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Champion shooters Illegals rush to Greater role leave Saudi as amnesty ends RIYADH: Thousands of ille- gal foreigners, mostly unskilled for private workers from Asia, are rush- ing to leave Saudi Arabia as an amnesty expires today and they risk being fined or jailed. Nearly a million Bangladeshis, Filipinos, Indians, Nepalese, sector seen Pakistanis and Yemenis, among others, have benefitted from Ministry issues budget guidelines the three-month amnesty — announced on April 3 and DOHA: Guidelines issued by to lay emphasis on the country’s extended for four months — and the Ministry of Finance to ambitious expansion plans envis- left. Another roughly 4m have ministries and state agencies aged in Qatar National Vision legalised their status by finding on their budget estimates for 2030. The new budget is expected employers to sponsor them. the fiscal year (2014-15) stress to earmark a substantial amount But the clock is ticking, and that the private sector’s greater for infrastructure development, the labour ministry has said involvement in the national education and health. there will be no second chance, economy should be encouraged. The 2014-15 budget is expected despite appeals from some Asian The directives also emphasise to be pro-private sector. The cir- governments. “We have absolutely that state entities should not cular suggests that the govern- no intention of prolonging the compete with private businesses ment agencies keep away from Qatar Skeet Team’s gold and silver winners at the Second CISM International Shotgun Championship pose for amnesty,” said ministry spokes- in bidding for projects, including bidding for key projects, paving a picture during the prize distribution ceremony at the Losail Shooting Complex yesterday. man Hattab Al Anzi. the key ones. the way for the private sector Report on page 25 Pakistan says it has been In contrast to previous years, to prosper. The ministries and pressing for an extension of the the Ministry of Finance is expect- government agencies are also amnesty until January-end. Even ing comprehensive and detailed expected to outsource a large so, foreign ministry spokesman budget proposals this time. The number of their projects and Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said: “We guidelines insist that concerned works to the private sector. are trying our best to legalise as entities give a comprehensive pro- The new budget will be prepared Partial solar eclipse today many Pakistanis as we can before posal for the next fiscal year and in such a way that it would not the deadline ends.” ask them to detail their expecta- only ensure the country’s current DOHA: Qatar will witness a “This will be the last solar Indian foreign ministry spokes- tions for the next three budgets credit rating is maintained, but partial solar eclipse for 33 min- eclipse of the year.” man Syed Akbaruddin said: “We (2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 ). also help enhance it. It will also utes this evening. The eclipse will be total only have not asked for extra time,” The guidelines make it manda- be planned in a way to curb the The eclipse will be visible from along a narrow path crossing the explaining Indians had been urged tory for the ministries and state inflation rate. The circular stressed 4.19pm until 4.52pm, but people Atlantic Ocean and equatorial to “abide by the rules, and we have entities to compare their perform- that budget proposals must adhere have been warned against looking Africa (and it’s annular for the had remarkable success”. ance with regard to the budget to the guidelines. It also empha- directly at the eclipsed sun. first tiny bit on the Atlantic). Foreigners are queuing outside estimates they provided for the sised that the proposals must be People could, however, watch A much larger part of the world government offices to sort out the current financial year (2012-13) transparent and no attempt should the celestial spectacle, the last of will see a partial eclipse, includ- paperwork for leaving the king- while detailing their expectations be made to conceal concerned enti- this year, using a welder’s glass ing most of Africa, the Middle dom or legalising their stay. for the 2014-15 budget, according ties’ sources of revenue. or indirectly with a pinhole filter. East, southernmost Europe, The Arab News daily said some to a copy of the ministry’s circular The proposals must be sub- The solar eclipse will sweep northern South America and the Indians seeking repatriation had available with Al Sharq. mitted under different heads or across parts of Africa, Europe, Caribbean. From the Eastern US waited for more than 31 hours at The ministries and government chapters. While preparing them and the US as the moon will block and Canada, the viewing will be peak over land in central Gabon the deportation centre in Jeddah agencies should submit their for budget estimates and expected the sun fully or partially. tricky but potentially spectacular. around 1350 GMT, the sun will be for documents to leave. budget proposals on or before revenue sources, the ministries In Qatar, the eclipse will be 37 The greatest part of the eclipse blocked out for about a minute. The Immigration Department November 17, 2013. Discussions on and government agencies must percent, which means the moon will take place at 1237 GMT over Experts say the safe way to view said more than 900,000 people the proposals will start in January compare their previous year’s will shadow a little more than a the Atlantic Ocean, some 330km an eclipse is by making a pinhole have left with final exit visas. and continue through March. data. A highlight of the new third of the sun. southwest of Liberia, according camera, a three millimetre hole in Expatriates account for around Qatar’s budget announcement budget will be that allocations “Qatari skies will witness par- to experts. one piece of paper, then turning 9m of the country’s 27m popula- normally comes in April as the will be based on performance. tial solar eclipse. It will be 37 The west African nation of the back to the sun and using the tion. Saudi Arabia’s unemploy- fiscal year is from April to March. Judicious and result-oriented percent,” said prominent Qatari Gabon will get peak viewing of pierced page to project the image ment rate among natives is above Similar to the current budget, spending will be key in the next astronomer Sheikh Salman bin the total eclipse as it sweeps over of the sun on another sheet of 12.5 percent, which the govern- the new budget is also expected budget. THE PENINSULA Jabor Al Thani (pictured). a path nearly 60km wide. At its paper. THE PENINSULA ment is aiming to reduce. AFP Amphibious car Kerry heads to Mideast to shore Europe spies work on up key Arab ties mass surveillance WASHINGTON: US LONDON: Spy agencies in Western Europe are working together Secretary of State John Kerry on mass surveillance of Internet and phone traffic comparable to headed to the Middle East yes- programmes run by their US counterpart denounced by European terday, aiming to shore up dec- governments, Britain’s Guardian newspaper reported yesterday. ades-old alliances with Egypt Citing documents leaked by fugitive former US National Security and Saudi Arabia left frayed Agency contractor Edward Snowden, the Guardian said methods by the turbulence sweeping the included tapping into fibre optic cables and working covertly with region. private telecommunications companies. Egyptian state media said he The Guardian named Germany, France, Spain, Sweden and the would visit Cairo today for the Netherlands as countries where intelligence agencies had been devel- first time since Washington froze oping methods in cooperation with counterparts, including Britain’s part of its $1.5bn in annual aid, surveillance agency GCHQ. The Guardian said the British spies were angered by the bloodshed and particularly impressed with Germany’s BND agency, which they said lack of democratic progress Mait Nilson drives his amphibious car rebuilt from a Toyota Land Cruiser yesterday in Tallinn, Estonia. The had “huge technological potential and good access to the heart of the since the July ouster of president Internet”. REUTERS 44-year-old mechanical engineer designed and built the car-boat Amphibear and started to drive and sail Mohammed Mursi. 60,000km around the world. He will return home in August 2014. It would come just a day before Islamist leader Mursi, the coun- try’s first democratically elected president, is due to go on trial on charges of inciting the murder Many organisations in Qatar overlook social media benefits of protesters outside the presi- dential palace in December 2012. US officials said he would BY AZMAT HAROON Twitter and Facebook have become a a team of experts manage them on social including the Interior Ministry, to build arrive in Saudi Arabia some time source of news in Qatar and the influ- media. But many organisations have not yet their accounts on social media, which now today, where he also faces tough DOHA: While Qatar’s social media ence of the online community has grown incorporated social media into their mar- help them communicate with the public. talks with the kingdom’s leaders. community continues to grow, a majority in recent months. The controversial five- keting and media strategies. However, one of the challenges faced by the Kerry’s 17th trip since becom- of government and private organisations metre head-butt statue of Zinedine Zidane, “They do not see the potential in the organisations is that it is not easy to create ing secretary of state in February do not see the benefits of engaging with for instance, was recently removed from digital market because they find it difficult social media-related jobs here. will also take him to Poland, people online, according to experts. the Corniche following strong reaction to calculate working hours for those who “If they want to build a new section of Israel, Bethlehem, Jordan, the Many organisations think it is taxing from the community that was largely wit- would take up such jobs. They also want to social media in a ministry, they need a job UAE, Algeria and Morocco, and to establish accounts online because social nessed through social networking sites. know the level of control over the content title, description and it is not easy in Doha he is due to return to Washington media cannot be ‘controlled’ and negative Qatar Airways, Ooredoo and Qatar and its response on social media,” argues to create such job titles,” said Mohammed. on November 12. comments could cause more harm than National Bank also have a large number of Ammar Mohammed, a social media pioneer THE PENINSULA AFP good to their reputation. followers on their Facebook accounts, and in Qatar. He has helped various agencies, Continued on page 6 SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2013 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME QNRF launches Postdoctoral Research Award Stipend, competitive package offered

DOHA: Qatar National impact on the global research Research Fund (QNRF), a key community. constituent of Qatar Foundation Dr Abdul Sattar Al Taie, Research and Development Executive Director of QNRF, said: (QF R&D), has launched a “PDRA is the second in a series of new funding programme, the new programmes to be launched Postdoctoral Research Award by QNRF this fiscal year and joins (PDRA). a whole host of on-going fund- Supporting scholars who will ing programmes. PDRA will be work within the research insti- one of the mechanisms designed tutes of QF R&D and other to attract outstanding local and Qatar-based research entities, international postdoctoral schol- PDRA is designed to focus on ars to relocate them with invalua- the four major pillars outlined ble work experience that will help in the Qatar National Research them to cement their careers in Strategy (QNRS). research which, in turn, will sup- Qatar Foundation for port the demand for researchers Education, Science and at universities and research insti- Community Development, tutions in Qatar.” through H H Sheikha Moza bint PDRA will provide each suc- Nasser’s leadership, is committed cessful postdoctoral scholar with to advancing education, research a highly attractive stipend, in and social development in Qatar addition to a competitive package and the region, a press release of benefits. Qatari nationals will issued by Qatar Foundation said receive an additional retention yesterday. allowance, amounting to eight A child tries out a fire extinguisher at the Civil Defence tent at Souq Waqif. PDRA is a part of its con- per cent of the stipend, to further tinuous endeavours to support encourage the growth of a high- these goals of QF R&D as well as quality, home-grown research Civil Defence tent at Souq Waqif draws crowd address the research grand chal- community. lenges of Qatar. This competitive Elaborating on the eligibility for funding programme will provide applying to the new programme, DOHA: A tent set up at the inaugurated the tent that covers A fire in the house is simulated This game is intended to train research institutions with sub- Dr Abdulnasser Al Ansari, Deputy Souq Waqif in the model of a 300 square metres of area. and the Civil Defence team teach people on evacuation. Henna and stantial funds to pay salaries and Executive Director of QNRF “safe home” is attracting large Built as a model safe home, the children how to fight the face drawing are also offered for related expenses of successfully explained: “Candidates who have number of visitors. it includes many rooms and a blaze. Children are also trained children. nominated scholars. earned their PhDs within the pre- The tent, opened yesterday, was well equipped kitchen which can on the use of different types of A pavilion has been set up As part of PDRA, success- vious five years or less, as well as part of a series of awareness pro- be a source of fire if not used fire extinguishers. for awareness lectures cover- ful candidates will be awarded graduating PhD students, located grammes being organised by the properly. The tent also offers a variety ing a number of issues related grants for up to two years, inside or outside Qatar are eligible Civil Defence Department in the The activities include an inter- of fun games for children, which to safety and first aid. Civil with an extension of one addi- to apply for this programme on run up to the fourth Civil Defence esting contest for the visitors. A also convey messages on safety. In Defence vehicles remain parked tional year if required. They a competitive basis. PDRA can- Conference and Exhibition to be group of people will enter the one of the games, the participants in a neighbouring ground where will also gain recognition for didates must be nominated for held in Doha on November 11. house and they will be asked to dressed as two Civil Defence per- awareness films and mes- contributing socially and sci- the award by QNRF-approved Director General of Civil find out the safety errors in the sonnel — Aman and Salama — sages are being shown on giant entifically to Qatar’s research local research institutions located Defence Staff Brigadier house. Those who accurately iden- search for a doll inside the house screens. mission, with the potential inside Qatar.” Abdullah Muhammed Al Suwaidi tify the mistakes will win prizes. to save it from fire in a given time. THE PENINSULA for creating a worldwide THE PENINSULA

Qatar condemns HMC lecture to focus on rising number of cancer cases Israeli settlement DOHA: Globally, the number of The upcoming Academic of services from awareness outcomes are offered by screening public, screening and early detec- expansion cancer cases diagnosed yearly Health System lecture will be through to prevention, detec- and early diagnosis and almost 30 tion, improved treatments and will increase from 7.6 million to given by Professor John Bartlett, tion, diagnosis, treatment and percent of all deaths from cancer palliative care. There are extraor- DOHA: Qatar has condemned 11.4 million between 2005 and Professor of Medicine, Global care. could be avoided by changing key dinary opportunities to address the Israeli government’s deci- 2030, say experts. Health and Nursing, Duke “Worldwide, between 2005 and factors that increase a person’s each of these factors, and thereby sion approving the construction This emergence of cancer glo- University Medical Center, US 2030 the number of cancer cases risk of cancer.” impact public health and suffer- of 1,500 housing units at Ramat bally as a threat to public health (also known as Duke Medicine). diagnosed yearly will increase Key factors responsible for ing due to cancer,” said Professor Shlomo settlement in East will be focused during a lecture to Duke Medicine is one of the lead- from 7.6 million to 11.4 million. these increases may include Bartlett. Jerusalem. be held at the Women’s Hospital, ing academic health systems in Almost 80 percent of the new increased life expectancy and life- “There are also fantastic An official source at the Hamad Medical Corporation the world. cases in 2030 will be in low, or style risk factors such as smoking, research opportunities from Ministry of Foreign Ministry (HMC), this week. Qatar is implementing a middle-income countries,” said unhealthy diets and lack of physi- understanding how cancer cells said in remarks to Qatar News The lecture will be the sixth in National Cancer Strategy built Professor Bartlett. “Globally, the cal activity and exposure to toxic are created to studying methods Agency (QNA) yesterday that the a series bringing the latest medi- on the best international evi- greatest number of deaths from environments. to promote the integration of settlement decision constitutes cal research to Qatar to improve dence to address cancer across cancer is due to breast cancer in “The main challenges for global research findings into the deliv- a breach of international law, patient care, and will be held on the health and education sectors women, and lung cancer in men. cancer include health promotion ery of care.” and a challenge to the interna- Tuesday. and through the full continuum In cancer prevention, the best for cancer prevention among the THE PENINSULA tional community, through which Israel is trying to impose a new geographic reality in occupied Jerusalem. He pointed that Israel’s settle- ment and expansion practices, QTA pavilion at WTM completely ignore the interna- tional resolutions and references upon which the peace process is based. The international commu- to host 23 participants nity is demanded to take a firm stand obliging Israel to freeze DOHA: A number of hospital- 40,000 arrivals from Europe. settlement activities, the source ity and cultural institutions This elevated Europe to Qatar’s concluded. are representing at the World third visitor market for the first Travel Market (WTM) 2013, time. With Qatar Airways non- QNB introduces the biggest global annual event stop flights to 30 European cities, for the travel industry, being we are sure arrivals from Britain benefit scheme for held in London from tomorrow and Europe will increase further,” to November 7 at ExCel London. added, Al Mohannadi. retired Qataris Qatar Tourism Authority At the world’s largest tourism DOHA: QNB has introduced (QTA) is leading the delegation and hospitality tradeshow, Qatar a new package of banking ben- to the event. is represented by the Ministry efits aimed at the best priced Hosted by QTA, the Qatar of Culture, Arts and Heritage, financial services for all retired pavilion, a 406sqm facility with Katara, Qatar UK 2013, Qatar Qataris. 23 participants, is helping posi- Museums Authority, Qatar As part of its keenness to tion Qatar as the world’s upcom- Airways and The Diplomatic implement the goals of its ing destination and a central hub Club, in addition to a range of Corporate Social Responsibility in the region for business, leisure, tour operators and hotels. (CSR), QNB endeavours to culture, education and sport. QTA will represent and pro- Participants attending the QP Enterprise Risk Management Forum. improve the quality of life and Issa bin Mohammed Al mote Qatar to the UK and living standards for all Qatari Mohannadi, Chairman of QTA, European market by focusing nationals through competitive said: “We have an exceptionally on buyers from the incentive, QP holds risk management forum and innovative banking services, strong presence at this global luxury travel and leisure sec- a press release issued by QNB show. This is the largest Qatar tors, among them associations, said yesterday. participation since our first conferences organisers, incentive DOHA: Qatar Petroleum energy giant, yesterday. Planning & Policy Directorate, Issa The package offers a number exhibition at WTM back in the planners and large group travel held its first ‘QP Enterprise The forum, held on October 28, Shahin Al Ghanim, in his opening of benefits that include a 25 1980s.” organisers. Risk Management (ERM) was attended by over 100 ERM address stressed that risk manage- percent discounted interest “Situated centrally between Already known as a progres- Forum’ recently. The one-day focal points representing QP’s var- ment was something that the cor- rate on QNB Credit Cards, a East and West, and a short flight sive business hub, Qatar is well event discussed the common ious directorates and departments poration has been engaged in for a 50 percent discount on all bank from Britain on Qatar Airways, positioned to take advantage of risk management practices, from all its operational areas. The long time now and he also explained fees, bonus rate on fixed depos- Qatar offers a unique experi- the MICE market in the Middle their practical applications event was a follow-up to the com- that the current ERM programme its, a discount on personal and ence for its visitors. The coun- East, offering state-of-the-art as well as the lessons learned pletion of QP’s first Corporate primarily intends to provide struc- vehicle loan interest rates and try merges the classic Arabian venues with a harmonious blend and the challenges faced in Enterprise Risk Management tured framework to facilitate a reduced cost comprehensive traditions with modern luxury of upscale leisure and cultural implementing a corporate- Report (CERMR), which was pub- proactive and systematic manage- car insurance on QNB vehicle facilities. attractions. wide ERM programme, said lished in August 2013. ment of risks on a consistent basis. loans. In 2012 alone, we had nearly THE PENINSULA a statement issued by the Director of QP’s Strategic THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA/QNA

SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2013 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME QRC nominated for Peace and Sports award Peace Football Championship for Syrian refugees

DOHA: The Qatar Red Ghanim Al Ali Al Maadheed, implemented for young people; Crescent (QRC) has been nomi- Chairman of the Board of attended by 132 youngsters. nated for the ‘Peace and Sports’ Directors. The award puts sport The players prepared for the award for its ‘Peace Football and its values at the heart of local “championship of peace” by hold- Championship’ for Syrian refu- development projects conducted ing a training session comprised gees in Jordan. within communities in crisis of physical, mental and psycho- Peace and Sports is an inter- around the world. logical training. national award placed under the Exercising its missions in post- The programme was car- patronage of Prince Albert II of conflict zones, areas of extreme ried out in cooperation with Al Monaco. poverty or lacking social cohesion, Arabi sports club which provided The football event was held in Peace and Sport makes sport a clothes and sneakers. Zaatari Camp as part of QRC’s vehicle for tolerance, respect, QRC also contributed to the psycho-social support pro- sharing and citizenship at the preparation of a ground for the grammes for Syrians in Jordan service of sustainable peace. championship which was 75 and received considerable inter- QRC’s psycho-social support metres long and 45 metres wide. national admiration. for Syrians in Jordan incorporates Every Friday a match last- Several organisations have con- a large number of projects, with ing 70 minutes is held between tested for this award, and QRC a focus on Camp Zaatari, includ- two different groups within the along with two other applicants ing treatment programmes for tournament. have reached the finals. The adults, play therapy for children QRC Secretary-General Saleh winner will be announced on and sports for young people, help- Muhanadi said: “This programme Derk Haank and Dr Claudia Lux during the signing ceremony. November 7, in Monaco, in the ing refugee families adapt to their has brought considerable joy and presence of Prince Albert II, QRC difficult circumstances. made a positive contribution to said in a statement yesterday. The sports programme was alleviating the psychological pres- QNL-Springer pact provides residents QRC will be represented in one of the most successful sup- sure that young refugees face”. Monaco by Dr Mohammed bin port programmes that has been THE PENINSULA access to eBooks, online journals

DOHA: The Qatar National Dr Claudia Lux, Project participation in the global knowl- Library (QNL) and Springer Director of Qatar National edge economy.” have signed a agreement for Library, said: “Qatar National “Springer is very happy to access to eBooks and electronic Library’s approach is truly differ- partner with the Qatar National journals on Springer’s platform ent. We have managed to open a Library and, through this agree- SpringerLink. library digitally first, while other ment, will provide valuable infor- The national licence entitles national libraries have been doing mation to the whole country. Our Qatar to use one of the largest it the other way round. We con- publishing portfolio provides cut- eBook collections worldwide con- sider that access of knowledge is ting-edge research results, solid taining scientific, technical and very important for the business scientific foundations and profes- medical content. in the region and for the entire sional knowledge in all fields of The agreement offers coun- community and we are glad to science and technology. The deal try-wide access to Springer’s expand our service offerings by will help boost Qatar’s efforts in electronic scientific content. partnering with Springer to offer setting up its knowledge econ- Anyone who lives in Qatar and everyone in Qatar full access to omy,” said Derk Haank, CEO of has a valid Qatari ID or resi- Springer’s electronic scientific Springer. dence permit is eligible to regis- content. “We are cooperating closely ter at the library free of charge. “An agreement with Springer, with their academic institu- In this way, all registered mem- the leading global scientific, tech- tions and are convinced that bers of the library will benefit nical and medical publisher, will our content will help Qatar from the national license with- enable people to unlock their achieve its vision of progress out any limitations on user scientific potential and develop and growth.” One of the Syrian teams participating in the Peace Football Championship. classifications the skills that will support their THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 Seminar focuses Bakemart, Engineers Forum bake ‘longest cake’ on intellectual disparity Experts speak at Juvenile Police forum

DOHA: Senior Ministry of Aspire Academy. The second paper Interior officials, experts and was presented by Captain Bana Ali researchers attended a semi- Al Khulaifi, head of Awareness, nar on ‘intellectual connection Media and Research Section between generations… real- at JPD on “the role of security ity and expectancy’ organised institutions in the protection of by Juvenile Police Department children from deviant behaviour (JPD) at the Ministry on resulting from the intellectual dis- Thursday. parity between generations”. The seminar at the Officers Dr Ilham Badr, media and pub- Club auditorium in Civil Defence lic relations director at Qatar Department building at Wadi Sail Foundation for Protection of was part of executing recommen- Children and Woman presented dations of a forum on cultural gap the third paper on ‘communica- The Engineers Forum, an organisation of Keralite engineers, in association with Bakemart, baked Qatar’s longest cake which measured 8.4 metres between generations held last March. tion skills”. in length and 2.4 metres in width. It was made with over 1,500 eggs, 150kg of sponge mix, 200kg of fresh cream and around 50kg of jelly and almost The JPD Director Brigadier The second session was chaired a dozen kilo of caramel and mixed fruit filling. Weighing less than 500kgs, this massive cake was assembled by four pastry chefs and 20 assistants. Ibrahim Eissa Al Buainain said by Professor Thoufeek Sakkar, that the seminar discussed the a researcher at JPD and two issue from different perspectives papers were presented. Dr Abdul such as religious, legal, social and Nasser Saleh, Professor at Qatar NHIC to cover basic psychological. University presented a paper on Qatar to host World Social Profesor Najat Abdullah, ‘social security in terms of social Director of Social Security formats ... intellectual connec- health services Department and specialist in chil- tion between the generations’. dren programme chaired the first Maryam Al Jabir, Head of Juvenile Security Forum from Nov 10 DOHA: The executive regulations of the session, in which three papers and Families Prosecution head national health insurance law to be issued were discussed. presented a paper on ‘legal pro- shortly will clarify the role of the Supreme The first paper on “consider- cedures resulting from cultural DOHA: Qatar will developments and trends in It represents a unique Council Of Health (SCH) as the regula- ing religious and psychological dis- disparity between generations’. host the World Social social security, proactive and opportunity for the leaders tor of the health insurance sector and course in intellectual connection Later a film was shown high- Security Forum (WSSF)/ preventive approaches, shap- of the social security sector the National Health Insurance Company between the generations’ was pre- lighting the cultural gap between International Social ing the future and social secu- to study and discuss ways and (NHIC) in managing and implement- sented by Professor Mohammed the younger and older generations. Security Association (ISSA) rity in the Gulf Cooperation means to further promote ing the insurance scheme, the NHIS has Al Anzi, Social work specialist at THE PENINSULA in Doha from November Council countries. and develop social security clarified. 10 to 15. The forum will The forum will have a spe- systems in the Gulf region. The NHIC, fully owned by the government, address some of the major cial session on social security Qatar has hosted many will cover basic health services for citizens, Two killed in road accident issues facing social protec- and civil retirement systems international conferences, residents and visitors. Any additional serv- tion systems worldwide. in the GCC states. It will be but the WSSF will be the ices will be provided by the private insurance DOHA: Two people — a woman and a youth — were killed in a The General Retirement attended by heads of GCC first global social security sector. The details of what the health insur- road accident on the Al Wakra-Mesaieed road on Thursday. and Social Insurance pension and social insur- event in the country. It will ance packages will include are currently being The incident happened when a Land Cruiser driven by the youth Authority (GRSIA), which ance authorities to assess be attended by over 1000 developed and will be communicated to the collided with a pick up, in which the woman and her husband were is organising the event, said the performance of pension social security policy-makers public in due course, NHIC said in statement. travelling, according to a report in Al Sharq. The husband was also criti- the forum would analyse chal- systems, address challenges, and CEOs representing social It will be the responsibility of employers to cally injured and admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at the Emergency lenges and solutions to a range and highlight the reforms and security institutions from cover the cost of health insurance for non- Department of the Hamad Medical Corporation, the report said. of key issues facing social developments that have been more than 120 countries. Qatari employees and dependents, it added. THE PENINSULA security today, including global achieved. QNA THE PENINSULA Lack of education root cause of Indian Muslims’ woes: Expert

BY MOBIN PANDIT defence forces. A large number of past stu- “I am not being hypocritical. dents of AMU are employed in DOHA: There are very few What I am saying is absolutely Qatar and other Gulf countries Muslims in India’s defence true,” insisted Shah. His son and in different sectors. forces but that’s because they several other relatives are also in During his stay here Shah don’t make any effort to get in the Indian defence forces. attended, as chief guest, an event there, and not due to any dis- According to him, during the held by a key association of the crimination, says a retired selection process for the Indian university’s alumni (Bazm-e-Alig). Indian lieutenant-general from security forces a candidate just Shah insisted in remarks to the community who was here on has a “chest number” and no The Peninsula during a brief inter- a brief visit late last week. name identifying him. view that the root cause of all the Zameer Uddin Shah, however, “So how on earth someone is malaise Indian Muslims suffered agreed to a suggestion that fellow going to know who you are and today was a lack of education. Muslims back home may have a what your religious affiliation is.” He said one of the key ini- perception of being discriminated Shah said the talk, or percep- tiatives he had taken during his against when it came to recruit- tion, of discrimination stems vice-chancellorship at AMU was ment to security forces. from a lack of confidence which, to raise awareness among young But he quickly added that such in turn, is an outcome of a lack Muslim students about making a thinking was faulty as the Indian of education. career in defence. defence forces were the most sec- “Discrimination is in human “We got to be true to our salt,” ular. “If the talk of discrimination nature. If you are uneducated he told a large group of secondary were true, I would have retired as you are prone to falling prey to school students of AMU during a major or a colonel at the most,” discrimination. Discrimination is such a campaign. His effort led said Shah. only about uneducated people.” to some 10 students eventually He said the fact that he climbed Shah currently heads an elite making it to the National Defence up the rungs based on merit, and Muslim educational institution in Academy (NDA) as a start, he not only became a lieutenant-gen- India, Aligarh Muslim University said. eral but also deputy chief of army (AMU), in the country’s most At AMU, Shah plans to revital- staff amply demonstrated the populous northern state of Uttar ise a residential coaching academy secular character of the Indian Pradesh (UP). so meritorious Muslim students can be rigorously prepared to make it to elite Indian civil, police and allied services through com- petitive examinations. Over 90 years old, AMU has a large residential campus, with its current student strength being 28,000. Of this, some 15,000 stu- dents stay in hostels. But a severe shortage of hostel accommodation has led to over- crowding. “These 15,000 students are accommodated in rooms meant just for 6,000. So we are currently busy trying to address this problem,” he said. He seemed upset about criti- cisms that a man with army back- ground should head as large an educational institution as AMU. “The fact is that the Indian army lays tremendous emphasis on education,” said Shah, pointing out that during his over 40-year- stint with the Indian armed forces, he had headed various key training and army educational institutions as well. Incidentally, Shah’s younger brother is a famous Bollywood Lieutenant-General (Retired) Zameer Uddin Shah with his wife during their actor, Nasseruddin Shah. visit to Doha. (KAMUTTY VP) THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2013 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME / MIDDLE EAST

