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Deputy PM attends NAM Summit Emir arrives City gears in New York NEW YORK: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani arrived in New York City, United States, last evening to take part in the 71st Ses- up for heavy sion of the UN General Assembly. The Emir is accompanied by an offi- cial delegation. Qatar donates school rush $10m to fight Aids

the first day ( today), because many DOHA: Qatar has donated $10m for people are not familiar with the the Global Fund to fight Aids, Tuber- As nearly 300,000 new intersections and diversions. culosis and Malaria during the fifth students will resume Patrolling will focus on areas conference for the Fund held recently such as the newly opened Civil at Montreal city, Canada, in the pres- classes today after Defence intersection and Al Atti- ence of several national leaders. the long summer yah intersection, to prevent traffic Minister of Public Health H E Dr break, the authorities congestion and accidents,” Odaiba Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari said in told The Peninsula yesterday. her speech at the conference that have intensified Some parents who may have “Qatar supports of eliminating the patrolling in the shifted their children to new schools three diseases which are: AIDS, and those who have just come back Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H E Ahmad bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud is Tuberculosis and Malaria by the traffic hotspots. from vacation might not be aware of received by Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro to the 17th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit year 2030”. the new changes in traffic. in Porlamar, Venezuela, yesterday. He identified Abu Hamour, Al → Continued on page 4 Rayyan, and Bani Hajir as some of By Sidi Mohamed the areas which could see heavy The Peninsula traffic and will get special atten- tion by the patrolling team. The General Directorate of Traffic will also conduct aware- iPhone out of stock for online pre-booking DOHA: As heavy traffic is expected ness programmes for drivers and across the city today, with opening supervisors of private school buses By Sachin Kumar had started taking pre-orders of An Ooredoo spokesperson told announce this feat. “Just ordered the of schools and offices after the Eid Al to ensure safety of children. The Peninsula iPhone 7 and 7 plus from customers The Peninsula. “For customers who #iPhone7Plus from @OoredooQatar!” Adha holidays, the authorities have “ We will start the classes from from Friday. are encountering an ‘Out of Stock’ tweeted Shiva Singh. intensified patrolling in the traffic tomorrow in their free hours in the “Vodafone’s customers were message, Ooredoo will be receiv- Those who want to pre-order hotspots. morning. Experts will give guide- very quick to place their pre-orders ing additional stock in the coming iPhones can do it by visiting show- Schools are also gearing up for the lines to avoid any untoward incidents DOHA: Those planning to pre-order for the latest iPhone 7 that is now days, so we encourage them to check rooms or shops. “Now pre-order your rush, as nearly 300,000 students will during pick-up and drop- out. There iPhone 7 online, may have missed the out of stock,” Vodafone Qatar told back later in the week,” added the iPhone 7 at iSpace Lagoona Mall and resume classes today, after the long are some drivers who drop children bus. All the models of iPhone 7 plus The Peninsula. Ooredoo said it will spokesperson. Al Maha center and have it on Sep- summer break, marking the begin- away from their houses, forcing them are out of stock for online pre-order arrange additional stock of iPhones Many customers, who were una- tember 23rd by midnight,” wrote ning of the new academic year. to walk or cross the road. This will not while just a few models of iPhone 7 in the coming days to meet custom- ble to pre-book iPhones online, took iSpace on its facebook page. Major Jabor Mohammed Rashid be allowed,” said Odaiba. are up for grab now in Qatar. ers’ demand. to social media to express their frus- The price of iPhone 7 starts with Odaiba, Assistant Director, Media Sources from some private Although latest iPhones are not “Customers have been able to tration. “I was late 3 min, it took only QR2,799 and goes up to QR3,999 for and Traffic Awareness Department schools located in Abu Hamour area available for online booking, cus- order their iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 3 min to get out of stock ! restock 7 plus 256GB version. The devices at the General Directorate of Traf- said that they have also made prep- tomers can still pre-order them on Plus from Ooredoo since Friday, please @OoredooQatar” tweeted will officially go on sale in Qatar fic said that patrolling teams will be arations to meet the traffic rush. The electronic showrooms and shops. 16 September and we have seen a Fadi Soufi on his twitter handle @ starting from September 24. The Cal- deployed in all key areas, especially area houses more than a dozen pri- The craze for Apple’s new mod- strong early response. People are Fadi_Soufi ifornia headquartered tech giant had places that have seen road renova- vate and international schools. els can be gauged from the fact that very excited about the opportu- However, there were many who released the next generation of the tions recently. online booking was started couple nity to use this powerful phone on are able to pre-order latest iPhones iPhone — the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 “We are expecting more rush on → Continued on page 4 of days ago. Ooredoo and Vodafone our powerful Ooredoo Supernet,” and they rushed to social media to Plus — on September 7.

March for refugees 62 Syrian soldiers New sales invoice for gold dead in US-led strikes: Russia likely from tomorrow

AFP By Sanaullah Ataullah quantity of pure gold and the price The Peninsula of gold per gram on the date of trad- ing. Personal details of buyers with MOSCOW: More than 60 Syrian ID or passport number will also be government soldiers were killed included in the invoice. and dozens of others injured yes- DOHA: Gold and jewellery shops A toll free number-16001- of terday in US-led coalition air strikes across the country are struggling to the consumer protection depart- on an air base in the east of the war- meet the deadline given by the Min- ment is also given at the bottom of torn country, the Russian army said. istry of Economy and Commerce to the invoice with a note asking cus- “Warplanes from the inter- upgrade their sales invoices in a bid tomers to call the department if they national anti-jihadist coalition to protect the rights of customers. come cross any violation of the rules carried out four air strikes today The deadline is supposed to end by the shops. against Syrian forces surrounded today, which means the customers “ A sample of the new invoice by the Islamic State group in the have the right to ask the invoices has been circulated to the shops. We Deir Ezzor air base,” the army said in the new format from shopkeep- are required to take a printed copy in a statement. ers starting from tomorrow. The to the ministry and get it approved”, “Sixty-two Syrian soldiers new invoices will help buyers to a shopkeeper at Doha gold Souq told were killed and a hundred oth- accurately know the quantity and The Peninsula yesterday. ers were injured in these strikes.” value of gemstones in gold orna- Some shopkeepers, however, Demonstrators take part in a march calling for the British parliament to welcome refugees, in central The Russian military said two ments, along with other necessary hinted that implementation of the London, yesterday. Around 20,000 marched on the streets demanding the government to do more F-16 and two A-10 jets flew into information. new invoices could be delayed to help refugees fleeing conflict and persecution. → See also page 13 Syrian air space from neighbour- Many disputes occur between slightly because many shops have ing Iraq to carry out the strikes. traders and customers over gem- not yet received the required “Straight after the coalition’s stones while reselling ornaments as approval. The ministry issued a strikes, IS militants launched an shopkeepers would be reluctant to decision to regulate sale of gold offensive,” said the statement, count it as gold. The new invoice has and jewellery, other precious met- adding that “fierce fighting against a special column on trademark to als, stones and similar items in June Israel boosts troops in West Bank the terrorists” ensued nearby. identify the manufactures, whether and granted three months grace “If these strikes were due local or international, which many period starting from June 19. to an error in the target coor- traders used to hide from customers Following the decision, the Con- AP following a weekend surge in Pales- to open fire and kill the attacker. dinates, that would be a direct because the latter preferred some sumer Protection and Combating tinian attacks that shattered weeks The incident came a day after consequence of the US’ refusal to specific international brands, rather Commercial Fraud at the Consumer of relative calm. The military said a what Israeli authorities said were coordinate with Russia its fight than local. Protection Department (CPD) met Palestinian pulled out a knife dur- several Palestinian attacks on Israeli against the terrorist groups in The revised invoice will have with representatives of gold shops JERUSALEM: The Israeli mili- ing a security check in the West Bank civilians, police and a soldier. Syria,” it said. many more details in Arabic and and circulated among them a tary sent troop reinforcements to a city of Hebron earlier yesterday and English like making charges, unit draft copy of the new invoice and flashpoint West Bank area yesterday stabbed a soldier, prompting forces → See also page 5 → See also page 5 price excluding making charges, explained the new regulations. 02 SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2016 HOME

Dr. Al Kuwari HMC launches campaign for a healthy heart arrives in Rome QNA

The Peninsula the Minister of Public Health, said, lifestyle and recognise the conditions should be followed until the ambu- In 2015, more than “Cardiovascular disease adversely that can make them more suscepti- lance arrives. Once the patient is on ROME: Cultural Adviser at the affects the lives of many people in ble to heart problems.” board, ambulance staff will monitor Emiri Diwan and the State of 20,000 patients our society. As well as being one of The campaign also aims to their heart rhythm all the way to the Qatar’s candidate for the post DOHA: The Hamad Medical Corpo- were admitted to the the leading causes of death, there are provide the public with advice on Heart Hospital, transmitting this to of the Director-General of the ration (HMC) yesterday launched an also significant numbers of people minimising their risk of experienc- the awaiting physicians so they have United Nations Educational, awareness campaign on heart health Heart Hospital due living with the complications caused ing heart-related problems. an up-to-date picture of the patient’s Scientific and Cultural Organi- as heart attacks are one of the biggest to heart attacks and by chronic heart conditions. Qatar’s Dr Nidal Asaad, Chairman of condition upon arrival and can be zation (Unesco), H E Dr. Hamad causes of death in Qatar every year. other heart-related public health sector has made great Cardiology at Heart Hospital, “Symp- treated immediately.” bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari, arrived In 2015, more than 20,000 progress in recent years to improve toms such as acute chest pain with The campaign will also educate in Rome yesterday. patients were admitted to the Heart conditions. care for people with heart conditions a sensation of pressure, tightness people on eating a balanced diet and During his visit, Dr Al Kuwari Hospital due to heart attacks and – but our aim is to do even more.” or squeezing in the chest, pain taking regular exercise. Advice peo- will meet with a number of Italian other heart-related conditions. Mohammad Al Naama, Executive or discomfort in the arms, jaw ple to recognize if they fall into the officials within the framework of The new campaign aims at Director and Deputy CEO of Heart and sometimes upper back, nau- high risk category for heart prob- the election campaign ‘Towards a reducing the number of heart-related is suspected. It will also educate the Hospital, said, “A healthy heart is sea, breathlessness and dizziness lems by having regular health checks. New Start for Unesco. illnesses in the country. public on how to improve their heart a critical factor in living a healthy could all be symptoms of a heart Diabetes, smoking, high blood pres- Dr Al Kuwari will also receive It will educate the public on how heath by providing information about life. HMC’s Heart Health campaign attack. If you suspect a heart attack, sure, obesity and inactivity are all a Honorary Doctorate in Cultural to recognise signs and symptoms of heart conditions and the importance aims to reduce the incidence of you should call 999 for an ambu- risk factors and adults with diabe- Heritage from the University of a heart attack and will also provide of maintaining a healthy heart. heart-related illnesses in Qatar by lance immediately and the first tes are between two to four times Rome Tor Vergata, where he will advice on what to do if a heart attack Dr Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, encouraging people to live a healthier aid advice given over the phone more likely than others. deliver a lecture on the role of culture in international relations tomorrow. Families across Qatar Qatar condemns blast at mosque take part in exciting in Pakistan treasure hunt at MIA QNA DOHA: The State of Qatar has condemned the suicide blast that targeted a mosque in Pakistan and The Peninsula of Islamic Art. Prizes selected from left dozens dead and injured . the MIA gift shop were awarded to The Qatari Ministry of For- three lucky winners with the highest eign Affairs said in a statement scores. that the State of Qatar condemns DOHA: During this Eid-Al-Adha, Khalid Yousef Al Ibrahim, Chief such criminal acts, which is con- children across Qatar took part in a Strategic Planning Officer at Qatar trary to all humanitarian values, fun and exciting treasure hunt at the Museums, said: ethics, principles and religions. Museum of Islamic Art (MIA). “At Qatar Museums, we strive The statement also affirmed This fun-filled family adventure, to provide fun and educational Qatar’s solidarity with the Islamic which was held on September 14, activities for families and children to republic of Pakistan. formed part of Qatar Museums’ and enjoy together, to broaden horizons The statement reiterated the MIA’s continued efforts to provide and stimulate the creativity within State of Qatar’s stance rejecting dynamic activities that appeal to the community.” violence and terrorism in all its diverse communities, fostering an “Our programmes create forms and manifestations and indigenous culture of creativity and lasting memories and lead to called for concerted international Children and families taking part in the treasure hunt at the Museum of Islamic Art. innovation, a press release said. the development of imaginative, efforts to eradicate this danger- Ninety children and families from compassionate and engaged ous scourge and to eliminate all across Qatar attended the treasure individuals. This event was a great wide selection of educational to enjoy and take part in, including to strengthen family bonds, develop its causes. hunt. During the hunt, children were success, and it was a pleasure to see programmes across the country regular exhibition tours, art classes, creativity, build confidence and It then expressed its con- taken on a unique adventure through this event resonate so well with the all year around. In particular, MIA calligraphy classes, and object improve communication skills. For dolences to the victims and the the museum, where they explored local community.” offers learning opportunities for handling workshops. more information, visit: http://www. people of Pakistan, wishing the one of the world’s greatest collections Qatar Museums offers a people of all ages and backgrounds All activities and workshops aim qm.org.qa/en/education injured a speedy recovery.

Eid Al-Adha celebrations are still under way in various parts of Doha as a number of colourful activities were organised to entertain residents at Katara and Souq Waqif. Concerts and performances by artistes wowed the spectators at Al Mirqab Hotel (Souq Waqif) while Al Dossari Zoo remained the favourite destination of families and children. HOME SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2016 03 Life a gruelling routine for dhow workers

feet (lengthwise) but every customer or office colleagues for a long tour Every sunset brings has the liberty to order any sizes. to some island, paying QR1,500 to “Most of the dhows here are QR2,500. It depends on the size of tourists, some new not the commercial ones. They are the dhow as well as the time a tour- and many regular owned by Qatari nationals. They ist wants to spend at sea. come off and on for dhow cruise with The cost increases with other visitors, who love the family or friends and during the rest services as well. mesmerising effects of the time these boats are parked Though these workers feel hesi- of seaside tranquility here with the staff waiting for own- tant to open their hearts, a palpable ers’ arrival any time,” says Das. sense of homesickness is always and charm. Hundreds of people from India, written on their otherwise smiling Sri Lanka and Bangladesh work in faces. “We get a two-month vaca- various capacities on dhows from tion after two years,” says Hidayatul captain to cleaner. When their hopes Islam, another dhow-man hailing By Irfan Bukhari to find some job got punctured in from Bangladesh. The Peninsula their homelands, they migrated “We live in these boats day and to Qatar. “Life is not very easy. At night, cook our food here. Life is good the same time, it is not very tough but still we cannot declare it a home either. At least our families are liv- away from home. Home is home DOHA: Every sailor is a stranger ing a dignified life back at home with you know. At times, particularly in on the shore, and for hundreds of our hard-earned money,” says Das, scorching summer days, intense expatriates working in boats lined adding sometimes they have noth- heat wipes us out. Air conditioners up along the Corniche, Doha’s water- ing to do except sit around for hours are turned on whenever the owner front promenade, life is a mixture of or days. comes,” Hidayatul Islam added. both excitement and gruelling rou- It is pertinent to mention here The boatman from Bangladesh tine. And their life is different from that such leisure is enjoyed only by celebrated Eid Al Adha in Doha the tourists they entertain every day. the workers who are not employed by around 2500 miles away from his “The decision to work on foreign tourist-boat runners rather they are family. “The workers are paid accord- shores was hard to take and that too Dhow workers waiting for customers on the Corniche. employees of individuals or compa- ing to their job specifications and at a tender age, but the employment I nies who use their personal dhows experience,” says Hidayatul Islam. found here ultimately vindicated my some new and many regular visitors, a wooden-boat manufacturer in Ker- Most of the dhows parked at the off and on. All the workers live like a family, decision,” said Das from Madras (now who love the mesmerising effects of ala told him about a job opportunity Corniche were built in Kerala. Some The commercial wooden boats sharing one another’s moments of renamed as Chennai). But he still nos- seaside tranquility and charm. But in Qatar. The job, the manufacturer of them were made from the wood or tourist dhows which charge QR20 joy and grief. talgically calls his city ‘Madras’. for Das, life is nothing but ‘an insipid said, was on a boat which he was set brought from Myanmar (Burma) to QR50 for a brief cruise have a The deck of dhow, puffs of cool He works on a wooden-boat routine’ which he is spending for the to sell to a Qatari national. The buyer to India. Its cost varies from QR1m magnetic attraction for visitors. air of a spring night and cheerful called dhow. There are around 500 last many years for the welfare of his had asked the manufacturer to help to QR4m depending upon size and Sometimes, on special occasions, company of friends are the max- dhows parked along the Corniche in two sons back in India. him find the manpower too from his amenities attached. Dhows may come tourists reserve the entire dhow imum luxury they need to live a Doha. Every sunset brings tourists, He said goodbye to Chennai when country. in different sizes from 20 feet to 130 for the extended family or friends happy life.

RAF helps citizens facing RAF distributes meat default on loan repayments

The Peninsula some 50 percent, more than QR1.9m, management of projects was found to was contributed by philanthropists be the reason behind the most cases as donations. of load defaulting,” said Al Ali. In “Six types of people benefit- some cases, the loan defaulters were DOHA: Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah ted from the largesse of RAF, said cheated because of a lack of aware- Foundation for Humanitarian Serv- Husain Aman Al Ali, Supervisor of ness. Some of them did not conduct ices (RAF) has helped many Qatari the campaign. feasibility studies before making citizens facing default on loan repay- “The committee for rescuing the investments, so they faced huge losses. ments to the tune of about QR6m. loan defaulters conducted a study on The committee has taken into The initiative came under the cases coming before the commit- consideration some more points in the campaign “Khairana Le Ahl- tee seeking help. Priority was given approving the requests seeking repay- ina” (our goodness for our people) to the people serving jail sentence ments and preferred those having launched by RAF to release loan for defaulting on repaying loan, families to single loan defaulters. The defaulters from jail. The debt totaled followed by those issued verdict women applicants were also given QR5,964,879. against them for jail in same cases. priority. RAF officials approached the Defendants in loan default cases and The committee worked hard in lenders, including banks, companies those being threatened to cases for negotiating with lenders to drop some and individuals, and convinced them not repaying their loans were also amounts, especially in the cases of big to reduce a portion of the amount helped”, said Al Ali. loans. Most of the lenders cooperated with an assurance of the repayment “I have been working for sev- with negotiators and reduced a por- Beneficiaries receiving meat of sacrificial animals provided by the Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Foundation of the remaining amount. As a result, eral years in this field, so I can say tion of the loan, said a release. for Humanitarian Services (RAF) on the third day of Eid Al-Adha in Doha. At least 600 families, mostly about QR2m was waived. that people did not fail to repay The committee still has dozens widows and orphans, benefited from the gesture. The committee concerned at the loans because of only low income. of requests waiting for financial help RAF paid QR3,976,036, of which Lack of proper knowledge about the from the donors.

Qatar to host WAGGGS Arab QLC invites applications for Conference leadership programme QNA

DOHA: The Ministry of Culture THe Peninsula build networks with their con- a chance to embark upon an and Sports will host on Monday temporaries across all industries international Learning Jour- the 21st World Association of Girl as they grow their leadership ney to experience – first-hand Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) capabilities. – the impact of outstanding Arab Regional Conference. DOHA: Qatar Leadership Cen- “This is a critical time in leadership. The Commissioner of Qatar tre (QLC) has started receiving Qatar’s journey as we near the They learn how innova- Scouts and Guides Association applications for its 2017-2018 achievement of the ultimate tion grows businesses from Abdullah Mahmoud Abdullah national leadership programs goals of Qatar National Vision experts around the world. said in a press statement yesterday to qualified Qatari profession- 2030,” said Dr Abdulla bin Ali Past Learning Journeys have that 16 Arab countries will par- als employed across all sectors. AlThani Board Member and taken participants to the ticipate in the conference along Applications are open until Managing Director of QLC. United States, the UK, Singa- with representatives of the WAG- October 31 for qualified Qataris “Human capital is the pore, China, and South Korea. GGS. The conference, which aims via QLC’s website, www.qlc.org. indispensable resource that QLC’S courses are of at improving the Arab Girl Guides qa. supports our society and econ- 12 months, in parallel with movement, will discuss the Girl The Centre’s three rigor- omy; enhancing the country’s participants’ professional Guides and Girl Scouts move- ous and rewarding educational talent is crucial to reach- responsibilities. ment growth strategies and the programs empower partici- ing sustainable development. Applicants are selected achievement of the Arab Region pants to serve their country in Therefore we call on qualified based on an extensive, merit- of Girl Guides objectives, he said. innovative and effective ways Qatari professionals to apply to based evaluation process. The three-day event will also by developing their leadership one of QLC’s programs in order All applications that meet approve the plans for assisting abilities. to strengthen their leadership the minimum criteria are national organizations and dis- Qatar Leadership Centre skills for the good of the coun- assessed holistically based on seminating the culture of Girl offers three leadership programs try,” he added. each applicant’s educational Guides movement in the Arab such as the Executive Leaders In every QLC programme, qualifications, professional region, he added. Programme, the Rising Leaders participants receive the highest experience, leadership poten- At the Conference, the mem- Programme, and the Govern- quality instruction from interna- tial, and other criteria. ber organizations will also elect ment Leaders Programme. tionally-recognized institutions, QLC was established to the 2016-2019 Arab Regional These programmes deliver like Harvard Business School, provide high quality leader- Committee, and they are all a unique blend of train- HEC Paris and Cambridge Judge ship training to accomplished encouraged to identify qual- ing modules, engagements Business School. Qatari professionals across all ity candidates, including young with influential leaders and Participants benefit from sectors and foster sustainable women, to form a diverse selec- Learning Journeys to interna- policy seminars with influen- development of human capi- tion of competent nominees with tional centers of economy and tial national and international tal in line with Qatar National the skills and experience required politics. guest speakers, both in the pub- Vision 2030. To date, QLC has to set the strategic direction of the QLC programs also provide lic and private sectors. 263 alumni and 115 current region. participants the opportunity to QLC offers its participants participants. 04 SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2016 HOME/MIDEAST

Minister attends conference Iran denies EU Steep drop in demanded airfares as peak centrifuge details AP

TEHRAN: Iran’s atomic agency is season ends denying that the European Union has demanded full details of its manufacture of centrifuge parts. A report on the Iranian state still slightly high,” he added. TV website quotes agency spokes- Within this peak Asian expatriates preferred to man Behrouz Kamalvandi as spend the Eid holidays and school saying, “We have not received season, the first summer breaks in their native coun- such a demand through official week of July saw the tries while some travel to Europe and sources.” the Far East. Most Qataris travel to The AP reported on Friday highest demand for European designations such as Lon- that the EU is demanding that Iran air tickets. don, Berlin and Paris during holidays share with the U.N. full details and this year many had chosen places of its manufacture of parts for like the Georgian capital Tbilisi and machines that could be used to Bosnia as well. make the core of nuclear weap- By Fazeena Saleem “Many Qatari families travelled Minister of Municipality and Environment H E Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi participated in ons. The draft statement seen by The Peninsula to European destinations. This year the conference ‘Our Ocean, Our Future’ held recently at the US Foreign Ministry headquarters in the AP will be delivered next week Tbilisi was a very popular destina- Washington DC. at a board meeting of the Inter- tion. By this week, all of them will national Atomic Energy Agency. DOHA: Airfares are expected to be returning to Doha and fares for drop by up to 50 percent to various round trips will see a major fall by Asian and European destinations next week,” said a travel consultant. beginning today, with the summer According to industry sources, peak season coming to its close, say flights to destinations like the Sri industry sources. Lankan capital Colombo, and South The unusually long peak season Indian cities, including Chennai and in Qatar started around June 25 and cities in Kerala, European destina- will be over by next week — from the tions like London, Paris and Tbilisi day school vacation started till the would cost 50 percent less than the end of September. Within this peak peak season fares. season, the first week of July saw the A round trip to Colombo would highest demand for air tickets. cost an average QR 1500 from next Fares for outbound flights begin week, QR1,700 to Kozhikode, QR to drop from today and those for 1,100 to Mumbai, 3,500 to London, inbound flights will reduce by next QR700 to Dubai, and QR2,000 to week, according to travel industry Tblisi. During peak season a return sources. “It was a long season this trip to London in economy class year starting from Ramadan to the cost a minimum QR5000, Dubai QR end of September. By now not many 1,580, Colombo QR2,500, Kozhikode people are traveling out of Doha, but QR2,950 and Mumbai QR2,600. some are still returning from holi- Although it was not a peak sea- days,” said a travel agent. son to Katmandu and Manila, the New Karwa school buses ready for the new academic year. “Although schools are starting airfares saw a slight increase than on Sunday (today), some families usual days. Nepal peak season is have decided to come back after few starting from first week of Octo- ‘Opening of major roads expected to ease traffic’ days, because the fares will be rela- ber and Manila’s peak season is in tively low. So the inbound fares are December and January. → Continued from page 1 will start at 7am as usual,” A K Srivasthava, principlal of “ We had sent all our drivers to their respective Birla Public School told this daily. routes to identify the possible traffic problems, like new He said the school has received a circular from diversions and road works so that they can avoid such the Private Schools Office at the Ministry of Education spots as much as possible. We have already informed and Higher Education with guidelines to ensure safety the parents of students using school buses about their of children in school buses along with other general pick-up time tomorrow to avoid any delays. The classes instructions. Nargis Raza Ortho, principal of the Pakistan Educa- CONDOLENCE tion Center (PEC) said that the opening of some major roads in Abu Hamour after renovation is expected to ease the traffic in the area to a great extent. “ We are trying our best from our side to ensure smooth flow of traffic in and around the campus, by deploying more security personnel and supervisors. The authorities are opening several new exit and entry points in the area and are creating more parking space to reduce traffic congestions,” said Raza. She said the Private Schools Office had asked private schools to provide updated information about their stu- dents and teachers. The school currently has over 3,500 students on its rolls and has recruited new teachers for extends its heartfelt condolences the new academic year. to the bereaved family of Qatar ‘will continue supporting the fund’ → Continued from page 1

This donation is the first contribu- tion through Qatar Development Fund for the Global Fund, and Qatar will con- tinue in the next coming years sup- porting the Fund, she added. “This is a part of Qatar’s duties, which represents more of Mr Mobin Pandit supporting human and development programs and it has (Former head of Local Section, The Peninsula) provided support to more than 100 coun- who died in Mumbai, India, tries, and recently Qatar has renewed yesterday at 3am. its commitment by providing $10m the next ten years to serve the human- itarian goals and development”, she We express our deep sorrow over the sad said. The conference sought to collect demise of our long-serving employee. $13bn to finance activities related to such diseases and treatment during the period from 2017 to 2019. MIDDLE EAST SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2016 05

Yemen loyalists Russia warns US; battle rebels on two fronts says Syria crisis AFP

