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Thatcher’s funeral Saudi crackdown Companies on illegal workers RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will take new steps, including jail terms for small business owners classified on and the hiring of 1,000 inspec- tors, to crack down on foreign- ers working illegally in the world’s top oil exporter, Labour Minister Adel Al Fakieh said. track record “We have and will continue to have millions of foreign workers. We have 7.5 million legal foreign Job-seekers can check firms’ status workers and we need them,” Fakieh told Saudi-owned MBC DOHA: Foreigners, before would repair their record and television this week, according to boarding a plane to Qatar to climb up the classification ladder. a transcript posted on its web- take up private sector jobs, “We will be updating the clas- site. Full report on page 7 would soon be able to check the sification every six months based credentials of companies that on our field surveys and close US bombing suspect have offered them employment, interaction with the companies,” on the website of the Ministry said Mohamed Al Mir, assist- spotted in video of Labor. ant director of Labor Inspection The Ministry recently con- Department. He was addressing BOSTON: Investigators believe ducted a survey of some 65,000 a news conference on the issue they have spotted a suspect in companies and based on their yesterday along with Fawaz Al the Boston Marathon bombing track record classified them into Rais, director of Recruitment from security video, a US law three groups: A, B and C. Department at the Ministry of enforcement source said yester- C-grade companies are to be Labor. Al Rais said they would Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher’s coffin arrives in a gun carriage at St. Paul’s Cathedral prior day, but no arrest had yet been avoided since they include those soon be uploading the companies’ to her funeral service in London, yesterday. Baroness Thatcher died after suffering a stroke at the age of 87 made. Report on page 11 accused of selling work visas, have classification on the ministry’s on April 8. Report on page 11 no jobs to offer and generally leave website. their employees in the lurch, to The officials said they have fend for themselves. urged the Interior Ministry For all practical purposes, com- and other government agencies panies under this classification to extend their full support to are bad paymasters, abuse work- A-grade companies for comply- Quake triggers calls for new construction rules ers’ rights and are blacklisted for ing with the labour law. their flagrant violation of provi- “This is an incentive we are DOHA: The Central Municipal He said there should be new discussed the request of a citizen also has a negative impact on the sions of the labour law, according offering these companies. This Council (CMC) has called on standards and specifications for who sought CMC’s support to Qatari economy, he added. to senior labour ministry officials. would create healthy competition the authorities to prepare highrise buildings to increase break the monopoly of Asians in He demanded that the govern- Companies making it to the in the private sector and more new guidelines for the con- their resistance against natu- the transportation sector. ment set up a special office to A category are the best ones in and more companies would like struction sector in view of the ral calamities, especially earth- Heavy vehicles and heavy equip- regulate the transportation sec- terms of treating their workers, to emulate the A-grade ones and aftershocks of the Iran earth- quakes. This should be made part ment like cranes and earthmovers tor, especially trucks and other paying them on time and respect- climb up to the elite list,” said Al quakes felt in Doha on Tuesday of the Qatar Construction Code, are mostly owned by expatriates heavy vehicles. ing their rights and privileges as Mir. The classification does not, for the second time in a month. he added. of an Asian country and they are “I had already made this appeal enshrined in the labour law. in any way, mean that the Labor Jassim bin Abdullah Al Malki, Al Malki said the West Bay being operated in the name of to several entities, including B category companies, that are Ministry has any intention to CMC’s vice chairman and head area housing scores of skyscrap- Qatari citizens, Hamad Salem Al Qatar Chamber and the Ministry in a majority, on the other hand, punish B or C-grade companies, of its services committee said the ers should be given special atten- Nabit told the CMC session. of Interior. In 2011, the Ministry are those which have been accused the officials said. They, however, CMC had discussed this issue tion while preparing the new These people are monopolising of Interior had formed a commit- of violating some provisions of the refused to give the number of five years ago and submitted guidelines. the entire transportation sector tee to deal with this issue,” said labour law but those violations are companies in each category. its proposals to the Ministry of Meanwhile, an ordinary ses- and making huge profits. Since Al Nabit. minor and there is hope that they THE PENINSULA Municipality and Urban Planning. sion of the CMC on Tuesday they send all the money home it THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 18 APRIL 2013 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Cabinet reviews draft laws on disabled Free education, rehabilitation and medical care, along with equal job chances and housing proposed

DOHA: The Deputy Prime committee on drugs and narcotics. The decision sets conditions exempting them from taxes and and give them access to public and The Cabinet took note of a let- Minister and Minister of State The report includes strategies and controls of licences for fees for rehabilitation, medical private facilities to enjoy all serv- ter from the Minister of Business for Cabinet Affairs H E Ahmad to reduce supplies and treatment exploiting such sand and soil for care, education, technical and ices available in society. and Trade concerning a budget bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud and rehabilitation of drug addicts, agriculture, industrial and con- compensatory devices and means The Cabinet reviewed a memo for participation in the Expo 2015 yesterday presided over the and clarifies data in the report. struction purposes. of transport set for their use. by the Institute of Administrative in Milan and a draft ministerial Cabinet’s regular weekly meet- The Cabinet praised efforts of The Cabinet reviewed the fol- According to the draft decision, Development (IAD) concerning decision naming members of the ing at the Emiri Diwan. the committee and the concerned lowing and took appropriate the concerned agencies in Qatar the annual report 2011-2012 on ad hoc committee to prepare for Later, Al Mahmoud announced bodies to implement the second decisions: are required to take measures to its key accomplishments and the event. the decisions taken at the meet- phase of a national strategy to A draft law amending some enable people with disabilities to activities. The Cabinet also approved the ing, Qatar News Agency (QNA) combat drugs. provisions of Law No. 2 of 2004 access education, rehabilitation, According to the report, the signing of a protocol on stamping reported. The weekly session approved on people with special needs and medical care, and preventive, IAD provided 313 training pro- out illegal trade in tobacco prod- The Cabinet reviewed issues a draft decision of the Minister a Cabinet draft law concerning rehabilitative, cultural and sports grammes, attended by 6,916 ucts and a draft memorandum of on the agenda and took note of Environment on terms and some rights of people with spe- services and take advantage of employees, including 6,381 citizens understanding on cooperation and of the Minister of State for measures of exploiting soft sand cial needs. It provides for care employment opportunities. and 535 expatriates. The IAD also protection of the environment Interior Affairs concerning the and soil excavated from drilling of people with special needs and It also aims to provide adequate provided consultancy to various between Qatar and Oman. annual report of the permanent by state enterprises. securing their rights, including housing for people with disabilities government agencies. THE PENINSULA

Energy minister at QP stand

The Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman and Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada inspects a replica of an artificial reef ball at the stand set up by QP’s Offshore Operations at the recent QP Environment Fair 2013. The Offshore Operations’ exhibit highlighted Halul Island’s rich biodiversity through resident and migratory birds found and animals introduced there, such as the mountain goat, deer, the Arabian oryx and other domesticated animals. The fair attracted a large number of visitors, including schoolchildren. THURSDAY 18 APRIL 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03

After the rains Sidra appoints Jazeera film fest top radiologist DOHA: Top radiology specialist, Dr Deepak Kaura (pic- zooms on China tured), has joined Sidra Medical and The ninth documentary film festival opens today Research Center in the role of Clinical Chief of BY FAZEENA SALEEM a girl, kind and beautiful, who literature, art and culture. Radiology. grow up together, are separated They include Noor Al Sherief, In this capacity, Dr Kaura DOHA: The Ninth Al Jazeera and meet after several years. Egyptian actor, music com- will lead the Radiology International Documentary “China has submitted the high- poser and singer Iman Elbahr Department to ensure deliv- Film Festival opens today est number of films. We chose Darweesh and Iraqi poet ery of the highest calibre of with a focus on China as the to highlight Chinese films Abdulrazzaq Abdulwahid. radiology and imaging services annual event aims to intro- based on their quality,” festival Flight 13 by Director Ahmad that have patient care at the duce cultures from all over Director, Abbas Arnoaut, told a Bukamal will also be screened heart. The specialist will also the world. press conference yesterday. on the opening day. be responsible for integrating Appointment by Chinese “We have received around It depicts perils journalists clinical research and medical Director Zhe Zhang will be 1,000 entries and selected over face while travelling to cover education into the Radiology screened as the opening film of 200. Many entries are from events, based on a team of Al Department to ensure that the four-day event under the Europe and China,” he added. Jazera Sports Channel which Sidra is at the forefront of theme ‘Windows’ at Sheraton The festival will host guests had a narrow escape while clinical discovery. Dr Kaura Doha. from Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, on board a private jet during will report directly to Sidra’s It is a love story between a Egypt, Tunisia and other Arab the World Cup 2010 in South Chief Medical Officer, Edward boy — deaf and talented — and countries to showcase Arab Africa. S Ogata MD, MBA. There will be seminars and Commenting on the workshops on ‘Cinema and appointment, Dr Ogata said: human rights’; ‘Italian cinema “We are delighted that Dr and Palestinian cause’; writing Kaura will be leading Sidra’s and cinema. advanced radiology services. A special jury from the film Dr Kaura’s talent, passion industry all over the world has and dedication are recog- selected the best documenta- nised across the industry and ries. “It’s an independent jury, his addition to Sidra’s clini- they have selected the best cal leadership team will help documentaries which will be ensure our patients receive announced on the last day of the very best care.” the festival,” said Arnoaut. Dr Kaura, who joined Best documentaries will Sidra officially on April 1, receive the Jury Award, is a Paediatric Radiology an award from Aljazeera Specialist with significant Documentary Channel, Public experience in clinical practice, Liberties and Human Rights research and academia. Award and Child and Family He has extensive experi- Award in various categories. ence in delivering the highest The Horizon Award will go to quality of radiology and imag- two films directed by students ing services. He previously or beginners. All winners will held the position of Head of also receive certificates and Diagnostic Imaging at Alberta cash prizes. The West Bay skyline is reflected in a pool of water after showers hit the Children’s Hospital, Calgary, The Director of Al Jazeera International Documentary Film Festival Abbas A production exhibition country yesterday. Many parts of the country received scattered rains Canada and Clinical Associate Arnoaut (right) and the Senior Specialist with Al Jazeera International will be held on the sidelines, yesterday. The cloudy and windy weather is expected to continue today, Professor at the University of Documentary Film Festival Fatima Mojarridi during the press conference attended by foreign televisions with chances of thunderstorm at times, according to the Meteorology Calgary, Faculty of Medicine. at the Sheraton Doha yesterday. SHAIVAL DALAL and production houses. Department. SHAIVAL DALAL THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 18 APRIL 2013 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Katara sets stage to Fun with paint tomorrow showcase Gulf talents Visitors to QMA’s Olympics expo will get opportunity to splatter Al Riwaq DOHA: Katara Art Center (KAC) with their audience through a tested has launched the Community market concept that encourages face DOHA: Visitors to the Supported Art Programme (CSA), to face connections and community ‘Olympics — Past & Present’ the first-of-its-kind initiative in the building. Fifteen Doha-based artists exhibition will have the chance region which provides platform for have been confirmed for the exhibi- to splatter Al Riwaq Doha emerging and established artists tion, from well known and established space with balloons filled with to present their work to a wider artists such as Faraj Daham, Maher paint at the ‘Hit the Building’ audience. Attar, and Mohamed Abou El Naga, event tomorrow. The programme will open on April to emerging artists Maria Stabio and As part of the programme at 29 at the KAC Gallery of the Katara Christto Sanz & Andrew Weir, and the expo opened three weeks Art Center and will continue to be first-time exhibitors Alanoud Alhajry. ago, “Hit the Building” will be displayed to the public in an exhibition The exhibition includes a wide vari- held from 2pm to 6pm and pro- until May 6. The idea behind the CSA ety of limited edition photography and vide entertainment through is to create an accessible platform prints in a number of varying styles a DJ, an Arab rap band and where collectors, whether first time and covering a range of subject mat- BeatBox. or established, will have an opportu- ter, with the majority of works shown Following the fun event will nity to engage with the artists and produced specifically for the CSA. be a talk featuring Qatari ath- their work, and support them directly. This initiative provides interac- letes Nada Wafa Arkaji and The program works through the pur- tion between collectors and artists Ibrahim Ismail who will share chase of “shares”, entitling each share outside the traditional gallery setting their experiences of becoming holder to take home an artwork from allowing collectors to communicate Olympic athletes. Other upcom- the exhibition. directly with the artists on their work, ing events include a visit of the The revenue of each share goes direction, and vision. Artists will also Williams F1 Team and a con- directly to supporting the artist to benefit through this interaction with ference on the history of doping produce the work. Inspired by similar collectors determining their motiva- and anti-doping. projects in the US, community sup- tion, taste, and interest in collecting On Monday at 3pm, the origi- ported initiatives have appeared as work from Qatar-based artists. nal Formula 1 car will be on a way to connect cultural producers THE PENINSULA display and the drivers Pastor Maldonado, Valtteri Bottas and Susie Wolff will available for Formula 1 drivers Pastor Maldonado, Valtteri Bottas and Susie Wolff who will be available for photographs photographs and autographs. and autographs on Monday. The conference organised in cooperation with the Anti- Doping Lab Qatar will take expo shows both ancient and The accompanying education The students especially enjoy place from May 6 to 7 at the modern Olympic Games and and events programme of the the physical activities such as Museum of Islamic Art audito- tells the history of the Olympics expo has been well received. trying out the ancient disciplines rium and explore the historical, in ancient Greece and their “Our tour guides have been or competing against each other cultural and scientific aspects reestablishment in modern exploring the exhibition with in the once Olympic discipline of of doping. times. It is held in partnership different school classes every tug-of-war,” explains Hamda Al Organised by QMA’s Qatar with ExxonMobil Qatar and day discovering the stories Mohannadi, Education Manager Olympic & Sports Museum runs until June 30 at Al Riwaq of Olympia and the Olympic of the QOSM. (QOSM), the largest of its kind Doha exhibition space. Games. THE PENINSULA

Emir, Deputy Emir and PM send QNRF grants to condolences to Algerian President DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the boost research by Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani yesterday sent cables of condo- lences to Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on the death of the ‘junior scientists’ former president of the Supreme Council of the State, Ali Kafi. QNA

DOHA: Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) yesterday announced the results of the fourth cycle of its increasingly com- petitive Junior Scientists Research Experience Programme (JSREP), which aims to boost Qatar’s research capac- ity through funding ‘jun- ior’ scientists aged 40 or under. In its latest cycle, QNRF has awarded JSREP grants to five proposals. The awarded institutions include Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar and Qatar University. Their projects fall in the fields of natural sciences, humanities, medical and health, and engineering and technology. QNRF funds two cycles of JSREP annually, with grants of up to $100,000 per project, per year, awarded for duration of up to three years. Over the next three years, the awarded projects will receive total funding of over $1m. Commenting on the Programme’s rising profile, Dr Abdul Sattar Al Taie (pictured), Executive Director of QNRF said: “JSREP is aimed at promoting a research culture among up-and-coming scientists. JSREP is a very competitive programme. We have had a total of 63 applicants since its commencement in 2010 and, of these only 21 have made it through our stringent review proc- ess and passed the cut-off mark.” “The projects awarded in this cycle address some of the needs and challenges our society faces. Our programmes not only enable innovation for the benefit of Qatar, they also simultaneously contribute to building the country’s human capital in science and research,” he added. Two projects were awarded to Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) for research on math- ematical theorems and programming solutions in com- puter science. The second CMU-Q project will seek to develop an extension of the high-level programming construct, ‘Join Pattern,’ with features that will make the system more robust and effective for parallel and distributed programming. Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) has been awarded two proposals for research on ovarian tumours and cancer, the second leading cause of cancer- related death in women across the world. In its first study, WCMC-Q will explore the signifi- cance of non-mutated genes in ovarian tumours that occur unexpectedly, in hopes of identifying new genes that are involved in the formation of tumours. The second project awarded to WCMC-Q will exam- ine whether activated endothelial cells, which line the interior surface of blood vessels and lymphatic vessels, represent a sanctuary site for ovarian cancer cells, pro- viding resistance to drug treatment and allowing the recurrence of the disease. The fifth grant was awarded to Qatar University for a study on how language is used by people who live and work in ‘globalised’ Qatar, both online and offline, to construct their social class, gender identities and their sense of culture. THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 18 APRIL 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 Qatar can handle any kind of emergency, says police chief DOHA: The Permanent Jassim Al Khulaifi reassured systematic plans needed to spare There was a sense of tremor emergency line on the morning level of readiness to deal with any Emergency Committee has Qatar’s citizens and residents that Qatar effects and consequences of but no one was affected and no of the earthquake, and vehicles incident. stressed its full readiness to the committee is ready to handle such disasters — natural or oth- losses were sustained, he said of the rescue police (Al Fazaa), The Ministry of Interior’s effectively deal with emergen- emergencies of all kinds. erwise, he said. “Regardless of how big these traffic, internal security force Public Relations Department cies at any time and place. Thanks to coordination between Al Khulaifi said Monday’s incidents are, we in Qatar are (Lekhwiya), and civil defence was instructed to send clear mes- In an interview with Qatar members of the committee from earthquake in Iran and subse- ready for every emergency now started patrolling streets. sages on social websites, including News Agency (QNA) yesterday, the state’s concerned institutions, quent tremors in the region did and in the future.” In addition to urgent proce- Facebook and Twitter, to reassure the Public Security Director the committee has effective pro- not result in any material damage The police chief said the dures these authorities took, the public. General Staff Maj Gen Saad bin grammes and appropriate and or lose of lives in Qatar. police force received calls on the Al Khulaifi said they raised the THE PENINSULA Qatar has rich Filipino globe runner makes Doha stop BY RAYNALD C RIVERA

DOHA: After completing green building 16,636km for 346 running days in 18 countries, Filipino ultramarathon runner Cesar Guarin is in Qatar as part of the seventh leg of his quest history: Expert to be the first Asian to run around the world. When he attains his aim to run more than 42,000km in ‘Incorporate traditional concepts’ 47 countries in 16 legs, Guarin would be the first Asian and the DOHA: A prominent Qatari Gerard Seeber, Australia’s fourth person to run around the architect has called on local Senior Trade Commissioner for world. At the end of his jour- developers to incorporate Mena, spoke about the strate- ney, he plans to write a book to Qatar’s traditional green build- gic partnership between the two inspire the youth to aim high. ing concepts in the planning countries and their robust eco- The 57-year-old runner and design of new buildings. nomic relationship. Australian started his journey around Ibrahim M Jaidah, board companies have been involved in the world 30 years ago with a member of Qatar Green Building the building of many important dream to be the first Filipino Council (QGBC) and Founder of structures in Qatar, not least the Olympic marathon gold medal- the Arab Engineering Bureau, City Centre Mall, Education City list, and when he failed to reach while addressing a joint seminar and the Kahramaa building, he it, he took it farther through the attended by a visiting Australian said. Global Run. Filipino ultramarathon runner Cesar Guarin (third left), Charge d’Affaires Melvin C Almonguera (second left), Third trade delegation said that Qatar Robin Mellon from the Green He targets 2016 to finish his Secretary and Vice Consul Kristine F Bautista (third right), Cultural Attaché Richard Billedo (second right) and has a history of green building Building Council of Australia said: mission to circle the globe as a media persons at the Philippine embassy yesterday. KAMMUTTY VP practices that grew out of neces- “Since the GBCA was formed in tribute to millions of Overseas sity among local communities 2002, we have certified over 7 mil- Filipino Workers (OFWs) scat- dealing with the hot climate. lion square miles of sustainable tered across the world. GCC countries he would cover from other regions of the world here on accomplishing goals “In many ways, early Qatari development. Working with other “This is for all the OFWs who in the coming days. In Qatar he he had visited. and overcoming obstacles as buildings adopted green practices green building councils such as help our country to progress. said he would run 230km in the Going for the record is just in other countries where the through strategic site placement, Qatar, we can learn from green I’m also inspired by their hero- span of five days. secondary to his goal, most ‘Father of Ultramarathon in the ensuring openings did not face building professionals, case stud- ism, they are all my inspiration,” With regard to his Middle important is connecting with Philippines’ has reached. west, the hottest side, the use of ies, technologies and approaches he told the local media at the East run, he said his concern Filipinos on the road. Almonguera called on all alleyways and alcoves to provide in order to find the best out- courtesy call yesterday at the was adapting to the region’s “For the Filipinos, I’ll run all Filipinos to participate at a Fun naturally shaded environments comes through good design, good Philippine Embassy. unique culture. He said apart over the world,” he said. Run with Guarin tomorrow at and with wind towers that cap- technology and good behaviour The Middle East leg of his from interacting with Filipinos Charge d’Affaires Melvin C 6am at the Oryx Roundabout tured cool breeze. Today, we can to achieve good health and well- journey started in Bahrain and here, he also enjoyed the Middle Almonguera said Guarin would near the Corniche. still adopt these basic concepts in being and business practice. The Qatar is the second of all six East’s unique landscape different be an inspiration to all OFWs THE PENINSULA the planning stages of construc- similarities in climate and diver- tion,” said Al Jaidah. sity mean that there are signifi- He said there is now immense cant opportunities for both Qatar Culture Ministry to interest in green building prac- and Australia to achieve greener, tice among developers in Qatar more efficient and better quality celebrate World as awareness grows about the development.” benefits. The future of environmen- Heritage Day today The seminar hosted by QGBC tal issues was touched on by brought together key policymak- James McGregor of Australia’s DOHA: The Ministry of ers from Qatar’s green building leading research facility, the Culture, Arts and Heritage industry and leading Australian Commonwealth Scientific and will celebrate World Heritage experts in energy conservation Industrial Research Organisation Day today. and green building research and (CSIRO). He said sustainability Celebrations for three days best practice. endeavours of the future will span at the heritage village in Al In his opening remarks, not just green buildings, but green Bida Park, will witness a QGBC director Eng Meshal Al communities, power stations and large number of citizens and Shamari pointed out the simi- water utilities too. expatriates. larities between the Australian In his closing remarks, Al Events include folkloric and and Qatari environment as water Shamari pointed out the signifi- artistic shows and presenta- scarcity and dry arid landscapes cant benefits that green building tions on Al Marawda art and QR are a feature of both countries. holds for the country. allewaa. 2250 “The two countries can learn “Research has shown us that Other folkloric presenta- much from each other. Issues of saving energy consumption is a tions will be made by Omani, BEDROOM sustainability and energy conser- key marketing tool for landlords, Egyptian, Tunisian, Palestinian, SET vation are of increasing impor- creates an enhanced personal Indian and Philippine folkloric (5 PCS) tance in Qatar in alignment with space for occupants and increases troupes. 5 PCS BEDROOM SET 180x200 the Qatar National Vision 2030. productivity by up to 25 percent. Al Bida Park, stretching over CONSISTING OF BED, 2 NIGHT TABLES, As a result, a whole industry is As Qatar transitions from a two miles along the Corniche, DRESSER WITH MIRROR AND STOOL now beginning to grow here with carbon economy to a knowledge has a Heritage Village that a focus on conservation, sustain- economy, these capabilities are of resembles a traditional Qatari MADE OF FABRIC ability and renewable energy,” increasing importance.” village, and an open-air theatre said Al Shamari. 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Lingerie shops Shisha smoking may have to pull a risky affair: out ‘dirty ads’ DOHA: Inundated with com- plaints from people, the Central Municipal Council (CMC) has taken objections to what it says WCMC-Q expert are dirty advertisements in lin- gerie shops. The advertisements some- times show photographs of Misconceptions discussed at forum young women wearing only the undergarments. DOHA: Shisha smokers are at After a heated debate in the a higher risk of developing can- CMC, furious members insisted cer, respiratory illnesses and that the House make strong rec- periodontal diseases compared ommendations to the Ministry of to non-smokers, says an expert. Municipality and Urban Planning Weill Cornell Medical College to invoke an existing law to curb in Qatar (WCMC-Q) Associate indecent displays of advertise- Professor of Public Health Dr ments in lingerie shops. Ziyad Mahfoud said this at a The CMC has, thus, urged the recent community health forum. civic ministry to frame executive Dr Mahfoud was address- regulations for a law that was ing the monthly ‘Medicine & enforced last year (Law Number U’ health outreach programme The Minister of Education and Higher Education and Secretary General of the Supreme Education Council H E 1 of 2012) so the “indecent” adver- at WCMC-Q campus during a Saad bin Ibrahim Al Mahmoud (right), hands over an award to a recipient as the Director of Doha Centre for Media tisements could be curbed. talk, entitled ‘The Health Risks Freedom, Jan Keulen (centre), looks on, during the ceremony at Hilton-Doha yesterday. SHAIVAL DALAL These advertisements are dis- of Smoking Shisha: Facts and played on the exteriors of the Fiction’. main doors of lingerie shops fac- Shisha smoking has also been ing the road so passersby, includ- linked to low birth weight, he said. ing women and children, also view “Tobacco use and tobacco smoke Budding journalists honoured them. produced during Shisha smoking Such advertisements are contain similar toxic substances against Qatar’s culture and tra- and known carcinogens; generally WCMC-Q Associate Professor of DOHA: The Doha Centre for Keulen handed over the awards. Month by Al Hekma International ditions and Islam, the CMC noted in stronger concentrations than Public Health Dr Ziyad Mahfoud Media Freedom’s (DCMF) DCMF’s Media and School Mamoura, best director in its recommendations. found in cigarette smoking. The during his presentation. Media and Information Literacy Information Literacy Programme was given to the report Sowaika The Council has also urged charcoal and aluminium foil used Programme held its ‘annual aims to enhance comprehension by Al Ahnaf Bin Qais Preparatory the state-backed consumer in burning the tobacco produce award media excellence’ at the and assessment of news. School School for Boys. rights watchdog, the Consumer high levels of carbon monoxide and addressing the health dan- Hilton-Doha yesterday. news programme in media liter- The best camera woman cho- Protection Department at the and heavy metals that are also gers of Shisha smoking with their Held for the first time, the acy helps students, teachers and sen for Length of School Hours Ministry of Business and Trade dangerous to health,” Dr Mahfoud children. event aims at encouraging media coaches to have their own school by Maimoona Pimary School for to intervene. said. He encouraged schools to literacy among school students. video report. Students learn in the Girls, best journalist was awarded The Council has said more Shisha, also known as hookah, develop education campaigns and A total of 300 students received workshop the nature of the news to a report on Freedom of Speech municipal inspectors be recruited narghile, arghile, hubble-bubble to teach young people how to deal special training on media literacy, as they plan their report. Some by Abdurrahman Bin Jassem to monitor such shops. and water pipe, is a device that with peer pressure when urged prior to the awards ceremony. students work independently to Preparatory Secondary School The CMC has also said that people use to smoke tobacco. to participate in Shisha smoking. The Minister of Education and portray the news. They learn how for Boys. women buying lingerie find it New forms of flavoured tobacco Dr Mahfoud also called for the Higher Education and Secretary to plan for the report, and how Appreciation award from the quite embarrassing when they including apple, pineapple, and implementation of public health General of the Supreme Education to operate the camera on display Media and Information Literacy confront salesmen at these shops. chocolate, specially made for campaigns that warn about the Council H E Saad bin Ibrahim Al techniques and interviewing. Programme was won by Al Khor Such shops must have women Shisha emerged more than 20 dangerous of Shisha smoking and Mahmoud and Director of Doha The best producer chosen is Model School for Boys. sales personnel. years ago and spread Shisha replace myths with facts. Centre for Media Freedom Jan from the report Teacher of the THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA smoking rapidly among people in “A lot can be done to educate the Middle East and around the the public about the dangers of world. Its origins can be traced to smoking,” he said. more than 400 years ago in India “There is a need to improve and and Persia. enforce comprehensive tobacco “There is a misconception that control laws that includes Shisha it is less harmful than cigarettes smoking. And we need to pro- GCC network will curb drug menace: Official due to its fruit content and water vide services to stop smoking filtering and it has growing social especially tailored for Shisha DOHA: The eight annual clos- Ahmad Ali Al Mohannadi, acceptability compared to ciga- smokers.” ing ceremony of the Permanent General Manager of Kahrmaa rettes, especially among women Dr Mahfoud is Associate Committee for Alcohol and Fahd Hamad Al Mohannadi, and youth,” Dr Mahfoud said. Professor of Biostatistics and Drug Affairs (PCDAA) con- directors of departments of the “Because it is not being included Director of Health Quantitative cluded here on Tuesday. Ministry of Interior (MoI) and in smoking bans in many coun- Sciences at the Department of The closing ceremony was drug prevention officials. tries or even regulated as much Global and Public Health and held in honour of those who con- Al Khulaifi told the session as cigarettes is also a problem.” WCMC-Q Associate Director of tributed to events and activi- said that the problem with drugs He urged parents to play an the Biostatistics Research Core. ties of PCSAA last year. It was was not specific to Qatar but it important role by communicating THE PENINSULA held under the patronage of the was a global problem. He pointed Minister of State for Interior out that there is a big illegal Affairs H E Sheikh trade and criminal networks are Abdullah bin Nasser bin spreading the disease in different Khalifa Al Thani. continents. The session was He said that Qatar has an inte- attended by the Director grated security system to face the General of Public Security, issue and detect plans of criminal Head of PCDAA Staff networks for the deployment of Major General Saad bin drugs, as well as the development Jassim Al Khulaifi, along of cooperation between Qatar and with Director of General other GCC countries. An official receiving a memento during the function. Directorate of Customs THE PENINSULA