Warplanes hit Libya bombing rebel area near Damascus Battles rage between rebels, troops

BEIRUT: Syria’s air force meanwhile, said two people were struck Sbeineh south of wounded in shelling by “terror- Damascus yesterday, as loyal- ists” of the Bab Jabieh neighbour- ists pressed a fierce bid to crush hood of central Damascus. rebel bastions around the capi- Southeast of Damascus, several tal, a monitoring group said. mortar rounds smashed into the In northern Syria, Kurdish majority Christian-Druze neigh- fighters made fresh progress in an bourhood of Jaramana, wounding advance against Al Qaeda-linked nine people, said SANA. jihadists, the Syrian Observatory In rebel-held Yabrud, northeast for Human Rights reported. of the capital, one person was South of Damascus, “war- killed and several were wounded planes struck areas of Sbeineh... in a car bomb explosion, according as regime troops shelled the to the Observatory. town,” said the Britain-based Both central Damascus and Observatory. Jaramana, which are firmly under Rebels on the capital’s south- army control, have come under ern front were battling govern- frequent shellfire in past weeks. ment troops backed by both Elsewhere, Kurdish fighters pro-regime militias and fighters pressed an advance against the from the Lebanese Shia move- Islamic State of Iraq and the A man walks through the bombed out remains of the Rotana Cafe in Benghazi yesterday. According to the police, it was not known who was behind ment Hezbollah. Levant in the majority Kurdish the bombing, but there were no casualties. “The strike was part of the province of Hasake, said the regime’s offensive against rebel Observatory. areas in and around southern Yesterday, they took over sev- Damascus,” Observatory director eral villages and military positions Rami Abdel Rahman said. surrounding Ras Al Ain, which There has been a marked esca- borders Turkey. Police summon top Bahrain opposition leader lation along Damascus’ southern According to the Observatory, belt, which has been under a suf- Kurdish militia are now in control DUBAI: The Bahraini police and revenge against the peace- that amount to terrorist crimes”. a mid-March deadly crackdown. focating siege for months, giving of a stretch of 25 kilometres along yesterday summoned the head ful opposition that is demanding On September 29, a court sen- At least 89 people have been rise to widespread malnutrition the Syrian-Turkish border, to the of the main Shia opposition fac- democracy and rejects tyranny,” tenced 50 Shias, including a top killed in Bahrain since the Arab especially among children. west of Ras Al Ain. tion for questioning, the group the statement said. Iraqi cleric, to up to 15 years in Spring-inspired protests erupted, In eastern Damascus, battles The advance comes less than said, as tensions persist in the The summons comes just over a jail for forming the February according to the International raged between rebels and troops, a week after Kurdish fighters Sunni-ruled kingdom. week after Al Wefaq’s leading fig- 14 Coalition clandestine group, Federation for Human Rights. while loyalists also pressed an drove out jihadists and took over The summons was delivered to ure Khalil Marzooq was released which is blamed for most of the Demonstrators frequently advance in Barzeh, north of the the Yaarubiyeh border crossing Ali Salman’s house in the morn- from jail at the opening of his trial confrontations between security clash with security forces in Shia capital, the Observatory said. with Iraq. ing, the opposition Al Wefaq asso- for inciting terrorism. forces and members of Bahrain’s villages outside Manama. The regime has for months Syria’s conflict, which has killed ciation said in a statement, adding Marzooq, a former MP, was Shia majority. Bahrain is the home base of the been trying to secure the capi- more than 120,000 people, was it was not clear why he was being arrested in September after The group is believed to be the US Fifth Fleet and Washington is tal, which is surrounded by rebel sparked by a regime crackdown called in for questioning. being summoned for questioning main force behind a month-long a long-standing ally of the ruling positions. on pro-democracy protests. “It is believed to be part of a and later charged by the general protest that erupted on February Al-Khalifa dynasty. State news agency SANA, AFP campaign of political blackmail prosecutor with “promoting acts 14, 2011 before it was dispersed in AFP

19 Alawites wounded in Lebanon attacks Iran arrests head of

TRIPOLI: A wave of attacks Speaking on condition of motivated by sectarianism in Germans abducted, freed then arrested anonymity, a barber from Jabal reformist daily the northern Lebanese city of Mohsen who works in central Tripoli has wounded 19 mem- BEIRUT: Two German men kidnapped in eastern Lebanon Tripoli said he is afraid of going TEHRAN: Iran yesterday bers of the minority Alawite were freed yesterday, hours after their abduction, but police to work. arrested the head of reformist New ‘Death to sect this week, a security offi- immediately arrested them on drug trafficking charges, the offi- “Ever since the latest bat- daily Bahar, Saeed Pourazizi, cial said yesterday. cial National News Agency reported. tle ended, I’ve received threats for publishing an article seen by America’ songs Nine Alawite workers were “The Germans abducted last night in the eastern Bekaa Valley by phone. I’m scared of going to critics as questioning the beliefs wounded yesterday when gunmen were released today,” NNA said. (central) Tripoli. I’m thinking of of Shia Islam, Fars news agency TEHRAN: Hardliners in shot and beat them. “After they were freed, a police unit from the Internal Security closing my shop down,” he said. reported. Iran have unveiled two new The bus they had been travel- Force arrested the Germans on charges of drug trafficking, and a Many of Tripoli’s residents long “Today he was summoned to “Death to America” songs ling in stopped to let two Sunni search for the abductors is underway,” it reported. for peace, as every fresh outbreak the prosecutor’s office... He was at the former US Embassy passengers off at the entrance to The Germans were seized on Friday by unknown gunmen of violence forces schools and uni- arrested and transferred to Evin in Tehran, hoping to keep the Bab Al Tebbaneh area, where demanding a ransom for their release, in what a security official versities to close. prison,” in northern Tehran, his anger high ahead of nuclear the gunmen were waiting. said appeared to be a criminal rather than a political act. “I condemn these attacks wife Masoumeh Shahriari told talks with Western powers. “All nine Alawites had either AFP (against Alawites),” said 35-year- Fars. They performed the songs gunshot or beating wounds and old Sunni resident, Khaled Al Shahriari said the public pros- yesterday ahead of a planned were taken to hospital for treat- in Tripoli’s central Tal Square. revolt against President Bashar Rafei. ecutor had “lodged a complaint” massive protest tomorrow to ment,” the security official said. Another Alawite man, who Al Assad, while Alawites, who “What happened today is bad against Pourazizi, who was trying mark the anniversary of the “The bus they were on stopped works for the city municipality, belong to the same Shia-offshoot and the state must detain who- to negotiate being released on bail. US Embassy takeover in 1979. at the entry of Bab Al Tebbaneh. was also attacked by a knife- sect as Assad, support his regime. ever was behind the attacks, “We have not been informed AP That’s when the gunmen wielding assailant in a separate The latest fighting ended when whatever their political or sec- about the amount of money attacked,” the official added. incident. the army deployed along Syria tarian affiliations.” needed for the bail,” she said. conflicts” and that the daily had A doctor who treated the Tripoli is Lebanon’s second city Street, which separates the two Lebanon was dominated by Iran’s press watchdog banned received earlier warnings. men said none had been injured and is the scene of frequent Syria- districts and acts as the make- Damascus for 30 years until Bahar last week because of an And judiciary chief Ayatollah critically. linked battles, that pit Sunnis shift frontline. 2005, and its population is deeply article seen by many as question- Sadegh Larijani warned Three more Alawites suffered from Bab Al Tebbaneh against Tripoli’s population is 80 divided into pro- and anti-Assad ing a core belief of Shia Islam. Wednesday that his department knife wounds yesterday after they Alawites in Jabal Mohsen. percent Sunni and 11 percent camps. Prior to the ban, the daily issued will “act with determination were attacked by unknown men Most Sunnis support Syria’s Alawite. AFP an apology note, saying publishing against those who falsify the his- the article was an “unintentional tory and try to undermine the mistake” and it had temporarily fundamentals of the regime.” suspended activities to “ease the President Hassan Rouhani Jordanians protest tensions”. pledged to work for more social Nine dead in Egypt Culture Minister Ali Janati freedom during his poll campaign. said the article “foments religious AFP revenge killings ASSIUT: Security officials in Egypt say a fight between two families sparked by a dispute in a line to buy bread has killed Too much emphasis on nine people. The officials said yesterday the feud began a month earlier in a numbers, says expert town in the southern governo- rate of Assiut when a member of Continued from page 1 social media often gets sidelined. the Shaibaa tribe was killed in a Alternatively, there are a hand- These entities are also on the fight over who was first in line to ful of social media experts who lookout for bilingual social media buy bread. Four members of the are familiar with media ethics. experts, who are difficult to find rival family were charged over the Ghazanfarullah Khan, a blog- here. killing. ger and social media expert, said Mohammed has recently After a court hearing yester- one mistake that companies and formed the Qatar chapter of rday, officials say members of organisations often make is that Social Media Club, which has the Shaibaa pursued the defend- they put too much emphasis on more than 300 chapters world- ants’ relatives, killing two and numbers. “It’s all about numbers wide, with the aim to change the their driver. The officials say the here. Companies are interested approach to online communities. bereaved relatives then went to in how many followers they have “There are many projects going the house of the Shaibaa and on Twitter, how many people like on in Qatar, we also have a clear killed six. their page on Facebook; but there vision. It is time for us to have The officials spoke on condi- is very little real-time communi- our own social media strategies tion of anonymity in line with cation between these companies and engage with people, because regulations. and the public on the Internet.” the new media have given people Revenge killings are common Relatives of Jordanian prisoners in Israeli jails hold up their photos during a protest to demand their release, Khan points out that as compa- the power to influence our repu- in southern Egypt. in Amman yesterday. nies become dependent on agen- tation,” he said. AP cies for marketing and publicity, THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2013 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Tunisian parties in deadlock over PM Ennahda, opposition disagree on contenders to top post

TUNIS: Tunisia’s ruling of independents as part of a with UGTT secretary general Islamist party Ennahda and roadmap. Housine Abassi. the opposition were deadlocked The Islamist-led government Ennahda and its opponents in talks yesterday to choose a opened talks with the opposition disagree on the frontrunners new prime minister tasked with on October 25 to form the new to become prime minister — steering the country out of a government, agree on a much- Mohamed Ennaceur, 79, and months-long political crisis. delayed constitution and prepare Ahmed Mestiri, 88, two veteran After an unsuccessful meeting for elections. politicians and former ministers. in the morning, the parties sat The road map to resolve the Both are well respected and down again at around 1630 GMT crisis was drafted by mediators served under the late Habib to carry on with the discussions. including the powerful UGTT Bourguiba, who led the fight for “We have not reached a con- trade union, which announced Tunisia’s independence from sensus yet but we are on the way,” the latest setback. its French colonial masters senior Ennahda official Ameur It said a meeting on Friday and served as its first president Larayedh told reporters. of party leaders to chose a new (1957-1987). Tensions have gripped Tunisia premier bogged down in disagree- Press reports said Ennahda and since the 2011 uprising that top- ment over four candidates. its secular coalition partner were pled veteran dictator Zine El The delegates agreed to set up a backing Mestiri, while the opposi- Men shout slogans during a protest outside the home of Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi against fighting Abidine Ben Ali and were exac- new committee tasked with over- tion was in favour of Ennaceur. between the Shia Houthi movement and Salafi militants in the northern town of Damaj, in Sanaa yesterday. erbated with the murder this year coming the stalemate, the UGTT But Bourad Amdouni, a repre- of two opposition politicians by said in a statement overnight. sentative for a coalition of leftist suspected Islamist radicals. The committee compris- parties, said Mestiri, who held Ennahda, a moderate Islamist ing the head of the National several key portfolios in successive party whose resignation has been Constituent Assembly, Mustapha governments under Bourguiba, “is Islamists, Shias in Yemen truce demanded by the opposition, has Ben Jaafar, Ennahda chief Rached not (physically) up to fulfilling the pledged to step down and allow Ghannouchi and five opposition mission of prime minister.” SANAA: Shia rebels and Sunni yesterday that its teams were still ambulances into the area. the creation of a government figures met yesterday morning AFP Islamist fighters have agreed to being denied access to Dammaj. “Every minute we lose waiting a ceasefire in a northern Yemeni “We deplore the lack of access to get into Dammaj and the sur- town but the Red Cross is still to Dammaj, where the number of rounding area is a potential life being denied access, military wounded people in need of evac- lost,” said Schweizer. and aid officials said yesterday. uation is growing,” said Cedric Dammaj has been the scene of Clashes that killed at least 11 Schweizer, the ICRC director in frequent clashes between Sunni South Sudan leader back from exile people ended at 5 pm on Friday, Sanaa. Islamists and the Huthis, for the official said according to the “We are particularly concerned whom Saada is a stronghold. JUBA: South Sudan’s contro- as he arrived in the airport from on the other country’s territory. defence ministry news website about people who need emergency Thousands of Sunni Salafist versial opposition leader Lam the capital Juba. Since leaving South Sudan in 26sep.net. assistance. We appeal for a halt Islamists demonstrated in Sanaa Akol returned home for first “This is the time for the people November 2011, Akol spent much Troops have been deployed in to the violence and for immediate yesterday in support of their time in two years yesterday, of South Sudan to come together of his time in exile in Khartoum. areas evacuated by the two sides, and unconditional access, so that co-religionists. after a presidential pardon and hold together.” The presidential pardon last he added. we can evacuate the wounded A statement by Ansarullah cleared him of allegations of Akol, who challenged Kiir month — which also included The fighting with mortar and and deliver much-needed medi- (Partisans of God), the official encouraging armed rebels. in 2010 elections and heads other political rivals and rebel rocket fire had been concen- cal assistance,” Schweizer said in name for the Huthi rebels, has Akol was a former warlord the Sudan People’s Liberation commanders — was seen as a trated on the Mazraa mosque a statement. charged that Sunni extremists who fought on both sides during Movement-Democratic Change way to trying to bolster political and a Koranic school held by the Tribal sources put the death had “transformed the centre of Sudan’s 1983-2005 civil war, and party, was accused of backing a support and settle long-running Islamists in the village of Dammaj toll at least 11, but the Sunnis Dammaj into a real barracks for the biggest critic of South Sudan’s rebellion with troops armed by disputes that originated during in Saada province and surrounded have said the number on their thousands of armed foreigners.” President Salva Kiir since split- Khartoum, claims both Akol and the war decades ago. by Zaidi rebels, also known as side killed in the shelling was Last month, at least 42 people ting from the ruling party in 2009. Sudan have always denied. It also follows a complete Huthis. much higher. were killed in clashes in Amran “I am extremely happy to be in Khartoum and Juba have traded reshuffle of government. But the International On Friday, the ICRC urged province, and in the Ibb region. South Sudan,” Akol told reporters accusations each is backing rebels AFP Committee of the Red Cross said an immediate ceasefire to allow AFP SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2013 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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HE decision of the Georgian Prime Minister to step aside in favour of his protégé is of crucial import for the nascent polity of the South Caucasus nation. TBillionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili named Interior Minister Irakly Garibashvili as the new prime minister to Security holes gave Snowden head the state, which is going to devolve major powers to the new parliament in a transition to a parliamentary form of government. The move comes in the wake of Georgy access to state secrets Margvelashvili winning the presidential vote earlier this week, bringing to power the Georgian Dream coalition in the BY COLBERT I KING politically fractious nation. This year, in my current capacity, I The most junior Foreign Service All eyes will now be on Garibashvili, likely one of the was sitting in the office of an ambas- officer or government civil servant youngest prime ministers at 31. Georgia straddles an hat’s this about govern- sador in Washington when a member entrusted with sensitive information important gas route from Azerbaijan to Europe. The former ments spying on their of his staff alerted him to an important assumes that emails and cellphones Soviet Republic is of strategic importance to its northern closest allies? call. There was a phone on the ambas- are susceptible to eavesdropping. What We called it “the bub- sador’s desk. But he left the room to makes a head of state behave as if he or neighbour Russia, which fought a five-day war over the W ble.” It was a 12-by-15-foot acoustic take the call. she is immune from monitoring? breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossettia. The conference room made of clear plastic It turns out that his prime minister Which brings up another tactless war, under the stewardship of outgoing President Mikheil and aluminum. There were at least five was calling from overseas. The ambas- question: Why haven’t the security serv- Saakashvili, further strained ties with Moscow, which found it inches of space between the walls of sador went to a secure location in the ices of those foreign leaders developed hard to let one of its outcrops lean towards Washington. the bubble and the walls of the room embassy where he could conduct a con- countermeasures to prevent successful in which it was located. The bubble’s fidential conversation. spying on personal communications? Ivanishvili, self-admittedly never the politician, felt the heat plastic walls, ceiling and floor allowed True, he was in the capital city of The danger here isn’t simply that the of Georgian politics even within the sequestered confines of his visual inspection for electronic listening his nation’s closest ally. But the mat- NSA may have overstepped its bounds glass-and-steel mansion in the capital within months of taking devices, or “bugs.” ter to be discussed was for the ears of with respect to US allies. The intelli- over as the prime minister. The Forbes-ranked Ivanishvili As an extra security measure, a noise- his countrymen only, US friendship gence services of the foes of Germany, fought the widely-held belief within generating machine was installed in the notwithstanding. France, Spain, Brazil and the like may the country that he would make outer room to prevent interception of Today, as the United States has have the capacity to listen in on high- any discussions of classified information been doing for decades, close allies level conversations. Georgia’s new the nation subservient to Russian within the bubble. in Europe, the Middle East and else- The naivete of outraged foreign lead- 31-year-old interests after coming to power in The outer room where take similar precautions even ers and their vulnerability to spying are 2012. He had many former politicians was secured by a when their missions are in friendly nearly — but not totally — as surprising prime minister belonging to Saakashvili’s United combination lock, countries. as the scale of NSA snooping. How in the world the code known Gentlemen may know that it is The NSA revelations, meanwhile, needs to address National Movement charged with corruption and thrown behind bars. is it possible only to my office. bad form to read each other’s mail or should not draw attention away from daunting The first to eavesdrop. But in diplomacy and the revelations’ primary source: Edward With Saakashvili — his bete noire— that a high US “bubble” national security, the desire to know Joseph Snowden. domestic and squirming in the presidential palace, school dropout was installed what another country is up to tends to How in the world is it possible that Ivanishvili kept the political heat after hidden overwhelm any sense of rectitude. a high school dropout with a GED, a international up in the nation of 4.5 million. The with a GED, microphones Consequently, the European outrage community college student who didn’t issues. former Soviet Republic’s fate now a community were found in over snooping among friends may be graduate, a failed Army recruit and American diplo- slightly overdone. That is an entirely security guard can catapult himself hinges on how the new dispensation college student matic missions in separate matter from the National into a CIA information technology job, deals with the challenges of economic who didn’t Moscow, Prague Security Agency’s vacuum-cleaner-like an overseas posting and subsequently growth and poverty. Saakashvili was credited with introducing and elsewhere in collection of the communication records a $200,000-a-year job with a company a zero-tolerance policy to corruption and brought it down with graduate, the 1960s. and metadata of millions of Americans, contracted to do NSA work in Hawaii, an iron hand. Lack of experience notwithstanding, Garibashvili can catapult Our bubble, including private citizens and, appar- where he was able to gain access will be expected to address major issues of governance with within a room on ently, foreign citizens both here and to the crown jewels of America’s himself into a an upper floor of overseas. secrets? alacrity. The Georgian people, by now quite impatient with CIA information the US Embassy The scope of that intelligence-col- Whistle-blower, traitor, patriot: their politicians, are unlikely to give him much time. in Bad Godesberg, lection programme, disputed by Gen Debate the labels all you want. The gov- On the international policy front, Garibashvili will have to technology job. West Germany, Keith Alexander, the director of the ernment has charged him with espio- deal with Georgia’s former master Russia, which is already was a counter- NSA, this week is the cause of uproar nage. Take it up with Attorney General jousting with former republics to keep its stranglehold on measure against possible technical around the country and in Congress. Eric Holder. power. Georgia’s aspiration to join the North Atlantic Treaty penetration by the Soviet KGB and the There is still much to sort out and I want to know how Snowden got East German Stasi. But Eastern Bloc probably reform. his hands on so much of the nation’s Organisation (Nato) and the European Union need to be countries weren’t the only concern. The monitoring of foreign lead- most sensitive intelligence and was nurtured with zeal to pave the way for the country to be part Our bubble allowed classified dis- ers’ phone calls, however, is closer able to flee the country, all within three of the multilateral alliances in the future• cussions to occur beyond the hearing to the larger deed of spying on allied months. The major concern for the new democracy should be of our host and ally, the-then Federal governments. Damage? Done by the US government whether Ivanishvili will pull the strings from behind to rule Republic of Germany, and our friends Which takes us to an indelicate ques- to itself. down the road in the French and British tion: Why is a foreign leader, a reposi- King is a former deputy editorial page the country. The relatively inexperienced Garibashvili may embassies. tory of a nation’s secrets, communicating editor of The Washington Post. become susceptible to the tycoon’s influence, which may affect That was nearly 50 years ago. by text messages and smartphone? WP-BLOOMBERG decision-making • The other side Quote of A global crisis the day HE tragedy of people who braving perilous journeys in flimsy boats would employ ships to keep the emi- to contemplate a greater crisis that is fly from poverty, war and to reach Australia from Southeast Asian grants in check, though criticised for gathering force. Soon, there will be a persecution in their own country destinations. its harsh tone, is nevertheless another new class of evicted, climate refugees Tin the indestructible hope that This is a humanitarian crisis that can sign of putting national interests before who are forced to flee as lands turn a golden future lies somewhere across be solved only multilaterally. While the philanthropy. barren or the sea rises up and begins to Suspending the border only to be led to doom by first refugees who trickle in are at times The obvious solution is of course rapidly swallow sinking coastal regions. the mirage of hope is becoming a too- accommodated by the countries where to prevent conflict. There are some The thoughtless and unrestrained con- Bassem Youssef’s often repeated leitmotif and is losing they head, when the trickle becomes instances when conflicts could have sumption of natural resources have the power to move society and drive it a steady flow national interests force been averted had the warring sides’ brought in global warming and climate programme is an to take action. charity to stop even though it goes neighbours or allies who exert a strong change. Extreme climates and changes The discovery of the Sahara tragedy against humanitarian principles. With influence on them, had pressured them in rainfall patterns have been stoking unwise decision that came after another human disaster. In the Syrian crisis raging on without any into crying off. However, such interven- droughts, floods and glacial melts. stirred resentment October, nearly 200 people, including sign of a resolution, Turkey, for instance, tion is rarely proving successful these Nature’s fury has far more greater Eritreans, Syrians and Somalis, per- was compelled to close its borders days. And at times they come in the power to harm than humans’ and to and concern about ished near Italy’s Lampedusa Island, after having accommodated an ear- form of greater violence, triggering an cope with then nations need to work freedoms. triggering consternation. Prior to this lier influx. Australia’s declaration that it even greater cycle of suffering. together, not remain at one another’s Amr Moussa there have been regular tales of people would push back new boat arrivals and Perhaps the world would do well throats. Khaleej Times Egyptian politician SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2013 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 How Obama turned Iraq victory into defeat The US has fought too hard, sacrificed and invested too much to allow Iraq to descend into violence once again.