ADEN: Yemeni pro-government forces battled Shia Houthi rebels worsening on two fronts yesterday, includ- ing east of Taez where they are struggling to break a siege of the southwestern city. Damascus, Tartus and Latakia.” “Five rebels and one of “There are constant attacks, our soldiers were killed in the In the past 24 hours, failure by the illegal armed groups fighting” near Taez, a local pro- the number of attacks to uphold the ceasefire regime, and government commander, Fadl have risen sharply, lack of a checkpoint in the eastern Hassan,said. He said loyal- part of the Castello road controlled ist forces drove rebels and their with 55 attacks on by insurgents does not permit us to allies from five hills in the Shar- government positions ensure safe delivery of humanitarian ija region on the borders of Taez and civilians, says aid to Aleppo,” said General Viktor and Lahj provinces. “We are try- Poznikhir. ing to break the siege (imposed by Russian General. Military officials lashed out at the A Syrian boy plays in an underground play area built to protect children from shelling in the rebel-held rebels) of Taez,” Hassan said, add- United States in the strongest lan- town of Arbin, on the outskirts of capital Damascus, yesterday. ing that pro-government forces guage yet over the ceasefire struck launched the operation from the last week in Geneva, a last-ditch eastern side of the city. AFP effort to stop the bloodshed in Syria Forces loyal to the embat- which has so far lasted five days. Besieged Syrian kids play tled government of President “Russia is exerting all possible Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi have effort to restrain government troops struggled since the end of August MOSCOW: The Russian military said from response fire,” said Poznikhir. with swings made of rockets to break the siege of Taez which yesterday the situation in Syria was “If the American side does not take the rebels have surrounded for getting worse, blaming rebels for the necessary measures to carry out AFP outside — but the grown-ups are one of his creations. “It was a huge more than a year. stepping up attacks and saying the its obligations... a breakdown of the finding creative ways to make sure surprise for everyone when I came Pro-government forces also United States would be responsible ceasefire will be on the United States.” kids can still have fun. outside my shop one day carrying clashed with rebels east of the for a breakdown of the ceasefire. Moscow accuses Washington of In Douma, Eastern Ghouta’s a swing.” Yemeni capital, with fighting con- “The situation in Syria is worsen- failing to separate the armed oppo- DOUMA, SYRIA: Syrian children largest town, children sprint Fellow townspeople urged him centrated in the strategic Sarwah ing,” said Russian General Vladimir sition to President Bashar al-Assad love playgrounds like kids all over towards red-and-black swings to build more sets, and farmers region leading to Sana’a, mili- Savchenko in a briefing shown on from jihadist groups in Syria, and the world but in rebel-held towns made of rockets which government brought him rocket and shell debris tary sources said. The Houthis, television. “In the past 24 hours, Savchenko, who heads the Russian near Damascus swing sets are made MiG fighters jets once rained on their that had crashed on their lands on who seized Sana’a two years ago, the number of attacks have risen ceasefire monitoring centre in Syria, of spent rockets and jungle gyms are hometown. the outskirts of Douma. were putting up fierce resist- sharply,” with 55 attacks on govern- said the US “evaded” planned tele- tucked underground. The sets were made by Abu Ali “This is how we made the ance despite also coming under ment positions and civilians, he said. phone talks on Friday. Eastern Ghouta, a besieged Al Bitar, a 40-year-old house painter impossible, possible — that some- attack from Saudi-led coalition air Twelve civilians died in the “Russia initiated extension of the opposition stronghold east of who collected dozens of rocket thing used to kill can be turned into strikes, the sources added. attacks, including two children and ceasefire by 48 hours, yesterday it Damascus, has been battered by debris, welded them into swings and a toy that makes children happy,” Witnesses also reported air a Syrian Red Crescent volunteer. was again extended by 72 hours,” regime air strikes and shelling since then gave them a fresh coat of paint. said Abu Ali. A dozen children clam- strikes targeting rebel positions He said Syrian rebels were using said Poznikhir. “The US and the so- Syria’s conflict erupted more than “At first, my neighbours thought ber onto swing sets nearby, taking in Nahm northeast of Sanaa, and the ceasefire to regroup and “are called moderate groups they control five years ago. I was crazy. They didn’t realise I was advantage of clear skies after a frag- in the coastal city of Hodeida to planning to go on the offensive” have not met a single obligation they Since then, children have grown going to make children’s toys out of ile truce brought a lull in air strikes the west. The coalition intervened and that “acts of terror are possi- assumed in the framework of the accustomed to warnings not to play this,” he tells while sitting next to and shelling on the town. in Yemen in March 2015 to help ble in crucial districts of Aleppo, Geneva agreement.” shore up Hadi’s government. Amman condemns Israel Egypt freezes assets of killing of Jordanian rights defenders & NGOs AFP AFP “These individuals may subse- quently face prosecution and prison AMMAN/HEBRON: Jordan condemned the killing of terms of up to life, equivalent to 25 one of its nationals by an Israeli policewoman he alleg- years in Egypt.” edly attacked in east Jerusalem, calling it a barbaric act. CAIRO: An Egyptian court froze In 2011, Egypt provoked inter- Israeli police said that the officer shot dead 28-year- assets of five prominent human national condemnation when it old Saeed Amro on Friday after he tried to stab her at rights defenders and three non-gov- raided Egyptian and Western NGOs the Damascus Gate, the main entrance used by Pales- ernmental organisations yesterday, in Cairo on suspicion of illegal tinians to enter Jerusalem’s Old City. provoking fears of an intensified financing, including the US National A Palestinian stabbed an Israeli soldier yesterday in crackdown on civil society. Democratic Institute and the Inter- the flashpoint West Bank city of Hebron before being They had been under renewed national Republican Institute. shot dead, the army said, in the such fourth attack in investigation for allegedly receiving Police also sought to arrest NGO under 24 hours. foreign funds in a case that stretches staff members at the time, forcing 13 A military statement said the attacker drew a knife back to 2011 and had caused a dip- foreigners including six Americans during a routine security check in Hebron’s Tel Rume- lomatic crisis between Washington to take refuge at the US embassy in ida neighbourhood, wounding the soldier. and Cairo. Cairo until the Egyptian authori- “In response to the immediate threat, forces at the Rights groups quickly ties relented and allowed them to scene shot the assailant, resulting in his death,” the state- denounced the decision, with leave Egypt. ment said. The Palestinian health ministry named the Amnesty International calling it “a Yesterday’s decision came ahead man killed as Hatem Al Shaloudi, 25. shameless ploy to silence human of a visit by President Abdel Fattah He was a resident of Tel Rumeida, as was 16-year- rights activism”. al-Sisi, a former army chief whose old Mohammed Rajabi, who was shot dead during an The rights activists are Hos- government is accused by rights attack on Friday. sam Bahgat, who founded the groups of violations, to New York Rajabi was one of three alleged assailants killed while leading Egyptian Initiative for for United Nations General Assem- carrying out attacks on Israelis, two in and around occu- Personal Rights NGO, Gamal Eid, bly on September 20. pied Hebron and one in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem. Bahey Al Din Hassan, Mostafa The initial probe into foreign Another man was killed on Thursday, also in Hebron, Al Hassan and Abdel Hafez funding had been launched amid Islamic Jihad Movement supporters stage a march to support Palestinians in Israeli jails after allegedly trying to evade arrest by the Israeli Al Tayel. a crackdown against civil society military. in Jenin, West Bank, yesterday. The NGOs are Bahey el-Din groups following the 18-day upris- Hassan’s Cairo Institute for Human ing that ousted president Hosni Rights Studies, Mostafa Al Hassan’s Mubarak in early 2011 and left the Hisham Mubarak Law Centre and military in charge. the Egyptian Centre for the Right Officials and security services to Education. aired suspicions that the civil soci- 500 refugee families return to Fallujah The court’s decision is a “rep- ety groups were plotting against rehensible blow to Egypt’s human the country, at a time of heightened rights movement”, the London- suspicion in Egypt against Western Anatolia based Amnesty said in a statement. countries. Obama to meet Abadi as Mosul offensive looms US group’s corruption allegations ANBAR, IRAQ: Iraqi refugees have started to return to the western city of Fallujah, which AFP campaign to liberate Mosul.” challenges. Cleric Muqtada Al damage peace efforts: South Sudan was recaptured from the Daesh group in May. The United States deployed Sadr has been flexing his con- “Around 500 refugee families were moved an additional 400 troops to Iraq siderable political muscle, to the center of Fallujah,” Anbar provicial chief WASHINGTON: US President earlier this month as local forces mustering thousands-strong Reuters Sabah Kahrout said. Barack Obama will meet his prepare for an assault on Iraq’s demonstrations to demand gov- He said the returning families will be Iraqi counterpart at the United second city. ernment reforms. settled in the city’s eastern and central neigh- Nations next week, US officials Allied forces have been car- During the UN meeting JUBA: South Sudan’s government said it was deeply concerned by the release borhoods after clearing mines from these said on Friday, amid mounting rying out “shaping operations” Obama is also expected to of a report by US group Sentry alleging corruption among top officials, areas. preparations to seize control of around the northern city, work- hold bilateral meetings with saying such allegations would damage peace efforts in a nation which has Kahrout said the returning families were Mosul from the Islamic State ing on an airfield near the town Nigerian President Muham- been riven by war. Sentry, a group co-founded by actor George Clooney the first batch of Iraqi refugees, who would go group. of Qayyarah that will provide a madu Buhari and Colombian and activist John Prendergast, said South Sudan’s leaders on both sides of back to their areas. Top Obama aide Ben Rhodes staging area and striking sus- President Juan Manuel Santos. the civil war and their families had profited from the conflict. “More families will return to their areas said Obama would meet Iraqi pected IS chemical weapons Rhodes said there were no “This sort of allegation can only jeopardise the pursuit of peace and in the near future,” he said. Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi facilities nearby. plans to hold a rescheduled stability in my country where mutual distrust and lack of authority are Iraq has suffered a devastating security on the margins of the UN Gen- Jihadists seized the city meeting with the Philippines’s key factors of violence,” a government spokesman said in a statement, vacuum since mid-2014, when Daesh captured eral Assembly tomorrow. in 2014 and it is now their last leader Rodrigo Duterte. Obama expressing “deep concern.” Mosul — the country’s second largest city — “The two leaders will have a major stronghold in Iraq. The cancelled a planned meeting “We will make sure that each of those allegations are challenged with and overran large swathes of territory in the chance to check in on the coun- meeting between Obama and with him in Laos earlier this a counter forensic and legal analysis of the shortcomings of this report,” northern and western parts of the country. ter-ISIL campaign,” said Rhodes, Abadi is also likely to offer month after the firebrand lead- Ateny Wek Ateny, spokesman for the president’s office, said. Sentry said According to the UN, more than 3.4 million using another acronym for the support for the Iraqi leader, er’s barbed remarks insulting the report followed a two-year undercover investigation to look into the people — more than half of them children — Islamic State group. “Also the who faces growing internal the US president. financing of African conflicts. It was released as the United Nations is are now internally displaced in Iraq. threatening to impose an arms embargo against South Sudan’s government. 06 SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2016 ASIA / AFRICA Buhari ‘plagiarised’ line from Obama’s speech

Reuters similarities between a paragraph in President Obama’s 2008 vic- The president urges tory speech and what President Nigerians to look Buhari read in paragraph nine of ABUJA: Nigeria’s President Muham- the 16-paragraph address... are too madu Buhari plagiarised quotes beyond the incident close to be passed as coincidence,” from US President Barack Obama and focus on the Buhari’s office said in a statement. in a speech promising change in the message of change. “President Buhari urges Nige- West African country, his office said rians to look beyond this incident on Friday. and focus on the message of change Last week, Buhari gave a speech which the country needs in order to to launch a campaign titled ‘Change urging Nigerians not to fall back ‘on restore our cherished value systems,” begins with me,’ part of his credo to the same partisanship, pettiness and the office said after a Twitter user end graft in Africa’s biggest economy immaturity that have poisoned our joked about the incident. which is gripped by mismanagement country so long’ was copied from “Those responsible” would be and poverty despite sitting on vast Obama’s victory speech after his punished, the office said, adding that energy reserves. election in November 2008. a deputy director in the presidency But one paragraph in the speech “It was observed that the had admitted the mistake. Protesters hold placards as Zimbabwe opposition supporters under the National Electoral Reform coalition march through the streets of Zimbabwe’s second largest city Bulawayo to demand electoral reforms, yesterday. Tutu readmitted to hospital Harare police on alert for protests AFP hospitalised again three days later. “The Archbishop was read- AFP similar order earlier this month. “The constitution and the high 38 Boko Haram JOHANNESBURG: South Afri- mitted yesterday as a precaution A coalition of opposition par- court allow for peaceful demonstra- can retired archbishop and after his surgical wound had ties under the banner of the National tions,” he said. fighters die anti-apartheid icon Desmond shown signs of infection,” said Electoral Reform Agenda (NERA) is “The police are promoting law- Tutu was readmitted to hospi- a statement by his family. HARARE: Riot police were expected demanding reform ahead of the 2018 lessness in the country by banning in clashes tal yesterday in Cape Town just His wife Leah Tutu said she to be out in force in Zimbabwe yes- election, when Mugabe, now aged 92, peaceful demonstrations.” days after being discharged fol- was “very grateful for the ongo- terday after protesters planned fresh plans to stand again. Two weeks ago, police detained NIAMEY: Soldiers from lowing surgery, his family said. ing prayers and support”. demonstrations calling for electoral Mugabe has vowed a crack- scores of people including activists Niger and Chad have Tutu, 84, underwent a The Nobel Peace laureate reform and the resignation of Presi- down on dissent and blasted judges and bystanders following violent killed 38 Boko Haram “minor surgical procedure” last was last year hospitalised over dent Robert Mugabe. for “reckless” rulings allowing pre- protests in the capital. fighters during operations week to determine the cause of a persistent infection which was Police this week issued an vious demonstrations. “Mugabe has vowed to end the that followed attacks a “recurring infection”. a result of the prostate cancer order barring protests in the capital Promise Mkwananzi, spokesman wave of recent protests, last week- by the Nigerian Islam- He was discharged treatment he has been receiv- Harare, but campaigners on Friday for the protest group Tajamuka, said end warning marchers that they ist group on two border on Wednesday, but was ing for nearly 20 years. vowed to challenge the ban through they would march on Saturday (yes- were “playing a dangerous game”. towns in southeastern the courts, which overturned a terday), despite the police order. Niger earlier this week, Niger’s army said on Saturday. Two soldiers from the bilateral force were One dead after Sri Lanka temple elephants spark stampede lightly wounded in the operation, launched after clashes in the village of AFP A mahout tried to separate the official in the area said recently. in the stampede, the police official population had dropped to 6,000, Toumour, near Lake Chad two animals by poking one with a The Hindu temple in Ratnapura, said. “The situation was quickly from some 7,379 five years ago, and the Nigerian border, sharp-edged hook, causing the ele- 100km south of Colombo, was brought under control.” largely due to farmers encroaching on Monday. phant to run away in pain late Friday, packed with devotees ahead of an Elephants are considered sacred on their natural habitat. The Nigerien and COLOMBO: Brawling elephants a police official said. annual pageant. in Sri Lanka and domesticated ani- The number of domesticated Chadian forces also triggered a stampede at a temple in “The elephant did not harm any- A 60-year-old woman died of a mals are frequently paraded at elephants has also dropped consid- seized large quantities southern Sri Lanka which left one one, it was trying to get away from heart attack following the incident, temples during Buddhist and Hindu erably as the authorities no longer of weapons and ammu- woman dead and a dozen wounded, the mahout, but people panicked while about a dozen others were hos- festivals. grant permits for the capture of ani- nition, according to the police said yesterday. and started running,” a local police pitalised for minor injuries suffered The country›s wild elephant mals from the wild. army statement. Riots erupt in DR Congo’s Green protest DR Congo adviser on oppn stronghold ‘pleading mission’ to US

DAKAR: Protesters calling for DR Congo Pres- not to impose sanctions ident Joseph Kabila to resign and hold elections burned tyres on Fri- Reuters argued for local elections to take day in the streets of the place before. opposition stronghold of Under a compromise worked out Lubumbashi, and police between the sides, presidential and fired tear gas to disperse WASHINGTON: A senior adviser to legislative elections would occur them, UN-backed Radio Democratic Republic of Congo Pres- simultaneously provided there was Okapi reported. ident Joseph Kabila said on Friday funding for it, Kikaya said. The radio station he was on a “pleading mission” to A senior State Department offi- reported that police had Washington to press US officials to cial said the United States supported tried to break up the support talks between the govern- talks that included the opposition evening demonstration ment and opposition on setting up and civil society, but there was still by local members of the new elections and not to impose a lack of clarity over precisely what UDPS, the Central African sanctions that could hurt the proc- the agreement would include. country’s main opposi- ess. “We want to see what it would tion party, led by newly In an interview, Barnabe Kikaya say,” the official said recently, returned exile Etienne said he had updated US officials and speaking on condition of anonymity. Tshisekedi. lawmakers on talks under way to “We want to make sure that the Kabila’s opponents form an interim government in Congolese government includes accuse him of stalling the Congo and insisted that Kabila was political opposition, civil society in vote to cling to power, Members of the Maasai community and conservationists demonstrate on Langata road, along the not seeking to extend his term. these discussions.” though his supporters eastern boundary of the Nairobi National Park, over the planned construction of the Standard Gauge “I’m in a pleading mission The United States insisted again deny the charge. Railway. because there are two resolutions on Friday it was ready to consider that were pending in the House to additional targeted sanctions impose sanctions on Congolese offi- against individuals who sought cials,” Kikaya said. to undermine DR Congo’s demo- “My mission is to plead with cratic institutions and the election American officials and to prove process. to them that sanctions are not a “We’re ready to consider tar- Gabon imposes nationwide Internet blackout solution to help us resolve our geted sanctions under those problems.” circumstances,” the official said, Washington has threatened adding: “It is something we’re AFP to 600 hits a day against between declared the winner of the August won more than 95% of votes on a sanctions against political figures exploring and looking at.” 6,000 and 10,000 normally,” he said. 27 polls. reported turnout of more than 99%. over delays in the vote that had been Kikaya denied that Kabila was “It has lasted for 15 days,” added Bongo’s rival Jean Ping, a veteran Ping says more than 50 people set for November. seeking to stay in power and pushed Raoul, a doctor in the seaside capital diplomat, took his challenge of the were killed in post-electoral vio- The mining-rich country has back at accusations that the delay LIBREVILLE: An Internet cur- Libreville, adding “(and) we speak of result -- which gave Bongo a win- lence, but the interior ministry says never had a peaceful transition of in the election was “purposefully few and social media blackout has democracy.” ning margin of a mere 6,000 votes the toll was three dead. power and the delay has led to pro- engineered.” sparked outrage and wreaked havoc Internet connections were par- -- to the country’s top court. Meanwhile, anxious Gabonese tests and arrests. The constitution “means a lot to on businesses in oil-rich Gabon, as tially restored on Thursday between Riots broke out following the awaiting news of the Constitutional Most major opposition parties him and he will not violate it,” said citizens keenly await a pivotal rul- six in the morning until 8 at night and August 31 announcement of the Court’s decision on Ping’s appeal now are boycotting the talks, saying they Kikaya, “And he has said it time and ing challenging President Ali Bongo’s then cut off later. results, the National Assembly was only have recourse to the country’s are part of a plan by Kabila to jus- again.” contested re-election. Social media such as Twitter, torched and there were attacks tightly-controlled state media and tify staying in power beyond the Asked why Kabila had not pub- “We are losing a lot of money,” Facebook and What’sApp remain on Ping’s headquarters. Bongo television. end of his mandate in December, licly stated he was not seeking to fumed Steeve Ndong, who oversees blocked. meanwhile claimed that Ping had “To know what’s really happen- when he is due to step down under extend his term, Kikaya said: “He the website of a mobile telephone Gabon, which has been ruled by instigated the violence. ing we have to wait for the evening the constitution. has made it clear at every opportu- company. the Bongo family for nearly 50 years, Ping has asked for a recount in news on international TV channels,” The opposition has insisted that nity. It is written in the constitution “The figures of the page I look has been wracked by violent pro- the ruling family’s stronghold of said a student who identified herself presidential elections should be that he can’t and the constitution after are in the red. We are now down tests after the sitting president was Haut-Ogooue province, where Bongo as only Marie. held first, but the government has hasn’t changed.” ASIA / PHILIPPINES SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2016 07 Abu Sayyaf frees Norwegian hostage Vietnam hunts militant group. was heading to Davao to receive Sekkingstad was released by Sekkingstad. former state-oil It was not clear Abu Sayyaf yesterday and handed Norway said the release was a Militants ‘hungry’ for whether Sekkingstad to another Muslim rebel group in “positive development”, adding that executive Sulu, a remote archipelago known it was closely monitoring the situ- was ransomed off. as a militant hideout, Philippine ation and working with Philippine caliphate: Duterte HANOI: Vietnam has president Rodrigo Duterte’s peace authorities to bring Sekkingstad issued an arrest warrant advisor said. to safety. “According to Philippine MANILA: Philippine President the Islamic State group but analysts for a scandal-hit sen- AFP “He is now released by captors authorities, Sekkingstad is now in a Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday have said they are more interested ior official accused of and (is) staying overnight with Nur relatively safe place,” Norway’s For- Abu Sayyaf militants were hun- in funding than ideology. mismanaging a unit of Misuari’s camp... due to heavy rain,” eign minister Borge Brende said in gry to establish a caliphate, as he “They are hungry for a fight to government-run oil giant, Jesus Dureza said, referring to the a written comment. toughens his stance on the kid- establish a caliphate in Southeast the latest executive tar- MANILA: A Norwegian held hostage founder of the Muslim rebel group “We refrain from celebrat- nap-for-ransom group accused Asia. Caliphate is a kingdom for the geted in Hanoi’s attempt by a notorious kidnapping-for-ran- Moro National Liberation Front. ing until Sekkingstad has been of a deadly bombing in his home Muslims,” Duterte said in a speech to clean up the corrupt som gang in the strife-torn southern The MNLF are currently in safely handed over to Philippine city this month. to soldiers. state sector. Philippines was released yesterday peace talks with the govern- authorities.” The fiery leader, who has “The problem is that they do Trinh Xuan Thanh, one after a year in captivity and will ment and have been working with Resort manager Sekkingstad threatened to eat the militants alive not talk on the basis of what school of the highest ranking soon be handed over to authori- authorities to secure Sekkingstad’s was among a group seized by Abu in a bloodthirsty vow of revenge you can give them,” he said refer- officials to be sought by ties, officials said. release. Sayyaf from aboard yachts at an for the attack in Davao that killed ring to previous local services the police in the communist Kjartan Sekkingstad was “He is well,” Dureza said yester- exclusive tourist resort on Samal 15 people, said the group was no militants have asked for. nation in recent years, has abducted by Abu Sayyaf from a day, adding that Sekkingstad would island. Two of the other captives, longer just after money from crim- “It’s either the caliphate or not been seen in public high-end tourist resort in Sep- be handed over to authorities today Canadians John Ridsdel and Rob- inal activities. nothing.” since he left the country tember 2015, alongside a Filipina and then flown to the southern city ert Hall, were beheaded in April and Several units of the Abu Sayyaf The Abu Sayyaf is blamed for last month, according to woman, who has already been of Davao. June respectively after demands for in the strife-torn southern Philip- the nation’s worst terror attacks state-run media. freed, and two Canadian men who The president’s spokesman ransoms of some $6.5m each were pines have pledged allegiance to and has beheaded foreigners. His arrest warrant were later beheaded by the Islamic Martin Andanar said Duterte not met. came just one day after four of his former col- leagues were arrested. Thailand to crack down Religious festival China issues alert for second storm on Zika breeding spots in a week

AP 22 in Bangkok. Thirty-three were SHANGHAI: China is brac- pregnant women. ing for its second typhoon Zika generally causes a mild flu- in a week after govern- like illness, but a major outbreak in ment raised their alert BANGKOK: Authorities in Thai- Brazil last year revealed that it can to “orange” for Typhoon land seeking to curb the growing lead to severe birth defects when Malakas yesterday, just as number of Zika cases say they will pregnant women are infected. southeastern provinces criminally charge homeowners who In February, the World Health continue to clean up after fail to remove mosquito breeding Organization declared the spread an earlier, stronger storm, grounds on their property. of Zika a global emergency. state news agency Xinhua The Public Health Ministry Australia’s Department of Foreign reported. announced on Friday it will revive Affairs on Friday updated its advice to Malakas will be the a 1992 law allowing officials to order travelers, saying they should exercise 16th storm of this year’s the removal of decorative ponds or a “high degree of caution” because of typhoon season, coming any areas with still water found to the ongoing transmission of the Zika after the strong Typhoon foster mosquitoes, which can trans- virus in Thailand. Meranti made land- mit the Zika virus. It said measures suggested fall in Fujian province on Anyone failing to clean up or by the Australian Department of Thursday. remove the mosquito breeding Health included deferring non- That storm has killed grounds can face a jail term of one essential travel if pregnant. at least 28 people in month and a fine of $57-143. Mosquitoes are a constant con- China and Taiwan and cut Balinese women carry offerings during prayers to celebrate Kuningan holiday at a temple in Denpasar The ministry said there have cern in Thailand because they also power to more than a mil- been 279 Zika cases in Thailand can transmit malaria, dengue fever on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali, yesterday. lion homes. since the start of the year, including and chikungunya. Duterte warned Suspected separatist about ‘bad Downing mode of MH370 under probe communication’ Anatolia ditch into the sea,” he said recently. 31, 2002, delivery date for MH370,” killed in Thai south The minister had earlier dis- Liow said. missed a report claiming that “Besides the Boeing part number, evidence had shown that MH370 all identification stamps have a sec- Anatolia operative named Sorbri Buenae, Anatolia KUALA LUMPUR: A team inves- was deliberately crashed into ond OL number which are unique whom police accused of involvement tigating missing Malaysia Airlines the Indian Ocean by its pilot, identifiers relating to the part,” the in bombings at eight banks in three flight MH370 will begin probing and underlined that the ATSB minister highlighted. southern provinces affected by the whether the commercial aircraft was had reported the incident was an He added that an Italian parts BANGKOK: A suspected separatist decades-old insurgency -- Yala, Pat- ZAMBOANGA CITY: Filipino deliberately ditched or experienced “uncontrolled ditch”. manufacturer had confirmed that was killed yesterday in a shootout tani and Narathiwat in 2006. experts have stressed the need an uncontrolled fall while carrying His comments on Friday come a all numbers located on the recovered by a joint team of military and police The level of violence in Thai- for President Rodrigo Duterte 239 people, according to Malaysia’s day after he confirmed that a piece debris relate to the same outboard in Thailand’s insurgency-plagued land’s far south has markedly risen to adopt “consistent and coher- transport minister. of debris -- an inboard flap of a Boe- flap shipped to Boeing and delivered Muslim south. since 13 bombs hit tourists areas ent” communications after his Liow Tiong Lai said on Friday ing 777 -- found in Tanzania last June to Malaysia Airlines. The Bangkok Post reported that August 11-12 in the upper south -- responses to statements from the that both the Australian Transport originated from MH370. Flight MH370, carrying 239 pas- security forces acting on intelligence in what an analyst for IHS Jane’s US and the United Nations caused Safety Bureau (ATSB) and the MH370 In a statement late Thursday, sengers and crew, disappeared from surrounded a house in Raman dis- defense group, Antony Davis, has a stir in international media. Safety Investigation Team will look Liow said the debris was determined radar shortly after taking off from trict of Yala province and were shot described as a “strategic shift”. Over the past month, Duterte into details of debris confirmed to to be from the missing aircraft after Kuala Lumpur enroute to Beijing on at by a man hiding inside early in Recent violent incidents include has declared that his admin- belong to the aircraft to determine several numbers as well as its physi- March 8, 2014. the morning. the detonation of a bomb placed on istration would pursue an the falling mode of MH370 in March cal appearance and dimensions were The jetliner has yet to be found After a ten-minute exchange of railway tracks and a bomb hidden in “independent foreign policy”, 2014. found to match those of the ill-fated despite massive search operations in gunfire, they found the body of the a motorcycle that destroyed a hotel threatened to withdraw the coun- “The teams will examine into flight. the southern Indian Ocean where the suspect inside with several bullets lobby in Pattani, as well as an explo- try from the UN, and called from other details now and study how “A date stamp indicated that aircraft was believed to have ended wounds to the head. sion in front of a school that killed US Special Forces to leave the the accident happened -- whether it was manufactured on Jan 23, its flight after diverting from its orig- The victim was identified as a four-year-old school girl and her troubled southern Philippines it was a controlled or uncontrolled 2002, and consistent with the May inal route. 32-year-old suspected separatist father in Narathiwat. island of Mindanao. The comments came after the US and UN expressed con- cern about reported extrajudicial killings taking place in the Phil- ippines under a campaign against Hong Kong lights candles to support ‘rebel’ Chinese village illegal drugs that has seen the kill- ing of more than 3,000 suspects in less than three months. AFP Chinese authorities on Tuesday Zulian and all Wukan villagers’. Jean Franco, professor of said they had detained 13 residents Veteran pro-democracy pro- political science at the Univer- for ‘disturbing public order’, which tester Lee Cheuk-yan said the sity of the Philippines, warned set off a fresh round of protests. violence deployed in Wukan was not that “recent faux pas” had already HONG KONG: More than 100 people Bloodied villagers threw bricks so different from the crackdown in affected Duterte’s political capital, attended a candlelight vigil in Hong and stones at riot police, who Beijing›s Tiananmen Square in 1989. which she described as being cru- Kong yesterday to protest a violent responded with tear gas and rub- Hundreds -- by some estimates cial for his government to garner crackdown on protesters during ber bullets, according to local media more than a thousand -- died after the support of Filipinos. tense clashes this week in the rebel reports. the Communist Party sent tanks to “I guess, it has affected his Chinese village of Wukan. Law enforcement officers were crush demonstrations in the square political capital already in a sense The 13,000-strong fishing village ‘hitting the villagers, even the old’, in the heart of the nation’s capital, that some people who may have in southern Guangdong province wrote one resident, Zou Shaobing, where student-led protesters had trusted him in the first place may became a symbol of resistance on a micro-blog. staged a peaceful seven-week sit- have second doubts,” she said. against corruption in 2011 after a It is important for Hong Kong to in to demand democratic reforms. Meanwhile, a veteran pub- mass uprising over land grabs pro- show solidarity for Wukan, organ- “This Wukan incident serves as lic relations specialist serving as pelled it onto global front pages and isers said of the virgil, which was a reminder to our youth that China’s the chairman of Grupo Agatep, led to landmark elections. staged just outside China’s repre- nature has not changed,” Lee told the Inc., warned that communication Wukan was back in the head- sentative office in the city. crowd, as people tied black ribbons errors could be “very costly” and lines after Lin Zulian, who played “Today we have Wukan, tomor- to the metal fences surrounding the result in “international embar- a key role in the 2011 protests, was row this sort of violence may occur Chinese liaison office. rassment” and “international detained in June and sentenced to in Hong Kong,” lawmaker Kwok “We are coming out because we Protesters attend a candlelight vigil for the southern Chinese village disrespect” for Filipinos. three years in prison last week, trig- Ka-ki told the 100-strong crowd are worried,” office clerk Jade Lee of Wukan outside the Chinese Liason Office in Hong Kong, yesterday. gering protests. recently, who chanted ‘release Lin said. 08 SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2016 VIEWS