Filipinos ready to show off basketball skills

DOHA: The fourth GCC All- promoting healthy lifestyle in The quadripartite tourna- at 10am with a match between Filipino Club Championship support of the Qatari govern- ment would see Abu Dhabi Dubai and Bahrain followed by which kicks off today at Al ment’s endeavours. Kings, Bahrain Stallions, a game between Qatar and Abu Gharafa Sports Club will be a “This event will surely show Dubai’s D Heat and Qatar Dhabi at 12 noon. showcase of Filipinos’ passion the world Filipinos have the Falcons battle it out on the hard Admission is free. for basketball and the spirit spirit to excel in the field of court during the two-day event. One of the key organisations of sportsmanship among the sports. We would like to show Hosted by Pinoy Basketball in Qatar which has been host- teams from four participating every one Filipinos’ sportsman- of Qatar (PIBAQ) for the first ing Filipino basketball events in nations. ship, competitiveness and the time, the championship is set to the country, PIBAQ has been at Charge d’Affaires Melvin will power to go on and suc- be one of the biggest spectacles the forefront of major spectacu- C Almonguera expressed the ceed,” said Almonguera at a for Filipino basketball fans here lar basketball events involving Philippine Embassy’s sup- press conference yesterday at 14 years after the last tourney famous Filipino players and port for the event in line with Corp Executive Hotel Doha was held in Dubai. fund raising tournaments. the Mission’s keenness in Suites. The tournament opens today THE PENINSULA

Charge d’Affaires Melvin C Almonguera (seated third right) and PIBAQ President Pat Carido (seated third left) along with other officials at the press conference at Corp Executive Hotel yesterday. KAMMUTTY VP THURSDAY 18 APRIL 2013 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Saudi deports 200,000 illegal workers: Minister Labour Ministry to to intensify crackdown RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will will be increased, Fakieh said. take new steps, including jail Some businesses and schools in terms for small business owners Saudi Arabia have reported dif- and the hiring of 1,000 inspec- ficulties operating over the last tors, to crack down on foreign- several weeks as some expatriate ers working illegally in the workers have stayed at home to world’s top oil exporter, Labour avoid inspectors checking their Minister Adel Al Fakieh said. work permits. “We have and will continue to But so far, there is no clear sign have millions of foreign workers. that the Saudi economy as a whole We have 7.5 million legal foreign has suffered, with the stock mar- workers and we need them,” ket and business sentiment sur- Fakieh told Saudi-owned MBC veys remaining strong. Early this television this week, according to month, the Custodian of the Two a transcript posted on its website. Holy Mosque King Abdullah bin “We will continue to issue visas Abdulaziz ordered that migrant for others but those who want workers breaking regulations be to come to this country have to given a grace period of up to three Hundreds of Kuwaitis demonstrate in Kuwait City in protest against a court verdict to jail opposition leader and respect the law.” months to sort out their papers. former MP Musallam Al Barrak for five years on charges of insulting the ruler. Saudi Arabia has been deport- Labour Minister Adel Al Fakieh Fakieh said his ministry’s poli- ing hundreds of thousands of cies over the past 18 months had illegal foreign workers as part of local citizens was introduced in put some 600,000 Saudi citizens labour market reforms designed late 2011. into private sector jobs, though he Kuwait police fail in fourth bid to reduce unemployment among As a part of new measures to added that because of staff turno- its own citizens, which is officially be implemented from next month, ver, about 400,000 now remained estimated at 12.0 percent. the ministry will set up a toll-free employed in those jobs. If it persists, the crackdown line for the public to report vio- A cut in the number of foreign to arrest opposition leader could have major effects on the lations, he said. Business own- workers in Saudi Arabia could Saudi economy, which has for dec- ers will be able to check online benefit the economy by reducing KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait a public rally in October. yesterday played down the cyber- ades relied heavily on foreigners whether they violate the rules. the flow of billions of dollars of riot police yesterday raided Police have tried to arrest attack, saying that only “an old from south and southeast Asia The ministry will hire 1,000 earnings being remitted abroad the house of opposition leader Barrak on three other occasions page was actually hacked.” as well as Arab countries in its more inspectors who will be every year. It could also pressure and former MP Mussallam in the past two days but he has Kuwaiti courts have already energy, construction and services accompanied by policemen when companies into raising wages for Al Barrak in a fourth attempt insisted on seeing the original issued prison terms against at industries. checking businesses, and firms workers among the country’s to arrest him to serve a five- arrest order, saying that once it least 10 former opposition MPs In addition to legal foreign will face penalties if they harbour roughly 19 million local citizens, year prison term, an opposition is produced he will give himself and tweeters for insulting the workers, analysts have estimated illegals, Fakieh added. analysts say. spokesman said. up. emir. New York-based Human the number of illegals at 1 or 2 “If an owner of a small enter- Another major step that could However, they left after not “A group of elite special forces Rights Watch has called on million, conceivably more. The prise conspires with an illegal reduce foreign labour would be to finding him at his home south- armed with automatic assault Kuwait to drop charges against governments of Yemen and south- foreign worker, he will be sub- lift the country’s ban on women west of Kuwait City, said Saad Al rifles raided the house looking critics, while former opposition ern Indian state of Kerala have ject to sanctions,” Fakieh said. driving. Saudi Arabian billionaire Ajmi, head of the media office of for Barrak,” said Ajmi, who con- MP Mohammad Al Dallal said expressed concern about a sud- Possible punishments will include Prince AlWaleed bin Talal threw the Popular Action Movement demned the police behaviour and Kuwait is increasingly becoming den influx of returning workers a 100,000 riyal ($26,700) fine for his support behind that reform in which Barrak is a prominent said the government had commit- a police state. because of the Saudi crackdown. each illegal worker, two years in this week, saying it would make figure. ted a “moral blunder”. The oil-rich Gulf state has been Fakieh said about 200,000 prison or both. economic sense by dispensing A court on Monday ordered Unidentified activists mean- rocked by a bitter political cri- foreigners had been deported in In the next version of its with at least 500,000 foreign driv- Barrak, an outspoken critic of the while hacked the information sis over the past several months recent months, and that 840,000 labour quota system, which will ers. But there is no clear sign that ruling family-controlled govern- ministry website during the night after the ruler amended the elec- had left Saudi Arabia — most of be launched in the next three the government, conservative in ment, jailed for five years after and posted the speech of Barrak toral law in a move the opposition them voluntarily — since a quota months, requirements to hire many social issues, will take that he was convicted on charges of for which he was punished. claims was unconstitutional. system for companies to hire Saudi citizens in the retail sector step. REUTERS insulting the emir in a speech at The information ministry AFP

7 Sudan officers jailed over coup Tensions in Bahrain plot walk free ahead of F1 race KHARTOUM: Seven Sudanese military officers convicted DUBAI: Protesters in Bahrain villages, sounding drums and and jailed over a coup attempt plan to step up demands for chanting: “No to the Formula of walked free yesterday, just days reform ahead of this weekend’s blood,” in reference to the three- after they were sentenced. Formula One Grand Prix, set- day event. The seven converged on the ting the scene for a showdown Video footage posted on home of Brigadier Mohammed with authorities determined to YouTube showed masked pro- Ibrahim, who had received the stage an incident-free race. testers setting alight tyres and heaviest sentence of five years in The main opposition Al Wefaq gas cylinders to block a road in prison. political bloc has called for a mas- Bilad Al Qadim near the capital Wearing civilian clothes and sive rally to coincide with free Manama. The protesters car- shouting Allahu Akbar (God is practice tomorrow, the same ried pictures of Formula One greatest), Ibrahim and the others day the radical February 14 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, his were greeted by hundreds of sup- Movement has urged youths to face marked with a X. porters, relatives and neighbours protest under the slogan “Volcano Ecclestone has said he sees “no as celebratory gunfire sounded. of Anger”. reason” why the Bahrain race It was not immediately clear The Shia Al Wefaq is to protest should not be successful. why they were released early but under the banner “Democracy is “There’s no reason why it they had requested a presidential Our Right”. shouldn’t be,” Ecclestone said pardon on April 9, two days after “We are not against the at last weekend’s Grand Prix in their sentencing. Formula One Grand Prix, but Shanghai, China. Sunni-ruled The officers could potentially we want the world to hear our Bahrain has vowed to take have been executed for the case demands — democracy, respect of “appropriate” security measures which analysts say reflects politi- human rights, and an elected gov- ahead of the Grand Prix in the cal struggle within the 24-year ernment,” said leading Al Wefaq Shia-majority Gulf state. regime of President Omar Hassan figure Khalil Al Marzooq. Government spokeswoman Al Bashir, who himself took power Marzooq, speaking on the Samira Rajab said that “Bahrain is in a coup. telephone, distanced his move- ready to host the F1 and there are A military court ordered the ment from the violence that the no security issues,” dismissing the soldiers dismissed from the mili- February 14 Movement frequently protests as “childish movements tary and issued sentences ranging resorts to. But he accused the implementing Iranian agendas... from two to five years in prison security forces in the tiny Gulf that will not affect the race.” She for the plot. They asked Bashir archipelago of “suppressing the said hotel occupancy rates “will to pardon them as “political people like they were enemies,” reach 100 percent based on the prisoners” under a wide-ranging adding that “violence leads to bookings made until now”. “The amnesty which he announced violence”. teams are here now and tourists early this month, the army said. Late on Tuesday, youths took to are in their thousands.” “Now we are free and the case the streets across Shia-populated AFP is finished for us,” Ibrahim said in brief comments after revel- lers slaughtered four sheep and hoisted the smiling officers on their shoulders. The army originally said 11 officers were convicted but one of the defence lawyers gave the total as nine. Two colonels had already been released in recent days, a regional political expert said. The soldiers were found guilty of “attempting to undermine the constitutional and security sys- tem and threaten the country’s unity and harm the armed forces by the use of force,” the army has said. Officials gave only vague details about the November plot which analysts said was linked to hardcore Islamist officers A protester holds up a poster against the upcoming Formula One Grand who had once firmly backed the Prix, during a demonstration on the sidelines of an anti-regime rally in the regime. AFP village of Jid Ali, in Isa Town, yesterday. THURSDAY 18 APRIL 2013 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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HE bombings in Boston on Monday have sent cold shivers down the spine of all those who don’t want the past wounds to be reopened. America As a Bostonian and Muslim, I Thas settled into a peace it wouldn’t want to get disturbed, and Muslims in the country have almost succeeded in putting behind them the ugly consequences of a tragedy that upended their lives. If the perpetrators of wept on Monday – and worried Boston bombings were trying to scuttle all these, they must not be allowed to do so. BY RABAIL BAIG Three people were killed and 176 wounded in the blasts at stampede, we ended up on the terrace the Boston Marathon. Among the dead was an eight-year- looking over Boylston Street – a stone’s old boy, Martin Richard, who was watching the marathon have your stubble before you throw away from where the second blast come to bed, Haider,” I told had just occurred. Soon, a distraught It has taken America with his mother and sister who were badly wounded. The “Smy husband Monday night. mob pushed us right back into the food attack was the worst against civilians on US soil since He looked up at me from the compu- court. Unfinished bites and sentences, and its large Muslim September 11 and exposed the vulnerabilities of the US ter chair without the slightest hint of deserted strollers and upturned chairs community almost a counterterrorism campaign since 2011. Interestingly, no protest and smiled, “of course”. A cou- – the large mall appeared ghastly. organisation or individual claimed responsibility for the ple of hours into the night, with him As we rushed out on to Huntington decade to recover from attack, which is in stark contrast with Al Qaeda’s practice sound asleep right next to me – asleep Avenue, unable to wipe that dreadful like nothing had happened – I shivered sight from our heads, my phone rang. the dreadful events of rushing to claim credit for the work they haven’t done. from post-traumatic stress. Cold sweat A call from Pakistan. Just then, in those It also shows how atrophied the terrorist organisation has trickled down the side of my forehead very few seconds, our lives, our identi- of 9/11. One does not become. Earlier reports said police had arrested a suspect meeting warm tears at the corner of ties, made me want to not answer it. have to have lived in yesterday, but it was later denied by the authorities. my eye and disappearing into a big, wet Our future – my husband’s career in Amid the shock and condemnation, it is difficult not to circle on the pillow. It was my second medicine and mine in journalism, our a pre-9/11 America notice the way Bostonians reacted Patriot’s Day Boston Marathon, my plans of having a baby, of buying a home husband’s third. I recalled spending all of our own, living the American dream to know what has to the bombings. They came out evening answering calls from back home someday – ran through my head. I had There has in force to help the victims and in Pakistan, say- and have never been more afraid. But I changed for the worse, police, and did so with poise, ing often, “Allah had to answer it. It was Haider’s sister for Americans and the been no rush kindness and calm. The bombings nay bachaya,” calling to say hello, completely unaware to judgment, will also be noted for the extreme (Allah saved us). of what had taken place. I quickly hung Muslim community in caution and impartiality with But did he? up after telling her we were safe. Were Earlier on we? the United States and no finger- which the Obama administration Monday, I was sit- The phone kept ringing, all calls from pointing after handled the crisis. There was It seems that ting with Haider Pakistan. My paranoia kept growing. all over the world. no finger-pointing, no rush to and three other “Talk in English, if they’re hearing, the Boston name a community even before until proven friends around they should know what you’re talking perpetrator of the Boston Marathon the facts could be ascertained. small tables at the about,” I bizarrely found myself saying, bombings turns out to be a Muslim. bombings. otherwise, Prudential Center even though we had little to no informa- While I fear for our lives, our careers, The president chose his words food court when tion about what had actually happened. our families, our goals and dreams, and carefully. “What we don’t yet terrorists are we heard, and felt, “Don’t say anything political. Keep it for Muslims all over America, strug- know, however, is who carried out this attack or why; the loud thud. If brief,” I said again, all this while praying gling for an education or to make a liv- whether it was planned and executed by a terrorist Muslims, and we were around a car back-fired or a stage collapsed. As ing, I fear most for the place and people organisation, foreign or domestic, or was the act of a for some, all a table some- anything else would mean terrorism, we now call home. malevolent individual,” he said. Every word of a president where in Karachi, and we all know what terrorism means Whether the perpetrators were Muslims are Pakistan, my and who terrorists are. For until proven Islamic fundamentalist or white is measured for what it says and doesn’t say, and Obama’s hometown, we otherwise, terrorists are Muslims, and supremacist, or criminal malcontents, choice of words will send the right signals across America terrorists. would have said for some, all Muslims are terrorists. they did not dampen the spirit of the and the world. We must not forget that it was George W a little prayer in It has taken America and its large people of Boston to rush to the rescue Bush’s wanton and deliberate overuse of the word ‘terrorism’ our hearts and Muslim community almost a decade to of those in need. which had contributed to the stereotyping of all Muslims as continued eating, recover from the dreadful events of 9/11. But one does hope if these good peo- terrorists. Had Bush exercised the same restraint, Muslims hoping that by One does not have to have lived in a pre- ple, who have accepted us as their own, the time we were 9/11 America to know what has changed would not question doing just that if would have suffered far less in America. done, the roads would re-open and life for the worse, for Americans and the they were to find out the offender was Investigation is continuing and the culprits are likely to would resume. Such is our threshold Muslim community in the United States “one of us”. be arrested soon. While the law will take its course, there for bomb-like noises and actual life- and all over the world. No one knows I wonder whether Haider will be able is no doubt that terrorists will not be able to dampen the consuming explosions. the woes of terror more than someone to grow a stubble, just the way I like it, spirit of the marathon with their heinous act. It will be back But in the heart of Boston, on a day of who grew up in Pakistan, for we are still throw on a backpack and take me on the celebration, it could only be Godzilla, or bearing its brunt. Green Line to Copley Square again for next year, no matter how much security is required, and some other giant lizard, someone joked. Now that some of us have moved a bite any time soon. I wonder whether there will be more crowds and runners because that is one of Within 20 seconds, though, buried under on while others back home continue life will be the way it used to be. telling terrorists that they can’t win • a horde of people and after the ensuing to suffer, we have a lot to lose if the THE GUARDIAN The other side Quote of Bombings present opportunity to showcase best of humanity the day MID the search for motivations left 20 children and six adults dead in him to his knees, then onto his back. Yet the security near the bomb sites and culprits, it is all too easy December. An eight-year-old boy and two other near the finish line was not enough to to lose sight of the personal Almost 23,000 participants started spectators sustained fatal injuries as stop the bomber. Similar attacks in Aloss involved in a tragedy the Boston Marathon, among them a the events unfolded. More than 100 relatively open public spaces overseas such as the Boston Marathon bombs. handful of elite Australians and 150 more were injured, some critically. have caused maximum civilian damage Prospects for peace The victims are not embassy workers, recreational entrants. Up to 500,000 Anyone who has participated in a and are hard to guard against. There is government officials or some other people lined the streets to watch. community event like this will be asking good reason to increase security pre- in Syria may seem supposed handmaidens of someone’s The audacity of the bombers to themselves: ‘’What if that had been me cautions and civilian vigilance at future worst enemy. strike near the end of the race, when and my family?’’ events. But the best defence against grim, but a political They are simply people who felt safe the excitement of achievement was In all the crackdowns that have fol- terrorism begins way before events enough to participate in a community greatest and the glare of media the lowed attacks by home-grown and are planned. It begins when individu- solution is possible event, among fellow citizens, for a good brightest, makes the attack all the more foreign terrorists on the US mainland, als decide they will live their lives the and the UN is cause: to improve their health, achieve galling. a race around the streets of a major best they can - terrorism or no terror- a goal and/or raise money for charity. Among the runners was Bill Iffrig, 78, city is perhaps the last remnant of a ism. That may be as simple as entering pushing in that Some were even running for victims in his 45th marathon. He was in the time when sporting events could - and a fun run or marathon as a gesture of direction. of another terrible crime: the Sandy final stretch of his third Boston 26-miler largely had to - be held with minimal defiance. Ban Ki-moon Hook elementary school massacre that when the first bomb exploded, sending security. The Sydney Morning Herald UN Secretary General THURSDAY 18 APRIL 2013 QATAR PERSPECTIVE www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Fostering a culture of responsibility

a man more respectable. JABER AL HARMY Why does not a man in a cer- tain post resign when he fails to accomplish his mission? he Qatar Career Fair for jobseekers to enter the job Perhaps he believes he has was in the limelight market when they are best qual- made no mistake or his post is recently, with min- ified. By doing so, they would private, as in the case of a fam- istries, organisations not get shocked when they start ily-owned company. In the latter and the private sec- working after theoretical study or case, the public has no right to Ttor offering jobs in various fields. practical training. ask. Organisers of the fair say the pri- I would like to focus on another I would like to advocate the cul- mary goal of the event is not to issue here and it is related to ture of taking responsibility and provide employment, it is to pro- training, development and learn- resigning. Our sons and daugh- vide jobseekers the opportunity ing – which are provided by the ters should discuss and debate it to take a look at the labour mar- Career Fair. My cause is fostering at home, in school and at work ket and the available jobs. It is to a culture of taking responsibility so that they have the courage to update jobseekers with the needs and resigning when one fails to admit their mistakes and apolo- of the labour market so they can achieve goals; when one must quit gise for them. plan their future. lest one harm national interest. The Career Fair should organ- The fair, as the organisers put In the West, the culture of ise workshops that instil a new it, provides jobseekers training, apologising and resigning is so culture and help young people join educational and capacity-building common that it is not a surprise the labour market. opportunities. These objectives if a minister leaves his post volun- We want this new culture are of great importance. tarily when he fails to accomplish to change the behaviour of our It is true that employment his mission. The minister could youth, who can be easily taught is what everybody looks for. have failed to carry out the plans at a young age. This generation Qualifications, training and he had laid for his ministry or will one day occupy all the high capacity-building are necessary organisation. Of course, there is posts and will make decisions in nothing wrong with this. the future. Therefore, they should It is not necessary that eve- acquire this culture. ryone holding an office would be It is not shameful to resign if qualified to carry out his duties. A anyone fails to fulfil his promise person who fails in one field may or translate his words into deeds. excel in another that matches his Safeguarding public assets qualifications. is my responsibility and yours My cause is I think this culture should be as well as the responsibility of fostering a instilled in the new generations, the Asian Games in Doha in 2006. considered anything less a failure. Failure to do something does everyone. which will occupy major positions Taiwan’s sports minister resigned Therefore, he resigned three days not mean failure in everything. No one should under any cir- culture of taking in different sectors in future. three days after the games, in after the games. On the contrary, one may be crea- cumstance give up this respon- responsibility and I do not want to hold the fair’s which his country got dozens of I am giving this example from tive and distinguished in another sibility or allow anyone to relieve resigning when organisers alone responsible for medals. Why? the Asian continent to show that field. Perhaps the current post him of it as the law, Shariah and spreading the culture of owning The minister had announced there is nothing wrong in resign- does not match one’s qualifica- customs do not allow this. one fails to achieve up responsibility and resigning. before the Doha games that his ing due to failure. The Taiwanese tions. Therefore, the minister All watchdogs should work goals; when one All parties should cooperate in country would get 15 gold med- athletes were not complete fail- courageously left the post for hard to safeguard public assets must quit lest one fostering the culture of apologis- als. But Taiwanese athletes dis- ures and just fell short by six gold others who could excel where he and tighten controls over national ing and resigning in the new gen- appointed the minister. The medals. Some of the athletes may had failed. projects. As a number of major harm the national erations. We do not wish to see contingent won nine gold medals, have encountered unfortunate We are in need of the culture of projects — which will be a quali- interest. future generations holding on to 10 silver medals and 27 bronze. circumstances. But the minister acknowledging failure and care- tative leap for Qatar — are in the their posts at the nation’s expense. The minister resigned despite did not forget his pledge or make lessness. Such a culture would pipeline, accountability and con- I often cite the example of an these achievements. Since he had any excuses to keep his post. He never tarnish one’s reputation. trols are required to prevent any incident that took place following pledged to get 15 gold medals, he courageously quit. On the contrary, it would make misuse of public assets.