BY JOHN MCCAIN and LINDSEY But the Obama administration cannot GRAHAM escape its own culpability for this enor- mous failure. raqi Prime Minister Nouri Al The “blame Bush” approach will not Maliki visited Washington last work this time. Whatever the Bush week amid a political and security administration got wrong about Iraq, it crisis in Iraq that is as bad as any got one very important thing right: The the country has experienced since recognition in early 2007 that the conflict theI worst days of the insurgency in 2007 needed a different strategy, more troops and 2008. Iraq is being lost. And while and other resources, and different mili- the Obama administration may seek to tary leadership in the country. avoid blame, or shift blame yet again to This strategy, known as “the Surge,” the Bush administration, it should not helped create the political and security be allowed to avoid its own responsibility conditions upon which the Iraqi people for the ongoing deterioration of Iraq — or could build. Additional US troops secured what to do about it now. the streets and provided a security mech- By nearly every indicator, the situation anism through which the development of in Iraq has worsened dramatically since Iraq’s own military was accelerated. At the beginning of the conflict in Syria the same time, Sunni tribal leaders began and the withdrawal of US forces from to fight back against the most radical ele- Iraq in 2011. An analysis this month by ments of the insurgency who had threat- the Washington Institute for Near East ened their traditional power structures. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki (left) with US President Barack Obama in the Oval Office at the White House on Friday. Policy captured the depths of the cur- Known as the Awakening, or Sahwa, rent crisis: “In 2010, the low point for the Sunni tribal community turned the Al Qaeda effort in Iraq, car bombings against Al Qaeda and, with the help of corrupt leaders have been pushed out; effort to reach such an agreement. We driving down levels of violence, signifi- declined to an average of 10 a month and US forces, degraded the insurgency. As more moderate Shia leadership had been travelled to Iraq in May 2011, only several cantly degrading Al Qaeda in Iraq, and multiple location attacks occurred only Al Qaeda was crushed and its attacks empowered; and there was a real oppor- months away from the deadline that our building a constitutional order in which two or three times a year. against Shia Iraqi communities declined, tunity through continued US support commanders had set for the beginning of differences could be resolved peacefully In 2013, so far there has been an aver- the Maliki government and the Iraqi and engagement to strengthen a consti- the withdrawal. and politically. age of 68 car bombings a month and a Security Forces were empowered to push tutional order in Iraq that was open to Such a strategy should unite Iraqis of Five years later, Iraq is beset by esca- multiple-location strike every 10 days.” back on Shia militants groups and play all Iraqis, regardless of sect or ethnicity. every sect and ethnicity in a reformed lating levels of violence, growing political The UN estimates that nearly 7,000 civil- a more constructive role in the country’s Nowhere was the Obama administra- constitutional order based on the rule polarisation, and a resurgent Al Qaeda in ians have been killed in Iraq this year security. This is how Iraqis were able to tion’s failure more pronounced than dur- of law, which can give Iraqis a real stake Iraq and Syria that now possesses a base alone. What’s worse, the deteriorating escape the depths of civil war. ing the debate over whether to maintain in their nation’s progress, marginal- of operations in the heart of the Middle conflict in Syria has enabled Al Qaeda In addition to the military successes a limited number of US troops in Iraq ise Al Qaeda in Iraq and other violent East. in Iraq to transform into the larger and produced by the surge, an equally impor- beyond the 2011 expiration of the 2008 extremists, and bring lasting peace to the The current failure in Iraq has unfolded more lethal Islamic State of Iraq and tant component of this strategy was the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) — a country. on the Obama administration’s watch, Al Sham (ISIS), which now has a major political signal sent by President Bush debate in which we were actively involved. To be effective, an Iraqi political and it is the president’s responsibility to base for operations spanning both Iraq to the Iraqi people that the US was deci- Here, too, the administration is quick strategy should involve sharing greater devise a strategy to address these seri- and Syria. It may just be a matter of sively committed to a successful outcome to lay blame on others for the fact that national power and revenue with Sunni ous national security challenges — for it time until Al Qaeda seeks to use its new there. they tried, and failed, to keep a limited Iraqis, reconciling with Sunni leaders, is folly to believe that the growing failure safe haven in these countries to launch This promise of US support guaran- presence of troops in Iraq. They have and ending de-Baathification and other in Iraq will not ultimately impact the US. attacks against US interests. teed the political process and, in so doing, blamed the Bush administration, of policies of blanket retribution. One only need look at US policy toward We are prepared to assign blame created the necessary political space for course, for mandating the withdrawal in It should include agreements with the Afghanistan in the 1990s to understand for failures in today’s Iraq to the Bush dialogue and consensus-building. It reas- the 2008 SOFA. Kurdistan Regional Government to share the problems inherent to such wishful administration where they are deserved. sured Iraqi politicians that they would This does not ring true, however, hydrocarbon revenues and resolve ter- thinking. Indeed, from 2003-2006, we were among not be abandoned as they made diffi- because as former Secretary of State ritorial disputes. And it requires a clear The US fought too hard and sacrificed President Bush’s toughest and most out- cult political decisions and guaranteed Condoleezza Rice has made clear, the plan commitment that the elections scheduled and invested too much to allow Iraq to spoken critics on Iraq. a framework by which all parties had a all along was to renegotiate the agree- for next year will happen freely, fairly, descend into violence once again. We owe To be sure, most of the blame lies vested interest in building a stable, inclu- ment to allow for a continued presence and inclusively in all parts of Iraq, and it to the brave Americans who fought and with Iraqis themselves, especially Prime sive, and democratic Iraq. of US forces in Iraq. that the necessary preparations will be lost their lives to do everything we can Minister Maliki and his allies, who have Thus, as the Bush administration left The Obama administration also blames taken. While President Obama’s policies to ensure the realisation of the goals in too often pursued a sectarian and author- office, Iraq was at long last heading in a Iraqis for failing to grant the necessary have certainly curtailed US influence in Iraq that they fought so hard to achieve. itarian agenda that has alienated Kurdish more promising direction. Violence was privileges and immunities for a US force Iraq, our nation has enduring national No one wants the Obama administra- Iraqis, disenfranchised Sunni Iraqis, and down significantly; Sunnis were being presence beyond 2011. security interests in Iraq that cannot be tion’s legacy in Iraq to be one of squan- alienated many Shia Iraqis who hold an reintegrated into the political system This, too, is misleading because as we diminished. dering our many hard-won gains there inclusive, pluralistic and democratic through a more equitable distribution of saw firsthand, the administration never The Obama administration inherited but, at present, that is the unfortunate vision for their country. power and resources; some of Iraq’s most undertook the necessary diplomatic a policy in Iraq that was succeeding in reality it is facing. WP-BLOOMBERG Tiananmen attack: Uighurs in spotlight Labour cautious about After a terrorist attack left-wing populism in Beijing, there BY ROBERT PHILPOT or much of the last three decades, left-wing populism has seemed is no way that the something of a contradiction in terms. Even after Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan departed the political stage, the government will relax Fright retained a powerful hold over much of the traditional discourse of populism, inverting and perverting its narrative of the “people versus the powerful” to target government in general and the grip on the area. welfare state in particular, while suggesting to the middle classes that their economic interests were more closely aligned with the super-rich BY RACHEL LU than the working poor. Ed Miliband’s promise in his speech to the Labour party conference n Monday, a jeep rammed into a last month of a “government that fights for you”, his pledges to freeze group of pedestrians and burst energy prices and tell developers to “use the land or lose the land”, and into flames on the avenue next to his portrayal of the recovering economy as a “rising tide [that] just OTiananmen Square, the massive seems to lift the yachts” represents the latest attempt by the Labour public square in Beijing that’s the symbolic leader to challenge neoliberalism’s domination of this important part of heart of the Chinese capital. According to the political terrain. Over the past three years, we have seen Miliband Chinese state media reports, the crash killed Uighurs attend Friday prayers at a mosque in Beijing. frequently attack the “vested interests” and juxtapose wealth-creating three people in the vehicle as well as two “producers” with short-termist “predators”. In so doing, he echoes the pedestrians, while injuring 40 others. The they can do this in front of Tiananmen? I’m local police department in Hunan province language of late 19th-century American populism which, during a similar Chinese police announced Wednesday that very worried all of the sudden, how do they went viral on China’s Internet because it time of economic dislocation and recession, railed against the corporate the incident was an act of “terrorism,” a prevent this type of attacks in the future? reported a scuffle between Uighur cake ven- “parasites” on behalf of the “producers” of the nation’s wealth. suicide attack carried out by three Uighurs Vehicle inspections?” dors and Han, which ended with the Uighurs Nonetheless, Labour should be cautious about the popularity of this — a man, his wife and his mother — from Uighurs, mostly Turkic-speaking Muslims being compensated $25,000 for the destroyed left-wing populism for four reasons. First, as the YouGov poll indicates, Xinjiang, a restive region in northwestern living in northwest China, are one of the coun- cake. For Han Internet users who related sto- there has been a big jump since 2010 in support for Labour among China about 2,000 miles from Beijing. Police try’s 55 officially recognised ethnic minori- ries of being forced to buy cake by Uighur “squeezed middle” voters. also announced they had arrested five people ties. An estimated 10 million Uighurs live migrants, sometimes at knife-point, the Second, as Labour’s experience in the 1980s and the Tories’ in the with Uighur names for planning the crash. in Xinjiang, making up approximately 40 seemingly outrageous sum confirmed their 1990s show, voters can agree with a party on a whole raft of policies – The attack came at a sensitive time, as China’s percent of its population, and bristle under long-held suspicion that Uighurs receive including many which they profess to care deeply about – but if they ruling Chinese Communist Party prepares for heavy-handed restrictions placed on their lan- preferential treatment because of their ethnic do not trust that party to run the economy, it will pay a heavy price at an important plenum meeting on November guage, religion and way of life. Han officials minority status. the ballot box. 9, and is the most high-profile suicide attack there often fail to learn functional Uighur, Qin Ailing, a reporter who has written Third, the correlation between good short-term politics and a credible to strike China’s capital in recent memory. and traditional Uighur male gatherings called about Xinjiang, argued that personal rela- long-term governing agenda is not always a strong one. As Roger Liddle Xinjiang, which means “new frontier”, has meshrep are often banned as “illicit” or dis- tionships were the only way to change the has pointed out, Harold Wilson’s campaigns in the two general elections seen many bloody incidents in recent years. In persed by police. Making matters worse, anti- dynamic. She tweeted on Wednesday that of 1974 promised to tackle the cost of living crisis with a string of price June 2013, 35 people were killed in an attack Uighur discrimination and profiling abound in Chinese should “really pay attention to the controls, rent freezes, and rises in benefits and subsidies which, when against a police station in Shanshan county. In their homeland. Uighur friends around you and the difficult implemented, provoked the “worst postwar crisis in the public finances April 2013, clashes with police killed 21 people, In urban areas, the relationship between predicaments that they’ve encountered in Britain experienced prior to the present one”. including 15 police officers, in Kashgar. In July Han, China’s predominant ethnic group, and their lives — even those who may be prepar- Finally, history suggests populist messages tend to succeed when 2009, ethnic clashes in Urumqi, the capital Uighurs — who are often migrants there eking ing for ‘terrorist activities.’” But with the lat- they are combined with a strong agenda around reforming the state of Xinjiang, left more than 100 dead. (While out a living as street vendors or day labour- est incident, rising comity between Hans and and its institutions. Only when allied in the early 20th century with the the precise death tolls are hard to verify, the ers — can be quite contentious. Colored by Uighurs is unlikely. “After a terrorist attack progressive movement, which wanted to clean up the corrupt machines severity of the conflicts is indisputable.) poor personal experiences with vendors or in the political centre, there is no way” the which dominated American urban politics, did the populist movement If Xinjiang’s troubles seemed remote to resi- pickpockets, many Han attach negative stere- government will relax its grip on the region, succeed. Under presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, dents of Beijing, the Monday attack brought otypes to Uighurs and bitterly complain about one Weibo user said. Conciliation has failed, that fusion produced a raft of measures, including antitrust legislation them much closer to home. “This is the first policies that they perceive to be favourable to he wrote, and “keeping up the high pressure which busted monopolies, the creation of regulatory agencies, and the time that I’ve ever felt so close to a terror- minorities such as Uighurs. is the only way to go” — even if, he continued, introduction of income tax, which fundamentally altered the balance ist attack,” remarked one user of Sina Weibo, Some of those complaints have found their a “vicious cycle” of crackdown and backlash of power between citizen, state and market. China’s Twitter. Another tweeted, “My God, way online. In December 2012, a tweet by a is inevitable. WP-BLOOMBERG THE GUARDIAN SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2013 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL US police probe motive of airport shooting Lone gunman kills TSA agent, sows chaos at busy Los Angeles Airport

LOS ANGELES: Police were indebted,” Garcetti later wrote hunting for a motive yester- on his Facebook account. day after a gunman opened fire The mayor also ordered flags at Los Angeles International on city buildings to fly at half- Airport, killing an unarmed mast in honour of the slain TSA federal official, terrifying hun- agent. dreds, and sowing chaos at the While reports suggested busy transport hub. Ciancia — who was shot several Panicked travellers scram- times before he went down — was bled to escape after the shooter a disgruntled loner, the Federal — identified as 23-year-old Paul Bureau of Investigation said it Anthony Ciancia — armed with could not rule out terrorism. an assault rifle, blasted through a The shooter opened fire in a security checkpoint at the airport crowded terminal of the country’s shortly after 9:00 am (1600 GMT) third-busiest airport. on Friday. He “came into Terminal Three, Ciancia then walked calmly pulled an assault rifle out of a through the terminal seeking bag and began to open fire,” said further victims. He was eventu- Patrick Gannon, head of the air- ally stopped when police shot and port police. wounded him. “He proceeded up into the TV footage showed people div- screening area ... and continued ing to the floor at the sound of shooting,” he said. gunfire and scrambling to escape Police chased the gunman, the terminal. “engaged him in gunfire... and The dead agent was the were able to successfully take him first Transportation Security into custody.” Administration (TSA) employee The terminal remained close killed in the line of duty since yesterday as authorities carried the group was set up following out a detailed investigation of the the September 11, 2001 terrorist shooting. attacks. The TSA, which employs The lone gunman, who report- unarmed screeners at air- Traffic fills airport streets, passing law enforcement vehicles outside Terminal 3, as access to airport terminal parking lots resumes after a shooting at edly had a grudge against the ports, confirmed that one of its the Los Angeles International Airport yesterday. TSA, also wounded seven people employees had died. “Multiple in the rampage. Transportation Security Officers But he was still carrying plenty were shot, one fatally,” said a TSA hunting for TSA agents. During Before the shooting, Ciancia “It looked like it was straight ruled it in,” said an FBI state- of ammunition when he was statement. the shooting spree, which texted his younger brother that out of the movies,” he said. ment. This being Los Angeles, a arrested, said Los Angeles Mayor The FBI later named the lasted less than 10 minutes, he he might harm himself, the Some 750 flights were dis- number of celebrities were caught Eric Garcetti. shooter, and said that he was a approached a number of people Washington Post reported yester- rupted after the Federal Aviation up in the action. “There were more than 100 Los Angeles resident originally cowering in the terminal and day. This led the shooter’s father Administration (FAA) issued a Filming of an episode of the hit more rounds that could have lit- from the eastern state of New pointed his gun at them, asking to contact local New Jersey police, national ground-stop. TV show “Mad Men” underway erally killed everybody in that Jersey. if they “were TSA.” who in turn contacted their coun- Although there was no indi- in nearby Terminal Four was terminal today,” he said, praising Police found a note on the gun- If they answered “no,” he terparts in Los Angeles. cation that other people were halted, a crew member wrote on airport police. “If it were not for man voicing “disappointment in moved on, the Times reported, LAPD officers visited Ciancia’s involved in the attack, the Twitter. their actions, there could have the government” but that he citing witnesses who said he home on Friday but could not find FBI said it could not rule out The shooting comes just weeks been a lot more damage,” he said. did not want to harm “innocent cursed the TSA repeatedly. him, according to the Post. terrorism. ahead of the stressful end-of- “My prayers are with the TSA people,” a law enforcement offi- Late Friday, the TSA identi- Brian Adamick, 43, said he saw “It would be premature to year travel period that includes family today and with your fallen. cial told the Los Angeles Times fied the dead officer as Gerardo a wounded TSA worker, with a comment on a motivation at this Thanksgiving — traditionally the Thank you for your courage and newspaper. Hernandez, 39, US media bloodied ankle, board a shuttle time and joint investigators have busiest travel time of the year — your service. Our country is It appeared that Ciancia was reported. bus helping passengers escape. neither ruled out terrorism, nor and Christmas. AFP

Silent protest in London Italy justice minister faces calls to Film on Mandela’s quit over influence allegations struggles opens ROME: Italian Justice Minister Anna Maria Cancellieri faced calls to resign yesterday over accusations she used her influence in South Africa to get the ailing daughter of a former insurance magnate out of prison. JOHANNESBURG: Nelson The loss of an influential minister could further destabilise Prime Mandela is “fine” after his Minister Enrico Letta’s fragile right-left coalition, where tensions critical lung illness earlier this are already running high ahead of a vote to expel centre-right year, fellow ex-political pris- leader Silvio Berlusconi from parliament later this month over his oner Tokyo Sexwale said ahead conviction for tax fraud. of the premiere today of a film The opposition 5-Star Movement said on Friday it would present based on the South African a no-confidence motion against Cancellieri and the Democratic Party icon’s autobiography. (PD), the largest bloc supporting the government, called on her to “So all of you are wondering address parliament on the matter. Cancellieri stood firm against where is he. Madiba says of his the resignation demands. state of health ‘I am not ill, I am just old’,” Sexwale told journalists yesterday, using Mandela’s clan name. Georgian PM names successor “So, he is fine, he is out of hos- TBILISI: Georgia’s prime minister yesterday proposed his close pital, he is back at home, that ally, Interior Minister Irakly Garibashvili, to succeed him when much is known. But his spirit is he steps down in the next few weeks. with us.” Billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili has said he will quit as premier Mandela, 95, has been receiving after Georgy Margvelashvili is sworn in as president on November intensive care for a respiratory 17. The prime minister’s position is now the most powerful in the illness at his Johannesburg home former Soviet republic under constitutional changes which trans- since September 1 after spending ferred many of the president’s responsibilities. 86 days in a Pretoria hospital in a Garibashvili still has to be nominated by parliament and approved critical condition. Demonstrators take part in a silent protest outside the Russian embassy in west London yesterday in sup- by Margvelashvili, but both steps are a formality as Ivanishvili’s Sexwale, a former government port of Kieron Bryan, a journalist held in a Russian prison. Kieron Bryan was among 30 environmentalists on Georgian Dream coalition dominates the assembly and the presi- minister who like Mandela had board Greenpeace’s Arctic Sunrise ship, arrested by Russian forces in a commando-style operation when dent is an ally of Ivanishvili. Margvelashvili was elected last month been imprisoned by the white- two activists tried to scale an oil rig on September 18. to take over from pro-Western Mikheil Saakashvili, who spent a minority apartheid regime, was decade in power. speaking ahead of the premiere of “Mandela, Long walk to freedom”, which is to hit South African cin- Greeks fear more violence emas on November 28. Kenyan president to review press law The film will be released in the ATHENS: A brazen drive-by shooting that killed two young US in December. The movie, largely NAIROBI: Kenyan President from working. The bill would also stations and news websites — members of Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn party has shocked based on Mandela’s autobiography Uhuru Kenyatta will review a herald strict controls on radio and called the law “draconian and Greeks and prompted soul-searching about whether the crisis- of the same name traces the life press law passed by parliament television broadcasts, with sta- very punitive.” hit country is slipping into a “cycle of violence”. of the anti-apartheid icon from that has sparked outrage among tions obliged to ensure that 45 The Nation newspaper splashed Greece’s anti-terrorism force is investigating whether Friday’s his childhood in the rural Eastern the media, his spokesman said percent of programme content its Saturday front page with the rush hour shooting outside the party’s offices in Athens was retalia- Cape to his election as the country’s yesterday, promising not to and advertising is locally-made. bold headline “No, Mr President!”. tion for a fatal stabbing of an anti-fascism rapper by a Golden Dawn first black president in 1994. “gag” journalists. The president “says Kenya will Under the new bill, media supporter in September, police said. Rapper Pavlos Fissas’s death “It was very emotional to watch If passed into law the bill, not gag media, but media must houses can be fined up to 20m sparked protests across Greece and a government crackdown on it,” Mandela’s 53-year-old daugh- which must first be approved by embrace responsibility with same Kenyan shillings and individual Golden Dawn, which is widely considered neo-Nazi and is blamed for ter Zindzi said of the movie, refus- Kenyatta, would lead to huge fines zeal it deploys in pursuit of free- journalists up to one million, with attacks against migrants. “We cannot let this cycle of violence con- ing to comment on her father’s against journalists and media dom,” Esipisu added. the additional risk of being “de- tinue,” Makis Voridis, a senior lawmaker in Prime Minister Antonis health. organisations that violated a code The passing of the bill comes listed”, or barred from receiving Samaras’s New Democracy party, told Mega TV. “This must end here.” Mandela spent 27 years in of conduct. as Kenya takes a string of meas- official press accreditation. jail for activism against the rac- Kenyatta “will review (the) ures to reinforce national secu- The tribunal also has the ist regime, and left his jail cell media bill to ensure it is consist- rity in the wake of the September power to seize the property of an Niger detains migrants after desert tragedy preaching equality and forgive- ent” with the constitution, and attack by Islamist gunmen on the offender if a fine is not paid. NIAMEY: Niger has detained 100 migrants crossing the Sahara ness, winning him worldwide will “talk with stakeholders if Westgate shopping mall. The US-based Committee to to Algeria, a security source said yesterday, in a crackdown on admiration as a peace icon. changes (are) needed,” spokes- Kenyan media drew the ire of Protect Journalists (CPJ) called illegal migration after 92 people died trying to make the same His lung problems date back man Manoah Esipisu said in authorities by broadcasting secu- on Kenyatta to block the bill journey. The migrants, who were mostly men but also included to his time in jail and the former statement. rity camera footage of troops who entirely. children, were rounded up in the desert and have been placed statesman has faced several MPs voted in a late-night sit- were dispatched to the scene of “This draconian bill realises the in police cells in the northern town of Arlit, a transit point for health scares, but his latest hos- ting Thursday to set up a new the attack purportedly robbing media’s worst nightmare, where people seeking passage to Algeria, the source said. “The migrants pitalisation was his longest and Communications and Multimedia the upmarket mall. government makes itself both are being held at the gendarmerie but we do not yet know what forced adoring South Africans to Appeals Tribunal with the teeth Cyrus Kamau, managing direc- judge and jury of what journalists will become of them,” said the security source. According to an come to terms with the mortal- to impose penalties of up to 20m tor for Capital Group -- home to say and how they say it,” said CPJ aid group in Arlit, the group were travelling on board two lorries ity of the man who brought them Kenyan shillings ($234,000) on CapitalFM, one of Kenya’s most East Africa representative Tom and three pick-up trucks. AGENCIES democracy. AFP offenders and even bar journalists respected independent radio Rhodes. AFP SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2013 ASIA / PHILIPPINES www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 S Korea may drop North sanctions Vow to silence Dalai Lama SEOUL: South Korea says is 24th sanctions,” they ban all trade debating lifting sanctions imposed and investment with the North. on North Korea after the 2010 The only exception to the sanc- sinking of a South Korean warship. tions is the joint Kaesong industrial China to block access to media, websites in Tibet region South Korea’s opposition argues park. But on Friday South Korea’s the trade limits originally aimed Unification Minister, Ryoo Kihl-jae, BEIJING: China’s ruling this vast 120 million square other measures mentioned in level, as the sole power”, in the at punishing North Korea for sink- said the government was examining Communist Party aims to kilometre region,” Chen wrote the article. China calls Tibetan editorial. ing the ship are also hurting South the possibility of lifting the sanctions. silence the voice of the Dalai in the editorial. exiled spiritual leader the Tensions between Tibetans Korea. “Public opinion on lifting the May Lama in his Tibetan home- China has worked for dec- Dalai Lama a “wolf in sheep’s and the Chinese government South Korea’s top official on North 24 measures is divided. A decision by land by tightening controls ades to control the spread of clothing” and accuses him of continue run high, with more Korea relations says the government the government can be considered on media and the Internet, a information in Tibet, but some masterminding violent efforts than 120 members of the is considering calls to end the puni- but they first need to take a look at top official said yesterday. Tibetans remain able to access to seek independence for Tibet. minority setting themselves on tive sanctions. Known as the “May the situation,” he said. AGENCIES The party’s top-ranking offi- non-official sources of infor- The Dalai Lama, who fled fire in protest in recent years, cial in the Tibet region Chen mation including from exiles to India in 1959 after a failed leading to a security crack- Quanguo vowed to “ensure that abroad by using radio, televi- uprising against Chinese rule, down. Chinese police opened the voices of hostile forces and sion and the Internet. says he advocates greater fire on Tibetans marking the the Dalai group are not seen But the party will attempt autonomy for Tibetans rather Dalai Lama’s 78th birthday or heard,” in an editorial pub- to stamp out access to such than independence. in July, shooting at least one lished in a party journal called sources by creating party cells Chen referred to Tibet as monk in the head and seriously Qiushi. in some websites, confiscating “a front line of the strug- wounding several other peo- Officials would “make sure satellite dishes and register- gle against separatism” and ple, according to the overseas that the voice of the party is ing telephone and Internet vowed to “strengthen the role rights groups in China. heard and seen everywhere in users by name, among a host of of party committees at every REUTERS

Diwali celebration Japan gives $3.5m more for quake victims MANILA: Japan is giv- ing additional emer- gency aid of $3.5m (about ¥287m) to support relief operations for earth- quake victims in Central Visayas. The grant will be coursed through International Organization for Migration, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, United Nations Children’s Fund and United Nations Development Programme. The relief operations will be in the sectors of shel- ter, water and sanitation and debris removal. The emergency aid package is in addition to emergency relief goods worth ¥38m Nepalese police officers decorate their dogs at the Central Police Dog Training School in Kathmandu as part (tents and plastic sheets) of the Diwali festival yesterday. given through the Japan International Cooperation Agency. Thai amnesty bill sparks protests THE PHILIPPINE STAR

BANGKOK: Several thousand attendance expected to swell as His younger sister Yingluck Thai anti-government protest- the weekend goes on. Shinawatra is now prime min- ers gathered in Bangkok yes- Demonstrators chanting ister. An attempt by Thaksin to terday after MPs approved a “Government get out!” and wav- return to Thailand could inflame controversial amnesty that ing flags gathered for a third night tensions in a country with a his- could allow fugitive former in the Thai capital as political tory of political violence. But there prime minister Thaksin tensions flared in the turbulent are doubts that the Democrats Shinawatra to return. kingdom. can mobilise the same number Opponents say the legisla- “People doing wrong and then of supporters as during previous tion, which was passed by the issuing laws to pardon themselves bouts of political unrest. lower house on Friday but still -- it’s impossible. It makes Thai Supporters of the legislation say needs the approval of the Senate, law meaningless,” said 42-year- it will draw a line under years of would “whitewash” past abuses, old protester Anong Niamtiang, turmoil, culminating in mass pro- including the killing of unarmed who had driven to Bangkok from Thaksin “Red Shirt” protests in protesters. central Supanburi province with 2010 that left more than 90 people Some 3,000 protesters had friends to take part yesterday. dead in a military crackdown. joined the rally held by the Thaksin, who was toppled in a The bill is expected to be sub- opposition Democrat Party by military coup in 2006, remains a mitted to the non-partisan Senate early evening, police said, with hugely divisive figure in Thailand. on November 11. AFP Palace defends Aquino’s fiscal powers MANILA: Days after President Aquino appeared on national TV to defend the Disbursement Acceleration Programme (DAP) and castigate his critics, Malacañang made clear yesterday he remains firm in his position and is not about to temper with fiscal powers. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte maintained that Aquino’s power over savings — from which funds are drawn for DAP — is justified under the 1987 Constitution, contrary to what his crit- ics are saying. “I’m not sure what kind of action they’re calling for because that would require a constitutional amend- ment,” she said, referring to calls for clipping the president’s fiscal powers. She said Aquino is mind- ful of how taxpayers’ money is spent, and has put meas- ures in place “that would limit his powers over funds that are controlled by the executive. Another indica- tion of Aquino’s prudent use of fiscal powers is his limiting the use of the Malampaya funds to energy projects. AGENCIES SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2013 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN