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he Syrian ceasefire, negotiated by the US and Russia, appears to be holding for the sixth day since its implementation. But that’s no guarantee for how brunt of Islamophobia long it will hold because the signals are positive and negative -- positive because it can continue to remain those who did not wear hijab, it detained and later subjected to a a religion run by men? . . . She Tintact if both sides refrain from actions that will torpedo the deal; was 29 percent. strip search by Chicago police. may actively agree to do it, don’t negative because of accusations of violations on both sides to Non-governmental organ- And they have been pushed out misunderstand, but it’s a religion wreck the deal. For example, the Russian military said yesterday isations that track anti-Muslim of the judicial process altogether, run by men that subjugates and incidents in various parts of the like in Michigan, which passed subordinates women.” that the ‘situation was worsening’ and rebels were stepping up world report record numbers a court rule allowing judges to Under heightened scrutiny attacks. A Russian military spokesperson said that in the past 24 of hate crimes and violent inci- decide whether women in niqab and calls for vigilance, Mus- hours, the number of attacks has risen sharply with 55 attacks dents targeting Muslim women. can appear as witnesses. lim women have flocked to on government positions and civilians, adding that the US will be In the Netherlands, 90 percent Although Muslim men and self-defense classes, some have responsible for any breakdown in the ceasefire. of victims reporting incidents women may both suffer from contemplated removing their While the ceasefire deal itself has been a success, as it is of violence to Meld Islamofobie a presumption of guilt, women hijab to protect their families and (Report Islamophobia) in 2015 experience the additional pre- others are wearing hijab to feel the most significant peacemaking effort in Syria for months, By Rana Elmir were Muslim women; in France, sumption of victimhood. We’re closer to faith during these uncer- bringing a respite in fighting, its biggest drawback has been the The Washington Post the Collective Against Islamo- seen simultaneously as recognis- tain times. lack of a mutually agreed mechanism phobia reported that 81 percent able representatives of a religion I have experienced my own to enforce the deal. In the current of violent incidents involved to be “feared” and passive targets scare, when I was cornered by a situation, any side can unilaterally Muslim women, as did more of male dominance. man at a community dog park. walk out from the deal if they want ast weekend, a than half of incidents reported In turn, our absurd status as After exchanging pleasantries, Accusations and blame it on the other side. Moscow 35-year-old woman to Tell MAMA, an NGO in Britain. both villains and victims drives he snarled without warning or was standing outside In each study, women who wore not only discrimination, har- provocation: “Do you know what’s of violations has already said US will be responsible a Valentino store in visible symbols of Islam such as assment and hate crimes, but wrong with Muslims?” by both for any breakdown of the truce if Manhattan when, as a hijab or niqab were more likely promotes cynical policy proposals He punctuated his rant with a Washington doesn’t take “necessary Lshe later told police, she felt heat to be targeted. designed to help us, which actu- finger in my face and a grab at my sides are measures to fulfill its obligations”. on her left side. Her blouse was To Muslim women, these ally are rooted in stereotypes and shoulder when I tried to glance endangering Though a ceasefire can be a prelude on fire, and a man stood nearby numbers aren’t abstract. They are anti-Muslim bias. or back away. Through clenched to a long-term solution to the crisis, with a lighter in his hand. The real life. Just last weekend, days Officials and news pundits teeth, he ranted that Muslim men the Syrian woman, whose name has not after my friend who wears hijab have long used this tactic and the are rapists and terrorists, and that the situation on the ground makes ceasefire. been released by the New York told me about being accosted in guise of “women’s rights” to pro- Muslim women are victims of any such optimism unwarranted. Police Department, escaped with an airport bathroom and told to mote anti-Muslim ideology. This their own oppression. The biggest advantage of the current a hole in her blouse and no inju- “go home where they wear those thinly concealed bias is central to I listened, silent calculations ceasefire, like all ceasefires during ries. The NYPD is investigating things” in front of her 7-year-old the arguments of the 30 French running through my head — I was fighting, is the delivery of badly needed the incident as a possible hate son, we reflected on two women coastal towns that banned the alone in a dog park the size of one aid to areas which have been inaccessible due to fighting. Even crime — the woman is Muslim, who were attacked in New York burkini. In a truly head-scratch- city block, and he was unpredict- a small break in fighting can make a huge difference to civilians and she was wearing a hijab. City while pushing their babies in ing moment, Laurence Rossignol, able and belligerent. Anything Almost every woman has an strollers. Their attacker expressed the French government’s minister could have happened. whose lives have been torn apart and have suffered from years unsettling story about the dif- a similar sentiment — “Get the for women’s rights, defended the We have a long road ahead of fighting. ficulties of being a woman in [expletive] out of America” — bans by stating: “The burkini is to realise full and equal rights, But the supply of aid hasn’t been hassle-free. Top United public — whether it’s a stranger as she threw one stroller to the not some new line of swimwear; but it’s not Islam that holds us Nations officials have accused the Syrian regime of hindering walking behind us too closely, ground and tried to rip off the it is the beach version of the burqa back. It’s pervasive prejudice access to the besieged areas. The Syrian regime has denied the verbal abuse, unwanted sexual women’s hijabs. and it has the same logic: hide and discrimination in all facets charge and said it has done all it was required, but the there is advances or physical attacks. But Much of the focus as of late women’s bodies in order to bet- of our lives. for Muslim women, these iso- has been on France, even though ter control them.” Just as it’s intellectually no need to distrust the UN which is an independent organization lated incidents of misogyny or Muslim women in the United Lost in this statement is the dishonest to believe that four and has been carrying out humanitarian work for the benefit of violence have taken on an addi- States have endured prohibitions irony that these laws reinforce police officers forcing a Muslim all civilians. tional, ugly edge. on hijab and niqab at work, in exactly what the minister pur- woman to remove her burkini It’s time for US, Russia and the rest of the international Amid a surge of anti-Muslim public spaces such as swimming ports to loathe. on a crowded beach is a sign of community to think about a permanent solution to the Syrian policy proposals (including pres- pools or at school for decades. Similarly, in the United progress for women, it’s immoral crisis. n its sixth year now, the war has cost hundreds of idential nominee Donald Trump’s Muslim women have been fired States, when Ibtihaj Muham- to continue to allow anti-Muslim thousands of lives, displaced millions of people which, according idea to ban Muslims from entering or not hired, like Samantha mad became the first American bias to close the doors of oppor- the country), 2015 had the high- Elauf, who took her case to the Olympian to compete and medal tunity to us. to reports, amount to half of Syria’s pre-war population, caused est number of anti-Muslim hate US Supreme Court and won when while wearing hijab earlier this Discrimination in the name a refugee crisis in Europe with huge repercussions and inspired a crimes — five times the pre-9/11 Abercrombie and Fitch didn’t hire month, Rush Limbaugh tried to of women’s rights or religious wave of jihadist attacks across the world. rate. And although the venom of her because of her hijab. diminish the historic moment tolerance is still discrimination anti-Muslim sentiment is directed They’ve been arrested, like by stating: “But why celebrate a — ask any Muslim woman, if only against both men and women, it Itemid Al Matar, who, while try- woman wearing something that’s to finally include us in the conver- is a particularly gendered crisis. ing to catch a train, was tackled, been forced on her by a religion, sation about us. Women bear the brunt of Islam- ophobic prejudice. Comprehensive data on the effect of discrimination and hate Quote of the day crimes targeting Muslim women are hard to find. (The FBI does I don‘t think it would be not track hate crimes by gen- right for Italy to pretend der.) But studies suggest that women, particularly those who not to notice when things wear hijab or niqab, shoulder a are not getting any better. unique burden. Because women I am not satisfied with the who wear hijab and niqab are visible representations of our conclusions of the summit. religion, they face a significant risk of exposure to discrimina- tion, harassment and attacks. Matteo Renzi According to one researcher, Italian Prime Minister 69 percent of Muslim women who wore hijab reported at least one A Muslim woman pushes a baby stroller following the Eid Al Adha prayer, in the Queens borough incident of discrimination; for of New York.

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a tendency to foster extremes. The ruth- less are rewarded, while the moderates and the evolutionary reformers tend to get culled out. That’s exactly what has happened in Syria. Today, five years later, it’s easy to forget that Syria’s revolution started off amid the optimism of the Arab Spring. The first protests against Assad’s dicta- torship were peaceful: Demonstrators were demanding democracy, not rule by Al Qaeda. And Daraya was one of the By Christian Caryl birthplaces of this movement. In the revo- Foreign Policy lution’s early stages it was the home of the activist Ghiyath Matar, known as “Little Gandhi” for his quixotic embrace of non- violence. When Assad’s soldiers arrived arlier this week, when the to crush local protests, he greeted them latest ceasefire in Syria’s long- with flowers and water. They responded running civil war took effect, by torturing him to death. His corpse was Syrian President Bashar al- later returned to his family with its throat Assad seized the opportunity torn out. The country’s downward spi- Eto embark on a triumphant tour of a place ral began. that has long defied him. He paid a visit In The Morning They Came for Us, to the city of Daraya, a Damascus sub- her bloodcurdling account of the early urb where rebels managed to resist his stages of the war, journalist Janine di forces for four long years until they finally Giovanni explains what happened next. agreed to give up control in the last week When she visited Daraya in 2012, locals of August. gave her detailed accounts of a massa- For those four years the government cre conducted by government troops who threw everything it had at Daraya. The had briefly managed to wrest the town troops surrounding it tried to starve it away from the rebels. “It was punished,” out, refusing to let aid convoys bring food she told me, “because it was a symbol of to residents. Syrian helicopters pounded peaceful resistance.” the city with barrel bombs, weapons of Yet even amid the descending dark- indiscriminate terror that have little or no ness, the people of the city tried to hold military utility. In August, the Syrian air on to their ideals. When Assad’s gener- force used rockets and napalm to obliter- als realised they couldn’t take the place This file photo taken on May 25, 2016 shows armed men in uniform identified by Syrian Democratic forces as US special ate the city’s last surviving hospital. Some back, they placed it under siege. Hunger operations forces riding in the back of a pick-up truck in the village of Fatisah in the northern Syrian province of Raqa. observers believe this was part of a calcu- became the government’s most potent lated effort to make the place completely weapon. “’What did you eat today?’ I’d the Syrian army managed to capture a in Syria’s war,” wrote analyst Sam Hel- direct violation of international law. “This uninhabitable. ask them,” di Giovanni recalls. “’Grape key position on the outskirts of the city, ler of The Century Foundation in a recent will set a terrible precedent.” The situ- We’ve seen the same brutality in far leaves, some salt.’ They took leaves from Daraya’s leaders saw the writing on the blogpost. “For many in Syria’s opposi- ation is so dire that even the otherwise too many places in this war. But there the trees and made soup out of them.” wall, and accepted a government offer tion, Darayya represented the best of mealy-mouthed United Nations has seen was something different about Daraya Much of the population left, but several of safe passage to the north in return the Syrian revolution — a bastion of civil fit to utter a few critical words about the — something that helps to explain why thousand locals, many of them activ- for their surrender of control over the activism and nationalist, ‘Free Syrian expulsion of the city’s last inhabitants. Assad was so keen to celebrate its fall. ists, remained. In October 2012 they set community. Army’ rebels that held together and per- Daraya’s supporters often speak of it If you only follow the headlines, you up a council to govern themselves, and This uncharacteristically lenient ges- severed for years against overwhelming as an “experiment” in self-government can be forgiven for seeing this war pri- in the years that followed, even as life ture by Assad was a shrewd move, one odds, even as rebel-held areas elsewhere and democratic practice. The question marily as a fight between two equally became nearly impossible, they persisted that enabled him to finally seize control slid sideways into jihadism and factional now is whether that experiment should nasty alternatives: the totalitarian Baath in holding regular elections — “every six of a key rebel stronghold at relatively low infighting.” be regarded as a failure, or whether its Party regime of Assad or the totalitar- months, inside every single office and cost to his own troops. It was also calcu- To be sure, Daraya is also a place of survivors can keep it alive at a time when ian theocracy of the Islamic State and department of the local government,” lated to undermine the resolve of rebel considerable military significance. As their spirit of moderation and pragmatism other jihadist groups. But this is a dras- says Hussam Ayash, a spokesperson for holdouts in other hard-pressed areas, Faysal Itani, an analyst at Washington’s looks like a throwback to a distant era. tic simplification — one that both Assad the local council. who may now see a deal with the gov- Atlantic Council, points out, the city is just Its example remains tantalising. Here and the terrorists want their own sup- Most importantly of all, he told ernment as a more palatable option than a few miles south of Damascus proper, is a case where Syrians stubbornly stuck porters, and the world, to believe. But it me, the local government persisted in continued resistance. and close to a key government airfield. to the principles of civilised government is certainly truer today than it was back maintaining its independence from the It’s hard to overestimate the psy- “My own perception has always been that even under the most forbidding circum- at the beginning of the conflict. city’s militia, a non-jihadist unit of the chological impact of the city’s fall. Fadi this is the most important geography of stances. And that, clearly, amounts to a By their very nature, civil wars have rebel Free Syrian Army. In many other Mohammed, another Daraya activist, told the war,” he told me. The surrender of particularly potent challenge to Assad’s rebel-controlled parts of Syria, Ayash me that the city embodied the hopes of Daraya and other areas near Damascus ruling Baath Party. “This idea of the explained, local governments have fre- the many Syrians who reject extremists of to government forces are, he says, “the choice, that you only have Assad or ISIS, For many in Syria’s opposition, quently fallen under the sway of fighters, all stripes. He cites one occasion, early on, most significant military victories of the it’s not right,” as Ayash put it. “Actually many of them Islamist extremists. when protesters formed a human chain war” — victories that owe a great deal, he you have another choice, and this choice Daraya represented the best of the By contrast, Al Qaeda and its ilk never around the local government building to says, to Russia’s forceful intervention on is us. We are looking for a future, and we Syrian revolution — a bastion of civil managed to get a foothold in Daraya. “We protect it from attack by pro-government Assad’s behalf. think that we’ll have a decent future if we had no services,” says Ayash. “We had forces, and recalls the city’s devotion to Now the government has succeeded are free, with dignity.” activism and nationalist, ‘Free Syrian no communications. We had no water. the principle of civilian control. “If the in completely emptying the city of the The sad reality, though, is that Army’ rebels that held together But also nobody could get in or get out. experience in Daraya had been pro- people who lived there, and there are Daraya’s fall is a huge blow to this The only fighters in Daraya were the local tected and supported by the international rumors that Assad intends to replace dream, and democratically minded and persevered for years against people. So we had no jihadists.” community, it could have been a model,” its rebellious Sunnis with members of Syrians everywhere are mourning. And overwhelming odds, even as rebel- Ayash spoke to me on Skype from he says. “Many people around Syria other sectarian groups who are loyal to this is precisely why the Syrian pres- held areas elsewhere slid sideways northern Syria, where he is now living regarded Daraya as something special.” his regime. “What happened in Daraya is ident decided to take his victory lap after being “evacuated” from Daraya by That’s a big “if,” of course. But it’s hard to ethnic cleansing,” says di Giovanni, who there. “It’s a real coup for Assad,” says into jihadism and factional infighting. government forces in the days following dismiss the thought out of hand. notes that the practice of expelling civil- di Giovanni. “He hated Daraya. It was the city’s surrender on August 25. When “The loss of Darayya is a watershed ians and replacing them with others is a everything he loathed.” Latin America has a different migration problem

requires many virtues: a competitive in Miami and Toronto. much more likely to become entre- slightly more migrants (1.7 percent market to attract opportunity-seek- The question is whether the rest preneurs than Venezuelans with of its total population) than Latin ers, first-rate universities, the rule of of Latin America is ready to take similar education. America, but also cutting edge indus- law to protect intellectual property. advantage of this demographic wind- And while today’s immigrants tries that encourage enterprise and But the knowledge and experience fall — from Venezuela or anywhere may not always come honed with demand innovation. that outsiders bring to a new land else. Although 244 million people business skills, they often keep in The result: Asia kicked in 60 per- can also be vital to long-term devel- live in countries other than their contact with their kin and leverage cent of world patents and over half of opment and productivity. That’s own, Latin America remains one of experiences and technology from new trademarks registered in 2014. why many economists agree that the least friendly regions to outsid- their homeland. One recent success is By contrast, Latin America accounted global migration is a highway for ers. In 2015, migrants accounted for that of Koreans migrants who helped for 2.4 percent of world patents and talent and can even be a shortcut to just 1.5 percent of total population in to revitalise the textile industries in 8.4 percent of trademarks. A century entrepreneurship. Latin America and the Caribbean. Argentina and Chile. ago, Latin America took in the Old By Mac Margolis Look at Venezuela. Half a cen- Compare that with Europe, “Migrants are risk-takers,” Oliver World’s human jetsam and flour- Bloomberg tury ago, this stable, prospering where foreigners are 10.3 percent of Stuenkel, a specialist in international ished. Civita, Kuczynski, Slim, and Latin democracy was a magnet for the population, or North America, relations at the Getulio Vargas Foun- Temer: Imported surnames are ubiq- migrants from Germany, Italy, Portu- where migrants make up 15.2 per- dation in Sao Paulo, told me. “They uitous in the palaces and corporate gal and Spain, who helped modernize cent of the total. rarely count on institutional channels towers of the Americas. recent survey by Datincorp, a the country. But ever since Hugo “Latin America is united in its or jobs in the public sector, where risk Times have changed. Brazil, the Caracas-based pollster, found Chavez turned the Andean economy rejection of Donald Trump’s immi- is not rewarded, and so are forced to continent’s signature economy, has Athat some 57 percent of Vene- inside out in the name of Bolivarian grant-bashing rhetoric but has innovate.” been in prolonged recession, jobs are Latin America zuelans wanted to leave the country. socialism, the flows have reversed. been quietly practicing his poli- Of course, importing ringers is scarce and the cascade of resumes is united in its That number, up from 49 percent just From 1990 to 2015, the number of cies at home,” Harvard economist no fast-pass to the First World, espe- from would-be immigrants chas- four months ago, is just one facet of Venezuelans living abroad tripled, Ricardo Hausmann told me. And cially for deadbeat economies. “More ing last decade’s boom has dried up. rejection of Donald the rolling collapse in South Amer- according to the United Nations. since many studies have shown than half of worldwide migrant pop- But with the economy bottoming out, Trump’s immigrant- ica’s most benighted nation, which Now the Bolivarian brain that foreigners often bring innova- ulation ended up in the United States, it’s time for Brazil and its neighbors has gone from oil powerhouse to glo- drain is doing for the world what tion, hawkish immigration policies drawn by world-class universities to think ahead. “If national leaders bashing rhetoric but bal exporter of people in a little over the world did for Venezuela last are not just uncaring but ultimately and laws that stimulate enterprise,” want to take advantage of the next has been quietly a decade. century: Its skilled migrants are self-defeating. Carsten Fink, chief economist for the economic boom, the time to put good But Venezuela’s tragedy could ramping up the heavy oil industry Venezuela’s 20th-century immi- World Intellectual Property Organi- policies in place is now,” Stuenkel said. practising his also be its neighbors’ gain. The race in Colombia, starting businesses in grants represented nearly 7 percent sation, told me. That’s a challenge that border policies at home. for advantage in the world economy Panama, and opening health clinics of the population in 1960 but proved Asia, for instance, has only walls can’t meet.

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AFP Memon passed the order yesterday A special court in July which is leaving the country while facing a in a case over the death of radical trying Musharraf for treason, issued barrage of legal cases. The Red Mosque cleric Abdul Rashid Ghazi, one of a similar order in July but little has The travel ban was lifted in more than 100 people killed when resulted from that verdict. March. lawyer said that their ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court Pakistani troops stormed the Red “Today’s court order will help In January this year Musharraf next move will be to trying former military ruler Per- Mosque in 2007. mount pressure on the government,” was acquitted over the 2006 kill- vez Musharraf (pictured) over a “The court...today passed an to take action, Asad said. ing of a Baloch rebel leader, Nawab put pressure on the deadly raid on Islamabad’s radical order that his property be confis- Musharraf ousted Prime Minister Akbar Bugti. interior ministry to Red Mosque passed an order yes- cated,” a lawyer for the Red Mosque, Nawaz Sharif in a bloodless coup in But four cases against him terday confiscating his property, a Tariq Asad said. 1999. He resigned in 2008 to avoid remain -- one accusing him of trea- bring Musharraf back lawyer said. “Our next move will be to put possible impeachment and went into son for imposing emergency rule, as home so he can face Former president Musharraf, who pressure on the interior ministry to exile overseas. well as those alleging the unlawful left Pakistan for Dubai in March for court cases connected to his 1999 to bring Musharraf back home so he can He returned in 2013 in an attempt dismissal of judges, the assassina- all cases against him. what was described as urgent med- 2008 rule. face all cases against him,” he added to contest elections but was barred tion of opposition leader Bhutto and ical treatment, is facing a string of Lower court judge Pervaiz Qadir recently. from taking part in the polls and from the deadly raid on the Red Mosque.

British woman’s murder case Rickshaw cart put off until September 23

AP The death of 28-year-old Samia baseless, saying his clients have been Shahid has shocked the nation as wrongly accused. He said he will the latest alleged case of so-called appeal another court’s recent rejec- “honor killings” in Pakistan. The tion of bail for Mohammed Shahid. JHELUM: A Pakistani court yes- Bradford native’s death while vis- Samia Shahid married her terday adjourned the case of a iting Pakistan in July was originally first husband in February 2012 but British-Pakistani woman’s murder declared to be from natural causes. stayed only briefly in Pakistan before until September 23 to give police But Shahid’s second husband, returning to England where she more time to finalise charges against Mukhtar Kazim, publicly accused obtained a divorce two years later. her father and ex-husband, who are her family of killing her. The case She later married Kazim and accused of slaying her in the name of was reopened and a police probe moved with him to Dubai. honor, police and lawyers said. quickly concluded that Shahid’s Najful Hussain Shah, the lawyer Police brought both men before death was a “premeditated, cold- for Kazim said that he will seek the the court in Jhelum as they cov- blooded murder,” according to a death penalty. ered their faces. They avoided most police statement. He said Shahid’s mother and questions from journalists. However, Police allege that Moham- sister tricked her into visiting Paki- when pressed, the woman’s father, med Shahid stood guard while his stan in July by saying her father was Mohammad Shahid said that the daughter’s ex-husband, Moham- gravely ill and that the women fled accusations are “all lies.” med Shakeel, raped her. The men to Britain after her murder. “The police arrested me, police then both strangled her, according He said the Pakistani govern- charged me, you go to police sta- to police. ment is trying to bring them back A rickshaw is towed to a workshop for repair on a donkey cart outside Peshawar, yesterday. tion and check my report, check my Defence lawyer Mohammed Arif for questioning. statement,” Shahid said. dismissed the police allegations as a Decision on non-biodegradable plastic 90 percent policemen found under-educated Former CJ bags ban ‘awaiting’ implementation Internews in its culture in a holistic manner. seeks PM’s Internews Besides, the government and In 2016, the KP Environmental The report paints a gloomy picture manufacturers had also agreed on Protection Agency had proposed of police stations across the coun- disqualification a plan to convert the machinery of rules to ban the use of non-degra- try that are severely understaffed making biodegradable shopping dable plastic products that it insists ISLAMABAD: It is estimated that and under resourced. LAHORE: Former chief PESHAWAR: The Khyber bags in three months. are the main cause of environmen- almost 90% personnel in the police It reveals that policemen are justice Iftikhar Muham- Pakhtunkhwa provincial govern- However, even a year after that, tal pollution. force are under-educated and with- unable to fulfil their duties due mad Chaudhry’s political ment has failed to implement its non-biodegradable black shop- The proposed rules are called out power or authority, a report to lack of training, influence of party Justice and Dem- decision made a year ago to ban ping bags are still in use across the the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Prohi- compiled by a committee consti- bigwigs, unaccountability, poor ocratic Party has moved non-biodegradable plastic bags in province. bition of Non-Degradable Plastic tuted by the Federal Ombudsman planning and failing to upgrade the Lahore High Court for the province. The shopkeepers, vendors, and Products (Manufacturing, Sale and Secretariat revealed. their technology to investigate crime disqualification of Prime After the ban decision, the gov- grocery shop owners continue to use Usage) Rules 2016. The report titled ‘Address- scenes among others. Minister Nawaz Sharif for ernment and manufactures had non-biodegradable shopping bags The environment department ing Maladministration in Police The committee in its findings not being a righteous and agreed on October 12, 2015, that non- without fear. forwarded the rules to the law Stations’ stated that at present, pointed out that SHOs fear that reg- sagacious person under biodegradable shopping bags would “No one has asked us to stop department for vetting six months personnel working as assistant istering every complaint might show the Constitution. be replaced with biodegradable ones using black shopping bags,” said a ago but the law department has yet sub inspectors or in lower posi- a higher crime rate in their jurisdic- Sardar Umar Farooq within three months. vendor selling fruit on Ring Road. He to do the job. tions, constituting 12% of the force, tions which could be used against of JDP has filed 468 The meeting chaired by Chief said the black shopping bags were Once the rules are approved, ban hardly have any authority. While the them to prove their incompetence. pages writ petition Minister Pervez Khattak had also available on the wholesale market. on the manufacturing of non-biode- remaining 88% wither do not work. After registering the FIR, the through advocate Mudas- decided on the introduction of A staff member of the Water and gradable black shopping bags will The committee, formed in relevant police officer, without ascer- sar Chaudhry pleading strict and effective laws to cover all Sanitation Services Peshawar said be imposed with immediate effect. compliance with the apex court’s taining whether sufficient evidence is that Nawaz Sharif had aspects of use and manufacturing of that non-biodegradable shopping The rules will be applied to all orders, after a thorough investi- available, directly proceeds to arrest- not declared his London non-biodegradable plastic bags, food bags chocked drains during rain and disposable plastic products made of gation concluded that it was not ing the nominated accused which is property in his returns containers, bottles and such other thus, causing rainwater to inundate wholly or substantially of polyethyl- possible to reform police stations tantamount to abuse of authority and and he is no more a saga- hazardous products. roads. ene, polypropylene or polystyrene. without bringing about changes misconduct,” the report pointed out. cious and righteous person under Art 62 and 63 of the Constitution. The petitioner has also annexed documents about alleged corruption. Mosques become a target of choice for terrorists Karachi’s keen Internews and AFP Suicide attack stargazers watch toll rises to 30 lunar eclipse PESHAWAR: In their decade-long bloody cam- paign, Taliban terrorists have frequently targeted KARACHI: People Karachi mosques and Imambargahs in an attempt to inflict and several other parts of mass casualties. Yesterday’s suicide bombing was PESHAWAR: The death toll from the country witnessed a the 12th targeted at Muslim worshippers. Most of a Taliban suicide bomb attack on a penumbral lunar eclipse these attacks have taken place in different parts mosque in northwest tribal Pakistan when the moon started of the tribal belt. rose to 30 yesterday, officials said. passing through the The first suicide attack on a mosque occurred The Friday attack targeted a outer edge of the earth’s in a village in Akhorwal, Darra Adam Khel, in mosque in the Mohmand tribal dis- shadow on Friday. 2006, a year before the birth of the Tehreek-e- trict bordering Afghanistan where the A complete eclipse Taliban Pakistan, the group responsible for most army has been fighting against Tal- was witnessed at 11:55pm militant violence in the country. iban militants. and it culminated at Around 60 worshippers, including a promi- “Two more injured people died of 1:54am in Pakistan, Mete- nent tribal elder Haji Ghairat Khan Afridi, were their wounds early today raising the orological Department killed in the attack. death toll to 30,” deputy chief of the officials said. After a four-year gap, terrorists targeted two Mourners gather for the funeral prayers of victims of a sucide bombing in Bajaur Agency near Mohmand tribal district administra- A penumbral lunar mosques in Khyber Agency. More than 60 wor- the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, yesterday. tion Naveed Akbar said. eclipse occurs when the shippers were killed when a bomber blew himself The bomber came in as Friday sun, the earth and the up in Ali Masjid, and around 40 people died in an prayers were in progress and blew moon align in an almost attack on a mosque in Ghundai, Jamrud. Agency, killing some 45 worshippers. Similar Another 21 people were killed in a 2015 suicide himself up in the main hall. A curfew straight line. The earth Both attacks were carried out when wor- attacks were also carried out in other places in attack at an imambargah in Hayatabad. Suicide has been imposed in the area since blocks the sun’s light from shippers had gathered for Saturday prayers. the tribal belt. attacks have targeted Imambargahs in Hangu, the bombing. Taliban faction Jamaat- reaching the moon’s sur- Interestingly, some elders believe the Ali Masjid Around 25 people were also killed in a 2012 Mansehra and Dera Ismail Khan as well. ul-Ahrar (JuA) claimed responsibility face, and covers a part of blast was in fact a missile strike by a remotely- suicide attack on a mosque in Nowshera district’s Compared to other terrorist tactics such as for the attack, saying it was carried the moon with the outer piloted US aircraft. Akbar Pura town. Sixty people died in a suicide attacks using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) out to avenge the deaths of 13 of its part of its shadow. In 2011, a suicide bomber struck at a mosque blast targeting worshippers at an Imambargah in suicide attacks inside mosques and other structures members and arrests of others by a during Saturday prayers in Salarzai tehsil of Bajaur Parachinar in December 2014. are especially destructive in terms of casualties. local vigilante force in 2009. INDIA SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2016 11 Crowds cheer Modi in tribal Gujarat at birthday rally

