Assad leave in the governing coalition, tracked yesterday after a top comed Bogdanov’s observations gave a go-ahead for Patriots, along never will,” he said. At the close of as quickly as possible.” Lieberman is known for his diplomat acknowledged that while announcing the deployment with a maximum 360 soldiers to a two-day European Union sum- A joint statement by EU lead- nationalistic rhetoric, making rebels might defeat long-time ally of two Patriot missile batteries operate them. mit British Prime Minister David ers said they were “appalled by it a key component of his elec- Damascus, as Washington and and 400 support troops to fellow Bogdanov’s comments, reported Cameron said “inaction and indif- the increasingly deteriorating tion campaigning. Berlin prepared to deploy Patriot Nato member Turkey. by several Russian news agencies, ference are not options” in Syria. situation in Syria” and looking at Without the Moldovan-born missiles and support troops near Germany and The Netherlands had appeared to mark a major The situation in Syria, with “all options” to help the opposi- politician near the top of the bill, Turkey’s border with Syria. also have agreed to provide change in policy by Moscow, more than 43,000 now dead, tion and protect civilians. some pollsters have speculated A foreign ministry spokesman advanced “hit-to-kill” Patriot which has repeatedly used its is “truly dreadful and getting Panetta issued the missile that the combined group will see insisted that Russia’s controversial weapons, which are designed to veto powers in the UN Security worse,” he said, adding that there deployment order shortly before a slippage in support. support for President Bashar Al knock out cruise and ballistic Council to shield its Cold War ally. is “no single, simple answer.” landing at the Incirlik airbase in An official in the prime minis- Assad’s regime was unchanged and missiles as well as aircraft. But foreign ministry spokes- Earlier, French President southeastern Turkey, a country ter’s office said Netanyahu would that remarks by Deputy Foreign Yesterday, the German parlia- man Alexander Lukashevich President Francois Hollande said he called a key ally, and said it will serve as acting foreign minister Minister Mikhail Bogdanov did not ment approved sending the mis- insisted yesterday that there was “the war is now turning against now have the defence it may need. until the election. reflect official policy. siles along with up to 400 soldiers. no such shift. “We have never Assad and we should set ourselves AFP REUTERS Son-in-law of Ben Ali held in Seychelles

TUNIS: The son-in-law of Tunisia’s the Seychelles with an expired diplomatic recovering the assets of the Ben Ali family. deposed former dictator Zine El passport, and that he was being interro- Ben Ali and his close family used to go on Abidine Ben Ali has been arrested in gated by police there. holiday to the Seychelles in secret prior to the Seychelles, the Tunisian authorities Justice Minister Noureddine Bhiri said the revolution. announced yesterday. Tunis was doing everything it could to get Said to be the ex-dictator’s favourite son- Sakhr El Materi, who was convicted in him extradited. “Sakhr El Materi went in-law and long seen as a possible successor, absentia of corruption by a Tunisian court, to the Seychelles after leaving Qatar. The Materi was sentenced last year to 16 years fled to Qatar just before the overthrow of his Seychelles authorities opened an inquiry, in prison and fined 97mn dinars ($61m) for father-in-law’s regime in last year’s uprising, because he was the subject of an interna- corruption and property fraud. but the Gulf emirate agreed to expel him in tional arrest warrant and because his pass- Married to Ben Ali’s eldest daughter September. port had expired,” Bhiri said. Nesrine, the 31-year-old businessman owned Fadhel Saihi, an adviser to the Tunisian “The Tunisian authorities will do every- Princess Holding and was active in virtually justice minister, told Mosaique FM that thing they can to get Sakhr El Materi extra- every economic sector. Materi was arrested as he tried to enter dited,” he added, speaking at a seminar on AFP

Thousands demonstrate Moroccans bury Sheikh Yassine in Bahrain RABAT: Tens of thousands of devotees gath- the so-called Years of Lead under the late king ered in Rabat yesterday for the funeral of Hassan II. DUBAI: Thousands of support- Abdessalam Yassine, the founder of a radical He sent an open letter to the king in 1974 urg- ers of Bahrain’s largely Shia Moroccan Islamist movement whose outspo- ing him to choose between “Islam or the deluge,” opposition demonstrated peace- ken criticism of the monarchy landed him in and was imprisoned without charge shortly after- fully yesterday near Manama, jail. wards for three and a half years before being calling for democratic reform in Sheikh Yassine founded the Adl wal Ihsan confined to a mental hospital. the Gulf country, witnesses said. (Justice and Charity) movement, which actively He was jailed again in 1983 for two years, and Demonstrators, carrying the participated in Arab Spring protests that erupted finally placed under house arrest until the acces- national flag, marched along a road in Morocco in February 2011, as revolutions swept sion to the throne in 2000 of King Mohammed VI. linking several Shia villages west of Egypt and Tunisia. Justice and Charity advocated the establish- the capital, chanting slogans against But it distanced itself from the February 20 ment of an Islamist state but rejected violence the regime and urging reforms. protest movement last December, considering to achieve it. The demonstration, held ahead its demands too limited, and analysts say that The movement, banned but tolerated in the of Bahrain’s National Day cel- was a key reason why the street protests lost north African kingdom, is thought to have an ebrations tomorrow, was called momentum. extensive support base, especially in poorer by opposition groups after a ban “It is our father who has left us,” Mohammed, neighbourhoods. on organising protests was lifted a young supporter from Kentira, 40km north “He founded a complete system, to provide earlier this week. of Rabat, said at the funeral, which took place education, to support the poor and to strengthen The opposition said afterwards at the 18th-century Sunna mosque next to the the relationship between the individual and God,” that it “will not stop without a royal palace. a member of the movement, who gave his name true democratic process that will The crowd said the Islamic prayer for the only as Driss, said. end an era of injustice and tyr- dead after midday prayers at the mosque in “The movement exists in nearly every town in anny.” Bahrain was shaken by a the capital’s centre, before heading to Martyrs Morocco. It is a socio-cultural movement that protest movement in February Cemetery next to the Kasbah for the burial of is opposed to the existing system, which is why 2011 led by the Shia majority Sheikh Yassine, who died on Thursday aged 84. the makhazen did not like him,” the 28-year-old demanding a constitutional mon- A large security detachment was deployed in civil servant argued, referring to the king’s inner archy in the kingdom. the area. Yassine was an outspoken opponent of circle. AFP the monarchy and was imprisoned twice during AFP DECEMBER 15, 2012 International www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 ON SATURDAY 18 children among 27 dead in US shooting Shooter opens fire at an elementary school in Connecticut in one of the worst incidents in US history

NEWTOWN, teaches children from kinder- committed to trying to renew a CONNECTICUT: At least 27 garten through fourth grade - ban on assault weapons, Carney people, including 18 children, roughly ages 5 to 10. said. All Newtown schools were were killed yesterday when “It was horrendous,” said par- placed in lockdown after the at least one shooter opened ent Brenda Lebinski, who rushed shooting, the Newtown Public fire at an elementary school in to the school where her daughter School District said. Newtown, Connecticut, CBS is in the third grade. “Everyone Lebinski said a mother who was News reported, citing unnamed was in hysterics - parents, stu- at the school during the shooting officials. dents. There were kids coming told her a “masked man” entered If confirmed, it would be one out of the school bloodied. I don’t the principal’s office and may have of the worst mass shootings in know if they were shot, but they shot the principal. Lebinski, who US history. The holiday season were bloodied.” is friends with the mother who tragedy follows a series of shoot- Television images showed police was at the school, said the princi- ing rampages in the United States and ambulances at the scene, pal was “severely injured.” this year that have killed multi- and parents rushing toward the Lebinski’s daughter’s teacher ple victims, and it was certain to school. Parents were seen reunit- “immediately locked the door to revive a debate about US gun laws. ing with their children and taking the classroom and put all the kids The principal and school psychol- them home. “This is going to be in the corner of the room.” ogist were among the dead, CNN bad,” a state official said, request- Danbury Hospital, about 11 said. Witnesses reported hearing ing anonymity because the scope miles (18 km) west of the school, dozens of shots with some saying of the tragedy remained uncer- had received three patients from as many as 100 were fired. tain. President Barack Obama the scene, a hospital spokeswoman The suspected shooter, 24, was notified and would receive told NBC Connecticut. The mayor was armed with four weapons regular updates throughout the of Danbury, Mark Boughton, told and wearing a bullet-proof vest, day, White House spokesman Jay MSNBC: “They are very serious WABC reported. Carney said. injuries.” There were unconfirmed “We’re still waiting for more A girl interviewed by NBC Police officers evacuate children from the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, USA, following reports of a second shooter. information about the incident in Connecticut described hearing a school shooting yesterday. Another person was being held Connecticut,” Carney said when seven loud “booms” as she was in in police custody after he was asked about the president’s reac- gym class. Other children began did,” the unidentified girl said on wounded, the town’s weekly provided no additional details. detained in the woods near the tion to it. Carney called the event crying and teachers moved the camera. One child was carried newspaper, the Newtown Bee, The emergency call to police school wearing camouflage pants, “tragic” and said there would be students to a nearby office, she from Sandy Hook Elementary said on its website. Connecticut occurred at 9:41 am, state police CBS reported. time later for a discussion of pol- said. “A police officer came in and School by a police officer, and State Police said its officers were said. Sandy Hook Elementary School icy implications. Obama remains told us to run outside and so we the child appeared to have been at the scene with local police but REUTERS

Ukraine deputy Playing on ice Russia developing ballistic missile MOSCOW: Russia is developing a new intercontinental ballistic missile, PM quits over the military announced yesterday, in an apparent attempt to remind the United States of Moscow’s rocket capacities. Revealing the existence of reappointment the project for the first time, rocket forces commander General Sergei Karakayev said several test launches of prototypes had already taken place of PM Azarov and the work was on the “right path”, Russian state media said. KIEV: Ukraine’s acting First Deputy Prime Minister Valery Italy priest tells flock he’s about to be a father Khoroshkovsky resigned from the interim government yes- ROME: A Sicilian priest stunned his congregation by announcing during terday in protest against Prime a mass that he would soon be a father and was quitting to marry his part- Minister Mykola Azarov’s reap- ner, Italian media reported yesterday. “It’s my last mass. I am in love with pointment for a second term, his a woman and in a few months I will be a father,” Vito Lombardo, 33, told his office said. In a move that could flock in the city of Trapani in northwestern Sicily, local newspapers said. The indicate a rift among President relationship had been going on for a while, but the priest waited until his Viktor Yanukovich’s supporters, partner was five months pregnant before announcing his departure. Khoroshkovsky blasted Azarov who was reappointed by parlia- ment on Thursday for a second Quake rattles US-Mexico border region term in office amid an outcry from the political opposition. LOS ANGELES: A 6.3 magnitude earthquake centered in the Pacific near “Valery Khoroshkovsky con- the US-Mexico border shook the Mexican city of Tijuana and the US city siders this candidate (Azarov) of San Diego early yesterday, US quake monitors reported. AGENCIES incapable of carrying out eco- nomic reforms and defending our country’s strategic course Children play on a snowboard yesterday in Bucharest as cold winter temperatures hit Romania. for European integration,” his office said in a statement. One of Azarov’s early tasks will be to help negotiate a new stand-by pro- gramme from the International Russia’s House retaliates Monetary Fund. The current $15bn package, which lapses at the end of the year, was in any case suspended in early 2011 against US rights legislation largely because of Azarov’s refusal to meet reforms requested by the MOSCOW: Russia’s lower deputies voted against the law. Americans who infringe the Fund. house of parliament gave pre- The US legislation is known rights of Russians abroad. It The unusually forthright liminary approval on Friday as the Magnitsky Act after would also seize their assets in comment by Khoroshkovsky, a to a law barring entry to Sergei Magnitsky, a lawyer who Russia. wealthy and influential 43-year- Americans who violate human died in a Russian jail in 2009. It Putin said the US legislation old businessman with large stakes rights, a tit-for-tat response will require the United States would hurt relations between in media and metals, suggested to US legislation against to refuse visas for Russians Russia and the United States, he did not see Azarov as the per- Russian rights violators. accused of human rights viola- but called for a measured son who could deliver on a deal The State Duma overwhelm- tions and freeze assets they hold response. with the Fund. Azarov has yet to ingly approved the law at the in the United States. The law has to go to the announce the line-up of his new first of three readings, hours President Vladimir Putin upper chamber and needs cabinet. The cabinet’s press serv- before US President Barack voiced support on Thursday Putin’s signature before going ice said yesterday Khoroshkovsky Obama was expected to sign the for the Duma to retaliate with into effect, but is expected to had been informed he would not US legislation into law. legislation that mirrors the pass through the Duma rapidly. be reappointed. REUTERS Only two of the 450 Duma US move, denying visas to REUTERS Rice drops secretary of state bid

WASHINGTON: Susan Rice, to be America’s top diplomat. She is to stay in her position the embattled US ambassador Rice wrote to Obama asking him as UN ambassador, Obama said. to the United Nations, with- to no longer consider her for the The president is in the proc- drew herself from considera- job because, she said, she would ess of putting together his cabi- tion to replace Hillary Clinton face “a lengthy, disruptive and net for a second term after many as secretary of state in the costly” nomination battle with of the present team expressed a face of sustained Republican the Senate. “The position of desire to leave. It emerged on attacks over her handling of secretary of state should never Thursday that Obama is lining the Benghazi consulate attack. be politicised,” Rice wrote. “As up a former Republican senator, Although Rice insisted the someone who grew up in an era Chuck Hagel, to replace Leon decision had been hers alone of comparative bipartisanship Panetta as defence secretary, an and that she was not pushed by ... I am saddened that we have effort to present his administra- the Obama administration, it reached this point, even before tion as being broad-based. provides the Republicans with you have decided whom to nom- Normally by this stage a pres- an early victory barely a month inate. We cannot afford such an ident would have announced after the presidential election. Susan Rice irresponsible distraction from some appointments, but Obama’s The danger for Barack the most pressing issues facing plans have been disrupted by the Obama, even though the White nomination battle. Her with- the American people.” consistent Republican sniping House insists it did not push drawal means that John Kerry, In a statement released by the against Rice, led by senators her, is that it will be interpreted Massachusetts senator and White House, Obama expressed John McCain, Lindsey Graham as weakness by a president former presidential candidate, is regret and described the attacks and, lately, Kelly Ayotte. reluctant to face a fractious almost certain to be nominated as “unfair and misleading”. GUARDIAN NEWS 10 DECEMBER 15, 2012 ON SATURDAY www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Philippines Philippines to test Monorail system N Korea rocket debris US military official says launch a ‘provocative act’