KHALED AL JABER Need for civilised debate on Twitter New media and ocial networking websites levelling accusations against have turned into an outlet JABER MOHAMED AL MARRI him. Sfor anybody with an opin- On certain occasions, Twitter prison literature ion or ideology to express them- becomes an arena for fierce selves across national boundaries and supporters? What attracts fighting wherein bullies are and other state barriers. tweeters is the type of informa- recruited through instigation he new media, particularly social networking websites, Thanks to these websites, tion that encourages them to and persuasion to support a such as Facebook and Twitter, have opened the way for ideas and visions are shared respond and interact once they tweeter who believes his point Tthe emergence of a new form of literature, namely prison among millions of people who read it. This is one of the reasons of view is always right. literature. differ in their inclinations and tweeters add someone to their Examples of this exist locally, This has happened not only in the Arab Spring countries but views. They allow people to share account and follow his posts. unfortunately, on web forums also in some Gulf states, which have started to detain tweeters, their cultures, opinions and We are fortunate to But improper practices on and social networking websites. commentators and political activists who bypassed state media points of view and prove that the have some Qatari social networking websites, espe- What adds insult to injury is to venture into cyberspace, which is relatively free of restric- world is a small village. tweeters who are cially Twitter, prove the truism that some of the people involved tions or legal hindrances. One of the most important that “nothing is perfect”. in such actions used to be seen Shaker Fared Hassan defines prison literature as a genre and well-known social network- considered the These websites are not sup- as brilliant. They, however, are characterised by humanity and struggle, born in the darkness of ing websites is Twitter. best ambassadors posed to be used for improper proving to be mere bodies with cellars, dungeons and behind prison bars. According to him, this It is a microblogging social of their country actions, such as attacks or defa- empty brains. genre has come out of the womb networking site that allows its mation for no other reason than We are fortunate to have some of prisoners’ daily pains, psycho- users to write and read text- on Twitter due to that some users do not comply Qatari tweeters who are con- logical suffering and oppression. It Prison literature based messages of a limited their manners and with moral standards and ethics sidered the best ambassadors of expresses the bitterness of torture number of characters, known that make it necessary for them their country on Twitter due to and the pain of abuse, and reveals has flourished as “tweets”. courtesy. to have respect for themselves their manners and courtesy. We prisoners’ concerns and their long- Perhaps the popularity of this before they respect other users must commend these tweeters ing for freedom and daylight. after the eruption website boils down to the fact who may read their tweets. for the efforts they are mak- Egyptian novelist Gamal Al that it is easy to use. The con- One of the things that has ing to improve the image of our Ghetany said he had been think- of the Arab tents of Twitter are not control- makes it easy to follow as well. become common on Twitter is homeland. ing a lot about prison to the revolutions to led by watchdogs who can ban The critical issue, however, the recruitment of a number of extent that one can say he has certain terms or media. The is the way tweeters use the tweeters to confront one per- The views expressed in the articles on this been imprisoned before his actual tell the stories limited number of characters web. How do tweeters deal with son whom they disagree with. page do not reflect the viewpoint of the imprisonment. tweeters have to use to write issues discussed in the website, Sometimes this group of recruits newspaper. He pointed out that when he people had their messages on this website and interact with other users ends up insulting this person and entered the cultural arena, the seminars he attended were moni- turned a blind tored by detectives, whose pres- ence was normal in such events. eye to under Al Ghetany said he had heard about what happened in prisons, Arab regimes What our national priorities should be and thoughts of that preoccupied him all the time. disguised in e need good educa- that stays within the limits of “I do not forgive any regime the robe of tion that elevates the DARA MOJAB AL DOSARI politeness, one that is based on that has committed such crimes Wstandards of Qatari respect for other people’s opin- (namely detention of prisoners of democracy and students and equips them with ions and pays full attention to conscience and political activists), skills, not just information and need strong bonds between the whims and interests, a media that national interest. whatever the reason behind it”, he secularism. knowledge. The education system people and the leadership in objectively discusses the problems We want Qatari traders to be said. must be fair to teachers and give order to reach our goals. of the Arab nation. given encouragement by being Prison literature has flourished them the position they deserve We need Qatar’s youth to first We want our government offi- offered facilities that can help after the eruption of the Arab revolutions to tell the stories in society. It must be in line with focus on learning to be the best cials to offer encouragement to them make the right investments people had turned a blind eye to under forward-looking, pro- the economic aspirations of our ambassadors—models of morals youth by giving them sufficient within the law. gressive Arab regimes disguised in the robe of democracy and country and the renaissance tak- who can represent the country. chances for promotion, progress We want to adhere closely to secularism. The Sighted, a collection of short stories, narrates ing place in it. We need a purely Qatari sport and training. Qatari heritage and traditions the story of Tunisian university students in the late 1980s and We need progress with regard that benefits from the facilities We want our economy to be and pass them on to future gen- the beginning of the 1990s. Some people termed that generation to medical equipment and the available here for the service of based on knowledge and inspire erations. We want to encourage the Holocaust generation. people who operate this equip- society in the hope of creating a the youth to conduct scientific tourism so that tourists can come The Sighted tackles prison literature in the broad and figura- ment. We need hospitals that healthy society that does its best research, and give them the here and see the urban develop- tive sense of the word by depicting the characters’ feelings of offer the best services. We need to serve this country in all fields opportunity to be innovative in ment and renaissance of Qatar sadness and alienation in their own homeland, given the restric- facilities that can offer all lev- and proves that countries that a practical way. We want offi- while paying competitive prices, tions imposed on freedom of expression and the fear and dread els of healthcare locally and the are small geographically can be cials who will encourage every- even as we stay close to our cus- that used to haunt citizens. As a result, every citizen had started government should stop send- great by their actions. thing that can contribute to the toms and traditions. to live in a prison of his own making, a kind of voluntary prison ing citizens abroad for medical We want a Qatari media that nation’s economy. We have grand hopes for Qatar that they entered without being escorted by torturers or jailers. treatment. seeks to report facts, a media that We want businessmen who and so does our leadership. These What will the future of prisons, prisoners and jailers look like We need a political renaissance takes a positive approach to its invest their money in Qatar with hopes, however, will never be ful- in the Arab world? Perhaps the new media and the stories of accompanied by such harmony work and presents its criticism in the aim of bringing about a ren- filled without unity between the heroes and their struggles will create a kind of prison literature between the society and its lead- a balanced way. We want a media aissance in this country, free from society and its leadership, and we have not known before. Let’s just wait and see. ers that it can counter attempts that discusses the problems of the greed or self-interest. without good intentions and hard to disunite Qatari society. We Qatari society free from personal We want freedom of expression work. THURSDAY 18 APRIL 2013 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST

Secularists target Assad warns West over Qaeda Tunisian president TUNIS: Secular lawmakers have submitted a motion of no- Defeat would spell end for Syria, says the embattled president confidence against Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki DAMASCUS: President history of Syria, and the heroes of after he criticised “secular Bashar Al Assad warned our brave army are today waging extremists”, a lawmaker said Western states yesterday that battle against terrorism,” it said. yesterday. they will pay a heavy price at Earlier, the foreign ministry Tension has been growing home for their alleged sup- told France to “stop interfering” between Islamists and secular- port of Islamists in the Syrian in Syria’s affairs, a day after Paris ists since the Islamist Ennahda conflict and said defeat of his dismissed an amnesty decree Movement won an election after regime was not an option. issued by Assad, state news an uprising in 2011 that toppled Assad, whose regime has been agency Sana said. the autocratic Zine Al Abidine battling rebels trying to oust “The Syrian people will not Ben Ali and sparked the Arab him since March 2011, told Al allow France to return to their Spring. Ikhbariya state television that the country through its support for Marzouki, himself a secularist West is playing with fire, accord- armed terrorist groups, and elected president under a power- ing to excerpts released by his by conspiring to cause Syrian sharing deal with Ennahda, told office. bloodshed.” Al Jazeera television last month “The West has paid heavily On Tuesday, Assad issued a that if “secular extremists” came for funding Al Qaeda in its early decree offering pardons or lighter to power, they could spark a stages. Today it is doing the same sentences to army deserters and bloody revolution in which they in Syria, Libya and other places, certain categories of smugglers. would be hanged. and will pay a heavy price in the But it came with a string of The remarks, just weeks after Syria’s National Council chief Ahmed Moaz Al Khatib (second left) and other opposition members holding talks heart of Europe and the United exceptions, and does not apply the assassination of secular politi- with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Istanbul, yesterday. States,” Assad said. to those taking up arms against cian Chokri Belaid brought thou- Last week, the jihadist rebel the regime. French foreign min- sands onto the streets, sparked group Al Nusra Front pledged option,” he said. “The truth is rebels free movement across its Assad has repeatedly blamed istry spokesman Philippe Lalliot outrage among the secular opposi- allegiance to Al Qaeda’s chief there is a war and I repeat: no borders. “enemies” and conspirators for dismissed the decree as more tion, which said Marzouki was no Ayman Al Zawahiri, who ear- to surrender, no to submission,” “I cannot believe that hundreds the deadly unrest rocking Syria, “deceptive manoeuvres” from the longer president of all Tunisians. lier had urged Syrian rebels Assad said in the interview. (of rebels) are entering Syria where the UN says more than Assad regime. Marzouki has also criticised to establish an Islamic state The interview — part of which with their weapons while Jordan 70,000 people have been killed in Meanwhile, staunch Assad ally hardline Islamists, and a presi- in the country. The embattled was posted on the presiden- is capable of arresting any single violence over the past two years. Russia warned that the Friends dential spokesman said his com- Syrian president also warned cy’s Facebook page — has been person with a light arm for going Ahead of the interview, state of Syria grouping of coun- ments had been taken out of that a defeat of his govern- timed to coincide with Syria’s to resist in Palestine,” Assad said. television showed footage from tries opposed to the regime in context as part of a campaign ment would spell the demise of Independence Day, which marks Jordan is hosting thousands of the French Mandate era (1920- Damascus was playing a “nega- against him. Syria, and vowed that he will not the 1946 end of French rule. Syrian refugees, opening its bor- 1946), drawing parallels between tive” role in resolving the conflict. Member of parliament Ali Ben “surrender.” Assad sounds a nationalistic der to those fleeing the conflict, “the heroes of independence” and Violence across Syria yester- Chrifa told the state news agency “There is no option but vic- note, and slams Western and but Damascus also accuses it of the Syrian army today. day killed at least 67 people, the that the motion had been submit- tory, otherwise it will be the end Arab countries who support the harbouring rebels and allowing “The commemoration of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory ted with 77 signatures. of Syria and I don’t think that the rebels. He takes to task neighbour them free movement over the departure of the last French for Human Rights reported. By law, the vote must be held Syrian people will accept such an Jordan, accusing it of allowing border, as well as arms shipments. soldiers is a glowing page in the AFP within two weeks. The motion is unlikely to pass, because Marzouki can count on majority support from Ennahda and two non-religious parties among the Sudan peace talks 217 members of parliament, but a sizeable showing could embarrass set for next week Sinai rockets hit Israeli resort of Eilat the government. KHARTOUM: Sudan’s gov- ernment and rebels in South JERUSALEM: Two rock- to examine whether the attack confrontations with protest- action in Sinai, a move that would Turkey to give Egypt Kordofan state said yesterday ets fired from Egypt’s Sinai was carried out from Egyptian ers angered by the death in violate a 1979 peace treaty with they are ready to talk about peninsula struck Israel’s Red territory. prison from cancer of 64-year- Egypt, and praised what he called $1bn loan soon ending a two-year-long war at Sea resort of Eilat yesterday, In a statement posted on old Maysara Abu Hamdeya. a “continuous and deep dialogue” a planned meeting in Ethiopia causing no casualties or dam- its website, the Islamist mili- Palestinian officials said he had with Egyptian officials on secu- ANKARA: Turkey will trans- next week. The Sudan People’s age, the Israeli military said, in tant group Magles Shoura Al been denied timely medical care. rity issues. “They have no sym- fer the remaining $1bn of a $2bn Liberation Movement-North an attack claimed by Islamist Mujahddin said it had targeted Israel denied any negligence. pathy for terror,” Gilad said about budget support package agreed (SPLM-N) said that African militants. Eilat with two Grad missiles and Speaking on Israel Radio before authorities in Egypt, now led by for Egypt last year within the Union mediator Thabo Mbeki The incident was likely to fuel then withdrawn safely. the claim of responsibility, Amos a president from the Muslim next two months, Turkish sent rebel chairman Malik Agar Israeli concerns about lawless- The group shares its ide- Gilad, a senior Israeli defence Brotherhood, a group Israel has economy officials and banking an invitation “for peace talks in ness in neighbouring Sinai, where ology with al Qaeda and its official, said: “There are terror viewed with suspicion. sources said yesterday. Addis Ababa on April 23.” militant groups have stepped up recruits include Egyptians and groups seeking to complicate Egypt’s armed forces spokes- The loan will be a shot in “We replied that we are ready,” their activities since Egyptian Palestinians. It said it was retali- Israel’s relations with Egypt by man, in a statement posted on his the arm for Egypt, which on rebel spokesman Arnu Ngutulu President Hosni Mubarak’s down- ating for what it described as murdering Israelis and disrupt- Facebook page, issued an assur- Tuesday failed to agree with the Lodi said, adding that his group fall in 2011. An Israeli military Israel’s attack on protesters dem- ing life.” ance “that Egyptian soil has not International Monetary Fund will send a 15-member negotiat- spokeswoman said two rockets onstrating over a Palestinian pris- Such groups, Gilad said, “aim to been and will not ever be a source on a $4.8bn loan that could ease ing team. A senior Sudanese rul- were launched from Sinai and oner’s death. destroy and drown in blood eve- of threat to geographically neigh- a worsening economic crisis in ing party official confirmed that both hit open areas. Egypt’s Two weeks ago, Israeli troops rything possible, and we have to bouring states on all strategic the Arab world’s most populous the talks have been set for next military said it formed a “tech- shot dead a Palestinian youth in deal with them”. But he made no fronts”. nation. Tuesday. AFP nical committee of specialists” the occupied West Bank during suggestion of any Israeli military REUTERS Under the Turkish agreement, announced last September dur- ing a visit to Ankara by Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, Turkey’s Treasury loaned Egypt the first $1bn. Turkey’s Eximbank will now supply the second tranche in the next two months, the sources said, although the interest rate on the loan had not yet been settled. “The Egyptians are complet- ing the deal’s conditions at the moment. We expect them to get it done by the end of the month and the deal to come into effect afterwards,” one of the sources close to the transaction said. “The deal will include capi- tal goods and pre-determined projects. Egypt will soon have a short list of these projects.” Iraq bombings kill Members of the 6th of April movement and relatives of people killed in the 2011 Egyptian revolution, shout anti-government slogans and demand the release of political prisoners, outside the High Court in Cairo, four ahead of polls yesterday. BAGHDAD: Bombings in Iraq, including one against an MP’s convoy, killed four people and Mubarak ordered back to wounded 18 yesterday, just days ahead of the country’s first elec- tions since US troops departed, officials said. prison; retrial on May 11 In the deadliest attack, a car bomb exploded near an army CAIRO: The retrial of ousted Mubarak, who had been seri- with former Interior Minister checkpoint in Abu Ghraib, west Egyptian President Hosni ously ill last year, appeared in Habib Al Adli of failing to pre- of the capital, killing two people Mubarak on charges of com- good health, smiling and wav- vent the killing of more than and wounding six, while another plicity in the killing of dem- ing to the public in court last 800 demonstrators, rather than car bomb in the Jihad area of onstrators in the uprising Saturday, prompting calls for actually ordering it. south Baghdad killed at least one that ousted him will start on him to be put back in jail. Mubarak and Adli were person and wounded six, an inte- May 11, a Cairo appeals court A first attempt to hold the sentenced to life imprison- rior ministry official and medical said yesterday. retrial collapsed on Saturday ment but the country’s highest sources said. Mubarak was ordered to be when the presiding judge with- appeals court ordered a retrial And in Ramadi, a magnetic transferred back to prison from drew from the case and referred in January after accepting “sticky bomb” killed a secondary a military hospital yesterday on it to another court. Mustafa appeals from both the defence school teacher, a police officer and the recommendation of a medi- Hassan Abdullah had been and prosecution. a doctor said. cal team after he appeared fit- widely criticised for acquitting This time, the presiding A roadside bomb targeted a ter at his aborted retrial. security men accused of attack- judge will be Mahmoud Kamel convoy carrying an MP from the The prosecutor general’s ing protesters in an incident in El Rashidi, a low-profile jurist. secular, Sunni-backed Iraqiya office said it had decided which crowds were charged by The same court will retry bloc in Madain, south of Baghdad, Mubarak would be returned to men riding camels. Mubarak’s two sons, Alaa and wounding four people but not the Torah prison on the outskirts Mubarak, 84, who ruled Gamal on separate charges politician, while a “sticky bomb” of Cairo. It did not say when he Egypt for almost 30 years of financial corruption at the wounded two people in Mansur would be moved. before being toppled by the same time, state news agency in west Baghdad, the ministry Many Egyptians were 18-day popular uprising in 2011, Mena reported. official and medical sources said. angered when the 84-year-old was convicted last June along REUTERS AGENCIES THURSDAY 18 APRIL 2013 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11

Letter addressed No arrest yet to Obama tests positive for ricin

WASHINGTON: A letter in Boston addressed to US President Barack Obama tested positive for ricin in a drama over poi- soned mail spreading alarm in Washington, which was already on edge yesterday after the blasts case Boston bombings. The FBI said there was no connection between the letter Suspect spotted on security video sent to Obama and detected at a remote mail facility, and another BOSTON: Investigators believe away, according to a reporter on mailed to Republican Senator they have spotted a suspect in the scene. Roger Wicker, and the blasts at the Boston Marathon bombing Bomb-sniffing dogs and fire the Boston marathon which killed from security video, a US law engines arrived at the courthouse. three people. enforcement source said yester- The identification of a pos- After preliminary tests on the day, but no arrest had yet been sible suspect marked the most Obama letter showed traces of made. significant, publicly-disclosed ricin, further examinations will Police may make an appeal to break since Monday’s blasts at be carried out over the next 24 the public for more information at the Boston Marathon’s finish line to 48 hours, the FBI said. a news conference scheduled for killed three people and injured 176 The US Secret Service said the later yesterday, a US government others in the worst attack on US letter to Obama had been inter- source said. soil since September 11, 2001. cepted at a mail screening facil- Earlier, cable news network The bombs killed an 8-year old ity outside the White House on CNN reported a suspect was in boy, Martin Richard; a 29-year- Tuesday, the same day authorities custody, citing Boston and US law old woman, Krystle Campbell, and Officials take crime scene photos two days after the explosions in Boston, Massachusetts, yesterday. said a letter was sent to Wicker enforcement sources, but it later a Boston University graduate stu- that also showed traces of ricin. retracted its report. dent who was a Chinese citizen. Streets around the bombing pieces of a metal container, wires, turned into bloody mayhem.” Ricin — a highly toxic protein Three Reuters sources also dis- Boston University has identified site remained closed to traffic and a battery and what appears to be The head of trauma surgery found in castor beans — can, when puted there had been an arrest. the student as Lu Lingzi. pedestrians on Wednesday, with a small circuit board. at Boston Medical Center, which inhaled, cause respiratory prob- Officials later confirmed the The crowded scene in central police continuing their work. One picture shows a few inches was still treating 19 victims on lems. Ingested orally, it is lethal arrest report was inaccurate. Boston was recorded by surveil- Rich Havens, the finish area of charred wire attached to a Wednesday, said his hospital was in even miniscule quantities. The suspect in the video had lance cameras and media outlets, coordinator at the Boston small box, and another depicts a collecting the shards of metal, plas- Secret Service spokesman Edwin not yet been identified by name, providing investigators with sig- Marathon who also witnessed half-inch nail and a zipper head tic, wood and concrete they had Donovan said the agency, which two US government officials said. nificant video of the area before Monday’s blasts, said he was stained with blood. Another shows pulled from the injured to save for protects the president and his fam- “Despite reports to the con- and after the two blasts. relieved officials had identified a a Tenergy-brand battery attached law enforcement inspectors. Other ily, was working closely with the US trary there has not been an arrest Investigators were also search- suspect. to black and red wires through a hospitals were doing the same. Capitol Police and the FBI to trace in the marathon attack,” Boston ing through thousands of pieces of “When the police said we are broken plastic cap. Several photos “We’ve taken on large quanti- the origins of the letter. police said in a statement. evidence from cellphone pictures turning every rock, they really show a twisted metal lid with bolts. ties of pieces,” Dr. Peter Burke The US Federal Bureau of to shrapnel pulled from victims’ meant it,” Havens said. “There is No one has claimed responsibil- of Boston Medical Center told Vanishing files Investigation (FBI) issued a state- legs. a sense of relief that the amazing ity for the attack. reporters “We send them to the ment asking the media to “exer- Based on the shards of metal, work they are doing — breaking “Whether it’s homegrown or pathologists and they are avail- delay Guantanamo cise caution and attempt to verify fabric, wires and a battery through bits and pieces — is actu- foreign, we just don’t know yet. able to the police.” information through appropriate recovered at the scene, the focus ally turning things up. And that And so I’m not going to contrib- Security officials who spoke hearings official channels before reporting.” turned to whoever may have they’ve gotten to this point in a ute to any speculation on that,” on condition of anonymity said Shortly after the false arrest placed homemade bombs in pres- matter of two days.” said U.S. Secretary of State John instructions for building pres- MIAMI: Guantanamo war report, security officials at sure cooker pots and taken them Bomb scene pictures produced Kerry, who until January was sure-cooker bombs similar to the crimes prosecutions of five pris- Boston’s federal courthouse in heavy black nylon bags to the by the Boston Joint Terrorism Massachusetts’ senior senator. ones used in Boston can be found oners charged with plotting the ordered staff, media and attor- finish line of the world-famous Task Force and released on “It’s just hard to believe that a on the Internet and are relatively September 11 hijacked planes neys to evacuate and move at race watched by thousands of Tuesday show the remains of an Patriots’ Day holiday, which is primitive. attacks will be delayed by two least 100 yards (91.4 meters) spectators. explosive device including twisted normally such time of festivities, REUTERS months because of lost files caused by Pentagon computer problems, US military officials said yesterday. A weeklong pretrial hearing had been set to begin on Monday in the death penalty case against Britain bids farewell to Iron Lady Thatcher Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of LONDON: Royalty, dignitaries for a service attended by Queen smashing the unions and privatis- Osborne during the address. Thousands of supporters lined the attacks, and four alleged and admirers from all walks of Elizabeth and 11 serving prime ing Britain’s national assets. Cameron and Amanda, the streets of London as her cas- co-conspirators. life paid their final respects to ministers from around the world. Her supporters view her as a Thatcher’s 19-year old granddaugh- ket made its final journey from The judge overseeing the case Margaret Thatcher yesterday Outside, thousands of support- champion of freedom while her ter, read from the New Testament the centre of British political postponed the hearing until in the grandest funeral for a ers lined the route, some throw- opponents accuse her of destroy- while patriotic hymns echoed power in Westminster to the June 17 at the request of defense British leader in half a century ing blue roses in her path. ing communities and ushering in around the ornately decorated cathedral. Most people clapped lawyers who said three to four — although a few boos from the Opponents chanted “Ding dong an era of greed. dome of the 300-year-old cathedral. in respect but about two dozen weeks’ worth of their confidential London crowd were a reminder the witch is dead” and turned “The storm of conflicting opin- The service was attended by opponents turned their backs on work files had disappeared from of her divisive rule. their backs on her coffin as it ions centres on the Mrs Thatcher 2,300 mourners including former the procession. Pentagon computer systems. The right-wing former prime passed by — an indication of the who became a symbolic figure, even British prime ministers and the REUTERS AGENCIES minister whom the Soviet Union divisions which Britain’s longest an ism, but today the remains of government’s entire cabi- christened the “Iron Lady” was serving prime minister of the 20th the real Margaret Hilda Roberts net, two heads of state and bid farewell with military honours, century still provokes due to the are here at her funeral service,” 17 foreign ministers. Former patriotic hymns, cheers and tears. tumultuous change she brought. the Bishop of London, Richard US Secretary of State Henry Her coffin was borne on a Thatcher sought to arrest Chartres, told mourners gathered Kissinger also attended. horse-drawn gun carriage then Britain’s post-war decline with free- inside St Paul’s. The music included her soldiers and sailors carried her market economic policies which Tears ran down the face of favourite hymns, among them casket into St Paul’s Cathedral enraged her left-wing opponents by Britain’s finance minister George “I Vow to Thee My Country”. Venezuela opposition fears crackdown