Modi entering his 67th year stood to him on the dais, Modi watched large in the backdrop as he reached as a tribal boy delivered a speech Thousands of people the sprawling Arts College Ground at in English to highlight schemes he cheered the PM as Mota Hathidhara in Limkheda town had benefited from during the Modi in Dahod district of central Gujarat regime in the state. the slogans for him which was all decked up to receive “You won›t have heard a tribal reached a crescendo, him. Unlike in the south, huge cutouts boy speak in English in presence but a pin-drop silence of politicians are new to the state. of senior leaders. And this too, at a Thousands of people cheered the function to mark the 67th birthday descended as Chief Prime Minister as slogans for him of our beloved Prime Minister,” said Minister Vijay Rupani reached a crescendo, but a pin-drop Vaghani but there was no applause silence descended as Gujarat BJP stal- and no response from the crowd. and state chief warts, including Chief Minister Vijay The prime minister was in Lim- Jitibhai Vaghani tried Rupani and state chief Jitibhai Vaghani kheda to lay foundation stone for tried to raise slogans - and had to vir- seven irrigation and drinking water to raise slogans. tually cajole the crowds to join them. schemes for the region. To come up at a Again, in a rarity in Gujarat, cost of over Rs 48bn, these projects are scores of tribals began leaving the expected to cover over 25,000 acres venue in between Modi’s speech where and provide drinking water to villages IANS he spoke of his government›s focus on in five tribal districts in the region. overall development, even as others “Water has been the biggest chal- sought to raise enthusiasm with high lenge. What a farmer wants is water in decibel slogans of ‘Modi, Modi’. his fields. Our focus is on issue that had LIMKHEDA (GUJARAT): Prime Min- Schoolchildren and local artistes been ignored for long,” Modi told the ister Narendra Modi yesterday shed performed to customised songs like gathering. “Everyone generally speaks all security and proceeded in an open Son of Hiraba, ruler of Delhi, Hail only of three basic needs of food, cloth- vehicle from the helipad, waving at Modi, Hail Modi (in Gujarati) while ing and shelter, but I include education the cheering crowds at his rally in crowds cheered at Duniya mein and health. This is our priority.” A sand sculpture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Juhu Beach in Mumbai to mark his 67th birthday. this Gujarat tribal town and sought danka bajaay diyo re, Rahul ko paani Invoking Gujarati pride, Modi to invoke Gujarati pride by noting a pilaay diyo re (he has made a name in spoke about himself touching an the poor were excluded. We had hos- In the same vein, he said he did on Congress leaders wanting to stage local lad had come to meet them on the world, pipped Rahul to the post). emotional chord with the audience pitals but the poor could not avail of not believe in celebrating his birth- demonstrations before Modi’s rally. his birthday. However, the event also Traditional folk theatre (bhavai) was on how son of the soil became the those facilities. We want to change day except seeking blessings of his Three slogan-shouting Congress saw a continuous trickle of people staged showcasing the central and ‘Pradhan Sevak’ of the country. this and put things in place so that mother, which he had done early in MLAs from the region and former leaving the venue. state welfare schemes. “We have focused on issues that it generates employment and is self- the morning near Gandhinagar. Dahod MP Prabhaben Taviad were A 67-feet cutout symbolising Attired in a tribal costume offered have been ignored. We had banks but sustaining,” Modi said. Meanwhile, police cracked down rounded up along with 70 supporters Conflicting signals in UP even as Akhilesh & Shivpal say all sorted out

IANS Akhilesh Yadav in the candidate Later addressing party workers at he had given everything that was the people with our good work, seek- selection process of the state par- the party headquarters in Vikrama- asked of him by the Chief Minis- ing a second term,” he told reporters. liamentary board. ditya Marg, Mulayam Singh chided ter and his team but the disastrous The situation continued to be Kashmir shut for Akhilesh Yadav, who reallocated the youth workers and asked them results were for all to see. fluid however as tensions contin- LUCKNOW: Conflicting signals the portfolios he stripped Shivpal to remain within limits. The Samajwadi Party won just ued in both camps. 71st consecutive continued to emerge from Uttar Yadav of, additionally gave him med- He asked them what they were five of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in the While Shivpal Yadav supporters day; toll at 89 Pradesh’s ruling Samajwadi Party ical education and minor irrigation. doing in Lucknow when all the deci- state while the BJP won 73 with its are angry that he has not been given (SP) yesterday amid efforts by party He however left an irritant — as he sions had been made for elections for alliance partner Apna Dal, the Con- the PWD portfolio, they also fear a supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav retained the most important portfo- the state assembly. gress won two seats and Bahujan parallel centre of power — chairman Srinagar: Kashmir Val- to douse the raging fire of dissent lio of PWD with himself and did not “While the Bharatiya Janata Samaj Party drew a blank. of the state parliamentary board — ley remained shut for the between Chief Minister Akhilesh return it to his uncle. Party (BJP) leaders are working Akhilesh Yadav later appealed has been created which, they say, will 71st consecutive day on Yadav and state party president Shiv- Angry at the supporters of overtime to strengthen booths for through the media that banners, create problems in the future dur- Saturday amid sporadic pal Yadav. Akhilesh Yadav for almost laying elections you are engaged in tam- hoardings and posters along with ing the distribution of tickets for the clashes at half a dozen In the morning, as supporters of siege to his house, Mulayam Singh asha (drama) here,” he said angrily. sloganeering should be stopped with forthcoming state assembly elections. places across the valley, both leaders came face to face and is reported to have rung up the chief He once again reiterated his immediate effect. Akhilesh Yadav supporters are police said. protested on the streets in favour of minister and asked him to tell his support for younger brother Shiv- He also informed that he had sullen that the decisions of their A 14-year-old-boy their respective leaders, party chief supporters to retreat immediately. pal Yadav and said he too had done lunch with uncle at his home and leader had been reversed and the re- identified as Momin Iqbal Mulayam Singh swung into action Supporters of Akhilesh Yadav immense work for the party, and wished him on his becoming the induction of ministers like Gayatri Ginai who was injured in and stuck to his ground on his deci- also tried to stop the car of Shivpal mused that he would not allow all state unit chief. Prajapati in the cabinet would taint clashes between security sion to appoint his brother Shivpal Yadav who was headed to the resi- this to happen in the party to which “We have done a lot of work with his clean image. Sensing that some forces and protesters in Yadav as state unit chief. dence of Mulayam Singh, giving his he has given his sweat and blood. regards to infrastructure, develop- knots still continued, Mulayam Singh Harwan area of Srinagar Mulayam Singh, however, accom- security men a tough time in clear- Mulayam Singh also said that ment, roads, dairy, electricity, and has called a meeting between Shiv- district died, taking the modated son and Chief Minister ing the road for the cavalcade. during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, in the social sector, and we will go to pal Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav again. toll to 89. Giani was buried amid protests yesterday. Clashes broke out after Ginai’s burial following Tiger dance Siddaramaiah flays which around one dozen protesters and policemen were injured. PM on Cauvery row AI flights land

IANS Minister P V Narasimha Rao to midway to attend resolve the issue, the Chief Minister had said the ‘unrest’, if continued, emergencies would have a serious impact on KALABURGI (KARNATAKA): With the state›s economy as also the IT New Delhi: National pas- no reply to his letter or an appoint- economy, which brought enormous senger carrier Air India ment to meet, Karnataka Chief revenue and foreign exchange to the yesterday said it landed Minister Siddaramaiah yesterday country. two of its outbound chided Prime Minister Narendra Modi Siddaramaiah yesterdaysaid: “I flights midway to address for being indifferent to the state over also spoke to the Prime Minister’s medical emergencies of the raging Cauvery river water shar- Office (PMO) seeking time to meet its passengers, ensur- ing issue with Tamil Nadu. the Prime Minister on this issue ing their safety and well “Though it’s over a week since but there is response yet to my oral being. I wrote to him (Modi) seeking his request.” According to the intervention to resolve the Cau- Asked if the Prime Minister was air carrier, a Chicago- very issue by convening a meeting uncooperative and not interested bound flight AI 127 on of the chief ministers and sought an to intervene in the matter, he said: September 16 and AI appointment to meet him personally “You can draw your own inference.” 174 SFO-Delhi flight on in Delhi, no reply yet to the letter Accusing the Bharatiya Janata September 17 landed or response for time to meet him,” Party (BJP) of changing its stance midway at Norway and A performer painted as a tiger takes part in the ‘Pulikali’, or Tiger Dance, in Thrissur yesterday. The lamented Siddaramaiah, who was on the water dispute, he regretted Helsinki respectively folk-art event is held every year in the town during ‘Onam’ festival. here on a day’s official trip. that the opposition party in the state to address medi- Noting that the Cauvery River was trying to politicise the issue cal emergencies of the Water Dispute Tribunal has made by advising the state government passengers. a provision for the riparian states against releasing water in defiance to find a solution to any problem of the apex court directive. through understanding and con- The Chief Minister, however, Doordarshan ADG Submarine issue: Naval chief blames France sensus, he said in a federal set-up, hoped the state government’s deci- it was the duty of the Central gov- sion to release water would work goes missing ernment and the Prime Minister to in its favour when the main case AFP may have come from India but the systems as well as nearly 500 pages convene a meeting of chief minis- comes up for the final hearing on New Delhi: Police have initial findings of a high-level probe on the torpedo launch system alone. ters to resolve inter-state issues, as October 18 in the top court. launched a massive search set up by Delhi indicate otherwise. The Australian newspaper said some PMs did in the past. “We do not have enough water for an Additional Director The “preliminary probe has in its earlier report that the sensi- In a letter to Modi on Septem- in the reservoirs to release to Tamil General (ADG) of Doord- NEW DELHI: A massive leak of found that leak did not take place in tive data was thought to have been ber 9, on a day when Karnataka was Nadu after October 20, as it would arshan who has been secret technical data on Scorpene- India but at DCNS office in France,” removed from France in 2011 by a shut down in protest against releas- result in denying drinking water to missing since Friday after- class submarines did not originate India’s naval chief Sunil Lanba said former French naval officer who ing the river water to Tamil Nadu on Bengaluru and other cities and vil- noon after reporting for in India but in France, Delhi’s naval yesterday, according to the Press at the time was a subcontractor for a directive by the Supreme Court, lages dependent on Cauvery till the duty, police said yesterday. chief said yesterday, pointing to ini- Trust of India. DCNS. the Chief Minister urged Modi to onset of monsoon in June next,” he According to police, tial probe findings. “In France, DCNS and French gov- It said the data was believed to convene a meeting of the chief min- said. the DD official, identi- Some 22,400 pages of classi- ernment have launched an inquiry. have passed through firms in South- isters at a short notice for resolving The state requires at least 27 fied as Jayant M. Kharche, fied documents detailing the combat Based on this inquiry, we will see what east Asia before eventually being the Cauvery river water impasse tmcft (thousand million cubic feet) went missing from his capabilities of subs made by French needs to be done,” he added. mailed to a company in Australia. with Tamil Nadu. of water to meet the drinking water office in Mandi House. defence contractor DCNS for Indian The leaked documents included Variants of the submarine are Citing a precedent over 20 years needs after October 20 and the four He was staying in navy were leaked to an Australian thousands of pages on the subma- used by Malaysia and Chile, with ago, when under similar circum- reservoirs in the state would have 28 south Delhi’s Andrews newspaper last month. rine sensors and thousands more on Brazil due to deploy the vessels stances of deficit flows, the Supreme tmcft, while Tamil Nadu will have Ganj area with his family. DCNS has implied that the leak its communication and navigation from 2018. Court had requested then Prime 42 tmcft in its reservoirs. 12 SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2016 EUROPE

Bosnia’s top Italian premier fumes over key EU summit court blocks AFP EU leaders had gathered in the President Francois Hollande and devices in coping with the influx, and EU’s budgetary discipline rules, it Serb Republic Slovak capital on Friday to discuss German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the solutions it has proposed have not retains the right to say that such the EU’s future in the wake of Brit- saying he did not agree with them been taken into account. rules are “not working”, Renzi said, ain’s vote to leave the bloc, wrapping on key issues such as migration and Italy has been pushing for inter- stressing that Italy is not prepared national holiday ROME: Italy is not ready to pretend up the summit by issuing a road- the economy. national agreements with African “to pretend not to notice”. everything is alright when Europe map for tackling problems such as “I am not satisfied” with the states to help close migrant routes to Speculation in the Italian press is not functioning properly, Italian migration, security and the falter- conclusions of the summit, he later Europe and take back some of those suggested that the reason for Renzi’s Reuters Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said ing economy. said, explaining his absence. “I can- arriving via Libya, in exchange for bad mood was Italy’s upcoming con- yesterday, the day after a key EU But Renzi said little had been not take part in a press conference increased aid and investment. stitutional reform referendum which gathering. achieved. “We said more or less the with the German chancellor or the But Renzi said the issue was not is scheduled for November. SARAJEVO: Bosnia’s top court “I don’t think it would be right same things” as in previous summits, French president when I don’t share even raised at the Bratislava sum- Renzi has staked his political upheld a ban on a “discrimi- for Italy to pretend not to notice complained the Italian leader who their conclusions.” And yesterday, he mit where the documents presented future on the outcome of the refer- natory” national holiday in the when things are not getting any had been hoping for concrete action insisted that Italy would not “serve “didn’t even mention Africa,” he com- endum on his proposed reforms of country’s autonomous Serb better,” he told a conference in Flor- on both immigration and economic as a fig leaf” for others, in an appar- plained. On economic growth, Renzi parliament and the electoral system. Republic, setting the regional gov- ence several hours after expressing growth. ent allusion to France and Germany. reiterated his critique of Europe’s The vote is shaping up as a ref- ernment on a collision course with his dissatisfaction that so little had As a mark of protest, he had For Renzi, Italy — which has been adoption of austerity policies over erendum on Renzi’s two-and-a-half the deeply divided country’s cen- been achieved at this week’s sum- refused to participate in a clos- on the frontline of the migrant cri- Washington’s choice of investment. years in office and polls suggest it tral authorities in Sarajevo. mit in Bratislava. ing press conference with French sis — has been largely left to its own Although Italy is respecting the will be a close-run thing. The Constitutional Court ruled that January 9, the date on which Statehood Day is held, discrimi- nated against the region’s Muslims Bosniaks and Catholic Croats No compromise on workers’ since it coincides with a Serbian Orthodox Christian holiday. January 9 is the date when Bosnian Serbs declared independ- ence from Bosnia, precipitating freedom of movement: Fico a three-year war that claimed 100,000 lives when rival forces carved ethnically pure statelets mandatory quotas to a new princi- been at odds with older members, out of multi-ethnic Bosnia with ple of “flexible solidarity” over the mainly Germany, over taking in the backing of their kin in neigh- Hungary, Poland, the migrant crisis. a share of more than one million bouring Serbia and Croatia. Czech Republic and The Visegrad group (V4) of migrants who last year fled war and The court also ordered a halt Central European countries have poverty in Middle Eastern and Afri- to next Sunday’s regional referen- Slovakia are ready together opposed EU efforts to intro- can countries to come to Europe. dum on holding the holiday. Many to veto any Brexit duce mandatory quotas for migrants On Friday, Hungary criticised see the vote as a dress-rehearsal and now, Fico said, also have a com- Germany for refusing to agree to a for a threatened 2018 plebiscite deal that would limit mon interest in protecting citizens’ ceiling on the number of migrants on full secession for the region. their citizens’ rights rights to work in Britain. entering Europe, saying it would con- The court said the vote harmed “V4 countries will be uncompro- tinue to draw masses to Europe. the constitutional order. to work in Britain, mising. Unless we feel a guarantee Fico said he wanted more steps The Serb Republic said it would Slovak Prime Minister that these people (living and working on migration issues in the bloc’s new push on with the poll in defiance of in Britain) are equal, we will veto any road map but that he was happy that the court, which could strengthen Robert Fico said. agreement between the EU and Brit- border security was getting more separatist sentiment in the country, ain,” he said. “I think Britain knows attention and that a debate began on whose intricate federal structure this is an issue for us where there’s “flexible solidarity” allowing coun- was designed by the West to hold no room for compromise.” tries to offer what they can to tackle it together after the 1992-95 war. Reuters EU officials on Friday also under- the migrant crisis. “They cannot halt our decision,” lined that there could be no granting “I could have banged on the table said Milorad Dodik, President of the Britain access to the EU’s single yesterday ... but that would get us Serb Republic. “We will vote in the market unless London accepts the nowhere. What the EU is about today, referendum. We will show that the BRATISLAVA: Hungary, Poland, the freedom of movement of workers is lets talk about things that unite us. citizens of the Serb Republic stand Czech Republic and Slovakia are that lies at the heart of European There is no time for things that divide by its holiday.” ready to veto any Brexit deal that Union accords. us,” he said. Bosnian Serbs commemo- would limit their citizens’ rights to Fico reiterated that he was Slovakia has been one of the rate Statehood Day by hanging work in Britain, Slovak Prime Minis- opposed to any “cherry-picking” in harshest critics of quotas and has out flags and holding religious ter Robert Fico said yesterday. negotiations, saying EU freedoms sued the bloc over a plan agreed ceremonies. But non-Serbs say EU leaders met in Slovakia’s cap- must remain. Britain has said it last year to re-distribute migrants, celebrating it on a religious hol- ital Bratislava on Friday at their first would not initiate the formal pro- but was outvoted. Hungary has also iday violates their country’s summit for decades without Britain ceedings this year but it could do so taken legal action. constitutional principle of secu- after a shock British vote in June to next year, starting a two-year count- Fico said V4 would keep putting larism and pluralism. leave the bloc, a subject which Fico down to its exit. forward its common positions, Western countries have urged said had only been touched on at the The Brexit vote has triggered which he said were sometimes more Serbs to drop plans for the vote, meeting. what European Commission Pres- pragmatic given its history of trans- fearing it could derail the long- They are still trying to find com- ident Jean-Claude Juncker has formation after the collapse of the term plan of nudging Bosnia and mon ground on the best way to cope described as an “existential crisis” for Soviet bloc. the entire region further down a with a higher number of migrants the EU and Friday’s informal meeting “But the V4 would never go path of European integration after and how to shake off the lingering of the bloc’s 27 members was meant against the EU. We will have our orig- years of economic and political Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico (left) and German Chancellor Angela effects of years of economic crisis. to display unity but instead showed inal positions, but we will not push stagnation. Russia, a traditional Fico said in an interview the EU divisions remain over migrant policy. it at the price of damaging the EU,” Merkel leave the boat after a lunch cruise on the Danube River during ally of Serbs both in Serbia and had also shifted from a debate over The EU’s eastern members have Fico said. the informal EU Summit in Bratislava on Friday. in Bosnia, has backed it. Education is civil rights struggle of our age: UN envoy France’s Le Pen says she is

Reuters told a media briefing at the United to extremist factions determined to 10 percent since 2002, was “com- ‘candidate of the people’ Nations. Under new global develop- exploit their discontent”. pletely inadequate”. “Education aid ment goals agreed upon last year, all Today, Brown will present a is worth just $12 per child per year - children should be receiving primary report to UN Secretary-General Ban barely enough to finance a text book Reuters in supporting US Republican can- LONDON: Ensuring every child and secondary education by 2030. Ki-moon which will call for the first for that child,” he added. didate Donald Trump, hopes to gets a good education is the “civil But Brown said under current global education budget and pro- He said countries which show benefit from rising anti-establish- rights struggle of our generation”, trends half the world’s children would pose a new international funding a commitment to reforming and ment sentiment amid voters on both United Nations education envoy Gor- still be either out of school or getting a mechanism to boost investment in investing in education must receive FREJUS: Far-right National Front sides of the Atlantic. don Brown said on Friday ahead of poor education which would not begin schooling in poorer countries. international support. The Education party leader Marine Le Pen yes- “I am, and will be, in this pres- launching a plan for the largest edu- to equip them with the skills needed Brown said low income countries Commission report will also call for terday said that she was eager for idential election the candidate of cational expansion in history. for the labour markets of the future. were spending only 3 percent of their a massive effort to get the world’s 30 France’s presidential election cam- the people, who have been forgot- Education not only provides chil- Young people denied school are national income on education and million refugee and displaced chil- paign to start, portraying herself as ten, scorned, over the 20 past years,” dren with a route out of poverty but more likely to end up victims of child must invest more. The two countries dren into school. the “candidate of the people” and she said at the start of the rally in also guards against the spread of marriage, child labour or fall into the with the highest number of children Brown said the main reason so mocking her opponents’ primaries the southern France town of Frejus. extremism, the former British prime hands of traffickers, he said. Brown out of school - Nigeria and Pakistan many Syrian refugee families were as cockfights. Le Pen mocked the bitterly minister said as he called for a mas- also warned of a “ticking time-bomb - spend around 2 percent. risking their lives to reach Europe was Opinion polls consistently show fought primaries of France’s con- sive increase in investment. of discontent” among young people Brown also said that interna- because they could not see any hope the anti-immigration, anti-EU Le servatives and centre-right, which “We will be betraying half our deprived of education and opportu- tional educational aid, which has of their children getting an education Pen making it to the second round will pit ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy future if we do not take action,” he nities which would leave them “prey fallen from 13 percent of all aid to if they remained in the region. of the 2017 election. Her ratings against former Prime Minister have been boosted by worries over Alain Juppe and other candidates Europe’s refugee crisis and concerns in November, and that of the Left, over Islamist attacks. scheduled for January. She said they False alarm leads to major police But the same polls also show Le were battles of egos and cockfights. Pen losing the second-round runoff — Rachline and her niece Marion operation in central Paris to be held in early May — prompting Marechal-Le Pen both told Reuters her to make further efforts to polish that the party’s campaign would her image and that of her camp, only fully start once those two pri- Reuters including with a campaign poster maries are over. “As long as we don’t sporting the slogan “France Brought know who our opponents are, it is to Peace”, and not bearing the par- very complicated to launch a cam- PARIS: Parts of central Paris were cordoned off yesterday ty’s name or logo. “I’m very relaxed, paign,” Marechal-Le Pen said, while after a false alarm triggered a major security operation. impatient to start this presidential insisting the National Front, or FN, French government security alert app - SAIP - warned cit- campaign,” Le Pen told reporters. believed it could win the presiden- izens that a police operation was under way in Saint-Leu “I am eager for the match to start, to tial election, despite the opinion polls. church in Chatelet and advised people to stay away. debate issues that are essential to the “I don’t say it will be easy,” she Interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, issued a statement survival of our country as it is now. said. “But a lot of the pieces of the confirming the false alarm. More than 100 police officers She was speaking at her party’s puzzles are falling into place.” She carried out the operation and the area was reopened to traf- annual rally, this year in the Medi- said pointed to security concerns fic after it became evident that there was no danger. Security terranean town of Frejus, where the among voters after various deadly forces had responded to a call that claimed hostages had been mayor, David Rachline, is a rising attacks in France, and at Brit- taken in Saint-Leu church, interior ministry spokesman Pierre- party star and Le Pen’s campaign ain’s Brexit vote. Rachline said Le Henry Brandet said. “As the operation took place, the church’s manager. Le Pen, who was alone Pen would focus on asking voters priest came out and the BRI (emergency intervention and amid France’s major party lead- “whether France must or no regain French police secure the area next to the Saint-Leu church during a security operation search service) made sure there was nobody, that there was ers to back Britain’s exit from the its independence” and “whether it no assaillant,” he said. in a shopping district of Paris yesterday. European Union and is also alone will, or not, let radical Islam grow”. EUROPE SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2016 13 More migrants stuck in Balkans as nations fortify borders

by police guarding their borders. Serbia guard its borders and has in Balkan countries such as Serbia, could soon pile up. Officials have of their money and now spend their Now, countries across eastern and announced plans to build yet another where frustration is already mount- also complained that most of the days lingering in the camps, with no Hungary’s right-wing, central Europe — spurred by Hunga- barbed-wire fence on Hungary’s ing and reports of migrant-related migrants are young, single men from prospects ahead. anti-migrant prime ry’s tough stance against refugees and southern border. Serbia too is mulling incidents have been on the rise. Afghanistan, Pakistan or north Africa “We went through hell and we are migrants trying to cross into the coun- border barriers toward Macedonia “It is a vicious circle that will and so-called economic migrants, stuck here!” Al Mansouri said. “We minister has offered try — are teaming up to make it even and Bulgaria, where it has already not result in a solution,” said Rados whose asylum requests are routinely can’t go back, we can’t go forward, so to send police to harder for people like Al Mansouri to beefed up army and police patrols. Djurovic, from the Asylum Protection rejected in EU countries and whom we ask the EU where do we go now?” help Serbia guard come anywhere near the EU. Further west, Croatia and Slovenia Center. “If you bring army and police nobody wants to take in. In Sid, local authorities have stepped When the nations along the former are also gearing up for a possible to the border, those people may not Al Mansouri has been on the road up police presence and banned young its borders. Serbia Balkan migrant route — leading from migrant wave. In Brussels, the EU pass today, but they will pass tomor- for the past six months and has been migrant men without families from too is mulling border Turkey through Greece, Macedonia, has urged reinforcements on Bul- row or the day after.” stuck in Serbia for the last two. He has going out at night, following incidents Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia — closed garia’s border to Turkey to manage The European Union’s border moved between three asylum cent- with locals and a spike in burglaries barriers toward their borders one after another in the influx. agency, Frontex, has reported that ers in Serbia, and made numerous and thefts blamed on migrants. Macedonia and March, it reduced the influx of peo- Migration is on the the agenda the number of migrants arriving in attempts — legal and illegal — to enter Al Mansouri said most of the men ple from thousands to hundreds a day. of the EU summit in Bratislava, with the Greek islands from Turkey has the EU, all in vain. A policeman back in the camp in Sid have tried several Bulgaria. But despite this, and an EU-Tur- nations divided over how to deal with increased significantly over the in Pakistan, Al Mansouri says he fled times to leave Serbia, but didn’t get key deal aimed at keeping migrants the crisis after more than one mil- last month, with 3,430 migrants because he faced threats to his life. far. Some of the men pulled up their away from Europe, they have con- lion people entered Europe last year. “detected” in August, up from 2,030 “I am running from country to shirts to show bruising that they tinued pouring in using clandestine “I am against walls and fences,” in July. Frontex has described the country ... seeking a safe life,” Al Man- claimed were bites from police dogs AP routes. Now governments are look- Serbia’s populist Prime Minister Ale- rise as the “first noticeable monthly souri said in English. “They won’t give on the Hungarian border, their frus- ing for ways to fortify their borders ksandar Vucic said. “We just want a increase” since the EU-Turkey us papers to work or to live, they just tration and anger almost palpable in further, fearing the number of people solution. Serbia cannot be the first migrant deal came into effect and want us to leave the country; it is same the humid and hot tent. from the Middle East, Asia or Africa and last defense of Europe. Europe Macedonia tightened border con- from Turkey to Greece, Macedonia and “We did try to cross to Hun- SID, SERBIA: For Mohammad Ansar trying to cross the Balkans could must solve this on the borders of trols with Greece. Serbia. It is the same everywhere.” gary, they bashed us, they had dogs Al Mansouri, reaching the European swell again as worsening weather Greece and Bulgaria.” Serbian officials have said that Al Mansouri is currently staying on us and threw pepper spray and Union has proved to be an impossi- discourages them from using the Experts have warned that further already some 5,000 migrants are in a Serbian asylum center in Sid — said many bad words to us,” Al Man- ble task. In the past two months, the Mediterranean Sea crossing from tightening of anti-migrant measures currently staying in the country, a town of some 15,000 people on the souri said. “Then we tried to cross to 28-year-old from Pakistan has tried Libya to Italy. only adds to the refugees’ hardship which has capacities for only one border with Croatia — where he is the Croatian side and police caught countless times to cross from Serbia In past weeks, Hungary’s right- and risks pushing even more of them thousand more. With more new sharing a stuffy tent with dozens of us and they bashed us. Why they into EU members states Hungary or wing, anti-migrant prime minister into the hands of people smugglers. migrants arriving than leaving Ser- other migrants like him. Stranded, are doing that?” he asked. “We are Croatia, but was always chased back has offered to send police to help Thousands more could get stranded bia there are fears thousands more the men already have spent much humans, we are not criminals.”