MANILA: The Philippine that the rocket launch was con- international community was Nuclear Research Institute ducted despite the opposition of united in their assessment that (PNRI) will test the debris the international community. this launch, using ballistic missile recovered off Luzon from a “The missile launch that the technology, was a breach of UN rocket launched by North North Koreans accomplished the Security Council Resolution 1874 Korea last Wednesday to last day or so was a provocative and that it threatened regional ensure that the materials are act. It was in violation of the UN stability. not radioactive. Security Council resolutions,” He urged the DPRK to avoid The rocket debris was recov- Locklear told reporters in a press further provocative action and ered some 300kms east of Luzon. briefing. take urgent steps to re-engage “The debris of the NoKor “Overall, (it is) not a good thing constructively with the interna- rocket is very unlikely to be for the security environment not tional community. radioactive, thus there is no need only in East Asia but in the rest Fraser pointed out that instead for PNRI to send a team at the of the world,” he added. of expecting international aid and moment,” said Butch Leonin, a Locklear said North Korea assistance, the DPRK could have PNRI scientist. should not have prioritised the spent the money used on this Leonin said that the debris launch given its internal problems. launch to bring food and mod- recovered from the Philippine Sea Meanwhile, the British ernization to its people. were brought to the PNRI and embassy in Manila reported that On Wednesday, the Philippines Government officials inspect a monorail system that was set up at the campus of the University of the Philippines will be tested. the Foreign and Commonwealth condemned the North Korean in Manila yesterday. The monorail is a pilot project of the government’s Science and Technology Department. “The area is very far from Office (FCO) of the United rocket launch, saying that it is where people are located so there Kingdom in London summoned a clear violation of UN Security is no need for any immediate yesterday the North Korean Council resolutions that demand action,” Leonin said. ambassador following the rocket Pyongyang not to use or conduct The Philippines condemned the launch. any launch using ballistic missile Manila to send workers back to Israel rocket launch, saying it violated The British embassy said technology. at least three United Nations Permanent Undersecretary The Philippines joined other MANILA: The Philippines the (foreign department) travel About 41,000 Filipinos work in Security Council resolutions ban- Simon Fraser had summoned governments in urging the is to resume sending workers advisory... is now lifted,” a minis- Israel, many as caregivers, and ning North Korea from develop- Ambassador Hyon Hak Bong to DPRK to undertake steps to Israel as the situation there try statement said. the travel ban had raised fears ing ballistic missiles. the FCO and made clear to the toward confidence building and returns to normal after last Manila imposed a travel ban on that they would not be allowed A US military official described North Korean envoy the United engagement with the interna- month’s violence, the foreign Israel and Gaza last month and to return if they left. As fight- as a “provocative act” the launch- Kingdom’s condemnation of tional community in order to department said yesterday. evacuated some Filipinos living in ing ceased the Israeli embassy ing by North Korea of its long- the actions of the Democratic ensure peace and stability in the “In view of improved security Gaza after the outbreak of vio- in Manila urged the Philippines range rocket. People’s Republic of Korea Korean peninsula and the entire conditions in Israel and Gaza as lence between Israel and Hamas, to lift the ban but the foreign US Pacific Command chief (DPRK). Asia Pacific region. a result of the ceasefire agree- the Palestinian group that rules department initially balked. Admiral Samuel Locklear III said Fraser stressed that the THE PHILIPPINE STAR ment between Israel and Hamas, over the Gaza Strip. AFP

Palace asks court to allow live Visayas sets up Aquino wants typhoon victims solar power plant coverage of massacre trial CURRIMAO: Ilocos Norte’s scorching sun is a boon to MANILA: President Benigno and their henchmen allegedly relocated to safer ground yet another bid of the north- Aquino has asked the Supreme committed the massacre where 58 ern province as the centre for Court (SC) to reconsider its people were killed on November renewable energy in Southeast resolution that banned the live 23, 2009 in Maguindanao. MANILA: President Aquino the communities that it will be in waters off Mindanao. This brings Asia. coverage of the trial of the 2009 The clan’s patriarch, former said yesterday that families their own interest,” Aquino said. to 44 the total number of rescued After its famed windmills along Maguindanao massacre. Maguindanao governor Andal displaced by typhoon “Pablo” The President said while not all fishermen and the recovered bod- Bangui Bay, the first in Southeast Aquino, through the Office of Ampatuan Sr, several of his sons would be relocated to safer of these families need to be relo- ies to 14, even as the search for Asia, the northern province is Solicitor General (OSG) Francis and relatives and members of ground, with those from the cated, their communities would the 47 fishing vessels and boats taking on its first solar power Jardeleza, filed a 15-page motion their so-called private army are most dangerous communities as be rehabilitated. continued. plant that will supply the Luzon for reconsideration received on accused in the killings. the priority. Aquino said the Department Citing consolidated reports power grid. Wednesday by the Quezon City Among the dead were the wife Aquino said there would be of Education would either build from Joint Task Force Marine Soon to be found at the sun- Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Gov Esmael Mangudadatu an inventory of typhoon-ravaged or repair the damaged schools, Search and Rescue (TFMSR) drenched Paguludan village in Branch 221 asking the high and two of his sisters, two female areas as he cited Barangay Andap along with the houses that were based in General Santos, Navy Currimao, known for its fine court to reverse its earlier rul- lawyers and 32 media men who in New Bataan, Compostela Valley partially or totally destroyed by spokesman Col Omar Tonsay said beaches facing the West Philippine ing issued last October 23 that covered the supposed filing of as one of the most dangerous the typhoon. 10 bodies were separately fished Sea, the 20mw Currimao solar granted the petition of accused certificate of candidacy of the places to live at this time. He gave assurance that rescue out from the sea by search ships farm is just one of the two projects Andal Ampatuan Jr to disallow then vice mayor of Buluan town “We will make sure the evac- and search operations and relief PS-32, PG-114 and PG395. the Energy Department is eyeing live coverage of the trial. who would run for governor of uation centres are really safer. delivery would not stop. “The 10 bodies and the 38 sur- for Ilocos Norte, the second being “With due respect, the trial of Maguindanao and challenge an Then, after the inventory there As of yesterday, the death toll vivors were found drifting 128 the 50mw solar power project of the deplorable, heinous and inhu- Ampatuan. The Mangudadatus will be prioritisation… those in from Pablo hit 902 while 934 nautical miles off the coast of Energy Logics Philippines, Inc man Maguindanao massacre – a have accused the Ampatuans of the most dangerous places will remain missing, the National Surigao del Sur, Davao Oriental in Pasuquin and Burgos farther crime that is an illustration of the masterminding the incident, spe- be attended to first. But even- Disaster Risk Reduction and Saranggani Bay,” Tonsay north toward the tip of Luzon. culture of impunity prevalent in cifically pointing to former mayor tually there will be summits and Management Council said. Korean Mirae Asia Energy the country – is imbued with pub- Andal Ampatuan Jr of Datu because you’re going to relocate (NDRRMC) reported. He said the bodies were taken Corp (MAEC) and the Ilocos lic interest; thus, the need for its Unsay, Maguindanao as one of the communities.” The NDRRMC said of the 902 to funeral parlours in General Norte provincial government offi- live radio and television coverage the leaders of 100 armed men who Aquino told reporters in an dead, 567 have been identified and Santos City while the survivors cially forged links on November to ensure transparency and main- abducted Mangudadatu’s support- ambush interview during the 79th turned over to their surviving rel- were turned over to their respec- 15 to pave the way for the con- tain integrity in the administra- ers. The Ampatuans denied the founding anniversary celebration atives, while 335 others remained tive fishing companies. struction of the solar park on a tion of justice,” said the motion allegations. of the Department of Labour and unclaimed. Aside from engaging in search 60 hectare-plot. dated November 22. Aquino’s motion said that the Employment. With the chances of recovering and rescue operations, other Paguludan is perfect for a solar “The live radio and television SC is disallowing the live media He said in Boston, Davao the missing persons alive getting Naval transport ships are also park with its flat terrain running coverage of the Maguindanao broadcast of the trial of the Oriental, there were hills right slimmer, Pablo is seen to surpass being used to transport tons of parallel to the Currimao Bay, massacre trial would not preju- Maguindanao massacre cases after the shoreline that could the 1,300-plus death toll from foreign and local relief goods to declared in 2010 as “one of the top dice the rights of the accused,” it but is still allowing the filming serve as barrier against the typhoon “Sendong” last year. 181,564 typhoon-affected fami- emerging tourist destinations in added. The SC full bench over- of the proceedings for real-time strong winds. The Philippine Navy (PN) said lies or 765,530 individuals in the Philippines” by the Philippine turned its earlier resolution that transmissions to specified viewing “So initially should they be 38 of the 372 missing fishermen Compostela Valley and Davao Tour Operators Association . allowed live coverage of the trial. areas, and documentation. transferred there instead of being from General Santos City have Oriental. In 18 months or on May 2014, Members of the Ampatuan clan THE PHILIPPINE STAR on foreshore? We will convince been found alive, drifting in the THE PHILIPPINE STAR the solar park becomes a reality producing 10mw or 17,000mwh per year in its first phase. New PCG chief Leftist rebel killed Rebel officials order fighters in Surigao clashes MANILA: A member of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed following a series of not to carry guns in public encounters between leftist rebels and government security forces, a military official said yesterday. MANILA: Philippine Muslim the officials and men of the the Philippines’ Muslim minor- Major General Nestor rebel leaders who are negotiat- Bangsamoro (Filipino Muslim) ity in the southern Philippines, Anonuevo, commander of the ing a peace deal with Manila armed forces are disciplined,” he although more negotiating still 4th Infantry Division, said gov- ordered their fighters yester- said. needs to be carried out before a ernment security forces clashed day not to wear military uni- Milf fighters were told not to final pact can be sealed. with NPA members in the vil- forms or carry guns in public, a wear uniforms in “public places”, President Benigno Aquino and lage of Lobo, Cantilan town on spokesman said. to not make “uncoordinated Milf chief Murad Ebrahim wit- December 11 and in the village of The order to members of the movements” carrying firearms, nessed the signing of the accord Hinapuyan, Carmen town in the Moro Islamic Liberation Front or set up checkpoints on roads on October 15, which aims for a province of Surigao del Sur on (Milf) was relayed following without orders from the leader- full peace deal by 2016. December 13. unofficial complaints that rebel ship, the spokesman said. The deal would include signifi- Anonuevo said government fighters were increasingly vis- Von al-Haq added that some cant power and wealth-sharing security forces pursued the leftist ible, wearing their camouflage Milf fighters had been wear- with the Milf in a new autono- rebels after they received reports uniforms and carrying firearms. ing military attire and carrying mous region in the strife-torn that the NPA members were con- Milf spokesman Von al-Haq weapons more openly following a south. ducting extortion activities in said the rebel leadership had “framework agreement” between Muslim rebel groups have been those areas. immediately acted on the com- the government and rebels in fighting since the 1970s for full Aside from the body of the uni- plaints and issued orders to the October. independence or autonomy in President Benigno Aquino, accompanied by Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) dentified leftist rebel, the troops 12,000-strong rebel force in the The agreement paves the the south in a conflict that has Rear Admiral Luis Tuason Jr, at the PCG Change of Command Ceremony also recovered two AK-47 rifles southern Philippines. way for the eventual creation claimed 150,000 lives. and two AK-47 rifle magazines. in Manila yesterday. “This is in order to show that of an autonomous region for AFP THE PHILIPPINE STAR DECEMBER 15, 2012 11 Asia www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ON SATURDAY Thai militants vow more attacks on teachers Bangkok to tighten security in restive South

BANGKOK: Thailand pledged Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, More than 5,300 people, both yesterday to tighten security for have also raised the stakes, said Buddhist and Muslim, have been teachers in its restive south as Phongthep. killed since the unrest reignited a leaflet campaign threatened “We have to seriously beef up in 2004, according to Deep South further violence against edu- security for teachers,” he said, Watch which monitors the unrest. cators amid widespread school adding that authorities hoped The violence has left 157 educa- closures over safety fears. increased safety measures for tors dead and the United Nations Two teachers were shot dead some 20,000 teachers in the this week said it had claimed the on Tuesday in the latest in a spate region would enable schools to lives of more than 50 children. of attacks on educators. Lessons reopen on Monday. Tuesday’s violence saw a head- have been halted at around 1,200 The leaflets, which were not mistress and teacher shot dead schools this week in the Muslim- signed by any group, read “The at a school in Pattani, while a majority south, where nine years war is not yet over, don’t count separate attack at a teashop in of unrest have cost thousands of the teachers’ corpses yet”, said Narathiwat left five dead, includ- lives. Sanguan Intarak of the local ing a baby girl. Education Minister Phongthep teachers’ association. Last week in Narathiwat a Thepkanjana told reporters that He said they were believed to 32-year-old teacher was killed “officials must intensify security have been distributed in Songkhla by gunmen as she left school on measures” for teachers, often province, which borders the res- Monday and another teacher was targeted by militants who see tive region, because security is shot and wounded the following the education system as an effort lighter in the area. day. by Bangkok to impose Buddhist Near daily attacks -- including In the latest attack in the culture. shootings, bombings and even region, Narathiwat police said six Leaflets threatening fur- beheadings -- mean violence is a soldiers were wounded in a road- ther violence against educators, part of life for many in Thailand’s side bomb attack in the province Thai bomb squad members inspect the site of a roadside bomb attack by suspected separatist militants on a Thai timed to coincide with a visit to southern provinces of Narathiwat, early yesterday. army vehicle which injured six Rangers in Thailand’s restive southern province of Narathiwat yesterday. the region on Thursday by Prime Pattani and Yala. AFP