Factories to go Mehsud killing will not ‘derail’ talks without gas for three months Pakistani Taliban vow revenge LAHORE: Authorities in Pakistan’s populous Punjab ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will 2009. Opposition politician Imran province will pull the plug off not allow the death of Taliban Khan condemned the drone strike gas supply to industries in the leader Hakimullah Mehsud in a as an attempt to “sabotage” peace province between December US drone strike to derail pro- efforts. and February, Petroleum and posed peace talks, Information Interior Minister Chaudhry Natural Resources Minister Minister Pervez Rasheed said Nisar denounced the killing as a Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has yesterday. US bid to derail talks and some said. The move is aimed at He said the government wanted politicians demanded the blocking ensuring gas supply to domes- to press ahead with its plan to of US military supply lines into tic users. negotiate with Mehsud’s Tehreek- Afghanistan in retaliation. “Piped gas will be available to e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). “We “The murder of Hakimullah is only households in Punjab dur- can say that this time drone the murder of all efforts at peace,” ing winter as per the govern- struck the peace talks but we will said Nisar. “Americans said they ment’s gas management plan,” not let the talks die.” support our efforts at peace. Is the minister told the British Mehsud was killed in a US this support?” Broadcasting Corporation drone strike in North Waziristan Mehsud, who had a $5m US yesterday. tribal district on Friday, a day bounty on his head, was killed In the other three provinces after the government said it was in the militant stronghold of the government will try to taking steps to initiate dialogue. Miranshah in northwest Pakistan. meet the demand of the CNG Rasheed said Pakistan was His vehicle was hit after he and industrial sector. Abbasi committed to peace despite los- attended a meeting of Taliban said that despite shutting gas ing 40,000-50,000 civilians, sol- leaders. His bodyguard and driver to industry there was no assur- diers, and policemen to militant were also killed. ance of uninterrupted supply violence. “I am sure that the other He was secretly buried in the P olicemen search a vehicle in Peshawar as Pakistan went on high alert yesterday following the killing of Taliban of the fuel to households in party will show the same spirit early hours by a few companions leader Hakimullah Mehsud in a drone attack on Friday. Punjab during winter. which we had shown.” amid fears that his funeral might The TTP’s ruling council be attacked by drones Taliban commanders said they dozens of tribesmen and militants In Kabul, the Afghan Taliban Interest rate was locked in talks to choose a “Every drop of Hakimullah’s wanted to replace him with the opened fire on a drone flying low described the killing of Mehsud as replacement for Mehsud, who had blood will turn into a suicide movement’s number two, Khan in the area where Mehsud was “a big loss” and urged Islamabad increase likely led the network since the death of bomber,” said Azam Tariq, a Said, also known as Sajna. killed. Meanwhile, security was to prevent any further drone its founder Baitullah Mehsud in Pakistani Taliban spokesman. In Miranshah, residents said put on high alert in Pakistan. strikes. AGENCIES KARACHI: The market in Pakistan expects a rise in interest rate to control the galloping inflation in the monetary policy announce- ment later this month. US energy forum to Industry and equity investors, Women pathfinders break new ground however, oppose the interest boost investment rate hike as they believe that KARACHI: Alishba Nadeem considered the domain of men. and errant customer behaviour. There are a number of factors to it would retard growth. in Pakistan had to wait to find out whether For a woman in Pakistan, a Alishba knows there is no guar- explain the lack of female pres- The State Bank needs to WASHINGTON: The US is the boy’s family approved of her site coach’s job is no cinch, since antee it won’t happen again. ence in such a profession. curtail rising inflation by hosting a three-day energy con- as their prospective daughter- there is constant interaction There is no official process to “The women who apply have tightening the flow of liquid- ference in Houston, Texas, later in-law or not. As a petrol station with men. report harassment on the fore- to be placed in areas that are ity through higher interest this month to encourage invest- worker in Pakistan’s largest city However, Alishba is more than court of the petrol stations. Slowly female-friendly.’’ rate. A senior banker said that ments in Pakistan’s energy sec- Karachi, she sort of expected up to the task, managing her 35 but surely, Pakistani women are They tried hiring full-time October inflation (Consumer tors, sources said yesterday. that. male subordinates with ease. “At seen working in fields. female attendants in the past, but Price Index) rose 9.08 percent. The Pakistani delegation, which The fumes of petrol are some- first, I felt weird as it was unnatu- In the small steel box at the customers harassed them out of It has reached close to the pol- may include the Minister for how drowned out by the sense ral to work mostly with men. Karachi airport collecting park- the job. icy interest rate of 9.5 percent. Water and Power, Khwaja Asif, of accomplishment that Alishba Cars would come and go and ing receipts from vehicles or while Apart from the security risks It appears impossible for the and the Minister for Petroleum wears her bright red uniform. She people would stare. driving people around in a rick- associated with a job in the pub- State Bank to remain indiffer- and Natural Resources, Shahid works on the forecourt of a Shell It would make me feel guilty shaw, these women are the new lic sphere, women require flex- ent to the prevailing rate since Khaqan Abbasi, is expected to petrol station and is designated (about my profession),” said pathfinders for their gender in ibility- something a petrol pump inflation may enter into double reach Washington next week. as a site coach. Alishba as she recalled her first certain professions. is not equipped to provide. “The digit next month. They will attend a meeting Her responsibilities include week on the job, three years ago. “We actually prefer girls timings [of such a job] are chal- The rate was 9 percent before of the Energy Working Group performing safety drills, inspect- Kiran Naz, the other female because they manage the tem- lenging and require late shifts,” it was raised to 9.5 percent in as part of the strategic dialogue ing employee uniforms, customer site coach for the company, is also perament of clients (better),” says Afzal. the last monetary policy. process which resumed earlier care and refuelling cars. based in Karachi. said Samreen Afzal, a territory And yet, despite the hurdles, this year after a two-year gap. Out of a 100 site coaches in the Kiran recalled her brothers manager for the company. Kiran and Alishba have managed Bulletproof car The energy conference will be company’s pumps in Karachi, reactions when she decided to She confirmed that petrol sta- to prove their worth in represent- held in Houston on November 13, 98 are male. Alishba is only one work at a petrol pump. tions receive plenty of applica- ing the different layers of working owners ‘target’ 14 and 15. of two women who have dared In the past she has endured tions from women, but the hiring women in Pakistan. INTERNEWS to venture into a field long incidents of hooting, whistling, rate is very poor in comparison. INTERNEWS ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has sought details of the own- All Souls’ Day ers of bulletproof cars from across Pakistan to ascertain potential tax evaders, official No WB loan for Islamabad sources say. “We have sought details from the Large Taxpayer Units until conditions are met (LTUs) and Regional Taxpayer Offices (RTOs) about the own- ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Growth programme and Power ers of bulletproof vehicles to decision to swallow the bitter Sector Reforms programme. reconcile whether they were pill of a tough IMF programme Unlike project loans that are tax filers or tax evaders,” the to unlock assistance from other disbursed over the project’s FBR said here yesterday. international lenders is not lifespan, these policy credits According to communica- proving feasible as the World are disbursed upfront in a single tion sent out by the FBR to all Bank delayed the approval of tranche to strengthen the bor- LTUs and RTOs, all concerned a $1bn loan until Islamabad rowers’ reserves and provide an have been directed to furnish implements conditions in the amount for covering the budget details about the bulletproof energy and taxation areas. deficit. cars in their jurisdiction with The two development pol- Officials said the government immediate effect. The Member, icy credits, each worth $500m, had estimated to receive the two Inland Revenue (IR) Policy, were expected to be approved loans in December in a hope to Shahid Asad, who is also the by the Board of Directors of the strengthen the fast-dwindling official spokesman, confirmed Washington-based lending agency foreign currency reserves of the that the FBR had directed all before the end of this calendar State Bank of Pakistan that have the officers concerned to fur- year, according to sources in plunged to $4.299bn, insufficient nish these details with immedi- the Ministry of Finance. These to finance one month’s import ate effect. credit lines were named Jobs and bill. INTERNEWS Pakistani Christians visit the grave of a relative as they observe All Souls’ Day in Karachi yesterday. The day is a Roman North Pakistan Catholic holiday, celebrated in commemoration of friends and loved ones who have died. hit by quake ISLAMABAD: An earth- quake measuring 4.8 mag- nitude on the Richter scale KP province approves Right to Information Bill struck the districts of Chitral and Shangla in northern PESHAWAR: The Right to Information Section 24 mainly deals with the forma- the High Court who was supposed to be to the offences laid down in Section 28 of Pakistan yesterday. The epi- (RTI) bill approved by the legisla- tion of the Information Commission, selec- appointed by the chief justice of Peshawar the bill. The new insertion has put the centre was the Afghanistan- ture of Pakistan’s northwest Khyber tion of Chief Information Commissioner High Court, was excluded. onus on the information seeker to make Tajikistan area at the depth Pakhtunkhwa province with the select and Information Commissioners, their Another member, a representative of sure that the information obtained is used of 200km. No loss of life and committee-inserted amendments is seen tenure, remuneration, age limit and the civil society to be appointed by the for bona fide purposes while the fine for property was reported. as a strong instrument to afford the peo- qualification. Section 28 deals with the Human Rights Commission, has now been offences has also been increased from ple the right to access to information or offences and also the punishment to those replaced under Section 24 (4-b) with “a Rs5,000 to Rs50,000. Gunmen shoot record held by a public body. who commit such offences under the new person from the civil society having experi- Under Section 28 (1) (e), it would be a A high-ranking official and one of the law. ence of not less than 15 years in the field criminal offence if anyone wilfully “used at Nato tanker architects of the RTI says the road to The bill drafted by the bureaucracy of mass communication, academic or right the information obtained for mala fide approval of the bill proved bumpy as some and produced in the provincial assembly to information.” purposes with ulterior motive with facial, ISLAMABAD: Militants members of the select committee of the in its section 24 (3) provided for an inde- Under Section 24 (5-6) the tenure of the fabulous design (typographical errors not in Pakistan’s southwest- provincial assembly wanted the new law pendent Information Commission headed chief commissioner and the commissioners corrected).” ern province of Balochistan to be toothless. by a retired senior government servant has been shortened by one year. They will And anyone (Section 28-2) who com- shot at a tanker carrying oil However, he gave the credit to the infor- appointed by the government. However, the hold their office for a term of three years mits this offence will be liable to a fine not for US-led Nato soldiers in mation minister and head of the select amendment proposed by the select commit- and will not be eligible for re-appointment. exceeding Rs50,000 or imprisonment for a Afghanistan. Pakistani secu- committee who, he said, did not bow to tee, which was approved by the assembly, They will also not hold office after attain- period not exceeding two years. rity sources said the attack pressure of the members seeking drastic makes it mandatory for the government ing the age of 65 years. Earlier, they were The official said that this clause may took place in Dasht area changes in the draft of the bill. to appoint an officer not below Grade 20 supposed to hold the office until the age prove to be a speed-breaker discouraging and the tanker was partially The official, however, said the RTI has on retirement. of 66 years. the information seekers in the first place damaged. The driver and his seen four changes inserted into the final Under Section 24 (4), the number of Another change that drew criticism and as they would fear persecution due to the assistant escaped unharmed. draft approved by the provincial legisla- members of the Commission has been which the critics of the RTI said brought insertion of the somewhat vague offence of The attackers fled the scene. ture. The amendments were made in the reduced from three to two members and down the rating of the law at the interna- “mala fide purposes.” AGENCIES sections 24 and 28 of the RTI Act. one of the members, a retired judge of tional level is the insertion of a new clause INTERNEWS

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Diwali celebrations Decision awaited BNP leader’s on PM’s Chogm participation

CHENNAI: Finance Minister P Chidambaram yesterday said ISI links a decision is yet to be taken on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s participation at the Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeeting worry India (CHOGM) in Colombo from November 15 to 17. Speaking to reporters after Khaleda’s son fans hatred meeting DMK president M Karunanidhi here, Chidambaram NEW DELHI: Even as India to power. India would be keen to said a decision is yet to be taken termed the political crisis in maintain friendly and close ties and the reports about Manmohan neighbouring Bangladesh an with whichever side wins, but Singh’s participation in the internal affair and declined past memories of the BNP in CHOGM are incorrect. comment, there is growing power are not pleasant. Chidambaram declined to concern over the activities of During the previous tenure of share details of his meeting with the opposition BNP chief and the BNP-Jamaat government, Karunanidhi. However, the meet- former prime minister Khaleda Bangladesh had become a free ing comes after Karunanidhi said Zia’s son Tarique Rahman and hunting ground for fundamen- on October 31 that there should his “close contact” with funda- talists of various hues who had not even be a token participation mentalists and Pakistan’s ISI. the direct support and funding of by India at the CHOGM to reg- Rahman, 46, who is living in the ISI. Some anti-India militant ister its protest over the alleged self-imposed exile in London groups also set up their base in war crimes against Tamils in Sri because of corruption charges he Bangladesh, to India’s worry. Lanka. faces in his country, is believed India has tried to mend fences He also said Congress would to be in close touch with funda- with Zia. During her visit to India face consequences if Manmohan mentalist elements in the sub- last year, the BNP chief had held Singh participated. Karunanidhi continent and is also getting meetings with President Pranab was responding to media queries help from Pakistan’s spy agency Mukherjee and Prime Minister Fireworks lit by athletes at the Madan Mohan Malaviya Stadium on the eve of Diwali in Allahabad yesterday. on reports about Congress per- Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Manmohan Singh. Diwali marks the homecoming of Ram after vanquishing the demon king Ravana and symbolises taking people mitting the prime minister to according to intelligence inputs But during Mukherjee’s Dhaka from darkness to light and the victory of good over evil. attend CHOGM. here. Though he moved to London visit this March, Zia, in a snub, IANS after the Awami League gov- declined to meet the Indian presi- ernment came to power, he is dent. Her party in fact, along known to be in close contact with with the Jamaat, held dawn to PM delays visit 6 die in Delhi fire Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s dusk strikes to coincide with Eight run over by train in Andhra (BNP) senior cadre. Mukherjee’s visit. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister NEW DELHI: At least six peo- Rahman, who is senior vice India is watching the situa- Manmohan Singh has post- ple, including four women, died HYDERABAD: At least eight persons were run over by a train president of the BNP, has a tion as the BNP and its 18-party poned his visit to cyclone-hit and over a dozen were injured in Andhra Pradesh yesterday after they used the alarm chain to Facebook page with 198,362 likes alliance have decided on fresh Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, in a fire at a factory here last get off another train after rumours of a fire. with a bold banner saying “Hasina street agitations after ending on scheduled for yesterday, due to evening, police said. The horrific mishap occurred last evening near Gotlam, close to Must Go” and a recent posting Tuesday their three-day nation- “scheduling issues”. The fire broke out around Vizianagaram town in north coastal Andhra, 700km from here. The from the Dhaner Shishe, or paddy wide shutdown that saw much The prime minister was to 5.50pm in a purse manufactur- toll may go up as it was dark at the time of the accident, making it sheaf, the BNP party symbol, violence. undertake an aerial survey of the ing factory in Ranjeet Nagar area. hard to assess casualties. terming India as the “number one India and the US have also dis- two states, hit by cyclone Phailin “Seven fire tenders rushed to Police said the incident occurred when some passengers of the enemy of Bangladesh”. cussed the situation in Bangladesh on October 12. “The visit has the spot and doused the blaze Alappuzha-Dhanbad Express pulled the alarm chain after rumours This fanning of hatred against with US ambassador to Dhaka, been postponed due to scheduling around 7.50pm. Over a dozen peo- of the train catching fire. According to eyewitnesses, they were run India is something that New Delhi Dan Mozena, having visited issues,” PMO sources told IANS. ple rescued from the factory were over by the Raigarh-Vijayawada passenger train on the adjacent would not like to encounter again South Block and interacted with While reviewing the impact of the rushed to three hospitals,” said a track. after having established friendly Indian officials, including Foreign cyclone late last month, the prime fire service official. The dead include two women. Two passengers were injured. ties with the Sheikh Hasina Secretary Sujatha Singh. minister had complimented the “Six victims were declared dead Railway authorities have set up a helpline at Visakhapatnam to government. Mozena had also met the efforts of the Odisha and Andhra while the others are undergoing provide information about the victims. The telephone numbers are: Elections are due in Bangladesh Indian envoy in Bangladesh, Pradesh governments as well as treatment. Some others have been 0891-2843003, 2843004, 2843005. in January 2014. The country has Pankaj Saran. relief agencies in managing the discharged from hospitals,” said a IANS voted Hasina and Zia alternatively IANS cyclone’s aftermath. IANS police officer. IANS SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2013 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

PRAYER TIME Facebook News in Numbers  Economic Outlook of the dead CHART: 1 3 Fajr (Dawn) 4:25 2009 - 2013 2 Shorook (Sunrise) 5:42 WASHINGTON: We’re all going to die (hopefully not too Zuhr (Noon) 11:18 soon). And that means that Asr (Afternoon) 2:29 someday, everyone currently on Facebook will be six feet under Maghrib (Sunset) 4:53 (metaphorically speaking). Isha (Night) 6:23 The blog What If? (http:// what-if.xkcd.com/69/) recently attempted to determine when (in ballpark figures) the number of WEATHER dead people on Facebook will out- number those who are alive. Weather It’s a morbidly fascinating ques- Today Monday Tuesday Conditions: tion, and the unidentified blogger The decline in GDP that has been seen in the Arab Region in 2009 Clear Clear Clear behind What If? is more than up Misty or to the challenge. The conclusion: was clearly felt more severely in the oil-producing countries, whose foggy at Depending on whether Facebook stays popular, the answer is either economies were significantly affected by the falling oil prices during High: 34° places at first High: 33° High: 31° in the 2060s or the 2130s. Low: 26° Low: 25° Low: 24° and a chance the year. However, over the projection period 2009-2013, these of rain to The blogger writes, “Based on the site’s growth rate, and the North. age breakdown of their users countries are also expected to display the strongest recovery, showing over time,there are probably 10 significant GDP growth. In particular, Qatar and Sudan are forecast to DOHA - SUN & SEA to 20 million people who created Facebook profiles who have since see the strongest growth between 2009 and 2013, growing at 17pc SUN TIDE SEA died.” Looking down the road, the SUNRISE | SUNSET HIGH | LOW WIND blogger writes, “About 290,000 US and 14pc CAGR respectively. Meanwhile, the majority of countries Facebook users will die (or have 05:45 16:48 04:45 & 16:00 11:00 & 22:15 03-10/15 KT died) in 2013. The worldwide total from the Levant and North Africa are also anticipated to grow, but for 2013 is likely several million. In THE REGION TODAY TOMORROW just seven years, this death rate at a pace of between 6pc and 11pc. HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER will double, and in seven more years it will double again.” GDP projections for the Arab Region, The question, the blogger MUSCAT 34/25 Partly cloudy 33/24 Partly cloudy argues, is whether or not Facebook KUWAIT 27/20 T-storm 28/18 Clear 2007 - 2013 (US$ bn) will continue to add more young BAHRAIN 31/26 Partly cloudy 29/24 Clear users “to outrun this tide of death SANAA 25/10 Clear 25/09 Clear for a while.” RIYADH 33/20 Clear 31/19 Partly cloudy If the social network can get DUBAI 34/25 Clear 33/26 Clear young people to keep joining, the BAGHDAD 28/15 Clear 28/16 Clear blogger estimates that the dead won’t outnumber the living on THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW Facebook until around 2130. 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AGENCIES Source : https://www.fas.org Typewriter artist creates Tourists invited to live amazingly intricate images like Gandhi in his ashram AHMEDABAD: Tourists LONDON: London artist Keira Rathbone is searching for peace and sim- acclaimed for her creative talent using typewrit- plicity can for the first time ers to create beautiful portraits, landscapes and check in to Mahatma Gandhi’s still life. most famous ashram in India. Her fascination with the typewriter art technique But don’t expect modern com- she calls “Typeface” was sparked after she bought an forts. And chastity is required. orange Silver Reed 100 from a charity shop in 2003. For `1,000 ($16) a night, tour- Keira told BBC News, “I just had the typewriter in ists can sample the lifestyle of front of me and the desire to type but nothing to India’s famously ascetic inde- say… I just started pressing the same keys and look- pendence leader by staying at the ing at the marks to try and make something visual, first ashram he established, set rather than for making words.” up in 1915 in the western state She types clusters of letters, numbers and symbols of Gujarat. to build everything from little figures to elaborate Guests at the ashram, which landscapes. The smaller pieces can take just seconds opened to holidaymakers earlier for Keira to type out, while larger scale projects this month, can try their hand at like the Hammersmith bridge, take between 10 to US President Barack Obama and (below) Queen spinning, visit local communities, 12 three-hour sessions. The talented artist usu- Elizabeth II, two of Keira Rathbone’s typwriter art. pray and meditate, all while wear- ally chooses her subject matter spontaneously and ing khadi — hand-woven cloth — begins with basic shapes using smaller characters during their stay. then using larger characters to fill in shadows. “It’s But they must adhere to Gandhi’s ashram in Ahmedabad. more like the essence of what you see rather than Gandhi’s 11 vows that he pro- the detail, which I enjoy,” says Keira. Typewriter art moted including non-violence, neighbours by inviting a low-caste developed the programme with dates back to the 1800s. Then at an early point in no possessions, use of local man, a so-called “untouchable”, the university, said he hoped the digital age, ASCII art using computers took off. goods, working for daily food, self to come and live at the ashram the ashram offered something But Keira keeps it vintage and works solely with ink restraint, including chastity, and as part of his campaign against different. ribbon and paper. control of diet. India’s rigid and deeply ingrained “This is the first time that we During her appearances, where she creates art live And they are also encouraged caste system. are attempting to understand the in front of audiences, she dresses in outfits inspired to follow Gandhi’s austere daily The ashram is managed by a value and principles of a sustain- by the style popular during the year her typewriter routine, such as waking at 5am nearby university called Gujarat able life, which Gandhi believed was made. Keira also works out of a London café and undertaking domestic chores. Vidyapith, which Gandhi himself in and practised,” said Barot, who she’s fond of. “The objective of this pro- founded in 1920 to “liberate the operates a sustainable tourism “I find it really inspiring because of the reaction gramme is to allow people to Indian youths from the shackles agency. that it gets wherever I go. They first of all they experience a sustainable life- of British colonial rule”. However, he stressed a stay at think, ‘What’s she doing there with a typewriter?’ style, to enjoy the simplicity of The “Live with Gandhi” pro- the ashram would not be an easy And then if they want to pass, especially as the, a Gandhi, experience the virtue of gramme was launched on October one. bit of a picture begins to build up they can see that Mahatma,” said Nischalavalamb 2 to coincide with the 144th anni- “They will have to follow the I’m not just typing words, and then they feel safe to Barot, a travel agent who helped versary of the birth of Gandhi. vows that Gandhi himself fol- start asking questions,” she said. develop the programme called Tourists have not yet made book- lowed in the ashram.... They will Keira says that passer-bys will often share sen- “Live Gandhi for a While”. ings, but Barot stressed there also wear the khadi throughout timental stories telling her about their connection “This might change perceptions were lots of inquiries. the programme.” to typewriters. But she enjoys kids’ responses most of tourists towards life, society India has plenty of museums Gandhi spun his own cloth and saying, “When the kids come along and they’ve never and our natural resources. This and monuments to honour the encouraged others to follow suit. seen a typewriter before. They’re kind of like, ‘What might also help tourists find peace country’s independence icon, He considered this an important is it?!’” and satisfaction within,” Barot whose personal philosophy and part of his anti-colonial philoso- Keira has a collection of 35 typewriters and said. ideas are considered outdated phy of self-reliance, known as when she gets a foreign Gandhi went to stay at the by many in rapidly modernising “swadeshi”. typewriter, it opens up a bungalow, now called Kochrab India. Khadi also became a symbol new world. She said: “It’s Ashram and then owned by a law- Known as Mahatma or Great of how then India should base its like a whole different set She’s attracted to the art form is not just because it yer friend, after he returned to Soul, Gandhi spearheaded a non- economy — on village-based craft of tools for me. It’s like subverts the conventional use of the writing machine, India from South Africa in 1915. violent campaign against the instead of industrially-produced a different pallet. So um, but also because she appreciates that the images From this base, in a village British Raj that finally saw India cotton often imported from mills and then when I got this are made up of smaller parts which are obvious, so on the outskirts of the city of gain its freedom from colonial in Britain. The idea is a far cry Cyrillic alphabet, it’s a the art can be experienced at different distances in Ahmedabad, he rejected mate- rule in 1947. He was shot dead by from modern-day India, which whole new different set new ways. rial wealth and developed some a Hindu hardliner in New Delhi dismantled government control of marks, so it produces With that, Keira says that in typewriter art there of the ideas for which he became just months later in 1948. over its economy in the 1990s, and different effect overall. So are rarely any typos, “Generally it’s just build up. I famous. Despite the many commemo- opened up India, a member of the that’s what excites me.” like the stray marks.” AGENCIES In one incident, he upset rations for Gandhi, Barot, who G20, to foreign investment. AFP Sunday 3 November 2013 29 Dhul-Hijja 1434 Volume 18 Number 5872 Price: QR2

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DOHA: Asian economies are terminals with a total capacity of slowdown coupled with the demanding not only more energy 23 MTA will be added in China impact of European energy and but also cleaner and more flex- alone. Moreover, there are cur- climate change policies and their ible energy sources with LNG rently a dozen new LNG termi- unintended effects on the energy expected to fill a sizable part nal projects at various planning markets has seriously dampened of such demand, Qatargas CEO stages. Similarly, India is expand- and even reversed in some cases Khalid bin Khalifa Al Thani ing its LNG receiving capac- the growth of gas consumption said at a high-profile energy ity and its gas pipeline network that was achieved in the conti- conference. will pave the way for increased nent during the last decade.” Delivering the opening keynote imports over the coming years. However, his outlook on the address at the just-concluded “South East Asian LNG future of the European LNG Singapore International Energy demand is expected to be well over market was positive. “There is no Week (SIEW), he said: “In 2012, 40 million tonnes per annum by doubt that the European econo- Asia imported an additional 15.6 2025 and will account for 13 per- mies will start recovering in the The Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada (right) with Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, million tonnes of LNG over the cent of total Asia Pacific demand. near future and consequently, gas Minister of Oil of Iran, in Tehran yesterday. Talks during the meeting covered cooperation in the energy field 2011 figure which represents a Several factors are driving this consumption growth will return. and issues of mutual interest. Al Sada arrived in Tehran as the head of Qatar’s delegation to the 15th min- year-on-year increase of 10 per- increasing LNG demand, includ- While at the same time, European isterial meeting of Gas Exporting Countries Forum. The agenda of the GECF’s meeting includes discussion cent. As a consequence of its ing this region’s strong economic domestic gas production contin- on current gas market developments, appointment of a new secretary-general, approval of the next year’s nuclear reactors shutdown, Japan growth, the need for diversified ues to decline. We are therefore alone represented over 50 percent gas supplies and to offset declin- hopeful that the serious loopholes budget, as well as discussion of reports on GECF’s performance this year. of the Asian LNG consumption ing legacy and remote gas supply and inconsistencies in energy and growth with imports reaching sources.” climate change policies will be 87.5MT in 2012.” On the current LNG scenario addressed and corrected soon to He noted over the next three in Europe, the Qatargas CEO encourage long term investment Shell planning years, new LNG receiving said: “The continued economic in gas infrastructure and enhance Barclays suspends six the energy security of Europe,” he said. second attempt On the pricing structure, he noted that gas prices will remain traders in rigging probe to drill off regionalised for the foreseeable future and the North American LONDON: Barclays bank has is cooperating with the relevant Alaskan coast exports pricing structure will not suspended six traders amid authorities.” allow to significantly alter the an investigation into whether Barclays spokeswoman Aurelie current pricing structure in the international currency mar- Leonard declined to comment WASHINGTON: Shell Oil said regional markets of Europe and kets were rigged, the BBC, the on reports that traders had been that it would try — again — to Asia. He said he was of the view Financial Times and other out- suspended. Other banks including drill for oil in the Chukchi Sea that the opinion that the current lets reported yesterday. JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and off Alaska’s Arctic coast, where expectations from consumers Barclays, Britain’s second-larg- Switzerland’s UBS have also said last year ice and late permits regarding the long-term LNG est bank, revealed on Wednesday they are being investigated over forced its rigs to abandon the supply/demand balance and price that it was the subject of an inves- currency trading, and Britain’s area without completing a well. trend may be overly optimistic. tigation by regulators in Britain RBS suspended two traders on Shell said it had not made a final “We believe that gas demand is and other countries over “possible Thursday in the same investigation. decision about drilling next sum- outstripping gas supply especially attempts to manipulate certain The investigation is the lat- mer, but it said that it would file in the Asia-Pacific region and that benchmark currency exchange est bad news for Barclays, which an updated exploration plan with traditional forms of contracting rates”. The bank said it was overhauled its top management the Interior Department in the will still be required to encourage “reviewing its foreign exchange after being fined $453m for next couple of weeks. Its new pro- Qatargas CEO Khalid bin Khalifa Al Thani addressing the SIEW. sufficient growth in LNG supply.” trading covering a several year manipulating a key global interest gramme will limit drilling to the THE PENINSULA period through August 2013 and rate and other wrongdoing. AP Chukchi Sea and postpone plans to drill in the Beaufort Sea as well. The company said that it would lease Transocean’s Polar Pioneer drilling rig as well as the Noble Discoverer rig it used earlier. IBM urged to pay “Our decision to resume explo- Tech firms battle for talent in China ration will be driven by our readi- Rs53.57bn in ness to do so safely, not by the need HONG KONG: Year of the campus hiring efforts in China. The closely held company, Marketplace and Tmall.com to meet arbitrary timelines,” said Horse, move over. For China’s New recruits that join the com- which grants a type of share that connect retail brands with Shell spokesman Curtis Smith. outstanding tax class of 2014, it’s looking like pany’s “A-Star” programme may to employees, could raise about consumers — a cross between Shell’s effort to drill in the Dawn of the Geek. be paid as much as 600,000 yuan HK$100bn ($12.9bn) in an initial Amazon.com and eBay. The com- Chukchi Sea is an expensive, long- MUMBAI: Indian tax authori- Alibaba Group plans a five-fold as it targets engineers, product public offering, Ernst & Young pany accounted for 70 percent of running saga. Shell has spent sev- ties have asked IBM’s local unit recruitment boost to snare top managers, and user-interface LLP said in June. package deliveries in China last eral years and nearly $5bn to buy to pay Rs53.57bn in outstanding graduates, with 1,000 new hires designers, Wen told prospective The e-commerce company more year, according to Ma. leases, fight environmental groups income tax on fiscal 2009 rev- being offered as much as triple hires on a webcast last month. than doubled second-quarter net With competition for mobile in court, and prepare to drill in enue, media reported yesterday. last year’s average pay. There’s “Once you get into the A-Star income to $707m from $273m a users intensifying as more con- an area about 70 miles off the In an emailed statement, an also the added lure of stock in programme, you won’t need to year earlier. By comparison, the sumer go wireless, candidates can Alaska coast. In the summer of IBM India spokeswoman con- what may be the biggest initial worry about buying an apartment California-based Facebook earned afford to be more choosy. 2012, however, Shell was thwarted firmed the company had received public offering since Facebook’s and a car; you don’t need to worry $425m in the three months ended The most sought-after people by ice and trouble meeting per- a tax notice, but declined to com- $16bn sale in 2012. about your annual salary,” Wen September 30. are those with skills in mobile, mitting standards. Later, on its ment on the amount of tax liabil- The Chinese e-commerce giant said. “The key is that you have real Alibaba doesn’t sell mer- Internet finance and location- way to a warm water port, one of ity or the nature of the notice. founded 14 years ago by Jack Ma talent and capability. Alibaba’s sal- chandise itself. Instead, it runs based services. Shell’s drill ships, the Kulluk, ran The Income Tax office issued and 17 friends in an apartment ary offer is very competitive.” platforms including Taobao WP-BLOOMBERG aground and later needed repairs. the company a notice for under- is taking to campuses nationwide “Just because they have a new reporting revenue for fiscal 2009 as talent becomes the latest bat- piece of equipment, that’s not evi- by the Indian unit, the Business tleground with Tencent Holdings dence that they’re going to have Standard said, citing a tax official. and Baidu. China’s three big- any fewer problems than they had “IBM does not agree with the gest Internet companies have in 2012,” said Lois Epstein, the tax department’s claims and will announced $3.5bn of deals this Arctic programme director for the aggressively defend itself through year to win more of the country’s Wilderness Society. Shell also had the appropriate judicial process,” 590m Web users and the $230bn trouble obtaining an air permit the IBM India spokeswoman said. spent annually on e-commerce from the Environmental Protection IBM has been locked in a tax and online advertising. Agency for the emissions from the dispute with authorities related Alibaba, valued by investment drill ships. Shell paid $1.1m in fines to its 2009 reporting year income, banks at as much as $190bn, is for air quality violations. media have reported previously. adding graduates to its 24,000 But in 2012, Sen Lisa Murkowski, Officials at the income tax office work force to develop products a supporter of expanded drilling on were not available for comment. that will win mobile users ahead federal lands and waters, attached In its latest 10-Q filed with of an IPO. Recruiters for the a rider to the Interior appropria- the US Securities and Exchange Hangzhou, China-based company tions bill that moved authority for Commission, IBM said it had are visiting universities in Beijing, the air permit to Interior’s Bureau recorded $394m in prepaid income Shanghai and Hong Kong among of Ocean Energy Management. A tax in India “at” September 30, 20 cities targeted, according to spokesman for Murkowski, Robert 2013. IBM said a “significant por- Alibaba’s website. Dillon, said that Interior already tion” of that amount was paid The average annual salary for had air permitting authority for in order to reserve its right to last year’s 170 college recruits was offshore drilling in the Gulf of appeal previous tax assessments 200,000 yuan ($32,850), about Mexico and that Murkowski “felt in India, which it said it expects seven times the average annual DOI could do a better job without to win in appeal. wage for urban workers, accord- Employees at Alibaba.com headquarters in Hangzhou, China. any loss of protection.” REUTERS ing to Wen De, who supervises the WP-BLOOMBERG SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2013 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Indonesian economy runs into rough patch Country’s enormous potential challenged by short term instability and underinvestment: QNB Group