CARACAS: Venezuela’s opposition leaders said yes- terday they feared persecution over post-election pro- tests, but President-elect Nicolas Maduro promised to protect his rival despite their vicious election dispute. Maduro’s razor-thin victory in a presidential vote has not been recognized by Henrique Capriles, who is demanding a recount and alleging thousands of irregularities at poll stations. Seven people have died in opposition-led protests, and the government has vowed legal action against Capriles and others whom they accuse of stirring up violence. UK to move Supreme Court in Abu Qatada case

LONDON: The British government requested permission yesterday to take its long-running legal fight to deport radical preacher Abu Qatada to the highest court in the land. The move to appeal to the Supreme Court comes after judges last month rejected the latest attempt to remove the terror suspect to Jordan, where he was convicted in his absence of terrorism charges. In March, Court of Appeal judges backed an earlier ruling that Abu Qatada could not be deported over fears that evidence obtained through tor- ture would be used against him in a retrial. Medvedev defends record after Putin warning

MOSCOW: Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev defended his government’s record in a com- bative speech to parliament yesterday after President Vladimir Putin signalled he may be losing patience with his long-time ally. Medvedev hit back after unau- thorised video footage showed Putin threatening to sack unnamed senior officials over a failure to imple- ment his social spending plans — for which responsibil- ity ultimately lies with Medvedev’s government. AGENCIES THURSDAY 18 APRIL 2013 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES N Korea bars South humanitarian team Supplies for Kaesong workers blocked at boarder

SEOUL: North Korea barred “Humanitarian problems are Seoul’s offers of talks to find a delivery of supplies to South bound to worsen as days go by,” way out of the current impasse Koreans in the closed Kaesong Kim said. have been dismissed by the North industrial zone yesterday, as Three cars crossed back into as a “crafty trick”. the South’s president said it South Korea from Kaesong, car- Kaesong is a crucial hard cur- was time to stop rewarding rying bundles of products and rency source for the impover- Pyongyang’s provocations. personal belongings squeezed into ished North, through taxes and A delegation of 10 businessmen every available space and tied onto revenues, and from its cut of the representing 123 South Korean the roof. Supplies included boxes workers’ wages. firms in Kaesong had applied to of rice, medicine and the Korean South Korean President Park travel to the zone, with food and food staple, kimchi. Geun-Hye said Seoul would not be other necessities for their staff Kaesong was established in intimidated into a dialogue. “We and to inspect their facilities. 2004 as a symbol of inter-Korean must break the vicious cycle of “North Korea informed us cooperation. holding negotiations and provid- that the request for a visit... had The North said the South ing assistance if (North Korea) been turned down,” Unification was seeking to shift responsibil- makes threats and provocations.” Ministry spokesman Kim Hyung- ity for Kaesong’s closure, which Meanwhile, military leaders of Seok said. “It is regrettable that Pyongyang insists was forced by South Korea and the US will hold the North has rejected the request Seoul’s policy of “confrontation” talks this week on joint defence and disallowed a humanitarian and “war-mongering” statements. posture against North Korean Ok Sung-seok, Vice-President of the Association of Companies at Kaesong Industrial Complex, hugs an employee measure.” “The puppet regime can never threats and future operation working at the North Korean border yesterday. North Korea has blocked access escape from the criminal respon- structure. to Kaesong, 10km inside its bor- sibility for putting Kaesong in this The Japanese Ambassador to der, since April 3 amid soaring grave situation,” the North’s state South Korea, Koro Bessho , urged cooperation in northeast Asia Programme Administration said South Korea will be the fourth military tensions on the Korean body in charge of special economic Seoul strengthen military ties in the face of a rising China as it would acquire 36 AH-64E country to buy the four-blade, peninsula. zones said. with Tokyo as a means of pres- the US is shifting its diplomatic Apache Guardian choppers from twin-engine helicopter after the South Koreans in Kaesong at The South is “clinging to sanc- suring North Korea to back off and security focus from Iraq and Boeing over three years from US, Taiwan and Saudi Arabia, the time were told they could leave tions against the North, while its nuclear ambitions and coping Afghanistan to Asia. 2016. Yonhap said. when they wanted, but as of yes- bringing in massive volumes of with the North’s bellicose threats, Seoul said it had agreed to buy It said the chopper has the abil- The chopper will replace a terday there were 200 remaining. new war machines and madly South Korea’s News Agency a fleet of US Apache attack heli- ity to destroy tanks and armoured fleet of AH-1 Cobra helicopters The North withdrew its 53,000 engaging in exercises for a war of (Yonhap) said. copters in a deal reported to be vehicles and would strengthen the in service for decades in South workers and suspended opera- aggression while prattling about He said Seoul, Tokyo and worth $1.5bn. South’s defences against provoca- Korea, officials said. tions in the zone on April 8. dialogue,” it said. Washington must boost The Defence Acquisition tion from the North. AGENCIES Japan princess to travel abroad Japan scrambles jets Bird flu mystery deepens TOKYO: Japan’s Crown Princess Masako, treated for a stress-induced illness GENEVA/BEIJING: The Several avenues should be Previously the WHO reported for a decade, is expected to against China plane World Health Organisation yes- explored by an international team two suspected family “clusters”, travel abroad for the first terday said many people who of experts going to China soon, but later said the virus was found time in seven years, media TOKYO: Japan scrambled fighter jets in response to Chinese air- had tested positive for a new including the possibility that the not to have infected anyone in the reports said yesterday. The craft a record number of times in the year to March 2013, mostly strain of bird flu in China had virus can be spread between peo- first. Tests in the second were 49-year-old former diplo- after the nationalisation of disputed islands, the government said had no history of contact with ple, although there is “no evidence inconclusive and experts say the mat may accompany her yesterday. poultry, adding to the mystery of sustained human-to-human poor quality samples may make husband, Crown Prince Jets were sent airborne 306 times over the 12 months, double the about the virus that has killed transmission,” Hartl said. it impossible to know. China has Naruhito, on an official visit previous year and more than the number of times they reacted to 16 people to date. “It might be because of dust warned that the number of infec- to the Netherlands to attend Russian planes — 247 — for the first time on record, the Defence China has slaughtered thou- at the wet markets, it could be tions could rise from 77 now. the coronation of Willem Ministry said in a press release. In September last year, the Japanese sands of birds and closed some another animal source beside Meanwhile, a seven-year-old Alexander on April 30. It government bought three of the five Senkaku islands in the East China live poultry markets to stem poultry, it could also be human- girl who contracted the strain left will be her first overseas Sea, known and claimed as the Diaoyus in China. the rate of human infection, to-human transmission,” he added hospital and appeared before the trip since Naruhito’s fam- More than three-quarters of the mobilisations against Chinese air- but many questions remain by telephone. media in a bid by health authori- ily spent about two weeks at craft, a total of 237, were in the October to March period. unsolved, including whether the Wendy Barclay, a flu expert at ties to cool concerns about the a retreat in the Netherlands On 13 December, a Y-12 turbo-prop plane from China’s State Oceanic H7N9 strain is being transmitted Imperial College London, said it deadly virus. in August 2006 at the invita- Administration breached airspace over the disputed islands, prompting between people. was likely to be very difficult to The daughter of a poultry tion of Queen Beatrix. It will the launch of Japanese F-15s. It was the first known incursion ever by a “This is one of the puzzles determine and rule out people’s trader was Beijing’s first con- also be her first official visit Chinese plane into Japanese airspace, the government said at the time. still (to) be solved and therefore exact exposure to poultry - and to firmed human case of the virus. abroad in 11 years since the State-owned Chinese ships have sailed close to the disputed islands argues for a wide investigation wild birds, which could also be a She said she was feeling “much couple went to New Zealand dozens of times since September, sometimes moving into 12-nautical- net,” WHO spokesman Gregory possible source of infection. better”, at a press conference held and Australia in late 2002. mile territorial waters around them. Hartl said after a top Chinese “The incubation time might be by hospital authorities. Her par- US-educated Masako was In recent years Russian fighter patrols near islands that Moscow scientist said about 40 percent of quite long so visiting a market ents, who had been quarantined diagnosed with an adjust- and Tokyo both claim have been the most common cause of Japanese those with the H7N9 flu had had even 14 days before might have for observation, left with her. ment disorder, according to airborne responses. AFP no poultry contact. resulted in infection,” she said. AGENCIES an official statement in 2004. Masako married Naruhito, now 53, in 1993 and gave birth Anti-US protest to their first and only child, a girl, in 2001 Brunei vows support Quakes rock southeast TOKYO: More than a dozen for Mindanao talks earthquakes, one 6.2-magni- tude, rocked a volcanic island MANILA: Sultan Haji friendship and cooperation that south of Tokyo yesterday, Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei exist between our two countries,” the national meteorological vowed his support for the peace Bolkiah said. agency said. There were no process in Mindanao as he reaf- The sultan thanked Aquino for immediate reports of injuries firmed his country’s ties with the warm welcome and hospitality or property damage and no the Philippines. extended to him during his two- risk of a tsunami, it added. “I would like to commend you, day visit. “I am pleased to see our The biggest tremor, with epi- Mr President, for the initiatives governments working together on centre near Miyake Island, you have taken to promote peace projects and initiatives in agri- 180km south of Tokyo, was and reconciliation in the southern culture, education, defence, and registered at around 5.57pm. Philippines, and I wish to assure more recently in energy. In China, nine people were you that Brunei will continue to “Brunei is happy to be hosting injured after a 5.0-magni- provide assistance in your peace- more than 20,000 of your citizens tude quake jolted the Dali keeping efforts,” Bolkiah said dur- who are making important con- Bai Autonomous Prefecture ing the state luncheon hosted by tributions to our development. I in the southwest Yunnan the President at Malacañang’s believe that there are also many Province, China’s News Rizal Hall. opportunities for our people to Agency (Xinhua) said. The “I am much impressed by the explore in further promoting trade epicenter was in the border progress which has taken place and investment between Brunei area between Eryuan and in the Philippines. I am happy and the Philippines,” he said. Yangbi counties. A 4.8-magni- to reaffirm the longstanding THE PHILIPPINE STAR tude quake jolted the Medog county in Tibet Autonomous Region. Poachers face Suu Kyi in plea to make 20 years in jail Filipino women activists hold anti-US placards during a rally against joint military exercises outside the US MANILA: Twelve suspected embassy in Manila, yesterday. They criticised this year's Balikatan manoeuvres, the largest in years, and alleged Muslims feel secure Chinese poachers could face the Philippines was giving the US a base for possible war with North Korea. up to 20 years in prison for TOKYO: Myanmar’s charismatic opposition leader Aung San Suu possession of hundreds of Kyi said yesterday the estrangement of minority Muslims in her dead pangolins or scaly ant- country was “a very sad state of affairs” and the community must eaters, Philippine wildlife Grenade kills two Vietnamese be made to feel secure. authorities said. The boat Sectarian violence in Buddhist-majority Myanmar killed 43 people carrying the 12 Chinese men HANOI: Two children were discovered the shell, believed to “Two children died on the way last month. Thousands, mostly Muslims, were driven from their homes ran aground on Tubbataha killed and six others seriously be from a US-made M79 grenade to hospital while six others are and businesses as bloodshed spread across the central region of one of marine park, a World injured after a grenade left over launcher, a police officer said. receiving treatment for serious Asia’s most diverse countries. Heritage-listed coral reef from the Vietnam War exploded The area was also heavily mined injuries,” he said. At a news conference during her visit to Japan, Suu Kyi, a devout near Palawan, last week. “We while they were playing with it, during the conflict, which ended According to official figures, at Buddhist, said: “I’ve met Muslim leaders... It is very sad, because none are preparing a case. We are police said yesterday. with Vietnam’s reunification in least 42,100 people have been killed of them has been to any other country apart from Burma (Myanmar). compiling supporting docu- The children, all 11-year-old 1975, and unexploded ordnance is and 62,100 injured in Vietnam by They did not feel they belonged anywhere and it was sad for them that ments (but) it carries a heavy classmates, were walking home regularly discovered in the area, war-era bombs and mines since they were made to feel that they didn’t belong in our country either.” penalty of 12 to 20 years jail,” from school in southern Dak Nong the policeman added, requesting the conflict with America ended. She also said the government should review Myanmar’s citizenship an official said. AGENCIES province on Tuesday when they anonymity. AFP laws. AGENCIES THURSDAY 18 APRIL 2013 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Quake survivors scour homes in Baluchistan Aftershocks create panic in Mashkail; US offers aid

MASHKAIL: Pakistani sur- and human loss could not be col- travelling through the night to vivors of a tremor centred in lected immediately. provide help. Iran that killed 41 people dug Pakistan’s National Disaster Esa Tahir, a local coordinator through the rubble of their Management Authority said 105 for the charity Islamic Relief, said ruined homes yesterday as the injured people had been treated. 5,000 people had been affected military rushed to send aid to While some survivors offered and about 150 shops destroyed. the remote region. prayers for the dead, others dug At least five government build- The US also offered aid after through rubble with spades and ings, including administrative and the 7.8-magnitude quake, Iran’s knives to try to recover their revenue offices, a school and a most powerful in five decades, belongings. hospital, were also damaged. damaged an estimated 2,000 “We often feel tremors here, The area’s scattered popula- mud homes — three-quarters of but this was the worst I’ve ever tion made determining the death the total in Mashkail — a town seen in my life. I thought a bull- toll difficult, but Frontier Corps in the poor Pakistani province of dozer was passing by close to my Major Attiq Minhas said at Baluchistan. house,” Abdul Ghaffour, 50, said. Dalbandin airport, around 250km The quake was felt across the “All are mud homes here. A lot from Mashkail, that at least 41 region. Efforts to help survivors of walls fell. There was a lot of people had died. were hampered by Mashkail’s dust so I couldn’t see what was Minhas said 650 Pakistani per- remote location with scattered happening. Thank God my family sonnel were involved in the rescue communities. and I are safe.” operation in the town and medi- There are also no paved roads, Major General Obaidullah cal staff had received 23 wounded no electricity and limited mobile Khattak of the Frontier Corps, a people so far. phone coverage, and no proper Pakistani paramilitary force, said Eight injured people, including medical facilities. 16 injured people had been taken four children from the same fam- Only three tents were visible in by helicopter to Baluchistan’s ily, were waiting for a helicopter Quake survivors search for their belongings in the rubble of their mud homes in Mashkail in the southwestern the town and families were shel- capital Quetta and nine doctors to fly them to Quetta, the provin- Baluchistan province, yesterday. tering under trees. were on the scene. cial capital. A 5.7-magnitude tremor early “We have sent one tonne of A helicopter came but could yesterday frayed nerves further. medicine. Two trucks of edible not land due to a dust storm, a United Nations Secretary 80km east of the city of Khash, province bordering Iran and Aftershocks were felt in the items and 350 tents will arrive military officer said, adding that General Ban Ki-moon expressed in the Iranian province of Sistan Afghanistan, is plagued by Mashkel Tehsil of Washuk dis- tonight,” he said. they will be shifted today. condolences and said the UN Baluchistan. It came a week after Islamist militancy, attacks on the trict of Baluchistan, on the Pak- Khattak added that about 500 US Secretary of State John stood ready to help if needed. another struck near Iran’s Gulf minority Shias and a separatist Iran border, Pakistan’s Geo News troops have reached Mashkail Kerry offered condolences and The quake struck in the after- port city of Bushehr. Baluch insurgency. reported. Details of fresh material from the surrounding areas, assistance with relief work. noon with its epicentre around Baluchistan, an inaccessible AGENCIES Five die as drone hits EU poll mission to rebel base in Pakistan Musharraf’s bail extended visit trouble spots RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s of cases dating back to his 1999- MIRANSHAH: A US drone umbrella Taliban faction. former military ruler Pervez 2008 rule, effectively ending his ISLAMABAD: The fired two missiles into a Pakistan repeatedly denounces Musharraf was back in court ambitions for a comeback at the European Union Election Taliban training camp in US drone strikes, criticising yesterday to have his bail ballot box on May 11. Observation Mission Pakistan yesterday, destroy- them as a violation of sovereignty extended over allegations that he His team has vowed to appeal Pakistan is keen to see that ing the compound and killing that inflame anti-Americanism conspired to murder opposition against the decision in the Supreme will of the people is reflected at least five militants, local despite leaked US diplomatic leader Benazir Bhutto in 2007. Court, which is considered unlikely in the 2013 election as a result officials said. cables that showed leaders alleg- Musharraf, who returned home to reinstate his nomination. The of the 18th constitutional The attack took place in the edly agreed to them in private. from four years of self-imposed court is already hearing a separate amendment, Hannah Theresa Baber Ghar area of the South UN special rapporteur on exile last month, arrived at the petition from lawyers demanding Roberts, Deputy Chief of Waziristan tribal district on counter-terrorism and human court in Rawalpindi under tight that Musharraf face trial for trea- the Mission, told The Nation the Afghan border, a strong- rights envoy Ben Emmerson, security as his supporters scuf- son for imposing emergency rule yesterday. Roberts, who had hold of Pakistani Taliban leader who visited Islamabad last fled with lawyers opposed to the and sacking judges in November observed Pakistan’s 2002 and Hakimullah Mehsud where the month as part of an investi- retired general. Pervez Musharraf 2007, a move that paved the way 2008 elections as part of EU faction runs several camps. gation into civilian casualties Musharraf and his lawyers have for his downfall. missions, conceded that secu- “The target was a base of caused by drone strikes, said been in and out of court numerous Afshan Adil, said. Bail had been In 2010 a UN report said rity remained the major chal- Pakistani Taliban. Five mili- the US drone attacks violated times to get his bail extended over posted at $10,000, she added. Bhutto’s death could have lenge to monitor election in tants have been killed and two Pakistan’s sovereignty. the 2007 killing of former prime Musharraf’s return to Pakistan been prevented and accused Fata and Baluchistan. “It does injured,” a local security official According to Britain’s Bureau minister Bhutto, the death of a has been overshadowed by Taliban Musharraf’s government of failing not mean that the mission of said. of Investigative Journalism, rebel leader from Baluchistan in death threats, the slew of legal to give her adequate protection. 110, including observers from Another official in Wana, the CIA drone attacks in Pakistan 2006 and for arresting judges in cases and a miserable show of Bhutto’s son, Bilawal, who is Canada, Switzerland and main town in South Waziristan, have killed up to 3,587 people 2007. “The court has extended support. On Tuesday, he was dis- chairman of the Pakistan People’s Norway, will leave the regions confirmed the attack and said since 2004, up to 884 of them General Musharraf’s bail until qualified from contesting next Party, has accused Musharraf of unobserved,” she said, add- the drone targeted a base of civilians. April 24,” one of his lawyers, month’s elections over the host her murder. AFP ing the mission would meet Tehreek-e-Taliban, Pakistan’s AFP people in these areas instead of observing election on the ground. She said experts would be working on different Rehman among aspects of the election. world’s influential Four troops among 11 killed in Herat Islamabad rules out IMF package women leaders KABUL: Taliban insurgents in Mohidin Noori, a provincial against Afghan troops and mem- blamed the Taliban. Afghanistan killed seven civil- government spokesman, con- bers of the US-led foreign force. Afghan troops and police are LAHORE: Pakistan will not ISLAMABAD: A prominent ians with a roadside bomb and firmed the death toll. But civilians are often casualties increasingly taking the frontline ask for another International American organisation dedi- cut the throats of four Afghan “It was the work of enemies of the blasts. role against insurgents as foreign Monetary Fund (IMF) pack- cated to women’s advance- soldiers kidnapped while travel- of Afghanistan, the terrorists,” The bodies of four Afghan sol- combat forces prepare to with- age and will assure it that ment has recognised Pakistan’s ling home on leave, officials said Noori said, referring to the diers were found yesterday with draw by the end of next year. repayment of loans will be Ambassador to the United yesterday. Taliban who have been battling their throats cut in Jawzjan, a The interior ministry said sep- on time and the country will States Sherry Rehman as one of The civilians were travelling Afghan government and foreign day after they were kidnapped arately that 38 insurgents have not face any financial crisis the top influential woman lead- to the town of Shindand in the forces since 2001. by the Taliban along the road to been killed since Tuesday during after clearing instalments. ers in the world. western province of Herat when It was the second fatal incident the northern province, police and sweeps in 10 provinces by Afghan This was a consensus among Calling her a ‘Master their van was torn apart by the of its type in two days. On Monday officials said. and coalition forces. delegates leaving tonight for Tactictian’, the Women in the blast yesterday, they said. a roadside bomb hit a tractor in They were travelling home for In the capital Kabul yesterday, Washington to attend the World Foundation goes on to Seven civilians, including the south, killing seven civilians a vacation, according to a local a bomb planted in a rubbish bin annual Spring Meeting of say, “Sherry Rehman, Pakistan’s children, were killed and four and wounding four. police spokesman. Sayra Shekib, near parliament caused panic the IMF and World Bank. Ambassador to the US, is known wounded, the interior ministry Roadside bombings and other chief of Khwaja Dokoh district, among citizens but police said Dr Shahid Amjad Chaudhary, for her eloquence, elegance, and said in a statement blaming the explosions are a key weapon used where the soldiers were found, there were no casualties. the newly-appointed adviser diplomatic savvy,” while releasing Taliban. by Taliban and other insurgents confirmed the incident and AFP to the prime minister, who names of 125 Women of Impact in is also leading the delegation, the world. chaired a meeting. Other “And no one seems better at Test-fire participants include Federal calming the stormy relation- Finance Secretary Waqar ship between Washington and Masood, Federal Board of Islamabad,” the foundation added. Over 6m to cast vote in Revenue Chairman Ansar Ambassador Sherry has led Javeed, and the additional Pakistan’s diplomatic outreach finance secretary. The gov- in Washington at a challenging ernor of the State Bank of time for Pakistan-US relation- Rawalpindi, Islamabad Pakistan will join them in ship, which has seen improvement Washington. An official who from an unprecedented low-point ISLAMABAD: In the general election in May, 6.077 million voters attended the meeting said all in 2011-12. of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, including 3.23 mil- members agreed on the one- Last month, the presi- lion men and 2.77 million women, would cast their votes. According point agenda that they would dent of Pakistan conferred on to sources, 625,964 voters — 337,900 male voters and 288,964 female not negotiate anything with Ambassador Sherry Rehman the are registered in Islamabad whereas the total figure of voters in the Fund which will put the highest civilian honour, Nishan-e- Rawalpindi is 2.645 million including 1.22 million males and 1.425 country and the next elected Imtiaz, for her the role she played million females. government in trouble. He in restoring the Pakistan-US In district Attock total number of voters is 1.02 million including said Dr Chaudhary was very relationship since her appoint- 555,115 male and 467,065 female voters. clear that any loan negotia- ment in early 2012. In district Jhelum the total number of voters is 783,571 including tions at this juncture would Prior to her appointment as 421,585 are male and 361,986 are female whereas in district Chakwal be dangerous for the coun- Islamabad’s envoy to Washington, the total number of voters is 929,747 voters including 439,546 registered try. Despite getting very little Sherry Rehman served as a dis- male voters and 490,201 female voters. time to evaluate the financial tinguished parliamentarian and The data available with the scribe reveals that around 625,964 vot- position, the adviser said no a federal minister and has been a ers of federal capital would cast their votes for the two constituen- Afghan soldiers from the Field Artillery Division of Afghan National final decision would be made long-time champion of women’s cies of NA-48 and NA-49 whereas 2.645 million voters of Rawalpindi Army, test-fire a D30 Howitzer gun during training in Watahpur district in haste, he added. rights and freedom of the media. city would cast their votes for 7 National Assembly and 14 provincial in Kunar province, yesterday. AGENCIES INTERNEWS assembly seats. INTERNEWS THURSDAY 18 APRIL 2013 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA

Gang-rape Blast injures 16 people in Bangalore accused not Bomb near BJP’s office opposite Hindu temple aimed to disrupt upcoming polls beaten up in