China intellectuals Cambodia snubs critical UN rights envoy N Korean leader urges urge party leaders PHNOM PENH: The UN perceived lack of independence in “I must say I am a little sur- human rights envoy to the court system. prised by the reaction to some of to disclose wealth Cambodia voiced regret yester- Strongman Prime Minister my recommendations,” he said. more rocket launches BEIJING: About 65 Chinese day at an apparent snub by gov- Hun Sen indicated on Thursday “The focus should remain on the academics, lawyers and human ernment officials adding he was that he had no intention of meet- substance of what I am recom- SEOUL: North Korea’s Kim had issued the final writ- rights activists have signed an also “surprised” by criticism he ing Subedi, warning against peo- mending, and not on me as a leader has ordered more sat- ten order for the rocket launch on open letter demanding that has received for highlighting ple acting “like the bosses of person.” ellite launches, state media Wednesday morning and “keenly top members of the ruling rights abuses. Cambodia”. But he added that he was said yesterday, two days after observed” the whole process, said Communist Party reveal their “I very much regret that I “I don’t have time to meet him “hopeful” of returning to a nor- Pyongyang’s long-range rocket KCNA, unveiling new details of financial assets, saying it is the was not able to interact with and listen to his advice,” he said in mal working relationship with the launch triggered global outrage the leader’s whereabouts on the most fundamental way to solve government interlocutors this a speech on national radio. “Why government soon. and UN condemnation. day. corruption. time,” Surya Subedi told report- is it for me to take responsibility The Cambodian government Kim Jong-Un, who oversaw By placing a satellite in orbit, The letter will be presented to ers in Phnom Penh, after a trip before foreigners?” has faced mounting criticism Wednesday’s launch, stressed the North Korea “showed at home parliament when it meets for its to Cambodia concluded without It marks the second time Hun from rights groups in recent need “to launch satellites in the and abroad the unshakable annual session in March, accord- the usual meetings with senior Sen has openly lashed out at years for allegedly cracking down future... to develop the country’s stand... to exercise the country’s ing to the Communist Party-run officials. Subedi, after urging the Nepal- on dissidents and protesters in science, technology and economy”, legitimate right to use space for Global Times newspaper. “I would be looking to hear born envoy in October to “go and cases that are often linked to according to the official Korean peaceful purposes”, Kim said, Petitions to China’s parliament directly from the government, help his own country”. land disputes. Central News Agency (KCNA). according to KCNA. are usually ignored. But the public from appropriate channels, as to Subedi, who became UN special Subedi expressed “serious con- North Korea says it placed Analysts say the symbolism of denunciation of corruption under- the reasons why,” he said. rapporteur for human rights in cern” in the high-profile case of a satellite in orbit for peace- the launch was a prime motivat- scores the top challenge facing The snub comes after Subedi Cambodia in 2009 after his pred- jailed government critic and radio ful research, but critics say the ing factor for North Korea as the new party chief Xi Jinping, who published reports this year ecessor resigned amid a war of station owner Mam Sonando launch amounted to a banned youthful Kim, who is not yet 30, has himself warned that if cor- expressing concern over an uptick words with Phnom Penh, said he who was denied bail by a court of ballistic missile test that marked shores up his leadership a year on ruption were allowed to run wild, in violent land conflicts, free- was taken aback by the personal appeal on yesterday. a major advance for the com- from the death of his father Kim the party risked major unrest and dom of speech restrictions and a attack. AFP munist state’s nuclear weapons Jong-Il on December 17. the collapse of its rule. programme. “The launch means the ful- The letter calls on the 205 The United States warned filment of Kim Jong-Il’s last newly named members of the Labour protest North Korea against any further wish,” said Yoo Ho-Yeol, a politi- party’s Central Committee to launches. cal science professor at Korea divulge their personal wealth. The “He (Kim) has a chance, as the University in Seoul. call follows a stream of scandals new leader, to take his country “As such, it helps cement Jong- involving party members. back into the 21st century, to take Un’s grip on power and strength- “This is the first step in fight- it back into integration with the ens his authority over the North’s ing corruption”, Hu Jia, a promi- region and with the world. But military elites, securing their nent rights activist who signed he’s making the wrong choices loyalty and a sense of solidarity the letter, told a reporter by right now,” State Department under his leadership,” Yoo said. telephone. spokeswoman Victoria Nuland The rocket launch has been “These 205 are the highest- said. seen as a timely boost for Kim, level officials in China,” said Hu, The UN Security Council held laying to rest the humiliation of whose movements are restricted emergency talks on Wednesday a much-hyped but failed launch of because of his rights activities and after the North, already under North Korea’s Unha-3 rocket in who was being confronted aggres- international sanctions for April, when the carrier exploded sively by police as he spoke to a nuclear tests in 2006 and 2009, shortly after take-off. reporter after venturing out of ignored pleas from friends and Outrage over the recent launch his home. foes and went ahead with the was mixed with concern that “They are the ones with the launch. North Korea may follow past greatest risk of being involved in The council warned of possible practice in following up a missile corruption. So we are calling on measures over what the United or rocket launch with a nuclear them to take the lead,” Hu said. States called a “highly provoca- test. A new Central Committee was tive” act as the US and countries The North’s first nuclear test in named at the party’s once-a- Anti-riot police fire a barrage of tear gas on a highway outside Indonesia’s House of Representative in Jakarta including South Korea and Japan 2006 came three months after it decade leadership handover last yesterday to disperse a protest by about 5,000 village government employees. The group broke into the House pressed for stronger sanctions tested a long-range missile. month. REUTERS of Representative compound, demanding that legislators immediately pass a bill to upgrade their status as against Pyongyang. AFP civil servants and increase their pay. Myanmar officials make new Japan’s conservatives headed for victory Man stabs 22 children in China: Officials TOKYO: Japan’s conservative the uninhabited but strategically If both parties achieve at the BEIJING: A man stabbed 22 round of mine protest arrests opposition and its junior coali- important islands in the East top of their forecast ranges they primary school students in a tion partner appear headed for China Sea. Thursday’s episode would have a more than two- knife attack in China yester- YANGON: Myanmar authori- refusing bail on financial grounds, easy victory in this weekend’s was seen as a racheting-up of thirds majority in the powerful day, officials said, the latest in a ties said yesterday they had said the group’s Moe Htet Myay. election, an opinion poll said those tensions. lower house -- enough to override series of assaults. made a fresh round of arrests in “They said that they didn’t yesterday, heralding a possible Unveiling his party’s manifesto the upper house, which they do The attacker “has been response to a spate of protests commit any crime. We are moni- hardening of foreign policy. last month, Abe said his puta- not control. detained”, said a spokesman for demanding an apology for last toring the situation,” he said In one of the last gauges of the tive government would consider The Democratic Party of the Guangshan county govern- month’s police crackdown on a Hundreds of monks, supported public mood before Sunday’s vote, establishing a permanent pres- Japan (DPJ) of Prime Minister ment in the central province rally at a Chinese-backed cop- by activists, staged demonstra- the Liberal Democratic Party ence on the Senkaku islands, Yoshihiko Noda will see its of Henan, where the stabbing per mine. tions across Myanmar Wednesday (LDP) and its ally looked set which Beijing calls the Diaoyu 230-strong presence diminished happened. Demonstrations have been held to denounce the mine crackdown, to achieve a possible two-thirds islands. to somewhere between 63 and 88, “Twenty-two elementary school across the country also known as which was the toughest action majority in the lower house Although he stayed away dur- the daily said, reflecting public students were stabbed, so was an Burma in a continuing show of against demonstrators since the ballot. ing a brief stint as prime minister displeasure at the ill-disciplined adult villager” but none of the public anger at injuries, including reformist government. That would hand hawkish party in 2006-2007, as opposition leader party. victims died, the official, who severe burns, sustained by dozens The wife of Thein Aung Myint, leader Shinzo Abe a premiership earlier this year Abe visited the The paper noted, however, declined to give his name, said. of monks in a pre-dawn raid on one of the arrested protesters, with enough power to try to fulfil Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, the that a significant portion of vot- The state-run China News protest camps at the mine. said her husband was taken from his campaign pledge -- bolster- repository of millions of war ers -- about half for single-seat Service said a man attacked the “Some activists were arrested their home in the evening and had ing Japan’s military and coastal dead including the Class A war constituencies and 40 percent for students with a knife outside for questioning,” a police official not returned. defences at a time of heightened criminals. proportional representation seats an elementary school, resulting said, asking not to be named. He “I think he was taken because tensions with China. Visits to the shrine by senior -- have not yet decided which in injuries which were “not life said they were picked up in the of his involvement in the monk- On Thursday Japan scrambled politicians rankle China and other candidate or party to support. threatening”. It did not give the second-biggest city Mandalay for led protest on December 12,” said fighter jets after a Chinese plane victims of Japan’s aggressive mili- Around 1,500 candidates, children’s exact ages. protesting without permission. Khet Khet Tin. entered airspace over Japanese- tary expansionism last century. fielded by 12 parties or standing China has seen several violent Activist organisation the All Last week Religious Affairs held disputed islands. Tokyo said Yesterday’s poll by the lib- as independents, are vying for attacks against children over the Burma Federation of Student Minister Myint Maung apologised it was the first time a Chinese eral Asahi Shimbun newspaper the 480 seats -- 300 in single-seat past two years, including a spate Unions, which took part in street to some of the country’s most sen- state-owned plane had breached showed the LDP on course for up constituencies and 180 allocated of five incidents in 2010 which action this week, said eight people ior clerics for injuries to about 99 its airspace. to 297 of the 480 seats available, by proportional representation in killed 15 children and two adults were arrested late Thursday. monks, state media said. The two nations have been with junior partner New Komeito 11 blocs. and wounded more than 80. Four are still in custody after AFP at loggerheads for months over set to gain more than 30 seats. AFP AFP 12 DECEMBER 15, 2012 ON SATURDAY www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Pakistan / Afghanistan Bomber kills Obama invites Karzai to US for talks American near January talks to concentrate on shared vision for the future of Afghanistan beyond 2014 Afghan base

KABUL: US President Barack as Obama weighs the pace of a force of roughly 100,000. KANDAHAR: A suicide Obama has invited Afghan troop drawdown and the size of a US and Afghan officials have bomber killed one American President Hamid Karzai to potential follow-on force once the launched negotiations on an service member and wounded Washington in January for talks bulk of the Nato-led contingent accord that would set the terms three other US troops outside on the future of Afghanistan pulls out in 2014. for a smaller American force after a base in southern Afghanistan once Nato-led forces withdraw Earlier on Thursday a sui- 2014, which would focus mainly on on Thursday shortly after a visit in two years, officials said. cide car bomber attacked a Nato countering remnants of al Qaeda there by US Defence Secretary US Defence Secretary Leon base in Kandahar, southern in the country. Leon Panetta, officials said. Panetta announced the visit late Afghanistan, just hours after US officials say Obama is con- Panetta dismissed the attack on Thursday at a joint news con- a visit by Panetta, killing an sidering a possible post-2014 mis- as a desperate and futile attempt ference with Karzai in the Afghan American soldier and two civil- sion ranging from 6,000 to 15,000 by insurgents to sow chaos in capital Kabul. ians. Taliban insurgents claimed troops, if Kabul agrees. Afghanistan. Obama had asked his Afghan responsibility for the attack in a Karzai reiterated his view But the attack, which was counterpart to meet him in the text message to reporters. Thursday that Kabul could be reported to have wounded more United States for talks on January “America will not turn away willing to grant legal immunity than a dozen Afghans, was a 7 “to discuss a shared vision of from Afghanistan. We will con- to US troops in return for the reminder of how insurgent vio- Afghanistan beyond 2014,” said tinue to have an enduring pres- United States helping arm the lence is still adding to the death Panetta, adding that Karzai had ence beyond 2014,” Panetta said. Afghan military and turning over toll in the 11-year war -- even as accept the invitation. The US military currently control of all detainees held by the United States and its allies The Pentagon chief was in has about 66,000 troops on the American forces. Afghan President Hamid Karzai prepare to hand over security to Afghanistan for a two-day tour ground, as part of a Nato-led AFP the Afghans. “That was the type of attack that we’ve seen throughout the Loading country,” Panetta said. “This is what they resort to in order to try to continue to try to stimulate chaos in this country. They will US presses Pakistan not be successful at doing that.” Panetta travelled to Afghanistan in part to firm up on ‘bomb’ fertiliser options to present to Obama about how many troops to keep in the country once the Nato combat WASHINGTON: US officials detailed and comprehensive set mission ends. called on Pakistan to crack of plans to counter IEDs, let me Obama campaigned for re-elec- down on the production of a be clear -- it’s time to finally and tion partly on a promise to wind common fertiliser, saying it was fully implement these plans,” down the war in Afghanistan. used to make bombs that have Casey said. One US official said that options claimed the bulk of troop deaths “IED incidents have risen in under consideration included in Afghanistan. Afghanistan. The flow of chemi- keeping as few as 6,000 troops in As the long-tense US-Pakistan cals coming from across the bor- Afghanistan, compared to 68,000 relationship improves slightly, US der has not diminished,” said now. officials credited Islamabad with Casey, a member of President At the start of their private taking the issue more seriously Barack Obama’s Democratic meeting at Karzai’s palace in but said that much more needed Party from Pennsylvania. Kabul, the president asked Panetta to be done by authorities and pro- Casey said that Pakistan -- about the attack at Kandahar ducers of the fertiliser. which has been torn for years Airfield and whether the insur- Calcium ammonium nitrate by violence -- had an interest gents knew he was visiting the is responsible for more than 70 in halting the fertiliser’s misuse. base. Panetta responded that the percent of roadside bombs against Citing the US embassy, Casey attack was on the outskirts of the coalition forces in Afghanistan said that IEDs had killed 2,395 base after he was gone. despite a ban by Kabul on the people inside Pakistan in the past The suicide car bomber fertiliser, Lieutenant General year. rammed into an armored vehicle Michael Barbero told a Senate Barbero said the United States at approximately 5:15 pm around hearing. had requested that factories dye the perimeter of Kandahar Barbero, who heads a Defense the calcium ammonium nitrate, Airfield, in the country’s south. Department unit that combats which is milky white and can Just hours earlier, Panetta had the bombs, said the Fatima Group, easily be disguised as detergent, praised US troops there for their the Pakistani company that runs so that border guards can detect sacrifice and noted the death toll the factories, has been “less than it. from the Afghan conflict. cooperative” in discussions with The ammonium nitrate is also “We’ve spilled a lot of blood the United States. produced in other nations, but here -- all of you have spilled a lot Senator Bob Casey, who con- virtually all found in Afghanistan of blood... Over 2,000...have been vened the hearing, said that has come from Pakistan, he said. killed in action here,” he said. Interior Minister Rehman Malik State Department official “But the bottom line is that presented plans to prevent the Jonathan Carpenter said the those sacrifices, all of those sac- bombs -- known as improvised United States has provided some rifices are not in vain. We have explosive devices, or IEDs -- dur- $113m to Pakistan since 2009 for made good progress in achiev- ing an October visit to the United efforts to counter the bombs and ing the mission that we have States. anticipated another $135m from embarked upon -- and it’s because “While I’m pleased that the most recent funding year. of you.” Pakistan has developed a very AFP REUTERS A German Bundeswehr armed forces Dingo armoured vehicle is loaded onto an Antonov 124-100 aircraft to be transported back to Germany from camp Marmal in Mazar-e-Sharif, northern Afghanistan, yesterday.