17-year-old is first Merkel’s party faces litmus test Great Gorilla Run minor to be granted in crucial Berlin vote today euthanasia in Belgium Reuters

AP to know what you’re against,” she in support immediately after poor BRUSSELS: A 17-year-old has said. “We need good solutions that results, but they can be ironed out. committed doctor-assisted sui- hold our society together.” Polls suggest that the governing cide in Belgium, the first minor to Local issues are more prominent parties may not win a combined do so under rules adopted in 2014 BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel’s in Berlin, a city of 3.5 million. That majority in Berlin’s state legisla- allowing euthanasia for people of conservatives face possible ejec- isn’t good news for the governing ture, which elects the mayor. That all ages, the head of the national tion from Berlin’s state government parties: disillusionment is high over already happened earlier this year in committee for euthanasia said in an election this weekend, while the capital’s notoriously inefficient the eastern region of Saxony-Anhalt. yesterday. a nationalist party hopes for more bureaucracy and issues such as years It’s a novel situation in Germany, Wim Distelmans, who chairs gains at the expense of Germany’s of delays in opening its new airport. caused in part by a long-term ero- Belgium’s Federal Control and Eval- traditional political forces. Mayor Michael Mueller’s center- sion of voter loyalty but in particular uation Committee on Euthanasia, Today’s vote comes two weeks left Social Democrats lead the local by AfD’s rise. told Reuters that the minor was 17 after Merkel’s Christian Democratic government, with Merkel’s CDU as In Berlin, the conservatives have and that a local doctor had reported Union was beaten into third place by junior partner, a bad-tempered alli- stressed law-and-order issues, with the case to his committee last week, the nationalist Alternative for Ger- ance of Germany’s biggest parties Henkel, the current state interior but he gave no other details. many, or AfD, in the eastern state of similar to Merkel’s national govern- minister, also leading calls for a ban Belgium legalised euthanasia in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, ing coalition. Mueller says he wants on face-covering veils. The govern- 2002, and two years ago amended where Merkel has her parliamen- to dump the conservatives for one or ing parties have accused each other the rules to permit doctor-assisted tary constituency. The CDU has long more left-leaning partners. of not taking sufficient responsibility death for minors in a hopeless med- been weak in Berlin but another fee- “It looks as though both big parties for the refugee situation after Berlin’s ical situation and with their explicit ble result, though not immediately ... will probably do even worse than initially chaotic handling of it last year. consent. It is the only country in dangerous to Merkel, would keep up last time,” said Manfred Guellner, The low-key Mueller succeeded the world that allows euthanasia political pressure on the chancellor. the head of the Forsa polling agency, long-serving predecessor Klaus Wow- for minors of all ages. In the neigh- Merkel’s opening of Germany’s referring to Berlin’s 2011 state election ereit in 2014 after he stepped down in bouring Netherlands the practice is borders to migrants last year fea- when both were already weak. Vot- mid-term. Even under the charismatic legal for children aged 12 or over. tured prominently in Mecklenburg, ers consider CDU mayoral contender Wowereit, the Social Democrats won Distelmans said in an emailed although the influx has dimin- Frank Henkel, like his counterpart in a lackluster 28.3 percent of votes five statement that the Belgian law ished drastically. The result there Mecklenburg, an “extremely weak” years ago, followed by Merkel’s party defines euthanasia very strictly. prompted her allies in Bavaria, the candidate, he said. with 23.3 percent. Minors must be conscious and Christian Social Union, to step up a He argued that it suits local leaders Polls suggest their support will able to make rational decisions drive for tougher refugee policies — to blame the chancellor for the result sink to at most 24 percent and 19 when they request assisted death. an internal dispute that isn’t helping in Mecklenburg, but only AfD support- percent respectively. The opposi- Psychologists or psychiatrists the conservatives’ poll ratings. ers were motivated by the desire to tion Greens and Left Party, potential must be consulted and the par- Merkel has defended her punish Merkel. “They now hate Merkel; new partners for Mueller, are a few ents must give their permission. approach and, at a rally Wednesday, for them, national politics are more points further behind. Polls show its To undergo euthanasia, the criticized opponents “who think that important than local politics, and the support at up to 15 percent in Berlin. minor must also be in a “terminal People dressed as gorillas take part in the Great Gorilla Run 2016 if you provoke, if you have snappy refugee question more important than The capital is somewhat less promis- medical situation with constant slogans ... problems will solve them- for all other voters.” ing territory than rural Mecklenburg, in London yesterday to raise money for gorilla conservation and and unbearable physical pain selves.” “It is not enough ... to know As for the effect on national poli- where it won 20.8 percent to finish awareness of endangered species. which cannot be assuaged and who is to blame, it is not enough just tics, he said “there are always dents” second. that will cause death in the short term”, the law says. In the ten years to 2013, the number of euthanasia cases in Belgium rose from about 1,000 to 8,752, according to official records. What to look out for at Russian parliament polls today Euthanasia laws vary by country. Laws in Belgium, the Netherlands, Colombia and Luxemburg allow AFP crisis has pushed poverty levels to a rights advocate in a bid to give more mercy deaths for adults, which nine-year high and hit the spending legitimacy to the polls. usually means a doctor adminis- power of average people. As in previous elections parties tering lethal doses of barbiturates. Meanwhile Moscow’s ties with loyal to the Putin—including the In Switzerland, Germany, Japan MOSCOW: Russia votes today in the West are the worst they have Communists and ultra-nationalist and Canada, doctor-assisted sui- national parliamentary and regional been since the collapse of the Soviet Liberal Democratic Party—provide cide, where people take the final elections with the Kremlin firmly in Union and the country is conducting a facade of greater choice. action themselves, is legal. control and parties loyal to President its first military operation beyond the But this time round the number Vladimir Putin expected to remain ex-Soviet region in decades in Syria. of genuine opposition candidates 20,000 refugee dominant. Putin’s approval rating is still allowed to take part—including some The polls come after years of around 80 percent and the author- 20 funded by exiled arch-Kremlin supporters march tumult that have seen the country ities’ vice-like grip on most of the foe Mikhail Khodorkovsky—has also annex Crimea from Ukraine, lurch into media and political discourse means increased dramatically and they have through London its worst stand-off with the West since that, even if the ruling United Russia’s access to TV advertising and debates. the Cold War, plunge into economic popularity has slipped, pro-Krem- Putin 2018? crisis and launch a military campaign lin parties look set to maintain their For many the vote is seen as a dry LONDON: Around 20,000 pro- in Syria. Here are some key facts to dominance. run for the next presidential election refugee demonstrators took to know and things to look out for: Freer but not fair? scheduled for March 2018. the streets on London yesterday, What’s at stake? Members of a local electoral commission prepare a polling station Looming over these elections for Putin, 63, is widely expected to according to police, to call on Some 110 million voters are reg- ahead of Russia’s parliamentary elections, in Moscow, yesterday. the authorities is the memory of mass run again for a fourth term that could Prime Minister Theresa May to do istered to cast their ballots across protests that shook Putin’s rule after see him become the longest-ruling more to tackle the migrant crisis. Russia’s 11 time zones in a poll to member—was widely seen as a rub- that the strongman leader of Chech- the last legislative polls five years leader since Stalin, even if he has not Protesters marched down the choose the 450 members of the coun- ber-stamp body that has slavishly nya Ramzan Kadyrov faces a popular ago when evidence of vote-rigging formally committed himself yet. affluent Park Lane and the central try’s national parliament—or State followed the Kremlin’s line. vote, with rights groups saying any emerged. Since then the authorities The authorities therefore are thoroughfare Piccadilly carrying Duma—for its next five year term. Voters will also be picking criticism of him has been crushed in have cracked down on the right to looking for a trouble-free vote to an array of colourful placards and Over 6,500 candidates from 14 regional bosses and local parlia- the run-up. The first exit polls are demonstrate, fired on by the ouster help smooth Putin’s path to victory. shouting slogans including “say parties are competing, with half of ments in some parts of the country. expected Sunday evening. of Ukraine’s Russian-backed leader Any lurch away from the ruling it loud, say it clear: Refugees are the deputies elected on a constit- There are several interesting Crisis, what crisis? Viktor Yanukovych in protests. party to the left or the right could welcome here!” Some carried uency basis for the first time after subplots. This is the first time Cri- Russia is currently mired in the The Kremlin has simultane- see the Kremlin put much-needed signs reading “no-one is illegal”, changes to the voting system. mea elects MPs to Russia’s parliament longest recession of Putin’s 16-year ously also moved to clean up the reforms to restructure the economy “stop the drowning”, while oth- The last Duma—which ended since Moscow seized it from Ukraine rule on the back of low oil prices and vote, replacing the former scandal- or speed up a shake-up of key offi- ers chanted “refugees - let them its term with only one opposition in 2014. It will also be the first time Western sanctions over Ukraine. The tainted election chief with a human cials around Putin. stay...Let’s deport Theresa May!” 14 SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2016 AMERICAS

Trump flayed for Trump calls for switch on ‘birther’ statement

Hillary’s guards AP

NEW YORK: Donald Trump’s to lose their guns renouncement of birtherism came with some media gamesmanship that compelled television news networks to air 20 minutes of endorsements by she doesn’t want guns. Take their retired military men before the can- — and let’s see what happens to her. didate briefly got to the point. Trump has long Take their guns away. OK, it would “We all got Rick-rolled,” said suggested his be very dangerous.” CNN’s Jake Tapper, a reference to Trump’s meaning was not the Internet prank of replacing an Democratic immediately clear and a campaign expected link with a video of singer opponent wants to spokeswoman did not respond to a Rick Astley’s 1987 hit, “Never Gonna request for an elaboration. Give You Up.” overturn the Second But the Clinton campaign had a The bad blood continued after Amendment and take quick reaction. Spokesman Robby the event when the Trump campaign away Americans’ Mook released a statement saying barred text reporters and a television Trump “has a pattern of inciting producer from joining him on a tour right to own guns. people to violence. Whether this of the new Trump International Hotel is done to provoke protesters at a in Washington. In response, cable rally or casually or even as a joke, and broadcast networks refused to it is an unacceptable quality in any- Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump appears at a campaign rally in Miami, Florida. use any video of the tour. AP one seeking the job of Commander With criticism of his birther in Chief. movement starting anew, Trump’s “This kind of talk should be out seeking to be the president of the but then incorrectly suggested that freedom for the Cuban people and campaign signaled that the candidate of bounds for a presidential candi- United States of America should not the Clinton campaign had started the the freeing of all political prisoners. would address the issue at a Wash- MIAMI: Donald Trump made his date,” Mook wrote. suggest violence in any way.” conspiracy theory. Trump says he’ll “stand with the ington event. When Trump stepped usual sarcastic call early yesterday The seemingly ominous com- Trump later disputed that criti- Trump ignored questions from Cuban people in their fight against to the podium, he was carried live on for Hillary Clinton’s Secret Service ment evoked a remark Trump made cism, saying everyone in his audience reporters about his switch and has communist oppression.” CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC. agents to be stripped of their fire- last month that many Democrats knew he was referring to the power yet to explain why he abandoned The comment marks yet another Following a short statement that arms — and then added, “let’s see condemned as a call for Clinton’s of voters and “there can be no other the “birther” stance that fueled his reversal for the GOP candidate, who didn’t address the birther issue, what happens to her.” assassination. Speaking at a rally interpretation.” political fame and was viewed by previously said he supported the idea Trump stepped aside for a succes- Trump has long incorrectly in North Carolina, the Republican Trump, who has the endorsement critics as an attempt to delegitimize of normalised relations, but wished sion of Medal of Honour recipients suggested his Democratic oppo- nominee erroneously said his oppo- of National Rifle Association, eventu- the nation’s first African-American the US had negotiated a better deal. to approach the microphone and nent wants to overturn the Second nent wants to “abolish, essentially, ally took to Twitter to say the Secret president. Trump also said the US has a endorse him. Amendment and take away Amer- the Second Amendment.” Service had not contacted him about While campaigning in South broader obligation to stand with The networks stuck with the icans’ right to own guns. At a rally He continued: “By the way, if she the remarks. Florida, which has a large Cuban- oppressed people — a comment that event, essentially a Trump com- in Miami, he again riffed about con- gets to pick her judges, nothing you The comments in Miami came American population, Trump also seems at odds with his “America mercial, until Fox News Channel fiscating the agents’ guns and then can do, folks. Although the Second hours after Trump finally reversed said that if he’s elected president, first” mantra. “The next president pulled away at 11:25 a.m. for a stu- went further. Amendment people, maybe there his long-held position that President he will reverse Obama’s efforts to of the United States must stand in dio discussion and the other two “I think that her bodyguards is, I don’t know.” Barack Obama was not born in the normalise relations with Cuba — solidarity with all people oppressed networks shortly followed suit. By should drop all weapons. They However, within minutes, the United States. unless the country abides by certain in our hemisphere, and we will stand 11:30, Trump stepped back to the should disarm, right?” Trump asked Clinton campaign condemned the Appearing in Washington, he said “demands.” Among those, he said, with oppressed people, and there are podium and all the networks went the crowd. “Take their guns away, remark. Mook said then, “A person Obama was born in the United States would be religious and political many,” he said. back to him live. Michelle Obama warns young voters against being ‘turned off’

AP biggest challenge regarding Mrs quoted line from her convention election, well let me tell you, I dis- the reach, credibility and respect she Greensboro, North Carolina. Obama is getting the reluctant cam- speech, Mrs Obama said her husband agree— I am inspired,” Mrs Obama has,” Palmieri said. That convention address ran just paigner to commit to more events. had responded to those questions by said. Clinton herself has started refer- about 10 minutes, yet it was perhaps The rally in Virginia was Mrs “”going high when they go low.” Clinton aides want Mrs Obama in encing Mrs Obama in her campaign the most powerful of the four-day FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA: Stepping Obama’s first solo campaign event for Beyond her ability to take on battleground states as much as pos- remarks, using her convention gathering. In the midst of a heated deeper into the political fray, Michelle Clinton and comes nearly two months Trump with a smile, Mrs Obama’s sible between now and Election Day. address as a guidepost for what she campaign, with two candidates who Obama warned young voters against after her star turn at the Democratic real value to Clinton is her wild Her rally in northern Virginia, less promises will be a more aspirational are viewed negatively by so many being “tired or turned off” in the 2016 convention. Speaking to mostly stu- popularity with Democratic voters, than an hour drive from the White finish to her campaign. Americans, the first lady provided election. She urged them to rally dents at George Mason University, particularly young people and blacks. House, is the only event she’s pub- “As Michelle Obama said in her a striking contrast by speaking as behind Hillary Clinton, “particularly she repeatedly jabbed Trump without She vouched repeatedly for Clinton’s licly committed to, though the Clinton fabulous speech at the Democratic a mother hopeful about her daugh- given the alternative.” mentioning him by name, declaring resume and character, urging voters campaign expects her to make addi- Convention, when we go to the polls ters’ future. She is emerging as one of Clin- that being president “isn’t anything motivated by her husband’s history- tional appearances. this November, the real choice isn’t “Part of what makes her so ton’s most effective advocates, like reality TV.” making campaigns to feel the same Jennifer Palmieri, Clinton’s com- between Democrat or Republican. appealing and effective as a surrogate especially with voters who backed The first lady pointedly called way about the first woman nominated munications director and a former It’s about who will have the power is that she’s relentlessly positive, even President Barack Obama but are less out those who continue to question for president by a major US party. Obama adviser, called the first lady to shape our children for the next four when things on the campaign trail get enthusiastic about his potential Dem- the president’s citizenship “up to this “When I hear folks saying that “an advocate without peer.” years of their lives,” Clinton said on negative,” said Olivia Alair Dalton, ocratic successor. The Clinton team’s very day.” Drawing on a frequently they don’t feel inspired in this “There is no other surrogate with Thursday during a campaign stop in Mrs. Obama’s former spokeswoman.

For the missing ones Brazil soap opera Bratton ends tenure star drowns in as NY police chief off-set accident

AFP AFP was a key proponent of “zero tol- erance” policing in the 1990s that slashed crime to historic lows, and SAO PAULO: Soap opera star expanded use of the stop and frisk Domingos Montagner, who NEW YORK: Powerful city police as police chief of Los Angeles from drowned in a river where his chief William Bratton ended his sec- 2002 to 2009. series had been filming and where ond stint as New York commissioner He was reappointed New York his character narrowly escaped early yesterday, leaving to his suc- police chief in 2013 by Mayor Bill de death in a recent episode. cessor the task of repairing fraught Blasio and steps down as the United Montagner, 54 was on a break police-community relations. States is roiled by controversy over from filming the hit series Velho Bratton—who announced his deaths of unarmed black men at Chico (Old Chico) in northeast resignation in August—walked out the hands of police and high-pro- Brazil when he went for a swim of police headquarters to the sound file killings of officers. in the Sao Francisco River with of bagpipes and applause from a Crime in New York has steadily co-star Camila Pitanga, according receiving line of officers and well- declined in recent years, a transfor- to the Globo media group, which wishers, including the city’s mayor. mation since the drug wars of 1990s. broadcasts the show. The 68-year-old served twice as Despite his ceremonious depar- The pair was swept up in a New York police commissioner, and ture Bratton is not without critics, strong current. Pitanga managed has also led agencies in Los Ange- who say he remained overly commit- Members of civil associations from Mexico and the United States take part in search for people missing to grab onto a rock, but she was les and Boston. ted to a policing approach focused on along the Navajo stream in the Juarez Valley desert, near Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua State, Mexico. unable to keep hold of Montagner. One of the most recognised small crime that many hold unfairly She cried out for help, but faces in American policing, he targets people of colour. some locals apparently did not pay attention because they sup- posed filming was under way. Montagner’s body was found several hours later 30 metres Historic ‘Life Saving Station’ saved, to become museum underwater trapped among the riverbed rocks, the Globo group’s flagship newspaper reported. AP Piscataqua River, on the Maine side managing the project for the town of in 1915 when President Woodrow The restoration plan represents Velho Chico, one of Brazil’s of the state divide. It was once an out- Kittery, anticipates the project will be Wilson signed the Act to Create the a chance to save a unique piece of most-watched “novelas”—or post of the long-gone United States completed by 2019 at a cost of $2.5m; Coast Guard. The Wood Island Sta- maritime history, and allow it to be primetime soaps—tells the story Life-Saving Service before being it is being funded by state and federal tion was designed to launch boats to opened to the public, Reid said. of the power struggles between KITTERY, MAINE: A long-shuttered, decommissioned in 1948 and then grants and private donors, said Pres- save imperiled mariners. In World “The issue is can you create two families of landholders in the century-old rescue station on the falling into neglect for decades. ident Sam Reid. Work began in May. War II, it was used to keep an eye out enough value to fully restore it and turbulent 1970s. border of Maine and New Hampshire The first phase of a restoration The United States Life-Saving for German submarines. open it to the public, Reid said.” Tragically, Montagner played is being restored with plans to turn overseen by a local group called the Service, for which the station was It is the only station in the coun- Gary Beers, chairman of Town the role of Santo, who disappeared it into a maritime history museum. Wood Island Life Saving Station Asso- originally built, was created to save try that still has a marine railway — a Council in Kittery, said it is a chance in the same river in a recent epi- The building is located on Wood ciation will be completed next month. lives of shipwrecked mariners. It launch that was used to send rescue to save a historic site and celebrate the sode. In the series, he was rescued Island near the entrance of the The association, which is merged with Revenue Cutter Service boats into the water, Reid said. areas centuries-old maritime history. by an indigenous tribe. AMERICAS SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2016 1517 FARC will fight on as political party: Leader

(FARC) are expected to ratify the FARC’s political agenda. The sched- recently agreed accord at its tenth ule for the event mirrors the peace Rebel commander congress this week, the first ever talks agenda, including land reform Rodrigo Londono open to the media. and environmental issues. Standing before hundreds of After almost four years of talks, said the FARC fighters in southern Colombia, rebel the FARC and government last month wants to spread commander Rodrigo Londono, who reached a final peace accord that will uses the nom de guerre Timochenko, be signed by Timochenko and Presi- its message as an said the FARC wants to spread its dent Juan Manuel Santos on September unarmed political message as an unarmed political 26. Colombians will have the last word party. party and transform the Andean during a plebiscite on October 2. nation after five decades of war. “We’re going to vote for peace,” “Our greatest aspiration is to said Jhon Guerrero, a 24-year-old reach many more with our message delegate from a rebel unit in Choco. until the torrent for transformation “What’s been agreed in the deal is a Reuters is overwhelming,” Timochenko told solution to Colombia’s problems.” a crowd of fighters gathered on the “We are all ready to contribute,” rural Yari Plains, about five hours he said, as he stood unarmed but in from the nearest town. full uniform among other fighters. YARI PLAINS, COLOMBIA: Colom- “In this war, there are neither While FARC may find an electoral bia’s Marxist FARC rebels will continue victors nor vanquished,” he said, foothold among poverty-stricken their fight for social justice under a wearing a T-shirt bearing the image farmers and committed leftists, many peace deal with the government, its of FARC founder Manuel Marulanda. Colombians are wary ex-fighters will Members of FARC attend opening ceremony of the 10th National Guerrilla Conference at the camp in Llanos top commander said yesterday at the “The greatest satisfaction will always join crime gangs or smaller rebel del Yari, Caqueta department, yesterday. opening of the group’s final congress be to have won peace.” group the National Liberation Army. as an armed group. The congress, which in the past Santos, who has staked his legacy accords but he faces fierce opposition to finish the FARC militarily. and are worried they will seek to Representatives from the Revo- was secret and used to decide battle on peace, has launched a campaign from powerful sectors of the coun- Many are angered that the FARC convert the traditionally conserv- lutionary Armed Forces of Colombia strategy, may offer insight into the to convince Colombians to back the try who believe the only solution is leadership will not serve jail time, ative nation with its Marxist ideals.

Obama to meet Dedicated to public Chicago cop indicted with leaders of Nigeria and on civil rights charges Colombia AP The video shows the officer firing his handgun multiple times — more than a dozen, according to an AP attorney for the families that filed a CHICAGO: A Chicago police officer lawsuit — into a car occupied by the who was videotaped firing shots two teenagers, who posed no appar- WASHINGTON: US President that injured two black teenagers ent theat. The car had been pulled Barack Obama will review mil- inside a car was indicted on fed- over for speeding. itary strategy against the Islamic eral civil rights charges. Police said at the time that the State (IS) group, press nations to US Attorney Zachary Fardon officer opened fire out of fear that admit more refugees and review said the 41-year-old Marco Proano the “occupants who had been in the progress around the world, despite was indicted on two counts of dep- vehicle were in a position to sustain new challenges, when he makes rivation of rights after he allegedly great bodily harm.” Police also said his final appearance at the UN Gen- used unreasonable force while on that a weapon was recovered at the eral Assembly session in New York duty on December 22, 2013. Each scene. But a family attorney said a next week, the White House said. count of the indictment is punisha- pellet gun was recovered and it was On the sidelines of the session, ble by up to 10 years in prison. never visible or brandished at the Obama has scheduled meetings The release doesn’t detail the officers. with the leaders of Iraq, Nigeria allegations, but police spokesman The shooting prompted a lawsuit and Colombia and plans to pro- Anthony Guglielmi said that the filed by mothers of three teens in the mote trade between the US and indictment stems from an incident car, and the city agreed to settle the Africa. captured on dashboard camera case for $360,000. One of the three Obama heads to New York A view of the hydroelectric dam on the Reventazon River in Siquirres, in Costa Rica’s Limon province, video that was released last year by teens wasn’t shot but was taken to today for the General Assembly inagurated early yesterday. The Reventazon River hydropower dam is the largest public infrastructure a retired judge who had handled a the ground by an officer and his session that opens tomorrow, his project in Central America after the Panama Canal, and the largest hydroelectric dam in Central America. criminal trial involving one of the right eye was injured, according to eighth and final as president. teenagers. the lawsuit. He plans to sit down tomorrow with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to discuss progress the country has made countering the IS, a coming Iraqi military opera- Aerial pesticide spray adds to fears in Zika-stricken Miami tion to take back the city of Mosul from IS militants, and a brewing humanitarian crisis inside Iraq, AP have been isolated with the virus. currently being used in Miami Beach found only a “handful” of cases area, reminded the sceptical audi- said Ben Rhodes, Obama’s deputy “At first they said they couldn’t at levels deemed safe by the CDC and over the past 15 years where naled ence that there’s real health risk. national security adviser. do aerial spraying, but then they the US Environmental Protection harmed people. EPA said the major- “There are four women I have Deputy Secretary of State said yes,” said Sadie Kaplan, a fit- Agency. It’s banned from personal ity of incidents included minor burns, spoken to in the last several weeks Antony Blinken said this week MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA: In the ness trainer who fled her home twice use in homes, but the EPA says there’s skin irritation or headaches with no who have not left Florida and who are while visiting Baghdad that Iraqi only US city to have mosquitoes to avoid the spraying. Some argued no evidence it causes cancer. deaths. Agency spokeswoman Nancy suspected to have gotten their infec- forces aided by the US-led coa- carrying Zika virus, some residents the mild flu-like illness that Zika An EPA fact sheet on naled says Grantham said the numbers are low, tion in our community,” she said to lition against IS had retaken say they’d rather be bitten than be causes in most people doesn’t war- people exposed to high concen- considering Florida sprayed about boos and jeers. “I frankly don’t care half the territory that militants exposed to droplets of chemicals rant aggressive pesticide use. trations can experience nausea, 338,000 pounds of naled on about which compound we decide to use or once held in the country. He also sprayed from planes to kill the bugs. “I don’t want to be sprayed dizziness and confusion. At extremely 6 million acres in 2014. not use for mosquito control. I care announced more than $181m in No assurances from health officials with pesticides for what I believe high concentrations it can be fatal. Not everyone in the commu- that we choose an option that this aid to address a humanitarian cri- would calm some 200 people packing is a hoax,” said Kiro Ace, a graphic Ten naled-related calls have been nity agreed that naled should be community agrees on.” sis that has festered in Iraq as a a Miami Beach City Commission meet- designer who was shirtless but wore reported to the Florida Poison Con- ruled out, and officials confirmed However, naled use can harm result of the insurgency. ing Wednesday. They cursed elected a gas mask as he joined protesters trol Information Network since a fifth mosquito sample was found the environment. About 2 million Despite a series of major officials and the US Centers for Dis- chanting, “If you’re going to spray, August 1, but there’s no confirma- with Zika in the same area of Miami honeybees died last month in South defeats in recent months, IS has ease Control and Prevention for mixed we want a say!” tion of any pesticide exposure or Beach. Carolina after some beekeepers maintained its grip on Mosul. Iraq messages about aerial spraying over At issue is the use of naled, an illness, Florida Department of Health Dr. Christine Curry, a University weren’t notified about aerial spray- hopes to launch an operation this South Beach and refusing to detail insecticide sprayed since the 1950s spokeswoman Mara Gambineri said. of Miami OB-GYN who is treating ing, the South Carolina Department year to retake Mosul. all locations where adult mosquitoes for mosquito control in the US. It’s EPA said a review of its records Zika-infected women in the affected of Pesticide Regulation confirmed.