BANGALORE: A top official siege to the city, killing 166 people. said a blast in Bangalore that But experts say security forces jail, says court wounded 16 people yesterday, still suffer from weak grassroots including 11 policemen, was “an intelligence gathering. NEW DELHI: A fast track act of terror” designed to dis- Karnataka’s director-general court, hearing the December rupt upcoming state elections. of police, Lalrokhuma Pachau, 16, 2012 gangrape case, yester- The explosion, which triggered said the nature of the explosion day said the CCTV recording panic among locals, appeared to needed to be investigated further provided by Tihar Jail authori- have been planted on a motorbike as authorities still “do not know ties does not show that accused near the office of the Bharatiya the type of material or bomb used Vinay Sharma was beaten up by Janata Party (BJP), the main for the blast”. other inmates. national opposition party which There were no claims of Additional Sessions Judge holds power in the southern state responsibility, police said. Yogesh Khanna, after examining of Karnataka, police said. The state-run National the CCTV footage, said: “I have “The incident is an act of ter- Investigation Agency and forensic examined the CCTV footage pro- ror,” R Ashok, Karnataka’s home experts are “studying the explo- vided by the jail superintendent of minister, told reporters as he sion”, Pachau said. Tihar Jail over allegation of beat- appealed to people to “remain None of the 16 injured, who ing of accused Vinay Sharma. No calm and peaceful”. included 11 policemen, was such alleged incident is seen in The explosion took place mid- wounded seriously, he added. the said CCTV footage.” morning in Malleshwaram, a part The policemen who were The court’s order came after of the city referred to as “old” injured had been sitting in a mini- it saw the CD of CCTV footage Bangalore and destroyed several bus parked near the motorcycle. of the barrack where Sharma is surrounding vehicles. They were on security duty for lodged. It occurred a short distance the Karnataka legislative assem- Tihar Jail officials had earlier from the BJP’s state office and bly elections to be held on May denied Sharma’s allegations that opposite a Hindu temple. 5, for which candidates’ nomina- he was beaten by inmates and his “The fact it was so near our tions were due to close yesterday. right arm was fractured earlier (BJP) office clearly indicates the Initially, police said it was a gas this month. The prison officials perpetrators wanted to cause cylinder blast but later said they said Sharma’s right arm was frac- damage to our party members, believed an explosive had been An investigator looks for evidence inside a charred vehicle after a blast near the Bharatiya Janata Party office in tured “due to a fall in police van cause panic and disrupt the forth- used. Bangalore, yesterday. while returning to jail from court”. coming state election,” Ashok Security experts have warned He fell while having a fight said. that Bangalore has increasingly In February, 16 people were were planted on two bicycles near briefcase ripped through a crowd with another co-accused Akshay India has made efforts to become vulnerable to attacks with killed and 117 wounded in twin a crowded market. outside New Delhi’s High Court in Thakur, they said. improve domestic security since a number of groups with militant bombings in Hyderabad which is The Hyderabad blast was the September 2011, killing 11 people Sharma had appeared in the the 2008 Mumbai attacks, in ties believed to have based them- also a major hub of India’s flagship first major bomb attack in India and injuring 66. court with a fractured arm on which 10 Islamist gunmen laid selves in the city. software industry. The bombs since a powerful bomb hidden in a AFP April 5 and pleaded that he should not be sent back to his barrack in the jail after the court proceeding as he feared for his life. Class 10 girl gang-raped in Delhi The court, which has recorded statements of 65 prosecution wit- NEW DELHI: A Class 10 stu- car onto the roadside after the Dutt gets four more weeks to surrender nesses till now, took note of the dent was allegedly abducted gangrape, and warned her not conduct of counsel M L Sharma, by her three neighbours and to report the attack. The girl NEW DELHI: The Supreme the apex court bench of Justice client (Dutt) was unaware of his representing accused Mukesh, in gangraped in a car in an iso- later told the police that one of Court yesterday gave actor P Sathasivam and Justice B S conviction and pending appeal not appearing for the proceeding. lated area in the capital early the accused was standing out- Sanjay Dutt four more weeks to Chauhan gave him four weeks before the Supreme Court.” The court granted him a “last yesterday, police said. side the car when the other two surrender following his convic- to surrender, saying no further The court said that “not only opportunity” to cross-examine The minor girl was abducted were sexually assaulting her. “A tion under the Arms Act in the extension will be given. yourself (Salve), all those who the prosecution witnesses. from east Delhi’s New Ashok case regarding the incident has 1993 Mumbai bombings case. The four weeks’ time, the court invested Rs2.78bn in Dutt’s film The judge inquired from Nagar area while she was been registered and hunt is on to Holding that it was not said, will start from April 18. At projects, were they not aware Mukesh if he wanted to have a heading to school. The trio nab the accused,” a police officer inclined to grant six months’ the outset of the hearing, the that a judgment is reserved in the government counsel from the pushed the victim out of the said. IANS time as sought by Dutt to com- court told senior lawyer Harish appeal by the Bollywood actor?”. legal aid authority but he refused. plete his pending film projects, Salve: “You can’t say that your IANS IANS Pakistan Hindus rally in Delhi against religious persecution

NEW DELHI: A group of Hindus who travelled to India from Pakistan staged a rally at the United Nations office in New Delhi yesterday against alleged persecution in the Islamic republic. The right-wing Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP, World Hindu Forum), which organised the rally, said protesters will not return home due to “atroci- ties” against Hindus in Muslim- majority Pakistan. “We have appealed through the UN that Hindus in Pakistan should be allowed to live with dig- nity and those who have left the country due to atrocities must be given proper rights wherever they are,” VHP spokesman Vinod Bansal said. “Those who have arrived in A minority Hindu refugee from Pakistan gestures with a placard during a India must be given citizenship protest outside the United Nations office in New Delhi, yesterday. because they are part of the country,” Bansal said, as Hindu group of 480 people who arrived against them have hardened children from Pakistan carried on pilgrim visas to attend a Hindu due to the country’s progressive posters which read “We Want festival in February, adding that Islamisation over the last 30 years Justice”. Hindus from Pakistan regularly that has fuelled intolerance of Bansal said protesters, num- travel to India. religious minorities. bering about 100, were from a Pakistani Hindus say attitudes AFP

Politician’s minor son kills toddler Punjab closes 473 in car accident private schools AURANGABAD: The teen- CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Maluka said. He said that these age son of an NCP leader was government has ordered closure schools were bound to get affili- arrested here after he lost con- of 473 private schools after they ations under the RTE norms for trol of the SUV he was driving, failed to implement norms of free and compulsory education. hitting three people and killing the Right to Education (RTE) “This forced the state govern- a three-year-old girl instantly Act, a minister said yesterday. ment to take strict action against here. The incident occurred on Education Minister Sikander all these money-making institu- Tuesday at 8.15am at the busy Singh Maluka said the non-affil- tions,” the minister said. Doordarshan Kendra junction iated private schools have been He added that nearly 37,813 in the New Aurangabad area. asked to wind up their operations students of these schools will be Syed Bilal, 17, son of state NCP immediately. given admissions in government- vice president and head of the “The Punjab government had run schools. minority cell A Kadir Maulana, been sympathetic towards these The minister also said instruc- was arrested with his driver educational institutions for long. tions have been issued to the Mohammed Amar Chaus, who They had been time and again director general school education was in the passenger seat when requested to adhere to the RTE to ensure closure of these private the incident occurred. Act but they were in denial mode schools. IANS in implementing the RTE norms,” IANS

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THE REGION TODAY TOMORROW Women dressed in flamenco outfits enjoy April’s Fair in Seville, southern Spain, yesterday. The 166th edition of the Fair began with the ‘Alumbrado’ HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER (the official lighting). April’s Fair, also known as Seville’s Fair, is a week-long festival where visitors enjoy food, drinks, parades, traditional costumes, MUSCAT 40/34 Clear 41/35 Clear bullfighting and flamenco. MAKKAH 38/23 Clear 40/23 Clear KUWAIT 34/24 Clear 36/25 Clear BAHRAIN 32/25 Partly cloudy 32/26 Partly cloudy SANAA 28/17 Mostly cloudy 30/18 Sprinkles RIYADH 39/21 Fair 39/21 Fair Infant Universe had a ‘star factory’ DUBAI 39/30 Clear 40/28 Clear BAGHDAD 28/16 Clear 30/18 Clear PARIS: Light captured from study, published in Nature. pinpoint such “star factories” telescope located more than 100 of THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW when the Universe was still in “This galaxy is proof that very in the early Universe. the most fertile galaxies in early its childhood has shown a mas- intense bursts of star formation The instrument, the Atacama Universe, ESO said. HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER sive galaxy that churned out existed only 880 million years Large Millimetre/submillimetre “ALMA is so powerful that, in nearly 3,000 stars per year, a after the Big Bank,” said Dominik Array (ALMA), uses a small just a few hours, it captured as ATHENS 20/09 Partly cloudy 19/08 Showers/clear rate 2,000 greater than our own Riechers of Cornell University in forest of antennae to pick up many observations of these gal- WASHINGTON 26/18 Mostly cloudy 26/10 T-storms Milky Way today, astronomers New York. light at relatively longer wave- axies as have been made by all SYDNEY 18/22 Showers/clear 17/10 T-storms said yesterday. “We’ve gotten a valuable look lengths, which penetrates dust similar telescopes worldwide over LONDON 14/05 Showers/clear 13/02 Showers/clear The galaxy, called HFLS3, has at a very important epoch in the that obscures star-forming a span of more than a decade,” PARIS 17/06 Partly cloudy 14/06 Showers/clear a mass of stars nearly 40 billion development of the first galaxies.” galaxies. the observatory said in a press ISTANBUL 13/05 Partly cloudy 14/08 Partly cloudy times the mass of the Sun. Separately, the European ALMA was inaugurated only release. MANILA 37/26 Fair 36/25 T-storms Its light, snared by a network of Southern Observatory (ESO) on March 13 but in the months The data is published in the DHAKA 34/22 T-storms 35/22 Partly cloudy 12 telescopes, was emitted around on Wednesday reported before the ceremony, astronomers Monthly Notices of Britain’s DELHI 38/22 Clear 38/22 Fair 12.8 billion years ago, less than remarkable results from a were able to put part of the net- Royal Astronomical Society and ISLAMABAD 31/17 Fair 32/18 Showers/clear 900 million years after the birth brand-new telescope in the work through its paces. the Astrophysical Journal. of the cosmos, according to their Chilean desert designed to Even when incomplete, the AFP Thursday 18 April 2013 8 Jumada II 1434 Volume 18 Number 5673 Price: QR2

www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 Chinese bank Doha Bank nets QR395m profit in Q1 ICBC tops Forbes Total assets grow by over 8.4pc to QR57.2bn; customer deposits increase to QR33.2bn Global 2000 list WASHINGTON: Chinese DOHA: Doha Bank recorded an bank ICBC knocked US oil giant impressive QR395m net profit ExxonMobil from its perch for the first quarter of 2013 as the world’s biggest public as compared to QR390m for company yesterday, ranking the same period in 2012 show- number-one for the first time ing an increase of 1.4 percent. on the Forbes Global 2000 list. The bank’s loans and advances Underscoring the power move grew by 14.9 percent to reach by Chinese companies to top glo- QR34.4bn as at March 31, 2013, bal rankings, China Construction from QR30bn last year. Bank leaped 11 spots from last Sheikh Fahad bin Mohammad year to the number-two spot on bin Jabor Al Thani, Chairman of the Forbes list of the world’s larg- the Board of Directors of Doha est public companies. “This year’s Bank, said the bank’s total assets list again reveals the dynamism increased by QR4.5bn, a growth of global business,” said Scott of more than 8.4 percent, from DeCarlo, the list editor. QR52.8bn as at March 31, 2012, Forbes said that ICBC — The to QR57.2bn as at March 31, 2013. Industrial and Commercial Bank Customer deposits increased to Sheikh Fahad bin Mohammad bin Jabor Al Thani (left) and Sheikh Abdul of China — and CCB were bumped QR33.2bn from QR31.4bn for the Rehman bin Mohammad bin Jabor Al Thani higher in the ranks by double-digit same period last year, registering growth in both sales and profits in a growth of 5.9 percent reflect- 2012. ICBC brought in $37.8bn in ing the strong liquidity position profits on $2.8 trillion in assets of the bank. last year, while CCB earned Sheikh Abdul Rehman bin $30.6bn on $2.2 trillion in assets. Mohammad bin Jabor Al Thani, The rankings of the Forbes top Managing Director of Doha Bank, 2000 are determined by an equal said: “The bank has become weighting of sales, profits, assets extremely strong over the years and market value. with shareholders’ funds, as at Wall Street bank JPMorgan March 31, 2013, at QR8.5bn, reg- Chase, the world’s biggest com- istering an increase of 28.8 per- pany in 2011, slipped from number cent during the last 12 months. two in 2012 to number three in Through the strategic utilisa- 2013 as sales dipped. US conglom- tion of the shareholder’s funds by erate General Electric moved way of increasing our perform- down a notch to the fourth spot.. ance levels the return on aver- ExxonMobil, the US oil and age equity is 21.2 percent as at On the successful completion of cash dividend was approved and and cheque collection service that anniversary of its Al Dana savings gas giant, tumbled from its one- March 31, 2013, one of the best in the rights issue, Dr Seetharaman distributed to the shareholders will accept cheques, including programme and, keeping within year reign at the top last year the industry. The bank, given the said: “Doha Bank has completed accordingly.” post-dated cheques, for deposit the theme, will award QR10m in to the number-five spot, despite scale of operations, has achieved the 25 percent capital increase into the client’s account. Similarly, cash, 10 Mercedes E-300 luxury being the world’s most profitable a very high return on the average through rights issue of QR1.55bn. TADBEER the Bank’s “SecureCash” collec- cars, and 10 vacation packages to company for the second year in a assets of 2.81 percent as at March Doha Bank’s existing sharehold- On the launch of Doha tion service helps large volume winners of its lucky draws dur- row with $44.9bn in net income, 31, 2013, which is a clear demon- ers who were registered at Qatar Bank’s innovative products, Dr cash businesses such as retail ing 2013.” Forbes said. stration of the effective utilisation Exchange subscribed to these Seetharaman said: “Doha Bank stores with a door-to-door collec- Doha Bank has officially inau- Apple was tied at number 15 of shareholder’s funds and opti- additional shares at a rate of has launched Tadbeer — The tion service for all cash deposits. gurated it eighth representative with Wal-Mart Stores. Wal-Mart mum asset allocation strategies.” QR30 per share representing a Doha Bank Cash Management These two collection services are office in Sydney, Australia. The reclaimed the top perch as the Dr R Seetharaman, Group premium of QR20 in addition to a Solution — for its corporate cli- available across Qatar.” office will help us in capturing word’s sales leader with 5 percent Chief Executive Officer, said: nominal value of QR10 per share. ents. Tadbeer is an integrated cash On the bank’s most reward- more business between Australia growth from Dutch-Anglo energy “Continuing with our significant “The issue was oversubscribed management software platform ing banking experience, Dr and the Gulf states where we firm Royal Dutch Shell. achievements in 2012, the first by 1.8 times. This capital increase addressing a full range of collec- Seetharaman said: “Al Dana 2012 already have a presence. Capital Germany’s Allianz, South quarter of 2013 was successful in will enhance the shareholders’ tions, payment, liquidity man- prizes worth QR12m were given Intelligence (CI), the interna- Korea’s Samsung Electronics, meeting and exceeding customer equity base and support the bank’s agement and reporting services. away to its customers for their tional credit rating agency, has and US-based AT&T joined the expectations, and maintaining prospects for achieving its stra- Doha Bank’s cash management deposit in their most favoured affirmed Doha Bank’s finan- 25 top-ranked companies. Allianz our leadership in terms of per- tegic goals at the local, regional solutions also include an innova- brand. Continuing with its tra- cial strength rating at ‘A’, Dr gained the most ground, rising to formance, innovation, security and global levels. Earlier during tive service called “SecureDoc” dition, Doha Bank has launched Seetharaman added. 25th from 50th in last year’s list. and quality.” the General Assembly, 45 percent which is a door-to-door document Al Dana 2013 which is the 10th THE PENINSULA AFP

US growth at moderate pace: Tasdeer aims to contribute QR3bn to GDP by 2015 BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB Mansour bin Ibrahim Al Fed Beige Book Mahmoud, the CEO of QDB, said: DOHA: Qatar Export Devel- “This is one of our key workshops WASHINGTON: The Federal opment Agency (Tasdeer), an this year and to that effect, we Reserve slightly upgraded its arm of Qatar Development have ensured to partner with a view of the US economy yes- Bank (QDB) dedicated to pro- global organisation such as the terday, its Beige Book report mote export competitiveness ITC owing to its unmatched ped- on regional activity saying that of non-oil goods made by local igree and track record in trade manufacturing and construc- companies, has set a target to and export. We firmly believe that tion continues to grow. contribute QR3bn to the coun- non-oil Qatari exporters would “Reports from the twelve Federal try’s gross domestic product by highly appreciate the significance Reserve Districts suggest overall 2015, a senior official of QDB of the areas we are exploring dur- economic activity expanded at a said yesterday. ing this workshop.” moderate pace during the report- “As per our export promotion “Our export competitiveness ing period from late February to strategy we have set a target of workshop will help attendees early April,” the survey said. QR3bn for the non-oil private identify new market opportuni- The previous Beige Book, a key companies to contribute to the ties. Additionally, it will show input for monetary policy-mak- economy. With the given capabili- Qatari exporters how to meet ing, was more tentative, calling ties, tools and facilities available the international buyer’s require- growth “modest to moderate”. with them (exporters), I hope we ments and the regulatory envi- Consumer spending was up will achieve the target,” Hassan ronment prevalent within the only “modestly,” with some evi- Khalifa Al Mansoori, Executive importing countries. dence that the payroll tax rise, Director of Tasdeer, said. “Moreover, the workshop will higher petrol prices and win- Al Mansoori was speaking with shed the light on techniques to ter weather were to blame. The The Peninsula on the sidelines of Lilia Hachem Naas of International Trade Centre giving a presentation during a workshop at Hilton Hotel yesterday. maximize performance and opti- jobs situation was unchanged or a two-day workshop hosted by Hassan Khalifa Al Mansoori, Executive Director of Tasdeer, is also seen. SHAIVAL DALAL mize the export value chain, all “somewhat” improved with hiring QDB aimed at enhancing export of which are keys to success and firmest in manufacturing, home competitiveness of Qatari prod- and diversifying the exports of today, includes a series of inten- International Advisor for Export to become global players,” added construction, information tech- ucts and exporters. Tasdeer, Qatar. One of our key objectives sive seminars on four key export- Packaging, Hong Siew LIM, Al Mansoori. nology and professional services. to organise this workshop, has is to enhance the capacities and related areas such as marketing, Senior Adviser of Enterprise ITC officials explained the four While not backed by data, that joined hands with International capabilities of the Qatari export- branding, export quality and Value Chain Competitiveness, key aspects of the workshop and picture was brighter than the Trade Centre (ITC), an entity ers for them to be aligned with standards, export packag- Khemraj Ramful, Senior Adviser demonstrated how Qatari export- monthly unemployment and job working under the aegis of the global best practices. At Tasdeer, ing solutions and supply chain of Export Quality Management, ers can implement each of these creation numbers reported on World Trade Organisation, and we regularly champion initiatives management. Lilia Naas Hachem, Business techniques to enhance their oper- April 5, which showed a paltry the United Nations Conference on and programmes with the aim of Present were Ashish Shah, Development Manager, Project ations and to better understand 88,000 net jobs generated by the Trade and Development. strongly developing a world-class Head of Office for Arab Countries Competitiveness, and James Hao, the various nuances of interna- economy in March. He said: “Tasdeer aims at devel- export industry in the country.” and Senior Coordinator for ITC Senior Advisor in Export and tional trade. AFP oping the Qatari non-oil exports The workshop, which concludes President Office, Lamia Thabet, Brand Marketing. THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 18 APRIL 2013 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

GCC states may Commercial Bank posts net profit of QR506m invest $300bn in DOHA: Commercial Bank’s net profit international alliance businesses in Oman in the net interest margin which declined with the fourth quarter of 2012. General increased by 7.3 percent to QR506m in and in the UAE, alongside our future new to 2.64 percent for the first quarter of 2013 and administrative expenses, and depre- power sector by the first quarter this year compared with partnership in Turkey.” compared with 2.75 percent for the fourth ciation, were also up reflecting investment QR471m achieved in Q1-2012. The bank’s Hussain Al Fardan, Commercial Bank’s quarter of 2012. The decline in the net made in the bank’s infrastructure. total assets grew 22 percent to QR85.6bn. Managing Director, said: “Commercial interest margin resulted from a reduction Andrew Stevens, Commercial Bank’s 2020: GOIC report Customer loans and advances rose by Bank has had a positive first quarter in average yields on assets due to competi- Group Chief Executive Officer, said: 22 percent at QR51.4bn and customers’ despite the continuing competitive operat- tive market pricing pressure on lending and “Commercial Bank has delivered strong DOHA: GCC states are projected deposits grew by 22 percent to QR46.2bn. ing environment. The bank has successfully lower returns from other financial instru- growth in lending and profitability in the to invest more than $300bn in Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Attiyah, targeted opportunities for growth in lend- ments, partially offset by a reduction in the first quarter of 2013. In line with our expec- some 20 energy projects expect- Chairman of the Board of Directors of ing, maintained the delivery of alternative average cost of funds. tations, the Qatar market has seen lim- ing to generate 8 Giga watts of Commercial Bank, said: “Qatar’s economy sources of income and expanded its deposit Non-interest income was up 48 per- ited growth in either the Public, or Private, additional power by 2020. The is expected to grow strongly in 2013 with base. The bank is well positioned and well cent to QR299m for 2013 compared with Sector during the period with competitive current demand for electri- an increasing contribution from the non- funded to target new opportunities during QR202m for the same period in 2012 due pricing dynamics continuing to place pres- cal power in GCC countries is hydrocarbon sector. The recent budget the remainder of the year.” to higher levels of loan-related and trade sure on margins. Despite this, the Bank has approximately 60,000MW and demonstrates the government’s continu- The bank’s net operating income increased service fee income, improved gains from been successful in growing its lending and is expected to triple over next ing strong commitment to infrastructure by 11 percent to QR753m for the first quarter the Bank’s investment portfolio and an continues to diversify its income sources to 25 years, the Doha-based Gulf development as well as increasing invest- of 2013, up from QR680m achieved for the increase in foreign exchange income. offset pressure on core income.” Organisation for Industrial Cons- ment on education and health. Commercial quarter ended March 31, 2012. The bank’s total operating expenses were Commercial Bank’s associates increased ulting (GOIC) said in its Energy Bank has made a strong start to the Net interest income was QR454m for up by 15 percent to QR244m for the first their contribution to the bank’s net profit Guidebook for Industries in GCC. year with growth continuing in both the the quarter ended March 31, 2013, five quarter of 2013 compared with QR211m in by 25 percent to QR67m in Q1-2013 com- Over the next decades, as the Wholesale and Retail businesses; we will percent lower than in the same period in 2012, but were down compared with the pared with QR53m for the same period GCC population grows by 30 remain focused in 2013 on growing our core 2012, reflecting growth in lending to cus- fourth quarter. Staff costs were 11 percent in 2012. percent to over 50m, the region domestic businesses whilst developing our tomers offset by the impact of a reduction higher than the first quarter and in line THE PENINSULA will witness an increasing strain on its supplies of electricity, food and water followed by Industrial QATARI MARKET development. The member coun- Bond Coupon Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P tries of the GCC are expected to Qatar Govt 5.15% 4/9/2014 USD 104.44 0.53 % Aa2 AA post robust growth over the next decade both in terms of popula- Qatar Govt 3.125% 1/20/2017 USD 106.50 1.35 % Aa2 AA tion and GDP. By 2020, the region’s Qatar Govt 6.55% 4/9/2019 USD 124.75 2.12 % Aa2 AA real GDP is expected to grow by 56 Qatar Govt 5.25% 1/20/2020 USD 118.13 2.33 % Aa2 AA percent. Nominal GDP, which was Qatar Govt 4.5% 1/20/2022 USD 114.38 2.65 % Aa2 AA $341.6bn in 2000, is forecast to soar Qatar Govt 9.75% 6/15/2030 USD 174.50 3.80 % Aa2 AA to over $2trillion in 2020. Qatar Govt 6.4% 1/20/2040 USD 136.75 4.12 % Aa2 AA The ways in which the region Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 127.00 4.14 % Aa2 AA faces up to these challenges will have a major impact on its pros- Qatari Diar 3.5% 7/21/2015 USD 105.38 1.08 % Aa2 AA perity and quality of life, not only Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 114.88 2.73 % Aa2 AA in 2020 but in the decades to come, Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 105.75 1.29 % A1 A- the GOIC noted. GCC countries Comqat 3.375% 4/11/2017 USD 104.50 2.19 % A1 A- have a vast untapped potential to QIB 3.856% 10/7/2015 USD 104.38 2.03 % NR NR improve energy efficiency that is QNB 3.125% 11/16/2015 USD 103.75 1.63 % Aa3 A+ urgently needed which compli- QNB 3.375% 2/22/2017 USD 104.63 2.12 % Aa3 A+ ments energy demand increase to serve growing industries and pro- Doha Bank 3.5% 3/14/2017 USD 104.75 2.22 % A2 A- tect environment for better future. Qtel 3.375% 10/14/2016 USD 105.63 1.71 % A2 A There are many energy efficient Qtel 7.875% 6/10/2019 USD 130.88 2.43 % A2 A alternatives for almost every kind Qtel 4.75% 2/16/2021 USD 112.25 2.98 % A2 A of appliance or light fixture. That Qtel 5% 10/19/2025 USD 111.25 3.86 % A2 A means that industries have a real Rasgas 5.5% 9/30/2014 USD 106.13 1.19 % Aa3 A choice and the power to change Rasgas 5.832% 9/30/2016 USD 108.25 3.28 % Aa3 A their energy use on a revolution- Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 111.13 3.58 % Aa3 A ary scale. For instance, electric Officials pose for a group picture in Houston. motors consume more than 60 SOVEREIGNS percent of all electrical energy Bond PDA* Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P generated and are responsible Abu Dhabi Govt 5.5% 4/8/2014 USD 104.88 0.41 % Aa2 AA Nakilat boosts marine business at LNG 17 for the loss of 10 to 20 percent Abu Dhabi Govt 6.75% 4/8/2019 USD 126.50 2.02 % Aa2 AA of all electricity converted in to DOHA: Nakilat, Qatar’s pre- at Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma include the completed 140m mechanical energy. An efficient Dubai Govt 6.7% 10/5/2015 USD 110.13 2.42 % NR NR mier gas transporter, and its ship Shipyard. load-out and recovery barge Al choice can save huge energy with Dubai Govt 4.9% 5/2/2017 USD 107.25 2.98 % NR NR repair and construction joint Ship repairer N-KOM is at Ghatroushah, the biggest vessel smart investment. Dubai Govt 7.75% 10/5/2020 USD 125.50 3.80 % NR NR ventures are reinforcing their LNG 17 promoting its world-class ever to have been built in Qatar, The GOIC, in a separate report, Dubai Govt 6.45% 5/2/2022 USD 117.75 4.08 % NR NR international business relation- dry dock and ship repair facili- and the 19-vessel order currently noted the six-member countries Qatar Govt 4% 1/20/2015 USD 105.50 0.82 % Aa2 AA ships and opportunities at the ties to companies from around the under construction for the Port of together spent nearly $17bn in Bahrain Govt 6.273% 11/22/2018 USD 116.63 3.02 % NR BBB world’s largest gas event, LNG globe, with emphasis on its strong Mesaieed, from which six moor- 2012 to ensure food security in the Bahrain Govt 5.5% 3/31/2020 USD 110.00 3.85 % NR BBB 17, which is being held in the US. LNG track-record and its special- ing vessels have already been region in 2012. The report said Nakilat’s strong reputation and ized LNG capabilities. completed. the member countries are more Egypt Govt 5.75% 4/29/2020 USD 93.50 6.93 % Caa1 B- well-established links with ship N-KOM has completed dry Speaking from the Nakilat interested in urbanisation rather Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 107.13 3.41 % NR BBB- owners and their partners from docking and repairs on 54 LNG section of the Qatar Petroleum than focusing on strengthening *Periodic Distribution Amount IMPORTANT NOTE: around the world are allowing the carriers and over 20 LNG repair stand at LNG 17, Muhammad the manufacturing sector and bol- Published by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, P O Box 57, Doha, Qatar which company to hold valuable business projects are planned for 2013. Ghannam, Managing Director stering the local economy. is licensed and regulated by Qatar Central Bank and Jersey Financial Services meetings with gas industry pro- Notable N-KOM LNG achieve- of Nakilat, said: “LNG 17 is an “The private sector should take Commission. Information quoted is from publicly available sources or proprietary fessionals visiting LNG 17, which ments to date include the first excellent opportunity for Nakilat the initiative of kick-starting such data and subject to change. HSBC accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising opened in Houston on April 16 dual fuel diesel electric (DFDE)- to reinforce its connections with industries and drawing invest- out of the use of all or part of this material. This information is general and does not take into account individual circumstances, objectives or needs. The price of bonds and will continue until April 19. engine LNG carrier to be repaired its international partners and to ments. One of the most important can and does fluctuate. The secondary market for bonds may not provide significant Nakilat is actively pursuing in Qatar, which was delivered hold valuable business discussions measures to be taken is establish- liquidity or may trade based on prevailing market conditions. Past performance is not opportunities for future growth ahead of schedule, and the simul- in pursuit of new opportunities ing high-technology industries that a reliable indicator of future performance. You should consider these matters and in collaboration with overseas taneous dry docking and repairs for our companies. Nakilat and its encompass information and com- consult your financial advisor prior to making any investment decisions. companies, both for its shipping of seven LNG carriers. joint ventures are promoting the munication technology, bio-engi- business and for its ship repair Ship builder NDSQ is pre- success of Qatar’s marine indus- neering techniques and industries, and construction joint ventures, senting its construction capabili- try and offering solid support to renewable energy, environmental Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & ties and recent achievements at Qatar’s gas industry strength and and pharmaceutical industries and Marine (N-KOM) and Nakilat LNG 17. Projects relevant to the its presence at LNG 17.” chemical industries.” Damen Shipyards Qatar (NDSQ), LNG industry and port logistics THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA European stocks fall LONDON: European stock markets fell sharply yester- day, hit by comments by the Bundesbank chief that the debt crisis could take a decade to overcome and specula- tion swirled over a potential credit rating downgrade. Frankfurt’s DAX 30 fell 2.34 percent to 7,503.03 points, while in Paris the CAC 40 dropped 2.35 percent to a four month low of 3,599.23 points, and London’s FTSE 100 shed 0.96 percent to 6,244.21 points. Comments from Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann that Europe’s recovery could well take a decade, also hit senti- ment in the afternoon session. European car sales dopping to near a 20 year low, with Germany’s auto market in particular suffering, also added to the negative mood. In foreign exchange activity, the European single currency fell to $1.3050, from $1.3174 late in New York on Tuesday.