PML-N asks members to file tax returns Islamabad admits rise in poverty since 2008 LAHORE: Taking notice of media reports that some par- ISLAMABAD: The ministry said the number of people falling Support Programme showed that informed the house about various stern action had been taken so far liamentarians have not yet filed of food security of Pakistan under the poverty line had been 58 percent of Pakistanis were food measures being taken to improve against those responsible. their tax returns, Pakistan has conceded that poverty has increasing constantly and more insecure and 29.6 percent of them agriculture output in the country. “Our ministry could do nothing Muslim League-Nawaz (PML- been increasing in the country than 58 percent population was were suffering with hunger or Reacting to the ministry’s since enquiries are conducted by N) President Muhammad during the past four and a half food insecure by 2011. severe hunger. reply, ANP parliamentary leader the FIA,” Khawaja Sheeraz said. Nawaz Sharif has directed all years of the PPP-led coalition It said that according to a study The reply said the ministry in the Senate Haji Adeel said: “We “So many enquires are con- party members to ensure that government. conducted by the Sustainable of food security had submit- are ashamed to be part of the rul- ducted with no results.” their tax returns are up-to-date. The Senate was informed yes- Development Policy Institute, ted a National Zero Hunger ing alliance when people are not Senator Mushahidullah Khan, If any party member has not terday that as per estimates of the 48.6 percent of population was Programme to the prime min- getting food.” who is also PML-N spokesman, yet filed the tax return, he/she World Bank and the UNDP, 17.2 food insecure in 2009 and around ister on March 21 this year. But Steel Mills: Minister of State advised the minister to resign, but should do it forthwith failing per cent of Pakistanis were living 22.4 percent was extremely poor. the announcements made by the for Production Khawaja Sheeraz he said that his resignation would which the party shall take strong below the poverty line in 2007-08. The ministry said that the prime minister at that time have told the Senate that Pakistan Steel not turn Steel Mills into a profit- disciplinary action immediately, In reply to a query by Nuzhat National Nutrition Survey, 2011, yet to be approved. Mills had suffered a loss of Rs21bn able entity. PML-N chief said in a statement Sadiq of the PML-N, the ministry conducted by the Benazir Income The food security ministry also during the current year and no INTERNEWS yesterday. Nawaz reiterated that no one is above the law and that filing Coloured chicks of tax returns by all taxpayers is mandatory. According to a study conducted Court bails acid attack parents by the Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI), MUZAFFARABAD: A and, giving the benefit of doubt, in coordination with the Centre Pakistani court granted bail granted bail to her parents,” he for Investigative Reporting yeterday to a couple who con- said. Pakistan (CIRP), 67 percent of fessed to murdering their “No one appeared on behalf of parliamentarians and 62 per- daughter with acid, citing lack the deceased girl and no human cent of ministers in the Federal of evidence and witnesses, law- or women rights activists came to Cabinet did not file their income yers said. pursue the case,” Rathor added. tax returns. Police arrested Mohammad Defence lawyer Riaz Naveed The study, ‘Representation Zafar and his wife Zaheen Butt said the couple were released without Taxation’, said that 34 Akhtar a week after the October in Kotli, 130 kilometres (80 ministers of 54 did not file tax 29 attack on their 15-year-old miles) north of regional capital returns in 2011. President Asif daughter Anusha, who died in Muzaffarabad, after deposit- Zardari also did not file tax agony from horrific burns in ing bonds worth 100,000 rupees returns. Pakistan-administered Kashmir ($1,020) each. According to the report, only 17 after allegedly looking at boys. “My plea was that she was not PPP senators, six PML-N sena- But district and sessions judge killed, she committed suicide,” tors, four MQM senators, two Munir Gilani granted bail because Butt said. ANP and PML-Q each and one “police had no evidence and they He said that Anusha, who spent BNP-A, JUI-F and the PML-F could produce no witnesses,” pub- two days in agony in hospital, had each filed income tax returns in lic prosecutor Mohammad Ali failed to give a statement naming 2011. Rathor told reporters. her killers before she died. A Pakistani man holds coloured chicks in his hands as he waits for customers at a roadside in Peshawar, yesterday. INTERNEWS “The court found it a weak case AFP DECEMBER 15, 2012 13 India www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ON SATURDAY India and Pakistan to ease visa restrictions Home ministers sign the historic accord

NEW DELHI: India and the evenings “like a criminal”, India and Pakistan,” said Ashok Pakistan sealed an agreement Pakistani trade official Zafar Mehta, a former major general of to ease tough visa restrictions Mahmood complained in April the Indian army. “But it’s still sig- for travellers yesterday as the during a Pakistani trade fair nificant, especially because noth- nuclear-armed neighbours in New Delhi. Indians visiting ing is happening on big-ticket move slowly to rebuild rela- Pakistan face similar restrictions. items like border management tions that soured in 2008 when The change will permit visitors and terrorism - the real ice- Pakistani militants attacked to travel to five places now instead breakers.” Malik promised India India’s financial capital. of three and some businessmen that Pakistan would convict those The accord was signed by will get multiple-entry visas, responsible for the 2008 attacks. India’s home minister and his exempting them from reporting “I assure the Indian authorities Pakistani counterpart, weeks to the police. that we will not leave any stone before the two cricket-loving Despite thousands of years unturned and the day is not far nations play their first series in of shared heritage, India and when you will see the conviction India since the attacks that killed Pakistan have tense relations - a and you will see the justice done,” 166 people. legacy of three wars since their he said. “This is not only historic but independence from Britain in Pakistan’s interior minister this is a step forward for the 1947. The two governments agreed arrived in India yesterday with a two countries in the progress of to relax visa rules in principle in message of “peace and love” that peace,” said Pakistan’s Interior September, when former Indian he said would help the nuclear- Minister Rehman Malik during foreign minister SM Krishna vis- armed rivals give a fresh impetus Interior Minister of Pakistan Rehman Malik (right), with his Indian counterpart Sushilkumar Shinde during the a three-day visit to New Delhi. ited Islamabad. to their fragile ties. Under the previous arrange- India is likely to issue up to Rehman Malik flew into New launch of new visa agreement in New Delhi yesterday. ment, Pakistani business travel- 3,000 multi-city visas to Pakistani Delhi for a three-day visit yes- lers were restricted to certain cricket fans and an additional 300 terday. “I have brought the mes- with Islamabad after the attacks sole surviving gunman from the people of both nations. cities, prohibiting their travel to VIPs for the cricket series that sage of peace and love from the on its financial capital Mumbai Mumbai attacks. “The journey towards peace is from Delhi to the nearby thriving starts on Christmas day, allow- children, women and men, old and four years ago. Malik stressed the need to progressing very well, especially business hub of Gurgaon without ing Pakistanis to cheer on their young of Pakistan... I am here to Malik’s visit comes less than forget the “dark days” and with the new visa regime, it will permission. national team on Indian turf. take the peace process forward,” a month after India executed expressed hope the visa accord, also bring a lot of good for us... Businessmen had to report “This is a baby step towards Malik told reporters at the air- Pakistani-born Mohammed signed in September, would lead Let us not create any negativity.” to Indian police stations in reducing the tensions between port. India suspended peace talks Ajmal Kasab, the 25-year-old to more interaction between the AFP

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ROME: Italy has summoned the the men mistook the fishermen a petition yesterday with the take responsibility for their before January 2 at the earliest. women sensitive Indian ambassador to urge India’s for pirates. Kerala high court seeking permis- return to India. The case has soured relations Supreme Court to reach a decision Italy has challenged in the New sion to return temporarily to Italy In a statement late on between Italy and India, with issue: Delhi govt before the year-end Christmas Delhi’s Supreme Court India’s for Christmas. They are currently Thursday, Italy’s Foreign Ministry Rome insisting Massimiliano holiday over where two Italian right to try them, saying the on bail in the Indian state but not said it had summoned the ambas- Latorre and Salvatore Girone NEW DELHI: The Delhi gov- marines accused of killing two shooting took place in interna- allowed to leave the country. sador to express its “profound should be tried at home. ernment’s transport depart- fishermen should be tried. tional waters, outside the juris- The Kerala court will consider surprise and concern” the Indian Italy petitioned India’s ment yesterday told the Delhi The sailors, members of a mil- diction of Indian courts. their petition on Tuesday, the Supreme Court had not ruled on Supreme Court after the Kerala High Court that making hel- itary security team protecting Indian authorities accuse the counsel for the sailors, P Vijaya the case three months after argu- High Court held the marines were mets mandatory for women pil- the cargo ship Enrica Lexie from sailors of killing unarmed fisher- Bhanu said. The Italian govern- ments ended. liable to be tried under Indian law. lion riders on two-wheelers is a pirate attacks, fired on the fisher- men in a “contiguous zone” where ment has given an undertaking In New Delhi, prosecutors and In India, states level judiciaries “sensitive” issue. men’s boat off the coast of Kerala Indian law applies. the marines would be in its cus- the sailors’ defence lawyers said are responsible for law and order “There is no need to amend the in February. Italian officials say Separately, the sailors filed tody during their stay and would the case was unlikely to be heard on their territory. REUTERS motor vehicle rules making hel- met mandatory for woman as the issue is sensitive,” said advocate Zubeda Begum, appearing for the Sonia with supporters Delhi government. Placing the file in which the Delhi announces $1m for transport department has re- examined the issue of introduc- ing appropriate amendments Myanmar’s troubled state earlier this month, she sought more time from the court and said a formal affidavit would be NAY PI TAW, MYANMAR: witnessed clashes between the filed in this regard. After reading India yesterday announced Rakhine and Rohingya communi- the file, Justice Rajiv Shakdher assistance of $1m towards relief ties, leaving around 35,000 people granted the government time till in Myanmar’s Rakhine state displaced last month. The total January 13. “Despite a proactive which was rocked by wide- number of displaced since June view of the Delhi Commission for spread ethnic clashes leaving stands at 110,000 Woman (DCW) for amendment thousands displaced. Khurshid is also to meet pro- in the rules, the government is The aid was announced by democracy icon Aung Sang Suu not ready to accept it,” he said. Indian External Affairs Minister Kyi, who had visited India last The court added: “The govern- Salman Khurshid who is visit- month. During the visit, he would ment’s stand is contrary to the ing Myanmar on his first bilat- also meet his Myanmar counter- earlier stand taken before the eral trip abroad. Khurshid, who part U Wunna Maung Lwin. court to re-examine the issue.” arrived here earlier in the day, Khurshid is to inaugurate the The court was hearing a plea called on President Thein Sein. International Conference on seeking initiation of contempt India is also to set up a consu- Buddhist Cultural Heritage that proceedings for non-compliance late at Sittwe, capital of Rakhine is being jointly organised by India of its earlier order to amend the state, situated on the western and Myanmar in Yangon today. motor vehicle rules for making coast. India is involved in devel- The minister is also scheduled helmets mandatory for woman oping the $120m Sittwe deep to unveil the 15-foot high replica pillion riders. water port, which is set to become of the Sarnath Buddha statue in The contempt plea was filed by functional by June 2013. The port the precincts of the Shwedagon Ulhas P R, who claimed to be a will allow cargo vessels from Pagoda in Yangon. The Buddha social film maker, for contempt India’s landlocked Mizoram state statue was gifted by Prime of court proceedings as the gov- to navigate the Kaladan river Minister Manmohan Singh dur- ernment had failed to amend the Ruling Congress party President Sonia Gandhi reaches out to shake hands with supporters during an elec- and connect them to Myanmar ing his visit to Myanmar in May rules in two months - by June 25 tion campaign rally ahead of the second phase of the Gujarat assembly elections, in Kalol, some 30km from and southeast Asia. Rakhine this year. IANS - as per the order of a division Ahmedabad, yesterday. bench. The city government had earlier told the division bench that the motor vehicle rules would be amended to make it compulsory Sweden asks India to for women to wear helmets. Anti-quota bill strike paralyses offices in UP The court had granted two clarify over weapons months’ time to the government for making necessary amend- STOCKHOLM: Sweden asked LUCKNOW: Work at most central legislation. corporation, power, agriculture would mean that more than two ments in the Delhi Motor Vehicle India to clarify how Swedish- state government offices was Agitating under the banner of and health. The Jawahar Bhawan lakh general and OBC category Rules, 1993. Disposing of the PIL made weapons wound up in paralysed for the second day the Sarvajan Hitay Sanrakshan and Indira Bhawan, which house employees would also be demoted. April 25, the court said: “We dis- Myanmar in breach of EU sanc- yesterday as employees pro- Samiti, the government employ- government departments, saw Employees said that the trend pose of the writ petition with the tions, after it was revealed the tested the move for reservation ees also held demonstrations at thin attendance. towards such constitutional direction to the government to Indian army had purchased in promotions in government district headquarters and raised Shailendra Dubey, president of amendments, coming after undertake the necessary exercise the arms, Trade Minister Ewa jobs to the Scheduled Castes slogans against the Congress, the the Sarvajan Hitay Sanrakshan Supreme Court judgments and and make suitable amendments, Bjorling said. and the Scheduled Tribes. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samiti, addressing protestors said motivated by political gains for as it deems fit, within a period of The announcement came a A bill to provide such reser- the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). the amendement bill was “danger- the ruling dispensation at the two months from today.” day after Sweden’s export con- vation, the Constitution 117th In Lucknow, demonstrators ous” and would severely damage centre, were dangerous. The Delhi government had trol agency said it was investigat- Amendment Bill, has been moved barged into the BJP office and careers in the government. The employees said the strike also submitted before the court ing the arms presence, a probe in parliament by the United tore off posters and banners put “If the quota in promotion bill would continue until the bill is that although a central law like Bjorling said had already borne Progressive Alliance (UPA) up there. is passed, it will be implemented withdrawn. the Motor Vehicle Act has made fruit. government. Later, police chased them away with retrospective effect from Meanwhile, more than 450,000 it mandatory for women to wear She told parliament that Protesters said they would and brought the situation under 1995, and 15 to 20 years junior SC/ lakh government employees helmets while riding pillion, the the Swedish Agency for Non- not withdraw the strike until control. ST employees will be made your in favour of the bill yesterday Delhi government had made it Proliferation and Export Controls the quota bill is rejected in par- The main departments where seniors and bosses,” he warned the worked overtime and said they optional in its rules and now it has (ISP) had informed her that the liament. The ruling Samajwadi work was paralysed were: hous- striking government employees. would not let the government decided to consider Rule 115 again arms came from India. Party in the state is hell bent ing, the public works department, Dubey pointed out that the come to a grinding halt because and make necessary amendments. AFP in its opposition to the draft mining, irrigation, the bridge implementation of the bill of the strike. IANS IANS 14 DECEMBER 15, 2012 ON SATURDAY www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Business