Tulsa police shoot dead black man Together for a cause

AP As they got closer to the vehicle, he His only other court records reached inside the vehicle and at were for traffic violations, the most that time there was a Taser deploy- recent occurring in 2005. ment and a short time later there Tulsa police officers don’t cur- TULSA, OKLAHOMA: A Tulsa was one shot fired.” rently have body-worn cameras, police officer shot and killed a MacKenzie said thatpolice hadn’t although they were selected to black man who ignored repeated searched the SUV and didn’t know if receive a nearly $600,000 cash- requests to put up his hands before there was a weapon inside. match grant for them in 2015. reaching into an SUV that was MacKenzie did not immediately MacKenzie said she believes the stalled in the middle of a street, respond to phone messages left yes- officers’ dash cameras might have the police department said. terday seeking further information. captured video of the shooting. Terrence Crutcher, 40, died at the The officers’ names and races In April, a white reserve Tulsa hospital where he was taken after he weren’t released. The one who shot County sheriff’s deputy was con- was shot by the officer, police said in Crutcher will be placed on leave, victed of manslaughter in the fatal a news release. which is routine in cases of police- shooting last year of an unarmed Police spokeswoman Jeanne involved shootings. The county black suspect who was on the MacKenzie earlier told reporters that district attorney’s office will deter- ground being restrained by offic- two officers were walking toward mine if the shooting was justified, ers. The deputy said he mistook his the stalled SUV when Crutcher MacKenzie said. handgun for a stun gun. approached them from the side of Online court records show Ter- The shooting led to an investiga- the road. rence Crutcher of Tulsa with the tion that resulted in misdemeanor “He refused to follow com- same date of birth as the man who charges against the county sher- mands given by the officers,” was shot pleaded no contest in 1996 iff, who resigned and later pleaded Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (right) speaks to the media with Mali’s Prime Minister Modibo MacKenzie said. “They continued to carrying a concealed weapon and no contest a charge of refusal to Keita prior to a bilateral meeting at the Fifth Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund to Fight to talk to him, he continued not to resisting an officer and was given a perform official duty and guilty to AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. listen and follow any commands. six-month suspended sentence. willful violation of the law.

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People stand in front of a building of a new five-storey international airport in Ashgabat yesterday. Turkmenistan opens $2.3bn falcon-shaped airport terminal

Reuters only attracts about 100,000 tourists a on exports of natural gas as its main Central Asia to Iran. It is also building year, although it expects higher num- source of foreign currency and revenue. a $2bn port on the Caspian Sea and a bers to visit during the Asian Indoor But a decision by Russia, once railway through Afghanistan. Games in 2017. the biggest buyer of Turkmen gas, to While infrastructure megaprojects ASHGABAT: Turkmenistan opened a Speaking at the white, falcon-shaped halt imports and the plunge in global are a relatively new trend, the con- $2.3bn air terminal at Ashgabat Inter- building President Kurbanguly Berdy- energy prices have led to foreign cur- struction of lavish and extravagant national Airport yesterday as part of mukhamedov said: “We have all the rency shortages, according to local buildings such as the new terminal its bid to become an international opportunities to become a transport businessmen, and pushed the govern- has long been a Turkmen trademark. transport hub and offset a plunge in bridge facilitating economic coopera- ment’s budget into deficit. Ashgabat holds a Guinness World INSTAGRAM OF THE DAY traditional revenues from gas exports. tion between Europe, the Asia-Pacific As part of its diversification drive, Record for the highest density of white The Central Asian desert nation of region and South Asia.” The former the Ashgabat government has taken marble-clad buildings as well as the five million has a strict visa policy and Soviet republic has traditionally relied part in a railroad project connecting largest indoor Ferris wheel.

Talking to a nurse All School buses are An Arabic play with a green theme ready for the new may persuade academic year after summer holidays. Photos by @basitqu The Peninsula smokers to quit smoking: Study

DOHA: “Fafa Saves the Forest” is a title of drama performed during Eid at the IANS theatre of the Qatar National Conven- tion Centre (QNCC). Pokemon GO new distraction The play, the first of its kind in Arab countries, was produced by Baraeem NEW YORK: Talking to a trained for drivers and ups crash risk Children satellite TV Channel and Michael Hunt (left) and Patrick Connellenin nurse might help smokers to quit performed by the famous figures of smoking, a study has found. Baraeem TV channel Fafa, Teea and land where animals came back to live. This is one of the major shows pre- The research shows that self- WASHINGTON: Catching Pokemon while driving is not safe at all as a Toola and other actors and programme “We chose to address the issue of sented in QNCC so far, and it is not less reported quit rates increased study reported incidents of crashes and more than 110,000 instances announcers Iman and Rania and pre- environment as major challenge not important than the stage show of “Lion when nurses and other staff in just 10 days where drivers or pedestrians were distracted by Poke- sented between September 11 and 17. only to this region but the entire world,” King” presented in Walt Disney and members were trained to coach mon GO. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among This is the first time to direct a stage Hunt said recently in an interview. enjoyed by the children and it is the patients on how to stop smoking. 16 to 24-year-olds, whom the game targets, the investigators, led show in Arab country and it is exciting “We would like to convey a message same like Disney shows but in Arabic “Hospitalisation is the perfect by John Ayers from San Diego State University, wrote in the study. experience that enabled me to know to children and the old to protect their language. time to help people quit. They are The augmented reality game, which allows players to catch and many talented actors, said Michael environment, keep land and sea free From technical point of view Hunt more motivated and nurses can collect Pokemons in real-world locations through the mobile phone Hunt the Director of the drama. He of plastic, bags and bottles, the impor- said performing the drama required explain how smoking harms their camera, has taken the youngsters by storm since its release in July. is renowned director of many thea- tance of recycling, reserve greeneries, import of some sophisticated equip- health, including slowing healing,” As players move, their avatar moves within the game, and players are tre plays, opera shows and concerts animals, birds and natural resources in ments for flying from UK and Ireland. said Sonia Duffy, Professor at The then rewarded for collecting Pokemons placed in real-world locations. in the UK, Russia and Italy. general,” Hunt pointed out. The play required 14 tonnes of decora- Ohio State University in the study By rewarding movement, the game incentivises physical activity. The play starts with appearance Speaking about the ability of the tion materials, and light units between published in the American Journal However, if players use their cars to search for Pokemon they negate of Fafa enjoying his lives with ani- actors presented the show, Hunt said: 1,200 to 1,500, experts and technicians of Preventive Medicine. any health benefit and incur serious risk, the study said. To evaluate the mals in the forest with big trees and “It is exciting that Baraeem TV chan- of mobile lights. The scene of the drama The study looked at the quit risk of traffic-related incidents, Twitter postings containing the terms beautiful scenes of the forest. This is nel produced the stage show which is changes nine times to reflect different rates of 1,528 patients, who were “Pokémon” and “driving,” “drives,” “drive,” or “car” were obtained for July followed with appearance of a group of first of its kind in the Arab region, and places with touching views. discharged from the hospital after 10-19, 2016. A random sample of 4,000 tweets was generated, and esti- people who begins to destroy the for- the actors knew very well that working It is world class work for chil- six months. Those who had been mates from this sample were used to create population-level estimates. est. The issue becomes big challenge in studio is different from performing dren and their parents to admire, said treated met with a nurse who had Google News reports published during the study period that included for Fata who attempts to save the for- drama in the stage direct to audience”. Patrick Connellenin, designer of cloth- undergone a one-hour training on “Pokémon” and “driving” were obtained, yielding 321 story clusters. est and bring back the animals forced The play accessories included ing. He added: “I designed the clothes how to help people quit smoking. Reports of crashes caused by Pokemon GO were identified and to leave the forest and try to convince more than 40 pieces of decoration, a in a way reflecting cultures, environ- Six months after release, 16.5 duplicate coverage was eliminated. There were 14 unique crashes others to reforest it again with help of number of balloons and items repre- ments and variability of the animals”. per cent of the smokers from the - one player drove his car into a tree - attributed to Pokémon GO in other actress including Teela and Toola. senting forest, desert and North Pole. Connellenin is the winner of the Lin- intervention hospitals said they news reports during the same period, the study published online in Fafa crosses long distance to save the All these were presented in professional bury Prize which is most prestigious did quit, compared to 5.7 per cent the journal JAMA Internal Medicine reported. forest and then starts to reforest the way, he said. award for Stage Design. from other hospitals. The research- ers also looked at lab-confirmed quit rates based on urine tests and found a two-fold difference among patients from intervention Hubble captures best view of a comet breaking apart hospitals, but that data was not con- sidered statistically significant. IANS The images suggest that the roughly fantastic resolution, not only do we see According to the study, many 4.5bn-year-old comet, named 332P/Ikeya- really tiny, faint bits of the comet, but we smokers, even those who plan to Murakami, or comet 332P, may be spinning can watch them change from day to day. quit, start smoking the minute so fast that material is ejected from its surface. That has allowed us to make the best meas- they leave the hospital. Getting NEW YORK: Using Nasa’s Hubble space The resulting debris is now scattered along a urements ever obtained on such an object,” them started with a quitting plan telescope, astronomers have captured the 4,828-km-long trail, said the study published Jewitt noted. while they are admitted to hospi- sharpest, most detailed observations of a online in Astrophysical Journal Letters. The three-day observations show that tals boosts their chances of success. comet breaking apart 108 million kilome- These observations provide insight into the comet shards brighten and dim as icy “I hope hospital administra- tres from Earth. the volatile behaviour of comets as they patches on their surfaces rotate into and out tors will look beyond telephone In a series of images taken over three approach the sun and begin to vaporise, of sunlight. Their shapes change, too, as they quit lines to help people. Nurses days in January 2016, Hubble showed 25 unleashing powerful forces. “We know that break apart. The icy relics comprise about have the greatest access to fragments consisting of a mixture of ice and comets sometimes disintegrate, but we don’t four percent of the parent comet and range patients, they have relation- dust that are drifting away from the comet know much about why or how,” Jewitt said. in size from roughly 65 feet wide to 200 feet ships with patients and they can at a pace equivalent to the walking speed of “The trouble is that it happens quickly wide. They are separating at only a few kil- relate the benefits of quitting to an adult, said lead researcher David Jewitt and without warning, so we don’t have much ometres per hour as they orbit the sun at the patient’s medical condition,” from University of California, Los Angeles. chance to get useful data. With Hubble’s more than 80,467km per hour. 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China’s policymakers walking on tightrope: QNB

The Peninsula While the January 2016 market vol- capital outflows from China, represent- atility was triggered by fears about a ing Chinese borrowers repaying some Idea of rebalancing the potential Chinese currency crisis, the of their external debt. The move was Chinese economy is turmoil of August 2015 was caused motivated by the cuts in Chinese inter- DOHA: Chinese policymakers are motivated by fears that by worries about a possible disor- est rates, expectations about higher US walking on a tightrope between derly slowdown in China. However, rates and potential devaluation of the ‘stimulating’ and ‘transforming’ their large capital spending market attention seems to have been Chinese currency. These factors would economy. Policy stimulus has resulted and rampant credit diverted away from China as the focus have resulted in higher debt service in higher infrastructure spending, has shifted to other global issues such burden for Chinese residents borrowing faster credit growth and stronger growth have resulted as Brexit, the US Federal Reserve and in foreign currency. The resulting large activity in China’s real estate sector. in sizable spare the Japanese economy. This raises the capital flight put downward pressure But these are the same variables that question whether things have genu- on the yuan, which forced the author- China is trying to put a lid on as part capacity. inely improved in China or whether ities to use their reserves to defend of its transformation plan. The idea markets are being complacent. QNB the currency. The large drawdown of of rebalancing the Chinese economy believes that on both the currency and reserves, which declined by nearly 20 away from investment and towards real estate and infrastructure. the growth fronts, risks in China have percent between mid-2014 and January consumption was motivated by fears According to QNB’s latest ‘economic subsided. 2016, spooked investors who worried that large capital spending and ram- commentary’, the two most recent On the currency situation, QNB about an out-of-control weakening of pant credit growth have resulted in market turbulences were caused by analysts noted the market turbulence the yuan. sizable spare capacity, particularly in concerns about the Chinese economy. in early 2016 was triggered by large Continued on page 18 18 SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2016 BUSINESS Sanofi to reinforce StanChart CEO mulls spinning out PE its presence in Qatar unit to managers

Sanofi Gulf said Sanofi’s partnership our intention is just to start with this Bloomberg with Qatar will help bring innova- broaden partnership again to non Partnership with tion in Qatar’s health sector and communication disease and like dia- Qatar will help bring improve patients’ access to qual- betes and cardiovascular diseases. ity treatment. “With the changing Jean-Paul said the innovations LONDON: Standard Chartered Plc is innovation in Qatar’s demographic patterns and growing Sanofi has developed along the way considering spinning out its private- health sector and life-style ailments across the region, has had a profound effect, particu- equity business to its managers, as Qatar is committed to provide quality larly in the developing world. It has Chief Executive Officer Bill Win- improve patients’ facilities in the healthcare sector. We developed the first vaccine for the ters (pictured) continues efforts to access to quality see huge opportunities in this coun- dengue virus, which infects 390 mil- to have three more major launches simplify the bank and reduce the treatment. try,” he said. lion people each year, and whose by 2020 in the field of asthma and amount of risk it takes, according to “We at Sanofi, are proud to range is expanding due to climate atopic dermatitis (duilumab), rheu- two people familiar with the matter. explore partnership opportunities change. Since the beginning of the matoid arthiritis (sarilumab), and The London-based lender may with Qatar Ministry of Public Health year, first vaccinations campaigns diabetes (Lixilan)”, he said. exit Standard Chartered Private and the French Republic’s Embassy have started in the Philippines. Jean-Paul joined Sanofi in 2008 Equity, or SCPE, as it faces tougher By Satish Kanady in Qatar, with the ultimate objec- “Thanks to systematic vaccination as General Manager for Ukraine. capital rules and losses from the The Peninsula tive of improving access to quality campaigns, we are close to eradicat- Under his leadership, Sanofi Ukraine unit. The unit’s managers, led by healthcare and supporting the people ing polio; while over the last decade, consolidated, solidified and further Joseph Stevens, would take control that we serve through continuum of sleeping sickness treatments have expanded the business in a highly of a business that oversees about business and make the attainment care. As global leaders in therapeu- saved more than 180,000 lives. In challenging business landscape, $5bn of assets, including stakes in of management’s return targets tic solutions for diabetes care, human addition, we provide innovative while ensuring organisational con- a Nigerian bank and a Singaporean more credible,” said Ian Gordon, DOHA: The global life science vaccines, consumer healthcare and treatments for diabetes and cardi- tinuity and growth. chain renowned for spicy noodles, an analyst at Investec Plc in Lon- company Sanofi is all set to rein- rare diseases, we are committed to ovascular diseases,” he said. Jean-Paul is a member of the said the people. don with a sell rating on Standard force its presence in Qatar. The supporting Qatar, and the region as In 2015, Sanofi launched three board of the American Chamber of Winters, who took charge of Chartered’s shares. “This potentially French pharma major will work a whole in enabling the delivery of pioneer treatments: Toujeo (insu- Commerce in Ukraine (ACC). Since Standard Chartered last year, is makes sense, dependent on pricing, to strengthen Qatar’s healthcare better patient outcomes”. lin glargine 300 U/ml) in diabetes, 2014 he has been serving as a treas- seeking to help the bank recover but the key challenge for the bank infrastructure in the management Education and information Praluent (alirocumb) against hyper- urer for the ACC Executive Board of from losses on soured loans by exit- remains revenues.” of communicable and non-commu- prgramme for patients are impor- cholesterolemia and dengvaxia, the the Chamber.In 2011-2012, he was ing and restructuring $100 billion of The SCPE business manages nicable diseases. tant part of modern treatment. first-ever vaccine against dengue elected as Chairman for the board risky assets. The Principal Finance more than $2bn of Standard Char- Talking to The Peninsula, Jean- Hence, education is one of the key fever. Some of these products are of the Association of Pharmaceutical unit that houses SCPE posted $167m tered’s cash and another $3bn for Paul Scheuer (pictured), Country components of our new partnership expected to hit the Qatari market Research and Development (APRaD) losses in the first half of 2016, after third-party investors, the peo- Chair and General Manager for with Qatar. This is just one project, by the end of this year. “We expect in Ukraine. losing $105m in the second half ple said. The bank has reduced of 2015. “It’s been a more difficult its investment over the past three business to carry from a regulatory years, one of the people said. perspective, and we’re looking at The company “is looking at non- ways that we can effectively repo- core businesses, or those that do not J&J to buy Abbott’s eye surgery unit for $4.33bn sition the funding of that business,” sit within our tightened risk toler- Winters said of Principal Finance ance,” Simon Kutner, a spokesman on a conference call last month. for Standard Chartered, said in an “It’s not surprising that it’s part of e-mailed statement. Bloomberg first quarter of 2017, the companies businesses to boost growth and offset Inc, another device maker. the cycle where we’re experienc- SCPE has been involved in deals said Friday in separate statements. potential competition for prescrip- Abbott’s optics unit is “a self-con- ing some pain.” worth at least $1.5bn since the start The unit, called Abbott Medical Optics, tion medicines, the largest unit at the tained business and had very little Regulators in Europe and the of 2015, according to data. Acquisi- makes equipment used in surgeries New Brunswick, New Jersey-based synergy with anything else in their US have made it harder for banks tions include stakes in Singaporean NEW YORK: Johnson & Johnson to repair cataracts and in Lasik pro- company. For Abbott, the divestiture device portfolio,” Debbie Wang, an to invest shareholders’ cash in illiq- companies Phoon Huat & Co., a ven- agreed to buy Abbott Laboratories’ cedures to improve vision, as well as is another step in Chief Executive analyst at Morningstar, said in a tele- uid funds since the financial crisis, dor of baking ingredients such as eye-surgery equipment unit for eye drops and solutions. It generated Officer Miles White’s effort to refo- phone interview. The company wants leading to a series of so-called spin- pie fillings and confectioners’ sugar, $4.33bn, moving the health-care $1.13bn in sales for Abbott in 2015. cus the company since spinning off to take its medical device division outs where employees become and Crystal Jade Culinary Concepts giant toward its goal of boosting its J&J, the world’s biggest maker AbbVie Inc. in 2013 and agreeing this “down the path of these more sophis- owners of newly independent firms. Holding Pte, a restaurant chain three core businesses. of health-care products, has been year to acquire Alere Inc., a medical ticated products that St. Jude offers,” “I’d view any potential disposal known for its steamed dumplings The deal is expected to close in the chasing deals for all three of its main testing company, and St. Jude Medical she said. as an attempt to both de-risk the and spicy noodles.

Policymakers in Intel raises forecast, sending shares to highest since 2014 China walking on

Bloomberg be benefiting from chips that are at 63 percent, plus or minus a cou- tightrope: QNB now being placed in some of Apple ple of percentage points. Inc.’s iPhones, according to Timothy Shipments of PCs, a market that Arcuri, an analyst with Cowen & Co. provides Intel with more than half of NEW YORK: Intel Corp raised its “They also had this iPhone stuff its sales, fell to their lowest level in a Continued from page 17 forecast for third-quarter sales, bol- in their back pocket, which is now decade in the first three months of stered by growing optimism for the coming through,” Arcuri said. “I do 2016. The depth and duration of the However, the situation seems personal computer market. Shares think PCs are better — there’s enough slump means Intel can no longer fall to have stabilised recently. Inter- climbed to their highest closing price data points to suggest that — but it’s back on booming demand for server national reserves have been since 2014. not just PCs.” chips or market-share gains against maintained at around $3.2tn The world’s largest maker of The shares rose 3 percent to weaker rival Advanced Micro Devices since February 2016. Going for- semiconductors has been suffering $37.67 at the close in New York, the Inc. By the second quarter, the rate of ward, the International Monetary from a global slide in demand for PCs biggest single-day jump in about nine decline in PC shipments had slowed, Fund (IMF) expects pressure on because people increasingly prefer months and the highest value since as demand in North America helped the currency to ease as outflows their tablets or mobile phones. Now, December 2014. The stock has gained blunt weakness across the rest of the related to external debt repayment Intel is seeing signs of “replenishment 9.3 percent this year. industry. decelerate. External debt has been of PC supply chain inventory,” indi- Intel’s new forecast is for revenue Some analysts were hesitant to reduced from nearly 17 percent cating that PC makers are stocking of $15.6bn, plus or minus $300m. The call this a turnaround yet. of GDP in 2014 to around 12 per- up on key components for comput- Employees walk past the research and development (R&D) centre of previous projection from the Santa “PCs are doing better, no doubt cent currently, according to the ers after years of sliding sales that left American multinational technology company Intel in Toulouse. Clara, California-based company about it,” said CJ Muse, an analyst at IMF, which also believes that the hardware gathering dust on shelves. was $14.9bn, plus or minus $500m. Evercore ISI. “I wouldn’t call it rapid current stock of debt is less sen- It’s also “seeing some signs of Analysts on average had estimates change. I think when you look at sitive to interest rate movements improving PC demand,” the com- fuel growth in areas such as drones, businesses, including products that in line with the company’s original depleted inventory in the channel or expectations about future cur- pany said in a statement. robots and everyday items like power PCs and mobile phones. In outlook. Intel also boosted its fore- plus the pessimistic attitude coming rency direction as it is mainly Chief Executive Officer Brian connected air conditioners, while addition to the PC gains, the com- cast for adjusted gross margin by 1 in, we were set up for things to come related to trade financing. Krzanich is looking for new ways to still depending on its traditional pany’s forecast indicates Intel may point, now expecting the midpoint in a little better than expectations.” Regarding growth, ‘hard’ data (such as real GDP growth, retail sales and industrial produc- tion) suggest that the economy Foreign holdings has slowed down in an orderly GM seeks one-year delay manner, reducing fears about a of US Treasury potential hard landing. But survey data, which tend to be more for- debt dip in July in recalling Takata airbags ward looking, suggest that activity has turned a corner since it bot- tomed out in September 2015. Furthermore, survey data point to AP Bloomberg It cited “unique design features” a broad-based pickup in activity, that makes the covered airbags safer. covering both the manufacturing The automaker said it has hired an and the service sectors. expert to conduct a long-term aging The uptick in the Chinese WASHINGTON: Foreign holdings MICHIGAN: General Motors Co is study of the inflators that will take activity was caused mainly of US Treasury securities fell in asking US safety regulators to delay about a year to conclude. because of policy stimulus from July as China, the biggest foreign by a year the mandatory recall of “GM shares with NHTSA a strong the authorities on both the mon- owner of Treasury debt, trimmed almost 1 million vehicles with air- commitment to customer safety,” the etary and fiscal sides. On the its holdings. bags made by Takata Corp, saying Detroit-based automaker said in an monetary side, interest rates were The Treasury Department says the designated models have not been e-mailed statement. “GM is taking cut five times in 2015. As a result, total foreign holdings dropped 0.6 shown to carry the same risk as oth- a systematic, engineering-based three-month deposit rates fell percent in July to $6.25 trillion ers linked to deaths and injuries. approach to better understanding from 2.35 percent in early 2015 to following a 1.1 percent increase The automaker said in a filing the performance of Takata inflators Two cars of the public rail are seen covered with an advertisement 1.10 percent by October 2015. On in June. China reduced its hold- with the National Highway Traf- installed in GM vehicles, and GM con- for Chevy Silverado pickup truck as they move past General Motors the fiscal side, the policy stance ings 1.8 percent to $1.22 trillion, fic Safety Administration that it has tinues to share this information with headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. has become expansionary in 2015 the second straight monthly conducted tests on the inflators and NHTSA on a regular basis.” having been contractionary the reduction. concluded they are “not currently at The agency has ordered that the recall of the 980,000 full-size with NHTSA includes a provision in year before. However, while these Japan, the second-biggest for- risk of rupture.” all vehicles with air-bag inflators pickups and sport utility vehicles, which an automaker can seek to alter policy initiatives have managed eign owner of Treasury securities, Of 44,000 deployments of Takata that use ammonium nitrate-based scheduled for the end of this year, the schedule of recalls, which was to boost growth in the short term, increased its holdings 0.7 percent airbags in the group, none ruptured, propellant without a desiccant be to the end of 2017. established to get the riskiest infla- they risk causing problems in the to $1.15 trillion. according to the company. recalled. GM wants to push back The consent order Takata signed tors off the road first. medium term. BUSINESS SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2016 19 Free trade deals face wide protests in Europe

Police put the figure at around German Economy Minister Sig- Demonstrations are 180,000. Smaller protests were also mar Gabriel, who faces crunch CETA planned in other European cities, vote on Monday by his Social Dem- against the TTIP with including Vienna and Salzburg in ocrats (SPD), said that the trade the United States Austria and Gothenburg and Stock- agreements were Europe’s best holm in Sweden. chance to shape globalisation so and the CETA with In Berlin, demonstrators waved that it served people and not only the Canada, currently banners reading “STOPP CETA — interests of a few businesses. STOPP TTIP”, another placard said “If CETA fails, then we’ll not have being negotiated by “People over profits”. another chance to shape globalisa- the EU’s executive The demonstrations are against tion in this way for decades,” Gabriel with the respective the Transatlantic Trade and Invest- told Bild am Sonntag in an interview ment Partnership (TTIP) with the published yesterday. governments across United States and the Comprehen- Gabriel’s SPD, junior coalition the Atlantic. sive Economic Trade Agreement partner of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s (CETA) with Canada, currently being conservative, will vote tomor- negotiated by the European Union’s row whether to back the trade deal executive with the respective gov- between the EU and Canada. Reuters ernments across the Atlantic. Gabriel, who is also vice chancel- Opposition in Europe to the trade lor and SPD leader, has championed deals has risen over the past year, CETA as part of his remit as econ- with critics saying the pacts would omy minister, and to demonstrate BERLIN: Tens of thousands of people hand too much power to big multina- the center-left party’s business protested in European cities yes- tionals at the expense of consumers credentials. terday against planned free trade and workers by establishing arbitra- But critics on the SPD’s left wing deals with the United States and tion courts to settle disputes between are sceptical about the benefits of the Canada they say would undermine companies and governments. deal and believe it would give multi- democracy and lower food safety, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Consumer rights activists take part in a march to protest against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment nationals greater access to European environmental and labor standards. Malmstrom defended the planned Partnership (TTIP) and Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) in Berlin yesterday. markets without creating jobs. Organisers — an alliance of envi- trade deals and accused the oppo- A failure to secure a majority of ronmental groups, labour unions and nents of deliberately heating up delegates at SPD convention in favour opposition parties — said 320,000 the debate with “horror stories and is simply not true,” Malmstrom told democracy of course won’t be under- deals because they would reduce of the accord could scupper Gabri- people took part in rallies in seven lies”. “The idea that the Transatlan- German daily Bild. “Also the assertion mined as some seem to believe.” non-tariff barriers to trade. “This el’s chances of standing as the party’s German cities, including Berlin, tic Trade and Investment Partnership that we’ll be flooded with genetically Malmstrom said German export- helps Germany and creates jobs,” candidate for chancellor in national Hamburg, Munich and Frankfurt. will lower environmental standards modified food is simply wrong. Our ers would benefit highly from the she added. elections next year. Tesla breakup with Mobileye turns ugly India loses WTO appeal in US solar dispute Bloomberg computer vision efforts, the com- expected to be released this month, pany has little knowledge of these for automakers racing to bring fully efforts other than an awareness that self-driving cars to market. While Tesla had put together a small team.” Ford Motor Co and Alphabet Inc’s Reuters procurement, nor on the basis that SAN FRANCISCO: The public All Tesla vehicles built since Google espouse an all-or-nothing solar goods were in short supply. breakup between Tesla Motors Inc October 2014 — a fleet of more than approach, Tesla has introduced Auto- There was also no justification and Mobileye NV took a turn for the 90,000 cars worldwide — have Auto- pilot in “beta” form for continuous on the grounds of ensuring eco- worse as the supplier company said pilot, which drivers have to actively improvement and frequent over-the- GENEVA: India lost its appeal at logically sustainable growth or it “expressed safety concerns regard- engage. The features themselves air software updates. Version 8.0 of the World Trade Organisation in a combating climate change. ing the use of Autopilot hands-free” were announced with great fanfare the Autopilot software is rolling out dispute over solar power, failing to The dispute, which the United to Elon Musk (pictured), the auto- last fall. to customers next week. overturn a US complaint that New States first launched in Febru- maker’s chief executive officer. Tesla said that Mobileye tried During an announcement about Delhi had discriminated against ary 2013, involved an increasingly Mobileye cut its ties with Tesla to force it to abandon efforts to the improved software, Musk said importers in the Indian solar power common target of trade disputes — after failing to agree on “necessary develop its own image-sensing its emphasis on radar over cameras sector. solar power, with an increasingly changes in the relationship,” accord- capabilities and demanded that the might have saved the life of Joshua The WTO’s appeals judges common complaint — local content ing to a statement on Friday by the maker of electric cars pay more for Brown, who died in the Florida crash. upheld an earlier ruling that found requirements. provider of image-sensing tech- a continuing supply of some hard- Germany’s Robert Bosch GmbH sup- India had broken WTO rules by The appeal ruling came just nology. That came a day after Tesla ware. When Tesla refused, Mobileye plies Tesla’s radar system. requiring solar power developers days after India launched a WTO accused the supplier of trying to on Tesla to require drivers to keep halted hardware support for future “Mobileye has commented fully to use Indian-made cells and mod- complaint against subsidies for the block its in-house efforts to develop their hands on the steering wheel platforms and released public state- on its relationship with Tesla and ules. The appeal ruling is final and solar industry in eight US states. vision capability for cars. and to change the feature’s name to ments implying the discontinuance will not provide further comment,” India will be expected to bring its Under WTO rules, countries are Tesla’s driver-assistance features, avoid confusion. was motivated by safety concerns, said the company in the statement. laws into compliance with the WTO not allowed to discriminate against which the company calls Autopilot, “Tesla’s response to the May 7 according to the Palo Alto, Califor- “Mobileye’s deeply held view is that rules. “This report is a clear victory imports and favor local producers, have been under intense scrutiny in crash, wherein the company shifted nia-based automaker. the long-term potential for vehicle for American solar manufacturers but in the past five years countries the wake of a fatal crash in Florida blame to the camera, and later cor- The breakup was first announced automation to reduce traffic inju- and workers, and another step for- keen to support their own manu- on May 7. Probes of the accident by rected and shifted blame to the radar, in July, when Mobileye said its coop- ries and fatalities significantly is ward in the fight against climate facturers have frequently resorted the National Highway Safety Traf- indicated to Mobileye that Mobil- eration with Tesla wouldn’t extend too important to risk consumer and change,” US Trade Representative to local content requirements, while fic Administration and the National eye’s relationship with Tesla could beyond the EyeQ3 product. regulatory confusion or to create an Michael Froman said in a statement. keeping a sharp eye out for their use Transportation Safety Board are con- not continue,” the supplier said. Scrutiny around Autopilot is environment of mistrust that puts in Indian officials made no imme- by others. “We strongly support the tinuing. After two other non-fatal “As for Tesla’s claim that Mobileye heightened in part because the US jeopardy technological advances that diate comment on the appeal rapid deployment of solar energy accidents, Consumer Reports called was threatened by Tesla’s internal government is drafting guidelines, can save lives.” outcome. US solar exports to India worldwide, including in India,” Fro- have fallen by more than 90 percent man said. since India brought in the rules, the “But local content requirements statement said. are not only contrary to WTO rules, Central banks As in the earlier ruling, which but actually undermine our efforts was issued in February this year, to promote clean energy by requir- form task force on Viacom may abandon plan to the judges said India could not ing the use of more expensive and claim exemptions on the basis of less efficient equipment, making payments fraud that its national solar power sec- it more difficult for clean energy sell stake in Paramount Pictures tor was included in government sources to be cost-competitive.”