GOLD PRICES CLIMB Gold prices climbed to $1,392 per ounce on the London Bullion Market. That compared with $1,380 late in New York on Tuesday, when it had struck a two-year low at $1,321.95 on the back of disappointing Chinese GDP data. In company news, British retail giant Tesco saw its share price slide 3.9 percent to 369.75 pence after posting falling annual profits. Tesco said it took a £1.2bn hit from failed US division Fresh & Easy, sparking the first drop in annual profits in almost two decades, and confirmed its exit from the United States. Shares in the European aerospace and defence giant EADS leapt by 4.85 percent to ¤39 in Paris however as the group continued the revamp its shareholder structure with German automaker Daimler selling its stake. US stocks moved lower after earnings reports from Bank of America, Intel and Yahoo disappointed investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 0.99 percent to 14,610.10 points in midday trading. The broad-based S&P 500 dropped 1.54 percent to 1,550.39 points, while the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 1.89 percent to 3,203.05 points. Asian equities traded mixed. Tokyo climbed 1.22 per- cent, Sydney rose 1.09 percent, while Seoul and Shanghai were flat and Hong Kong fell 0.47 percent. AFP THURSDAY 18 APRIL 2013 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19

Indosat, NavLink in partnership Salam International Brent loses $2 nets QR11.6m profit DOHA: Salam International disclosed the interim financial statement for the three month period ended March 31, 2013. to fall below The statements revealed a net profit of QR11.6m in comparison to QR27.6m for the correspond- ing period in 2012, the company said in a statement. The earn- $98 per barrel ings per share (EPS) amounted to QR0.10 as of March 31, 2013, as against QR0.24 during the US crude slips by $2.37 to $86.35 same period in 2012. Medicare Group NEW YORK: Oil prices tum- The US dollar strengthened bled yesterday, with Brent crude against the euro and the yen net profit rises falling below $98 per barrel, as after comments from a European DOHA: Medicare Group dis- rising US fuel supplies added to Central Bank official stoked spec- closed the interim financial overall concern about global oil ulation of an interest rate cut statement for the three month demand. in eurozone. A stronger dollar period ended March 31, 2013. A report from the US gov- makes dollar-priced commodities The statements revealed a net ernment’s Energy Information more expensive. The EIA report profit of QR24.3m compared with Administration showed increases showed US crude inventories fell QR23m for the corresponding in distillate inventories and in unexpectedly last week, while period in 2012, the company said. petrol supplies on the US East distillates stocks posted a sur- The Earnings per Share (EPS) Coast, which includes the New prise build and gasoline supplies amounted to QR0.87 as of March York harbour. Brent crude, US fell slightly more than forecast. Indosat yesterday announced a partnership with NavLink to provide Indonesia’s first managed services for 31, 2013. as against QR0.82 dur- crude, US petrol and US heating However, petrol stocks on the US enterprises and businesses, serving the information and communications technology needs of Indonesia’s ing the same period in 2012. oil all fell more than 2 percent East Coast are up 5.3 million bar- rapidly-growing corporate market. Indosat is Ooredoo’s operating company in Indonesia. Picture shows during mid-day trading. US crude rels over the same time last year. Alexander Rusli, President Director & CEO of Indosat (right) and Khalil Al Emadi, CEO of NavLink, after the NBK’s profit rises and Brent crude each lost more Distillate stockpiles, which announcement in Jakarta. than $2 per barrel. include heating oil and diesel, rose slightly in Q1 Stephen Schork, the editor of 2.36 million barrels, compared with The Schork Report, said Brent’s forecasts for a draw of 500,000 KUWAIT CITY: National Bank dip below $98 triggered a sell-off by barrels. Stocks at the Cushing, of Kuwait reported yesterday breaching a key technical support Oklahoma, crude storage hub rose a small rise in first-quarter net level, or a number used by traders 1.08 million barrels to 51.15 million. Qatar bourse adds 41 points profit, citing the challenging who base their activity on charts. Crude imports fell 289,000 barrels operating environment. NBK “$97.91 in Brent was a key tech- per day to 7.39m b/d. DOHA: Qatar Exchange pur- Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia’s a 25 percent drop in first-quarter posted a net profit of 81.3m nical number, so once we hit that The EIA report follows a cut sued its upswing trend yester- bourse dropped for a fifth straight earnings. dinars ($286m) in the first three level, probably triggered a bunch in growth projections by the day, adding 41 points (or 0.49 session as a further fall in oil HIGHLIGHTS months of 2013, up just 0.5 per- of selling,” said Schork. “This is all International Monetary Fund percent) to advance to 8,409.33 prices and weak global markets SAUDI ARABIA: The index fell cent on 81m dinars ($284.5m) a continuation selling - the bulls are (IMF), for this year and next. points from 8,368.33 on Tuesday. weighed on shares. In Kuwait, the 0.5 percent to 7,060 points. year earlier. “Our consistency getting stopped out and bears are The head of the International Among the top gainers were measure rose 0.6 percent to 7,086 KUWAIT: The measure climbed in delivering strong results is a stepping in to fill the void.” Energy Agency, Maria van der Qatar National Bank which was points, a fresh 29-month high, 0.6 percent to 7,086 points. testimony to our strong financial The North Sea benchmark has Hoeven, said the oil price decline up 0.69 percent to QR131.90, as investors increased positions DUBAI: The index gained 0.1 position and focus on core bank- lost more than 7 percent over the was proof that the market was ade- Industries Qatar rose 1.97 per- ahead of first-quarter earnings. percent to 1,970 points. ing business despite a challenging past five sessions in a wider com- quately supplied. “For now there is cent to QR155.60, Commercial In Dubai, the index snapped a ABU DHABI: The index declined operating environment,” CEO modities rout triggered by data no immediate reason — other than Bank gained 0.78 percent to three-session losing run, gaining 0.1 percent to 3,091 points. Ibrahim Dabdoub said. Assets showing growth in China, the short covering — to suggest that oil QR65 and Qatar Insurance was 0.1 percent, as bargain-hunters EGYPT: The measure fell 0.7 grew by 25.4 percent to $63.4bn world’s second-largest oil burner, prices are ready for a strong move up by 2 percent to QR56.10. returned ahead of first-quarter percent to 5,259 points. from a year earlier, while share- had slowed unexpectedly in the to the upside,” said Chirichella. The banking and financial numbers. The market was led by OMAN: The index eased 0.1 holders’ equity rose 5.1 percent first three months of 2013. While further weakness in sector index was up 0.40 points, budget carrier Air Arabia, which percent to 6,233 points. to $8.3bn. NBK posted $1.08bn Brent crude shed $2.35 to Brent crude cannot be ruled out, the consumer goods and services jumped 4.7 percent - its biggest QATAR: The benchmark rose in net profit for 2012. NBK has $97.56 by 12:22pm EDT (18:22 oil prices are unlikely to fall below sector index added 0.24 points, one-day hike since February 2012. 0.5 percent to 8,409 points. branches in several Arab cities GMT), after sinking earlier to the $100 a barrel mark past the the industrial sector gained 2.04 Oman’s bourse dipped 0.1 per- BAHRAIN: The measure was and foreign ones, including New $97.26, the lowest since July 2012. second quarter, Barclays said. points while the insurance sector cent as heavyweight Bank Muscat flat at 1,092 points. York, London, Paris and Geneva. US crude slipped $2.37 to $86.35. REUTERS rose 1.06 points. slumped 1.1 percent after posting REUTERS QNA/AFP Turkish Airlines Regulations stymie seals $9.3bn deal with Airbus funds in Mideast

ISTANBUL: Turkish national DUBAI: Across much of the place in the Gulf, where most of flag-carrier Turkish Airlines Middle East, economic growth is the Middle East’s fund managers (THY) signed yesterday a gigan- strong and financial markets are are based. More than two years tic deal for up to 117 planes with picking up. But there is surpris- of high oil prices have left gov- European manufacturer Airbus ingly little cheer in the region’s ernment’s sovereign wealth funds in a deal worth up to $9.3bn asset management industry, and private savers flush with cash. (¤7.1bn) at catalogue prices. which faces continued pressure Real estate and equity markets “We are inking today the big- to cut costs and consolidate. have begun to shake off the glo- gest deal ever clinched by a Many fund managers are still bal financial crisis; Dubai’s stock Turkish airline,” THY Chairman struggling with small pools of market is up 22 percent so far this Hamdi Topcu said during a cer- assets, sluggish inflows of fresh year, after a 20 percent gain last emony with Airbus here, finalis- money and high operating costs. year. ing the order first announced last The total number of funds being But the total number of new month. Neither THY or Airbus launched has shrunk even as funds launched in the Middle East provided financial details, but stock markets have risen. and North Africa (Mena) during at catalogue prices the aircraft These difficulties are being the first quarter of 2013 dropped would be worth some $9.3bn, felt well beyond the confines of to 14, from 24 in the same period although discounts are usually the industry; they are a stum- last year, according to data from obtained for large orders. bling block in the Gulf’s efforts Zawya, a Thomson Reuters com- The order centres on Airbus’ to create, in cities such as Dubai pany. Zawya estimated 46 funds A320 medium-haul family of air- and Doha, international financial focusing on investments in the craft, mostly on the new fuel-effi- centres which can compete with region had been retired in the cient Neo versions, and includes those in London, Singapore and last 12 months. firm orders for 82 planes and an Hong Kong. Of $1.83 trillion of banking sec- option for 35 others, to be deliv- “Going forward, consolidation tor assets in the Gulf oil export- ered by 2020. THY currently has is going to be a key theme for the ers, the Levant and Egypt, only a fleet of 215 planes, 107 of them sector. There are a lot of discus- about $41bn have been placed purchased from Airbus and the sions happening in that regard,” in funds and $177bn are in dis- rest from its US rival Boeing. said Nadi Bargouti, head of asset cretionary mandates awarded to With the new order, the THY management at Dubai-based fund managers by single investors. expects to be operating a 375-plane Shuaa Capital. The rest are sitting as deposits in fleet by 2020, hoping to become In most parts of the world, banks, according to Dubai-based “one of the 10 largest airlines in expanding economies, increasing Rasmala Investment Bank. the world and carry 90 million disposable income and climbing That means about 12 percent of passengers a year,” according to asset prices would be enough to assets in the region are managed; Topcu. The airline flew 39 million galvanise the asset management globally, the level is estimated by passengers last year, and its aiming industry. analysts at above 20 percent. for 46 million this year. Those conditions are all in REUTERS “Today we celebrate a great achievement for Airbus and Turkish Airlines,” Airbus CEO Fabrice Bregier told reporters ahead of the ceremony. Bregier praised THY’s growth, which he said was faster than Airbus. • Bullion - Mumbai Starting off as a monopoly, THY Gold (10 gm) Standard Rs. 25680 was privatised 10 years ago, which Silver (1 kg) Rs. 46360 Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet • Indian Rupees QR1 = 14.73 Simsek said “put the company on a rational footing that allowed • Sensex this extensive growth”. In recent BSE 18749.90 months, the company has also NSE 5688.70 ordered 20 longer-range Airbus • Short-term investment plan from LIC International upto 6.4 percent return A330-300s aircraft, putting the p.a. (in dollar) total number of potential pur- • Housing loan from HDFC LTD chases as high as 137 planes. • Mutual Fund: Buy & Sell: SBI MF, HDFC MF, UTI MF, Birla Sun Life MF, THY also placed orders for 95 Tata MF, Reliance MF etc. Boeing planes, including 70 firm • Advise on Indian Income Tax matters for NRIs. orders to be delivered by 2021. Contact: Investec, Tel: 44325060/44365060 email: [email protected] AFP THURSDAY 18 APRIL 2013 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

QE Indices Summary QE Index 8,409.33 0.49 % WORLD STOCK INDICES GOLD & SILVER EXCHANGE QE Total Return Index 12,010.89 0.49 % QE Al Rayan Islamic Index 2,547.88 0.56 % RATE QE All Share Index 2,146.56 0.86 % INDEX Day’s Close Pt Chg % Chg Year High Year Low QE All Share Banks & Financial 1,999.38 0.40 % GOLD Buying Selling Services All Ordinaries 4993.638 49.505 1 5174.4 4664.6 QE All Share Consumer Goods & 5,249.8 0.24 % QR161.3640 US$ ...... QR 3.6305 QR 3.6500 Services Cac 40 Index/D 3632.57 -53.22 -1.44 3871.58 3600.81 QE All Share Industrials 2,990.06 2.04 % SILVER UK ...... QR 5.5201 QR 5.5971 QE All Share Insurance 1,994.67 1.06 % Dj Indu Average 14756.78 157.58 1.08 14887.5 12035.1 QR 2.7205 Euro ...... QR 4.7516 QR 4.8176 QE All Share Real Estate 1,540.59 0.40 % CA$ ...... QR 3.5216 QR 3.5916 QE All Share Telecoms 1,188.88 0.08 % Egypt Cma Gn Idx 1026.29 32.57 3.28 999.95 312.38 Swiss Fr ...... QR 3.9118 QR 3.9667 QE All Share Transportation 1,413.95 0.30 % Hang Seng Inde/D 21569.67 -102.36 -0.47 23944.74 21475.33 Yen ...... QR 0.0370 QR 0.0377 QE Market Summary Comparison Aus$ ...... QR 3.7371 QR 3.8099 Iseq Overall/D 3818.87 -26.11 -0.68 4009.59 3396.67 CRUDE OIL Today Previous day Ind Re ...... QR 0.0666 QR 0.0679 17-04-2013 16-04-2013 Karachi 100 In/D 18394.12 32.25 0.18 18791.22 16036.31 Index 8,409.33 8,368.33 BRENT Pak Re ...... QR 0.0367 QR 0.0375 Change 41.00 35.22 Nikkei 225 Index 13382.89 161.45 1.22 13568.25 10398.61 Peso ...... QR 0.0874 QR 0.0891 % 0.49 0 . 4 2 $ 97.91 SL Re ...... QR 0.0288 QR 0.0294 YTD% 0.60 0.11 S&P 500 Index/D 0 0 0 1597.35 1266.74 DUBAI Taka ...... QR 0.0463 QR 0.0472 Volume 3,173,070 4,122,653 Straits Times/D 3291.46 -0.12 0 3331.26 3160.83 Nep Re ...... QR 0.0419 QR 0.0427 Value (QAR) 145,365,112.77 182,573,153.77 $ 96.38 Trades 2,734 2 , 9 9 2 SA Rand ...... QR 0.3939 QR 0.4016 Straits Times/D 2971.47 22.7 0.77 3035.78 2657.77 Up 22 | Down 10 | Unchanged 05

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THURSDAY 18 APRIL 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23 NHL: Bruins DeRozan dazzles reschedule game due to in Raptors’ win blasts BOSTON, Massachusetts: The National Hockey League’s lockout shortened season has Spurs sign ex-scoring champ McGrady been extended an extra day due to the deadly explosions that ATLANTA, Georgia: DeMar blasts at the finish line of the rocked the Boston Marathon on DeRozan scored 30 points and NBA Results Boston Marathon on Monday that Monday. Rudy Gay finished with 22 Toronto 113 Atlanta 96 killed three and injured over 100. League officials announced yes- as the Toronto Raptors eas- LA Clippers 93 Portland 77 The Hawks have now won two terday that the Boston Bruins- ily defeated the playoff-bound of three contests against the Ottawa Senators game which was Atlanta Hawks 113-96 at Philips York Knicks today in their Raptors this season and are 8-2 postponed because of the finish Arena yesterday. final game of the regular sea- in their last 10 games against line blasts has been rescheduled Jonas Valanciunas scored 13 son. The Bulls finish the season Toronto at home. to April 28 at the Garden arena. points, Amir Johnson and John with a home game against the The San Antonio Spurs gave “On behalf of my entire fam- Lucas chipped in with 11 apiece Washington Wizards. their playoff push an added boost ily, our prayers and deepest sym- while Kyle Lowry handed out 11 Mike Scott came off the bench yesterday by signing two-time pathies are with those who were assists for the Raptors who have to finish with 12 points and 12 league scoring champ Tracy injured, lost their lives, their fam- won four consecutive games all rebounds and Ivan Johnson had McGrady for the rest of the ilies and the entire city of Boston,” against teams that are headed to 12 points and 10 rebounds for the National Basketball Association said team owner Jeremy Jacobs. the NBA postseason. Hawks. season. The 33-year-old McGrady “We will be there to offer our “(Our team) did a good job hav- “Shots will fall or not fall, but recently finished playing in the support in any way that we can in ing the rhythm offensively, tak- (we have to) play better defen- Chinese Basketball Association, the wake of this tragedy.” ing what the game gave them,” sively and with more energy,” with the Qingdao Eagles where he Monday’s Bruins game was Raptors head coach Dwane Casey Scott said. averaged 25.0 points, 7.2 rebounds set to be played at the downtown said. Shelvin Mack added 11 points and 5.1 assists. arena just blocks from the site Kyle Korver put up 13 points to and Jeff Teague had nine assists McGrady last played in the of the twin blasts that caused lead the Hawks, who dropped into in less than 19 minutes of action NBA in 2011-12, averaging 5.3 chaos in the city, killing at least a tie for fifth place in the Eastern in the loss. points and 3.0 rebounds over 52 three and injuring over 100, some Conference with the Chicago The Raptors will miss the games with Atlanta. critically. A labour dispute which Bulls with one game remaining postseason for the fifth straight In 982 NBA games, the veteran lasted four months after the in the regular season. season but they have been playing McGrady averaged 19.6 points and owners locked the players out of The loss dealt a blow to the the role of playoff spoiler of late 5.6 rebounds with the Toronto NHL arenas resulted in the 2012- Hawks’ attempt to secure the fifth by winning six of their last seven. Raptors, Orlando Magic, Houston 13 regular season being reduced seed in the Eastern Conference They finish out the season with Rockets, New York Knicks, Blake Griffin (32) of the Los Angeles Clippers shoots over JJ Hickson from 82 to just 48 games. playoffs. Both the Hawks and a home game tonight against the Detroit Pistons and Hawks. of the Portland Trail Blazers in the second half of their game at Staples Meanwhile, Captain Andrew Chicago have 44-37 records. Boston Celtics, who had their San Antonio waived veteran Center in Los Angeles, California, yesterday. The Clippers defeated the Ladd recorded two goals and The Hawks travel to Madison Tuesday home game against forward Stephen Jackson on Trail Blazers 93-77. added the deciding tally in the Square Garden to face the New Indiana cancelled due to the twin Friday. AGENCIES shootout as Winnipeg defeated visiting Tampa Bay. Ladd also had an assist and Blake Wheeler chipped in with a goal and two assists for the Jets, who are tied with the New York Rangers for the final playoff spot. Red Sox beat Indians Ondrej Pavelec made 24 saves and Mike Santorelli also converted in CLEVELAND: They scram- second inning and the Red Sox, the shootout for Winnipeg, which bled to put the jersey together, Baseball Results playing their first game since the let a 3-1 lead get away in the third and then the Red Sox hung it Colorado 8 NY Mets 4 deadly bombings back home, beat period. proudly on the dugout wall. Baltimore 5 Tampa Bay 4 the Cleveland Indians 7-2. Elsewhere, Milan Michalek For nine innings, No. 617 with Boston 7 Cleveland 2 Boston’s players had already scored for the second consecutive “Boston” above the numerals and NY Yankees 4 Arizona 2 boarded buses for the airport game and Craig Anderson made “Strong” below them reminded Chicago White Sox 4 Toronto 3 Monday when they learned of 32 saves as host Ottawa held off the players of home - where they Atlanta 6 Kansas City 3 the explosions and horror near Carolina. AGENCIES were needed, where they wanted Miami 8 Washington 2 the Boston Marathon’s finish line, to be. where three people were killed Texas 4 Chicago Cubs 2 They were playing for much and more than 170 injured. The NHL Results more than each other. Milwaukee 10 San Francisco 8 Red Sox were hoping to bring NY Islanders 5 Florida 2 “It was just something to let Minnesota 8 LA Angels 6 some relief to those affected Washington 5 Toronto 1 them know, they’re out of sight Colorado 9 NY Mets 8 by the tragedy, and they may Ottawa 3 Carolina 2 right now, but definitely not out Oakland 4 Houston 3 have while winning their fourth Philadelphia 4 NY Rangers 2 of mind,” outfielder Jonny Gomes Detroit 6 Seattle 2 straight. Winnipeg 4 Tampa Bay 3 said. “Given what’s taken place, this Chicago White Sox’s starting pitcher Dylan Axelrod throws against San Diego 9 LA Dodgers 2 St Louis 2 Vancouver 1 “We just wanted to let people is fresh on everyone’s minds,” the Toronto Blue Jays in the first inning of their American League MLB Minnesota 5 Edmonton 3 baseball game in Toronto, yesterday. know we’ve got a heavy heart over Mike Napoli hit a three-run manager John Farrell said. here.” double in Boston’s seven-run AGENCIES San Jose 3 Los Angeles 2 Indian star tests negative Badminton: ‘Super Dan’ flies after heroin to first win since Olympics charge TAIPEI: China’s legendary “What we are doing is similar Lin Dan (pictured) saw off to other sports -- the rules and NEW DELHI: Olympic bronze- Vietnam’s Tuan Duc Do in just principles are essentially the same medallist boxer Vijender Singh 24 minutes yesterday as he flew as sports such as tennis, though was yesterday cleared by the to his first victory since success- the technology and process may Indian sports ministry of using fully defending his Olympic title differ slightly,” said BWF deputy banned substances following a in London last year. president Paisan Rangsikitpho. police charge that he consumed ‘Super Dan’, an icon in China “At the end of the day we want heroin. and rated by many as badminton’s to further enhance the integrity But Vijender, who won a bronze greatest player, made light of his of match play and the decisions at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, eight-month break as he breezed which are made.” remains out of the Indian squad through 21-12, 21-6 to reach the However, the new system for upcoming tournaments in second round of the Badminton remains very much in the plan- Cyprus and Cuba pending the Asia Championships in Taipei. ning stages with the BWF still completion of police investigations The 29-year-old has won every undecided on which of the vari- against him. major title going but he has been ous available technologies to use, The 27-year-old gave blood and off the scene since the Olympic just a month from the start of the urine samples to the National final last August, apart from his marriage to Sudirman Cup. Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) fellow badminton athlete Xie Xingfang and an “This decision is more about the rules than earlier this month, with the test exhibition match in December. (about) the exact technology,” Rangsikitpho said. results on him and four other box- Do, the world number 422, put up a fight early “We are still considering various options but ers returning negative. on but the match was over as a contest when Lin it will be a camera-based system which makes “A full menu test was con- reeled off 10 points in a row at the start of game it possible for a line-call referee to reassess the ducted which included testing two, followed by another six-point burst. call with slow-motion technology. for psychotropic substances. Tests Lin, whose ranking has dropped to 40 during “We want to get the mechanics of this opera- were only carried out on blood his long absence, will face a greater test today tion working properly and ensure that both play- and urine samples,” the sports when he comes up against third seed Hu Yun ers and match officials understand how it should ministry said in a statement here of Hong Kong, a semi-finalist at last month’s be done, step by step. That’s our priority right yesterday. Swiss Open. now.” “The ministry is glad to Chinese top seed Chen Long beat Hong Kong’s Britain’s Hawk-Eye system has become part announce that on the basis of Ng Ka Long, while women’s Olympic champion of the landscape in top-level tennis, and is also these tests none of the boxers Li Xuerui went through against fellow Chinese well established in international cricket, although were found to have used any Yu Sun, a qualifier. India, which wields great financial clout, remains banned substances in the recent With some of their top Asian rivals skipping suspicious. past.” the event, China have a strong chance of rep- This month England’s Premier League sanc- Vijender had refused to be licating their achievement at the Olympics by tioned the use of Hawk-Eye from next season, a tested by Punjab Police, who winning all five titles on offer. first for a domestic football league, while world while investigating his links to Meanwhile, badminton is set to follow tennis body FIFA chose Germany’s GoalControl system an alleged dealer in a $24m drug and football by introducing technology to review to police this year’s Confederations Cup. haul last month said the boxer disputed line-calls, officials said Wednesday, Line-calls are a perennial bone of contention in had taken heroin 12 times. in an attempt to ease one of the sport’s major badminton, with players often complaining about Police seized 26 kilograms of flash-points. officials making erroneous or biased decisions. heroin with a street value of A test set-up will be used at next month’s In one notorious incident at the 2002 Asian Rupees 1.3bn ($24 m) in March Sudirman Cup in Malaysia before the new system Games in South Korea, Indonesian star Taufik in Punjab. The alleged dealer goes live at the Indonesian Open in September, Hidayat stormed off the court after protest- was arrested along with five the Badminton World Federation (BWF) said ing that judges were favouring home hope Shon others. AFP in a statement. Seung-Mo, causing a long delay. AGENCIES THURSDAY 18 APRIL 2013 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Table Tennis: Seashore Group to sponsor Emir Cup