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Saxo Direct also supports con- Bank also rejected any let-out The settlement also nectivity for a range of Metatrader 4 solutions and has added support for clauses from fiscal consolidation. German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a press conference at the prompted a political and pub- several new third party platforms in 2012 “Differentiating between good and EU headquarters in Brussels yesterday. lic backlash against standards Lucian Lauerman, Head of API Business at Saxo Bank comments: “2012 bad deficits makes no sense,” ECB in banking across Europe and has been a very successful year for our institutional offering, and Saxo executive board member Joerg the United States. Direct in particular has seen extraordinary growth. We have invested Asmussen said. “Each deficit has to finance a Single Resolution so-called “legacy assets”. The Libor benchmarks are substantial resources into building relationships and connectivity with to be refinanced on the capital Mechanism for banks until lev- After more than eight hours of used for trillions of dollars retail aggregators, asset managers and technical facilitators. We will now markets. One should not touch the ies on financial institutions pro- late-night talks, leaders promised worth of loans around the continue to further develop and enhance the functionality of Saxo Direct rules of the (EU) Stability Pact.” vided sufficient money would to push ahead with setting up a world. Tiny shifts in the rate, to provide a market-leading solution.” THE PENINSULA Amid optimism from many have be decided later. However, mechanism to resolve problem compiled from daily polls of leaders that the euro zone has European Commission President banks and launched talks on how bankers, could benefit dealers turned the corner by agreeing on Jose Manuel Barroso said the to make countries stick to eco- in complex products. a single banking supervisor and bloc’s ESM rescue fund would be nomic targets with the help of While details in the Barclays Gulf Businesswomen Forum starts tomorrow fresh support for Greece, Merkel able to inject capital directly into a small common fund. Merkel settlement showed traders MUSCAT: The first Gulf Businesswomen Forum is set to kick off in warned that the bloc faced a troubled banks in countries under made clear she had agreed only brazenly gaming the system, Muscat tomorrow. The forum is jointly organised by Oman Chamber long, hard slog to clean up public an assistance programme, with- to a carrot-and-stick “solidarity the expected size of the UBS of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) and the Federation of the GCC finances and revive growth. out it weighing on national debt, fund” to reward states that carry settlement indicates that Chambers. The three-day forum will review the latest economic devel- “One reason I am careful with from mid-2013. out major economic reforms. Barclays may prove to be far opments and challenges facing GCC businesswomen, and tackle means my forecasts is the adjustment Greek Prime Minister “We are talking about support from the worst offender and of enhancing GCC women’s role in economic development and the role process, the changes that we are Antonis Samaras said direct linked to improvements in com- that other settlements may of education and training in enhancing their participation, state news going through are very difficult ESM recapitalisation for Greek petitiveness.” she told reporters. also be larger than Barclays’. agency ONA reported. The forum will also discuss the economic and and painful,” she said. banks could reduce Greek debt “We are talking about a very lim- Overall, more than a dozen social impacts of the woman’s involvement in the labour market, eco- European Council President by ¤50bn, but Germany and its ited budget. Not three digit bil- banks have been caught in the nomic laws and legislations and their role in strengthening women’s Herman Van Rompuy told a news north European allies have so lions, rather ¤10 or 15 or 20 bn.” international inquiry. participation. An exhibition featuring GCC women’s work and leading conference that the issue of how far rejected any assumption of REUTERS REUTERS institutions will be organized on the sidelines of the forum. QNA

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The Qatar Govt 9.75% 6/15/2030 USD 181.00 3.51 % Aa2 AA hang of “fiscal cliff” negotiations kept buy- said Larry Abruzzi, senior equity trader at Standard & Poor’s 500 Index lost 4.81 points, Qatar Govt 6.4% 1/20/2040 USD 140.50 3.95 % Aa2 AA ing to a premium. Cabrera Capital Markets Inc in Boston. or 0.34 percent, to 1,414.64. The Nasdaq Apple slid 4 percent to $508.75 after UBS President Barack Obama and House of Composite Index fell 15.50 points, or 0.52 Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 131.00 3.95 % Aa2 AA cut its price target on the stock to $700 Representatives Speaker John Boehner held percent, to 2,976.66. Qatari Diar 3.5% 7/21/2015 USD 104.88 1.58 % Aa2 AA from $780. The most valuable US company a “frank” meeting on Thursday at the White Best Buy Co Inc slid 15.5 percent to $11.93 Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 117.38 2.47 % Aa2 AA has seen its stock hit hard in the last three House to discuss how to avoid the tax hikes after the electronics retailer agreed to extend Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 106.13 1.73 % A1 A- months, and it fell on Friday after a tepid and spending cuts set to kick in early in 2013. the deadline for the company’s founder to Comqat 3.375% 4/11/2017 USD 104.06 2.38 % A1 A- reception for iPhone 5 in China. The S&P 500 dropped 0.6 percent on make a bid. Shares jumped as much as 19 QIB 3.856% 10/7/2015 USD 104.63 2.15 % NR NR The S&P Information Technology Index Thursday after six straight positive sessions. percent on Thursday after initial reports of a QNB 3.125% 11/16/2015 USD 103.63 1.84 % Aa3 A+ dropped 0.9 percent as Apple fell and Jabil Investors are concerned that going over the bid this week from founder Richard Schulze. QNB 3.375% 2/22/2017 USD 104.75 2.18 % Aa3 A+ Circuit Inc lost 6.2 percent to $17.38 after cliff could tip the economy back into reces- Europe’s main stock markets closed nar- Doha Bank 3.5% 3/14/2017 USD 103.63 2.59 % A2 A- UBS cut its price target. sion. While a deal is expected to ultimately rowly mixed yesterdday, with London’s FTSE Qtel 3.375% 10/14/2016 USD 104.75 2.08 % A2 A The possibility of a “fiscal cliff” deal not be reached, a drawn-out debate - like the 100 index of leading companies giving up 0.13 Qtel 7.875% 6/10/2019 USD 131.13 2.63 % A2 A taking place until early 2013 is rising. The one seen over 2011’s debt ceiling - can erode percent to 5,921.76 points. Qtel 4.75% 2/16/2021 USD 113.00 2.95 % A2 A back-and-forth negotiations over the fiscal confidence. Frankfurt’s DAX 30 added 0.19 percent to Qtel 5% 10/19/2025 USD 113.50 3.67 % A2 A cliff in Washington have kept markets on hold “The markets are not being reactionary 7,596.47 points, while in Paris the CAC 40 was Rasgas 5.5% 9/30/2014 USD 108.00 0.96 % Aa3 A in what would already be a quiet period for right now, though we lost ground yesterday,” flat at 3,643.28 points. Rasgas 5.832% 9/30/2016 USD 110.13 2.99 % Aa3 A stocks. “We’re faced with uncertainty ... and said Stephen Carl, head equity trader at the REUTERS Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 112.88 3.40 % Aa3 A SOVEREIGNS Bond PDA* Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P Abu Dhabi Govt 5.5% 4/8/2014 USD 106.63 0.40 % Aa2 AA Abu Dhabi Govt 6.75% 4/8/2019 USD 128.63 1.92 % Aa2 AA Qapco is principal sponsor Dubai Govt 6.7% 10/5/2015 USD 111.06 2.59 % NR NR Dubai Govt 4.9% 5/2/2017 USD 107.50 3.06 % NR NR Dubai Govt 7.75% 10/5/2020 USD 126.50 3.80 % NR NR of Arabplast 2013 Dubai Govt 6.45% 5/2/2022 USD 116.75 4.26 % NR NR Qatar Govt 4% 1/20/2015 USD 105.63 1.27 % Aa2 AA DOHA: Qatar Petrochemical This presents an ideal opportu- Bahrain Govt 6.273% 11/22/2018 USD 114.38 3.56 % NR BBB Company (QAPCO) will be the nity for Qatar to domestically Bahrain Govt 5.5% 3/31/2020 USD 107.75 4.25 % NR BBB Principal Sponsor of Arabplast supply its plastics needs for the Egypt Govt 5.75% 4/29/2020 USD 99.50 5.83 % B2 B 2013 for the second time in a World Cup preparations. Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 101.00 4.35 % NR BBB- row. The Middle East’s trade- In Qatar, five stadiums are show for rubber, plastics and currently in planning or ten- *Periodic Distribution Amount petrochemicals, will be held dering stages and these would IMPORTANT NOTE: from January 7 to 10, at the need large quantities of plastics Published by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, P O Box 57, Doha, Qatar which Dubai International Exhibition that could be partially or fully is licensed and regulated by Qatar Central Bank and Jersey Financial Services Commission. Information quoted is from publicly available sources or proprietary data Centre. supplied domestically, according and subject to change. HSBC accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising out of The press conference, hosted to speakers at the conference. the use of all or part of this material. This information is general and does not take into by Messe Düsseldorf Germany Highlighting the significance account individual circumstances, objectives or needs. The price of bonds can and and Al Fajer Information and of Qatar in the petrochemicals does fluctuate. The secondary market for bonds may not provide significant liquidity Services, co-organisers of the sector as one of the six Gulf or may trade based on prevailing market conditions. Past performance is not a reliable show, stressed that a huge States that produce petro- Satish Khanna, General Manager of Al Fajer Information and Services, indicator of future performance. You should consider these matters and consult your addressing the press conference at Doha Marriott Hotel. QASSIM RAHMATULLAH financial advisor prior to making any investment decisions. amount of plastics in different chemicals for the global mar- formats will be needed to cater ket, the speakers said that Gulf to the requirements of the World States command an 11 percent plastics is expected to cross 5.5 Gulf’s market share of the glo- Cup 2022, to be held here, espe- share of the $600bn global pet- million tonnes by 2015, with Qatar bal petrochemical industry will cially since the construction and rochemical industry. meeting the bulk of the supply, a jump to over 17 percent and Qatar redevelopment of stadiums for The GCC’s annual consump- press statement said yesterday. would remain a key player. the Mondial will kick off in 2013. tion of 3.4 million tonnes of Over the next five years, the THE PENINSULA

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Loss of Taylor will England on top in Nagpur not affect Fast bowler James Anderson leads England charge with three wickets team, says