DOHA: Indonesia has enor- 2012 on a purchasing power parity risks to growth that may be of per capita is the lowest amongst mous long–term growth basis. The scale of opportunity is even greater concern. Indonesia seven major East Asian EM potential. The large and rap- breathtaking: there were 35 mil- suffers from underinvestment in peers. Indonesia has the lowest idly growing population has lion new mobile subscribers in infrastructure, which plummeted broadband and Internet penetra- favourable demographics and is 2012 alone. from over 7 percent of GDP prior tion of its peer group, except for increasingly wealthy. Indonesia In addition, there will be 90 to the Asian financial crisis (1997- India. This all adds to the cost of has a rich endowment of natu- million new middle class consum- 98) to around 2 percent in 2000 doing business, erodes competi- ral resources and a vibrant and ers by 2030, according to a recent and has mainly been constrained tiveness, discourages investment dynamic private sector that report from the consulting firm in the 3 percent-4 percent range and reduces Indonesia’s growth underpins the growth outlook. McKinsey. In addition, Indonesia since then. According to the potential. It has already risen to become is well endowed with a wealth of World Bank, this is well below The poor state of infrastructure the 16th largest economy in the natural resources: It is the largest average infrastructure invest- is probably already having a nega- world with GDP of $878bn in coal exporter in the world; was ment levels of above 7 percent of tive impact on growth. McKinsey 2012 and was the fourth fast- formerly the largest exporter of GDP for neighbouring countries: estimates that deteriorating est growing economy among LNG (until Qatar took over the China, Thailand and Vietnam. infrastructure is restraining the G20 in 2008-12. With these top spot); has vast areas of fertile GDP growth by 3-4 percentage strong fundamentals, emerging land producing high value crops, POOR INFRASTRUCTURE points every year. Infrastructure Indonesia has the potential to such as palm oil and rubber; and As a result, Indonesia’s infra- dilapidation is the main reason grow at near double digit rates. has a large mining sector that structure is in poor condition, why QNB Group forecasts growth However, according to QNB extracts a broad range of metals which is clogging the economy. below trend at 5 percent in 2015- Group, there are risks to the from tin to gold as well as vari- Indonesia suffers from heavy road 18. There is a downside risk that economic outlook going forward ous basic materials. With these traffic; delays and lack of capac- growth could be even slower over and growth is likely to be below fundamentals, Indonesia should ity at ports; overcrowded airports; the medium term, should infra- potential in the 5 percent-6 per- be able to achieve growth close to intention to taper its asset-pur- percent in 2012 to 5.5 percent insufficient railways; power and structure crumble under the cent range. In the short run, the the double digit rates reached by chasing programme (the so-called in 2013 and 5.1 percent in 2014. water shortages; and a sluggish weight of its growing population, widening current account deficit China in recent years. tapering of Quantitative Easing). The short term risk remains that data network. Indonesia performs crippling the development of the and capital flight from emerging Notwithstanding this strong This led to capital outflows from growth could be even slower if the poorly compared to peers in rank- private sector. markets (EMs) could destabilise potential, the Indonesian econ- EMs, including Indonesia, as dol- global economic recovery fails to ings assessing the quality of infra- Overall, Indonesia’s long-term the economy. In the medium term, omy has recently run into a rough lar liquidity tightened globally. materialise or if there is serious structure. Logistics costs are high, potential should continue to make underinvestment in infrastruc- patch. The current account defi- The combination of a widening fallout from QE tapering. Slow averaging 14.1 percent of sales in it one of the fastest economies in ture threatens to cage Indonesia’s cit has widened, reaching 4.4 per- current account deficit and capi- global growth and weaker exter- 2011, compared with 4.8 percent the world. However, short term tiger economy in crippling supply cent of GDP in Q2 2013 as lower tal flight led to a sharp deprecia- nal demand could lead to lower in Japan. It is 4-5 times more instability and poor infrastruc- bottlenecks. commodity prices and a drop tion in the value of the Rupiah and commodity prices and a wider expensive to ship a container from ture mean that Indonesia is fail- Indonesia’s long–term growth in exports of natural resources a stock market correction of 23.9 current account deficit. If QE Jakarta to West Sumatra (within ing to realise its full potential. potential mainly lies in its favour- reduced export receipts. percent from its peak in May to tapering is actually implemented Indonesia) than to Singapore, Much will depend on the outcome able demographics. It is the fourth end–August 2013. As a result, real (now expected in March 2014), it which is much further. of parliamentary and presidential most populous nation in the INVESTOR CONFIDENCE growth in investment slowed from could reignite capital flight from Cement is ten times more elections in 2014. Once the elec- world (244 million people). The At the same time, strong 9.8 percent in 2012 to 4.7 percent EMs destabilising the Indonesian expensive in Papua (an Indonesian tions are out of the way, a new population is young and grow- domestic demand continued to in Q2 2013 (year-on-year). economy. These factors would fur- island) than in Jakarta (the government committed to infra- ing quickly, with a rapid expan- push up the import bill. Investor According to QNB Group, ther erode investor confidence, capital). Power infrastructure is structure development could sion of a consuming middle class. confidence was further shaken weaker investment and exports leading to even slower growth in inadequate with at least 15 mil- eventually unleash the caged tiger GDP per capita has more than by the announcement on May will lead to a slowdown in over- 2013-14. lion households lacking access to that is Indonesia’s private sector. doubled in 12 years to $4,977 in 18, 2013, of the Federal Reserve’s all real GDP growth from 6.2 However, it is the medium term electricity. Energy consumption THE PENINSULA

Lenders should set aside funds for Ireland: IMF Aldar Properties’ plan BERLIN: Ireland’s lenders should set rescue programme next month, becoming Given this, the ‘Troika’ of lenders from some money aside for when the coun- the first euro zone country to do so. the IMF, European Commission and try exits its bailout, which it should “Ireland has done everything it can to European Central Bank should support do step by step, a senior International stabilise its economy again but the economy Ireland with “precautionary measures” Monetary Fund official said yesterday. remains weak,” David Lipton, first deputy to cement its transition back to financial Ireland is scheduled to quit its ¤85bn managing director of the IMF, said. independence. REUTERS

Buildings seen at Abu Dhabi commercial centre in Abu Dhabi. Aldar Properties will focus on rental income and smaller projects instead of large developments in order to avoid the risk of becoming overstretched again, an official said. QE rebounds, index back to pre-Eid vacation levels BY BASHER YUSIF AL KAHLOUT

UPPORTED by blue chip stocks, Qatar Exchange’s (QE) mar- ket capitalisation increased by SQR10.6bn to QR533.1bn last week. Total trade dropped by 3.3 per- cent to QR1.45bn, with the presence of special deals between more than one company. General Insurance decreased by 4.91 The benchmark index rose by 185 percent, followed by Doha Insurance points, up1.92 percent to reach 9837.5 (3.29 percent), Dlala (2.11 percent), points. The all-share indexes rose by 43.7 Al Khaleej Takaful (1.40 percent), points or 1.80 percent to 2466.7. Widam (1.13 percent) and Mazaya (0.96 The rise of benchmark index and percent). all-share indexes resulted from the With regard to liquidity, the total increase in scrip prices of all sectors. trading volume decreased by 3.3 percent While the industrial sector index to QR1.4521bn, and the average of daily accounted for 3.1 percent, the index of trading decreased to QR290.4m com- banking and financial sector increased pared to QR300.4m the previous week. by 1.77 percent. The total share trading of top six com- The transportation sector index rose panies amounted to about QR855.3m, by 1.41 percent, real estate sector by which represented 58.9 percent of the 0.97 percent, telecommunication sector total value. Industries Qatar topped the by 0.65 percent, consumer goods and trading value by QR224.3m followed by services sector by 0.41 percent, and the UDC at QR214.7m. insurance sector by 0.29 percent. Non-Qatari portfolios bought a net The share price of 29 companies worth QR85.7m and the Qatari port- increased, while that of 11 decreased. folios bought a net of QR46.8m, while The share price Masraf Al Rayan and Qatari individuals sold net worth of Cinema remained unchanged. Islamic QR106.9m and non-Qatari individuals Holding Group gained the highest at sold stocks worth QR25.2m. 4.46 percent, followed Industries Qatar The bourse recovered last week, sup- (4.25 percent), QNB (3.75 percent), Gulf ported by the main liquid supplier and International (3.17 percent), and the drove the index back to the pre-Eid share prices of both Qatar Electricity vacation level. All groups rose with the & Water and Qatar Insurance Company exception of trading volumes, which wit- increased by 2.58 percent. nessed a limited drop. On the flip side, the share price of THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2013 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19

Airbus, Boeing Amazon Fulfillment Centre in dispute over seat width High stakes at Dubai Airshow

PARIS: A row has flared up Airbus sales chief John Leahy. As between leading plane makers diets change, people get bigger but over the width of tourist-class plane seating has not radically seats on long-distance flights, changed. setting the tone for a bitter con- Between the early 1970s, when frontation at this month’s Dubai the Boeing 747 jumbo defined Airshow. modern long-haul travel, and the The dispute focuses on the turn of the century, the weight width of seats provided on long- of the average American 40- to haul flights for economy passen- 49-year-old male increased by 10 gers — not always the ones most percent, according to US Health courted by airlines, but whose Department Data. allocated space holds the key to The waist of the average 21st- efficiency claims for the latest jets century American male is 39.7 offered by Airbus and Boeing. inches, according to US health Airbus called for an industry statistics, which equates to a standard that would provide for diameter of 12.6 inches. This a seat at least 18 inches (46cm) leaves 2 inches either side in wide in economy cabins, but its many plane seats, which are nar- US arch-rival Boeing says it rower than at an average cinema. should be for airlines to decide. Airbus says that is not enough The dispute comes as plane for long-haul travel and says its Employees arrive at Amazon’s San Bernardino Fulfillment Centre in California. Amazon’s one million-square-foot facility in San Bernardino County makers vie to sell ever-larger ver- rival is sticking to a seat concept has created more than 800 jobs at the centre. Fulfillment centres are where products sold by other vendors on Amazon.com store their inventory. sions of their twin-engined long- from the 1950s, when the average distance aircraft, with potentially girth of the newly christened ‘jet record orders expected at the set’ was narrower. Airbus says it November 17 to 21 event. has commissioned research sug- How the back of the plane is gesting an extra inch in seat laid out — particularly whether width improves sleep quality by seating is 9 or 10 abreast — is cen- 53 percent. Oil titans to spend over $25bn in Iraq tral to the economic performance Boeing disputes Airbus’s figures claims being made for new ‘mini- on seat measurements and says BAGHDAD: Big Oil is poised to near the Syrian border, he said. 600,000 b/d. Shahristani said he will find a way to make money.” jumbo’ jet designs. it is not up to manufacturers to spend over $25bn next year to “We are definitely concerned did not expect militants to inflict Iraq is now suffering bomb- Boeing says its revamped step into decisions on how air- boost output from Iraq’s giant about the upsurge in violence, but any lasting damage on Iraq’s ings on a scale not seen since “777X” will hold 406 people based lines balance fares and facilities. oilfields towards record rates, our concern is for the Iraqi people strategic oil network, which has the bloody chaos of 2006-08. . on economy seats over 17 inches It also says research shows cabin Iraq’s deputy prime minister for throughout the country. Iraq is try- helped generate nearly $60bn And that’s impacted oil and gas wide and set out 10 in each row. experience depends on more than energy said, even as Baghdad ing its best to combat terrorism,” this year. operations in Iraq’s neighbouring Airbus says the competing version the width of a seat. struggles to control spillover he said in an interview in his office “Quite frankly, I’m not con- provinces. In Nineveh — where of its A350 will carry 350 people “It really comes down to provid- from the civil war in Syria. in the heavily fortified green zone. cerned about the impact of ter- Baghdad’s own oil installations in 18-inch-wide economy seat laid ing flexibility to airlines and allow- Far from harm’s way, the prized “The security situation has rorist activities on our plans for and vital pipeline to Turkey come out 9 abreast. ing them to do the things that they oilfields of southern Iraq — drivers not affected the oilfields in the oil production or power generation. under frequent attack — Iraqi Plane giants often trade blows believe they need to do to be suc- of the country’s oil expansion — are south and central Iraq and we We are going to go ahead,” he said. forces are stepping up patrols of on technical matters through cessful,” said Boeing cabins expert expected to pump an extra 500,000 haven’t noticed any hesitation or “These terrorist activities normally Sonangol’s projects. advertising in the trade press. Kent Craver. “They don’t want us barrels per day (b/d) in 2014, said slow down in investment by the aim at soft spots where there are Undeterred by the bloodshed Now, Airbus is appealing directly to dictate to them what makes Hussain Al Shahristani. Total out- companies.” unarmed civilians — market places, in Anbar, Kogas has signed con- to the public ahead of the Dubai them profitable. They know their put this year is set to average just Oil titans BP, ExxonMobil, mosques and schools.” tracts for surface installations Airshow, where the 777X is business better than anyone else.” over 3m b/d, holding Iraq’s rank as Royal Dutch Shell and Eni Senior oil executives said they and invested hundreds of millions expected to dominate with over For flyers it is about more Opec’s no. 2 producer. have been at work in the south remained committed to the coun- of dollars in pipelines. 100 orders. It recently previewed elbow room, but for suppliers it But Baghdad is raising its of the country at Rumaila, West try that holds the world’s fifth big- Here, too, security is being what may be the start of a new ad is increasingly an issue that could guard at the smaller fields of Qurna-1 and Zubair since 2010 gest oil reserves, but are taking no tightened at the project, which is war by showing financiers a slide affect earnings. Behind the dis- Najmah and Qayara — operated when they signed a series of serv- risks when it comes to personal experiencing minor delays. “We illustrating three people squashed pute is a race for plane orders by Angolan Sonangol, which lie ice contracts with Baghdad. safety. “The security situation is have sent extra forces to the area, together at a restaurant, titled with at least $700bn of estimated in the Al Qaeda heartland of After stagnating for decades not affecting our investment deci- specifically to protect their opera- “Would You Accept This?” business at list prices in coming Nineveh province in the north- due to sanctions and wars, their sions,” said an oil company source. tions,” said Shahristani. A Kogas “Boeing is proposing long- decades, enough to tip the scales west and at the Akkas gasfield, overall investment of around “Iraq has such huge and easy spokesman confirmed the com- distance flying in seats narrower of US and European exports. operated by South Korea’s Kogas, $30bn — from 2010 through 2013 to access resources: one way or pany was working as normal. than regional turbo-props,” said REUTERS in the western Anbar province — has ramped up these fields by another, the foreign oil companies REUTERS

Fannie Mae sues Weak yen brings profits for exporters nine banks over MasterCard momentum TOKYO: Carmakers, electronics manufacturers and other export- Libor scandal over Visa seen building oriented firms have posted record profits through September due to WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae NEW YORK: MasterCard, the advance. Europe accounted for the recent depreciation of the yen filed a lawsuit on Thursday second-biggest US payments 28 percent of MasterCard pur- and an an increase in personal against nine of the world’s larg- network, is poised to further out- chases in the first nine months consumption. est banks over losses that the perform bigger rival Visa amid a of this year, the company said. Midterm account settlements mortgage finance giant suffered 3 percent gain by the euro this That could boost the shares, said for the six-month period that from the alleged manipula- year and signs that European Scott Valentin, an analyst at FBR began in April reached a peak on tion of the global interest rate consumer spending is picking up. Capital Markets in Arlington, Thursday. The weak yen espe- known as Libor. MasterCard, whose stock has Virginia. cially affected export-oriented Fannie joins a long list of pen- outpaced Visa’s in 2013, could gain “Investors are looking at both companies, such as vehicle and sion funds, asset managers and another 15 percent in two years companies and saying, ‘Europe is electronics makers, while growth municipalities that have sued as the sovereign-debt crisis eases, getting better, the U.S. is slow- in consumer spending backed by banks involved in setting the said Jason Kupferberg, an analyst ing down, MasterCard has more higher stock prices positively London interbank offered rate, at Jefferies Group LLC. Europe exposure to Europe, so therefore affected leisure and transporta- which serves as a standard inter- can boost MasterCard’s purchase I’ll take MasterCard,’ “ Valentin tion-related companies. est rate for loans between banks volume, transactions and revenue said in a telephone interview. The yen’s depreciation was and as a benchmark for about for at least the next two quarters, The euro advanced 4 percent the main factor in robust profits. $360 trillion in lending to busi- Stern Agee & Leach Inc.’s Greg against the US dollar in the quar- The currency has been hovering nesses and consumers. Smith said. ter ended September 30. US bor- in the high 90 range to the US The lawsuit, filed in federal MasterCard does more business rowers are raising twice as much dollar since April, having depre- court in Manhattan, said Fannie in Europe than Visa, which gener- debt in Europe this year as in ciated about 20 yen from the lost about $800m on “swaps, ates about 2 percent of its revenue 2012, amid an increase in confi- same period of the previous year. mortgages, mortgage-backed in the region. Should Europe’s dence in the region’s economy. A weakened yen tends to push securities and other variable economy and currency continue to MasterCard’s gross dollar vol- down prices of products exported rate transactions” tied to Libor. strengthen at their current pace, ume, which includes card pur- to foreign countries, resulting in Fannie Mae estimates that it lost MasterCard is more likely to see a chases and cash transactions an increase in sales. $332m just on interest-rate swaps boost in profits and stock perform- at automated teller machines, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd’s sales — financial instruments used to ance, both analysts said. climbed 15 percent in Europe in rose by 25.3 percent to 1.12 trillion hedge interest-rate risk on prod- “Europe is a significant cata- the first nine months of 2013 from yen ($11.4bn) from the previ- ucts such as mortgages. lyst for MasterCard relative to a year earlier. “European con- ous year, and its after-tax profit Fannie Mae accused Barclays, Visa,” Smith said Thursday in a sumer confidence continued the increased about 2.5 times year- UBS, Internal Rabobank Groep, telephone interview. “Assuming recovery that has started in the on-year to 99.8bn yen, both record Royal Bank of Scotland, Deutsche these general short trends con- second quarter and it’s now back highs. Honda Motor Co’s operating Company employees distribute earnings reports at Tokyo Stock Exchange. Bank, Credit Suisse, Bank of tinue, the underlying metrics are up to the 2010 levels,” MasterCard profit also saw a significant gain, America, Citibank and JPMorgan going to look a little better for Chief Executive Officer Ajay rising by 29 percent to 356.4bn yen. for digital products and an eco- a full-scale recovery, after it Chase of colluding to artificially MasterCard.” Banga, 53, said. “Business senti- Panasonic Corp posted record nomic slump in emerging nations. downwardly revised its fiscal 2013 lower the rate from 2007 to 2010. MasterCard said that third- ment has also improved over the net profit of 169.3bn yen for the However, the operating profit of sales target for liquid-crystal TV Rigging the rate could have quarter net income rose 14 quarter across major European six-month period to September, its mainstay electronics business screens, personal computers and caused banks to appear stronger percent to $879m as Europe markets like Germany, France, recovering sharply from a massive moved into the black at 10.3bn digital cameras. than they were during the financial credit- and debit-card spending the U.K. and even Italy.” deficit for two years straight amid yen, compared to a 17.7bn yen loss Toshiba Corp saw profits from crisis of 2007 and 2008 by suggest- climbed 14 percent. Visa, led by Visa Europe Ltd, a separate firm a sluggish sales of auto parts over- in same period last year. its smartphone business, though ing that they were trading with low Chief Executive Officer Charlie owned by banks, handles Visa’s seas. Sharp Corp also reported an The market turned lower its television business remains in interest rates. As a part its com- Scharf, said on October 30 that European transactions and pays operating profit of 33.8bn yen. against the yen than Sony a slump. Sales of its semiconduc- plaint, Fannie Mae is also suing net income fell 28 percent as rev- royalties to the US-based com- The news was not all positive, expected, which increased sales tor memory, or flash memory, for the British Bankers’ Association, enue missed analysts’ forecasts. pany. The banks hold a put option however. Sony Corp reported a of its products overseas. It also smartphones was a major factor a private association that used to MasterCard, based in Purchase, requiring Visa Inc to buy the over- net loss for the third consecu- compensated for the sales slump in the company’s solid business collect the data submitted by banks Nnew York, has gained 46 percent seas namesake for “several billion tive interim result due to a con- by downsizing. However, Sony has performance. to set the daily Libor rate. this year, outpacing Foster City, dollars or more” if exercised. traction of the domestic market a long way to go before it attains WP-BLOOMBERG WP-BLOOMBERG California-based Visa’s 30 percent WP-BLOOMBERG SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2013 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Wall Street: All eyes on Twitter IPO this week Trading to begin on Nov 7 on NYSE

NEW YORK: Twitter will be But while retail interest might the talk of Wall Street next week be low, tech industry analysts when the social media company say there is expected to be a good goes public in the stock market’s appetite for Twitter’s stock from most anticipated initial public institutional investors at the cur- offering since 2012’s Facebook. rent valuation. Twitter is expected to price its On Friday, Morningstar joined IPO on the evening of November 6 three other brokerages in setting and begin trading on November 7 price targets for Twitter Inc well on the New York Stock Exchange above its IPO price range, sug- under the symbol. gesting the stock has room to rise “It’s not just about the stock. at least 30 percent. Twitter’s IPO will be a measure of The Wall Street brokerages set how much liquidity is out there,” a price target of $26 a share. Last said John Rutledge, chief invest- month, Pivotal Research had set ment strategist at SAFANAD, a its price target at $29 a share, An employee shows gold bangles to a customer at a jewellery showroom in Mumbai. private investment firm in New SunTrust at $50 and Topeka Canaan, Connecticut. Capital at $54. Twitter has said it will sell 70 Another event that will grab million shares at a price between investors’ attention will be the Import curbs create gold shortage in India $17 and $20, valuing the online Labour Department’s release messaging company as much as of non-farm payroll figures for MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: A New Delhi. Last year over this see gold as an investment. If Gitanjali Gems, one of the larg- $11bn, below the $15bn that some October on November 8. The scarcity of gold and high prices festival period around 60 to 70 demand is being displaced any- est branded jewellery retailers analysts had been expecting. announcement was delayed by are pushing Indians to look to tonnes of gold was sold, roughly where this year, it is to silver and in the world, is pushing sales by The market will be on alert the 16-day partial US government silver or diamond jewellery as the amount imported in an aver- diamonds, which hold their value cutting prices of diamond jewel- to see if Twitter follows the fate shutdown in early October. Some alternative gifts this festive age month, according to Bachhraj in the same way. lery to as low as Rs4,900. Along of last year’s botched Facebook market participants warn that season, adding to the gloom in Bamalwa, a director at the All with many other chains, it is Inc IPO: The social networking the data could be skewed due to the gold trade after government India Gems and Jewellery Trade SILVER IMPORTS also competing for business by company’s stock hit the market the shutdown. measures to restrict imports. Federation. Imports of silver — which offering vacations, handbags and in May 2012 and was plagued On Friday, the Institute for Indians are the biggest buyers This year, supplies in the costs just Rs500 per 10 grammes other prizes to customers who buy by allocation problems, trading Supply Management’s index of of gold in the world and many domestic market have virtually — are likely to hit a record this gold. “Diamond jewellery sales glitches and a selloff. The shares national factory activity was not believe that buying and giving dried up because of restrictions year after reaching 4,073 tonnes may grow by 10-15 percent,” said did not recover the IPO price affected by the government shut- it on holy days brings good for- on gold imports imposed by the from January to August, more Chairman Mehul Choksi. until a year later. down, showing the best reading tune. Diwali falls today. “So far, government to reduce the trade than double the 1,921 tonnes in But without gold, this year’s Views have been mixed on since April 2011. For the week, the we have sold just two gold rings,” deficit and support the currency. the whole of 2012. Jewellers are festival season just won’t be the what investing strategy to take Dow rose 0.3 percent and the S&P said executive Sanjay Kumar at Import duty on the precious metal pulling out all the stops to boost same for housewife Sadhna Goel. for Twitter’s IPO. According to a 500 gained 0.1 percent, while the Chawla Jewellers in New Delhi. is at a record high of 10 percent. sales at this festival time and tel- “I bought just two silver coins Reuters survey of 29 broker-deal- Nasdaq slipped 0.5 percent. Outside the shop, a big banner Gold is selling for around evision channels are awash with worth Rs565 each,” said Goel, ers and independent advisers, 23 Next week’s economic indica- trumpets a Rs1,000 ($16) dis- Rs30,700 per 10 grammes, about sparkling commercials. shopping in Karol Bagh, New said they are not recommending tors also include factory orders count on gold market prices and $120-130 an ounce over London One slot from jeweller Tanishq Delhi’s gold hub. Twitter shares. Only one said he tomorrow, followed by the ISM a discount of up to 50 percent on prices. That’s encouraging some has taken Twitter by storm, “We used to buy gold coins or would recommend it — and only services index on Tuesday. On diamond jewellery. recycling, which helps supplies, breaking new ground by starring gold rings but this is the first time to certain clients. Five others said Thursday, third-quarter gross “People are suffering from cost but buyers that can wait are sim- a woman embarking on a second in many years that we have been they would wait to snap up the domestic product and weekly job- inflation, they don’t have liquid ply deferring their purchases. marriage, an event that doesn’t forced to stick to buying silver, stock if it plunges after it begins less claims will be released. cash,” TM Bhandari, selling jew- Given high inflation and low normally attract as much glitz as steel utensils and such.” to trade. REUTERS ellery at Mohan Silver Shoppe in real interest rates, many Indians first weddings in India. REUTERS