Saqr Al Mohannadi (left), Vice Chairman of Seashore Group and Khalil Ahmed Al Mohannadi, Qatar Table Tennis Association President, shake hands after signing a deal at a press conference at Qatar Olympic Committee headquarters yesterday. RIGHT: Table Tennis players (back row) and officials pose for a picture. Seashore Group will sponsor this year’s Table Tennis Emir Cup competition. A total of 50 players including professional players from Japan and China will participate in the main round of the competition, which will be contested by ten clubs. The semi-finals will be held on Friday, while the final will take place on Sunday at Qatar Sports Club. PICTURES BY: SALIM MATRAMKOT Bolt to compete in London for Anniversary Games The six-time Olympic champion to run in two events

LONDON: Six-time Olympic Collins, of Saint Kitts and Nevis, sprint champion Usain Bolt will who missed last year’s Games compete at the Anniversary after falling out with team offi- Games at London’s Olympic cials over an authorised visit to Park in July, organisers con- his wife. Usain Bolt firmed yesterday. In total, 12 Olympic gold-med- of Jamaica The Jamaican powered to allists will take part in the July smiles after gold medals in the 100m, 200m 26-28 event. receiving and 4x100m relay in London last The participation of British Australian Formula One driver Mark Webber (right) of Red Bull Racing a gold and British Formula One driver Jenson Button of McLaren Mercedes walk year to replicate his extraordi- Olympic champions Jessica Ennis, medal in nary achievements at the 2008 Mo Farah and Greg Rutherford together during the Drivers’ Parade before the 2013 Chinese Formula One the 100m at Olympics in Beijing. was confirmed on Tuesday. Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, on the London He is due to run in both the However, event organisers said April 14. 100m and the 4x100m relay, in that six-time Paralympic cham- 2012 what will be the last major meet pion Oscar Pistorius would not be Olympic before the World Championships invited as he awaits trial over the Games in in Moscow. murder of his girlfriend, Reeva this August “I’m looking forward to coming Steenkamp. 2012 file F1: Webber hits back to the UK, especially with Pistorius claims he fatally shot photo. it being a year since winning Steenkamp after mistaking her Bolt has three gold medals in the Olympic for an intruder at his Pretoria confirmed Stadium,” Bolt told the website of home in February. his the 200 mark British Athletics. “I don’t want to see the Sunday attendance “The crowd were amazing at of the Anniversary Games (which for the the Games, and I hope they will will be devoted to Paralympic London MANAMA: Formula One’s it was in 2011, but commercial be out again in their numbers at sports) turning into a media cir- Diamond most controversial race, the supremo Bernie Ecclestone has the end of July. cus,” Ed Warner, the chairman of League Bahrain Grand Prix with its made clear that is not going to “I haven’t competed at the UK Athletics, told BBC radio. meeting in simmering backdrop of teargas happen. London Diamond League since “It would over-shadow every and petrol bombs, might just Webber was one of the few July this 2009 but it has always been a other athlete that was there. It’s give Mark Webber something drivers to speak out last year, year. great meet with lots of Jamaican not about innocent or guilty, it’s to celebrate on Sunday. when there was far more noise support - it almost feels like run- about how you handle an individ- Red Bull’s Australian has had made about the decision to pro- ning at home.” ual with a difficult moral situation a pretty thin time of it recently ceed with the grand prix. Bolt will be joined in the 100m hanging over them.” but Sunday’s race, in a tiny Gulf “Ultimately we are all human. by 2003 world champion Kim AFP kingdom troubled by civil unrest We have morals. We have ways we since a 2011 uprising, will be the see things,” he said at the time. 200th grand prix of his career. Alonso won in China, his team’s The 36-year-old has been out- first success of the season, and the spoken about Bahrain in the past Spaniard has the best record of Moreno wins in Belgium and would doubtless feel happier any driver in Bahrain after three Wallaby Mitchell hitting the milestone somewhere previous wins including his first else. But any strong result will for Ferrari. be a bonus after last weekend The third different driver in China and the previous ‘team in three races to win this year, heading to France orders’ storm in Malaysia. Alonso is the bookmakers’ favour- “Yes folks really looking for- ite to spray the rosewater - there SYDNEY: Wallabies winger Hill, who left the club yesterday ward to the next GP, it’s my 200th being no champagne on the Drew Mitchell has opted not evening after six years in charge. appearance,” he said on Twitter Bahrain podium - after a back- to re-sign with the Australian Ryan, 46, was part of the this week. “Jeez it goes quick, to-back victory. Rugby Union and is reportedly Scotland coaching team during pumped for the rest of the year.” “I expect a tough race again,” set to join former Test centre the Six Nations this season, and Webber has yet to stand on he said. Matt Giteau at French club will take up his new role follow- the podium in Bahrain but triple “In Bahrain I think we will Toulon. ing Worcester’s final game of the champion team mate Sebastian see different conditions and who The ARU said the 63-Test vet- 2012-2013 season against London Vettel, the German who snatched knows how competitive anyone eran would leave Australia at the Welsh. victory from him in Malaysia by can be. But definitely ... from the end of the season, with Fairfax Worcester can finish no higher ignoring an order not to overtake, races that we finished this year newspapers citing the NSW than ninth in the English top was the winner last year. the car seems to be able to be on Waratahs try-scorer as saying he flight this season and are set for In China, the Australian ran the podium, so we hope to be on was heading to France. a period of upheaval during the out of fuel in qualifying and lost the podium again.” “First and foremost, playing for close season. a wheel in the race after having So too does Lewis Hamilton Australia means absolutely every- Eight new players are due to start from the pitlane and then after taking two third places in thing to me,” he said, but he added to arrive at the club, includ- being involved in a collision. three races for Mercedes since that he wanted a new challenge ing fly-half Paul Warwick from Vettel leads the standings with the 2008 world champion left in France. Stade Francais, former Exeter 52 points to 49 for Lotus’s Kimi McLaren. “It’s a challenge thing, what I playmaker Ignacio Mieres and Raikkonen and 43 for Ferrari’s “We’re not quite there yet, but want out of footy and life.” Montpellier forward Agustin Fernando Alonso. Webber has just we’re not far away,” he said. The ARU said he would still Creevy. 26 after four races. “I came into the year with eve- be considered for the Lions Tour There will also be several high- Formula One’s travelling cir- ryone saying it was the worst deci- in June and July and the Rugby profile exits, with Matt Mullan, cus began arriving from China sion I could possibly ever make in Championship later in the year. Andy Goode, Matt Kvesic and on Monday, greeted by friendly my life,” he told reporters. “And Mitchell has been linked Errie Claassens all set to leave smiles at the airport and newspa- we’re getting these results. with an overseas move for some the club. per reports of explosions in town “We’re doing the job. We’ve got months and reports said there Meanwhile, Worcester’s Fijian overnight that marked an escala- a lot of work to do to improve reli- was a NSW Waratahs/ARU offer back Josh Matavesi has received tion in protests against the sport. ability and pick up the pace but on the table but it did not match a four-week ban from the Rugby Away from the circuit, in we’re on it ... Bahrain hopefully what was tabled by Toulon. Football Union. more rundown areas and major- will be a better weekend for us.” Meanwhile, Dean Ryan has Matavesi was cited for a dan- ity Shi’ite villages, teargas-firing Raikkonen is chasing his 21st been appointed as the new gerous tackle on Saracens scrum- police and protesters throwing successive points finish, which Spanish cyclist Daniel Moreno celebrates on the finish line after winning director of rugby at Worcester, half Neil de Kock during last petrol bombs clash almost nightly would leave him just three short the 77th Fleche Wallonne one-day cycling race, 205 km from Binche to the English Premiership club weekend’s game between the clubs in low-level violence that threat- of Michael Schumacher’s all-time Huy, yesterday. The 31-year-old, whose team leader Joaquim Rodriguez announced yesterday. and pleaded guilty to the charge ens to flare up in race week. record. won last year - beat two Colombians Sergio Henao and Carlos Alberto The former Gloucester coach at an RFU disciplinary hearing There have again been calls by The 2007 champion had his first Betancur to the line in the 205km race. arrives at Sixways following the yesterday. campaigners at home and abroad podium with Lotus in Bahrain last departure of head coach Richard AGENCIES for the race to be cancelled, as year, finishing second. REUTERS THURSDAY 18 APRIL 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 Chinese 12-year-old set Qatar Al-Anabi’s to smash age record Langdon looking Golf: Ye set to break Guan’s mark at Volvo China Open to finish on top CONCORD, North Carolina : will be a little bit different rac- BEIJING: China’s Guan The last time he was at zMAX ing Four-Wide this weekend, but Tianlang astonished the world Dragway, Qatar Al-Anabi basically we know the same rules when he made the Masters cut Racing silver driver Shawn apply. We just need to make good, at the age of 14, but his record Langdon was the Top Fuel strong, consistent runs just like as the European Tour’s youngest champion – it was the first Top we did last fall; if we take care ever player is set to ripped up by Fuel victory of his young career. of our business, the rest will take a boy aged only 12. This week, Langdon and care of itself. We are working as In two weeks’ time Ye Wocheng, the rest of the Qatar Al-Anabi hard as we can to win another a precocious pre-teen from the Racing Top Fuel team, the two- race for Sheikh Khalid and the country’s south, will lower Guan’s time World Championship team people of Qatar.” record to scarcely believable ter- owned by Khalid bin Hamad Al Dubai driver Khalid alBalooshi ritory when he tees off at the Thani, return to the site of that continues his sophomore season Volvo China Open, organisers victory looking for another win- with great confidence in his gold confirmed yesterday. ner’s trophy. Qatar Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel It comes just a year after Guan This weekend’s fourth annual team. played the same event in Tianjin Dollar General NHRA Four Wide He enters the Dollar General aged 13 and 177 days. He followed Nationals near Charlotte is the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in that with a bravura performance fifth of 24 races making up the seventh place in the NHRA Mello last week at Augusta National, United States’ 2013 NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel point standings, finishing with the Silver Cup as Yello Drag Racing Series season. and while he and his team have the Masters’ top-placed amateur. It is the only time during the enjoyed a solid start this season, Should 12-year-old Ye make NHRA season that four cars race alBalooshi, his crew chief Jason the cut, he will easily outdo Hong side-by-side during each competi- McCulloch and everyone else on Kong’s Jason Hak, who became tion round. the team completely understand the youngest player to reach the Ye Wocheng (right) of China, a 12-year-old, who will compete in the Volvo China Open poses with Nick Faldo, Qualifying is tomorrow and that this team has tremendous weekend rounds of a European a former world No.1. Faldo was ranked No. 1 on the Official World Golf Ranking for a total of 98 weeks. RIGHT: Saturday with eliminations set potential – it is just a matter of Tour event, aged 14 and 304 days, Guan Tianlang of China who took part in the Masters at Augusta National last week. for Sunday. putting all of the pieces together at the 2008 Hong Kong Open. In addition to Langdon’s at the right time in order to enjoy In Tianjin, Ye will compete win last September, the Qatar additional success. for the spotlight with a group Amateur champion at the age of plenty of other youngsters who “Obviously I would love to Al-Anabi Racing team finished “I like racing at Charlotte, and I of ultra-young Chinese players, 14. are soon going to be household win my own national Open, but first and second in the Four-Wide am looking forward to this week- including Guan and Andy Zhang, They will come up against a names,” McGinley said in a press I know the challenge is getting Nationals in 2011. end, alBalooshi said. who became the youngest US strong contingent of seasoned release from organisers. ever greater as our home-grown Returning to the site of his “Our team has been very good Open competitor last year at the pros at the joint European Tour Liang Wenchong, 34, one of talent is improving all the time,” first-career win and the knowl- at that track; Shawn won the age of 14. and OneAsia event, headed by only two Chinese men to win on said Liang. edge of the Al-Anabi team’s suc- race there last year, and our Bai Zhengkai, 15, is also in former winner Paul Casey, India’s the European Tour and his coun- Ye, from Dongguan near Hong cess at this event in 2011 make team has won some other races the field, thanks to his victory Jeev Milkha Singh and 2014 Ryder try’s top-ranked player at 170, Kong, earned his spot by win- Langdon quite confident entering there. So I know our team can in last year’s Volvo China Junior Cup captain Paul McGinley. said the new talent would pose ning a qualifying tournament in this weekend’s race. win in Charlotte this week. Our Match Play Championship, as is “I’m especially looking forward a genuine threat in the May 2-5 March, while Guan and Zhang are “I think it’s going to be great to team did not have a good finish America’s Jim Liu, who in 2010 to seeing how young Ye Wocheng tournament at Tianjin Binhai both playing on sponsor’s invites. go back to Charlotte for the first in Las Vegas, and I am sorry that became the youngest US Junior gets on, and I know that there are Lake Golf Club. AFP time since I got my first win there happened. I know our team will last fall,” Langdon said. keep getting better because this “Going back to a place where team is very good. We can do very Miyazato aims to defend you recently won is always good. good things this year, but we all It’s a confidence builder because just have to be patient and keep you’re going back to a track working for success. I appreciate where you know you can make the hard work everybody on our Spanish her Hawaii crown good, strong runs. team is doing, and I thank Sheikh golfer Sergio The Al-Anabi team had good Khalid for this opportunity.” Garcia (left) KAPOLEI, HAWAII: Japan’s major title at the Kraft Nabisco success at zMAX before I was Al-Anabi Racing operates out and fellow Ai Miyazato is back to defend Championship. driving for the team so I think we of multiple locations in both the countryman her crown at the LPGA Tour’s The 24-year-old Park had to go back to Charlotte this week- United States and Qatar. LOTTE Championship after overtake Stacy Lewis, who is end with great expectations. It THE PENINSULA and former beating Azahara Munoz and also competing this week as the tennis player, Meena Lee by four strokes to Tour returns to the Aloha State Juan Carlos claim the inaugural title in 2012. for the event which runs from Ferrero, Miyazato birdied three of the Wednesday to Saturday. during the final six holes to close with a two- Lewis, who held No. 1 for four- Espana 2013 under 70 and capture her eighth consecutive weeks, is currently Golf Open, career LPGA Tour title. second and could reclaim the top in Valencia, South Korea’s Lee and Spain’s ranking. eastern Munoz shared second place at the Park has been one of the most Spain, yes- Ko Olina Golf Club. The 144 play- consistent players on the Tour terday. The ers in the field this week will com- the past year. Last summer she Golf tourna- pete for $1.7m in prize money with went through a 10-week stretch ment will run the winner collecting $225,000. of top-10 finishes and this year from today The LOTTE Championship was she kicked off the season with a until April 21 one of two titles for Miyazato in win at the LPGA Honda tourna- at El Saler 2012. ment in Thailand. golf course. This year she has three top-25 Her Kraft Nabisco win marked finishes, including second place at the 27th consecutive cut she has the Founders Cup last month. made. Silver Al-Anabi driver Shawn Langdon executes a pre-run burnout to Also in the field is newly- Choi Na-Yeon, of South Korea, warm up the tyres in front of packed Las Vegas grandstands earlier crowned world number one and Tseng Ya-ni, of Taiwan, are this month. This weekend, Langdon returns to the site of his first career Park Inbee, of South Korea, who also in the hunt for No. 1. win looking for another victory. PHOTO BY: RON LEWIS recently captured her second AFP

Under-18 football tournament: Sevilla FC trounce Aspire Academy A 4-0

Sevilla Football Club of Spain score one of their four goals against Aspire Academy A Qatar during the second edition of the Aspire Academy International Under-18 football tournament at Aspire Academy yesterday. Sevilla won 4-0. RIGHT: Sevilla players celebrate after scoring a goal. In the second match yesterday, Aspire Academy B drew one-all with Bahrain Under-18 team. West Bromwich Albion of England and Portuguese side Benfica are the other teams taking part in the tournament. The five-day tournament will end tomorrow. THURSDAY 18 APRIL 2013 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Al Sadd Wenger keeps faith after deserved to win title, says Gerets

Arsenal held by Everton DOHA: Ahead of his side’s clash today against the newly-crowned Qatar Stars EPL: The French coach disappointed with his side’s 0-0 draw League (QSL) champions Al Sadd, Lekhwiya coach Eric Gerets has admitted that the LONDON: Arsene Wenger and still is. I’m confident we will league winners deserved to insists Arsenal remain on do it.” win the title on Saturday. course to qualify for the Wenger’s belief in Arsenal’s Gerets said: “Sometimes you Champions League even ability to cope with the stresses just have to hold your hand up though the Gunners’ 0-0 draw and strains of the run-in hasn’t and admit the best team won against Everton left them fac- been dented despite Everton the league.” ing a nerve-wracking end to the knocking them out of their stride “It’s too late for revenge season. with an overtly aggressive game so there is no point speaking Wenger’s side would have plan. about that. We have lost the moved four points clear of fifth The Frenchman felt Everton title we don’t look at this game placed Tottenham with a win over sent out to ruffle his team, but that way,” the Belgian added. Everton on Tuesday, but instead he claimed their tactics would “We have two big games they had to settle for a frustrating have been scuppered if midfielder coming up for the Champions point after struggling to cope with Darron Gibson had been sent off League and important games the visitors’ physical approach at for a series of crunching chal- in the cups to prepare for so we the Emirates Stadium. lenges in the first half. have not lost our focus,” Gerets The race to finish in the Gibson was booked after pointed out. Premier League’s top four looks crunching into Jack Wilshere but His opposite number, certain to go down to the wire escaped a second yellow card fol- Hussein Amotta, will have to as third placed Arsenal are just lowing a crude barge into Theo do without 10 players who have two points ahead of both Chelsea, Walcott. been called up for international who have two games in hand, “Yes I think Gibson should have duty. and Tottenham. who have played been sent off. He should have had Amotta said: “This game is one game less than their north a yellow card even before his first not important for ourselves or London rivals. booking,” Wenger said. Lekhwiya, not now that the Failure to qualify for the lucra- “It was a game of huge inten- league has been won so this is tive Champions League would be a sity, they decided to make it phys- an opportunity for our reserve massive blow for the Gunners, but ical to disturb our game. players to play.” Arsenal manager Wenger is con- “I don’t blame Everton for that. Today is the final round of vinced his team have the mental To say we needed protecting is a Arsenal’s French manager Arsene Wenger gestures during the English Premier League football match against the season, with all 12 teams strength to cope with the high- big word, we just want the referee Everton at the Emirates Stadium in north London on Tuesday. The game finished 0-0. playing. THE PENINSULA pressure situation. to make the right decisions. “We should have won the game “I don’t think the referee dealt but it keeps us still in a strong well with the intimidating physi- Moyes was willing to admit his and Chelsea? The players knew with 500 passes,” he said after positon in the race for the top cal challenges in the first half.” team’s hopes of gatecrashing the tonight what was at stake, it was the match. Today’s Qatar Stars four,” Wenger said. Wenger refused to be drawn Champions League party were a big chance to go and do it. “We were committed and made League Fixtures “We are on a very strong run on reports that England star starting to fade. “I would take the Europa some tackles. Believe it or not with a fantastic spirit so you do Wilshere had become embroiled Everton are four points behind League. I think that’s realistic that’s allowed in football. Some All matches kick-off at 6.15pm not want to complain too much in a tunnel bust-up with Everton’s Chelsea and Moyes said: “I’m but to be in with a shout of the teams from up north do that kind Al Kharaitiyat vs Al Sailiya, at Qatar SC about what didn’t go for us. Kevin Mirallas at half-time, add- pleased with the performance, I Champions League at this stage of thing.” Stadium, “We dropped two points but if ing: “I don’t know about that but don’t think you are ever disap- of the season is good for Everton.” Asked about the tunnel row Al Wakrah vs Al Arabi at Al Wakra Stadium we win our coming games we will I will find out. The dressing room pointed to take a point at the Moyes also insisted there was between Mirallas and Wilshere, Al Khor vs Umm Salal at Al Khor Stadium get there. The other teams have was quiet after.” Emirates. nothing wrong with Everton’s no- Moyes made a pointed reference Al Sadd vs Lekhwiya at Al Sadd Stadium games in hand but they play each While Wenger is confident “I’m not sure what a point holds-barred approach. to Wenger as he added: “I didn’t Al Rayyan vs Eljaish at Al Rayyan Stadium other. of his side’s top-four ambi- does for us. Are we really going “We weren’t going to let see it, and I know someone who Al Gharafa vs Qatar SC at Al Gharafa Stadium “My belief was always strong tions, Everton manager David to overhaul Tottenham, Arsenal Arsenal stroke the ball around says that quite a lot!” AFP Tan pledges Late Aliadiere £25m kitty strike stuns for promoted Les Verts