Reuters Bloomberg Argentina & IMF to start BUDAPEST: A committee of the world’s major central banks said NEW YORK: Viacom Inc is no longer it has launched a task force to actively pursuing the sale of a stake examine cyber security in cross- in Paramount Pictures, according to financial checkups soon border banking and to ensure people familiar with the matter, after interbank payments are pro- the owners decided the movie studio tected, confirming an earlier is one of the company’s key assets. AFP The regular fiscal checkups Reuters report. The New York-based media giant were interrupted in 2006 when “Recent incidents of cyber said in February it hired PJT Part- then president Nestor Kirchner fraud are of significant concern ners to help with a possible sale of halted them. “Article IV repre- for the central banking com- the stake, after being approached by BUENOS AIRES: An Interna- sents a new step for Argentina munity, and we are working to investors who wanted to buy part of tional Monetary Fund mission in its international reintegra- make sure there are adequate Paramount. PJT is no longer doing will go to Argentina to assess the tion,” said the ministry. checks and balances in place at work on the process, said the people, state of the country’s economy, The move marks a repairing each stage of the payments proc- who asked not to be identified as the the government said. of relations that soured in the ess,” Benoit Coeure, chairman of matter isn’t public. The deal could The economists, who will wake of the country’s default on the Committee on Payments and still be revived at a later date, they arrive tomorrow, aim to “gather $100bn in debt in 2001. Market Infrastructures, part of said. A representative for Viacom information and exchange opin- Ties between the two hit the Bank for International Set- declined to comment. A woman exits the Viacom Inc. headquarters in New York. ions with government officials, rock-bottom when the IMF cen- tlements, said in a statement. While selling a stake in Para- members of the private sector, sured Buenos Aires in 2013 for not Coeure, also a European Central mount would have helped Viacom members of Congress and civil meeting an IMF requirement that Bank executive board member, pay off some of its $12bn in debt, role in the boardroom since her fam- cut its dividend or take other meas- organisations,” according to a members must provide reliable, added it was too soon to predict it was seen as a pet project of ily replaced Dauman and installed ures to address liquidity. statement from the Ministry of basic economic statistics. the result of the work that had former Chairman Philippe Dau- five new board members. Dauman, 62, had said a sale Finance. Monday will mark the The shift comes after the just begun. The Basel, Switzer- man, who exited this month as part The board met on Wednesday could generate as much as $4bn Fund’s resumption of its Article sweeping economic policy land-based committee will decide of a legal settlement. Sumner Red- and Thursday at its New York head- in after-tax proceeds for Viacom. IV missions — in which it assesses changes of President Mauri- how to proceed based on a review stone’s National Amusements Inc quarters to discuss budgets for the Tencent Holdings Ltd. was among the strengths and weaknesses of cio Macri, who took office in of current practices, he said. — Viacom’s controlling shareholder coming year and Viacom’s capital companies that looked at buying the economies of each member December after a long period Hacking incident exposed — opposed the idea of a deal, saying structure, people familiar with the the Paramount stake, Bloomberg country every year — to Argen- of IMF-hostile Argentine vulnerabilities in the glo- it would undermine shareholders’ matter said. reported in May. Dalian Wanda tina after a 10-year hiatus. governments. bal wholesale payments interests. Sumner’s daughter, Shari No announcement has yet been Group Co has also been named as a infrastructure. Redstone, has taken on a prominent made on whether the company will potential suitor. 20 SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2016 BUSINESS VIEWS

Bayer in bet that Wells Fargo issue raises farmers will back linked-up supplies sales tactics concerns

By Ludwig Burger offer. Analysts at Deutsche Bank Reuters and Jefferies have warned the financial burden could drain funding from Bayer’s pharmaceu- tical business, which is struggling ayer’s $66bn purchase to sustain the rate of past block- of Monsanto amounts buster drug launches. to a long-term bet that The German company is pay- farmers will grow to ing a hefty premium now for the Btrust combinations of seeds and promise of a business model that pesticides rather than continue some say could be up to a decade to pick from ranges of separate away. That’s in contrast to Dow products. In the short term, the Chemical and DuPont, whose German drugs and chemicals firm shareholders will share future hopes to benefit from a marketing spoils and risks of a combined and sales force that can promote agribusiness in a merger of equals. combinations of the two groups’ What’s more, Germany’s BASF, existing products. the world’s No.3 pesticides maker, But Bayer has said the main thinks product bundles are a non- reason for buying the world’s big- starter. “Farmers don’t want to gest seeds company is to develop lock into any particular combina- entirely new product combina- tion of seeds and crop chemical at tions, such as weed killers and an early stage,” said Markus Heldt, crops that resist them. the head of BASF’s crop protec- Some farmers, though, are tion business. wary about a merger between “You can sell the two in the two of the largest players in the bundle, but only if you happen agricultural supplies market, con- to have the best product in each cerned they will have less choice category. Not even the biggest A woman walking into a Wells Fargo bank in Washington, DC. and that product bundles will companies could secure such a be expensive. “They sell you the dominant position.” seed and their special herbicide. Combining products has long By Jonnelle Marte and Renae Merle up to 2 million sham accounts customers stories from every bank. It goes well beyond I was offered one deal of that (by been a goal for Bayer, and its The Washington Post didn’t ask for. The San Francisco-based Wells Fargo.” Monsanto) and I turned it down determination to agree a deal with bank, which did not admit wrongdoing, Efforts to combat the problem have because it locked me into one sup- Monsanto — which saw it raise agreed to pay a $185m fine and now finds been episodic, and few top executives have plier,” said North Dakota corn, soy its bid three times — was driven itself in the crosshairs of a possible crim- been held accountable. Regulators fined and grain grower Justin Sherlock. partly by concerns it could get left or Oscar Garza, career success inal investigation by two different federal Santander Bank $10m in July for working “You can’t find it from a different behind by a rival tie-up, sources was measured one account at a prosecutors. with a vendor that allegedly enrolled cus- company.” close to the matter say. time. The Chase personal banker The bank’s longtime Chief Executive tomers in overdraft protection services they The idea of integrating dif- Sticker shock seen for US said he had a month to persuade John Stumpf is set to appear before the never authorized. Last year, Citibank and its ferent farm products has been motorists after key pipeline break customers to open 40 checking or Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday to subsidiaries were ordered to pay $700m to around for a while, but has a Hedge funds pile into gaso- Fsavings accounts and 15 credit cards. Meet- explain how such a massive scheme was consumers for allegations they misrepre- patchy record. line amid pipeline, refinery woes ing that goal would mean an extra $800, able to fester for years, and Wells Fargo’s sented the cost and benefits of credit card Switzerland’s Syngenta has During Monsanto’s pursuit but failure could lead to his termination. troubles are now fodder for the presiden- add-ons. And PayPal was ordered to pay pursued it since 2011, with some of Syngenta last year, the head “You either do this or you’re out,” Garza said. tial campaign trail. $25m in fines and customer refunds for success in emerging markets in of Bayer’s crop protection divi- The stakes were so high, Garza says, Wells Fargo is hardly alone in aggres- claims consumers were unknowingly given Asia and South America, but less sion Liam Condon branded the that his managers encouraged him to enter sively pushing accounts, industry veterans credit accounts. All three settlements con- in the all-important North Amer- proposed combination in inter- false income information or to accept ques- say. Consumers have filed more than 31,000 tained no admission of wrongdoing. ican market. That depressed its nal discussions as a “behemoth” tionable identification documents in order complaints since 2011 about the opening, Taken together, such incidents expose a share price to a point where it in the making, according to peo- to speed approval for new accounts. Other closing and management of their accounts potential vulnerability in the banking sys- became a bid target — first for ple who spoke to him at the time. times, he said, he would run a customer’s and issues dealing with unauthorised credit tem that has generated far less attention Monsanto and then, after that Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant credit history without their permission to cards, according to an analysis of com- from authorities than, say, periodic warn- failed, ChemChina, which agreed agrees product bundles are the determine if they qualified for a credit card. plaints filed with the federal Consumer ings about the threat of cybercrime and a takeover deal last year. future, and said on Wednesday Such corner-cutting sales tactics — Financial Protection Bureau. identity theft. It’s not just outsiders who Bayer, the world’s No.2 crop there was no longer any point and worse — have The complaints name many of the represent a threat, but front-line workers chemicals firm behind Syngenta, developing new products with become a new flash nation’s largest institutions. The banks say who have access to personal records. argues better research tools such seeds and chemicals as separate point in the debate many of the complaints are unfounded, or Garza, the former JPMorgan Chase & Co. as gene editing mean compelling businesses. over whether, eight the result of identify theft. Few, they said, banker, has recounted his experiences with product combinations could only “Consolidation in the industry years after the are related to outright fraud; some are com- lax oversight in various media accounts and be a few years away. is a prerequisite to further invest- financial crisis, US plaints about unauthorized credit checks. in a June presentation before members of Chief Executive Werner Bau- ment in R&D,” he added. regulators are doing Several institutions echoed Wells Fargo in Congress. At the time he worked for the mann, a collector of 1980s cars, But according to one indus- enough to hold Wall saying they are regularly reviewing and banking giant in Dallas, he said in an inter- explains his vision with a repair- try expert who has advised all Corner-cutting sales Street accountable improving their training and compliance view he made just $11 an hour. The bonus he and-paint shop analogy: “You can the major global suppliers, it tactics — and worse — for bad behaviour. programs to deter wrongdoing. But crit- could claim for reaching his monthly goals go and buy your own diluents could take 7-10 years for newly Wells Fargo, ics say consumers often are being steered for new accounts helped keep him off pub- (thinning agent), the first cover, developed product combinations have become a new the largest retail into accounts and services they don’t need, lic assistance. “You make a determination, the clear coat and so on and you’re to have an impact. He spoke on flash point in the debate bank in the US and fueled by a business culture that places a hard one, and say do I take this ID and not sure how the different compo- condition of anonymity. an institution once unreasonable demands on employees to meet my monthly quotas and put food on nents interact with each other and Complicating their quest for over whether, eight thought above the plug products in order to drive revenue at the table?,” said Garza. you don’t have the guarantee of an a new business model, Bayer years after the financial fray of financial a time when banking margins are thin. After two years at the bank, Garza said optimal surface. What you have and Monsanto have said dig- crisis era scandals, “Extremely unreasonable sales goals he quit in 2013. He now works for a phone with an integrated offering is the ital services — a combination of crisis, US regulators are has been under and collection quotas” are the biggest company. Chase said it has no record of promise of an optimal outcome.” data gathering, predictive soft- doing enough to hold fire after acknowl- issues facing bank employees, said Erin problems with Garza and that its policy It’s a big bet. ware and precision farming gear edging it had fired Mahoney, a coordinator for the Commit- is to move swiftly to terminate employees Bayer’s bid for Monsanto is — will have to serve as a “hub” in Wall Street accountable 5,300 employees tee for Better Banks, a labor coalition made who encourage illegal behaviour. It said it the largest ever all-cash takeover any product suite of farm supplies. for bad behaviour. over the past five up of bank employees, community groups uses sales targets to award bonuses, not years for opening and unions that formed in 2013. “We have to punish. East Europe on alert to old foe as wages jolt central banks

By Marton Eder and Marek Strzelecki of its longest stretch of falling prices in six which are between 2 percent and 3 percent. would nevertheless be a significant break from Bloomberg decades, Governor Adam Glapinski said this Czech wage growth accelerated in the first the recent past.” month the central bank is “moving closer” quarter even as labour productivity slowed Forward-rate agreements used to wager to its first interest-rate increase since 2012 significantly, the central bank said in its lat- on Polish rates in 12 months have priced out after having held its benchmark at a record est inflation report. In Hungary, the exodus 22 basis points, or 0.22 percentage point, in ike central banks elsewhere, policy mak- low for a 17th month. “This is a growing con- of skilled workers to more affluent European cuts in the past three weeks and now show ers in eastern Europe haven’t been too cern in all of the region,” said Roxana Hulea, states has tightened the labor market and bets for six basis points in decreases for the Ladept at fighting deflation. A burst of an emerging-market strategist at Societe Gen- helped push net salaries 8.3 percent higher next year. Koruna forwards for 12 months wage growth suggests they may not have to erale in London. In Poland, “wage growth is in the first seven months from a year earlier, indicate increased anticipation the Czech A bonanza for worry about that much longer. an element that is being considered very care- heading for the fastest annual growth since National Bank will abandon its limit on cur- workers among the A bonanza for workers among the former fully, given the ongoing tightening of the labor at least 2008. rency appreciation. communist members of the European Union market.” That pressure will gradually translate While Hungary’s three-year bond yields former communist has sent paychecks soaring at a pace unseen Higher salaries are buoying consumer into faster consumer-price growth through fell to a record-low on Friday, the rate on members of the for years, with Romanian salaries growing demand that’s kept eastern European econ- next year, according to the National Bank of 10-year notes traded near the highest in more European Union faster than 10 percent for nine months. Aver- omies growing at the fastest clip in the EU. Hungary, which ended a three-month rate-cut than two months, lifting the yield curve to the age gross wages in Poland, the EU’s biggest While that’s helping the bloc’s poorest coun- cycle in May with a pledge to keep borrowing steepest in almost a year. That’s a sign inves- has sent paychecks eastern economy, jumped 4.7 percent from a tries catch up with richer neighbours in the costs on hold for an “extended period.” Czech tors are betting on an uptick in inflation and soaring at a pace year earlier in August, near a four-year high west, productivity gains haven’t kept up, policy makers, meanwhile, are counting on accelerating growth. of 5.3 percent in June, data from the Warsaw- meaning there’s a greater risk that compa- wage growth to help them meet their 2 per- Polish Monetary Policy Council mem- unseen for years, based statistics office showed. For Morgan nies will have to raise prices to cover higher cent inflation target next year, a condition for ber Eugeniusz Gatnar has cited rising wages with Romanian Stanley, that signals inflation risks in the labor costs. removing a cap on the koruna they imposed among the key reasons that the end for defla- region are “skewed to the upside” for the first The salary spike is the latest challenge for in November 2013 to weaken the currency. tion is near, signaling the next rate move will salaries growing time since 2013. central banks in Poland, Romania, Hungary “Labour markets have tightened sharply be an increase. ING estimates a labor-market faster than 10 The gathering threat is setting the stage for and the Czech Republic. While policy makers across emerging-market Europe, and wage overhaul, including the introduction of mini- policy whiplash in nations just emerging from have credited deflation for propping up house- growth has picked up,” Morgan Stanley ana- mum hourly wages, will raise the inflation rate percent for nine the slumber of deflation and price growth still hold spending without clouding the economic lysts Pasquale Diana and Georgi Deyanov said by 0.2 percentage points and contribute to a months. below zero in three of the four largest econo- outlook, their credibility is on the line because in a report earlier this month. “While this does rebound in consumer-price growth, accord- mies in the EU’s east. With Poland in the grip inflation has for years undershot their targets, not mean inflation getting out of control, it ing to a report by economist Jakub Rybacki. SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2016 21

New Zealand Japan return to Davis Cup elite pacer Southee ruled out of said Nishikori, who won bronze at the Rio Olympics before reaching the US India series Nishikori teams up Open semi-finals earlier this month. with Sugita in doubles “We had never played together Reuters before and we had to change some win over Ukraine to things during the match,” he added. guide his side back “Neither of us are the best net WELLINGTON: New Zealand players but our groundstrokes did the fast bowler Tim Southee has to the top table job. The second set we were on fire been ruled out of the three-match as Aussies down -- we made a lot of returns and they Test series in India with an ankle Slovakia to stay in were struggling with their service.” injury and will be replaced by Meanwhile, John Peers and Sam paceman Matt Henry. World Group Groth clinched the Davis Cup World Southee felt pain in his front Group play-off tie for Australia with foot while bowling in training a doubles win over Slovakia in Syd- and a scan had shown a ligament ney yesterday. strain in his left ankle, New Zea- AFP Peers and Groth were taken to land’s cricket board said. four sets by the Slovak pair of Andrej The 27-year-old, New Zea- Martin and Igor Zelenay after holding land’s most experienced Test a match point in the third set. bowler with 52 matches and 177 TOKYO: Kei Nishikori teamed up The duo went on to secure Aus- wickets, will return home for rest with Yuichi Sugita in a dominant tralia’s World Group status 3-0 in the and rehab but was expected to be doubles victory as Japan completed 2017 Davis Cup competition with a available for the one-day inter- a 3-0 defeat of Ukraine to return to 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (3/7), 7-6 (7/2) victory nationals starting mid-October. the Davis Cup’s top tableyesterday. in two hours and 21 minutes. “Tim has been working hard The world number five looked “So much depends on the draw in preparation for this tour, so he’s sharp as the Japanese pair ran out but we’re not there just to make up understandably very disappointed easy 6-3, 6-0, 6-3 winners over the numbers,” captain Lleyton Hewitt to be ruled out of all three Tests,” Artem Smirnov and Sergiy Sta- said at the prospect of playing again New Zealand coach Mike Hes- khovsky in Osaka to give the home in next year’s World Group. son said. side an unassailable lead in the World “We expect that we can go deep. FROM RIGHT: Japanese team members Taro Daniel, Kei Nishikori, Yuichi Sugita, and Yoshihito Nishioka, “The focus now is for Tim to Group play-off with only two rub- This group wants to try and get our celebrate their win after a Davis Cup World Group play-off against Ukraine in Osaka, yesterday. give his ankle seven to 10 days bers remaining. hands on the Davis Cup. rest, before slowly building his Nishikori sat out in Friday’s open- “It’s been quite a while now since bowling loads back up ahead of ing singles following his exertions we’ve had an opportunity to play in a times and looked to be steaming to against the United States in March. completed a 7-6 (7/5), 6-4, 6-4 win the ODI series. over the summer as Taro Daniel and final and I know from experience I’d a straight sets win until they had a The ‘dead’ reverse singles will be over Jozef Kovalik. Australia, who lost “We’ve got a replacement who Yoshihito Nishioka put Japan in firm love these boys to have that experi- match point at 5-6. played today. to the United States in this year’s first is ready to go in Matt Henry and control of the tie. ence of going out there and playing Slovakia then went on to take the Australia only needed one more round, will now extend their stay in he’ll join the team before the start But his presence was felt in the for Australia.” third-set tiebreaker before a back win after Nick Kyrgios and Bernard the World Group to four years. of the first Test.” doubles as the Japanese ran riot, giv- Teaming up for the first time in hand put-away by Peers sealed the Tomic won their opening day singles Slovakia, who came to Australia The 24-year-old Henry has ing Sugita the perfect present ahead the competition, Peers and Groth play-off tie for Australia in a fourth- in straight sets on Friday. without their two leading stars played just three more Tests of his 28th birthday on Sunday, when were impregnable on serve, dropping set tiebreaker. It was Peers’s first The 15th-ranked Kyrgios -- 31-ranked Martin Klizan and since his debut against England the final two matches will now be only 18 points in 21 service games and win for Australia after losing his shrugged off recent hip problems 102-ranked Lukas Lacko -- have at Lord’s last year, his last match abbreviated dead rubbers. did not face a break point. only other rubber - a doubles match to whip through Martin 6-3, 6-2, not been in the premier group for against Australia in Christchurch “The return was key for us today,” They broke the Slovaks three alongside current captain Hewitt 6-4 while the 21st-ranked Tomic 10 years. in February. The series opener starts in Kanpur on September 22 before further matches will be played in Kolkata and Indore. New Zealand are bidding to Del Potro sinks Murray as win their first Test series in India. India, led by Virat Kohli have retained Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma for the series. Argentina claim 2-0 lead India are currently on number two in the Test rankings behind Pakistan who claimed top spot Reuters numerous injuries, refused to sur- supporters in a noisy crowd, were after England series. render and condemned Murray to upset by excitable calls of “out” only his third singles defeat in the from spectators. men’s team competition after fin- That happened on the final GLASGOW: Juan Martin del Potro ishing off the marathon encounter point of the set to Del Potro’s fury, delivered a huge blow to Britain’s with an ace. the umpire declining to replay it. hopes of retaining the Davis Cup Britain’s day went from bad to He recovered his composure when he beat Andy Murray 6-4, worse in Glasgow as Guido Pella in the third set, taking two of the 5-7, 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4 in a five-hour then beat Kyle Edmund 6-7(5) 6-4 three successive breaks of serve thriller as Argentina grabbed a 2-0 6-3 6-2 in the second singles. Fri- while running up a 5-3 lead. lead in their world group semi-final day’s defeats mean the hosts have But Murray saved a set point on Friday. to win the three remaining rubbers with a superb lob and drew level at World number two and Wim- if they are to reach the final for the 5-5 before taking it on the tiebreak. bledon champion Murray looked second year running. Del Potro, who won the US poised to chalk up his 30th victory The big serving Del Potro cap- Open in 2009, then showed what in 32 Davis Cup matches when he italised on Murray’s mistakes to he was capable of producing as he led by two sets to one against the take the first set, which included pummelled winners from the base- man he beat in last month’s Rio one rally of 41 strokes. line to bag the next two sets and Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro in action against Great Britain’s Andy Olympics singles final. Towards the end of the second, leave Argentina two wins away Murray during their Davis Cup match at Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland But Del Potro, ranked 64th in both players, while appreciating from reaching their first final since Tim Southee on Saturday. the world after being plagued by the backing of their respective 2011. False clues make it tough to find the Wada hackers

AP Friday he will ask Russian authorities for information about which top athletes use Citing law enforcement sources, Wada It might be an attempt to hold it up to rid- help to stop the hackers. Bach said the IOC otherwise-banned substances for medical said the attacks “are originating out of icule. Which interpretation the group favours will help Wada “including communicating reasons — prize information for a spurned Russia.” Russian officials dismissed the alle- hasn’t been made clear. Repeated messages to with the Russian authorities, to underline the Olympic competitor seeking to embarrass gation; in an email, Wada said it wouldn’t be email addresses associated with Fancy Bears LONDON: Medical data from some of the seriousness of the issue and request all pos- its rivals. On September 1 someone regis- commenting further. have gone unreturned. Fancy Bears’ website world’s leading athletes has been posted to sible assistance to stop the hackers.” tered a website titled “Fancy Bears’ Hack With little to go on, independent inves- doesn’t necessarily provide any more insight. the web and the World Anti-Doping Agency “This is an unacceptable and outra- Team.” A few days later, a Twitter account tigators have still made some intriguing Some its artistry appears to have been lifted says Russians are to blame. geous breach of medical confidentiality that materialised carrying a similar name. Just connections. Virginia-based intelligence firm from a Russian clip art page. But tech pod- Even the hackers seem to agree, adopt- attempts to smear innocent athletes who after midnight Moscow time on September ThreatConnect said that whoever compro- caster Vince Tocce also found Korean script ing the name “Fancy Bears” — a moniker have not committed any doping offense,” 13, the Fancy Bears Twitter account came mised Wada did so using websites registered in the site’s code — characters which vanished long associated with the Kremlin’s electronic said Bach. Later on Friday Wada announced alive, broadcasting the drugs being taken by through an obscure domain name company shortly after he made his discovery public . espionage operations. But as cybersecurity Fancy Bears had posted another selection of gold medal-winning gymnast Simone Biles, that also set up the fake sites used in a vari- In a telephone interview, he said that experts pore over the hackers’ digital trail, hacked data to the web. This time, they tar- seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Wil- ety of other hacks blamed on the Kremlin, showed how difficult it was to take any- they’re up against a familiar problem. The geted 11 athletes — three from Australia, one liams and other US Olympians. It followed up including the one that hit the Democratic thing for granted. Some pieces of Fancy Bears’ evidence has been packed with possible red from Denmark, two from Germany, one from Thursday with similar information about the National Committee. infrastructure were almost certainly struc- herrings — including registry data pointing Spain and four from the United Kingdom - medication used by British cyclists Bradley In a telephone interview, the company’s tured to sow confusion. to France, Korean characters in the hackers’ from the sports of boxing, cycling, rowing, Wiggins and Chris Froome, among many oth- chief intelligence officer, Rich Barger said The site, for example, appears to be code and a server based in California. shooting, swimming and tennis. ers. There is no suggestion any of the athletes he had been cautious at first about tying the hosted in California but was registered at “Anybody can say they are anyone and What’s known is that it was only days broke any rules, but Russians seized on the WADA breach to Russian hackers but that an address in the town of Pomponne, east it’s hard to disprove,” said Jeffrey Carr, the after scores of Russian athletes were banned leak as evidence that US and British players “confidence is certainly growing as more and of Paris, under the name “Jean Guillalime.” chief executive of consulting firm Taia Global from the Olympic Games that suspicious were using forbidden drugs with the bless- more people weigh in and lend their voice.” A man residing at that address, Jean- and something of a professional skeptic when looking emails began circulating. ing of anti-doping officials. Even the meaning of the name “Fancy Francois Guillaume, said the registry it comes to claims of state-backed hacking. Purporting to come from Wada itself, the “Hypocrisy” Russia’s embassy to Lon- Bears” is unclear. California-based threat information was bogus and that he was mys- Many others in the cybersecurity indus- booby trapped messages were aimed at har- don tweeted in reaction to the news. Kremlin intelligence firm CrowdStrike has long tified as to why the hackers had picked on try see the Wada hack as a straightforward vesting passwords to a sensitive database of channel RT broadcast a cartoon showing a applied that nickname to an allegedly Russian him. “I have absolutely nothing to do with act of Russian revenge, but solid evidence is drug information about athletes worldwide. Wada official picking up a bulky American state-backed group, but the hackers’ adoption this,” he said, adding that he ran a consult- hard to find. Among other things, the Anti-Doping Admin- player’s steroid bottle with a smile. “All good! isn’t necessarily a brazen acknowledgement ing shop and a flower business and wasn’t IOC President Thomas Bach said on istration and Management System carries You’re cleared to compete!” he says. of CrowdStrike’s research. particularly interested in sports. 22 SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2016 SPORT

Ronaldo and La Liga: Messi’s double guides Bale to miss Madrid trip Barca past debutants Leganes to Espanyol AFP

5-0. Gabriel Appelt Pires’s fine free- kick pulled a goal back for Leganes MADRID: Real Madrid will have Barcelona’s ‘MSN’ 10 minutes from time. to cope without Cristiano Ronaldo continues their Barca move level with Real and Gareth Bale in the quest for a ruthless reign Madrid at the top of the table, but club-record 16th straight La Liga Madrid play their game in hand win after coach Zinedine Zidane by thrashing the away to Espanyol without the said both will miss today’s trip to newcomers to move injured Cristiano Ronaldo and Espanyol. Gareth Bale tomorrow. Bale was forced off early by a level with Real Madrid Messi, Suarez and Neymar were hip knock as Real Madrid came on top in points table starting together for only the sec- from behind in dramatic fash- ond time this season and, just as in ion to beat Sporting Lisbon 2-1 a 7-0 thrashing of Celtic on Tues- on Wednesday in the Champions day, showed no mercy as Leganes’s League. Ronaldo started Real’s AFP high defensive line was torn apart fightback against his old club, in the first-half. but misses out this weekend due The hosts were given a warn- to illness. ing when Diego Rico blocked Messi’s “Cristiano won’t travel. He has MADRID: Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez goalbound effort from Barca’s first a problem with his throat and is and Neymar ‘MSN’ were all on tar- counter-attack. not ready to play,” Zidane said on get as Barcelona got back to winning However, Leganes were pun- Saturday. “We are not going to risk ways in La Liga with a 5-1 thrashing ished moments later when Suarez anything and much less so with at newly promoted Leganes yester- showed great strength to burst down Ronaldo.” day. the right and his low cross was eas- Zidane also stressed Madrid’s Barca suffered a shock 2-1 home ily turned home by Messi. busy schedule with five games defeat to Alaves last weekend, but The roles were reversed for Bar- in the next two weeks was also despite a bright start from the hosts ca’s second when Messi was gifted behind his decision to leave out there was to be no repeat of that possession inside the Leganes half Bale. upset once Suarez teed up Messi to and waltzed past two defenders “He suffered a heavy blow (on open the scoring after 15 minutes. before teeing up Suarez for a tap-in. Wednesday) so we won’t risk any- Suarez and Neymar tapped Leganes did pose a threat going thing. All the players want to play, home to give Barca a healthy half- forward as Venezuelan winger but we have a lot of games,” added time lead before a Messi penalty and Darwin Marchis caused Javier Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (Centre) eyes the ball after kicking during the Spanish League Zidane. wonder strike from Rafinha made it Mascherano, playing in an unfa- football match against Leganes CF at the Butarque municipal stadium in Leganes, Spain yesterday. “If Gareth gets another knock miliar role on the right of Barca’s on the same area he could be out defence, no end of problems. for 10 days or more. I prefer that LA LIGA RESULTS Marchis was desperately when he was released clear on goal Messi showed no signs of the Rafinha cut inside onto his weaker he is 100 percent for Wednesday Leganes 1 (Gabriel 80) Barcelona 5 (Messi 15, unlucky not to halve Barca’s and selflessly squared for Neymar penalty yips he suffered last season left foot to unleash a rocket into the (against Villarreal).” 55-pen, Suarez 31, Neymar 44, Rafinha 64) advantage when he was denied this time to roll into an empty net. and at the Copa America in June as top corner for Barca’s fifth. Zidane hinted that James Rod- by a goal-line block from Samuel All of Barca’s front three were he fired into the top corner for his Leganes got the reward their riguez may finally get his chance Umtiti having beaten Mascherano involved for the fourth 10 minutes eighth goal in as many games this display merited 10 minutes from to start for the first time this sea- Atletico Madrid 5 (Griezmann 2, 31, Gameiro 5, and Marc-Andre ter Stegen. after the break as Neymar latched season. time when Gabriel curled a sensa- son in the absence of Ronaldo and Torres 72, 90-pen) Sporting Gijon 0 Suarez bagged his second assist onto Suarez’s ball over the top and However, the two best goals of tional free-kick past the helpless Ter Bale after impressing as a substi- of the half just before the break was dragged down by Unai Bustinza. the afternoon were still to come as Stegen. tute against Sporting.