Berkshire posts 29pc profit jump in third quarter

NEW YORK: Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc posted a 29 percent jump in third- quarter profit as it recorded big gains on investments made during the financial crisis, but operating results missed fore- casts amid weakness in insur- ance operations. Quarterly results included $1.4bn of gains from investments that Buffett made in October 2008, Berkshire Hathaway shareholders walk by a video screen at the company’s including in General Electric Co annual meeting in Omaha in this May 4, 2013 file picture. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc warrants, and bonds related to candy maker Mars Inc’s purchase to $3.66bn, or $2,228 per Class fairly pleased with the results.” of rival Wrigley. Such investments A share, from $3.4bn, or $2,057 Book value, Buffett’s preferred helped give Buffett a reputation as per share. Michael Yoshikami, measure of the Omaha, Nebraska- a lender of last resort. president of Destination Wealth based company’s worth, rose 11 But investment and derivative Management in Walnut Creek, percent this year to $126,766 per gains do not factor into oper- California, which invests $1.3bn Class A share as of September 30, ating results, and while profit and owns Berkshire stock, said 2013. rose at Berkshire’s Burlington the company can boost invest- Net insurance underwriting pre- Northern Santa Fe railroad and ment results if bond yields rise miums fell 57 percent to $170m. MidAmerican energy and utility once the US Federal Reserve Results weakened at the Geico auto units, insurance underwriting pulls back on efforts to prop up insurance unit, which paid out a results deteriorated. the nation’s economy. higher percentage of premiums to Net income rose to $5.05bn, or “The US economy is rather cover claims than a year earlier, $3,074 per Class A share, from stumbling, and that is positive and the General Re reinsurance $3.92bn, or $2,373 per share, a year actually for their infrastructure unit, which had a $400m under- earlier, Berkshire said on Friday. investments such as railroads,” he writing loss from a European hail- Operating profit rose just 8 percent said. “All things considered, we are storm. REUTERS

Lenders put off visit to Greece

BRUSSELS: Inspectors from resumption on November 4. in Athens on Tuesday. Greece’s lenders have put a On Thursday, eurozone officials Greece has been kept afloat by postponed visit to the country said the trip next week would be a financial lifeline from the euro- back on the agenda and will postponed because the parties had zone and the IMF since 2010, return early next week after been unable to bridge differences with ¤240bn ($330bn) pledged in Athens made a new proposal on over how to close a ¤2bn ($2.7bn) exchange for spending cuts and filling a gap in the 2014 budget, hole in Greece’s 2014 budget. reforms. After a six-year reces- the European Commission said. But the standoff was defused sion that wiped out 40 percent The team of officials from the late on Friday when Greece sent of household disposable incomes IMF, the European Commission the lenders information on how it and sent unemployment soaring and the European Central Bank could fill the fiscal gap and meet to almost 28 percent, Greeks are — known as the Troika — will other bailout targets, including saying they can take no more. decide whether to pay out the privatisations. “We have received The government argues it next tranche of loans under further information from Athens deserves some slack after deliv- Greece’s bailout programme. which means we can confirm our ering the biggest budget deficit The inspectors visit Athens travel plans. Our team will thus reduction ever recorded in the regularly to check progress. Their be in Athens at the beginning eurozone, and Greece’s president most recent inspection began in of the coming week,” European has said the country would not September before being paused and Commission spokesman Simon yield to pressure from foreign was initially expected to resume at O’Connor said. The IMF said lenders to impose more budget end-October and then slated for that its staff would resume work austerity. REUTERS SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2013 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

For Australia, small EU faces deflation threat BY JAMES SAFT 25 years old jobless. Unsurprisingly, French to price credit more cheaply for longer consumer spending and German retail sales periods. business is beautiful urope faces a threat of deflation, are both falling outright. In its most recent ECB Monthly Report, which it seems unlikely to be will- “So the question of the day can be the bank said again that rates will remain BY LYN GOODEAR ing to fight. couched into what can the ECB do to at the current low or lower levels for an Core inflation in the eurozone make policy more accommodative,” Bob extended period in order to support a heodore Roosevelt once observed that the best thing to fell sharply in October to just 0.8 Savage of Track Research wrote in a note gradual recovery in eurozone economic do is the right thing, the next best is to do the wrong Epercent a year, the lowest since early 2010 to clients. activity. thing and the worst is to do nothing. While there’s been and a level which sets the red deflation light “Some banks are now calling for another The other question, of course, is what Tsome justifiable debate along those lines with respect to flashing. 25 bps easing in the refi rate. Others stick reaction other central banks and govern- the makeup of the first Abbott cabinet, by giving cabinet status Deflation, or even low inflation, is par- to the 9M LTRO idea. Some are thinking ments have to a falling euro. to small business the new government has done one unequivocal ticularly bad news for Europe, whose par- of more forward guidance linked to CPI. All The US on Wednesday took aim at right thing. ticular burden is too much debt. Inflation equal a lower euro.” Germany for what it said was creating From time immemorial, sanctimonious rhetoric about small eats away at the real value of debt, thus Though the eurozone common currency a “deflationary bias” for the euro area business is given voice during the flush of election campaigns making it easier to bear. Deflation does fell nearly 1 percent against the dollar by maintaining a large current account and inevitably it amounts to a mask for doing nothing. Creating the opposite. on Thursday, that still leaves it some 6 surplus. a single dedicated cabinet position signals a long overdue move This raises pressure on the European percent higher over a year, a burden on In the absence of some sudden uptick away from mere tokenism. Central Bank, which has a monetary policy exporters. in German demand for Greek, Italian and When Bill Shorten announced the opposition portfolios last meeting next week, to do something radical, The idea of a new or additional LTRO — Spanish goods, a lower euro will only rein- month, he located the shadow minister for small business in his though they have but limited options when long-term loans offered to banks to drive force that, and might invite US ire. office. The numbers speak for themselves. Well over 2m small it comes to the what and the how. market interest rates lower — is baked into As well, the Federal Reserve and Bank enterprises are trading in Australia compared with just 6,000 Buried in the inflation figures was one most economists’ forecasts. of Japan are both fighting their own wars large businesses. Enterprises employing under 19 staff account number which shed light on the eurozone’s More than €1trn of LTRO loans were against falling inflation in the US and out- for 96 percent of all businesses and employ 46 percent of all pri- plight: the prices of services fell 0.2 percent made in 2011 and 2012 and the first repay- right deflation in Japan. vate sector Australian workers. By contrast, big businesses with in October, and are down 1.2 percent from ments are due early next year. While a small move in the euro might be more than 200 employees account for 0.3 percent of businesses a year ago. As for reducing interest rates, it will be tolerated, a larger one would raise tensions. and employ 30 percent of workers. Services, of course, are what Europeans tricky. The real problem, as ever in the euro- Small businesses also contribute 34 percent of private industry perform largely for one another, and since The main refi rate is at 0.50 percent, but zone, is that the solution will involve value added, 20 percent to the GDP, and they employ around 4.8m the number of people needing work so far the deposit rate is already zero. German authorities tolerating inflation Australians. In addition, around 18,000 small business exporters outpaces the available opportunities, a If the deposit rate went negative, imply- at home, specifically inflation in German ship $1.2bn of goods, which amounted in 2010-11 to 41.6 percent crushing deflation in what they can charge ing a charge on banks for funds held at wages. of all exported goods. ensues. the central bank, banks might be more That would drive German consump- Just as big business needs to do well if the nation is to prosper, And because the eurozone ties all mem- likely to make loans but would face dif- tion and narrow the competitiveness gap small enterprises need to flourish. But unfortunately those exer- ber states to the same exchange rate, those ficulties in their own operations. It would within the eurozone. To put it bluntly, this cising power need constantly to be reminded of the centrality of places like Greece and Spain with the worst also cause problems in bond and other is unlikely. start-up enterprises and small entrepreneurs, and to be mindful unemployment are forced to compete inter- funding markets. That leaves the eurozone dependent also of their precariousness. Recent Mccrindle research reveals nationally to sell traded goods and services Forward guidance, a fancy central banker on global growth, which may or may not that of new businesses started four years ago, more than half are with the likes of Germany, making deflation term for making a promise about what you deliver the inflation needed to make its no longer trading. The most encouraging results are in health the natural outcome. will do in the future, is seen as a sort of debts bearable. care, agriculture, forestry and fishing, as well as rental, hiring and Eurozone unemployment rose to a record magic bullet for banks facing the zero bound That growth may or may not arrive, but real estate services, all with survival rates of around 70 percent. high of 12.2 percent in September, according of interest rates. what is certain is a lot of suffering in periph- But the attrition rate in many other industry sectors is seri- to data released on Thursday, with an all- Commit to keep rates low for longer and eral Europe while we wait and see. ously problematic and is the cause of significant hardship by small time record of 24.1 percent of those under you can influence markets, the theory goes, REUTERS business owners and employees. Small businesses are especially susceptible to cash flow crises and lag times while they wait for marketing initiatives to get traction and turn into sales. They are also exposed to the grubby behaviour of some big competitors that dominate markets at the expense of suppli- ers and honest traders. The callous destruction of small traders through unfair competitive practices is not in the interests of national prosperity. In times of suppressed demand and flag- ging confidence, it is up to all of us to contribute to a polity and an economy that is characterised by a widespread readiness to invest and consume. The big end of town will not thrive if small enterprises fail in large numbers. As a case in point, Bruce Billson’s speech to the Industry Leaders Forum of the Food and Grocery Council this week made a very valid point about some of the issues around buyer power and how big players use that power. He signalled his intention as small business minister to contribute to a review of Australia’s competition laws so that small suppliers have genuine incentives to invest and innovate in the supply chain. As the head of the HR institute in this country, and with most of our members working in larger businesses, I am mindful that another reason for the failure of small businesses is that they do not enjoy an advantage that big business takes for granted: good management of their people. Issues around staff disengagement can swiftly destroy small businesses. As customers, most of us can tell when we deal with employees who are surly or incompetent. Business owners who do not take steps to win the hearts and minds of their employees will inevitably risk having people in their midst who not only fail to work for the good of the enterprise, but who actually work against it. There are well tried techniques for recruiting the right people, training them well and keeping them engaged. These fundamental techniques tend to be neglected by small business owners whose minds are often elsewhere, usually on the cash flow or the marketing campaign. I look forward to watching and reporting how Billson goes about implementing the enlightened small business policies that the Coalition took to the election. Small businesses face obstacles securing government contracts, and small suppliers are very often at the bottom of the list when it comes time for invoices to be paid. The Coalition policy has undertaken to remedy those types of practice and I for one am keen, on behalf of my board, to play a part in helping make those things happen. THE GUARDIAN Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate Welfare dependency isn’t UK’s problem; pitiful pay is BY POLLY TOYNBEE £8.55 an hour in London, £7.45 it’s set by the low pay commission 100 boardroom pay rose again by living wage became the minimum higher paid jobs to be part-time, elsewhere. It’s calculated annu- according to what it thinks mar- 27 percent last year, while real wage in the private sector, by might end the pay gap. ow did Britain turn so ally by the Joseph Rowntree ket will bear, regardless of whether wages fell. No significant change receiving more in tax and paying For the long term, power needs docile, so passive, so Foundation’s minimum standard, people can live on it. Since it began is happening to the structure less in tax credit subsidies. Even to flow back towards the utterly obedient? In both good a sum set by what public opinion in 1999, the commission has let the of pay. People are disgusted by paying the living wage in the pub- powerless employee. A German- Htimes and in bad, real says is the least people need for real value of the minimum wage super-greed and George Osborne’s lic sector saves £2.2m, according style seat on the board, as well as wages fell, the cost of living rose a socially acceptable standard of slide back by £1,000. cutting of top tax — and yet pas- to the Resolution Foundation. on the remuneration committee, and the proceeds of growth were living. A man should have a pair Citizens UK, originator of the sivity reigns in the face of gross What better way to cut the ben- helps contain top greed. Why not sucked up to the rapacious upper of shoes and a pair of trainers. A living wage, works with a commu- injustice. Instead, wrath is skil- efit bill? oblige every employer to allow in echelons. Yet even now, when real child should have four outings a nity base of faith and other groups fully misdirected by this govern- Before Margaret Thatcher trade union representatives regu- wages have fallen to their lowest year to a zoo, farm or Christmas to persuade and shame employers, ment towards immigrants or the abolished them, wages councils larly to talk to staff about rep- since 2001, the question of shrink- panto. Parents should be able to not by demanding with menaces. unemployed. set minimum pay affordable for resentation? That requires trade ing pay hardly makes it on to the afford a £50 birthday present for It has 420 signed-up living wage The chancellor’s autumn state- each sector. Both Labour’s pay unions too to make themselves political radar. a child, plus £50 for a party. That’s employers, including 17 councils, ment will offer cheery projections review by KPMG’s Alan Buckle more attractive to those who have A Rip Van Winkle from 1979 luxury for those surviving on less, with more to be announced. It for growth and jobs, but others and the Resolution Foundation’s never encountered them before. would be astonished that earn- with the minimum wage at just has captured the imagination warn that wages falling below review by George Bain, first set- Companies should be obliged to ings have all but evaporated from £6.31. There are five million full- and raised political awareness, so inflation year after year may ter of the minimum wage, are publish their pay ratios, from top British politics, as if pay were as timers earning less than £13,350. every party pays it homage and choke off his recovery. JPMorgan likely to recommend a return to to bottom. ineluctable as the weather. Long The Resolution Foundation no party leader in elections dares reports that the failure of wages compulsory sectoral pay rates, Ed Miliband is making a speech before the crash, the wage share persistently ferrets out the facts not appear at its rallies and to to rise is “the missing piece in the sensitive to what employers can next week on the living wage. The of GDP slid from 61 percent to that show how the number of hear heart-rending testimonies recovery so far”. Whose recovery genuinely afford. The big super- first principle has to be this: a 56 percent, money siphoned out working people who earn below of hardship from the low–paid. is this? With 10 percent of those markets could well afford to pay single person working full-time of working pockets into profits in the living wage keeps rising. But success has been slow: in work underemployed and their staff the living wage. So should, as a minimum, be able to the longest wage squeeze in more Two-thirds of poor children have 30,000 workers are directly cov- unable to get longer hours, the could the social care sector, if the live at what the public considers than a century. Broken union parents who work: the social cri- ered by these official living wage economist David Blanchflower state faced up to a better way to a socially acceptable standard of power since those days was pain- sis is in pitiful pay, not welfare employers, with some 250,000 suggests “recovery” may yield nei- fund care, with decent pay and living without the need for state fully displayed in the humiliation dependency. estimated to get the living wage ther many more jobs nor higher training for care staff. Equal pay subsidy. Miliband has made the of Unite at Grangemouth. With The Living Wage Foundation has because of the campaign. But so wages nor more spending money. day falls on 7 November, the day cost-of-living crisis and rip-off no one to stand up for employ- campaigned for a decade, brilliantly far asking nicely has only taken In this new cold climate, no one women stop being paid because prices his own. Now he needs to ees, money flows to the employers, establishing the idea of a decency a flea bite out of the body of 4.8m knows if unemployment will fall of the gender pay gap. Forcing make pay political too. As one of take it or leave it. threshold that politicians dare not people still working below that enough to cause wages to rise. equal pay audits, so employers his advisers says: “Pay is the dog On Monday, this year’s new liv- deny. The national minimum wage decency line. What could be done? The had to reveal how much less they that doesn’t bark.” Yet. ing wage rate will be set, currently has nothing to do with decency: Meanwhile, at the top FTSE Treasury would save £3.5bn if the pay women, along with rights for THE GUARDIAN SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2013 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com GECM & TENDERS

GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS MAP (GECM) Every Sunday Has China’s debt crisis Italy youth unemployment moment arrived? rises to record 12.5pc BEIJING: China’s National Audit Office ROME: Italy’s unemployment estimated in 2010 that local government The beginning of the end of the rate rose further in September, debt stood at 10.72trn yuan ($1.75trn), or financial crisis Japanese consumers spending Weak Spanish economy indicating businesses are still 27pc of GDP. But, by all accounts, it has WASHINGTON: Five years later, it exploded since then, with some estimates more as economy recovers weighs on Bankia turnaround reluctant to hire as the recession is clear that the decisive actions to continues in Europe’s third-largest suggesting that the load now accounts TOKYO: Japanese consumers are stabilise the financial system were MADRID: Spain’s biggest bailed- economy. The rate increased to for 60pc of the economy, much of it spending more as the economy out lender, Bankia, showed on those of October 14, 2008, when the 12.5pc from an upwardly revised generated by special investment vehicles improves and people look to buy Monday it was on track to meeting US put taxpayer money into banks 12.4pc in August and 10.9pc a year that were able to bypass nationally big-ticket items before the sales yearly profit targets after it was and guaranteed their lending. The earlier, national statistics institute imposed borrowing limits. cleansed of its worst assets, tax goes up in April. Household chief executives of nine large banks Istat said on Thursday. It said the although a weak economy is still spending increased 3.7pc in trooped past waiting television hurting its net lending income. number of jobless rose on the September from a year earlier, cameras into the Treasury to be month by 29,000 to 3.194 million. while overall retail sales increased told — or in a few cases, persuaded 3.1pc, official data showed on — that they would receive $125bn Tuesday. The spending rise was in taxpayer money from the $700bn the highest since March. TARP fund. RBI Governor Rajan: India isn’t in danger of crisis SA’s economy faces challenges NEW DELHI: The new governor as outlooks deteriorate of the Reserve Bank of India, Raghuram Rajan, told the BBC in CAPE TOWN: South Africa faces his first international interview considerable challenges as the that India has enough foreign- Brazil’s BNDES crowding out growth and inflation outlooks have exchange reserves to safeguard deteriorated while structural problems private banks from loans: OECD against a repeat of the 1991 are increasingly being exposed, says BRAZILIA: Brazil’s state-run BNDES, balance of payments crisis. Mr Old Mutual Investment Group South the largest development lender in the Rajan said that India has enough Africa. Retail stocks have pulled back Americas, is crowding out private sector money to pay for all of its short- from historic highs but are by no means banks from corporate credit markets, term debts tomorrow if it needed Australian economy poised for cheap, while the banking sector is and the government should phase out to, as it has reserves that are new growth, says NAB chief financial support for the bank, the looking like fair value. equal to 15pc of GDP. This is a key SYDNEY: The nation’s bank chiefs Organisation for Economic Co-operation difference from two decades ago are the most optimistic they have and Development said on Tuesday. when the country was rescued by been since the global financial crisis, the IMF. believing the economy will emerge from the doldrums. National Australia Bank boss Cameron Clyne yesterday echoed claims that the borrowing strike may end soon.

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SHANGHAI: American Dustin Johnson threatened to run away with the $8.5m WGC- McIlroy wants HSBC Champions tournament yesterday, before a double-bogey at the final hole of his third Dustin Johnson of round gave a glimmer of hope to ‘fast start’ for a the field. the US cleans his ball Johnson pushed his tee shot before teeing off on into the water at the par-five 18th the 11th hole - which followed an earlier dou- during the third Shanghai surprise ble-bogey - yet he still managed a round of the WGC- six-under-par 66 in perfect scor- HSBC Champions SHANGHAI: Former world number one Rory McIlroy will look ing conditions to lead England’s tournament in to heap pressure on the final group in the $8.5m WGC-HSBC Ian Poulter (63), the defending Shanghai, yesterday. Champions in Shanghai with a blistering start to his final round champion, by three. today. Soft greens and the absence of A third-round five-under-par 67 yesterday put McIlroy into a share a breeze led to a birdie blitz and of fourth place, six shots behind leader Dustin Johnson of the United also a deteriorating air quality as States, three behind Ian Poulter of England and two behind fellow a moderate smog hung unrelent- Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell. ingly over Sheshan International. “You need a fast start on this golf course,” McIlroy said after moving But Johnson was more both- to 12-under par for the tournament. ered by his tardy finish than the McIlroy is not in the final group today and will play alongside Justin smoky air, despite posting an consecutive birdies to the turn, Rose of England and Canada’s Graeme Delaet. impressive 18-under 198 total Johnson’s first double bogey come Asked whether he could turn the situation to his advantage by mov- with one round left. at the par-four 10th, where his ing quickly up the board to join the leaders, the world number six, who “I’m still a little mad from my tee shot finished just left of the is yet to win a tournament this year, replied: “Yeah definitely.” Rory double bogey at 18 but obviously a fairway, leaving what looked like a “If they see me coming then hopefully I can put a bit of pressure on three-shot lead going into Sunday straightforward shot to the green. McIlroy of them and make them think about it a bit more.” (today) is good,” the long-hitting But his approach shot came up Northern McIlroy shot nine-under par 63 at the same Sheshan Golf Club Johnson, a seven-time PGA Tour short and then he twice chipped Ireland course in 2009 and believes he will need to score the same, or even winner, told reporters. weakly and his ball rolled back reacts lower, to have a chance of the title today. “It’s a good score. I made 10 down the hill. He eventually holed as he “You look at guys like Ian (Poulter), Martin (Kaymer) and G-Mac birdies, hit a lot of good shots. a 12-foot putt to salvage a six. watches (McDowell) who shot 62, 63, 64 today. Obviously it’s out there if you I’m definitely happy with what I At the par-five 18th, he pushed his fair- can take advantage of the holes you really should. shot, just not happy with the way his drive into the water and way shot “The par fives, some of the short par fours in particular, holes seven I finished. couldn’t be sure where it crossed on the and eight, they are ones you can score on. “Making two doubles, there’s no the hazard line so he decided to 8th hole. “And there are some chances coming in on the back nine.” excuse for that, especially the way re-tee, rather than risk any pos- The 24-year-old did concede that his game was still a little off its I’m playing.” sible penalty. very best, even if he were to get back in the winners’ circle this week. Englishman Poulter vaulted Poulter also took advantage “I’m giving myself plenty of chances for birdies and I’m up there into second place on 15-under, of the easier front nine, reeling contending in a WGC, so it’s good signs,” said McIlroy. with Northern Irishman Graeme off five birdies in a row from the “Still a little bit of work to do on a few areas of the game, but it’s McDowell (64) another shot third hole to reach the turn in 30 definitely heading in the right direction.” behind. strokes. Scores During Friday’s second round McIlroy bogeyed the 11th hole and McDowell’s compatriot Rory “As well as I played, I felt the SHANGHAI: Leading scores yesterday after the third round of the $8.5m World Golf Championship- then two more on the way in for a back nine of three-over par 39. On McIlroy (67), Englishman Justin other guys were still going to HSBC Champions at Sheshan Golf Club, Shanghai (par 72): Saturday there were no such problems as birdies at 10, 14, 17 and 18 Rose (65) and Canadian Graham make birdies, so I had to keep 198 Dustin Johnson (USA) 69-63-66 took him to a back nine of 32. AFP DeLaet (65) are six strokes back pressing,” he said. of Johnson in a tie for fourth. “He (Johnson) is a good player 201 Ian Poulter (ENG) 71-67-63 German Martin Kaymer, the and in this form he’s going to 202 Graeme McDowell (NIR) 69-69-64 2011 winner, shot a course record make a lot of birdies. I just need 62 but he is still eight shots off the to do my thing tomorrow (today) 204 Graham DeLaet (CAN) 71-68-65, Justin Rose (ENG) 68-71-65, Rory McIlroy (NIR) 65-72-67 pace in a tie for seventh. and make a lot more than he 206 Martin Kaymer (GER) 70-74-62, Boo Weekley (USA) 70-67-69, Bubba Watson (USA) British Open champion Phil does.” 68-69-69 Ian Poulter of Mickelson plunged from conten- McDowell also plans to keep England looks 207 Jamie Donaldson (WAL) 67-74-66, Keegan Bradley (USA) 71-68-68, Sergio Garcia (ESP) over his putt on tion with a mediocre 72, though attacking. “I’ll have to go low to 70-68-69, Tommy Fleetwood (ENG) 68-70-69 he still patiently signed auto- even finish second,” he said. the 18th green. graphs for more than 10 minutes, “Very receptive greens, very 208 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (ESP) 67-71-70 but only after a local official gave pure putting surfaces, eve- 209 Scott Hend (AUS) 69-74-66, Jordan Spieth (USA) 68-71-70, Ernie Els (RSA) 69-69-71 the crush of frenzied fans a stern rything adds up to exactly warning to stop pushing. what you’re seeing, which is a 210 Bo van Pelt (USA) 77-67-66, Gregory Bourdy (FRA) 75-68-67, Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) After running off five score-fest.” REUTERS 70-70-70, Jin Jeong (KOR) 70-69-71.