Cardiff City PARIS, France: Jeremie Aliadiere’s stoppage-time strike LONDON: Cardiff City’s took Lorient through to the Malaysian owner Vincent Tan semi-finals of the French Cup says the club could spend up on Tuesday as the Brittany side to £25m ($38.2m, 29m euros) won 2-1 away to Saint-Etienne on new players after secur- in their quarter-final tie. ing promotion to the English Aliadiere brilliantly converted Premier League. a Mathias Autret cross three The Welsh club will return minutes into injury time to keep to the English top flight for the modest Lorient in with a chance first time in 51 years after a of winning the Cup for the second 0-0 draw at home to Charlton Bayern Munich’s Mario Gomez (right) celebrates with Rafinha and time in their history. Athletic on Tuesday guaran- Xherdan Shaqiri (centre) after scoring a goal against Wolfsburg during Lorient had taken a teed promotion from the sec- their German soccer cup (DFB Pokal) semi-final match in Munich, on first-half lead at the Stade ond-tier Championship. Tuesday. Geoffroy-Guichard courtesy Financial difficulties in of a comprehensive Maxime recent years have left the club Barthelme finish, but Pierre- with an overall recorded debt Emerick Aubameyang came off of £83.1 million, but Tan says Hat-trick hero Gomez the bench to equalise for Les Saint Etienne’s forward (left) Evaeverson Brandao vies with Lorient’s they will find the money to Verts in the 74th minute. French defender Benjamin Corgnet during the French Cup football match fund a competitive assault on However, former Arsenal at the Geoffroy Guichard Stadium in Saint Etienne on Tuesday. the Premier League. striker Aliadiere’s 18th goal of the “We need to strategise well still Bayern back-up season sealed Saint-Etienne’s first and we’d like to spend some defeat of 2013 so far and also put money - maybe £20 to £25m,” BERLIN: Bayern Munich’s worked really well tonight.” paid to their dreams of winning they bid to win a major trophy 1 relegation zone, Troyes beat said Tan. Mario Gomez warmed up for Gomez’s agent, Uli Ferber, has a domestic Cup double for this for the first time since their 1981 Nancy 3-0, with Jeremie Brechet, “Others have spent a big next week’s Champions League said his client is unhappy to be season. championship triumph. Julien Faussurier and Fabien amount of money and don’t semi-final first leg against Mandzukic’s back-up and last Les Verts face Rennes in Earlier on Tuesday, in a meet- Camus all scoring in the second do well, so we will try to spend Barcelona with a hat-trick weekend told German daily Saturday’s League Cup final as ing of two clubs in the Ligue half. AFP smartly.” in just six minutes, but the Bild the situation can not go on Tan first invested in Cardiff Germany star has been told he “indefinitely”. with a group of Malaysian is still only a back-up striker. Having cost Bayern 35m euros Real unseat Man investors in 2010 but sparked Gomez came off the bench for ($39.44m) from VfB Stuttgart in Casillas set for Confed anger at the start of the cur- the last 13 minutes of Bayern’s 6-1 2009, Gomez has scored 72 goals United as most rent season by forcing the club German Cup semi-final win over in 110 league games and there is to change their traditional col- VfL Wolfsburg on Tuesday, but reported interest from Chelsea Cup call-up: Del Bosque valuable team: ours from blue to red. still managed to score a hat-trick and Manchester City. Cardiff manager Malky against a tiring Wolves defence. After his impressive goals, MADRID: Spain manager player, one of the best that has Mackay said he was excited The 27-year-old has spent Bayern president Uli Hoeness Vicente del Bosque yester- represented us in more than Forbes about the prospect of rub- much of the season on Bayern’s heaped praise on him. day indicated that goalkeeper 140 games and we have a lot of bing shoulders with the big- bench as back-up to first-choice Having been presented with Iker Casillas (pictured) was love for him. It is normal that he TORONTO: Nine-time gest names, as the Bluebirds striker Mario Mandzukic, who is a simple tap-in from Xherdan likely to be named would be with us.” European champion Real prepare for encounters with suspended for next Tuesday’s visit Shaqiri on 80 minutes, Gomez in his squad for the Whilst Del Bosque Madrid have ended Manchester teams such as Man United and by Barcelona. profited from two superb Confederations Cup in refused to get into a United’s run as the world’s most Liverpool. Despite his three goals, Gomez passes by Germany’s Bastian June. debate on whether valuable football team, accord- “It’s a huge challenge,” said is not guaranteed to start against Schweinsteiger as he doubled The Spanish captain Madrid boss Jose ing to an annual survey released the Scot. “We are going into Barcelona with veteran Claudio Munich’s tally in the dying broke a bone in his left Mourinho was right to by Forbes. one of the best leagues in the Pizarro also in the mix having minutes. hand on January 23 bench Casillas in favour The value of Real, a Spanish world. We are going to plan scored four goals in last month’s “Mario received some won- and, despite returning of Lopez, he did have club owned by its thousands of properly - that has started 9-2 rout of Hamburg and at derful passes and used them to training in recent strong words for those members, surged 76 percent to already and we will now put Juventus in the Champions like he was finishing them in his weeks, he has yet to win his that have questioned whether $3.3bn from a year ago, Forbes that in action. League quarter-final. sleep. He’s done very well,” said place back in the side. “The Casillas is now past his best. said. “We will make sure the “We’ve seen that when Hoeness. important thing is that he is “We know that he is a legend United, who have won the EPL structure we have put in place Mandzukic is tired, I still have Bayern’s director of sport recovering, he is training and we of Spanish football, that no one 19 times and are controlled by the keeps striding forward and options,” said Bayern coach Matthias Sammer simply have time to take the decisions,” has done what he has achieved, American Glazer family, rose 42 keeps adding because change Jupp Heynckes, with Bayern at insisted “the trainer gives every- Del Bosque said at a sponsors and then in 10 days he is put percent to $3.2bn but dropped is constant. Hanover 96 on Saturday in the one the feeling he is important event in Barcelona. in an uncomfortable situation. to second on the list for the first AFP Bundesliga. and needed” when asked about “I need to say that he is our AFP time since Forbes began tracking “I’m pleased for Mario, he Gomez’s situation. AFP finances in 2004. REUTERS THURSDAY 18 APRIL 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27 Armstrong’s Taylor’s innings samples showed boosts Zimbabwe steroids in Hosts reach 217 for four in Harare Test 1999: UCI PARIS: Lance Armstrong returned four samples with HARARE: A defiant, unbeaten Scoreboard the pair put on 127 for the traces of banned corticoster- century from captain Brendan fourth wicket. oids in the 1999 Tour de France, Taylor allowed Zimbabwe to Zimbabwe (I innings): Both batsmen took their time the International Cycling Union build a solid platform on a slug- T Maruma lbw Robiul Islam ...... 10 to adjust to the pace of the pitch (UCI) said yesterday, although gish first day of the first Test V Sibanda b Robiul Islam ...... 5 in the afternoon, before gradually the governing body added it against Bangladesh at Harare H Masakadza c Mahmudullah b Enamul ...25 lifting Zimbabwe’s lethargic run- did not handle them as positive Sports Club. B Taylor (batting) ...... 105 rate in the third session. tests. In their first home Test in 18 M Waller b Rubel ...... 55 Taylor offered just a single Yesterday the Belgian news- months, Taylor put Zimbabwe’s E Chigumbura (batting) ...... 6 chance on the way to his third paper Het Nieuwsblad published recent problems aside as he Extras (B-1, LB-3, NB-5, W-2) ...... 11 Test century, when he lofted a copy of an alleged internal UCI scored 105 not out and took his Total (for 4 wkts) ...... 217 Enamul to wide long-off where memo which said a lawyer for the side from 65 for three early in the Still to bat: R Mutambami, G Cremer, K Meth, Shahriar Nafees failed to take a sport’s ruling body had said the second session to 217 for four at S Masakadza, K Jarvis. difficult catch on the run. American’s samples from the 1999 the close of play. Fall of wickets: 1-10, 2-22, 3-65, 4-192. The partnership was finally showed traces of corticosteroids Taylor endured a torrid tour Bowling: Robiul 24-6-56-2; Rubel 20-6-42- broken by the second new ball, on four occasions. of the West Indies last month 1; Nasir 5-2-3-0; Enamul 29-3-76-1; Sohag with Waller bowled for 55 by Rubel Armstrong, who has been and has seen his squad become 11-0-33-0; Mahmudullah 1-0-3-0. Hossain, who was then denied the banned for life and admitted to increasingly dispirited in the Bangladesh: Mushfiqur Rahim (capt), wicket of Elton Chigumbura when doping his way to seven consecu- wake of another contract dispute, Shahriar Nafees, Jahurul Islam, Mohammad replays suggested the bowler had tive Tour titles from 1999-2005, but led from the front on a dif- Ashraful, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, overstepped. had already admitted to using ficult pitch. Nasir Hossain, Sohag Gazi, Enamul Haq Jr, In between those incidents corticosteroids for a saddle sore Although on the low side, Rubel Hossain, Robiul Islam. Taylor went to three figures with in 1999 although he produced a Zimbabwe’s total represented a distinctive fist-pumping cel- back-dated TherApeutic Use a reasonable day’s work for the ebration that told of his recent Exemption (TUE) to justify the hosts after they were inserted on manfully for 24 overs, but after frustrations. use of a banned substance. a greentop by Bangladesh, who removing both of Zimbabwe’s “The celebration was due to the “During the Tour, Armstrong lacked the fast bowling arsenal openers cheaply, Bangladesh’s poor performance we had in the was tested 15 times. In the four to take full advantage. only genuine seam threat was West Indies,” he said. samples indicated below traces of “If they had scored 300- unable to make further inroads. “To fail in pretty much every triamcinolone, a corticosteroid, plus today then I would have Although Enamul Haque had game in the whole tour was tough were found. No other prohibited been pretty upset, but I think Hamilton Masakadza caught to swallow, so today was very substances were found,” the UCI it’s still a pretty even game,” at slip 10 overs after the lunch rewarding. said, adding that the samples in said Bangladesh coach Shane break to leave Zimbabwe in “I’ve prepared well, I’ve worked Zimbabwe batsman Brendan Taylor celebrates on reaching hundred question were collected on July 4, Jurgensen. a spot of bother, Taylor was hard and it was nice to see it pay against Bangladesh on the first day of the first Test match at Harare 14, 15 and 21. Robiul Islam charged in joined by Malcolm Waller and off.” AFP Sports Club yesterday. The governing body said the French Ministry of Sports also ruled that no doping offence had been committed. “The samples taken during Mishra fashions Sunrisers’ victory the 1999 Tour de France were analysed by the French National PUNE: Amit Mishra picked up crucial runs after his side was tot- a memorable win. His first hat- enough to hit the off-stump and Hyderabad to a fighting total. In Anti-Doping Laboratory in four wickets in one over to take tering at 44 for six. trick in IPL came in 2008 and then foxed Cameron White with Jaipur, Rajasthan Royals beat Châtenay-Malabry,” the UCI said. Sunrisers Hyderabad to a sen- The hosts needed 25 runs off he repeated the feat in the 2011 an inswinger castling his stumps. Mumbai Indians by 87 runs in “The French Ministry came sational win over Pune Warriors 24 balls with six wickets in hand edition. His third wicket was of Hanuma the Indian Premier League (IPL) to the conclusion that there had in the Indian Premier League before Mitchell Marsh’s dismissal Hyderabad now have four wins Vihari, who eded another moving at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium been no anti-doping rule viola- here yesterday. triggered a dramatic batting out of their six matches, pushing ball to first slip. yesterday. tion. In a conversation with the Mishra took all his scalps, collapse. them to second spot in the stand- Another couple of dismissals Chasing a target of 180, UCI’s Dr Schattenberg at the including the hat-trick, in the Mishra removed opposition ings. Pune, who shocked Chennai spelt huge trouble for the visitors, Mumbai Indians were all out for time, the French Ministry doc- 19th over of the Pune innings skipper Angelo Matthews (20), Super Kings Monday night, are leaving them at 44 for six in the 92 runs with eight balls to spare. tor confirmed that the presence which ended at 108 -- 11 runs Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rahul placed second from bottom with 11th over. Off-spinner Ajit Chandila of traces of corticosteroids found short of Hyderabad’s 119 for eight. Sharma and Ashok Dinda to four losses in six games. A gritty knock from Biplab bagged two for six while James in samples taken from Armstrong The leg-spinner also made 30 propel the Hyderabad team to It seemed the match would get Samantray (37) and a 40-run Faulkner got three for 16. Stuart was compatible with the use of a over before time when Pune raced partnership between Mishra and Binny also got two for 14. skin cream; that the use of a skin Scoreboard to 38 for no loss in four overs. Ashish Reddy (19 not out) took IANS cream was accepted as proven by Medium pacer Thisara Perera the French Ministry; and that SUNRISERS HYDERABAD PUNE WARRIORS INDIA provided Hyderabad the break- Scoreboard there was therefore no anti-dop- P A Patel b Kumar ...... 12 R V Uthappa c Samantray b Perera ...... 22 through, removing the danger- ing rule violation. Q de Kock c Marsh b Dinda ...... 2 A J Finch c de Kock b Perera ...... 16 ous Aaron Finch (16) and Robin RAJASTHAN ROYALS R G Sharma c Watson b Trivedi ...... 2 “If the corticosteroids had been G H Vihari c Finch b Kumar ...... 1 T L Suman lbw KV Sharma...... 12 Uthappa (22) in successive balls. S R Watson c Karthik b Pollard ...... 31 K A Pollard b Binny...... 1 used systemically (ie. injected or C L White b Kumar ...... 0 S P D Smith c Ashish Reddy b I Sharma ...... 17 Mathews and Steven Smith A M Rahane (not out)...... 68 A T Rayudu lbw Cooper ...... 27 taken orally), the consecutive B B Samantray c Pandey b Sharma ...... 37 A D Mathews c Steyn b Mishra ...... 20 (17) hung around for a while D H Yagnik c Tendulkar b H Singh ...... 34 R Dhawan c Faulkner b Binny ...... 0 test results would have all been K V Sharma lbw Sharma ...... 7 M R Marsh c Ashish Reddy b Steyn ...... 14 and the target looked very much S T R Binny (run out-Johnson/Ojha) ...... 4 Harbhajan Singh (run out-Dravid/Yagnik) ...... 1 positive.” N L T C Perera c Uthappa b Marsh ...... 2 A M Nayar c Samantray b Perera ...... 0 within reach. B J Hodge (not out) ...... 27 M G Johnson b Faulkner ...... 11 Meanwhile, Armstrong has A Mishra (run out-Pandey/Uthappa)...... 30 M K Pandey (not out) ...... 7 The match witnessed a mas- Extras (LB-7, W-6, NB-2) ...... 15 S L Malinga b Faulkner ...... 7 purchased an Austin-area home A Ashish Reddy (not out) ...... 19 B Kumar lbw Mishra...... 0 sive turnaround following the fall Total (for 3 wkts in 20 overs) ...... 179 P P Ojha (not out) ...... 1 just days after he sold his luxury D W Steyn (not out) ...... 4 R Sharma b Mishra ...... 0 of Marsh’s wicket which made it Fall of wickets: 1-62, 2-115, 3-126. Extras (LB-4, W-3) ...... 7 Spanish-style estate he has lived Extras (W-5) ...... 5 A B Dinda b Mishra ...... 0 101 for five. Bowling: M G Johnson 4-0-41-0 (2w); S L Total (all out in 18.2 overs) ...... 92 in since 2006, it was reported Total (for 8 wkts in 20 overs) ...... 119 Total (all out in 19 overs) ...... 108 It was all Mishra thereafter. Malinga 4-0-30-0; R Dhawan 2-0-20-0 (2nb, Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-10, 3-26, 4-31, 5-61, yesterday. The Austin American- Did not bat: I Sharma. Fall of wickets: 1-38, 2-38, 3-57, 4-76, Earlier, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 1w); P P Ojha 4-0-31-0; K A Pollard 2-0-24-1 6-63, 7-64, 8-83, 9-83, 10-92. Statesman described the home Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-15, 3-15, 4-17, 5-41, 5-101, 6-101, 7-107, 8-108, 9-108. rattled the Hyderabad top order (2w); Harbhajan Singh 4-0-26-1 (1w). Bowling: A Chandila 2-0-6-2; A A Chavan 3-0- as being located in an exclusive 6-44, 7-75, 8-115. Bowling: I Sharma 4-0-22-1; D W Steyn 4-0- with high quality swing bowling MUMBAI INDIANS 10-0 (1w); J P Faulkner 3.2-1-16-3 (1w); S K sub-division. The newspaper did Bowling: B Kumar 4-0-18-3 (2w); A B Dinda 34-1; N L T C Perera 4-0-20-3; A Mishra 4-0- with Ashok Dinda giving him S R Tendulkar c Trivedi b Chandila ...... 1 Trivedi 4-1-17-1; S T R Binny 3-0-14-2; K not reveal the purchase price but 4-0-25-1 (2w); A D Mathews 4-0-29-0; R 19-4; K V Sharma 3-0-13-1; good support. R T Ponting c&b Chandila ...... 4 Cooper 3-0-25-1 (1w). Austin real estate agents said it Sharma 4-0-21-2; M R Marsh 4-0-26-1 (1w). Player-of-the-Match: A Mishra (SRH). Kumar bowled Parthiv Patel K D Karthik c Hodge b Faulkner...... 30 Player-of-the-Match: AM Rahane (Rajasthan was valued at about $4.3m. (12) through one that swung AGENCIES

National Hockey League: Shabab Qatar trounce Doha Hockey Club-2

Action from the Qatar National Hockey League at Al Rayyan Stadium. Shabab Qatar lead the table after two rounds of matches of the National League of Qatar Hockey Association. Shabab scored a fluent 13-1 win over a hapless Doha Hockey Club-2 in their second match of the League. Shabab Qatar had earlier beaten Mesaieed Hockey Club 2-1 in the League opener. Champions Gateway Hockey Club beat Mesaieed Hockey Club by 7-2. Wanderers and Doha Hockey Club-1 both have a win each and will play each other this weekend. Thursday 18 April 2013 8 Jumada II 1434 Volume 18 Number 5673 Sport Price: QR2

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NEW DELHI: The interna- was disproportionate...,” the Djokovic avoids upset tional cricket careers of former statement added. Pakistan captain Salman Butt Butt’s lawyers said they (pictured right) and pace would explore “other avenues” Murray, Berdych register victories in Monte Carlo bowler Mohammad Asif (pic- to appeal his case but the player tured below) appeared over told reporters he accepted the after they lost their appeals CAS’s decision. MONTE CARLO: Novak against spot-fixing bans at the “What is done is done. I have Djokovic’s gamble on his injured Court of Arbitration for Sport already served the ban for two ankle at the Monte Carlo (CAS) yesterday. years Masters appeared to be back- “The players appealed to and eight firing before he dug in to battle the CAS individually and their months past Russian Mikhail Youzhny cases were handled separately and will 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the second round but referred to the same panel now wait yesterday. of arbitrators...,” the CAS said in patiently While Djokovic grimaced and a statement. for the growled through the pain barrier Butt, 28, and team mates Asif next two to fight back from 0-4 down in and Mohammad Amir were years the opening set, Rafa Nadal was banned by an International and four all smiles after launching his bid Cricket Council (ICC) tribunal months for a ninth consecutive Monte in 2011 for their roles in spot- to try to Carlo crown with a ruthless 6-1, fixing in the Lord’s Test against make a 6-2 win over Australian Marinko England in 2010. return to Matosevic. Butt, the orchestrator of a cricket,” World number one Djokovic, plot to bowl deliberate no-balls, he said in who sprained his ankle on Davis was banned for 10 years, with his home Cup duty 10 days ago, made a late five of those suspended. town of call to participate in the tourna- Paceman Asif was banned for Lahore. ment in his adopted home town seven years, two of those sus- “I am determined to make a and was relieved to have survived pended. Amir, who was given a comeback to cricket when this his first match on clay this season. five-year ban, did not appeal to ban ends. I made the appeal to “I’m not 100 percent because of CAS. the CAS because that was the my physical issue but I’m still in A London crown court handed only option available to me to the draw. I live here. Everything’s the trio jail terms for corruption prove my innocence.” alright,” Djokovic said in a court- and cheating. ICC chief executive David side interview. Asif’s Richardson hailed the verdict During a training session on Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after defeating Mikhail Youzhny of Russia during the Monte Carlo Masters appeal by CAS. Tuesday, Djokovic avoided putting in Monaco, yesterday. RIGHT: Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball to Marinko Matosevic of Australia during against the “The ICC notes and welcomes too much pressure on his ankle their second round match. ban was the decisions of the CAS as they but he did not have that luxury mainly on vindicate and confirm the proc- as Youzhny made him chase the procedural esses and procedures followed by ball around the court. grounds the ICC over the past couple of Once Djokovic levelled at 4-4, Nadal returned from a month- but the years in respect of this impor- he relied on his greater weight long break to record his 43rd suc- Monte Carlo Masters Results 30-year- tant, sensitive and high-profile of shot to see him through even cessive victory in the principality. Collated results from the fourth day of the Monte Carlo Masters yesterday (x denotes seeding): old pace- matter,” Richardson said in a though he twisted his ankle again The Spaniard, who missed Second Round man failed statement. during the second set. seven months last year due to convince “The decisions strengthen our “(It was painful) for the next to knee problems, was loudly Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) bt Milos Raonic (CAN x12) 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (7/3) the three- resolve to always remain vigilant 15 minutes, then it kind of faded cheered by the packed crowd. Tomas Berdych (CZE x4) bt Marcel Granollers (ESP) 7-5, 6-4 member and keep the game clean at all away because I had a good protec- Matosevic opened a 2-0 lead in Rafael Nadal (ESP x3) bt Marinko Matosevic (AUS) 6-1, 6-2 CAS panel cost, while continuing to educate tion ... I am happy to win because the second set but Nadal reeled off that he the players about the threats and Marin Cilic (CRO x9) bt Kevin Anderson (RSA) 6-2, 6-3 I’m happy to compete,” Djokovic the next six games to advance to was inno- ways to combat the challenges told reporters. a meeting with 16th seed Philipp Florian Mayer (GER) bt Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 cent of any faced by our sport.” Following an exchange of Kohlschreiber of Germany. Jurgen Melzer (AUT) bt Nicolas Almagro (ESP x10) 6-4, 6-2 wrongdoing. Asif played 23 Tests and 38 breaks in the third set, he broke “I played well at the beginning, “The panel was satisfied one-day internationals and was Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI x13) bt Albert Montanes (ESP) 6-1, 6-1 decisively in the ninth game and with the right intensity, with no beyond reasonable doubt that regarded as one of the best new- sent Youzhny packing with an ace mistakes. I was trying to do the Fabio Fognini (ITA) bt Albert Ramos (ESP) 6-3, 7-5 Mr Asif was a was party to ball bowlers in the world. on match point. right things to find a good feel- Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) bt Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 the spot-fixing conspiracy,” the Butt was made Test captain The Serbian will next take on ing on the ball, to find the right statement said. on the tour of England while Andy Murray (GBR x2) bt Eduardo Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 6-1, 6-4 14th-seed Juan Monaco who took rhythm. And I think I did,” Nadal Butt, who played 33 tests for Aamer, a teenager at the time full advantage of Ernests Gulbis’s told a news conference. Juan Monaco (ARG x14) bt Ernests Gulbis (LAT) 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 Pakistan, did not contest the of the scandal, was regarded as third-set meltdown to win 6-0, “I played to the right places, findings of the ICC tribunal the fastest emerging bowler in 3-6, 6-3. and that gave me confidence.” to continue his reign on the pic- by beating qualifier Edouard and only requested for a lesser the world. The high-profile case The Latvian was penalised a The world number five turesque Centre Court that has Roger-Vasselin of France 6-1, 6-4. sanction. was just one among a litany of game for smashing his racket announced his comeback by win- been his stage since he first won Tomas Berdych had to recover “The CAS Panel was not corruption and fixing incidents against the umpire’s chair fol- ning three of his first four tourna- the tournament in 2005. from a break down to move persuaded that the sanction to tarnish the name of Pakistani lowing a point penalty for kick- ments, including the Indian Wells World number two Andy past Marcel Granollers 7-5, 6-4. imposed by the ICC Tribunal cricket. REUTERS ing the ball. Masters Series, and is favourite Murray also enjoyed a solid start REUTERS Hosts Qatar beat Palestine 2-0 in friendly

DOHA: Qatar beat Palestine 2-0 in a friendly at Al Sadd Stadium yesterday, courtesy of Mohammad Kasola’s and Yusef Qatar’s Ahmed’s late strikes. Hassan Kasola gave the hosts the lead Abdulkarim in the 79th minute with a power- (4) attempts ful header, while Ahmed struck to head the shortly before the final whistle. ball during his The friendly was part of Qatar’s side’s friendly preparations for the FIFA 2014 match against World Cup qualifiers against Iran Palestine at Al and Uzbekistan in June. Sadd Stadium Qatar, coached by Fahad Thani, yesterday. must win their two FIFA qualifi- RIGHT: Qatar’s ers to have any chance of qualifiy- Jarallah Al ing for their first ever World Cup Marri vies for tournament. Qatar, hosts of the FIFA 2022 the ball. Qatar World Cup, are in fourth position won 2-0. in Group A, below Uzbekistan PICTURES and Iran. BY: SALIM Yesterday’s victory was Qatar’s MATRAMKOT fourth win in six matches, since January 31 of this year. THE PENINSULA