NAGPUR: Nagpur: India McCullum have a huge battle on hand in the fourth and last Test, hav- DURBAN: New Zealand will ing been reduced to 87 for four not be distracted by the axing against England’s first-innings of former captain Ross Taylor score of 330 at the close of the ahead of their cricket tour second day’s play here yesterday. of South Africa, new skip- England gained the upper per Brendon McCullum said hand in the last session when yesterday. they grabbed the crucial wick- “We can’t control what has ets of Cheteshwar Pujara, Sachin unfolded back home and, as play- Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir, ers, our focus is very much on the after claiming Virender Sehwag cricket field and what we can con- in the first over. trol there,” McCullum told a news England pace spearhead James conference. Anderson picked three for 24. “What has happened behind On a pitch which continued to the scenes over the last little play slow and low, England’s lower while is, from a team perspec- order batsman fought gallantly to tive, now over and our focus is post a decent total. now moving forward.” Debutant Joe Root led the Taylor was stripped of the way with a fine 73 while Matt one-day and Twenty20 captaincy Prior (57) and Graeme Swann last week and rejected an offer (56) came up with valuable to stay on as Test captain while half-centuries. also making himself unavailable The hosts made a poor start, for the South Africa tour which losing Sehwag for a duck off includes three T20 internation- the third ball of the day as als, two Tests and three one-day India reached 32 for one at tea. games. Anderson produced an excellent Former players criticised New inswinger that knocked back Zealand Cricket (NZC) for their Sehwag’s middle stump. India’s Piyush Chawla celebrates one of his four English wickets during the second day of the fourth and final Test between the two sides in Nagpur handling of the situation and Gambhir (37) and Pujara (26) yesterday. RIGHT: England’s fast bowler James Anderson celebrates after claiming the wicket of India’s Virender Sehwag. ex-batsman and coach Mark tried to resurrect the innings Greatbatch called on the body’s but a poor decission ended their from Anderson and was caught 330 runs. England scored slowly soon off Ravichandran Ashwin session, had Swann to thank for chairman Chris Moller to step 58-run stand. Pujara was caught behind by Prior. in the morning after resuming at and was well applauded by the crossing the 300-mark. The off- down. at short-leg by Ian Bell off Swann, It was then left to Virat Kohli 199 for five. But Root and Prior crowd and the England dressing spinner struck 56 off 91 balls Moller has issued a public apol- but replays showed that the ball (11) and skipper Mahendra Singh with their 103-run stand for the room. which included six fours and two ogy to Taylor for the way that his smacked Pujara’s forearm and not Dhoni (8) to see the team through sixth wicket took the English to Ashwin, however, struck in his sixes. sacking was handled. the glove. the day without further loss. a position of strength. next over to remove the danger- Swann in his zeal to score quick “There have obviously been It triggered a mini collapse as With still three days left in the Root and Prior didn’t look in a ous looking Prior, who was bowled runs tried one too many things some distractions going on back India slumped to 71 for four from match England, who are lead 2-1, hurry even as runs were flowing by a delivery that didn’t turn. and was trapped leg before in home over the last week or so,” 59 for one. are now well placed to clinch their slowly on a slow track. Fast bowler Ishant Sharma front of the stumps by the dimin- McCullum said yesterday. Tendulkar’s poor run of form first series win on Indian soil in Prior got to his 24th Test half- struck next to get rid of Tim utive spinner. “We know about the monumen- continued as he was castled by 28 years. century in style by cutting a Bresnan, who didn’t trouble the Anderson (4) was the last tal task in front of us and to take Anderson with a delivery that Earlier, leg-spinner Piyush shorter ball from Pragyan Ojha scorers. wicket to fall for the visitors, lob- it on without some of our better kept low. Gambhir was next to go, Chawla bagged four wickets to through cover-point for four. Root England, who were at 277 for bing an easy catch to the short- players is disappointing but that poking at an away going delivery wrap up England’s first innings for also got to his maiden half-century seven before the start of the lunch leg fielder. IANS is the way it has unfolded.” Taylor is arguably New Zealand’s best batsman at the Scoreboard moment and McCullum said he would be missed. England (I innings): an Ojha 35-12-71-0; Ravindra Jadeja 37- Australia make solid “He is going to be a big loss; we Alastair Cook lbw Sharma ...... 1 17-58-2; Piyush Chawla 21.5-1-69-4; Ravi- have a number of big losses right Nick Compton c Dhoni b Sharma ...... 3 chandran Ashwin 24-3-66-1. throughout our team. It is one Jonathan Trott b Jadeja ...... 44 India (I innings): thing to long for those guys to be Kevin Pietersen c Ojha b Jadeja ...... 73 Gautam Gambhir c Prior b Anderson ...... 37 present but it is another thing to start against Sri Lanka get on and deal with the resources Ian Bell c Kohli b Chawla ...... 1 Virender Sehwag b Anderson ...... 0 you have got. Joe Root c&b Chawla ...... 73 Cheteshwar Pujara c Bell b Swann ...... 26 HOBART, AUSTRALIA: “From a leadership point of Australia took the upper hand Matt Prior b Ashwin ...... 57 Sachin Tendulkar b Anderson ...... 2 view you have got to find a way to against Sri Lanka following half- Tim Bresnan lbw Sharma ...... 0 Virat Kohli (batting) ...... 11 be able to use the resources that centuries by Phil Hughes, David Graeme Swann lbw Chawla ...... 56 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (batting) ...... 8 we do have rather than the ones Warner and Michael Clarke on James Anderson c Pujara b Chawla ...... 4 Extras (B-1, LB-2) ...... 3 that we don’t.” the opening day of first Hobart Monty Panesar (not out) ...... 1 Total (for 4 wkts) ...... 87 New Zealand coach Mike Test yesterday. Hesson, whose recommendation The Australians always had Extras (B 5, LB 12) ...... 17 Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-59, 3-64, 4-71. led to Taylor’s sacking last week, Australian Total (all out) ...... 330 Bowling: Jamesh Anderson 9-2-24-3; Tim the measure of the unthreaten- batsman said the former skipper’s absence ing Sri Lankan bowling attack, Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-16, 3-102, 4-119, Bresnan 10-1-25-0; Monty Panesar 14-4- would give new players a chance Mike but Mahela Jayawardene’s team to establish themselves in the Hussey hits 5-139 , 6-242, 7-242, 8-302, 9-325. 24-0; Graeme Swann 7-3-9-1; Jonathan kept a lid on the scoring rate to Bowling: Ishant Sharma 28-9-49-3; Pragy- Trott 1-0-2-0. team in the coming weeks. just above three runs an over with the ball as REUTERS alert ground fielding. Sri Lankan Hughes hit 86 on his Test fieldsman comeback a year after being Dimuth New T20 event in sacked for a second time, while Karunaratne Warner ran himself out for 57 just looks on before lunch. during the At the close, Australia were first day the Caribbean 299 for four after winning the of the first toss with in-form skipper Clarke cricket BARBADOS: A new franchise-based Twenty20 unbeaten on 70 and veteran Mike Test match league will begin play in the Caribbean next year Hussey not out on 37 in an unbro- in Hobart the West Indies Cricket Board said yesteday, fill- ken 101-run stand. yesterday. ing the hole left by the collapse of Allen Stanford’s Clarke in the process raised tournament. 1,400 runs for the calendar year, The Stanford 20/20, held in 2006 and 2008, kick- averaging over 116. started Caribbean interest in the shortest form of “Overall at four for 299 the the game but since the collapse of the Texan’s finan- ball’s in our court,” Hughes said. cial empire, leading to his imprisonment for fraud, “I thought we were outstanding there has been a lack of resources for players. today with Pup (Michael Clarke) The West Indies were crowned Twenty20 world and Huss (Mike Hussey) putting champions this year and the West Indies Cricket on a 100 at the end, so that really Board (WICB) has run a lower-key regional tour- gives us momentum going into menacing opposition. Hughes, improved shot selection at his lat- nament to keep top players involved in the shortest tomorrow.” batting at number three, was out est and third Test recall, batting format. The Australians are coming shortly after tea when he was for 221 minutes and hitting eight But the new league promises to give Caribbean off a crushing 309-run loss to bowled by Chanaka Welegedara, fours and an unorthodox slog- cricket a much needed financial boost too. world number one South Africa ending the comeback batsman’s sweep six over deep mid-wicket. The WICB said their agreement with Barbados in Perth and found the sixth- bid for a fourth Test century. On the way, Hughes had a big and New York based merchant bank Verus ranked Sri Lankans -- without a The compact left hander let-off on 77 when he was caught International would ensure annual funding for win in 10 Tests in Australia -- less showed more patience and behind off a Welegedara no-ball. new retainer contracts for regional players, above Shane Watson, batting in Ricky and beyond the 20 main squad members who are Ponting’s number four spot, made contracted. Scoreboard a start before he fell to a spec- “This will bring a host of benefits to players and tacular flying catch by Sri Lankan West Indies Cricket in general,” WICB president Australia (I innings): Bowling: Kulasekara 22-2-51-0 (5nb; 1w); skipper Jayawardene. Julian Hunte said. “A significant number of players Warner run out (Mathews) ...... 57 Welegedara 20-1-99-3 (3nb); Eranga 16-3- The Sri Lankans were up at the regional level will benefit through greater Cowan c Eranga b Welegedara ...... 4 52-0 (2nb); Mathews 11-2-35-0; Dilshan against it when the captain financial stability both from playing in the league Hughes b Welegedara ...... 86 4-0-11-0; Herath 17-3-47-0. latched on to a magnificent one- and from year-round retainer contracts while hav- Watson c M Jayawardene b Welegedara 30 Sri Lanka: T Dilshan, D Karunaratne, K handed catch to dismiss Watson ing an international platform on which to showcase for 30 nearing tea. their skills and talent. M Clarke (batting) ...... 70 Sangakkara, M Jayawardene, T Sama- Australia had been sailing along “Most importantly is that the league will bring a M Hussey (batting) ...... 37 raweera, A Mathews, P Jayawardene, N Ku- before Jayawardene’s screamer huge financial injection into the Caribbean and cre- Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting, who retired Extras (B-1, LB-3, W-1, NB-10) ...... 15 lasekara, R Herath, S Eranga, C Welegedara. off Welegedara, which left the ate significant job opportunities across the region in two weeks ago, is interviewed on-field before saying Total (for 4 wkts) ...... 299 Toss: Australia home side at 183 for three in the a wide cross section of sectors.” goodbye to the crowd on his home ground on day one Fall of wickets: 1-18, 2-97, 3-183, 4-198. Umpires: AL Hill (New Zealand) and NJ 51st over. Watson had shared in The competition is expected to comprise up to six of the first cricket Test match between Australia and To bat: M Wade, P Siddle, M Starc, N Lyon, B Llong (England) an 86-run stand with Hughes as privately owned city-based teams. No details were Sri Lanka at Blundstone Arena in Hobart, Australia, Australia were looking in com- immediately available on how those franchises would yesterday. Hilfenhaus. TV umpire: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) mand. REUTERS be created or any potential owners. REUTERS 20 DECEMBER 15, 2012 ON SATURDAY www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Sport

Football Fixtures FIFA closes Bin English Premier League Barca braced for All times GMT Today Hammam’s bribe Newcastle United vs Manchester City (1245) Liverpool vs Aston Villa (1500) Manchester United vs Sunderland (1500) Norwich City vs Wigan Athletic (1500) case, say reports tough Atletico test Queens Park Rangers vs Fulham (1500) Stoke City vs Everton (1500) Tomorrow ZURICH, Switzerland: FIFA “This investigation focused La Liga: Real Madrid to face Espanyol Tottenham Hotspur vs Swansea City (1330) has decided not to pursue on events that took place at the West Bromwich Albion vs West Ham United new bribery charges against CFU meeting in Trinidad and (1600) MADRID: Mohamed bin Hammam Tobago in May 2011,” stated the With Real Madrid Monday, December 17 (pictured), the former presi- report. trailing by 11 points, Barcelona’s Reading vs Arsenal (2000) dent of the Asian Football “With respect to the events at closest threat is from Atletico Confederation (AFC), news the CFU conference, the investi- Madrid who they face tomorrow La Liga reports said yesterday. gation uncovered no new mate- and midfielder Xavi Hernandez Today In May last rial proof beyond feels it is an opportunity to dent Getafe vs Osasuna (1500) year, Qatar’s the substantial their title aspirations. Real Mallorca vs Athletic Bilbao (1700) bin Hammam evidence pre- Barca have made a record start Granada CF vs Real Sociedad (1900) was accused of sented during the to the season with a remarkable Sevilla vs Malaga (2100) attempting to proceedings that 14 wins from 15 games and while Tomorrow bribe Caribbean culminated with the reigning champions and tradi- Real Zaragoza vs Levante (1100) officials during the CAS decision tional rivals Real Madrid have not Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano (1600) his campaign to vacating Mr bin been able to live with the pace it Real Madrid vs Espanyol (1800) challenge Sepp Hammam’s ban. has been their neighbours Atletico Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid (2000) Blatter for the “Accordingly, who have made an impressive Monday, December 17 FIFA presidency. the Investigatory start to the campaign and trail But, according Chamber has the Catalans by seven points. Deportivo Coruna vs Real Valladolid (1900) to The Guardian, closed this matter “It is too early to really say who Celta Vigo vs Real Betis (2030) FIFA’s chief eth- consistent with are going to be the biggest rival ics investigator the CAS Panel’s and at the moment it looks as Serie A Today Michael Garcia guidance regard- though both will be strong rivals,” closed the case ing newly discov- said Xavi. Udinese vs Palermo (1700) after failing to ered evidence.” “Atletico are very strong. People Lazio vs Inter Milan (1945) uncover any new In July, a CAS said that they were going to slip- Tomorrow evidence. three-man panel up but they haven’t very much Chelsea forward Fernando Torres (left) and midfielder Frank Lampard (right) Fiorentina vs Siena (1130) Bin Hammam voted 2-1 in and now this weekend we have chase a ball during their training session in Yokohama yesterday. European AC Milan vs Pescara (1400) has always denied bin Hammam’s our chance to make them slip-up. champions Chelsea will play with CONMEBOL champions Corinthians of Catania vs Sampdoria (1400) the allegation and favour but added “They are on a good run, they Brazil in the 2012 Club World Cup final tomorrow. Chievo Verona vs AS Roma (1400) had a lifetime that his behaviour play very well on the counter- Genoa vs Torino (1400) FIFA ban overturned by the was “not of the highest ethical attack and they have a striker Juventus vs Atalanta Bergamo (1400) Court of Arbitration for Sport standard”. (Radamel) Falcao who motivates “We are now tougher mentally than the whole of last season Parma vs Cagliari (1400) (CAS) this July due to insuffi- “It is a situation of ‘case not them all. Their trainer (Diego) as a group which should help at and the same number as in Jose Napoli vs Bologna (1945) cient evidence. proven’. The Panel is still con- Simeone has worked very well the Camp Nou. We have had some Mourinho’s first campaign at the Ligue 1 The court overturned a rul- cerned that the FIFA inves- with the team and they have a difficult moments but we have club. Today ing by FIFA’s ethics commit- tigation was not complete or strong defensive system. come through them,” said Falcao They now take on Espanyol who tee that the 63-year-old Qatari comprehensive enough to fill the “At the same time, though, before the match. are joint bottom with Deportivo Toulouse vs Olympique Marseille (1600) was guilty of paying bribes at a gaps in the record.” while Atletico are the nearest Real Madrid, meanwhile, con- La Coruna on eleven points and ES Troyes AC vs Ajaccio (1900) Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Bin Hammam remains pro- rivals at the moment Madrid are tinue to stutter with Mesut Ozil while new coach Javier Aguirre Sochaux vs Stade Brest (1900) meeting in Trinidad and Tobago visionally suspended over not out of the running by any coming to the rescue with a brace has been working on making Montpellier HSC vs Bastia (1900) in 2011. allegations of financial misman- stretch of the imagination and as they beat Valladolid 3-2 and them more solid at the back it Nice vs Evian Thonon Gaillard FC (1900) Garcia sent a detailed report agement of the AFC but his legal they are playing well.” then in midweek they lost 2-1 should be a relatively easy game. Stade de Reims vs Lille (1900) to FIFA in which he outlined the team this week launched a chal- Falcao hit five goals last away in the first leg of a King’s Fourth-placed Malaga face a Tomorrow reasons for his decision to close lenge to that suspension in the weekend as Atletico demolished Cup game with Celta Vigo. tricky Andalusian derby away AS Nancy vs Girondins Bordeaux (1300) the investigation. Swiss courts. THE PENINSULA Deportivo La Coruna 6-0 and he It means they have lost six to Sevilla who are languishing in St Etienne vs FC Lorient (1600) has 16 league goals. times so far which is one more midtable . AFP Paris St Germain vs Olympique Lyon (2000) Tour de Qatar’s Sheikh Hassan wins first race at Dubai GP