NHL Results New York Marathon to Washington 7 Philadelphia 0 NBA: Nets hold off Heat Pittsburgh 4 Columbus 2 Tampa Bay 3 Carolina 0 NEW YORK: Brooklyn be run under massive NY Islanders 5 Ottawa 4 snapped a 13-game losing streak St Louis 4 Florida 0 to Miami and overcame a furi- Minnesota 4 Montreal 3 ous Heat charge in the final security measures three minutes for a 101-100 vic- Colorado 3 Dallas 2 tory in their home opener. NEW YORK: The New York City Marathon returns to the streets Detroit 4 Calgary 3 The score was tied 47-47 at of the Big Apple today after a two-year absence, with massive secu- halftime, but the Nets (1-1) began rity measures in place after the tragic April bombings at the Boston the second half on a 24-8 run to Marathon. Sedin twins go up 71-55. Last year’s 26.2-mile (42 km) run through the city’s five boroughs Brooklyn still led 96-84 when was cancelled in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, which devastated sign four-year Joe Johnson hit a three-pointer areas of New York about a week before the race. with 2:47 to go, but a 10-0 Miami Some 48,000 runners are expected for the renewal of the marathon, extensions with run capped by a Mario Chalmers which draws hundreds of thousands of people along the race course in three-pointer with 18 seconds to a city-wide celebration. play got the Heat (1-2) within Off the course, scuba divers will check for explosives under city Canucks two. bridges and helicopters will provide overhead surveillance following Deron Williams hit one of two the tragedy in Boston, where three people were killed and hundreds VA NCOU V ER: Daniel and free throws with 18 seconds left, injured by bombs set off near the finish line. Henrik Sedin signed four-year but Ray Allen could only make Elite professional runners will lead the women’s and men’s fields contract extensions that will one of his two on the other end. from the starting line at the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge that connects keep the high-scoring Swedish Two free throws from Paul Staten Island with Brooklyn, before heading into Queens and the Bronx twins with the Vancouver Pierce pushed the lead back to Brooklyn Nets’ centre Brook Lopez (left) dunks in front of Miami Heat’s before the finish in Manhattan’s Central Park. Canucks through the 2017- four, but LeBron James hit a centre Chris Bosh (1) during the fourth quarter of their NBA match at Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya, returning to defend his 2011 title, said 18 NHL season, the team said 3-pointer with four seconds to Barclays Center in New York City. yesterday. runners would not let the Boston tragedy affect them. yesterday. play to cut it back to 99-98. “What happened in Boston is terrible. As an athlete, we always feel Financial terms of the deals Johnson hit two free throws to free,” Mutai told reporters yesterday. “All security, I’m OK.” were not disclosed by the team make it 101-98. Bosh answered 21. Bosh, Chalmers and Allen also Dwight Howard and Omer Asik Two men and two women will be going head-to-head with a chance but local media reports say the with two of his own, but the Nets finished in double figures, but controlled the glass. to claim a share of the $1m World Marathon Majors (WMM) jackpot 33-year-old brothers, who could were able to run out the clock. Miami was out-rebounded 40-30. After totalling 40 rebounds in addition to the $100,000 prize for winning the NYC Marathon. have become free agents after the Pierce and Johnson led the Nets The NBA champions have against the Charlotte Bobcats Tsegaye Kebede, 26, of Ethiopia, the reigning London Marathon current season, will each earn an with 19 points, and Brook Lopez started the season with two losses on Wednesday, Howard and Asik winner and world championships bronze medalist, would clinch the average of $7m a season. added 13. James led all scorers in their first three games. snagged 28 boards against the $500,000 prize if he wins or finishes second and beats Stephen Kiprotich “Daniel and Henrik are exem- with 26 points and Wade added Meanwhile, James Harden Mavericks (1-1). of Uganda. plary leaders, teammates and scored a game-high 34 points Dallas forced Houston (2-0) The 24-year-old Kiprotich, the world championships winner and humanitarians and we’re very NBA Results and carried the Houston Rockets into 23 turnovers but converted 2012 London Olympics gold medalist, would claim the $500,000 bonus pleased to have them as part through an uneven performance those into only 18 points. if he wins or finishes second and Kebede scores no points. of our team for the long-term,” Brooklyn Nets 101 Miami 100 to a 113-105 victory over the Veteran Aaron Afflalo scored On the women’s side, Priscah Jeptoo, 29, of Kenya must win the race Canucks General Manager Mike LA Lakers 85 San Antonio 91 Dallas Mavericks. 30 points and Maurice Harkless to pocket the half-million bonus. If Edna Kiplagat, 33, finishes first or Gillis said in a statement. Atlanta 102 Toronto 95 Harden ended his tug-of-war had 20 as the Orlando Magic cel- second and beats compatriot Priscah Jeptoo, she would win the WMM. “Few players in the history of Boston 98 Milwaukee 105 with Mavericks forward Dirk ebrated their home opener by Any other scenario would give the prize to Boston and Chicago this club have had more signifi- Phoenix 87 Utah 84 Nowitzki with 6:11 remaining, burying the New Orleans Pelicans champion Rita Jeptoo of Kenya, who currently leads the standings cant roles in contributing to the drawing a foul while converting 110-90. and is not competing in New York. success of this team and to our Sacramento 101 LA Clippers 110 a driving layup to send the foul- The Magic led almost from Most runners are trying to set personal bests, raise money community and we look forward Denver 98 Portland 113 plagued Nowitzki to the bench start to finish for their first vic- for charity or simply meet the challenge of finishing the to many more years with their Houston 113 Dallas 105 once and for all. tory after two earlier losses. race. positive influence leading the Memphis 111 Detroit 108 Harden completed the three- The Pelicans, who had beaten In other measures taken to ensure safety, 1,400 surveillance cameras way.” Minnesota 100 Oklahoma 81 point play to boost the Houston the Magic twice during the exhi- have been added to the more than 6,000 video cameras police already Taken with the second and Charlotte 90 Cleveland 84 lead to 96-83. bition schedule, offered little watch. third overall draft picks by the Nowitzki finished with 22 resistance after the first quarter. Runners will not be allowed to wear vests with large pockets, masks Canucks in 1999, the Sedins have Orlando 110 New Orleans 90 points but only four rebounds as They remain winless this season or any backpacks, and all bags will be checked before the start of the spent their entire NHL careers Washington 102 Philadelphia 109 the Rockets’ interior tandem of so far. REUTERS race. REUTERS in Vancouver. REUTERS SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2013 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT All Blacks maintain

New Zealand All Blacks Ryan Crotty winning streak (centre) is tackled by Japan’s Michael Broadhurst (right) and Ayumu Goromaru dur- New Zealand beat combative Japan ing their international rugby test match at Prince Chichibu TOKYO: An unusually sloppy Cup between the two sides, with Dan (Carter) back on track and Memorial Stadium in New Zealand continued their the All Blacks having recorded they got some time.” Tokyo, yesterday. New unbeaten run this season with victories of 145-17 and 83-7 and Japan had a troubled build-up an eight-try 54-6 victory over a few had expected the result yes- with coach Eddie Jones hospi- Zealand beat Japan combative and tenacious Japan terday to be any different. talised with a stroke last month 54-6. side in their rugby test at Prince The world champions had said and assistant Scott Wisemantel Chichibu Memorial Stadium they wanted to use the match to taking over the reins for their yesterday. introduce some of their less expe- November tests. Charles Piutau (two), Sam Cane, rienced players to test rugby, with The ‘Brave Blossoms’ had been Ben Smith, Richie McCaw, Jeremy nine players sent directly to Paris buoyed by their first win over an Thrush, Frank Halai, Beauden to prepare for their clash with inexperienced and depleted Wales Barrett all scored tries for the All France next week. side in June and Wisemantel said Blacks, who efficiently put away New Zealand coach Steve the rare meeting with the All their scoring opportunities but Hansen gave starts to Dominic Blacks was a chance to show the captain McCaw. All Black prop differential below the half century Japan’s rare attacking chances were let down by messy patches. Bird and Halai and also intro- world they were improving. Ben Franks concurred, saying mark for the first time against the with enthusiasm, with excitement Flyhalf Daniel Carter added five duced Jeffrey Toomaga-Allen and That was only too evident in Japan’s low scrum, which pushed toughest of opponents. reaching a crescendo in the last conversions while Barrett added Luke Whitelock off the bench to the gloomy and wet conditions back the visiting pack on a few “We did really well in the first minute of the match when Japan two late conversions. bring the total of new caps to 21 where the Japanese were combat- occasions, gave them trouble. 20 minutes. The next step is we wing Kenki Fukuoka almost Japan fullback Ayumu since he took over following the ive at the scrum, despite a sig- The visitors superior ball han- need to maintain it against those scored a try in the corner. Goromaru slotted two first half 2011 World Cup. nificant weight disadvantage, and dling at pace, however, proved the types of teams for 50 minutes to “We were disappointed we penalties for the home side, who “It was a very good game for clinical at the lineout where they decisive factor with the All Blacks keep the pressure,” Japan’s stand- could not get a try since there were hemmed inside their own us in a number of ways. We got also contested on New Zealand’s striking from deep, running into in coach Wisemantel said. were attacking opportunities to territory for much of the game some new people on track, they throw. space and exploiting the home “We gave away a few cheap take advantage of. But we come but will take heart from their got some experience and under- “The Japanese put us under side’s mistakes inside their own tries and that’s where we let the away from the game confident improved performance. stood what its like to be an All pressure at times. Their scrum half to record the comfortable vic- game slip.” we are on the right track,” Japan The match was significant for Black,” Hansen told reporters. was pretty good, they scrum- tory. Japan still drew solace from The home crowd, who painted captain Toshiaki Hirose. being the first outside of a World “We got Richie (McCaw) and maged well,” said New Zealand the fact that they kept the point the sold out stadium red, greeted REUTERS

Your TV guide for England rally to down Australia live matches today LONDON: Inspired by a half- and England paraded on the pitch time parade from the 2003 at halftime. Event Competition Time Channel World Cup-winning squad, Perhaps the presence of the England came from behind England’s class of 2003, and a glimpse of the Seattle vs Portland MLS 05:20 .TV to beat Australia 20-13 at Owen Farrell Webb Ellis Cup, lifted England Getafe vs Valencia La Liga 14:00 HD6 Twickenham yesterday and put celebrates his and, after Cooper missed an easy down a marker for the 2015 penalty, the home side finally Groningen vs Roda Eredivisie 14:30 .TV try against tournament. found some pace and aggression. Australia dur- Livorno vs Atalanta Serie A 14:30 HD3 Australia led 13-6 at halftime Marlon Yarde, who scored Motherwell vs Hibernian Scottish Premier League 15:30 +3 after a try from centre Matt ing their inter- two great tries on his debut in Toomua as Owen Farrell missed national rugby Argentina in June, brought the Nice vs Bordeaux Ligue 1 16:00 HD5 union match at three of his five penalty attempts crowd to their feet with an elec- Everton vs Tottenham Barclays Premier League 16:00 16:00 but the hosts were re-energised Twickenham tric break on the left wing after after the break and were deserved in London, brilliant work by man of the Go Ahead Eagles vs Heracles Eredivisie 16:30 .TV winners of the first of three home yesterday. match fullback Mike Brown, but Cambuur vs Cambuur Eredivisie 16:30 .TV November tests. a superb covering tackle by Adam Udinese vs Inter Serie A 16:30 HD3 Australia, seeking a fourth win Ashley-Cooper prevented the try. from five games at Twickenham, England managed to spoil Hellas Verona vs Cagliari Serie A 17:00 +4 showed only glimpses of their the subsequent lineout, how- Lazio vs Genoa Serie A 17:00 +2 dangerous attacking prowess in the end. “It was a stop-start left, but slotted two after England ever, then charged down Will and fell to their eighth defeat in first half and we didn’t get the got on top in the scrum. Genia’s clearance to allow cap- Sampdoria vs Sassuolo Serie A 17:00 +1 11 tests this year. momentum but the second half Australia, though, struck after tain Chris Robshaw to pounce in Atletico vs Athletic La Liga 18:30 HD2 With the two sides due to meet was about patience, not chasing an explosive run by Israel Folau the 50th minute. Seven minutes back on the same ground in the the scoreboard. opened the way for centre Toomua later Farrell slipped through a Montpellier vs Nantes Ligue 1 19:00 HD5 pool phase of the 2015 World Cup “We didn’t get everything right to blast through Billy Twelvetrees hole in the Australian defence - Cardiff vs Swansea Barclays Premier League 19:00 HD6 it was an important victory for in the last 20 minutes but we did and score from short range. caused, the visitors claimed, by an Gil Vicente vs Guimaraes Portuguese League 20:45 .TV England, who have now won eight enough.” Quade Cooper converted and obstruction - to score the second. of their last nine games. In a tight first half, played landed two penalties to give the The flyhalf converted and sud- Levante vs Granada La Liga 21:00 HD4 “I was pleased to get the win, almost entirely between the two Wallabies a 13-6 halftime lead and denly England had completed a Santos vs Cruziero Brazilian Championship 22:00 2 no doubt about it,” said England 22-metre lines, England edged leave England worried. 14-point swing to lead 20-13. coach Stuart Lancaster. the possession but failed to take Ten years ago England beat Cooper missed the chance to Torino vs Roma Serie A 22:30 +3 “We conceded a soft try but advantage of their penalties while Australia to win the World Cup, reduce it when he sent another Lille vs Monaco Ligue 1 22:30 HD5 what I was really pleased about Australia scored the only try after an event being celebrated all penalty wide after 67 minutes Braga vs Rio Ave Portuguese League 22:45 HD1 was the composure in the second a typically enterprising move. month with a series of “legends” but it was a rare attack by the half. Farrell missed three successive matches and dinners and the Australians, who were making Malaga vs Real Betis La Liga 23:00 HD2 “We had a lot of young lads out shots, all well within his range players from both teams were mistakes all over the field. San Lorenzo vs Boca Argentine Primera División 00:15 1 there but I think we deserved it from the same area out on the guests of honour at Twickenham AFP

Tunisia given Tennis: Italy close in one-year Davis Cup ban on fourth Fed Cup title PARIS: Tunisia have been sus- pended from the Davis Cup for a CAGLIARI, Italy: Italy closed said Vinci after her three-hour “It’s hard to judge the ups and year for preventing one of their in on a fourth Fed Cup title yes- 13-minute encounter. downs from the ground when you players from competing in a terday when they opened up a Vinci had the partisan crowd are on the court,” said Panova. match, the International Tennis 2-0 lead over a weakened Russia on their feet after racing to a 4-0 “You are just trying to figure Federation announced yesterday. in the final in Cagliari. lead on the slow red clay of the out how to win a point. The ITF found the Tunisian Roberta Vinci gave Italy, the Cagliari tennis club. “I felt like my serve wasn’t with Tennis Federation (TTF) to be champions in 2006, 2009 and However, the 30-year-old me because I had a very low per- in breach of their constitution 2010, the first point with a hard- Italian, ranked 13th in the world, centage on the first serve. I only when they ordered one of their fought 5-7, 7-5, 8-6 victory over was stunned by an impressive had one ace so I had to play every players, Malek Jaziri, not to com- Alexandra Panova, the world fightback from her younger point of the rally and that’s not pete against Israeli player Amir number 136 making her debut in opponent who claimed the first what I usually do.” Weintraub at the 2013 Tashkent the tournament. set, 7-5. Errani had few problems Challenger in October. World number seven Sara Vinci was trailing 5-2 in the against Khromacheva, also mak- The 29-year-old Jaziri, who Errani then breezed past teenager second set but was helped enor- ing her first Fed Cup appearance, is his country’s highest-ranked Irina Khromachava, ranked 236 mously when Panova committed wrapping up her win in just 85 player at 215 in the world, had in the world, 6-1, 6-4 to give the a series of unforced errors. minutes. initially pulled out of the match hosts a 2-0 lead ahead of today’s The Italian served to reduce Khromacheva had been pre- in question citing a knee injury. reverse singles and doubles. the arrears to 5-4 and dug deep ferred to Alisa Kleybanova, the The ITF said that they were Four-time champions Russia in the next game, forcing more only Russian player with Fed “not satisfied with the case put went into the final missing the errors to break serve and draw Cup experience, by team captain forward by the Tunisian Tennis injured Maria Sharapova while level before gaining momentum Shamil Tarpichev. Federation” and their board voted fellow top-30 players Maria and finally taking the second set “She is young and has a lot unanimously in favour of banning Kirilenko, Elena Vesnina and 7-5. of talent. It’s never easy to play Tunisia from the 2014 Davis Cup, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova opted In the deciding set, Vinci against someone you do not with the exception of a Tunisian instead to chase points and prize launched another spirited fight- know,” Errani told RaiSport1. board member who did not take money at the WTA Tournament back, drawing level at 5-5 and Errani will have the chance to part in the vote. of Champions in Sofia. took the next game to love. seal the tie on Sunday when she “There is no room for prejudice That left Panova, only the 12th Panova dug deep on serve to faces Panova in the first of the of any kind in sport or in society,” best player in her country and pull level at 6-6 before Vinci took reverse singles. said ITF President Francesco without a win on the main tour a 7-6 lead when she lobbed the Vinci is due to meet Ricci Bitti. since February, as Russia’s top Russian who had made a naive Khromacheva before the final “The ITF Board decided to send player. dash to the net before sealing concludes with a doubles rub- Roberta Vinci of Italy reacts to a point against Russia’s Alexandra a strong message to the Tunisian “When I played aggressively, the match when Panova’s nerves ber between Flavia Pennetta and Panova during their match for the Fed Cup final in Cagliari, Italy, Tennis Federation that this kind it was much better. At the end, got the better of her in the final Karin Knapp and Kleybanova and yesterday. of action will not be tolerated by it was important to get the win,” game. Margarita Gasparyan. AFP any of our members.” AFP SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 Shooting: Rich haul for Qatar at CISM Shotgun Championship One-two for the hosts in Women Trap and Skeet team events; Italy finish on top

DOHA: Hosts Qatar finished with a rich haul of 12 medals at the Second CISM International Shotgun Championship which ended at the Losail Shooting Complex, yesterday. In the two-day champion- ship, sanctioned by International Military Sports Council (CISM), Qatar finished with three gold, four silver and five bronze, to fin- ish second overall. Italy topped the overall medals tally with four gold, one silver and a bronze medal in the champion- ship which was contested by 75 shooters from 10 countries. Qatar women shooters stole the show winning gold in the team events in the Skeet and Trap events, the third gold for Qatar came in the Men’s Skeet competition. Qatar-1 Team Skeet team comprising of Deena Al Tebaishi, Reem Al Sharshani and Hanan Haji topped, while Qatar-2 Team consisting of Sarah Mohammed, Mashael Al Sharshani and Hajar Qatar’s Nawal Al Khalaf (right) bronze medal winner in the Women’s Trap event at the Second CISM International Shotgun Championship poses for Mohammed won silver. a picture during the prize distribution ceremony at the Losail Shooting Complex, yesterday. Italian Giansanti Romina (centre) topped the event fol- Medalists by event Bahrain team comprising of lowed by Kuwait’s Sarah Al Hawal. RIGHT: Massimo Crosse of Italy (centre), gold medal winner in the Men’s Trap event celebrates on the podium Positions Trap Men Individual Fatema Ali, Samah Ebrahim and along with Fehaid Al Deehani (left) of Kuwait and Daniele Resca of Italy. Khulood Anwar won the bronze 1 Massimo Crosse (ITA) medal. 2 Fehaid Al Deehani (KUW) Qatar also won gold and silver event, while compatriot Reem 3 Daniele (ITA) in the Women’s Trap event, while Al Sharshani clinched bronze to Trap Men Team Oman picked up the bronze. complete the two-three in the 1 Italy The hosts also won medals in event. 2 Kuwait the Men’s Skeet individual event. Isarapa Imprasertsuk of Saeed Abusharib clinched silver Thailand clinched the top prize 3 Qatar -1 while Mohammed Al Kuwari for in Skeet. Qatar’s other bronze Skeet Men Individual bronze. medal on the first day came in 1 Luigi Lodde (ITA) Qatar also won a bronze medal the Women’s Trap event. 2 Saeed Abusharib (QAT) in the Men’s Trap event, where Nawal Al Khalaf won a shoot- 3 Mohammed Al Kuwari (QAT-2) Italy topped and Kuwait had to out with compatriot Amna Al Skeet Men Team settle for the silver. Abdulla to win the third place. In Men’s Skeet team, Qatar Italian Giansanti Romina 1 Qatar-2 won gold and bronze while Italy topped the event followed by 2 Italy clicnhed silver. Kuwiat’s Sarah Al Hawal. 3 Qatar-1 On the first day of the champi- Shooters from Bahrain, Trap Women Individual onship, Qatar had won one silver Finland, Iraq, Italy, Kuwait, 1 Romina Giansanti (ITA) and two bronze. Latvia, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar 2 Sarah Al Hawal (KUW) Sarah Mohammed finished and Thailand took part. second in the Women’s Skeet THE PENINSULA 3 Nawal Al Khalaf (QAT) Trap Woman Team Second CISM Shotgun Championship 1 Qatar-2 How They Finished 2 Qatar-1 Rank Nationality Gold Silver Bronze Total 3 Oman 1 Italy 4 1 1 6 Skeet Women Individual 2Qatar-2231 6 1 Isarapa Imprasertsuk (THA) 3Qatar1114 6 2 Sarah Mohammed (QAT) 4Thailand1 00 1 3 Reem Al Sharshani (QAT) 5 Kuwait 0 3 0 3 Qatar-1 Team and Qatar-2 celebrate on the podium after winning the gold and silver medals. Qatar-1 compris- Skeet Women Team 6Bahrain 0011 ing of Deena Al Tebaishi, Reem Al Sharshani and Hanan Haji clinched gold, while Qatar-2 Team consisting of 1 Qatar-1 6Oman0011 Sarah Mohammed, Mashael Al Sharshani and Hajar Mohammed won silver. Bahrain won the bronze medal. 2 Qatar-2 The bronze medal winning members included Fatema Ali, Samah Ebrahim and Khulood Anwar. 3 Bahrain

Q22 confirmed as Strategic Partner Qatar Basketball League kicks off for Universities Football League

DOHA: The Qatar Football showcases the QFA’s efforts in Association (QFA) and the nurturing football culture in Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee Qatar, particularly amongst (Q22) signed an agreement youth.” today confirming Q22 as a Al Khater said: “We firmly Strategic Partner for the Qatar believe that hosting the 2022 Universities Football League FIFA World Cup can act as a and School Leagues for the positive catalyst for increas- 2013-14 season. ing youth participation in foot- The signing ceremony took ball in our nation. Universities place at Al Bidda Tower and was and schools are important civic Action from the Qatar Basketball League (QBL) match between Al attended by Khalid Al Kuwari, institutions and have the poten- Shamal and Al Arabi at Al Rayyan Indoor Hall, yesterday. The QBL Director of Marketing and tial to play an important role in kicked off yesterday. Communications for the QFA encouraging more young men and and Nasser Al Khater, Executive women to play football, with the Director of Communications and added incentive of representing Marketing for Q22. their place of study. We are proud “The QFA is pleased to wel- to partner with the QFA on this come the Qatar 2022 Supreme initiative as we work together to Committee as a Strategic ensure that the power of football Partnerforthe Qatar Universities is harnessed for the benefit of our Football League and School local communities.” League,” Al Kuwari said here Organised by Qatar yesterday. Foundation, in collaboration “We thank Q22 for their sup- with the QFA, the action- port and are delighted to be work- packed tournament kicked- ing with them on these significant off on October 24 and will run Khalid Al Kuwari (right), Director of Marketing and Communications for community tournaments that until November 30. The compe- the Qatar Football Association (QFA), and Nasser Al Khater, Executive aim to achieve greater commu- tition takes place on the football Director of Communications and Marketing for Qatar 2022 Supreme nity participation in football and pitch outside Qatar Foundation’s Committee (Q22) exchange documents after signing an agreement in sports,” he added. Recreation Centre, with matches Doha, yesterday. QFA and the Q22 signed an agreement yesterday He added: “The QFA plays a involving 17 teams from 12 col- An Al Shamal player tries to score a basket. RIGHT: Action from the confirming Q22 as a Strategic Partner for the Qatar Universities Football pivotal role in laying the foun- leges and universities held every second match between Al Gharafa and Al Wakra at Al Rayyan Stadium, League and School Leagues for the 2013-14 season. dation for community football. Thursday and Saturday. yesterday. Organising these tournaments THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2013 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Raikkonen Webber beats Vettel to pole solution down to Front row sweep for Red Bull; Raikkonen relegated to back of grid owner, says ABU DHABI: Mark Webber Only Vettel and Hamilton, seized pole position for the flood- when he was with McLaren, Red Bull Racing’s Lotus chief lit Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with had previously qualified on pole drivers German Red Bull team-mate and quad- in the four races to date in the Sebastian Vettel ABU DHABI: Lotus team chief ruple world champion Sebastian Emirate, but Webber has qualified (left) and Australian Eric Boullier admitted yester- Vettel making a rare error and well there before even if it is not Mark Webber (cen- day that he no longer has any having to settle for second best a favourite track. tre) pose for a pic- control over unpaid driver Kimi yesterday. “I think it’s probably no secret ture with Mercedes’ Raikkonen’s immediate future The pole, with Webber that I like the more flowing cir- German driver Niko with the team. approaching the end of his cuits,” he said. “I think it’s a Rosberg The Frenchman told report- Formula One career this month, strong type of layout for Seb, following the ers at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was the Australian’s 13th in 12 as he’s proved in Singapore and qualifying session that, following Finn Raikkonen’s years and second in three races. those type of tracks.” at the Yas Marina threat to boycott the final two “Mark did a very good lap so Kimi Raikkonen, who is third Circuit in Abu races of the season in the United congratulations to him,” said overall and 24 points behind States and Brazil, it was down Dhabi ahead of the Vettel, who is chasing his sev- future Ferrari team-mate to team owner Gerard Lopez to Formula One Grand enth win in a row after wrapping Fernando Alonso, qualified fifth resolve the problems. up a fourth successive title with for Lotus in a race he had con- Prix, yesterday. “There is discussion between victory from pole in India last templated not coming to only days BELOW: Spanish Gerard and Kimi and it obvi- weekend. earlier. Formula One driver ously involves our shareholders “I should have done a little The Finn, who won in Abu Fernando Alonso of and parent companies,” he said. bit better, but I don’t know if it Dhabi last year, had told reporters Scuderia Ferrari sits “More than that, I cannot answer would have been enough. He did a on Friday he had not been paid in his team’s garage. you.” great job, no mistakes,” added the by Lotus all season, and he might Raikkonen, who will join German, whose team also secured have wondered why he bothered Ferrari next year, is believed to their fourth constructors’ crown after his car failed a post-quali- be owed more than €15 euros in a row in India. fying floor test and he was sent (£12.7m, $20.3m) by the team and “We lost it in turn one, sorry to the back of the starting grid. Grid: has not been paid this year. guys,” the 26-year-old had said That lifted Alonso to 10th on Starting grid for today’s Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix following the final qualifying session Shortly before the third free over the team radio, explaining the grid, a boost for the Spaniard yesterday: practice session for today’s later that he had pushed too hard. in his battle to lift Ferrari back race began yesterday morn- Mercedes filled the second row ahead of second-placed Mercedes 1st row: Mark Webber (AUS/Red Bull), Sebastian Vettel (GER/Red Bull) ing, Raikkonen summed up his at the Yas Marina circuit, with in the constructors’ standings 2nd row: Nico Rosberg (GER/Mercedes), Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) feelings. Germany’s Nico Rosberg quali- while staving off Lotus. He said: “You have to have some fying third and Britain’s 2008 Brazilian team-mate Felipe 3rd row: Nico Hulkenberg (GER/Sauber), Romain Grosjean (FRA/Lotus) faith in people, but when it’s this world champion Lewis Hamilton Massa, who is leaving the team length of time saying the same fourth despite spinning off on his at the end of the year to make 4th row: Felipe Massa (BRA/Ferrari), Sergio Perez (MEX/McLaren thing it’s not easy... final lap when the car’s right rear way for Raikkonen, starts seventh 5th row: Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/Toro Rosso), Fernando Alonso (ESP/Ferrari) “Hopefully we’ll find a solu- wishbone broke after he hit the with Mexican Sergio Perez along- tion. I try to do my best I can in kerb. side for McLaren. 6th row: Paul di Resta (GBR/Force India), Jenson Button (GBR/McLaren) every race and it’s not the happi- Until then, the split times “All weekend we haven’t been 7th row: Jean-Eric Vergne (FRA/Toro Rosso), Pastor Maldonado (VEN/Williams) est moment, but I still try to do showed the Briton had the pace so quick and in qualifying we were my best.” to be on the front row. not so fast,” Alonso told reporters. 8th row: Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Williams), Esteban Gutierrez (MEX/Sauber) Raikkonen was absent “I don’t think there is any high “Also my laps were not so clean from Wednesday’s and 9th row: Adrian Sutil (GER/Force India), Giedo van der Garde (NED/Caterham) risk for tomorrow and we should and I lost a couple of tenths.” Thursday’s media activities and be able to fix it in parc ferme and Raikkonen’s team-mate, 10th row: Charles Pic (FRA/Caterham), Max Chilton (GBR/Marussia) arrived late, but in time to take part race OK tomorrow (today),” said Romain Grosjean moved up to in Friday practice. principal Ross Brawn. sixth. REUTERS 11th row: Jules Bianchi (FRA/Marussia), Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/Lotus) AFP