Wydad Casablanca Henderson’s humdinger sinks Conte’s Chelsea

sacks manager AFP fledgling tenure as his side dropped points again following last weekend’s Toshack 2-2 draw at Swansea City. It was Conte’s first home league L O N D O N : Captain Jordan Hender- defeat since a 2-1 loss to Sampdoria AFP son scored a stunning winning goal with Juventus in January 2013. David as Liverpool ended Antonio Conte’s Luiz, meanwhile, lost to Liverpool on unbeaten record as Chelsea man- his second Chelsea debut, follow- RABAT: Morocco football ager with an impressive 2-1 victory ing his return to the club from Paris club Wydad Casablanca have at Stamford Bridge on Friday night. Saint-Germain -- just as he had in his sacked Welsh manager John In a dominant first-half display, first appearance in February 2011. Toshack after losing to Egypt’s Liverpool took the lead through Liverpool were without Roberto Zamalek 4-0 in the first leg Dejan Lovren before England mid- Firmino due to injury, but any fears of the African Champions fielder Henderson curled home a they might miss the hard-working League semi-final. superb effort from distance in the Brazilian forward were banished Wydad Casablanca took 36th minute. immediately. the decision after Friday’s dis- Diego Costa reduced the arrears The away side registered two astrous game in Alexandria, in the second half with his fifth goal shots on target inside the first two Egypt, saying the former Real of the campaign, but Jurgen Klopp’s minutes, Thibaut Courtois saving Madrid and Wales manager’s men held out to register another eye- from Georginio Wijnaldum and Dan- contract had been “termi- catching Premier League win. iel Sturridge, and they took the lead nated with immediate effect”. Liverpool have also beaten Arse- in the 17th minute. “We offered John nal and champions Leicester City this Chelsea were punished for twice Toshack’s staff all the neces- season, the only blot on their league switching off at a free-kick on the sary support needed” the club record being a surprise 2-0 defeat at Liverpool left. First they allowed said in a statement. It said that promoted Burnley. Philippe Coutinho to take the set- Friday’s failure showed “a real They moved level on points with piece quickly, giving the Brazilian management problem: Chelsea and Merseyside rivals Ever- time to measure an in-swinging cross Wydad Casablanca also ton in the early-season standings, towards the back post. Chelsea's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois jumps but fails to save a long-range shot from Liverpool's Jordan sacked goalkeeping coach two points below leaders Manches- Slack marking left Sadio Mane Henderson to score his team's second goal during their English Premier League match in London on Friday. Younes Koutaya and trainer ter City. and Lovren unmarked and it was Driss Ouajou. It had been with a 3-1 victory the Croatian who seized the chance, top-left corner. Chelsea’s players Matic to reach the byline on the left Oscar’s headed knock-down and Toshack, 67, a former Liv- on this ground that Klopp recorded beating Courtois with an adroit were being bypassed by the match, and the Chelsea midfielder cut the lashing a shot at Mignolet. erpool striker, took charge his first win as Liverpool manager side-foot volley.Befor the end of the but they managed to plug some of ball back for Costa to volley home at But despite Conte sending on Cesc in January 2014 and deliv- 11 months ago. On yesterday’s evi- first falf the hosts were 2-0 down the holes in their defence in the sec- the near post. Fabregas, Victor Moses and Pedro, it ered two top-notch finishes, dence, his team are title contenders. as Henderson gathered a hurried ond half and in the 61st minute, Costa The Brazil-born Spain inter- was Liverpool who came closest to ensuring a Champions League Chelsea would have gone top clearance from Gary Cahill, stead- gave them a lifeline. national scored a late equaliser at scoring again, substitute Divock Ori- presence the following year. with victory, but instead Conte ied himself and arced a sublime Joel Matip’s unnecessary deci- Swansea and he threatened to do gi’s header drawing a fine goal-line tasted defeat for the first time in his 25-yard shot right into Courtois’s sion to go to ground enabled Nemanja the same here, brilliantly gathering stop from Courtois. Troubled Mourinho expects United revival at Watford

AFP quickly revitalised the team. But he took charge. The United manager strong City side and suffering a nar- another manager he has antago- the size of the rebuilding job facing conceded the mood in the squad was row loss with a much-changed team nised in the past in Watford’s Walter Mourinho has been laid bare over no longer quite so buoyant, but he is against Feyenoord is no reason for Mazzarri. the last week as his arch rival Pep confident his players will put their panic among the United faithful. Mazzarri coached Sampdoria WATFORD:Jose Mourinho (pictured) Guardiola led Manchester City to a recent struggles behind them this Mourinho could do with an influ- and Napoli during Mourinho’s reign insists Manchester United will get 2-1 win over United at Old Trafford weekend. ential performance from France at Inter Milan and the Italian got hot back on track at Watford in the Pre- before Feyenoord clinched a shock “I think tomorrow’s game will midfielder Paul Pogba after the world under the collar when the Portu- mier League today after successive 1-0 victory in the Europa League on be an independent game. It is a new record signing’s latest underwhelm- guese provocateur said of him that defeats ruined a promising start to Thursday. event,” Mourinho said. “It starts ing performance in midweek. “a donkey can work hard but will his reign. United were well below their best minute zero at 0-0 so I think it has “I don’t like to individualise too never become a thoroughbred”. At United won the Community against Feyenoord and another loss nothing to do with the previous two much. I think he was like the team. ” the time, Mazzarri dismissed him for Shield and reeled off three consec- at Vicarage Road today would leave matches. Mourinho said. talking “rubbish”, but now he says he utive Premier League wins to raise Mourinho with some awkward ques- With the critics sharpening their After locking horns with Guar- doesn’t hold a grudge and plans to hopes Mourinho’s influence had tions to answer for the first time since knives, Mourinho insists losing to a diola, Mourinho comes up against offer Mourinho a post-match drink. SPORT SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2016 23

Josoor Institute launches new training and development programmes

The Peninsula Waeli, Executive Director (act- ing) of Josoor Institute said: “The launch of the new training and development programmes come DOHA: Josoor Institute, a centre in line with our efforts of grow- of excellence for the sports and ing and developing the industry’s events industries, inspired and human capital that will enable developed by the Supreme Com- the MENA region to become a top mittee for Delivery and Legacy choice destination for sports and (SC), will launch a new set of train- mega events. ing and development programmes. The new set of programmes The new programmes which delivered in partnership with Qatari cyclists pose for a photograph with coach Tareq Esmaili (Right). RIGHT: Qatari cyclists train during their summer training camps in Europe, will be delivered in partnership Leaders have been designed to ahead of the UCI Road World Championships Doha 2016. with Leaders, a global event, pub- fit the needs and knowledge gaps lishing and consultancy business of the region’s sports and events in sport, will focus on strate- industries. I am confident that gic management and advanced delegates will find tangible value leadership. that will help them advance their The new offerings will enable careers. Our partnership with Doha Worlds: Qatar coach delegates to combine best prac- Leaders enables us to deliver cut- tice from the global world of sport ting-edge knowledge with their with business insight and aca- experience in delivering confer- demic rigor. ences that are widely recognised The training and develop- and receptive in sports and events ment programmes include five industries across the globe.” sets of offerings that will run from The first batch of the pro- eyes home advantage September to December. These grammes is set to take place from programmes include the ‘Advance September 26 to 29. Leadership Programme’, targeted The first workshop of the “On October 12, Ahmed 2000s. Esmaili, one of Qatar’s first- one which I’m immensely enjoying,” at senior executives, the ‘Profes- Advanced Leadership Pro- Elbourdainy will step forward to ever international cyclists, fondly said Esmaili. sional Development Workshops’ gramme focuses on developing Tournament’s first compete in the Elite men’s individ- recalled the early days. The Qatar team has been train- and the ‘Masterclass’ that are open leadership and management ever Middle Eastern ual Time Trial race. I’ve wanted to “The Qatar Cycling Federation ing hard for the UCI Road World to professionals in the sports and capabilities for sports business host, Qatar to field coach the national team for as long as was established in 2001 and they for- Championships Doha 2016, attend- events industries. The new pro- leaders in the MENA region. This I can remember. So it will be a reali- mally launched a team in late 2002. ing summer training camps in three grammes also include ‘Executive explores personal purpose and three cyclists sation of that dream for me. It’s even I won the inaugural Qatar Armed European countries - Slovenia, Networking’ sessions targeted at leadership philosophy, neuro- more satisfying that I get to do it in Forces Cycling Championship that Croatia and Italy - and will return senior leaders in the sports and science of leadership, managing front of home fans,” he said. year. Qatar’s first coach, Czech Svato home on October 1 to finalise prep- events industries, in addition to talent, coaching others, building “We’ll field three cyclists at the Buchta, approached me and said he arations on home soil. ‘Outreach’ sessions dedicated to high performance teams, creat- The Peninsula 2016 Road Worlds. In addition to wanted me in the national team. I “We’ll come back and start a university students. ing a high performance culture Elbourdainy, Farhan Farzi and Jassim readily agreed. period of acclimatisation. I’m hop- The programmes will focus on and leading organisational change. Al Jabri will participate in the Jun- “I remember our team’s first ing we’ll make good use of the home leadership, sports and events mar- The September Professional ior Individual Time Trial. Their focus training camp. It was in Bern, Swit- advantage and adapt to the situation keting, commercial best practice Development Workshop, titled DOHA: Qatar’s national cycling will be on improving their personal zerland, in June 2003. It was a totally faster. After the World Champion- and venue and stadium manage- ‘Strategic Management for Sport coach Tareq Esmaili is hoping that best times and putting up a good new experience for us. I watched and ships, we’ll also take part in several ment among others. Delegates Organisations’ will equip delegates his team will make good use of the show among Asian competitors.” learned from my fellow European Gulf, Arab and Asian competitions,” can register for more than one with the means of leading project home advantage when the UCI Road Esmaili felt Elbourdainy could riders. They helped instill in me a said the coach. type of programme of the same teams and analysing markets to World Championships Doha 2016 put up a decent show in Doha. “He deep love for the sport,” he said. Esmaili said the UCI Road World theme to gain deeper knowledge develop strategy and implemen- flags off on October 9. competed in the last two UCI Road And now, more than a decade Championships Doha 2016 would and understanding of the pre- tation plans. It will be a proud moment for World Championships (Ponferrada, later, his transformation from cyclist help popularise the sport not only sented topics. The workshop will run from Qatar, the tournament’s first-ever Spain, 2014 and Richmond, USA, to coach is almost complete. So which in the country, but the entire Mid- The newly introduced pro- September 26 to 28. Middle Eastern host, but for national 2015) and the experience will stand role does he find more challenging? dle East. grammes offer flexible learning The first session of the Mas- team coach, October 12 is an even him in good stead in Doha. He’s rela- The response was immediate. “One always sees a surge in and development opportunities terclass will examine a different more significant date, as it will mark tively young and has improved much “Being a coach is infinitely more interest when a major tournament and will be delivered by renowned aspect of ‘Strategic Management’. the completion of a dream that has in recent years. I’m confident he’ll be difficult. When I was riding, I just had comes to your region. The Road industry experts including Simon The session is due to take place on been several years in the making. able to manage the pressure of com- to train, remain healthy and be ready Worlds in Doha will highlight the Bazalgette, Group Chief Execu- the September 27 and will focus on The experienced former Qatar peting at home.” for race days. After taking over the sport better than ever before. Hope- tive Officer of The Jockey Club, how to develop an organisational international, who is currently pre- Cycling enjoys great popularity coaching reins, I’m now responsible fully, a second generation of Qatari the largest commercial group in purpose, and how to effectively paring the team at a camp in Italy, around the world, and, in Qatar, it for my riders’ lifestyle, nutrition, and cyclists will rise up to the challenge,” British horseracing and the UK’s implement a strategy. spoke about the dream. started sprouting wings in the early training analysis. It’s a tough job, but he signed off. second highest spectator sport; The Executive Networking Jonathan Ford, Chief Executive, session on ‘Leading Sports and Football Association of Wales a Events Organisations’ will help founding member of both FIFA, delegates to improve their team UEFA and key member of the management skills, and give them Rosberg tops Hamilton for pole in Singapore International Football Associa- an opportunity to meet senior level tion Board that decides upon the peers from the sports and events rules of the game globally, and industry. The Executive Network- Simon Crouch, Chief Operat- ing session is due to take place on AFP ing Officer of TEAM Marketing, September 26. UEFA’s record marketing company. The Outreach session titled Also speaking at the workshops ‘Leadership Lessons from Sport’ are Benjamin Morel, Manag- taking place on 28 September SINGAPORE: Nico Rosberg seized ing Director SVP EMEA of NBA focuses on establishing a personal his first ever Singapore Grand Prix and Damien Comolli, Sporting leadership philosophy and devel- pole position with a blistering lap Director with extensive scouting oping coaching skills. Delegates yesterday as he piled pressure on experience across Europe, most will explore in-depth the latest his championship-leading Mercedes recently oversaw the signings of leadership theory and practices. team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Suarez and Jordan Henderson at More details are available at Rosberg scorched round Liverpool FC. Josoor Institute’s website www. the Marina Bay circuit in 1min Speaking about Josoor Insti- josoorinstitute.qa and through 42.584sec, more than half-a-second tute’s new offerings, Mushtaq Al [email protected]. quicker than Red Bull’s Daniel Ric- ciardo’s 1:43.115, with Hamilton only managing 1:43.288 for third place. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was fourth, but last year’s winner Sebastian Vettel had a disaster in All Blacks crush Springboks his Ferrari, as a broken anti-roll bar relegated him to the back row of the grid when he failed to get AFP that set up Ben Smith’s try. Savea, out of Q1. starting a Test for the first time, Rosberg has never been on the then carried two Springboks on his podium in Singapore but he will now back as he charged over for a try of be hopeful of celebrating his 200th CHRISTCHURCH: Ardie Savea his own and after 56 minutes, with grand prix by overhauling Hamil- lived up to his star billing with the All Blacks ahead 29-13, the out- ton’s narrow, two-point lead in the a colossal try as New Zealand come was obvious. standings today. thrashed South Africa 41-13 to take The All Blacks touched down “Definitely happy with that one a firm grip on the Rugby Champi- six times, with Ardie Savea and for my 200th grand prix,” beamed onship in Christchurch yesterday. Smith joined by Julian Savea, Rosberg, who finished fourth in The runaway competition lead- Israel Dagg, Sam Whitelock and Singapore a year ago but is in the ers again banked a bonus point, TJ Perenare, while Beauden Bar- ascendancy after winning the last their fourth in four matches, to be rett kicked four conversions and Pit crew members attend to Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team’s German driver Nico Rosberg’s car during two races in Belgium and Italy. “One in an almost unbeatable position in a penalty. For South Africa, Bryan of my top three laps ever.” the qualifying session for the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix in Singapore yesterday. the championship with two rounds Habana scored an early try with Hamilton was left to lament still to play. Elton Jantjies landing a conversion another difficult evening which But in the replay of last year’s and two penalties. leaves him with work to do in Sun- time in his career. Out of eight challengers, will employ a differ- Ricciardo said it was “always World Cup semi-final at Twick- The Springboks had been day’s race, when he will start from grands prix so far in Singapore, the ent tyre strategy in the race which the plan” for Red Bull to go through enham, which the All Blacks won widely written off before the game the second row of the grid. race has been won by the pole-sit- could make for a fascinating battle. Q2 on the supersoft tyres when the 20-18, they again struggled to get but stepped up against the All “It wasn’t really a frustrating ter six times. “I like that statistic,” Ricciardo and Verstappen will weekend began, and he was sur- on top in another gripping encoun- Blacks, producing a sterner defence session it just hasn’t really been my Rosberg said. start on the longer-lasting super- prised that others hadn’t employed ter between two of rugby’s fiercest than that presented by either Aus- weekend so far,” said Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen was fifth fast- soft tyres that they used in Q2, while the same tactic. rivals. tralia or Argentina before them. whose Friday practice was restricted est in his Ferrari and will be joined Mercedes will utilise the sticky “I am pleased enough. The aim They were only 15-10 ahead The win extended the All Blacks by a hydraulic failure. on the third row of the grid by Toro ultrasofts. was to be in on the front row, we at half-time and did not begin to unbeaten streak to 15 as they close “Nico did a great job in releasing Rosso’s Carlos Sainz Jr. The ultrasofts are quicker but knew it would be tough to get in pull away until eight minutes into in on the record of 17 consecutive the full potential of the car.” Red Bull, who lived up to the have a question mark over their race front of the Mercedes, but it was the second spell when Ardie Savea wins for a tier one nation which History is on the German’s side pre-qualifying predictions by endurance as they are being used in nice to be in front of at least one of showed his devastating skill with they currently share with South as he starts from pole for the 29th proving to be Mercedes’ nearest Singapore for the first time this year. them,” said Ricciardo. the ball, handling twice in the move Africa. www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAGE | 21 PAGE | 22 Del Potro sinks Messi’s double Murray as Argentina guides Barca past claim 2-0 lead debutants Leganes

SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2016 • 16 DHUL HIJJA 1437 thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar Al Rayyan trounce Al Shahaniya 3-0

Striker Rodrigo Tabata scores the first hat-trick as defending champions pick full points against Oryxes

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DOHA: A hat-trick by striker Rodrigo Tabata helped defending champions Al Rayyan trounce Al Shahaniya 3-0 in the round one Qatar Stars League (QSL) match here yesterday. Tabata scored in the 31st minute , a spot kick conversion and added two more goals in the 58th minute and the last one came in injury time. On Friday, Al Sadd got their new QSL season off to a winning start with a commanding 4-0 win over Al Kharaitiyat at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium. Al Sadd controlled the game from kick off, largely thanks to their tal- Action from the Qatar Stars league match between Al Rayyan and Al Shahaniya in Doha yesterday. Al Rayyan isman and captain Xavi Hernandez won 3-0. RIGHT: Rodrigo Tabata of Al Rayyan celebrates his goal. who took a leading role in midfield from the first whistle. Al Sadd broke the deadlock after 25 minutes when to make it 2-0. Just a minute later, off a fine opening day win for Al Sadd. Wellington Souza. The referee, how- Xavi delivered a pin-point pass to find Al Sadd nearly made it three after Al In the first match, goals either ever, was quick to wave for a goal Algerian under-23 international Bag- Kharaitiyat’s goalkeeper was forced side of half time and some last minute kick which drew early protests from Sagbo scored from the spot after new Hopes of a point for each team dad Bounedjah, who controlled the to make a fingertip save after another heroics from goalkeeper Baba Mal- The Falcons’ bench and Head Coach, summer signing, Alef, on loan from didn’t last long however as The ball on his chest before driving it into pin-point delivery from Xavi which ick helped Umm Salal beat Al Khor Bülent Uygun. Possession was neatly Braga, missed a open goal from five Falcons scored an excellent coun- the back of the net. found the head of Ibrahim Majed. 2-1 at Qatar Sports Club as the Fal- balanced for the majority of the first yards out after his header went over ter-attacking goal which saw Helal Al Kharaitiyat went into half-time Al Sadd made sure of all three cons got their QSL season off to the half but neither side looked able to the crossbar. Al Khor nearly went into Mohammad control a long 25 yard trailing 1-0 but came out strong in points after a fine solo goal from Ali best possible start. produce the quality required to pene- half time level but had a goal disal- ball from midfield before whipping the opening minutes of the second Asad which saw him drive an 18 yard The match started with an early trate the opposing defence. That was lowed on the 42nd minute after a in a lightening cross to Ismail Mah- half, having a goal disallowed after shot into the roof of the net on the penalty appeal from Umm Salal until Umm Salal midfielder Ismael clear infringement on Umm Salal’s moud who found himself unmarked just two minutes when striker Jeremy 77th minute mark. Al Kharaitiyat had after Helal Mohammad looked to be Mahmoud made a darting run down goalkeeper, Baba Malick, the first half on the back post. Bokila was deemed offside after pok- a late final push, with Domingos forc- tripped in the box by Khor defender the left wing and drilled an excellent ended 1-0 to Umm Salal. Al Khor continued to press for an ing home from six yards out. ing a fine save from Al Sadd’s Sadd cross which caused Al Khor’s captain, Al Khor came out strong in the equalisier and two late chances fell Al Sadd continued to control Abdullah. They also had another goal Qatar Stars League Mostafa Jalal Jafri, to raise an arm second half, pressing well and keep- to Al Khor attacker Mason, who put the game and on the 62nd minute, disallowed on the 84th minute, again Result and Schedule and gift Umm Salal a penalty with ing possession. The Knights soon one chance wide in front of an open new summer signing Jugurtha for being caught offside. Al Rayyan 3 Al Shahaniya 0 28 minutes gone. got a well-deserved equaliser after goal from six yards out and also drew Hamroun delivered a through ball Al Sadd rounded off a compelling Today’s match Yannick Sagbo was quick to step Mouhcine Iajour poked home a flick a last gasp save from Umm Salal’s to Qatar’s national team captain, performance after debutant Hossam up and send the keeper the wrong from a corner after Umm Salal’s Babba Malick with the final kick of El Jaish vs Al Wakrah at Lekhwiya Sta- Hasan Al Haydoos, who calmly took Kamal set-up Bounedjah in the 92nd way to take a 1-0 lead. Al Khor could Baba Malick failed to deal with the the game, giving all three points for dium, 6.00pm it around Al Kharaitiyat’s goalkeeper minute for his second goal to round have been 2-0 down not long after set piece. Umm Salal. EPL: Manchester City pull clear, Slimani lifts Leicester

The Peninsula English Premier League Sterling added a third early in the had saved from Walcott and substi- second half, squeezing a shot over the tute Granit Xhaka added a stunning Results line after Iheanacho had returned late goal from long range. LONDON: Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem London: English Premier League the favour, before De Bruyne set up Leicester are three points back in Sterling and Kelechi Iheanacho shone results on Saturday: Gundogan for City’s fourth. ninth place after Slimani put paid to as Manchester City crushed Bourne- Hull 1 (Snodgrass 79-pen) Arsenal 4 The only disappointment for Burnley at the King Power Stadium. mouth 4-0 yesterday to provisionally (Sanchez 17, 83, Walcott 55, Xhaka Guardiola was the late dismissal of Algerian international Slimani go five points clear in the Premier 90+2) Nolito for leaning his head towards was making his league debut after League. Leicester 3 (Slimani 45+1, 48, Mee Adam Smith. his £28m ($36.4m) transfer from League debutant Ilkay Gundogan 78-og) Burnley 0 Everton can trim City’s lead back Sporting Lisbon. also found the net for Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City 4 (De Bruyne 15, to two points if they win at home to He scored a pair of headers City, who have made their best ever Iheanacho 25, Sterling 48, Gundogan Middlesbrough in Saturday’s late either side of half-time, nodding in start to a season with eight consec- 66) Bournemouth 0 game. a Christian Fuchs free-kick in first- utive wins in all competitions. West Brom 4 (Chadli 8-pen, 56, Ron- Liverpool and Chelsea also trail half stoppage time and then heading Full debutant Islam Slimani don 37, McClean 44) West Ham 2 City by five points following the Mer- home from strike partner Jamie Var- scored twice as champions Leices- (Antonio 61, Lanzini 65-pen) seyside club’s impressive 2-1 win at dy’s flick. ter City won 3-0 at home to Burnley Played on Friday Stamford Bridge on Friday. Ben Mee’s own goal from Riyad and there were also wins for Arsenal Chelsea 1 (Costa 61) Liverpool 2 Arsenal are also on 10 points Mahrez’s cross completed the scor- and West Bromwich Albion. (Lovren 17, Henderson 36) after winning 4-1 at Hull City to reg- ing in the 78th minute. At the Etihad Stadium, Guardiola Playing today (1315 GMT unless ister a third consecutive league win In the day’s remaining game, made four changes to the team that stated): for the first time since last December. West Brom withstood a late West had outclassed Borussia Moencheng- Alexis Sanchez claimed his first Ham United fightback to claim an Crystal Palace vs Stoke, South- ladbach in the Champions League, goal of the afternoon when Alex Iwo- entertaining 4-2 win at The Haw- ampton vs Swansea, Tottenham vs with Bacary Sagna, Gael Clichy, Sunderland (1630 GMT), Watford vs bi’s shot flicked off him and into the thorns. Nacer Chadli scored twice Nolito and Iheanacho coming in. Manchester United (1100 GMT) net in the 17th minute. and helped create goals for Salomon Jack Wilshere, on loan from After Theo Walcott had chipped Rondon and James McClean as the Arsenal, made his first Bourne- in to make it 2-0, Robert Snodgrass hosts raced into a 4-0 lead by the mouth start, but it was to prove an into the bottom corner. reduced the arrears with a 79th- 56th minute. afternoon to forget for the England The Belgian was involved in the minute penalty following a foul on West Ham replied through a international. hosts’ second goal 10 minutes later, Hull debutant Dieumerci Mbokani by header from Michail Antonio -- He gave away the free-kick that moving Nolito’s pass on to Sterling, visiting goalkeeper Petr Cech. his fifth goal in four games -- and Leicester City’s Islam Slimani celebrates after scoring their first goal led to City’s 15th-minute opener, De who unselfishly teed up Iheanacho But Sanchez made the game safe a Manuel Lanzini penalty, but West against Burnley in the English Premier League at King Power Stadium Bruyne cleverly stroking the set- -- deputising for the suspended Ser- six minutes later by lashing home Brom saw out the rest of the game in yesterday. piece beneath the jumping wall and gio Aguero -- to score. after Hull goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic relative serenity.