France 2014 DUBAI (UAE): Sheikh Hassan before the start. Pole position for bin Jabor Al Thani and throt- the Victory 3 crew of Arif Saif Al tleman Steve Curtis delivered a Zafeen and Mohammed Al Marri to start in stunning victory in the Emirates meant that they claimed the 2012 Sheikh Hassan Dubai Duty Free Grand Prix UIM Class 1 Pole Position World bin Jabor Al Thani Yorkshire of race one at the penultimate Championship title with one (left) and throt- round of the UIM Class 1 World race remaining and they remain tleman Steve Powerboat Championship, in favourites to clinch the outright Curtis of Spirit of PARIS: The start of the 2014 Dubai yesterday. world title. Qatar 96, receive Tour de France will begin in They mastered the rough Fendi Racing’s Luca Formilli- their trophies the northern English county conditions to perfection Spirit of Fendi and Giovanni Carpitella fin- after winning the of Yorkshire, organisers of Qatar 96 qualified in second posi- ished third and Team Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Dubai cycling’s most prestigious tion behind Victory 3 for the first Rashed Al Tayer and Majed Al Duty Free Grand and gruelling race announced of the weekend’s two races. Mansoori were fourth. Prix of race one at yesterday. The race win – a first for “It’s a great win for us and it the UIM Class 1 “The Tour de France 2014 the pair together in the UAE – keeps us on track for the Middle Grand Départ will take place came with a winning margin of East Championship,” said a World Powerboat in Yorkshire... !!!” they said on 14.72 seconds and gave them a delighted Sheikh Hassan, presi- Championship, @tourdefrance, their official five-point lead in the 2012 UIM dent of the Qatar Marine Sports yesterday. account on the micro-blogging Class 1 Middle East Powerboat Federation (QMSF) and driver of site Twitter, linking to a photo- Championship with three races Spirit of Qatar 96. graph of a mountain biker taking remaining. “Fendi made a good start with in the view of the county’s hills. Ali Al Neama and Matteo the acceleration and we decided Yorkshire, which has some of Nicolini were classified in fourth to sit back for a bit and see what right moment to pounce, a bit our move and managed to pass the back of Ali’s and Matteo’s boat England’s most scenic countryside in the Edox Pole Position yester- developed. We got a good feeling like hunting down a duck,” added and held on to win,” he pointed so they decided not to risk damag- as well as former industrial towns day morning, but they failed to and managed to get passed Fendi Sheikh Hassan. out. ing or losing the boat, but should such as Leeds and Bradford, has start the race after some dam- and then stay behind Victory 3 “It was a big rough and bumpy, “After the pole position we be okay for Saturday (today),” he been lobbying intensely to host age to the boat’s hull was found for several laps waiting for the just as we wanted it, and we made noticed that there was a crack at said. THE PENINSULA the start of the race. Tour organisers Amaury Sports Organisation selected GCC Basketball Championship Yorkshire over a separate bid from Edinburgh, it remains in the running to host a future over- seas start. Full route details will be announced next month. Tour director Christian Prudhomme said: “Since the resounding suc- cess of the Grand Depart in London in 2007, we were very keen to return to the United Hassan Faried Yusef (right) of Bahrain Kingdom. attempts to take a shot during her “Bradley Wiggins’ historical victory last July and the enormous side’s GCC Girls’s U-18 Basketball crowds that followed the cycling Championship match against Qatar at events in the streets of London the Qatar Women’s Sports Committee during the Olympic Games Hall at Aspire Zone in Doha yesterday. encouraged us to go back earlier RIGHT: UAE’s Hanan Ibrahim Al Zeywai than we had initially planned. (in white) tries to get the ball as Oman’s “Yorkshire is a region of out- Alya bint Naser bint Muslaem (6) tries standing beauty, with breathtak- to block a challenge during their match ing landscapes whose terrains yesterday. offer both sprinters and attack- ers the opportunity to express PICTURES BY: KAMMUTTY VP themselves. “We have encountered a phenomenal desire from the Yorkshire team to welcome the Tour de France and have no doubt that passion and support will be particularly evident for the Grand Depart of the Tour de France 2014.” AFP DECEMBER 15, 2012 21 Sport www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ON SATURDAY

Australian PGA Scores Scores after the second round of the OneAsia Zhang, Popovic share lead co-sanctioned $1.25m Australian PGA at the par-72 Palmer Coolum Resort course yester- day (Australia unless stated): Australian PGA: China’s world number 793 climbs up the leaderboard 134 Daniel Popovic 64-70, Zhang Xin Jun (CHN) 67-67

COOLUM, Australia: China’s a club for the first time when he 136 Geoff Ogilvy 67-69, Matthew Griffin Zhang Xin Jun joined overnight was 17. 69-67 leader Daniel Popovic in the Popovic, who won the 137 Mathew Goggin 71-66, Steven halfway lead of the Australian Australian PGA tour qualifying Bowditch 70-67, Brad Kennedy 69-68 PGA with his second consecu- tournament last December, was tive five-under par round on the delighted to still be leading after 138 Rod Pampling 71-67, Peter Senior Palmer Coolum Resort course two rounds. 68-70 yesterday. “I’m stoked, I can’t get the 139 Stephen Leaney 69-70, Steve Conran Zhang fired back-to-back 67s to smile off of my face actually since 69-70, Matthew Millar 73-66, Richard finish the second day at 10-under I finished the round,” he said. Green 71-68, Darren Clarke (NIR) the card and lead the OneAsia “It’s an unbelievable experi- 70-69, Leigh McKechnie 70-69, co-sanctioned $1.25m tournament ence, I can’t even explain it, I’m Jason Kang (USA) 70-69, Kurt Barnes with Australian overnight leader lost for words explaining it. 74-65, Scott Strange 66-73, Marc Popovic, who shot a two-under- “I got to bed pretty early last Leishman 69-70, Jamie Arnold 71-68 par 70. night but then I was just toss- In windy conditions, Zhang, ing and turning a bit in bed, as 140 Cameron Percy 70-70, Brendan Jones 25, fired eight birdies and three expected. 73-67, Robert Allenby 73-67, Peter bogeys, including a run of four “It’s such a big tournament, Fowler 70-70, Bronson La’Cassie 69-71, Stephen Dartnall 68-72, Heath consecutive birdies on the back you watch this on TV as you are Reed 72-68 nine. growing up and the cliche thing He got to 11-under late in the of you look up to these guys all 141 Adam Crawford 70-71, Anthony Brown round only to bogey the difficult the time.” 73-68, Josh Geary (NZL) 69-72, Greg 18th after hitting his approach Zhang and Popovic will be pur- Chalmers 72-69, Ryan Haller 68-73, shot too long and then just miss- sued by a group of bigger names Peter O’Malley 73-68 ing a putt to salvage par. in today’s third round, with Selected scores Zhang, from Shanxi in the Australia’s former US Open win- north of China, otherwise putted ner Geoff Ogilvy two shots behind 142 Choo Tze-Huang (SIN) 67-75 superbly during his second round. on eight-under following a three- 143 Choi Joon-Woo (KOR) 74-69 “I have been surprised by my under 69 yesterday. Europe Team players Nicolas Colsaerts of Italy (left) celebrate with Marcel Siem of Germany on the first day of the putting,” he admitted. “I feel like I am in a good place,” sixth Royal Trophy golf tournament against Asia at the Empire Hotel and Country Club in Bandar Seri Begawan, 144 Park Hyo-Won (KOR) 71-73, Park “I needed just 22 putts, which is said Ogilvy, who’s been working yesterday. Ju-Hyuk (KOR) 77-67, Yi Cao (CHN) my best-ever round. I really like on some swing adjustments. 73-71, Rory Sabbatini (RSA) 76-68, the greens here. “I like how I am playing and I Kim Do-Hoon (KOR) 73-71 “But in the past two days I have am obviously quite comfortable on 145 Pravee Visalkt (THA) 74-71, Li Xinyang also only been using a hybrid off this golf course. (CHN) 72-73 the tee. I have only used a driver “I will be in one of the last few Holders Europe take control three times this week, so I have groups tomorrow (today) and if I been very solid off the tee. can have a good score and stay up BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, alternate shot format as they took in Brunei as the duo recorded a Royal Trophy “With my approach shots, I am there, I can give it a good crack.” Brunei: Holders Europe raced a commanding 3 1/2-1/2 lead in win over Japan’s Ryo Ishikawa and just trying to visualise them, to Australians Mathew Goggin, into an early lead on the opening the annual contest loosely based South Korean Bae Sang-moon. Scores think about the shot and hit it. Steven Bowditch and Brad day of the Royal Trophy yester- on the Ryder Cup model. The European pairing making First day scores yesterday in the sixth Royal So far it is working.” Kennedy were next at 7-under in day with Jose Maria Olazabal’s “It was a good result. Three a mockery of the supposed tough Trophy between Asia and Europe at the Zhang missed the cut at last a tie for fifth. side winning three of yester- points and a half that is obvi- format by making eight birdies. Empire Hotel and Country Club: week’s Australian Open at The Australian Open champion day’s four foursome matches ously a good solid start just a It quickly became 2-0 as Italian Foursomes Lakes in Sydney but said he Peter Senior is on six-under against Asia. little disappointed on the way I brothers Edoardo and Francesco Europe leads Asia 3 1/2 - 1/2 didn’t feel nervous heading into along with Rod Pampling, while It could have been a 4-0 white- played 18th hole but apart from Molinari recorded a win over Edoardo Molinari/Francesco Molinari the weekend rounds. Northern Ireland’s Darren wash but playing captain Olazabal that you have to look at the whole China’s Wu Ashun and Japanese (Europe) bt Yoshinori Fujimoto/ “I’m not nervous at all, just Clarke is a shot further back on hooked his tee shot on the 18th picture,” Olazabal said in a tel- Yoshinori Fujimoto after firing Wu Ashun (Asia) 2 and 1 enjoying myself and enjoying the five-under. out of bounds and he and Spanish evised interview. six birdies in seven holes from Nicolas Colsaerts/Marcel Siem (Europe) bt game,” he said. Singapore’s Choo Tze-Huang partner Miguel Angel Jimenez Olazabal will be confident his the ninth. Kiradech Aphibarnrat/ Zhang, ranked No.793 in the had a disappointing three-over conceded the hole to finish side can retain the title needing Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts then Jeev Milkha Singh (Asia) 1-up world, left school at 15 with the 75 to slip down the leaderboard, all square with South Korean only four-and-a-half more points rolled in a 10ft downhill putt on ambition to become a security however South African Rory duo Kim Kyung-tae and Yang from today’s four fourball matches the last as he and German play- Henrik Stenson/Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano guard to help support his farmer Sabbatini made up for his poor Yong-eun. and tomorrow’s eight singles. ing partner Marcel Siem recorded (Europe) bt Ryo Ishikawa/ parents. first day by shooting a four-under While Olazabal was disap- Spain’s Gonzalo Fernandez- a 1-up win over Thai Kiradech Bae Sang-moon (Asia) 5 and 4 His first posting was to a golf 68 yesterday to finish even with pointed by his final hole drive, Castano and Swede Henrik Aphibarnrat and Jeev Milkha Y.E. Yang/Kim Kyung-tae (Asia) halved with course where he was instantly the card in yesterday’s play in he was happy with the efforts Stenson got Europe off to a fast Singh of India to make it 3-0. Miguel Angel Jimenez/ hooked by the game, picking up Australia. AFP of his seven team-mates in the start at the Empire Country Club REUTERS Jose Maria Olazabal (Europe) Hockey: ACT Anthony inspires surging tickets now on sale Knicks to win over Lakers

DOHA: Tickets for the Asian NEW YORK: Adding more Champions Trophy (ACT) hope to their dream of a long- which begins on December 20 awaited return to the NBA are now available at different winner’s circle, the New York retail outlets in Qatar. Knicks enjoyed a role reversal The top hockey event which night against the once-mighty will see China, India, Pakistan, Los Angeles Lakers at Madison Japan, Malaysia and Oman bat- Square Garden yesterday. tling it out to become the Asian Raining down three-pointers champions will be played at Al and playing tight defence in stick- Rayyan Sports Club. ing to their new formula for suc- Tickets can be purchased in cess, Carmelo Anthony and his Qatar including Safari Mall Philadelphia Eagles’ receiver Jason Avant is tackled by the Cincinnati team-mates beat the struggling Customer Service, Virgin Bengals’ Carlos Dunlap (96) during the second quarter of their NFL football Lakers 116-107, easing to victory Megastore and Doha Rocks Cafe. game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, yesterday. after building a 26-point-lead in The cost of one ticket is QR 10 the second quarter. for the day. Anthony scored 30 points in The week-long event will con- just 23 minutes, sinking 3-of-4 sist of three group matches per Bengals thrash Eagles from beyond the arc before being day. sidelined with a left ankle sprain The final match of the tour- after crashing to the floor on a nament will be held on 27th PHILADELPHIA, Foles’ 11-yard touchdown toss drive to the basket. December. Pennsylvania: BenJarvus to Riley Cooper and two Alex Despite cooling off in the second The Lakers’ Metta World Peace (centre) loses the ball as he tries to drive With six teams competing – a Green-Ellis ran for 106 yards Henery field goals for a 13-10 half- half, New York shot 12-of-25 from past the Knicks’ JR Smith (left) and Raymond Felton (right) during the round of group games will ensure and a touchdown while Andy time lead. long-range and 53.2 percent over- second half of their NBA game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the all teams are guaranteed five Dalton ran for one touchdown “We jumped out to a big lead all with Raymond Felton scoring New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York, USA, yesterday. matches. and threw for another to lead and jumped ahead of ourselves 19 points and Tyson Chandler The crunch match between Cincinnati over Philadelphia and came out flat in the second chiming in with 18 as the Knicks hockey powerhouses India and 34-13 in an NFL game yesterday. quarter, but we got it back in the improved to 9-0 at home. “We were clicking on all cyl- injuries to key players including Pakistan is scheduled to take The victory boosted the Bengals second half,” Green-Ellis said. Reveling in their best start to inders,” said Knicks coach Mike Steve Nash and Pau Gasol. place on December 24, at 7:00pm, to 8-6 and ahead of Pittsburgh for Dalton scored on an 11-yard a season in more than 15 years, Woodson, who categorised “Carmelo was unbelievable in at Al Rayyan Sports Club. the final American Conference run in the third quarter and the Garden crowd serenaded Anthony’s injury as a slight the first quarter. He did an unbe- Ghanim Al Mohannadi, Qsports play-off spot, although the Wallace Gilberry returned a Anthony with chants of “MVP, sprain. lievable job,” D’Antoni said of founder said: “We are delighted to Steelers (7-6) could move back fumble 25 yards for a touchdown MVP” and fans could not be “I tip my hat to our guys Anthony, who missed only one of be working in partnership with in front of Cincinnati with a tri- just 49 seconds later to give the blamed for thinking this season because our key guy goes out and nine shots in the first 12 minutes. the Qatar Hockey Federation umph at Dallas (7-6) tomorrow Bengals a 24-13 lead entering the could bring the Knicks their first other guys came in and stepped “We just have a lot of things to (QHF) and greatly appreciate night. fourth quarter. NBA crown in 40 years. up and played,” he said after the keep working on,” he added after the responsibility given to us by Cincinnati will visit Pittsburgh Brown added a 32-yard field They also mocked a Lakers match. the match. Mohammed Abdul Nazar – the on December 23 and host goal and Dalton flipped a five-yard franchise, winners of 16 NBA New York improved their The Knicks have undergone a QHF Secretary General in order Baltimore one week later and touchdown pass to AJ Green for titles, including five since the Eastern Conference-best record transformation, not unlike the to facilitate such a prestigious and would reach the play-offs with the final points. 1999-2000 season, that look lost to 17-5 against Kobe Bryant, recent remodeling of the vener- exciting event for the residents of triumphs in both contests. “We just keep practicing to be under new coach Mike D’Antoni, Dwight Howard and the hapless able Garden. Qatar.” The Bengals produced 27 points perfect,” Green-Ellis said. “Early who left the Knicks job towards Lakers, losers of four in a row and They returned only six players Al Kass TV will broadcast the off five Philadelphia turnovers in in the season things were hard the end of last season. mired in 12th place in the West from their post-season roster matches live. dropping the Eagles to 4-10. for us. We just kept working and at 9-14. of a year ago, and two of them More information about the Ellis scored on a one-yard things have gotten easier and Bryant paced the Lakers with - Amar’e Stoudemire and Iman tournament schedule, activities run 3:50 into the game and Josh hopefully it keeps going for us.” NBA Results 31 points, shooting just 10-of-24 Shumpert - have yet to suit up and participating team details can Brown added a 24-yard field goal New England, Houston and Atlanta 113 Charlotte 90 from the field. this season due to injury. be found at the official tourna- to give Cincinnati a 10-0 lead, but Denver have already clinched NY Knicks 116 LA Lakers 107 D’Antoni said the Lakers still The Knicks led the league in ment website www.actdoha2012. the Eagles scored all their points American Conference play-off had a lot to work on, with new fewest turnovers and had made com. THE PENINSULA in the second quarter on Nick spots. AFP Portland 98 San Antonio 90 players mixed into the line-up and 252 three-pointers. REUTERS 22 DECEMBER 15, 2012 ON SATURDAY www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Sport Ashour reigns supreme in Doha The 25-year-old from Cairo wins PSA World Championship title in marathon final