Prior backs England’s De Villiers feels pressure showing in tour draw over South Africa batting DUBAI: South African cap- (in Sri Lanka). I always try to get Paceman Harris tain AB de Villiers (pictured) the 20 and 30 odd and then get a SYDNEY: Stand-in England admitted he was feeling pres- feel of the game and from there captain Matthew Prior praised struck down by sure over shortcomings in bat- on I kick on but haven’t had that his team for improving dur- ting after his team’s 66-run in the last few games,” said De ing their tour opener against virus ahead of defeat against Pakistan in the Villiers, number one batsman in the West Australia Chairman’s second day-night international Test rankings. XI despite managing only an in Dubai on Friday. De Villiers said his team was unconvincing draw against the Ashes series South Africa slumped to their working hard to overcome bat- second-string side. second lowest total against ting woes. The three-day match in Perth SYDNEY: Australia paceman Pakistan when they were bowled “We are all working, we are ended when the home team called Ryan Harris succumbed to a out for 143 in 40.4 overs after doing pretty much everything, a halt at 168 for five in their sec- virus and was unable to bowl for chasing a modest 210-run target. doing the hard yard but that’s ond innings, representing an Queensland in their Sheffield Leg-spinner not paying off, it’s overall lead of 228 after England Shield game yesterday just Shahid Afridi (3-26), a matter of one or was dismissed for 391 in reply to weeks out from the Ashes series paceman Mohammad two guys to put their the Chairman XI’s 451 for five opener with England. Irfan (3-53) and hands up and give that declared. As the Bulls drew with South Saeed Ajmal (2-15) performance.” Up against a side comprising Australia in the Shield match in rocked the South South Africa will fringe first-class players, the tour- Adelaide, Harris became the lat- African batting to hope star batsman ists were largely disappointing, est victim of an illness which has level the five-match Hashim Amla boosts aside from centuries to key bats- disrupted the Queenslanders. series at 1-1. their batting after he men Ian Bell and Jonathan Trott. Harris and five of his team- South Africa pulled is expected to rejoin They didn’t appear to have mates were hampered by a stom- off a sensational one- the squad in time for gained much insight into their ach virus during the four-day run win in the first the third game in Abu best side for the first Brisbane Tremlett finished with just one TOP: English bowler Ben Stokes match. match in Sharjah Dhabi on Wednesday. Test, starting on November 21, wicket for the match, while Finn Harris batted earlier yester- on Wednesday, but Amla returned delivers the ball on day three with almost all their fringe play- and Rankin picked up three each, day’s final day but was unable to even then they were home for the birth of of the Ashes cricket tour match ers failing to fire. and the trio conceded 425 runs bowl, unwilling to risk worsening bowled out for a pal- his child ahead of the However, Prior said the between them. against a Western Australian his condition with the first Ashes try 183. second Test, which England team got exactly what However, Prior said he was Chairman’s XI at the WACA Test in Brisbane just 19 days away. South Africa have South Africa won last they needed from the outing, pleased with the trio’s bowling ground in Perth, yesterday. Queensland coach Stuart now failed to cross week to level the two- claiming the tourists improved on the final day. BELOW: Bangladesh cricketer Law said Harris should be fit the 200-mark in five of their last match series 1-1. markedly as the match went on. Batting hopefuls Gary Ballance, Tamim Iqbal uses a newspaper to play against Tasmania in the seven matches, including a 4-1 Spearhead Dale Steyn will also “I think we got a huge amount who was dismissed first ball, and photographer’s camera next Shield game, starting on defeat against Sri Lanka in July join the team after missing the from it,” he said. “In all depart- Ben Stokes (4) also failed to during a training session at the Wednesday. this year. first two one-days to have rest at ments, we gradually got better grasp their opportunity although Sher-e Bangla National Stadium “If we cooked him today, he “To be very honest I am feel- home. throughout the game, certainly Michael Carberry made the most in Dhaka yesterday, in prepara- wouldn’t have been right for ing pressure,” said De Villiers Pakistan captain Misbah-ul in the field, and from a fielding of his chance at the top of the tion for their third ODI cricket Wednesday,” Law said. after Friday’s game. “I think any Haq admitted the series will get and bowling point of view. order, making 78 to advance his match against New Zealand “And that would have been a captain that leads a proud nation tougher. “The first day obviously wasn’t cause. today. disservice not just to him, but to like South Africa and the Proteas “We have a very tough series great. But there’s reasons for that The tourists’ fielding also left a us and Australian cricket.” AFP team feels pressure and I do feel on our hands, they are very tough - a bit of rustiness - and that’s lot to be desired, with six catches pressure. opponents and going to give us a why we’re here four weeks early. going to ground. “But I am enjoying my cap- hard time,” said Misbah, whose “To make sure we have the One positive for England was taincy more than ever and feel team has never won a one-day games and to clear the cobwebs the form of key batsmen Bell and that I am getting good response series against South Africa. before the first Test match.” Trott, who both scored centuries from the guys, especially on this Misbah said the morale of the England rested several key in the match. tour, it didn’t show tonight but I team was high after staging a players for the match, includ- Trott hit an unbeaten 113 and have full confidence that it will comeback. ing captain Alastair Cook (sore Bell retired when on 115, the pair come through in the next one,” “Obviously we lost the first back), allowing the opportunity spending valuable time in the said De Villiers, who praised match from a winning position for some Test hopefuls to push middle as they shared in a 197- Pakistani spinners. and when such things happen you their claims, most notably for the run partnership before the lat- “They have two bowlers in the get disappointed. But at the back third seamer’s position and the ter decided to give his teammates top five in one-day rankings and of our minds we had that confi- spot at number six in the batting the chance for some time in the it’s world class spinners we are dence that we dominated the 95 order. middle. playing against, but once again I overs, it was only that we lost the Pace trio Chris Tremlett, Trott batted for 342 minutes, have full confidence that we will match in the last five overs or so. Steven Finn and Boyd Rankin hitting 10 fours and one six, while come back,” said De Villiers, who “After this win the morale is all laboured with the ball, tak- Bell, who led the aggregates in has only one half-century in the high and we needed that come- ing seven wickets between them the Ashes series earlier this year, last ten matches. back win,” said Misbah, who also in the match, but just two in the faced 165 balls with 19 fours and “I am passing 20 or 30 odds and completed 1,000 one-day runs in home team’s first innings. two sixes. AFP I was flowing when I scored 50 2013. AFP SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27

Sanchez Arsenal extend lead at top strike helps Barca edge City, United stroll; Chelsea lose; goalkeeper Begovic scores for Stoke Espanyol LONDON: Arsenal reasserted their title credentials yesterday MADRID: Barcelona extended with an impressive 2-0 victory their lead at the top of La Liga over Liverpool that sent them on Friday as they overcame stiff five points clear at the top of the resistence from Espanyol to Premier League table. win the Catalan derby 1-0 at the Arsene Wenger had seen his Camp Nou. side beaten by Borussia Dortmund Alexis Sanchez scored the only and Chelsea in their previous two goal of the game midway through home games, but they prevailed the second-half when he tapped through goals from Santi Cazorla home Neymar’s pinpoint cross to and Aaron Ramsey to confirm score for the third consecutive their role as the team to beat. game. Liverpool arrived at the However, it was another frus- Emirates Stadium hoping to trating evening for Lionel Messi leapfrog Arsenal to the top of the as he failed to score for a fourth table, but the hosts took a 19th- consecutive La Liga match. minute lead when Cazorla hooked Barca now lead second-placed home after an initial header came Atletico Madrid by four points back off the post. and Real Madrid by nine with The irrepressible Ramsey both sides from the capital hav- added a second just before the ing played a game less. hour with a glorious strike, lifting The hosts were almost back to a half-volley into the top-left cor- full strength after resting a host ner from 25 yards to take his tally Arsenal’s Santi Cazorla (right) celebrates with team-mate Bacary Sagna after scoring a goal against Liverpool during their English Premier League of first-team regulars for the 3-0 of goals to 10 in all competitions. match at the Emirates Stadium in London, yesterday. RIGHT: Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero celebrates after scoring the sixth goal during the win over Celta Vigo in midweek as Luis Suarez spurned two late English Premier League against and Norwich City at Etihad Stadium, in Manchester, yesterday. Gerard Pique, Javier Mascherano, chances for the visitors, but Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Neymar Arsenal emerged unscathed as all returned to the side, whilst they increased their advantage victory in all competitions. David City manager Manuel Pellegrini Newcastle prevailed through Martin Montoya deputised for over second-place Chelsea and Moyes’s side effectively wrapped created a stir by dropping goal- Yoan Gouffran’s 68th-minute div- EPL Results the injured Adriano at left-back. third-place Liverpool to five up the game inside 22 minutes keeper Joe Hart following a suc- ing header and a late Loic Remy However, the toll of five games LONDON: Collated English Premier League points. through goals from Antonio cession of blunders, but he saw his strike. in 13 days appeared to affect the results on yesterday: “It was a convincing win against Valencia, Robin van Persie and side race into a 4-0 lead through “I didn’t like it. I think we Spanish champions as their build- a good team and that’s what we Wayne Rooney. a Bradley Johnson own goal and deserved to lose,” Chelsea man- Arsenal 2 (Cazorla 19, Ramsey 59) Liverpool 0 up play was laboured in the first- wanted,” said Arsenal manager Alex Kacaniklic pulled a goal efforts from David Silva, Matija ager Jose Mourinho told BT Sport. half and they caused Espanyol Wenger. back for Fulham in the 65th Nastasic and Alvaro Negredo. “We had a couple of good chances Fulham 1 (Kacaniklic 65) Manchester United very few problems. The display was particularly minute with a shot that deflected Yaya Toure added a fifth with a to score the equaliser, but they 3 (Valencia 9, Van Persie 20, Rooney 22) Kiko Casilla was forced into an encouraging in the light of com- in off Rooney, but the champions sumptuous free-kick on the hour were in the game more than us, Hull 1 (Cuellar 25-og) Sunderland 0 early save from Alexis Sanchez fortable wins for Manchester saw out a victory that elevated before Sergio Aguero bludgeoned they fought more than us and after nice work by Iniesta and United and Manchester United them to within two points of the home in the 71st minute and sub- they were much more commit- Manchester City 7 (Johnson 16-og, Silva 20, Messi. earlier in the day, but Wenger top four. stitute Edin Dzeko added a late ted than us.” Nastasic 25, Negredo 36, Toure 60, Aguero But it was the visitors who had played down the significance of “It’s always been my team since seventh. The day also witnessed a freak 71, Dzeko 86) Norwich 0 the best chance of the half when his side’s early lead. I’ve taken over from Sir Alex “We were very unhappy when goal by Stoke City goalkeeper Victor Sanchez sneaked in behind Newcastle 2 (Gouffran 68, Remy 89) Chelsea 0 “It’s positive and nice, but of Ferguson,” said United manager we lost against Chelsea, but we Asmir Begovic, who scored the Dani Alves and Victor Valdes had course it’s very early in the sea- Moyes. didn’t deserve to lose that match,” quickest goal of the season to Stoke 1 (Begovic 1) Southampton 1 to race from his line to turn the son,” he told Sky Sports. “It can take time to settle in said Pellegrini, whose side trail date with a wind-assisted 98-yard (Rodriguez 42) midfielder’s effort behind. “It’s good for the confidence and it has for us, but Manchester Arsenal by six points. clearance that bounced over Barca did come to life just of the team and the ambition as United usually make slow starts Chelsea could only watch as Southampton counterpart Artur West Brom 2 (Berahino 45, McAuley 83) before the break as Iniesta’s volley well, and hopefully it gets every- and get better as the season goes their rivals ran riot after fall- Boruc after only 13 seconds. Crystal Palace 0 from the edge of the area was par- body around the team to support on.” ing to an unexpected 2-0 loss at However, Jay Rodriguez’s 42nd- West Ham 0 Aston Villa 0 ried by Casilla before Alves struck us and continue to do that.” City moved into the Champions Newcastle United in the day’s minute header from a raking the post from similar range. United maintained their recent League places after bouncing back early-off kick. James Ward-Prowse cross earned Playing Today The pattern continued after momentum by winning 3-1 over from a 2-1 loss at Chelsea last Chelsea captain John Terry hit visitors Southampton a 1-1 draw the restart with Espanyol happy Fulham at Craven Cottage to weekend by demolishing Norwich the bar and had a header cleared that kept Mauricio Pochettino’s Everton vs Tottenham (1330GMT), Cardiff vs to sit 10 men behind the ball and record a fourth consecutive City 7-0 at the Etihad Stadium. off the line in the first half, but side in the top five. AFP Swansea (1600GMT) wait for Barca. Gerardo Martino’s men nearly made the breakthrough on 54 Bayern Munich minutes when Casilla produced QSL: Al Sadd held by Al Gharafa; a fine save to turn away Messi’s equal record flicked header. Neymar then bent a stunning with 2-1 victory effort inches wide of Casilla’s left- hand post as the pressure built Al Rayyan pick up three points from Barca. over Hoffenheim And it was the Brazilian who finally unlocked the Espanyol DOHA: Defending champi- BERLIN: Bayern Munich defence as his wonderful low cross ons Al Sadd missed out on the equalled the record for the long- between the legs of two defenders chance to close the gap on points est unbeaten run in the history left Sanchez with the simplest of leaders Eljaish after being held of the Bundesliga with a 2-1 win finishes at the back post to regis- to a 1-1 draw by Al Gharafa at Hoffenheim yesterday. ter his seventh goal of the season. Al Sadd’s Lee Jung Soo in round seven of Qatar Stars The hard fought result was Messi saw a free-kick fly just (right) controls the ball League (QSL) yesterday. enough to extend their remark- wide with nine minutes remain- Former PSG striker Nene gave during the Qatar Stars able record of not having lost a ing as Barca went in search Al Gharafa the lead in the 27th League (QSL) match against top-flight game in more than a of the goal that would kill the minute but Ali Cumber equalised Al Gharafa at Al Gharafa year. game off. AFP for the visitors in the 40th minute Stadium in Doha In doing so, they have equalled following a well-taken team move. yesterday. BOTTOM: Al the all-time Bundesliga record Ibrahim Al Ghanem was sent Sadd’s Raul (left) and Al of 36 matches unbeaten set by Cavani scores off for Al Gharafa deep into Gharafa’s Lawrence Quaye Hamburg between January 1982 stoppage time for two bookable vie for the ball during the and January 1983. twice as PSG offences. same match. Bayern manager Pep Guardiola Al Sadd are now in fourth said: “It was a difficiult win to get, thrash Lorient position with 12 points, while Al PICTURES BY: OSAMA FAISAL but that’s always been the case for Gharafa have four points less. Bayern on this pitch. In other results yesterday, Al “It wasn’t without a doubt our PARIS: Paris St Germain’s in- Rayyan a scored late winner to best performance but we’ve won form striker Edinson Cavani edge past Al Kharaitiyat in a so I’m satisfied.” scored twice to help them crush thrilling 3-2 victory. Bayern can go on and own the lowly Lorient 4-0 and move After falling behind to Joseph record outright by avoiding defeat three points clear at the top of Kadioa (39), goals from Karim against neighbours Augsburg next Ligue 1 on Friday. Salem (44), Nilmar (75) put Al Yesterday’s QSL Results weekend. Brazilian Lucas put the hosts Rayyan ahead before Jesse John Guardiola’s side trailed at the ahead after three minutes by vol- Al Gharafa 1 Al Sadd 1 (77) made it all square. Rhein-Neckar Arena in Sinsheim leying home a Lucas Digne cross Mohammed Salah Nile struck Muaither 1 Al Arabi 0 when teenage defender Niklas and Jeremy Menez made it 2-0 in deep into stoppage (90+2) to help Al Ahli 0 Qatar SC 2 Suele converted in the 34th the 39th after fine work by Marco the Emir Cup champions register Al Rayyan 3 Al Kharaitiyat 2 minute after Manuel Neuer made Verratti outside the box. their second win of the season. Friday a hash of dealing with a corner. Cavani, who took a couple of Al Rayyan are now in 10th posi- Al Khor 0 Umm Salal 0 However, the visitors were level matches to settle after joining the tion with a points tally of seven. inside five minutes when Franck Qatari-backed club from Napoli Al Wakra 1 Al Sailiyah 1 Al Kharaitiyat are one position Ribery’s free-kick took a huge for a French record €64m euros ahead of them thanks to a better Lekhwiya 0 Eljaish 1 deflection off Mario Mandzukic ($86.32m), then showed he has goal difference. to trump Koen Casteels in the recovered his scoring touch to Qatar SC also picked up three QSL Standings home goal. reach seven goals in his last six points, courtesy of a 2-0 victory Then Thomas Mueller secured league games. P W D L G/F G/A Pts over Al Ahli. the win with quarter of an hour The Uruguay striker headed Mohammed Omar Saeed (11) Eljaish 7 4 3 0 9 4 15 remaining when he tucked the PSG’s third from a Lucas cross and Adriano Martins (77) were Al Sailiya 7 3 4 0 15 9 13 ball in after a flurry of shots and just before halftime and added on target as Qatar SC now occupy Al Wakra 7 3 4 0 12 7 13 rebounds in the Hoffenheim area. the fourth with nine minutes left. sixth spot in the standings. Al Al Sadd 7 3 3 1 11 6 12 Despite having Dante and Javi He is now the top scorer in the Ahli remain in 13th position with Lekhwiya 7 3 2 2 14 9 11 Martinez back in their starting French league with nine goals, a tally of five points. Qatar SC 7 3 2 2 8 10 11 line-up, Bayern were not at their one more than Monaco striker Muaither registered their sec- very best but the win means that Radamel Falcao. Al Arabi 7 2 2 3 12 10 8 ond victory of the season thanks they end the weekend a point in Big-spending PSG, who are to a wonderful long-range effort Al Gharafa 7 1 5 1 8 7 8 front of Borussia Dortmund at unbeaten in all competitions since by Campos (41) in his side’s match AlKharaitiyat 7 2 1 4 10 10 7 the league summit. March, have 28 points from 12 against Al Arabi. Al Rayyan 7 2 1 4 13 17 7 Dortmund tore apart Stuttgart games, three ahead of Monaco Muaither have seven points, Muaither 7 2 1 4 8 17 7 with a 6-1 win at the Signal-Iduna who visit third-placed Lille, on and sit in 11th position, while AlKhor 7 0 6 1 5 9 6 Park on Friday, with Robert 23, today. Al Arabi have eight points and Al Ahli 7 1 2 4 7 13 5 Lewandowski scoring a hat-trick Lorient stay just outside the occupy seventh position. to take his personal tally for the relegation zone in 17th place with Umm Salal 7 0 4 3 10 14 4 THE PENINSULA season to nine league goals. AFP 10 points. 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BANGALORE: Rohit Sharma Local lad Vinay Kumar (9-0-102- 43rd over and must have fancied was always reckoned to be a 1) was taken to the cleaners, but chasing a target around 300 runs. special talent, and the rapturous Shami Ahmed, Ravichandran It was at this stage that Rohit Diwali holiday crowd marvelled Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja Sharma decided to switch to a at the pristine quality of his struck telling blows and made higher gear. classy double century yesterday. the difference. Fours and sixes were sprayed The knock virtually knocked Earlier, man of the match into the stands with the relent- the stuffing out of a flummoxed Rohit Sharma’s languid elegance less consistency of machine-gun India’s Rohit Australian team in the sev- was captivating and reassuring. fire as the final eight overs yielded Sharma celebrates enth and final ODI at the M He used the cricket bat not like a mind boggling 133 runs. It was after scoring a Chinnaswamy Stadium. a bludgeon, but like an orchestra an astounding demonstration of double century The 57-run win gave India a 3-2 conductor’s baton. And when he classy power-hitting. There was against Australia series win though the massive and is on song, like he was yesterday, plenty of finesse and grace in the in the seventh and unexpected resistance from the there are few better sights in the execution. final ODI at the Australian ninth wicket pair of game. Crowd favourite Virat Kohli M Chinnaswamy James Faulkner (116) and Clint The Australians, who opted to was unfortunately run out with- Stadium, McKay (18) spread panic through field first, were bewildered when out troubling the scorers while Bangalore. India the Indian ranks. Rohit suddenly switched to over- Suresh Raina (28) and Yuvraj Their 115-run partnership drive. Till then they must have Singh (12) were unconvincing won the series 3-2. in just 89 balls was a credit to been reasonably satisfied with the after Rohit and southpaw Shikhar the never-say-die spirit of the way the decider was going. Dhawan (60; 57b, 9x4) had given Australians, whose response to They had India pegged back at the team a head start. India’s mammoth 383 was rousing. 250 for four at the start of the Rohit’s running between the wickets was not reassuring even Scoreboard with Dhawan. However the open- ers put bat to ball in telling style INDIA: Phil Hughes c Yuvraj b Ashwin ...... 23 and their 112-run first wicket Rohit Sharma c sub (Henriques) b McKay . 209 Brad Haddin b Ashwin ...... 40 stand in 19 overs was just the of 209 (158 balls) while Dhoni was Highest scores in One-Day International matches Shikhar Dhawan lbw Doherty ...... 60 George Bailey (run out - Yuvraj/Vinay/Dhoni) . 4 launch pad the home team needed run out off the final delivery (62 Player Runs Balls 4s 6s Opposition, year & venue Virat Kohli (run out - Coulter-Nile/Haddin) ..... 0 Adam Voges b Shami ...... 4 in the decider. in 38 balls, 7x4, 2x6). V Sehwag (IND) 219 149 25 7 West Indies, Indore, 2011 Suresh Raina lbw Doherty ...... 28 Glenn Maxwell c Jadeja b Vinay Kumar ...... 60 But with Kohli, Raina and Rohit Sharma joins compatri- Yuvraj Singh c Haddin b Faulkner ...... 12 James Faulkner c Dhawan b Shami ...... 116 Yuvraj falling cheaply, India at 207 ots Virendra Sehwag and Sachin RG Sharma (IND) 209 158 12 16 Australia, Bangalore, 2013 MS Dhoni (run out - Henriques/Haddin) ...... 62 Shane Watson c Shami b Jadeja ...... 49 for four in the 34th over were not Tendulkar, the only other two SR Tendulkar (IND) 200* 147 25 3 South Africa, Gwalior, 2010 Ravindra Jadeja (not out) ...... 0 Nathan Coulter-Nile c Kohli b Jadeja ...... 3 really on top of the game. It was batsman, who have hit double CK Coventry (ZIM) 194* 156 16 7 Bangladesh, Bulawayo, 2009 Extras (LB-5, W-7): ...... 12 Cling McKay b Jadeja ...... 18 then that the wily Indian skip- centuries in the shorter version Saeed Anwar (PAK) 194 146 22 5 India, Chennai, 1997 Total (for 6 wkts, 50 overs): ...... 383 Xavier Doherty (not out) ...... 0 per MS Dhoni and a calculating of the game. IVA Richards (WI) 189* 170 21 5 England, Manchester, 1984 Rohit chose to bide their time and Sehwag scored 219 against Fall of wickets: 1-112; 2-113; 3-185; 4-207; Extras (LB-1, W-2, NB-1): ...... 4 MJ Guptill (NZ) 189* 155 19 2 England, Southampton, 2013 5-374; 6-383 Total (all out, 45.1 overs): ...... 326 keep the scoreboard ticking over West Indies and Tendulkar (200) ST Jayasuriya (SL) 189 161 21 4 India, Sharjah, 2000 Bowling: Clint McKay 10-0-89-1, Nathan Fall of wickets: 1-7; 2-64; 3-70; 4-74; without taking any risk. against south Africa. Coulter-Nile 10-0-80-0, James Faulkner 10-0- 5-132; 6-138; 7-205; 8-211; 9-326; 10-326. They weathered the Australian But the match was ultimately G Kirsten (SA) 188* 159 13 4 UAE, Rawalpindi,1996 75-1, Shane Watson 5-0-26-0, Xavier Doherty Bowling: Bhuvneshwar Kumar 8-1-47-0, Mo- fight back over the next six overs all about Rohit Sharma. And SR Tendulkar (IND) 186* 150 20 3 New Zealand, Hyderabad, 1999 10-0-74-2, Glenn Maxwell 4-0-32-0, Aaron hammad Shami 8.1-0-52-3, Vinay Kumar 9-0- before the stunning counter- for an Australian team seek- SR Watson (AUS) 185* 96 15 15 Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2011 Finch 1-0-2-0. 102-1, Ravichandran Ashwin 10-0-51-2, attack floored the men from ing redemption there was the MS Dhoni(IND) 183* 145 15 10 Sri Lanka, Jaipur, 2005 AUSTRALIA: Ravindra Jadeja 10-0-73-3. Down Under. depressing realisation that in this SC Ganguly(IND) 183 158 17 7 Sri Lanka, Taunton, 1999 Player-of-the-match: Rohit slammed 12 boundaries Indian team if Kohli doesn’t get Aaron Finch lbw Shami ...... 5 RG Sharma (India) V Kohli (IND) 183 148 22 1 Pakistan, Dhaka, 2012 and 16 gigantic sixes in his knock them, Rohit will. AGENCIES

Djokovic drawn with Ferrer stuns Nadal, faces Federer for Tour Finals Djokovic in Paris final PARIS: Defending champion before finally taking victory 4-6, David Ferrer upset compatriot Paris Masters 6-3, 6-2 in just over two hours. PARIS: World number one and world number one Rafael The 26-year-old Belgrade Rafael Nadal will face com- Nadal yesterday to reach the Series native had to reach the final in the patriot David Ferrer at next Paris Masters final where he PARIS, France: Results from the Paris French capital to have a chance week’s ATP World Tour Finals will meet Novak Djokovic who Masters Series tournament yesterday (x of snatching back top spot from in London, with last year’s eliminated Roger Federer. denotes seeding): Nadal at next week’s World Tour champion Novak Djokovic and Ferrer, 31, who won his only Semi-finals Finals in London. runner-up Roger Federer drawn Masters title last year in the David Ferrer (ESP x3) bt “Every time we play it’s a great in the second group yesterday. French capital, dominated his Rafael Nadal (ESP x1) 6-3, 7-5 match, challenging and intense,” Nadal, featuring for the sixth fellow Spaniard 6-3, 7-5 to set up Novak Djokovic (SRB x2) bt said Djokovic. time but seeking a maiden title the championship decider against Roger Federer (SUI x5) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 Federer, whose only title this at the season-ending event, will Djokovic who came back to win season was on grass at Halle, also play against fifth-seeded 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 against the 2011 Paris Poland’s Jerzy Janowicz in last admitted he was beaten by the Czech Tomas Berdych and sev- champion. year’s final. Nadal was sportsman- better man. Federer took the first enth seed Stanislas Wawrinka of No player has successfully like in defeat against the player set in dramatic fashion when he Switzerland in Group A. David Ferrer of Spain reacts after defeating fellow compatriot Rafael defended the Paris title after pre- he beat to win an eighth French saved four break points at 5-4 up Ferrer beat Nadal for the fifth Nadal in their semi-final match at the Paris Masters men’s singles at vious winners Boris Becker, Guy Open earlier this year. before converting his second set time in 25 encounters in the the Palais Omnisports of Bercy in Paris, yesterday. Forget, Pete Sampras and David “He played much better than point when the Serb overhit a Paris Masters semi-finals yes- Nalbandian all failed after reach- me today,” said Nadal. backhand that flew out the back terday, to set up a final against ing a second straight final. “The thing that I can do when of the court. Djokovic was bro- Djokovic, and now has a 4-3 win- world number two Djokovic in the Swiss 4-6 6-3 6-2 in Paris. “I’m Nadal hit an uncharacteristic 25 these kind of things happen is ken again to open the second set loss record over his compatriot on evening session. always excited about those chal- unforced errors and converted just congratulate my friend and wish when Federer found the line with hard courts. Title holder Djokovic, who beat lenges. I’ve had a good couple of one break point in seven attempts him the best of luck for tomorrow a passing shot but then he impor- But the third seed was angry Federer last year at London’s O2 weeks (and) most important is as Ferrer defeated his rival for only (in the final against Djokovic). tantly hit back to take the Swiss at having to play his first match Arena to claim his second World to recover as much as I can, so the fifth time in 21 meetings. The “I hope he will have his chance star’s serve for the first time in against his strongest opponent Tour Finals crown, was drawn in maybe the extra day I will get over world number four received plenty tomorrow. For me, just have the match to level at 1-1. Nadal as a result of the rules Group B along with fourth-seeded Novak now, who knows, could be of support from the Paris crowd tomorrow and Monday to prac- Djokovic was gaining in being changed while the eight Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro an advantage. But I doubt it.” and carved out the decisive break tice a little bit in London (for momentum and got the break players who have qualified were and Frenchman Richard Gasquet. Djokovic, who plays Ferrer in to go 6-5 in the second set before the World Tour Finals). I need to he needed to win the second set participating in the Paris Masters Six-times champion Federer, the Paris final today, declined to serving out for the match. work on a few things.” when Federer planted a routine quarter-finals. seeded sixth, will feature for the comment on the draw for the “It was definitely the best Djokovic extended his winning volley into the net to go 2-4 down. “Normally, the top seed plays 12th consecutive year at the event London event. match I’ve played all week and I streak to 16 matches as he came The 2009 Paris champion then with the (seventh or eighth), and with the only big name missing Berdych will take on Wawrinka was fighting for every ball but I’m back from a set down to defeat held comfortably in his next two this time they change. I don’t being Britain’s Andy Murray, who in the curtain raiser tomorrow really pleased because I played my Federer and keep his hopes of service games to close out the know why... the ATP should have is recovering from back surgery. before Del Potro face Gasquet in best tennis,” said Ferrer. reclaiming the number one spot set 6-3 and level the match. An asked the players. They didn’t ask “It’s unusual, no doubt about the night session. “Now, I’m going to try and from Nadal firmly on track. expected tight final set developed the players,” Ferrer told reporters it, to go back-to-back matches The winner of each group will recover and play a strong match The six-time Grand Slam win- into a one-sided affair as Djokovic in Paris. against Novak, for instance,” face the runner-up from the other tomorrow (Sunday) but I love it ner, who last suffered defeat in grew in strength and broke twice to Nadal and Ferrer will clash on Federer told a news confer- section in the semi-finals. here and I have great memories,” the US Open final against Nadal, take the match as he moved closer Tuesday before Federer takes on ence after Djokovic beat the AFP added the man who defeated overcame an inspired Federer to a sixth title of the season. AFP