DOHA: Former champion World Championship Ramy Ashour of Egypt over- came compatriot and sur- Winners prise package Mohammed El 2012 Ramy Ashour (Egy) Shorbagy to regain the PSA 2011 NIck Matthew (Eng) World Championship title after a gap of four years. 2010 Nick Matthew (Eng) In the final of the premier PSA 2009 Amr Shabana (Egy) World Tour championship at the 2008 Ramy Ashour (Egy) Khalifa International Tennis and 2007 Amr Shabana (Egy) Squash Complex, the 25-year-old 2006 David Palmer (Aus) from Cairo registered a 2-11, 11-6, 2005 Amr Shabana (Egy) 11-5, 9-11, 11-8 win. It was double celebrations for 2004 Thierry Lincou (Fra) the former world No.1 in Doha. 2003 Amr Shabana (Egy) On Thursday, fifth seed Ashour 2002 David Palmer (Aus) had been assured of a top seeding 2001 Not held in the new PSA rankings which 2000 Not held will be announced in January. 1999 Peter Nicol (Sco) Ashour’s win over defend- 1998 Jonathon Power (Can) ing champion Nick Matthew of England in the semi-final on 1997 Rodney Eyles (Aus) Thursday had paved the way for 1996 Jansher Khan (Pak) the Egyptian to be the new world 1995 Jansher Khan (Pak) No.1 in 2013. 1994 Jansher Khan (Pak) The Egyptian also ended 1993 Jansher Khan (Pak) Matthew’s bid to win a hat-trick 1992 Jansher Khan (Pak) of world titles. 1991 Rodney Martin (Aus) Yesterday, Shorbagy the eighth- seeded underdog, who defeated 1990 Jansher Khan (Pak) fourth-seeded compatriot Karim 1989 Jansher Khan (Pak) Darwish in the quarter-final and 1988 Jahangir Khan (Pak) James Willstrop in the semi-final, 1987 Jansher Khan (Pak) won the first game and bounced 1986 Ross Norman (Nzl) back to take the fourth one to tie 1985 Jahangir Khan (Pak) it at two-game all. In the fifth and deciding game, 1984 Jahangir Khan (Pak) the 21-year-old England-based 1983 Jahangir Khan (Pak) player took the lead at 8-7, but 1982 Jahangir Khan (Pak) the more experienced Ashour 1981 Jahangir Khan (Pak) bounced to take control at a 1980 Geoff Hunt (Aus) crucial stage of the 90-minute 1979 Geoff Hunt (Aus) encounter to win the decider at 1978 Not held 11-8. Ramy Ashour (left) of Egypt, winner of the PSA World Championship and runner-up Mohammed El Shorbagy also of Egypt pose for a picture along Ashour troubled by injuries with President of Qatar Squash Federation, Nabeel Ali bin Ali (centre), at Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex yesterday. RIGHT: Ashour 1977 Geoff Hunt (Aus) for most part of last year was kisses the winner’s trophy. PICTURES BY: SYED OMAR 1976 Geoff Hunt (Aus) delighted with the win. “I’m so glad I’ve won this tour- junior and senior world titles, said two players of contrasting styles. Shorbagy’s game. But it was not nament, after coming back from Shorbagy was an unpredictable The long rallies, the brilliant to be. injury, this is the best reward I player. volleys and video reviews all kept Like in all-Egyptian where could get,” said Ashour whose first “This was an amazing match, the knowledgeable crowd on their every match goes to the wire, Ramy Ashour title came in 2008. with Shorbagy, you never know toes. Shorbagy came back guns blaz- arrives on “Sure to win it the first time where the ball is going to go, The world No.6, the youngest ing to win the fourth to tie it at a Harley- was amazing. But when you win unless you are reading his mind, player in the world top 25 at 21 two games all. Davidson it (again) after a lot of struggle, which is not easy to achieve. years of age, started on a promis- In the end, it was Ashour’s bril- motorbike it means something different, and Shorbagy is such an amazing ing note winning the first game at liance on the volley game which for his final it feels a lot different. I am proud player, and we did Egypt proud 11-2 in just nine minutes raising prevailed against Shorbagy’s match of myself because I have been tonight. Hopefully, more of the hopes of yet another upset. movement and abilities at the against through many hard times. I feel same finals to come” said Ashour. But Ashour bounced to win front in the $325,000 tournament. Mohammed like I am a stronger person now,” The match watched by a jam the second and third games The PSA World Championship added Ashour. packed appreciative crowd gave comfortably at 11-6 and 11-5. The was hosted by Qatar for the third El Shorbagy. Ashour, who is only the second the spectators what they had quick fire wins in the two games time – having earlier hosted the player in history after Pakistan come looking for, a high quality gave an impression that Ashour 1998 and 2004 editions. legend Jansher Khan to win both fortune fluctuating tussle between had finally had a measure of THE PENINSULA Al Sadd crush Lekhwiya; Al Arabi win

DOHA: Qatar Stars League Later in the match, Khalfan (QSL) points leaders Al Sadd scored from the penalty spot to got back to winning ways with make it 3-0. a comprehensive 3-0 win over Elsewhere, Al Arabi who defending champions Lekhwiya, sacked Hassan Shehata as coach yesterday. earlier this month, opened the Raul, Ibrahim Al Majed and scoring the 10th minute with a Khalfan Ibrahim were the goal- Junior Wanderley strike. scorers for Al Sadd. The win The Brazilian took the ball past keeps Al Sadd in first place, with several Al Wakra players and 31 points. slotted the ball home. Elsewhere in other QSL action, Al Arabi soon found themselves Al Arabi picked up maximum 2-0 up when Abdul Aziz Al Sulaiti points for the first time this sea- scored in the 34th minute. son with a 2-1 win over Al Wakra. Al Wakra managed to find a The win moves Al Arabi to 10th goal in the 54th minute through place in the standings. Ali Rehama. Meanwhile, Diego Tardelli However, Al Wakra could not scored the only goal of the match find the equaliser. to give Al Gharafa a 1-0 win over In the match between Al Qatar SC, in what was their sec- Gharafa and Qatar SC, Tardelli Qatar Sports ond straight victory. opened the proceedings early in Club’s Al Gharafa occupies fifth spot the second half after delight- Mohammed in the standings with 15 points. fully controlling a long pass to Razar (in Al Sadd got off to a tremendous strike the ball past the Qatar SC yellow) start, putting Lekhwiya, under goalkeeper. holds off Al pressure from the first whistle. It was the fourth goal for Hussein Amute did not have to Tardelli, after the Brazilian, who Gharafa’s wait long for his side to go ahead joined the club in January this Mark when captain Raul gave Al Sadd year, scored a hat-trick against Bresciano the lead in the 4th minute. Al Sailiyah last week. (left) during The Spanish striker smartly THE PENINSULA their Qatar controlled a throw-in and turned Stars his marker away to whip an League unstoppable shot past Lekhwiya’s QSL Results and (QSL) goalkeeper Baba Malik. match, It was the fifth goal for the Fixtures yesterday. former Real Madrid and Schalke Yesterday’s results BOTTOM: 04 striker this season. Qatar SC 0 Al Gharafa 1 Al Sadd’s Al Sadd players continued to Al Arabi 2 Al Wakra 1 players dominate, putting Malik under Lekhwiya 0 Al Sadd 3 celebrate a pressure, who was not have the Today’s fixtures best of days in goal. goal against Al Sailiyah vs Al Kharaitiyat at Amute’s side doubled their lead Lekhwiya Al Rayyan Stadium, 4:00pm in the 15th minute courtesy of a during their Umm Salal vs Al Khor at free-kick by Al Majed. QSL match Al Arabi Stadium, 4:00pm The Al Sadd player, drilled in a in Doha. low shot which Malik was unable Eljaish vs Al Rayyan at to keep out. Qatar SC Stadium, 6:30pm DECEMBER 15, 2012 23 Break Time www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ON SATURDAY CINEMA LISTINGS TV LISTINGS

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127 128 129 130 ___ pace” 103 Relief pitcher? How to play Kakuro: 45 Start of a spell 104 Having a dull surface The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any 46 Home in the woods 105 Egglike size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells ACROSS 86 Singer Kitt 47 Bride and groom exchange 106 What appears above a like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, 1 New ___, N.Y. 87 Actress TŽa 48 Jorge’s house pi–ata? some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some 6 W.W. II beachhead south of Rome 88 Driving convenience created by Mary 49 Crock pot dinner 107 Rock’s Van ___ cells will contain two numbers. 11 “Amen!” Anderson (1866-1953) 51 Donate, to Burns 108 Land in East 58-Across: However, in a crossword the numbers reference 15 Battle of Normandy site 94 Slightly faster than moderately slow 52 LAX watchdog Abbr. clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! 19 Japanese porcelain 96 Ramblers and Hornets 53 Popping pills 109 Drag race sound They denote the total of the digits in the row or 20 Washington zoo attraction 97 Cape ___ 54 Letters on a bucket 110 Like many a sumo wrestler column referenced by the number. 22 Squares for breakfast 98 Like some companies’ day care 55 Celtic land 114 Jazz vibraphonist Jackson Within each 23 Programming tool created by Grace facilities 59 On the same side 115 Impressionist collection of cells Hopper (1906-92) 101 Pike, e.g. 61 Little rascal 116 Like a hottie - called a run - any 26 In that capacity 103 Music and dance, e.g. 62 Court grp. 118 Swiss canton of the numbers 1 27 Stimpy’s pal 104 Rock group whose name is an 63 Beer source 119 Have a good cry appropriate alternative title for this to 9 may be used 28 ___ World 65 Dorm V.I.P.’s 120 Nav. rank puzzle but, like sudoku, 29 Item of apparel created by Mary 66 Public health agcy. 121 “Koochie-___!” 111 Fly each number may Phelps Jacob (1891-1970) 67 Former Mideast inits. 122 Subway line to Columbia U. 112 Money machine co. only be used once. 36 Kissers 69 Interpret 123 Needle point? 39 River of St. Petersburg 113 First family starting in 2009 40 Mexican wrap 117 Food formula created by Ruth Yesterday’s Wakefield (1903-77) 41 Active Japanese volcano D I NG SMUG UNCUT ACHES answer 124 Lunar effect 42 Pet food brand EROO CAPN CURSE SHORT 125 Entry-level carpentry jobs? CONTRAV I OLAT I ON SAMOA 44 Like this 126 Proctor ___ (small appliance brand) ONTOUR S I L SPOONREST 50 Medical discovery of Gertrude Elion OBDURATE ACERB I DES (1918-99) 127 Shangri-la MIXEDMEDIATION RITE Baby Blues By Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman 56 Having no talent for 128 Twists the truth AC I D NECTAR C I TYMAP 57 Rocky’s love 129 Act badly? DEC STE TUSSLES OVA 130 Journal jotting SHOWERCAPT I ON STEP 58 It’s south of Eur. ASKOUT NETS UEY SE I NE 59 Songlike CL I FT I NCA SPRS ODOUR 60 Really prospered DOWN TUNAS DE I SHOR PLANES 64 Woodworking tool created by Tabitha 1 Common type ORGS SOAPOPERAT I ON Babbitt (1784-1853) 2 Old Testament prophet RRS CALDERA ETS FTD 3 Bell ___ SYMBOLS ATOAST SLOE 68 Block ERGS SALESQUOTAT I ON 70 2008 Wimbledon champ 4 Whitlings, e.g. LANA ART I S RUNNERUP 71 Office item created by Bette Nesmith 5 Zippo ARTMUSEUM C I E GETSTO Graham (1924-80) 6 Before now CR I BS SM I THCORONAT I ON 77 Practice game 7 Pilfer, old-style TOOLS APNEA UTNE EDGE OWNER TSGTS SEAR REAR 83 Chaperons, typically 8 Microwave 84 ___ king 9 Accustom ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE